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Aware of my own background and bias, I watched each episode with an eye for what I think a more casual park enthusiast, or even a neophile, would find interesting.
Levi Novey: Ken Burns' New National Parks Documentary Starts Slowly, But Gets Better 2009
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Heck, you might be such a neophile that you look to Geoff Johns and Brian Michael Bendis.
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I had essentially written Gibson off as tragically hip; a neophile whose writing is rather tiresome after the novelty wears off.
Book Review: The Difference Engine by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling | Mind on Fire 2007
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Heck, you might be such a neophile that you look to Geoff Johns and Brian Michael Bendis.
A Month of Writers, Day Twenty: Chris Roberson « Whatever 2007
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Just a neophile who thinks conservative philosophy is sound.
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BTW - the credit that I tried to give for the story in my intro. was to neophile.
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BTW - the credit that I tried to give for the story in my intro. was to neophile.
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BTW - the credit that I tried to give for the story in my intro. was to neophile.
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Traditionalists with neophile tendencies, in tune with the times.
unknown title 2009
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Videogames are the ardent gadget fanboys of the bunch - the technophile, neophile medium, always keen to embrace everything new that comes along.
john commented on the word neophile
“A neophile or neophiliac can be defined as a personality type characterized by a strong affinity for novelty.�? Wikipedia
August 14, 2009
vanishedone commented on the word neophile
Private Eye used to run a regular column called 'The Neophiliacs', collecting examples of the 'X is the new Y' (especially where Y == "black") cliché in the press.
August 14, 2009
yarb commented on the word neophile
I'm sorry to hear they dropped that. I let my subscription lapse.
Does the picture of Andrew "Brillo Pad" Neil with his young lady still pop up from time to time?
August 14, 2009
vanishedone commented on the word neophile
Oh, yes. (On the other hand, it's ages since we last saw the picture of the conference delegates.)
The Neophiliacs still appear from time to time, but, like Me And My Spoon, they've become an occasional feature.
August 15, 2009