On Language was a regular column in the weekly New York Times Magazine on the English language discussing popular etymology, new or unusual usages, and other language-related topics.
The inaugural column was published on February 18, 1979 and it was a regular popular feature.
Safire was succeeded by Ben Zimmer, who wrote the column until its final edition on February 25, 2011.
We're going to be doing some significant redesign work, and have a newish magazine by the end of January.
The big thing is, I want to create a kind of new identity for the front-of-the-book section.