| 单词 | wither |
| 例句 | For a moment it looked like nothing would happen, then the roots loosed themselves from the soil, curling and withering. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z But underneath it all she could not conceive that the boy the gypsies took away was the same lout who would eat half a suckling pig for lunch and whose flatulence withered the flowers. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “Have you ever picked up the phone and called me to ask me that question, eh, Eugene? Will your hands wither away if you pick up the phone one day and call your sister, gbo?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z For if Sauron of old destroyed the gardens, the Enemy today seems likely to wither all the woods. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Shade from the withering sun is virtually nonexistent. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She held up a withered hand and nodded. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z But as she worked her way back and forth along the corridors, the tiny hope that the scientist might be there withered away to nothing. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Her hands lay in her lap, withered and limp. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He was, by turns, inflamed by anger, twisted by confusion, withered by sadness. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z On the throne now sat Notus—a bronze-skinned old man in a fiery Greek chiton, his head crowned with a wreath of withered, smoking barley. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Lenin, when he published State and Revolution just two months before the October 1917 revolution, genuinely believed that a communist revolution would lead to the rapid withering away of the state. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Contagion may well stalk these Fields, “his Eye-Sockets glaring Beams of frigid Light; his withered Weeds draped about the slats of his Emaciation”; but can we not bask in those Rays? The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Among them was Gallius, perfumed and wreathed with flowers; the floor was filthy, soiled with wine and covered with withered garlands and fish-bones. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z All the hope growing inside me has withered. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z She looked cautiously at the dried animals hanging on the walls, the heaps of withered herbs. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Captain Cat shoved her way past Reed and into the sick bay, where she fell next to the body, her hands fluttering uselessly over his withered limbs. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The grass was dry and withered, and the cows must be taken out of the woods and kept in the barn to be fed. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z His daughter, writer Norah Christianson, remembers that he had “the body of a dancer, lithe and wiry and thin, everything in balance,” a physique ideally suited to the pitch and yaw of a horse’s withers. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Because Morrie sat in the wheelchair, the camera never caught his withered legs. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z By the seventh century, the West had withered with the fall of Rome, but the East was flourishing. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He had withered—there was simply no other word for it. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She couldn’t look away, even though the sight of it made her wither inside. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z My arms and legs gradually began to wither to sticklike proportions. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Then the withered tree was uprooted, but with reverence; and they did not burn it, but laid it to rest in the silence of Rath Dínen. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Haiti was lost to the French, and Napoleon’s ambitions for an empire in the New World withered away. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Leaves fell around him like hot fluttering moths while branches withered to embers and ash. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Sparrow’s sorrow was manifest in the withering of flowers around her feet. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Spreading broad wings and reaching talons out, he met the two head on, withering them with fire, and then turned to the third, who was larger than he and armed also with fire. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z When you're dying for so long, old urgencies wither and die. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “I’m breaking up with you,” she said to Claire, then watched as Claire seemed to wither right in front of her eyes. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Do not permit me to wither and die alone. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Had I the ability, and could I reach the nation’s ear, I would today pour out a fiery stream of biting ridicule, blasting reproach, withering sarcasm, and stern rebuke. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z A lecturer from a Court near the coast explains how things wither and die. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He felt the stiff, arched withers of two German police dogs who ran together and often teamed to fight and get licked by the Gray. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z We left her by her withered hollyhocks and sought onward. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Now his house was deserted and his garden withered away, and few people remembered anything good about Narciso. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z At the bottom of the box Patrolman Mancuso found two withered pieces of doughnut out of which, judging by their moist edges, the jelly had been sucked. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z From the top of her sack juts a sheaf of withered greens. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z We passed the afternoon in delicious solitude and hiked back down in the fading light, a withering crown of yellow blooms encircling my black hair. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z She studied her sleeping grandfather’s withered face, his gaping toothless mouth and flaring nostrils bathed in the warm glow of the reading lamp. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Whatever was eroding inside my father, withering his muscles and stripping his nerves, he viewed it as his own private challenge, as something to silently withstand. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He is the Baba of my childhood, Toophan agha, the towering specimen of Pashtun might, not the withered man under the blankets, the man with the sunken cheeks and hollow eyes. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Aureliano spoke to him about the misfortune of his heart, withered and somewhat crumpled for having been raised against his sister. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He could achieve one briefly, but it would wither in his hand before he had a chance to take pleasure from it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Underneath their painted leather vests, their withered dugs swayed back and forth, shiny with oil and sweat. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The old woman brought her withered hands together as though she were trying to clap, the way one did to say thank you. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The rabbits died of shock, and the vines withered in his garden. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The mouth was askew too, and the voice came out of the part farthest away from the withered, wrinkled, lifeless side. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Their dark withered plumes bent and tossed in the light cold airs, hissing softly and sadly. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Crippled muscles withered further, synapses wouldn't fire, wasted legs refused to ambulate. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Vanity Fair magazine published a withering article about her in its August 1996 issue. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Pearl herself, though she tried to focus on the docent’s withered lecture, found her mind drifting. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Flowers withered, insects shriveled, and fish died in their tanks. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z It is the reason why our children go hungry and our grandmothers wither and our crops are so often doomed to fail. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z It was while she sat there that the flower, which she had been grasping in her hand, suddenly withered. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Her hair was a tangle of brown and red and gold, autumn colors, with vines and twigs and withered flowers woven through it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Or she wouldn’t have said anything, but only felt the no as shame, wilting and withering her like an unwatered flower. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z But Coach O had laid a look on him that could have withered an oak. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Sana puts a hand on the man’s arm, but the look she gives Keenan could wither stone. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “Let me see . “Can I have that?” interrupted Draco, pointing at the withered hand on its cushion. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He hadn’t intended for us to wither into desiccated husks in front of brightly lit screens that leeched away our summer days one meme at a time. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z These castles were about one foot high and were decorated with shells, withered flowers, and interesting stones. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I shoot him a look that could wither roses. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Her returning memory had told her nothing of the way the leaves in summer showed their undersides as a storm approached, then withered and dropped when the nights were chill. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Clouds of smoke unfurled beneath the wide green rims as the leaves darkened and withered in the flames, their words becoming faint distorted lines before they turned to ash. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I saw all the way down to her withered soul. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Fields of green com turned yellow, and the leaves, withered during the frosty nights, rattled as if in protest as Jethro drove his wagon down the rows and piled it high with full golden ears. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe, Ophie realized, her best days had withered and died with Daddy just like Mama’s had. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z And yet — when they had gone, the shadows closed on men again, and their hearts went cold, and the valour of Gondor withered into ash. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z A rosebush grows there, its leaves withered by frost The sight does not sadden me, for I know the bush will bloom again next year. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z As the color drained completely from the flower, it withered from a glowing pink to a dusty gray. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Celia examines the withered contents of her refrigerator: three carrots, half a green pepper, a handful of spongy potatoes. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I notice nothing unusual but a few rose petals withering on her dressing table. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Unfortunately for the entrepreneurs, then came the Great Depression, and the commercial impulse withered. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Brother Ugo’s face was wrong—it had withered as though a whole decade had passed since they’d last seen each other. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Next he turned his withering gaze upon the forlorn foreman. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, yes, I’ve thought about that. Perhaps the children are little cherubs, looking after withered men like me.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z As if looking through his eyes, she perceived her own withered skin, her sparse gray hair, the awkward gait with which she moved. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Her right arm had been horribly burned and she grew up with its skin withered and purple. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The furniture had been put back in place in the front room and the withered leaves and fallen flower petals swept out. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Come, you, and gaze upon the tar man! Blackly he reposes, tender face the color of soot, withered limbs like veins of coal, feet lumps of driftwood hung with shriveled grapes!” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Any sense of isolation she may have had withered and died in the presence of some two hundred sinners earnestly requesting to be plunged beneath a red, redeeming flood. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z But every idea, no matter how good, seemed to wither on the vine of his imagination. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z On Eighth Avenue, the market carts were parked hub to hub along the curb, improvised canopies shading the withering fruits and vegetables. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The lump of his form was so withered that I almost thought there was something missing. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z With a nasty hiss, the grass withered and smoked. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z And underneath, a boat-shaped patch of withered grass. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Sitting in a patch of withered yellow grass was a lime-colored snake as short and thick as Frank’s arm. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The withered god looked up at her with pleading eyes. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Water spilled along his withered cheeks and down his neck. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But then Baachan ran a hand gently over Hanako’s, and now it was the anger that withered away until it was gone. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Then, to my surprise, he offered me his withered claw of a hand. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Her tone was withering, but it held the hint of a grin. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z His skin was all withered like an old apple, and his eyes were starting from his head. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “Well, after being confined to a train car until you wither away and die, but a tragedy nonetheless.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z "The ground does look thirsty," I agree, looking out at the landscape, full of straggly plants and trees with withered leaves. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z McCarthy shoved his way up to the horse and propped a microphone on Seabiscuit’s withers. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I can’t drag a husband and sons into a life where their beauty will blossom and wither in darkness. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Ms. White cast a withering glare in their direction and shushed them. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z And now it was time to commence the dreaded ritual of emerging from the warmth of my goose-down cocoon into the withering cold of 21,300 feet. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The war touched the Model Press Clipping Bureau with its mailed finger and made it wither away. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Restless with hunger, he wandered up the banks of the creek, investigating every rock and hollow, pushing his hopeful nose through tunnels of withered sedge and into the yielding earth of molehills. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, I find an Appalachian apple doll, withered and spotty, with dewlaps and bags and long floppy ears. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The valley was desert, withered and yellow-gray except for the crooked band of green that marked the course of the Fortaleza River. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She could only focus on his face as it wrinkled and withered in front of her eyes, his skin collapsing like the petals of a lily drooping at the end of the day. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Though a little lower at the withers and nearly half a foot shorter, nose to tail, Seabiscuit seemed a cumbersome giant in comparison. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And beautiful: need not have withered her nights and wasted her body on a bony, shivering wretch. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Do I wither up and disappear, or do I make the best of my time left? he had asked himself. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The ensnared fairies began to lose their luster and wither. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z They lay about on the floor, dry and withered. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z His lips were cracked and felt as if they were bleeding and if he did not drink some water soon he felt that he would wither up and die. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Here, the brown, withered grasses were sharp as thorns. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Char’s answer: “My tongue may wither from disuse here, but at least I shan’t lose words entirely while I still can write to you.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z My brother was a rendering from Psalm 102, “weak and withered like grass.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Virtually no subcutaneous fat remained on the body, and the muscles had withered significantly in the days or weeks prior to death. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z These withered bodies had long forgotten the bitter taste of tears. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The longer Dad stared at me, struggling with how to respond, the more my tough exterior withered. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The Three Fates gathered around the god, circling him, their withered hands raised. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Worse, almost no rain fell between mid-May and mid-July, withering their crops. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z And yet, the withered mummy that held the Oracle shuffled forward until she stood in the center of the group. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Then Billy found a sack and rubbed the pony’s legs violently and he rubbed the chest and the withers. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, the newly budded flowers of the throne brown and wither. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Faded loops of coloured paper hung in the windows, and on the shelves were shabby little boxes of Sherbet, old Liquorice Sticks, and very withered, very hard Apples-on-a-stick. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Insane with grief, tears boiling from her reddened eyes, she would probably tear my corpse from the coffin, screaming drunkenly, “Don’t take him! Why do the sweetest flowers wither and fall from the stem?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Gnarling has set in, the withering of the mouth; the outlines of dewlaps are beginning to be visible, down toward the chin, in the dark glass of subway windows. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “You’re just tired from the ride. Put some blood into your cheeks,” Brave Orchid said, and pinched her sister’s withered face. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I turn just in time to be withered by Jupe’s stare before she rotates on her heel and heads up to the house. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z The plants withered to dust and blew away. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “So what? We’re starving. I’m withered like grass, too,” said the bald man. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I continued throwing excuses at Justin but started to wither under the heat of his glare. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z This Linus was, like Adonis and Hyacinthus, a type of all lovely young life that dies or is withered before it has borne fruit. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z At some point the balloon would shrivel and wither, getting smaller and smaller, and then eventually disappear as a point—the singularity at the beginning of time and space. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Of course, when I walked back into math class I got a big look from the teacher, but it wasn’t the withering one I would have gotten the week before. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Her skin had withered in the time she had been hidden, going gray and leathery, but there was no doubt who she had once been. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I looked nervously at the Oracle’s withered face. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z In the end, the community schools withered away and parents, faced with a choice between inferior education and no education at all, chose the former. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “An apple,” she said, and he gave her one, an old dried thing, small and withered. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Something rustled in the mountain of cotton, and a withered hand, with nails black and sharp, rose feebly out of the white fluff. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z At the sound of his footsteps, household pets scattered and plants withered. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Standing in each was a withered old woman, so dried up and brittle they reminded Piper of mummies—except mummies didn’t normally move. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They will drop germ bombs to wither the sugarcane fields, blacken the rivers, blind horses and pigs. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z As we crept along a path carpeted with oily black leaves, I stared at the trees covered in fungi, and the withered grass and bushes that had turned to mulch. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z In her black attire, she was a stark contrast to the whiteclad ones who’d just been there, but a smile touched her withered face. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Returning, he looked at me sharply, his withered face an animated black walnut with shrewd, reddish eyes. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “My flesh is withered, Father, but not my spirit! The devil is tormenting me.” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Third, the correspondence can be read as an extended conversation between two gods on Mount Olympus because both men were determined to project that impression: “But wither is senile garrulity leading me?” