Despite his death 400 years ago, Shakespeare lives
April 30, 2016
In last week’s column I commemorated the death of William Shakespeare 400 years ago, on April 23, 1616. The cause of the Bard’s exiting the
Read “Lederer on Language” every other Saturday in the San Diego Union Tribune and on this site
In last week’s column I commemorated the death of William Shakespeare 400 years ago, on April 23, 1616. The cause of the Bard’s exiting the
Little information about William Shakespeare’s personal life is available, but from municipal records we can deduce that he was born in the English village of
Happy Earth Day to all of you this Friday, April 22. In 1970, the first Earth Day began a “grassroots” effort to recognize each year
Celebrating the centennial of our world-famous zoo, I offer a timely exhibition of political animals: Thomas Nast, perhaps the most famous political cartoonist in our
Politicians have been riddled by riddles: What’s a politician? A man who will double-cross that bridge when he comes to it. How can you tell
Easter commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion. Easter was the earliest feast day decreed by the ancient Christian
Celebrating the centennial of the most famous zoo in the US of A — ours, incorporated in December 1916 — I continue to offer a
I’m button-burstingly proud to announce that this installment of “Lederer on Language” is my 200th for the Union-Tribune. This is a good time, then, to
Some of our most alluring, astonishing and astounding words begin with the last letter of our alphabet: Zarf. Few people know that the holder for