Ocean Vuong, Semicolons, and More
In 1781 a semicolon appeared once every 90 words. Today it shows up once every 390 words. Is this progress?... more »
Tom Crewe on the “ridiculous, sententious” writing of Ocean Vuong: “It was one of the worst ordeals of my reading life”... more »
Politicians love to mock seemingly useless studies of shrimp treadmills and gecko mechanics — but silly scien…