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rarefied

the rarefied, lonely demographic of woman too successful for love

—p.164 Is Maureen Dowd Necessary? (162) by Katie Roiphe
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the three-martini lunch

When we talk about the three-martini lunch these days, it is with a sort of dismissive contempt, tinged with a pleasurable thrill of superiority. How much more sensible we are than them! How much healthier! How much more prolific! "How did anyone get any work done?" someone will invariably ask. But…

—p.151 The Perverse Allure of Messy Lives (145) by Katie Roiphe
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frisson

one can't help but experience a puritanical frisson

on Mad Men

—p.146 The Perverse Allure of Messy Lives (145) by Katie Roiphe
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