Asides

Every time Mickey Kaus says “woke,” with his strange disdainful emphasis, I am reminded of Trump’s tiny-mouthed “Chyna.”

This introduction to cryptic crosswords is excellent. I finally understand them and am intrigued. I really need another wordy obsession in my life. → www.newyorker.com/crossword…

Watching the first episode of Greatest American Hero and the current scene is backed by “contemplative funk music.” My life is complete.

I no longer know what is real. My just deserts? www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-…

I can’t believe I just noticed that there is no “I” entry in Harryette Mullen’s masterful abecedarian Sleeping with the Dictionary. I guess the book itself is the I…

It’s #DictionaryDay today. Use all the words!