| 单词 | cantankerous |
| 例句 | It was the cantankerous, curmudgeonly talk show humorist Jean Shepherd who entranced him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “I guess this cantankerous woman is getting out of here,” Gramps said. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “I’m well on my way to becoming a cantankerous old witch.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Uncle locked himself in his room for one whole night and the next day came out as cantankerous as ever. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Proof of this possibly evil, or at least cantankerous connection, would come just a year later. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “I’ll lay aside my Oriental manner. I’m getting old and cantankerous. I am growing impatient. Haven’t you heard of all Chinese servants that when they get old they remain loyal but they turn mean?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z That made me a bit cantankerous, because crazy as she was, I could see the sense in making a neat row of ground piled on each side to keep the moisture from running off. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Maybe Daryl and Keith were given the balaclavas, and my mate from last night was given his black outfit and his cantankerous demeanor. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Many were cantankerous fools who unfailingly backed the wrong horses. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, as Great-Aunt Bert could be a bit cantankerous, they were having to be creative. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z When the ringing departed from Herbie’s brain, he realized that not only had he ridden a very cantankerous horse, he’d accomplished something nobody else had ever accomplished. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I think fear had made us all a little cantankerous. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z The cantankerous, obnoxious and cruel characters are still here, too. ‘You Hurt My Feelings’ Review: She Can’t Handle the Truth 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z Mainly, the show took a condescending view of its own heroes, turning them all into vessels for one glib, erudite but cantankerous point of view. ‘The Newsroom’ Ends Its Final Season on HBO 2014-12-14T05:00:00Z But the crowd was a cantankerous one, and it responded well to the exuberance of Mr. Bentley’s new material, and to when his thoroughly impressive sidemen took center stage. Music Review: Dierks Bentley at Highline, Raking Through Bluegrass 2010-05-06T21:18:00Z In the most cantankerous voice he could muster, Mr. Crystal said, by way of audition, “That’s the fastest quarter she’s ever run!” Billy Crystal on His New Book and His Later Years 2013-09-05T12:00:01Z It included jazz criticism as well as a memorably cantankerous takedown of the field. Orrin Keepnews, Jazz Producer and Record Executive, Is Dead at 91 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z The cantankerous old man and the lost little boy are one and the same. Movie Review: Jonathan Demme’s ‘Neil Young Journeys’ 2012-06-28T23:29:53Z It’s too much for one cantankerous homophobe and bully to take. ‘Better Call Saul’ Season 3, Episode 4: Chicken vs. Ice Cream 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z It remains a bible for the cantankerous middle-aged sociopath. 20 reasons to be cheerful in middle age 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z A joyously cantankerous fellow, Russell thrived on confrontation. The Master of Cinematic Vulgarity: Ken Russell (1927-2011) 2011-11-28T20:17:50Z Then Daniels, who headlines the series as cantankerous anchor Will McAvoy, tweeted in September 2013 that the show had been renewed — but this was before HBO had made any formal announcement. Aaron Sorkin signs off from TV ... maybe 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z Perhaps it is that this cheerfully cantankerous, conservative Englishman never quite cultivated the right audiences. Michael Winner was maybe over-indulged. But he was a pioneer of sorts 2013-01-21T20:45:26Z Despite early successes — including a solo exhibition at the Seattle Art Museum in 1941 — Mr. Cumming suffered many setbacks because of his health, his politics or his cantankerous nature. William Cumming, 93, colorful member of Northwest School of artists 2010-11-30T03:16:00Z It’s symbolic, of course, as he hints to Emma when their cantankerous give-and-take begins to soften. Theater Review: Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman Star in ‘Annapurna’ 2014-04-22T02:00:03Z The cantankerous debates online today can be seen as moral pushback and a reminder that those dastardly censors at the network were standing in for audiences with strong opinions about what is offensive. Political Correctness Isn’t Ruining Comedy. It’s Helping. 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z Given his history within the Murdoch machine and his well-documented adversarial relationship with the cult of celebrity, it's no wonder the cantankerous Morgan might be feeling a tad defensive lately. Piers Morgan stands by his man 2011-07-20T16:30:00Z Most powerful, however, is Nancy's own voice, carefully recorded by Gillies in nightly diary entries, a voice that is at times cantankerous, bewildered and defiant. The raw horror of Alzheimer's 2010-06-01T20:00:00Z True to his often cantankerous nature, Rooney noted that he hated being recognized on the street. CBS: Andy Rooney hospitalized in serious condition 2011-10-26T00:14:09Z The leader was the brilliantly cantankerous composer Gunther Schuller, who automatically dismissed every piece I suggested as we worked down the alphabet through more than 200 applications. How unlikely Steven Stucky proved indispensable to the L.A. Philharmonic's rise 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z In January 2010, Laurie entered the Guinness Book of World Records for being the most watched leading man on television for his role as the cantankerous doctor. House bows out on dramatic note 2012-05-22T12:44:57Z What was assembled by William Corcoran, greatly enlarged by William Clark and stewarded by an independent, idiosyncratic and sometimes cantankerous community of scholars, curators and art lovers will never exist in the same form again. They come to bury the Corcoran, not to praise it But there’s no question about the imaginative impact of the show itself as a panorama of a singular, cantankerous, container-resistant career. Art and Museums in NYC This Week 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Despite the usual cantankerous grousing — just part of the holiday fun — Thanksgiving’s greatest purpose is recognizing shared traditions and ancestors. And Now the Easy Part: Selecting Thanksgiving Wines 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z Yet, this year's bill is as attractive as ever and includes Animal Collective, a show by cantankerous drummer Ginger Baker, the monochrome, spiky post-punk of Savages and the excellent stoner-folkadelic skills of Kurt Vile. Field Day, Haim, Metz: this week's new live music 2013-05-25T05:00:12Z Last night Cindy Sherman, the sometimes cantankerous, sometimes problematic, but always pointed American artist, set her personal Instagram account from private to public. Cindy Sherman’s Instagram account may be the best art exhibition of 2017 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z British actor Hugh Laurie, best known for playing a cantankerous doctor in the TV series 'House', received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday. Hugh Laurie gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z Two years later, at the National Theater, a ghostly set for Harold Pinter’s “Betrayal” impressed the famously cantankerous playwright. Es Devlin’s Next Stage 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z Full disclosure: I am socially friendly with Smith, and I think he really believes his contrarian, often cantankerous opinions. The 'GoodFellas' flap: How it gets a movie and both genders wrong 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z She also directs a choir for seniors, which includes Marion, played by Vanessa Redgrave, and forges a special friendship with her cantankerous retired husband, played by Terence Stamp. A Minute With: Gemma Arterton on choosing roles, new challenges 2013-06-19T10:11:29Z If various generations can agree, it’s perhaps that experienced, cantankerous female authors of a certain age can be problematic without being canceled. A Liberal Uneasy in the World of #MeToo Feminism 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z Unfortunately for Ruthie, Teddy meets the cantankerous high jinks of nonagenarians with weapons-grade affability, and despite repeated warnings from literally everyone, she can’t help but be dazzled by him. Review | Sally Thorne’s ‘Second First Impressions’ is full of cracking attraction and cackling laughs 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z Hyde Pierce delivers the most subdued version of his usual awkward nebbish with the occasional cantankerous quip. Review: ‘The Visitor’ Lags Behind the Times 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z He spoke about “Song Cycle” and “Songs Cycled,” and offered other amusingly cantankerous observations during a recent visit to New York. A Word With: Van Dyke Parks: ‘Smile’ and Other Difficulties 2013-07-22T21:48:53Z To begin with, Grant has dreamed up the eponymous writing implement, the cherished possession of a cantankerous divorcee in 1969 Long Island. The power of the ‘Pen’: David Marshall Grant’s darkly comic drama about destiny She was perfectly happy with the companionate love he had cultivated with her coworkers around the station, forming a makeshift family with with her cantankerous producer, flighty head writer, and clueless anchor. Office lol-itics: the evolution of the workplace sitcom 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z He is just as frequently cantankerous in a more good-natured way. David Gordon Has a New Work, ‘Beginning of the End of the ’ 2012-05-31T21:42:49Z But it is the cantankerous body of plays and the daunting, rewarding gallery of roles for which Mr. Albee will be remembered. Edward Albee, Pulitzer-winning playwright of modern masterpieces, dies at 88 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z “We could live in a little red house in cantankerous silence on the side of a mountain in Norway.” Patti Smith, Survivor 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z The sentiment has rarely applied to Mike Ehrmantraut, the cantankerous fixer and hit man in the Albuquerque underworld of “Better Call Saul” and “Breaking Bad.” ‘Better Call Saul’: Jonathan Banks Says Goodbye to Mike 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z There is more than a whiff of Fifty Shades about this film, though not in the savagery of the Beast, who – locking people in cages aside – is more cantankerous than violent. Beauty and the Beast: feminist or fraud? 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z "I know he has a public persona that is pretty cantankerous," said Alvarez, who still has no formal immigration status in the U.S. 'An Honest Liar' lifts the curtain on some Amazing Randi secrets 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z When his adult son leaves town, a cantankerous old man develops an unlikely friendship with his new nurse, who is still coming to terms with her own loss. The Fall Movie Preview list of films 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z Rachel Rosenthal, a performance artist whose work — fierce, funny, earthy and cantankerous — bemoaned the political and ecological fate of the planet, died on Sunday at her home in Los Angeles. Rachel Rosenthal, Bold Performance Artist, Dies at 88 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z Would the cantankerous hero of the Fox medical drama mend his ways or self-destruct for all time? 'House' closes after 8 seasons of healing and pain 2012-05-22T06:01:05Z But if there's a hereafter for the once lovably cantankerous commentator on CBS News' "60 Minutes," he, even as a new arrival, would already have some pointed reactions - and some bones to pick. Andy Rooney: Each Sunday he looked at the everyday 2011-11-05T12:52:13Z The show features a more cantankerous spin on Mr. Allen’s persona. ‘Last Man Standing’ Uses an Experienced Stable of Writers 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z Ben Stiller, who was charmingly cantankerous in “Greenberg,” plays Josh Srebnick, a notable documentary filmmaker whose future is behind him. Noah Baumbach’s New Movie “While We’re Young” 2015-03-28T04:00:00Z Camels have received a bad rap over the decades as cantankerous, aggressive animals prone to spit at humans. In 'Tracks,' calm dromedaries proved drama-free 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z The musical tale, revolving around Dolly’s scheme of marrying the cantankerous but comfortable Mr. Vandergelder herself, revels in its own time-tested silliness. Bette Midler and 'Hello, Dolly!': A match that makes for Broadway heaven 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z For most of her adolescence, she tried unsuccessfully to manage her single mother’s drastic mood swings and wonky dream prophecies, her cantankerous yet caring uncle’s drunkenness, and her own mounting anxieties about growing up. Review | Societal expectations? Please. For the female protagonists in these 3 debut novels, it’s time to break the mold. 