MY IMMIGRANT WIFE CORRECTS MY ENGLISH
The indignity of having your vocabulary upgraded by a foreigner half a century late Humiliation is a nasty sentiment we should leave behind in youth. By my age, dignity ought […]
MERYL STREEP IN PRADA AND MUD
Soon enough you’ll be watching the new Devil Wears Prada sequel. Or at least you should—unless you’ve taken a moral stand against couture, cheekbones, and people who pronounce “cerulean” with authority. It’s […]
REPRODUCE BY SEX VERSUS MULTIPLY BY DIVIDING
“In Praise of Bacteria: No In-Laws, No Funerals, No Fuss” As a homo sapiens human, you doubtless have closed your mind to the advantages of the original, very successful method […]
DEAD SEA SCROLLS A REVELATION FOR YOU?
When I was eight, the papers ran a banner headline: “DEAD SEA SCROLLS FOUND IN CAVE!” At that age, I assumed we had finally located God’s private diary—Volume II: What […]
ROOM WITH A BED, BATH, AND “CREATIVITY”
Early February, we checked into a hotel in Sarasota, Florida—and immediately felt we had wandered into an art museum that served breakfast. The lobby walls were covered in large, loud, slightly aggressive paintings. Not your usual “pleasant seaside with a sailboat” fare. These things practically shouted:“I AM IMPORTANT MODERN ART. […]
WALK ON WATER WAS IMPRESSIVE. THIS IS BETTER
Not in the biblical sense, but performing impossible miracles. Mayumi is my Japanese niece. We’ve known each other for decades, and from day one she’s been bright, sharp, and funny. […]