| 单词 | superpower |
| 例句 | “Because what do you do against the guy who takes your soul? There’s no superpower for that.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z But with both superpowers now holding nuclear weapons, the stakes had gotten much higher and the battlefield even larger. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z My uncle Paul likes to think of it as a superpower, something from a comic book or a movie. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I sort of thought it was just going to be another chicken with regular superpowers when Gregory called. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z And despite my skinny muscles, I had discovered my own superpower. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Add to the list of superpowers I did not have: infrared vision. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I’d probably spend the whole night wishing I had the superpower to make myself invisible. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Hazel stood, the pelletlike snow falling around her, and then, so quickly it was like she had superpowers, she bent down and packed a snowball and hurled it at him. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “That means he has to have a superpower.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z While he’s talking, I think how cool it’d be if I did have superpowers. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “Yeah. I think so. I mean, it’d be pretty cool if he did live. He had all those superpowers right?” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Finn being Finn, he claimed this meant his hair had superpowers. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I wish the lightning strike had given me the superpower of invisibility. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Worst time ever not to have a superpower. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z There’s all kinds of ways to get your superpower. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “If you could have a mutant superpower, what would it be?” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Of course, possessing superpowers was my most frequent daydream. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z “She ate the souls of those who had been wicked in life. Plus, there are superpowers to consider. She was immortal and could be in two places at one time.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Deterrence implied a kind of balance between the forces of the two superpowers. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z It’s like I’ve always had my superpower with me, I said. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z What we need is a form of hindsight that does not impose itself arbitrarily on the mentality of the revolutionary generation, does not presume that we are witnessing the birth of an inevitable American superpower. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z And for the first time in maybe forever, I really did feel like I might just have superpowers. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z I imagine using a superpower to send her to the principal’s office instead of me. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z The trick was they had to hide their superpowers, which is hard when you are so awesome at baseball. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Madness, in my admittedly limited experience, is accompanied by no superpowers; being mentally unwell doesn’t make you loftily intelligent any more than having the flu does. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “For real. He got bit by a radioactive spider. You ate jelly beans. You both ended up with superpowers.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z At a superpower summit in Berlin that summer, Khrushchev bullied Kennedy, whom he believed to be weak, inexperienced, and indecisive. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t know it would be superpowers rising up out of tragedies, and perfect moments in a nearly empty classroom. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z My face is warm, and I wish I had the superpower of common sense because this isn’t something I should’ve ever said out loud. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He would soon prove how much damage a single secret agent could inflict on an enemy superpower. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z That night, as I waited for my uncle to come say good night, I thought about Amari’s drawing of me, about the brilliance of my hair, the superpower in it. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z That, of course, got me wondering if he had other superpowers, too. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z You take somebody like Superman, who was born with his superpower, and somebody like Spider-Man—the way he got his power was kinda tragic, right? Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Mom taught US Latino literature in the English department, so sniffing out “authors of color” was one of her SuperMexican superpowers. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z A new race to build nuclear weapons pushed America and the Soviet Union toward a standoff that threatened not just the two superpowers but the entire world. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Whether we’re businessmen in a competitive market or spouses in a marriage or superpowers in an arms race, our choices can often be phrased in terms of the prisoner’s dilemma. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “But this one has hidden superpowers. I’d love to help her find them.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Well, I think it’s better if you don’t tell Mom or Dad about her superpowers until I find out more. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z But he was a climber, not a jumper, and I knew he could only leap from so high before his gravity-sensitive superpowers failed him. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Then I think I’d want us to have the same superpower. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z What began as a tense standoff between the two superpowers now threatened to spiral into an actual nuclear conflict. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Making kebabs is my one and only superpower. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The superpower conflict seemed to take a sudden, more ominous turn: a kind of calculated standoff, in which "winning" now depended on guessing correctly at the enemy's strength and intentions. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z It’s funny how some teachers know how to scold you without using any words, like a superpower or something. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z I wish all the beans and rice Mama’s been making would give me some type of superpower in real life. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Sometimes it almost seemed like Mom had superpowers, taking care of everything Finn and Emma and Chess needed. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z If I had a superpower it would be to make myself invisible. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z There is a superpower that black mommas possess—they can somehow go from being gentle to firm in a matter of seconds. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “He doesn’t have a superpower. He just really likes donuts.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z We all know that most moms have superpowers, right? The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I guess I got so accustomed to seeing him, I didn’t really think about his foggy eyes or if he had superpowers. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z If the Ferris wheel failed, there was absolutely nothing Sahil could do to fight off gravity, unless he was hiding some major superpowers. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z By 1983, the surge in superpower hostility had made life in the KGB's London residency even more oppressive than usual. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z It was a move that had fateful consequences, not only for Blake but for the two superpowers who continued their battle of nerves in the war-ravaged city. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She sounds so proud of her imaginary superpower. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z What do you think your superpower would he? Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “If you had superpowers, what would you do?” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z These days, I thought of that energy as my own special superpower. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z We have heard the rationales offered by the nuclear superpowers. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I could sense everything around me like I had a superpower or something. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z And I don’t even know how to take care of regular chickens yet, let alone chickens with superpowers. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z I wonder if being super rich is a superpower. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z She’s so tall that sometimes she has to duck her head just to walk in through a doorway, but she’s so quiet that if she had a superpower, it’d be invisibility. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Roger Moore’s screen superpower has always been his ability to project the seemingly opposing qualities of geniality and entitlement at the same time. ‘One Lucky Bastard’ by Roger Moore But the country is emerging as a “hemp superpower”, with Chinese farmers cashing in on the non-psychoactive cannabis crop, which textile factories buy for its fiber. Blazing a trail: as legal cannabis goes global, will Britain be next? 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z It's not that I don't experience the fear, but I tell you from experience that the power to not let it take a physical toll on me is as good as a superpower. For the healthy, safe and secure, the coronavirus shutdown is also an opportunity to let go 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z The terrain is dominated by giants, ancient competing superpowers seen late in their long histories: imperial Rome to the west and Parthia in Iran to the east. See Ancient Trade Route Treasures at the Met 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z It should go without saying that Theo, in becoming Turbo, has acquired automotive superpowers and is able to accelerate to racetrack speeds in his shell, without the aid of wheels or gasoline. Movie Review: ‘Turbo,’ From DreamWorks, Shows One Way to the Finish Line 2013-07-16T22:28:39Z It’s about a single mother whose life is plunged into chaos when her son starts to demonstrate signs of superpowers. Tired of rewatching Fleabag? Here are 30 TV hidden gems to stream 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z The show features four Soto Girls with uncontrollable superpowers that are triggered by past trauma. A Tattoo Artist Who Sketched Billie Eilish 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z Mulaney has such a chipper affect that he can put across grim material without weighing the show down, a superpower these days when ambitious comics are often expected to do more than tell jokes. John Mulaney Punctures His Persona in ‘Baby J’ 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z And arguably of contemporary life in general: the phone with superpowers is clearly not the sole or dominant factor in this shunning of the present, but it's a significant one. Have 40 years of mobile phones given literature bad lines? 2013-04-06T08:01:03Z It is, more than a science-fiction novel, a Cold War one: espionage, superpower antics, and the threat of nuclear war loom large. Roberto Bolaño and the Beat Connection 2019-03-03T05:00:00Z The new film about a costumed crime fighter with no real superpowers bills itself as a cheeky blend of teen humor and stylish violence, directed by a veteran of seedy British gangster films, Matthew Vaughn. Scrappy fighter "Kick-Ass" high on Hollywood radar 2010-04-14T14:38:00Z This notion of reflecting the Black experience through the prism of superpowers has carried over to contemporary story lines. When Blackness Is a Superpower 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z “Will it be more difficult for the Chinese to rationalize a cosmology in which there are two ‘suns,’ or for the U.S. to accept that it must live with another, and possibly superior superpower?” America’s Collision Course With China 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z But there’s nothing like a real human being having natural superpowers just by being born and using them in a great way. Lashana Lynch Challenges the ‘Strong Black Woman’ Cliché, Softly 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z On TV, “The Greatest American Hero” premiered in 1981, featuring a hapless high school teacher who stumbles into superpowers via alien intervention. ‘Watchmen’ Is Coming. (Actually, It Never Left.) 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z Invisibility is, with little exception, the novelist’s superpower. Want to Spice Up a Marriage? Switch Bodies. 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z And I concede that there are two: the characters don't just have superpowers, they also find that strange. David Mitchell on Brits as Hollywood superheroes 2011-02-06T00:05:59Z The financial crisis has shown up the incumbent superpower’s flaws. America and China’s long embrace 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z Is the United States in decline — and will China inevitably become this century's dominant next "superpower?" Jared Diamond: Here are the four ways America is ruining itself right now 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z It's an effort, in part, to win hearts and minds at a time when the country's politics vex its neighbors and the superpower across the Pacific. China breaks into Las Vegas show business 2014-04-29T12:57:39Z The Kennedys, despite waves of revisionism and reappraisal, still conjure a more idealistic time when the United States was in its heyday as a superpower. Television Review: The Power Brokers: Fathers, Sons, Dynasties 2011-03-31T20:00:05Z Kagan frames his essay with a device borrowed from the Frank Capra classic “It’s a Wonderful Life,” imagining the world if America were not there to play global superpower. ArtsBeat: Book Review Podcast: America and the Balance of Global Power 2012-04-06T19:53:01Z In “My Hero Academia” the majority of the population has a “quirk” or superpower. ‘My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission’ Review: Boy on the Run 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z To a non-autistic person, who finds conversation easy but public speaking unnerving, this may well look like a superpower. Is my autism a superpower? 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z The battle lines spring up on unexpected fronts – not for these superpowers of drama the need to compare ratings, or awards, or length of service to their audience. The Wire re-up: season five, episode seven ? The Wire v The Sopranos 2010-03-29T23:15:00Z Being ethnically ambiguous was also, it turns out, my superpower, blending into the streets of so many places around the world, walking home at night and not even getting a second glance from locals. In a Year of Perpetual Motion, Moments That Stopped Time 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z Speaking of women, are we ever going to see a woman with superpowers alongside Spider-Man? Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal on the Future of ‘Spider-Man’ and the M.C.U. 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z And he championed rejection of the prevailing superpower, even when it was a patron. Making of a martyr 2014-05-01T04:00:00Z King is sent to study engineering in the United States, where he becomes the lead programmer and public face of an early computer company turned lifestyle brand turned global superpower, eclipsing Gates, Jobs et al. Family Saga. Capitalist Satire. Climate Thriller. Debut Novel. 