| 单词 | understandable |
| 例句 | The anger and frustration directed at young black men returning home from prison is understandable, given that they are returning to communities that are hurt by joblessness and crime. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z For understandable reasons, Claire did not spend much time observing the burning buildings around her, so her description of what happened is limited. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Human behavior in general is understandable only once you know the actor’s goals. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Their explanation makes the Milky Way useful as well as understandable. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was understandable; he risked the confiscation of his property by sheltering us. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z They haven’t yet told the passengers who they are or what they want; all they’ve said, in heavily accented but understandable English, is that everyone on the plane will live together or else die together. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z That was understandable, however, because Booth rode away from the crowds celebrating on Pennsylvania Avenue. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d never even heard of it, which was perhaps understandable as it was about four hundred miles from where I lived. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She apparently thinks Annabelle might use the shears to slash her wrists or something, which might be an understandable assumption. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z At least that sounded like actual, understandable English! The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z His error was understandable, because all the societies with which he would have been acquainted—Greek societies of the fourth century B.C.—were states. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The problem, of course, is that embracing criminality—while an understandable response to the stigma—is generally self-defeating and destructive. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Running away from Annie’s apartment was understandable, something he could twist Luke’s guilt into accepting. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “An understandable concern, sir. But not to worry. An anonymous donor has very generously paid for all of your meals already. To include desserts.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z More likely, though, conformity of expression gathered momentum because the record-buying, radio-listening public liked it better, and bands reflected the change in fashion for entirely understandable commercial reasons. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z They were given the new job, as custodians of our peace of mind, the focus of our understandable and rightful dread of being inferior; official censors, judges, and executors. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z He teaches the white person how to break down the sad but understandable prejudice in his heart. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The idea that the child, Mary, would want to bring her favorite animal to school is more than understandable, and is akin to wanting to bring our dog or cat to school with us today. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Amid so much turmoil it was understandable that the work of a young and handsome doctor would go unnoticed. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The understandable anger about the death of the girls exploded when word circulated that a black boy had been arrested for the murders. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He stretched out his arm so his fingers brushed five words in particular in the few lines that were understandable: Only the three of you…. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z —Now it’s perfectly understandable that Andrew is having a difficult time adjusting to Robert’s death. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was understandable that Wagner might want to speculate about the art world of the future, one that would encompass within it all the arts, centred on human dramas of love, death and destiny. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z This means, as Stephen Hawking has observed with a touch of understandable excitement, that one cannot "predict future events exactly if one cannot even measure the present state of the universe precisely!" A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Milton no longer had any brain waves, so it was understandable why, hovering in the Cadillac, he might have forgotten that the Zebra Room had burned down long ago. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “That's quite understandable if his brother, really has disappeared. But tell me: How could that happen? Were they on their own?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z This view, while understandable, given the sensational media coverage of crack in the 1980s and 1990s, is simply wrong. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Something about the story, which seemed both unbelievable and perfectly understandable, all at once. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z "Well, it was an outrageous, tragic crime, so anger is understandable," I replied. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z They are frustrated, that is understandable, something must be done. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Newton opened the eyes of scientists to the fact that the fundamentals of the Universe might be simple and understandable, in spite of its surface complexity. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z The world, that understandable and lawful world, was slipping away. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Given all this, it is perhaps understandable that Alexander dreamed instead of going in the other direction—that is, of building a thousand ships and invading Carthage and Italy. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z He failed because his detection apparatus was not capable of sensing neutrons and positrons—that was an understandable oversight, for neither particle yet had been discovered. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z To their further amazement, this almost naked man greeted them in broken but understandable English. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Lina, wanting to get away from this is perfectly understandable. But like your father said, we must all stay together. It’s very important.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I was bracing myself for him to say something angry or bitter, steeling myself to absorb his understandable rage. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z They labored together so closely for such long, unbroken hours that it was understandable that their contributions to the finished product blurred into one another. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Harriet thought that it would be perfectly natural and understandable if this son should write to his foster father, reporting about his health and inquiring about the family. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The sentiment is understandable, for Kelvin really was a kind of Victorian superman. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z This understandable misconception arises from the fact that — unlike other chlorinated hydrocarbons — DDT in powder form is not readily absorbed through the skin. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z This complicity is perfectly understandable, for the threat posed by crime—particularly violent crime—is real, not imagined. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z All my magazine reading and overheard remarks fell at once into a grotesque but understandable pattern. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Lyman was eloquent in a homespun way, and in addition to his analysis of the match, he added explanations so that the analysis would be understandable to chess novices. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z For understandable reasons, though, the Ainu found it prudent to kill and eat the cubs at the age of one year. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z But it is understandable why some blacks believed their immediate safety and security could best be protected by cooperation with the prevailing caste system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I guess Nemur’s fear of being revealed as a man walking on stilts among giants is understandable. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Skipping over the complex course of Tisquantum’s life is understandable in a textbook with limited space. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z For understandable reasons, it would fail to meet that deadline. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z We needed to make the complexity of the case and the multiple ways that Walter's rights had been violated coherent and understandable to the judge. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Those principles of crop development by artificial selection still serve as our most understandable model of the origin of species by natural selection. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I tell myself it’s nothing more than the understandable jolt of actual physical contact when you aren’t used to it from someone new. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to see what was going on, and I felt very sorry for myself, but that’s understandable too. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “You look like you might be a little nervous, which would be perfectly understandable.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “There were monsters to hunt; that part was understandable. But Lucille has changed. This one has to have the wrong place.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z For several minutes no one spoke an understandable sentence, which added greatly to the confusion. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z However, if we do discover a complete theory, it should in time be understandable in broad principle by everyone, not just a few scientists. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Seeing a thin, homely animal, Jones made the understandable assumption that this was no racehorse. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z This information wouldn’t excuse the crimes, but it might chip away at the stereotype by making a few of the incidents more understandable. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z His songs were meant to sound like up-market folk songs: immediately memorable, lyrically easily understandable and relatively predictable in shape. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z So it was perhaps understandable that during Dr. Muller’s house calls we failed to mention the troubling anomaly of Lefty’s multiple strokes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Although in an understandable hurry to incinerate the magazines, Vincent paused for a moment to stare at a tiny yellow-breasted warbler flitting about in the green mist of the left-hand tamarisk tree. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The FAE also makes the world a much simpler and more understandable place. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Yes, there were mistakes, some fine-tuning needed, but it was perfectly legible, and, more important, perfectly understandable. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I was trying to make it both legible and understandable. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman’s grief is understandable, Hiram, but she’s got no cause to blame all of us for what a couple redneck peckerwoods did in the middle of the night.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z So it was understandable that Jinx would wish to keep his distance. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z They awoke later than usual, which was understandable given their missed bedtime, but in all other respects, they behaved as if it were a normal day. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z They exploited understandable discrepancies between the bulletins and the individual in the courtroom—was there proof that this Benjamin Jones was the Benjamin Jones in question? The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Add to that a handful of media articles referring to me as an Olympic hopeful in the run-up to the 2012 Olympics, and it’s understandable why I was being mistaken for an Olympian. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The reason for the hatred is understandable, maybe even human, but that doesn't make it right. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “It’s understandable. Your newly upgraded brain is learning to flex its muscles.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Not that the pressures weren’t understandable to Testo; he knew, he said, that inmates were “the lowest of the low, the scum of the earth. And we have to be with them every day.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z While it was understandable that the press might be interested in these things, I nevertheless found their curiosity difficult to satisfy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This is understandable, of course; he had grown up in an orphanage and naturally wished to know how he came to be there. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z If the left branch is slender enough, it is generally understandable, albeit top-heavy, with all those words to parse before one arrives at the payoff. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z It also became apparent to us that Rosy’s difficulties with Maurice and Randall were connected with her understandable need for being equal to the people she worked with. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z They can be demonstrated by simple mathematics, mainly first-year algebra and therefore understandable to any educated person. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He hesitated here, wondering if a reprimand was coming, but Dumbledore merely said, “Quite understandable. Continue.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z This was understandable, she thought, given their predicament. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “Regrettable. And understandable. I have a younger sister myself. Your mistress, am I to assume she supports the rebel cause?” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The question is understandable, but up to now no one has come up with a satisfactory answer. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z There was the perfectly understandable fear of being exposed as a fraud, and then there was the deeper fear that my students might hate me. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Then again, the mirror thing was kind of understandable. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z It was understandable, though poor form, that this young woman should be covering for her friend by casting suspicion on an innocent boy. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The nervous talk was understandable; for most, this was their first visit with a doctor. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “This program helps us to interpret the data in an understandable way. What you see here is a simplified depiction of a particular DNA sequence in Tris’s genetic material,” he says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The professor was likable, it was the sixties, not having your creative juices flowing was understandable. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z In other parts of the world, they haven't really fully gotten into what the jam scene is all about, and that's understandable, because it is a bit bizarre. Gov't Mule embraces Pink Floyd, peace and protest: "We're in some pretty precarious times" 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z It is understandable, and a sign of our desperation, that we think we need big voices to save us. With Tamir Rice decision, Americans must get off the sidelines 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z The war’s huge place in the national psyche is understandable, given the Soviet Union lost more than 20 million citizens during the war years. Russian war film set to open amid controversy over accuracy of events 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z It is the largest exhibition on the subject ever mounted by the museum, and as such provides an illuminating counterbalance to the perhaps understandable view of the Modern as irredeemably Francophile. The Week Ahead: July 3 ? 9 2011-07-01T18:34:09Z Comparisons abound to “Say Anything,” and that’s understandable; both films share an open heart and a keen ear for the rhythms of teen-speak. Stream These 15 Great Titles Before They Leave Netflix in July 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z Her need for personal space after years of suffering abuse is understandable. 11 Questions We Have After Finishing Netflix's New Mystery, The OA 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z It’s understandable that “Battle” would have generated the buzz it did two summers ago. Kieron Barry’s ‘Tomorrow in the Battle’: A Love Triangle 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z It goes back to what I’ve said about Superman and making him really understandable for today. Amy Adams is Lois Lane in new 'Superman' movie 2011-03-27T21:26:34Z That he took liberties with the novel was understandable. Review: ‘Bel Canto’ Opera Arrives at an Unsettling Time 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z As she suggested, there’s also the understandable matter of efficiency. Millennials Shy Away from Voice Mail 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z As for digitization, it is an understandable but unsatisfying compromise. Art Review: Warhol?s Silent Film Portraits 2010-12-23T22:39:01Z Then on to that glorious ringing melody in the finale; here, though, Mr. Biss showed understandable signs of fatigue in the passagework. Music Review: Jonathan Biss Plays Beethoven at Caramoor 2013-07-14T22:25:22Z This sometimes dampens the theatrical momentum, but given the fantastic realms into which the story ventures, the reliance on direct address is understandable. ‘Lionboy,’ a Fairy Tale Set in a Dystopian Future 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z Corden sounds embarrassed to have that as a lead in, and it’s understandable. David Letterman live: the final Late Show - as it happened 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z “It’s a pattern not only in American history, but in world history. We rally around the commander in chief — and that’s understandable.” Perspective | The media loved Trump’s show of military might. Are we really doing this again? 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z "If Metropolis was Peña's Holy Grail of lost film finds, count The Blacksmith as his Shroud of Turin," Scott Foundas writes in Variety, and his excitement is totally understandable. Film historian discovers unseen footage of Buster Keaton's The Blacksmith 2013-07-17T13:54:32Z The incredible success of the first season left everyone hungry for a second, so it’s understandable they’d want to be more prepared to manage the hype. Serial season two: is it just a trailer for the Bowe Bergdahl movie? 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z In his 2010 memoir, “Finishing the Hat,” Sondheim called the outrage understandable, but said, “I wasn’t about to sacrifice the line that sets the tone for the whole lyric.” ‘West Side Story’: How We Covered the Classic N.Y.C. Musical 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z For all his understandable outrage, there was a sense that Ansari, as sometimes happens in his standup act and Master of None, was a little too happy to let fly in his comfort zone. Aziz Ansari: ‘Being funny is like having a superpower’ 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z Isn’t it understandable that many Republican voters would believe President Trump and their party when they’re telling them the election results are invalid or illegal? ‘Disinformation can be a very lucrative business, especially if you’re good at it,’ media scholar says 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z That’s understandable, even necessary, given the two centuries that separate us from Beethoven. Review: A Beethoven Cycle From Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z This is understandable: Objects rotate in and out of storage or travel to other museums’ exhibitions; installations, floor plans and architecture are likely to change too. Critic?s Notebook: Metropolitan Museum of Art?s New Guidebook 2012-04-12T22:29:38Z In focusing so minutely on his own understandable pain and his daughter's equally understandable desire for autonomy, he's trying to capture something universal and something specific. "The Kids Grow Up": Invading your daughter's privacy to make a film 2010-10-27T01:02:00Z Public libraries serve practical purposes, but they also symbolize our collective access to information, so it’s understandable that many Berkeley residents reacted strongly to seeing books discarded. Weeding the Worst Library Books 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z Oliver contends it’s perfectly understandable to be annoyed at Europe, but leaving the E.U. is a terrible idea. John Oliver Takes On Brexit on 'Last Week Tonight' 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z But it’s understandable: why shouldn’t we hope for the best of intentions from people we admire, even though signs may point to them having other agendas? American Bitch: Girls tackles the truth about sexual harassment 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z So the slick choreography of the modern political convention, while understandable, also seems odd. With choreographed conventions, is something lost? 2012-08-29T03:21:08Z So it is perhaps understandable that Mr. Anderson makes only passing and none too flattering reference to David Lean’s magnificent film about Lawrence. Books of The Times: Scott Anderson’s ‘Lawrence in Arabia’ Revisits Legends 2013-09-08T20:10:15Z Given he was forced to grow up early, it's understandable perhaps that the dominant sensibility of Smith's creation should have been a kind of permanent adolescence. Shane Smith: 'I want to build the next CNN with Vice – it's within my grasp' 2013-03-23T22:24:20Z Placed in the context of global upheaval, Brecht’s behavior isn’t admirable, but it’s understandable. Stephen Parker’s new biography sets new stage for playwright Bertolt Brecht So it’s understandable that Mr. Howard, who’s best when he’s in touch with his B-movie pulp side, seems as anxious as Owen to set sail. Review: ‘In the Heart of the Sea,’ It’s Man vs. Leviathan 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z And it’s understandable that you’re framing it in terms of what his silence says about you. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Husband didn’t share his dad’s cancer diagnosis for a year 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z These were understandable interventions given the desire so many people still have to portray slavery as less monstrous than it was. Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson and the Ways We Talk About Our Past 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z It is understandable the show's producers were keen to avoid anything so disastrously misjudged as Seth MacFarlane's , but this was very safe stuff indeed. Ellen's bid for best Oscar host 2014-03-03T08:07:42Z This show in the Senders’ bayside home was available only by invitation, which was understandable, given the intimate spaces. Art Review: Art Basel Miami Beach - Review 2011-12-03T00:25:04Z While both incidents are understandable, nothing of the sort took place at Howard. August Alsina, an R&B heartthrob with more than just a sexy sound The Judeo-Christian view, I daresay, is more consonant with reality, in which anything can happen for no understandable reason. When Jeff Koons painted Michel Jackson white 2013-06-10T16:18:00Z On arrival, she seems a little lethargic – entirely understandable, given her promotional schedule. Issa Rae: 'So much of the media presents blackness as fierce and flawless. I’m not' 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z Fellow presenter Matt Edmondson says he thinks the move is understandable. Channel 4 to axe T4 in December 2012-10-15T09:33:49Z The desire to isolate turning points and symbolic moments is understandable, but it needs to be managed tactfully. Noise by David Hendy and The Story of Music by Howard Goodall – review 2013-03-08T10:01:01Z “There’s a lot of understandable nervousness in the world at large about the dominance of English, the tyranny of this one language,” MacGregor said. Biting Satires Dominate Booker Prize Shortlist 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z I saw the piece last evening and thought it was challenging, engaging and completely understandable. ‘Constellations,’ With Jake Gyllenhaal and Ruth Wilson, Opens on Broadway 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z In "Bodies," he is an understandable character, but that understanding requires a considerably darker view of human nature. 'Bring Up the Bodies' a wonderful, terrible sequel to 'Wolf Hall' 2012-05-04T03:31:52Z It’s great that you and your husband found each other, but I wondered if, in the understandable focus on remaking a family, anyone stopped to look at the ruptures endured. My stepdaughter says she hates me. Is it time to leave? 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z Given the electoral sucker punch America sustained in 2016, his hesitance is understandable. TV news learned nothing from 2016: Sports-style election coverage remains terrible and short-sighted 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z Sometimes, the homeowner is the culprit, taking an understandable cue from the actions of landscapers or neighbors. It’s tree-pruning season. Here’s how to do it without resorting to ‘crape murder.’ 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z The heartfelt nature of the project is understandable. Paul McCartney's "Flaming Pie" burns ever brighter in this new reissue, a completist's dream 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z You haven’t been much involved in political activism in the intervening decades, I would say for understandable reasons. Jane Fonda: “I never was a hippie!” 2012-06-09T22:00:00Z There was once a powerful case to be made that opera in America — and American operas — would blossom only if the words were directly understandable. Music in Review: Bronx Opera Offers Rossini’s ‘Gazza Ladra’ 2013-01-21T22:59:30Z While that's not the case, its popularity is understandable given that it reflects widespread anxiety about how badly the natural resources in the planet are being looked after. Book Doctor: Why do teens like dystopian fiction so much? 2013-07-08T17:26:49Z Which is understandable considering Bob’s goal: to eat at all 33 Jiro franchises. 2010-01-30T05:09:00Z A straight male member responded by saying, “I think it’s understandable.” My deep, dark secret 2013-02-15T23:40:00Z It’s not pretty: her phone call with Zach goes from understandable anger to a brutal cutting-off, and her managing the situation with her brother may be practical, but it’s also callous. The Good Wife Watch: The So-Bad-She's-Good Wife 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z The audience didn't seem to know the songs, but rappers Greg Cypher and Fish were fairly understandable through their microphones, getting knowing reactions with lines like "I'm the Beastiest Boy." Block Party 2012 day one: Father John Misty, Kung Foo Grip 2012-07-21T01:39:14Z Media Matters said that's understandable, given that Congress and the president decided the issue, but that it was important to include in the debate people with an expertise in the economy. Cable news avoided economists during debt debate 2011-09-21T19:53:09Z “There has been intense conversation and understandable upset since that announcement, and I must do what I feel is right,” he said. Actress Changed Last Name to Get Roles in 'Racist' Hollywood 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z Yet his initial despair on the news of the French film was understandable, given the ordeal he'd gone through with his cherished project. Pablo Berger: 'A movie's like a paella, you put all of your obsessions in there' 2013-07-11T13:58:00Z This defensive posture is understandable if not particularly sympathetic. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and the pushback against 'PC culture' 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z She and her understandable discontent with Jimmy were back this week, with a long-overdue conversation about why she stays with him and the blaringly-telegraphed introduction of her new lady lover from San Francisco. Boardwalk Empire Watch: Generation Gap 2011-11-14T12:52:53Z It’s understandable when a kid in New Jersey tells you he wants to be a firefighter or a doctor. Memorial Day’s lessons in amnesia 2012-05-24T15:04:00Z With the C.D.C. advising against faithful friends who are dear to us gathering anywhere near to us, it’s understandable that we all might need some extra assistance getting into the holiday spirit this year. Mariah! Dolly! Carrie! 2020 Can’t Quarantine This Cheer 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z The instinct to post a comment or dash off an email is understandable. The Art of Condolence 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z But both are honest about a culture clash: film-making is not a world their parents are familiar with, and they have understandable anxieties. Rocks stars: meet the teenage cast of the hot new British film 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z It's the last chance this century to see the Transit of Venus, one of the rarest and most important of astronomy's major - and generally understandable - events. Get ready to watch the Transit of Venus 2012-05-28T11:52:00Z The pared-down awards ceremonies of the last two years have been an understandable response to the pandemic. Review: At the Emmy Awards, TV Celebrates Its Own Survival 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z But she was too vulnerable, too open, too understandable to ever be scary, at least as the play asked her to be. How Laurie Metcalf Became the Sarah Bernhardt of Broadway 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z On Friday evening at the Manhattan School of Music, performed by the school’s Symphonic Chorus and Chamber Choir, the work still provided vivid pleasures, even if its rhapsodic early reception was not entirely understandable. Music Review: Manhattan School of Music in ‘King David’ and Stravinsky’s Mass 2014-04-07T20:32:11Z Actually, this last part is the most understandable. Prince Harry's gone – so what was the point of his US visit again? 