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From Clay Tablets to Smartphones: 5,000 Years of Writing
(Critic’s Notebook)From clay tablets to smartphones: 5,000 years of writing
(Critic’s Notebook): LONDON — The writing’s on the wall, we’re told. Whether it was Johannes Gutenberg’s printing press in the 15th century, the invention of the typewriter 300 years later, or the emoji of today’s smartphones, the act of writing seems to be forever on the precipice of extinction, without quite falling off.
In soccer, power's always in play
(Critic’s Notebook): PARIS — On the pitch, soccer is a cipher for war, with uniforms, formations, victory and defeat. Beyond the pitch, soccer is power, with owners seemingly using their teams as much for the corollary benefits as for any love of the game.
