| 单词 | vex |
| 例句 | At the end of the proceeding, Herbert was shackled and sent back to death row, vexed, disappointed, and unhappy. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z And while Luna loved visiting the towns on the other side of the forest, this time the journey also vexed her. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Georgina hailed from Delaware and had that vexing way of Delaware ladies, delighting in puzzles. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z But for some reason the lesson vexes me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z What was it that got your ma so vexed at him?” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Ash's step mother was not wearing a mask, and she looked extremely vexed as she herded her daughters out toward the courtyard and the carriages. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He feared for his own self-control if Priam vexed him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He talked of being vexed by Reggie’s lack of apology, saying he could’ve expressed sorrow to the families without admitting guilt. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “I’m vexed. There are enough mosquitoes and other bugs for me to live comfortably but not enough for webbing for our expedition.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She would tap her lingers while I prayed, and seemed vexed by the number of animals for whom I asked safety. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z "Are you here to serve me, smuggler? Or to vex me with arguments?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Ah, yes, I hear these naughty ones go to vex you, Mees Marsch. If so again, call at me and I come,” he said, with a threatening frown that delighted the little wretches. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Country girls arc slow-moving, vexing creatures,” he said. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Those facts of reproductive biology vexed early farmers, because, as soon as they had located a productive mutant plant, its offspring would cross-breed with other plant individuals and thereby lose their inherited advantage. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Want any more?” asked the old gentleman, looking grim and vexed, but trying not to show it. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z There were times when the Halfmaester vexed him almost as much as that dwarf had. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But when phone use by drivers continued, even grew, he was forced to reach another conclusion, one that vexed him. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I tried wrapping my arms ’round her to pull her close, but that jus’ got her more and more vexed. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z On returning, now charged to find that woman’s daughter, he knew why the previous assignment had vexed him so. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z You want an animal that is piqued, peeved, vexed, bothered, irked, annoyed—but not homicidal. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Then there is the vexed matter of pollution. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z In a vexed tone Constance said, “I was going to say, ‘If you get caught, don’t worry. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Where I might go, what I might do, or when I might return, were questions utterly unknown to me; nor did I vex my mind with them, for it was wholly set on Provis’s safety. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z For her part, Emma was vexed when he referred to the house as “his,” not “ours,” and she told him so. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “You vex with us for making you send the creature away? It’s a lot to deal with, what happened. You want to talk about it?” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The great butlers are great by virtue of their ability to inhabit their professional role and inhabit it to the utmost; they will not be shaken out by external events, however surprising, alarming or vexing. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “Indeed, sorrow for his father vexes his spirit, making him quite melancholy,” said Horatio. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Telemachus saw her waiting by the threshold and was vexed to the heart that a guest should not find instant welcome. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “I assure you, Constance,” said Number Two, looking vexed, “Mr. Benedict doesn’t like it, either. None of us does. It simply can’t be helped.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The door was opening, and into the room now came Number Two, looking vexed, followed by Milligan, looking gloomy. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I have spent a vexing half hour scrapping with Fräulein Engel over the pen nib, which I swear I did not bend on purpose the first time. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Would it vex him that a boy from southern Illinois could be so bold? Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the “acting like a lady” term of the equation that was so vexing. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z She was right about one thing—it did vex him. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It is a vexing matter of some note that when the foraging party aboard the Crepuscule sloop-of-war returned this morning, they reported they had lost several of their number in an engagement upon the Rappahannock. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z As much as he could, Bran preferred to dress himself, but there were some tasks—pulling on breeches, lacing his boots—that vexed him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z This does seem a very plausible explanation the more I think about it; for it is true, nothing vexes me more these days than to hear this sort of nonsense being repeated. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “Shad—Jeth—you two boys better come in now. I’m gettin’ real vexed with both of you.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z That it would arrive he did not doubt; Cerse.i was not like to forget him, and even Jaime might be vexed to find a quarrel in Father’s belly. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z This vexed him, for once his ample mouth was set in motion, he did not like to stop it. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “La, no Miss, but he’s had a scene with Mr. Laurie, who is in one of his tantrums about something, which vexes the old gentleman, so I dursn’t go nigh him.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Francis Bacon, when he writes about experiments, uses the phrases ‘the inquisition of nature’ and ‘nature vexed’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “That is the most unforgiving speech,” said Elizabeth, “that I ever heard you utter. Good girl! It would vex me, indeed, to see you again the dupe of Miss Bingley’s pretended regard.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “Yes, sir, Ma was right vexed with him. I didn’t have no feelings one way or the ’nother. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z I stumbled on my part, too lost in reverie, and the flautist fixed me with a look most vexed. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I miss the old Katherine, the one I knew back in Baltimore, even as that girl was sorely vexing. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z There was also the vexing problem of how the intertwined chains might be held together by hydrogen bonds between the bases. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Although aggravate is widely used to mean “vex” or “annoy,” sticklers find this irritating. ago/since. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And upon Elizabeth’s seeming really, with vexed and embarrassed looks, about to escape, she added: “Lizzy, I insist upon your staying and hearing Mr. Collins.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z But what vexed me most was his saying that every man should be master of himself. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z His life is vexing in some other ways. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z It vexed me some, but I do respect the dead. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, vexed and frustrated, Mary called the only person she knew could find out what had happened. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I was too hungry and vexed to read, although the first one, Great Expectations, looked promising. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z It was a part of her nature that some of the other black employees at Langley found mysterious, even vexing. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Something about seeing her out there in the backyard with the other women looking up at the stars vexed him. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z "It would seem he has met some trouble on the road. My lord father is quite vexed. You would not perchance have any notion of who might have wished my brother ill, would you?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z If someone was to ax me aforehand, I’d-a said I couldn’t think of nothing worst than getting jumped on by a whole vexed mob. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z I found the presence of attractive young women here curious but not vexing. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I have always found this criticism to be vexing and based on both ignorance of ANC history and maliciousness. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When the pups had been first born, Pap got vexed with me once I started naming ’em. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z All they did was pester and vex and annoy. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Yet I shd be vexed if any one were to publish my doctrines before me.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The bird hung around, casting his vexed eye down on us from the trees, still needing to be fed. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He seemed a little vexed at them for the first time since Hanako had met him. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z It's stupid, I know, that his efforts make me so vexed. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He glanced at the House, and his gray eyes were displeased and vexed. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel a little vexed, if I’m honest. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Although I was pleased to have such a reception, I was greatly vexed by the fact that I did not have a chance to say good-bye to the prison staff. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not the face, Nina. I need him mobile, not pretty. Heal him fast and only enough to get him walking for now. I don’t want him spry enough to vex us.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The Soviets' first nuclear test presented a vexing question for Agent Robert Lamphere. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The quandary deepened in mid-1950, when it became evident that the solution to a vexing technical issue in hydrogen bomb design rested on the collaborative work of Teller and the Polish mathematician Stanislaw Ulam. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z In that moment, my spirits rallied against him — stifled — agitated — vexed and bound—and I discovered dislike even for he who commanded so much of my reverence; I could not brook his slander upon learning. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He was vexed to find how little he thought like a grownup and sighed again. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I tried not to vex or trouble him further, but he never gave me the attention I desired. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z While the regent seemed satisfied with me, he was vexed with Justice, who he said must return to Mqhekezweni. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mr. Bennet, how can you abuse your own children in such a way? You take delight in vexing me. You have no compassion on my poor nerves.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z I would bear it no more but vex him in return. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “He never spoke an unkind word to me or our little girl, or my mother. He was never vexed or irritable but was always happy and free from care.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I was vexed by her thinking of me as an accomplice and didn't know what to say. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Do not vex yourself, for no harm will come to either of us.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Though there has not been a review in some time that vexes him the way that this particular one does. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Its structure was the second great mystery vexing physicists in the twenties. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “When we were sorted as Spares, I imagine, knowing how your dad feels about them now, that Mr. Pepperhorn was vexed. But you looked happy about it...” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “It’s the boy. He’s vexed me long enough. Leave him, and you can have the reward.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z These days, the awards process seems to have become especially vexed. Perspective | Does Linda Fairstein deserve a literary honor? Critics say her past as a prosecutor sullies her art. 