| 单词 | unvarnished |
| 例句 | “And you really think going there could help?” my mother said, narrowing her eyes at him as if readying herself to hear the unvarnished truth. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Gasping in exertion, I dug my fingers into the unvarnished wood. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The Bronchettes, no longer duty-bound to cheer and serve up those reedy, screechy screams, started dancing away with abandon, their faces fresh and unvarnished by lipstick or rouge powder. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z As they mulled over their future, southern blacks looked to the Chicago Defender, a source of inspiration and the unvarnished truth about the world around them, for guidance. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In their luxurious sublet in Ann Arbor, Mia had taken various pieces of her hosts’ furniture apart and arranged the components—bolts as thick as her finger, unvarnished crossbeams, disembodied feet—into animals. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She bought him a smallish, unweighted wooden set that was housed in a sliding, unvarnished wooden box. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The sculpted mahogany doors have been replaced by unvarnished plywood. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The walls, the ceiling and the floor of our bedrooms were made of plain unvarnished pine planks. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z She liked being able to share her story and be her unvarnished self. "AKA Jane Roe" filmmaker on Norma McCorvey's authenticity and getting to that "deathbed confession" 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z Its edition of the Jan. 6 report presents the unvarnished report, without an introduction. The Most Sought After Manuscript in Publishing? The Jan. 6 Report. 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z “Writing a project like this requires you to step back from your life and look at it in an unvarnished way,” she said. A daughter, a mother and the garden that reunited them 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z In a single couplet, the heart and soul of his corpus is delivered in beautiful, unvarnished style. Paul McCartney's "Flaming Pie" burns ever brighter in this new reissue, a completist's dream 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z It was Franklin always in Bunch’s ear during meetings, urging him to have the courage to tell the “unvarnished truth” and to know here was an opportunity to educate and to make change. The artifacts and stories that brought the African American museum to life 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z We come to love Odder in Applegate’s terse and unvarnished presentation. Of Mice and Men 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z This is an album about unvarnished anxiety and uncomplicated love. Review: The Only Big Name Here Is Still J. Cole’s 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z Constructed with an unvarnished simplicity that — perhaps deliberately — bolsters our impression of guilelessness, Mr. Monroe’s tale unfolds primarily through the eyes of a parade of witnesses, most of them family members. ‘Evolution of a Criminal,’ by Darius Clark Monroe 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z You're Not Alone is apparently a demo, but we have to say there's not much to choose between Wild Smiles at their most raw and unvarnished and the polished variety. New band of the day (Wild Smiles No 1,460) 2013-02-27T09:56:51Z If this is the right guy for you, then he will be the right guy in unvarnished form with your friends — or he will cost you these friends and be worth losing your friends for. Perspective | If he’s going to be your boyfriend, you can’t be his buffer 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z “Aspects” opened on July 15 to strong reviews from critics, who generally concluded that the unvarnished staging put the poignancy of the relationships in sharp relief. David Babani?s Chocolate Factory Shines Up Old Shows 2010-07-23T02:10:00Z But unvarnished hubris and unhinged pomposity—they are thrilling shows. How Pusha T’s “The Story of Adidon” Viciously Undercuts Drake’s Celebrity 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z “The unvarnished reality is that the situation with sponsors has changed,” he said. Critic?s Notebook: Marathon at 92nd St. Y to Wrap Up Guitar Festival 2012-01-26T23:38:46Z As it is, he brings the glory of such art into the realities of the modern world – his art is so immediate, raw, unvarnished. Jackson Pollock, rock'n'roll master 2011-01-27T15:22:54Z A torrent of unvarnished, unpolished opinion was delivered directly to my eyes and my brain. What It Felt Like When “Cat Person” Went Viral 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z I was ashamed of my own nails, so weak, so pallid, so unvarnished. The Mirror: Jenny Allen, an Off Broadway Actress, on Gel Nail Polish 2012-03-15T22:17:07Z In the midst of the palms and the endless blue of the sky, Roth’s unvarnished delivery of this father-son confessional lands like a sucker punch. Tim Roth: ‘As messy as your life can be, there has to be a window you can escape through' 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z It would feature our first true @ narrator, writing in a voice that only seemed like unvarnished nonfiction opinion at the time. The Great American Twitter Novel 2014-07-23T04:00:00Z Watching as kids, there was an unvarnished symmetry to what we would put in our big homes if we got rich and what these celebrities, who actually got rich, put in theirs. How ‘MTV Cribs’ Rewired My Brain, and Maybe Yours Too 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z As the culmination of Mike McCartney’s manifold musical and comedic talents, "McGear" offers a memorable work of 1970s rock in its marvelous, unvarnished heyday. Revisiting the brilliance of "McGear," Paul McCartney's brother Mike's 1974 solo album 2019-07-28T04:00:00Z In a statement, the company said it has routinely given a platform to storytellers “to present their unvarnished vision without regard for partisan politics.” Filmmaker’s Suit Says A&E Networks Suppressed ‘Watergate’ Series 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z And like American Honey, Ford’s drama aims for an unvarnished, social-realist intensity, documenting the desperate lives of a marginalised underclass. Roof down, music up: American Honey and the neverending search for the American dream 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z That’s the spirit of “Through and Through,” the immediate and unvarnished second album from Baby Rose, a 28-year-old singer and songwriter with an arresting voice. Baby Rose Writes Music With Intention, ‘Not to Fit Into a Box’ 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z The camera hasn’t been invented that allows you to capture sound and image with the unvarnished spontaneity the era calls for? Perspective | D.A. Pennebaker revolutionized film while living in a New York that revolutionized culture 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z If you come to it in that spirit, “Novenas” has plenty to offer, and whenever the production, directed by Rattlestick’s artistic director Daniella Topol, accepts its unvarnished informational qualities, it feels satisfying. Review: ‘Novenas’ Offers Prayers for a Hospital That Died 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z Some photographers zero in on unvarnished environmental destruction, yet they still find some redeeming qualities in the scenes they capture. Conservation-photo award winners at the Burke: beautiful, brutal, complex 2012-07-13T19:37:03Z However unvarnished the Dardennes’ movies appear, however seemingly plain and obvious, their approach is refined, and the movies themselves are highly stylized. ‘Tori and Lokita’ Review: Precarious Lives in Exile 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Mehr’s approach to this is unstinting and unvarnished–this isn’t a glossy feel-good story, there’s no artful spin to the tales. Your new Replacements bible: “Trouble Boys” tells the truth about the Replacements — if you can handle it 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z But there’s something about the unvarnished slice of teenage Anne’s life — the day-to-day highs and lows — that helps her enter the hearts of so many. Two Books Consider Earthquakes and Their Human Tolls 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z Mr. Husky had previously recorded an unvarnished take of “Gone,” featuring the pedal steel guitarist Speedy West, for Capitol Records in Hollywood in 1952. Velvet-Voiced Ferlin Husky Dies at 85 2011-03-18T04:35:42Z During the radio interview, Mr. Lange spoke in his typical brash and unvarnished style about the source of his struggles with drug addiction. Artie Lange Says He Was Fired From ‘Crashing’; HBO Denies It 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z Is it best to show your unvarnished self on a first meet? Date Lab: A couple of cards at the table 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z It was a respectful friendship but they were very unvarnished in their own writings to each other.” ArtsBeat: Schlesinger Letters Will Be Collected in New Book 2011-04-27T13:17:16Z Her defiant tone is matched by songs that put country and punk on equal ground, unvarnished and direct. Lydia Loveless: Defiance on the farm 2011-11-22T17:10:00Z Her words and actions are her own, unvarnished and refreshing. Lisa Marie Presley is surprisingly normal 2013-08-24T15:12:47Z It’s so mundane and unvarnished that it’s surprising. The sneaky power of “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee”: How Jerry Seinfeld cracks celebrities open 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z Many gravitate toward an unvarnished aesthetic from brands that are progressive in the imagery they use. What It Means to Be a Gen Z Beauty Brand Today 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z But the mild-mannered Saint, a respected and prolific theater artist in his own right, wasn't intimidated by that "unvarnished" frankness. 'West Side Story': A classic revived 2012-01-08T04:11:44Z Yektai left sections of blank canvas to either side of his figure, and even the paint itself, unvarnished and scraped energetically across the surface, feels strangely ascetic. 3 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z The writing is clear, unvarnished, inferential and direct at once. 'All Night Menu' uncovers a hidden history of Los Angeles 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z The essay was admired as an unvarnished reflection on a precarious freelance existence. William McPherson, Pulitzer-winning book critic who chronicled his decline into poverty, dies at 84 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z In fact, it’s the city’s unvarnished grit that may be its best asset. The U.S. Issue: 36 Hours in Kansas City, Mo. 2010-05-13T19:19:00Z It’s a natural extension from Green’s singer-songwriter work as City and Colour, but fans of P!nk’s pop songs may be surprised by the unvarnished charms of the tracks. "It Was Meant to Happen": Alecia Moore and Dallas Green Team Up for You+Me 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z Along the way, there is plenty of unvarnished insight as to how a restaurant functions. An Inside Look at the Restaurant Crisis 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z If Larrimore’s women don’t quite look alive, it’s because their life force has diffused into the landscapes around them, or even into the rough weave of her canvases, clearly visible through unvarnished paint. 3 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z In a typical week, Gault would see everything from traditional drag, with “classic, old-school queens looking beautiful, doing Whitney Houston songs,” to more unvarnished performances. Missing the Acts You Love? Spare a Thought for These Superfans 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z Energetic and unvarnished, he contacted the Brooklyn Philharmonic while in New York visiting his wife, a graduate student at Columbia University. Brooklyn Philharmonic Lands Alan Pierson as Artistic Director 2011-10-01T04:00:06Z Yet her unvarnished accounts of the war in Chechnya antagonized many powerful people in the Russian military and government, who regarded her descriptions of acts of savagery committed by their country’s soldiers as “unpatriotic.” Review: A Slain Journalist’s Voice Resounds in ‘Intractable Woman’ 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z She wanted the unvarnished truth about it, and about everything else. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, a Novelist Who Went on a Quest for an Authentic Life 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z Malouf, always a welcome presence, infuses Novella with an unvarnished sensuality and a party-at-the-end-of-the-world abandon, born of having nothing left to lose. ‘Montag’ Review: A Dark Hymn to Female Friendship 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z The documentary was a harsh, unvarnished but not unsympathetic look at ambition, and the ferocity it takes to stay in the entertainment business. | 'Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?': Picture This: Joan Rivers, Retiring Type? 2011-01-24T23:19:26Z That determination to tell unvarnished stories is a mission she proudly shares with the Roots. Critic?s Notebook: The Roots: 2 Albums, One Quest 2011-12-06T23:35:54Z Benedetti deploys a series of short, unvarnished chapters with alternating viewpoints to chronicle one man’s final months of political imprisonment. Duplicity, Grace and Violence: New Spanish-Language Fiction 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z Death may be a big adventure, but for bumblers, which is to say all of us, unvarnished life is adventure enough. Review: Flying High and Falling Hard in ‘Peter Pan Goes Wrong’ 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z “Horror Stories” offered an unvarnished, unforgiving view of relationships, infidelities and false expectations. Perspective | Liz Phair is back, and she’s setting the record — and the record business — straight 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z That’s what makes it so much more notable when she lets loose, drops her guard and just sings unvarnished. Critic's Notebook: Rihanna’s Album ‘Unapologetic’ Makes Most of Her Talent 2012-11-20T18:20:20Z While listening to that recording and some others, I felt at times what Mr. Cogswell said he’d experienced when he first heard them: I got chills from their unvarnished intimacy. Ways to Spend a Virtual Day With Louis Armstrong 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z After all, the law is the law, it exists plain as day in a perfect, unvarnished state, and it needs no advocate to explain it. I too am savagely impartial and should be a Supreme Court Justice 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z There was some charm, at first, in watching songs played from homey, unvarnished settings, including the places where the tunes had actually been written — so that’s the guitar on that song! Intimacy Is Overrated: Concerts in the Livestream Era 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z Set in the aboriginal communities of Australia, what might have been an age-old love story explodes cliché and convention through unvarnished and unyielding authenticity. New Directors/New Films Series Sets Lineup 2010-02-25T17:48:00Z The book version of his reports, "The Cotton Kingdom," is still in print; reading it in prison, Malcolm X pronounced the book an "unvarnished look at the institution of slavery," Martin writes. 'Genius of Place': the restless genius of Frederick Law Olmsted, America's first landscape architect 2011-06-22T19:04:05Z If the movie tells an old story, its unvarnished realism lends it poignancy and depth. | 'Come Undone': Guilt, Anxiety, Obstacles: Adultery Is Hard Work 2010-12-03T00:22:00Z McInerny, who now wryly describes herself as a “notable widow,” channeled her sorrow into this compassionate, darkly hilarious podcast, where people share the unvarnished truth about their darkest moments. 