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...boom economy, however, things change fast. Shanghai still has glam in spades. You can sip your Cosmopolitan on the Bund while gazing out at a relentlessly rising skyline. You can wander along the leafy boulevards of the former French Concession, pausing for a soy latte or a therapeutic browse in one of the fancy clothes shops on Hengshan Road. But now you can do art, too. Springing up amid the gleaming, dreaming towers are studios and galleries, large and small, testifying to the fact that where money grows, culture follows. Here are some of our favorites...
...hours, and let the nostalgia wash over you. TAKE A SHOT... 1. Take a shot for every different American or quasi-European accent in the film. “We’re too indie for cultural accuracy!” the film cries. 2. Take a hesitant sip for each of Louis XVI’s awkward attempts at deflowering or even talking to his fifteen-year-old bride. 3. Take a celebratory swig at the couple’s long awaited consummation! 4. Perform a group alcohol-waterfall for Antoinette’s intellectual renaissance: The scene...
...years, the agent for Alex Rodriguez, who may go down as the best baseball player of all time, announced that his client was opting out of the final three years of his New York Yankee contract to become a free agent. After the game, the Sox couldn't sip their champagne without answering questions about A-Rod. It was the coronation of an eight-month march: spring training, a 162-game regular season, seven straight post-season victories. And there was A-Rod crashing the party...
Rationally, I can understand why people love beer. It’s cheap, it’s conducive to drinking games, and you can drink a Solo cup full of it without landing in University Health Services. But every time my father offers me a sip from his bottle during a football game, or I find myself with a can of Natty Lite at a room party, I’m going to pass on it. And it’s not because I’m a killjoy...
...effectively turned their efforts toward influencing society through the marketplace. There are few consumer goods left which do not have some sort of socially-responsible alternatives. Bananas are sold with the promise that their pickers were paid and housed decently, automobiles are sold with the promise that they will sip gingerly on gas, retailers market their community activism, and even mutual funds tout their responsible investments. Our accouterments are now accountable from the point where they were dug out of the earth to the point that they arrive at our table...