Word: contributor
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...every form of online expression. If the furious e-mail is the product of being concealed from other tangible humans, being nevertheless laid bare to them may induce this pathological self-consciousness. Consider Internet journals, a total inversion the dynamic of the private diary. The same goes for (another contributor) YellowBanana’s penchant for sprinkling the novel’s text with the word ‘banana’ (either vandalizing or improving...
...First, it supports to some extent previous attempts to label the Web the angriest medium ever, also shored up by the majority of comments below this paper’s editorials. Take the example of ‘Pabruce,’ the most active contributor to the novel and its ready diva. Among other things, Pabruce introduced a non-lethal drug called strychnine that would become a “code word for global warming”. When another user wrote his theatrical voice into the novel, however, this Ms. Ross figure deleted all his edits, nearly scuttling...
...once read a study of what different cultures found funny. The author claimed that Brits love puns and the French the bizarre. Americans, however, find it funniest to mock. Author Jack Handey, a veteran writer for “Saturday Night Live” and contributor to The New Yorker, definitely fits within that American sense of humor. In his newest book, “What I’d Say to the Martians: and Other Veiled Threats,” Handey mocks all aspects of American culture, from the childhood lemonade stand to violent leaders to environmentalism.The book...
...Hara has made the shift necessary to become a key contributor to the four-game winning streak, one of the few his team has had this season. His strengthened presence on the team will hopefully continue to spark life into a season that has been full of ups and downs—for the first time in a long time, the Crimson enters its final weekend of play eliminated from postseason contention...
...This year, six of the 50 programs come from Massachusetts. These efforts include the City of Boston’s Foreclosure Intervention Initiative and Suffolk County’s Teen Prostitution Prevention Project. Ruston F. Lodi, director of public affairs at the Massachusetts Housing Partnership and a contributor to the MassDocs project, described the program as “an example of government being efficient.” The initiative promotes affordable housing in Massachusetts by creating one set of loan documents. The next round of finalists will be announced on June 3, and the winners, who will receive...