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z Here’s the sly superpower of “Hustlers”: It’s serving us a Hollywood stripper romp, but pivoting to show that life from the women’s point of view. The Sly Superpower of ‘Hustlers’ 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z Anyway, America the superpower could afford to be magnanimous: the immense production was itself an example of American strength, a confirmation of American planning and execution on D-Day. A Forgotten D Day Film 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z Even in well-meaning portrayals, we've often seen characters with disabilities dehumanized by stories that transform their disability into a superpower of sorts, making them otherworldly beings when they're just ordinary people. Marvel’s first deaf superhero shines, but "Eternals" has an accessibility problem 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z Like Odessa, Sevastopol and other cities on the Black Sea, Mariupol is a longtime strategic axis and trade hub, claimed and invaded by regional superpowers that have made it — and its food — particularly diverse. Rescuing the Cuisine of Besieged Mariupol, Recipe by Family Recipe 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z At one point, the journalist asked about Nigeria's status as a regional superpower. Nigeria: Africa's superpower? 2010-06-10T11:00:00Z The self-consciously epic history series tackles the war of independence, the story of how a plucky proto-nation threw off the shackles of a bullying superpower. America: The Story of the US 2010-09-06T05:45:00Z In the end, though, these should be sobering times for the celebrity community, who have been forced by various events in rightwing populism to confront the limits of their previously assumed superpowers. The stars won’t do the presidential inauguration? Hand it to the family Von Trump 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z With a lot more agency and power than usual, sure, but we still aren't allowed to take center stage or even given actual superpowers. "WandaVision" gave us the MCU's first superpowered Black woman, which is long overdue yet not enough 2021-02-27T05:00:00Z The characters’ superpowers are metaphors — sometimes rather blunt ones — for the deficiencies in the lives of the family members. Playing a Superhero, Yes; Typecasting, No 2010-09-24T22:30:00Z Flushed from the comfort of your usual surrounds, forced to learn new rituals and ways to communicate, you gained sensory superpowers. The joys of being an absolute beginner – for life 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z Okay, if you could pick any superpower what it be? Taraji P. Henson on Jussie Smollett, ‘What Men Want’ and the presidential election 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z The United States may not be the manufacturing superpower it once was. On the Runway Blog: GQ Throws a Party, American Style 2012-06-24T23:39:11Z Does she have some superpower for filtering out all negative feedback? A mother's Thanksgiving prayer: children are miracles, but Lord help them! 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z On Feb. 3 came Mr. Trank’s “Chronicle,” about three teenage boys who learn they have superpowers. ?Chronicle? and ?The Vow? Put First-Time Directors at No. 1 2012-02-12T22:39:46Z As an adult, he's a famous Robin Hood-style outlaw whose sole superpowers are persuasiveness and a considerate champion's soul. Chadwick Boseman's posthumous Marvel performance packs an emotional wallop befitting his legacy 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z “Staying home is my superpower,” the “Wonder Woman” star Gal Gadot reported from her walk-in closet. Celebrity Culture Is Burning 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z In the intervening 14 years, China has secured its status as a global superpower, which it seems eager to reinforce in its determinedly forward-looking promo videos for the 2022 Games. The rise and fall of Bing Dwen Dwen, Beijing's insidious Olympics mascot 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z You would think that Charlie’s superpower would make the solution to the cases less than suspenseful. Review: ‘Poker Face’ Is the Best New Detective Show of 1973 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z “Alopecia is my superpower,” Pressley said in a recent phone interview. ‘The Hair Tales’: Stories of Black Women’s Hair and Self-Acceptance 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z The U.S. invaded Iraq in 2003 with the bluster of a superpower, but as the years went by the war for many Americans became an unfinished distraction that carried the whiff of failure. Blood, sand and tears: A foreign correspondent's view of the opera 'Fallujah' 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z Plus, she has superpowers, most notably those conferred by a set of wristlets that allow her to deflect dangerous projectiles and send them hurtling back at the source. Can We Build a Better Blockbuster? Wonder Woman Points a Way Forward 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z The book explores China’s ongoing transformation into an economic superpower, and the clash between its economic progress and its authoritarian government’s crackdown on social freedoms. National Book Award Goes to Phil Klay for His Short Story Collection 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z If the Beatles had a superpower, being able to strike gold amidst their own interpersonal chaos was surely it. "Let It Be" shows the dark side of the Beatles. It doesn't need an upbeat revision 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z Ordained men can stand in persona Christi, allowing them, for example, the superpower of transubstantiation. The Nuns of Fiction: Experts in Affliction and Awe 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z But critics have had a field day lambasting the stunt-packed tale of a crime-fighting teenager with the superpowers of a spider. Broadway's "Spider-Man" delayed, revamped again 2011-03-10T02:19:33Z And then there is “Flora and Ulysses,” which focuses on a cynical girl and a squirrel who develops superpowers after getting caught in a vacuum cleaner. Remember Family Films? Disney Plus Is Making ’Em Like They Used To 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z In my 20s, as I wrestled with my weight and my confidence and my funny little superpowers, I was torn between wanting everyone to pay attention to me and wanting everyone to look away. Wigs are my superhero costume 2012-10-12T23:30:00Z In reality, his “superpower” is his brain, which allows him to build technology like the suits and Jarvis and Stark Tower and all his other devices. Watch: This British man invented a real-life flying Iron Man suit 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z Invisibility was the superpower of choice for four students. April Class of KidsPost: Terraset Elementary second-graders 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z Once the superpowers emerge, the husband starts to pursue bad guys — without telling his wife. Playing a Superhero, Yes; Typecasting, No 2010-09-24T22:30:00Z For Turner that means moving on from “Thrones,” her home for most of the past decade, to find out if her own personal cache of superpowers includes the ability to carry a Marvel movie. Who Is Sophie Turner Without Sansa Stark? We’re About to Find Out 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z Lee’s superpower is the way she adds shadow and contour to the picture. Coming of Age Amid a Limbo of Prejudice and Restriction 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z “Tomb Raider” differentiated itself from most mainstream video games by focusing on Croft as a fully developed character with normal flaws, not just a human with nearly superpower abilities. 'Rise of the Tomb Raider' is a tale of 'woman versus wild' 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z But when "I want to look at pictures on the computer!" became an additional regular plea, I realized superpowers weren't what she was after. Motherlode Blog: Why We Should Take Fewer Pictures of Our Children 2012-10-12T15:55:46Z And she explores her feelings of self-loathing and her coping mechanisms for that and ultimately her shame and despair turn out to be her superpower to a certain degree. “Shame and despair turn out to be her superpower”: New ballet drama “Flesh and Bone” digs deep into incest, shame and the body in the elite dance world 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z The ability to defer gratification is as close as you might get to a superpower. Gimme gimme gimme: how to increase your willpower 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z “Creating intimacy with people who I’ve just met is sort of my superpower,” he said. Meet Axel Mansoor, the Clubhouse Whisperer 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z Charisma is his superpower, along an impressive set of abs. Starz's "Heels" proves wrestling isn't fake by creating a show about it that doesn't feel genuine 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z About halfway through “The Boys,” one do-gooder supe tries to convince a corrupt corporate henchwoman to do the right thing, but she replies, uneasily, that she doesn’t have superpowers. The Antihero’s Last Gasp 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z “There’s no better therapy for survivors than using the superpowers your bodies created to save lives.” The recovered: How it feels to be alive on the other side of the pandemic 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z Sarat Chestnut lives with her parents and siblings in a corrugated steel container salvaged from the shipyard, where supplies periodically arrive from the new superpowers in Asia and North Africa. ‘American War’ follows today’s vitriol to a dystopian future 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z After a long period as a footballing superpower, the German side became complacent. The making of a Fussballwunder 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Nor is "Ms. Marvel" simply an all-ages-appropriate show about a young hero discovering her superpowers. "Ms. Marvel" and the dawn of the strict supermom 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z Jackson, who plays Nick Fury, and Hemsworth, who plays Thor, said that people loved the idea of superpowers and larger than life characters. Marvel stars on appeal of superheroes 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z So while she set about filming an often gritty neo-realistic portrait of late-capitalist America, she campaigned to make an intergalactic fantasy about immortal beings endowed with cosmic superpowers. Chloé Zhao explains how ‘Nomadland’ and ‘Eternals’ are cinematic twins 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z When she accepted her Emmy Award in September to a standing ovation, she said “the things that makes us different — those are our superpowers.” With ‘The Chi,’ Lena Waithe Heads Home in Search of the Real Chicago 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z He manages to deal with this reminder of his past along with several other strangely talented "liminal people," outsiders whose mutant superpowers recall comic book pantheons. New in science fiction: the dreams and visions of outsiders and misfits 2012-03-28T19:31:05Z “Nashville has become a musical superpower,” said Scott Borchetta, chief executive of Big Machine Label Group, the record company behind Swift and other popular young acts like the Band Perry and Florida Georgia Line. Country music booming with bigger, younger audiences 2014-04-07T00:34:15Z For those caught in their fast-paced world, Anna and Tina seemed like two media superpowers, constantly upping the ante, trying to out-do the other, while their minions struggled to keep up. Anna Wintour and Tina Brown: Inside their Condé Nast rivalry 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z Whether it was due to their twin superpowers was anyone’s guess. Christina and Michelle Naughton, twin piano act, are perfectly in sync at Kennedy Center “I wanted to put his superpowers to a test,” Muschietti said, “and basically explaining that even if you are the fastest man alive, you can have trouble saving different people at the same time.” Watch a Falling-Baby Rescue in ‘The Flash’ 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z In the first, the lead character has some sort of investigatory superpower — Carrie Wells’s total recall in “Unforgettable,” for instance. Review: In ‘River,’ Stellan Skarsgard Is a Cop Searching for Answers 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z “We do not hide behind our apparent lack of superpower status,” he said in his toast. Nordic state dinner: A warm welcome for leaders from cold climes 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z It’s like having sudden clairvoyance–the disorienting superpower rush of suddenly having the world’s thoughts opened up to you. On Anna Gunn, the Skyler-Hating Sexists, and the Billion-Megaphone Era 2013-08-26T15:13:37Z It devotes more than three hours of stage time to portraying the casualties of the culture clash between a rising and a waning superpower. ArtsBeat: London Theater Journal: Hard-Boiled in ‘Chimerica’ 2013-06-25T16:39:52Z He is still revered by many who say he led the Soviet Union to victory in World War II and turned a struggling nation into a superpower. Georgia's Stalin museum to focus on his atrocities 2012-04-09T15:19:11Z There's what if black people had superpowers, but they are still being conceptualizing as victims. "Riot Baby" author on his novel of black superpowers: "I don't want justice. I want vengeance" 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z On one side is a massive paramilitary force armed with the money, the firepower, the media, and the hubris of an emerging superpower. Arundhati Roy | Gandhi, but with guns | Part One 2010-03-27T09:00:00Z By looking at the conflict from a contemporary viewpoint, “The Opium War” offers insight into an Asian superpower still uneasy with its trade relations with the West. Books: Highlighting Differences in Interpretations of the Opium War 2011-08-18T15:14:28Z Bradbury broke through in 1950 with "The Martian Chronicles," a series of intertwined stories that satirized capitalism, racism and superpower tensions as it portrayed Earth colonizers destroying an idyllic Martian civilization. Ray Bradbury, author of 'Fahrenheit 451,' dies 2012-06-06T15:02:47Z “Her real superpower as a writer, I think, is empathy,” said Judith Coyne, the executive editor of More magazine and Ms. Cunningham’s former editor at Glamour. Baby Boomers Are Drawn to Green and Eco-Friendly Funerals 2014-03-12T22:33:56Z Entire seasons could be skipped without a neophyte missing a beat, since and many of its arcs recycle the same tensions between Sam and Dean, often treating Dean's rage as his superpower. How "Supernatural" reflects the American spirit and the monstrous darkness lurking underneath 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z But Americans are the superpower of the world now. Kevin Macdonald: "I didn't understand Hollywood" 2011-03-17T21:30:00Z Writer G. Willow Wilson and artist Adrian Alphona, working with editor Sana Amanat, say the series reflects Khan’s vibrant but kinetic world, learning to deal with superpowers, family expectations and adolescence. In Marvel Comics, Ms Marvel Returns as Muslim Teen 2013-11-05T22:04:52Z Havrilesky does that without sacrificing kindness, which is one of her superpowers. Heather Havrilesky asks a radical, essential question: “What If This Were Enough?” 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Winifred Gallagher, author of “How the Post Office Created America,” notes that “it’s a transportation system. The post office created the first roads. It created this communications superpower,” she says. Trump, beware: Americans have a deep, enduring love for the Postal Service 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z How do we take the premise of black people with superpowers and make it into something productive as opposed to something hacky and obvious? "Riot Baby" author on his novel of black superpowers: "I don't want justice. I want vengeance" 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z It’s hard to decide the movie’s best screamer: Is it that Lopez teaches “AP Classics”? That her paramour-turned-stalker knows how to remotely control printers, and uses this superpower to humiliate her? The Boy Next Door Is the Bad Movie Hollywood Needs Right Now 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z Entertainment Weekly said the movie’s “nuanced celebration of pride and identity and personal responsibility” was the movie’s “own true superpower.” 'Black Panther' gets superhero reception from critics 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, America emerged as the lone superpower. Can cities desegregate? 