Every trait, Mendel noted, came in at least two different variants. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

It was a well-documented trait of his to smile only just before the kill; his smile was very much in evidence now.... The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Throughout his employment, Parker’s one distinguishing trait was that of a troublemaker who somehow managed to get away with things. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

And almost all the Siriono had unusual nicks in their earlobes, the traits I had noticed on the two men accompanying us. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The reason why the combination of those four traits tends to make a disease run in epidemics is easy to understand. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Now he saw this trait was really a form of courage. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Shooting people who get in your way is a Dauntless trait, after all.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The paper also found interesting evidence that people who identify as Internet addicts also tend to have personality traits, or psychological conditions consistent with substance abuse and “pathological gambling.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The paper, with dozens of tables and arcane symbols to denote traits and variants, was challenging even for statisticians. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Almost everyone at Manzanar had inherited this pair of traits from the generations before them who had learned to live in a small, crowded country like Japan. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

The students were taught how to identify Jews by learning the physical traits that the Nazis claimed characterized “inferior” people. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Redness,” the physical trait, in contrast, was the consequence of a chemical pigment in the eye. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Scientists in laboratories throughout North America and Europe began fusing cells and using them to map genetic traits to specific chromosomes, creating a precursor to the human genome map we have today. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

When a hybrid was created, both traits existed intact—although only one asserted its existence. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I believe that trait finds its origins in all the months spent in the hospital after that dead horse fell a hundred sideways miles off the Salmon Creek Gorge Bridge and landed on me. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

As she passed one to me, I noticed how thick and red and sausagey her fingers were and wondered if that was a common Polish trait. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Not to generalize, but being OCD about manners isn't exactly considered a quintessential American trait. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

The decision bore the hallmarks of his overarching ambition: a top-down approach, beginning with the most complex and variant traits conceivable—intelligence, temperament, physical prowess, height. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

She had the doctor trait which some dogs possess; and as a mother cat washes her kittens, so she washed and cleansed Buck’s wounds. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seems to have some kind of indefinable trait, something powerful and contagious and irresistible that goes beyond what comes out of his mouth, that makes people who meet him want to agree with him. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But before that most pleasant and sometimes exhausting human trait took hold, I had three days of namelessness in a beautiful motor hotel in the middle of Amarillo. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since tallness was dominant, all the parental plants in this experiment were tall to start; the recessive trait had disappeared. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I am learning he has a wicked sense of humor and think this is an admirable trait. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Certainly her strongest trait, the talent that gave support to all the others, derived from her father: a fine- honed sense of organization. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it’s not so bad, I can think of worse traits in a flatmate. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Liking figs was not a Persian trait I had inherited. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I was still scared, but it was somehow comforting to think that maybe stage fright was a trait I’d inherited from Dad; I wasn’t just some foundling, after all. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fisher realized that the careful mathematical modeling of hereditary traits might resolve this rift. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

If genes were discrete particles specifying one trait, then how could this property be reconciled with the occurrence of human characteristics, say, height or skin color, in continuous curves? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Each characteristic was inherited independently, and all combinations of traits were possible. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Some 40,000 years ago, into Europe came the Cro-Magnons, with their modern skeletons, superior weapons, and other advanced cultural traits. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Is it really such an admirable trait not to let myself be influenced by others? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

It isn’t a stable, easily identifiable set of closely related traits, and it only seems that way because of a glitch in the way our brains are organized. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each trait was unitary—distinct, separate, and indelible. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I have one outstanding character trait that must be obvious to anyone who’s known me for any length of time: I have a great deal of self-knowledge. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

A person’s index is considered private, so we can only go by visible traits, which are no longer as obvious as they had been in past generations. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The former means not accepting other people’s opinions, always blowing best, having the last word; in short, all those unpleasant traits for which I’m known. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

As a biracial family, the kids exhibited an eclectic mix of physical characteristics and loved comparing which traits they got from what parent. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

That’s how I learned that being brave is sometimes the most dangerous thing to be, that it’s a trait to be used sparingly. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Galton had proposed using physical and mental traits—human phenotype—to select the best specimens for breeding. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Impatient, a trait we both share, my mom then called Solange, her friend who lived in Quebec and worked for the Canadian government, to see if she had any ideas. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Scientists wanted to grow cellular clones—lines of cells descended from individual cells —so they could harness those unique traits. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Mom had said her uncles and grandpa were great hunters, that it was a family trait. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Mendel termed these overriding traits dominant, while the traits that had disappeared were termed recessive. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

In addition to these traits, the subject shows mild early signs of a disorder of his thought processes. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every summer Mary Alice seemed to pick up another of Grandma’s traits. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was a molecular biologist working on identifying genes associated with complex genetic traits. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Horses and donkeys have a recent common ancestor and share many physical traits. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jenkin’s central problem with Darwin was this: if hereditary traits kept “blending” with each other in every generation, then what would keep any variation from being diluted out immediately by interbreeding? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The same evolutionary forces prevailed to replicate a particular model’s positive traits and breed out excess drag and instability. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

The plants will have all the good traits the seed company promised. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

If anything, a number in these contexts enhances individuality; no two people have the same credit-card number, for example, whereas many have similar names or personality traits or socioeconomic profiles. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But on the remaining three traits of the Big Five, the strangers with the clipboards came out on top. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

It’s a genetic trait, like his widow’s peak and his slow brown eyes and the job he inherited at the post office. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Parents are supposed to pass down physical traits to their children, but it’s my belief that all sorts of other things get passed down, too: motifs, scenarios, even fates. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He surmised that traits that are passed on change and adapt according to what is needed for survival. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nok's older brother and her sisters also shared those traits, but they looked like their mother, too: slim as herons, with long limbs and graceful fingers. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

This Rowan Damisch was a sly one—an admirable trait when properly directed. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Over the next weeks, Pollard and Smith discovered that obstreperousness was only one of Seabiscuit’s bad traits. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two young men had little in common, but they did not realize it, for they shared a number of surface traits. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Galton imagined it, a record of the best traits in the best families could be maintained by society—generating a human studbook, of sorts. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The transmission of hereditary traits was just one instance of information flow—but if you looked deeply, squinting your conceptual lenses, it was easy to imagine information moving pervasively through the entire living world. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

But what if real-world traits, such as height or skin color, were the result of not a single gene, with just two states—“tall” and “short,” “on” and “off”—but of multiple genes? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

A topic of world-shaking importance, yet dealt with facetiously; an android trait, possibly, he thought. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Later, they told me that I was analytical and focused, and that my detachment from watery emotion was a superb trait. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

And second, once born, that gross-beaked finch must be able to transmit the same trait to its offspring, thereby fixing the variation for generations to come. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Cell sex solved that problem, because it meant researchers could combine cells with any traits they wanted and study how those traits were passed along. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Von Tschermak had been a graduate student at Halle and in Ghent, where, working on pea hybrids, he had also observed hereditary traits moving independently and discretely, like particles, across generations of hybrids. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Not that bad is not something you find in the traits of a friend handbook.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

To take the former first, human cultural traits vary greatly around the world. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

How could heat-killed bacterial debris—no more than a lukewarm soup of microbial chemicals—have transmitted a genetic trait to a live bacterium by mere contact? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I thought he was reassuring her, because that’s what selfless people do, but now I wonder if he was repeating something he had studied; if all his Abnegation tendencies were just Erudite traits in disguise. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

His twelve years of British schooling had failed to give him spleen, which was considered a gentleman’s most attractive trait. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Four they are, and four traits we seek: Courage to face their darkest fears Cuming to outwit their foes Strength of arms and mind and heart Loyalty to break the soul. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

When Deborah found pages describing Hela the Marvel character, she thought they were describing her mother, since each of Hela’s traits in some way matched what Deborah had heard about her mother’s cells. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Harriet Monroe, who knew him and his wife, wrote, “His genius was betrayed by lofty and indomitable traits of character which could not yield or compromise. And so his life was a tragedy of inconsequence.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Lamarck believed that animals adapted to their environments by strengthening or weakening certain traits—“with a power proportional to the length of time it has been so used.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Those who survive pass on their traits to their offspring. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The same traits of character might be seen in Colonel Lloyd’s slaves, as are seen in the slaves of the political parties. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z

In the theater, passion and perfectionism and insistence on aesthetic standards are prized qualities, not unruly and unwelcome traits. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

A trait that goes underground for decades only to reappear when everyone has forgotten about it. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The true-bred pea plants, he noted, possessed distinct traits that were hereditary and variant. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He looked at dog breeders, who created new breeds by selecting for traits they wanted. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Freaks would always remain freaks—unless they could guarantee the passage of their traits to the next generation. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Akin to this first trait is the second, an ever-present, poorly controlled rage—easily triggered by any feeling of being tricked, slighted, or labeled inferior by others. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

In order to determine if a certain human trait is part of the brain’s hardwiring, scientists submit it to a set of criteria. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Given the finite number of traits a dog can have, pretty much everyone’s dogs have the same names; people just recycle them. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He said you could turn into one practically overnight, if you had all the traits and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I know you were first brought on as an apprentice for very different traits than the ones Scythe Goddard admires,” Volta told him. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Purple and white were two alleles of the same trait: flower color. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Or imagine a country where Renee’s doggedness is not the exception, but a cultural trait, embedded as deeply as the culture of honor in the Cumberland Plateau. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

There were jokes to illustrate each African trait. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mendel had discovered the discontinuous nature of genes, Fisher knew, because he had chosen highly discrete traits and crossed pure-breeding plants to begin with. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

And just because Michigan’s minority students have lower scores on convergence tests doesn’t mean they don’t have that other critical trait in abundance. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

In 1941, three years before Avery’s landmark experiment, two scientists, George Beadle and Edward Tatum, working in a basement tunnel at Stanford University, discovered the missing link between genes and physical traits. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

She has so many bad traits, why should I single out just one of them? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Probably he had some endearing trait: he whistled, offkey, in the shower, he had a yen for truffles, he called his dog Liebchen and made it sit up for little pieces of raw steak. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

While Kermit and his father shared similar interests and character traits, their personalities were quite different. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

But from my observation of Mr Farraday over these months, he is not one of those gentlemen prone to that most irritating of traits in an employer - inconsistency. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He inherited other traits from her as well: Anna was gregarious and opinionated, and had a strong sense of right and wrong. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

As long as he knew they were his, he hated them because he saw all of his own and Mae’s worst traits in them. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The essence of artificial selection—for a Heike crab, a dog, a cow or an ear of corn—is this: Many physical and behavioral traits of plants and animals are inherited. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

All seven of the traits followed this pattern. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

It begins to look, more and more disturbingly, as if the gift of language is the single human trait that marks us all genetically, setting us apart from all the rest of life. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Furthermore, I displayed, or usually displayed, all those traits deemed essential to job readiness: punctuality, cleanliness, cheerfulness, obedience. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was always charming and cordial, but there were times when even these traits failed to put his business associates at ease. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The term concordance refers to the fraction of twins who possess a trait in common. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

But how many particles were needed to encode one variant trait? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“And all this time I thought I got that trait from Dad.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I sought in her countenance and features a likeness to Mr. Rochester, but found none: no trait, no turn of expression announced relationship. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

And since the accident, those traits that I loved had given way to something darker—seriousness had become gravity, sensitivity had transformed into melancholy. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Pigeons, no matter what country they live in, share a few important traits. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Were there traits or habits of personality that we had too readily dismissed, too easily obliged? Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Lamarck’s view, hereditary traits were passed from parents to offspring in the same manner that a message, or story, might be passed—i.e., by instruction. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

It grows quickly up to a weight of a ton and lives in herds that have a well-developed dominance hierarchy, a trait whose virtues will be discussed below. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you mean that everyone who has this synesthesia condition has all of these traits?” my mother asks, clearly skeptical. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Like Mendel, Morgan began by identifying heritable traits—visible variants that he could track over generations. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Since survival in the snowy forests of northern Europe required different traits than those needed to stay alive in Indonesia’s steaming jungles, human populations evolved in different directions. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A son! How sweet. Maternal love is such a delicious trait. So you don't want riches, or romance, but simply...your son?” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The same pattern occurred with all seven of the other traits. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Generations later, Cleopatra inherited the Ptolemaic traits and traditions. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

All four of these traits apply to what Americans think of as the familiar acute epidemic diseases of childhood, including measles, rubella, mumps, pertussis, and smallpox. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

There were those who, in spite of repeated disciplinary action, would glean people with specific ethnic traits. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

In a wild fly species named Drosophila pseudoobscura, for instance, Dobzhansky found multiple gene variants that influenced complex traits, such as life span, eye structure, bristle morphology, and wing size. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“And nowhere have those traits been more apparent than in our three young witches, and newly minted Spare coven.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

However, as legal scholar David Cole has observed, “in practice, the drug-courier profile is a scattershot hodgepodge of traits and characteristics so expansive that it potentially justifies stopping anybody and everybody.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The rise of food production in China spawned several great prehistoric movements of human populations, or of cultural traits, or of both. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Another singular human trait is that we walk upright on two legs. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

If heredity had no means of maintaining variance—of “fixing” the altered trait—then all alterations in characters would eventually vanish into colorless oblivion by virtue of blending. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

And like all specialized human traits, some people have much more mastery over this reflex than others. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Who is kind, which is the most dangerous trait of all. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Galton had already coined a name for this effort—eugenics, the betterment of the human race via artificial selection of genetic traits and directed breeding of human carriers. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

My classmates were as unastonished by their extravagant traits as a blowfish is by its quills. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

To like what we know and to distrust what we do not know is an age-old human trait. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Liyana’s hands and feet peeled in the springtime like Poppy’s did, an inherited genetic trait. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Set atop these odd beliefs and quirky traits, however, was the mind of a supreme genius–though even when working in conventional channels he often showed a tendency to peculiarity. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

It is a particularly funny thing to read human traits in animals, especially in apes and monkeys, where it is so easy. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Stubbornness is one of the traits Lola says Mom and I share. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

He thought about how traits get passed down, over and over again. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

By studying twins, and comparing and contrasting similarities and differences, a geneticist could determine the precise contributions of nature versus nurture to important traits. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

In whose view inadequacy was mere idiosyncrasy, a character trait rather than a deficiency? Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

In the first-generation hybrids, the individual heritable traits—tallness and shortness, or green and yellow seeds—did not blend at all. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Like many men, he doesn’t seem to know what fear is—an enviable trait! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

A trait like honesty, they concluded, is considerably influenced by the situation. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Samantha mentioned roses are her favorite flower while we were watching Titanic,” Dylan says, beaming, like it’s a superhuman trait to remember something that was said less than twenty-four hours ago. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

By studying the mathematical relationships—the ratios—between the various kinds of progeny produced by each cross, Mendel could begin to construct a model to explain the inheritance of traits.* The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

But for more complex traits, such as intelligence or mental illness, the establishment of heredity was vastly more complex. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The Volpe I have now come to know can be self-regarding, though it is a trait he tries his best to keep in check. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Uncle Chester and I shared one Wright trait: we loved our books. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

But as Darbishire analyzed his own first-generation hybrids, and the hybrid-hybrid crosses, the pattern was clear: the data could only be explained by Mendelian inheritance, with indivisible traits moving vertically across the generations. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Though extraordinarily diverse, these crimes all have a common trait: they were sins of information. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I glance at the woman next to him, who shares all the same traits. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The existence of dominant and recessive alleles for a trait contradicted nineteenth-century theories of blending inheritance: the hybrids that Mendel had generated did not possess intermediate features. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

This allowed scientists to begin mapping human genes to specific chromosomes by tracking the order in which genetic traits vanished. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Doppler’s example returned to Mendel: there was music behind noise, laws behind seeming lawlessness, and only a profoundly artificial experiment—creating hybrids out of purebred strains carrying simple traits—could reveal these underlying patterns. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Booth frames every action through the prism of the dramatic, a trait that comes from being born and raised in an acting household. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

A tendency to exaggeration was a Roman trait. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He also said that he did not know how, exactly, traits were passed down through the generations. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

What Hartshorne and May concluded, then, is that something like honesty isn’t a fundamental trait, or what they called a “unified” trait. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

For traits such as hemophilia, this was straightforward: one hardly needed twin studies to establish heredity. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

We shared other traits as well, alas: He was rebellious and resentful of authority, quick to rage at arbitrary power. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The title was rambling, but the message was succinct: if you mixed the effects of three to five variant genes on any trait, you could generate nearly perfect continuity in phenotype. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Pa is always quiet and even seems enthusiastic about the work—a trait which proves to the chief that Pa is an uncorrupted man. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even before Alex’s parents split, they both had a habit of calling him by the other’s last name when he exhibited particular traits. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I simply had no natural inclination for water; cleanliness was a trait I still had to acquire. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

How did Mendel’s abstract “unit of heredity” become manifest as a physical trait? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

How it was awkward at first, but afterward, Grandpop was honest with Genie about everything, including him being crazy, which Genie now figured was just a family trait. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“He sees compassion and forbearance as weakness. But you have other traits that are beginning to awaken. You’ll be a new-order scythe yet!” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

But I was blessed with another trait I inherited from my mother: her ability to forget the pain in life. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

There are many biological influences of psychological traits such as cognitive ability, conscientiousness, impulsivity, and risk aversion. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Only one allele had asserted itself in the hybrid, forcing the other variant trait to vanish. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t bear any of the traits of “fluidity” that are so important to Harold these days. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

A hybrid is a plant or animal whose parents have different traits. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Willoughby was rare—his preference to remain behind the scenes implied the absence of vast personal conceit, a trait essential for two-penny despots. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Every trait, in Mendel’s model, was determined by an independent, indivisible particle of information. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He could be exceedingly stubborn, another trait that may unfortunately have been passed down from father to son. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

These traits would surface in later life to bring him a lot more grief than a damaged nose. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

These creatures had no human traits, which made it much easier to cradle them, rock them, bathe them, and then throw them in the garbage. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Max shared that same trait when he was angry. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

In a landmark paper written in 1897, entitled Hereditary Monstrosities, de Vries analyzed his data and inferred that each trait was governed by a single particle of information. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Evolution occurred in scientific progress as it happened in nature: a positive trait was passed along, then proliferated; obsolete characteristics withered away, and the technology and the organization evolved into something new. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Concordance is a convenient measure for whether genes influence a trait. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The mathematics to model a trait controlled by five or seven genes, Fisher discovered, was not all that complex. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

It's about the different mental and spiritual traits of men, traits such as courage and honor and duty. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Historically, those have not been defining traits of Charlaine Harris’ bustling imagined world, a new series and new creative team means a new lease on serialization. How True Blood's supernatural hedonism changed genre television 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z

From here, the conversation expands into existential territory, as the students describe all the many behaviors and traits which they fear will place their blackness—in the eyes of others—in jeopardy. Darryl Pinckney’s Intimate Study of Black History 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z

It portrays a predominantly equine creature with some oddly nonequine traits. UW faculty artists get an 'A' at Traver Gallery exhibition 2012-03-08T23:36:01Z

All those traits, I should add, have also been in evidence in two of the most successful Broadway musicals of recent years: “The Book of Mormon” and Mel Brooks’s “The Producers.” Review: ‘Something Rotten!,’ an Over-the-Top Take on Shakespeare 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z

No film production could completely reproduce a “Wolf Hall” reader’s privileged access to Cromwell, a brilliant and cunning man with two unusual traits for a politician — dogged loyalty, and a refusal to be bullied. PBS adaptation of ‘Wolf Hall’ fit for a king 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z

One key trait of magic realism might be called a sense of proportion, in that the magic fits in the daily world; it is not exaggerated, or dreamy, or funny. ‘The Merman’ review: A magical fish story that’s this big 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z

Wever is an actor who knows how to wear a woman's story on her face, a trait the directors play to by way of numerous close-ups. HBO's seductive "Run" gathers speed as a romantic train trip goes off the rails 2020-04-12T04:00:00Z

Male employees who scored below average on the personality trait “agreeableness” earned around 18 percent more per annum than those chilling out at the smilier end of the scale. How psychopaths take over 2012-10-13T17:00:00Z

And different species develop similar traits — an increased sensitivity to touch, for example. In ‘Life at the Limits,’ Extreme Creatures at American Museum of Natural History 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z

The Australian yenta is a type very much in evidence here, and if there’s one trait all the mothers share, it’s wanting to bad-mouth all the other ones. In ‘Big Little Lies,’ Liane Moriarty Finds New Complications 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z

The researchers defined responsiveness as a trait “that may signal to potential partners that one understands, values, and supports important aspects of their self-concept and is willing to invest resources in the relationship.” How Should Men and Women Behave On A First Date 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z

“People are friendly and courteous” — traits that the pair did not see often enough from bike groups and commuters on the Sammamish River or Burke-Gilman trails. Want to bike from Spokane to Coeur d’Alene? Take the 2-state, 60-mile Centennial Trail 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z

This trait has led to interesting scientific findings. Crows are often thought of as scavengers. But they are also smart and playful. 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z

People love to share inside jokes — with thousands of other folks born around the same time they were — about the traits associated with their respective sun signs. Why zodiac-themed food and drink is having a moment 2022-08-20T04:00:00Z

He says he admires Sanders’ singlemindedness on the topic, but suggests it is the same character trait that is his “downfall” on the national stage. George Clooney interview: ‘Donald Trump is a xenophobic fascist’ 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z

To a large degree, the subjects chose “depends on situation” only for themselves, while positing more definite character traits for the other three categories of people. This Is the Story of My Life. And This Is the Story of My Life. 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z

The thing is, where in those traits does art sneak in? Carrie Fisher and George Michael Were the Same in 1 Way 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z

She discovered that Tinder users decoded an array of subtle and not-so-subtle traits before deciding which way to swipe. Tinder, the Fast-Growing Dating App, Taps an Age-Old Truth 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z

All of which is enhanced by the feeling, common to most of Clouzot's pictures, that he rather despised people and knew that sooner or later their worst traits would come through. The Wages of Fear: No 8 2010-10-19T10:47:00Z

I don’t see these traits as mutually exclusive,' says Mahan Esfahani. Mahan Esfahani: Why I'm proud to take part in the Proms 2012-07-20T14:06:00Z

“I have two traits that are good for this job,” he says. 20 things you need to know about ‘Wait Wait . . . Don’t Tell Me!’ on its 20th anniversary 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z

His challenge to celebrity status, folderol and ballyhoo is seen as a deeply Midwestern trait. David Letterman taught us to ward off celebrity stupidity. But stupidity won. 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z

When I saw someone I was drawn to, I did not study our compatibility, seeking out our mismatched traits. Am I Gay or Straight? Maybe This Fun Quiz Will Tell Me 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z

Eliot was famously homely, but the trait that was her misfortune as a woman was the making of her as a novelist. Are literary classics obsolete? 2012-05-31T00:00:00Z

But importantly, it highlighted another admirable trait: her compassion. We focused on the wrong feminist icon in the "Sex and the City" franchise 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z

Amid these various familiar TV structures, the morbidity and sarcasm that have always characterized Wednesday become more of a motif, a running gag, than a defining trait. ‘Wednesday’ Review: The Strange Girl Is on the Case 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z

Some also experience humiliation, mistreatment and discrimination for speaking their Indigenous language, wearing traditional clothes, practising cultural customs and for their physical traits. Two things you may have missed in Alfonso Cuarón’s "Roma" 2019-01-13T05:00:00Z

The very traits that make prodigies so successful in one arena — their obsessiveness, a stubborn refusal to conform, a blistering drive to win — can make them pariahs in the rest of life. Gifted and Talented and Complicated 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z

Ms. Huppert has the unrivaled ability to fuse contradictory traits and actions into a singular, complex and endlessly interesting personality. Review: In ‘Elle,’ Isabelle Huppert Subverts the Role of Rape Victim 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z

It’s understandable – the character incorporated many of Offerman’s traits: his flair for woodwork, his talent with a saxophone and his outward projection of gruff manliness. Nick Offerman: 'Trump is about to be presented with a gory butcher's bill' 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z

If it were, might the same vocal qualities be perceived as positive traits befitting a capable, serious-minded leader? What’s behind the obsession over whether Elizabeth Holmes intentionally lowered her voice? 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z

Hence, discovery of a relation between being bullied and a later trait is usually confounded with other properties that make a necessary contribution to the outcome. Science doesn’t know everything 2013-06-02T18:00:00Z

Even so, to combine his flow of comic invention with such equilibrium of temperament seems like an unusual trait. Will Ferrell: ‘Ignorance is a key part of comedy’ 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z

Assuming you’ve got the traits that push you toward drug use in the first place, what else might lead you to one substance over another? Drug cocktails can kill 2012-06-12T16:00:00Z

Chalk conveys every nuance with relaxed intensity, a trait for which he is known by viewers and admired by peers. Chris Chalk of ‘Perry Mason’ Takes a Deep Breath 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z

Neither woman is necessarily trustworthy, a trait they share with the unreliable female narrators of recent best sellers like “Gone Girl” and “The Girl on the Train.” In a Thriller About Girlfriends, Which Femme Is Fatale? 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z

You might say it’s a trait that runs in the family. Jacob Rees-Mogg: my early career as an avant garde film star 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z

It’s a trait that makes her undeniably noticeable, and so, sometimes, people ask questions. Sheryl Crow’s tumor damage control 2012-06-06T15:40:00Z

In Mr. Steinmetz’s case, one such trait is worthy of mention even today. Sol Steinmetz, an Expert on Language, Dies at 80 2010-10-25T03:48:00Z

Historically, when women stray from stereotypically feminine traits, they are viewed as less “likable.” New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and the power of "feminine" leadership 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z

He was a Weinstein of his time, a man who shared many traits with the oppressors of the refugee women in film club. The Little Tramp and the Refugees Who Loved, Then Loathed Him 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z

“If you were to pick one personality trait to work on in order to increase your chances, go for conscientiousness,” she says. Optimism, friendship and tidy socks – the secret to living to 100 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z

She knew every handbag company on the market, and one trait stood out among their products: They were way too complicated. We asked readers what made their first Kate Spade item so special. Here’s what they said. 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z

Deaf activists have argued that deafness is a cultural trait, not a disability, and that an infant can’t consent to surgical alteration. At a School for the Deaf, Signs of Change Are Clear 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z

In the film, Riley's most crucial memories — so-called "core memories" — create personality traits that manifest themselves as islands. 'Inside Out' game creates worlds that Pixar couldn't get into the film 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z

Yet many of his characters share certain traits: an easy charisma, a riveting physicality and a propensity for memorable monologues. Andrew Garfield contains multitudes 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z

But those traits likely make it truer to the lives of these veterans, as full of silent courage as they are of tragedy. ‘Here. Is. Better.’ Review: A Glimmer of Hope 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z

The Bug, named Herbie, has hidden human traits, and when it feels unappreciated, it disappears. Dean Jones, boyish-looking leading man of Disney films, dies at 84 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z

The bills, according to the coalition’s website, ensure that traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and hairstyle, are protected from discrimination in the workplace and in K-12 public and charter schools. Black congresswoman known for her hair twists goes public with alopecia and baldness 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z

Creativity develops critical-thinking skills, and is now considered to be the most valuable trait for managers, according to an IBM survey of 1,500 CEOs. 5 ways to help girls survive a deeply sexist world 2014-06-21T04:00:00Z

She’s got a lot of the traits I ascribe to the city.” Television: Reform? Forget It, Boys, It?s Chicago 2011-02-06T02:08:20Z

Understanding how modern species evolved can teach plant scientists about how different traits are inherited and how to effectively breed for them in the future. Cranberries can bounce, float and pollinate themselves: The saucy science of a Thanksgiving classic 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z

Stubbornness might be the single trait most predictive of a partner’s misery. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Her ‘really stubborn’ boyfriend won’t budge his timeline for having kids 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z

He details not only the diverse cultural traits of those hunted in Europe, but the roots, history and prevalence of witches throughout the world. What sparked our fear of witches — and what kept it burning so long? 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z

You should not be fighting about basic personal characteristics or personality traits. Perspective | Ask Amy: Young relationship feels like a messy first draft 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z

Culinary skills and financial wizardry are important enough, but if you want to open a restaurant in this, or any, town, you must possess one important trait: Optimism. Why can’t new restaurants ever open on time? 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z

Both traits are intensified if you have the bialy thoroughly toasted, as the person behind the counter will almost certainly recommend. A Jewish Bakery Adopts the Pork Roll, Egg and Cheese 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z

Burbank possesses blogger traits and values, compulsively oversharing and maintaining extreme transparency, relating his daily struggles with body weight and alcohol consumption. Luke Burbank's thriving "Too Beautiful to Live" podcast records live shows at Columbia City Theater with Sir Mix-A-Lot, Blue Scholars, The Long Winters 2010-07-06T21:49:00Z

"I was very fortunate to have him sit on the bench at University of Evansville; he embodied every trait I wanted the others on the bench to possess," Simmons told Fox News Digital by email. Blind sports commentator to announce Illinois college basketball game for radio 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z

In "Happy Death Day 2U" the horror content seems almost like an afterthought, a trait that I suspect will disappoint many a gorehound. "Happy Death Day 2U": A rare movie sequel that surpasses the original 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z

Know this: In all our glorious diversity, one common trait military spouses share is bone-deep devotion to country and to family—ours and others’. Don’t speak for my military family: A veteran’s wife on Colin Kaepernick and the Nike boycott 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z

The failure to develop more powerful methods to study psychological states prevents a deeper insight into the processes that mediate the relation between class of rearing and the child’s command of skills and traits. Science doesn’t know everything 2013-06-02T18:00:00Z

Many of the 2015 rosés I’ve tasted from Provence and other regions of southern France show a bit of uncharacteristic sweetness, a trait of the ripe vintage. When you’re choosing a rosé, vintage matters 2016-04-02T04:00:00Z

A sherpa and a shepherd from the Pyrenees will both describe a deep spiritual connection to the land and similar personality traits: insularity, self-reliance, a gift for improvisation, a suspicion of outsiders. Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: Judith Matloff on Why Mountains Attract War 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z

Norman is an extreme version, almost a fairy-tale version of this character trait. ‘Norman’ director Joseph Cedar on his ‘fairy tale’ version of the New York fixer 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z

It’s similar to the business development process of a salesperson, with each stage representing a step toward a successful deal and each trait representing a characteristic that is more likely to lead to success. My Ridiculous Dating System Totally Works! 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z

He’s candid to a fault, a trait that clashes deliciously with his tendency to condescend to everyone around him, especially his teammates. How an Egotistic Basketball Star Grounds ‘American Vandal’ Season 2 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z

Much of his artistic philosophy takes aim at opera’s conservative traits — particularly its unquestioning fetish for the past. Stefan Herheim’s Glittering Collisions Have Changed Opera 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z

Still, Thomson said, from studying the real-life athletes, he distilled traits that informed how he worked with the actors who portray them. Matthew Barney, Back in the Game 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z

Such enthusiasm is a trait she shares with her fellow millennial reporters, who are not yet weary of the endless stump speeches and Hampton Inns. Millennial Reporters Grab the Campaign-Trail Spotlight 2016-03-05T05:00:00Z

Laziness on the writers' behalf possibly, but can that really account for the widespread prevalence of one particular character trait? John Yorke on why the best screenwriting works 2013-03-15T16:00:03Z

People are mercurial, a trait that might account for the constant shifts of mood. Music Review: Rendering Elgar?s Mercurial Impressions 2010-12-10T22:00:00Z

Though the sketches are sometimes tantalisingly brief, the scrapbook method gives the book two distinctive traits. On the barricades 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z

What traits of the original film did you feel you needed to preserve? Denis Villeneuve Proved to Us He Loves 'Blade Runner' More Than Anybody 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z

This generosity of spirit and unwillingness to condemn are the most endearing traits of “Call the Midwife,” based on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth, a nurse who sadly died before the first episode was broadcast. ‘Call the Midwife’ Deserves More Respect for Its Depth and Daring 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z

It also is a seriously damaged and inadequate movie, and its defects reveal traits of character—arrogance, vanity, and self-importance—that exert an unfortunately strong influence on Parker’s directorial choices. The Cinematic Merits and Flaws of Nate Parker’s “The Birth of a Nation” 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z

This is another trait she shares with many moms I know. Mother’s Day Gifts, Reframed 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z

Many of these women were participating in cosplay, or dressing up like a character from a comic book, movie or TV show and adopting that character’s personality and traits. Women at Comic-Con Protest Sexual Harassment 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z

Plus, your parent is anxious, and you’re anxious about your parent, and 2 + 2 often = a family trait worth exploring. Carolyn Hax: Stubborn 60-something parent refuses to see a doctor 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z

Remember that trait the show spent most of its six seasons developing? "Game of Thrones" recap: "The Last of the Starks" wasn't the best 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z

One of those common traits was a sense of humor, which paved the way for a smooth evening as far as Mr. Ryan was concerned. A Funny Thing Happened at the College Reunion 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z

Seo, the company’s reigning ballerina, possesses many obvious and exquisite ballerina traits: long, lean limbs, beautifully pliant feet, a weightlessness that is warm rather than skeletal. Ballerina thrills as both Odette and Odile 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z

If there is one trait that defines Mr. Adès’s compositional gifts, it’s the ability to energize thickness, to create works that are like Mack trucks with Ferrari agility. Your Guide to the Met Opera’s ‘Exterminating Angel’ 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z

It presents a ridiculous but recognizable character trait, and delights in the inability of anyone to talk about it. Bob Newhart, Master of the One-Sided Conversation 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z

No, the core characteristics of the new He-Man are deduction, humour, acuity, forethought; it is an un-gendered sweep of traits that boil down to intelligence. Fancy that: the golden age of the sexy geeky leading male 2012-07-27T21:59:00Z

Admittedly, these traits apply to many cinematic psychopaths, who always seem to draw the worst lessons from yesteryear. ‘The Plagues of Breslau’ Review: Rage Against the Male Machine 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z

