flow n.— «Winter’s approach and, with it, our deepening commitment to our work, is a good time to remind ourselves of the theory of “flow.” Coined by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi,…flow is an optimum state, what we all want...
dirt Navy
n.— «The Navy always called us Seabees the “dirt Navy.” We built barracks, cleared land.» —by Judith Minthorn Stacy Maggie Sweet Apr., 2001. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
house broke adj.— «Of course we were house-broke, and couldn’t afford a wedding.» —“Shelly Chagnon and John Datseris” by Judith Tenenbaum Globe and Mail (Toronto, Can.) June 25, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued...
boots on the ground n.pl.— «“In the first Gulf War one in 100 ‘boots on the ground,’ as they call it, was a private contractor.” When the U.S. invaded and occupied Iraq in 2003, one in 10 was a private contractor. “Today, as...
erototoxin n.— «Pornography triggers myriad kinds of internal, natural drugs that mimic the “high” from a street drug. Addiction to pornography is addiction to what I dub erototoxins—mind-altering drugs produced by the...
hero n.— «On Munson’s salad shoot, Tapp is ready around 10 a.m. to start shooting the “hero.” Munson has fashioned a work of art.» —“Feast For The Eyes—Food Stylists Get Visual With Victuals, Hoping For Picture-Perfect...