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Words, Sounds, Images, Ideas
"Drawing on my fine command of language, I said nothing." –Robert Benchley
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California's Star
The passing of Kevin Starr, the notable historian of California, is already being observed with predictable political correctness. For...
Entering Ordinary Time
We do not need Einstein to tell us that time is variable, or can “bend.” A half hour having a tooth pulled is much longer than a half...
Postmodernism—for Kids
Fifteen years ago, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events built a huge following among children–in part because it used highly...
How about not putting on the TV and not talking about politics and sex?
Amy Welborn, who gets our imprimatur, writes, Just-retired U of Wisconsin law prof Ann Althouse,writes in relation to an essay in Elle by...
Mark Gray, RIP
"If All of the Magic is Gone" is a classic country song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biYOAjCyoCo
Visual Rhetoric
PRINT Magazine highlights "25 of the Best Design Books of the Year" http://www.printmag.com/design-books/best-design-books-2016/?utm_sour...
A country music crush, illustrated
Sylvia was only 23 when she released her first single for RCA records, “You Don’t Miss a Thing.” She had spent her previous years in...
Taranto's 'Finale'
By the time you read this, we will have started our new job as editorial features editor of The Wall Street Journal, in charge of the...
Apologia Pro Vinyl Sua
I finally indulged my frivolous instinct and bought a turntable... And no, I am not now eyeing eight-track tapes. My excuse is U-Turn...
An American 'Resolutionary'
Jonathan Edwards was brilliant, prolific, and endlessly energetic. Many public school alumni will forever associate him with the sermon...
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