The bicycles go by in twos and threes2— There’s a dance in Billy Brennan’s barn to-night, And there’s the half-talk code3 of mysteries And the wink-and-elbow language of delight.4 Half-past eight
The English language is constantly evolving, and there are a multitude of words out there that don’t mean what they used to.1 We’re talking about common words that you use every day. We take them for
Thank you, Marie. And thank you esteemed members of the faculty, proud parents, devoted friends, squirming siblings.2 Congratulations to all of you…and especially to the magnificent Berkeley graduati
Most of us have strange habits. Here’s one of Steve Sultanoff’s: From time to time, he goes out in public wearing a clown nose (and carries one with him always). His reasoning is pretty straightforwar
Your Life Is Tetris1. Stop Playing It like Chess 人生如戏,如果把这个“戏”解读为“游戏”,你首先会想到哪种游戏?跳马困住对方的象,杀卒削弱对手的右翼,把对手逼进死角……这是象棋,黑子与白子对弈,非赢即输;重复下落的方块,毫无赢的可能,唯一变化的是方块出现和下落的速度……这是俄罗斯方块。这两种游戏到底哪种更像你的人生? 1. Tetris: 俄罗