Books & culture
Books & culture · English
Your First Noh Performance Starts With the Program
Choose one performance that fits your day, then learn enough about one play to give your eyes and ears a starting point. Check the complete running time, breaks, language support and seat before buying. A short synopsis can do more for a first visit than a long reading list.
Books & culture · English (US)
Match your next refill to the fountain pen you already own
You have a fountain pen on your desk and want to use it again. Before choosing an ink color, find out how that particular pen takes ink. Your next purchase might be a cartridge, or bottled ink for a filling system you already have. There is no need to choose a new pen just to resolve that question.
Books & culture · English (US)
Write a haiku from one everyday moment
Choose a small moment you can still picture: something caught on a sleeve, a sound through an open window, a change in the surface of a puddle. Write a plain note about it, choose the detail that holds your attention, and make one small revision. The goal is to leave one poem in your own notes. A phone or any paper and pencil will do.