Communications of the ACM

Writing Good Definitions Comes Down to One Basic Rule

Viewed this way, a definition is a decision mechanism. It distinguishes some elements of the universe from the others. Hence ...

6 writers remember Joan Didion, L.A.’s literary prophet who ‘remains full of surprise’

Lili Anolik, Hilton Als, David Ulin, Evelyn McDonnell, Cory Leadbeater and Steffie Nelson share thoughts about author Joan ...