Welcome to The Mad Logophile. Here, we explore words; their origins, evolution, usage. Words are alive. Words are born, they change and, sometimes, they die. They are our principal tool for communicating with one another. There are over one million
Five thousand pounds and a dream. That’s all it took for Belgian Baron Edouard Empain to go ahead with his ‘green oasis in the desert.’ Today, walking down the magnificently tree-lined streets, under impressive buildings emanating a palpable
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A little bit of time ago, when I was in my 20s, I befriended Marge Champion, a dancer who, in her 20s, was married to choreographer Gower Champion. Together they formed a famous Boy and Girl Next Door-type couple who hoofed it up on Broadway and in
Of all the images hurled forth by the last presidential election, none will live longer than Shepard Fairey’s poster of a red, white, and blue Barack Obama, gazing significantly into the distance, resting atop the single word Hope . It had already
ARIES [March 21–April 19] “Everything is complicated,” wrote poet Wallace Stevens. “If that were not so, life and poetry and everything else would be a bore.” I hope you will choose his wisdom to serve as your guiding light in the coming weeks. It