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z Jones’s Mandy is one of his classic dressing-up-as-a-panto-dame roles, and yet he invests this tetchy, bewildered, cantankerous sketch character with a weird innocence, and her sayings live on in popular culture. Monty Python film director Terry Jones: full of fun and innocence – and a very naughty boy 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z Brilliant, talented, cantankerous, charming, Julian Schnabel is always near the lips in discussions of the art scene the late 20th and early 21st centuries — in part for his art, in part for his outsized personality. Julian Schnabel, a movie star at last 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z Los Angeles Opera started the trend in 1998 with Picker's cantankerous children's opera, "Fantastic Mr. Fox." Long Beach Opera puts its own spin on 'Thérèse Raquin' 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z These two Upper West Siders are cantankerous companions who kvetch about anything that seems different than they remember it. Nick Kroll and John Mulaney Kvetch Their Way to Broadway 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z In his own cantankerous way, he had an attitude like Albert Camus, who always insisted that he was not a philosopher but a journalist first. Charles Bowden: Tom Zoellner and Luis Urrea pay tribute 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z Bruce Dern, who plays cantankerous Woody Grant in Nebraska was last nominated for an Oscar 35 years ago - for his supporting actor role in 1978's Coming Home. 10 things about the Oscar nominations 2014-01-16T17:19:43Z He has played Satchmo nearly 200 times, and gives a skilled and subtle portrayal of a lifelong entertainment workhorse facing his inevitable decline with a cantankerous pride and a certain wounded dignity. Ways to Spend a Virtual Day With Louis Armstrong 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z The “Late Show” host is notoriously cantankerous, and he’s had his share of spats and squabbles over the years — some short-lived, and some which raged much longer than they should have. Letterman’s nastiest feuds: 8 celebrities who tangled with Dave’s sharp tongue and long memory 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z He seems to be a cantankerous fellow who is angry at the fog for some reason. Have you eaten your last lobster? 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z Lisa Wagner is wonderfully batty and occasionally cantankerous as the unorthodox shrink, and there’s more than a hint that she might just be another patient in the clinic. Review: In a New Yasmina Reza Play, a Superfan Becomes Celine Dion 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z Dead for a Century, Twain Says What He Meant Wry and cranky, droll and cantankerous — that’s the Mark Twain we think we know, thanks to reading “Huck Finn” and “Tom Sawyer” in high school. Mark Twain?s Unexpurgated Autobiography 2010-07-10T01:43:00Z The excellent Franz Hawlata’s booming bass resoundingly establishes the cantankerous side, while later, spruced up in white tie, he expresses concern for his bride with lyrical poise. Review: 'A Silent Woman' With a Big Voice 2010-07-27T11:30:00Z TV still needs a contrary, cantankerous character from which to tell the story of American life and politics in 2018. Perspective | ABC wanted a contrarian on mainstream TV. Roseanne was never right for the job. 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z Or was he only trying to abide by the wishes of Mr. Indiana, who by many accounts grew ever more cantankerous as he aged. How Robert Indiana’s Caretaker Came to Control His Artistic Legacy 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Beach had trained as an actor, and his impeccable diction lent the show a certain cantankerous gravitas. 2010-01-14T00:25:00Z It was a mien that foreordained a life as a character actor — in particular a life of portraying satisfyingly cantankerous older men. Tom Aldredge, Character Actor, Dies at 83 2011-07-26T04:54:34Z Frank gives us this ebullient, bookish, often cantankerous man in full. 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z Cato, Caesar’s last opponent in the Roman Senate and a figure whose cantankerous righteousness can make him a bother, has fled to Utica. At Glimmerglass Festival, ‘The Magic Flute’ Is Among the Reimagined 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z Kathy Bates, 63, nabbed a best actress mention for her role as a fired, cantankerous lawyer in the drama "Harry's Law" -- a part that was originally written for a crusty, older man. Young plus skinny = hot? Think again, say Emmy voters 2011-07-14T19:25:36Z She’s never held a day job before, and her acerbic, cantankerous demeanor gets in the way of her keeping one now. “Can You Ever Forgive Me?,” Reviewed: Melissa McCarthy Finally Gets the Dramatic Role She Deserves 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z Cameron Diaz is set to play the cantankerous character in the latest cinematic update, which is due for release later this year. Revel Horwood to play Miss Hannigan 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z Though he's not cantankerous – he laughs often and talks freely – there's a sense of Grumpy Old Man about him these days. Meat Loaf's farewell tour: 'This time, they're not going to rope me back in' 2013-04-02T17:23:16Z He was old school in the old way, cranky and cantankerous in opinions not rarely “pre-Twiggy.” One Last Book From an Outback Poet Who Was Part Hero, Part Pariah 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z This status is traditionally conferred on England's ageing rebels whose cantankerous and reactionary tendencies are thought to be picturesque. Beware of Mr Baker – review 2013-05-16T14:29:00Z It is clear that the holiday marks a decisive break between Tina and her cantankerous mother. Cannes 2012: Sightseers – review 2012-05-24T11:59:47Z He's a former heroin addict, who thought his habit would help his work, and he's a cantankerous man with a formidable presence. Beware of Mr Baker – review 2013-05-18T23:05:41Z She was also mercurial, cantankerous, infuriating, monomaniacal, self-protective and monumentally egotistical. ArtsBeat: More Words About Ellen Stewart 2011-01-23T22:13:35Z And yet, there was something about the cantankerous impossibility of this dispute that clearly appeals to him. A Comic With Many Questions About Jews and Whiteness 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z A cantankerous character who worked mundane jobs before opening the gallery, Woodside had an outsize personality and flair for publicity, especially in the early days. John Braseth, steward of Woodside/Braseth's decades in the art business 2011-04-04T00:31:06Z So how does all this jibe with the animal’s almost universally held reputation as a nasty, stinky, cantankerous troublemaker? Explorer: In Utah, a 100-Mile Trek With a 4-Year-Old Boy 2013-06-14T20:06:25Z And Simpson moved in with 83-year-old widow Peggy, a woman for whom the phrase "cantankerous old biddy" – her fellow villagers in Suffolk were as one on this point – seemed surely to have been coined. TV review: When I Get Older; River Cottage: Three Go Mad 2012-07-04T21:00:01Z But it is always funny and smart, and what is unexpected is the cracking performance from June Squibb as Woody's cantankerous wife, Kate. Cannes 2013: Nebraska – first look review 2013-05-23T11:48:28Z He's raised a pretty cantankerous daughter, and that's not something you do as a totally unredeemed person. Gabriel Tallent discusses his powerful debut novel 'My Absolute Darling' 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z And while Thorne’s script requires a few extra contortions to guide this cantankerous skinflint through his great transformation, it’s worth the wait to get to the finale. ‘Christmas Carol’ Review: Brooding Scrooge Gets Ghosted 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z Think of him as a cantankerous old kung-fu master whose tough love hides a deep-seated desire for his students to prosper. Top 10 yoga retreats in India 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z “He was a suspicious, cantankerous, bitter, angry man.” Who Was the Real Lou Reed? 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z Brian Cox is magnificent as the cantankerous Jack, showing how Valerie's arrival dredges up all the memories of lost love he has strenuously tried to suppress. The Weir – review 2013-04-26T12:31:37Z If you have seen “Space Cowboys” or “Gran Torino” or any number of other late-period Eastwood movies, you know that cantankerous wisdom will triumph over youthful smarts. Movie Review: ‘Trouble With the Curve,’ With Clint Eastwood and Amy Adams 2012-09-20T21:56:24Z He said his father was brilliant and cantankerous until the day he died. Original Jethro Tull bassist dies 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z Yet, because the cantankerous title character is played by the marvelous Sheila Hancock — one of the true grandes dames of British entertainment — I allowed myself to hope. ‘Edie’ Review: Peak Sentimentality 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z In one section, Shea offers a compendium of old rules of English that were once harrumphingly promulgated by cantankerous, pedantic, hidebound old geezers. The Geezist 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z The perfect location for a cantankerous sleuth with a taste for alcohol, it seems. Rebus revisited – Ian Rankin picks his favourite moments 2012-08-23T08:57:17Z The portrait of the father, a cantankerous yet loving Hungarian Jewish refugee from World War II, is one of the surprise pleasures of the book. In ‘Shtum,’ parents wreck their home to find a better one for their autistic son 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z Their follow-up, “Happy in the Poorhouse,” featured a cantankerous Italian family from Coney Island, Brooklyn, welcoming home a veteran from the Iraq war. The Amoralists Ready a New Play, ?Amerissiah? 2010-06-05T02:03:00Z Though Mr. Pekar is often portrayed, even in his own comics, as an endearingly cantankerous and occasionally neurotic person, Ms. Seibel described him in a telephone interview as being cheerful in his final days. Tara Seibel Recalls Harvey Pekar?s Last Days 2010-07-23T23:25:00Z Each day her mother fed a cantankerous lady tenant downstairs from their flat, who took it for granted that she would receive free food and never thanked anyone for it. Me and Mine: A Warm-hearted Memoir of a London Irish Family by Anna May Mangan ? review 2011-08-05T21:55:02Z The latter got a cult following for her turn as a cantankerous old journalist wreaking havoc in a retirement home. Vibrators and chill: how Netflix is targeting older viewers 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z She has a reputation for being generous and friendly to the few whom she takes under her wing, far from the cantankerous spirit that many a rebuffed reporter has painted of her in the press. My Harper Lee pilgrimage: Visiting Monroeville, in search of “Mockingbird’s” essence 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z Tommy Lee Jones does a spin on his cantankerous screen persona as the quick-witted, fiercely verbal Republican congressman from Pennsylvania, Thaddeus Stevens, a strong proponent of abolition. Review: Day-Lewis is tremendous in safe `Lincoln' 2012-11-07T00:19:14Z He has been uncharacteristically cantankerous when asked to defend this decision. 2010-02-15T08:24:00Z Fine's cantankerous humor and relentless self-criticism save this reunion from a cheap sitcom ending. 'Your Band Sucks,' but your book is a mixed bag 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z He was often alone and sometimes with one of five wives or a girlfriend, most of whom quickly tired of the wilderness — or his famously cantankerous personality. John Haines, a Poet of the Wild, Dies at 86 2011-03-05T05:48:09Z Using a puppet, “The Late Show” imagined how contract negotiations might go with a cantankerous Kermit. ‘Let Obamacare Fail’? Fallon Says Democrats Are Trying That With Trump 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z But the band was still captivated by the quality of the sound recorded there, and by the passionate and cantankerous character Mr. Sear. Walter Sear, an Audio Engineer With a Passion for Analog, Dies at 80 2010-05-07T03:11:00Z Best known for his psychedelic tome, “Tryptamine Palace,” he is an outspoken and sometimes cantankerous critic of festival culture. Burning Man Spawns New Age Festivals 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z Mr. Lane plays the cynical, cantankerous editor Walter Burns in a new revival of Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur’s voluble 1928 newspaper comedy, “The Front Page,” at the Broadhurst Theater on West 44th Street. Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Broadway – Nathan Lane! 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z TV's most cantankerous clinician is a medical maverick whose brilliance is only overshadowed by his brutality. Six to watch: TV medics 2012-11-15T14:32:06Z Understandably, this has fueled more than a century of stories about Madame Cézanne and her cantankerous painter husband. Review | The sourest, meanest mouth in the history of portraiture 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z The site has spawned a book and a sitcom which begins airing in the US this autumn and stars Star Trek legend William Shatner as the cantankerous lead. Twitter's biggest star is a man in his 70s 2010-07-03T08:42:00Z Brady provides a charismatic rat-father for Remy, and the more screen time accorded Mary Testa, as a cantankerous Gallic cook, the better. Review | Judy and Mickey would have loved the TikTok ‘Ratatouille’ — 2021’s answer to ‘Let’s put on a show!’ 2021-01-02T05:00:00Z An interview with the prime minister of India was repeatedly interrupted by the calls of a cantankerous peacock in his garden. India, Through a Birder?s Eyes 2011-01-14T20:30:41Z Notoriously, Blue Is… was a gruelling experience for its leads, involving as many as 100 takes for some scenes, and reputedly cantankerous behaviour from its director. Léa Seydoux: ‘For Bond, you have to be up for it. I had to work, to get fit’ 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z In “Paraguay,” he longs for a tropical haven and ends up ranting about information overload, still deeply cantankerous. Review: Iggy Pop and his ‘Post Pop Depression Tour’ 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z The first Gil was a cantankerous taskmaster who would browbeat the staff all morning. Gene Weingarten: An Old Cuss 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z The result is “Hackney Diamonds,” a loud, cantankerous, unrepentant collection of new songs from a band that refuses to mellow with age. The Rolling Stones Start Up Again 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z Given that Mr. Jarrett has made all but a small portion of his recorded output in front of an audience, his cantankerous reputation might best be understood as the turbulent side of a codependent relationship. Keith Jarrett Confronts a Future Without the Piano 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z Illustrated by a roster of legendary cartoonists such as R. Crumb, Chester Brown, and Alan Moore, American Splendor is by turns cantankerous, humorous and bittersweet. The Illustrated Life: Top 10 Graphic Memoirs 2012-04-26T10:45:31Z It was a show of stamina and of sheer, cantankerous rock ’n’ roll persistence. Review: AC/DC, With Axl Rose, Shakes the Garden All Night Long 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z In an utterly lived-in turn, Todd Jefferson Moore is Cliff, a cantankerous, ailing old cuss, with a cruel streak that’s damaged his three children — especially the son who just committed suicide. ‘Royal Blood,’ ‘Checkoff in the Sun’ 2014-03-27T20:58:04Z In the film, the famously cantankerous Mr. Crosby talks about how he had alienated nearly all of his old musical associates, even his longtime ally Mr. Nash. David Crosby, Mainstay of Two Classic Rock Bands, Dies at 81 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z Brilliant, fearless, cantankerous and unstoppable, he was lionized in his old age by a movement that by the Obama era had achieved victories not even he could have anticipated. The Brilliant Astronomer Who Devised New Tactics to Fight Anti-Gay Bias 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z He is “taciturn, prone to pedantry, conceited and cantankerous”; he is “ridiculous, truculent, old fashioned.” Review: In ‘The Great Swindle,’ Pierre Lemaitre Spins a Dark Postwar Tale 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z I am a cantankerous, pedantic, hidebound old geezer. The Geezist 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z So Newman’s Faust is a cantankerous debate not between Faust and Mephistopheles but between a God who may not exist and a Devil reduced to cynicism by observing the pain that humans inflict and endure. Randy Newman's Faust: The Devil Laughs and Cries 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z The Scotsman's music critic Conrad Wilson was a cantankerous monitor of Drummond's music programme, and took to "dressing down" for concerts, often sporting a brightly coloured ballpoint pen on a chain. Iain Crawford obituary 2011-08-04T17:21:28Z And if your cantankerous uncle unexpectedly invites you to a festive party, with lots of toasting and wine, maybe let him take the first sip. ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 7, Episode 1: A Tale of Two Maps 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z Marriage is not a daydream, but it can allow you to be spoiled and cantankerous and petulant sometimes, and still be loved. 'Poster boys for love in old age' 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z Jonson was the cantankerous contemporary of Shakespeare who thrived as a poet and a playwright and an irrepressible troublemaker. Ben Jonson, like Charb of Charlie Hebdo, sought to reduce zealots 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z As Bucky, the bilingual American actor Stuart Seide is brilliantly cantankerous, and Dambrin, who has a form of neuropathy that affects his ability to walk, makes a heartfelt match for him. ‘Nemesis’ Review: A Philip Roth Adaptation Resonates 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z Alan Berg, another "Curb" executive producer, said they recognized comic value in the idea of a dissection of the show and David's cantankerous behavior. `Curb Your Enthusiasm' sparks debate in encore run 2010-06-02T01:16:00Z The cantankerous, business-driven Nick and Jan have both settled for second best. Bedroom Farce | Theatre reivew 2010-04-04T21:10:00Z That aphorism, delivered so indelibly by Hanks as the cantankerous manager Jimmy Dugan, is only one of many reasons the director Penny Marshall’s poignant comedy-drama about the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League endures. With Baseball Benched, These Movies Make Good Relievers 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z So my mother, whose relationship with food has long been cantankerous, has been able to successfully snub vegetables without arousing too much suspicion. My aging mother’s least favorite food is just what the doctor ordered 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z Frog is the straight guy and Toad is the comically cantankerous half of the duo. The great books giveaway 2011-03-04T11:19:03Z I felt like myself again: sometimes cantankerous, sometimes moody, but often funny and chatty and gladly writing and running. How I Became a 37-Year-Old Snowbird 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z Reconciling the jealous, genocidal and cantankerous God of the Bible with his terrestrial avatar, Jesus Christ, the prince of peace, has been a central occupation of Christian theologists for generations. Come Sunday: how one of America's biggest preachers became a pariah 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z For more than a year, the cantankerous 76-year-old Northern Irish rocker had been bashing government efforts to control the coronavirus, releasing songs with such titles as “Born to Be Free” and “No More Lockdown.” For performers trying to get back onstage, it’s been a struggle to balance covid safety and the show 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z I had spent my life wondering if I would ever find the elderly Jewish actor capable of "doing" the cantankerous, passionate, funny old characters of my early life. John Burgess obituary 2011-01-02T18:22:59Z But it’s when she veers toward the political, especially the feminist, that some of the town’s more conservative and cantankerous residents object — objections that the Gazette also ran back in the day. In ‘Chronicles of a Radical Hag,’ women find their voice thanks to a comatose columnist 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z In art heaven the cantankerous Still is surely — make that probably — nodding in approval. The New Season: New Museums: Crystal Bridges Among Anticipated Openings 2011-09-18T04:00:09Z Both artists, difficult personalities to begin with, were becoming more cantankerous with age and failing health. Degas and Cassatt, Paired at the National Gallery 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z “When he’s cantankerous and edgy with people, it’s in front of a live audience,” he said excitedly. Let Him Entertain You: Billy Crystal Returns to Broadway 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z What a funny joke to play on stuffy, cantankerous ol’ granddad! Perspective | His grandson’s name was at stake. Would the Nats throw Gene Weingarten a curve? 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z The parents are a hilarity: Carol Kane is a hoot as Matt's nattering mother and Rebhorn is amusingly cantankerous as the domineering dad. Review: 'Sleepwalk' is crowd-pleasing comedy 2012-08-21T13:11:10Z Will I get the slightly cantankerous Michael Moore of the documentaries? Michael Moore: ‘Trump inspires his side. It’s like Munich in 1932’ 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z That brand of feistiness likely owes a debt to a few playfully cantankerous online role models, women who call themselves “Insta-grans,” who have made brazenness a virtue. The Glamorous Grandmas of Instagram 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z But for those who have stuck with him this far, his new album, “Rough and Rowdy Ways,” is at once a summing-up and a taunt, equal parts death-haunted and cantankerous. Bob Dylan Still Bristles on ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways’ 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z Tom Hanks took on the role of Uncle Walt himself in this drama about Disney's efforts to convince the cantankerous British author P.L. 'Tomorrowland' and 5 more Disneyland movies to mark the park's 60th 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z And for pure comedy nothing beats their cantankerous pas de deux over the answering of a telephone, which they approach as if it were an exotic beast with a volatile temper. | 'The Silver Tassie': War Changes a Man, and a Play 2011-07-27T22:15:20Z And she’s even moving in sketching her cantankerous but loving relationship with her right-wing father. Critic’s Notebook: Following Tina Fey, Comedians Churn Out Books 2012-05-24T20:42:34Z Barker described his friend as driven, and at times cantankerous, and an excellent golfer. Missing Westport fisherman identified after Coast Guard calls off search 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z It has surprised “everybody,” Westbrook said, to see that he is not the cantankerous locker-room presence that, as he believes, past news reports have unfairly portrayed him to be. 'I know what I want to do': Clippers' Russell Westbrook sets the bar high this season 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z Congressional Democrats are blessed these days in their opponents, a cantankerous bunch of back-stabbers. Kevin McCarthy's embarrassing lesson: MAGA torches everything it touches — and will destroy itself 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Those who were vocally opinionated could choose between being considered cantankerous or formidable. Column: 60 isn't the new 40 and that's fine by me 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z "Controversial, charismatic and cantankerous this is a man who leaves big shoes to fill but a man who will have planned his departure down to the last dotted I." Reactions: Media mogul Rupert Murdoch steps down as chairman of Fox, News Corp 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z And instead of turning into a cantankerous curmudgeon lamenting the endless change in the worlds he worked — sports and newspapers — Stone embraced their evolution. Sports columnist Larry Stone to retire after 27 years at Seattle Times 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z Instead of shutting up, shunning publicity and staying out of politics like other former presidents, he has often been a cantankerous, right-wing scold in the news and on social media. A ranting former Mexican president manages to offend retirees, Jews and the French 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z I was more interested in the fantasy of collaboration the show portrays, of a group of cantankerous misfits begrudgingly working together toward a common goal. ‘The Bear’ and a Chaotic Vision of Work 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z Top editors at The Times said the move was because they had become fed up with his constant complaining; Mr. Severo was known to be a perfectionist, uncompromising and cantankerous. Richard Severo, Times Reporter in Internal Clash Over Book, Dies at 90 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z She said it was a wonderful experience - outside of a few “cantankerous kids” - and is sad that more families won’t be able to experience it. Minor league host families, once a pillar of pro baseball, phased out by new CBA 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z She said it was a wonderful experience — outside of a few “cantankerous kids” — and is sad that more families won’t be able to experience it. Minor league host families, once a pillar of pro baseball, phased out by new CBA 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Defense witnesses have been cantankerous and revealed themselves to be dishonest. Proud Boys choose egos over freedom 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z Jean lives in her cantankerous late father’s house, near a Section 8 zone of abandoned or condemned homes. Review | A mysterious rift propels the story in ‘Take What You Need’ 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z But first, Penny must stop in Santa Barbara to deal with Dr. Pincer, her cantankerous, 82-year-old grandmother, the “family’s private madwoman.” Review | ‘The Dog of the North’ finds a lovable woman in darkly funny straits 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z And finding areas of consensus will be a new test for the cantankerous far-left senator as he is watched uneasily by the industries he regulates and members of his own committee from both parties. In new role, Sanders demands answers from Starbucks’ Schultz 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z The great Achilles heel of the far-right is that fascists and other stripes of authoritarians are cantankerous people. The fight over Big Con: Ben Shapiro's beef with Stephen Crowder, explained 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z As the title character in “A Man Called Otto,” Tom Hanks plays a cantankerous widower with an affinity for home repair. Review | ‘A Man Called Otto’: Remake of Swedish film adds heart, loses soul 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z “He’s just a cantankerous old man and I’m going to leave him to his devices,” Takei told the Guardian in an interview. George Takei stokes feud, says William Shatner was a 'prima donna' on 'Star Trek' set 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z Acker received some pretty harsh reviews in her lifetime, reviews that claimed her work had “nothing to offer,” called her writing “nasty and cantankerous.” Kathy Acker, late punk empress of radical lit, gets a fitting biography 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z This fall in Philadelphia, a proudly cantankerous sports town known for its hard exterior is reveling in unmitigated joy. In Philadelphia, the boos are gone and the ‘vibes are flowing’ 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z Mr. McNally originally tore into Mr. Corden, calling the comedian a “tiny cretin of a man” for two separate incidents where he was cantankerous with the wait staff. New York City restaurateur lifts ban on ‘abusive’ James Corden following comedian’s apology 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z He replied: “She can be very cantankerous at times, but she’s got a lovely sense of humor.” Beloved Balmoral: Elizabeth leaves Highlands for last time 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z He was further inhibited because he was an extravagant and cantankerous fellow, and he accumulated enemies among government officials. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z If the cantankerous Kramer were alive to see this crisis, he’d surely pound his fists and demand gay men do more. Opinion | Gay men can fight monkeypox ourselves — by changing how we have sex 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z I no longer speak to Wall or to any of his relations: Laces, Ceiling, cantankerous Floor. The Power of Talking to Yourself 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z I’m just the cantankerous messenger: You say your whole family “have busy lives all over the country and are just glad it’s resolved”? Then the busy people aren’t upset. