Category Archives: Opinion

Gospel according to Wordrustler; rants, raves, diatribes, pet peeves and bêtes noires, etc.

New Words for Old Vices

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Malcolm Farley

Relationshop.  Noun—”A liaison or romance based primarily on time spent together in Target, Home Depot, Crate and Barrel or browsing http://www.kennethcole.com. Passion centers on tag sales, Visa and Amex cards, return policies, and shipping costs. Disagreements over “mallard green” versus “absinthe” … Continue reading →

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The Eternal Twain

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Malcolm Farley

“Little has changed since Mark Twain offered this assessment: ‘Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.’” (from Timothy Egan’s Opinionater blog post “The Mirthless Senate” in The New York Times.)

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Philosophy Is…

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Malcolm Farley

Philosophy is science without fact, art without feeling.

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New Words for Old Vices

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Malcolm Farley

FABULOSE, noun:  the spongy, puffy social tissue filled with tiny bubbles of hot air and styrofoam packing ‘monads.”  It thrives on a fertile compost of book reviews, celebrity talk-shows, workplace performance evaluations, and classroom assessments.  If dissected in a bright … Continue reading →

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Census Activism?

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Malcolm Farley

Just heard a piece on National Public Radio about Arab- and Iranian-Americans who’ve launched a campaign to write in their affiliation on the “Other” line of the U.S. Census Form. The point being that if you’re not counted, you don’t … Continue reading →

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