This week I present a personal reflection on what the late Henry Petroski meant to me and how he influenced my thinking and writing, followed by our classic episode “Death on the Dance Floor”. The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance b

  By NB  Jul 22, 2023

Student loan payments are scheduled to begin again this October after a pause of more than three years. Because of a Supreme Court decision last month, these payments will resume without a forgiveness plan from the Biden administration that would have wip

  By NB  Jul 22, 2023

Be prepared! It’s the scout’s motto. But prepared for what? In The Lion King, the song “Be Prepared” is a rousing celebration of fratricide, while Tom Lehrer’s song of the same title advised boy scouts: “Don’t solicit for your sister, that’s not nice / un

  By NB  Jul 21, 2023

A crackdown on password sharing helped Netflix add nearly 6mn subscribers

  By NB  Jul 21, 2023