“Hushpuppy seems to know he is the hero of the moment,” Polly said with a smile as the dog bounded after every unfortunate rabbit or squirrel that crossed their path. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

At this the unfortunate girl began to weep more than ever. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Myrna is preparing to bray at some unfortunate Negro. In public.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“An unfortunate crawler told us you drowned, Ripred,” said the king in a low voice. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

There were matches and there was a magnifying glass and there was a mattress and then, clearly, a series of unfortunate events. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

These unfortunate mishaps notwithstanding, we wizards may congratulate ourselves on a job well done. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The unfortunate cub’s head received the full force of the blow and he was sent spinning across the track into the bushes. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I will never, for the rest of my life, say one word about my unfortunate affair with the president. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s unfortunate,” says the new bartender, “but the unraveling of the navigator made it clear that changes had to be made.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

When he jerks his thumb at some unfortunate, Blackie steps forward to take care of it. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

His grim expression just reinforced his unfortunate resemblance to a sumo wrestler. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“You know that’s not the way it works. It doesn’t matter what he believes. It’s what Mississippi believes. He’s running for the U.S. Senate this fall and I’m unfortunate enough to know that.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Before any of them could answer, they heard the unfortunate ring of the bell that signaled that they were indeed going to be late. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

One unfortunate they found—I know not who—and we heard him begging for mercy as they led him away. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

And we do further earnestly recommend it to all humane and benevolent persons in this Colony to explain and make known this our offer of mercy to those unfortunate people. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

It would be Milligan’s task to lead the search for all the unfortunates who had ever set foot upon Nomansan Island; it would be Mr. Benedict’s to restore their memories. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Father announced this was the unfortunate effect of believing in false idols and he washed his hands of the affair. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was afraid it was lost for good, which would have been unfortunate. I owe you my deepest gratitude, Miss...?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

This woman was apparently a skilled worker, and I thought it doubly unfortunate that she was not lending her talents to the creation of a pair of Levy Pants . . . pants. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Big Numbers, Small Probabilities People’s facility with numbers ranges from the aristocratic to the Ramanujanian, but it’s an unfortunate fact that most are on the aristocrats’ side of our old Mainer. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

That being said, not all villeins were as unfortunate as Pask’s father. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

Someone can always be counted on to tell the victim of some unfortunate incident how he could have handled the situation better. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was one of those terrible things that sometimes happen in wartime, brought about by an unfortunate combination of circumstances. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, when there are only twenty minutes left, he makes us number off one-two and we break up into teams for an abbreviated game, thanks to what he calls “unfortunate events.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

In Hartford, a handful of patrons take serious exception to Rosie’s nonperformance, as well as the continued presence of the Lovely Lucinda sideshow banner despite the unfortunate absence of the Lovely Lucinda. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“It was an unfortunate mistake,” Berendht continued, “and the officer responsible will have to submit to our rigorous internal review, as well as possibly face criminal charges.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Oh. Really? No, how unfortunate. Well. Pardon? What do you mean, you don't want the boys anymore?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Robert was an excellent if rather excitable platform speaker, and his choice of analogy was unfortunate. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could imagine, for example, a key instrument failure in Chryse just after an unfortunate crash landing in Cydonia. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He often bloated while lying in bed in the morning contemplating the unfortunate turn that events had taken since the Reformation. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

One gets caught for black marketeering, another for hiding Jews or other unfortunate souls. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Not myself today. Too bad about the cauldron. One of those unfortunate things.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

But it wasn't my unfortunate nasal structure that nearly turned me into a hermit the day I decided to build a home under my desk. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Silence!” said Mrs. Corry fiercely, and Jane and Michael distinctly heard her whisper something about “great galumphing giraffes,” and they knew she was referring to her unfortunate daughters. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Without the magnetosphere anyone unfortunate enough to step into sunlight would pretty quickly take on the appearance of, let us say, an overcooked pizza. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Slavery, we were taught, was a distant and unfortunate period in American history and had led to the Civil War. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

The marriage feast was perhaps the most unfortunate that ever took place. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The metal grate covered a storm drain that ran beneath the plaza, and the unfortunate girl was staring through it, down into darkness, when Reynie reached her. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was an area of Queens with the unfortunate name of “Flushing.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I was born with half my brain dried up like a prune, deprived of blood by an unfortunate fetal mishap. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Semele was the most unfortunate woman of all those Zeus fell in love with, and in her case too the reason was Hera. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The unfortunate Rabadash appeared to be suspended from the castle walls. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

It was an unfortunate way to start the day, since sometimes one inmate’s hostility seemed to spread, through a form of osmosis, to those who hadn’t even witnessed any altercation. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid she...there was a bit of a skirmish over a box of buttons and some unfortunate behavior. Your daughter is ten, you said, Mrs. Flanagan?” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tugged on his unfortunate mustache absently, his whole body trembling. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Weeks, sometimes months, of sweats, fatigue, poor appetite, and pain lay in store for the unfortunate victims. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Ms. Faraci was supposed to be an oxygen molecule, but her outfit—pieced together with coat hangers, duct tape, and cardboard—carried the unfortunate whiff of homemade desperation. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Oh, you unfortunate creatures, are you all right?” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

"Your son has suffered a rather unfortunate mishap." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

He called them asteroids–Latin for "starlike"–which was slightly unfortunate as they are not like stars at all. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

One unfortunate maiden after another beloved of the gods had had to kill her child secretly or be killed herself. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lucky ones are excluded, the unfortunates are harassed, humiliated, sometimes assaulted literally as well as socially. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he disappeared into the gloom of the forest, with the unfortunate hound trailing behind him at the other end of the cord. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dog closed its teeth over the unfortunate gosling’s neck. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Most people probably enjoyed the close intimacy of the roaming band, but those unfortunates who incurred the hostility or mockery of their fellow band members probably suffered terribly. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t been looking at people, as was my unfortunate habit, so I hadn’t noticed the person sitting under my tree until I nearly stepped on him. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The Mellower rolled the sherry around in his mouth and pronounced it quite the best he had tasted since an unfortunate accident overtook his wine cellar. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I meant only to say that word will be reaching us from outside, and of course it is not unfortunate at all. Mrs. Montague—my wife, that is—will be here on Saturday.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

In the general rejoicings the unfortunate affair of the bank-notes was forgotten. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

The sharp ears of Cluny had caught what the unfortunate soldier had said. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

As Muslims, they had a very tender heart for all unfortunates, and very sensitive feelings for truth and justice. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He already had a visitor: Cora, the unfortunate wife of old Sutic. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“Just because they’ve declared it an unfortunate accident doesn’t mean they’ve fired everyone. And the government isn’t going to lock him up just because he killed a rebel under duress.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

At restaurants and bars, they sometimes slip Bengali phrases into their conversation in order to comment with impunity on another diner’s unfortunate hair or shoes. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Its preferred prey is humans, which Magizoologists speculate is the result of the cruelty with which Phineas Fletcher was known to treat the unfortunate creatures in his power. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

"My dear sister has told me your tale, Sikander Aziz, and that of your brother. It's unfortunate that he discovered the flower of immortality. It will bring great suffering to the human world." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He helped the unfortunate King to two or three capons, and the latter sat down miserably at the end of the table, trying to swallow a few bits of them. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You poor child, how wretchedly unfortunate, how were you to know?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Milo’s mustache was unfortunate because the separated halves never matched. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“That is most unfortunate,” he said, when he had recovered. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were about to enter the quantum age, and the first person to push on the door was the so-far unfortunate Max Planck. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

There was nothing, which would have been unfortunate, unless nothing was a clue. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

While all the information in this version of the story is accurate, its admirable brevity creates some unfortunate historical casualties of its own. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The unfortunate fact that the new third wife of the American millionaire was a bad sailor had led to the subsequent putting up of the house and island for sale. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Over her shoulder Mrs. Stubbs called back, “I hope this puts an end to the entire unfortunate business. And I don’t want any more interference from you, Mrs. Dowdel!” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He wrote: It is unfortunate that congressmen and their ladies should have been deprived of this spectacle. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hunting is a marvelous pastime. Communing with nature and all that! Although it can be dangerous. In my own family there have been some—unfortunate accidents.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

To be put outdoors by a landlord was one thing—unfortunate, but an aspect of life over which you had no control, since you could not control your income. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had spent more time than the average child pondering unfortunate accidents of birth. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

As time goes on, and we learn to put that “unfortunate incident” behind us, you’ll find that your life will be full of wonderful opportunities, as well as lots of wonderful girls like Keisha. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s unfortunate. I’m afraid I don’t have time to talk right now. There are two funerals today, and I have Kuna watching over a woman in the other room when he should be digging graves.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Is there any creature on earth as unfortunate as an ugly woman! A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It sounded as if he were speaking through a chorus of the dead, using all the unfortunate souls who’d been buried behind the dome’s stelae. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It seemed that in their bitterness towards those unfortunate little ones, they were somehow exorcizing their own fearful background. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a few unfortunate kids, winter did not spell the end of the school year. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But as it turned out, everyone who had eaten the smoked salmon in the first-class airport lounge during our layover in Poland—like I had—was now suffering these unfortunate consequences. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“I am proud of the quick response of some of our faculty members yesterday during the unfortunate altercation on campus.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

What you did to that poor unfortunate girl is a disgrace to the Irish race and you should be ashamed of yourself. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Since the recent unfortunate happenings at the German Fraternal Hall, everyone has been on edge and the mood of the town has been somber. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I also am unfortunate; I and my family have been condemned, although innocent; judge, therefore, if I do not feel for your misfortunes.’ Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Middle children are in an unfortunate position. They get neither the privileges reserved for the first born nor the special attention specific to the baby of the family. Do you follow me?” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

They didn’t understand it, but like so many unfortunate events in life, just because you don’t understand it doesn’t mean it isn’t so. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

When I tell him of his father’s madness, his mother’s grief and their unfortunate love, what will he make of this true but unbelievable tale? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The unfortunate corn plant, following its Mexico-adapted genetic program, would prepare to thrust up its shoots in March, only to find itself still buried under 10 feet of snow. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“This is unfortunate, but not entirely unexpected,” the governor says. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

"I do not call you unfortunate," said the Large Voice. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

And I could have asked Cassie Hiney, who was actually perfectly nice and pleasant and cute, despite having a fantastically unfortunate last name. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s unfortunate that you couldn’t complete your education.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the stones are labeled with enemy names, as with the unfortunate i-Earthquake. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The spirits, for reasons still unclear to me, shun my every attempt to channel them into my unfortunate sketches. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

One unfortunate maid lost her head and lost his place in Tuckwell’s Pre-Tractarian Oxford, and Dr. Finch shook a broom at her. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

She looked a lot like her son, which was unfortunate. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

An unfortunate pickpocket attempted to steal Butler’s wallet. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Soldiers rampaged through the ghetto, demanding that people show the required identification and shoving anyone who couldn't into the streets teeming with fellow unfortunates. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“I soon began, and have been writing Upon that Subject ever since. I have been so unfortunate as never to make myself understood.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“What is cruder than to deprive such an unfortunate, withered woman and her little child of support?” he writes. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The result is that we have retained a nuance of meaning that the unfortunate Britons have lost. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

At least since the unfortunate death of Mr. Nossik the school had given up on the recurring quit missions. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

By an unfortunate coincidence, both of them were named Lisa, which made for a lot of confusion around the house. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Nick's point had been stopped by the protective plate, and the only blood that had been spilled was that of an unfortunate sheep. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Take that!” cried Sir Grummore, giving the unfortunate monarch a two-handed swipe on the nob as be was slowly turning his head from side to side, peering in the opposite direction. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we lay there propped against our packs, a tourist in an unfortunate straw hat, clutching an ice cream, came up and looked us over in a friendly manner. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“It was an accident. An unfortunate accident. Surely you realize I didn’t mean to hurt you. I didn’t mean to!” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The symbol was stitched on the crimson fabric, indicating their unfortunate role as caretakers of the country’s freak children. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

They were big bees, too, armed with the kind of venom that could kill, if one was unfortunate enough to be attacked by the whole swarm. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was just a house, a building for unfortunate children. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That was most unfortunate. I’m afraid she’s quite sensitive as regards your grandfather.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Our department’s quite satisfied — the hitch with the Goblet of Fire” — he glanced at Harry — “was a little unfortunate, of course, but it seems to have gone very smoothly since, don’t you think?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Which is kind of unfortunate because it’s a really nice day. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

When Mr. Coggin departed after the unfortunate debacle concerning our tonsils, a series of other professional cameramen came and went. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she came walking in, looking very tired but as composed as ever, she observed that every vestige of the unfortunate fete had disappeared, except a suspicious pucker about the corners of Jo’s mouth. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one remembered the unfortunate who had lent his name to the cabin. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Of all that unfortunate race no one was more innocent of wrongdoing than Oedipus, a great-great-grandson of Cadmus, and no one suffered so greatly. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s unfortunate it’s under these circumstances again,” he replies. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

When Truman High is mentioned in the Philadelphia newspapers, it’s often in the context of Head Start programs, free school lunches, and other boosters to pull children up from their unfortunate circumstances. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

"I heard about the unfortunate incident with Prince Alfred. We've called you here to let you know what we're going to do about it," she says. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Like, tornado victims would look at her and say, “No, really, we don’t need the money—give it to that unfortunate girl.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

There was always one unfortunate whom the teacher singled out and used for a scapegoat. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Is it just me, or does this sound like an unfortunate case of unrequited love?” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I have always been somewhat obsessed with that unfortunate animal. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

The ferryman was Charon and those he would not admit to his boat were the unfortunates who had not been duly buried. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t fancy anyone. But he was a good person, and his passing is unfortunate. In the future you need to tell me these things instead of suffering the truth in silence.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

As I unhook the straps, I can feel it's sturdily made although a rather unfortunate color. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“He’s out trying to help some other unfortunates right now. It’s encouraging to know that his idealism is still intact.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The truth is that he really was a heretic and was burned for his religious beliefs; it was just unfortunate that the Copernican model got tangled up in the whole business. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

“My own feeling is that this political activity of many of our atomic scientists is unfortunate in many ways,” he wrote. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Since the unfortunate incident with Miss Texas he’d had to replace his stock. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Sir,” I interrupted him, “you are inexorable for that unfortunate lady: you speak of her with hate—with vindictive antipathy. It is cruel—she cannot help being mad.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Colonel Hawkins let out a roar in the study when the news was delivered and hit the unfortunate messenger on the head with a rolled-up map. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

So by the early years of the nineteenth century, fossils had taken on a certain inescapable importance, which makes Wistar’s failure to see the significance of his dinosaur bone all the more unfortunate. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“It is a night of great celebration for my people. It would be unfortunate if anything were to befall you on the night before your audience with my queen.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“My ‘silly’ disguises are useful for other reasons, but yes, Constance, it would be unfortunate if some enemy from my past recognized me, but I couldn’t recognize him. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She looked from side to side at the neighbors’ unfortunate, decaying houses. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Twice the midwife refused to come to laboring mothers who had nothing to pay, and so the unfortunate women had to bring forth their babies with none but a neighbor to help. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But in spite of her strength, she still wept over her unfortunate fate. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Occasionally Vanessa would sigh heavily when she’d get an unfortunate whiff of Bren’s deodorant. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Still, he had expressed that unfortunate wish for the children to prove themselves animals so he could—Penelope went pale to think it—go hunting. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

She wouldn't put it past that uppity Grace Windsor Wexler to steal the notebook from an unfortunate cripple and then rub it in. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was unfortunate not only because Ptolemaeus’s system was wrong, but because it seemed to endorse a measurement of the earth’s circumference of 18,000 miles—a significant underestimate. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

“Into it? Only if we are very unfortunate.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

"How if I show you a way by which you can stretch out your arm to take Narnia and yet draw it back unharmed if the attempt prove unfortunate?" The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Not ignorant of suffering, I have learned how to help the unfortunate,” she said. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think it’s unfortunate. It’s probably why we get along so well. Even if you did viciously attack me when we first met.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

It seems that this evening there was an unfortunate incident where a crowd beat to death a young man who resembled Peeta. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Particularly unfortunate was my failure to be able to report exactly the water content of the DNA samples upon which Rosy had done her measurements. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

For Bobby, an unfortunate pattern emerged after that. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course. Though the name is kind of unfortunate.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Reynie, because of the unfortunate angle of his neck and the weight of Constance upon it, was only able to see a bit of floor. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I suspect no malice. It was an unfortunate mishap. But the fairies have little interest in his motives. They were within their rights to exact retribution.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

This is what happened to the unfortunate Giordano Bruno. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“I know, it’s unfortunate. She’s not part of the plot line. It makes it difficult, but you still have to find her.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

I trust I need hardly underline the extent of the discomfort I suffered tonight on account of the unfortunate misunder-standing concerning my person. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Or do we understand him as an unfortunate expression of the times? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Take our prisoner to the cells and hand her over to Otrera’s guards. And, Kinzie, be sure you leave before anything unfortunate happens. I don’t want my loyal followers held accountable for a prison break.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The unfortunate troll fought back pathetically, even managing to land a few glancing blows. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

In the whole history of the world, no travelers had ever had a more terrible journey than these unfortunate creatures. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

On the night of the Earl’s killing; Arthur had been conceived upon the unfortunate Countess. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would, he realized, be more difficult; but he judged Melyngar could still carry the unfortunate Gurgi, as long as the companions shared the burden of the weapons. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

So did everyone else, even ‘Croaker’ as the girls called the old lady, and the unfortunate dinner ended gaily, with bread and butter, olives and fun. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

By an unfortunate coincidence, the waiter sat us at the table by the window where Francis and I had sat with Julian less than twenty-four hours before. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“This is a most unfortunate affair, and will probably be much talked of. But we must stem the tide of malice, and pour into the wounded bosoms of each other the balm of sisterly consolation.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

The unfortunate reality we must face is that racism manifests itself not only in individual attitudes and stereotypes, but also in the basic structure of society. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Francie saw how the unfortunate boy flushed a brick red at each taunt and she felt sorry for him. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Randolphs unfortunate utterances were not truly treasonable, as he spent the remainder of his life trying vainly and in his foggy style to explain. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“She is not one of us; she is not like us. She might make the unfortunate blunder of taking you seriously.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

His relationship with his daughter had never been good, and after her unfortunate marriage it had deteriorated to the point where only the obligatory politeness Clara imposed allowed them to live under the same roof. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spent a large part of his life expiating one unfortunate deed after another and never rebelling against the almost impossible demands made upon him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So unfortunate that wretched ship going ashore there,” said Colonel Julyan, “but for that the whole matter would have rested in peace.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Having watched Chester undo the lock on Bunnicula’s cage and having participated in that unfortunate steak episode some days earlier, I knew I would have no problem getting Bunnicula out. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

‘It was quite unintentional, I assure you. A most unfortunate accident.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She comes over for a hug, but I hold up the mess of flowers in front of my face, with a smile, to indicate my unfortunate busyness. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I looked at Rosaleen, afraid this situation of jilted love might be unfortunate enough to send May into one of her episodes, but she was intent on my pancake. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The unfortunate explosion of fireworks in the water tower—and subsequent dousing of the president and the newly signed victory quilt—was a somewhat surprising turn of events. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

And, thanks to an unfortunate headline in the latest printing of the county’s newspaper, Otto was not going to take it lying down. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The result, however, was unfortunate and the later Greeks did not like these endless love affairs. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

No other Champions were murdered, thankfully, but Celaena still found herself looking over her shoulder constantly, even though Chaol seemed to consider the two murders to be just unfortunate incidents. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

We did not discuss who would be in charge of killing the unfortunate roosters. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which is very unfortunate, as it turns out. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

"That's regrettable," he said, "but there's nothing to be done about it that wouldn't upset the larger plan. It's unfortunate, Brother, but your members will have to be sacrificed." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said it was so unfortunate the way the rest of the world was, how unpopular the Vietnam War was. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could not think, with the moaning of the unfortunate speechless girl. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Everything unfortunate that has ever happened to me has stemmed from failure to follow one of the rules. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

“While I do wish they were perhaps a bit more discreet in their work...I can’t deny that this is twice this month that they've saved us from a rather rare and unfortunate accident.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“That is unfortunate. I’m afraid your only alternative is to have the certificate read ‘Baby Boy Ganguli.’ The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The student who is not a girl and the professor who is not a man are considered strange; the first has an unfortunate skin condition, the second a nervous stammer. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

To starboard of Allard's Lady Mary a were the three galleys that Stannis had seized from the unfortunate Lord Sunglass, Piety, Prayer, and Devotion, their decks crawling with archers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It’s not necessarily the human condition, I would hope, but a remediable innumeracy which results in this unfortunate tendency. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some unfortunate just behind him was pulled out to help hold off the onslaught which must surely come within two or three days, while the last of the BEF was piling into the boats. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

If you break your head or back-bone you will be very unfortunate, policemen can direct the traffic so that there won't be too many invalids to go to hospital. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

After gym class, Danny met me in the hall with some unfortunate news. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Colin was almost certain that he was among that unfortunate majority. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“But such a temper is always an unfortunate variable. It can lead to impulsive behavior.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It was unfortunate timing, as I was in a spot of trouble. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“For instance, The beer is never dear near here, dear,’ is unfortunate, even as an assonance. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did receive the additional money, for which I was grateful, but the circumstances which warranted it were unfortunate. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Remember: We have no evidence of any kind against this unfortunate woman. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

"That is unfortunate," Mr. Pope said, and I could tell that his words were sincere. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I admitted almost immediately that it was a very unfortunate decision.” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

“It’s an unfortunate situation,” the principal told Rowan when he turned up in the nurse’s office, waiting out during lunch for some newly inflicted bruises to heal. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Both stood watch beside the simple wooden coffin and accompanied it to the cemetery on that unfortunate morning. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had an unfortunate habit of running off, usually to hide something shiny she’d discovered. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“That was just because I know about those words, alone and lonely, that's all. It was just an unfortunate stroke of luck.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

While this circumstance is horribly unfortunate for them, it does create important opportunities for a multiracial, bottom-up resistance movement, one in which people of all races can claim a clear stake. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

And, while he often tumbled heavily, it was never he who was hurt, but, rather, the unfortunate person on whom he fell. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

But the unfortunate truth is that blanket spraying is resulting in more ragweed, not less. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The fact that this “career” path leads almost inevitably to jail is often understood as an unfortunate fact of life, part of what it means to be poor and black in America. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

If you are constantly reminded of your lowly position in the social hierarchy, whether by individual managers or by a plethora of impersonal rules, you begin to accept that unfortunate status. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the thing exploded, jettisoning an amazing amount of tunnel waste directly at the unfortunate manservant. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Burton was short and pale, and his striped black-and-yellow shirt made him look like an unfortunate bumblebee. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Part of that was because of my religion and part of that was just my unfortunate lack of rhythm. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

At this point in my life, I should have been used to explaining myself, and yet it always felt like an unfortunate burden. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He was also bringing news of the death of a sister—for nearly all of Pellinore’s family had been unfortunate. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, if they don’t like you, then the unfortunate fact is that you’re related to idiots. I’m sorry. A lot of us are, though. You’re in good company.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

But perhaps that is merely because they feel themselves to be more unfortunate than us. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Yes," said Lombard, "peculiarly unfortunate describes it very well." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

But for his “outdoors” round, he had pulled the always unfortunate Your Neighbor’s Dog’s Toy card. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

She wore heavy makeup and she had one of those unfortunate bulging figures where the flesh appears to be strapped in all around the body to prevent it from falling out. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

“No one knows he is fortunate until he becomes unfortunate,” my father said quietly. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The niece of these unfortunate women was Procris, and she was almost as unfortunate as they. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

One unfortunate day father and son, full of whiskey courage, appeared at the Clutter home intending to “have it out with Herb.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And they would rather write them off as evil than attempt to understand them. An unfortunate truth, but a truth nonetheless.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“It is an unfortunate situation,” Mrs. Derby said with feeling. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the gas-short seventies, however, when the manufacturer came out with the unfortunate Seville—a car that looked as though it had been rear-ended—I also felt misshapen. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Another unfortunate fact of life with Uncle was that he very much liked giving Mig what he referred to as “a good clout to the ear.” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Oh, ye of no faith! Before you, I swear I will cure, here and now, this unfortunate brat!” Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

Besides, of course, there had been the matter of my unfortunate remark. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

They started talking about clothes, makeup, and unfortunate fashion choices of the rich and famous, and that was that—best friends forever! I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

They were very unfortunate young people, but they were far from being monsters all would shudder to look at, as the oracle had told Oedipus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When I was in your room? And Charles interrupted us at that rather unfortunate moment?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Except for the unfortunate incident with the yo-yo when I was five and used very bad judgment. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

And it is also at this point that he would have made an unfortunate discovery: looking at his image in a mirror will have had the effect of halving its height. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

That evening an unfortunate accident befell an able seaman who had crewed the rigging on the Heart of a Dream. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“And he has expensive tastes. That is unfortunate.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

‘What time is it? Ten a.m. In eight hours those nine blood-thirsty brutes will be galloping off to gobble up another couple of dozen unfortunate wretches. They have to be stopped. We must act fast.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

On us—the most oppressed, unfortunate and pitiable people in all the world. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Let us banish from our minds the thought that this is an unfortunate victim of injustice. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Not only for the gentleman, but for all the men who had the unfortunate privilege of seeing her, that was an eternal instant. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

However, it might not be Miss Granger’s doubtful natural charms that have captured these unfortunate boys’ interest. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I’d told them all about the Manchurian Fire Thrower, the untimely demise of Junior Haskell, the explosion at the water tower, and the unfortunate dousing of the victory quilt. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Ally, how many kids your age use phrases like ‘unfortunate stroke of luck’?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

The unfortunate warder did not win the contest, either. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

This realization momentarily stunned me, which was unfortunate, because Sorrento’s lightning weapon was still firing, moving in a fast sweeping arc, cutting across the ground, then diagonally up the castle wall, toward me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Not for me, of course, but most people just stopped caring after a while. He was just another story, another unfortunate bit of history.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Moses was the boss unfortunate enough to stand closest to the Randall brothers. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The association with the method is unfortunate, because unlike the large psychedelic Deadhead patterns and colors, bandini tie-dyes are delicate and intricate. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

So he did an end-around on the unfortunate taste by drowning his java in cream, for which Katherine gently teased him that afternoon. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

My parents loved telling me what they felt was wrong with me—it was what they called my unfortunate attitude—all the time. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He saw a simple, sincere face that was incapable of subtlety or guile, an honest, frank face with disunited large eyes, rusty hair, black eyebrows and an unfortunate reddish- brown mustache. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“I also have some unfortunate news. We are in the height of tick season. You kids ever hear of Lyme disease?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Joe and the others took my advice about not attempting the escape, but he decided the note should be saved as a historical document, and it later turned up at a very unfortunate time. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

These clerks, as far as she could tell, had an unfortunate habit of departing without warning, sometimes even leaving their personal belongings in their rooms on the second floor. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

This was a little unfortunate, the topic being one close to his lordship's heart and one he was inclined to explicate at some length. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The COs soon learned of the squadron’s prowess; angry farmers came calling after the 372nd’s hundred-pound bombs flattened an outhouse and one unfortunate cow. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

He’s carrying his khaya wood staff in hand; my backside has had many unfortunate encounters with that stick, and I’d rather not get reacquainted with it today. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The next thing that happened was extremely unfortunate. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

In the way that the unfortunate sometimes dislike the co-unfortunate, Baby Kochamma disliked the twins, for she considered them doomed, fatherless waifs. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ran another unfortunate horse every day for eight straight days. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

But advantages wear out; she needed a new struggle, another opportunity to show those who might gossip that she had still another unfortunate burden which proved that, above all else, she was a Christian woman. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Good God!” cried Emma, “this has been a most unfortunate—most deplorable mistake!—What is to be done?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Thanks to his unfortunate assembly, his walk was an odd, straddle-legged motion that was often mistaken for lameness. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other main reason for his trip was quinine pills, which we had just about run out of, how unfortunate. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The handcuffs, pistol, and continued beating were unfortunate but, hey, when you all shared the same difficult circumstance— prison work—you tended to give each other the benefit of the doubt. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nameless guards started dragging away the body of the unfortunate guard. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The unicorn lowered its head also, and Billy the Innkeeper met his unfortunate end. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“We already have most of the personnel under arrest. It’s unfortunate though that we weren’t able to talk to either Nadia Vole or the man you knew as Mr. Grin.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The unfortunate rodent screamed and danced about with the stinging pain of the thick whiplike tail. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

From that unfortunate expression came the appellation of Widge, which stuck to me for years, like pitch. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I can’t tell you how unfortunate it was that Bunny happened to be there,” said Henry, shaking his head. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Understandably, this time around the shortlist visibly seeks to avoid a repeat of last year's unfortunate events. Mercury prize 2010: a heavyweight lineup avoids controversy 2010-07-20T13:42:00Z

“It is believed that Pacquiao’s wins are associated of the ‘13th day jinx’, wherein unfortunate events happen 13 days after his victory. 5 craziest responses to the approaching Mayan apocalypse 2012-12-11T18:23:00Z

This – since Ptolemy is the first of Brotton's 12 cartographers to be featured – is doubly unfortunate. A History of the World in Twelve Maps by Jerry Brotton – review 2012-08-24T07:00:02Z

“It’s not a reactionary movie,” said Ted Melfi, the film’s director, “but it will be seen as one, which is unfortunate.” Uncovering a Tale of Rocket Science, Race and the ’60s 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z

But we all knew my friend was just being an idiot and accidentally found a very unfortunate topic to blabber on about. She tried to run me over! 2012-08-23T00:00:00Z

Not only were their jobs threatened and acquisitive passions blocked, but they acquired unfortunate reputations. African Art Is Under Threat in Djenne-Djenno 2012-08-02T12:00:00Z

I instead am one who has the unfortunate habit of getting halfway through a meal before realizing I’m eating it with the salad fork. Michelle Obama, where are your table manners? 2013-01-22T16:35:00Z

“It’s very, very unfortunate that a mask hides your face,” she says in the video. Looking good under a mask: South Korean fashion evolves in the time of coronavirus 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z

If we can extend the image of “nightstand” to include the floor and the chest of drawers across the room, we might be approaching my unfortunate bibliomania and occasional trashophilia. Luis Alberto Urrea: By the Book 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z

On the first night of the conflict — Winstead was at a bar on an unfortunate blind date — the cable network played martial music, threw up lots of snazzy graphics and seemed to relish the conflict. Look back in laughter: ‘The Daily Show’ celebrates at 25 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z

Restored in recent decades after an unfortunate stint as a dude ranch, it still needs a bit of work but otherwise oozes great spooky-mansion ambience. A Midwinter Playground in the Hudson Valley 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z

Happy Mom: I am happy to help you broadcast your request, but it’s an unfortunate fact of life that people . . . say things. Perspective | Ask Amy: Neglected dogs leave neighbors barking mad 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z

“I can’t talk about the details of those lawsuits, which is unfortunate because I think you know that I’m somebody who likes to talk freely.” Joaquin Phoenix: ‘There was a period when I wanted out. I wanted my life back’ 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z

She read books.She had never been mean to meFor being bad at games.I decided to forgive Her unfortunate past. 'Play up! play up!' 2010-07-09T23:05:00Z

Tarantino acknowledged on Saturday that the timing of the rally was “unfortunate”, according to the New York Post. Some NYPD officers dismiss police union boycott of Quentin Tarantino 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z

“My words of nearly a decade ago were, at the time, totally failed and unfortunate efforts to be provocative,” Gunn said at the time. James Gunn reinstated as Guardians of the Galaxy 3 director after Disney firing 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z

The unfortunate truth is that disorder is dramatic. Bob Woodward Extends His Trump Chronicles With the Chaotic Transfer of Power 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z

"What is unfortunate is that we are breaking records in terms of people wanting to visit museums, and it seems like the more popular they get, the more the doors are closed." Half of museum budgets cut in last year 2012-07-02T11:00:24Z

And then we burden the unfortunate and genius character designers with that, and they come up with these crazy looking creatures. Dan Harmon on the Future of Rick and Morty and That Community Movie 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z

Others have suggested that complexity and ambiguity of Dunham’s story is why it resonates so strongly with young women for whom these kinds of experiences may be an unfortunate reality. National Review Cover Story Calls Lena Dunham 'Gutless' For Writing About Her Rape 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z

If there’s any component of fiction we think of as unfortunate, it’s plot—that “low atavistic form,” as E.M. An Answer to the Novel’s Detractors 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z

I find her self-boosting unfortunate and annoying when so many people are unemployed and struggling. Can We End This Cycle of Favoritism? 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z

One particularly unfortunate spider met the end of a hammer. I’m terrified of the cicada onslaught 2013-05-20T23:45:00Z

It sparked my love for stories about unfortunate kids who get caught in fantastic adventures. Ernest Cline: By the Book 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z

It is unfortunate only that recent events seem to have taken the shine off the idea, implicitly endorsed by the author, that James Murdoch could be the saviour of journalism. Et cetera: Steven Poole's non-fiction choice - reviews 2011-08-26T21:55:09Z

“We sincerely apologize to the 243 guests who were affected by this unfortunate situation.” Airline passenger makes 'unfounded claim' of carrying the coronavirus, forces plane to turn around 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z

It’s unfortunate that only one of the old gang didn’t make the cut. How Do We Tell Our Kids Why Their Uncle Is in Prison? 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z

It’s an unfortunate comment in the case of “Connection.” Dance Review: Chunky Move?s ?Connected? at Joyce Theater - Review 2011-11-03T21:22:01Z

They are two married couples, the parents of those schoolboys, who are meeting to figure out what to do about the unfortunate incident involving their sons. | 'Carnage': Roman Polanski?s ?Carnage,? With Jodie Foster - Review 2011-12-15T15:59:53Z

“It’s unfortunate that for a while they were very popular on the consumer market,” she said. Stop wiping down groceries and focus on bigger risks, say experts on coronavirus transmission 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z

This is unfortunate, in part because he seems to be the only person who realizes it’s a terrible idea to invite wedding guests who want to kill your whole family. ArtsBeat: ‘Game of Thrones’ Recap: Slicing and Dicing ‘Two Swords’ 2014-04-07T02:00:52Z

Mr. Lane’s performance was the best reason to see that unfortunate musical. Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane and Stockard Channing in 'It's Only a Play' on Broadway 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z

Prior to its recent restoration and current theatrical re-release, it was a difficult film to track down, which was unfortunate given Kirchheimer’s unique, meditative approach to the divisive subject. Before Gentrification, a City Covered in Graffiti 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z

So to portray us as potential predators is unfortunate. Laverne Cox: "We're the Ones Whose Lives Are in Danger" 2015-04-25T04:00:00Z

