“Alain-Fournier is your first true master. He is nostalgic and tragic and enchantible and he aches and you will ache too and best of everything, he is true.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

He had known too many Marine wives and children who had come to their front door and found dour messengers, their faces carved from the ices of duty, standing with tragic news welting their tongues. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

For Ophie, who could now clearly see the ghost lurking beneath the skin of the girl, all of this was like reading a tragic pulp romance—just the kind she and Clara loved. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Well, like I said, I think it’s tragic that you all are wasting your summer away. I didn’t grow up in New York,” Dad says. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“If no one is there to listen to them,” he told me, “a tragic death can result.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Salt instead of sugar, and the cream is sour,” replied Meg with a tragic gesture. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

They all believe that sometime in the next ten school days, at least one person in the room is going to discover his or her own personal fate: true love or tragic death. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Who will compute the lonely nights made less lonely by your songs, or by the empty pots made less tragic by your tales? I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is that which condemns the tragic character to his walking death. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

And they keep working until some external force causes you to awaken to a problem—a parent, a coworker, a spouse, or something tragic, like a fatal wreck. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Before I could fully imagine the tragic end of my life I heard an ambulance wailing up the Norvelt road. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“One of these days, you’re going to have a tragic, tragic heart attack,” Mrs. McArdle said, with a minimum of energy. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

The tragic accident, known as the Carrollton bus disaster, was one of the worst in U.S. history. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I don’t mean to make light of this; it’s much too tragic for that. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The police responded with anger and defensiveness; violence, they said, was a tragic but inevitable part of police work. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Just before he’d arrived in Vietnam, there’d been a tragic accident in his platoon, one that everyone was still reeling from. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

The happy end brought about by a divinity, the deus ex machina, is a common device with Euripides alone of the three tragic poets. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

As an aside, story of sole survivor, Mr. Piscine Molitor Patel, In­dian citizen, is an astounding story of courage and endurance in the face of extraordinarily difficult and tragic circumstances. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Just a few days earlier, across the country, there was another tragic example of the stakes. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Harry Potter must say he’s not going back to school —” “Dobby . . . please . “Say it, sir —” I can t — Dobby gave him a tragic look. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

And it is the same, he perceived, in all seemingly heroic or tragic situations. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Why not?”When she didn’t answer me, I asked, “Did something tragic happen to you, too?” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The thing that now suddenly struck Winston was that his mother’s death, nearly thirty years ago, had been tragic and sorrowful in a way that was no longer possible. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Indeed this tragic event may cause the white South to come to terms with its conscience.3 Dr. King was right, but that redemptive work wouldn’t start happening right away. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

When she played the tragic Jocasta, she had gone through three fountain pens. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It lifted my spirit to see his joy despite his tragic story. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Some said it was tragic that he grew up so fast, but Wallace adjusted well. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

But to believe that dissecting the tragic events of 1996 in minute detail will actually reduce the future death rate in any meaningful way is wishful thinking. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

"The right to self-defense is protected under local and federal law. The tragic loss of one so young to violence renews our resolve to quell gang activity in Underhill." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

And I realize that this is not just a tragic mistake. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

My day started out with incredible news, but ended in tragic defeat. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Du Bois ends the tragic story when the furious judge catches up to John with the lynch mob he has assembled. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Apparently the tragic news had already reached them—the twelve-year- old schoolgirl was indeed dead. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

There he had undoubtedly fallen into a pool or a river and come to a tragic, but hardly an untimely, end. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The painting depicted the god Janus with two faces, one masked like a comic player, the other wearing a tragic look. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She seemed to go through a great struggle and then her face gave up and became tragic. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Life is tragic simply because the earth turns and the sun inexorably rises and sets, and one day, for each of us, the sun will go down for the last, last time. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

“The sword has a long and tragic history that we need not go into,” Chiron told me. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

For a tragic crime committed at fourteen, Trina was condemned to die in prison. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I'm not about to tell you this book has a tragic ending, I already said in the very first line how it was my favorite in all the world. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Ben goes on to read of the tragic end of Enkidu and Gilgamesh’s pain of losing his best friend. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Yeah, I had all kinds of tragic reasons for feeling sorry for myself. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

A real Greek might end on this tragic note. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

They interviewed all the members who had attended church on that tragic Sunday morning, and they wrote down what each person said. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“They lead a very tragic life,” he said. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

When John Turner Harris and his friends left the beach that Sunday afternoon in 1919, they were focused on the tragic death of Eugene Williams. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“We need this ban to protect us from tragic accidents in the future,” insisted Xenocrates. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The deceased was the tragic hero, the survivors the innocent victims; there was the omnipresence of the deity, strophe and antistrophe of the chorus of mourners led by the preacher. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was haunted by the tragic irony that they felt I was their best hope for help. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

This dampens the tragic effect, and the curtain comes down on laughter. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

But Peeta would be more valuable alive, and tragic, because he will be able to turn his pain into words that will transform people. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

However, this is not a tragic situation, in my opinion. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

The first tragic plays, which are among the best there are, never equaled except by Shakespeare, were produced in the theater of Dionysus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

A breakdown would be immediate and potentially tragic, and broadcast live on television. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Who decides which defects are funny and which ones are tragic? Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

The letter explained that “the President's tragic death was a sad necessity, but it will unite the Republican party and save the Republic.” Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Shall we have him named a national hero after his tragic death? The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

On that tragic night of noise, confusion, and darkness in Duk Payuel, I had run one way, and the rest of my family had run another way. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

His face had a tragic look to it, that old man look. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I looked around my crowded office, at the stacks of records and papers, each pile filled with tragic stories, and I suddenly didn't want to be surrounded by all this anguish and misery. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

In 1949, however, an unusual and tragic turn of events would bind Dorothy to the West Area computing office for the next decade. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Aeschylus, the oldest of the three tragic poets, was a contemporary of Pindar’s. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Darkness engulfed Birmingham, Alabama, on that tragic day of sorrow and shame. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The numbers were staggering, a visceral reminder of the war’s tragic cost. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

It is of course tragic that her marriage is now ending in failure. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I always imagined my herald—their official name, not mine—would sound sympathetic and ease me into this news, maybe even harp on how it’s especially tragic because I’m so young. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Roy didn’t understand how a mother could kick her own child out of her life, but he knew such tragic things occurred. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And increasingly there were distant but dark rumblings from Germany, intimations of the third and most tragic act. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Just imagine if the sheriff knew all about Miss Deveraux’s tragic past.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

AIDS, as tragic as it is, pales in worldwide comparison to the more prosaic malaria, among other diseases. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told me I had a tragic vision of life. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

They would speak together with Papa about the tragic lynchings of young black men and women, and other challenges afflicting the black community. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

How would the words of a fugitive, desperate, tragic ugly look through pretty eyes? Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Realising the tragic mistake I had committed, I tried to fly off the bus, but I could not. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m afraid I have some tragic news I must tell you. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The killing of civilians was a tragic accident, and I felt a profound horror at the death toll. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was warm in the kitchen, and the yellow walls were so bright and Betty Allen’s humming was so musical that I started to think that maybe things weren’t as tragic as they seemed. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

This chapter will be about what I see as their enormous, sometimes tragic, consequences. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The Duchess set about studying Annette and shortly found her adversary’s tragic flaw. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s him? In the gutter? This is tragic. Carousing, drunken, hopeless, already a bloated derelict. Mark him down in your book next to Miss Trixie and me as another life you’ve wrecked.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

That is a terrible story, a tragic story. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

To Oppenheimer, Truman’s refusal to even try to forge a genuine partnership with the Soviet Union for the control of nuclear weapons was a tragic lost opportunity. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I would like to say I was driven to what I did by some overwhelming, tragic motive. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was going to be a tragic ballad. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t easily promulgate it, though, because he had a tragic flaw: a severe speech impediment, perhaps a stutter. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

No fewer than four of the codices treat the story of 8-Deer Jaguar Claw, a wily priest-general-politician with a tragic love for the wife of his greatest enemy. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The friends looked out at us with the tragic eyes and short upper lips of south-eastern Europe, and I was glad that the sight of Gatsby's splendid car was included in their somber holiday. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

First every kid labels me as a tragic case, now half the teachers'll think I'm a waste of space. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

It is a great story now of implacable vengeance and tragic passions and inevitable doom. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There you go. Deep and tragic wound explained.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

In the myths that Ali Shekari told me, they are the tragic result of a demon king who wanted to eat brains. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Levy gave the shower shoe a tragic glance. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, even cats and dogs can come to tragic ends. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Kira nodded and smoothed the robe again, finding the tragic toppling cities and the interspersed meadows of soft greens. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dill motioned for her to sit on his sagging, tragic sofa. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“But the world has not seen, neither has it heard, such a tragic turn of events as we face in this our time.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's sort of tragic that we can't remember the earliest of the early years. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

She made a tragic grimace that puckered her chin. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

For Jackie, their friendship seemed like a version of a real-world happy ending, a realization of her aspiration to move on from Jim’s tragic death and provide a stable life for the girls. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Pa writes to him, too, bringing up a tragic example in their family: one of Ma’s brothers had fallen for a woman of ill repute, and his life ended disastrously, presumably by his own hand. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

She wore her tragic look of the Madonna with delinquent children. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

"It is tragic what happened to your delightful home. And as Nergal is family, it is our responsibility to repair the damage he caused. How much do you want? Is a million enough?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

In a way it was tragic to watch him, for he was doing what his mother did. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, kitchen page, and I shall go tins minute. Good gracious, don’t look so tragic about it. Leave it to the practised scoundrel and run away to bed.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Berlioz was not alone in his obsession with this tragic love story. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

In January 1997, when I was nine years old, our family experienced a sudden and tragic loss. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

“And we pretty much gave you a free pass last year because of the tragic circumstances.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

A quilt started by a young love and never finished for some tragic reason? Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was tragic, Ridgeway said, to see the degeneration that can happen in just one generation, but money does that to a family sometimes. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Our suffering now was no greater than theirs had been, no more real or tragic. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not about to tell you this book has a tragic ending, I already said in the very first line how it was my favorite in all the world. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

There are none to equal them in Greek mythology, except those retold by the tragic poets. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could find out what Reggie had been texting about; what had distracted him; was there a much clearer, if tragic, reason that two men had been killed? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

There was something tragic in the wall of invisible mesh he’d hung to choke the life from them while they traveled to the rhythm of an urging they could not deny. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It would be tragic to lose the elms, but it would be doubly tragic if, in vain efforts to save them, we plunge vast segments of our bird populations into the night of extinction. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

His rambling remarks described the predicament of slave owners as truly tragic and not of their own making. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

It really was most tragic to see.' i'm very sorry, Mr Stevens. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

We’re all keeping our hopes up for family relations, I guess, but our true family fell apart after Ruth May’s tragic death. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

People aren’t ordinarily carried in chairs in New Hampshire, and as they raised him up he looked very strange to me, like some tragic and exalted personage, a stricken pontiff. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is a tragic cycle, condemning us to ever deeper inequality, and in the long run, almost no one benefits but the agents of repression themselves. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Milla’s story is beautiful and tragic, but there are other messages to deliver. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Absentee parents, tragic consequences ” I read out loud. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

These kids had just spent an hour telling me stories that were tragic and unsettling, but I reminded them that those same stories also showed their persistence, self-reliance, and ability to overcome. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He represents Kendra’s death as a tragic blow, and Dumbledore’s decision to give up his expedition as an act of noble self-sacrifice. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Better to have a tragic and sudden end than to have a long, drawn-out one where we realize that we’re just too different, and that love alone is not enough to bind us. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Alex wonders for an insane second if his brain has conjured up some kind of stress-induced sex mirage, when Henry says, voice lowered, “You looked rather tragic drinking alone.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Instead of dreaming their tragic forms, I recreated them as living, laughing people in the cool red confines of RiRi’s tent as she drifted off. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t you find it tragic and beautiful and lovely?” she asked me when I told her I’d finished reading it. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

All those books, those happy or tragic couples they had never met to discuss! Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

If Theo breaks up with S. and she kills herself or goes crazy, Vincent says, “the effect of that on you would be tragic, of course, and could shatter you forever.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Marshall seemed content to sit and listen, so the game went on with daring adventures, narrow escapes, tragic illnesses and even a romance or two. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if, after being forced to play a tragic hand, she’d dealt herself out of history. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

But the tragic fiasco leading to his death helped propel the American medical community into the next century. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

And there I am, blushing and confused, made beautiful by Cinna's hands, desirable by Peeta's confession, tragic by circumstance, and by all accounts, unforgettable. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

My family would find me later, my hair swirling about like tragic Ophelia’s. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

It ruled their waking hours, sapped their bodily strength, and from time to tragic time claimed their mortal flesh. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look,” she says, zigzagging dressing across her salad, “you are not a discus cage. You are a flesh-and-blood person who this tragic thing has happened to. People will want to help.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

It was then my father returned with the car and learned the tragic news about his brother. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Was the tragic scene that had played out between my grandfather and me about to play out again, this time between Miss Peregrine and her teacher? Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The positive side of visits was made tragic by the truth that prison, over time, eroded or erased practically all relationships. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

If only they could have worn, even temporarily, the tragic hood of victimhood. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he shook hands and turned away his tragic nose was trembling. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“That was before the tragic fire that took Mom and Dad. I was away at boarding school. Then me and my mates witnessed a murder and had to go on the run.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The eyes, circled by this sad and beautiful darkness, were so sorrowful, lonely, gentle and nobly tragic, that they killed all other emotion except love. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

My grandmother wrote her sister letters over the years, but as in every good tragic story, her sister never received them. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Someday in that far future, my son must hear of the foul crimes of Denmark, the revenge unleashed there, and its tragic ending. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Following, I said, my wife’s untimely and tragic death, of an ulceration cancereuse, I had earnestly thought I would never again set brush to canvas. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“Friar Hugo, old friend, brace yourself. I am the bearer of tragic news!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

And the voices wailed, Fire, fire, run, run, like a tragic nursery rhyme, a dozen voices, high, low, like children dying in a forest, alone, alone. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have taken this story entirely from two plays of Euripides, the fifth-century tragic poet. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

In one of the most tragic cases of endrin poisoning there was no apparent carelessness; efforts had been made to take precautions apparently considered adequate. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The sudden illness or death of farmers, spraymen, pilots, and others exposed to appreciable quantities of pesticides are tragic and should not occur. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

"The right to self-defense is protected under local and federal law. The tragic loss of one so young to violence renews our resolve to quell gang activity in Underhill." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He had to keep moving like a shark, and in the end he was a tragic ghost of a person instead of a stream of milky way jazz under open highways. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“You spy a twenty-four- hour road trip in a minivan. Hip because road trips always are; tragic because the gas we’re guzzling will destroy the planet.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

These children—unoffending, innocent, and beautiful—were the victims of one of the most vicious and tragic crimes ever perpetrated against humanity. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Given the tragic and unique circumstances of his elevation to the presidency, it was decided that it would not be appropriate for him to deliver a formal public inaugural address. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think it could be an interesting approach. Their emails would be all tragic and wanton.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

But no one suffered more from Owen’s unkindly attentions than the hapless and increasingly tragic Gideon Mantell. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Two months earlier, the long, tragic Great War ended and hundreds of thousands of American servicemen were at last coming home from the battlefields of Europe. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

My parents had a love story similar to Romeo and Juliet’s: short, tragic, star-crossed. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Now, in death, this constancy crystallized and became something else entirely: he was an old familiar jokester cast—with surprising effect—in the tragic role. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The hydroelectric dam began a tragic turn of events for all the peasants, but especially for the women of the central plateau, Farmer said from the podium. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

In fact, history’s most tragic result of a mixed, therefore diluted and weakened, ethnic identity has been experienced by a white ethnic group—the Jew in Germany. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

What happened next changed history and resulted in one of America's most tragic medical fiascoes. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He could not consider Trina's age, mental illness, poverty, the abuse she had suffered, or the tragic circumstances surrounding the fire. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Advocates working for the cures of various tragic diseases regularly do the same. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“Please tell me you don’t eat in the restrooms. That would be too tragic.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

From Raizel, I learned that it had been dismissed as a tragic accident. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Still, the horrifying stories about mothers trying to console their babies born with microcephaly and other tragic birth defects were heartbreaking. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Of course, there was that tragic spork incident at the Hollywood Bowl. We don’t talk about that.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

When she’s there, her pale skin and watery eyes make her look glamorously tragic, like a literary heroine wasting from consumption. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“I cannot describe the countless tragic things I saw,” he said. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Gideon never locks his door,” the Duchess says, worry making her bruised face look even more tragic. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“It is a long and tragic story full of dark alleys and twists and turns and many unexpected happenings,” I said. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Moon’s high. Stars are out. Your deep and tragic wound, take one.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

And I got to end each day with a grand, tragic death. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He did not wear his pirate costume with abandon, and there was something rather tragic about the side-whiskers he had fluffed under the scarlet handkerchief on his head. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The next day I learned the tragic facts about Dr. King’s death. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

According to contemporary sources, the severed head is a self-portrait, but although we may doubt the identification, this disturbing image communicates a tragic vision that was soon fulfilled. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the time I finished reading the file, I couldn't stop thinking about how tragic this case was—and my somber thoughts weren't interrupted until a small child was pushed into the visiting room. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

As if encouraged, I look up from my feathers and let the audience see my tragic smile of thanks. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Pete was a drinker, not too bad yet but maybe on the start to something tragic. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some observers considered Garfield’s assassination to be the tragic result of vicious political quarrels. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Luckily, I didn’t kill myself and have a tragic ending like Romeo and Juliet did. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

No gentle, tragic trails like the ones that painted Ruby’s and Sparrow’s cheeks. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

As soon as this tragic news reached Houston, our whole community was filled with a great sense of shock. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

How do they come to terms with something tragic, dissonant, dangerous, contrary to their long-term interests, their safety, the interests of their children? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She went back to reading aloud a tragic love poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson—who, I guess, couldn’t figure out how to punctuate his own name. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Surely that was possible, no matter what the legends said about tragic heroes. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

And it is a very complicated and tragic curse. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I have taken the story of Philoctetes and the death of Ajax from two plays of the fifth-century tragic poet Sophocles. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt compelled to dress for the tragic occasion. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I think it must have been because of Mrs. Baker and her “Shakespeare is expressing something about what it means to be a human being” and the “tragic and beautiful and lovely” routine. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

My parents had a short and tragic romance. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Moreover, we elevated that tragic experience into a noble crusade. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw for one small moment the tragic face of his own frail wife, that unhappy woman, the stone strong face of his mother. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, there was a decent chance he could’ve been the one who wound up involved in something tragic. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Because in a tragic moment of darkness and despair, I fell into a hole,” I said. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, actually a garbage can saved his life, but it could have been tragic. Don’t you people watch your children? Letting him play in the street like that! You ought to be ashamed of yourself!” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ground his teeth together and tried not to hear as Sergeant Whitcomb chirruped exultantly over the tragic event. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Do a tragic tribute to the woman lying where we left her, with my arrow still in her heart. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She asked for help from passersby and swept the streets and washed clothes in exchange for money, but one tragic evening, in a pool of moonlight, her mother died in her arms. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her face was pale and tragic in the lamplight; her bright eyes shone like amber held up to the light. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I have added the account of what Jason and Medea did there, taking it from the fifth-century tragic poet Euripides, who made it the subject of one of his best plays. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the best Northern tales are tragic, about men and women who go steadfastly forward to meet death, often deliberately choose it, even plan it long beforehand. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the morning of that tragic Sunday, Nana woke up early as she always did. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

One story might serve as the tragic symbol of the fate of the birds — a fate that has already overtaken some species, and that threatens all. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

In many ways she represented the end of an era, the most dramatic, and the most tragic, era in American history. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Squelch gave me this tragic look like I was the certified village idiot. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Her mother left her hand suspended in the air for a moment, as if the news were too tragic to continue sprinkling salt. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

After about two seconds of this, the dickweed cameraman zoomed in on the bloody sidewalk while the reporter blabbed offscreen, building up the suspense as to why this wasn’t just another “tragic traffic accident.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He was a tragic outcast who lived on the margins, but he tried to compensate by pretending to have inside knowledge about all sorts of mysteries. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It is an ultimately tragic act wherein the hopeless seek hope. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

DELPHI: I don’t advertise the fact—I prefer not to be seen as a tragic case, you know? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

And then horribly, unexpectedly, his mom’s parents died, he said, in this really tragic car accident, both of them at the same time, and his mom kind of lost her mind. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Abby Scott Baker, an officer of the National Woman’s Party, called the signing “quite tragic.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Then I remembered something he’d told me a long time ago, when he first gave me the magic sword: It has a long and tragic history, which we need not go into. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I must speak to her myself. It was but a tragic accident!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

We shared a long, steady look that told me Fang and I were reading from the same tragic script. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He kept me from thinking too much about my family and my tragic circumstances. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t want any guys to see me now. My pits are totally tragic.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The Negro who turns now, in the moment of near-realization of his liberties, and bares his fangs at a man’s whiteness, makes the same tragic error the white racist has made. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the tragic day, I came home, said hi to Mom, glugged down some milk, and headed down to the basement to practice. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is a sad and tragic time even for our family,” he said, holding his hat. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

The authorities are still piecing together the scraps of what appears to be the tragic and broken life of America’s homegrown suicide bomber, Ethan Branson. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

These tragic deaths may lead our nation to substitute an aristocracy of character for an aristocracy of color. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The holiday season is supposed to be a time of happiness that you can spend with your family, but this year turned out to be tragic. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Word got out at school about my “tragic situation,” and I was like a mini-celebrity. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The details had been less important to her than the tragic romance of it all. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Deep and tragic wound, take two. For real. How did you end up on this ship of fools?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The one tragic note of the visit was when I learned from Winnie that Bram Fischer had died of cancer shortly after being let out of prison. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Had the situation not been so tragic, we might have laughed. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The truth is that the future would arrive with its own surprises—some joyous, some unspeakably tragic. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

And that is what Ultima tried to teach me, that the tragic consequences of life can be overcome by the magical strength that resides in the human heart. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Truly, it had been a tragic encounter with taxidermy. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

She told us this was our chance to speak up on the tragic things that have happened to us in our lives. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Right. Romantic hero. Got it. And I’m hiding a deep and tragic wound which I mask with arrogant wit and pained grimaces?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. But I believe Mrs. Shilsky had died by then. The whole thing was very tragic.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Never imagined I would be a girl they’d duck their eyes from and whisper about as tragic, for having suffered such a loss. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

People went to the corrida to see Belmonte, to be given tragic sensations, and perhaps to see the death of Belmonte. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

In my account I have followed the stories given by the two tragic poets and by Theocritus, rather than Pindar, one of the most difficult of poets to translate or even to paraphrase. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, no. I leave the details to you. But it’s been ages since we’ve had a good tragic love story.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Soon it became clear that the Riots were about more than the tragic death of Dr. King. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Human sympathy has its limits and we were content to let all their tragic arguments fade with the city lights behind. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

"Well, it was an outrageous, tragic crime, so anger is understandable," I replied. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

By the time we were done, Mrs. Baker was almost in tears, it was all so tragic and beautiful and lovely. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Her husband turned out to be not just a heavy drinker but a full-blown alcoholic with all an alcoholic’s deviousness and tragic charm. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said he wasn’t surprised that something tragic could result from the rough conditions. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Having read Myers's testimony and reviewed the records that were available about him, I knew that he had a tragic background and a complex personality. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

There was so much unhappiness in the world, he reflected, bowing his head dismally beneath the tragic thought, and there was nothing he could do about anybody’s, least of all his own. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

One could argue this result is a tragic, unforeseeable mistake, and that the goal was always crime control, not the creation of a racial undercaste. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

She took the rowboat—a little skiff her mother had bought with a few gold nuggets from a fisherman, who had a tragic accident with his nets the next day. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Shallow and self-absorbed. The change in appearance reveals the tragic side of that mind-set. Vanity curdles into misery. They become spiteful and jealous, wallowing in wretchedness.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She had gone once with her parents to hear Grace Bumbry sing Aida and had been fascinated with the tragic story of the beautiful princess who had been a captive in ancient Egypt. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

They chose Webster's tragedy, he said, "because it is so lusciously epic, so rich in its imagery and with such a ludicrously tragic ending". ENO joins pioneering theatre company for East End opera 2010-03-31T14:40:00Z

The play examines a tragic accident’s fallout on the lives of five artists who cannot resist the temptation to exploit the incident to further their own stalled careers. Theater Listings for Oct. 17-23 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z

She writes: Aborted weddings are as cinematically moreish as champagne, such as the popular choice of Wayne's World 2's spoof on The Graduate that is tragic, comic, exciting and reassuring. Clip joint: tattoos 2010-08-25T11:31:00Z

Dido is tragic, noble, lovelorn; the Sorceress is comic, gleeful, heartless. The Hot List: Mark Morris’s ‘Dido and Aeneas,’ With Mostly Mozart 2012-06-21T21:32:03Z

"There are no armed operations of this scale that do not result in children being harmed. The consequences will be tragic," Khan continued. UNICEF gives aid to Russia-Ukraine refugees as homes and services get destroyed 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z

Avoiding nationalist arguments, the film portrays the tragic human cost of the conflict and its netherworld of disappearances, military torture and extrajudicial killings. ‘Haider’ Angers Hindu Nationalists but Excites Film Critics 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z

Music gets people through so many things; difficult, tragic times or joyful times. Joan Jett: ‘When I’m away I FaceTime my two cats’ 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z

I, Daniel Blake showcases a terrific, tragic performance from comic Dave Johns as a martyred Newcastle carpenter, felled by a heart attack yet ruled fit to work. Cannes 2016 week one report: surreal scenes at the Palais 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z

Hers is more than a tragic tale or a motivational speech. One year after the San Bernadino attack, learning to survive is a routine part of life 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z

In the process, he reveals, all the more tellingly, the tragic heroism of the fighters themselves. The Muhammad Ali Documentary That Gets to the Existential Heart of Boxing 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z

That status will probably change after the colony’s two major losses — one tragic, one perhaps overdue. ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 7, Episode 13: Morgan Takes a Turn 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z

It wasn’t until the summer of 2020 that the tragic nature of this obscure door resonated with the sobering reminder on the marquee. Hidden in Plain Sight: The Ghosts of Segregation 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z

There was no question in my mind that that was the tragic story, the great story. Duos of 'Genius': A. Scott Berg and John Logan, Colin Firth and Jude Law, Maxwell Perkins and Thomas Wolfe 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z

The attempt to rescue disability from its long history of grotesque discrimination and tragic victim status had tipped over into a glorification of disability in some circles. The ballad of my son's struggle 2013-06-17T18:07:00Z

It was a tragic loss, but tempered by the fact that several of his works survive him because, like this one, they are so exquisitely crafted. Dance Theatre of Harlem plumbs the power of pain 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z

It was hypnotic — she can make simple acts appear virtuosic — but soon her face got involved, and an ecstatic smile morphed into a tragic frown. Moving to a Disco Beat, or the Clatter of Household Objects 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z

The tale is tragic but moving in the most celestial way. The Best Dance of 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z

“Like it was my hundred-year old granny who kicked it, or like it was some tragic accident instead of cold-blooded murder.” When “I’m sorry for your loss” doesn’t cut it: “Orange Is the New Black” explores the limits of easy apologies 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z

The Shakespeare Theatre Company has a long tradition of inviting Hollywood tough guys to star as tragic heroes. From Hollywood bad guy to Shakespearean heavy 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z

As the title implies, this is a novel about the women of Erietown, but the most complex and tragic character might be Ellie’s husband, Brick. Review | Connie Schultz’s ‘The Daughters of Erietown’ captures four generations of women in a hardscrabble Ohio town 2020-06-07T04:00:00Z

"In the most tragic cases, people forced into marriage become domestic slaves by day and sexual slaves by night," Prem said. UK makes forced marriage illegal as pursues campaign of 'British values' 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z

Perencz occasionally lacks majesty, but descends convincingly from smug certainty to tragic self-knowledge and despair. Die Walküre – review 2012-06-17T16:01:30Z

It continues to be both tragic and funny because she is living life pretty honestly, in all of its messiness. Gaby Hoffmann doesn’t choose her delightfully off-beat roles — they choose her: “I don’t think anybody would ever cast me in the girlfriend role or the sex symbol” 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z

He’s a horrible figure, but also a tragic figure. Willem Dafoe and director Paul Schrader are at it again. This time it’s murder and mayhem all ’round 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z

The latter, who sponsored the film's recent rerelease, called it "brilliant, romantic , tragic". French films glow with confidence and culture. Ours should do the same 2010-08-07T23:05:00Z

Her twitter page is cluttered with emojis of hearts and tears for an endless stream of rescue dogs and tragic animal heroes, like a video of an armless squirrel named Karamel. Olivia Hussey, star of Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet: 'I was wild' 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z

After a dark and tragic childhood, Nina finds peace in the air and purpose in fighting. Review | In ‘The Huntress,’ a dangerous Nazi goes on the run 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z

The results of his wrath were predictably tragic. The Walking Dead Watch: Too Far Gone 2013-12-02T10:14:40Z

Not that he was comparing himself to an over-virile U.S. president and her to a tragic, drugged up fame hussy that got passed around the Kennedy family like an old shirt or anything. The Bachelor Watch: That's My Man! 2012-01-17T14:20:36Z

“I felt the show was embarrassing and tragic when I left,” Ms. Frankel said. MTV Searches for ‘Jersey Shore’ Magic on the Florida Panhandle 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z

Truly a tragic loss for us on earth but what a wonderful blessing for heaven. Quotes on Phil Ramone from luminaries 2013-03-31T00:03:08Z

The pieces became familiar to readers for their embrace of life’s paradoxes: They could be tender yet cruel, tragic yet funny. Mavis Gallant, Short-Story Writer, Dies at 91 2014-02-18T19:55:45Z

That’s why it’s both tragic and necessary to come to the end of our journey now, to let her go off to a better place. Sheryl Crow’s tumor damage control 2012-06-06T15:40:00Z

The Hulk got some of the biggest laughs in Avengers Assemble but Bruce Banner is essentially a tragic figure, a man who cannot control the monster inside him. After Chris Pratt’s galactic triumph, which other sitcom stars should become heroes? 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z

The tragic loss of River Phoenix's outstanding talent is still profoundly felt 20 years later. Phoenix film to get US premiere 2013-01-17T09:34:45Z

Clarence’s ruse exploits not only George’s selflessness but also his tragic compulsion to satisfy debt. “It’s a Wonderful Life”: Occupy Bedford Falls! 2012-12-08T00:30:00Z

The last time someone tried this resulted in tragic consequences. Who's your favourite religious poet? 2010-04-27T09:00:00Z

"A tragic story of an ordinary man who comes face to face with an indifferent system is absolutely universal." Golden Globes: Surprise wins may throw curveball in Oscars race 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z

These stories are our gateway into "Love Fraud," which makes everything that follows all the more tragic and infuriating even though the average person can get where these women's stories are headed. Showtime's alluring "Love Fraud" exposes the common con artist charming America's lonely women 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z

On November 23, Michelle Williams stars in "My Week with Marilyn" where she transforms in to the legendary Hollywood icon, yet tragic screen star, Marilyn Monroe. Spielberg, Fincher put big bang into Holiday films 2011-11-17T13:18:51Z

Each chapter begins with a news report of a tragic accident -- a minibus in Kenya that plunged into a river, or an ocean ferry that capsized -- followed by Hoffman's attempt to experience it himself. Perilous adventure travel celebrated in spring books 2010-04-15T19:14:00Z

In Mr. Wiley’s reprise, produced in 2009, the face of the tragic pop star, who died that year, is overwhelmed by the ostentatious royal armor and hovering cherubs. Review: ‘Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic’ at the Brooklyn Museum 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z

He also recalls the tragic, widely reported story of Margaret Mary Vojtko, an adjunct language instructor at Duquesne University who, despite twenty-five years of service, could not afford health care or even electricity. The Professor and the Adjunct 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z

Marlene carries this tragic moment with her for the next 14 years. ‘The Last of Us’ Season 1 Finale: A Deadly Operation 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z

Ms. Reza may have insisted that her own play was fundamentally tragic, but audiences took it as a romp. Review: ‘Art’ and ‘Saint Joan’ 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z

Tabloid papers – actually, all papers if we're honest – deal in templates and received ideas: in pretty princesses, snooty highbrow authors, smirking fiends and tragic tots. Hilary Mantel: why novelists are deliberately misunderstood 2013-02-19T17:32:07Z

Having five young black men on stage together is both tragic and romantic, really beautiful to see. ArtsBeat Blog: Under the Radar: 5 Questions About 'Word Becomes Flesh' 2012-01-06T19:39:12Z

As she delves deeper into Anka’s tragic childhood in Berlin, Karen grapples with her own growing sense of otherness, manifested in her wish to become a monster. A Graphic Novel About a Young Girl, a Murder, and the Allure of Monsters 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z

"It has funny scenes, yes, and the burlesque sketches are a riot, but there is no happy ending - it's pretty tragic, in fact, but most of all it's a beautiful piece." ArtsBeat: 'The Nance' Looking Likely as Nathan Lane's Return to Broadway 2012-06-26T16:44:44Z

Immediately after her son’s death, Rogg publicly called it a "tragic accident" and avoided addressing the "choking game." Her son died from a ‘choking game.’ Now she’s determined to save other kids’ lives. 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z

This premise is disquieting, though Never Let Me Go may be too tasteful to be scary, and yet too contrived and unreal to be tragic. Never Let Me Go - review 2011-02-10T22:46:01Z

Some are permanent and tragic, like losing Boseman at just 43. ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ Review: All the Blues That’s Fit to Sing 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z

Again, it was only made more challenging by Strayed’s presence on set: But it was also a tragic blessing in some ways. Laura Dern on the unique challenges of ‘Wild’: ‘My heart completely cracked open.’

