Testing the instant gratification economy: A week at home ordering on-demand … – WatertownDailyTimes.com Testing the instant gratification economy: A week at home ordering on-demand …WatertownDailyTimes.comBy the time I get her text and lumber downstairs in my pajamas, Toni, who works for the D.C.-based delivery service Fetch Coffee, has vanished, leaving behind only a mysterious […]
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$300-a-Night Hotel Houses NYU Students – New York Times New York Times$300-a-Night Hotel Houses NYU StudentsNew York TimesA security guard invited him in. Mr. Sorkin helped himself to soda and hors d'oeuvres, including shrimp, and said he thought he recognized a couple of people from T.V. But couldn't quite place them. “It was a cool […]
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Free Will Astrology – Pacific Sun Pacific SunFree Will AstrologyPacific SunARIES (March 21-April 19): According to the online etymological dictionary, the verb “fascinate” entered the English language in the 16th century. … In the 19th century, “fascinate” expanded in meaning to include “delight, attract, hold the attention …Oct. 22-28: Cool ObjectivitySalt Lake City Weeklyall 5 […]
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Wesleyan Student Government Retaliates for Dumb Op-Ed By Dramatically Slashing … – Jezebel JezebelWesleyan Student Government Retaliates for Dumb Op-Ed By Dramatically Slashing …JezebelBack in September, Wesleyan's 147-year-old student newspaper the Argus published an op-ed criticizing the Black Lives Matter movement. The article, written by a sophomore, featured lines like “It is plausible that Black […]
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Antiques & Collectibles: Stickpin stones may be rare garnets – Press of Atlantic City Antiques & Collectibles: Stickpin stones may be rare garnetsPress of Atlantic CityQuestion: Last year, I purchased some old stickpins at a church charity sale. One is decorated with a small, figural gold lizard. Six tiny round, bright green, cut stones are […]
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Salt Cathedral Crafts Brilliant Electropop With a Wandering Soul – Village Voice Village VoiceSalt Cathedral Crafts Brilliant Electropop With a Wandering SoulVillage Voice“I'm a holy soul in a foreign land.” Hovering over a minimal, bassy synth track, the flutelike voice of Salt Cathedral's Juliana Ronderos flickers at a low burn. “We won't let our hearts […]
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Johnson: Lost in translation – The Economist (blog) Johnson: Lost in translationThe Economist (blog)The answer may be lost in translation. The term in question, the second word in the French “paiement déloyal”, can mean both “disloyal” (un ami déloyal, a disloyal friend, for example) and “denoting a lack of good faith or of honesty”, according […]
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Definition of a Climbing Equipment Word – About – News & Issues About – News & IssuesDefinition of a Climbing Equipment WordAbout – News & IssuesAn ATC or Air Traffic Controller is a type of belay and rappel device that is manufactured by the American company Black Diamond Equipment. The ATC is a practical and […]
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Bike-riding superhero's journey toward accepting his own voice – Chicago Tribune Chicago TribuneBike-riding superhero's journey toward accepting his own voiceChicago Tribune"I looked up the word 'stutter' in the dictionary," he told me. "So there it is. And the word on top of it is 'style.' "So the way that I saw that was, in a […]
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Why 'social justice warrior,' a Gamergate insult, is now a dictionary entry – Washington Post Why 'social justice warrior,' a Gamergate insult, is now a dictionary entryWashington PostAnd that's almost certainly because the word came into the mainstream during Gamergate, an online backlash against progressive influence in gaming which cannot be described neutrally in one […]
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