Last day of classes at Virginia Tech:

For want of a co-author:

In 1975, a cat co-authored a physics paper. Just as Jack H. Hetherington prepared to publish his work, a colleague pointed out that he'd used "we" rather than "I", despite being the only author. Not wanting to edit his paper, he added his cat …

Texas Tavern:

Texas Tavern in Roanoke, Virginia.

A Call for Slow Writing, by Lindsay Waters:

In A Call for Slow Writing, Lindsay Waters says:

It’s time for journal essays to replace books as the dominant mode of scholarly communication

In academia, there are lofty demands for getting …