2013-05-16T14:15:00Z Add to that the controversial subject matter, and erring on the side of paranoia seems understandable. Fake parties, wet blouses and rivers of milk: life on the Four Lions set 2010-05-07T11:12:00Z That said, the reasons people pursue careers in newer art are understandable. Under Threat: The Shock of the Old 2011-04-15T02:50:03Z On one level, that’s understandable, given their need to sell the uniqueness of a live experience. Prompted by the Pandemic, Opera Philadelphia Innovates Online 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z It’s understandable if she didn’t want “Cold Mountain” to become mired in Carolina kitsch. Review: ‘Cold Mountain,’ at Santa Fe Opera, Recounts a Separated Lover’s Arduous Journey 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Your symptoms of deja vu are perfectly understandable: On the face of it, “The Last Ship” looks a whole lot like ABC’s “Last Resort,” which quickly sank in the fall of 2012. Summer TV: Quick takes on ‘The Last Ship,’ ‘Legends’ and more Of course, when faced with a Rothko, asking price $78m, a moment's hesitation is understandable. Art Basel – review 2012-07-03T12:59:01Z And I trust that your husband’s totally understandable desire to mingle again will be outweighed by the real-world prospects of becoming ill or infecting others with the virus. Do I Really Need to State My Pronouns? 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z It’s understandable that he calls it a light “saver” and not a saber, and that he’s “Dark,” not Darth. Cultural Studies: Popularity of ?Star Wars? Endures, Even for Children 2012-03-10T00:31:59Z The origins of Neruda’s esteem for Stalin, then, are largely understandable. Review | The messy, brilliant life of Pablo Neruda 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z Perhaps in his understandable sensitivity, he heard the comments as a mite more savage than they were? Social Q?s: At the Table, Like Father, Like Son? 2011-07-14T21:32:07Z The naiveté of Mailer and Buckley was perhaps, at the time, understandable. This is your brain on murder: What the mind of a psychopath looks like 2014-03-09T18:30:00Z And in a way, her calm is understandable. The Baffling Road to the Oscars: An Academy Timeline 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Her understandable caution cut off the climaxes, but she was rock-solid in her balances, and notably freer as she gained confidence. In City Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker,’ an Ever-Changing Menu 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z Mind you, it's quite understandable when you listen to the DC5's breakthrough single. Pop at the pictures: the Dave Clark Five 2012-12-17T16:25:00Z It’s understandable that Beverly wouldn’t want to rely on someone like that to be a co-parent, particularly with someone she had repeatedly broken up with. ‘Star Trek: Picard’ Season 3, Episode 3 Recap: Family Secrets 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z With the pacing of a thriller and the insight of a superb work of history, the book paints an understandable yet dismaying picture of a missed opportunity. How Generations of Russians Have Tried to Influence American Elections 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z Despite their strange yet understandable YouTube eminence, cats are not for everyone, regrettably, and probably neither is “The Electrical Life.” ‘The Electrical Life of Louis Wain’ Review: The Cat’s Meow 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Playing a figure as lauded and beloved as Nelson Mandela is an understandable next step. 2009-12-11T03:16:00Z They were forced to continue to their next scheduled destination instead of canceling to stay with their baby – which, to any empathetic human being, is an understandable impulse. "Archetypes": Meghan Markle would like to have a word, but the media circus won't hear it 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Williams and Bills emphasize each woman's personal history in the opening act, which is understandable. When it comes to providing insight, Apple's "The Super Models" only goes skin deep 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z While this reaction is an understandable one, why settle for poetic justice in lieu of the real thing, especially when most of those inhabitants remember the bad old days of disinvestment and urban decay? Enough with the hipster-bashing 2013-05-12T14:00:00Z In the aftermath of something so devastating, it would be understandable to be paralyzed by grief. The Nudes Aren’t Going Away. Katie Hill’s OK With That. 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z And yet there are a number of understandable reasons for an absence of emotional warmth and responsiveness from parents. Babies need extreme comfort to overcome the damaging effects of stress 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z Here he’s played as a paranoid but oddly understandable stalker by Patrick Vaill, as a pale, weedy man with the kind of grudge that lands sociopaths on the front page and in prison. Review: There’s a Dark, Golden Haze in This Reclaimed ‘Oklahoma!’ 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z After all, our understandable curiosity and fascination with the exotic — that which is different from what we are used to — sends us abroad by the hundreds of millions every year. Wintry Scenes From a Swedish Wonderland 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z Neon, the film distributor behind "Parasite," swiped back at the president by tweeting that his outrage was "understandable, he can't read." Trump criticizes "Parasite" Best Picture Oscar win because it's South Korean 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z His bill would also require the provision of easily understandable summaries of rights and limitations before booking a ticket, the establishment of a toll-free hot line for complaints and other measures. In Transit Blog: Cruise Lines Report Crime Statistics 2013-08-05T22:34:04Z Your desire to get back at the interviewing company is understandable but, I think, pointless. @Work Advice: Keeping confidences, or not 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z There are many, and they are a mixed bag — understandable when you consider the fact that everyone was writing within whining distance of their children. These Books Remind Us Why Parenting Is a Verb 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z Sometimes, she says, “it frustrates them” that their mother did not put up more of a fight, but this book goes a long way toward making Ms. Dugard’s Stockholm syndrome understandable. Books of The Times: A Captivity No Novelist Could Invent 2011-07-17T21:24:39Z Weddings are expensive, so it’s understandable for couples to try and save a few dollars here and there. Bride-to-be caught trying to scam hotel with painfully obvious scheme: 'We thought she was having a psychotic break' 2019-07-07T04:00:00Z Succumbing to disillusionment when the deck is a stacked against you is understandable. Samantha Bee teases big election coverage, from presidential harassment to a strategic joy offensive 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z The event created an understandable media frenzy, and left people across the planet asking “Why?” The 10 must-listen podcast episodes of the decade 2019-12-29T05:00:00Z As she grows older, the balance slides toward understandable teenage heartache in the face of relentless sectarian unrest, and the writing doesn’t always remain as taut. Geraldine Hughes Returns to New York With ‘Belfast Blues’ 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z As such, it's understandable why the docuseries writers seem to linger a little too long in certain places — the explanations of the design plans for the Dale grow a little repetitive, for instance. Buckle up! "The Lady and the Dale" is a wild ride through the cons of auto CEO Elizabeth Carmichael 2021-01-31T05:00:00Z Each rewatch was met with a certain amount of parental displeasure, an understandable concern that I would blur the lines between what happened on screen and what was happening in real life … The War of the Roses at 30: still one of the nastiest comedies of all time 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z “I suppose it’s understandable if your childhood was as mean as mine.” Brian Bedford, Stage Actor Who Brought the Classics to Life, Dies at 80 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z Instead, he seemed most excited about rapping — not his strong suit, content-wise, but at least he was clearly understandable — and also swearing and women. Bumershoot 2010 day three notable act: Drake 2010-09-07T17:56:00Z Vera panics when there is any possibility of peril, which is perfectly understandable in a woman who wears a shapeless hat rather than anything bullet-proof, but not ideal in a police officer. Natalie Haynes's guide to TV detectives: #11 – Vera 2012-06-11T13:04:18Z Mr. Williams skipped anchoring the evening news on Thursday to watch his daughter’s premiere, which is understandable. 'Peter Pan Live!' on NBC, With Allison Williams and Christopher Walken, Mostly Succeeds 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z Though that admission suggests a hazy relationship with the notion of true nonfiction, Leonard's reticence is understandable. Does Sugar Ray Leonard's sex abuse story hold up? 2011-06-13T22:01:00Z And that’s an understandable exchange, but in that exchange there have been some costly negotiations, one of which is the assault upon black identity and being. “Maybe it is not that you couldn’t. It is that you wouldn’t”: Michael Eric Dyson reflects on Obama’s complicated legacy on race 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z This causes understandable outrage, and a breaking of the fourth wall: The dog turns to us to complain — but, wait! A Dog’s Purpose? To Speak on Film, So to Speak 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z “It’s totally understandable that some people have turned to alcohol as a way to try and cope with that.” A Wet January, Thanks to Covid 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z None of this means that the ban on the playing of Wagner in Israel and by Israeli orchestras is anything other than utterly understandable. Richard Wagner was no ranter 2011-07-25T21:00:01Z There is anger directed towards the older generation of feminists who question transgender rights, says Soper, and she argues that is understandable in context. JK Rowling row hints at generational rift on transgender rights 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z Their curiosity may be cruel, but it’s understandable. Review: ‘Attorney Street,’ a Gothic Elegy for a Fleeing Here and Now 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z And all year long, they get pulled aside at parties for curbside consultations; it’s always a little awkward, but understandable. Washington’s secret to staying relevant: a little Botox here, a tuck there Feminist film historian Shelley Stamp, professor of film and digital media at the University of California, Santa Cruz, believes the name change is “quite understandable”. Lillian Gish: should a great actor be judged by a racist film? 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z With van Aken, given the lack of rehearsal time, that was understandable. Singers vs. director in La Scala 'Walkuere' 2010-12-12T11:01:00Z When Tom swaps Rachel for Anna as queen of Westchester, siring infant Evie but a year later, such rancor becomes even more understandable given the protagonist’s battle with infertility. Rise of the sane and angry woman: “Girl on the Train” is the 2016 rejoinder to “Fatal Attraction” 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z It's understandable, then, how many have critiqued the star for carefully and opportunistically speaking up about issues when it's advantageous for her. Taylor Swift and the ways white women exploit allyship 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z Beginning with the former, Tara’s desire to kill every Savior in the world is understandable, considering Dwight shot her girlfriend through the eyeball with a crossbow back in season six. The Walking Dead: season eight, episode two recap – The Damned 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z A credit card number is not an uncommon requirement, and from an owner’s perspective, it’s an understandable one. For travel companies and their customers, the distrust is mutual 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z She also recommends — with understandable reservations about the title – the book “Joint Custody With a Jerk.” Co-parenting with an addict 2013-01-17T01:00:00Z The theatricality of Graham’s work, in that context, is understandable. Dance Review: Rioult Dance New York Performs ‘Martha, May and Me’ 2014-02-16T21:29:33Z Try to think of any understandable reason people didn’t immediately say “yay!,” then forgive them for it, then release the grudge. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Their dream home plan floats their boat, but neighbors make waves 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z It was natural, it was understandable, it was even cosy for them. Christopher Lee: A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Journeyman 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z Fonny and Tish are portrayed as victims of extreme oppression, understandable at the time, but by pushing them as angelic flawless creatures, it creates a film without much central conflict. If Beale Street Could Talk: Barry Jenkins shows that more is less 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Another asset is Bolden’s confident performance in the tricky role of Reg, an ambitious man whose decision to use trauma for material ends is both debatable and understandable. Review: In ‘Reparations,’ Righting Wrongs Comes With a Cost 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z They seemed to look up constantly from their companions to see who saw them and to watch who was entering the lobby, perhaps an understandable paranoia from women who are often accosted. Zosia Mamet Is Still Getting Used to Being Your New Best Friend 2013-01-06T15:24:17Z It’s both understandable, and a touch disappointing, that the festival’s clearest success was also the most traditional production: McBurney’s “Wozzeck” could have come from any major opera house. The Ups and Downs of Europe’s Most Interesting Opera Festival 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z Given the résumés of the players in the debate, it is understandable why everyone sees agendas everywhere. 2010-02-16T23:30:00Z Mr. Hansen and Mr. Malkmus were not averse to a little 1990s nostalgia of their own, and said the lingering good feelings for the decade were understandable. Music: Together Again for the First Time 2011-08-18T18:29:50Z When I’m four feet from a brown bear, though, there’s still a huge sense of understandable fear as a human—they’re so powerful! James Wolk: Zoo is TV's Answer to Jurassic Park 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z If she sometimes prefers to tell people that she "works for a record company", it's perhaps understandable. June Tabor: watery, not grave 2011-02-10T22:30:01Z But Carey’s refusal to embrace the comeback kid title – back then, or on Wednesday – is confounding yet understandable when taking in Wednesday’s show. Mariah Carey in Vegas: 5 things we learned from her residency debut 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z But it’s kind of understandable that Adams and her publicity team would try to avoid the pay discrepancy if possible. Amy Adams on the gender pay gap: The “Today Show” interview we wish we could have seen 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z Since this is a book aimed at a general audience, its hyperbole and hagiographic bent are understandable, at least to some extent. Slaying the Dragon of the Dark Ages 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z Joachim Lux, the artistic director of the Thalia Theater in Hamburg, Germany, said in an email that the rules “hit theater at its very core,” but were understandable. Will Socially Distanced Rehearsals Leave Space for Good Theater? 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z Given the clarity of her top notes, and some lovely tone, this was understandable, but I found her singing — and excessive screaming — somewhat overemotional. 'The Magic Flute': Beautiful fun at Seattle Opera 2011-05-09T20:32:05Z Everyone’s flailing, everyone behaves badly, and everyone is, if not likable, at least understandable. | 'The Normal Heart': Raw Anguish of the Plague Years 2011-04-28T02:30:28Z Mr. Anderson declined to be interviewed — a perfectly understandable decision in the circumstances and one that has the effect of both limiting and deepening Mr. Morris’s tale. | 'Tabloid': Was It Love? The ?Manacled Mormon? and His Kinky Weekend 2011-07-14T22:11:29Z Adopting that strategy is understandable, in that it's a simple way to remind the audience that this new effort breathes the same air and occupies a similar timeline as the original work. "Cowboy Bebop" is an off-key adaptation that captures the jazzy color but not soul of the original 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z She says, “I’m sorry, but to ask an audience these days to invest three hours in a show requires your heroine be an understandable and fully rounded character.” ArtsBeat Blog: Stephen Sondheim Takes Issue With Plan for Revamped 'Porgy and Bess' 2011-08-10T16:12:09Z The appeal of safe, supportive, private environments — to both men and women — is understandable. Are female-friendly gyms sexist? 2013-04-23T15:07:00Z Todd's part in MSNBC's coverage shrank as the day headed into prime-time which, given what happened to the host of "Hardball" a day ago and viewers' general disdain for the guy these days, is understandable. Ain't no party like an MSNBC party, even on this weirdly sober Super Tuesday 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z Gaddafi is a Bedouin, opting to live in a tent under the desert sky rather than in a palace, so to some degree his horror of city life is understandable. Dictator-lit: Gaddafi's surreal gibberish 2010-03-24T12:46:00Z Her emotional complexities notwithstanding, Travers’ wariness about the movie was understandable. Exclusive First Look: Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson in Saving Mr. Banks 2013-07-10T12:00:30Z In a book this far-reaching, it’s understandable that Wilczek spends only a few pages on climate change, focusing mostly on the enormous potential of solar energy. Electrons, Photons, Gluons, Quarks: A Nobel-Winning Physicist Explains It All 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z That’s a peculiar, even somewhat obnoxious argument, but it’s not new and it’s understandable. The Philip Glass effect on film: Transforming 'Dracula' and 'Beauty and the Beast' 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z And when “Bohemian Rhapsody’s” Rami Malek beat out “A Star Is Born’s” Bradley Cooper for best actor in a drama, that seemed understandable. The Best and Worst of the Golden Globes 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z While the end result feels a tad overstuffed at 92 minutes, it's entirely understandable if, after more than half a century of being identified as "that guy," Miller's in no hurry to relinquish the spotlight. 'That Guy' deserves recognition 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z “I Am Breathing” is held back by its brevity and an evident, and understandable, investment in Mr. Platt. Movie Review: Paralysis, Life and Death in ‘I Am Breathing’ 2013-09-06T03:47:36Z So much happens, that often I would expect to be confused, but it is easily understandable. Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo - review 2013-07-19T14:00:00Z The urge to tie the plot to Britain and to fix its Orientalist aspects is understandable, but Rojo’s “Raymonda” pulls in too many directions at once to cohere. Review: A Skilled Ballet Leader Creates a Messy ‘Raymonda’ 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z It’s understandable too because it wasn’t a brilliant scripted thing that was executed well. Television Review: ‘Magical Mystery Tour Revisited,’ the Beatles on PBS 2012-12-13T23:39:38Z Her anxiety is understandable; he’s something of a father figure to Mounir, who treats him with deference bordering on obsequiousness. Movie Review: In ‘Our Children,’ From Joachim Lafosse, Life Turns Tragic 2013-08-02T00:16:04Z You sound like a person struggling in a very understandable way through normal conflict with parents, abnormal times and isolation from your social outlets. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Losing online game time means losing contact with friends 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z All rather understandable anger — and an infinitesimal fraction of the hate that Phelps, founder of the Westboro Baptist Church, showed the word, even on his tamest of days. Bye, Fred Phelps! Thanks for everything! 2014-03-21T14:35:00Z The outrage is understandable, but given the apparent requests for consent and lack of force or threatened coercion, these may not turn out to be prosecutable offenses. Louis C.K. Is Accused by 5 Women of Sexual Misconduct 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z So it's understandable these people get rock star adulation sometimes. With James Levine Fired, Should We Rethink Maestro Worship? 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z I think it's a thing that is more understandable and people are more aware of it in Britain because of the Scottish-English divide, which it's based on class and historical persecution. Alan Cumming: "Life's just the same show with different costumes" 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z The logic behind this theory is understandable, especially given that almost every cell in the body follows the same 24-hour cycle that we do. The time of day you eat your biggest meal has little effect on weight loss: study 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z It’s understandable to be skeptical of how easily Mr. Hardwick’s theory of nerds matches his business interests. Critic’s Notebook: Chris Hardwick of Nerdist Industries 2012-08-20T22:05:41Z It's understandable how the showrunners chose this as a new, and useful method, but I'd much rather rely on good story writing and solid acting, which there's no shortage of here. "The Flight Attendant" Season 2, Episode 6 recap: I will not be you 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z “It’s an understandable business practice, but the downside is that it makes it feel like you’re eating a sponge,” said Francisco Migoya, a Mexican chef and an author of “Modernist Bread.” There’s Nothing Like a Good Concha. Here’s How to Make Them Great. 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z Also understandable, but it says something, doesn’t it? My boyfriend won’t marry me, even though we plan to start a family 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z So it’s understandable if there’s a nostalgia for tales of put-upon kids who stood up for themselves without generating double-digit body counts. Theater Review: ?Newsies the Musical,? by Alan Menken and Harvey Fierstein 2012-03-30T02:00:00Z Given the challenging nature of the material, plus the fact that she’s not a mother, Larson’s trepidation about the project is understandable. Brie Larson at Telluride: 'It’s so easy to fall into a world of pleasing everyone' 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z The confusion was understandable — for those weekend warriors there was little reason to venture beyond the city of Miami Beach’s telegenic, Art Deco-emblazoned, southernmost tip. 36 Hours in Miami and Miami Beach 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z As she revealed in a Hollywood Reporter roundtable, however, one scene she filmed for the recent HBO series, “Big Little Lies,” however, saw that reserve crumble in a fully understandable, but shocking, way. After that “Big Little Lies” abuse scene, Nicole Kidman got violent herself 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z Some of the changes he makes are understandable — Finkel's letter cutting off contact with Longo at one point is turned, in the movie, into a pounding on prison glass. As 'True Story' weaves a web of ambiguity, whom can we believe? 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z It’s almost as if they are on security detail, making sure nobody mucks up their treasured characters and stories, which is perfectly understandable. Perspective | Sure, ‘Outlander’ is TV’s sexiest show, but it’s also a great lesson in how to listen 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z “There were more cranky people because more people’s plans and lives had been disrupted and of course that’s understandable,” Taylor said. Sea-Tac Airport employees weathered a ‘perfect storm’ this winter 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z These omissions are mostly understandable: The book is already a long survey of the decade’s domestic politics alone. When Tribalism First Entered American Politics 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z At one point, about half an hour in, a nearly understandable voice sang something like a melody line a few times; it didn’t reappear. Music Review: The Trippy ?60s in a Guggenheim Time Machine 2010-03-06T08:06:00Z But where nihilism or despair might be understandable, what the Buddhist-inclined Kaplinski sometimes offers is the consolation of nothingness, the dissolution of the self into a vast unity which is itself ungrounded and illusory. Selected Poems by Jaan Kaplinski ? review 2011-07-08T21:55:07Z That we yearn for neat, book-sized solutions to the problem of being human is understandable, but strip away the packaging, and you’ll find that the messages of such works are frequently banal. Positive thinking is for suckers! 2012-11-25T13:00:00Z What few examples this year of art by and about women and nonwhite people fell from the race for reasons, some of which were perfectly understandable. Ava DuVernay's Missing Oscar Nomination Is Part of a Bigger Problem 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z Mr. Allison’s gift is in making that lie — and each new one it inevitably spawns — understandable, showing how this story could be anyone’s. Newly Released Books 2011-05-18T22:35:53Z Without the sense that both were driven despair their choices became more selfish than grief-stricken, and thus less understandable. Game of Thrones: season two, episode ten – Valar Morghulis 2012-06-04T13:19:00Z The choice to cancel “Gone With the Wind” was a reflexive one — and understandable, considering the moment. Perspective | ‘Gone With the Wind’ and the stewardship of our cinematic monuments 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z While understandable, that is misguided, and maybe unfair. To brie or not to brie: can vegan 'cheese' taste as good as dairy? 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z The Hour has drawn some understandable sniper fire, but it's the only show I've kept switching on for these past six weeks. Rewind TV: The Man Who Crossed Hitler; Hans Litten vs Adolf Hitler: To Stop a Tyrant; Random; American: The Bill Hicks Story; The Hour ? review 2011-08-27T23:05:58Z It was compelling TV, but in the end, Hunter didn't seem any more understandable than when The National Enquirer first discovered her. Oprah's Rielle Hunter Strategy: Bring Out The Crazy 2010-04-30T05:30:00Z It’s understandable that people are cautious about labeling such a person. Duty to warn: Shrinks can’t say that Donald Trump suffers from a mental disorder — but we can 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z In the blame game of wartime, it’s understandable that some of that blame falls to Bergdahl. Serial recap – season two, episode 11: Present for Duty 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z You may not be comfortable going to a protest and putting your body between a Black demonstrator and wall of armored cops, and that's understandable. Take 2: White allies, here's another list of what to do and what not to do, or wear, or watch 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z Only here, in a difficult work placed last, did the chorus show a bit of understandable fatigue and strain. ArtsBeat: Some Misses and Hits at Boston Early Music Festival 2013-06-16T19:31:07Z That’s understandable, as “Everybody Looking” was released with Mane being closely monitored by authorities. Gucci Mane, taking a spin through his catalogue, shows why he’s idolized by rappers and fans 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z Rutter acknowledged that such prejudices could be understandable considering that, until relatively recently, there had not been many successful dramas centred on the world of sport. Harold Brighouse's The Game: Pampered stars, bankrupt clubs ? a tale of football in the 1920s 2010-08-21T23:06:00Z The comic Lewis Black recently answered this persistent question with an understandable tone of exhaustion, saying the president is “good for comedy in the way a stroke is good for a nap.” What Happens When Sarah Cooper Speaks in Her Own Voice? 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z In many ways, the behavior described in the Mueller report is an understandable version of this tendency: Who among us wouldn’t be ticked off to see our legacies tarnished via a drawn-out investigation? Perspective | William Barr seems to believe Donald Trump is too emotional to be guilty 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z With musical theater “we try to take out the lower resonance to brighten the voice to make it more understandable.” Opera Star Tries Doin? What Comes Natur?lly 2011-07-14T22:16:30Z He’s joking, though a little swagger would be understandable at the moment. The not-so-simple comeback story of pioneering artist Sam Gilliam 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z What was that like in terms of finding that process, to express the dialogue in a way is very modern and understandable in 2022 and now, 2023? Danai Gurira plays "Richard III" for PBS: "This is ancient text running through a contemporary body" 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z Not an honorable thing to do but more understandable than building an entire athletic empire based on a deception. Americans' ability to forgive, forget fibs depends on who tells them 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z Yet Riley's incredulity was understandable in one way. For Minimalist music mastermind Terry Riley, a major birthday bash 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z He also quotes a designer who makes an analogy with music: The writer's words are the notes, while a font is the sound system — its job is to unobtrusively make things understandable. 