| 单词 | world-weary |
| 例句 | He was slow and flaccid, with the kind of world-weary negativism you might find in employees behind the counter of a fast-food restaurant at a highway rest stop. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, spare me your platitudes, mouse,” Julian replied in a world-weary voice. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Well, I prefer to think of myself as a legend, but I suppose ‘guide’ will do,” said a deep, world-weary voice from the dark. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Yet the men who sat in them seemed so listless and world-weary that they might have been asleep. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I tried sounding businesslike and world-weary, but when the day eventually came, my nerves kicked in and the true Mr. Sedaris revealed himself. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z For as disposable as cocksure graduates often find these addresses, they’ve become perhaps more resonant for world-weary viewers muddling through their post-collegiate lives. Congratulations, by the way: David Foster Wallace, George Saunders and fighting the TED Talks-ization of commencement speeches 2014-05-05T00:00:00Z Mr. Hamelin, meanwhile, emphasized the work’s extremes, with a hard-edged, almost brutal sound in the work’s martial moments, and world-weary delicacy in the lyrical ones. Review: The Budapest Festival Orchestra, Martial and Lyrical 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z For someone who hasn't been paying attention, "After the Fall" is a convenient compilation of all the continent's ills, narrated by a learned, world-weary and deeply pessimistic companion. 'After the Fall': Europe's economy falls from grace 2012-02-08T22:16:03Z With the same world-weary humour he showed in Edinburgh fringe hit My Romantic History, Jackson fashions a funny festive comedy that remains feelgood despite its adolescent bolshieness. The Chooky Brae 2010-09-19T21:45:00Z Are You With Me? makes sense of the "female Cave" comparisons, Shah sounding world-weary and aggrieved. Nadine Shah (No 1,366) 2012-10-05T08:00:06Z “He was impossibly cool, world-weary, wary, somewhat snarky, flippant,” Hamill said. Harrison Ford Loves His Craft. ‘1923’ Tested His Limits. 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z His character, who ran the beanery — originally known as Arnold’s and later called Al’s — where the group congregated, was known for the catchphrase “Yup-yup-yup-yup,” uttered in a world-weary phonetic blur. Al Molinaro, Diner Owner on ‘Happy Days,’ Dies at 96 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z It’s realistic and the universe equivalent of world-weary. 'Doctor Who' and the Eyebrows of Peter Capaldi 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z Be pithy and cynical, with a world-weary disdain for both the field you’ve chosen and the other people who occupy it. Celebrity Author? Have We Got a Book Title For You 2012-05-14T10:45:28Z His signature laconic tone was unmistakable: wide-eyed yet world-weary, and shot through with grace and absurd humor. Review: Byronic Heroism Can’t Save ‘Sardanapal’ in Berlin 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z And he acknowledged being worn, enervated and world-weary. Books of The Times: ?Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg: The Letters? 2010-07-19T22:25:00Z There’s something appealingly world-weary about his delivery; perhaps the man’s a New Yorker after all. Dance Review: A Turkish Choreographer Inspired by New York 2011-06-27T22:20:35Z The night of my afternoon in my Camden, I was back in the West End, which was its customary world-weary self. London Theater Journal: 'You Once Said Yes' in London 2012-06-28T18:30:28Z Mr. Melfi’s quick-sketch setup makes it clear Vincent isn’t bad, and not only because he’s played by Mr. Murray, whose world-weary shtick is now as purely decorative as a string of puka beads. Bill Murray Stars in ‘St. Vincent’ 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z Like Mr. Ferry, he came across as effortlessly cool and ever-so-slightly world-weary, a hipster who believed in better days to come. Yukihiro Takahashi, Pioneer of Electronic Pop Music, Dies at 70 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z But his role, as a world-weary lawyer with past divorces of his own, is exquisitely rounded. Alan Alda: 'It's amazing that most of us live as if we're not gonna die' 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z When world-weary Carol was brought by Morgan to Ezekiel’s court to recuperate after serial unpleasantnesses involving the tyranny of evil men, she was sceptical about the Kingdom, but initially confided her doubts only to Morgan. The Walking Dead: season seven, episode two – The Well 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z It's more world-weary, with a relatively low-key and slightly dated vibe. Lily Allen returns with anti-diva pop 2014-05-02T19:38:00Z The raspy voice, the resigned posture, the world-weary eyes with heavy bags and the thatch of hair that gradually turned white magnified a gravitas that made Mr. Hall’s characters believable, even when audiences knew better. Philip Baker Hall, Character Actor in Roles of Authority, Dies at 90 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z She played a world-weary cruise director improbably named Mimi Paragon and who laments in one show-stopping number, “Why Do the Wrong People Travel?” Elaine Stritch, vivid stage and screen personality, dies at 89 It could be that just this once, the wise and world-weary British spy has it all wrong, and C.I.A. brutality actually prevented a terrorist attack. Television Review: David Hare?s ?Page Eight? on PBS - Review 2011-11-04T22:36:42Z Listeners have been relying on Cohen’s heartbroken yet grinning, world-weary yet hopeful voice to get through that night for decades, and this album should continue that for a whole new batch of souls. Leonard Cohen's New, Beautiful Old Ideas 2012-01-31T14:30:28Z He channeled all that into “Everything Ends Last Year,” an intense, world-weary lament that serves as the new album’s centerpiece. Open Mike Eagle Turned a Very Bad Year Into a Very Honest Album 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z But you may just feel, like a world-weary gumshoe about to catch a new case, that you’ve seen this kind of trouble walk into the room plenty of times already. Review: ‘Perry Mason’ Returns, Hard-Boiled and Warmed Over 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z “General Benson is Mr. Rickman’s final screen performance, and it is a great one, suffused with a dyspeptic world-weary understanding of war and human nature,” Stephen Holden wrote in The New York Times. What’s on TV Thursday 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z Stanfield nimbly vacillates between the warrior who is energized and in his prime, and a world-weary man who'd rather live out his days alone. Netflix's stunning "Yasuke" spins a fantastical Black samurai story, but needs more space to swing 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z His defiant moments sound a little more world-weary, his regrets a bit more painful. Review: Willie Nelson picks up his pen on new LP 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z Some contests were seen as no contest at all, including supporting actress, where Viola Davis was favored to win an Oscar — her first — for playing a world-weary housewife in “Fences.” Oscars 2017: What to Watch For 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z Ms. Zimmer, who played a world-weary political reporter on the Netflix series “House of Cards,” here perfectly captures Republican operatives’ contempt for a press corps they view as in the tank for the enemy. Television Review: ‘The Newsroom’ Returns, With Some New Faces and Issues 2013-07-12T21:33:38Z Our fantasy was of a world-weary boy, a boy who'd experienced things, a boy who would walk up to us, not smiling but eyes burning with desire, and say, "Wanna skate?" The awkward years 2011-08-12T22:01:37Z Plath wrote “L'Ennui” — a French word that describes a feeling of listlessness and boredom — next to a description of the character Daisy’s world-weary view of life: “I’ve been everywhere and seen everything and done everything.” What we can learn from reading Sylvia Plath’s copy of "The Great Gatsby" 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z Ulysses, past his hero’s days, is a world-weary bearded figure with a tattered blanket for a robe. Review: Puppets Are the Stars in ‘Il Ritorno d’Ulisse’ 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z His world-weary views on the passings of empires and power. Reanimating Cavafy, a Poet of ‘Future Generations’ Whose Time Is Now 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z You see it in the breezy, naturalistic chemistry he shares with Jennifer Connelly in “Maverick,” and in the jaded, world-weary intensity he has carried through the last couple of “Mission: Impossible” sequels. What Becomes a Star Most? For Tom Cruise, It’s Control. 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z Robbins is at home in this universe, playing the haggard, world-weary working class father figure as well as he ever does. More "Misery," more problems: "Castle Rock" returns, more slippery than ever 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z As a child, he developed a precocious interest in horse-track betting, which endeared him to his famously world-weary “Skin” co-star, Tallulah Bankhead. Dick Van Patten, who was a TV father on ‘Eight is Enough,’ dies at 86 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z Still, her ability to navigate that twilight land between youthful fantasy and world-weary adulthood is, alone, worth the cost of admission. Rikki Ducornet's 'Brightfellow' is a sophisticated embodiment of children's imagination 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z Your face is so bright and youthful and hers is world-weary. Braddock's LaToya Ruby Frazier takes on Levi's and 'ruin porn' chic 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z In a world of stalkers, it is tempting for the world-weary to fire the first shot. Non-stop action: why Hollywood’s ageing heroes won’t give up 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z At the outset, Roocroft establishes the world-weary exhaustion and vulnerability beneath the woman's atrocious ego and embittered bravado. The Makropulos Case 2010-09-22T20:59:00Z Yet Malle directs it, and the whole film, unrelievedly earnestly, adding a sneer of world-weary indifference that plays like a pose—but that pose has an intellectual foundation. Louis Malle’s “Elevator to the Gallows,” and Its Historic Miles Davis Soundtrack 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z And in August, he released his first album, “Down in a Hole,” filled with world-weary country songs that he helped write. Kiefer Sutherland Returns. This Time the Oval Office Is His. 