Exploring Wonder In Classical Literature
On Scrabble Obsessions
Philip Lopate: “The Silver Age Of Essays”
“Books Won’t Die”
“In hindsight, we can see how rarely one technology supersedes another: the rise of the podcast makes clear that video didn’t doom audio any more than radio ended reading.”
A Glorious, Scholarly Case For Puns, Replete With Historical Examples
“Puns point to the essence of all true wit—the ability to hold in the mind two different ideas about the same thing at the same time. And the pun’s primacy is demonstrated by its strategic use in the oldest sacred stories, texts, and myths.”