Dent's Modern Tribes: The Secret Languages of Britain
no matter how hard we try to be humane and ethical in our small businesses, we hit a wall real fast when we’re still trying to operate within the vocabulary and architecture of conventional marketing.
Simone Grace Seol • Writing With the Sword - Lesson 1
On Keeping a Notebook - Joan Didion
Joan Didion reflects on the personal and introspective nature of keeping a notebook, delving into memory, self-reflection, and the significance of past experiences.
pdf-objects.comAs this excerpt shows, coverage of the French races had introduced the French word automobile into the English language—a much less unwieldy term than horseless carriage. But not everyone wanted to use it. The Horseless Age preferred motor vehicle, a choice it defended on the basis that motor could be combined with other existing words to describe
... See moreTom Standage • A Brief History of Motion: From the Wheel, to the Car, to What Comes Next
Long after we ceased seeking amusement by watching gladiators fight lions, we still use the abbreviation for the Ancient Roman libra ponda (“pound of weight”) to denote 16 ounces.