Holy Oil Marco Polo was not the first member of his family to venture along […]

Lack of Immunity Jared Diamond’s Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies made […]

Peel Me a Grape Of the various versions of the 1962 song “Peel Me a […]

Oy! When we count our blessings as constructors of word puzzles, we place near the […]

Large Boxes Tom Wolfe’s critique of modern architecture, first published in Harper’s Magazine and subsequently […]

Zoophiles Unite! We had a great deal of fun constructing this acrostic.  Inspired by Emily […]

Let’s Dance We found Mindy Aloff’s book Why Dance Matters on the shelf of a […]

The City By the Bay This week’s acrostic honors San Francisco, the iconic American city […]

The Renaissance Man Walter Isaacson’s 2017 biography of Leonardo da Vinci brings to light the […]

Boo! Halloween seems to us an appropriate time of year for an acrostic about witches.  […]