Strunk & White’s “The Elements of Style” remains very popular, but over the years I’ve come to be persuaded that it is, at least, badly flawed — especially if viewed as a set of rules (which it ...

The tenth annual Denver Public Library Booklovers’ Ball revolves around the theme “Elements,” so it’s no surprise that the DPL is attempting to make the event as green as possible. The menu comprises ...

“Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no ...

Violette Verdy in George Balanchine’s Jewels, 1967. (Martha Swope) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive occasional ...