Once you start making money, writing becomes work and ceases to be fun, said Russell Baker, who died last week. But “when writing is fun, it’s not very good"... more »
When Chopin died, at the age of 39, it was after a lifetime of dodging close calls. How did physical frailty shape his creative choices?... more »
"For God’s sake, for Dartmouth’s sake, and for everyone’s sake, keep the damned women out." Fifty years of coeducation at American colleges... more »