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Let Internet Randos Be Your Guide

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By Orin Hargraves
Online review aggregators collect information of a kind that used to be ephemeral but now is more enduring. Is this a good thing? I'm not so sure.  Continue reading...
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The Lingo of Film Noir

Premium content available only to Visual Thesaurus subscribers.November 19, 2021
By Nancy Friedman
Gunsels, gumshoes, and hard-boiled dames: Your guide to the slangy talk in Hollywood films of the late 1940s and early 1950s.  Continue reading...
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Age-Related Texting Disorder

Premium content available only to Visual Thesaurus subscribers.November 4, 2021
By Orin Hargraves
Just as there can be a disconnect between intention and interpretation in other more traditional communication channels, the same thing can happen in texting, and the disconnect may well occur for some of the same reasons.  Continue reading...
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Where Do Place Names Come From?

Premium content available only to Visual Thesaurus subscribers.October 14, 2021
By Nancy Friedman
Kings, committees, contests, magnates, and the occasional error have all left their marks on our maps.  Continue reading...
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