The Way We Live Now

Think you know Pride and Prejudice? Prove it!

Street Poet

A guy in Manhattan’s Union Square can write a sonnet just for you on the spot.

Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013

Talking through software.

Monday, March 4th, 2013

Downton Abbey: talking upstairs or downstairs?

Monday, January 21st, 2013

Hurricane Sandy, the wireless and me.

Monday, November 12th, 2012

How to research a book in the social media era.

Friday, October 5th, 2012

24/7 copywriting, 2012 style.

Monday, July 16th, 2012

Then or now, it’s not a compliment.

Monday, April 2nd, 2012

A shop that prints books as well as selling them.

Monday, February 13th, 2012

Libraries of the rich and celebrated.

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

Sending video messages to the future.

Monday, November 14th, 2011

How to be a bestsellerâ€”a year before the book’s out.

Monday, August 1st, 2011

Listen up, yo. Rap Master Maurice will avenge you.

Monday, June 13th, 2011

Why let the facts get in the way of a good story?

Friday, April 29th, 2011

Coping with the legacy of parental creativity.

Monday, March 28th, 2011

Earning a living by getting degreesâ€”for other people.

Monday, March 7th, 2011