Dante's Inferno, Canto VII
I didn't quite catch whatever Plutus said – I think it was
something about pepper? Aleppo pepper, salt and pepper, something –
I don't know, I don't speak Dutch (or whatever they speak in Hell.)
Are You Entering Menopause While Simultaneously Your Kid Is Applying To College? A Quiz.
“Want to watch a classic animation from the early aughts?”
Dear Businesslady: How Much Exploitation Is Too Much?
You know, the “living” people talk about making.
There Are Too Many Little Renaissances
The "Ottonian Renaissance," the "Visigoth Renaissance," the "Carolingian Renaissance" -- everything can't be a Renaissance, you know. You've got to have at least something to Naissance first.
Two Monks Invent Anatomy
They're back, baby -- and more confident about the average human neck size than ever before!
There are no Commemorative Stamps in Hell
Choose your own adventure.
It Seems Like You're Not Allowed To Call Anything A Green Man Nowadays
I had forgotten, but we're not supposed to call them Green Men anymore, aren't we? Nowadays they're all "grassy boys" or "vegetative visages," but God help you if you call them Green M – you-know-whats, I should say.
Friday Crossword III: Souper Douper
If it were easy it wouldn't be fun.
Classic Dog Pairings
A pair of greyhounds, sitting up stalk straight like arrows in quiver
An Open Letter to the Pine Tree in My Front Yard
“That huge pine tree is awfully close to the house,” he said.