Sentences with phrase «culture references from»

It was around this time that rugs began to see more and more of a Christian influence, and the mythological and culture references from Middle Eastern and Asian rugs slowly started to give way to more Western trends.

There are disco balls, music and mini-ponds filled with fish in a playful mix of art history and pop culture references from the time.

«Today my work takes pop culture references from a variety of different sources such as newspapers, memorabilia and public records, to create artworks that are iconic and accessible.»

The collaged elements and image transfers on Crosby's large paper canvases provide interesting insights into life in contemporary Nigeria; popular culture references from the media depict a life that is not so different from that in the West.

It is, however, littered with pop culture references from Sherlock Holmes to The Shawshank Redemption.

Readers have been speculating if (and how) the movie will incorporate anywhere near the 350 + pop culture references from the book.

Add to the list of offences a succession of cringe - worthy ethnic stereotypes and a script mindlessly crammed with pop - culture references from Goodfellas, The Silence of the Lambs and Kill Bill.

It's not enough to grab a mishmash of pop culture references from the last 18 months and cram them into a movie: the result is instantly dated garbage.

To anyone new to Stranger Things Imagine ET, Aliens, The Goonies, The Thing, IT and many other 80's -90's Science Fiction / Horror films books mixed together that was infused of so many pop culture references from the same time that they become hard to keep track of at times well THAT is pretty much Stranger Things in a Nutshell!

Using a pop culture reference from a Harry Potter book is perfectly acceptable.

Not exact matches

You can get lines from Shakespeare, science jokes, and fun pop culture references on the mug.

Just to work another pop culture reference in there, the «very high» to «low» suspension options will now range from a «depth» of 0 to «20,000 leagues.»

From pop culture references to callbacks to other Marvel movies, the newest superhero addition has some fun details that fans might not have picked up on.

But the picture is so utterly lacking in any serious theological vision that all the audience hears is a mishmash of words gleaned from popular culture's assumptions about the man called Jesus — references to love, kingdom, power, sin, guilt, anger, forgiveness, not to mention that constant, most oppressive of all forces, the one who makes ultimate demands, God himself.

Second, because the Christian world view transcends local culture, illustrations and references to people from beyond the local situation help the congregation enter into the fullness and inclusivity of that world view.

If they are from a biblically conservative tradition they are likely to use selected references to sexuality, marriage, and family to communicate the ideals of God in a way that will encourage and motivate people to strive for the ideal.6 This didactic use of the Bible fails to distinguish the radical difference between family life and the religious practices of ancient and modern cultures.

Having adopted culture as his frame of reference, Professor Baker heroically attempts to escape from the limitations of national culture by positing the emergence of a new world culture.

I suppose what the phrase denotes is the modern culture which gives great emphasis on human being as a creator of culture and of history out of nature and which also believes that human being and history require no transcendent reference to a Divine Creator or a Divine Redeemer from self - alienation to bring about the realization of the community of love which is the ultimate destiny of humanity.

To put the feeling into an easily watched, pop culture reference I point you to this link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nqP3p5IBx8) and advise you to watch from minute marker 7:12 to 8:18.

Colin, you are not only an excellent blogger, craftsman, artisan and dare I say, poet, but you are also a scholar of pop culture as demonstrated by your reference of probably one of the lamest blips of fame from this decade or the last (I can't remember which, but if my life was on the line, I'd guess the 90's).

(l - r above) Yesterday's Bronx Scavenger Hunt, sponsored by the Bronx Tourism Council and Ruben Diaz Jr.'s office, involved a full day of driving around the Bronx from top to bottom using 200 clues of historical and pop culture references to find borough -LSB-...]

Named in many ancient cultures, the primary star is commonly called «Muphrid or Murfid» in modern star catalogues, which may have been convolutedly derived from an Arabic reference to the «lance bearer» and associated with nearby Arcturus (Richard Hinckley Allen, 1889: page 104).

Salt has been referenced and utilized in nearly all time periods and cultures from before recorded history.

Filled to the brim with pop - culture references, the amount of ways you have to escape all the pre-made prisons is only surpassed by the levels that came from the Steam Workshop.

As we've come to expect from these type films, the dialogue is loaded with numerous goofy puns and timely pop - culture references that always provide entertainment for the grown - ups, but I don't think we've ever had them thrown at us at such a machine - gun like pace.

