Their work is rich with philosophical and mythological implications. Reknowned Russian artists, Rimma Gerlovina and Valeriy Gerlovin, were founding members of the underground conceptual movement Saizdat in the Soviet Union. He creates work that is abstract but grounded in daily life and the industrial landscape. As a result, many of his prints and paintings eventually become relief sculptures, such as the one prominently on display in Annabelle’s Bar and Lounge. Kudryashov, who immigrated to London in the 1970’s (and has recently returned to Russia,) works in an expressive manner that does not rely on preliminary drawings, but instead evolves during the creation process. Verdict: We at The Atlantic Wire have a definite anti-"vibe" feeling and atmosphere, and there's no rapid increase in the use of these words at all.Moscow-born avant-garde artist Oleg Kudryashov makes prints, paintings, and sculptures that are both constructivist and representational. These numbers do include both Post and Associated Press stories The Atlantic Wireīest uses of centric: Thought Catalog is full of "egocentric personal essays." Barilla brand pasta commercials are "family-centric."īest uses of vibe: The recent Princess Diana film had a "Lifetime-y vibe." Brooklyn has a "casual, smart kind of Bohemian vibe." Verdict: As far-and-away the top user of "vibe," it's fair to call the Post a vibe-centric work environment. The Washington Postīest uses of centric: A new restaurant is "beer-centric." (So, it's a bar?) A restaurant owned by Chipotle is "noodle-centric." D.C.'s Capital Bikeshare program hosted a "Bikeshare-centric" trivia event.īest uses of vibe: Shakepeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream had a "trippy Woodstock vibe." The National Symphony Orchestra gala gave off a "fin de siècle vibe." A Paris fashion show had a "vibe of fictional girls’ boarding school St Trinian’s." Verdict: The business-centric Wall Street Journal doesn't feel very strongly about the vibe of these words. The Wall Street Journalīest uses of centric: Breaking Bad's proposed spin-off is "Saul Goodman-centric." The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is "consumer centric."īest uses of vibe: A concert preview sports a very Times-like headline of "In Concert, Keeping the Vibe Going." The NFL's New Orleans Saints have a "better vibe" this year. We stand with Corbett - let's take an alternative-focused approach. And most of these could easily be replaced with other descriptors that read more smoothly. Verdict: The New York Times not only uses these words plenty, it does so in some strange scenarios. And The Washington Post, in fact, is the worst offender, as we found in our survey of leading media outlets, in graph form below.īest uses of centric: A dip recipe is "eggplant-centric." A workout studio with rowing machines is "row-centric." Arsenio Hall's new talk show set is "couch-centric."īest uses of vibe: Dexter is a show with an "easygoing, sunny vibe." (Um, what?) A Bay Shore restaurant has a "decidedly Williamsburg vibe." A fashion show expressed a "get-away-from-it-all vibe." "Let’s try to be more judicious and look for alternatives." To do so, though, Corbett will have to do more than admonish his own paper, as the use of "vibe" and "centric" aren't just limited to the Times. "It may have been fresh and engaging once not anymore," Philip Corbett of The Times writes. The Grey Lady's own After Deadline blog noted the rapid increase in the "-centric" modifier, from just 72 times total back in 2000 up to 150 uses already this year. And the word has been added to almost every noun, ranging from the simple "New York-centric" to the awkward "iOS-6-centric." So, too, has The Times described things as having a certain "vibe" with increasingly regularity (graph at right), presumably in their Style section most often. The New York Times has noticed a peculiar and admittedly annoying trend of word choice in its own pieces - the overuse of the words "centric" and "vibe." How widespread is the use of these words around the media? This article is from the archive of our partner.
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