About the Classic W

The Classic W is a prototypical 21st-century medium in that it is not a medium at all. It is, instead, a large.

Too many people in the world face too much stress because they feel too much passion about things of too little importance. The net result is bad for everyone, with the likely exception of cardiologists.

Although our editorial staff has not confirmed this personally, we are under the impression that the Internet features well over a billion websites. A sizable portion of those sites feature material that rouses the passion of their readers, and, oftentimes, raises their ire. The seeming trend of political bifurcation in the United States over the past decade — and particularly the past four years — has transformed the erstwhile gentlemanly endeavor of politics into a bloodthirsty sport, while, more concerningly, it has extended the divide more broadly across the American psyche.

To be sure, politics has its place. So do colonoscopies, but I’d like to avoid one at present, thank you very much.

The Classic W is designed to be a place of respite where denizens of this cleaved country can enjoy the lighthearted and the insightful. Specifically, we will endeavor to focus heavily on topics not being covered elsewhere, from ice cream reviews to listicles of things you already knew.

We’d love for you to take a poke around. If you have any questions, please write to your Congressman.