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Also there’s part of a face, with the skin blackened and withered, made to fit over the actor’s real face. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Every day that passed brought the Queen one step closer to her premature death, and he could sense the Wood already beginning to wither. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Yesterday had been worse: an entire meadow withering, skeletons rising from the earth. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He stared without expression at the half-page newspaper photos of himself, taken an instant before the wreck, showing him coiled over Fair Knightess’s withers. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It was an ancient woman, withered and bent, and Buttercup thought of all the faces that had gone by in her lifetime, but this one she could not remember. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z By the time he got out of the hospital the town had come alive again, like the miraculous reblooming of a withered desert flower that all but a handful had given up for dead. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They'd lost weight and their muscles had withered on their bones. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Those who remembered his gums that had been destroyed by scurvy, his flaccid cheeks, and his withered lips trembled with fear at the final proof of the gypsy’s supernatural power. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z We can curse you to wither away for want of a song you’ll never hear again or a kind word from my lips. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Souls withered from the beginning, and doomed to stare into the time and space of every day. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Everything beyond its borders may have been withering away, but Central Park was full of fall's royal beauty. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Clumps of grass rose high among fallen tree trunks and withered branches. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z He advanced through the crowd, which parted for him like grass withering before a fire. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Matt saw with horror how small and withered the old man was. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z One withered breast was left bare in the Qartheen manner, to show a pointed blue nipple hard as leather. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A short distance away, at a week-old grave, some men were stripping the withered flowers from the wire frames of the floral pieces heaped on the grave. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z During the wait her skin had become wrinkled, her breasts had withered, the coals of her heart had gone out. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I wandered into the yard, wondering how I was supposed to get the image of that withered apple out of my head. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Smith pulled the saddle over Seabiscuit’s withers and tightened the girth. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The withered gardens were a blight, and beggars lay as though dead, collecting coins on the hollows of their closed eyes, and there were altogether too many ruins. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “No, but her arm broke and didn’t heal right. It withered and hung useless, so Madam sold her.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The spies, their thoughts moving even more quickly than their darting steeds, exchanged a glance and brought the dragonflies to rest side by side on a dry, withered branch. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The Old-Green-Grasshopper turned his huge black eyes upon the Centipede and gave him a withering look. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z Brekker’s touch burned like brimstone—a single brush of his bare skin caused your flesh to wither and die. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She couldn’t, in good conscience, just stand by and watch Rishi’s talent wither away like some poor plant in a dark basement. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Suddenly the withered wisps grew larger, longer, shimmering and crackling, nearly blinding Taran with streaks of liquid flame. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z We're all going to wither like flowers on a vine if we work the way they want us to. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The side eye she gives me could wither flowers. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z The broken body of the old man withered more and more, but when the smell of harvest and the hunt came with October, his spirit seemed to quicken his dragging step. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z In the center of the square, Aggo fed him a withered apple and dropped him in an instant with an axe blow between the eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She lifted her head to give him a withering glare, but everything spun, dragging her down with it, and she retched again. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She surveyed the withered face of her servant. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z For Pomp, who begs tales of horror and enchantment, Olakunde recounted tales of the red monkey who with withered lips enounced sacred knowledge to the oracles of Oyo. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z His sunken eyes look worried, and I have a sudden urge to press myself against his withered, little body and bury my face in his shoulder. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z In one was a withered stalk of jimson weed. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have nothing to give. See how I am withered. Oh, Jesus, have mercy on me.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Ammu felt that she would die, wither and die, if she heard another word. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He cupped a hand against his withered ear. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Before them a pale lord in ebon finery sat dreaming in a tangled nest of roots, a woven weirwood throne that embraced his withered limbs as a mother does a child. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A dusty gold crown glinted on his withered head. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The sea daisies that I laid under the vents are still there, untouched, but they've already withered and died. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z “It’s green now, preserved by the ice. But inside it’s dead. And the moment that ice melts, it’ll turn brown and wither into mush.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “I daresay the moment will present itself in due course. Given what has happened tonight,” he indicated his withered hand, “we can be sure that it will happen within a year.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z John Adams observed bemusedly that “Mr. Madison looks worried to death. Pale, withered, haggard.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z However withered, I still feel myself to be exactly the same person I’ve always been. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “And think of the poor farmer when it doesn’t rain all year: if there wasn’t an average yearly rainfall of 37 inches in this part of the country, all his crops would wither and die.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Like every nerve in my body was withering in, pulling away from my fingers and toes. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z The great mass of American citizens estimates us as being a characterless and purposeless people; and hence we hold up our heads, if at all, against the withering influence of a nation’s scorn and contempt. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Mary Anne raised her eyes imperiously and cast a withering glance at her younger brother who returned it in full. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Natalie fixed such a withering gaze on the leader that he seemed to shrink an inch or two. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The roadsides, once so attractive, were now lined with browned and withered vegetation as though swept by fire. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z One was so ancient he appeared to be withering before their very eyes; the other was tall and strapping, with a thin black mustache. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “I agree with Elihu. A Loyal New York cuts off New England from the other colonies. The rebellion will wither like a vine cut off at the roots.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I had expected a withered corpse, but Mr. Crumbley looked perfectly intact and surprisingly young, perhaps only forty or fifty years old, his black hair graying just around the temples. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z There were fountains, and once upon a time there had been gardens full of fruit and flowers, but those had all withered in the accursed shade. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Not like these,” he said, indicating a fruit vendor’s display of withered melons. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The smell of flowers faded as blossoms withered. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Those seeds would just wither up and blow away, never taking root. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Wherever it touched, the grass withered and died. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She casts a withering look at a blond-haired older boy, one of the troublemakers. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The young perish and the old linger, withering.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z But when Will introduces me to Cara, his older sister, she gives me the kind of look that would wither a plant and does not extend her hand for me to shake. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Childless lords sat in aged halls musing on heraldry; in secret chambers withered men compounded strong elixirs, or in high cold towers asked questions of the stars. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z This is what I get for trying to keep from having to watch your life wither and die on the vine in this stupid little town. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z On their second day, a withered phrenologist gives a presentation to the entire student body. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z That’s who the minders are like—the adults of Omelas, the ones who smile and go about their day and revel in the false illusion of freedom while their souls are withered, desolate things. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z "Not everything survives transplanting. What prospers in one place may wither in another." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z It was the withered corpse of a man—a warrior fully armed. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z When she heard it, Amaranta thought of Pietro Crespi, his evening gardenia, and his smell of lavender, and in the depths of her withered heart a clean rancor flourished, purified by time. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z And behold! there lay his weapon, but the blade was smoking like a dry branch that has been thrust in a fire; and as he watched it, it writhed and withered and was consumed. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I froze, my words withering on my tongue, my face turned up in shock at my father’s expression. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z My words withered away to dust as I watched them. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z But it seems that the wind is setting East, and the withering of all woods may be drawing near. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Nine figures appeared, but they were no longer withered creatures. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The grass, the withering leaves were full of whispering, but the campground was hushed, muffled by their presence, as if blighted. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z That I was angry about my childhood left to wither and starve in the woods. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z A glass case nearby held a withered hand on a cushion, a bloodstained pack of cards, and a staring glass eye. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He was withering in his response: Aristotle says that a hundred-pound ball falling from a height of one hundred cubits hits the ground before a one-pound ball has fallen one cubit. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z I, too, withered away, the moistness sucked out of me, my bones showing plainly through my thin flesh. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z If the plants in somebody’s garden suddenly withered or became infested with mites and aphids, the owner of that garden had a tendency to blame Cleofes Apodaca’s evil eye. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z On the other side the meads had become rolling downs of withered grass amidst a land of fen and tussock. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Because a philodendron plant my father had given her had withered and died, despite the fact that she watered it faithfully. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Even the potheads who hung out at Rainbow Park entertained the idea of trading in their withered thermal shirts for a tux or a Jessica McClintock ball gown to go to prom. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z It was a treacherous descent and Dumbledore, hampered slightly by his withered hand, moved slowly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z They worked methodically, keeping the withered flowers in a neat heap and piling up the wire frames carefully. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The withered mummy shuffled forward in her rainbow dress. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z This was always followed by Collins’s Ode on the Passions, wherein I particularly venerated Mr. Wopsle as Revenge throwing his blood-stained sword in thunder down, and taking the War-denouncing trumpet with a withering look. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The blight was spreading thick and fast; the greenery was withering, and trees fell as their roots died. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z His tall frame leaned against her withered one as Eliza slapped the mule’s rump and the wheels of the cart squeaked. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z His frame had withered, wrinkled skin hung off his face, his hair stuck out in brittle clumps, and he'd lost his top front teeth. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z A frail old man entered the room, the ghost of a smile on his withered face. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z They were small, withered things, yet her people grabbed for them greedily, jostling and pushing at each other, stuffing the fruit into their cheeks and chewing blissfully. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I watched his strong body wither, then bloat, saw him suffer, night after night, doubled over at the dinner table, pressing on his stomach, his eyes shut, his mouth contorted in pain. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Pointing at Harry with his black, withered hand, he said, “You are setting too much store by the prophecy!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Nothing can describe the withering horror of this. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Colder,” she said through the withered fields of a Carolina winter. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z What kind of a thing is that to do to an innocent fig tree, wither it instantly? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Gaddis thought of her dead son and her daughter’s withered arm. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He opened his pouch and drew out some withered leaves. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z That bugs me, that they want to wait until you wither. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet even as her dragons prospered, her khalasai withered and died. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We held her between us, our arms curled around her withered body. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The garden on the little island was beginning to wither. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She remembered Baba lying on his own, withered, forehead shiny with sweat as fever ravaged what was left of him. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The Son mutters, “May you never bear fruit again,” and instantly the fig tree withers. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Animals and trees withered and died and the people begged for rain, hut Jade Dragon ignored them. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z It was withering to useless skin and bones anyhow, which made it easier to let go. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The vegetables were small and withered, the flowers leached of their color, confusing the birds and the bees. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Now the Mount Elgon herd has withered to one extended family of about seventy elephants. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The bartender, who had a withered and somewhat crumpled arm because he had raised it against his mother, invited Aureliano to have a bottle of cane liquor, and Aureliano then bought him one. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The Patriarch of Antioch appeared briefly in the sky—and waved his withered hand. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Octavian stepped forward to speak, but Reyna shot him a withering look. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Emma began to protest, but Miss Peregrine shut her down with a withering glare. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The sucker-cups along its tongue, withered and reeking black smoke, hissed from its flesh. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z A cloud of bugs swarmed around my face every time I touched a withered plant. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A withered daffodil, not one from the dried arrangement. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time the last withered apple had been handed out, the wagons were crowded with wildlings, and they were sixty-three stronger than when the column had set out firom Castle Black that morning. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Standing in the middle of the car, in the faint light filtering through the windows, she looked like a withered tree in a field of wheat. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He spoke with an ease that was probably rehearsed; no one could be so composed under the withering scrutiny of twenty sets of eyes. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Nothing to be had from my efforts, for the vines and vegetables had withered in the long weeks of drought. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z And if my womb is withered and my female parts accursed, is there a special cake for that as well? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The old man laid a withered, spotted hand on his shoulder. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The withered land and the people’s wasis and the smaller mountains spread below me tiny and bound to the earth. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z He sat and felt himself dying, withering, finishing. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z All the gasoline is going to the war, and few cars come trundling through the school gates; food is delivered by the same withered mule, its ribs showing as it drags its cart. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z It occurred to me that my vision of the fig tree and all the fat figs that withered and fell to earth might well have arisen from the profound void of an empty stomach. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z And one voice, with sublime disregard for the situation, read poetry aloud in the fiery study, until all the film spools burned, until all the wires withered and the circuits cracked. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z I know from experience that some things will thrive and others will wither. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z It spreads, slow and sodden, loosening her teeth, weighing down her limbs, darkening the scar on her withered chest. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z But “if a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Hagrid launched himself forward on top of the skrewt that was cornering Harry and Ron and flattened it; a blast of fire shot out of its end, withering the pumpkin plants nearby. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Not the wafer and the wine, but the flesh and the blood, vibrant and alive, and vibrant even when stooped, ancient and withered. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He leans forward, like he wants to whisper something, but my withering glance holds him back. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z His father’s disappointment would be more than Quentyn could bear, and the scorn of the Sand Snakes would be withering. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It sloped up gently northward, and at its bottom went the bed of a now dry and withered stream. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Lots of tall withering weeds hiding us, and the fog did too. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Wrinkled, withered petals littered the floor, and all the huge bouquets were now just moldy stalks sagging in their vases. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z She found the boy standing alone in the yard with a terrified expression on his face, the old withered mushrooms uprooted at his feet. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Visions of her noodle restaurant withered away to nothing in her brain. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I withered in her presence, like a flower that blooms too early and is frozen by a sudden wintry blast. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z His body was withered and wasted away by it all. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z His interest in cars, said at least one acquaintance, withered. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The thought made his face burn and his voice wither, and he might as well have been turned to stone. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I still felt as a wanderer on the face of the earth; but I experienced firmer trust in myself and my own powers, and less withering dread of oppression. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The seriousness of Dad’s condition may be adjudged by the fact that he contented himself with a withering look. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Now and then there were signs that a vegetable row had been attempted, but only a few withered collards had survived. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z My fury was gone, I felt it gone, dried up at the source, withered and lifeless. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Andrea gave me the same kind of withering look as my mother had. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And all the temples, towers, palaces, pyramids, and bridges cast long, disastrous- looking shadows in the light of that withered sun. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Nehemia gave him the withering glare that usually made people start sweating. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I reached for her, only to realize that my hands were withering to bones. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z She carries a paper sack full of withered greens and seats herself amid the rubble. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Nurses came to his house to work with Morrie’s withering legs, to keep the muscles active, bending them back and forth as if pumping water from a well. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “What is cruder than to deprive such an unfortunate, withered woman and her little child of support?” he writes. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Evolution occurred in scientific progress as it happened in nature: a positive trait was passed along, then proliferated; obsolete characteristics withered away, and the technology and the organization evolved into something new. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The firefighters were already engulfed in a wave of withering heat, and the flames were reaching out toward them. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z The short skirt revealed withered, bow'ed legs and small feet that made the pumps look like snowshoes. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Think about it: That’s quite a commute to get to school just to see some withered old man dressed up as Charles Lindbergh or Betsy Ross. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Babulya was awake and tracing her withered fingers along the plants in the kitchen when Anya opened the door and walked in. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Now his exhausted brain slipped into its accustomed circles: the withered paths, like those of the donkey in the treadmill, round which he had plodded many thousand times in vain. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Volta threw Chomsky a withering glare, then spoke to Rowan with far more patience. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “But it is a precious thing, and it needs to be protected, nourished, or else it will wither, like a rose in a sudden frost.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The whole country seemed to have withered and browned under the searing sun. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Aside from the withered face and worn eyes, he looked generally well, and that was what mattered. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The president gives him a withering look over the top of her reading glasses, and he clamps his mouth shut. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Lawrences words, which remained safely immune to cross-examination by Lloyd Garrison through this tactic, were withering. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z In that gray place the three women lived, all gray themselves and withered as in extreme old age. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I got me a second rope and tied it tight around his middle, just back of his withers. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z But, then, either through some mistake or lack of care, the plant began to wither and decline, and nothing I did would bring it back to health. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He would tease her by telling her just how, with her and her apples gone, all the gods were frail and withered—drooling, palsied, quivering hulks, slow of thought and crippled in mind and body. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Thomas felt his elation wither, and he stepped back and turned toward the Hole. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The colorful racing world that had spun itself around Tijuana withered and blew off into the sagebrush deserts. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The room was drab in the fresh, hot morning sun, and a pair of silk stockings hung limp and withered from the cord of the windowshade. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He felt his stomach clench in, wither, become a rock. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z In the trough, among the slop and the stale beer, there’s an old carrot and a withered apple. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “Then go into that opposite room,” said she, pointing at the door behind me with her withered hand, “and wait there till I come.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z He blew on a withered flowerhead, and the seeds shaken loose went up on the wind like sparks of fire in the sun. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z And she didn’t notice when the wizard who loved her—her beloved Zosimos—began slowly withering away. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z She was slightly taller than Ash, and she rested her left arm on the horse’s withers; the sleeves of her tunic were pushed up, and her hands were bare. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Older, more withered, but definitely the same evil face. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z She looked like she’d been stuck in a cool, dark mausoleum for decades, slowly withering into a desiccated husk. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z We were withered trees in the heart of the desert. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z More commonly, the dryness comes back and the fuzz of grass withers or a little frost curls it and there’s that amount of seed wasted. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The grass withered, and the stones cracked as if something was moving in the earth beneath, trying to push its way through. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It flapped its wings vigorously and hopped up and down on a withered bough. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z In the end, Lusaka confirmed the separation of the ANC and the party and the argument eventually withered away. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Lancelot leaned on the withers of his horse, lifted his right leg over the crupper, and found himself on the ground. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The small, withered heart of Marie Antoinette’s ten-year-old son is kept in a crystal urn in a French church. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z His withered arms were green and purple with bruises. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z As soon as she took her hand away, he sprang up and gave her a withering look. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z No one complained because the men were very scrupulous about not tearing off the flowers until they were well withered. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Jean Louise gave her uncle a look which withered him not at all and marched into the church with as much dignity as she could muster. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The question they might ask themselves is: are they going to stay here until they turn as grey and withered as their co-inhabitants? Hans Keilson: "Genius? I'm not even a proper writer!" 2010-11-21T00:05:00Z All over the East Coast, flea markets are withering away. The Flea Circus 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z Her first attempt to grapple with the songbook of Bob Dylan — in the short-lived 2006 Broadway musical “The Times They Are A-Changin’” — earned her some of her most withering reviews. What to Look Forward to in the Fall Dance Season 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z Naidoo, who was appointed last year, endured a withering review in the influential Art Times. Gallery director defends decision to swap Gainsborough for African works 2010-09-01T17:15:00Z Did you momentarily forget the conventional wisdom about jazz as a withering art? Music Review: A Wide-Ranging Festival Savors Some Late-Night Jazz 2011-06-29T21:55:14Z With the Arts Council cutting left, right and centre, there are some fantastic organisations with fantastic people that will wither and die without support. Lloyd Webber fund announces new grants worth ?1m 2011-07-28T09:45:24Z The 2014 film centers on a boy named Ben and his odd little sister, Saoirse, who seems to wither away when the children are sent to Dublin to live with their grandmother. Spare Times for Children for Sept. 11-17 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z The second line out of her mouth gets a laugh with its withering disdain for Alice’s daughter. ‘Summer, 1976’ Review: The Path to Freedom Starts With a Friendship 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Address these underlying causes, the theory goes, and violence withers. Meet Chicago's Interrupters? 2011-08-06T22:48:57Z Which is not to say that enameling has ended as a popular craft or that technical skills have withered. Craft & Folk Art Museum weaves 'Little Dreams in Glass and Metal' 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z In fact, we’ve seen the same pattern play out, time and again: An artist will launch a withering critique and instead of taking offense, the market simply tightens its embrace. Banksy and the tradition of destroying art 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z Rather that than full of dread at the inexorable approach of autumn and all the withering decay that accompanies it. Readers recommend: Songs about the weekend 2010-06-10T23:01:00Z Mr. Cowell’s departure leaves a gap of withering directness that will be almost impossible to fill. Reimagining ?American Idol? After Simon Cowell 2010-08-01T22:45:00Z Michael is a withering wit and a hostile drunk; he has been off the sauce for five weeks when the play begins, and intends to stay that way. Review: Jim Parsons and Zachary Quinto Enter Sniping in ‘The Boys in the Band’ 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Long ago, Bane escaped from a deep Asian pit where tough men were left to wither and die. TIME's Review of The Dark Knight Rises: To the Depths, To the Heights 2012-07-16T16:59:05Z The withering and judgemental attitudes of the early 1960s made me terrified of experiencing sex and I felt my desires as an aberration – until I discovered gay men. Women and desire: the six ages of sex 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z “I do understand that, sir — reality versus fantasy,” she said, in the withering deadpan of a woman who has endured her share of mansplaining over the years. Lena Headey, Cersei in ‘Game of Thrones,’ Has Her Own Power Moves 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z I believe that the word 'art' will wither and drop away. Hear hear: Artangel sound art comes to Radio 4 2013-03-28T07:00:06Z The withered, livid body bears a resemblance to our current moment. ArtsBeat: Q. and A.: Victor LaValle on His Novel 'The Devil in Silver' 2012-08-29T16:00:51Z Tragically, crucial sources of local news have withered, while the toxic media of the radical right thrives, even as Trump rewards one of its bigwigs, Rush Limbaugh, with a tainted Medal of Freedom. Perspective | Four years ago, I wondered if the media could handle Trump. Now we know. 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z You often play formidable characters who size up others with a withering, intimidating glance. "I like to be right alongside with my characters": Charlotte Rampling on her career, acting "flow" 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z By the 1980s, even though Cortez and Montezuma had withered into the pages of history, their spirits live on in the hot plates of these fried delicacies. Did slaves catch your seafood? 2012-05-21T14:26:00Z It omits his more withering reponses to questions from the audience. Beware Mr Baker 2013-05-15T08:10:20Z This is probably down to Southern blight, a soil-borne fungus that attacks the base of plants, so everything above the damage — the entire top growth — withers and dies. Surveying the garden after a soggy summer 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z I could see the muted terror in their eyes when they'd come to visit, appraising my pallid, sweating face and withered body. Motherlode Blog: When Old Friends Meet the New Baby 2013-01-18T18:05:52Z The pain of an elderly woman in Greece will not change the behavior of oil companies and oligarchs, who spend billions on rocket ships as Gaia withers and burns. Perspective | The photos of Greece on fire are shocking. But shock doesn’t always lead to change. 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z You, the readers, are the key to whether these ideas spread, or whether they wither and die. TEDx: The Observer's festival of ideas - where inspiration meets action 2011-01-23T00:06:43Z The connotation of mischief withered after 9/11, though, and the decade’s identity became clearer. From Hidden to In the Mood for Love: why the 2000s are my favourite film decade | Peter Bradshaw 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z I shook the pan every 10 minutes, and when the outer leaves of the sprouts withered and crisped, I added a small handful of dried red currants. My aging mother’s least favorite food is just what the doctor ordered 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z Writing about the movie after the novel was published, the critic Roger Ebert was as admiring of one as he was withering about the other. Arthur Hiller, ‘Love Story’ Director and Box-Office Magnet, Dies at 92 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z Each time she blossoms and withers, the book segues into a new historical epoch. An Urdu Epic Puts India’s Partition Into Historical Perspective 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z She prompts withering hatred from her detractors, but focusing the hatred on specific charges is harder than one might think. Perspective | Ivanka Trump is acting as if everything is normal 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z I was on panels with her where people would wither. Seven Flames Kindled by the Focused Fire of Ntozake Shange 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z Weathering the withering criticism, though, regulators issued a revised final rule—the first significant change in flight and duty time in almost 30 years—a few days before Christmas in 2011. FAA cuts, exhausted pilots, ancient planes: Is your flight really safe? 2013-06-09T14:00:00Z What would not wither was Ms. Whiteread’s bereavement, the size of one family’s living room but weighing as much as six million. Ghosts of the Past, Embalmed in White Plaster 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z In her withering commentary, you might hear echoes of your own frustration: “Surely this farce is a bit over the top?” An Epic From Iceland, Complete With Unicorns, Angels and a Stamp-Collecting Werewolf 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z Black: The leaves are withered, then fully oxidized and dried, with dark colors and robust flavors. A cheat sheet for tea types 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z “Avatar,” James Cameron’s behemoth 3-D extravaganza, was withering under the weight of pre-screening bad press, earned when a few clips were shown at ComicCon in San Diego and commercials started popping up on television. The Drama of How the Race Is Run 2010-03-05T04:46:00Z Mr. McNally’s Callas is a flamboyant, larger-than-life personality, a molten core of fierce pride, anger and despair wrapped in layer upon layer of affectation, self-aggrandizement and withering sarcasm. A Tough Mama Tries to Find Her Inner Diva 2011-06-23T23:07:53Z The withering of the downtown district encapsulated the decline of the entire metropolis. Will World-Class Architecture Bring Civic Pride Back to Memphis? 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z And he takes us inside Success’ famously withering test-prep sessions, which overtake its schools for months leading up to state exams — an obvious key to its test scores. The Secret to Success Academy’s Top-Notch Test Scores 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z “I don’t particularly think this is inspiring,” she said with withering scorn, as she entered the dimly lighted galleries of the Egyptian wing. Camille Paglia Scowls at the Metropolitan Museum 2012-09-27T22:19:53Z Holland faced withering criticism in his ex-partner's book, which painted the Socialist president as a callous man who dislikes the poor. Hollande 'revenge' book to be filmed 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z There’s no shrinking — and definitely no withering — by the title character of “Tina.” Women Set London’s Stages Ablaze 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z The installation echoes his point that painting is withering and also shows the art object all but disappearing. Art Review: Museum of Modern Art?s Painting and Sculpture Galleries 2011-09-01T22:46:53Z “His ideas and his template for disruption have value that has been obscured by the withering dismissal of those who see him as the destroyer of cities,” Flint argues. Book review: Modern Man: The Life of Le Corbusier 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z Artists and listeners are fickle, always searching for the next sound, and hip-hop is a veritable graveyard of producers who defined a moment only to wither. Murda Beatz, an ‘Alien’ in Rap, Can’t Stop Making Hits 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z Grant is magnificent as a cruel, past-his-prime genius burdened by terrible guilt over an earlier family tragedy, and Delpy — well, can any actor express so much with a single, withering look? ‘The Lesson’ Review: Carefully Taut 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z While the band had struck a blow, in their own way, against institutional racism, the concert itself saw the group beginning to wither under the pressure and mayhem of Beatlemania. The Beatles in Jacksonville, 1964: Inside the Fab Four's historic stand against segregation 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z While he says that it will be “many, many years” before jihadist terrorism “withers and dies,” he believes that it does not pose an existential threat like World War II or the Cold War. Review: Peter Bergen’s ‘United States of Jihad’ Surveys Homegrown Terrorism 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z Communications between the trust company and the artists it had collected then seemed to wither. They Pooled Their Art to Create a Nest Egg. They Say It Was a Mistake. 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z Erdrich weaves such charming romantic comedy from this situation, catching the anxious frustration of these suitors and Patrice’s withering disdain for them both. Review | With ‘The Night Watchman,’ Louise Erdrich rediscovers her genius 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z I do not share his withering trans-Atlantic accent, his soigné wardrobe, his social coziness with the people he eviscerates in his column, nor his love for making and destroying reputations overnight. Falling in Love Again With ‘All About Eve’ 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z Mr Icke holds that to save the classics from withering, a director must be willing even to reinterpret the original author’s intentions. A new take on Greek tragedy 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z She used the word “darling” like a weapon and was known for withering statements like “I’m less than not interested in your personal life.” Carmen Callil, Founder of the Feminist Press Virago, Dies at 84 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z Eventually, the shopping channel producer pulled the plug with a withering “We are dying right now”, prompting a deadpan “Is that bad?” from Tre Azam. 10 years of The Apprentice: the oddest, funniest and most awkward moments 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z Prepackaged salads work as well, even though you run the risk of eating withered, disgusting genetically-modified vegetables, you know that they have been cleaned and sealed away. No fries with that: An artist's guide to surviving while eating on the road 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z But she is withering about the New Left, and liberalism’s turn toward elitism and identity politics. The American Past: A History of Contradictions 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z Parsons’s gift for withering contempt is ideal for the playwright’s conception of a haughty heavenly father with communion-wafer-thin patience for an assortment of human frailties. Hi, God. It’s me, Jim Parsons. Oh, wait: I AM God? 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z But she wonders if that amiability may wither in the winter, as diners wait in the cold to have their cards inspected. The Restaurant Host Is Suddenly at the Front of the Covid Wars 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z All that enchantment withers up and blows away, skittering with the leaves across Gatsby's dusty lawn. What makes The Great Gatsby great? 