Word: ambrosia
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Housewives is already a critics' darling for its mordant humor and terrific cast. But it trades on a dated image of ticky-tacky suburbia that Hollywood has been spoofing for decades. (One character makes a batch of ambrosia, the marshmallow-studded salad that is as au courant in today's upscale 'burbs as a beehive hairdo.) And there's something smug and icky about a bunch of TV professionals essentially implying that if their female suburban viewers only realized how empty their Susie Homemaker existences were, they would blow their brains...
...should Dartboard’s “relationship” with that golden, ambrosia-like elixir of caffeine, taurine, guarana and vitamin B (see—it’s good for you) come under so much scrutiny? Have eight servings of Diet Coke a day or spend half of your income on Starbucks—if you did, you certainly wouldn’t be the only one here—and no one blinks an eye. But should you choose to get half that number of hits a day from a sleek blue and silver can, prepare...
...does occasionally hit the mark: The first single “Hey Ya!”, more seductive than distilled ambrosia, reads like a psychedelic, post-hip-hop take on “It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine).” While much has been made of André’s exhortation to “Shake it like a Polaroid picture,” the neglected “Lend me some sugar, I am your neighbor!” passage displays much more subtlety...