I think some of the changes are simply due to the fact that, increasingly, writers can’t/won’t imagine that they are writing for an audience that may be different than they are. Hence, articles are filled with jargon and shorthand that only an insider would know.

these folks would fail my freshman writing course, where students are required to supply the following when they reference sources and are writing literary journalism/essays for a general audience: the complete name/source of the info; the title of a the source if it’s a text of some kind; the date of the source; what…

The US gov’t should have ceded the Paha Sapa back to the Lakota in the 1970s, if not earlier.

“This hair situation . . . not working for me”

I am bummed that I won’t be able to see this on a big screen with DOLBY surround sound.

For 20+ years, Dr. Martha Lauzen and her graduate students at UCSD have been cataloging figures on both employment and cinematic representation (in terms of gender, ethnicity, & race) in an annual Celluloid Ceiling Report.

yay?

thanks for the persuasive analysis:)

Sorry. I am literally on drugs right now (massive pain killers from major surgery).

I have no idea what ingredient causes “lightening” now, but it used to be mercury, which is super toxic. 

Listen to Phoebe

Yes, Happy father’s Day, Krispy.

he’s SO cynical and SO manipulative - just maniacally so from the moment he appears on screen - it loses any semblance of reality. It’s just ridiculous.

As a married person, I appreciate The Apartment, but I’m an old-ish married person, grateful for my partner and our relative stability, esp. right now.

Thanks. I had hip surgery, and the first 4-5 days are rough, but I’m hanging in there.

It’s okay. Not as good as Tana French or Kate Atkinson. Louise Penny level.

Thanks so much for the kind words. My book hasn’t arrived, yet, so I am rereading a Swedish mystery my sister sent to me: The tenant.

I’ve never read My Sweet Audrina, but I’m having surgery tomorrow and am now planning on making my husband order a copy for me from Powell’s books (want an alternative to Amazon? a business that treats employees (fairly) well and send you books, fast? try Powell’s in Portland, OR).

Thanks.  What would you suggest I might read to learn more about the CRNCA?  suggestions appreciated.

Hmm, so DeVos’ Christian Reform Church has its roots in Dutch Reform but differs in its approach to prosperity/salvation (which are more aligned with evangelical Christianity).