By Curtis Honeycutt Did you know that The Beatles’ album “Let It Be” is technically a soundtrack? It accompanies the 1970 documentary of the same
Category: Lifestyle
Come sale away (just don’t sail with me)
By Curtis Honeycutt I’ve never been fond of boats or horses. The reason I’m not a boat fan is because I’m a 38-year-old man who
A little bit lower now — decapitalization as a writing style
By Curtis Honeycutt As soon as I wrote a column on Caps Lock, the lowercase, a.k.a. “minuscule” letters, demanded an essay of their own. The
The tipsy truth behind alcohol idioms
By Curtis Honeycutt I haven’t been hitting the sauce much lately, nor have I been any number of sheets to the wind. Call me old-fashioned,
A tip of the cap to Caps Lock
By Curtis Honeycutt Why are you yelling? Have you seen someone post a social media update in all caps? It’s not a good look. In
What’s the right amount of leaning in?
By Curtis Honeycutt The phrase “lean in” may be a corporate buzzword, but it’s worth discussing. Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg immortalized the phrase when she
Past presidents teach us to be wary of words
By Curtis Honeycutt Have you ever heard of a politician who is short on words? A terse politician is about as common as a dancing
In praise of librocubicularianism
By Curtis Honeycutt I’m a proud librocubicularist. As much as you probably want this to mean I’m starting a new political party of which I
50 shades of beige
By Curtis Honeycutt Remember the beige craze of the 2000s? If you wanted to sell your house, you’d paint the interior walls of your house
A rose of purple prose arose
By Curtis Honeycutt When you think about the color purple, what comes to mind? Probably the movie “The Color Purple.” That makes sense. Beyond that,