| 单词 | affirmation |
| 例句 | Then again the drums; and once more the men’s deep savage affirmation of their manhood. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z This got even a louder affirmation from the assembly, followed by some truly hearty spitting. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z And she said yes, which was true, but she sensed that he did not always believe her, or that his belief lasted only so long before he would need to hear her affirmation again. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Volpe finds him especially rewarding, the kind of student who gives constant feedback—affirmation that as a teacher or director, he is getting through. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z It served as an affirmation, if nothing else. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They listened to a positive affirmations self-help CD on the drive. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Ben was still making assertions of affirmation when I hung up the phone. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Force them to make a public affirmation of the oaths sworn her father by the lords they served, and then call on them for succor, and her a woman, yes, that was sweet. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Though not nearly so spectacular, this manifestation of grief for Bunny was in many ways a similar phenomenon—an affirmation of community, a formulaic expression of homage and dread. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Moss smiled in affirmation to them, and then Bits was gone. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z There never has been a man who asserted anything with more effectiveness, nor whose affirmations rested upon greater oaths, who observed them less. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z As I think back to that moment, it seems like we ripped them off in unison, an affirmation of our solidarity and victory. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z In those peaceful times, such a comment wasn't meant in a hostile way, but as an affirmation of how strange we seemed to those whose religious practices differed from ours. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Ophelia thought that Paul’s personality was built of oppositions—a need for frenzied activity that verged, she thought, on desperation, and a towering self-confidence oddly combined with a hunger for affirmation. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z His own life stands as an affirmation of that power. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Even when the shirt-sleeved crowd cried out in angry affirmation of some remark of the speaker, they paid no attention. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Professors, relatives, random people I met, asked what was next for me, and when I mentioned I was bound for law school—Harvard Law School, as it turned out—the affirmation was overwhelming. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Nanny closed her eyes and nodded a slow, weary affirmation many times before she gave it voice. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The song was of affirmation and of witness. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z All they wanted of me was one belch of affirmation and I'd bellow it out loud. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was a victory like no other. It was an affirmation of the movement,” Vivian concluded. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z I am supposed to repeat my affirmations like incantations to drive the nasty voices out of my head. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z He smacked his lips together, shook his head in serene affirmation, purred, and took another sip. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The sixth level of the marionette range, in a simple reading like this, stood for affirmation: yes, she should. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I nodded my head so vigorously in affirmation that I lurched forward, nearly pitching over. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z In accord with my own frequent affirmations that I would personally go anywhere to secure peace and security for my people, I am now traveling out of Biafra to explore.... Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He looked to his father for some sign of affirmation. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He listened, and he nodded and made “affirmation” sounds. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z So I became ill of affirmation, of saying "yes" against the nay-saying of my stomach—not to mention my brain. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z They had to investigate the charges against me, but the assignment was their unsentimental affirmation that their belief in me was unbroken. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z America was desperate to lose itself in anything that offered affirmation. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z To Forward, this owes to their abilities to have confronted the truth, expressed it, become genuine—in a way that isn’t possible through platitude or mere positive affirmation. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I hope you can find some consolation from Christianity’s affirmation that death is not the end. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Angrily, she wiped the tears away and talked through her affirmations: “Never count a pageant girl out.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z And—Citra couldn’t believe it—some laughter and affirmations as well. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The hen bobbed her head, as if in affirmation. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z It was my affirmation of life and they couldn't send me away for something I didn't do. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She often told an outward lie, willing herself to be peppy in church, at school, using positive affirmation, which turns out not to be at all the same thing as telling the truth. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Every problem is a solution in disguise,” Shanti said, echoing one of the Miss Teen Dream manual’s affirmations. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z In the abandoned Latin service it was the priest alone who spoke the affirmation of faith. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Still averted from her, the young man made a sign of affirmation. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of affirming an idea, you effect its affirmation; rather than postponing something, you implement a postponement. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z In that dark, cold place it seemed a kind of affirmation. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Positive affirmation is a temporary fix, a surface measure. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z But I stomp on it by chanting my words of affirmation out loud. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z I really feel that books like that are in such stark opposition to our culture, our desire to make everything we read about hope and affirmation. “Obviously, we all die”: On rejecting the cult of positivity and embracing the joy of darkness 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z It's an affirmation that women who don't or can't have kids, and broadly, women and girls who lack biological families, are not disposable. “Black Widow” challenges treatment of women without biological families as disposable 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z The former "American Idol" judge paid no mind to the critics on her Twitter feed, retweeting only words of affirmation from her followers. Mariah Carey misses high notes during Elusive Chanteuse tour debut 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z I listen to an Islamic call to prayer and do breathing exercises, prayers and affirmations. My first hour: five high flyers reveal their morning routines 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z Though no more probable than ever, the hypothesis that Jesus was married has lost most of its ability to shock, and, thank goddess, the once controversial affirmations of feminist spirituality have attained bumper-sticker currency. Review | In Sue Monk Kidd’s ‘The Book of Longings,’ Jesus has a wife — and behold, she’s so woke! 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z Or simply a statement of affirmation by someone who can't imagine being something they are not? Daniel Joseph Martinez offers a front-row seat to a famous artistic murder -- starring himself 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z A favorite target is corporate America’s embrace, and exploitation, of African Americans, through the subtle manipulation of ideas of aspiration, affirmation and inclusion. Critic’s Notebook: On Day Two, a new establishment museum begins its work 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z Thus the play’s enduring function as a source of solace, affirmation and commiseration. Review: ‘For Colored Girls’ Returns, Leading With Joy 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z As we headed further south, his hopes found affirmation in scenes of human joy. With civil war and a tsunami behind it, Sri Lanka’s east coast is opening up to tourism 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z Flags were waved at the show, and Springsteen did sing about hard times, but his declaration that he was born in the U.S.A. was nothing as simple as a cheerful affirmation. The Bruce Springsteen concert that sparked a political firestorm in Reagan’s America 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z He commanded attention in Prelude, a modern affirmation of faith written by a gay Black man in 1981 about a 15th-century martyr, after including it in “Eastman” last year. Review: Davóne Tines Hones the Recital Form to a Fine Point 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z The film is an affirmation of its hero’s holiness, a chronicle of goodness and suffering that is both moving and mysterious. ‘A Hidden Life’ Review: Refusing Hitler, Embracing Beauty 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z For Ms. Opie, black-and-white studio portraiture is an affirmation, or a reaffirmation, of self. Last Chance: Ryan McGinley at Team, and Catherine Opie at Gladstone 2010-04-13T21:27:00Z “The fact that it came back around is an affirmation for me that any door that is meant to open for me, will.” What’s it like behind the scenes at ‘My Fair Lady’? We went backstage with Laura Benanti. 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z Celebrating seasonal planting in Israel, the holiday — this year it is on Thursday — is both an ancient affirmation of life and a contemporary salute to environmentalism. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z Though the others, which coincided with my 20s and 30s, moved me as general affirmations, their content often felt limiting rather than expansive. Will the Old Gay Play Have Something New to Say? 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z While I was hiding, my mother would call out affirmations to comfort my daughter and me: “Marcie, you are doing so well. And anyone else who can hear me, you’re also doing so well!” Swimming Upstream in Heels and Skinny Pants 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z She speaks quickly and offers clients an endless stream of affirmations. The Design Team Roman & Williams Gets Around 2012-12-05T22:44:46Z I use affirmations at times but when they are BS, you can smell it a mile away. When I went off my antidepressants 2014-04-19T23:00:00Z For too long, women have been the rule-following stiffs in romcoms, desperate for love and affirmation, while men have had most of the fun. Why How to Be Single is more casually progressive than Trainwreck 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z The most important political movement right now is the affirmation—one that shouldn’t need to be made—that black lives matter. The Oscar Whiteness Machine 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z For locals, it’s a long overdue affirmation of a long-obscured history that for a century was little spoken of. Sundance: ‘Descendant’ chronicles a Black history uncovered 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z I sat at my desk writing down affirmations just like Wayne Dyer told me to do: I, Kirsten, never have to worry about money again. How I ended up in a pyramid scheme 2013-05-23T00:00:00Z When an episode goes online, I don’t need emotional affirmation from the vast anonymous void that is the internet. How the web series “The Feels” gets oversharing and bisexuality right 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z The poem's programme is more metaphysical than illustrative, a depiction of life's trials and tribulations ending with a massive fugue and final hymn of affirmation, complete with offstage female chorus. Suk: Symphony No?1; Ripening 2010-10-02T21:45:00Z He also hopes to garner more than just affirmation from the Recording Academy, while at the same time understanding the purpose it serves. Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah was one of the last musicians to perform in a New York club. The resulting album could win him a Grammy. 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z And his transparency regarding his own place, as a filmmaker, in society became a defiant affirmation of art as a crucial mode of experience and source of truth. The Paradox at the Heart of Abbas Kiarostami’s Early Films 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z A ringing affirmation of revolutionary idealism as embodied in Lenin, the play implicitly attacked the sclerotic, cynical system of the Brezhnev years and the malign, lingering influence of Stalin. Mikhail Shatrov, Outspoken Soviet Playwright, Dies at 78 2010-05-26T15:59:00Z After the morning Danya and Addison have had — beginning with a bout of bad sex and getting worse from there — they probably need the affirmation. Review: ‘Would You Still Love Me If …,’ With Kathleen Turner, Touches on Gender Identity 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z Electronic music has long been a site of affirmation and ideation for queer and trans artists and fans. Arca Once Made Electronic Music. Now She Builds Worlds. 