Word: mcdonaldization
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...This area is going down the khazi!" The speaker's use of the archaic Britishism identifies him as an Englishman of a certain age. Having been winged by a beer can during a fight among schoolkids in a Barking McDonald's, he's shocked and furious. "I want law and order," he tells Liberal Democrat Carman, who happens to be canvassing voters in the street outside. "That's why the BNP is the only choice." (Read: "Why Angry British Voters Are Tuning In to Bigots...
...local- and slow-food trends that started with restaurateur Alice Waters in Berkeley, Calif., and were spread by the Food Network. Although the goal of these trucks is to be quick, convenient and cheap, they are decidedly anti--fast food. They're about dispensing Alice Waters food in a McDonald's manner...
...McDonald, a world-renowned scholar of 18th century French literature, focuses her research on the relationship between literature and the social sciences and arts. Her husband, a cardiologist, is the associate dean of the Center for Continuing Health Professional Education at McGill...
Rosengarten and McDonald will be replacing current Mather House Masters Sandra F. Naddaff ’75 and Leigh G. Hafrey ’73, who are stepping down after leading Mather for 18 years—the longest tenure of any current Masters. Naddaff is the director of studies in the Literature concentration and also directs the Freshman Seminar Program, while Hafrey is a senior lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management...
French and Comparative Literature Professor Christie McDonald and McGill University Associate Professor of Medicine Michael D. Rosengarten will take the lead in Mather House. McDonald, an 18th century French literature expert, is currently leading a literary and cultural theory course for graduates. Rosengarten, a cardiologist, is also associate dean of the Center for Continuing Health Professional Education at McGill...