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Invitation without a plus-one threatens decades of family friendship 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z Burly and balding from a young age, he never expected to be a romantic lead, and didn’t mind playing much older men — often blustery and cantankerous ones — well before he hit 40. John Aylward, prominent Seattle theater, ‘ER’ and ‘West Wing’ actor, dies at 75 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z It was there that a cantankerous crowd jeered U.S. Ivey, challengers race to right in Alabama GOP primary 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z That irreverent, cantankerous style was captured in “The Boys on the Bus,” but there was still a widely held respect for the office of the presidency, among reporters and the public alike. Walter R. Mears, Pulitzer-winning reporter featured in classic book on campaign journalists, dies at 87 2022-03-05T05:00:00Z In the heat of competition he can be irascible and cantankerous: the crowd's pantomime villain. How Medvedev became world number one 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z All are too self-congratulatory and gushing for my taste, and I would have preferred an optional commentary track with the venerable but always cantankerous Mr. Scott. Blu-ray movie reviews: ‘Man on the Moon’ and ‘House of Gucci’ 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z Let’s say you zoom out and realize everyone is bored and cantankerous at dinner. The pandemic means more time with older teens. How do we all cope? 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z Democrat strategists say the more cantankerous tone is a bid to raise the stakes for voters ahead of midterms. Biden’s fiery, angry speeches set tone for 2022 midterms 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z Says Arianda, “But I think in a way, it really helped fuel their performance, because they are cantankerous as a couple, and the jabs felt very real.” Everyone loves Lucy and Ricky. But what's it like being the Mertzes? 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z It was the killing of Mr. Black, a 71-year-old cantankerous former merchant seaman who lived across the hall from him in a Galveston rooming house. Robert Durst, Real Estate Scion Convicted as a Killer, Dies at 78 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z Hickey, a brilliant and cantankerous wit, wrote for the ear. Appreciation: Art critic Dave Hickey was known for his blazing and cantankerous wit 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z But when she dropped the cantankerous front she needed to fight for her medical care, she was warm and sharply funny. In South L.A., a legacy of limbs lost to diabetes tells a larger story 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z She is also both obstinate and cantankerous, fixated on food and frequently aggressive toward other dogs, especially the adorable puppy that lives on the first floor of our building. Dogs live in a human-dominated world. And that’s just fine with them. 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z Ghani’s style of rule was often characterized as cantankerous and arrogant, rarely heeding the advice of his government and often publicly berating those who challenged him. Afghan president was isolated before slipping into exile 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z The first guidebook to reach print covered Idaho and was written by the cantankerous novelist Vardis Fisher. Review | When unemployed writers set out to chronicle America 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z The cantankerous justice who is the swing vote falls into a coma. Opinion | Stacey Abrams prods our constitutional imagination 2021-07-11T04:00:00Z He developed a reputation as a cantankerous guardsman of the park, deciding who gained access through his adjoining shop, Elizabeth Street Gallery. Should an Oasis Be Replaced by Affordable Housing? SoHo Is Divided. 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z And each grew cantankerous in his later years. Dick Gregory was a top comic. He gave it up to do what was right 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z Eager to present an image of calm respectability for Europe’s cantankerous illiberal movement, Orban in April hosted a meeting in Budapest of like-minded leaders committed to creating a “European renaissance based on Christian values.” Populist leaders in Eastern Europe run into a little problem: unpopularity 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z The situation has exacerbated long-standing tensions within the sprawling and often cantankerous scientific community. Scientists battle over the ultimate origin story: Where did the coronavirus come from? 2021-06-20T04:00:00Z And in the play’s strongest moments, Dugan endearingly conveys her enviable toughness and cantankerous wit. Review: Live theaters are still closed, so Tom Dugan made one in his Woodland Hills backyard 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z The family just moved back to New York City when they are invited to Long Island by cantankerous Col. Blu-ray movie reviews: ‘Each Dawn I Die’ and ‘Another Thin Man’ 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z Brown was a second-generation California governor, a candid, cantankerous, sometimes severe Jesuit who managed, through temperament, political acumen and longevity, to bridge or at least patch over the state’s growing urban-rural divide. Gavin Newsom’s pandemic year: Mistakes, progress and political jeopardy 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z The longtime outsider, irritant of the Democratic and Republican establishments and cantankerous gadfly is proving shrewd at playing the inside game from his powerful new perch atop the Senate Budget Committee. A new act for Bernie Sanders: Power broker 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z It could do nothing other than chalk this year’s deaths up to a particularly cantankerous snowpack that has made it one of the deadliest ski seasons in state history. Backcountry ski entry from resorts reconsidered after deaths 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z Hopkins slips seamlessly into his role as the vulnerable, imperious, terrified and cantankerous Anthony; he’s lovable and exasperating in perfectly equal measure as he swims against the invisible tide of aging and mental decline. Review | ‘The Father’ is a meticulously constructed story in which very little is what it seems 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z I just loved her even though she is cantankerous at times and quite difficult. Actress Roundtable: Michelle Pfeiffer, Andra Day, more on 'terrifying' choices, objectifying women 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z Unable or unwilling to speak, Iris presents the cantankerous Augustine with an unwanted companion, and the film an expedient narrative device. Review: In 'The Midnight Sky,' a grizzled George Clooney considers the end of the world 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z But it took almost seven decades and the anti-tax crusade of a cantankerous, fist-shaking businessman to reveal the political strength of a direct democracy tool that has come to redefine the state’s politics ever since. News Analysis: With ballot initiatives, Californians cling to a system controlled by powerful groups 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z The veteran musician, who still sells out major venues with his soulful blend of blues, jazz and Celtic music, has a reputation for being cantankerous. Bob Geldof and Hozier to perform in Van Morrison 75th birthday tribute 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z Likewise, Kamala Harris appears a much less cantankerous figure than her father, who devoted his career to criticising mainstream economics. Kamala Harris is Obama's natural heir: another moderate child of radical parents | Thomas Meaney and Samuel Moyn 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z Wilford Brimley, 85, portly actor with a walrus mustache who found his niche playing cantankerous coots in “Absence of Malice,” “The Natural,” “Cocoon,” “The Firm” and other films, died Aug. 1 in a Utah hospital. This week’s passages 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z There was still a cantankerous side to her personality, carping at VA staff and fighting with her daughter. At age 60 and paralyzed, she tried to row across the Pacific 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z “Rich, famous, poor, not famous: you got the same cantankerous, quick-witted, smart, funny Mike,” Susser said. Mike Gotovac, legendary Dan Tana's bartender, dies from COVID-19 complications at 76 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z Mr. Stiller effectively reprised the role of a cantankerous father in “The King of Queens,” which premiered on CBS in 1998, months after the finale of “Seinfeld,” and ran for nine seasons. Jerry Stiller, comedian who played crotchety Frank Costanza on ‘Seinfeld,’ dies at 92 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z Next came a part in the TV show The King of Queens, playing another cantankerous dad, Arthur Spooner. Jerry Stiller, star of Seinfeld and father of Ben Stiller, dies aged 92 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z A deep bond develops between a cantankerous trainer and the female boxer he reluctantly takes under his wing. Movies on TV this week: Sunday, May 10, 2020 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z Content with having been the ultimate behind-the-scenes eminence so long, he became more visibly cantankerous, concerned with getting his version of history on the record. Clifford Roberts: The man who made the Masters - Golf Digest 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z His father says cantankerous things frequently these days, and nobody, least of all Jack, seems to mind. The ride of Sam Snead’s life - Golf Digest 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z Tom Coburn’s reputation preceded him throughout the Capitol — a cantankerous trouble-maker who was tough to work with, and more interested in blowing things up than getting things done. Former Sen. Tom Coburn, Washington’s top wastewatcher, dead at 72 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z My gut is cantankerous and somewhat unpredictable and at times uncomfortable – probably from scar tissue or adhesions. Responses to “The Cancer Industry: Hype vs. Reality” 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z He was a fresh kid superstar but a cantankerous ball hog. Kobe Bryant is gone; the Mamba lives forever in heart of Los Angeles 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z Mr. Peers, 59, is famous within journalism circles for his cantankerous nature and deep skepticism of Silicon Valley — and yet he came west. Maybe Information Actually Doesn’t Want to Be Free 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z Mr. Biden, too, has combined cantankerous language about beating Mr. Trump “like a drum” with more uplifting rhetoric about “restoring the soul of America.” 2020 Democratic Candidates Wage Escalating Fight (on the Merits of Fighting) 2019-11-30T05:00:00Z Yet Sir Jonathan - as he became - was also famously cantankerous and grumpy, and on occasions devastatingly rude. Obituary: Jonathan Miller 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Miller, who was knighted in 2002 for services to music and the arts, was witty and erudite but could be cantankerous. Theatre director Sir Jonathan Miller dies aged 85 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Wright—with his sometimes cantankerous affection, his sympathy for the reader who has, as he has, seen and heard this all before—is profoundly companionable. The Many Voices of Charles Wright 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z Next month, Cox will appear in the film “The Etruscan Smile” as a cantankerous, terminally ill Scotsman who bonds with his infant grandson. Brian Cox knows why 'Succession' reminds you of the Trumps: 'It's about entitlement' 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z But he was often reviled for his cantankerous belligerence on and off stage, and eruptions at his bandmates hastened Cream’s dissolution. Ginger Baker, rock drumming colossus of Cream, dies at 80 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z The adjective regularly used to describe its subject is “cantankerous”, but that isn’t really right. Ginger Baker: a master and monster who split rock music apart 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z But he was known less as a dispassionate journalist than as a cantankerous, sometimes bombastic commentator and rabble-rouser, described by friends as a kind of P.T. Mark Plotkin, D.C. political commentator and statehood champion, dies at 72 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z But Number 10 remains convinced that outside the Westminster bubble, voters will see Johnson as determinedly trying to deliver Brexit in the face of a cantankerous political establishment. Boris Johnson heads to Dublin amid fears of more resignations 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z He earned a reputation as equal parts conservative and cantankerous. Representative Jim Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin, Republican Mainstay, Is Set to Retire 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z There are significant birthdays that need marking, cantankerous relatives who need placating. Where would you eat if you didn't have long to live? 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z Porter describes his herd as “curious, cantankerous, athletic and very personal.” Goats gobble wildfire fuel around Wenatchee, where dozens of homes burned in 2015 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z Candid, colorful and cantankerous until the end, Perot died Tuesday after a five-month battle with leukemia, according to a family spokesman. Ross Perot dead: Texas billionaire and former presidential candidate succumbs to leukemia at 89 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z Still, they’re reconciled — as reconciled as two cantankerous crusaders ever can be. ‘The Agitators,’ about the decades-long friendship of Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony, unfolds like a scrapbook 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z Then there’s Sanders’s independent, sometimes cantankerous style, which appears to be hurting his cause more now that he faces 22 rivals instead of one and is no longer a novel phenomenon. Revolution stalled? Bernie Sanders struggles against a double bind. 