Word: frankenstein
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Have you seen everything Australia has on offer a dozen times before? Sure you have. It's a movie less created by director and co-writer Baz Luhrmann than assembled, Dr. Frankenstein-style, from the leftover body parts of earlier movies. Which leaves us asking this question: How come it is so damnably entertaining...
...Fruits and vegetables can be ugly on the outside but still taste fine on the inside, where it counts," says chef Amanda Cohen, whose newly opened restaurant in New York City is called Dirt Candy, in reference to the origin of its vegetarian treats. "Heirloom tomatoes may look like Frankenstein, but they often taste better than the perfectly round, slightly plasticized tomatoes you sometimes see in supermarkets. An irregular shape usually has nothing to do with taste...
...year-old Michael—but 99.99% of you already had the twist spoiled for you, so take a couple of shots in mourning. For the three people whom I just ruined it for, drink the same. Mea culpa. 2. Every time Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) speaks. His Frankenstein-esque lines like “The evil is gone!” and “I realized what was living behind that boy’s eyes was purely and simply—evil” are so ridiculously over-the-top that your brain requires numbing. 3. Every...
...Obama out on this false accusation, announcing, “If you wanted to run against George Bush, you should have ran four years ago.” McCain reminds America, “I’m older than dirt, I’ve got more scars than Frankenstein, but I’ve learned a few things along the way.” There is no excuse for jumping on the Obama bandwagon while ignoring fundamental truisms. American wellbeing and security are at stake, and humanity is justifiably nervous. In these final moments, we have a chance...
...biggest and scariest monster of all is the Frankenstein of Massive Voter Fraud. Both campaigns are so worked up about it, they are doing what worried campaigns always do: howling like banshees to the media. Each hopes to create a yowl of media attention that will prevent the other side from doing its worst, although each side assumes a level of villainy from the other that is probably more a product of final-campaign-week neurosis than reality. Still, each campaign is obsessed that the other will "steal" the election. In this paranoia, they are perfect dancing partners, since their...