2012-05-28T15:00:00Z These days, it's not so much Kim Jong-un's eccentric dictatorship that makes Americans tremble, it's their newfound rival for superpower status, China. Why Hollywood kowtows to China 2013-03-11T14:24:26Z The most polished superpower on display in the defiantly unexciting “Secret Society of Second-Born Royals” is the ability to say its title without spitting. ‘Secret Society of Second-Born Royals’ Review: A Princess With Powers 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z “I am a big proponent of putting forth your vulnerability because that is truly your salvation and absolutely your superpower,” Union said during a recent interview. Gabrielle Union on using ‘radical honesty’ to tell her story 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z As Marshall says, his film is about "a superpower invading a country and encountering guerrilla warfare". Centurion kicks off British sword and sandals film wave 2010-04-22T22:15:00Z Neat career move, you might say, if Hardy himself were not now starring in Venom, as an investigative journalist whose body is taken over by a rogue symbiote that gives him superpowers. Double trouble: the hard life of the movie doppelganger 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z “Incredibles 2” picks up directly following the events of the original film with the Parr family members attempting to balance having a normal life with their superpowers. Box Office: 'Incredibles 2' shatters records with heroic $180... 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z So the superpowers have the Truth-teller in a position where he now has to be extremely careful about how he uses the spotlight he has earned and what he says publicly. Edward Snowden meets Arundhati Roy and John Cusack: ‘He was small and lithe, like a house cat’ 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z While it may not look it at home, Nigeria's superpower lies abroad. Nigeria: Africa's superpower? 2010-06-10T11:00:00Z Women and power seem to make pop culture particularly nervous There’s no shortage of guys with angst around their superpowers – the Hulk, the Thing, Spider-Man, Blade. Supergirl, superpowers and why they're not that super for women 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z West added that he was "diagnosed with a mental condition," which he described on the album and in the interview as a "superpower" instead of a "disability." Kanye West reveals he has been diagnosed with a "mental condition" 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z Five of the world's most reputable publications were now committed to selecting, redacting and publishing, on an unprecedented scale, the secret leaked diplomatic dispatches of a superpower. WikiLeaks: Strained relation, accusation ? and crucial revelations 2011-01-31T20:00:01Z What do you think your superpowers would be? Directors on the ADHD theory of "Everything Everywhere All at Once" 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z The footage introduced Reynolds as Wade Wilson, who, after receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis, undergoes an experimental treatment that leaves him hideously disfigured but with enhanced superpowers. Comic-Con: Fox shows off its superpowers with 'Fantastic Four,' 'Deadpool' and 'X-Men: Apocalypse' 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z This past Sunday, HBO debuted "The Nevers," a new Victorian steampunk fantasy drama about a group of women with superpowers fighting against a stuffy English establishment: think of it as "X-Men" meets "Masterpiece Theater." "The Nevers" had the best-ever debut for an original series on HBO Max 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z As for you, the most imperialist and arms-profiteering superpower in the history of the world, give peace a chance. Riff: How I Learned to Love Yoko Ono 2012-10-21T08:07:02Z Entertainment Weekly said the movie’s “nuanced celebration of pride and identity and personal responsibility” was the movie’s “own true superpower.” 'Black Panther' gets superhero reception from critics 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z In his mural here, he is mocking the selfie culture with Temper Tot, his over-muscled child character that he says represents an immature superpower. In Miami, the Murals Are the Message 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z It's not like a guy just putting on a costume, going out with no superpowers and trying to make it happen. Kick-Ass: changing comic book films in a single blow 2010-03-29T13:41:00Z But you have to be open-minded and enjoy this superpower of curiosity. Producer Brian Grazer stays curious and writes about how he does it 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z The Pulitzer board called it "a well-documented narrative that examines the terrifying doomsday competition between two superpowers and how weapons of mass destruction still imperil humankind." The 2010 Pulitzer Prize winners 2010-04-12T22:55:00Z I think that Love’s superpower is her great amount of sensitivity toward other people. That Intense New Character on ‘You’? Victoria Pedretti ‘Had the Tools’ 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z It's a cross between the old Hollywood studio system and the Marvel Cinematic Universe . . . but with queer love as superpowers. The West can't keep up with the East in telling mainstream queer love stories in TV and movies 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z Well, a script and the idea that people will turn out for any movie about a guy with superpowers. "Green Lantern" sequel and the pain of the "super"-franchise 2011-08-03T18:01:00Z Dickens grew up to be a man of demonic energy: it’s like he was bitten by a radioactive scrivener that gave him superpowers. Charles Dickens: An Author of Demonic Energy 2011-10-19T10:00:49Z Raising her daughter to be the best version of her that she can imagine, then, become her superpower. "Ms. Marvel" and the dawn of the strict supermom 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z I have the feeling of having been robbed of a superpower: I have lost the power to turn a stranger’s head. Farewell to my face: I’m middle-aged and I look it — but don’t ask me to like it 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z But for St. Nicholas, Prince’s impromptu, boundless energy was his superpower. "My Name Is Prince": A graceful, powerful photographic tribute to the Purple One 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z Krysten Ritter, star of Don’t Trust the B in Apartment 23, will portray the first major female character with superpowers in a Marvel Studios project. Marvel Will Release a New Netflix Show Every 6 Months 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z “The first Roman cinema spectacular to be made by Hollywood since the end of the Cold War, it is a meditation on the perplexity of the world’s sole surviving superpower.” What’s on TV This Week: ‘Love Trip: Paris’ and American Idol 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z I want superpowers that make me untouchable, able to outrun, leap over, and deflect pain. Shattered by childbirth 2014-03-16T00:00:00Z A brick back wall holds faded posters and houses Katherine Freer’s comic book projections, which do the fantastical heavy lifting when wings and superpowers enter the proceedings. ‘Lizard Boy’ Review: Swipe Right for the Hero With Green Scaly Skin 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z But with “The Boys,” Amazon must be counting on the appeal of anger as its own superpower, sustained and renewed by the times we live in. Amazon's "The Boys": In this rowdy exploration of superhero backlash, anger is also a superpower 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z Do you remember “This American Life’s” 2001 episode about Superpowers, which poses the question: If you could have a superpower, would you choose Flight or Invisibility? When the school is the bully 2012-05-18T16:15:00Z His political superpower, say those who’ve worked with him, is his ability to convert whoever happens to be in front of him — a patient, a medical student, a U.S. president — into an acolyte. Anthony Fauci was ready for this. America was not. 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z When the kids acquire some of the Guard’s superpowers and start flying around and fighting baddies, it has the air of … well, of just another superhero movie. ‘Secret Headquarters’ Review: You Know, for Kids 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Entertainment is less the goal than the byproduct, and as the commercial reach of superpower franchises grows, their creative exhaustion becomes ever more apparent. Review: ‘Batman v Superman,’ Dawn of a Franchise 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z The book looks at how India is apparently catching up with countries in the West as a scientific superpower. VIDEO: Meet the author: Angela Saini 2011-02-26T10:58:07Z And forget boring boys in tights with superpowers, summer’s hottest film is Ocean’s 8, the all-female crime caper spin-off released in June. Wonder women: how female action heroes will blast cinema screens in 2018 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z Endowed with superpowers, the siblings Bruce and Violet set off to save the universe in Lloyd Suh’s exuberantly imaginative adventure for children, featuring live actors and whimsical puppets. Theater Listings for Feb. 14-20 2014-02-13T23:16:10Z While discard isn't strong enough to serve as replacement for commercial leavening agents, it's very much alive, with two superpowers: tang and tenderization. How to use sourdough discard in any recipe 2021-05-23T04:00:00Z The first time is on a Westview mural advertising something called “Snap,” which can be seen briefly after Wanda uses her superpowers to transform the town into a sitcom fantasy. ‘WandaVision’ Fills In Gaps in Marvel History 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z From this we learned that sometimes it’s good to be a weirdo, but only if being a weirdo gives you superpowers. Charlie Brown v Blue Peter: holiday TV specials in the US and UK face off 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z It's when Dr. Strange uses his superpowers to learn about all of the alternate futures for the war against Thanos. This is why the "Avengers" and "Star Wars" trailers made you cry 2019-04-21T04:00:00Z "Chronicles": An action drama about three high school friends who gain superpowers has midnight previews Thursday, and opens at several theaters on Friday. Weekend Preview: Wine walk, Black History Month, antiques 2012-02-01T20:41:06Z As Patel overlays it with imagery of himself as a teenager, and of his dad working in a car factory, we're given tender glimpses of the geeky stubbornness of his longing for superpowers. Hetain Patel: Be Like Water – review 2012-11-28T14:00:44Z The GERD, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which is, geopolitically, one of the most fragile areas in the world where all superpowers will have to get involved if something happens there. "This is where WW III starts": "The Grab" filmmaker on the urgent scarcity created by the powerful 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z Each Green Lantern wears a ring giving them superpowers. VIDEO: Lively premiere for Green Lantern 2011-06-16T10:39:26Z If the Marvel cinematic universe had existed in the 1960s, Poitier might have made a perfect Hulk: Like that fictional hero, his superpower was to stay angry, even at his most relatable. Sidney Poitier was an icon of racial reassurance. But his genius lay in his rage. 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z For example, placing superpowers in the historical context of Rodney King being brutalized by the Los Angeles Police Department and the police-involved murders that have been happening over the past decade. "Riot Baby" author on his novel of black superpowers: "I don't want justice. I want vengeance" 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z “I’m not trying to be aloof. My superpower is that I mind my own business,” Abdurraqib added, a smile creeping into the center of his beard. How Hanif Abdurraqib Cuts Through the Noise 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z His superpowers are not an accident of birth, or of stumbling into the wrong lab at the wrong time. Dark Knight Rises: fancy a capitalist caped crusader as your superhero? 2012-07-17T12:13:51Z How best should its neighbors and its rival North American superpower respond? America’s Collision Course With China 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z The ability to make us root for the overdog, after all, is one of the super-est superpowers that pop culture has. Review: ‘I’m a Virgo’ Goes Big 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z Izogie is tasked with showing young women how their vulnerability and what they come with organically can be their superpower. Lashana Lynch Challenges the ‘Strong Black Woman’ Cliché, Softly 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z Sure, the world of 1983 is a mess–there are superpower politics, a nuclear-arms race and a culture that might, especially to one accustomed to the aesthetic of the Babylonian-Sumerian-Egyptian epoch, seem polluted at best. The X-Men Cede to Special Effects As the Franchise Faces an Absurd Apocalypse 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z In this way, they could even be read as the swansong of a superpower, created by people freed from centralisation, looking to and borrowing from the west. Swansongs of a superpower: Russia's secret architecture 2011-02-07T21:31:01Z He reminded us of the wonder of superpowers, such as we haven't seen since the character's early days. Comics: Flaws aside, animated 'All-Star Superman' still fun 2011-03-01T19:20:03Z "Think of it as unlocking a new game level or superpower. Some simple examples are nailing a handstand, push-up or pull-up." 10 secrets for working out in 2022, according to personal trainers 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z This is, after all, a tale told by a man with something to prove, a kind of PowerPoint presentation intended to impress the leader of a rising superpower. ‘The White Tiger’ Review: Don’t Call Him a Slumdog 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z Both superpowers, he learns, are trying to control occult forces by training men to do a lot more than just stare at goats. ‘Crooked’ review: Nixon narrates his story in this comic alt-history 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z And there are laughs aplenty in Christopher Buckley's sendup on relations between the two superpowers that seem destined to dominate world affairs in the 21st century. US-China relations are grist for satirist's mill 2012-05-07T17:48:11Z Ware’s superpower is to view characters through time, to chart their thickening bodies as well as the children they were. It All Started in Omaha 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z In the comics, he has at times been reconfigured as a heroic vigilante, not unlike Batman with distinctly pastier colouring, a thirst for bad-guy blood, and actual chiropteran superpowers. With its new 'Spidey-verse', can Sony triumph as the anti-Marvel? 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z One of Marvel Comics' great innovations in the 60s was to reframe superpowers as a metaphor for the chaos of adolescence. Frozen-mania: how Elsa, Anna and Olaf conquered the world 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z It's the sustaining argument of "Freedom of Speech," that this right, enshrined in the 1st Amendment, serves as a collective superpower, allowing us to diffuse bad ideas. David K. Shipler's 'Freedom of Speech' reflects our fractured times 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z While she defaults to all-purpose for its reliability, in this case I swapped in rye for its nutty, malty superpowers, a delightfully earthy contrast to the sweet vegetable. What if latkes were made with asparagus? 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z He has a Spider-Man jumper with a hood that closes over his face, so his superpower is, effectively, blindness. 'These men are bad role models': will my son get over his superhero obsession? 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z Indeed, when Washington did finally start backing Jerusalem, it was because the latter had become a regional superpower without U.S. help — and America needed Israel, not the other way around. A Nuanced History of the Forces Shaping U.S.