- Madeleine Bunting on Nordic Cultures – "Everyone knows exactly what you have to do in every circumstance, everyone tries to do it, confident that everyone else is doing it and anyone who fails will be subjected to the justified scorn of everybody,"
- Compulsive Shopping Isn’t Just for Girls – "When he asked them which experience they liked better, he says, “a number of men said, ‘That sex shop was really exciting.’ In fact, their brain activity was much greater when they were looking at sneakers.”
- What’s wrong with Carrie’s clothes in Sex and the City – "The Sex and the City movie begins, of course, with a voiceover: Sarah Jessica Parker, as a pensive Carrie Bradshaw, intones that women come to New York looking for two things: "love and labels."
- Why are Georgia and Georgia both named Georgia? – "The –ia suffix, meaning "state of," comes from the Greek and was tacked onto the end of many place names via the vast imperial and lingual legacy of the Romans." – 'Romania' sounds like a total lack of inspiration thing. Definitely.
- Nadsat Dictionary – "Anthony Burgess has not used Russian words mechanically, but with great ingenuity – It has a wonderful sound, particularly in abuse, when "grahzny bratchny" sounds infinitely better than "dirty bastard"."
- A Clockwork Orange/Summary – "Nadsat is a combination of altered russian and odd bits of slang, and is constantly being spoken by Alex and his droogs."
links for August 14th through August 15th
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trecand peste oroarea ce a fost „sex and the shitty, the movie”, niciodata nu mi`au placut tinutele din serial/film. mi se par deloc purtabile, exagerate si mult prea extrentrice. plus ca, sa fim seriosi, carrie scrie ceva rubrici si editoriale in ziare, cum isi permite asa haine in primul rand? o pereche de loubutins sunt de la 300$ in sus.
Azi am descoperit blogul. Imi place – informeaza coerent dar are si ceva aroma literara. O sa mai vin pe aici! Iti urez sa te bucuri din plin de tot ce iti ofera UK, inclusiv de o clima echilibrata – aici acum e groaznic de cald!