Sentences with phrase «tongue in cheek references»

There were many tongue in cheek references to Maple Syrup's place in the culture of Quebec and Canada in the media and then the news cycle moved on.

There's some enjoyment and tongue in cheek references to other games in the dialogue, such as Modern Sonic exclaiming that «It's been Generations» since he's seen Classic Sonic, upon his eventual rescue.

The writing is on par with a Saturday morning cartoon, with tongue in cheek references every now and again to long term Sonic fans.

Lots of over the top action and tongue in cheek references keep the laughs coming, and if anything, makes the film more difficult to like in the end.

David Manley makes a tongue in cheek reference to that show entitling the new exhibition at Harrington Mill Studios The Discipline of Painting, featuring a «control group» of works: one by Manley from 1973 along with two owned by him, a Sean Scully painting on paper from 1980 and a recent drawing on paper by David Tremlett, alongside paintings by David Ainley, Katrina Blannin, Luke Frost, Lauri Hopkins, Dan Roach, Andy Parkinson, and Trevor Sutton.

Not exact matches

It's a tongue - in - cheek reference to his forecasts, which many view as outlandish but which he sees as a logical endpoint for markets.

no it wasn't meant as tongue in cheek although i can see why it may be taken that way it was a reference to the «delicate» nature of the subject and the and the firestorm it often ignites.

Way back in a July Friday Buffet, I made a slightly tongue - in - cheek reference to the whole world of adorable bento lunches.

In another potent quip, Nixon encouraged New Yorkers to «vote for the homo not for the Cuomo,» a tongue - in - cheek reference to an ugly smear campaign targeting New York City Mayor Ed Koch during his 1977 mayoral primary with the governor's father, Mario CuomIn another potent quip, Nixon encouraged New Yorkers to «vote for the homo not for the Cuomo,» a tongue - in - cheek reference to an ugly smear campaign targeting New York City Mayor Ed Koch during his 1977 mayoral primary with the governor's father, Mario Cuomin - cheek reference to an ugly smear campaign targeting New York City Mayor Ed Koch during his 1977 mayoral primary with the governor's father, Mario Cuomo.

Is this reference to this 1995 hoax Beast of Bodmin by 3 public school boys, as reported in the Times 8th August 1995, a «tongue in cheek» reference or shoddy research?

For fans of Arnie, it also dishes out a huge helping of smart self - reference and tongue - in - cheek humor, with Arnold Schwarzenegger (Total Recall, Predator) putting himself as the butt of most of the jokes with ingratiating cleverness.

Hopefully for their encore, the creators will figure out a better way to give is all of the snark, zaniness, and tongue - in - cheek references we want, without having to shoehorn several dozen characters into yet another formula plot barely worth following.

We even get an «IT»S ALIVE» reference, tongue - in - cheek though it is.

It's a messy hodgepodge of half - baked ideas and tongue - in - cheek references that mostly fall flat.

The film was Robert Rodriguez's «El Mariachi» (the above is a tongue - in - cheek reference to...

If you're the type of person who likes RPGs and tongue - in - cheek humor with references to popular gaming culture, then Cat Quest is definitely right up your alley.

Pop culture references abound, and it will particularly delight Star Wars fanatics, with some tongue - in - cheek references that Kevin Smith would deem worthy of applause.

There is some mild comic relief here and there, and performances by Justin Long and Kevin Smith (Clerks II) could be called quirky and comical, but not in the self - referencing, tongue - in - cheek fashion that the previous three films greatly benefited from.

Should it be a campy, funny comedy full of tongue in cheek self - references to the absurdity of comic book superheroes, or should it be a more serious story of the reckless young man turned hero.

He makes tongue - in - cheek references to Stalin as The Helmsman and The Great Leader who has been imbued with supernatural powers — and whose Cult of Personality is far - reaching and incapable of error.

He specifically repeated his tongue - in - cheek claim that RIM was «too innovative on our touch solution,» a reference to the failed «SurePress» system on the original BlackBerry Storm that combined physical movement with a touchscreen.

It's a tongue - in - cheek reference to how most stopped playing ACNL to play other games already.

The art style is charming and wonderfully done, the game is very tongue - in - cheek with its references (I unlocked abilities that referenced the Fast and Furious series and Top Gun), and the base - building is fun to organize.

And if we want to really push it, maybe «color us» is supposed to be a tongue - in - cheek reference to a popular ability of the Blue Bomber's.

Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory serves up tongue - in - cheek references to the console wars and cutesy anime stereotypes, but find out if this game is worth playing...

Luckily, it makes its statement without a heavy hand, with its tongue firmly in cheek through parody and the occasional pop culture reference.

The books have a tongue - in - cheek reference to art history while also addressing contemporary social issues.

The Venice Beach Biennial (VBB), a weekend event that makes tongue - in - cheek reference to the «real» Venice Biennale in Italy, treats the famed Venice Beach boardwalk, Ocean Front Walk, as an outdoor exhibition venue.

Only slightly tongue in cheek, Richard Lacayo in Time handily boils things down to five words worth banning — interrogates, problematizes, references (as a verb), transgressive, and inverts — and ugly words they are.

Themed around opening nights, he makes tongue - in - cheek reference to the art world in arcane and witty fashion.

An astronaut lost in a landscape cluttered with pop culture icons, corporate logos, and tongue - in - cheek science fiction references.

Razmi's body of work focuses on issues of identity and gender while appropriating national, cultural and artistic references to reposition pop - culture within a contemporary Iranian context, giving her re-embodied, re-contextualized works a tongue - in - cheek quality.

The show's name is a tongue - in - cheek reference to its theme, with all artists creating pieces using elements from their favorite cartoons.

The title «HYSTERIA» is a tongue - in - cheek reference to medical terminology that consigned all female maladies to this «psychological disorder» that only affected women.

This was also very evident in the sculpture show «It's All An Illusion» (2004), in which this art - historical reference becomes a tongue - in - cheek historical subterfuge.

Verabioff's explicit references to land artist Robert Smithson are tongue - in - cheek and mount a sly back - door critique, perverting his titles and hijacking his term «cultural confinement» to expose the gender inequality and power structures ingrained in contemporary art and popular culture.

The exhibition title could be a tongue - in - cheek reference to the «real» world as we know it becoming ever - more digital, or an obvious nod to the 3D pieces included in the show.

With tongue firmly planted in cheek, the title makes reference to the complexity of the human condition.

But, not really, since his paintings reference and pay homage — some tongue - in - cheek — to visionary modern artists and abstract painters.

With this somewhat tongue — in - cheek Sound Clash or conversation, as it was framed by the Tate, Leckey recodifies the art historical reference.

Want to know more: Here is a story originating from the Christian Science Monitor «Google's Open Skies Raise Cries» courtesy of CBS News; also an article from The Indian Sunday Express: «Technology: Search and Destroy — Google has stunning entries for its photos of the world's most secret military installations»; and, a reference back to the tongue - in - cheek competition launched by the Register (in the UK) which challenged users to find black helicopters at sensitive sites using Google Earth «Google Earth: the black helicopters have landed».

Whether or not London's brand police will allow this to stand (or any of the other tongue - in - cheek Olympic references around London the next couple weeks) is anyone's guess.

Fast - paced action and a seamless integration of items give you everything you could possibly want from a title like this, despite its constant tongue - in - cheek references which could almost make you feel bad for playing it if you weren't already having so much fun in the first place.

Other tongue - in - cheek references are apparent.