Will’s World Timing is Everything
By Will Carlin
First, there are the world rankings. One of them is ranked number one in the world and one of them is ranked...
Will’s World The Moniker
By Will Carlin
Summer is here. I don’t know about you, but for me summer is that sunny, warm time of the year when just...
Will’s World @Squash
By Will Carlin
Near the end of 2005, a group of friends worked at a podcasting company called Odeo, Inc. in South Park, San Francisco....
Will’s World Commit This
By Will Carlin
In Homer’s poem “The Odyssey,” the hero is described as the most cunning and the strongest of men. His name was Odysseus,...
Will’s World Michael Rothenberg
Editor’s Note: After the tragic death of Michael Rothenberg in Brooklyn, NY, we proudly reprint below the eulogy given by Michael’s best friend, Will...
Will’s World Repeats
By Will Carlin
In mid-November of last year, something occurred that only happens once every hundred years—the date, as commonly written, had six repeats of the same...
Will’s World Control
In 1972, a number of Yale University students replied to a help wanted ad seeking proofreaders for pay. When these students arrived for their appointments,...
Will’s World Anticipation
By Will Carlin
In early 2005, Jennie Finch was the most famous softball player in the world (“softball” here being the larger- ball form of...
Will’s World Waist Not
By Will Carlin
In mid-January earlier this year, I finally did something I had been putting off for a long time. I didn’t want to...
Will’s World The Referees’ Call
By Will Carlin
Here is a secret about referees who climb the officiating ladder: almost all of them got into refereeing because they wanted the...