On My Thanksgiving Dinner With Brussels Sprouts

Please the outrageous slander of a honorable vegetable…

QUOTE OF THE DAY

On New York City Marathon Rules

“You are not allowed to pee on the…

QUOTE OF THE DAY

On Supersized Television Sets

Do we need TVs the size of a volleyball…

QUOTE OF THE DAY

Stephen Sondheim on ‘Company’

March 22, 1930–November 26, 2021

Quote of the Day

On How Daniel Craig Changed James Bond

It began with his startling…

QUOTE OF THE DAY

On ‘stuffing’ vs. ‘dressing’ vs. (yes, really) ‘filling’

LINES I WISH I’D WRITTEN

On Frat-Boy Humor

A critic faults the crude jokes of a Comedy Central hit

You don’t need to rant to call out sexism, chauvinism, or misogyny in the media, although I’ve done my share…

QUOTE OF THE DAY

On Nostalgia in American Literature

Writers keep eulogizing the good…

QUOTE OF THE DAY

On ‘a Historic’ vs. ‘an Historic’

Lines I Wish I’d Written

On Leaders in Shakespeare

“Great leaders are those who can see…