Word: best
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
There may be plenty of reasons for the higher Oscars ratings: a blockbuster (Avatar) was nominated; there were twice as many Best Picture nominees; Twilight's dreamboat stars were trotted out like a big undead parade; and in a lousy economy, free TV is a cheap date. But another reason may be the likes of Twitter and Facebook - new media that aren't replacing TV but creating a new way to watch it. (See pictures of James Cameron's special effects...
...also love to talk back. This year, the Oscars' In Memoriam clip reel conspicuously ignored the passing of Farrah Fawcett; within moments, Farrah Fawcett was a top phrase on Twitter's real-time "trending topics" list. When an unidentified woman Kanye'd the Best Documentary Short director, barging onstage and taking the mike as he gave his acceptance speech, viewers were baffled - unless they were following Twitter, whose hive mind quickly deduced that she was the film's producer, kept from accepting the award after a falling...
Unfortunately for Harvard, the Crimson’s best showing at the plate of the season came on a day when its opponents hit the voting age in runs—half of which were scored in the third inning...
...It’s hard to please 900 people. We’re doing the best we can,” Chang said...
...three-time Grammy nominee is best known for his song "Day 'n' Nite," which appeared as a digital download and then on his 2009 debut album "Man on the Moon...