(A long-ago Globe and Mail ad offered me “the Trump lifestyle” when I didn’t even want the Trump hairstyle.) Adobe Stock recently had the gall to offer me “the perfect asset for your next creative project” from its “Curated asset collections.” Which was, I deduce, a bunch of pictures and videos. I curate a collection of stories I think you would find interesting and useful.” What information is this “curate” seeking to convey? Item 36 was: “Board games had a big comeback … Hasbro launched a subscription service in June that delivers a curated collection of board games every three months.”A curated collection? Heck, next the kid in the sandwich shop will offer curated toppings instead of, I don’t know, something uprooted from the strip mall lawn.

Source: National Post March 26, 2019 15:26 UTC