“Dickinson’s early letters are girlish; but later she often seems fragile and wounded, though she can show the toughness of the iron strake of a wagon wheel.” Read “Emily Dickinson at the post office,” by William Logan. newcriterion.com/article/emily-…

"The language is at his bidding, as completely as to any other writer alive." So said William F. Buckley Jr. about Lance Morrow. Anyway, a quick post from me, about writers and writing. nationalreview.com/corner/writers…

America’s regional culinary traditions are at risk of extinction trib.al/PL4vr1A

As Congress grapples with end of yr business I’m bringing a smile to the Senate GOP caucus over lunch w a pork chop & ice cream AS U WLD EXPECT

I was greeted in the subway station with “Happy new year, OG.” I returned the same to him: “from one OG to another.” We fist-bumped and exchanged pleasantries and platitudes. Then he asked for $3.11 — very specific. In any case: Happy new year to all OGs and others.

Guy who gets invited to the Criterion Closet and only picks Airplane! (1980)

“Like the ideology it espouses, ‘Man, Controller of the Universe’ is formally striking but dead on arrival.” Read “The comunistas of Coyoacán,” by Luke Lyman. Luke Lyman newcriterion.com/article/the-co…

Maybe Dickens isn’t overwrought and overly sentimental. Maybe we are underwrought and underly sentimental.

Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole. In memory of David Lynch, we will continue to explore the otherworldly and the unknown. We will focus not on the loss, but on what we gained from the years we shared this planet with you. We will see you in our dreams.

Look, A MINECRAFT MOVIE was going to be a hit regardless. But I think it'll be a generational touchstone because Jared Hess (NAPOLEON DYNAMITE) gives it his own uniquely humanistic touch. thebulwark.com/p/minecraft-an…

Unlike Pirates fans Rockies fans don’t chant Sell The Team. They are enjoying the environment and the cotton candy.

Our May-June issue is on its way to your mailbox and/or favorite book or music store! Includes smoke eaters, rattlesnakes, wild horse killers, Tama Janowitz, James Jesus Angleton and an exclusive Q&A with ex-Husker Du frontman Bob Mould! Subscribe today: countyhighway.com/subscribe

“To come up with a good AI policy for a university,” writes Megan Fritts, “one first has to have an idea of which skills and formative experiences they are prepared to lose for the sake of AI use, and which ones they will fight to retain.” thepointmag.com/examined-life/…

"Onward and upward" is a wonderful phrase. Ever applicable. I have taken it for the name of a new journalistic home for me. So, check out "Onward and Upward," when and if you like.

we moved on too quickly from 'Pierre Delecto'

I made it up.

“I am sorry.” said Frog. “That hat is much too big for you...” “No,” said Toad. “This hat is your present to me. I like it. I will wear it the way it is.”

"Noor Pahlavi, the 33-year-old eldest daughter of Iran’s Crown Prince in exile, Reza Pahlavi, is American-born, a potential heir to the Iranian throne and ready for regime change in the Middle East." From Luke Lyman trib.al/nKAzfE1

julius caesar on a random day in march:

‘The Devil Wears Rothko’ Review: Victimhood and Vanity by Luke Lyman wsj.com/arts-culture/b… via WSJ Books Section