Although, to be fair, I would have to list my source as 'the rapper T.I.' (although I'm fairly certain he is MLA approved). In my house we always use 'illin'' to describe the act of being 'ill' in a positive sense. Which was met by this response from Smolinski: In addition, the online Urban Dictionary (which I don't usually use, but I'llД¬ite as an additional source) provides further corroboration for the clue and

Me that's roughly the same as 'wack' in the sense of worthless or stupid. Uncool,' and says it is a buzzword in the rap and hip-hop cultures. The Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, by Tony Thorne, defines 'illin'' as 'bad, 'illin'' means 'stupid, insane.' 'Wack' is defined as 'worthless, stupid.' You didn't mention what distinction you draw between the two words.ДЄccording to the Dictionary of American Slang, edited by Robert L. Thanks for your email regarding the crossword clue for ILLIN ('Wack, in hip-hop'). Legendary Times crossword editor Will Shortz responded on Monday afternoon: The clue for 28 down reads 'Wack, in hip-hop,' and the answer provided is 'ILLIN.' These are not the same things, at all! To her surprise, the Times' crossword puzzle editor responded, and the Great New York Times Crossword Puzzle Illin' Debate was born. The time in which adulterousness was deemed a legitimate subject of public and legal concern is not too long past, and if the standards have changed in a world of no-fault divorce, that creates a paradox for Hogan, since the size of his claim for restitution is based partly on supposed injury to his reputation.When freelance writer Julieanne Smolinski noticed what she thought was an error in Saturday's New York Times crossword puzzle ( PDF), she shot off an email to the corrections line. It does meet at least one test: the public is interested in it. The torts that trapped Gawker all have public-interest exceptions, and maybe you find it hard to buy GawkerвЂ™s argument that the public has a legitimate interest in news about Hulk HoganвЂ™s sex life. He also built a fortune encouraging children to regard him as a symbol of all-American virtue and physical health. How certain could a jury possibly be that Hogan is really a victim?ДЄs GawkerвЂ™s lawyers pointed out, Hogan has discussed his sex life often in interviews. Bubba, but he let Heather Clem wriggle out of the lawsuit with little more than a perfunctory apology. Hogan convinced the jury he was the victim of a setup by Mr. Traditional common law discouraged the funding of lawsuits by non-parties, more or less precisely in contemplation of scenarios like this. The sudden appearance of Thiel in this drama, however, emphasizes possible problems with strong privacy law enforced punitively by juries. No one would want to be in Hulk HoganвЂ™s apparent predicament - being filmed in an intimate circumstance without permission, betrayed by a friend, and having the world see the pictures. Article content Boyzell Hosey / Tampa Bay Times via Associated Press

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