My Secrets (in Lace)

by Josephine Livingstone

Moments from True Detective Season 2 Episode 8, Ranked

Joanna Newsom, Yes You Can

by The Hairpin

Your New York City Horoscope

Did I ever tell you about my subway horoscope column idea? The premise was essentially that you could…

The Internet Of Things That Will Kill You

“It may be hard to fix security on the digital Internet, but the Internet of Things should not be built on this faulty foundation. Responding to digital threats by patching only exposed vulnerabilities is giving just aspirin to a very ill patient. It isn’t…

Are Screens Making Books So Boring That Kids Won’t Bother To Read Them?

“Bach gives us the sensation of the joy of life, the joy of movement.”

“There are countless transcriptions of this piece — each worse than the next — for string trio, string orchestra, brass quintet, etc. It is understandable that all instrumentalists would like to play this…

Barnaby Carter, “Partizan Belgrade”

New York City, August 9, 2015

★★★★ Clouds were missing at first, then arrived in flaring white on the clear air. The notebook page was…

David Nobbs, 1935–2015

“Writer David Nobbs, best known for creating the television character Reginald Perrin, has died, the British Humanist Association has said. Nobbs, 80, from Ripon, North Yorkshire, also wrote for The Two Ronnies, Ken Dodd, Frankie Howerd and Radio 4’s The Maltby Collection. The creator of…