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z Frivolous damage claims are one of the most vexing problems for car-rental customers. Traveling? Don’t forget to pack these 9 vacation-simplifying apps. He had been trying to cast the role of Jules, the vexed drama queen who botches her own suicide attempt, and had been frustrated in his efforts. Sabattical Done, Demi Moore Returns 2010-04-16T23:12:00Z And there’s one particularly vexing source of sanitization theater: The Disinfection Tunnel, which requires people to walk through a mist of chemicals. Deep cleans and disinfecting mists might not keep us from getting the virus, but they sure make us feel better 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z What’s most vexing about the “Halt and Catch Fire” pilot is that one gets no sense of its theme or meaning: Are computers good? ‘Halt and Catch Fire’: Suffering from some faulty code “I was trying to produce through someone else’s eyes and ears — someone who’s not here,” he said with vexed intensity, while sitting at his control board. Avicii’s Death Left Many Questions. Will His New Music Provide Answers? 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z This vexed Pershing, as did the prospect of monument clutter Over There. In France, Artifacts of America’s Role in World War I 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z Housekeeping, the historian Adrian Tinniswood reminds us, has always been a vexing business. Review | Future kings don’t squeeze their own toothpaste: Tales of the pampered British royal family 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z The fig tree, knocked back by two hard winters, is still in full leaf, another vexing sign that it isn’t looking at the sky and bundling up to hibernate. What this mild autumn means for your plants 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z Satie’s title is also a variation on a theme that emerges in the novel: The things most vexing turn out to be impossible to escape. Review | ‘The Vexations’ revisits the eccentric life of composer Erik Satie 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z In addition to the usual complaints, Rabbi Emden was vexed that the ban would impose an additional financial burden on the struggling masses, whose food options were already limited. And, on Passover, God Gave the Israelites Back Their Legumes 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z Only fish, with its hundreds of species and constantly changing sustainability rules, is more vexing. Name that meat: Is it a tri-tip, sirloin tip, triangle roast — or something else? 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z You're kind of vexed by it all, just as they were themselves, I think, at the time. Author of Neil Armstrong biography "First Man": He understood "the place of humankind in the cosmos" 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z The most valuable and also vexing thing about nightclubs is that you can’t get in. When New York’s Nightclubs Were Secret Empires 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z One of the most vexing developments is the near disappearance of the once ubiquitous rusty-patched bumblebee over the past 25 years. New survey offers a glimmer of hope for declining native bee populations 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z Unlike his brother, Daniel, Ángel can’t get out from under the shadow of his country’s vexed history of violence. The Problem of Wartime Guilt and Its Long Life Span 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z Greenidge’s account of Trotter’s life is ardent and mostly approving but nevertheless conveys the more vexing elements of his personality. Times Critics’ Top Books of 2019 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z The vexed problem of whether to eat before or after the show evaporates when the thing wraps up after an hour or so. Get. Arts. Fast. 2014-03-20T21:33:30Z Back when you were wondering about your own vexed place in the world — when you were considering humankind's penchant for good and for ill — there was a lot more intellectual gravity in the band's work. Coldplay has lost its way 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z This is a major book that I suspect will come to be considered among the essential memoirs of this vexing decade. ‘The Yellow House’ Is a Major Memoir About a Large Family and Its Beloved Home 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z One reason I was drawn to this book was because I thought it’d be interesting to read against the vexed backdrop of the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations. Review: ‘Pacific’ Is Simon Winchester’s Latest Big-Picture Book 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z In the most vexing case, a large projection screen that supplies plot summaries also features images that are repetitive and often distracting. Theater Review: ‘Mulan the Musical,’ at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater 2012-12-28T19:04:38Z It’s a Revolutionary War battle, so a less vexed one, and the colonists lost, so it’s not so macho. ‘How to Load a Musket’ Review: A Play About Re-enactors Gets Real 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z That year concluded with his Trump Tower meeting with the President-elect, a vexing public position for someone who’d always agitated on behalf of the dispossessed. The Battle for Kanye West Is Happening in Real Time 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z But tap into the psyches of individual women and ambition is a vexed notion. New spring nonfiction dips into social issues and politics 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z It severs the show’s vexed relationship to contemporary events and it cuts its connection to Frank, whose survival at this point – it pains me to say it – is dragging it down. How the reality of Trump's America outpaced House of Cards 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z In our interview, she said that she wanted the country to act as a moral leader in confronting the most vexing global problems of our time. What Jacinda Ardern’s Leadership Means to New Zealand and to the World 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z The most satisfying and the most vexing network dramas, as seen from my little critic's corner of the world, return. TV Picks: 'Good Wife,' 'The Middle,' 'Black-ish,' 'Marple' and more 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z Let’s focus on one of the most vexing dietary issues: saturated fat. Perspective | Saturated fat, good or evil? How to decipher contradictory nutritional research. 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z Television Where to put the TV is always a vexing issue. Seeing the World, and My Living Room, Through a Designer’s Eyes 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z It speaks to the slippery grip of this daring, vexing book that I found my thoughts often straying from the story and wandering instead toward its author. Her Lover May Not Exist, but Her Doubts About the Patriarchy Are Real 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z There’s a real tension reading “The Angel of History,” a discomfort in not knowing, accompanied by the vexing suspicion we’ll always struggle to make meaningful connections. Loss haunts the gay Arab San Franciscan at the heart of Rabih Alameddine's new novel, 'Angel of History' 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z At times, Mr. Sheeran, who has faced litigation stemming from accusations of copying twice before, grew vexed and combative at the stand. Ed Sheeran Wins Copyright Case Over Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z And some of my youthful impressions turned out to be perceptive about problems that would vex this hall for some 60 years. What I’ve Learned in 60 Years of Listening to the Philharmonic 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z “Unlike most of the protagonists of doorstop biographies of that age, Copley found the patriot cause vexing, even terrifying,” she said. Jane Kamensky Wins Historical Society Book Prize 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z This is vexing for those of us who would like to extol the virtues of “The ___________ With the Hat,” at least in public. | 'The ___________ With the Hat': A Love Not at a Loss for Words 2011-04-12T06:30:20Z It felt odd at first, but also oddly luxurious if you’ve ever been vexed by the personal space afforded by seats in a concert hall. Review | Going to my first concert of the pandemic felt like preparing for battle. Then I got there. 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z Covering the Trump team has vexed the mainstream news from the start. Why we need serious Trump jokes: From "SNL" to Colbert, comedians make sense out of impeachment 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z She has the perfect skill set to solve a recent vexing dilemma of mine. When it comes to this pants-popping quandary, Gene is all thumbs 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z On the vexed topic of double dipping, please refer to this entry on chips ‘n’ dips. How to eat: hummus 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z Indeed, the vexed question of truth, so much in the news these days, is central to “The Night Ocean.” Paul La Farge’s ‘The Night Ocean’ will suck you into the vortex of H.P. Lovecraft 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z After all, is there any more vexed aspect of this country’s history than its embrace and tolerance of slavery? Critic?s Notebook: Emancipating History 2011-03-11T23:45:18Z This question has vexed manufacturers since the earliest days of factory-made foods, when industrial processing created new challenges – and new possibilities – for flavor. Food for thought: will an era of hyper-personalized meals leave a sour taste? 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z Despite the great minds wrestling with it, the vexed question of how to live continues to induce a state of indissoluble anxiety. Review | We’ve been looking to philosophers to make sense of life. Maybe we should be looking at cats instead. 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z On Saturday, the folks at TLC, although they are not known for their public-service programming, offer a solution to the vexing problem of drunken driving, which becomes particularly severe around the holidays. Television Review: ‘Outrageous 911,’ a Show About Emergency Calls, on TLC 2013-12-13T21:27:45Z South Shore is also a resounding answer to the eternally vexing question of the bathing suit shopper: Do I look fat in this? My Favorite Place: Little Compton, R.I. 2011-09-23T18:58:31Z Exactly how, where and why Rogers killed remains a vexing mystery. These Gay Men Frequented Manhattan Piano Bars. So Did Their Killer. 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z For devout gay Mormons, one of the most vexing questions is whether or not they can or should have a sex life. Gay Mormons challenge church 2012-06-11T19:45:00Z Why are Russians so good at vexing American minds? Three Blockbuster Novels From the 1950s, and Their Remarkable Afterlife 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z Hook may be the fantasy-farmer of townies' fantasies – ruminative, canny, genial and wistfully affectionate to his animals – but he puts a human, articulate face on the vexed, and vexing, subject of food production. The Moo Man – review 2013-07-11T20:16:00Z It was a fine hiatus from my travels, except that I kept thinking ahead and was vexed about how to proceed. In Transit Blog: Backtracking to Get Around Lake Michigan 2011-09-23T15:44:16Z Mysteries are vexing, and sometimes deadly, but the process of continually searching for answers is what ultimately solves problems. 7 mind-blowing scientific mysteries: Black holes, UFOs and the origins of everything 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z And yet, all of this — the everyman quality, the realism, the vexed relationship to his own success — makes him ideal for Willy. Wendell Pierce Fulfills His American Dream: Playing Willy Loman 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z That could serve as a tag line, with “it” referring to the abuses of power that Lionel finds as he tries to unravel an especially vexing case, one involving him and everyone he cares about. ‘Motherless Brooklyn’ Review: Edward Norton Fights the Power Broker 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Uncle Buck may look different in this incarnation, but — as in the movie — he’s still vexed by a backfiring car, and he still makes giant pancakes for breakfast. ‘Uncle Buck’ on ABC Makes a Nanny Out of the Man 2016-06-11T04:00:00Z Twitter users seemed to be especially vexed at the prospect of a three-dimensional Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan. Great Gatsby's '3D makeover' angers fans 2011-01-10T18:23:51Z Soon Americans may discover that the only thing more vexing than exercising dominance is forfeiting it. A Foreign Policy Realist Challenges America’s Zeal for Intervention 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Early on, as Ms. Ritchie explained in interviews, she wrote her most adamantly political compositions under a pseudonym, so as not to vex her adamantly apolitical mother. Jean Ritchie, Who Revived Appalachian Folk Songs, Dies at 92 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z Despite the art world’s progressive reputation, the networks of money and power that dominate it are vexingly opaque. New York Galleries: What to See Right Now 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z These two films, each portraying one of two key conflicts vexing Israeli society, were among 26 Israeli movies screened this month at the 29th annual Jerusalem Film Festival. Dispatch: A Correspondent’s Impressions From the Jerusalem Film Festival 2012-07-22T00:55:26Z Thant Myint-U writes clearly about such vexing subjects as ethnicity, capitalism and ecological disaster; this is a book with a humane sensibility and a delicate yet pointed touch. Times Critics’ Top Books of 2019 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z But at its best, the genre tries to understand the roots of crime by investigating some of humanity’s most vexing paradoxes. Netflix’s 'Mindhunter' Is the Perfect Crime Drama for Our Times 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z Just how much of this sort of background information to provide for viewers is a vexed area for curators. Tate Britain: On the move 2013-05-03T18:40:01Z Once one of New York's more ambitious spaces for contemporary art, it has struggled mightily since 2007, when it relocated to an inhospitable building whose disconnected gallery spaces have vexed