Robert Thompson
Robert Thompson
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I have recently heard that word uttered in a second-grade class and in a Presbyterian church - by the teacher and preacher, respectively, ... 'Sucks,' 'bites' and words like that are currently being absorbed into the vernacular. Thus, their taboo origins are being dissolved.
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Interviewed after their transformation the girl said she still liked them ? but only as much as she did before.
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I must admit, I am little giddy right now.
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The fact these shows are airing while hurricane season is still going on seems insensitive, but on another level it's what gives them juice,
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If you're a U.S. senator and your sex tape is leaked, it could end your career. If you're Paris Hilton, it makes your career.
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In print media, the only one that's a growth industry is the celebrity magazines.
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By the time this happened, the whole Martha Stewart style was beginning to show its age. What is strange is her being elevated beyond her fan base to world-class celebrity, thanks to a trial and conviction, and brought to a place in our culture that is much bigger than before.
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And the most amusing thing is when they would start behaving as if this were the Super Bowl.
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Even if it stopped now, its combination of longevity and quality has never been matched, ... is one of the great comic creations. ... He's complex in his own lack of complexity.
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Even Candy Land (a child's game invented in 1949) has a special anniversary edition. Old-fashioned board games are enjoying a real renaissance.
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The big ethical question is, is this somehow unseemly to do? I'd have reservations if it were a member of my family, but she clearly wanted to be part of this.
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The big thing is going to be when it becomes standard equipment in cars.
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Cool is certainly a charter member for the slang hall of fame. Cool just sits back and keeps getting used generation after generation and lets the whole history of the language roll off its back.
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Elvis Presley Ate Here' is the cultural equivalent of 'George Washington Slept Here', ... Every time a place makes a claim that Elvis ate there, it becomes a memorial to his memory, to his life and to his legend.