'Just My Type': Simon Garfield's book on fonts and the people who love them 2011-08-24T20:40:04Z Some pride in these steaks is understandable, particularly in the case of the Japanese beef. Making Way for the Tried and True at Cut by Wolfgang Puck 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z Bill not only shone a light on that and inspired a whole new generation of writers, but also made movie-making and showbusiness understandable to a vast general audience. The Crown writer Peter Morgan on William Goldman: 'He was just a sublime storyteller' 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z It’s understandable why TV hasn’t been diverse because a lot of TV writers are white dudes from Harvard. Rachel Bloom Is Breaking TV Boundaries With Spanx and Diversity 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z He also calls BS on his former fiancee's mythologizing of his now legendary equipment, taking the understandable stance that, "I don't like that she talked all the sh*t on behalf of my d*ck." Pete Davidson has a puzzling yet undeniable charisma, but is he ready to be a movie star? 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z This is an understandable strategy from a man keenly aware of his popularity and the power of projecting the right image, which in Johnson's case is a sort of a souped-up man of the people. With "Young Rock," is Dwayne Johnson starting his presidential campaign 10 years early? 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z It also must be said that her decision to take this path is completely understandable. "The Good Fight" differentiates between who has the luxury of tuning out our political troubles 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z The regional pride that pervades the city is perfectly understandable in an area with a fervent independence movement, but it can be a hurdle of sorts for tourists. Frugal Traveler: In Europe, a Few Coins for a Wealth of Culture 2013-06-21T18:25:25Z “Lissner was at the end of his tether, which is understandable, and you had the impression that the administration was beaten down. Nothing was happening.” Running the Paris Opera Was Never Going to Be Easy. But Come On. 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z It’s understandable that the subject has been left largely untouched by cinema. God’s Pocket: carrying corpse humour to the grave 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z "All the hidden factors which make a static unmovable finished painting often only understandable to the trained observer become clear to any observer," he wrote. Oskar Fischinger: the wizard who angered Disney 2013-01-09T17:39:00Z “Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain” essentially repackages one of the comedian’s sold-out stand-up sets at Madison Square Garden, so there’s an understandable compulsion to want to dislike the movie. ‘Kevin Hart’: Comedian’s fast-paced, funny explanations 2013-07-03T00:31:06Z There were occasional coordination problems between pit and stage — understandable, given the last-minute upheaval. Review: Two Pinch-Hitters, Reveling in ‘Carmen’ 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z That reluctance is understandable, but it leaves crucial puzzle pieces missing. Review | René Magritte was an enigma. A new biography tries to make sense of the genius. 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z Since the language is heavily influenced by French, a lot of it is understandable without the subtitles, and the translation is full of images that make Marivaux feel fresh again. Avignon Festival Gets Its Buzz Back 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z I begin to understand the pavement: Between the amount of traffic it gets and the potential of erosion, a hard surface is understandable. Hong Kong’s urban jungle is real, not a metaphor for concrete and steel 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z In subsequent seasons Contact! lost focus as older pieces and European composers came to dominate the mix, even if the reasons were understandable. Music Review: Contact!, New York Philharmonic Series at Met Museum 2012-12-26T22:31:15Z Arendt didn’t have a high opinion of human nature or human group behavior, and given her life experience that’s understandable. Is Donald Trump a new Hitler? Hannah Arendt might argue that they’re closer than you think 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z But, in his case, a little stress may be understandable. Karl Lagerfeld on Fur (Yea), Selfies (Nay) and Keeping Busy 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z At a time of crisis for the newspaper industry, it's understandable that many titles attempted to use last week's diamond jubilee to improve their fortunes. Read all about it! All the news you missed during the jubilee knees-up 2012-06-09T23:06:02Z It is a statement that is, at least on one level, understandable in its defensiveness, and yet one that underlines a continued disconnect between the network and the concerns of its critics. After Charlottesville, HBO doubles down on “Confederate” 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z Perhaps the author is swayed by an evident and understandable affection for the country and its culture. They think, therefore they are 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z His motives may be understandable: but the situation that created them was all fabricated on lies and cheats. The Existential Nature of 'Lost' 2010-05-24T19:32:00Z The point is that I had gone to a piano bar, and I had certain understandable expectations: lush, romantic music; the fluid dance of fingers across a keyboard; a trip back through time. The Tipsy Diaries: Getting a Kick From Piano Bars 2010-09-30T21:00:00Z Dominique Morisseau’s gripping, deeply empathic play is an anatomy of a grievously understandable fear — that of a black American mother for her adolescent son. 12 Streamable Plays That Depict Black Lives Pierced by Racism 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z She created the perfect atmosphere where one could freely explore a vocabulary that goes beyond understandable language. Downtown?s Pioneering Stage Mama 2011-01-23T02:30:16Z It’s understandable if Majok’s intention is to demystify these misfits, nor impose a tidy plot on them. Satori Group takes you into the wild 2013-03-07T04:16:08Z The reluctance to identify as a steakhouse is understandable — the city is packed with them, thankyouverymuch — but St. Anselm should just embrace the theme, because it excels at so much of it. Review | The stars align at St. Anselm, a tavern for the times 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z But her nerves are understandable: not only have CSS not played London recently, their absence has been little noted. CSS ? review 2011-08-24T17:41:45Z Perhaps it’s understandable that he threw away his shot. ‘Hamilton’ Is Known For Its Music, but What Did Alexander Hamilton Listen To? 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z Diction was superb throughout the program, with the German texts easily understandable. Review | Bach Consort goes full-fanfare in a crisp if orchestrally weak “Christmas Oratorio” 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z The characters have their own musical signifiers — which means, Malkki said, that “in the beginning, there’s a lot to take in, but then that is the element which makes it very understandable.” A Reigning Opera Composer Writes of Trauma and ‘Innocence’ 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z This was understandable—it was precisely what I’d done, falling in love with him long-distance, as I had. David Bowman and the Furry-Girl School of American Fiction 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z One life is imperiled, another lost, in actions stemming from the characters’ completely understandable, even noble motives. A Separation: How about an Oscar for This Fascinating Iranian Drama? 2011-12-30T17:42:11Z I’m sorry for your hurt feelings — which are 100 percent understandable. No Kid Should Be Heckled by Their Parents. Right? 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z All of these measures are understandable but difficult nonetheless. Pandemic and prison: Shearod McFarland, incarcerated in Michigan, on what COVID-19 has changed 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z But soon the Fox boss’ sexual misconduct and manipulation overshadow the rest of the action, which could be understandable considering the recency of all the allegations against him surfacing. Fox News mastermind Roger Ailes, sleazy and malevolent, still haunts us in "The Loudest Voice" 2019-06-30T04:00:00Z He believed that the gore would not upset children as long as they felt entranced “by a good, understandable, clearly told story, which has been Rule No. 1 in all things for us.” In London, a Bloody ?Macbeth,? for Children 2010-07-16T22:40:00Z If they’re not from countries covered by President Trump’s controversial travel ban, their interest in the topic is understandable. Review | In the galleries: Synthetic consumer products prove to be a natural medium 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Yet he is a fully drawn person, understandable and sympathetic. Review: ‘Einstein’s Dreams,’ Adapted and Muddled in a New Musical 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z That Maupin is thrilled with his success is understandable; he earned it after a lot of meandering, and he justly celebrates it. From Working for Jesse Helms to Writing ‘Tales of the City’ 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z Because their work takes place in public, some trepidation is an understandable response. Raven-Symoné's No-Labels Approach to Sexuality Isn't Anything New 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z You also probably have a bad reputation, so it's understandable how bad rap gets mistaken as bad rep. 11 commonly misheard phrases that actually make sense 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z After a dramatic yet understandable wish to be left alone for the holidays comes true, when his careless parents accidentally leave him behind for Christmas, he luxuriates in his freedom. My favourite Christmas film: Home Alone 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z It’s understandable to want to channel Martin Luther King Jr.’s oratorical gifts when writing about him, but sometimes the metaphors strain. Children’s Books About Black History, Heavy on Biographies 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z Not wanting teens to egg your car or toilet-paper your house is understandable, but not wanting teens to spoil your younger kids' fun with their . . . slightly older-ness smacks of elitism. Teen O’Ween: Let older kids trick or treat 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z Like , these were imaginative comedies employing few understandable words. 'The Illusionist': Better Than 'Toy Story 3'? 2010-12-25T11:10:00Z The administration’s not-for-direct-quotation edict is understandable in certain instances, said National Journal’s Condon, such as before or after a diplomatic summit, when an inflammatory report could jeopardize sensitive negotiations or pre-empt the president’s official statements. White House background briefings: Good journalism or anonymous government spin? Just like "The Wheel of Time," there were plenty of changes made here that were pretty understandable. Why "The Wheel of Time" succeeds as an adaptation (and "The Witcher" fails) 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z If it’s just a story she’s invented to help assuage her feelings about having had you adopted that’s equally understandable, though not justified. My birth mother’s terrible accusations are tearing me apart | Dear Mariella 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z Having seen what else Kavanaugh says, that’s understandable — if one’s goal is to be entertained or to have one’s existing opinions reaffirmed. Brett Kavanaugh on Fox News Channel’s “The Real Story”: “I’m the one telling the truth” 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z It’s an understandable decision given Raitt’s history as a road warrior. Album review: Bonnie Raitt, 'Slipstream' ✭✭✭ 2012-04-09T18:25:00Z Her collapse is at once wholly understandable and wholly terrifying. Who is Sylvia? 'Goat' manages to connect to a tricky beast 2011-04-05T13:48:40Z Nurse Blake fits perfectly into the zeitgeist, not just because he understands that in a fragmented culture, telling jokes that capture something authentic about an underserved audience matters more than being understandable to everyone. How Can Standup Succeed in a Fragmented Culture? Nurse Blake Has One Answer 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z It is somewhat understandable: Their careers are brief, and moonlighting in plucky start-up outfits offers a chance to alleviate the workplace malaise that often takes hold at major repertory companies. Dance Review: Tom Gold Dance at Gould Hall 2012-02-28T23:25:53Z There is understandable concern about being on the wrong side of history. Don’t you just love it when a man explains to you what it means to be a woman? 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z “Mixing the modern and the contemporary is understandable. Why not? I don’t stop at any category.” Magritte Sets Record With $79.7 Million Sale at Sotheby’s 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z It was the "ho ho ho – no way, José" kind of laugh, which is understandable, but a shame. Garth Jennings: Kanye killed my video 2010-12-12T21:30:00Z The lack of Skitters was perhaps understandable – CGI and rubber cost money, but what was less impressive was the way everyone kept running into just the person they needed to. Falling Skies: episode seven 2011-08-16T21:01:01Z And George Lucas's plans to re-release all the Star Wars films in 3D are understandable because, well, he's George Lucas and who knows what the hell goes on in his brain any more. Jaws 3D: please, Spielberg, don't go back in the water 2010-04-15T12:26:00Z Even if, like me, you don't speak Welsh, it is perfectly understandable: love of land and family, plus blood, sweat and tears, are a universal language. Tir Sir Gar – review 2013-04-23T17:49:08Z Of the distancing requirement, Howard said it was perfectly understandable, and a small price to pay for the chance to see his wife again. Howard and Lois, reunited: Elderly couple separated by virus finally meet again 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z But I can't, from my ivory tower in the Hollywood Hills, compete with the understandable yet futile rhetoric, describing the rioters as mindless. UK riots: Big Brother isn't watching you 2011-08-11T17:18:00Z That is completely understandable and absolutely within reason. Perspective | Ask Amy: Rent-less son could become house sitter 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z Every note was distinct through the main stage speakers, bright and staccato and separated from the others, Ezra Koenig's voice easily understandable through every shout and squeak. Sasquatch! 2010 day one notables: Shabazz Palaces, Nurses, Vampire Weekend 2010-05-30T18:46:00Z Fox's role here is more understandable but almost certainly more doomed. "Passion Play": Megan Fox and Mickey Rourke, together at last 2011-05-07T16:01:00Z Mr. Noah has largely avoided the uproar, digging in, playing down and dodging on social media, which is understandable since he was only recently tossed into this maelstrom. ‘Daily Show’ Successor Trevor Noah Finds Himself Catching Criticism, Not Dealing It Out 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z They may not see their role as educating, or getting across what’s important but complicated in an understandable, clear way. Perspective | The Sanders-Warren ‘feud’ and Ukraine revelations are nowhere near equal in importance. Try telling the media that. 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z Concentrating on the glass ceiling is understandable, and justifiable in that inequality at this level reflects the structure of power most acutely. Paula Principle: why women work below their abilities | Tom Schullere 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z “If the court decides you are corrupt, there is dirty money, absolutely understandable,” he said. French Authorities Seize Oligarch’s Painting Before It Leaves for Russia 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z While many of these rules appeared to be understandable desires, they still apparently struck social media users the wrong way. Bride's list of rules for wedding goes viral: 'Pace yourself while drinking' 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z However, seeing how everything else has been done to death, perhaps this more critical approach to the pop movie is understandable. In the shallow: why does Hollywood hate pop music? 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z The National Park Service does an excellent job protecting these treasures and making them accessible and understandable to the public. Two hikers blaze their own trail at Utah’s Arches National Park 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z So it’s understandable, he says, “for the police not to know all the nuances” quite yet. Everyone loves e-bikes — except some who have to share roads with them 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z It's understandable that the strange case of the once psychically stunted nation should continue to intrigue both outsiders and ourselves. The King's Speech flies the flag for a stiff upper lip that no longer exists 2011-01-10T11:13:19Z Twining with the grief was an understandable amount of panic. ‘Somebody Somewhere’ Celebrates a Life With Tears and Jokes 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z It’s understandable that people might feel tentative about charging boldly into the new year. Perspective | Down on 2023? We get it. But here are some things that might improve. 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z Miller summarizes in two lessons what he has learned from swarms, flocks and colonies of selected insects, birds and animals, whose instinctive processes his book describes in easily understandable detail. 'The Smart Swarm': All together now ? members of species acting in concert 2010-09-24T21:56:00Z It was a fragile era for the nation, where citizens lived day to day with an understandable skepticism about the future. The Real Legacy of Orson Welles’ ‘War of the Worlds’ Broadcast 2013-10-31T09:45:05Z If the mood seemed tense, it was understandable. At the Art Auctions During Tight Economic Times 2011-11-12T00:01:15Z Nervousness on the part of an editor when confronted by the latest text from a bestselling author is understandable. The Terrible Thing that Happened to Barnaby Brocket by John Boyne - review 2012-08-03T21:55:06Z Holding up the line at Balenciaga is understandable. Fashion Review: Balenciaga, Rochas, Rick Owens, Dries Van Noten, Branquinho: Fashion Review 2012-09-28T00:07:01Z So it’s understandable that the idea of going to bed with one could be downright terrifying. 9 of the quirkiest online dating sites 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z Since Liv previously helped bust a killer cop, it’s understandable that she might imagine rogues throughout the Seattle PD. 'iZombie' recap: Kung fu fighting in 'Live and Let Clive' 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z There were a lot a lot of comments about the chicken, and it’s understandable. The $1,500 sandwich-from-scratch guy: 'Now it's hard for me to waste any food' 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z All except for that last one were adaptations of works that moviegoers might recognize, so it’s understandable that filmmakers would stick with the word. Screens (and Titles) Full of ‘Wonder’ 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z Cook says there are a number of things working against the accomplishment of any tasks, so if you feel pulled in multiple directions and are having trouble focusing, it’s completely understandable. Don’t feel like ‘getting things done’? It’s okay not to be productive during a pandemic. 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z I've often felt I do way more to help the three of them than they do to help me — which is understandable with kids, frustrating with a husband — but lately it's gotten much worse. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: If you feel like a doormat, here are some welcome changes 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z To some extent this is understandable, given that the long detour through Coruscant’s current political situation was so unlike “The Mandalorian” norm. ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 3, Episode 4 Recap: Out of the Nest 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z That Mr. Flynn is more polished as a chef than a restaurateur is understandable. At Gem, a Teen Wonder Plays in the Big Leagues 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z The imperfect, broken quality of his voice is something that he quite deliberately retains and regards the suggestion of taking singing lessons with understandable indignation. Robin Gibb: 'I don't sing with my voice, I sing with my heart' ? a classic interview from 1969 2012-05-21T10:39:33Z “A lot of things that were passed through letters and phone calls were portrayed as happening in person, which is understandable, since film is a visual medium,” Mr. Finkel said. A Writer Watches His Life Unspool on Film 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z It is regrettable, but understandable, that the only treatment was to remove your cat’s claws. Animal Doctor: A formerly vicious cat reverts, attacks owners 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z It’s understandable that certain solo instruments, like a Celtic flute that plays one of the principal themes, required some help to assert themselves against the orchestra and the film’s spoken dialogue. Review: In ‘The Lord of the Rings in Concert,’ Musicians in Sync With a Soundtrack 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z But there IS a mindset that pervaded climate science over the years and distorted the thinking of many, in a manner that is regrettable, but understandable. Review: ‘Merchants of Doubt,’ Separating Science From Spin 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z That the events in that Chicago courtroom are such catnip to dramatists is understandable — it was, in many ways, performative in nature, with heroes and villains and court jesters aplenty. The Chicago 7 Trial Onscreen: An Interpretation for Every Era 2020-10-18T04:00:00Z Her emotion is understandable: years later, the mistreatment of Hill is still shocking. Still Thinking About Anita Hill 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z At the age of 86, he still seethes about the boarding-school headmaster who humiliated and beat him, which is understandable. Life Onstage With John Lithgow and Hal Holbrook 2011-10-02T16:04:46Z The sheer exhaustion — understandable as it is — might be the most dangerous problem of all. Perspective | Dishing up lies while proclaiming the love of facts, Trump and Sarah Sanders gaslight America 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z He jokes that people might also be surprised by his outspokenness throughout the book, but adds that “maybe some people think, ‘Well, he’s always had a big mouth, Cox, so it’s understandable.’” Brian Cox hopes memoir doesn’t put ‘full stop’ on his life 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z Given Twilight's cinematic presence, it's perhaps understandable that all manner of strange merchandising will ensue, but look at a cult author such as Hunter S Thompson and the weirdness continues. Book merchandise gets weird 2010-03-17T08:00:00Z It’s understandable that you lack the tools and methods because you are still quite early in the process. I quit pot and now feel weird 2012-11-19T01:00:00Z "It was understandable that the presenter focused on the human interest angle of the wedding by asking Andre for his reaction, and how it would impact on his children," Ofcom stated. Ofcom clears Sky over Andre chat 2010-04-26T14:03:00Z The tribulation of a journey home prompted by the death of a parent is a subgenre of memoir driven by self-sympathy — understandable, if not always sufficient for the makings of good literature. Ismail Kadare Attributes His Writer’s Gift to His Mother 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z The company’s decision to shorten the run in the wake of Lee’s landing a film gig is understandable. Dynamic cast propels tale of two step-siblings across three decades 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z No matter her level of anger or feelings of betrayal — understandable and even common in situations like yours — her actions, I’m afraid, cross the line of decency. Civil Behavior: The Paradox of Coming Out 2012-10-16T15:07:38Z This bit of macho posturing is understandable — it’s there to assure members of the highly desirable young-male demographic that yes, this is a show designed for them — but it’s not entirely honest. Television Review: Toys for Boys, With an American Accent 2010-11-19T23:08:00Z Mr. Stephenson honors the fallen by making their experiences fiercely, viscerally understandable. Books of The Times: ‘Granddad, There’s a Head on the Beach’ and Other Summer Reads 2012-05-24T22:43:29Z The obsession with the particulars of Holmes’ life is understandable as we aim to understand and rationalize violence of a seemingly random nature. Are men more violent? 2012-07-29T18:01:00Z “Jaw hurt a bit the next day. But, you know, it’s understandable.” Kit Harington Punched A Fellow Thrones Actor On Set 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z “It is a very understandable aspiration. It’s just an unreasonable goal at a given time.” When a Museum’s Big Dreams Prove Too Ambitious 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z The implicit hostility of some students’ responses is understandable, and it didn’t stop with in-your-face cake splats. In the galleries: At Hamiltonian, a birthday celebration of a different sort 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z There were the understandable reasons: He was brilliant, educated at a good college, ostensibly classy and a self-professed feminist. The orgy prude: How I finally admitted I don’t like meaningless, porn-star sex 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z Which is an understandable assumption, I guess, if one writes a 400-page novel based on a short story, you should like it. Essayist Sloane Crosley reveals the literary bad man who inspired her first novel 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z “They managed to incorporate concepts that are quite intellectual and complex in a very few words and gestures, and make them almost universally understandable,” says Soto. ‘The rapist is you!’: why a Chilean protest chant is being sung around the world 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z Scorsese has been called out for the character’s lack of dialogue, criticism that is understandable given how movies sideline women. Men Are in Trouble and Hollywood Wants to Help 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z "It's understandable why people are protective of it because it's an awesome film." When vampires become friends, "Let Me In" 2010-10-01T16:28:00Z That is understandable enough; a fashion show is a piece of theater. Paris Men’s Fashion Review: Carven and Haider Ackermann 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z But at least the playwrights managed to extrude the aesthetic implications of each sculpture into a viable personality whose frictions with the others were understandable and often funny, in both human and aesthetic terms. ArtsBeat Blog: An Insider Intro to Performa 11 2011-11-02T18:59:50Z So it would be understandable if I approached a 10-day trip in the Grenadine Islands led by a couple of novice sailors with some trepidation. A sailing trip in the Grenadines, with a steep learning curve But the thing that I think makes it even more understandable is when it's allowed to be contemporary through you. Danai Gurira plays "Richard III" for PBS: "This is ancient text running through a contemporary body" 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z For “UnREAL,” coming off an intense first season, the stakes were high, and it’s understandable to anyone who saw it that the creator Sarah Gertrude Shapiro would be worried about duplicating its claustrophobia. ‘UnREAL’ Season 2, Episode 6: Breakdown 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z They've had it very easy so it's understandable that survival skills are still remedial. ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ Season 2, Episode 9: Lessons to Be Learned 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z But it would be understandable if most people thought that was all she talked about, because she has, somewhat unexpectedly for her, become the poster child for the pro-choice movement in the US. Jenny Slate: ‘We’re not saying abortion is funny’ 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z Some people have understandable nostalgia for what then felt like a common culture, even if, over the years, bitter experience left few practitioners with much trust in those delegated to be its guardians. Mere fact, mere fiction 2010-04-16T23:10:00Z Also, there was understandable curiosity about seeing the complex for this first free weekend. In Paris, a New Music Hub Hums 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z “It incites in many parents an understandable reflex to corner their kids into admitting they were lying,” Cordiano says, but these power struggles are often counterproductive. Perspective | All kids lie: How to handle it, and when you should worry 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z Equally spectacular pieces by other designers are featured in the show, as well as dazzling examples of data visualization, the new medium that translates complex information into gorgeous — and easily understandable — digital images. Design: London Portrays Past and Future of Digital Art 2009-12-14T11:34:00Z The city planner, Rob Adams, one of the main architects of the new plan, said such worries were understandable. Melbourne Haggles Over the Future of Its Most Popular Market 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z From their initial body language, you could sense an understandable skepticism at the whole darn set-up. Powerful baseball play wins over audience in 'Jackie and Me' 2011-02-14T22:29:40Z From what you describe your perfectly harmless attempt to reassure your charge was as understandable as it was normal. I chucked my son’s girlfriend out and he won’t forgive me 2017-05-14T04:00:00Z "That's understandable. But our clientele of Parisian regulars are very open to discoveries, no matter where they come from." 7 common French cheese myths, busted 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z It’s both a remarkable decision and completely understandable, not so much bravery as maternal necessity. The Impossible: Naomi Watts Keeps This Disaster Film Afloat 2012-12-20T10:45:08Z The problem was that the “safe burials” ordered by the WHO—with its understandable yet singular fixation on biosafety—were insensitive to the sacred dimensions of funeral custom. Best practice 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z The shield painters employed a visual language that seems immediately understandable, one that 20th-century Western Modernists have used for their own spiritual warfare. Art In Review: ‘ANIMATED BY SPIRITS’: ‘Shields of New Guinea’ 2012-06-21T22:12:07Z So if Ms. Paltrow and Ms. Gersh think it’s time to stake their claims and raise the ante — well, it’s understandable. How Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Has Become a Role Model for Other Celebrities 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z It was an understandable response: The frisson that came from seeing, in real life, the same building where poor Andrea met her maker in the Season 3 finale of “The Walking Dead,” was delightful. As Seen on TV: A Road Trip Tracks the Shows of the South 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z William's behaviour, completely understandable in such an obviously heterosexual member of the royal family, merely stiffened her resolve as she resigned her demanding job at Jigsaw to concentrate on becoming his bride. Digested read ? William & Kate: The Love Story 2011-01-03T21:30:01Z The concerto’s chugging rhythms make Ginastera’s lively atonal idiom feel accessible, understandable. Review: Los Angeles Philharmonic Makes the Familiar Feel Fresh 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z It's understandable that the removal of one of the defining aspects of the event would be newsworthy. Miss America’s #MeToo reboot: Can a former beauty pageant really evolve? 