His tragic and frequently despicable behavior marked him for early imprisonment, if not death. A New Life of Malcolm X Brimming With Detail, Insight and Feeling 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z

Its rendering of a quintessentially American tale of race, sex, religion and money teeters between glib revisionism and zombie mythology, unsure if it wants to be a lavish pop fable or a tragic melodrama. ‘Elvis’ Review: Shocking the King Back to Life 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z

Mr. Waite’s campaign was handicapped by the fact he was appearing as Willie Loman, the tragic traveling salesman in Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” in a New Jersey theater. Ralph Waite, Patriarch in TV Series ‘The Waltons,’ Dies at 85 2014-02-14T06:00:50Z

The tragic thing is not that Lohan's fame has passed or is likely to pass, but that it continues, waxing at the same rate her professional credibility wanes. Lindsay Lohan as Liz Taylor: a comeback with all the hallmarks of another disaster 2012-11-24T15:37:28Z

But “Take Care” isn’t nearly the tragic album that its form would suggest. Music: Drake?s ?Take Care? Goes to Moody Places 2011-11-16T15:30:13Z

Ferrara treats the murder matter-of-factly, as a tragic act of homophobic violence that is neither inevitable nor the summation of the victim’s life. ‘Pasolini’ Review: One Rebellious Filmmaker’s Tribute to Another 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z

Andy Warhol’s famous diptychs of Marilyn Monroe—he painted 20 silkscreens of her in the months following her 1962 death—probe the tragic celebrity, and the abetting media. Buxom and Doomed: The Odd Marriage of Opera and Anna Nicole 2013-09-27T14:09:14Z

Her eyes well with tears as she recalls the tragic day Ayón died. The late Cuban artist Belkis Ayón's mysterious world unfurls at the Fowler Museum 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z

Stories such as Schumann’s mental illness and tragic end. How to get into classical music? Watch a movie, go to live performances and more tips 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z

But there’s something tragic and unfair about becoming a spectacle in death, especially in a spectacle that’s more about a murderer than any of his victims. Review: ‘The Assassination of Gianni Versace’ Is Fashionable, but Flat 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z

There’s the other stress of the pandemic, which is a much more serious, tragic and global stress, but the personal stresses are fewer. Q & A with Yo-Yo Ma: On the joys of a record player, the lessons of staying home and how we can change (and save the Earth) 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z

Dave Chappelle is the only artist alive who would close a comedy show by finding a ray of hope in our current political situation through a poetic recounting of the tragic murder of Emmett Till. Review: Dave Chappelle Sizes Up America at Radio City 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z

Yet the force of the main characters remains compelling, as their misinterpreted encounters propel the work through its tragic arc. This week's new dance 2013-01-19T06:00:18Z

"Emily wasn't a drug addict, it was just a tragic accident." 2 Electric Daisy Carnival revelers die in Vegas 2012-06-18T01:21:26Z

Instead, he is preoccupied by the tragic moral ambivalence of his tale. From the Ruins of Empire by Pankaj Mishra – review 2012-07-19T07:00:02Z

Even at the time, his temperamental mildness seemed tragic, and something he said at the convention—“We’re not asking for much, just a modest use of intelligence”—is now positively heartbreaking. A Great Writer at the 1968 Democratic Disaster 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z

Szymborska's seemingly simple verses deal with the profound or tragic in life through small details of daily existence. Nobel poet Szymborska gets Poland's highest honor 2011-01-17T17:01:04Z

But Hader's confident directing in this episode merges the episode's wild swirl of hysteria with balletic grace, distilling all the qualities that make "Barry" unpredictable, tragic and wonderful into one perfect, transformational bite. From beignet bites to a deadly dance, here are 2022's best TV episodes. Well, six of them, anyway 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z

He remains an important part of her life, all the more so because her parents died recently in tragic circumstances. ‘We're very close. We couldn't not be’: the secret to a friendly divorce 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z

His recording of the Paris version of Gluck's Orphée revealed a talent for tragic intensity new to his work. Juan Diego Fl?rez 2010-05-11T21:05:00Z

But the comedy keenly veers from broad and physical to tragic and angry as emotions and mishaps threaten to upend what’s supposed to be a conciliatory family visit. The Best Thanksgiving Movies to Stream 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z

Best and Edwards by Gordon Burn, a double biography of football players Duncan Edwards and George Best, linked by Manchester United and very different tragic deaths. Anthony Cartwright: 'The title is intended to provoke a reaction' 2012-08-04T23:05:22Z

In turn, the Beach Boys made falling in love sound both sacred and tragic – their joy tinged by sadness, their despair lifted by hope. Beach Boys mix nostalgia, surf, melancholy at Chicago Theatre 2012-05-22T06:54:00Z

The anxious father of two young girls, he recounts a tragic family history of deaths and disappearances, overdoses and relapses. Review: For These ‘Recovery Boys,’ Sobriety Is a Steep Climb 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z

The same is true of Jafar, who gets a hinted-at tragic backstory meant to explain his craving for respect and power. Disney's live-action "Aladdin": Wish for it to be over 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z

Even if diluted, this production makes some shrewd psychological points; and its greatest revelation is that Robespierre is a tragic figure. Theatre review 2010-07-23T00:13:00Z

He has no choice but to assume the paternal role with Gary – with inevitably tragic consequences. Why Joe just might change Hollywood's bad dad trope 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z

With that, Saul Goodman's engrossing, poignant and beautifully tragic story is finished. S'all done: "Better Call Saul" closes with a journey through time and regret 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z

Even in moments of agitated sorrow — as in the opening chorus of Part 2, telling of Jesus’ arrest — the restraint enhances the music’s tragic grandeur. music: Passion, Not Hyperbole, in Frank Martin?s ?Golgotha? 2010-07-16T23:38:00Z

“There was the idea of ‘tragic, barren spinster’ because she was unmarried in her 30s,” Fielding said. Bridget Jones is Back in ‘Mad About the Boy’ 2013-10-14T14:44:34Z

The song genre was central to them, he said, and they shared powerful attachments to both the idyllic and the tragic realms of life. | New York Chamber Music Festival: Connecting the Dots Between 2 Composers 2010-09-17T04:00:00Z

His first track was "Hurt", sung by Johnny Cash, a suitably tragic bugle call for what followed: childhood poverty; a seminary school where children – though not Vegas – were abused; divorce. The Brown Years; Desert Island Discs; Craig Brown's Lost Diaries 2010-10-09T23:06:00Z

Elements of the tragic do assert themselves in “Jitney,” but all in all, the play demonstrates the playwright’s mastery of comedy better than any other play in the cycle. Review | It’s a hard-knock life, but often a funny one, in August Wilson’s ‘Jitney’ at Arena 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z

A decade earlier, her recording career seemed over — another tragic consequence in her infamous relationship with then-husband Ike. Rock and Role: Top 10 Memorable Movie Performances by Music Stars 2012-05-18T10:00:55Z

With Cyrano's help, Christian won her to his side, then died a tragic death. 'How the French Invented Love': 900 years of living, loving and liaisons 2012-11-14T20:37:07Z

Like Don, like Joan, like so many of its characters, the show is gorgeous, tragic, funny, and strange. “Mad Men” Premiere: Another Day at the Office 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z

“I wanted to be part of them, even the ones with tragic endings.” Winona Ryder: from teen rebel to screen mum 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z

However mythic this figure — individual, self-reliant, “fundamentally innocent” — the illusion of freedom he enjoys is meaningful, Lewis argues, because it makes for fiction capable of “profound tragic understanding” rather than hopelessness. Review: ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2,’ Katniss’s Final Battle 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z

The tragic news of Greg’s passing hits us very, very hard. 'The Daily Show' Honors Greg Giraldo 2010-09-30T12:32:00Z

They might have imagined they were starring in an action thriller, but it turned into a farce and, finally, a tragic, treasonous horror show. Perspective | The Trump cult has obliterated the line between citizenship and fandom, with deadly results 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z

Elements of "Education," the fifth installment of Steve McQueen's Amazon Prime "Small Axe" film anthology series, could have played as comedy if the circumstances weren't tragic. "Education" culminates Amazon's "Small Axe" film series, finding beauty in the necessary struggle 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z

The truly poignant, tragic part is that Hoffa’s absolute faith in Sheeran never wavers for a moment. The Irishman: the murder, the women, the ending – discuss with spoilers 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z

Comedian has attacked the three presenters of BBC1's Top Gear as unfunny "uber-conservatives" whose attempts at humour are more tragic than comic. Steve Coogan attacks Top Gear's 'ignorant' stars 2011-02-05T21:32:50Z

In the cases of Philip Seymour Hoffman and Robin Williams, their tragic, too-soon deaths seemed to inspire a similar level of online dialogue. I’ve had enough of public grief: What are we really grieving when an artist dies? 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z

The book seems to be set some time during the 1970s, when Jo is exiled to Hawthorne, just outside Boston, after a tragic accident in her Maryland hometown. The #MeToo Movement Gets Its Novel 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z

The big question: Was this a tragic yet simple accident, or did someone "help" it along? Friday's TV Highlights: 'At Middleton' on Starz 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z

It’s an ambitious novel that aspires to be a tragic one. Louise Penny’s ‘The Long Way Home’ is an artful mystery featuring Armand Gamache

It was a break in character for the tragic heroine of Donizetti's "Anna Bolena," but a forgivable one. 2 Annas: Netrebko as 'Bolena' conquers Met 2011-09-27T05:08:08Z

But the potential harm caused by guns in Hollywood goes far beyond the occasional tragic accident on set. Hollywood’s love of guns increases the risk of shootings – both on and off the set 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z

The other two authors tell of the horrifying and tragic ordeals of terminating hoped-for pregnancies because of chromosomal abnormalities. The Gift of Donor 8282 2010-05-21T22:52:00Z

"Unbiased resources help communities prevent or at least mitigate and recover from tragic events," said Kaufman. Disaster victims 'need books as well as food' 2012-11-28T09:00:04Z

The story is both funny and, if true, all too tragic. Footsteps : Following Dylan Thomas in Wales 2014-03-20T20:37:20Z

Based on more than 500 interviews, this book gives the reader a searing view of the events of September 11, 2001, and how that tragic day came about. ArtsBeat: A Survey of Books About Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda 2011-05-02T07:50:50Z

The Oresteia New adaptation of Aeschylus' tragic triptych about the ill-fated house of Atreus. L.A. theater openings, Aug. 16-23: 'Assassins,' 'Fences' and more 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z

The forcing of children into sex work is a particularly tragic and horrifying example of human trafficking. What is human trafficking? 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z

But Michaels, despite his fondness for reality shows and bandannas, isn't some tragic, suicidal washout. Don't eulogize Bret Michaels yet 2010-04-26T16:12:00Z

And emotionally drained too, because The Killing isn't just a thrilling whodunnit, it's a very human story that never lets you forget there's a tragic death at its heart. The weekend's TV: The Killing 2011-03-26T23:15:01Z

He’s included it on so many of his LPs it’s become his own tragic anthem. Michael Hurley, an Original Folk Iconoclast, Turns 80 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z

On this point, she also said, "How tragic would it be to survive the Holocaust but to die of starvation or to run out of gas on the way to the border?" Russia-Ukraine war: 'Humanitarian situation is deteriorating rapidly' 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z

Only I didn’t want to focus on the tragic and morbid details of Parsons’s death, as so many people have done for the past half-century. The Legend of Gram Parsons, in 12 Songs 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z

But Cornelia's blindness to her own selfishness is also both comic and tragic. Mother's obsessive love exposed in Romanian movie at Berlin 2013-02-11T16:33:50Z

Narrated by a Black girl in Ohio, the book follows a tragic heroine who believes that she is ugly, and prays for blue eyes. Book Banning Efforts Surged in 2021. These Titles Were the Most Targeted. 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z

The cat of a billionaire having millions of dollars is also pretty tragic, but the world is feline Olivia Benson's oyster. Of course even Taylor Swift’s cats are capitalists 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z

Some, revealed through photos and letters, are funny; others are tragic. Spare Times for July 3-9 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z

Adeem culled its cast of tragic figures and hopeful radicals from their own circuitous story. Adeem the Artist, Crafting a Country Music of Their Own 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z

“On October 1, all of country music was reminded in the most tragic way, the connection we share with our fans, and the healing power music will always provide,” he said. 'Tears in Heaven' as Grammy performers remember Las Vegas victims 2018-01-28T05:00:00Z

I couldn’t help, however, loving best the moment in “melpomene” when Waldman leaves her prophet voice and segues into an updated spiritual tone, both tragic and delivered with desperate lightness: A Poet Takes Aim at the Literary and Political Patriarchy 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z

“These stories were amazing — they were colorful and outrageous and funny and tragic,” Mr. Neri said in a telephone interview from Tampa, Fla., where he lives. Harper Lee and Truman Capote: A Collaboration in Mischief 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z

We don’t have anything old, which is tragic. Grimes Invited Anyone to Make A.I. Grimes Songs. Here Are Her Reviews. 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z

I feel like he’s ready to become the C.E.O., in the tragic math of that. ‘Succession’: Jeremy Strong on Kendall’s ‘Catastrophic’ Ending 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z

She’s been a vital concern of poets and readers ever since, a poet of tragic promise, almost certainly launched on a major career. The Poetry I Was Grateful For in 2018 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z

Critics say we ignore the many positive events in a given year and focus instead on the stupid, the tragic, the evil, the disgusting, the Kardashians. Dave Barry’s Year in Review: The sad thing is, we’re not making this up! 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z

Afterward, you realize they're heroes with tragic flaws from a similar time period who meet untimely ends. The Handsome Family crafts a gem 2013-07-13T05:00:00Z

Trethewey excavates her mother’s life, transforming her from tragic victim to luminous human being. Review | In ‘Memorial Drive,’ Natasha Trethewey reclaims her mother’s life from the man who took it 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z

First it was bullies, then it was his own tragic past -- as a child, Barry witnessed a strange, gravity-defying incident in which Mom was killed; Dad was subsequently wrongly convicted of murdering her. TV Picks: 'The Flash,' 'Homeland,' 'Transparent' 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z

With much of the music skirting the outer edges of perceptibility, the listener’s attention is drawn to the effort expended in producing sound to tragic and occasionally comic effect. Review: Argento Chamber Ensemble Brings Out Mahler’s Inventive Side 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z

Many more worked futilely in brutal conditions, suffered disease, starvation, exposure and frostbite, or met tragic ends on journeys to the gold fields. 'Gold Diggers': Six lives drawn to glitter of Klondike gold rush 2010-10-14T20:46:00Z

A dark humor threads through these pages, and the novel as a whole often combines the tragic and the absurd. This Week in Fiction: Annie Proulx Discusses Her Upcoming Novel, “Barkskins” 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z

The last thing anyone wanted to laugh about in the wake of the tragic events of Sept. 11 were airport security jokes. Watch the secret “Friends” scene that was hastily deleted after September 11 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z

“Your attention is especially rewarded by the work of Mr. Gosling and Mr. Cooper, who offer contrasting studies in tragic, shortsighted masculine intensity.” What’s on TV Friday 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z

The physical response to a tragic aria by Vivaldi is especially imaginative: The dark frustration in the music seems to fuel the tense mayhem onstage. Review: The Inspired Poetry of Gandini Juggling 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z

My memories of him are naturally shaded by his tragic end. John Landis on the making of Michael Jackson's Thriller: 'I was adamant he couldn’t look too hideous' 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z

I really like the idea that we told a tragic story about two brothers who became mortal enemies. Why the Punisher is more relatable than Superman: "Anger is an easier feeling" 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z

During a sad, tragic year, it was introverts who found a silver lining. Meet the introverts who are dreading a return to normal 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z

But all this coexists with another narrative, darker and more sophisticated, complex and tragic. The great books giveaway 2011-03-04T11:19:03Z

The story of Alex and his family illustrates how a series of tragic events can snowball to claim an entire family. Downward spiral: how addiction decimated a Wyoming family 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z

The New York police chief of detectives, Dermot F. Shea, said that the death “appears at this point in time to be a tragic case of apparent suicide,” he said. Kate Spade, Whose Handbags Carried Women Into Adulthood, Is Dead at 55 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z

Continuing to follow past practices, he added, “perpetuates a set of ideas, values and historical practices laden with racism, ethnocentrism and tragic and destructive government policies.” Honoring Art, Honoring Artists 2011-02-06T02:08:17Z

It was this tragic fate, following miscegenation, that German thinkers were keen to avoid for the present era. What is “white supremacy”? A brief history of a term, and a movement, that continues to haunt America 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z

In the show’s second episode, which aired in 1988, the “FYI” team dealt with a live shooter, which was a tragic reality for a newspaper in Annapolis this summer. ‘Murphy Brown’ once sparked a feud with Dan Quayle. Now the reboot is courting one with Trump. 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z

“Bluebird” is wound around Ms. Morton’s quietly extraordinary portrayal of a gentle, hard-working woman reckoning with herself after a tragic mistake that anyone could have made. Review: In ‘Bluebird,’ Momentary Distraction Sets Off a Chain of Misery 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z

When they got shot, Pac and Big, I thought, that's super tragic that they died. "He could make you laugh. He could make you think": How Biggie Smalls became a rap legend 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z

On Friday night, the maestro, along with his Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony Chorus, unleashed the tragic power of "Otello" by Giuseppe Verdi, whose music nobody alive conducts with greater mastery. Muti and the CSO at Carnegie Hall: Feel the love 2011-04-17T20:27:00Z

Did Juliet really have to die in that tragic play of yours? What if Juliet Lived? A Pop Hitmaker’s ‘& Juliet’ Heads to Broadway. 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z

Life gets more absurd and more tragic the older you get. Richard Linklater on the enduring appeal of Jesse and Celine 2013-06-15T05:00:00Z

And here we have another peak for the form with the tragic and hilarious, loose and often plain weird Atlanta, which finally airs in the UK this week. Tragic, funny and weird: Donald Glover's Atlanta is a new high for TV comedy 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z

Holly’s trajectory is even more tragic, and Sarah will be haunted by the part she played. She Stayed Silent When a Producer Turned Sexual Predator Went After a Friend 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z

And as such, it is a work of written-through drama, rarely pausing for reflection and moving propulsively toward its tragic climax. John Adams, an American Master at 75 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z

The tragic thing is she never really loved him. Lost Evelyn Waugh letters reveal thwarted love for 'bright young thing' 2013-07-20T23:06:02Z

The language is too heightened, the images too magical and precarious, the yearnings too dire, the sense of loss too palpable—everything is too simultaneously comic and tragic. Creating new books from old 2010-11-20T00:07:00Z

Maren was spared the most draconian growth treatments of the day, but his memoir, “Short and Sweet,” published in 2006, recounts a childhood of tragic isolation. “The Wizard of Oz,” the Last Munchkin, and the Little People Left Behind 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z

From the walls glow sculptures twisted into lyrical phrases—“You loved me like a distant star,” “Only god knows I’m good”—that read like excerpts from a dreamy, tragic ballad. Tracey Emin's Neon Works on View at the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami 2013-12-05T05:00:00Z

It felt like a rupture that would realign hip-hop with rawness and also, thanks to the seamlessness of the internet, push these dizzyingly tragic songs toward pop’s center. Juice WRLD and the Tragic End of the SoundCloud Rap Era 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z

“Even outside of this tragic situation, I have so much empathy,” he said. Nate Parker criticizes rape case coverage: 'Do they care about anyone involved?' 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z

Pearl has her own tragic tale to tell. The Teenage Ghosts in Laura Ruby’s National Book Award Finalist Never Sleep 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z

Things then take a turn that makes the attachment of the two halves more formally cumbersome than emotionally tragic. 2004: ‘Fahrenheit 9/11’ and a Country at War With Itself 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z

It's a form of taking back a narrative in a tragic situation, whether it's mass tragedy, whether it's politics, history. "The Big Door Prize's" Chris O'Dowd: "Being Irish has been nothing but an absolute gift" 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z

To make Rashad less terrible, Ms. Webb has saddled him with not one but two back stories about wicked women, one eye-rollingly tragic. Review: ‘The Light,’ an Unexpected Mix of #MeToo and Rom-Com 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z

Dana Canedy, administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes, said her favorite submission was from the student journalists from the Parkland school for their own coverage of the tragic shooting and powerful obituaries of those who died. Feeling Aretha’s spirit, J Hud honors icon at Pulitzers 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z

The implication is that just the facts should offer more than enough in the way of tragic pity and terror. Review: A Slain Journalist’s Voice Resounds in ‘Intractable Woman’ 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z

And one film is possibly spoiled when a tragic plot point is revealed. “Varda by Agnès” is a poignant and joyous self-portrait of the remarkable late artist 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z

It said that in light of the tragic death of the groom-to-be's mother, this special but ultimately trivial party will not be held. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Husband in a failing marriage needs to reconcile actions with reality 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z

The tragic farce was this: Cathryn Alpert and her husband had never met Bowman, and were coming to New York on other business and had planned a rendezvous. David Bowman and the Furry-Girl School of American Fiction 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z

She plays the titular drug and alcohol addicted woman at the center of Shults’s harrowing family drama, set over a Thanksgiving dinner that turns tragic as secrets are revealed. Krisha star Krisha Fairchild: 'I’m 65. I got no time for fear' 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z

The novel’s great tragic power lies precisely in the clash between the two. The Frightening Lessons of Philip Roth’s “The Plot Against America” 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z

So it is curious that the screenplay turns this woman’s tragic tale into a testosterone-fueled action adventure. Movie Review: In ‘Tabloid Truth,’ Seoul’s Salacious Media 2014-03-14T04:14:52Z

"One tragic issue in particular is the shame and stigma linked to HIV," Prince Harry said in a statement as he launched the campaign on World Aids Day. Prince Harry reveals a secret as he campaigns on AIDS - TRFN 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z

Some are heartbreakingly sad; some laugh-out-loud funny; some momentous and tragic; almost all of them resonant or surprising. Stories of Wonder, Fear and Kindness From the Moth 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z

We realized over the 10 hours he’s actually the moral heart of the show, and had this very dramatic arc and was one of the more tragic characters in the season. Noah Hawley on ‘Fargo,’ Comic Haircuts and Living in the Coen Universe 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z

Though he left as a teenager — and never returned — Hamilton’s tragic West Indian childhood informed his entire life, shaping his views on government, economics, slavery and much more. The West Indian Island That Shaped Alexander Hamilton 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z

She is as extraordinary as ever, her tragic intensity perfectly matched to the part. Review: ‘Antigona’ Is Noche Flamenca’s Teeming Take on the Greek Tragedy 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z

I remember once when I was in college we were in a class on African-American studies and somebody was talking about the tragic mulatto. Q&A: CNN's Soledad O'Brien on Race, 'The Next Big Story' 2010-11-19T14:15:00Z

But over the course of the episode, the dullness becomes endemic, almost tragic. Television Review: Following Lindsay Lohan After Her Latest Rehab 2014-03-10T21:29:04Z

I romanticized my mother as this tragic figure, perhaps because of that. Comics writer Ed Brubaker on how his art form conquered the entertainment industry 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z

As the monstrous, tragic, annoying, delusional Rupert Pupkin, he is utterly transfixing, and his unhinged obsession with the cult of celebrity made the film hugely prescient. Robert De Niro: five best moments 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z

Indeed, so convincingly does Shipstead stitch her fictional heroine into the daring flight paths of early aviators that you’ll be convinced that you remember the tragic day her plane disappeared. Review | Maggie Shipstead’s ‘Great Circle’ is a soaring work of historical fiction and a perfect summer novel 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z

It gets wobbly when he turns to the larger implications of his experience, where it's caught in the unresolved tension between the oath he swore and his acute awareness of war's tragic consequences. 'What It Is Like to Go to War': Karl Marlantes' unvarnished account of the highs, lows and tragedy of war 2011-09-07T20:06:04Z

Over the next several pages, the men pass a bottle back and forth as they talk and shout and laugh about Ras and the riot, conjuring tall tales out of tragic circumstances. Surreal Encounters in Ralph Ellison’s ‘Invisible Man’ 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z

Even though it has two tragic events, it's not depressing. Adam Haslett, L.A. Times Book Prize finalist, discusses 'Imagine Me Gone' 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z

Season 4 of “Better Call Saul” spent nine hours empathizing with Jimmy’s plight — one of his own making, but tragic and relatable. We are all Kim Wexler, part 2: “Better Call Saul” finale taps our love affair with grifters 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z

This time the suds outweigh the humor, and to its credit Mr. Perry’s script doesn’t duck tragic consequences. | 'Madea?s Big Happy Family': A Fractious Family With Cancer on the Agenda 2011-04-24T21:46:55Z

His “Otello” in Munich — as obsessed with detail as the opera’s tragic hero is with his wife’s infidelity — was downright chilly. Musicians Love the Conductor Kirill Petrenko. It Shows. 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z

You must stay to the end for a potent payoff, when the tragic magic of the opening scenes is reasserted. Lars von Trier's Melancholia: The End of the World as He Knows It 2011-11-10T18:07:51Z

They are tragic images and, despite their subject matter, are very much about human suffering. Artists helped make the Mexican revolution an international phenomenon 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z

But if this Brahms is rightly unsettling, it’s unsettled, too; so much is going on that it can be hard to hear the tragic, destructive force that marks this symphony coming through. 5 Classical Albums to Hear Right Now 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z

“As panic-inducing as it was and as tragic an experience it was historically in this country, had the current technology been around in 2001, I think you would have had something far more heart-wrenching.” Three men guided millions through horror of Sept. 11, 2001 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z

Yet Mr. Smith also noted a heartening side to the social media outpouring that typically attends a tragic event. The Trauma of Violent News on the Internet 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z

This is a fascinating film, and Chastain's wonderful performance has something in it of the tragic sense of life. Zero Dark Thirty – review 2013-01-27T00:06:09Z

These helpless drones will starve or freeze to death, in what Gregg calls “a tragic — but utterly natural — state of affairs.” Humans Know a Lot, This Author Concedes, and Most of It Is Useless 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z

Indeed, Pat Nixon is the truly tragic figure here. ‘Crooked’ review: Nixon narrates his story in this comic alt-history 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z

Maybe the overgrown boy role is just easier to pull off, or maybe Platt is particularly great at walking that line between comic and tragic. "The Big C": Kooky, unsexy cancer 2010-08-14T23:01:00Z

Why leave so much room for tragic misunderstanding among your stupidest and most violent followers? The Book of Mormon: the Great American Bible 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z

The tragic part is we were all hoping for better things for Moynihan this soon out of the SNL gate. Review | Fall TV 2017: 10 new shows worth checking out (and 5 you can totally skip) 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z

No one’s life story is only comic or tragic, but I, Tonya seems a little frightened to linger on the latter. How I, Tonya betrays its tragicomic ice-staking protagonist 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z

Sure, Holmes will not likely eat yogurt mournfully in her pajamas on the nights Tom’s got the kid, or go for tragic, eHarmony-fueled brunches. Don’t date yet, Katie Holmes! 2012-07-11T18:00:00Z

Jessica Lange delivered a terrific performance as Patsy Cline in this 1985 drama, which — like “The Glenn Miller Story” — ends with a tragic plane crash. 12 best musical biopics | The List 2014-04-24T17:58:00Z

Still, Berg’s “Wozzeck” and “Lulu” prove that the vicious, the unsavory and the tragic make for gripping art when treated with compassion and enacted with authority. Music Review: Franz Schreker Opera Gets Its Chance at SummerScape 2010-08-02T21:57:00Z

What kind of tragic divide is the one here between youth and age? Looking Back: Cunningham, Morris, Ratmansky, Hallberg and Cojocaru 2011-12-17T05:26:08Z

“To critics on the left he seems a tragic failure, a man with so much potential who has not fulfilled the promise of change that partisans predicted for his presidency,” he said. Study of Obama Finds a Pragmatic Intellectual 2010-10-27T17:44:00Z

And somehow the idea of that made me smile, and it brought a little joy out of something that felt very sad and tragic,” he recalled. ‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ finds heart, song in tragedy 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z

But if a social feed is an imperfect chronicle of one’s moments, then is deleting them as tragic as deleting other personal histories? Should I delete all my old tweets? 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z

“I think it is tragic that debates about important issues end up in calls for resignation,” he said. New Director Sees Berlin’s Jewish Museum as a Place for Debate 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z

I thought in the way she moves through the world that Albert had a comic side to her as well as tragic. Arts & Leisure: Glenn Close as a Man in ?Albert Nobbs? 2011-12-09T13:00:00Z

That the New Yorker, your favourite writer’s favourite magazine, that place of caviar dreams and monocles, would dare print such trash – even by an Academy award-nominated actor – was nothing short of tragic. Jesse Eisenberg's New Yorker piece had a point: critics have weaknesses too 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z

Their stories are primarily tragic, subject to a system rigged against them. I Love Dick on television marks the rise of the female loser 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z

Heroes just as tragic and unlucky and compelling as the people they’re trying to save. A Cabdriver Who Also Ferries Souls and Ghosts? Just Another Day on the Job. 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z

The tragic crime caused her to abandon her plans to teach English and turn to law. Anthony trial a showcase for HLN's Nancy Grace 2011-07-09T21:46:04Z

The opera, meanwhile, has a packed season of revivals that lean heavily toward the tragic. Performance Guide 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z

How especially sad — cruel and tragic, really — to lose him before he was able to fully experience his joyful premonitions. A reality star we didn’t really know 2013-04-02T15:43:00Z

The book, his first to appear in English, remains a career-making effort, the elevation of a topical struggle to the warped heights of his tragic vision. In Yuri Herrera's hard-boiled 'The Transmigration of Bodies,' dirty work is providence 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z

And maybe there is something slightly tragic to be said about the Internet having conditioned us all to look at things through smut-colored glasses. Art or Porn: When Does Posting Nude Photos of a Toddler Cross the Line? 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z

"A comedy that is ironic, sometimes bitter, in some cases even dramatic, tragic: This is what Italian comedy is," Monicelli once said. Monicelli's films captured Italy's flaws, sins 2010-11-30T20:46:00Z

With an impromptu translator at hand, she delivers a set about her tempestuous marriage, which, even across a language barrier, turns tragic, leaving the crowd in tears. Drag Queens on the Screen: There to Prove a Woman’s Authenticity 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z

“What is happening to Muslims now is tragic, but our goal is to educate.” For Children’s Museum, Show on Islam Is ‘a Surprise Blockbuster’ 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z

"I didn't want to talk about this in a very tragic tone," Acosta says. CalArts' 'Shelter' gives voice to the Central American kids fleeing to the U.S. without their parents 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z

A tragic end, but a sweet legacy, as told by Jarvis. Rewind radio: Bowie and Beyond: A Music Fan's Guide to Berlin; Adam Buxton on David Bowie; Mark Thomas: Bravo Figaro; Making News; Messy, Isn't It? The Life and Works of Richard Brautigan – review 2013-04-06T21:50:01Z

This memory anchors him to a time when he belonged and was loved, before tragic deaths severed his moorings and set him helplessly adrift. ‘The Man Who Walked Away,’ by Maud Casey 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z

If it wasn’t so tragic, it would just be so grotesquely beyond satire. Artists in the age of Trump 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z

Meanwhile, the narrative is carefully built in a tragic arc. His Shows Take On Big Issues. They’re Also Good Yarns. 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z

It seemed natural to them to look at this often tragic subject through the lens of comedy. Israeli filmmakers use light touch on heavy topic in 'Farewell Party' 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z

Mr. Francés said he wanted “to turn the page” and separate “Brundibar” from the tragic circumstances in which it was first staged. Holocaust Survivor Recalls 'Brundibar,' a Children's Opera 1466-03-25T05:00:00Z

“The last time I did a tragic role,” he added, “they laughed.” Paxton Whitehead, Actor Who Found Humor in the Stodgy, Dies at 85 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z

Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik’s musical brought a tragic punch — and cathartic rock-outs and ballads — to the age-old story of adolescents grappling with desire, secret pain, and unforgiving parents and teachers. ‘Spring Awakening: Those You’ve Known’ Review: Rock ’n’ Roll High School 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z

Yet after taking in every available chapter of Jim Brockmire’s hysterical, rude, tragic tale, I was upset that there weren’t more. IFC’s “Brockmire” pitches a perfect offensive first season 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z

At one end of the spectrum is the intoxication of discovery and achievement; at the other the tragic, sometimes hideous consequences of the orientation towards profit resulting from discovery and achievement. Diana Athill: the book that inspired Danny Boyle's Olympics vision 2012-10-12T21:54:01Z

Most of the essays in “Pulphead” are haunted, in a far more persuasive way, by what Mr. Sullivan refers to with only slight self-mockery as “the tragic spell of the South.” Books of The Times: ?Pulphead,? by John Jeremiah Sullivan ? Review 2011-10-27T22:16:57Z

Laena was a tragic figure, another illustration of the constraints that even women of privilege face in this story. ‘House of the Dragon,’ Season 1, Episode 6 Recap: A Scandal Spills Over 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z

The ensemble showed outstanding control in the tragic rendition of the sotto voce theme of the variations movement, based on Schubert’s eponymous song. Despite some weather delays, the Jerusalem Quartet lights up Shriver 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z

I dreaded answering his call, knowing something major—perhaps tragic—had probably occurred. “How can I be a good father when I’ve never had one?” 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z

That tells you a little about Morris’s mixed emotions, but it only hints at the rich emotional contradictions of his dances — how they can be comic and tragic, playful and serious. Mark Morris: Loves Dance, Hates Brussels 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z

The invention of a new aristocratic heroine, who chooses to march with the people, creates a tragic victim for the plot. Bolshoi Ballet: The Flames of Paris | Dance review 2010-04-01T21:30:00Z

Or is Preacher truly a tragic hero, whose unselfish devotion to others will ultimately lead to his downfall? Hot for Preacher: Why "Virgin River" must protect its selfless rescuer at all costs 2022-08-20T04:00:00Z

While tragic, the nightclub fire is just the film’s starting point. Since the Oscar-Nominated ‘Collective,’ Much and Little Has Changed 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z

The only difference was that Stritch's fury was at once comic and tragic. Elaine Stritch's originality blazed fiercely on Broadway 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z

Two things are being reported everywhere as fact: Houston had done a terrible, tragic show, and half the audience had walked out in disgust. Why has the media mauled Whitney Houston? 2010-04-15T10:44:00Z

Later in the song he reveals, “last time the miscarriage was so tragic/ we was afraid you’d disappear but nah, baby, you magic.” Jay-Z Releases ?Glory,? Featuring His Daughter Blue Ivy?s Cries 2012-01-09T21:12:45Z

Ricky was quick to point out that he was once young, thin and handsome, which is true, I've seen the photos – but frankly that just makes how he looks nowadays all the more tragic. Up the junction 2010-04-03T23:05:00Z

Outlived him through a second marriage, a full-bodied career, births, deaths, world events, elections and a million micro-moments both intimate and tragic. Peter Horton: The First Time I Died on TV 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z