2013-05-03T18:00:00Z I once made the mistake of telling Morrissey how much I liked the witty self-parody of How Can Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel and was rewarded with a withering glare. Tracklists of my tears 2010-06-09T11:05:00Z Together they rendered Grant’s visit as a nightmarish loss of self-control and civilization, marked by drunkenness, withering heat and sexual misadventure. ‘Wake in Fright’ and Australian New Wave 2012-10-07T05:00:06Z She has watched promising romances wither around it. The Coaches’ Game Plan: Beat Cancer, Get Married 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z In the time it took Mr. Mendes to graduate from the phone economy to arena stages, Vine began to wither. Popcast: The Next Teenage-Star Machine 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z Those who fail are subject to withering attacks by Mr. Eichner. Billy Eichner Has Never Been to Paris 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z The Russert memorial was famously mocked by New York Times reporter Mark Leibovich, who used the gathering to open “This Town,” his withering 2013 look at D.C.’s political and media culture. Who showed up at Scalia’s funeral — and who didn’t 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z Morels, leeks and oven-roasted tomatoes went into a simple weeknight pasta whose flavors were concentrated by the charmingly withered tomatoes and caramelized leeks. ‘Shroom,’ reviewed by T. Susan Chang 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z So withered, and so wild in their attire, that look not like th’ inhabitants o’ th’ earth. Style Invitational Week 1279: Justly do it — give us ‘accurate’ directions 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z Written by David Javerbaum, "An Act of God" imagines the Almighty descending from Heaven to possess the body of a celebrity, from whose mouth He offers withering commentary on contemporary culture. Sean Hayes to star in 'Act of God' in Los Angeles 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z The tour is a sign that the Minnesota Orchestra is moving to recover from a withering labor battle and 16-month lockout by taking on ambitious challenges. Minnesota Orchestra Going to Cuba 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z Watching it, you fall in love with the girls, their parents, even the brutally withering Sister Michael, who runs their convent school. Derry Girl Saoirse-Monica Jackson: ‘Yes, we have a harsh sense of humour’ 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z Too much cooking leaves them looking withered and wilted. A Mixed Grill to Remember 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z Although that line of conversation is shut down quickly by Kylie's withering stare, it is clear that there is more to their relationship that meets the eye. Kelly Rowland jealous of Beyoncé? Don't cry, Kelly – you're in it for the long run 2013-06-06T16:32:29Z Mr. Cohn continued to deny that he was gay as he withered away from AIDS, getting secret treatment at the National Institutes of Health with the help of the Reagans. Matt Tyrnauer: Chronicler of Trump’s Mentor Roy Cohn 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z She cited a Zen koan that she’s been thinking about lately: How is it when the tree withers and the leaves fall? A Dancer and Chaplain Illuminates the Invisible With Patience 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z "Outside Henley," Peach reported, "quite substantial numbers of them are withering." The Andrew Peach Show 2010-04-15T05:45:00Z The gulls made makeshift nests from withered beach grass. In Massachusetts, a seacoast city that feels like home 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z It illuminates, movingly, how youthful ideals wither, how little of life can truly be foreseen, how provisional all our plans are in a world where choice and chance are always in tension. Review: ‘Mary Page Marlowe’ Traces a Woman’s Evolution in Phases and Fragments 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z Where kids withdraw and wither emotionally and spiritually in the face of bullying, so can, not so surprisingly, teachers. My students called me gay slurs and worse 2012-09-05T20:51:00Z Consider the Harpers essay’s most withering characterization of prescriptions for conventional writing: “language is meant to flow pre-digested, like liquid down a feeding tube.” Ben Marcus: Jonathan Franzen’s cultural commentary is really embarrassing 2014-02-10T01:00:00Z After the bloom withers, a single leaf grows in its place. Giant, smelly flower finally puts on show at Volunteer Park 2014-09-13T04:00:00Z Another common issue gardeners tackle are the spots and withered leaves that appear on plants, particularly tomato plants, often in early July. 8 gardening tips from Instagram and TikTok 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z The withering remarks came as Romney proudly boasted that he had “not been a lifetime politician” and that “for me, politics is not a career.” Romney target of GOP rivals at debate 2012-01-08T16:39:00Z Maybe it starts with a twinge of realization about the welfare of the baby succulent plant withering on your desk. Hard times, soft pants: Life with the housebound white-collar workforce 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z But as the dream slowly withered, I changed, too. Inside the downfall of Dean & DeLuca, a once dazzling luxury food store dims its lights 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z Yes, you are looking at a withered soul. Perspective | His competitive streak is bigger than yours 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z There is no evidence, contra Ross Douthat, that the withering criticism of Trump was what radicalized and motivated Trump’s supporters. Is Late-Night Political Comedy Useless? 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Nowhere is that more evident than in Playboy magazine, withering away behind safe-for-work, opaque plastic on the back of the rack and behind a pay wall on the internet. Holy Cottontail! The Playboy Club Is Back Again 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z Standing nearby, looking modelish in a sleek black cocktail dress, his mother, Heather Van Norman, seemed unconcerned that her high-wattage son might wither under the New York media glare. Odell Beckham Jr. Responds to the Lena Dunham Dust-Up: ‘I Have to Learn More About the Situation’ 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z I cannot speak for custom, and its effect on her variety, but I will say this for Edna O'Brien: age cannot wither her. Doyenne of Irish fiction 2011-02-06T00:05:42Z All those beloveds Sneed names who withered, went blind or “disappeared like thousands of bits of paper,” friends who were her family as well as her education. ‘Funeral Diva,’ a Mix of Memoir and Poetry, Stirs the Body and Mind 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z And the more time I spent with the dogs, the more my love for my fellow man withered. Opening the Heart’s Floodgates, With a Paw 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z "Or perhaps Jocelin is referencing Psalm 1:3"'He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Reading group: The Spire's many meanings 2013-04-15T10:34:02Z Losing weight and getting fit and healthy are among the top five resolutions every year, even though most of winter’s great expectations wither by spring. New Year’s resolutions may be more procrastination than motivation 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z Regal but tender, they held the promise of fecundity in a withering time, and certain sculptors made a specialty of them. Review: ‘Kongo: Power and Majesty’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Billy Crystal, who hosted the Oscars, suffered withering reviews for a routine that was long on pep but struck critics as antiquated. Oscars? Flat TV Ratings Worry Hollywood 2012-02-28T00:15:40Z Ms. Smith injected the role with the winning, withering archness that was fast becoming her stylized signature. Women Set London’s Stages Ablaze 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z Last December, wistful partygoers made pilgrimages to western SoHo for the final days of Sway, a lounge whose popularity withered over the last half-decade. Paul Sevigny Reopens Sway Lounge in SoHo 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z This is one of those odd series where everyone kills their performances despite the nonsensical dialogue and a plot that withers into nothing before your eyes. "Ratched" gilds pop culture's most famous nurse into something unrecognizable and barely watchable 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z Plus, in leads Jan Francis and Paul Nicholas, it has something age cannot wither: chemistry. Just Good Friends – box set review 2013-05-09T15:00:01Z Another prompt indicated that Red had a scratchy voice, as if withered from lack of use. This Is Lupita Nyong’o. Hollywood, Please Keep Up. 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z His book becomes a withering indictment of rapacious capitalism. The Story of Appalachia, With Plenty of Villains 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z In the wake of her mighty flameout, the Food Network dropped her show, her endorsement deals withered and her cookbook deal went kaput. Paula Deen’s clueless comeback attempt 2014-02-27T19:18:00Z Political comedy has to evolve, or it will wither and die. Edinburgh fringe shows find new ways to tackle political comedy 2012-08-09T14:57:48Z Every summer for the next three years, I was bursting to knock on strangers’ doors—clipboard in hand, withering under the hot sun or the chilling rain, didn’t matter—for five hours a day. The Long Road to Angela Davis’s Library 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z Roger Ebert, who has waged a one-man jihad against the process, wrote in a withering half-star pan that the movie "looks like it was filmed with a dirty sheet over the lens." How bad 3-D is ruining movies 2010-07-02T22:01:00Z Then there is his remorselessly withering portrayal of his weak and dithering father, a family embarrassment, it seemed. Why Robert Lowell, Famed as a Poet, Should Be Remembered for His Prose 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z So naturally it’s a crusher when–after storing it in the refrigerator with the best of intentions–you find the leaves withered and brown the next day. 5 Smart Farmers’ Market Hacks 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z Kucera is known as a fierce advocate for his artists — and can be calmly withering when he feels like critics and other curators aren’t giving them their due — and the artists know it. Greg Kucera, champion of artists and a leading force in the Seattle art world, leaves for France 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z "As almonds ripen, the green fuzz withers away and the inner seed hardens into what we picture as a traditional almond," Prapaisilp said. 5 rare pieces of produce to try this spring, according to an expert international grocery buyer 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z Danielle sings the chorus as a withering, portentous growl: “I don’t wanna hear ‘it is what it is’ — it was what it was.” Haim Steps Into a New Groove on ‘Women in Music Pt. III’ 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z She didn’t hesitate to shed her glamour, and her clothes, exposing a battered body in “Blue Velvet,” or to play a withered matron in “Two Lovers.” On the Runway Blog: From Isabella Rossellini, Creature Moms 2013-05-12T12:00:38Z Beaten down by withering media criticisms, sexism, a bruising custody battle, and a burgeoning tabloid scandal, prosecutor Marcia Clark collapses in tears, with only her colleague Christopher Darden to console her. The People v OJ Simpson: episode six – the trials of Marcia Clark 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z I planted them en masse, so when they withered, a whole patch of garden turned empty and ugly. Rekindling a gardener’s passion for daylilies 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z The riverbed of the Rio Grande cracked in some places, and farmers watched their chiles wither in the fields. Hard Times for a Hot Commodity, the Prized New Mexico Chile 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z Partly because Nichols has paced the actors to get the most out of the brutal climactic scenes, which are as powerful and emotionally withering as I’ve ever seen them. Broadway's Old New Hit: Death of a Salesman 2012-03-27T20:23:55Z When a nearby dam desiccated the waterfall, the town’s sole beauty spot, tourists fled and commerce withered. Review: O, for a Muse of Fire, or a Comptroller, to Save ‘Popcorn Falls’ 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z And after years of watching bookstores wither, we got a new indie on Upshur Street, and Politics and Prose announced plans to create satellite stores in Busboys and Poets restaurants all over the metropolitan area. 2014: A good year for book lovers Then she launches into a delightful, withering monologue about menopause. Best TV episodes of the decade, a highly subjective list 2019-12-28T05:00:00Z The Oscars have been the subject of withering outrage the last two years for a lack of racial diversity in the acting categories. Emmy Awards 2016: Emmys Welcome Surprises Along With the Favorites 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z It doesn’t take a Modern Love column to tell you that relationships can flourish — or wither — in times of stress. Together. 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z For a decade, Ms. Clarkson has been belting power-pop hits like “I Do Not Hook Up” and “Since U Been Gone,” and dismissing withering criticism of her weight. Kelly Clarkson, the Role Model Next Door 2011-10-29T13:24:15Z The weather gets really hot, the rain can come for days on end, and suddenly tomato leaves may look withered when they weren't just days before. 8 gardening tips from Instagram and TikTok 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z He’s also a formidable presence in the Broadway world, known as much for his way with words as for his withering critiques of productions that miss the mark. ‘Razzle Dazzle’ review: Michael Riedel pulls back the curtain on for Broadway 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z In one, she criticized Betty Friedan for conducting a “thoroughly irrational” feud with Gloria Steinem; in another, she discharged a withering assessment of Women’s Wear Daily. | 1941-2012: Nora Ephron, Essayist, Screenwriter and Director, Dies at 71 2012-06-27T02:01:02Z A woman’s lawsuit that once challenged the culture of the New York City Ballet withered last month when a judge dismissed the company and several other defendants from the case. The Ballet Photo-Sharing Scandal Enters a New Phase in Court 2020-10-25T04:00:00Z As he puts it, "there are questions that are asked about us as a species that I think are quite withering". Brits shine 2011-01-31T15:55:26Z Burnett explores the geography of happiness, interrogating the complex systems of internal chemistry and external factors that make it flourish or wither. Beach reads for dark summer days: 7 books to soothe the burn 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z She cited “Parenthood,” which before its demise in 2013 had been the target of some withering criticism on adoption blogs. Films Like ‘The Boss Baby’ Can Be Painful for Adoptees and Foster Kids 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z These are gorgeous wines and age beautifully, contrary to the notion that rosés wither and die after Labor Day. Your Next Lesson: Rosé From the Dark Side 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z And the answer is that, when Roy was a 17-year-old rookie prodigy, Trent wrote a withering critique of his very first game. ‘Ted Lasso,’ Season 3, Episode 2 Recap: Origin Stories 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z Just as the novelty of a collective psyche begins to wither, the voice breaks apart. Two Novels Confront Violence Against Women 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z Shoppers believe they are watching a historic brand wither — despite the company’s denials. What happened to Fashion Fair? Why the black cosmetics brand is so hard to find. 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z First, there were the infinite shades of green, sometimes layered one upon another in the same panorama, from the yellow-green of withering sugar-cane leaves all the way to the deep, shadowy green of distant mountains. Frugal Traveler: D.I.Y. Africa 2014-03-28T17:21:42Z Instead, an analogous scene went something like this: a group of Japanese, shot down in a withering crossfire, lie on the ground either dead or severely wounded. Creating a spectacle of slaughter at the movies: Ambush at Kamikaze Pass 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z But the company's fall season awards hopeful "The Current War," with Benedict Cumberbatch, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival to withering reviews. Is Harvey Weinstein’s Career Over? Hollywood Insiders Weigh In 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z Jamal and Hakeem’s brotherly rivalry evolved from the withering board- and dining-room tête-à-têtes of the first two episodes into a good old-fashioned rap feud. 'Empire' Recap: A Homecoming Betrayal 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z As Patty Hewes, Ms. Close had a sunny smile so sinister it all but withered flowers and shattered glass. Review: ‘Bloodline,’ on Netflix, Depicts a Family With Nasty Secrets 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z I could feel my dream of a perfect alterna-boyfriend shattering, my crush withering inside me. I slept with the enemy: Here’s what an unlikely romance taught me about racism, Donald Trump, and our cultural obsession with male rebellion 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, “The Past” is one of those books that withers in summary. Family tensions simmer in Tessa Hadley’s exquisite novel ‘The Past’ 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z Some reviews stick around and Diane Kruger had the misfortune to receive a memorably withering one when she was starting out as an actress. Diane Kruger: ‘I truly believe the best is yet to come’ 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z As the term “gaslighting” has taken off in the culture, the film has gained newfound relevance as a psychological thriller about the withering long-term impact of lies and manipulation. Angela Lansbury’s Greatest Roles: A Streaming Guide 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z Now, though, if you’ve succumbed to the loathsome trend, you will simply aim as withering a look as you can at your colleague, say “Really?” and walk away. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Really?’ Pops Up Everywhere on Television 2012-10-01T22:17:08Z Matthew Weiner of Mad Men "tended to respond to work that fell short of his expectations with withering disappointment as though it were a personal affront." Best non-fiction summer reads: Difficult Men by Brett Martin 2013-07-29T15:05:25Z Still, the article was a withering assessment of Oz and the whole doctor talk show business. Half of Dr. Oz's medical advice is baseless or wrong, study says 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z My confidence always collapsed under the weight of my withering self-criticism. Riff: ‘Be Wrong as Fast as You Can’ 2013-01-06T08:07:03Z Moreover, the leaves do not pass through the withering or fermentation stages of production. The soothing science of tea steeping 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z Mr. Simotes said the company has successfully withered the financial turbulence of recent years, which resulted in layoffs and a restructuring of the theater’s business model. ArtsBeat: Olympia Dukakis to Play Prospero for Shakespeare & Company 2012-01-11T19:45:57Z But most of the street-level close-ups in “Surfaces,” at Washington Printmakers Gallery, contemplate layers of withered posters, paint and other materials that wrap walls. In the galleries: The devil is in the details in an exhibition filled with symbolism 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z Scenes from “God Looked Away” wither on the vine instead of flowering into meaningful action. 'God Looked Away,' and so should you: Why Al Pacino's play falls so short of expectations 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z The show's withering take on the advertising biz is inspired by Auslander's own decade-plus of experience in the industry, which provided an easy paycheck he used to subsidize his writing career. Shalom Auslander creates a curmudgeon much like himself in 'Happyish' 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z Their photographs testify in unvarnished speech that industrial design of yesterday is admirable and should be preserved, even as the industrial era withers. August Sander/Bernd and Hilla Becher: ‘A Dialogue’ 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z As another example, he is withering on one page about the mindfulness mandate to “be here now.” Life Is Short. What Are You Going to Do About That? 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z Or perhaps it's not a child at all, but someone withered by age? Poem of the week: A Mind of Winter by Martha Kapos 2010-09-20T09:21:00Z The woman blooms in their galactic abode; the man withers. Review: ‘The Outer Space’ is the Place, for an Unsettled Couple 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z Then comes the withering, tossed-off insult: “Whatever they did wrong in a past life.” Review: The Melancholy of Misspent Lives in ‘Autumn Royal’ 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z There were bouquets of flowers left at the threshold; soon they would wither and later be replaced. Ghosts of the Past, Embalmed in White Plaster 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z Picking up on Trollope's withering critique of financial shenanigans, Cartwright, Faulks and Lanchester all write convincingly about the obscure but compelling world of high finance. The way we live now? Follow the money back to Anthony Trollope? 2012-02-12T00:06:17Z “It needs to be translated into action, or it withers.” A Syrian Refugee Lands in Ireland in ‘From a Low and Quiet Sea’ 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z Back at home, we were terrified, and her aunt was withering. Perspective | How should conversations about toxic masculinity deal with the toxic women who also perpetuate it? 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z She’s a tabula rasa, taut as piano wire as she tosses out withering rejoinders like beads at Mardi Gras. The Plight of the Aggrieved, Rich Manhattan Liberal 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Lang’s “face so pale” and Paul Kerekes’s “wither and bloom” used this unusual ensemble to achieve a similar effect: gently poetic washes of sound. Review: Bang on a Can Marathon Stays as Eclectic and Playful as Ever 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z This year, she has already gleefully delivered her withering verdicts after the Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild and Grammy awards. Rivers Takes Aim at the Stars? Wardrobes at the Oscars 2010-03-06T02:50:00Z Last Wednesday, the lawyer representing 51 clients who say they have suffered at the hands of the press delivered a withering critique of newspapers. British tabloids out of control, inquiry told 2011-11-21T18:08:51Z As a 6-year-old, I was taking in all of this male ennui, slow withering drama, and I think it had a deep effect on who I am as a creator. Mark Duplass Can’t Get Enough of ‘Rocky II’ 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z In this extract, note the withering away of what Orwell reasons to be the case and the slow, incipient growth of what he knows to be the case simply by his commitment to it: The war that made Orwell 2014-01-11T15:00:00Z On the basis of withering phone tantrums, including one in which she reduces a young aide to tears, the question of whether she was a joy to work for is certainly debatable. Review | Jayne Atkinson brings Gov. Ann Richards back to exuberant life in ‘Ann’ 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z The really withering thing about “Karen, I Said” is its suggestion that “dealing with it” — in Instagram stories, Zoom meetings and perhaps even the theater — is just another way of enjoying it. Two of-the-Moment Monologues and a Multitude of Karens 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z His scorn was so withering, his confidence so aggressive, that arguing with him seemed a scary exercise in futility and an invitation to more insult. The problem with “mansplaining” 2012-08-20T16:38:00Z A strikingly curvy young woman arrived, and Ms. Adams duly snapped her, but not before tossing Mr. Martin a withering look. Model Casting: Countdown to Fashion Week: Model Casting About for Character 2013-08-28T20:39:01Z Pick any day, preferably in fall, when there are lots of organic materials around: withered tomato vines, pulled weeds, lawn clippings. The essential compost pile Back then, there were few accusations quite as withering as branding someone a “sellout.” No Compromises 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z But a cult of Psaki has proliferated online, where clips of her restrained, if occasionally withering exchanges with reporters have established this once obscure political strategist as an unlikely cultural force. Bully Pulpit No More: Jen Psaki’s Turn at the Lectern 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z If she's to tread Fisher's path, she'd better cultivate a sassy tongue and learn to write clever, withering books about herself and her mom. Box Office: Alice and Wimpy Kid Whip Jenni-Butt 2010-03-21T22:35:00Z There were metal detectors at the school’s entrance painted in the primary colors of the big-shouldered blazers worn by the first team of Heathers, the clique of withering Queen Bees who rule the school. Ditching Spike in Favor of Kevin Costner and Some Mean Teens 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z Time may have withered her, to misquote Shakespeare, but custom will never stale this mother’s infinite, and exasperating, variety. Review: ‘Our Mother’s Brief Affair,’ a Play About Unmoored Lives 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z My respondent was attempting to crush my ebullience and wither the discussion, and what purpose exactly does that serve? Hey, left wing: Quit griping! 