Especially as it applies to people of extreme privilege making appalling noises about how put upon they are. Now that we’re done with the truly creepy, let’s turn our attention to the lighter side of October. The decorating has begun… Stay cool, cats.
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That’s Bette going after Errol, in real life she thought he was gorgeous and not too keen an actor. As for the historical characters they were playing, Elizabeth I was awfully fond of the dashing younger man, until he committed treason. And back then, in 1601, it was off with his head. Definition of CRAVEN 1 archaic : defeated, vanquished 2 : lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted Definition of EQUIVOCAL 1 a : subject […]
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Spring — snow flurries in New York, and drizzle in L. A. — if I were a drinking woman, I would, to paraphrase Wodehouse, get my shimmer on. Right now it seems the world is suffering from the aftereffects of being bamboozled. Do you know what a Prairie Oyster is? They drink it in the movies to cure a hangover, or, to brace you for what lies ahead. Does it work? I seriously doubt it. Here’s the recipe: Put one […]
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Definition of film noir plural film noirs \-ˈnwär(z)\ or films noir or films noirs \-ˈnwär\ : a type of crime film featuring cynical malevolent characters in a sleazy setting and an ominous atmosphere that is conveyed by shadowy photography and foreboding background music; also : a film of this type First Known Use: 1930 See Words from the same year When I am benumbed [14th c.] by the news I just adore [14th c.] a deep dive into language. Source: […]
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Spiritus – flowing, sibilant, rushing, sounds a lot more like breathing — living — than that thumping plosive Middle English or Anglo-Saxon equivalent. A pick-me-up; young Marilyn Monroe doing cartwheels on the beach. Latin Etymology From spirō (“breathe, respire; live”). Pronunciation /ˈspiː.ri.tus/ Noun spīritus m (genitive spīritūs); fourth declension breath, breathing light breeze spirit, ghost energy pride, arrogance via spiritus – Wiktionary.
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