“The challenge of a story like this is it ultimately ends in tragedy but I didn’t want to make a tragic story,” Price said. Sundance: Anton Yelchin celebrated in intimate documentary 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z

Ms. Hynes stokes the suspense with a steady hand; a hilarious, drunken monologue by Mr. Buggy gives us a brief reprieve before the play moves to its tragic climax. Theater Review: ‘DruidMurphy: Plays by Tom Murphy,’ at Lincoln Center 2012-07-09T22:58:53Z

His attempt to foster some Clarkson-like maverick status with his "edgy" humour is truly tragic. I'm a huge fan of Top Gear. But this time I've had enough 2011-02-05T21:30:00Z

Community mourns loss of family members in tragic Christmas Day crash. Clenching and counting: how I get through the holidays with OCD 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z

Leo Tolstoy's life was not as tragic as his work. Forget the Jane Austen romantic comedy: These authors would make way better rom-coms 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z

The result, while full of inventive detail, lacks the tragic resonance of Ibsen's original. Heather Gardner – review 2013-03-19T23:00:01Z

Test audiences couldn’t take such a tragic ending, the filmmakers said, so the movie leaves it out. From Waitress to Brother?s Savior, Then Hollywood Hero 2010-10-12T22:57:00Z

But this same young person also suffers a tragic loss which he, because of his immaturity, was unable to prevent. "Miles Morales: Spider-Man" author Saladin Ahmed: "Politics are central to the story for me" 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z

In his telling, death does not come off as tragic or sacred. Critic’s Notebook: Doug Stanhope’s ‘Beer Hall Putsch,’ a Stand-Up Album 2013-09-06T22:34:31Z

Set in 1920s Shanghai, the movie tells the story of a notorious beauty pageant and its tragic aftermath.  Youth drama sinks John Woo's 'The Crossing' at Chinese box office 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z

Hansen told himself, “I will never see anything as tragic as this in my entire lifetime.” 'Catch a Predator' Host Opens Up on Return to Television 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z

He added that while Mr. Warmbier’s death is tragic, he would “absolutely” visit North Korea again. North Korea Tour Options Dwindle for Americans. But Not by Much. 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z

Like many tragic visionaries, Kirk Hanna lives on through his ideas long after his death. ‘Hanna Ranch’ Wrangles With Environmental Issues 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z

“Shang-Chi” peppers its hero’s tragic back story throughout but doesn’t fully acquaint us with him in the present before it jumps into his past. ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ Review: House of Hidden Dragons 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z

One of the most-performed operas in the world, "Madama Butterfly" conveys through its mellifluous score the heart-rending tale of a romance between a young Japanese woman and an American naval officer, and its tragic aftermath. Opera preview: 'Madama Butterfly' at Seattle Opera 2012-04-25T20:40:08Z

“It became something beyond logic, beyond our logic, but for him it had logic, and that makes him tragic.” Werner Herzog’s Fever Dreams 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z

Santiago’s poem-monologue is equal parts funny and tragic, prosaic and mildly deranged. Mario Benedetti’s Wise, Lonely Novel about Political Exile 2019-04-21T04:00:00Z

This is an artist who fuses an adept use of paint, colors and materials with subjects that are funny and tragic as well as smutty and smart. Datebook: A film on losing words, bedsheet paintings, sculptures of salt 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z

This imaginative first novel leads you on a journey of fantastic tales, stormy family ties and a tragic discovery of redemption that will break your heart. New science fiction and fantasy for July

After yet another tragic shooting  in San Bernardino on Tuesday, less than a week after the Planned Parenthood shooting, the country is once again coming together to ask how this can keep happening. “It’s happening too f**king much”: Larry Wilmore’s reality check after San Bernardino 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z

The work enlarges the mad king to tragic stature yet keeps him recognizably human, translating his journey to faith into emotion — with music that follows the shifting landscape from pride to brokenness to humility. Kanye West Is Operatic. His Opera Isn’t. 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z

These paintings, which emphasize mortality, can seem tragic in bearing, but they are a cause for joy, the late works of a remarkable artist that make him even more so. Alex Katz: Six Ramps of a Painter’s Progress 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z

And ultimately, the loss still was tragic and dramatic. Jared Padalecki on the ‘Walker’ Finale and ‘Supernatural’ 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z

It is therefore almost impossible for me to imagine a world in which the piece is both fresh and tragic, where its death is real. From Concerts to Cartoons: Chopin’s Most Famous Composition 2020-08-11T04:00:00Z

And I don’t think that it’s overdoing it to identify that blemish as a tragic drama. The Slap Wasn’t the Only Astonishing Thing About the Oscars 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z

But his role as Julian, the tragic junkie in “Less Than Zero,” ultimately became a matter of life imitating art and hastened Downey’s descent into substance abuse. Robert Downey Jr. hasn’t just made it all the way back, he’s made it all the way to the top

Every year motorcyclists gather in Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Oklahoma to follow and commemorate the Cherokee’s tragic Trail of Tears. Things Every Southerner Must Do! 2010-07-14T22:49:00Z

The movie paints an endearing portrait of Wood through a trove of archival material and addresses her tragic death in 1981, though it does not reveal new findings. What’s on TV Tuesday: Jerry Seinfeld and ‘Arde Madrid’ 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z

In Ms. Larsen’s Harlem Renaissance-era novel “Passing” a biracial woman poses as white, marries a racist and meets a tragic end. Newly Released Books 2011-05-18T22:35:53Z

Even as the plot takes some familiar turns — comical detours and a big tragic swerve — Ms. Akhavan steers away from cliché, and the cast avoids caricature. Review: ‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’ Resists the Straight and Narrow 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z

The tragic tale of doomed lovers is transformed into glorious farce, including the personifications of Wall and Moonshine, and Bottom as Pyramus dying a hundred histrionic deaths. John Mullan's 10 of the best: plays within plays 2012-05-25T21:55:09Z

Her plot is tragic and bitter, but it plays uninterrupted to its end. Françoise Sagan, the Great Interrogator of Morality 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z

Galileo's Daughter by Dava Sobel The most dramatic retelling of the Galileo story for a generation, and a rather tragic tale to boot. Stuart Clark's top 10 approachable astronomy books 2010-08-18T09:22:00Z

That would only be a tragic, singular case and less representative. A Minute With: Michael Haneke and the story behind "Amour" 2013-02-13T10:30:15Z

They make us laugh but it's a sad day for democracy that the most insightful commentary about our tragic political circumstances comes from comedians, and what they have to say is no laughing matter. Trevor Noah Is Amazed at How Fast Trump Cut Ed Gillespie Loose 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z

In the past few years we have seen her as a hysterical psychiatric patient in A Dangerous Method and a doomed, tragic aristocrat in Anna Karenina. Keira Knightley: 'The criticism was tough' 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z

Franco and O’Dowd play two tragic migrant workers trying to make their way through the Depression. Chris O’Dowd puts his body on the line on Broadway 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z

The tragic third act is compelling and vividly realized. 'Jal' like a cool sip of water in these drought-centric times 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z

Ultimately, as she witnesses Jessica's tragic end, Betsy loses her faith in medicine and is forced to accept the existence of inexplicable powers in the universe. The right-wing agenda of the exorcism movie 2011-01-29T16:01:00Z

The sprawling work, which stretches over 40 minutes in a single movement, is said to express the complex agonies of Zemlinsky’s teeming psychological world and tragic personal life. Escher String Quartet takes an aggressive approach to chamber music 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z

“It was a bit frightening,” he said, adding that his portrayal presents Klinghoffer as tragic and brave. Met’s ‘Death of Klinghoffer’ Remains a Lightning Rod 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z

An item from The Hollywood Reporter noted the extraordinary success of the chronicle of Winehouse’s ascent to stardom and brutal, tragic fall. Amy Winehouse Doc Ranks Among Highest-Earning Specialty Pictures In Years 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z

First comes the chicken farm: One unversed in such matters can have no notion of the many and tragic things that can happen to a chicken. A brief survey of the short story part 51: Sherwood Anderson 2013-07-24T15:15:19Z

But in its time it seemed no less possible than the aspirations of the Sioux chief Sitting Bull, a courageous but ultimately tragic figure who also figures prominently in "A Good Man." 'A Good Man': the aftermath of Custer's last stand 2012-01-11T22:09:07Z

As for Betty, she appears to be developing into a tragic figure. 'Mad Men' stirs the plot for Season 4 2010-07-21T22:17:00Z

Hortensia joined the conversation and shared a tragic tale about a young man and his uncle, who had taken him on a male-bonding trip. When Americans land in trouble abroad, these expats step in 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z

And yet if he had been spared fame, the world would have been denied a share of sublimity, and the kingdom of chess would never have found its wayward, dazzling, tragic prince. Movie Review: ?Bobby Fischer Against the World,? Documentary - Review 2011-09-08T23:43:53Z

Not just because of the tragic and trying circumstances we’ve all lived through, which have decimated air travel. Taking to the skies in Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s ‘Wind, Sand and Stars’ 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z

I don't want to sound like some tragic Hollywood type. John Cooper Clarke: 'It's diabolical how poor I am' 2012-05-29T18:00:02Z

Mr. Armani said that he had always admired “the captivating culture and the refined sense of aesthetic” of Japan and that he was “profoundly moved by the tragic events unleashed by the earthquake last March.” Special Report: Fashion: Armani's Homage 2011-07-05T17:09:19Z

"Erlendur himself has a tragic past, a mess of a daughter ... and nothing better in his life to do than to work." Readers on the case: favorite mysteries set in Europe 2010-12-23T00:50:29Z

The story was at once tragic and beautiful, full of pain, shock and underneath it all an almost otherworldly yearning. Hear Sophie’s 12 Essential Songs 2021-01-31T05:00:00Z

Certainly the combination of Khari B.'s searing text and Dawkins' vivid jazz-blues score evoked a tragic era in American history in ways that words on a page or images on a screen alone cannot. Revisiting Emmett Till tragedy, in jazz 2011-03-28T23:50:00Z

Which is not to say that every play about Black women must be a tragic news bulletin. Review: In ‘sandblasted,’ Seizing the Day. Also the Nose. 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z

Fiennes conveys Harry’s insecure refusal to admit that Paul has supplanted him in Marianne’s affections and there is something tragic and desperate about him. Ralph Fiennes's 20 best film performances – ranked! 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z

It's another thing that's tragic and lovely about Wilde, for me. Rupert Everett: 'Sex is over. I'm not motivated by it any more' 2013-04-21T07:30:01Z

It’s not that I wish Helen were a more tragic character — that indomitable, often hilarious voice of hers keeps us turning pages. A Coming-of-Age as American as Apple Pie 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z

The translation of pro-ana communities from the language of the message board to these more image-based aggregation platforms is a tragic variable in the world of social media. Anorexia’s scary online empire 2012-07-28T12:00:00Z

PBS' "American Experience" series looks at the tragic fire that swept through the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York's Greenwich Village on March 25, 1911, and the changes in workplace-safety laws that followed. 'American Experience' looks at the 1911 Triangle fire 2011-02-26T01:17:04Z

For one thing, much of what they have to say is both achingly funny and so pathetic it verges on tragic. Review: Chris Evans and Michael Cera Tell Lies to Live by in ‘Lobby Hero’ 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z

He brings tragic statute to Wozzeck, an oppressed and delusional soldier in a German garrison town. Opera and Classical Music Listings for March 21-27 2014-03-20T22:42:51Z

He tells the tale of Khosrou and Shirin, a well-known tragic romance in which the lovers commit murder to be together. From Iran to America, One Epic Tale at a Time 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z

If the 1954 version of A Star Is Born is about Hollywood’s tragic underbelly, then the 1976 version is about its ludicrously narcissistic top coat. Female success and male decline: what A Star Is Born tells us about fame, fear and feminism 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z

Or how about the sardonic triumphalism of the finale of Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony, or maybe the tragic hollowness of the first movement of the Fifteenth? The Shard will open to the wrong music 2012-07-05T13:00:00Z

Google’s 2018 Year in Search reminded us a few key moments of the year—such as the royal wedding, the world cup, and even the tragic passing of Anthony Bourdain. Google reports that 'Unicorn Cake' was the most searched food last year 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z

As thousands of desirous souls raced from stage to stage, missed connections were rampant, some of them tragic. Coachella missed connections: Tales of lost love in the desert 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z

Or so the story goes, in both its heroic and tragic versions. ‘Star Wars,’ Elvis and Me 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z

A photo that is tragic in its beauty, I think. Dialogues on the Arts 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z

From this terrifying entity to this broken, tragic little boy. Eve Ensler on Donald Trump, rape culture and the "unreckoned history" of America 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z

David Lang’s choral work “The Little Match Girl Passion” might seem at first a tragic piece for a Nativity concert. Music Review: The Crossing in ‘The Little Match Girl Passion,’ at the Met 2012-12-24T22:47:20Z

Camping is after all the essence of the tragic spirit contorted into a leer no Greek mask ever knew. Books of The Times: David Margolick’s ‘Dreadful’ Explores a Gay Novelist’s Anguish 2013-07-31T21:30:19Z

“So, even though it’s been tragic, and it’s been relentless bad news, the city is also more interesting now.” John Wilson Reveals the Absurd Poetry of New York 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z

It is stunning — haunting, and beautiful, and tragic, and just so, so well-executed. If you’re not watching “Togetherness,” you’re missing some of the best TV of the year 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z

In hopes of shedding light on this tragic era in American history, I’d like to offer some holiday suggestions for the many blocs of voters who will be forced to live under President Donald Trump. Dear Hillary and Bernie, please start a podcast: Some holiday wishes for the people and their leaders at the end of a painful year 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z

Monteith's representatives issued a statement, saying, "We are in shock and mourning this tragic loss" but offering no details on the possible cause of death. "Glee" star Cory Monteith dead in Vancouver hotel room at 31 2013-07-15T00:16:21Z

Wagner long has maintained his wife's death was a tragic accident. Review of Natalie Wood's death ignites curiosity 2011-11-19T05:26:17Z

We assert that the subject is crucial and only that subject matter is valid which is tragic and timeless.” Art Review: Scavenger Hunt at Met, Courtesy of Oberlin College 2010-04-22T22:36:00Z

The Miami based producer called the death "tragic." 'Midnight Rider' trial sparks backlash on social media 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z

Those tragic early events stamped the future ballerina with an enduring anti-Soviet streak that often teetered on the edge of dissidence, but another family connection and her innate talent predominated. Maya Plisetskaya, Ballerina Who Embodied Bolshoi, Dies at 89 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z

It was tragic and disorienting, and occasionally hilarious. Five Nonbinary Comics on This Moment: ‘I’m Not Some New Buzzword’ 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z

It is also the first devoted to this brief, skittish period of creativity, which could only have happened amid the tumult — first exhilarating, then tragic — of this city. Marsden Hartley Gets His Due in Berlin 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z

If Shakespeare were still around churning out histories, he could do worse than to write a play about Hillary, a heroic character who wears the tragic flaw of her strident striving on her sleeve. “Political Animals”: Hillary Clinton gets her starring role 2012-07-12T17:50:00Z

Instead, they aimed for a first movie “that went all the way to a tragic ending. And then one where mysterious things happen that I can’t tell you about.” Screenwriters Talk Shop: How to Get Audiences to Return for Part 2 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z

This magnifying focus summons thoughts of another great American dramatist, Arthur Miller, and his belief in the possibilities of the common man as a tragic hero. Review: August Wilson’s ‘Jitney’ Magnifies Marginalized Souls 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z

“A service worker recognized in the goat’s tragic posture, in the sound of her harrowing weeping, the specific lament of a returnee broken in specific ways by her country of broken things.” NoViolet Bulawayo Allegorizes the Aftermath of Robert Mugabe 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z

“This is a horrible, tragic incident,” he said. Charges in fatal party punch case dismissed 2011-10-12T17:09:00Z

The documentary by the Maysles brothers, “Gimme Shelter,” is a spellbinding account of that tour and its tragic climax, that seemed in some ways invited by the Stones’ anarchic energy. My long strange winter trip with John Perry Barlow, a legend in the making 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z

“Review” ’s tragic punch line is not really the worst outcome of Forrest’s acts—the bloodshed, the alienated child—it’s the moment he pulls himself together to deliver a rating. Rate Culture 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z

She is a tragic character who believes that she is in a romp. The Performance of Racial Passing 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z

Comic and tragic by turns, the play is a brash, profane and somewhat contemptuous exploration of black masculinity and friendship. Nikkole Salter’s ‘Carnaval’ Explores Black Masculinity 2014-11-09T05:00:00Z

I needed it to be funny again, not scary and tragic. The forgiveness tour: How letting go of a grudge healed me 2021-01-03T05:00:00Z

The plot is riddled with red herrings and peopled with archetypes—the gossipy neighbor, the isolated millionaire, the shunned cripple with a tragic backstory. Francophone Hit, American Letdown 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z

As a cello played by Aoife Burke provides mournful underscoring, a spectator gets rewarding insight into the breakdown of a tragic coupling. Perspective | In London, the shows go on — but apathy is unmasked 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z

“They had faces then,” says Norma Desmond, the silent-film star burning out in “Sunset Boulevard,” a tragic lament for a more gorgeous time gone by. The Man Who Made ‘Everyone Look So Famous’ 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z

In Jérémy Comte’s French Canadian short “Fauve,” two boys’ horsing around in a quarry ends with tragic results; the scenery looks great in wide screen, but the upshot is weirdly inconsequential. Review: From Sundance, Shorts Tour the Country 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z

Both these books are humorous and sad, entertaining and tragic. Summer reading: 10 nonfiction books to last the season 2012-06-15T17:01:34Z

The singer's task was thus to project a tragic rather than a comic character. Derek Hammond-Stroud obituary 2012-05-27T16:09:09Z

All those tragic meetings in packed cafés, the little movies. London in ruins 2012-07-14T15:00:00Z

This doesn't always work; early on that face gets punched for smiling while a young woman, Isabel, is telling a tragic story. Leaving the Atocha Station by Ben Lerner – review 2012-07-05T10:00:02Z

Dear Amy: I lost my husband in a tragic accident a year ago. Perspective | Ask Amy: Tragic loss brings on a strange family demand 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z

“Our commitment to that is unchanged and unwavering. Nonetheless, the historically tragic Covid-19 pandemic necessitates this temporary exception to our awards eligibility rules.” Oscars Rule to Allow Films to Skip a Theatrical Release This Year 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z

For instance, after re-creating the tragic death of Mary Shelley’s mother, the feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft, 10 days after giving birth, Sampson pauses and wonders: Review | In this brilliant biography, the author of ‘Frankenstein’ comes ALIVE! 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z

In a way, her story is the most tragic, because she doesn’t have the gift of deception that her boyfriend can always fall back on. Better Call Saul at Paleyfest: 'The only master plan is to be interesting' 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z

Being stuck in a life of mind-numbing domesticity is tragic only when the person is capable of — and desirous of — much more. Why "Mad Men" is bad for women 2010-07-23T11:01:00Z

Her entry also fundamentally changes the show from a visually stunning, wordless survival epic into the most wonderfully unconventional tragic love story on TV. "Primal" may be the most unconventional love story on TV. Just not in the way you think 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z

“I find it difficult to look at people in the round without it being both comic and tragic - because life is.” Killed for asking for a vote: Mike Leigh brings 'Peterloo' to Venice 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z

They were funny and tragic at the same time. My TV hero: Phil Davis on Mike Leigh 2011-07-11T20:00:01Z

It was quite beautiful, in a tragic kind of way. I’m Not Going To Dismaland 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z

Yet somehow this tragic event had failed to cast him down. A Delicate Truth by John le Carré – extract 2013-04-12T20:01:02Z

Why did a series of rumors, very loosely based on a a small number of tragic crimes, convince so many people in authority and led to such panic? When Halloween became America’s most dangerous holiday 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z

The result of such for-me-or-agin-me opposition results in gridlock when legislators consider suggestions for reducing the number of the tragic shooting that keep us all in fear. A gun lover’s case for gun control: Not all of us believe in the right to bear assault weapons 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z

Unfortunately, Sam decides to follow her, with totally disastrous consequences which lead to a tragic ending. Infinite Sky by C.J Flood - review 2013-02-12T09:00:00Z

Janacek’s wistful, rich music in the final scene portrays this outcome not as tragic but as an inevitable part of life, a quality that comes though beautifully in this winning production. Music Review: ‘The Cunning Little Vixen,’ at Peter Jay Sharp Theater 2013-04-29T20:13:53Z

Paulson delivers a moving and tragic performance as Clark, a woman caught in the very cruel space of media scorn. “I was so angry that it was making me shake”: Sarah Paulson on playing Marcia Clark in a harrowing episode of “The People v. O.J. Simpson” 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z

LuPone’s character, Rachel, has died in a tragic laundry accident and now dwells in a malfunctioning dryer. When Patti LuPone Haunted a Laundromat 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z

Those decisions lead to the tragic disabling of systems, both on the human and digital front. In the Movies, A.I. Wants to Help … Until It Doesn’t 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z

No. The tragic aspect of this particular shortage is that there are plenty of organs and there are things we can do. The tragedy of American organ donations: So many more people could be saved 2014-03-23T14:00:00Z

What I loved about the book, it’s very comically tragic. Film: Joel Schumacher on ?Twelve,? Starring 50 Cent 2010-07-23T21:51:00Z

It is a gripping evening of theater, a rare contemporary play with real tragic vision, and easily the sharpest, most sophisticated political drama I have ever seen on stage. Review: Crown Jewel: King Charles III in London 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z

Within its first few minutes, Bruch’s hyper-Romantic Concerto for Two Pianos moves from tragic melodrama to monastic quietude and back again. What to Do in N.Y.C. This Weekend: Baaba Maal, the Tony Nominees, and Fufu 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z

"It really is the most tragic of love stories ... she is always egging him on and provoking him." Why is there so much movie violence against women? 2010-06-03T21:45:00Z

Their lives are amazing and romantic and tragic. Steven Knight Isn’t Ready for ‘Peaky Blinders’ to End 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z

Despite its tragic underpinnings, “Shots Fired” is at heart a mystery story, weaving the familiar pleasures of crime drama with story lines exploring how such events affect families and communities. ‘Shots Fired’: A Mystery With a Message About Police Shootings 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z

But writer/director Jarecki, in his feature debut, adds another twist: Something terrible and tragic happens outside the office, early in the film. 'Arbitrage': Sleek thriller showcases a silky-smooth Richard Gere 2012-09-13T20:27:05Z

As with all their work, the large-format photographs they have produced are cinematic in scope, suggesting the tragic stories that haunt ruined buildings. Exhibitionist: The week's art shows in pictures 2011-07-15T23:05:00Z

The problem facing cigarette manufacturers decades ago involved tragic deaths and bad publicity, but it had nothing to do with cancer. Big Tobacco wins fire marshals as allies in flame retardant push 2012-05-08T05:00:00Z

"He gives the character such an inescapable melancholy – a certain perseverance in the face of absolute resignation to his fate – that he becomes a more tragic figure than ever," says Todd Gilchrist at Indiewire. The Dark Knight Rises gets off to flyer with US critics 2012-07-16T11:32:03Z

The film blends episodes involving his tragic wartime friendship with today’s exodus of refugees to Europe. A wartime tragedy resurfaces in Berlinale refugee study 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z

It was this that led Andrew Lloyd Webber to cast her in 1993 as the tragic silent movie star Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard on Broadway. Glenn Close: ‘You lose power if you get angry’ 2017-12-16T05:00:00Z

We are for example more than a third of the way through before we encounter the sometimes pathetic, sometimes tragic figure of Mikhail Kalashnikov and his eponymous rifle. Books of The Times: The Flesh and Blood Behind the AK-47 2010-12-02T22:57:00Z

“I really cannot do a totally negative character,” Mr. Domingo said, explaining that even the killers he has played over the years have had tragic dimensions. Plácido Domingo Defies the Gravity of Age 2014-03-07T15:00:03Z

But when you think of how that cultural symbiosis would be pried apart and destroyed under Nazi occupation and persecution, the statement takes on a tragic hue. Review: Summoning Erwin Schulhoff’s Zest for Life 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z

And when he called the response from the fans "the most tragic of times, and the most wonderful experience," he made it clear where Amy got her flair for a soulful turn of phrase. Anderson Cooper's suave, stilted debut 2011-09-12T22:20:00Z

And we might thereby be spared a certain amount of social madness and its sometimes tragic results. My mentally ill sister 2012-06-02T00:00:00Z

Resorting to tactics of emotional distress to clear himself of charges of emotional distress: is it tragic irony or dark comedy? Real “spring breakers” don’t have happy endings 2013-03-29T16:01:00Z

Calderon, I believe, emerged, more as the hero in a tragic Mexican corrido. 'A Narco History' explores Mexico's drug violence — and U.S. culpability 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z

Dido’s own story, and tragic end, is the stuff of legend, inspiring great literature and music. Into Africa: 6 Vacation Ideas From Our Experts 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z

“Indignation” is book-ended by brief scenes of the Korean War that lend it structure and a tragic dimension, but they feel too mechanical and tacked on to pack the required punch. Review: ‘Indignation’ Offers a Precisely Rendered, and Repressive, 1950s America 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

The book is not a tragic lament for lost Christendom. The search goes on 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z

A tragic site in both history and modernity for Australians, Port Arthur was a brutal penal colony from 1833 to 1877. Tasmania’s Three Capes trail is spectacular, but it’s not cheap 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z

His previous films ranged from lavish historical epics, tragic war stories, and hardboiled crime dramas to dystopian thrillers, cerebral science fiction, and subversive political parodies. Why "The Shining" is a hopeful film 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z

Here he got the balance just right between the acerbic quasi-military passages and the more tragic quality of the Lento waltz movement. Review: Expressive conductor plus exuberant soloist equals stirring evening 2011-05-06T17:10:05Z

Posthumous albums have been an inevitable and often tragic staple throughout pop music history. Fresh Releases by Pink Floyd and Queen 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z

And indeed, the show is still about the little moments of everyone’s youth that are funny and tragic and wonderful and disastrous, often all the same time. Please Like Me: this millennial comedy is more than just the Australian Girls 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z

Logan obviously means to highlight the creeping, racist malevolence of the Christian right, but Sister Molly's role as a tragic love object overshadows this message — and it's also so very typical. "Penny Dreadful: City of Angels": Glam Nazis menace LA in this high style, no heart spin-off 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z

Hughes’s collection of linked stories, following various characters through a tragic vacation on the Jersey Shore and in the years thereafter, accrues a rich, novelistic sweep and leaves readers with a vertiginous sense of contingency. New & Noteworthy, From Russian Satire to the Comet Apocalypse 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z

Hitler and Stalin don’t exist in this kingdom of make-believe, but sudden eruptions of violence and the offhand mention of tragic happenings point toward a profound darkness just outside the frame. Movie Review: Wes Anderson’s ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ Is a Complex Caper 2014-03-06T15:00:02Z

The tragic epiphany here is in Donny’s poignant realization of how low he’s sunk in letting paranoid humanity overtake his humanity. A vigorous new staging of Mamet’s ‘American Buffalo’ at Seattle Rep 2013-01-18T21:38:59Z

The final act of Birsa is both tragic and merciful, underscoring the point that such powerlessness leads to impossible choices. Royal Court's New Plays from India: snapshots of the subcontinent 2012-11-09T14:53:47Z

Her life is often remembered as tragic: an unhappy marriage to Prince Charles, a complex private life hounded by paparazzi, a shocking death in a car crash at the age of 36. Remaking Diana: Six Faces of a Princess to Stream Online 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z

British actress Keira Knightley, known for playing tragic heroines in period dramas, strayed into new territory with her first major singing role in "Begin Again," a feel-good film about the music industry and starting over. In 'Begin Again,' Keira Knightley tunefully leaves comfort zone 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z

The protagonist is an Italian immigrant who works as a longshoreman, a tragic hero who is also a working-class Everyman. Arthur Miller’s Screenplay ‘The Hook’ Finds a Home Onstage in England 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z

But the irony is not, this time, tragic. Met Opera's 'Death of Klinghoffer' is a compassionate feat 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z

“I think that show, with its message of hope, really helped people come together and heal after that tragic event. It’s a message that we need today, perhaps more than ever.” Bette Midler, Michael Kors and Lucas Hedges Celebrate After ‘Hello, Dolly!’ Opening 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z

Delaying Shooter in light of a tragic shooting will allow viewers a week’s worth of distance from a tragic event that’s particularly congruent with the show’s events. USA Network Pulls 'Shooter'—But Would It Ever Have Been Appropriate? 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z

Dunst makes Rose's fragility and vulnerability poignant, even tragic, but it is a flimsy role, given the narrative shift the film takes. Benedict Cumberbatch is intimidating in Jane Campion's exquisite and potent "Power of the Dog" 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z

Schedules get shifted around when tragic events are in the news, but there's no indication they have changed the types of programs being made. Report shows persistence of TV violence 2013-05-01T13:39:09Z

Second,Lincoln is so incredibly fascinating, so incredibly flawed, so incredibly tragic — that he is endearing to us. Abraham Lincoln, bare-knuckle brawler? 2012-12-12T22:26:00Z

Game of Thrones is famous for its tragic weddings, but last night the show pushed that into even darker territory with what fans have dubbed ‘the Black Wedding.’ Twitter Was Not Okay With the 'Game of Thrones' 'Black Wedding' 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z

Indeed, developing any Broadway musical is a steep climb that becomes more precipitous when dealing with a legend as emotionally complicated, well known and tragic as Monroe. 'Smash's' 'Bombshell' musical hits Broadway briefly; next stage in works 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z

I definitely enjoy my sandwiches, given how low I fell and how likely it was that there was going to be a different and tragic outcome. Anthony Bourdain: ‘I put aside my psychotic rage, after many years being awful to cooks’ 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z

After another date — a spa day with contestant Jubilee — Ben gets tragic news from home. TV listings for Monday, Jan. 18, 2016 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z

This makes his outlaw branding especially tragic because foremost among those disinclined to believe in Rian is his loyal father. "The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance": A seductive fantasy very relevant to our reality 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z

“It is obviously very tragic and yet really rich, fertile ground,” he said. Damson Idris leads ambitious ‘Snowfall’ into a new season 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z

So when most people looked at the account of Michelle Carter, a Massachusetts teen accused of hounding her boyfriend to a tragic suicide, they saw nothing more than scandal. I Love You, Now Die: behind the text suicide scandal that shocked America 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z

One of the most exciting things about hearing Price’s music springs directly from one of the more tragic things about it. Review | My spirits needed a lift. Violinist Hilary Hahn and the NSO delivered, in D major. 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z

And what a group — an assortment of eccentric, tragic and highly amusing women trying to free themselves from their obsessive, self-destructive pursuit of awful men. The Merman of Her Dreams 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z

It's tragic and we might not have the power to redeem ourselves from it. David Grossman: 'I cannot afford the luxury of despair' 2010-08-28T23:03:00Z

To me, as a music student nearly 30 years ago, her look in that scene evoked the tragic essence of the gaze motive from the opening of Wagner’s opera “Tristan und Isolde.” Letters: Meryl Streep: Transcending the Screen 2010-03-05T17:19:00Z

“Let’s get beyond these tragic stories, these old tropes, where someone with a disability is only in a story if it’s centered around their disability,” LeBrecht said. In ‘Luca,’ a Character’s Disability Doesn’t Define Him 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z

Things Fall Apart told the tragic story of Okonkwo in late 19th-century Nigeria as Christian missionaries began their work in the region. Chinua Achebe: A life in writing 2010-12-13T08:00:00Z

In 2016 he ticked off parts in the Marvel Universe, as the ruthless sorcerer in "Doctor Strange," and as Galen Erso, the tragic scientist forced to design the Death Star in "Rogue One." The magical magnetism of Mads Mikkelsen 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z

A succession of monologues in the first act told of disturbing childhoods with tragic ends, and of a paranoid regime. Underground actors seek last act for Belarus leader 2010-12-20T18:24:48Z

Othello Independent Shakespeare Co. presents a new adaptation of Shakespeare's tragic tale of the Moor of Venice. L.A. theater openings, March 20-27: 'Casa Valentina' and more 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z

Singleton shot the story’s scenes in order, which is virtually unheard of; you can sense his tracking shots growing more ambitious as the story reaches its tragic climax. Mourning John Singleton, a Guardian of Black Cinema 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z

Like many of Colette’s works, the novella is both cynical and deeply human — effervescent, yes, but with tragic notes. The Essential Colette 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z

I hesitate to say it because it was such a difficult and tragic time for many, many people, but there was some grace in it for me. Katherine Heigl unfiltered: "I know my value. Beauty ... is the least interesting thing about me" 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z

Still, Richardson's tendency to color those historical judgments is distracting but not fatal, and the story she relates is tragic and timely. 'To Make Men Free' is a timely tale of the ever-changing GOP 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z

This may have been, as Brill observes, "the right tragic choice," but it also represents a failure of progressive policymaking that may prove irreversible. Steven Brill's 'America's Bitter Pill' tackles healthcare mess 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z

They are in love with each other and with heroin, and while this ménage ultimately turns into a tragic and tawdry love triangle, it also supplies Jude and Bobbie with a sense of common purpose. Review: In ‘Animals,’ a Couple in Love With Heroin 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z

Jesse's decision to quit therapy now that he's had a self-serving "epiphany" is tragic, but normal. "In Treatment" finale recap: Jesse calls it quits 2010-12-08T13:30:00Z

They are, instead, good qualities: selflessness and bravery, and it is this that provides the key to how tragic story shape really works. John Yorke on why the best screenwriting works 2013-03-15T16:00:03Z

“So much of his history was attended by the gothic and the tragic, encircled by it, pursued by it,” writes Hendrickson, who lays his narrative foundation with a horrific event from Wright’s life. Review | A look at the forces — and tragedies — that shaped Frank Lloyd Wright 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z

Darkly handsome as a young man, Mr. Dayan shot to fame here in 1967, when he starred in the patriotic drama “He Walked Through the Fields,” playing the tragic hero, an Israeli soldier. Assi Dayan, Israeli Actor and Filmmaker, Dies at 68 2014-05-03T02:18:39Z

There are no blazing shoot-'em-up moments, no melodramatic standoffs, no tragic flameouts. 'Mr. Nice': Reliving a drug dealer's halcyon days 2011-09-01T19:14:07Z

