One of the most persistent cultural tics of the early 21st century is Americans' reluctance to absorb, let alone prepare for, bad news. Frank Rich 21stabsorbamerican Change image and share on social
One of the most persistent images in American urbanism is that of the proverbial city on a hill, as first envisioned on these shores by the Puritan John Winthrop, via the Gospel according to Saint Matthew. Martin Filler americancityenvision share on social
One of the most persistent misconceptions about blindness is that it is a curse from God for misdeeds perpetrated in a past life, which cloaks the blind person in spiritual darkness and makes him not just dangerous, but evil. Rosemary Mahoney blindblindnesscloak share on social
One of the most persistent yet elusive dreams of the Modern Movement in architecture has been prefabrication: industrially made structures that can be assembled at a building site. Martin Filler architectureassemblebuild Change image and share on social
One of the most pervasive political visions of our time is the vision of liberals as compassionate and conservatives as less caring. Thomas Sowell carecompassionateconservative Change image and share on social
One of the most popular games to watch on eSports is 'League of Legends,' a game that blends role-playing, managing resources and shouting at your friends. Again, if I had another thousand words, I might be able to scratch the surface of this game, but all you need to know is that gamers love to play it, and even more of them love to watch it. Rob Manuel blendesportsfriend share on social
One of the most powerful defences the media can offer for controversial actions is, of course, public interest. Rowan Williams actioncontroversialdefence Change image and share on social
One of the most powerful devices is to distort time, to go from human time to atomic time, geologic time. Sometimes you can actually accomplish that, with one unexpected word choice. Robert Morgan accomplishatomicchoice Change image and share on social
One of the most powerful devices of poetry is the use of distortions. You can go from talking about the way a minute passes to the way a century passes, or a lifetime. Robert Morgan centurydevicedistortion Change image and share on social
One of the most powerful feelings in the world is after a really, really long run. Ellie Goulding feelinglongpowerful Change image and share on social