Wall Street Journal Editorial Art

Yale University Press recently published The Letters Of Cole Porter.

Porter seemed able to create songs at will. Reviewing ‘Letters’ for Wall Street Journal Weekend, Jeremy McCarter quotes Porter telling a friend: “All the inspiration I ever needed was a phone call from a producer.”

Dan Ariely is a professor of psychology and behavioral economics. He writes an advice column which appears in Wall Street Journal Weekend.

One question involved giving to charity. Dan’s advice: you’ll be more apt to give if you give modest amounts rather than a single large amount.

“OK Boomer” (as in: “OK, Boomer, that’s enough out of you, ya pompous windbag!”) is a Gen Z catchphrase that dismisses the Baby Boomer generation (born 1946-64) as hopelessly whiny and out of touch.

Ben Zimmer discussed the origins of the phrase in Wall Street Journal Weekend’s Word On The Street column.

Antonio García Martínez is a tech entrepreneur. He wrote a best-selling book called Chaos Monkeys about his Silicon Valley experiences, including a stint with Facebook.

In an interview in Wall Street Journal Weekend, he said today’s social media is like being stuck in an “eternal present,” without any historical context. Consequently, everything seems very urgent, scary, and unusual.

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