curators and spectators alike. Rosemarie Trockel: A Cosmos – review 2012-11-08T18:04:29Z Today, hardly anybody speaks of the danger that vexed us so. How will the world end? 2012-06-17T19:00:00Z And then there's the vexed question of which "identity" should be taught. Civilization: The West and the?Rest by Niall Ferguson ? review 2011-03-25T12:37:09Z Plenty of times on this album, he sings lines that are vexing: “ ‘Duck Dynasty’ is cool and all/ But they got nothing on the female’s call,” on “Hunter.” Pharrell Williams Takes a Stand on Cheery Musical Ground 2014-02-26T18:08:14Z Being able to ask such a question suggests relative privilege—it’s the kind of existential quandary that only vexes those with enough distance to look back at where it all began. Chinese Food and the Joy of Inauthentic Cooking 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z We were six hours into the journey, and I noticed that without the vexing question of Dora or Thomas on the iPad, the kids were more relaxed, which meant we were more relaxed. Unplugged Along the California Coast 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z This question has vexed me since I signed up for the Comrades ultramarathon last fall. The super-long-distance runner keeps his eye on the mental mileposts, too 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z All three films take up the vexing, evergreen problem of the media’s power to shape and distort reality, and they offer progressively more dire diagnoses of the state of the collective psyche. Arts & Leisure: Urban Realist With a Humanist Streak 2011-04-13T13:29:51Z But defining national culture is, everyone agrees, a vexed issue. Edinburgh festival 2011: where National Theatres meet 2011-08-02T20:30:02Z One sympathetic character is vexed by “liberals who walked around all un-blown-up claiming that they liked their civil liberties more than their security.” Book Review: ‘Whiskey Tango Foxtrot’ May Be the Novel of the Summer 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z In this, Bezar is an effort to solve one of the most interesting and vexing conundrums of e-commerce: telling a compelling personal story at a rapidly growing scale. Founder of Fab.com launches a new design marketplace 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z This leads to the vexed question of whether entirely artificial greenery passes the good-taste test. What you need to know to care for holiday greenery For a story about female empowerment, it is vexing that Ken's neediness, loneliness and identity crisis hijack the plot for long stretches and force Barbie to help him, not the reverse. In "Barbie," of course Ken hijacks the journey of empowerment in a misguided tour of the patriarchy 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z But, Mina’s novel focuses on the Watt family triple-murder case because it’s the one that still raises vexing questions — the kind of questions a psychologically inquisitive novelist like Mina feasts on. Denise Mina looks inside the mind of a psychopath in her chilling novel ‘The Long Drop’ 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z Other vendors at a recent convention for sex shop owners in Moscow were similarly vexed. Sexual Revolution Slowly Progressing in Russia 2010-07-14T21:08:00Z And while this discrepancy is hardly surprising, it brings up an especially vexed issue in this era of promiscuous cross-franchising. Unexpected Lessons From ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z None of which vexes Sugarloaf’s fanatically independent following, proudly called ’Loafers. On Maine’s Slopes, Plenty of Elbow Room 2013-01-04T18:54:04Z The amplification of percussive dance is a vexing problem, as Mr. Dunne well knows. Dance Review: For Colin Dunne, Life After ?Riverdance? 2011-10-21T21:30:31Z And the TV world seems to have already taken notice of Young's performance of Mellie's vexed path. Join us for a live chat with 'Scandal's' Bellamy Young on Thursday 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z It’s one of the most vexing questions in modern American politics: What’s the matter with Kansas? Kansas lawmaker Gail Finney wants to make it legal to spank children to the point of bruising 2014-02-18T20:44:00Z And maybe that wouldn’t be so vexing from another auteur creator. "True Detective" is still a mess: Mahershala Ali can't save Nic Pizzolatto's story 2019-01-13T05:00:00Z Regarding the vexed relationship between church and state, the founders rejected the European model of church-state marriage but never finalized a divorce, so this separation remains ambiguous. They’ll always lose the culture wars: The right loves fighting lost causes– but liberals keep winning 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z Over time, stories of the vexed origins of “Remain in Light” gained traction. A Brilliant Return for a Talking Heads Album 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z The kaleidoscopic quality of his talent — torn between stardom and artistry — was sometimes vexing. Prince, mysterious, inventive chameleon of music, dies at 57 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z In the age of GoFundMe, the act of giving can feel vexingly weightless. Affluent Idlers Find a Just Cause in a Refugee Swept Ashore 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z The vexed track record of their attempts to do this lately suggests that they need more help than they've been getting. 'Clash of the Titans': Ancient Greece and Us 2010-03-19T20:01:00Z This has proved to be a vexing experience for the entertainers of America. The Shows Must Go On. But They Aren’t the Same Without You. 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Tucker is trying to underline the connections between two vexed characters embracing their fate and two blissed-out youths on the brink of doom, but the splicing and recombining smothers the emotions. Review: Shakespeare + Chekhov = ‘Uncle Romeo Vanya Juliet’ 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z ‘Vexations’ Wall and Broad Streets Typically, when Wall Street is vexed, the world shares its indigestion. Make Music New York: ‘Vexations’ at Make Music New York 2012-06-23T00:17:00Z But in Heyrman’s telling, it becomes far more, as she remorselessly dissects the fragile male selfhood at the heart of evangelical Protestantism and its “vexed relationship with ideals of manhood.” The Love Triangle That Caused a Religious Panic 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z But your whole stance is that the cosmos owes you a life of outdoor adventure with your SO and you’re vexed at SO for denying you that. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: An outdoorsy type summits Mount Condescension 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z That vexing and ongoing “toxic masculinity” debate was stirred to seething by the now-famous Gillette ad urging men to question their acceptance of harassment, gender discrimination and bullying. Which boy's life? Esquire's "American Boy," race, and masculinity at 17 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z “The Birth of a Nation,” Nate Parker’s debut feature as a director, presents an unusually vexing and complicated case. Review: In Nate Parker’s ‘The Birth of a Nation,’ Must-See and Won’t-See Collide 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Ever since I first took notice, it has vexed me. The awkward years 2011-08-12T22:01:37Z “This is a major book that I suspect will come to be considered among the essential memoirs of this vexing decade.” 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z Morris now lives in the difficult, vexing, preoccupying land of what she calls “extreme old age.” The Many Lives of Jan Morris 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z That’s probably why the allegedly inattentive diner parents didn’t even hear what so vexed the diner owner. What the Toddler-Hating Diner Owner Teaches Us About Parenting 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z Why is the identity of motherhood so vexed and so mercurial? What a mother should be 2013-05-12T10:00:00Z But he was not yet, to use another label that vexes him, a global superstar. The real David Attenborough 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z Distorted audio vexes parts of the film, but Richard Trejo’s eerie cinematography and Oliver Poser’s grisly makeup effects come to the rescue. Five Horror Movies to Stream Now 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z She cuts such a dash with her leopard-print dress and gorgeous smile, it is impossible to be vexed by the lateness for more than a second. Hayley Atwell 2010-10-09T23:05:00Z Weaving together his personal and critical reflections, Hajdu tries to answer a vexing set of questions: When we talk about pop music, what precisely do we mean? Paperback Row 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z She rails, “That sort of moronic busy-bodying happens with such galling regularity throughout childhood of course and it never ceases to be utterly vexing.” The innovative, beguiling reflections of Claire-Louise Bennett's 'Pond' 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z He’s getting vexed, but not in the cumulative way that rock singers tend to, working up to a boiling point. Mark E. Smith Shows His Staying Power 2010-04-30T19:55:00Z Each song is as cheerful and crafty — and as vexing — as Trainor's breakout hit. Meghan Trainor's 'Title' is cheerful, crafty yet vexing 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z Their vexed relationship energizes the tragic political epic that follows. It’s the Highest-Profile Challenge of an Earnest Tenor’s Career 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z But the remainder of this album finds Estelle trying on familiar poses, or unfamiliar ones that vex. New Music: New Albums From Estelle, Lambchop and Matthew Shipp Trio 2012-02-27T23:36:19Z The rules were as vexing as the physical side of the game. ‘Real Tennis’ May Be Obscure, but It Has Fans in Britain 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z The issue is vexed, impossible to conclusively prove or disprove. Will Hollywood ever end its love affair with guns? 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z At one point during this week’s episode of “Outlander,” one of Prince Charles’s not quite loyal generals says, “the truth is often vexing.” ‘Outlander’ Season 2, Episode 11: Off With His Head 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z The man in line is, you guessed it, Konwicki’s own conscience, which vexes him day and night. Tadeusz Konwicki: A Polish Writer and the Scars of the Past 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z She’s the author of two novels that concern themselves, roughly, with the vexing issue of romance. Review: ‘Let’s Be Less Stupid,’ a Distracted Meditation on Absent-Mindedness 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z There’s one great song — “Pick My Brain,” in which the protagonist goes to a party, with the usual intentions, and finds himself vexed by a dimwit asking him how to get into the music business. Critics? Choice: New Music From Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson 2010-04-18T23:21:00Z “It vex me — cos I always flew the Union Jack in my heart,” a woman says. Books of The Times: Paradise Is Only Half the Story in a Complex Caribbean Nation 2011-04-14T21:52:13Z Though he is as witty offstage as on and seems to see the humor in any situation, no matter how vexing, Mr. Bastos came to comedy in a rather roundabout way. Comedy: A Brazilian?s Comic Mania: Social Media 2011-08-04T12:00:00Z The primetime show used creepy music, spooky lightning, and sometimes-questionable acting in an effort to crack vexing cases, both legal and metaphysical. A brief history of "Unsolved Mysteries" 2021-05-08T04:00:00Z The campaign dodged policy as the candidate’s contentious team got vexed about its messaging. Notes on political theater: The perils of spectacle 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z But as theater works, especially in their use of recorded speech and music, they’re vexing. Dance Review: Sarah Michelson’s ‘4,’ at the Whitney, Continues a Series 2014-01-26T22:09:19Z But the question that will vex the novel’s readers is a different one: “Who do you root for?” Review | ‘Who is Maud Dixon?’ In this inventive thriller, you’ll be turning the pages to find out 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z Flannery was close to Regina and dependent on her, but their relationship was complicated and vexed. Flannery O’Connor’s Manhattan Memorial 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z What’s left is a strange, sour tale that’s neither origin mystery nor journey of self-discovery, but a vexing gesture toward damage and delusion that never permits us to peek under its broken heroine’s hood. Review: In ‘Nancy,’ a Troubled Woman Seeks Connection 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Many of these regional variations are vegetarian already, which means the idea of the "perfect" version is somewhat vexed. How to cook the perfect vegetable lasagne 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z Under Timothy Douglas’s direction, the storytelling is vexed, the themes evasive. Review: ‘Dracula’ and ‘Frankenstein’? Nothing to Be Scared Of 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z And, more vexingly, are we supposed to think the music she’s making with Tedros is better than the music the label wants her to record? ‘The Idol’ Is Ending Sunday. Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing. 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Merchant-Ivory’s rather more subtle Howard’s End featured mostly internal screams brought on by that most vexing of subjects: Edwardian class struggle. My favorite best picture Oscar winner: Unforgiven 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z He is vexed by the discrepancy between the streamlined facade of Italian railways and the bathetic complications lurking beneath. Italian Ways by Tim Parks – review 2013-06-22T13:00:02Z Shepherd’s vexed relationship with Jerrold, whom he alternately champions and then spurns for listening to the Germans, was partly inspired by Stravinsky’s relationship with his critics, Mr. Stace said. Whodunit Most Musical by a Musician Most Literary 2011-02-19T01:45:10Z It is on this score that Finkel's book, published in 2005, becomes most vexing — when the credibility of the narrator becomes as much an issue as the events being narrated. As 'True Story' weaves a web of ambiguity, whom can we believe? 