The one common trait that is consistent among these films’ varied story lines: unforgettable quotes. Here Are 17 of the Best Fictional Presidents 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z

And though the two share many sweet traits in common, they are not at all the same thing. A Cake to Keep Your Sweet Tooth in Shape 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z

Subtlety isn’t television’s strongest trait, but shows like The Man in the High Castle, which exist in a wildly different universe than our own, only exacerbate the medium’s problems with obviousness. This Show Imagines What Life Would Be Like if the Nazis Had Won World War II 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z

As we continue inbreeding to select for desired traits, the resulting animals are increasingly unhealthy. The changing face of “America’s dog” — and what it says about us 2021-07-04T04:00:00Z

Which got me thinking: What are the traits of a really good baked pasta? Lasagna in under an hour and more lightning-quick baked pasta recipes 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z

Since this evolution affected traits such as skin color, body hair and the tolerance of alcohol, milk and high altitude, why not intelligence and social behavior as well? Nicholas Wade’s ‘A Troublesome Inheritance’ 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z

The flatness of Mary and Michael, in turn, makes Joel—whose disapproval of his parents, and, especially, of their long-soured relationship, is his defining trait—oddly central to the movie’s tone. “The Lovers” and the Limitations of the Modern Rom-Com 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z

That means traits that keep a critter from turning into dinner are more likely to be passed on from generation to generation. What’s that smell? For some animals, their stink helps keep them alive. 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z

But those are also its most surprising and interesting traits. ‘Widows’ Review: Viola Davis Commands the Screen in a Somber Heist Film 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z

“So for legless lizards, being able to burrow underground faster is a desirable trait.” These lizards lost their legs, but don’t call them snakes 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z

So that was kind of a character trait that I developed that first week on set. Emmys 2014: 'Fargo's' Allison Tolman marks a major understatement of the year 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z

Or an embittered wild west sheriff who happens to share several of David Dickinson's personality traits. Tom Hardy is inspired by Come Dine with Me 2012-08-09T10:49:03Z

These ineffable traits, as much as the sheer deliciousness of the food itself, made my four-day inhalation of Philadelphia memorable. A Four-Day Feast in Philadelphia 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z

He suggests doubt as the trait in which there is always most drama. Joseph Fiennes: the sequel 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z

His neutral affect is a trait once valued in broadcast news but makes him seem like an outlier at the new CNN, noted Carusone. The new CNN is more opinionated and emotional. Can it still be ‘the most trusted name in news’? 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z

If countless movies about brothers and sisters reveal common family traits, “The Skeleton Twins” is subtler than most in evoking a mutual sympathy that might be called a cellular understanding. Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader Star in ‘The Skeleton Twins’ 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z

Yet the pieces shared a common trait: each dissociated sound, light and action, so that the dancers appeared as just one medium among several. Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet – review 2012-10-12T11:23:48Z

They must interact with other characters, and thosecharacters must have their own traits, their own emotions, their own wants and needs and philosophical limitations. Dungeons and Dragons: My dorky literary muse 2012-12-08T16:00:00Z

Lions Gate's Summit studio scooped up the rights before publication for "Divergent," a novel set in a futuristic Chicago where people are divided into factions based on personality traits. Hollywood thirsts for young adult films as "Twilight" ends 2012-11-16T02:27:44Z

With Susie’s offer, I knew generosity was yet another trait they shared. Modern Love: A Brother?s Need, a Sister?s Gift 2010-07-16T16:53:00Z

It ensures that the white meat stays juicy and tender while the skin transforms into two of the most important turkey traits: crispy and golden brown. The absolute best way to cook a turkey breast, according to so many tests 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z

Such traits might make this revival an excellent audiovisual aid for middle-school instructors who are teaching Steinbeck’s novella. Theater Review: James Franco and Chris O’Dowd in ‘Of Mice and Men’ 2014-04-17T02:00:12Z

Morgan squeezes into his brief, non-chronological scenes each prime minister's most famous traits. The Audience – review 2013-03-10T00:06:29Z

What makes Ms. McTeer’s version of her so funny is how hard she tries to keep those traits in check, at least with company in the house, and how abysmally she fails. Theater: New Casts Enliven ?God of Carnage? and ?39 Steps? 2010-04-16T23:59:00Z

Through Eddie we explore the crooked culture of the Manhattan piers and the personal traits required to be the optimal “bagman.” In ‘Manhattan Beach,’ Jennifer Egan Sets a Crime Story on the Waterfront 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z

Bart, as has been pointed out elsewhere, demonstrates all the traits of libertarianism. Ted Cruz is right: Homer Simpson is a Republican. Sadly, he's also an idiot 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z

I surmise that my mother’s logic was rooted in linking feminine traits like a softer voice with being soft, weak, and unassertive. "I want to know you're a girl" to "You’re a guy, right?": What our focus on gender leaves out 2019-11-02T04:00:00Z

Self-absorption and boundless ego rarely appear on any list of likable character traits. Nothing to sneeze at, ‘Hay Fever’ at the Olney Theatre delivers raucous fun 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z

But while self-effacement is a trait we usually embrace in celebrities — and a useful PR tactic for some of our less-likable stars — it’s not working for Leno. Surprise, surprise: Jay Leno is still a douchebag 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z

And yet in many ways, sincerity — and it’s cousin, authenticity — are the traits we most value in others and hope to cultivate in ourselves. What binds Palin and Stewart? 2012-07-23T01:00:00Z

B.F.F.’s share an extraordinary — you could even say idiosyncratic — trait with a woman who is not welcome in their club, the Democratic speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi. Noticed: The Female Equivalent of ?Strange Bedfellows? 2010-04-17T04:04:00Z

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?Indecision. Q&A: Zoë Wanamaker 2013-03-23T08:00:01Z

The actor prepared a presentation that went over the character's onscreen history, his traits, and even screened clips from the films he thought would be helpful. 8 surprising facts about Tom Hiddleston 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z

While the traits might be amplified by teenage hormones, you could place any straight man somewhere on this graph. The Inbetweeners maps male sexuality 2011-08-19T13:30:02Z

While Shruti made the move to exchange numbers, she told me, “Initiative is an admirable trait.” Date Lab: He was glad that she took the initiative 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z

Harry’s education is now complete, and in retrospect we can see the essential traits that made him at once so heroic and so likeable. FILM: Babies to Heroes: A Field Guide to Big-Screen Men 2011-07-27T12:00:10Z

Did either of you have particular traits that you tapped into to get at your character’s essence? ‘The Crown’ Has a New Diana and Charles to Tear Apart 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z

These ten minutes advance the story and establish a set of traits for Christine that act like index cards that will govern and define her actions and the story throughout the series. “The Girlfriend Experience” Is Not an Experience 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z

The comic is set in barbarian Thrace and plays down many of the character's mythological traits to present a more human figure. Renny Harlin signs up for Hercules movie in return to Hollywood 2013-02-05T12:51:31Z

What personality traits do you find most appealing? | Norman Reedus 2012-10-15T16:31:44Z

But among the noteworthy traits of Daphna, the opinionated, fervently Jewish 22-year-old at the heart of Joshua Harmon’s blisteringly funny play “Bad Jews,” is the ability to eat a banana with jubilant belligerence. A zesty iteration of ‘Bad Jews’ at Studio Theatre 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z

There was never any official competition between "Peacemaker" and "The Book of Boba Fett," even though they share a few common traits. In the end, "Peacemaker" is the villain-turned-hero worth crossing the TV galaxy for 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z

In creating Macbeth, “Shakespeare embodied a single character with a full and often contradictory range of human traits – ambition, weakness, gullibility, bravery, fearfulness, tyranny, kindness.” Why I loved Charlie Brown and the Peanuts cartoons 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z

She does not draw them in advance, and their traits become clear as she works. A Portraitist Whose Subjects Are All in Her Head 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z

The main unifying trait of these shows is this feeling that they are underdogs whom you alone seem to understand. Riff: Why Is That Nice Girl From ?Friday Night Lights? Fighting a Bunch of Ninjas? 2012-03-09T19:22:00Z

What is the trait you most deplore in others?Prejudging people. Q&A: Jaime Winstone 2012-08-17T21:59:23Z

We’re taking Biology at the high school, too, mostly just to make the commute worthwhile, and this week we’re talking about genetics and DNA, physical characteristics, dominant and recessive traits. I'm not like them, but I can pretend (Obviously, this is an essay about Kurt Cobain and Nirvana) 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?My slapdash. Q&A: Frankie Boyle 2012-08-24T21:59:30Z

Please at least look around for other signs this trait is wearing you down — or trickling down to a new generation. Carolyn Hax: When rudeness rears its ugly head, don’t be a wallflower 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z

The Millennials’ two seemingly incompatible characteristics— their slow walk to adulthood and their unshaken confidence in the future— are their most distinctive traits. Bill Clinton vs. Lena Dunham: The Shakespearean battle of boomers and millennials 2014-03-01T21:00:00Z

One of the traits of popular collective memory is that it likes to fasten on landmark moments when everything was transformed and after which nothing was ever the same. David Bowie misremembered: when Ziggy played with our minds 2012-07-06T08:30:01Z

If it sustains that momentum, it will be partly because this latest entry in the puberty musical sweepstakes has traits that undeniably set it apart from its competition. Review: Anxious Teenagers Learn to ‘Be More Chill’ on a Big Stage 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z

Which might be a trait your husband found attractive because it reminded him of his mom. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A post-mortem revelation about her mother-in-law 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z

The project, “Weird Whales,” featured 3,350 pixelated whales, each with distinct traits, some rarer and thus perceived to be more valuable. Teens Cash In on the NFT Art Boom 2021-08-14T04:00:00Z

We just didn't notice that irritating trait in Madeline as much because the only major character of color in "Big Little Lies" was simultaneously presented as thoroughly exoticized and assimilated. "Little Fires Everywhere" is a gripping, soapy reminder of that yesterday's ills are still present 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z

From acts of violence to sexual aggression, these traits are pushed on to men through personal experiences as well as media representation. From "Rye Lane" to "Love Is Blind," much-needed safe spaces for Black male vulnerability are on TV 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z

Is it difficult to play a character whose storyline is unfolding over time—whose traits you don’t know everything about yet? Juliette Lewis on 'Secrets and Lies' and Scientology: 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z

She goes on to say that not only do they each demonstrate characteristics of their divine counterparts, but that their fates are an inversion of those traits. This 'Game of Thrones' Fan Theory Goes Deep on the Stark Family Future 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z

Sontag, of course counterpointing, noted that “its most obvious trait is assertiveness of one kind or another.” Review | In the loopily expansive ‘Figure It Out,’ Wayne Koestenbaum ponders everything from Robert Rauschenberg’s shoes to the notion of the line 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z

Degree of neurosis: Fink is a cluster of writerly traits: Painfully awkward, lonely, eager for praise, quick to despair and driven by the idea that writing “comes from a great deal of pain.” ‘Mank’ and More Movies With Screenwriters as Main Characters 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z

In my research, I spent an enormous amount of time examining data on opportunity costs, gender imbalance, family policy, time use, personality traits and so on. Motherlode Blog: An Only Child, Happy With an Only Child 2013-06-12T20:41:05Z

I was a resolutely unathletic child, one of my more enduring traits. Tending to Grass, and to Grief, on a Tennis Court in Iowa 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z

It seemed to me that the point of the test is to judge what dramatic traits each person has that could be harvested later for a plot twist. Best of 2018: I am a "MasterChef" survivor 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z

As lovable as Adam has become, effortlessly becoming a sensitive supportive boyfriend, his enduring trait all series long has been his weirdness. ArtsBeat: ‘Girls’ Recap: Grandma Meets Adam 2014-03-03T03:30:51Z

The Peasant is called by a little horn motif, a classic trait of German Romanticism. Review: Thomas Adès Leads the Philharmonic, and Björk Listens 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z

But the group already had its own distinctive traits. Holger Czukay, 79, Influential Rock Experimenter, Is Dead 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z

Throughout this dynamic graphic novel, he’s bolstered by an important trait: his love of drawing. The best children’s books of 2019 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z

In some respects this is an admirable trait, and our desire for uncontroversial simplicity in our politics is derived from one of the better characteristics of our age group. Millennials! Let’s battle the boomers and Gen Xers — who had it easy compared to us 2014-01-19T16:30:00Z

Not everyone thought that being peace-loving was a favorable trait for a President. “A Lady for President?” Third Graders Respond 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z

Could cultivating grit and other character traits be the cure, the silver bullet that ends low performance? The Limits of “Grit” 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z

Those with narcissistic traits may be more capable of considering others as discrete people, and it is this tendency to overreact to criticism that causes the damage over time. Me! Me! Me! Are we living through a narcissism epidemic? 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z

“City Noir,” among Mr. Adams’s most riotous and challenging pieces, had all those traits and more. Music in Review 2011-02-20T23:48:45Z

Every job requires a distinct combination of personality traits. Find Out What Job Best Matches Your Personality 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z

Their most distinguishing traits were conspicuously sharp teeth, barbed tales and oblong heads that looked like something out of the Paleolithic Era. The aliens in ‘Arrival’ are stunning. How do they compare to other film creatures? 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z

Where Mr. Trump came off self-centered and easily distracted, she was self-effacing and sharply focused, traits she displayed from her earliest days growing up on the Upper East Side. Will Ivanka Trump Be the Most Powerful First Daughter in History? 2016-12-03T05:00:00Z

Photograph: Tristram Kenton Even as a child, Benjamin had a love of the meticulous, which he has attributed to his parents, who shared that trait. Los Angeles Philharmonic/Dudamel; Written on Skin – review 2013-03-17T00:06:26Z

The Spice Girls played this trick most baldly, naming and dressing members after a singular trait — Baby, Scary, Sporty, Posh and Ginger. The Rise of the Internet Fan Bully 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z

Some people believed that at the time because he had some of the traits. The Imitation Game Director Morten Tyldum: We Didn't Need Gay Sex Scenes 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z

If a person is not vociferous and outgoing or inclined towards those traits, speaking out may not be something they do well or desire. "Passion and anger without a strategy is called frustration": Bill Duke on positive systemic change 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z

“Snowden” seems to be made with a fear of imagination, a fear of complexity, a fear of ambiguity, for fear of tarnishing the cause by giving its symbol a full range of human traits. Oliver Stone’s “Snowden” Reviewed 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z

The guy had two desirable traits: a six pack and a job. The coronavirus epidemic has made dating even more complicated 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z

These resulting traits “can evolve or fade away over time, but they are always part of you, whether you like them or not,” says Roberts. 8 Things 'Inside Out' Teaches Viewers About Emotions, Memory and the Mind 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z

It’s not an exact science, but a team of professionals with these traits can create a kind of magic in the room, a feel-good atmosphere of relentless positivity. What Is Hospitality? The Current Answer Doesn’t Work. 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z

As MI6 head M, Dench has been the Bond matriarch: the strong-willed, no-nonsense mainstay of feminine authority in a movie franchise that has, more often than not, featured slightly more superficial womanly traits. As mom to Bond, Dench reflects on her 007 reign 2012-11-09T18:16:08Z

The movies are full of ruefully thoughtful contemplation and exact determinations of character traits that are ready to be extrapolated from minutely calibrated dialogue and action. The Best Movies of 2014 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z

This is about the only band trait that has remained static. Sleater-Kinney continues the conversation in 'No Cities to Love' 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z

Because some reptiles are known to exhibit the trait, consultant Jack Horner didn't object to having Spielberg include it in the film. 20 things you might not know about "Jurassic Park" 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z

The Thin White Duke and his Thin Gray Inspiration shared other traits, including a pronounced, drug-fueled paranoia. Review | How David Bowie, Jimmy Page, Patti Smith and other musicians fell for William S. Burroughs 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z

Their appeal lies not only in the comic and unsettling combination of human and animal traits, but also in the way they provoke other characters to reveal themselves through their reactions to them. Cornelius Medvei's top 10 talking animals in literature 2011-01-06T11:32:27Z

Glenn had a trait known to geniuses: the confidence to assume that whatever he spent his time working on was the best and baddest thing going down. Glenn O’Brien’s Friends Remember a ‘Successful Maniac’ 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z

That said, the trademark Buttigieg traits of openness, intellectual curiosity, and bookish determination are made all the more alluring by the unthinkability of Donald Trump exhibiting any of the same qualities. The Coming-of-Age Tale That Inspired Mayor Pete to Learn Norwegian 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z

That is precisely what, in preciously record time, would become Mendelssohn's most endearing trait as well. Generous renditions of Mendelssohn and Bach balance youth and experience 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z

This desire to customize our food experiences stems from the uniquely American trait of individualism. I sent in my DNA to get a personalized diet plan. What I discovered disturbs me. 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z

Once they boiled down the different variables, they landed on three traits that drew audiences to theaters: special effects, creatures and a love story. Will Smith perfected blockbuster success, but his Oscar-worthiness is tougher – slap or no slap 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z

Improvements in one trait can cause a setback in another. You could be eating fresh local strawberries at Christmas if this researcher has her way 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z

“He’s always hungry,” Aguirre-Sacasa said, a normal trait that portends doom by the end of the first issue, setting the stage for the second issue and beyond. In ‘Afterlife,’ Archie Comics Veers into Horror 2013-10-08T14:54:09Z

Since generally the evidence for heritable personality traits is strong, it is not so far-fetched to imagine a future in which our personalities are measured not with questionnaires, but by sequencing our DNA. How Neanderthal are you… and can you blame your DNA? – personality quiz 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z

We have ascribed to the genre certain flattening traits—a degree of self-absorption, a preoccupation with authenticity, the presence of a writer as a protagonist—that can seem like so much “idle pondering.” The Overlooked Autofiction of Yuko Tsushima 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z

It was here that Gregor Mendel, an Augustinian friar, began experiments with pea plants to see how biological traits are passed on from parents to offspring. Mix and match 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z

Often it is some trait shared by many people. Why Aliens Are So Important to 'Star Trek' 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z

None of these is necessarily a bad thing; well-managed, these traits drive art, innovation, excellence. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Look before you leap and then look again afterward 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z

That continued Tuesday, with Dr. Helen Ward telling court that Palumbo suffers from bipolar disorder, a narcissistic personality disorder and shows obsessive-compulsive traits. Twain stalker released with credit for time served 2011-11-16T00:47:16Z

In the study, researchers asked more than 700 participants to list their top three ideal traits in a romantic partner. When it comes to dating, people may not actually have a 'type': study 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z

The rich genetic diversity of the pea is also a valuable resource for important crop traits that can withstand various weather conditions due to climate change. Pulses are packed with goodness 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z

By getting, for example, a tattoo that says loyalty , they can make the world aware of a character trait that might not otherwise be obvious. You’re such a jerk 2013-03-10T20:00:00Z

Most complex traits, such as height or intelligence, arise out of the intricate, combined action of hundreds of genes and depend strongly on the environmental conditions under which an individual develops. In an Age of Gene Editing and Surrogacy, What Does Heredity Mean? 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z

Marriage and friendship forge enduring bonds while travel and business lead to transient ties, yet all persist to some degree, passed between generations like genetic traits. In ‘Thank You, Mr. Nixon,’ Gish Jen examines family ties between China and the U.S. 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z

If the combo claims any unusual trait, it's singer Kate Cooper's Australian accent. Lollapalooza Day 2: Rain, retro and Eminem 2011-08-07T06:50:00Z

It's a specific, special social skill set that most people don't have, but is a highly coveted trait.  So what actually is malt? 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z

The defining trait of a sour diesel – a diesel-y smell – is up to the beholder to look for or not, as she wishes. Which high to buy? How to decode labels when shopping for weed 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z

The traits that make for a successful hustler are not always attractive, James says. Office Politics: How to Thrive in a World of Lying, Backstabbing and Dirty Tricks by Oliver James – review 2013-02-14T07:00:02Z

The poor math skills that seemed at first like an arbitrary character trait were more likely invented to enable that very joke. Review: ‘The House’ Is a Comedy Built on Despair 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z

Ever since, the adaptationist, “fitness first” view of sexual selection as a subset of natural selection has dominated, driving the interpretation of most significant traits. Survival of the Prettiest 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z

“Inside Job,” a comprehensive investigation into the causes of the 2008 financial crisis, leaves you with the uncomfortable realization that greed, when allowed to run rampant, trumps every other human trait. Motivators of 2010: Technology and Greed 2010-12-17T19:43:28Z

Help your daughter to see the traits and characteristics she values in her church friends, and then see if there is anyone who is like that in school. Perspective | Our 15-year-old daughter is mostly friendless. Should we help her? 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z

Due to ponderous music rights conflicts — Murphy’s Motown addiction is an endearing trait, but costly — only one season was made available on DVD, and the show’s been nearly absent from syndication. “Murphy Brown” returns revived, but not refreshed 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z

Middleton and Prince William, the astrologers claim, both exhibit characteristic traits of their star signs. Stars align for Britain's royal wedding 2011-03-21T10:34:09Z

It appeared that the groupings did reveal a personality trait, but not the one I had predicted. Science doesn’t know everything 2013-06-02T18:00:00Z

This Gotti is nothing more nor less than petty, but again, the movie declines to put that trait in the service of any point. Review: John Travolta Has the Dapper Look, but ‘Gotti’ Is a Mess 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z

This preference for immediate outcomes is a stable personality trait that remains constant throughout a person's life. Deprivation in childhood linked to impulsive behavior in adulthood: study 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z

There was no blood link to my parents or siblings, and we shared no characteristics or personality traits. Swapped at birth, then adopted by mistake: 'For 41 years I lived someone else's life' 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z

Having watched Mumbai, Moscow and Rome, I would say the common trait is an alarming degree of nepotism. Christopher Meyer: 'I wasn't nice to everyone' 2012-07-01T18:59:01Z

The reigning scientific consensus on sexual orientation is that it’s an inherited, biological trait, but that’s just because scientists don’t know how to party. Christian group says demon sex makes you gay 2012-11-26T19:10:00Z

And again, these traits are only sharpened in performance. Music: New Concert DVDs From Beyonc? and Adele 2011-11-27T05:03:07Z

By now it should be clear that Nichols is a strategic thinker as much as an aspiring auteur; a necessary personality trait, perhaps, for someone coming into film-making from outside the NY-LA hothouse. Mud director Jeff Nichols: 'Mark twain bottled what it felt to be a child' 2013-05-02T17:37:37Z

Mendel realised that these traits were being determined by independent particles of information, which every plant inherited from its parents. Mix and match 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z

These awards and associations substantiate Simon’s most visible personality traits: ego and the propulsive pursuit of his art. Review | Paul Simon: The musical genius who gave voice to the sound of silence 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z

The same traits for which Mississippi gets unjustly lambasted are actually the consequences of long-term conservatism. Don’t write off Mississippi: Before you dismiss us as “a garbage state,” listen to the queer Southerners you’re leaving behind 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z

It probably wasn't the cleverest psychological ploy and I suspect some of my more troublesome personality traits can be traced back to that time. Oliver Knussen: 'It never occurred to me that not everybody thought music was the most important thing in life' 2012-06-06T16:50:00Z

Of course, babies are born different and biological transmission of traits does occur – it’s just not genetic. How to raise a brilliant child without screwing them up 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z

We explained the design traits, not design per se. Would you buy a logo from this man? 2012-06-23T00:00:00Z

Drawing from personality traits of deities in Yoruba culture with words as well as patterns, Mr. Senbanjo says he conveys various attributes of the gods onto his subjects’ bodies, based on conversations before painting them. A Nigerian Artist Who Uses the Skin as His Canvas 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z

Although Kiara has faced some financial struggles with maintaining the property since her mother died, it remains a haven for guests seeking that ephemeral and elusive trait: authenticity. Encountering Another Jamaica 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z

And she came with what Trump saw as perfect instincts — a trait that he admires in himself. Hope Hicks returned to the White House to pull Trump across the finish line. Then coronavirus hit. 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z

With the help of an evolving rule book, seven polyhedral dice, quick addition skills and flexible imaginations, players determine their characters’ backgrounds, strengths, moral alignments and traits. Who’s Playing Dungeons & Dragons These Days? The Usual Fans, and Then Some. 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z

British actress Blunt puts a finer point on that character trait, praising Liman's ability to present his unvarnished opinion absent any fear of provoking dissent in his ranks. Doug Liman hopes his wild loop means a hit with 'Edge of Tomorrow' 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z

This last trait may have kept Murphy, 47, from becoming a global celebrity, especially in the United States. Róisín Murphy, a Disco Queen Ruling Her Own Galaxy 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z

The world is filled with a colorful mix of demographics and ethnically informed character traits. Colin Quinn is embracing the moment — his moment 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z

Designs of the "New Renaissance" collection were a triumph of opulence, with many of the brand's signature traits including lace, roses, black transparencies, corsets, and leopard print. Families walk down the catwalk at Dolce & Gabbana's Milan show 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z

But then we realised that both of us shared one important trait with Ayn Rand: all three of us really, really like money. I've been a literary April fool 2010-04-01T11:03:00Z

Erin Richards may well be a fine actress but she’s been given little more to work with than a bundle of “toxic” traits, which is a bummer. 'Gotham' Recap: Gordon's New Gig Brings Same Old Hassles 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z

“Zealot” shares some of the best traits of popular writing on scholarly subjects: it moves at a good pace; it explains complicated issues as simply as possible; it even provides notes for checking its claims. Books of The Times: Reza Aslan’s ‘Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth’ 2013-08-05T19:15:02Z

It also includes adoring autumn to the point where it becomes an obnoxious personality trait. Christian Girl Autumn was once a joke and has now become a seasonal inspiration of coziness 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z

Children will learn about the larvae’s life cycle and interesting traits, like their ability to survive extreme cold. Spare Times Listings for Kids for Oct. 10-16 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z

Attitude may not be the trait you most expect to find in a harpsichordist. Review: Mahan Esfahani, a Harpsichordist With a Chip on His Keyboard 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z

This inversion of foreground and background is the defining trait of the inside-baseball narrative. ?Moneyball,? ?Ides of March? Contain Inside Information 2011-10-09T03:17:20Z

Theaflavin is also responsible for mouthfeel and tea cream formation — this is considered an undesirable trait, referring to the white precipitate that forms as tea cools. The soothing science of tea steeping 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z

Cheeringly, personality traits are not set in stone. Optimism, friendship and tidy socks – the secret to living to 100 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z

Piecing together a picture of the killer’s mental traits in attempt to get inside his head. What’s on TV Monday: ‘The Alienist’ and ‘Mosaic’ 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z

A path that looks at leadership and leadership traits differently. Seattle’s Ijeoma Oluo calls out the elephant in the room in ‘Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America’ 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z

“It was quite a melting pot of a mixture of self pity, and bit of a depression thing, and self doubt. And . . . sort of analyzing all of my traits,” Williamson says. Sleaford Mods gets introspective, but don’t think they’ve gone soft 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z

“Alma Baya,” then, is a sci-fi meditation, set in a world plagued by human problems that eternally replicate — because survival is a brutal business, and selfishness is one of our dominant traits. Review: When a Stranger Knocks at the Airlock 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z

Conservatism is a common trait of cricket fans. …is writing about life 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z

The two very different pieces intersect over the question of whether parents influence a child’s feminine or masculine traits. Motherlode: Gender Neutral Parenting 2011-05-09T16:15:19Z

Plus he was happy to share food, always a positive trait. Blind date: ‘A kiss would definitely have been a possibility’ 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z

Spock was the ultimate outsider — a trait Mr. Nimoy said he understood. Leonard Nimoy, a pop culture force as Spock of ‘Star Trek,’ dies at 83 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z

Some problems can be fixed by moving a peony or improving its care, but other traits are not fixable. Peony passion: A garden icon blooms anew in the age of social media 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z

The same traits that propelled him to the presidency, so nicely captured by Spitz, propelled him also to a rare level of presidential success. A New Biography of Ronald Reagan Captures His Passion for Stardom 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z

In a poignant picture of grinning young men leaning out of a railroad car and raising clenched fists on their way to the Aragon front, the friezelike composition highlights the specific traits of each soldier. Has War Changed, or Only War Photography? 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z

But the books have drawn some criticism for how they pair different behaviors or traits to a “mister” or a “little miss.” These Books Stand the (Silly, Messy, Topsy-Turvy) Test of Time 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z

I think it’s a common conversation in dance that maybe Black dancers and Black body types have certain phenotypic traits that deem them better suited to certain roles or positions. Kandis Williams Envisions Dancing Bodies Without Borders 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z

Instead, these dramas have succeeded in broadening the range of personality traits available to female characters. With The Big C, Nurse Jackie and Weeds, US TV has given us women who are more than just Mistresses 2011-03-05T00:07:26Z

Yet sympathetic as he is to his subject, Bell never softens his focus or smooths over Stone’s less admirable traits. Review | An unvarnished look at the troubled life of novelist Robert Stone 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z

Schulz’s genius, argues Kinney, was to put these traits in different characters rather than one, and to bring them to life with a few economical strokes of his pen. Why I loved Charlie Brown and the Peanuts cartoons 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z

The unusual winters are forcing hybridizers to add climate resiliency to the suite of traits. Climate change is already hurting fruit breeders, and consumers could soon feel the pain 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z

This is a rarer trait than we imagine. Gordon Davidson tribute recalls the humane heart of Los Angeles theater 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z

Unfortunately, the co-ed Massachusetts quartet is pockmarked with the style's forgettable traits. Pitchfork day 3: Off to a mellow start 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z

A trait selected for its beauty, of course, might create problems by selecting for ornaments that work against fitness. Survival of the Prettiest 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z

But here she is required to exaggerate both traits to the breaking point from the beginning; there’s not that much difference between Linda in and out of control. Review: In ‘Linda,’ the Lures and Snares of Leaning In 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z

Yet here’s the punch line: As with Mr. Trump, the very traits that make Mrs. Clinton so unappealing to her detractors may make her immensely appealing to her fans. Review: The Anti-Clinton Brigade’s Four-Letter Word Obsession 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z

They wield their cultivated image of being beyond reproach, a trait gifted them at birth, to inflict pain upon others. The “Sharp Objects” finale and the dangers of white women’s tears 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z

But because the genetic component is spread thinly over hundreds or even thousands of DNA regions, it has previously been impossible to screen for these traits. IVF couples could be able to choose the ‘smartest’ embryo 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z

Mr. Batiste shares the Marsalis family trait of jazz evangelism: He’s an artistic director at large at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, for which he’ll play a fall benefit on Oct. Jon Batiste Will Lead ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Band in a Style He Sees Fit 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?I can be paralysed by worry. Q&A: Anne-Marie Duff 2012-09-28T21:59:10Z

No particular skills or traits are required, unless a lack of faith in Match.com counts. Casting Reality TV Has Become More Difficult 2011-08-27T04:00:17Z

The discovery that he had Asperger’s syndrome brought some relief; it meant that many of these traits — the rigidity, the need for sameness, the social awkwardness — had a physiological cause. Dear David’s Wife, Can You Diagnose My Husband, Too? 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z

Obsessive, inappropriate, compulsive, unwise: These traits have always marked human behavior, but the current landscape of digital communication enables them exponentially, if one is so inclined. I’m cheating on you right now 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z

Despite having clearly been directed to mug, showboat and chew the scenery, Phoenix manages to find the humanity in a character whose main trait for so long was his lack of any definite identity. Joker gets unearned GG nominations 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z

Entire plays, it is said, were written in celebration of those who possessed this enviable trait, works filled with airy, tickling dialogue and the accouterments of tasteful wealth. Theater Review: ‘The Assembled Parties,’ at the Samuel J. Friedman Theater 2013-04-18T02:00:35Z

Part of the debate over critics’ demographics is to what extent the critic’s traits should match those of the movie’s main characters and/or its intended audience. Men vastly outnumber women in film criticism. Here are the movies affected most. 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z

The widow’s peak is a dominant trait, meaning that it tends to appear in each generation rather than simply being carried in the genes as a recessive trait. Paul Ryan, meet Eddie Munster 2012-08-15T12:00:00Z

As such, “GLOW” feels very much of the Kohan school, which celebrates working-class, complicated women whose common trait is an instinct for survival. Review | Netflix’s ‘GLOW’ fits right in with today’s feminist TV, but mostly it’s just ready to rumble 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z

There is a strange correspondence between this set of stylistic traits and that of Hollywood films of the classic era, between 1921 and 1969. Why the Iranian film industry is like Hollywood before 1969 2013-02-08T15:16:10Z

"It's kind of a creepy personality trait: wanting to be the person that ruins things." 'Scream 4': Latest 'Scream' installment is tech-savvy ? and spoiler-wary 2011-04-14T23:23:16Z

Most photographers make their names, and survive, thanks to a combination of these traits, while a handful possess the kind of soaring talent that makes their work uniquely memorable. Stanley Greene, a War Photographer Who Stayed When Others Left 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z

Its characters lack density and substance because their traits melt into an unexceptional blandness except when they stand out for derision. How “Parasite” Falls Short of Greatness 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z

Dinklage views loyalty as a superior character trait; he has a circle of close friends, from Bennington and the New York film and theater scenes, who have stuck together for years. Peter Dinklage Was Smart to Say No 2012-03-31T23:17:15Z

I am also very particular about things around the house — an unfortunate trait I inherited from one of my parents. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: How to keep honey-do from going bad 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z

Whether or not it is a national trait, that element of bittersweetness seem to run through all of Bong’s work. Parasite director Bong Joon-ho: 'Korea seems glamorous, but the young are in despair' 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?I put myself under immense pressure. Q&A: Jaime Winstone 2012-08-17T21:59:23Z

It has been used as an investment framework, a conversational shortcut and, in at least one case, a defining personal identity trait. What Makes a ‘Narrative Violation’? 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z

