Since the 1960s, the reference book has cataloged how people actually use language, not how they should. That might be changing. An Object Lesson. Millions of publications—not to mention spy documents ...

Geoff Sobelle calls his new one-man play "a meditation on our relationship to things." On a visit to the show, NPR's Arun Rath gathers a lesson in... Out Of 'The Object Lesson,' An Education In The ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. Everyone knows what bread is, and everyone knows what toast is. And ...

Sobelle transforms this makeshift attic into a space of reflection and wonder as he unpacks our relationship to everyday objects: breaking, buying, finding, fixing, giving, losing, winning, trading, ...

Editor’s Note: Object Lesson is an occasional series of features connecting area residents with local history by examining items in the collections of local museums. Rain likely. Low 52F. Winds SSE at ...