Bob (“spare a bob or two”) – a pound; (historically, a bob was slang for a shilling but inflation has raised its value!) Bobby – affectionate slang term for a policeman; derived from the nickname for Sir Robert Peel, the founder of the Metropolitan Police. Often used in the phrase...
Borderlands 4 is the most ambitious Borderlands to date, lovingly hand-crafted by the development studio that first forged the looter shooter genre. The title evolves the series’ gameplay and storytelling in new ways while delivering on the quintessential Borderlands experience fans know and love, i...
Tony tried, as I packed my personal belongings from our house in the quintessential New England college town where it sat steps from the quaint campus and lush town green. “Please don’t go,” he pleaded, “What we have is too precious, Nina!” But my heart was hardened, and I was ...
Offensive Security: For some, the term itself is “offensive”. This often is heard as “Hack Back”. Which is for most, a really, really bad idea. Aside from the legal or attribution debates… if you can’t consistently change default passwds or basic access control, why do you think...
The rise of the protagonist on the spectrum has kept pace with this growth in awareness. Sherlock Holmes is the quintessential example. For most of the time after his creation by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887, he was an eccentric superhero. His personal psychology wasn’t parsed as it is...
In Latin, “farcire” carried the connotation of filling or stuffing, often in a culinary context. This term metaphorically migrated to the theatre world, which aptly described a specific form of entertainment. During the medieval period, particularly in the 15th and 16th centuries, religious plays...
deer that are killed are used for meat (or anything, really)—their carcasses go to waste. So if you encounterdeer on the menu in Japan, and can stomach the thought of eating Bambi, know that you might just be tucking into something sustainable. Look out for the term shika niku (鹿肉...
A long-term benefit of the drought is that berry sizes are typically smaller and have more concentrated flavors, which may explain the terrific quality of the 2014 harvest.” Altitude plays a role in producing wines of potency and nuance, but without a proper foundation, it’s all for ...
This fried chicken chain has been a beloved one in the South for decades, with hundreds of locations in 14 states to order the fried chicken combos of your dreams. Founded by Jack Fulk and Richard Thomas, Bojangles is an authentically Southern chain serving all quintessential foods like classic...
it turned out to be a big smash for us and for them. We own the fundamental IP, we own the rights, we own the long-term of that. So, we’re going to reap the benefits of that for a long time to come and hopefully created a new franchise there. But to boostYellowstone,we had...