The only time you might want to use aclichédmetaphor or idiom is when you’re writingdialogue for a character and want to make their speech sound more realistic. Other than this, though, definitely avoid them! #2: Use Logical Comparisons A metaphor compares two unalike things, and while t...
Three of them featured as part of a six-song EP that tested the market at the end of 2023: Sound of a Saturday Night and Leaving Looks Good on You, which could both be Eric Paslay songs, and Honey I Lost My Job Today, which is a novel way of framing a song of devotional love....
I guess only those who put out effort to remain mysterious will continue to be seen that way. And perpetually wrapping yourself in a glamour of mystery is a lie. Because no one is actually that. But we lionize our artists. The publishing industry runs a lion circus. We want to believe ...
strikingly modern 1960s architecture was built on a block of 12 hectares bordering four streets: Nam Ky Khoi Nghia in the front (the main entrance is open to Le Duan Boulevard), Huyen Tran Cong Chua in the back, Nguyen Thi Minh Khai on the right and Nguyen Du on the...
[Defenestrationis the act of throwing someone or something out of a window. The term was coined around the time of an incident in Prague Castle in the year 1618, which became the spark that started the Thirty Years’ War.] But I’m getting ahead of myself. First, by way of introductio...
There are few things in this world more powerful than a mother’s love. This is not a simple idiom, either. Time and again, mothers have proven that they will go above and beyond for their children, even if they themselves are faced with great danger. ...
a clandestine carpet,Jay Kayis back in the saddle again, slangin’ the soulful salutations that we’ve missed so. All the elements that make Jamiroquai sui generis are clear and. present,Automatonis Jay’s Ferrari out on the open highway, buffalo-man headdress turned LED helmet glowin’ ...
But with longer advance notice, the process is slower, since I can be deliberate more about that to keep or discard. This is not a good thing: I feel like I’m dragging things out, and in the end, it’ll be another frantic mad dash to finish it up. Last time, we knew we were...
Meanwhile, there are signs that Trump’s honeymoon is over. (See POLITICO‘s take: “New polls show a majority of Americans say he has overstepped his presidential authority — and hasn’t done enough to address high prices.”) But that’s thinking long term. For now let’s just see ...
You might like a handful of songs or appreciate the high-volume nostalgia, but it will inevitably seem more ridiculous than interesting. To make this work, you need to go all the way. And this is because the difficult part of liking Kiss — the manipulative, unlikable part — is how you...