My 13-year-old niece called last night to ask me if I knew the word for the dot that appears above + more
My 13-year-old niece called last night to ask me if I knew the word for the dot that appears above + more
It’s not often that the last word goes dark for a five-day stretch. But when we do, you can be + more
I’ve poked fun at academic writing before; what I hadn’t realized is that my mockery comes from a deep-seated animus + more
As I was thumbing the pages of “The Creativity Crisis,” an article in the July 10 issue of Newsweek, I + more
As of this writing, no one has risen to the challenge issued here. There can be only two reasons for + more
It’s official: you’re reading the last word‘s hundredth post. At this rate, we should reach our hundredth reader in March + more
Take the Narcissistic Personality Quiz today! I scored a big fat “0,” though, to be fair, it’s remarkably easy to + more
Words of wisdom from columnist Charles Krauthammer: “Advertising is legalized mendacity.” Discuss.
To a graphic designer, there are all kinds of interesting things about this story—upper- vs. lower-case letters, font selection, etc. + more
By way of apologizing for the lack of posting over the last week or so, I’ve decided that today is + more
In my career as a professional writer, few qualities have been so needlessly celebrated by those around me as consistency. + more
A couple of weeks ago I was visiting the Maryhill Museum of Art—worth the drive for the Rodin collection alone—and + more
I’ve always harbored suspicions that Oregonians were a bit, well…rigorous in their adherence to green orthodoxy. But I had no + more
For those who breathlessly await each new post on the last word, I have some bad news. This Thursday, the + more