The Arc of History

"Bending the arc of history" is a strange metaphor and phrase. Just saying.

person no more

In the synopsis for the headline "Michelle Obama, Reluctant No More" the New York Times employs a terrible neologistic phrase (italics added):

Michelle Obama is at the center of what may be the most closely managed spousal rollout in history.

the beauty of translation

From the New York Times article about Estonian discus gold-medalist, Gerd Kanter:

“For a cracker, the wind was too strong,” he said. “If there was no wind I could probably add a couple of meters. Now it comes backward.”