Writers on Sports, Twitter Impersonation, and a New Word-y Podcast

On Super Bowl Sunday, writers Donald Antrim, Chad Harbach, and Susan Orlean chatted about the poetry found in sports. “There’s a narrative arc to a game that’s really satisfying,” said Harbach.

Just to be clear: Cormac McCarthy does not tweet. Fans of Cormac McCarthy posing as the author do.

This is the coolest thing, and probably the best use of law enforcement composite sketch software I’ve seen. Okay, second best. (However, I’m going to stick with the image of Mr. Rochester that lives in my mind.)

The New York Times profiled Katherine Boo, author of Behind the Beautiful Forevers and oxymoronic journalist: one who avoids publicity.

We all know that pesky preposition rule, but where did it come from? from where did it come? Tune in to Slate’s new language podcast, Lexicon Valley, to find out!

And, in the spirit of Valentine’s Day, here is a bookish proposal.