word of the day

beachhead: a place or position that serves as a base for future action or progress

double exposure paintings by pakayla biehn

the word first appeared in 1940. its original – literal – meaning is, "a beach on an enemy's shore
that an invading army takes and controls in order to prepare for the arrival of more soldiers and supplies."

memes emerge in brains and travel outward, establishing beachheads on paper
and celluloid and silicon and anywhere else information can go. – james gleick