“We use this kind of language because the ways that people date…have always been tied to the economy”
We constantly use economic metaphors to describe romantic and sexual relations. Few people today...
“The problem with simcha videos is not tedium but messaging”
It is basically the narration of the child’s life as a toddler, kindergartener, elementary...
“‘A thing’…corresponds to a real need we have, to catalog and group together the items of cultural experience, while keeping them at a sufficient distance…”
Clearly, cultural phenomena have long existed and been called “fads,” “trends,” “rages” or have...
“The irrelevance of facts is part of what observers mean when they say that the normal rules of politics don’t apply to Trump”
The irrelevance of facts is part of what observers mean when they say that...
“Trump is playing to one of the most powerful emotions in our economic life—what behavioral economists call loss aversion”
Trump is playing to one of the most powerful emotions in our economic life—what...
“The preference for ‘survivor’ over ‘victim’ is a shift in language that is as much ideological as linguistic”
The preference for “survivor” over “victim” is a shift in language that is as...
“The technological use of ‘avatar’ emerged via a spontaneous burst of coinages in the late 1980s and early ’90s, at the dawn of personal computing”
The technological use of “avatar” emerged via a spontaneous burst of coinages in the...
“The word ‘thing’ has, of course, long played a versatile and generic role in our language, referring both to physical objects and abstract matters”
The word “thing” has, of course, long played a versatile and generic role in...
“Drake’s songs will be unavoidable come summer…”
Drake’s songs will be unavoidable come summer, as the soundtrack for sports highlights, inspiring...
“What is most irritating in some of the criticisms is the myopic vision of the role of Hillels – as if they should be singly engaged in political advocacy”
What is most irritating in some of the criticisms is the myopic vision of...