Complicating all this is a rich stew of parents — Marian's, and Kirby's adoptive ones, all with different issues and intriguing traits — and, complicating things most of all, an appearance by the crucial and long-missing Conrad. 'Where We Belong': Emily Giffin's novel of the legacy of adoption 2012-07-27T17:38:04Z

Inheriting two long versions of the gene that produces a protein that transports serotonin back into brain cells after it has been released may be a risk factor for the development of psychopathic traits. This is your brain on murder: What the mind of a psychopath looks like 2014-03-09T18:30:00Z

He was a rebellious teenager, something he thinks of as a family trait. When Hari Kunzru met Michael Moorcock 2011-02-04T12:05:01Z

Each has a distinctive silhouette, as well as traits to push Tylor’s buttons. In ‘Monsters at Work,’ the Scary Part Is the New Business Model 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z

Mr. van Hove may have responded to its coolly elegant aesthetic, mysterious mood and flashes of whimsy, all traits in his own work. | 'Teorema': ?Teorema? Goes From Film to Stage at Lincoln Center 2010-07-16T22:36:00Z

Walter’s most notable trait is the one that everyone else undervalues or takes for granted: his goodness. Movie Review: ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’ Stars Ben Stiller 2013-12-24T18:27:55Z

Through it all, “Call My Agent!” eschews an unappealing trait that plagues so many contemporary shows: cynicism. ‘Call My Agent!’ Puts a Human Spin on Show Business 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z

And the most extreme version of gossip, which is considered a feminine trait. John Cho: Why Skeptics Should Watch 'Selfie' 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z

But making "granola" a personality trait does strike me lately as far less authentic than say, being a wine mom. How did "granola" became a personality trait? 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z

For Cooper, Bartók’s “almost insatiable desire to collect” was, among other traits, symptomatic of Asperger syndrome. Book review: Musician Béla Bartók was pride of two nations 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z

Dylan, being perhaps the most lacerating of all the modern wordsmiths, represents these traits in the most intense manner. Bob Dylan’s prophecy: The kryptonite we need against Trumpism 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z

No trait is more disruptive than reactive aggression, which fuels such behaviors as quests for dominance and demands for submission; arrogance, bullying, and random violence; and the monopolizing of food and females. Did Capital Punishment Create Morality? 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z

In newspaper obituaries, it was long customary to lavish praise on the subjects, noting laudable traits of character. Sol Steinmetz, an Expert on Language, Dies at 80 2010-10-25T03:48:00Z

Ms. Harden plays one of those steely lawyers in a pink power suit, but she gives her character about a dozen subtle traits that are in constant, visible conflict with one another. Best Performances of 2015 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z

They manage to embody Betty and Veronica’s essential traits but, even better, they bring forth the nuanced friendship and mutual respect between two very different girls. ‘Riverdale’ isn’t about the same old Archie. (For starters, he’s having sex with Ms. Grundy.) 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z

One feature that tends to accompany those traits is a deep, commanding voice. 5 wild things science teaches us about sex 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z

There’s an awful lot of rock stars his age who do not share that trait. Rob Sheffield: “What I love most about David Bowie is that he celebrated the romance of being a fan.” 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z

Her rejection of traits that she perceives as feminine – the reservation of judgment, which she casts as indecisiveness – interferes with her wisdom, rendering it less than it could be. Pride and Prejudice at 200: looking afresh at Austen's classic 2013-01-26T08:01:00Z

And because the Bernie Bro was an amalgamation of real traits, everyone seemed to know exactly who he was, even if they didn’t actually know him. Online agitator. Leftist know-it-all. Is the Bernie Bro back? 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z

Their life cycle and unusual physical traits deserve a closer look. Summer is the perfect time to spy dragonflies

Jett is naturally skilled in evasiveness — a trait of the trade, surely. How Cinemax's "Jett" does nudity — and plenty of it — right 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z

But for others, the "Lone Ranger" represents a lingering sore spot - one that goes back to the 1950s television version of Tonto, who spoke in broken English, wore buckskin and lacked any real cultural traits. New Tonto, familiar feelings for Native Americans 2012-07-25T17:20:14Z

All of which needn't detain you too much: the band's sheer vibrancy remains their dominant trait. This week's new live music 2010-09-24T23:06:00Z

“It took getting backed into a corner for those traits to manifest.” After a bumpy ride, Donald Trump Jr.’s book tour arrives at a safe space 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z

And diploid crops tend to have fewer genes associated with a single trait, which makes breeding them to emphasize that trait much simpler. Cranberries can bounce, float and pollinate themselves: The saucy science of a Thanksgiving classic 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z

His titular role is "a collection of personality traits in search of a coherent character, which Mr. Duvall, by dint of sheer professionalism, comes very close to supplying." 'The Judge': Well-acted but guilty of sentimentality, reviews say 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z

One long-term study of narcissists and those with prominent narcissistic traits found that they do the most significant damage to those around them, over time. Me! Me! Me! Are we living through a narcissism epidemic? 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z

“Give a Hoot, Don’t Pollute” is not entirely compatible with the Roman trait of “menefreghismo,” the attitude of not caring less. Rome in Ruins 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z

I find Courtney to be one of the easiest characters to write because she’s always going to try; to me, that is a really inspiring trait. ‘Stargirl’: A Hopeful Hero Born of Real-Life Tragedy 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z

Is that a particularly female trait: not wanting to cause trouble and needing, above all, to be liked? Geena Davis: ‘After Thelma & Louise, people said things would improve for women in film. They didn’t’ 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z

“He can be very instinctual, which I think is a great and necessary trait for an actor, but there’s also often a great deal of thought behind how he approaches things.” For ‘The Lincoln Lawyer,’ Manuel Garcia-Rulfo Climbs in the Front Seat 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z

Perhaps the most challenging aspect of envy—also the trait that separates it from its sibling emotion, admiration—is that envy hurts. Envy is actually a very helpful emotion 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z

One particularly nasty trait of goblins is their habit of stealing human babies from cribs and replacing them with “changelings,” tiny creatures that look like babies but aren’t. For ‘Trollhunters,’ Guillermo del Toro Found Inspiration in the Sewers 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z

Hazel doesn’t see these traits as flaws, though, but as eccentricities, with habitual blackouts on the same level as painting her toenails different colors. In These Romance Novels, the Characters Are Sexy, Hot and Toting a Ton of Emotional Baggage 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z

The researchers also found “practical and sexual reasons” to keep exes around in people who had elevated measures of dark personality traits. The science of Jerry and Elaine: The unsettling reasons why some exes keep each other close 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z

In the woods behind their new house, they discover a cemetery with supernatural traits that turn from horrific to alluring and back again. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Citizen Hearst’ and ‘Saturday Night Live’ 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z

The other is Madeline, for whom the wearing of spike heels is a main character trait and who tends to blab when she shouldn’t. In ‘Big Little Lies,’ Liane Moriarty Finds New Complications 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z

Sugar-spun traits of “real” America dominate Hallmark’s movie plots through the year, in fact. A super white Christmas: The Hallmark Channel gives us TV’s most homogeneous view of the holiday 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z

Is “humanity” a trait exclusive to human beings, or can a sufficiently clever machine also learn to be kind? The good, the bad and the cyborgs: Westworld's robot forbears 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z

“With an anthropologist’s eye, he outlines their different personality traits, their history and cultural touchstones,” Nellie Bowles writes in her review. 8 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z

A few of the lesser characters do possess traits that might have been mined for humor but instead are allowed to stand as signifiers of a vague intention to be funny. | 'Something Borrowed': New Lovers and the Old Triangle 2011-05-06T05:23:01Z

Leader notices interesting manic depressive traits: non-violence in sufferers who otherwise appear to be raging, a curious empathy and generosity, social and verbal dexterity in mania and a concomitant disintegration in the ensuing depression. Strictly Bipolar by Darian Leader – review 2013-05-06T07:00:01Z

In fact, all of the good guys in this novel share this one trait in common: They respect the women in their lives. Review | What Stephen King gets right — and wrong — in ‘The Outsider’ 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z

I did not get any of those traits — I’m the darkest-skinned person in my immediate family, and the only one who’s mixed-race. Owning my mixed-race identity: Why I don’t have to choose sides 2014-03-12T23:00:00Z

These girls shared certain character traits: They were natural leaders, highly precocious and especially good at navigating relationships. Perspective | When the ‘mean girl’ is a woman: How to deal with an adult bully 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z

I think my music has had that trait for the last three albums. Dan Deacon explores 'America' 2012-08-30T04:59:00Z

Allies describe Mrs. Trump as warm, engaging and witty, traits at odds with the totemic stance she often takes in public. Melania Trump, a Mysterious First Lady, Weathers a Chaotic White House 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z

But they share common stylistic traits, most notably a tendency to insinuate more than they state outright. Carrie Coon, at the top of her game, returns to the stage where it all began 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z

It was only much later, as scientists like Gregor Mendel began to figure out how genetics works, that we would begin to understand which traits get passed on and why. In an Age of Gene Editing and Surrogacy, What Does Heredity Mean? 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z

“His worst character trait is that he leaves coal instead of a present. It’s in that lack of overtly dark undertones where genre jumps in to explore darker themes.” When Santa Slays: Holiday Genre Movies 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z

In the first two experiments, women were asked to recall behavioral traits of good-looking, potential suitors. Why Women in Relationships Turn a Blind Eye to Attractive Men 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z

Ill-tempered, condescending and selfish, Will is not very likable, but Mr. Daniels is a skillful actor who signals Will’s self-loathing as well as his more loathsome traits. Television Review: ‘The Newsroom,’ an HBO Series From Aaron Sorkin 2012-06-21T21:29:12Z

This trait of “Pirates of Silicon Valley” is best captured in the two scenes that bookend the film. Before “Steve Jobs,” there was “Pirates of Silicon Valley”: What a made-for-tv movie got right that Aaron Sorkin didn’t 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z

Professional tennis players who avoid close attachments to other players when on tour, which some psychologists would regard as a bad trait, win more matches. Science doesn’t know everything 2013-06-02T18:00:00Z

Bethenny demonstrates a consistent excess of one of the most marketable traits in these modern times: unselfconsciousness. "Bethenny Getting Married": From bridezilla to brand 2010-07-03T23:02:00Z

Many of these films speak eloquently and thoughtfully to essential traits of the disease, from self-loathing to fundamental dishonesty to ravenous craving. ‘The Tender Bar’: A Tale of Drinking That Ducks Alcoholism 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z

And these are the traits the series foregrounds, establishing Emmett as an innocent jokester with a stubborn streak. "Women of the Movement," though imperfect, gives life to Emmett Till's story 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z

We all got paired up, boys with girls, and our homework is to draw a possible portrait of our make-believe child from our combined, mixed-and-matched sets of traits. I'm not like them, but I can pretend (Obviously, this is an essay about Kurt Cobain and Nirvana) 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z

Ultimately, although they have human traits, the fact that animals come at things from a different angle is what appeals about them to readers of all ages. Top tips for writing animals with human characteristics: Jennifer Gray 2012-10-02T12:35:27Z

Velocity is usually not a trait associated with barbershops — especially the old-fashioned kind seen here, where men gather to fulminate, pontificate, gossip and just listen for hours at a time. Review: ‘Barber Shop Chronicles’ Offers an Exhilarating Sanctuary 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z

Other traits Bigley and Stiles share despite their separation are their persistence and faith, they said. Long-lost sisters reunite after more than 20 years apart: 'Our future is bright' 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z

Each piece, moreover, is made to work for its living: it has to have family traits, shared characteristics or at the very least resonances with the other works. From Death to Death and Other Small Tales: Masterpieces from the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and the D Daskalopoulos Collection – review 2012-12-23T00:06:37Z

The Czech writer Milan Kundera has always stressed, in his fiction and elsewhere, the importance of sardonic, irreverent humor as a saving human and even political trait. Again and Again, Literature Provides an Outlet for the Upended Lives of Refugees 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z

The act of Parliament that suspended the death penalty in 1965 does not erase those traits. Review: ‘Hangmen,’ Offering the Last Word in Gallows Humor 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z

You put up your best pictures and personality traits. Hulu's Casual exposes the deception inherent in online dating 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z

I realize his sense of humor isn't for everyone, but his direct candor — while harsh — is one of the traits I find attractive about him. Perspective | If he’s going to be your boyfriend, you can’t be his buffer 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z

We're more interested in his character and how as a human being, he's developing the traits that he takes with him from the earlier years that then become relevant in the presidency. "This is not a whitewash": PBS filmmakers on working with documented liars for George W. Bush series 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z

Some aspect of innate character is given full license, and hidden traits are disclosed. Review | A recently discovered document unlocks the mystery of Fragonard 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z

I know that my comfort with more dangerous play — my willingness to let my daughters stand on top of a minivan — is a typically paternal trait. ‘Do Fathers Matter?’ Shows Why They Do 2014-06-01T04:00:00Z

These traits are on display in their modern-dress “The Winter’s Tale,” which casts an appalled eye on contemporary societies and their rulers. Review: In This ‘Winter’s Tale,’ the King Is Insane. It’s as Simple as That. 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z

Among the statements The Forward attributed to the author were, “There is a trait in the Jewish character that does provoke animosity,” and, “I am certainly anti-Israel, and I have become anti-Semitic.” Roald Dahl’s Widow Says ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ Hero Was Supposed to be Black 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z

To be a woman, harnessing some of these traits that my father inherited to me, made me have a masculine edge, but it can be taken even in more power as a woman. "That is the David Carr way": Erin Lee Carr on writing fearlessly on grief, addiction and her father 2019-04-20T04:00:00Z

What is the trait you most deplore in others?Does being Jessie J count as a trait? Q&A: Frankie Boyle 2012-08-24T21:59:30Z

“I often hear people throwing around the term ‘Bipolar’ as if it were a personality trait like funny, mean or serious. Leave Jake Lloyd alone: We need compassion for mental illness, not snark 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z

Still, hopefully the film will end with all the women learning that there is much more to being a woman than simply adhering to an offensive set of loosely-drawn gender traits. How did Without Men become a film without feminism? 2011-07-20T10:37:27Z

Homelander has personality traits in common with an offstage public persona haunting our own lives. How "The Boys" measures up with regard to TV's full frontal assault 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z

Like their brethren in video games and other movies, these Z-folk are fast-moving and hard to kill, though we and Gerry eventually learn the traits that distinguish them from the rest. Movie Review: ‘World War Z’ Stars Brad Pitt Battling Zombies 2013-06-20T22:55:53Z

Because at the end of the day, our creative abilities far outweigh our bad traits. Pulling back the foliage of "Big Flower Fight," from the eye-popping designs to the fairy tale final 2020-05-24T04:00:00Z

What is the trait you most deplore in others?Being obnoxiously loud. Q&A: Slash 2011-07-22T21:59:05Z

All traits that will serve her well in life. Motherlode: Parenting By Zip Code 2011-05-25T15:23:47Z

The stronger a particular finger, the more likely you are to exemplify its personality traits. What Your Fingers Say About You 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z

What is the trait you most deplore in others?Cruelty and picking on others who can't defend themselves. Q&A: Nile Rodgers 2013-07-13T07:00:02Z

The show’s other performers deliver the iambic pentameter competently while signaling a character trait or two. A bold production of ‘Phaeton’ from Taffety Punk Theatre Company 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z

But I suspect this is true of many omnivorous readers, except perhaps the tiny minority with freakish total recall, a trait that might prove oppressive to live with anyway. In Praise of Omnivorous Readers 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z

In other words, I should be an emotional mess prone to sharing said traits through a thinly-disguised medium, like writing for instance. 'Can Tony Soprano make me a better parent?': the lessons we've learned from lockdown TV 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z

Born in the eastern region of Nigeria, Chukwuma said the West Africans were his ancestors and that determination was an inherent trait. At the U.S. Open, 5 Artists Get a Place in the Sun 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z

You watch them in your home regularly, grow charmed and annoyed by familiar traits, and then suddenly, one day, they disappear. Bill Cosby and Many Others Hit the New York Comedy Festival 2014-11-02T04:00:00Z

Exploring ambiguity and paradox may not be a particularly American trait. Review | In Maggie Nelson’s ‘On Freedom,’ liberation and entrapment aren’t easy to untangle 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z

Mr. Messer paints or draws his sitter, then annotates the images with words that read like analyses, interpreting his features in terms of ethnic characteristics and personality traits. Review: Sam Messer Collaborates With Jonathan Safran Foer and Denis Johnson 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?Being afraid of dying in a plane crash. Q&A: Nile Rodgers 2013-07-13T07:00:02Z

A ninth trait to add to the board. My Ridiculous Dating System Totally Works! 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z

His tendency toward the superficially brilliant, and some of the traits of 19th-century pianism that are less noble than the tradition generally is in its best manifestations, resulted in these posthumous editorial changes. Listen to Tchaikovsky, Stripped Down to His Intentions 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z

She then calls attention to the kindness, humor or other positive traits they bring to that relationship. 9 ways parents can help kids cope with jealousy 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z

According to the most recent Singles in America survey, some of the most desirable traits in a partner are self-sufficiency and financial independence. Amber Heard vs. Johnny Depp: Divorce, domestic violence, and the shifting economy of marriage 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z

Desirable traits include strong skills in leadership and communication, as well as adherence to the latest catering legislative requirements. Queen Elizabeth is hiring a traveling sous chef 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z

At first Baby seems more an invention than a character, a collection of traits and quirks that might not add up to a whole person. Baby Driver Is Fast, Furious and Full of Heart 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z

In the video’s description, the group wrote, “Both tunes’ divergent traits presented challenges. Watch Adele's 'Hello' Mixed With Mozart in 'Chello' Mashup 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z

The fall-winter 2018/19 collection also intertwined all of the fashion house’s iconic traits such as black lace, tight-fitting black dresses, veils, references to Italy’s southern traditions and costumes as well as flowers. Dolce & Gabbana opens the gates of fashion heaven in Milan show 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z

I hope he deteriorates into a worse person, losing his admiral traits. ‘Insecure’ Season 1 Finale: Great Expectations 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z

Those solutions, say interior designers and therapists, all share a common trait: clear boundaries. Sharing a home office with your partner? Here’s how to keep the peace. 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z

He has staged this production with an ingratiating, crowd-courting sweetness – a trait that was evident in, but only a part of, his barnstorming performance in “La Cage.” ArtsBeat: A Flickering 'Torch Song Trilogy' in London 2012-06-13T15:21:13Z

“Cassirer’s only truly radical trait was his will to equilibrium,” Eilenberger writes. How Wittgenstein and Other Thinkers Dealt With a Decade of Crisis 2020-08-14T04:00:00Z

Plus, tiptoeing around this trait of hers, and your discomfort with it, is the road to relationship hell. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Uh-oh, it’s time for the ‘as long as we’re being honest’ conversation 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z

Nunzio’s Harris often radiates cheerful affability, a trait that contrasts eerily with revelations of his inner rage. Review | ‘Columbinus,’ re-creating the 1999 Colorado high school shooting, remains disturbingly relevant 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z

For these characters, Jews who have nothing particular to assimilate from, the shiksa needn’t represent anything beyond her particular non-Jewish traits. Is “shiksa” an insult? 2013-03-06T17:20:00Z

Reading between the lines suggests there’s a view that traits stereotypically associated with men — such as strength, courage and leadership — are good, whereas those tied to femininity — such as vulnerability, emotion and caring — are bad. How toys became gendered 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z

And it's clear who the beneficiaries of all of those traits were designed to be. What I talk about when I talk about Woody Allen 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z

At the same time, it is important that when characters are identified as autistic, those representations are based on actual autistic traits rather than broad, easy stereotypes. Does the media get autism right? 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z

More significantly, they helped make authenticity a prized trait in music’s mainstream coming out of the hair metal era. Soundgarden on 30 years of ‘Badmotorfinger,’ the ‘weird science project’ that became a grunge classic 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z

Coveting real estate is as close to a common genetic trait as New Yorkers have, a shared longing and lust for neighbors’ square footage and floor plans, wood-burning fireplaces and full river views. Living Rooms: Onstage Spaces to Lust For 2010-04-29T21:42:00Z

Last year, the Ringer website analysed what made the Marvel/Netflix shows tick in 2017 and assembled a telling list of narrative traits and conventions. Less po-faced, more pow! Why Netflix and Marvel need to lighten up 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z

If Mr. Holmes’s performance indicates a trend, the new lounge lizard has a trait not commonly found in the old: sincerity, or at least the appearance of it. Music Review: Former One-Hit Wonder Shows His Staying Power 2011-04-20T21:15:08Z

Roger Kreuz, a psychology professor at the University of Memphis, points out that sarcasm wasn’t always seen as a desirable trait. Analysis | So you want to date someone who’s sarcastic? How original. 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z

"Divergent" stars Shailene Woodley in the story of a futuristic society that divides people into factions based on single personality traits. 'Divergent' film earns $4.9 million, Lions Gate green lights sequel 2014-03-21T19:02:49Z

Besides tolerance, Marier says, fandom has solidified some other good traits. Science fiction, science are big in Northwest — especially right now 2012-07-02T03:48:04Z

Once those traits were irrevocably tainted, there was no way he could have continued to represent CBS News. Does CBS care about #MeToo? 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z

Its dysfunction can lead to impulsiveness and aggression, traits closely linked to psychopathy and antisocial behavior. This is your brain on murder: What the mind of a psychopath looks like 2014-03-09T18:30:00Z

These characteristics also are often associated with specific traits — for example, being strong and brave or fearful and meek. Gender stereotypes are messing with your kid 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z

Those were the words of comedian Susan Murray earlier this year, responding to an academic study that suggested comedians had unusual psychological traits linked with psychosis. Robin Williams and the link between comedy and depression 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z

What have you as a person with a foot in both worlds learned from that trait? Is civilization good? Author Jared Diamond investigates 2012-12-29T03:08:49Z

You describe mothers not relating to their daughters as something that is being passed down, almost like a hereditary trait. Perspective | Four generations of mother-daughter bickering: How do I end the cycle for my 4-year-old? 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z

Psychologists critical of the NPI argue, however, that a number of the test’s questions measure not pathological narcissism, as its proponents claim, but the positive traits of high self-esteem, psychological health, assertiveness, and confidence. Lay off Kim and Kanye! Why millennials actually aren’t “Generation Me” 2014-04-06T15:00:00Z

Considered a reticent interview subject by the press, Arness had an innate shyness, a trait he believed was shaped by his self-consciousness about his height while growing up. 'Gunsmoke' actor James Arness dies at 88 2011-06-03T17:00:00Z

One trait that has attracted some breeders is the creation of a spiky-petaled flower that, to my eye, is unrecognizable as a snowdrop. The iconic white snowdrop could be getting a new look (or many), thanks to breeders 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z

Although Lucifer fears that Adam is taking on ever more devilish traits, it really doesn’t come across that way on stage. Review: Better the Devil You Don't Know? 2010-03-02T12:00:00Z

His comic characters typically displayed subtly exaggerated versions of his own traits, which he executed with seeming ease. Paxton Whitehead, Actor Who Found Humor in the Stodgy, Dies at 85 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z

What traits do you think you inherited from them? Katherine Schwarzenegger out from Arnold's shadow 2011-03-18T17:14:39Z

That ability to take it all in stride and adjust course as circumstances require may not be a uniquely Australian trait, but it is one that sparks national pride. Post-fire Australia will provide travelers with more opportunities for ‘restorative tourism’ 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z

What is the trait you most deplore in others?Rudeness, aggression, the inability to laugh at my jokes. Q&A: Rob Brydon 2012-08-10T21:59:02Z

It embodies, in other words, the same exciting traits that characterized Mr. Harris’s dazzling “Slave Play,” seen earlier this season at the New York Theater Workshop. Review: This ‘Daddy’ Has Issues. A Pool and Alan Cumming, Too. 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z

Such traits, alongside Borges's habit of including himself as a character in his fiction, stem from a conviction that literature, history, identity and time are infinitely mutable elements of the puzzle of existence. A brief survey of the short story part 27: Jorge Luis Borges 2010-07-22T10:59:00Z

Mr. Quinn boils down the contribution of groups like the Irish or the Jews to a trait or two, often zeroing in on language to make a point. Review: Colin Quinn, Full of Nostalgia for Gritty Old New York 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z

Pop singers emphasise particular traits of their voice, while classical singers' training is intended to smooth out those individual lumps and bumps into a homogenous whole. You are the synthesiser: John Cage's experiments with the human voice 2011-03-17T21:59:01Z

In one post she writes a letter to her “future self” cataloging all the goals she has achieved, like leaving behind toxic traits and making peace with her past. Chidera Eggerue Has Some Tips (and Hashtags) for Self-Love 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z

They loved it for the same traits the show capitalizes upon, which is the warmth, sisterhood, and friendship that endured decades after the women's league shut down. "A League of Their Own" makes up for the past's missed swings, but isn't quite a home run 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z

To pair up, an inmate has to find a partner who has a defining trait to match his or her own. The Petty Laments of Yorgos Lanthimos’s “The Lobster” 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z

Perhaps the most serious consequence of this personality trait was when he created Ultron, a super-intelligent robot intended to protect the planet but who nearly destroyed it in the process. Iron Man: The secret bad guy of the MCU? 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z

I don't see these traits as mutually exclusive, and I think many Iranians would agree with me. Mahan Esfahani: Why I'm proud to take part in the Proms 2012-07-20T14:06:00Z

Reciprocal observation is an eternal trait, but social media has thrown gasoline on the gossip. Thomas McGuane on Small-Town America 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z

Comparing the two can help scientists determine where the cultivated cranberry's agronomically valuable traits reside in its genome and where some of the small cranberry's cold hardiness might come from. Cranberries can bounce, float and pollinate themselves: The saucy science of a Thanksgiving classic 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z

And there aren’t universal genetic traits within certain groups, Thomas points out. ‘It made me question my ancestry’: does DNA home testing really understand race? 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z

Q: Which of her traits do you like best. A minute with: Martin Lawrence talking "Big Mommas" 2011-02-16T11:28:37Z

In fact, the automobile is even responsible for Tintin’s most identifiable trait: the upturned tuft of his orange hair. ?Tintin? Film Casts Cars Among Star Performers 2011-11-27T03:07:02Z

Linking physical traits to criminality may sound like a throwback to the biological determinism advocated by 19th-century social Darwinists who believed that there was a genetic predisposition for wrongdoing. Studying Links Between Anatomy and Crime 2010-05-10T21:46:00Z

He was possessive and then dismissive, a trait he shared with his friend Rod Stewart. Elton John Puts Down in Words How Wonderful (and Weird) Life Has Been 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z

But be wary: each character has exactly one trait, tiresomely recombined with other characters over the film's 2-1/2 hour span. Toronto Film Festival: 10 Films to Talk About 2010-09-19T13:55:00Z

The only major oversight involves the complete absence of commentary on the economic intolerance toward autistic traits that many people face, save for one casual aside during a group therapy scene. Watching “Atypical” with autism: Still flawed, but season 2 shows growth 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z

Others carry signature traits of the British artist, such as a rat familiar in his other works, in this case flying through the air on the cork from a champagne bottle. Banksy paints Paris with murals about immigration 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z

By compiling detailed “pedigrees” on thousands of families, the office sought to document how desirable or undesirable traits are passed from one generation to the next. Hitler’s favorite American: “Biological fascism” in the shadow of New York City 2014-03-23T10:58:00Z

Pretension gets sticky with a mess of unpleasant traits; narcissism, lying, ostentation, presumption, snobbery, selfish individualism. In defence of pretentiousness | Dan Fox 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z

But a few significant traits set Ms. Raine’s characters apart from similar clans with high I.Q.’s and a self-regard to match. Theater Review: ?Tribes,? by Nina Raines, at the Barrow Street Theater 2012-03-05T03:00:00Z

But the gene-screening technology also fuels fears of designer babies, selected not to avoid disease but because they have genes thought to be linked to desirable traits such as intelligence and athleticism. Seven ways IVF changed the world – from Louise Brown to stem-cell research 2018-07-08T04:00:00Z

But experts are describing this generation as narcissistic, which is a bad trait. Science doesn’t know everything 2013-06-02T18:00:00Z

They vary in flavor and style, but share an admirable trait: great taste. Review | Tom Sietsema’s 8 favorite places to eat right now 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z

Starr shares many of the author’s traits — she loves basketball and Tupac, and shuttles between two worlds: her affluent, mostly white private school and her impoverished neighborhood. New Crop of Young Adult Novels Explores Race and Police Brutality 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z

From Bill Cosby to Archie Bunker, all classic dad traits are on display — from unquestionable authority, to care and compassion and all the other characteristics that make a good father. The Best (and Worst) TV Dads 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z

While we tend to think of other people as having fixed personalities and traits, we view ourselves as inherently flexible. This Is the Story of My Life. And This Is the Story of My Life. 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z

Working against him: The best-director category increasingly favors auteurs who can display technical showmanship, which is not a trait “Green Book” has in abundance. Who Will Be Nominated for Best Director? 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z

As anyone familiar with Japan knows, tenacity is highly celebrated as an individual and a collective trait. Book Review Podcast: How Japan Bounces Back 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z

Ms. Jong eventually sidelined Isadora to a cameo role as a worldly friend, and created Vanessa, who shares some obvious traits with the author. Erica Jong’s ‘Fear of Dying’ Defies the Sunset of Sex 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z

Here, 10 women, aged from eight to 75, look at what's passed on through the generations, from personal belongings to personality traits. This week's new theatre and dance 2012-02-11T00:05:00Z

We can map the usefulness of these traits for specific regions by statistically testing correlations between different genes and measurements of plant traits. Our tropical fruits are vulnerable to climate change. Can we make them resilient in time? 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z

Strong, who co-stars as Green Lantern Corps leader Sinestro, said he played up certain personality traits that might eventually push his character to the dark side -- as happened in the comics. "Green Lantern" emerges from obscurity; critics pounce 2011-06-17T05:24:12Z

What usually carries the day, Mr. Gethard said, is the unflinching optimism of his character, a trait that he is trying mightily to cultivate in real life. Television: Chris Gethard Carries Comedy Central?s ?Big Lake? 2010-08-13T17:38:00Z

Another of her character traits is her close relationship with younger designers. Up Close: Kate Young, a Stylist in Her Busy Season – Up Close 2013-02-06T19:23:12Z

The collection drew together most of Armani’s characteristic traits: crisp cuts, asymmetrical lines, bright colors side by side with black and strong geometric patterns. Colors can chase away the blues, says Giorgio Armani 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z

Also, picture book biographies are prone to feel more like hagiographies, where events or personality traits that might be awkward or boring to explain to a child reader are sugarcoated or altogether omitted. Portraits of Three Artists as Young Children 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z

Whatever its other traits, it is a movie of elaborate fakery, while its director, David Ayer, is at his strongest as a director of the real. The Styleless Fakery of “Suicide Squad” 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z

And while the selection of traits is not “creepy,” nor morally wrong, it differs significantly from dating. Selling my eggs to make rent 2013-02-03T18:00:00Z

The few and narrow traits that he’s assigned make him a cardboard cutout, a living poster man of bygone American heroism. “First Man,” Reviewed: Damien Chazelle’s Neil Armstrong Bio-Pic Is an Accidental Right-Wing Fetish Object 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z

Throughout her story, the grimmest of circumstances coax some of Veronica’s most Philip Marlowe-esque traits to come forth. "Veronica Mars" contends with the mystery and tragedy of growing up 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z

But he's decidedly inclusive and champions educational equity, traits anyone who permanently steps into the "Jeopardy!" host role would do well embody. Our wish for the future host of "Jeopardy!": Who is LeVar Burton? 2020-12-05T05:00:00Z

One also senses that in Joe, playwright Samuel D. Hunter is portraying an all too common American trait: a failure to remember the past. Review | ‘Greater Clements’ is the best new play of the year 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z

This is a defining trait of some of Amazon’s most important new lines of business, including A.W.S., direct delivery and its third-party seller marketplace: They’re not talking to you, at least not primarily. What, Exactly, Is Amazon Web Services? 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z

That trait also struck the Democratic consultant Stephanie Cutter years ago at Smith, when Ms. Smoot was the sophomore greeter for arriving freshmen like her. Why the Rainmaker Is Now the Gatekeeper 2010-03-06T02:48:00Z

Metaphors, if they’re any good, distill complexity not into simplicity but into clarity, bypassing the details of particular situations to find and represent their unifying universal traits and ideas. “Colossal”: A Monster Movie Hiding Ugly Romantic Passions 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z

The main one is introducing assorted characters who in one way or another can’t sublimate their problems or personality traits in the face of possible extinction. Review: CW’s ‘Containment’ Joins the Killer-Virus Bandwagon 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z

Is that a trait you saw in your own grandparents? Seth Rogen and Seth Rogen on Playing Ancestral Homies 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z

He fought for the underdog - an enduring trait in any hero. Tarzan rebooted 2012-07-13T08:42:09Z

Giving children a voice allows them to explore their personality and "salient traits," according to Yasmine Saad, who is a senior licensed clinical psychologist and founder of Madison Park Psych in New York City. 4 tips on raising confident children: parenting experts 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z

Five of those traits I try to learn about before the date. My Ridiculous Dating System Totally Works! 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z

Father’s Day is a reminder of the traits and rituals that we pass down, often unwittingly, through DNA and demonstration. What My Father Gave Me 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z

In his space-themed bedroom, Dan excitedly answered every question of the video interview, trying to project the personality traits Mars One is looking for: curiosity, adaptability, resilience. Would you leave your family behind to be the first human to set foot on Mars? 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z

Characters revealed tics and traits over the years, like Oscar’s pedantic streak. Six Ways The Office Mattered 2013-05-16T09:45:58Z

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?I am getting better, but I find my default setting of "getting stressed" – very trying! Q&A: Miranda Hart 2012-10-05T21:58:03Z