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z Two words have vexed Erica Jong for the last 42 years. Erica Jong’s ‘Fear of Dying’ Defies the Sunset of Sex 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z There is a kind of heroism in staring straight at the vexed meanings of landscape, the complexities of family, memory and life itself, as well as the face of death and the carnage of history. Sally Mann’s Haunted South 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z It evidently possessed the secret to reconciling psychic conflicts that constantly vex the West: between hedonism and asceticism, reason and emotion, and the cosmic and the terrestrial. Art Review: To See a Universe in the Tiny Details of Chinese Artifacts, Boxes to Birds 2010-12-31T23:22:04Z Last week, when Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature—a choice that vexed some purists—Gizzi was joyful. Peter Gizzi, a Poet of Sound and Time 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z The complex, troubled people who inhabit Mandel’s novel are vexed and haunted by their failings, driven to create ever more pleasant reflections of themselves in the glass. Review | Emily St. John Mandel’s ‘Station Eleven’ was a huge hit. Now she’s back with a different apocalypse. 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z The warning signs of the “sweet hurricane” that provides the novel’s apocalyptic finale are sensed by the “indigent” who make up Popisho’s outcast lower class: “The earth vex . . . the soil stank of ancient warning.” Review | ‘Popisho’ imagines a magical realm teeming with memorable characters 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z Perhaps it solved the vexing problem of models who arrive late for shows, but the punctual ones aren’t going to be replaced by wraiths of mist filled with light any time soon. Watch Ralph Lauren Turn Mist into Models 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z But the play, which is one of three full-length works selected for the Source Festival, doesn’t deal with the logistics of a deathless society, vexing though they are. ‘A Bid to Save the World’ at Source Festival You look up a film showtime – and you read a vexing email from a colleague. How to escape your phone and other life hacks 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z Answer: These are some great and vexing questions for you and much of society today. How and when to set boundaries for children The fact that your calls didn’t help makes it even more vexing. Help! My Pricey Travel Credit Card Wouldn’t Work When I Traveled 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z The roots of this vexing dilemma, and many others, are on display at London’s British Library, along with ancient manuscripts and modern recording devices all documenting the evolution of the English language. In Transit: Exploring English at the British Library 2011-03-22T10:00:50Z As his writings became more vexed, his public standing suffered. Edmund Burke: Philosopher, Politician, Prophet by Jesse Norman – review 2013-05-19T09:00:02Z An evening of pleasure — and reflection on a beloved, if vexed, theater — more than the sum of its parts. The Best Classical Music Performances of 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z Deciding what to do about young children has proved particularly vexing, given that no vaccine has yet been approved for pediatric use. Broadway Audiences Will Need Proof of Vaccination and Masks 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z Even some outspoken cheerleaders of Internet technology have begun to grapple with some of its more vexing side effects. Arts & Leisure Preview: Reading and the Web: Texts Without Context 2010-03-17T23:19:00Z Each time it vexed me a little, partly because of the wretched excess when others go hungry, but mostly on cost-benefit analysis. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: Yes, my $450 dinner was worth every penny 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z But mostly, Linda knew how to have fun—to laugh and smile in the face of a vexing world. La la la la lovely Linda: Remembering love and laughter with Linda McCartney’s "Wide Prairie" 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z The glare of fame just vexes me the most. Style Invitational Week 1416: The Year in Redo, Part 2 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z Tiger’s voice rang out, his vexing glove issue resolved. My trapeze-flying adventure: Better than an orgasm 2013-03-16T20:00:00Z If you have managed to ignore the unfolding story of the conservatorship and the solidarity movement #freebritney, the director Erin Lee Carr’s documentary may serve as a timely if vexing primer. ‘Britney vs Spears’ Review: When the Intervention Is the Problem 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z The girls’ only salable “property” is an enslaved woman, a situation that becomes more and more vexing to Prudence’s Quaker conscience. Review | A black man shot by a white police officer tells his shocking story in ‘No Justice’ 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z Little in the world of conservation is simple, and this is particularly true of the vexed subject of invasion biology. Field Notes from a Hidden City by Esther Woolfson – review 2013-02-02T15:30:01Z “But these signals also vexed the tyrant, who believed that on account of the intricate gesturing even silence might bring about some sort of harm to him. So he put a stop to this also.” Forget ‘Oh, the Places You’ll Go!’ A more creative book-gift for a new graduate. 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z Can comedy guide us through our most vexing issues and problems? Testing Comedy’s Role as a Beacon on Racial Issues 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z One character also works on the vexing future of wearable technology — digital beadlike chips, implanted into the skin, that with the help of permanent tattoos of conductive ink turn one’s hands into approximations of smartphones. ‘The Old Drift’ Is a Dazzling Debut Spanning Four Generations 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z O.K., physics wins, but fusion attempts do have an impressively vexing history. Dance Review: Big Bang Theory From Armitage Gone! Dance 2010-06-04T23:00:00Z Week 1230, creation dialogues: The chicken: “And at the exact instant, I shall create its egg, thereby vexing humans for eternity!” Style Invitational Week 1262: Clue us in 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z But its efforts are hampered, mostly by a vexing installation but also, a little, by our collective imagination. Art Review: ?David Smith: Cubes and Anarchy? at the Whitney - Review 2011-10-13T22:17:25Z James Atlas’s heartfelt memoir of his vexed friendship with Philip Roth is available exclusively in audiobook form. Review | Best audiobooks to get you to winter’s end 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z But the continuing war in Ukraine has turned the 1946 opera, which features many Russian artists and nationalistic themes, into a vexed issue for the Staatsoper, one of Germany’s leading houses. A Year Into War, Russian Artists Still Must Navigate a Tricky Path 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z More vexing still: In pouring his memoir into the mold of an advice book, Bharara winds up speaking in aphorisms and bromides. Preet Bharara’s Lessons on Crime and Punishment 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z In his feature debut, the director Mo McRae displays a nice way with actors and a gift for visual tension, but in aiming for absurdist humor, he lands on something more vexing. ‘A Lot of Nothing’ Review: The Cop Next Door 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z Aucoin takes Whitman’s career-long monologue and turns it into a vexed exchange between two equals, each alone and unpersuadable, never speaking in one voice. Walt Whitman and the Essence of Opera 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z This is probably what vexed “Insatiable’s” pre-detractors, who saw in the trailer a blunt and harmfully inaccurate message that overweight kids don’t amount to anything until they become thin. Perspective | I would have ignored ‘Insatiable,’ but your outrage made it seem interesting. (It wasn’t.) 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z But the humor does more than entertain — it vexes and disturbs while challenging simplistic distinctions between "good" and "bad" Jews. Chutzpah and humor temper message 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Determining who killed them, and why, has vexed a slew of seasoned homicide detectives through several changes in leadership in the police department. Police in Long Island serial killer case reveal new evidence 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z Like many great dramas, it's an ending that satisfies but also vexes, because the story really isn't over. Review: 'West of Memphis' seizes reins of justice 2012-12-21T16:20:22Z Yet such an otherwise slight discrepancy articulates the broader reality that basic facts about Price remain vexingly difficult to grasp and have emerged only through painstaking analysis of scattered and often disorganized records. As Her Music Is Reconsidered, a Composer Turns 135. Again. 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z The show acknowledges the neighborhood’s history, from the Lenape tribe to Gilded Age barons and beyond, and meditates on the vexed intersections of the urban and the natural. Theater Is in the Streets of New York, if You Listen 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z Being a precursor might be better than not being remembered at all, but it’s also vexed. Getty exhibition makes a case for the enduring power of Theodore Rousseau 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z “It is that. But in Heyrman’s telling, it becomes far more, as she remorselessly dissects the fragile male selfhood at the heart of evangelical Protestantism and its ‘vexed relationship with ideals of manhood.’” 12 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z ‘Let Us Now Praise Susan Sontag’ Sibyl Kempson, a distinctive and delirious writer, begins her new theater company with this vexing play, at once too diffuse and too didactic. Theater Listings for May 8-14 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z But listen up, vexed “Lost” fans: The 10-episode first season of “From” will have “a very contained arc,” Pinkner has said. Harold Perrineau Finds His Way 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z But she also sniped at the magazine, which rejected her more intimate and experimental work and which vexed her in myriad other ways. Books of The Times: Fighting The New Yorker Over Extra Commas and Steaming Cowflops 2011-02-08T22:00:14Z She writes about politics and culture and war while never losing sight of the daily indignities that vex all travelers. Riding Shotgun on Martha Gellhorn’s Brave and Comic Adventures 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z Admittedly, the problem of comorbidity is a treatment challenge that still vexes even clinicians working within the military and the VA. Addicted troops ignored 2012-09-18T18:32:00Z In a widely reported incident from the winter of 1998, he walked off the Avery Fisher podium in the middle of a performance of Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony, vexed by concertgoers’ coughing. Kurt Masur Dies at 88; Conductor Transformed New York Philharmonic 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z Later, in voice over narration, he laments that “ignorance won” and he is “vexed at my people.” How ‘Chappelle’s Show’ and ‘The Boondocks’ Kept Us Laughing at R. Kelly 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z But soon it’s back to distinguishing Pharisees from Samaritans, examining the vexed question of Jewish vs. Can a chic Parisian intellectual also be a Christian? 