Well, perhaps, but the reason Hamlet and his unfortunate mother should leave that goblet well alone is that it is full of poison, not that it might get them into an embarrassing argument about transubstantiation. Shakespeare's Restless World by Neil MacGregor - review 2012-11-23T22:55:02Z

You could call it unfortunate timing that the Middle East decided to burst into the news at the same time as the serial's broadcast and in a way that had nothing to do with Israel. Rewind TV: Jamie's Dream School; Attenborough and the Giant Egg; The Promise 2011-03-06T00:09:51Z

Unlike, say, the Beatles' Run for Your Life, the misogyny was not an unfortunate, swiftly regretted blip. Rock's fake rebels 2010-10-17T20:00:00Z

And then there was the — in hindsight — unfortunate title of Ms. Broadwell’s book, “All In: The Education of General David Petraeus.” Paula Broadwell, David Petraeus and the Afterlife of a Scandal 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z

Aside from the emotional fallout from his death, there were also unfortunate legal complications. Looking after Les Dawson's legacy 2012-09-28T23:04:02Z

Jim Mora, the Bruins football coach, said in a statement on Monday, “This is an unfortunate incident for all parties involved.” Sean Combs Arrested in Kettlebell Assault at U.C.L.A. 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z

"I think the visa thing is recognisably an unfortunate twist of events," said Joudah, on Thursday, speaking in . Palestinian poet wins Griffin Prize 2013-06-14T11:35:06Z

Clu seems more like an unfortunate Botox victim than a dastardly despot. Tron Review: Prepare for Deresolution 2010-12-16T23:00:00Z

"It's unfortunate we got stuck in this project to begin with," Siarnicki said. Sept. 11 statue in Md. to be auctioned on eBay 2010-05-10T11:16:00Z

It is very unfortunate that is how her 40 milligram short term prescription ended up. Don’t Call Her a Victim: After Surviving Opioids, Nan Goldin Goes After the Makers 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z

As reported in the Australian’s Strewth column on Thursday, he incurred a black eye and required three stitches as a result of his unfortunate “intersection of comedy, dinner and a kitchen bench”. Veep stars respond to Australian MP who knocked himself out laughing at episode 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z

This is unfortunate, because those are your two primary paths to donuts. You should be making Andrew Zimmern's Hanukkah donuts all year long 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z

Some form of nudity was always the unspoken goal, but beyond the unfortunate old man on the twelfth floor that goal had never been realized. My Rear Window 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z

“It was their aim to design total concepts, exteriors and interiors, but it was rather unfortunate that there were not many commissions that were for both,” she said. In Amsterdam, Interior Design Gets a Centennial Splash 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z

The incipient relationship of Andrew Shoulders and Charles Reese II might have reached an unfortunate end on just their second date had it not been for Mr. Reese’s well-developed listening skills. Their Second Date Could’ve Been Their Last 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z

Aug. 28, 2019: Inspired by Great Britain, the governments of Spain and Portugal announce they will hold their own referendums on leaving the European Union, launching the unfortunate nicknames Spanxit and Porxit. Style Invitational Week 1311: Nextra! Nextra! 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z

It’s an unfortunate flaw in a film that impressively balances moments of joy with equally resonating despair. ‘All the Bright Places’ Review: Love Amid Trauma 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z

Planning to devote a further three years to polishing his Homeric magnum opus, the unfortunate poet instead fell mortally ill in 19 BCE and ordered his friends to destroy the manuscript. Virgil’s ‘The Aeneid’ still looks strikingly contemporary 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z

Says the mod: It was unfortunate, and it seems I got a bit too excited about the verification. "Game of Thrones" actress shows up on Reddit, fans geek out 2011-06-08T17:09:00Z

She chews up the seats in Jackson’s already battered Ford Bronco, disrupts his potential threesome with a pair of Tantra practitioners in Portland and causes an unfortunate ruckus in a San Francisco hotel. ‘Dog’ Review: Man and Beast Hit the Road 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z

Its oversimplifications are all the more unfortunate because the movie is a clever thriller, a starkly suspenseful—albeit sharply limited—pleasure. The Psychological Fakery of “10 Cloverfield Lane” 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z

For reasons both fortunate and unfortunate, the reissue of the Staple Singers' landmark concert achievement couldn't be more timely. Sound of civil rights rings out in resurrected Staple Singers records 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z

Considering all that came before, what an unfortunate way to go. "Nomadland" wins big at the 2021 Oscars, which made history — and some unfortunate choices 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z

It’s an unfortunate failure, because the script’s time-travel premise offers some cute conundrums of parallel worlds. An Edward Snowden “Terminator” 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z

Smith said it was “unfortunate” that Fisher was given this “misinformation”. Dyslexic donors turned away from largest UK sperm bank 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z

Recent meals at Estuary demonstrate that unfortunate headlines haven’t gotten in the way of the brothers’ ability to put on a good show. Tom Sietsema’s top 10 new restaurants: Estuary is No. 7 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z

It reads like a network note, which is quite unfortunate. Why “Bridgerton” probably won't make Benedict queer (but should) 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z

“My words of nearly a decade ago were, at the time, totally failed and unfortunate efforts to be provocative,” said the director of the first two mega-grossing Guardians of the Galaxy blockbusters. Was James Gunn the first undeserving victim of Hollywood’s new zero-tolerance policy? 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z

And just last week, the Raleigh-based Indy Week ran an article with the unfortunate online title “What it’s like to be a grown man whose favorite band is three women.” Oh no, my favorite band is a girl band! A refresher on how not to write about women in rock 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z

This doesn't redeem the unfortunate stereotyping, but it at least allows it to somewhat fade into the background. "Glass" is a great M. Night Shyamalan movie — and a fitting end to the Eastrail 177 trilogy 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z

Ms. Chung demonstrates admirable patience but not a lot of comic ability, which is unfortunate given that much of the comedy is supposed to derive from her reactions to the grossness around her. Review: ‘Resident Advisors’ Brings Playground Humor to the Dorms 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z

Their incompetence leaves them stranded along a remote stretch of highway; the incompetence of the movie around them, however, has the unfortunate effect of leaving the audience even more helpless than the film’s protagonists. ‘Villains’ Review: Blundering Robbers Meet Their Match 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z

“It was kind of an unfortunate, unthinking thing to say,” said Miriam Petty, a Northwestern University communications professor and expert on black popular culture. Lack of Black Women Becomes ‘SNL’ Issue 2013-11-01T18:16:14Z

One thing I’ll say is, the cliché about biographers is — it’s an unfortunate one — after a long time of working on the book they’re working from a contempt for their subject. The peak of Sinatra’s power: “Every Sinatra performance was acting. His greatest performance was as himself” 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z

His new children's book, the one Kelly's in charge of, has an unfortunate typo that turns an ordinary word into something slightly scatological. 'Alexander's' day isn't so terrible, film isn't so great 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z

Every now and then an attendant standing mid-slope would blow a whistle and a snowmobile would race out to assist an unfortunate enthusiast crumpled on the slope. Ready, Set, Ski! In China, Snow Sports are the Next Big Thing 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z

The unfortunate Moses of Crete convinced his followers in the 5th century CE that if they were to wade into the sea, the waves would split and they would walk to Palestine. Who's your favourite religious poet? 2010-04-27T09:00:00Z

Meanwhile, Victor discovers Martin’s secret, and Nelson has unfortunate plans for Jean. TV listings: Weekend of January 2-3, 2016 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z

“This kind of thing is extremely unfortunate,” he said. Multimillion-dollar art collection, once promised to SAM, now up for auction at Christie’s 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z

His brother, of course, does just that, his behaviour foreshadowing our own unfortunate obsession with personal rights and cravings. What's The King's Speech's secret weapon of mass adulation? 2011-02-22T16:45:41Z

But it necessarily suffers from the frustrating opacity of its subject, and the unfortunate timing of its release. Review | ‘The Butterfly Effect’ charts Kendrick Lamar’s evolution from platinum-selling rapper to protest artist 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z

We see the collapse of Lehman Brothers through the eyes of an executive’s chauffeur and the unfortunate domino effect of choices made by a wealthy few. Rage Sets a Couple on a Collision Course. Who Will Absorb the Impact? 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z

One thing I can say with categorical certainty is that when these unfortunate shenanigans are over, Lindsay will soar like the phoenix. Lohan director explains why we hate Lindsay 2010-07-08T15:30:00Z

In all these cases, there was, in the end, an emotional coolness — all those flat screens! — that felt somehow unoperatic, and it would be unfortunate if “semi-staged” became a euphemism for “projection based.” Giving a Semi-Hearty Cheer for Semi-Staged Opera 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z

“Dark Towers” suffers some unfortunate tropes of business journalism: Val is “fueled” by Ritalin, traders are “fueled” by testosterone and “crazed” by adrenaline; the bank is “fueled” by greed. ‘What the Hell Are We Doing Lending Money to a Guy Like This?’ 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z

But what sets this moving and mysterious novel apart is Hunt’s understanding of children and outcasts and those unfortunate characters who are both. A Fantastic, Fantastical Book for the New, Cool Woman in My Life 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z

And that’s unfortunate for such a modest picture, such a firm but quiet whisper of need and desire. Stream These 5 TV Shows and Movies Before They Leave Netflix in March 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z

Thanks to some unfortunate flashbacks, we meet the fiancé, and revisit Ofelia’s mother, who was bitten and then died back in Season 1 as our group fled Los Angeles. ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ Season 2, Episode 12: Your Child Is Your Child 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z

Research in 2012 confirmed those unfortunate souls who find it soapy carry a particular olfactory receptor gene that makes it taste different to them. Why experts say you should go easy on picky eaters 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z

This is a band famous for their outspoken views, so it's unfortunate that there are no translations of their Spanish lyrics. Los De Abajo: Actitud Calle 2010-09-30T22:00:00Z

“It’s unfortunate that the public will view it and say, ‘Gosh, is that what they’re like?’ – and probably take an instant dislike” to the royal family, he told The Washington Post. Netflix refuses to add disclaimer to ‘The Crown,’ despite pressure from the British government 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z

It's unfortunate, then, that Mona's music is constantly compared to that of their more prominent friends, to the extent that the NME has fondly christened them "the princes of Leon". 'I had an early lesson in manipulation' 2010-12-23T22:33:00Z

It doesn’t matter because this talk — this unfortunate, imperative and vital conversation — was a guide. The Other Talk 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z

I don’t understand why men are still allowed to vote on women’s bodies, but if that is our unfortunate reality, we should be consistent with the practice of empowering the state to police bodily autonomy. Men, we need to stay in the pro-choice fight — in Alabama and beyond 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z

Let’s just say that Anderson had me at “unnecessary” and “unfortunate.” Oklahoma City, the Ultimate ‘Boom Town,’ Rendered Vivid and Surreal 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z

In the second section, Francesca Todesco, in red and green looking like an unfortunate Christmas ornament, mixes solemn walks with quick, spinning turns in which her face is tilted upward and her arms are outstretched. Dance Review: Sokolow Theater/Dance at Theater at the 14th Street Y 2012-12-07T23:02:39Z

British art of the 20th Century is littered with such unfortunate individuals - bashful and uncommercial talents ignored by their generation or forgotten by ours. Not flushed with success 2011-07-18T07:59:05Z

An unfortunate side effect of the corporate split is that, once again, the show does not seem to quite know what to do with Kalinda. The Good Wife Watch: Best Enemies 2013-12-02T14:30:11Z

In other words, the poet must confront the experience of those unfortunate souls on the ground — often civilians — as well as his own. Books of The Times: Poetry on His Mind, British Author Revisits His Grandfather?s War 2010-08-31T17:06:00Z

We should move on to TV commercials, where unfortunate gender distinctions abound. Some genital persuasion 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z

Everyone has an opinion on this, and it's unfortunate; everyone should be allowed to grow and learn and become what they want to become. Casper Van Dien's career reflections, from "Starship Troopers" to his recent "creepy white dude" era 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z

This was the twist many had been expecting and to say it was unfortunate would not be an understatement. Westworld recap: episode seven – it's Ford vs the board! 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z

His new album, though, seems to borrow too much from what made him a recognizable name, and that’s unfortunate. British singer Passenger falls short on new album 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z

He’s from a lower-middle-class family and makes an unfortunate career choice, and from the start nurses grudging resentment that he increasingly, volubly voices toward Lydia’s wealthier parents. ‘The Cathedral’ Review: A Boy, a Home, a World 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z

One thing that has gotten worse is the unfortunate journalistic habit of equating the state of the Oscars with the state of movies. Does the Academy Hold Movies in Contempt? Our Critics Wonder. 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z

If you can’t forgive him, or move on past that unfortunate period, then there really is little point in staying together. Should I stay with my partner in our safe but loveless relationship? | Dear Mariella 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z

It may even be part of a new policy, which would be really unfortunate. Instead of filing a lost luggage claim, British Airways told him to call the police 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z

What's unfortunate, however, is that the ugly effects of Chang's mental health challenges don't look that different from what some chefs still classify as paying one's dues while working on the line. From "The Bear" to "The Menu," this was the year pop culture faced the horrors of fine dining 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z

I think that the places these grieving parents’ grief has taken them is unfortunate and counterproductive but as a parent and a human being my heart goes out to them. Who’s the real insane clown posse? Trump fans give Juggalos a run for their money in “7 Days in Ohio” 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z

Maybe don’t fire off these attempts all at once, lest you raise suspicions that you have sudden and unfortunate tonnages of free time on your hands. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Sister restarted the family group chat without her. Is estrangement next? 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z

Garfield’s clearly not ignorant of the magnitude of the undertaking – and what the play has meant to queer folks for the last quarter-century – which ought not to be discredited by an unfortunate soundbite. Andrew Garfield, queer-baiting and the perils of 'playing gay' 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z

And posts on Mastodon have the unfortunate name "toots," which might be a pro or con for you, personally. Should you join Mastodon? Here's what you need to know 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z

Today suicide is seen primarily as a mental health issue; in classical drama it tends to be looked at more circumstantially, as the inevitable climax of an unfortunate story line. To be or not to be: Playwrights on the complex issue of suicide 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z

It's unfortunate but fortunate that you have films like "Parasite" and "Blue Bayou." Han who? Sung Kang on his new "Snakehead" bad boy: "Even his hairstyle – he's overcompensating" 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z

The conventional wisdom is that Rauzzini was one of those unfortunate boys castrated or snipped on the orders of choirmasters in an age when the castrati were the most revered and celebrated of singers. Bath celebrates the life of the bedhopping singing star of the 1700s 2010-04-12T06:00:00Z

She considered mentioning “the unfortunate fate of previous queens called Catherine: Aragon — divorced; Howard — beheaded,” before deciding this was probably more information than middle-American viewers would want. Tina Brown Catches Up With Royal Intrigue in ‘The Palace Papers’ 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z

In 2003, the school’s longtime mascot, Colonel Reb, with his unfortunate resemblance to a plantation owner, was given his walking papers, but efforts to replace him have so far fizzled. Faulkner and Football in Oxford, Miss. 2011-10-14T18:55:01Z

This is unfortunate, because you have to admire Mr. Schwartz, an accomplished musical-theater artist, for finding his own way into opera. Opera Review: An Opera Strays Into a Clairvoyant Realm 2011-04-20T15:57:07Z

This unfortunate blemish has not impeded the same companies from securing huge education contracts, and it would be stretching credulity to think that price-fixing never now happens in school building. Architects do matter, Mr Gove 2011-03-06T00:09:40Z

Valade canceled his reservation without sharing any of the unfortunate details. The business recouped their money from your booking. Why can’t you? 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z

At first it had seemed unfortunate and sad; we were caught in the quicksand of Indochina. Essay: Should We Have War Crime Trials? 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z

Indeed, the consensus seemed to be that the Taubman gamble was unfortunate, however unavoidable. Sotheby’s Announces $12 Million Loss Over Taubman Sale 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z

Since the unfortunate incident, she said, she hadn’t heard from Mike in days. Redditor calls out wrong name during sex with boyfriend, asks: 'Is my relationship done?' 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z

“This news is unfortunate, because it is another roller coaster ride that did not need to happen.” Peter Copping Is Out at Oscar de la Renta 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z

“I’m completely innocent. It’s really unfortunate that it happened at all.” United Airlines pilot cited for indecent exposure at Denver hotel: report 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z

As if to compensate, Kidman and Sorkin have tried to re-create Ball’s signature looks with some unfortunate prosthetics and assorted other tweaks. ‘Being the Ricardos’ Review: Kiss, Fight, Rinse, Repeat 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z

That’s unfortunate, because rushing a wine to market often requires adding extra sulfur or other chemicals to stabilize it and prevent the wine from going funky in the bottle. Too cold to drink rosé? No way. Try it with your favorite winter foods. 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z

Which is unfortunate when your parents are Malaysian, a country of durian-obsessives. Durian: love it or hate it, is this the world's most divisive fruit? 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z

It is unfortunate that the dramatic poet who taught the American theater to lyrically soar is once again being remembered for his dissolute decline rather than for the sublimity of his best writing. 'God Looked Away,' and so should you: Why Al Pacino's play falls so short of expectations 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z

Yelling is the unfortunate reaction of people trying to mitigate their powerlessness. Perspective | Ask Amy: Tolerating political differences is an evergreen issue 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z

Early Broadway audiences appear not to have heard, or not to care, about the unfortunate publicity. Jeanna de Waal Has Already Forgotten About That ‘Diana’ Film 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z

They are not swapping war stories but working through their own experiences and emotions to process an unfortunate reality without the help of drugs or alcohol. Recovery Boys: the documentary on what happens after opioid addiction 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z

Given these explicit missions, Shem’s tone-deaf approach to the narrative effects of privilege-flaunting is unfortunate. “The House of God,” a Book as Sexist as It Was Influential, Gets a Sequel 2019-12-25T05:00:00Z

This is unfortunate, since there is nothing to do during the second half of the film but watch them die. The Times Critics' Guide to the 'Friday the 13th' Movies 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z

This series of unfortunate events also ended without much resolution, because the hour-long episode ended without actually letting viewers see the group performances nor hear the judges’ reactions until next week. ArtsBeat: 'American Idol' Watch: Engineered Drama Trumps Actual Singing 2012-02-10T16:24:35Z

We recommend adopting new practices and policies that both mitigate some unfortunate psychological tendencies and create stronger institutions. What makes the ideal university? Six values that power higher education at its best 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z

And while I'd like to hope that my years of living in California subsequently educated my palate, sometimes I still sentimentally long for Chi Chi's chimichangas and — as that unfortunate jingle went — fry-ai-ai-ed ice cream. This nostalgic sweet corn cake is inspired by a retro chain restaurant 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z

“It’s unfortunate, because she is an amazing sitter otherwise.” Add social-media expectations to the list of things you tell a new babysitter 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z

It’s a fitting but unfortunate parable in an era of rampant economic inequality. They Fixed Pornography 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z

“It is unfortunate that a terrible tragedy has been turned into this misguided prosecution. We will answer any charges in court,” Baldwin’s lawyers, Luke Nikas and Alex Spiro, said in a statement. Prosecutors intend to recharge Alec Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter for “Rust” shooting 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z

Both "Little Women" and "Hustlers" circle around this unfortunate conclusion: Men simply can't — or more likely, won't — accept women fully as creative professionals. How both "Hustlers" and "Little Women" anticipated their own Oscar snubs 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z

It’s all the more unfortunate inasmuch as, when things go haywire in “10 Cloverfield Lane” in ways that it would be an undue spoiler to mention, Trachtenberg exhibits an extravagant, hyperbolic pop imagination. The Psychological Fakery of “10 Cloverfield Lane” 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z

"The unfortunate fact is this dispute could have been avoided had the West representatives simply arrived earlier," Zakowski concluded the ruling. Kanye West blocked from Wisconsin ballot for missing deadline by 14 seconds 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z

There’s an unfortunate compounding problem that theaters would rather produce work about us, not by us right now. Transgender Playwrights: ‘We Should Get to Tell Our Own Stories First’ 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z

There is an unfortunate pattern of “Jeopardy!” alums — particularly women — being targeted online after their appearances. ‘Jeopardy!’ Hasn’t Had a Player Like Amy Schneider 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z

I’m afraid it would deliver the unintended, unfortunate message that feminists are old, fat and slovenly. Feminism 1, Gene 0 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z

In the wake of Gibson's unfortunate phone calls to his ex-girlfriend and the ensuing blizzard of bad publicity, "The Beaver" became more of a sideshow than a footnote. The role Mel Gibson was born to play 2011-05-04T20:01:00Z

This is unfortunate, because without deeper insight into Barnett’s pain, the book never quite achieves its potential poignancy. The Injustice Deep Within the Justice System 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z

It is a forum for us to think together, rationally, communally, about the United States—its shifting character, its ostensibly noble purpose, its sometimes unfortunate tendencies. Heidi Schreck’s Play About the U.S. Constitution Offers an Oasis of Sanity 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z

The sarcastic narrator of this lawless animated series offers advice for stick-figure characters who repeatedly put themselves in unfortunate situations: “Try not doing that!” What’s on TV Friday: ‘Wet Hot American Summer’ and ‘Comrade Detective’ 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z

That it seems to have viewed the past 19 months not as an opportunity to re-evaluate and reorient, but as a moment to double down, is unfortunate. Review: Chamber Music Society Returns, Unchanged 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z

Zagat mistakenly released its new roundup of San Francisco's Bay Area restaurants with an unfortunate error on the spine, according to Inside Scoop SF. Zagat recalls restaurant guide to 'San Francsico' 2012-10-05T15:17:32Z

There may well be unfortunate consequences from eating the wrong foods. Why are the poor blamed and shamed for their deaths? 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z

Guns N' Roses' Get in the Ring calls one unfortunate reviewer out for his troubles. Readers recommend: songs about magazines – results 2013-05-23T14:00:00Z

Bermudez assures her she will, even though her life has become a series of unfortunate mishaps. She says she was harassed by superiors. Now she protests outside the TSA for hours. 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z

The anonymous father shared details about the unfortunate situation in a life advice subreddit where users vote on whether a person is right or wrong in a civil dispute. Bride allegedly kicks dad out of her wedding for not lending his backyard as a venue 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z

It does however have the unfortunate side-effect of making you want to drink and smoke like Dean Martin, which is of course terrible for your health. States of bliss 2011-01-29T00:05:00Z

The artistically serious, ­movement-based group in Crystal City takes one of its more unfortunate detours into shouldn’t with a grotesquely expressionistic, barely coherent adaptation of “The Trial,” Franz Kafka’s early-20th-century dystopian novel. Review | On this occasion, lots of bugs in Synetic Theater’s system 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z

One of the biggest knocks on “Fear” is that has an unfortunate habit of creating problems and then attempting to solve them in the same episode, or forgetting about them all together. ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ Season 2, Episode 12: Your Child Is Your Child 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z

Again, the business card scanning is less than ideal, the S1300i is a touch faster, and the fact that you have to pay for a power cord seems unfortunate. Best portable scanner on the market 2012-11-04T17:00:00Z

This was unfortunate, particularly during an extended episode when the drum patterns closely hewed to a winding stream of notes from Mr. Rosenboom. Review: ‘David Rosenboom: Propositional Music,’ an Avatar of Experimentalism 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z

This may seem like an unfortunate coincidence or it could be genetic. 'True Detective' turns cautious at the beginning of Season 2 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z

Contrasting Romantic-era songs that exalt nature and contemporary works that feel alienated from it, she charted an unfortunate decline in humanity’s relationship with the environment through music. Review: Joyce DiDonato’s ‘Eden’ Takes Root at Carnegie Hall 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z

What if, instead of treating the nap as an unfortunate side effect of the meal, we saw it as a goal we should strive for? 6 Steps to a Great Thanksgiving Nap 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z

Up till then, Snyder writes, she had always thought that domestic violence was, ”the unfortunate fate of the unlucky few”. Rachel Louise Snyder: ‘Domestic abuse is as common as rain' 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z

"It's just unfortunate, but here we are. I'm moving forward" Vanilla Ice cuts a deal, avoids trial in felony burglary case 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z

Ruskin scholars tend to regard his marriage as an unfortunate six-year blip that only got in the way of the great work ahead of him. Books of The Times: Victorian Goddesses, a Real Wife and a Sour Marriage 2011-06-21T21:35:19Z

“It was very unfortunate that Mark presented the hamburger in a petri dish,” says Gold, who remains a supporter of the technology. Fake burgers will save us all! 2013-12-08T22:00:00Z

Turns out that when she thought she was dying, she made some unfortunate decisions. Television Review: ?Five,? Directed by Jennifer Aniston and Alicia Keys - Review 2011-10-09T21:23:53Z

A big part of the reason she’s there is because she’s been indoctrinated to believe that hypermasculine toxicity is normal and that her suffering is an unfortunate consequence of “doing business.” Mary South on Content Moderation and Trauma 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z

That’s really unfortunate because the mass shooter is very atypical of two problems that we end up talking about at that time. “Angry, alienated, isolated, maybe a little delusional” — and with “access to efficient killing machinery” 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z

Don’t get me wrong: It’s a laudable goal, and the execution this time was a lot better than that of its last foray, the unfortunate Ben Folds concert. How National Symphony targets young audiences: With driving electronica 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z

This is partly due to different styles of philosophy, and partly due to the enormous, and I think unfortunate, influence in Germany of Heidegger’s lectures on Nietzsche. Who was Nietzsche? 2012-10-01T11:45:00Z

When the deed must be done — a foundering book put out of its misery — the unfortunate task is executed with maximum stirrings of pity and regret. Poetry’s Hanging Judge Tries On a Detective Hat 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z

Not for the first time for either of them, the relationship between child and professional comes to a swift and unfortunate end. Kids in care and The Invention of Dr Nakamats 2010-10-06T07:00:00Z

That was unfortunate for a group so easily parodied. Robin Gibb, Bee Gees Co-Founder, Dies at 62 2012-05-20T23:31:02Z

It was unfortunate that people seemed to turn on her so quickly. As ?SNL? season ends, signs of a coming shift 2012-05-16T04:30:00Z

Entertaining show that will lose its allure with this unfortunate move. ‘The Great British Bake Off’ Changes the Way the British Bake 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z

In an especially unfortunate moment, she suggested that God was responsible for the meeting of her father's sperm and her mother's egg. Oprah's warm, funny, self-aggrandizing goodbye 2011-05-25T23:07:00Z

Short, pushed forwards and weirdly boyish, it looked like that unfortunate period in 1997 when Tony Blair had his hair cut to look more like Caesar. Ghost Rider 2 2011-08-04T11:29:11Z

It alternates a limited number of comic setups, often involving unfortunate encounters or Jimmy’s increasingly harebrained approach to therapy. ‘Shrinking’ Review: On the Couch With Harrison Ford 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z

A log, crowned king of the forest, bursts into flames during a firework celebration in his honour; a frozen wolf, taken home by a woman who thinks the creature's a statue, thaws with unfortunate consequences. Flyboy Is Alone Again This Christmas ? review 2010-12-16T22:15:02Z

And it encourages an unfortunate, false impression that the president loves to cultivate. Perspective | For the sake of journalism, stop the White House correspondents’ dinner 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z

But, in the film’s unfortunate logic, art serves as the artist’s answer to all of life’s ills. “Where’d You Go, Bernadette” and the False Dream That Art Will Fulfill You 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z

Tori and Kelly suggested “Uncle David” to hint at a biological connection, but I worry that might lead to an unfortunate Maury Povich moment. Motherlode Blog: A Sperm Donor, Uncertain of What It Is to Be ‘Bio-Dad’ 2014-03-30T12:34:30Z

The unfortunate actress, Eileen Bowman, was coerced into signing a nondisclosure agreement that forbade her to talk about the Oscars for 13 years. … It’s the Oscars that Got Small 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z

The unfortunate Mr Bates, meanwhile, would probably be quite happy to swap his current lodgings for the relative luxury of the servants' accommodation at Downton Abbey. Downton Abbey's dowager countess to meet her match in formidable American 2012-07-24T17:57:21Z

It is an unfortunate trait in the English expatriate that he or she thinks that, once settled, they own the country. T Magazine: Bon Mots 2012-11-09T16:00:43Z

“But we’re in an unfortunate, short period of time that puts a very sad light on Germans and Germany.” Religious groups condemn German circumcision ban 2012-07-24T13:32:00Z

In response to the cancellation and resulting furor, Oded Horowitz, the president of the Düsseldorf Jewish Community, said, “This is so unfortunate, so destructive.” Why Did Düsseldorf Cancel an Art Show Honoring a Victim of the Nazis? 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z

His name, with its unfortunate tendency to auto-correct to “Taliban,” would soon cause problems. Review | Talib Kweli’s ‘Vibrate Higher’ is a plain-spoken striver’s tale 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z

Now it’s essentially a celebrity turn for two turkeys — the star turkey and the backup turkey, just in case something unfortunate occurs on the trip to Washington. Biden pardons his first turkeys — but who will pardon his bad jokes? 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z

So, what started as an unfortunate or dumb statement made by one Black individual, triggers a collective white Jewish reaction which, in turn, infuriates Blacks. "Blacks and Jews" authors on Chappelle, Kanye caught in the "face of Black antisemitism" loop 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z

To start with, the Whitney’s collection has some unfortunate gaps. Painting From the 1980s, When Brash Met Flash 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z

Without wishing to denigrate the efforts of the Little Arrows hitmaker in any way, Lost In Showbiz couldn't get past the fact that his stage name seemed unfortunate under the circumstances. How Magaluf took the moral high ground by pepper spraying Jeremy Kyle 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z

There are established brands, like Corona beer, that found themselves smarting from a suddenly unfortunate name. ‘Covid’ is a word most of us dread. But some think it could make a good branding opportunity. 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z

It’s a path that owes something to Hardy, a bit to Bollywood and too much to Mr. Winterbottom’s unfortunate decisions. ‘Trishna,’ From Michael Winterbottom, Starring Freida Pinto 2012-07-12T20:56:57Z

He comforted the unfortunate at hospitals, in long term care facilities and at halfway houses. Text of Jackson estate statement on 10th death anniversary 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z

Here, the producers were thrown an unfortunate curveball, after the Eagles begged off on the Honors in early November, asking to postpone a year because of singer Glenn Frey’s health issues. Kennedy Center Honors show on CBS: Duty-bound, but still needing a jolt 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z

It’s unfortunate he put his foot in his mouth big time.” Sox fans on Guillen: 'Their problem now' 2012-04-13T17:17:00Z

Sure, the timing may be unfortunate that the bill got posted today. Emanuel wants to point cameras at speeders 2011-10-20T02:06:00Z

Logic dictates that it won't be Leanne Mitchell, a perfectly nice girl with an unfortunate tendency to swerve towards power ballads without much provocation. The Voice: does anyone really deserve to win the final? 2012-06-01T15:13:17Z

The Heart Goes Last” is full of frank depictions of futuristic sex, including an unfortunate run-in with a malfunctioning robot and an amorous relationship between a woman and a teddy bear. Margaret Atwood, Digital Deep-Diver, Writes ‘The Heart Goes Last’ 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z

But it seems more likely that Feig and his team have simply become the unfortunate target of a burgeoning anti-remake culture that could yet transform studio thinking. Is Ghostbusters the unfortunate victim of Hollywood hitting peak reboot? 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z

“It’s just an unfortunate incident where someone from the production company thought they were just putting in random text,” a Mattel spokesperson told the BBC. Mattel Apologizes for Quran Slip-Up in 'Fireman Sam' 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

The thread of insight, thin but strong, makes the unfortunate dramatic incarnation of the film all the more disheartening. “Vox Lux,” Reviewed: A Tale of Star Power That Misuses Natalie Portman’s Star Power 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z

And she’s inexplicably sidelined in her own movie’s climax, a fate repeated in her next action picture, the unfortunate “Hancock” from 2008. The Pleasure of Watching Charlize Theron Throw a Punch 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z

That’s kind of unfortunate, but I think that there’s something meaningful about that because of how much energy it has. Jenna Ortega Gets Her Thrills From Radiohead and ‘Paris, Texas’ 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z

Robin Gibb, from the Bee Gees, is supporting an unfortunate plan to hand a large corner of Green Park to a neo-classical tribute to Bomber Command. We have the cenotaph: we don't need more memorials 2010-07-12T07:00:00Z

“It is unfortunate that so many girls and young women get that job and are just left up there to fend for themselves.” The Restaurant Host Is Suddenly at the Front of the Covid Wars 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z

This is all so unfortunate and unnecessary, because plenty of delicious, indulgent foods happen to be vegan. An indulgent brownie that's accidentally vegan, in less than a minute 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z

But before we see the unfortunate inmates fashioned into an orange necklace, we must endure more than an hour of Boss’s operatically disgusting exertions. Review: In ‘Human Centipede 3’ There’s No Humanity Left 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z

"We've had an unfortunate incident, but the show's over so if you could move along that would be very, very cool, thank you," the audience was told after the accident. Jimmy Buffett falls off stage at Australia concert 2011-01-28T03:01:08Z

It's a phrase that can be taken a couple of ways, so to clear up any ambiguity, I specifically refer to the unfortunate gentleman's current state of penury. Chris Moyles is not the first: A history of on-air rants 2010-09-23T16:46:00Z

Currently all separated from each other and facing varying fortunes following patriarch Ned’s unfortunate beheading. Game of Thrones: would you join Julia Gillard in House Targaryen? 2013-05-27T02:40:05Z

A sign on the front door attributed the closure only to “unfortunate circumstances” and thanked customers for all their support and loyalty. Beloved sandwich shop Paseo abruptly closes doors 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z

As any reasonable person would, she applied her gift to gambling, but after some unfortunate turns she has ended up waitressing at a casino. Review: ‘Poker Face’ Is the Best New Detective Show of 1973 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z

If you’re a writer or producer working on your latest project, here are six questions you should ask yourself to avoid making your black character into yet another unfortunate trope. Failing the “DuVernay Test”: 6 signs your on-screen black character is a tired trope 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z

Sesame Workshop, which produces "Sesame Street," soon followed up by saying, "We are happy that Kevin can move on from this unfortunate episode." Man who accused Elmo puppeteer of teen sex recants 2012-11-13T23:04:12Z

On Saturday, however, that admirable leveling of status came with an unfortunate leveling of quality and energy. Dance Review: Cecilia Bengolea and François Chaignaud at the Kitchen 2014-05-07T21:57:36Z

Just the same, it would be unfortunate if the fact that lowering prices won’t solve everything keeps it from solving anything. How Much Would You Pay to Hear Great Music? 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z

