Blaine

[bleyn]

noun

1. James Gillespie 1830–93, U.S. statesman.

2. a town in E Minnesota.

Example Sentences

C. Blaine Horton is a creativity researcher and PhD candidate at Columbia Business School, where his work explores how people generate, evaluate and present ideas.

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It seems to have created one of those magician's tricks where they handcuff themselves behind their backs in a locked box - only they lack the escape skills of a Houdini or Blaine.

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A researcher of how death is represented in media, York Blaine says that, much like other celebrities who died a violent or tragic death — such as Tupac Shakur, Marilyn Monroe and Princess Diana — Selena presents both a perfect story and even a perfect victimhood.

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In her research, York Blaine has created death categories that explain how a celebrity’s death carries meaning within culture.

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“We like sentimental deaths, where we can go, ‘Oh, she was so beautiful, so young, so tragic, so sad,’ right?” said York Blaine — who added that in her research on JonBenet Ramsey’s death, she found that people enjoy feeling bad.

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