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z Where the script and the production excel are in the scenes in Stephen’s office, where Rachel responds with understandable exasperation to her therapist’s seemingly fatuous questions and suggestions. Review: A Virtuoso of Depression Broods Again in ‘Animal’ 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z There’s an emotional nakedness here, almost a reversion to childhood that is both completely understandable and often wrenching, but at times an impediment to really falling into these stories. Sex, Death and More Sex: Three Books of Fiction by Acclaimed Japanese Writers 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z For reasons both venal and understandable, Cogburn doesn't want to take a teenage girl into the Choctaw Nation, where he suspects Chaney is hiding out with a band of known ruffians. "True Grit": A ferocious heroine in a classic western 2010-12-22T02:01:00Z Yuck, is one understandable reaction, but you also have to admit: It’s much more interesting to figure out what made Phyllis tick than watch nine episodes of veneration for the women’s rights movement. Review | ‘Mrs. America’ tells the story of the women’s movement from the dark side of the Force 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z Car rental companies are getting stricter about late fees, which is understandable. Ouch. $134 charged for late return of rental car 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z Nonetheless, at a time when there is a shortage of personal protective equipment like masks in medical practices, it is understandable that patients are concerned about trips to the doctor, Beers said. Perspective | ‘This is not the time for a broken arm’: How the pandemic is affecting parents’ perception of risk 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z Complicating the understandable shock and disbelief was the fact that their daughter, Quintana, was in the hospital in a medically induced coma due to septic shock. Mourning and resilience made 'Magical' 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z This is a common reason given by people of color for not watching “Game of Thrones,” and it’s understandable. Despite declarations to the contrary, black people watch "Game of Thrones" 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z Browder’s emotionalism leading to such a dark portrait of an entire nation is understandable because of what happened to him and his business associates. ‘Red Notice’: corruption and murder in the new Russia 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z It is entirely understandable that a war-fatigued populace — in any era — wants nothing more than a well-deserved rest at the conclusion of prolonged conflict. Henry Kissinger's 'World Order' is a timely warning 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z Pretty rich, you might say – yet his confidence is understandable, given other artists' warmth toward him: "Whatever happened in his personal life is nothing to do with me," Chipmunk said recently. The redemption of Chris Brown 2011-03-10T23:10:01Z It's understandable that after years of success, a letdown was bound to happen; it's just a shame when you notice it so clearly. Game On: 'Dirt 3' hits pay dirt; 'Pirates' rates 'aargh' for 'rental' 2011-05-25T16:13:05Z It’s understandable that people like Frank would develop a Messiah complex; after all, they’re being treated like messiahs, with the individual power to stop the slaughter of millions and save the free world. Manhattan, the TV Season's Secret Weapon 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z It’s understandable – the character incorporated many of Offerman’s traits: his flair for woodwork, his talent with a saxophone and his outward projection of gruff manliness. Nick Offerman: 'Trump is about to be presented with a gory butcher's bill' 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z That he has is partly understandable, given the Royal Ballet’s historical tradition of narrative dance works and its fine acting. Royal Ballet Debuts Liam Scarlett’s ‘The Age of Anxiety’ 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z It is an understandable difficulty for actors, directors and designers facing a play of Shakespeare not to ask, "What should we do with it?" Peter Brook on A Midsummer Night's Dream: a cook and a concept 2013-04-15T14:28:03Z This is an understandable gesture, and a well-meaning one. Chris Rock Is Exactly What the Oscars Need 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z Instead he must content himself with being truthful about where certain recollection ends, and with avoiding the understandable temptation to shape and improve on its blanks and time-slips. The Crumb Road by Maitreyabandhu – review 2013-07-05T17:30:00Z It’s understandable that a large cultural institution is wary of being swayed by sudden moves in public opinion. As Cosby exhibit stays on view, it evokes a more critical look 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Many of the contracts signed post-quake were with non-Haitian companies, which is understandable to a degree considering the lack of capacity in the struggling country. 'Big Truck' details disastrous Haiti aid effort 2013-01-21T17:25:18Z It's understandable for human-rights campaigners to wish for public support from Dylan. Why Bob Dylan didn't ring the chimes of freedom over Ai Weiwei 2011-04-11T13:36:22Z It’s understandable that people don’t want to sound off about their spouse in a public forum. Facebook’s Last Taboo: The Unhappy Marriage 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z “When I look back on my life . . . I see moments where it might have been understandable had I turned to drugs or ice cream,” he writes. Book review: ‘I Must Say,’ by Martin Short 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Maybe the problem is the continuing, understandable preoccupation with the country’s departure from the European Union, a.k.a. The Meghan Markle Non-Effect 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z In the first episode, a socially awkward rat also makes a choice that is understandable and tragic. Sundance 2015: Can an animated animal show change the way TV is made? 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z The critique of “The Big Sick” as contributing to stereotypes of South Asian women is surely understandable. ‘The Big Sick,’ South Asian Identity, and Marriage 2017-07-23T04:00:00Z As the personification of all-American values in a string of films ranging from Saving Private Ryan and Apollo 13 to Toy Story, Hanks' status is perhaps understandable. Tom Hanks voted America's most trusted person 2013-05-10T11:27:00Z It’s understandable if Majok’s intention is to not demystify these misfits, nor impose a tidy plot on them. Satori Group takes you into the wild 2013-03-06T22:26:43Z In between myriad jokes, he shrugged off this stereotype as an understandable thought best not verbalized. When Jewish Artists Wrestle With Antisemitism 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z That he permits himself that smile is understandable. Ballet's rock star 2011-01-02T00:03:05Z Our perfectly understandable worries about time and mortality are being capitalised on, and exploited. How to conquer our obsession with eternal life | Matt Haig 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z But public confusion about the coronavirus and surfaces is understandable, said Angela Rasmussen, a virologist at the Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. Stop wiping down groceries and focus on bigger risks, say experts on coronavirus transmission 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z Alas, its reign officially ended in 2018 — understandable, given how incredibly busy both of them have become. All hail HBO's "2 Dope Queens" and their unpredictable magic 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z Your phrasing suggests an unease with ending things this way, despite your understandable anger. Perspective | Miss Manners: Stepmother angered by stepdaughter’s words as husband was dying 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z I am so sorry to hear about your daughter’s experience – and your determination to shine a light on what she’s been through is both understandable and admirable. My daughter was raped, but won’t let me help deal with her pain | Dear Mariella 2019-06-30T04:00:00Z And Jesus wanting to spare the lives of Saviors is also understandable because, well, he’s literally called Jesus. The Walking Dead: season eight, episode two recap – The Damned 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z That's completely understandable reaction in our pessimistic, cynical era, where having seen it all is a true possibility. "Dispatches From Elsewhere" casts a wondrous spell, but can it overcome our cynicism? 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z But the story, in order to be clear, has to shed all of that, to make it vivid and understandable. Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy has no plans to slow down 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z Voicing quite the accent, Hanks conveys an understandable degree of anxiety as he radios that the Alabama is facing a potential attack — and that the approaching boats are “not here to fish.” Today’s Movie Trailers: Monuments Men and Captain Phillips 2013-08-08T20:06:05Z It's understandable that she's searching in magical places for solutions to her son's illness, but it's still irritating. 'Aloft' can't land a solid story, with crucial pieces missing 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z This hawkish stance is understandable in light of Cru’s rather unilateral mission statement: “Win, build, and send Christ-centered multiplying disciples who launch spiritual movements.” Non-believers taking college campuses by storm 2013-02-16T13:00:00Z In many ways, Obama’s appeal to that narrative is understandable, and certainly encapsulates the notion of racial progressivism, that every generation gets better. “Maybe it is not that you couldn’t. It is that you wouldn’t”: Michael Eric Dyson reflects on Obama’s complicated legacy on race 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z In a way, the fall in demand for originality is understandable: on projects worth millions of dollars, why take a risk on something new that might not work? Movie trailer music: it's not what you think 2011-08-25T21:15:01Z Thanks to some understandable confusion at the ticket counter, they wind up instead in the flyblown backwater of Bet Hatikva. Review: ‘The Band’s Visit’ Is a Ravishing Musical That Whispers With Romance 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z This is understandable, since this Robert Lepage staging is the first installment of the Met’s ambitious new “Ring.” The Week Ahead: Sept. 26 ? Oct. 2 2010-09-24T16:00:00Z Oramo's mission is to ring the changes so that "the unusual becomes understandable, the difficult becomes easy, and the undecipherable becomes totally clear sunlight." Sakari Oramo's First Night at the Proms 2013-07-10T17:59:00Z It seems to me understandable enough to say no to such a request. Notes on PEN's annotated first edition auction 2013-05-20T10:58:00Z As a result, some patients complained that their doctors paid them little attention and were unwilling to communicate with them about their health in a clear and understandable way. The battle for medicine’s soul: A century of alternative remedies 2014-01-19T19:00:00Z I asked what he would want, and his reply was totally understandable. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: When Dad’s insight is the greatest gift of all 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z It’s understandable that NYU and Continuum would want to get in on this lucrative action. Goal of the New York City Hospital Mega-Merger: Raising Prices 2012-06-08T13:13:54Z It’s understandable — necessary, even — to develop new ventures. Perspective | Saturday’s protests were big news. Why did these Gannett newspapers push them off the front page? 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z Everyone knows the famous cases—Gary Gilmore, Jack Abbott—of parolees who commit terrible crimes for no understandable reason soon after getting out. Matt and Sweat’s Prisoner’s Dilemma 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z This is understandable given the house’s sad fate, but Broom’s bereft manner fails to capture the sense of life that permeates the book. Perspective | Diane Keaton and Ronan Farrow show the challenges of narrating your own audiobook 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z A bit ironic then, if understandable, that the Irish novelist Sally Rooney is chafing at her fame. Sally Rooney and Love in the Time of General Systems Collapse 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z It seemed like an understandable response to angst that would otherwise eat them alive. Compulsive behaviour? It may make more sense than you think 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z Some proposals are instantly understandable, some incorporate written explanations, some remain mysterious. Art Review | 'Contemplating the Void': Take This Museum and Shape It 2010-02-19T05:56:00Z This eagerness toward the adaptation is understandable, given its ungainly charm, but the problem is that the documentary isn’t strictly about the remake. Review: In ‘Raiders!,’ Two Boys’ First, Great Movie Crush 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z If there is understandable public suspicion of private contractors, like project-management firm Halliburton, who profit from war, she asks, why are private aid organisations treated differently? Worst aid 2010-04-24T23:06:00Z The reference to despair is understandable in light of current events. Review | Matthew Zapruder’s ‘Father’s Day’ is firmly situated in our political moment 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z With that in mind, the criticism of Gadot’s casting is understandable. Gal Gadot as Cleopatra is a backwards step for Hollywood representation 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z He called the book "very odd" which is understandable, however, he sat through it, asking questions and attempting to grasp the concepts. I have the right to be a child by Alain Serres, Aurelia Fronty and Sarah Ardizzone - review 2012-11-26T12:00:00Z As she points out, Zuma’s call for stricter enforcement and harsher punishments for perpetrators is an understandable response to recent weeks’ events—but there’s little evidence that these practices actually reduce violence. Can South Africa fight gender-based violence? 2013-02-19T16:44:00Z “I think there’s a reflexive tendency in the New York Philharmonic to hedge,” he added, noting that it was perhaps understandable given the orchestra’s serious financial pressures. Alan Gilbert Wanted to Save the New York Philharmonic. What Happened? 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z “The uncertainty of the future is an understandable source of dread, but I think that very uncertainty is also a cause for hope.” Using Fiction to Summon the Glittering, Golden Age of Hollywood 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z I say this because, although being “furious” is a somewhat understandable response to being embarrassed, it is not an acceptable state for him to stay in, especially when it comes to your daughter. Perspective | Dad needs to focus on consent and boundaries with his daughter, not his ego 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z The good, and understandable part: Every page is filled with a past review by or about some remarkable author or classic work. Letters to the Editor on the 125th Anniversary Issue 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z Reliving the anguish is understandable, but Turner is most effective when she takes Didion’s analytical stance and just lets flow the innate worldliness she’s flaunted since she first hit the scene in “Body Heat.” Kathleen Turner returns to Arena in Didion’s ‘Magical Thinking’ 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z It's understandable that everyone from moviemakers to Old Navy would be eager to cash in on that trust and intimacy. "Scott Pilgrim's" Facebook blackmail 2010-06-01T20:26:00Z I saw the piece last evening and thought it was challenging, engaging and completely understandable. ‘Constellations,’ With Jake Gyllenhaal and Ruth Wilson, Opens on Broadway 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z Van Etten acknowledges that “I get a little protective” when it comes to her songs, which is understandable given the subject matter: Most are highly personal accounts of relationships in turmoil. Sharon Van Etten learns how to share 2012-02-08T22:14:00Z Speaking of jobs, it's understandable, isn't it, if farmers feel that it is all very well for someone in a comfortable position … "I'm not in a comfortable position," interjects May. Brian May: Me and my animal passions 2012-09-28T23:06:37Z Under such grimly individualistic circumstances, fame seems an understandable aspiration. Shooting the Iron Lady 2011-07-10T21:50:01Z Another way for your husband to behave would be for him to respect your understandable sensitivity to his choice to maintain a fairly “secret” relationship with another woman. Ask Amy: Dysfunctional relationship should not progress to marriage 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z The issue isn’t so much my stepdaughter, as I think her turmoil is entirely understandable. My stepdaughter says she hates me. Is it time to leave? 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z If a theatergoer spends several hundred dollars to bring the family to a show once or twice a year, the understandable hope is for something singularly special. ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: A Holiday Wish for Better Holiday Theater 2010-12-23T00:24:33Z Ms. Russo writes: To call “This Beautiful Life” timely is almost an understatement, since real life regularly generates plenty of clueless but weirdly understandable behavior like that of Schulman’s characters. ArtsBeat: Book Review Podcast: Helen Schulman's 'This Beautiful Life' 2011-07-29T20:30:58Z It is understandable, then, that “The Great Gatsby” had sweetness but was unwieldy and unfocused at the Met. Music Review: John Harbison’s ‘Great Gatsby’ Opera at Tanglewood 2013-07-14T19:50:12Z He is something of a tragic figure, one who pushes away many around him, for reasons that are sometimes understandable and sometimes inexplicable. Cannes: Timothy Spall a grunt no more in Mike Leigh's 'Mr. Turner' 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z That’s understandable; the incoming House class had a record number of women yet only one Republican woman. The Women’s Revolution in Politics 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z The impulse to fix her relationship for her is natural and understandable, but it’s her mom, her relationship, hers alone to fix. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: She’s tired of being a tongue-biter around a backbiter 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z This is understandable — who would want to spend any more time with him, after all? — but also represents something of a missed opportunity. | 'Kawasaki?s Rose': The Interplay of Politics and the Heart 2010-11-23T23:43:00Z Their accents are admirably understandable, which isn’t exactly a strength of the film, and the humor works. Review: ‘Trainspotting Live’ Has (Gross) Humor but Not Enough Heart 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z In the aftermath of their falsely grounded scepticism about fine modern buildings, it is understandable that people decide the new is always good. Shard attack: why don't we rise up against this monstrosity? 2011-04-12T12:07:04Z It’s understandable that these grandparents might be annoyed that a situation you are struggling to manage effectively should be tipped into their laps over Easter. My in-laws won’t stop giving our daughter chocolate 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z It’s understandable, considering the biggest hits of their respective catalogs are independent of each other, but sound issues did them no favors either. Beyoncé and Jay-Z close On the Run II tour with blazing Seattle mic drop 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z She doesn't use the microphone, either – which is understandable, in this small room, but adds to the sense of vocal weakness. Sara Pascoe 2010-08-09T21:45:00Z It would be understandable if Snyder had chosen to disown and disregard “Justice League” entirely, but he did not. Zack Snyder’s Rough and Tumble Ride With ‘Justice League’ 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z Michelle’s prodigious talent, her success to that point in her career, and her keen understanding of the unsavoury aspects of office politics make her initial scepticism over dating a subordinate understandable. When Barack met Michelle: the presidential biopic as love story 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z I understood that moment, thinking of my mother, who has taken to more morbid discussions in the last year or so, for understandable reasons. For Mother’s Day, a Healing Meditation on Mortality 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z Whereas Lewis's brashness, selfishness and recklessness may be to some extent understandable in a young lad, it's desperate and creepy in a man who appears to be approaching middle age. Great Balls of Fire! Jerry Lee Lewis biopic strikes wrong note on scandal 2012-08-23T11:49:00Z It is completely normal and understandable that Americans are feeling stressed, anxious, sad and irritable. Perspective | Could therapy ease your coronavirus stress? How to decide, what to expect and where to find it. 2020-04-25T04:00:00Z Poised on the precipice of a PR blitz, Garbage saw their album lost amidst the world's understandable grief. Shirley Manson on the album that expanded Garbage's sound: "We got royally punished for it" 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z They'd rather have been in the second world war, which, in retrospect, was a clean, understandable war. Kill List brings the horror home 2011-08-26T23:02:00Z The film’s canonical status and longevity is understandable. Taxi Driver: the awkward teen of US cinema 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z It's understandable, because we still live in a capitalist man's world, where such things matter, but, crikey, it's dull. Rewind radio: Woman's Hour power list; Remembering James Bulger; 6 Music Live; Desert Island Discs – review 2013-02-16T22:50:01Z Henri Bendel New York Gift Certificate Most any excuse to visit this Fifth Avenue landmark is understandable, but new to the store is Blink, a threading salon that also offers lash tinting. Skin Deep: Product Picks for 2011 ? Skin Deep 2011-11-28T21:00:24Z That’s understandable: the book in question is the making-of story for a movie that the book’s own subtitle refers to as “the greatest bad movie ever made.” A Beginner’s Guide to The Room, The “Bad Movie” Getting a Making-Of from James Franco 2014-02-11T14:00:35Z If your memory is foggy, it’s understandable, because all anyone was talking about even before the last play was a sighting of Janet Jackson’s breast. The day ‘wardrobe malfunction’ entered our vocabulary 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z For Ms. Le Coze, such an existence was understandable but unacceptable. Still the Boss of Le Bernardin, Maguy Le Coze Strides On 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z This is understandable, though an insufficient excuse for inaction given our culpability and capacity to adapt and change. Inspired, enchanting puppet theater with a punch: the eco-themed 'Memory Rings' 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z That wasn’t my intention, but the conclusion on the part of some readers is understandable. Stephen King apologizes again for “palpable bitchery” tweet: “That wasn’t my intention” 2014-02-06T01:48:00Z But Palmer gives us a man whose gullibility in the face of reason is fueled by humanity, not ignorance, and whose confusions and emotions, tumbled and shredded, are all too understandable. Birthing Bunnies: An 18th-Century Woman’s Bizarre Medical Hoax 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z “It was one of my childhood dreams. My biggest dreams that turned into one of my biggest fears, and understandable fear, because of who my mom is.” Tracee Ellis Ross debuts her singing voice in new film 'The High Note' 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z At the same time, the delay is understandable. A year is too long of a wait for a refund after a canceled European river cruise | Travel Troubleshooter 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z “It’s understandable why people here are cagey,” Kerry Gilmore, a flooring contractor from Sacramento who was renting the Grand Hotel’s other room, said. Bolinas, Calif., the Town That Didn't Want Company 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Years of practice had accustomed him to my barely understandable speech, as well as the perversity of my thoughts. Don Juan in a wheelchair 2013-02-02T01:00:00Z That he didn’t might strike some viewers as a ridiculous narrative contrivance, which is understandable. ‘House of the Dragon,’ Season 1, Episode 2: A Happy Announcement 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z That Price’s own voice was perhaps a little timid, given the milieu and her place in it, is certainly understandable. Review | BSO’s Hersh leads players in a confident ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’ 2018-02-18T05:00:00Z In his down-spiraling antics and tantrums, he is understandable and sympathetic. Blue Valentine a dreary look at a decayed marriage 2010-12-29T23:01:50Z Rushing to your husband’s defense was also understandable but ill-advised. Social Q?s: At the Table, Like Father, Like Son? 2011-07-14T21:32:07Z While it’s perfectly understandable — perhaps even advisable — to scan the ever-changing news headlines, skimming life zaps it of nuance, rids it of wonder. Do millennial women really need the book ‘How to Skimm Your Life’? Give us more credit. 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z But also the client is being very demanding, out of an understandable frustration. Frederick Wiseman on Censorship, Small-Town America, and Why He Dislikes the Word “Documentary” 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z References to her as “America’s plus-size sweetheart” have been received by the actress with understandable annoyance: “It’s like I’m managing to achieve all this success in spite of my affliction.” The making of Melissa McCarthy: how Bridesmaids star kept it real and cleaned up 2015-08-22T04:00:00Z It may be understandable to cling to the operatic experiences of one’s youth, and to seek in the opera house not a reflection of, but an antidote to, the complexities of the outside world. Critic’s Notebook: Opera’s Sad Goodbye? How About, ‘Good Riddance’? 2013-12-30T22:21:55Z Your question is a very understandable, sensible question. "I'm not trying to fool anybody": From Elvis to Zod, Michael Shannon is versatile but no chameleon 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z "There's understandable skepticism," he said, "because things are still tough out there." Obama's Rolling Stone treatment -- politics to pop 2012-04-25T13:13:10Z Vegan sausage is understandable; seasoned soy patties, not so much. Should plant-based proteins be called “meat”? 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z For understandable reasons, the internet is all a-chatter about the final scenes of Season 2 of "Succession." "Succession," Trump, and the end of the American myth of meritocracy 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z “The Tale of Four” is universal in its themes but highly specific in its context, readily understandable in its narrative and visual language but tightly focused in its vernacular. Perspective | Festivals celebrating black films provide cinematic safe space when it’s sorely needed 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z You’ve become obsessed with images of her vulnerability, and an understandable desire to expunge them from the internet. I Found My Girlfriend’s Sex Tape Online. Should I Tell Her? 