Wit & Wisdom
From Henri Bergson, Samuel Johnson, Marshall McLuhan, Margaret Bourke-White, Bernard Baruch, C.S. Lewis, Spalding Gray
“Laughter is the corrective force which prevents us from becoming cranks.”
Henri Bergson, quoted in the Springfield, Ill., State Journal-Register
“There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in getting money.”
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
Samuel Johnson, quoted in The Wall Street Journal
“There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew.”
Marshall McLuhan, quoted in United Press International
“Work is something you can count on, a trusted, lifelong friend who never deserts you.”
Sign up for Today's Best Articles in your inbox
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com
Photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White, quoted in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“Vote for the man who promises least; he’ll be the least disappointing.”
Businessman Bernard Baruch, quoted in the Montreal Gazette
“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.’”
C.S. Lewis, quoted in the Brunswick, Ga., News
“Everybody knows they are going to die, but no one really believes it.”
Spalding Gray, quoted in the Cleveland Plain Dealer
-
Spines and the rise of AI book publishers
Under The Radar New publishing venture has been roundly condemned by industry figures
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
-
A Man on the Inside: Netflix comedy leaves you with a 'warm fuzzy feeling'
The Week Recommends Charming series has a 'tenderness' that will 'sneak up' on you
By The Week UK Published
-
Bread & Roses: an 'extraordinarily courageous' documentary
The Week Recommends Sahra Mani's 'powerful' film examines the lives of three Afghan women under the Taliban
By The Week UK Published