The best-laid plans
I never knew the literal meaning of “being in shambles” until I interned at a leading English newspaper, where while editing I put “a” before “shambles” because I thought it sounded better....
Will podcasting kill the lecture?
THE dream of swapping the weekly lecture with a podcast may be as attractive to the lecturer delivering as it is to the time-strapped student keen to replace attendance at lectures with work or social obligations....
Of all things pink
AS a child, I still remember the day when I cried my eyes out for a new pencil case — a pretty, little pink and white thing....
Backtalk
All that glitters: HIS is with reference to Erum Hafeez’s article “All that glitters…” (September 3, 2006) in which the writer voiced her disappointment and concerns regarding her son’s schoo...