The idiomatic expressions “lowering the bar” and its opposite “raising the bar” have their modern-day roots in pole vaulting competitions—although it’s unlikely many of us find our inner dictionaries turning to that reference page, so ingrained is that phrase in our minds... Read More →

  Locke is a film from a dozen years ago, a minor classic. It is also a life-affirming surprise. The film opens with Locke (Tom Hardy) getting into his BMW at the end of a day of work. In the dark he sets out for London, a two hour drive, rather than his home where his wife... Read More →