Are bull pies a particularly smelly brand of animal waste or is there something more to bullshit? And what exactly is a factoid?
Part of Speech and Othering
What is the difference between Jews and Jewish people or dwarves and people with dwarfism, and generally who are ‘they’?
Etymology of ‘Math’ and ‘Maths’
Americans may say ‘math’ while Brits say ‘maths’, but what the heck is a mathematic?
Etymology of ‘Have Your Cake and Eat It Too’
Who says you can’t have your cake and eat it too? Marie Antoinette, Ted “The Unabomber” Kaczynski and grammarians sure don’t.
Tricks, Treats and ‘All Hallow’s Read’
Neil Gaiman asks us to trick a friend with a terrifying tale or treat a child with a spooky story this Hallowe’en.
Beautiful Books: ‘The Sweet Old Etcetera’
EE Cummings and Allison Clifford invite you to explore the wonders of electronic literature.
Why vs How: The Value of a Formal Education
Formal education and practical training teach two very different skill sets. What they seem to come down to is a matter of why vs how.
Beautiful Books: Francis Cugat’s ‘The Great Gatsby’
Charles Scribner III describes how Francis Cugat’s ‘The Great Gatsby’ dust jacket has endured as one of the most famous book covers of all time.
Beautiful Books: ‘The Elements of Style’
William Strunk and EB White are to writing what the Duke of Windsor is to menswear: the undisputed gold standard of style. But did you know they could rap?
Pop Culture’s Effect on Society
Videogames, music, movies, TV: how can the things people engage in so closely and passionately have no influence on societies and how we think?