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z Since then, the show has ostensibly been taking place in his subconscious, with its cast of cantankerous characters transported into a classic noir and a pulp adventure. Archer is weirder than ever in season 10’s space adventure 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z “And he’s sitting in an arm chair — a Barcalounger — with the newspaper and a burger, getting progressively cantankerous.” The narrator in chief: Trump opines on the 2020 Democrats — and so much more 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z Howe described him as "idiosyncratic, warm, cantankerous yet generous, dripping with the Grundy magic and wonderfully funny". Archers actor Edward Kelsey dies aged 88 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z Young is known for being cantankerous and is no stranger to controversies that force him to apologize. U.S. Rep. Don Young of Alaska apologizes after shoving a reporter out of his way 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z Tyler Perry reprises his role as the cantankerous black matriarch in this entry in the comedy franchise. L.A. movie openings, Feb. 24-March 3 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z But let cantankerous Ives be a new Christmas icon. Review: Ives' 'Holidays' at the L.A. Phil, but not those holidays 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z But in the wild, they’re pretty aggressive and territorial — essentially cantankerous cousins of koalas. Scientists stuffed balloons into dead wombats to learn why they poop cubes 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z The deceased parents in Ted Kooser’s poem are nothing like the cantankerous apparition of folklore, nor is their son “spooked” by their lingering presence. Poem: Parents 2018-11-24T05:00:00Z Maine isn’t so much a purple state as a cantankerous state. Looking for first signs of a blue wave? Here are five early races that should tell the story 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z As an indication of the intensity of the fight, exacerbated by the contentious anti-immigration rhetoric deployed by Trump, the Sunday political talk shows were dominated by cantankerous disputes over race-baiting. Republican race-baiting dominates debate as midterm elections loom 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z It allows her to be cantankerous and lost in “Tammy.” This Melissa McCarthy Story Just Might (Maybe? Possibly?) Cheer You Up 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z Written by Hall, Brady and Newson, "Ranger" centers on a Texas Ranger and his cantankerous father move to South Florida where the Ranger becomes a homicide detective and searches for his brother’s killer. CBS to develop police drama inspired by James Patterson’s ‘Texas Ranger’ novel 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z He knew the value of a joke too, even if his sense of humor always was cantankerous, if not bleak. Charles Bowden grimly chronicled the toughest stories of the U.S.-Mexico border. But he was once full of hope. - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z With other family members, Fred Trump could be cantankerous and cruel, according to sworn testimony by his relatives. Trump engaged in suspect tax schemes as he reaped riches from father 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Jay Leno, David Letterman, Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers repeatedly joked and sparred with the cantankerous congressman as if he were an old friend or close relative with opposing political views. John McCain made his mark on TV as a politician who didn't speak like one 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z In a cantankerous political environment, it is not easy to think about the long term. Are Donald Trump's policies hurting long-term US growth? | Kenneth Rogoff 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z Ellis III, whose cantankerous, jocular, impatient and verbose presence has shaped each step of the way. Judge is the undisputed center of attention at Paul Manafort's trial 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z For a fun-loving player who smiles often, Howard has developed a cantankerous reputation. Perspective | Dwight Howard’s best and worst qualities match the Wizards’. Buckle up. 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z But the meetings, ahead of President Donald Trump’s planned summit with Putin on July 16, turned “cantankerous” at times, he said. GOP senator warns against trusting Putin ‘mafia’ 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z Both men agree with Trump that there are serious issues with the trade of cheese but what they don’t like is the uncertainty that has come with this cantankerous, piecemeal trade dispute. Why America’s cheese capital is at the center of Trump’s trade war 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z Back in the days of Ronald Reagan, the brash and cantankerous reporter with the worst toupee in television history made his name by yelling at the president. White House press corps broken beyond repair 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z Open winner, who never appeared comfortable or confident on the cantankerous estate known as Shinnecock Hills Golf Club. Tiger Woods 'not very happy the way I played,' likely to miss U.S. Open cut for third time - Golf Digest 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z “Bourdain was cantankerous. He was funny. He was curious,” she writes. Books: Two super short story collections, a powerful memoir and Anthony Bourdain's literary legacy 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z Terriers, geese and perturbed-looking cockerels roamed in between the legs of cantankerous horses. ‘I don’t look like most people’s idea of a Gypsy’ 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z “I don’t want to be cantankerous,” he said. N.B.A. Playoffs: Rockets Pull Even With Warriors in Conference Finals 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z “From one cantankerous senator to another, sending my prayers & best wishes to @SenatorReid as he recovers from a successful surgery,” Mr. McCain, a Republican, wrote. Harry Reid Has Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z “I’ve outlived him by 16 years — so far,” Palmer says, then he couldn’t resist a crack about his former Orioles manager, with whom he had a famously cantankerous relationship. Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Palmer long wondered if he’s related to JFK. At 72, he learned the truth. 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z See, Denk made a good deal of his reputation on outlandish challenges — such as programming Ives' cantankerous Piano Sonata No. 1 as a companion piece to J.S. Jeremy Denk plays with time, and the program, at the Wallis 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Nor does brilliant, rebellious, prickly, cantankerous, inventive or indefatigable. Review: Berenice Abbott’s remarkable life in photography 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z Which brings us back to our two cantankerous fellows from above. Masters 2018: Outside Augusta National before dawn - Golf Digest 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z Feeding the cantankerous Chirkinian tidbits was like feeding a shark—things could go badly—but Barrow pressed ahead. The Masters has evolved, and so has how we've watched it - Golf Digest 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z TAMPA, Fla. — Rich Gossage, the cantankerous Hall of Fame pitcher known by his ornithological nickname, was not the only goose to be banished from the Yankees’ spring training facility over the winter. After Yankees Exile ‘Goose’ and Then the Geese, Who’s Next? 2018-03-03T05:00:00Z The reader’s experience is rather like being trapped in a cab with a cantankerous and over-opinionated driver. Nassim Taleb explains the power of “skin in the game” 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z It has become sadly customary to fault cantankerous, self-assured scientific pioneers for the failure of their benighted contemporaries to recognize their genius. Readers Respond to the October 2017 Issue 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z But as GOP politics moved sharply to the right, and Utah cemented its reputation as one of the nation’s “reddest” states, Hatch shed his pragmatic posture and became a rather predictable and cantankerous partisan. Utah's Orrin Hatch to exit stage right 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z Animals like Helen, a sweetly cantankerous one-eyed donkey who spent much of her life pulling a fruit and vegetable cart in Baltimore City. No horse left behind at rescue facility in Mount Airy 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z There was a cantankerous side to Roger, especially when it came to his father’s legacy. The forgotten golf architect: Roger Packard 1947-2017 - Golf Digest 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z The contest for Seattle city attorney has become cantankerous and personal. Ballot catch-up: Brush up on Seattle-area races and measures 2017-10-28T04:00:00Z Alaskans are a cantankerous bunch who can’t agree on much of anything. The fate of creation and its wonders is at stake 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z Current coach Tom Allen was a little more cantankerous Saturday. College football spotlight: Butch Jones on the hot seat again after Tennessee's latest failure 2017-10-14T04:00:00Z Harry Dean Stanton, who died Sept. 15 at age 91, was an esteemed character actor who could play cantankerous or melancholy or plain idiosyncratic, all in unforgettable ways. ‘Lucky’ review: Harry Dean Stanton’s final film moseys along perfectly 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z But David, who's made his career off of being notoriously cantankerous, found the downside in it all. Larry David Is Jealous Jennifer Lawrence Has Other Crushes 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z "He's not that cantankerous, he's just very demanding," says Abraham of a character very different from his recurring role as Homeland's Dar Adal. Homeland star F Murray Abraham uncowed by terror attacks - BBC News 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z And then there was the cantankerous but always amusing Mr. Schneider. CONCERT REVIEW: The B-52s and The Romantics party at Wolf Trap 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z He costars with Sally Hawkins on Friday in “Maudie,” a rustic bit of charm set in Nova Scotia about an arthritic painter and her cantankerous fishmonger husband. Ethan Hawke lets us in his editing room and reveals what Philip Seymour Hoffman taught him 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z Some are tipping Hoffman for Oscars success for the role as a cantankerous patriarch at the centre of a dysfunctional New York family. Cannes Film Festival highlights: Laughter, tears and monkey business - BBC News 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z His candid insights, quirky asides and cantankerous rants made him a natural at charming viewers. Ex-Houston Rockets coach Jeff Gundy supports charter school 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z She is as I remember her: loud, cantankerous and always offering food. Federal grant that Trump wanted to abolish is a lifeline for poor families 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z O’Reilly could almost certainly sell CBS on a lightly fictionalized sitcom about himself as a cantankerous newsman with fading popularity forced to face the changing times. What's next for Bill O'Reilly? We have some ideas 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z There’s a rumble outside of tires on gravel, and here comes Phil, gray haired and grizzled, bothered and cantankerous, getting out of his rattletrap, beaten-up truck that he’d backed up to the store. Marquette party store owner becomes cult figure 2017-03-05T05:00:00Z It wasn’t until decades later that he was able to see the cantankerous behaviour of his old German friends through almost-American eyes. 'I thought I was smarter than almost everybody': my double life as a KGB agent 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z That cantankerous Paris cab driver may have left an indelible mark on transport history. Uber: the app that changed how the world hails a taxi 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z Sutter was a fixture at the Capitol and on the campaign trail where he softened the image of the cantankerous governor. California governor’s ‘first dog’ Sutter has died 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z Similar to the petulant chippy vibe of the Brexit victory, the Trump triumph is peevish and cantankerous, seizing on any opportunity to reclaim the credentials of the besieged that propelled him to victory. Whether it’s Brexit or Trump, populists are such sore winners | Nesrine Malik 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z Indeed, the subject turns this often cantankerous man downright cheerful. Barney Frank Looks for the Bright Side of Trump’s Win 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z Others, like the World Cup champion women’s national team and its fight for pay equality, are cantankerous and complex. For U.S. Soccer’s President, Decision on Men’s Coach Is a Small Part of the Job 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z Truman did his best to indulge his brilliant but cantankerous general, absorbing the slights without lashing back, at least in public. When the president went to war against his own general 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z “She was a cantankerous, outspoken person and she was really bitter, she said, that women voted just like men,” Lopach says. How the First Woman Was Elected to U.S. National Office, Exactly 100 Years Ago 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z Mr. Trump, they say, is cantankerous and coarse. Florida Voters With the Longest Memories Don’t Like What They See 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z Among his theatre and movie-industry peers, he is famous for being famously cantankerous. The Cinematic Traumas of Kenneth Lonergan 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z My children, ages 6 and 4, became less cantankerous. Banning Tablets Is Best for Children 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z But the cantankerous foursome isn’t just fighting rebellious teens; it’s also battling creepy clowns, lumbering