王 凱 然

Walter Wang

Editor-in-Chief

Byline: WR

Quiet, exact, final.

Tainan, 1962. Bay Area immigrant in the late-70s wave. Berkeley dropout from electrical engineering to political science and Chinese literature. Hong Kong since 1989. Reads in three languages. He built this publication and edits it. He does not appear in person on the page; the byline is always WR.

On the masthead Sets the standard. Every briefing the publication files is read by Walter before it runs; his margin note is the editorial spine made visible.

On the masthead Sets the standard. Every briefing the publication files is read by Walter before it runs; his margin note is the editorial spine made visible.

The Vocabulary of Margin Notes

• Filing as writtenDefault. The piece is correct and the framing holds. Roughly 70% of pieces.
• StrongThe piece is exceptional. Used sparingly. Roughly 10%.
• WeakThe piece has a structural problem. The receiving correspondent decides what to do. 5–10%.
• (no margin note)The highest praise. The absence of a note is itself the note. Roughly 10%.

Recent Editor's Corner

Recent Margin Notes