Wordcrafts

02/09/2020

The US film industry may have generated revenues somewhere in the region of $40 billion last year, but it seems Hollywood still has plenty of work to do if it wants to compete with that most hallow…

01/17/2020

First Circle (Limbo): Autocorrect Here wander the otherwise virtuous souls who were forced into grievous errors by autocorrect programs. They sit ...

08/08/2019

For anyone struggling to use "they" as a singular pronoun, linguist Geoff Nunberg says: Just practice. He believes human language processing capacity is far more adaptable than people realize.

07/30/2019

A lecture explaining why using our imaginations, and providing for others to use theirs, is an obligation for all citizens

07/22/2019

Berkeley City Council votes to revise the city’s municipal code to include gender-neutral language.

07/17/2019

Capitalize formal titles like President, Prime Minister or ∼Official Jeff Goldblum Stan, Smash Me Daddy, Hallelujah∽. We no longer use (si...

05/30/2019

If you're a writer looking for a unique opportunity to grow as an artist, this large list of 45 fellowships has something for you! It includes opportunities all over the world - including the Scandinavian countries, Germany, India, France, Italy, as well as fellowships that let you design your own i...

04/25/2019

Best of all, the “books” were all selected by local residents.

03/12/2019

Well of course I am!

Your temperament may fuel your dislike of typos and grammar errors.

03/08/2019

1. A comma splice walks into a bar, it has a drink and then leaves. 2. A dangling modifier walks into a bar. After finishing a drink, the bartende...

02/19/2019

Resolve to put all these anticipated books on your reading list