And it is the glimpse of this brighter possibility that raises sadness out of the pathetic toward the tragic. Life of a ?Salesman? 2012-03-01T19:52:26Z

Despite his concerns, the veteran actor found the experience “liberating and cathartic,” allowing him to honor his late parents, who Cox describes as “two very tragic figures in my life.” Brian Cox hopes memoir doesn’t put ‘full stop’ on his life 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z

I think he’s a tragic hero for our time. ArtsBeat: Damian Lewis on the Season Finale of ‘Homeland’ 2013-12-16T17:50:30Z

I certainly hope the outcome is less tragic than that of your role models Jay and Daisy! If my girlfriend and I take a break, I’m worried we might grow apart 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z

The fact that the term is sometimes clouded with anything other than pure support and positivity in our society is very tragic.” “Orange is the New Black” star Matt McGorry is your new favorite feminist 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z

It's less overtly Mahlerian than many performances, and consequently less self-consciously tragic. Shostakovitch: Orango; Symphony No 4 – review 2012-07-11T14:46:20Z

“Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse” presents the facts surrounding the tragic death of Chasse, a once-promising poet, artist and ’zine publisher in Portland. ‘Alien Boy’: documenting a mental-illness tragedy 2014-03-06T20:33:36Z

This is a tragic event that could not have been reasonably foreseen and we are deeply saddened by it. Australian radio station says no wrongdoing in royal prank call 2012-12-12T01:23:36Z

The first segment, child star, is often prefaced by the word “tragic”; she’s been estranged from her parents since she was a teenager. Natasha Lyonne: ‘There’s a fighter in me that wants to survive’ 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z

The lure of the charismatic new kid at his posh school sees him becoming part of a suicide pact, with tragic consequences. Rachel Trezise's top 10 Welsh underground novels 2010-05-19T07:56:00Z

So down a flight of stairs swept mostly black ensembles with the names of famous tragic heroines of literature like Medea, Juliet and Hecuba. 2010-01-28T17:53:00Z

Chaplin’s film is a masterpiece, or something close to it — prescient, daring and almost unbearably tragic, an optimistic and sentimental plea for reason in a world teetering on the edge of the abyss. ?Battleship?: Dumbest military spectacle ever? 2012-05-17T00:00:00Z

I knew that the wistfulness with which I recalled my first apartment would now have a strange, tragic asterisk. Meryl Streep’s Twenties, and My Own 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z

At times Bond acts as a counterpoise to Wanamaker's despair; at other times, as when she voices Eleanor's escalating insecurities, she brings her own tragic intensity to the role. Passion Play – review 2013-05-07T22:00:01Z

It’s the most tragic part of his memoir, and it arrives by stealth. Review: In ‘My Father, the Pornographer,’ Chris Offutt Opens Up 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z

"The story could be fun, morbid and then tragic and then bounce back and forth between them in the second half of the movie." They recognized the story was a keeper: 'Finders Keepers' at Sundance 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z

I thought: “I’m not going to be one of those tragic people who denies that he’s gay. I don’t want that for myself.” From Donna Summer to Derek Jarman: gay stars reveal the artworks that changed their lives 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z

When asked by another journalist whether he had any hesitation over depicting tragic real-life figures such as Tate in his film, Tarantino responded with a single word: “No.” 'I reject your hypothesis': Tarantino lashes out at criticism over female actors 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z

“Along with the rest of the art world, we have been shocked and saddened by the tragic events unfolding in the region,” the statement continued. Auction House Owned by Russians Tries to Distance Itself From War 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z

The richness and weight of her voice and her keen sensitivity to textual nuances lent tragic substance to a character — compromised from the beginning — who is otherwise something of a cipher. Review: Donizetti’s ‘La Favorite,’ a Rare Concert Performance in French at Caramoor 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z

I shed a tear when she died, and to honour our close friendship I vowed to celebrate her life by writing her tragic, untold story, which had already been told countless times. Behind Closed Doors: The?Tragic, Untold Story of the?Duchess of Windsor, by Hugo Vickers 2011-04-11T20:30:01Z

“It is clear and inarguable that the murder of a dozen people in the Charlie Hebdo offices is sickening and tragic,” the letter states, referring to the attack by Islamic extremists in Paris in January. 145 Writers Sign Letter Protesting PEN Award to Charlie Hebdo 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z

Now look at it, with its tragic, fluttering stalls and cider drinkers and filth and betting shops and Costcutter. Rewind TV: All in the Best Possible Taste with Grayson Perry; The Secret History of Our Streets; The Apprentice 2012-06-09T23:05:47Z

In the tragic history of those buildings, this is one glorious and human moment that happened there.” ‘If you hate heights, you won’t be comfortable watching’: Robert Zemeckis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt on high-wire drama The Walk 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z

Desperate and fearing the lonely years ahead in a passionless marriage, she takes matters into her own hands with tragic consequences. This week's new theatre 2011-03-05T00:07:36Z

Gay characters were once confined to niche markets, or to peripheral roles and tragic endings in the mainstream — a tendency that spawned the sardonic catchphrase “bury your gays.” ‘I Just Want Something That’s Gay and Happy’: L.G.B.T.Q. Romance Is Booming 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z

Wojnarowicz did not see the epidemic as a tragic accident of biology but as an act of willful, mendacious neglect by the American government. David Wojnarowicz’s Still-Burning Rage 2018-08-18T04:00:00Z

If Season 6 ended with Don accepting his tragic past, this episode seemed to end with Don accepting his imperfect present, broken marriage and all. 'Mad Men' Watch: Small Steps and Great Leaps 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z

And as soon as Ms. Manville opens her mouth, it is evident that in this “Journey,” which originated at the Bristol Old Vic in Britain, its tragic patterns will take shape on fast-forward. Review: Jeremy Irons and Lesley Manville Lead a Hard-Run ‘Long Day’s Journey’ 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z

Her voice has not got the Merman-belt, but she is enchanting, tragic, bewildering and bewildered. Angela Lansbury wins the lifetime achievement Tony. Read her Times reviews over the decades. 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z

Kushner cycles through the women’s tragic stories, mingling horrific anecdotes from before they were incarcerated with grim events in prison. Review | If you like despair — and ‘Orange Is the New Black’ — you’ll love ‘The Mars Room’ 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z

In "Coven," premiering on Wednesday, Farmiga plays Zoe, a teenager with a powerful and destructive ability, which she discovers with tragic consequences. A Minute With: Taissa Farmiga on troubled witches in 'Coven' 2013-10-09T16:05:51Z

The ending, with the lovers headed forever away from each other on divergent paths, goes beyond heartbreak into tragic revelation. Dance Review: Suzanne Farrell Ballet Shows Balanchine Pedigree - Review 2011-10-17T21:03:11Z

Salem, Mass., is a popular tourist destination around Halloween thanks to the area’s tragic history involving witch trials. Halloween horror movie homes and the stories behind them 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z

No, of course you would not consider supporting your local, independently owned and operated businesses, that would be a tragic mistake - one of them might be that hated neighbor. ‘The Interview,’ With James Franco and Seth Rogen, Is Back On 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z

“The challenge of a story like this is it ultimately ends in tragedy but I didn’t want to make a tragic story. I wanted to make an inspiring story.” At Sundance, powerhouse documentaries will be everywhere 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z

Kolker recounts the family’s tragic story and relates the efforts of the scientists who struggled to make sense of it. 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z

This is Romeo and Juliet with contempt and self-hatred substituted for love, but the result is no less shocking and tragic. Respect 2010-04-27T20:35:00Z

You could see Richmond’s compulsion leading to some sort of tragic accident, misunderstanding or sudden paroxysm of despair.  “The Killing”: Who killed Rosie Larsen? We’ll finally learn 2012-06-14T15:25:00Z

The main combatants are rival gangs, the Spartans and the Trojans, who have helped turn Chicago into a war zone — hence the tragic, bleak portmanteau title. Review: Spike Lee’s ‘Chi-Raq,’ a Barbed Takedown of Gang Wars, With Sex as the Weapon 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z

But the character, in Hawke’s quietly magnetic performance, is neither a heroic visionary nor a tragic hero. ‘Tesla’ Review: Lightning Strikes, but Quietly 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z

Most had some near-miss, some complication that could have turned tragic. Ending a pregnancy in the last days of Roe 2022-07-02T04:00:00Z

Lang borrows Bach's format of entwining a tragic narrative with a reflective commentary; though the vocal writing owes more to medieval plainchant and the pulse of minimalism than Lutheran chorales. David Lang 2010-05-04T20:45:00Z

“You must endure, and not be brokenhearted,” Achilles tells Priam in the 24th book of the “Iliad,” perhaps the West’s most moving evocation of the tragic nature of life. Jesus Died Only to Rise Again. Where Did the Concept of the Resurrection Come From? 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z

With its tragic, larger-than-life characters, The Crown represents a fading dream of something that never quite existed. Queen Olivia Colman, an epic budget and a cast of thousands: a year behind the scenes on The Crown 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z

“Hamilton” remains a story of revolution — a triumphant and tragic one told passionately by performers of color. The revolution is coming: Miranda and Kail on ‘Hamilton’ now 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z

Which leads me to ask about all the, I guess, scandals and tragic events surrounding these teen programs. Where's Daniel Yuen? "The Lost Kids" podcast probes ties between "troubled teen" camp and '60s cult 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z

“Yes, in the end it was tragic, but the dream and the rise were beautiful,” Crawford writes. Review | Robyn Crawford exposes the villains in Whitney Houston’s transcendent, tragic life 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z

Some of X’s pretentiousness — she is given to statements like “To be rebellious and to distrust rebellion is the plight of the tragic artist” — bleeds over into the book itself. ‘Biography of X’ Rewrites a Life Story and an American Century 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z

Based on a true story, this searing autobiographical novel, translated from the Swedish by Henning Koch, depicts a father struggling to cope with the tragic loss of his partner just as their daughter is born. 12 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z

Boatloads of European refugees were refused entrance into the U.S. – the SS St. Louis being the most famous and tragic – and sent back to Europe. What would Eleanor do?: The refugee crisis unfolding in Europe today brings to mind Mrs. Roosevelt’s dilemma 75 years ago 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z

“He’s like a Joseph Conrad hero from the 19th century. He’d be a tragic figure in another time.” David Duchovny’s Truth Is Out There, Between Covers 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z

Is the tragic fall and rise of Bubbles any more or less engaging than the rise and fall of Christopher Moltisanti? The Wire re-up: season five, episode seven ? The Wire v The Sopranos 2010-03-29T23:15:00Z

“It’s tragic,” said Adam Barta, 36, a singer who lives in the Bronx. Gay Dance Clubs on the Wane in the Age of Grindr 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z

Its echoes of Shakespeare and Milton help turn a tale of adventure into high and tragic art. On the trail of ‘Moby-Dick’ in three New England towns 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z

The film chronicles the tragic consequences for a father after he loses his cherished job as a swimming-pool attendant to his son amid his country's civil war. Thai film wins top honor at Cannes 2010-05-24T15:32:00Z

At his best, Burgess gives us, in the place of jolly japes and sweet imaginings, something very like the truth – at times bitter, often tragic, always gripping – of teenage existence. The Hit by Melvin Burgess – review 2013-04-17T10:24:26Z

What did she consume that led to her early, tragic death? You can't resolve your way through New Year's grief 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z

The former Doctor Who star will reportedly adopt an American accent to play Alec Hardy, who investigates a tragic death in a small seaside town. Tennant 'to star in US Broadchurch' 2013-10-03T08:56:49Z

Here, though, Kong is no longer the beast we love, the tragic captor-swain who, if he didn’t always win the affections of his prisoners, achieved immortality by seducing viewers. Review: ‘Kong: Skull Island’ Crosses a 1933 Classic With ‘Apocalypse Now’ 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z

McGovern had lost that election with, I believed, tragic consequences for America. Bullied, autistic and obsessed with presidents: How the 2000 presidential election changed my life 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z

You have the luxury of not knowing what I know, that Santiago’s death, while tragic, probably saved lives. We Can Handle the Truth 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z

He lay, like the biblical David, a dying king, a maker, if not of psalms, then of a tower of sardonic, tempestuous and tragic imaginings. Cynthia Ozick Calls the New Philip Roth Biography a ‘Narrative Masterwork’ 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z

Melodrama lends big emotions big expressions in modest circumstances; the classic Hollywood melodrama transfers tragic fury from royal courts and castles to the small town, the suburb, the city apartment. The Counterfeit Oscar Acting Style 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z

Obviously, our children were fated for tragic lives, just like gay people were fated to be desperately sad. Tyne Daly and Jim Parsons Discuss Their Latest Projects 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z

The incident left me with an enduring association between geese and tragic vulnerability. The Joy of Being a Horrible Goose in a Time of Moral Crisis 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z

I feel like we’re going through this phase of trying to make villains relatable by explaining their actions through some terribly tragic back story. Lisa Gardner, the Thriller Writer Who Loves Historical Romance 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z

"Southern Cross Austereo greatly regrets the unforeseeable tragic aftermath of the call and the company and all of its people remain deeply saddened by the death of Jacintha Saldanha," said the statement. Royal prank call DJ quits radio job 2013-12-05T09:59:09Z

There was the mesmerizing wordless vocal melody that ushered in the tragic "Little Birds," which at times suggested a very dark children's tale or fable. Neutral Milk Hotel's Jeff Mangum returns with his songs and their durability intact 2012-02-08T06:00:00Z

Minnelli couches the dreamlike action in a velvety, erotic moonglow that contrasts with his tragic theme: that growing up is less a matter of wonder than of pain. What to Do This Weekend 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z

Frank died at 56 after a life marked by tragic accidents, mental illness and a stint of homelessness. ‘Listening Party’ Review: Can Songs Heal a Brotherly Divide? 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z

Goldin — with questions from Poitras — narrates her eventful, often tragic life, excerpting her celebrated slide shows, and giving her story an even more harrowing coherence, while making some new revelations. Best Art of 2022 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z

"To avoid confusion we plan to carry on in order to serve our tens of thousands of participants during this tragic time." Growth posing safety challenges for festivals 2014-03-16T18:36:00Z

What she does is astounding, capturing humor in really tragic and traumatic environments. "She taught me an eating disorder": Jennette McCurdy on why some moms "don't deserve" to be revered 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z

Glass’ opera cooperates by presenting the Pharaoh as a tragic, spiritual visionary. Akhnaten as you've never seen him: How L.A. Opera delivers Philip Glass' Egyptian Pharaoh tale 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z

Speaking of Siegfried, Ross himself wittily concludes, that “stupidity is his tragic flaw.” Review | If ever there was a moment for Richard Wagner, it is 2020 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z

"It is with a huge sadness that we learned of the tragic incident in Argentina," TF1 said in the Facebook post, translated from French. French production company cancels 'Dropped' after fatal helicopter crash 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z

The notion of interleaving a story of high tragic tone with another set in the vein of low comedy was utterly fresh. Opera review: Young artists offer seductive 'Ariadne' 2010-04-02T20:23:00Z

Love's Sacrifice, the tale of a tragic Italian prince, was chosen by the RSC in an "X Factor style contest" to pick an old production to revive. Forgotten Ford play to be revived 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z

A similar morbid romanticism floats around her, an aura of tragic mystery deepened by her wry, impatient resistance to sentimentality. Review: In ‘Me and Earl and the Dying Girl,’ a Comfort Zone That Cannot Last 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z

There’s something tragic, pugnacious, and enraged about “Escape,” which could as easily be titled “No Escape.” Joseph L. Mankiewicz's Rare "Escape" 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z

As is usually the case, Katherine emerges as the most complex and genuinely tragic person on stage, and Kate Duchene memorably presents the queen as an outsider of Latin temperament and fatally wounded dignity. London Theater Journal: Pomp and Circumstance 2010-08-03T19:04:00Z

Yet every time you try to pin categories like these on him he steps firmly aside: he's not crazy, there's nothing tragic about him, his life is full of purpose. The genius who lives downstairs 2011-08-19T22:01:50Z

It was comedic until it became tragic; I got pregnant when the predictions of fertile and infertile changed back and forth in one day, turning from green to red, after I had unprotected sex. ‘I felt colossally naive’: the backlash against the birth control app 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z

And I knew from both joyful and tragic experience that sometimes the best way to make a big announcement to your whole circle is to just put it out there on your page. I deleted Facebook and I still have friends 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z

In this movie to be a politician’s wife is to be granted a share of tragic nobility. Review: A Sex Scandal Upends a Campaign in ‘The Front Runner’ 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z

Goya and Picasso painted and etched profound, tragic, and moving pictures that depend entirely on the gore and passion of the bullfight for their greatness. Is the art of bullfighting dead? 2010-07-29T14:12:00Z

He said in an email that the images "speak to the power of that tragic and powerful scene 2 ½ miles below" and "to its resilience as an undersea museum, as well as its fragility." Federal officials: Photos support case that human remains are in mud at Titanic shipwreck site 2012-04-15T05:48:00Z

When a man of sound mind abruptly decides to kill himself, especially in such an extraordinary and unlikely way, it is as mysterious as it is tragic. Dr David Kelly: A man of secrets 2013-07-04T15:00:00Z

“Detailed descriptions of his family’s tragic journey through poverty, the changing nature of his beloved and cursed neighborhood, and his adventures as a hustler are riveting,” Nelson George writes in his review. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z

The closing credits begin unspooling over an image of a little girl’s shoes catching fire and burning up, a grimly poetic metonymy of the Gallardos’ tragic back story. ‘Perry Mason’ Season 2, Episode 5 Recap: Follow the Money 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z

In “One More Kiss: The Broadway Musical in the 1970s,” Ethan Mordden called it “too dark to live”: “a tragic romance that is too sinful to be romance.” A Restaging of “Lolita, My Love,” the Musical “Too Dark to Live” 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z

The story of Tutankhamun took a tragic turn after the discovery of his body. Behold, King Tut, in All His Majesty and Mystery 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z

The third film, and the most entertaining of the trio, takes Aurora back 50 years, when she was involved in a tragic romantic triangle in Africa. ‘Tabu’: a jigsaw-puzzle romance with pieces in Lisbon, Africa 2013-02-07T22:43:39Z

Mozart's opera may be ignored because it was an opera seria, the already archaic formal style of tragic opera. 'Norma' and 'La Clemenza di Tito' make for a Roman feast 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z

That touching moment captures the main point of Richard Sandomir’s spirited, no-frills account of Gehrig’s tragic demise and the Hollywood movie depicting it. The truth behind the legend of Lou Gehrig 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z

This tragic period of history has taken many decades to be absorbed into France's understanding of itself – if, indeed, a coming to terms is truly possible. Ignorance by Michèle Roberts - review 2012-05-25T21:55:01Z

But one man’s tragic monstrousness creates family scars that last for generations. Monsters take the stage in a new Gothic musical and a delayed play 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z

I was a good mother who got very seriously mentally ill and did a terrible, tragic thing. Lemak: 'They didn't get to live their lives' 2012-03-25T19:40:00Z

Nesbø, who rose to fame with his bleak thrillers about a detective named Harry Hole, also said that he will put his own twist on the tragic play. Jo Nesbo To Write ‘Crime Noir’ Version of Macbeth 2014-01-14T13:26:13Z

“They are trying to make money off a tragic situation and trying to make this a tourist attraction when I myself need a lot of financial help,” he said. At Pulse Shooting Site, a Plan to Remember Renews Pain for Some 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z

Her awareness that she is a tragic body only adds to her alluring complication. Sarah Gerard's debut, 'Binary Star,' radiates beauty 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z

I’m also working inside the idea of the mistake onstage, and I think that’s both kind of light and slightly tragic. A ‘Dancey-Dance’ From a Choreographer of the Everyday 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z

Opera tends to pull the comic and the tragic pretty firmly in opposite directions, but here humor suffuses the libretto and the lines. Perspective | For the new opera ‘Eurydice,’ a challenge of mythic scale: Retelling the Orpheus myth without looking back 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z

Contrary to that tragic description, the piece is a romantic comedy, at least by opera standards. Dead 400 Years, but Still Very Much Alive 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z

"Avengers: Infinity War" dealt with this by shortchanging each individual narrative and saving its storytelling juice for the grand, tragic ending. “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” is a beautiful, bold, overstuffed melodrama 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z

Is that all she was – a tragic cautionary tale for young girls with dreams of Hollywood stardom? The legacy of Anna Nicole Smith and why we need to retire the term "gold digger" 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z

In Greater Clements, a fictional backwater and the locus of a tragic footnote to mining history, the playwright depicts a locality literally wiping itself off the map. Review | ‘Greater Clements’ is the best new play of the year 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z

Allen’s directorial delight in the pleasure of beholding tragic mechanisms in the midst of aesthetic charm is something of a fulfillment of his career-long efforts. The Existential Genius of Late Woody Allen 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z

This led to cognitive behavioural therapy, during which I was able finally to understand that Sammy’s death was a tragic accident. Experience: I killed my classmate with a javelin on sports day 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z

In a speech that same year, titled “The Sad Story of Shopping Centers,” he groused about the mall’s “tragic downgrading of quality.” The mall isn’t dead — it’s just changing 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z

And how do we read the novel now, eight year after Wallace’s tragic end? The genius of “Infinite Jest”: How David Foster Wallace’s masterpiece saved the “big” novel — and why it’s not “a thousand-page suicide note” 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z

And the tragic inevitability tightens like a noose around Joe's neck with Ibsen-esque relentlessness, as dark secrets are revealed and faced. Review: A thoughtful, thought-provoking 'All My Sons' at Intiman 2011-03-28T16:52:06Z

The indie rock band Nada Surf used the tragic storm as a jumping-off point for the aptly titled “Blizzard of ’77,” track one on the 2002 album “Let Go.” Blizzard of ’17: Nada Surf’s “Blizzard of ’77” is comforting catharsis in the face of snow day melancholy 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z

The table that “House of Cards” set in season 1 was a pathway to reckless abuse of power and unavoidable, tragic consequences. The KKK, a brokered convention and cybersecurity — sound familiar?: 5 ways the new “House of Cards” hits close to home 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z

The lyrics don't say much, but Love imbues them with information all her own on conflicted longings, aching regret and tragic misfortune. The cult persona of Courtney Love in 'Kansas City Choir Boy,' more concert than musical 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z

Everything is funny and everything is tragic all the time; I can always see the absurdity. Paloma Faith: 'I wish I was more stupid' 2010-08-07T23:05:00Z

Varian Fry's life post this moment was very hard and tragic. "Oh, Britta's in this?": Gillian Jacobs on playing a WWII hero and never leaving "Community" behind 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z

Lim said that some of the people whom she asked to participate declined by saying versions of “I don’t even want to imagine the tragic death of me and my surroundings.” Anna Lim’s Vision of Nuclear Anxiety in South Korea 2019-12-01T05:00:00Z

Going back over In The Land of Blood and Honey after its dramatic, tragic conclusion, the pieces of the puzzle don’t entirely track. Angelina Jolie Goes Dark in the Land of Blood and Honey 2011-12-22T09:58:54Z

But how horrifying and tragic must those first few weeks have been when most people were still alive, separated from their loved ones and dying horribly at a terrifying pace? The Walking Dead Watch: The Writing on the Wall 2013-03-04T15:52:09Z

I don’t know when it happened, but Berlin somehow rose above its tragic past and became a great place to be. Read Your Way Through Berlin 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z

Bergen won an Emmy in 1958, portraying the tragic singer Helen Morgan on the famed anthology series Playhouse 90. Polly Bergen, Emmy winner and Sopranos star, dies aged 84 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z

This sense of transsubstantive spreading might explain, in part, today’s widespread traffic in tragic profile pictures. Why Do We Change Our Avatars After Tragedy? 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z

“Mine was simpler and more comedic — his was darker and ultimately tragic.” ‘The Batman’ and Matt Reeves: Emerging From the Shadow of Other Caped Crusaders 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z

Or was I a funny person who had tragic things happen to her? My bipolar awakening 2012-08-15T20:59:00Z

The novels tell the tragic story of Bobby and Alicia Western, siblings who are haunted by their physicist father’s role in the development of the atom bomb, and by their romantic longing for each other. In His New Books, Cormac McCarthy Gets Real 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z

Other people, by contrast, fall into despair at nothing more tragic than a lost football match. Emptiness doesn't have to mean nothingness: it could mean happiness 2018-01-06T05:00:00Z

Johnson’s hero is tragic not because of the stresses of his liminal racial status but because he, like most everyone else in the novel, is haunted by ghosts of painful pasts. 100 Notable Books of 2015 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z

Using the moral denial of the Nazis to reflect this woman’s tragic flaw does not convince. | 'The Zero Hour': Madeleine George?s Hitler Youth at Walkerspace 2010-07-07T21:11:00Z

This is a very sad and tragic event. Shain Gandee of MTV's 'Buckwild' found dead in W. Virginia 2013-04-01T18:35:02Z

Blanchett cropped up as androgynous Bob, decked out in black, a cigarette on the go, whereas tragic Carol Aird, the eponymous heroine of the new film, could hardly be more feminine. Cate Blanchett: ‘I used to be very socially awkward’ 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z

His death from an apparent suicide this week was tragic. A Robin Williams retrospective for your weekend DVD consideration 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z

And a tragic one it is: Mr. Marmo is sitting on a toilet, naked and motionless. Review: Lenny Bruce’s Shifting Legacy, in ‘I’m Not a Comedian’ 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z

And all of the many interpretations of her smile – lonely, tragic, self-conscious, uncomfortable, superior, even sinister – depend on that lack of explanation. The man who stole the Mona Lisa 2011-08-05T21:55:04Z

The device emphasizes the story’s tragic inevitability while also highlighting the intimacy of the town, where everyone knows everyone else’s business. GALA Theatre weaves a swift and taut ‘Chronicle of a Death Foretold’ 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z

The comparison is apt because friendships are everything they are — beautiful and fragile, tragic and knotted — because they are so dreadfully human. When Vladimir Nabokov and Edmund Wilson went from friends to enemies: 'The Feud' 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z

Jack is revealed to have a tragic, premythic, human existence that gives meaning to his heroic destiny: it's the film's one flicker of interest. Rise of the Guardians – review 2012-11-29T21:45:01Z

When the dancers arrange themselves in a row, bend over and writhe their backs, it's as if they've transformed into tragic oil-slicked creatures. Birds with Skymirrors 2010-08-19T21:30:00Z

A tragic figure whose stoic demeanor masks a writhing pain within, Konieczny’s Dutchman rises above earthly concerns but rages with focused fury against the ever-fresh torments of his Sisyphean predicament. Review: A Singer Returns to Shore at the Met in ‘Dutchman’ 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z

Au revoir, l'enfant: A family vacation in France takes a tragic turn in the eight-part drama "The Missing." TV This Week Nov. 9 - 15: 'Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B' 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z

And, after all the words squandered on right and wrong, failure and desire, love and the tragic failure to love, I am ready for eternal rest. On Death and Dignity 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z

While I was not present nor directly involved with this tragic accident, my thoughts and prayers are with the family of the victim. Justin Bieber calls for fresh restrictions on paparazzi after photographer's death 2013-01-02T19:58:37Z

Heracles,” a tragic opera about Hercules and the poisoned robe of Nessus, required 300 performers. John Eaton, Composer and Electronic Innovator, Dies at 80 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z

But the result in both cases is still tragic. Love, Trust and Heartbreak on Two Stages 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z

It’s a boldly experimental play about the beauty of the everyday, and human beings’ tragic propensity to look right past that. More Than the Girl Next Door: 8 Actors on Emily in ‘Our Town’ 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z

At the very least, its light and uplifting mode is a welcome departure from the violent, overwhelmingly tragic course of most films set in Africa that are released in the United States. ‘Running Against the Wind’ Review: Love and Friendship in Addis Ababa 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z

With this story of marriage on the rocks and the desperate quest for love, Cassavetes conjured an air of tragic exuberance that’s as original as it is thrilling. The Front Row: “Faces” 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z

This film's a sad one; two parents struggle to carry on everyday life while they confront their daughter's tragic death. How to watch the Oscar-nominated animated shorts, from cuddly critters to the anxiety-ridden 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z

Alisa, a Black woman; her white husband, Abram; and their daughters soon come under scrutiny by bureaucrats, bringing a tragic end to the life they knew. 8 Books Coming in December 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z

But these tragic instances have remained largely anomalous, serving as unfortunate outliers that account for individuals who were clearly mentally unwell. Concert sign of the times: Expert on the increasingly disturbing trend of hurling things at artists 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z

The second half is devoted to the tragic final chapters of the lives of Meyerhold and his actress wife, Zanaida, both victims of Stalinist purges. For Peter Brook, the Experimental Showman, ‘Nothing Is Ever Finished’ 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z

This play “ends tragically because I think very strongly that the plight still of American blacks is a tragic plight,” she said. Adrienne Kennedy, Playwright: Still Quiet, Still Bold, Still Furious 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z

The Holiday monologues present a shallow, clichéd portrait of the singer, who died at 44 in 1959, as a tragic victim. New Music: Common Has a New Album and Audra MacDonald as ‘Lady Day’ 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z

Safety Not Guaranteed is about regret: Jeff’s over a youthful fantasy he wants to bring into the present, Darius’ over a tragic loss and her unfeeling action just before it. Safety Not Guaranteed But Satisfaction Highly Likely 2012-06-07T17:00:27Z

Only Kafka's side of the correspondence survives, so that Felice's tremendous silence sounds in our ears as both enigmatic and, somehow, tragic. Rereading: John Banville on Kafka's other trial 2011-01-14T14:18:55Z

“This is a rare instance when the system broke down, and someone should be held legally culpable for the tragic consequences. That person is not Alec Baldwin.” Alec Baldwin Seeks to Avoid Liability in Fatal ‘Rust’ Shooting 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z

“People’s bodies are just tragic,” she says languidly. 2010-01-15T04:13:00Z

Now Ms. Aviv is a consulting producer for Jedd and Todd Wider’s affecting documentary of the same title, which adds vivid colors to the tragic tale. Review: A Descent Into Mental Illness in ‘God Knows Where I Am’ 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z

That is why, after the tragic shooting at his school, the head of Marjory Stoneman Douglas in Florida promised “to hug each and every one” of his 3,300 students. No hugging: are we living through a crisis of touch? 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z

As Honnold prepares for the big day, the film also takes a keen interest in his romantic life, which both he and his partner know can be extinguished by one small, tragic misstep. Where to Stream ‘Green Book,’ ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and Other Big Oscar Winners 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z

Set for voice and string quartet, the work compresses a tragic life of operatic dimensions into a song cycle of great beauty and emotional resonance. Joyce DiDonato Celebrates Camille Claudel at Zankel Hall 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z

It’s a tragic story, but it’s also very interesting as an actor to portray. “My idea of romance is tailor-made pleasure.”: Harris Dickinson on being sexy but not romanti... 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z

Engrossing, tragic and, yes, frightening, which you can't always say about horror books. Charlie Higson's top 10 horror books 2010-09-08T10:53:00Z

We drove through the spectacular Badlands national park and then south to Wounded Knee creek, scene of a notorious massacre that marked the tragic end of the “Indian wars”. On a Native American tour through the badlands 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z

We are deeply saddened by this tragic news. Cory Monteith, Star of Hit Show ‘Glee,’ Is Dead at 31 2013-07-14T13:29:49Z

If so, then our case is classically tragic. How Victory in the Cold War Led to Tragedy in the Years After 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z

Ms Osmond, 50, said in a statement that her family was "devastated and in deep shock by the tragic loss" of her son Michael Blosil. Marie Osmond's teenage son dies 2010-02-28T12:25:00Z

What could have been a dull documentary about shiny old buses is moving and entertaining, comic and tragic. Last night's TV 2010-05-14T07:00:00Z

The Talbots are shortlisted for Dotter of Her Father's Eyes which tells the story of James Joyce's tragic daughter Lucia, who spent the last 30 years of her life in a mental institution. Costa book awards 2012 shortlists first graphic works 2012-11-20T19:30:00Z

Now making a living as the proprietors of a haunted attraction, the brothers know what happened to Winnie that night, but they’ve kept the tragic event to themselves. Five Horror Movies to Stream Now 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z

Lindo plays Paul, the most tragic figure of the bunch, a soldier haunted by PTSD. Delroy Lindo on his titanic performance in ‘Da 5 Bloods’ 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z

But it would be tragic to lose to decay and neglect such a beautiful and culturally variegated corner of Europe. Hidden secrets 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z

The story she weaves in exquisite language is as tragic and ugly as it is engrossing. The Deaths of Teenage Cousins in a Village in India Have Global Ramifications 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z

The movie’s first two-thirds are fairly faithful, but a daring final act, a more deliberate and affirming meditation on art and life, transmutes the tragic ending into something more wistful. ‘The Seagull’ Brings Chekhov’s Doleful Comedy to Cinemas 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z

"I want to blow you all, blow you all, a kiss," Anna sings near the opera's opening, and again at its tragic conclusion. Anna Nicole Smith: big in life, now big in opera 2011-02-18T03:17:03Z

It was willing to be more tragic than dramas typically had been, but it was also consistently funny. Steven Bochco and Others on Creating ‘Hill Street Blues’ 2014-05-01T17:39:39Z

Haggard filled his most indelible songs with heavy regrets, the kind that haunt life’s most tragic transactions. Merle Haggard carried life’s burdens to the end of the road 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z

That is one of the more tragic side effects of the spread of festival culture over the last two decades. Review: Beyoncé Is Bigger Than Coachella 2018-04-15T04:00:00Z

In much of literature, like Anna Karenina or Madame Bovary, there’s a tragic mismatch of people’s stories which leads to a tragic clash. Relationship advice: Forget Venus and Mars 2012-09-04T12:00:00Z

And Bess — who has already been drawn by Ms. McDonald as a compellingly conflicted soul — acquires the full dimensions of a tragic heroine. | 'The Gershwins? Porgy and Bess': Audra McDonald in ?The Gershwins? Porgy and Bess? - Review 2012-01-13T03:01:13Z

The first shots of the second world war were fired here and the focus is on the tragic experience of Poland. 10 of the best museums close to railway stations in Europe: readers’ tips 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z

It’s hard not to leave “Franz Marc and August Macke: 1909-1914,” an alternately thrilling and dizzying exhibition on the artistic friendship of two important German painters, saddened by the tragic end of both men’s careers. German Artists Who Blazed a Path Cut Short by War 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z

