When I was a freshman at New York University, the manual for the requisite speech course was titled, “Handbook of Objective Speaking.” At the beginning of the course, I assumed that “objective” was a ...

As a writer, I am aware of the long and pervasive discourse about the difficulty of writing. Writing is arduous and enervating, frequently frustrating, wrought with failure, and also, I believe, a fun ...

George R. R. Martin’s 'A Song of Ice and Fire' is more than a fantasy series; it’s a blueprint for writing and storytelling.

W hen I was a kid, my favorite poem was Shel Silverstein’s “The Homework Machine,” which summed up my childhood fantasy: a machine that could do my homework at the press of a button. Decades later ...

Most filmmakers can only dream of the kind of success that Makoto Shinkai has enjoyed over the last decade. His last three features – Your Name, Weathering with You, and Suzume – have delighted ...