Word: wrestler
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...poetic flourishes of violence—with stretches of American badland serving as a surrogate for the frontier, to be conquered by Greyhound.Reading “Fat City” in the summer of 2009, one is reminded of Darren Aronofsky’s film “The Wrestler,” and the enigmatic final scene; a tragic arc either clipped or stretched too thin; a pathetic hero caught suddenly with something left to lose. Ernie Munger, its clear, is a talented fighter. He is blessed preternaturally with qualities that Tully could never measure...
...election spot shows a masked wrestler fighting drug traffickers and promising to crack down on cartels. Another ad vows to give the death penalty to kidnappers. A third pledges to hand out free medicine to the poor. But the campaign for Mexico's midterm elections that is getting the most media attention is promising nothing at all and urging people to vote for nobody...
...Russian army moved in to help the enclave of South Ossetia to self-proclaimed independence from Georgia, the promised repairs to buildings gutted by fighting have failed to materialize. So did Sunday's elections in the impoverished region deliver a painful reckoning to the incumbent? Hardly. As expected, former wrestler Eduard Kokoity, first elected President in 2001 when South Ossetia was still firmly if unwillingly part of Georgia, was overwhelmingly confirmed in office in elections he described as "a test of the stability of our democracy...
...more confidence in his ability, and he wrestled the best he ever has in a national tournament.”Beyond the overwhelming skill that led Caputo to his comeback, Weiss emphasized the grappler’s competitive desire.“I know [Caputo] is a better wrestler now, just from how he reacted in his last match,” Weiss said, referring to the co-captain’s loss in the seventh-place bout. “Most people think, ‘Win or lose, I’m an All-American...
...Springsteen won a Golden Globe award for his song "The Wrestler," from the movie by the same name, starring Mickey Rourke • an old career wrestler desperately trying to make a living. This wasn't the Boss' first accolade from Hollywood: in 1994 he won an Oscar for his song "Streets of Philadaelphia," which appeared on the soundtrack to the film Philadelphia starring Tom Hanks...