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Cute as a Button

Posted by Grant Barrett on August 2, 2014 · Add Comment

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Halcyon Days

Posted by Grant Barrett on February 2, 2013 · Add Comment

The weeks on either side of the winter solstice have a special place in Greek mythology. In the story of Alcyone, the daughter of Aeolus, she marries Ceyx, who arrogantly dares to compare their relationship to that of Zeus and Hera. Such hubris is never a good thing in Greek myth, and Zeus causes his [...]
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Newsletter: Meet Us at the Museum

Posted by Grant Barrett on November 9, 2012 · Add Comment

Hey, there! A happy post-election season to you. We hope our friends on the east coast are fully powered, dry, and warm. And everywhere else, we hope your recycling is overflowing with campaign signs. Here’s what we’ve been up to: brand-new episodes. You keep calling, we keep answering, and that’s how shows get made. Here’s [...]
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bowl of red

Posted by Grant Barrett on December 17, 2008 · 1 Comment

bowl of red n.— «The fact that a Texas “bowl of red,” as chili is commonly called, has no original relationship with past didn’t matter.» —by Mark Busby The Southwest , 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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DADT

Posted by Grant Barrett on December 10, 2008 · Add Comment

DADT n.— «One factor that makes her case interesting is that Witt never openly violated the tangled “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, or “DADT” as it is known. She was outed when an anonymous tipster told Air Force officials that Witt had been in a relationship for several years with a civilian woman.» —“Don’t ask, don’t tell, [...]
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vacationship

Posted by Grant Barrett on December 10, 2008 · 1 Comment

vacationship n.— «A newly coined portmanteau for a relationship formed during, and usually ended immediately after, a vacation, e.g., “Paris was amazing. A harmless little frisson over a croissant turned into a full-blown vacationship.”» —“The Words on the Street” by Horacio Silva New York Times Dec. 7, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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