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z A movie-length act of affirmation, “Tyler Perry’s The Single Moms Club” saunters through the struggles, hopes, and reconciliations among five mothers making do. Movie Review: Motley Group Vents in ‘Tyler Perry’s The Single Moms Club’ 2014-03-14T22:19:49Z Along the steep, brick path to the bay’s small sandy beach, there were hand-painted tiles scrawled with affirmations: “Environment is the future, respect it,” read one. Personal Journeys: Quiet in the Caribbean 2014-01-22T17:41:04Z I let out a long-held breath, smiling at this affirmation that we did not repeat my parents' favoritism practices. The agony of rewatching "Everybody Loves Raymond" reminds me of my family's damaging dysfunction 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z Better were the many moments in which one hoped to catch the other’s eye, but didn’t — still looking for affirmation through it all. Music Review: Songs Say One Thing, Actions Another 2011-01-11T22:20:25Z And its fifth album is a firm affirmation that home is where the heart is. DeVotchKa plays Paramount behind latest album, '100 Lovers' 2011-03-03T21:03:12Z And the night concluded with the strangely consoling affirmation of a great artist’s ambivalence. Review: For Sondheim’s 90th Birthday, a Collage of Aching Voices 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z There is also a comment in the film about having a "fantasy of affirmation" — that success is a way of getting back at the schoolyard bullies. Jim Parsons and Zachary Quinto give voice to the prickly friendship of authors "Truman & Tennessee" 2021-06-19T04:00:00Z It’s not a bad metaphor for the Italian film industry’s relations to Hollywood, and for once a Di Leo film ends with shared laughter and an affirmation of brotherhood. Video : The Rules of the Game in a Feudal World 2011-03-11T05:44:05Z His list of morning affirmations goes something like this: “I’m powerful. I’m strong. I’m a leader. I’m a billionaire.” Teen entrepreneur Trey Brown willed his clothing line into reality. Now Spergo has arrived in D.C. 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z And where Messiah ends in peals of glory and affirmation, Belshazzar's masterstroke is the lovely and humble gentleness of its closing Amen, which in Christie's hands was a deeply moving experience. Belshazzar – review 2012-12-14T17:32:12Z True leadership is needed; only with Ms. Reichlen’s affirmation of sheer moral principles has this been established. At New York City Ballet, Balancing the Art of Transition 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z Pride is a statement of personal affirmation that extends out to others. How LGBTQ love saves Christianity: A priest explains 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Using this humble, homespun wheel to create things of beauty is like a political act, an affirmation of identity and community. Ceramics as a performance art: Pomona museum puts clay in motion on screen 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z His work is both a rebellious assertion of clarity and a profound affirmation of the world in all its aspects. Jack Gilbert obituary 2012-11-20T14:17:57Z They’re also an affirmation of the indignities and frustrations we all endure. Terrible husbands and homicidal in-laws: why online advice columns are so addictive 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z Ditto asked if he was in the house, heard an affirmation, then turned sideways and waved to him. Coachella 2010 day two notables: Gossip, Flying Lotus 2010-04-18T21:46:00Z And “Futura” is above all an affirmation of the durability of an approach to moviemaking predicated on curiosity, democratic principles and the idea that people can speak for themselves. ‘Futura’ Review: Youth, Italian Style 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z She withstood bullying and assumed she was gay “because I was attracted to men and I really didn’t have any mirrors of affirmation of trans femme energy.” Honey Dijon Steps Up From Dance Music’s Underground 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z The songs call for bootstrapping ambition, often contrasting rags and riches or invoking gospel affirmation. New Music: Albums From Aloe Blacc, Sara Evans and Ambrose Akinmusire 2014-03-10T20:57:47Z In her earlier, happier years that made for sometimes bland affirmations of love, but as her mood became blacker, it came off as a special sort of sinister. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2011-03-07T23:58:25Z For Bury, recently removed from the horror of Flanders, it was a stunning affirmation of religious purpose. My hero: Charles Howard Bury by Wade Davis 2012-11-23T22:55:03Z QUINTANA: I am no longer asking myself, but sort of stating the affirmation: “This is happening.” Pilar Quintana reconnects with childhood and wins Alfaguara 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z It’s hard to argue that the need for affirmation wouldn’t be highly socialized, unlike her natural thirst for companionship and parental affection. Sexual awakening in Hawkins: “Stranger Things” explores the terror and the triviality of adolescence 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z For the most part, Ms. Laughlin is a negotiator in this band’s songs, a slightly faded center of attention delivering steady affirmations, while around her things get digressive. Music Review: Rumbling and Rambling Amid a Blistering Storm 2011-04-22T21:35:06Z Followed by affirmation: “You are my right hand, sir.” 'Wolf Hall' Recap: Henry Is All Heat, Fury and Menace 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z Finally, there is a sense, however uneasy, of affirmation and brassy richness. Review: Carnegie Hall Reopens With a Blaze From Philadelphia 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z For me, “Rhythm Nation 1814” is an affirmation that music can be so all-consuming that it rearranges us on some cellular level, teaching us new things about our bodies. Janet Jackson’s “Rhythm Nation 1814” Wanted Us to Dance Away Our Differences 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Audiences plump her up like a sponge, and she badly needs affirmation. Review: In ‘The Narrow Door,’ Paul Lisicky Opens a Window on Friendship 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z Gaye repeats the affirmation "right on" – a phrase distinctly grounded in black urban vernacular – throughout the album and on a song bearing that name. "What’s Going On" at 50 — Marvin Gaye’s Motown classic is as relevant today as it was in 1971 2021-05-22T04:00:00Z White guys professed their love often, bought flowers and gifts whether they were rich or poor, gave their women rings and hugs and words of affirmation, kissed in public. K-dramas cured my prejudice against Asian men 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z Raised in a slimy embrace of self-righteous affirmations, Laura is every professor’s nightmare, a monster of entitlement. With ‘The Nix,’ Nathan Hill announces himself as a major new comic novelist 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z “It is the prose itself that provides the lasting affirmation,” our reviewer, Martin Amis, wrote, “and underlying it all the lavishness, the freely offered gift, of his divine energy.” Paperback Row 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Like so many other adolescent acts in those years, that map was an affirmation of its moment, but also a corrosive gesture toward it. My teenage nuclear fantasies: Imagining apocalypse in America’s atomic age 2014-05-08T12:15:00Z Hutchison recalled wondering, finding affirmation in a Black creative who pushed artistic limits. Black Artists Pioneered Electronic Music. This Festival Celebrates Them. 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z The wordless communication between father and son was resonant affirmation of the unique wavelength they shared. Perspective | Lin-Manuel Miranda speaks out in favor of another great man. This time, it’s his dad. 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z These are remarkable for the affirmations Butler wrote day after day, reminding herself that she would be successful — famous novelist, a bestseller — and that she had no one to rely upon but herself. What to see in L.A. galleries: An ode to a black sci-fi trailblazer and Lari Pittman 'Mood Books' 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z As Eck writes in her conclusion: "The affirmation of the everywhere of the sacred – this is the peculiar genius of the theology given expression in the landscape of India." India: A Sacred Geography by Diana L Eck – review 2012-07-27T07:00:02Z On the unaccompanied ballad “Goodbye,” his sprinkled arpeggios and peripatetic left hand turn the tune’s minor harmonies into an affirmation. After Vanishing, Johnny O’Neal Has a New York Following Again 2014-05-01T23:30:47Z Paradoxically, that piece registered less as a work of lamentation than of affirmation. ‘Queens Row’ Review: Richard Maxwell on Life After Doomsday 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z To avoid sounding critical, always start with a positive affirmation. Sex with my boyfriend is consistently mediocre 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z But this time around, there is more wisdom — a recognition that living through trauma means finding gratitude and affirmation in the moments you can. 12 Things Our Critics Are Looking Forward to in 2022 2022-01-01T05:00:00Z In the video, campers repeat after Chasten as he recites a playful “pledge” to the rainbow flag, ending with, “affirmation and equal rights for all.” Perspective | Fans of Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill have a new favorite word: ‘grooming’ 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z I admire much of what Samantha Power has done and written, but I take exception to her affirmation of George H. W. Bush’s and James Baker’s handling of the fall of the Soviet Union. The Marshall Plan, Netflix and Other Letters to the Editor 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z It’s an empowering track with a bunch of affirmations nestled in the chorus: “I am healthy, I am wealthy, I am rich,” the song starts off. Baby Tate Turns Hate Into Positivity 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z There’s some irony in Escobar seeking affirmation from a guy with a swastika tattooed on his shoulder, but then, his obsession with legitimacy is nearly as consuming as his quest for power. 'Narcos' Episode 3 Recap: Pablo the Politician 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z One Army football staffer who was there then estimated that ten players in the combined Classes of 2004 and 2005 left school before their affirmation obligations because of 9/11. 9/11 and West Point football’s epic losing streak of 2003 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z It’s big and operatic, often driving her to do the very things for which she’s been publicly shamed: acting out, picking fights, trawling for affirmation. Review: ‘A Really Good Day,’ Ayelet Waldman’s Better Living Through LSD 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z Public affirmation of his achievements was something he had never really cared about. He was behaving differently. He had lost something. I was the only one who noticed. 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z There’s a little bit of affirmation, maybe, and with it a deepening hunger for more. Sports fandom doesn’t have to be miserable 2013-04-15T16:45:00Z “The Coffeehouse Resistance: Brewing Hope in Desperate Times” is a book that acts as exactly what the urgency of America’s contemporary political crisis requires: A brave and beautiful affirmation of humanity. Brewing a "Coffeehouse Resistance": Hopeful activism that's organized and energized 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z Small countries like New Zealand that are far from the world's centers of power are often shaped by bigger countries like the U.S. and often look to them for affirmation, Matthewman said. Passing reference in 'Argo' rankles New Zealand 2013-03-21T06:46:08Z Afterward, they checked back, eager for affirmation about how underwhelming my experience was. Choice Tables: Sorry to Disappoint, but I Ate Well in Berlin 2012-01-27T17:43:35Z Participating in the Ghostlight Project offered an opportunity to come together symbolically — not so much in repudiation, but in affirmation. Culture and Trump: The Actors Gang joins theater world's national call to create light for 'dark times' 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z Mr. de Grandmont offered affirmation and acceptance as she learned to speak more freely about her anxiety and depression. A ‘Final Fantasy’ Alliance Gets Real 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z Gender can be the graceless act of discovery and affirmation, the ugly vitality of blood, the patient organizing and reshaping of something that’s never before been listened to correctly. He’s a Transgender Archivist and a Vampire, and He’s in Love 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z It is sim- ply its association with notions of well-being that gives affirmation its current status. Carsten H??ller: Experience at the New Museum 2011-10-26T19:10:57Z She posted a screen shot from the app on Instagram, which was met with a deluge of affirmation from her followers. Your Most-Played Song of 2020 Is … White Noise? 