2012-09-27T14:00:00Z Later, Tuan offers a withering critique of American kids—they’re obsessed with clothes, stuff their faces, and have no idea what real struggle is. Who Is Loving “The Americans”? 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z “I was worried that we could wither away,” Shkutko said, “but this thing kept us afloat.” This Band Is Fun on TikTok. In Belarus, It’s Serious. 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z It was not a good idea that somehow went wrong or withered away. Martin Amis on Lenin’s Deadly Revolution 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z But with rain and sun pouring down, the wheat will grow; a prison will become a habitat, which will then wither away. Art Review: Jane Alexander’s Work at St. John the Divine 2013-04-25T20:34:53Z League executives came under withering fire this season after players Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson were involved in separate but highly publicized abuse scandals. Sunday's game a ratings winner for NBC 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z In the final moments of this week's programme, she turned her withering attention to Charlotte Brontë. A week in radio: The Shed; Cerys Matthews' Blue Horizon; Midweek 2012-06-14T20:00:01Z “Perhaps that’s another definition of glamour: lustrous images generated by organic, perishable beings that live on in personal and collective memory, long after their source has withered.” Was glam any different from pop? Simon Reynolds has the answer in 'Shock and Awe' 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z This seemed relevant, given the economic circumstances surrounding the normcore trend—the One Percent, the Financial Crisis, the withering of the middle class, and all that. Hipsters, they’re just like us! “Normcore,” Sarah Palin, and the GOP’s big red state lie 2014-04-27T11:00:00Z Here, that means greeting the slow withering of aging with almost-credible optimism: “If they found the fountain of youth/I wouldn’t drink a drop/and that’s the truth.” The Playlist: Taylor Swift Has a Miserable Crush and 12 More New Songs 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z One woman Kirchheimer interviewed, a psychiatrist, jokingly diagnosed the affliction from which she and her other single friends were suffering as “withering womb syndrome”. The foul reign of the biological clock | Moira Weigel 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z Mr. De Luz, dancing with sparkling refinement, soared through jumps in which he beat his legs together then, moments later, reprimanded Puck for his careless matchmaking with a withering stare. Balanchine’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z Alone, deformed and rudderless for the first time in his life, Wonka decides to transfer his own agony on to others, with a string of withering putdowns. Internet memes that most deserve their own movie 2013-05-30T15:29:10Z Having delivered his withering antislavery speech “The Crime Against Kansas,” Sumner was sitting alone in the Senate at his desk, which was bolted to the floor, when Brooks approached him. Congressional Bloodshed: The Run-Up to the Civil War 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z In “Götterdämmerung,” just concluded, Mr. Owens was a withered, petulant specter, barking desperate orders to a resentful son. Eric Owens as Alberich in Wagner?s ?Ring? at the Met 2012-02-18T05:03:04Z After a night of attracting nocturnal pollinators, they wither and drop. Perspective | Vines are a romantic addition to the garden — until they go rogue 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z No, withering is not a cheering adjective to apply to a newspaper. | 'Alphabetical Order': The Withering Heights and Depths of a Dying British Paper 2010-09-29T02:02:00Z On the topic of religion, Mr. Dawkins remains cheerful but withering. Review: ‘Brief Candle in the Dark,’ by Richard Dawkins, Puts Intellect Over Intimacy 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z Initially, the curse’s only victim appears to be Octavio, a man of calm fortitude who is ultimately withered by dementia to the point where his descendants “see him fading before us, his skin going gray.” One Family, and One Multigenerational Curse, in the Texas Borderlands 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z While Milo’s natural curiosity withers in the classroom, it flourishes in Ursula’s garden. Schools of Thought Control 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z But that doesn’t mean the work itself has withered. At Two Summer Theater Festivals, Reassuring Signs of Life 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z Like “Loosely Exactly Nicole,” “Better Things” and “Master of None” turn a withering gaze on the way casting directors pigeonhole actors and feed stereotypes. These television shows turn the spotlight on racist, sexist Hollywood auditions 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z “If you stay in one place and don’t share your world with others, honey, you get stuck and you wither away.” 2010-02-13T18:23:00Z “If you underinvest in something, it is going to wither and die. And that’s really what I feel and see around me.” Can a Podcast Save the U.K.? Crooked Media Takes on British Politics 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z There will be little evidence of the inevitable fading and withering of the petals, the summer bug infestations and droughts to battle. At New York Botanical Garden, Time to Smell the Impressionists’ Roses 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z The drama of the romance hasn’t totally withered away, however; it’s merely migrated. ‘Temporary’ Is a Debut Novel That Leans Into the Absurdity of How We Work Now 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z Once the leaves and stems turn yellow and wither, cut the plant back to the ground. The Sweetest Lily 2010-05-19T18:12:00Z They’re ignored by much of the world, the withered, papery husks sloughed off the fruit of the coffee tree and discarded in favor of the precious beans. Where Avocado Toast Shares a Menu With Yemeni Favorites 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z He’s not hectoring you, exactly, about punk and veganism and the economy and your ability to rise to the occasion; he’s making strong recommendations and asking withering questions. Music Review: Muscling Through a Murky, Hardcore Night in a Box 2011-07-31T22:03:29Z Marriage—the white kind—was a transaction essential to statehood, one for which Theressa was bought and then left to wither at Western State Hospital. Two Broadway Shows Dismantle the American Myth 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z Endless wisecracks, some dated but some not, just wither on the vine in scene after endless scene. Review: Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Is a Disappointing Return to Stars Hollow 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z He then introduced "Jack of All Trades", a withering attack on bankers that includes the lyrics: "The banker man grows fat, working man grows thin." Springsteen lashes out at bankers in Berlin show 2012-05-31T00:44:52Z More than at any time in the last decade, loyalty to an aesthetic is withering. Prep Is Everything at Rowing Blazers. But Is Prep Alone Enough? 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z Older folks will remember the decline of American cities in the postwar decades, and in Washington, the city’s tree canopy withered as people abandoned the urban core for the suburbs. Perspective | Appreciating the need for — and the beauty of — the urban forest 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z Selling out has also withered under the critical philosophy of “poptimism,” in which even the most cynically produced pop music is often still approached as high art. The Best Music of 2019 and the Best Music of the Decade 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z "The coolest thing we could do would be to switch brains with your enemy and let him die in your withered, diseased, dying, battered body," Slott told the Guardian. Amazing Spider-Man signoff hands surprise ending to comic's fans 2012-12-26T21:28:04Z It could also be the withering self-diagnosis of the main character in her latest, “The Evening Hero.” Like Kimchi on Mashed Potatoes 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z Aiken being right would mean Eliot showing a "thin and vinegarish hostility towards the modern world" and sounding a note of "withered dogmatism". The Letters of TS Eliot: Volume 4, 1928-1929 – review 2013-01-10T11:00:01Z In her biography of Dietrich, her only daughter, Maria Riva, wrote that her mother’s legs “withered. Her hair, chopped short haphazardly in drunken frenzies with cuticle scissors, was painted with dyes.” Marlene Dietrich’s Marginalia 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z In addition to the T. rexes and other saurian menaces, he faces quicksand, large bugs, falling rocks, malfunctioning equipment and the withering judgment of a 9-year-old girl. ‘65’ Review: What on Earth? 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z They need to be in constant physical contact with each other at all times, otherwise they’ll wither and die. Four stars, one cover, 1,000 stylists: why EW's Beyond Beautiful photo is beyond belief 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z Howard Hamlin presumably does, and he is withering when Jimmy urges him, during a meeting in an underground garage, to take the money and sign. ‘Better Call Saul’ Season 3, Episode 9: Miscalculations 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z For all his decorum, however, his criticism could be withering. Jacques le Sourd, Theater Critic, Dies at 64 2014-02-17T04:51:47Z Instead, we follow Cassandra as she continues her dangerous creep patrol, seemingly armed with nothing more deadly than a wagging finger and a withering gaze. ‘Promising Young Woman’ Review: Courting Dangerous Liaisons 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z I was laying a garland of marigolds over the withered breasts of one of them when a boy-priest stepped out from an angle of the wall. Do not underestimate the curse of Greer ? the Hindu goddess Kali is on my side 2010-10-03T21:31:00Z Stewart Lee has a withering routine about American comics who rely on cheap gags about their parents' ethnicity. Rob Schneider 2010-07-07T21:15:00Z Immigrant labor and business acumen rescued New York City from the urban crisis in the 1970s and 1980s, when white flight, job losses, a withering tax base and high crime devastated the city. "In the Heights" celebrates the resilience Washington Heights has used to fight the pandemic 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z The reaction to the ad from groups ranging from Black Lives Matter to anyone with eyes was so withering that Pepsi withdrew it, and somewhat hilariously apologised for putting Kendall “in this position”. Kendall Jenner’s Pepsi moment looks even worse now it’s on the Kardashians 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z This unnervingly prescient Swedish dramatist, who lived from 1849 to 1912, portrayed relationships propelled by an ambivalence that scorched and withered. Reviews: ‘Mies Julie’ and ‘Dance of Death,’ Love and Madness in Strindberg 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z It’s in her withering dissents, each practically a social media event, and in Kate McKinnon’s frisky impression of her on “Saturday Night Live.” Ninja Supreme Court Justice: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Fun With Fame 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z His perpetual scowl and withering retorts rank with the best. Readers react: Do we need a Glendale Freeway that improves traffic or the environment? 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z He said he based his withering critique of Murray on the physician's own account to detectives. Defense drops propofol claim in Jackson trial 2011-10-13T00:21:39Z In often withering prose, he made life miserable for curators and museum directors who, in his opinion, let down the side by exhibiting trendy or fashionably political art. Hilton Kramer, Critic Who Championed Modernism, Dies at 84 2012-03-27T16:08:52Z As the man withers away, the images become more hallucinatory — here’s a boat come to take him across the River Styx — but not more involving. | 'The Sound of Insects': A Man?s Slow Suicidal Walk to Starvation in the Forest 2010-12-22T00:29:04Z His version of the title track is of course far cleaner than Guy Clark’s, whose original take on it was practically withering on the microphone, but Mr. Chesney sounds studious and earnest. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2010-09-26T21:57:00Z The pervasive stereotype in our culture of someone suffering from an eating disorder is that of a tiny, emaciated girl who thinks she is fat but is really withering away. Disorders die hard: What happens when you’re bulimic, but not thin enough for anyone to notice? 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z Snow falling and melting, wildflowers blooming and withering. Six of the best US national trails – chosen by experts 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Naturally, Ms. Adichie has a withering eye for the kind of person who cares only about a book’s quota of big words. Books of The Times: ‘Americanha,’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2013-05-19T20:26:59Z The psychedelia withered away pretty quickly, to be replaced largely by Waters's hectoring – for want of a better word. Pink Floyd: Pigs Might Fly by Mark Blake – review 2013-04-09T12:56:26Z And the dramatist — who is only 22 — bends a cannily withering gaze on America’s bridal-motherhood-domesticity industry. Reviews: ‘Trish Tinkler Gets Saved’ and ‘The Long Way Around’ 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z B. diazotans, as it’s named, rapidly and unstoppably turns soil into sand, leaving plants without nourishment, so that they soon wither and die. Review | The 1923 novel ‘Nordenholt’s Million’ explores issues unnervingly familiar in the Trump-covid era 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Despite hearing this precise sentence 22 years ago from my father, who would soon wither away from a brain tumor, I blew it off. My wife’s brain surgery 2012-07-20T00:00:00Z After tea leaves for black tea are plucked, they're withered, rolled, oxidized for varying amounts of time, then dried. An exploration of the wonderful world of teas 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z It’s in the witty blink-and-you-miss-it details: After Mr. Gomes raises his guitar in front of Ms. Semionova’s face, she lowers it with a withering stare and ducks just in time to avoid a kiss. American Ballet Theater Performs ‘Don Quixote’ 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z It must be global warming: as the icecaps melt and crops wither, so do all the single available men. The TV Watch: ‘The Mindy Project’ and ‘Ben and Kate,’ New Fox Series 2012-09-24T21:56:50Z The Great Dane, from Essex, U.K., was awarded his title in 2016 for his massive height of 3 feet 4 inches from foot to withers. World’s tallest dog, 8-year-old Great Dane, dies 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z But despite the withering vapors venting through my nostrils and the burning lump sliding into my gut, I did not immediately vomit. Puking myself clean 2012-09-26T16:55:00Z In the final flourish of this withering column, Thomson asked: “Does this mean that he is giving contemporary music just one chance to compete with ‘Carmen?’ An Essential Music Critic, but Nobody’s Role Model 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z Activists, meanwhile, have sought “classical” status for other languages, including Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Malayalam, even as once-vibrant Indian scholarship in the older literature of those languages has withered away. Murty Classical Library Catalogs Indian Literature 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z If you thought Rex Reed's reviews of Melissa McCarthy were harsh, his recent assessment of James Franco's debut as a theater director is even more withering. James Franco gets bad reviews for theater directing debut 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z She turns jealous when Ayoola receives flowers: “I console myself with the knowledge that even the most beautiful flowers wither and die.” Helping Out Family Is Taken to Extremes in ‘My Sister, the Serial Killer’ 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Without the fuel of “turn-on,” Daedone says, we lose out on real connection and passion, withering, like petrified grapes on a sun-bleached vine. “Like you’re touching your closed eyelid”: (Mis)adventures in orgasmic meditation 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z When you detrain, the heart gradually loses its ability to handle extra blood flow, and those new capillaries wither. How long does it take to get out of shape? 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z His delicious contempt for being directed and the withering eloquence with which he expressed it to the directors both delighted and horrified me.” The Stars of ‘Animaniacs’ Speak for Themselves 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z “That which withers in the age of mechanical reproduction,” wrote Benjamin, “is the aura of the work of art.” | Snap Tonic 2010-10-25T15:39:00Z There’s the withering glare that writers on “Saturday Night Live” would write into scripts as “the Leslie Look.” Leslie Jones Is Ready to Rock the Boat, Hard 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z Former farmer Tim Higgs has sunk a withering £400,000 into his Black Country nudist haven, in which guests are expected to be in the knack for the duration of their stays. TV highlights 05/07/2012 2012-07-04T19:00:02Z As the illiterate, emotionally abusive, racially insensitive Essex foster mother of nine, we have … Kate Beckinsale, best known for toned action heroines and withering upper-class comedies. Kate Beckinsale on her role in Farming: 'If the parent is 100% evil, it's almost less damaging' 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z The question is whether the islands we’ve built for ourselves can thrive simply by cultivating our most cherished fictions, while facts as we used to know them wither and die on the vine. ‘Jackie,’ art and accuracy in a post-fact world 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z Now that the leaves have withered, the temps slip noticeably with the setting sun, and blazers and sweaters have overtaken the t-shirts in my closet, the standard-issue Boulevardier no longer satisfies. Making an almost-perfect Boulevardier is just the beginning 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z The first time I got it, in the knuckles, I began to curse and jump around, only to expose myself to further withering enemy fire. The Greenbrier Resort Hopes to Preserve its Past. 2010-08-14T04:58:00Z Levi and Berry received mostly positive attention, but the show itself drew some withering pans in key outlets. ‘First Date’ on Broadway: What did the critics think? 2013-08-09T22:58:15Z Stars-turned-fashion-entrepreneurs leave what was created behind — sometimes to wither, but often as leftovers to be consumed by their fans. Hip-hop was poised to conquer fashion. Why did it stop short? 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z After a hard promo campaign, his comeback withered away – his album stayed in the vaults and he was dropped. It's no fun being an ex-pop star ... 2013-05-16T09:20:43Z The victim of withering reviews, Pan has also suffered from bad press after Wright cast the white actor Rooney Mara in the role of Tiger Lily, traditionally a Native American character. US box office: The Martian soars into blockbuster territory as Pan plummets 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z Mine asked me to lie so often – -and conned each other, their spouses, their managers and clients — that I have a withered ability with the truth. Meeting his family, disowned by my own 2014-01-08T23:59:00Z Sarah’s withering reply: “There’s young, and there’s embryonic.” 2010-01-29T04:55:00Z He feared, if he did survive the cancer, that his sense of taste would be withered. Grant Achatz: The making of Chicago's top chef ... and what's Next 2011-02-15T06:00:00Z When “Picard” arrived 18 years later, we learned that our favorite captain had become a retired admiral withering away at his vineyard. ‘Star Trek: Picard,’ Season 3, Episode 1: Reunion Engage 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z And that is one reason they withered away. Why Are American Jews Falling Out of Love With Israel? 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z A few years ago, a clumping bamboo named fargesia became a trendy shrub alternative, until one year, it flowered and withered away. Periodical cicadas are an evolutionary marvel. Enjoy the show. 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z I’ve always found the crumbling remnants — like China — to be the most compelling: fighting against time while holding on to a withering kind of beauty. Hiking the Great Wall of China, the wild and free way 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z He also had his lighter moments, celebrating the power of a good dance in “Rhumba Man” and the heartbreak of a withering stash in “Twigs and Seeds.” Jesse Winchester, a songwriter’s songwriter 2014-04-15T17:43:59Z One extraordinary paper piece, dyed pink and brown, seems to burst from the gallery wall like a giant dried and withered rose. Art in Review: Nnenna Okore: ‘Transfiguration’ 2012-11-08T22:47:27Z In the spirit of the winter, some things need to fully wither before we can welcome renewal. "And Just Like That," Steve offers a chance at renewal – but did he have to be so mean about it? 