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Azeem Azhar’s Exponential View. Long, deep discussions about technology’s impact on business and society. Spotify Apple

Death, Sex & Money addresses the three topics we’re most uncomfortable talking about. Spotify Apple

Decoder Ring explores cultural questions, objects or habits to figure out what they mean and why they matter. From Slate magazine. Spotify Apple

History Extra Podcast. Produced by BBC History Magazine. Interviews with historians. Multiple episodes each week. Spotify Apple

History Unplugged. Produced by historian Scott Rank with more than 400 episodes. Spotify Apple

The Next Big Idea. About books and ideas in the social sciences. Spotify Apple

Hard Fork. Smart, witty, informative conversation and interviews about tech. Spotify Apple

Posts published in “Life”

My fashion vitae

My fashion vitae

By Jeff Gauger on March 13, 2021

A life’s work hangs in the closet, in cotton and polyester.

The tale of the fish

The tale of the fish

By Emily Toth on March 11, 2021

Snickers and smirks

Snickers and smirks

By Max Badger on March 9, 2021

Coffee for brains

Coffee for brains

By Jeff Gauger on March 3, 2021

Ooh, I heard something

Ooh, I heard something

By Emily Toth on March 1, 2021

Winter weather weenies

Winter weather weenies

By Jeff Gauger on February 11, 2021

The art of being flaky

The art of being flaky

By Emily Toth on February 9, 2021

Confection resurrection

Confection resurrection

By Jeff Gauger on February 5, 2021

Can I be an influencer?

Can I be an influencer?

By Emily Toth on February 3, 2021

Deep sheep!

Deep sheep!

By Jeff Gauger on January 30, 2021

Wacko bliss

Wacko bliss

By Jeff Gauger on January 24, 2021

For the birds

For the birds

By Jeff Gauger on January 16, 2021

Paper pile

Paper pile

By Emily Toth on January 6, 2021

More craft than art: “11 tips to improve your writing,” from 30-Second Read. With both text and video.

Your first editor: “How to Edit Your Own Writing,” by Harry Guinness for The New York Times.

The best writing advice I ever got and a few pieces of my own: Pithy and spot-on tips from long-time scribbler Daniel Finney at his website, The Paragraph Stacker.

Word nerd delight: Jeremy Butterfield’s deep, rich, smart blog about grammar, word use, word histories, confusing words, more. Loads of fun word arcana.

Ellen is at the Grammar Table: Twitter account devoted to grammar questions and philosophy. Daily quizzes.

How to fix bad sentences: Confused by dangling modifiers? Stumped by passive voice? Author June Casagrande offers precise advice.

Role model: “What I learned about writing from reading Greta Thunberg’s speech to the U.N.,” by Roy Peter Clark for the Poynter Institute.

Writing tips: From Lexico.com, the Oxford Dictionary web site, for writing letters, speeches, job applications, more.

The hardest part of writing . . .: Advice for starting, delivered in cartoons by Grant Snider in The New York Times.

Priceless lessons: A sixth-grade English teacher offered advice about writing and life that Catherine Rampell remembers still. Practical and inspirational.

Apostrophe Protection Society. It’s for real, and it’s both serious and fun. Based in the United Kingdom.