| 单词 | undercut |
| 例句 | There was one awkward spot, where there was no ledge and the wall was sheer and even undercut for a short space; there he slipped and swung out on the silver line. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z And she spoke like a black woman, with all the pain that undercuts those exact feelings. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He could undercut his competitors and increase his profit margin. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z From that point there was a sheer drop, for the cliff was slightly undercut, and even Gollum could not find a hold of any kind. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “You’re literally the worst,” Alex says, and undercuts it by leaning up to kiss him once more, gently, then deeply, long and slow and heated. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z A surprisingly tender sentiment from Stannis, though undercut by that final, brutal if I can and the addendum and find a better match for her than Ramsay Snow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It wouldn’t be easy to reach beneath that undercut bank and rope a pig, but I believed it could be done. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z It is, in fact, a downbeat speech, almost an informal State of the Union address, designed to undercut the revelry and prepare the country for years of more pain and struggle. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z There was a high, undercut cliff there and some birds building their nests against the face of it. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z The bank of the arroyo was undercut so deeply that a strong gust of wind would topple the big tree. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He was holding the Lombard back and shouting, “You offer a usurious rate! Forty percent! Forty! My uncle offered thirty. Thirty is reasonable! Thirty is standard! But thirty is undercutting now?” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The Portuguese, hoping to undercut the Venetians, sought a route to the spice islands by sailing around Africa, and in the end they succeeded. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Even the “ah” that Klotz inserts between the two halves of his sentence serves to undercut the importance of what he is saying. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Then Dudley was falling, as if someone had undercut his legs, his massive frame smashing against the porch. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z His dark hair was undercut, swept into spikes on top. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “It was my account! Mine! How dare you undercut my price!” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z They’d found a place where the flood waters had undercut one of the dirt banks to form a shallow cave. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t exactly a spacious cavern, more an undercut in the face of the cliff, with a curtain of enormous icicles screening the entrance. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z This stream did not seem to have any calm water, and I must have walked a thousand miles before I found a pool by a deep undercut bank in the shade of overhanging bushes. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z On one occasion, Borgenicht realized that his only chance to undercut bigger firms was to convince the wholesalers to sell cloth to him directly, eliminating the middleman. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The strength of the words were undercut by the way his voice cracked with strain. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I eventually reached her husband through his importers’ association, which would later blackball him for undercutting his fellow members. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “The bombing halt undercut one of my most effective campaign issues,” he later explained, “the inability of the Democratic leadership to win a permanent peace.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “They also debased their currency, undercut the universality of the iron law, and antagonized the Adem.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The sound of his triumphant laugh is infuriating, and carelessly, I go for an undercut that he immediately blocks. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z All of these scenes are undercut by the play’s aspirational tug of moral seriousness and psychological complexity. | 'Wild Animals You Should Know': ?Wild Animals You Should Know,? by Thomas Higgins - Review 2011-11-21T03:01:27Z But that praise is being undercut by critical comments about her weight. Critics Of Opera Singer Tara Erraught Under Fire 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z Leading suit manufacturers, like Hickey Freeman and Oxxford, did not care to sell to Barney; for one thing, he undercut their retail prices. Barneys Remakes Itself for the New New York 2012-12-13T15:14:47Z The pop star's energetic Day-Glo performances and chart success - tying Michael Jackson's "Bad" with five No. 1 singles from her album "Teenage Dream" - are undercut by heartbreak. Katy Perry: 'I still believe in love' after Brand 2012-06-26T11:31:05Z If the crowd wasn’t from Los Angeles, many looked the part with black scoop-neck tees beneath blazers and immaculate side-parted undercuts. Cardi B, Travis Scott and Post Malone Party After the 2018 MTV V.M.A.s 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z As an exercise in undercutting the objectifying gaze of the camera, it is both provocative and playful. Francesca Woodman ? review 2010-11-21T00:08:00Z How will they simultaneously undercut and live up to their myth? Replacements reunion: Genius or folly? 2013-07-12T18:03:00Z Thomas undercuts them all with a simple gesture: He changed the colors. Hank Willis Thomas opens a 'Black Righteous Space' at the California African American Museum 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z The title number from Gershwin’s antiwar musical, “Strike Up the Band,” undercuts its buoyant marches with unexpected dissonances. New York Philharmonic’s Fourth of July Celebration 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z And here these two items clearly act to chastise and undercut the prestige of the historical documents. A Library?s Treasures, From Gutenberg to Malcolm X 2011-05-17T12:00:00Z But that's not to undercut the three male leads who are all incredible. ‘The Night Manager’ Premiere: Do You Have to Love le Carré to Like This Show? 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z The work’s themes remain, but are now fractured through a choreographic lens — and gorgeously enfolded in Robert Sondergaard’s lighting design, which uses darkness as much as light to frame, contextualize and sometimes undercut the action. Dance Review: In a Struggle of Wills, Who Is Really the Manipulator? 2010-10-26T20:17:00Z And it tends to feature home-style cooking, with dishes served family-style without courses, which can undercut the standard operating procedures of restaurants. At long last, Filipino food arrives. What took it so long? 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z Asked if he thought the disconnected undercut was as universal as touted, Mr. Schaffler said it depended on the guy. The Disconnected Undercut Hairstyle Mixes Long and Short 2015-09-05T04:00:00Z It commits to its emotional moments without the need to undercut with a sarcastic jibe or punchline. 'I thought it was basically amazing': readers' pick of the best movies since 2000 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z Live Nation also wanted Cohl to detail his negotiations with the Rolling Stones, which Cohl says would give Live Nation key info that could be used to undercut his own bid. Lawsuit indicates new Rolling Stones tour in works 2011-02-01T02:41:41Z But the parody doesn’t quite undercut the message. This is Colbert’s high-wire act now: Dan Savage comes on “The Late Show” to demolish GOP transphobia 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z Oliver Laric uses 3-D scanning and printing to create hybrid new classics; their light forms, endlessly reproducible, undercut enduring expectations about a monument’s authenticity and uniqueness. 2 Art Gallery Shows to Explore From Home 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z Lax enforcement rewards businesses that break the law to undercut competitors, according to Jacob Meyer, a staff attorney with the National State Attorneys General Program at Columbia Law School. The wage theft epidemic 2013-02-20T16:00:00Z This blunt axiom undercuts the tendency to read too much into the more earnest and personal episodes related in the book, those homely accounts of the author’s early life in rural New Zealand. In Essays About Bodily Ailments and Other Conditions, Clues to Writing — and Life 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z “There is a kind of swagger and daring, a playful ambitiousness and a dry wit that undercuts it all and prevents it tipping into pretentiousness.” How a French Novelist Turns the Tables on History 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z Nice to see Peggy handling a pitch so competently, and sad to see her moment of glory completely undercut by Don's news. One last "Mad Men" Monday 2010-10-18T17:00:00Z Mr. Garner was a genuine star but as an actor something of a paradox: a lantern-jawed, brawny athlete whose physical appeal was both enhanced and undercut by a disarming wit. James Garner, Witty, Handsome Leading Man, Dies at 86 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z A small section on luxury includes a beat-up Hermes Birkin handbag, a Tiffany diamond and a Rolex watch, but this is undercut by less costly expressions of extravagance, including door-knocker earrings and custom nail art. MoMA Plunges Headfirst Into Fashion 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z But there was a countervailing trend: Louie was presented, with little apparent irony or undercutting, as the hero. Watching the Season 4 Finale of ‘Louie’ 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z No contrast greater to Bennett’s preciousness can be imagined, though both undercut the notion of ceramics as merely a utilitarian craft. Feat of clay 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z Defense attorneys on Monday sought to undercut Constand’s credibility, pressing her about accusations that she had schemed to plant a false story of abuse to reap hush money. Defense in Cosby's sexual assault trial to question detective for... 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z For much of its first half, though, the production undercuts itself with cartoonishness: Antigone’s sister talks like a Valley Girl; Antigone’s brothers feebly face off with krumping and pelvis-thrusting flamenco; musicians play kazoos. Review: ‘Antigona’ Is Noche Flamenca’s Teeming Take on the Greek Tragedy 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z She also performed and posed nude, the radicalness of which was somewhat undercut by how conventionally attractive she was. New York Galleries: What to See Right Now 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z A 1973 untitled work in two shades of milky brown is composed of rectangles within rectangles, its grave mood undercut by rounded corners that lend a cartoonish air. Art In Review: Ralph Humphrey 2012-09-20T20:13:22Z But, much as I welcome Weigh's willingness to tackle a normally taboo subject, he undercuts his argument through his use of extreme examples. Like a Fishbone 2010-06-14T23:28:00Z The most influential disconnected undercut right now might belong to Ruby Rose, the actress who stars on “Orange Is the New Black.” The Disconnected Undercut Hairstyle Mixes Long and Short 2015-09-05T04:00:00Z Luther can sometimes get so oppressively murky that it was nice to have a wisecracking sidekick to compulsively undercut the drama at every turn. Luther recap: season three, episode four 2013-07-23T21:01:00Z Listening to Wounded Rhymes, the album she released last week, you can feel a cold draught of Scandinavian air undercutting the hazy LA heat. Lykke Li: 'The slightest remark can get me crazy' 2011-03-06T00:09:32Z But the jumpy, springy qualities of the movie’s visual style are unfortunately undercut by its verbal content. ‘True History of the Kelly Gang’ Review: a 19th-Century Outlaw Tale 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z With manufacturing largely gone from the city, there is a poignancy to her machinery samples that undercuts their aggressive sound. Music in Review: Annie Gosfield 2011-03-06T22:22:02Z “You can’t undercut the importance of what it is like to have great museums and parks,” he said. Will World-Class Architecture Bring Civic Pride Back to Memphis? 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z The confrontations between deceiver and deceived ranged from mystified to hostile, but mostly were undercut with a profound sadness. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Catfish’ Begins Its Second Season on MTV 2013-06-24T22:25:47Z The expanded offering will ruffle the feathers of some corners of the travel industry, particularly as the platform will significantly undercut the commissions taken from hotels by sites such as Expedia and Booking.com. Not just homes any more: Airbnb expands into hotels and luxury spots 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z The concept — a middle-aged, insecure man-child whose narcissism and disdain for the world are undercut, and given a kind of backhanded nobility, by his sentimental attachment to baseball — holds up. Review: ‘Brockmire’ Is the Dystopian Baseball Comedy We Need 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z In its lawsuit, CBS claims an unnamed ABC executive instructed others to try to hire as many former "Big Brother" staffers as possible to undercut its competitor. CBS sues ABC over so-called 'Big Brother' copycat 2012-05-10T22:49:16Z He accused the Raymonds of undercutting the project by refusing to film painful realities of the Louds’ relationship, including portions of the argument in the Mexican restaurant. Craig Gilbert, 94, Dies; Created Groundbreaking ‘American Family’ 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z Ophüls is a liberal ironist whose challenging investigation of the historical record and present-day attitudes serves, especially, to undercut certainties, to foster a constructive skepticism regarding ideological verities and formulaic affirmations. Two Prescient Films About the Memory of the Holocaust 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z Shakespeare knew how to toe the establishment line while undercutting it. Shakespeare and me: Meera Syal 2012-06-30T23:07:05Z But why, as a simple economic matter, should companies in the streaming business undercut the value of their assets by letting nonsubscribers see them? Will Streaming Kill the Art of Cinema or Grant It New Life? 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z But this approach also undercuts what is so important about the traumatic original. Revisiting Gaspar Noé's rape and revenge film backward in impactful "Irreversible: Straight Cut" 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z “All the young women out there,” she said, “there are going to be people along the way who will try to undercut your success or take credit for your accomplishments or your fame.” Kendrick Lamar Sweeps Rap Field at Grammys; Taylor Swift Wins Best Album 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z In his determination to capture the zeitgeist of the 1980s in art, food, publishing and fashion, his smart observations are sometimes undercut by pontifications: “Art traps time. It just does.” Adam Gopnik on the charms and struggles of being a young writer in New York 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z Larkin characteristically undercut the idea of liberation by having the road lead to yet another version of home: "Books; china; a life/ Reprehensively perfect." Poem of the week: Interstate by Anne-Marie Fyfe 2011-04-11T09:39:57Z “This error was not harmless as it undercut testimony by Skidmore’s expert that Led Zeppelin copied a chromatic scale that had been used in an original manner,” Judge Paez said. Led Zeppelin ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Case Goes Back to Trial 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z For decades, the movie-music community has militated against such methods, and understandably so; they have undercut the livelihoods of hundreds of Hollywood musicians. Composing for Hollywood 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z The supermarket tabloids undercut the pageantry of glossy cover images. | Let Us Now Praise Infamous Men 2013-09-04T19:12:10Z It definitely undercut the sense of normalcy they had worked to achieve in the first episode. Secrets of the polygamists 2010-10-16T21:01:00Z Her catalog of hairstyles, including Afros and undercuts along with more classically Western fades, lines and partings, was designed for a generation of expressive Britons who refuse to be groomed in a binary fashion. Cropped Cuts for Everyone 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z Landesman tried to undercut the American Jazz Masters program, attempted to kill its fellowships for folk artists, and did no favors for successful broad-appeal programs like The Big Read and the national Shakespeare effort. We will miss Barack Obama for a lot of things, but not his cultural policy 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z The moments where Ford calmly listens to the investigators’ scant recollections and empty platitudes are painful, but is their power undercut by how constructed these moments seem? Yance Ford’s Powerful Cinematic Memoir, “Strong Island” 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z Its sniggering at the incompetence of Iran or North Korea is undercut by anxiety about the US military machine run amok and rogue foes motivated by personal animus. Iron Man 2: the first superhero film of the Obama era? 2010-04-28T13:33:00Z He was a man, too, and I hate to introduce a narrative thread that would undercut my thesis that men ought to perform more housework. Women’s Work 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z But your daughter is telling you, quite possibly, that hanging on to that role is undercutting your primary mom role, in ways you can’t fully see. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Is it weird to maintain a friendship with your daughter’s ex? 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z But soon enough new characters appear, new plots develop, new connections are hinted at, new questions arise, and expectations are once again undercut. Books of The Times: ?Parallel Stories,? a Novel by Peter Nadas - Review 2011-12-04T21:04:45Z There are many ways to undercut the apology you are delivering. Perspective | Miss Manners: Helping a young child deflect questions 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z He schooled himself on how to attack the myths of Scripture and would carry around a Bible just to undercut it. Abraham Lincoln, bare-knuckle brawler? 2012-12-12T22:26:00Z But what undercuts the film’s romantic notion of Bernadette as a misunderstood artist is how she is similarly defined, like Elgin in his corporate tech world, by her output. “Where’d You Go, Bernadette” and the False Dream That Art Will Fulfill You 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z But unlike its predecessor, the mortuary-cold air serves ultimately to distance us from the drama, undercutting any potential emotional clout, rendering this less engrossing than impenetrable. Mark Kermode's DVD round-up 2013-03-09T18:00:01Z This posturing is routinely undercut when justices predictably split along ideological lines on big cases involving hot-button social issues like abortion and affirmative action. How Supreme Court Nominations Became So Partisan 2019-06-23T04:00:00Z All this activity undercuts more meaningful movements, like the hammering of her feet on the floor when sorrow and anger become uncontainable. Theater Review: ‘The Testament of Mary,’ at the Walter Kerr Theater 2013-04-23T02:00:01Z This doesn’t undercut the swagger of Mallea’s book in any way—though, as he fully intended, it does give its sunny pages some corrective shadows. The Glamorous Caribbean Vacations of Marilyn Monroe, Babe Paley, and More 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z Gordis’s failure to grapple seriously with Israel’s occupation of the West Bank also undercuts his argument. Why Are American Jews Falling Out of Love With Israel? 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z But “Supernotes” situates itself as neither memoir nor exposé, and so the enormity of that central secret — allegations about international corruption and U.S. culpability — is undercut by blurriness about where fact ends and fiction begins. ‘Supernotes’: The CIA asked for his help — but then threw him away 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Moving between the political and the personal, the dramatic and the ordinary, they are undercut by a desire to illuminate a part of recent British history and experience that remains relatively untold and thus undervalued. Steve McQueen: 'Black people are weirdly missing from the narrative' 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z Also undercutting Sullivan’s intention of giving local voices more weight in political campaigns is his stance in support of the U.S. Alaska Editorials 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z To a contemporary eye, they are a virtue; they give Cameron’s portraits exceptional vulnerability, spirituality and candor, without quite undercutting their formality. Art Review: ‘Julia Margaret Cameron,’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art 2013-08-22T19:55:31Z But four states have already passed requirements meant to undercut these options by forcing a doctor’s presence, and the bill the Associated Press misreported was aiming to add Alabama to the list. The “man crisis,” continued 2012-05-31T00:00:00Z The Golden Girls undercut it with their eyebrows. Golden oldies: The Golden Girls was Sex and the City on HRT 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z The cliches wouldn't matter so much if the staging didn't so seriously undercut the music. Prom 55: Rinaldo ? review 2011-08-26T10:23:41Z Symphony No 11 undercuts its own adagio with some zany sleigh bells. Want to read some of the best classical CD reviews around? Try Vice magazine 2010-12-07T16:03:00Z The story loses focus as it detours through a convoluted plot about a passion play, and farcical moments, like a shining crotch, undercut its sinister edges. Five Horror Movies to Stream Now 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z This nifty conceit is one of the many inspired quirks that imbue “Everybody Loves Jeanne” with wit and charm, without undercutting its more serious themes. Five International Movies to Stream Now 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z They abandon tough political positions when those positions undercut their ambition. In America, Is Power in the Hands of Too Many ‘Mediocre’ Men? 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z The TV show has a rueful subtext undercutting its otherwise peppy tone, but Lathrop doesn't quite have the same ear for bathos or the contradictory impulses that make humans so complex. Sex for sale and the cliches abound in 'Bordello' 2011-02-08T00:30:00Z But, according to Ziv, they persist despite the voluminous academic research that undercuts them. Our culture is full of myths about rape. Bill Cosby trial prosecutors want to tell us what really happens. 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z Morris's basic strategy is to undermine and undercut. Four Lions | Review 2010-03-25T19:45:00Z Marx writes with a self-deprecating sense of humor that undercuts Internet trolls who suggest that his career has cooled since his chart-topping heyday. Richard Marx reflects on fame with a healthy dose of self-deprecation 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z Set designer Daniel Ostling keeps the stage bare, yet the show’s unmistakable opulence undercuts the premise of a madcap lark done on the cheap. The adaptation game’s afoot: Ludwig’s five-person ‘Baskerville’ opens at Arena 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z Having the same actors play opposing sides undercuts our desire to cheer for the English, subverting the play’s nationalism. Review: Does Power Corrupt in ‘Henry V’? Absolutely 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z Cosby’s defense team on Monday sought to undercut Constand’s credibility, pressing her about accusations that she had schemed to plant a false story of abuse to reap hush money. Police expected to take stand in Cosby trial 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z Ultimately, Fleischner’s virtuous intentions, his sidelong hints at political questions, are undercut by their maudlin tone; the panorama veers to caricature. Movies 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z In the end, a whirlwind of classic space-opera motifs was able to achieve the same goal without undercutting the film’s uniquely sombre tone. Lost in space: the Rogue One Disney didn't want us to see 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z "Mr. Castorf's deeper fault, it seems, was cynically to undercut the musical drama during some of the most romantic, poignant and heroic scenes," New York Times music critic Anthony Tommasini wrote. Wagner set designer Denic courted reaction and got a revolt 2013-08-02T18:02:11Z There have been countless studies and articles on the Hollywood blacklist, but most undercut their research by standing against the Hollywood moguls and producers who were in the Waldorf meeting. Review | When Hollywood caved to the House Un-American Activities Committee 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z But while it was innovative and cute to undercut a portentous franchise with wry humour 12 years ago, now these projects have become prolific enough to take on a perceptibly mercenary edge. Bricking it: why the Lego movie franchise is on shaky foundations 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z These slacker gestures, aggrandized with an eye-rolling statement from the artist that the “artworks are finished when they have been returned,” undercut the ambition of the other three participants. Artists Space Re-emerges as an Enduring Downtown Alternative 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Her resentment of me was always in the picture and she often did things to undercut my position. Am I being slandered? 2013-06-12T00:00:00Z Where there's moments of sentimentality, we will always try and undercut them somehow so it doesn't feel too saccharine. "All Creatures Great and Small" writer on bringing "bittersweet" comforts of WWII to the Dales 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z But the sanctions regime is in tatters, undercut by Russia and China. An Ex-Trump Insider Looks to Our Future With Russia and China 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z The proposed arts cuts are not an austerity measure; they’re a know-nothing strategy of dominance to undercut humanists, researchers, writers, artists, a thinking public. The N.E.A. Really Isn’t “Welfare for Rich, Liberal Élites” 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z But to be listed, a hotel must pay a sizeable commission … and promise that its own website won’t undercut the price on the booking-service site. Book smart when looking for lodging in Europe 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z Illustrated by Ricardo Cortés, the book is a lullaby that has been darkly and hilariously undercut with threat. The Parent Who Wants to Fall Asleep 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z Suddenly, in what is often an innocuous reply to the arching opening phrase, slicing accents began to undercut the poised serenity. Review: Christian Tetzlaff Sharpens Mendelssohn’s Edge 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z Photograph: PR Maclean’s film, however, possesses a good-natured, almost self-deprecating humour, undercutting any semblance of the maestro’s relentless cool. Existential cowboys: Slow West isn't the first European journey into US darkness 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z And that violence, when juxtaposed with the jaunty, Cabot Cove tone, undercuts the movie’s message of payback and empowerment. ‘Big Driver,’ a Stephen King Story, Comes to Lifetime 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Justice Department pressed criminal charges against A&P for undercutting its competitors, and won. Books of The Times: ?The Great A&P,? by Marc Levinson, a Retail History - Review 2011-09-06T21:03:24Z But until the end much of the cat-and-mouse suspense in “Now We Shall Be Entirely Free” is unwound and undercut — deliberately, it would seem — by the plot’s way of going off on tangents and detours. While You’re Waiting for the Next Hilary Mantel, Try Andrew Miller 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z The closest he comes is when he seems to suspect that Rice was trying to undercut the forthcoming production of “Phantom” by attempting to “hijack” its director, Hal Prince, for a show of his own. Andrew Lloyd Webber, Hotheaded Perfectionist 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z But “Wound” also shows how the art world’s breakneck schedule of exhibitions, fairs and biennials undercuts the ability of socially engaged artists to develop long-term strategies and practices. What to See in New York Galleries This Week 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z It's a point that is driven home by the censorship, not undercut by it. 'South Park' Muhammad Episode Sparks Rage?Again 2010-04-22T18:54:00Z Sometimes, Ms. Michaels seems uniquely unaware of how such harsh words undercut her brand. Fit for Life?s Challenges 2011-06-15T19:10:10Z It routinely undercuts the power of Schoenker's personal history, when his expressive voice and emotion give plenty already. Holocaust survivor a moving storyteller in 'Touch of an Angel' 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z Remorse must be tempered by a resolution to remain uncouth, just as a professional agreement to play a little ball must be undercut by subversive sniggering. 30 Rock: is the quarantine reunion worth the wait? 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z Occasionally, the effort to commit fully to the conceit feels strained or shows its limitations, as when a grainy camera recording from a distance undercuts the intensity of a particularly dramatic confrontation. Review: In ‘Searching,’ a Clever Conceit and John Cho as Leading Man 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z After quickly establishing this philosophical and folksy mood in a joke, a twist inevitably undercuts the self-seriousness. 12 Surprising Reasons to Be Grateful for the Arts in 2017 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z During this last section, curtains repeatedly open and close across the action, undercutting theatrical continuity. Review: Pina Bausch’s ‘On the Mountain’ in Paris 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z But the oblique framing, undercutting the veteran actors, only reminds viewers of what “The Devil You Know” isn’t. ‘The Devil You Know’ Review: A Thriller Thinner Than Blood 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z But the vividness of her theatrical invention is undercut by the prosaic structuring of the work. Jasmin Vardimon Company: Freedom – review 2012-11-13T18:30:01Z The streams will cost $59, which is the same price as the least expensive ticket at the box office, so as not to undercut in-person sales. Live Theater Is Back. But a New Broadway Play Will Stream, Too. 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z A sometimes ghastly mix of covert self-congratulation, awkward confession and wry philosophizing undercut by heavy-handed irony, Red Book prose can be an exercise in confessional self-concealment. After Harvard, Dispatches of Adulthood 2012-04-13T22:21:53Z But any verisimilitude is undercut by a preposterous story and lines no actor should be forced to utter. Movie Review: ?Man on a Ledge,? With Ed Harris as an Evil Real Estate Tycoon 2012-01-26T23:44:01Z It’s a ramshackle drama famously shot through with satire as O’Casey undercuts national causes and heroic poses, and director Sean Holmes gives it a newly rebellious underclass look. Abbey Theatre charges through KenCen with ‘The Plough and the Stars’ 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z The comic strokes undercut the tension that the film expertly builds, but they aren’t isolated — an element that sets “Bridge of Spies” apart from the dour, alienated tone of classic Cold War movies. For Spielberg, ‘Bridge of Spies’ is culmination of a Cold War fascination 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Which is why I found myself wincing every time Mr. López’s music undercut its own potential. Review: A ‘Dreamers’ Oratorio Tries to Transcend the Trump Moment 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z Weinstein’s lawyers have sought to undercut the women’s’ testimony by highlighting friendly communications the accusers had with Weinstein after the alleged assaults. Weinstein accuser's agent expected to testify in New York rape trial 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Her best questions were precisely the ones that Kaelin undercut with a smile and a stupid—and surprisingly well-received, every time—little quip. The People v. O. J. Simpson Will Be with Us Forever 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z The company does not drop prices below a base for undersold shows to avoid undercutting subscribers, he said. New Pricing Strategy Makes the Most of Hot Broadway Tickets 2011-11-25T02:45:52Z Only Sean is given any real dimension, but even that's undercut by the filmmaker's choice to withhold a pivotal flashback until far too late. 