Word: grimed
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...sites. But Liger-Belair found that the imperfections of an average wine glass are far too small for that purpose. Instead, what gives birth to the bubble is, ahem, dirt - dust particles on the glass, or cellulose strands from the dish towel used to dry it. These specs of grime are perfect gathering places for the CO2 molecules. (Champagne, concedes Liger-Belair, is "a symbol full of contradictions.") He does, however, offer a science-based tip for tipplers: Don't eat peanuts or wear lipstick. The fat molecules in greasy snacks and lip glosses stretch and break the bubble walls...
...commodities; they’re not commodities selling themselves as art. Paradoxically, they’re not inert; far from it—dancefloor music is alive, forces you to listen with more than your ears. What corner you inhabit depends on how you feel. Why else would U.K. grime artists like Dizzee Rascal and Wiley Kat have come up with the inhuman beats they rhyme over? They grew up listening to breakbeat hardcore and jungle, whose twisted beats became their “rhythmic code” (to borrow from Simon Reynolds...
Scott continues his devotion, first professed in Enemy of the State and Spy Game, to jittery editing and cinematography that conjures an unholy mix of Traffic-era Steven Soderbergh and Mix Master Mike. The effect is to reflect the grime of Mexico City and Creasy’s deep ambivalence about his profession, but it often feels like a put-on concession to the MTV generation...
...belch smoke into Surat's discolored sky, mill workers live in dismal slums and homeless men nap alongside dogs on the railway-station floor. In 1994, the city achieved a moment of international fame when doctors announced pneumonic plague had resurfaced in its winding alleys. Nestled amid Surat's grime, however, is one of India's most extraordinary success stories. Whether you live in the U.S. or Japan, if you buy an engagement ring this year, there's a good chance you'll be taking home a diamond crafted here...
...about futurism but I’m a roots person at heart. For me, immaculately produced pop records are usually too smooth to hold on to and too perfect to really love. Thus I’m feeling Southern crunk over anything else remotely popular in rap music, and grime (its closest U.K. equivalent) even more—there’s that apathy towards the world at large and a palpable dirt in the snares and low-end. Dizzee Rascal’s Boy In Da Corner, grime’s flagship full-length, wouldn’t have...