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z Being without an opinion is her stock response to vexing questions. Coco Sumner: 'I'd die for music' 2010-10-07T22:00:00Z Irked, annoyed, exasperated, vexed, irritated, disappointed, displeased… yes. Britain's anger issues: something to shout about 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z But the carts were back the next day — growing in number, some days, to more than 20 — vexing museum and city officials. Putting the Cart Before the Art 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z Whatever else may vex me about cellphones, beginning with my own dependence on them, they allowed a reliable line to my kids. Parenting after divorce: the art of not being ugly 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z Impassioned, intellectual 20-somethings discussing their vexed feelings for one another is a road made mostly of potholes. Sally Rooney and Love in the Time of General Systems Collapse 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z It’s almost too vexing to be enjoyable; surely, had I been alive in 1986, I would have hated this ad. In Vintage TV Ads, a Curious Fountain of Hope (and Cheese) 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z If Southern Sudanese, who are largely animist or Christian, vote to secede from the North, the South would take with it about 80 percent of Sudan's oil output, a vexing problem for Bashir. Clooney's eye in sky aims to prevent Sudan genocide 2011-01-11T00:42:32Z More than three decades later, McDermid looks back in anger — and with some measure of affection — at the vexed era she lived through that gave rise to her socially engaged mysteries. Review | Val McDermid’s new novel is a delightful throwback, complete with a retro song list 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z The discussion turned to the vexed question of which party to attend after the awards ceremony. Houda Benyamina, the French Filmmaker Who Brought the Banlieues to Hollywood 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z Rapping about how the expectations of speaking out politically leave him vexed, he reverts to his old perspective. Tyler, the Creator, an Insider Forever on the Outside 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z As we chat, it becomes clear that most of the issues Stiefel will be grappling with are those that vex companies the world over. Ethan Stiefel: New Zealand state of mind 2011-07-10T20:46:01Z If Sloterdijk's reflections sound obvious or fanciful, consider again the long and vexed history of enclosed but transparent volumes as images alike of freedom and security, futurism and consolation. Bubbles by Peter Sloterdijk, translated by Wieland Hoban - review 2012-02-10T22:55:00Z “Salter had lent public support to one of the most deeply rooted problems of modern literature,” he writes, “namely that we leave it to scholars to preside over its most vexing question: what it’s for.” ‘B & Me: A True Story of Literary Arousal,’ by J.C. Hallman 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z The rapper is entering that vexing post-prime era that inevitably hunts down every enormously successful person. One Night at Mom’s Spaghetti 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z Space, in the “Star Trek” universe, may be an alluring and infinite frontier, but time is a much rarer and more vexing commodity. On ‘Star Trek: Discovery,’ a Franchise Boldly Goes Into the Serial TV Era 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Shaw’s film doesn’t tackle one especially vexed part of the issue with with children and guns – a sharp acceleration in cases of gun-related violence at American schools and colleges. Trigger happy: kids, guns and the American way 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z While many of these are, indeed, scary prospects, her most vexing fear — with much justification — is the rising tide of protectionism. Dambisa Moyo’s Proposals for Saving Democracy 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Mr. Peck relied heavily on “The Devil Finds Work,” a 1976 book-length essay in which Baldwin explored his intimate and vexed relationship as a consumer, critic and sometimes creator of American film. Finally, a Screenplay by James Baldwin 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z And so began a vexing trend, for an island constituency all too familiar with popular distortions of Hawaiian culture. Music: Dear Grammy, Is It Hawaiian Enough? 2011-02-06T02:08:04Z As a writer and as a photographer, Mann is admirable and vexing in equal measure. My critics ‘were in some measure correct,’ Sally Mann admits in memoir 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z Waterlogged sites are often associated with compacted clay soils, and addressing this vexing condition takes three approaches. If 2018’s rains wrecked your garden, it might be time to try something new 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z The most interesting scenes in “The Miracle of the Little Prince” deal with the problems that vex the translators. ‘The Miracle of the Little Prince’ Review: A Children’s Book Turned Rosetta Stone 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z And therein lies one of Disney’s most vexing challenges: How do you keep these outdated but beloved shows relevant to the iPad generation while not angering hard-core fans? ‘Country Bear Jamboree’ at Walt Disney World 2012-10-20T01:34:03Z Whatever appeal this film had in its original iteration has been sapped out, leaving a story that, when not completely vexing, is either mind-numbing or hilarious by accident. ‘Memory’ Review: Getting Too Old for This 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z I broached the subject of Griffith and the provocations presented by vexed filmmakers like him with Jacqueline Stewart, the museum’s chief artistic and programming officer. The Academy Museum Finds Good Intentions in Messy Film History 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z Should the bill one day materialize, the composition of Tubman and Jackson, two faces of the same vexed coin, would serve as an apt emblem of Americans’ habit of historical equivocation. The Haunted Image of Harriet Tubman on the Twenty-Dollar Bill 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z “The question of why the child was named George remained a vexed one,” The Telegraph, the British newspaper, wrote in its obituary last week. George Christie Dies at 79; Steward of His Family’s Glyndebourne Legacy 2014-05-13T04:28:58Z From neuroscience to studies on relationships between parents, children and siblings, the book uses research to explain some of the most vexing problems parents face in the modern age. 16 Parenting Experts Worth Listening To 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z Honestly, there’s no good reason for a person to keep on watching anything that vexes them. Smart Watch: Why you should watch Jennifer Garner play a total jerk in “Camping” 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z The project is the brainchild of pianist Graham Johnson, and the opening concert found him accompanying Lucy Crowe and Christopher Maltman in an exploration of the often vexed relationship between song and opera. Crowe/Maltman/Johnson – review 2013-01-06T18:04:43Z With a marked ability to become whatever character he’s playing, Robert De Niro presents any biographer with a vexing question: Who, exactly, is he? Book review: ‘De Niro: A Life,’ by Shawn Levy Trump himself seems to think so — and to find it vexing to no longer be able to control the narrative. Perspective | The media has turned a corner and is normalizing Trump less. It’s about time. 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z The most vexing part of any ad is that its purpose is to manipulate you into buying something you might not be able to afford. In Vintage TV Ads, a Curious Fountain of Hope (and Cheese) 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z The homeless, referred to as “the tramp class” in a blunter era, vexed the middle class just as they do now. America’s Most Famous Street 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z I have no doubt he is deliberately setting out to vex us. Cannes 2012: Post Tenebras Lux – review 2012-05-24T09:07:31Z Because of the unique demands it places on viewers, it raises vexing questions about how one goes about watching a film in the 21st century. How A Quiet Place became a cause célèbre for anti-popcorn crusaders 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z As vexed as Winnie is, nothing compares to the discontent of Archibald Snatcher, a man desperate to wear a white hat, to smell the cheese. Any way you slice it, 'Boxtrolls' is an unwieldy visual feast 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z There are at least two vexing revelations within the pages of Mark Whitaker’s wonderfully thorough biography of America’s most accomplished comedian. Book Review Podcast: 'Cosby: His Life and Times' 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z Uncertainty over the future is particularly vexing in Portland. Under Fire, a Portland Chef Tries to Build a Fairer Workplace 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z More simply, it’s a knowing joke about the role of the model, and the vexed question of her collaboration with her artist-lover. More Than a Muse 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z I feel vexed by the obstacles—my job, or acquaintances on the subway—that threaten to keep me apart from the books. Elena Ferrante and What Liking Is Like 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z The students, and their parents, are anxious, ambitious, and vexed by the degree to which choices are governed by money, postcode, religion and, as more than one parent frets, race. Holidate 2010-09-07T07:00:00Z “The drama of Agee’s vexed relationship to the possibility of moral failure,” Jamison writes, “more than the plight of the families themselves, is the closest thing to a plot that his book ever attempts.” Leslie Jamison and the Anxiety of Authorship 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z I wrongly challenged him on his next word, “vexes.” Zappos’s CEO is helping revitalize downtown Las Vegas. He took me on a whirlwind tour. 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z “Slow Me Down” is her seventh album, and though it traverses a range of musical moods — sinister, cheery, lonesome and more — she’s rarely in anything but a vexed mood. New Music: Albums From Aloe Blacc, Sara Evans and Ambrose Akinmusire 2014-03-10T20:57:47Z It’s the kind of game-changing notion you can have, perhaps, only if you’re perpetually vexed at the limits of human knowledge. Review | ‘Silent Sky’ tells the story of pioneering female astronomers with humor and warmth 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z She seems most excited by the things that most vex museum traditionalists. A unique chance to figure what the future of museums looks like 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z In “The Punisher’s Brain” Morris Hoffman, a trial judge in Colorado, argues that questions over culpability vex judges and juries far more often than the odd, perplexing whodunnit. Lashes and lashing out 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z Maybe it speaks to something that vexes us, or finds language where words previously seemed futile. Valerie June’s Music Is a Reminder That Life Goes On 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z Mr. Gomes and his cinematographer, Mauro Pinheiro, employ a lovely, diffuse approach to light and bodies, helping to express tensions that are hard to articulate but no less vexing or urgent. Movie Listings for Sept. 12-18 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Flinching at every flap of his wife’s lacerating tongue, he’s a near caricature of the henpecked husband, and Mr. Shannon plays him with the air of a slightly vexed manservant. Review: In ‘The Harvest,’ Love Is Wielded With a Chill 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z This hit on two issues that vex me when writing Date Lab. A Date Lab writer talks to a regular commenter — and gets some love 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z But I would defy anyone to try to learn even a few pages of a script so vexingly stylized it seems as though it could only be a Mamet parody. In David Mamet's perplexing 'China Doll,' Al Pacino can only roar weakly 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z One time, Mr. Walker said, while giving the inaugural performance on an organ in Dallas, he was vexed by a “cipher” — a pipe that, because of a malfunction, refused to stop playing. Frederick Swann, Master of the Pipe Organ, Is Dead at 91 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z But Mr. Foster’s most radical move was the way he dealt with one of the most vexing urban design challenges of the past century: what to do with the car. Critic?s Notebook: In Arabian Desert, a Sustainable City Rises, Walled and Lofty 2010-09-25T21:09:00Z It’s fair to say that no production in the Metropolitan Opera’s history has been more vexed than the new staging of Puccini’s “Tosca” that opened on New Year’s Eve. Review: The Met Opera’s ‘Tosca’ Overcomes Months of Chaos 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z What seemed to vex critics almost immediately was how “The Big Bang Theory” only skimmed the surface of nerd life, and relied upon well-trodden sitcom forms for laughs. How “The Big Bang Theory” Normalized Nerd Culture 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z The pressures of Central Park were fraying Olmsted’s nerves, while his budget overruns were vexing the board. The Parks That Made the Man Who Made Central Park 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z Anyone writing today faces the problem that what counts as the “natural world” has become pretty vexed. Please Don’t Ask Elizabeth Kolbert How She Organizes Her Books 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z Still, whether it merited restoration was, for a time, a vexed proposition. Why Do Some Films Get Restored and Others Languish? A MoMA Series Holds Clues. 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z Kirsty Norman spoke as if she was explaining a vexing day at the office or problems with the builders at home. Radio review: A Quiet Invasion 2010-08-02T06:59:00Z In creating the piece, much of which is written in rhymed couplets, Mr. Gardley drew on history, literature, interviews with community members and his own vexed experiences with the police. Theater Review: ‘The Box,’ at Irondale Center, Depicts Prison Life 2014-05-02T21:26:17Z As this work shows, that remains a vexed question. Luc Delahaye turns war photography into an uncomfortable art 2011-08-09T08:00:02Z His wife, he said, was vexed: “She’s with me every day, so she saw it, like, ‘What in the world? Sam Hunt Brought Hip-Hop to Country. After ‘Old Town Road,’ He’s Back. 