-Israel Relations 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Once there were subtle perks to being a functional superpower: Everything was attuned to our cultural preferences, from candy flavors to comedy films to electronic beeping sounds. Critical Shopper | Calvin Klein: Critical Shopper: What Comes Between Brooke and Her Calvin Kleins? China. 2010-03-24T17:28:00Z Audiences first gravitated towards the show because of its human element, the way superpowers were grafted onto regular people as astonished by their newfound abilities as we would be. The show mustn't go on: the TV dramas that didn't know when to quit 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z Empathy is going to have to be one of our superpowers. The Head of Charleston’s New African American Museum on Curiosity, Courage and Storytelling 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z Each superpower compensates for its owner’s sense of inadequacy. | 'No Ordinary Family': Using Paranormal Skills to Battle on the Home Front 2010-09-27T15:41:00Z “Her superpower is that people underestimate her, and she uses that to her advantage,” says Butters. 'Agent Carter' Creator on the Pressures of Creating Marvel's First Female Project 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z Mary is herself no stranger to superpowers, though she has opted for a quieter, non-superhero life. Charlize Theron's 20 best film roles – ranked! 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z "Captain America" stars Chris Evans as a scrawny World War Two reject given superpowers from an experimental serum. 'Captain America' soars above 'Rio 2' birds to win box office 2014-04-13T15:49:52Z Faith is not a gift or a comfort, but a superpower. A Tour Through the ‘American Messiahs’ of Our Past 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z Large sequences were relocated from the US to China – which, 60 years in the future, has become the world's greatest superpower – and Chinese actor Qing Xu was added to the cast as Willis's wife. Looper opens with bigger box office in China than US 2012-10-01T10:37:11Z It's one of those TV and film tropes that once you notice it, it's hard to unsee: the traumatic awakening of a character's superpowers. From “Evil Dead Rise” to “Clock,” motherhood is horror, but how we talk about it is worse 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z I haven’t seen or heard from him in decades, but I still think of him as possessing some kind of superpower, a small but beautiful mettle that elevated him above the rest of us. The Dark Manhood of “Kicks,” an Anti-Coming-of-Age Story 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z If Hollywood now finds itself cheerleading for an assertive superpower, that isn't new either. Why Hollywood kowtows to China 2013-03-11T14:24:26Z Contending with the onset of superpowers – telekinesis first, others shortly after – is yet another challenge mother and son deal with in “Raising Dion,” a new series that debuted on Netflix on Oct. Unlike "Fast Color," "Raising Dion" may be an industry underdog tale where the little guy wins 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z The question dividing both the Marvel and DC crews — pitting Bruce Wayne against Clark Kent and Iron Man against the patriotic Captain — was whether superpowers should be checked or regulated in any way. Poking at Politics, Without a Stick, on Big and Small Screens 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z This data spillage was far bigger – an unprecedented release of secret information from the heart of the world's only superpower. WikiLeaks: Strained relation, accusation ? and crucial revelations 2011-01-31T20:00:01Z Empathy, as we have long been told and long observed, is his superpower. Perspective | The ‘commander in grief’ steps up to the microphone 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z How will these two distinctive postimperial superpowers interact in the 21st century? How the Dead Hand of Imperialism Continues to Influence World Politics 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z “I was no longer the little school swot,” he writes, claiming his superpower musical identity once and for all. Review | Andrew Lloyd Webber sings a happy tune in his memoir, ‘Unmasked’ 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z Psychokinesis, about a man whose accidentally acquired superpowers turn out to do more harm than good, is directed by Yeon Sang-ho, who previously won international plaudits for his animated drama The King of Pigs. From Alden Ehrenreich to Zazie Beetz: the 40 rising film stars of 2018 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z If I'm a kid, 17 years old, and I get superpowers. Marc Webb: the latest director caught in Spider-Man's web 2012-06-21T20:00:01Z “The Favourite,” the latest from the Oscar superpower Fox Searchlight, tied with “Roma” for the most nominations. Oscar Nominations: ‘Roma,’ ‘The Favourite’ and ‘Black Panther’ Break Ground 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z Always the author returns to the titular behavior underlying them all, which she defines as an “internet superpower,” a “real-life invisible cloak.” It’s Time to Unfriend the Internet 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z Bradbury broke through in 1950 with “The Martian Chronicles,” a series of intertwined stories that satirized capitalism, racism and superpower tensions as it portrayed Earth colonizers destroying an idyllic Martian civilization. ‘Fahrenheit 451′ Author Ray Bradbury Dies at 91 2012-06-06T14:50:36Z About a quarter of the way into the novel, the scope widens to take in an internal conflict in North Korea, which leads to further fissures between the two superpowers. New Political Thrillers Head to the Brink of Disaster (and Dive In) 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z If given the chance, they would visit Europe and would have the superpower of flight. Class of KidsPost: St. John the Baptist seventh-graders want to fly like Harry Potter 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z "Riot Baby" is a tightly written, provocative, and exciting exploration of humanity, race, justice, and resistance through a familial story about an African American brother and sister – and yes, superpowers. "Riot Baby" author on his novel of black superpowers: "I don't want justice. I want vengeance" 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z The actors are the movie’s great superpower and give it warmth, even a bit of heat, and a pulse of life that’s never fully quelled by the numerous clamorous action sequences. ‘Eternals’ Review: When Super Franchises Walk the Earth! 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Meanwhile Brazil is a superpower in what is thought to be the world’s fastest growing sport, mixed martial arts, or “cage fighting.” Latin America’s lackluster Olympics 2012-08-10T18:50:00Z But Ali’s own superpower, laughing in the face of adversity, is pretty appealing right now. 'I feel joy': how Bisha K Ali went from struggling standup to Marvel maestro 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z The show follows a group of masked vigilantes with no real superpowers and addresses race relations in a way that proved to be extremely timely. Nomination surprises: ‘The Mandalorian,’ Quibi get Emmy love 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z All manner of guns, magic and other superpowers are at your disposal in video games, so it can be easy to take something as simple as jumping for granted. Video Game Reviews: Reviews: Thomas Was Alone, NCAA Football 13, The Secret World, Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, Fieldrunners 2, Dyad 2012-08-07T16:20:18Z These particles are the source of his superpowers, allowing him to shrink or grow his body at will. 5 Things You Need To Know About Marvel’s Ant-Man 2013-12-20T17:15:40Z It also nods to our current politics, incorporating a refugee crisis, terrorism and threats from a superpower fallen on hard times. Review: ‘Picard’ Is, Finally, ‘Star Trek: Peak TV’ 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z Participants were asked questions like, “What does being a superhero mean to you? What does being an American mean to you? What are your superpowers? What are your vulnerabilities,” recalled Singh. Anyone can be an American superhero: Meet the team showing people just that 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z We're not sure what her superpowers would be, but one thing is certain: she knows her way around a massive pop melody. New music: Cinnamon Girl – Devil in Me 2012-07-23T06:00:00Z Gibbon’s opus was about Ancient Rome, of course, but the subtext was clear; were Europe’s superpowers poised to meet the same fate as the vanished empire? Culture is dead — again: It’s the end of civilization as we know it (and maybe we feel fine) 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z Lindbergh developed an “exaggerated confidence,” as she puts it, that became a kind of superpower. Uncovering Charles Lindbergh’s Secret Lives 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z “The 4400,” focused on the undead but with none of the zombie horror effects, shows the newly risen wielding oddly assorted superpowers. The Dead Get a Do-Over 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z This story made me long for a universe in which Charlie and Kathi could be action figures themselves: icons whose sensitivity is a superpower that can save us. This Movie Star’s Only Hope Is Help From Her Personal Assistant 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z Robert quickly unveils an almost supernatural talent for combat, – a kind of macho-gallant superpower – to hit back at these bullies on her behalf and put right other wrongs elsewhere in the city, too. The Equalizer review – ugly, crass film smothers Denzel Washington’s charm 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z They never let us forget that their chief superpowers are glibness and ego. Review: ‘Now You See Me 2’ Illusionists Are Out to Save the World 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z It’s no stretch to say that dance is an underrated superpower in the film world. These 18 movie stars are also amazing dancers. That’s their real superpower. 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z Evan stopped him in a previous go-round and must do so again, but first he needs to unclog centuries of memories and superpowers. ‘Infinite’ Review: Stuck in a Loop 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z He could quite easily, in another film, be the hero whose superpower is being furry. Beauty and the Beast: feminist or fraud? 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z Given Marvel’s own superpowers, though, the movie turned out to be a hit, ensuring that the buggy guy would dart around for a while. ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ Review: Splat 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z She is a protector of the innocent, beautiful and good, as well as endowed with superpowers, magical weapons and great strength. Can Gal Gadot Make Wonder Woman a Hero for Our Time? 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z She gains superpowers after her genes are fused with that of the alien race, the Kree. Marvel announces new wave of superhero movies 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z Almost a decade and a half later, Marvel Studios is the undisputed champion of comic-book-inspired cinema, a true Hollywood superpower with some of the highest-grossing films of all time. Marvel Studios is famous for its secrecy. In a new two-volume set, the company finally opens up. 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z “Entertainment is less the goal than the byproduct, and as the commercial reach of superpower franchises grows, their creative exhaustion becomes ever more apparent.” What’s on TV Saturday: Batman, Superman and an ‘S.N.L.’ Star 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z Explaining and gently adapting the cuisine that she grew up with, and that she cooked at her mother’s side in her first restaurant, Dok Suni, is still her superpower. New York’s Top 10 New Restaurants of 2019 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z No, the essence of Batman's appeal is that he is a superhero without superpowers. In praise of … Batman 2012-07-19T21:33:16Z One distinguishing factor that is easily overlooked, points out Travis Langley, a psychology professor who has put many a pop-culture icon including the Joker on the couch, is that Batman has no actual superpowers. ‘He is a psychopath’: has the 2019 Joker gone too far? 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z We are, in our own mind, a scrappy underdog and the world’s only superpower at the same time. It really can happen here: The novel that foreshadowed Donald Trump’s authoritarian appeal 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z When they try to use their superpowers for good, mishaps ensue. Television Review: Disney XD?s ?Lab Rats? 2012-02-25T00:12:40Z T’Challa, who has no superpowers, begins to train to avenge his father. A Comic Book Dummy's Guide to the Marvel Universe Plan 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z The photograph released by Nasa might not have been oriented around Washington DC, as was the clay tablet around Babylon; but it spoke of a certain level of superpower self-satisfaction, even so. A History of the World in Twelve Maps by Jerry Brotton – review 2012-08-24T07:00:02Z The result, which ultimately reduces a world superpower to one weakened player among many, comes to be seen by historians as the “American Waterloo.” Are China and the United States on a Collision Course to War? 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z His superpowers come at a price, so he relies on an entertaining group of misfits to help him overcome his paranoia and live a normal life. TV highlights 11/07/2012 2012-07-10T18:59:01Z The story of Gorbachev at the helm of one of the world’s two superpowers is treated as background noise: “It was just one, six-year-long working day,” Raisa says from the stage. Human Most of All: In Moscow, a Theater Stages ‘Gorbachev’ 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z Mr. Putin’s approach has always been rooted in resentment over at Russia’s lost superpower status and his promise to restore the country’s greatness. Review: Walter Laqueur’s ‘Putinism’ Dissects a Canny Russian Leader 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z Some, she pointed out, have adaptations that might be considered superpowers if exhibited by a human. Meet Some Wild Superheroes at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z On the “Ye” track “Yikes,” he calls his bipolar disorder a superpower; last December, he declared, on Twitter, that he could not make “dark fantasy level music” when he was taking meds. Kanye West’s Sunday Service Is Full of Longing and Self-Promotion 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z "It's fun to see somebody that didn't just have some sort of medical accident that led to superpowers. We get to see him literally with his own two hands build his future." 'Spider-Man' springs into action - this time in high school 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z It tells the tale of a blind teenage girl discovering her long-dormant superpowers and punctuates a variety of music styles — from the unhinged and catchy “Adrenaline” to the ballad “Okay” — with a series of interludes. New this week: ‘The Starling,’ Diddy and Billy Bob Thornton 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z It's our main character's basic superpower, isn't it, that he can travel in time. Steven Moffat on 'Doctor Who': Space, time and Christmastime 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z I started thinking, what is the superpower of Black people? Camille A. Brown’s Latest Dance Challenge? To Have Fun. 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z A superpower such as the US would, of course, always consider its domestic interests, especially economic ones, when it acts abroad. Disaster aid: how US charity begins at home 2013-01-11T20:00:16Z The weight of the loss, however, does not prevent her from tapping into her superpower — invisibility. The Creators of ‘On Sugarland’ Build a Site of Mourning and Repair 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z This extended saga centers on young women who escape from a lab in which they were created, raised and endowed with superpowers, and the various factions trying to find them. Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z Carol Danvers, a former Air Force pilot who inadvertently picked up her superpowers once upon a time. ‘The Marvels’ Review: You’ve Seen This Movie 32 Times Before 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Mutually assured destruction is a deterrent that only works when there are two superpowers with the same nuclear capability. The TV Watch: Surviving CBS’s Fight With Time Warner Cable 2013-08-04T19:37:42Z It is well placed to profit from the actions of a wayward, bellicose US administration; poised to become the undisputed global superpower. Ai Weiwei: ‘Without the prison, the beatings, what would I be? 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z Charm is Laszlo's forte, a superpower he finds more persuasive than hypnosis. Who would have guessed that "What We Do In the Shadows" would provide a clear model of polyamory? 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z This seems at odds with America's status as the world's only superpower, but the country's success is intimately bound up with its acute status anxiety. Jamie Oliver, like me, is finding out what Americans think of pushy Brits 2010-03-28T00:07:00Z There is an assumption that we carry innate endurance, a superpower that enables us to perpetually surmount inherited trauma and injustice. Ambient Music Isn’t a Backdrop. It’s an Invitation to Suspend Time. 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Not content with their status as nascent economic superpowers, and are set to storm a very European cultural bastion, the Venice Biennale. Far Pavilions: Venice Biennale opens its doors to the world 2011-01-05T20:55:13Z It didn’t want the Soviets — the only other world superpower at the time — to get ahead in space exploration. A new era in spaceflight: Back to the moon on the way to Mars 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z It’s not just a show for women about women either, but about a transformative time for an America seeking to build upon its new superpower status in the Space age, and how that impacted citizens. ABC's 'The Astronaut Wives Club' Is A Mesmerizing Slice Of American History And Character 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z With that realization, “she just taps into her superpowers to be able to save her dad, her brother and save the world.” Ava DuVernay’s Fiercely Feminine Vision for ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z In the 1970s, historians had no access to Soviet or Chinese documents, and the world itself seemed deadlocked between rival superpowers. Cold War historian finishes epic on George Kennan 2012-04-19T17:08:13Z This summer, however, Marshall-Green hit the big screen in Upgrade, a springy sci-fi film in which his paralysed character’s body is taken over by a rogue AI that gives him superpowers. Double trouble: the hard life of the movie doppelganger 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z His breakout role came in “Heroes” as the coldest of killers, who accumulates superpowers by literally stealing them from the skulls of his victims. Career Zigzag, Changing Coasts And Galaxies 2010-10-22T08:06:00Z The score for “Superman” demonstrated one of Williams’s own musical superpowers: making the unbelievable feel thoroughly believable. John Williams on ‘Indiana Jones’ and His Favorite Scores 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z And in case you thought the musical comedy triple threat was his own personal superpower, he is pretty sure it’s empathy. Zachary Levi of ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Embraces His Inner Geek 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z Fresh sneakers and crisp clothes were their own sort of superpower. ‘The Get Down’ on Netflix: A Superhero Fable About the Birth of Hip-Hop 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z In Fargo, decency isn’t a superpower or a curse. Breaking Good: How Fargo Changed Cable's Antihero Game 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z The problem is that Jack Reacher is not 22, and he doesn’t have superpowers. Tom Cruise as Lee Child’s Fictional Hero in ‘Jack Reacher’ 2012-12-07T13:00:00Z The two nuclear superpowers may have fought proxy wars, but they always stepped back from the brink. Two Spies, Two Opposing Sides, One Fast Friendship 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z It awakened me to this idea that I now see as one of opera’s superpowers, which is to show us the darkest sides of human nature. ‘Wozzeck,’ the 20th Century’s Most Influential Opera, Turns 100 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z His superpower is the ability to channel birds, a useful skill for reconnaissance. Versatile Tom Riley tackles sci-fi fantasy in ‘The Nevers’ 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z Her new books, My Super Sister and My Super Sister and the Birthday Party, feature two sisters, Emma and Saffie, who have superpowers. Gwyneth Rees's top 10 books about siblings 2013-05-16T14:50:00Z It showed a superpower at work: cajoling, fixing, eavesdropping, manoeuvring and sometimes bullying. WikiLeaks: Strained relation, accusation ? and crucial revelations 2011-01-31T20:00:01Z My superpower is balancing the most stuff on a bathroom sink. Making a Marriage Magically Tidy 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z The Norse gods of old are reborn as "The Almighty Johnsons" — a band of brothers with superpowers in present-day New Zealand — in this imported fantasy-drama. TV This Week for July 6 - 12: 'In a World...,' 'Frozen' and more 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z These throwaway lines somehow perfectly capture Greece’s dark mood, and its fraught relationship with Germany, the European superpower that seems to hold its fate. In Athens, Art Blossoms Amid Debt Crisis 2011-10-14T12:10:58Z What if it was black people with superpowers and they could literally reduce an entire jail facility to ashes? "Riot Baby" author on his novel of black superpowers: "I don't want justice. I want vengeance" 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z Kwan: And then Scheinert's superpower is he's a very good collaborator or he understands how to produce and edit and kind of move around things without crushing it or overhandling it. Directors on the ADHD theory of "Everything Everywhere All at Once" 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z To be sure, Mr. Putin, a former K.G.B. officer raised with Soviet sensibilities, has paid homage to the old symbols and promoted nostalgia for a lost superpower. Review: Walter Laqueur’s ‘Putinism’ Dissects a Canny Russian Leader 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z "If you could have one superpower, which would you guys choose?" The all of “y’all”: On finally embracing my voice, country twang and everything 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z The game's main character, a bike messenger named Cole, accidentally was infused with superpowers, most notably being able to shoot lightning from his fingertips. Game On: 'Infamous 2' a letdown; 'Demon's Force' missing pieces 2011-06-14T23:20:22Z It doesn't matter if it's with superpowers or just regular personhood. On ‘Black Lightning,’ a Superhero Takes On Race, Justice and the Real World 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z Later, he likens bipolar disorder to a “superpower”; he imagines the future objectification of his four-year-old daughter’s body; he raps about taking super-strength psychedelic drugs. Kanye West’s “Ye” Is a Slapdash Response to a Torturous Year 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z The ability to read may not be a superpower, but it can feel that way to small children. 7 Things to Do With Your Kids in NYC This Weekend 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z He also speaks with an adenoidal whine and scrambles about with feverish agility that evolves into a kind of superpower after he and Tomona meet. ‘Inu-oh’ Review: Dazzling Anime Meets Medieval Epic 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z She seems to emanate some sort of superpower or to be shielded by a force field. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z This is the character who’s a loyal friend of the hero but possesses no superpowers of their own. Ant-Man’s Agent Woo: do superhero films have a sidekick race problem? 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z The refugees, separated from one another and spread out over Earth, are humanoid, good-looking and endowed with superpowers they must learn to control. 'I Am Number Four': Smart, funny actioner tracks teenage alien runaways 2011-02-16T19:10:04Z Perhaps old-fashioned epics, particularly Biblical ones, are a tougher sell in an era when mutants can work box-office miracles with their superpowers. Review: The New Ben-Hur Is Mildly Exciting At Best 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z He's ended up with the double blow of being kicked out of home and not appearing to have a superpower. No Hats, No Trainers 2010-07-17T05:45:00Z She’s an R&B superpower supporting the most adventurous album of her career. Beyoncé, Jay Z redefine ‘guilty pleasure’ on this tour We don’t know that he has superpowers, so at the beginning of “Incredibles 2” the parents are still in the dark about what that youngest son is capable of. Holly Hunter Stretches Into Her Superhero Powers 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z Time and again our screen heroes confront evil on a physical battlefield, with weaponry and superpowers. The Incredibles 2’s Screenslaver: the most controversial film villain ever? 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z As Hammer skillfully shows, this was both an old story — a continual battle within Islam — and a new one, now part of an international struggle in which superpowers send missiles into desert outposts. Meet ‘The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu’ 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z Just opening-night mistakes, perhaps. But given the sum of the experience, the Mariinsky didn’t exactly leave the impression of an artistic superpower. Review | The ballerina who fights back: In ‘La Bayadere,’ she won’t be manhandled 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z From Spider-Man to “The Gifted,” Marvel has a long tradition of cross-pollinating superpowers and teenage angst. Review: ‘Marvel’s Runaways,’ Where the Supervillains are Mom and Dad 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z She turns for aid to the superpower, Athens, represented by its arrogant, patronising first citizen, Theseus. Welcome to Thebes 2010-06-22T23:43:00Z She doesn’t have the superpower of making her so-so lyrics seem profound, but she does have the ability to make every last breath sent from her airways sound completely sincere. Review | Adele’s ‘30’ has more to offer than dazzling sadness 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z The guy is just plain unlikable, superpower or not. Review: ‘American Hero,’ a Deadbeat Superhero, Forever Backsliding 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z Another real-world flourish included casting China as a geopolitical superpower opposite the United States. 'Call of Duty: Black Ops II' aims toward future 2012-11-09T14:52:09Z It blossomed as an artistic bellwether during an era when the United States became an undisputed superpower, with New York its world headquarters. At new Whitney Museum site, a show is shrouded in parochialism 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z I do not know what my superpowers are. Jack Kesy is a chatty hacker in comic thriller "Dark Web," in which the truth is loosely defined 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z In fact vulnerability may be Ms. Jones’s superpower. An ‘Intoxicating’ Singer, Whether It’s Green Day or ‘Oklahoma!’ 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z There is little recognition that such superpowers may be disappearing without our even knowing it, as the loser species fade away or the crickets learn to be silent. We Aren’t Destroying the Earth 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z Since then, Woodhead has often travelled through the new Russia to explore the Fab Four's role in the unravelling of a superpower. For young Soviets, the Beatles were a first, mutinous rip in the iron curtain 2013-04-20T13:00:01Z Her most powerful pictures turn indigeneity into a darkly magical superpower, moving past conventions of feminine beauty toward something thrillingly monstrous. Martine Gutierrez's "Indigenous Woman": A Trans Latinx Artist's High-Fashion Critique of Colonialism 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, this uplifting message about humanity gets lost, somewhere between trying to remember who has what superpowers, what the Deviants want, and the chronologies of varying flashbacks. The dazzling star power of "Eternals" is both its triumph and its undoing 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z When ground and combined with water, flaxseed's mucilaginous superpowers kick into high gear, yielding an elastic, sticky consistency much like beaten egg that's known as flax egg. 9 best egg substitutes in cooking and baking 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z That was a re-entrenchment maneuver by a superpower dipping a toe into uncharted waters and then recoiling. ‘American Idol’ Ends, Eclipsed by Internet Democracy 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z Poor Amber Heard has to perform her scenes in a scarlet wig and emerald green costume and do superpower acting with her mouth agape. ‘Aquaman’ Review: Our Hero Swims. His Movie Sinks. 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z He trumpets his apparent bipolar diagnosis as a superpower, but his erratic behavior since “Yeezus” has resulted in his two worst albums, tour cancellations and alienation from many of his longtime collaborators. Review | Kanye West’s ‘Ye’ is the unedited ramblings of the world’s oldest adolescent 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z Over the past century as the United States unleashed and then grappled with its own superpower, Americans have fought over how big our Big Problems are. A Green New Deal ignites an old red scare 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z Invisibility was the superpower of choice, with three votes. March Class of KidsPost: Friends Meeting seventh- and eighth-graders 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z "The Misfits:" British superheroes just want to be teens Who among us has never wished for superpowers: the ability to read minds, turn invisible, make yourself irresistible to the opposite sex, or fly? "The Misfits:" British superheroes just want to be teens 2011-08-11T22:12:00Z Beneath this lurks the uneasy feeling that our longtime superpower adversary remains our secret twin, matching us in audacity and ambition, just as it did all those years ago. Three Blockbuster Novels From the 1950s, and Their Remarkable Afterlife 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z In a stirring address detailing his country's resistance to Cold War superpowers, Nkrumah said: The programme's organisers hope that West Africa's cultural vigour will inspire visitors in the same way that Nkrumah galvanised his audience. Verve and excitement of West African arts comes to Manchester 2012-06-07T06:00:00Z I have to believe Spencer was relieved to learn that the superpower it conveyed was invisibility. ‘Thunder Force’ Review: Saving Chicago, One Mutant at a Time 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z From the first moments of the Gibney Company’s “Up Close” program, at New York Live Arts, the troupe’s superpower is clear: its strong and versatile dancers, artists who appear to be physically capable of anything. Review: Exploring Plato and Online Dating, Gibney Dancers Give Their All 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z It’s a superpower Lawrence may need to use once again if The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, the first full-length trailer for which hit the web this week, is to perform similarly miraculous feats. Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 will need all J-Law’s superpowers 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z That she helps people in the process is less a testament to her superpowers and more about her humanity. For Marvel’s ‘Jessica Jones,’ the struggle is real 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z His unlikely trajectory from backroom KGB apparatchik to unchallenged, quasi-despotic ruler of a troubled superpower was without question a reaction to something, or more accurately to a long series of somethings. Oliver Stone’s Putin puzzle: An evil genius who made history, or a shrewd, small-minded nonentity? 