Ten years ago, blogs were still new enough to be exciting. A small group of science writers thought they’d like to see what this blogging thing was about. On May 20, 2010, the Last Word on Nothing was born. Ten years later, the blogging landscape has changed. As has the world. A lot. But LWON […]
Notice: due to distraction, the People of LWON are posting only Mondays, Wednesday, and Fridays. We’ll be back in strength in the foreseeable, we hope, and meanwhile wash your hands and socially distance because we love you.
Our first love may have been the written word, but the People of LWON are also avid watchers of film and television. Here’s what has been flickering across our screens this year: Jessa: My most moving television experience of 2019 has been the BBC and HBO co-production Years and Years. The inciting incident is that […]
Every year, the People of LWON reach into their bookshelves and Goodreads lists and towering intellects to tell you what you should be reading in the holiday season–or any other free time you may be gifted with. This is our sixth year of such pontificating. Among the books below is your next favorite: Ann: As […]
When LWONers aren’t writing LWON posts for your edification and pleasure, some of them are writing books. Excuse our self promotion, but we think our books are pretty good, and as it is the holiday season, we wanted to make sure our dear readers are aware of the latest ones. See below for the books […]
Yesterday the People of LWON discussed our hopes for 2020. Today, we reflect on what we hope to leave behind. Ann: Serious answer is, that’s a little complicated. After a certain point in life, you’ve got more behind you than in front and surely it would be blind-stupid graceless to not weigh carefully what you […]
Happy American Thanksgiving! In the past we’ve written group posts about gratitude. This year, we thought we’d do something different: lay bare our hopes for the future. Here is what the People of LWON are most looking forward to in 2020. Craig: The numbers, 2020, are pleasing to the eye and roll off the tongue […]
This week (and to be honest, part of last), what with August being August, we’re running the posts we’ve liked best. Maybe we have criteria by which we choose, possibly not. We hope you like them.