'As Night Comes' a dour look at teen alienation 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z As the steps increase in complexity, the smacking keeps up: a genuinely witty notion that’s undercut by some less original insincere laughter. Dance Review: Rebecca Brooks and Anna Azrieli Share a Danspace Program 2014-04-14T20:57:58Z For now, though, roles that perpetuate the perception that she has no control over herself or her life might be destined to undercut the career resurgence she claims she wants. Lindsay Lohan returns to theaters, as naked junkie 2010-09-01T11:50:00Z Nancy sang lead on a mystical rendition of “These Dreams,” with Ann joining her at the chorus, but not undercutting her. Music Review: Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart Play Hammerstein 2010-08-04T21:37:00Z And a key moment for one character, Mr. Shanley realized, was undercut by a bit of dialogue — “You’re kidding me” — that landed with a thud. Preview Audiences Help Shape Off Broadway Productions 2012-06-03T19:55:35Z That Nolan gives the best performance by far here undercuts the movie’s apparent aims and its comedy — Cat may be a joke, but she’s the only one that lands. ‘Pretty Problems’ Review: A Getaway Goes Quirky 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z He says he supports transgender rights, then undercuts himself by saying he knows that position will get applause. Stand-Up Sets Where You Can Choose Your Own Adventure 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z The book is filled with this kind of undercutting counter-narrative, culled from Sultan’s interviews with both his father and his mother, Jean, creating a postmodern tug-of-war between representation and reality. How Larry Sultan Made His Father a Metaphor for Dashed American Dreams 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z In the past, Louis C.K. has questioned the value of life, mocking its sanctity and downplaying its importance, but this grim image goes just as far in undercutting the solemnity of death. Louis C.K. Doubles Down on the Value of Saying the Wrong Thing 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z The other agued that the fact she could text, including with punctuation, undercut her claim to have been too drunk to consent. NBA star Derrick Rose and friends cleared of rape charges 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z This, Freeman told the Times, undercut Wright’s fundamental point. “Native Son” and the Cinematic Aspirations of Richard Wright 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z Taking place from 7pm until 7am, this is a serious start to the year, its solemn intent undercut slightly by the fancy dress theme, which is Alice In Wonderland v Star Wars. Clubs picks of the week 2011-01-01T00:05:41Z Grasping for the epochal, Tremblay ends up undercutting the novel’s most salient strength: its modest refusal to be grand. A Zombie Novel for Our Virus-Stricken Times 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z To be clear, all of these hosts work closely with their writers, don’t want to anger them and know what kind of bad publicity comes from appearing to undercut a union action. If late-night comedy goes on strike: What happens if Jimmy Fallon has to write his own jokes? 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z Wisely, Mr. Denève played just the five movements originally written for piano duo, not the interstitial material added to the orchestration for ballet, which undercuts the work’s essential economy. Music Review: The Boston Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall 2012-03-12T22:16:17Z The couple alleged that they were being undercut by discount sellers whose prices they were barred from matching, and they had merchandise they couldn't sell. Kinkade: Artist drew many fans, few critical raves 2012-04-07T22:31:09Z On both occasions, I felt that the multimedia — however sensitively rendered — undercut my experience of the music. Review: Julia Wolfe’s ‘unEarth’ Is Crowded Out by Multimedia 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z But in a strange way, it undercuts its own possibilities. Review: ‘The Colour in Anything’ Mourns Lost Connections 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z Still, the investigation surfaced issues that could be problematic for Spletstoser, potentially undercutting her claim that her superiors unfairly retaliated against her during the investigation into her alleged “toxic leadership.” Retired Col. Kathy Spletstoser wasn’t able to stop Joint Chiefs vice chairman Gen. John Hyten from being confirmed. But she’s not done with him. 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z “We usually refer to this cut as the ‘undercut,’ and there are gazillions of variations, for boys and girls,” Ms. von Taube said. Noticed: A Haircut Returns From the 1930s 2011-11-15T22:19:18Z By beating Lennon to the announcement, McCartney controlled the story and its timing, and undercut the other three's interest in keeping it under wraps as new product hit stores. A look inside the Beatles’ messy breakup, 50 years later 2020-04-18T04:00:00Z And I loved the way Emily undercuts him — and the playwright herself — by then saying, “Doesn’t it sound terrible?” Review: In ‘Today Is My Birthday,’ Love Is a Butt Dial 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z There are a lot of Jews in Hollywood, Chappelle observed mischievously, before undercutting the comment with a joke that called the trope that they control show business “a delusion.” When Jewish Artists Wrestle With Antisemitism 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z “If the rest of your entire line is based on sulfates, you’re essentially undercutting all your other products with this advertising,” he said. Skin Deep: Sulfate-Free Products Have Some in a Lather 2010-09-29T19:27:00Z With her undercut and tattooed head, she’s about as far from a wronged woman in a pompadour wig as you can get. Natalie Dormer: ‘Female empowerment shouldn’t be only about sexuality' 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z In one sentence, the New York Times undercut the status of video games as an art form by comparing an unrelated title to the controversial franchise. WATCH: Video games are more than violence simulators 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z He later told ABC's "Nightline" that he was the most hated man in the world for undercutting Bullock's career high with his unfaithfulness. Sandra Bullock returns triumphant to Oscar stage 2011-02-28T05:51:09Z In this age of the “starchitect,” that is bound to change, as demonstrated by two new dramas that present — and then undercut — the persona of the uncompromising visionary who dreams up buildings. | 'The Bilbao Effect' and 'The Glass House': Skewering ?Starchitects? at Clurman and Center for Architecture 2010-06-02T21:58:00Z This is a brag, sure, but only 2 Chainz would undercut it by including on the song guest vocals from his daughter, Heaven, who is 4. Critic’s Notebook: 2 Chainz Is Hip-Hop’s Rising Star 2012-08-15T22:26:48Z Friday night, if only perhaps to undercut the good will of the season, Waters felt like he was tipping toward the former. | John Waters Has Lumps of Coal for All This Christmas 2013-12-16T23:07:35Z But he insists that it undercuts the museum’s values: “If city leadership feels it’s a great asset for visitors, I would say find another place for it.” Iconic or Sexist? Palm Springs Mulls a Marilyn Monroe Statue 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z Yes, it’s funny, but the comedy tends to undercut the anguish of Palmer’s dilemmas over the pigeon shoot and his personal loyalties. Review: ‘Wringer,’ a Musical Adaptation of Jerry Spinelli’s Book 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z But, again and again, he subtly undercuts institutional neutrality. ‘The ways love shows up in the world’: a Central District family’s history, transformed 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z His choreography, which usually undercuts or exaggerates the text, stands alone in a duet of strange power with Mr. Slominski. Dance Review: ‘All of a Sudden,’ by Jack Ferver, at Abrons Arts Center 2013-05-03T20:04:05Z From beneath another limestone undercut I teased a 19-inch brownie from its lair and was happy the rest of the day. Can Montana’s Smith River Survive a Nearby Mine? 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z He finds quite a few—then undercuts it with a line that breaks your heart. Listen to Mark Mulcahy 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z Cosby’s argument that he was unaware of the recording may have been undercut by prosecutors who cited a deposition in which Cosby said he thought it was a possibility that the call was being recorded. Bill Cosby’s sex assault trial is set for June — and may include testimony from 13 women 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z It has never been obsessed with any single issue, but rather by a larger sense of itself as stirring things up, undercutting pieties of all kinds. The terrorists didn’t “win”: Charlie Hebdo defended its right to satire — now let the magazine move on 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z Instead of opting for an “American Psycho”-style gorefest, “Fall River Fishing,” directed by Eric Tucker, cleverly undercuts the central dramatic event, making the infamous real-life murders the anticlimax and continuing on from there. ‘Fall River Fishing’ Review: So She Dated an Axe Murderer 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Mr Glover, who undercut the earnings of thousands of musicians, is revealed to be a tireless worker, good with money and devoted to his young son. From rock to crock 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z "Servant" vibrates with such luxury brand histrionics, all of which undercuts the story's escalating supernatural queerness. My mistake: M. Night Shyamalan's "Servant" is actually a comedy under the impression it's a thriller 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z Elegant lawn parties are undercut by casual references to torture. Oprah’s book club pick: ‘The Underground Railroad,’ by Colson Whitehead 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z In short order, Smith undercuts every obvious explanation of how the murder was committed and by whom. ‘The Derek Smith Omnibus,’ by Derek Howe Smith But these antics undercut the texts’ meanings, which, as Steven Ledbetter wrote in his program note, Beethoven was concerned to express “as directly as he knew how.” Music Review: Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall 2014-03-11T21:07:14Z This is vital and important, but Mr. Dreyfus and Mr. Kelly undercut their own message by claiming that “a whole pantheon of gods is really there.” Books of The Times: The Classics as the Antidote to Modern Malaise 2011-01-04T01:18:40Z “Outlander” Angelica Jade Bastién thinks the increasingly sumptuous series is undercutting itself with its portrayal of the French. What You Should Watch This Week: British Baking (and Our Spring TV Breakups) 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z Their debut self-titled album included breezy tunes undercut by a sharp wit and a gimlet eye. 15 Musical Artists to Watch in 2015 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z The very existence of these tapes is a miracle, but the film, at nearly every turn, undercuts the wonder and turns it into a cut-and-paste job of a profile-like biography. Just Let Marlon Brando Talk 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z But when we tried it out, it worked: the key was to play against it, to make the character reading it aloud cynical of it, to make sure it was undercut and work in jokes. Why couldn't I quote Charlotte's Web on stage? 2011-03-03T16:30:56Z That passage has garnered attention from Bolton critics, including Fleitz — his former chief of staff — who said in an interview that it undercut a central thesis of Bolton’s book: that Trump has no principles. John Bolton’s been a political brawler for decades, but his rumble with Donald Trump is extreme — even for him. 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z “Different voices and perspectives are allowed to coexist, thus undercutting any universal truths about women and motherhood.” 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z Unruly intonation and square phrasing undercut moments of elegance a little too often. Review: Ariel Quartet’s Beethoven Cycle at SubCulture, With Energy to Spare 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z This week’s selections also include a terrific burgundy at a price that undercuts most other pinot noirs of the same quality level. Try these great gruner veltliners to help you celebrate Austria 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z A light moment, sure, but undercut by a ribbon of truth. Crush of the week: Taraji P Henson 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z Ultimately, the show's jauntiness undercuts its seriousness, and it is easy to accuse it of forgetting the people who matter: the victims. The Economist – Edinburgh festival review 2012-08-17T14:08:41Z Some folks refer to it as an undercut. Men embrace edgy but tailored hairstyle from 'Boardwalk Empire' 2012-01-30T16:38:59Z Other moments are undercut by Mr. Scott’s emphasis on breath — we hear the loud inhale and the even louder exhale — and partnering sections that are clearly based on trust. Dance Review: For Healing, Not Words but Bodies in Motion 2011-04-03T21:57:05Z Mr. Baker was as drolly enjoyable as ever, and it was entertaining to see Sweeney’s vanity exposed and undercut as he listened to the barrage of testimony against him. 'The Good Wife' Recap: I Was Bad Today 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z It often seems as though she is trying to diffuse the impact of what she writes, undercutting it, contradicting it—as if to say, “Just thinking out loud. Nothing final here.” Jenny Diski’s Way of Seeing Beyond the Story 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z As an elder statesman of the city’s stand-up scene, Mr. Quinn has acquired some authority, but he also undercuts it repeatedly, presenting himself as a peddler of hogwash who does the bare minimum of research. Review: Colin Quinn, Full of Nostalgia for Gritty Old New York 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z “Oh, I like you,” she says, the consolation of it undercut by her implicit acceptance of the premise. In “Brexit,” Benedict Cumberbatch Is a Peculiar Man Who Wants to Upend the Order of the World 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z In real life—rather than in movies or on TV—an arched eyebrow can swiftly undercut a situation, indicating that someone isn’t taking things too seriously. On the Screen, an Arched Eyebrow Speaks Volumes 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z Tanaz Eshaghian’s “Love Crimes of Kabul” undercuts any thought you might have had of Afghan women as mute, downtrodden victims meekly hiding under their burqas as they scuttle from home to market. Critic?s Notebook: Faces on Film Add Humanity To the News 2011-06-15T22:24:44Z But Mr. Douglas — the irrepressible trumpeter-composer-bandleader, and an organizer of people and ideas — wasn’t undercutting the point of the evening, a 10th-anniversary celebration for his record label. Greenleaf Music Label Turns 10 With a Show at SubCulture 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z The film undercuts its argument with an abundance of inflammatory language and cheesy graphics — lots of animated planes dropping bombs as a metaphor for the destruction of American jobs and such. Movie Review: ‘Death by China,’ Documentary Directed by Peter Navarro 2012-08-23T23:59:57Z The potential magic is undercut, though, by the very visible wires and harnesses that facilitate these aerodynamics. | 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark': 1 Radioactive Bite, 8 Legs and 183 Previews 2011-06-15T02:30:06Z He even undercuts Lucca and touts bogus studies to support his conservative beliefs. ‘The Good Fight’ Season 1, Episode 6: Potency and Perspective 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z At a recent meeting she argued against trying to undercut truck competitors with cheaper me-too engines. GM's Mary Barra: The Most Important Woman In The Auto Industry 2011-10-06T14:15:50Z Although the eventual fate of the track, as it happens — spoiler alert! — undercuts the movie’s title. ‘The Last Race’ Review: Long Island’s Fading Car Craze 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z But by turning to naturalism, he undercuts his original, still-present concept of a California history pageant à la Brecht — especially because the Brechtian set design, by David Gropman, is nearly unchanged. Review: John Adams’s Newest Opera Returns to the Gold Mines 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z But Lozano’s appreciation of this achievement was largely undercut by her increasing disenchantment with what she saw as the hypocrisy and careerism of the art world. Lee Lozano, Surely Defiant, Drops In 2011-01-09T03:00:04Z Every time this trio do something exhilarating, it is so undercut that it becomes the antithesis of the perfect drum-roll feat. Petit Mal 2010-06-07T22:00:00Z They feel it is undercutting his satirical commentary on Mr. Trump and reveals a tone-deafness on the part of Mr. Baldwin and, by extension, “Saturday Night Live.” Alec Baldwin Skewers Trump. And Supports Allen and Toback. 