7 Podcasts to Soothe Your Back-to-Normal Anxiety 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z In their finest moments, Kozinn and Sinclair afford us with a glimpse into McCartney's unvarnished determination to transform Wings into a bona fide hitmaking unit. "The McCartney Legacy": An in-depth study of Paul's angsty transition from Beatle to solo superstar 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z His business philosophy is to give his audience what it craves: unvarnished tidbits on celebrities of interest to minorities who are passed over by more mainstream gossip outlets like People and Us. A Gossip Site Finds Its Niche 2013-08-11T21:42:58Z The Wall Street Journal, for one, “recommends you stick with ‘Liar’s Poker’ for an unvarnished look at Wall Street’s culture.” Wall Street should hate itself 2012-11-13T22:02:00Z The memories you carry aren’t so much unvarnished facts as they are the truth you believe in. ‘The Good Fight’ Season 1, Episode 9: Blinding Privilege 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z Expect unvarnished discussions and representations of 1930s racism, including a brutal lynching scene. Black history movies that tackle racism 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z It’s Americana unvarnished and, because of that, as absorbing as it is respectful. ‘Little Hope Was Arson,’ a Documentary of Texas and Religion 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z She is fast, organized and no-nonsense, known as much for her delicious food as for her unvarnished pronouncements and opinions. Mushrooms on Toast, Done Just Right 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z The speaker’s irritation and skepticism are apt, as are his unvarnished recollections of loved ones. Review | What does it mean to be an American? A poet reflects on race in a divided nation. 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z It was a simple, unvarnished display of eggplant's power. Here's how to pick — and cook — a better eggplant 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z Ralph Stanley, the singer, banjo player and guardian of unvarnished mountain music who was also a pivotal figure in the recent revival of interest in bluegrass, died on Thursday. Ralph Stanley, Whose Mountain Music Gave Rise to Bluegrass, Dies at 89 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z It’s a pretty unvarnished hour of television in every aspect. Show runners examine the ever-changing television landscape 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Details are scant about this memoir, which promises an unvarnished look at the singer’s trials and triumphs. 15 Books to Watch For in September 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z But best, we get Brigitte's own unvarnished attitude to her power: she wants it, even though she knows it will cost her. What Borgen's prime minister tells us about Julia Gillard 2013-06-13T01:16:44Z She didn’t see it as a choice when asked by Associated Press reporter Zeke Miller whether she saw her job as promoting Biden’s interests or providing the unvarnished truth on issues to the American people. Smooth Psaki shows new tone in first Biden press briefing 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z An unvarnished view of reality also emerges from “The Last Five Years,” Jason Robert Brown’s oft-produced 2001 musical about a romance’s arc. Review | An unvarnished view of reality in two lively shows: Round House’s ‘We’re Gonna Die’ and Constellation’s ‘The Last Five Years’ 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z The new and old woodwork has been stained brown, to mimic smoky patina, but Gibbons wanted creamy, unvarnished surfaces left unspoiled on his limewood carvings. Antiques: Michael Cardew, British Ceramist, Is Subject of a Biography 2012-12-21T05:27:15Z She was returning to the source of her power — unvarnished talking into the phone camera, without intermediaries, telling people about themselves. Hip-Hop Rivalries Aren’t New. But the Battlefields Have Changed. 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z She works as a teacher’s assistant at a preschool, where she regularly shocks parents and displeases administrators with her unvarnished opinions. Anne Tyler loathes Shakespeare. So she decided to rewrite one of his plays. 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z As we consider these unvarnished realities, we become aware of a weapon that is quietly present throughout: the gun that may or may not be associated with Rex Nhongo’s death. An errant gun threatens many lives in ‘The Death of Rex Nhongo’ 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z Yet the resulting impression of unvarnished veracity masks artifice of a different kind. Clio Barnard's The Arbor is out of lip-synch with reality 2010-10-25T10:06:00Z No matter how you take it, there's an unvarnished appeal of some sort. The appeal and allure of the rotisserie chicken guy 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z The novel’s unvarnished talk about sex and other bodily functions disturbed some delicate sensibilities. Books of The Times: ?Pearl Buck in China,? by Hilary Spurling 2010-06-09T00:02:00Z Mike seemed less concerned than I was that the special unvarnished flavor of Troncones was going to be lost. Journeys : In Mexico, Where the Waves Still Win 2013-04-12T19:01:22Z He readily provided context and insight to a host of reporters who regularly called him up, along with unvarnished truth about the business to which he’d devoted his life. Perspective | He saw the realities of the fashion industry — and he wasn’t afraid to talk about them 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z For all its mammoth ambition, both as technical marvel and political statement, the one unvarnished triumph of The Abyss is the love story. The Abyss at 30: why James Cameron's sci-fi epic is really about love 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z It's a pretty hard-nosed speech, but that's the job of Dr. Cruz — to be a straight shooter and give unvarnished truth, and hold the person's feet to the fire if they are going to change. Lou Diamond Phillips: "My entire career has been fighting against those labels" 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z “Her desire to control, to punish, and to inflict pain, all in the name of law and order, are, I think, every bit as reprehensible as Lord Voldemort’s unvarnished espousal of evil.” J.K. Rowling feels the 'purest dislike' for Dolores Umbridge 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z Hardly an early advocate for same-sex marriage, Shelton was here merely expressing, with his characteristically unvarnished simplicity, the raw and unconscious sources of his religiosity. God is not a prude: This is why religion remains so sex-obsessed, why we pretend Jesus was born of a virgin 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z The site shows transcriptions of the journals up to 1840 along with digitized images of all the pages, though most are not in Queen Victoria’s handwriting and do not reveal her complete unvarnished thoughts. ArtsBeat: Queen Victoria's Complete Diaries Released Online 2012-05-24T10:15:41Z Her unvarnished sincerity is of little use to her here, so she dives into the villainy with the relish of a Jacobean performer delighting the groundlings with macabre flourishes. Despite star Laura Linney, 'Switzerland' an unconvincing stab at noir 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z Jordan and her co-producer Brad Cook punch up the drama in these arrangements while still reveling in unvarnished textures. Snail Mail Turns a Bleeding Heart Into a Spectacular Album 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z That producers chose to set the series in Brooklyn indicates that the borough still retains something of the unvarnished image it held before it became the international capital of the 50-50 marriage. Television Review: Don?t Expect References to Literary Giants 2011-01-14T23:20:22Z The real, unvarnished truth is somewhere in between the two. The People v OJ Simpson: episode five – it's story time, with Johnnie Cochran 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z I knew dimly that it was about Auschwitz, but I was completely unprepared for the full-immersion trauma that would follow, a totally unvarnished attempt to recreate the dehumanising nightmare of the Nazi death camp. 'I barely breathed': Tilda Swinton, Emma Thompson, Steve McQueen and more on their most memorable moments at the movies 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z “Where the Past Begins” is perhaps her most unvarnished book. Amy Tan: Still ‘Joy Lucky’ after all these years 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z “Philip Seymour Hoffman” presents an unvarnished look at the mind games that addicts play with themselves. Review: Looking Inward in Poetry Books From Ron Padgett and Nick Flynn 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z However, later in the day, it began using the direct, unvarnished label. ‘Racist’ tweets? News media grapple with how to label Trump’s latest attacks 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z It’s a performance of such unvarnished honesty, a portrait of a woman who survives by not getting her hopes up — and not letting anyone see how that might be a difficult way to go on. Review | Richard Thomas, Pamela Reed, Daisy Eagan are sublime in ‘The Humans’ 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z That was his first foray into ghostwriting, which he has described as a mythopoetic form, inexplicably merging unvarnished truth with artistic license. David Ritz Opens Up About Aretha Franklin and Others 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z In 1989, Davis published an unvarnished autobiography, “Miles,” written with Quincy Troupe, that has become a classic memoir of jazz, full of musical insights, gossip and the raspy voice of truth. Book review: Herbie Hancock’s ‘Possibilities’ Some artists approach the unvarnished bluntness of the 1993 Biennial, with complexity. Why the Whitney’s Humanist, Pro-Diversity Biennial Is a Revelation 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z Her performance - raw, unvarnished and heartbreaking – has been especially praised. Drugs, destruction and movie glory: how Arielle Holmes rose from the streets 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z Maisel's willingness to speak truth to power in unvarnished terms propels her career, even while threatening to derail it. The true story behind the Midge Maisel-Sophie Lennon rivalry 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z He's also had his share of flops and earned a reputation early on for throwing around his unvarnished opinions — not to mention his fists and, in one notorious 2005 incident, a telephone. For Russell Crowe, directing 'Water Diviner' is risky; reward is 'freedom' 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z That she did not rise along with her peers might allow her to tell a more unvarnished story. Critic’s Notebook: Following Tina Fey, Comedians Churn Out Books 2012-05-24T20:42:34Z But this book’s unvarnished quality is the source of its wrecking cumulative power. Books of The Times: Wallowing in Grief Over Maman 2010-10-14T20:53:00Z His portraits of the other members of the crew are unvarnished but warm. Books of The Times: John Moynihan?s ?Voyage of the Rose City? ? Review 2011-09-29T22:01:35Z As a boy, he would have seen this act as a triumph of unvarnished reality over vanity. Review | The relentlessly introspective vision of Gerald Murnane 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z Swift was never a completely unvarnished performer, but early in her career, she cut extremely close to the bone. Taylor Swift Emerges From the Darkness Unbroken on ‘Lover’ 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z And by narrativizing everything, we are losing touch with the simple, unvarnished, modest truth of things. "Last of Us" creators on the finale, a game "genetic connection" and what they won't do in Season 2 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Intoxicating nostalgia and the sorrow of unvarnished reality travel hand in hand. | 'Dancing at Lughnasa': ?Dancing at Lughnasa? at Irish Repertory Theater - Review 2011-11-01T23:37:20Z At a time when Mr. Fallon has been widely criticized for his chummy treatment of Mr. Trump, Mr. Colbert’s unvarnished political perspective could prove crucial in distinguishing himself from his network competitors. Stephen Colbert Reboots ‘The Late Show,’ Fixing It on the Fly 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z No outline of its narrative would really make you want to read it: it is Petterson's direct, unvarnished prose, his cadence and turn of phrase that count. Readers recommend their favourite books of 2010 2011-01-01T00:05:32Z His landmark 1980s British series ‘‘The Last Resort’’ and ‘‘The Cost of Living’’ captured such defining, unvarnished images of kitschy Englishness with their bingo nights, fish and chips, and glossy-haired public schoolboys. ArtsBeat: A Briton’s View of Paris: Martin Parr at the Maison Européenne de la Photographie 2014-04-23T15:16:16Z This attention to sentence-by-sentence pleasure is an undervalued, even disdained, skill among thriller writers, too many of whom excuse a clunky, utilitarian style as “unvarnished.” An Elegant, Ice-Cold Thriller Served Straight Up With a Twist 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z And yet in “Husbands and Wives,” the unvarnished Woody Allen drama they made together in 1992, it’s Farrow who gets the upper hand. The surprisingly durable second act of Liam Neeson 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z On the other, there remain some of the unvarnished characteristics of a true grime record; stretched scansion, oafish choruses and enjoyably unlikely phrasing. Skepta: Doin' It Again - review 2011-01-27T23:59:00Z Thanks to its source material and attention to atmospherics, “Bosch’s” unvarnished, unglamorous L.A. is a far more intriguing, far more complex setting for a story. ‘Bosch’: Yet another doleful detective, but this one might have a case 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z The unvarnished acting brings to the fore the human presence of an ensemble that reflects the director’s vision of “a storyteller with many heads.” Portrait of the artist as an ageless man: At 92, Peter Brook treads a different path through 'The Mahabharata' 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z The deeply felt, seemingly unvarnished prose recalls Hemingway without self-consciousness. 'War': Sebastian Junger's chronicle of courage, love and terror in Afghanistan 2010-05-19T21:52:00Z Throughout the album, she presents an unvarnished and unromantic view of war, singing in a sometimes wavering and scratchy voice. ArtsBeat Blog: P.J. Harvey Nabs a Second Mercury Prize 2011-09-06T22:52:07Z Their rapport was warm and easy that evening as they discussed their filmmaking passions and perspectives — she, a devout documentarian-purist seeking the unvarnished truth; he, a worker in fiction that required the suspension of disbelief. Sharing Their Visions, Two Filmmakers Find Love 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z Fashion for the most part looks past such unvarnished depictions, preferring to retail a colorfully romantic view. Joining the Caravan: The Gypsy Aesthetic Gains in Popularity on Runways and Streets 2012-07-11T21:27:14Z It’s hard to imagine enthusiasm running as high for the unvarnished script, which could fall flat on the page without the elaborate staging and the emotional nuances of a performance. ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Goes From Stage to Page on Saturday at the Witching Hour 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z The unvarnished litany — with simple accompaniment, or none — was as touching and soul-filling as one might want, in a world in which musical stages have gone silent. Review | A blessed event for hard times: Sondheim sung by Broadway’s best 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z In doing so, the movie provides an unvarnished look at Ms. Allen’s tough-love approach to running a dance academy. Debbie Allen’s Technique? It’s All About Tough Love 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z As style fell away, the mixed emotions and unvarnished grace of the songs shone through. Music Review: Take a Look at His Life: They Sound a Lot Like Him (Well, Sometimes) 2011-02-11T22:46:52Z Their photographs testify in unvarnished speech that industrial design of yesterday is admirable and should be preserved, even as the industrial era withers. August Sander/Bernd and Hilla Becher: ‘A Dialogue’ 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z How a star’s public persona, varnished or unvarnished, can dictate what they can get away with in the eye of their followers. Popcast (Deluxe): Lizzo, Travis Scott and the Limits of Persona 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z This is a violent, unvarnished, cruel world of sexism and bigotry, yet one that abounds with individual acts of kindness and compassion. Video Game Review: ?Red Dead Redemption? Brings Old West to Life 2010-05-16T19:25:00Z British actress Blunt puts a finer point on that character trait, praising Liman's ability to present his unvarnished opinion absent any fear of provoking dissent in his ranks. Doug Liman hopes his wild loop means a hit with 'Edge of Tomorrow' 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z It’s a seductively unvarnished antidote to the recent overwrought movie adaptation. Top 10 choices (possibly) in the new theater season 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z Many celebrities are using this moment to broadcast unvarnished versions of themselves to the world, with varying degrees of success. ‘Heck Yeah, We’re Dancing’: It’s Diplo, Live From His Living Room 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z The very subject of the movie is the virtue of unvarnished authenticity, of remaining unaltered throughout the mind-bending experience of fame. What to Stream This Weekend: The Best Version of “A Star Is Born” 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z I really wanted to write a story that delved into the raw unvarnished world of the tango at the time. Carolina de Robertis talks about dancing through history with her novel 'The Gods of Tango' 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z Hastings later bashed other military reporters for ceding their ability to tell the unvarnished truth by trading it for access. Perspective | ‘Fire and Fury’ proves an often-forgotten rule: Don’t assume ‘we’re off the record’ 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z These historical poems have a homely, unvarnished sort of grace. Scorching, Sophisticated New Work From Two of America’s Leading Poets 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z He joins an underground resistance in battling to experience unvarnished reality. 'Ugly Betty' actor charged in mom's sword killing 2010-12-04T02:16:00Z It provides a raw, unvarnished and important look at one of the darkest and least understood parts of the Afghan war. Books of The Times: ‘The Wrong Enemy,’ by Carlotta Gall 2014-04-09T20:24:47Z Hutchison recently got permission to reissue “Forever Changes,” the classic 1967 psychedelic album by the California band Love, and said that the original tape had a more unvarnished sound than most fans had heard. The Vinyl? It’s Pricey. The Sound? Otherworldly. 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z But it is Gilbert’s unvarnished vulnerability that strikes a raw nerve and instantly allows the audience to understand Merrick’s long history of being treated like human garbage. STAGEright’s ‘Elephant Man’ a potent, powerful show 2014-03-13T20:20:36Z Her unvarnished approach did not offend Hemingway, who reviewed the text before it was published and, according to Ross, asked for only one change. Lillian Ross, celebrated New Yorker writer, dead at 99 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z Asked how it felt performing live in such an unvarnished way, Chastain was blunt. Jessica Chastain Returns to the Stage With Nothing to Prove 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z For over a decade, Jeffery Robinson has been telling an unvarnished history of the United States in an ever-evolving lecture presentation. Using Film to Tell a Personal History of America and Race 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z She and the makeup artist Heba Thorisdottir leafed through the book “Least Wanted: A Century of American Mugshots” for examples of what unvarnished people of the era might look like. ‘Babylon’ and the Case of the Missing Bob Haircut 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z But the lack of little gold men speaks to a film that was always going to be a little too feral and unvarnished for tuxedos and champagne and the other trappings of mainstream success. The 7 best movies new to Netflix in March 2019 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z So her teacher lifts her up to the unvarnished wooden monkey bar. Why Iceland is the best place in the world to be a woman 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z Lucas, too, transforms the body, but in ways that always point back, with harsh humour, towards the unvarnished facts of life. Sarah Lucas is far better than Moore and Hepworth 2013-07-01T14:54:36Z In a brisk, unvarnished style, he artfully balances Olmsted's achievements with his personal limitations. 'Genius of Place': the restless genius of Frederick Law Olmsted, America's first landscape architect 2011-06-22T19:04:05Z Fearless is the best word to describe Fairchild’s completely unvarnished performance. Krisha star Krisha Fairchild: 'I’m 65. I got no time for fear' 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z European music enthusiasts and record collectors flock to Mr. Clay’s music because of its spare, “unvarnished” style, wrought in the 1960s soul scenes in Memphis and Muscle Shoals, Ala., Price said. Otis Clay, rhythm and blues singer with unvarnished style, dies at 73 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z This book will surely move many readers: It is unvarnished in its scrutiny of one father’s grief. Edward Hirsch’s ‘Gabriel’ and Christian Wiman’s ‘Once in the West’ 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z Since then, Ms. Lucas’s art has specialized in rudeness — although unvarnished honesty with a moral undertone may be more accurate. Sarah Lucas, Unmasked: From Perverse to Profound 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z His aesthetic of no aesthetic, with its deceptively unvarnished depiction of staged events, flatters critics and viewers into thinking of their movie-viewing as no mere frivolous personal pleasure but as a constructive facet of progress. The Moralizing Pseudo-Realism of Cristian Mungiu’s “Graduation” 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z Within an arbitrary, almost silly structure, some of the unvarnished truths of human experience are revealed. Aural Installations Take Over New Museum 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z In Week 1132, in yet another attempt to bring the full, unvarnished untruth to our readers, we asked for bogus trivia about the military, past or present, domestic or foreign. Semper Fib: All-bogus military trivia from Style Invitational Week 1132 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z The slimy government minister and Zen's direct superior were both demanding different outcomes, and Zen's interest in the unvarnished truth could only get him into trouble. TV review: Zen: Vendetta 2011-01-03T07:59:00Z “Prozac Nation,” her first book, published when she was 27, was unvarnished in its accounts of her student days at Harvard, her drug use, her extensive sex life and more. Elizabeth Wurtzel, ‘Prozac Nation’ Author, Is Dead at 52 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z Girlhood is anything but sugar and spice in “Cusp,” which conveys an unvarnished portrait of young women left to their own, often self-destructive, devices. Perspective | Even in a world turned upside-down and an all-virtual Sundance, the movies survived 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z Most vividly, that meant several largely unvarnished performances by hip-hop stars, still a shock on the Grammys stage despite the genre’s role at the center of pop evolution for decades. The Grammys Discover Youth 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z What is striking about “Chocolate,” though, is the way its seemingly unvarnished earnestness is coated in a generous robe of sardonic tastemaking. The Hidden Depths of Sandra Boynton’s Board Books 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z This is cold, deceptively unvarnished television, stripped right down to the wood. Breaking bald 2012-07-24T18:30:00Z That also is what inspires me to always tell the unvarnished truth. ‘You can’t be a historian of black America without being hopeful,’ says Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z At worst, the man-feels are simple, unvarnished pandering to male audiences—at the expense of not just the show’s female characters, but in a larger sense, women, in general. It’s not TV, it’s HB-bro: Welcome to the quasi-hellscape of HBO’s brooding, bumbling, baller summer 2015-06-21T04:00:00Z Recently, on Henry Street in Brooklyn, a few blocks from the theatre, Walter cupped her hands, which are large and expressive, with unvarnished nails and without rings, around an americano. Gender-Bending Shakespeare and Rough Magic in “The Tempest” 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z When I ask him whether he will ever write an unvarnished memoir, filling in those gaps that I and people at literary festivals badger him about, he gives a firm no. Edward St Aubyn: 'Writing is horrible' 2011-08-17T20:30:02Z Sturridge tells the sadder tale, an unvarnished memory of a young daughter and a terrible accident on a French beach, the kind of dread scenario lurking in every parent’s head. Review | Jake Gyllenhaal is a stage animal for sure. But he needs more feral turf in ‘Sea Wall/A Life.’ 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z But today, the teachings of unvarnished, unapologetic racism are accessible to anyone with an Internet connection. ‘He didn’t learn this at home’: What do you do if your child sides with neo-Nazis? 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z For a genre that ostensibly presents snippets of unvarnished truth, a particular type of documentary is difficult to name. Does Cinéma Vérité Exist? Watch These 2 Movies to Find Out 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z Miller’s memoir is a charming forerunner to “Hail, Caesar!,” by the Coen brothers, with its comical but unvarnished view of the unsavory living that resulted in Hollywood’s cinematic treasures. A Brilliant, Unknown Memoir About Classic Hollywood 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z The band returns to New York City on Wednesday and Thursday with sold-out shows at the Bowery Ballroom and the Music Hall of Williamsburg — a sign of the appetite for unvarnished soul. Alabama Shakes? Unvarnished Soul on Shiny New Album 2012-04-06T21:51:01Z The book’s visceral, unvarnished, sometimes disturbing depictions of sex helped set artistic terms for the then-unfurling sexual revolution. James Salter’s ‘Blue, Indolent’ Corner of Burgundy 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z My childhood vacations relied on the same unvarnished elements: fishing poles, campfires and a cramped tent. On Mexico’s coast, skip the resort and rent a house for an immersive vacation experience 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z They’re the wise ones and very often they’re unvarnished, their truth is without guile—deep and intimate and honest and innocent. Christopher Meloni on His 'More Wolf Than Human' Slave Catcher in 'Underground' 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z I would want to know his unvarnished opinions about people who have tried to copy his American-ness. Oprah Winfrey Interviews Ralph Lauren 2011-10-25T19:02:16Z They have four songs, all bound to thrill those who have never been exposed to rock at its rawest and most unvarnished, or who have but just forgot. New band of the day - Drenge (No 1,438) 2013-01-24T13:53:00Z “I am proud to offer our viewers my unvarnished perspective and analysis based on facts and my experience,” he said in a statement. Are pro-Trump commenters legally bound to say nice things about Trump? 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z Seeing this kind of unvarnished interaction between a politician and a journalist is rare, and might be easier to pull off when you are part of an American political family like the Cuomos. A fine bromance? Why the Cuomos' brotherly love is just what we need 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z The small scale mitigates the daredevil quality, but on the other hand, Bjorfors sometimes makes a virtue of the unvarnished basics. Review | Cirque du Soleil, it’s not. Cirkus Cirkor is less about spectacle and more about mission. 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Trump can dial in to Fox News and Fox Business and ramble on endlessly as their hosts hang on his every word, taking everything he says as unvarnished truth. ABC's "30 Hours" Donald Trump special was a ratings bust — but in history's long view, it will count 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z Hip-hop has long been associated with unvarnished truth, both by insiders looking to traffic in supposed authenticity and shock value and by critics looking to keep it at arm’s length from polite society. Chicago Hip-Hop’s Raw Burst of Change 2012-10-07T04:49:05Z But she is also completely unfiltered, an unvarnished id that, if viewers are completely honest with themselves, speaks truths that any of us might feel were we in the same boat. ArtsBeat: ‘Girls’ Recap: A Death and Hannah 2014-01-27T05:02:53Z It captures the vulnerability, curiosity, occasional cruelty and unvarnished potential of a person on the brink of adolescence. Why ‘Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret’ Still Matters 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z On some level that question probably lies near the heart of “Tangerine,” but if so it’s seamlessly blended with the film’s hot-button social topic and its complicated and unvarnished human characters. “Tangerine”: A gorgeous and timely human comedy — and one of the most important American films of the year 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Has Mr. Lasseter become so powerful that even senior studio executives are overly deferential and reluctant to give him unvarnished feedback? John Lasseter of Pixar Defends ?Cars 2? 