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Barry Kibrick: ‘Love Your Mistakes’
“Mistakes are your best assets. They hone your skills and develop your creativity. Don’t be afraid to make them, the more the merrier.” From Barry Kibrick Eric Metaxas the right-wing author and radio talk show host, once said when he was talking about one of his books and I’m paraphrasing: “We’re all a bunch a screw […]
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The New Yorker: Will Storr- How Millennials Became The Selfie Generation
Source: The New Democrat Just on a personal I note: I’m really glad I went to and graduated high school in the early and mid 1990s and not today with the personality I have then and now. Going to high … Continue reading
The Economist: Lane Green- Why Do We Swear?
Source: The New Democrat Warning: this piece could offend a lot of people who are very religious and have a PG-13 mentality. Before I explain why I believe we (meaning Americans, as if there is anyone else ) swear, first … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Americans, Communication, Cussing, Free Expression, Free Speech, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Speech, Lane Green, Pop Culture, Reality TV, Swearing, United States
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Erik Schneider on Facebook: The New Yorker: Mary Norris- The Comma Queen- “Massive is the New “Awesome”: When Real Words Lose Their Real Meaning
Source: This piece was originally posted at Erik Schneider on Facebook: The New Yorker: Mary Norris- The Comma Queen- “Massive is the New “Awesome”: When Real Words Lose Their Real Meaning From my Facebook page. Just a quick note and … Continue reading
The New Yorker: Mary Norris- Comma Queen: “Awesome” Is the New “Massive”: How Real Words Lose Their Real Meaning
Source: This piece was originally posted at The Daily Review: The New Yorker: Mary Norris- Comma Queen: “Awesome” Is the New “Massive”: How Real Words Lose Their Real Meaning Just a quick note and a bit of a warning. Valley … Continue reading
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Cletus Hunnicutt: ‘1972 Year in Review’
Source:The New Democrat “News highlights of 1972. Presented by the Longines Symphonette Society. “The news, the events, the personalities as they happened as you lived them.” Watergate Richard Nixon John Mitchell Lawrence O’Brien Washington Post Clark MacGregor McGovern Muskie … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970s America, 1970s Culture, 1970s Politics, 1970s Sports, 1972, 1972 America, 1972 Presidential Election, 1972 Year in Review, America, Democratic Party, George McGovern, Pop Culture, Republican Party, Richard Nixon, The 1970s, The Year 1972, United States, Watergate
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