Definition: noun 1: the low-cut neckline of a dress  2: a décolleté dress   3: bust
Etymology: French, action of cutting or wearing a low neckline, from décolleter
Quotation: “First came Casual Fridays, that dread episode in the history of fashion, with their invitation for men to trade in suits for Dockers and to swap a proper [...]

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According to this article in Raleigh’s News & Observer, Raleigh has been raking in high-rankings (say that ten times fast) lately. Not only is it the No. 1 “Best Place for Young Adults” (Bizjournals) and No. 1 “Healthiest City for Men” (Men’s Journal), Raleigh is also the No. 4 “Gay Ghetto” according to the [...]

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Definition: noun (also leitmotiv) a dominant recurring theme
Etymology: German Leitmotiv, from leiten to lead + Motiv motive
Quotation: “Salvatore’s suppressed longings are a sly leitmotif: on Valentine’s Day all across the city the women want to watch television to see Jacqueline Kennedy give a tour of the White House, whereas their men grouse and turn away. [...]

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The strangest thing happened tonight. Clay, Tres, and I were playing some music when we heard a loud thumping coming from the cellar. We went down there to find a demented leprechaun thrashing around and screaming in what seemed to be extreme frustration. After a protracted battle, we managed to pin him [...]

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Warner Brothers Pictures

I went to the special midnight showing of “The Dark Knight” last night. While this makes me a more capable critic than, say, someone who hasn’t seen it yet, I also can’t claim to have seen the whole movie…I got tired about 2 hours in and dozed for ten minutes. Luckily [...]

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Definition: noun  1: writing material (as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased  2: something having usually diverse layers or aspects apparent beneath the surface
Etymology: Latin palimpsestus, from Greek palimpsēstos scraped again, from palin + psēn to rub, scrape; akin to Sanskrit psāti, babhasti he [...]

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Listen, I went to China for a few days back in June. I’ve been really meaning to put up pictures from the trip but some jerk wouldn’t give them up. He was selfish. His name is Clay. Anyway, just click on the picture above to view the album.

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Folks,
If you don’t already know, Sparks is my flavored malt beverage of choice…and for good reason. It’s an orange, sweet, caffeine-infused, delightfully packaged soda with a touch of alcohol–what could be better? I hold firm to the notion that fellow Tarheels basketball fans can lend a significant boost to our boys by drinking [...]

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Leona Helmsley, a notoriously evil human being, passed away last August and left a pile of money for her estate’s executors to sift through and distribute. The “Queen of Mean” earned her nickname over many years of tyrannical leadership of her New York real estate empire. Demanding to a fault, she [...]

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Definition: the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase; especially : the use of a word sounding somewhat like the one intended but ludicrously wrong in the context.
Etymology: Mrs. Malaprop, character noted for her misuse of words in R. B. Sheridan’s comedy The Rivals (1775)
Quotation: “Earlier this year a friend of [...]

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