Okay, yeah sure, it's a movie cribbed from an Android videogame application but, that being said, it's not bad with all the pop culture references and lame - o bird jokes.

Could Seth MacFarlane's (Family Guy) raunchy, quick - fire, pop - culture - referencing humor translate from the small screen to the big screen in a live - action setting?

There are seemingly random (but not really) pop culture references, including a comparison of the melodies of «Do You Want to Build a Snowman» from «Frozen» and «Papa, Can You Hear Me?»

Credit goes to the writers for ensuring that the constant wisecracks, digs at other superheroes or pop culture references, don't distract a viewer from the story's emotional core and it's protagonist's moral ambiguity.

More than any other type of songwriting, rap lyrics are peppered with pop culture references, from movies to cars to sports to fashion to other rap songs.

They talk about Blake's pioneering digital art, which often obliquely if not directly referenced pop culture; one exhibition of his work was named after the eyeglass vendor in David Cronenberg's Videodrome, Spectacular Optical, and borrowed its ideas from the spatial dynamics in Cronenberg's early movies.

Adapted from Fanboys screenwriter Ernie Cline's debut novel of the same name, this dystopian sci - fi is absolutely jam - packed with»80s pop culture references, making it one of our most anticipated films of next year.

The same ear for the super-specific that informs Cody's pop culture references (see: Julie describing Ricki as looking like «a hooker from Night Court») gives her an edge when it comes to questions of class, money, and race, even if the writing sometimes swings broad.

Bee Movie doesn't depart from too many DreamWorks conventions; there are jokes aimed at adults, pop culture references, and star voice casting where it's not needed.

The film's brilliance shines through in both versions - the complex pop culture references, the dizzying storyline, the celebrated clash of four - color heroics and messy real - world politics - topped by a performance from Jackie Earle Haley (playing the damaged vigilante Rorschach) as memorable as Heath Ledger's Joker.

Easter eggs and pop culture references abound throughout the novel, and Steven Spielberg's blockbuster adaptation appears to have ripped a couple of pages from the book.

Spielberg himself making a tremendous impact on cinematic culture, is referenced in Cline's book repeatedly, but the Oscar winning director has removed nearly all his own references from the film version as not to toot his own horn.

Marketing aside, Ready Player One also has the disadvantage of being adapted from Ernest Cline's dreadful novel, which reads less like prose and more like a laundry list of pop culture references colliding into each other.

MacFarlane has a very specific sense of humor, and the ridiculous, pop culture references and violent lunacy that make up 13 seasons — and two features so far — can only pull laughs from the audience for so long.

The film is packed full of references and it makes fun of everything from American Idol to Juno and Diablo Cody to energy drinks to every absurd part of American culture that, if you're from Europe, you probably already make fun of.

Leaning heavily on the same kind of pop culture references that made the early seasons of «Community» so enjoyable, «Rick and Morty» is like a vulgar love letter to science fiction, from its «Doctor Who» - inspired theme song, to its blatant similarities to «Back to the Future.»

Clearly, Cline's (and our) alter ego is Halliday, who has infused his Oasis with things that he loved from the»80s, from the music (I mean, you can't get enough of Culture Club, Def Leppard and Hall and Oates; you just can't) to the movies (yep, Back to the Future is in there) and character references.

From the lobster scenes to Diane Keaton's waistcoat and tie, this Woody Allen film is referenced so often in popular culture that it's easy to forget it's nearly 40 years old.

Many gyrated over the book's overindulgent references to 80s pop culture, from coin - op arcade games to deeply engrained new wave synthpop cuts to the nerdcore iconography of John Hughes films.

It's not just the»80s being represented in the Oasis, but a number of great pop culture references, from beloved characters like the Iron Giant to King Kong and so much more.

The Guardians of the Galaxy franchise depends on references to popular culture from the 1980s to generate much of its humor.

Influence from The Hangover is clear in the soundtrack and the pop culture references.

Think of it as Doc and Marty from Back to the Future meets alcohol, abuse, violence, and a never - ending stream of top - notch pop culture references, and you have a general idea of what you're in for.

From Back to the Future and The Iron Giant, to Akira and The A-Team, Ernest Cline's Ready Player One is absolutely jam - packed with pop culture references.

But from the soundtrack, which features a folk cover of Jay - Z's classic record, «99 Problems,» and pop - culture references, it has a distinct modern twist.