Word: esotericisms
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While the Lampoon's occasionally published magazine is known for its esoteric, if somewhat scatological pop references, their new book seems to be targeted at a much wider audience.
But is it really? Spy's rarefied, Manhattan-centric humor wouldn't be likely to find a mass audience online, but the cheap, egalitarian Web has long been a haven for wisenheimers: the cutting commentary of Suck www.suck.com) the deadpan fake-newspaper Onion www.theonion.com and the esoteric wit of McSweeney...
If you found out that Grandma was trading options on individual stocks, you would probably want to fire her broker. After all, the confusing world of "puts" and "calls," with its esoteric language and strategies, not to mention extreme levels of leverage, can bankrupt even accomplished speculators in a matter...
Aside from the somewhat indeterminate allusions to classical music, not a familiar melody was provided in the first set. Mehldau related that the compositions are all "untitled," perhaps suggestive of works in progress. This is not to say that the tunes were inferior, but indeed the trio seemed intent on...
Members of her Harvard classes said they will miss an instructor who brought unusual enthusiasm to an esoteric subject.