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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”

RIP Mr. Crude and Caring

RIP Mr. Crude and Caring

By Jeff Gauger on January 26, 2024

Henry Michael Watts rejected politeness for the sake of politeness. But few of us could match him for care and kindness.

Death of an anointed queen

Death of an anointed queen

By George Cranford on January 25, 2024

The shopping cart wars

The shopping cart wars

By George Cranford on January 22, 2024

Postcard from ‘paradise’

Postcard from ‘paradise’

By Jeff Gauger on January 19, 2024

Authentic me, respectful we

Authentic me, respectful we

By Jeff Gauger on January 16, 2024

Necktie fashionistas can sue me

Necktie fashionistas can sue me

By Jeff Gauger on January 13, 2024

A treasure in the attic

A treasure in the attic

By George Cranford on January 10, 2024

The ebbing of Elvis

The ebbing of Elvis

By Sue Lincoln on January 8, 2024

A Christmas holdover

A Christmas holdover

By George Cranford on December 18, 2023

Pea gravel manicure

Pea gravel manicure

By Thomas Gunning on December 15, 2023

Take me to Curmudgeon Jail

Take me to Curmudgeon Jail

By Jeff Gauger on December 12, 2023

Shaving the old way

Shaving the old way

By George Cranford on December 9, 2023

The Honorable Judge Roy Bean

The Honorable Judge Roy Bean

By George Cranford on December 2, 2023

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.