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z Your first records were sort of world-weary and sophisticated. Lloyd Cole’s Dylan epiphany: “I thought that gentlemen of a certain age shouldn’t make certain records” 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z The world-weary lyrics emphasize hard lessons learned from heartbreak, but his passionate delivery made the song sound more like a statement of unvarnished desire. Dan McCafferty, Nazareth Frontman Who Sang ‘Love Hurts,’ Dies at 76 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z When Hardy's Max tells Theron's Furiosa "Hope is a mistake," we believe him intrinsically because we see he is emotionally haunted, pensive and world-weary. Here's the real secret to being a great action hero 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z Fans of the show — and I was one of the first — fell in love with Swearengen, the murderous, devious and world-weary Old West mob boss. Revisiting ‘Deadwood,’ a Lawless Prelude to TV’s New Golden Age 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z Each of the main mutants deals with it in a different way: Erik with icy, self-righteous fury; Charles with melancholy humanism; Mystique with an anarchist’s drive to mess things up; Wolverine with world-weary stoicism. Old and New Cast Join in ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z The heart of the series, Dom’s a world-weary, Corona-drinking street racer and car hijacker with an obsessive devotion to his family and a fraught relationship to the law. Wait, Who’s Fast, Who’s Furious? 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z Depp does a great job of channeling his hero, speaking in slurry, blurry cadences that evoke the man while regarding those around him with a world-weary air. 'The Rum Diary': Johnny Depp is intoxicating 2011-10-26T22:12:05Z There is a world-weary heaviness to the work, with lumbering chords in the strings, monumental outbursts and abrupt silences. ARVO PäRT: ‘ADAM’S LAMENT’ AND OTHER CHORAL WORKS 2012-10-28T04:20:05Z Their abrupt detour in the late ’60s to a world-weary, European-style art song with “Is That All There Is?” that Peggy Lee recorded after Marlene Dietrich turned it down, didn’t endear them to rock critics. An Appraisal: Igniting a Revolution, Starting with ?Hound Dog? 2011-08-23T22:26:40Z The result is a poetic, singsong English, at once young and world-weary. The Chilling Truths Behind Patricia McCormick’s YA Novels 2012-07-06T14:00:51Z Faithfull's world-weary, gravelly voice and acting skills add gravitas to the fatalistic "Past, Present and Future," a quirky song by the Shangri-Las, spoken rather than sung to an accompaniment based on Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata." Marianne Faithfull delivers smart new disc 2011-07-25T20:41:04Z That, in roughly 90 euphonic minutes, a world-weary spirit could be healed, because America has already been made great? One thing can get a buttoned-up millennial feminist to praise Las Vegas: Britney Spears 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z Similarly, witnessing occasional low-level corruption that is one part of Russian reality prompted many questions and a sort of world-weary maturity as they saw their parents being morally tested. Even the boys wore woolly tights 2012-11-17T00:05:17Z It was said that Bridges was a natural, the closest we had to a second Robert Mitchum – a world-weary, handsome presence, who declined to fall for the lofty values thrown around in American stories. David Thomson on Jeff Bridges 2010-12-09T22:54:00Z Lestat’s world-weary, broodingly seductive manner and dandyish attire were enhanced by Grand Guignol set pieces, the discovery of entire vampire clans and families, and even more rapturous bloodletting. Lestat returns: In her new novel, Anne Rice revives a much-loved vampire The new album is laced with interstitial sound fragments but live, Mason sticks to the tunes: Seen It All Before suggests a world-weary shrug, but the jazzy drums transform it into a balm. Steve Mason – review 2013-04-12T16:42:19Z A typical BAM audience, comparatively wealthy and grumpily aging, watches such work in world-weary silence. Can a sleepy Chinese town become a cultural mecca? 2013-06-08T23:00:00Z He is a world-weary, somewhat dissolute avatar of colonial power — “a representative of the state” in his own assessment, which sounds both humble and boastful — going to seed in a tropical paradise. ‘Pacifiction’ Review: Trouble in Paradise 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z The role primarily requires world-weary style and a thousand-mile stare, and these are in Mr. Hallyday’s wheelhouse — he’s a perfect match for Mr. To. Film: An On-Demand Option for Johnnie To Films 2010-08-03T22:29:00Z I’d be hunched over and world-weary by then, a shell of my former self. My constant fear: Am I a lousy father? 2014-01-17T14:00:00Z What results is a kind of world-weary effervescence. Best Performances of 2020 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z Questions about lyrical inspiration are deflected with a stock answer along the lines of "the music always comes first", but Leithauser's world-weary, defiant narrative voice is unmistakable. The Walkmen: 'We're not difficult, honest' 2011-01-13T22:45:01Z Americans were so emotionally young, so fascinated by what Europeans knew to be world-weary realities. ‘The Arrangements’: A Work of Fiction 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z For instance, the magazine tends to highlight mainstream tourist destinations — perhaps familiar to world-weary travelers, but new to the Indian populace. Travel Industry Wooing Tourists From India 2010-05-19T05:40:00Z General Benson is Mr. Rickman’s final screen performance, and it is great one, suffused with a dyspeptic world-weary understanding of war and human nature. Review: ‘Eye in the Sky,’ Drone Precision vs. Human Failings 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z Her small voice doesn’t come close to matching the world-weary groan of Dietrich or the ferocious feline yowl of Ms. Lemper. Review: In ‘Love Und Greed,’ Mad Jenny Doffs Her Hat to the Have-Nots 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z For myself, much as I continue to be excited by Mr. Mann’s visual inventiveness, I also find myself tiring of the world-weary machismo that is his thematic and stylistic default setting. Big Questions, Smart Women, Mann?s Movies 2011-04-22T13:31:51Z The dream of a discovery like that keeps the juices flowing even for world-weary art veterans. Shopping for a Masterpiece (With Help) for $5,000 2014-03-12T22:11:55Z "Oh, my God," she said, with that deep hollow squawk that made her sound like a world-weary and chain-smoking parrot. Joan Rivers, an unstoppable comic force to the end 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z Employing world-class musicians, like Tim O'Brien on mandolin, the 63-year-old Knopfler uses his increasingly world-weary voice to spin tales of gamblers, lovers and seafarers from across the globe over the 20 original tracks. Review: Knopfler creates subtly beautiful tunes 2012-09-10T14:51:08Z Jes Tom, 29, has a swagger that is at once preening, arch, acidic and world-weary. Five Nonbinary Comics on This Moment: ‘I’m Not Some New Buzzword’ 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z Buy Nothing Day rattles along at a brisk pace, all giddy drums and American teen-movie guitars, but it's Cosentino's sweet, world-weary vocal that steals the show. New music exclusive: The Go! Team ? Buy Nothing Day 2010-12-07T10:32:00Z “Pour me a drink, I’ll tell you some lies,” he sang with appropriately world-weary resignation in “Love on the Rocks.” Concert review: Neil Diamond at United Center 2012-07-07T05:45:00Z Was this world-weary creature sucking oxygen to shore up her looks? The Photographer and Auteur Steven Klein Loves to Shock, but Surreptitiously 2011-11-24T10:45:04Z We cannot help but construct stories around Edward Watson, prowling the stage to the blare of Joby Talbot's score like a restless, world-weary vampire. Chroma/Tryst/Symphony in C; RainForest/The Art of Touch/A Linha Curva 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z Nothing, however, impresses the lovesick Prince, who indicates these wonders with the distracted, world-weary air of a 19th-century Romantic hero. Swan Lake ? review 2011-08-27T23:06:34Z A clever parody of a world-weary spy who vanishes to start a new life, the commercial opens with Shatner standing on a beach, gazing somberly at the ocean. Shatner's Negotiator back in new Priceline TV spot 2012-08-15T12:07:09Z In the engaging animated feature “Wish Dragon,” a teenage boy comes into possession of a magic teapot containing a world-weary dragon who’s obliged to grant him three wishes. ‘Wish Dragon’ Review: ‘Aladdin’ Goes to Shanghai, Sort Of 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z Aretha was the natural woman/genius from down the block, world-weary and accessible, nappy edges and all on full display. The soul songs that saved me: Sexuality, the South, sadness, meet Al Green and Aretha 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z The combination of the charismatic baritone Christopher Burchett’s fit, near-naked body, which exuded life, and his anguished, world-weary singing was poignant. Review: Fort Worth Opera’s ‘Buried Alive and ‘Embedded’ Conjure Poe’s Dark Terrain 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z A sticking point for Townsend's version of Aragorn is that he was too youthful to play the grizzled, somewhat world-weary Ranger and future King of Gondor. 