I'd been supposed to write down three examples of irony for freshman English, and Liza was barefoot in low-rise thrift-store Calvins that showed her silver belly ring, talking about Tyler Baines's mom jeans while he mowed our lawn.

Maxwellisation of high-energy electrons

True Religion . . . filed for bankruptcy protection this week. . . . A decade ago, the brand was riding high, commanding hundreds of dollars a pair for jeans.

‘Too much evil sortilege,’ Glad always says when someone suggests he open a franchise over Cheat Ridge.