zombies and more. For Tyler Perry fans, 'Boo! A Madea Halloween' will be a familiar treat 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z In these senses, Torres-García, who became a cantankerous old man in a straggling white beard and a long overcoat, was a model Latin American. A model Latin American 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Dr. Neusner was also famously cantankerous, often issuing biting public criticism of others’ work, alienating colleagues and dressing down students. Jacob Neusner, scholar of American Judaism, dies at 84 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z The five-piece, which recently announced a forthcoming record on leading west coast punk label Iron Lung, boasts a lashing and cantankerous sound, with staccato turnarounds and nervy guitar leads. Rock in the suburbs: why punk moved out of the city and into the cul-de-sac 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z In his obituary in the Guardian newspaper observed: "Unquestionably focused and brilliant, he brought about unique advances in cardiology. "He could be cantankerous, gruff, even rude, and yet witty and generous. Frank Pantridge, the 'father of emergency medicine' - BBC News 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z At a research facility at Lincoln University, near Christchurch, I come face to face with a cantankerous stoat. NZ's war on stoats, rats and possums - BBC News 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z Old-school cantankerous coaches don’t embrace his commentary in the same way. Marcin Gortat embracing Wizards’ new chapter 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z All that losing would have been tough to take anywhere, but it was especially brutal for Philadelphia’s famously cantankerous fans. It’s Possibly Sunny in Philadelphia 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z He’s cantankerous and a softy, quickly helping those in need. Louisville picker knows what he likes 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z “This government is really destroying the country,” complains the cantankerous former prime minister, now 91 and still sporting his trademark safari suit. Can a leopard change its spots? 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z There, he strikes a friendship of sorts with a fellow patient, the cantankerous Broadway producer Richard Halliday, eventually meeting his wife, actress Mary Martin. ‘One of These Things First’ is insightful memoir 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Which is no reason to pass up the chance to see the film on the big screen, in all its sprawling, cantankerous glory. 'Los Angeles Plays Itself' retains its brilliant sting 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Marshall was backed by agriculture and business groups in a primary race that focused on the tea party-backed incumbent's battles with GOP leaders and criticism that he was too cantankerous to be effective. Tim Huelskamp Loses Primary 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z Marshall was backed by agriculture and business groups in a primary race that focused on the tea party-backed incumbent’s battles with GOP leaders and criticism that he was too cantankerous to be effective. Physician Marshall ousts US Rep. Huelskamp in Kansas primary 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z I complained about it at a recent meeting like the cantankerous co-worker I am, and now we’re here. How should TV shows and movies depict texting? 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z In a sport that seems to be getting more homogenized — lots of good guys but not enough drivers with an edgy disposition — Stewart brings a wonderful mix of competitive cockiness and cantankerous personality. Win at Sonoma is good news for Tony Stewart and for NASCAR 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z Crotchety, crabby and cantankerous was the default position; ebbing and flowing only marginally as governments at Westminster changed. Millions of smiles and a grieving establishment - BBC News 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z Sanders, always cantankerous and combative, nonetheless inspired voters who saw him as high-minded and ethically untarnished after three-and-a-half decades in politics, first as mayor of Burlington, Vermont then as congressman and then to U.S. Bernie Sanders Refuses to Concede Democratic Nomination to Hillary Clinton 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z Actor Richard Wilson will revive one of the UK's best-loved TV characters, One Foot in the Grave's cantankerous protagonist Victor Meldrew, for a one-man show. Edinburgh Fringe programme is officially unveiled - BBC News 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z Thought for Today: “Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.” AM Prep-Today in History 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z Mr. Bloomberg delivered a similarly cantankerous commencement address in 2014, when he denounced students at Harvard University for “trying to repress conservative ideas.” Michael Bloomberg booed at University of Michigan for ripping into ‘safe spaces’ 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z The Social Democrats, her coalition partners, are cantankerous but also side with her. The lady’s not for turning 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z She recalled how she asked Bob Strauss, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee and a friend of her husband, to help persuade the president to get rid of his cantankerous senior aide. Nancy Reagan: He Needed Only Her 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z Ed Harris is sublimely cantankerous and engrossing to watch as Dodge, the dying, couch-ridden patriarch. Review: Family secrets dug up in harrowing ‘Buried Child’ 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z Frank Underwood is back and more cantankerous than ever. Watch the trailer for 'House of Cards' Season 4 and bask in the tension 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z There’s a boozy, cantankerous patriarch, an unkempt mother, one son who is a one-legged psychopath and another who has lost the will even to communicate. Nat Wolff turns to the dark side in ‘Buried Child’ 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z Media message received: Clinton is loud and cantankerous! They’ll never give her a fair shake: Hillary coverage marred by rank misogyny 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z Lillard was a standout in the league in the early 1930s and just as cantankerous as many white players then, but was castigated for being so. Cam Newton and the long history of double standards for black athletes 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z His staff and family fight a losing battle to keep dandruff from his baggy suits and a somewhat cantankerous temper from obscuring what can still prove to be an avuncular charm. On the campaign bus with Bernie Sanders: 'I am moved by the passion' 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z Iowa is an odd duck of a contest, with its old-fashioned focus on handshaking and town halls, its cantankerous, engaged voters, and its evening-long caucus process. The Cornfield Crucible 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z In "Lady in the Van," Smith is wonderfully cantankerous as Mary Shepherd, an elderly eccentric who lived in a dilapidated van in the driveway of playwright-actor Alan Bennett's home in London for 15 years. Maggie Smith looks back at early typecasting. It isn't what you think 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z A little more than 20 years ago, Bill Bryson wandered the green and pleasant lands of his adopted home, Britain, and found amusingly cantankerous things to say at nearly every turn. Wandering around Britain with a good-natured grumbler 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z Mr Ramos, a cantankerous veteran from the Democratic Action party, which governed Venezuela before Chávez, was the choice of smaller parties within the MUD. The coming confrontation 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z It was enough to drive Philly’s famously cantankerous fans to new levels of despair. Congrats, Philadelphia: You're Home to the Worst Sports Teams Ever 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Walston earned two Emmys for his memorable turn as the compassionate, cantankerous and wise Judge Henry Bone. Classic Hollywood: My favorite Ray Walston and the underrated Fred MacMurray 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z The cantankerous Mr Malema told the bank officials who were brave enough to come out and receive the memorandum, that he wanted zero charges on bank fees for the poor and the aged. South Africa still awaits its golden age - BBC News 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z I’m not cantankerous so much as volatile… I just get overwhelmed with all the work and expectation. Lily Tomlin: ‘I don’t relate to any of my life, except the stories I’m telling you’ 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z And just a few doors down, Cicely Tyson and James Earl Jones are both using earpieces as the cantankerous oldsters in The Gin Game, according to various accounts. When a star doesn't know the script, send for the earpiece 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Now, before I get to the plot, I want to win over The Nightmare Before Christmas set, because Santa knows they're a cantankerous bunch. Paranorman deserves the love we give The Nightmare Before Christmas 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z And all we are left with is the cantankerous ghost of Gore Vidal. A writer of monumental appetites and an even bigger ego 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z In this cantankerous age, and in his pitch, Mr Bevin’s main asset is what he has not done: held political office. The outsider 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z There is a cult of personality around Sanders, who is a straight-talking, cantankerous, unrepentant liberal. Three things Clinton and Sanders need to do to win the debate 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z He will jab at an opponent’s weaknesses, dodge when necessary and, perhaps most remarkably, given his cantankerous nature, compliment his questioners. Setting Bernie Sanders Apart From the Debate Field: A Palpable Sense of Conviction 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z As "Code Black" recently reminded us, we all miss the groundbreaking Gregory House, that brilliant, cantankerous and self-righteously frank creation of David Shore and Hugh Laurie. ABC's 'Dr. Ken' comedy needs a heart and humor transplant 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Petrov is portrayed today as a cantankerous curmudgeon living in squalor, hurling verbal abuse at journalists and interpreters who have the audacity to inquire about his estranged mother. 'The Man Who Saved the World' trivializes the subject matter 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z He got a little cantankerous at one point. Don Henley casts all-star guests for new country album 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z But to some degree Bill Clinton damaged that goodwill with his cantankerous behaviour towards Obama in 2008, on the campaign trail in South Carolina. Ben Carson visits Ferguson in bid to woo black voters to Republican party 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z Democrats who are ornery and cantankerous as a rule are inclined to say they are for Sanders right now. Big-Name Plan Bs for Democrats Concerned About Hillary Clinton 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z It may be a human being who sounds more like your distant cantankerous uncle than a potential president, but at a time of wide discontent with hierarchal institutions, candor counts. Why Trump Is Sailing and Clinton Is Flailing 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z That plays really well here, and she gets very good press in New Hampshire for doing things the eccentric cantankerous people here like.” Parties Try to Chart a Course to Senate Control as Races Shape Up 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z At this year's ceremony, which recognized Bob Dylan, the cantankerous singer-songwriter made waves by delivering a rambling speech in which he reflected frankly on his work and others' reaction to it. Stuck on him: Lionel Richie to be named 2016 MusiCares Person of the Year 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z Although the transition won't be immediate, Gownder said businesses are bound to step up to Windows 10 because of security improvements and the promise of a steady flow of less cantankerous updates. Windows 10 upgrades may not ramp up until next year 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z “He is making a real attempt to be involved, and I think that’s his way of kind of smoothing over what was a cantankerous end to the session.” Governor Cuomo on Defensive as Fellow Democrats Assail Bullying Tactics 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z However, its cantankerous composer never forgave it for being more popular than some of his more serious works. 'Repugnant', 'uninspired' and 'awful' - works hated by their own composers 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Because I am one of them — those cantankerous GenXer’s — it’s going to take a lot more mindfulness and meditating to undo my own DNA. Millennials Might Provide A Clue To Creating Purpose In Your Organization 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z In England, the former naval officer is known as a sports enthusiast who’s a bit cantankerous at times and prone to saying the wrong thing. Vanuatu Villagers Wait for Eternal Life From Prince Philip 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z In England, the former naval officer is known as a sports enthusiast who's a bit cantankerous at times and prone to saying the wrong thing. Vanuatu villagers wait for eternal life _ from Prince Philip 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z It’s a fascinating read, not just as a document of Sanders’ earliest forays into politics but as a portrait of Sanders as a committed, cantankerous, deep freak member of the progressive movement and counterculture. Bernie Sanders exposed! A shocking look at his views on rape and violence against women 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z "He was cantankerous. You never knew what you were going to get," said tavern regular Rusty Keasler. Spirit of Hunter S. Thompson lingers at his favorite Colorado bar 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z The cantankerous Brit -- whose on and off stage antics were well-documented in the 2012 film "Beware of Mr. Baker" -- speaks through the language of syncopation, one best witnessed live. The Summer Concert Guide 2015: 36 D.C.