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z Could I remount the river of my years To the first fountain of our smiles and tears I would not trace again its stream of hours Between its outworn banks of withered flowers. Breakup songs owe a lot to the lovelorn lyrics of the Romantics 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z When in 2013 the conservative justices tore a bloody hole in the Voting Rights Act that for almost half a century had protected African Americans from racist disenfranchisement, she issued another withering dissent. 'A tremendous legacy': capturing the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg on film 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z First, there’s the beautiful, fragrant rose, which withers after a brief life. Flamenco?s Women Put Their Foot Down 2012-02-23T23:40:04Z The weekend's debuts withered in the wake of "The Jungle Book." Disney's "The Jungle Book" trounced a handful of underperforming new releases to rule the box office for a third consecutive week, while next week's certain champ, "Captain America: Civil War," began setting records overseas 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z But as the movie follows her from audition to audition and she doesn’t get called back, her spirits sink and her self-esteem withers. Review: ‘The Last Five Years,’ a Decoupling Starring Anna Kendrick 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z In a withering statement, Stella Kyriakides said the UK should not earn any advantage from signing a contract with AstraZeneca three months before the EU’s executive branch put pen to paper. Britain and EU clash over claims to UK-produced Covid vaccine 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z Prestige television often buys into this fractured, impenetrably morose idea of what a family is; Philip Larkin’s famous, withering line about parents is at once true and overused. Review | HBO has a real stinker in the dreadfully unrelatable ‘Here and Now’ 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z Meryl Streep accepted the role and proved especially withering in her takedowns of Reese Witherspoon. Liane Moriarty writes women’s fiction. Have a problem with that? She doesn’t. 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z This refusal to soft pedal the age difference — or pussyfoot around the tragedy of withered fame — prevents the film from sinking into sentiment. Review: For an Aging Actor, Another Chance to Be ‘The Hero’ 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z She tells him she’ll show him the way and steps into the flames, only this time she turns into a withered hag and burns up. At What Age Is Love Enthralling? 82 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z Goodyear is the team star, “the best left fielder since Ted Williams,” model handsome with a golden arm, a generous heart and a withering addiction for the gaming tables. Review | Emily Nemens’s ‘The Cactus League’ is a nostalgic look at the world of baseball 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z As satire withers, the question is: Has America turned into a spoof itself? Satire, art and culture 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z Age, meanwhile, cannot wither the brilliant "Step on", nor custom stale its rush of nostalgia. Shaun William Ryder ? review 2011-02-20T00:05:43Z In short, I was amused and diverted but my withers were never wrung. Review|Theatre|Women Beware Women, Olivier, London|Michael Billington 2010-04-27T23:29:00Z But when it becomes the whole game, the broad, rhizomatic networks get boxed in and wither, and then we’re back to something a lot less interesting than social media. Even Justin Bieber has a dark side 2012-05-29T15:35:00Z When local news withers, bad things happen, studies show. Perspective | When local news goes away, citizens suffer. Gannett’s megamerger will probably just inflict more pain. 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z No one withered away in a distant prisoner of war camp. My Civil War: Re-enacting in the days of 9/11 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z The museum is facing withering criticism after pulling a study that it commissioned on Syria and published online Aug. 29. Holocaust Museum Faces Criticism After Pulling Syria Study 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z While Young’s vivid account couldn’t be more withering, or hilarious, Nicchiarelli takes a more balanced approach. Nico 1988: the film about the Velvet Underground's doomed singer 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z The most exciting action in “Much Ado” is the way Beatrice, a diva of withering disdain, and Benedick, a maestro of gruff misogyny, argue themselves into a state of starry-eyed mutual infatuation. Movie Review: ‘Much Ado About Nothing,’ Directed by Joss Whedon 2013-06-06T14:57:14Z This is what it looks like to watch a state wither and die on the vine. Don’t write off Mississippi: Before you dismiss us as “a garbage state,” listen to the queer Southerners you’re leaving behind 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z "Do you know who I am?" grunts Gérard Depardieu, stepping naked from the shower during the pivotal scene from Abel Ferrara's startling account of sex, power and the withering flesh. Cannes 2014 review: Welcome to New York - Depardieu's grunting triumph exposes more than just himself 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z He found it much changed: the lush vegetation and rich wildlife he remembered had withered and retreated. Sebastião Salgado documents world's wildernesses in new Genesis exhibition 2013-04-09T14:42:02Z The most withering designation they offer for President Trump is — get ready for it — “serial norm breaker.” Will Democracy Survive President Trump? Two New Books Aren’t So Sure 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z No one has been a more withering critic of their own genre, and the very rolling of her cosmetically enlarged eyes suggests that we’re all in this together. Review | Remember Elvira? The mistress of the dark is still here, and she has some bombshells to drop. 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z Tarkovsky invests the withered tree with weighty allegorical references, but beyond that I found this scene to be film's equivalent of virgin forest. Clip joint: films within films 2010-05-05T12:12:00Z Horgan is the best thing about it, undercutting any hoariness with a curl of her lip or a withering aside. Sharon Horgan: ‘I want adventures. I want to do stuff that's challenging’ 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z Each year they wither, only to flourish again. Masterpieces of Japanese Art at the Met 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z For an ex-slave, to be considered Mexican was a reprieve, yet American racism directed southward was unspeakably withering as well. A Tale of Racial Passing and the U.S.-Mexico Border 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z Desus, 34, with a thin whisper of a beard, is the straight man, providing structure and delivering withering jabs with cool reserve. ‘Desus & Mero’: No Suits. And No Canned Sketches. 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z But Mr. Cavalli is not one to wither at annoyance from lightly toasted editors. On the Runway Blog: A Fall Collection, and a Giant New Boutique, From Cavalli 2014-02-23T19:18:57Z Department stores, once a mainstay of advertising, withered away in the digital economy. Perspective | Most people think local journalism is financially healthy. Here’s the troubling reality. 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z This withering assessment of To Kill a Mockingbird is neither unusual nor new. To Kill a Mockingbird: the case for the defence 2010-07-09T13:49:00Z The withering Mr. Hitchens admiring Mr. Vidal's vintage putdowns even in the midst of putting him down - an appropriate way to remember writers who lived for battle. ArtsBeat: Gore Vidal Leaves the Ring 2012-08-01T13:26:33Z But a moment that has a skin-crawly transparency in the movie — Eva’s fragile self-esteem seems to be withering before us, as Ms. Ullmann’s wholesome beauty turns eerily porcine — registers monotonously even in magnified form here. | 'Autumn Sonata': A Fraught Mother-Daughter Drama 2011-04-28T22:18:19Z Despite a withering review in the New York Times, he has brought the play to Baltimore and now, through an unusual arrangement, will send the show on to Michigan in May. A two-time Tony Award winner headlines Signature Theatre’s annual gala 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z Grievance followed grievance when Roth’s “I Married a Communist,” a withering and purposefully recognizable portrayal of Bloom, repaid in full her own vindictive “Leaving a Doll’s House.” Cynthia Ozick Calls the New Philip Roth Biography a ‘Narrative Masterwork’ 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z But the story drifts away from that idea, back toward the slow destruction of withering souls. Review | A doctor races to contain a plague in Manchuria — but the bodies are vanishing 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z But it is for the perennial woody plant that Sarah reserves most of her withering contempt. Property shows: room for improvement? 2011-08-10T13:27:22Z Rarely has a newlywed delivered a more withering assessment of marriage than Charlotte Brontë. First Comes Love, Then Comes What Exactly? 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z One of the biggest bummers for a new gardener is when a newly-bought seedling or plant withers a day or two after its been planted. 8 gardening tips from Instagram and TikTok 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z After a banquet supposedly to honor Amundsen’s achievement, one of the resentful hosts, Lord Curzon, offered a withering toast: “Three cheers for the dogs.” Science and the Race for the South Pole 2011-06-03T16:50:45Z “Bland”, wrote another, while the most withering comment read: “Chicken?! I guess if you need that.” In search of America's best hot dog: 14 supermarket varieties, taste-tested 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z In March 2011, he famously sent its owner, Richard Desmond, a a withering resignation letter in which he described the publisher as the "inventor of a handy product for lining rabbit hutches". Peppiatt, a real rogue reporter, to star in one-man show 2012-05-17T08:09:45Z Even given the withered state of the music industry, that's a pretty solid commercial achievement for a punk record on an independent label -- or it would be for most labels. Can an indie label with great taste save the music industry? 2011-09-29T15:30:00Z Yet “Seven Killings” doesn’t wither in the shadow of the Nobelwinner’s nonfiction; rather, the younger author updates his elder’s unblinking compassion. ‘A Brief History of Seven Killings’ cuts a swath across Jamaican history The five nominated plays this year would wither under the glare of object scrutiny were they evaluated exclusively on dramaturgical merit. Tony Awards 2014: A few rays of sunshine in a mostly cloudy Broadway season 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z I began to run again when my mom was diagnosed with cancer, and her body began to wither. My lucky thunder thighs 2013-01-06T02:00:00Z Knowing how much fans loved Russell Edgington, the show brought him back from his burial in concrete under a car park, but like a vampire under the Louisiana sun this fan favourite withered through overexposure. When good TV goes bad: Why True Blood sucked the life out of the campy Vampire mystery 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z Christie means to spotlight the despair that’s marked every crisis moment, with a hopeful hint that we might yet endure the next withering. Review | ‘Greenwood’ is an absorbing saga of families and trees — and how they survive 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z She is also providing a demonstration that time does not necessarily wither talent or presence. Review: Passion Pursued in ‘Do I Hear a Waltz?’ 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Not simply the withering wit and the richness of his singing but the hydraulic reactions. Best Performances of 2019 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Nothing will strip your varnish quite like watching someone you love wither. Watching My Mother Watch Music 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z “The Weaker Sex” is also the withering title of an essay Knightley wrote for a collection called Feminists Don’t Wear Pink And Other Lies, published in October. Keira Knightley: 'I can’t act the flirt or mother to get my voice heard. It makes me feel sick' 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z "The middle is withering," he warns, "like a garden starved for rain." 'Culture Crash' examines the crisis in the creative industry 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z In the handsomely photographed opening sequence, Ingrid addresses the challenge of identifying familiar objects by touch, the visual memory of which, she has been told, will fade, because the optic nerve will wither. Review: In ‘Blind,’ Perception and Fantasy Converge in a Writer’s Mind 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Yet pop and its dance variants remains influential and omnipresent while rock ’n’ roll has withered to nostalgia. Why It’s Time to Take ‘Rock’ Out of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2012-10-10T12:00:41Z Amidst her long soliloquies of relating everything you just said to herself, I wither away, uninspired to contribute additional words, as they would become invalidated and unheard anyhow. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Meemaw turns every conversation into me, me, me 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z The speaker of that withering verdict is Humphry Taylor, the same fellow who quipped about the bad wine. Theater Review: Simon Gray’s ‘Common Pursuit,’ by Roundabout Theater Company 2012-05-25T02:01:01Z Many years later, photographing his father, Sultan is depicting the way that hopes and fantasies wither. A Photographer Turned the Tables on His Parents to Learn About Himself 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Our Belgian endive row looked lush and healthy, promising a good fall crop for winter eating — except for one plant, whose broad, strap-like leaves had withered. Dealing with furry, unwelcome visitors in your garden Occasional encroachers are met with a withering glance or a sigh of irritation. Urban Athlete: Boot Camp at the West Side Y.M.C.A. 2010-08-12T20:18:00Z The author is withering about humanity’s unwillingness to confront global warming. Review: ‘Seven Brief Lessons on Physics’ Is Long on Knowledge 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z Advertisement Advertisement Turns out, rather than compete, he locked vampires Valentino and Natacha away in a hidden hallway of the hotel, and left them to wither. ‘American Horror Story’ Season 5, Episode 7: Gods and Monsters 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z These farms arrive at a pivotal moment, as swaths of the country wither in the heat and drought of climate change, abetted in part by certain forms of agriculture. No Soil. No Growing Seasons. Just Add Water and Technology. 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z But the babies die, Hattie’s soul withers, and she turns bitter and unloving. Buzz Over Ayana Mathis’s ‘Twelve Tribes of Hattie’ 2012-12-10T22:42:33Z Mr. Chernevich’s Astrov is unusually dry and unusually dissipated at the same time, the withering away of his soul obviously occurring in concert with a steady pickling in vodka. | 'Uncle Vanya': Maly Drama Performs at the Brooklyn Academy of Music 2010-04-08T22:50:00Z After getting manhandled by various corporate owners and withering under the shadow of Amazon, the lights flickered out at Book of the Month in 2015. Review | What do women want? One company is betting it comes between two covers. 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z They take a few weeks to die and wither, and it then takes a hard freeze to get the aerial roots to release their grip. Revered, then reviled: Tracking the rise and fall of ivy 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z Although the orbs may spin theoretically forever, their materials wither — with a little push from the artist — until they come to resemble primeval artifacts of beguiling mystery. In the galleries: Artist Francie Hester’s pieces show allure of the old Despite enduring withering jabs from Wolf at the dinner, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was present and gamely mingling. The White House correspondents’ dinner doesn’t draw stars anymore. So Kathy Griffin had it to herself. 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z Opener Three Points on a Compass is Resister's withering address to the father who left when he was young. Martin Rossiter: The Defenestration of St Martin – review 2012-11-29T21:30:03Z "And Dana, in that withering way of hers, said: 'How do we make this more than just some old dusty, boring bones?" Fox's Newman and Walden one of Hollywood's most lucrative partnerships 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z And when Mr. Seacrest made a failed attempt at salsa, his guest gave a somewhat withering estimation of his skills. Is There Anything Ansel Elgort Can’t Do? 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z He wrote a song about how everything was awesome amid withering divorce proceedings — making it the “Here, My Dear” of subversive pop confections written for toy adaptations. ‘Everything Is Awesome’ for Shawn Patterson, the most unlikely of best original song Oscar nominees 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z Wake Up the Nation's beautifully defiant song Trees was inspired by Weller seeing his "best friend" withering away in a respite home. Paul Weller: the upsetter 2010-08-26T20:30:00Z It may sound like too little, too late for a show that's been built its audience with titilation and rage, but it's at least an acknowledgement that trash TV producers need to evolve or wither. Is this the end for a homophobic talk show? 2011-06-03T15:04:00Z And then the shred of sympathy I considered possessing for Dan Turner withered away. The Standford rape case: a white privilege cake with vanilla frosting on top 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z It was a not entirely satisfying end to the series – Mountford's brief, withering cameo excepted. The Apprentice won by non-stop ideas factory Tom Pellerau 2011-07-17T22:01:00Z Recall the Bible’s parable of the sower, whose first batches of seeds were devoured by birds, languished in inadequate soil, and withered under a scorching sun. Seeds, the Gateway Drug to Gardening 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z She can get Sam to do something just by giving him a withering look. "I like to be right alongside with my characters": Charlotte Rampling on her career, acting "flow" 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z She could do drama as well, wither several dramatic roles on TV and on Broadway. 'The Help' cast takes top SAG honor 2012-01-30T02:58:00Z Best of all is that aromatic lift at the end, when the herb and tomatoes hit the pan together, wilting and withering, releasing a heady perfume. ‘Chinatown Kitchen,’ reviewed: I kept going back for more 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z In the Keanes' case, they couldn't get past the fancy art galleries and withering critics. The Keanes, sad-eyed art and the journey to 'Big Eyes' 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z Anyone’s who’s been on the parental end of a teenager’s withering eye roll knows that raising kids can be a humbling experience. Get to Know Your Favorite Actors and Artists a Little Better 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z And just as Mr. Lahr explains why each union slowly disintegrated, he makes a case for why a kind of slow, withering death would end Williams’s career. John Lahr’s ‘Tennessee Williams’ Fleshes Out the Playwright 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z I’m so attached to my country, I wither away when I’m in Los Angeles. Lambert Wilson: A Man of New Faith 2010-12-06T14:30:00Z There are very few comic novels that do not wither with time, and even fewer novels — comic or otherwise — that can be given to pretty much anyone, from an old person to a small child. Donna Tartt on the Singular Voice, and Pungent Humor, of Charles Portis 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z It's set on NHS Ward B4, a place where old folks go to wither away and where the staff also look as though they have seen their best years. Tonight's TV highlights 2010-08-05T07:00:00Z Despite being depicted in the play as a deformed hunchback with a withered hand, an archaeological excavation of his remains several years ago revealed nothing more than a mild case of scoliosis. Tyrion Lannister is Richard III 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z Even the good-natured Kelly finds his altruism withering under the pressure of communal living. | 'The Walk Across America for Mother Earth': Protesters Armed With Wigs and Sequins 2011-01-21T03:01:21Z Whereas the other productions were touring — safely distant from the withering glare of New York theater critics, who are not, as a whole, known for rocking out — “Moulin Rouge!” is perched on Broadway. The Pop Musical: Go Big (and Loud) or Go Home 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z Bay’s snickering giganticism, together with his withering disdain for anything that smacks of weakness, make him very much the man of America’s imperial hour. Transformers: Age of Extinction, peak of destruction porn – first look review 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z "Plunder Me, Baby," her show at the American Museum of Ceramic Art in Pomona, is withering one moment, wacky the next, and brilliant throughout. 'Plunder Me, Baby': One artist's wild, defiant stand against the oppression of indigenous people 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z Dismissing her mother’s withering remark, Colette continues with a certain self-satisfied musing instead. Colette’s Burgundy 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z And the late-night shows have extended their withering focus to the wider Trump administration. LOLs in Hell: The 10 best late-night Trump slams 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z At the time, I was struck by the play’s relevant depiction of a withered world in which, as one character says, “there is no more nature.” Finding the Sweet, Stinging Salt in Plays of Confinement 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z There are hints of death everywhere in the piece — a parable about japonica flowers that have “died in the frost,” the withering body, the decomposing tissue of the corpse, the inviting soil. Black Art and Poetry Elevate a Tribute to Civil Rights Leaders 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z But no serious play on Broadway can survive a withering attack from the New York Times, which carries the force of a papal indictment. Enron's failure shows Broadway's flaws 2010-05-05T12:30:00Z Malls have been withering since the dawn of the millennium. How do we feel about the mall these days? 