2011-10-17T22:17:20Z It’s an inquisitive collection of art-pop songs with elliptical lyrics, subtle electronics and complex, splintery guitar playing that blends the unvarnished voice of indie rock with the wonder of jazz. Wendy Eisenberg finds meaning in complexity 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z How do you show “the unvarnished truth” about the legacy of families being ripped apart, or the murderous terrorism of Jim Crow? The artifacts and stories that brought the African American museum to life 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z The goal: to show the Klan at the unvarnished grass-roots level. Inside the Ku Klux Klan, With an A&E Documentary Series 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z You relate to them not because they feed our most unvarnished desires to take something down but because they show that beneath the glamour lie the vulnerabilities and insecurities we all share. In ‘Cruella,’ Fashion Is Toxic 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z He was also a fan of the late British playwright Sarah Kane: her Phaedra’s Love, classical myth retold in unvarnished modern language, was something he drew on for the tone of The Favourite. Yorgos Lanthimos, director of The Lobster, on his wild, star-studded life of Queen Anne 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z In those dark, unnerving moments, as many of us sat at home for weeks or months on end, Jordan's silly, unvarnished and downright uproarious viral videos were a shimmering beacon of humor, light and positivity. The secret ingredient that elevated Leslie Jordan's family cornbread recipe 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z But it’s the contemporaneous accounts that give an unvarnished look at the degradation and disparagement the brothers had to endure. ‘Inseparable’ Finds Pride, Indignity and Irony in the Lives of Siamese Twins Chang and Eng 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z All their films are set in New York, the city itself in character as an unvarnished place of enterprising weirdos, all rough edges and tender pockets. Meet the new hotshots of American film-making 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z Now, she spends much of her time trying to figure out ways to get Shine’s visitors to contribute their own unvarnished thoughts on the site by blogging and posting reader comments. After a Magazine Folds, the Beat Goes Online, Minus the Glitz 2010-03-18T02:08:00Z Most of the performers echoed the inflections of Mr. Helm’s singing, with its deep Southern memories in every unvarnished phrase. Music Review: ‘Love for Levon,’ Tribute to Helm at Izod Center 2012-10-05T04:30:05Z It was the unvarnished way Minnie’s story was told that captivated Ms. Heller nearly 10 years ago, when she read Ms. Gloeckner’s novel, a Christmas gift from Ms. Heller’s sister. The Birds and the Bees as Seen at 15, in ‘The Diary of a Teenage Girl’ 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z But he ended the news conference with an unvarnished caveat. In Las Vegas, Concert Security Met a New Threat: Aerial Assault 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z With a combination of unvarnished meanness and deadpan jokiness, he keeps lashing away at his nearest and dearest, who have gathered in the living room for an informal reunion occasioned by the parents’ wedding anniversary. Theater Review: In Will Eno’s ‘The Open House,’ Dysfunctional Dynamics 2014-03-04T03:00:03Z Watching the film, Mr. Norton said, he was impressed by Mr. Keaton’s “unvarnished” performance, which included unflattering hairpieces and a memorable, tighty-whitey jog through Times Square. In ‘Birdman,’ Michael Keaton Confronts the Nature of Fame 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z It’s true, “Liar’s Poker” does provide an unvarnished look at Wall Street’s culture — as it was 25 years ago. Wall Street should hate itself 2012-11-13T22:02:00Z At the beginning of the film, this unvarnished approach is disorienting. ‘915: Hunting Hispanics’ Review: Anatomy of an American Killing 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z For there is a welcome humility at work here, which in turn creates a feeling of unvarnished transparency. Theater Review: ‘The Best of Everything,’ Based on Rona Jaffe’s Novel 2012-10-07T21:51:27Z But just off the main thoroughfare, on a peaceful circular plaza amid red-brick Victorian apartment blocks, is a restaurant that offers a brief glimpse at the unvarnished character of the area’s renaissance. Hidden Gems of Europe 2012-10-12T20:14:25Z That sounds a little high concept, which is laughable if you spend even a few moments with the music, a staunchly unvarnished, plainly conservative exemplar of three-chord rock ’n’ roll. New Music: New Albums Include ‘A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac’ 2012-08-13T22:29:39Z He was not interested in prettifying the erotic; he analyzed sex not as fantasy but as unvarnished truth. Remembering Charles Aznavour, the Last and Greatest Troubadour 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z But the playwright succeeds in holding our attention, much like she did in her finely observed family drama "Durango," by appealing to our respect for unvarnished truth. In 'Aubergine,' Julia Cho turns choked-off emotions into a tale of sustenance 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z And judging by the unvarnished enthusiasm of the fans making their way home that night on New Jersey Transit, the concert was an unqualified success. There's nothing like seeing Bruce Springsteen perform in his home state 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z There’s something almost too naked, too unmediated about their confessions, but this unvarnished candor is nonetheless magnetic, keeping us wrapped up in their wounded minds for several years. Mary Gaitskill’s ‘The Mare’: A bracing, tender take on motherhood and guilt 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z To some, that appears more like a monetized career move than an unvarnished emotional reckoning. Colton Underwood Comes Out and Comes Clean 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z Such a person, he reasoned, would give him unvarnished counsel and refrain from resorting to “on the one hand . . . on the other” answers. ‘Advice and Dissent’ Review: What They Don’t Teach in Econ 101 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z Ron Miles has a dusty and unvarnished sound on cornet that hints at his Rocky Mountain roots, and unlike your typical high-brass improviser, he hardly ever resorts to flash or big pronouncements. Ron Miles Headlines the Village Vanguard, at Last, as the Club Reopens 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z Go ahead and argue that one of them speaks unvarnished truth to power and the other is a dastardly lying hypocrite. How Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley spawned Jon Stewart, Bill O’Reilly and all the horrors of TV news 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z We don’t often get an unvarnished view of celebrities’ private lives, but on Wednesday we caught a glimpse of One of the Best Relationships of Our Time. Selfie, baby or a picture of your cat: what your phone background reveals about you 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z “We want to hear your story, unvarnished, beginning to end,” the filmmaker Nanette Burstein tells Hillary Clinton at the start of this documentary. What’s on TV Friday: ‘Hillary’ and ‘Spenser Confidential’ 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z Sometimes I caught myself enjoying the raw, unvarnished reality and marvelling at how much we had managed to capture on tape. 'I was definitely a bit of a tool': Louis Theroux on 25 years of documentary-making 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z "I definitely think he gets a much fresher perspective," said Scott's communications director, Sean Smith, explaining constituents are more apt to give his boss the unvarnished truth when they don't know who he is. Obama aims for 'day in the life' of Minnesota woman 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z Like his previous outings, this “Time” is a bold and unvarnished recapitulation of Linke’s tribulations and triumphs, told with considerable wit and enough self-deprecation to mitigate its sometimes simplistic philosophical digressions. One-man-show revisits ghosts of the past — including his own 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z His ideas about stories and performance don’t arise from an unvarnished confrontation with his own experience but from other movies—from the ones that his movies are meant to resemble. The Brian De Palma Conundrum 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z When that scene aired, it was a revelation; a ruthless, unvarnished distillation of race relations. How “Scandal” became great again: By replacing Olivia’s white hat with a crown 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z Her dismay, to judge from her introduction — six pages in which she delivers her verdict in unvarnished terms, condemning our national “poison,” “sickness,” “lies,” “delusions,” “false narratives” and “shared hallucinations” — is considerable. Books About Losing Faith That Will Give You Hope 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z His film is what it is: an unvarnished, unapologetic chunk of black-and-white vérité about a pair of inarticulate souls living life on the margins. Promises Written in Water 2010-09-07T16:12:00Z “The Sick Bag Song” zigzags from Mr. Cave’s childhood memories to intimate moments from his marriage to unvarnished behind-the-scenes episodes from the life of a rock musician. Nick Cave’s ‘The Sick Bag Song,’ an Epic Poem Composed on Tour 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z The advice he dispenses is the kind of unvarnished, unapologetic counsel one doesn’t often get these days, when people are afraid of offending, well, anybody. Simon Doonan Has Been Keeping Busy 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z We can learn from writers’ responses to unvarnished opinions. Riff: A Critic’s Case for Critics Who Are Actually Critical 2012-08-15T15:40:06Z The five part docu-series, which premieres Friday on Showtime, bypasses the didactic timeline of how the US got to this position and instead places the audience in unvarnished scenes of human suffering. 'It needs to make you uncomfortable': the opioid documentary set to shock America 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z It is a way for celebrities to communicate with their fan base and community, and offer up apparently personal and unvarnished glimpses of their lives in as varnished and controlled a way as possible. Rihanna and the Art of the Pregnancy Portrait Shoot 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z Widely studied and taught, Beard’s masterpiece swerves from the banal to the sublime with profound humility and unvarnished detail: Review | Jo Ann Beard, best known for her New Yorker essay about a shooting, returns with a beautiful new collection 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z But, unlike other people close to the president, she is not afraid to share her unvarnished thoughts with him. Melania Trump, a Mysterious First Lady, Weathers a Chaotic White House 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z Volume one of these unvarnished, revealing letters encompasses his youth, his experience in World War I and his arrival in Paris. Lots of entertainment treats for Oct. 30-Nov. 5 2011-10-26T22:17:04Z But it assumes that people want to hear, are capable of hearing and are able to process the “unvarnished truth.” Can a thorough, thoughtful museum speak to a new racist age? 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z “Snakehead” is an unvarnished look at the seedy intersections between organized crime and human trafficking in present-day New York City’s Chinatown. ‘Snakehead’ Review: Nightmares on the Way to the American Dream 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Beers’s shows did not necessarily render an unvarnished view of the workers’ lives, or place them in any larger context. How Thom Beers Built a Reality-TV Empire 2012-12-16T23:37:47Z It's wonderful to see their pure, unvarnished jubilance as they gear up for what is sure to be one of the most special cooks of their lives. "Top Chef: World All Stars" elevates the humble mushroom for a top-tier penultimate challenge 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Plenty of people have tried to control the narrative around her over the years—but hearing the juicy gossip, unvarnished truth and personal triumphs in her own words would be a fabulous, glittery romp. 13 music memoirs we’d like to read in 2017 by women and artists of color 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z Now more than ever, regionally specific rap can make it to the top of the charts in relatively unvarnished form, and Bagg’s wins have largely been on his own terms. A Trip Home With Moneybagg Yo, Trap’s New Ambassador 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z Shaker musicality is as unvarnished as Shaker carpentry. The Wooster Group finds grace in 'Shaker Songs' 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z The trouble with writing the unvarnished truth in a memoir is that it requires you to be hard not only on others, but also on yourself. Claiming the Title of United States Marine 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z Burton provided a window into an unvarnished step-to-step tumble through hope and letdown that parked at year's end on a positive score. From "Jeopardy!" to "Trivial Pursuit," how LeVar Burton's latest lesson is one to inspire us all 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z Vogel, in his interviews with Rogers, attempts to break through what he considers to be his subject’s veneer of calculated, strategic, and tightly crafted decency, in order to find the unvarnished person behind it. The Wondrous Heroism of Mr. Rogers in “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z The images are wonderful, with a keen but unvarnished empathy for their subjects, who include children, women, the indigent and the elderly. Art In Review: VIVIAN MAIER 2012-01-19T23:48:15Z Ms. Cyrus has also tried to seize control of her own celebrity narrative, delivering an unvarnished but well-curated version of herself straight to her fans. ‘Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz’: An Exclusive First Look 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z But others between colleagues and some of the studio's stars paint an unvarnished portrait of the petty slights, biting evaluations, bravado and sharp elbows that belie the glamour of making movies. Fallout from Sony hack may alter how Hollywood conducts business 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z These moments, coupled with the singular, unvarnished voices of her family members, coalesce to form a lesson on how to keep a necessarily heavy book feeling limber. After Hurricane Katrina, How Do You Return Home When Home No Longer Exists? 