As the Trump administration proudly weakens or eliminates those measures, the life work of a 19th-century U.S.D.A. chemist has an unfortunate significance. The Man Who Pioneered Food Safety 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z

Asked by email if the timing was unfortunate, Mr. Cuomo replied with an upbeat message about the art in a statement to The New York Times. Art That Might Make You Want to Go to La Guardia 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z

That unfortunate, early in the first episode, is a baby, the victim of a kidnapping gone sideways, whose fate we see in haunting detail. Review: ‘Perry Mason’ Returns, Hard-Boiled and Warmed Over 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z

The jury, presided over by Colombian novelist Héctor Abad Faciolince, highlighted Quintana’s work as a “powerful story narrated from an apparent ingenuity that contrasts with the unfortunate atmosphere that surrounds the protagonist.” Pilar Quintana reconnects with childhood and wins Alfaguara 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z

It’s unfortunate that this impression contrasted with that of the opener, Ashton’s “Birthday Offering.” Review: Sarasota Ballet’s Dusty Baubles and an Ode to Spring 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z

That tribute was demolished along with the building upon which it was painted in November 2020, which is unfortunate. Janet Jackson is finally back in control of her rightful legacy in must-see docuseries 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z

Research by Tesser states an unfortunate aspect of human nature: jealousy is more intense when someone close to us does well in a domain in which we want to do well. Kelly Rowland jealous of Beyoncé? Don't cry, Kelly – you're in it for the long run 2013-06-06T16:32:29Z

Despite being the author of more than a dozen well-regarded novels and collections of poetry, Smith has maintained an unfortunate degree of invisibility, which I pray his latest book corrects. Why write a novel about a race that’s not your own? The case of ‘Ginny Gall’ 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z

It is deeply unfortunate that she does not get help. Ask Amy: Bride worries about cutting friend from wedding 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z

During a year in which the horrors of the Anthropocene become more apparent by the day, it’s unfortunate to encounter a novel that riffs on our mistakes while not quite reckoning with them. Review | T.C. Boyle captures the intersection of folly and progress. This time, it’s the ill-fated Project Nim. 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z

As unfortunate scheduling overlaps go, this is about as cruel as it gets. Pitchfork Day 3: Vampire Weekend, Ty Segall, Kendrick Lamar (and Lady Gaga?) 2012-07-16T05:11:00Z

With the best of intentions and with his eye on historic wrongs, Iñárritu lifts Native Americans into a realm apart, as people unlike others, whose very otherness is an unfortunate caricature. The Suffocating Solemnity of “The Revenant” 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z

The D.C. artist’s Gallery Neptune & Brown show, “Weltschmerz,” features ominous vignettes such as “Purple People Eater,” in which a large-mouthed beast awaits those unfortunate enough to happen upon it, one level below the street. In the galleries: City life, and the possible menace that lies beneath 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z

Thick potato chips planted in bland mashed potatoes translate to unfortunate “chips & dip.” Review | Reveler’s Hour is the relaxed wine-and-pasta sibling we needed from the Tail Up Goat team 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z

This ability to fit unfortunate truth and acknowledgment of privilege in one line is typical of Raeff’s work. Shining short fiction collections by Dana Johnson and Anne Raeff 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z

I guess Chef Mar's considerable artistry is only accessible to the one percent,an unfortunate trend we can hope to see less of in 2018. Angie Mar’s Menu: Red Meat and Respect 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z

When two performers from one film are in contention for the same race, it creates a dilemma: Will they split votes among the movie’s fans, resulting in an unfortunate snub of one or both? Golden Globes 2023 Snubs (Will Smith) and Surprises (Brendan Fraser) 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z

The couple's attorney said in a statement Monday they are cooperating fully with authorities in this "unfortunate incident." NY TV anchor accused of choking wife at Conn. home 2013-02-19T03:39:07Z

The timing of the film’s release, days after the Paris terrorist attacks, is unfortunate. Review: ‘Secret in Their Eyes,’ a 13-Year Hunt for a Killer 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z

In a statement on Wednesday, the company called the incident “deeply unfortunate,” but said the Times story contained “numerous inaccuracies, misleading statements, contradictions and fundamental misunderstandings of the scope of the incident.” Musicians lament reported loss of recordings in decade-old... 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z

But some of those unfortunate pauses were excellent! Oscars 2011: 10 ways to improve the ceremony 2011-02-28T18:42:02Z

I can confirm that with time, the teenage angst wanes mostly to a murmur, piqued at times by a bad camera angle, those familiar insecurities like an unfortunate longtime acquaintance. As a teenager, I hated Britney Spears and decades later I'm owning up to this misogyny 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z

When Finny Short’s mother informs her that “it is unfortunate but true that people judge you on your looks,” Finny responds, “How can I dress if I want to look like an orphan?” New Books by Ivan Doig, Ayelet Waldman and Lily King 2010-07-14T22:50:00Z

“We made for these unfortunate people’s voice to be heard.” Reuters pictures of the decade 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z

Society has a long and unfortunate history of gazing at and fetishizing trans women, but that has been less the case with trans men. The Trans Actors Challenging Outmoded Ideas of Masculinity 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z

It brought to mind the old joke about unfortunate concert halls with echo problems: At least you’re getting two concerts for the price of one. A rising conductor makes an impressive L.A. Phil debut at the Bowl 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z

Ahoy, parents: Daniel Handler’s new novel, “We Are Pirates,” spools out a series of unfortunate events, but it’s not for your kids — and don’t let the fantastic embossed cover lead you astray. From the ‘Lemony ’ author, an adult novel of upper-middle-class despair 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z

"It's terrible and unfortunate and obviously it impacts on their overheads, but it's also not that uncommon," said one publisher, who chose to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals, about the Zagat mistake. Zagat recalls restaurant guide to 'San Francsico' 2012-10-05T15:17:32Z

That unfortunate tendency is particularly evident in the final scene, an irritatingly unlikely denouement in which all common sense is jettisoned and mawkishness prevails. Inconsistent tone, uneven direction plague 'Off the King's Road' 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z

"He's a good man, and it's an unfortunate way to end, and it should not overshadow all the good," Conrey said. Stevenson HS board votes to accept dean's resignation 2012-04-20T02:16:00Z

So this is an unfortunate reality of many, many people who live there ... Bosnian Roma family plays itself in stark film 2013-02-14T11:18:27Z

Whitney, for example, rebels against her mother's insistence on keeping her nose clean by taking a secret risk designed to create politically unfortunate headlines. HBO Max's "The Sex Lives of College Girls" is less erotic and more awkward than its alluring title 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z

There is also the unfortunate matter of the 50 pounds I gained while doing this job. Perspective | I’m signing off as TV critic, but here are six shows I’d happily watch again 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z

It centres on the mundane aspects of life, with topics including harem pants, football, dental work, Carr's DIY experiences – as well as the show's tendency to follow listener input with some unfortunate song choices. Going Out with Alan Carr 2010-06-23T07:00:00Z

To deny the hat’s message is to be in denial — not about a misunderstanding or an unfortunate incident, but a familiar, festering truth. Perspective | The MAGA hat is not a statement of policy. It’s an inflammatory declaration of identity. 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z

She had suffered a string of unfortunate events — including a divorce, a cancer scare and the devastating loss of two loved ones. These single-mom friends joked about buying a house together. On a whim, they did it. 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z

That’s unfortunate, because no play of this nature can survive the comparisons. Review: ‘Novenas’ Offers Prayers for a Hospital That Died 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z

How unfortunate, then, that such similar performers should emerge so closely together, although Azalea's people at Mercury must have concluded that Banks's album no-show provides an opportune moment to announce their charge. New band of the day – Iggy Azalea (No 1,476) 2013-03-21T16:44:00Z

“I don’t have an extra set of hands,” he laments, still poking around in the unfortunate woman’s cranial cavity. Harrowing Births on Prime-Time TV 2011-11-02T14:49:44Z

It’s only unfortunate because it’s like when they put all the funny lines in the movie trailer—you hope for more of the same, but Cheap Seats hit its big moment in the previews. Regina Spektor’s “…Cheap Seats”: The Return of the Pop Maverick and Her Piano 2012-06-01T10:45:25Z

The paint-by-numbers emotionalism, an unfortunate tradition in American modern dance, grows quickly wearying. Dance Review | Juilliard Dance: Juilliard Dances Repertory: Robbins, Cunningham, Taylor 2010-03-29T05:02:00Z

The newly established police ignore the murder of the unfortunate soul. ‘The Infidel Stain’ evokes a chilling time in Victorian England 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z

The Building Museum’s “Beach” swallowed people’s shoes, wallets, sunglasses and cash, and for a few people, it was an unfortunate source of conjunctivitis, or pinkeye. Ball pits were gross even before the pandemic. Will we ever dive in again? 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z

Equally unfortunate, to my mind, is the court’s demotion of Donna and Manuel’s formal written reconciliation agreement to a mere deal. You cheat, you pay: How new contracts are changing love and religion forever 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z

It’s an unfortunate but undeniable statement of our society that the most prominent place for an electric guitar today is as prop shtick on the walls of a Guy’s American Kitchen restaurant. Why It’s Time to Take ‘Rock’ Out of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2012-10-10T12:00:41Z

He polishes his images to a high gloss, an unfortunate choice for the World War II killing fields in “Atonement” and the skid row in “The Soloist,” another of his films. | 'Hanna': Daddy?s Lethal Girl Ventures Into the Big, Bad World 2011-04-07T21:24:34Z

During his comeback, he has been careful to play down those pin-up chops, or at least slather them in unfortunate facial hair – though he is at pains to stress it is not a conscious rejection. Matthew McConaughey: ‘I’ve never done a film that’s lived up to what I imagined’ 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z

“It’s unfortunate,” he said of the museum’s decision. Metropolitan Museum?s Western Instruments, in a Shinier Home 2010-03-11T23:20:00Z

It seemed, at least to start, an unfortunate juxtaposition. Couture in the Shadow of the Women’s March 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z

It is unfortunate that the not-for-profit model that they used for decades failed as the economy reduced corporate giving since they did so much good with their Clown Care Unit. Review: The Big Apple Circus Is Ripe for Another Bite 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z

Once reviled by park rangers as an unfortunate distraction, cellphones are lately being embraced by national, state and local parks as a way to educate a more connected public. Heads Up: Lessons on Nature From a Cellphone Call 2011-08-05T18:30:00Z

The stress caused her to develop psoriasis all over her body, an unfortunate disease for someone whose day job requires looking flawless on camera. How 'Paper Towns' Could Turn Cara Delevingne Into a Movie Star 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z

It is unfortunate, then, that the director has given in to his fatal weakness for distracting subplots and mystical hallucinations. Bearing down 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z

“I think it’s unfortunate that he’s become shorthand for a certain type of toxic male, and I don’t know if I agree with that,” Cosby says. S.A. Cosby, a Writer of Violent Noirs, Claims the Rural South as His Own 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z

That unfortunate deer doubtless had happier summer plans too. It?s Been a Gloomy Summer on New York Stages 2010-07-28T17:57:00Z

I'll concede that it is unfortunate that they filmed it in Abu Dhabi. Sex and the sequel 2010-04-17T23:07:00Z

But the compromises are significant; it is also unfortunate that one of the cores of the Magnes, the collections relating to Western Jewish life, are being folded into the Bancroft Library. Exhibition Review: Magnes Judaica Museum Joins Berkeley Library - Review 2012-01-22T23:04:04Z

For all of these inventive and insightful readings, however, it’s unfortunate that Row does not suggest concrete strategies for intervening in the stalled conversation he picks apart. Reading the Hidden Racial Life of American Fiction 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z

The unfortunate results have the unmarried Mary claiming another miracle has taken place, to much village suspicion. | 'Passion Play': Sarah Ruhl?s Play Within a Play at Irondale Center 2010-05-13T03:53:00Z

Most of it did the opposite, because it was a marketing gambit with the unfortunate side effect of confirming the popular perception of design as fobbing us off with overpriced, uncomfortable chairs. 2009-12-28T08:42:00Z

A girlfriend tells Amar, “Once we know the end of an unfortunate story, it’s tempting to ask why its protagonist did not do better to swerve his fate.” Review | A former lover of Philip Roth has published a novel about a writer like Philip Roth 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z

The third series continues, however, with them still not talking, thanks to Jackie's unfortunate habit of stealing her friend's money to pay for drugs. TV highlights 12/07/2011: The Night Watch 2011-07-12T08:04:16Z

The most unfortunate omission is the extraordinary 1982 work of Rebecca Hammel, a few of whose images are glimpsed in “Salad Days.” Review | The 1980s punk scene in Washington, D.C., brought to vivid life 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z

A lot of people still see trafficking victims as poor unfortunate people from other countries. The scourge of human trafficking: It’s not just other countries’ problem 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z

And that's unfortunate, because the artists on show at this year's World Shakespeare Festival are more than worthy of respect and attention in their own right. Shakespeare, universal? No, it's cultural imperialism 2012-05-21T13:00:03Z

I confess that I, too, found much to like, until I noticed an unfortunate pulling at a delicate zone in the front. At COS, No Need for a Passport 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z

Some see the move of the alliance’s research operations to the Municipal Art Society and its Web operations to WNET, the public broadcaster, as an unfortunate diminution. Groups Advocating for the Arts Feel the Pinch 2011-08-08T22:30:11Z

So my girlfriend/device has this unfortunate affliction. Bread: A Loaf Affair | TV review 2010-03-25T06:45:00Z

The induction of Adele into a not-so-secret society will be cheered as a triumph over artifice, and what an unfortunate thing that will be. Critic?s Notebook: At the 54th Grammy Awards, Everything Old Is Praised Again 2012-02-13T19:47:24Z

The movie is not quite cheesy enough to reward widower Clay with poor abandoned Lorraine, which is unfortunate, because Judd hasn't had fun on screen in years. Dolphin Tale: The Winter of Our Heart's Content 2011-09-21T22:15:00Z

The filmmakers make some unfortunate choices, particularly in some staged scenes, but the movie belongs to these women, whose truth feels unassailable. At Sundance, a Glorious Diversity of Voices Breaks Through 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z

Pity the unfortunate celebrities who have not mastered the art of being impervious to time. There’s nothing “shocking” about growing up 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z

All "we are one" banners flying notwithstanding, whenever human behavior veers toward the unfortunate, we all seek solace in distance. Critic's Notebook: Baltimore's heroic mom reminds us there's no 'them' 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z

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

That’s the unfortunate fate suffered by Daughter’s sophomore effort, “Not To Disappear,” whose chilly songs sound as desolate as a frozen tundra. Best of 2016: 14 criminally underrated albums that came out this year 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z

Agnelo Fernandes, a state Congress party politician, on whose property the beach club was to be located, called the government's decision "unfortunate". Playboy denied licence to open beach club in India's party state of Goa 2013-04-16T17:41:50Z

It was practiced in the 19th century through polygamy, which bears some very unfortunate parallels to, and is an expression of, patriarchy, which is not as spiritually satisfying. Polygamy, progressivism and the real history of Mormon feminism: “Women who joined this movement were gender radicals” 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z

We are concerned that we do what we can to protect them from undue influences, bullying, greed, and other unfortunate circumstances. Michael Jackson family dispute sparks concern 2012-07-25T02:38:01Z

And, if you can find your way back to the fun, you will find that the hideously unfortunate double bind of the late vain period turns out really to have been good luck for you. David Foster Wallace on 'The Nature of Fun' 2012-11-16T11:00:02Z

And she saves her wickedest material for condescending Southern liberals determined to help their unfortunate neighbors. ‘Mislaid’: Nell Zink’s subversive novel takes on racism and sexuality 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z

This is unfortunate, because flavorful, nutty, easy to cook, easy to store and cheap as hell barley deserves so much more love. Free your barley from soup and risotto it instead 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z

But the company watched in horror as a series of unfortunate events cost the staging its original heroine, hero, villain and maestro. Behind the Scenes of ‘Tosca,’ the Messiest Production in Met History 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z

And an unfortunate situation for wine lovers eager to explore the wonders of the grape. After 50 years, Michael Broadbent is still teaching us how to drink wine 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z

MacPhisto was the embodiment of the imp of the perverse, phoning world leaders, sports figures, and unfortunate taxi dispatchers. U2 isn’t radical now: On tour, Bono calls for justice too softly — and safely — for 2018 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z

When Glenn gets cross, it won't be a bunny she boils, just some other furry mammal, and maybe she just microwaves it, which legally brings the unfortunate creature's death into "sequel" not "spin-off" territory. Is Michael Douglas's new film a sequel or a spin-off? 2010-06-29T19:30:00Z

There's a killer who attacks at random, wearing a gruesome mask and knocking on doors until some sorry victim makes the unfortunate decision to answer. Luther is back with more comic-book gore and fantastical crimes 2013-06-29T05:00:00Z

The unfortunate reality is that fungi have become more of a problem in recent years as warmer temperatures encourage their growth. Fungi in flour can cause lots of ailments — but nothing like what happens in HBO's "The Last of Us" 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z

While “Summertime” doesn’t entirely contradict this view, treating male domination as an unfortunate fact of rural life, it doesn’t use Delphine’s family to score easy ideological points. Review: Warm Burst of Romantic Bliss in ‘Summertime’ 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z

Outsiders may view growing up Amish or Mennonite as unfortunate baggage and deem whether to remain in the faith a fraught choice – perhaps it is. Would we ever tolerate “Breaking Muslim”? 2013-05-11T20:30:00Z

What would be unfortunate is if Nims had not dared to dream — or do this at all. "14 Peaks" and "Torn" deliver intense, brutal yet ultimately rewarding mountain-climbing experiences 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z

“I think he found himself in an uncomfortable and unfortunate situation when it turned into a big public fight.” Bob Corker is free to speak his mind about Trump. If he could only make it up. 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z

His father's elephant is his own charisma and his mother's is the manufacture of special effects, an unfortunate combination that leads them towards criminal lives. The Elephant Keepers' Children by Peter Høeg – review 2012-10-05T21:55:11Z

But in a strange and unfortunate way, Trump’s outburst illuminated something big: that American rappers are among the most influential voices in our democracy, and that their music is more significant than most. Review | With a sweep from Bruno Mars, the Grammys snub hip-hop — again 2018-01-28T05:00:00Z

In an unfortunate omission, the current Princeton president’s race was not tagged, seeming to imply that white is the default. Let’s call everyone “they”: Gender-neutral language should be the norm, not the exception 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z

“It’s unfortunate when that’s the only opera in a company’s repertory on a black topic and that has black singers,” André said. Beloved yet problematic: Seattle Opera tackles the cultural controversies behind ‘Porgy and Bess’ 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z

The Dutch National Opera chorus, which sang with unfortunate imprecision all night, may still be settling into these passages. Review: John Adams’s Newest Opera Returns to the Gold Mines 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z

This allows prospective employers and business contacts to immediately spot their unfortunate birth defect and dismiss them before they’re allowed to prove themselves. Initial impressions: will hiding my name force gender equality in the workplace? 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z

If innocent people played by nameless extras are injured or die in the process — well, that’s unfortunate. Why do women love John Wick? (It's not just the puppy) 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z

It’s unfortunate because her plays are works of merit. Alice Childress Finally Gets to Make ‘Trouble’ on Broadway 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z

In unfortunate combination with his floridly overwritten character, Beck's performance is obnoxiously broad, at least initially. 'Diviners' doesn't quite sidestep the pitfalls 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z

“It’s unfortunate that you guys don’t get the opportunity to see our stuff, too. Most of the time when we come here, Americans think ‘Oh, he’s all tea and crumpets.’ AP Breakthrough Entertainer: ‘Snowfall’ star Damson Idris 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z

If in achieving that goal it flirts a little with the violent impulses it otherwise hopes to contain, and risks arousing pro-Trump backlash, that’s unfortunate but forgivable. Review: Can Trump Survive in Caesar’s Palace? 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z

It seems unlikely that this is the play’s final form; it would be unfortunate if it were. Review: ‘Red Flamboyant’ Is Earthbound and Flush With Romanticism 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z

In a statement on Wednesday, Dauriac said it was "unfortunate" that Johansson filed for divorce in court "and made our personal differences so public." Scarlett Johansson files for divorce, requests custody of daughter 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z

It is unfortunate that there are so few good Hollywood films about senior citizens. And So It Goes: embarrassing for everyone – first look review 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z

He added, “The people who complain are going to be the people who probably don’t end up seeing it, which is unfortunate.” A Sweet Show, but With Lots of Blasphemy and Cussing 2011-02-16T16:27:19Z

After the Schears posted a video of the interaction, Delta said in a statement that it was “sorry for the unfortunate experience.” Why Your Airline Says It’s Sorry 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z

The interview, which was written by O’Reilly, included unfortunate phrasings and quotes which the actor was swift to dismiss as inaccurate. Golden Globes nominations 2020: Marriage Story and The Irishman set for battle 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z

And the Hawaiian shirts and wallet chains attached to oversize shorts and unfortunate facial hair. The ska revival is here, but ska never really went away 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z

He also said he was “hardly surprised” Palin sued after “very unfortunate editorializing on the part of The Times.” Judge: Palin libel case jurors knew he’d rejected her claims 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z

“It’s really unfortunate that we are not able to support our own films because of this paranoia over how the country is being depicted.” An L.G.B.T. Pakistani Film, Banned at Home, Is Celebrated Abroad 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z

But Beyonce was the main beneficiary of costume designer Sharen Davis' infinite resourcefulness; the big-earring-and-bell-bottom phase was fun, and even the unfortunate foray into a black "Cleopatra" movie was a hoot. Ranking Beyonce's film performances 2012-10-18T15:22:17Z

Her mother fears this unfortunate association has rendered Kendall less attractive as a brand-face to other firms – and may even cause firms with whom she already has contracts to consider not renewing their association. Diet Woke: how Pepsi’s ad backfired for Kendall Jenner 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z

As it often does with such unfortunate cases, the music industry would take pity on him. Thicke as two short planks: Robin and Pharrell’s video testimony says it all 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z

I got an unfortunate “Grease” haircut over the holidays that I like to call “Audrey Hepburn with an anger problem.” St. Vincent, an Experimenter in Music and in Makeup 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z

“It’s unfortunate that every single week there is another world event that happens that makes the language even more relevant,” Ms. Forbes said in an interview. Bringing the World of Ta-Nehisi Coates, Briefly, to Stage 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z

Penguin Random House called the judge’s decision “an unfortunate setback for readers and authors,” and said it planned to immediately request an expedited appeal. Deal to Merge Two Publishing Giants Is on the Verge of Collapse 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z

He says about half his readers are Republicans and that it's unfortunate they're represented by someone who resorts to "lunatic schoolyard rhetoric." Author Gaiman amused by Minn. GOP leader's slam 2011-05-04T17:29:08Z

"Let's hope this change in attitude finishes up eliminating such unfortunate expressions," he said. Spanish hamlet 'Kill Jews Fort' to vote on name change 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z

It was one of those unfortunate little accidents’, which I just think is wonderful.” BFI acquires three never-before-seen Christopher Lee scrapbooks 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z

It’s an unsparing, heart-piercing portrait: Joe “sees his lurching limbs and facial contortions through the mirror of the guarded, unfortunate stares of strangers,” Genova writes. From the author of ‘Still Alice,’ a new novel that tackles a different disease 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z

The timing was unfortunate for American vegetarians, who were already engaged in a pitched battle with public opinion. Why do people hate vegans? 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z

"Targets" suffered from some unfortunate timing, having been released just after the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy. Terror often disrupts movies within movies 2012-07-25T11:46:13Z

The long prose passages of “Springsteen on Broadway” — he relies on some strategically placed screens with the words of the script, an unfortunate, limiting crutch — are deeply emotional. Review | No doubt about it. Bruce Springsteen belongs on Broadway. 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z

Rather than spend any time on this, the finale instead dedicated an unfortunate amount of time to Will Drake and his fashion business, — the most undercooked character and plotline of the season. ‘American Horror Story’ Season 5 Finale: The Real Lady 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z

If there’s one thing pop culture is good for, it’s helping people understand the delicate nature of unfortunate euphemisms. Wilmore to Marco Rubio, Chris Christie: Stop talking about “ramming things down our throats” and spanking Hillary Clinton 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z

One of the biggest issues I have always had with the criticism of Smith is the label of "gold digger" that seems to be her most enduring and unfortunate legacy. The legacy of Anna Nicole Smith and why we need to retire the term "gold digger" 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z

That’s unfortunate, because its pacing and visual style — much of the action unfolds in long shot — are clearly designed for big-screen immersion. ‘A Dark, Dark Man’ Review: Murder and Corruption in Kazakhstan 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z

The Lamalerans are a religious and superstitious people, and fear that unfortunate events are the results of displeasing their ancestors. The Real-Life Story of ‘The Last Whalers’ Reads Like a First-Rate Novel 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z

Lord Quint and Lady Sophia Barnes were madly in love years earlier, but unfortunate events separated them until Sophie appears in Quint’s bedchamber, asking for him to be her second in a duel. Best romance novels of 2015 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z

It's unfortunate you didn't appreciate the twist for what it is and chose to harp on giving it away. Review: In ‘A Life,’ Lonely and Looking to the Stars for Answers 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z

David, who is given to unfortunate outbursts of clunky, poetic monologues, violates the unwritten family rule of pretending that everything is O.K. Holly Hunter and Bill Pullman in David Rabe's 'Sticks and Bones' 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z

His refusal to discuss this with you in a counselor’s office is unfortunate, because in doing so he is diminishing and denying the impact on you. Ask Amy: Wife struggles to recover from infidelity 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z

He adapts a choose-your-own-adventure story by a novelist named Jerome F. Davies, who became convinced that he was trapped in a world of multiple realities, with spectacularly unfortunate results. ‘Black Mirror’ Gives Power to the People 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z

"It's just unfortunate that someone had to do something so disrespectful." NBC apologizes to Bachmann for Fallon song choice 2011-11-24T12:36:16Z

“If we’re unfortunate enough to get Hillary as our next president, we need her on our side,” said Jenner. Caitlyn Jenner Says Hillary Clinton Only Cares About Herself 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z

One notable tale includes an unfortunate bride-to-be who immolated herself when descending the candlelit stairs in full wedding attire. The 13 Most Beautiful Haunted Destinations Around the World 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z

One notable tale includes an unfortunate bride-to-be who immolated herself when descending the candlelit stairs in full wedding attire. The 13 Most Beautiful Haunted Destinations Around the World 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z

There are unfortunates getting their entrails ripped out, cooked up in a big pot and skewered with lances. The 5 most beguiling-weird-curious works at LACMA's new Korean show 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z

Wage inequality is an unfortunate burden thrust upon countless groups of people, especially women. Why saying “Shut up and act,” just makes Jennifer Lawrence more powerful 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z

This is unfortunate, because in a play that so sharply delineates character, where eyes and other features turn at any given nanosecond, you want to see and hear everything. Review | ‘Greater Clements’ is the best new play of the year 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z

So it’s unfortunate that the Rainbow Theatre Project production takes a heavy-handed approach to the storytelling. Rainbow Theatre Project’s ‘Blue Camp’ is a well-intentioned misfire 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z

But oh what a scrumdiddlyumptious gift it would make for a child as good as Charlie, as brave as James or unfortunate enough to have Twits for parents. Holiday Gift Books for Children 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z

How unfortunate it is that “Last Man Standing” didn’t stay on the air at ABC. What, #MeToo Worry?: “Last Man Standing” pleas for peace while ignoring what’s going on wit... 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z

No. In my shows, I used to talk about it as an unfortunate by-product of being good at what I do – but I never ended up getting famous enough for it to be a hassle. Brendon Burns, comedian 2012-08-07T16:51:02Z

"This incident truly is unfortunate and does not reflect Max's disposition towards people." TV anchor recovering from dog bite during segment 2012-02-10T03:01:04Z

Although AFC Richmond, the team at the center of "Ted Lasso," features players from around the world, the unfortunate reality of the situation is that we don't know much about them. Forget "Ted Lasso" – give me a "Bend It Like Beckham" TV show 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z

Barnes also noted, "I don’t want to try to sugarcoat everything, because we do see some things that are unfortunate." New York man biking across US 'literally feels' Alabama's rich history: 'You get the shivers' 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z

Should my left prosthetic arm ever be severed, I know that the unfortunate soul stumbling upon it won’t need a fingerprint to recognize the limb as being mine. Perspective | Go ahead and stare at my prosthetic arm. I know it’s awesome. 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z

A partial cause of Hildebrand's death was his unfortunate time slot. An Edinburgh comedy judge's diary: the cure for death 2010-08-17T11:16:00Z

While it's difficult to pity a multimedia conglomerate as large and powerful as Disney, as long as they feel themselves beholden to the likes of Ursula, they are unfortunate indeed. Poor unfortunate souls: False feminism and criticism of Disney’s "Little Mermaid" 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z

Agnelo Fernandes, a local Congress politician on whose property the beach club was to be located, called the government's decision "unfortunate." Indian state stops Playboy beach club from opening 2013-04-16T11:07:18Z

“It’s really unfortunate because most of the people that are impacted by these fires are small because by nature of where we’re located, you can’t be a big farm,” she said. Can Cannabis Farms Weather Wildfire Season? 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z

Clifford deserves an award for the strength of a single word, her forceful “No!” to the unfortunate patron who tries to engage her in conversation. Let us praise Claire, the true hero of "Fleabag" 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z

My very first pack of sugru, due to some unfortunate packaging flaw, was already dried out when I opened it. Green Swag: Play-Doh for grownups who want to fix things 2014-02-27T19:24:00Z

That was a fortunate decision or an unfortunate decision, depending on how you look at it. For Spike Lee, a New Requiem for New Orleans 2010-08-23T22:21:00Z

Setrakian, on hearing the breaking news about the mysterious plane and all its unfortunate souls, figures that the Master has come to Manhattan. 'The Strain' recap: These vampires aren't sexy; they're just deadly 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z

"I reacted in an instinctive, defensive way from my perspective of what was going on," McGraw told ET Canada, calling the situation "unfortunate." Adam Levine calls fan's onstage attack 'super terrifying' 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z

This is unfortunate, given how many people these days appear to be confused about the underlying concept. Perspective | Miss Manners: Plane ticket ‘gift’ comes with bill attached 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z

While the premiere attracted just over 1 million viewers, the finale only had about half as many, which is unfortunate because the series only improved as it went along. Halt and Catch Fire: retro computer drama’s creators discuss show's reboot 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z

No matter how ordinary or powerless the character, to each unfortunate soul yet inheres a magnificent, perhaps infinite, capacity for suffering. Stories That Double as a Field Guide to Women’s Desires and Miseries 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z

Sitting next to him is Oscar winner and America’s sweetheart Reese Witherspoon, whose unfortunate response to her husband being pulled over on suspicion of a DUI was a highly misguided attempt to pull rank. From Reese to A.J. Clemente, stupidity keeps going viral 2013-04-23T19:58:00Z

The future of Rivers' E! cable television show "Fashion Police," which comments on the unfortunate red carpet choices of Hollywood celebrities, is uncertain. Private funeral set for Joan Rivers, acerbic comedy pioneer 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z

Watts’s Diana, slight of build and characterization, is a stranger to waterproof mascara, an unfortunate oversight in one who weeps so prolifically. The Princess of Wails: Diana is a Royal Mess 2013-09-27T01:22:14Z

I've also heard that "witnessing" is actually using the unfortunate "audience" to test their own faith and ability to debate. Perspective | Miss Manners: Is my husband being snubbed by famous writers? 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z

"The unfortunate news is that we're fighting for minutes -- not hours or weeks -- for the artist's availability." Cyrus steps out of tween idolhood toward "Liberty" 2010-06-19T00:57:00Z

People often see it is as unfortunate or sad or something to be pitied. Kiera Allen of ‘Run’ on Upending Disability Stereotypes 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z

This is especially unfortunate because it undermines their call to pay attention to, and be grateful for, the ordinary things around us. Books of The Times: The Classics as the Antidote to Modern Malaise 2011-01-04T01:18:40Z

After reminiscing about the unfortunate bus man I speak to my barber. A month of meaningful conversation: my quest to befriend a new person every day 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z

While the company acknowledged an unfortunate association between the beer and the pandemic, Constellation Brands Inc. said Corona beer sales for the year showed no negative impact from that connection, Yahoo Finance reports. People didn't stop drinking Corona because of the pandemic: report 2020-12-27T05:00:00Z

It is unfortunate that Aquinas's five proofs for the existence of God are part of every philosophy of religion course, because they are not central to his thought. Thomas Aquinas, part 3: scripture, reason and the being of God 2012-02-13T15:24:07Z

The loss of funds to each arts category would be unfortunate, but I would argue the museum funding cuts would be especially damaging. Federal blow to the arts: How the NEA’s measly millions keep America’s museums alive 2017-03-05T05:00:00Z

Apologize to her for your role in this miscommunication, and urge her to move forward from this unfortunate episode. Perspective | Ask Amy: It’s a snowball fight, not ‘The Untouchables’ 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z

I do think cleaning up any story to reflect today's norms is always unfortunate and misguided. The Problem With Broadway Revivals: They Revive Gender Stereotypes, Too 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z

Imagine what unfortunate consequences might result for some unprepared young woman attending a performance of My Fair Lady! The Problem With Broadway Revivals: They Revive Gender Stereotypes, Too 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z

"Cinema is feeding off unfortunate events all the time," he said. Horror film "Chernobyl Diaries" draws some protests 2012-05-25T18:35:44Z

Our sense of doom mounts as, after Jane’s death, Cromwell arranges Henry’s disastrous marriage to Anne of Cleves, thus galvanizing the unfortunate fixer’s enemies to arrange his downfall. Review | Three audiobooks to listen to now 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z

Finally there was last year’s unfortunate Tom Cruise reboot that was intended to launch the Dark Universe franchise. The Mummy: the story of the world's most expensive movie poster 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z

“What would be unfortunate is people coming to audition and putting on mock English accents and trying to be correct.” Trevor Nunn, British Shakespeare Master, Tries Something New: Directing Americans 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z

“You swoop down and rescue” the unfortunate “with your awesome wisdom and virtue,” he intones. ‘Excellent Sheep,’ William Deresiewicz’s Manifesto 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z

The photographs are dreamy, but making these unfortunate homunculi appear romantically ethereal is too obvious an approach. Art Review: ?Perspectives? at International Center of Photography 2010-07-22T22:01:00Z

The route marks an unfortunate break in the trail system. Want to bike from Spokane to Coeur d’Alene? Take the 2-state, 60-mile Centennial Trail 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z

When we first meet him, he is at a rigorous clown university in France, which is unfortunate, because Chip does not speak French. Zach Galifianakis’ sad-clown comedy “Baskets” isn’t funny — but its oddball charm works in mysterious ways 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z

