Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. Some grammar-checking programs will highlight something and warn you that you have a “squinting modifier.” Squeeze your eyes ...

In case you haven’t noticed, newspaper headlines are brimming with sensationalism. Has a wave of lurid crimes and bizarre events swept our fair cities? Nope. In fact, the culprit is none other than ...

Late December seems like a pretty good time to take stock of the year’s foremost misplaced modifiers. As always, the thrill is in the hunt. If you keep your eyes and ears open, pretty soon you’ll come ...

In your June 8 edition, Section 2, page 14, your [Critic’s Choice] Private Fears in Public Places, there is a picture of Mads Mikkelsen accompanying the print. I went and saw the movie last night. He ...