Shackleton

I have tried to describe to some of you the unique eloquence of the Atlantic's new captain, but it's been hard to capture. Here, finally, is a perfect example, in print for all to see. Read it, read it and be glad you stayed at home when the lures of polar exploration called.

Or just read this excerpt: "This may be too finely tuned a sensitivity, but I worry that I have left behind the wrong impression: that is, that I might be of two minds about the talent of The Atlantic’s editorial staff in Boston. It would be hard for a communication to run further from my belief. At least in this owner’s eyes, The Atlantic’s staff in Boston is extreme talent in the extreme."

Ha. Ha. Ha.