Should they live and build their church in the American wilderness, their worst dangers would rise in and among themselves rather than outside. That was the gist of the lesson from their pastor andwellwillerJohn Robinson.

[A]nd it is without all controuerſie, that learning doth make the minds of men gentle, generous, maniable, and pliant to gouernment; whereas Ignorance makes them churlish[,] thwart, and mutinous; …

When Fame is the title of a musical, Notorious the stage name of a rapper, and Celebrity the name of a cruise line (or a hair salon) we have moved into territory where these terms of approbation and rebuke have become brands. The words themselves, rather than anything or anyone they might designate, have become—to employ a recent coinage—famesque.

Unfortunately, not every bride-to-be can afford to hire a wedding planner to help her prepare for her big day. Rather than trying to oversee the events of the day yourself, why not assign someone the duty of acting as your point person? A point person is someone who will be responsible for making sure that deliveries are received, that the room is set up properly, and the bride and groom show up on time.