Word: grip
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...like 30. So what’s the hidden message here? Is Ye planning his own misogynistic murder spree? Maybe making some broader social commentary involving the late 80s recession and the current credit crunch? The erratic nature of the video might relate to Bateman’s weakening grip on reality in “American Psycho.” After watching “Love Lockdown” a few times, I couldn’t help but wonder if Kanye hadn’t gone a little crazy himself. It probably wouldn?...
...Insider,” Russell Crowe resolves to use his inside knowledge to bring down Big Tobacco. But both these films deal with moral issues of a more urgent nature and have heroes who are more engaging and three-dimensional. Kearns’ defining trait is his doggish grip on one idea: that he deserves the credit and the profit for his invention. But while his earnest demeanor and sense of right and wrong are at first endearing, his unyielding desire for justice soon alienates his wife, children, friends, and, eventually, his audience. The performances of the supporting characters...
...cuisine as a world treasure? Why does the idea of an organization whose mission is to convince UNESCO that French cuisine deserves a title seem borderline preposterous? Why did last week’s French Mission for Food Heritage and Cultures’ strategizing session seem to lack any grip on reality? Elaine Sciolino, a New York Times reporter covering the event, wrote, “By the time the roasted figs, the wine-macerated prunes, the chocolate mousse and the Earl Grey sorbet arrived in the private dining room of Guy Savoy...men were in deep discussion about...
...mention Western Europe - is in the grip of a downward spiral that financial experts call deleveraging. Having accumulated debts beyond what's sustainable, households and financial institutions are being forced to reduce them. The pressure to do so results from a decline in the price of the assets they bought with the money they borrowed. It's a vicious feedback loop. When families and banks tip into bankruptcy, more assets get dumped on the market, driving prices down further and necessitating more deleveraging. This process now has so much momentum that even $700 billion in taxpayers' money may not suffice...
...footage now being endlessly replayed on local cable channels and on YouTube, Palin is seen rising to introduce herself as Zardari, dressed in one of his signature flashy tailored suits, enters. As custom demands, the two grip each other's hands and shake them animatedly before the cameras. But it is the remarks that follow that got Zardari into hot water back home...