The Anti-Piracy Campaign in Images
The piracy problem off the Horn of Africa has received less media attention in recent months, but the pirates are still going strong, and international efforts to combat the threat have increased. FP’s new photoessay, “Pirate Hunting in the Gulf of Aden,” depicts the battle. Read More »
A House Puzzler
Here’s a puzzler for people who have seen the latest episode of the TV show House. Read More »
The Ghostwriter
Have you ever wondered just who writes those papers handed in by cheating students? An article in The Chronicle of Higher Education, written by a writer for a “custom-essay company,” has some answers for you. Read More »
Quotes Uncovered: A Bird in the Hand
I’m back to inviting readers to submit quotations whose origins they want me to try to trace using my book, The Yale Book of Quotations, and my more recent research. Here is the latest round. Read More »
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