"It's unfortunate that people don't get to see him in more comedy," he added. Who knew? Denzel Washington reveals comedic flair in '2 Guns' 2013-07-31T18:39:05Z

I'm speaking, of course, of vampire Edward's famously sparkling-in-the-sun skin tones, which in the previous movies bore an unfortunate resemblance to Glitter Glue. 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse': Better than the rest, but that's not saying much 2010-06-29T19:05:00Z

"Fostering the cubs to a mother bear in the wild would be the best ending to this unfortunate story, but it’s a difficult process," the group wrote. Bears found sleeping under Tennessee home after gas leak 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z

That’s especially unfortunate, because what “Sleeping Beauty & the Beast” most resembles is a Mickey-and-Judy-style backyard show put on by kids excluded from the playhouse. Review: For This Spin on ‘Sleeping Beauty,’ Someday Her Princess Will Come 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z

He said that the magazine’s lack of racial diversity so far was an unfortunate oversight, not meant to signal that the Kinfolk lifestyle was for only young, willowy white people. Kinfolk Magazine, the Martha Stewart Living of the Portland Set 2014-04-25T22:19:56Z

Moreover, concerned citizens wondered aloud how long these poor unfortunate souls should have to suffer for their sins. Brace yourself for the Bill Cosby media redemption tour 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z

It’s unfortunate, of course, that the law is needed at all. Alaska Editorials 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z

The programme makers say the lettering on the number plate was an unfortunate coincidence. Top Gear in Argentina tops iPlayer 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z

This is unfortunate, because Taylor’s status today is arguably more resonant than ever. ‘Sweet Dreams and Flying Machines: The Life and Music of James Taylor’ 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z

Jim Ruland reviews “Stalin’s Meteorologist,” a nonfiction book originally published in France, that looks at the unfortunate fate of one man who believed in the leader of his nation. Books: The new Trump book, plus book reviews and news 2018-01-06T05:00:00Z

“He’s really blossomed, in a way, taking — like many of us in the arts — an unfortunate situation and thriving in spite of it,” Mr. Sklamberg said. In Search of the Meaning of Life? Meet Me at the Monkey Bars. 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z

"It's gone into this rather unfortunate area of not being trusted," Beal said Thursday. Detroit museum exhibit to examine fakes, forgeries 2010-11-19T15:14:00Z

Wow!, good to see The NY Times reviewer finally... eh...you know... actually review the show as opposed to summarizing it, something any unfortunate viewer can do by him or herself. ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 8, Episode 3: Cut to Black 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z

It’s unfortunate that so many still cling to their misogynist views. Madonna and Hillary: ‘Witch’ and ‘Nasty Woman’ as Sisters in Arms 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z

The acoustic first half of “Little Black Submarines” provides the only respite, which puts an unfortunate focus on Auerbach’s tossed off lyrics about break-ups and letdowns. Album review: Black Keys, 'El Camino' 2011-12-07T04:17:00Z

It’s unfortunate that his otherwise superb review was marred by this faulty misreading. Remembering the ‘Good War’ and Other Letters to the Editor 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z

“The unfortunate reality is that not enough people within local communities are drinking in their local pubs any more,” he said. The death and life of the great British pub | Tom Lamont 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z

That is unfortunate, because Basic Instinct is a strong return to her slick crunk origins, with solid production courtesy of The-Dream and Tricky Stewart. Ciara: Basic Instinct - review 2011-01-06T22:20:01Z

It is an unfortunate reality that we are taught to avoid being seen with people who differ from the norm – whether because of body size, gender, disability or even fashion. Diet advice and tiny seats: how to avoid 10 forms of fatphobia 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z

Wars and disasters can bring out an unfortunate cultural reflex in many audiences. How the War Changed a Kyiv Museum’s View of Its Past 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z

The unfortunate reality for an upstart sport is  the process that leads toward Olympic status is long and daunting. We made a sport 2012-08-19T13:00:00Z

Nothing that follows is as grandiose, which in a way is unfortunate, since the film is meant to be an epic. | 'Valhalla Rising': Robert Kane Pappas?s Documentary Nicolas Winding Refn?s Nordic Epic Spy Games With Ellen Barkin Marta Mondelli?s Troubled Beach House 2010-07-15T22:54:00Z

The women in these films are secondary figures, which is unfortunate. "Vacation Friends" is a happy buddy comedy in a world where race doesn't matter. That's a problem 2021-08-28T04:00:00Z

Late that evening, Uncle Allan was sleeping it off, but Mother was still grieving the unfortunate turn of events. Looking for Uncle Allan: A queer odyssey 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z

But the evidence shows that the steps provide an unfortunate guide for unethical people who want to control others via coercive tactics. Do 12-step programs lead to cults? 2012-08-28T19:46:00Z

"It's unfortunate when the conversation turns ugly." RottenTomatoes.com is owned by social movie site Flixster.com, a Warner Bros. company. Rotten Tomatoes suspends comments on 'Dark Knight' 2012-07-18T02:46:04Z

Perhaps it isn't surprising given that this darkly funny action film is about a mild-mannered family man who escalates to a "whole other level of recklessness" following a series of unfortunate incidents. In the joyfully violent "Nobody," Bob Odenkirk channels his inner John Wick 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z

It’s an unfortunate mystery there’s no mature work by Price, but the early one, from 1957, is beguilingly prescient. The Met Museum Sees More Clay in Its Future 2021-06-13T04:00:00Z

The shelter says it's because the cat bears unfortunate marks that resemble the fascist German leader -- but naming it "Kitler" probably didn't help matters, either. Five pop culture items we missed 2011-07-29T21:30:00Z

The show opens as we see our first unfortunate victim departing a train. "Fringe" recap: Peter screws up 2010-12-10T13:30:00Z

In any case, Grosvenor proved unflappable, the memory of this unfortunate glitch soon erased by his magisterial playing. At 24, Benjamin Grosvenor delivers virtuosity beyond his years. If you haven't heard him, hear him now 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z

However, an unfortunate series of mishaps draws her inexorably back into the action, yielding a brisk narrative that offers a thoughtful reflection on societal attitudes on the aging process in Korea and elsewhere. Speaking in Tongues: Novels in Translation From Around the World 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z

It's unfortunate, for there are a lot of good stories in this collection: moving, disturbing and in between. Stephen King's 'Bazaar of Bad Dreams' pulls us in and then out 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z

"I sincerely hope to avoid such an unfortunate event," Gelb wrote in his letter. N.Y. Met Opera threatens to lock out musicians in labor dispute 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z

If you hadn’t seen the original “Wizard of Oz,” you might get a little more excited about this one, but what an unfortunate state of affairs that would be. ‘Oz the Great and Powerful’ returns over the rainbow 2013-03-07T14:04:36Z

There’s an unfortunate tendency to attach shame to the very normal act of using the fruits of human ingenuity to help the body do what it needs to do. Perspective | Feeding my daughter taught me about what it means for the body to need help 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z

The bigotry in our criminal justice system is one of its key features, not an unfortunate bug. The Epidemic of Wrongful Convictions in America 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z

Apparently no one could fix the clumsy comedy of the fairy trio, or the minimal impact on Aurora of two royal deaths, and least of all the unfortunate casting of Copley. REVIEW: Maleficent: Sympathy for the Rebel 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z

Such dynamics are catnip for white audiences uncomfortable talking about racism, because “Green Book” presents violent manifestations of racial animus as an unfortunate element of a distant past. Hollywood still loves a white savior: "Green Book" and the lazy, feel-good take on race 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z

The unfortunate reality is that we are not all equal. I will never be able to afford Angelina Jolie’s mastectomy 2013-05-20T15:51:00Z

Here’s something most brides of yesteryear didn’t have to grapple with: unfortunate body art. Field Notes: How Brides Are Choosing to Hide Their Tattoos 2012-12-14T01:35:34Z

A kitchen fire is never a good idea, but it would be particularly unfortunate to wreck your microwave and have to call the fire department now, right? These two-ingredient brownies are one baking hack that doesn't sacrifice on flavor 2020-05-09T04:00:00Z

They are an unfortunate mismatch between anachronistic but natural emotions that once were functional and our modern, technologically transformed environment. Our new era of anxiety 2012-06-02T22:00:00Z

It’s unfortunate that in advanced adulthood these siblings are still intent on playing at happy families, and insulting you by failing to include you in their wider family circle. My partner’s daughter didn’t invite me to her birthday 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z

As my slight chubbiness wore down, my body stopped being a slightly unfortunate flesh cage for my personality and became me. From Georgia to Maine: What I learned on a 6-month hike along the Appalachian Trail 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z

Prejudice itself is on trial, the unfortunate Tom its innocent victim. Louise Doughty: rereading the best courtroom dramas 2013-06-21T18:00:01Z

“Slavery is a perfect example of why we need limits on the more unfortunate aspects of human nature,” he says. Charting 5 Centuries of African American History 2013-10-21T14:43:26Z

Her November Self cover, which had arrived on newsstands just days before the loss, bore the unfortunate and untimely coverline “UNDEFEATED.” Ronda Rousey on “S.N.L.” 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z

“My words of nearly a decade ago were, at the time, totally failed and unfortunate efforts to be provocative,” Gunn said in a statement. Dan Harmon deletes Twitter account after obscene video sketch resurfaces 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z

You can tell your daughter that if they choose illogic, then that will be hard for her, watching a trusted relationship change — very unfortunate — but it will reflect only on her grandparents. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Daughter who just came out is worried about ‘old-fashioned’ grandparents’ reaction 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z

“Regardless of what had happened, it was almost certainly an unfortunate event,” the narrator explains, “and, moreover, simply talking about it could put you in danger.” Yoko Ogawa Conjures Spirits in Hiding: ‘I Just Peeked Into Their World and Took Notes’ 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z

I waited 15 minutes to try on a D & G circle skirt in heavy black-and-white spotted calf that made me look like Betty Draper after an unfortunate collision with a package of Hydrox. Critical Shopper: A Big Discount Store Moves Uptown - Critical Shopper 2011-10-12T20:11:11Z

“Personally, I’m for the little woman in the womb. It’s unfortunate that they are not.” Summer’s over, and things are back to bonkers. Here’s the view from Crazytown, D.C. 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z

"We apologize for the unfortunate timing of our Sleepy Hollow Headless Day announcement," the firm said in a statement. 'Sleepy Hollow' marketers sorry for 'National Beheading Day' stunt 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z

In that moment, Waters offered a reminder that his longtime gift, like Arbus’s, was to hold the world’s visual unfortunates in the dual embrace of both patronizing scorn and equalizing affection. | John Waters Has Lumps of Coal for All This Christmas 2013-12-16T23:07:35Z

I was becoming an infantry soldier and I was going to become one of life's unfortunates. Oliver Stone 2010-07-17T23:00:00Z

Redford, reportedly asked about the mocking by her daughter, told the girl that “not everyone is nice and not everyone is going to be nice and it's unfortunate.” Airline agent mocked 5-year-old epileptic girl’s name, mother claims 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z

Most of these concern unfortunate choices involving men. Review: ‘Key Change’ Hears From Women in Prison 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z

This is unfortunate, since Kristina’s husband is unavailable because he apparently has a lousy cellphone and is also on the verge of being mauled by a vicious dog. Harrowing Births on Prime-Time TV 2011-11-02T14:49:44Z

It’s unfortunate that Brownstein spends so little time exploring the Black film and music worlds. Why Did Los Angeles Become a Cultural Mecca in the Early 1970s? 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z

The storylines that split apart in the season's opening episodes finally reunited for Beth's unfortunate demise. 'The Walking Dead' recap: 'Coda' puts an end to one story 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z

Oliver said it was “unfortunate” that Ebsworth’s art collection couldn’t remain together for public view — at, say, a museum like SAM. Multimillion-dollar art collection, once promised to SAM, now up for auction at Christie’s 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z

She didn’t win an Emmy last year as a fantastically prickly Queen Elizabeth II — a most unfortunate oversight, I dare say — but must this year. AP Emmy pundits favor ‘The Crown,’ ‘Ted Lasso’ for honors 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z

Euthanasia is an unfortunate reality of raptor rescues. Life Is Hazardous for Urban Raptors. These Women Offer Hope. 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z

“I tried to brush it off as an unfortunate random event, but it stayed embedded in my mind and left me feeling shaken and unsafe in my environment,” she wrote. Pondering ‘Sex Education’ When Touching Is Off-Limits 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z

Waiters and butlers and other workers show up mostly as props for the wealthy, and poor neighborhoods as the unfortunate, rundown places that ambitious men like Frank Costello and Jimmy Walker had to escape. ‘Supreme City,’ by Donald L. Miller 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z

So let’s end 2011 by remembering those shows that gave unfortunate justification to all the bad things people say about TV. Vacation Robo-Post: The Worst TV Shows of 2011 2011-12-28T13:33:45Z

We couldn’t, of course, call it the Female Awareness Group because of the unfortunate acronym. Confessions of a Prep-School Feminist 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z

The unfortunate truth is that the Act 3 reversal – where the indifferent person realizes that they are in love and transforms into a wonderful partner – rarely occurs in real life. I'm a gay French man looking for love – but app users just want sex 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z

For all its social idealism, racial desegregation brought with it the unfortunate by-product of plucking black enterprises of their talent and resources. Bill Cosby is on the phone: “Wake up, man!” 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z

My Church of England primary school was hardcore about Christmas, so it was unfortunate when Hanukah coincided with the end of the Christmas term. How we embraced Christmas 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z

Unsupervised The timing of the animated series “Unsupervised” is unfortunate. | 'Unsupervised': ?Unsupervised,? With Justin Long and Kristen Bell, on FX - Review 2012-01-18T23:23:09Z

Madonna’s fan base is one of the pop world’s most vociferous — it’s unsurprising, though unfortunate, that they’d be as eager as they are to listen to new material after the singer’s recent fallow period. Madonna on Leaked Demos of New Album: 'This is Artistic Rape' 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z

And to the actors’ credit, they do manage to raise most of the characters — the unfortunate exception is Joy — above the level of the script. Review: Talented Cast of Women Enliven ‘Unexpected Joy’ 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

At this moment, as we discussed in our book, the unfortunate source of violence against Blacks and Jews in America is far too often emerging from a powerful base of white evangelical Christians. "Blacks and Jews" authors: "Whoopi is not the enemy" but "it may be too late" for America anyway 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z

An unfortunate element of this tale was the apathy of the American government, which poured money into a different, failing machine and batted away the Wrights’ overtures. Heavens above 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z

It’s unfortunate that people have to object to one style or the other. Thrilling and Joyless? The Polarity of Sweet Riesling 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z

"Thx for your messages & support following the unfortunate altercation that occured," he wrote. Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler arrested in Death Valley bar fight 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z

The most influential animal of the year might be the unfortunate sea turtle who got a straw stuck—really, deeply, seriously stuck—up his nose. The Not-So-Uplifting Year in the Animal Kingdom 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z

As his Lovecraftian novella “The Ballad of Black Tom” showed just a year ago, he’s not timid either about conjuring horrors or about describing the emotions they evoke in their unfortunate victims. This New York Love Story Subverts Its ‘Happily Ever After’ 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z

The decision was unfortunate, both for the art public and Purifoy's legacy. 'Junk Dada' assembles Noah Purifoy's overlooked, pivotal works 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z

Thai police booked the unfortunate kitty and posted its mug shot as a warning to all those considering ignoring the mandate. 25 animals that have been imprisoned or arrested 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z

Spokesman Allan Ramsey said in a statement that it is unfortunate that some visitors get confused but that the problem could be remedied if visitors just did their homework. Wrong Abbey Road: Station draws lost Beatles fans 2012-11-16T12:16:04Z

But instead of calling the cops, the duo found a clever way to remedy the unfortunate situation. Coffee shop vandalized by teens invites community to paint mural: 'Give more second chances' 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z

So I defied augury, and like Hamlet and many an unfortunate from Greek tragedy of yore, I paid a heavy price. | 'Prophecy': The Legacy of Wars in Karen Malpede?s Play 2010-06-10T23:30:00Z

Of course he does, because look at that unfortunate dress sense of his. Last Vegas trailer: The Hangover meets its match? 2013-05-28T12:09:29Z

But it’s a testament to Ms. Genovese’s unfortunate legacy that the producers got a bad vibe in Kew Gardens right from the start. Kitty Genovese Killing Is Retold in the Film ‘37’ 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z

And while the decision to consistently cut between Breivik and Viljar creates tension, it also means that victim and victimizer too often carry similar narrative weight, which is unfortunate. Review: Looking Anew at a Norwegian Massacre in ‘22 July’ 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z

During the round-table talk, the designers debated the sources of gender disparity in professional theaters, agreeing that it was partially an unfortunate result of what propels hiring in theater: connections. This ‘Othello’ Is Powered by Women 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z

Why are we only hearing from and seeing the perspective of the mainstream or those reporting on these unfortunate statistics? Fighting with Black Panther. Killing zombies. Writing plays. What can’t Danai Gurira do? 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z

“It is unfortunate that we won’t be able to perform it here,” she told the audience. Dance: Beijing Dance Troupe Takes on Banned Ming Erotica 2011-03-23T12:55:07Z

I called Mayor Daley something too unfortunate for the crowd to bear, and a woman in the front unloaded on me. The Fugs still riotous after all these years 2012-11-28T05:52:00Z

More often than not, the losing party is an unfortunate so-and-so who constructs, coaches, or plays for your favorite team. Sports fandom doesn’t have to be miserable 2013-04-15T16:45:00Z

It was unfortunate that in an evening of dances related to the concept of flight Ms. Simoneau couldn’t resist a bird reference and Ms. Jewett responded by using her ever-expanding arms like wings. Dance Review: Helen Simoneau Danse at Joyce SoHo 2012-05-22T22:08:36Z

The “Foucauldian” left, he writes in “Achieving Our Country,” “represents an unfortunate regression to the Marxist obsession with scientific rigor.” Richard Rorty’s Philosophical Argument for National Pride 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z

One unfortunate result of such lazy contextualizing, often, is to obscure that these artists, however progressive-minded, are working within and influenced by very distinct movement traditions. Dance Review: Burr Johnson at Danspace Project 2012-06-03T21:30:53Z

The eye was later found by some unfortunate person 15ft away from his body. Bugsy: don't mention the flying eyeball 2011-03-10T08:00:00Z

Once may be regarded as unfortunate; twice is a thug’s strategy to subvert justice. The dark stars of the far right compete to bask in the glory of Tommy Robinson 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z

Both man and musical have a dopey appeal that is irresistible in small doses and an unfortunate way of sabotaging themselves by getting stuck in a groove. ‘Fly by Night,’ a Metaphysical Musical 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z

Even without such touches, it’s possible to speculate that Batty and his pals might have stood a rather better chance against the hideous xenomorphs than the unfortunate space grunts of James Cameron’s Aliens. It's all connected! Pixar and the history of surprising film and TV shared universes 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z

That would be an unfortunate byproduct of the Martin tragedy, according to McCrie. ‘Your dad’s in jail’ 2012-06-26T16:33:00Z

This is unfortunate, because it's not the cake's fault it got popular, any more than avocado toast ever did anything to deserve such scorn. Hot fudge cake is an easy alternative to a restaurant classic 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z

It is certainly unfortunate that the couple invoked the glories of African cinema on a tour that doesn’t call at a single country on that continent. How Beyoncé and Jay-Z put a visionary African film back in the spotlight 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z

The unfortunate low point is Loudon Wainwright III’s dull rendition of “Do We? We Do,” which doesn’t even sound half as inspired as the amateur covers on YouTube. REVIEW: Beck Makes a Bold Move on 'Song Reader' 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z

Though after my unfortunate recent visit, for “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run,” I’m packing up my swim trunks and heading elsewhere. ‘The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run’ Review: Still Square 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z

Still, one has to admit, it is a little unfortunate this is how things have played out. Everyone loves a villain, but in "The Rings of Power," maybe we shouldn’t 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z

The most recent unfortunate victim of a yawning gap in internal filtering devices is the newly unemployed A.J. From Reese to A.J. Clemente, stupidity keeps going viral 2013-04-23T19:58:00Z

This is unfortunate, because even if ongoing clinical research confirms that non-berry fruit doesn’t help prevent Alzheimer’s, such fruit may still help prevent other chronic diseases we would all like to avoid. Perspective | The sugar in fruit doesn’t make it bad for you, despite some trendy diet claims 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z

The beach is clean and not overly crowded but was tainted on this particular day by an unfortunate infestation of non-stinging jellyfish. T Magazine: If You Can Vacation Here ... 2011-08-17T16:03:06Z

Apparently squeamish about the opera’s happy ending, Mr. Jacobs and Ms. Nemirova, in an unfortunate decision, tone it down with the murder/suicide of the lovers, who then somehow come back to life. Muisc: Rare Glimpses of Traetta's 'Antigona' and Strauss's 'Danae' 2011-02-01T12:30:03Z

Trust Issues: How does your having an unfortunate present honor her unfortunate past? Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Partner with ‘unfortunate past’ becomes jealous, possessive, demanding 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z

“The beaches. The palm trees. The manufactured identity we’ve put into the world is unfortunate because there’s so many brilliant histories that are taking place here all the time.” Essential Arts & Culture: Rage and grief at the Taper, art of color and movement, Obama's library 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z

Mainly because I had an unfortunate accident with some pruning shears in Cheltenham last summer. This week's new tracks 2012-07-13T23:11:21Z

That is, several of his paintings — currently five — hang just outside the main galleries of 19th-century European painting in a broad corridor where the unfortunate mood is consistently: “Move along, folks. Nothing to see here.” A French Painter, Fallen From Fame, Gains Historical Weight 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z

This leads to a most unfortunate ending for the world’s dinosaur population. Style Invitational Week 1407: Your ad space (or space ad) here 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z

That statement, followed by a pair of spotlights arcing dramatically around a pair unfortunate drag queens who didn’t make the grade that week, marks the beginning of the end for one unfortunate. RuPaul gave me life: How “Drag Race” pulled me back from the depths of depression 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z

The most unfortunate difference is that I don’t get to play video games like a normal person anymore. Video games: A Year of Playing L.A. Noire and Shadow Cities 2011-12-17T05:25:56Z

So it was unfortunate that it didn’t on Friday. Review: Yuja Wang Makes a Case for the Piano as Percussion 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z

She also linked to her site of the same name, and, in an unfortunate attempt to go viral, tried to make #StopBeingAFatBitch a thing. A nutrition writer’s big fat PR mistake 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z

The false Holmes report bears an unfortunate similarity to Ross’s Flynn reporting in at least one way. Brian Ross is an investigative reporting star. But he’s made some staggering blunders. 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z

Katy B is an evangelist for sunny, Ibiza-friendly euphoric dance beats, so it was unfortunate that her spirited set coincided with a biblical deluge. Lovebox - review 2011-07-18T11:35:56Z

Conversely, there are occasions when infidelity is just the final injustice heaped on an unfortunate partner’s shoulders. My husband left me for another woman – but now wants me back | Dear Mariella 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z

Another symptom of the age of massive self-indulgence we’re unfortunate enough to live in ... Readers React: Pet Allergies and Air Travel 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z

Ute starts listening to the whispers of shamanic knowledge and she does something rather awful, and richly deserved, to the unfortunate Max. Villa Pacifica by Kapka Kassabova ? review 2011-08-26T21:55:00Z

Some other unfortunate omissions: In addition to “The Good Wife” and “Masters of Sex,” dramas that are better than most of the best-drama nominees include “The Americans” on FX and “Grimm” on NBC. Critic's Notebook: Who Was Snubbed by the Emmy Nominations? 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z

Then, as now, a little-understood disease made people afraid of even being in the same vicinity as an unfortunate victim. 6 things Americans should fear more than Ebola 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z

Hard feelings are unfortunate but also a price you already built into your choice. Carolyn Hax: Apartment would make grandparents feel like sardines 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z

There’s that unfortunate, unhelpful concept of both sides again. Bill Nye: Creationism is not science 2012-09-25T16:16:00Z

It's still unfortunate that this year's circumstances led to their too-early demises, especially given how essential each of them were in helping us to grapple with who we are as Americans. Wait, that happened this year? A reminder of the TV events that 2020 erased from our memories 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z

In the other, an unfortunate fan from a small town in Argentina for whom a simple foray on to the landed her at the centre of a major hacking enquiry. Twilight: Breaking Dawn images were not hacked, says student 2011-08-05T15:41:25Z

Looking around at the mock policemen and fake doctors, Jamie could have believed the firemen were also party-goers: a couple of unfortunates who had turned up in the same outfit. Mark Edwards on self-publishing 2013-06-25T15:01:33Z

“The way that song made it out into the world — it happened through a series of unfortunate circumstances that ended up being out of my control,” Hunt says. Another country: Sam Hunt maps out Nashville’s bold new future

“It’s unfortunate and it’s wrong,” former New York governor George Pataki said of the Met’s decision to program “The Death of Klinghoffer.” The Met, the opera on Leon Klinghoffer’s murder and the politics of protest

It's a little unfortunate that they didn't make it in because they were extremely influential. Vindication for 2013 Rock Hall of Fame inductees 2012-12-11T19:27:09Z

"Though tortured before they were killed, these unfortunates died without complaining and without humiliating themselves before their torturers," he wrote. The Alamo: a cannon that fails to fire 2012-11-08T11:37:47Z

Many painful names that belong to women are the result of unfortunate marriages at a time when the option of keeping one’s maiden name was simply out of the question. Weingarten: The lame name game

I think if it becomes the narrative of this film, whose intention is so sincere to promote the equality of all women globally, then that would be unfortunate, she says. What 'Suffragette' Can Teach Us About 'Angry Feminism' 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z

That this new opera is such a disappointment is unfortunate because many elements of the project are admirable. Music Review: Mark Adamo’s Opera Makes a Wife of Mary Magdalene 2013-06-20T22:14:00Z

As it happened, the unfortunate Slater — on his way to a business opportunity in California — sailed to America almost immediately after the Gilchrist murder. Review | Sherlock Holmes may not have been a real crime-fighter, but his creator was 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z

“Life is measured here in split seconds,” she barks as they’re wheeling in another unfortunate. Review: In ‘Code Black,’ CBS’s New Drama, the E.R. Is Bustling 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z

The stories are different enough, and the development periods long enough, to dispel suspicions of direct plagiarism, but it’s a little unfortunate that the Disney behemoth should have eclipsed the homegrown effort. Coco: the Pixar film that defies Donald Trump’s anti-Mexican rhetoric 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z

"But it really puts us in an unfortunate position. Santa Monica is a beautiful city. It's flourishing. But there are fewer places for artists to go." Santa Monica cultural groups feel squeeze from airport rent hikes 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z

"There's a really unfortunate kind of competition," she says, "because people feel: We can't do shows on the same weekend, and there's just only so many weekends a year." Seattle dancemakers claim a spot on national stage 2012-11-20T22:18:06Z

He initially proposes that they pretend to be father and daughter, which we will come to see is an unfortunate suggestion. Alan Ayckbourn’s Latest, ‘Arrivals & Departures’ 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z

"This is an unfortunate distraction as we prepare for the new school year," she said. Emanuel: 3 schools 'did right' voting for longer class days 2011-09-04T03:28:00Z

“Wonder Wheel,” Woody Allen’s latest movie, is one of his more unfortunate contributions to cinema. Review: ‘Wonder Wheel,’ Woody Allen’s Coney Island Memory Palace 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z

Basically, you just want to ensure that your roast chicken doesn't end up with dry, stringy meat, an unfortunate by-product of your chicken being less than moist. From Samin Nosrat to Julia Child, here are what top chefs' roast chicken recipes have in common 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z

These are unfortunate cultural norms for all men. Michael Ian Black: Trump's "anachronistic sense of masculinity . . . is literally killing people" 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z

That was most unfortunate for Gene Hill Sagan’s “Suite en Bleu,” a balletic work set to Bach and Handel. Review: At SummerStage, Philadanco and TU Dance Produce Fancy Footwork Across Vastness 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z

But, the personal vendetta makes the song seem childish, an unfortunate look for someone approaching 30. Lady Gaga’s New ARTPOP Doesn’t Always Live Up to Title 2013-11-11T17:12:01Z

These gaps leave us with a sketchy understanding of Eliot's emotional life, which is particularly unfortunate since his least sympathetic side is so well documented. The Letters of TS Eliot, Volume 3 - review 2012-07-13T21:55:08Z

Instead of regarding these unfortunate men from the lofty perspective of a charming, cynical hatchet man logging frequent-flier miles — George Clooney’s character in — looks them straight in the eye from inside the trenches. | 'The Company Men': Perils of the Corporate Ladder: It Hurts When You Fall 2010-12-09T22:34:00Z

In a bit of an unfortunate conflict Sunday, two of the festival's most prominent female voices, Jenny Lewis and Marina Diamandis of Marina and the Diamonds, played at the same time. Coachella fest outdoes itself as a rollicking Sim City 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z

"It is not available anywhere except in some libraries and it's unfortunate, because it's a really important historical document," said Shari Springer Berman, another director of "Cinema Verite." PBS looking to revisit 'An American Family' 2011-01-09T19:01:04Z

Her choice now reveals an unfortunate negative lesson from her middle-school experience: She is prejudging these organizations and the women in them based on almost no information. Ask Amy: Sorority rush becomes a bust 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z

The movie is flawed; it features far too many aerial shots and one unfortunate scene with an alligator edges into exploitation-cinema absurdity. ‘Emancipation’ Review: Will Smith in a Brutal Journey 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z

“It is incredibly unfortunate,” said Meg Garvin, executive director of the National Crime Victim Law Institute. NBA star Derrick Rose expected for rape trial as his accuser loses anonymity 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z

His son writes: "On behalf of my family, and particularly my late father, I wish to convey my sincerest apologies and deepest regrets to those who were victimized by this unfortunate incident." Hollywood Reporter addresses role in Blacklist era 2012-11-19T22:46:08Z

Or sometimes they’re just the unhallowed grounds where the battered and broken bodies of such unfortunates are dumped without ceremony or prayer or even a moment of solemn reflection. Apocalypse then, now, always: the truth about violence in Leer, South Sudan 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z

He wrote back as her sister, telling Andrews that the unfortunate Stephanie had had a serious car accident and suffered brain damage. The man behind the great Dickens and Dostoevsky hoax 2013-07-10T16:35:00Z

Then there are, alas, the criticisms that I find - let's just say unfortunate. Frugal Traveler Blog: Dear Seth, You're a (Fill in Here) 2012-09-25T21:26:11Z

Brandon starts using the ancient gizmo in his business, which is unfortunate for newlyweds and their guests, because anyone whose image is captured by it suffers a gruesome death shortly after. ‘Wedding Planner Mystery’ and ‘Dead Still’ Share a Theme 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z

Yet we don’t think of it as an everyday drink, a partner to a meal — and that’s unfortunate. It’s about time someone guided us through Champagne 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z

Thematically for the series, it’s all about what are the consequences of even unfortunate things in your life. Julianna Margulies, in Closing Arguments for ‘The Good Wife’ 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z

These days, though, many conservative talking points are less spin on unfortunate events than capitalizing on resurgent popularity. Why Stephen Colbert Is Signing Off at the Perfect Time 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z

But there is never much creativity coming from either Levy himself or the movie's screenplay, which leaves the more than capable performers in the unfortunate position of having to do most of the work themselves. You review: Date Night 2010-04-26T14:24:00Z

"We made a mistake by asking him to leave and sincerely apologize to the officer and to the San Antonio Police Department for this unfortunate lapse in judgment." Steakhouse in San Antonio apologizes after manager asks officer with gun to leave the restaurant 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z

That meant no museums — unfortunate, there were a couple of intriguing ones around — and no hikes within national parks, where dogs aren’t allowed on trails — also unfortunate, because our dog loves hiking. You, too, can take a pet-friendly road trip around the Cascade Loop Scenic Byway 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z

And things, on that front, were going from unfortunate to ridiculous. 'It was quasi-religious': the great self-esteem con 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z

“All went considerably well, but things took an unfortunate downturn around the completion of my record, at which time we stopped speaking,” Coffman said. “City of No Reply”: Can Amber Coffman escape the Dirty Projectors? 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z

There were some unfortunate bumps in the road with retailers being woefully understocked, but maybe Star Wars was just following the first rule of showbiz: always leave ’em wanting more. Star Wars Day of Play: how good is the new merchandise? 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z

For the unfortunate minority unfamiliar with the plot of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids – well, it’s all in the title, my friends. ‘Feasting on fantasy’: my month of extreme immersion in Disney+ 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z

The fact that it’s available at all—for that matter, the fact that it exists—is reason for celebration, but the delay is all the more unfortunate for its likely effect on the filmmaker’s career. Movie of the Week: “Viktoria” 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z

Nasty tweets surfaced, calling for her to suffer the same fate as an unfortunate character who was murdered, then grotesquely broken up to fit into a suitcase. ‘The Americans’: Will Holly Taylor Inherit the Family Business? 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z

But the unfortunate truth is that this feeling that our havens are not actually snug enclosures insulated from a potentially dangerous world is hardly new. Gay Travelers on Where to Go From Here 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z

Bring a towel, and some flip-flops to wade through the shower area before you get outside, as the bathrooms are an unfortunate sight. T Magazine: If You Can Vacation Here ... 2011-08-17T16:03:06Z

No. They are a generation that has been caught by a series of unfortunate, overlapping trends that put them at a disadvantage for becoming independent the way their parents did. Class decides everything 2012-06-24T16:00:00Z

Well done for buying an iPad 2, an executive toy that is an unfortunate hybrid of an oversized iPod and a rubbish laptop. Digested read: My iPad 2 by Gary Rosenzweig 2011-07-25T19:59:02Z

Gunn earlier apologized for the tweets, which he called “unfortunate efforts to be provocative.” James Gunn rehired to direct ‘Guardians of the Galaxy 3’ 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z

And, in three of the symphonies, there is also the inconsistency that is the unfortunate, inevitable corollary of the conductor’s thirst for spontaneity, though far less dramatically here than elsewhere in his discography. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z

Ms. Weber’s work goes against what is often an unfortunate sight: female dancers feigning toughness in baggy pants and baseball caps. Dance Review: Decadancetheatre at the Joyce SoHo 2012-04-08T21:56:11Z

A sampling: We cannot disguise to ourselves that there is much in its unfortunate associations to render its occurrence still exceedingly painful. The modern history of swearing: Where all the dirtiest words come from 2013-05-11T12:30:00Z

Being greeted with a nonsensical $120 charge at check-in was an unfortunate first impression. Five Ways to Shop for the Best Vacation Package 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z