Real Housewives" reality franchise, said in a statement Tuesday that "all of us at Bravo are deeply saddened by this tragic news. Husband of 'Housewives of Beverly Hills' star dies 2011-08-16T20:12:12Z

Several episodes refer to a tragic love affair with a fellow officer killed in the line of duty. ‘Pink Panther’ and ‘Decoy’ Return on Disc 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z

On this occasion, as on so many others, she flew to my rescue and within days swept into my flat with her overnight bag ready to play Florence Nightingale to my tragic, lovelorn self. I’m jealous of my best friend’s romance 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z

Along the way, we learn of the man’s tragic past and his relationship with his friends, each an engrossing, well-told tale. Review | When these animals talk, listen: Audiobooks give voice to a cat, a horse, a sheep and others 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z

No figure in American music led a more interesting, troubled and tragic life than Billie Holiday. ‘Billie Holiday: The Musician and the Myth’ by John Szwed 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z

At the time of the Letterman appearance, Mr. Rather recalled, he had been reporting the tragic story nonstop, “laser-beam focused on the work at hand,” with little sleep and no chance to decompress. Cultural Studies: Big Boys Don?t Cry, Do They? 2010-12-31T04:15:37Z

On a less tragic note, I’d suggest Wayne Johnston’s memoir “Baltimore’s Mansion.” Read Your Way Through Newfoundland 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z

Having imagined every possible tragic scenario, he urged Tom to spill the news. For Alan Cumming, Life Isn’t Always a Cabaret 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z

They raised a warning, made a difference, and in some cases, faced tragic consequences. 5 unsung whistleblowers on screen 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z

The memoir’s tragic denouement is that she is not there to gaze lovingly into her Romouchka’s blue eyes once he achieves the heights she predicted. Underneath Romain Gary’s Many Masks 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z

In the 2009 video “Matinee,” tabletop statuettes live tragic lives: A ceramic child is suddenly beheaded by a hammer. 24 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z

“It is tragic what we do in the poorest neighborhoods, entrapping children in, first of all, in child laws, which are truly stupid,” he said. Newt Gingrich: Child labor laws 'truly stupid' 2011-11-21T20:29:00Z

The play is "an imagined conversation between Shakespeare's tragic heroine and her African nurse, Barbary, mentioned in Othello," says Joseph. In Pictures: London 2012 Festival 2012-04-26T09:00:18Z

And so throughout her career she would be found joking and laughing uproariously in her dressing-room only minutes after giving an overwhelming performance of some tragic operatic heroine. Dame Joan Sutherland obituary 2010-10-11T17:56:00Z

It is, and there is a tragic dimension in this regard. A Cri de Coeur in a Pool of Milk: Decoding ‘Salome’ in Salzburg 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z

The tragic, brain-swollen Duke of Gloucester, nephew to Queen Mary, is obsessed by the martial capacity of the trumpet, which prompts Purcell to write a famous birthday ode. Gabriel – review 2013-07-21T17:00:00Z

More than that, he got audiences to buy into Ridley Scott’s handsome swords-and-sandals epic by imbuing his tragic and principled hero with an earnest decency that gives the big-budget genre movie some genuine emotional heft. Top 10 Movie Swordsmen 2011-10-20T09:00:13Z

In tragic irony, Maher’s views on the current exodus of Syrian refugees are remarkably similar to those of Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck. Bill Maher, atheist fundamentalist: Why he gives nonbelievers a bad name 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z

The novel is a "semi-fictionalised account of Casement's life," wrote the Sunday Telegraph's Ian Thomson, that "portrays a heroic, if ultimately tragic champion of oppressed peoples." Critical eye: book reviews roundup 2012-06-01T21:55:12Z

For now, it is up to whistleblowers such as Justin Bieber to suffer for a better tomorrow, and point out the tragic inadequacies of the velvet rope. Justin Bieber says no more meet-and-greets with fans. Sorry! 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z

It's a combination of gaudy details and tragic events. Titanic a magnet for kids, fine line for educators 2012-03-21T16:27:11Z

In earlier eras, opera hewed close to the rules of classical tragedy, in which premature death is brought on by a character’s tragic flaw. Exit Arias: What Opera Can Teach Us About Dying 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z

I mean, a completely tragic one, but also one that I found incredibly inspiring. My mentally ill sister 2012-06-02T00:00:00Z

Among the criticisms aimed at “Diana” was that it exploited a real woman’s tragic story for pop consumption. In Defense of ‘Diana,’ the Show We Didn’t Deserve 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z

But slowed down, it’s incessant nostalgia: tragic, through the filter of time. The Pianist Vikingur Olafsson on Why Philip Glass Matters 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z

They are now in the vanguard of the clash between wilderness and development, as shown by the tragic death of an infant on a Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort in June. Jeff VanderMeer on the beauty and weirdness of Florida 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z

Clearly, there’s something almost tragic about the idea that money should become its own sexual fantasy. Filthy rich: our tortured love affair with wealth porn 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z

If Mr. Palmer sees any political significance in this ritualized feuding he doesn’t say, though the mournful string music suggests that he’d like you to see the fights in tragic terms. | 'Knuckle': ?Knuckle,? Documentary About Fighting Irish Travelers - Review 2011-12-09T02:03:03Z

Huston's movie is a dour well-considered biography of Toulouse-Lautrec, essentially a tragic story. French Cancan ? review 2011-08-06T23:06:02Z

Michiko Kakutani wrote that the book “is not simply the story of one girl’s tragic loss of innocence or one family’s decline and disarray,” but the story of the 1960s in America. ArtsBeat: The Age of Oral Histories 2012-03-02T18:56:31Z

In “Don Verdean,” however, the protagonist’s heroism brings out the tragic element of Christianity. Jared Hess’s Bitter Religious Satire, “Don Verdean” 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z

This is capable, playful portraiture, at ease with the comedy of desire even as its tragic outcome looms. Sex in the Mirror 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z

Citizens could hear lofty tragic operas, sensual madrigals exploring the pangs of desire and bawdy street songs. Music Review: ‘Venezia, From the Streets to the Palaces,’ at Miller Theater 2012-09-13T22:25:32Z

"Conversely, Lovelace is a critical biographical film that documents the tragic story of Linda Lovelace and provides a behind-the-scenes perspective on the filming of Deep Throat. It does not contain any nudity." Deep Throat production company fails in Lovelace copyright claim 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z

“So sad, so tragic for our country that the actions taken by the president undermined our national security,” she said, speaking from a lectern between a pair of six-foot ornamental vases. The rare and bizarre ritual of marching the impeachment articles from the House to the Senate 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z

But it’s Abele’s performance in the title role that endows “King Charles III” with tragic gravity. Charles is king, Harry's in trouble and Kate's taking charge in Pasadena Playhouse's royal winner 'King Charles III' 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z

I think one of the most tragic turning points in the narrative is when me and Julia were interviewing Dr. Cleggett. In solving his own son's murder, "The Pharmacist" also took on the opioid epidemic 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z

And for some reason, doomed and tragic tended to be an easier sell to financiers than difficult and complex. From Nico to Tonya Harding, women’s true stories are being told on film at last 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z

It’s also spottier, though his voice, alternating between robust and genteel, saves him more often than not, especially when he taps into Hootie and the Blowfish-era resonance on the tragic “Whiskey and You.” Critics? Choice: New CDs 2010-10-24T22:23:00Z

But it is the parting between Michael and Dukie that has perhaps the most inevitably tragic consequences. The Wire re-up: season five, episode nine ? deserve got nothing to do with it 2010-04-12T23:15:00Z

Still, when the play reaches its tragic sixth scene — Joan’s trial and burning — all that withholding pays off. Review: In Shaw’s ‘Saint Joan,’ a Sane and Sensible Martyr 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z

There is no greater western, and certainly no more tragic one. Kirk Douglas’s Film ‘Lonely Are the Brave’ 2012-07-28T22:47:18Z

Their tragic history does not exempt them from reciprocating with open ears and, perhaps, open hearts. Letters to the Editor 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z

The threads that remain hanging imbue this peculiar story of paradise lost with a tragic resonance. Review: Modern-Day Conflicts Creep Into Idyllic ‘Santoalla’ 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z

For no writer, ever, has matched Chekhov in capturing the heights and depths, tragic and comic, that inform daily existence at its most listless and most eventful. Cate Blanchett and Chekhov, Together on Broadway 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z

Keegan: There is this very sweet love story involved in “Fault in Our Stars” in the midst of this tragic stuff unfolding. Actresses on the power of empathy, Meryl Streep and virginity scenes 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z

Their characters, Jack and Rose, fell in love despite their disparate social classes, and their passionate affair met a tragic, inevitable end. Analysis | After 20 years, these 8 ‘Titanic’ moments still won’t die. Unlike Jack. 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z

But if Rash is a moralist, he’s a tragic moralist, which gives his book added ballast. A newly discovered corpse raises new questions about a 20-year-old mystery 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z

Timbuktu” Yes, African director Abderrahmane Sissako’s wry, rich, tragic and spectacular tale of life under the rule of Islamic militants in northern Mali’s legendary “library city” was nominated for the foreign-language Oscar last year. 2015: The year’s best movies, from a classic screen romance to the ghosts of Auschwitz to delusional TV stardom 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z

It's just that Loach is a master of sudden, disturbing shifts of mood, and the comedy is embedded in works that are often deeply sad or tragic. The Angels' Share – review 2012-06-02T23:05:32Z

The outcome can only be tragic, but the music is middle-period Verdi at his most flowing and this cast delivered with real conviction. Il Trovatore - review 2011-02-27T18:03:39Z

Our lives will be both Sicilian and Bohemian, tragic and comic, constrained and free, “The Winter’s Tale” tells us. Review: A Moving ‘Winter’s Tale,’ With Women in Charge 2018-03-25T04:00:00Z

But “Anna Nicole,” with a witty libretto by Richard Thomas and an eclectic score, is a brilliant, outrageous and, finally, quite moving work that treats Smith as an unlikely tragic heroine. Looking Back at ?Anna Nicole,? ?Griselda? and ?Don Giovanni? 2011-12-17T05:03:15Z

As a community of color, we saw the tragic impact of the world through Michael’s ever-changing face and eyes. Michael Jackson’s legacy is “Untouchable” 2012-12-15T21:00:00Z

I'm not sure I've heard the slow movement done better live, in touch with the work's tragic dimension but avoiding any melancholic self-indulgence. Prom 45: BBCSSO/Volkov ? review 2011-08-19T10:09:00Z

He emerges as a truly tragic figure, not a villain, but a man too easily led, shaped by his passions and circumstances. Review | Neal Stephenson’s ‘Termination Shock’ is another prescient page-turner 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z

Everything about their narration hints at a tragic event in which they are all, to one degree or another, implicated. Review: ‘Fives and Twenty-fives,’ by Michael Pitre, a tale of dangerous duty in Iraq

Marco, on the other hand, was a repellent liar whose blurring of tragic history, his fake news, his stealing of souls, should never be forgiven. Unmasking the Spanish ‘Impostor’ Who Lied About Surviving the Nazis 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z

But his father was an often violent alcoholic, and Jones would follow the same tragic path at the height of his career. George Jones: Country singer dies at 81 2013-04-26T16:21:00Z

A release promises that this will be "the definitive book about Rivers’s tumultuous, victorious, tragic, glamorous and fascinating life." Joan Rivers biography announced; book coming in 2016 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z

He is an autonomous being, as alive in fiction as if he were treading the earth for real, both tragic and humorous, with a brain to match anyone. Are Shakespeare's women second-class citizens? 2012-07-19T11:09:28Z

Satisfying for the blunt end of quite a few of supporters of the old world order but also the inevitable tragic demise of two of it's more beloved characters . ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6, Episode 9: The Hungry Dogs of War 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z

It’s discomfiting to see such casual appropriation of a tragic event for aesthetic purposes. Review: ‘The Art of Luv (Part 1),’ a Quest for the Perfect Erotic Recipe 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z

Photograph: Tristram Kenton for the Guardian This is Shakespeare reimagined from the viewpoint of one of his great tragic heroines, but now with an audaciously new setting, the afterworld, and an African perspective. Desdemona – review 2012-07-20T17:26:17Z

On special programming, viewers will be welcomed aboard the doomed luxury vessel, hear stories of its passengers and crew, and explore the legacy of its tragic end. TV sets sail with Titanic anniversary specials 2012-03-29T19:36:14Z

As Hiccup contemplates his options, it dawns on him that there may not be a solution which completely avoids some kind of tragic sacrifice. "How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World" is a beautiful, heartwarming finale to a great trilogy 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z

But falling prey to remake bloat is particularly curious and perhaps tragic for a film like “House Party,” the uneven, halfway-fun remake of the 1990 comedy of the same name. ‘House Party’ Review: A Rager Gone South 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z

In the nightmarish context of a Nazi concentration camp, a character's courageous assertion of his identity became an act of tragic defiance and searing moral beauty. In L.A. theater, Martin Luther King and privileged white men helped drive points home 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z

“Kármán” is loving, tragic, and empathetic, with a wryness so delicate it’s almost holding its breath; “Clouds” is gently deadpan, interweaving the quotidian and the absurd. The Screening Room: “People Are Becoming Clouds” 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z

The show — bleak, tragic, and disciplined — offers a no-frills, narrow-scoped approach to solving Wall's case. "Godzilla vs. Kong" and a Tina Turner doc highlight what's new on HBO Max in March 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z

We go behind the scenes of the tumultuous, at times tragic life of the exquisite vocal stylist Nina Simone, who battled her own demons as well as the world's injustice. Sundance preview: Diverse lineup unspools in Park City 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z

Like all farce, the more it descends into utter chaos, the darker, funnier and more tragic it becomes. This week's new theatre 2013-03-23T06:00:18Z

Amid fear, confusion and conflicting public health messages surrounding west Africa's first recorded encounter with Ebola, Kailahun and its surrounding chiefdoms must make decisions that will be vindicated by time or become tragic missteps. Thankless, dangerous – the task of the Ebola burial boys in Sierra Leone 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z

She used her arms, in particular, to mesmerising effect, drawing you into her tragic, lunar realm. The 10 best dancers 2010-07-31T23:04:00Z

I wanted "Cold" to be a story with a tragic ending and a resilient one. How to write about murder for teens, as an adult: Consider Piggy in "Lord of the Flies" 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z

Ms. Bergen won an Emmy in 1958 portraying the tragic singer Helen Morgan on the famed anthology series “Playhouse 90.” Polly Bergen, Emmy-winning actress, singer and businesswoman, dies at 84

The townspeople turn on Grimes as the opera spirals toward its tragic climax. A British Opera, Still Gathering Fans, Arrives in Paris 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z

On “BoJack,” the absurdities of animal behavior are strung through a show about the tragic absurdity of human life. The Origin Story of the Depressingly Good “BoJack Horseman” 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z

Despite the contrivances and narrative sleights of hand, there’s a tragic logic at play in the films’ belated twists, one that dovetails with the real-life revelations of #MeToo. “Ma” and “The Perfection,” Reviewed: Two Horror Movies Crassly Exploit #MeToo 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z

"I am devastated by the tragic news about L'Wren," Brown said on her website. AP source: Designer, Jagger's girlfriend dead 2014-03-17T18:02:02Z

I got through the test all right, but when I was done my answer sheet looked like the detritus from a tragic explosion at a soot factory. Weingarten: Can’t get no SATisfaction

But it was a bipolar world that had a shadow side: The pied piper of good times endured bouts of melancholia that defined his increasingly tragic vision of life. Frank Sinatra: A Hundred Years On, the Voice Resonates Still 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z

But it was Mercutio’s death that was the most tragic moment in this American Ballet Theater production. American Ballet Theater Steadies Itself for Its Next Act 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z

Why was there this tragic, mysterious end for her? How the Creators of ‘Cursed’ Conjured a Fresh Take on King Arthur 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z

She added that "DeBlois keeps the story moving efficiently enough" and delivers "some finely tuned dramatic moments, including a tragic twist that might be too intense for really little kids." 'How to Train Your Dragon 2' soars, with mild turbulence, reviews say 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z

"This is a tragic and sudden loss and we ask that you respect our privacy during this time of grieving. Please keep Phil in your thoughts and prayers," it added. Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman dead of suspected drug overdose 2014-02-03T00:14:00Z

Carmen Disruption Disparate characters seek love and connection in the U.S. premiere of “Heisenberg” playwright Simon Stephens’ re-imagining of Bizet’s tragic opera. The week ahead in L.A. theater, Sept. 3-10: 'Once' at South Coast Rep and more 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z

“He quite liked stark, tragic stories because he thought of his life as quite a stark, tragic story,” Mr. Peppiatt said. Francis Bacon Read Just as He Painted: Deep, Dark and Bleak 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z

This dominance, however, is tragic and Lear-like, for the rings are fast fading and the planet itself has cooled. In Fiction, Martin Amis Summons His Literary Friends and Role Models 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z

The star's long-haired version of the monarch is up against Tom Hiddleston, who is nominated for his portrayal of Roman tragic figure Coriolanus. Tennant recognised for stage role 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z

The tragic romanticism has only enhanced the market value of his work, which is prized by buyers, though it often gets a ho-hum reception from critics. A Modigliani? Who Says So? 2014-02-02T22:49:42Z

A brush with death, a tragic loss, a more positive but still transformative experience, an epiphany about something profound. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Ready for a long-term bond? The answer is tethered to the unknown. 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z

His Shakespeare is a tragic figure haunted by images from his London past; yet, for all his indifference to his family, there is an instinctive generosity towards his gardener and a beggar. Bingo 2010-04-25T20:45:00Z

The photograph "struck me as being at odds with the tragic nature of the story," said Coogan. Steve Coogan brings comic relief to sorrowful story of 'Philomena' 2013-11-21T22:16:55Z

There are plenty of modern-instrument recordings of the work that project its tragic scale far more vividly. Schubert: String Quartets in G minor D173 & D minor D810 2010-05-20T21:25:00Z

They are portrayed as his most tragic victims. Madoff’s Multibillion-Dollar Mirage Arrives on TV 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z

But on that day the tragic story included him begging for any ideas, any help, in dealing with his pain. From Spinal Tap to Mel Torme, readers recall favorite Bumbershoot performances 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z

As the trio journeys upstate, the novel flashes back through each character’s past — Lucia’s memories of a family fractured by war in Chile, Richard’s doomed marriage in Brazil and Evelyn’s tragic childhood in Guatemala. From Isabel Allende, a Novel of Three Immigrants and a Brooklyn Misadventure 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z

“We will continue to evaluate our worldwide marketing campaign to ensure that we are sensitive to those affected by this tragic event,” a Warner Bros spokesperson told Variety. 'San Andreas' Will Be Released in May Despite Nepal Quake 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z

“I’m a huge believer in a good tragic ending — it worked for ‘Titanic’ — but it should feel inevitable and redemptive,” he said. Save My Blockbuster! 2013-06-28T16:14:07Z

Ineligible for the latter category, the Australian call was aiming for the former, but the joke had wandered into an area – health and medical ethics – where harm is always possible, with apparently tragic consequences. Australian hoax DJs: where do you draw the line with on-air pranks? 2012-12-10T16:56:05Z

The audience is left with very little understanding of Jean, not even with her tragic death. That "Oppenheimer" sex scene speaks to a larger problem with Christopher Nolan's storytelling 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z

The Chicago Tribune said his Macbeth in 2013 was a “tragic hero without drive.” Ethan Hawke Is Still Taking Ethan Hawke Extremely Seriously 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z

Its graveyard contains one particularly tragic cluster of stones: 13 tiny markers, each of which represents a child killed, before Dickens’s time, in a malaria epidemic. Voyages: The World of Charles Dickens, Complete With Pizza Hut 2012-02-07T19:16:01Z

This, surely, is what makes Affleck's film so funny, and so tragic too. Venice festival: I'm Still Here 2010-09-06T16:32:00Z

It doesn’t exactly discourage him from his clairvoyance schtick, though, as he later glimpses his girlfriend Ash’s tragic fate yet again. Cleverman season one, episode three recap – upping the sci-fi elements 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z

His style suits the poignant, tragic story beautifully. Review: ‘The Manchurian Candidate,’ Eagerly Awaited, Has Premiere in St. Paul 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z

They seem tragic and absurd, like nearly everything else that happens in this movie, which is often elusive in its meanings and operatic in its effects. | 'Le Amiche': A 1955 Antonioni Movie Gets a Film Forum Run 2010-06-17T21:57:00Z

The story is messy, tense and sometimes tragic — and that covers only what she decided to include in “Down the Drain,” her car crash of a memoir of addiction, abuse and sex. Julia Fox Gets Dirty to Come Clean 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z

The film only slightly touches on Kitty's tragic past, potential mental health issues and rejection of motherhood. That "Oppenheimer" sex scene speaks to a larger problem with Christopher Nolan's storytelling 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z

“It’s tragic, she added, “that when no matter how much talent you have, there’s something that big missing inside of you.” Tears, laughter flow from crowd of 400 at Chris Cornell wake at KEXP 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z

Still, the timing, coming when “Drive My Car,” directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, just won its first Oscar for Japan in 13 years, couldn’t be more tragic. Famed directors denounce sexual abuse in Japanese filmmaking 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z

Traditionally the second-to-last episode of a Game of Thrones season is the one where something huge, tragic and unexpected happens. Game of Thrones: who's next in line to die? 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z

The tragic elements of the work are played straight and grimly. Review: A Vital and Sweeping ‘Porgy and Bess’ Debuts in London 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z

He didn't win that either and never stood again, but by then I was hooked by the tragic drama of the returning officers' declarations. Election memories 2010-04-09T23:07:00Z

And “Merry Christmas From an Empty Bed,” a stark duet with Brennen Leigh, refracts the holiday through the tragic loneliness it can engender. Holiday Music for the Joyful, the Lonely and the Skeptical 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z

Where Mr. Oliveira perceives deep and sometimes tragic continuities between antiquity and the present, Mr. Godard finds fragments, including splinters of the lost dreams of modernity alluded to in his film’s title. | 'Film Socialisme': On a Mediterranean Cruise Ship Steered by a Godardian Crew 2011-06-02T23:04:32Z

Joseph P. Kennedy’s life, Mr. Nasaw observes, “was punctuated by meteoric rises, catastrophic falls, and numerous rebirths, by cascading joys and blinding sorrows, and by a tragic ending near Shakespearean in its pathos.” Books of The Times: David Nasaw’s ‘Patriarch,’ on Joseph P. Kennedy 2012-11-29T21:09:38Z

Now, five years after his tragic death, a new exhibition showcasing his work is about to open at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The savage beauty of Alexander McQueen 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z

But despite its affection for the quirks of its characters and their milieu, the film is most memorable for its gravity, for the almost tragic nobility it finds in sad and silly circumstances. Review: In ‘Rams,’ Brothers at Odds Face a Shared Threat to Their Livelihood 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z

Yet Miller herself, maybe because she is still too close to the subject, or maybe because the tragic nature of Wallace’s death inclines her to dissemble, seems unable or unwilling to fully embrace the connection. Sexism and Genius Collide ‘In the Land of Men’ 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z

“He will leave a legacy, and it’s just absolutely tragic that he was taken so soon and really young. He really lived for every moment.” Honoring Virgil Abloh, ‘the Ultimate Designer,’ at His Store 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z

How do you depict tragic characters like Lucy without falling into the trap of condescension? With ‘Lucy in the Sky,’ Noah Hawley Expands His Universe 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z

And how it bounced from genre to genre, the stories were funny and brutal and romantic and tragic like life. Review | In ‘Conviction,’ a woman’s innocent podcast addiction turns into something darker 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z

For its fifth season, TV’s “Silicon Valley” has undergone changes of its own, albeit of the less tragic variety. Mike Judge on ‘Silicon Valley,’ T.J. Miller’s Exit and How ‘Idiocracy’ Endures 2018-03-25T04:00:00Z

She makes eye contact with one of them, a young woman she will soon know as Suzanne, “tragic and separate, like royalty in exile.” ‘The Girls,’ by Emma Cline: Charles Manson, reimagined 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z

“This year, if I missed it, it wouldn’t be tragic. Nobody would need to lay cable this year. But I still love the movies.” Will the Oscars be a `who cares’ moment as ratings dive? 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z

In many Schubert pieces, even a jaunty march for piano four-hands, the surface cheerfulness barely masks a tragic undertow. Review: White Light Festival Opens With a Wrenching Schubert Marathon 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z

Pauline perceives herself as a tragic heroine in spite of her drearily workaday context. 'Bright New Boise' at Chance Theater: Secrets and scandal in the break room of Hobby Lobby 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z

I was invited to appear that evening on a news program on PBS to recount the tragic events. How One Woman Got Over the Fear That Ruled Her Life 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z

Collin asked Phoenix if he worries “Joker” might “perversely end up inspiring exactly the kind of people it’s about, with potentially tragic results.” Joaquin Phoenix walks off "Joker" interview after question about film inciting violence 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z

"It's a complicated and tragic series of choices that society makes, that we all make, and that we all have to figure out how to turn around." Stop what you're doing and go see an opera about human trafficking 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z

Mass shootings are actually bad for gun control advocates Topics: , , Columbine, Aurora, , , , , The tragic mass killings at that Connecticut school will undoubtedly spur renewed calls for gun control. Mass shootings are actually bad for gun control advocates 2012-12-17T18:14:00Z

We cannot exhale once again, make excuses, and accept these tragic realities as the status quo. Matthew McConaughey calls gun violence "an epidemic" following school shooting in hometown of Uvalde 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z

It was a day I shall always remember, because it coincided with the death of my beloved white mouse, Fiona, and all that tragic melancholy seemed to give grandeur to my own. A Battle of the Hamlets 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z

But the musical's tragic ending laid its punch. This 'Hair' makes it easy to be heartened 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z

“She’s someone who had the courage to follow her heart, so that’s why when people say she had a tragic life. …” Monica Bellucci Tries on the Dress, and Life, of Maria Callas 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z

That juxtaposition, of a tragic news story and a movie already filmed but not yet released, was an unfortunate coincidence. Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn and Jonah Hill in The Watch: Unwatchable 2012-07-26T12:00:02Z

At what point do enough tragic isolated outcomes show there is something systematically wrong with the way we teach, practice and play this game.” Hillenmeyer: Suicides an indictment of NFL 2012-05-02T21:01:00Z

The soprano Marie-Adeline Henry was a vulnerable, tragic Donna Elvira who sang with power and raw emotion but sometimes sounded rough and strained. ‘Don Giovanni’ Revival by the Paris National Opera 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z

Did the tragic contours of “The Father” prompt him to think back on his own life, or to mull how the past commingling with the present can really take your breath away? Anthony Hopkins Makes It Look Simple. (And Maybe It Should Be.) 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z

The term "hoarder" once brought to mind a lady on a sofa covered in squirming cats, or tragic characters like the Beale sisters of "Grey Gardens," but compulsive hoarding has now become a recognizable disorder. Inside the strange world of "Hoarders" 2010-09-06T20:01:00Z

Many of these unfettered, insane yarns can only be done justice via animation, but even their tragic or frightening recollections are granted a measure of benediction via Judge’s artistic rendering. Funk was the black answer to “Star Wars”: Take the trip with “Tales From the Tour Bus” 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z

“What a tragic life,” I heard a man say to his companion at intermission. ‘Nevermore,’ a Musical Biography of Edgar Allan Poe 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z

He is something of a tragic figure, one who pushes away many around him, for reasons that are sometimes understandable and sometimes inexplicable. Cannes: Timothy Spall a grunt no more in Mike Leigh's 'Mr. Turner' 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z

“For someone who lived by words and discussions this was tragic.” Terry Jones: ‘I’ve got dementia. My frontal lobe has absconded’ 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z

Shortly after I spoke to Wain, it was announced that he and comedian Will Forte would collaborate on an upcoming film about the tragic life of “National Lampoon” co-founder Doug Kenney. David Wain, master of shorts: “I’ve always loved the challenge of what you can pack into a small package of time” 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z

As a novel inspired by tragic real-life events, “Little Deaths” is atmospheric and plausible. Still unsolved, a child-murder case inspires a gripping new novel 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z

A tragic combination, but for the purposes of comedy it works very well. Five great published diaries 2012-07-16T11:00:00Z

Very few films attempt — much less achieve — that kind of tragic perfection. Cross Cuts: The Hard Work in ‘Before Midnight,’ Amour’ and Other Films and Shows 2013-06-19T15:15:49Z

Instead, as he cuts between the patients and the judges, the larger documentary seems to fade away, leaving face-to-face interactions that are by turns eerie, touching and tragic. Review: ‘12 Days’ and the Rights of the Mentally Ill 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z

“Is God Is” follows twin sisters on a journey for revenge, and draws from “the ancient, the modern, the tragic, the spaghetti western, hip-hop and Afropunk,” a statement said. Soho Rep Will Return to Its Longtime Theater With Two New Plays 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z

"The tragic element is that he was ultimately forced, like Lear, to see the limits of his ambition to remake his world." A portrait of Gandhi's growth as social reformer 2011-03-29T17:01:04Z

“We did an outrageous farce, yet she was able to find the tragic element of the character,” he said. The secret to Tony Awards nominee Laurie Metcalf's success? Brilliance and a whole lot of hard work 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z

"She took the sad and tragic events of the fall of Vietnam and managed to illuminate a series of uplifting events. I was very surprised and deeply moved." Rory Kennedy recounts the 1975 fall of Saigon in new film 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z

There was no predetermined tone or time limit — episodes range from hilarious to tragic and run anywhere from five minutes to 20. Budding Success 'High Maintenance' Is About More Than Drugs 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z

“This is a tragic and sudden loss,” the statement said. Robin Williams, Oscar-Winning Comedian, Dies at 63 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z

Between that detail and Misty's tragic fashion sense, the performer is clearly having a great time camping it up on this show. "Yellowjackets" is a fantastic, terrifying plummet into the darkness of female desire and rage 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z

You look at the possible tragic failure of such a venture, and at the pedigree of those producing it and see quickly that there is a disparity. The Beach Boys musical: wouldn't it be awful? 2010-10-04T14:09:00Z

We have not heard much from the former Lady McCartney for some time, which is tragic yet understandable. Heather Mills to save the planet 2011-03-03T20:00:01Z

It's not the tragic, but the trivial thingsthat bury sadness deeper every day;not how creation sighs, but how it singsthough that itself is tragic, in a way. Poem of the week: Departed by Grahame Davies 2012-07-09T13:24:37Z

I think it really enhances Gus as a character, because it means that what he went through, pool-side in Mexico, all those years ago was beyond tragic. ‘Better Call Saul’ Season 2 Finale: The Ultimate Betrayal 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z

Loay is the most tragic of all, deeply emotionally traumatised as well as blinded. TV review: True Stories: War Child 2011-02-16T08:00:04Z

So bumptious an opening, at once comic and tragic, raucous and dreary, overcomes the challenges of long names, unknown moonshine and “skin-rotten street dogs whimpering in their dreams.” Review | Decades after the raucous ‘Harbart’ became a cult classic in India, a translation finally arrives 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z

It was a tragic end to a tragic life blighted by mental illness and incarceration in an insane asylum. ‘My family resisted the Nazis’: why director had to film Alone in Berlin 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z

For me, the film about Adi, his parents and his homeland has a tragic dimension, and it is obvious that he has still only scratched the surface. The Look of Silence: second Act of Killing as horrifically gripping as first - Venice film festival review 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z

She was especially moving in the tragic last act. Francesco Demuro Steps In to Save Met’s ‘La Traviata’ 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z

Divided into five “songs,” or acts, spanning a decade and a half, “Birds of Passage” unfolds at a tragic tread that’s both relentless and deliberate. Review: “Birds of Passage,” the Tragic Story of an Indigenous Colombian Family’s Involvement in the Drug War 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z

So another tragic twist to the Kennedy story unfolded; money really doesn't buy you happiness. TV highlights – 08/05/2013 2013-05-08T06:00:04Z

When “Cato” premiered in 1737, its tragic ending went over so badly that the creators tacked on a happy one for subsequent performances. Glimmerglass season shines with vibrant vocal performances 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z

Paradoxically, the otherwise tragic loss of color emphasizes the form's harmonious geometries. 'Sculpture in the Age of Donatello' shows artist's competitive spirit 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z

Her name endures, too, labeling the sound, but with the rest of her tragic story submerged in Narcissus’ greater fame. ‘Narcissus’ Review: Remember Echo Too (and Don’t Forget Their Fate) 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z

There is an amusing section on the 17 rules for married men conducting an affair, which include lying “intelligently” and the tragic “never fall in love.” Books of The Times: In France, Sauciness Extends Well Beyond Food 2011-06-15T23:45:43Z

With her death at the age of 48, Whitney Houston becomes another tragic statistic – another gifted woman and mother lost too young in the wreckage of addiction. Motherlode Blog: Whitney Houston, My Mother and Addiction 2012-02-14T16:58:23Z

But the movie, adapted from a novel by Tatiana de Rosnay, is ultimately more concerned with the genuinely tragic dimensions of the story than its suspense angles. Review: A Grieving Mother Seeks Her Own Justice in ‘Moka’ 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z

“This is a heartbreaking and tragic loss for the zoo and especially the Great Ape Team who have worked diligently to care for the infant and its mother since its birth.” Baby chimpanzee killed by adult at L. A. Zoo 2012-06-27T13:33:00Z

The movie wants to be both an insider look at the global apparatus of human trafficking, including its tragic costs, and a redemptive tale about the women at the center of this criminal underworld. ‘Snakehead’ Review: Nightmares on the Way to the American Dream 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z

It has muscular force, freewheeling energy and is by turns funny, tragic and scary, starting out resembling Distant Voices, Still Lives or the opening of Kes and drifting towards the menace of A Clockwork Orange. Peter Mullan's Neds heads London film festival's most-awaited list 2010-10-21T16:37:00Z

AMC did not immediately respond to requests for comment, but said in a statement to Variety that it had temporarily shut down production after Mr. Bernecker’s “tragic accident.” ‘Walking Dead’ Stuntman Dies After Fall on Set 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z

The essence of melodrama is the revelation of tragic grandeur in everyday life—and the contrast, even the conflict, between the mighty nobility of everyday people’s emotions and the workaday circumstances of their lives. Eugène Green's “The Son of Joseph,” a Grand and Comedic Drama of Father and Son 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z