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z I saw the original and it stays with me today--an honest, direct, and spirited affirmation of what is was to be young--and more vulnerable than any of us would care to admit. Review: Homeless Teenagers, Strutting and Seething in ‘Runaways’ 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z He considered the hell of “nothing remaining of my name,” before concluding with an affirmation of his own legacy: Johnny Cash, the Poet in Black 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z In a field populated by young, exquisitely fit artists — in which pain is just part of the job, and one’s body is always on display — tattoos have become a fashionable form of self-expression and affirmation. How ballet dancers flaunt — and hide — their tattoos on stage 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z And an affirmation that as it was once, so it may be again. Bill Cunningham’s Easter Parade 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z Devoted to Halpert’s own collection, it is a touching affirmation that, business aside, she really did love art. A Forgotten Pioneer’s Art World Is Resurrected at the Jewish Museum 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z This is ultimately a tale of affirmation, self-acceptance and second chances, and its lessons, while not unwelcome, are a bit too forced and neatly packaged to make it fully satisfying. Movie Review: ‘Hello I Must Be Going,’ Starring Melanie Lynskey 2012-09-06T23:04:51Z Most affirmations sound pretty cheesy, and one might suspect that they would have little effect. Positive thinking is for suckers! 2012-11-25T13:00:00Z To its supporters, mask-wearing is a visual expression of civic duty, an affirmation of scientific authority and a show of respect. The Medical Mask Becomes a Protest Symbol 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z The iconography and track names were maps to other ideas, cultural truths, an affirmation of my burgeoning suspicions. 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Alice Coltrane 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z Frame by frame, morning by morning, Taggart and Cooper enact a ritual of creation that doubles as an affirmation of partnership, a dance of privilege and vulnerability. One bed photo per day, for years and years: Mesmerizing moments from an art show about daily life 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z There is periodic affirmation that giving millions of dollars to politicians gets your phone calls answered, and a few stark admissions that money gets laws made and regulations rewritten. Review: ‘Meet the Donors: Does Money Talk?’ Explores Campaign Contributors 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z At first, Chris believes his discomfort to be just an affirmation of what he already expects from wealthy, self-identified liberal white people. A horror movie for our time: “Get Out” is frighteningly topical 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z It was this sense of a profoundly personal affirmation of faith that came across most convincingly, thanks primarily to the authority of Roderick Williams. The Kingdom 2010-08-09T20:45:00Z “I am not self-conscious,” Ashish, 11, writes over and over in his notebook, an affirmation turned mantra. The Week Ahead: Nov. 20 ? 26 2011-11-18T22:01:22Z Together, in its loose but attuned way, the band found eerie meditations in “The Wheel” on Friday, spooky back alleys in “West L.A. Fadeaway” on Saturday, bitterness and then affirmation in “Throwing Stones” on Sunday. No Song Left Unsung, Grateful Dead Plays Its Last 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z Weitzmann asks himself: Is this an act of madness or an affirmation of Jewish identity? How France Became a Dangerous Place to Be a Jew 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z For a year Stein followed four patients at a Florida clinic world-famous for gender affirmation surgery. 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z But again and again, another affirmation emerged: In a time of partisan division, the arts would be there for inspiration, hope and growth. At Kennedy Center Honors, ‘Hamilton’ Creators Are Lauded 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z “Their support, so early on, was a cultural affirmation for a community at a time when the Chicano identity was being crafted and built,” she says. L.A. without the NEA: Self Help Graphics project empowers day laborers through art 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Or at least that’s how we feel when Ms. O’Hara sings, in a voice that courses from flutelike fragility to thundering affirmation and back again. Theater Review: ‘Bridges of Madison County’ Brings Iowa to Broadway 2014-02-21T03:00:02Z It’s a strong opener — “This is a God dream, this is everything” serves as an affirmation of Kanye’s current state of mind. The complex life of Kanye: “The Life of Pablo” is West’s triumphant turn to hip-hop middle age — with some old habits that won’t die 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z Could there be any greater affirmation about how deep a chord Martin has struck? The essential guide to "Game of Thrones" 2011-04-09T21:01:00Z But to plenty of others – like apparently every human being on my Twitter feed right now – saw that video as an affirmation of exactly who we were voting for on Tuesday. For crying out loud, we love you, Obama! 2012-11-09T16:35:00Z The musical’s full-throated affirmation of diversity, inclusion and tolerance has taken on new urgency now that these values have fallen under sharp attack. Even without Lin-Manuel, 'Hamilton' opens in San Francisco as vital as ever 2017-03-26T04:00:00Z Skepticism to acceptance to affirmation is the arc of San Fermin’s “Belong,” in both music and lyrics as the track builds modestly and methodically to a grand conclusion. The Playlist: Nicki Minaj Strikes Back, and Fleet Foxes Return With a Folky Epic 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z When his daily affirmation letter is found in the pocket of a boy who commits suicide, Evan is befriended by the mourning parents and their daughter, Zoe, whom Evan has long had a crush on. Review: ‘Dear Evan Hansen,’ With a Real Teenage Evan 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Sex: You are single, but don’t hurt people or beat yourself up for finding comfort and affirmation of life between the sheets or over the kitchen table. How to survive the death of a loved one 2017-04-22T04:00:00Z So he seeks out more of it on cable, using it for affirmation and motivation, to pump himself up for battle. Trump Isn’t Watching Too Much TV. He’s Watching the Wrong Kind. 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z It’s all about meditative thinking and affirmation and doing the healing. Gavin Creel Lets His Imagination Run Wild With Gay Stories and House Music 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z Munsey says—to nods and murmurs of affirmation—that God is not merciful to the needy. “Empty suit” preacher sinks Indiana megachurch 2013-03-05T16:47:00Z In the end, though, the episode is another affirmation of friendship as a defining value of Pied Piper. ‘Silicon Valley’ Season 3, Episode 8: Erlich’s Charade 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z No less quaint to modern ears is the affirmation that the “a true knightly order in the historical tradition.” So what’s the history here? Scalia’s elite hunting pals: Meet St. Hubertus, patron saint of rich guys with guns 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z But for this year’s round, the award is a welcome affirmation from an organization that connotes a vote of public confidence. N.E.A. to Honor Jazz Masters Under a Cloud of Uncertainty 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z It doesn’t help that Letty’s addictions and general world-weariness are given so much space in the story: Each episode begins with her listening to recorded affirmations. Review: With ‘Good Behavior,’ Lady Mary Takes a Lowlife Turn 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z Watts seems to fumble for the answer himself, ending on a handful of clichés and bumper-sticker affirmations about living one’s truth and saying yes to life. ‘Only Child’ Review: A Magnetic Performer Without a Story to Match 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z Davis simply needed the affirmation that a different life was possible, one that was achievable through the mastery of language. Why reading fiction with friends is therapeutic too 2013-02-01T16:20:42Z When asked about the rumors, Bruni-Sarkozy has consistently demurred, though she's never come out and said they were false - which some here have interpreted as affirmation. Bruni's Cannes no-show fuels pregnancy buzz 2011-05-11T16:52:11Z Nearby, on a stoop on East 10th Street, she mentioned that she believes in daily affirmations, which have apparently helped her keep her cool amid the barrage of online criticism. Drew Afualo, TikTok Star, Goes On a New York Breakfast Crawl 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z Ultimately, the album is an affirmation — not just in what it says about the rejuvenating power of a great record, but how. Mac McCaughan and Superchunk wrestle with change 2013-09-05T15:24:15Z “I talked with someone in the audience,” Gordon said, “and she told me she didn’t realize how much she needed that affirmation as a Black woman.” For These Classical Musicians, It’s Always Been About Racial Equity 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z After seven years of Harry S. Truman and eight years of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the nation’s creative elites were hungry for affirmation. Perspective | John F. Kennedy became a hero to American art lovers — but he wasn’t one himself 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z Growing locks, especially for "mainstream" black people such as the author, is therefore an act of resistance and also of affirmation. Review: Bert Ashe ponders identity and perception in 'Dreadlock Chronicles' 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z I asked, searching for some sort of affirmation. My accidental, alcohol-drinking pregnancy adventure 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z The zaniness is pretty low-key, and what we witness is less the explosion of pent-up energy than the gentle affirmation of exuberant kindness. Review: In ‘Life of the Party,’ Melissa McCarthy Goes to College 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z That many of the songs Veloso offered were from recent work was an affirmation to any artist looking for heroes who push at the edges well into their creative life. Caetano Veloso gigs the Hollywood Bowl; Bird and Banhart offer support 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z When people address him, I don’t think a lot of them realize the kind of affirmation they’re looking for.” The Oscars: Brad Pitt Discusses ?Moneyball? and ?Tree of Life? 2011-12-30T18:44:10Z The sketch begins with a black middle-school teacher attempting to empower her class of black girls with handshakes and the affirmation, "I am smart, I am tough, I will always be enough." The only thing my quarantine brain wants to watch right now is sketch comedy 2020-04-19T04:00:00Z He decided to campaign for a state-financed task force to promote self-esteem: this would give the movement official affirmation and allow politicians to fashion legislation around it. 'It was quasi-religious': the great self-esteem con 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z It is a magnificent affirmation, and not only because libraries are currently under threat. Edinburgh international book festival: writers' picks 2011-08-12T21:55:15Z An organizer tweeted out a request that people in the audience hold their applause, substituting “jazz hands,” which is apparently a silent affirmation achieved by raising ones palms, fingers splayed and wiggling. Feminism 1, Gene 0 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z The “rules” of improvisation that have been set down over time involve constant affirmation–improvisation can only work if everyone says “Yes, and” to each other’s ideas rather than shutting them down. Yes, and … that joke is sexist: Improv troupes, unchecked creepiness and the toll that being “cool with it” takes 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z Late Sicilian Baroque was a defiant answer to nature’s wrath, an ambitious affirmation of wealth and faith, delivered by an all-powerful local aristocracy. Cultured Traveler: On a Road Trip in Sicily, Churches Everywhere 2013-05-31T18:22:52Z A big roar of affirmation confirmed that yes, again, everyone hates Piers Morgan. Michelle Obama: here's how to handle the hecklers 2013-06-06T12:06:00Z "Body Talk" caps her trilogy of releases this year with an affirmation that pop can be both smart and danceable. Year's top albums in rock, pop 2010-12-04T06:00:00Z The opening drum roll references Sly and the Family Stone’s classic “Stand!,” but, instead of that song’s lyrical affirmations and musical ebullience, D’Angelo and Foster create a more pensive mood. An Inescapable Voice on "Black Messiah" 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Called “affirmations,” this series is about the subtleties of human contact. Artists in a Post-George Floyd, Mid-Pandemic World 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z This is a book I read as a child, a story from a faraway time about hardship and struggle that ends in the most amazing affirmation of life. Cathy Cassidy's top 10 feel good books 2012-07-19T11:18:35Z But the curators said the show would be a failure — and most likely a disappointment in Rauschenberg’s eyes as well — if it were read as a sanctimonious affirmation of blue-state, art-world liberalism. Rauschenberg Foundation Gallery Opens as a Big Tent 2012-09-26T21:48:32Z The check includes a positive affirmation: “You’re a star!!” reads the bottom of the bill. Review | I want to cheer for Pom Pom. But it’s complicated. 