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

Born: January 21, 1952 (age 73)
Bio: Louis Menand is an American critic and essayist, best known for his book The Metaphysical Club, an intellectual and cultural history of late 19th and early 20th century America.
Known for:
- American studies (2002)
- Discovering Modernism (1987)
- El Club de Los Metafisicos (2002)