Search Details

Word: vilely (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

Much of this is posturing and requires no more courage than it takes to stand up in a VFW hall and condemn communism or crack. Yes, Cop Killer is irresponsible and vile. But Ice-T is as right about some things as he is righteous about the rest. And ultimately, he's not even dangerous -- least of all to the white power structure his songs condemn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: . . . Or Is It Creative Freedom? | 7/20/1992 | See Source »

...what guardians of respectability find vile is considered compelling and clever by the hundreds of thousands of fans who have made Ice-T the world's most consistently successful hard-core rapper. Despite very little radio play or MTV time -- his cuts are too hot for the air -- he has produced four gold- selling albums. His fans are mainly young males, but they range through all races and classes, and they can be found from his adopted hometown of Los Angeles to Harlem and Harvard -- where his 1989 album, The Iceberg Freedom of Speech, was No. 1 on the campus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Fire Around The Ice: ICE-T | 6/22/1992 | See Source »

...teetotaler, preferring to donate the stuff to mouths less discriminating than mine. And for some reason, from second grade through college, I found the few takers for this vile chew were almost exclusively female...

Author: By Eric R. Columbus, | Title: It's Just Not in the Cards | 6/1/1992 | See Source »

Weller, as the Marquise, is not so convincing. She is sarcastic and power-wielding, but lacks the evil streak that should be the fundamental basis of her personality. She is caustic, but not vile...

Author: By Aparajita Ramakrishnan, | Title: Famed Tale of Deceit in the Ancien Regime Features Excellent Performances, Ambience | 5/1/1992 | See Source »

...vicious lies, and this is what makes him so dangerous. Don't accept Jeffries' claims as fact, or collectively reject them. It is on the field of scholarship that Jeffries chooses to spread his hate, and it is on the field of scholarship that we must shatter his vile lies. "Don't be mad...Be prepared." Don't cite rhymes. Cite facts. George S. Schneiderman...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Jews and the Slave Trade: Just the Facts | 2/12/1992 | See Source »

Previous | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | Next