three plastic animals rule n.— «In 1995, after ACLU sued, Jersey City added a six-foot-high Santa Claus, a three-and-a half-foot-tall Frosty the Snowman, a four-foot-high sleigh, Kwanzaa symbols and a sign explaining that it was...
RBS n.— «The advantage to being an RBS, or Real Bearded Santa as it’s called in the industry, was clear. The men looked like, well, they looked like the real deal.» —“Jolly bunch goes extra mile for job” by Rosalind...
capper n.— «This type of fraud—which draws on a web of doctors, surgery center owners and staff, and patient recruiters known as “cappers”—is hard to spot and stop.» —“In a Surgery Capital, a Swirl of Fraud...
descanso n.— «[Kathleen] McRee and oral historian Troy Fernandez, both Santa Feans, have spent years researching, photographing and interviewing people about the roadside crosses known variously around New Mexico as descansos, crucitas or...
ziatype n. a photo-printing process that uses palladium and platinum and does not require developer fluid. Etymological Note: The process was created by photographer Richard Sullivan of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Technical details of ziatype can be found...
Santa Ana Crawl n.— «The commute, from the cheaper homes of Riverside County to the jobs of Orange and Los Angeles Counties, is known as the Santa Ana Crawl, and about 300,000 cars make it every day on the Riverside Freeway...