The slang threat “I’ll butter your necktie!” was made famous by the 1950 film Harvey. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “I’ll Butter Your Necktie!” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hello, my name is...
A line Maud Newton shared from John Banville’s The Sea has the compact force of a poem: “The past beats inside me like a second heart.” Banville, whose full name is William John Banville, is an Irish novelist, screenwriter, and adapter of dramas who...