11 actors who nearly starred in "The Lord of the Rings" franchise 2022-01-01T05:00:00Z And his act — boyish but world-weary, arrogant but self-deprecating, a permanent twinkle in his eye — is central to nearly every moment; there would hardly be a show without him. Review: In ‘Ash vs. Evil Dead,’ a Blend of Familiar Motifs and Humor 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z She sounded world-weary but still lighthearted, a club kid zoned out on Adult Swim cartoons, a Lady Gaga preamble. Music Review: Charli XCX at the Knitting Factory 2012-03-11T22:00:12Z It’s fitting, then, that Yaffe closes by praising Mitchell’s wise, world-weary reprise of “Both Sides Now” on her 2000 album of the same name. The many layers — and lovers — of Joni Mitchell 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z The earthy, weighty qualities of his voice convey the troubadour’s world-weary sadness. Review: A Newly Relevant ‘L’Amour de Loin’ at the Met 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z And tellingly, the first album from his Fuzed Music label is by the band Hey Marseilles, whose world-weary songs are full of smart, wistful lyrics rather than rage. Seattle's Dave Meinart is a nightlife entrepreneur and a political player 2010-07-16T21:08:00Z His considerably older, world-weary girlfriend, Linda Lum, doesn't exactly buy into the dream, but she's there to lend the financial and organizational support necessary to help keep it alive, to a point. Fudged or not, 'Kung Fu Elliot' is amusing take on a big dream 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z His world-weary Han would appear in all the future films, but this is his showcase—his Bandoleros, if you will—and he gives the film a genuine heart. Every 'Fast & Furious' Movie, Ranked From Worst to Best 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z According to executive producers Amy Pocha and Seth Cohen, the stars of the series are still a group of students "who are driven and want success in their lives," along with their world-weary teacher. "Head of the Class" and the man behind the '80s comedy's progressive, even radical agenda 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z As world-weary as Gloria Grahame, she never came across as fragile, particularly in her subsequent work as a director. Ida Lupino, a Woman of Spine on Both Sides of the Lens 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z However, the protagonist of this “Up” highlight brings world-weary confidence and clear-eyed conviction to the song’s lyrics. R.E.M.’s 10 best songs after Bill Berry: Daring, brilliant, underappreciated 2014-04-19T15:00:00Z They know how to deliver the kind of stilted, world-weary verbosity that somehow quickens the pulses of this genre’s readers. Books of The Times: Stoking the Fire Larsson Ignited 2011-01-05T23:00:14Z Their vividness conveys a state of attentiveness and responsiveness to which ordinary consciousness, in its distraction and world-weary fatigue, rarely rises. Art Review: ?Colorful Realm,? Works by Ito Jakuchu at National Gallery 2012-03-29T21:27:01Z But the episode knocks the dust off the moment by staging the run-up to the tryst with world-weary reticence and visual flair. "The Good Wife's" exquisite season finale 2011-05-18T13:19:00Z We are here to contemplate a civilization that has been declining, with sighs and kisses and world-weary lyricism, for a very long time. Review: Sorrentino’s ‘Youth’: A Euro Buddy Film 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z She’s a world-weary Garland circa 1962 on her TV show, belting her great torch number “The Man That Got Away” from “A Star is Born,” its Ira Gershwin lyrics issuing words of warning: In ‘After the Rainbow,’ young Judy Garland comes face to face with middle-aged self “I just want to float in the pool and forget everything,” he said with a deep, world-weary sigh. In Palm Springs, to Pool Hop Is to Time Travel 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z Yeo's official portrait of Tony Blair in 2008 shows a world-weary Prime Minister, near the end of his time in office, wearing a red remembrance poppy. In Pictures: Jonathan Yeo 2013-09-18T08:14:45Z McGuane’s small-time lawyers and bank managers, his car dealers and crooks and confirmed bachelors, are more worldly-wise — and consequently more world-weary — than Taylor’s Memphis society boys. Stories Filled With Strivers, Schemers and Adventurers 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z "The Newsroom" marks a career renaissance for Daniels, who, as Will, makes an art of impatience and impolitic truth-telling, often while displaying a wry curl of the mouth or a world-weary roll of the eyes. A big story developing on HBO's 'The Newsroom' 2012-06-20T09:16:04Z And a “Daily Show” hosted from a place of chipper confidence could become very different from Mr. Stewart’s world-weary shiva for humanity’s lost marbles. Review: Trevor Noah Keeps ‘Daily Show’ DNA in Debut 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z It’s told with brittle, world-weary wit: “I would have made margaritas, but all you had was the salt.” Book review: Kelly Link’s fantastic, fantastical ‘Get in Trouble’ 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z The voice that had been reduced to a whisper by illness was now a world-weary drawl, weathered by time but not defeated by it. Levon Helm, drummer and singer for the Band, dies of cancer 2012-04-19T19:39:00Z Doherty, whose character Octave is a disaffected, world-weary dandy wearing top hat, tails and a cane, said he had no hesitation in accepting the role. Singer Pete Doherty's film debut dubbed a "crime" 2012-05-22T15:51:25Z It's an ambitious feat to attempt to articulate that universal experience of devastation, one all the more impressive for Adele's flair for combining youthful passion with world-weary regret. The rise of Adele, new gay icon 2011-02-25T21:40:00Z And the show’s central conceit of sending a world-weary individualist wading through the swamp of falsehood that is the advertising industry was first developed by Frederic Wakeman in his 1946 bestseller “The Hucksters.” Ad absurdum and the conquest of cool: Canned flattery for corporate America 2013-12-22T12:00:00Z And I thought this kind of world-weary, romantic, hard-drinking, wise rascal needs to be on TV. Hitchens and Plimpton Inspire ?Bored to Death? 2011-11-02T23:45:06Z But there was so much more to the "Unsolved Mysteries" successful, terrifying formula than Robert Stack's world-weary deadpan. Think the new "Unsolved Mysteries" is scary? The original will freak you out 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z Despite San Francisco’s many charms, this modern variation of the homeless flower children of the ’60s was beyond annoying to my world-weary traveler. Riding the Rails to the Summer of Love 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z “I really couldn’t care less, to be honest,” said Mr. Houellebecq, France’s best-known world-weary bad-boy novelist, letting out a little laugh that interrupted his usual deadpan delivery. Michel Houellebecq, Casually Provocative 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z In four seasons of "Blackadder," comic actor Rowan Atkinson -- now world-famous as Mr. Bean -- played a world-weary nobleman in different eras of British history, suffering the never-ending idiocy of each period's ruling elites. A war over 'Blackadder' and Britain's legacy of WWI 2014-01-08T00:03:32Z But the work’s social commentary is more satirical and world-weary than ruthless or crushing. Review: An Opera Updates Oedipus, With Peroxide-Blond Hair 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z His superior is Sam Rogers, played by a splendidly world-weary Kevin Spacey. | 'Margin Call': ?Margin Call,? With Zachary Quinto - Review 2011-10-20T16:15:02Z Wearing a black leather jacket and skinny jeans, he looked the same, but the old swagger was diminished, replaced by a certain world-weary exasperation. Should Aziz Ansari and Louis C.K. Talk About Accusations Onstage? 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z The Scottish singer-songwriter fronted Stealers Wheel on the tune “Stuck in the Middle with You” and scored massive hits on his own with the world-weary “Baker Street” and “Right Down the Line.” 2011?s 50 New Members of Rock and Roll Heaven 2011-12-30T17:57:04Z That has been the situation for all of Donose's appearances in the role of Marguerite, the innocent young woman who falls in love with Faust, a world-weary scholar who bargains away his soul to Mephistopheles. Seattle Symphony to stage Berlioz's hard-to-categorize 'Faust' 2012-06-14T20:48:09Z Elba, who produced, lends the film gravitas with his assured, world-weary performance, and McLaughlin carries the film with his sympathetic turn as Cole, a teen trying to find his place in the world. Idris Elba drama "Concrete Cowboy" brings audience along for a crowd-pleasing ride 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z Which arrives in the form of a world-weary charabanc. Marine Court: Hymn to the Sun 2010-09-03T23:06:00Z She's the opposite of world-weary – fascinated, in everything, overflowing with ideas and imagination and enthusiasm, a little bit shy with him. The Mill; When Björk Met Attenborough – TV review 2013-07-29T06:00:10Z The beach is feet away, but he is preternaturally pale, and entirely in black – exactly as he is in Confession of a Child of the Century, an experimental arthouse drama about a world-weary 19th-century roué. Pete Doherty: the challenge of making a film as a heroin addict 2012-05-24T20:00:02Z After decades of stardom and interviews, Mr. Schell evolved into an international character actor — distinguished, gray-bearded and perhaps a bit world-weary. Maximilian Schell, Oscar-Winning Actor, Dies at 83 2014-02-02T00:41:34Z The Vienna-born American director Josef von Sternberg sensed Dietrich’s potential and turned her into a tantalizing camera subject as Lola-Lola, the amoral, prematurely world-weary club singer in “The Blue Angel.” ‘Dietrich & Riefenstahl’ review: Two women who made fateful choices 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z As a former creative director at Harrods and Selfridges department stores in London, she sees the Latin American customers as different in spirit from the world-weary attitude that hovers over shoppers in Western countries. IHT Luxury Conference: Brazil and the Fashionable Life 2011-11-09T12:11:45Z Burnham offers an eclectic hour of satirical songs, observations and one-liners, his laconic delivery belying a frighteningly sharp mind and a world-weary attitude that seems far beyond his years. Edinburgh fringe comedy roundup 2010-08-14T23:05:00Z For movie critics who are exposed more than many people to this barrage of carnage, the impulse after a while is to withdraw into a protective shell of world-weary cynicism. Human Rights Watch Film Festival, the 25th Edition 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z A cover of Bob Dylan’s “Make You Feel My Love” was the lone first-half standout, its sparse arrangement clearing out room for Ferry to play the world-weary saloon balladeer. Concert review: Bryan Ferry at the Civic Opera House 2011-10-12T06:03:00Z Dubbed “new vintage,” mainly for styles like caftans, palazzo pants and the models’ floppy tams, the clothes were at once world-wise and world-weary. Fashion Review: Couture Is Fun but Not for All 2012-07-06T17:45:23Z As the title character, Matt Ryan is great as the world-weary, faintly sleazy, self-proclaimed exorcist, demonologist and master of the dark arts. 'Constantine' haunted by the ghost of a story 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z A famously world-weary and dyspeptic actor, Ryan seemed to be exposing his very soul in that film. Review: In an Energized ‘Iceman,’ the Drinks are on Denzel 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z It’s a book that has completely internalized the lessons of popular war fiction: Heroes are laconic and world-weary, women are redemptive, only nature is “real,” a biplane is always close by to escape on. Six New Thrillers for Fall 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z Ms. Harper plays a world-weary Bankhead as she tries to tape one line of dialogue, an effort that takes hours because she is inebriated and difficult. 