Articles of Note

In this age of fat fingers on tiny touchscreens, autocorrect is a necessity. Whom can we thank for this innovation? A man identified as Bill Vaginal... more »


New Books

Introduced in 1833, the term "scientist" had grubby connotations. Natural philosophers thought deeply and wrote elegantly, scientists were data crunchers... more »


Essays & Opinions

What do we want when confronting great art? Solitude, contemplation, silence ? all of which are inhibited, even prohibited, in most museums... more »