Briefs

Nora Ephron, who is 65, has posted a number of one-liners of things she wishes she had known as she grew older — and wiser. There are a few gems among them.

Elsewhere, Josh Marshall, after two decades of PCs, and a bad experience with Gateway, likes his Mac.

The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) walked off their jobs with the Federal Aviation Administration 25 years ago today. President Reagan threatened to fire the controllers if they didn’t return within 48 hours. Other unions failed to support PATCO. And so began the end of the labor movement in the United States.