“It’s unfortunate because I do respect the good work that the police do,” Tarantino continued. Quentin Tarantino on police union's threat: 'I'm not worried' 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z

The airline said it is “deeply saddened by this unfortunate experience, and closely monitors the health status of injured passengers, and is making resources available to them.” Dozens injured, hospitalized after unusual turbulence on Turkish Airways flight to New York 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z

However, one unfortunate consequence is that you, who want a baby so badly, are not able to enjoy contact with ... a baby. Perspective | Ask Amy: Would-be mother suffers through baby news 2019-06-30T04:00:00Z

It is unfortunate that the many opportunities Ms. Hatcher afforded the former employee are now being so implausibly twisted and contorted. Teri Hatcher sued by former business associate 2010-08-11T08:13:00Z

The heroine, Livia Stuart, is an orphaned gentleman’s daughter with an unfortunate lack of funds and no interest in social climbing. Sarah MacLean picks the best romance books to read this month 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z

If "Crash" continued some of the unfortunate trends you outline, this less than honorable tradition, are there other recent films that do a better job? 'L.A. Plays Itself,' but do films get it right? 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z

These distracting gaps are unfortunate, since “Crisis in the Red Zone” also recounts an important story about the risks of emerging diseases and a global medical system ill equipped to handle them. Can You Make a Page-Turning Thriller Out of the Ebola Crisis? 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z

It’s obviously unfortunate that you didn’t resolve this before you moved, but it’s doable even now. Carolyn Hax: A yardwork dispute rooted in notions of fairness 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z

So it’s an unfortunate oversight that their itinerary is only doable if you’re willing to spend much of your day gallivanting from place to place in I-5 traffic. 36 Hours in Traffic: Fact-checking The New York Times’ ‘36 Hours in Seattle’ 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z

Life consists of rough topics and unfortunate timing, but good relationships manage to survive both. Social Q’s: Your Mother Is Grand 2014-03-13T21:44:57Z

We learn the unfortunate story of a wretched undercook called Thomas, who according to the coroner's report "feloniously and willfully slew himself" by throwing himself upon the sword of the caddish Lord Oxford. TV review: Great Houses with Julian Fellowes 2013-01-22T22:00:01Z

Without Jacki Weaver, there's none of that where we just talked about what Alice is going through as a character, her unfortunate being used as a punch bag. Steve McQueen on “Widows”: “It is an emotional awakening for these women” 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z

This is unfortunate, given that she is the main character. ‘The Gett’ Review: Jewish History and a Woman’s Future 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z

Three new comedies this year portray teachers as inept, inappropriate or some unfortunate mix of both: TV Land’s “Teachers,” TruTV’s “Those Who Can’t” and “Vice Principals,” which premieres July 17 on HBO. Does television have a teacher problem? 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z

The result was that “Untrained” sometimes played into unfortunate stereotypes about dance being about virtuosic feats by individuals whose athleticism puts the rest of us to shame. Dance Review: Lucy Guerin at Brooklyn Academy of Music 2012-11-28T23:18:33Z

The lingering effects of this unfortunate chapter are likely to continue for some time. Perspective | With most Trump appointees off the fine arts commission, Biden can put a progressive stamp on federal architecture 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z

All the attention, however, may have had an unfortunate downside. Iowa exudes a decency that even politics can’t undo 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z

The detour mercifully delays the women’s arrival at the beach, where one of them has an unfortunate accident involving laxatives and the surf. ‘Jersey Shore Massacre’ Blends the Slasher and Beach Genres 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z

Anti-immigrant ideologues are made to look ridiculous, firing unfortunates from a “deportation cannon.” Review: ‘Bordertown’ and ‘Cooper Barrett’ Debut 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z

Opposites attract, they embark on a fake relationship, they suffer misunderstandings and unfortunate overhears. Review | ‘Written in the Stars’ is a ‘Pride and Prejudice’ reboot that’s charming, effervescent and entirely itself 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z

I hope, with the unfortunate death of Mr. Demme, that more people will explore his movies and pick up "Philadelphia". Jonathan Demme, Oscar-Winning Director, Is Dead at 73 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z

That is part of our unfortunate reality in America, but Blackness also exists outside of that, in realms of abstraction like in the earth, in space, in the sea. Black Art and Poetry Elevate a Tribute to Civil Rights Leaders 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z

Much of Hollywood was abuzz about the death, including Miley Cyrus, who sent several tweets critical of some of the actions of paparazzi and lamenting that the unfortunate accident was "bound to happen." Bieber calls for tough rules after paparazzo death 2013-01-03T17:49:25Z

The story is set in Stinky Cigars, a remote little town that uses its unfortunate name to scare off tourists who might discover its biggest secret: it's the home of every holiday character ever. TV review: 'How Murray Saved Christmas' skews older 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z

News saying, “This is a terribly unfortunate situation, and we are working with law enforcement on their investigation.” Someone Apparently Stole Lupita Nyong'o's Oscar Dress 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z

I can say this: I think it’s unfortunate that crime in America is one of the melting pots where you get every race, religion, social class. Felicity Huffman on American Crime: 'Now Is the Golden Age of Television' 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z

The shortlist was voted for by the Guardian's music writers, and despite strong support, the likes of the Count & Sinden, Fenech-Soler and LoneLady were unfortunate to narrowly miss the final 10. Guardian First Album award: nominations 2010-12-23T22:15:01Z

It’s only when it takes an unfortunate wrong turn from playful wit into the dramatic and sentimental — Hallström’s speciality — that the movie starts to unravel. A Pair of Fish Tales: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen and Jiro Dreams of Sushi 2012-03-09T14:00:33Z

One e-mail, from a different friend, had the subject line “unfortunate turn.” Every Day Should Be E-Mail Debt Forgiveness Day 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z

Let us hope the retirement from the public platform of two such esteemed groups is just an unfortunate coincidence, and not evidence of a deeper problem of chamber ensemble viability in the current economic climate. Leopold String Trio/Osborne – review 2012-07-11T17:00:01Z

Most of the cheetahs that live at CCF are not able to be released into the wild because, for various unfortunate reasons, they are too acclimated to humans. A trip to meet a cheetah in Namibia 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z

Mr. Bale, turning in a respectable if oddly chipper performance under the circumstances, has the unfortunate task of playing a character who doesn’t really add up. | 'The Flowers of War': ?Flowers of War?: Zhang Yimou on Nanjing Massacre - Review 2011-12-20T19:28:33Z

Returning heroes and extant apostles of evil Pretty much every single key castmember of The Force Awakens has been confirmed to return, bar Harrison Ford’s unfortunate Solo. Rian Johnson's Star Wars: Episode VIII – everything we know so far 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z

It is unlikely that the fire that burned away Dorner will burn away any illusion: this is unfortunate, and disturbing. Christopher Dorner was not a monster 2013-02-14T23:26:00Z

But they were like the wobble on certain notes in Maria Callas’s voice — unfortunate, controversial, but entirely mentionable in an artist who transcended her flaws. Critic?s Notebook: Judging The Bodies In Ballet 2010-12-04T00:15:00Z

Another finger gesture comes to mind, but the peace sign is the more diplomatic choice for comparison, despite the unfortunate ruling of the case. LA Originals: a Netflix documentary about an influential hip-hop duo 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z

This continues an unfortunate thread often found in movies marketed towards kids: breast jokes. “Hocus Pocus” knew what really scared us: reckless parents 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z

But then things took an unfortunate turn when her new Netflix talk show “The Break” was abruptly canceled before it had time to find its footing. Best Comedy of 2018 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z

Somehow, in spite of the unfortunate events that unfold, it remains unstained by either blood or oil. Blood and Oil and Panorama: Passports to Kill | TV review 2010-03-30T05:45:00Z

The fantasy vision of Alma and Hitchcock’s marriage is one unfortunate element in a movie that doesn’t merely give creative genius a bad name, but also pathologizes it. Movie Review: ‘Hitchcock,’ With Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren 2012-11-22T22:23:25Z

That’s unfortunate, because those certifications aim for the same transparency Diaz is arguing for. Wine labels can be vague, and drinkers are thirsty for clarity 2020-08-14T04:00:00Z

So estate is a term that covers the full range of our unfortunate class system. Jerusalem: the British slang explained 2010-06-17T15:57:00Z

Luckily, there are a number of ways to avoid letting the little bloodsuckers become an unfortunate vacation souvenir. How to avoid bringing bedbugs home from vacation 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z

One unfortunate byproduct of the way the conceit is handled here is that Hall vanishes for most of the movie. ‘Little’ Review: Too Much Caution and Not Enough Regina Hall 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z

It’s not necessarily worse — just unfortunate if you know what else is possible with this piece. John Adams and David Lang: Masters of the Modern Holiday Oratorio 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z

“We sincerely apologize to the 243 guests who were affected by this unfortunate situation,” the airline wrote in a statement shared with Fox News earlier this week. Airline passenger arrested over false coronavirus claim says he did it for 'publicity' 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z

The unfortunate fact is that what you have done is fraudulent, deceptive and cruel. Perspective | Ask Amy: Man texts timeless plot with ex-wife 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z

Bake Off – despite getting a little long in the tooth itself – revels in fun and niceness and, unfortunate baked alaska incidents aside, cooperation. It's time for The Apprentice to clear its desk and go 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z

“It’s unfortunate that people feel that they can’t stand in solidarity with us,” said Kolodziejczak, who works as a mount maker in the museum’s installations and packing department. Strike at Philadelphia Museum of Art Is Window Into Broader Unrest 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z

The unfortunate result is her inability to conceive with her husband while having three sons by a lover. HBO’s "House of the Dragon" was inspired by a real medieval dynastic struggle over a female ruler 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z

But the absence of images and examples of boys thriving as they embrace supposedly feminine qualities is a disappointment and unfortunate. My son is getting an American Girl Doll for Christmas 2013-12-25T12:45:00Z

In time this unprecedented carnage was covered over by a young forest oblivious to the borders these unfortunate men sacrificed their lives for. In L.A. theater, Martin Luther King and privileged white men helped drive points home 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z

McKeehan closed his main set with the unfortunate “Funky Jesus Music” but came back out for a generous four-song encore and finished things off with “Me Without You.” Christian songster TobyMac delivers music, message 2014-02-24T21:30:25Z

In the movie, they are forced flee to the French Riviera after their quest to book Kate Moss as a new client ends with an unfortunate accident. These are TIME's Most Anticipated Movies of the Summer 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z

Showtime hasn’t found a genuine hit since Homeland debuted in 2011, but the network appears poised to change that unfortunate trend with upcoming drama Billions. The First 'Billions' Trailer Is Here 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z

From Jeanne’s point of view, she is unfortunate, because she wants to keep on living. This Week in Fiction: Allegra Goodman 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z

“It was an unfortunate situation — mostly for the innocent bystanders of the families of those involved.” Casey Affleck Is Making Another Splash, Reluctantly 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z

He’s also handicapped by the unfortunate reality that many, if not most, of the movies that Newman and Woodward made, including Newman’s biggest hits, were beneath their talents. Review: Newman and Woodward, Mr. and Mrs. Movie Star 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z

It is with great regret that we confirm this unfortunate accident. Stuntman killed on set of "The Expendables 2" 2011-10-28T17:11:53Z

Douglas, in an item published by the Hollywood Reporter on Thursday, called Braudy’s account of an incident at his apartment “an unfortunate and complete fabrication.” Actor Michael Douglas accused of sexual misconduct in 1980s 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z

It has a raging heart, but one that, like those in the chests of Wilkin’s unfortunate clients, is too easily separated from its head. Review: In ‘The Bastard Executioner,’ a Warrior Switches Blades 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z

A lifetime of dutiful service, stoic adherence to a set of deeply held, if seriously misguided beliefs and now I'm left with nothing but an unfortunate manner and an unshakeable sense of my own righteousness. The G2 panto: Snow White and the wiki witch 2010-12-22T08:00:03Z

He's admirably supported by Jessica Alba and Kate Hudson as the unfortunate women in his life, both alluring but neither looking so well turned out as to be out of place in this sad story. The Killer Inside Me 2010-06-05T23:05:00Z

This year, they argued, would be an especially unfortunate time to downgrade the Tony Awards. How America’s Playwrights Saved the Tony Awards 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z

It’s unfortunate the biological dad is distant, of course. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A woman backs out of a trip, and her friend goes to a dark place 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z

But when he became an actor, he took the name O’Brian — from his mother’s side of the family, he said — because he found it less vulnerable than Krampe to unfortunate misspellings. Hugh O’Brian Dies; Dashing TV Star of ‘Wyatt Earp’ Was 91 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z

His unfortunate opponent’s spine seemed to bend like a drawn bow. The Iron Sheik, Villainous Hall of Fame Wrestler, Is Dead 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z

But Brown, an oncology and hospice nurse, experienced something else too — an uncontrollable anger and occasional urge for violence toward those in the medical system she deemed insufficiently caring and responsive to her unfortunate circumstances. A Nurse Finds Herself on the Other Side of the Equation — as a Patient 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z

They stare at, and glide toward, one another to the unmistakable, unfortunate sound of a heartbeat. Review: São Paulo Dance Company Makes a Tepid U.S. Debut 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z

In one of the more unfortunate coincidences of timing, the Milan women’s wear season draws to a close in the long shadow of the Oscars. Runway vs. Red Carpet 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z

Though the tune's hard-driving spirit proved gripping at first, the climactic passages became so pulpy as to suggest unfortunate movie music. The Bad Plus could do better 2010-12-17T15:52:00Z

There was his unfortunate description of Barack Obama as “Your President,” a startling enough remark to be called out by “Good Morning America,” not exactly a bastion of political cynicism. The First Debate of the Twitter Election 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z

When an unfortunate toon is melted by the cartoon-killing “dip,” the physical concoction smokes and bubbles. My Favorite Summer Blockbuster 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z

It’s an unfortunate but well-known fact that women trail men in most metrics of business success. Kickstarting Equal Pay: Women Out-Raise Men on Crowdfunding Sites 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z

Besides Auralie’s unfortunate situation, Jim, a former Air Force One steward now trying to get through med school, is attached to a very unconvincing toupee. Review: ‘Permanent,’ About the Hairstyle, Falls Flat 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z

And whose story, exactly, is she telling? — is unfortunate. Her Town Depended on the Mill. Was It Also Making the Residents Sick? 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z

In “The Best of Us,” Maynard presents the devastation of her failed adoption as the unfortunate consequence of a leap of faith—a second attempt at family-making not unlike, say, her decision to remarry. Joyce Maynard’s Second Chances 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z

Yet, the broadcaster's floundering attempts to make the pageant interesting – and the hostile reaction in some parts of the press – are still unfortunate at time when Patten is choosing a new director general. BBC response to diamond jubilee criticism leaves much to be desired 2012-06-06T20:14:14Z

The unfortunate maid he suffocated immediately afterwards to prevent her revealing the crime. Lords of the flies: the insect detectives 2010-09-23T07:00:00Z

Tweedo: A brand of coarse woolen swimwear with the unfortunate tendency to shrink when wet. Style Invitational Week 1307: One for one, for all — a neologism contest 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z

"They realize this everyday, and they are unhappy, or they are unfortunate, or they find that it should be different - but they don't do anything very much about it," he said. Ex-French resister's call to action a best-seller 2011-01-06T18:50:09Z

It’s a testament to Williams’s energy that even in an unfortunate part as an angry, alcoholic dad he comes across as the most vivid member of the cast. Movie Listings for Nov. 14-20 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z

So, I was kind of distant from the entire thing, which it’s unfortunate. Finding Joy Through Art at the End of the World in ‘Station Eleven’ 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z

Injuries are an unfortunate part of any sport – none more so than in the NFL, where players can be felled in front of a TV audience in the tens of millions. Sports broadcasters have a duty to report injuries responsibly – for NFL’s Damar Hamlin, they passed 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z

In other words, all the obscured nudity was a way to score some cheap laughs at some unfortunate person’s expense, not to provoke or titillate. Is There an Epidemic of Nudity on Primetime TV? 2013-06-10T17:18:38Z

“It’s unfortunate about the box office figures, but thank God for Jurassic World,” Fassbender joked. Matt Damon lobbies for Ridley Scott's first directing Oscar at Palm Springs gala 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z

The New York Philharmonic was unfortunate this year, canceling two events. Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in Central Park 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z

It’s unfortunate that this time, while her pacing is swift, her prose, unfortunately, is often workmanlike, lacking the sheer bravura strangeness of the previous novel. Review | In her new novel, Rene Denfeld draws on her experience as a homeless teen 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z

If you happen not to be in Los Angeles this weekend -- and that's unfortunate, because temperatures here have finally dropped below 100 --the optimal places to be are Boston and Austin. Book festivals this weekend in Boston and Texas 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z

And once we got past that setup—and that unfortunate Warblers Billy Joel video—this was a really fine episode with some genuine, believable character moments. Glee Watch: The Birds and the Beiste 2011-11-09T16:07:43Z

It was unfortunate that it became a bitter one, because they felt that together that they just weren't being given the platform that they wanted. "Never offer the Queen an ultimatum": Why it's good to be Queen, but no one else in the royal family 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z

This is a common pitfall for authors who are trying to chronicle the lives of others to Americans, and it’s unfortunate. The Story of the Boko Haram Schoolgirls, by a Reporter Who Takes It Personally 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z

“I think whenever a fair pulls back it’s an unfortunate thing,” Mr. Plummer said. NADA Cancels Its New York Art Fair 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z

It is unfortunate, then, that the overriding impression is of a collection of interconnected short stories being forced into the shape of a rather unsatisfying novel. White Masks by Elias Khoury – review 2013-03-22T17:06:01Z

The band opted not to use that version, although Mason in hindsight considers it an unfortunate decision. Pink Floyd in race against time to reissue albums 2011-05-12T03:31:04Z

Mr. Suellentrop’s most unfortunate oversight was valuing the length of time spent playing as Ellie as more important than the quality of those moments. ArtsBeat: Game Theory: The Last of Us, Revisited 2013-12-30T16:34:38Z

That unfortunate time she warned us about Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein’s supposed nuclear ambitions by saying, “We don’t want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud.” Review | What was George W. Bush really like? A novelist whips up a campy portrait. 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z

This shark show's a little different, though, because we're going inside the fish — in the way that an unfortunate surfer does, only more anatomically. Last night's TV 2010-06-09T07:00:00Z

To suggest that Japanese are unique in their efforts to learn from Europe and imitators is an unfortunate lapse and could be misconstrued, regrettably, as criticism of the culture's integrity. In Search of Japan’s Hidden Culinary Revolution 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z

But unfortunate circumstances force him to leave the big city and return home to help his family's gun business -- one of the oldest in the county. New Amazon pilots include shows from Ridley Scott, Carlton Cuse 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z

The unfortunate precedent of this event is the Mall will not be seen as the place where the public can share events. A music festival holds part of the Mall for big-dollar attendees. Is that okay? 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z

If I don’t hear from him again, that would be unfortunate; but if I do, I would be excited. Date Lab: Two fantasy football players meet. Watch their video analysis of the date

Particularly unfortunate is Mr. Kaplan’s insistent, obfuscating oscillation between their histories, a strategy that prevents him from getting a grip on either. | 'Varian and Putzi': ?Varian and Putzi: A 20th Century Tale? ? Review 2011-10-08T00:41:18Z

Maybe it’s unfortunate, but the current political climate won’t allow the government to regulate items such as rental-car classes or to compel an airline to offer passengers a minimum amount of legroom. The travel industry touts product improvements while charging more and providing less 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z

But there’s prescience in TV writers’ rooms, and there’s just unfortunate timing. Litchfield’s devastating loss: Why this shocking “Orange Is the New Black” death was the right choice 2016-06-25T04:00:00Z

"This is unfortunate, but given this is a girl-driven program and the majority of cookies are sold in-person, it was to be expected," said Kelly Parisi, a spokeswoman for Girl Scouts of the USA. Girl Scouts still have millions of cookies left from 2021 season 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z

“My family found out the hard way. It was really unfortunate, and really dramatic for a moment,” though she added, “They’re very supportive now.” There is life after porn: Bree Olson doesn’t have to be a cautionary tale 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z

But on Tuesday this had the unfortunate effect of overpowering the singers. Music Review: Melodramatic Sounds of Young Love 2011-05-25T22:22:09Z

There is another installation of delicate steel threads, so delicate indeed that an unfortunate accident with a spectator left it in need of restoration. Brilliant biennale 2010-09-04T23:06:00Z

Cave has already dubbed Lawless a "wangster" movie, a rather unfortunate label for a film that deftly merges the tropes of the urban gangster and the rural western with considerable style. Nick Cave: 'Lawless is not so much a true story as a true myth' 2012-08-25T23:05:50Z

Salon: I was going to say, one thing that for unfortunate reasons is missing is . Tamron Hall is back, and she's ready to talk with America 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z

Seeing a woman in an action role is still an unfortunate rarity in Hollywood. Emily Blunt on taking a hit, training with the FBI and her Taylor Swift moment 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z

And Hunt is succumbing to at least one unfortunate aging-man foible. The Wilford Brimley Meme That Helps Measure Tom Cruise’s Agelessness 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z

“You know you can say, ‘Well isn’t it unfortunate that chaos is represented by the feminine’ — well, it might be unfortunate, but it doesn’t matter because that is how it’s represented. Jordan Peterson, Custodian of the Patriarchy 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z

But 2008 was a disaster: an unfortunate time to graduate, much less move to what felt like the most competitive city in the world. True Tales of ‘Sex and the City’ 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z

There are two unfortunate weak spots in the principals. Balagan Theatre’s small-is-bountiful ‘Les Miserables’ 2013-09-12T01:01:08Z

“The unfortunate fact is that retsinas do not age well,” he said. Great Retsina, an Oxymoron No More 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z

It is unfortunate that your family and friends don’t support your sobriety more fully. Ask Amy: Alcoholic wants family to host no-alcohol events 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z

A middle-aged gathering with a depressing slideshow of unfortunate hairstyles is probably the last thing they need. Now and then: How "Yellowjackets" purposefully reminds Gen Xers of who we thought we'd be 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z

In fairness, she's often talked of Malcolm McLaren's influence, which suggests she rather likes controversy for controversy's sake, but it still seems unfortunate if people dismiss her music on account of her interviews. MIA: Maya 2010-07-08T14:30:00Z

That is, until an unfortunate turn of events derails Isabelle's work-study program, and some hard truths come to light. 'Young & Beautiful' yet lacking in grace 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z

The artistic choices don’t seem wrong so much as exasperated, though two are particularly unfortunate. Not Exactly Golden Tickets: “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “Anastasia” on Broadway 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z

“Staging the self” is an annoying phrase, and an unfortunate title for an otherwise excellent exhibition devoted to Latino self-representation at the National Portrait Gallery. National Portrait Gallery exhibit features an exploration of Latin self-identity

"I hope Secretary Clinton reconsiders her unfortunate decision to back away from her commitment to debate." Clinton campaign declines invitation to California debate 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z

In 1969, its Supreme Court, suggested as much: “There is a collective, indecent intrusion into the most private aspects of the lives of these unfortunate persons in the Commonwealth’s custody.” Frederick Wiseman: The Filmmaker Who Shows Us Ourselves 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z

“This is an unfortunate incident for all parties involved,” Mora said in the statement from campus police. Diddy Released in Kettlebell-Assault Arrest at UCLA 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z

A search for a bath robe turned up empty, however, which was unfortunate considering that the Jacuzzi bathtub was in the main room. Hotel Review: The Roundhouse at Beacon Falls in Beacon, N.Y. 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z

The unfortunate timing of it coming out right after a hilarious spoof of “chick flick” tropes in a superhero context on “SNL” was just too much to ignore. My “Supergirl” hypocrisy: Female superheroes don’t need to be “broken” to kick ass 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z

Bizarrely enough, the dancers wear costumes that, if you squint, resemble an unfortunate 1980s-era floral sofa, though not in a fashionably knowing kind of way. Dance Review: Ending Up All Alone, and Making It Beautiful 2011-07-22T22:01:27Z

The club set is impressively glitzy, even by Hollywood standards, but it's unfortunate that much of the film's action is contained within this space. In 'Police Story: Lockdown,' Jackie Chan gets little room to kick tail 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z

But it was a bad few hours — an unfortunate departure for the news media, which has toughened up and developed something resembling a spine over the past few weeks. Perspective | While pundits swooned over Trump’s speech, reporters plugged away at the real story 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z

One problem with these battle scenes is the frenetic editing, an unfortunate staple of contemporary action pictures. Review: ‘Hercules’ is schlocky but entertaining 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z

"Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris" offers no real surprises, just a series of mostly pleasant moments with a few unfortunate ones to make the triumphs sweeter. Lesley Manville is endearing in "Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris," a feel-good couture fairy tale 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z

Terrified and traumatized children were simply an unfortunate byproduct, the flotsam of border enforcement. A liberal parenting paradox: Meticulously raising our kids while migrant families are torn apart 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z

Now, he uses what to us are more than nationalistic words, and that’s unfortunate because of the history of the Second World War. After 24 Years, a Conductor Returns to the Met Opera 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z

It is unfortunate that what is true so often is confused with what is helpful. 9 blind spots most therapists share 2014-03-17T00:00:00Z

Indeed, I think I had been married 10 years before I discovered my husband had no front teeth, the result of an unfortunate mountain-climbing accident in his 20s. ‘We have never lived together. Is that so strange?’: the married couples who live apart 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z

They’re not in Kansas anymore, however, and, predictably, they all soon forget the debt they owe their smooth-talking benefactor, with unfortunate results. ‘Where We Stand’ Review: Gifts are Given, but at What Cost? 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z

But both cases were examples of an unfortunate pattern: the network invested in a high-stakes story, then, under questioning, dug in its heels as long as possible before admitting mistakes. CBS’s Benghazi Apology: Sorry Is the Hardest, or At Least Slowest, Word 2013-11-08T15:51:06Z

The easy explanation is a long-dead British institute founded by Queen Victoria after some unfortunate business with a werewolf, charged with investigating extraterrestrial occurrences. Torchwood: Miracle Day ? episode one 2011-07-09T05:00:00Z

Or maybe the title is just an unfortunate marketing decision that damages an otherwise perfectly good film. Want an original modern horror film? Don't #Holdyourbreath 2012-08-29T11:04:12Z

It soon slowed again, though, as I went back to pondering the unfortunate fitness of one of the show’s repeated lyrics: “They say all kinds of clichés here/Like what happens here stays here.” Review: ‘The Wrong Man’ Sets a Universal Nightmare to Music 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z

His appetite for treacly pop songs is equally unfortunate, whether recorded or, most dispiritingly, performed live. Dance Review | Avi Scher & Dancers: Marcelo Gomes Among Guests of Avi Scher Troupe 2010-04-04T21:42:00Z

In his statement, Jackson said, “It’s unfortunate that my character and family name has been assassinated this past week with false claims and malicious allegations.” Could the “Bachelor in Paradise” allegations lead to criminal charges for producers? 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z

Cringe-inducing jokes follow, including Brent forcing a young rapper to spit some very unfortunate lyrics. These Are the 20 New TV Shows You Should Watch in 2017 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z

This is an unfortunate approach to take with an artist like Bellows, whose passion for paint was so overt. Art Review: ‘George Bellows,’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art 2012-11-15T23:23:38Z

It came from a very unfortunate situation in your life. “No Ashes in the Fire” author Darnell Moore on what it means to be “Black and Free in Ameri... 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z

Padding out the movie are unfortunate, black-and-white fantasy sequences that interrupt its flow. Review: ‘The Young Kieslowski’ Is a Sobering Comedy of Consequences 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z

Winehouse's death, an unfortunate but unsurprising end to a long, public decline, might be best remembered not just as another tragic loss but as a modern portrait of how untrue those rock myths really are. Winehouse among music talents gone too soon 2011-07-24T11:51:14Z

I heard separately from three readers about an unfortunate example of language cowardice perpetrated by the media during the recent civil unrest in Baltimore. ‘Firstable,’ you’re wrong 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z

"The unfortunate truth is that there are far too few female MPs in this country," Arrowsmith wrote in a delightfully pretentious piece in the Observer. Politicians and their pasts | Hadley Freeman 2010-03-17T08:30:00Z

By an unfortunate set of circumstances, characterizing a person or thing as "sour as vinegar" implies negative traits. The case for cooking with vinegar 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z

It withholds too many important details until the end, by which point we’ve long since given up hope that the play is anything more than an unfortunate eavesdrop on a neighbor’s marital discord. In 'Yohen,' Danny Glover is like a bull in a pottery studio 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z

This unfortunate woman is clearly headed for disaster. ‘Eileen’ review: A lonely young woman finds a friend — then trouble 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z

One of the dubious figures in the ‘pan-demonium’ is the unfortunate scientist who makes so surprising an entry at midpoint. Philharmonic to Present H. K. Gruber?s ?Frankenstein!!? 2011-12-04T04:23:05Z

Inspired by Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, the song follows the unfortunate fate of Major Tom, an astronaut lost and drifting in space. 11 Essential David Bowie Songs 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z

“During this holiday season, consumers are always looking for the best deal, the unfortunate part is criminals are also online pedaling their counterfeit products,” Mahn said in a press release. US Customs catches $25 million in fake Rolex watches at Kentucky airport 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z

But he is not among the guest conductors recently announced for next season, which is unfortunate: He led an exceptionally urgent and insightful account of Schumann’s Second Symphony. Review: Thomas Dausgaard Should Be a Philharmonic Regular 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z

"It's unfortunate," O'Brien said as the audience giggled. Conan O'Brien takes the 'Dick Poop' joke to its natural conclusion 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z

A few multimedia touches and an unfortunate dance number do nothing to enliven the proceedings. | 'Lick But Don?t Swallow!': ?Lick But Don?t Swallow!,? Part of Under the Radar - Review 2012-01-12T23:58:02Z

The change is unfortunate, and perhaps the beginning of a slippery slope of self-editing. Taylor Swift’s Revised ‘Revenge,’ and 10 More New Songs 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z

That particular look started during a long subway strike and, as editors in the HBO documentary assert, became unfortunate shorthand among European style types for American hopelessness. Noted: A Warm-and-Fuzzy Trend That Leaves You Cold 2012-12-12T18:19:33Z

He also told Orwell that his choice of pigs as rulers was an unfortunate one, and that readers might draw the conclusion that what was needed was "more public-spirited pigs". Where's Lenin? 2010-04-16T23:08:00Z

Previously the government had given money directly to colleges who then made their own loans, but that policy had the unfortunate side effect of appearing as a government expenditure on the deficit ledger. True Hollywood story: The producer and the Black Panther 2012-06-09T19:00:00Z

It's unfortunate that the same terminology applies both to an engaging sort of Halloween ghoul and a 400-year-old excuse for judicial murder. Can an equation find out whether a subject is suitable for risk-free levity? 2012-07-28T23:06:06Z

And, sometimes, why didn't someone deliver the unfortunate verdict: this simply isn't ready yet, and may never be? The lost art of editing 2011-02-11T14:05:33Z

But it would be unfortunate if Tenner were dismissed as just a cranky man in his 70s who thinks we spend too much time on our phones. What Silicon Valley Could Use More Of: Inefficiency 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z

It’s unfortunate that Bertolt Brecht’s 1941 parable on fascism always feels relevant. 14 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z

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

Despite her unfortunate lipstick choice, her dismissal seems unfair as she spent half the episode in the hospital after being forced to roller derby for love. The Bachelor Watch: The Girls Played Roller Derby. Sean Gets Played 2013-01-29T14:29:39Z

This leads to an unfortunate compartmentalization: My original view of film music as a lesser genre is reinforced by having movies plopped onto orchestra seasons as crowd-pleasers. Perspective | As a classical music critic, I used to think the ‘Star Wars’ score was beneath me. I was wrong. 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z

For the unfortunate masses whose diamond-encrusted invitations to this year’s wedding season were somehow lost in the mail, there’s Amazon Prime’s new series, “Made in Heaven,” a groundbreaking Indian drama made for global audiences. Analysis | ‘Made in Heaven’ offers a groundbreaking look behind big fat Indian weddings 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z

While useful for organizing a linear narrative of Vaughan’s career, one of the unfortunate limitations of this approach is a devaluation of the so-called obscure period. Sarah Vaughan finally gets the biography she deserves 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z

She is complex in so many good ways – and a few unfortunate ways too. Regina Spektor – review 2012-07-07T23:05:38Z

The visual effects were like something you might witness in children’s theater; same for the unfortunate Mylar curtain that covered the back of the stage in other sections. Review: The Costume Dramas of New York City Ballet 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z

Given the current debates about inclusion and representation roiling jazz, Hollywood and the country as a whole, this is a particularly unfortunate framework to be working within. ‘La La Land’ Is Stuck in Its Own Time 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z

The story of Anthony Weiner – dirty text sending, anger-issues carrying, unfortunate Caribbean accent wielding, and seriously delusional former mayor candidate Anthony Weiner – is one of a man deeply defined by his series of ridiculous choices. The politics of flipping the bird 2013-09-11T15:39:00Z

It’s about the mental anguish this unfortunate kid was suffering. ArtsBeat: Behind the Poster: ‘Gidion’s Knot’ 2014-04-21T17:54:33Z

Now, an adaptation of the beloved tale has made a similarly unfortunate entrance on Broadway. Review: ‘The Little Prince,’ a Lumbering Circus 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z

The name Glow Up, of course, implies that there’s something to rise up from, in Ms. Kirkland’s case an unfortunate reputation. Lil Mama Instructs Us on How to Glow Up Properly 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z

But an unfortunate accident occurs and Judy's penny falls down the toilet becoming a P.U penny - just when she needed it most! Judy Moody and the Bad Luck Charm by Megan McDonald - review 2013-02-13T12:00:00Z

The unfortunate American, consumed with indignation and determined to punish the impostor, is baffled by it. A novel by Hilaire Belloc with twenty-two drawings by G.K. Chesterton 2012-06-05T06:30:00Z

An unfortunate encounter with a woman who accuses Tian of battery goes viral over Chinese media, redounding on his reputation in America. Ha Jin Considers the Cost of Freedom in ‘A Song Everlasting’ 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z

Entirely innocent words can fall victim to machine filth-filters thanks to unfortunate sequences of letters within them – and, in Scunthrope's case, it's the second to fifth letters that create the difficulty. The 10 best words the internet has given English 2013-04-17T09:19:32Z

Antlers, though, prove to be an unfortunate accessory during hunting season. A heavy toll of Puppet Death 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z