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z The fallout from the breakup with Diana, who was so popular, it's understandable how his approval rating would go down. "His relationship with Harry, that's a film all by itself" 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z Despite the lack of understandable dialogue — the setting is prehistoric and the characters’ language is extinct — we can, as promised by a note at the beginning of the picture, easily follow the unsubtitled narrative. ‘Iceman’ Review: Retribution in the Neolithic Age 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z Of course, thinking of Stillman as a preppy filmmaker is an understandable mistake. Cheap chic ruined us 2012-06-13T11:45:00Z Islamabad’s rationale for supporting Afghan insurgents is straightforward and, in many ways, understandable. Books of The Times: ‘The Wrong Enemy,’ by Carlotta Gall 2014-04-09T20:24:47Z The Ricky Gervais haters are legion and vocal and the petty war he wages against certain critics becomes more understandable when you read through the cuts. Ricky Gervais 2010-07-17T23:08:00Z There’s an understandable sense to that: Publicists are less likely to complain if you err on the side of calling their clients rich. The Big Secret of Celebrity Wealth (Is That No One Knows Anything) 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z But it’s understandable being they are the only fast-food place that pays well.” Fast food restaurants don’t need to pay starvation wages 2013-09-11T15:11:00Z From the singer's perspective, it's understandable why he'd want to stick with familiar stuff; he's the point person for an audience's adulation or disdain. What's the ideal Rolling Stones set list? 2013-05-23T22:14:00Z As Raymond’s family nags and wheedles and bickers, his desire to escape the lot of them is the most urgent and understandable emotion onscreen. Review: ‘Youth in Oregon’ Takes a Family on a Contentious Ride 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z Better community consultation and provision of information in understandable formats would be of assistance in this regard. South Africa’s small-scale fishers have been marginalized since apartheid 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z It’s difficult because “freeze mode,” as Gregory calls it, is such an understandable paralysis. One year after the San Bernadino attack, learning to survive is a routine part of life 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z Under these conditions, it's understandable that some might believe that "dumping" a series online is a necessity. Why binge-watching TV might not replace weekly installments 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z Some are understandable — members of Congress get stuck with floor votes — and some are just rude. Drama. Ego. Protocol: Washington dinners have it all — and that’s just the seating chart Given economic realities today, it seems understandable that parents are focused on their children’s success. Kids Value Success Over Caring Because Parents Do 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z Your shared naivete concerning this technology is understandable; his accusation is troubling. Ask Amy: Couple should be smarter than their smartphone 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z This focus on Leone’s work is understandable: he was a great filmmaker who made Mr. Eastwood a star. A Spaghetti Western Roundup at Film Forum 2012-06-02T15:03:01Z Trapped as we are in the sucking, pestilent swamp of political and economic woes, it is understandable that Americans would long for that elusive Simpler Time. Fall TV: Been there, seen that 2011-09-13T22:09:05Z So it is understandable that kids, and even adults, think of athletes as heroes. Tom Brady is a Super Bowl champ, but he’s no hero 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z There are odd moments in Seven Psychopaths when Marty's understandable exasperation becomes tedious and repetitive. Seven Psychopaths – review 2012-12-09T00:05:57Z And information must be presented in understandable formats — in the local language and orally through radio and television. South Africa’s small-scale fishers have been marginalized since apartheid 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z If there’s a little anxiety underneath the jest, it’s understandable. When the boss is a ballerina: Julie Kent on balancing Washington Ballet top job and family 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z “It’s understandable that young blacks are not getting the chance to hear blues,” he says. Young bluesmen take up the torch for a musical tradition And there are only two things to be said about its concluding page: The previously unexplained title becomes understandable. Books of The Times: James Hynes?s ?Next?: A Job Interview to End All Interviews 2010-03-11T05:14:00Z Applying fifty thousand volts of electricity to the body of a pregnant woman who won’t sign a paper charging her with a traffic infraction only becomes “understandable” within a framework informed by narratives like these. The violent policing of Black motherhood: How and why cops target mothers of color 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z Nearly all older trans men have experienced oppression, but they had the advantage of growing up in an era when coveting manhood was somewhat understandable and tomboyishness was at least forgiven. For Some in Transgender Community, It’s Never Too Late to Make a Change 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z "If you're going to revitalise Robin Hood, it can be done on the basis that whatever you thought you knew about Robin Hood, it was a previously understandable mistake." Looking for Robin 2010-04-14T07:00:00Z Carter is a reluctant refugee, with understandable feelings of connection to her former life and predictable teenage rebellion to any situation that unfolds without her consent. When a kidnapped child comes home: The surprising emotional intelligence of “Finding Carter” 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z His plight is so human, his mourning so understandable, that it is startling when he reminds us of his belief in the superiority of the white race. ‘Small Great Things’ is the most important novel Jodi Picoult has ever written 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z But occasional and understandable bouts of pessimism aside, “Truth in Our Times” is not dire. The Truth Is Hard. But for a New York Times Lawyer, Defending It Is Fun. 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z It’s understandable that diet companies would want to incorporate celebrities in their marketing plans. Skin Deep: When Dieting Becomes a Role to Play 2011-08-02T22:12:55Z To bring authenticity, Mr. Patel worked with a dialect coach to create a more easily understandable hybrid of his British accent and the thicker one of South India. A Math Biopic, With Dev Patel, Applies a Different Calculus 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Kafka stalks the streets of Prague; Fitzrovia pubs call Julian MacLaren-Ross to mind; Dublin, to the understandable frustration of its other writers, is Joyce. A brief survey of the short story part 51: Sherwood Anderson 2013-07-24T15:15:19Z You need to cut your boyfriend some slack that he didn’t talk about marriage in the first few months, that’s really understandable until you’re more serious about one another. My boyfriend won’t marry me, even though we plan to start a family 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z It was about 10 films ago for her, so perhaps that's understandable. Life on fast forward 2012-06-22T23:00:00Z First, and most important, was Gudrun’s understandable distress at the idea of aborting another wanted child, especially, once again, at such a late stage. The day we learned our son had a cleft lip 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z It’s understandable that an organization would want to be careful about who it’s getting its gifts from. An atheist finally finds someone to take his money 2014-01-10T15:54:00Z The increase of substance use among parents is “just kind of understandable,” said Jonathan Metzl, the director of the department of medicine, health and society at Vanderbilt University. Mother’s Little Helper Is Back, and Daddy’s Partaking Too 2020-10-03T04:00:00Z Both of these initial impressions were understandable but, as Girls approaches its sixth and final season, it turns out that neither was correct. Lena Dunham’s Girls: the show that turned TV upside down 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z With so many shows to watch, the appeal of stories that start and finish within 30 minutes is understandable. It’s Bobcat Goldthwait’s moment: With “Misfits & Monsters,” he’s not hiding anymore 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z Under the circumstances, the reassurance was understandable: Mr. Okazaki was introducing his new band, Trickster, and he didn’t want to start off on the wrong footing, not with so many twists in the road ahead. Review: Miles Okazaki Bends Conventionality to His Whims at the Jazz Gallery 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z Making from-the-heart choices like this to protect his subject's dignity are understandable. If "Jeen-Yus" is in the eye of the beholder, this film doesn't adequately explain Kanye West's 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z "Women cannot be protected by the state so it is understandable people are looking for other solutions." India gang rape outcry provokes fierce debate on attitudes to women 2013-01-15T12:45:18Z It’s understandable to hope the fun-loving host continues providing a daily optimistic TV refuge in an increasingly bleak world. Extremely "Relatable": Even Ellen DeGeneres is entitled to her darkness 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z Scholars and academics had their understandable quibbles, but for the general public the series was something like a revelation. The Seductive Enthusiasm of Kenneth Clark’s “Civilisation” 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z It’s understandable that protests about symbols and language strike critics on both the right and the left as being too touchy-feely. The Year of the Imaginary College Student 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z Many Jewish people of Russian origin share those politics, in large part because they hold a blanket hatred of the left, a residue of their understandable aversion to Soviet Communism. Faced with Donald Trump and David Friedman, Jews must resist the toxic allure of tribalism 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z So it’s understandable why Phish and its fans might nurse ambivalent feelings about its most storied predecessors. Phish Has Come To Terms With Its Life After the Dead 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z Her hesitation is understandable, given the relentless, often inflammatory media glare that accompanied her unprecedented 2005 indictment by an Italian court on charges of being part of a stolen-art ring. Getty curator at the center of past looting scandals has been writing a memoir 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z In academic circles, it serves as a sleepy counterpoint to the hyperawareness of “woke” social criticism, or as a more forgivable, understandable, sympathetic version of the Uncle Tom racial trope. Trapped in the Sunken Place: how Get Out’s purgatory engulfed pop culture 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z Her overwhelmedness is perfectly understandable in a nonagenarian facing a live auditorium and a TV audience that loves her to pieces. Review | At this year’s Emmy Awards, the talk about diversity doesn’t quite translate to trophies 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z It was a decision both understandable and admirable. Did Max Boot Turn His Back on the Republican Party, or Did the Party Turn Its Back on Him? 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z William Cage but with the understandable chaos of an invasion of Earth by aliens known as Mimics, a creepy race that look a bit like a horde of angry metallic squid. 'Edge of Tomorrow,' Tom Cruise run loops around competition 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z I was the only blind person, the only disabled person, the only person to bring a companion, so it was understandable that people would ask, “How did you two meet?” After Losing My Sight, Struggling to Be Seen 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z Allen’s desire to speak in his own defense is understandable. Woody Allen is just the beginning: Why we can’t hide from the truth anymore 2014-02-11T00:00:00Z My in-laws are also extremely risk-averse — again, understandable — and I don't want to spend the week talking them off the ledge every time my son does anything. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Grieving in-laws want to tag along on widow’s family vacation 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z “If your mental image of a doctor binding books in human skin is that of a lone mad scientist, toiling away in a creepy basement creating abominations, that would be understandable,” she writes. Yes, Books Were Bound in Human Skin. An Intrepid Librarian Finds the Proof. 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z Suicide, which figures in two of these stories, is an understandable choice. Critic?s Notebook: From Belarus, Dynamic Drama With Limited Means 2011-04-18T23:52:43Z Holding up the line at Balenciaga is understandable, but on Thursday morning, as the Paris shows accelerated, Mr. Ghesquiere put a lot of new options on the runway. On the Runway Blog: Into the Woods with Balenciaga 2012-09-27T12:10:58Z It's understandable that "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," "Life of Pi," Marvel's "The Avengers," "Prometheus" and "Snow White and the Huntsman" are competing for Best Achievement in Visual Effects. Final cut: The gems and stars left off the Oscars list 2013-01-30T16:28:23Z Obviously you have a problem you need to deal with as regards your daughter’s weight, and it’s understandable you are concerned. My in-laws won’t stop giving our daughter chocolate 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z While Durant was sometimes pooh-poohed by the snooty as middlebrow and facile, he nonetheless brought history to vivid life and made complex ideas understandable. Perspective | Remember when high culture was revered? Louis Menand’s ‘The Free World’ made me nostalgic. 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z When you break down Poppy that way, the lunchtime order that gives her away is completely understandable. We tried the bizarre "Only Murders in the Building" sandwich and have thoughts 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z Our hero makes a choice that is understandable but not exactly tenderhearted. “The Witcher” is baffling to the uninitiated, but diehards swear by its throwback fantasy charms 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z “Downstate” is finally about the anarchic spirit of revenge, so understandable and yet so antithetical to justice. Review: In Scathing ‘Downstate,’ Sympathy for the Devils 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z The choice to work stage magic with elaborate puppets as horses and Robin Williams as a tiger instead of live animals is understandable. Good Boy! A Trainer?s Tony Treat 2011-06-08T18:57:12Z The Prokofiev alone would have made Wednesday’s program a highlight of the Philharmonic’s season, but it’s understandable if many in the audience will think immediately of Lim when they recall this concert. Review: Yunchan Lim, Teenage Piano Star, Arrives in New York 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z Her worlds are odd and wayward, although at first they appear simple and understandable. Authors choose their favourite short stories 2012-12-21T22:55:14Z It’s understandable why Ms. Steen, who will be familiar to American art-house habitués for her work in movies like “The Celebration” and “The Idiots,” took on “Applause.” | 'Applause': Even on the Wagon, Not Ready for a Close-Up 2011-01-20T23:00:19Z For example, if weight gain was due to overeating, as it often is, it’s understandable to expect that hunger and cravings would decrease along with pounds. Perspective | Hunger may increase as the pounds decrease. Here are tactics to tame it. 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z It’s understandable that having lived through so much discrimination, gay people of Lundstedt’s age are wary of entering a care system largely inhabited by old heterosexuals. LGBT retirement home: the end of the rainbow 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z It’s an understandable response, yet slightly surprising to hear coming from Ms. Anderson, whose work often considers the horrors and follies of humanity from a cool, more detached perspective. Laurie Anderson?s Heart, Politics and Processors 2010-06-25T16:17:00Z The attention is understandable; the film is beautifully shot — the characters and story are compelling. Hushpuppy, anarchist antihero? 2012-08-09T19:40:00Z "A great deal of work needs to be done... to ensure that the change succeeds in its chief aim of opening up courtrooms to make the judicial process more understandable and accessible." Broadcasters urge PM on court ban 2012-02-06T15:09:24Z It's understandable: Meadows has been immersed in Made of Stone since Brown's 2011 phone call, and his head is still there. Shane Meadows: 'This is the closest thing to a love letter I've ever made' 2013-05-26T07:00:00Z Which is understandable since nothing else does either. The new “Ghostbusters” delivers: It’s a cheerful exercise in feminist nostalgia — except, wait, is that possible? 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z “It’s understandable that artists and collectors would find their way there,” he said. Southern California Claims Its Place on the Art World Map 2011-10-12T13:27:24Z For a band who always pushed the envelope, prevarication is understandable. Severed Heads - review 2013-03-14T08:11:25Z Early "straight" graffiti was abandoned for stencilling and clear, legible, instantly understandable sloganeering. Banksy: The Man Behind the Wall by Will Ellsworth-Jones - review 2012-06-01T07:00:02Z Through the lens of "Framing Britney Spears" it's an understandable response to living your life, the majority of which has been maliciously mischaracterized, under a microscope. "Framing Britney Spears" makes viewers reflect on how everyone accepted the abusive sexism she faced 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z Part of the appeal was no doubt of an understandable relief from the brutal endlessness of awards season. Richard Linklater: A slow-cook director eyes the microwave 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z Warner Brown’s script also couches the science in understandable terms. Spare Times for Children for July 25-31 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z So it was understandable that they were a little amped up for their final set Saturday. Kids These Days in no mood for subtleties at SXSW 2012-03-18T06:14:00Z The deaths, at police hands, of Trayvon Martin and many others have caused understandable consternation, most noticeably in protest movements like Black Lives Matter. Cuba Gooding Jr on OJ Simpson: 'It could have been me in that Bronco' 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z Once the elevator established itself, the pyramid of society could be accurately reflected in the structure of multistory buildings as well, although we must not lose sight of a certain understandable delay. The dying world of “Grand Budapest Hotel” 2014-03-07T23:59:00Z In the morning, Mr. Tarandek was less optimistic, and it was understandable. Truffles in Paradise. (And It’s Not Italy.) 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z For the second half of the 1930s, Shirley Temple was a box-office sensation, a fact that’s at once understandable and baffling. Escape With Me Into the Trippy World of 1930s Musicals 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z “It’s understandable that people like me need to create our own world to occupy and control, when in the world outside your control is limited,” Locke, 62, said in a recent phone interview. ________Stepping Into the Expansive Worlds of Black Imagination 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z By editing the pages, Ms. Damen said, “He wanted to make the composition more clearly readable and understandable.” Yale Buys Collection of Scattered Medieval Pages 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z They feel jealous at times, which is completely understandable — it’s probably the biggest challenge to overcome for any adoptive parent going through the reconnecting process. When my birth mother found me 2013-09-16T23:30:00Z It's an understandable impulse, but one Canuel follows without finesse, occasionally making the project look a little shoddy. Review: 'Barrymore' a showcase for Plummer 2012-11-14T13:29:08Z If the orchestra seemed less than inspired in “The Nutcracker” on Tuesday, it was understandable. Music Review: The Tried and the True Step in After the Storm 2010-12-29T22:05:42Z While the impulse to shed light on the family’s grief and to portray Mr. Davis as more than a headline is understandable, the sentimental reminiscences detract from what at times is a powerfully minimalist presentation. Review: ‘3 ½ Minutes, Ten Bullets’ Explores a Gas Station Slaying in Florida 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z To show, for example, that their obsessive interest in monetarism or the A-Team is understandable because they're 30 and, therefore, a child of the 80s. An Edinburgh comedy judge's diary: has porn changed comedy tastes? 2010-08-18T13:31:00Z The sudden star power of Shiraga is both understandable and a little disquieting. The other modernism 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z Robin lived in London for many years, and since my last travel assignment had been to the exclusive island of Mustique in the West Indies, hers was an understandable mistake. ?Jersey Shore,? Reality Versus Reality TV 2011-09-09T18:55:00Z Looking at the pictures in the book, this oversight seems understandable. The most beautiful libraries you’ve never seen 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z Third Master's understandable resistance is rooted in a bizarre tragedy. A polished, melodramatic 'Empire of Silver' 2011-12-01T21:50:07Z The humor used by pro-choice politicians in Michigan is understandable and has called necessary attention to their policy debate. ‘Girls’ still racist 2012-06-22T16:56:00Z That may be understandable in a history aimed more at the general public than at fellow academics, but it is still annoying. A grim half-century 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Boucher’s disgust is understandable, as she learned how to play violin and ukulele for “Art Angels,” produced and engineered the album herself, and even created the artwork. Grimes isn’t a novelty act: Maybe we’ll see more female producers when we stop treating them like kooky freaks 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Birkhead wears his knowledge lightly, and conveys complex scientific concepts – such as the way migrant birds navigate – in an easily understandable way. Christmas gifts 2012: the best wildlife books 2012-11-30T22:55:02Z Ultimately, though, everyone got back on board, but it would have been understandable if the cast had more qualms than the fans about the return. Arrested Development season four: the return of the greatest sitcom ever 2013-05-20T16:13:33Z There was a lot of understandable excitement Monday after the announcement that Brad Pitt’s “War Machine” was heading to Netflix. Netflix's 'War Machine': Should the film business be concerned? 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z The lack of confirmation was both understandable and “extraordinarily frustrating,” Tiberghien said. For a New Troupe, Going Digital Has Been Easier Than Returning Live 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Now, three years later there is much animosity toward us, which is understandable. Perspective | Ask Amy: Facebook message creates marital mess 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z "It goes back to what I've said about Superman and making him really understandable for today," he said. Amy Adams to take a trip down Lois Lane 2011-03-28T09:02:41Z “So if parents are anxious, we usually say that’s totally understandable. But just take a minute and don’t have a conversation with a child when you’re feeling particularly anxious or annoyed.” Parenting during coronavirus: What to know about play dates, online learning and more 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z Which is understandable on one hand, because men do benefit, even passively, from the toxic masculinity that allows guys like Lauer to thrive. Do I have to agree with those who say "straight black men are trash"? 2019-04-20T04:00:00Z The 9th Circuit "declares what the policy of the U.S. government is now on Holocaust-era art restitution and explains that policy in clear and understandable language" that could favor some claimants. Norton Simon dealt setback in Nazi-looted art case 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z We want to explore some ideas that we haven't before, like how alien can an alien be and still be understandable by humans. Bruce Timm discusses the Batman he was never allowed to make ... until now 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z It's understandable: a sketch works because the writer sets their sights on a target and launches a missile, and it's incredibly hard to sustain that through two hours of deftly-structured drama. Political theatre lacks the Commons touch 2010-10-19T11:04:00Z The moderately religious fear death more than fervent believers and those who are only very slightly religious, which is understandable when you see how often religion uses fear as a binding agent. This is your brain on religion: Uncovering the science of belief 2014-01-04T19:00:00Z His reactions were predictable and understandable: embarrassment, shame and fear that not being able to consummate our love might undermine the relationship and make me feel undesirable. My life in sex: the partner of a man with erectile dysfunction 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z The film is more about spirit than about technique, which is understandable but also perhaps a bit disappointing. Movie Review: ‘20 Feet From Stardom’ Explores World of Backup Singers 2013-06-13T23:57:32Z It's understandable, but I wish they had not given this question serious attention. Why waste Shakespeare's birthday on conspiracy theories? 2013-04-22T15:53:00Z “The fear was totally understandable – those old power dynamics are still in place.” Always in Season: behind the painful film about lynching in America 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z Her reluctance was understandable, because the navel-revealing bikini was still considered relatively shocking outside Hollywood and the French Riviera. Lee Pockriss, Composer and Songwriter, Is Dead at 87 2011-11-17T03:55:54Z If we were acquainted, I would tell her what all friends are told, which is simply that it is quite understandable to be apprehensive about her 'Fans'. How Much Magic Can ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Make on Broadway? 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z That’s an understandable advisement if it works for the average patient, but it doesn’t take into account at all the demands of a six-week old baby, and her mother’s body. Stop telling breastfeeding moms to “Go home” 2014-03-20T14:19:00Z Drown your very real, very human, very normal and understandable envy in reminders of why you’re friends. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Could’ve been in on the ground floor. Instead, it’s the envy escalator. 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z Emotionally, however, he and Spears represent the public face of their respective generation's completely understandable private seething. It was Conan O'Brien's choice to leave late night this time – and we've never identified more 2021-06-26T04:00:00Z Not knowing what to make of the criminal charges against a famous friend is understandable. Are some stars and celebrity cases simply too famous to ensure that justice will be served? 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z In his foreword, McCartney extols the understandable joy that he and his mates experienced as the world put out the welcome mat for the four lads from Liverpool. Paul McCartney’s photo collection, "1964: Eyes of the Storm," captures Beatlemania on the rise 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z Implicit in studies like these is the assumption that we want to eat fewer calories, which is understandable given how many people consume more calories then they burn-i.e., they’re overweight. Everything you think you know about breakfast may be wrong 2013-02-06T19:57:00Z A representative for the band said it was "understandable, but devastating". Watkins paving lyrics to be removed 2013-12-10T16:53:17Z Using replicas is understandable from educational and preservationist standpoints, but it also strips the show of the magic of authenticity. The Making of ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Was as Far Out as the Movie 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z Fleming said sensitivity about the play is understandable because of Flight 93's demise in nearby Shanksville, and because the sudden death of a drama student in a car crash affected students last year. Pa. school pulls 'Kismet' after 9/11 complaints 2011-09-20T18:46:03Z He was a popular success, in the sense that he made his subject understandable and enjoyable, but he was also well liked by viewers for his informal manner, forthright speech and genuine enthusiasm. Mick Aston, archaeologist at the heart of Channel 4's Time Team 2013-06-25T16:35:38Z And all this must be sorted out in a way that makes Link consistently understandable. In ‘Mockingbird,’ a deaf actor finally gets his wish: Not to be defined solely by deafness 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z But with childishness also comes a kind of innocence, a base sincerity that makes his sins more understandable and human, if not necessarily forgivable. ‘Fargo’ Season 3, Episode 6: Ray the Loser 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z My dad does nothing about this, which is understandable. Perspective | Ask Amy: Mom’s addiction and abuse roils household 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z Smith is less concerned with Eliot’s prodigious intellect and spiritual searching and more interested in her relationships with men, which is understandable. George Eliot’s brief marriage got off to a really, really bad start 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z If you agree that the symptoms of depression are a logical and understandable response to one set of life circumstances – losing a loved one – might they not be an understandable response to other situations? Is everything you think you know about depression wrong? 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z Previous stories position both men prominently, which is understandable considering their central importance to the Sex Pistols, the lasting fame each forged for themselves in the band's afterlife, and their everlasting enmity. Hulu's new Sex Pistols series is a rock 'n' roll swindle that plays like edgy karaoke 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z So the question going into Season 8 is, are the hiccups simply understandable ebbs within a long-running serial, or the beginning of an aging show’s decline? ‘The Walking Dead’ at 100: Still a Hit, but for How Much Longer? 