Jane Pierce, the wife of President Franklin Pierce, is a “rather tragic” example, according to Ms. Jellison: Her first son, named Franklin, died within days of birth. Reluctant First Lady? Melania Trump Wouldn’t Be the First to Claim That Title 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z

This tragic incident vividly illustrates the perils associated with certain locations. Why tourists go to sites associated with death and suffering 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z

How these people deal with this conflict—as individuals and as religious institutions—determines the variously entertaining or tragic manifestations of sexual obsession in religion. God is not a prude: This is why religion remains so sex-obsessed, why we pretend Jesus was born of a virgin 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z

Hedges said he was experiencing “tragic and triumphant ups and downs” about his own work. Onstage, ‘Brokeback Mountain’ Is Still a Tragedy 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z

Eidinger, an expert prima donna, brings out the tragic absurdity of men who blindly follow orders. ‘Persian Lessons’ Review: Performing for His Life 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z

"We are in shock and mourning this tragic loss," his representatives at Viewpoint public relations in Los Angeles said in a statement. Glee star Cory Monteith found dead in hotel room 2013-07-14T06:56:00Z

Women over 40 in the industry are often either invisible or made to appear tragic. Patricia Arquette wins the Oscar for “aging gracefully” — oh, and for her performance in “Boyhood” 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z

Watching the tragic end of our withdrawal from Afghanistan, Americans could easily have forgotten that the war began in a spasm of triumphalism. Has the Myth of the ‘Good War’ Done Us Lasting Harm? 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z

Eastman’s own story was tragic, and it is hard not to hear these luminous ovals of sound as an expression of both professional discipline and radical desire. Song of the Summer: “Femenine,” by Julius Eastman 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z

In a tragic yet wholly logical sequence of events, the child becomes the Man, and the Man becomes a diminished Man. The kids are all wrong 2012-05-29T15:20:00Z

Also handled well in Fast 6 are the tragic fates of Han and Gisele. Vroom to Grow: How Fast & Furious Became Hollywood’s Greatest Action-Movie Franchise 2013-06-03T19:41:45Z

So now that we’re here at the finale, it’s sad but maybe not tragic. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z

Here, in scenes both witty and tragic, is a warning about what comes of waiting for inherited affluence. ‘The Nest’ review: What happens when that nest egg cracks? 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z

Once the genre acquired pointwork in the early 19th century, it acquired a tragic dimension. Arts & Leisure Preview: Story Ballets, Still Romantically Inclined 2010-08-04T22:16:00Z

They are as joyful and as tragic as the genre itself. A Visual History of Rock and Roll, Room by Empty Room 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z

Definitely a tragic chapter in history that contributed to the American populace. TV Review: 'Who Do You Think You Are?' 2010-03-12T22:44:00Z

“I may seem tragic to you, but I seem fortunate to myself,” he writes. Books of The Times: ?Life Itself? by Roger Ebert - Review 2011-09-22T21:53:06Z

Despite the tragic shadows across Hayes’s playground, his first five books retained a certain upbeat ebullience. In a (Prose) Tribute to Fathers and Father Figures, a Fast-Paced Poet Slows Down 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z

It generally has lyrics that describe something tragic or sad. Wynton Marsalis Finds Solace in the Optimism of the Blues 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z

Their stories are tragic, but, as Ayad said, “Every story here is sad. Each is only a drop in the ocean.” On Samos, Aesop’s Fabled Isle, a Mix of Greeks, Migrants and Tourists 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z

After her loss, “I was even more superior: Now I was tragic.” For Margaret Cho, Nothing Is Too Private for a Punch Line 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z

Richard Wagner's ultimate love story of tragic passion, deceit and death often ends up as an evening of tedium, or worse, kitsch. Stemme shines as Isolde in Wagner's love story 2013-06-14T14:56:09Z

Members of the writer's family said in a statement that "we share with Helen's friends, neighbors and fans our shock, disbelief and sadness at the news of her tragic death." Partner of British author Helen Bailey charged with murder 2016-07-16T04:00:00Z

Like so many Trout stories, It was about a tragic failure to communicate. Cocteau Twins: 'It's music to bonk to' – a classic interview from the vaults 2012-07-31T17:01:42Z

Her material, chosen with the guidance of the producer Billy Sherrill, tackled mature subjects: her signature singles were tragic story songs, obsessed with mortality and regularly featuring a body count. Tanya Tucker’s New Album Might Be the Best of Her Long, Underrated Career 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z

The Australian TV dramedy “Please Like Me” earned a devoted following and an international Emmy nomination for the way it used droll humor to explore difficult, even tragic, events. After ‘Please Like Me,’ Josh Thomas’s New Show Is All Fiction 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z

Diego Luna reprises his role as Cassian Andor, a cynical crook with a tragic past, who is persuaded to use his talents for deception and thievery to aid the Rebel cause. The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to HBO, Hulu, Apple TV+ and More in September 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z

‘I’m a huge believer in a good tragic ending — it worked for “Titanic.”’ Save My Blockbuster! 2013-06-28T16:14:07Z

"The Wire" actress's tragic plot twist The news story reads like a loose recap of Season 3 of "The Wire." "The Wire" actress's tragic plot twist 2011-03-10T22:19:00Z

Unnecessary flashbacks triggered by his experiences with the teens recount his tragic backstory. Aw, shucks! "12 Mighty Orphans" is the Depression-era underdog sports hokum you've been missing 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z

Long before the tragic particulars of Henriette’s death — the secrets, the fatal blind spots — are uncovered, the aftershocks are powerfully felt. Ghosts, Literal and Figurative, Haunt Magda Szabo’s Novel 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z

The tragic end of Mike Starr, the Alice in Chains bassist who died on Tuesday after a heroin overdose, might look like just another rock death. Mike Starr and the deadliest musical genre 2011-03-10T08:15:27Z

In interviews, Hirst spoke of his work’s “tragic beauty,” the way it distilled “that failure of trying so hard to do something that you destroy the thing that you’re trying to preserve.” Taxidermy Is a Metaphor for Our Time 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z

Her campaign against Grandier comes at a tragic cost, not least because it becomes a tool for others who were already plotting his destruction. Review: ‘The Devils of Loudun’ Offers No Escape From Horror 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z

The tragic theme he repeats is of the consolidation of small distilleries bought up by soulless corporations. If Tea Isn’t Your Cuppa, How About Beer, Wine or Coffee? 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z

The Black character, however brave, beautiful or tragic he may be, is the vehicle of his companion’s moral awakening. ‘Armageddon Time’ Review: Hard Lessons About Life in America 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z

The ancient Roman siege of the fortified city of Masada came to an epically tragic end when more than 900 Jewish defenders chose suicide over surrender. Masada in CBS' 'The Dovekeepers': Bad storytelling in every way 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z

Her Phaedra was poised, lustful and tragic to her sorrowful end, before a conventional happy finale punctures the effect. Michelangelo Sonnets; Hippolyte et Aricie – review 2013-07-06T23:09:04Z

While Chekhov’s works have become a staple of the international repertory, cherished for their subtle mixture of the comic and the tragic, Ostrovsky has mostly retreated to the textbooks outside of his own country. | 'The Forest': Dianne Wiest Tries ?The Forest? at Classic Stage 2010-05-07T03:50:00Z

We never really consider how they have to interact with people who are directly connected to the pain and tragic events that shatter communities. Tamron Hall, TV host and now mystery novelist, created a heroine to be "the reporter I wish I was" 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z

Subsequent productions of “Soldaten,” at the Salzburg Festival and Zurich Opera, seemed to ratify this official understanding of the composer as a gnarly and tragic visionary, full stop. A Musical Modernist’s New, Smiling Guise 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z

This act, partly meant as a proof of manhood, leads to a series of tragic and sometimes absurd events that ensnare everyone, but especially Omar, in a web of conflicting loyalties and motives. Movie Review: In ‘Omar,’ the West Bank Is a Backdrop for Betrayal 2014-02-20T23:28:48Z

In an interview this March at the University of Kent, where he taught for over three decades, Gurnah said it was “more on reflection” that the period felt tragic. Abdulrazak Gurnah Refuses to Be Boxed In: ‘I Represent Me’ 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z

He lies, first, to Teresa, claiming that his mother is dead, as a way to evoke sympathy at his tragic situation, and later repeats this lie to Isabel. Baudelaire makes a comeback 2013-02-04T19:15:00Z

I can’t speak for everybody, but I find some of these things just tragic and painful to absorb and not helpful to us as a society. How Janeane Garofalo Knew 'Wet Hot American Summer' Was a Cult Hit 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z

But as I relive this tale of tragic timing, I have two responses. Modern Love: Is the Husband Going to be the Problem? 2010-08-12T23:00:00Z

Painting with what he calls Shostakovich’s “cold colors,” Nelsons traces the tragic arc of the monumental first movement, slowing building tension to a tightly controlled climax before receding in weary resignation. CD reviews: Two lyrical recordings of classic 20th-century scores 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z

They are the tragic legacy of racism and unequal economic opportunity. “Tell me your ZIP code and I can tell you how healthy you are”: Shouldn’t the most accessible exercise of all be available to everyone? 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z

Suffice it to say, then, that "Welcome to Braggsville" is audacious, unpredictable, exuberant and even tragic, in the most classic meaning of the word. T. Geronimo Johnson brings culture clash to 'Welcome to Braggsville' 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z

And Chortle.co.uk brings us a tragic story in a different sense: that of little-known Scottish comic Stephen Higgins, who told his local newspaper that the BBC had commissioned his sitcom. Talk show hosts vote with their jokes – and which standups are in the money 2012-11-06T17:02:36Z

The destruction of the statues, which had stood for 1,500 years, remains one of the most tragic attacks on Afghanistan’s cultural heritage. Treasures of Afghan History, Art and Culture 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z

It’s no wonder that the tragic romance in the new “A Star Is Born” speaks to so many of us, whether we like it or not. In ‘A Star Is Born,’ Equality Is Deadly 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z

Cottonmouth is a vicious Harlem crime boss with a tragic past and a habit of throwing guys off rooftops. Mahershala Ali? You’ve Surely Seen His Face 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z

These are just a few names of black girls and women whose tragic deaths the public might have ignored if their families and black feminist activists had not diligently fought for justice on their behalf. Art That Confronts and Challenges Racism: Start Here 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z

“His death at a young age is a tragic outcome of his own action,” McTaggart said. Coroner warns of poppy dangers after opium tea kills Dane in Tasmania 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z

Though it is a tragic love story, it is also a perfect and irresistible fantasy. ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ Sets Out to Make You Cry 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z

Most war stories are tragic; this one sounds like a farce. 'I don’t want a publicist': Dougray Scott on film, fame and his father's war stories 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z

At first, Nwandu’s new ending is as tragic as the original. Finding Redemption and Rebirth on the Road to Broadway 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z

In a posting on his official website, Jagger spoke of his distress and sorrow about her tragic death. Designer L'Wren Scott committed suicide by hanging: official 2014-03-19T22:04:16Z

Beth's death was tragic, yes, but not entirely unexpected. 'The Walking Dead' recap: 'Coda' puts an end to one story 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z

"My family and I are devastated and in deep shock by the tragic loss of our dear Michael and ask that everyone respect our privacy during this difficult time," Marie Osmond said in a statement. Marie Osmond son kills self in jump from building 2010-02-28T00:25:00Z

But I also felt that it was an extremely exciting story, an active, provocative political thriller with a Greek tragic moment at the end, and that film could open it up in a dynamic way.” Movies: ?Coriolanus?: Ralph Fiennes Debut as Film Director 2011-11-27T04:47:17Z

Even they took a few episodes to make the audience comfortable with their comedy before accentuating the tragic charade of post-racial America. “Hood Adjacent with James Davis” explores the reality of black life versus the idea of black as fashion 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z

As news of Robin Williams’ tragic death spread on Monday, Twitter was flooded with remembrances — to the point where every single one of Twitter’s top trending topics was dedicated to the legendary comedian. Remembering Robin Williams: World reacts to legendary comedian’s death 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z

Cuomo said he looks for something positive in the tragic story, including why relatively few people died in the bombing. CNN's Cuomo: Avoids mentioning bombers' names 2013-05-10T20:34:08Z

“Charlotte” takes faithful inspiration from the artist’s life, and understatedly renders the facts of her tragic death before the credits. ‘Charlotte’ Review: An Artist’s Brief Life 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z

His singing was solid, but it was the young, tenderly confounded man he handsomely individualized that made us feel the weight of the musical's tragic antiwar vision. This 'Hair' makes it easy to be heartened 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z

This artificial family’s real problems compound over time, much like the tragic plot of TV shows such as “The Shield” and “Breaking Bad.” One of comics’ best writers is former CIA agent 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z

Milller believed it was fitting to center a tragic view of the human condition on “the heart and spirit of the average man.” Life of a ?Salesman? 2012-03-01T19:52:26Z

The problem is when becomes too tragic, when certain right-wing nonsense is actually culturally criminal: the anti-immigrant stuff, the Donald Trump nonsense. How Janeane Garofalo Knew 'Wet Hot American Summer' Was a Cult Hit 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z

Is it sad because of a hugely significant part of the plot or through a tiny, tragic detail? What are the saddest ever films? 2012-09-28T13:53:00Z

In a room full of comics, nothing’s too tragic to joke about. Amy Schumer’s Comedy Central Show, From the Inside 2013-04-18T12:00:01Z

The map of the possible world being redrawn right now — parts of it in tragic and unsettling ways — might soon mean new opportunities for the traveler who dares to try it. Why We Travel 2011-04-01T19:10:47Z

His process is the same, whether filling the shoes of a sweet romantic lead or a tragic and complex figure from history. "I owe my entire life" to "Mean Girls": Jonathan Bennett on his famous role and "The Holiday Sitter" 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z

In some scenes, cars resemble Matchbox toys, and women appear to have the bodies of 12-year-old girls — not the most tragic illusion, you might think, but disturbing nonetheless. ‘Frank Miller’s Sin City: A Dame to Kill For,’ More Neo-Noir 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z

Not because of his own work, but because he offers a tantalizing look into the tragic last days of Vincent van Gogh. The Hunt for Clarity About van Gogh’s Last Days Leads to Maine 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z

Anthology miniseries have been packaged and presented as the next big thing for studios as well as audiences, and each one has its own tragic flaw. Love “Fargo” but hate “True Detective?”: Inside the good, the bad and the ugly of TV’s prestige anthology shows 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z

Momentarily, he becomes a tragic figure, a man defeated not by his desire in itself – like all of us, he yearns for affection and stability – but by his headstrong way of achieving it. Educating Agnes ? review 2011-04-12T17:29:03Z

This is a tragic waste of human potential and lost opportunity. We are building a fair welfare state 2013-04-02T19:30:00Z

"It is tragic that she won't be there to see the wedding and that she never got to meet his bride." Prince William pays tribute to Diana at wedding 2011-04-29T12:26:58Z

For Capote and Mailer, the murderer loomed as an antihero, a tragic figure defying the conventions and expectations of mainstream America. Book Review Podcast: 'One of Us' 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z

It will also act as a catalyst that – added to Ezeulu’s stubborness, his idealism, his pride – will contribute to his tragic end. Chinua Achebe: The man who rediscovered Africa 2013-03-22T14:45:00Z

As Offerman and Beahrs cut into various meats and vegetables, their conversation moves into all kinds of surprising, sometimes tragic avenues of our heritage. Review | Nick Offerman would like to invite you to dinner 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z

Who's to say that a man can't write of the tragic frustrations of a housewife? Why "The Help's" critics are all wrong 2011-08-16T15:59:00Z

The goal isn’t to isolate them from pop culture or media altogether – that would be tragic – but to allow them to be aware of what they’re ingesting. This holiday season, protect your kid from consumerism by just saying 'no' 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z

In a statement on the "Glee" Twitter page, the show's executive producers and Fox said they were "deeply saddened by this tragic news". "Glee" star Cory Monteith dead in Vancouver hotel room at 31 2013-07-15T00:16:21Z

“If you made a movie about any of them, it would be completely tragic and silly, but they matter to us.” Liberace’s Tale, From Michael Douglas and Steven Soderbergh 2013-05-17T21:54:42Z

Though Mr. Franco musters a single, perfect tear for the play’s tragic climax, I only came close to shedding one. Theater Review: James Franco and Chris O’Dowd in ‘Of Mice and Men’ 2014-04-17T02:00:12Z

It is also highly lyrical, despite its eccentric appearance, and charged with an often tragic tension. Elena Shvarts obituary 2010-05-06T17:40:00Z

"We are deeply saddened by the tragic and untimely passing of Whitney Houston," said Bishop TD Jakes, one of the film's producers. Whitney Houston's final recordings to appear on film soundtrack 2012-02-13T13:32:59Z

I think it’s tragic that we won that battle at the cost of so many other battles that we need to fight. “Queer sexual bodies are despised”: Garth Greenwell on writing his debut novel and why everything comes back to Kentucky for him, “for better and for worse” 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z

But he lacks the nobility that needs to be established to make his fall seem tragic. Before I Sleep; Eurydice; Macbeth 2010-05-08T23:07:00Z

And like Shakespeare, it can be entertainment in the highest sense: tragic, provocative, sad, moving, but still entertaining. At 150, Rachmaninoff and His Music Are ‘Here to Stay’ 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z

Piper does a decent job of playing downtrodden 1950s housewife Betty, whose boredom leads her to a risky, tragic affair with Polish neighbour Craze. The Grand National 2010-04-10T05:45:00Z

"The Road," which serves as the album's opening track, brings an evenhanded understanding of what others might look at as tragic. Emmylou Harris lives in the moment, sings about the past 2011-04-25T16:03:05Z

“Swan Lake,” with its double role of Odette-Odile — the tragic Swan Queen and her evil doppelgänger — is more of an emotional roller coaster. Megan Fairchild, the Swan With the Screwball Spark 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z

I do not think of the echo chamber of disillusionment and despair behind Sylvia Plath's first suicide attempt at 20 and the tragic finality of her successful attempt at 30. Sylvia Plath: reflections on her legacy 2013-02-08T18:00:02Z

In Ionesco’s tragic farce, an old couple usher in throngs of invisible guests, offering them myriad chairs to await an important announcement. A Puppet Theater Response to Ionesco in ‘The Chairs’ 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z

Jock Culture glorifies the young, the strong and the beautiful, and Lipsyte, the would-be Chekhov, gets the tragic implications. Former New York Times sportswriter pens memoir 2011-05-02T11:35:11Z

These responses by the right-wing media to the tragic events in Dallas are also acts of projection and obsession. The right wing’s projection and obsession: Their hunger to pervert Black Lives Matter rises after Dallas 2016-07-09T04:00:00Z

By film’s end, conversations that had grown so tedious on the internet had been reborn as riveting, hilarious, tragic. Breaking Out of the #MeToo Movie Formula 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z

Sacks writes only briefly about his need “to get away from my tragic, hopeless, mismanaged brother”; Weschler might have made this sibling — and Sacks’s flight from him — central to his own explorations. A Biography of Oliver Sacks, Written by His Boswell 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z

Those men who perished upon the rocks for surrendering to the sirens’ euphonious call are the myth’s tragic protagonists—the cautionary tale we embrace. In Italy, among the literary A-list, I find my own siren song 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z

He’s gained access to her family and friends, giving the film a more comprehensive feel, and uncovered some further tragic details from her life. No cape required: your guide to the best alternative films this summer 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z

Comic operas tend to be crowd-pleasers: At last, a break from all the tragic deaths and doomed lovers. Lend Me a Jukebox Opera. Yuks and Tenor Required. 2022-07-17T04:00:00Z

Winehouse's story was always tragic, but as the film — and her life — grew progressively darker her music became that much more meaningful. 'Amy' documentary looks squarely in the face of Amy Winehouse's demons 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z

It’s a strange, rambling tale of light and darkness, which seems kind of pointless at first and then turns hilarious, tragic and profound. What’s the one great movie in this year’s Oscar race? It has a hairy Bulgarian monster, and you haven’t seen it 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z

“Indigenous communities got horribly slammed by that. A horrible, tragic time. I got so many notes from people: ‘I’ve never seen this painting like this before.’ The Frick Savors the Opulence of Emptiness 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z

The tragic ending, on an icy river, has some of Shostakovich’s most jarring and riveting music. Stalin Didn’t Like This Opera, but Audiences Still Do 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z

Hanna-Attisha’s analysis of Flint residents’ blood tests proved indisputably that they were being poisoned and exposed the official denials and obfuscation as a crime of tragic proportions. Two Views of Flint’s Water Troubles: One a Close-Up and One With a Wide-Angle Lens 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z

It was at times absurd, but ultimately it was tragic.” Gucci heirs says ‘House of Gucci’ narrative is inaccurate 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z

She called Monteith a “hell of a friend” and an “amazing” man “What an absolutely tragic loss of a very talented young man,” tweeted Zooey Deschanel, star of another Fox show, “New Girl.” Cory Monteith, Star of Hit Show Glee, Found Dead 2013-07-14T12:46:27Z

Characters break the fourth wall and stock footage is mixed with more traditional scenes to tell the story of the housing collapse, a drama both tragic and darkly funny. Below the Line: Editing ‘The Big Short’ 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z

“Gabby tapped her life experience in a way that was beautiful and wasn’t tragic,” he continued. Gabourey Sidibe Doesn’t Want to Talk About Her Body 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z

"That's what makes her terribly funny at times and rather tragic in others." Angela Lansbury follows in mother's footsteps 2014-01-23T10:49:10Z

In conversation with his co-host Robin Quivers, Stern sympathized with Prince Harry's clash with the British royal family, specifically mentioning the unjust treatment his mother, Princess Diana, received prior to her tragic death. Howard Stern is over "whiny" Harry and Meghan, but has a choice 4-letter word to describe Charles 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z

Who, if anyone, could have prevented Washington’s tragic misadventure in Vietnam? Barbara W. Tuchman, Folly and the Stream of History 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z

That first story has its obvious attractions, notably the irresistible appeal of tragic love, with its messy beds and broken hearts. ‘The Souvenir Part II’ Review: Life, as She Imagines It 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z

The Lorraine Motel in Memphis, even though it’s a tragic remembrance of Dr. King getting killed. Calvin A. Ramsey on the Days of the ‘Green Book.’ 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z

It is not entirely surprising that so many of these nominees have portrayed the poor, imprisoned, great or tragic. What Does the Academy Value in a Black Performance? 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z

But there are two sides to every story, and from the Russian perspective, the Lake Placid games are a minor, unfortunate episode in a glorious and sometimes tragic history. ‘Red Army,’ the Rise and Fall of a Soviet Hockey Dynasty 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z

The tragic death and the subsequent fights with MGM soured Trumbull on the business and he said in an interview that he had no interest in doing another Hollywood feature. ‘2001,’ ‘Blade Runner’ effects pioneer Douglas Trumbull dies 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z

His portrayal isn’t as powerful or moving, though, and in some ways that’s the conundrum of “Paterno” — it’s a tragedy without a tragic hero. Review: Al Pacino Stars in HBO’s ‘Paterno,’ a Tragedy Without a Hero 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z

A friend of mine posted something about a tragic incident that happened over a week ago. Han Han: I had to break my Twitter obsession 2012-10-07T21:30:00Z

It would be a tragic irony if awards season killed off the very institutions it was designed to celebrate. And the Oscar goes to ... a movie by a streaming platform? 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z

Sometimes, however, the efforts to rid the island of Castro were just plain tragic. Change in U.S. policy toward Cuba dismantles an artifact of the Cold War 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z

That is partly why Ian Grieve's production seems more miserable than tragic. Death of a Salesman ? review 2011-02-15T18:50:00Z

Despite a consensus among historians that the killings amounted to genocide, Turkish leaders reject that characterization and call them a tragic unplanned result of war. Review: In ‘With You, Armenia,’ Kissin and Others Honor the Slaughtered 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z

Paris in the 1840's, a tragic love story and the life of a beautiful courtesan who dies young of TB - this has to be a recipe for success. World literature tour: France 2011-03-28T11:30:33Z

A tragic irony of the American experience is that faith has been deployed to suppress as well as to liberate; to exclude as well as to include; to control as well as to free. Henry Louis Gates Jr. on African-American Religion 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z

Mr. Cooper said that “Rise,” inspired partly by school shootings and terrorist bombings, is about “a typical American teenager coming into adulthood and faced with how tragic and horrifying the world can be,” he said. Exalting the Sacred, Wooing the Secular 2013-07-09T21:37:07Z

It was a dramatic tale but one in touch with the history of art, which is unfortunately full of tragic stories of early deaths, from Giorgione and Raphael to Basquiat and beyond. Never forget David Bowie masterminded "the biggest art hoax in history" 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z

She's also every bit as a tragic a heroine as anything Puccini could have devised.  Anna Nicole Smith returns from the dead 2011-02-18T16:19:00Z

This is the time/of the tragic man/that lies in the house of Bedlam ... 2 pre-holiday shows definitely for adults, plus 1 for kids 2011-11-17T22:43:26Z

The comic and tragic are in this staging cut from the same abrasive cloth, with crowd scenes that quickly turn threatening and characters who lurk moodily on the edges. Review: Netrebko and Kaufmann Is as Good as Opera Gets 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z

Such is the grip that this existentially challenged tragic hero continues to exert on the imagination. Hamlet and the Surveillance State of Denmark 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z

"With a magnetic screen presence and amazing technique, her ability to totally immerse herself into a character makes her naive, love-struck waitress in Brighton Rock a touching and tragic victim," the jury said. Riseborough to gain Berlin honour 2010-12-15T15:35:07Z

In this book, twin sisters Hayley and Taylor Ryan, of Port Gamble, investigate the tragic and mysterious death of an old friend. Local books: Fort Vancouver, true crime for teens 2011-09-02T21:17:04Z

If it's ever OK to be light-hearted about something tragic, surely it is about this. Can an equation find out whether a subject is suitable for risk-free levity? 2012-07-28T23:06:06Z

Mr. Sissako does not humanize violent extremists so much as demonstrate that they already belong to the species and reflect part of our common, tragic nature. The Best Movies of 2015 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z

The book's tragic outcome leaves the reader feeling genuinely bereft. First fiction – reviews 2012-09-28T21:45:03Z

There are many reasons for the country’s tragic collapse, but the only word that matters at the moment is “socialism.” Why does everybody suddenly hate billionaires? Because they’ve made it easy. 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z

Perhaps Krauss is trying to cram too much information about this tragic story in under 90 minutes. “The Kill Team” offers atrocities, but little insight into wartime murders of civilians 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z

His “Small Fates” series was composed of deadpan summaries of tragic news from Nigeria. Teju Cole’s ‘Every Day Is for the Thief’ Comes to the U.S. 2014-03-19T21:01:25Z

Mr. Campbell expressed alarm about continuing looting, calling it “a grave and tragic emergency.” ArtsBeat: Egyptian Antiquities Chief Resigns 2011-03-03T18:25:23Z

Or the final interaction between Blaze and Janice, which for all its tragic tumult, never fully resonates. Loss and attraction power Maria Flook's 'Mothers and Lovers' 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z

Those performances, considered audacious at the time, led to more tragic and intellectual roles rather than comedies. Emmanuelle Riva of ‘Amour,’ From New Wave to New Stardom 2013-01-02T00:21:01Z

Dustin, a psychologist in his 40s, is grappling with a tragic past: His parents, aunt and uncle were murdered and his adopted brother, Rusty, was convicted of the crime. Paperback Row 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z

Jace's attorney Jamon Hicks called the case tragic in opening statements Tuesday that case boiled down to the actor's mindset at the time of the killing, and whether it was premeditated. Closing arguments next in 'Shield' actor's murder trial 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z

Can this really be the same actor who was also so brilliant as the tragic victim of a kind of urban torture in Accused just the other night? TV review: Bad Sugar; A Touch Of Cloth; C4's 30 Greatest Comedy Shows; Murder: Joint Enterprise 2012-08-26T22:00:01Z

Welcome to , where the party continues despite the tragic events unfolding in Boston. Dancing with the Stars Watch: Zorro on a Zipline 2013-04-16T09:45:55Z

His explanation — “It was just for when it gets quiet” — fits in well with the tragic nature of the rest of the episode. The Walking Dead Watch: “Indifference” 2013-11-04T03:00:01Z

It’s hard because you’re watching people go through such tragic things, but you also want some sense of solution. Regina Hall Sees the Bigger Picture With ‘Sleepless in Seattle’ and ‘Forensic Files’ 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z

"With 'Power,' we're presenting a world and characters we haven't seen before, in a package that tells a story that has classic themes — an ill-fated romance, a hero with a tragic flaw." 'Power' explores the dark corners of clubs and drugs 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z

The band teased a musical version of the show’s infamous “red wedding” that, so far, looks a lot less tragic, violent and bloody than the George R.R. Coldplay Writes a "Red Wedding" Song for the Cast of GoT 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z

Their dilemmas are more exquisite, their choices more tragic, than anything the commoners can know. ‘Spencer’ Review: Prisoner of the House of Windsor 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z

First came the high school shooting in Parkland, Fla., on February 14, 2018, after which Paramount postponed the show’s scheduled March premiere date “in light of recent tragic events.” What’s your damage? Why a "Heathers" TV adaptation hasn’t worked — yet 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z

Ms. Mearns brings to the roles qualities that are all her own: an ardent musicality, a tragic glamour and a lusciously mobile spine. Dance: An Illuminating Swan, Then a Pure-Dance End 2010-02-17T23:34:00Z

And I'm so sorry that this profoundly tragic week has opened up your wounds. After the deaths of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain: Suicide is a beast for survivors, too 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z

It isn’t epic or tragic or especially momentous. Extraordinary Actresses on Their Ordinary Roles in ‘Morning Sun’ 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z

There’s just such a heavy cultural context that comes along with it that makes you think of so many hopeful, tragic, bizarre elements of what it is to be an American. Jack Antonoff Doesn’t Want to Just Take Up Space 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z

In the most ambitious — “That Wasn’t Me,” by the Spanish filmmaker Esteban Crespo — the fates of an African child soldier and a Spanish aid worker intersect in ways that are both tragic and redemptive. | 'The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2014': Oscar Shorts, From Surreal to Oh So Real 2014-01-30T22:56:19Z

The Philadelphia strings captured the slow movements’ dark hues, as well as the unbridled power and sense of the tragic that bursts forth from the fast second movement. Music Review: Philadelphia Orchestra at Carnegie Hall - Review 2011-10-26T23:41:47Z

Malcolm recognized something tragic in this, but she also found it interesting — a word she occasionally used, but not in the way that too many writers use it, as filler or a crutch. Janet Malcolm, a Writer Who Emphasized the Messiness of Life With Slyness and Precision 2021-06-19T04:00:00Z

And through it all, the situation in Haiti — which began with an earthquake on January 12 — went from bad to worse to indescribably tragic. The week in pictures 2012-06-09T13:00:00Z

A profoundly polarizing and finally tragic figure, Mr. Hume opens himself for condemnation. Review: For the Wild Things in ‘Trophy,’ Life Has a Price 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z

Noguchi’s mother, a fascinating and tragic figure, haunted his expression much as she haunts the pages of Herrera’s elegant biography. 100 Notable Books of 2015 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z

OK, this is not a murder book per se, but if there has ever been more violent/tragic death than the killing of little Rue, I haven't seen it. Gregg Olsen's top 10 deadly reads 2012-11-15T12:39:02Z

Pondering “what makes a mistake larger than life, so all-encompassing that your life itself becomes a failure,” she had set out to research a baker’s dozen of “tragic architects” in America and Europe. The Buildings That Drove Their Creators to Despair 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z

When tragic real-life events are rendered cinematic, a tendency to increase the melodrama can arise. Five Action Movies to Stream Now 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z

You won't see a movie this year that is more moving, more tragic, more upsetting, more hopeful or more necessary. Pick of the week: Real-life crime drama "The Interrupters" 2011-07-29T01:01:00Z

And “unstoppable” is the word that best fits the fictional children in three timely, poignant and sometimes tragic new novels describing the current global refugee crisis. Stories for Kids About Heroic Young Refugees 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z

“So much that was taken from Paris on the tragic night of November 13th is irreplaceable,” he said. U2 Reschedules Paris Concerts Postponed Because of Attacks 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z

There ensued political chaos, the siege of Paris, the Commune and the tragic massacre that ended it. A Lively, Fast-Paced Account of France’s Second Empire 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z

“We are devastated by the unexpected and tragic loss of Pop Smoke,” said a rep for Republic Records, to which the rapper is signed via the imprint Victor Victor. Rapper Pop Smoke killed by masked gunmen 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z

But in Whitehead’s novel, that simple small-town celebration is transformed into something far more complicated — and tragic. Interview: Colson Whitehead 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z

That's not to say that men are immune; there's not a much more tragic example of the quest for eternal youth than Michael Jackson, who was born two weeks after Madonna. Madonna at 60: From Material Girl to Golden Girl, on her own terms 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z

Local convention and visitors bureau president Lee Tasseff calls the damage "tragic." Storms damages Ohio tree seen in 'Shawshank' 2011-08-02T16:46:03Z

“Like a lot of people, I’m fascinated with the Kennedys and their history and their achievements and the tragic stories that follow them,” Ms. Mara said. Kate Mara Takes On Another Political Death 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z

This awareness lends an almost tragic resonance to much of Foote’s seemingly inconsequential dialogue, making him one of the most eloquently vernacular playwrights in American letters. Theater Review: ‘Harrison, TX,’ Three Plays by Horton Foote 2012-08-15T02:27:25Z

Many animated tales involve dashing acts of bravery, but rarely do they show the possible tragic consequences of such acts. Review: Lovely visuals, smart writing in ‘Dragon’ 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z

Well, the same thing happens in real-life relationships, and it can be just as tragic. Relationship advice: Forget Venus and Mars 2012-09-04T12:00:00Z

Grush added, “The more that people care for a character, the more frightful or tragic it is when things start to happen to them.” These Composers Are Maestros of Menace 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z

It is also an attempt to exorcise her own boundless grief and, in so doing, spare herself Elena’s tragic destiny. ‘Elena,’ a Documentary About a Brazilian Actress 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z

O’Farrell’s new novel is about Hamnet, a son of Shakespeare’s who died at 11 years old and inspired the name of his father’s most famous tragic character. Summer Reading Suggestions, Handpicked for Your Taste 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z

