Want to read “the story of what it means to live in a cultural climate that stifles almost every creative + more
Want to read “the story of what it means to live in a cultural climate that stifles almost every creative + more
Do you think that the Weird Al video I shared last week is funny? Kevin Gallagher, who refers to “garden-variety internet pedants” + more
The estimable Mike Miller—who handles all programming- and IT-related matters around here—seems to think “Weird Al” Yankovic and I are kindred + more
Writing in Cultural Amnesia: Necessary Memories from History and the Arts, the great Clive James points out that, “as Kingsley + more
It always gets a bit dicey for me when, meeting someone for the first time, I’m asked what I do + more
Interesting thoughts on writing from Steven Pinker, who, in lamenting the “robotic” adherence to style manuals, says, “…if you follow + more
Ever hear of the subjunctive mood? It’s that weird rule that seems to pair a singular subject with a plural + more
Not only can Aaron write, it seems he’s pretty useful on film shoots as well. While filming this week at + more
When you write to impress rather than inform, jargon results. That’s according to this piece, anyway, and you won’t find me disagreeing. I’ve + more
While suspecting as much, I’ve long wondered whether the sentiments in this piece are actually true. So I perused some of the album + more
If you’re curious about “the extent to which traditional, formal rules of spelling and punctuation are relevant to branding”—and really, + more
So Sheryl Sandberg thinks the word “bossy” ought to be banned. For reals. Is it me, or is this some serious + more
Why are writers the worst procrastinators? Because we were the best in English class. Megan McArdle explains: “Most writers were + more
In a fight over prose versus poetry this week, poetry won when a 67-year-old man who had the temerity to call + more