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z As a state historian, Mr Jang was allowed to read banned portions of the country’s unvarnished history, the better to distort it. Binding minds 2014-05-01T04:00:00Z On a recent Zoom call, she looked and sounded exactly as she does onstage: beautifully unvarnished, full of open-mouthed laughter. Martha Wainwright Tells a Few Stories She Might Regret 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z Kelly Carlin said she could understand why audiences might long for her father’s particular brand of unvarnished honesty at this moment. The Strange Afterlife of George Carlin 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z His close friend Walker Evans is better known for these kinds of unvarnished images, and they inspired each other. Antiques: Peter Sekaer and the Other America 2010-06-03T22:10:00Z “Natural” in the fullest sense of the word: unvarnished, even un-marvelous, existing comfortably or uncomfortably in nature. Perspective | The best dance, on your laptop: Young risk-takers are going outdoors to create short, raw films 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z Raw video offers clarity, transparency and perhaps accountability — a chance for citizens to understand the unvarnished truth about what happened on the night of Jan. 7. The Responsibility of Watching 2023-01-28T05:00:00Z His first recordings, made in the early 1950s, found him working in the lean, unvarnished style of Mr. King, even to the point of employing falsetto vocal leaps patterned after Mr. King’s. Bobby (Blue) Bland, Soul and Blues Balladeer, Dies at 83 2013-06-24T06:30:33Z Since then, Ms. Porizkova has let loose online with raw emotion, unvarnished images and long ruminations on aging, grief, anger and anti-depressants. Paulina Porizkova, Full-Frontal Emotion 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z He avoids conventionally picturesque scenes because he is after reality unvarnished by sentimental fantasy. Art Review: Rackstraw Downes Landscapes in Three Shows 2010-07-15T21:53:00Z They were also a reminder of how direct, unfussy and unvarnished Cooper's approach to Schubert is, allowing the music to speak for itself. Imogen Cooper – review 2013-03-28T15:29:06Z If I can see unvarnished darkness in the world of video games, or movies, or novels, I expect to be able to see it in TV too. Why The Walking Dead Is So Brutal--and So Popular 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z "They are funny, dramatic, opinionated, and we intend to capture all this, along with the unvarnished reality of their lives together and apart, since each is constantly followed by their own celebrity spotlight." Khloe Kardashian, Lamar Odom to get own series 2011-01-06T01:53:11Z The world-weary lyrics emphasize hard lessons learned from heartbreak, but his passionate delivery made the song sound more like a statement of unvarnished desire. Dan McCafferty, Nazareth Frontman Who Sang ‘Love Hurts,’ Dies at 76 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z One story Mr. Lilti wants to tell is of the complicated relationship between Jews and Arabs, which many of the commentators remind us wasn’t always one of unvarnished animosity. Movie Review: ‘Israel: A Home Movie’ Is a Revealing Collage 2013-07-09T20:14:42Z His desire for these scenes to be read with unvarnished authenticity is troubling: is this simply a “scene” the movie needed to advance its deployment of narrative? Yance Ford’s Powerful Cinematic Memoir, “Strong Island” 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z But her vision remains searingly her own, a relentlessly unvarnished view of human existence and its effect on nature that is as bleak as it is exuberant and, in this, disconcertingly inspiring. Art In Review: ZOE STRAUSS: ‘10 Years, a Slideshow’ 2012-07-12T21:25:56Z With a new trio of Crosby, Nash and trumpeter Marsalis taking center stage, Crosby’s “Guinevere” packed its punch by way of unvarnished beauty. Crosby, Stills, Nash and … Jazz? 2013-05-06T20:59:54Z Are the Washington National Opera, or the Shakespeare Theatre Company, regularly assaulted with audience complaints when they deliver the repertoire unvarnished and uncensored? A challenge for the arts: Stop sanitizing and show the great works as they were created The new version is a more conventional, if unvarnished, stand-up production, but it also may be truer to the experience of the concert. Chris Rock Re-edits a Special, and the Result Is Fascinating 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z The British makeup artist fires off witty remarks and unvarnished opinions as effortlessly as he paints on the perfect lipstick. | Q. and A. With Dick Page 2014-02-12T21:59:43Z It doesn't help that the unvarnished plot details of "Crazy Heart" make it sound like one of those pictures with a painstakingly homespun, Sundancey gleam. 2009-12-16T01:15:00Z Q: You wrote "Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock," which includes a very unvarnished, hard look at what Eddie Van Halen went through and put others through because of his addictions over the years. Q&A with Sammy Hagar: The magic behind Montrose’s ‘Rock Candy,’ missing Van Halen, and masking up 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z Share your unvarnished reaction and your sense of disgust. Perspective | Ask Amy: Daughter’s online videos compromise her future 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z However, the power of Alexander's narrative is in its volubility and the very vividness of her presence — unvarnished and vulnerable. In her new memoir, Elizabeth Alexander deals with loss of her spouse 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z That means grainy, unvarnished singing, lyrics that promise honest sentiments, grooves built with physical instruments and a gospel-rooted determination to uplift. Review: Allen Stone Keeps His Distance From Modern Music in ‘Radius’ 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z The book, which will be published by Random House on Sept. 13, offers a poetic but unvarnished account of his personal history, abundant with the barbarity and grace that have animated Milch’s fictional characters. David Milch Still Has Stories to Tell 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z The weekly sessions were intended for unvarnished recaps of the previous weekend’s game that helped the team process the highs and lows of each performance. 'It’s a one-game season right now': USC vs. Oregon four things to watch 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z I have an unvarnished, immense affinity for Mountain Dew. How a new FDA warning revealed my beloved Mountain Dew is actually "healthier" than we all thought 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z It is often many of the things many of us can be some of the time: unvarnished, crude and shorn of the usual gloss applied to communications for public consumption. Covid inquiry WhatsApps paint picture of chaos 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z "We talk candidly, we talked directly, we share our views in an unvarnished way and we will continue to do that," Sullivan replied on "Face the Nation." US says Israel must protect civilians in Gaza, stop Jewish settler violence 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z He promised to share his "unvarnished views" on a range of topics. Boris Johnson: Former prime minister to host GB News show 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z What holds it all together is Pink’s singing — as technically assured as it is bleeding with emotion — and her friendly yet unvarnished personality. Pink on Tina Turner, Jann Wenner and her 'desperate need for connection' 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Braverman said her critics had “tried to make me into a hate figure, because I tell the truth — the blunt unvarnished truth about what is happening in our country.” UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman wows some Conservatives and alarms others with hard-line stance 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z Addictively, he evokes realms of unvarnished humanity, always steeped in morally objectionable behaviors and desires. The greatest Mexican filmmaker you’ve never heard of 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z He also offered a refreshingly unvarnished take on the motives of those who continue to deny that human use of fossil fuels is the primary culprit behind climate change today. As nature ignites, wildfires are becoming more common. Here's how we must adapt to our fiery future 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z After Meadows initially refused to answer certain questions during his first appearance before the grand jury, he gave an "unvarnished, privilege-free account" after he was ordered to return by U.S. Attorney: New bombshell report confirms Mark Meadows “ratted out Trump to the Feds” 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z For Albayuk, every wound inspected on the operating table is a raw and unvarnished account of the brutality of the fight Ukrainian soldiers face in combat: constant bombardment, hidden mines, and cunning snipers. ‘Our own front line’: Ukrainian surgeons see wave of wounded soldiers since counteroffensive began 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z With his earnest, unvarnished delivery, narrator David Stifel sounds every inch the wonky marine biologist. Fill out your Summer Book Bingo card with these audiobooks 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z But a visit there offers “an unvarnished, behind-the-scenes look at the museum and gives you a sense of the enormity of the collection and the spoils of our 42-year-history,” Weber says. Go inside the Museum of Neon Art's storage facility for a rare glimpse of vivid treasures 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Was that series an elevated yet unvarnished look at messed-up teens, or a disturbing glimpse into how certain adult men see them? Commentary: 'The Idol' is no 'Euphoria,' but it reveals a similar misogyny 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z The stunning breach exposed to the world unvarnished secret assessments of Russia’s war in Ukraine, the capabilities and geopolitical interests of other nations and other national security issues. Guardsman indicted on charges of disclosing classified national defense information 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z The stunning breach exposed to the world unvarnished secret assessments of Russia’s war in Ukraine, the capabilities and geopolitical interests of other nations and other national security issues. Guardsman indicted on charges of disclosing classified national defense information 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z But that’s about to change, thanks to her perfectly unvarnished new album, produced by another Washington star. How Brandy Clark made her ‘return to the Northwest’ with Brandi Carlile 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z He added, “She was very loyal, but she saw him in an unvarnished way.” Katie Cotton, Who Helped Raise Apple’s Profile, Dies at 57 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z Since Russia’s invasion, such channels have served as a raw alternative to the usual Kremlin propaganda, whipping up support for the war, but also leveling harsh, unvarnished criticism at Russia’s military leadership. The rise and violent demise of pro-Russian war blogger Vladlen Tatarsky 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z Fox staffers and executives had watched in horror as their unvarnished, and often vicious, internal messages about one another — and Trump — became public throughout the pretrial proceedings. Fox was resigned to a tough trial. Then, a secret mediator stepped in. 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z The leaked documents exposed to the world unvarnished secret assessments on Russia’s war in Ukraine, the capabilities and geopolitical interests of other nations and other national security issues. Age of airman in leaks case not the issue: defense chief 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z The leaked documents exposed to the world unvarnished secret assessments on the war in Ukraine, the capabilities and geopolitical interests of other nations and other national security issues. Air Force to review base where airman leaked documents 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z The entire ordeal, Bowser argued, gave the nation a clear, unvarnished look at how D.C.’s residents are disenfranchised. Violence, downtown, Congress: Obstacles grow in Bowser’s third term 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z His unvarnished and unabashed commitment to socialism - that made him an irrelevant throwback in the eyes of his critics - struck a powerful chord with many Labour activists. Jeremy Corbyn: The left-wing veteran outcast by his party 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z It is time, Glazer said, “to get an unvarnished picture.” California lawmakers want to investigate wage theft. But labor unions seek a different path 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z The mainstream news media, the Church of the Savvy, the professional centrists and hope peddlers and happy pill sellers will not tell you that unvarnished truth. Trump's revenge tour: Republicans beware 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Trump’s attorneys have defended executive privilege claims, warning that rulings to the contrary could damage the presidency by weakening the ability of chief executives to receive unvarnished advice from their inner circle. U.S. judge denies news media bid to unseal Trump Jan. 6 grand jury filings 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Giving unvarnished feedback to one another — a stalwart of Mr. Dalio’s “radical transparency”— is now optional, current employees said. Hedge Fund Billionaire Extracts Billions More to Retire 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z While he is a relatively junior member of Congress, Gaetz has gained national attention through his frequent cable news appearances in recent years in which he offered an unvarnished defense of Trump. Rep. Gaetz says no charges for him in sex trafficking case 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Speaking unvarnished truth about crime and its socioeconomic underpinnings had long been a forte of Black scholars, many of them based at Howard University, which borders Shaw to the north. Perspective | There is no easy solution to youth crime. But start at home. 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z Nonetheless, many pundits proclaimed that they were telling us the unvarnished "truth" about Biden's address. Adults in the playroom: Biden and Romney try to rescue order from chaos — but is that enough? 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z Before that cataclysmic denouement, Harding paints a rich, unvarnished portrait of Apple Island and its residents. Review | In ‘This Other Eden,’ an island refuge is destroyed by good intentions 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Jon Caramanica, a pop music critic for The Times, writes that even after all of his fame and success, Drake remains an unvarnished fan of the rap stars of his youth. What Happened to Canada’s Cold War Relics? 2023-01-28T05:00:00Z Gaetz gained national attention through his frequent cable news appearances in recent years in which he offered an unvarnished defense of Trump. Rep. Gaetz says no charges for him in sex trafficking case 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Played by a cast of non-professional actors, many of them from local farming families themselves, the film's unvarnished style closely resembles that of a documentary, transporting the audience into the fields right alongside the characters. ‘Alcarrás’ review: In a new Spanish film, solar power threatens a family farm 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z The power of Beth's writing comes from the unvarnished honesty of the pain she had experienced. Beth Matthews' raw honesty saved lives, say mental health experts 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z His unvarnished comments and spending on billboards in other states that criticize the policies of Republican governors have focused attention on Newsom’s potential national ambitions, now complicated by electoral calendars and other Democratic rivals. Biden pledges help as he visits a damaged California 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z Eventually it turned into “a full-scale journal filled with unvarnished accounts of successes and setbacks.” Review | An insider’s view of Ronald Reagan’s dysfunctional foreign policy team 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Ambition unvarnished leaves a sour taste, and ambition untrammeled leads to spectacles like the one now unfolding in the House of Representatives. Opinion | Kevin McCarthy and the price of power for its own sake 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z “By no means a Khmer Rouge apologist, he presented a straight, unvarnished picture of the past and present, and confronted Pol Pot with the evidence that he was a mass murderer.” Nate Thayer, reporter who interviewed Pol Pot, dies 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z A number of Russian military bloggers, who have gained large followings through mixing pro-Kremlin advocacy with unvarnished information on the state of the front, have also given casualty figures closer to the Ukrainian number. Factbox: What do we know about the Ukrainian New Year's Eve attack on Russian troops? 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z But unvarnished correspondence about how prosecutors wield it is hard to come by. They called 911 — but cops and prosecutors decided they were lying 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z Despite her direct and probing style, Sundstedt manages to create what feels like a safe space for these women, who meet her questions with unvarnished honesty. Lisa Sundstedt champions Pretty Funny Women in a (still) male-dominated comedy world 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z His question might prompt your own: Is this raw, unvarnished scrutiny of a difficult subject tilting into exaggeration, even exploitation? Review: Does Brendan Fraser give a great performance in ‘The Whale’? It’s complicated. 