In the classic treatise on psychopathy, “The Mask of Sanity,” Hervey Cleckley placed “Superficial charm and good ‘intelligence’” at the top of his list of psychopathic traits. This is your brain on murder: What the mind of a psychopath looks like 2014-03-09T18:30:00Z

Jacki Weaver and BD Wong are here, too, though they have even less to do, with barely any back story or distinguishing traits. ‘Bird Box’ Review: The End of the World Is Riveting. Sometimes. 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z

It dawned on Kennedy that those fears locked up in her head might just be fears, not defining traits. A wave of super-earnest card games want you to bare your soul on game night 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z

And if you must deal with him — neighbor, colleague, co-chair — then spend some time dwelling on his less appealing traits. Is it dumb for the ‘smart one’ to feel so much pressure over a childhood label? 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z

“The only characteristic Nabokov trait that one recognizes in this uneven and sometimes banal translation,” Wilson opined in his infamous hatchet job, “is the addiction to rare and unfamiliar words.” When Vladimir Nabokov and Edmund Wilson went from friends to enemies: 'The Feud' 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z

The kiosks assess your personality traits, risk tolerance and IQ through a series of interactive games, tests and questionnaires to determine your spy profile. From undercover to underwater: Four new Times Square attractions offer a variety of immersive experiences 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z

I thought that felt like an interesting character trait to show physically, so maybe I can take it into the adult Hae-sung. "Connected through inyeon": Teo Yoo reflects on the fate that guided his career and to "Past Lives" 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z

Anne’s schoolroom rival and eventual love interest, Gilbert Blythe, played by Jonathan Crombie, managed to combine dreaminess and respectfulness—traits that stayed with many of us forever. How Not to Adapt “Anne of Green Gables” 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z

Your emotional inflammation is marked by irritation, indignation, maybe even anger and hostility, whether this is a trait state or a learned behavior. Distressed by recent turmoil? New book offers coping tips based on your ‘reactor type.’ 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z

His distinguishing traits are being very poor and a goody-goody. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – review 2013-07-01T06:00:08Z

The brain is big enough and small enough, active enough and inactive enough, to accommodate both traits. This is your brain on murder: What the mind of a psychopath looks like 2014-03-09T18:30:00Z

“He’s more or less exactly the same. His greatest trait is his empathy.” Cooper Hoffman discovers that, like his dad, he’s an actor 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z

“Those people” are fellow musicians who, in due course, show up on screen to testify to Mr. Baker’s artistic prowess and also to his less appealing traits. Movie Review: ‘Beware of Mr. Baker’ Traces the Rock Drummer Ginger Baker 2012-11-27T13:00:00Z

And lo, with a more accurate representation of traits, a connection between personality and drug use began to emerge. Drug cocktails can kill 2012-06-12T16:00:00Z

It’s a character trait that meshes with the plot in a crucial way; it also provides a reminder that, in the absence of aesthetic achievement, mass entertainment can still reveal embedded cultural ideologies. Amy Schumer’s Comedy Deserves Better Than “Snatched” 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z

What is the trait you most deplore in others?Hypocrisy. Q&A: Anne-Marie Duff 2012-09-28T21:59:10Z

So how do educators measure and cultivate these personality traits? For Success at School, Personality May Beat Brains 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z

Virility wasn’t just a quality or a character trait. When Men Wanted to Be Virile 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z

Then there’s an invented character, the female producer Deirdre, whose central personality trait is that she is hopelessly in love with Alex — a retrograde note not on display in Gimlet’s offices or in its shows. Podcasts Get the Hollywood Treatment, Complete With Zach Braff 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z

“The Conjuring” isn’t just primarily set in the 1970s, it also taps into the paranoia that is both an evergreen American trait and a crucial characteristic of films of that era, horror and otherwise. Movie Review: ‘The Conjuring’ Puts Lili Taylor in a Haunted House 2013-07-18T21:46:43Z

As for her quirks and behavioral traits, if she’s discovering them as she goes, so be it. The regeneration of "Doctor Who": Jodie Whittaker's Time Lord proved the naysayers wrong 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z

In a sort of third-person monologue of impressions, vignettes, and diaristic reflections, he comes off as neither heroic nor craven, though he exhibits both traits on occasion. Julian Barnes and the Shostakovich Wars 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z

Yet I think the wines will show a few traits in common. New Wave Reds From a Changing Spain 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z

You’re not judged by a profile designed to present your best traits. Feeling Lonely? Wearing Cat Ears May Help 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z

He said that Mr. Trump shares an important trait — tenaciousness — with Nixon. Roger Stone Rides Donald Trump’s Well-Tailored Coattails 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z

Yes," he said, chuckling at his whimsy about the symphony, "the new boy shares some traits with his brother, who's 16 years older. America's composer 2010-06-19T23:01:00Z

“The Assembled Parties” displays the less desirable Greenbergian trait of biting off more than his play’s elegant mouths can chew, with a surfeit of mysterious back stories and intricate, dirty little secrets. Theater Review: ‘The Assembled Parties,’ at the Samuel J. Friedman Theater 2013-04-18T02:00:35Z

"All the traits that came out at that initial meeting were consistent with what followed," Barrow said. The publicist who coined the phrase "Fab Four" to describe the early Beatles has died 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z

Partly, this means not using music to reinforce character traits or telegraph expected responses from a viewer. The Composer Who Turns Hayao Miyazaki’s Humane Touch Into Music 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z

Once children begin to think about gender as a stable trait, they also start to incorporate gender into their own identity. This Is When and How Children Develop Their Gender Identity 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z

Introversion — along with its cousins sensitivity, seriousness, and shyness — is now a second-class personality trait, somewhere between a disappointment and a pathology. Should parents push a reluctant 3-year-old to socialize? 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z

No amount of armchair psychoanalysis can fully explain Trump’s outsize personality, but D’Antonio’s account of his formative years suggests the source of at least some of these traits. ‘Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success,’ by Michael D’Antonio 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z

But the show approaches Rome’s depression and despair as quirky traits rather than devastating, life-threatening conditions that require immediate and persistent attention. Review: ‘A Million Little Things’ Gets Few of Those Things Right 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z

In some, that can be an insufferable trait, but in Duffy it was nothing short of inspirational; it allowed those he influenced to develop the type of informed self-belief that can move mountains. Brian Duffy obituary 2010-06-06T16:58:00Z

Children between the ages of 8 and 12 years old were evaluated for non-cognitive personality traits like academic conscientiousness, entitlement and defiance. Why it's great to have a stubborn child 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z

The popular notion of “a gene for” a trait is largely a misconception. In an Age of Gene Editing and Surrogacy, What Does Heredity Mean? 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z

Instead, it’s a Japanese philosophy of life that values austerity and modesty, traits that seem incompatible with PornBurger’s excess. This ‘burger pervert’ turned a fetish into a following. Now, can he make it last? 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z

So, the traits of person A + the traits of person B = something plain to see. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: As holidays approach, mom shares her grief with son 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z

But Mr Tetlock and his collaborators were able to extract some common personality traits. Unclouded vision 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z

But they seem to posses similar personality traits. Traveling alone isn’t for everyone — but for these adventurers, it’s the way to go 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z

Reveling in warm weather is not a trait limited to humans. A Warm-Weather Guide to the City 2011-04-22T21:09:06Z

But there’s one other trait that makes “Fiorello!” ideal Encores! fare and that makes me happy it’s come around a second time, since I missed the 1994 staging. Theater Review: ‘Fiorello!’ an Encores! Musical at City Center 2013-01-31T22:37:27Z

It was never clear whether Melissa’s face was a surgical homage to her mother or proof that Lamarck’s theory about the inheritance of acquired traits was correct. Joan Rivers Could Never Stop Working 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z

Steele, the chef, is serious about his moles, which show off the different traits of various chiles in deep, complex layers. New York’s Top 10 New Restaurants of 2018 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z

Linda Gray, who played Sue Ellen, a character whose defining traits were her shoulder pads and unfortunate taste in men, will appear too. Dallas set for comeback with JR at the helm 2011-02-02T17:35:45Z

As for the keen sense of drama, it must be a genetic trait. For Marilyn Stasio, Any Place Can Be the Scene of the Crime 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z

Essentially, bucket hats are simple, convenient and timeless — which are, surprisingly, the same traits that make fast foods so popular amongst consumers. Why are so many fast food brands obsessed with bucket hat merch? 2023-04-15T04:00:00Z

She is intense, a trait that is equal parts intimidating and captivating. ‘Prune’ cookbook: Gabrielle Hamilton speaks directly to her line cooks

And yeah, that’s what it’s called when you attribute a miscarriage to some trait or behavior of the mother. Carolyn Hax: Family and friends are piling on after a miscarriage 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z

Those skills, approaches and traits are paramount in a role that’s at the crux of what makes a symphony great. Seattle Symphony picks Thomas Dausgaard to succeed Ludovic Morlot as music director 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z

Part of what makes Stillman such a witty satirist and an acute observer of his own rarefied slice of the social world is his faith in affiliation as a fundamental character trait. Whit Stillman Pays a Visit to Jane Austen 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

There's also the matter of how the series treats the psychological disorder that defines Isaac's character, one of several defining traits that make the classic Moon Knight story, shall we say, potentially problematic. With the sleepy "Moon Knight," come for the MCU, but stay for Oscar Isaac's dodgy cockney accent 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z

That special visionary adaptation was color, an essential trait of humans. ‘The Universe Within’: the world’s history inside us 2013-01-11T00:46:45Z

These individuals, he says, "have some of the traits of psychopaths". Oxytocin: could the 'trust hormone' rebond our troubled world? 2011-08-20T23:08:00Z

Actual diagnosed narcissism seems to be quite rare, but narcissistic traits are more common and recognizable. Perspective | Ask Amy: Friend wants to ‘out’ emotional abuser 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z

Their accents have typically included working-class, vernacular linguistic traits from London or southern England more broadly. Posh Spice sounds posher, but changing a working-class accent isn’t a ticket out of discrimination 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z

Perhaps the most admirable trait about Mindy is her commitment to take charge of her own life, whether that means being incredibly determined in her professional pursuits or gleefully frivolous in her romantic endeavors. 9 TV shows that center on South Asian desire, from "Mismatched" to "Starstruck" 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z

Although Americans ascribe some positive traits to most Muslims — such as caring about their families — they ascribe negative traits to many Muslims as well. “Fear kills freedom”: New study shows political rhetoric fuels bigotry against Muslims 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z

Martin has a softer side — another trait he got from his mother — that’s usually reserved for family. Billy Martin: Washington’s go-to lawyer when you’re in trouble. Real trouble. 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z

Each of these man-children offers his own special blend of innocence and id, balancing the pitiable traits of slackness and aggression with more appealing qualities of sweetness and honesty. Movie Review: ?Jeff, Who Lives at Home,? a Duplass Brothers Comedy 2012-03-15T22:12:53Z

But these truths she cannot abide, a trait McCarren admires in her. 10 years after Austin Tice’s abduction in Syria, his parents still fight for him 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z

Hurley’s quick to remind us of religion’s ugliest traits, too: its intolerance, partition and patriarchy. Sex, Love and Religious Fervor Abound in Two New Novels 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z

Consequently, Denverites are a sunny, sincere lot, traits so characteristic that whenever I encounter a crabby person, I always ask where they're from. Denver, Colorado: city of mile-high delights 2013-07-19T23:10:00Z

And indeed by three years old, according to studies, kids are already attaching negative traits to dark skin, because in many ways, that's the environment in which they're being raised in. Ibram X Kendi responds to Sen. Ted Cruz 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z

Anyone can come up with a list of great artists notable for displaying horrible traits. On the Met's James Levine, and the age-old debate of separating the art from the artist 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z

And all those traits are what you need to be a good editor. Kim Roberts, Kate Amend and Other Female Film Editors 2012-05-27T03:23:01Z

This trait results from the plants’ sterility, bestowed by the unnatural parentage. Reinventing the poinsettia: A classic Christmas flower’s colorful new looks 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z

He described Heaney's greatest trait as simply "his beauty" as both a bard and human being. `Don't be afraid': Final words from Seamus Heaney 2013-09-03T06:04:39Z

Toxic masculinity is a contentious issue and some consider it to encompass traits which contribute to the dominance and brilliance of some men. Sherlock Holmes and the case of toxic masculinity: what is behind the detective’s appeal? 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z

“Here’s one of the most important traits of authors of old books: they’re dead. You can neither punish them nor reward them.” Review | The key to a more tranquil mind? One author argues it’s all about revisiting books from the past. 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z

Spinney's reluctance to retire is at the core of "I Am Big Bird," as the film explores the personality traits he shares with the characters he portrays. Caroll Spinney's proudly worn Big Bird's yellow feathers for 45 years 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z

The literary critic Northrop Frye once called Toronto a good place to mind your own business—a trait that must seem pretty attractive to Meghan and Harry right now. The Charms of Toronto for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z

With most child actors sharing a role with an adult, you can see the quirks and traits of the older actor coached into their youthful version. The best breakout TV performances of the year, from twins and vamps to werewolves and superheroes 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z

As we ate, we searched each other for my father’s traits, for our own likeness. Modern Love: A Photo on the Floor: My Father?s Double Life 2010-04-02T17:49:00Z

His character is offensively labeled hyperactive, a condition treated less as a trait than an excuse for the actor to deliver his lines at the movie’s overheated pace. Review: In ‘Mile 22,’ Mark Wahlberg, Patriotism and Paranoia 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z

Obsessiveness that goes beyond dedication to work is a common trait. ‘Jurassic Punk’ Review: Making Digital Dinosaurs Walk 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z

If you choose to specify further traits, such as kindness, intelligence or a particular religious or political affiliation, well, let’s just say we’re going to need a much bigger room. The Trick to Finding Your Soul Mate? Change Your Expectations 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z

Sanguinary and superfluous, “New Blood” ends up being an example of the worst traits of two different TV eras at once. ‘Dexter’ and the Shows That Wouldn’t Die 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z

Of all human traits, humour tends to be the most underrepresented in the history of the visual arts. This week's new exhibitions 2011-08-12T23:08:44Z

The show features a relatively minor Marvel hero, created in the 1970s, whose defining character trait is what is now known as dissociative identity disorder. ‘Moon Knight’ Review: Raiders of the Lost Identity 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z

The essential trait is a fierce honesty on the page, which itself demands courage of the sort he displayed in bequeathing us this final gift. I already knew Leonard Cohen was dead on Election Day — then things got worse 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z

“Especially when you’re talking about traits and not the disorder, it’s correlated in youth with less depression, less anxiety,” says Twenge. Me! Me! Me! Are we living through a narcissism epidemic? 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z

The mists are known to trigger a latent Inhuman gene in depowered mutants, human beings who possess a superhuman genetic trait. Who is Kamala Khan, the star of Disney+'s "Ms. Marvel"? 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z

It was brass, hope, determination and urbanity — all traits I associated with musicals — incarnate. How a Jerry Herman Song Called a Future Critic to New York 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z

“My Golden Days” is a cinematic Pinterest, not Chekhov but check-off, in which the characters’ traits, experiences, and feelings are merely asserted and catalogued, not developed but simply tacked to the screen. Everything That Is Suffocating About French Film, in One French Film 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z

It's an evolved genetic trait that likely occurred as an evolutionary mutation and distinguishes salmon from other types of fish. The color of farmed salmon comes from adding an antioxidant to their feed 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?Humility. Q&A: Miss Piggy 2013-05-18T07:00:05Z

He fancied himself both an anarchist and a poet, and with those two traits the actor gave explosive performances. Rik Mayall dies: Comedian played spastic punk in 'The Young Ones' 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z

Pleasantness is an age-old ballet trait, but Ruud communicated something delicious and rare and deeply appreciated: happiness — unforced and free. Ballet West ‘Nutcracker’ at the Kennedy Center 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z

These are not very laudable traits in a person, and I expect some readers will be turned off by David. “My narrator is starving, both literally and metaphorically”: Teddy Wayne and Alexandra Kleeman on anxiety and alienation in their new books 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z

He made them irresistible by pointing out their superior traits and charged three times the going rate. This collector-grower built an Eden of rare plants. Now he tackles the challenge to preserve it. 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z

Marital arrangements were negotiated by the husband-to-be and the bride’s father and carried all the traits of an economic transaction. Jesus would back gay marriage 2012-09-16T12:00:00Z

Whether this is artistic training, a personality trait — her father was a sociology professor at University of California, Los Angeles — or a conscious musical strategy doesn’t matter. Kim Gordon, Ex-Sonic Youth, Never Trained for This Career 2013-09-06T15:39:47Z

His main trait is that he is very good at not sticking out. Review: ‘Radio Delirio’ Focuses on a Forgettable Man 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z

In addition to their desire to bring young Betty to life on the page, Shabazz and Watson share another trait: their desire to create positive change. Author explores early life of her famous mom, Betty Shabazz 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z

Stephen Goggin and I show the pronounced boosting that occurs when voters are asked to rate a typical candidate from both parties on positive and negative traits. The hyper-polarization of America: It didn’t start with Trump and Clinton, and it won’t end with them 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z

It’s also placed guardrails around the denigration of Black women and other people of color for their genetically endowed physical traits. Black Can Be Even More Beautiful 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z

Christian is a prosperous second-generation Frenchman, who notes that his “excessively long and pointed” nose and dry lips seemingly “parched by a thousand-year-old thirst” are “the only specifically Jewish traits I’ve kept.” Ir?ne N?mirovsky: New Biography and Short Stories 2010-04-25T23:32:00Z

The ultimate Takemitsu trait, no matter what he did, was to keep you guessing. 20 years after his death, Toru Takemitsu still sending signals in his music 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z

The best-known of these is called the "Big Five" test, which measures five traits: "Openness to experience," "Conscientiousness," "Extraversion," "Agreeableness" and "Neuroticism." The Ultimate Harry Potter Quiz: Find Out Which House You Truly Belong In 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z

Depending on the level of fandom, this personality trait is either entirely charming or totally irritating, which no doubt explains quite a bit about why U2 is such a polarizing band. Leave U2 alone: Why did one of our best rock bands become so loathed? 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z

“There’s also some irony in how we view pests,” he said, “as other species would certainly characterize Homo sapiens as having some of the same traits that mark pests as pests.” Is This Elephant Bothering You? 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z

Arsuaga and his colleagues observe that the Neandertal traits evident in the Sima skulls all relate to chewing, suggesting that “the origin of the Neandertal clade coincides with a masticatory specialization.” Neanderthal lineage began in a “Game of Thrones” world 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z

Alan, whose salient traits are cowardice, disloyalty and a complete inability to keep his mouth shut, becomes the crucial player in a hostage drama. Movie Review: ‘Alan Partridge,’ Starring Steve Coogan 2014-04-03T22:44:42Z

Of sensory traits, texture ranks low, especially if the sandwich is dipped in jus. The Great Chicago Italian Beef Hunt 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z

The liability is the series' relentless consistency – a positive trait through its first two or three seasons which, in the post-Nicholas Brody version of the series, calcified into a sort of numbing predictability. "Homeland" returns one last time for a final hope of ending an endless war 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z

As a British period drama, “The Favourite” has the look of a traditional Oscar winner but gleefully inverts and subverts typical traits of the genre — making it kind of a perfect Academy Awards Trojan horse. What will win best picture? It’s a maddeningly close race 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z

And believe me, a schoolmistressy, highly judgmental code of acceptable behaviour is not one of the personality traits that is useful in this sort of environment. The best fictional doctors and nurses, as picked by the stars 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z

Geneticists have worked for years to develop similar traits in the lab, but it was smallholder farmers who had cultivated and preserved that corn for centuries. Escalating U.S.-Mexico debate over corn forces questions about GMOs, food sovereignty 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z

The postman, for one, has become 71% bicycle and, like many other locals, has developed behavioural traits such as regularly leaning against walls or, when at rest, having one foot on the kerb. Why I love … cycling 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z

But that’s another great trait of puppets: They never grow jaded. Spare Times: For Children, for Nov. 11 ? 17 2011-11-10T23:39:11Z

He makes an effort to make you laugh, a trait far from common in the lifelong interviewee. Martin Amis: a new chapter in America 2012-06-02T23:04:03Z

Onstage, Kinky exhibits similar traits, minus the smoke. The Summer of Kinky Friedman 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z

The spirit of empathy and compassion throughout the song is in line with what scholarship has found to be strong traits commonly observable among secular men and women. "Imagine" at 50: Why John Lennon’s ode to humanism still resonates 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z

While some of the ascetically curt melodies, edgily avant-funky grooves and impassively entwined counterpoint are familiar Coleman traits, the music is several degrees warmer: full of sparky ensemble writing, varied percussion sounds and vivacious grooves. Steve Coleman & Five Elements: Functional Arrhythmias – review 2013-04-11T21:35:01Z

But soon he was applying color washes, emphasizing traits, blurring others, doubling or tripling his subject’s likeness. In 177 Portraits, an Artist’s Homage to His Bed-Stuy Muse 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z

We called them something like the “company’s unique traits,” which we discovered in the Bass logo design-planning phase. Would you buy a logo from this man? 2012-06-23T00:00:00Z

When he first approached Ms. Lee, after a night of partying with friends, he was uncharacteristically brash and outgoing, traits she tends to find off-putting in men. A Proposal Before Dinner Proved Risky 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z

The characters possess familiar traits but are in new roles: Archer is a one-eyed seaplane pilot, Malory is a hotel owner, Lana is a princess and Dr. Krieger is a parrot. What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and ‘Archer’ 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z

I also saw darker masculine traits in my father and wanted to be different because I didn’t think those things made a good man or a good person, really. Discovering Manhood in Soapy Bubbles 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z

He nimbly mines both the animal and human literature to show how, for one human trait after another, adaptationist explanations miss the mark while aesthetic explanations hit home. Survival of the Prettiest 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z

And he is naturally funny, boyish but self-deprecating, also key Apatow traits. Chris O'Dowd: from The IT Crowd to Hollywood 2012-05-18T22:01:08Z

“The cultural makeup of Singaporeans is somewhat complex. It is Southeast Asian, South Asian, East Asian and global, but not in an essentialist way, where race is defined by fixed, unchangeable traits.” Singapore, for Those Who Aren’t Crazy Rich 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z

He added that to attack the film for showing that Hitler had human traits was unjust. Bernd Eichinger, Screenwriter and Producer, Dies at 61 2011-01-26T02:38:10Z

As Rodriguez ticks off Jane's admirable traits — hard-working, forgiving, wise, resistant to the trappings of power, status and money — she adds that playing the principled character has helped her cope with her own burgeoning fame. Gina Rodriguez staying grounded despite 'Jane's' success 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z

She added: “I injected a lot of myself into Maggie. A kind of goofiness that goes with a certain kind of intelligence — I guess you could call it stupidity — is definitely one of my traits.” Rebecca Miller Is Brainy, and Very, Very Funny 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z

In fact, this trait had undone every previous relationship. Modern Love: Modern Love ? The Trophy Wife 2011-09-01T21:58:18Z

Will she be watching as digital recreations of people either commit great evil or good, judging what traits to bring to a future species that lies somewhere between hosts and humans? "Westworld" season 4 ending explained 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z

A look into our sleeping habits revealed some interesting differences between those who stay up late and those who rise early, from our personality traits, hobbies, and even our sex lives. Early birds have more sex, make more money and sleep better than night owls, study finds 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z

But they lend their perspective on events and traits that don't succumb to news headlines, Kirk explains, the constants in each man's life that guide these two hours. “The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden” gives insight into the "life method" of our next president 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z

And many boys are taught over and over throughout their lives that exhibiting “female traits” is wrong and means they aren’t “real men.” How toys became gendered 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z

Therefore, traits relating to anxiety or curiosity should be influenced by cholinergic genetic variants, with developmental experiences determining whether individuals find expected uncertainty either more threatening or more promising. Do our genes make us more sensitive? 2013-01-24T22:40:00Z

These traits take on a grainier quality here. The Kafka You Never Knew 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z

By picturing their sadness with human traits and characteristics, study participants ameliorated its effect and were then more likely to display self-control. How can you conquer ordinary, everyday sadness? Think of it as a person 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z

He makes Richard's perma-frown the first trait we notice, as he rehearses a speech in a dim room that begins, "The time has come to redefine the nature of pain." "Dopesick" is an ineffective prescription for telling the story of the opioid crisis 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z

Thus armed, personality psychologists began fitting the various personality traits they had come up with over the years into what came to be called the “Big Five.” Drug cocktails can kill 2012-06-12T16:00:00Z

A rash of new research has focused on self-control as well as callousness and a lack of empathy, traits regularly implicated in the decision to commit a crime. Genetic Basis for Crime: A New Look 2011-06-19T22:33:19Z

Anderson's sensibility aligned with some key Surrealist traits. Miro, Noguchi and the name you should know (but probably don't): Jeremy Anderson 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z

He combined some of his and Sen’s personality traits to shape his performance. Aaron Pedersen Is a Different Kind of Archetypal Leading Man 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z

But Leti has a lone wolf's courage born out of being an outsider, and she's also relentless and resilient, handy traits when it comes to fighting forces from Hell. "It's blood memory": Jurnee Smollett on how the horrors in "Lovecraft Country" are felt in real life 2020-09-06T04:00:00Z

Efron’s sheer exuberance is reciprocated by the camera, which picks up physical facets and contours and reflects them back as if they were deep-rooted traits of character. “Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates” and the Death of the Hollywood Comedy 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z

But, happily, unlike everyone on Bravo, you know that eventually all of these characters will grow out of whatever personality trait makes them sad weirdos. Girls season two premiere review: 'These people are not meant to be loved' 2013-01-14T16:19:00Z

Most of the book consists of case histories and studies of the crucial traits that matter to all of us: intelligence, athletic and artistic skill, disease, obesity, sexual orientation. Identically Different: Why You Can Change Your Genes by Tim Spector – review 2012-08-08T09:30:03Z

Decoding clothes, hairstyles and certain traits of the image itself — scalloped edges; Polaroid smear; Instamatic soft focus; digital fuzz — are among the primary skills of photographic looking. Riff: On (Digital) Photography: Sontag, 34 Years Later 2011-05-08T05:30:17Z

Sims with the Foodie personality trait, one of nearly 60 characteristics that players can choose when they create a Sim, pride themselves on eating good food, and can watch cooking shows for inspiration. How The Sims Became the Internet’s Most Exciting Place to Eat 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z

He agrees that he picked a script with identifiable Park traits as a way of cementing his "brand" as he makes a break, in his 50th year, for an international audience. Stoker director Park Chan-wook: 'In knowing yourself, you can liberate yourself' 2013-02-28T16:53:50Z

This corn — grown by the tens of millions of acres — has been genetically engineered, altered by having stacks of apparently desirable traits wedged into its genetic code. T Magazine: Children of the Corn 2011-09-22T01:30:18Z

Having written about Muhammad Ali, Al Capone, Jackie Robinson and other touchstones of the American imagination, Jonathan Eig says he recognizes a common trait in the disparate personalities he’s explored. The Making of a New M.L.K. Biography: A Q&A With the Author, Jonathan Eig 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z

Jovanna Venegas, a curator at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art who grew up in Tijuana and is active in its art scene, said Roberts had captured a quintessential local trait. From the Border, the Whitney Biennial Asks What American Art Can Be 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z

That revelation inspired her to create characters who are also on the autism spectrum, a trait that had yet to be explored in the romance genre and is resonating with readers. A romance novelist struggled with Asperger’s. Now she writes about love on the spectrum. 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z

But just as Anderson leaves the character to his own few plot-driving aspects, so he leaves Wilson to his behavioral traits. Inherent Vice: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Nostalgia Trip 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z

Seattle and the Northwest have carved a lasting niche in the comics world by applying the same traits to cartoons that we apply to music — lo-fi, provocative and introspective. Alt comics artists take us to our rough edges 2014-03-12T22:48:22Z

Such "inherent" traits have been used to explain, and often exploit, culture and national identity to distinguish barbarians from the civilized, Jew from the Gentile. "Blacks and Jews" authors: "Whoopi is not the enemy" but "it may be too late" for America anyway 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z

Most striking were their high scores for impulsive non-conformity and introverted personality traits, the researchers said. Comedians have psychotic personality traits, study finds 2014-01-16T06:59:20Z

The wicked overlord of the dinosaur toys, the Cleric embodies traits from several classic movie villains. Meet the New Toys From This Year's Toy Story Christmas Special 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z

Anyway, her essential traits were not going over very well in the child actor market. Kristen Stewart: 'Twilight was so intense. I'm still a very intense person' 2012-05-17T19:00:02Z

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?The whole package! Q&A: Carla Bruni-Sarkozy 2013-04-20T07:00:05Z

And while there aren't well documented health impacts associated with GMO crops themselves, engineered traits like herbicide resistance have enabled the proliferation of chemical-intensive monocultures that seriously harm biodiversity both on and off the farm. Why heirloom seeds matter 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z

It is a trait that she is especially happy to portray on screen. Among the Dead, a Character Finds Life 2011-03-18T19:31:54Z

Comedy audiences overestimate authenticity, a trait easily faked. Stand-Up Sets Where You Can Choose Your Own Adventure 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z

I was relieved to discover that Nina did not possess any worrisome levels of the traits. Is it possible to recover from narcissism? 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z

The authors of the study note that swearing “is linked to personality traits such as extraversion, dominance, narcissism, and neuroticism.” Books in America are full of swear words: the more recent, the more profane 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z

But for all the affirmation of DaBaby’s boldness that Friday night’s sold-out show at the Fillmore Silver Spring provided, it also confirmed another trait: his star potential. Review | DaBaby proves he’s one of hip-hop’s most intriguing figures at sold-out concert 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z

Because beneath those surfaces lie much deeper, scarier traits that neither wants to admit or reveal. In the haunting "Silent Land," a couple's seaside stay in Italy plunges toward a moral implosion 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z

Plausible couples need to have one salient trait in common, like poor eyesight, susceptibility to nosebleeds or a sociopathic disregard for the well-being of others. Review: In ‘The Lobster,’ Colin Farrell Plays a Divorced Man in a Loner-Hating Society 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z

"It's become clear that the Bolshoi Theatre does not possess the slightest traits of an artistic organisation." Bolshoi rocked by scandal and intrigue 2011-03-22T19:52:49Z

So, puzzle this: on the one hand, many psychologists tell us that intelligence is an enduring individual trait, pretty much hard-wired by a person’s DNA and by cell development in the fetus’s brain. Are humans getting smarter? 2013-06-03T20:25:00Z

With an anthropologist’s eye, he outlines their different personality traits, their history and cultural touchstones. A Journey — if You Dare — Into the Minds of Silicon Valley Programmers 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z

It’s not his best trait I’m sure, but it’s also not just his — ask anyone who tries to entertain these days how many guests respond late to invitations — if they even respond at all. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: My boyfriend’s daughter sure is one brassy dame 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z

Q: Is there one fashion trait from the ’60s that you hate? Q&A with Kiernan Shipka, ‘Mad Men’s’ Sally Draper 2014-04-09T18:44:51Z

Marcgellen wrote: "Last of the great old school Hollywood actors, what a cool guy", while nixonshepherd tweeted: "Classically handsome, unabashedly charismatic & sincerely genuine ... the bygone traits of Hollywood's golden age." Tony Curtis: 'The king of cool is on his way up, with syrup' 2010-09-30T16:09:00Z

Abstract, boldly-colored and geometric, and with references to both the customs of everyday life in Mexico as well as imagery from pre-colonial times, the work bears many traits associated with Mexican Modernism. A Century of Mexican Creativity at Art Basel Hong Kong 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z

They are joyful, optimistic people even if they are experiencing hardships and challenges and who have fears and doubts—all the human traits we do have. Keanu Reeves & Alex Winter: Bill & Ted "aren't playing Van Halen riffs" anymore 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z

Some analysts encourage the comparison, insisting there are personality traits associated with each season. What hue looks best on you? Color analysis is back to help us obsess over our personal identities. 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z

Nothing makes me see red as clearly as when someone links one of my nasty habits with a trait I loathe in my parents. Social Q?s: At the Table, Like Father, Like Son? 2011-07-14T21:32:07Z

These are traits that make her ideal for the part of a woman required to bridge the delicacy of ballet with the brass of Broadway. Theater Review: ‘On Your Toes,’ With Christine Baranski, at City Center 2013-05-09T21:00:33Z

So what is Ms. Ziegler doing by frontloading poor Amber with so many irritating traits? Review: In ‘Actually,’ a Case of She Said, He Said and They Said 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z

The two traits in his personality are selfishness and a kind of overcompensatory guilt for that selfishness. Josh and Benny Safdie?s Film ?Daddy Longlegs? 2010-05-14T04:00:00Z

But middle children seem to share the personality traits of being attention-seeking and competitive. Perspective | My 4-year-old won’t stop whining, no matter what I do. What’s the answer? 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z

Adolescents with a history of violence and diagnoses of "conduct disorder" exhibit similar traits. Barack Obama and the 'empathy deficit' 2013-01-04T16:30:11Z

His character, a television writer named Adam, is described as “sooo tall” and “almost annoyingly happy,” which pretty much captures Mr. Kutcher’s salient traits. | 'No Strings Attached': Firmly Committed to Casual 2011-01-20T14:18:23Z

Religions can have all of these traits, or none of them. Making sweat feel spiritual didn’t start with SoulCycle – a religion scholar explains 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z

Lalo's charm and diplomacy are the traits that make him singularly terrifying and dangerous. The chameleonic importance of Lalo Salamanca on "Better Call Saul" is that his evil travels 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z

Critics consider these tests to be superficial and argue that they ignore other kinds of intelligence such as emotional intelligence or deeper traits such as wisdom. Are humans getting smarter? 2013-06-03T20:25:00Z

