Jim Leff's Slog

Here's a short article from "Entrepreneur" magazine about a point often raised here on the Slog. Here's the gist: The D...

Here's an article  by Casey Johnston urging those who hold on to collections, curios and mementos to consider, instead, holding onto pho...

Woodstock took place 24 years after the end of World War II. And Woodstock was 44 years ago. So World War II was much, much closer to Woodst...

The first and foremost thing to remember is that even though I look kinda Jewy, you will not offend me by wishing me a Merry Christmas. Ch...

I'm bad at math. So I do what I think of as "idiot math", which I do really well, frequently leaving people with the mistaken ...

Just six days till winter!

I compulsively stockpile future treasure for myself, but those checks are seldom cashed. I have great books I'll never read, great CDs I...

There was a food radio program I used to guest on, and I'd drive the host - an imperious authority - absolutely crazy when I'd insis...

This essay, originally published some years ago, sparked negative response from readers who found it bizarrely aggressive and angry. I'v...

In response to yesterday's posting, "Vanquishing the Language Pedants" , my Brazilian friend Kita reports: "Here in Bra...