Word: asses
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...training. He learned how to fire weapons, survive in the wilderness and fight in urban areas. He was taught “how to run really far and carry heavy things,” as well as how to sew. After entering training as “a wise-ass who thinks he’s crazy hot shit,” Heilman emerged a “functional, obedient and moral soldier” with a lot more muscle on his bones...
...calendar for some time. You see, it’s a secular, sexual and religious holiday for me at the same time. She’s such a good Christian girl. I thought a lot about the Lord and also a lot about her ass...
Jason Lurie has a website. “Chez Jason,” to be exact. There is a pop-up box that boasts, “Jason kicks ass,” and a section entitled “Jason Lurie: Man, Myth, Legend.” In person, the legend is slightly disheveled but still kicking ass. Or at least talking about...
...dreams, the lure of Krispy Kreme doughnuts. An abused woman exhorts herself to "hit like a man." An Asian American celebrates his ethnic group: "We are programming your websites, making your executives look smart." There's the fable of Shine, a stoker on the Titanic who "jumped his black ass into the dark sea" and cheerfully swam home while the rich folks drowned. And a cry against the exploitative record industry: "F___ a record deal. God gives me what I'm worth." They might not approve of the words, but Rodgers and Hammerstein would recognize the sentiment. --By Richard Zoglin
...asked him why he made the documentary. He replied that he had said no four times but that the filmmakers misunderstood him the last time. When I pushed the question of why he would let the filmmakers follow him around, letting them use everything except one would-be kick-ass breakfast scene in which he chokes on yogurt, he said, "It's not an imperative, it's an experience. Experience cannot be avoided...