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z Because if your exercise of free speech undercuts my ability to exist, then we're not talking about free speech. Jay-Z is ‘Robert Frost with a Brooklyn accent,’ a Georgetown professor writes in his new book 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z “Throw it in that cave,” commanded Mr. Sowerby as we drifted past the first of many miles of undercut walls of stone. Can Montana’s Smith River Survive a Nearby Mine? 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z TV undercut the mystique of royalty but spread its image, expanding the queen’s virtual reach even as the colonial empire diminished. Her Majesty’s Last Broadcast 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z Prosecutors, in a filing Monday, also described how Rezko withheld information from them, undercutting their investigation. Day of reckoning for Blago aide Rezko 2011-11-22T10:48:00Z Its strength is in the strange, hallucinatory air that undercuts the period realism, although it is a quality that alienates as much as it intrigues. Sea and Land and Sky ? review 2010-10-15T21:01:00Z That happens too often in “The Photograph,” which consistently builds and undercuts its own narrative momentum. ‘The Photograph’ Review: An Unabashedly Old-School Love Story 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z The sincerity of this sentiment is undercut by the reality of the scores of mothers who are also users. She Took Her First Pill at 8. By 13, She Was an Addict. 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Their anonymity and lack of motive undercut the comforting idea that people are inherently good, that one may not hurt a stranger senselessly. Horror Masks Are Never Just About the Monster 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z “Maybe performance is memoir,” she surmised, before undercutting herself. A Dance Without Dance, and a Harbor for Stormy Souls 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z The comedy doesn’t undercut the menace that Kurt poses to the world. Looking for the lighter side to a nasty election? Playwright Jon Robin Baitz delivers it in 'Vicuña' 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z Women undercutting women is such a violent offense because we expect better from them. Letters to the Editor 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z Victor: I told her I would undercut her and rate her a 2 — because I didn’t want to overrate her if she’d underrated me. - The Washington Post His backstory allows Wright to shed light on important non-electoral political and social issues, but those same forces undercut his protagonist’s believability. Review | Steven Wright’s ‘Coyotes of Carthage’ pulls back the curtain on how democracy works. It isn’t pretty. 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z And in the library show, the idea of aspiration is almost undercut by later exhibits that are more concerned with grievances and injustices. Exhibition Review: ‘The Library Re-Imagined,’ at the Huntington 2013-12-20T22:18:50Z How much does this undercut the basic premise of El Sistema and the programs it has inspired worldwide, including in the U.S.? The pitfalls and joys of taking a stand with music and with youngsters 2017-07-23T04:00:00Z In his time, he was taunted, undercut and called “Ambassador Dud.” Books of The Times: Perched in Berlin With Hitler Rising 2011-05-19T21:00:11Z Founded in 1969 by some D.C.-area peaceniks aiming to undercut food distributors, the operation moved in 1971 to a storefront on the main street of Mount Rainier, then a working-class inner-ring suburb. How the pandemic saved Glut, an odd, beloved Maryland food co-op 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z Many believe Romeo and Juliet was first performed there – is that why every scene of Twilight-ish poetical teenage lust is undercut so insistently with a brawl or a duel? Does the rediscovery of Shakespeare's Curtain theatre matter? Absolutely 2012-06-07T13:42:07Z The vocal lines are given life by parody – but are elsewhere lacklustre, and the production's continuous resort to comic-strip irony undercuts the intrinsic drama of the tale. Piccard in Space ? review 2011-04-03T21:15:01Z The formality of these uniforms, though, is amusingly undercut by the fact that almost all the performers are barefoot, as if they’d just been strolling on a beach. ‘David Byrne’s American Utopia’ Review: Opening a Wide, Wonderful World 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z The American Hellenic Council, calling for a boycott, said the film was plainly aimed at undercutting “The Promise,” and falsely painted the genocide as two-sided. Battle Over 2 Films Reflects Turkey’s Quest to Control a Bitter History 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z Less than an hour earlier, the Obama administration preempted Assange’s limelight by undercutting his site’s credibility. The mother of all “October surprises”: Whoever released Donald Trump’s 2005 video is this election’s real star 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z The cynicism of the production is always undercutting the tragedy. Dance Review: Peter Martins?s ?Romeo + Juliet? at New York City Ballet 2012-02-16T23:03:47Z “We very quickly undercut it with her true colors, which are much more complex and morally bankrupt.” On ‘Barry,’ Sarah Goldberg Has Learned to Love TV 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z The show’s attitudes and comic strategies are still in place, too, with the not-too-subtle punch lines delivered in an affectless deadpan and the reflexive undercutting of sincerity or sentiment. Review: It’s ‘The End’ of the World, and You’ll Know It 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z Even the prettiest gems, like pink diamonds worked into cherry blossoms, are undercut by battling snakes, the survivor dark and sinuous, the other a lifeless trickle of diamonds, the whole seen as a memento mori. Jack Du Rose: Snakes and Gems Spell Danger 2011-11-21T14:01:27Z The mood shifted in the finale, with glassy harmonics undercut by anxious tremolos. Music Review: Classical-Pop Border, No Guards in Sight 2011-01-20T22:49:21Z Ali is universally celebrated today, but like many black radical activists, he was undercut during the zenith of his life. Telling Muhammad Ali's story in full: "What really struck me the most was how much humility he had" 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z It’s an ending so tidy as to undercut the effort to broach a shameful side to the American war effort. ‘Railway Children’ Review: A Nostalgia Trip, With Lessons 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z Apart from anything else, it would undercut the original film's central tantalising question – of whetherDeckard himself is a replicant – because the bioengineered humanoids do not live for more than a few years. Blade Runner 2 producers invite Harrison Ford to return for sequel 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z But its treatment of these subjects is perhaps undercut by its conventionality, which even extends to the movie’s left turn into a kind of magic realism late in the story. Review: In Search of a Dying Tongue in ‘I Dream in Another Language’ 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z The dance crew members spend as much time uplifting each other as they do undercutting one another, often in one breath. ‘She Paradise’ Review: Coming of Age Through Soca 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z Critics asserted that giving a writing award to a pop music figure undercut the value of the honor. ArtsBeat: Black Journalists Association's Award for Beyonc? Draws Criticism 2012-05-03T22:10:47Z On “Wild Thoughts,” a conspicuously raw guitar undercuts Rihanna’s efforts to do for the word “wild” what she did for “work” last year. What will be the 2017 song of the summer? Here are the contenders 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z Dressed in a smart gray suit, matching gray dress shoes, and sporting braided hair with an undercut, LaBeouf talked candidly about his struggle with drink and drugs and his recent return from rehab. Will Shia LaBeouf Ever Return As A Hollywood Leading Man? 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z The layout of the set and movement of the actors, however, too often undercut the intimacy of what is essentially a small drawing room drama, especially when we can’t fully see an actor’s face. Review: Tipping the Scales in ‘A Delicate Balance’ 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z Mrs. Obama, who declined to speak with Ms. Soechtig according to the film, is portrayed as a patsy, with her well-meaning “Let’s Move!” childhood obesity initiative quickly co-opted by food giants and undercut by politics. The Carpetbagger: Sundance: A Food Documentary That Hopes to Start a Movement 2014-01-20T18:52:17Z “Love Songs” left me wondering if the theatricality of posing and the ambiguity of still images undercut the capacity of photography to document intimacy. Love and Loss Through the Photographer’s Lens 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Do you think any of these sites actively try to undercut lasting romance? Online dating isn’t killing marriage! 2013-01-12T23:00:00Z Carter looked incapable of commanding events, and the long standoff undercut American stature. Was Jimmy Carter the Most Underrated President in History? 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z The episode gives the loss of the child the weight it deserved and certainly Fergus' assault was NOT undercut. ‘Outlander’ Season 2, Episode 7: Of Love and Sacrifice 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z But any fun that might be gained through this visual humor is undercut by Lenny’s icy misanthropy; the show is pleasing to the eye but not to the soul. A Man Without Qualities: HBO’s “The Young Pope” 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z "Putting them on the stage together at the same time -- I think it's a wonderful way to undercut and subvert these myths," said Graybill, who introduced McMurtry at the Dallas event. McMurtry revisits American West in newest book 2014-05-08T13:08:55Z Their tough relationship – love/hate, undercut by denial and deceit – has provided a compelling contrast to the storylines between Rae and her friends. Have you been watching … My Mad Fat Diary? 2013-02-08T12:33:34Z The movie has a didactic knowingness that undercuts suspense, and even curiosity, at every turn. Tarzan Cannot Be Rebooted 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z Their victory is undercut by the fact that no one survives to enjoy it. “Rogue One”: Exactly the “Star Wars” movie we need as the age of Trump dawns 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z Yet these musical pleasures are undercut in Seattle by several clumsy reorderings and splicings. Critic's Notebook: Tales Within Tales Create a Tale of Two ?Nutcracker? Productions 2010-12-01T08:00:00Z His art suggests a longing for wholeness undercut by a distrust that casts doubt on that possibility. Seeing Double With Jasper Johns 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z Christopher Ranch, and the garlic industry in general, faced headwinds in the 1990s, as cheap imports from overseas, in particular China, undercut sales. Don Christopher, Who Turned Lowly Garlic Into a Staple, Dies at 88 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z Relatedly, as in Wayne’s previous book, the campus novel “Loner,” I couldn’t help feeling that the busyness and extremity of the plot’s denouement undercut the author’s otherwise humane sensibility. This Novel Is Set in a ’90s M.F.A. Program. The Author Is Aware of Your Concerns. 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z There are moments in Khorsandi's act when she plays with sentiment and sentimentality – and then undercuts them. Shappi Khorsandi: the last laugh 2011-08-10T20:30:02Z We face unrelenting pressure from huge online retailers undercutting prices, in particular Amazon, and it's pushing businesses like ours to the brink. Independent booksellers deliver Amazon taxation petition to No 10 2013-04-24T14:23:55Z But he insists the problem isn’t solved until clean meat undercuts the prices of meat today. Eat it without the guilt? The story of the world’s first 'clean' foie gras 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z Both actresses deliver multilayered performances that undercut expectations, as each character strikes a public pose that’s more extreme than her private thoughts. Teyonah Parris, Katherine Waterston and Others Break Through 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z Suri bridles at the idea that the duo is making fun of hip-hop, even though they frequently undercut hip-hop clichés in their raps. Das Racist: An ongoing experiment in having serious fun 2011-10-13T20:23:00Z For many people in the 1970s, the musical's comparison of the deification of Christ and the idolatry of a rock star was inherently derogatory, undercutting Jesus' spiritual significance. Best Easter pageant ever? Half a century of "Jesus Christ Superstar" 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z If one result is to undercut treasured illusions about a paradise past, another is to keep past glories alive in the present, like the unearthly sound of Balinese chimes shimmering through an ordinary urban afternoon. Art Review: A Storied Paradise, Tempered by Reality 2011-05-30T21:33:34Z Throughout “Correspondances” Ms. Xaba and Ms. Noël undercut despair with humor — friendly hip bumps turn ferocious, yet the scene is more funny than violent. Dance Review: ‘Voices of Strength,’ Modern African Dance 2012-09-20T21:57:32Z But any reassurance is undercut by the elimination of nearly all visible support; you walk within them, 1,353 feet above South Wacker Drive, surrounded by open air and unbounded space. Hanging 104 Floors Above Chicago, There?s No Time for Vertigo 2011-05-30T12:00:00Z The exhibition also dutifully praises the multicultural aspect of this Golden Age while actually undercutting it. Exhibition Review: A Golden Age in Science, Full of Light and Shadow 2010-12-09T23:34:00Z Billie Holiday undercuts her audience equally masterfully, but with far greater understatement, as she resolves the lyric of Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me with "And you never will." Readers recommend ? the results: songs with jokes 2010-09-02T22:31:00Z The nadir arrives in the plaintive “How,” a woe-is-me ballad undercut by Spektor’s wordless vocal interjections that sound as if someone were pinching her arm. Album review: Regina Spektor, 'What We Saw From the Cheap Seats' 2012-05-30T02:12:00Z But their journeys towards infinity were also undercut by the relentless comic beats of the show, and humour that was always sharp but never harsh. The Good Place: was this the most devastating TV finale ever? 