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z He seethes with understandable contempt for Stark, the Avengers and the one percent. What if superheroes aren’t really the good guys? 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z It’s an understandable choice, even though some of the performers aren’t fully equipped to handle them. ‘Nemesis’ Review: A Philip Roth Adaptation Resonates 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z Colin Goddard's nervousness was understandable as he faced the lecture hall crowd at Northern Illinois University. Katie Couric confirms leaving CBS evening news 2011-04-26T19:16:00Z All of which is why the confusion last week about a protest outside Greggs – mistaken for a demo against the vegan sausage roll, actually a demo in support of Brexit – is understandable. Half-baked: what Greggs’ vegan sausage roll says about Brexit Britain 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z Paramount Pictures seems to have no idea what to do with the new Tina Fey movie “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot,” which is understandable. Tina Fey reinvents herself in the rich Afghan War dramedy “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z Historically, it is understandable that these judicial experiments had to be tested and developed, and some have been more convincing than others, at different stages. Mass Murder Relies on People Like Us: An Interview With Thierry Cruvellier 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z It’s understandable, though, if you mistake the chalky clouds in which he moves throughout this harshly funny, surprisingly poignant one-man show for the smoke of firing synapses. Review: John Leguizamo Turns Nutty Professor in ‘Latin History for Morons’ 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z Unlike natural fears, these unfathomable symptoms — sometimes relatively harmless affectations, sometimes devastatingly distressing and impairing — cannot be explained by consideration of their context or by understandable reactions to memories of past dangers. Our new era of anxiety 2012-06-02T22:00:00Z So much TV these days involves documentary makers pretending to be invisible, perhaps it's understandable that their subjects feel bound to play along. Rewind TV: Jamie's Dream School; Attenborough and the Giant Egg; The Promise 2011-03-06T00:09:51Z You might want a Latin feel, a tango rhythm, a French chanson, as a way of making mood and story more understandable.” ‘The Doors Didn’t Open Easily’ on Her Path to ‘Cinderella’ 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Led Zeppelin historians have chronicled the creation of that rock band’s early hit “Dazed and Confused” for so long it’s understandable if fans can no longer tell what’s true about its authorship. Bad Times, Worse Times: Led Zeppelin Sued for Copyright Infringement 2010-06-30T15:43:00Z Reactions to the story range from sympathy to disgust to skepticism, all understandable responses to a story about an enormous cultural taboo. “What it’s like to date your dad”: Why class markers matter in stories about taboo sexuality 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z This is understandable when you compare their roster with that of Netflix, which seems to generate a word-of-mouth sensation every quarter; from Making a Murderer to Stranger Things and, now, Black Mirror. Can Matthew Weiner bring the Mad Men magic to Amazon? 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Beneath the thrill of the center’s opening are some quiet, understandable concerns, like whether ticket sales will hold up after the first flush of excitement fades. Critic?s Notebook: Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, Mo. 2011-11-20T19:25:33Z It appears that instead, you took matters into your own hands, booked a hotel, and got on with your vacation — again, a very understandable thing to do. Airbnb host gave me a different apartment — can I get a refund? 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z He accepts there is a certain quid pro quo with the estate: “People have an agenda, and I think their agenda’s fairly transparent and fairly harmless and understandable.” Two sides to every story: Whitney, Tupac, Assange and the trouble with making biopics 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z The emotions of losing the child at the hospital were well-done and understandable, but the overwhelming grief was a bit exhausting. ‘Outlander’ Season 2, Episode 7: Of Love and Sacrifice 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z It's all understandable but Spears deserves to live her life without the projection from fans and the public that she's so fragile and ready to break at every moment. Leave Britney Spears alone – yes, we're talking to Britney fans also 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z I suppose it’s understandable if your childhood was as mean as mine.” The Importance of Being Astonished 2011-01-09T02:00:58Z Dad thought it completely understandable that Björk had driven me to Brighton and demanded I quit the job that I hated so much. Family life 2011-08-12T23:06:13Z How did you decide on how serious it would be but perhaps still an understandable accidental killing? PBS' "Guilt" examines what happens to estranged brothers after they finally bond over killing someon 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z Although the reasons for these elisions are understandable, they rob the film of the bite that a more honest record might have had. 2010-01-22T03:30:00Z But if you don't recognize H. Jon Benjamin by sight, it's understandable — it's his deadpan voice that's his claim to fame. “Archer” and “Bob’s Burgers” star H. Jon Benjamin is more than just a pretty voice 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z But with her mother, Lilith, on death row for murdering six women, it’s understandable that Edie would be hesitant to peer too deeply into her gene pool. Yo, Ray Boy: Crime Novels That Speak in Local Voices 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z Maybe when bullets are flying that’s an understandable lapse, but here? Carolyn Hax: Foodies’ fun ruined by a sour apple at the table 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Add to that the fact that the city is rimmed by beaches, each one packed with surfers, and it’s understandable how Sydney is as relaxed and modest as it is stylish and forward-looking. A guide to Sydney’s flourishing small-bar scene 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, as America seemed tumbled into the Upside Down, Hillary Clinton retreated into the woods for her post-election relief — which is completely understandable. The cold comforts of “Designated Survivor” and “Madam Secretary” 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z The brewery will be closing at 10 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, making its Irish New Year's plans understandable. Guinness US brewery releasing mystery beer on New Year's Eve, celebrating on Ireland's time 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z This was one of the times when I made something up in order to seem understandable. The City at the Bottom of the Sea 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z That’s a completely understandable artistic choice — the words and the people are more important than the nominal wardrobe and prop touches; but the blandness and seriousness deprive the movie of texture. ‘The Normal Heart’: Then and now, a relevant outrage But it’s understandable that people want critics to love what they love; critics feel the same way! Welcoming Back Live Theater Doesn’t Mean Agreeing About All of It 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z If he is overly careful not to impinge on his Doctor's mystique by doing something like answer a question, that's understandable, there being so much riding on this new incarnation. Peter Capaldi: 'I know how to work the Tardis. I've known for a long time' 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z I noticed that, instead, you became agitated and demanded your money back — an understandable response. Travel Troubleshooter | After booking through Hotels.com, this traveler is denied a room — and a refund 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z A crime this violent, this strange, is an understandable mystery. The “gentle giant” explodes: Why the “good kid” media angle is so toxic 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z Our habit of using “coward” in this way is understandable, but it comes at a cost. Boston Marathon bombing, one year later: Were the Tsarnaevs really cowards? 2014-04-14T23:00:00Z It’s understandable why it pulled in nearly $1.7 billion at the box office, given that it was a much-hyped sequel to a beloved classic, but the critical acclaim a little baffling. 26 films Rotten Tomatoes got 100% wrong 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z “All this is entirely understandable. None of it results from over-sensitivity. I also accept that practically all of this was caused by the BBC’s broadcasting the story in the first place.” BBC to pay damages to Cliff Richard for televising police raid 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z The desire to capitalize on the success of the original “A-Team” is understandable, as is the failure to transpose its mix of hyperbolic action and cheesy humor to the big screen. | 'The A-Team': Joe Carnahan Turns an Old TV Show Into a Movie 2010-06-10T22:44:00Z She's a major playwright right now — one of the most interesting theater artists working today — so it's understandable that her representation might be holding out for more remunerative opportunities. A new, fearless generation makes this a revolutionary moment in American playwriting 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z Oliver said: “It’s understandable to have a lot of questions after watching that, like, ‘What am I watching?’ John Oliver: 'I’m in a public beef with an unsanctioned Japanese otter' 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z Judging from her understandable irritation with journalists and readers who assume she simply is Carrie, Bushnell never quite resolved these questions. Hadley Freeman: rereading Sex and the City by Candace Bushnell 2013-04-19T11:01:01Z For an infrequent traveler, maybe a romantic fascination with the Detroit Qdoba might be understandable. I miss airport food 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z That said her decision to pull Joffrey from battle, while understandable, was a tactical disaster. Game of Thrones: season two, episode nine – Blackwater 2012-05-28T18:08:00Z So it's understandable economically but it distorts your film. A Minute With: Danny Boyle and his hypnotic "Trance" 2013-04-03T14:14:03Z Following four years of horror upon horror and loss upon loss, reacting to good news with a flinch is completely understandable. For the good of the nation, let's not normalize any Trump flunkies with primetime TV cameos 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z It’s understandable, of course, that Bhutto would demonize those who mercilessly executed her grandfather and hunted down her father and uncle, but in a novel this doesn’t yield nuanced characterization or enlightened empathy. ‘The Shadow of the Crescent Moon,’ by Fatima Bhutto 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z Set down in a straightforward timeline, the cellphone clips began to form something understandable, if not remotely sensible. Perspective | The Jan. 6 images were already disturbing. The impeachment-trial video makes them terrifying. 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z Though it’s an understandable, emotional reaction, it’s also unfair. ABC’s “Fresh off the Boat” could be a disaster for Asian Americans 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z I would have liked there to be a sixth book and that’s one that makes the ’Ndrangheta understandable to everybody, but it hasn’t been written yet. Paul Theroux on travelling 2012-06-25T11:00:00Z Given the level of scrutiny they have received, restraint is an understandable choice. Larry Wilmore’s Characteristically Low-Key Farewell 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z If you’ve been hesitant to share positive developments over the past year, it’s understandable. No, you shouldn’t hide good news during a pandemic. Here’s how to share it gracefully. 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z The vast American flag currently suspended from an overhanging mezzanine at its eastern end is, perhaps, an understandable gesture in a site that bears such a heavy weight of history. The Best Part of Calatrava’s Oculus 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z Your disappointment at being ignored for so long is understandable. Carolyn Hax: Fixing a broken relationship 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z And in truth a lot of it is understandable. Notes from a trailing spouse: An ex-pat plots a life well-lived in a barren principality 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z "The fallout from the breakup with Diana, who was so popular, it's understandable how his approval rating would go down." "His relationship with Harry, that's a film all by itself" 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z If not everything else on the two-hour program achieved similar mastery, that was understandable; the artists here were on the younger side. Review: Iranian Female Composers Speak Indirectly to the Moment 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z Psychedelia's ongoing appeal to musicians is understandable – there's something seductive about the restless pioneering spirit of rock music in 1966/67 – but to the latterday artist it's less a genre than a conundrum. Tame Impala: Lonerism – review 2012-10-04T14:29:01Z Mr. Braniff: The call for better intelligence is understandable but may set unrealistic expectations for the capacity of intelligence to predict the future and may also discount the intelligence successes since 9/11. Sept. 11 Memorial Museum Conversation 2012-06-05T16:40:23Z This is understandable, given his subject matter, but how you read the book will depend on the faith you place in these sources and in Hersh's own judgment about their veracity. 'The Killing of Osama Bin Laden' by Seymour Hersh details a grave threat to our democracy 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z Your concern that your condolences be received is understandable, but Miss Manners urges you not to lose sight of your original purpose. Perspective | Miss Manners: Heading off a toy overload 2020-08-12T04:00:00Z Dear Anxious: Your anxiety and this current rumination are understandable — because you are entering a letting-go life phase where you are, in fact, turning your son’s life over to him. Ask Amy: Overseas move locks mom into anxious cycle 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z As Det Ron Stallworth, Washington delivers an unmistakably Spike Lee-ish monologue about growing up idolizing the crisp uniform and the commitment to serve, a perfectly understandable dream when articulated by him. From the streets to the screen: how Hollywood is tackling police brutality 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z Your reluctance is understandable, but you have to move beyond it. I Found My Girlfriend’s Sex Tape Online. Should I Tell Her? 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z We have not heard much from the former Lady McCartney for some time, which is tragic yet understandable. Heather Mills to save the planet 2011-03-03T20:00:01Z As an interpretive impulse, such borrowing is understandable. Review: A Sprawling ‘Days to Come’ Has Everything Except Central Figures 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z Sarah's In the Land of Hifi is a brilliant album and Billie had a very sad and plaintive voice, understandable when you think of the demons she faced. John Prescott on Rumer: 'She sang only one song but it moved me' 2010-09-22T12:12:00Z This disappointment is understandable if you think about fandom as a reciprocal relationship. Abba: who actually likes them? 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z And the urge to fight these misconceptions about feminists with humor is understandable. Sorry, Feminists: Misandry Isn't Funny 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z Asked how she felt about people who might skip the darker stories told by the wall texts and just get lost in the fascinating faces, Ms. Wali said it was understandable. ‘Races of Mankind’ Sculptures, Long Exiled, Return to Display at Chicago’s Field Museum 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Blunt and DeWitt have such a lovely, easy chemistry - as well as an understandable tension - they truly make you feel as if you're watching a sisterly bond, full of teasing and secrets and resentments. Review: Naturalism key to `Your Sister's Sister' 2012-06-12T00:46:06Z These are unimpeachable nerd credentials and it would be understandable if Nanjiani were content to coast on them. Kumail Nanjiani: 'For a long time, there was one famous American brown actor' 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z Tokha is not an antagonist; he is the same victim-participant as Lilia, but he is dealing with his trauma and his experience in his own way, which is accessible, and understandable, and organic to him. "What can be scarier than death?": Ukraine filmmaker on making a war film during wartime 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z Ellen’s research leads her to reassess the behavior of her father’s murdered nemesis, and the greatest labor this “Fatal Attraction” takes on is its effort to turn Alex into an understandable, even sympathetic, character. ‘Fatal Attraction’ Review: Here’s Why She Did It 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z It’s an understandable squelching: an Ailey commission is a signal that you’ve hit the mainstream, the big time. Dance Review: Ailey Offers Premiere of ‘Another Night,’ by Kyle Abraham 2012-12-07T20:30:08Z It is always wine o’clock in this home, which is understandable given the circumstances. "Servant" is M. Night Shyamalan's slow stroll through the horror of first world problems 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z No jokes, no second-guessing — the episode treats Lois' decision to have an abortion as being entirely within her rights and, in the context of her particular situation, a perfectly understandable choice. Seth MacFarlane: Progressive hero 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z He warns her to prepare for “a long, grueling and dangerous thing” — and her hesitation seems entirely understandable. 'Penny Dreadful' Recap: Did the Finale Surprise? 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z Their reluctance to water down their material is understandable. The stars of Pen15 on playing their teenage selves: ‘It seems like torture’ 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z She said: “The way you are dealing with the rejection, as you see it, is by withdrawing and threatening to leave. It’s not helpful, although it’s understandable.” My husband never pays me compliments – it upsets me a lot but he won’t change his ways 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z Its tone is gentle rather than stridently satirical – understandable given the subject matter – but the gags are strong, the performances are likeable and the issues depicted could not be more timely. Partridge, politics and period pomp: the must-see TV shows of 2019 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z It’s understandable that a seemingly sure thing would have more allure than something riskier. “Community” botches damage control 2012-05-24T16:00:00Z The resurrection of the vampire as the ultimate suave lover has its understandable appeal. Movie Review: ‘Warm Bodies,’ Written and Directed by Jonathan Levine 2013-01-31T22:50:15Z There was much celebration on social media, which is understandable. The new 007 is a black woman – don't make her a Bond girl 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z The displays on the whole are a little conservative, which is understandable enough in an uncertain moment. Frieze New York, First Live Art Fair in a Year, Kicks Off at the Shed 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z “I thought it was completely understandable within the context of history, if politically foolish,” she said. A Feminist Romance, but Not a Radical One 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z “The term ‘bottom one-half of the anal cleft’ is not well-defined or reasonably understandable, and the ordinances otherwise fail to provide clear guidance and raise risks of arbitrary enforcement. Bikini baristas appeal city ordinance issuing dress code, debate definition of 'anal cleft' 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z Processing, the programming language developed by the U.S. software designers Ben Fry and Casey Reas, translates vast quantities of information into “data visualizations”: luscious, easily understandable digital images that can be constantly updated. 2009-12-28T08:42:00Z In fact, about the only time Mr. Wang gets in trouble is when he attempts to do serious Fashion, an understandable temptation if you want the challenge, and the grown-up respect. | Fashion Review: Women?s Wear - NY Fashion Week - Review 2011-09-11T21:55:13Z His patter tends to be less understandable than his patois – even the St Andrews cross bearing bravehearts were straining to catch his mumbled observations. Paolo Nutini 2010-06-16T12:07:00Z Honing her sarcasm to be understandable, “that’s, like, my No. 1 thing that I have to work on,” she said. Jennifer Lawrence in ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ 2012-11-09T22:03:41Z Immediate and understandable suspicion was that “Passion,” which the Thirteen had been rehearsing at St. Mark’s, was the intended target. Perspective | A Black Jesus is at the center of a ‘Passion’ that transfigures the listener 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z Looking to others serves just as an understandable, but ultimately pointless, struggle for meaning when it's really an "inside game." Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Gimme an M! Gimme an E! There are ways to lift yourself up. 2020-10-11T04:00:00Z The expedition participants speak in English and almost everything they say is understandable, at least if you speak the language. ‘Expedition Content’ Review: Anthropological Maneuvers in the Dark 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z I think that there is often an understandable need in our culture often to be respectful of a trans person's identity and to not refer much to the person's past gender expression. "As a Woman" author Paula Stone Williams: I was "unaware of my male privilege" until transition 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z With no end to the confinement in sight, the characters handle their de facto incarceration in two very different ways — and each feels entirely understandable. Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z But it’s also understandable if, this time, you can’t easily “separate the art from the artist,” when the artist worked so hard and so effectively, for so long, to meld them together. So What Do We Do About 'The Cosby Show'? 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z This is a tough topic for both of you, but your curiosity is completely understandable. Ask Amy: Turncoat friend is red herring in relationship 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z Except for his provincial avoidance of simple and perfectly understandable phrases, Mr. Dreiser writes very well. Review: ‘Sister Carrie,’ by Theodore Dreiser 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z But Lindelof’s apprehension was understandable given both his past adventures in fan rage as a creator of “Lost” and the audacity of his “Watchmen,” debuting Sunday on HBO. Who Will Watch ‘Watchmen’? 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z And Carrano’s superpower seems to be his ability to communicate complex ideas in an understandable way. As a kid, Matthew Carrano was obsessed with dinosaurs. Now he’s one of the world’s experts. 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z In the midst of this, it’d be understandable if More Light, the new album by Primal Scream, gets overlooked. Primal Scream’s More Light is the Feel-Good Album of the Summer 2013-06-19T12:00:46Z Coming to prominence initially as part of the boy band One Direction, perhaps it's understandable that Styles' first fans were teenage girls, a group he has stalwartly defended. Harry Styles has attracted more male fans, but will they be less toxic than his original stans? 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z "Les Misérables," taken on its own terms, leaves critics with nothing to do except join the rhythms of rapt silence, crying and applause, and it is understandable that they want nothing to do with it. The Carpetbagger: A Defender of 'Les Miz' 2013-01-30T15:00:19Z His bemused reaction is understandable, and invites sympathy for his view of Hollywood. Ben Lee: I didn't expect the real Michael Haneke to be a goofball 2013-03-14T16:59:01Z It is elusive, multi-layered and complex, but there's also something immediately understandable about it – Schubert is unusually clear about his understanding of things, and the way he feels. 'Schubert writes something from another planet' 2011-01-09T00:05:16Z The details of precedence were understandable to Indians for whom hierarchy, ritual and ceremonial were never a matter for ridicule. The Fishing Fleet by Anne de Courcy - review 2012-07-13T21:55:05Z Ninety percent of these films, they actually reassure the viewer and allow the viewer to remain at a superficial level of emotion, by making it understandable, in effect, presenting the S.S. guard’s point of view. ‘Son of Saul’: An immersive portrait of life in a Nazi death camp 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z This decision is understandable, but it introduces a primness to the narrative that’s a drag. Television Review: ‘The Lady Vanishes’ on PBS 2013-08-15T21:28:57Z Their effort to span lots of topics is understandable. Perspective | The moderators let the Democratic debate spiral into chaos and crosstalk. There must be a better way. 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Do we mean what the brain does to synthesize that information into something understandable? Designing a Book Cover for Italo Calvino 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z His anger and his vigilance were entirely understandable. Azzedine Ala?a: The Master of the Female Form 2010-12-09T00:04:00Z This would be more understandable if we were experiencing a particularly boring period in our history; but it's generally agreed that we live in interesting times. Best of Young British Novelists 4, edited by John Freeman – review 2013-04-16T14:14:05Z If you guessed “The Hunger Games,” it would be understandable. The Week Ahead: May 20 ? 26 2012-05-20T08:00:06Z This reverential approach is perfectly understandable when dealing with the very pinnacles of Western art. A venerated pianist puts sonatas on a pedestal at Strathmore 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z But in Mr. Volpi’s case nerves are especially understandable: He is just 25, a corps member with the Stuttgart Ballet who only began creating dances in 2006. Demis Volpi?s ?Private Light? at City Center 2011-11-04T20:47:50Z "While it will be sad to see David leave," she wrote, "his desire to pursue other professional endeavors is understandable, and commendable." ABC News president David Westin steps down 2010-09-07T10:41:00Z But then, we are often puzzled by lines in poetry, and not only is it understandable that we would want some help with them, but that someone should write a book to help us. Who is Ozymandias? And Other Puzzles in Poetry by John Fuller – review 2013-04-16T11:56:09Z Thurman is on the record as hesitant – understandable, since part of the original production's history includes some truly gut-wrenching pieces of trivia concerning how she was abused. Reality bites: How reckonings and the post-truth age ruined pop culture anniversary nostalgia 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z Humanizing the enemy, including establishing understandable reasons that they wish to do harm to Western nations, is far from unique to “Jack Ryan.” Smart Watch: “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan,” Ava DuVernay’s “August 28″ and more top TV thi... 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z If there's a tendency for the actors to occasionally overplay their roles, it's an understandable fault: like Steinbeck's hero, it's a production which almost doesn't know its own strength. Of Mice and Men ? review 2011-02-20T21:45:00Z A stranger quickly feels like a friend in the "Somebody Somewhere" star's presence, making his breakout presence understandable. Why we all love "Somebody Somewhere" star Jeff Hiller: "Everybody feels like they're the outsider" 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z If Mr. Ansari, a 27-year-old performer with a bearded baby face, was irresistibly drawn to the plastic chair where he completed his routine between sips of tea, it was understandable. Comedian Aziz Ansari Will Host MTV Movie Awards 2010-06-03T23:23:00Z Presumably as part of an understandable urge to paper over the cracks in the material, each of the three hams it up shamelessly and exhaustingly. Lucy Mangan on Hot in Cleveland 2011-02-15T08:00:04Z But it’s understandable that audiences would care a lot about how you portray him. “The World Is, of Course, Insane”: An Interview with Errol Morris 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z It's understandable, and hardly uncommon, that others' rudeness brings out your worst. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Attractive, brilliant, beloved surgeon can’t fathom rejection by ‘wenches’ 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z That's good news for folks concerned about actual scams on the platform, and understandable but still a bummer for those who just wanted a wholesome laugh on a Friday afternoon. A tiny gingerbread house got listed on Zillow for 31 days, and the price felt all too real 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z It's understandable because she didn't have an official role for all those years. Monaco's bride seeking to make her own mark 2011-06-26T11:31:09Z Our collective shock was understandable: We were not used to seeing technology framed with such frightening agency onscreen before. ‘The Ring’ Told Us in 2002 That the Medium Is the Monster 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z Wanting to die is inherently selfish, though there are always degrees of personal pain involved that might make the decision understandable. Saved by Pop Culture: How "Six Feet Under" killed my depression 2011-04-08T12:40:00Z Written in 1980 and inspired by the midcentury church organs, it is, for no understandable reason, a considerable rarity in the U.S. The proof is in: The pipe organ is still the king of instruments 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z This is an understandable reaction, and a smart one. The Odeon’s Not-So-Bright Lights Still Beckon 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z Throughout his career, Bowie the larger-than-life public persona was interchangeable with Bowie the person, sometimes to the detriment of the latter, and so this focus was understandable. A David Bowie for every mood: From “Space Oddity” to his farewell “Blackstar,” Bowie’s shape-shifting always felt right 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z Maybe not the most comfortable with the situation, which is completely understandable. Date Lab: He likes to know where he stands after a date. So she told him. 