The tragic heroine whose shocking death, at 36, sent Britain into mourning. ‘The Crown’: What to Read and Watch About Diana 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z

The loss of fellow fliers and of his secret French wife, who died in a German bombardment, shaped his gallant, tragic view of war. ‘Wild Bill Wellman: Hollywood Rebel,’ by William Wellman Jr. 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z

Some of these are almost mythically tragic, particularly the final one, in which she recounts with uncanny evenness the night her cousin Karthik killed his wife, three children and mother-in-law before killing himself. Review: Bending It Like Bharatanatyam 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z

Usually people say an actor's career is marked by playing Shakespeare's great tragic heroes Hamlet, Macbeth and King Lear. A Minute With: Ethan Hawke on acting, Selena Gomez and Shakespeare 2013-08-28T12:05:18Z

"It's the way you hope life is in a very tragic situation." Actor-director Krasinski mines tears, laughs in 'The Hollars' 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z

But the drug stayed part of his life in unexpected, tragic ways, the kind of ways people find difficult to fit into the narrative of who they've become. Visual effects artist's Hollywood path began in Albania, with detour in Kosovo 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z

It is both a happy and tragic place: a simultaneous celebration of loved ones’ lives and a lament for their loss. In ‘Coco,’ Death Is the Point 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z

That way we can sacralise the profane, even empathise with estate agents with tragic hairdos. Embracing the Ordinary by Michael Foley - review 2012-07-18T07:00:02Z

In her sections — the only ones written in the first person — we hear of the tragic, all-too-common trajectory from innocence to slavery. ‘The Guest Room’ review: A bachelor party devolves into murder 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z

The ensemble that O'Casey takes pains to establish never quite gels, and it takes the tragic turn of events to bring out the best in the cast. The Plough and the Stars 2010-08-04T21:00:00Z

Like all the best wits, Mr. Graham is a tragic figure at heart — these photographic performances are all elegies for an age when artists had deeper convictions than we today can muster. 10 Galleries to Visit Now in Chelsea 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z

Another Earth, a blend of science fiction and indie tragic romance that's tasteful to a fault. Indie film discovers sci-fi spectacle 2011-08-02T21:01:00Z

Back then, Cohn was depicted as a loathsome yet tragic figure in Tony Kushner’s play “Angels in America” — a dirty trickster whose unscrupulous extremism seemed to have been edged out by the end of history. Think You Know the 1960s? ‘The Shattering’ Asks You to Think Again. 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z

At the end of the story, the mystery—a tragic one—is revealed, and it becomes clear that we’ve been reading a ghost story. This Week in Fiction: John Lanchester on Ghost Stories 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z

What I saw was a tragic mirror, held up to my life. Riff: The Divorce Delusion 2011-07-08T04:00:45Z

Still, why not take some time for yourself after such a tragic event? | Fantasia Barrino: A Tried and True Diva Takes It From the Top 2010-09-03T20:26:00Z

In tragic narratives, this quest fails, and the characters either die or request euthanasia as a gesture of love toward their caretakers. On screen and on stage, disability continues to be depicted in outdated, cliched ways 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z

These warming, even sentimental additions do not detract from the intellectual integrity of Kennedy’s conception any more than McDonald’s astonishing access to tragic feeling diminishes the prickly oddness of the characters. Review: Who Committed the ‘Ohio State Murders’? Who Didn’t? 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z

This terrible event, Mija's own responses, and what they indirectly reveal about her own youth, are what define the film's tragic quality. Poetry ? review 2011-07-28T21:25:01Z

But the show doesn’t just break ground; it digs up the memories that are buried there, both joyful and tragic, and airs them in poignant and intelligent ways. Gay New York: a guide to clubs, bars, drag shows and queer culture 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z

The tragic monster emerges and unleashes mayhem and destruction. Disney-esque and demented: Ti West on how his slasher flick "Pearl" compares to "Rocky Horror" 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z

That this changed was in part due to the heroic campaigning, and the tragic story, of Caroline Norton, as conveyed in Fraser’s new book. Fighting for Her Dignity, and Her Children, at the Cost of Her Reputation 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z

Marilyn's life was one of extremes – poverty, abandonment, abuse followed by a flowering beauty which brought attention, fame, wealth and power, and then the well-documented tragic fall. Kerry Katona to play Marilyn Monroe in new musical 2013-07-24T14:11:14Z

It's very tragic right now that there is a cult hero out there for 30% of the population. Women's empowerment is not "kicking ass in bikinis": Julie Taymor on what real feminism looks like 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z

These phantasmagoric assemblies are thrilling, tragic and both legible and mysterious. Robert Colescott Throws Down the Gauntlet 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z

This history is as powerfully conveyed as it is tragic. The Deadliness of the 2014 Ebola Outbreak Was Not Inevitable 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z

It’s depressing anyway that the movie shaped real, tragic events into a moralising narrative designed to deter women from aspiring to freedoms that are commonplace for men. Are you a female movie character? Are you promiscuous? Things won’t end well for you … 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z

But I don't like the word "sacrifice" – it sounds too tragic. Portrait of the artist: Emma Rice, artistic director 2012-05-29T17:30:01Z

The next time I write a play – in order to get audience trust for a particular sort of tragic line, I’ll try to bring the audience a good distance before that. ArtsBeat: The Testament of Toibin: A Tony Nod, and a Closing Notice 2013-05-01T19:28:21Z

It’s about gay people, but it’s not tragic. L.G.B.T.Q. Teens on ‘Heartstopper’: ‘I’m Fine With It Not Being Perfect’ 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z

“Mr. Gibson’s stroke of brilliance is to revel in those epic qualities — tragic romance and unbounded heroism, gorgeous photography and a cast of thousands — and add a swift contemporary kick.” What’s on TV Sunday: The Grammys and the N.H.L. All-Star Game 2018-01-28T05:00:00Z

Something rich, profound, angry, tragic and yet also always hilarious and deliriously entertaining. Lost and found: why JG Farrell's Troubles deserved its belated Booker win hands-down 2010-05-21T11:07:00Z

He revels, for a tragic, misplaced moment, in the power of being a star, and at his behest the door closes on Tiffany’s face. David Sedaris Has a New Essay Collection. It Changed Alan Cumming’s Whole Worldview. 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z

Commuters confronting the trivially tragic — but tragic nonetheless — instant when the subway doors close too quickly, severing them from the fortunate ones who made it inside. Frame: Neil Goldberg Exhibition at Museum of the City of New York 2012-03-02T00:33:51Z

A tragic accident changes everything, leading the reader into an appalling series of "this can't be happening" events that will hook Hannah fans from start to suspenseful finish. New novels by Kristin Hannah, Anjali Banerjee and Lise Saffran evoke islands of the Northwest 2011-03-16T22:20:04Z

In some quarters, he is still seen as either a steamy, sexual sensationalist or as a tragic poet of frustration and loss. Tennessee Williams at 100: funnier than ever 2011-03-28T14:22:40Z

Moreover, after a summer of racial reckoning for the country, Wilson’s tragic story of Black Americans navigating a rigged system has become only more relevant. First Look: Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman in ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z

“People want to see me as tragic,” he said. George Michael’s Autopsy Is ‘Inconclusive’; Police Order More Tests 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z

Through his eyes, we get to know her as a witty, opinionated, driven young woman, the starry-eyed precursor to the stylish first lady and tragic veiled widow who will supplant her in the popular imagination. He Knew What Jackie Gave Up for the Kennedys. This Is His Story. 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z

Pop singer Madonna in a statement described Scott's death as "horrible and tragic." Rolling Stones cancel Australian concert after L'Wren Scott death 2014-03-18T15:02:37Z

To him, there was ultimately value in teaching students to connect to characters in tragic situations. When the Actors Are Students, and They’re Armed 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z

It was all of a piece with the ancient Greek tragic sense of life. I’m gay. Why did I marry a woman? 2012-11-11T02:15:00Z

She develops a story that could easily lapse into the cartoonishness of “Vice” or “The Favourite” and instead renders it concretely tragic, without at all stinting on its elements of comedy and wonder. 2019 Oscar Nominations and Predictions (And Who Should Have Made the List) 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z

Investigations by French and British police have concluded the deaths of Diana and Dodi were a tragic accident caused by a speeding chauffeur, who was found to be drunk. Diana death documentary maker under fire in Cannes 2011-05-13T14:33:13Z

For one father, the happiest day of his life quickly turned tragic. Dad Will Raise Quadruplets Alone After Wife Dies in Childbirth 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z

“American Sniper” isn’t just a tragedy; it’s an American tragedy, a vision of American destiny as tragic. “American Sniper” Takes Apart the Myth of the American Warrior 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z

She brought a similar compassion and tragic awareness to Bruce Springsteen’s “River,” whose transfixing central metaphor is a stream that dries up along with a shotgun marriage. Music Review: Barb Jungr at the Metropolitan Room 2010-05-20T21:48:00Z

Dear Amy: A few months ago, I was told by “Carly,” an acquaintance, that my employee “Bernadette’s” entire family was killed in a truly horrific, violent and tragic crime when she was young. Ask Amy: Employer learns through gossip the awful truth about employee 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z

Last month, Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic played a version here attuned to the work’s tragic and sardonic potential. Review: Semyon Bychkov Makes the Philharmonic an Event 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z

Police shootings of unarmed black men are such a tragic part of everyday life that it’s no wonder movies feel the need to offer their take on the subject. Amandla Stenberg shines in hard-hitting “The Hate U Give” 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z

It’s been a year since Paul Walker died in a tragic auto accident Nov. 30, 2013. Friends and Family Remember Paul Walker 1 Year After His Death 2014-11-30T05:00:00Z

Because I think about the joy her parents must have felt in having two healthy, beautiful daughters, who thrived at school and in life, and I wonder, how does this tragic story fit in? The year of the suicide 2012-12-31T15:30:00Z

United claimed full responsibility for the “tragic accident” and offered to compensate the family. Passenger's dog found dead following Air France-KLM flight: report 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z

“To me, Joe is kind of a tragic personality,” he said. Scandals usually end political careers. Not Joe Morrissey’s. 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z

Who would have thought that the lighthearted painter of Venetian life could sketch a man steeped in distress, eyes half-closed, aware of tragic events to come? Fair Swamped by Second Raters 2010-03-12T12:30:00Z

It cues a thrilling escalation of the movie’s emotional stakes, at once violent and comic, tragic and magical. Happy Feet Two: Mr. Miller's Poppy Penguins Save Their Own Planet 2011-11-17T21:05:35Z

But above all, it’s remarkable for presenting its protagonist not simply as a tragic or troubled figure but also as someone with undetermined promise, an open book just starting to be filled in. ‘David Makes Man’ and the Matters of a Young Black Life 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z

On Misha Kachman’s nightclub set, with metallic curtains and a long runway bisecting the theater, Gardiner maneuvers his actors and dancers fleetly, on the show’s grand and tragic march from the two-step to the goose-step. Willkommen once again to ‘Cabaret’ 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z

The show pushed on through a third season, but it never overcame Ritter's tragic absence. Kaley Cuoco gets a bang out of 'Big Bang Theory' 2012-11-14T13:51:12Z

His tragic lack of awareness is laughable, and the audience is supposed to revel in his buffoonery. Watch "Succession" to understand why media companies reward the worst people 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z

That does little to soothe the disappointment of preservationists who feel that it’s a tragic loss for a city that has become famous for its midcentury architectural heritage. Desert dust-up over demolition of tribe's Spa Resort in Palm Springs 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z

Like the slightly canted angle that the director Viesturs Kairiss uses throughout the film, this playful conceit offers an off-kilter perspective on the past, emphasizing the tragic absurdity of human brutality. Five International Movies to Stream Now 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z

It certainly looks as though he is headed for prison which is, of course, especially tragic given that he never wanted to get involved with tearing up stolen cars to begin with. 'Friday Night Lights' Watch: Hard Luck 2010-07-31T03:00:00Z

So when something tragic happens to a character, it's sore. A Minute With: Actors Butler and Ferguson on Scotland and dragons 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z

That was in the 1990s, when the combination of China’s one-child policy and a widespread cultural preference for sons had tragic consequences. ‘All About My Sisters’ Review: Family Matters 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z

Unlike Greuze’s pedantic attention to the accoutrements of antiquity, Kauffman’s selection of a Roman subject is an excuse for a display of human feelings in a tragic atmosphere. Art Review: At the Louvre, Vivid and Varied Imaginings of Antiquity 2010-12-03T16:11:00Z

But instead of being mired by the tragic past, Pristina’s new generation seems to look to the future. In Kosovo, a Thirst for Progress, and Beer, Too 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z

“The company is going through a bit of a shift — not an identity crisis, but it’s finding itself again, after we’ve just been dealt a tragic and staggering blow.” Mimi O’Donnell Seeks Solace in Theater After Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Death 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z

Sheen had called the idea a "tragic joke." Charlie Sheen's kids taken from home | Video 2011-03-02T14:03:00Z

He’s a man constantly overheated, which is what makes him tick, and is his tragic flaw. Review: ‘Hamilton’ in German? It’s a Thrill. 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z

The case walked the line between absurd and tragic. A Senate candidate. A murder plot. An undercover cop. A giant fiasco. 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z

But one large concern is holding me back: the question of liability for tragic mistakes, accidents and unintended consequences. Motherlode: Will Fetal Science Lead to Lawsuits? 2011-07-29T22:01:03Z

Adds Stone: “It’s tragic that so many people can use that phrase.” 'Awards chat makes me sick': Olivia Colman, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz on new film, The Favourite 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z

The body count at the end of “Hamlet” is tragic, but Shakespeare never reaches for the genocidal sublime, and neither does Dromgoole. For this globe-trotting Hamlet, all the world’s a stage 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z

The play’s exploration of race as a kind of tragic pageantry suits its current form, but there’s more style and substance here than ultimately coheres into a convincing theatrical argument. ‘Hooded; or Being Black for Dummies’ Review: A Tragic Pageantry 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z

It’s a noble sentiment, but one that downplays Zanzibar’s complex and often tragic history. Zanzibar in the Rain 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z

The landscape is as physically stunning as it is tragic, with half-built condo towers looming atop craggy bluffs, crumbling postcards from more hopeful, pre-recession times. In Tijuana, searching for Al Capone 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z

Comic, then tragic, it is likely to be among the year’s most entertaining nonfiction films. Summer 2018 Movie Release Schedule 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z

It was a realization that broke my heart, and that for a time made it impossible for me to look at them, and their relationship, as anything other than tragic. Modern Love: Tethered by a Pregnancy, But Choosing to Stay 2010-07-01T23:21:00Z

The Sparrow Coeurage Theatre Company presents the West Coast premiere of this fantastical drama about a young woman who returns to her hometown several years after a tragic accident there. L.A. theater openings, Oct. 18-25: 'Kansas City Choir Boy' and more 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z

It's a great night for him, but also a tragic one. True Blood: season two, episode seven 2010-04-09T22:10:00Z

He also writes about his own self-destruction in bracingly blunt terms, coming off as a doomed tragic hero. John Belushi in Focus: What a New Film Gets Right and What It Misses 2020-11-22T05:00:00Z

Michael Corleone and Macbeth are both flawed, but their faults are not what are traditionally described as tragic flaws or blind spots. John Yorke on why the best screenwriting works 2013-03-15T16:00:03Z

In literary terms, Chabon’s grandfather might be the humbler cousin of Swede Levov, Philip Roth’s tragic paragon of American Jewish manhood from “American Pastoral.” Michael Chabon Returns With a Searching Family Saga 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z

I find it really tragic that our two countries are separated by a wall. Two Cities, Two Countries, Common Ground 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z

It wasn't until much later – via Deborah Curtis's book and the Control film – that we were allowed the full, tragic details of Curtis's tailspin into worsening epilepsy, prescription drug-contributed depression and domestic turmoil. My favourite album: Closer by Joy Division 2011-08-18T10:29:33Z

It was a tragic if not entirely unusual fate. The Kathleen Collins Revival Continues With ‘Notes From a Black Woman’s Diary’ 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z

You’d probably start to see yourself as a tragic hero of Grecian legend, too. A Thousand Cuts: inside a chilling documentary on Maria Ressa 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z

"In every tragic moment, there are those small trivial details that make it comical," said Östlund. With 83 foreign films in Oscar contention, a look at six standouts 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z

Despite the makeup and a few tragic haircuts, Ms. Robbie remains an unpersuasive fit for the tiny Ms. Harding, who could bench press more than her weight and whose sculptured muscles freaked some out. Review: ‘I, Tonya.’ I, Punching Bag. I, Punch Line. 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z

As Strout says, “The funny always goes with the tragic. They walk hand in hand.” Olive Kitteridge Isn’t One to Brag, but She’s on the Best-Seller List 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z

In the wake of the tragic shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, though, Django's graphic mayhem has seen it attract censure in a reopened debate on movie violence. Oscars 2013: Runners and riders 2012-12-23T00:07:44Z

The "exotic" setting, the outsized passions, the cruel misunderstandings and tragic climax were the stuff Italian opera was made of. Opera preview: 'Madama Butterfly' at Seattle Opera 2012-04-25T20:40:08Z

There was a tragic sense that full reconciliation was impossible. A Racist World, Described by Those Who Knew It 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z

Batman and the Joker, Spidey and the Green Goblin, Professor X and Magneto: these are surely among the great, tragic love stories of our age. FILM: Babies to Heroes: A Field Guide to Big-Screen Men 2011-07-27T12:00:10Z

Stenfield’s Gwen, a fan fave, thankfully gets more spotlight in this film, which delves deeper into her tragic back story and her feelings of displacement in her world, particularly in her own home. ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Review: Worlds Wide Web 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z

Their beautiful faces somehow remain intact despite being clobbered by falling bricks, which makes Tyrion weeping over them all the more tragic. "Game of Thrones" recap: The Iron Throne apparently goes to the person with the best story 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z

The tragic stack of colossally awful luck in “Magical Thinking” — the enormity of it — does line up in some fundamental way with Turner’s inescapable strength. Kathleen Turner returns to Arena in Didion’s ‘Magical Thinking’ 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z

Juliet changes from an unworldly child, both bashful and playful, into an awakened sensualist whose violence of feeling initiates their wedding and impels the tragic decisions that lead to death. 4 Buzzy ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Debuts, 1 Fainthearted Production 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z

More than you remember: good, bad, large, small, indifferent, mildly funny, slightly gross, sometimes tragic. From ‘Hamilton’ fever to the new Nordic Museum, Seattle’s arts-and-culture world saw a packed 2018 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z

The report focuses on the tragic story of Hall of Fame jockey Jacky Martin. Top 5 investigative videos of the week: Killing bin Laden 2013-05-05T17:00:00Z

Occasionally collateral damage from tragic international events played a role in his family’s fate, Abed said: “After 9/11, no one would do business with my dad and so he went bankrupt.” Hypebeasts Hit the Road 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z

The project is not likely to be revived; a sad outcome of a tragic incident. From Hank to Hendrix and Joplin to Davis: the new wave of musical biopics 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z

As it begins, June is in a tempest fearing that Sister George is going to meet an imminent demise, the victim of a tragic accident or perhaps just a bad cold. Theater Review: Kathleen Turner in ‘Killing of Sister George’ at Long Wharf 2012-12-07T23:03:45Z

The efficient direction by Morten Tyldum captures the immediacy and intensity of its subject’s work, yet cleverly folds in his later mistreatment as tragic counterpoint. The 50 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z

The journey is increasingly insanitary and grim, and becomes a tragic ordeal of poverty and misery. Cannes 2013: As I Lay Dying – first look review 2013-05-20T16:11:33Z

It’s a grand and self-sacrificing gesture that the stage audience sees, but which Iñárritu doesn’t show on camera, and, for all its tragic potential, it plays both like a goof and an exaggeration. “Birdman” Never Achieves Flight 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z

And how such a society could endow one woman’s loneliness with tragic dimensions. Review: A Housekeeper Claims Center Stage in ‘Member of the Wedding’ 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z

However, the most tragic moment may have come when viewers saw that Bran was not only the cause of the gentle giant’s demise, but also his inability to say anything other than, “Hodor.” Game of Thrones' Bran Stark on That Tragic Twist 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z

Somber in tone, thrilling in execution, sweepingly tragic, “Drug War” is an unpredictable winner. ‘Drug War’: A compelling cops and gangsters crime drama 2013-08-08T19:32:54Z

This Catfish tale simply couldn’t get more tragic. 'Catfish' Star Ashley Sawyer Dies at 23 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z

Toward the end of our tragic heroine’s final act, her self-destructive habits even begin to grate on her best friend, Summer Roberts. The “bitch” we come to love: Summer’s “O.C.” evolution taught me to appreciate this kind of TV heroine 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z

“Much of the book is tragic,” Rushdie said. Salman Rushdie on the opulent realism of his new novel, 'The Golden House' 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z

"William's death was tragic, but it was not the end of the story – the fact I am standing here today is the evidence of that," Conboy said. Workhouse exhibition reveals hardship and disease from a not-so-distant past 2013-03-12T16:22:45Z

And that if we can manage a happy ending – or at least avoid a tragic one – to our collective ecological narrative, it will be because of our giant, stupid, stubborn human hearts. "The Last Unicorn" at 40 is a poignant prophecy and reflection of today's eco-grief 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z

The tragic events portrayed at the Oklahoma City and 9/11 museums are difficult, but they should not be avoided, their directors say. Museums for tragedies like 9/11 face a new challenge: Visitors too young to remember 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z

Despite Bergamo’s long and sometimes difficult history, there seemed to be nothing lost or tragic about it. In the June Light of Northern Italy, the Bliss of Bergamo 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z

Ready, the alleged gunman in Wednesday’s  tragic killing of five people in the same Phoenix suburb. Why Etan Patz still haunts us 2012-05-25T18:00:00Z

At one moment, it's war-espionage thriller, the next moment a tragic story of a man wronged by an intolerant society, the next moment a celebration of someone who's different. Benedict Cumberbatch: fanboy, photobomber, award-circuit rider 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z

“If it turns out these allegations are correct, then it would have been hard for him to continue here, anyway. If they’re not correct, then it would be all the more tragic.” Plácido Domingo Leaves Met Opera Amid Sexual Harassment Inquiry 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z

Typically, we see racial awakenings as a tragic rite of passage for Black people. Prince Harry Finally Takes On White Privilege: His Own 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z

The days after VE Day were perfect for a tragic English opera with an English setting, and its musical excellences were supplemented by a sense of its national significance. Benjamin Britten: A Life in the Twentieth Century by Paul Kildea – review 2013-02-07T08:00:01Z

A tragic childhood and two tours in Vietnam left Tom Faunce with a powerful dose of survivor guilt. Movie Review: ‘Unclaimed’ Explores the Identity of a Vietnam War Veteran 2014-05-01T22:40:17Z

"Without effacing memories of Edward Fox in the role, Atkinson suggests a man whose very niceness is inherently tragic." Atkinson play wins critics' praise 2013-01-30T11:10:42Z

"In the end it's not an academic exercise, it's not a documentary movie, it's a drama that's interesting, that sometimes is funny, that sometimes is tragic, that doesn't deal with the academic issue so much." Knightley stars in film on birth of psychoanalysis 2011-09-02T14:29:06Z

Photograph: Sam Alesh Of this whole tragic episode, not a word is mentioned. Black power’s coolest radicals (but also a gang of ruthless killers) 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z

In world mythology, there are countless examples of tragic characters whose greatest strength is also the source of their undoing. Now we are three: me, my daughter and my new fiancee 2013-07-20T08:00:00Z

It looks a bit like the entrance to a tragic nightclub. T Magazine: The Shock of the Old ? and the New 2011-03-09T17:17:50Z

Ask this preoccupied, middle-aged academic about his work, and he’ll wax eloquent about how the loss of a language means the tragic vanishing of an entire way of life. Learning the words for love in ‘The Language Archive’ 2013-05-22T19:20:46Z

All are seated and holding microphones, gamely trying to find humor in a place and at a moment when the tragic is trouncing the funny by a spectacular margin. Is There Anything Funny About the War in Ukraine? 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z

Like ancient theater, he wrote, it “presents man’s suffering with all the amplification of tragic masks.” Review: In Netflix’s ‘GLOW,’ Empowerment Comes Through Power Slams 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z

Eventually that past crime rears its ugly head with tragic consequences. What’s on TV Monday: ‘The Voice’ and an S&M Rom-Com 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z

And the play is infused with a gritty, tragic awareness of his own underprivileged background, and the plight of his peers who've been abandoned, imprisoned and unemployed in numbers far greater than their white counterparts. Review: 'The Brothers Size' at Seattle Rep, wrestles with the passions, the perils of brotherhood 2011-02-10T21:57:04Z

These ethereal scenes give us more insight into Hardy’s teeming, tragic mind and the way he clings to the past. 'Broadchurch' Recap: Going Rogue 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z

"It is another quest to find the comic in the tragic and vice versa." Six hours, one song: the National perfect the art of repetition 2013-07-11T18:03:02Z

And a small bundle of tragic wretchedness means someone's lost a baby. The Village; Perspectives: Hugh Laurie, Copper Bottom – TV review 2013-05-06T05:59:02Z

His fearlessness is both heroic and tragic, though Rubinstein’s sometimes foggy explanations of community politics make the film feel as if it might vanish into the night at any moment. ‘The Holly’ Review: The Tragic Case of a Denver Activist 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z

That it was met with disinterest in its time is a tragic outcome for one of the most indelibly out-of-the-box efforts Disney has ever produced. ‘Treasure Planet’ at 20: Disney’s Failed Space Odyssey Deserved to Soar 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z

In homage to the men that were killed, Lone Survivor closely mirrors the true story of Operation Red Wings, a tragic 2005 mission gone wrong in Afghanistan. Lone Survivor: The True Story 2014-01-10T22:33:20Z

The Salingers live in a tragic fantasy where they’re afforded the wealth, time and privilege of acclimating to their situation, to grow up and move on. "Party of Five" reboots the '90s classic with a family orphaned by deportation 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z

The author, 59, writes touchingly and even with humor of this tragic episode, as he does about the rest of his life. 'Thoughts Without Cigarettes': Oscar Hijuelos' search for self 2011-05-25T22:54:04Z

These bleak circumstances and lack of opportunities lead the characters to make dreadful decisions with tragic, often violent consequences. Books of The Times: Two Women Love One Man, Worthy of Neither 2011-06-19T21:55:18Z

And the tragic poignancy of Violetta’s sacrifice when she agrees to give up Alfredo comes from her imagining that young woman’s predicament. Review: ‘La Traviata’ Opens a New Era at the Met Opera 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z

Despite how that reads, "P-Valley" is not another morality story that paints these characters as tragic figures. Eyes up here: In "P-Valley," the strippers and their grueling labor are the headliners, not men 2020-07-12T04:00:00Z

His consummate athleticism allows him to be the versatile artist he is: modern or dashing, playful or tragic. Ballet Is Hard Enough. What Happens When You Lose a Year? 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z

He described cuts to arts budgets in the UK as "tragic". Germany 'more cultured' than UK 2013-08-20T06:30:47Z

The works have been lost for a bewildering variety of reasons, from the farcical to the tragic. Now you see them: the eternal allure of lost art 2012-07-01T18:31:01Z

In Ebony, Marc Lamont Hill wrote, "There is no greater evidence of how tragic things are for dark-skinned women in Hollywood than the fact that they can't even get hired to play dark-skinned women." Nina Simone documentary aims to reveal little-understood artist 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z

But what about characters for whom even gruesome and tragic changes aren't as compelling as their own sociopathic preoccupations? 'Post Mortem': Examining a sociopath's life, surrounded by death 2012-05-24T20:25:05Z

Not long after this tragic loss, Mirman found himself shifting from talking to his son about death to explaining the dangers of doorknobs. He Made Brooklyn Comedy a Scene. But His Life Took a Different Turn. 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z

The tragic backstory to Green’s interest is that his now-adult son is unable to live independently after he suffered a serious head injury on a bike when he was nine. The big bike helmet debate: 'You don’t make it safe by forcing cyclists to dress for urban warfare' 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z

But like Hendrix, Joplin, Michael Jackson, Judy Garland and other celebrities with tragic downfalls, her musical legacy - though ever so brief - will provide that comeback, for her musical legacy. Winehouse was more than 'Rehab' caricature 2011-07-23T21:49:08Z

Mr. Hoghe, tossing Ping-Pong balls or tissues around the stage, mimes to the monologues, blank-faced, and appears as a more tragic character in the second half of the work. Montpellier Danse Offers Globe-Trotting Via Choreography 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z

Given this brutal humanitarian reality, other images coming out of Ukraine are nothing less than tragic. Ukraine's displaced children, caught up in Russia's attacks, reunited with moms in Poland 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z

Some of us even wonder why this is supposedly tragic. Stop Telling Older Women to Step Aside 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z

And there's no other definition for that but tragic. Lara Logan finally speaks out on her rape 2011-04-29T15:30:00Z

Venturi, who adored the library’s “diversity, wit, tragic dimension,” helped conduct a restoration, which both opened up the building and clarified the strange side-traditions that his work carries forward. Remembering Robert Venturi, the Close Reader of Architecture 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z

The movie tidied and glossed over the deeply tragic undercurrent of Capote's story: an aimless bachelorette who uses sugar daddies as her income and a crutch to avoid the pain of her past. 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' aims for Broadway in 2013 2012-10-10T16:19:08Z

“He is a fantastic success story with a very tragic ending, unfortunately,” he said, standing outside Oscar’s Church. Stockholm church bells play 'Wake me up' in Avicii tribute 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z

For Laura Thompson, the author of the Nancy Mitford biography “Life in a Cold Climate,” Linda is not a tragic figure, despite her many disappointments, and especially considering the context of her time. In ‘The Pursuit of Love,’ Looking for Liberation, Too 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z

A rather tragic conversation with the hotel staff as to why it was my mum with me and not the man on the reservation added insult to injury. Unhappy Valentines: romantic holiday disasters 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z

Synnott, a writer, rock climber and mountaineer, details early-20th-century exploration and tells a story of Everest that, as our reviewer, Edward Dolnick, commented, “merges mystery, adventure and history into a single tragic bundle.” New in Paperback: ‘Caul Baby’ and ‘While Justice Sleeps’ 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z

Handel ingeniously folds tragic self-reflection into the music, as the Christians pray to have similar courage in the face of oppression. Review: ‘Theodora,’ Once a Handel Flop, Is Celebrated Anew 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z

The scene is both wondrous and absurd, comedic and tragic, and it looks at life at large both from close up and from afar—an outlandish yarn that nonetheless ends with a moral shock. “The Laundromat,” Reviewed: Steven Soderbergh’s Flawed, Thrilling Tale of Financial Greed 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z

In that respect, their fight has an unmistakably tragic Whatever Happened to Baby Jane quality to it. Bloom v Bieber: history's most pathetic celebrity scuffle 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z

Tragic, no doubt, one reporter from a popular Hindi news show recalled, tragic but tragically ordinary; his viewers liked lighter fare. A Double Tragedy in India and the Search for Elusive Answers 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z

But there was a tragic discrepancy between her public and private selves. Karen Carpenter's tragic story 2010-10-23T23:03:00Z

It was only by tragic coincidence that my ballad became a stage play. The ballad of my son's struggle 2013-06-17T18:07:00Z

The son isn’t a tragic inconvenience nor a spouter of wisdom disguised as simplicity. Review | A man and his son with special needs make their final days together count 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z

The headmaster's soliloquies on abuse that punctuate the film are at once cringeworthy, uncomfortably hilarious and incredibly tragic. 'Laugh Killer Laugh' pulls off an offbeat crime caper 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z

“Nothing’s going to stop me. I will never quit—never. Unless something tragic—maybe a heart attack or stroke or whatever.” An Octagenarian Laces Up Her Sneakers for the New York City Marathon 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z

The missionary spoke of this courageous brother, who burned to death, as a lost soul for not having converted to Christianity before his tragic end. In the laudable 'The Christians,' characterizations are a saving grace 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z

These performers not only pushed the narrative of tattoos being "savage" or "othering" by performing as freaks, they also invented tragic backstories. Tattoos have a long history going back to the ancient world — and also to colonialism 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z

Barb trotted out a selection of tragic cases. Toy animals come to life on a factory tour of the Vermont Teddy Bear Company 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z

Lange is both star and muse for AHS, which has used her over and again as a glamorous, tragic villain. REVIEW: Freaks and Shrieks on American Horror Story: Freak Show 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z

The difference between first-degree murder, manslaughter, and a tragic accident is largely a matter of what the defendant intended to do and why. Sam Harris talks Islam, ISIS, atheism, GOP madness: “We are confronting people, in dozens of countries, who despise more or less everything that we value” 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z

Both “Clemency” and “Diane” are slow burns that culminate in a kind of unraveling, but these older women are not tragic. The Year Women Over 50 Reclaimed Their Right to Be Seen 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z

Bruning’s work is a testament and a memorial not just to a handful of tragic heroes, but to those left bereft by this unique and explosive competition on the other side of the world. The Heart-Stopping, Nerve-Shredding Race to Be America’s Deadliest Combat Pilot 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z

The volume of these tragic teen suicides resulting from bullying has gone up ... 'Bully' filmmaker makes a documentary that touches a nerve 2012-04-05T23:37:04Z

“I am so sorry. My thoughts are with you and your loved ones at this incredibly tragic time.” Louis Tomlinson Gives Emotional 'X Factor' Performance Days After His Mother's Death 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z

There were no immediate details about how Hawkins died, though the band said in a statement that his death was a “tragic and untimely loss.” Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins dead at 50 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z

To do more, to explain the tragic messiness of history — that kind of synthesis continues to elude us. The Groundbreaking Scientist Who Risked All in Pursuit of His Beliefs 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z

It comes into this novel like a sudden chill — and it is inexpressibly tragic. Review: ‘The Age of Innocence,’ by Edith Wharton 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z

These sections recap narrator Bud Frazer’s rough-hewed yet largely happy childhood and, later, the tragic death of his sister. ‘Falling from Horses’: bringing the Western myth down to Earth 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z

Where Oliveira perceives deep and sometimes tragic continuities between antiquity and the present, Godard finds fragments, including splinters of the lost dreams of modernity alluded to in his film's title. 'Film Socialisme': a Godardian voyage that ebbs and flows 2011-08-04T20:00:15Z