If it had not been for director Josh Trank’s unfortunate fall from favour three years ago, they would likely have got their wish by now. Time's up for James Bond: is 007 too toxic for the #MeToo era? 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z

There are women who want to change names while waiting for divorces to come through; children who are being bullied because of unfortunate names; and those who seek some kind of authenticity from the process. The Name Game 2010-05-04T07:00:00Z

An unfortunate, ill-advised act — without thinking, he destroys someone else’s drug cache — leads to spiraling, horrific violence. Critic’s Notebook: At Cannes Film Festival, Ducking Rain and Competition 2013-05-16T22:03:37Z

And once a viewer gets past that, the unfortunate truth is that this “American Horror Story” is just another slasher tale that features a bunch of bad clowns. Review | ‘American Horror Story’ tries to make the Trump era scarier than it actually is 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z

But while he has added a lot of back stories, especially for Fleetwood, Sonja and Queen, his version also features quite a few new quips as well as some unfortunate broad funny business. ‘The Life’ Review: Turning More Than a Few New Tricks 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z

And the reason is that it’s become a co-opted term by the kind of Trump political movement, which I think is unfortunate. Comic Mike Birbiglia: You might recognize him from the Best Western in Tysons 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z

It was an unfortunate New York introduction to a work that ranks among Adams’s most ingeniously reverential. Review: The Philharmonic Journeys From Ocean to Desert 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z

There was also that unfortunate foray in Hollywood, starring opposite Van Johnson in “No Leave, No Love,” a forgettable and forgotten musical. Jessica Walker Portrays a Legend in ‘Pat Kirkwood Is Angry’ 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z

What matters more, the greater good or sacrificing a few unfortunate and vulnerable souls to keep the economy roaring? "Better Call Saul" and the two faces of JMM 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z

It values a sense of humor, and privileges the explosively weird over the merely unfortunate. Swan Songs: Celebrating the Oscar Fashion Disaster 2013-02-19T14:35:41Z

The epitome of a "pantry staple," vinegar often becomes an unsung hero, which is unfortunate because it's a beacon of versatility. Make a splash! The 8 best vinegars and how to use them 2023-04-01T04:00:00Z

“I never thought of the Beales as unfortunate or sad or anything except very excellent at feeling what it was like to hold on to the past,” he says. Review: ‘That Summer’ Sheds Light on the Beales Before ‘Grey Gardens’ 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z

February 3, 2010 11:19 am Link It’s unfortunate for both Ms. Tam and Henry Public that the bar doesn’t offer a free beer for the mayor. 2010-02-03T13:55:00Z

An unfortunate attempt to revive it – a decade later on the composer's 50th birthday – coincided with the assassination of JF Kennedy. Gloriana; 66th Aldeburgh festival – review 2013-06-22T23:05:50Z

In shows and movies like this, it’s an unfortunate habit. ‘True Detective’ Season 2: New cast, setting, same grim self-seriousness 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z

It did reveal to me how that diversity very often isn't portrayed, which I think is unfortunate. Everyone's baking bread at home now, and America's wheat doesn't harvest itself 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z

Compulsive Kennedyism encourages our unfortunate habit of substituting mythology for history, of dissolving the complexities of American political life into airy evocations of idealism and tragedy. Review: ‘Chappaquiddick’ Revisits a Grim ’60s Kennedy Scandal 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z

White House spokesman Jay Carney on Monday said that it was “unfortunate” that none of the GOP presidential hopefuls back the Buffett rule. Obama to step up push for 'Buffett Rule' as Tax Day approaches 2012-04-10T10:05:00Z

How unfortunate is the country where simple honesty is understood, in the best case, as heroism. Have Pussy Riot sparked a new wave of grrl power? 2012-08-21T17:57:13Z

It’s one of the many unfortunate moments of “Cloak and Dagger” when we know exactly whodunit. ‘Cloak and Dagger’: Lame and lamer

“At one unfortunate point in my life,” he said drolly, “I was at someone’s wedding, and there was karaoke.” The Art of Summer: Music of the Spheres (Whoosh! Thud! Crack!) 2011-07-20T15:27:07Z

And if you need proof, look no further than the sorry body of evidence left by Anthony Weiner, U.S. representative for New York's 9th Congressional District and hasty tweeter of unfortunate bulge shots. Weiner's poignantly hilarious Facebook messages 2011-06-07T16:01:00Z

That the examples stop before the Ukraine affair that led to his impeachment, let alone the onset of the coronavirus crisis, is unfortunate, but of course no fault of Drezner’s. Three Views of Donald Trump 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z

Dr. Ploil said that however unfortunate the history, “the owner now is a perfectly legal owner, and his ownership is stated by Austrian law.” Owner Withdraws Nazi-Looted Painting From Auction in Austria 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z

Whether red square and black dot are secret signs impelling Todd to do something – hire Ike to whack some unfortunates, or buy milk on the way home – is uncertain. Twin Peaks recap: episode six – we've waited over 25 years for this moment 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z

“It’s unfortunate that Zoe Saldana is being attacked so viciously when she is someone who is part of a larger picture,” said Simone Kelly, 53, who is also an actress and singer. Nina Simone’s Daughter Is 'Not Upset' at Zoe Saldana Over Biopic Role 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z

One took the catch-all option of "a variety of Christmas cakes and other food," others fell short with "pork"/"salted pork," while one unfortunate translated it as "the color brown." Jane Austen’s early Chinese translators were stumped by the oddities of 19th-century British cuisine 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z

That juxtaposition, of a tragic news story and a movie already filmed but not yet released, was an unfortunate coincidence. Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn and Jonah Hill in The Watch: Unwatchable 2012-07-26T12:00:02Z

But as the show went on, Noah’s bland, gee-whiz tone felt more and more like an unfortunate overcorrection, blunting the edges of his jokes such that they hardly had an impact at all. Best and Worst Moments From the 2022 Grammys 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z

Or you could take another incident that befell the ever unfortunate Princess Cruise lines, when the Caribbean Princess was found to have been dumping oily waste in the sea off southern England. Is the cruise industry finally out of its depth? 2020-04-19T04:00:00Z

Sensitive, decorous and buffed by Eun-ah Lee’s warm photography, “Front Cover” still strains to surmount its thin narrative and unfortunate dips into clichéd cultural comedy. Review: In ‘Front Cover,’ Struggling for Self-Acceptance 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z

He’s won, and all he needs to do to keep winning is to cut Charlie loose, one more unfortunate case of collateral damage, like Sid Liao. Manhattan, the TV Season's Secret Weapon 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z

And the unfortunate simulated-wood laminate flooring sounded cheap underfoot and undermined the sense of a five-star hotel in a historic building. A Barcelona Hotel Evokes a Time When Cotton Was King 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z

That’s why its blandly reductive simplicity is all the more unfortunate. “Patriots Day,” a Police Procedural for the Age of Surveillance 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z

These bathroom bills are unfortunate in that they are sort of scare tactics. Laverne Cox: "We're the Ones Whose Lives Are in Danger" 2015-04-25T04:00:00Z

But Ms. Isaacs also called the nominations “unfortunate, really disappointing.” Al Sharpton Berates Hollywood and Urges Oscar Protests 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z

“An unfortunate series of mishaps draws her inexorably back into the action, yielding a brisk narrative,” Carlos Rojas writes, reviewing the book with two other novels in translation. 8 New Books We Recommend This Week 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z

Though she's developed an unfortunate smoking habit and a sullen teenage eye roll, Sally is, under the circumstances, surprisingly well adjusted. Women of 'Mad Men' make a strong impression amid their fight for change 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z

When Patrick’s social-climbing Aunt Nancy arrives for the funeral, she accuses him of picking an unfortunate date. Books Of the Times: Edward St. Aubyn?s ?At Last,? an Autobiographical Novel 2012-02-21T23:04:43Z

It's unfortunate in our business that everybody wants to be cynics. Keith Richards: the Stones don't want fans to 'starve their babies' for tickets 2013-05-09T09:33:18Z

The photos were coming together, but Mr. Leder found his eye drawn to an unfortunate side effect of the summer heat. Taking Pornography Low Tech 2010-10-01T20:58:00Z

I said, “That doesn’t mean you’re a bad cook; it’s just an unfortunate situation.” Want to get food on the table for little money? Make time to cook. 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z

It’s really unfortunate that it happened at all. United Airlines pilot cited for indecent exposure at Denver hotel: report 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z

He also noted the unfortunate timing of the ceremony. Fury in Germany as Rap Duo With Anti-Jewish Lyrics Gets Award 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z

This taut calculation of emotional effect has a specific and unfortunate impact on the viewing experience. The Pre-Fab “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z

In the process, McKibben leaves out from his apt comparison the unfortunate re-establishment of a totalitarian regime that occurred inside Animal Farm after the revolution. ‘Animal Farm,’ Bambi and Other Letters to the Editor 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z

But now, Seagal looks like a disgraced Vegas magician, swaddled in a big coat and sporting an unfortunate goatee, drowsy line readings and the combat prowess of a walrus. Steven Seagal's 'Absolution': unforgivably bad 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z

Mr. Cremers said it was unfortunate that I did not have the original box or certificate of origin, which he said could increase the value by as much as 15 percent. Selling My Vintage Watch: A Journey in Time 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z

Like a diabolical version of the Crystal Maze, Fit To Live incorporates mental, physical and mysterious challenges – its unfortunate contestants are "castrated in shameful combat" and "tied in knots by tests of the mind". Stories played out in games 2010-04-16T14:30:00Z

Meanwhile, this is your partner’s family — his going solo was both unfortunate and appropriate. Carolyn Hax: Her feeling of being slighted doesn’t pass the sniff test 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z

“Looking to the south, you somehow have this unfortunate tendency of putting everything in the same box,” he said. How the Denver Art Museum Kicked Columbus Out the Door 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z

The faux pas will live in unfortunate infamy, allowing few to savor the victory. Steve Harvey’s epic Miss Universe fail: For one moment, we were all Miss Colombia 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z

Mr. Penn may be the unfortunate winner of this dubious contest, to judge from the insistent jeers that greeted “The Last Face” at its Friday morning press screening. Cannes Keeps Its Traditions, Including Its Boos 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z

He adored Robert Burns, and he had some unfortunate tastes in some so-so, cheesy, mid-19th-century sort of flowery poetry. Tony Kushner on His Lincoln Screenplay, Séances and the Greatest Political Speech of All Time 2012-10-25T11:45:42Z

It was not due to an accident, or even the unfortunate luck of Lee Harvey Oswald's aim, that JFK died, taking something essential in the American spirit with him in his last breath. "Murder Most Foul": Unpacking Bob Dylan's new epic, from Dallas 1963 to the pandemic of 2020 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z

It’s unfortunate that this novel rarely grants you that same sense. Buying Dora Maar’s Diary on eBay and Other Classy Tales From France 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z

While men are more likely to think a poor sex life means the entire relationship is poor, women tend to view a lagging sex life as “an unfortunate, but separate part of the couple’s relationship.” 6 fascinating things you never knew about sexual satisfaction 2014-05-07T11:00:00Z

Overnight, Williams — once the most popular newsman on TV — disappeared like one of Spinal Tap’s unfortunate drummers. At long last, Brian Williams is back — humbled and demoted to MSNBC 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z

When unfortunate events occurred, they didn’t demonize dark magic, they simply relocated. What sparked our fear of witches — and what kept it burning so long? 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z

“It’s an unfortunate story, but one that needs to be told.” A Chef Tells the Story of the Slave Trade Through Dinner 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z

"For this film to still be in the rarified air of the top-three openings of all time is phenomenal, given the unfortunate circumstances surrounding the release of this film." 'Dark Knight Rises' reportedly earns $160 million 2012-07-23T01:01:05Z

In its rush to blame the problems of the fashion world on women, “The Neon Demon” has a way of excusing and ignoring the sexual violence that is an unfortunate staple of an unregulated workplace. Girl on girl crimes: “The Neon Demon” makes women look like the real predators in the modeling world 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z

This is unfortunate in an otherwise meticulously calibrated production, exquisitely lit by David Finn on a tricksy set whose surface transforms from water to stone to wood, not a whit of it digital. ‘The Hunting Gun’ Review: Letters to Burn After Reading 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z

One of the unfortunates suggests, “Tell them how hard we worked to protect their habitat.” Art Review: Edward Koren at the Wallach and Luise Ross Galleries 2010-05-20T21:44:00Z

Adjmi also criticized Wright, who was the president of the Dramatists Guild, for “an unfortunate moral decision” in moving forward with writing the “Good Night, Oscar” script after learning of Adjmi’s predicament. That Oscar Levant Play Had an Earlier Version. Its Writer Is Unhappy. 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z

“When somebody like that leaves, it’s unfortunate,” he said. ‘We’ll All Move On’: Kanye West Lists Wyoming Ranch for Sale and Residents Shrug 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z

They did, however, congregate around the “pit cabbage” stall, despite its unfortunate name. T Magazine: Tasting the Salone del Gusto 2010-10-25T18:01:00Z

It's unfortunate that won't include Academy voters who might otherwise have been able to spare the film some of their beady-eyed consideration in time for the Oscars. Cannes 2013: 10 things we learned at this year's festival 2013-05-23T18:07:49Z

An assistant director, who declined to be named, said the lack of African American representation was unfortunate but did not necessarily justify the promised boycotts by Moore, Lee and Pinkett Smith. Oscars 'unlikely to change' despite race protest, insiders suggest 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z

Re: Deflated: Speaking from unfortunate experience as the bad actor, perhaps your sister-in-law felt a momentary twang of jealousy that you're the cool, adventurous auntie. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: She took her niece to Broadway but still got panned by a critic-in-law 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z

That’s unfortunate, because this film should be discouraging and dismaying for people on all sides of the project, for what it says about oversize expectations and missed opportunities. | 'Battle for Brooklyn': In Brooklyn, Pushing Back Against a Redevelopment Plan 2011-06-17T00:06:12Z

Every year, the credits to some unfortunate film roll to a soundtrack of boos from unhappy festivalgoers. At Cannes, le Booing Isn’t Just Reserved for Bad Films 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z

This is so unfortunate to hear, especially since I have never experienced the poor service you're all describing here. The Best Comes in a Bun at Salvation Burger and Spotted Pig 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z

Or are you expecting a movie that resembles the abrupt end of one of Lohan's more unfortunate turns behind the steering wheel? Can Lindsay Lohan finally bring Bret Easton Ellis's LA vision to life? 2012-07-19T12:54:00Z

His son Deepak served as an unfortunate, perhaps inevitable contrast: frazzled and frantic in his own demonstration of rhythmic improvisation, his eyebrows putting question marks on everything. Dance Review: Pandit Birju Maharaj at Symphony Space 2012-10-16T21:55:27Z

It’s unfortunate when writers believe they need to create a whole new genre in order for their work to be of value. Can Sobriety Be as Interesting as Addiction? A Writer Wonders 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z

Tonight's offering is a case in point, as Alun Armstrong's OCD-riven Brian Lane, who fancies himself as an intellectual, joins the London Library after an unfortunate shouting incident in his own local book repository. New Tricks 2010-09-17T05:45:00Z

The incident clarifies an unfortunate fact about trolls: They can troll even if you do try to ignore them. "Mrs. America" captures the birth of the modern day right-wing troll 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z

A woman recently revealed an unfortunate tattoo she got right before the coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S. last year. Woman reveals unforunate tattoo she got right before coronavirus pandemic: ‘Refuse to wear a mask’ 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z

But the unfortunate reality is bleak, with low wages, long hours and high stress levels. Social Q?s: When Bakers Go Bad ? Social Q?s 2011-09-29T19:05:50Z

It was an attempt to mock Mr. Sasse’s unfortunate choice of words. What Was Bill Maher’s Big Mistake? 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z

You can understand why the book would, almost inevitably, become a 13-episode series, but the inflation has several unfortunate consequences. Review: ‘13 Reasons Why’ She Killed Herself, Drawn Out on Netflix 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z

"Once you start lying to me," he tells one Harlan unfortunate, "there's gonna be a river between us with no bridge to cross." Your next box set: Justified 2011-08-11T20:30:04Z

“It’s unfortunate that he passed before he got the recognition.” He died alone in his apartment. Then his artwork went viral. 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z

This is a strength, rather than an unfortunate omission. You’re tempted to look away during ‘I Shall Not Hate.’ But you shouldn’t. 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z

Though there are reports that this is a reveal about a previous miscarriage for Jay-Z and Beyoncé, he might actually be referring to an unfortunate loss with an old girlfriend back in 1994. Jay-Z Releases ?Glory,? Featuring His Daughter Blue Ivy?s Cries 2012-01-09T21:12:45Z

It’s an unfortunate trend that calls upon the most base misogyny of the gay community, but it’s as much a product of misinformation as it is casual sexism. “Like Play-doh that’s been warmed up”: Why we can’t get enough of viral videos like “Lesbians touch penis for the first time” 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z

He also notes the unfortunate primacy of the female protagonists’ romantic relationships, which he partially attributes to pressure from the network, and the flat nature of this season’s minor characters. How “UnReal” really went wrong: The reality-TV satire lost its moral high ground 2016-07-24T04:00:00Z

But with just three words Mr. Trump buttressed this unfortunate perception. Trump Is Wrong if He Thinks Symphonies Are Superior 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z

Some ideas are just unfortunate, none more so than butterflied duck. Review | Succotash is a looker, but the cooking needs some polish 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z

"It’s unfortunate that Dish is once again operating in a disruptive manner that takes away networks and programming from their customers," Turner said. CNN, other Turner networks removed from Dish Network 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z

Mr. Lerner, who was apparently aware of the fees, is rushing to the court in an unwise and unfortunate attempt to obstruct disciplinary action. ArtsBeat: Judge Asked to Settle Twombly Foundation Dispute 2013-02-06T21:31:21Z

It underperformed at the box office and the unfortunate consequence is that a load of internet losers think they’ve been proved right. Can we all just stop banging on about diversity in films? 2018-03-24T04:00:00Z

That is unfortunate, because it gives the impression that great art isn’t being made right now. ‘Greater New York,’ a Show of the Moment, Dwells in the Radical Past 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z

“We wanted to consciously be light and airy,” Jala added, “because even though the situation in Syria is very unfortunate, it is important to show Syrian culture, music and art.” Toronto Suddenly Has a New Craving: Syrian Food 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z

“And while unfortunate, it is further irrelevant that Sandmann was scorned on social media,” the judge wrote. Judge dismisses libel suit against Washington Post brought by Covington Catholic High School student 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z

Ms. Underwood, the country singer and “American Idol” winner, was the unfortunate sacrificial lamb who proved this point in “The Sound of Music.” After ‘Hairspray Live!’: 7 TV Musicals and 5 Lessons Learned 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z

And it isn’t until “Crazy Not To,” the 8th song of 10, that he gets around to a proper declaration of love, a curious and unfortunate gap. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2010-02-28T23:00:00Z

Which was fortunate, but also unfortunate in that life ended up imitating art there.” James Cameron: ‘The downside of being attracted to independent women is that they don’t need you’ 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z

“That unfortunate night happened, which I prefer not to talk about, in respect to my children and family, and the people who were involved,” she said. Is Lizzie Grubman a Changed ‘Party Girl’? 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z

It was an unfortunate choice of words, but it reflects what many Italian politicians think. 'These stories are our defence against organised crime': the mafia on film 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z

This is a stew popular in Madrid which includes blood sausage and some very unfortunate looking and smelling tripe. I ‘self-experimented’ to compare a vegan diet with eating meat — this is what I found out 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z

“It is tremendously disheartening that we part ways due to completely unfounded claims. “But that is the unfortunate reality many of us in the public eye must live with today. Bill O’Reilly’s Fox News career comes to a swift end amid growing sexual harassment claims 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z

For a chef with as much experience and as many distinguished mentors as Spero, any missing fine points are unfortunate. Review | At Reverie, Johnny Spero lets diners in on his daydreams, for better or worse 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z

Almost as soon as news of Winehouse's death broke and spread across social media, fans were inducting her into the unfortunate pantheon of music talents gone too soon. Winehouse among music talents gone too soon 2011-07-24T11:51:14Z

An unfortunate consequence of this bias is that genuinely interesting movies about men sometimes fall under a cloud of ideological suspicion. Will the Oscars Get as Nostalgic as Hollywood Did in 2019? 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z

“It’s unfortunate, as sales continue to dwindle, that things are so anemic,” Vitoulis says. Perspective | How a classical musician turned 400-year-old French songs into a modern hit 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z

“Since e-mail is unlimited, it gives people enough space to say all of the awkward, unfortunate, hurtful things that they want to say without actually having to say it to your face,” Goldman said. Every Day Should Be E-Mail Debt Forgiveness Day 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z

Douglas, in an item published by the Hollywood Reporter on Thursday, called Braudy’s account of an incident at his apartment “an unfortunate and complete fabrication.” Actor Michael Douglas accused of sexual misconduct in 1980s 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z

So filming starts, and you have your unfortunate accident. ‘You step into that world and you remember’: How Harrison Ford got back into being Han Solo 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z

It’s unfortunate, because, simply as a scene, the breakup between Hannah and Sandy works very well. Girls Watch: White People Problems 2013-01-21T14:20:30Z

I didn’t realize that Howard Stern made a career out of making unfortunate remarks about other people. Linda Ronstadt Has Found Another Voice 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z

James The Night Before Mercury Perhaps wary of the unfortunate trend for reunited bands' albums to fail to match former glories, James have rejigged their entire way of working. James: The Night Before 2010-04-15T21:05:00Z

The premise of The Masked Singer, for those unfortunate enough to have missed it, is this. The Masked Singer: the year's strangest TV show is already here 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z

“System noise,” in which insurance adjusters, doctors, project planners or business strategists assess the same facts with that unfortunate variability, requires a more energetic decision hygiene. For a Fairer World, It’s Necessary First to Cut Through the ‘Noise’ 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z

To today’s children, Harrison Ford may be just that grizzled old guy who meets an unfortunate end in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” 7 Things to Do With Your Kids in NYC This Weekend 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z

Mad is an especially unfortunate font of homespun wisdom, and when she finally delivers a shattering monologue, the effect is lost through its self-conscious staging. Review: In ‘The Keeping Room,’ 3 Women Under Siege in the Civil War 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z

It is unfortunate that Facebook is both the best place to reach people and the worst place to conduct political discussion. The Somehow Controversial Women’s March on Washington 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z

The Victorian period," Zvulun explains, "was, I think, a time when people led a very repressive existence, and so it fits with the pressures society exerted on the unfortunate Lucia. Preview: Seattle Opera stages 'Lucia di Lammermoor' 2010-10-07T18:42:00Z

Built in the 1770s atop a paupers' burial ground, it once was home to 500 unfortunate citizens who could not afford to feed themselves and had to rely upon the meager charity of the state. Neighbors bid to save 'Oliver Twist' workhouse 2011-02-24T17:56:09Z

Collaboration — and trusting outside opinions — has not always come easily to Ms. Bareilles, partly because of some unfortunate experiences with record companies. Sara Bareilles Takes Her Slice of Broadway With ‘Waitress’ 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z

Shame about the tune's unfortunate drug heritage, which the Daily Mail must have missed at the time. How Blue Peter has kept children's TV shipshape 2012-05-16T14:23:31Z

That it doesn’t succeed is especially unfortunate because the other actors are very funny in their straight-ahead seriousness. Review: ‘Losing Tom Pecinka’ Challenges Audience to Get the Message 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z

It’s unfortunate then that his argument – if you can even call it that – doesn’t hold water. Gary Oldman is wrong to say Spotlight didn't deserve an Oscar 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z

He acquired an unfortunate reputation for lack of curiosity, albeit one that, to his credit, he owned up to, first in Savile and now McAlpine, by not asking the right questions. George Entwistle: Media reaction 2012-11-11T10:30:05Z

But it was unfortunate that this exceptional show was marred by bad sound during Moray's set, with his vocals at times swamped by the exuberant band. Eliza Carthy & Jim Moray – review 2013-05-17T14:34:57Z

The unfortunate reality is that this is a failure of the allied strategy in Afghanistan. Taliban "poised to retake Afghanistan" after NATO pullout 2012-02-01T13:22:02Z

And pity the unfortunate model from a 1991 campaign, photographed by Mr. Weber from the side with his face twisted away from the camera. Calvin Klein Underwear Modeling: Career Springboard or Peak 2010-05-12T23:36:00Z

That evoked unfortunate images of industrial waste or jars of Marmite. What is the female orgasm for? Science, gender bias, and the “upsuck” theory that won’t go away 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z

It need not be so, yet the anti-intellectual false dichotomies of “Orbo Novo” find unfortunate echoes in the rest of Cedar Lake’s Brooklyn Academy of Music programs. Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet Performs at BAM 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z

How unfortunate, in Leebaert’s view, that America has been tempted into four failed high-risk adventures in a row, “from Vietnam to Afghanistan to Iraq and back to Afghanistan.” How the United States Achieved World Leadership 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z

“It is highly unfortunate that you would use such a tragically horrible situation … for what appears to be your own personal gain.” Lawyer for Afghan girls’ robotics team tells Oklahoma woman to stop taking credit for rescue 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z

Mr. Heineman is a gutsy soul who shot some of the most harrowing material himself, but he’s made some unfortunate choices, including music that adds exploitative notes to his images. A Sundance Festival Sampler 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z

On Saturday the two drums seemed always to be played in separate meters, and the lack of harmony struck me as unfortunate. Dance Review: Hindu Deities Conjure Magic in Movement Downtown 2010-08-18T21:55:00Z

And it’s unfortunate, because whatever name a person goes by after marriage, isn’t that signifier all the more meaningful if there’s at least the possibility that it was willingly chosen rather than forcefully imposed? Japanese court: Women will take their husband’s name 2013-05-30T19:52:00Z

"It's unfortunate that Robin Williams' attorneys insisted on pursuing this lawsuit when it never should have been filed in the first place," said Gold Circle lawyer Michael Holtz. 2010-02-05T13:00:00Z

“Having reached this period of time, I felt it would be unfortunate if all the living players were to pass from the scene” without glimpses of Gould’s personal life being presented. Film: Seeking the Ordinary in the Eccentric 2010-09-03T15:14:00Z

"Those are two huge unfortunate landmarks that have gotten so much attention, so people remember that and that's where conversations start," she said. Second weekend of Jazz Fest kicks off Thursday 2012-05-03T12:31:08Z

“What a different experience. It’s unfortunate. It’s unnecessary. I think there’s a cost to it.” The turbulent rise of Gretchen Whitmer 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z

As it stands, it’s a lovely tapestry of stories with some unfortunate unraveled threads. Review: Graham Swift’s ‘England and Other Stories,’ a Darkness Across Time and Fates 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z

Absent hardship, it’s also unfortunate and tone-deaf at best for this couple to inject a nickel-and-dime debate into what seems to be an enduring, enriching, harmonious balance of eight adults. Carolyn Hax: A separated couple is struggling to find a way to reconcile 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z

Typical of the poor writing is an unfortunate reference to a “grizzly” situation with American corpses on a battlefield. How Military Quagmires Have Caught Mighty Powers by Surprise 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z

As in “Restrepo,” their sincere devotion to duty, and their interest in making a difference in an unfortunate part of the world, is challenged by a pervasive sense of the enterprise’s difficulty. | 'Armadillo': Fortunes and Misfortunes of War, From a Danish Perspective 2011-04-14T23:21:04Z

In a case of unfortunate timing, Netflix’s deal on “Parts Unknown” was to expire on Saturday. What’s on TV Thursday: The World Cup and ‘Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce’ 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z

The commission's lawyer, Lewis Wise, called the case "very, very unfortunate." Hepburn house owner loses court fight in Conn. 2013-01-07T20:18:15Z

It’s unfortunate that the Egyptian loans, including icons from the Holy Monastery of St. Catherine at Sinai and other works from Cairo’s Coptic and Islamic Museums, could not be secured. Art Review: ?Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition? at the Met 2012-03-15T23:06:56Z

“As there are many triggers for narcolepsy, a constellation of unfortunate events that come together, it only rarely runs in families,” he says. ‘Narcolepsy isn’t funny’ – living with a sleep disorder 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z

Soon after this incident, another of the band members passed away in an unfortunate accident. My man’s band mates hit on me 2012-07-30T00:00:00Z

“An unfortunate part of the Web site becoming more known is that people are more nervous and clean up,” he said. Young Photographer Breaks the Rules, Finds Success 2010-07-30T23:50:00Z

I took keen notice, for example, when the author Hilary Mantel, in “Bring Up the Bodies,” her acclaimed novel about the court of King Henry VIII, wrote of Anne Boleyn’s unfortunate ties to real tennis. ‘Real Tennis’ May Be Obscure, but It Has Fans in Britain 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z

At best, he felt teachers were glorified grief counsellors assigned to help unfortunate kids cope with the fact of their own stupidity. The Cost of Defying the President 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z

That’s been an unfortunate part of the continuum of teen sex comedies, too, long before American Pie and well past it. American Pie at 20: why the raucous comedy could never be made today 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z

"It's very unfortunate that that would be the one thing that would represent this incredible week of fashion, so I hope that it doesn't overshadow," he said. Lagerfeld blames Kardashian for being too public with wealth 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z

Here is your last warning if you care about spoilers: Big dies of a heart attack after a workout, in Peloton’s most unfortunate product placement. Review: ‘And Just Like That,’ It All Went Wrong 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z

It's the unfortunate fact of a comic's existence that at some point they will publicly fail. An Edinburgh comedy judge's diary: the cure for death 2010-08-17T11:16:00Z

Wait, I tell a lie, because now he's got a mauve one on, in Prague, where Tycho's unfortunate moose succumbed to gravity. The Story of Science 2010-04-28T07:00:00Z

Sesame Workshop, which produces Sesame Street in New York, soon followed by saying, “We are happy that Kevin can move on from this unfortunate episode.” Elmo Cleared: Man Recants Story of Teen Sex with Sesame Street Puppeteer 2012-11-14T14:32:22Z

One of the unfortunate lessons she learns at Hogwarts is the term “mudblood,” used to slur people like her as “dirty” and impure of ancestry. Casting a Black Hermione Underscores a Key ‘Harry Potter’ Theme 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z

For , and Chrysler Group, the challenge is to prove their recent comebacks are for real and not just a fluke resulting from an unfortunate string of setbacks for their Asian competitors. In Motown They're Dancing In The Streets 2012-01-09T05:05:23Z

Blackness is too often commodified already — slavery being our nation’s earliest and cruelest example — so the sale of a Black man’s image is an unfortunate continuation of that tradition. 8 Ways a Modern Civil Rights Movement Moved the Culture 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z

And how unfortunate for whatever puppy your husband might acquire, which will be brought into the household of an irresponsible owner and a resentful spouse. Perspective | Ask Amy: Parents’ relationship goes to the dog 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z

“Pack things to keep you occupied if you’re unfortunate and get quarantined. Ask hotel booking agents what their policy is if you need to cancel or delay due to COVID.” 8 tips you need to know before your next international trip | Travel Troubleshooter 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z

For example, if an unfortunate event occurred on a day you planned to post a cheerful article, wait to post it. 10 Things To Do Before You Hit 'Publish' 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z

In a formal statement on the cancellation, Mr. Mehta said he was “frankly shocked” by the Georgian government’s actions and regretted “the unfortunate culmination of this honorable pursuit.” Philharmonic Overseas Visit Canceled 2010-09-24T17:30:00Z

"It’s unfortunate that it wasn’t used as a moment to be accountable," Burke continued. #MeToo founder Tarana Burke says the Clinton-Lewinsky affair was “absolutely an abuse of power” 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z

Jacobs has more footage to show from the tournament in Los Angeles than either Japan or Mexico, and this imbalance has the unfortunate effect of making the international story lines feel neglected. ‘More Than Robots’ Review: An International Battle 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z

That doesn't make it any easier for Guillermo to break his unfortunate news. The harder coming out stories on "What We Do in the Shadows" aren't what you think they'd be 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z

Back to Reality, a "best of" reality show sponsored by Heat magazine never took off, neither did The Farm, which will always be remembered for Rebecca Loos's unfortunate incident with a pig. Big Brother: ratings Viagra? 2011-08-16T09:47:00Z

"I think it's rather unfortunate that the villain in every movie is always British," she said . Dame Helen fed up with Hollywood casting British baddies 2010-04-21T11:24:00Z

But in this coming-of-age story, written and directed by Felix Thompson, he stands a good chance of overcoming his unfortunate beginnings. Summer Movie Release Schedule 2016 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z

We shiver a little, feel sorry for the unfortunate victims and take another sip of our whisky or hot cocoa. Review | A true-crime columnist turns his attention to Victorian-era serial killer Thomas Neill Cream 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z

But said laziness can come with some unfortunate side effects, such as a rusty cast iron skillet. How to scrub away rust from cast iron 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z

I suggest that this is an unfortunate consequence of the way we talk about whiteness and white privilege, defining these down to narrow boxes that allow too little movement. How whites should talk about white privilege: (Hint, it’s not like Tal Fortgang) 2014-05-07T11:45:00Z

Monty is the young man who discovers to his great shock that his unfortunate late mother was disinherited from the highborn D'Ysquith clan for marrying a Castilian musician for love. 'A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder' kills it at the Ahmanson 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z

It is unfortunate, if fitting, that this genuinely pioneering female journalist will be remembered for “The View”—a show that did considerably more damage to women in media than most people realize. Barbara Walters’s real legacy is “The View” — and that’s worse for women than we realize 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z

“There is an unfortunate tendency for radio in particular to treat all reggae projects as a summer novelty,” said Rob Kenner, the founder of Boomshots.com, Complex Media Network’s dancehall reggae website. OMI Soars With ‘Cheerleader’ Remix and Aims to Keep Riding High 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z

In an unfortunate bit of scheduling, on the small stages the same acts performed both nights. Rock in Rio USA is a ball of confusion 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z

Under Romagnoli’s direction, the play moves like a speeding train — so fast that it throws you off, making it hard to get back onboard, which is unfortunate, given the compelling content and performances. Review: In ‘Sex, Grift and Death,’ One-Acts That Test Perceptions 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z

An impression persists that, while unfortunate, miscarriages are soon forgotten once another baby arrives – that you’ll get there eventually. My four miscarriages: why is losing a pregnancy so shrouded in mystery? 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z

Air + Style Los Angeles, though, hit its unfortunate climax near the end of that first day, with masses of disappointed Lamar fans chanting the vulgar equivalent of "Screw this stuff!" Kendrick Lamar blasts Air + Style sound system, cuts off set early 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z

She realizes the unfortunate, in a way, responsibility she is taking on. Mexican? American? Call Her Writer 2011-03-25T00:30:30Z