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z Programs typically include some audience favorites or lighter works, which is understandable. Review: Lang Lang Opens Carnegie Season With a Gershwin Gimmick 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z That is understandable — they are far off the beaten path. West of Key West, an Under-the-Radar National Park 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z “It’s understandable when sizes vary so much,” Ms. Power said. Taking the Scissors to Annoying Labels 2011-07-27T18:32:44Z The urge to expand the story beyond the constant flight from mindless flesh-munchers is understandable. Review: At 100 Episodes, ‘The Walking Dead’ Is Walking in Circles 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Now, my lies may be more understandable to some people than saying your father is dead when he isn’t. Can I Call Out My Friend for Lying About Her Dad’s Death? 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z Still, there’s an understandable fear from outsiders that the combination of predominately young men and simulated combat means MilSim serves as an attractive recruitment source or training opportunity for far-right militias. Fake Guns, Fictional Battles, Real Uniforms: Inside the Immersive World of MilSim 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z For a guy who was tempered in internet culture, whose personality was always reflected in some digital form or another, it’s an understandable tack to take. Tyler, the Creator is His Own Worst Enemy on Wolf 2013-04-03T11:00:02Z While an understandable choice, the approach becomes wearying: A few more notes of sincerity would have better served the play. Review | Bravo for reviving the play that scandalized Jane Austen’s world 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z Clara Schumann talked him into writing a more understandable, less extreme final movement, which he did. Review: Trifonov, in Risky Program, Doesn’t Fail to Thrill 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z The Brentano String Quartet plumbed its mysteries with eloquence and conviction; that some of the playing verged on coarse hysteria during the late stages seemed entirely understandable. Music Review: Mannes Beethoven Institute Opens With ?Moonlight? Sonata 2010-06-03T22:22:00Z And the Broadway-style uplift at the end, understandable when the play convened anxious theatergoers during the bleakest days of the epidemic, seems more problematic today. London calling: 'Angels in America' as fresh as ever at the National Theatre 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z The original crew on First Avenue rarely made eye contact and often appeared mildly resentful, an understandable reaction in those sweatshop conditions. Restaurant Review: Momofuku Ko in the East Village 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z These are all understandable choices, and maybe the only creatively practical ones. Wondering When the Pandemic Will End? On TV, It Already Has. 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Does the hint of a frisson between two women seem more understandable or interesting to some men than the complicated relationship that really exists? From the Hadids to the Kardashians: the awkward truth about ‘sexy sisters’ 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z With so much bureaucracy already in place to impede development, a reluctance to add another layer — what would essentially be an Environmental Impact Statement for our brains — is understandable. Modern life is killing us 2012-08-11T13:30:00Z Yet no executive or headhunter will acknowledge that fashion brands increasingly see age as a criterion for hiring a designer, for understandable legal reasons. Millennials Are Taking Over Fashion Too 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z I just wish TV Jamie was a bit more appealing and understandable. ‘Outlander’ Season 3, Episode 8: The Secret Revealed 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z This isn’t free-range parenting or an unfortunate but understandable reality of impoverished working parents. Judging the Couple who Locked Their Kids In a Car to Go Wine Tasting 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z Weinman’s search for a real human being to place at the heart of all this feels understandable. The Salacious Non-Mystery of “The Real Lolita” 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z There’s a defensiveness here, an anxiety that is understandable. That’s the Funny Thing About Grief 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z If the movie’s political backdrop tends to go missing in the mists of the Bogart and Bacall legend — they fell in love during its making — it’s understandable given how they steam up the joint. Lauren Bacall’s Debut in ‘To Have and Have Not’ 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z Photograph: Tristram Kenton It is understandable that the British arts community is concerned about government proposals to cut arts funding. No pain, no gain 2010-08-03T12:18:00Z While this doesn't necessarily correlate to their departure from London, it does make their move from ravey boozer to boozy club understandable. Clubs picks of the week 2010-10-08T23:07:00Z “There is risk aversion, and it is understandable,” said Janice Min, the president and chief creative officer of the Hollywood Reporter-Billboard Media Group, whose flagship publications are reliant on subscriptions and digital consumers. Fashion Magazines Look to Familiar Faces for Cover Models 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z This is understandable considering the shared threads of a Russia connection and crisis. AMC's tense "Salisbury Poisonings" shows how easily terror and toxicity almost consumed a small town 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z It was all understandable, tidy, and very touching. Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds's deaths were tragic coincidence – but we're suckers for a story 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z Your rage and sense of betrayal is completely righteous, normal and understandable. Perspective | Ask Amy: Sister’s excuse needs some Streep behind it 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z There was some understandable fretting beforehand by preservationists about the new theater. Architecture Review: Hugh Hardy’s Tow Theater at Lincoln Center 2012-07-15T20:52:10Z So if there is confusion, perhaps it is understandable. Ivanka Trump and the Issue of Image in Berlin 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z While his films convey some sense of life north of the 38th parallel, their collective reticence suggests an understandable reluctance to offend his hosts. Film: Filmmakers on North Korea: Restricted, but Not Deterred 2010-03-27T01:07:00Z Sure, a few nervous shudders might be understandable for those who recall Liotta's menacing screen personas. Ray Liotta hops a horse to join 'Texas Rising' 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z That many Asian Americans are nervous about how "Fresh Off the Boat" will amplify or alleviate their concerns is understandable, Wu said. A bumpy maiden voyage for 'Fresh Off the Boat' 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z When you’re an artist where maybe the focus is really the talent and the different things you bring to the game, I believe it’s more understandable. Rick Ross Talks New Album, Adele Remix and His Love of Pears 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z Sam’s attraction to her is understandable; her reciprocation is as unfathomable as the expression on Sam’s face. Martin Starr in ‘Amira & Sam,’ a Love Story 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Given the secretive nature of the unit in which they serve, that's probably understandable. 'Act of Valor': Thriller calls on real-life Navy SEALs to save the day 2012-02-22T17:53:04Z These reactions are understandable, given what we’ve been through, experts say. How to handle the infuriating ‘here we go again’ feeling as the delta variant rages 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z And isn’t her embarrassment and upward revision of his checkered past understandable? Should We Lie to My Parents? 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z According to psychologists, the intransigence on the part of the lead detective and others in the Crowe case was, as it was in the Marty Tankleff case both predictable and understandable. Why can’t law enforcement admit their mistakes? 2012-10-21T14:00:00Z And the fact that the much smaller St. Louis can’t afford to keep its commendable Still production available in perpetuity is understandable, given the cost of agreements with publishers and unions. Stream an Operatic Rarity by a Black Composer (While You Can) 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z “So it’s understandable if people are afraid of sticking their necks out. I mean, that is how dictators have always maintained their power.” After Scott Rudin bullying exposé, there are mostly crickets 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z “Free Solo” — frightening, gripping, heart-stopping — relentless, understandable determination with a complicated personal relationship. Anonymous Oscar ballot: Publicist gives "Roma" 7, "Vice" 3, "Can You Ever Forgive Me" 2 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z “If what I proposed was understandable and at the same time a little wild and poetic, that was the choice,” Mr. Drexler said by telephone from Madrid. Shakira Conquers New Arenas 2010-10-16T05:23:00Z If you just don't want to be reminded of it, that's understandable. 'City of Life and Death': Drama approaches Nanking massacre from both sides 2011-07-07T19:25:05Z Least Welcome Addition: It’s understandable that Ben would thinkThe Bachelor is all about him, given the show’s title. The Bachelor Watch: The Women Tell All, Say Nothing 2012-03-06T13:30:46Z It would be understandable if the show ran out of space, but the issue was that it chose to tell a ton of other stories instead. Why "The Wheel of Time" succeeds as an adaptation (and "The Witcher" fails) 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z “Look,” he said, “ ‘Portnoy’s Complaint’ was published ten years after ‘Defender of the Faith,’ in 1969, and the Jewish reaction to it was completely understandable. Philip Roth Is Good for the Jews 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z “They strike them as sympathetic, understandable, and a sign of being a real human being.” Books of The Times: Lawrence Osborne’s Alcohol Quest in ‘The Wet and the Dry’ 2013-07-23T18:57:11Z Which is understandable given the character’s predicament, but the movie itself exists in a similar state. ‘Miss Bala’ Review: Gina Rodriguez Finds the Wrong Place at the Wrong Time 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z The loss that Ben, Suzy and Danielle feel is real and understandable, but the giddy relief that Carly and Daniel feel at being able to live as women is palpable and infectious. Kids, transgender parents are heart of ABC Family's 'Becoming Us' 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z So perhaps it's understandable that the show's producers feel the upcoming drama provides a "natural end" to the Spooks story. Spooks final series: time for a glorious death? 2011-08-11T13:29:34Z “The market is divided into segments, and each one is understandable according to rarity value.” A Centenary and Recent Discoveries Shine a Spotlight on Rodin 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z The tendency to disbelieve the 20 percent figure that’s so widely reported is understandable. Glenn Beck's Man in a Blonde Wig Fails to Debunk Rape Statistics 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z It's understandable that by taking away Carrie's signature voiceover, the creative team wanted to signal that "And Just Like That" is not trying to be a carbon copy of "Sex and the City." Forget Aidan. "And Just Like That" needs to bring back Carrie's voice – and column writing career 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z For a moment, that brow unknots, and he smiles broadly, which is understandable, given the book, the awards and indeed the bridge. Robert Forster: me and my bridge 2010-07-14T20:31:00Z Riva displays understandable irritability and frustration as well as feminine elegance and strength. Review: `Amour' delicately depicts difficult topic 2012-12-17T21:00:16Z “It also employed much of the same marketing techniques used to garner attention and support for faith-based films, understandable since the audience is overlapping.” Expendables 2 Takes the Top Slot Again, but Obamaphobia is Riding High 2012-08-26T22:33:37Z “That is manifestation of the understandable frustration, fear and anger that our musicians have over not having been paid for so many months but I don’t think it’s justified,” Gelb said. Met Opera’s revenue drops, breaks even with gifts, borrowing 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z Perhaps for understandable reasons, “Boom Bust Boom” is a movie about the discipline of economics that is extremely light on theory and ideology. Hillary’s predicament and the history of capitalism: Former Monty Python member explains it all 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z Everyone at Round House Theatre is growing accustomed to correcting this thoroughly understandable misunderstanding. This ‘Nutcracker’ doesn't pirouette Recently, we’ve been seeing a pivot from sharing stories to an understandable rage and frustration with systems that protect abusers. She Founded Me Too. Now She Wants to Move Past the Trauma. 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z It can't be much fun to be personally sued by a label, and so it's understandable that his blogs often show severe dislike of major music companies. Opening up the politics of Pandora 2011-03-14T16:14:51Z In archival video of the interview, bin Laden’s calm, measured explanation as to why he had declared war on the United States sounded just shy of understandable. Megyn Kelly, NBC’s first lady of normalizing 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z This judgment is understandable, but it’s also superficial. In Frank Lloyd Wright Country, Architecture and Apple Pie 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z As for the permanent replacement, the understandable temptation is to aim for the shiny new toy, but clearly, overlooking your stable of talent has its own risks. Trevor Noah’s Optimism Set His Version of ‘The Daily Show’ Apart 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z The skepticism and fury is understandable on a number of levels. With “Confederate,” “Game of Thrones” creators have a lot more at stake than you 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z The reflex, while understandable, should be resisted, or at least delayed. Charlie Rose, Louis C.K., Kevin Spacey: Rebuked. Now What Do We Do With Their Work? 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z The Washington Post's Michael O'Sullivan says the film's "attempt to tap into lingering rage over the financial crisis and income inequality is understandable, if heavy-handed." 'The Purge: Anarchy' a grim improvement on the original, reviews say 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z Many viewers may have understandable reasons for refusing to give money to Murdoch or Amazon, and sticking with what you can watch for your £145.50 licence fee. The revolution will not be televised: 2016 was the year TV turned upside down 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z Mann's touching surprise at her enduring pulling power may be genuine, but it's also understandable. Aimee Mann 2013-01-29T15:17:42Z The anger is more than understandable, but the misplaced faith is truly mystifying. Two Histories of Financiers Profiting From Real Estate While Homeowners Go Belly Up 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z It's understandable that in a crowded marketplace designers might strain for attention with strenuous effects. On the Runway Blog: At Gucci, Assuredly 'Made in Italy' 2012-06-25T15:52:33Z We've all overdosed on medical shows of late so your reluctance to swallow another one is understandable. States of bliss 2011-01-29T00:05:00Z In the meantime, Nick is the least lively of the four characters, but this is understandable because we’re meeting him at a low point in his life. How Far Would You Go to Protect Someone You Love? 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z Nationwide, a mere 7.6 percent of bachelor’s degrees were granted in the humanities in 2010, a figure several people connected with the report said reflects understandable but exaggerated fears about job prospects. Humanities Committee Sounds an Alarm 2013-06-18T21:48:54Z Zionism is understandable as a 19th-century response to millenniums of persecution. Letters to the Editor 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z There was a time when believing that Big Dams were the 'temples of Modern India' was misguided, but perhaps understandable. Arundhati Roy | Gandhi, but with guns | Part Five 2010-03-27T09:00:00Z Their confusion is understandable: The Dabney will be a reverse image of your standard restaurant. Why this chef plans to avoid lemons and olive oil 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z The circus around Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is perhaps understandable. Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood hits Cannes to praise and boos 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z In times like those we seem to be stuck in, reaching for a comfort blanket of some kind is understandable. RuPaul's Drag Race: from camp curio to the very best reality show there is 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z This makes her decision to do so now in the most personal of ways more powerful, but also, to a certain degree, more understandable. Jolie has done something extraordinary 2013-05-14T13:48:10Z At the moment, however, I feel that thinking about what sets New Orleans apart is, while understandable, not the right thing to do. “No one knows if New Orleans will live again”: A digital diary of Hurricane Katrina, 10 years later 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z It’s understandable why many writers opt out, but what is the endgame here? Can self-publishing win respect? 2012-08-27T16:26:00Z Suddenly, the career frustration is entirely understandable: Hollywood wants to keep Mr. Brody in the serious box, but he keeps banging on the walls and insisting he is more than that — and he is right. Adrien Brody Prepares 'Houdini' Mini-Series 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z Even as she admitted that her daughters' meeting their biological relatives was an understandable next step, did that step make my normally fearless friend feel insecure? 23 and Not Me: As an adoptee, I'm not even remotely tempted to take a DNA test 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z It was understandable why Taraji P. Henson called “Hidden Figures” important at a media event for that film, about a group of African American mathematicians — all female — who were instrumental in NASA’s early space programs. Fall is the season for Important Movies. But must issues trump excellence? 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Campbell's beef seems to be with the details, which I suppose is understandable, given that he is one of those details, and was there for a lot of it. TV review: The Special Relationship, Stephen Hawking's Universe and Merlin 2010-09-20T06:59:00Z "I'm guessing some of you are feeling sad, maybe even overwhelmed or a sense of fear, which is understandable," he says, concern tugging at the corners of his eyes. It's "Uncle Tom's Cabin," but for QAnon: Film spreading child trafficking hysteria is making bank 2023-07-22T04:00:00Z "It appeals to a wide variety of consumers and is easily understandable of what it will deliver," a spokesperson for Kit Kat told me via email. The secretive, sweet — and sometimes saccharine — history of artificial birthday cake flavor 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z But so much of what happened isn’t understandable. ‘I Would Give Anything to Hold Their Hands Again’ 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z It’s understandable that Mr. Beam doesn’t want to repeat himself. Music Review: Bells and Whistles Turn Up the Volume 2011-01-30T22:55:08Z Many of the hobby's challenges bear similarities to those bedeviling television itself, which is why the general opinion that "The Great British Baking Show" failed in its latest season is understandable. How the "Great British Baking Show" flaked out on us when we needed it most 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z Dery isn’t an experienced biographer, so it’s understandable that he stumbles. Superb Oddities: Robert Gottlieb Reviews a Biography of Edward Gorey 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z “I am coming down with a cold, which is completely understandable, because I have had a seat between the two candidates in what is probably the iciest place on the planet,” the cardinal said. The Most Awkward Dinner Party of the Year 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z Doing so out of loyalty to Steve isn't entirely fair even if it is understandable. The tragedy of Steve on "And Just Like That" is that he's a lot like the rest of us 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z It turns out your original rental had been tied up with some unexpected litigation — an understandable reason to deny your rental, but still no excuse to remain quiet. Hey VRBO, where’s my vacation rental? 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z Awkward: I think it’s totally understandable, but you’re being unfairly tough on yourself. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A widow’s unfounded feelings of guilt 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z This is understandable, Mr. Ackermann’s fashion being darkly romantic, with trailing fabrics and sleeves pushed up to the elbows. | Fashion Review: A Good Time to Be a Realist 2011-03-07T07:51:48Z The event took an understandable toll on his marriage. ArtsBeat Blog: Graphic Books Best Sellers: Ghost Stories 2011-08-19T18:46:36Z There’s a general whiff of old-school misogyny, too – perhaps understandable given the movie’s prison setting, but one the film would have been just as enjoyable without. My streaming gem: why you should watch Lockout 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z “Watermelon Sugar” never sounded better than it did during this performance, which made its subsequent surprise win for best pop solo performance all the more understandable. The Best and Worst of the 2021 Grammy Awards 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z “Disliking” you and giving you a “wide berth” are both pretty understandable under the circumstances. A girl put my daughter through hell, but her mother won’t listen | Dear Mariella 2019-06-16T04:00:00Z In his letters to her and us after we move away, he sounds more paternal to her than partner, which is both absurd and entirely understandable. Greetings from Tatooine, Arizona 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z The overeagerness to establish Mr. Adams as a former fellow is understandable, since a theme of this year’s festival was a celebration of those onetime denizens of this idyllic artistic retreat. Tanglewood Holds Its 50th Celebration of Contemporary Music 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z If you’re drawn to the charisma of the leads, understandable, but be forewarned that much ink has been spilled on the problems with the film’s narrative. Holiday Movies to See (or Skip) 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z This implies an understandable wait-and-see attitude from many institutions, including some of the participants. Critic?s Notebook: The Work of Art in the Age of Google 2011-02-06T22:50:35Z Add to that Stockholm’s exciting restaurant scene, born from the popular New Nordic food movement, and the hometown pride is perfectly understandable. 36 Hours in Stockholm 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z Despite understandable concerns about her health, Lynn pursues the job and enters a mercenary world in which wealthy buyers shop for prospective donors with desirable qualities. ‘Stonewalling’ Review: A Young Woman’s Exchange Value 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z That mix is understandable if you’re going to stage the show and play the tale. Sondheim goes ‘crunch’ in prog-metal ‘Sweeney Todd’ 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z The reasons so many officials declined to make critical comments on the record are understandable. 2010-01-13T22:49:00Z A good year for animated films, many achieving high levels of artistry so it is almost understandable that this lo-fi, frantic and energetic movie was overlooked. Simply the best of the rest 2010: films the critics forgot to mention 2011-01-10T16:45:33Z It is understandable that you might not want to saddle “Mark” with the pressure and stress of being your best man, but why not invite him to your wedding? Perspective | Ask Amy: Fiance’s incessant talking causes problems 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z Less understandable are the book’s very frequent references to weight loss — Schulman is offended by people who pose for flatteringly angled photos to hide their weight, suggesting that they should instead lose weight. Nev Schulman of “Catfish”: “I’m addicted to social media” 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z That he mixes memories with the cultural enthusiasms of his youth is understandable. Review: ‘Nibbler,’ About the Sweet Horrors of Youth 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z The couple's multimillion dollar effort to sell their normality and niceness is bizarre in the larger scheme of things, but understandable. Meeting "Harry & Meghan": the Sussexes launch the next stage of their strategic charm offensive 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z Here are two more of note: If you're not thrilled by the prospect of a play about a woman who's been sitting on the toilet for a month, it's understandable. Familiar names have works at WET, Theater Schmeater 2012-03-29T20:32:08Z It’s an understandable choice, perhaps the only choice, given the nature of the series, which follows Ryan Phillippe’s master sniper character through many violent days. USA Network Pulls 'Shooter'—But Would It Ever Have Been Appropriate? 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z Only Ms. Morrison underplays, and while this makes her better company, it does not help us understand Stephanie, who I doubt is understandable anyway. Review: In Matthew Perry’s First Play, a Chandler Gone to Seed 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z Making Ace of Base relevant in 2014 is an understandable challenge. There's Now a Teenage Ace of Base Tribute Band 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z So he was less enthusiastic about the whole project, which is understandable. Robert Lepage Discusses His Origins and the ‘Autofiction’ of ‘887’ 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z “I want everything to be inviting and understandable,” she told me. Perspective | The low-key, high-style approach to crafting gardens for the stars 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z Even so, the attraction to decoding what Mr. Garrison's statement about voting is understandable and a little odd in equal measure considering what else the episode had to say. Vote or die? In its "Pandemic Special," "South Park" presents a mixed message on the election 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z The detective, mother of a young son, is the book’s moral center, and her rage is understandable. Best-selling thriller ‘Crow Girl’ dives deep — too deep — into darkness 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z Your father’s response to this is completely understandable. Perspective | Ask Amy: DNA reveals half-sibling, but Dad doesn’t want to know 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z When an author garners as much press as Sally Rooney, approaching their work with a touch of apprehension is understandable — normal, even. Review | At 28, Sally Rooney has been called the voice of her generation. Believe the hype. 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z Sondheim described the frequent request to name a favorite of his own songs as “understandable but unanswerable.” 20 Stephen Sondheim Songs to Listen to Right Now 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z It's kind of understandable that they don't; they're crusty old calcified freaks. Rupert Everett: the queen of mean 2012-09-28T22:01:28Z Her uncle lives in Rome so it’s understandable that she would worry but it’s definitely made her afraid of something similar happening to her when she’s there. 