tags: NBA

2008

May

2008 May 15
infectious diseases and other medical conditions as a source of band names

While I was writing a consult note today, I was highly amused by the word "mucormycosis." There is something lyrical about it's dactyl-trochee stress pattern. "Myxomatosis" (which features most prominently as a Radiohead track from Hail to the Thief) is also a dactyl-trochee combo.

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2015

May

2015 May 26
Thabo Sefolosha and the NYPD

An NBA Player Is Missing the Playoffs Because the NYPD Broke His Leg—Why the Sports-Media Silence? • The Nation • 2015 May 22

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