Word: unrealism
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...Burton’s signature style and imagination is the golden ticket. Just as in “Big Fish,” we are treated to an unreal world where we want to believe. The stark grays of reality—and the gloom of abject poverty—are complemented by the rainbow colors of candy in the Wonka factory and the brilliant blues in the spick-and-span toothpaste plant where Charlie’s father worked...
...occasion not simply for dreamy nostalgia but for an honest inquiry into the meaning of King's life and its impact on the nation. Former King Aide Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker worried about "the risk of getting oversentimental and romanticizing the man to the point that he becomes unreal. The way to honor him is to understand what his work was and commit yourself to doing something...
...players, such financial concerns were far off at week's end as they returned to doing what they longed to do, chasing fly balls and elusive records in ball parks filled with fans. This is the real world of baseball, which is itself a beautifully unreal world. Magically last Thursday night, the man of the hour ceased to be Peter Ueberroth and again became Pete Rose. --By Evan Thomas. Reported by Thomas McCarroll/New York, with other bureaus
...with her three small children in 2002. "There are still casualties coming from Iraq, whether or not the incident is newsworthy." Scores more casualties have arrived at Landstuhl since Chilles, Jurgersen and Salter were admitted to the hospital back in January. Back home, Chilles' breakneck evacuation from Iraq seems unreal to him now. "I spent nine days in the hospital and traveled about 8,000 miles, just so I could sit with my dog and watch some TV," he e-mailed from Modesto, California, from where he shuttles to local military facilities to have his shrapnel wounds cleaned and dressed...
...think the answer lies in the symbiotic relationship between gangsta rap and entourages. At its core, rap is music about authenticity. The best songs are personal, and the death knell for any career is to be exposed as unreal. Thus, rap battles are about proving your opponent to be less talented and more importantly, less authentic...