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Misunderstanding Surgical Dressing

Posted by Grant Barrett on December 17, 2018 · Add Comment

Shannon Proudfoot’s tweet about thunderous epiphanies later in life prompted a response about misunderstanding the meaning of the term surgical dressing. This is part of a complete episode.

Banville Poem

Posted by Grant Barrett on June 30, 2012 · Add Comment

Via Maud Newton’s Twitter feed comes this gem from The Sea, by William John Banville: The past beats inside me like a second heart. If you see a great quote somewhere, tweet it to us! This is part of a complete episode.

Humblebrags

Posted by grantbarrett on December 17, 2011 · Add Comment

Nobody likes a humblebrag. That’s when someone complains about, say, having to choose among their dozen college acceptance letters. Harris Wittles, a writer on television’s Parks and Recreation, runs the Twitter handle @Humblebrag, where he retweets those ironic complaints akin to Arianna Huffington’s tweet: “About to take off from Milan to Istanbul and none of [...]

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