Spelling Reform, Mario Vargas Llosa, and More

Mario Vargas Llosa is dead. He was 89.

Mario Vargas Llosa, the Peruvian novelist known for gritty realism, is dead. He was 89… more »

Efforts at spelling reform have suggested such clunkers as “reezon,” “enuf,” and, naturally, “spelyng”... more »

Edward Said gave the Palestinian position its gravitas. Now, at Columbia, his intellectual legacy is under attack... more »