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z And their films exploded stereotypes and explored vexing topics such as black-on-black violence, economic exploitation and the crack epidemic. ‘Boyz n the Hood’ at 25: A look back at 1991’s black film renaissance 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z But there’s a simple solution to this vexing problem: “If she were his concubine, this relationship would be legal.” The Perfect Children of ISIS: Lessons from Dabiq 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z For devout gay Mormons, one of the most vexing questions is whether they can or should have a sex life. My “50 Shades” sex party 2012-06-17T01:00:00Z As television, it is vexing and entrancing, soothingly unstable. Action Bronson, the Leader of the Most Joyously Disorienting Show on Late Night 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z David Bryan Jackson is funny and persuasive as Candida’s father, Mr. Burgess, a snobbish businessman whose predatory labor practices vex the Rev. Morell. Review | A giddy poet lights up ‘Candida’ 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z Yet when 20th Century Fox released Alien on May 25, 1979, two years to the day after Star Wars, the film was met with reviews that ranged from mixed to vexed. Prometheus: Alien Minus One 2012-06-05T13:20:45Z Jazz pianists are a particularly vexed issue for him. Annoyed by Restaurant Playlists, a Master Musician Made His Own 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z For an adolescent black kid in an almost wholly white world, Hawaii was a vexed and confusing paradise. The invention of Obama 2010-04-23T23:06:00Z "This is a very vexing problem that needs to be fixed at the early stages," said California State Sen. Ted Lieu, who is proposing tough consequences, including hefty fines, for those caught swatting. Celebs now fashionable targets in hoax 911 calls 2013-01-27T01:57:43Z Before the allegations surfaced, it was merely Mr. Cosby’s lecturing about other people’s behavior that could be vexing. How to Think About Bill Cosby and ‘The Cosby Show’ 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z This is the question that will throb at the heart of the vexed relationship between politics and pop for decades to come, and this is the first time it has demanded to be asked. Strange Fruit: the first great protest song 2011-02-16T08:00:05Z School offers a refuge–but also a gantlet of unfamiliar social norms, vexing cultural differences and mean-spirited bullies. This Land Is Our Land 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z The older members look deeply vexed to find the gawky, longhaired firebrand in their midst. Review: Michael Moore, Bragging on Broadway, in ‘The Terms of My Surrender’ 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z On the puppyish “Solo,” he’s as close to content as he gets here; mostly, he labors over romantic scenarios that leave him vexed, or worse. Frank Ocean Ends His Long Silence With a Variety of Works 2016-08-21T04:00:00Z I found it vexing, a little obvious — and hard to shake off. 'Stone': A vexing web of encounters between a fine quartet of actors 2010-10-14T20:39:00Z And that brings us to one of the more vexing themes in the contemporary museum world — the nature of identity — that lies beneath the surface of this unusual institution and requires more exploration. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Noah’s Ark,’ at Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles 2014-04-21T21:43:03Z "The Closer," which started its final season on TNT last night, represents a case as vexing as any that its heroine, Brenda Johnson, ever cracked. A last hurrah for Kyra Sedgwick's brilliant kook 2011-07-12T13:13:00Z Among the most vexing problems Sankovitch faces is the question of historical context. Review | Meet America’s most extraordinary family: The Lowells 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z So watching Chidi is like looking at my affable yet vexed reflection. On ‘The Good Place,’ Chidi Redefines the Black Nerd 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z He will “have to imagine” whether Reagan was thinking about his vexed relationship with his daughter Patti when watching Henry and Jane Fonda in “On Golden Pond.” Watch One With the Gipper: An Aide Recalls Movie Nights With the Reagans 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z “Don’t Look Up” turns on one of the most vexing aspects of the crisis: Stating the data, shouting it even, often fails to move people, though the film is largely incurious about why. Apocalypse When? Global Warming’s Endless Scroll 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z More than two centuries later, another tempest is brewing here, involving the vexed relationships between industry and heritage and beauty. Scottish town that changed the world fights for its rights 2013-03-31T00:06:09Z Which brings us to another vexed question: is there any greater virtue in being exposed to an experience and not perceiving it as boring than knowing that you are bored and complaining of the boredom? One big yawn: boredom is not just a state of mind 2011-07-16T23:05:46Z For hundreds of years, the question of who is an Indian has vexed the federal government and tribes alike. Slave descendants seek equal rights from Cherokee Nation 2013-05-21T22:15:00Z That, to most Senate Republicans and President Trump, is quite a vexing problem. Perspective | Senate press restrictions have an ugly goal: Putting distance between the public and Trump’s impeachment trial 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z It inspires a vexing but welcome question: What did I just watch? ‘Searching Eva’ Review: Identity Poetics 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z It’s a poignant vision of a life in which some of the vexing existential concerns of young adulthood have finally been quieted. Heather Havrilesky’s “Existential” Advice 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z And so we are back in the swing, although as ever, there is the vexed question of what exactly is horizontally overhead that Spidey is swinging from. The Amazing Spider-Man – review 2012-07-04T11:42:32Z “I’m 1 person, and it shouldn’t matter to him,” the user, @Its_RianM, wrote after publicizing Chance’s vexed response. How One Tweet About Nicki Minaj Spiraled Into Internet Chaos 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z “I cannot readily say whether I am more vexed at those who would have it that we know nothing, or with those who would not leave us even this privilege. Farewell.” Better Living Through Stoicism, From Seneca to Modern Interpreters 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z Baker, it should be noted, got his teeth knocked out by vexed drug dealers in 1966, making it very hard to play the trumpet with any real panache. Why I give a hoot for competing dead jazz musician movies 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z The movable steel cover for the ceiling has been a vexing problem for decades. James Turrell’s ‘Meeting,’ at MoMA PS1, Shows Its Age 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z Smith’s is the first retrospective of a Native artist that the New York institution has itself organized, a fact that’s less surprising than it is vexing. Jaune Quick-to-See-Smith, Shaped by the Land 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z We whispered furiously at each other when we were alone; we shot dark and freighted looks across rooms; we sent each other long, vexed text messages. It’s Us Against a Particle of Dust 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z It’s not so much a pizza aversion that vexes him as it is a cheese aversion. Scott Stossel’s secret: Atlantic editor revealed his raging anxiety. The reaction surprised him While this progressive movement toward equality ideally results in more satisfying romantic lives for all parties, television has mined the oftentimes vexed and perplexing renegotiations of status for humorous material. Awkward Sex, Onscreen and Off 2016-10-08T04:00:00Z The patriarchal male lap has become an inherently vexed zone: a matter for H.R., the subject of inappropriate propositions, a key word in bombshell testimony about the misconduct of powerful men. A Reconsideration of Santa’s Lap 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z This surfeit is doubly vexing when you consider the extreme drought conditions and wildfires in the West. Surveying the garden after a soggy summer 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z The ending of the play is vexing in its ambiguity. Review: In ‘A Man of Good Hope,’ a Boy Wonders if America Is His Refuge 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z But trying to hold on to our humanity in these vexing situations is more than worth it for us. Space austerity: plane seats and change rooms needn't bring out our worst 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z Also vexing is the less-prominent use of puppets, which were more strikingly employed in past productions. Review: ‘There’s Blood at the Wedding’ Keeps Outrage Alive Onstage 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z The sighting vexes her until she meets Kennedy again a few years later, when, somewhat improbably, she attends a small theater production in which Kennedy happens to have a role. A Novel Imagines the Fate of Twin Sisters, One Passing for White 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z The music of Odd Future — especially that of the long-missing-in-action member Earl Sweatshirt, but also of Tyler — is vexing in the way of early Eminem albums: gross and offensive and entrancing and often brilliant. Arts & Leisure Preview: Angry Rhymes, Dirty Mouth, Goofy Kid 2011-05-04T11:00:08Z That’s only the beginning of the twists and turns in “The Plot,” which features a crooked Southern lawyer, a charming radio producer and a profoundly vexed mother-daughter relationship. 15 New Books to Watch For in May 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z Most vexing to United is that he published the names and email addresses of some of the airline’s senior management, an act that is not necessarily protected under Canadian law. You’ve never heard of these people, but they’ve changed the way you fly 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z “Our affiliates are in possession of an elegant solution, so elegant it may be optimal, to the world’s most vexing problem,” Glassman says, “and that’s chronic disease.” Mr. CrossFit vs. Big Soda: A profane fitness guru’s wonky war with the soda industry 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z Post Malone is decidedly the latter, an avatar of algorithm culture that rewards pleasant banality over the creatively vexing. Review | Post Malone is the perfect pop star for this American moment. That’s not a compliment. 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z But this movie has been informing me, vexing me and haunting me since. ‘The Contender’ Lit Me on Fire. Now It’s a Cringe Factory. 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z Before the advent of electronic navigation, many ships succumbed to storms, shifting shoals, the vexing collision of the northern Labrador and southern Gulf currents, or, during World Wars I and II, German submarines. Off the North Carolina shore, a deep dive into history 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z These paradoxes vex Lahiri, but she knows they are one wellspring of her creativity. Jhumpa Lahiri falls in love with language again, exquisitely, by writing in Italian 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z The proceedings are vexingly vague, serving mainly to highlight a personality at once firm and compassionate, sharp-witted and immune to male privilege. Review: In ‘The Judge,’ a Middle Eastern Trailblazer Upholds Women’s Rights 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z This makes for vexingly uneven cooking — especially when the meat comes boneless and skinless. Three Ways to a Better Chicken Breast 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z The United States has a vexed relationship with immigration. The Much-Vaunted American Melting Pot, Cracks and All 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z Egan claims the experiment is an attempt to bring back serialization, a statement which truly vexes me. #TwitterFiction: Endless Possibilities in 140 Characters or Less 2012-12-05T13:00:14Z Still, for all this stagecraft and hybrid musicality, you may still come away wondering about a vexing question or two. Guo Wenjing’s ‘Feng Yi Te’ Mixes East and West 2012-07-20T17:11:45Z While "McGear" may have sounded right at home among the pop sensibilities of the mid-1970s, the album seems positively refreshing and lighthearted—innocent, even—within the context of today’s vexed sociocultural moment. Revisiting the brilliance of "McGear," Paul McCartney's brother Mike's 1974 solo album 2019-07-28T04:00:00Z Since its Broadway premiere in 1957, “West Side Story” — a musical based on “Romeo and Juliet” and created by four white men — has been at once beloved and vexing. The Great ‘West Side Story’ Debate 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z Still, Cilker acknowledges that few artists in her circle would self-identify purely as “Americana,” a “vague grouping” that can be “vexing” in some ways. Brandi Carlile is Americana’s latest transcendent star. And she hasn’t forgotten her roots 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z Over the past 30 years team after team of directors, screenwriters and comedians has tackled a vexing task: turning a successful sketch into a successful feature film. Film: Will Forte?s ?SNL? Action Hero Explodes on Screen 2010-05-14T17:50:00Z Helmand, a stronghold for the Taliban, has notoriously been one of the most complex and volatile regions in Afghanistan, a region that has repeatedly vexed U.S. efforts. Matthew Heineman’s documentary "Retrograde": A chilling, intimate view of the Afghanistan War's end 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z End-of-life care posed vexing and intricate questions, with substantial overlap between medicine, theology and laws pertaining to human dignity, privacy and autonomy. When life is a fate worse than death 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z The chief moral question that permeates the many subplots of “A Great Reckoning” is the vexing one of what elders owe to the young under their care. There’s a bit of Nancy Drew in Louise Penny’s masterful ‘A Great Reckoning’ 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z Emily Brontë, in the poem “Stanzas,” speaks for many of us who instinctively steer clear from the madding crowd: “I’ll walk where my own nature would be leading:/ It vexes me to choose another guide.” A 'Hamilton' backlash? Why none of that matters with this history-making tour 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z The manner of storytelling will no doubt strike some as vexing. The astrophysicist's rom-com: 'Constellations' at the Geffen 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z A government audit and interviews with local and federal officials reveal a vexing lack of coordination between the marshals service and the FBI, which have overlapping missions. Border-crossing fugitives a national problem 2012-01-29T06:00:00Z But it would still be vexing, because there’s some good work happening on that stage. Review: ‘Magic Trick,’ the Tale of a Breakup in the World of Burlesque 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z Is Sam struggling with a particularly vexing transition into manhood? Hub Theatre’s teen-centric ‘Abominable’ exposes the beasts lurking within In the past quarter-century of the media industry’s transition from the printed page to the digital space, there’s been no category more vexing than local news. Axios is the latest media company to try to make money from local news. History is not on its side. 