The problem with all the weed shops is how antisocial they are. We need more dens of iniquity

I want to know how Word decides, in Track Changes mode, which spaces can be deleted by pressing the delete key once and which ones can be deleted only after you hit delete the seventh time.

Night people Morning people
when morning when night
people are asleep: people are asleep:

What should I do in Dublin, Cork, or Galway?

Could've stopped right there

One of my former students who goes to Fordham told me that there is a plaque honoring their most famous alum.

Brandy Jensen My dad wrote this about being her editor

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Thinking about when Norm MacDonald would not stop attacking Bret Easton Ellis for attacking Alice Munro, God bless him

Getting that Kirsten Dunst in the first half of Melancholia feeling again

When you find yourself responding to any political criticism with 'SHH! You'll spoil everything!' perhaps consider who is responsible for the problem here

By the way, while you read this piece, ask yourself what was so scary about it that it was killed by NYTimes Opinion after a round of edits.

Talked about being a Chicago [Evanston] writer with Peter C. Baker nybooks.com/online/2024/05…