Word: cannonism
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...return as well. Imported live kelp lends authenticity to a pirate scene, the putrid scent of rotten meat permeates a slaughterhouse, complete with a locker from Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Hollywood make-up artists transform teenagers into depraved beings. "I make monsters on people," says make-up artist Chris Cannon as he puts the final touches on a festering wound. "And that helps bring out the monster in them...
Christian Bale is a loose-cannon ex--Army Ranger in Harsh Times and a magician in The Prestige...
...They obviously want their preferred Shi'ite leaders, such as Maliki and Hakim, to be in power, rather than, for example, a former Baathist Shi'ite such as Iyad Allawi [the former prime minister installed by the U.S.], or Moqtada Sadr, who is viewed by Iran as a loose cannon who they would prefer to see marginalized. Tehran is even willing to see the Sunnis given more power in Iraq in order to help keep the country together...
...style often derided primarily because it shades into “smooth jazz,” widely acknowledged as the most soulless genre in the history of music. Unfortunately, many of the tracks on this set veer uncomfortably close to the F-word, such as “Cannon Ball” and their oft-copied version of “Birdland...
...Overall, College officials seem to agree on drug policy, which is why we don’t often hear about incidents such as the DeWolfe and Quincy arrests last year. In both of these cases, however, HUPD proved itself to be the loose cannon, needlessly pursuing legal action even when it benefited no one. HUPD’s rules stipulate that such decisions are left up to the officers’ discretion—or, in other words, to the student’s luck—but the College can create guidelines to limit that discretion. After all, there...