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  • The etymological underworld of “phony”

    A few weeks back, Donald Trump caused a stir over his use of a certain p word. That’s a topic we generally treat on Strong Language, where I recently published a piece dealing with some not unrelated matters in Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra. Speaking of Shakespeare, be sure to swing by Shakespeare Confidential if you haven’t Read more.

    John Kelly
    March 8, 2016
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  • And the Oscar goes to…Boycott?

    All eyes are on the big name at the Academy Awards tonight: Boycott. Yes, this year, the Oscars are in the spotlight not as much for who’s nominated, but for who’s not. Spike Lee, Will Smith, and Jada Smith are boycotting Hollywood’s big night to protest the conspicuous lack of diversity in the actors and filmmakers the Read more.

    John Kelly
    February 28, 2016
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  • Sloth

    One does not need an excuse to talk about sloths. These slow-moving tree-dwellers wear a goofy smile that says, “Live in the moment.” That or they are silently – joyously – breaking wind. But I do have a reason, this post. My wife and I are jaunting down to Costa Rica. Move aside, quetzal: It’s Read more.

    John Kelly
    February 26, 2016
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  • Tales from the “crypt”

    Apple’s encryption has been at the center of a heated debate over privacy and security these past weeks. A federal judge ordered the company to unlock the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters last December to aid the FBI’s investigation, but they have not complied: Apple maintains that such decryption would compromise Read more.

    John Kelly
    February 23, 2016
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  • How did “lame duck” take flight?

    Technically, President Barack Obama is not a “lame duck” until after the election in November. But with a gridlocked Congress, an unprecedented presidential campaign, and a sudden Supreme Court vacancy, pundits, the press, and politicos have been already quacking the fowl phrase a few months into the president’s final year. There is even an egregiously false “lame Read more.

    John Kelly
    February 19, 2016
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