As always, the British especially shudder at the latest American vulgarity, and then they embrace it with enthusiasm two years later.

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Canned music is like audible wallpaper.

Canned music is like audible wallpaper.

A professional is a person who can do his best at a time when he...

A professional is a person who can do his best at a time when he...

It has been an unchallengeable American doctrine that cranberry sauce, a pink goo with overtones...

It has been an unchallengeable American doctrine that cranberry sauce, a pink goo with overtones...

Texas does not, like any other region, simply have indigenous dishes. It proclaims them. It...

Texas does not, like any other region, simply have indigenous dishes. It proclaims them. It...

Man has an incurable habit of not fulfilling the prophecies of his fellow men.

Man has an incurable habit of not fulfilling the prophecies of his fellow men.

Hollywood grew to be the most flourishing factory of popular mythology since the Greeks.

Hollywood grew to be the most flourishing factory of popular mythology since the Greeks.

Curiosity endows the people who have it with a generosity in argument and a serenity...

Curiosity endows the people who have it with a generosity in argument and a serenity...

Golf is an open exhibition of overweening ambition, courage deflated by stupidity, skill soured by...

Golf is an open exhibition of overweening ambition, courage deflated by stupidity, skill soured by...

The best compliment to a child or a friend is the feeling you give him...

The best compliment to a child or a friend is the feeling you give him...

People in America, when listening to radio, like to lean forward. People in Britain like...

People in America, when listening to radio, like to lean forward. People in Britain like...

People, when they first come to America, whether as travelers or settlers, become aware of...

People, when they first come to America, whether as travelers or settlers, become aware of...

A professional is someone who can do his best work when he doesn't feel like...

A professional is someone who can do his best work when he doesn't feel like...

Curiosity is free-wheeling intelligence.

Curiosity is free-wheeling intelligence.

These doomsday warriors look no more like soldiers than the soldiers of the Second World...

These doomsday warriors look no more like soldiers than the soldiers of the Second World...

It's an acting job - acting natural.

It's an acting job - acting natural.

Cocktail music is accepted as audible wallpaper.

Cocktail music is accepted as audible wallpaper.

To the goggling unbeliever Texans say - as people always say about their mangier dishes...

To the goggling unbeliever Texans say - as people always say about their mangier dishes...

When I see a bruised apple at the market, I give it a soft hug...

When I see a bruised apple at the market, I give it a soft hug...

It's nice to eat a good hunk of beef but you want a light dessert,...

It's nice to eat a good hunk of beef but you want a light dessert,...

Red meat is not bad for you

Red meat is not bad for you