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z “The honest and unvarnished truth. We have to face it.” Officers to receive Congressional Gold Medals for Jan. 6 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z Hogan’s continued, unvarnished critique of the president caused discomfort for many Maryland Republicans who ultimately voted in the primary against Kelly Schulz, Hogan’s pick to replace him. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan teases presidential bid, reflects on tenure 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z Imagine what may happen when there are fewer places to make public those images and unvarnished stories. "I am petrified": Expert says Elon Musk takeover likely to lead to demise of "Black Twitter" 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z In the fall of 2016, MGM faced calls to release outtakes from the filming of “The Apprentice,” so that voters could get a view of Trump’s unvarnished behavior. Mark Burnett, MGM's TV chief, leaves amid Amazon reorganization 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z Published in 1994, it is striking, even today, for its unvarnished account of pregnancy loss. How I Got Through My Miscarriages 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z As they have for the last 16 years, two NFL team scouts opened their notebooks for the Los Angeles Times to give some honest, unvarnished appraisals of the talent on the field. NFL scouts' choice opinions on UCLA's Dorian Thompson-Robinson, USC's Caleb Williams 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z In the latest installment of Dorian Unfiltered, the fifth-year senior, who has ditched conventional answers over the last two months, offered his unvarnished take on his last rivalry game after splitting the previous four. 'We hate those guys': UCLA's Dorian Thompson-Robinson wants to beat USC one last time 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z He described her as “very unvarnished” and “someone who doesn’t present like a garden-variety politician spit out of a computer.” Whitmer vaults into national spotlight with double-digit reelection win 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z “Friends” lasted 10 seasons, and Perry was spiraling for most of them, according to his new memoir, the grimly funny, mostly unvarnished and frequently proctological “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing.” Review | In Matthew Perry’s memoir, a need for fame leads to 65 rehab stints 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z Here is a final unvarnished, admittedly biased summary of the seven propositions on the state ballot. Yes to abortion rights and arts education: How I'm voting on California ballot propositions 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z Astead W. Herndon, a national politics reporter, made a similar point, tweeting that “if electeds want to make provocative arguments let them withstand the questions and context of a news story, not unvarnished and unchecked.” Opinion | James Bennet was right 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z James, all he’s interested in is unvarnished truth and sort of catching lightning in a bottle,” said Strong. How a painful chapter from his own youth revived James Gray's passion for filmmaking 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z Prigozhin, meanwhile, is presenting himself as a more extreme, unvarnished alternative. Mercenary chief vented to Putin over Ukraine war bungling 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z In their totality, these interviews offer an unvarnished portrait of Trump. Opinion | Bob Woodward: Why I am releasing my 20 interviews with President Trump What does the return of unvarnished racism to the center of our political culture mean? Opinion | ‘Gaffes’ aside, I once assumed GOP goodwill on race. I was wrong. 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z “My intention is to tell you the unvarnished truth — frank and candid — from a person who’s been in the room many times for many years.” Ex-N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo debuts new podcast 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Bloomberg’s review of the book describes it as “a rare opportunity to hear power’s unvarnished internal monologue.” Tesla Optimists Are in Retreat 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z The events, whose frequency has accelerated sharply ahead of the midterm elections, provide the closest thing to unvarnished views from the commander in chief. Party gatherings give a window into Biden’s mind, from nukes to Pelosi 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z An unvarnished depiction would “respect the fact Africa has a rich, vibrant and imperfect history,” he adds. Your Thursday Briefing: Russia Declares Martial Law In Occupied Ukraine 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z The conversation is grotesque — a furnace blast of racist tropes and unvarnished political sausage-making. How the Nury Martinez scandal strikes at the heart of Latino identity 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Bonta spoke in Los Angeles while the council itself was trying to conduct business nearby despite the uproar triggered by the recording, which provided an unvarnished look into City Hall’s racial rivalries. Scandalized Los Angeles leader resigns City Council seat 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z The uproar was triggered by a leaked recording of crude, racist comments from a nearly year-old meeting, which also provided an unvarnished look into City Hall’s racial rivalries. LA Council faces uncertainty amid furor over racist remarks 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z Beyond the offensive words and jabs at other politicians, the recording gives an unvarnished glimpse into how Martinez and the others aim to preserve their political power. The fall of Nury Martinez: A blunt talker undone by her words 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z The unvarnished biography returns again and again to the performative aspect to Bourdain’s personality: “Authenticity, in the sense of being the real thing and not a pretender, was his lifelong preoccupation.” Anthony Bourdain biography is a profile of a man spiraling 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z She was known for her unvarnished team speeches. Stage 4 colon cancer shook her. But there’s a soccer season to coach. 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z But to heal from the harms of our history and to avoid repeating our mistakes, we must be honest with ourselves and willing to examine unvarnished truths. A complicated goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z Bonjean said they hadn’t come to the courthouse in Chicago, Kelly’s hometown, to tell the unvarnished truth. Jury gets R. Kelly’s child pornography and trial-fixing case 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Requests for talks and interviews pour in daily, in no small part because of his style: He can deliver a blizzard of alarming facts while remaining upbeat, and serve up unvarnished honesty with a smile. At 75, the Father of Environmental Justice Meets the Moment 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z Viramontes’ literary prowess is on full display in this unvarnished look at East Los Angeles in the 1960s. 11 books to read during Hispanic Heritage Month 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z He allowed survivors and victims’ families to speak at every hearing and delivered hard truths in a way that was both unvarnished and empathetic. Lawsuits Over Tragedies Can Drag On. Not in the Florida Condo Collapse. 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z Journalists had a choice: Do they level with their readers and tell them Biden is telling the unvarnished truth? Biden's speech wasn't "partisan" — it was the plain truth the media won't tell 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z And she is unvarnished in arguing that Kemp is due nothing from voters for refusing to subvert a free and fair American presidential election. Abrams aims to win back Dems who voted in Ga.’s GOP primary 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z The collisions of severe, unvarnished facts start to build a larger idea about how we live — or how we fail to live fully. Review: Novelist Jesse Ball takes a wild swing on a memoir. It's brave and a little cringe 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z Marx offers unvarnished takes on her husband’s legendary brothers. Review | In Susan Fleming Marx’s memoir, Harpo is an angel. Groucho, not so much. 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z The unearthed video was released unvarnished by Netflix as a tribute to a stand-up great who still had a lot of fight and funny one-liners left in him before leaving his mortal coil. Comedy timeline of 2022 so far 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z Journalists had a choice: Do they level with their readers and tell them Biden is telling the unvarnished truth? Biden's speech wasn't "partisan" — it was the plain truth the media won't tell 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z Bad Friend: The only “bad” thing you’ve done is to possibly delay “Charlene’s” recovery by offering advice, but not giving her the unvarnished truth. Perspective | Ask Amy: Our friendship has become draining, and I can’t take it anymore 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Moore said he wanted the “clear, unvarnished facts” of what happened before commenting further and would not “debate” those facts publicly based on attempts by other parties to “litigate this in the media.” Autopsy for LAPD officer rules training death an accident; sources allege lax oversight 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Gay men deserve to hear the unvarnished truth about monkeypox so we can take action accordingly. Opinion | Gay men deserve the unvarnished truth about monkeypox 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z And Hanks, who’s made unvarnished, down-to-earth honesty something of a career specialty, feels uniquely ill served by such gimmickry. Tom Hanks strikes out in 'Elvis.' It's the rare misstep that illuminates a great career 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z State law generally requires government records to be saved and available to the public to ensure voters have unvarnished information to hold their elected officials accountable. More destruction of text messages emerges as Seattle pays $1.5M to settle cannabis shop’s lawsuit 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z “And the challenge is for policymakers to have unvarnished, clear intelligence, even though it may contradict their policy preference.” Pentagon Pressed to Review How It Judges an Ally’s Will to Fight 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z Fans loved how his songs offered unvarnished commentary on the dark underbelly of the rural heartland, where drugs, crime and corruption often make headlines. Sidhu Moose Wala: What we know about India rapper's murder 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z Frost, who said he’s backing Bell because he thinks he will tell constituents the “unvarnished truth,” said Luria should be ready to face voters who are angry. GOP hopes to carry Virginia success into US House races 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z “I think we’re serving our fans and if we get some good, unvarnished advice, we’re not too egotistical not to take something like that and turn it into something.” SRX hopes second season is another surprise summer smash 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z His three-part, six-plus-hours “The Beatles: Get Back” documentary series on Disney+ is as unvarnished and all-inclusive as he could make it. Peter Jackson takes us inside the process of making 'The Beatles: Get Back' 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z Their having to do so, officials have previously argued, might dissuade them from giving unvarnished advice to the commander in chief. Judge rejects Bannon’s bid to toss contempt charges 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z It isn’t the sort of place you go for unvarnished truth about George W. Bush. When George W. Bush Confused Russia’s War in Ukraine With Iraq 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z His songs offered unvarnished commentary on the dark underbelly of the rural heartland, where drugs, crime and corruption often make headlines. Sidhu Moose Wala: The edgy India rapper who died in gun violence 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z Every riff and every syllable would be captured live on stage, in front of an audience, chaotic and unvarnished. How Danny Boyle brought the Sex Pistols to life 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z It also surprised some members of Mr. Biden’s own administration watching in the room, who did not expect him to promise such unvarnished resolve. Biden Pledges to Defend Taiwan if It Faces a Chinese Attack 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z Asked if she viewed the press secretary’s role as advancing Mr. Biden’s interests or delivering “the unvarnished truth,” Ms. Jean-Pierre did not miss a beat. Karine Jean-Pierre’s Unlikely Rise to the White House Lectern 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z A trove of recently released documents offers the public an unvarnished look inside those relationships from the perspective of drug companies themselves. New documents reveal how drug companies targeted doctors to increase opioid prescriptions 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z The trial stood out for its unvarnished examination of racism. Buffalo Shooting Highlights Rise of Hate Crimes Against Black Americans 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z I’m gonna write about what I see, present the unvarnished truth as I understand it,’” Richardson says. The gonzo journalist who forever changed political campaign coverage 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z State law generally requires government records to be saved and available to the public, to ensure voters have unvarnished information to hold elected officials accountable. City settles Seattle Times lawsuit over Jenny Durkan’s missing text messages 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z So many of you telling the stories and taking the photos and recording the videos of what’s happening there, the unvarnished truth shown — showing the — the destruction and the devastation and, yes, the war crimes. President Biden on the free press: ‘The truth matters’ 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z Now, as Mr. Trump took unvarnished nativism from the right-wing fringe to the Oval Office, Mr. Carlson made it the centerpiece of “Tucker Carlson Tonight.” How Tucker Carlson Reshaped Fox News — and Became Trump’s Heir 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z Suarez gets to look at the Mariners through fresh, unvarnished eyes, having followed the ballclub minimally when he resided in a different league and geographic location with the Reds. It might be too early to think about playoffs, but Mariners are showing early, positive signs — if they can just hit a bit better 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z The trailer was released in anticipation of Morgan's new show, "Piers Morgan Uncensored," which will include allegedly unvarnished 60-minute segments for "lively, intelligent debate." Madison Cawthorn wants Donald Trump to sue Piers Morgan 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z Then again, how could anyone with a heart deny the appeal of the singer’s willingness to surface the unvarnished, universal sentiments of love and longing? Review | ‘Aline’ is a cinematic love letter to Celine Dion. It’s also bonkers. 