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After a brief hiatus (the Monday holiday and the workweek in general kind of threw us off), the W.O.D. is back. Love it and use it in a sentence today!

W.O.D.: Malapropos -- Unseasonable; unsuitable; inappropriate.

Example: Ew. Did you see that she wore a Yankees jersey to the Red Sox game last night? How malapropos.

Q.O.D.: "The little ones were crawling into a strange glowing ooze from a broken canister nearby. I gathered them up in an old coffee can and when I awoke the next morning, I received a shock. For they had doubled in size. I, too, was growing. Particularly in intellect. I was amazed by how intelligent they seemed, but nothing could have prepared me for what happened next: one of them spoke." - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (don't judge, it's in honor of this Daily Intel post!)

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W.O.D.: Contrive - To plan with ingenuity; devise; invent

Example: The writers have contrived a plan to raise money from the support of its readers.

For those in Boston (or rather all of Massachuestts) - have a fantastic long weekend and Marathon Monday! :)

-M

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W.O.D.: Lackadaisical - Lacking spirit or liveliness; showing lack of interest; languid; listless.

Example: M & P are never lackadaisical when it comes to the world of fashion, celebrity gossip and pop culture.

Q.O.D: "Part of the erosion of newspapers is about new media, but part of it is newspapers' own fault. I think the public has felt let down by The New York Times and others for not asking the tough questions, whether about the Iraq war or the subprime issue. The job of the fourth estate is to stand outside the vested interests and say, 'Wait a minute, this isn't viable.'" - Ben Affleck

(Quote courtesy of one of my new favorite blogs: Loaded Gun Boston - props to your fabulous blending of Hollywood and Boston!)

-M

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W.O.D.: Immoderate - exceeding just, usual, or suitable bounds

Example: The writers of thes blog wrte with immoderate ingenuity with little information.

Q.O.D.: "Well, when I get it the only thing that does any good is to jump in a cab and go to Tiffany's. Calms me down right away. The quietness and the proud look of it; nothing very bad could happen to you there. If I could find a real-life place that'd make me feel like Tiffany's, then - then I'd buy some furniture and give the cat a name!" - Breakfast at Tiffany's

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W.O.D.: Sagacious - Of keen penetration and judgment; discerning and judicious; knowing; shrewd; wise.

Example: The writers of Pop Culture Paradox exhibit sagaciuous scholarship in writing their blog.

Q.O.D.: "It's kind of my secret desire, when I'm, like, 55, to become a QVC girl, selling domestic vacuums." - Lady GaGa

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W.O.D.: Abrogate -- To annul or abolish by an authoritative act

Example: The wirters of this blog will never (or at least not admit to) abrogating the unspoken rule of wearing white heels before Memorial Day.

Happy Easter/Passover/whatever springtime holiday you may celebrate!

-M

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W.O.D.: Abjure - to renounce or give up under oath; forswear

Example: I abjure my allegince to all other blogs on the internet and give my full devotion to Pop Culture Paradox.

Q.O.D.: "The greater your capacity to love, the greater your capacity to feel the pain." - Jennifer Aniston

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W.O.D.: Transmogrify - To change into a different shape or to transform, often with bizarre or humorous effect.

Example: This blog will one day transmogrify into a living breathing creature with outstanding curiosity.

Q.O.D.: "I'm a f--king 22-year-old girl who's in love," she says. "I felt like I was in Mean Girls, but worse: Mean Girls was a movie." - Lindsay Lohan via US Weekly via ONTD

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Daily dose of vocabulary - use it to impress your mother, father, teacher, professor, mentor, co-worker, boss...

W.O.D.: Fanfaronade - 1. Swaggering; empty boasting; blustering manner or behavior; ostentatious display; 2. Fanfare.

Example: This blog attracts such a fanfaronade that the writers have to drink massive amounts of coffee to keep up with its readers (over 1000 hits since 3/10! THANK YOU READERS!!!).

Q.O.D.: "He’s always asking: ‘Is that new? I haven’t seen that before.’ It’s like, 'Why don’t you mind your own business? Solve world hunger. Get out of my closet.'" - Michelle Obama via NYT

-M

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W.O.D.: Exuberant -- extremely good; overflowing; plentiful
Example: This blog has the most exuberant information than any other blog on the web.


Q.O.D: "They're here. Every April, they're here. At 1:05 or at 7:05, there is a game. And if it gets rained out, guess what? They make it up to you. Does anyone else in your life do that? The Red Sox don't get divorced. This is a real family. This is the family that's here for you." -Fever Pitch



-M

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W.O.D.: Frivolous- of little or no weight, worth, or importance; not worthy of serious notice

Example: The writers of this blog would never act in a frivolous manner.

Q.O.D.: "The staples remain the same whatever happens in your life. Toast is still my favorite food and jeans are probably what i'm happiest wearing. Looking good isn't about money, it's about style. And style never goes out of fashion." - Victoria Beckham

-M

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Your daily vocabulary builder.

W.O.D: Fiduciary - relating to the holding of something in trust for another.

Example: The writers of this blog will act in a fiduciary manner to maintain readers trust.

Q.O.D.: "The Boston accent is more of an attitude than an accent. Underneath everything you say has to be the attitude of: You're an a--hole, I know better than you, f--- you."- Ben Affleck (An oldie, but a goodie for all you Bostonians out there getting ready for Opening Day at Fenway on Monday afternoon!)

-M

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Daily SAT word for all you smarties out there.

W.O.D.: Castigate: to punish severely; also, to chastise verbally; to rebuke; to criticize severely.
Example: One will be castigated for not supporting this wonderful blog.

Q.O.D.: "'So a horrible thing happened two days ago and I completely lost my voice! People told me they were going to cancel my Boston show, and I told them, 'F--- off.'" -- Lady GaGa at the House of Blues last night -- (see review below - and to answer some of your outstanding questions. Yes, she sang live. Yes, she has a great voice. No, I don't have pictures - the House of Blues workers are crazies about the no-camera policy).

-M

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Just your daily dose of brilliance.

W.O.D.: erroneous - containing or characterized by error

Example: It is erroneous of you not to read this blog on a daliy basis.

Q.O.D.: "It's not that I don't like pants, I just choose not to wear them some days," - Lady GaGa (who will be at the House of Blues in Boston tonight. Everyone who's anyone will be there).

-M

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In my middle school years, my favorite teacher of all time would write a D.O.D (for today's date), W.O.D (word of the day), and Q.O.D (quote of the day). In this spirit, my roommate and I decided to implement this, for at least today. (W.O.D. is of thanks to him. Sentence and Q.O.D. is all M.)

I mean, why not impose a spirit of learning into Pop Culture Paradox? We love learning, even if we aren't in school anymore. Plus we all love the scene in Clueless where Cher tries to teach Tai a new word a day. And if those California girls can do it, so can we. Try using it in a sentence of your own today! So, without further adieu...

W.O.D.: Paragon -- a model of excellence or perfection.

Example: Pop Culture Paradox is a paragon within the blogs on the interwebs.

Q.O.D.: "Your blog inspires me to be more digitially active." - A (my bestie of all besties)

Why? Because isn't that the main point of this blog anyway? Mission accomplished.

-M