bits and bobs

20210717 Saturday

foibles 欠点 weakness

The White Lotus was created by Mike White, a veteran screenwriter and an occasional reality-show contestant (he appeared on both The Amazing Race and the David-versus-Goliath-themed season of Survivor in 2018) whose work tends to be preoccupied with the foibles of human nature, the tragicomedy of modern life, and the costs that inevitably come with self-actualization. 

copacetic 申し分ない

 Alone in their suite, Jake moves in to kiss Rachel, but he’s suddenly gripped by a suspicion that all might not be entirely copacetic

https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2021/07/white-lotus-rich-people-vacation-privilege/619450/

critical race theory

relinquish 捨てる renounce

Osaka announced that she would be relinquishing her American citizenship in 2019.

野球の90%はメンタル
Ninety Percent Mental: An All-Star Player Turned Mental Skills Coach Reveals the Hidden Game of Baseball


Ninety Percent Mental: An All-Star Player Turned Mental Skills Coach Reveals the Hidden Game of Baseball

https://www.amazon.com/Ninety-Percent-Mental-All-Star-Baseball/dp/0738233781