The Electric Typewriter
Great articles and essays by the world's best journalists and writers.
by Ian Frazier
Getting a name or a phrase or a few bars of music stuck in my head has become one of the minor banes of my existence.
by Ian Frazier
One afternoon in 1994 the ekey on my favorite Olympia stopped working. E is not a rarity, like @ or %, that you can mostly do without. The Manhattan Yellow Pages has so many listings under “Typewriters” that you might think getting someone to fix a manual would not be hard…
by Ian Frazier
Dear Guest: The shower curtain in this bathroom has been purchased with care at a reputable “big box” store in order to provide maximum convenience in showering. After you have read these instructions, you will find with a little practice that our shower curtain is as easy to use as the one you have at home.
by Ian Frazier
Of all the domesticated animals, none become feral more readily, or survive better in the wild, than the hog. Of all the larger animals, none reproduce as quickly and abundantly as the hog. The number of wild hogs in the United States - maybe four and a half million, maybe five - is unlikely to go down. The wild hog is an infestation machine.
