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In the New Yorker...
Front-Ranger:
I wondered why the link was so easy to access on Stone Soup! Hopefully, they'll open up access to their archive for everyone!
serious crayons:
Speaking of Stone Soup, I'm reading it right now and noticed this line (emphasis mine): "Livestock are major sources of greenhouse-gas emissions, not just because of the fuel it takes to raise them but also because they do things like belch out methane and produce lots of shit, which in turn produces lots of nitrous oxide."
Mr. Shawn must be turning in his grave knowing that swear words are now preferred to more formal terms in articles that are otherwise pretty straightforward journalism. I myself prefer "shit" to "excrement" or "feces" here, although "manure" might have been the best choice.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on July 24, 2014, 12:52:40 pm ---Speaking of Stone Soup, I'm reading it right now and noticed this line (emphasis mine): "Livestock are major sources of greenhouse-gas emissions, not just because of the fuel it takes to raise them but also because they do things like belch out methane and produce lots of shit, which in turn produces lots of nitrous oxide."
Mr. Shawn must be turning in his grave knowing that swear words are now preferred to more formal terms in articles that are otherwise pretty straightforward journalism. I myself prefer "shit" to "excrement" or "feces" here, although "manure" might have been the best choice.
--- End quote ---
Or, perhaps, "waste material," which is somewhat euphemistic, I guess, but would still get the point across.
Jeff Wrangler:
I just enjoyed the July 28 article about Ronda Rousey, the M.M.A. fighter. :D
serious crayons:
I enjoyed the profile recently of Richard Linklater -- a fascinating guy, and I'm looking forward to seeing Boyhood.
Now I'm reading Michelle Goldberg's article about the conflict between radical feminists and transgender women -- the "radfems" don't think transgender women should be allowed to play in their reindeer games because if they started out as men they had all of the privilege and power that maleness confers, even if they ultimately chose to waive it.
It's OK, but once you get the point it gets sort of repetitive. Or at least it has so far.
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