I hate clutter, although you’d never know it by looking at my desk. This morning I had some free time, so I decided to go through the piles of notes and scribbles scattered around, which usually ...

The great painters of the Renaissance looked upon drawings with particular affection; they exchanged them with fellow artists as a mark of respect. Their students pored over them for clues to their ...

Once again, while cleaning out my column ideas folder I’ve come across notes I’ve written to myself, whether scribbled in the middle of the night so I won’t forget or jotted down on a church bulletin ...