, September 16, 2014
Daily Bafflements
You just know these cats have bespoke croquet equipment. / Photo by Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities
• Today in Bespoke: Merrill Perlman in the Columbia Journalism Review pops the “bespoke” bubble: “Perhaps not surprisingly, The New York Times used it more than any other US publication in the past three months, according to a Nexis search, with “bespoke” appearing nearly three dozen times, excluding in proper names. Among the things that were “bespoken” for in the Times were, of course, items of clothing (jacket, shoes, suit), but also trunks for that clothing, cocktails, croquet equipment, and despair (in a book review).”
• “Who needs a liberal education?” – a reading roundup from Bookforum.
• In New York magazine, Kevin Roose has a rundown of the history of social networks for millionaires, all with truly delightful names, like Total Prestige, Diamond Lounge, and Affluence.org.
• Finally, presented to you without comment, is an American Apparel billboard (via Lisa Wade).
Perhaps not surprisingly, The New York Times used it more than any other US publication in the past three months, according to a Nexis search, with “bespoke” appearing nearly three dozen times, excluding in proper names. Among the things that were “bespoken” for in the Times were, of course, items of clothing (jacket, shoes, suit), but also trunks for that clothing, cocktails, croquet equipment, and despair (in a book review). – See more at: http://www.cjr.org/language_corner/a_fancy_word_for_custom.php#sthash.CD6rj5fZ.dpuf
Perhaps not surprisingly, The New York Times used it more than any other US publication in the past three months, according to a Nexis search, with “bespoke” appearing nearly three dozen times, excluding in proper names. Among the things that were “bespoken” for in the Times were, of course, items of clothing (jacket, shoes, suit), but also trunks for that clothing, cocktails, croquet equipment, and despair (in a book review). – See more at: http://www.cjr.org/language_corner/a_fancy_word_for_custom.php#sthash.CD6rj5fZ.dpuf
Perhaps not surprisingly, The New York Times used it more than any other US publication in the past three months, according to a Nexis search, with “bespoke” appearing nearly three dozen times, excluding in proper names. Among the things that were “bespoken” for in the Times were, of course, items of clothing (jacket, shoes, suit), but also trunks for that clothing, cocktails, croquet equipment, and despair (in a book review). – See more at: http://www.cjr.org/language_corner/a_fancy_word_for_custom.php#sthash.CD6rj5fZ.dpuf
Perhaps not surprisingly, The New York Times used it more than any other US publication in the past three months, according to a Nexis search, with “bespoke” appearing nearly three dozen times, excluding in proper names. Among the things that were “bespoken” for in the Times were, of course, items of clothing (jacket, shoes, suit), but also trunks for that clothing, cocktails, croquet equipment, and despair (in a book review). – See more at: http://www.cjr.org/language_corner/a_fancy_word_for_custom.php#sthash.CD6rj5fZ.dpuf