David Skinner
editor and writer—language, history, and culture
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“Young Spice” and Ben Skinner
“Young Spice” Over the holidays, I was at my sister’s place. The youngest generation was racingabout the house, screaming “not … More
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Mister Early Riser
My wife Cynthia occasionally interviews our kids, jotting down their answers inlittle journals. The questions are always like, What was … More
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Ben Skinner’s Ninja Party
Americans may be having fewer children, but we make a fetish of the ones we have. This is obvious to … More
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On Ben Skinner and Big Trash Day
One Man’s Trash It was Big Trash Day in my neighborhood. Notices had gone out that the city’s garbage trucks … More
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Ben Skinner Flying Solo
The phrase “unaccompanied minor” conjures a very specific fantasy for parents of little children, one that has been shaped by … More
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The State of Parenting
A review of Matt Feeney’s Little Platoons in American Purpose, which is now part of Persuasion, in which I describe … More
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April Fools’ Wedding Anniversary 2020
What is it like to have no gift, no gag, no game at all, when your twentieth anniversary comes up … More
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My tour of the new World Trade Center
A while back, I spent an incredible day with Judith Dupre, author of an excellent large-scale book about One World … More
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John Simpson, Word Detective
Was impressed by this lexicographical memoir by former OED editor John Simpson. I have read enough writing by lexicographers to … More
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On Charles McCarry
I have been reading McCarry’s latest, The Mulberry Bush, which made me think I should post my 2009 profile of … More