Do you suppose that those who text have ever given any thought to parallels among coded abbreviations -- typed acronyms or spoken "abreevs" -- and other minimized forms of verbal or visual short hand?
David Park Curry | Posted 12.19.2011
Traveled some in Great Britain? If so, you've probably encountered the toast rack. As a culinary utensil, toast racks fall somewhere between the hand-held toast fork (late 17th century) and the electric toaster (early 20th century).
Jeannine Falino | Posted 12.12.2011
We're in a midcentury moment; the present is anything but certain, the future is almost certainly bleak with a double dip recession looming on the horizon and a bruising election year ahead. So it is really no surprise that the past has acquired a nostalgic luster.
David Park Curry | Posted 11.19.2011
Every time I quit my office, heading briskly towards yet another meeting, I pass by a set of four iridescent pear-shaped lidded jars. Oh. Pears. More to them than first meets the eye.
Traveled some in Great Britain? If so, you've probably encountered the toast rack. As a culinary utensil, toast racks fall somewhere between the hand-held toast fork (late 17th century) and the electric toaster (early 20th century).
Every time I quit my office, heading briskly towards yet another meeting, I pass by a set of four iridescent pear-shaped lidded jars. Oh. Pears. More to them than first meets the eye.
We're in a midcentury moment; the present is anything but certain, the future is almost certainly bleak with a double dip recession looming on the horizon and a bruising election year ahead. So it is really no surprise that the past has acquired a nostalgic luster.
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