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z But we’d like to think that it’s always going to be undercut by the bigger picture, which is that Rick is unmistakably, kind of sociopathically disconnected. Rick and Morty creators: 'We're pulling apart the tropes of sci-fi' 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z The formal looseness that makes Louis C.K.’s stand-up and his FX series so pleasingly unpredictable undercuts the gravitas of this show’s subject matter, which jumps from stories of suicide to abuse, racism and cancer. How ‘Horace and Pete’ Made the Network Suits Look Good 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z Mesereau sought to undercut Dickinson’s character by saying she’d had affairs with married men, though that line of questioning was blocked by Steven T. O’Neill, the Montgomery County, Pa., judge overseeing the case. In court, ex-supermodel Janice Dickinson calls Bill Cosby a ‘monster’ 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z He typically painted over faces, or placed round stickers on them, undercutting Hollywood-style glamour and heroism while leaving his own colorful mark. These Days, John Baldessari Cribs From the Masters 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z But before long, when the orchestra erupted with a chilling unison statement in a dotted-note rhythm, the lumbering imprecision of the playing undercut the effect. Music Review: Finding the Right Pace (and Support Crew) for a Marathon 2010-10-22T22:44:00Z The character personifies white privilege, and the author takes every opportunity to undercut her naïveté. In Rumaan Alam’s New Novel, Motherhood Lit Tackles Race, Adoption, and White Privilege 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z This true story of an impoverished black youth from the streets of Depression-era Cleveland who ascends to greatness by shattering track-and-field records and undercutting Adolf Hitler’s racist agenda is a safe, by-the-numbers tribute. Review: ‘Race’ Chronicles Jesse Owens’s Rise to Olympic Glory 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z But the power of the images was consistently undercut by Mr. Einhorn’s generic music, which ranged from cool piano lines to folksy plucked passages to icy drones. Music Review: Bill Morrison and Richard Einhorn’s ‘Shooting Gallery’ 2012-11-11T23:00:07Z The song – in which Badu's tender vocal is undercut by what sounds like the apocalypse in slow motion – is not in question. The Flaming Lips: The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends – review 2012-06-23T23:05:18Z Swift claimed victim again and accused Minaj of “pitting women against each other,” a clear undercutting of Minaj’s remarks and a sort of affirmation of the racism black female entertainers experience regularly. Stop calling Taylor Swift’s self-serving brand of feminism universal 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z The author did wonder if nowadays "you would have to undercut her more". The Millstone by Margaret Drabble 2011-03-26T00:05:29Z The defense also worked to undercut the credibility of the brothers, seeking to portray Olabinjo Osundairo as homophobic and someone who may have felt antagonistic toward Mr. Smollett, who is gay. Jussie Smollett Found Guilty of Reporting a Fake Hate Crime 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z We never have stopped debating the Furtwängler dilemma, whether the high-minded conductor served the Nazi cause or undercut it by striving to continue an enduring good in German culture and Germany. 'The Menuhin Century' is now: Why the violin master is still the sound of hope and peace 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z Fulljames undercuts Rossini's royalism by referencing the suppression of the 1745 Rebellion; a fair point, though it only adds, I'm afraid, to the growing confusion of periods and allusions. La Donna del Lago, Royal Opera House – review 2013-05-20T10:14:00Z Thus he could undercut Rockefeller in the Far East with cheap Russian fuel. Guts, greed and gushers 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z And fashion has been a hallmark of K-dramas, especially when they’re undercutting a tragic or dramatic scene about to take place. When a Track Suit Embodies a Nation 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z Without undercutting the weird dignity of that response, or squashing the humor it sometimes produces, the director Anne Kauffman keeps the audience anxiously awaiting a plunge. Review: In ‘Mary Jane,’ a Young Mother Faces Her Worst Fears 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z The United States government, in the meantime, had gone to great lengths to suppress information from its own citizens about the blast’s radioactive aftereffects, partly out of fear of undercutting its moral victory over Japan. Long After the Bomb, Its Story Finds a New Audience 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z He wasted a lot of time and undercut his own authority; there was something watchable about this. Music Review: Jennifer Lopez and Enrique Iglesias at Prudential Center 2012-07-22T22:52:40Z The anticipation suggested by the title of the opening “Look … the Sun is Rising” is quickly undercut by spastic bursts of guitar over churning drums. Album review: The Flaming Lips, 'The Terror' 2013-04-15T17:47:00Z There is no “I” in “team,” the sports cliché goes, but there is quite a lot of “I” in the story of “Miles,” which undercuts its efforts to be inspirational. Review: Is the Girls’ Volleyball Team Ready for ‘Miles’? 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z The power of Robyn’s speech is undercut by the indecisive direction of the scene. ‘Jessica Jones’ Episode 7: Fear and Self-Loathing 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z The block is then undercut diagonally at one corner, such that it seems to teeter. Folly for a Flyover 2011-07-09T23:05:57Z It meant Tudor could sell his superior ice at just 3 pence for a pound, undercutting his rivals who sold dirtier ice for much higher. The icy backstory to that "clink clink" you’ll hear when raising a toast to the end of 2020 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z It’s frivolous fun that undercuts this show’s restrained, relatively straightforward attention to the natural world. Art in Review: Olafur Eliasson: ‘Volcanoes and shelters’ 2012-11-15T23:25:56Z The audience makes a strange noise in response, applause undercut with a kind of dry chuckle. Lou Reed ? review 2011-07-06T17:30:02Z This undercuts her confidence and makes her more clingy — and perhaps more sensitive — than she was meant to be, which is unfair to your child. Tell your little 800-pound gorilla where to sleep Like wacky animated music videos, the films have original pop or blues soundtracks, wry lyrics and a silly sensibility that in no way undercuts their educational solidity. Spare Times for Children for Aug. 29-Sept. 4 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z But, he added, “the jumpy, springy qualities of the movie’s visual style are unfortunately undercut by its verbal content.” What’s on TV This Week: ‘Ailey’ and ‘Somebody Somewhere’ 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z Kopatchinskaja and Campbell seemed determined to forestall and undercut such escapism. Review | Violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja, cellist Jay Campbell subvert classical conventions 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z In short, Sorkin undercuts the suspense at once to make his favorite characters seem astoundingly prescient, while others come off as clueless. Will McAvoy, you’re so smart! 2012-07-23T18:30:00Z I don't want it to be nothing but getting waylaid and undercut. A new "Veronica Mars" mystery: Where can the show go from here? Its creator has some ideas 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z The bracketed asides "as if I'd had a friend", "as if there's no other day", add a further note of strangeness, undercutting the first thought. Poetry workshop: Names 2011-07-12T10:04:43Z “You need to be able to do the thing and to have total control over it before you can start to undercut it,” Sayer said. In This ‘Peter Pan,’ Something Always Goes Awry. That’s the Plan. 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z When the dancers form a circle with their virtual counterparts, the effect is potentially uncanny, but the power is undercut with the added image of Lava Lamp fluid and a swimming goldfish. Dance Review: Jillian Peña’s ‘Guiding Light’ at Chocolate Factory 2012-12-09T22:58:27Z As physician and poet Jack Coulehan has pointed out, however, Bergman undercuts his argument somewhat when his narrator, Roy Basch, refers to patients as “a heifer” and “a hippo” on his first day of work. “The House of God,” a Book as Sexist as It Was Influential, Gets a Sequel 2019-12-25T05:00:00Z The blocky exposition, although highly informative, lends “Good Kill” a heavy-handed didacticism that undercuts the still shocking vision of the direction of modern warfare. Review: ‘Good Kill’ Stars Ethan Hawke Fighting Enemies Half a World Away 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z What’s annoying isn’t just that it undercuts a potentially great ending in the meat of the actual film, as with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2, it’s just that it’s usually just so lazy. Why post-credits scenes are slowly ruining blockbusters 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z She recently told the Hollywood Reporter that she may employ a theory of “false memory creation” to undercut Cosby’s accusers. Three years and 60 accusers later, Bill Cosby’s trial begins. But only one woman will decide his fate. 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z He depicts style as a mask and mode of deception, and this deceit—and the willful ends that it achieves—doesn’t undercut the beauty of style but, rather, heightens it. Whit Stillman’s “Love & Friendship”: Subverting the Social Order with Style 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z That the statement is addressed to Knausgaard’s living fourth child undercuts the drama of this assertion, but its poignancy remains. In Knausgaard’s ‘Spring,’ a Man Considers How Best to Help His Sick Wife 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z Bottlers resisted the product, fearing it would undercut their profitable sugar-based sodas. The rise and fall of Tab – after surviving the sweetener scares, the iconic diet soda gets canned 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z She wants to live well without working hard, and she'll do whatever it takes to achieve that goal, even if it means sabotaging, manipulating and undercutting every human being in her path. "Hung": A parable for crass times 2010-06-19T23:01:00Z Miguel himself is a riveting performer, all finger-popping swagger and feline grace, yet undercutting his star power with playful good humour. Miguel – review 2013-01-14T13:01:01Z Three supernumeraries — usually crotchety servants, sometimes brooding henchmen — undercut nobility in scene after scene. Music Review: Mozart, Puccini, Handel and Copland at Glimmerglass 2010-08-09T22:43:00Z The far right wanted to leave because their intention is to exploit workers more with lower wages, and trade deals with the U.S. and cheap economies that undercut Europe on price wherever they can. "They are not victims": Director Ken Loach on his working-class heroes in "Sorry We Missed You" 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z The patriotic associations are undercut by moments when the survivors liken themselves to American Indians on the brink of extermination, and describe their struggle as an “insurgency.” Television Review: It?s Might Versus Right Versus Space Monster 2011-06-16T22:15:15Z Seeing him so frequently sit or lean on a chair undercut his plausibility, just as happened with Luciano Pavarotti in his later years. Wagner's 'Tannhaeuser' in time of war 2010-12-13T15:00:00Z Curiously, though, the strength of Lange’s photographs at MoMA undercuts the exhibition’s concept. Empathy and Artistry: Rediscovering Dorothea Lange 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z Yet the potential poignancy of this flipping of filial relationships, and its relation to Shakespeare’s themes, is entirely undercut by the theatrical shenanigans. Review: A ‘Lear’ With Hops, Spins and Posturing 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z Ms. Poerstel, continuously undercutting climaxes or resolutions, frames the piece with two solos. Review: Molly Poerstel Challenges Structure at Gibney Dance 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z It was a small example of one of Marra’s favorite preoccupations in fiction: the thin line between the tragic and the comic, how they dance with and undercut each other. Using Fiction to Summon the Glittering, Golden Age of Hollywood 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z There's a tension to such a revelation, but it is undercut by the secondhand approach. In Ishiguro's 'The Buried Giant,' memory draws a blank 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z His role as a steady TV dad in the CBS drama was in contrast to his personal life that was undercut by alcoholism, Mr. Waite told The Desert Sun. Actor Ralph Waite, patriarch on ‘Waltons,’ dies at 85 2014-02-14T05:15:51Z And if the four main characters are meant to personify the decline of Western civ, Polanski’s one significant addition to the play undercuts that dour generalization. Polanski's Carnage: When Talk Turns Toxic 2011-12-14T14:55:31Z As Sanger himself observes, Trump’s “refusal to acknowledge Russia’s pernicious role in the 2016 election, for fear it would undercut his political legitimacy, only exacerbates the problem of formulating a national strategy” on cybersecurity. Cyberwarfare — the Latest Technology of Destruction 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z Do you think that undercuts the message at the end? MÖtley CrÜe's Vince Neil on Sex, Drugs and Rock' N' Roll 2010-10-04T08:30:00Z Painted gold, the figure seemed to hover in midair, as if levitating, but any impression of transcendence was undercut by a swarm of miniature airplanes that ripped into his torso like arrows. In NYC This Weekend? Here Are 2 Art Shows, 2 Operas and 5 Plays 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z It also undercuts the overall seriousness and professed message of the story. ‘The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs’ is a user-friendly opera that plays better with audiences than critics. Does it matter? 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z There are references to Earth-like amusement parks and radiation poisoning, hints of a full world with history and conflict — but the offhanded way in which everything is handled undercuts any attempt to inspire audience curiosity. ‘The Dark Tower’: What Worked and What Didn’t 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z At least the promise of sexual explicitness in Once and for All is cleverly undercut by the teenager who turns her Gorgon gaze on the audience and demands: "What are you staring at?" Teenage plays and Edinburgh: 'So what if we show teenagers being sexy?' 2010-08-23T20:31:00Z By the eighteen-thirties, pundits were fretting that such libraries were undercutting the economics of the music business and altering the nature of listening. The Anxious Ease of Apple Music 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z There’s an unregulated humor to his work that undercuts his personal earnestness, or vice versa. Growing older without growing up: Graffiti artist Borf 10 years later 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z Ernie became a fantasist, convinced that he was Britain's next Shakespeare, an ambition that Braben undercut with references to "the play what I wrote". How Eddie Braben saved Morecambe and Wise's careers 2013-05-21T14:52:31Z The ghost’s role undercuts the novel’s seriousness, and Lu’s attempt to fit it into an explanation for certain developments is not just tortured but unnecessary. Three Sparkling Debuts, Joined by New York City 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z It’s the byproduct of a behind-the-scenes conflict between hotels, which want customers such as Compo-Martin to book directly with them, and online travel agencies, which don’t want to be undercut by the hotels. How online travel agencies are ‘dimming’ results on hotel searches 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Hunter undercuts the effectiveness of Will’s big confessional reveal by having him relate the circumstances of his disgrace to Alex in an earlier exchange, but nonetheless, there’s plenty to chew on here. | 'A Bright New Boise': Father, Son and Secret Converge Amid Glue Guns 2010-09-21T22:00:00Z I wanted to privilege and respect the high school point of view, because so often, that point of view is undercut, and treated as "little" and lacking in substance. "It Lives Inside" director on his psychological monster and "counterintuitive" approach to suspense 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z Even in simpler moments, tensions run high: At one point, Smith and Young pace back and forth in unison, the meditative rhythm of their steps undercut by the worry in their darting eyes. Review: A Choreographer’s of-the-Moment Brand of ‘Not Knowing’ 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z But it goes to great lengths to be neutral in its narration, and emphasizing the whale warriors’ pratfalls is another way of undercutting our natural sympathy for them. Television: On the High Seas, a Mix of Danger and Bumbling High Jinks 2010-08-26T22:23:00Z Instead of appealing to her on bended knee, Andrews has him fall to the ground in an exaggerated pose that undercuts the sublimity of the music. Modern 'Figaro,' timeless 'Turandot' in Sydney 2012-03-11T05:02:10Z I found “Life of Crime” pretty doggone funny, but the humor is understated and undercut with notes of brutality and nihilism. “Life of Crime”: Jennifer Aniston stars in a black-comic Labor Day surprise 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z But that same slyness undercuts the indignant bite of “The Hottest Spot in Hell.” Critics? Choice: New CDs From Ray LaMontagne, Katie Melua and J J Grey 2010-08-22T22:55:00Z But her brashly colored photographs, as well as films on numerous screens here, play up the outlandish and uncultivated to such an extreme that she undercuts her own strongest insights. Lauren Greenfield Tries to Capture the Meaning of Money 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z But there were not enough scabs to undercut the union. Can unions save the creative class? 