2010-02-15T22:26:00Z “Another Winter in a Summer Town” was immediately preceded by a truncated, lighthearted rendition of “When the World Was Young” that omitted the grown-up side of this summing-up reflection by a world-weary celebrity. Music Review: This Bowl Of Cherries Offers Food For Thought 2011-01-12T22:13:24Z “It’s in the early stages of development, so there are other films that will probably happen before it,” said Serkis, sounding a bit world-weary from his long “Mowgli” journey. ‘Mowgli’: A Gloomier ‘Jungle Book’ Finally Sees the Light of Day 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z This American pope smokes cigarettes with a world-weary tilt of his hand, wears flip-flops and dove-white track suits, juggles oranges and demands Cherry Coke for breakfast. In HBO’s ‘The Young Pope,’ the Vatican Gets an Eccentric New Resident 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z Mr. Farina eventually had a longer career as an actor than he did in law enforcement, infusing dozens of roles with world-weary credibility and a convincing nexus of nose and mustache. Dennis Farina, Detective in Life and TV, Dies at 69 2013-07-23T04:20:48Z Alert readers will recognize the cadence, vocabulary and world-weary tone of Raymond Chandler in “The Big Sleep.” A Toddler Detective, Pirate Parents and Other Witty Treats in Simon Rich’s ‘New Teeth’ 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z There were websites transmitting the wise and world-weary voices of fired-up millennial thinkers — the women’s blog Jezebel, the teen site Rookie. Goodbye, Feminist Blogs. Hello, Gen Z Content Creators? 2023-11-17T05:00:00Z "It was as if someone had followed me around for a year, stealing my jokes, copying my mannerisms, photocopying my world-weary yet witty view of life…" he wrote. Matthew Perry and Chandler on Friends: A match made in comedy heaven 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z This debut novel delivered world-weary detective Philip Marlowe to readers with lines such as, “It seemed like a nice neighborhood to have bad habits in.” The Ultimate LA Bookshelf: Mystery & Crime 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z “It was like a movie,” said Pena, shaking his head, his voice world-weary. Column: An LAPD SWAT raid wrecked this man's print shop. He can't get compensation 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z In both pictures, Yeoh plays a world-weary woman doing battle with a fiery younger one, who seems to scorn her life of devotion and sacrifice. 'Crouching Tiger' brings back beauty, exhilaration and a never-better Michelle Yeoh 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z In a world-weary novel of blistering self-awareness and self-mockery, these are off notes. A debut novel's funny Valentine to love in all its icky absurdity 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z Slightly world-weary folk like me, who wouldn’t mind a bit of simple managerial, political competence, are chided for a “declinist narrative.” Opinion | Welcome to Broken Britain 2023 and a new ‘Winter of Discontent’ 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z Even when Cale was young, he sounded old: world-weary, skeptical, paranoid. John Cale at 80, on collaborations old (Leonard Cohen, Lou Reed, David Bowie) and new 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z David Crosby was a crucial voice of both the hippie idealism and the world-weary realism of the classic-rock era. David Crosby: 12 essential songs 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z Southgate has looked re-energised in recent times after cutting, by his own positive standards, a world-weary figure during the struggles of last summer when England lost home and away to Hungary. 'Southgate must now be the winner England want' 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z Mrs. Parks exudes the world-weary wisdom of a woman who’s been around the block a few times. Review | Jane Smiley’s latest is full of surprises, beginning with its premise 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z With his bone-dry wit and grizzled good looks, he projects a world-weary charisma that can’t help but flatter his subject. The best movie performances of 2022 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z "Now that's something," she declares, beaming with positivity, in the style of the original advert but with more world-weary sarcasm. Courteney Cox updates groundbreaking tampon advert for menopause 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z He resigns himself to evacuating the building and stands up, wearing a turquoise Lacoste shirt and the grudging smile of a world-weary man. The Economy Putin Didn’t Actually Ruin 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z She’s played here by Jacqueline Williams with the world-weary authority of one who has witnessed and experienced suffering — a characteristic in which the actress wraps her performance, splendidly. Review | A resonant ‘Mockingbird’ recalls American racism then — and now 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z The raspy voice, the resigned posture, the world-weary eyes with heavy bags and the thatch of hair that gradually turned white magnified a gravitas that made Hall’s characters believable, even when audiences knew better. This week’s passages 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z Citing “No Country for Old Men” as a key influence, Watkins hopes “Outer Range” strikes a chord among world-weary viewers. How science fiction is creating a strange new world of prestige TV 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z To watch “Russian Doll” is to be reminded of what a singular screen presence Lyonne is — here, a charmingly world-weary curmudgeon with raspy wisecracks and a mane of overgrown “Annie” curls. Review | ‘Russian Doll,’ ‘Flight Attendant’ boast two of TV’s best performances 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z But the actor, when not laboring to convey a world-weary Batman, always appeared more comfortable portraying Bruce Wayne — the self-assured, wealthy playboy side of the role. Perspective | Our definitive ranking of modern movie Batmen, from Michael Keaton to Robert Pattinson 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z While still a teenager, Anthony found himself thrust into the big time as a member of the Glenn Miller Orchestra, a cocky brassman on a bandstand full of world-weary men. The secret to reaching 100? For Ray Anthony, his trusty trumpet and a fondness for bombshells 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z “Those are hard, hard things to do,” he adds — and you can almost hear his world-weary rasp. Barack Obama, Bruce Springsteen talk race, reparations and the American dream in a new book 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z For four seasons, she starred as the world-weary mother of a recently freed death row inmate in the contemplative Sundance drama “Rectify.” On 'Succession,' Gerri calls the shots. J. Smith-Cameron knows the feeling 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z And of course, Craig played that dying gasp as superbly as he’s played Bond all along, with magnetic stoicism and world-weary resignation. 'No Time to Die' says goodbye to James Bond, for now. We break down what worked, and what didn't 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z Forced to take the backroads on their way to Texas, the unlikely pair faces a challenging journey, during which the world-weary horseman finds unexpected connections and his own sense of redemption. Clint Eastwood receives star-studded tribute ahead of latest film 'Cry Macho': A 'national icon' 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z Grigsby’s largely upbeat attitude about the future, combined with a world-weary realism that seems mature beyond her years, is echoed in the findings of a national Washington Post-Ipsos poll of teens ages 14 to 18. Weary of turmoil and division, most teens still voice faith in future, Post-Ipsos poll finds Returning to her native West, the narrator confronts postpartum depression, addiction, the Manson family and more, in ways both world-weary and archly funny. The 30 books we're most anticipating this fall 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z "Happily, the plague-driven paranoia only accounts for about one-third of the deeply trifurcated story, but it's enough to occasionally leave a world-weary viewer wishing to spend time elsewhere." Netflix's Sweet Tooth: 6 things to know about the show 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z Conservative reactions ranged from apoplectic to world-weary resignation at a familiar double standard. ‘Uncle Tim’ trends on Twitter after Tim Scott’s Biden address rebuttal 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z Washington plays world-weary old school cop Joe "Deke" Deacon, who is drawn back to his old stomping ground in the city to help catch a serial killer. The Little Things: A crime thriller but not as you know it 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z Sweaty in the Chicago heat, she carries herself with a world-weary gait until the music begins. Three actresses, three powerful roles as real-life singers 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z The actor so associated with portraying a phalanx of dark-clad fighters kept envisioning a world-weary warrior whose birth predated even human language. Keanu Reeves on the joy of writing his first comic book: ‘Why not? That sounds amazing!’ 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z His world-weary demeanour made him instantly recognisable although it did not reflect his real character. Obituary: Geoffrey Palmer 2020-11-06T05:00:00Z A year later, his performance as a world-weary Irish beat cop, albeit with a definite Scottish accent, in The Untouchables, won him an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. Obituary: Sir Sean Connery 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z Fighting off the cynicism and world-weary disinterest of the politically fatigued. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from South Dakota editorials 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z At a party or a breakfast, Mr. Evans conveyed a world-weary charm, talking in cultured tones of books and newspaper adventures. Harold Evans Dies at 92; Crusading Newspaperman With a Second Act 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z La Havas is 30 now, and her third album, while not exactly world-weary, is not innocent. Lianne La Havas: 'It's hard to fit in when you have two heritages' 2020-07-12T04:00:00Z His world-weary take on events acted as his defence against the mayhem happening around him. Obituary: Geoffrey Palmer 2020-11-06T05:00:00Z Before departing our base at Camp Pendleton, my company gunnery sergeant, a reasonable and world-weary grunt in his 30s who was wounded in Kuwait the year before, came to see me in my office. Trump Didn’t ‘Send In the Troops.’ They Were Already There. 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z And the laconic, world-weary protagonist in Webb’s story was a perfect fit for Hoffman. Charles Webb, who inspired a Hollywood classic with 'The Graduate,' dies at 81 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z The prologue carries an echo of “Wendy and Lucy,” while the study of masculine friendship may remind you of the world-weary buddies from “Old Joy.” Review: Kelly Reichardt's 'First Cow' is a deeply moving tale of friendship in the Old West 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z But for now, he’s embracing his “Bronx Justin Bieber” nickname, infusing his songs with youthful melodies that juxtapose the world-weary melancholy of his lyrics. 4 concerts to catch in the D.C. area over the next several days 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z Neither world-weary nor nostalgic, her compressed installations capture the fleeting beauty of the moment, before it disappears. Review: In this L.A. gallery, one artist puts her 'Digital Thoughts' into orbit 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z However, as his friends die in the trenches, Paul becomes a world-weary soldier sick of the mud, the smell of death, the rain and the constant sniper fire. World War I inspired some cinematic masterpieces. Here are a few of them 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z I have never read any major news story so inappropriately world-weary — and so willing to fob off the press’ failures on the public. Press Watch: New York Times' political coverage implodes — at the worst possible moment 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z A damp dog with world-weary posture gazes at a lake. How Hipcamp Became the Airbnb of the Outdoors 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z Gerhaher possesses a singular vocal style in which the veneer of classical refinement periodically gives way to the world-weary rasp of the balladeer or the arch charm of the crooner. Sorrowful Songs at the White Light Festival 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z The singer is drained and world-weary, but living by the adage that the show must go on. As Judy Garland, Renée Zellweger reveals new facets of her gifts — and herself 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z With its postwar cynicism, world-weary gumshoes and stench of civic corruption, “Motherless Brooklyn” most obviously tips its fedora to the first film, which still reigns supreme as a neo-noir classic. Review | Edward Norton, actor, is a standout in ‘Motherless Brooklyn.’ His screenplay, not so much. 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z These results contrast with the world-weary writings of foreign policy experts who assume that the public’s frustrations with international burdens require a shrinking global role. Opinion | The foreign policy Americans really want 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z But the other thing about “Hotel California” is that it’s a profoundly world-weary album about time’s inexorable passage made by guys who were barely 30. Welcome to the 'Hotel California' review: In Vegas, the Eagles perform their definitive album 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z A languorous, world-weary voice replied from the garden: “Cricket! Always astonishing. Always historic. Always unprecedented.” There have been 2,358 Tests since 1877 and this was the greatest of them all | Matthew Engel 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z But Skarsgård has a bevy of great moments as the world-weary Soviet bureaucrat in “Chernobyl,” his bleak humor carrying viewers through the show’s river of dread and horror. Emmy predictions: 'When They See Us,' 'Chernobyl' offer voters hard choices 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z Bathed in a golden glow, Brad Pitt plays a world-weary stunt man and handyman to Leo’s Western star, Rick Dalton. Opinion | Requiem for White Men 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z At the same time, the world-weary tone the characters take to the Troubles is an immediate tip-off that Derry Girls won’t be too heavy. Why Netflix’s Derry Girls is the perfect show to stream this weekend 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z Mostly things we should have known already, I suppose — but I don’t want to sound world-weary or act as if the experience was meaningless, in the manner of political observers who’ve seen it all. Robert Mueller vs. the House Insanity Caucus: There were no survivors 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z “Happy Days,” Samuel Beckett’s absurdist fable about a world-weary yet somehow optimistic woman who just happens to be slowly sinking into a mound of dirt. 6 Weekend Picks: Beethoven meets the Beatles, Barak Ballet, Dianne Wiest and more 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z A disturbingly world-weary high school senior filmed himself opening up all his college decisions at once. High schoolers are inviting thousands of strangers to watch as they get into college — and get rejected 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z Sinatra, about to turn 53, was trying to ride the tumult of cultural change with pop-leaning albums such as Cycles; his film roles eschewed Rat-Pack glitz for world-weary grit. 'People who sing it want the world to know they exist': 50 years of My Way 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z In the mid-nineteen-seventies, a cabal of scruffy-looking men, outfitted in denim and plaid, were writing world-weary songs that blended the nihilism of rock with the earnestness of country music. Steve Earle’s Winsome Tribute to Guy Clark 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z That was month four of this presidency; as we approach month 25 I suppose I have become that world-weary cynic. Opinion | A Case Against Impeachment 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z Rolling Stone called the song “a slow-moving acoustic ballad…sung by Keith in an unforced baritone that’s suitably world-weary and weather-beaten.” Clint Eastwood's new film, 'The Mule,' features a Toby Keith song inspired by a conversation at a golf tournament - Golf Digest 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z Marriner always carries a world-weary look on occasions such as these. Jordan Pickford and resolute Everton frustrate Chelsea in stalemate 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z Ibrahim, as Mariam, brings a richly textured, grounded, world-weary humanity to her role. For all its horrors, ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’ at Seattle Rep feels uncomfortably comforting 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z Certainly, the songs have that same world-weary, baroque quality that Costello brought to his 1982 classic Imperial Bedroom; but starting the album must have been a daunting task. How Nick Hornby's fake album became real 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z For these chefs, then, recovering ancient culinary customs isn’t simply a matter of finding “new” flavors to charm world-weary diners. The Chefs Redefining Polynesian Cuisine 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z Generously holding court at these meetings is Callahan’s sponsor, Donnie, a rich, world-weary gay man played by a terrific Jonah Hill, all but unrecognizable with his long hair, thick beard and magnificent wardrobe. Review: Joaquin Phoenix stars in the captivating addiction drama 'Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot' 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z Before long, another beautifully weathered landscape looms into the frame: the face of actor Robert Forster, who plays a world-weary preacher at the end of his tether, awaiting a stagecoach bound for greener pastures. Robert Pattinson delights in the sly, archly comic western 'Damsel' 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z Faye’s world-weary publisher remarks of the tendency for culture to recycle old forms and ideas to the point of exhaustion. Rachel Cusk experiments with new ways to tell stories 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z In the face of their current funk, they have chosen this cheerful Martinez road — with analytics, boosterism and zero games of managing — to replace Dusty Baker’s wise, world-weary 3,500 games. Perspective | For the Nationals, there’s no ill communication, just positivity run amok 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z Two years later, on his self-titled debut album, his voice had aged a lifetime, into a rich baritone reminiscent of Johnny Cash and more befitting his world-weary songs. 4 concerts to catch in the Washington area over the next several days 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z The joy with which she approached the sport dissipated over time, giving way to a world-weary drudgery. Michelle Wie Lays Out a New Goal: ‘Be Free and Have Fun’ 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z Camp brings a similarly world-weary yet stern expertise as an FBI operative, who during a riveting interrogation scene switches from good cop to bad cop in seconds. Overrated/Underrated: A scene-stealer in 'Looming Tower,' and does Pearl Jam still need to make new music? 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z "That first one, I made 26 round-trip flights between London and Los Angeles so I could be home with my boys. People called Gordon 'world-weary.' It was really just jet lag." Gary Oldman: 'One should never take for granted the sound of applause' 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z He looked a touch world-weary as he answered. Novak Djokovic Passes Heat Test at the Australian Open 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Like about half the stories on this list, “Exhibit Piece” is about a world-weary everyman whose life spirals into absurdity. How Electric Dreams updates Philip K. Dick’s Cold War stories 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z Of course, no one does love like Plant - mature, earthy and world-weary. Review: Robert Plant radiantly returns with rootsy, achy CD 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z It is languid, bored, world-weary, detached, bored, fidgety, demanding, entitled, disgruntled, bored. ‘Not amused’: Princess Margaret’s misadventures in bohemia 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z After the dogs of war are unleashed, they come close again — not as co-conspirators and comrades, but as world-weary friends. Seattle Shakes’ ‘Julius Caesar’ reminds us that bold reactions can trigger seismic counter- reactions 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z “Repo Man,” released that same year, became another signature film: Mr. Stanton starred as the world-weary boss of an auto repossession firm who instructs Estevez in the tricks of the hazardous trade. Harry Dean Stanton, actor who