But it's worth noting that the strengths Ardern brings to this crisis are the very same traits that have been used against women seeking leadership positions in the workplace and in the public sector. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and the power of "feminine" leadership 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z

And by distilling individual performance down to eight main traits—each with its own chapter—the book oversimplifies its subject. Getting the most out of one’s self 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z

The producers, including Jessica Elbaum, admired IFC's marketing smarts and willingness to take on risky material, both traits evidenced by its work on "Boyhood." With 'Boyhood,' indie player IFC crashes the big shots' party 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z

“But his tricky relationship with the truth calls for more than a lot of fact-checking. It bears close attention as a character trait with real consequences.” Trump’s ‘war’ with the media (and the facts) forces journalists to question their role 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z

That the people who are drawn to true crime may share some common traits with the perpetrators they pursue isn't a new idea — it's a foundational element of the thriller genre. HBO's "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" is a haunting tribute to Michelle McNamara and meditation on grief 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?I am self-centred. Q&A: Danny DeVito 2013-01-26T08:00:00Z

Psychometrics is a branch of psychology that purports to identify differences across five traits – openness, extraversion, neuroticism, conscientiousness and agreeableness. Are our children really trapped by gender stereotypes? 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z

Even though obedience and curiosity would seem to be at odds with each other, Katharine — a bundle of contradictions herself — succeeded in inculcating her daughter with both traits. ‘The Personality Brokers’ Conjures the Mother and Daughter Who Helped Us Think of Ourselves as Types 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z

At one stage, the narrator says, “I listened, smiled, and asked questions—those were my most tiresome traits and I used them tirelessly.” Yiyun Li on the Distance Necessary for Stories 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z

Their own traditions and traits live on through you, whether you like it or not, and these aren’t always easy to explain. 'Don’t pretend to be something you’re not': a letter to my teenage self 2019-06-01T04:00:00Z

The in/out list shares some traits in common with the resolution. What's out for 2023? The in/out list 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z

The trait “Down With the King” exhibits most powerfully is patience, something in short supply in modern cinema or, for that matter, the modern world. ‘Down With the King’ Review: A Rapper in the Wilderness 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z

Solanas accuses men of projecting their own hated traits onto women — insecurity, vanity, passivity — while appropriating women’s decisiveness and swagger for themselves. Feminism Means a Lot of Things, and This Book Contains Them All 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z

Exact responsibilities may vary, but the most valued traits are universal. The Quarterback of the Kitchen? It’s Not Always the Chef 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z

One central trait of electronic dance music is its relentless optimism. Essential tracks: These Chris Stapleton, Samo Sound Boy works qualify 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z

Arguably, the most compelling and unnerving of these technologies is biometrics — the measurement of physical or behavioral traits to verify identity. The Getaway: Just Tap Here: Technology and Travel 2013-06-06T21:49:27Z

In sexual selection, eye-catching male traits and behaviors are chosen by females from generation to generation, until those traits become, to human eyes at least, downright outlandish. Bird-of-paradise rituals on display in National Geo show 2013-04-26T16:57:51Z

The strange thing is that The Politician shares many traits with Ryan’s older show The Assassination of Gianni Versace. Is The Politician the most annoying TV show of 2019? 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z

Mr. Cazenove was cast frequently as upper-class men of military bearing, traits that dovetailed neatly with his own background. Christopher Cazenove, Suave British Actor, Dies at 66 2010-04-09T04:01:00Z

Rather, Shepard discusses films such as “Badlands,” “GoodFellas” and “Lawrence of Arabia,” in which few if any politicians are portrayed, but which highlight certain character traits that shape our politics. Review | Films that offer a surprising reflection of U.S. foreign policy 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z

Fortunately, Julian’s heightened sense of awareness, one of the novel’s most endearing traits, leaves room for genuine humor. Bearing ‘The Weight’ of Feeling Alone 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z

Combined, these traits suggest a flamboyant soul confined to a drab role in life. Theater Review: ‘Cornelius’ Is Revived at 59E59 Theaters 2013-06-12T21:15:07Z

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?Making excuses. Q&A: Slash 2011-07-22T21:59:05Z

But many non-Jewish whites also believed that Jews shared traits with the most stigmatized race of all: African-Americans. Donald Trump, Jews and the myth of race: How Jews gradually became “white,” and how that changed America 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z

And sometimes, as if it were as easy as breathing, she can convey all of those warring traits in the space of a single line. Carey Mulligan Won’t Let Hollywood Off the Hook 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z

This cult shares within it the classic traits of psychopaths: superficial charm, grandiosity and self-importance; a need for constant stimulation, a penchant for lying, deception and manipulation; and the incapacity for remorse or guilt. As of 2022, we're (presumably) done with Kanye West. But what does that mean? 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z

Ms. Munro is famously self-effacing and publicity-shy — traits that probably stem in part from old-fashioned Canadian modesty and in part from wariness, a wish not to be pinned down. Alice Munro Puts Down Her Pen to Let the World In 2013-07-01T21:24:22Z

To find our bad object we search for and find negative traits even when, in other people’s eyes, there would be none. Psycho thrillers: five movies that teach us how the mind works 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z

Is that a common trait for societies in crisis? Jared Diamond: Here are the four ways America is ruining itself right now 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z

Naivete is a common trait, a crucial one in the case of Tatiana Romanova, deployed as bait in From Russia with Love. James Bond – a ticket to distant joys 2012-09-28T21:55:09Z

For many respondents, the choice to maintain some sort of civil relationship was because the person possessed desirable traits such as trustworthiness and reliability. The science of Jerry and Elaine: The unsettling reasons why some exes keep each other close 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z

Here are eight common traits of toxic managers. 8 common traits of horrible bosses 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z

Resembling a mystical gypsy, Nicks demonstrated hallmark traits—dramatic arm motions, ice-princess stares, cautionary nasal tones—while using scarves and shawls as props. With a wink and a smile, Rod Stewart delivers polished soul at United Center 2011-04-10T14:49:00Z

Their complementary musical capabilities and character traits work well together, the Pauls said. Paul O’Sullivan found people with his name on Facebook. Naturally, they formed a band. 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z

Actually, Galton’s concept of pairing individuals who might pass on desirable traits is practiced every day in cultures around the world. Hitler’s favorite American: “Biological fascism” in the shadow of New York City 2014-03-23T10:58:00Z

Noxon wanted to avoid one trope in particular: “this idea that the perfectionist quality of anorexics is their most defining trait,” she said. ‘To the Bone:’ Can you make a movie about eating disorders without glamorizing them? 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z

I had always thought sarcasm was one of the many tools of language, like similes or pronouns, your propensity for which you wouldn’t consider a defining trait, let alone a requirement in a life partner. Analysis | So you want to date someone who’s sarcastic? How original. 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z

Ms. Schulz’s book is a funny and philosophical meditation on why error is mostly a humane, courageous and extremely desirable human trait. Books of The Times: ?Being Wrong,? by Kathryn Schulz; ?Wrong,? by David H. Freedman 2010-06-10T21:43:00Z

The trait they all share is humility and generosity. Alfonso Gomez-Rejon on Why Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Isn't Just Another Teen Cancer Movie 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z

A new study from the State University of New York analysed 200 Homo sapiens to see which personality traits they shared with our distant cousins Homo neanderthalensis. How Neanderthal are you… and can you blame your DNA? – personality quiz 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z

The two men both started as performers and shared certain traits: a sly wit, an impeccable eye, a meticulous style and a blend of precision and improvisation in their directing styles. Director Joe Mantello, Broadway’s Invisible Wizard 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z

In real life, this isn’t a trait most people look for in their friends, but as a reality television entity, he couldn’t have been better. David Gest: from impresario to star of British reality TV 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z

In his extensive study of adventurers, he found one prevailing trait: their focus on the future. Amid the pandemic, an adventure addict finds solace in imagination 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z

Strike also shares a trait with many great fictional detectives: He is darn good company. ‘The Silkworm’ by J. K. Rowling, as Robert Galbraith 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z

As traits go, it is relatively easy to change. Optimism, friendship and tidy socks – the secret to living to 100 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z

They were also asked about their happiness, political beliefs, voting history and personal traits. These 5 shows bring liberals and conservatives together 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z

She believes her professional traits result most from being an athlete and the oldest of four children with driven parents. She Wants to Kill the Girl Boss 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z

The responses showed clear differences between the personality traits our survey measures and the four Houses. Find Out Which Harry Potter House Your State Belongs In 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z

Amis added that "the aggressive posturing" of almost exclusively male politicians was a major problem, and that female traits needed to be introduced into government. Martin Amis dismisses politics of Britain as an irrelevance 2010-06-19T23:05:00Z

To offset that memory, Hawley created a brand-new character who is distinct but shares many traits with her inspiration. Q&A: Newcomer Allison Tolman gets her big break on ‘Fargo’ 2014-05-01T19:02:41Z

It was considered the defining trait of the creative “genius,” with the definition of “genius” itself being applicable solely to white males. For Black Artists, the Motivating Power of Melancholia 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z

Together they didn’t so much mimic as wholly embody the evening’s muses, whom Mr. Marsalis introduced between numbers with folksy-poetic commentary on their traits and dispositions: “Elephants are empathetic,” “penguins are slick.” Review: Jared Grimes and Lil Buck Embody Their Animal Muses in ‘Spaces’ 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z

Though the film brings gay characters to the fore, it still has all of Bollywood's worst traits: terrible writing, clumsy editing and appalling acting. When will Bollywood offer a realistic portrayal of relationships? 2010-09-01T10:49:00Z

How have we come to this point where sexual violence against women is a common — and seemingly accepted — trait of masculinity? Stanford swimmer attacker isn’t alone: Sexual violence against women prevalent in university sports cultures 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z

There are certain behavior patterns that are deemed “normal,” and while they may not know that the traits they’re picking on are associated with autism, they are nevertheless singling out autistic people for mistreatment. The cruel irony of Autism Awareness Month: There’s still much to learn about autistic people 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z

“In scientific circles,” a 2011 article in Nature reported, “many accept that certain autistic traits — social difficulties, narrow interests, problems with communication — form a continuum across the general population with autism at one extreme.” Temple Grandin on DSM-5: “Sounds like diagnosis by committee” 2013-05-18T12:30:00Z

The way this series portrays human frailty and imperfection, especially as its male characters express those traits, makes it unique among TV dramas. “Smart Watch”: From “Sally4Ever” to “This Is Us,” there... 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z

“Discretion and an ability to keep secrets are essential traits if you want to work at Dyson.” Dyson Wants to Create a Hair-Dryer Revolution 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z

He pretty much hates that trait in me. Modern Love: When Dating Takes More Than the Click of a Mouse 2012-10-04T22:29:41Z

Their example of strong and single-minded pursuit of their goals provides worthy examples of the traits I believe are worth cultivating in your life. How will you change your life — or the world? 2018-11-24T05:00:00Z

By an unfortunate set of circumstances, characterizing a person or thing as "sour as vinegar" implies negative traits. The case for cooking with vinegar 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z

Hayes said he and Levant, although quite different in many ways, share traits that make the role interesting. Sean Hayes to Star in Broadway Play About Oscar Levant 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z

But here, with all those traits played for laughs to some degree, he grates unbearably. Is The Politician the most annoying TV show of 2019? 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z

All of these remarkable cinematic traits are on view in “The Patsy,” from 1964, which I discuss in this clip. Movie of the Week: “The Patsy” 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z

Whether his students became musicians or doctors or lawyers, they shared one trait in common: They pushed themselves. Book Excerpt: Strings Attached: One Tough Teacher and the Gift of Great Expectations 2013-10-01T16:54:05Z

Looking at minorities like Mormons, Nigerian immigrants, Asian-Americans and Jews, among others, Chua and Rubenfeld contend that successful groups share three traits: a superiority complex, feelings of insecurity and impulse control. Motherlode Blog: Any Chua and Jed Rubenfeld, ‘Tiger Couple’ 2014-01-30T16:12:07Z

There are, however, zero traces of the era’s sonic traits here – and barely any of Explosions in the Sky’s defined features. Explosions in the Sky Explore a Muted Sound on the Prince Avalanche Soundtrack 2013-08-09T18:56:46Z

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?I try not to dwell on my many deplorable traits. Q&A: Daniel Clowes 2012-07-20T21:59:50Z

To date, the most widely used genetic modification in corn is resistance to the herbicide glyphosate, a trait that makes it easier for farmers to spray an entire field without losing their crop. Escalating U.S.-Mexico debate over corn forces questions about GMOs, food sovereignty 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z

Not wanting to talk oneself up is a traditionally Swedish trait. ‘Snabba Cash’ Depicts a Sweden Flowing with Money and Blood 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z

Candelabra" viewers might see Liberace as tormented and self-destructive, among sunnier traits, "I didn't see him that way. Douglas, Damon dramatize a steamy show-biz affair 2013-05-22T14:09:09Z

That requires skills as varied as a theater director, researcher and psychologist — all traits integral to writing. Dungeons & Dragons Has Influenced a Generation of Writers 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z

Mr. Uriarte, formerly a terminal lance himself, attributes the success to an unusual trait for a comic strip: accuracy. A Comic Strip About the Marines: The Few, the Proud, the Bored Out of Their Minds 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z

Her career aspirations changed, but this trait hasn’t. Her #OscarsSoWhite campaign changed how Hollywood deals with race. Now she’s taking on HBO. 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z

Many other traits, including height, physical appearance, intelligence and disease susceptibility, are known to be partly heritable. IVF couples could be able to choose the ‘smartest’ embryo 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z

She is often drawn to playing steely, frightening characters because she is intrigued by the notion of doubtlessness, a trait she deplores. Tilda Swinton's Many Sets of False Teeth 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z

The original novel was also relatively slim, a trait it didn’t share with the 800-page finale of the “Harry Potter” series. ‘The Hunger Games,’ Like Other Series, Splits Its Finale 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z

The paperbark maple has not been extensively bred for new traits, but the Krautmanns are about to release an upright columnar form, as yet unnamed, that will be grafted onto rootstock. This distinctive tree is vastly underappreciated — and it’s dying out 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z

It is ammunition for apoplectic one-star Yelp.com restaurant reviews and is a character trait strenuously denied in online dating profiles. In defence of pretentiousness | Dan Fox 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z

Describing huge groups of people in a few traits is absurd, but that doesn’t mean those reductionist ideas don’t shape us. Janeane Garofalo Never Sold Out. What a Relief. 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z

On Monday, scientists from Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia published the DNA blueprint of the common durian, Durio zibethinus, laying bare the genes responsible for its unique traits. Why does the durian stink? Scientists unravel smelly fruit's DNA 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z

Across the span of the Industrial Age, Trillling argued, “authenticity” gradually replaced “sincerity” as the most desirable social trait. The kimchi revolution: How Korean-American chefs are changing food culture 2014-04-07T23:00:00Z

But the explanation for why Weber, 44, has so many chances for her dreams to come true might come down to a single character trait. A Genre-Spanning Choreographer Who Says Yes to the Unknown 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z

Many of them are obvious: the physical features, the personality traits and the skills and talents so often attributed to DNA. What My Father Gave Me 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z

He will need all of those traits in his new job. Who is the NAACP's new president, Cornell William Brooks?

We’ve heard the word “Presidential” bandied around a lot lately, denoting some abstract personality trait distinct from policy platforms and legislative records. Festival Spotlight: Playing the President 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z

She displays a formidable comic gift—deadpan spontaneity with a puckish wit whirling behind it—along with that rarest of traits, star power. The Accurate Erotics of “Fifty Shades of Grey” 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z

Instead, make a long list of your personality traits in a spreadsheet and next to them write how someone could perceive them as either positive or negative. Can I be chatty, playful and expressive at work? 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z

Sometimes this change feels so impossible that instead of admiring the traits you want, you come to resent them. My Husband Wore Really Tight Shorts to the Eclipse Party 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z

Risk taking and addictive behavior should also be measured, since both traits play a role in creativity, he said. The Mind Research Network and Charting Creativity 2010-05-07T23:07:00Z

She readily admits she shares some of Emily's traits, including insecurity about her looks. Mamie Gummer finds stardom as 'Emily Owens, M.D.' 2012-10-15T13:01:10Z

Arthur may have grown-up appetites for liquor and sex, but his defining trait is childishness. | 'Arthur': A Lush Life Revisited, With Nanny on Board 2011-04-07T21:14:56Z

I believe in such a selection of immigrants as shall not tend to adulterate our national germ plasm with socially unfit traits. Hitler’s favorite American: “Biological fascism” in the shadow of New York City 2014-03-23T10:58:00Z

Park visitors talk to Al and take pictures with him on a nightly basis; he symbolizes Funland’s timeless feel and old-school family values, traits he hopes the park maintains for decades to come. Rehoboth Beach’s Funland: A timeless treasure 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z

Our perception of certain behaviors, personality traits, skills and, yes, looks as attractive is often attributed to natural selection that happened back then. Let's celebrate the art of the glow-down 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z

The nature of the animal might parallel certain traits in ourselves — the outrageous boastfulness of porpoises, their love of play, their joy in speed. On Mexico’s Sea of Cortez, a voyage of discovery 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z

Defining race as a social construct is a rejection of 19th and 20th centuries' belief in race as a biological concept, that which corresponds to inherent traits within a group. "Blacks and Jews" authors: "Whoopi is not the enemy" but "it may be too late" for America anyway 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z

I tend to be direct with people, and that's not always the most desirable trait when trying to mend fences. Perspective | Ask Amy: Yard-yacht sails into the neighborhood 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z

He would never be a sociopath, but he saw value in a few of my personality traits. He Married a Sociopath: Me 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z

Musicians, like other professional groups, are diverse in many ways, but there are some personality traits different types of musicians tend to share. Why do musicians like Elton John find retirement so tough? A music psychology expert explains 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z

This is an important trait — in camping and in life. Ask Amy: Graduate’s cross-country camping trip makes parent pause 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z

These are not the traits of the super cop long defined for us by Hollywood. The good cops of "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" are a scathing critique of destructive policing 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z

The lead performers in the Hollywood Bowl's production of the "American tribal love-rock musical" that runs Friday through Sunday easily fit the bill — at least as far as the first three traits are concerned. Cast gives 'Hair' a quick styling before Hollywood Bowl shows 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z

When do they begin to think about gender as a stable trait? This Is When and How Children Develop Their Gender Identity 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z

Such traits can occur in almost any style, and their use, even in combination, does not necessarily point back to a Japanese style. New Juilliard Ensemble’s Focus! Festival Under Joel Sachs 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z

Along with that, I think that it’s also key to place human traits in the characters living there, so that it’s easy to lose yourself in the universe. Majoring in Potterology 2012-05-25T19:20:00Z

In the footage of Laura and Ben, he found dozens of traits characteristic of children in the movies: they were playful, destructive, daring, adventurous, watchful, performative. Mark Cousins: the kids stay in the picture 2013-05-20T18:00:02Z

Today, Ioannidis supplies cellars from Luxembourg to Tokyo with wines by Greek producers whose styles of winemaking share traits with the oldest forms of viticulture. A New Generation of Mediterranean Wines 2010-07-21T10:15:00Z

Male protagonists with polar opposite personality traits - one who develops into a drunken bully, the other awkward but ingratiating - show there is more to theater in London than the West End. Male as drunk, male as nerd feature in two London plays 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z

As kids and preteens, they began messaging and video-chatting, comparing physical traits, hobbies and family structures. ‘Future People’ Review: Connected by Biology, Bonded by Love 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z

Zacks said, noting THING’s emphasis on music discovery is one trait it shares with his late Sasquatch! festival. THING festival returning to Port Townsend with another knockout lineup 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z

It has also given me a love of men, of their vulnerability and tenderness – traits that we do not foster as masculine or allow ourselves to associate with masculinity. Aisling Bea: ‘My father’s death has given me a love of men, of their vulnerability and tenderness’ 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z

Yes, she has the usual desirable traits of being smart and good-looking and friendly. Review: Tom Stoppard’s ‘The Hard Problem’ Is a Mind-Body Gabfest 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z

On the first day, I ask students to brainstorm on common traits of children. Book bans reflect outdated beliefs about how children read 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z

These traits are exemplified by Marc Morano, a cheerful and unapologetic promoter of climate-change skepticism and currently the executive director of the website Climate Depot. Review: ‘Merchants of Doubt,’ Separating Science From Spin 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z

Was there a particular trait or aspect of his personality that led you to write for him? Richelle Mead: The Doctor can go pretty much anywhere you can imagine, no matter how crazy it might seem 2013-07-01T12:25:24Z

From birth, the ability to be still is considered a highly desirable trait in a child. Go ahead, SpongeBob, rot my kids' brains 2011-09-13T16:04:00Z

One asset these hybrids have is a rich dark-green leaf, a highly desirable trait in poinsettias and one bestowed here by the dogwood poinsettia parentage. Reinventing the poinsettia: A classic Christmas flower’s colorful new looks 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z

His father remained something of an enigma, a Walken trait by all accounts. Christopher Walken: ‘I don’t need to be made to look evil’ 2016-04-16T04:00:00Z

Sadly, only a small proportion of psychologists study the effect of the context on the behaviors that define a trait, despite their acknowledgment that one of psychology’s major goals is to predict behavior. Science doesn’t know everything 2013-06-02T18:00:00Z

Such diversions are seldom offered by this cast, whose members tend to pick out one salient trait and ride it like a merry-go-round pony. Theater Review: Simon Gray’s ‘Common Pursuit,’ by Roundabout Theater Company 2012-05-25T02:01:01Z

Perfectionism is a personality trait rather than a mental health condition. ‘My brain feels like it’s been punched’: the intolerable rise of perfectionism 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z

Frankie was embracing one of the hallmark traits of the yurt: its roundness. Why be a square? Yurts offer vacationers adventure-in-the-round. 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z

The members of the trio introduced by Long View Gallery’s “New Year New Artists” share a few traits. Review | In the galleries: Creating a world of her own 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z

Here she is explaining racism in the United States: “Because America has long had a white majority, whiteness has been seen by some as an American trait.” A Trump Biography for Teens Is a New Lens on the President’s Totalizing Awfulness 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z

“Undisguised, our individual traits are laid bare,” he wrote in “Private Domain,” “and our shapes, spacings, and timings are established.” The Everyday Avant-Gardist: Paul Taylor’s First Principles 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z

Some distinctly American traits are present in his work as well. Symphony's 'Pines of Rome' program: pictures made from music 2012-09-13T20:29:05Z

One of the traits of British humour is that we're self-effacing with a touch of melancholy and you can see that in all our post-war sitcoms from Rising Damp to The Office. Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth faces huge cock up 2010-08-19T14:10:00Z

Intention isn’t just a trait exclusive to Tatum, either. The evolution of Channing Tatum: from 'dull beefcake dude' to XXL movie star 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z

The personalities of the men emerge in the course of the game, and certain common traits are emphasized. Review: In ‘Chevalier,’ the Manly Games Played on the Aegean 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z

It’s another trait that she shares with her character. Meghan Markle Left ‘Suits.’ Here’s What She Took With Her. 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z

With some varieties, such as Waltham Butternut, this trait is more pronounced, as the starches in the fruits turn to sugar. Harvest time? There’s one last step. 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z

In “Good Self, Bad Self,” Ms. Smith delineates the seven character traits that can be our shining attributes — or our downfall: ego, denial, fear, ambition, accommodation, patience, and indulgence. Judy Smith Enters the Petraeus Spotlight 2012-11-16T22:36:43Z

These are superficial traits, to be sure, but with a character whose backstory is as obscure as his, surface characteristics play an instrumental role in determining whether a new version works or does not. Will "Joker" further the stigma of mental illness? 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z

These are traits that both bind and estrange, and we remain aware of both sides of that equation. Theater Review: ‘The Memory Show,’ at the Duke Theater 2013-05-10T17:35:52Z

The novel’s protagonists were Woodrow Call and Augustus McCrae, former Texas Rangers who embodied the mythic cowboy traits of being loyal and fierce fighters. The True Story of the Texas Rangers 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z

The man who emerges from such “personal disclosures” seems consequently guarded and meticulous — ideal traits for a spy or a whistle-blower. In Edward Snowden’s New Memoir, the Disclosures This Time Are Personal 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z

I evaluate my potential dates based on eight traits. My Ridiculous Dating System Totally Works! 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z

The traits of being a good food writer? 'Spoon Fed': Kim Severson's memoir of food writing and recovery 2010-04-21T23:46:00Z

Firsthand accounts suggest that the real Lottie Gee possessed those same traits. Review: ‘Shuffle Along’ Returns to Broadway’s Embrace 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z

From below, the Nazis courted support by cultivating the electorate’s paranoia and gullibility — two traits that are more compatible than they sound. A Sobering Look at How Quickly Hitler Transformed Germany 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z

But if I had a discrete and sun-baked lawn area of modest size, where fescues struggle to look good, a warm-season grass would be tempting, especially with new hybrids bred for superior traits. Looking for a more resilient and less needy lawn? Try zoysia or bermuda grasses. 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z

What all these commenters call self-indulgence or attention seeking is actually a protective evolutionary trait in some of us that cannot be turned off. When Dinner Proves Divisive: One Strategy, Many Dishes 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z

In fact, Brown Dog and Harrison share a few traits. Jim Harrison’s ‘Brown Dog’: full life for a mischief-maker with a noble heart 2013-12-18T22:50:20Z

Criminologists aren’t the only researchers who study overdetermined subjects: biologists, who have long sought specific genes for diseases, have come to realize that many traits and illnesses may be “omnigenic”—determined by countless genes. The Trouble with Crime Statistics 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z

By going to extremes, writers and artists can engage with common psychological traits – things we all have – and examine them in a darker way. James Franco: why I recreated Psycho 2013-06-09T18:30:02Z

And their effect is literally mind-altering: Jobe becomes more intelligent, but they soon grant him the less desirable traits of telekinesis – and murderous rage. Spielberg's Ready Player One – in 2045, virtual reality is everyone's saviour 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z

He also displays traits of narcissism and depression. Why Joker's depiction of mental illness is dangerously misinformed 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z

Another compelling trait of the peony is that it is the giant tortoise of the garden; once established, it just keeps plodding along. Peony passion: A garden icon blooms anew in the age of social media 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z

When she writes fiction, she starts with a trait and builds a character up from there. The Erotic Truths of “Scary Old Sex” 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z

Mr. Perry admits that some of Ben Donovan’s traits — like not remembering the names of crew members or knowing anything about their lives — were his. For a Struggling ?Friend,? a New Shot 2011-02-05T03:00:03Z

Spurk from the University of Bern in Switzerland conducted a survey using 800 participants from varied work industries to compare the dark triad of personality traits: Machiavellianism, psychopathy and narcissism. The psychopath in your office: How ruthlessness, risk and narcissism pay off at work 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z

Worse, women engaging in men’s work “unsexed” themselves by taking on male roles, and thus supposedly male traits, rendering them unable to have the children that would sustain civilization. The battle for medicine’s soul: A century of alternative remedies 2014-01-19T19:00:00Z

The fall-winter 2018/19 collection also intertwined all of the fashion house’s iconic traits such as black lace, tight-fitting black dresses, veils, references to Italy’s southern traditions and costumes as well as flowers. Dolce & Gabbana opens the gates of fashion heaven in Milan show 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z

The club also maintains that properly done breeding has a purpose: to produce dogs with known traits, from size to sniffing ability, that fit different human needs and lifestyles. Poodles pop in popularity, but Labs still No. 1 US dog breed 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z

“We really wanted a perfect package of physicality, the cuteness, the wit, the extroverted character trait of hers,” he said. In Disney’s Seedy Shadow, the Magic and Hardship of ‘The Florida Project’ 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z

A man with many admirable traits, he was being "sized up" for a possible transplant by people with a similar life experience — academic overachievers, those who sought and received awards, those with scholarly publications. In health care access, doctor privilege is real. This is how it works 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z

Worse, they’re frequently punished for it — while exhibiting masculine traits like aggression are often rewarded. How toys became gendered 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z

Alphonsus helps nurture Esme’s growing empathy and she teaches him to rediscover his confidence — traits they will need to face their final challenges. Two Novelists, Avi and Brian Farrey, Use Fiction to Show Kids Why Facts Matter 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z

It’s a deeply ugly character trait, but it’s simply played for laughs. Schumer’s unfortunate “Trainwreck” lesson: Amy’s casual racism isn’t one of her bad habits to overcome 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z

The man has a lot of different traits, but one quality that marks a great deal of his work is sheer good-heartedness. Ratmansky’s Beauty Wakes Up 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z

If the hillbilly archetype is imagined as being self-sufficient and able to survive on their own, then those traits are turned into violence and aggressiveness. Historian Anthony Harkins on the real story of white poverty and "Hillbilly Elegy" 2020-12-27T05:00:00Z

They evaluated 75 varieties, hybrids and species, assessing such traits as length and abundance of bloom, general vigor and foliage ornament. Coneflower options abound. A recent trial sought to find the best ones. 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z

Walter's age and obtuseness suggest the Professor from "Uncle Vanya," who also returns with a much younger woman, with whom lovely Nell shares many traits. Ghost of Anton Chekhov inhabits 'The Country House' 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z

It set a template for forays into the lesser-known works of major composers that have since become as defining a trait as Pichon’s taste for narrative and stagecraft. A Rising Conductor Who’s ‘Not Just a Pair of Hands’ 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z

When specific traits are desired, such as taste or disease resistance, professional plant breeders carefully prepare two stable seed lines and cross-pollinate them to produce a predictable, reliable plant. Why heirloom seeds matter 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z

Wodehouse nicely mocked him in his figure of Roderick Spode—had many of the traits of a genuinely popular charismatic figure, worryingly so. Does “Mein Kampf” Remain a Dangerous Book? 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z

If trying to do that requires optimism and persistence, he says that medicine demands the same traits. ‘Soul Doctor’ Musical Moves to a Smaller Stage 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z

The child with no innate traits must be carefully molded. Book bans reflect outdated beliefs about how children read 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z

“Family for me is a big thing, and so I definitely look for that trait in others,” he told me. Date Lab: They enjoyed a spirited conversation about conspiracy theories 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z

Fischer’s idiosyncrasy—his literally singular mixture of traits—also entails his greatness. Bobby Fischer, “Pawn Sacrifice,” and Movies About Geniuses 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z

But I added a lot of David’s traits in playing him, whether that was vocalisations or particular phrases David says. This much I know | Kyle McLachlan 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z

As the avatar of virtue ethics and its popular exponent Aristotle, Spider-Man tries to exemplify the best character traits of his mentors while aiming to be the best hero he can be. Captain America: Civil War – conflicted heroes and a clash of philosophies 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z

For more than a decade, Solomon studied the challenges, risks and rewards of raising children with “horizontal identities,” traits that they don’t share with their parents. 10 Best Books of 2012 2012-11-30T16:00:09Z

Siegel generalizes: “I propose that one of the sources and essential traits of Jewish humor is a disdain for authority that is rooted in an experience of weakened, ineffectual fathers.” The divine madness of Groucho Marx 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z

Soon enough, the pendulum swings the other way, and it’s time to backload Tom with incriminating traits. Review: In ‘Actually,’ a Case of She Said, He Said and They Said 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z

His bullying behavior, arrogance, crudeness and desperate desire to humiliate his enemies are traits and behaviors ill-suited for the presidency. Peter Thiel pulls back the curtain: Donald Trump is a pro-wrestling villain turned president 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z

The happy ending — happily ever after, or at least happily for now — is the defining trait of romance. All’s Well That Ends Well: Fall Romance Novels 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z

Like many of the previous suspects, Briggs did not match many of Cooper's prominent physical traits. The 6 most surprising "D.B. Cooper: Where Are You?!" revelations from Netflix's docuseries 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z

Chief among those is a tendency toward sudden outbursts of explosive violence, a trait that landed him in prison in the first place. ‘Joe’: Nicolas Cage shines as a good man with a bad side 2014-04-17T20:29:43Z

Among her “grander family,” as she calls them, frugality is a trait to be celebrated. Queen Elizabeth’s Party Planner Is Proud to Wear $35 Shoes 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z

But may I claim for the Wasps just one trait that no one else would want, and with which, were it in my power, I would frost Trump's next beautiful piece of chocolate cake? "Low class" Donald Trump and the Wasps: Reckoning with vulgarity, snobbery and the presidency 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z

Later, at her apartment with Lucca, Maia opens the door and realizes the depths of Henry’s selfishness and his instinct for self-preservation, traits she never inherited. 'The Good Fight’ Season 1 Finale Recap: Trojan Horses 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z

In a refreshing twist, it's the former trait that truly puts him at odds with his siblings and parents. 'The McCarthys' centers on gay son of sports-mad Boston family 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z

Those are traits in increasingly short supply as today's on-demand digital revolution rolls on. 'Apparitions' at the Hammer explores low-tech art in a high-tech world 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z

Though each mini-memoir is singular, I noticed several shared traits among the heartbroken. She broke your heart. He left you. An L.A. museum wants to know all about it. 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z

Furst's deeply addictive books share certain traits: rugged, melancholy male protagonists; slowly unfolding plots; abundant atmosphere and vivid characters; and unexpected romantic sweetness in the midst of danger. Crime fiction from the world's hot spots, from Beijing to Sedalia, Mo. 2010-06-09T23:59:00Z

I saw this trait in both of my grandmas, and continuing these traditions is my mom’s way of honoring her role models and keeping our family together. Why I'm making "comfort cake" this Yom Kippur 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z

Scroll, described in the novel as a retail giant that is expanding into virtual bookstores, shares some obvious traits with Amazon. Elisabeth Egan’s ‘A Window Opens’ Has Echoes of Her Amazon Odyssey 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z

Many of its members are students of the singsong-yelling school of speechifying, a trait that severely reduced the impact of, for instance, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker’s otherwise engaging speech Monday evening. The Democratic convention has been a slick production — and that’s a compliment 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