But these tragic instances have remained largely anomalous, serving as unfortunate outliers that account for individuals who were clearly mentally unwell. Concert sign of the times: Expert on the increasingly disturbing trend of hurling things at artists 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z

That’s especially unfortunate because the show does have an emotional core. Dance Review: Aki Sasamoto’s ‘Sunny in the Furnace,’ at the Kitchen 2014-03-07T23:16:54Z

When certain artists dedicate themselves to living composers and others sing only the classics, it sends an unfortunate message: that new and old music are separate worlds. Anna Netrebko, Consider New Opera. Please. 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z

“It’s unfortunate that in the 21st century, the age of information, we still haven’t come much closer to having a fuller understanding of our international community.” Middle Eastern cinema has so much to say, and we need to be listening now more than ever 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z

The unfortunate effect was to paint Ms. Nagel as a dilettante. Letters 2010-12-31T04:15:37Z

In an unfortunate irony for the museum, its building is located directly across the street from the local ambulance service and its fleet of ambulances. Ralph Nader's Tort Museum 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z

A probe found that "a chain of unfortunate circumstances" led to the deaths after a poor sound system prompted fans to surge toward the stage to hear better. Danish rock festival remembers accident victims 2010-07-01T18:16:00Z

Rejecting the bondage of grown-up society to be untamed and anarchic represents a central tenet of the philosophy Zeitlin’s conveying here, and the noticeable divisions in the cast suggest an unfortunate subtext. The problem with Wendy: how did an Oscar-nominated director get it so wrong? 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z

Before the opening, the Met announced it was dispensing with the usual dark makeup, a wise decision because it didn’t affect the drama a bit and avoided the unfortunate connotations of blackface. Met Opera opens with dark (but not blackface) ‘Otello’ 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z

For the larger TV renaissance, the message is, at least in this very specific case, unfortunate. 'Twin Peaks' exit provides a last Lynchian twist 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z

Wednesday night’s Season 2 premiere begins with a series of deaths — including an unfortunate impalement. What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘Mrs. America’ and ‘The Main Event’ 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z

And if you don’t get another chance after failure, it is such an unfortunate missed opportunity for growth. Why Gina Rodriguez Put Mumford & Sons on Her Birth Playlist 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z

I oftentimes end up at Yam Yam, a newer Korean place in Mitte that makes a really delicious kimchi stew but has some unfortunate, overly modern decor. | Paul Kominek 2011-07-15T12:00:17Z

In one of the film's most famous scenes, the unfortunate producer later wakes up with a horse's head on the pillow next to him. Al Pacino is Martin Scorsese's first choice to play Frank Sinatra 2010-05-25T13:07:00Z

It was unfortunate that just after London won the race to stage the Games, the global banking system collapsed, with its repercussions still painfully felt. London 2012 anti-logos 2012-07-12T00:00:00Z

Presenting a wealth of evidence, he shows that this is not the unfortunate by-product of rapid economic growth but the result of strategic choices by the party. To have and to hold 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z

With the unfortunate exception of menus and cash registers, the idea of “disruption” now feels like a prepandemic phenomenon. In ‘10 Steps to Nanette,’ Hannah Gadsby Moves From Stage to Page 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z

"This was an unfortunate and inappropriate incident that is being investigated by the LAPD," a spokesperson for the studio told Variety. Brad Pitt punch at Maleficent premiere leads to Vitalii Sediuk arrest 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z

“Due to an unfortunate rift in the time-space continuum, it has been 11 years since the Hives played New York.” Back in Black and White: It’s the Hives 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z

She resigned herself to being perceived as a “poor unfortunate creature who writes about poor unfortunate creatures.” Anita Brookner, Booker Prize-winning author of ruminative novels, dies at 87 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z

And that would be unfortunate, because among the legendary diversions of Cap d’Antibes is exploring the rocky playground peninsula on the French Riviera that inspired one of America’s greatest writers. On the French Riviera, Fitzgerald Found His Place in the Sun 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z

An unfortunate result of this was that a significant number of fans relieved themselves into empty drinking vessels and proceeded to rid themselves of said containers by hurling them into the crowd. The Stone Roses: a wee problem 2012-07-03T15:58:16Z

But either way, let us thank Sanderson for bringing to life Paltrow's very first flaw — that she is an unfortunate skier — and in turn making her a little bit more human. Gwyneth Paltrow is a human after all? 2019-02-02T05:00:00Z

In spite of its unfortunate presentation, Petzenbaum’s story is moving, as such stories inevitably are. The “Unmasking” of Elena Ferrante 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z

“All of this goes back to political influence on a money level, which is unfortunate.” Dispute Over Bill to Protect Art Lent to Museums 2012-05-21T22:04:51Z

For a British audience, the film's language is inadvertently flavoured by associations and nuances that are vulgar, abusive, and very, very unfortunate indeed. Film review: The Last Airbender 2010-08-12T21:40:00Z

In an unfortunate turn of events for sponge users, a recent study has revealed that those sudsy rectangular squares may be more optimal for bacteria growth than even a petri dish in a lab. This common kitchen tool is a breeding ground for dangerous bacteria 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z

For in Blackburn Market, at least, no one seems tempted to spring an unfortunate question about Iraq or extraordinary renditions. Jack Straw: 'I didn't have a nervous breakdown, but I was close to one' 2012-09-29T23:07:05Z

It’s about a small-town location, a series of unfortunate events that affects the entire community and what they told themselves about it. Film: Shadows of a Staten Island Boogeyman in ?Cropsey? 2010-05-29T02:35:00Z

The rise of the Slender Man was an unfortunate period. Slender Man trailer: a mythical monster worth the wait? Fat chance 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z

He had no end of sympathy for London’s poor and unfortunate—of whom there were boundless numbers—on whose behalf he agitated and politicked endlessly. Charles Dickens: An Author of Demonic Energy 2011-10-19T10:00:49Z

“We would like to thank the public for the overwhelming support shown to our officers in the aftermath of this unfortunate incident,” the president of the Tempe Officers Association, Sergeant Rob Ferraro, said on Sunday. Tempe Officers Association 'encouraged' by Starbucks apology after cops asked to leave 2019-07-07T04:00:00Z

It’s so unfortunate, and I understand your despair. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: She’s alarmed by her husband’s lack of concern over her illness 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z

“It’s a gun,” one such unfortunate says, when caught by the Butcher’s Boy with a hidden pistol. Books of The Times: Hired Killer, Forced Out of Retirement, Says Hello Again to an Old Adversary 2011-05-04T22:28:57Z

Murakami replies, "That’s quite unfortunate. Maybe it’s some kind of genetic predisposition. Personally, I’m doing quite well in that area. Sorry." Haruki Murakami's advice on love and cats 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z

The original idea, to perform Britten’s imposing “War Requiem,” was considered too expensive but also too burdened with an unfortunate title, despite its pacifist nature. Trinity Church Hosts 9/11 Concerts 2011-09-01T22:22:52Z

"I will be remembered for this unfortunate moment," Finch said, according to the Associated Press. Former KC and the Sunshine Band star jailed for sexual abuse 2010-12-08T12:45:00Z

It’s truly unfortunate, but I can’t spend my nights fretting over that. Mickey Guyton on Her Grammy Nominations: ‘I Was Right’ 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z

“My words of nearly a decade ago were, at the time, totally failed and unfortunate efforts to be provocative,” his statement read. Disney fires Guardians of the Galaxy franchise director after offensive tweets 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z

First, there was his unfortunate performance of his nominated song from “Spectre,” the James Bond movie theme “Writing’s On The Wall.” Sam Smith’s LGBT Oscar gaffe: Here’s how a Very Special Acceptance Speech goes off the rails 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z

“He serves to legitimize Islamaphobic in the left which is one of the unfortunate byproducts of his intolerance of Islam and Muslims.” Bill Maher Feels Heat After Comparing Zayn Malik to Accused Boston Bomber 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z

They also place the brand name where it belongs — inside the coat, rather than emblazoned all over the exterior, which is the unfortunate norm for most two-wheeler gear. Beyond biker leather: The scooter set 2010-10-20T17:20:00Z

The performance was graceful, except for some moments of unfortunate intonation. French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet demonstrates his mastery of Ravel 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z

When approached by Salon on May 19, a Kroger spokesperson said the overpayments were an "unfortunate payroll accounting error." Kroger abandons demand that employees return extra COVID-19 pay – here's what happened 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z

A good performance can mean a plane ticket, but one unfortunate wardrobe choice or suggestive hip-shake too far and months of work can be for nothing. Meet Nozinja, the Simon Cowell of Soweto's Shangaan electro scene 2013-07-05T12:00:00Z

Cue residents of that fine Morris County community with outraged responses to the unfortunate attempt at alliteration by the Times food critic. At DaDong in Midtown, Modern Art and Lame Duck 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z

With the Vindicator’s closing, Youngstown will become an unfortunate first: a good-size city with no daily newspaper of its own. Perspective | ‘Democracy . . . is about to die in Youngstown’ with closing of the local newspaper 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z

No fault of the writers for doing their jobs but its an unfortunate phenomena of our times that the cliched "quaint" little spaces are ruined almost as quickly as they are discovered and shared. 6 Places in Europe Offering Shelter From the Crowds 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z

Flight delays and cancellations are unfortunate inevitabilities, especially in summer, when more people are flying and severe weather tends to occur more frequently. Delays and Cancellations: Know Your Rights 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z

“Daily Show” host Trevor Noah last night lamented Donald Trump’s unfortunate primary wins in all five Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states on Tuesday. “Five states closer to the apocalypse”: Trevor Noah’s toughest words yet on Donald Trump 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z

Though many of the sagas covered here are familiar, like the execution of the Romanovs and the unfortunate fates of Henry VIII’s wives, “Noble Blood” never delivers a rote version of their stories. 5 Podcasts About the Royal Family 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z

The wedding-band funk of “Daydreaming” and the lyrically inane “Cinema” feel comparatively frictionless, and display Styles’s unfortunate tendency to write lyrics that feel more like precisely posed Instagram carousels than conjurings of specific emotional states. Harry Styles Is Still a Dreamy Cipher on His Third LP, ‘Harry’s House’ 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z

Tori Spelling burned her arm on Easter Sunday in what husband Dean McDermott is calling an "unfortunate accident" at a Benihana restaurant.  Tori Spelling burned her arm on a hot grill after fall at restaurant 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z

This latest show, Clown Busting, sees her sharing tales of misplaced hedonism, including unfortunate experiences with drug abuse, and an awkward encounter on Brighton's famous nudist beach. This week's new comedy 2011-02-26T00:07:58Z

These are the latest salvos in the running squabble between Ms. Swift and Mr. West, a gripping but unfortunate beef that puts two of the leading pop stars of the day at loggerheads. Team Kardashian-West, With Release of Taylor Swift Clips, Is Primed for Battle 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z

Yet, with the tragic self-destructiveness of a Shakespearean figure, he nearly loses everything due to an "unfortunate incident" on air. | Hadley Freeman 2010-05-12T08:00:00Z

Mr. Young mostly plays him with a bewildered, semi-catatonic affect that’s either an unfortunate piece of direction or a poor acting choice. Television Review: ‘Rectify’ on the Sundance Channel 2013-04-21T21:11:25Z

That the solo piano version of “Cradle” has persisted over the orchestrated score is, from a musicological perspective, an unfortunate side of effect of the opera’s premiere. ‘The Cradle Will Rock’ Returns With Its Brazen Politics Intact 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z

Without doing so, “they provide fuel to those adhering to conspiracy theories, who found an opportunity in the unfortunate mistake to spread additional misinformation,” Ophir said. ABC News draws fire for editing of CDC director’s interview 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z

On January 5th, the Washington Post Express saddled the Women’s March with a particularly unfortunate cover illustration: a petal-pink background, against which tiny figures formed an enormous gender symbol—the gender symbol for male. The Somehow Controversial Women’s March on Washington 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z

“It’s just unfortunate that they weren’t able to get help before it was too late.” Lessons for all of us can be found in the McDonnells’ imploding marriage

If you do remember, sorry, there are some unfortunate flashbacks. ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ Season 2, Episode 6: Mexico 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z

She's a rather unfortunate woman, physically: too skinny, a sharp nose, large but glassy eyes. The Survivor by S?nia Hern?ndez, translated by Samantha Schnee 2011-04-01T11:27:00Z

“Becoming Steve Jobs,” which is by no means all puffery, calls this “the full, unfortunate blooming of Steve Jobs’s worst tendencies at Apple.” Review: ‘Becoming Steve Jobs’ Focuses on Another Apple Era 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z

Rasmussen revives that unfortunate spirit in his debut novel, “A Diet of Worms.” New Fiction Traces the Anguish of Lost Young Men 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z

In one of those unfortunate ironies of being a leftist artist trying to work in a gentrified city, he ended up landing in an Airbnb in Bed-Stuy. Algiers is a political band in a political time. But don’t try to box them in. 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z

McCOLLOUGH: It would be really unfortunate if the world went back to normal and it was just business as usual. Proenza designers reflect on getting off the ‘hamster wheel’ 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z

The speaker mishap was an unfortunate malfunction, but the elegant opera singer laughed it off, continuing a captivating program that spanned three centuries. Review | Sound system boom rattles Kennedy Center audience, but not soprano Brenda Rae 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z

As pretty much everyone by now knows, the musical dramatizes the elaborate tale of an unfortunate French guy who stole a loaf of bread and lived to regret it. Theater Review: ‘Les Misérables’ Returns to Broadway 2014-03-24T02:00:01Z

And Anna never ended up topless on the ceiling, like this unfortunate housemaid called Goody. TV review: Great Houses with Julian Fellowes 2013-01-22T22:00:01Z

“Right now, I’m not getting chances like that. Which is unfortunate.” Taradise Lost: Sharknado's notorious party girl gets older, and wiser — maybe 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z

The channel said in a statement that it was pulling "Ev & Ocho" from its schedule because of "unfortunate events over the weekend and the seriousness of the allegations." ArtsBeat: VH1 Cancels Chad Johnson Reality Show 2012-08-13T18:40:49Z

Yes, unfortunate as it is, our pop culture may have become our greatest achievement. ‘The Interview,’ With James Franco and Seth Rogen, Is Back On 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z

So that was sort of an unfortunate realization on our part. Arrow Co-Creator Marc Guggenheim on Tonight's Season 2 Finale 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z

On Sunday, New York’s grand celebration of the Middle Ages will achieve something that many of the period’s unfortunate souls failed to do: turn 30. Spare Times for Children for Sept. 26-Oct. 2 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z

The show, with the grammatically unfortunate title “the distance between you and I,” was inspired by the D.C. artist’s attempts to help his young son understand religion. Review | In the galleries: A D.C.-Madrid ‘conversation’ between artists, two shows infused with color and light, and Persian perspectives 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z

And there’s an unfortunate tendency to try to speak for all women: “Life is like a piece of paper, drifting with just one blow of the wind. That’s the life of a woman.” Review: ‘Yokohama Rosa,’ With Michiko Godai, at Japan Society 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z

“It’s unfortunate that so many people, the president and people in his administration are not here, but it’s still a great opportunity for so many people in the media and others to get together.” Trump wasn’t at the White House correspondents’ dinner — again — but his presence was felt 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z

One unfortunate husband was sentenced to 20 years of penal servitude because his wife claimed — without witnesses — that he swore and threatened her. Review | What if women ruled the world? A Victorian writer gave it some thought. 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z

What tilts the balance is an unfortunate slug of ketchup. The Chinese Club Cuts a Culinary Path Through India 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z

And the man himself looked so ill at ease in the whole unfortunate kit that his awkwardness loomed over him like Pig-Pen’s dust cloud. Perspective | Trump’s catastrophic fashion choices in England were not just a sign of bad taste 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z

One really unfortunate, negative effect that social media has had is it's breached a really sacred trust of comedy clubs. Comedy Central's Kent Alterman 2014-11-09T05:00:00Z

It's unfortunate, because it doesn't consider the possibility of a new kind of beautiful. Jessica Alba isn't getting her pre-baby body back 2011-07-13T18:14:00Z

The director even resorted to using an unfortunate Bruce Lee cardboard cutout to complete one shot. 10 amazing facts about Bruce Lee 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z

And Daugherty has attempted to ape her style, an unfortunate, failed effort. The best part of the new Joan Didion bio 'The Last Love Song'? Joan Didion 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z

How unfortunate that, in presenting the award for director, Ben Affleck chose to quote Frank Capra's observation that "the cardinal sin is dullness." Academy Awards telecast is all too predictable 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z

It’s unfortunate that Kendall’s discussion of it isn’t more disciplined. Review | ‘Hood Feminism’ makes a convincing — and urgent — case about how race and class divide women 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z

“Last night an unfortunate incident occurred between an employee at The Aviary and Eric Trump,” reads a statement issued by the Alinea Group, which owns several other restaurants in Chicago and elsewhere. Restaurant group responds after employee is accused of spitting on Eric Trump, says she's been 'placed on leave' 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z

What makes that especially unfortunate is that the other side of the series — the more straightforward account of the crimes, their victims and the marathon investigation — is excellent. Review: A Killer, a Writer, and the Questions Both Left Behind 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z

“A leader is someone who hears about a conflict and, instead of saying, ‘Oh, that's unfortunate,’ instead says, ‘How can I improve this situation?’ Mother, son graduate college together in surprise ceremony 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z

Oppression has an unfortunate way of turning oppressed people into rivals. The true story behind the Midge Maisel-Sophie Lennon rivalry 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z

He often reconfigures compositions, but here the inflation to a commercial communication format is unfortunate; subtle, elegant poetics become a kitschy harangue. 'Doug Aitken: Electric Earth': Why MOCA's big new show has too few sparks 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z

There are plenty of those unfortunates, many of whom seem to exist only to suffer in excruciating detail. Body Parts and Missing Bodies: Another Spree of Crime Fiction 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z

“People showed up to have a good time and something unfortunate happened.” Travis Scott says he was unaware of deaths until after show 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z

Wine can be expensive, after all, and we don’t want to waste our money on an unfortunate pairing. Rosé loves the heat — and we’re not talking about the weather 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z

An unfortunate subject, but to talk about it in 2012 and not mention the fact hints at some kind of repression. Riff: How William Faulkner Tackled Race — and Freed the South From Itself 2012-06-30T04:00:04Z

Vayalar Ravi, India’s Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs, said that the joke was “quite unfortunate and quite objectionable” and that he would raise the issue with the United States State Department. ArtsBeat: Man Sues Jay Leno Over Joke That Offended Sikhs 2012-01-25T14:24:09Z

“The unfortunate reality of programming is that in the 300-channel-plus space it’s all about breaking through the clutter,” said Michael Wright, executive vice president and head of programming at TNT, TBS and Turner Classic Movies. ?Southland? With Michael Cudlitz and Regina King on TNT 2012-03-16T16:10:35Z

“It’s always an unfortunate thing when there’s a departure like that,” Mr. VanBesien said of Mr. Bernstein. Philharmonic’s Geffen Hall Plans Continue in Fits and Starts 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z

His fixed expression of benign puzzlement and unfortunate propensity for grunting don't exactly bode well for the next generation of Hollywood leading men. The Green Hornet buzzes to the top of the box office 2011-01-17T16:46:23Z

It carries the unfortunate implication that one movie with a black cast is indistinguishable from any other. Golden Globes: Lots of ‘La La’-dee-da, but a wake-up call from Meryl Streep 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z

"It is tremendously disheartening that we part ways due to completely unfounded claims. But that is the unfortunate reality many of us in the public eye must live with today," O'Reilly said in the statement. Bill O'Reilly to receive maximum of one year salary: source 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z

This is, depending on how you look at it, either a happy revelation of James’s diverse talents or an unfortunate detail about the movie to which he lends them. The Greatest Movie Performance by an Active Professional Basketball Player 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z

Last summer the Ford Summer Cinema series we worked on was beset by a series of unfortunate incidents. Pop-up cinemas: top 10 tips for creating your own 2011-08-22T16:06:12Z

She deserves any type of praise, because I just feel what happened with her is just so unfortunate, and doesn't make sense really. Taryn Manning: "I don't want to keep playing characters that pass away" 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z

It would be unfortunate if you severed a close relationship for the wrong reason. Perspective | Ask Amy: Parent is tired of explaining gender transitioning 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z

It is unfortunate that we glean more about who Bartók was from a fragment such as this than from page after page of Cooper’s otherwise authoritative work. Book review: Musician Béla Bartók was pride of two nations 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z

A spokesperson for the film company said: "This was an unfortunate and inappropriate incident that is being investigated by the Los Angeles Police Department." Brad Pitt 'attacked' at premiere 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z

"The message is: Animals in shelters are not damaged, just unfortunate." Pup to play Sandy in 'Annie' on Broadway revealed 2012-07-19T13:37:13Z

“This development is extremely unfortunate for our company and certainly also for you as a representative of the cabin's interests.” 1300 Lufthansa flights canceled as cabin crew's strike enters second day 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z

As promised, the Season 7 premiere of “The Walking Dead” picked up where it left off in April, with Negan bashing an unfortunate member of Rick’s band of survivors. ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 7 Premiere: Negan’s Victim Is Revealed 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z

Curtis Armstrong made an unfortunate name for himself as the grumpy and misogynistic campus misfit Booger in the classic ’80s comedy “Revenge of the Nerds.” WATCH: Curtis Armstrong’s ultimate nerd revenge 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z

That’s unfortunate since its constituency — vast numbers of high school and college journalists — is far bigger than the number of professional journalists. Perspective | When student journalists need defending, these lawyers swoop in. For free. 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z

I imagine Julian has all sorts of unfortunate cases writing to him as penpals; he may even be engaged to six or seven of them. Pamela Anderson and Julian Assange: friends with vegan benefits 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z

So to have Anna, a television actress, bemoan the confines of her industry creates an unfortunate disjunct that weakens the narrative and lessens our sympathy. Review: ‘A Woman, a Part’ and a Quest to Reconnect 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z

And she said it’s “unfortunate” that “the integrity of the office is being judged by one case.” Kim Foxx: Work of Smollett special prosecutor underway 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z

But the production itself - the ugly sets, the sly and slimy sexual innuendos and the unfortunate drowning out of Radames - was so toxic that I've never been back to that opera house. Behind the Scenes of ‘Tosca,’ the Messiest Production in Met History 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z

Learning pods, a newly popular term for families who band together and hire teachers to either replace or augment virtual learning, were intended to be a stopgap solution to an unfortunate situation. Learning Pods Show Their Cracks 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z

Sure, yes, this happened with McCain because he was unfortunate enough to walk into the studio. Vintage chat: Moyers and Stewart 2011-05-18T16:30:00Z

"It's unfortunate – a half century ago Americans were walking on the moon," says Cernan. Last Man on the Moon recalls US era of courage to do the impossible 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z

Throughout the season, we see characters like Piper and Gloria take steps forward, and we also see characters like Daya take unfortunate steps backwards. Orange is the New Black: season six's biggest villain? The prison system 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z

Both are basketball — whereas locker-room celebrations, like family and travel and most everything else, fall into that other, unfortunate category: not basketball. From Lao Tzu to Layups, 1,682 Pages of Phil Jackson 2014-04-03T15:44:55Z

His unfortunate comment had the potential to stain everyone in his blast zone, and this was his attempt to shield those people, or maybe more troublingly, for him to control their message. Music: Now Letting His Guitar Do the Talking 2010-03-01T06:39:00Z

This was true of the music, too, and it was unfortunate, or perhaps overly realistic, that in a show about transformation the transitions were clunky. ‘Transformation: Rhythm’s Roots’ Explores Black History 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z

Last summer, the CBS reality series “Big Brother” got more attention than it’d had in years for an unfortunate reason — its contestants’ bigotry. “Big Brother” is back — and so is its vile bigotry 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z

In an e-mail response, Michael Buich called the lawsuit an “unfortunate situation” involving an employee he characterizes as litigious. The Tadich Grill saga: Execs finally give their side of the story 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z

It's unfortunate we need people's money, but we're not selling something. Ariane Mnouchkine and the Théâtre du Soleil: a life in theatre 2012-08-10T14:31:00Z

Meanwhile the unfortunate young man's girlfriend and podcast partner race to find him. Kevin Smith at Comic-Con: love for Star Wars and Tusk but not Bruce Willis 2014-07-26T04:00:00Z

Its unfortunate dust jacket — diaphanous, crinkly to the touch — mimics the feel of that skin. Books of The Times: A Grotesque Artifact Starts a Journey From Garage Sale to Buchenwald 2010-09-30T22:21:00Z

This was unfortunate, because many elements of the production by the innovative Polish director Mariusz Trelinski, in his Met debut, were compelling. ‘Bluebeard’s Castle’ and ‘Iolanta’ Open at the Met 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z

McManus later told Fox News that he initially dismissed the incident as an "unfortunate accident" and went on with his day, as there are "far bigger things going on this world." HelloFresh apologizes to customer who allegedly found bottle of urine included with meal kit 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z

Ribsy tolerates his “imprisonment” until an unfortunate encounter with a Pomeranian named Fluffy. Kate DiCamillo: ‘Reading aloud binds us together in unanticipated ways’ 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z

He discovers that an unfortunate boy from Oxford with a double-barrelled name is sitting near the front, yet resists putting the boot in. Edinburgh festival from dusk till dawn 2010-08-11T20:31:00Z

Another hilarious — or unfortunate, depending on your view — application of the trend is its affiliation with unicorns. This is your food on acid: Why edible rainbows have taken over the Internet 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z

Couples are starting to find an unfortunate downside. Bird? Plane? No, It’s the Wedding Photographer 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z

This ghoulish side of scientific inquiry will be on display again in October, the network says, with an unfortunate elephant in the lead role. Review: ‘Eating Giants: Hippo,’ on Animal Planet 2012-09-14T14:37:18Z

Just ask anybody unfortunate enough to be involved in my personal life.” Television Review: More Legal Drama for Wednesdays, From New York to Las Vegas 2010-09-21T22:54:00Z

It was an awkward, unfortunate exchange between hip-hop’s competing poles of traditionalism and experimentation. Music Review: Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday Tour at the Chicago Theater 2012-07-17T22:51:53Z

Also, in an application for reinstatement in California, Amar’s position was that “many of his difficulties were caused because he was unfortunate in the selection of his associates.” When Bill Cosby wanted Quaaludes, he turned to this gynecologist 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z

Where “Carmelites” is polished and elegant, this “Dutchman” is hokey, with its primary-color palette, its awkwardly stylized movements for the chorus, and its unfortunate handling of the opera’s obvious climaxes. At WNO, strong ‘Dutchman’ cast makes up for production’s deficits 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z

It’s unfortunate how many people who performed at Monterey are no longer with us, but they’re with us because of Pennebaker. 'It felt like a wonderful dream' – DA Pennebaker on making Monterey Pop 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z

“I just think it’s unfortunate. The academy needs to do better,” Rae said. Issa Rae: Movie academy ‘needs to do better’ on diversity 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z

Still, “it was really unfortunate,” Mr. Walter said. Fresno Met’s Closing Could Hold a Lesson for Detroit 2013-07-23T22:04:04Z

It is very unfortunate that is how her 40 milligram short... Don’t Call Her a Victim: After Surviving Opioids, Nan Goldin Goes After the Makers 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z

“It’s unfortunate if that gets made into a gender issue. That’s people just not seeing the woods for the trees.” Jodie Whittaker Brings ‘Doctor Who’ Its Biggest Change in 55 Years 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z

“It would be very unfortunate if there was no Jewish representation from New York,” Nadler said. Do Jewish New Yorkers care about identity politics? Jerry Nadler hopes so. 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z

When a lawyer referred to the "unfortunate" divorce, she remarked that she didn't consider it unfortunate. Celebrity chef Nigella Lawson admits cocaine use 2013-12-04T23:00:22Z

“An unfortunate consequence is that it’s putting pressure on young men and women to engage in behaviors that would have been previously considered extreme and do things they may be uncomfortable with,” she says. Sex and the TV: how television evolved from pregnancy scandals to 'pegging' 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z

The archive clips of grizzled and raddled unfortunates highlight the gap between them and the posh, smooth-skinned performers goldfishing the speech of their contemporary counterparts. Clio Barnard's The Arbor is out of lip-synch with reality 2010-10-25T10:06:00Z

Dorothy Hughes's watchword was: "If you are unfortunate enough to be born clever, for heaven's sake, be clever enough to hide it." The Fishing Fleet by Anne de Courcy - review 2012-07-13T21:55:05Z

The really unfortunate, unintended consequence for performers is that a lot of them are also escorting on the side now. 7 surprising ways porn is changing 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z

A rep for the restaurant, meanwhile, described the kangaroo offering as an “unfortunate coincidence” and claimed that the exotic meat was ordered far in advance of the fires. Despite Australia fires, Utah restaurant defends sale of kangaroo burgers: 'Not planned in any way' 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z

Although unfortunate, the incident seemed almost typical of West’s current position — the line between artist and celebrity so blurred that the latter often eclipses the former. Kanye West to stop at KeyArena Wednesday with ‘Saint Pablo’ 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z

It’s been increasingly noted that one of the unfortunate surprises of the contemporary Internet is the proliferation of corporate uniformity. T Magazine: Su Casa Es Mi Casa 2013-05-05T21:00:17Z

I find ii somewhat unfortunate that the emphasis of this enterprise is on "healthy diet" rather than on "enjoyment of gastronomy". White House Lunch Features Healthy Recipes by Young Chefs 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z

So it’s unfortunate that, particularly in Act I, this is a frustrating production. Review: In ‘A Taste of Honey,’ She’s Having the Baby. How Quaint. 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z

"I think that’s really unfortunate. I was really surprised," Bee told me in September of the cancellations. How did Sam Bee’s “Full Frontal” find its brilliant voice? By amplifying the unheard 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z

In all seriousness though, we can't look past the fact that Leto's unfortunate behavior was considered acceptable by his own director. Hollywood's "list of excuses is endless": Enabling bad behavior, from Bill Murray to Jeff Garlin 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z

As for so many unfortunates before me, it was the big city and all its glittering temptations that brought about my ruin. Perspective | By day, I’ve been trying to cull my book collection. But at night, eBay beckons. 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z

The dance still looked better than most, but they are the unfortunate victims of elevated expectations. "Dancing with the Stars": Kurt Warner lumbers on 2010-10-26T12:30:00Z

Is Mr. Rand a real-life Cropsey, or just the unfortunate expression of our need to put a human face on our most terrifying childhood monsters? | 'Cropsey': Joshua Zeman and Barbara Broncaccio Look at Kidnappings 2010-06-04T02:02:00Z

An unfortunate Sabbath-related twist leads to her captivity lasting longer than planned. Review: In ‘Youth,’ Strains of Family and Country Fall on Brothers’ Shoulders 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z

I suggest you reject that unfortunate assumption, which in my experience is not true. Ask Amy: Between school and career, when is it time to have a baby? 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z

I might not get every fact right, so that’s unfortunate and awkward. Laverne Cox Takes the Mic 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z

I've tried to be a good representative and a good guest, following in the footsteps of Benjamin Franklin and Julia Child and generations of Americans who have trod gently in Paris without unfortunate hats. Dear France: I'm sorry about "Emily in Paris" 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z

On one level, the attack was merely one among many that occur across this war-torn country, terribly unfortunate but numbingly frequent. Books of The Times: ‘The Wrong Enemy,’ by Carlotta Gall 2014-04-09T20:24:47Z

Similarly, in 2007 most systems did not yet contain the name of an up-and-coming Illinois senator but did store the name of OsamaObama| bin Laden, the international terrorist, resulting in an unfortunate correction. When Autocorrect Goes Wrong (And So, So Right) 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z

This unfortunate phrase, this unproven superlative, is repeated in the book’s unwieldy subtitle. Malcolm Gladwell on the Hard Decisions of War 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z

I do regret not venturing inside to see its curious organic interior, but I was also not completely surprised to hear of its unfortunate and unusual fate. Midwestern futurism 2012-08-26T23:00:00Z

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

It's just the reality of being Taiwanese and it is unfortunate that the very act of being Taiwanese is controversial. "Taiwanese food is an underdog": In her new cookbook, Clarissa Wei writes a love letter to Taiwan 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z

Still, the presumption of guilt levied on a famous black athlete preys upon unfortunate stereotypes of black men as violent “super predators,” as Hillary Clinton once called predominantly black gangs in the 1990s. The People v OJ Simpson: episode three – the Dream Team comes together 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z

Climatically, this may have been a climax, but for the company, it was an unfortunate interruption of the momentum built in the first week of its winter season. Review: City Ballet Celebrates Balanchine and Heeds Mother Nature 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z

Even if we were to justify Faulkner’s overindulgence of the word on the grounds of historical context, I would find it unfortunate purely as a matter of style. Riff: How William Faulkner Tackled Race — and Freed the South From Itself 2012-06-30T04:00:04Z

Based on his debut novel, “August,” Callan Wink seems both attuned to this unfortunate condition of American life and prey to it, which is too bad. What Wins in the Heartland, Machismo or Intellect? 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z

While imprecision is one shortcoming, a more unfortunate one for today's readers may be the book's failure to play his story forward. 'The Mayor' by Richard Riordan short on revelations, insight 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z

Everybody’s favorite Wildling leader and the head of the Brotherhood Without Banners were part of the unfortunate team stationed at Eastwatch-By-the-Sea caught in the attack that took down that section of The Wall. "Game of Thrones" post-finale: A little more pondering about "The Dragon and the Wolf" 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z

Don’t even get me started on Gutsy, Spunky and Frisky — the unfortunate spawn of Relatable. She Moved From the Chem Lab to the Kitchen, but Not by Choice 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z

“It is unfortunate that we won’t be able to perform it here,” she told the invited audience. Dance: Beijing Dance Troupe Takes on Banned Ming Erotica 2011-03-24T07:00:05Z

It is unfortunate, but that’s the reality for authors, especially authors writing against bigotry and writing for equity and justice. Ibram X. Kendi Likes to Read at Bedtime 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z

Mr. Jerome said it would be especially unfortunate for the house to close, given that it was barely saved from demolition 70 years ago, when the housing project was being built. Poe Museum Is Threatened With ?Nevermore? 2011-08-07T16:21:11Z

To avoid this unfortunate ending, West would have had to shift to the heart ten or queen at Trick 7. Bridge: 5th International Bridge Festival in Madeira 2012-11-09T23:29:16Z

Even more unfortunate is that Villanueva’s voice is not among those featured. One Man and His Followers Sought Salvation. Did It Exist? 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z

It's just unfortunate, because you have to be so meticulously careful about the environment that you put your kid in. Mae Whitman on being your Y2K dream girl in musical rom-com "Up Here": "I'm such a '90s fanatic" 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z

