More Pretentious Terms of the Slate Podcast Literati: August 14, 2009
Latest pretentious terms from today’s Slate Political Gabfest (feel free to email me suggestions or leave them in the comments to the main page): on Martha’s Vineyard [PG 8-12-09, Plotz--as if everyone...
View ArticleMore Pretentious Terms of the Slate Podcast Literati: August 27, 2009
Latest pretentious terms from today’s Slate Political Gabfest (feel free to email me suggestions or leave them in the comments to the main page): banal imprimatur [and Emily mispronounces it as...
View ArticleMore Pretentious Terms of the Slate Podcast Literati: September 11, 2009
Latest pretentious terms from today’s Slate Political Gabfest (feel free to email me suggestions or leave them in the comments to the main page): risible [Dickerson, pronounced oh-so-correctly] In this...
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I formerly called this feature “Pretentious Terms of the Slate Podcast Literati.” But after debate and reflection, I am changing it to the more ungainly and accurate, but less insulting and offensive,...
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Latest notable terms from today’s Slate Culture Gabfest (feel free to email me suggestions or leave them in the comments to the main page): distaff [Leo Laporte, MacBreak Weekly]
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Latest notable terms from this week’s Slate Culture Gabfest and Slate Political Gabfest (feel free to email me suggestions or leave them in the comments to the main page): arrogate [PG10-9-09] materiel...
View ArticleInteresting and Esoteric Words of the Slate Podcast Literati: Dec. 23, 2009
Latest notable terms from this week’s Slate Culture Gabfest and Slate Political Gabfest (feel free to email me suggestions or leave them in the comments to the main page): verklempt (JT, CG12-23-09)...
View ArticleInteresting and Esoteric Words of the Slate Podcast Literati: Jan. 6, 2010
Latest notable terms from this week’s Slate Culture Gabfest and Slate Political Gabfest (feel free to email me suggestions or leave them in the comments to the main page): objet d’art (DS, CG01-06-10)...
View ArticleInteresting and Esoteric Words of the Slate Podcast Literati: Jan. 13, 2010
Latest notable terms from this week’s Slate Culture Gabfest and Slate Political Gabfest (feel free to email me suggestions or leave them in the comments to the main page). Funny note: the Jan. 13...
View ArticleInteresting and Esoteric Words of the Slate Podcast Literati: Jan. 20-22, 2010
Latest notable terms from this week’s Slate Culture Gabfest and Slate Political Gabfest (feel free to email me suggestions or leave them in the comments to the main page). Dana was the host for Culture...
View ArticleInteresting and Esoteric Words of the Slate Podcast Literati: Jan. 27-29, 2010
Latest notable terms from this week’s Slate Culture Gabfest and Slate Political Gabfest (feel free to email me suggestions or leave them in the comments to the main page). efficacity [DS, CG01-27-10]...
View ArticleWords I’m Waiting to Hear Used by the Slate Literati
Words I have yet to hear from the Slate Culture Gabfest and Slate Political Gabfest, but which I expect to hear any day now. Some taken from my list of Annoying & Pretentious Terms. I’ll keep an...
View ArticleMy Bourbon and Cigar Entertaining Discussed on Slate Culture Gabfest
This is funny. The Slate Culture Gabfest (just about my favorite podcast) had a contest for the best “conversion story”–where a listener would turn some friends or others on to the podcast. One of the...
View ArticleInteresting and Esoteric Words of the Slate Podcast Literati: Mar. 31, 2010
I’ve been remiss on my duties… just busy at work. Plus there has been a lull in esoteric terms of late. But given my increasing renown (see My Bourbon and Cigar Entertaining Discussed on Slate Culture...
View ArticleInteresting and Esoteric Words of the Slate Podcast Literati: Apr. 14, 2010
Latest notable terms from this week’s Slate Culture Gabfest and Slate Political Gabfest (feel free to email me suggestions or leave them in the comments to the main page). avidity [DS, CG04-14-10]...
View ArticleInteresting and Esoteric Words of the Slate Podcast Literati: Apr. 21, 2010
Latest notable terms from this week’s Slate Culture Gabfest and Slate Political Gabfest (feel free to email me suggestions or leave them in the comments to the main page). “at university” [JT,...
View ArticleInteresting and Esoteric Words of the Slate Podcast Literati: Apr. 28, 2010
Latest notable terms from this week’s Slate Culture Gabfest and Slate Political Gabfest (feel free to email me suggestions or leave them in the comments to the main page). august (adj.) [JT,...
View ArticleInteresting and Esoteric Words of the Slate Podcast Literati: May 5 & 12, 2010
Latest notable terms from this and last week’s Slate Culture Gabfest (feel free to email me suggestions or leave them in the comments to the main page). avant la lettre [SM, CG0-12-10] curated [DS,...
View ArticleInteresting and Esoteric Words of the Slate Podcast Literati: May 19, 2010
Latest notable terms from this and last week’s Slate Culture Gabfest (feel free to email me suggestions or leave them in the comments to the main page, which keeps a running collection of the terms...
View ArticleInteresting and Esoteric Words of the Slate Podcast Literati: June 9 &16, 2010
Note: I was in Turkey for a conference, so missed some. I’m just catching up. Latest notable terms from this and last week’s Slate Culture Gabfest (feel free to email me suggestions or leave them in...
View ArticleInteresting and Esoteric Words of the Slate Podcast Literati: Jan. 7-12, 2011
Note: Due to some career changes and other things, I’ve been unable to keep up with Slate podcasts as much as in the past (mainly because my commute has largely disappeared). But I’ve tried to note a...
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