-area shows to see this season 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z Instead, he turned to often divisive and cantankerous rhetoric. Why Rick Santorum Says 2016 is His Turn 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z Tuesday’s speech, for instance, probably would never have happened had the cantankerous Vermont senator not opposed a tax increase during his 1981 mayoral race. Bernie Sanders Rallies a Progressive Campaign With a Realist's Eye 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z Indeed, he had a cantankerous streak that could be mortifying. Surfing into Adolescence 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z And he was a beloved and cantankerous “Uncle Kitty” to Meredith’s young children, since their grandparents were no longer alive. Documenting My Patients' Next of Kin 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z The only downside to her performance as Cynthia, her splendidly cantankerous elderly character in Indian Summers, is that scenes without her can feel like unwanted intermissions. Julie Walters Interview: 'It Can be a Disadvantage for an Actress to Be Stunning' 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z A few, especially on the party’s left wing, believe they should behave in more cantankerous ways towards their coalition partner, to raise their profile. An uncomfortable arrangement 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z She did have a genuine lead vehicle in 2010, starring as an ambitious morning show producer trying to work with Harrison Ford’s cantankerous news vet in Morning Glory. Why Rachel McAdams Never Became A Movie Star 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z He was remembered as brilliant and cantankerous, an editorial writer who led South Africa's big newspapers when the world was transfixed by the struggle against apartheid and the transition to democracy in 1994. Ken Owen, former South African editor, dies 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z Popovich on the sidelines Monday night, looking as cantankerous as ever. How Gregg Popovich Built A Billion Dollar NBA Franchise In Small Market San Antonio 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z For now, despite hints that he is trying to reinvent himself from cantankerous Obama critic to elder statesman, Mr. McCain still seems to be in clobber mode. John McCain, 78 and Untamed, Savors Senate Dream Job 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z He is one of the Underground Man’s legion of descendants—cantankerous, unsteady men. “The Old City: Leviathan,” an experiment in literary gaming 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z White House officials are under no illusion about the difficulties of dealing with a bolstered House Republican majority, a Senate under GOP control and cantankerous congressional Democrats. Despite a tough year, an optimistic mood in the White House 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z The stereotype is that older people become set in their ways, and cantankerous. Four Benefits Of Aging Frances McDormand Would Love 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z Felix Frankfurter is one of the most cantankerous and controversial figures in the history of American law. The Supreme Paper Caper 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z Whistler’s lift lines can grow cantankerous on weekends when much of Vancouver and half of Europe seem to be here. The Top 10 Ski Resorts In North America For 2015 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z The new payment date is also well after general elections on May 7, when Britain's cantankerous relationship with the EU is bound to be a central theme. Britain looks to save face in EU bill standoff 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z At the time, New England’s often cantankerous coach called it “one of the worst plays” he’d seen in nearly four decades of coaching and asked the NFL to look into it. Welker and Belichick have buried the hatchet 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Critical opinion is often split over his creations, and the cantankerous octogenarian isn’t known for his diplomacy. Inside Frank Gehry's Spectacular Louis Vuitton Foundation 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z The wisecracking, cantankerous conman is soon wreaking all manner of slapstick havoc, involving snakes, shrimps and shrunken heads. The 10 best ghosts 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z These discussions were typified by some cantankerous and, frankly, arrogant industry pundits pouring scorn on Wave because it didn’t meet some bar they unilaterally set for products to be considered analytics. On Salesforce's Wave Platform And Why Semantic Debates About Analytics Are Irrelevant 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z Wendy, a summer installation, was a cantankerous character that was far from perfect. The zoo where humans are enclosed 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z Further, the city’s reputation suffers from the cantankerous disposition of its part-time residents — members of Congress — who have managed to come together, at least a little bit, in their baseball joy. Reason to Cheer in Washington: Prospect of a ‘Beltway Series’ 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z Whether the cantankerous monkey ever did is another matter altogether. The drunken monkey that smashed up a bar 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z “Saying cantankerous could get me in trouble. He could be cantankerous if you were not genuine or truly interested. If the conversation was not worthwhile, he was cantankerous,” said Baas. Civil War collection to be sold at auction 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z Even usually cantankerous Spurs coach Gregg Popovich fully embraced the moment, smiling and waving at the crowd as the barge he rode on floated along the River Walk. Spurs celebrate NBA title 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z If your aversion to modern technologies, creaking ankle or generally cantankerous nature hadn’t tipped you off, you’re probably old. This Website Will Show You Just How Old You Really Are 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z Though Lewis has come under fire in recent years for his bias against female comics and can be cantankerous and unpredictable in interviews and on stage, his abiding love of connecting through comedy is clear. Jerry Lewis keeps the comedy coming at 88 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z Yet when the topic of his cantankerous news conferences was broached, his handshake was firm, and there was actually a bit of a twinkle in his eye. Darryl Sutter is Kings' leading man, even if it doesn't suit his style 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z Described by Baas as cantankerous at times, Reynolds could be very opinionated, a quality Baas says he misses. Civil War collection to be sold at auction 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z The younger Judge Baer was known for being amusingly cantankerous off the bench and colorful under it — at least in terms of the socks he wore. Harold Baer Jr., Judge Whose Civil Liberties Rulings Drew Fire, Dies at 81 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z If a sport with the possibility of such near-perfection in its on-field fairness seems contrary to the cantankerous temper of our sporting times, we still have one last recourse to delicious incivility. Putting replay under further review Broadcast legend dies: He was cranky and sometimes cantankerous, but Ken Schram endeared himself to his many fans. Friday Memo: Ballmer's billions … Kasem in court … remembering Schram … nerd alert 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z Mr. Gore deployed his smoothest scorn to swat down the cantankerous billionaire’s argument that the North American Free Trade Agreement would produce a “great sucking sound” of jobs flowing to Mexico. Economic Scene: Trade Deals a Boon for Workers, Just Not All of Them 2014-03-18T22:33:52Z And while Basil Fawlty at his most splenetic may appear an odd role model, a select band of hospitality entrepreneurs have built successful careers on a reputation for being cantankerous and abrasive to their clientele. The restaurants that thrive on insulting their diners 2014-03-07T00:32:44Z “I’ve heard that one a few times,” he said, chuckling at the reference to the cantankerous character from “The Simpsons.” Groundskeeper Willie Leak has been tending to RFK stadium for 50 years 2014-02-27T16:08:00Z A German-designed maglev train now whizzes back and forth between Shanghai and the city's Pudong International Airport; at home, it was derailed by a cantankerous democracy rallying against the noise and the subsidies. China's Coming Economic Slowdown 2013-10-26T00:57:05Z It turned out that the general populace were a much more cantankerous bunch than they had thought. The British Twitter Insults Rumpus: Sadly, Yes, This Is What Some People Are Like 2013-08-05T15:48:00Z The idyllic riverside environs, though, took on a somewhat cantankerous edge whenever David Wright appeared in person or as concept. Pirates 3, Mets 2 (11 innings): Hefner Is Sharp Again, but Mets Fall in 11th 2013-07-13T03:10:18Z Those tenets — offense, good relations with the sports media — are 180 degrees off from the image Tortorella forged in his five cantankerous years in New York. Sight of Tortorella Sends Vancouver Into a Tizzy 2013-06-22T21:43:48Z Bones, on the other hand, has always been a cantankerous character, so his complaining has always provoked some bemusement by default among Star Trek faithful. Review: Star Trek Into Darkness's Alternate Vision of Mediocrity 2013-05-17T09:44:54Z Signature video The first Unnecessary Otter skit, introducing us to Hayes playing a sweet children's TV presenter with the aforementioned cantankerous Scottish sidekick. YouTube UK: 20 of Britain's most popular online video bloggers 2013-04-06T23:01:00Z As Allen points out, Italians are in a cantankerous mood these days. The Case for Padre Sean 2013-03-12T08:45:00Z Is it possible to convert this cantankerous customer into a fan? Turn Your Toughest Customer Into Your Biggest Fan 2013-02-18T13:51:00Z Weaver, the long-time manager of the Baltimore Orioles, was fiery, ornery, controversial, cantankerous, volatile, temperamental and foul-mouthed. What Seattle Times sports readers are saying 2013-01-26T02:53:42Z On closer look, she is a bit of a cantankerous misfit, both in the world of conservative Christianity and the world of Web-happy distance learners. Beliefs: A Home-Schooling Pioneer Looks to the Future 2013-01-18T18:26:41Z Representative West, the cantankerous congressman from Florida, will be missed, if for nothing more than his outrageous comments, which worked as reliable caulk that could fill a yawning news hole. Members of the 112th Congress Depart, Quirks in Tow 2012-11-21T02:34:31Z For as long as most people can remember, relations among the various subgroups have been sometimes cantankerous but largely cordial and supportive. Uproar After Atlanta Jewish Book Festival Cancels Peter Beinart Talk 2012-11-14T01:54:20Z Boehner, a deft politician, could be signaling to his cantankerous caucus that it’s time to set a new course. Has the Tea Party Lost its Mojo? 2012-11-07T18:32:35Z And if my approach works with freelance writers--an independent-minded, highly intelligent, and sometimes cantankerous group--it's pretty much guaranteed to work with your employees too. 3 Questions to Motivate Any Employee 2012-10-29T16:26:00Z Wolverines are known for their voracious appetites and cantankerous dispositions. Conservation groups sue to end trapping of wolverines in Montana 2012-10-12T02:39:04Z But North Korea is often more cantankerous than China would like, in particular towards South Korea, even though the economic relationship between China and South Korea is far more important. China's Wen urges North Korea to let the market help revamp economy 2012-08-18T04:49:47Z Organizers scrambled to sell last-minute tickets, and ended up giving some to the military, after unsightly photos of empty seats were splashed across the famously cantankerous British press. London wraps up a dazzling Olympics 2012-08-11T23:04:08Z "I don't know that I'm cantankerous," he said. Justice Scalia steps up criticism of healthcare ruling 2012-07-29T20:12:26Z The fisher is a cute if cantankerous, increasingly rare, cat-sized carnivore of the Pacific Northwest. Marijuana Farms Poison Wildlife 2012-07-22T13:15:00.210Z Lawmakers on Capitol Hill said they began to see changes in their usually cantankerous colleague. Vows: Barney Frank Weds Jim Ready 2012-07-08T01:18:27Z The Cardinals are in first place under new manager Mike Matheny, a calming presence following a man who was often cantankerous and caustic. Cardinals retire La Russa's No. 10 2012-05-12T01:31:39Z He is without exception the most cantankerous animal under the sun. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z They'd pass the evening that way, and call me a cantankerous old hound when my back was turned, just because I did n't hark in to the cry. Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z The subordinate officer’s life may be rendered a burden by a cantankerous and exacting captain. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Thus, as watch and watch was observed in the regular ship fashion—that is, one watch relieving the other every four hours—the cantankerous Basque had but few opportunities of associating with the other men. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z It seems like there are no cantankerous personalities that he has to fight. Kentucky Is Loaded With Talent and Team-First Attitude 2012-02-27T01:05:32Z “Well, of all the mean, unmitigated, low-down, cantankerous, sneaking, bulldozing and——” sputtered the first baseman. Baseball Joe on the School Nine or, Pitching for the Blue Banner 2012-02-17T03:00:33.267Z The staccato datebook entries of a somewhat cantankerous Kurt Weill are giddily revealing, but foreboding given his sudden death shortly after they were made. City Room: New York Diaries, in the Author's Hand 2012-02-10T16:39:13Z Add to that that he was naturally cantankerous and jealous. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z The second-round loss abbreviated what was an uncharacteristically cantankerous month for Fish in Australia. Fish Is Ousted at Australian Open 2012-01-18T16:23:55Z It had cost him more trouble than enough to assemble together the cantankerous townsfolk. The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 2011-12-25T03:00:12.817Z The hero, a cantankerous fellow, became blind, and the unfeminine independent heroine never knew, so went her own way and left him to die. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z The book tells the tale of a quest to reclaim a pile of treasure from a cantankerous dragon, Smaug. 'The Hobbit' Teaser Trailer Arrives; Will Smaug Save 3D Movies? 2011-12-21T07:33:38Z But it was unclear how far it would carry — and how much the cantankerous Mr. Tshisekedi would push it — in the face of well-armed security forces. After Vote in Congo, Talk of Resistance 2011-12-07T22:26:34Z "Stunned; lost his senses or something--not that he'd many senses to lose--cantankerous brute!" A Duel 2011-11-20T03:00:13.840Z We all know the cantankerous passenger in the railway carriage who makes himself objectionable in a variety of ways, but a coach was a much more fruitful source of contention. The Bath Road History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway 2011-11-06T02:00:11.073Z But if there’s a hereafter for the once lovably cantankerous commentator on CBS News’ ”60 Minutes,” he, even as a new arrival, would already have some pointed reactions — and some bones to pick. Andy Rooney: Each Sunday for decades, the ?60 Minutes? pundit looked at the everyday 2011-11-05T12:52:53Z It is a continual process of ironical quotation, a restless, cantankerous squinting of the eye right and left, a language of inverted commas and grimaces. Human, All-Too-Human, Part II 2011-10-26T02:00:29.773Z Davis was charming, cantankerous and compassionate — a man who when his wife suffered a serious heart attack in the 1970s moved into her hospital room. Al Davis, Hall of Fame owner of the Oakland Raiders, dies at 82 2011-10-08T15:09:42Z Davis was charming, cantankerous and compassionate - a man who when his wife suffered a serious heart attack in the 1970s moved into her hospital room. Raiders owner Al Davis dead at 82 2011-10-08T15:13:16Z It describes a curmudgeon as “a surly, ill-mannered, bad-tempered person; a cantankerous fellow.” City Room: The Day: Exit the Curmudgeon, Andy Rooney 2011-10-03T12:30:33Z While Radbourn is mostly known at this point for the cantankerous Twitter account that borrows his name, he put up some eye-popping numbers that season, winning 59 games. Bats: Doubling Up on Triple Crowns 2011-09-28T18:02:25Z I respected the cantankerous old critter, and liked him, in a way. The Postmaster 2011-09-21T02:00:28.863Z As the franc climbed yet further, business leaders, consumers, trade unions and even the most cantankerous politicians have been calling for action. Swiss face up to a franc mountain 2011-09-08T08:58:34Z Bill was getting cantankerous and didn’t want to do what was right for him. Cases: When Caregivers Don?t Always See the Spirit Fade 2011-09-05T19:27:50Z So far from being easy-going he was extremely cantankerous to every one under him. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z The Skipper was there, and in a cantankerous mood. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z His friends when they played with him declared that he was not a cantankerous old man, but a really charming fellow. The Happy Golfer Being Some Experiences, Reflections, and a Few Deductions of a Wandering Golfer 2011-08-21T02:00:29.747Z He was also the only person in the family who could start a particularly cantankerous lawn mower. Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer 2011-08-14T02:00:18.947Z The Brewers won twice and lost the other in 11 innings while seeing La Russa at his most cantankerous. Brewers Stay Focused Despite La Russa?s Tactics 2011-08-11T19:21:17Z Well, you can't say at any rate that I was such a cantankerous cuss: taking it all round, you had a pretty quiet time of it with me. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z Never mind what I said; it’s better than being a reader, and growing into a snuffy cantankerous old scarecrow like me. The Story of Antony Grace 2011-07-27T02:00:35.717Z Instead of cantankerous winds, now there was fierce heat from a sun that would not relent. How Hot Is 104? New York Counts the Miseries 2011-07-23T02:30:24Z Ms. Legge’s cantankerous neighbor across the hall moved out overnight, ripping out everything he had installed, including the electrical wiring, so that no one else could move in. Waiting for the Wrecking Ball 2011-07-17T00:33:55Z He who, up to the present, had enjoyed the reputation of being the kindest and most loving of husbands, the most genial of men, had now become morose, coarse, blasphemous, cantankerous, and cruel. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z From that list we excluded—by unanimous vote—one man whose literary work abundantly qualified him for membership, but whose cantankerous self-satisfaction rendered him, in the general opinion, a man not "clubbable." Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z There is scarcely any habitué of Hyde Park who could not point the finger of scorn at some howling piece of inaccuracy in this soi-disant representation of Mr Bhosh on his cantankerous gifthorse. A Bayard From Bengal Being some account of the Magnificent and Spanking Career of Chunder Bindabun Bhosh,... 2011-07-13T02:00:17.950Z “There was a deuce of a row between Dorrien and his cantankerous old reprobate of an ancestor—he let out as much as that to me,” said Eustace. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z Only a month earlier, the fire chief, Buddy Martinette, had lobbied the City Council to replace the cantankerous engine at a session devoted to the latest of Wilmington’s six consecutive budget gaps. A City?s Wrenching Budget Choices 2011-07-05T02:53:57Z Good-natured as he was habitually, there were moments when even Hicks felt justifiably cantankerous. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z You heard them growling like a lot of cantankerous hounds. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z His boss, Don Myburgh, is a cantankerous old man with unruly white hair. Magazine Preview: Watching the Murder of an Innocent Man 2011-06-02T14:40:59Z A more obstreperous, cantankerous, and altogether unreasonable being than an opera singer it is hard to find in any other walk of life. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II 1848-1888 2011-05-26T02:00:18.807Z She was often crabbed of temper and cantankerous of tongue, but the heart within her wide and voluptuous bosom was big for Luce Abinger and all that pertained to him. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z He didn’t want some cantankerous compatriot with him to worry his life out at every turn, not he. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z “I never saw such a cantankerous old man.” The Campfire Girls on Station Island or, The Wireless from the Steam Yacht 2011-05-19T02:00:07.110Z Beside him munching on a few straggly weeds, a cantankerous mule took little notice of his surroundings. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives 2011-05-04T02:00:16.830Z Mr. Goldman is a reporter’s reporter who is sometimes cantankerous and bullheaded and who, friends say, is a sweetheart beneath all the bluster. Covering (and Working for) Bloomberg 2011-04-20T15:52:10Z Richard is a cantankerous puppy not to confide in his father. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z He’s a cantankerous beggar, and I don’t want to have a tiff with him. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z “There’s a bunch of cantankerous types in New York,” Professor Jackson said. Just Look at This Place. What?s Not to Love? 2011-03-31T01:20:07Z Can you wonder that the country is being hypnotized by the sight of so many cantankerous cataleptics? Psycho-Phone Messages 2011-03-27T02:00:12.363Z Edward I. Koch is many things to many people: larger-than-life mayor, cantankerous commentator, amateur movie critic. City Room: Soon You Will Take the Koch Bridge to Queens 2011-03-23T20:29:55Z But his cantankerous temper and irritable nerves were constantly placing him at a disadvantage. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z Welsh paid the sum demanded, but the tenant, being a cantankerous person, did not fall in pleasantly with this arrangement. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 1893 2011-03-20T02:00:35.193Z It is to the disaffected, dispirited, bankrupt people—idle and cantankerous, wasting their resources, and squandering their means of wealth—that cabinets play the bully. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z He had loyal people, but he was prickly and cantankerous, demanding, had a rigid schedule. Building America?s Most Innovative Brands 2011-02-25T05:00:00Z Yet there was a cantankerous side to Cantona that led to suspensions from the French national team and United. Goal: Cantona Looks to Revive the Storied Cosmos Name 2011-02-23T01:27:16Z He still couldn't understand that the cantankerous egotism of Pope was indeed the essential man; it seemed to him a crust of bad manners that reason ought to pierce. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z I don't know," the schoolmaster said, "some of these old women are uncommon cantankerous and obstinate. A Search For A Secret (Vol 2 of 3) A Novel 2011-02-15T03:00:18.213Z That is the reason he turned so cantankerous all in a minute. Under a Charm, Vol. I (of III) A Novel 2011-02-14T03:00:34.700Z But, as it was, she inclined more to that peculiar class of cantankerous and neurotic female for whom the ducking-stool was surely designed. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z She is quite an invalid and very cantankerous, though, I believe, a good woman. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z Larry Summers Outgoing National Economic Council Director A well-regarded economist and experienced presidential adviser, the cantankerous Mr Summers reportedly had difficult relations with Mr Obama's other advisers. Who's in, who's out 2011-01-28T15:46:26Z "Will you hold your tongue, you cantankerous old cat?" said the smith to the cook. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z Elaine Kaufman, the cantankerous Manhattan restaurateur who died last month, usually got her way, at least inside the restaurant on the Upper East Side that she ran for 47 years. Last Wish of Elaine?s Owner May Be Illegal 2011-01-08T03:00:16Z A cantankerous and sometimes misanthropic genius, Brahe worked at the court of the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph II at a time when Prague was an imperial city. After 400 Years, Still Hot on the Trail 2010-11-19T22:52:00Z “We’re already a cantankerous and unstable breed of people, and although anarchic and headless, we generate a big chunk of buzz for the National Hockey League.” Back to the Future: The N.H.L.'s Blogger Guidelines 2010-10-01T16:01:00Z Asked what inspired him to become a cantankerous letter writer, Mr. Crawford said he simply wrote what he saw. New York Story: Making a Name Writing to Editors 2010-09-25T01:08:00Z Given how Pelini has returned Nebraska to national relevance so fast, the fans are more than willing to put up with Pelini's cantankerous side. Pelini says Nebraska not a 'steppingstone job' 2010-08-24T11:04:00Z “You might get lots of pushback from him or lots of negotiating, but it was never a cantankerous, bullying type of approach,” Mr. Cutler recalls. From S.E.C. and Goldman, Generals Ended the War 2010-07-17T14:40:00Z A plaque on his desk quoted another famously cantankerous boss, George S. Patton: "Lead, Follow, or Get the Hell Out of the Way." What George Steinbrenner Taught Us About Being the Boss 2010-07-13T10:24:00Z Analysts say she is bogged down in a cantankerous coalition and a team in the chancellery and her Christian Democratic Union party that is obsessed with power rather than policy. Letter from Europe: For Merkel, a Summer to Sweat 2010-07-07T11:30:00Z "You must be smoking Dutch cleanser," Specter responded, in typical cantankerous fashion. Incumbents Beware: Primary Voters Send Harsh Message to Both Parties 2010-05-19T05:30:00Z Yet Bunning is best understood as the Hall of Fame pitcher he was -- one man alone on his mound, and a cantankerous competitor to the end. How Rand Paul became the Tea Party's Obama 2010-05-14T12:01:00Z By playing host to virtually the entire Afghan cabinet, officials said, Mr. Obama and his team were trying to shift the spotlight away from Mr. Karzai and his cantankerous relationship with his American backers. At U.S.-Afghan Meetings, Talk of Nuts and Bolts 2010-05-14T04:20:00Z "He was a mule, stubborn, cantankerous and willing to toil from sunup to sundown." Hall of Fame pitcher Robin Roberts dies at age 83 2010-05-06T14:55:00Z Mr. Obey, an occasionally cantankerous figure and die-hard liberal who spearheaded last year’s economic stimulus legislation, was facing a competitive election in his sprawling district, with Republicans trying to show they could threaten senior Democrats. In Blow to Democrats, Influential Congressman Will Retire After Four Decades 2010-05-06T02:13:00Z Obstinate, old-fashioned, provincial, gutsy, rather shy, awkward, suspicious, cantankerous, honest and brainy, he was utterly uninterested in the tactful doublespeak usually required of politicians in modern Europe. Poland tragedy: In Memoriam: Lech Kaczy?ski 2010-04-11T13:59:00Z His father, a prominent journalist and Conservative MP, was cantankerous and not infrequently drunk. Winston Spencer Churchill, Prime Minister's Grandson, Dies 2010-03-03T01:37:00Z Ryan had inherited his father’s defensive brilliance but not his cantankerous approach to public relations. 2010-01-24T07:36:00Z But Gabrielle did not trouble about politics, and, though she shed a few filial tears for a cantankerous parent they had soon been dried. A Blot on the Scutcheon She would gladly have flirted, only the cantankerous disposition of her elderly husband would not have permitted it. The Undying Past "I tell you I hate her, and I hope she may die a miserable, disappointed, cantankerous old maid!" Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir |
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