Sentences with phrase «of obscure references»

The 37 - year - old actor tackled a variety questions that included a number of obscure references from his career: The short - lived animated series Tron: Uprising; the 2013 thriller Grand Piano; the animated mini-series Over the Garden Wall, that Beastie Boys video he did back in 2011, and of course, Lord of the Rings.

Beneath its searing satire of showbiz, its whimsical world in which animals talk and coexist with humans, and its nonstop barrage of obscure references and puns, there's a core that gets to how painful, lonely, and sad modern life can be.

There is probably a really good joke to make about the kind of obscure references made on Community that Steve Rogers would never understand, and that's enough to make me giggle.

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Dear friends and colleagues, This summer we saw an opportunity to provide greater clarity to entrepreneurs and our partners about the mission and focus of our work, which at times was obscured by references to «needles in haystacks» instead of our true inspiration, which is the gritty teamwork required to harvest hay from a field and stack it in a barn.

As far as I know, there is only one obscure reference outside of biblical literature, and even that one is a subject of much debate.

@ fimeilleur the carl sagan reference was more relevant before it became obscured by all the other posts.no one said any thing about a death bed conversion, that is something you assumed, (when you assume you make an ass of u and me) whether you believe in God or not is irrelevant, you will ultimately confront God, at that point in carls case after death you will know!.

Hopefully Rory doesn't talk in 25 - word - a-minute bursts of obscure pop culture references...

• Fact # 7: Mark Batterson is the author of the recent book, In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day based on an obscure reference in 1 Chronicles 11:22 «Benaiah son of Jehoiada was the son of a brave man from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits.

I suspect that scripture's references to any supposed eschatological political powers are deliberately obscure because they are of little benefit to our walk with Jesus.

For those who Have seen the palace and Have made it their home, they surely can attest to the fact that the Lord of the palace Does indeed Live there (a somewhat obscure reference to one of my favorite books).

Professional theologians today hesitate to share their experience, fearing lest the pure objectivity and the transcendent reference point of their God thoughts be thereby obscured; but this is a great pity, for when they define their role merely in ecclesiastical or academic terms, thus in effect hiding behind their official identity, it renders their theology at best enigmatic and at worst downright boring.

Apart from a couple of very obscure references, one would never guess that he served as president of the «Christian Union» (Inter-Varsity) at Edinburgh a quarter of a century ago.

Gingrich's expression of concern may, then, have been less an obscure policy reference than a deliberate decision to propel this issue to the forefront of his foreign policy toward the Muslim world «a decision rooted in Catholic thought and culture.

It requires 166 pages in translation in the Sacred Books of the East, including extensive footnotes designed to explain the more obscure references in the text.

@tallulah13 apparently google is not the most defining answer to scholarly study, He, Kedorlaomer, was a person of antiquity mentioned in the Bible, that was already a given.He was a king 4000 years ago and his treasures were discovered by archaeologists not that long ago.Up to the discoveries Kedorlaomer was an obscure reference in the «Bible «and there had been doubt as to whether he existed or not.

Some facts are luminously obvious, but the rest of our experience is obscured in a deep, penumbral shadow with reference to which our intellectual faculty varies from that of a savage to that of a jellyfish.

This obscure reference to his unpublished Manuscripts is entirely understandable for us when we recall that he did indeed develop in them a systematic criticism of Hegel.11 Marx turned Hegelianism «right side up again», by reading Hegel in materialistic economic terms.

Beginning with the obscure reference of canon 19 of Nicaea respecting Paulinian 18 deaconesses and ending with canon 15 of Chalcedon which prohibits the ordination (cheirotonia) of a deaconess before the age of forty we have the canonical framework of the most significant period in the expansion and elaboration of the ministry of women before modern times.

That reference page didn't just show the limitations, though — it also showed the possibilities, and several of the visual effects on the site derive from more - obscure CSS features I learned about in passing while trying to figure out why something else had blown up.

Bland references to declining support for the major parties tend to obscure just how difficult it is for minor parties to win lower house seats, especially if their electoral support is evenly spread over a wide range of districts.

Was it perhaps an obscure reference to Brazil's former president, forced out of office soon after the summit finished?

I tried to find any reference in the published literature showing esophageal obstruction and some of the other more obscure references without luck on PubMed...... it may have indeed happen to someone somewhere but...... It should be noted that you would want to use the flax with other products and liquids as it can swell when exposed to liquids.

