POPULAR CRIME: Reflections on the Celebration of Violence, by Bill James (Scribner, $30).
In "Popular Crime: Reflections on the Celebration of Violence," James takes the analytical eye he normally lavishes on Honus Wagner's Monday afternoon on-base percentage and applies it to, among other things, each of Lizzie Borden's 40 whacks.
Dumb and Dumber memes were popular, a reflection of Peña Nieto's own lack of popularity, which sits at just 23%.
Like much of his popular philosophy, Russell's reflections on education are flawed but interesting, and often remain pertinent in our own time.
Though the function of angels is of primary significance, theological reflection and popular piety have placed much emphasis on the nature of angels.
Wilson does not object to the characterization of the Razzies as a reflection of popular sentiment: indeed, that's the object of the awards.
Whichever pony takes most rosettes on February 27, Bafta can be proud that its choice is a true reflection of popular taste, rather than mere genuflection.
Mr. Mort is currently writing about the abdication, which he argues is too often seen "from above" as a drama of high constitutional principles rather than from below, as a reflection of popular sexual politics.
Others saw it variously as a trial balloon, an elaborate ploy to allow Mr. Putin to appear to be rising above the tide of popular sentiment, or a reflection of creeping dictatorship.
But for many in the music industry the list was considered a fair reflection of popular tastes for an awards show that is sometimes known for left-field choices.
The most common model, the two-ray ground reflection model, popular in ns2 and many other simulators, is known to be overly simplistic.