Musicals based on real people have always elided their worst traits. Review: In ‘MJ,’ No One’s Looking at the Man in the Mirror 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z

They are revolutionary, and suggest a serious rethinking of the role of genes in the manifestation of our psychological traits and mental “illness”. Do our genes make us more sensitive? 2013-01-24T22:40:00Z

That mix of traits serves him well as he travels across the U.S. researching criminal minds. Netflix’s 'Mindhunter' Is the Perfect Crime Drama for Our Times 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z

It's one of the oldest recognized diseases on the planet, transmissible from animals to humans, and primarily spread through biting — an obvious reference to a classic vampire trait. More "disease" than "Dracula" — how the vampire myth was born 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z

The most effective tests of animal intelligence, he argues, are designed according to a species’ particular traits and skills. Inky the Octopus and the Upsides of Anthropomorphism 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z

"There was a correlation," he says, of the link between self-control and personality traits. Gimme gimme gimme: how to increase your willpower 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z

It was never about trying to never wear skirts or be manly-looking and that kind of thing, but it was about pragmatism, which I think is a huge leading factor in her character traits. What would Kim Wexler wear? Rhea Seehorn on her iconic ponytail, Marshall’s separates and class 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z

Both feature children with supernatural traits and both are technically polished and well made, with spooky special effects and neatly choreographed violence. Television Review: New TV Fantasies: ABC’s ‘Resurrection’ and NBC’s ‘Believe’ 2014-03-07T00:03:48Z

Along with their mothers’ physical traits, women take on their mothers’ history; in order to transcend it, women must work “not to pass on a tradition but to break its hold over us.” Two New Volumes by Adrienne Rich, Game-Changing Feminist, Poet and Essayist 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z

He summons all of Sam’s dignity, warmth, intelligence, but also all the wariness, dread and pain accumulated as a black man in a racist culture that passes its worst traits to its young. G. Valmont Thomas shines in ‘Master Harold’ 2013-04-12T19:33:04Z

The Valais dairy farmers capitalized on this trait by organizing formal competitions back in the 1920s. What a Trip: In the Swiss Alps, fighting cows are just one of many attractions

But those movies share at least two common traits: Each has a plot in which a pregnancy poses an existential threat to a family, and each was shot by Charlotte Bruus Christensen, the Danish cinematographer. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Black Narcissus’ and ‘My Psychedelic Love Story’ 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z

In fact, this was a trait, says Bleichmar, that both Europeans and indigenous people shared. A bilingual painting and how the Huntington's ‘Visual Voyages’ changes the story of art and science 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z

Sure, there are some story motifs uniting the characters – drugs, distant fathers, displacement, scepticism of authority – but they seem more like quirks than actual character traits. Netflix's Sense8 is the Wachowskis' very own Lost, with a few big flaws 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z

Owing to an inherited genetic trait Glaucoma in childhood permanently affected his melanin levels They’re not. David Bowie: how big a fan are you? Take our quiz to find out 2013-01-12T13:00:01Z

To Chris’s great confusion and dismay, he discovers that black solidarity, all hints of the cultural traits that he assumes the man must be familiar with, have been ground out of him. Review: The Giant Leap Forward of Jordan Peele’s “Get Out” 2017-03-04T05:00:00Z

The story provides an allegory for the destructive traits exhibited by the men in this moody novel, and for the expectation that the women be the ones to offer remedy. Down on the Black Bayou, a Family History Repeats Itself 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z

“I knew little about the condition at the time, but as my research into the area deepened, I recognised many of my own traits in the symptoms attributed to ADHD sufferers.” ‘I assumed it was all my fault’: the adults dealing with undiagnosed ADHD 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z

Obsession, it would seem, is a family trait. | Savory Cocktails 2010-12-08T17:41:00Z

A U.S. federal rule went into effect mandating that food companies disclose whether their products contain a detectable amount of recombinant DNA — genetic material from multiple sources combined through lab techniques to confer desired traits. New GMO labeling rule takes effect, but food anxieties remain 2022-01-22T05:00:00Z

Citing research that finds no reliable link between income level or physical attractiveness and relationship satisfaction, Tashiro steers his readers towards traits such as agreeableness. The Trick to Finding Your Soul Mate? Change Your Expectations 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z

Her more outrageous traits at times elicit a visceral reaction that would seem out of proportion if applied to any other show. “Girls” with baggage: Will the Lena Dunham controversy affect the experience of watching her show? 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z

Synchro is different in the sense there is a collective nature, and that's a feminine trait. In "Life in Synchro," this hyperfeminist sport empowers women to work together 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z

On the contrary, Briddey's most vivid character trait is her beleaguered distraction. In Connie Willis' 'Crosstalk,' sci-fi meets romance in an overcommunication age 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z

Robbins, for one, embodies every sleazy trait fairly or unfairly attributed to our elected representatives. Lies, leaks and threats to our liberties: A new thriller captures the moment 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z

The soulfulness and vulnerability of Caliban radiate all the more clearly — especially in a marvelous image at the end of the show — because his amphibian traits set him apart from his acquaintances. Review | Synetic’s ‘Tempest’ is splashy but brooding 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z

The madcap traits of “The Happiest People in the World” are domesticated into submission as we get all bogged down in the principal’s failing marriage and his son’s adolescent problems. ‘Happiest People in the World’: Just a madcap comic satire about Islamofascism 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z

These are just a few of the traits necessary for continued success as a buccaneer. Top 10 Movie Swordsmen 2011-10-20T09:00:13Z

Q: Can you pinpoint a common trait among people drawn to this goal? 'Climbing the Seven Summits': Up and down the world's highest peaks 2012-10-05T22:00:05Z

Olivia exudes a strong confidence, which at first seems impressive, like the kind of thing that might carry her through hard times and be a useful trait. The Bachelor: season 20, episode four recap – are these people space aliens? 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z

“We spent a lot of time together hammering out how this hidden character could contain almost any number of influences and traits,” said the director, Lenny Abrahamson. 'Frank' Riffs on the Pop Curiosity Frank Sidebottom 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z

But one of her traits, says Tom Hutson, a retired consul general who has known Raphel for 45 years, is an almost implacable reserve. Who is Robin Raphel, the State Department veteran caught up in Pakistan intrigue? 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z

But that show-off opening fanfare followed by an alluring series of string chords already seem to herald a Mozart trait. L.A. Phil throws a Mozart gala with Dudamel, Wang, Thibaudet and fly chocolate balls 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z

Racism is a taught trait, just like any other life skill. How racism found my son on Fortnite 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z

“People are also drawn to them because they celebrate human traits that we all endeavor to achieve, like bravery and selflessness,” Gales said. Beacons of possibility: Light stations offer accommodations to travelers across the country 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z

"Acknowledging the victims of COVID-19 would be to associate himself with their weakness, a trait his father taught him to despise," Mary Trump wrote. Joe Biden, a father’s love and the legacy of "daddy issues" among presidents 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z

I experienced repeated collisions of misaligned values and discovered personality traits I wanted to avoid. My Ridiculous Dating System Totally Works! 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z

Listening was one of her signature traits at Burberry. The Mysterious Case of Apple and the Elusive Angela Ahrendts 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z

“I wanted to be a little more sincere,” he acknowledges, a trait for which the group was not always recognized. Das Racist: An ongoing experiment in having serious fun 2011-10-13T20:23:00Z

Before she accepted the job, Brenner was warned by her predecessor, Bill Addison, now restaurant editor for the Web site Eater, that Dallas would require a particular trait. From Dallas’s top kitchens, reviewer Leslie Brenner is feeling the heat

They also tended to share another of Williams’s well-known traits: a love of drink. The Roman Seasons of Tennessee Williams 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z

A rug might be evocative of somebody else’s traits, not your own. Mr. Smith Went to Washington … With Dimmers 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z

I fear showing emotion in public, and often lightly mock the people I am with, another trait I acquired from my parents. I lash out at my boyfriend 2013-03-13T00:00:00Z

The series tells the story of a futuristic society that divides people into groups based on personality traits. Final book in 'Divergent' trilogy to be split into two films 2014-04-11T18:21:57Z

All these little quirks are meant to be witty or appealing, but viewers may share the Killer’s other trait, which is that he just simply doesn’t give a f**k. David Fincher cast the wrong "Killer" in the Netflix thriller that lacks the auteur's usual edge 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z

Swigging Schlitz from a bottle, the pockmarked laureate of the underground discoursed on one of the few traits that, as is well known, one may possess though never acquire. The Uniform Cool of Charlie Watts 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z

McElhenney is self-aware enough to see some of these traits in himself. Rob McElhenney: 'I was fuelled by privilege, ignorance and testosterone' 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z

They were traits we'd shared, though I thought I was the only late bloomer in our family. My disapproving doctor father hated my work — but we had more in common than I thought 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z

"Why do so many women with these otherwise highly valued traits have to downplay them to get laughs?" Edinburgh is over. But comedy keeps the laughs coming 2012-08-29T09:06:23Z

Such “extreme reading” requires special personal traits: grit, stamina, a penchant for self-improvement, and a dash of perversity. Christine Smallwood: Phyllis Rose’s “The Shelf: From LEQ to LES” 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z

For the independent watchmaker Roger W. Smith, the constant trend toward more complicated watches is a human trait, like the desire to scale mountains or own a luxury sports car. Special Report: A Cut Above: Watches: The Triumph of Unnecessary Beauty 2011-03-23T15:28:24Z

Women with small breasts are just as capable of nursing infants and that’s why those traits persisted. A night at the vibrator museum 2012-05-20T00:00:00Z

Self-pity is one of humankind's least likeable traits, along with meanness. Edinburgh international book festival diary 2011-08-28T17:52:44Z

If his mother’s art reflects aching precision and control, Koerner’s pieces both embrace these traits and deliberately elude them. What a Japanese-American Artist Inherited from the Atomic Bomb 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z

Tradition is prime among the many wonderful, terrible traits that make us human, with no example externalizing this quite so well as the holiday meal. "The Bear" hides crusts of meaning and trauma in an episode about the Feast of the Seven Fishes 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z

Parents would name their sons and daughters names that would signify traits they wanted to imbue in them. I hated not being white: The lies I told just to fit in haunt me still 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z

In “The Stone Face,” whiteness is not a “racial” trait; it is, rather, a synonym for situational privilege. “How Does It Feel To Be a White Man?”: William Gardner Smith’s Exile in Paris 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z

I didn’t want to seem hickish, prudish, and tied down — the traits I saw in many members of my family. Trying to Keep Up With Grandma’s Love Life 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z

Far from conventionally attractive, DeHaan's willingness to sweat, ache, and generally act ugly on screen is a rare trait among his habitually vain peers. Top 23 character actors in film 2013-04-12T15:00:00Z

Their traits and personalities may be exaggerated for effect, but the effect — a pleasantly counterintuitive one — is that they begin to seem quite real in one’s mind. Counting Down Dickens' Greatest Novels. Number 7: The Pickwick Papers 2012-01-30T18:40:16Z

Some sermons respected established personality traits, some really didn’t. When good TV goes bad: how The West Wing went south 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z

He is a blazing technical rapper and a relentless searcher, and as he has become more famous and successful, he hasn’t backed away from those traits. Review: Kendrick Lamar, Rap’s Skeptical Superstar, Eschews Arena Spectacle 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z

I find that trait infuriating in American men, but it works when the guy sounds posh. I’m addicted to British jerks: Even the most awful TV dudes are sexy when they sound a bit posh 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z

Those traits are on full display in the muscular images, most of which were taken in private homes or studios. Photographer Deirdre O Callaghan captures Dave Grohl, Questlove and others doing 'The Drum Thing' 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z

Their superhero traits are based on Islamic ideas, but their religion is never made overt and the intention is that they "transcend all language and cultural barriers". Meet the Islamic superheroes 2010-10-23T23:03:00Z

Personality, growth, the ability to evolve and, really, to survive, were the traits that the judges prioritized this season. ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Highlights the Struggle for Acceptance 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z

“That resistance to pigeonholing, while confounding to many, might just be one of the character traits that heralds Frank’s six decades of mold breaking,” she added. Frank Bowling’s New Paintings Are Family Affairs 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z

These evolutionary traits of aggression and tribalism can’t be wiped out by a few generations of centrally heated life. This is your brain on religion: Uncovering the science of belief 2014-01-04T19:00:00Z

What the piece lacks, though, is subtlety — not a conventionally operatic trait but something that new audiences might appreciate, particularly when it comes to difficult material. ‘Dead Man Walking’ is a new opera for old audiences 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z

Yet we retain our western values, among them a sense of individuality and freedom that would be considered a rebellious trait of a traditional family-centric Hongkonger. The Chinese home I never knew 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z

Of this list, most bad bosses mix several nasty traits to create their own particular flavor of intolerability. You're not alone: how to survive your horrible boss 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z

Five years and four films later, I was a different person because of a subtle osmosis of traits from Carl to me. Carl Reiner, Perfect 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z

What we can do is to recognize this trait and try to manage its deleterious effects, just as the alcoholic manages his disease. From global warming to fluoride: Why do people deny science? 2013-05-25T20:30:00Z

I was bitter, I made caustic comments about other women – such an unattractive trait in a woman. A friend told me that my husband was having an affair. I didn’t want to know 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z

Manipulative and conniving may be helpful traits when it comes to surviving in prison, but they certainly don’t help a burgeoning relationship thrive. We Ranked 20 of TV's Favorite Couples by Compatibility 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z

When the group first formed, about two and a half years ago, its defining trait was external, and vaguely sociohistorical. New Music: Kid Rock’s ‘Rebel Soul,’ and Alicia Keys’s ‘Girl on Fire’ 2012-11-26T23:07:45Z

As a white Jewish man, Azaria said he had asked himself, if there were a prominent character in popular culture that mocked those same traits, how would he feel about it? Why Hank Azaria Won’t Play Apu on ‘The Simpsons’ Anymore 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z

At 17, the teenagers of the society graduate from school and are assigned a place in the workforce according to their personality traits. Dystopian young adult film 'The Giver' pits love over violence 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z

What is the trait you most deplore in others?Cruelty. Q&A: Zoë Wanamaker 2013-03-23T08:00:01Z

But modernism and iconoclasm are also Viennese traits; not for nothing were Schoenberg, Berg and Webern called the Second Viennese School. Music Review: Talea Ensemble Performs in Vienna: City of Dreams Festival 2014-03-05T20:44:43Z

He has whiskers that are so prominent they make you second-guess whether whiskers are a typical dog trait, or whether he could potentially be part mouse. Stop mansplaining my dog to me: decoding my pup's DNA 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z

Diverse as the four works presented during this Making Music program were, each demonstrated those signature traits. Critic?s Notebook: Avoiding ?Moderato? Becomes a Style 2011-04-17T22:15:36Z

But if Eir’s unassuming cool is a cultural trait, it serves her particular agenda, a call for radical interrogation of the so-called “normal” at all points on the social-cultural spectrum. Love, Icelandically: On Oddny Eir's novel 'Land of Love and Ruins' 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z

It's as if Jeunet held an open call for ingratiating character traits. The relentless whimsy of "Micmacs" 2010-05-28T00:20:00Z

You’ve described him as your “complete and utter opposite,” and yet perhaps what draws you to him are not the ways he’s unlike you, but rather traits or impulses you share. How to Get Over an Infatuation 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z

"Charlie and Ted have displayed consistent, widely identifiable traits that make this vulgar teddy bear especially distinctive," the suit claims. Seth MacFarlane stole vulgar-bear character used in 'Ted,' suit says 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z

He and Ms. Meitner marvel at how friendly and precocious their son is, traits neither of them possessed as children, and at his obsession with jellyfish and volcanoes. State of the Unions: From a Couple to Parents 2011-08-11T19:33:45Z

With leading questions and embarrassing exercises, the kiosks were assessing me — personality traits, risk tolerance and I.Q. — to construct a profile of the kind of spy I might best be. I Spy at New York’s Museum of Deception 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z

Two years' time changes the meaning of things — definitions, positions, reputations — to the point that traits once considered disqualifying become assets. A Fox News afterlife for Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Why she's perfect for the job—and Sean Spicer's not 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?Envy: Q&A: Cuba Gooding Jr 2012-06-08T22:00:10Z

“Jennifer,” he added, “is one of the least neurotic people I know,” and that confidence, coupled with glimpses of vulnerability, is a trait she shares with her character. Jennifer Lawrence in ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ 2012-11-09T22:03:41Z

Perfectionism is one of those traits that many people seem secretly, or not-so-secretly, proud to possess, since it hardly seems like a character flaw. Happiness is a glass half empty 2012-06-15T22:00:43Z

Is it dark thoughts, behaviors, and personality traits? Procrastination rules 2012-07-02T01:00:00Z

It was one of the first shows to include a same-sex kiss; it was also unusual in featuring working-class, overweight characters, without making those traits central to the joke. Your next box set: Roseanne 2010-12-03T08:00:00Z

“Gypsy,” “Chicago” and others — incorporated and exaggerated the traits of Strasberg and his ilk. Is It Finally Twilight for the Theater’s Sacred Monsters? 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z

Song can't refuse, a noble trait she shares with Philip Marlowe. 'Beware' enters modern-day Hollywood noir shining darkly 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z

“Boys will be boys” is such a glib-sounding statement, such a reductive description of personality traits. Perspective | We need to talk about why mass shooters are almost always men 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z

Here was the inexperienced naif, whose insecurities and lack of self-awareness are more plot catalyst than character trait. Here's Hoping the Next Looking Will Be Better 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z

To the contemporary reader he displays more than a few autistic traits, including a love of routine and repetition, and difficulty relating to others on an emotional level. The Alternative Facts of Samuel Beckett’s “Watt” 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z

Introverts living in the Extrovert Ideal are like women in a man’s world, discounted because of a trait that goes to the core of who they are. Should parents push a reluctant 3-year-old to socialize? 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z

Mr. Egarr compared this trait in Handel to a certain ungainliness in Brahms’s writing for piano. Review: Richard Egarr and Carlo Grante on Keyboards 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z

Radical and defiant empathy is a heroic trait, and I wanted Ellis French to be an example to people and dismantle this toxic notion that for men, forgiveness is a sign of weakness. "The Inspection" and Don't Ask Don't Tell for a queer Black man: "Boot camp is brainwashing" 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z

By many accounts, difficult weather made the 2016 vintage tough to manage for many growers, but it produced wines of exceptional balance that amplify many of the best traits of dry German rieslings. 2016 Dry German Rieslings: Graceful, Resonant, Delicious 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z

I study functional morphology – how skeletal and tissue traits allow animals to move – and evolution in extinct animals. "Godzilla vs. Kong": A functional morphologist uses science to pick a winner 2021-04-03T04:00:00Z

It’s easy to rhapsodize about Ms. Carey’s most recognizable musical trait, that honey-coated voice, capable of contours that previously did not seem humanly possible. The Defiance of Mariah’s Lambs 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z

What trait do you most deplore in others? Q&A: Chris Froome 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z

Openness, he says, is the trait that correlates most strongly with political orientation. In this vicious world, guess who became best friends? Cats and dogs. 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z

Similarly, the highly respected Mr. Isaacson showed Mr. Jobs’s most unsavory flaws but often portrayed them as character traits that enabled him to achieve tremendous things at Apple. Petraeus Biography Underscores Ethics Questions for Authors 2012-11-14T00:36:11Z

It took 24 years for me to harness my autistic traits into something useful, and I have grown to regard them as a kind of superpower. Go, Greta. Autism is my superpower too | Jack Monroe 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z

Their traits are parceled out on a one-per-customer basis: Humphrey’s a patsy, King a worrier, Carmichael a hothead and Wallace a weasel. Review: In ‘The Great Society,’ Another Presidential Nightmare 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z

People remark on this because fashion is an industry in which folks find this trait remarkable. Samira Nasr, a fashion first at Harper’s Bazaar: ‘I just want to bring more people with me to the party’ 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z

Like Streisand, McCarthy is an admixture of poignancy and power, nowhere more evident than in "Tammy" where these traits keep alternating from scene to scene. All hail Melissa McCarthy, Hollywood's indestructible comic superwoman 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z

Detail, story, selection are traits that Drndic grew to disdain as her work grew ever more demanding and diffuse. In Gory, Majestic Fiction, a Hard Look at the Holocaust’s Stubborn Silences 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z

In each case the same trait Predetermined his fate: ’Twas his penchant for finishing first. Style Invitational Week 1244: Primed for creative Amazon product reviews 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z

Each trait, he said, became “a touchstone one goes back to without too many flourishes, and see what resonates from that place.” Matthew Barney, Back in the Game 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z

Making them become English might require some imaginative paperwork, but nevertheless each of them shares a trait with a world-class player. We were holding out for a hero ? then three turned up at once 2010-07-23T23:06:00Z

Normally this trait is softened by our limited hours together, as busy working parents. Criticism Is My Love Language 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z

On the page, Dreyer shares many of the traits that Wallace saw in Garner, including devotion, accountability, experience, and reason. The Hedonic Appeal of “Dreyer’s English” 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z

Anatomists held public dissections to expose the telltale traits of moral corruption in the internal organs of criminals and convicts. Review: ‘Anatomy Theater,’ an Opera, Puts Convicts Under the Knife 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z

The difficulty, of course, is that the anti-hero is not someone we necessarily like. Shows involving anti-heroes tend to balance good traits with the bad. “Breaking Bad’s” hell on earth 2012-07-15T14:30:00Z

Restlessness and curiosity were traits shared by many of Bell Labs’ most creative staff members. Books of The Times: ?The Idea Factory,? by Jon Gertner 2012-03-19T21:54:23Z

There’s something hauntingly familiar about her–a curious trait, as her mother is resolutely a behind-the-camera person. Beautiful Creatures: The New Girl in Town 2013-02-14T04:30:06Z

All are traits “that aren’t often portrayed by women in film,” she added. Rosamund Pike Is Delighted to Appall You 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z

Later, participants were also given a survey to assess who of them exhibited dark personality traits, noting that past research suggests narcissists and psychopaths choose partners and friends for very strategic reasons. The science of Jerry and Elaine: The unsettling reasons why some exes keep each other close 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z

The aliens invading Earth in "Home" are best known for their habit of conflict avoidance at all costs, a trait they unknowingly share with so many of our species. Quirky 'Home,' with Jim Parsons and Rihanna, keeps it too light 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z

For an actor, McKenna was an unusually modest and self-effacing man, and this trait lent a profound transparency and poignancy to those performances that touched on failure and disappointment, notably in Chekhov. TP McKenna obituary 2011-02-16T19:05:33Z

Few markers identify the island, a trait shared by some of Ogawa’s other novels. Yoko Ogawa Conjures Spirits in Hiding: ‘I Just Peeked Into Their World and Took Notes’ 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z

The five-year effort included the genomic sequencing of Parthenium argentatum for use in picking plants with desired genetic traits — drought tolerance and high latex yield, for example. A new rubber source could save water, preserve rain forests and even prevent allergic reactions 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z

And boys in particular need support in appreciating and practicing more traditional feminine traits, like communicating emotion or caring for someone else — skills that are required for any healthy relationship. How toys became gendered 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z

One of the uncanny traits of the intimate machines that Jobs pioneered – iPods and iPads and iPhones – is their illusion of vitality. Steve Jobs: the afterlife 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z

In horticulture, plant hybridizers also need a diverse genetic pool to tweak a species for desired traits, which include disease resistance, size and habit, vigor and cold hardiness. This distinctive tree is vastly underappreciated — and it’s dying out 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z

The expectation upon us not to feel, still less exhibit, any of these traits causes us to bury them, Bergner argues, giving rise to two phenomena. Women and sex: the myth-buster 2013-07-05T21:34:00Z

A Pitchfork reviewer praised her voice and her songs, only to add the caveat that her ability to write about personal matters with such candor “would be more remarkable if it weren’t a genetic trait.” Martha Wainwright Tells a Few Stories She Might Regret 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z

In a world where manual labour is declining and technology is transforming the workplace, it is hardly surprising that traits associated with violent aggression are becoming increasingly redundant. Grayson Perry: ‘Boys think they’re breaking the man contract if they cry’ 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z

There are promising discoveries in experiments to detect familiar traits and identify the disease’s warning signs — complicated science that Kolker ably explains. Good Looks Ran in the Family. So Did Schizophrenia. 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z

The only trait I shared with her was her skin color. Why black people discriminate among ourselves: the toxic legacy of colorism 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z

“I got the letter through, saying I scored 18 out of 18 autistic traits, and I had Asperger’s,” Adams says. 'All my life suddenly made sense': how it feels to be diagnosed with autism late in life 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z

He also reveals the Dalai Lama to be a sophisticated thinker and consummate scholar, one whose feet remain firmly on the ground, a trait often obscured by his broken English. Who Is the Dalai Lama? 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z

In classic roleplaying fashion, each character brings their own strengths and weaknesses to battle based on their traits and class. South Park: The Fractured But Whole Review 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z

Although such varieties are available, their flavor is subordinate to other traits such as a firmer attachment of the fruits to the vine and thicker skins for shipping. Perspective | Good gardening practices are the key to flavorful vegetables 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z

The problem is that all her new traits are pretty saccharine, so she still reads as a traditional heroine, just with bits missing. Beauty and the Beast: feminist or fraud? 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z

They vary in style and substance but share one common trait: They are all small, independent businesses, many with local roots. Zappos’s CEO is helping revitalize downtown Las Vegas. He took me on a whirlwind tour. 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z

It’s just bad writing to make that the dominant character trait. Peter Dinklage Is Still Punk Rock 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z

In response to these criticisms, Apple progressively removed some of the more flagrant traits, and apparently hard coded away some of the more offensive responses to user questions. Apple’s Siri is no longer a woman by default, but is this really a win for feminism? 2021-07-31T04:00:00Z

A sense of responsibility, more than any flights of fancy or fantasy, provides the defining trait of his recording career. New Albums by My Bloody Valentine, Josh Groban and Tim McGraw 2013-02-04T23:42:25Z

What's most striking about Giddens' voice is its seemingly effortless ability to adapt to different musical styles, a trait she developed growing up in a musically diverse household in North Carolina. 'Tomorrow' has come for singer Rhiannon Giddens 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z

One trait that makes Rick so interesting is that the audience doesn't ever really know what's going on in his mind. Dan Harmon on the Future of Rick and Morty and That Community Movie 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z

"Shyness is a normal personality trait," she says. Social gatherings can ease shyness 2010-12-06T15:44:00Z

Bean in particular as brands that Cambridge Analytica aligned with conservative traits. Cambridge Analytica Used Fashion Tastes to Identify Right-Wing Voters 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z

Beyond large-scale commodity tomato farming, there are farmers using responsible farming practices growing hybrid tomato varieties, a process that cross-pollinates two tomato varieties to produce offspring with the best traits of each parent plant. About to go shopping for heirloom tomatoes? Here's no-nonsense advice from a real-life tomato expert 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z

And it is experimenting with ancestral Catalan grapes that had largely been abandoned because they ripened so late and were so acidic, traits Torres now seeks. Our Critic’s Best Wine Moments of 2019 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z

There's a lot less romance: – the sisters' chief traits are kooky grins and insufferable self-absorption. Beeswax: Film review 2010-04-15T21:20:00Z

Fortunately, the lead actors share many other and much more important traits. 'A to Z,' to the letter, is a sweet, sincere, simple rom-com 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z

Ancient civilizations revered their ancestors and pantheons of gods with human traits; emperors and kings lifted specific gods to rule others in their image. Reza Aslan’s ‘God: A Human History’ 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z

But Mr. Anderson identified Mason’s primary trait — the confidence and arrogance of the very wealthy. Hannibal Recap: Face Off 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z

It’s not a trait I’m keen for them to inherit – there’s a power in admitting you don’t know; a power many men unnecessarily do without – so I make an effort. 'I've been good and bad, caring but useless': Tim Dowling on two decades of fatherhood 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z

Cole Porter overflowed with the one trait that all but guarantees artistic success: self-confidence. Review | ‘The Letters of Cole Porter’ amount to the last word on a madcap existence 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z

What is the trait you most deplore in others?Pride. Q&A: Jonathan Safran Foer 2012-06-22T21:59:09Z

While kids can benefit from routine, there are links between how adventurous we are with trying new foods and other healthy traits and habits. Want your child to eat more veggies? Talk to them about "eating the rainbow" 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z

In the second half, some brilliant performances turn physical gags into telling character traits. A Season in the Congo; Too Clever By Half – review 2013-07-20T23:05:43Z

It’s less their bad traits than their good intentions that drive you mad. Review: In ‘The Thanksgiving Play,’ Who Gets to Tell the Story? 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z

Some identifying traits are discovered under the microscope — leaf hairs or the form of the pollen. Perspective | Dead plants’ evolutionary secrets might save the planet, or at least take its pulse 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z

You’ll note, for example, that it does not even allow students who share a particular trait from using slurs associated with it to refer to other students. Motherlode Blog: How Do We Define Bullying? 2011-11-17T15:39:37Z

“But, of course, that’s only one small part of the nonhereditary determination of traits.” Beyond Nature vs. Nurture, What Makes Us Ourselves? 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z

Gender linguistics dictate that women downplay certainty, apologise more and value building rapport with colleagues over establishing their place in a hierarchy, among other traits that are ultimately unhelpful for getting your point across. How to get heard in meetings: deep breaths, superhero poses and owning ‘bossy’ 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z

That Nana is haunted by the memory — and that each of the other actors has a pathetic trait as well — helps give texture to the relentless shenanigans. Review: Flying High and Falling Hard in ‘Peter Pan Goes Wrong’ 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z

Several of my personality traits found themselves in instant collision: First was what you might call my compulsive frugality. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: This is how a neurotic makes a decision 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z

If the defining trait of a comedian is that he sees some essential truth about the world and himself, Mr. Garlin said, “A little self-loathing goes a long way.” Fat?s No Longer a Punch Line 2010-02-18T01:32:00Z

Words for personal physical and character traits — beautiful, intelligent, dishonest, rubes — are carved into the trees’ paper-like bark. Who am I? Provacative answers in 'Me, Myself, I' at China Art Objects 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z

The researchers wondered whether this trait might be an evolutionary adaptation for holding tools, akin to people's opposable thumbs. Endangered Hawaiian crow shows a knack for tool use 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z

They mainly keep to themselves and mainly marry in-county. As a result, they enjoy less genetic variation than other, more open communities. As a further result, they have unusual traits. Sex’s feel-good evolution: Charles Darwin’s erotic shocker 2014-03-09T20:00:00Z

Eugenicists believe in the racist and scientifically erroneous idea that desired traits can be selected through breeding to eliminate social ills and create a perfect society. Three essential tales of black vampirism 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z

In "A Death in Summer," however, the latter trait makes for a somewhat disingenuous denouement. 'A Death in Summer': Benjamin Black's fourth mystery featuring his intuitive investigator Quirke 2011-07-13T22:01:05Z

Los Angeles is once again showing the trait that has always been fundamental to its identity: relentless reinvention. Los Angeles Restaurant Scene Is on the Move and Mixing It Up 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z

Invocations of quasi-religious experience — Comic-Con as “sacred space,” plot points and character traits as “canon” — are commonplace at the panels. At Comic-Con, Bring Out Your Fantasy and Fuel the Culture 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z

It is an unfortunate trait in the English expatriate that he or she thinks that, once settled, they own the country. T Magazine: Bon Mots 2012-11-09T16:00:43Z

The boy from Khandwa does share one trait with celebrities – an ambiguity about his age. Saroo Brierley, the inspiration for the film Lion: 'The tears spoke for themselves' 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z

In Alice in Wonderland, her only personality trait is “likes the colour red”. The ‘perfect body’ is a lie. I believed it for a long time and let it shrink my life 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z

Okay, so we can see basic character traits developing here: Women blame the man, but they are blaming him in a loving way that absolves him of responsibility. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: Freud was only almost right 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z

The first thing that “Hikikomori and the Rental Sister” must do is come up with an American hermit and agoraphobe with a set of traits that are much more common in Japan. Books of The Times: ‘Hikikomori and the Rental Sister,’ by Jeff Backhaus 2013-01-29T22:33:33Z

Ms. Ziegler can be a bit obsessive about connecting the dots, a trait that tends to transform the wavering paths of human life into blunt lines. Review: In ‘Boy,’ a Man Deals With Gender Cards He’s Given (Not Born With) 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z

Mr. Grubman was a famously bad student, a trait he passed on to his daughter. Is Lizzie Grubman a Changed ‘Party Girl’? 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z

After four hours of “Vinyl” hammering on those character traits, that’s not much of a revelation. ‘Vinyl’ Season 1, Episode 3: Rock Star Karaoke 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z

It’s a considerable lane shift for the street-savvy Seattle vet, who finds himself singing more, but the brutal honesty in his lyrics — one of his signature traits — is unwavering. 7 new Seattle albums you need to hear 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z

They share a set of tactics and traits, however, a certain sweetness and passivity, and, above all, a militant refusal to judge others. ‘100 Boyfriends’ Tells Lewd and Lonely Stories of Desire and Heartbreak 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z

The videos seem to come from nowhere, delivered to the grid of my Instagram Explore tab under the subhead “Oddly Satisfying.” They appear to lack a unifying trait, beyond the strange yield of odd satisfaction. The “Oddly Satisfying” Pleasures of Slime Porn 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z

The long slog facing an aspiring astronaut, she said, calls for the same traits that were useful as she pressed lawmakers: she describes herself as “patient and pathologically optimistic”. Meet the 24-year-old who could change how the US handles sexual assaults 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z

And while this may not actually be based on a comic-book, it still suffers from the worst traits of those disappointing graphic novel adaptations that regularly mistake freeze-frame storyboard surface for substance. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter – review 2012-06-23T23:05:26Z