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z “Only habits and repetitions, withered names to attach to things and bit by bit create them.” South American Literature’s Master of Malaise 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z No word yet on whether Dame Maggie Smith will be on hand to deliver withering put-downs to unseemly guests. George Clooney Might Get Married in Downton Abbey 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z The American invasion and the carnage that followed brought archaeological and preservation work to a halt across the country, leaving ruins to wither or, in the case of looting, much worse. After Ravages of Time and War, Triage to Save Ruins of Babylon 2011-01-03T01:33:08Z The top growth of perennials withers in the fall and winter, but the crown of the plant remains year-round at or just below soil level. Americans love mulch — and many of us are misusing it 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Since the piece’s installation, time has withered cabbage leaves into dingy yellow paper and blackened some carrots, while bleaching others white as parsnips. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z Collecting passion withers away if it is not regularly fed. A Shifting Balance of Power 2010-09-24T12:29:00Z With that spigot turned off, the school withered, eventually closing in mid-August 2017. After a law school shuttered, aspiring lawyers hired real lawyers to sue it 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z For my next doctor’s appointment, I picked out a Valentino pencil skirt that fit snugly against my new, withered body. The Dress Promised Me Something the Doctors Couldn’t 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z “I live and die through England,” she sings in “England,” with a scratchy, shaky voice, adding, “A withered vine/Reaching from the country that I love.” Critics? Choice: New CDs 2011-02-14T23:38:13Z Demolish the Paris luxury industry, the Baroness d'Oberkirch concluded, and French international supremacy would wither overnight. The lap of luxury 2011-07-29T22:55:02Z Meanwhile, Shanghai — where much revolutionary thinking was also nurtured — would be left to wither in the years following the Communist takeover. ‘A History of Future Cities’: urban gateways between East and West 2013-02-20T19:58:37Z Children watch their parents wither away, knowing all the while they may test for the very same fate. The stories behind Huntington’s disease 2013-05-16T00:32:25Z By far the biggest offence is the idea that the "long player" has withered on the vine without the plastic disc to support it. Let's stop this nostalgia for the 'golden age' of the album 2013-02-15T15:40:05Z When they do speak up, especially publicly, studios often deem them “difficult” and they wither. Arts & Leisure: Look Past the Beauty, if You Can 2011-07-22T13:53:10Z And the Brazilian gave him a withering look of contempt before replying: "The rest is silence, Grasshopper." Manuscript Found in Accra by Paulo Coelho – review 2013-03-24T18:59:01Z Those who watch the video, teenagers whisper to one another, will die seven days later — and they do, horribly, withering in the gaze of Samara, the tortured soul whose thoughts have somehow generated those images. ‘The Ring’ Told Us in 2002 That the Medium Is the Monster 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z On the hospital TV a cadre of chefs fired up wood stoves on the cobblestones, and I gave my partner a withering look. Holy bodies, holy hungers: Pumping breast milk during the Pope’s pizza party for Mother Teresa 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z In this sense, you could say he was an heir to Tennessee Williams, another dramatist who saw the poetry in withered hopes and ideals tenuously sustained against a world of denial. An Appraisal: Lanford Wilson?s Losers, Beloved by Their Creator 2011-03-25T07:50:16Z But the revelry belied the grim content of “Mind Warp,” a meditation on the body besieged that Mr. Cowley created while withering from the effects of a mysterious affliction. Waking the Spirit of a Disco Innovator 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z Wearing bow ties and expressions of withering disdain, these magnificent fluffballs jumped through hoops, played leap frog and scampered across a ladder upside down. Review: The Big Apple Circus Still Delivers 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z Subject to this sort of transparency and scrutiny, the theory went, requests for anonymity would slow to a trickle until they withered and died of their own accord. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: Has transparency killed the anonymous source? Nope. 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z "One after another his sitcoms have withered and died." Do comedians lose their edge as they get older? 2013-04-27T16:59:01Z Rose’s teen vitriol bubbles up into a withering gaze, a gaze that contains all the hatred she has ever felt for the men who have disappointed her in her life. ‘Transparent’ Season 2 Finale: It’s a Boy 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z Inspired by the withering effects of covid-19, Bocci made 15 to 80 images of individual flowers, buds and fruits as they decayed. Review | In the galleries: Exhibits explore the many meanings of blue 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z What blossoms, withers, and is more beautiful for that. What to See Right Now in New York Art Galleries 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z As Lanegan’s band idled and his promising solo career withered, his heroin habit grew. Review | Screaming Trees’ Mark Lanegan delivers a nothing-but-warts memoir, full of drugs, alcohol and Kurt Cobain memories 2020-05-24T04:00:00Z The fun of the play is partly in Smith’s withering contempt for the junior senator from Wisconsin — “the scoundrel Joe McCarthy,” she calls him. ‘Conscience’ Review: The Woman Who Stared Down the Red Scare 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z Baldwin’s withering response, reminded Trump that after the election there is no equal time rule. Alec Baldwin offers to play inauguration of Trump: 'I wanna sing Highway to Hell' 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z From there, Google Glass seemed to wither away. Why Google Glass Broke 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z Farce more than lives up to its title and is withering about Charlie’s cynicism. From Joshua Ferris: A Father’s Scattershot Legacy, Narrated Unreliably 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z She arrives in pristine classical poses, then lets them wither; careens between jazzy crescendos and curling in on herself. Review: In Rebecca Serrell Cyr’s ‘Assemblage,’ an All-Inclusive Approach 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z Lesser souls would have withered under this wave of contempt, but at Chelsea he had "watched and learned" and emerged with a newfound confidence that was self-liberating. Peter Doig: the art of the foreign 2013-07-27T21:00:01Z Now, in “The Republic of Imagination,” Nafisi argues that the best aspects of that America are being allowed to wither away. Why this Iranian-born writer fears for America’s soul 2014-10-19T04:00:00Z One-liners and impressions, no matter how withering, no longer carry the weight to enact meaningful change. How late-night comedy went from political to politicized 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z The cages demanded daily cleaning, another of Edith’s chores, performed under the withering scrutiny of her grandmother. The western Virginia town that raised a forward-thinking first lady 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z He is withering about why this might be. Books of The Times: Paul Berman?s ?Flight of the Intellectuals? 2010-05-02T21:52:00Z But who is she looking at with that withering glare? We Analyzed Every Second of the New 'Game of Thrones' Season 6 Trailer 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z The film’s location average of $9,544 is considered weak and the drama looks likely to struggle when it opens in an additional 90 cinemas next weekend – after picking up withering reviews. Spectre still No 1 in US – but Angelina Jolie's By the Sea sinks 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z Didn’t you once say that if you couldn’t act, you would wither and die? Toni Collette: ‘I don’t like horror films – I’m too petrified’ 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z She rarely phoned home to Egypt, gradually leaving the family bonds to wither. Life as the spouse of a suspected al-Qaida terrorist 2013-02-20T18:40:01Z In November, the musician released a new recording of her 2012 heartbreak hit, which chronicles the blooming and subsequent withering of a romance. For five Jakes, Taylor Swift’s ‘All Too Well’ will become their soundtrack to travel 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z Some young provocateurs wither as the shock value of their work subsides over time and weightier emotions demand to be heard. | 'A Couple of Poor, Polish-Speaking Romanians': In Poland, at Mercy of Weirdos 2011-02-20T23:24:30Z Kennedy is also withering when it comes to violinists from the influential New York school of Ivan Galamian, whom he accused of sacrificing soul in favour of technical virtuosity. Nigel Kennedy accuses fellow violinists of destroying Bach's legacy 2011-08-13T21:56:11Z Brazil’s withering economy has forced schools to cut costs, even recycling feathers and fabric from last year’s productions. In Rio, the Work Goes In Before the Party Goes On 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z Some advice-givers dole out punishing slaps or withering rebukes; others ladle out cups of verbal hot cocoa, reassuring and soothing. Wisdom Dispensed With Slaps and Puns: A Sprightly History of Advice-Giving 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z The art of talking dirty has withered of late. At Under the Radar, Stories Unfold via Sexts, Tweets and Puppeteers 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z Red button viewers wishing to subject Sir Roger to withering scrutiny of their own can do so with the BBC's innovation, Maestrocam, which presents a continuous shot of the conductor, with explanatory commentary. TV highlights 28/07/11 2011-07-27T20:59:01Z In "Capital," social relationships wither or lurch, obliviousness abounds, and the one thing sure to get people up and moving is "the currents of money on which much of London seemed to float." John Lanchester's 'Capital': Lost in London on a not-so-easy street 2012-06-27T20:25:04Z The only problem is that the big headline for this withering denunciation of misspellings misspells “misspell” “mispell.” ‘I am a genious’ and other cluelessly ironic spelling errors 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z She has tamped down the lush bloom of her voice to suggest the withered state of Holiday’s instrument during the last years of her career, but the sound remains tangy, expressive and rich. Theater Review: Audra McDonald in ‘Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill’ 2014-04-14T02:00:01Z My concern is that over time, we'll see just the withering of the community that we have, and if we lose a whole bunch of really bright minds. #OscarsSoWhite creator April Reign on what we all stand to lose if Musk crashes Twitter 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z They are particularly susceptible to fire blight, a withering bacterial disease. A New Golden Age for Cider Production in New York 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z And Freeman himself has become a symbol of the withering of the free press and the risks it poses for our democracy. Heath Freeman is the hedge fund guy who says he wants to save local news. Somehow, no one’s buying it. 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z The history of American religion suggests that when government involves itself in religion, religion withers on the vine; whereas when governments neither helps nor hinders, religious life flourishes. Should atheists fight for religion in government? 2013-04-16T18:50:00Z Quickly-wrapped parcels were piled into Dad's arms, before he trudged home to us, withered but carrying the essentials of our stolen possessions. George Craig: Shuttered Windows 2011-07-22T22:02:01Z The male actors here — who also include Tom Aulino as a mysterious 130-year old man whose own anger has not been withered by age — offer an entertaining gallery of satiric portraits. Review: ‘Do You Feel Anger’ Plumbs the Depths of Office Humor 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z Of Bill Clinton, the withering assessment that he was “weaker than bus station chilli”. 'Laughter is the great unifier' – behind the incredible life of Molly Ivins 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z Like “decrepit” or “withered” or “wizened”, “ancient” is one of those words. Why stop at tipping? Eleven more things to ban at all restaurants 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z A remake of the 1974 movie of the same name, “Death Wish,” starring Bruce Willis, cost at least $30 million to produce and received withering reviews. ‘Red Sparrow’ Is No Box Office Match for ‘Black Panther’ 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z Williams fervently believes we need touch to survive, and wither without it. What it felt like to lose time — and all the other things coronavirus took away Frustrated by her apron’s cheap synthetic fabric and the itchy plastic straps that withered in the laundry, she designed a more stylish, durable prototype for herself and her co-workers. | The Kitchen Apron Gets a Stylish Upgrade 2013-08-16T22:01:35Z The result is a withering and encyclopedic indictment of a drug industry that often seems to prioritize profits over patients. How Big Pharma Grew Addicted to Big Profits 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z This is, to my ear, as crisp and withering a distillation of modern medical care as you’ll find, especially as experienced by a patient desperate for something a bit more concrete. Seko Sundiata Reincarnated, in ‘Blessing the Boats’ 2014-01-13T19:23:35Z The fervor of the French Revolution had withered amid vast economic inequality, food shortages and a cholera outbreak. They Dreamed a Dream: Les Misérables Is a Whole New Kind of Movie Musical 2012-12-04T17:00:00Z “The things I hate about digital are daylight depths of field and skin tones,” he said, neither of which were a problem in a movie about extra-pale creatures who wither in sun. This Time, Jim Jarmusch Is Kissing Vampires 2014-04-03T16:00:01Z No one does withering sarcasm and delicious snootiness better than Lady Violet Crawley. Things we love this week 2012-12-27T19:31:03Z “By the time I wrote this novel, everyone had pretty much realized that British imperialism with all its power and greatness had withered away,” he told the BBC. Iran’s Iraj Pezeshkzad, who wrote ‘My Uncle Napoleon,’ dies 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z Their contemporaries, such as the Rolling Stones and the Who, would carry on for decades as lucrative rock franchises, long after the bonds of adolescent friendship that originally joined them together had withered away. When the Beatles Walked Offstage: Fifty Years of “Abbey Road” 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z Instead, on the morning of June 6, 1918, they went on the attack, crossing an open wheat field into withering German machine gun fire. Where Americans Turned the Tide in World War I 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z She is happy to be honored for her songs, some more than half a century old and many having never withered out of favor. Carole King’s musical odyssey 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z Performances by the winning ensemble members are nimbly attuned to the language of mothers and sisters, from knowing shrugs and sideways glances to the straight-on withering glares. Review: Three Generations Awaiting Justice in ‘Cullud Wattah’ 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z This withering bit of direction, given to Elaine Stritch after the umpteenth failed take of “The Ladies Who Lunch” for the titular recording, exposes an unexpectedly raw side of the formidable actress. Movie Listings for Oct. 10-16 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z There are also hints of the apocalypse as the natural world outside the cabin withers, with dead birds piling up on the ground and the once-fertile earth becoming barren. | 'Orange, Hat & Grace': A Salt-of-the-Earth Romance Amid Shadows of the Apocalypse 2010-09-23T02:01:00Z If people in the literary world bristle at Kuang’s withering depiction of the book business — or cringe in recognition — well, that’s exactly the point, she said. She Wrote a Blistering Satire About Publishing. The Publishing Industry Loves It. 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z The interior world of an elderly woman is not withered. Lionel Shriver: 'If you're thin, you are a kook; if you're fat, you're a failure' 2013-05-11T07:00:27Z The Swamp suggests, as the chaos of 2019 lurched into an unfathomable 2020, that special interests in Washington are not withering. The Swamp: inside a revealing look into Washington corruption 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z A stagnant heat hunkered over the city in the first months of 2014, blocking the cool southern breezes and withering any clouds. With the 2016 Summer Olympics just a year away, what Brazil can learn from World Cup 2014 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z Three hundred years earlier, Shakespeare had described Cleopatra as follows: “Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety.” Take that, monogamy! We’re actually hard-wired for polygamy, which helps explain why so many cheat 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z Real jobs don't offer reality-show leave, and it was nice, for a change, to see a young person choose a real career over the sad, slow withering of the long-distance reality star. 2010-02-16T17:53:00Z My father had died the year before and whether it was the withering of his infamous pronouncement or the notion of stepping up, I’d prioritized a relationship. I was a “male spinster” 2012-11-29T01:00:00Z But what’s all that praise worth when weighed against one withering comment? Sigourney Weaver Has Us All Fooled: She’s Really Quite Silly 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z Every business he touched withered and died and he would always leave someone else holding the bag. Alex Gibney: ‘Every business Trump touched withered and died’ 2018-02-04T05:00:00Z “If he remained living in D.C., his soul would wither up and die.” Meet the author of ‘The Revenant’ — except you can’t because of his federal job 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z Predictably, their relationship softens up, but the film nevertheless maintains some of its prickly charm, in no small part because of the feisty Rampling, whose ice-queen persona here straddles bone-dry humor and withering tragedy. ‘Juniper’ Review: Bad Grandma 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z As Sweeney tells the tale, they sat together reviewing one of her old performances and she watched as a withering look of despair crossed her daughter’s face. Who Is Julia Sweeney Coming to Terms With? It’s Pat 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z This sad knowledge is the seed of her impatience with Desirée’s unsatisfactory romantic career, which Ms. Stritch underscores in withering tones. Peters and Stritch in ?A Little Night Music? 2010-08-02T01:58:00Z As part of a campaign urging people to vote in the 2016 election, De Niro made what would prove to be some of his most withering comments about Trump in September of that year. Robert De Niro v Trump: a complete history of a (mainly one-sided) beef 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z An unexpected hangover of the pandemic has been the withered flight schedules at many regional airports. Dubuque? We Don’t Fly There Anymore. Airlines Say Goodbye to Regional Airports. 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z Unable to flex our Paleolithic muscles, we have withered, aetiolated, gone to seed. Feral: Searching for Enchantment on the Frontiers of Rewilding by George Monbiot – review 2013-05-24T06:30:12Z Little wonder that he feels no sympathy for the enemy as they fall before his withering fire — within this cinematic structure, the opportunity for such sympathy simply ceases to exist. Creating a spectacle of slaughter at the movies: Ambush at Kamikaze Pass 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z Ratings for “Community” remained the same, but the critical response was withering. Dan Harmon on ‘Community’ 2013-12-18T17:00:01Z Large weeds can be left on the ground to wither in the sun, just as tiny ones can. Perspective | Waiting too long to weed can turn a relaxing task into a trial 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z The hobo and the mailman get high marks, but mostly she delivers withering judgments of men. Ingeborg Bachmann’s “Malina” Is the Truest Portrait of Female Consciousness Since Sappho 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z Stereotypes, like the bitter myth of the strong black woman, wither on the page. In Hollywood, Stories About People of Color Are Still Rare. These Y.A. Fantasy Novels Pick Up the Slack. 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z More Photos » Emerging from the chamber where he has been threatened with torture, the man before us seems to have withered into a sleep-walking wraith of his former, vigorous self. Theater Review: F. Murray Abraham in ?Galileo? at Classic Stage Company 2012-02-24T03:00:00Z “The looks you get from the assembled penguins are withering.” George Christie, heir to Glyndebourne opera, dies at 79 One is that the state shows no sign of withering any time soon. Online, some are more equal than others 2013-03-10T00:05:42Z He also conveys his father’s macho contempt for women in withering terms. Books of The Times: ‘This Is How You Lose Her,’ by Junot Díaz 2012-09-20T12:00:00Z As lovely as David is, Kenneth is horrible, withering, quick to judge and more than a little mean. Two Novels on the Complexities of Revisiting Past Loves 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z What you lack, I think, is not character, or skills, but a sufficiently withering assessment of the cruelty of the system. I’m stuck living at home! 2012-12-12T01:00:00Z As Christianity withers in Europe, old churches are converted into apartments and community centers, and new churches seem determined to accommodate secular habits. Book review: ‘Sacred Spaces,’ a report on Modernism in religious buildinghs 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z For example, when the composer Arnold Schoenberg died in 1951, Mr. Boulez published a withering obituary dismissing most of the older man’s later work. Pierre Boulez, conductor of bracing clarity, dies at 90 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z To clean a leek, first slice off the hairy roots and trim away any withered, yellowing bits from the green leaves. Know Your Onions (and Shallots and Leeks and Ramps) 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z Janet Malcolm is well known for her slashing style and often withering criticism, but her new collection of reviews, profiles and essays is a reminder that she is also a great champion. 