If you’ve ever wondered how old your favorite authors were when they hit their creative peaks, you’ll enjoy this graphic, which charts the ages at which well-known writers published their most famous works.
Early Birds
How Youse, Yix Talk
If you haven't taken The New York Times's regional dialect quiz, try The New Yorker's satirical version instead. "What do you call a grassy area with gravestones and bodies in it? Goth cotillion."
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The Modern Bretteurs
A Russian man was shot last week over an argument about 18th century German philosopher Immanuel Kant. Perhaps this means I need to update my article about the history of the Russian duel.
Flying Mice
Seemingly from the realm of science fiction comes a recent announcement from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Scientists there have succeeded in levitating mice.
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The Power of Awwwws
Let’s all take a momentary break from literary coverage so we can watch a wedding proposal so sweet and wonderful, it’ll make you totally forget how much you hate its accompanying song.
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Happy Birthday, Lord Byron
Happy Birthday to Lord Byron, who was born on this day in 1788. Read some of his poems aloud or check out illustrations of “Don Juan” at Brain Pickings to celebrate his life’s works.
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