Monday, April 13, 2026
“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by… Read More
Sunday, April 12, 2026
I was saddened to learn today that Dr. Carl Robbins has died, at 81. The family’s obituary speaks right away to the kind of man he was. Carl passed away during his last walk on… Read More
Sunday, April 12, 2026
“We’re curious people. Humans are curious. We want to understand things. And for me personally, there’s no greater thing to understand than the universe itself and the parts that make it up.”— Anna O’Grady Today’s… Read More
Saturday, April 11, 2026
In early 1986, the British TV series Yes, Prime Minister aired a scene that remains stunningly relevant with its lessons about political manipulation, polling, media literacy and public policy. The series was a sequel to… Read More
Saturday, April 11, 2026
“Masterpieces are only lucky attempts.”— George Sand The French writer George Sand — born Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin de Francueil, she adopted a pen name and a style for dressing to put her as an… Read More
Friday, April 10, 2026
Jools Holland is probably best known as the host of the long-running BBC music series Later …, which has been showcasing live performances since 1991. He’s also a bandleader and pianist, and was a founding… Read More
Friday, April 10, 2026
“If you want to avoid a trip to the ER, I’d say get your advice from real doctors instead of a 25-year-old woman on TikTok with three first names.” — Gina Ippolito This will be… Read More
Thursday, April 9, 2026
“I believe in an open mind, but not so open that your brains fall out.”— Arthur Hays Sulzberger (attributing it to others) Sulzberger was publisher of the New York Times during some consequential years (1935… Read More
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Over the last decade, words like “inclusion” have become weaponized. It ought to mean making sure that people from various backgrounds — reflecting diversity, which has also become divisive — feel comfortable and welcome in… Read More
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
“When you first get a hill in sight, look at the top of it only once. Then imagine yourself at the bottom of the other side.”— Florence Griffith Joyner The American sprinter still known to… Read More
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
“It was a pudding, you know? It really was a pudding. It was a pudding of new ideas, and we were terribly excited, and I think we took it on our shoulders that we were… Read More
Monday, April 6, 2026
“I can’t even really tell a joke. I find being funny very hard work. I am always asked about it and I feel guilty saying that, but it’s the truth. I love my work but… Read More
Sunday, April 5, 2026
“Most of us have trouble juggling. The woman who says that she doesn’t is someone whom I admire but have never met.”— Barbara Walters The legendary host, interviewer and anchor Barbara Walters made this comment… Read More
Saturday, April 4, 2026
It happens all the time: the moment when someone realizes they don’t know what they’re talking about — and they know everyone else is realizing it, too. It could be in a presentation in a… Read More
Saturday, April 4, 2026
“It should not be forgotten that art is not a science where the latest ‘correct’ theory declares the old to be false and erases it.”— Wassily Kandinsky A lawyer before he made the later-in-life decision… Read More