'My granddaughter loses sleep over terrorism': how children respond to global events 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z Thus it’s understandable that the writers have been laying the groundwork to leave viewers with a sense of stability as opposed to the standard “moving on” tactic. "The Big Bang Theory" of evolution: The show honored smart misfits and let them grow 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z Apparently, we all need a movie right now, which is understandable. Why we need to stop saying 'this is the movie we need right now' 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z If you root for the bad-ass alloy on your female rock icons to remain forever bulletproof, looking away from Love is a move that's as understandable as it is steeped in resignation. Album Review: Courtney Love's 'Nobody's Daughter' 2010-04-23T15:04:00Z Mr. Steel will also have to deal with the understandable confusion of his supporters. Critic?s Notebook: Move From Lincoln Center Could Fortify City Opera?s Identity 2011-05-22T17:13:34Z So, my misunderstanding of what I was coming to read was understandable; my relative dislike my fault, however, not his. Rereading Stephen King: Different Seasons 2013-01-15T11:10:21Z Angry, contemptuous speech — even when it’s understandable — diminishes both of us, and would typically result in my dismissing you. Mending Fences (Even When You Really Don’t Want To) 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z In her memoir, “Hold Still,” she manages to talk about her work so that it is understandable in the context of her life. The Book That Turned Annie Leibovitz Into a Photographer 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Ending a season of unremitting bleakness with an unambiguous, unhappy ending would have been harsh of “Mr. Robot,” but understandable. ‘Mr. Robot’ Season 2 Finale: Fade to Black 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z Brooks hasn't lost his gift for dreaming up heroes and heroines who worry amusingly, and for creating a rom-com marplot — the other guy — who is attractive and seductive, pursuing his own understandable if borderline-amoral logic. How Do You Know: Well, I Like It 2010-12-17T09:15:00Z He added he would not be providing further details "for understandable reasons". Susanne Lothar dies suddenly aged 51 2012-07-27T14:44:34Z He sounds crestfallen, but it's an understandable mistake. Loyd Grossman kicks out the jams 2010-03-31T21:00:00Z This eyeball-rolling choice becomes understandable when taking into account Manson's need for a reason to and a means of exploring every level of a highly balkanized society. "Snowpiercer" isn't a disaster train, but it's not a joyride either 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z The author’s desire to keep to cultural accuracy is understandable. ‘Cherokee America’ Blends Family Saga, History and Melodrama 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Even during a recent Friday-night dinner rush, the staff was super friendly and willing to talk — with understandable pride — about the food. Emerald City Fish & Chips serves up satisfying Southern-fried seafood and hospitality 2010-03-25T21:43:00Z It would be understandable if Manafort’s attorney harbored a contrary concern: his typical kit invites inferences of slipperiness. Paul Manafort and the Sartorial Dilemma of the Trump-World Defendant 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z That reputation is understandable when you read Coward’s reproachful articles addressed to the Angry Young Men of post-World War II British drama, urging them to “Consider the public.” Review | ‘Noël Coward On (and In) Theatre’ reveals the playwright’s nimble way with words 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z It is, I suppose, understandable given his interest in all things Greek and his admiration for the poets of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, that a young Ezra Pound would try his hand at the form. Poster poems: Sapphics 2010-07-02T09:32:00Z South maintained his passive stance, when a penalty double would have been understandable. Bridge: After a Weak Two-Bid, to Lurk or to Jump In? 2011-01-30T22:15:19Z That you are struggling is obvious and the reasons for it are not only understandable but commonplace. I lost my temper with my daughter. I feel I’m failing as a parent | Dear Mariella 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z As the judge presiding over the case said in his directions to the jury: "I don't pretend for a moment that these parts of the legislation are easily understandable". Extreme porn trial: well, thank you for that interesting anatomical lesson 2012-08-09T12:39:47Z Marks’ single-mindedness in wanting to destabilize Mam’s perch is understandable. Here’s why it matters when a human rights crusader builds her advocacy on lies 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z The concern was understandable, but unnecessary; Bodi has spent a quarter of his life in tents. Explorer: In Utah, a 100-Mile Trek With a 4-Year-Old Boy 2013-06-14T20:06:25Z Even if the desire not to work with Russia was understandable, the ongoing wave of cancellations “burn these last remaining bridges between our countries.” As Big Shows of Russian Art End in Europe, Some Wonder What’s Next 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z “Once you hear it in conversation, all of a sudden it becomes alive and understandable,” Blain-Cruz said. Get Ready for the Masterwork No One Has Seen 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z This is an understandable kneejerk reaction from a medical professional, a guy who regularly has to calm his clients after they’ve entered symptoms into Google only to have the diagnosis come back as cancer. Smart Watch: "Veronica Mars" returns! Here's your guide to new TV coming in July 2019-06-29T04:00:00Z It’s therefore understandable for an actor such as Moore, who joked that she paid for her own food on the set of Still Alice, that a well-paid turn in Kingsman 2 might be appealing. 'You’re dead in two seconds': why do female stars over 40 agree to be in blockbusters? 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z Her interest in the postcareer health needs of dancers may have been understandable. Marian Horosko, Dancer and Advocate for the Art, Dies at 92 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z He prided himself on making arcane debates among economists and business leaders understandable, often using an anecdotal or irreverent approach to explain a complicated issue. George Goodman, TV’s ‘Adam Smith,’ Dies at 83 2014-01-03T18:55:35Z And his insecurity about his compositions, which seemed genuine, was understandable: They were beaten up by critics, ignored by most orchestras and never really embraced by audiences. Not Just ‘West Side Story’: Celebrating Bernstein’s Symphonies 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z The impulse is understandable — to make utterly clear that Chinese Americans, long the targets of racist violence, are still menaced as outsiders in their own country. Review: ‘The Chinese Lady’ Casts a Long Look at Hate 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z Officials at Seattle's Cornish College of the Arts — where Daisey is slated to receive an honorary degree and speak at commencement this spring — echoed the writer, citing "the understandable confusion ... between art and journalism." Mike Daisey embroiled in 'This American Life' controversy 2012-03-17T04:55:24Z It’s beautiful to me that we were able to tell a very specific story about black people that could represent something so understandable and universal to someone different from us. Only 4.8% of TV writers are black. As one of them, I know the system is broken | Stefani Robinson 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z “It would be understandable if the American railroad didn’t work anymore, and if no one were interested in it, and if they only ran these trains for enthusiasts,” Bragg said. Billy Bragg’s Railroad Songs 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z True, a lack of interest in managementese is understandable, because who even knows what these people are talking about as they spill vast cloud banks of vaporous words across the landscape? We pledge allegiance to the United States of Inc.: Corporations become nation-states in Silicon Valley’s latest utopian management scheme 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z So at first blush, it’s understandable that you might gravitate toward the sparkly, colorful side of the desert. Beyond the green in Palm Springs: The desert is Coachella Valley’s true oasis 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z Still, it was understandable: Thurman had just had her first child, and she later told Stephen Colbert on "The Late Show" that she was "a little housebound" at the time. 11 actors who nearly starred in "The Lord of the Rings" franchise 2022-01-01T05:00:00Z Before its world premiere at last year’s Toronto film festival, there was awards buzz circulating around the drama Freeheld, and for understandable reasons. Ellen Page: five best moments 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Like many others, though, Arndt agrees that the mainstreaming of subtitles is doing more good than harm, making visual media more accessible, understandable and dynamic. Lights, camera, caption! Why subtitles are no longer just for the hard of hearing 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z These are warm, attractive, intelligent characters who believe in art, and Raya’s diffidence upon landing a job at a phone-sex warehouse is understandable. ‘Golden Voices’ Review: In Tel Aviv, With an Unappreciated Talent 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z He sweet talks our darker impulses in a way that makes his murders justifiable, understandable even, although we – and he – know his compulsions are immoral. The latest "You" makes a killing in the 'burbs, fulfilling the dark fantasies we'd rather ignore 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z All those involved in Mlima’s slaughter and the sale of his tusks have understandable motives for acting as they do. Review: An Elephant’s Ghost Stalks the World in ‘Mlima’s Tale’ 2018-04-15T04:00:00Z Actually it did seem insane then, as did the endless war in Vietnam, understandable only as an expression of American racism and imperial hubris. '60s and '70s radicals get a fresh look in 'Days of Rage' 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z The intensity of her obsession with her father, who died when she was only seven, is terrifying – yet readily understandable. Andre Gerard's top 10 father memoirs 2013-06-12T15:11:54Z When ministers receive an invitation to appear on a new, live, satirical show on , it's understandable if alarm bells start ringing. Channel 4's 10 O'Clock Live: where satire becomes serious, and politicians can keep their credibility 2011-01-17T07:00:05Z Macy’s folksy concentration on her local hero makes complex global issues understandable. 100 Notable Books of 2014 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z And if you understand the origins of Kraft macaroni and cheese, the version he grew up with, this is somewhat understandable. The great mac and cheese debate, and my go-to recipe for the holidays 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z Judy finds some version of comfort and regulation by hitting herself with her fists, and perhaps to someone trapped in a small space, that type of catharsis is understandable. "Dead to Me" is the ideal fantasy for being mated in captivity 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z That fact makes this couple's multimillion dollar effort to sell their normalcy and niceness bizarre in the larger scheme of things, but understandable. Meeting "Harry & Meghan": the Sussexes launch the next stage of their strategic charm offensive 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z But maybe, given that this is the first time anything like this has ever been done, Dr Noel's conservative approach is understandable. Last night's TV 2010-07-01T06:59:00Z It's an understandable fear, because so much depends on maintaining a stable version of ourselves. Can women be saved from bad sex? "Finding your desires is a conscious process," says author 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z “There has been intense conversation and understandable upset since that announcement and I must do what I feel is right.” Deadpool star Ed Skrein quits Hellboy reboot after whitewashing controversy 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z It is understandable that in such circumstances we should look to the big screen for the comfort of repetition. Nearing the endgame: is Hollywood's lust for sequels destroying cinema? 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z It does still clang to end with such jubilation after what’s come before but given how far the film goes in many ways, it’s an understandable sacrifice. The Witches at 30: a horror film for children that continues to terrify 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z Instead, they practice self–immolation, for reasons that are totally understandable within the context of their own religious beliefs. Sam Harris talks Islam, ISIS, atheism, GOP madness: “We are confronting people, in dozens of countries, who despise more or less everything that we value” 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z Set against Caitríona’s desperate, understandable wish to be the acknowledged daughter of her birth mother is Sarah’s desperate, understandable wish to preserve the shape of her life as she has publicly lived it. Why I conducted a 16-year ‘affair’ with my mother 2016-03-05T05:00:00Z The expectation that fiction is autobiographical is understandable for the simple reason that so much of it is. Our Autofiction Fixation 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z Now to see him so devoid of humanity was both effective, understandable and unsettling. The Walking Dead: season eight, episode three recap – Monster 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z "For a sovereign nation to prosecute and punish, under the law, those responsible for the illegal trade in drugs is, of course, understandable, even commendable," he said. James Taylor cancels Manila concert to protest Philippines drug killings 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z It’s understandable that Miyazaki might find sources of inspiration harder to come by as he ages, or doubt his stamina for the gruelling work that goes into cel animation. Why are so many directors un-retiring? 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z Assuming a Crowley win was understandable when seen from a traditional media perspective. Perspective | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s victory points to a media failure that keeps repeating 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z No, this isn’t an Edward Albee play, though that’s an understandable assumption to make. In Four Audio Plays, No Stages but Lots of New Voices 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z It was understandable that the Times found it necessary to define the honorific “Mx.” for readers unfamiliar with the term. Let’s call everyone “they”: Gender-neutral language should be the norm, not the exception 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z It was a flawed response, but, for most parents of younger children, an entirely familiar and understandable one. Louis C.K. is a boldly honest TV dad on 'Louie' 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z The singers often sounded tired, which was understandable, since this frenetic, eager-to-please production demanded such nonstop physical exertion. 2010-01-21T05:36:00Z Maybe their English is not very understandable but they will try and try to help you get there.” Madrid's Late Night of Culture 2010-08-23T10:00:00Z Some critics have compared the show to Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm, which is understandable but minimally helpful. Rewind TV: Call the Midwife; Louie; Howard Goodall's Story of Music – review 2013-01-26T22:45:01Z If Law sacks his minders later, that would be understandable. Jude Law on phone hacking, being 40 and his new film Side Effects 2013-03-03T19:00:01Z It’s an understandable kind of response when there’s only one,” Park said. ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ leaving indelible mark on TV landscape 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z I won’t bog you down with the knotty history of “Stand on the Word”; the song is too forward to be rendered understandable by continuity and logic. Listening Booth: A Divine Gospel-Disco Track 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z Considering how much power The Machine holds over Bama's student population, it's understandable why many current Greek life participants avoid discussing the infamous society. "Bama Rush": The 7 biggest revelations from Max's University of Alabama sorority rush documentary 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z Making up stories and spouting them on news programs is "understandable?" Danny Westneat | Art is no excuse for cheating on Apple story 2012-03-21T04:07:47Z Here the reaction of release after so many years of taking responsibility is understandable, but not attractive. On Helwig Street: A Memoir by Richard Russo – review 2012-12-30T00:05:21Z It was a perfect example of how the former “Apprentice” star uses reality-TV staging: presenting the easily understandable cartoon of a thing to stand in for the thing itself. Donald Trump and the State of Conflict 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z Or, you can roll your eyes at its oversimplified denouement, which is also a correct and completely understandable response. "Westworld" chooses chaos in apocalyptic third season finale 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z After all the strife the album caused, it’d be understandable if Shires never wanted to hear it again, but that’s not the case. Jason Isbell, Self-Doubt and the Album That Tested His Marriage 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z Most of the ones I've eaten come from the grocery store or a friend who simply emptied some filling into a store-bought pastry into a can – which is understandable! Thanks, Patti Labelle: Sweet potato pie will always beat pumpkin in my household 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z The impulse to look to stage plagues is understandable: Finding a fictional sibling to real calamity gives ours the hue of a fable, with a clear meaning and villain, and thus means to a cure. A Plague on Your Houses: Reading Covid-19 Into Disease Onstage 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z Seeing all that in their crystal ball, it's understandable that the Mayans would have predicted doomsday in 2012. Hollywood spent 2012 proving the Mayans right 2012-12-20T20:01:07Z This is understandable, but also a loss, as this engrossing production of Janacek’s rustic tragedy, first performed in Brno in 1921, made clear. Review: Gifted Singers and an English Translation Enhance a Janacek Opera 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z It's perfectly understandable to have this sense that, "Oh, this is being destroyed now by becoming Americanized." Fintan O'Toole on Ireland's transformation — and the reverse version now underway in America 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z I think, with some critics, I became synonymous with an era of music that they didn’t like, and they were suspicious of all success, which is understandable. Phil Collins Is Very Much Alive 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z Annoyance is a valid and understandable response to someone grabbing the last word all.the.time — and not about her own experience, but yours. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: I hate to bring it up, Pollyanna, but you’re bringing me down 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z Yet though the plot is blessedly unpredictable, its hero is no inscrutable warrior type: Ren is motivated by understandable emotions born of a culture well described. ‘River of Stars’: A sweeping saga of a swordsman and a poetess 2013-04-18T21:17:46Z As Amin’s interlocutor throughout the feature, the director, interviewing him in Copenhagen, gets him to divulge things that he has largely kept to himself, for understandable reasons. Stream These Three Great Documentaries 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Your desire to help a co-worker drowning in isolation is admirable, and your desire not to be pulled under with them, understandable. Perspective | Miss Manners: Setting boundaries with an isolated friend 2020-09-06T04:00:00Z The jury praised Han for "being clear and understandable with a complex theme while staying subtle to avoid being simplistic." Turkish drama takes top prizes in Shanghai 2011-06-19T17:01:04Z As Glass says in a program note, "without an understandable text to contend with ... the weight of `meaning' would then be thrown onto the music, the designs and the stage action." Glass' meditation on Gandhi returns to Met 2011-11-06T17:45:13Z It was disappointing in dramatic terms but understandable, when the result was a mixed verdict. ArtsBeat Blog: Channel Surfing: 'Law & Order: SVU' 2011-09-22T14:54:19Z Although the state reversed its decision after he went public, his understandable bitterness – "They’ll pay to kill me, but not to help me!" -- provides a disturbing counterpoint to the rest of the film. What assisted suicide really looks like 2011-05-25T15:01:00Z Cleanly written, with a measure of sympathy and perhaps a little understandable mystification beneath the sober writing, “Dreadful” inspires a curious combination of fascination, pity and revulsion. Books of The Times: David Margolick’s ‘Dreadful’ Explores a Gay Novelist’s Anguish 2013-07-31T21:30:19Z And at the same time, Mark’s jealousy of Jeremy’s freedom and ability to roll with the punches is equally palpable and understandable. The Do-Deca-Pentathlon: Arm-Wrestling and Ping-Ponging Toward Maturity 2012-07-05T15:00:57Z The frustration of an artist of his magnitude at the sense of the goal posts being moved while he’s still on the field is understandable. The Misplaced Nostalgia for Movies Like “The Graduate” 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z We tend to be uncomfortable with US remakes for the understandable reason that they often miss the very point of the original. Will The Inbetweeners US remake triumph? 2012-06-27T14:09:59Z But again, they were mostly understandable since the show is playing up the ensemble nature of the story. Why "The Wheel of Time" succeeds as an adaptation (and "The Witcher" fails) 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z Your pain is understandable and I am sorry for your loss. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Brother’s wife skipped the family matriarch’s funeral. Time to call her out? 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z It would be totally understandable if Lake chose to grieve this unimaginable loss in private. Ricki Lake opens up about the husband she couldn’t save 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z Yang says that he found translating in isolation "painful" and "unnerving", but his understandable decision to convey Liu's meaning as literally as possible leads to some stilted phrasing. June Fourth Elegies by Liu Xiaobo – review 2012-08-17T21:54:01Z She went on, “There just seems to be a desire for stuff about the royal family, stuff from the past, which is understandable, but it just makes it slim pickings for people of color.” ‘Bridgerton’ Takes On Race. But Its Core Is Escapism. 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z When his buddies react with understandable reluctance to this idea, Dante scales it down somewhat. ‘The Muscles in Our Toes’ Follows Friends on a Mission 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z In their defence, however, that reaction is understandable when trying to exist in an environment in which your work is so often reduced to its novel logistics. The shock of the new: why novelty is not the star of the show 2010-09-01T13:02:00Z It’s understandable, of course, because they’re so excited that they finally have equal rights. For Some, the Beginnings of Gay-Wedding Fatigue 2012-07-21T10:01:00Z Even Mr. Goldblum, who called it “unfortunate,” suggested that the additional signage was understandable. To Honor Gift, Public Library Will Add Donor’s Name a 6th Time 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z Given its bombastic and overly self-serious tone, it’s understandable that critics would be inclined to malign it, but their attitudes are a tad unfair. “Batman v. Superman” isn’t a flop: A superhero movie that questions absolute power is tailor-made for 2016 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z In a developing work, that arrogance is understandable and maybe even necessary; I look forward to seeing “Most Happy” again. Review: ‘The Most Happy Fella,’ Sliced, Diced and None Too Pleased 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z In fact, it was more understandable when pregnancy diagnoses were dependent on indicators such as the loss of periods and nausea. Cryptic pregnancies: ‘I didn’t know I was having a baby until I saw its head’ 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z Donal's writing is almost Joycean: he can talk about the deep hell of everything in a way that's really funny and understandable.The play was all about the power of the actor on stage. The best performance I've ever seen: Enda Walsh 2010-08-21T23:06:00Z Additionally, too many asides and digressions hinder the novel's pacing, while not all of the back story will be understandable to those who haven't read previous books in the series. 'Hush Hush' speaks volumes about dark domestic impulses 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z The similarities are understandable, considering their common source. Movies: Italy Porn (For Ladies Only) 2010-06-05T01:57:00Z Often, discussions of alcohol misuse focus on the dire consequences of addiction, and that’s understandable. Quitting alcohol: 'The joyless vision of sobriety couldn’t have been further from the truth' 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z This is understandable, but it is also a futile pursuit. Love Is the Devil: the view from the art world 2012-11-09T09:00:00Z Ms. LaBeija’s rage at the situation was understandable, though there was little evidence to suggest her story was true. The Extravagant Life of Hector Xtravaganza 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z From the point of view of Harvey Milk's story, excluding Jonestown is understandable. Milk: the creme de la creme of faithful biopics 2010-08-05T08:29:00Z That’s the most understandable aspect of Lucie, who grew up with a Mayflower pedigree on her father’s side and Chinese heritage from her mother. When the Room With a View Is Kevin Kwan’s, Things Might Get Wild 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z But the inevitable explosions that take its characters by surprise along the way are completely understandable to anyone who loves, who laughs, who loses and grieves. The end of “The Leftovers” leaves us to contemplate what remains, and what we have 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z But both operas are startling in their depictions of bad behavior, and their shared conclusion — understandable after decades of war and suffering — that there is something inalterably rotten at the world’s core. Music Review: Britten’s ‘Rape of Lucretia,’ Presented by Mannes Opera 2013-05-12T21:58:05Z Service at the hotel’s restaurant was a tad slow, but the establishment’s popularity among fashionable, discerning Stockholmers is understandable: the two traditional Swedish dishes we tried, cured salmon and meatballs, were excellent. Check In/Check Out: Hotel Review: Hotel Skeppsholmen in Stockholm 2011-04-22T18:55:00Z He also said it’s “completely understandable and completely fine” if some audiences aren’t yet ready to rush back to the theater. What’s bigger than an event film? ‘Tenet’ might just be 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z Bullies rise to the top because they’re able to demonstrate their power in clear, understandable ways. How to Beat Trump, According to Experts on Middle-School Bullies 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z That fear is echoed in Seb’s refusal to produce a show about mourning, which is understandable but also a little odd, given the history of children’s TV. Review: ‘Kidding’ Doesn’t Know Whether to Laugh or Cry 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z It’s understandable that emerging directors like Marciniak want to make a splash by staging as many productions as they can each season, but maybe slowing down isn’t the worst thing in the world. At Salzburg Festival, Directing Slow and Fast 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z The renewed faith in form is refreshing, and the starting-over feeling is understandable at a moment when so much about art seems up for grabs. Art In Review: AMY FELDMAN: ‘Dark Selects’ 2012-07-12T21:29:21Z Totally understandable because the night was unseasonably warm and the hour early. Scene City: Spencer Sweeney?s ?Pharaoh?s Lounge? ? Scene City 2011-11-22T21:57:16Z And it’s understandable that in telling a story that takes place in her own body an activist would want to connect it to something beyond that small space. Review: Eve Ensler Goes Deep ‘In the Body of the World’ 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z Amy Jump wrote the terrific screenplay, and her writing renders the archaic parlance of the times easily understandable to modern ears. ‘A Field in England’: an original, mind-blowing trip set in 1648 2014-02-06T22:43:31Z At one point, the spotlight appeared to flicker, as if in understandable sympathy. ‘Il Trovatore’ and ‘Fierrabras’ at Salzburg Festival 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z It's understandable that critics compare us, especially as we've only made one film each. Guardian first film award: The Guard 2012-02-09T20:00:08Z "This is somewhat understandable as a matter of raw numbers — its residents do tend to be whiter and more conservative than people living in more densely populated areas," Ingraham said. From "Hillbilly Elegy" to "Fried Green Tomatoes," Hollywood has a rural perception problem 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z But the impulse to bracket the story with an actor-narrator is understandable. Tom Hewitt in ‘Another Medea’ 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z For understandable reasons, there are hardly any promoting travel in the 1940s, but things pick up again in the ’50s. Art Review: ?Art for All? at the Yale Center for British Art 2010-06-17T21:44:00Z It’s understandable considering both films swept the box office — but Oliver never worked again. Six movies that will make you never want kids 2012-09-08T16:00:00Z Jollett doesn’t miss his childhood — nobody would regret escaping what he has — but he writes with an understandable affection for the kid who made him who he was. Review | From cult to Stanford to stardom: ‘Hollywood Park’ traces an indie rocker’s tumultuous path 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z Acrassicauda's frustration and anger made metal an understandable choice of music to vent their feelings: after years of political oppression, war and foreign invasion, who wouldn't want to scream at the top of their lungs? The only rockers in Afghanistan ? but Kabul Dreams take wistful approach 2010-03-31T16:17:00Z It also proposed restricted the marketing of unhealthy food and drink and a standardised global nutrient labelling system that would be simple and understandable to all. Childhood obesity 'an exploding nightmare', says health expert 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z |
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