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z The singer's first full-length CD, the melodramatic 18-track epic "The ArchAndroid," follows a female android who discovers she is the chosen one and is trying to adapt to her new superpowers. After Prince and Winehouse, Monae tours with Mars 2011-05-04T17:13:09Z This made Rosita feel ashamed until one of the cast members informed her that speaking multiple languages is a beautiful superpower. Six powerful ways "Sesame Street" shaped our culture, as seen in poignant new "Sunny Days" special 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z But Kirkwood's play highlights the sharp differences, as well as the similarities, between the twin superpowers. Chimerica – review 2013-05-29T12:10:27Z There’s no more dangerous weapon than a troubled teen with telekinetic superpowers. Chronicle: It's Carrie Plus X-Men, With Found Footage 2012-02-02T16:41:05Z The involves five young people who acquire superpowers after being caught outside during a peculiar storm. Television Review: ‘Misfits,’ From Britain, on Logo 2012-07-18T21:31:24Z At Call Center, Cultural Clash In Reverse Published: September 22, 2010 Back in superpower times, cultural clashes took place on this side of the ocean and the joke was on the foreigners. | 'Outsourced': At Call Center, Cultural Clash In Reverse 2010-09-22T18:45:00Z And this is the place to discover your inventor superpower on an interactive touch screen. Here’s an idea: Visit the Inventors Hall of Fame. 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z So how to rescue the superpower from its own miscues? A Foreign Policy Realist Challenges America’s Zeal for Intervention 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z He extends the idea of the gifts of the disenfranchised to include a kind of superpower. Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Debut Novel Mingles History and Fantasy 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z This put the superpower space race into a bio-containment lockdown, but it also bought time to look more closely and carefully at other worlds. Sputnik’s spawn: How the Cold War created astrobiology 2014-03-09T17:30:00Z Captain Britain is now a big player in the Marvel Universe, with A-list superpowers, an X-Men affiliation and a much spiffier outfit. Comics: Neal Adams overview illustrates his lasting impact 2011-06-29T17:48:45Z Soaps, sprays, wipes, food containers and fabrics are just some of the items that promise germ-fighting superpowers. Antimicrobial paint can kill bacteria on your walls. But you probably don’t need it to. 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z I think its superpower is to somehow be able to make you feel a part of the mess of humanity again. Is Stephanie Hsu the ‘Dark Horse’ of Award Season? 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z But those narratives, and especially superheroine narratives, often present superpowers as a source not of joy, but of angst and misery. Supergirl, superpowers and why they're not that super for women 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, other scholars question the relevance of Mr. Witt’s history to the wars that America has fought as a global superpower. ‘Lincoln’s Code,’ by John Fabian Witt 2012-10-10T21:53:50Z “She is the superpower that I lean into.” Soleil Moon Frye’s doc ‘Kid 90’ is a time capsule for Gen X 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z The U.S. supports the island government and sends Superman to deal with the Soviet-backed rebels, marking the beginning of another nuclear battle between the two global superpowers. The Suicide Squad's grim portrait of real-life, US-Nazi collaboration 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z Voznesensky's death evokes the age when the Soviet Union was seen as a superpower, so its literature assumed great importance. Andrei Voznesensky obituary 2010-06-03T18:01:00Z So what better way to crack the curiosity of the culturally intransigent than to make this history personal by way of someone whose primary superpower is captivation? From "Suspiria" to Final Girls, "Reservation Dogs" director on putting a '70s spin on Native horror 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z That allowed me the sense of liberation to really delve into the question, what if black people had superpowers? "Riot Baby" author on his novel of black superpowers: "I don't want justice. I want vengeance" 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z For her, Nigeria's superpower status was something that needn't be viewed in the same old ways. Nigeria: Africa's superpower? 2010-06-10T11:00:00Z This may be the superpower Schaeffer and Ali could not fully access in "WandaVision" and "Ms. Marvel," even as they tap into comedy's exuberance. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe comedy is a woman's work 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z “Why Don’t You Love Me,” from Beyoncé’s 2008 album “I Am . . . Sasha Fierce,” isn’t the strongest song in her arsenal, but Monday it felt like the perfect valve for all her superpowers. Review: Beyoncé and Jay Z’s ‘On the Run’ stop in Baltimore is worth roaring for The real-life Whitney Houston, however, was one of greater frailty than the superpower she manifested in her voice. The Voice of America: Whitney Houston (1963-2012) 2012-02-12T03:38:37Z Charted here are the epochs from such early times to the war of independence, through to the expansion of the nation and the industrialisation in the 19th century to the eventual assumption of superpower status. Readers recommend their favourite books of 2010 2011-01-01T00:05:32Z This documentary tells of Madden’s rise, his conviction for stock fraud and money laundering in the 2002 and his subsequent re-entry into his own shoe superpower. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘The Incredible Dr. Pol’ and ‘Everything, Everything’ 2018-01-06T05:00:00Z "It took the superpowers of Erin Brockovich and the Incredible Hulk to get this thing alive," Murphy said. 'Breaking Bad' wins Emmy for best drama series 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z But Eleven is still adjusting to a world where she isn't a lab rat with superpowers, and her new schoolmates are brutes who shove her around with "Carrie" levels of cruelty. How "Stranger Things 4" transforms Max into a dream warrior worthy of Wes Craven 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z “And her superpowers are her creativity, her intuition, her empathy, her vulnerability.” With ‘NOS4A2,’ Joe Hill Finally Sinks His Teeth Into TV 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z This is by far the best superhero show we’ve seen in a long time, mostly because it isn’t really about superpowers or catching villains. Marvel's Jessica Jones: the smartest superhero show for aeons 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z And Carrano’s superpower seems to be his ability to communicate complex ideas in an understandable way. As a kid, Matthew Carrano was obsessed with dinosaurs. Now he’s one of the world’s experts. 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z From there, he’s transported via a shiny, shimmery portal to another world, one where the Man in Black shows up frequently to bully people with his own mental superpowers. Review: The Dark Tower Is a Fantasy That Runs Like Business as Usual 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z “Emily’s performance is even more impressive when you step back and see that she dominates the screen against the biggest movie star in the world whose character also happens to have a superpower,” he said. Blunt reveals new toughness in ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z Through this awareness, the actress added, Meg “just taps into her superpowers to be able to save her dad, her brother and save the world.” I Saw Myself in ‘A Wrinkle in Time.’ But I Had to Work Hard. 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z “It defined who was the world’s superpower. The Russians killed us in track and field. It was embarrassing until Jenner saved the U.S.” So you just won a gold medal? Welcome to the rest of your life. 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z They are only part of Peet's sweeping narrative of a half-century of social change, in which the superpowers are revealed as just as inept and vulnerable as the rest of us. Fiction for teenagers ? reviews 2011-07-21T10:40:28Z There was a three-way tie for desired superpower: Flying, invisibility and super-speed each received four mentions. Class of KidsPost: Third-graders at North Chevy Chase Elementary 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z For an industry fond of tales of secretive billionaires with extravagant superpowers, there is something strangely fitting about the rise of Ellison, the daughter of software tycoon Larry Ellison, third wealthiest man in America. Megan Ellison, the most powerful new force in Hollywood 2013-02-18T19:56:34Z What Lévy sees as a virtuous hegemon, Carpenter sees as a naïve and hapless superpower playing the sucker to “foreign factions … adept at exploiting Americans’ sincere desire for the spread of enlightened liberal capitalist ideals.” New Directions for American Foreign Policy 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z Professor Somin added that debating the legal ramifications of superpowers might bring a smile, but might also prove the foundation for something more important some day. Blog Gives Superheroes Their Day in Court 2010-12-20T15:17:43Z In short: lots of energy is to be expected from the Flash, which is fitting, considering that his superpower trades in kinetic energy. What We Learned From Reports of a 'Justice League' Set Visit 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z What happens to a kid if he really truly gets these superpowers? Andrew Garfield calls Spider-Man a role for life 2011-07-23T05:18:46Z Eventually, Kamala grows into a natural shape-shifter, both in terms of her superpowers and her ability to navigate multiple worlds: an immigrant family, high school, the Marvel universe. The Writer Behind a Muslim Marvel Superhero on Her Faith in Comics 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z Along with their creative director Elizabeth Killmond-Roman, the Jenners created a broad two-page outline describing the futuristic tale about two girls with superpowers who are secretly twins. For Maya Sloan, ghostwriting Jenners' YA book just part of fiction fun 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z They rewrote Elsa, once a blue-skinned ice queen who could freeze anything with a flick of her wrist; she still had the superpowers, but was no longer a baddie. Oscar-Nominated Songs With Familiar Composers 2014-02-19T22:59:00Z The United States, an Afghan-style hodgepodge of theocracies, white-supremacist refuges and fundamentalist militia zones, is a cultural backwater while the Middle East is a sophisticated global superpower. 'The Mirage': Matt Ruff's novel of 9/11 role reversal 2012-02-02T21:03:04Z As adolescents, we dream of discovering our royal lineage or our hidden superpowers. New in science fiction: the dreams and visions of outsiders and misfits 2012-03-28T19:31:05Z "Lucy" finds Johansson playing a party girl turned unwitting drug mule who accidentally ingests massive quantities of an illicit substance that expands her mental capacity, blessing her with superpowers including telekinesis, super-intelligence and mind control. 'Lucy': 5 reasons the Scarlett Johansson film ruled the box office 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z But in a crisis that pits two nuclear superpowers on opposing sides, history is repeating in other ways. In Russian invasion of Ukraine, Cold War echoes reverberate 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z I revel in precision and attention to detail — these are my superpowers. Preserving the Season at Its Peak 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z “It has been said that I have a nose,” he admits, but it’s more like a superpower: the ability to track people by their scent over hundreds of miles. Review | ‘Black Leopard, Red Wolf’ is the fantasy epic everyone will be talking about 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z Perhaps the comic book icon realised that The Joker’s only real superpower is his sphinx-like menace, the grinning, sociopathic poker-face that means it is utterly impossible to predict his next nefarious move. Why not so serious: might The Joker make the perfect Martin Scorsese villain? 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z “I feel like kambo is one of those things that give you superpower immunity. You kind of feel invincible from it.” Can You Poison Your Way to Good Health? 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z Instead, he says, the only real option is to use your words — which happens to be what he calls “the gay superpower.” Dan Savage calls BS on the bad fantasies that make relationships even harder 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z He’s a superhero not because he’s got some intricate backstory, but because, in the film, to be a white working guy– a Roy Rogers cowboy, as he calls himself – is its own superpower. We don't need a Die Hard 'origin' story 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z At the very time I was learning this history — the years after World War II — the United States was becoming not just another imperial power, but the world’s leading superpower. Howard Zinn: “The American Empire has always been a bipartisan project” 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z There are a few displays of superpowers in the early going, but even these are dreamlike, their physics not quite of this earth. Review: In ‘Legion,’ a Hero’s Journey Is a Real Head Trip 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z French, a former New York Times and Washington Post journalist, envisions a China-driven world, in which the superpower will try to recover from past humiliations. Paperback Row 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z This is the classical correlate to virtually any story of ordinary people suddenly endowed with superpowers—all the more so here, as a myth of secrets secretly revealed. Review: Taraji P. Henson Redeems “What Men Want” 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z What better way to crack the curiosity of the culturally intransigent than to make this history personal by way of someone whose superpower is captivation? From "Suspiria" to Final Girls, "Reservation Dogs" director on putting a '70s spin on Native horror 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z She added: “I was feeling one of her biggest strengths is her humanity; there is just nothing like that in my world that I see right now. It’s like a superpower.” Angela Merkel’s Humanity, Captured in an Elizabeth Peyton Oil 2017-07-23T04:00:00Z After the fall of the Berlin Wall, another wave was unleashed, this time not against godless Communists but against the last superpower standing. A French Expert Surveys the Entire Middle East 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z It is my secret superpower: my engine and my shield. 'Pilates-changed-my-life’ stories are annoying… but it did 2019-12-01T05:00:00Z If Thundercat has a superpower, it’s in his ability to transmute his intense grief into art. Think there can’t be a jazz-funk fusion superstar in 2020? Then you don’t know Thundercat. 