E. B. White
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The moon, it turns out, is a great place for men. One sixth gravity must be a lot of fun, and when Armstrong and Aldrin went into their bouncy little …
annals of birdwatching ·
E. B. White on the New England ornithologist Edward Howe Forbush.
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Pres. Johnson recently has been criticized for lifting a beagle by the ears. On several occasions, as a boy, the writer was lifted by his ears, & as far as…
letter from the east ·
Writing in 1960, E. B. White reflects on the rise of TV advertising and its effects on politics, journalism, and culture.
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E. B. White’s 1951 obituary of The New Yorker editor, Harold Ross: “He wanted the magazine to be good, to be funny, and to be fair.”
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E. B. White imagines how Hemingway would describe a visit to a restaurant.
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Sometimes our affection for N.Y. becomes dulled by familiarity. No building seems high, no subway miraculous no avenue enchanted - al, all commonplace. …
onward and upward with the arts ·
ONWARD & UPWARD WITH THE ARTS about the early Model T Fords and their tricks. Only one page in the current catalogue of Sears, Roebuck is devoted to …
a reporter at large ·
REPORTER AT LARGE. Visit and hike with the Yosian Brotherhood, a walking club which was organized by J. Otis Swift, an emintently practical and …
a reporter at large ·
REPORTER AT LARGE about a visit to the takeoff of the Maryland Hunt Cup running (the thirty-ninth), and description of the race as viewed by an onlooker. …
a reporter at large ·
Visit to the scene of the student's strike at Columbia University. It was the result of the recent expulson of the editor of their college publication,…
a reporter at large ·
Tells of the Olympics that are being held at the Lake Placid Club which was originally started by Melville Dewey as a health resort. Here amidst the …