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z Venezuelan politics are clearly such a vexing problem for Dudamel that he felt he had to put out a formal position paper of non-position. Diplomatic Dudamel leads a fervent Beethoven charge at Disney Hall 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z In anticipation of that night of rapture and tedium, Manohla Dargis and A. O. Scott offer their reflections on the deeper meanings of this spectacularly trivial, paradoxically important, endlessly fascinating and often vexing event. Manohla Dargis and A. O. Scott on the Oscars 2012-02-18T02:03:03Z Their mother produced them after a difficult pregnancy that involved strange eating habits, “increasingly vexing grooming issues” and assorted soupçons of “Rosemary’s Baby,” which “Breed” evokes in these early stages. Books of The Times: ‘Breed’ by Chase Novak 2012-08-29T20:56:42Z But it still struggles with a problem that has long vexed classical streaming: the sheer volume of the catalog. Apple’s New App Aims to Make Classical Music More Accessible 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z It’s the book’s strongest essay, as well as its least vexed. Jia Tolentino on the ‘Unlivable Hell’ of the Web and Other Millennial Conundrums 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z A whole field of bands gravitated toward intense polyphony, liturgical melodies and the clank: drummers playing roughed-up rhythm, rushing time and forestalling your pleasure, vexing you on purpose. Critic?s Notebook: New Jazz That Keeps an Ear Trained on the Past 2011-05-06T23:26:31Z I spent the better part of a decade in the close company of that fascinating, vexing man, dead some 200 years yet far more alive to me than most of my neighbors. When Writing a Book Leaves a (Literal) Mark on Its Author 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z A little over a decade later, he rode the acoustic guitar strums and liquefied, popeton beat of “Despacito” into vexing, international ubiquity. Daddy Yankee, Reggaeton’s First Global Star, Steps Aside 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z Some travelers’ issues are less consuming but still vexing. Review: In ‘Travelers,’ Some Serious Time-Sharing 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z This War of Mine can be stressful and morally vexing. Reviews: Sunset Overdrive, This War of Mine, Super Smash Bros. and Civilization 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z To remark that “The Books of Jacob” is about the vexed wanderings of a cult leader, however, is akin to remarking that Thomas Pynchon’s “Mason & Dixon” is about two men who go for a walk. ‘The Books of Jacob,’ a Nobel Prize Winner’s Sophisticated and Overwhelming Novel 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z Well, there’s a vexing amount of overlap in top categories, with eight artists nominated in at least two of the top three fields. Perspective | The Grammys just tried to fix its diversity problem. Will we end up with more of the same? 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z No matter whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump is sworn in on Jan. 20, a nuclear-capable North Korea will be the most vexing foreign policy problem awaiting the winner when the Inauguration parade ends. Even Headstrong Generals Must Answer to Someone 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z Don’s allegiances continues to be the vexed mysteries at the heart of the season. “Mad Men’s” indecent proposal 2012-05-28T12:31:00Z That might explain why, even when faced with vexing choreographic puzzles — the kind that “Tandem” presents again and again — the dancers seem fundamentally at ease. Review: Come on Over to Douglas Dunn’s Place, Where the Dancing’s Still Fine 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z So if you can stomach learning how our beautiful, vexed city became a cat toy for national politicians and an ongoing rebuke of democracy, this is as good a place as any to start. Book World: ‘Empire of Mud,’ by J.D. Dickey Last year Mr. Lou returned to Cannes with “Spring Fever,” a movie made in defiance of that ban, with a subject guaranteed to vex the Chinese censors. In ?Spring Fever,? Lou Ye Confronts China?s Repression 2010-07-30T17:49:00Z It ranks at or near the top of vexing choices made by once-platinum artists, full of lazy, half-baked pablum that does more harm to Snoop Lion than good for others. Critic’s Notebook: New Releases by Snoop Lion and Will.i.am. 2013-04-24T22:12:47Z Zegler is not nominated, but to only make things more vexing, her next big role is as Snow White, which she is currently filming in London. ‘West Side Story’ star Rachel Zegler not invited to Oscars 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z Yet tracking down this man proves complex, vexing and tragicomic. Brando Skyhorse’s memoir of surviving his wacky mother is harrowing and humorous Tarot card readings cost $50-$75; spiritual services and spells, including love work and vexing, are individually tailored and priced. New Orleans’ offbeat charms are showcased in these off-the-beaten-path destinations 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z All are examples of what Lopez called the same vexing problems: inequality, extremes in the local economy, and the near extinction of middle-class jobs. Festival of Books: Matt Taibbi, Steve Lopez on socio-economic clout 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z No, what vexes most about the interminable repetition of that bit was that it took this work — this aspirational, ambiguity-rich art — and reduced it, in the discourse, to a puzzle. Breaking Bad Finishes in the Shallow End 2013-10-01T09:45:47Z And in “Soul Full of Coal Dust,” Chris Hamby looks at the vexing collision of geology and industry and politics, through the story of Appalachian coal miners and the terrible health problems they face. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z It may be especially vexing for people with long memories, who recall the last time Hollywood made an effort to put diversity at the forefront of its hiring and development efforts. Inclusion is key to better TV: It’s time to reframe the “diversity” conversation 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z The Met Breuer’s Theater of the Resist summer performance series, continuing into August, offers a set of potential answers to that vexing question. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z It also indicates the richly complicated feelings of Brooks Brothers’ most passionate customers, who double as its least patient critics, vexed that its emergence as a global brand complicates sober stewardship of its establishment legacy. Brooks Brothers Revives the Preppiest Shirt Collar 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z In some ways, the bleaching of his skin is a more vexed topic than the history of his nose jobs, because it raises more starkly the question of his attitude to being black. Michael Jackson: King of hypochondria 2010-04-23T23:14:00Z The lifelong excuses offered by Trump’s circle to cut funding for the arts vex a thinking mind. The N.E.A. Really Isn’t “Welfare for Rich, Liberal Élites” 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z With its folk-tinged melodies, "Going to California" reminds us that even in the days of uncertainty and despair, illumination and discovery are still possible in these vexing unprecedented times. A "Led Zeppelin IV" listening guide: Comfort food for your ears 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z It vexes when it leans on straightforward biography. ‘Fauci’ Review: The First Pandemic That Shaped the Good Doc 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z Police officers cased the block diligently, and security seemed vexed to work overtime at a rapper’s whim, but even those in uniform seemed to want a show. In Search of Kanye 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z But probably no major work is as vexed as “Boris Godunov.” Review: After a Met Opera Milestone, ‘Boris’ Brings Another 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z The cinematic retooling of the book is especially vexing since, when he was an unpublished tyro of a novelist, he imagined that what he could bring to literature was structural innovation. David Mitchell: 'I don't want to project myself as this great experimenter' 2013-02-08T18:00:02Z There's also the question – a vexed one in the case of a fantasy film – of accuracy. The hobbit race row raises a big question: can a one-legged man play Tarzan? 2010-12-05T22:30:00Z It's an effort, in part, to win hearts and minds at a time when the country's politics vex its neighbors and the superpower across the Pacific. China breaks into Las Vegas show business 2014-04-29T12:57:39Z This was "despicable conduct", the plaintiffs claim, "with the intent to vex, injure or annoy". Lady Gaga's management sues Lloyd's of London over cancelled Jakarta gig 2013-03-06T13:10:20Z It's a recurring and vexing issue for this avid fan of the show. ‘The Affair,’ Season 3, Episode 5: Back to Block Island 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z “That,” she said, “will be a vexing situation.” | Fall Fashion: Need a Pick-Me-Up? Try Boots. 2010-08-23T21:59:00Z An actor, moreover, who came to Scrooge at a peculiarly vexed moment in his own career. 2009-12-25T01:45:00Z Others found success in ways that surely felt random, divine or occasionally vexing. Will TikTok Make You Buy It? 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z It seems odd to be vexed about a phenomenon as universal as adolescent puberty. The best and absolute worst onscreen first periods, from "Carrie" to "Turning Red" 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z With Prince, there are more vexing issues than money. What would Prince want? Two years later, his estate is a mess and his legacy unclear. 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z The nine new American plays already scheduled this season seem to reflect a moment when artists — and, producers hope, audiences — are hungry to reckon with the issues vexing the nation. This Broadway Season, the Play’s Really the Thing 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z The project was the vexed beneficiary of one of the largest single donations in classical music history. Lucerne Festival Opera House Project Killed by Vote 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z Other participants’ causes are more vexed, at least here in Germany. The Bumpy Road to a Group-Led Documenta 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z From haute cuisine to 김치, the post-modern chef now stands at the vexed boundary between poverty and privilege, a vigilant guardian with a knife in one hand and a smartphone in the other. The kimchi revolution: How Korean-American chefs are changing food culture 2014-04-07T23:00:00Z Coming back as an inspirational speaker was a bit vexing — he wasn’t sure how his story provided a positive example for local kids. Domingo Martinez Takes a Trip Back to South Texas 2012-11-09T23:27:32Z The unassuming quality of the chapter, its way of not insisting on its importance but marking a transition nonetheless, turns out to be its most useful, if also its most vexing, quality. The Chapter: A History 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z Vexed and vexing conversations about Brexit emerge, as they do in the first two books of Ali Smith’s planned quartet of novels named after the seasons. With ‘Kudos,’ Rachel Cusk Completes an Exceptional Trilogy 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z But taking on these Rachmaninoff pieces together — more than 400 pages of music, including some of the most vexing piano passages in the repertory — poses a new test. Yuja Wang, Daredevil Pianist, Takes on a Musical Everest 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z Those were among the vexing challenges cited by a panel of film industry executives Monday at the 2015 Milken Institute Global Conference. 