Dan Kois is a senior editor at Slate, where he edits the Slate Book Review. He is also a contributing writer at the New York Times Magazine and an advisory editor of At Length. He lives in Arlington, Va., with his family.
Let’s start with the headline. Sometimes, when I am trying to headline a piece and my heds are getting more and more punny and convoluted, I gather myself and remember this New York magazine story, a story I often … Read more