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z “We can’t let them lose their joy. When we are remote, the power of your voice and your body almost feels lost. We need to remind kids that their superpower will always be there.” The School That Camille A. Brown Built 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z He concludes: “There’s no assurance that the United States will remain the world’s sole superpower, or even that it will long continue to be one at all.” How the United States Achieved World Leadership 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z Instead of lamenting that, Van takes another route, making invisibility her superpower. On "Atlanta," Van partied for every Black woman exhausted with being overlooked 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z “Powerless” enters a DC Comics realm where the heroes don’t have superpowers. What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Training Day’ and ‘Powerless’ 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z Across a map of the world, the two superpowers attempt to take and maintain control of the many individual nations that were caught in the middle of the conflict. The Cold War-themed board game that feels more relevant than ever 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z When China first hosted the Summer Games in 2008, the country sought to celebrate its national pride on an international stage and hopefully, establish itself as an "emerging global superpower." The 8 biggest Beijing 2022 Olympics controversies, from doping to disqualifications 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z China’s emergence as an endurance sport superpower will add further momentum to this bizarre but compelling cross-cultural trend. Chinese burn: how the People's Republic has become an endurance-running superpower 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z We wanted to turn that into a way a superpower in a way. "All Creatures Great and Small" writer on bringing "bittersweet" comforts of WWII to the Dales 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z I used my whiteness to its full effect when I was younger, because I had the superpower of invisibility and I could disappear in a room. Hannah Gadsby meets Roxane Gay: ‘Trolls get incensed by a woman daring to think she's funny. I'm very funny’ 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z “And I would try to think how I could avoid a potential war between the two superpowers,” he says. What’s on TV Tuesday 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z “Really medicated, shoulders slumped down, and my confidence was gone, which is a lot of the root of my superpower, because if you truly have self-confidence, no one can say anything to you.” Into the Wild With Kanye West 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z But he also relishes being the confidant of the leader of the world’s last superpower. | 'The Special Relationship': Dennis Quaid and Michael Sheen as Clinton and Blair 2010-05-27T22:06:00Z “My superpower relies on my vulnerability — on me being very honest,” Baby Rose said in a video interview from the home studio in her apartment in Los Angeles. Baby Rose Writes Music With Intention, ‘Not to Fit Into a Box’ 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z The Soviet Union was half-a-decade gone and the United States was the planet’s “sole superpower.” We are the empire: Military interventions, “Star Wars” and how we’re the real aliens 2016-07-17T04:00:00Z This was before Donald Trump got elected, but there was already unease about the rise of China as a global superpower. The Obamas' first film: will American Factory be the biggest documentary of 2019? 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z In August 1814, the British advanced on Washington, determined to teach the upstart Americans a lesson about who was the world’s only superpower. God is a weapon 2012-06-21T14:00:00Z Little Finland was long caught up in the superpower chess moves of its big neighbors, Sweden and Russia. Helsinki holds its own among Nordic capitals 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z One more sentence Kagan apparently couldn’t resist writing: “Patents endow their holders with certain superpowers, but only for a limited time.” Supreme Court quotes 'Spider-Man' in toy patent case, gives win to Marvel 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z So there was something that I loved about the idea of someone with superpowers in plain sight and the metaphor of using your powers for good. Kathryn Hahn Talks About Her Insidious, Perfidious Role on ‘WandaVision’ 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z Multiple horses lying down, as they did toward the end of my session, was evidence of my leadership “superpower” — of “something that you bring to others so that they can relax.” Can We Learn Anything From Horses? 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Six students said they would pick flying as their superpower of choice. February’s Class of KidsPost: Pierce fourth-graders from Remington, Va. 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z Otherwise, they're going to need a creative team with genuine superpowers to pull this one off. Man of Steel: ground zero for the DC Comics universe 2013-06-21T15:26:18Z On the drive over to a lupus charity walk on our second day together, Aiken told me that if he could have any X-Men superpower, it would be the ability to control the weather. ‘American Idol’ made Clay Aiken a star. But he knows it won’t make him a congressman. The ensuing superpower rivalry with the Soviet Union increases the military and economic might of the United States still further. Pankaj Mishra Challenges America’s Self-Deceptions 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z Eric’s superpowers confound him as well, although, as a hangdog of few words, he initially appears more interested in brooding than in solving the mystery. ‘Mortal’ Review: Discovering Superpowers, None Too Quickly 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z Especially since the early 1960s, acoustic guitarists have been wielding their instruments like superpowers — not only as shortcuts to excitement or introspection, but as keys to four millenniums of sound. Albums From Jesse Stacken and Norberto Lobo 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z From these observations, Mr. Walzer poses a searing question: “Can there be a decent left in a superpower?” ‘A Foreign Policy for the Left’ Review: Can There Be a ‘Decent’ Left? 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z Asked to choose flight or invisibility as a superpower — that old party game — how many novelists would choose flight, like captains of industry tend to do? Want to Spice Up a Marriage? Switch Bodies. 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z As its mysteries unfold, it becomes clear that Charlie’s other superpower is her common touch. Review: ‘Poker Face’ Is the Best New Detective Show of 1973 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z There is a great deal of research by social psychologists and others which shows that many white people really do believe that black people have superpowers. "Riot Baby" author on his novel of black superpowers: "I don't want justice. I want vengeance" 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z Ms. Ray’s superpower has always been her ability to read what Middle America wants and know just when to deliver it, Ms. Broyles said. Beyond TV and EVOO: Rachael Ray Looks for Her Next Act 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z It took 24 years for me to harness my autistic traits into something useful, and I have grown to regard them as a kind of superpower. Go, Greta. Autism is my superpower too | Jack Monroe 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z Their book digs into possible Russian involvement in the 2016 American presidential election, discusses tensions between the superpowers and examines the relationship between Putin and Trump. Books: Leslie Jamison, Meg Wolitzer, 'Russian Roulette’ and more in books 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z Now she affirms: “Our differences are our superpowers.” Review: ‘El Deafo’ by Cece Bell “But there is something very alluring about someone’s superpower being food.” ‘Recipes for Love and Murder’ That Are to Die For 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z She comes to think of sex as her superpower, the sole way to ward off those who would harm her. A Dive Into the Abyss in the Anonymous ‘Incest Diary’ 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z Her poetry collection, “Electric Arches,” an Afro-futurist exploration of black girlhood, unfolds against the real and fantastical geography of Chicago, and includes plenty of homespun superpower technology. Eve Ewing Blasts From Chicago to Space, With a Boost from Marvel 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z But a mix of wisecracks and superpowers is no guarantee of success, as evidenced by another new movie: Lionsgate’s “Hellboy,” financed by Millennium Media. ‘Shazam!’ Keeps Box-Office Lead as ‘Hellboy’ Flounders 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z “It helped me tap into my superpower,” they added. In ‘Some Like It Hot,’ J. Harrison Ghee Brings Their Whole Self 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z Because I’m committed now to the belief that Guimarães is an extraterrestrial landed among us to share his superpower to boggle the human mind. Review | This Zoom magic show delivers a box to your house. Then it blows your mind. 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z “She just genuinely does not give a toss, and that’s almost like a superpower.” Philomena Cunk Is Weird Enough to Take on the World 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z She said, "Is it a bad thing to be a lone superpower?" Oliver Stone: Our empire is in decline 2010-09-23T11:01:00Z How does this sit with the country's attempts to rebrand itself as an aspiring superpower? Much ado about Delhi: RSC's Indian Shakespeare 2012-08-01T07:01:00Z Batman, that makes products to help those without superpowers — like herself — feel a little safer. What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Training Day’ and ‘Powerless’ 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z Matthews carved up a dowel to manufacture the red and blue markers that represent a superpower’s influence in any given country. The Cold War-themed board game that feels more relevant than ever 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z So much for his bedrock principle of letting superpowers do as they pleased within their “spheres of influence.” Books of The Times: ?George F. Kennan? by John Lewis Gaddis - Review 2011-11-23T00:16:55Z This is the superpower of practical telepathy: detecting and decoding minds at source. Mind reading is possible! 2012-12-15T23:00:00Z As Adjaye told Smithsonian Magazine in 2012, “It’s not a story of a people that were taken down, but actually a people that overcame and transformed an entire superpower into what it is today.” Why the exterior of D.C.'s soon-to-open African American museum is an exciting sign of what's inside 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z But "Riot Baby" goes far beyond the counterfactual and the speculative premise of, "What if black people gained superpowers, and then what happens?" "Riot Baby" author on his novel of black superpowers: "I don't want justice. I want vengeance" 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z The twenty-first-century world may be chaotic, with violence erupting from innumerable sources and causes, but the United States does remain the planet’s “sole superpower.” An American century of carnage: Measuring violence in a single superpower world 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z In a dystopian world nearly 40 years after the second world war, what remains of Earth has been split into three superpowers after an atomic war — Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia. 35 Books Everyone Should Read in Their Lifetime 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z The time is 1972, superpowers are gridlocked and the only reasonable end to the Cold War appears to be a nuclear one. Cold-War thriller 'The Game' at the top of its spy game 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z Mr. Chen agrees, and he is not finished analyzing the competitive yet dependent rivalry between the two superpowers; his latest play, “You Mean to Do Me Harm,” explores Chinese-white romantic relationships and microaggressions. Truth, Lies and Chinese Art Inspire ‘a Puzzle Box of a Play’ 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z And "Knights of the Zodiac," because of the superpowers and trying to bring anime to live action, it is very different. "To help life flow": Mark Dacascos reflects on his strong, flavorful and action-packed career 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z These are tales of the “curse” as universal warning and hard-earned insight; as means of giving redemptive shape to suffering; as latent superpower and catalyst to solidarity. Turning the ‘Curse of Ham’ Into a Blessing 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z His sprints into the near-void have defined and sustained his stardom, becoming his singular superpower. ‘Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One’ Review: Still Running 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z So why does Jay insist on suggesting that resilience is something other than usual, that it requires some superpower? What Does It Take to Overcome Adversity? 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z I became more fearless, embracing the things that made me unique and even using them as superpowers to be an even bigger agent of change for music and art ... Atliens invasion 2010-07-09T23:05:00Z Turan said the early scenes "are 'Lucy's' most conventional and most entertaining, as our heroine discovers an escalating series of superpowers." 'Lucy' has more firepower than brain power, reviews say 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z In the ancient world, all were in the sphere of two competing superpowers — Rome to the west and Parthia to the east — and though imperial influence was strong, it was far from all-determining. 18 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z One early prediction nearly convinced me that I was the one who possessed the dark superpower. My Father and Sandy Koufax 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z Perhaps it is time for us to reconsider the traditional definition of "superpower". Nigeria: Africa's superpower? 2010-06-10T11:00:00Z This highly evolved superpower means that I’m probably less perturbed than some other people by the inconveniences and unpleasantness of plane travel. When flying, is speed all that matters? You wish the show had spent more time on an intriguing side superpower of sort: the ability to infect others with your mood. Review: In ‘Empathitrax,’ the Side Effects of Knowing Too Much 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z Stargirl, begins when Courtney moves from California to Nebraska, where she discovers the Cosmic Staff, a rod that gives superpowers, and recruits a group of new superheroes to form a new Justice Society of America. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Race for the Championship’ and ‘Stargirl’ 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Sensitivity, like a superpower, can be a glorious and terrible gift. Kurt Cobain’s Beautiful Heck 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z It’s yet another show about a difficult but charismatic man with superpowers, helped by a female law enforcement officer. Lucifer: the devil's charismatic but the show is predictable as hell 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z And if she doesn’t understand her talent as a superpower, her colleagues do. As She-Hulk, Tatiana Maslany Is Beautiful When She’s Angry 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z Morning Walkabout — 5/31: Beer Bikes and Zuckerberg’s Tip in Rome Travelers in costume applying superpowers to the tap on a beer bike in Amsterdam. In Transit Blog: Morning Walkabout - 5/31: Beer Bikes and Zuckerberg's Tip in Rome 2012-05-31T15:27:33Z Most characters in superhero films are conceived around single-tic personalties connected to their superpower and/or activity, with a sledgehammer-sized neurosis in the background to try and give them some relationship to plausibility. Why Joker should win the best picture Oscar 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z We're making up for decades of invisibility, and Maria still didn't have superpowers. "WandaVision" gave us the MCU's first superpowered Black woman, which is long overdue yet not enough 2021-02-27T05:00:00Z Jefferson sees reasons every day to reignite his superpowers. Review | ‘Black Lightning’ plays well to its strengths, rather than playing like a token effort 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z Henry Cavill leads another expensive Superman rehabilitation effort, this time focusing on his teen angst more than on his superpowers. Behind the Candelabra, Made Of Stone, After Earth: this week's new films 2013-06-08T05:00:09Z Henry, Massachusetts Use your superpowers for spotting valuable sparklers at junk shops and estate sales, not for hurting the feelings of folks sporting paste. Social Q’s: The Honor of a Partner’s Presence 2012-08-30T19:22:57Z The trial, when it is conducted on these terms, serves to reinforce the idea that there can be a moderate, moral superpower. Edward Snowden meets Arundhati Roy and John Cusack: ‘He was small and lithe, like a house cat’ 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z Tsu, a cultural historian and literary scholar of modern China, examines how language shaped China’s evolution into a global superpower. Pulitzer Prizes 2023: A Guide to the Winning Books and Finalists 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z The title of Gary Ferrar’s show is both a provocation and a reassurance: If everything you see didn’t depend on some form of illusion, you’d wonder just what superpowers this man possesses. 