Movies and stories from the early 20th century sometimes show an elegant lady or gentleman using a magnifying glass to read a letter. Generically, a magnifying glass makes very small things appear ...

“Everywhere an Oink Oink: An Embittered, Dyspeptic, and Accurate Report of Forty Years in Hollywood” by David Mamet, Simon and Schuster, 256 pages, $27.99. David Mamet received a Pulitzer Prize for ...

These days, a noisy faction insists on the ardent Christianity of America's past leaders, as well as the supposed obvious compatibility of devout faith and unfettered capitalism. This faction, I'm ...

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The Search icon with the magnifying glass seems so familiar nowadays: almost every interface, every computer or web browser, and mobile device have it. However, have you ever thought of why and how it ...