Word: superealism
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...vernacular may not be unique to us, she says, but ours is unprecedented because of the media’s power to put words into mouths around the world. Savan finds pop in the flappers of the 1920s, “Seinfeld,” and the Super Bowl, and has veritable glossaries of pop for the Average Joe and what she calls “the community of commitment-centered words.” Two familiar Harvard personalities, Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology Steven Pinker and Cogan University Professor of the Humanities Stephen J. Greenblatt, even get mentions...
...Holy Grail (a mosquito that finds itself on Toad's tongue and shouts, "Run away!"). Roddy's groin takes quite a pummeling; that's less Wallace and Gromit than Larry, Curly and Moe. The script, like those of many a DreamWorks animated movie, seems assembled from a brainstorming super-session, in which bright guys spit out funny gags, and every one of them gets into the movie. With a barrage of these jabs, Flushed Away works you over and wears you down, until you surrender to giggles or get defiant and shut out the noise...
...Democratic opponents, but it also illuminates another crucial factor that has weighed heavily on voters’ minds—balance. Out of 200 State Senators and Representatives in the legislature, only 27—or 13.5%—are Republicans. With a Democrat as governor, the Democratic super-majority will have virtually unlimited leeway...
...operator will see his or her personal phone list in order to help. Operators will dial other numbers, too, or look people up like other types of directory assistance. Operator assistance is never free: this one takes five minutes out of your allowance, even if the call was super quick...
...Hannitized, 24-hour-news-cycle culture, politics has become less a means of interaction and more an event in itself. Junkies can watch Chris Matthews’ two-hour pre-game show for each presidential debate as though it were the Super Bowl before booting up the computer to play “Fantasy Congress”; turn on the AM radio and you’re likely hear the same senseless, partisan ranting whether listening to sports-talk or news-talk...