Read it.

Normally I hate neologisms as vampires do the daystar, but Lynn Viehl is a Professional Writer, so she must know more than me, right?

Although I suppose the ‘wordrobe’ is actually a pun … but I hate them, too.

Ah, well.

Read it.

A reminder that you can find good stuff in Wikipedia if you look hard enough.

John Derbyshire, Patron Saint of Dyspepsia, does a public service.

Oddly, the front page of the A&L section is dominated by a huge black and white photograph showing the cracked, cratered, pock-marked surface of an asteroid. Taken by the Cassini space probe, no doubt … Oh, no, wait a minute; it’s actually a close-up photograph of Keith Richards.

Second lead: “Taylor Swift is Angry, Darn It.” Who she? Can I be bothered to find out? Nah.

What else? “In a new column, a defense of women’s right to long hair, even if it’s gray.” I can feel my will to live draining away. Let’s move on.