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As a media type, there are a few phrases that have always annoyed me.
Reporters love to say, "brandishing a gun" when someone points a gun a somebody, "the charred remains" of somebody who got burnt up, "suffice to say" when they're wrapping a point.
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I think the Apocalypse is happening all around us. We go on eating desserts and watching TV. I know I do. I wish we were more capable of sustained passion and sustained resistance. We should be screaming and what we do is gossip. -Lydia Millet
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