Sentences with phrase «by yuppies»

I remember when getting up to turn the TV over seemed perfectly normal or when mobile phones in the 90s seemed advanced compared to the stereotypical brick owned by yuppies in the 80s, writes Kim O'Meara.

With the benefit cap meaning that housing benefit will be capped at a point where for many who rely on it will have to move away, which means areas with relative affluence with sites of former counci estates, which are now being snapped up by yuppies or young professionals renting them will increase in an area — less likely to vote Labour than those who were on receipt of housing benefit.

Haley Joel Osment plays an android child that gets adopted and then abandoned by a yuppie couple.

How did the ugly white running shoes worn by yuppie joggers get all jiggy and become the dopest icon of the inner city?

Not exact matches

Juno, speechless for the first time, is stuck by the realization that she is not giving her baby to a yuppie professional but to a real mother.

An ill - considered «Christian Yuppies» column even earned the magazine the nickname «The Christian Yuppie» by its critics.

Once the hub of the city's Polish immigrant community, the triangle sits roughly along the border of the Wicker Park, East Village and Noble Square neighborhoods, in a Hispanic area that's quickly being diluted by a growing population of yuppies.

Speaking of overpriced, yuppie supermarkets, I continue to be shocked by the prices at the fairly new Whole Foods (WF) in Colonie, NY.

London mayor claims anti-gentrification movement bred of inverted snobbery by left - wing yuppies.

Feeling helpless, and having survivor guilt, and so when they come back, adjusting into the world of yuppies, lattes, and la la land, surrounded by folks who just don't understand.

Bars can also be defined by their level of prestige — for example, a dive bar is considered informal, low class, and disreputable, while a «fern» bar is considered upscale and pandering towards preppy or yuppie clientele.

Back in their darkened home, the couple are visited by Joe, a manly blue - collar worker who irritates the yuppie Matt, but inflames Annie.

Unfolding with the inevitability of a bad dream, The Killing Of A Sacred Deer is Lanthimos» darkly intense, almost biblical spin on one of those thrillers about a yuppie family terrorized by a vengeful stalker.

A comical — but not too comical — appearance is made by Charles Martin Smith (American Graffiti, Never Cry Wolf) as Oscar Wallace, the proto - yuppie accountant.

Almost immediately, she's honed in on by two very different types of predatory men: Her boss (Justin Bartha) is a cavalier yuppie who comes on to her in his office (which she goes along with willingly), while a neighborhood drug dealer named Blue (Brian «Sene» Marc) simultaneously teases and covets her (again, she goes along willingly).

First up from Deadline is news that Steinfeld is in early talks to join Ten Thousand Saints, a feature adaptation of Eleanor Henderson's 2011 novel set in 1980s New York City, an age encapsulated by CBGB, yuppies and gentrification, all leading to 1988 ′ s Tompkins Square Park riots.

By the end of the film, one realizes that there really is no easy way to happiness and meaningfulness, whether it is to live as a shallow, self - serving yuppie, or to see the world as a would - be hippie.

Much of the charm is down to Chase as the perpetually harassed Clark Griswold, whose attempt to host the perfect family festival is marred by unwanted relatives (including Quaid's monumentally hideous Uncle Eddie), faulty electronics, yuppie neighbours, exploding turkeys, crazed pets and an unexpected kidnapping.

It initially unfolds as a Manhattan yuppie drama, populated by sensitive dudes and spunky babes, but quickly becomes wrapped sushi - style in the FX - driven nori of a Godzilla flick.

aims low for Animal House humor and manages to do that by channeling his tale to yuppies.

Director Ted Kotcheff («Billy Two Hats» / «Fun With Dick and Jane» / «North Dallas Forty») aims low for Animal House humor and manages to do that by channeling his tale to yuppies.

It's even possible to read it as a critique of the Reagan administration along the lines of Dan O'Bannon's less - successful The Return of the Living Dead from two years earlier — locating as it does a pair of sweater - and - ascot yuppies (Sarah Berry and Richard Domeier) to play against the aforementioned hicks (Dan Hicks and Kassie Wesley), with blue - collar folk represented by our Ash and Linda.

The plot, such as it is: a modest resort in Alaska is bought by a hotshot Colorado developer (Lee Majors, looking as if he's had about $ 6 million worth of cosmetic surgery), who wants to turn the place into a trendy Aspen - like yuppie vacation magnet, which threatens the current employees» dreams of taking over the business.

Director Mary Harron flattered Bret Easton Ellis's notorious novel by investing it with a deeper conception of yuppie evil (brilliantly conveyed by Christian Bale), and by filling the margins with humorous»80s details: a chic parade of designer Tribeca restaurants and neon - laden nightclubs.

In Jersey City alone — where six charters have been approved — there is one started by white yuppies and one by the Urban League.

It curls around the western shore of a small lake just outside Algonquin Bay, Ontario, providing a pine - scented refuge for affluent families with young children, yuppies fond of canoes and kayaks, and an artful population of chipmunks chased by galumphing dogs.

Sporting «80s business attire and horn rim glasses, your journey through Vostok Inc. will be guided by a talkative space - yuppie named Jimmy.

Published by BadLand Games, Vostok Inc. lets you play as a corrupt, narcissistic yuppie setting out to make as much money as humanly possible in this greed - driven twin - stick shooter without a conscience.