The US reference book publisher offers Authentic as its Word of the Year, which whilst at first glance not 
seeming so novel does serve to encapsulate the trends of the past twelve months, informed by discussions regarding both identity, frankness and the rise of synthetics in arts and writing. Runners up for the choice, bolstered by the dictionary’s data and up-tick in research, also serve to chronicle recent news and events, and include coronation, deepfake—vis-a-vis the winner, dystopian, indict, deadname with the rash of American school districts proposing and enacting “Parental Rights” bills that requires instructors to address pupils by their birth names and gender regardless of their preference and the term rizz—possibly originating from and suggesting charisma.
one year ago: Schrรถdinger’s Cat, assorted links to revisit plus Fly, Robin, Fly
two years ago: Britain’s Got Talent
three years ago: The Public Universal Friend, fifty years of Tatort, Saint Saturninus, Pong (1972) plus more constructed language
four years ago: some uplifting statistics, Mid-Century style in the Peanuts plus the speech prepared for Nixon in the event of a Moon disaster
five years ago: more links to enjoy
