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A Smarty-Pants Sleuth Aims For An Action-Hero Hit

Dec 23rd, 2009 · Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes update, starring Robert Downey Jr. as the iconic sleuth, looks to put a bullet in the popular conception of the deerstalker-wearing detective — though exactly what drives the protagonist in Ritchie's indecipherable adventure remains something of a mystery.

Keywords: icon · Bullets · Mystery · adventure · heroes · Sleuthing · indecipherable · Holmes · protagonist · Pants · Smarty · Robert Downey Jr

At Once Antiquated and Weirdly Modern ****

Sep 21st, 2006 · Pete Yorn's guitar- and synthesizer-heavy, distinctly American-sounding albums suggest the end result of a mating ritual between Ryan Adams and The Cars. Vague and occasionally indecipherable, "The Man" may be his finest moment.

Keywords: Americans · modern · ritual · antiquities · album · guitar · indecipherable · synthesizer · Ryan Adams · Pete Yorn · The Cars

Sigur Ros: Giving 'Takk' **

Oct 24th, 2005 · Sigur Ros: Giving 'Takk' October 24, 2005 · Sigur Ros, a five-piece band from Iceland, makes spacey progressive music, with often-indecipherable lyrics. Its fourth studio CD is called Takk..., which means "Thanks."

Keywords: CD · music · 2005 · lyrics · studio · Icelandic · Sigur Ros · Ro · Sigur · Takk · spacey · indecipherable

What'd You Say? Liverpool's Dialect Under Fire ****

Apr 26th, 2005 · The peculiar English dialect shared by residents of Liverpool, England, called "scouse," is coming under fire by many who think the accent is interfering with Liverpool's attempt to make an economic and cultural comeback. Opponents of the sometimes indecipherable dialect, made famous by the musical native sons who made up The Beatles, say it impedes communication with those in the wider world.

Keywords: world · economic · culture · residents · music · Sons · famous · shared · English · native · england · comeback