If there’s a common trait, it is their self-centeredness and stubborn insistence, when faced with conflict, that they are in the right. ‘Life Partners’ Stars Leighton Meester and Gillian Jacobs 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z

But it's a good thing that they are on the airwaves in close proximity: they are coincidental companion pieces, educating the audience about the rolling effects of abuse and the common traits of abusers. "After Neverland," R. Kelly's CBS meltdown, and the insidious patterns we refuse to see 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z

Besides removing unwanted DNA, Crispr might also be applied to add desired traits to an organism. ‘Human Nature’ Review: We Can Now Alter Our DNA. But Should We? 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z

Their psychology is flimsy, their characters undeveloped beyond a small set of traits that lead, inevitably, to the films’ results. “Midsommar,” Reviewed: Ari Aster’s Backwards Horror Story of an American Couple in Sweden 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z

Plus you remain mindful, it seems, of her “many many wonderful traits.” Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A manipulative mother-in-law 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z

I would look for named varieties with superior traits such as more bushiness and flowering stamina. The sultry plant that will break your heart 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z

Dobby the house elf speaks in "racially charged pidgin" and Goblins "embody many caricatured traits of stereotypical Jews". Harry Potter and the end of a pop-culture phenomenon 2011-07-12T18:59:01Z

It would be useful to understand some basic birth-order traits that can occur in families. Their 5-year-old is aggressive and quick to blame. What to do? 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z

Although I’d inherited the traits my mother valued from my midwestern father, I often felt that my mother believed I looked this way because of some kind of divine intervention. “Skinny isn’t beautiful”: Only after I stopped dreading my weight did I find true happiness 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z

As a work of criticism, Raftery’s essay is exemplary of the very phenomenon that he’s documenting—and that circularity, that self-fulfilling critical criterion, is the defining trait of the time. Why Movies Still Matter 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z

It’s an exemplary trait of the film that the character of Valérie, whose work deals with the practical stuff of life, remains a cipher. “Non-Fiction,” Reviewed: A Vacuum-Sealed View of France’s Culturati 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z

“Those traits are very, very helpful for our character.” Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Thomas Anderson on How They Created ‘Phantom Thread’ 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z

After all, she noted, those same traits of youth and beauty “are all the hallmarks of fertility.” Fertility Is a Matter of Age, No Matter How Young a Woman Looks 2011-08-31T20:39:17Z

The children with psychopathic traits reported that they felt fear only infrequently and weakly. Brain unpicked: what makes a child psychopathic? | Abigail Marsh 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z

He suggests that the same traits that make his people distinctive — suspicion of outsiders, resistance to authority, devotion to kin, eagerness to fight — make it hard for them to thrive in modern American society. ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Review: I Remember Mamaw 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z

The red color of salmon flesh — their muscle tissue — is a unique trait in several types of salmon. The color of farmed salmon comes from adding an antioxidant to their feed 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z

While writing her 1988 saga, "The Greenlanders," she manifested all of those traits: She wore a Viking headdress and moose coat to her desk each day to help her channel her characters' lives and times. Jane Smiley brings 'Some Luck' to readers 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z

The reason we care about taste, however, is because it is a human trait. Then and now: Granta's best young British novelists 2013-04-06T07:00:20Z

Questions about whether it is a good or bad thing for parents to choose particular traits for our children to inherit-or not. Motherlode Blog: A Mother With Brittle Bone Disease Chooses to Accept That Risk for Her Children 2012-07-20T14:05:20Z

“I have always written about humans, replete with human traits and foibles and issues, who also happen to be famous.” Bill Zehme, Author With a Knack for Humanizing the Famous, Dies at 64 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z

Lively’s main trait is a lofty bearing that conveys a mild boredom, a distracted air of superiority that suggests that she places herself a little bit above the rest. Blake Lively Lives Forever 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z

People think about leaving the confines of the cubicle, or wherever they may be, and see the same traits that their grandfathers and great-grandfathers had growing up. How Thom Beers Built a Reality-TV Empire 2012-12-16T23:37:47Z

Perry tracks everything in the document — including personality traits and individual quirks. She rescues baby squirrels: ‘They’re quite destructive. I don’t care. I love them.’ 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z

In time, this trait might start to become deeply unattractive. I am single and in my 70s. Should I have an affair with a married man? 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z

What he does have, however, is a very special trait: He can stand upright on two legs, just like a human! New Picture Books Bring Dogs and Cats to Life, Hilariously 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z

One of the traits of a narcissist is not knowing that you're a narcissist, right? James Marsden loves playing his "Jury Duty" alter ego, a narcissistic jerk who's "off his rocker" 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z

As US News and World Report put it earlier this year, Trump is turning us into a nation of cynics and “Optimism, that all-American trait, appears to be waning.” Don’t worry, be cynical: Why the fear of a nation of critical skeptics is overblown 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z

Milch became known for blowing production schedules, a trait that did not work in the show’s favor when HBO and the series' international rights-holder Paramount stood at an impasse over financial concerns. "Deadwood: The Movie" is a send-off worth the long wait 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z

And if he comes across as just a bit cocky, he knows it is a trait that will serve him well. Keeping It Real With Aliens in the ?Hood 2011-07-22T14:00:00Z

Victorian readers would have mapped racist views about people of colour on to the traits of the vampire. Three essential tales of black vampirism 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z

The productions have other traits also worthy of note: Five of the six are world premieres. Review | Shepherdstown theater festival features world premieres and top notch acting 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z

They cement in the viewer the truth that Lalo's charm and diplomacy are the traits that make him singularly terrifying and dangerous. The chameleonic importance of Lalo Salamanca on "Better Call Saul" is that his evil travels 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z

G says she connected deeply with film director James Gunn's depiction of the traumatized lab animal with human traits. Can "stanning” be a form of recovery? Healing and trauma in fandom communities 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z

Versatility isn't just an admirable characteristic in life, it's a mandatory sandwich trait. The enduring magnificence of the Publix sub 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z

She said Freud was "a complete one-off ... exciting, interesting, funny and serious - every single personality trait wrapped up in one person." Lucian Freud exhibition opens with royal visit 2012-02-08T16:31:04Z

And then because of a different actress with completely different traits and characteristics, of course that’s going to color the relationship, and we let that just naturally happen. Anna Gunn moves on from 'Breaking Bad' by heading to 'Gracepoint' 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z

From Jehovia and the Vine, Divine borrowed the traits that would define his spiritual empire and would later be copied by Jones into the doctrinal architecture of Peoples Temple. The divine inspiration of Jim Jones: Inside the mind of one of history’s deadliest cult leaders 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z

The main character, Donald Draper, is a charming reprobate who’s relentlessly callous with women, a trait that seems to be of a piece with his skill at advertising. Modern Love: Exit Left, Wordlessly 2012-01-12T21:14:33Z

“The Girl on the Train” pockets these traits like soon-to-be flattened pennies. Rise of the sane and angry woman: “Girl on the Train” is the 2016 rejoinder to “Fatal Attraction” 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z

Mr. Weiner and Mr. David’s character share another trait, Ms. Steinberg added: “He doesn’t seem to be destroyed by what might destroy other people.” ‘Weiner’ Covers a Political Campaign Set on Self-Destruct 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z

Specific experiences and certain traits mark a genuine Southerner. Things Every Southerner Must Do! 2010-07-14T22:49:00Z

She likely inherited that trait, along with the desk, from her grandfather. What the saga of Chieftain Blue Sparks’s desk has to teach us 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z

William Bee and Jon Agee tackle their themes with smarts and surprise rather than an eye for what they might teach people shorter than themselves, traits that mark great work. Notes From the Book Review Archives 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z

The former child star is famously outspoken, although Mr. Coyne doesn’t attribute that to a generational trait so much as to her youth and celebrity. Miley Cyrus and the Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne Close a Generation Gap 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z

When you create a character from someone else’s imagination, you have the freedom to create emotions and traits, but with a real-life person, you want to make sure you’re portraying them the best you can. On Their Small Shoulders Rest Some Big Films 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z

The difference, of course, is that the condemnation of immoral views is meaningfully distinct from the assignation of immorality to amoral traits like race. TV can’t not be political: What Jimmy Fallon’s defenders get wrong about late-night 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z

Besides, the insistence on one trait as a cure-all is asking for other kinds of trouble. What’s so great about true grit? 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z

The problem is that in Bobby those traits are magnified to a grotesque degree. This Week in Fiction: Colin Barrett on Anhedonia and Writing Poetry 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z

From the beginning he is highly observant of the world around him and intellectually curious, traits that forecast the bold civil rights activist he will later become. Sports Stories That Transcend Sport 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z

That NBC comedy also took flak for its depiction of Jack, a gay friend of Will’s played by Sean Hayes, who was loud, excitable and, to some viewers, an embodiment of overused gay traits. ‘Vicious’ on PBS Follows Two Gay Characters 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z

The defining trait of “Lone Survivor” — with respect to both its characters and Mr. Berg’s approach to them — is professionalism. Movie Review: Mark Wahlberg Stars in ‘Lone Survivor’ by Peter Berg 2013-12-24T21:55:24Z

But the narrator’s attention to the subtlest inflections of communication is not merely a personality trait; it’s the central qualification for her job: She’s an interpreter working at the World Court. Review | Barack Obama’s summer reading pick ‘Intimacies’ is an unsettling novel about moral dilemmas 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z

Like Martel's novel, the film disdains our inclination to anthropomorphize wild animals by ascribing human traits to them, and then turns around and subtly does just that. Review: Lee's 'Life of Pi' is inspiring 3-D art 2012-11-19T15:14:09Z

Becca: There were certainly different things about him compared to guys I’ve been with in the past, but not necessarily positive traits. This couple revealed to each other their special craving — for cheese 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z

Because throwing at other members of the same species is an ancestral trait in primates, we argue that our throwing abilities evolved first in the context of combat and only later became a hunting tactic. How humans became the best throwers on the planet 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z

Indeed, for all of Thomas’s extroverted public persona, one of his driving traits is an underlying loyalty, even consideration for others. Perspective | Michael Tilson Thomas was once the ‘bad boy of classical music.’ Now, at 74, he still conducts with childlike delight. 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z

One of the temperament traits is “quality of mood.” Perspective | What to do about a child’s constant whining? Maybe nothing. 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z

The biggest threat to their reputation is being seen as elitist or egocentric or a bad boss — the traits most associated with the old guard of magazine editors. The Imperial Editor Goes the Way of the Dodo 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z

My childhood best friend just got engaged, and while going through our fifth-grade notes for anything speech-worthy, I found a list of traits I desired in a boyfriend at age 12: • Gray eyes. Modern Love: Casting Call: Bit Player, Male 2011-03-10T22:08:55Z

This collection of traits, scientists thought, separated the Homo genus from other hominins, such as Australopithecus or Ardipithecus, and arose when the Earth’s climate became cooler and drier and the African grasslands expanded in range. How humans beat out other early hominims 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z

“What I want essentially is flexibility of form. That’s what I’m driving at,” Gadsby says, noting “flexibility is seen as a feminine trait and it’s seen as a weakness.” Hannah Gadsby broke comedy. So what’s she building now? 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z

His most endearing trait was his high-pitched laugh. Wigwag: The Magazine That Lex Built 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z

Some say that Koreans are the world’s champions of chama, a trait shaped through the country’s long history of being invaded and colonized. Ellen Oh’s New Middle Grade Novel Is Not a Fantasy 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z

Seemingly a decent sort at the start of the series, Thomas has gradually shown signs of some seriously dubious character traits. The Returned recap: series one, episode four – Victor 2013-06-30T21:10:00Z

In an email, "Office" show runner Greg Daniels noted how Wilson made Dwight "more than a nerd" by combining distinct and seemingly contradictory traits. For 'Backstrom's Rainn Wilson, oddball roles just come naturally 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z

She explained that it is an especially Australian trait, to be so uncomfortable discussing accomplishments. Liane Moriarty’s Hollywood Angst: It’s Complicated 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z

She rose to become its de facto moral leader by displaying steel blended with a seemingly vanished trait: humility. ‘The Chancellor’ Portrays Angela Merkel as a Droll Source of Sanity in a Mad World 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z

Dremousis was fascinated by the psychology of extreme climbers, who were undeterred despite the risks, discovering that they share similar traits to drugs addicts. ‘Altitude Sickness’: left behind to probe the addiction to risk 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z

Other bad traits include a hurried attitude and a mild compulsion to arrange magazines at right angles on my coffee table. Modern Love: When Dating Takes More Than the Click of a Mouse 2012-10-04T22:29:41Z

It’s a character trait that is not lost on friends and colleagues. Lucky?s Brandon Holley: Dressing for a Revolution 2011-01-13T00:47:00Z

Every trait we’ve seen Walt manifest as a criminal, he demonstrates as a husband, in his chilling scenes with his wife. Breaking Bad Watch: Pool Party 2012-08-06T12:00:05Z

She then asks her fellow panelists what one trait out of three options — smart, beautiful and funny — they'd choose if they could come back as a new person. "The View" jokes about testicle tanning and debates "likeability" when it comes to gender bias 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z

He made no effort to conceal traits—gray beard, grayer hair, slightly heavy frame—that many entertainers surgically or chemically alter. Bob Seger never forgets 2011-05-15T14:44:00Z

In adult books, that trait is often a reliable sign of bad writing. In Y.A., Where Has All the Good Sex Gone? 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z

His illness wasn’t a defining trait of the character or the movie. 'There was a lot of panic' - behind the first movies to tackle the Aids crisis 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z

Michael Salter, a board member for the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation, writes that the term “distinguishes ‘toxic’ traits such as aggression and self-entitlement from ‘healthy’ masculinity.” Men explain toxic masculinity to me, a man writing about toxic masculinity 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z

Dave and Mike have their traits apportioned similarly—Dave is the more sensitive and sensible brother, Mike the more carnal and loutish one—and the casting matches them perhaps too well. “Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates” and the Death of the Hollywood Comedy 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z

So many characters suppress traits, hide pasts — as all of us have surely done. Perspective | ‘Working Girl,’ and why we love the impostor rom-com 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z

Making fun of someone’s physical trait — or even noting it repeatedly — is rude. I Dated My Friend’s Ex. Will He Keep Hating Me Forever? 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z

Most of the terms used to describe autism don’t do justice to the nuanced, complicated traits bound up with it. 'All my life suddenly made sense': how it feels to be diagnosed with autism late in life 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z

Other actors may translate that trait into an enigmatic distance or a quiet simmer. In Showtime's small town drama "American Rust," abandon all hope ye who break down here 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z

Mr. Nichols once told the Times that all the plays and films he directed were about the comedy and tragedy that grow out of self-delusion, which he believed to be a universal trait. Mike Nichols, ‘The Graduate’ director, dies

The other trait that raises them high on the list, though, is that even a handful pitched into anything made with stone fruits, or other berries, produces tiny explosions of flavor and color. Pete Wells Picks the Best Fruits of Summer. (Sorry, Plums.) 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z

This, in turn, can help us target traits like drought and heat tolerance which will be valuable in the future. Our tropical fruits are vulnerable to climate change. Can we make them resilient in time? 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z

On another, he thrives because the current media industry moment is built not for a big tent of all viewers, but for audiences who share specific demographic, psychographic and political traits. How conservative comic Greg Gutfeld overtook Stephen Colbert in ratings 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z

Psychologists, on the whole, broadly believe that one’s fundamental personality traits – openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism – are determined half by genetic inheritance and half by environmental factors. Being a sibling is a fight for survival 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z

An article from Harvard Health Publishing in 2019 reported that personality traits like logic and creativity aren’t restricted to one side of the brain. Viral optical illusion has some seeing donkey, seal or something else 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z

“Ann’s most outstanding trait — apart from her beautiful work — is her modesty. She is known for her reticence and self-effacement.” Reading Elena Ferrante in English? You’re Also Reading Ann Goldstein 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z

Among the many wonderful traits of a Hallmark holiday movie is that you can watch it with the mute button on and suss out exactly what’s happening. Hallmark Christmas movie schlock has infected all of TV, and the symptoms are bland and homogeneous 2019-12-01T05:00:00Z

These days Lebowitz's core claim to fame is being the witty friend of legends like Martin Scorsese, with her defining trait being her arch sense of remove. With Showtime's sunshiny and sharp "Ziwe," we have an iconic talk show host in the making 2021-05-09T04:00:00Z

Mr. Tiwary also paints Brian as too trusting — the story opens with a potential dalliance with a sailor that becomes violent rather than amorous — a personality trait that continually harms him. Books of The Times: ‘Nowhere Men’ and ‘The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story’ 2014-01-01T21:30:46Z

In fact, this very trait appears at No. 1 on the list of Brian Boucher's "10 Reasons to Be Excited About the Whitney Museum." Mostly thumbs up: What the critics say about the new Whitney Museum 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z

What traits are you most hoping to avoid? This isn’t “mommy porn” 2013-03-16T22:00:00Z

Mark Cousins shows us his nephew Ben smashing things up and wonders if this is a boyish trait. Cannes 2013: A Story of Children and Film – review 2013-05-17T16:25:01Z

Both she and her father are known for creating religious and other sculptures with oversized hands and feet — traits that speak of the toil involved in working land in the Andes. Seizing the moment while staying true to her heritage

The Reluctant Warrior is always a tough sell, particularly in a political tale, reluctance being first cousin to all sorts of less admirable traits, including insincerity and nasty secrets or just plain cowardice. 'Madam Secretary' Tea Leoni's nomination is heartily confirmed 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z

Each revels in the positive traits of the other. After the Guests Have Left 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z

"I liked how uncompromising he was and and I suppose that's a strong trait in strong characters." Cumberbatch 'proud' to launch film festival 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z

But Johnson is a case study in how the very same character traits that make someone heroic under one set of circumstances can make him downright deplorable under another. The First Presidential Impeachment 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z

The low rate of output was one of their strengths, and is a direct result of their joint personality traits. The Two Friends Who Changed How We Think About How We Think 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z

Did you know what the traits to Ken were already? Matt Bomer on Magic Mike XXL: It's All About Strong Female Characters 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z

As one recent book on primate ecology puts it: “Menopause is still considered a distinctly human trait.” What science doesn’t know about the menopause: what it’s for and how to treat it | Rose George 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z

No explanation of why ancient Europeans, presumably cooped up just as much, didn’t also develop this trait. Nicholas Wade’s ‘A Troublesome Inheritance’ 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z

This trait isn’t just about the usual qualities associated with memorable acting — emotional verisimilitude, being in the moment, a star’s towering presence. Jan Maxwell Was a Star Made for the Stage 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z

A male character often does not even get a description of his looks; the first sentence usually describes his occupation, which is then followed by his key personality traits or his function in the plot. Hollywood’s hidden sexism: How casting notices keep beauty standards alive 2014-01-25T00:00:00Z

One of the most astonishing insights is that mothers don’t just pass traits to their children — they receive them as well. In an Age of Gene Editing and Surrogacy, What Does Heredity Mean? 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z

She herself is the optimist in her title, confidently insisting that impatience is not an immutable human trait. Humans Are Impetuous and Shortsighted. Can We Change? 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z

Among its traits: It is not spontaneous, but planned. A pandemic Olympics, without all the crowds: What gets lost? 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z

Everything about this band is designed to play to the back corners of an outdoor park, a trait shared by many of the U.K. bands at Lollapalooza. Lollapalooza Day 2: Rain, retro and Eminem 2011-08-07T06:50:00Z

More thoughtful analysts note that as a U.S. colony in the first half of the 20th century, the Philippines assimilated countless American traits, including our primary language. At long last, Filipino food arrives. What took it so long? 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z

Jordan Melamed’s screenplay squanders so much time introducing them in the narrator’s sneering, derisive checklist of traits that it leaves even less room for character development. | 'Twelve': Nick McDonell?s Novel on Screen, With 50 Cent 2010-08-05T23:59:00Z

I discovered the credibility basis for “unique traits” later in graduate school. Would you buy a logo from this man? 2012-06-23T00:00:00Z

This arrangement has worked beautifully since third grade, shielding both of them from the unkindness of other children when it comes to their unique personality traits. In-Betweens: 2 Middle Grade Novels About the Costs and Benefits of Being 11 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z

What most researchers are looking for are inherited traits that are linked to aggression and antisocial behaviors, which may in turn lead to violent crime. Genetic Basis for Crime: A New Look 2011-06-19T22:33:19Z

Secondly, people with psychopathic personality traits, and people with autism – a condition associated with lower levels of empathy – are also less likely to catch yawns. Open wide: why yawning reveals much about your level of empathy 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z

What is the trait you most deplore in others?Unearned self-confidence. Q&A: Daniel Clowes 2012-07-20T21:59:50Z

Observations of behavior in natural contexts complement the verbal replies by revealing that traits such as extraversion or agreeableness are often displayed in select settings. Science doesn’t know everything 2013-06-02T18:00:00Z

So do the characters, who are forever defined by the same negative traits: high-strung and selfish Helen, childlike and narcissistic Noah, touchy and paranoid Cole, depressed and unstable Alison. Review: ‘The Affair’ Is Back, and Things Are About to Get Crazy. Again. 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?Laziness. Q&A: Jonathan Safran Foer 2012-06-22T21:59:09Z

The traits are recognizable, he says, and many of these men are actually “subclinical psychopaths.” When abuse becomes psychopathy: how to recognize it and how to call it out 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z

With the Hitchcock films, these personality traits are alluded to in the films that he made. A Minute With: Sienna Miller on Hitchcock's obsessions 2012-10-17T13:56:29Z

Quickly: What one trait defines the great heroines of American literature? ‘W-3,’ a Memoir That Recalls Suffering Without Sentimentality or Sensationalism 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z

New girl, new feminism: The childishness is somehow passed off as a trait of inner strength. In Florence Henderson’s Carol Brady, a reassuring (and vanishing) sense of adulthood 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z

“Whereas people who see themselves as cat people tend to score higher on the personality traits of neuroticism and openness to new ideas.” In this vicious world, guess who became best friends? Cats and dogs. 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z

My dad was a perfectionist, a trait he passed along to me without any formal ceremony. My dad was a perfectionist in the kitchen, so I had to outdo him 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z

Rob Thomas imbues Veronica with timeless, ageless traits she displays from the start: Smart, brave, wise-cracking, formidable, she’s a resilient heroine who nevertheless displays vulnerability, a woman with a hard shell and a marshmallow center. "Veronica Mars" contends with the mystery and tragedy of growing up 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z

Certainly, there are plenty of aggrieved characters in “Purity” sporting noxious traits familiar from people in earlier Franzen books — industrial-strength anger and high-octane envy, coupled with lots of passive-aggressive narcissism and self-pity. Review: In ‘Purity,’ Jonathan Franzen Hits a New Octave 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z

They’re behavioral traits that people experience in early life, becoming part of their personality. Cultural Studies: Shyness Often Afflicts Unexpected Victims 2012-07-06T19:50:34Z

I often notice myself exhibiting this very same trait when I host my own friends and family, as if it’s some kind of genetic condition that was passed down to me. Why I'm making "comfort cake" this Yom Kippur 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z

I became irritable with good friends and, frighteningly, occasionally took on the demanding personality traits I’d learned from you. A letter to … My narcissistic husband, who had an affair and blamed me 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z

Ellison makes quick decisions, a trait filmmakers like. Oracle CEO Ellison's daughter pans for Oscar gold 2013-02-23T11:09:09Z

In recent years mainstream New York theater certainly hasn’t been lacking in productions that embody those essential traits. The Hot List: ‘Forbidden Broadway’ Returns in August 2012-06-21T21:49:15Z

A scene late in the proceedings, in which the negotiators on both sides join in good-natured mocking of Terje, would be funnier if this trait had a bit more foundation. Review | ‘Oslo’ is an incisive, and dispiriting, look at a stunning pact between Israel and the PLO 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z

Lord imagines the planet as an expanded Caribbean, a complicated population subtly divided by physical traits, lineage and language. Lord brings Caribbean voice to science fiction 2013-02-11T13:43:08Z

Once the simulation begins, the three family members return to their conflicted lives, while the astronauts work to exhibit the laudable personality traits that Mission Control expects to see via video feed. Review | The first step to Mars takes place in the Utah desert 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z

Since these traits are seen as female, their execution often falls on women’s shoulders. Is marriage really on the decline because of men's cheap access to sex? 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z

What’s probably happened is that, as societies became more complex, some of the more basic traits were overtaken by others, like selfishness and competition. The technology that brought us Airbnb and Uber can do so much more 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z

Still, the cocky, confrontational pilot shares more than a few traits with Iceman — as does Powell with Kilmer. Meet the New Class of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z

A century after her death, she was rewarded with a biographer who possesses the same traits in abundance, and who, persevering in her name, lifts her from ignominy into stardom. A Rebellious Victorian Woman Rescued From History’s Shadows 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z

They exemplified the traits of the perfect breakfast band: that it doesn't really matter what sort of music you play as long as you're consistently tuneful, admirably adventurous and above all interesting. What makes the perfect festival breakfast band? 2010-07-14T12:23:00Z

And in yet another trait he shares with his character in “The Father,” Hopkins listens to music to enhance that feeling, particularly arias. Anthony Hopkins is welcoming old age by embracing his inner child 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z

What are the dominant traits of these wines? California Cabernet Sauvignon, From Beyond Napa Valley 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z

To choose to travel by basket and balloon requires two personality traits: ingenuity and recklessness. Up and Away: ‘The Aeronauts’ and Hot-Air Balloons in the Movies 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z

If there was ever a personality trait that’s an indicator of potential psychopathy, it’s an overzealous practical joker. My streaming gem: why you should watch Creep 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z

On the contrary, her hallmark in those years — the trait that elicited, from one film to the next, almost ritualistic expressions of awe — was her chameleonism. Film: That Unmistakable Streepness 2010-02-20T04:19:00Z

How do children react to their parents’ practices and personal traits? Science doesn’t know everything 2013-06-02T18:00:00Z

Today these traits would be unremarkable for a female literary heroine — standard, even, obsessed as we are now with the hazy notion of “strong female characters.” Perspective | Beverly Cleary taught girls to make a brave demand: Love me for how I am 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z

Each subject answers at least three questions: What is your toxic trait? Dating Apps Were ‘Getting Old.’ Why Not Try Something Older? 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z

All three of these traits spring from perhaps the greatest political document in the history of the world: Magna Carta. Are Horses More Useful to Humans Than Pigeons? And Other Letters to the Editor 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z

But not all of Jobs’ traits were easily accessible to Fassbender. Five Things We Discovered about the New Steve Jobs Movie 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z

There’s Michelangelo, the funny and crass one; then there’s Donatello, the tech geek; there’s Raphael, the brawny tough guy; and Leonardo, the additional turtle with no definitive traits whatsoever. TMNT first look review – what the shell is this? 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z

In fact, it became another endearing trait of his most famous character. Columbo's Peter Falk dies at 83 2011-06-24T21:14:56Z

That she apparently contains multitudes is an especially useful trait in joining the joyful Lady Bountiful of the opening scenes with the mad misanthrope of the later ones. Review: Shakespeare’s ‘Timon’ Gets an Occupy Athens Makeover 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z

Despite what the lyrics contend, Monroe shares many traits with Dolly Parton. Review: Ashley Monroe displays Dolly-sized persona 2013-03-04T17:38:08Z

On the other hand, difficulty remembering positive traits of the deceased can also prolong grief. Prolonged grief disorder recognized as official diagnosis. Here’s what to know about chronic mourning. 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z

The kind who glides through life, in her expensive clothes and enviable hair — a signature Britton trait — radiant with the knowledge that she will never want for anything. In ‘Dear Edward,’ Connie Britton Embraces Her Inner ‘Real Housewife’ 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z

What we talk about when we describe an explosion of modern narcissism is not the disorder but the rise in narcissistic traits. Me! Me! Me! Are we living through a narcissism epidemic? 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z

You may think of Consumer Reports as a resource for buying cars and electronics, but the nonprofit magazine also tests paints, grading them on the traits consumers say are most important. Are expensive, trendy paint brands really worth it? 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z

A small cadre of experts is exploring how genes might heighten the risk of committing a crime and whether such a trait can be inherited.   Genetic Basis for Crime: A New Look 2011-06-19T22:33:19Z

Others may offer lists of traits commonly associated with codependency or anxiety. Social media for the soul: why are there so many therapists on Instagram? 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z

It would be easy to forget, especially these days, that American DNA contains another trait — though clearly a recessive one: the desire to disappear. The Case for Covering Your Ears in Noisy Times 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z

Double bill of the series profiling the less salubrious personality traits of some of history's big guns. TV highlights – 09/05/2013 2013-05-09T05:59:01Z

He hasn't made himself what he is; childhood experience together with parental example and perhaps hereditary traits are credited with much of this task. The Adjustment Bureau's will won't be done 2011-03-07T10:57:44Z

It may be a working-class trait, to assume that your own life, your own experience, is not remarkable. George Packer: Don’t CEOs have any shame? 2013-05-26T18:00:00Z

But certainly, we all recognize the male traits that are valued in film, television, videogames, comic books, and more: strength, valor, independence, the ability to provide and protect. The damage we do to boys and men that explains the Trump presidency 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z

Ms. Aber was drawn to Mr. Browning’s kindness, not only as a partner, but as a role model; high on her list of traits she wants her daughters to embody is kindness, she said. A First Date Unspoiled Even After He Lost His Phone and Wallet 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z

Tears signify vulnerability and weakness, two traits nobody respects in a leader or a trailblazer. Knights don't cry: "Game of Thrones" and the weight of a woman's tears 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z

This is a trait of Aaron Sorkin’s TV shows, and it’s not automatically bad. Listen Here, Internet Girl: The Newsroom Rapesplains It All 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z

Even generational shorthand avocado toast doesn't really communicate character traits. How did "granola" became a personality trait? 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z

Smart programming is a trait of this vital house. Art, Music and More to Experience at Home This Weekend 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z

"The shining" is a concept used again and again in King's work: not always called by that name, but always with similar traits. Rereading Stephen King: week three – The Shining 2012-06-22T11:32:40Z

Watching a rehearsal on Saturday, the elder Stevens cited the common traits of the Class of 2014: talent, dedication and hard work. For Tom Hanks et al., a capital evening at Kennedy Center Honors gala 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z

I share many physical traits with my sisters, so have always assumed my uncle was my real father. I want to know who my father was. Should I take a DNA test? 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z

Then the vanity, being the only truly replicable trait, becomes the thing to emulate. Me! Me! Me! Are we living through a narcissism epidemic? 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z

It's misguided to characterize traits like dominance, leadership and self-reliance as masculine, or kindness, empathy and compassion as feminine. Going back to school? Don’t forget to ditch gender norms 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z

He displayed one trait that showed he wanted to be a player though: he wore a lot of "stupid hats". Barack Obama: the college years 2012-05-25T22:00:53Z

Artist Paul Ramirez Jonas, who created "The Key to the City" in collaboration with the nonprofit group Creative Time, encourages people to give keys to others in honor of a certain deed or trait. Public art project unlocks secret doors in NYC 2010-06-04T01:07:00Z

Stoicism seems to be a national trait in Kosovo, but there is no mistaking that the country is picking itself up. Skiing Kosovo, Abandoned Lifts and All 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z

Knausgaard realizes while fishing that “the expectation of an answer runs so deep that it is presumably fundamentally human, the most characteristic trait of our nature.” Knausgaard’s Seasonal Book Series Continues With a Wintry Mix 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z

Yet while “Arrivals & Departures” possesses many traits long associated with Mr. Ayckbourn, it feels neither weary nor mechanical. Alan Ayckbourn’s Latest, ‘Arrivals & Departures’ 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z

Parental favoritism sometimes arises because one child is easy or displays traits and interests that a parent identifies positively with. The agony of rewatching "Everybody Loves Raymond" reminds me of my family's damaging dysfunction 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z

The collective’s stated mission is to stimulate the mind as much as the body by emphasizing the shared musical traits of disparate traditions. Weekend Miser: Dance Parties on the Hudson and in Prospect Park 2012-06-14T19:09:44Z

Its relative quiet is especially pronounced in comparison to the work that Eastwood is best known for — a trait that A.O. What’s on TV This Week: The Super Bowl and an Oscar Micheaux Documentary 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z

Douglas says that many of the murderers he interviewed exhibited these traits as kids. 7 Things We Learned About Serial Killers From the Book Netflix’s Mindhunter Is Based On 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z

It has given me a lifelong love of women, of their grittiness and hardness – traits that we are not supposed to value as feminine. Aisling Bea: ‘My father’s death has given me a love of men, of their vulnerability and tenderness’ 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z

The barbershop owner admitted to Reading Eagle that he struggled with being too shy to speak up – a trait that he didn’t break until he began coaching basketball. Barbershop launches reading initiative to build confidence in young customers 2019-01-20T05:00:00Z

There were a few physical traits to master. Can “The Crown” Make Us Crush on Prince Charles? 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z

In spite of these powers, or perhaps to bring them low, Roth has been charged with a pair of unpleasant traits: misogyny and narcissism. Appreciation: Philip Roth 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z

Because their gender roles involved a mixture of both masculine and feminine traits, two-spirit persons could do both the work of men and of women. The 'two-spirit' people of indigenous North Americans 2010-10-11T11:28:00Z

It made me develop one of those only-in-Texas traits: the act of big audacity.” The Texas Tribune: Rodney Crowell?s Audacity of Spirit 2011-02-06T08:00:04Z

On the business side Mr. Beck also has a reputation as something of a contrarian, and has shown that trait in decisions that have ended up working to his detriment. 2010-02-12T21:05:00Z

At some level, I think it’s an only-child trait: Lacking sisters, brothers and, in my case, pets, we become overfond of our toys, develop excessive emotional attachment to the works of Beatrix Potter. Lost and Found: A Missing Camus Biography and a Christmas Miracle 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z