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z It’s just this affirmation of hope, doing a Bollywood dance in the middle of a parking lot where a building used to be. PBS travel show ‘Places to Love’ stars accessible destinations 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z But it was also an affirmation of core principles. Music Review: New Orleans Horns, Raw and Funky 2011-04-11T20:26:08Z Ophüls is a liberal ironist whose challenging investigation of the historical record and present-day attitudes serves, especially, to undercut certainties, to foster a constructive skepticism regarding ideological verities and formulaic affirmations. Two Prescient Films About the Memory of the Holocaust 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z It was the sort of affirmation Hollywood loves to hear from someone who never expected to grow up and have his own TV show. Golden Globes: Lots of ‘La La’-dee-da, but a wake-up call from Meryl Streep 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z At Trinity, Handel’s “Messiah,” too, becomes an act of communal affirmation. Music Review: Trinity Wall Street’s ‘Messiah’ 2013-12-08T22:27:39Z Before long, I was excelling in school and getting affirmation from my teachers. I was born in Iran, and misogyny pushed me away from my culture. Now I have hope for Iranian girls 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z Whether it will work to merge the life affirmation of Oprah with the human bleakness of Camus — in a stage musical, no less — is an open question. Can cast injury derail 'Groundhog Day'? How the musical has overcome its obstacles (again and again) 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z What she’s looking for is affirmation, of the person she once was, before the sheer effort of living ground her down and diminished feelings between you. My partner of 30 years wants to leave. How can I get her to stay? 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z Write yourself little affirmations in each daily square. Perspective | Ask Amy: Friend with benefits doesn’t show interest 2019-11-17T05:00:00Z This affirmation is triumphantly validated by "the tricky reverse narration" of Fun Home's final panels, in which Bechdel's artistically resurrected, epic father is there to catch and save her child self. Andre Gerard's top 10 father memoirs 2013-06-12T15:11:54Z “When you’re 15, you’re looking for affirmation, looking to be part of a tribe, and we provided that for each other,” Mr. Tiffany said. Spring Performance: John Tiffany and Steven Hoggett Collaborate on ?Once? 2012-02-22T21:17:17Z You are brought into a state of intimacy, of complicity, with characters you may find it difficult to like but who, at the same time, require constant affirmation of their goodness. Movie Review: ‘This Is 40,’ From Judd Apatow and Starring Paul Rudd 2012-12-20T18:32:19Z Their house was nice, the walls lined with color portraits of them and positive affirmations like "Love Always Wins." Please don't invite me over to dinner: The case against home-cooked meals 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z I hope in addition to treatment, you’ll also seek refuge in affirmations of life — nature, art, humor, kindness. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: You’re never ‘too old to go for therapy’ 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z As she has since first taking the stage with Bikini Kill, Hanna shifted quickly and often between acrimony and affirmation. The Julie Ruin get personal during sold-out Black Cat show 2016-08-21T04:00:00Z It was an affirmation penned almost entirely from memory, one that dripped with both passionate appreciation and meticulous detail. Discount Me In: How I Saw 30 Shows on a Student Budget 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z For all its worthy intentions, “Roma” is little more than the righteous affirmation of good intentions. There’s a Voice Missing in Alfonso Cuarón’s “Roma” 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z But all-in-all, the show is a remarkably enthusiastic weekly affirmation of the "Rocky Horror" ethos of "Don't dream it, be it." Why "Glee" is the new "Rocky Horror" 2010-10-19T15:45:00Z You suspected that this gratifying emotional response was in part based in the affirmation of their inner Atticuses. Broadway on Race: Still More Likely to Comfort Than Confront 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Right at the entrance, in a simple frame, is a presidential proclamation: a monumental swipe at the nation’s secular century, and an affirmation of a new Turkey worthy of its Ottoman heyday. How Erdogan Reoriented Turkish Culture to Maintain His Power 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z In the book, we are left with Christopher's list of goals — to attend college and do spectacularly well, live independently, "become a scientist" — and then an affirmation of infinite possibility: Tonys 2015: 'Curious Incident of the Dog' brings 'autistic perspective to life' 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z Megan is sick of bumping into women that Don “worked with” and she’s little assured by his affirmation that he is happily married. Mad Men Watch: A Dark Turn to the Uncertain Future 2012-04-09T10:57:51Z Suddenly that 2-cent coin was some cosmic affirmation that I was on the right path. Prized Souvenirs, Found for Free 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z Copper’s uncle untangles the mystery of the style’s creation, showing how Greek artists brought east by Alexander the Great took up Buddhist subjects, which turned the physical affirmations of their own work more mystically inward. The First English Translation of Hayao Miyazaki’s Favorite Childhood Book 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z The first examined inequality; this one centers on practices of care, affirmation and celebration. New York Galleries: What to See Right Now 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z “The time of the original 1977 was very important in terms of revolt and affirmation and the feminist movement then was very strong,” Guadagnino said. ‘Suspiria’ Then and Now: Finding Darkness in an All-Female World 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z The juniors report to Thayer Hall and stand, right hands raised, for the affirmation ceremony. 9/11 and West Point football’s epic losing streak of 2003 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z His hugely influential early production style found the sonic equivalent, deploying lush, nostalgia-triggering samples of vintage R&B hits and gospel affirmations against brittle new beats. Kanye West Writes a Song of Himself on ‘Ye’ 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z As Steve’s popularity grew and people got to see how funny he was, it was more an affirmation to us: Oh, O.K., we made the right call on that bit of casting. ArtsBeat: Meet the New Boss: Will Ferrell Clocks in at 'The Office' 2011-04-06T16:12:45Z It is so disconcerting to me on a very deep level that not only do we not prohibit but we in fact often embrace it, whether through likes or other forms of affirmation. Would you share your kid's private life on a billboard? Maybe don't put it online then 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z "It was an affirmation that I've actually been able to be part of it." Eggs and mayo is a way underrated French bistro dish 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z Dogged by depression, subject to waves of self-pity, to stay confident he requires constant affirmation, which any number of friends — especially women — are eager to provide. ‘Fates and Furies’ review: A masterful tale of marriage and secrets 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z Adding an arbitrary national shape to an established one to attempt an entirely English croissant, that future scholar will argue, is an affirmation of refusing to be one with Europe. Straightened-Out Croissants and the Decline of Civilization 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z All together, it felt like a shift away from the dazzling affirmations popularized by Lady Gaga. Review | Everything feels heavy in 2017, even the Jingle Ball 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z The name, Hello Beautiful, is meant as an affirmation. Young Women Say No to Thongs 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z I’m so confident that you’re prepared for this task that I can take from you the material affirmation of it. An Artist Who Brings Order to Chaos 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z How when your child is growing and asks certain questions or says certain things or has certain fears, it reminds us that we also made those questions, those affirmations, we understood the world that way. Pilar Quintana reconnects with childhood and wins Alfaguara 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z Pure exhibitionism, whether naturally come by or pharmaceutically induced, can be read as an affirmation of life in Mr. Wilson’s world. An Appraisal: Lanford Wilson?s Losers, Beloved by Their Creator 2011-03-25T07:50:16Z Episode 2 takes up the terrorist attacks of September 2001, with artists like Kix Brooks, Billy Joel and Paul Simon talking about how their songs were used for healing or for affirmation of American resilience. ‘Soundtracks’ on CNN: The Songs of History’s Most Significant Moments 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z The Mivos reading is smoother than the gut urgency of the Kronos Quartet, but this current recording is nevertheless an affirmation: These are essential works for generations of musicians and listeners. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z "Just tell us your sign and our expert bartenders will create your custom cocktail tailored to you — each one even comes with its own astrology affirmation," Eataly advertised on its Instagram profile. Why zodiac-themed food and drink is having a moment 2022-08-20T04:00:00Z “We already had the love, the sex, the commitment. And now we have the affirmation and the tangible and intangible commitment that comes with it, with equal dignity before the law.” Is marriage really on the decline because of men's cheap access to sex? 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z Mack says that Wales Bonner’s consideration of her wearers and her interest in identity and fabric is “an affirmation to the language I’ve been working through this year.” Meet the Mixed-Media Painter Inspired by Lil’ Kim 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z But how much are we going back to that whole idea of creating this new narrative, of telling the world we can do anything and don’t need affirmation action? Henry Louis Gates Jr. on why Jay-Z is wrong about racism dying off 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z On some tunes the band is joined by an M.C. or a poet, spinning verses of defiance and affirmation. With Sons of Kemet, Shabaka Hutchings Brings London Jazz Into the Spotlight 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z Writing and performing “Crooked Tree” — giving it pride of place as the album’s title — is, for Tuttle, an act of self-acceptance and affirmation. Molly Tuttle Is a Top Bluegrass Guitarist. She’s Also a Lot More. 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z Amid the guttural rhythmic poetry of heavy industrial equipment and obsolete computer consoles, lyrics like these are cheerful affirmations. The Riotous, Internet-Speed Sound of 100 gecs 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z “Your interpersonal relationships fall apart – but you are so caught up in the endorphin rush of affirmation from your gym buddies, you barely notice,” says Miles. Gym, eat, repeat: the shocking rise of muscle dysmorphia 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z She went on, "Also, encourage the use of positive affirmations. For example, ‘I will get an A on my test tomorrow’ or ‘I am smart and capable." 4 tips on raising confident children: parenting experts 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z A new series of sculptures and paintings represent the black body in places of elevation — an attempt to tell a story of blackness “with light and affirmation.” Datebook: Two centuries of African American women, painting California, art about 'La Bestia' 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z “An affirmation of that would be an actor’s eventual portrayal. All I can say is that Dolly is amazing in ‘Ha’ and great in ‘Triangle of Sadness.’ The Power Player of ‘Triangle of Sadness’: Dolly de Leon 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z “It was an affirmation that I was on the right path, that I had the talent – a tiny bit of gold in my back pocket,” says Brosnan. ‘I don’t let regret in’: Pierce Brosnan on love, loss and his life after Bond 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z I started to immerse myself in affirmations and visualizations, committing myself completely to all the techniques my self-help library provided. How I ended up in a pyramid scheme 2013-05-23T00:00:00Z They wanted the album to sound “really gross,” Tucker, in contrasting lacy white, said, as her collaborators mmm-hmmmed in affirmation. Sleater-Kinney Asked St. Vincent for a Creative Spark. The Trio Blew Up. 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z In the Christian worldview, there is salvation, the forgiveness of sin; in the Presley ethos, there is freedom from restraint, affirmation. What the Rise and Fall of Elvis Mean to America 40 Years After His Death 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z I was already beginning to lose weight, and it was an affirmation of all my efforts. A-R-E-T-H-A 2011-07-09T20:19:25Z What sounds morbid proved the opposite, an affirmation of life through his closeness with death. The Best Dance of 2015 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z It was, if not a surprise, a touching affirmation of the sometimes fraught relationship between the countries. In Charlie Hebdo tragedy, the French ambassador finds his place in Washington 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z Johnson sees this as affirmation that "librarians will always be at odds to bring books to readers." 'Improbable Libraries' a fascinating trek among the stacks 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z To have a natural born killer like 50 Cent flub so fantastically felt like an affirmation for playground underdogs everywhere. 