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Great Lines: And Just Like That...

August 30, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Language, Writing

And Just Like That… strikes a poignant tone in admitting Carrie Bradshaw’s growth through grief.

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August 30, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Great Lines, And Just Like That..., Sex and the City, Revival, Sequel, Grief, Growth, Self
Craft, Language, Writing

Great Lines: The Bear

August 16, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Language, Writing, Media

The show speaks to the obsession in driving ambition.

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August 16, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Great Lines, The Bear, Obsessiveness, Focus, Devotion, Perfectionism, Ambition, Fixation, Obsession
Craft, Language, Writing, Media

A Quiet Pause

August 09, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Idea, Action, Reflection

Listen.

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August 09, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Quiet, Pause, Summer, Ruth Krauss, Maurice Sendak, Open House for Butterflies, Stream, Listen
Idea, Action, Reflection

'Max out' Oil: Sunak’s Superlative Misstep

August 02, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Language, Impression, Media

The phrase suggests the British government means to exploit as much of these fossil fuels as it possibly can.

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August 02, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Max out, Rishi Sunak, Oil, Gas, Fossil fuels, North Sea, Drilling, Superlative, Misstep, Climate Change
Language, Impression, Media

3 Actionable Names for Climate Change

July 26, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Language, Impression, Persuasion, Action, Media

We need climate headlines that inspire committed, collective action.

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July 26, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Climate change, Climate crisis, Climate catastrophe, News, media, Headlines, Fear, Language, Inspiration, Committed, Collective, Action, Climate Clause, Climate Cancer, Climate Crime, Climate justice
Language, Impression, Persuasion, Action, Media

'Rip-off degrees': A Lesson in Poor Policy Rhetoric

July 19, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Language, Expression, Impression, Persuasion, Media

This inflammatory rhetoric makes the policy—and the Government—sound callous and extreme.

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July 19, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Rhetoric, Government, Policy, Rip-off, Low-value, University, Degrees, Courses, Quality, Crackdown, Issue, Language, Facts, Debate, Lesson
Language, Expression, Impression, Persuasion, Media

'Imagine the Person': Gabrielle Zevin

July 12, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Idea, Action

This should be the first law of digital creation.

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July 12, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Gabrielle Zevin, Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, Creation, Connection
Idea, Action

5 Thoughts On... Creation

July 05, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Ideas, Language, Reflection, Action, Craft

Five thoughts on the action, concept and products of creation.

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July 05, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
5 Thoughts, Thoughts, Creation, design, product, service, joy, triumph, life, expression, nature
Ideas, Language, Reflection, Action, Craft

Great Lines: Forrest Gump

June 28, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Language, Writing, Media

Wisdom in simplicity.

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June 28, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Great Lines, Forrest Gump, Simile, Life, Chocolates, Metaphor, Simplicity, Clarity
Craft, Language, Writing, Media

'Shakespeare Is For Everyone'

June 07, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Idea, Media

Shakespeare is for every single would-be critic, on every level, everywhere.

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June 07, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Shakespeare, Succession, Culture, Culture Writing, Criticism, The New Yorker
Idea, Media

The Shakespearean Magnitude of Succession

May 31, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Media, Craft, Impression

Shakespearean themes solidify the highbrow cultural status of HBO’s Succession. [Warning: Spoilers]

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May 31, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Succession, Shakespeare, Shakespearean
Media, Craft, Impression

5 Thoughts On... the Present

May 17, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Idea, Ideas, Language, Impression

Five thoughts on the concept of the present time.

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May 17, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
5 Thoughts, Thoughts, Present, Time
Idea, Ideas, Language, Impression

5 Thoughts On... the Past

May 10, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Idea, Ideas, Language, Reflection, Impression

Five thoughts on how to view the past.

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May 10, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
5 Thoughts, Thoughts, Past, Present, Future, Beginning
Idea, Ideas, Language, Reflection, Impression

5 Thoughts On... Purpose

May 03, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Idea, Ideas, Language, Action

Five thoughts on the concept of purpose.

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May 03, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
5 Thoughts, Thoughts, Purpose, Soul, Selfhood, Art, Success, Happiness
Idea, Ideas, Language, Action

5 Thoughts On... Freedom

April 26, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Idea, Ideas, Language, Impression

Five thoughts on the concept of freedom.

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April 26, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
5 Thoughts, Thoughts, Freedom, Within, Boldness, Power, Choice, Responsibility
Idea, Ideas, Language, Impression

The Capacity of Poetry: Maria Popova

April 19, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Idea, Language, Image, Media, Expression

Maria Popova, writer of The Marginalian, describes the expressive capacity of poetry.

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April 19, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Maria Popova, The Marginalian, Brain Pickings, William James, Poetry, Function, Expression, Communication, Ineffable, Complex, Abstract, Thoughts, Feelings, Language, Overspilling
Idea, Language, Image, Media, Expression

Great Lines: Delia Owens

April 12, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Craft, Language, Writing

Owens’ prose has an elastic capacity to be both plainly stated and teeming with its own abundance.

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April 12, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Great Lines, Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing
Craft, Language, Writing

5 Thought On... Discipline

April 05, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Idea, Ideas, Action

Five thoughts on the action of discipline.

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April 05, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
5 Thoughts, Thoughts, Discipline
Idea, Ideas, Action

5 Thoughts On... Conversation

March 29, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Idea, Ideas, Language, Reflection, Action

Five thoughts on the action—and art—of conversation.

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March 29, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
5 Thoughts, Thoughts, Conversation, Exercise, Mind, Exchange, Thought, Flow, Interpretation, Understanding, Sincerity, People
Idea, Ideas, Language, Reflection, Action

The Problem with Twitter

March 22, 2023 by Katie Musgrave in Idea, Reflection

Tweets are brief statements directed outward, with an audience.

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March 22, 2023 /Katie Musgrave
Twitter, Problem, Social media, Conversation, Discussion, Discourse, Performance, Performativity, Audience, Monologue
Idea, Reflection
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