Word: topicalism
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Although Gould does have his detractors, his impressive ability to synthesize massive amounts of information is unparalleled. This rapid-fire ability to bridge and link vastly different topics is what defines Gould’s astonishing prolificacy as a writer. “I just see connections among things for some reason,” he gloats. “Anything I’ve ever read I can access or find it. Mention any topic and I can relate it to 10 or 15 things. That’s how I construct the essays, I get an idea...
...panic room is motivated by his need to finance his fight for the custody and protection of his children) are vilified. Both are driven to extremes by fundamental parental intuitions, yet one is considered courageous and bold, and the other, vile and unlawful. It is a provoking topic that is given only cursory attention; the same superficial treatment is applied to the rest of the movie...
What Beam misses, but what much of the media world is beginning to realize, is the power of meaningful blogs that post news and commentary without respect to deadlines, advertising or length. Prolific, influential bloggers now cover every topic imaginable, linking to articles they agree with, dissecting those they find offensive, and often breaking stories before the mainstream media does. In fact, the mainstream media regards blogs as sources now, because they leverage the power of thousands of people close to the news. And, because of technological reasons that are too long to explain here, when acting in unison, bloggers...
...Sigmund Freud would say, where there is a censorious superego you shouldn't have to look too far to find a subversive underlying id-the perfect description of Jack Neo, an actor, writer and director who doesn't keep much of anything inside. Ask him about any topic-sex, money, Big Brother-and he'll unleash his Gatling gun laugh. And that's what Singaporeans adore about Neo: the fact that he's willing to be their megaphone on the issues of daily life in jokes, on his popular TV shows and in hit films...
...hospitals threaten to become a time consuming topic...