7 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z That's a superpower, you remain open to the other person and not coming in with preconceptions. "I poked the bear": "Invisible Beauty" traces how this activist changed the face of modeling 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z In the arts, Britain is still a superpower. Arts cuts are like ripping up the Magna Carta 2011-01-04T11:10:32Z Unlike other cultural critics who identify severe pathology and dysfunction in the “last remaining superpower,” Berman does not believe that any unexpected force of social justice or political improvement will rescue the United States. Donald Trump’s winner-takes-all wasteland: America will never be “great” if we continue to worship the hustle 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z That’s not likely to happen: Sydney, a teenage girl in Pennsylvania, has superpowers that allow her to destroy objects with her mind. What’s on TV Thursday: ‘I Am Not Okay With This’ and ‘Star Trek Beyond’ 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z They’re at an alternative super-hero New Year’s Eve party and Tom, dressed as a pinky bunny, wants to know what Diana’s superpower is. The Five-Year Engagement Feels That Long 2012-04-26T10:45:58Z This is not the sort of thing a TV character usually wonders when they first encounter someone with superpowers. Misfits | Your next box set 2010-04-02T05:45:00Z The other big international story is China, which is emerging as the other major superpower. Mark Whitaker Takes A Long Trip Home 2011-11-07T12:00:07Z It’s like he’s the creature who has superpowers. ArtsBeat: Cannes Film Festival: Nicolas Winding Refn on Being One With Ryan Gosling 2013-05-16T15:01:10Z Ismaily is an expert at lending others that superpower, or reminding them that they have it. How Shahzad Ismaily Became Musicians’ Favorite Musician 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z The deceit and delusions of the spy trade are echoed in the travails of everyday life; the brinkmanship and bartering between superpowers are not so different from the tensions and transactions of marriage. Season 3 Finale of ‘The Americans’: More Secrets, Lies and Torture 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z The campaign is part of Vladimir Putin's broader ideological effort to restore Russia as a mighty superpower. Vasily Grossman 2010-05-06T14:42:00Z Soviet missiles were spotted in Cuba, and it took extraordinary diplomatic gymnastics to avert an apocalyptic conflict between the superpowers. Change in U.S. policy toward Cuba dismantles an artifact of the Cold War 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z "He's extremely different because he doesn't have any superpowers," says Goldman. Kick-Ass: changing comic book films in a single blow 2010-03-29T13:41:00Z “Russian assassins have developed toxic materials truly worthy of a nuclear superpower, cooking up new radioactive poisons that cause massive organ failure,” Herman writes, with something like awe. Hunting Down the Best True-Crime Tales 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z They are certainly not interested in girls with superpowers. Man of Steel: why Hollywood needs a break from superhero movies 2013-06-11T15:48:00Z “Hezbollah’s success,” Mr. Crist writes, “emboldened Iran on the value of terrorism and the poor man’s precision weapon — the truck bomb — as instruments for successfully beating a superpower.” Books of The Times: ‘The Twilight War,’ by David Crist 2012-07-30T22:09:06Z Still, he has recently discovered a brand-new superpower, something he never dared to employ on his path up the summit: saying no. How ‘Candyman’ Star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Became the Next Big Name 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z A young customs officer has what amounts to a professional superpower: she can smell fear. Royals, rogues and Rudolf Nureyev: the best films of 2019 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z The election of Ronald Reagan, with his “Evil Empire” rhetoric, as president has intensified the hostility between the superpowers. ‘The Americans’ With Keri Russell as a K.G.B. Agent 2013-01-24T17:00:00Z At the heart of the Cold War was an irresolvable superpower disagreement over what to do with Germany. Why American Pragmatists Saved Postwar Europe 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z The Cold War’s end has also allowed Third World nations to become Olympic superpowers. No one left to hate 2012-07-31T20:10:00Z It reinforced the suspicion that the two superpowers, locked in their global and now interplanetary competition, had both misplaced their souls. Three Blockbuster Novels From the 1950s, and Their Remarkable Afterlife 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z It celebrates the humanity of a person who is almost universally celebrated as a liberator and equally despised by many in Russia as the butcher of the country’s superpower status. Human Most of All: In Moscow, a Theater Stages ‘Gorbachev’ 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z That left the young male audience for Chronicle, the faux-found-footage story of three teenagers who get zapped by an underground crystal and develop superpowers they are not nearly mature enough to handle. A Super Bowl Squeaker: Chronicle Edges The Woman in Black 2012-02-05T19:46:29Z If Mr. Trump’s taxes leave some questions still unanswered — say, to whom the leader of a global superpower owes hundreds of millions of dollars — they prove that this framing is backward. Donald Trump Was the Real Winner of ‘The Apprentice’ 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z The movie’s main villain, Enmu, whose superpower involves putting people to sleep and infiltrating their dreams, may remind movie fans of Christopher Nolan’s “Inception.” What to Know Before Watching ‘Demon Slayer: Mugen Train’ 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z Like, here's a thing, what if soldiers had psychic superpowers? The Men Who Stare at Goats: blink and you'll mistake it for reality 2010-04-21T12:04:00Z Understanding herself, continuously reinventing her story, appears to be her superpower. Jennifer Lopez's reinvention of the breakup 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z And bawdy farce ensues when Rob begins to change the day’s script and uses his newfound ability as a superpower to escape unpleasant situations. ‘Premature,’ a Teenage Comedy, Mixes Sex and Sci-Fi 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z It got my parents’ attention, helped me make friends, defined my exterior personality and gave me a kind of superpower, allowing me to fake an extroverted existence. In Defense of My Emu Tattoo 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z As quietly as a billion-strong superpower can, in the last couple of decades China has been economically colonising substantial tracts of the planet. Tonight's TV highlights: The Chinese Are Coming 2011-02-08T00:05:01Z Finally, Derek Leebaert’s “Grand Improvisation” traces America’s rise as a superpower after World War II, and argues that Britain played a bigger role than is generally acknowledged. 6 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z Because a sitcom actor is exactly who you want to really get under the skin and to the heart of an emerging global superpower. TV review: Agony & Ecstasy: A Year With English National Ballet; Caroline Quentin: A Passage Through India; Horizon: Predators in Your Backyard 2011-03-08T22:05:01Z But there is also a distinctly American underpinning to Grey’s control: part of submitting to him is the inevitability of kneeling to the superpower of his wealth. Filthy rich: our tortured love affair with wealth porn 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z Adapted from the DC Comics series, "Green Lantern" stars Reynolds as a cocky test pilot who gains superpowers after he becomes the first human recruit of a galactic police force. Reynolds' 'Lantern' has low-beam debut of $52.7M 2011-06-19T20:46:03Z “The America of 2050 may not stride the world like a hegemonic giant, but it will evolve into the one truly transcendent superpower in terms of society, technology and culture,” Mr. Kotkin gushes. Books of The Times: A Nation 400 Million Strong 2010-02-25T23:00:00Z He mentioned that the Captain America comics include a character called Captain Britain, though he couldn’t remember his superpower. On ‘You’re the Worst,’ Chris Geere Got His Ever After. Now What? 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z It's not a joke and it's not his whole identity, nor a superpower, as it is not for Echo. What "Hawkeye" gets right about deafness – and what it glosses over 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z Still, do not underestimate its threat to the world’s other superhero superpower. Russia’s new movie superhero: a bear called Arsus that looks like Putin 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z A majority wants the US to remain the world’s only military superpower, and an overwhelming majority listed Isis as the top global threat. The war with no end: why American television refuses to leave the trenches 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z “There is no doubt that the United States now feels that they are the only superpower in the world and they can do what they like,” he said. The real US policy toward Nelson Mandela 2013-12-12T12:35:00Z In other words, he imagines himself, from his tiny office, steering the superpowers toward peace and their mutual interests. Book review: ‘A Map of Betrayal,’ by Ha Jin What are your superpowers, and what are your weaknesses? Jack Kesy is a chatty hacker in comic thriller "Dark Web," in which the truth is loosely defined 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z Those concerns were always going to be on a collision course with Stewart’s application of inquisitive skepticism to, say, the problematic repressive policies of a certain Asian superpower. It was inevitable that Apple would have a problem with "The Problem with Jon Stewart" 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z The idea of a man with a superpower who aspires to little beyond being an ordinary guy is interesting, yet this ordinary guy is in the end rather lazily drawn despite the telekinesis. Review: ‘American Hero,’ a Deadbeat Superhero, Forever Backsliding 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z By the end of “Best Friends,” Shannon has figured out that her own superpower is being true to herself. Mastering Middle School Friendship Drama 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z The first “Top Gun” unfolded against a backdrop of superpower conflict. ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Review: Will This Stuff Still Fly? 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z The capacity to tolerate minor discomfort is a superpower. Oliver Burkeman's last column: the eight secrets to a (fairly) fulfilled life 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z They have two kids whose superpowers they have to conceal at school. Critics assemble: our writers pick their favorite superhero films 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z An arms race between two superpowers had created monstrous nuclear arsenals and, on multiple occasions, brought the planet precariously close to Armageddon. Goodbye, age of great expectations: We know how America got here, but where does it go now? 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z I just figured my father was testing some dark superpower. My Father and Sandy Koufax 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z But there's also something particularly exciting about the idea that the plucky Picts just might have humiliated the mighty superpower of Rome. Centurion kicks off British sword and sandals film wave 2010-04-22T22:15:00Z Abrams is making a story about a girl with superpowers, while Anderson is in a hostage drama. NBC orders 5 new TV series for next season 2013-05-09T19:19:10Z Morales’ hero melds his superpowers, including enhanced hearing, wall-crawling and camouflage abilities, and wearing a red-and-black outfit and a cool pair of sneakers. ‘Spider-Verse’ first Marvel superhero film to win an Oscar 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z The strong results seem to vanquish worries about Marvel’s ability to continue as a box office superpower. ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Ends Box Office Drought 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z If China succeeded in becoming a superpower, it would resemble the former Soviet Union, securing its rule using suspicion and fear. US embassy cables: Dalai Lama says prioritise climate change over politics in Tibet 2010-12-16T21:30:22Z And so, this is a superpower worth cultivating: it’s not “finding the silver lining,” or “turning the other cheek” or “sucking it up,” and it’s certainly not about eschewing justice. Was my grandfather Batman? 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z Keaton plays Riggan Thomson, a former opening-weekend draw now prone to delusions he's in conversation with an imaginary hectoring voice, and indulging in vivid fantasies that he can use superpowers to crush his problems. Human foibles give 'Birdman' its superhuman wings 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z But any capable high school girl could do what Mitsuha does: She doesn’t need superpowers to save the day. For the Most Complex Heroines in Animation, Look to Japan 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z This is “Reference Man” and his superpower is being able to represent humanity as a whole. The deadly truth about a world built for men – from stab vests to car crashes 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z We kept talking about what to talk about, and ended up talking about a Netflix series I told her she should watch, Power, about a guy who wakes up one day with a superpower. Blind date: ‘I’d have preferred late and boozy to early and sober’ 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z “Black Panther” reimagines the classic comic book series about two cousins fighting for the throne of a fictional African superpower. If You Think the Oscars Have Gotten More Political, Here’s Why You’re Right 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z On New Genesis, humanoids have learned to release their inner superpowers and achieve celestial harmony. Reading irresponsibly with Jack Kirby 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z He is power fantasy for children: a high school-aged teenager is given superpowers through the bite of a radioactive spider. "Miles Morales: Spider-Man" author Saladin Ahmed: "Politics are central to the story for me" 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z As a farewell album, “Legendaddy” honors all the styles of Yankee’s trajectory, highlighting the superpower that has enabled him to survive as a senior figure in a young artist’s game: flexibility. Daddy Yankee, Reggaeton’s First Global Star, Steps Aside 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z Or is it a perceptive, if eccentric, collaboration of threatened superpowers that will lead to an ingenious reinvention of that pop reality? Paul Morley on music: Prince 2010-07-10T23:05:00Z Smith, speaking on Good Morning America, said that diversity is “the American superpower” and that attending the Oscars, given the lack of it among this year’s nominated performers, would be “awkward”. Will Smith confirms he won't attend Oscars in row over lack of diversity 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z |
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