deliteracy n.— «The very purpose of this series is to combat what I call the ‘deliteracy’ of current and common culture, i.e.- the active dumbing down of art and discourse. Nowadays, many magazines that used to interview people of...
man-love Thursday n.— «Stoneham is the most colourful—a good-natured, hard-right conservative who mocks gay marriages and would gladly help haul pedophiles to the gallows if asked. If you want to see the veins pop on his forehead, raise...
pop n.— «Mike Rehmus, editor of Model Engine Builder, a magazine published five times a year in Vallejo, Calif., said that the builders of miniature internal-combustion engines seemed to have in common a “satisfaction of making something...
chonga n.— «The magic starts with a heaping glob of electric blue L.A. Looks hair gel. Then comes the extra coating of $1.07 Beauty Glamorous Extra Hold hair spray. So begins the transformation of 17-year-olds Mimi Davila and Laura Di...
makeunder n.— «While most women in showbiz would love to get a stunning “make-over,” pop star Nick Lachey’s girlfriend Vanessa Minnillo has done just the opposite. Minnillo is reportedly undergoing a drastic “makeunder’...
gasfinger n.— «It seems that no matter how many times various energy analysts discard the possibility of an OPEC-like cartel of natural gas exporters, the specter of gasfinger, as we affectionately refer to it (credit to the FT), seems to...