“I don’t say that this trait leads to a happier life, or a better life,” he adds, “but it’s great when it comes to getting what you want.” Prozac Nation Is Now the United States of Xanax 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z

Very few negative traits grow more appealing with time. Carolyn Hax: How to find out if you and a potential partner are a good fit 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z

“French bulldogs are inbred in order to produce “breed-specific traits,” which cause health problems that many people who will be influenced by your purchase won’t be able to afford to address,” her letter continued. AOC in PETA doghouse after adopting purebred French bulldog -- instead of setting example with rescue pup 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z

Or was it actually this: the same trait that made him seek fame also made him seek the attention of women he met online? Perspective | I’m going to think about Anthony Weiner this one last time and then that’s it 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z

Not traits most people would want to be associated with—unless of course you’re a narcissist. Narcissists are self-involved enough to know they’re narcissists 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z

The stakes are monstrously huge and because of the character traits in Lee, you can't stop watching him. "The everyday guy can fight and sometimes win": ACLU doc goes inside four David & Goliath cases 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z

It starts in satanic vein but opens into tender lyricism, another Brahms trait. Brahms: Works for Solo Piano Vol 2 – review 2013-03-31T00:05:41Z

Not since Pythagoras have geometrical entities been granted this sort of psychic potency, to the point that they have a deeper being over and above their measurable and experienceable traits. HP Lovecraft, pulp philosopher 2013-04-11T20:22:00Z

As it is, Ms. Danner still commits fully to every trait, both magnetic and repellent, that Anna is meant to embody. Blythe Danner Stars in ‘The Country House’ 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z

The opening track, “Always This Late,” represents the best and worst trait of Seattle production duo Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight. Seattle duo Odesza changes course | New recordings 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z

Look, as a general idea, I don’t object to people having racial preferences when it comes to sex partners; it’s only human to imprint on certain physical traits and gravitate toward particular “types.” John Mayer is still gross 2012-06-06T18:50:00Z

She was also known for being unafraid to be forthright, sometimes to the point of harshness, a trait of which she was evidently aware. Felicity Huffman: Desperate Housewife, Devoted Parent and Now a Defendant 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z

The two could not have been more different — in temperament, religion, family background and just about everything else — but they had one critical trait in common. Books of The Times: David Nasaw’s ‘Patriarch,’ on Joseph P. Kennedy 2012-11-29T21:09:38Z

The exquisite beauty and variety of show-quality daffodils is evident to the casual observer, but the traits that distinguish one snowdrop from another are harder to understand. The mysterious appeal of the dainty snowdrop 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z

“Dog people, they tend to be higher on the big five personality traits of extroversion, agreeableness and conscientiousness,” says Gosling. In this vicious world, guess who became best friends? Cats and dogs. 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z

Regionalism is another identifying trait of the festival, its most reliably rewarding. Critic?s Notebook: Austin City Limits Festival Has Big and Local Acts 2011-09-19T22:32:23Z

Bourdain’s principal trait, but one that only a small circle saw intimately, was a raw, jangling energy. All Together Now for Tribeca Festival’s 20th Anniversary Edition 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z

To continue the alcoholic analogy, we can’t abandon denial any more than we can change our fundamental personality traits. From global warming to fluoride: Why do people deny science? 2013-05-25T20:30:00Z

Even so, there were common traits of the accused: The witch was a worker of destructive magic employing handed-down traditions. What sparked our fear of witches — and what kept it burning so long? 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z

Modern tools such as whole genome sequencing and allele mining are letting us get better at finding how vital traits are coded on a tree's genome. Our tropical fruits are vulnerable to climate change. Can we make them resilient in time? 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z

The exchange highlighted both Feldman’s optimism and enthusiasm, traits that should prove useful as she takes control of the national art museum. Inside Kaywin Feldman’s first week as the National Gallery’s new director 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z

The interesting thing, as their prevalence increases, will be seeing whether society rebels against or accommodates narcissistic traits. Me! Me! Me! Are we living through a narcissism epidemic? 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z

They sound like incommensurate traits — one is inventive and literary, the other is bland and technocratic. In ‘A Promised Land,’ Barack Obama Thinks — and Thinks Some More — Over His First Term 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z

Personality traits, and the way in which we would react to circumstances. He slept with a lesbian: Summer’s hottest rom-com 2012-06-13T00:05:00Z

The plot becomes so twisty and fantastical that I lost some interest toward the end, but those same traits might captivate young readers. Stormy Fairy Tales 2020-12-12T05:00:00Z

The piece is a scathing indictment of the triviality of contemporary media and concludes with a text invoking the resurgence of physiognomy, the pseudo-science that claimed character traits could be read in physical features. Hard truths and savage intensity 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z

Articulating the texts with keen definition, Kožená explored the human traits of each creature in detail, while Martineau played the fiendishly difficult accompaniments with nonchalant ease. Magdalena Kožená – review 2013-05-13T08:39:57Z

What is the trait you most deplore in others?Greed, fear and the duplicitous nature of most political leaders. Q&A: Danny DeVito 2013-01-26T08:00:00Z

Kurt’s only trait that doesn’t scream “Gibson” is that he is supposed to be a former astronaut. Review: In ‘Daddy’s Home 2,’ Father Doesn’t Know Best 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z

Motskin: I think it's easy to say what traits they exhibited, right? How "Generation Hustle," a show about con artists, almost got conned by one of its subjects 2021-05-02T04:00:00Z

Cloned cats are not true to the original in coat colour because that trait is an unpredictable epigenetic phenomenon. Identically Different: Why You Can Change Your Genes by Tim Spector – review 2012-08-08T09:30:03Z

I think that all of them have these traits. Jared Leto's "Morbius" disabled method acting 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z

Are there any common traits in the paintings Hemingway picked out? Hemingway the Museumgoer at the Met 2011-09-15T22:52:42Z

Carlos’ only character trait is that he has a young son. Yet another white lady in jeopardy: “The Shallows” and Hollywood’s empathy gap 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z

Perhaps the typical traits of a horror fan are more common than we think these days. Horrorwood! Will the new golden age of scary movies save cinema? 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z

I got my first internship because of the personality traits you describe above, to bring vibes to fashion shoots. Can I be chatty, playful and expressive at work? 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z

Instead, the religion models for Khan many of the traits she needs in order to become an effective superhero. Muslim journey to superheroism: Why America needs Marvel superhero Kamala Khan now more than ever 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z

This sandwich is dunked in beef pan jus, like a French dip, so sogginess is a welcome trait. The Great Chicago Italian Beef Hunt 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z

From an evolutionary point of view, natural selection favours traits that increase our individual reproductive success. High heels and their perennial appeal: why pain seems a small price to pay 2012-07-21T14:48:19Z

I believe that self-discipline is not a static character trait that does or does not exist in someone, but a daily choice regarding our actions that is ever-so-difficult to be consistent about. 10 Character Traits I Want to Teach My Children 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z

I faked letters, I summoned a horrible plague that afflicted all the residents of our block, every one of our acquaintances possessed some satanic trait, and they all plotted against us. A Brief History of Death 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z

Nor does the brilliant casting, gleefully jumbling race and gender and age regardless of the characters’ written traits, encourage narrative coherence. Seeing a New Disease but the Same Neglect in ‘Angels in America’ 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z

This approach makes her seem like a relic of a long-gone Washington, where flexibility and the art of reaching across the aisle were desirable traits in an elected official. Claire McCaskill’s balancing act: How to be a moderate in immoderate times 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z

And, yes, these are traits that leave their possessors very lonely. Critic’s Notebook: Creating Barbra Streisand in ‘Buyer & Cellar’ 2013-07-29T22:28:23Z

It was a subconscious decision, based upon the traits a predator knows indicate a soft target. The 7-second rule: How not to be singled out on the street by a predator 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z

Posting about the negative traits of your sun sign in today’s social media universe is about on par with spinning your biggest flaws into a humblebrag in a job interview. I don’t even believe in astrology, so why am I addicted to this horoscope app? | Stephanie Convery 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z

That sense of self is rooted in the inner landscape, among Riley’s so-called islands of identity, defining traits that include family, hockey, and honesty. The Curse of the Pixar Universe 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z

The result is healthy young who possess some odd traits. Why are we here? Evolution’s dirty secrets 2013-06-02T11:00:00Z

Coombs grouped his trial plants by their most obvious traits — silver or burgundy foliage, for example, or leaf size — and it became apparent that there was a lot of ornamental sameness. Heuchera is a popular perennial for shade, but which variety is best? 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z

What is the trait you most deplore in others?Not much. Q&A: Carla Bruni-Sarkozy 2013-04-20T07:00:05Z

Related: Put your life into flight mode The flipside of all this is that “bad” traits and dispositions might not be uniformly bad, either. What’s so great about true grit? 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z

And although bloom colors may be the primary interest of the gardener, this is a trait “of least importance to us,” Dorr said. Perspective | Dead plants’ evolutionary secrets might save the planet, or at least take its pulse 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z

Nobody since Frederick Ashton reveals social class and character traits more acutely than Bourne in such sequences. Demons, on the feet and in the soul, in Matthew Bourne's 'The Red Shoes' 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z

Austen’s writing teaches a clear system in which strength of character is rewarded, and for traits that are still commendable two centuries after the fact. Jane on the Brain: Austen Advice-Book Trend Peaks 2012-06-04T17:30:03Z

He also talked about himself a lot, never a great trait in an interviewer. We’ve all known a Jian Ghomeshi 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z

In the section on Chekhov’s “The Darling,” Saunders writes that the story seems to ask us to sit in judgment of the character, to ask, “Is this trait of hers good or bad?” George Saunders Conducts a Cheery Class on Fiction’s Possibilities 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z

Another defining trait is her intuitive connection with her fellow musicians. Music Review: A Classicist Who Enjoys Wild Flights of Imagination 2011-06-23T21:58:13Z

But she’s also deeply compassionate toward the saddest of life’s victims, a trait well paired with her obsessive nature as she hunts the killer of an addict and her young daughter. Adam Woog’s best mysteries of 2012 2012-12-07T00:24:05Z

In “Save Me,” Ms. Heche is Beth Harper, a suburban housewife whose main personality trait is unpleasantness until she chokes to death — or almost to death. Television Review: ‘Save Me,’ NBC’s New Comedy, Stars Anne Heche 2013-05-22T20:47:24Z

The narrator of “Rorschach” notes that a man he hired “seemed agreeable — a trait I’ve grown to loathe,” deciding the man is, in fact, “just feckless.” Two Lies and a Truth: Story Collections Exploring the Spectrum of Human Honesty 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z

While these traits don’t exactly make him likable, they grant him a minimal benefit of the doubt. Review: A ‘Good Time’ Was Not Had by This Critic 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z

Itten, whose book "The Elements of Color" rests on Carlos's countertop, was the first to divide colors into seasons based on their tone, and to associate palettes with personality traits. What hue looks best on you? Color analysis is back to help us obsess over our personal identities. 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z

The personality trait that most reliably predicts relationship satisfaction is not a wicked sense of humour or a fondness for grand romantic gestures, but conscientiousness. Find out how good you are at being in a relationship 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z

And although being able to adapt to these changes is a crucial trait of any urban dweller, nostalgia is universally felt. Traverse the Decades of New York City Architecture at Michael Ingbar Gallery 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z

But what made The Leftovers a work of art that stood out in an age of web explainers and rigorously parsing conversations was its blunt devotion to that most unfashionable trait: Faith. How 'The Leftovers' Finale Cemented the Show as a Classic Drama 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z

Not only does casting idols lure in K-pop fans, which are legion worldwide, but they also share traits with BL fans. The West can't keep up with the East in telling mainstream queer love stories in TV and movies 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z

These traits, alongside bacon's delicious taste, ultimately fueled the "bacon mania" of the 2010s, when bacon ceased to exist as a stand-alone ingredient on the plate. Here's how we fell in (and out of) love with bacon 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z

What is the trait you most deplore in others?Rudeness. Isabella Rossellini 2012-12-21T22:59:01Z

A closer look: the ability to be hypnotised seems to be a distinct trait with varied degrees of suggestibility across the population. Vaughan Bell: hypnosis is no laughing matter 2012-07-21T23:05:09Z

The superficial traits of each character are tautly established, and they stick. Theater Review: ‘Port Out, Starboard Home,’ by Sheila Callaghan, at La MaMa 2012-11-18T22:11:15Z

"New York Story" has Quinn dissecting those traits by breaking down the many ingredients of the city's melting pot. Colin Quinn is embracing the moment — his moment 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z

Rio's birds proudly display the traits of which only humanity can boast. Rio's extinction fears are for the birds 2011-04-11T09:48:52Z

It tells the lovelorn about fruitful places to look for a mate and instructs them to do things such as make a list of the traits sought in a partner and to “start looking.” Looking for Love? Put On a Cat Sweater 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z

This rule gets tricky when it’s not clear whether a trait is intrinsic, or is a bizarre affectation, specifically chosen, and deeply revealing of some aspect of personality or culture. Perspective | Elizabeth Holmes’s weird, possibly fake baritone is actually her least baffling quality 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z

Keep reading for more stats on what the average respondent considered to be most dad-like trait about himself, as well as what they think their dad really wants this Father's Day: Signs you're becoming your father, and the average age it starts: poll 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z

Mr T's misgivings are in line with the original TV show's refusal to show anyone dying on screen, which some consider one of its most amusingly silly traits. Mr T pities the fools who made The A-Team film too violent 2010-06-09T10:10:00Z

Imaginative writing for percussion and bustling rhythmic activity — long traits of Tower’s music — course through this restless, episodic score. Review: An Ambitious Project Returns at the Philharmonic 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z

While she highlights her subjects’ common traits — preternatural persistence, a surpassing intelligence, a gift for storytelling — it is the differences among them that are most interesting. The True Grit of Four American Presidents 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z

‘MOONLIGHT’ Kindness and tenderness, as opposed to tear-jerking melodrama, are traits not commonly associated with movies that aim primarily to thrill and excite. The Best Movies of 2016 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z

For one thing, pundits are ignoring the traits that do not match. It’s Time to Turn the Page on the Trump-Shakespeare Comparisons 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z

But at that performance, I spent more time listening for those vocal icons’ familiar performance traits and quirks than I did for the sonorities made possible by Cage’s instructions. Review: Revisiting a Luxuriously Gonzo Side of John Cage 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z

What is the trait you most deplore in others?Apathy. Q&A: Romola Garai 2013-02-02T08:00:41Z

“Grandiose sense of self-worth” is one of their notable traits. Books of The Times: Running Down a Sanity Checklist 2011-05-16T22:31:29Z

Making tough things look easy was and is a Buckley-Ford family trait. Remembering Richard Buckley 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z

We all have these different quirks and personality traits. "Resident Alien" star Sara Tomko on otherness and relationships: "It's so hard to be human 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z

All Avid Merrion was ever doing was highlighting points that were obvious traits of my character. Craig David: 'You know what? I have admiration for beautiful women' 2013-05-09T15:35:29Z

Try giving them some unusual personality traits that you might not associate with a particular animal and see if it suits them. Top tips for writing animals with human characteristics: Jennifer Gray 2012-10-02T12:35:27Z

“I find that to be a really valuable trait when someone’s making a movie.” Cooper Raiff, Arriving Early to the Party 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z

They identified 56 traits, most in the skull, that differed. Scientists reconstruct skeleton of elusive, pre-historic human 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z

Does the world really want or need more of such traits? Whit Stillman and the Song of the Preppy 2012-03-18T05:30:57Z

Plot twists were freely doled out and undone when they became inconvenient, character traits were established then contradicted, and the supernatural elements eventually lost their luster as well. How True Blood's supernatural hedonism changed genre television 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z

With Ardern garnering international praise for leading with so-called feminine traits, the world can see there are signs of strength and success that don't fall within traditional masculine norms. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and the power of "feminine" leadership 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z

Even when he wasn’t violent, Davis was intense and often angry, and the film trades on these traits even as it exaggerates them. Here’s how Miles Davis and Nina Simone were alike and different 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z

In the late 19th century a monk, Gregor Mendel, established, through experiments on pea plants, the basic rules of inherited traits. Breaking the code 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z

The landscape of 1970s New Hollywood is riddled with characters that exhibit antiheroic traits or figures who are complex and complicated souls. Why I'd like to be … Jason Miller in The Exorcist 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z

I tend to go as bashful as a seventh-­grade boy at his first dance in the presence of truly “mass” media, an unhelpful trait in a reporter. The televisual Sherlock: The role that made Benedict Cumberbatch a star drove another actor insane 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z

See, viewers have started to pick up on the fact that every now and again, Walt will pick up a trait from his victims. Hidden Breaking Bad: The Stuff You May Have Missed 2013-09-24T17:53:26Z

These ballet traits even seep into her portrayal in the recent film “The Kitchen,” where Moss plays a mobster’s wife who offs her husband and takes up his legacy of violence with relish. These 18 movie stars are also amazing dancers. That’s their real superpower. 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z

That trait he has since moderated, although a recent Los Angeles Philharmonic account of Dvorak’s “New World” Symphony suggests that he has not wholly abandoned it. What Gustavo Dudamel’s Recordings Reveal About His Conducting 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z

Specific traits were analyzed that included their partner’s income, sense of humor, personality, looks and physical measurements. Closing the orgasm gap 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z

Adapted from the 1846 novella by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, this dark dramedy follows Simon’s futile attempt to adopt his doppelgänger’s likable traits until the torment eventually drives him mad. What’s on TV Monday: ‘Young Sheldon’ and ‘The Opposition w/ Jordan Klepper’ 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z

In other words “Alexis” is shaped by artistic self-consciousness, an often annoying trait associated with young and defiant intellectuals. | 'Alexis. A Greek Tragedy': ?Alexis. A Greek Tragedy,? in Under the Radar - Review 2012-01-05T22:36:26Z

The special "The Real Apes of the Planet" looks at myriad traits we share with our fellow primates. TV This Week Oct. 19 - 25: 'The Good Witch's Wonder' 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z

The first two – Batman and Batman Returns – were directed by Tim Burton, and what’s striking from a modern vantage point is how easily they combine the defining traits of today’s rival studio monoliths. 'I'm sucking up your IQ!': what 90s Batman teaches us 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z

It tells of a chimpanzee, Nim, who in the 1970s was part of an experiment to teach chimps traits of humans, but Nim's story really reflects on our humanity. Sundance 2011 filmmakers face new reality 2011-01-20T17:13:58Z

What's noteworthy about the commentary revealed by a Twitter search is the adjectives used to praise her — empathetic, compassionate, sympathetic, sensitive — are often used to describe femininity, or traits commonly considered to be feminine. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and the power of "feminine" leadership 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z

But some of the passenger pigeon’s traits – say, the distinctive red breast – may be lost altogether. De-extinction won’t make us better conservationists! 2013-09-06T12:40:00Z

It's plainly rubbish, but it's tenacious, because women who don't conform to expectations of womanly choosiness, who are rapacious, assume they have some male trait they weren't supposed to have. Women and sex: the myth-buster 2013-07-05T21:34:00Z

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?I can procrastinate a little bit. Q&A: Will.i.am 2013-04-27T07:00:01Z

Genes, rather than traits, became what natural selection selected. Survival of the Prettiest 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z

It could be that something was lost in translating to English the Italian legends accompanying cards for Precision, Kindness, Gravitas and other traits. Milan Is Still Making It New 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z

I early on began to identify several traits that seemed to unify most directors: they are punctual, rarely late -- even the ones that go over schedule and over budget. Blogging "City Island": Until we meet again! 2010-05-03T18:04:00Z

Dr. Constance Ahrons, the author of “The Good Divorce,” said such emotional processing was a common trait of more traditional therapy as well, and usually something better done sooner than later. A Program That Aims to Lead to Post-Divorce Peace 2012-12-15T00:39:25Z

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?Workaholic. Isabella Rossellini 2012-12-21T22:59:01Z

A new cacao seedling, by comparison, won't produce fruit for two years at the earliest, and it takes 10 years to reveal traits worth perpetuating, such as resistance to frosty pod and increased yield. The world's biggest chocolate-maker says we're running out of chocolate 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z

In talking about Jay-Z and what he means to America, you talk about hustle and how that’s such a distinctly American trait or tradition. Jay-Z is ‘Robert Frost with a Brooklyn accent,’ a Georgetown professor writes in his new book 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z

Whole genome duplication events occur when two species' genomes collide to form a new, larger genome, encompassing all the traits of the two parental species. Cranberries can bounce, float and pollinate themselves: The saucy science of a Thanksgiving classic 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z

I’d always loved the underdog—whether it was a cause or a sweetheart—and that trait definitely delivered its share of adventures. I slept with the enemy: Here’s what an unlikely romance taught me about racism, Donald Trump, and our cultural obsession with male rebellion 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z

The longing for homeland, however imperfect, is a common enough trait. In the Berkshires, a Powerful Play and a Classic Musical About Prejudice 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z

It’s almost suggested as a desirable character trait for women to have. Please Stop Merchandising Mental Illness 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z

The researchers theorized that all of these traits would be particularly prevalent on social media, where some people try to carefully craft an image, according to the study. Selfies may not show your best traits, study says 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z

Madoff got away with his betrayals for years because his lies were wrapped in truth — he was at one time a respected New York financier — and he leveraged a basic evolutionary trait. What made George Santos lie so much? Experts weigh in on his deception. 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z

Cain's fiction is passionate and sometimes lurid -- noir traits for sure -- but it also owes a great deal to social realism. "Mildred Pierce" is a quiet, heartbreaking masterpiece 2011-03-24T14:43:00Z

Penelope Knox exhibited these same traits, winning the top scholarship to Oxford’s Somerville College, contributing humorous pieces to Isis and to other university magazines, earning a “first” in English. Michael Dirda reviews ‘Penelope Fitzgerald: A Life,’ by Hermione Lee 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z

The only trait asked of the “Westworld” viewer is a willingness to pay close attention. “Westworld” season finale: Violent delights, violent ends and new questions 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z

In France, a robust appetite is a virtue if not a heroic trait. The Sensory Transcendence of a French Meal, via the Big Screen 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z

Lacking such a trait shouldn’t cause despair, though. Some athletes’ rivals include the weather. Here’s how to beat the cold (or heat). 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z

We are also working on accurate forecasting of climate resilience traits against the predicted changes to climates in our fruit growing regions. Our tropical fruits are vulnerable to climate change. Can we make them resilient in time? 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z

Someone else even joked: "My toxic trait is knowing I could eat that house faster than those bees." Disney reveals where gingerbread displays go after the holidays in viral TikTok 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z

Every moment of this recording is fresh and insightful, traits we have now come to expect from Mr. Fisher. The 25 Best Classical Music Recordings of 2017 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z

In one study, praising elementary school students for fixed traits and abilities, like being “smart” or “nice,” undermined intrinsic motivation for girls, but not boys. Why Failure Hits Girls So Hard and How to Help Them Embrace It 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z

Patrick: The idea of games nurturing traits found among soldiers, both good and bad, is interesting. Depicting war 2010-09-18T23:02:00Z

It doesn’t arbitrate exact personality traits based on astrological signs. Your Favorite Internet Astrologer Wrote a Book 2020-01-04T05:00:00Z

He recognises similar traits in himself: “At a time in my life when I’m busy, I have to try really hard to keep friendships.” Is it just me... or does everyone lose friends in their 30s? 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z

Related: People with autism and learning disabilities excel in creative thinking, study shows In Silberman’s book, autism is not a simple either-or condition, but a multidimensional spectrum encompassing a huge variety of traits. The man who wants us to embrace autism 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z

They eventually picked out 500 studies that reliably documented the skills, abilities, programs, environments, and personal traits that determine whether young kids will go on to read, write, and spell well in school. Can babies read? 2012-09-12T16:08:00Z

Crowded House: Your gregarious friend’s high energy inclusiveness may be an overall positive trait, but it is not her job to invite strangers to your shindigs and outings — and certainly not to your house. Ask Amy: Social butterfly embraces ‘plus one’ concept 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z

The actor plies his reputation in a performance that weaponizes that trait. "The Shrink Next Door" is a compelling stranger-than-fiction anchored by Paul Rudd and Will Ferrell 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z

That peculiarly British trait of blandness, Hough said, “comes right through from the Victorian suspicion of pleasure.” A Pianist Revisits His Youth, in Playful Fragments 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z

It's a trait which proves a double-edged sword. The Flask by Nicky Singer - review 2012-06-01T21:55:01Z

Mr. Lewis, who played a steadfast American major in “Band of Brothers” and a priggish husband in “The Forsyte Saga,” brings a little of each of those traits to his portrait of Brody. Television Review: ?Homeland,? Starring Claire Danes, on Showtime ? Review 2011-09-29T16:32:19Z

And Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory is a warning that the world is terrifying, and showing any sort of negative personality trait whatsoever will almost definitely result in instant death. The '50 films to watch before you're 11' – and what the list is missing 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z

He crossed two pea plants that had different properties and observed the seven traits in the subsequent generations for two years. Pulses are packed with goodness 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z

Stubbornness is just one of the personality traits ubiquitous among the brilliant subjects of “The Innovators.” Book Review Podcast: Walter Isaacson's 'The Innovators' 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z

Being one of five girls from the city’s working-class suburbs isn’t just a biographical fact about Jill Biden, it’s become a political personality trait. It’s always sunny for Philadelphia sports fan Jill Biden these days 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z

Both required a healthy dose of heartlessness, a trait I looked forward to honing. The bride wore denim: I traded my “Sex and the City” years for a quickie wedding in Japan 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z

What traits of Jesse Owens did you find most compelling? Stephen Hopkins Narrates a Scene From ‘Race’ 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z

I was, and remain, wildly oversensitive and an over-sharer, both traits I’m sure she finds exasperating. My sister’s perfect life 2012-07-04T00:00:00Z

But what’s dismayingly fascinating about “Searching” is that, for all its reflection of secrets and traits both contained and dispersed in a person’s digital identity, it offers almost nothing of its characters’ identities. “Searching,” Reviewed: A Lifeless Thriller Plays Out on a Computer Screen 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z

But the trait that really sets them apart is the way they reproduce: It’s the dad that becomes pregnant! Ever wondered about animal dads? 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z

This is an especially admirable trait in a year like 2016, when all anyone wants to satirize is the current presidential campaign, particularly as it relates to Republican front-runner Donald Trump. ‘Veep’ is so good it’s the only comedy that doesn’t need Trump jokes 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z

These traits make Bunting sound less like a savage disciple in Pound’s posse than any number of twentysomething poets working today. The Improbable Life and Prescient Poetry of Basil Bunting 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z

Over there in Silicon Valley there are all these kids with autism … and I think maybe it’s an advantageous human trait. Sheila Heti gets sex wrong 2012-09-28T23:30:00Z

These traits appeal to the sad sacks out there who are worried they don’t quite measure up, if you know what I mean. Perspective | President Trump: The new Mae West? Let us explain. 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z

But he establishes his five groups by conducting large surveys about individual tendencies and traits, so they are not brain types at all. Does Autism Hold the Key to What Makes Humans Special? 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z

Culture means many things in this context, but at heart it is a suite of traits we inherit and also choose to disavow or to stress. Abroad: Do-It-Yourself Culture Thrives Despite Globalism 2010-04-14T17:23:00Z

Personality is characterized by enduring traits,” he said. My bipolar awakening 2012-08-15T20:59:00Z

In our era of branding and ubiquitous social media, where posts masquerade as life stories and mere traits become entire identities, it can feel inadequate — even impossible — to just be yourself. ‘Not Okay’ Review: Posting Through It 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z

Watchfulness is her defining trait, and Ms. Fanning can do more with her eyes than performers many times her age. | 'Somewhere': The Pampered Life, Viewed From the Inside 2010-12-21T23:13:01Z

The idea is that it will also learn to understand tricksy human traits such as irony, jokes and puns. Meet Watson, the computer set to beat Jeopardy's champions 2011-02-06T00:05:33Z

As for the report, Hodge said he was “pleasantly surprised” with the members' feedback, as many of the “ugly traits” detailed were “fixable.” BeautifulPeople dating site releases list of 'ugly' physical traits that ban applicants 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z

Neither of these men have a society that has created a possibility where becoming man including these traits. "The Inspection" and Don't Ask Don't Tell for a queer Black man: "Boot camp is brainwashing" 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z

But he lacked an important trait: that certain self-motivating, self-aggrandizing quality to sell oneself as a full-time comic. Paid by the laugh 2011-06-14T21:20:00Z

It was an unfamiliar position for a man who counts supreme confidence as a defining trait. Chazz Palminteri Is Singing. Sonny Would Tell You to Listen. 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z

Complementary traits and desires, while more elusive, are, by their very definition, more powerful. Date Lab: Height is of utmost importance to these two. Could we deliver? 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z

But in exaggerating their traits beyond even the point of stereotyping, he occasionally makes the rookie mistake of pursuing laughs over truth. Chutzpah and humor temper message 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z

In some roles, Ms. Portman stiffens up and never seems to get out of her head; in “Jackie” this works as a character trait. ‘Jackie’: Under the Widow’s Weeds, a Myth Marketer 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z

Glyphosate tolerance is a trait that allows farmers to spray the GM crops and kill the weeds but not the corn or soy. It’s the chemical Monsanto depends on. How dangerous is it? 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z

The same illusion was employed in Mr. Takemitsu’s filigree violin concerto “Far calls. Coming, far!,” in which the solo line travels alongside another instrument for brief stretches, discovering and discarding common traits. Two Juilliard Concerts, Bonded by Weather 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z

Heroism is important and, for Weiss, it’s a trait ascribed to the legions of esteemed rockers like The Kinks—most of them men. How Sleater-Kinney became heroes of rock 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z

A glimpse of a particular skin color or hair type might distance a viewer who doesn’t share that trait, whereas an entirely cloth-swaddled figure will spark the same recognition in everyone. Bridging the differences between people 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z

Of the five major personality traits, three — openness, conscientiousness and extroversion — are clearly revealed in people’s spaces, he said. This Life: Snooping in the Age of E-book - This Life 2011-09-23T21:38:47Z

At least someone with those personality traits would never be elected president. The Licentious Life and Times of Jann Wenner 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z

Na-mi’s sole personality trait is her tendency to trust too much — a characterization that could work for a short-lived victim but that evaporates in a protagonist. ‘Unlocked’ Review: A Surveillance Thriller Best Left Offline 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z

His extreme foregrounding of characters avoids the democratizing force of backstory—of a complex web of personal traits that distinguishes individuals by way of their experiences, desires, and idiosyncrasies. Cameron Crowe's Reactionary Nostalgia 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z

Placed on each cushioned seat at the show was a pack of cards depicting portraits of male ancients, each associated with some trait characteristic of a true gentleman. Milan Is Still Making It New 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z

Humility is not a trait usually associated with actors. Theater Review: ‘A Celebration of Harold Pinter,’ Directed by John Malkovich 2012-10-17T02:00:10Z

Do you recognize those traits in some of your neighbors? How will the world end? 2012-06-17T19:00:00Z

When we first see her and Arya and establish them in the first episode, we see hopefully in their character traits, just something about them, how they wear what they wear. What 'Game of Thrones'' Costumes Tell You About the Show 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z

This is a trait of the aggrieved, and to be in the presence of talkers is a gift to a writer. Why We Travel 2011-04-01T19:10:47Z

In this culture, expertise became a trait of increasing popular value. The battle for medicine’s soul: A century of alternative remedies 2014-01-19T19:00:00Z

But Ben reminds me of another admirable trait: his gutsy conceptual flourishes. The Demolition Artist: 3 Critics Debate Ivo van Hove 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z

“I am a walking encyclopedia of worthless Manhattan trivia,” he informs Terry, adding, “People either love it or hate it,” as if the ability to spout factoids were a highly contentious trait. ‘Mr. Parker’ Review: Starting Over 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z

Indeed, our greatest trait is adapting to new circumstances and attaining improbable dreams. How will the world end? 2012-06-17T19:00:00Z

To me, its defining trait is an ineffable comic sound, as nervy and raucous as the subway during rush hour. Jokes + Exasperation + Subtext = a New York Club Comic on the Rise 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z

The young star chooses which adult actor will play Haldor, who draws his signature traits from the child’s pet peeves. For Children Listings for Jan. 15-21 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z

Humans being what they are, however, means we are capable of arguing endlessly about even the core traits of the place where we intend never to argue. Is it normal for couples to swap sides? How to share a bed and be happy 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z

He is meticulous about developing the best traits in his birds, but when his relationship with a fellow hobbyist ended, he decided he was no good at dating. Review: ‘Chicken People,’ Pampering Royalty That Clucks 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z

Still, the author takes advantage of her series adaptation to expand Hazel's humanity beyond the novel's profile, and Murray's portrayal strengthens the character empathetic traits. "The Other Black Girl" peeks into the hidden horrors of being the only person of color at the office 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z

A thumbnail-sketch of the writer’s mother leads to a catalogue of the traits and foibles of various mothers in his fiction. Early days yet 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z

We hear that he was unpredictable, brilliant and generous, but there is a curious shortage of anecdotes that might bring those traits to life. ‘For Lucio’ Review: The Voice of Italy for Four Decades 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z

But the two share important traits: They both love sweets, and in navigating the wider world, they’re fundamentally clueless. Review: Sweet Bear, Sticky Situation in ‘Paddington Gets in a Jam’ 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z

Mr. Jodorowsky’s dominant trait seems to be an exuberant sense of wonder rather than a desire to serve up gratuitous shocks. ‘The Dance of Reality,’ Jodorowsky’s Comeback Film 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z

Trump may have those traits to alarming degrees, but they aren’t exactly new characteristics for a world leader. 100 days of Sean Spicer: The White House’s press strategy is more sinister than you think 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z

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