Sometimes it’s a challenge to give a book a chance: How many pages should you read before deciding it’s not worth your time? There’s a new formula to help with that decision — and it’s all based on your age. • Have you ever...
tick and flick n.— «Unallocated offenders are expected to report to a community justice office, where a duty officer, usually with little knowledge of them, ticks them off after asking basic questions—a process known as “tick and...
favored-nation n.— «All of the actors were getting paid the same amount of money to do the flick, in a “favored-nations” deal.» —“Making Porno, Pt. 1: Foreplay” by Kevin Smith My Boring-Ass Life Jan. 10, 2008...
mini-tainment n.— «Jerry’s new flick is the story of a college-graduate bee who wants to move out of the hive and do something different. He ends up suing producers who steal honey. Seinfeld will premiere some 20 “mini-tainments,” as he...
be daredeviled v. phr.— «During the last negotiation for the Independent Production Agreement, in 2001, 20th Century Fox claimed the studio canceled plans to shoot the Ben Affleck action flick Daredevil in Montreal and relocated it to...
grass basketball n.— «When Spurrier came into the league, he spread everything out. I think one coach referred to it as grass basketball, where the defenses started spreading. Am I wrong or is style of play offensively kind of reverting...