Word: writing
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...real thing about Safire, though, was not whether his columns made sense. It was that the man could write. At their best, which was often - he had a great hit rate - Safire columns were just tremendously good fun, full of wordplay, some of it groan-inducing, much of it sheer enjoyment. That is depressingly rare. Not for Safire the cloddish metaphors, arch constructions, one-sentence paragraphs and dreary wonkery that are the stock in trade of too many modern American columnists. He was of that generation of inky-fingered wretches who remember that it isn't a sin for journalism...
...White House as a speechwriter, before starting a career as a wordsmith at the Times. And a wordsmith he was: in addition to his columns, Safire also penned (a verb I suspect he would have hated) the On Language page in the New York Times Magazine, continuing to write it until shortly before he died. For those of us who love to know where a word or phrase comes from, how its meaning and usage has changed and what verbal construction is now permissible (and what is not), On Language was a consistent delight. (See pictures of Republican memorabilia...
...slight rise in sea level will engulf large parts of Dhaka, warns UN-HABITAT, while Bangkok and Jakarta are both so vulnerable that it is "beyond the current capacity" of residents to adapt, warns Herminia Francisco, who co-authored the EEPSEA report. This helps explains why, as I write this, the streets in my neighborhood are filling up with water. When the rain stops, one or two residents will shuffle through dirty, ankle-deep water to light incense at the local spirit shrine. And why not? Prayer is starting to look like a sensible option...
...maybe it would be better if people were arguing over The National Parks. The film is an overstuffed love letter to America that tries - as the parks' architects also did - to unite people in connection with the heartbreakingly gorgeous land they share. Lyricists write about purple mountains' majesty for a reason: these vistas inspire introspection and humility. Maybe this film could do what town halls and presidential addresses haven't done - encourage us to debate what our country should be, and what makes America beautiful, without getting ugly...
...It’s actually a tender family drama. It’s like ‘Roots.’” “We’re both gayer now,” Petri adds.According to Amram and Petri, it is rare that the same writing team has the opportunity to create the show two years in a row, a phenomenon made even more meaningful because last year’s production was the first to be written entirely by women. “The Pudding has been so receptive of this script written...