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Great word, Nancy. And Phil Plait is probably one of the best science writers around today—we need more of his ilk. Just a note, though, that Phil's "Bad Astronomy" blog is now at Slate.com
Commented Jun 24, 2013 on Word of the Week: Syzygy at Fritinancy
Word of the Week: Syzygy
Syzygy: In astronomy, a straight-line configuration of three celestial bodies in a gravitational system – e.g., the Sun, the Moon, and the Earth. When the event occurs during lunar perigee (the point during its orbit when the moon is closest to Earth), it’s sometimes erroneously called a “superm...
In bookstores? I'd have guessed maybe they were only available at The Actors' Studio.
Commented Aug 8, 2012 on Operating Instructions at Fritinancy
Operating Instructions
Now in bookstores: How to Be Black, by Baratunde Thurston. Read the NPR interview with Thurston. How to Be Gay, by David M. Halperin. Read the New York Times review by Dwight Garner. How to Be a Woman, by Caitlin Moran. Read Jen Doll’s interview with Moran in The Atlantic Wire. Looking...
I loved this line: "Once the tracking is turned on, you’re itching to leave some tracks." And immediately thought of the line you used at the end of the article: "Do no harm."
I believe if we can keep that latter thought uppermost, the itch won't be as intense.
Thanks for the reminder that "gratuitous [almost anything]" is not a good thing.
Commented Jun 15, 2011 on Trigger-Happy at The Subversive Copy Editor Blog
Trigger-Happy
Photo by Let Ideas Compete Long ago and far away, I worked for a copy chief who introduced me to the editorial concept of gratuitous meddling. I would like to be able to say that she was a wise and patient master imparting wisdom to the neophyte. But in fact she was a gratuitous meddler h...
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