This essay presents an unpublished meditation on friendship by Henry Percy (1564–1632), ninth Earl of Northumberland. In contrast to early modern writers who celebrated an idealized vision of perfect ...

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Here’s the next installment of our series, “Fast-Told Tales,” short essays (200 words or fewer) about various topics by readers of the Fast Forward newsletter. The April theme was friendship. My twin ...

I would love to meet Laura Lippman’s friend Nancy. Apparently, she is Lippman’s closest friend who has very specific friendship limits — “Nancy simply could not help me commit a crime … [she] won’t ...

Friendship, for poets, has long been grist for the mill. Anyone studying poetry is likely to stumble upon literary friendships – William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge come instantly to mind, ...

Brad Paisley tweeted a touching tribute to the late George Jones last week, immediately after The Possum's passing. Now, the singer has penned an essay, detailing both his appreciation for and his ...

There was no household staff. No coffee waiting in the morning. No meals on the table. No schedule. No nuclear treaties to negotiate. No crises to solve. No cabinet meetings. The morning after ...

Tributes to Anthony Bourdain have flowed in since the celebrity chef’s took his own life last week. But one of the most unexpected, and moving, has come from screenwriter David Simon, creator of the ...

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