Friend Rabbit asks his guest, Winnie Pooh Bear: “Would you like condensed milk or honey on your bread?” “Both,” Pooh replies. “But never mind the bread.” After his lunchtime gluttony, Pooh Bear gets stuck in Rabbit’s doorway. Half in, half out, he sits, receiving advice from all the creatures of the wood. Could there be...Read More

I was recently told a story — possibly true — about a girl in the United Kingdom who, on seeing her elderly grandfather collapse, attempted to call the ambulance service by dialing 911. The implication being, of course, that the proliferation of American television programs on British screens had led the young girl to believe...Read More