Word: astro-turf
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Meanwhile, the anti-environmental forces have been investing heavily in the political arena with lobbyists, fundraising, public relations and creative initiatives called "astro-turf," which are designed to make it look as though there is a grass roots movement to repeal environmental protections. These interest groups, usually but not always led by a trade group, are not standing apart from the political process. Indeed they are often creatively inventing it as they go along...
Anyone for astro-turf...
...Rosenberg, the rooms serve to symbolize and accentuate the comic absurdity on the screen. For example, the parents of the twin brothers, who loathe each other after 30 years of marriage, are staying in the sports stadium room. Astro-turf on the floor, a referee signaling a goal, and the crowds painted on the walls peering down on the contest below -- all highlight the spectacle of their raucous disputes...
...role belongs to the hotel itself. Inspired by a Niagara Falls honeymoon hotel, the Hotel de Love features outrageously creative "theme" rooms such as the "Garden of Eden" room, complete with tree, forbidden fruit and serpent, and the "The Grand Finale Passion Suite," modeled after a cricket stadium with astro-turf and recordings of cheering crowds. The rooms nearly steal every scene in which they appear...
...remember Rob Steinberg attempting a punt against a horrific Princeton rush; they had sent everybody. The punt would have been blocked--except Steinberg kicked the ball where nobody could get it, netting a 33-yd. punt which looked like an Astro-Turf single...