That I almost burst into tears will not shock anyone who read my recent "No Soup For Yoo" post or my earlier heartfelt shriek about what I see as our authentic patriotic duty to stare down death if the government can only keep us safe by making America stop being America.
"It's an authentic, heavy-duty thing," said Barrie Mandel, the director of sales for Corcoran Group Marketing, pointing out the black fixtures in the powder room tiled in dark purple (strangely cool, I thought), the thick slab of a wood dining table, and the quirky glass chandelier ("bought on eBay," Ms. Mandel said) that hangs in the center of the master bedroom.
As I set to work on my poem in the next few days, I felt a sense of duty to be authentic.
There is nothing authentic about the way Call of Duty – or any other shooter game – depicts warfare.
At the World Financial Center (home of American Express), we stand on the brink of a time when older urban centers have themselves become edge cities, providing hotel rooms, work stations, duty-free shopping and "authentic" historical entertainment.
All passengers on the route are treated to an array of in-flight bonuses, including a menu of authentic meals from the subcontinent and the duty free Sky Bazaar.
Many said she couldn't adequately perform her duties because she lacked an authentic understanding of the black female experience.
She urged me to visit Searchlight, Nevada, where Reid was born and has a home — a place that does double duty as a political backdrop, evoking the authentic Old West.
In response to the criticisms, a spokesperson for the BBC said the use of the image was consistent with Line of Duty's setting in a "recognisable and authentic world".
"Cops investigating cops, one big case, gallows humour, the feel of an authentic workplace: but put them all together and Line Of Duty is the only one that's done them all".
"When it comes to selling our customers some of the world's rarest and oldest whiskies, we felt it was our duty to ensure that our stock is 100% authentic and the real deal.
