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A Surfeit of F*cks
A Surfeit of F*cks Welcome to America One bright morning in April 2021, I had just exited a ramp and was merging with traffic. It seemed one of the other drivers was going to sideswipe me and so I laid hard on my horn and simultaneously yelled, “F*UCK YOU!!” They couldn’t have heard me, both our windows were up, the expressway thundered with the noise of dozens of cars. Still, it felt good to say that out loud. That wasn’t the first time I hurled that expletive in the 6 years I’ve been in the United States. It’s been a surfeit of f*ucks in God’s own country.
By Funke Konrad4 years ago in FYI
Butterfly Effect
The butterfly effect is beautiful in appearance; When a butterfly is flapping, this means that it is moving its wings back and forth so quickly, that the word "flap" goes very beautifully with the word "butterfly", butterflies flapping their wings. Other things can also flutter, like sailing on a boat that's flapping in the wind, flutter can also mean moving in an uneven and erratic way which is actually the topic of this article. For example, when two people are in love, you can say that " Their hearts flutter."
By Judith Isidore4 years ago in FYI
Caravaggio and Art Beyond The Mannerism
Imagine you are in the 17th century in a time where few paintings had lighting and depth, looking at a Caravaggio painting for the first time, it's probably impossible for us to have that same mentality, in a time before TV, film, photography and screens, when the only visual arts describing human forms were paintings and sculptures.
By Bernardo Hille4 years ago in FYI
110 Years of Titanic Tales
“Then suddenly he felt a curious motion break the steady rhythm of the engines. It was a little like coming alongside a dock wall rather heavily. He glanced forward—and stared again. A windjammer, sails set, seemed to be passing along the starboard side. Then he realized it was an iceberg, towering perhaps 100 feet above the water. The next instant it was gone, drifting astern into the dark.”
By Erica Wagner4 years ago in FYI
Milicent Patrick & Her Enduring Design of the Creature from the Black Lagoon
Her name and credit for her work were actively buried for decades, stolen by Milicent's boss Bud Westmore. The Creature himself still can't believe what Milicent went through to get him on film.
By J.A. Hernandez4 years ago in FYI
The Columbus Hoax: Who Really Discovered America?
On the second Monday in October, the people of the United States commemorate Columbus Day. This is the anniversary of the day in 1492 when European explorer Christopher Columbus “discovered America” by landing in the Bahamas and opening European exploration.
By Abhishek Chandra 4 years ago in FYI
When The Baby Boomer Generation Was "Cool" or "Gucci" in Millennial Speak
The Baby Boom Generation (born 1946–1964), was the coolest, hippest, most modern generation ever, or “Gucci” in Millennial Speak. Trust me — I looked it up. Google says that “Gucci” is the Millennial slang for “cool”, “good”, or “fine”.
By Joan Gershman4 years ago in FYI
