“In many cases, we lack the nuance, subtlety and grace of Egyptians,” said Diana Esposito, a Harvard graduate from New York who came to Egypt in 2008 on a Fulbright scholarship and stayed to pursue a career in belly dance.
NYT
a scholar who came to the Nile
discovered that people would smile
at her snaky hips
but not learned quips;
pedants cannot make such a pile.
A 2016 Yale School of Management study found people can assess others’ emotions most accurately when communicating solely via voice—far better than written or computer-spoken words, and even better than video chatting. And if you’re in it for the speed alone, you can probably speak twice as fast as you can type.
WSJ
the voice is a marvelous thing;
it makes our emotions take wing.
but getting a text
can leave me so vexed
I'd rather receive a bee sting.
Advocates on both sides of the political spectrum say judicial views on religion are certain to figure into a fierce confirmation fight, no matter whom the president chooses.
Washington Post
I think it exceedingly odd
that candidates must talk of God
when church and the state
must never conflate,
lest one or the other maraud.
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