2015 Milken Institute: Film success in China takes time, experts say 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z By contrast, “The Blessed Unrest” is all shoulder-drooping heft, and her musical choices are vexing. New Music: Sara Bareilles, George Duke and Ace Hood 2013-07-15T20:42:55Z When the credits roll, you might find yourself feeling vexed — but you might also end up whistling one of the film’s many earworms for days to come. ‘Torn Hearts’ Review: Sequins and Savagery 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z The action of the film follows the creation, release and promotion of her most recent album, Joanne — even as that process is vexed by both personal ailments and a marketplace that’s cooling on Gaga. Review: 'Gaga: Five Foot Two' Shows a Superstar at Her Most Vulnerable 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z This opens up the vexing question of whether or not to feed the trolls. A normalization of violence: how cyberbullying began and how to fight it 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z "The issue of salaries is a vexed issue which constantly exercises members of this House," he said. BBC 'should reveal star salaries' 2012-07-11T11:23:13Z Even fans might be a little vexed by this year's offering, though, which sees this incendiary performer burning at a slightly lower flame. Hans Teeuwen 2010-08-23T14:44:00Z The question of what exactly men do with all this newfound time can be a vexed one for women, however. I don't know how he does it! Meet the new superdads 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z “Every movie becomes, for me, autobiographical,” Mr. Bertolucci announced rather gratuitously in 1977, right before the American premiere of his vexed epic “1900.” Film: Shifting Amid, and Asserting, His Own Cinema 2010-12-10T21:22:00Z The majority of the works in this exhibition ask us to pause and reflect on the vexed history of black and white in Australia. Review: My Country, I Still Call Australia Home: Contemporary Art from Black Australia 2013-06-06T03:00:00Z Americans have long had a vexed relationship to work, seeing it as alienating, exploitative or simply without real payoff. The anti-work movement in "Clerks," "Modern Times" & other films 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z What is especially vexing about the race- and gender-focused gripes is that the story this series is telling — similar to the one J.R.R. ‘The Rings of Power’ Season 1, Episode 3: Island Time 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z He also notes that the museum can raise spirits in a vexing world: More than anything, it teaches that life is a matter of perspective. Things to Do With Kids in N.Y.C. This Summer 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Bob Dylan at 73: Still touring, still vexing, still wearing terrific suits. Bob Dylan in concert at Constitution Hall: Vexing, enchanting, punishing If this same voice vexes you, I am both sorry and happy to say that you too suffer from an incurable case of rabbititis. DVD: On DVD, ?Essential Bugs Bunny Collection? 2010-10-08T22:10:00Z Instead of being vexed by overspecialized terminology, experts conversed excitedly, more so than ever! How will the world end? 2012-06-17T19:00:00Z They can do as much to vex an art lover as more obvious menace can. Have We Smothered Warhol With Our Admiration? 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Lepore ends her own book in a reverie, not a revelation, vexing our stubborn narrative expectation. What is biography? Who can be trusted? asks Jill Lepore in 'Joe Gould's Teeth' 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z In a new memoir, “Santa Barbara,” Diana Markosian’s fascinating restaging of her vexed relationship with her own mother, the photographer similarly employs actors. Jona Frank: Between Reality and Fantasy 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z Kelly’s vexed election season began with her question to Donald Trump about his treatment of women at the first Republican primary debate in 2015. After Trump's Win, Megyn Kelly Is a Star Without a Base 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z But that approach wears thin in a solo act, and time and again during the Harry Styles show at the Garden on Saturday night, I found myself vexed. The Harry Styles Show (and Some Music) Comes to New York 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z However, there is one vexing problem I can't seem to solve. Perspective | Miss Manners: Male friends keep taking over my grill 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z Many of the recent paintings he has made in Trinidad are embedded with clues about the vexed history of the place as well as the history of painting the exotic, from Gauguin to Picasso. Peter Doig: the art of the foreign 2013-07-27T21:00:01Z The most philosophically vexing problem she recognizes is “the temptations of plenitude and the problems of freedom.” Review: ‘How to Be Bored’ Looks at How to Deal With the Blahs 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z The holograms offer one answer to a vexing question for museums interested in the ephemeral art of dance: how to collect or exhibit it. Simone Forti’s Experiments Transcribing Bodies in Motion 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z “The Double” offers artists of color who face an equally vexed relationship to the “identity and difference” that’s mentioned in the exhibition’s subtitle. Seeing Double? So Do Great Artists. 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z As vexing as gardening with pests might be, it beats watching the news. Birds, chipmunks, snakes, insects: At some point, the gardener feels like an intruder 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z The kitchen is a single response to two huge and seemingly paradoxical problems vexing communities all over the nation: too much food, and too little. To Fight Waste and Hunger, Food Banks Start Cooking 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z As its title suggests, this achingly beautiful memoir is about a trans woman’s often vexed relationship with her own body. Three Memoirs That Re-examine Challenges in Life and Identity 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z But the factory managers were vexed by his strict rules and sticky dough, which gummed up the works. The Restless Quest for a Better Frozen Pizza 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Like a Medici prince of old, sitting in the middle of a long table, the elegant Italian would hold court and pronounce on anything and everything that vexed or pleased him. Christmas provides food for thought at Ferrari 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z The question of how to balance precision and freedom, accuracy and interpretation has always vexed musicians. Ticktock as Taskmaster: A Show About Metronomes and Musical Time 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z Legs crossed, arms self-protectively pressed to their chests, they were rapt as Ms. Martin, chirpily reassuring, sought to address that eternal, and eternally vexing, question: Just what is it women want? Wednesday Martin Dares to Call Her New Book ‘Untrue’ 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z Health care is ripe for innovation, but still remains a vexing area for investors and entrepreneurs as they hatch their business models. Reaping The Benefits, Pre And Post ObamaCare 2012-06-24T16:22:23Z Some change has come, by means both quick and slow, but the house remains unrebuilt and the questions of whether the American dream still exists, whether it ever really existed, are vexed ones. Review: Revisiting ‘Baldwin and Buckley at Cambridge’ 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z In America’s long, vexed cultural history of race, his bond with Mr. Springsteen made Mr. Clemons a symbol of unity and reconciliation. An Appraisal: The Big Man, Much More Than Springsteen?s Sideman 2011-06-19T21:17:51Z On a particularly vexing afternoon, I stared at a fish hovering beneath the surface of one of the Twin Lakes, but it repeatedly ignored my fly. In pursuit of the wily alpine-lakes trout 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z The thing is that genre doesn’t have to be vexing. A Better Way to Think About the Genre Debate 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Mobster Clan Down Under Gang boss vexed by dysfunctional family. Watch List: ‘The Straits,’ an Australian Series at Hulu.com 2012-12-14T22:58:41Z While Azalea’s existence as a rapper shouldn’t be all that vexing in 2015, her success has been very much exactly that. White echoes: Rap, race and Iggy Azalea 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z But for nearly two decades, it handcuffed him to heteronormative expectations, even as he became increasingly vexed by public life as a woman. Listeners Found Beverly Glenn-Copeland. It Was Time. 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z In the magazine this week, I write about the vexed intersection of air travel and the Internet, two technologies that ostensibly facilitate rapid communication between distant regions of the globe. The Fortifying Pleasures of YouTube Cockpit Videos 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z It has all the elements of a lively crime procedural: courtroom drama, forensic trivia, toothsome gossip, vexed sex. An Arsonist and His Femme Fatale Partner Fuel ‘American Fire’ 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z Her book included all the requisite elements — second-rate college, inane administration, exasperated English professor — but the entire novel was a series of recommendation letters written by Jason Fitger, a highly vexed and acerbic teacher. Review | Irritated by tweedy academic types? Read this wonderful campus comedy. 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z The verse, by Emily Brontë, which continues, “It vexes me to choose another guide,” proves peculiarly apt for Mrs. Tetherow, who emerges as Meek’s prime skeptic and becomes an unusually vocal opponent. Oregon Frontier, From Under a Bonnet 2011-04-01T20:53:01Z With the recent crisis over Israel's response to disputed relief efforts for Gaza, "Sixteen Wounded" could not be more timely in its reminder of a vexing conflict and its global costs. Review: The topical 'Sixteen Wounded' brings together Gaza refugee, Holocaust survivor 2010-06-09T23:17:00Z Why do teenagers “behave with such vexing inconsistency: beguiling at breakfast, disgusting at dinner; masterful on Monday, sleepwalking on Saturday?” Motherlode Blog: The Evolving Teenage Brain 2012-05-03T19:19:31Z In order to fashion a more authentic—or at least a less vexed—relationship to India, Taseer takes up Sanskrit. “The Twice-Born,” A Searching Memoir About India’s Identity Crisis 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z A young couple stood in front of the gift card display at Home Depot on Father’s Day morning, wrestling with the holiday’s most vexing question. ‘I never know what to get my dad’: The 11th-hour angst of a Father’s Day at Home Depot 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z In the final movement, the players relaxed into the piece’s complexity, its romance caught in a swirl of vexed intent. The Boston Symphony Finds Surprises and Strengths in New Music 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Whether complacency is a moral failing, as “Leopoldstadt” seems to argue, is a vexing question. Review: In Stoppard’s ‘Leopoldstadt,’ a Memorial to a Lost World 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z The vexed property is closely based on Wentworth Woodhouse, the palatial mansion that was the subject of Catherine Bailey's 2007 book, Black Diamonds: the Rise and Fall of an English Dynasty. Why Alan Bennett is wrong about the National Trust 2012-11-21T19:00:01Z Sarah Weinman has just complicated the perception of this vexed classic in her superb new book, “The Real Lolita.” Review | Was ‘Lolita’ inspired by a true crime? A new book offers tantalizing evidence it was. 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z Handling what is known in the philanthropic world as donor intent is vexing for many institutions. Museums Grapple With Onerous Restrictions on Donations 2013-02-04T23:50:49Z In Wolff’s telling, his subject — used to the home comforts of Trump Tower — finds the White House “vexing and even a little scary.” A Presidential Fury Propels Wolff Book to No. 1 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z But it’s the news-side issues that raise the most vexing ethical questions. Perspective | Mike Bloomberg just stabbed the journalistic heart of his news organization 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z Other choices were more vexing, like the double monk with a patent covered toe, as if it had been hand-dipped in the finest ganache, which is luxury of a sort, I suppose. Critical Shopper: Christian Louboutin’s New Store for Men 2012-09-25T19:51:49Z To make it cheerful and humane is just vexing. Critic's Notebook: Rihanna’s Album ‘Unapologetic’ Makes Most of Her Talent 2012-11-20T18:20:20Z The narrator makes vague reference to “all the other sorrows that had vexed her over the last two years,” without explaining what they are, because, after all, no one has bothered to ask. The Scars of Ukraine’s War, Illuminated in Fiction 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z Salinger, Joanna, vexed by the dusty form letter she’s been instructed to use, is moved to flout the rules and personalize her responses. ‘My Salinger Year’ Review: Ghost Writers 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z What a vexing novel this is for anyone adapting it for the stage. Wuthering Heights ? review 2011-03-22T19:00:00Z For the next 10 minutes or so, Godard, smoking his familiar cigar, meditates on this vexing, evergreen question with his characteristic intelligence, opacity and epigrammatic wit. Best Movies of 2022 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z Luring audiences to Bucharest, however, continues to vex festival organizers. Enescu, an Underplayed Composer, Is Still a Star in Romania 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z In one Ms. Kerness and a male lover joyously shower together; in the other Mr. Kuchar is alone in his own grubby shower, vexed by his mother’s nagging voice calling him to eat. Art Review: ?George Kuchar: Pagan Rhapsodies? at MoMA PS1 - Review 2012-01-05T21:56:40Z Particularly vexing are the contents of the poet's file: a single mysterious photograph. 'The Hundred-Year House' a juicy, gothic tale of art and love 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z But its outsize popularity also seems a partial answer to the moral riddle that’s so openly vexed us these past two or three years. The Super Bowl Is Problematic. Why Can’t We Look Away? 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z It is certainly the Wagner opera with the most vexed afterlife. Review: A New ‘Meistersinger’ in Bayreuth Stars Wagner 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z Accordingly, there may even be a hint of Malcolm Tucker in Capaldi's crankier, less socially adept Doctor, who will be seen getting "impatient, vexed, worried" about his valiant image this season, according to Moffat. Peter Capaldi strikes a confident note as he takes on 'Doctor Who' 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z The workaday talk is particularly transporting, both rustic and courtly: “That boar hog vexing you again?” Books of The Times: ?The Cove,? a Novel by Ron Rash 2012-04-01T18:46:33Z |
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