Part of that purpose was to explore an unsettling ambiguity: Are such images titillating, offensive, tragic or some combination thereof? Sarah Lucas, Unmasked: From Perverse to Profound 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z

I mean, if you’re lucky enough, when you’re making one of these movies, you come across absolutely spectacular exchanges between people which are as funny, as sad, as tragic as things in great literature. Frederick Wiseman on Censorship, Small-Town America, and Why He Dislikes the Word “Documentary” 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z

As funny as it is tragic, this section alone could carry the whole novel. ‘The Sympathizer’: A cerebral thriller about Vietnam and its aftermath 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z

Each roughly 30-minute work, a slice of Black life packed with gender and class politics, is either a minute comedy punctuated with a tragic denouement, or a tragic mini-drama that resolves with breezy humor. Review: In Eulalie Spence’s Harlem, the 1920s Come to Life 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z

They’re separated both by history — war, slavery, imprisonment — and the tragic stuff of individual life — abandonment, resentment, heroin. The blazing success of Yaa Gyasi's 'Homegoing,' a panoramic portrait of the slave trade's legacy 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z

"We never really discover how far their relationship went before Gerald was killed. The script and the direction leave the question open: that uncertainty makes the story even more tragic." Versailles play not a history lesson 2014-02-28T12:16:20Z

If Giacomo Meyerbeer is remembered at all these days, it is for his grand operas, larger-than-life tragic works that profoundly influenced Richard Wagner. CD reviews: Eschenbach and Goerne take on somber Brahms 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z

Lydia’s forceful rejection of his entreaties leads to a tragic turn of events. “The Miseducation of Cameron Post,” Reviewed: An Empathetic But Unimaginative Tale of Gay Conversion Therapy 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z

But they seem more comical, like parodies of Rococo mirrors, than tragic. Art Review: Artifacts of an Imagined Time 2011-01-27T21:07:41Z

Behind these eye-popping statistics are countless individual accidents—thousands of little dramas, with dénouements ranging from farcical to tragic. Rudy Giuliani and the Butt-Dialler Within All of Us 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z

Mahler's fourth, usually regarded as nearly classical in scale and reach, expanded to achieve tragic grandeur in Monday's impeccable performance. The world's best orchestra 2011-02-27T00:04:15Z

Norman, who experiences a tragic early loss and grows progressively morose and antisocial, is a bum part. Review: On Netflix, Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin Are Aging Bros 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z

He found the trilogy "tragic, sardonic, provocative and sharply insightful, often all at once." Eduardo Galeano, author and journalist, dies at 74 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z

How tragic that, the harder he tries to fight it, the more forcefully he falls behind. Mad Men Recap: You Can’t Stop Cold Like That 2013-06-24T14:13:10Z

We are in shock and mourning this tragic loss.” Cory Monteith, Star of Hit Show ‘Glee,’ Is Dead at 31 2013-07-14T13:29:49Z

Here’s a tragic tale: Once upon a time, an action-adventure drama began production. ‘The King’s Daughter’ Review: Sinking or Swimming at Versailles 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z

The spectacle is dramatic, comic and tragic at the same time. Fight of the condor: Peru bull fiestas threaten future of rare Andean bird 2013-01-29T14:54:28Z

Courtesy of the Victor Serge Foundation When you read a biography of Trotsky, you may feel you have encountered the ultimate in tragic revolutionary lives. Memoirs of a Revolutionary by Victor Serge – review 2012-08-17T21:55:02Z

I have very happy memories, and I have really tragic, sad memories. Long days, papier-mâché and 50 soufflés: How the food stylist for "Julia" recreated Child's recipes 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z

The hero of Roth’s novel appears as well, in scenes recounting this one-legged army veteran’s tragic decline. Stories That Survive the Horrors of War 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z

Still, when he first read it in 2012, he recalls being smitten — finding it “utterly feminist and tragic” as it confronted “the eternal question of the role of women in society.” Hillary Clinton Lost. The Play Won. 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z

In those liminal moments, alternately lucid and surreal, Leila recalls her life, from her birth all the way to the tragic step that left her body in a dumpster. Review | Elif Shafak continues to resist Turkey’s repressive government with brilliant fiction 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z

"It's a shame that such a rising star lost his life in such a tragic way," Gallucci said. 2 NYC men deny guilt in DJ Megatron shooting death 2011-04-07T20:24:19Z

While slavery remains a tragic reality in much of the world, the church now uniformly opposes it. The Bible backs same-sex couples: Point by point, why the haters are wrong 2014-05-10T15:00:00Z

"Many students like me were told that the lynching of Black Americans was tragic but not that these public murders were commonplace and often lauded by local papers and law enforcement," Hanks wrote. Tom Hanks calls out our whitewashed education and entertainment, citing Tulsa massace erasure 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z

Even in his depression, Gallagher recognised he was at a “transition point … I could keep banging my head against the wall and have a tragic outcome – or pay attention to what was going on inside.” Peter Gallagher: 'One of the most toxic things in the world is success' 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z

I wept for him not because he was a classic tragic paradigm, but because he had become something like a close friend. Theater Talkback: Just When You Think You Know Somebody . . . 2010-09-01T21:24:00Z

The Vatican has suggested that priests like Murphy are tragic anomalies, decent men who have fallen into darkness and are therefore deserving of our pity. Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God – review 2013-02-14T21:30:01Z

Underlying it all is the tragic history of the San Patricios, who, after losing their last battle, were sent to the gallows or branded with a "D" for "deserter." Chieftains' new album explores Irish-Mexican ties 2010-04-05T03:15:00Z

In the chasm between those two poetic ifs—one celebrating heroism and manhood, the other unmasking the men who manipulate such useful ideals—lies the tragic irony of Rudyard Kipling and the war. When Rudyard Kipling’s Son Went Missing 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z

His rich baritone is equal to the jaunty “Gettin’ Ready Rag,” the sweetness of “Sarah Brown Eyes” and the soaring tragic notes the dismal plot heaps on Coalhouse. Review | ‘Ragtime’ sings with purpose at Ford’s Theatre 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z

Rigoletto believes that the tragic events that lead to the death of his daughter are the result of a dishonored nobleman’s curse. The Met Opera Spirits ‘Rigoletto’ to ‘Babylon Berlin’ 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z

Yet we have rarely been asked, as we are here, to view the horror through a double tragic lens. At Under the Radar, Family Histories Bubble Up With No Easy Answers 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z

Healy’s account is a parable of America’s tragic racial past and its insidious legacy. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z

It would be absurd if it wasn't so tragic. Michael Ian Black: Trump's "anachronistic sense of masculinity . . . is literally killing people" 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z

Most of the action takes place in the secluded hotel room, with the audience a fly on the wall as conversations zig and zag between the trivial and the tragic. 'The humanity of black characters is often forgotten': behind Oscar-tipped One Night in Miami 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z

“She says ‘sleep peacefully,’ but she knows that something tragic is going to happen,” she explained. Lea Desandre Gives a Modern Voice to Early Music 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z

So Genesis is powerful polemic, that allows its readers to be soberly realistic about the tragic state of the world, and yet live in hope, courage and purposefulness. The Book of Genesis, part 4: The problem and the answer 2011-01-03T10:00:02Z

The demolition of House by a hostile local council who refused to accept its artistic and cultural importance seems, now, tragic. Lost art comes back to haunt us 2012-06-06T12:10:18Z

To not have access to her inner dialogue during the most momentous and tragic event of her life, as well as its immediate aftermath, felt odd and even discordant. Forget Aidan. "And Just Like That" needs to bring back Carrie's voice – and column writing career 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z

I knew there were funny riffs in it, but I saw the overall arc as kind of tragic. Karl Taro Greenfeld on the fiction, grim reality in 'The Subprimes' 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z

But barring a tragic infrastructure collapse or a terrorist attack, the Olympics will still be the Olympics, an event unlike any other. Seeking a Medal-Worthy Trip? Tips for Olympic Travelers. 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

It took Miranda about a month to write it, and it sets in motion the show’s tragic element, how passion unfulfilled — in this case, Angelica’s for Alexander — eventually tears apart Hamilton and those around him. One key scene helped cement ‘Hamilton’ as a Broadway legend. The team that crafted it explains how. 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z

Ms. Bruni Tedeschi portrays Beatrice with awe-inspiring, electric vigor, but the character remains a kind of cipher, a device to unlock the tragic dimensions of her new friend’s story. Review: In ‘Like Crazy,’ an Unlikely Pair Flee the Cuckoo’s Nest 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z

This visually transfixing film has the feel of an exhibition of Neshat's work whose figures have stirred to life to play out a tragic feminist allegory. 'Women Without Men': Forming a sisterhood during coup in 1953 Iran 2010-07-08T20:39:00Z

It becomes a very emotional and tragic moment. Noah Hawley on ‘Fargo,’ Comic Haircuts and Living in the Coen Universe 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z

Because at a time when the ugliness of high-school bullying is in the news, with tragic stories of kids victimized because they're different, this show preaches that it's OK to be nerdy in high school. Parents of tween Gleeks keep hands on pause button 2010-05-18T19:52:00Z

Topi Lehtipuu charts Tom's transformation from callow youth to fop with credible naivety, which makes his final descent into insanity all the more tragic. The Rake's Progress 2010-08-09T21:01:00Z

By unburdening itself from any obligation to be a story about gay rights and gay issues, “Looking” makes even the most banal personal crises seem freshly tragic. HBO’s ‘Girls,’ ‘Looking’ and the delicate balance of vignette 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z

It's tragic for such a great institution but it is now cravenly afraid of giving offence and vulnerable to any kind of well-drilled lobbying. Frankie Boyle criticises 'cowardly' BBC for Israel joke apology 2010-04-30T18:15:00Z

What she lacks, as yet, is heroic grandeur, especially in adagio; and without it, “Swan Lake” misses the tragic dimension. Savoring the Spectrum of American Ballet Theater’s Rich Season 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z

The loss is tragic and immense, and it unmoors his family. Joyce Carol Oates Takes On Racism and Grief in Her New Novel 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z

In moments of self-pity Prisoner C. 3.3, as Wilde was designated, would sometimes liken himself to a tragic hero rudely cut down or even to a persecuted Jesus Christ. Review | How Oscar Wilde evolved from poet and playwright to symbol of martyrdom and individualism 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z

That genius and art-making must be stymied by the sticky clutter of life, whether ketchup bottles or the caprice of the publishing market, is hilarious, tragic, maddening and true. Mining the Madness of Pure Logic in Stories That Dazzle and Discomfit 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z

She is the victim of circumstances, of a tragic cross-cultural misunderstanding. Opera preview: 'Madama Butterfly' at Seattle Opera 2012-04-25T20:40:08Z

As I write I note with sadness yet another tragic shooting in America. Stifled poet in India 2013-01-08T01:00:00Z

Perhaps we could attempt to judge the novel free of the weight of its author's tragic life story? Reading group: Art and autobiography in The Bell Jar 2013-01-09T13:29:56Z

It’s tragic because Chafee was the only candidate supporting the conversion of the U.S. to the metric system. Stephen Colbert gives 2016’s weirdest candidates an epic sendoff: “American voters didn’t give 2.5 milif**ks” 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z

Her lies about that night serve as the catalyst for Miller’s 1953 dramatization of the Salem witch trials, which casts John as its tragic hero. Review: ‘The Good John Proctor’ Imagines Girlhood BFFs 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z

Racism is tragic but it is also a farce. The Performance of Racial Passing 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z

Rather than tragic romance, Mr. Clug emphasizes the awkwardness of adolescent attraction. Dance Review: ?Radio and Juliet? at Skirball Center - Review 2011-10-24T22:02:11Z

They are all first rate, but “Lincoln” is my favorite, not only because it is the longest, but because of the complexity of Vidal’s portrait of this determined, flawed and tragic man. Review | Gore Vidal’s ‘Lincoln’ and other best audiobooks for summer’s end 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z

This — the death of a young man in their building — is a production to him, and whoever killed Tim is but a character, albeit a tragic one. “Only Murders” makes us question the ethically murky joy we derive from true crime 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z

This most recent production, by the film-maker Clio Barnard, is as much about how the story has been told as it is about its most recent tragic chapter. Social deprivation in Britain: how a writer's life turned to tragedy 2010-10-17T15:00:00Z

The lead character, an artificial man who is raised as a scientist’s son, anticipates many tragic science-fiction figures of the future and draws on the golem myth. Serial Gems Are Painstakingly Restored for the Screen 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z

"It's tragic, but we're going to find out that he has been exposed to significant amounts of media violence in his past," she speculated. Hollywood scrutiny sharpens after "Dark Knight" shooting 2012-07-21T02:43:05Z

Anthony Tommasini, the chief classical music critic of The New York Times, described it this year as “a raw, brooding work that in its brutal honesty provides a kind of tragic consolation.” Met’s ‘Death of Klinghoffer’ Remains a Lightning Rod 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z

As for “Sophia’s Forest,” the five scenes presented here, involving a woman’s memories of a tangled and tragic immigrant childhood, were musically competent but dramatically stagnant. Review | Small opera plus big ideas make, this weekend, for a misfit 2017-06-11T04:00:00Z

It evolves into an open-hearted yet shrewd look at the document’s tragic blind spots, and then into a hard-nosed but hopeful attempt to press onward. The Best Theatre of 2018 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z

Motion rightly said of Jacobson on Tuesday night: "He certainly knows something that Shakespeare knew – that the tragic and the funny are intimately linked." Howard Jacobson: 'I've been discovered' 2010-10-13T17:14:00Z

It is, instead, a book about the left’s tragic loss of national pride. Richard Rorty’s Philosophical Argument for National Pride 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z

Just in outlining the conflict here, I find myself caught up again in its destructive power, its brewing enmities, and its overarching, tragic sense of the disturbance of cosmic order. “Honeyland,” Reviewed: A Gripping, Frustrating Documentary About a Beekeeper’s Fragile Isolation 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z

The agreement with prosecutors would require the Canadian singer to attend a 12-hour anger-management class, watch online videos about tragic drunken driving cases and donate $50,000 to charity, the newspaper said, citing anonymous sources. Justin Bieber to resolve Florida charges with plea deal: report 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z

By many accounts he is thus the play’s real protagonist, its tragic hero. Review: Can Trump Survive in Caesar’s Palace? 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z

Her numbers are not just sad, they are tragic, filled with depression, lost loves and suicide: “Great classics of chanson!” A French Theater Impresario, Dressed for Excess 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z

But Karim wasn’t tragic, nor was he an idealized, anodyne role model. From Justin Bieber to Martin Buber, Zadie Smith’s Essays Showcase Her Exuberance and Range 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z

"It is with deep sadness that I must alert you to two tragic incidents that occurred on Illinois State’s campus during the evening and overnight hours," he wrote. 2 students found dead on ISU campus 2012-03-23T21:07:00Z

It's a tragic story all the way around. With basketball drama "Boogie," Eddie Huang is finally "free of the shadow" of "Fresh Off the Boat" 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z

A picaresque epic told by 121-year-old Jack Crabb, the last survivor of the Battle of Little Big Horn, this fitfully enthralling movie tilts, like Bonnie and Clyde, between winking comedy and a tragic body count. Appreciation: Arthur Penn, the Miracle Worker of 'Bonnie and Clyde' 2010-09-30T18:15:00Z

Sarah’s tragic story shows how a vulnerable person can become profoundly victimised as a consequence of institutional racism and neglect.” Sarah Reed wrote to family 'she had been sexually assaulted' in hospital 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z

Lerner’s argument is founded upon his assertion that “the poet is a tragic figure. The poem is always a record of failure.” Ben Lerner considers the hatred of poetry; Marie Ponsot celebrates its joys 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z

After all, the tragic consequences of the American invasion of 2003 continue to unfurl day by day for the people of Iraq and the entire region, rippling outward across the globe. Review: ‘War Porn’ Widens the Field of Vision About the Costs in Iraq 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z

It’s a different ballet in each modern production; and no version comes remotely close to the tragic melodrama of Byron’s original “Corsair” poem. Critic?s Notebook: Bolshoi Sends Alexei Ratmansky?s ?Corsaire? Into Cinemas 2012-03-12T22:19:26Z

The scenario offers composers a wedding party, a tragic death, an evocation of what lies beyond, an attempt at resurrection, a plangent lament — opportunities to shine, and to place themselves in a grand tradition. Review: The Met Opera’s ‘Eurydice’ Tries to Raise the Dead 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z

He had a very tragic life and death after that. Paul Giamatti, a Baseball Commissioner’s Son, Makes His Own Calls 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z

And Benedict Cumberbatch, Holmes himself, said there will be a tragic turn. 'Sherlock' Returns in New Season 4 Trailer 2016-07-24T04:00:00Z

By most accounts, this arc reached some sort of tragic apex, symbolic or otherwise, when Spears shaved her head and attacked a Ford Explorer with a golf umbrella in the winter of 2007. The Sexual Innocence of Britney Spears 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z

The tone of this tragic farce, in which Edgar becomes a puppet caught up in events and manipulated by unseen strings in an uncaring universe, is never consistent. Teatro Corsario: La Maldici?n de Poe ? review 2011-01-16T22:32:01Z

Her Caroline was a cipher, and with her at its center, the ballet lacked its full tragic impact. Review: American Ballet Theater Recalls the Wide Range of Its Early Years 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z

I have to remind myself that the loss may feel tragic, or disappointingly not what I wanted, but that’s how illness is sometimes – there’s no going back. Experience: I had a 90-degree bend in my penis 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z

Even at the devastating moment when Mélisande, a victim of Golaud’s violence, declares her unhappiness — to Debussy’s tenderest and most tragic music — there was no yielding. Review: Debussy’s ‘Pelléas,’ but This Time All Boxed In 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z

“The tone was totally clear; it was tragic and dramatic and comic.” For Hugh Grant, a Smaller Screen Brings a More Complex Role 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z

But if Poe was the drunken, tragic bad boy of American letters, he was also a meticulous and disciplined craftsman. Movie Review: ?The Raven,? With John Cusack, Directed by James McTeigue 2012-04-26T23:19:38Z

In its version for string orchestra, the second movement, the Adagio, is among the world’s most famous classical works: the music of choice to commemorate tragic national anniversaries. Music Review: At Columbia, Midday Barber in Strings and Song 2010-09-16T04:15:00Z

In one, a tragic victim of a Chipotle-like burrito bar contemplates the pale, sad, droopy column of meat in his hand — I couldn’t make this up if I tried. Hooters’ not-so-”awesome” ad campaign feeds on fat-phobia 2013-02-28T15:44:00Z

But they’re also human beings, so you see the other part, the tragic part of that at the same time. Ricky Gervais Would Like to Non-Apologize 2012-01-11T15:17:22Z

"This incident is tragic and shocking," Obama said in a statement. Shooting raises questions about war's course 2012-03-11T22:17:00Z

She is smart and also tragic, by turns lost and self-aware. In 'Get in Trouble,' Kelly Link melds ordinary and bizarre 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z

In what appears to be a tragic accident, actor Alec Baldwin shot dead a cinematographer on Oct 21, 2021, while discharging a prop gun on set in New Mexico. Hollywood’s love of guns increases the risk of shootings – both on and off the set 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z

Atlas Pit or The Garbage Man’s Son Los Angeles New Court Theatre presents Alex Burkart’s new drama, inspired by the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, about a Wisconsin teen traumatized by his girlfriend’s tragic death. L.A. theater openings, Sept. 25-Oct. 2: 'Phoebe Zeitgeist Returns to Earth' and more 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z

A recurrent theme in movies is that of strangers being suddenly brought together in the wake of a tragic event to examine, share and compare their lives. London River 2010-07-10T23:05:00Z

“The fire was a tragic moment for everyone associated with Jacob’s Pillow,” Pamela Tatge, the center’s executive and artistic director, said in an interview. Jacob’s Pillow Theater, Destroyed in Fire, to Be Rebuilt 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z

The soundtrack strives for a quirky, melancholy resonance befitting its tragic subject, but too often it comes off as gimmicky and ponderous. Album review: Damon Albarn, 'Dr. Dee' 2012-05-07T15:28:00Z

Life is glorious and vibrant and joyous at points, but it is essentially tragic. Hot seat: David Simon explains "Treme" 2011-07-04T12:05:00Z

On the contrary, it is fiercely sober, even tragic. Ballast ? review 2011-03-17T22:05:01Z

Good if they love my car radio choices, but nothing tragic if they don’t. The E-World meets Big Mommy. And Big Mommy has the last word. 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z

He plays cracked saints and tragic monsters: the broken maths prodigy in Revolutionary Road, the remorseless mafia killer in The Iceman. Michael Shannon: ‘Actors are just models nowadays. Going to the Oscars is like going to the prom’ 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z

What happened was witnessed by many, it turns out; it was tragic and deeply unnecessary. Revisiting a Utopian City With Fondness and Fury 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z

They gave the impression of being as much tragic as funny, the inspiration for Vladimir and Estragon in Waiting for Godot. Steve Coogan: ‘Maybe I've just got flabby and middle-aged' 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z

For Nottage, delving into the deeply felt issues that resulted in “Sweat” made her understand more completely that the unraveling of American civility and self-belief is a collective tragic act. ‘They just told my story’: What happens when a play about union busting tours Rust Belt cities 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z

In one minute of screen time Mr. Bale, ably assisted by his director, the cinematographer and editor, has replayed the entire tragic sweep of Dicky’s life, with its bruising knockdown fights and addictively crippling highs. The Oscars: Christian Bale Summons a Fallen Man?s Delusions 2010-12-31T18:45:24Z

So my immediate reaction was, this is terribly tragic, but I don't know that something criminal has occurred. How an adopted girl's tragic death became fiction: David Guterson on "bearing witness" 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z

I resisted one of the big tragic conclusions, and some viewers may be uncomfortable with the absence of black female voices. Sharp lessons in ‘Hooded, or Being Black for Dummies’ 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z

This debate is not a new one in the United States, and while it intensifies with each tragic mass shooting, the conversation rarely advances. Can neuroscience help settle the gun control debate? 2014-01-09T13:45:00Z

Still, “Porgy,” a tragic love story set in South Carolina’s Catfish Row, provides a rare opportunity for black artists because the Gershwin estate requires that they be cast in all the singing roles. ‘No path is easy’: Black opera singers detail struggles 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z

Casual, unchallenged racism and Islamophobia in the village were central themes of the earlier series; the hardly adolescent Quinquin and his friends hassled, insulted, and fought local residents of color, with tragic results. Bruno Dumont’s Vision of a Confused, Far-Right, Alienated France 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z

Even in the relatively sunny “Far From the Madding Crowd,” three of the novel’s five central characters come to very bad ends, as does his most enduring tragic heroine, Tess — she of the d’Urbervilles. The Return of the Hardy Novel to the Screen 2012-07-13T16:29:16Z

“But then some pretty tragic things happened within my circle of friends,” said Mr. Schaar, who declined to go any further regarding details. Their Ring Bearer Was a Bear 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z

The absence isn’t tragic, but it is telling. Review: Pushing 100, the Martha Graham Dance Company Leans Into Youth 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z

There was not enough danger in her Odile to make her thrilling, just as there was not enough vulnerability in her Odette to make her tragic. Swans With Glittering Technique, Aching to Break Hearts 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t miss a thing,” he tells superiors before he leaves Earth, hinting at a tragic past that’s never explained. ‘Voyagers’ Review: In Space, Everyone Can Hear You Scream 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z

When Parks was growing up, she said, “our parents would tell us, ‘She had a tragic story.’ Billie Holiday’s Story Depends on Who’s Telling It 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z

And it was where his personal life turned a dramatic and tragic corner. Touring Europe in the Footsteps of van Gogh 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z

It’s been a triumphant but tragic year already for De La Soul, one of the most formative and innovative groups in rap history. Celebrating De La Soul, With Questlove 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z

But this play is saved — and, more than that, lifted — by its tragic vision. Review: A Perfect Storm of Weather and Racism in ‘shadow/land’ 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z

It’s an unfussy portrait of a famously fussy king who finds tragic dignity in poetic language only after his impolitic behavior costs him his throne. Shakespeare and the politics of our age: Trump, 'Julius Caesar' and now 'Richard II' 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z

Given the many films that had depicted young Bruce Wayne’s tragic loss of his parents and his awakening as a crime-fighter, Reeves said, “we couldn’t do an origin story.” ‘The Batman’ and Matt Reeves: Emerging From the Shadow of Other Caped Crusaders 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z

Whether he knew it or not, he had paraphrased Aristotle's doctrine of tragic catharsis: we are purged and exalted by watching someone else's mental distress and physical torment. Pl?cido Domingo: 'I am a very happy man, but I love to suffer on stage' 2010-07-17T23:05:00Z

“It’s tragic that in 2022 we are still having the same conversations and exerting the same efforts on behalf of the same cause that was happening in 1922.” ‘Carol of the Bells,’ a Christmas Staple From Ukraine, a Century Later 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z

It was a shock to everyone, and very tragic. Perspective | Ask Amy: Husband’s death brings grief and disappointment 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z

More than 80 years ago, at a time when contraceptives couldn’t be sent through the mail and movies could only show the “tragic” consequences of premarital sex, Mead published “Coming of Age in Samoa.” ‘Euphoria,’ a novel based on Margaret Mead, by Lily King

I reflected how many lovers from different faiths and cultures still face a tragic choice. My father’s claim on my heart put an end to my young love affair 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z

Despite some tangled passagework, my playing, if I remember, was full of tragic intensity. A Critic’s Ode to a Childhood Joy in Classical Music 2013-07-17T16:12:32Z

Look in detail into the lives of people such as Lorraine, and the falsity of such distinctions is apparent: how can difficult, tragic lives be sorted into banal and subjective categories? Social deprivation in Britain: how a writer's life turned to tragedy 2010-10-17T15:00:00Z

In Sister Margaret, the playwright created a figure of tragic dimensions. Review | See ‘The Amen Corner’ and feel the power of James Baldwin 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z

A series of tragic events thrusts Ada into action — and brings the disparate characters together. For young readers: Books on gratitude, trust and tolerance 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z

“But no 24-hour power. Where is it? The scale and quantity of what has happened here is tragic. The people are fundamentally peaceful. They just want the basics – water and power.” T Magazine: In Lagos, the 1% Takes Stock 2014-04-25T17:00:01Z

For people like me, who live here, it is a flood of tragic proportions. Help, we’re drowning!: Please pay attention to our disaster 2013-09-17T23:00:00Z

And while women reap the damages and learn the tragic lessons, most of the men in the film don’t evolve at all. Lessons of "Generation Wealth": In an age of excess, women lose 2018-07-22T04:00:00Z

Subtly squalling guitars illuminate a tragic story about true lovers kept apart by fate, history, and bad choices. Kate Bush's Explores Nature on 50 Words For Snow 2011-11-22T16:55:18Z

"The Kids" also chronicles the casting, shooting, and release of the film and its tragic aftermath. Revisiting the ethics of cult favorite "Kids" 26 years later through a new documentary 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z

At museum shows now, the colorful borders attract visitors, and then the texts reveal tragic underlying narratives, sometimes of premature death. Antiques: A Collector of Railroad Photos Uses Them to Track the Past 2013-06-27T22:02:44Z

But I would add that she shares with us, little by little, inviting and challenging us to construct a beautiful, tragic story from the awkward pieces. Fay Jones’ awkwardly magical, mysterious paintings 2013-11-29T15:01:24Z

And while Lynn was far too young to die at 67, it was not strictly tragic either. 'Grief is like a tsunami' 2010-07-10T23:02:00Z

Then he said he was going to be either a legend or a tragic story. Dave Chappelle Isn’t Canceled. He Just Likes to Talk About It. 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z

"Sparkle" became Houston’s final film appearance after her tragic 2012 death. Lifetime recently announced it will debut a biopic of Houston next year. Aaliyah biopic coming to Lifetime 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z

For her first feature, “Pin Cushion,” the British director Deborah Haywood digs into her own teenage memories and unearths something eccentric, tragic and utterly unclassifiable. Review: ‘Pin Cushion’ Is an Original Tale of Bullying and Mental Illness 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z

The whole exchange was deeply tragic and did a huge disservice to all except the two powerful celebrities facing each other at that moment. Ellen's Kevin Hart interview, "haters" and the celebrity victim complex 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z

Evans continued, "We witnessed four tragic deaths. People lost limbs and they'll never get back the innocence of their life. So, to say that it's over, it will never be over." "American Manhunt" The 6 most shocking revelations from Netflix's Boston Marathon bombing doc 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z

What was even more tragic was that none of these kids even really knew how to be kids. TV review: Timeshift; True Stories 2011-08-09T21:00:01Z

Sex trafficking and exploitation exist in Cambodia, just often in less made-for-TV ways than her tragic tales suggested. Virginity for sale: inside Cambodia's shocking trade 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z

The comic line and image return in a new tragic hue in the most haunting image of “Nox.” Dance Review: Poetry in Motion by Anne Carson and Rashaun Mitchell 2010-07-21T22:15:00Z

Klam agilely balances an existentially tragic story line with morbid humor and self-assured prose. 100 Notable Books of 2017 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z

They saw a woman’s marrying young as either proof of a lack of ambition or a tragic mistake that would stunt her career. Sex on Campus: She Can Play That Game, Too 2013-07-12T20:23:14Z

On its pages, Rupert Everett slips in and out of worlds like a character from Evelyn Waugh: witty, transient, tragic, glamorous, elusive and brilliant. Rupert Everett: 'Sex is over. I'm not motivated by it any more' 2013-04-21T07:30:01Z

But even if you were to avert your gaze, the tragic countenance of Israeli Palestinian actor Gassan Abbas would be waiting when you looked up again. You’re tempted to look away during ‘I Shall Not Hate.’ But you shouldn’t. 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z

“Are we joking about history that is tragic or are we not? And when we joke about it, let’s joke about it for everybody and by everybody.” Black Comedians in South Africa Put Power in the Punch Lines 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z

Bennett shows us a side of her that makes her early death seem that much more tragic. What Tony Bennett taught Lady Gaga 2011-09-29T21:30:00Z

In the latter case, McKellen played the Master of Magnetism as a tragic figure rather than a two-dimensional madman. 'Avengers: Age of Ultron': James Spader and the supervillain upgrade 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z

Unlike the eventually messy antihero of Martin Scorsese’s movie, Clean, seeking sober redemption after a tragic and criminal past, is actually adept at meting out violence. ‘Clean’ Review: Taking Out the Trash 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z

A forgettable presence for most people, Doug becomes, for the audience, a skillfully drawn, three-dimensional tragic figure through Rawley's colorful procession of customer transactions blurring with the hero's Fellini-esque projections of memories and fantasies. 2 quirky comedies have Seattle premieres 2011-09-22T21:28:06Z

Przewalski’s horses are listed as endangered animals, and in the recent past were listed as critically endangered, so this loss is not only tragic for the individual, but also for this species as a whole. Are zoo animals happy? There’s a simple empathy test we can apply 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z

By tapping into her routines, instead of framing her along solely tragic lines, the filmmakers fashion a diary of experience that’s all the more absorbing. Review: ‘Heaven Knows What’ Dramatizes a Young Junkie’s Life 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z

It remains ominous and tragic, though, its haunted beauty intact, with air so thick that cigarette smoke doesn’t rise, fog so heavy that the horses seem to exhale extra hard. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z

It brings the series to an extremely tragic conclusion: No mutant has been born in a quarter century and the world is a dystopian hellhole. "Dark Phoenix" is an unworthy X-Men finale 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z

Birds are wood-chippered into Bart Simpson dolls, hauled off by tragic pandas. The crude appeal of Banksy's "Simpsons" opening 2010-10-12T21:20:00Z

What’s happening in Syria is so tragic, it’s easy to lose faith in humanity. Shooting Syria: documentaries from the most dangerous place on earth 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z

A tragic accident and a coma are exciting, but the prospect of permanent severe brain damage much less so. 'If anyone was going to wake from a coma, it was my brother' 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z

Its production of “King Lear,” starring Mr. Waterston as that tragic Shakespearean monarch and directed by James Macdonald, will begin performances on Oct. ArtsBeat: Public Theater Unveils Its 2011-2012 Season 2011-04-26T16:44:10Z

The big change that occurred over the last 25 years is that gay characters are no longer portrayed as tragic and pathetic and destined for suicide or the odd quirky best friends. "The Real L Word": Will TV ever get lesbianism right? 2010-07-16T17:40:00Z

Belonging more in the realm of tragic melodrama than true crime, "The Sicilian Girl" is hobbled by sluggish direction and a revulsion to nuance. 'The Sicilian Girl': Fiery heroine falls victim to melodrama 2010-09-23T20:21:00Z

This tragic story is not material for a musical, especially not a fluffy and bouncy one. Review: ‘Anastasia,’ a Russian Princess With an Identity Crisis 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z

A series of tragic events followed: Her parents divorced, her mother died, her father left her with relatives and that didn’t go well. Femme Fatale, Fallen Woman, Spy: Looking for the Real Mata Hari 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z

“There are these scenes where she has this all-out sort of panic attack, sort of a wounded animal kind of response to something tragic that happens to her,” Mohan said. AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Sydney Sweeney is taking charge 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z

Next, nothing in this gorgeous, 32-year-old production of ballet’s most famous tragedy is remotely tragic. Mariinsky’s ‘Swan Lake’ at Brooklyn Academy of Music 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z

And when the catastrophic Obtruded on their days,They shaped a philosophic Account for their malaise:They harmonised the tragic In lots of different ways. Carols for Christmas 2010-12-18T00:07:31Z

The big tragic emotions that he elicited so brilliantly in his Broadway revivals of Arthur Miller’s “A View From the Bridge” and “The Crucible” simply aren’t here to be mined. Review: ‘All About Eve’ Gets the Vampire Treatment from Ivo van Hove 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z

Compared with the women’s sale upstairs, which at times devolves into a runway show of bras and leggings worn strategically for efficient trying on, it was a little tragic. Critical Shopper | Barney: What Does Taste Have to Do With It? 2010-02-18T02:51:00Z

Research has shown that the media is often responsible for modeling appropriate public displays of emotion when traumatic or tragic events occur, be it respect for victims and their families or public mourning. Sports broadcasters have a duty to report injuries responsibly – for NFL’s Damar Hamlin, they passed 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z

Although she wrote more than two dozen books, she was best known for "The Thorn Birds," a novel of a tragic romance. Colleen McCullough, author of 'The Thorn Birds,' dies at 77 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z