2013-03-18T16:25:00Z Cannold undercuts that, forcing us to confront our complicity in enjoying them as entertainment. Review: An ‘Evita’ Newly Tailored for Our Time 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z But the grieving comics are quicker to mock and undercut their own motivations. That’s the Funny Thing About Grief 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z The eager-to-please quality undercut the fact that she was uttering base truths that, pondered routinely, would likely keep us from functioning happily in the world. | Young Jean Lee’s Goofy Pop Existentialism 2013-06-26T18:14:31Z Williams made a clear request -- “I’m just asking you to be on my team. Will you please be on my team?” – and then undercut Levine. 'The Voice' recap: Coaches try Jedi moves, bribery on blinds, night 2 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z A beefy Gary Glitter rolled eyes and hips, lip-syncing “Rock and Roll Part 2,” though amusement at his ludicrous prancing is undercut by knowledge of pedophilic crimes that he was sentenced for in 2015. Was glam any different from pop? Simon Reynolds has the answer in 'Shock and Awe' 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z Not surprisingly, Barclays has undercut the Garden’s prices for performers, which are among the highest in the industry. Barclays Arena Rivals the Garden’s Glow 2012-09-27T16:12:33Z But those moments can’t come in the autopsy room, Mr. Gross said, because it would undercut Hunt’s role as a respectful advocate for the dead. Among the Dead, a Character Finds Life 2011-03-18T19:31:54Z Manigault appeared on Trump’s reality programs, “The Apprentice” and “Celebrity Apprentice,” where she became known as a combative personality skilled in undercutting rivals. Journalist says Omarosa Manigault bullied her and mentioned a ‘dossier’ on her 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z But Lucy’s seemingly perfect, upwardly mobile Manhattan life has been undercut when we meet her by a two-year fertility struggle. ‘False Positive’ and the Horror-Filled Truth About Fertility Treatments 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z But now and then one or more individuals undercut the group with a different trend. Dance Review: ?Melt,? by No?mie Lafrance, at the Salt Pile 2010-08-20T21:49:00Z During the scene with the nuns, descending figures in the woodwinds undercut the humor. Arts: Taking a ?Little Mermaid? to Dark New Depths 2010-03-20T00:33:00Z And the recurrence of the Teddy bear provides a visual joke—absurd, undercutting, and non sequitur—that keeps building. A Piercing View of the Twentieth Century, Through the Eyes of the Teddy Bear 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z Yet the inevitable warm fuzziness doesn’t terribly undercut all the nasty pleasures previously provided, nor diminish expectations for the next bit of mischief. Books of The Times: ?Elliot Allagash,? Tale of a Bully, by Simon Rich 2010-06-14T23:08:00Z Pleasingly, the earnestness of the mission is undercut by Izzard's trademark pithy wit. TV highlights 23/05/2013 2013-05-23T05:59:01Z And it’s funny in a way that only Marvel movies can be, demonstrating that comedy need not undercut or send up the drama, but that it can be an integral part of it. The 20 best Marvel films – ranked! 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z But it undercuts the drama a little when the showdown involves historical figures, like Lansky and Luciano, who we know are not going to die yet. Boardwalk Empire Watch: I Confess 2011-10-31T12:28:30Z Then came the workplace scandal, which seemed to undercut the “Be Kind” message. Ellen DeGeneres, a Signature Star of the Obama Era, Says Goodbye 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Rosie Perez also gets short shrift as a smack-talking psychiatrist, the actor’s earnest charm undercut — as is the case with many of the film’s performers, Fisher included — by a weak script. ‘Inside the Rain’ Review: A Dramedy About Mental Illness 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z One of the most popular cuts is a pattern undercut, with designs shaved into a buzz cut at the back of the head. Cropped Cuts for Everyone 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z From the Morning Heat is nice but icy, and Ramona is a crisp beat ballad undercut by sad chords and a guitar figure that says, "I am bereft and alone and life is futile". New band of the day ? Craft Spells (No 1,002) 2011-04-11T15:59:29Z Still, the optimism inherent in that imagery has always been undercut by a different kind of L.A. pool. The swimming pool, symbol of Southern California, takes a dip 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z At several points, the depiction of Ulla's isolation takes on slasher-movie overtones, which undercuts the general solemnity but doesn't really add to the experience. 'The Anchorage': Weighed down by monotony of woman living alone on island 2010-10-21T20:17:00Z Though the custom-made woodwork and stately cruciform layout evoke a Park Avenue air, the whitened-oak floors lend a certain Gustavian simplicity, while industrial pipes cross the high ceilings, undercutting any potential pomp. Two Powerhouse Dealers Unite in One Gallery 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z Most comic actors from Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton onward have thrived on undercutting themselves, making themselves look flawed and silly. Adam Sandler hates you 2012-06-16T22:00:00Z She says "darling" too much, appears nude in a completely unnecessary bathtub scene and plays guitar while singing in another, but that drags on so long it undercuts its poignancy. Review: 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' is ill-conceived 2013-03-20T23:46:16Z Alexievich is a master at employing the withheld detail to undercut the unfiltered sentimentalism of a narrator, or adding a poetic sting to an otherwise prosaic entry. What Children Remember From the War 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z But the mood is undercut by its juxtaposition with Nassar’s stark prison hallway march, with its sonic flourishes forming a macabre musical interlude: cuffs jangle, doors creak and thud. ‘Designated Survivor’ Season 1, Episode 6: Walk, Talk ... Duck! 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z Horgan is the best thing about it, undercutting any hoariness with a curl of her lip or a withering aside. Sharon Horgan: ‘I want adventures. I want to do stuff that's challenging’ 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z The deluxe edition tacks on three head-nodding but empty bonus tracks that undercut the emotional power of the album’s bookends, perpetuating an icky music-industry trend of sullying a record’s intent with expanse. Big Boi’s Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors Is Visionary Hip-Hop 2012-12-12T18:30:17Z As that tiny touch suggests, Mr. Sharon seems to understand that feminist takes on Wagner often undercut their own message. Review: Bayreuth’s First American Director Arrives With ‘Lohengrin’ 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z This effect rules even though the writers undercut the characters’ pieties now and then. Review: The More, Further (Final?) ‘Tales of the City’ 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z But the gimmick that propels the action undercuts the characters. Review: In ‘Don’t Go,’ Will a Dad’s Dreams Change Reality? 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z Conservative JusticeAntonin Scalia was also among those justices who suggested by his questions that allowing the case to go forward would not broadly undercut federal tax policy. Justices hear historic Obama healthcare law 2012-03-26T16:25:00Z Yet while the banality undercuts the element of the sublime, this artist's work is full of a sense of longing for what's been lost. Artist of the week 116: Tim Gardner 2010-12-02T17:32:00Z And if the four main characters are meant to personify the decline of Western civ, Polanski's one significant addition to the play undercuts that dour generalization. Roman Polanski's "Carnage" at the Venice Film Festival: No, You're Beastly! 2011-09-02T09:10:00Z It looked ridiculous and undercut the sheen of realism that le Carre typically brings to his work. ‘The Night Manager’ Premiere: Do You Have to Love le Carré to Like This Show? 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z The charade escalates, of course, until the film completely undercuts its original premise and morphs into a mildly offensive south-of-the-border road comedy. Review: ‘Special Correspondents’ Stars a Fumbling Ricky Gervais 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z He said he did not want to do anything to undercut the Flea, noting that it was the theater's idea to hire him to update "La Parisienne" in the first place. ArtsBeat: Battle Brewing Over Where to Stage Beau Willimon Play 2012-11-12T16:58:28Z This connected with some of the more strident sound production in the work, but it also slightly undercut the persuasive drama of Wiancko’s writing. Review: With Owls, Classical Is Alive and Well and Living in a Crypt 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z This game gets high marks for presentation, but is seriously undercut by brevity and shallowness. Game On: "Mafia II" has compelling characters, excellent plot 2010-08-25T19:19:00Z In an age when fake science undercuts the real thing in fields from virology to climate change, that’s a lesson for us all. Animal Electrocutions, Lobotomies and Other Tales of Wicked Science 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z It left everything in: to SoA, everything was important, but that undercut the sense that anything was particularly important. Sons of Anarchy: The Long Goodbye 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z Often, the conventionality of the movement and video imagery served to undercut Tilson Thomas' musical approach, which emphasized Beethoven breaking the bounds of musical and liturgical convention in almost every possible way. L.A. Phil gets theatrical with Beethoven's Missa Solemnis 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z “Bing’s attempt to eradicate a sense of specialness and privilege in his sons,” as Giddins terms it, was undercut by the fact that they were Hollywood kids, trotted out as needed for show. How Bing Crosby Changed the Course of Pop Music 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z Elated that my 5-year-old’s security could not be undercut, I needed to respond to my niece whose facial contortion begged for relief. Motherlode Blog: Whose Belly Did I Come From? 2011-09-21T16:01:44Z Back in the 1960s, as he started his own company, Duboeuf undercut the traditional negociant arrangement by operating a mobile bottling system. A tip of the hat to ‘Mr. Beaujolais’ and to Ga May’s good cause 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z Marvel risks undercutting itself with “Loki” and with each bit of narrative chaos introduced by its latest shows. Is ‘Loki’ a True Marvel Variant? Or Just a Fun Experiment? 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z But the busy staging, by Deborah Warner, undercut as well as underlined the play’s insights and moments of revelation. ArtsBeat: Brantley, Isherwood Answer Readers’ Questions About the Theater Season 2013-05-02T17:29:09Z That confrontational story thread is unfortunately overplayed in the third act, when bathos undercuts “Rites” just as it reaches the sacramental altered-state-of-consciousness Mitchell seeks. Saint Genet show ‘Rites’ goes to extremes | Performance review 2013-05-18T21:57:04Z Spirited with port and sweet marsala, chicken liver torchon undercuts New Year’s resolutions as it elicits murmurs of appreciation from its recipient. At Chez Billy Sud, the confit is crisp and the bread is as warm as the room 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z But it cohered, because Schubert was at his least fretful under Mr. Denk’s fingers, waltzing along for the most part and constantly undercut by unexpected phrasing or harmonic emphasis. Jeremy Denk Knits a Dialogue in His 92nd Street Y Recital 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z Any opportunities for suspense are undercut by the stylistic choices in framing and the shocking violence. Domestic-violence thriller 'The Living' proves DOA 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z But its subversive intentions are ultimately undercut by its lack of nerve, along with a lurking sentimentality. | ?Happy, Happy': ?Happy, Happy,? Directed by Anne Sewitsky ? Review 2011-09-15T22:54:43Z The effect isn’t to undercut the ambient sentimentality, though, but to highlight it. Review: ‘Little Voice’ Is a Twee Musical Fairy Tale 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z The educational component of what Mr. Seals and his colleagues do undercuts the idea of Colonial Williamsburg as a quaint, whitewashed portrayal of a young United States. An Awakening in Columbus, a Reckoning in Williamsburg 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z Escort may not possess the melancholy or majesty of Chic but they do tap into disco's atmosphere of hedonism undercut by despair. New band of the day: Escort (No 1,506) 2013-05-03T16:34:13Z Likewise, "Treme's" tenacious focus on regular folks is constantly undercut by the unrelenting parade of big names that traipse in front of its cameras. Is "Treme" still great? 2010-05-22T23:01:00Z “We wanted to go at these things head-on. There are stereotypes we’re aware of, and we just want to undercut them,” Cohen said. Satire is a tricky enterprise; 'Get Hard' filmmaker knew that going in 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z That gap in supply and long, complicated foreign supply chains have created a situation ripe for fraud, which undercuts organic producers following the letter of the law. USDA moves forward with sweeping plans to prevent fraud in organics 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z "Wit and humor don't actually undercut serious meaning." John Lawton, British mystery writer, talks about 'A Lily of the Field' and Inspector Troy 2010-10-15T20:57:00Z If possible, undercut the edges of the recesses to help keep the patches in place. How to resurface a concrete wall whose topping is crumbling 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z The occasional savvy pronouncement — for instance, that the live Leeds version of “Let It Rock” may have been the Rolling Stones’ best Chuck Berry cover — is undercut by first-person gushery. Was 1971 really the year that rock exploded? 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z Despite its gentleness, however, the series is also undercut with a wistful melancholy for people missing loved ones and the encroaching specter of World War II. "All Creatures Great and Small" star on animals, slow-burn romance & what makes a Scottish Christmas 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z And that's a really vile thing, because it undercuts the cases of actual workplace harassment. Jeremy Irons' hypocritical defense of sexual harassment 2011-08-09T21:50:00Z Those bodies are finally too decorative and disposable, and the ease with which they fall undercuts the movie’s moral seriousness. ‘Blackhat,’ a Cyberthriller Starring Chris Hemsworth 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z The traditional delis were also undercut by changing attitudes toward their mainstays: fat, carbohydrates and salt. The Rise of the Designer Deli 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z The song's lyrical undercutting of its beautiful tune worked as well as ever: A charmed audience, quietly singing along, clearly felt the same way about Merritt, as he gave them the evening's finest moment. The Magnetic Fields charm Neptune crowd 2012-03-20T17:56:08Z He enforces a rigid code of silence, undercutting Briggman’s self-esteem and turning the men against one another. ‘The Kill Team’ Review: Bullying on the Battlefield 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z But the scene was undercut by unscrupulous promoters and an outlaw vibe associated with drug use. Electronic dance music has its spring awakening 2012-06-08T14:49:04Z The weight of these scenes are again undercut by their short screen time. ‘Outlander’ Season 2, Episode 7: Of Love and Sacrifice 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z Too often on Margo Price’s first two albums, her ambition was undercut by her production, which was faithful and often polite. Drake and DaBaby Join Lil Yachty’s Shtick, and 8 More New Songs 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z Oberst may kill off Bright Eyes but he will go on writing literate songs of urgent yearning undercut with mordant black humour. Bright Eyes ? review 2011-02-15T19:20:00Z An examination by The New York Times of some of Mr. O’Connor’s key charges found that they were undercut by evidence. Mark O’Connor Fans a Debate About the Suzuki Method 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z But Burns, known as a competent but quick-tempered judge, wants to ensure the buzz doesn't undercut Balfour's right to a fair trial. Hudson star power to complicate murder trial 2012-04-08T18:06:08Z Dominik indirectly, but perhaps correctly, undercut his own film's luridness, telling Screen Daily, "If I look at an episode of 'Euphoria,' it's far more graphic than anything going on in 'Blonde.'" Why is "Blonde" – Netflix’s Marilyn Monroe biopic – rated NC-17 instead of TV-MA? 