Dying on one's own terms is Cas' mission — and this movie's unfortunate diagnosis. 'Cas & Dylan' is terminal despite great practitioners of acting 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z

As of this writing, Brown's fundraiser page explains the account was created "to help with any expenses related to this unfortunate ordeal." Woman who sprayed hair with Gorilla Glue says her $23G GoFundMe is under investigation 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z

The exhibition’s most recent works show Ms. Lin taking an unfortunate turn toward the decorative. Art Review: ‘Bound Unbound: Lin Tianmiao’ at Asia Society 2012-09-06T21:36:59Z

The circumstances that brought the recent downtime about are unfortunate, but there’s a way in which it gives people a view of this other space that we never spend time in any more. Cultural Studies: Hurricane Sandy Reveals a Life Unplugged 2012-11-09T23:13:30Z

After a few moments of uncomfortable silence, an aide offers the unfortunate reality: Not at this hour. Toronto film fest boss stays cool under pressure 2010-09-03T03:05:00Z

The screenplay imagines the Roman prefect as an unfortunate figure caught amid antagonistic religious factions who is forced to make the fateful decision after finding himself in desperate need of popular goodwill. Warner Bros planning film about Pontius Pilate 2012-08-22T14:39:23Z

But in "Holly," Stephen King's latest notch on his ever-growing bibliography, there's a noteworthy shift in this unfortunate standard in that the main character, Holly Gibney, is the one solving problems, not causing them. Stephen King's "Holly" reframes his hero's mental illness as an asset 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z

“Any resemblance to a person with this name is an unfortunate and surreal coincidence. I am sorry about all he has experienced.” Lena Dunham and the challenges of memoir 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z

Trail nicknames, like Lemony Snicket — “I experienced a series of unfortunate events on-trail,” Ms. Graham said, explaining hers — replace given names for months at a stretch. Heat, Water, Fire: How Climate Change Is Transforming the Pacific Crest Trail 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z

It is unfortunate when one of the very best occupants of that terrain ceases to see this as a necessary constraint and instead regards himself as the lone exile in a world full of monsters. In Searching Essays, Knausgaard Extols the Freedom and Limitations of Art 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z

But I doubt that would be much consolation to the unfortunate Karinthy. A healthy dose of sick lit 2010-09-03T09:09:00Z

An unfortunate choice of colors on the base, not least as they clash in tone with the ones on the brush. Design: A Brush With Mediocrity 2010-02-22T03:37:00Z

“Everyone seems to fall prey to the idea of the big, glamorous 1920s parties, which is unfortunate,” he said in an interview last month. Can’t Repeat the Past? An Immersive ‘Great Gatsby’ Thinks You Can. 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z

When the unfortunate creature laid an egg, the townspeople were horrified. 25 animals that have been imprisoned or arrested 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z

Its conclusion, harrowing, humorous and arguably unfortunate, only reinforces the idea that the unsophisticated country people are better off as they were. Review: ‘1000 Rupee Note,’ a Poor Widow’s Blessing and Curse 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z

This is unfortunate, because Young is often brilliant on the subject of the female body, but she is better at impressions than explanations. In Essays About Bodily Ailments and Other Conditions, Clues to Writing — and Life 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z

This would be an unfortunate mistake, because while Sportacus encourages fitness and healthy eating, “Spartacus” takes aim at pretty much every base instinct human beings have. Critic’s Notebook: Distinguishing Sportacus, on ‘LuckyTown,’ From ‘Spartacus’ 2013-01-24T23:39:07Z

The Federal Reserve’s report doesn’t draw any policy conclusions from the data, however, and that’s unfortunate. We’ve been brainwashed 2012-06-14T17:21:00Z

What you really want to do with your friends with unfortunate partners is try to remain a good friend to them. Your wife is the worst 2012-10-26T23:30:00Z

"We are concerned about the appearance of participation without our approval. It's unfortunate that some failed to recognize the optics and the absolute need to engage prior to this being developed." Juneteenth soul food festival canceled after all-white panel of hosts revealed 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z

He recorded a cover of Oasis’s chart topper “Wonderwall,” for his 2004 album “Love Is Hell,” long after it had become cool to dismiss Oasis as an unfortunate contagion of the nineties. Haters Gonna Hate: Listening to Ryan Adams's "1989" 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z

Although his high cholesterol is unfortunate, that is apparently just one side effect of his choices. Carolyn Hax: Her sister’s newfound confidence is a cue for sibling to butt out 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z

And it’s unfortunate that the other three works are of little choreographic interest. Dance Review: The Limón Dance Company at the Joyce 2012-06-20T21:44:19Z

The rendition of the reclining figure is not immune from clumsiness and the maroon band spreading across most of the wall above the woman is unfortunate. 2010-02-05T05:23:00Z

The women, linked by blood, share an unfortunate propensity to become involved with ne’er-do-well men. Review | The best new audiobooks include a 30-year-old novel that’s as timely as ever 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z

But when their aim is off, the consequences can be unfortunate. A New Weapon for Battling Cellphones in Theaters: Laser Beams 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z

And consider for a moment if that’s what truly “unfortunate” about it. Swearing toddler video inspires terrible, racist response 2014-01-09T20:49:00Z

How unfortunate that its principal roles, played by three terrific actresses, concern bereaved women pining for the same man, one unworthy of their suffering. Movie Listings for Nov. 13-19 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z

It was unfortunate, then, that the London Sinfonietta's timely concert focusing on Webern – the second in their Landmarks series and their first contribution to the Southbank's Rest is Noise season – lacked precisely this quality. London Sinfonietta/Brönnimann – review 2013-01-30T16:20:35Z

It is unfortunate that we are only allowed to express it at 17 when society accepts it. "Murina" filmmaker: "You need to be a 'dangerous' woman in Croatia to survive" 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z

“I had to miss shows, which is unfortunate,” she said before one of her final performances in the Broadway disco musical “Here Lies Love.” PlayStation and BTS Help Lea Salonga Clear Her Head 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z

Even as others fled, brave doctors, nurses and members of the clergy stayed behind to tend to the unfortunate souls in the infected area. The Walking Dead Watch: “Internment” 2013-11-11T03:01:06Z

That might seem a strange honour for the series that gave the word "clunge" to the unfortunate masses, but bear with me. The Inbetweeners maps male sexuality 2011-08-19T13:30:02Z

Their terminology and attitude toward people with mental illness is both unfortunate and obsolete. Perspective | Ask Amy: Mentally ill family member struggles in silence 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z

The kingdom’s peaceful equilibrium is shattered when Fred’s chief seamstress dies of overwork, an unfortunate event with snowballing consequences that “history books of Cornucopia would later record as the beginning of all the troubles.” J.K. Rowling’s New Non-Potter Children’s Book 2020-12-05T05:00:00Z

This worked well when West found the natural but unfortunate lead of the heart queen. Bridge: A $60,000 Payday for Parkinson?s Disease 2011-02-09T22:40:10Z

Shortly after the footage leaked, the trio issued a statement calling the fight an “unfortunate incident” and a “private matter.” Beyonce and Solange's Dad Claims Elevator Fight Was a Stunt 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z

The man-out-of-time premise recalls Fox’s New Amsterdam from several years ago; the apocalyptic plot recalls ABC’s unfortunate Zero Hour from this year. TV Tonight: Sleepy Hollow 2013-09-16T09:30:13Z

Those heels didn’t help her look comfortable on stage, which is unfortunate. ArtsBeat: "American Idol": The Top 11 2011-03-24T08:46:52Z

The fact that Indiana Jones did eventually return, but as the world's most disappointing fridge-riding alien hunter, is simply an unfortunate by-product of this. A Naked Gun reboot? Now that really would be a Scary Movie 2013-04-11T15:34:46Z

She regarded this disability as crucial to her identification with the unfortunate and the outsider. Empathy and Artistry: Rediscovering Dorothea Lange 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z

These are unfortunate distractions from a witty and often disturbing book. Review | We know about E. Jean Carroll’s rape accusation. How is the rest of her book? 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z

In a statement, the production company Nu Image/Millennium Films confirmed the "unfortunate accident," adding "the filmmakers are working closely with the authorities." 'Expendables 2' stuntman killed on set in Bulgaria 2011-10-28T16:16:15Z

There are some unfortunate proponents of the law of individual responsibility, who corrupt the essentially optimistic nature of existentialism. Just too soft to be Sartre | Lynsey Hanley 2010-03-31T22:30:00Z

FX’s The Comedians, starring Billy Crystal and Josh Gad as FX stars Billy Crystal and Josh Gad, is an unfortunate exception to this rule. Review: The Comedians in Search of a Punch Line 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z

Mixed in were the unfortunate, clichéd sounds of the dancers, who accompanied their forceful jabs of movement with sharp grunts, gasps and hisses. Dance Review: Resistance and Desire, With a Little Mud Wrestling 2011-05-15T21:34:05Z

Young Harpist: It is an unfortunate fact of life that sometimes we simply must disappoint people to see to our own needs. Perspective | Ask Amy: Aunt cries over niece’s life choices 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z

By the time the ground is littered with corpses, a nearby barn has caught fire and so has a stable of unfortunate horses. Review: Blood Is Never Simple in ‘The Sisters Brothers’ 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z

The austere physical production, including crisply effective lighting by Brian H. Scott and an eerie score by Christian Frederickson, has the unfortunate effect of setting the antic performances in even starker relief. | 'Double Falsehood': Shakespearean Plot Twists, Maybe Even by Shakespeare 2011-03-27T23:37:01Z

But there are two sides to every story, and from the Russian perspective, the Lake Placid games are a minor, unfortunate episode in a glorious and sometimes tragic history. ‘Red Army,’ the Rise and Fall of a Soviet Hockey Dynasty 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z

A groom-to-be turned a very unfortunate situation into a positive when he proposed to his girlfriend on the same night their dream home burned down. Man rescues engagement ring, proposes after home burns down 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z

So it’s unfortunate that the final scene undermines her with ill-conceived design. Review: ‘The Chinese Lady’ Casts a Long Look at Hate 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z

Scott's "Blade Runner" is also striking for its stylized apocalyptic and dystopian backdrops and fashion in a world in which only the unfortunate masses — and the corporations whose neon signs are ubiquitous — remain. "Blade Runner" and the lesson Roy Batty’s Replicant rebellion has to teach us 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z

Yet none of that is as cruel or destructive as the rumors, superstitions and politely sublimated rage swirling around these unfortunate characters in their rural township. 'Life, Above All' ? measured tale of AIDS in South Africa 2011-08-19T16:10:05Z

That is an extremely unfortunate choice, and I urge you to rethink it. Perspective | Ask Amy: Family member wanted to Zoom to a wedding 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z

She wrote articles, and appeared in a spread in Marie Claire under the somewhat unfortunate headline, “What Kind of Mother Leaves her Kids?” Gay couples have happier kids 2012-09-04T01:00:00Z

This is unfortunate, for 9/11 is a day that has deep political and historical resonance for this country. What the 9/11 museum could learn from two Latin American memorials 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z

The veer toward the sound bite and the video clip substitutes information for experience, which is all the more unfortunate given that the movie is centered on Bill’s emotional exertions. Kitty Genovese’s Brother Reëxamines Her Famous Murder 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z

But an unfortunate mistake regarding the overnight care of a drunk, homeless regular exposes Benjamin to the uglier, careerist side of an underfunded, understaffed, profit-seeking health industry. 'Diary of a French Doctor' takes pulse of the wrong MD 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z

I woke up in the morning and waited, I prodded at lunch and waited, I watched Holmes subject himself to a number of unfortunate triple comb-over options and still I waited. Waiting for book 'go' 2011-01-05T12:22:13Z

Thus, it made it all the more unfortunate to see his storyline culminate in such a clunky "a-ha" moment. What that "Sex Education" disability story could learn from reality TV 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z

Nearby Gyeongbokgung Palace, one of Korea’s national treasures, has also suffered an unfortunate history. Seeing Korea through his parents’ eyes

At Monday night’s Helen Hayes Awards, conductor Luke Frazier had the unfortunate task of playing off winners whose acceptance speeches exceeded 45 seconds. Circus hand-me-downs get a new life at Signature Theatre 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z

"It's unfortunate how the city and state operate," Digi tells Salon. New York’s bars, restaurants and distillers say they’re suffering from the abrupt end of to-go cocktails 2021-07-04T04:00:00Z

So it was unfortunate, but not entirely surprising, to see the comedian Steve Harvey making jokes at their expense earlier this month in a TV segment, for which he later apologized. How Bruce Lee Exploded a Stereotype With a One-Inch Punch 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z

An unfortunate aftereffect of the strictures enforced by Samuel Beckett during his lifetime, and now by his estate, on productions of “Waiting for Godot” is that every version seems more or less the same. Review | If you’re waiting for a new take on ‘Waiting for Godot,’ you’ll wait some more. 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z

This was unfortunate, because the sauna is a traditional part of the ski day in Austria. In Austria, Saunas, Schnitzel and World Cup Skiing 2012-12-07T17:10:36Z

I acknowledge the unfortunate use of tropes and metaphors that are connected to misogyny. Jay-Z is ‘Robert Frost with a Brooklyn accent,’ a Georgetown professor writes in his new book 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z

When the story takes an unfortunate turn, Davis wilts into the corner of the room. Review: Four Intimate Screen Encounters (One From Far Away) 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z

The unfortunate effect was of an émigré howling to the wind. 'The Poet in Exile' at the Wallis lacks full picture of Walter Arlen 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z

The color of the lapel, combined with a black shirt and black bowtie resulted in an unfortunate bib-like look that was way out of proportion with the actor’s physique. Oscars 2015: Men go with pocket squares, shawl collars -- and risks 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z

It had the unfortunate effect of contributing to the obesity epidemic, as food manufacturers substituted sugar and other carbohydrates for fat in everything from yoghurts to ready meals. High-fat Mediterranean diet does not cause weight gain, study finds 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z

It’s an unfortunate choice, given the fine line between admiration for Mehretu’s ambition and impatience with her return to the same ideas, techniques and materials. Review | At the Whitney, the monumental works of Julie Mehretu begin to stack up 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z

The dominant man wheedles the other, an unfortunate street person, into putting his head in the oven. Mike Kelley: the nonconformist's whole life is here 2012-12-18T18:00:31Z

“I made some pretty unfortunate sorts of remarks,” he said. William Christie and Les Arts Florissants in Season of Change 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z

In this, I’m part of an unfortunate fraternity: “It’s common to run into people who are afraid to enter the place,” Trillin wrote. Remembering Kenny Shopsin, the Irascible Chef-King of Lower Manhattan 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z

I was unfortunate enough to see old times too, but now have learned to avoid anything with the roundabout name attached. Review: All’s Not Well in This ‘Cherry Orchard’ 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z

A team of, say, a reporter and a doctor may have plunged from a respectable third place to dead last after an unfortunate string of “Star Wars” stumpers. Bar Trivia Quiz Nights at Brooklyn Pubs 2011-01-13T22:17:58Z

An unfortunate programming oversight ends up leaving recorded music playing over the sound system while the band plays, but if the musicians notice, they don’t show it. A weekend in Wenatchee with rosé, mariachi, and a farmer who feeds the world 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z

It was an unfortunate situation – mostly for the innocent bystanders of the families of those involved.” Casey Affleck withdraws from presenting best actress award at Oscars 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z

But those kinds of places don’t exist anymore, and that’s unfortunate. Longtime African American actor Robert Hooks on the state of black theater, then and now 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z

But Atkins lawyer, Rose Palermo, issued a statement on Thursday saying the altercation was nothing more than an "unfortunate verbal dispute" between husband and wife. Rodney Atkins denies abuse claim, seeks divorce 2011-12-16T00:50:17Z

Zucchini’s father, whose likeness decorates the kite, is long gone, and an unfortunate accident soon removes Zucchini’s mother from the picture. Review: ‘My Life as a Zucchini,’ an Oscar Nominee With Depth and Soul 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z

Despite the hard work of our progressive allies, the unfortunate reality is that our political system as presently constructed is simply incapable of responding to people’s needs. Student activism, reborn 2012-05-21T12:54:00Z

The unfortunate side effect is that many atheists demand this at the expense of talking to our religious peers in a way that affords them dignity and respect. Toxic atheism drives people apart 2012-10-21T16:00:00Z

But he’s delivering the unfortunate news that sometimes orphaned children don’t get to save the day; sometimes they’re just pawns in a chess game played by corrupt ideologues. Alain Mabanckou's 'Black Moses' is an orphan story with biting humor 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z

The promotion of pictures at auction sometimes gave unfortunate prominence to the failures, notably the truncated picture of a pregnant Kate Moss. Lucian Freud obituary 2011-07-21T21:08:42Z

“I don’t see a lot of people who look like me, and that’s unfortunate,” Williams said. Despite diversity in 2013, Hollywood lags in inclusion 2013-12-27T22:25:02Z

I did -- well, most of it; a dinner break caused me to miss the unfortunate spectacle of Jon Hamm losing for the fifth time. Did you watch the Emmys? 2012-09-24T16:42:33Z

“It’s unfortunate that you’re not getting 100 percent coverage in the rich countries.” Bill Gates condemns anti-vaxx trend: “It’s unfortunate” 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z

It's been noted that these are the most pronounced falls since Matthew Bannister took over at Radio 1 in 1993 and aimed to shake off its unfortunate image. BBC Radio 1's Nick Grimshaw stumbles as it turns to age-old strategies 2013-05-19T17:00:01Z

Otherwise you could end up like one unfortunate New Jersey man. The 5 most haunting masturbation-related injuries 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z

That scene is another one that sounds horrible, but it’s more an unfortunate misunderstanding than anything else. Mary Gaitskill on the Power of Fiction for Examining #MeToo 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z

And it wasn’t long before people were agreeing that the unfortunate brown adornment looked like a disaster. Bride and groom slammed for wedding cake icing fail: 'This is a disaster' 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z

Lucy Pitman-Wallace directs this swashbuckling tale of a man and his unfortunate nose. The Boy Who Cried Wolf!; Barnum; Daytona: what to see at the theatre this week 2013-07-13T05:00:15Z

It is unfortunate, given this achievement, that Simpson felt it necessary to remove himself from the heart of the story. Terrorists Killed 12 Nepalese Men. Was an American Military Contractor to Blame? 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z

But jam-band culture asserted itself in one unfortunate aspect: the show went on too long. Hudson’s jammy tendencies come to the forefront 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z

This unfortunate throwback is a reminder of how far we still have to go. Why can’t bro comedies stop making fun of gay men? 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z

“There’s stigma. It’s unfortunate and it’s real and it happens,” she said. Zawe Ashton: On Broadway and Off Broadway, All at Once 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z

Sometimes life plays jokes on you - some of them are very unfortunate, some of them are very fortunate. Coen brothers receive France honour 2013-10-17T07:52:00Z

But her choice of source material is unfortunate: an old book that stirs up terrible memories for her elderly Polish professor. Books of The Times: ‘Bobcat and Other Stories’ by Rebecca Lee 2013-06-26T21:01:10Z

In "Squid Game," the candies are a part of a carving challenge that has unfortunate consequences for contestants who are unable to perfectly whittle out its embossed shapes. 'Squid Game' viewers start dalgona candy challenge on TikTok, here's how you can make it at home 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z

She’s congratulatory of Bowser, whom she supported in the general election, but thinks it’s unfortunate that it took so long for another woman to occupy the mayor’s office. D.C.’s first female mayor on Muriel Bowser, the next woman to win the office

Photograph: Guardian presenter James Naughtie lived up to his name with an unfortunate slip on the Today programme yesterday. Jim Naughtie wasn't the first presenter to let slip with a four-letter foul-up 2010-12-06T20:00:00Z

He told me about his Midwestern childhood, his punk years in college, his first girlfriend’s betrayal, his unfortunate job history, his parents’ acrimonious divorce. Love in the Time of Low Expectations 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z

The core of the film is Jill and Abe’s tragic innocence and the unfortunate accidents and coincidences through which they mesh. The Existential Genius of Late Woody Allen 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z

What is it that the court fears about this unfortunate girl? Ivona, Princess of Burgundia ? review 2011-01-12T22:01:01Z

OperaUpClose's current production plumps squarely for the hysterical governess interpretation, with the unfortunate woman revealed in a prologue as a patient in a mental hospital. The Turn of the Screw - in links 2011-08-08T14:46:00Z

The new and expanded reissue only amplifies that unfortunate effect. Seeing Through “A Love Supreme” to Find John Coltrane 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z

It is unfortunate, then, that we don’t really understand what it is that Morris is searching for in her wild animal. An American Writer Goes Into the Jungle to Commune With a Tiger 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z

Bale, turning in a respectable if oddly chipper performance under the circumstances, has the unfortunate task of playing a character who doesn't really add up. 'The Flowers of War': an oddly frivolous take on Nanjing massacre 2012-01-19T20:42:08Z

Great Britain has the unfortunate habit of trying to block significant works of art from leaving its shores. The Getty just announced its most important drawings acquisition in 20 years—and adds a 'Surprise' 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z

Williams exclaimed after hearing how the unfortunate side effect worked in Kelly's favor. 'Game of Thrones'' Maisie Williams unimpressed by 'Saved By the Bell' 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z

“This may strike you as unnecessary, or unfortunate,” he admits. Oklahoma City, the Ultimate ‘Boom Town,’ Rendered Vivid and Surreal 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z

As with many a tenor before him, Tommy Wazelle served mainly as an unfortunate reminder of just how difficult, and how crucial, Bach’s Evangelist roles are, in this oratorio and in the Passions. Music Review: Canticum Novum and Collegium Vocale Gent Sing Bach Oratorio 2012-12-17T05:23:04Z

The indiscreet sharing of a recipe would have been nearly as bad as negotiating an unfortunate marriage for one of the children. Traveling the World for Recipes, but Always Looking for Home 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z

It is unfortunate in many ways that the central characters in the movie are the Obamas, and are therefore will be taken too literally. Review: In an Obama Biopic, the Audacity of Hagiography? 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z

There are lots of romantic interludes, frustrating breakups and unfortunate misunderstandings as the film moves toward its answer. Romance proves ageless in 'Elsa & Fred' 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z

A Dog Convert: I think what’s truly unfortunate is that your parents think your household is about them. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Family can’t travel with dog to see parents, so they get a guilt trip instead 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z

Or for one unfortunate young lady, all over herself. Made in America festival: 5 things we learned from Day 1 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z

Which is unfortunate, because the cast is packed with talent. Review: ‘Wild: A Musical Becoming’ Is Finding Its Footing 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z

“This situation is extremely unfortunate,” Nils Larsen, Tribune Broadcasting president, said in a statement late Saturday night.  Tribune Co. set to pull its programming off at DirecTV as midnight deadline approaches 2012-04-01T03:36:00Z

But for Seattle Symphony Music Director Thomas Dausgaard and regional music lovers, the indisposition that kept him off the podium for this week’s concerts is particularly unfortunate. Review: Seattle Symphony shines in major works by women composers, despite last-minute conductor change 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z

An unfortunate “wardrobe malfunction”? It’s a debate that rages on still. Nipples invade the Super Bowl! 2014-02-03T15:52:00Z

“She is managing OUR affairs as a married couple. She has worked hard to protect me, and manage a series of crises and very unfortunate circumstances, all while taking care of me 24/7.” A jazz legend said he was in desperate need of money. His friends had questions. 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z

I was really hoping to put off that feeling until she made an unfortunate piercing choice in her teen years. Breast-feeding is hell 2013-05-27T01:00:00Z

That was the coincidence of timing and really unfortunate.” Design for New Donnell Library by Enrique Norten 2013-05-06T23:00:01Z

Yet in reading your letters I couldn’t help feeling condescended to — an unfortunate reaction since I am, I believe, your intended interlocutor. A Palestinian Responds to His Israeli Neighbor 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z

As a cop in a corrupt system, Zen possesses "an unfortunate reputation for honesty". TV review: Zen: Vendetta 2011-01-03T07:59:00Z

A lack of houses or indeed a town of any kind should have suggested otherwise; the unfortunate shopkeeper went out of business shortly after. The imaginary American town that became a tourist attraction 2020-05-03T04:00:00Z

“We regret the delay of PK771, which is an unfortunate consequence of the delay of PK702, caused due to a passenger opening the emergency door,” PIA wrote. Airline passenger opens emergency exit looking for the bathroom, causes 7-hour delay 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z

This hypnotic and philosophical debut considers the act of defenestration as something more profound than an accident or a mere unfortunate end. From Blood and Phlegm to Alcohol and Defenestration, Novels of Heartache 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z

Mealworms, favourites of pet reptiles and fish, can also cause serious infestation problems for flour mills and grain producers, and even for those unfortunate homes that already have a bird population. Grub's up: maggots and crickets on menu at Britain's first 'pestaurant' 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z

"It's unfortunate that people have to listen to me talk about continuing to work. But I'm glad I did." TCA 2014: 'The Knick' solves Steven Soderbergh's 'ego problem' 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z

The fact that there is the legacy — that’s the unfortunate thing. ‘They Conflated “The Wire” With Reality’ 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z

The timing — a last-minute allegation, as Erickson put it — may seem unfortunate, given that the Senate Judiciary Committee was due to vote on Kavanaugh this week. Perspective | The claim against Kavanaugh is not a suspicious 11th-hour bombshell. Because we’re not in the 11th hour. 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z

The unfortunate part, however, is that these highly motivated students end up owing a lot of money, and their earnings are not high enough to manage the debt. Cuddles can’t pay the rent: The high cost to becoming a veterinarian 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z

"It is very unfortunate to me that hunting does have a kind of politics," he said. Turns out our stereotypes of hunting are really about our own fear of death 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z

The treatment of Lewis is a little unfortunate in hindsight, but it's a cute story and it's fact that Lewis was an undergraduate at the time and Dr. Foner's dog walker, not his research assistant. Eric Foner Revisits Myths of the Underground Railroad 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z

So it was unfortunate, if not entirely surprising, that when faced with the glare of sudden worldwide attention and the rigors of going from unemployment to full-time entertainer, she cracked a little. Susan Boyle's awkward, cringe-inducing stardom 2010-12-01T16:02:00Z

That is unfortunate, but the portrait that emerges from archival news footage and the memories of others is fascinating in its ambiguity. ‘Last Days in Vietnam’ Looks at Fall of Saigon 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z

It is as if Fellner is apologising for the unfortunate necessity of his presence at the keyboard. Till Fellner – review 2013-06-26T16:59:42Z

It’s unfortunate that Black Cindy’s narrative is unique, but in the world of prestige dramas and comedies, religion or acts of worship are usually presented as things outside of intellectuality or artistic expression. God is a verb: “Orange Is the New Black” dares to show faith in a positive light 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z

The next morning, Rogers shared the unfortunate news to a local community Facebook page, and was soon put into contact with Bob Gagnon, the fire chief of the North Shores, who selflessly offered to help. Fire chief helps Michigan couple find engagement ring they dropped into lake 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z

Which is unfortunate, really, because as Season Two comes to a close, all the secrets that they have worked so hard to protect are unraveling very fast. 'The Americans' Recap: Secrets in the Basement 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z

But unfortunate circumstances—the death of a partner or imprisonment—revealed their true, selfish and much more interesting characters. UnREAL and the Evolution of the Female Anti-Hero 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z

And that’s all the more unfortunate, as the two are evenly matched early on in the film and the outcome of their efforts appears, at first, promising. “Alita: Battle Angel,” Reviewed: A Robert Rodriguez and James Cameron Robot Film with Too Much “Titanic” in Its DNA 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z

I follow David Crosby on Twitter and he talks a lot about how hard it is to make a living as a musician nowadays which is really unfortunate, even for him. Did we learn anything from the hippies? 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z

The unfortunate consequence, though, is that the second half — when grown-up versions of these children return to the playroom — doesn’t have the emotional undergirding it needs. Review: ‘Make Believe’ Has a Cast of Children, but No Fairy Tales 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z

Rubinovitz believes it’s unfortunate but true that women in tech are taken more seriously offline as well as online when they adopt more of a masculine presence. Initial impressions: will hiding my name force gender equality in the workplace? 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z

Mr. Kutcher’s tendency to cap so many emotional scenes with small, self-satisfied smiles is especially unfortunate because they can’t help but bring to mind his other career as a pitchman for digital cameras. Movie Review: Ashton Kutcher in a Biopic About Steve Jobs 2013-08-15T23:10:13Z

“It’s really unfortunate that after all these years that guy is still making things up,” DJ Premier said. Fans Were Surprised to Get More Gang Starr. They Almost Didn’t. 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z

Trapped behind a character with unfortunate hair and zero personality, Mr. Steinmeyer is offered little opportunity to do more than mumble, point and shoot. | 'Boy Wonder': Caleb Steinmeyer in ?Boy Wonder? ? Review 2011-10-21T01:18:32Z

Thus, when they hit recession—and remember, states must balance their budgets—a couple of unfortunate things tend to happen at the same time.  Can’t a capitalist be moral? 2012-06-17T22:00:00Z

On the other hand, she does convey a very believable, and unfortunate, youthful condescension toward her elderly subject. Theater Review: ?The Soap Myth,? at the Black Box Theater 2012-04-03T22:09:44Z

It is the deciding test of the 2013 Ashes series, and the England team has suffered the blow of an unfortunate injury. Twenty20 2010-07-29T21:15:00Z

The words brought to mind by Anton Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony—“awesome,” “sweeping,” “epic,” “apocalyptic”—have mostly wilted from overuse, which is unfortunate, because the Eighth invites bombast. Finding the Awesome in Bruckner’s Eighth 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z

The play was unfortunate for South because she accidentally pulled the wrong card at Trick 9, resulting in her going down one instead of making exactly. Bridge: Landing a Swiss Teams Title, Thanks to a Flawless Finish 2011-01-07T22:32:36Z

A few of the buildings have been demolished, an unfortunate reality of redevelopment, and pronounced urban decay. In Energized Detroit, Savoring an Architectural Legacy 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z

An unfortunate band, the Boxer Rebellion, is used for a simple and dated view of the music industry. Review: Drew Barrymore's 'Going the Distance' 2010-09-01T22:49:00Z

Nancy’s death, as shocking and unfortunate as it is, turns out to be a precursor to the real story here, a long tease for the twist Hall saves for the end of this surprising book. The Lies That Bind, and Break, a Friendship 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z

And even though Paul’s music is deliberately submerged-sounding, it was unfortunate to have his proper non-festival live debut at a venue with chronically muddy sound. Jai Paul Emerges, Tentatively, for His First Headlining Concert 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z

There is an unfortunate history of a lot of accidents — plane crashes, car crashes — in the music world. ArtsBeat: Emmy Nominees: Connie Britton of ‘Nashville’ 2013-07-18T18:45:25Z

As for jazz history, Marc Myers' JazzWax blog is worlds beyond anything the ubiquitous Leonard Feather or the unfortunate James Lincoln Collier ever brought to the jazz history table. Blogging "City Island": My movie's a hit! Why am I up all night? 2010-04-19T16:30:00Z

The former owner was a cut-throat perfectionist — which is why this place has gone downhill since his unfortunate departure from the company. Breaking Bad’s Los Pollos Hermanos Has a Yelp Page, And It’s Hilarious 2013-09-14T15:17:47Z

It is unfortunate that a collective document like this will not remain intact. Art Review: ?Selections From the Private Collection of Robert Rauschenberg? at Gagosian Gallery 2011-12-01T23:27:30Z

Oh, not for unfortunates who get their throats ripped out by hungry bloodsuckers or for bloodsuckers dissolved by the hostile rays of the rising sun. ‘Kiss of the Damned’: Vampire saga offers a bloody good time 2013-05-09T20:49:51Z

It was an unfortunate but unsurprising revelation, considering the large role social media played in her ascent to stardom and continues to play in keeping people tuned in to her larger-than-life personality. Review | Cardi B keeps them waiting — and waiting — at Echostage 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z

This wagon train of about 1,200 pioneers made the unfortunate choice of leaving the established Oregon Trail and following Stephen Meek on a “shortcut” across the desert of Eastern Oregon. ‘The Meek Cutoff’: Pioneers stranded in the Oregon desert 2013-08-07T22:01:43Z

Zoos throughout the country are continuing the Valentine’s Day tradition of naming animals and critters after exes – some of which will meet an unfortunate end in nature’s food chain. Zoos continue Valentine's Day tradition of naming cockroaches, animals after exes and loved ones 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z

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

Mr. Beamish’s unfortunate attempt explores the world of Matisse with a backdrop evocative of his cutouts. Review: Diane Coburn Bruning and Ashley Bouder Stretch the Rules of Classicism at the Joyce 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z

And he cherished Galatians 5:22 — “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control” — which in hindsight now looks like an unfortunate choice. 2010-02-03T21:40:00Z

This plea takes him down some unfortunate paths. Books of The Times: ‘How Music Works,’ by David Byrne 2012-09-12T18:02:58Z

“The generation before my generation was very patriotic, and it’s changed, and that’s unfortunate.” Where Was Lady Gaga at the Golden Globes Parties? 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z

Meanwhile, unfortunate Shah Shuja had been murdered by someone who considered that his honour had been offended. Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan by William Dalrymple – review 2013-01-23T09:01:01Z

I don’t regret what we did on the show, it’s just unfortunate we weren’t able to break through ratings-wise. Larry Wilmore Discusses the End of ‘The Nightly Show’ 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z

Despite being the author of more than a dozen well-regarded novels and collections of poetry, Smith has maintained an unfortunate degree of invisibility, which I pray his latest book corrects. Why write a novel about a race that’s not your own? The case of ‘Ginny Gall’ 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z

It’s unfortunate, though, that Franco is at this project’s center. Review: Hulu's 11.22.63 Revives King—and Tries to Save the President 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z

Lee found the unfortunate lead of the diamond five, covered by the queen, king and ace. Bridge: Bridge - Donn and Lee Win Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs 2011-12-02T23:38:02Z

In his recent email offering support to the opera’s cast, Mr. Gelb wrote that it was unfortunate “that there has been an attempt to bully the Met and its performers.” Met’s ‘Death of Klinghoffer’ Remains a Lightning Rod 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z

Gladwell thinks this historical context ought to affect our view of the poet Sylvia Plath, who was unfortunate enough to have town gas in her London home, and killed herself with it in 1963. Malcolm Gladwell’s Advice When ‘Talking to Strangers’: Be Careful 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z

"If I'd been told then it would become a global public health emergency, my reaction would have been, that's very unfortunate, because we know exactly how to stop outbreaks in rural areas." Thankless, dangerous – the task of the Ebola burial boys in Sierra Leone 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z

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