50 Cent makes another horrible pitch with 'Animal Ambition' 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z The bonus is that songs that were once pep talks to herself about overcoming self-doubt, like “Hold On,” become giant affirmations when a big crowd yells along. ArtsBeat: Bonnaroo: Alabama Shakes Commands the Big Stage 2012-06-08T20:25:39Z Each chapter of the novel begins “My name is Fatima,” and is followed by an affirmation, like, “I am French,” “I am Algerian,” “I’m named after a symbolic figure in Islam.” People Like Her Didn’t Exist in French Novels. Until She Wrote One. 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z There was a sense of rugged, against-the-odds affirmation in these live performances that is not altogether realized on the clean-cut recording. Los Angeles’s Thriving Jazz Scene Produces Four New Albums 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z That was a pretty cool lesson and affirmation to have them be so welcoming and open with their time, and jamming and including us in stuff. Alice in Chains talk wild rise, hard times ahead of receiving MoPOP Founders Award 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z She strode, ran, jumped and danced all over the stage to her band’s joyous crescendos, throwing herself into her songs’ messages of love, affirmation and inner strength. All the Best Shows, of What the Critics Have Seen 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z He added the serrated hip-hop percussion as both a narrative exclamation point and an affirmation of his Blackness, which he characterized by using an unprintable word. Steve Lacy Is Right on Time 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z The words arrive in a falsetto, a husky rasp, a calm affirmation and a whisper. Nick Cave Searches for Solace on ‘Ghosteen’ 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z There are smiles and tears, love and affirmations, a few funny jokes and a lot of easy sentimentality. Movie Review: ‘Parental Guidance,’ With Billy Crystal and Bette Midler 2012-12-24T22:52:20Z The servers, who favor feathers and fedoras, repeat the affirmation associated with each dish upon setting it down: “You Are Accepting!” they might cheer, with no irony. Power Lunch With a Side of Homilies 2011-07-20T20:15:31Z Which made the wrapped bridge or building the after-party, a celebration of hard-earned consensus, the affirmation, through art, of an open society. Christo’s Billowy Visions, Fleeting but Unforgettable 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z None want to get on her bad side lest she withhold her affirmation of status and her social blessing. The “Sharp Objects” finale and the dangers of white women’s tears 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z I was telling myself that my time was valuable, that the life of my mind mattered, whether or not the external world chose to endorse that affirmation, let alone reward it. In praise of idle hands: Underemployed and unashamed in America 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z But it also adopts a spiritual tone, making the bombshell reveal of Cal as Doctor Manhattan more of an affirmation of divinity as opposed to an act of identity politics. A divine interlude in the tunnel of love: "Watchmen" and the intersection of comic books and faith 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z You experience on this evening not only harmonizing by remarkable voices, but also an affirmation of the ascendancy of two major musical-theater talents. Review | ‘Next to Normal’ is back. It’s still a glorious, heartbreaking experience. 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z Slowly over the course of the afternoon, the question became an affirmation. From Cairo to Kolkata, Traces of a Vibrant Jewish Past 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z But affirmations do not work all the time. When I went off my antidepressants 2014-04-19T23:00:00Z When their blog goes viral, the young women must deal with the mixed reactions: affirmation from kindred spirits, resistance from fellow students and disciplinary action from the principal. Review | Four new books to inspire young readers 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z But the next time she ventures into darkness, she’ll prep with calming affirmations — and a reminder. In Horror Movies This Fall, Three Faces to Watch 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z These technological extensions of ourselves numb and depersonalize us, while constantly hawking a junk diet of feel-good affirmation — the smiley face, the selfie, the "like." Laurie Lipton: Drawing the walking dead with a most beguiling beauty 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z But what still chimes is Popular's nuanced portrayal of the eternal youthful quest for affirmation and acceptance. Your next box set: Popular 2010-10-01T07:21:00Z Here, too, the bearing of witness is a crucial act in that affirmation. “Napalm,” Reviewed: Claude Lanzmann’s Visit to North Korea 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z In a party that is now focused on affirmation and affection, the friendly supporting players are known as “super queero heart questers” or “Infinite Love docents.” It’s a Sex-Positive Party, Not a Play 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z As phones all go digital, the warmth of a land line has been replaced by an irritating buzzmuffle that requires constant affirmation. Let’s watch a murder 2012-06-10T01:00:00Z “At some level, the inauguration of a president is an affirmation of democracy. On a larger scale, it’s not even about a particular person, but about an ideal — a philosophical project.” Do it for the country? Or don’t do it at all? The dilemma facing artists at Trump’s inauguration. 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z But the anecdotes from her life that Salie recalls here, of striving for achievement and affirmation, reflect gendered expectations and social pressures that many women will recognize. Review: Getting a Moral Fix From ‘Approval Junkie’ 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z When it emerged in the early 2000s, grime was an urgent affirmation of identity. Grime Transformed British Music. A New Exhibition Traces How. 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z She leaves Sally one final note—mostly end-of-life instructions along with an affirmation of her love—and goes back to class like nothing’s wrong. 'Mad Men Recap: 'The Milk and Honey Route' 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z You also write daily affirmations and things that you would like to accomplish. ‘Emily in Paris’ Star Would Like Your Paris Tips 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z Sadly, fear – of the unknown, of intimacy, of feeling silly – will keep many men away from workshops like this, partly because what goes on is actually so feminine, full of warmth, connection and affirmation. The search for my inner ‘hero’: a modern masculinity retreat 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z The song was a breezy, bruising thing that allowed him to declare, “I’m a genius,” in a relaxed mumble that felt like a communal affirmation. Review | The DMV rap scene is heating up. WifiGawd and the Khan are keeping their cool. 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z What we said: Superbly unforced and unassuming, finding delicate notes of affirmation and optimism and discreetly celebrating the beauty of nature and family love. The best films of 2016 so far 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z The sense of arrival is exhilarating, and with upwards of 90 musicians going full throttle, the effect is boisterous, throbbing and sublimely American in its affirmation. Composer John Adams does double duty at Strathmore with BSO 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z I think it is a sort of unconscious revenge of vitality, an affirmation of being alive in the face of continuous death. Andrea Camilleri: a life in writing 2012-07-06T21:55:16Z Anyone requiring further affirmation that Warsaw is on the way up in the hipster stakes might consider that Vice magazine has set up shop in the city. New Europe: Poles dancing 2011-04-03T20:38:01Z It was the pupil's tribute to a teacher, an affirmation that something valuable had been inherited and will be passed on again. The Old Ways by Robert Macfarlane – review 2012-05-31T07:00:02Z If anything, Murphy’s consulting of the script amounted to a more organically astonished character, searching for the best words of affirmation in the face of encroaching danger. Review: In ‘Dear World,’ Donna Murphy Leads a Righteous March 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z The lead single, “Cure For Me,” is a radical jaunty pop affirmation that dismisses the need for outside approval. New this week: Mellencamp, Hilary Duff and ‘Fraggle Rock’ 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z In the face of so much affirmation, it would take a black and gnarled soul indeed to dissent, but I am that soul, and I do dissent. Paulo Coelho’s ‘Spy’ uncovers the life of Mata Hari 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z At that point, still oblivious to what this popular affirmation might portend, Zweig applauded the enthusiastic passion expressed in the elections. When It’s Too Late to Stop Fascism, According to Stefan Zweig 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z They need affirmation and unconditional love; information about healthy and unhealthy behaviors; clarity about values such as respect and integrity; appropriate boundaries and limits; and guidance about making responsible, safe choices. How to talk to kids about sex 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z It's an affirmation that someone possesses historical value beyond the fact that they provided a spark of inspiration to an author. The women who appear in Dante’s "Divine Comedy" are finally getting their due, 700 years later 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z Ms. Sallie said speaking out was a form of affirmation, and relief. Music Mogul Russell Simmons Is Accused of Rape by 3 Women 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z I suffer from anxiety and depression and sometimes all the affirmations in the world don’t help. When I went off my antidepressants 2014-04-19T23:00:00Z Those audience members who remained might well have found “Cinderella” to be a success; some of them gave Ms. Young vocal affirmation of this during the performance. Dance Review: This Time the Trouble Isn?t Wicked Stepsisters 2010-09-05T22:20:00Z It would also be an affirmation that, when it comes down to splitting hairs, great awards ceremonies should be about celebration of greatness in toto, not simply as a zero-sum game. Salon's totally (possibly) infallible Oscar predictions: Who will win? And who should win? 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z Earlier in the evening, Bird and band offered a different brand of swinging affirmation, one that featured as its central instruments an amplified violin and a loop pedal. Caetano Veloso gigs the Hollywood Bowl; Bird and Banhart offer support 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z Besides, as an affirmation of the continued relevance of Mr. Versace to the fashion world, the grouping would be pretty convincing. Donatella Versace Celebrates Her Past and Confronts Her Future 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z It's an endlessly compicated mix of ideas, angst and ultimately affirmations of his own power. Kendrick Lamar releases scathing new single, 'The Blacker the Berry' 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z But overall the art is filled with such positive affirmation of that singular presidency it’s hard to quibble with it at all. Obama Portraits Blend Paint and Politics, and Fact and Fiction 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z He accepted most of the feedback with a measured explanation or signal of affirmation. Jonathan Demme: The mentor, the maestro, the model 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z Boone believes these songs will offer salvation via church choirs long after his presumed ascension, an affirmation of his faith if ever there was one. Jerry Lee Lewis and Pat Boone spread their religions 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z After a ranger says the parks are like “going home,” a red-tail screams its affirmation. Raptor porn: The ridiculous proliferation of the red-tail call 2013-12-28T00:00:00Z Nomads alternately in search of and running away from themselves, they sought some form of affirmation they found difficult to define, much less attain. The Beats’ Countercultural Ferment Still Bubbles, in Paris 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z The novel lacks a conventional climax, to be sure, but it hits a high point of another kind, a spiritual affirmation as well as an aesthetic manifesto, when Bourgeois affirms her core principles: Review | What inspired sculptor Louise Bourgeois? One novelist takes a guess. 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z But Buchwald craved attention and affirmation on a grand scale, which meant his own family often came second. Art Buchwald’s archives are bound for the Library of Congress. He would have been thrilled. 