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How Verbal Irony Works: Examples and Practical Uses
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo Style Singapore· 2 weeks agoVerbal irony is a clever twist of language that keeps conversations interesting and adds humor by contrasting what is said with what is meant. Whether it's Michael Scott from "The Office" declaring ...
Blue Lights star Sian Brooke: ‘The police are in a very odd place at the moment – it’s been shocking...
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 months agoINTERVIEW: The ‘Sherlock’ and ‘Trying’ star plays a rookie cop in the BBC’s hit police drama ‘Blue...
Could South Korea’s 4B movement destroy heterosexual relationships?
The Independent via Yahoo Style Singapore· 3 months agoLET’S UNPACK THAT: As the trend of women swearing off men garners viral social media attention, the...
26 Tweets To Make You Laugh Because We Really Are Just Teeny, Teeny Little Ants In This Big Ol'...
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 months agoGood morning/afternoon/evening, wherever you are! From NY's "devastating" earthquake to the eclipse,...
The ‘boysober’ movement should prompt men in their twenties to take a long, hard look in the mirror
The Independent via Yahoo Style Singapore· 4 months agoOVERTHINKING : There’s a reason a certain cohort of young women are opting out of dating and sex in...
Climate comedy works − here’s why, and how it can help lighten up a politically heavy year in 2024
The Conversation via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoIn a catchy YouTube video, British comedian Jo Brand translates a scientist’s long-winded description of the fossil fuel industry’s role in the climate crisis this way: “We are paying a bunch ...
American Fiction review: A sharp satire on Black stereotypes and the white people who love them
The Independent via Yahoo Style Singapore· 5 months agoJeffrey Wright earns his Oscar nomination within a minute of American Fiction. His wearied author...
The middle finger is the most controversial digit. Thank the ancient Greeks for that.
CNN via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months agoNaughty Grecians likely developed the phallic gesture around 2,500 years ago to offend each other....
Peter Bart: It’s Satire Season, When Doctors Maim, Professors Become Fugitives & Barbie Gives Mattel...
Deadline via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 months ago“Satire is a dangerous game In Hollywood,” Billy Wilder once observed. “It invites self-immolation.”...
Exhibitionists at the King's Head review: the legendary venue reopens with a misfire – the only way...
Evening Standard via Yahoo Style Singapore· 6 months agoIt has taken over 10 years for the King’s Head in Islington to move from its historic pub backroom...