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z Some Chinese residents in Ukraine are trying to break through the censorship back home to give their compatriots an unvarnished chronicle of life under fighting. Defying China’s Censors to Urge Beijing to Denounce Russia’s War 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z And then, on Thursday, we saw for the first time — plain as day — what the purpose of it all had been, the story in its true, unvarnished form. Roman Abramovich and the End of Soccer’s Oligarch Era 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z It was a rare moment of unvarnished candor from an actor whose career has been built on rigorously avoiding mushiness. Review | ‘Better Call Saul’ actor Bob Odenkirk found success in failure. It’s kind of a funny story. 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z But access to social media, even if curtailed, is giving many Russians, particularly younger ones, an unvarnished glimpse of what is taking place in Ukraine. Mood darkens in Moscow as Putin presses Ukraine war, but West still largely blamed 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z “I confess that I have tempered the unvarnished optimism I had initially about the power of schools to mold individuals and societal institutions,” he said. Perspective | Will there be big education changes after pandemic? No, but look deeper. 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z The new docuseries “Lincoln’s Dilemma” offers an unvarnished look at the 16th U.S. president while exploring the root causes of the Civil War. What’s on TV This Week: Super Bowl LVI, Puppy Bowl XVIII, Sidney Poitier and more 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z Spanning 2,000 pages, it presents the most extensive, unvarnished account to date of the United States’ 17-day race to end its longest war. Declassified Afghanistan reports back U.S. commanders who said Biden team was indecisive during crisis 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z He also offered the candidate his unvarnished paranoia about the outcome. Where Fox News and Donald Trump Took Us 2022-02-05T05:00:00Z In such spaces, he says, the unvarnished truth of the Black experience in America is revealed, which can foster reconciliation, dialogue and healing. In Maryland, a segregated school is one of many in the country to be preserved 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z On the other, her unvarnished style may cast a harsher light on the governor when he needs to negotiate with Democrats to advance his agenda. Virginia lieutenant governor Earle-Sears makes her mark in Richmond during tumultuous first week 2022-01-22T05:00:00Z The product may sound like news, read like news and look like news, but it won’t be anything like the unvarnished truth. Column: Chevron builds a 'newsroom' to tell stories it doesn't think an independent press will cover 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z He was drawn to painters of The Hague and Barbizon schools, who painted the unvarnished, quiet work of everyday life, and specifically admired Millet and Jozef Israëls for their compassionate representations of agriculture workers. If you really want to get to know Van Gogh, skip the immersive experiences and visit this Ohio museum 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Upbeat, driven and quick to win friends, Adams died Thursday in hospice care in Illinois, a painful ordeal he shared on social media with a mix of dark humor and unvarnished honesty. John Adams, minister-turned-journalist who championed digital storytelling, dies 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z Echoing Dunning School sentiments, University of Chicago historian Avery Craven issued an unvarnished denouncement of Du Bois’s book in January 1936. Perspective | Nine decades later, W.E.B. Du Bois’s work faces familiar criticisms 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z All of this new data shows that the ideas expressed in a remarkably unvarnished, year-end New Yorks Times editorial speak for a large majority of Americans: It's time for Democrats to remind Republicans: The GOP is very much in the minority 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z “It’s part of our long-term effort at having an unvarnished, more truthful, inclusive approach to telling our history,” Washington said. Alexandria plans pilgrimage to Montgomery, Ala., to honor its lynching victims 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z The archbishop’s coffin is unvarnished and fitted with rope handles, in line with his final wishes. In Remembering Tutu, South Africa Reckons With Lasting Challenges 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z Even for a political speech, Biden’s address was repetitive, hammering home again and again, in increasingly unvarnished language, the necessity of immunization. Perspective | Biden swerves between empathy, uplift and frustration while addressing nation on omicron 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z The unabashed quality of Babitz’s writing, its energy and unvarnished honesty, presaged the era of the online personal essay — perhaps another reason for its rediscovery. Author Eve Babitz, who captured and embodied the culture of Los Angeles, dies at 78 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z The reports that inspectors produce give the public an unvarnished view inside facilities that house many of the country’s most vulnerable citizens. How Nursing Homes’ Worst Offenses Are Hidden From the Public 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z His book, due to be released in May 2022, is an "unvarnished and candid memoir" of his time at the White House, according to the suit filed in Washington, DC. Mark Esper: Former Pentagon chief sues Pentagon over book release 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z Former defense secretary Mark Esper is suing the Pentagon, claiming that Biden administration officials are preventing him from providing a “full and unvarnished” accounting of his tenure under President Donald Trump in a forthcoming memoir. Former defense secretary Esper sues Pentagon, claiming portions of memoir are being improperly redacted 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z Determined to make the Master Chorale’s concert reentry meaningful, Gershon focused exclusively on the incredible potency of unvarnished massed singing. Review: The L.A. Master Chorale is back with Rachmaninoff's 'All-Night Vigil' 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z And yet, despite an agreement in Sudan announced on Sunday after Blinken returned to Washington, neither yielded unvarnished success. In Africa, Blinken sees limits of U.S. influence abroad 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z And yet, despite an agreement in Sudan announced on Sunday after Blinken returned to Washington, neither yielded unvarnished success. In Africa, Blinken sees limits of US influence abroad 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z The independent podcast’s unvarnished approach and public radio-style production values have made it a surprise hit with listeners. Storytelling podcast shares American Muslim experiences since 9/11 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z Investigative reporting is supposed to tell us why something happened — the unvarnished “why,” which often exposes injustices, systemic problems or unscrupulous acts by people in powerful positions. Answers to your questions about The Seattle Times’ investigative journalism 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z The policy rationale for executive privilege is that presidents will not receive candid, unvarnished advice from their aides if that advice becomes public as a result of subpoenas, judicial or legislative. Perspective | Trump is right: Former presidents can assert executive privilege 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z But civilians who read “Going There” will be most transfixed by Couric’s raw and unvarnished account of losing her first husband, attorney Jay Monahan, to colon cancer at the age of 42. Review: Katie Couric is done pleasing people, as her new memoir proves 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z The information provides an unvarnished view of how some within the company tried to raise alarms about its harmful effects, but often struggled to get Facebook leaders to act. Facebook Whistle-Blower Brings Campaign to Europe After Disclosures 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z Fans wouldn’t be wrong in believing that dry spell will continue past the 2021-22 season, especially after hearing someone who plays for the Wizards share his unvarnished thoughts about things to come. Perspective | The Washington Wizards are set to begin another season of meh 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z There is an unvarnished, vintage connection to driving. Nostalgia Plus Time Equals a New Breed of Collectible Cars 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z The conversations between league officials remain confidential, their unvarnished thoughts hidden from view. Analysis | Jon Gruden’s emails were jarring. To some in the NFL, they weren’t surprising. 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z That moment, so naked and unvarnished, sends shivers down your spine. Easy On Me: Is Adele's comeback single a Hit or a Miss? 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z It has entered Communist Party lore as an unvarnished triumph in the infancy of the People’s Republic of China, though it came at a terrible cost for the Chinese people. For China’s Holidays, a Big-Budget Blockbuster Relives an American Defeat 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z The Post’s Sept. 27 front-page article “Study shows generational inequality of climate crises,” provided an unvarnished vision of our future and the many climate disasters that younger generations will face. Opinion | We can create a brighter future for ourselves and our children 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z Bourdain was the guy who could juggle romanticism, nostalgia and unvarnished truth, whether it was about Atlantic City, Iran or his own troubled life. Review | Anthony Bourdain’s messy, brilliant life comes into focus in a new oral biography 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z “It’s not over the free airwaves. If you don’t like the show, don’t subscribe. ‘Cops’ shows cops working, and it’s an unvarnished look at that.” Banished reality hit 'Cops' will return on Fox News Media's streaming service 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z The unvarnished truth is that ordinary white male colonials wanted plantations of their own. Nothing sacred: From Jefferson to Jan. 6, America's toxic mythologies are destroying us 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z With the last C-17 flight out of Kabul Monday night, the unvarnished truth is that America’s war in Afghanistan is over. Opinion | Don’t compound the Afghanistan mistake by fighting the last war 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z Thanks to Kathleen Parker for her unvarnished criticism in her Aug. 25 Wednesday Opinion column, “Biden should have expected chaos, and planned accordingly,” of the mess the administration has made of our exit from Afghanistan. Opinion | What we’re leaving behind in Afghanistan — and why we’re leaving 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z “Our troops deserve nothing less than a complete and unvarnished truth.” Suicide bombing lays bare challenges of gate security mission at Kabul airport 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z I once thought that my role was to tell the unvarnished truth about medicine. Opinion | I Am Caught Between the Two Worlds of the I.C.U. and TV 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z “Like putting a child’s unvarnished building block in your mouth.” How Your Cup of Coffee Is Clearing the Jungle 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z But the unvarnished findings in the report raise unvarnished questions: When is it a crime to grab someone’s rear, cup their breasts or rub their bellybutton? Perspective | The Cuomo report indicates he may have committed criminal sexual assault 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z However, volunteers were eager not to deliver an unvarnished account of Jewish history in the city. Cardiff's Jewish history brought to life by virtual trail 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z The professor said he tried to "tell the unvarnished truth about the decadence in our market-driven universities" in the letter written to the dean and dated June 30. Dr. Cornel West shares Harvard resignation letter, says the Divinity School is in 'decline' 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z Premiering on Fox in 1989, “Cops” became a prime-time sensation, beguiling millions of viewers each week while promising an unvarnished look at law enforcement without narration, music or reenactments. John Langley, ‘Cops’ creator who turned real crime into a TV staple, dies at 78 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z “I trust my leadership from top to bottom that they will give me fair and balanced and unvarnished input,” he said. Joint Chiefs chairman spars with GOP lawmakers over ‘woke’ military 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z Mr. Sugiyama, 39, who is now an activist, wanted to give Mr. Bach an unvarnished picture of the deeply entrenched discrimination in Japan, particularly in the rigid world of sports. Olympics Gave Hope to Japan’s L.G.B.T.Q. Activists. But Old Prejudices Die Hard. 2021-06-05T04:00:00Z For many White Tulsans, learning the unvarnished reality about the massacre has been neither an easy nor a welcome process. Perspective | The Tulsa race massacre is finally becoming known. But where are the bodies? 