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z But the actor depends too much on the declamatory-hysteric mode for which he is poorly suited; he’s better at withering, whispered barbs, often directed inward. The Raven: Edgar Allen Poe Solves a Serial-Killer Mystery 2012-04-27T10:30:18Z But racist jokes are hurled in both directions, and no one is exempt from withering satire. 'Clybourne Park': A racially divided neighborhood, close to home 2012-04-27T23:34:03Z It’s a beautiful sentiment, but one that hampers Bernadette’s ambition and allows her creativity to wither while she nurses anger over her professional crisis of confidence. "Where'd You Go, Bernadette?": Women can be troubled creative geniuses too 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z A sprained rib was a privileged wake-up call: my devotion to the care of others had withered my own body. Being a caregiver for the elderly prematurely aged me 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z The Sand Snakes continue to exist, Jon stays resolutely dead, and Melisandre reveals her true form to be a withered hag. Valar dohaeris! Every Game of Thrones episode – ranked 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z Within a rhetoric of universal approbation, every writer turns craven; all talent withers. What Does It Mean to Be a “Real” Writer? 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z After Midge Decter, in 1980, published a homophobic essay in Commentary magazine, which was edited by her husband, Norman Podhoretz, Mr. Vidal responded with a withering essay titled “Pink Triangle and Yellow Star.” Books of The Times: Christopher Bram?s ?Eminent Outlaws,? on American Gay Writers 2012-02-02T22:57:21Z Once President Trump has passed from the scene, the tortured maneuvers of evangelicals to “get right” with Trump rather than with Jesus will wither into hypocrisy. An atheist in the White House? It could happen, thanks to Donald Trump 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z It’s just the latest withering of an industry beset by shrinking ad revenue, circulation losses and a wave of hedge fund takeovers. The newsroom was the beating heart of a local newspaper. What’s lost when the owner shuts it down? 2020-08-17T04:00:00Z Shouting matches and withering put-downs were hallmarks of their show — critical argument became comic performance art — but the tensions were real enough. ‘Life Itself,’ Reminiscences of Roger Ebert 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z He is withering in his appraisal of Mrs. Clinton’s former strategist, Mark Penn, as the quintessential nonbeliever. David Axelrod’s ‘Believer: My Forty Years in Politics’ 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z Some see Haberman as almost Trumpian in her penchant for being constantly in touch with a wide circle, and her apparently strong stomach for putting up with withering public criticism. Maggie Haberman and the never-ending Trump story 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z Perhaps that’s why Simpson, a man withering away in prison, stripped of his larger-than-life stature, still captivates us in the 21st century. OJ Simpson and the unshakable demons that continue to haunt America 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z People die, and we watch them exit on the other side, under branches that are withered and bare. In ‘A Wilder Christmas,’ Darkness Laced With Sentiment 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z The end came with the results of the American presidential election, which repudiated the B-W-B-B Guy so thoroughly that he gasped and withered away. The end of the ‘Boys-Will-Be-Boys Guy’? 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z Asked what he thought his legacy might be, Vidal replies in a tone of withering indifference, “I couldn’t care less.” ‘Gore Vidal: United States of Amnesia,’ a Documentary 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z It's not like the traditional week-to-week format has withered and died; maybe you've heard of a little show some people enjoyed called "Game of Thrones." Why I'm resolving to quit binge watching TV 2020-01-04T05:00:00Z Of course it’s really a critique of blithe submission: reconsider that withering title, which anchors a deceptively breezy chorus. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2011-04-04T22:04:46Z Mr. Goodall said that while many of Britain’s traditional industries had withered, culture was one area where it still produced world-class exports. As Brexit Looms, Musicians Brace for the Worst 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z One is a neglected wreck of withering vegetation brought in for emergency care. ‘Dig’ Review: At This Shop, Nurturing Plants and Weary Souls 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z One of the show’s most powerful pieces is “Strange Fruit,” an installation of withered and scraped-out lemons, oranges, bananas, grapefruits, and avocados scattered across the floor. Review | Zoe Leonard speaks straight to your soul 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z By alienating even the other conservatives on the court with his bullying tone and withering dissents, Mr. Murphy says, Justice Scalia has frittered away opportunities to wield genuine influence by building consensus. ‘Scalia: A Court of One,’ by Bruce Allen Murphy 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z Mr. Shepherd is portraying Nightingale, a painter withering away from tuberculosis but still feeling the nightly call of the demon lust, and more deeply the hunger for communion that sex can only briefly assuage. | 'Vieux Carr?': The Boarders Put the Polish on Eccentric 2011-02-23T03:01:40Z Listeners inquired about the rack of guitars behind Mills or asked if he’d heard “Rack of His,” a withering new song by longtime collaborator Fiona Apple that some have suggested is about Mills. How Blake Mills became good at everything 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z Ostensibly, the film is science fiction – directed by the Israeli animator Ari Folman and spotlighting issues of intellectual property, internet avatars and the withering flesh. Robin Wright: 'I'm in my 40s and I don't inject my face with Botox' 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z You know, the one where he told us to get rid of our extra rooms to solve the housing crisis or face massive taxes or, worse, his withering frown. Less is more: the age of minimalism 2011-02-11T07:59:01Z She sounds like the most withering theatre critic ever. Meryl Streep has hit on star-struck Trump’s big weakness 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z It absorbs the withering stares of El Greco’s “St. Jerome” and Holbein’s “Sir Thomas More,” across the room, and deflects the seductive vanity and materialism of the Titians on either side. Overlooked Works That Deserve Another Glance 2010-12-30T23:21:19Z She was sick of being offered parts where the characters were old and crone-like or withering away, she said. Margaret Tyzack, Award-Winning Actress, Dies at 79 2011-06-28T02:45:50Z Green tea leaves may be briefly "withered" by exposure to air after plucking, to remove some moisture; they're then dried to prevent oxidation. An exploration of the wonderful world of teas 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z He summons withering on-the-record assessments from ostensible allies of a seemingly infantile president. From ‘Fire and Fury’ to Political Firestorm 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z Dippel, who has written about Nazi Germany and the sociological underpinnings of war, turns his attention to polar exploration in this deeply researched and often withering social history. To the Poles — Before They Started Melting 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z When those wither, journalism will be in worse trouble. ‘Catch and kill’ at National Enquirer gives media one last black eye before election 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z Many of the mural-covered monasteries and churches survive, nestled in a valley, having withstood the withering summer sun and winter winds for centuries. Cultured Traveler: Romanian Church Murals Offer Colorful Lessons 2010-06-18T16:50:00Z “Exposed” received withering reviews, but what it actually exposed wasn’t whodunit but the fact that producers are desperately, even neurotically attached to centering white characters in stories. The price of Hollywood whitewashing: How this complex drama about a Latina woman became just another Keanu Reeves cop movie 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z If its ecosystem is destroyed, it can wither and die. Humanity’s heartbeat 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z It may look as if it has, but it hasn't, and it hasn't withered us, their contemporaries, either. My teenage crush on the Rolling Stones won't fade away 2012-11-26T15:14:54Z In the pre-Covid era, Baker embarks on several adventures to try to revive his withering friendships. ‘Loneliness Kills’: A Middle-Aged Dad Seeks Friendship 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z This season it is confirming, with withering wit and sociological specificity, that youth is never evergreen. Critic’s Notebook: On British Stage, Baby Boomers Fare Poorly 2012-06-22T23:54:12Z In this at least, the Californian ideology mirrors its Marxist counterpart, in that both believe that the state will eventually wither away. Online, some are more equal than others 2013-03-10T00:05:42Z Both actors playing Peggy convey this much with withering, meaningful glances rather than histrionic speechifying, which has been a touch subtle for some of the internet’s simpler cultural critics. The Irishman: the murder, the women, the ending – discuss with spoilers 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, their immediate locale withers in the grip of a long-term drought, and Livy’s grandmother may lose her farm. Review | Best new children’s and YA books to read this month 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z At once benefactor and foe, it made crops grow, and it withered them, nurtured life and punished it. Art Review: ‘Divine Felines: Cats of Ancient Egypt’ at the Brooklyn Museum 2013-07-25T21:29:11Z Some victims of his withering judgments probably found him one of the rudest individuals they might ever have run across. Take five: John Fordham's month in jazz – January 2013-01-24T14:39:00Z And who will wither and die on the vine? Can Cardi B and Bernie Sanders fix politics? Er … 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Her family begs her to be quiet — it’s no accident that troublesome women were humiliated with a “witch’s bridle” — but she persists with her caustic comments and withering rebuttals. Review | The story of Europe’s infamous witch trials gets the Monty Python treatment 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z In an ashtray was the withered end of a joint, whose smell suffused the room. Back in Black: A Country Outsider 2010-09-26T03:00:00Z My social life withered and died; I cried for any reason and for no reason. My tantric “awakening” turned me off sex 2013-03-17T01:00:00Z And then when she takes it, he gives her a withering lizardy look as well. TV review: Storyville: Mandelson ? the Real PM? 2010-11-23T22:15:00Z However, there was no trace of a withered arm or other abnormalities described in the more extreme characterisations of the king. Car park skeleton is Richard III 2013-02-04T15:15:54Z Stewart then went to work on him with the skeptic's scalpel, and McCain, seemingly baffled by the facts of the war so readily brandished by Stewart, withered before our eyes. Vintage chat: Moyers and Stewart 2011-05-18T16:30:00Z For the first time in a more than a decade people are talking about Lucas with something other than withering contempt. The George Awakens 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z Fermented pu’er tea is roasted and left for up to 40 days before being withered and packed, giving it a rich, earthy flavor. A scenic spin through the hills of southwestern China 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z Cable outlets have been bumping the release dates of in-the-can shows, lest they wither without promotion by their stars, an activity prohibited by the actors’ guild during the strike. Fall TV Reflects the Hollywood Strikes, but Not How You Think 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z Northerners don't wither and die in palaces, nor in storage. Duchess of Cambridge not posh? Her ancestor was lord mayor of Leeds 2013-04-05T11:12:04Z Righteousness continues to wither away; evil is trending; a time or space outside the machine may no longer exist. Notable Performances of 2019 and of the Decade 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z It was a bit like that famous screen test report that dismissed Fred Astaire with a withering "can't sing ... can dance a little". How New Band of the Day ruined my life 2011-04-07T11:19:34Z Eventually, I will essentially wither away, but only after being desired by all women. Perspective | He’s not writing about Trump this week. And if you believe that, try this no-diet diet. 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z The blossom is blighted, the leaf is withered, the god of day goes down upon the dreary scene, and – and in short you are for ever floored. Quiz: Debt in literature 2011-08-03T09:57:51Z Some critics saw it as a withering and ultimately arid satire on affluent American aridness, an overextended variation on shorter, more surreal works like “The American Dream” and “The Sandbox.” | 'A Delicate Balance': Voices Pitched to a Fine-Tuned Hollow Sound 2010-08-24T22:05:00Z Those outer pieces will be left, in true Grade fashion, exposed to the elements, to slowly wither away, while the larger piece inside will be preserved indefinitely. Art of decay: John Grade's fascinating sculptures crave disintegration 2011-05-29T01:58:15Z There is a creepy “Sunset Boulevard” moment in the video when a young man in a dinner suit plants a kiss on Ms. Valletta’s withered face. The Photographer and Auteur Steven Klein Loves to Shock, but Surreptitiously 2011-11-24T10:45:04Z For her mother, a pioneering stand-up and withering critic of celebrity fashion, “a view was always important.” A ‘Crown Jewel of Comedy’: The Joan Rivers Card Catalog of Jokes Finds a Home 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z The reality is closer to the latter: The Baltimore artist depicts discarded plants, left to wither. In the galleries: Many ways to express ‘Light & Movement’ 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z It was only after seeing my father’s withered frame, his legs twitching involuntarily, the tubes in his throat, chest and hands, that I made my first wedding announcement. I used to love the bride 2013-04-09T23:50:00Z Government arts funding withered, leading to the decline of some arts space. Downtown L.A.'s hot art scene? It was just as happening in the '70s 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z I was madly in love wither her for years. Glenda Jackson on Quitting Parliament, Playing Lear and Returning to Broadway 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z Socrates was withering when it came to a polished rhetorical performance. Socrates ? a man for our times 2010-10-17T19:30:00Z Or maybe the book isn’t about love or happiness at all, but a lament about the passing of time, an unsentimental view of physical decay, a withering away. The Giving Tree at Fifty: Sadder Than I Remembered 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z My internet-centric behaviours, long programmed inside me, did not wither away. I turned off phone notifications and instantly felt calmer and happier 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z I think most of us, in one way or another, go through that sardonic phase where we're armed with pithy barbs or withering looks ready to be leveled against anything deemed too mainstream or basic. Hummus, peanut butter and sour cream: The "butter board" trend has officially gone too far 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z It would be wrong to say he’s not rueful about the withering of legacy publications. Review: In ‘The Accidental Life,’ Golfing on LSD Is Just Part of an Editor’s Job 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z I was at a house party at a flat in Edinburgh in the spring of 1989 and someone put on his withering satire of the Nixon administration, The H20gate Blues. Gil Scott-Heron: poet, campaigner and America's rough healer 2010-04-16T23:08:00Z But her dreams of becoming a classical pianist began to wither when she was denied admission to the Curtis Institute of Music, in Philadelphia, owing to her race. Toni Morrison and Nina Simone, United in Soul 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z By then, after a string of misfortunes, documentary evidence of his music had withered nearly to nothing. A Long-Lost Score, Rebuilt With the Help of a Photo 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z But then we also follow the dates outside, where we watch them either catch fire or wither in a mess of unfinished sentences. Dating Around: the new Netflix reality show you'll love to hate 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z A withering look from her and you stay withered – one of the many reasons why it was worth staying with it. Money; Lost; Damages 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z I was very thrown when Gordon Burn came up to me with a smile after I had reviewed his novel Fullalove for the London Review of Books, a piece with a fairly high wither factor. Adam Mars-Jones: 'The only bad review is one whose writing is soggy' 2012-02-10T13:50:00Z Love too little and you may grow brittle and withered. Modern Love: Modern Love: I Was Married, but Dancing by Myself 2012-11-30T16:31:33Z Mr. Fuller likened the book to Ferber’s “Giant,” a withering satire of Texas’s nouveau riche that was also adapted for the big screen. Mildred Savage, Author of ?Parrish,? Dies at 92 2011-10-13T05:39:18Z Every day that I don’t dance, a sliver of my soul withers. 'She’s good, but she’s big': my years as a 'fat' ballerina 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z Time cannot wither nor custom stale its infinite monotony. Anne Rice's 'Prince Lestat,' and More 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z His book wrapped its revelations inside a withering critique of American foreign policy, and leftists around the world hailed Agee as a hero. Do Whistle-Blowers Damage National Security? 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z They are music's future, and without their throughput of expertise it is no exaggeration to say that our musical life would wither. Bakewell, Bragg and Puttnam speak out as Lords debate arts funding cuts 2011-02-04T11:32:01Z Such is the America portrayed by the publications of the Federal Writers’ Project, according to an assessment by the brilliant writer Robert Cantwell in 1939, just as the project was withering under anti-Communist congressional scrutiny. How America’s Weirdest Guidebooks Were Funded by the Government 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z The vacant storefronts will fill up, rents will skyrocket, the current inhabitants will get forced out; or a plateau followed by an ebb, these few blocks slowly withering back to tumbleweed territory. Art Is Fashion Is Art Again 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z The most striking part of the tableau wasn’t that the bride, groom and officiant were inhuman, but that they were inanimate: made of plastic, measuring roughly six inches high from hoof to wither. Giddy Up, Girlfriend! 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z She was articulate and humorous, withering when she needed to be and completely polished in her casualness, the product of more than two decades of television experience. Music: On ?Idol,? Shifts in Power, Not Talent 2010-02-22T22:51:00Z There are too many bad shows on TV to allow decent ones to wither. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Unforgettable’ Returns for Another Chance 2014-04-02T22:00:48Z Nowadays every single blot and blemish is available for all to see in withering clarity. High-definition TV is the nemesis of every actor of a certain age 2013-02-18T11:05:22Z But under the withering denials of his wife and her sweet professions of faithfulness, he begins to doubt himself — even though he was the actual recipient of his wife’s illicit kisses. | 'The Guardsman': In the Berkshires, Revisiting Molnar?s ?Guardsman? 2010-07-19T21:49:00Z Putting Fitzgerald on screen is a thankless business — his infinitely delicate realism withers in the light, and if you can’t capture the texture of his prose, there’s really no point. Amazon’s Literary Forays for TV: ‘The Interestings’ and ‘The Last Tycoon’ 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z "If you were a man, I'd be worried," she snaps back with a withering smile. Damages 2010-05-28T07:00:00Z And when the authorities finally track the group down, Morris doesn't spare them his withering eye: the cops are as incompetent as everyone else, despite their veneer of technological sophistication. Four Lions | Review 2010-03-25T19:45:00Z But Amy's marriage is withering as her plant business thrives, and Danny's efforts to establish himself as a contractor have netted him next to nothing, save for bouts of suicidal ideation. What makes "Beef" so seductive? Understanding the intimacy of rage sheds light on that ending 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z My son Ramón was the victim of my wrath at a particular time that still withers me with disgrace. Martin Sheen: ‘Which living person do I most despise? Yellow Hair' 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z It won a Grammy Award and spent eight weeks on the Billboard 200, but even some of the less reactionary responses to it conveyed a withering distaste. Music Review: Marcus Miller Gets More From a Miles Davis Model 2010-06-23T21:09:00Z His new organisation withered, and he sank deep into his own depression and isolation. Life on the frontline of the Aids epidemic | David France 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z Age has not withered them, and they are sustained by Netflix’s infinite variety. Vibrators and chill: how Netflix is targeting older viewers 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z And there were others — even the funeral home statement noted that “his many feuds were the stuff of legend,” and also that “profanity and withering invective” were part of his arsenal. Remembering a relentless publicist, never too proud to beg 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z Much of the film’s power lies in Moran’s portrayal of the woman in black herself, particularly the wordless, withering glares of hatred she directs at Rawlins’ character. The Woman In Black: why did Britain's scariest horror film disappear? 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z |
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