excelled at playing losers and eccentrics, dies at 91 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z These chain-smoking fixtures appear to love their jobs as much as their young charges, calling them “honey” and “darling” with the world-weary tone of grandparents whose impatience with impetuous youth can’t dim an underlying affection. Review | ‘School Life’ goes behind the scenes at an eccentric Irish boarding school 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z But it can’t just be in the form of world-weary, if witty, tweets. With Trump it’s time to go beyond mere disgust | Jonathan Freedland 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z She was also playing a West Texan, but her accent was more flowing, in part because she was relaxing her vowels — Bay described it as a legato to Cooper’s staccato, appropriate for her world-weary character. The Accent Whisperers of Hollywood 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z Smith plays — in a break from his charismatic and in-control film persona at the time — the bewildered comic foil to Jones’ world-weary agent who’s seen the weirdest things imaginable. Roboticist Mark Setrakian on Men in Black’s 20th anniversary: ‘It’s almost a perfect movie’ 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z As she tells me with a world-weary sigh, it “just makes you want to have some more tequila”. What jobs will still be around in 20 years? Read this to prepare your future 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z Similarly, soon enough after the result was announced my social media feeds were filled with world-weary sighs, from both the left and the right . Le Pen is a far-right Holocaust revisionist. Macron isn’t. Hard choice? | Hadley Freeman 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z By then Mr. O’Brien was no longer the world-weary young punk with the buzz haircut and the razor-sharp cheekbones. Glenn O’Brien, Writer and Editor Who Gained Fame With Warhol, Dies at 70 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z Throughout its concise but impactful 30 minutes, Farrar uses various shades of the genre to color his brawny vocals and world-weary lyrics. Jay Farrar to showcase alt-country chops with Son Volt at 9:30 Club 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z He is ironic, world-weary and a little embittered, having fallen victim to the righteous indignation of politically correct campus students. Howard Jacobson: ‘Trump in the White House – that must never feel normal’ 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z He has the world-weary demeanour of a regular. How streetwear restyled the world – from hip-hop to Supreme and Palace 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z Pregnant, displaced, about to be divorced and without a support system, the world-weary girl was in the grips of a nervous breakdown. A Displaced Syrian Woman Realizes a Dream by Aiding Refugees 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z Not back is Kiefer Sutherland, the heart and soul of the series with his portrayal of Jack Bauer, the world-weary spy who had to save the world several times from enemy forces. ‘The Young Pope,’ ‘Twin Peaks’ and more ‘Star Wars’: 2017 Movie and Television Preview 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z A battle-hardened, world-weary but still young former Maoist guerrilla is summoned back to his native village after his father dies. White Sun: The Nepalese film that holds a mirror to post-war society - BBC News 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z He was especially popular in Europe, where his persona fit the tradition of the romantic, world-weary cabaret singer. Leonard Cohen dies at 82, singer-songwriter of 'Hallelujah' had a literary sensibility 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Used to the structure of studio films, she was initially uncomfortable with Casasavettes' improvisation-oriented methods, but you wouldn't know it from her tart, polished performance as a world-weary playwright. Character actress Joan Blondell gets the star treatment in UCLA festival 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z Main character East, “at once world-weary and naive”, is “heartbreakingly believable”, said the paper’s review. US debut writer wins gold dagger at UK's top crime writing awards 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z Yet Arnold also brings to bear a euphoric appreciation for the spirit of freedom and the optimism — if not the innocence — of her subjects, who can seem at once world-weary and hopelessly naive. ‘American Honey’: Travels with a youthful subculture, fleeing crushed dreams 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z A gay New Yorker with cutting-edge tastes and a world-weary air, Fields comes across in this film as opinionated, but also stung by a career spent setting up other people for success. Music doc 'Danny Says' looks at man behind the Doors, Bowie and Iggy Pop 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z The 2015 season was supposed to initiate a new era of world-weary patience and steady growth. For Redskins, era of low expectations already has ended 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z “The films after ’50 tend to be less about femme fatales and world-weary detectives and more about crime syndicates, communist infiltration, psychological problems. The new book ‘Into the Dark’ illuminates the shadows of film noir classics 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z It’s a sequence that is world-weary in all senses—wise, complex, intractably sad—a debate about justice that can’t be resolved. Six Episodes of Sinister 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z Caroline toys with the world-weary writer, who seems to be struggling in the Internet age: “Does anyone actually read the newspaper anymore?” she asks. ‘Manhattan Night’ forecast: Overheated, dark and stormy 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Wendell Pierce, the actor best known for portraying Bunk, a world-weary detective in the television drama “The Wire,” was arrested over the weekend in Atlanta on a charge of simple battery, the authorities said. Wendell Pierce, Actor From ‘The Wire,’ Arrested in Altercation 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z After months of watching the campaign closely, the teenage students in this civics class already seemed world-weary. How should Muslim parents and teachers talk to children about Donald Trump? 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z The campaign has captivated world-weary New Yorkers, drawing tens of thousands out of their homes from the South Bronx to Staten Island, to take in what this city relishes: a big show. Our Woman in New York: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders on Friendly Turf 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z As the older Simone Miss Saldana positively shines, inveighing her character with a world-weary disenchantment well beyond the actress’ 37 years. ‘Nina’ film shows Zoe Saldana play singer Nina Simone in torment, redemption 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z And in the capital of the world-weary poseur, New Yorkers don’t do desperate. I'm campaignin' here! Just how New York are the presidential candidates? 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z It's a tale of a world-weary, middle-aged man struggling to find meaning in his existence - and then he meets a woman, Lisa, who may or may not change his life. Anomalisa: Animation with a human heart - BBC News 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z While it’s true that Trumbo, played by Bryan Cranston with a mix of world-weary humor and bitter melancholy, could be a witty guy, his life was not exactly a laugh riot. ‘Trumbo’ tells a by-the-book story of a blacklisted screenwriter 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Mark Rylance as Abel is particularly wonderful, bringing a world-weary humanity to a role that — for all of Hanks’ star power — constitutes the movie’s entire reason for being. Bridge of Spies review: Oscar bait season begins 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z But Page speaks with the intelligence and world-weary affect of an adult. Ellen Page Goes Off-Script 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z And this in New York, the capital of hard-bitten, world-weary modernity. Religion is like sex – it can seem absurd, but it works | Jonathan Freedland 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z Generous at 16 tracks, and consistent in how he connects his world-weary originals with well-chosen covers, Henley proves that this longtime rock star - originally from small-town Texas - can go home again. Review: Don Henley proves he can go home again on new album 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z But these kinds of thoughts are from the perspective of the world-weary United States of 2015. The World Is Still Yearning to Be Free 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z Her voice, a significant part of her comedic success, managing simultaneously to convey both innocent sweetness and world-weary sarcasm, now leans more towards the latter. Meet comedian Amy Schumer, the sneaky feminist honesty bomb 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z When I got to the JetBlue gate in the morning, I expected Karl to be a grey-haired man, a world-weary type in a trench coat. Original short stories: Dave Eggers 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z All around the city, even as los cambios—the changes—take root, there is a world-weary acceptance of the revolution’s persistence and of its mistakes. How to Get Rich in the New Cuba 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z Her voice that night was mature, world-weary, stripped of the ornamentation with which she’d lately been cloaking it. Amy Winehouse's manager Nick Shymansky: ‘She’d be so sweet and funny. But there were warning signs…’ 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z That's a lot of what is so likable — she's not a world-weary cynic like so many of our other favorite drunks and killers, though she has the hit list of one. The Game of Game of Thrones: Season 5, Episode 2 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z And yet this Late Night with Seth Meyers segment works so well, thanks in large part to Kit Harington's commitment as a world-weary Stark taking a small respite from his Wall watcher occupation. Do not invite Game of Thrones' Jon Snow to dinner 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z Inside the labs, reaction was more world-weary than panicked; this was business as usual. Private Eyes in the Grocery Aisles 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z Written when she was 21, the world-weary lyrics sat uncomfortably on Mitchell's young shoulders - but her 2000 re-recording is darker and wiser. Joni Mitchell: Seven essential songs 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z There are, if not 50, at least a dozen shades of world-weary masculinity in the Liam Neeson thriller “Run All Night.” Review: ‘Run All Night’ has enough gas in the tank 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z What Arthur Tress remembers most about Leningrad are all the world-weary faces in the crowds. Back in the U.S.S.R. 