In journalism, as in politics, other people's lives are a currency to be bartered on behalf of notoriety and influence. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes barter behalf currency
The most telling thing about 'Fargo,' both the now-classic movie and the television series, is that it doesn't take place in Fargo. Steve Erickson classicfargomovie Change image and share on social
Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts act themselves senseless in 'August: Osage County,' and by the time they're finished, they've acted their movie senseless, too. Steve Erickson actaugustcounty Change image and share on social
Part of the process of reading is constantly hitting the pause button, and now and then the rewind button, to ponder a word that's been chosen by the author as exquisitely as the filmmaker chooses an image or a sound editor chooses a sonic clue - the tolling of a bell in the distance to evoke memory, for instance. Steve Erickson authorbellbutton share on social
The poet is primarily a spokesman, making statements or incantations on behalf of himself or others - usually for both, for it is difficult to speak for oneself without speaking for others or to speak for others without speaking for oneself. Louis MacNeice behalfdifficultincantation share on social
China needs a currency that reflects underlying economic fundamentals. Henry Paulson chinacurrencyeconomic Change image and share on social
Incontestably, the great centres of population in the primeval ages were the chalklands, and next to them those of limestone. The chalk first, for it furnished man with flints, and the limestone next when he had learned to barter. Sabine Baring-Gould agebartercentre share on social