This is a delightful trip down the unlikeliest of rabbit holes: the contranymic nature of the word “no.” Occasionally, however, a + more
This is a delightful trip down the unlikeliest of rabbit holes: the contranymic nature of the word “no.” Occasionally, however, a + more
Today I bring you not one, not two, but three articles with at least a tenuous connection to the writing life: Barton + more
There’s much to disagree with in this interview with Wordnik founder and CEO Erin McKean—like when she says, “I truly believe that + more
Over at First Things, David Bentley Hart has written something of an homage to Amanda McKittrick Ros, author of such turgid prose as + more
The author Jonathan Franzen was recently asked what he thought about the “uptick” of grownups reading YA (Young Adult) fiction. He tried + more
Over at the Boston Globe, Britt Peterson gamely tries to put a positive spin on the quotative like. It’s not the + more
Lord Byron to Thomas Moore, January 28, 1817 I tremble for the ‘magnificence’, which you attribute to the new Childe + more
Remember articles? They’re basically adjectives, which means they modify nouns. English has only three articles—a, an, and the. The first two + more
It turns out that carefully planned, creatively developed, and strategically executed image campaigns actually work. Who’d a-thunk it? (Why, yes—that’s helveticka’s handiwork + more
ukase (noun) An authoritative order or decree; an edict. Incensed at the lack of deference paid him by the firm’s proles, CK + more
Happy 2015, everyone. Let’s get right down to business, shall we? From a review of The Selected Letters of Willa + more
pulchritude (noun) Physical comeliness; beauty. Though Aaron’s writing was woefully subpar, CK—sensing that the young man’s radiant pulchritude might come in handy during client presentations—offered him + more
N. M Gwynne has proven that happiness depends on grammar. No, really. Here he is in Chapter Two of Gwynne’s + more
Rob Long, who cut his teeth on a little television show called Cheers, is one of the most interesting writers on + more