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z Is it me, or does all this anticlimactic talk of caviar and potted grouse and salmon paste undercut the show’s redemptive message? ‘Cats’: Did You See the Movie? Let’s Talk 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z Where the opposition is clamorous, the book is calm; where the opposition flexes its Vedic muscles, the book is undercutting, irreverent, and impish. India in Pieces 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z So we may be undercutting this message with the all-novelty neckwear — no matter how epic that soaring bald eagle looks against the swath of stars and stripes. Why we keep buying Father’s Day ties 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z The casual treatment of pivotal clues and information ends up undercutting the stakes of the entire novel. Does 'The Girl in the Spider's Web' hurt the legacy of Stieg Larsson's Lisbeth Salander? 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z On the other hand, Turan writes, "this vivid and volatile core is often undercut by a weakness for middle-of-the-road sentiment and a desire to be all things to all people." 'The Judge': Well-acted but guilty of sentimentality, reviews say 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Distorted cross-cut voices undercut the claims made by “This is Hi-Fi.” Album review: Mission of Burma, 'Unsound' 2012-07-09T15:40:00Z And he comes close to being just that for this production’s first two-thirds before he is undercut by directorial sabotage and his own over-emoting. ArtsBeat: London Theater Journal: Aging, Acting and Acting Up 2011-07-15T16:56:32Z She often did things to undercut your position. Am I being slandered? 2013-06-12T00:00:00Z But the way the spots are confined to individual boards undercuts that theory, he acknowledged. How to clean spots off wooden deck tiles 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z Born in Geneva in 1969, and living in Caracas, Venezuela, Mr. Molina-Pantin specializes in images that simultaneously project and undercut illusions of confident power. Art in Review: Luis Molina-Pantin: ‘Modus Operandi’ 2013-07-25T21:04:01Z Her hopes of an Edward R. Murrow moment dashed, she screamed and thrashed, and her outsize anger was cathartically funny, undercutting the passion and naïveté just before we went into full cringe. Critic’s Notebook: ‘The Newsroom’ Finale and Both Sides of Aaron Sorkin 2012-08-23T21:55:32Z The simple lace of the austere Castilian plains undercut the sweetness of a ballerina skirt. 2010-01-05T06:10:00Z But it added that the city should not “undercut those goals by jeopardizing Detroit’s most important cultural institution and the economic, educational and other significant benefits it brings to the city and the region.” ArtsBeat: Detroit Institute of Arts Won’t File Objection in City’s Bankruptcy Proceeding 2013-08-19T19:17:04Z An assistant director of education for a Tennessee theater handily undercuts them at $21,000. When Paying Dues Doesn’t Pay the Rent, How Does the Theater Survive? 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z The documentaries, being shown at the Dubai International Film Festival, undercut the claim, oft-cited by supporters of U.S. power in the Middle East, that the revolts were not anti-American or driven by foreign policy concerns. Arab Spring films revive days of Egypt, Tunisia revolt 2011-12-13T12:53:22Z I could undercut the $600 business with my own cheaper etiquette enterprise, in which I advise young people at shared dinners which jam jar to drink out of and when. Young Americans are paying $600 to learn social skills. They should take my advice 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z Her rougher edges are beginning to be sanded down in subtle ways, gussying up her sound without undercutting too much of her core fire. Music Review: Shotgun Justice Served With a Strut 2010-10-01T22:17:00Z But if you can’t trust that the people it’s apparently killed are really dead, it undercuts its own greatest strength. ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 6, Episode 7: Glenn’s Fate Is Revealed 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z In plot, too, “Berlin” is a Woolfian mirror: Red herrings and cliffhangers stoke interest by conforming to expectations, until the novel undercuts them with digressions and anticlimaxes, reveling in its own formal impunity. The Loneliness, and Danger, of Being a Young Woman in a New City 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Any argument that Pressler writes Anna as an enigma in her article is undercut by the regularly posted reminder that "This whole story is completely true. Except for the parts that are made up." "Inventing Anna" takes a good story, imprisons it in unnecessary excess and robs of us our time 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z Putting aside questions of credibility, the problem with these testaments to Gilbert’s personal power is that they undercut any sense of urgency about her future. Review: ‘Eat, Pray, Love,’ by Elizabeth Gilbert 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z The unrelenting study of one man's murderous quest for power was somewhat undercut by the glittery stars and moons that dangled festively from the ceiling. 'Richard III' goes to prisons, senior centers 2012-08-02T12:48:10Z Even the climactic wonderment, which sees Leontes reunited with his lost daughter, is undercut by the description of the event being entrusted to a bunch of barely coherent champagne Charlies. The Winter's Tale – review 2013-01-31T13:14:04Z He deconstructs Shakespeare, throws in references to philosophy and quantum physics, raps against religious hypocrisy and undercuts himself and his audience's expectations at every turn. Edinburgh fringe comedy roundup 2010-08-14T23:05:00Z By the end, she was possessed, clawing at her thighs and frantically miming a series of incidents undercut with anguish. Critic’s Notebook: Trespassing on the Proving Ground of the Next Generation 2013-07-28T21:30:12Z He said they undercut him on price so much that it’s impossible for him to compete. Melting Profits Threaten the Ice Cream Man 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z She sang that near the end of the show, but then undercut the mood with “Give Me Love,” a shallow dance record from the new album. Ciara’s ‘Jackie’ Shows a Singer Evolving 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z I did not feel like I could ignore this, nor do I feel like any chief executive could ignore that type of undercutting in their own organization. Former VA secretary David Shulkin: Serving your country ‘shouldn’t be this hard’ 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z An ode to exploration undercut with a vague sense of elegy, “The First” offers escapism in its dream of gaining distant colonies, and introspection in its study of human limits. “The First,” Reviewed: Sean Penn’s Mission to Mars Is Futurism with a Nostalgic Bent 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z Look at the ways which they are seeking to fight and undercut affirmative action. The president of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund on race relations in the Trump era 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z “I’m happy with my husband,” she says, but then undercuts that claim: “He loves me even when I look bad, which is not at all reassuring.” In Yasmina Reza’s Novel, a Dinner Party Descends Into Chaos — and Then Tragedy 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z Although Hungary passed anti-discrimination laws in order to join the European Union, legal tolerance is undercut by prejudice and intensifying anti-Semitism. Daddy dearest 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Or undercutting his ability to get over her. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Is it weird to maintain a friendship with your daughter’s ex? 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z Antitrust prosecutors said that private statements from executives at the two companies undercut their own arguments for the deal. Justice Dept. Sues Penguin Random House Over Simon & Schuster Deal 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z More than once you spot her wiping away a tear – only for her to undercut the poignancy by hacking into a tissue or drowning a cigarette in water between songs. Marianne Faithfull/Bill Frisell – review 2013-06-24T17:20:25Z Charles Edwards, as a defeated and triumphant lover, gets a lot of laughs as he swings his jaw towards the audience, undercutting what he has just said. Strange Interlude; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Trash Cuisine – review 2013-06-08T23:05:35Z Some have complained that Midsommar’s horror is undercut by its over-the-top ridiculousness, and therefore it’s not as scary as it is trying to be. Midsommar: what the hell just happened? Discuss with spoilers 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z Tolkien created a specific world and narrative, rooted in northern European mythology, whose themes are undercut by casting an adaptation to look like multicultural 21st-century society. Guess Who’s Coming to Mordor 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Alternating lacquered bouffant updos reminiscent of the 1960s with dyed Marine crew cuts, Mr. Palau, in concert with Mr. Jacobs, playfully undercut the tropes of masculine and feminine presentation. For Capitalism, Every Social Leap Forward Is a Marketing Opportunity 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z He describes himself as a "documentary storyteller" and uses handwritten text, video stills, Polaroids and found ephemera to undercut our preconceived notions of reportage. Do the Deutsche B?rse prize jury really get photography? 2010-12-02T16:06:00Z Als rejected the argument that Didion’s background undercut her ability to write about this ethnically and economically diverse part of the country. Joan Didion and the Western Spirit 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Under Tricky's direction, the song retains all of its swagger, undercut with vocals by Franky Riley. Tricky gears up for ninth album 2010-07-12T15:41:00Z Do you think this might undercut your usually serious role? A night out where Hillary and ‘Housewives’ can be discussed 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z But the main event is a deliriously sharp rendering of "Dr. Horrible's" story and songbook, based on characters whose chiaroscuro inner lives undercut easy stereotyping as hero or villain. Review: There's a lot to love in Balagan Theatre's poignant, fun 'Dr. Horrible' 2010-08-27T21:11:00Z To Zarzour, the ordeal signaled that she was in a business in which stores undercut each other to survive. Natalina Zarzour: Sugar and spice and everything ... in between 2010-12-21T06:00:00Z Still, sometimes an undercutting colleague does so in good faith. Who is your work Joe Manchin? 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z But, as Germano tells it, she was slow to realize that by doing so, she undercut the Marine Corps’ determined opposition to gender integration. Fighting Wars Past, Present and Future 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z Hovering below the level of satire, the archness undercuts the work’s serious emotions, its images of strife, reconciliation and memory. Dance Review: ?Shy Showoff? by Heather Olson at Chocolate Factory - Review 2011-09-23T21:47:53Z I’d rather leave politics out of a fantasy drama recap, but when you undercut statue-toppling stagecraft with violent insurrection, the recent historical parallels become sort of hard to ignore. 'Game of Thrones' Season 5 Premiere Recap: Stannis Emerging, Tyrion Unboxed 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z Instead, we get a series of moments that set all that up, only to be undercut. ‘Outlander’ Season 3, Episode 8: The Secret Revealed 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z I don't think there's a single truth that you could ever learn about what's going on in Rick's head that couldn't also be undercut. Dan Harmon on the Future of Rick and Morty and That Community Movie 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z It is called "Popsicle Drips", a title that undercuts the potentially worrying nature of the liquid smear, but does little to dispel the lingering sense of provocation. Through a lens darkly 2010-06-19T23:05:00Z But too many of these vignettes are heavy-handed and offered with a self-conscious stage presence that undercuts the production’s promise of time travel. | 'Wanderlust: A History of Walking': Matthew Earnest?s ?Wanderlust? at Ice Factory Festival 2010-07-15T23:26:00Z The reality undercutting such celebrations was that black Americans toast the day despite. Amid Upheaval, Juneteenth Takes the Cultural Spotlight 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z He frames the question about Stephanopoulos this way: Does the new information about him undercut his established persona among viewers? Is the Stephanopoulos controversy like Bill O’Reilly’s or Brian Williams’s? 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z It undercuts Romney’s central pitch, that is it private enterprise alone that has made our country great, and that as much as possible of The Public should be eliminated. Email can ruin your life 2012-06-24T14:00:00Z It also undercut Moore’s image as a deeply religious family man known for erecting a monument to the Ten Commandments in the rotunda of his courthouse. The Washington Post wins 2 Pulitzer Prizes for reporting on Russian interference and the Senate race in Alabama 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z But the characters and settings are attractively designed, and the vocal performances have real color and a sense of fun that gently undercuts the treacle sincerity of certain obligatory kid-pandering moments. Review: 'Guardians' a lively 3-D storybook spree 2012-11-19T22:31:05Z When we bloviate or scold, it also undercuts what little authority we have. Sports fandom doesn’t have to be miserable 2013-04-15T16:45:00Z At his best, Demand manipulates photographic light, shadow and paper to undercut our blithe acceptance of what the picture purports to tell us. Thomas Demand undercuts what we think photographs show us 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z Mr. Castorf’s deeper fault, it seems, was to cynically undercut the musical drama during some of the most romantic, poignant and heroic scenes. At Bayreuth, Boos and Dropped Jaws 2013-08-01T10:42:00Z Rather than offer insight into the difficult choices facing disabled people, “Gigi & Nate” opts for mawkish wish fulfillment, undercutting the film’s powerful emotional core. ‘Gigi & Nate’ Review: A Tender Bond 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z “She is just so tremendously talented that it just sort of, in an unspoken way, undercut the racism” directed at Meghan, she said. Oprah’s deft royal interview shows why she’s still the queen 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z But these testimonials are undercut by references to suicide and blunt assessments of the industry’s faltering economic model. ‘Pretty Filthy,’ a Behind-the-Scenes Musical about Pornography Stars 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z Mr. Smedvig later apologized but appeared to undercut his apology when he added, “There is a design problem inherent in the basic personalities of women when it comes to brass instruments.” Rolf Smedvig, Trumpeter in the Empire Brass, Dies at 62 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z "The Continental" opens up a corrupt world that is defined by its standards, a notion undercut by having its hotel represented by an objectively awful human of limited acting ability. Don't check into Peacock's John Wick spinoff "The Continental," not even to check out Mel Gibson 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z Her point was undercut somewhat by her missing digit, the penalty dealt out by her own people for gas theft. ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 6, Episode 13: Carol the Killer 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z But Cornwallis undercut Clinton’s strategy by disregarding orders and marching off to Virginia and then getting trapped there, at Yorktown, by the arrival of a French fleet. How Military Quagmires Have Caught Mighty Powers by Surprise 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z But the arrangements, strong as they were, were undercut by a synthesizer that made a cheesy substitute for strings. Review: Steve Tyrell Keeps a Comfortable Pop-Swing Style in Honoring Sinatra 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z Joy is Swiss Lips' emotional stock-in-trade, or rather, euphoria undercut by the knowledge that it is transient. New band of the day – Swiss Lips (No 1,400) 2012-11-21T16:33:32Z Will the addition of a print publication undercut the uniqueness of Pop-Up as a local, blink-or-you'll-miss-it, in-person experience? Pop-Up Magazine: Purposefully evanescent performance art written large 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z Of course, even that sentiment is undercut by its accompanying visual: shadows of dancers moving against a wall. ‘American Ballet Theater: A History,’ a PBS Documentary, Is a Love Letter to a Dance Form 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z Though the action now moves more quickly on the surface, this musical amalgam undercuts the piece’s dramatic depth and urgency. Critic?s Notebook: Did ?The Gershwins? Porgy and Bess? Meets Its Goal? 2012-01-14T00:31:27Z With impressive subtlety, the translations recreate the playful irony that undercuts the incessant anguish in each story, an anguish that can become predictable and therefore tiresome. ‘The World Goes On’ — and So Do the Sentences 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z Crosby, who liked to ad-lib, “kept just outside the boundaries any film set up, and often undercut seriousness with a casual shrug or eyebrow lift.” Review | The glorious history of movie musicals 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z The singer considers suicide, in “A Graceful Fall” and “Each Day of Sorrow,” undercutting self-pity with springy Memphis backbeats. Critics? Choice: New CDs: Albums by Brian Wilson, John Mellencamp, Trace Adkins 2010-08-15T23:05:00Z And yet the idea that there is nothing in Batman to create a memorable performance from seems undercut by Pattinson’s determination to find something in the role to value. Why Robert Pattinson could be the most exciting Batman in years 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z Thoughtful in its looseness, “Piece With Gaps for Each Other” seemed intent on undercutting permanence, letting nothing last for too long, and on exposing the work of producing a show. ‘Work’ and the Feel of Private Practice Made Public 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Fast fashion was constantly undercutting their business model while third-party retailers could discount their designs at all times of the year. When Does Collaboration Become Collusion? 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z There are long scenes where Song undercuts the solemnity of a funeral by straining for a poo. My streaming gem: why you should watch The President's Barber 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z Now the style is called the disconnected undercut, and these days it’s everywhere. The Disconnected Undercut Hairstyle Mixes Long and Short 2015-09-05T04:00:00Z If the lyrics tend slightly towards angst-by-numbers, never mind: Dinosaur Pile-Up are a young band, and the joy in their racket rather undercuts the protestations of misery. Dinosaur Pile-Up: Growing Pains 2010-09-30T22:20:00Z Perhaps more essentially, Shaffer served as the simple syrup to Letterman’s bitters, undercutting the host’s grumpiness with wacky irreverence. David Letterman's Top 10 Sidekicks and Guest Stars 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z But the soundtrack doesn’t need to triple-underline that when it’s obvious enough from performances like Henson’s gleeful star turn–and sometimes it undercuts them, making Howard’s low-key calculation and hubris sometimes play like ’30s-movie-matinée villainy. Review: A Swaggering Empire Remixes the Primetime Soap 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z But representing it that way would also somewhat undercut this political theme. Finding More Than Humbug in Scrooge and Company 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z Thus when heavy industry found itself undercut by newly emergent economies outside Europe, the Scottish economy was insufficiently diversified to adapt. To the Ends of the Earth by TM Devine ? review 2011-08-04T08:59:01Z The effect was undercut only slightly by a brief outburst caused by a pedal slip. Paul Jacobs, Organist, Plays Max Reger’s Works at Juilliard 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z In “The Nest,” a family saga about inheritance, Sweeney’s tendency toward cliché and Hallmark moments was undercut by the sharp edges and dark forces of at least a few characters. Double the Trouble in a Novel of Hollywood Marriages 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z Still, Sperling’s sense of satisfaction was undercut by dread every time an email arrived announcing a new case of covid at her boys’ school. Kids are finally back at school. Parents are trying to reclaim their sanity. 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z This insistence on subject matter brings Mr. Thiebaud closer to Pop, especially where the still lifes are concerned, undercutting recent arguments that he is more of a classicist in the tradition of Morandi and Chardin. Art Review: Wayne Thiebaud Retrospective at Acquavella Galleries 2012-11-08T23:37:53Z The statement undercut recent reports from sources close to the family that Rivers, 81, might be recovering from a medically-induced coma. Joan Rivers Remains on Life Support, Daughter Confirms 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z Oddly, the picture’s muted tone ultimately undercuts its solemn sense of mission. ‘Sound of Freedom’ Review: In the Land of Child Traffickers 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z But his present-tense story undercuts the constructive changes he pursues in flashback. ‘I Lost My Body’ Review: The Quest of a Severed Hand 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z The production lacks tautness in key spots, including the convent scene, where the acoustic quality of a voice-over undercuts its intended effect. Review: In ‘Little Thing, Big Thing,’ a Nun, a Criminal and a Social Conscience 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z That editorial said the fact that Navarro was writing the opposing viewpoint “shows how hard it is to find an actual medical professional willing to undercut Fauci.” USA Today: Navarro’s anti-Fauci column didn’t meet standards 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z But there's no reason to do that; everybody wants to hear the funny part, they don't need me undercutting it. Newbridge Calling: Scharpling & Wurster's 'The Best Show' memorialized 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z In between the action, there are the quieter scenes of sinister politicking as an uptown party boss seeks to undercut Nelly’s influence in her community and turn Irish residents against abolition. Joaquina Kalukango Isn’t Afraid to Speak Up Anymore 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z It’s undercut the advances authors use to buy time to write something – slicing it by as much as half. 5 reasons to wish Amazon an unhappy birthday 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z But Ms. Barron exaggerates and undercuts those notions, revealing their gray areas. Clare Barron on ‘Dance Moms,’ Teen Girls and Black Sheep Ballerinas 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z That rule, critics of the law say, largely undercuts the purpose of paperless ticketing, a system similar to airline e-tickets that require customers to show identification when they enter a concert hall. Yusuf, the Former Cat Stevens, Cancels New York Concert 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z Here the appearance of Mr. Britell on the screen and the superb quality of Symphony Space’s sound system undercut objections, and the video production offered other compensations as well. Music Review: ?Portals,? From Tim Fain, at Symphony Space 2011-09-26T22:08:04Z They pay New York prices for all their services and are further undercut by cheaper suits coming from low-wage countries that use all the latest technology, which is, indeed, getting better. It’s the Economy: What’s a $4,000 Suit Worth? 2012-09-05T03:19:28Z Then, they try to undercut the audiences' arousal by splicing in horrifying images of Linda's abuse and degradation at the hands of her brutal manager-husband. Lovelace: a feminism-free 'feminist' critique of the pornography industry 2013-01-26T10:00:07Z Still, a playful irony undercuts all the anguish. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z But this universalism is undercut in the book’s final pages, by the arrival of a baby who is “truly divine, / a sweet little child who is mine, all mine.” “Pat the Bunny” is kind of twisted and other lessons I learned from picture books 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z But even this Fitzgerald undercuts: pandering, after all, is ministering to mere gratification. What makes The Great Gatsby great? 2013-05-03T18:00:00Z Yet even as Lucas offered these words to explain the Force, the movie that he was promoting in the process — "The Phantom Menace" — seemed to undercut his interpretation. The Force, explained and what its patterns could mean for "Rise of Skywalker" 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z Eugene Rabkin, the founder of StyleZeitgeist, a fashion forum, criticized the platform for undercutting the primary market for designers, and in so doing, eating away at independent designers’ livelihoods. Missed the Latest Supreme Drop? Head to Grailed 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z Back in the 90s, articles about Slattery always described him as talented, but this was often undercut with a reference to him being “hard to warm to”. Tony Slattery: ‘I had a very happy time until I went slightly barmy’ 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z It creates the illusion that undercutting your competition was the only way to attract diners. Many restaurants won't make it through Covid-19. Those that do should reinvent the industry | Duncan Welgemoed 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z The comment, which Brown followed with a video comparing his success on the record charts to Glasper’s, was an attempt to undercut his rival’s achievement. Robert Glasper Leans Into the Drama 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z The evening’s special guest, Marilyn Maye, delivered a rich, hearty “I’m Still Here” that was expressively undercut by the breathless momentum. Music Review: Isn?t It Rich? Isn?t It Loud? Xylophones for Sondheim 2010-11-21T22:51:00Z “The Clockwork Man” closes on a bleak vision of the future that quite undercuts all that initial comedy. Review | Who is ‘The Clockwork Man’? He may be literature’s first cyborg. 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z But Wheeler’s claims of mistreatment were undercut by his own actions. Seth Rich parents sue Fox News over retracted story they say treated him like ‘a political football’ 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z She’s quite capable of pulling off the cruel-eyed menace combined with dazzling charisma that undercuts the very best Bonds, and keen on the role. It's time for Jane Bond: I spy seven potential 007 actors perfect for the role 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z His intention was clear - to undercut the Liverpool paper of the time, the Mercury, by producing the very first one-penny regional newspaper in Britain. Newspaper marks 50,000th edition 2013-09-23T06:32:35Z She pays homage to, and undercuts, the tropes of documentary realism – apart from the Thatcher portraits, her book is all about a profound sense of place and the ghosts that linger there. How Margaret Thatcher's HQ turned into Chateau Despair 2013-02-28T17:24:00Z In its heyday, its influence extended throughout what was then called the third world, including Africa and Asia, until the economic rise of China and India and Brazil seemed to undercut parts of its thesis. Eduardo Galeano Disavows His Book ‘The Open Veins’ 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z At the time, the Variety critic Andy Klein praised the visuals as up to the “studio’s best,” but felt the “film’s total appeal may be undercut by a script that rarely feels inspired.” ‘Treasure Planet’ at 20: Disney’s Failed Space Odyssey Deserved to Soar 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z The popes’ active engagement in Italian power struggles not only undercut their spiritual standing, but also hamstrung them politically. Christianity’s original anti-science crusade: The religious order that tried to crush modernity 2014-04-13T18:00:00Z His joke quickly shifts points of view, undercutting his own take again and again. Louis C.K.’s New Special Mines Comedy From the Middle Ground 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z Celery’s popularity grew with its availability, until its success undercut its cachet: Celery became commonplace. The Real Heart of Thanksgiving 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z Though Times art critic Christopher Knight finds too much blandness, he does see some disarming work, including one piece by L.A. artist Olga Koumoundouros that actually undercuts the premise of the triennial’s theme. Essential Arts & Culture: Hamlet as a teen? Plus a conductor's surprising exit, Shepard, Saarinen and more 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z That beloved white girl-ness—so at odds with the physical fact of herself—undercut any confidence she might have had. Sacred Carnality 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z “His bungled delegate process undercuts just about everything he says in his candidacy,” Meyers added. “Incompetent” Donald Trump has only himself to blame: This is why he won’t be GOP nominee 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z But that emotional outburst is a brief exception to a rule that “Spotlight” obeys faithfully, constantly undercutting cheap sentiment and obviousness in favor of understatement, allusion and oblique suggestion. The best film won: 5 ways ‘Spotlight’ beat the Oscars odds 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z But this idea is never explored deeply enough; the choreographic whole is undercut by the music. Dance Review: Nora Chipaumire?s ?Gukurahundi? Recalls Zimbabwe?s Past 2010-05-23T21:41:00Z That undercuts the National theatre's cheap Travelex tickets by £2 a throw. Michael Grandage brings five star-studded plays to West End 2012-06-15T17:09:14Z Jonathan Kent, the production’s director, said that Ms. Staunton was distinctive for “an ebullience of spirit that is slightly undercut by a melancholy.” Imelda Staunton on Return to Musicals With Sondheim Roles 2012-08-10T01:35:08Z After a half-hour, Mr. McManus emerged onstage dressed in black skinny jeans, black leather high-top sneakers and a long black T-shirt, his hair slicked back in a trendy undercut style. Los Angeles Churches Make Worship...Hip? 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z It’s also under threat, with the Trump administration circling; last September saw congressional attempts to undercut a 20-year-old, Clinton-era policy to wipe out protection for one of the world’s last intact temperate rainforests. The bear necessities in Alaska 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z Bad news that perhaps undercuts everything else: Harpys still presumably lurk in the shadows. ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6: Here’s Where We Left Off 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z London's trendiest festival is back for a third outing, but this year the young fashion rebels, with undercut hair and sock-suspenders, face an assault by the older generation. 1-2-3-4 festival 2010-07-28T22:00:00Z Flashbacks and fantasy sequences undercut the claustrophobic atmosphere. ‘Jason and Shirley’ Reimagines the Making of a Landmark Documentary 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z Any flashes of excitement are undercut by swaths of musical darkness. 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