Fritinancy

Year-end greetings

Happy almost-2024! I've got some new writing on Substack:

• Names of the year for 2023, including Gaza, Grok, and PO1135809
• My year in books and movies
• My December linkstack:good AI names, questionable insect names, and more
• What you’re getting wrong about kvetch

And here’s a friend link to my recently published Medium story: “How to Enjoy Going to the Movies.”

Words of the year 2023: Fritinancy edition

My fifteenth annual words of the year (WotY) post has moved! You can now find all of my WotY picks, from enshittification to sprinkle sprinkle, in my Substack newsletter. You’ll find links to all my previous WotY lists there, too.

Word of the week: Greedflation

Read all about greedflation on my Substack newsletter! And while you’re there, check out some other recent posts: on the -pilled suffix (redpilled, blackpilled, breadpilled, glitterpilled); on Phoebe Philo (what a name!); on pastness, a new-to-me word that isn’t new at all; on Kim Kardashian’s Ultimate Nipple Bra; and on the ubiquitous, ridiculous ’tis the season, which I’m not even a little bit jolly about. 

And look: Here’s my November linkfest, now called a linkstack!

Wondering why I’ve moved over there? Here’s an explanation.