Unthinkable – the D.C. Edition
When I travel to Washington D.C. for work I am always torn over which friends to visit. I am fortunate to have about a half a dozen who live there,… Read more Unthinkable – the D.C. Edition →
“Achingly Beautiful”
I have a strange inexplicable attraction to Gothic cathedrals. When I see one of these 1,000 year old monoliths up close I feel an overpowering need to hug it, or… Read more “Achingly Beautiful” →
Sel et Poive S’il Vous Plaît
Strunk and White, authors of The Elements of Style suggest the following as writing Rule #20, “Some writers…sprinkle their work liberally with foreign expressions, with no regard for the reader’s… Read more Sel et Poive S’il Vous Plaît →
Snowpiercer: An Open Letter to The Weinstein Company
It is no secret that this is a bad “movie summer.” My friends and I agree that there have been few films calling us to the theaters even on oppressively… Read more Snowpiercer: An Open Letter to The Weinstein Company →
Thomas Jefferson? He’s Batman.
I teach a course on the American presidency in which we read top-notch biographies about some of our best presidents. Recently our class read Jon Meacham’s The Art of Power… Read more Thomas Jefferson? He’s Batman. →