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z He sounds world-weary but wise and willing to let us all in on the joke. A look at some overlooked albums of 2014 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z “Technology is very bad for artists,” countered the musician on the panel in a world-weary voice. What Other Industries Can Learn From Music's Spotify Debate 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z Television news producers are as world-weary as any burnt-out celebrity. Revolution by Russell Brand review – the barmy credo of a Beverly Hills Buddhist 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z Tepper, her world-weary commander, who urges her to restrain from shooting too many people this time, Caitlin, her friend and her boyfriend respond with enough gunfire and explosions to win a small land war. Review: Jon Land delivers with ‘Strong Darkness’ 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z The world-weary take on the midterm elections is an indifferent shrug. Two ideas that could overcome political gridlock Scudder is a terrific character, whose casting choice its creator heartily approved, expertly embodies with his usual physically commanding presence and world-weary gravitas. Review: Neeson in action again in ‘Tombstones’ 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z Some are world-weary clergymen like Williams, others frustrated young men with their own stories of indignities at the hands of police. Chicagoans head to Ferguson to join protests 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z The best player in the world sounded awfully world-weary the other day. Wimbledon 2014: Marion Bartoli is still enjoying her fairytale ending 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z With his world-weary and sometimes disdainful style, Mr. Paxman drew his share of criticism. BBC Anchor Who Delighted in Blistering Politicians Is Stepping Down 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z His outlook was reflected in his style: secular, liberal, sophisticated, cosmopolitan, but increasingly world-weary. Jeremy Paxman represents the best and worst of the media elite 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z Yet just as world-weary farmers will point out the only cloud on the brightest summer’s day, some fear the Basildon factory may one day struggle. Dominating the field 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z The most common reaction to news that German Chancellor Angela Merkel's phone was bugged by the US National Security Agency appears to be world-weary resignation. How do leaders cope with bugging? 2013-10-25T17:17:43Z It’s self-consciously Hippocratic approach—modeled on world-weary pragmatists like Dwight Eisenhower and George H.W. Obama's Greatest Failure 2013-08-14T23:10:00Z It’s as if he’s trying to dig underneath Russians’ world-weary cynicism to find the well-springs of a more moral outlook. The Meaning of Nalvany 2013-07-19T11:59:00Z Those are simple, unless competing grandparents start fighting, sighs Mr McHenry, a gentle, world-weary sort. Lexington: The silver-haired safety net 2013-07-04T15:04:17Z Ellie is every bit the teenage girl; Joel is world-weary, tough-skinned, and ultimately compassionate. 'The Last Of Us' Review: This Is The End, Beautiful Friend (PS3) 2013-06-13T14:40:00Z There is a white of intimidation presented as world-weary realism. The cracked argument for tax havens 2013-05-10T09:00:03Z You play as Garret, the recognizably world-weary master thief from the previous titles, though he’s looking considerably more glam than he has before. Thief Made Me a Believer in PS4 and the Next-Gen 2013-04-04T15:03:50Z I’m okay with moving on to a point in Isaac Clarke’s adventures when he’s less frightened, more world-weary, more hardened by the horrifying events in his life. 'Dead Space 3' Review - Part One: Some People Call Me A Space Cowboy (PC) 2013-02-18T16:04:31Z Isn’t it odd, and sad, that k.d. lang — the supreme lyric reader of our time, the modern singer without rival at making sentiment sound like world-weary wisdom — hasn’t done a Christmas album? The 12 CDs of Christmas 2012-12-25T11:10:00Z As betting-shop regulars will tell you with world-weary resignation, something incredible happens in racing every day, and they always see it a moment too late. Camelot and Bonfire in Derby duel their destinies determined for them 2012-06-01T15:42:54Z Istar drew a long sigh, and for an instant she closed her world-weary eyes. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z The woman was disillusioned, sore at heart, and world-weary; her restlessness bespeaks a mind ill at ease; her beauty showed signs of fading, she had no home, no ties, no kindred. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z The other moral defect in this early work was its world-weary cynicism, which was simply foolish in so young a writer. Essays on Modern Novelists 2011-11-22T03:00:10.817Z The world-weary answer is no—that no law, no statute, can make people do the right thing if they do not want to do the right thing. Can We Prevent Another Penn State? 2011-11-14T10:00:19Z It was not far from Christmas when Anthony returned from his cruise, which he did in a listless, yawning, world-weary frame of mind. A Humble Enterprise 2011-10-29T02:00:12.483Z It says a lot when world-weary investors hardened by the shenanigans at Enron Corp., More Money Than Brains Leads to ‘Olympus Shock’: William Pesek 2011-10-20T21:22:01Z This last was just such a pretty peaceful spot as would tempt a world-weary man to exclaim on first catching sight of it, "Here I could wish to end my days." Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z Mr. Sheekey acknowledged that he had heard such howls, though with a world-weary hike of the eyebrows that suggested he regarded the complaints as quite ridiculous. Gotham: As a Consultant Stands Trial, Bloomberg?s Style Comes Under Scrutiny 2011-09-28T03:13:16Z Such a world-weary, sceptical position only reinforces the neoliberal "end of history" doctrine that change is impossible. The zombie of neoliberalism can be beaten ? through mass direct action 2011-08-04T18:30:01Z The same world-weary boy received her card when she entered the suite of offices. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z None of them omitted the world-weary taunt of the mother-in-law, and some very broad aspersions were made on Mrs. Campbell's well-known impossible temper, and her hatred of all matrimonial intrusions into her family. A Reconstructed Marriage 2011-06-23T02:00:23.143Z And he probably looked pretty cool dragging from it, too, conveying desperation as he inhaled deeply and world-weary satisfaction as he exhaled a cloud of carcinogens-filled smoke. Nicotine Addiction And The Birth Of Modern Medicine 2011-06-21T15:58:29Z "We were expecting him to be a bit world-weary by the time he got to us, but he was really on the ball," says Marie. School of Blair 2011-06-10T05:34:47Z Italy has grown old, and Ariosto is the genius of a tired, world-weary, disillusioned age. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z Much has been written in a sentimental vein of this retirement, this renunciation of the world by this tired majestic Titan, world-weary, seeking in an austere solitude his peace with God. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z Long, tempestuous, and passionate was the struggle; and when her good angel triumphed at last she came, not as a meek penitent, but as a worn, world-weary sinner, longing only for peace and rest. Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z This was in 1593; and the world-weary poet found himself at fifty-six once again cast adrift upon the world. The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes 2011-03-02T03:00:25.433Z So much for the impression Pollie was capable of producing on a worn, world-weary heart. The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation 2011-02-06T03:01:00.547Z The launch of a global mark ought to incite a smidgen of anticipation, not just a world-weary roll of the eyeballs. The Rio brand: why Olympic logos aren't what they were 2011-01-10T15:03:01Z His players see the world-weary brow and drooping mouth and they try harder. Don't get too excited, Aston Villa fans. G?rard Houllier is back 2010-09-16T23:06:00Z Under the greensward in the village church-yard, they laid his world-weary form to rest, with only the name inscribed on the cold, white marble to tell he had ever existed. Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z Williams has a child's enthusiasm for these foolish things, but an altogether more world-weary approach to her own work. Wimbledon 2010: Serena Williams swats aside Michelle Larcher de Brito 2010-06-22T17:28:00Z Songs like Just To Get A Rep railed against gangsta rap conventions, dissecting the cycle of meaningless violence on America's streets with a world-weary intelligence. New York rapper Guru dies at 43 2010-04-20T16:06:00Z This election takes place against the backdrop of an MPs expenses scandal last year that taxed the patience even of the inherently world-weary average British citizen. Is the U.K. Ready for a Leap of Faith? 2010-04-07T02:43:00Z The Greeks were not world-weary, and consequently, their joy in life and existence contributed a minimum of relevance to their other-worldly dreams. Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude I had hoped," writes the world-weary old man, "that the toils of my youth would have secured me repose in my old age. Hernando Cortez Makers of History A young Westerner, who had graduated from Harvard, set out on the around-the-world tour that was to give him that world-weary feeling that was to make him live happy ever afterwards. Through Our Unknown Southwest At a Southern California resort a world-weary woman, young and beautiful but disillusioned, meets a girl who has learned the art of living–of tasting life in all its richness, opulence and joy. Mistress Nell A Merry Tale of a Merry Time It is quite conceivable that, having made the best that can possibly be made of life, a world-weary race might decide that the best was not good enough, and deliberately turn away from it. God and Mr. Wells A Critical Examination of 'God the Invisible King' The world-weary wife knew not but that she had another husband still living, and a stigma, indelible, rested upon Franklin. Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series The fanatics and their statesmen, the eggheads and their politicians, the brains and the brain trusts and the world-weary—they're for burning, but not the witches. Prologue to an Analogue There lay the aged, world-weary poet; artificial light was withdrawn, and the moonlight streamed through the window upon his noble figure. Flowers of Freethought (First Series) Many of these poems are familiar upon the tongue, or laid up silent-sweet in the memory of hundreds of world-weary Cockneys, who never set eyes on a Dorset vale, and probably never will. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 In his high chair above them, all the lookout leans back with every external sign of world-weary indifference. When the West Was Young It is quite possible that no pupil ever went over that Delectus, with its world-weary fragments of trite morality, without a feeling of pleasure at the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland Old, infirm, world-weary, heart-stricken, and pulled in opposite directions, by powers so strong, he knew not what to do. Louis XIV. Makers of History Series Here, for intrigant and ravager, penitent and saint, failure and world-weary, was sanctuary—respite, if only for an hour, from sin and strife, passion and hate and self. The House of Toys Love shall resume her dominion, Striving no more to be free, When on her world-weary pinion, Flies back my lost love to me. The Lost Despatch It wouldn’t appeal to the tired or the world-weary. Jewel Weed As a grief-stricken child rushes to its mother's arms for solace, so it is natural for man, when world-weary and struggling with adversity, to look back with longing eyes to the home of his childhood. Daniel Boone The Pioneer of Kentucky The king was now a world-weary, heart-stricken old man, who had numbered more than his threescore years and ten. Louis XIV. Makers of History Series Superficially, of course, as I have said, every child of talent becomes world-weary and sophisticated; the bright surface of the mind is dulled with things half-perceived. Nights in London If they could but speak a language that we could understand, what crowds of eager students would gather about them, what hosts of world-weary people would rest and listen! Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands But nay! that is a thought of the old poets, Who sullied life with the passional bitterness Of their world-weary hearts. Lundy's Lane and Other Poems Never shall I forget his appearance during this clarifying period—his occasional faint and fleeting attempts at wit—his usually hopeless and world-weary air. Cape Cod Folks "Heaven be praised!" said the world-weary monarch, as he came nearer his place of retreat; "after this no more visits of ceremony, no more receptions!" Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII The sacred sweetness of the hour has lent These quiet faces, calm with deep content, And one world-weary soul alike, the light of peace. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878. He leant back in a corner of the cab with drooping shoulders as though utterly world-weary. Swirling Waters It is not possible for us, plunged, as we all are, into the vortex of this difficult existence, to realize what all this means to the world-weary. Insights and Heresies Pertaining to the Evolution of the Soul We all have our hours of trial, when even the strongest-hearted will falter, and the dreamless slumber of the grave seem so sweet to our world-weary spirits. Clemence The Schoolmistress of Waveland He was world-weary with that weariness which comes of the journalist's incessant contact with every phase of human activity, good and bad, great and small. The Young Man and the World Suicide is the natural end of the world-weary," I replied; "but you enjoy life intensely. Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions Volume 2 But the interior offered a peaceful home for which the world-weary heart of the Poet-Priest was grateful. Literary Hearthstones of Dixie It is founded upon Francois Coppée's charming duologue, 'Le Passant,' a graceful scene between a world-weary courtesan and a youthful troubadour who passes beneath her balcony. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. Death, seize thy prey from the world-weary track; Let not the happy by thee be remov'd; Slowly and softly and sweetly come back, Life that she loves to a girl that is lov'd! Harry None like a mother can charm away pain From the sick soul and the world-weary brain; Slumber's soft dews o'er my heavy lids creep,— Rock me to sleep, mother—rock me to sleep. Thirteen Months in the Rebel Army Being a Narrative of Personal Adventures in the Infantry, Ordnance, Cavalry, Courier, and Hospital Services; With an Exhibition of the Power, Purposes, Earnestness, Military Despotism, and Demoralization of the South So the bridegroom set out upon his quest and the clerk, less world-weary than his predecessor, turned back to the telephone-girl. New Faces The paradox is before us of a man world-weary at the core, outwardly serene, gay. Beethoven St. Catherine of Genoa, first a disappointed and world-weary woman and then a penitent, emerges as a busy and devoted hospital matron and inspired teacher of a group of disciples. The Life of the Spirit and the Life of To-day They are strong, and the Gods are leading them; the Iberians have grown world-weary with the habit of long empire. The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 They were holydays, when our childish feet toiled hopefully up that steep height; for that cross was the beacon that lighted the world-weary to everlasting rest. In the Footprints of the Padres Fatigued now with a long effort against overwhelming pressure, and world-weary, he met the duke at Nemours, on the sea-coast close to the Morocco line. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 27, June, 1873 It is significant that Wagner was as world-weary from middle-age on as was Beethoven. Beethoven "What a bore parties are!" said that world-weary individual from the height of his twenty-third year. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 25, April, 1873 In it the world-weary age of the later renaissance sought escape from the materialism that bound it. Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England As for Mrs. Barsaloux, Marna's patron and benefactor, with her world-weary eyes and benevolent smile, who could turn a cold shoulder to her solicitudes? The Precipice "It might be a very good thing," said the world-weary voice, and left her gasping. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919 Merle, with his world-weary gesture, swept the impeding lock from his pale brow and set pained eyes upon his father by adoption. The Wrong Twin He was gazing now at a woman, a beautiful world-weary woman, one who had known the joys and then the sorrows of life and love. The Grain of Dust His ingenuous soul begins to wither and to lose its freshness, thanks to the scepticism of the beautiful, disdainful, ironical and world-weary Lelia. George Sand, some aspects of her life and writings For the first time in his life a fresh young heart revealed its treasures of purity and tenderness before his world-weary eyes, and his own heart was melted by the new influence. Birds of Prey He was a world-weary child returned to the womb of Nature. The Desert and the Sown To-day, if I had been on the wharves, the slight chill of an east-wind would have been a blessing, like the chill of death to a world-weary man. Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 1 But we moderns are perhaps more world-weary, less sanguine about ideal truth than the ancients. The Poet's Poet : essays on the character and mission of the poet as interpreted in English verse of the last one hundred and fifty years You seem in passage after passage to be world-weary in a sense that no sane man ought to be, sated, disgusted, tired of life—is it not so? Memoirs of My Dead Life Why, he talked like some hardened world-weary sinner who had done with every human emotion. Birds of Prey He did not interfere with their money hunt and his countrified simplicity was refreshing to the world-weary, like a wild-growing thicket in a city square. Clerambault The Story of an Independent Spirit During the War No fragile and lovely girl, fading untimely into heaven, was ever more passionately beloved than this white-haired and world-weary man. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 36, October, 1860 But the Doctor's slanting, scholarly shoulder afforded no resting-place for a world-weary head. A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill You see before you, my boy," he said mournfully, "a dollar-burdened, world-weary old man, who for ten years has been trying to retire from active business, and cannot. Cappy Ricks Retires She might be saying world-weary and cynical things, out of the maxims of Lady Dee; but there was still the eagerness, the sympathy, surging beneath and lifting her words. Sylvia's Marriage From the profits and the remainder of the fund to find Schulz' body a party for Bohemians was organized-Gottschalk Schulz himself was enthroned as Faust, world-weary, in a corner. The Prose of Alfred Lichtenstein Such was Castle Havens; it had cost three or four millions of dollars, and within the twelve-foot wall which surrounded its grounds lived two world-weary people who dreaded nothing so much as to be alone. The Metropolis He looked more pale, more bloodless, more world-weary than ever. The Ne'er-Do-Well He apologized with less conviction of real regret than I ever remember noticing, although the pouches under his eyes gave him a rather world-weary look. The Ivory Trail In a world-weary, cynical tone he asserted, "Women don't interest me." The Winds of Chance There was surely more intensity of feeling near her than near others, a losing of oneself in one only; that unattainable dream of the world-weary. Absalom's Hair At some other time it shall be given you; enough for the present, that I became world-weary, and, possessing what is called second-sight, drifted through life, caring naught for the heartlessness around me. Dawn And now the moment had arrived for the serving of the great dish, the dish which world-weary Grand Dukes and market-obsessed money magnates counted among their happiest memories. The Chronicles of Clovis For Mr. Beebe was just crawling out of the pond, On whose surface garments of an intimate nature did float; while George, the world-weary George, shouted to Freddy that he had hooked a fish. A Room with a View Well," said Walcott, "he reminds me of a great world-weary cynic, transplanted from some ancient mysterious empire. The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: American The spurious wise, however, all the priests, the world-weary, and those whose souls are of feminine and servile nature—oh, how hath their game all along abused selfishness! Thus Spake Zarathustra A book for all and none And "selfless"—so did they wish themselves with good reason, all those world-weary cowards and cross-spiders! Thus Spake Zarathustra A book for all and none |
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