William Shawn (1907-1992) was an editor at The New Yorker magazine for thirty-five years.
"Amid chaos of images, we value coherence. We believe in the printed word. And we believe in clarity. And we believe in immaculate syntax. And in the beauty of the English language."
Happy 250th Birthday, America!
I am hopeful again, after several years where I had begun to wonder if the USA would survive the onslaught of grifting and negativity in whi...
