Riffing We chanced upon the unusual quote in this week’s puzzle while reading Ralph Ellison’s […]

Portmanteaus A little over 20 years ago, Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon published a brilliant […]

Best Friend The photograph above is of our daughter’s amazing dog, Tractor, the most loving, […]

Shhh… Several years ago, while a huge building was under very noisy construction right across […]

Live from New York … This week’s puzzle pays tribute to Saturday Night Live, perhaps […]

Monkey Business This week marks the 100th anniversary of one of the most famous court […]

Cityscapes When we think about Georgia O’Keeffe, images of flowers, animal skulls, and the American […]

Not So Clueless Although she only published six novels, Jane Austen’s stature as a writer […]

Shaken, Not Stirred From the premiere of Dr. No (1962) to the most recent incarnation […]

A Lotta Alliteration Countless crossword clues — plus Porky Pig, Bugs Bunny, and Daffy Duck, […]