Quote of the day
At each increase of knowledge, as well as on the contrivance of every new tool, human labour becomes abridged.
John Shelton Reed

Born: January 8, 1942 (age 83)
Bio: John Shelton Reed is a sociologist and essayist, author or editor of twenty books, most of them dealing with the contemporary American South. Reed has also written for a variety of non-academic publications such as The Wall Street Journal, National Review, and Oxford American.
Known for:
- Barbecue: A Savor the South® Cookbook (2016)