Word: actualizing
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...with money he earned as a lifeguard in Far Rockaway, Queens, was for a long time primarily in the business of acting as a middle man between buyers and sellers of stocks. It is an essential function for a market like the Nasdaq, which doesn't have an actual trading floor where buyers and sellers can meet face-to-face. Madoff's firm was a major driver behind the growth of the Nasdaq, creating a system that courted brokers who had mostly traded stocks on the larger New York Stock Exchange to do more of their business with the Nasdaq...
...causes violence. This is a very common argument that's been made pretty much from the beginning. There are a number of things that are wrong with this. One is that it posits an incredibly simpleminded causal relationship between music that has violent narrative in it and actual violent action. Hip-hop takes the bigger weight for this problem than anyone else. And the reason it takes such a big weight is not because it's any more violent than slasher movies or than horror movies or action movies in general but because there is a denial about the violent...
...risked sitting through two hours of a movie that was a bit unexpected, to say the least. In most of the following cases, you (and I) were sorely disappointed. 1. “Pineapple Express” Sounds Like: An intense political drama about the United Fruit Company. Actual: Another stoner bromance from Judd Apatow. There’s fruit in Slurpees, right? 2. “Synecdoche, New York” Sounds Like: Er, a movie about every seventh grader’s favorite poetry term? Wait, what is synecdoche? Am I thinking of metonymy? Actual: A movie directed...
...Clintons: No elaboration really necessary; Bill and Hil are back and this time they’ve got nothing to lose. 4. The Economy...Psych! 3. No Doubt: Getting back together. 2. SNL: Seems like it is sucking less now, either because there’s actual funny stuff happening in the world or because there’s loads more really, really sad stuff. Also, there’s that “Jizz in my Pants” video. 1. Caring: I literally could not give less of a shit right now. See you in the New Year...
...bolster his sagging spirits, Lemon reminds him of his heroic quest. “Remember? ‘Cat anus?’” That’s five “cat anuses” total on the program. Could this be NBC’s actual “cat anus” limit? I’d bet money...