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Tongue-tied [by Stephanie Paterik]
The word utterance keeps coming to mind this week. It’s not a word I’ve thought about before. If I saw it on the side of the road, surely I would drive by. It means…
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The Game With The Funny Ball [by Mitch Sisskind]
As the 2013 Super Bowl approaches, it's time to watch Vince Lombardi give a ten minute lecture on his favorite football play. If you're like me, you prefer to skip the introductory content that…
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Mark Your Mad Men Calendars for April 7! [by Stephanie Paterik]
Folks, our favorite literary television show announced today that it will return April 7 with a two-hour, movie-style premier. Brush up your O'Hara, stock up your vermouth and plan your parties accordingly — and…
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The Bruise on the Apple [By Stephanie Paterik]
About once a year, I'm compelled to humiliate myself in the form of a hip-hop workout class. As a perfectionist, I don’t give myself many chances to fail. So it’s weirdly thrilling to slip…
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A Whale of a Cliché [by Stephanie Paterik]
Halfway through a poetry reading in a Greenwich Village bar where Bob Dylan used to perform, a peculiar trend emerged. The word “whale” was slipping out of the mouth of every other poet. In…
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“Where Ignorance Is Bliss, Tis Folly To Be Wise” [by David Lehman]
For the "classics poems" section of Slate David Lehman chose “Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College,” an overlooked poetic masterpiece by Thomas Gray (left). Here is an excerpt from the piece: <<<…
