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An inescapable cliché and the story of its origin
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It goes beyond Thanksgiving
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The demise of a website, the history of an epithet
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Phoebe Philo, Phoebe Philo
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"It's the autonomy, stupid"
The political slogan of the season
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Word of the week: Grok
Content warning: E**n M**k
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When is a bra not (just) a bra?
Content warning: Nipples
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Word of the week: Ghost
A spirited inquiry into some spectral compounds.
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Fritinancy
Fritinancy
Names, brands, writing, and the language of commerce, plus occasional tangents.
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