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“The studio must be like a living thing.. The machine must be live and intelligent. Then I put my mind into the machine by sending it through the controls and the knobs or into the jack panel. The jack panel is the brain itself, so you’ve got to patch up the brain and make the brain a living man, but the brain can take what you’re sending into it and live” - Lee “Scratch” Perry
That nice fan for the children to get their fingers stuck in!
(by Camillechauvin)
“There is something to be learned from a rainstorm. When meeting with a sudden shower, you try not to get wet and run quickly along the road. But doing such things as passing under the eaves of houses, you still get wet. When you are resolved from the beginning, you will not be perplexed, though you will still get the same soaking. This understanding extends to everything.”
—Yamamoto Tsunetomo, from The Hagakure: A code to the way of samurai
Marilyn photographed by Willy Rizzo, 1962.
Meet the Dictionary's New Words
From Merriam-Webster’s Peter Sokolowski, here’s the full list of words
(we added a few notations about why certain words were added, via the m-w.com press release):
aha momentn (1939) : a moment of sudden realization, inspiration, insight, recognition, or comprehension [Oprah Winfrey’s signature phrase]
brain crampn (1982) : an instance of temporary mental confusion resulting in an error or lapse of judgment
bucket listn (2006) : a list of things that one has not done before but wants to do before dying [popularized by the movie title]
cloud computingn (2006) : the practice of storing regularly used computer data on multiple servers that can be accessed through the Internet [technology]
coperniciumn (2009) : a short-lived artificially produced radioactive element that has 112 protons
craft beern (1986) : a specialty beer produced in limited quantities : microbrew
earwormn (1802) 1: corn earworm 2: a song or melody that keeps repeating in one’s mind [“this summer’s example being the inescapable Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen.”]
energy drinkn (1904) : a usually carbonated beverage that typically contains caffeine and other ingredients (as taurine and ginseng) intended to increase the drinker’s energy
e-readern (1999) : a handheld electronic device designed to be used for reading e-books and similar material
f-bombn (1988) : the word fuck — used metaphorically as a euphemism
flexitariann (1998) : one whose normally meatless diet occasionally includes meat or fish
game changern (1993) : a newly introduced element or factor that changes an existing situation or activity in a significant way
gassedadj (1919) … 2slang: drained of energy : spent, exhausted
gastropubn (1996) : a pub, bar, or tavern that also offers meals of high quality
geocachingn (2000) : a game in which players are given the geographical coordinates of a cache of items which they search for with a GPS device
life coachn (1986) : an advisor who helps people make decisions, set and reach goals, or deal with problems
man caven (1992) : a room or space (as in a basement) designed according to the taste of the man of the house to be used as his personal area for hobbies and leisure activities
mash-upn (1859) : something created by combining elements from two or more sources: as a: a piece of music created by digitally overlaying an instrumental track with a vocal track from a different recording b: a movie or video having characters or situations from other sources c: a Web service or application that integrates data and functionalities from various online sources [“Whether it’s a politician contradicting him or herself with excerpts from different speeches shown in quick succession or Danger Mouse’s Grey Album, mixing Jay-Z with the Beatles, we’ve come to expect combined and rearranged elements that bring new perspectives and new creativity to our culture with mash-ups,” says editor Sokolowski. “It’s a recent phenomenon, made possible with digital editing, and it has a fun and descriptive name.”]
obesogenicadj (1986) : promoting excessive weight gain : producing obesity
sextingn (2007) : the sending of sexually explicit messages or images by cell phone
shovel-readyadj (1998) of a construction project or site: ready for the start of work
systemic riskn (1982) : the risk that the failure of one financial institution (as a bank) could cause other interconnected institutions to fail and harm the economy as a whole [the global financial crisis]
tipping pointn (1959) : the critical point in a situation, process, or system beyond which a significant and often unstoppable effect or change takes place
1toxicadj (1664) … 4: relating to or being an asset that has lost so much value that it cannot be sold on the market
underwater adj (1672) … 3 : having, relating to, or being a mortgage loan for which more is owed than the property securing the loan is worth
Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don’t know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of witherings, of tarnishings.
(Source: quote-book)