Inside the Box (Fan)

An appreciation of a device, and a ritual

I wrote recently at The Bulwark about box fans, how it’s very hard to find a good one today, and why I love using them. Everybody pretty much uses air conditioning now—and I like air conditioning! But there are many spring, fall, and late summer days, or at least evenings, when it would be much cheaper, and just as pleasant, to open the windows and circ…