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z The slight story is buttressed by the L.G.B.T.Q. affirmations, even if the movie is indirect in delivering them. ‘Better Nate Than Ever’ Review: Castaway Seeks Broadway 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z Those words were used almost verbatim by Washington in his response, one of the nation’s first affirmations of religious liberty. Exhibition Review: ?Emma Lazarus? at Museum of Jewish Heritage - Review 2012-01-03T22:12:56Z I choose to see it as an affirmation of what Riverdale has always been: The fantasy of an average American town where everyone feels safe, comfortable and wanted. Comics: 'Kevin Keller' gay-teen miniseries should be a point of pride 2011-06-22T18:20:55Z It would be affirmation from my peers, and it would be a wonderful thing for the show. A Minute With: Jane Lynch on her "Glee"-filled year 2010-07-08T16:38:00Z Not deadly serious however – he infuses it with affirmation. As the world burns, existential TV reflects viewers' needs to make sense of life 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z But if the first is an affirmation of the pleasures of old-fashioned Broadway professionalism, the second is heartening proof that Broadway can still, occasionally, find a place for serious and challenging new work, too. Cold Weather, Hot Shows: 'Honeymoon in Vegas' and 'Constellations' 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z And in his own funny, quiet way, he relished attention and affirmation of his creative struggles. Ingram Marshall Built and Obscured Monoliths of Sound 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z And not out of some desperate need for affirmation. Aubrey Plaza Can Do More Than Roll Her Eyes 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z The book that takes its title from that infinitely sad affirmation of the value of life is not as readable as “Soldiers of Salamis.” Reckoning With the Wounds Still Left by the Spanish Civil War 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z If there is one figure in pop music who has perfected the language of feel-good cultural affirmation, it is J Balvin. J Balvin Attempts to Reintroduce Himself on ‘Jose’ 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z Despite all of this, I keep doing affirmations, and I do believe that I have attracted good things into my life as a result. How I ended up in a pyramid scheme 2013-05-23T00:00:00Z Although this success was a personal affirmation, the kind of achievement he had long sought, his public persona remained calm, grounded, and humble. The ’60s were “the decade of orgasmic preoccupation”: Even suburban housewives were emboldened by Masters and Johnson’s “Human Sexual Response” 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z An IT specialist on an onion farm who uses an app that offers positive affirmations. Spending the pandemic talking to yourself? If you live alone, you’re not alone. 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z Backed mostly by just piano and organ — a choir shows up near the end — Ms. Houston moves from questioning to affirmation to serene faith. Playlist : New Music by Lianne La Havas, Jovanotti, Blonds and Opossom 2012-08-03T16:00:00Z If “The Good Lord Bird” is not as explicit in its affirmations or condemnations as some viewers would like, that’s a point in its favor. ‘The Good Lord Bird’ Review: The Necessity of John Brown 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z Never overcrowded or overthought, it is a cheery affirmation of moral and artistic values. This season is your last chance to see Joffrey Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker,’ a 28-year tradition 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z Her best songs were danceable affirmations designed to remind us that we’re all weirdo snowflakes — and that perhaps we should try harder to dress the part. Lady Gaga’s feel-good spectacle at Verizon Center Scott Walker and an affirmation of his conservative agenda, the hallmark of which has been his successful push to strip most collective bargaining rights from public workers. GOP retains grip on Wisconsin Senate 2011-08-10T16:28:00Z It was a night of celebration, mourning, protest and affirmation, all tied to the anniversary of the death of Rev. Martin King Jr., assassinated on April 4, 1968. Bennett and Belafonte among those honored at Apollo gala 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z Bad news is buffed to a shine, vanquished by yoga and kale smoothies and daily affirmation. In HBO’s ‘Olive Kitteridge,’ the power of negative thinking But she sees a lot of herself in her 3-year-old daughter, Nina, who is creative, quick to express herself and eager for affirmation. Amanda Seyfried Finally Stakes Her Claim 2020-11-29T05:00:00Z What is that dance, after all, but a tremendous affirmation that one is attractive, longed for, temporarily powerful and possibly loved? How Do I Stop Wanting to Cheat? 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z The women in the room answered with a chorus of murmured affirmation. A record number of congresswomen are mothers. Here’s a glimpse inside their first-ever caucus. 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z What the conservative columnist and Reagan adviser George Will heard as "grand, cheerful affirmation" – "I was born in the USA" – is really closer to outrage. Bruce by Peter Ames Carlin, Bruce Springsteen and the Promise of Rock 'n' Roll by Marc Dolan – review 2012-11-28T08:00:01Z With its gentle affirmations, inspirational quotes, fill-in-the-blank lists and tasks — write yourself a thank-you letter, describe yourself at 80, for example — “The Artist’s Way” proposes an egalitarian view of creativity: Everyone’s got it. The Queen of Change 2019-02-02T05:00:00Z Is it an affirmation of who he is, one wonders, or is he ostensibly throwing Alan off the cliff? Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan: 'We're not the big buddies people think we are' 2010-10-26T19:29:00Z One challenge was that his high-spirited wife, who he later realized valued acts of service, expected her husband to participate in housework; he, needing words of affirmation, wanted to be told how wonderful he was. This Life: Can Gary Chapman Save Your Marriage?--This Life 2011-11-19T14:00:08Z Instead of bridges, some of the loudest songs in the show were retro-fitted with simmering banter-breaks that allowed Swift to offer her adoring young flock various affirmations and life tips. A sleek, poised Taylor Swift breaks from boy-crazy narrative at Nats Park 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z And it is an affirmation of their connectedness as part of a great network linking ways and wayfarers of every sort. The Old Ways by Robert Macfarlane – review 2012-05-31T07:00:02Z The 100-minute oratorio, one of Elgar’s supreme achievements, resounds as a major affirmation of the Roman Catholic belief in the final judgment, and the purging of sin and potential deliverance that follow death. Uplifting music, deep themes: Seattle Symphony to perform Elgar’s ‘Dream of Gerontius’ 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z “Signal of Hope,” his new track, is a swaying, mostly three-chord piece that moves from 4/4 to waltz, with his acoustic guitar subtly underpinned by high pedal-steel affirmations. Olivia Rodrigo’s Gutsy Catharsis, and 12 More New Songs 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Most are just a page or two and filled with captions, affirmations, interruptions, shout-outs, heckles and fact checks. A Capacious New History of the Beastie Boys by the Two Who Remain 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z Ai isn’t just preaching to the choir members, he is rubbing their shoulders and whispering affirmation in their ears: We care about injustice. Review | Ai Weiwei’s new show at the Hirshshorn is self-satisfied, but not satisfying 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z There’s something of Dexys Midnight Runners in the way the music goes bounding forward while the lyrics seesaw between misgivings and affirmations. 2010-02-15T01:32:00Z One of those affirmations was the basics: that people figured out tens of thousands of years ago that it was satisfying to watch someone overcome obstacles to achieve a goal. Keegan-Michael Key Will Do Anything for a Laugh 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z “What,” asks the narrator of this novel, “are the consolations of philosophy or the affirmations of religion beside an afternoon’s rich meal of doubles, triples, and home runs?” Philip Roth’s retirement lesson 2013-02-12T12:39:00Z In their quest for affirmation, it’s true that human beings have a depressing capacity for selective listening. Through the Lens of the Obama Years, Ta-Nehisi Coates Reckons With Race, Identity and Trump 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z The result was a powerful affirmation of Ms. Burton’s personal vision, for she kept a strong theme and the couture quality of the work, while bringing, crucially, a female vision. Fashion Review: Marc Jacobs and the Louis Vuitton Merry-Go-Round 2011-10-05T18:17:17Z After the session, Ms. Mosaner sends tapes to the client or assigns daily affirmation exercises. You Are Not Getting Hungry …: Using Hypnosis to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z But in popular culture any affirmation of corpulence feels decidedly ambivalent. Plus-Size Wars 2010-07-29T15:41:00Z For them, the Miss Black America pageant is both affirmation and protest. ‘You can be unapologetically black’: How Miss Black America has endured 50 years 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Kawara’s affirmations anchor “I Am Still Alive: Politics and Everyday Life in Contemporary Drawing,” a timely but confused collection show at the Museum of Modern Art. Art Review: Simple Truths in Matters of Life and Death 2011-03-24T21:40:03Z “I used to live hidden in a disguise,” she sings in “Plentiful,” an affirmation of both religious faith and faith in herself that opens the album. Alicia Keys, on and Off the Digital Grid 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z They build from uncertainty to affirmation to catharsis; she ended many of them with arms outstretched, a wide-open embrace. Review: Governors Ball Is Ruled by Women 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z During the verses, Gonzaguinha sings of suffering and impermanence, but the chorus keeps returning as an exuberant and defiantly childlike affirmation: “To live/ Not being afraid/ To show your happiness.” The Essentials of Brazilian Music for Olympic Listening 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z Yet I kept writing these lists of affirmations every day: I am grateful for my talent! When I went off my antidepressants 2014-04-19T23:00:00Z There are plentiful tips and affirmations, some derived from the wisdom of Black queer and ballroom culture. Rashaad Newsome Pulls Out All the Stops 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z There's an affirmation of that experience that I think is powerful for other folks who had that experience growing up. Growing up in "Another Appalachia" is more relatable than you think: "I keep finding myself here " 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z Lines like “Hoping that you like, that you like how you’re living/relying on the kindness of strangers that you will be forgiven” serve as affirmation that Gundersen hasn’t lost his insightful bite. Noah Gundersen shines on his new album ‘White Noise’ 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z And several finalists had the affirmation of having studied at renowned institutions: Curtis Institute of Music, the Academy of Vocal Arts and Juilliard. Sing for Your Life 2011-05-20T16:00:31Z Heartfelt compliments, or “words of affirmation” as Mr. Siegfried put it, go a long way, too. How Married ‘Bachelor’ Couples Make It Work. Yes, Some Are Still Together. 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z For band members, it was exactly the affirmation they wanted. At the Drive-In Rekindles Its Manic Inferno 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z Still, he said, Black artists and fans crave the affirmation that comes with winning a Grammy. It’s Beyoncé’s Time to Shine at the Grammys … Right? 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z I no longer have an easy outlet for the affirmation of my opinions. Life after social media: What I discovered after deleting all of my accounts 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z And you listen to the people who agree with you for affirmation, and you listen to the other side so you can get angry and shout at them. Bryan Cranston Wants More of Us to Get ‘Mad as Hell’ 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z That you can watch “Jewels” at either of these levels is one affirmation of Balanchine’s genius. Dance Review: Three Gems of the Here and Now 2011-06-06T22:04:19Z The country’s more scrupulous dealers work with Indigenous-run art centers that offer employment and cultural affirmation to populations that suffer from poverty, ill health, substance abuse and incarceration well above the Australian average. Can We Start Appreciating Indigenous Art on Its Own Terms? 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z The film opens with a powerful affirmation of blackness, both in the beauty of it and the burden. Review: In ‘The Hate U Give,’ a Police Shooting Forces a Teen to Find Her Voice 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z I see that the relationships I've created up are all connected to feeling unworthy and needing affirmation from an outside source. Perspective | Ask Amy: Guilt about distance intensifies after friends’ reunion 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z What’s powerful about those three words is that it is a simple, basic, noncontroversial affirmation that the victimization of Black people should not be ignored. The author of ‘Just Mercy’ says we’ve made talking about race political — and that has to change 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z You can see it as an affirmation of faith, or as pure spectacle. Perspective | The Rockettes, still kicking after 85 years. Here’s why we love them. 