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z As DNI she promised to “send the clear message to the intelligence community that we are expected to produce apolitical, unvarnished intelligence.” Dissent on origin of COVID-19 ‘suppressed,’ House GOP report finds 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z But the unvarnished truth in a national commission report will be a gift to the future. Opinion | The U.S. needs a nonpartisan commission to evaluate pandemic failures 2021-05-22T04:00:00Z These comments are useful as they generally represent unvarnished views about the facilities that you won’t find on their website. Top 3 tips for finding a safe nursing home | Provided by GLP Attorneys 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z And after the spa shootings in suburban Atlanta, in which six women of Asian descent were killed, she was able to deliver a speech that got right to the unvarnished point. Column: After 100 days, Kamala Harris is a big reason for Biden administration's success 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z Brigety also wants to diversify faculty and staff, ensure that the university teaches its full and unvarnished history, and develop a truth and reconciliation program that would be a model for the South. ‘We are not leaving’: Sewanee’s first Black leader helps propel a racial reckoning at university 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z “Beautiful Things” is organized around two parallel narratives: pervasive grief over Beau’s absence and the unvarnished confessional of an addict. Review | Hunter Biden’s singular memoir of grief and addiction 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z The template was set for Hemingway’s literary identity for decades to come: two-fisted, intrepid and unvarnished. Ken Burns' new Hemingway documentary doesn't give you a reason to read Hemingway 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z Rae made sure to build her unvarnished cheer into her beauty line, collaborating on piquant names for her products, like Cheek Money for bronzer, Lip Quip for lip gloss and Lash Snack for mascara. The Beauty of 78.5 Million Followers 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z He would lean in to tell you a good story or give you his unvarnished opinion about other top officials. Opinion | Just Give It a Go, Joe 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z The rough, unvarnished cuts of his videos seemed to enhance the guerrilla nature of his not-so-insider account. The Lawyer Who Became a (Pitching) Ninja 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z Mr. Mudd’s memoir was widely praised as an unvarnished look inside TV news and politics. Roger Mudd, probing TV journalist and network news anchor, dies at 93 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z The country needed an unvarnished right-wing outsider like himself, with no links to major political parties. Analysis: Lula’s revival suits Bolsonaro, but Brazil 2022 is a different match 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z The station issued a statement on Thursday saying: "It is the character of this show and also of the presenter to express his opinion clearly, openly and unvarnished." BTS: Radio host apologises for comparing band to covid 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z The prosecution plans to show videos captured by the mob, Mr. Trump’s unvarnished words and criminal pleas from rioters who said they acted at the former president’s behest. What to Watch For as Donald J. Trump’s Impeachment Trial Begins 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z I don’t think it’s possible to get to this unvarnished, honest place without first untangling everything that might make you lie about your parents. The Many Lives of Steven Yeun 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z “He’s got an absolute passion for his products, and he’s very unvarnished. He doesn’t polish himself for public consumption, especially when he’s communicating on the web.” Elon Musk Becomes Unlikely Anti-Establishment Hero in GameStop Saga 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z She wrote a chamber score for string quartet and piano that crackles and rubs like dry tinder, complementing the film’s handmade, unvarnished visual style. Tamar-kali takes the score for 'Shirley' on a wild ride tinged with horror and humor 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z For better or worse, the riotous scenes in America’s capital city offers an unvarnished reflection of our nation and the racial undercurrents that roil it. Our democracy is wounded. How will we heal it? 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z David Axelrod, the chief strategist for both Obama presidential campaigns, and Dan Pfeiffer, a senior presidential adviser, counseled the president that voters responded better to a candidate who delivered his own unvarnished truth. Speaking from the heart 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z This is the most unvarnished pro football fun anyone has had in this town in forever. Plaschke: John Wolford hopes to defy the odds and etch his name in backup QB lore 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z One reason may be the unvarnished nature of the task force’s warnings. Editorial Roundup: Florida 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z On some level, Scarborough seemed to be channeling the famous sentiment used to describe Truman's unvarnished way of addressing issues: "Give 'em hell, Harry!" Joe Scarborough on Harry Truman, Donald Trump and what the hell happened to the Republican Party 2020-12-05T05:00:00Z “This shift must continue to ensure U.S. intelligence has the resources it needs to give policy makers unvarnished insights into China’s intentions and activities,” he stated. ‘Once-in-a-generation challenge’: Ratcliffe says China ‘poses the greatest threat to America’ 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z It’s easier, he said, to get “unvarnished comments by the residents when you walk around in your civilian clothes and you don’t identify yourself until you’re done talking.” Commander seeks to get embattled Fort Hood ‘back on track’ 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z Ask him about the race for a coronavirus vaccine and he will offer some unvarnished opinions. Who will make coronavirus vaccines for the developing world? India holds the key. 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z Together, they set out with a shared goal, says the editor: “making sure this book was discussing mental health in a way that felt unvarnished, and that’s not always pretty.” Go ahead, call her a spoiled celeb kid. No one shades Cazzie David better than Cazzie David 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z Opponents hooted in derision but Trump’s supporters hailed their president as an unvarnished truth-teller who shattered a discredited status quo. Can Biden and Harris put a bitterly divided America back together again? 2020-11-08T05:00:00Z Starting with “Dr. No” in 1962 and continuing in six more Bond films that spanned more than two decades, Mr. Connery had an ability to convey an unvarnished toughness and self-assurance that captivated moviegoers. Sean Connery, who brought James Bond to life on film, dies at 90 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z As the racial reckoning has brought new scrutiny to how African American history is taught in American schools, Native Americans have long pushed for the unvarnished stories of their ancestors to be heard. 400 years on, Mayflower’s legacy includes pride, prejudice 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z “Friends are not telling you the unfiltered, unvarnished truth – if you want radical honesty, you need strangers.” AITA? How a Reddit forum posed the defining question of our age 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z We wish Dr. Birx and the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Robert Redfield, would be as forthright in sharing unvarnished, data-based advice. Opinion | Of course we’re tired of the coronavirus, Mr. President. Wishful thinking won’t make it go away. 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z He has used it to announce policy, move markets, attack the press, dispute reports, insult enemies and energize his base — all unvarnished by a journalist’s interpretation. The tweets that define a presidency 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z She remains an unvarnished supporter of the United States and expressed bewilderment that so many successful Indian Americans she knows harbor left-wing views. ‘America’s Forgotten’: Democrat director discovers horrors of illegal immigration while making film 2020-10-18T04:00:00Z He believes that was largely because of Clinton’s unpopularity and Trump’s unvarnished style and populist rhetoric, which drew in hundreds of new voters who stayed on the sidelines before. Can Biden compete in Trump’s rural strongholds? Democrats hope so. 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z Their leaders were the public faces Americans turned to for the unvarnished truth. Inside the fall of the CDC 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z Eat where the drivers eat, and you’ll get an unvarnished taste of working-class Seoul, far from the neon glow of tourist hot spots and towering phalanxes of gleaming skyscrapers. Eat where Seoul's cabdrivers eat. It's where the real lives and flavors are 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z But the Halleroeds’ home, on the less populous southern shore, appears as an unvarnished cube raised slightly above the mossy forest floor, surrounded by spare, lichen-speckled pines. A Cozy Cottage on an Island Northeast of Stockholm 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z Here’s a vote for the album’s vinyl version to fully appreciate that unvarnished, vibrant vibrato. Review: Distinctive, ‘punchy’ set from Canadian Colter Wall 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z He called for a mask mandate and to “take the muzzle off our experts, so the public gets the information they need and deserve — honest, unvarnished truth. They can handle it.” Analysis | 4 takeaways from the final night of the Democratic National Convention 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z “We’ll put politics aside, we’ll take the muzzle off our experts so the public gets the information they need and deserve — honest, unvarnished truth. They can handle it,” he said. Joe Biden accepts Democratic presidential nomination, with a call for optimism at a time of fear 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z As for rhetorical strategies, the unvarnished truth, spoken with conviction and gravitas, can still crack through our screens and touch our hearts and consciences. Convention speeches are an art. How Biden and Trump can get it right, virtually 2020-08-13T04:00:00Z Pritzker, the billionaire governor of Illinois — have been privy to wide-ranging Q. and A. sessions about the state of politics and unvarnished analysis from the former president. Obama Unleashes on Trump Privately as He Raises $24 Million for Biden 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z Pritzker, the billionaire governor of Illinois — have been privy to wide-ranging Q. and A. sessions about the state of politics and unvarnished analysis from the former president.” So much for that Trump pivot 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z Hogan brushed off the suggestion the book’s tone offers a sharper-tongued version of himself than his public image portrays: “It’s unvarnished, and I think it’s the way I am all the time.” Hogan’s memoir says backlash to Trump era could open the door for GOP moderates — like himself 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z Both prided themselves on their willingness to give Obama blunt, unvarnished advice — and respected that about each other, according to the people who worked with them. In VP search, Biden has a known quantity in Susan Rice 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z Both prided themselves on their willingness to give Obama blunt, unvarnished advice - and respected that about each other, according to the people who worked with them. In VP search, Biden has a known quantity in Susan Rice 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z And this is what makes Trump’s increasingly unvarnished racism politically disqualifying. Opinion | The entire foundation of Trump’s appeal in 2016 has been swept away 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z And I will help them learn the unvarnished history — all of it, the wins and the woes. Perspective | Future NFL fans will wonder why this name change was so controversial 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z “I open up. It’s a very heartfelt, unvarnished behind-the-scenes look at a lot of things,” Mr. Hogan said of the book. Hogan, Maryland Governor, Plans Book Tour as He Eyes 2024 White House Run 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z Where Mr. Macron lectured his countrymen in lofty, lengthy and martial declarations about France’s state of “war,” Mr. Philippe delivered unvarnished facts. Macron Replaces France’s Prime Minister in Bid to Reinvigorate His Government 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z President Trump recently signed an executive order protecting American monuments, statues and memorials from “unvarnished vandalism.” McCarthy says he'll introduce bill blocking funds for states that don't protect statues 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z This guy has been working on infectious diseases since the Reagan administration, and I don’t get conservatives keep attacking him for offering his unvarnished view. Partisan divide over virus deepens as Republicans push Trump on masks 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z In a wide-ranging interview with Fox News that touched on 2020 politics, civil unrest and more, Johnson delivered an unvarnished assessment on the current relationship between black voters and the Democratic Party. BET founder Robert Johnson says Dems taking black voters 'for granted,' calls for BLM to form party 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z The 577-page book painted an unvarnished portrait of Trump and his administration. Bolton spokeswoman denies report he'll vote for Biden, says he won't vote for either major WH candidate 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z The 577-page book paints an unvarnished portrait of Trump and his administration. Bolton critique of Trump could define tell-all book battles 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z In fact, the primary danger is to President Trump, who, if early leaks are any indication, has much to fear from an unvarnished account of his behavior. Opinion | Free speech — not national security — is at stake in Trump’s absurd lawsuit against John Bolton’s book 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z The 577-page book paints an unvarnished portrait of Trump and his administration, amounting to the most vivid, first-person account yet of how Trump conducts himself in office. Bolton: Trump moves in office guided by reelection concerns 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z The 577-page book paints an unvarnished portrait of Trump and his administration, lending the most vivid, first-person account yet of how Trump conducts himself in office. Bolton says Trump asked China to help him get reelected 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z It’s an unvarnished diary of the years Herman Roth battles a brain tumor. Six highly gift-worthy memoirs about — and for — dads 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z So say a mix of city data and the people who get an unvarnished look at what goes in the garbage: building superintendents and porters. What New York’s Trash Reveals About Life Under Lockdown 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z But Ramy, the show, always takes the time to tell their unvarnished stories in a well-rounded way. Hulu’s Ramy takes cringe comedy to a dark and funny place 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z That members of the Clan were unhappy with the direction RZA pulled the album in is part of the unvarnished Wu-Tang history. Wu-Tang Clan: where to start in their group and solo back catalogues 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Ratcliffe promised during his confirmation to work in a nonpartisan manner, insisting that he would “deliver the unvarnished truth” to the president and Congress, unshaded by political objectives. Senate Approves John Ratcliffe for Top Intelligence Job in Sharply Split Vote 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z Ratcliffe also vowed to deliver “unvarnished,” truthful information to the president, regardless of whether it may anger him. Senate Intel Committee advances Ratcliffe nomination for DNI post on party-line vote 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z “But it’s kind of the unvarnished, unpolished stuff that actually does really well online because people are seeking that kind of authentic sass.” How Immigrant Twin Brothers Are Beating Trump’s Team on Facebook 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z The reports by the Los Angeles County coroner’s office provide a clinical but unvarnished look at the brutality of the crash. Report: Bryant crash pilot had no drugs, alcohol in system 2020-05-16T04:00:00Z Theirs was a particularly dysfunctional policy and personal relationship, though the unvarnished animosity between Mr. Trump and Speaker Nancy Pelosi may exceed it. McConnell, With Majority at Risk, Returns to an Old Target: Obama 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z In response, many have sought communion on social media with unvarnished performances streamed live from bedrooms and garages and studios. 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