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Dumb Luck (film)
Dumb Luck may refer to: *Luck Luck is the phenomenon and belief that defines the experience of improbable events, especially improbably positive or negative ones. The naturalistic interpretation is that positive and negative events may happen at any time, both due to rand ... * ''Dumb Luck'' (novel), a 1936 novel by Vũ Trọng Phụng * ''Dumb Luck'', a compilation of art by Gary Baseman * ''Dumb Luck'' (album), a 2007 album by Dntel * "Dumb Luck", an episode of ''The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy'' {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luck
Luck is the phenomenon and belief that defines the experience of improbable events, especially improbably positive or negative ones. The naturalistic interpretation is that positive and negative events may happen at any time, both due to random and non-random natural and artificial processes, and that even improbable events can happen by random chance. In this view, the epithet "lucky" or "unlucky" is a descriptive label that refers to an event's positivity, negativity, or improbability. Supernatural interpretations of luck consider it to be an attribute of a person or object, or the result of a favorable or unfavorable view of a deity upon a person. These interpretations often ''prescribe'' how luckiness or unluckiness can be obtained, such as by carrying a lucky charm or offering sacrifices or prayers to a deity. Saying someone is "born lucky" may hold different meanings, depending on the interpretation: it could simply mean that they have been born into a good family or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dumb Luck (novel)
''Dumb Luck'' (''Số đỏ'') is a 1936 novel by the famous Vietnamese novelist, Vũ Trọng Phụng. The novel served as an contemporary critique on the Vietnamese late colonial society by the means of satirizing the rising bourgeoisie. The main character of the story, Red-haired Xuân, himself was a part of the lower class of society, was able to work his way up through the social ladder, quickly associating with the upper class connections and individuals through cunning works; all thanks to the, then popular, Westernization social movement among the Hanoian petite bourgeoisie class in the 1920s. A movement which was portrayed as immoral and stand in stark contrast to existing Vietnamese moral foundations by Vũ Trọng Phụng. ''Số Đỏ'', among many other works of Vũ Trọng Phụng was banned by the Vietnamese Communist Party, first in North Vietnam from 1960 to 1975, then throughout the unified Socialist Republic of Vietnam until 1986,Zinoman, Peter. "Vũ Trọng Phụ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Baseman
Gary Baseman (born September 27, 1960) is an American artist, cartoonist, and animator who investigates history, heritage, and the human condition (especially love, longing, and loss). Through iconography and visual narratives that celebrate “the beauty of the bittersweetness of life,” his work brings together the worlds of popular culture and fine art. Baseman’s career includes illustration for clients including The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and The Wall Street Journal and the bestselling board game Cranium; as well as animation for the Emmy and BAFTA award-winning series '' Teacher’s Pet'' and its subsequent feature-length film of the same name for ABC/Disney. He is a frequent speaker at international conferences on graphic and multidisciplinary arts and visual communications. Recent projects include a collaboration with COACH; a documentary ''Mythical Creatures'' about his family heritage; a traveling retrospective that featured hundreds of his paintings, photog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dumb Luck (album)
''Dumb Luck'' is the fourth studio album by American electronic music artist Dntel. It was released through Sub Pop on April 24, 2007. Recorded between 2002 and 2006, it includes vocal contributions from Ed Droste ( Grizzly Bear), Valerie Trebeljahr and Markus Acher (Lali Puna), Jenny Lewis (Rilo Kiley), Grant Olsen and Sonya Westcott ( Arthur & Yu), Mia Doi Todd, Andrew Broder ( Fog), Conor Oberst ( Bright Eyes), and Christopher and Jennifer Gunst (Mystic Chords of Memory). Critical reception At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, ''Dumb Luck'' received an average score of 60% based on 22 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Jimmy Newlin of '' Slant Magazine'' gave the album 2 stars out of 5 and called it "a work that is genuinely, though only sporadically, beautiful, but no less emotionally dull." Jason Crock of ''Pitchfork A pitchfork (also a hay fork) is an agricultural tool with a long handle and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