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z There is a collective affirmation that yes, Hannah, yes, you did disrupt our confidence! With "Douglas," Hannah Gadsby is a comedy pioneer with her whimsical, meticulous show about autism 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z And it’s been really good affirmation for me. This Labor Day, We Salute the (Arts) Workers 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z The channel's CEO Christopher Ruddy isn't shy about the fact that he's simply meeting demand with supply, packaging the affirmation of unsubstantiated belief as a product. Watching Newsmax, the Fox News challenger: Like home shopping TV for dangerous far-right fantasies 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z The actress Kristen Stewart was seated behind him, and hearing her sniffle was additional affirmation everything was going to be OK. When Some Critics Reject the Film That’s About Your Life 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z Oklahoma, which is an affirmation of tribal sovereignty. Empowering "Dark Winds" Navajo women: "As Native people, our continuing existence is a radical act" 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z While he dances — be it to Drake, the theme from “The Office,” Ariana Grande — emoji and affirmations flash across the screen in time with the beat and choreography. Donte Colley, the Hope We Need on Instagram 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z For Zacks, who’s also the chief programming officer for STG Presents, the silver lining in last year’s uproar was an affirmation of Sasquatch!’s original vision. Sasquatch! Music Festival, looking to stand out in crowded festival scene, gets back to indie roots 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z The staging encapsulated the star's two prevailing themes, affirmation and playfulness. Katy Perry closes iTunes Festival 2013-10-01T11:05:40Z The movie is a somber, gently touching intergenerational reflection of shared memories and speculations about the future that adds up to a no-frills affirmation of familial bonds. At New York Film Festival, Michael Haneke and Raúl Ruiz 2012-10-02T12:35:42Z And so, I think those messages of affirmation — I don't know that they were always enough. Growing up in "Another Appalachia" is more relatable than you think: "I keep finding myself here " 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z She’s a modern mother, who deprives her three offspring of sugar and imposes the rule of affirmations. Parental Guidance: Should Be Rated R for Rotten 2012-12-24T21:00:15Z For many working class queer men in urban centres such as New York around the turn of the 20th century, camp was a tactic for the communication and affirmation of non-normative sexualities and genders. LGBT+ history: The story of camp, from Little Richard to Lil Nas X 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z The fluctuations in quality is itself a kind of affirmation of the whole idea of quality. Art Review: Damien Hirst Spot Paintings at Gagosian in 8 Cities - Review 2012-01-12T20:22:52Z “He found not only stories, questions, truths, and affirmations, but also a reliable theme,” Crown announced. McConaughey writing book based on life-changing adventures 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z The status and accolades derived from a celebrated performance career provide a source of affirmation which can become difficult to obtain elsewhere. Why do musicians like Elton John find retirement so tough? A music psychology expert explains 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z And we don’t turn to Mr. Solondz for warm affirmations of human decency. Review: ‘Wiener-Dog,’ the Tail That Wags Through a Few Bitter Lives 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z I didn’t especially believe any these affirmations, except the writer one and even that I’ve spent my whole life running from. When I went off my antidepressants 2014-04-19T23:00:00Z I get a range of love, affirmation, attention, inspiration, perspective, and engagement that isn't dependent on my husband or the state of our relationship. The queering of friendship: Rethinking platonic relationships, guided by LGBTQ models 2020-06-20T04:00:00Z Forty-six percent of moms surveyed still want quality time with their partners while a further three in 10 are looking for words of affirmation. Most moms want 'me time' for Valentine's Day this year, poll finds 2021-01-31T05:00:00Z Lady Gaga’s flamboyance turned heads, but it also radiated deeper messages about freedom, affirmation and empowerment. Lady Gaga’s ‘Joanne’: Where the freaks have no game 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z Like an image of a friend’s face or a beautiful sunset, it arrives as a comforting affirmation while alone in bed, scrolling your phone. Instapoet Rupi Kaur may be controversial, but fans and book sales are on her side 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z Angelou's books, and her life itself, became a kind of organizing tool, a rallying cry, an affirmation. Maya Angelou, a daughter of the South, a voice for us all 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z She was not known for her activism or affirmation of black women’s beauty as the others were. Books of The Times: ‘How It Feels to Be Free’ Salutes Black Female Entertainers 2014-01-15T21:27:33Z Much as we all enjoy a happy chorus of affirmation, Mr. Spinelli’s “Wringer” proves that moral courage more often feels like a wrenching solo. Review: ‘Wringer,’ a Musical Adaptation of Jerry Spinelli’s Book 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z It’s an album of strength and affirmation, not victimization. Allison Russell Faces Her Past in Song 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z Ash herself runs an “affirmation” account, where she makes and posts funny, glass-half-full memes that play on her school’s inside jokes and culture. The Latest High School Prank? It’s a Snooze. 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z For black followers, it’s affirmation that daily racist treatment isn’t a figment of their imagination. ‘Dear White Women’: The Public Classroom of Rachel Cargle 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z “It was an affirmation of what fine storytelling this is. What people thought would be an impossible feat is the story we were able to do.” How Scorsese, DiCaprio and De Niro Made ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z Whereas “Majesty Shredding” brimmed with affirmation, “I Hate Music” is a series of questions about the point and the price of carrying on. Superchunk, 'I Hate Music' album review 2013-08-16T13:56:00Z In a statement released Tuesday through the Chicago-based museum, Morrow called the award “the ultimate affirmation” of his career. Military historian John H. Morrow wins $100,000 award 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump’s subsequent election was both an affirmation of celebrity’s power and a repudiation of most celebrities’ politics. Trump Was the Elephant in the Ballroom at the Golden Globes 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z “Thousands of people came to the website. Obviously I was not alone; it was a real affirmation for me.” Inside the Colorado Mansion where the kittens of BDSM run wild 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z But wouldn’t it be more accurate to claim the opposite, that certainty in the sense of brazen, untenable affirmation is much more pathetic? Carsten H??ller: Experience at the New Museum 2011-10-26T19:10:57Z The show was born out of protest, but its spirit is one of affirmation. Hair 2010-04-14T16:56:00Z It is a story of discrimination, marginalization and violence — and an affirmation of a community that persistently rose in the face of hardship. Daniel Dae Kim on ‘Asian-Americans’: Ugly History, Relevant Again 2020-05-10T04:00:00Z Then all three quartets joined in full-throated affirmation in the confessional “I, I and my sins.” Bach’s ‘St. John Passion’ Has More Humanity Than Anti-Semitism 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z He eventually labeled these different ways of expressing love “the five love languages”: words of affirmation; gifts; acts of service; quality time; and physical touch. This Life: Can Gary Chapman Save Your Marriage?--This Life 2011-11-19T14:00:08Z For readers already inclined to read culture to understand themselves, “Wannabe” is a compelling affirmation that they’re looking in the right place. Seeing Yourself Onscreen Is Good, but Not Good Enough 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z Despite this, Rigsby appeared practically euphoric, offering up one affirmation after another about what we did not survive a pandemic to do. Peloton star Cody Rigsby says you did not survive a pandemic to do anything but thrive 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z Bamert kept such a firm grip on the structure that the final blazing affirmation of Slavic feeling was overwhelming. Prom 32: EUYO/Bamert 2010-08-10T11:11:00Z In each case, he dealt with a jarring aporia in his perspective simply through the affirmation of a soaring, if somewhat base, sentiment. The Orwell prize gets Hitched 2012-05-28T09:34:25Z Liam Neighbors of Mizmor has described this dense, questing metal album as “a very positive affirmation of life, even though it sounds very grim.” Perspective | Best music of 2019: Lana Del Rey sings lullabies about the end of America 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z For many in that community, the Oscar win provides an unprecedented feeling of affirmation, while offering a measure of Hollywood’s recent progress. Oscar wins for ‘CODA’ bring tears, elation to Deaf community 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z But still, that kind of affirmation is key to keeping you going. | Filmmaker Ira Sachs’s Sundance Stories 2014-01-17T23:20:54Z Understandable but not admirable, if what you desire from criticism is some kind of affirmation. The Carpetbagger: A Defender of 'Les Miz' 2013-01-30T15:00:19Z I'd revealed his hunger for affirmation, praise, anything I might give. Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan - extract 2012-08-10T21:55:10Z It was there, at this imaginary industry conference in Florida where “I felt seen,” Del Rey sings next, transforming Twitter affirmation language into a comment on the male gaze. Review | Lana Del Rey makes music out of vague, vivid memories. How will it be remembered? 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z It is also an affirmation of an Afrikaner identity that spent years in the doghouse after 1994 elections and the end of apartheid, the system of white minority rule imposed by Afrikaner nationalists in 1948. South African musical creates a 1950s fantasy 2013-01-11T13:01:05Z “It is a story of affirmation for every Black child, and a story of America that will speak to every child no matter their race,” she says. Two books based on ‘1619 Project’ coming out in November 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z Asked whether they believed in God, about 90 percent of the people raised their hand in affirmation. Militant atheism has become a religion 2013-03-25T01:00:00Z Its affirmations speak so powerfully in this time of mourning — not just for the loss of loved ones but for the loss of life as we knew it. Perspective | ‘Walden’ may be the most famous act of social distancing. It’s also a lesson on the importance of community. 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z People speak of gratitude easily — we hear of gratitude diaries, daily affirmations — but when Ms. Light expresses thanks for her fortune, it feels real. Between ‘Transparent’ Seasons, Judith Light Isn’t Playing Nice 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Regular doctors tended to view the growing inflexibility of medicine as an affirmation of their system’s scientific validity and stature. The battle for medicine’s soul: A century of alternative remedies 2014-01-19T19:00:00Z Maybe it was a meta-commentary on the absurdity of institutional affirmations of art. A Transcendent Patti Smith Accepts Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z The relentless C major hammering of its finale evoked not triumph or freedom, Gielen wrote, but “affirmation without contradiction, and with it the trampling of any opposition, imperial terror.” His Conducting Wasn’t Always Pleasant. But It Was the Truth. 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z It remained vague, however, whether this was a collective name for the artists who had brought this work to freakish, twitching life, or whether this was an abstract affirmation of the cosmic power of art. Review: ‘Die Monosau’ Revives Chaotic Energy in Berlin 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z That may have registered as a dig at the studio powers that be, but as the sequel affirms, it’s really a smiling affirmation that the guys in charge know precisely what they are doing. ’22 Jump Street’ Puts Cops on Campus 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Hence the passion for the unfarmed wild, for the small, the particular and the local, and the affirmation that "new" nature writing was not new at all, but embedded in a long tradition. Richard Mabey: in defence of nature writing 2013-07-18T13:00:02Z In the privacy of her bedroom, she croons beautifully, then whispers affirmations to herself — “Thank you, Austin! I’ll be here all week!” — fantasizing about being a country star. ‘Yellow Rose’ Review: A Timely Tale of Country Music Dreams 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z The episode contrasts the implosion of the Gerhardt family with an affirmation of the Solversons, whose essential decency will ensure its long-term survival, despite the cruel vicissitudes of fate. ‘Fargo’ Season 2, Episode 7: This Family Deserves the Ground 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z Each picture is an affirmation, and a hope for a golden life to come. Review | In the galleries: An intimate panorama of video art’s variety and breadth 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z It’s the girlfriends who provide the physical affirmations usually associated with boyfriends. When anti-violence backfires 2012-06-02T15:00:00Z After her split with Davidson and the death of another ex-boyfriend, the rapper Mac Miller, from an accidental overdose, in September, the lyric is a remarkable affirmation. Ariana Grande’s “thank u, next” Is the Breakup Song for the Social-Media Age 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z Lopez, a devotee of the motivational author Louise Hay, believes deeply in the power of daily affirmations and speaking the success you want into the world. Jennifer Lopez on Her Power Bossness, ‘Second Act’ and A-Rod 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z Then I got the positive affirmation that I needed to believe in myself. Nicolas Cage faces off with a new foe: Himself 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z It’s become apparent that not only did Rolling Stone screw up its journalism, but it fell short on how it responded to the affirmation of that screw up. Rolling Stone's "Festering PR Problem" 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z Dot, the newbie who likes to repeat her “positive affirmations” while looking in the mirror, faints from anorexia. Review: In ‘The Animals,’ What Schoolteachers Learned at the Lounge Room 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z Yet while all this foul play can make you blanch, these excesses are affirmations of the humanity that comes with the yuks. | 'Hall Pass': Man-Child in the Promised Land, for a Whole (Pant! Pant!) Week 2011-02-24T22:54:48Z In “Salve Regina,” a celesta joined the choir and string orchestra, adding a touch of radiance to what is otherwise a private, almost reticent affirmation of faith. Diverse Disciples Flock to an Arvo Pärt Tribute 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z Everyone perks up after spending an hour with Smith, who speaks almost exclusively in affirmations. Spirit moves them: Fitness program is tailored to people with developmental disabilities But this is guile; his performances are a constant pursuit of affirmation. After Vanishing, Johnny O’Neal Has a New York Following Again 2014-05-01T23:30:47Z Sentaler said that, for many consumers, the royals provided a degree of affirmation that was valuable to brands. Royal flush: Fashion label Sentaler basks in 'Meghan effect' 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z It is in this unlikely relationship that Fabio finds truth and purpose, and the affirmation that “falling must never be the last thing one has done.” Like Riding a Bike: A Middle Grade Novel Asks, What if We Do Forget How? 