The Prune of Tomorrow

Yesterday was Ray Bradbury's 88th birthday. The tributes were many, and I can't do much to add them. I can only make sure that you remember the master of the science fiction novel by watching this early advertisement he did. God bless the archive that is YouTube.--David E

Buy a Vowell

Sarah Vowell, author of The Partly Cloudy Patriot and Assassination Vacation, has new book coming out. The Wordy Shipmates is a history of the Puritans, those pinched Protestants whose quirks haunt us to this day, says Vowell.The Wordy Shipmates will be released October 7. You can get a preview in this article by Vowell in … Continue reading Buy a Vowell