Source: Didier Baverel / Getty Everyone loves a good play on words — and the English language is nothing short of confusing idioms and double entendres that a person who’s learning English would have a super difficult time trying to learn. imagine trying to learn english and finding out that butt dialing and booty calls are two different things — venmo id: @tinyhandsss (@allisonkollins) December 18, 2017 Hit the flip to see how long it’ll take your brain to figure out these optical illusions, puns and idioms. If it takes you a while, don’t worry — common sense just ain’t that common.
Source: Didier Baverel / Getty Everyone loves a good play on words — and the English language is nothing short of confusing idioms and double entendres that a person who’s learning English would have a super difficult time trying to learn. imagine trying to learn english and finding out that butt dialing and booty calls are two different things — venmo id: @tinyhandsss (@allisonkollins) December 18, 2017 Hit the flip to see how long it’ll take your brain to figure out these optical illusions, puns and idioms. If it takes you a while, don’t worry — common sense just ain’t that common.
Is there anything better in this world than watching a Trump supporter get schooled? Well, this week, we’re proud to say the sermon of common sense was handed down to a Black Republican named Stacy Washington by our very own Kierna Mayo, Sr. Vice President of Content and Brand at Interactive One. Appearing on CNN […]
Listen, I like Eva Longoria as much as the next blogger, but this should be common sense: she should never stand next to Kate Beckinsale . Because here they both are at some charity dinner that she runs, only Eva’s the one who looks like she could use some help compared to Kate. So I hope she learned her lesson, and next time Eva should just put me next to Kate, and the problem’s solved. » view all 17 photos Photos: WENN.com
Listen, I like Eva Longoria as much as the next blogger, but this should be common sense: she should never stand next to Kate Beckinsale . Because here they both are at some charity dinner that she runs, only Eva’s the one who looks like she could use some help compared to Kate. So I hope she learned her lesson, and next time Eva should just put me next to Kate, and the problem’s solved. » view all 17 photos Photos: WENN.com
13-Shots were filled into this man right in front of his house… even though the police had no obvious threat? SMH… @ being a minority and being faced with a spastic-vet cop… You might not make it inside your house either. Too bad his name wasn’t “Brett” instead of Enest. youtube
Black Athletes And White Women The lasting stereotype is that Black athletes have one Kryptonite: White women. Now, common sense will tell you that’s not the case. We have plenty of examples of beautiful Black love with athletes. However, there are some out there who choose to date and wife up Beckys. Nothing wrong with that at all. In fact, let’s take a moment to highlight some of these swirly superstar relationships.
President Barack Obama renewed his call Saturday for passage of the so-called Buffett rule, calling it “just common sense,” not “class warfare.” The Buffett rule, named after billionaire investor Warren Buffett, entered the lexicon last year after Buffett penned an op-ed in the New York Times encouraging Congress to raise taxes on the wealthy. Under the proposed plan, scheduled for a Senate vote April… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Blaze Discovery Date : 31/03/2012 10:30 Number of articles : 2
It’s easy to pile on Hollywood for its craven cash grabs , sequelitis and other low-hanging fruit harvested and passed off in the name of popular entertainment. It’s also fair, after a glance at the top 20 or so openings of all time, to acknowledge that mass audiences have tended to let studios get away with such output over the last decade in particular. But if we’re to take anything from the huge opening-weekend success of The Hunger Games , it might be to look at its place on that list — squarely in third place, below even better-regarded cinematic efforts Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 and The Dark Knight . With this development, could crowds and critics alike have proven what the sheer volume of lesser hits would seem to contradict — that quality matters? Of course the success of these three films owes plenty to their source material and/or established film franchises preceding them. But virtually every entry in the top 20 enjoys this built-in advantage, from comic-book adaptations ( Spider-Man , Iron Man 2 to decades-old institutions ( Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ) to literary sensations past ( Alice in Wonderland ) and present ( The Twilight Saga ). And few if any among this derivative lot have made as much of a critical impression as those films at the very top, which average nearly 92 percent favorable at the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. Not to declare RT any kind of objective barometer of a film’s quality. Still, its documented regard for Deathly Hallows – Part 2 , The Dark Knight and Hunger Games harmonizes with public tastes here in a way that implies something a little more than coincidence. First of all, it is extremely hard to gross more than $150 million in three days, even with the benefit of 3-D premiums — which, of the three, only Deathly Hallows – Part 2 enjoyed (all three had IMAX releases of varying sizes). The only other film to do it, Spider-Man 3 , was met with decidedly more mixed reviews but still remains ranked “fresh” at RT. Despite all you’ve heard about their decline, in both the art-house realms and the rarefied upper box-office echelons, the evidence suggests that critics indeed do still matter. Even the most cynical observer (I’m looking at you, Armond White ) who regards the critical establishment as a legion of pliant, hype-sensitive “shills” would need to acknowledge the success of their mission — largely as a service informing readers about new releases worth considering (or not) — and be encouraged by signs of influence and relevance. It also suggests that creative ambitions require as much a role in the development process as one’s marketing innovations. Just ask Christopher Nolan, or Hunger Games author Suzanne Collins or director Gary Ross . A brand (and sure, 3-D/IMAX) can only take a film so far. Vision seems to carry it much of the rest of the way — something viewers haven’t seen before, even if they know they characters and stakes by heart. Clearly, The Hunger Games ‘ windfall may not help Hollywood reconcile — on paper, anyway — its long-standing love-hate relationship with original ideas and stories. But it doesn’t have to. The Juno s and the Hangover s and Bridesmaids and Safe House s and whatever other original scripts that develop into huge-grossing films aren’t even the same breed of blockbuster. Their conceptual integrity, to the extent they have it at all, yields its own word-of-mouth — its own long tail that may or may not necessitate sequels of its own. So even if the original idea is down, it’s hardly out — not with the potential to follow up a modestly priced, well-liked hit with a true blockbuster in the same vein. At which point we’re back to the development basics: Smarts, vision, ambition and respecting one’s audience. It pays off, Hollywood. The numbers don’t lie. Follow S.T. VanAirsdale on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .