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Coast of Morocco About Blog Political commentary with scholarly references, misanthropy, obscure references and pretentious music.

Still, it reminded us of the distinct joys of the first season, offering cartoonish physical comedy, densely written jokes, and obscure pop culture references.

Though the devious wit of the original remains, it is obscured by too many classic - rock interludes (courtesy of Led Zeppelin, Heart and Paul McCartney) and nudging pop - culture references that seem by now just part of the formula.

However, the most obscure Jackman reference happens when Deadpool is planning on his rescue of Russell Collins.

Disney's latest animated feature Wreck - It Ralph is chock full of videogame references, some more obscure than others.

Now a new Crashing trailer has debuted, showing off more of Pete's comedy struggles, trying to hand out flyers to shows, having odd gaps in his knowledge of pop culture while making obscure references to things like Will Smith rap albums and coming to terms with the fact that he's actually homeless.

Add to this a 20 - page booklet which contains a glossary of all the obscure references made during the film, and it's everything a «Free Enteprise» fan could ever hope for.

With its imitations of Robert Bresson close - ups, pointless references to European political change, actors talking about acting, junkies who are never seen doing drugs, «unexpected» pop songs, and deliberately obscured narrative (probably because — wait for it — it has the arc of a bad Victorian social novel), Schanelec's studious bore seems intended for an audience of people who write film festival catalogue descriptions.

As for the Capcom roster, it's a mixture of predictable favorites and obscure references and, with any hope, may renew interest in Ghost Trick.

A playful product that builds on an obscure reference to a sci - fi comedy has transformed into one of The Boring Company's first major projects.

Some of the heartiest involve somewhat obscure movie references, which resonate emphatically for those they're not lost on.

Deadpool 2 is packed with meta references to Ryan Reynold's less - than - glorious filmography and tons of shout - outs to obscure X-Men lore, but Deadpool also reaches through the fourth wall to crack wise at the DCEU and MCU's expense.

The first song may require some level of explanation as there are many cultural references that can be quite obscure to students but it is an absolute classic.

In 2000, a federal district judge ruled that Arizona was violating this relatively obscure law, both by not spending enough on its Lau programs — a reference to a Supreme Court decision of 1974 and regulations of the federal Office for Civil Rights — and by failing to provide enough teachers, aides, classrooms, materials, and tutoring.

But they did offer two obscure backhanded references — that «some private schools offer rigorous academics» and that «Catholic schools are among some of the most well - regarded and long - established private schools that take Florida's scholarships» — by way of presumably acknowledging that they steered clear of any school they thought might be high - performing.»

Unfortunately, the book also fell very short in terms of readability, as it referenced the first book in very obscure ways that left the reader wondering what had happened in book one.

Flattening out the comics to read them was as much a part of the experience as trying to figure out the more obscure slang references.

The polarizing is most likely because of the humor which at times is based on some obscure Japanese reference or the subtlety of some jokes.Thus, whether my review convinces you or not, I urge you to buy it.

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Packed full of obscure gaming references, a story so goofy you can't help but love, and characters that are actually as endearing as they are cute, Neptunia is a charming series of games that hits directly at the core of the things fans of Japanese games and anime love.

The game references everything from Lord of the Rings to Street Fighter to obscure Internet memes, but none of these are particularly clever or funny.

Previously, the base of the spine was used as a player's primary node (i.e. the reference point that movements are measured relative to), but the... erm... lower back area is completely obscured by the sofa when players sit down.

EGM: Retro City Rampage, for people who don't know, is an absolutely insane, brilliant mashup of retro - gaming paradigms and obscure pop - culture references.

But fortunately, none of those throwback references obscure or confuse the excellent dungeon - crawling RPG gameplay that features unique classes, interesting (and frequent) boss battles, and a dynamite soundtrack from video game virtuoso Yuzo Koshiro.

I may find Hirst's dead butterflies or Beuys's and Polke's references to World War II on the Eastern front shallow, tiresome, and obscure, but not for their lack of investment in the physical art object.

Jenny Holzer might have produced her Colorblind Dictionary, with all references to color obscured in a real dictionary, and Glenn Ligon her scarred and blown up definition of «ravel» or «skin.»

The particular identities of the shapes became obscure, but while they denied reference to a specific image, they acquired meaning as pure form.