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Creativity was an existential affirmation of life, though traditions died along with people. Theresienstadt weekend 2010-06-22T22:20:00Z But ultimately it’s a fairly standard TV movie, if an overly long one, ending on a note of sentimental affirmation and, luckily, offering one outstanding central performance. Television Review: Emily Watson in ?Appropriate Adult? on Sundance Channel - Review 2011-12-09T23:35:32Z “Or am I struggling my own abandonment issues, and needing to clearly express to Na’Im what affirmation I need to receive?” Polyamory Works for Them 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z Despite the misery that created it, “Vulnicura” is ultimately a vehicle of empowerment and affirmation. Björk's Healing Music 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z She ends most of her sentences with a practiced winning smile that now seems to be searching anxiously for affirmation. Review: Elaine May Might Break Your Heart in ‘Waverly Gallery’ 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z They snap their fingers and occasionally murmur in affirmation. ‘For Colored Girls’ Review: Ntozake Shange’s Women Endure 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z But what really confounds her is the depressive’s maddening self-absorption, a mind trapped in that mesmeric hall of mirrors where every affirmation of hope looks ridiculous and the only pathway seems to spiral downward. Book review: ‘All My Puny Sorrows,’ by Miriam Toews The title track is an affirmation: “Sometimes you gotta look in the mirror and say/’Good morning gorgeous’/No one else can make me feel this way.” New this week: Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Lopez and Puppy Bowl 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z For a book that begins as a literary work, the final chapter closes it disappointingly, with a long poem addressed to Gleeson’s daughter with trite you-go-girl encouragement and New Age affirmations. Wresting Insight, and Poetry, From Pain 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z I got some affirmation from an unexpected source: the television show “Mad Men.” Modern Love: Exit Left, Wordlessly 2012-01-12T21:14:33Z Phillip, for his part, likens his wife to a junior officer who needs affirmation. Television Review: ‘Married to the Army: Alaska,’ TV Series on OWN 2012-11-18T22:21:07Z A new exhibition there, for example, “California Dreaming: Jewish Life in the Bay Area From the Gold Rush to the Present,” is an affirmation of religious experimentation and assimilative possibility. Exhibition Review: Magnes Judaica Museum Joins Berkeley Library - Review 2012-01-22T23:04:04Z I let him speak as Suit No. 2 nodded in affirmation. Black history bulldozed for another Starbucks: Against the new Baltimore 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z As the music tumbles into place and then lurches into motion, songs like “Unbearable Why” and “I Only Wear Blue” move from confessions of uncertainty and failure to choruses that rebound into affirmations. Critics' Choice: New albums by Dr. Dog, Sam Amidon, Laura Bell Bundy and Aaron Goldberg. 2010-04-11T21:37:00Z Still, the movie is “an affirmation of the durability of an approach to moviemaking predicated on curiosity, democratic principles and the idea that people can speak for themselves.” The Best Films of 2022, So Far 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Capra saw the meaning of his films elsewhere, in their capacity to inspire the affirmation of laughter. Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z She's been single for three years now, and says that while she's happy, "I'm getting to the point when I'd like a bit of affirmation, or someone to chat to, or go on holiday with." Queen of uncool 2010-12-02T08:00:00Z “Gutfeld!” spins out each weeknight like a whirligig of agreement and affirmation straight from the Fox News playbook, featuring four mostly like-minded panelists, including the network’s on-air personalities, as well as lesser-known conservative commentators. Greg Gutfeld has risen to the top at Fox News — and that’s no joke 2022-01-09T05:00:00Z She's obviously skeptical of it, but he has a stark affirmation that whatever he sees and perceives. Thomas Haden Church on his offbeat new "Acidman" role: "There is clearly something wrong with Lloyd" 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z If anything, “Oh, the Places You’ll Go” is an affirmation of solitude as an existential fact and an opportunity. Perspective | How Dr. Seuss’s ‘Oh, the Places You’ll Go’ became a graduation-gift cliche 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z But the show is most impressive as a vigorous affirmation that the best explanation for a work of art is, simply, another well-chosen work of art. ‘Men in Armor’: El Greco and Pulzone at the Frick Collection 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z Above all, they offer affirmation, and Mr. Trump basks in it like the first warming light of creation. President Trump Finds His TV Niche in Softball Interviews 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z The academy, asked to provide numbers on how many ’04 cadets left between 9/11 and the affirmation ceremony in August 2002, stated no such tally exists. 9/11 and West Point football’s epic losing streak of 2003 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z This has to be a real character study on what’s going on in this guy’s life — the shocking lengths this guy will go to get this other guy’s affirmation and attention. James Marsden: 'The D Train' Plot Twist Isn't a 'Cheap Punch Line' 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z You could even say we need it — as an affirmation of and solace for the darker daily experiences of our lives. Review | What do women authors hope to gain by showing their weaknesses on the page? 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z That spirit of affirmation remains among his greatest gifts. An Appraisal: Scott Rothkopf, Chief Curator at the Whitney, Recalls Ellsworth Kelly 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z “The musical’s full-throated affirmation of diversity, inclusion and tolerance has taken on new urgency now that these values have fallen under sharp attack,” he writes. Essential Arts & Culture: Luminous canvases, a mirrored house and all the 'Hamilton' you can handle 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z Lee consults health experts and spiritual leaders, practices meditation, studies Buddhism and tries positive affirmations. Review: Om is where the heart is 2013-01-24T19:09:08Z “An influencer is providing affirmation, validation, and that follower is getting something from them.” Jawline: behind the social media documentary about short-lived fame 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z With its Biblical references, Minty’s song can “pass” in white society as abstractly beautiful and politically neutral, but for those who share her experience it’s a personal declaration, a collective affirmation, an act of revolt. The Stunning Achievement of Kasi Lemmons’s “Harriet” 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z The big-tent affirmation of the closer, “To Be Alive,” shares a surprising affinity with Christian pop, not necessarily a sin, except for the way it tones down Sawayama’s idiosyncrasies in favor of something more universal. For the Gloriously Over-the-Top Rina Sawayama, Less Is Less 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z L. Ron Hubbard’s personal affirmations One of the most interesting aspects of the book is its exploration of L. Ron Hubbard’s fascinating and disturbing inner life. “Going Clear” on screen: 5 shocking revelations to look for in the new Scientology documentary 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z This informal conversation with a highly esteemed rapper – one whose work I've studied and hold in high regard – is perhaps the most resounding affirmation I can ask for as an artist. Hip-hop professor looks to open doors with world’s first peer-reviewed rap album 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z Listening Booth Jamila Wood’s Celebration of Selfhood On her new album, “Legacy! Legacy!,” the singer looks to her predecessors to craft a self-portrait filled with affirmations. The Best New Yorker Visual and Interactive Stories of 2019 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z “Except I do know it, I think. I mean: It is true …” That final affirmation rings slightly hollow. ‘Lucy Barton’ Review: Laura Linney Finds Her Perfect Match 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z American Christians, especially conservatives, have long celebrated Linus’ monologue, and “A Charlie Brown Christmas” in general, as a lone, exemplary mainstream affirmation of Christmas’ true religious meaning in an otherwise secularized and commercialized society. The real history of the “war on Christmas” 2013-12-24T12:45:00Z He’s a pig who offers affirmation and security. Review | Rooting for Rob and Sharon as ‘Catastrophe’s’ simmering crisis points reach a boil 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z “Human Being” transforms a brooding psychedelic soundscape into a strangely powerful affirmation. Album review: Cat Power, 'Sun' 2012-09-04T14:34:00Z I paused at a proverb for a pre-coffee lift and a life affirmation. Affirmative: The Charlotte Hotel’s a delight In “Plan of Attack,” Bob Woodward described Bush as being beset by doubt about the case for war, and suggested that Tenet’s affirmation had been “very important.” Why the United States Invaded Iraq 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z According to writer Gary Chapman, there are five love languages: words of affirmation, quality time, receiving gifts, physical touch and acts of service. My Plea for a Sixth Love Language 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z The MacArthur “is an affirmation to keep pushing, to lean into the way I’ve been thinking about things,” Williams says. Meet the new MacArthur ‘genius grant’ winners 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z “I was too busy reading books, spouting affirmations and dreaming big to get on with silly stuff like earning enough money to pay the bills.” Can a Self-Help Book a Month Yield a Year’s Worth of Life Changes? 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z For a year Stein followed her four subjects — Parker, Lucas, Nadia and Ben — all patients at a Florida clinic world-famous for gender affirmation surgery, specifically chest masculinization. ‘Unbound’ Shows Transgender Men Ripping Up Old Scripts 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z A Chorus of Heathens sings in vehement affirmation. Review: ‘Theodora,’ Once a Handel Flop, Is Celebrated Anew 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z It’s the way he “stirs” that moves me, the way he knows how to get her attention without asking for it, his need to see a particular expression on her face as affirmation. A Syrian Refugee Lands in Ireland in ‘From a Low and Quiet Sea’ 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z While Yankee settled into his role as a reggaeton capitalist, his mid-00s success also felt like affirmation for a generation of youth of the Caribbean diaspora. Daddy Yankee, Reggaeton’s First Global Star, Steps Aside 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z But Mr. White’s book, published this week by W. W. Norton, arrives trailing some impressive scholarly affirmation, including a ringing foreword from the Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker. ?The Great Big Book of Horrible Things,? by Matthew White 2011-11-08T13:00:00Z They became selective prints on shift dresses, shorts, even bathing suits — less decoration than affirmation, with a refreshing clarity of purpose. The Very Right-Now Allure of Going to Extremes 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z The former security chiefs' reflections are a mixture of affirmation and regret, but all six agree that the only way for their country to achieve peace is to work with Palestinians instead of against them. Ex-Israeli security chiefs speak out in Oscar documentary nominee 2013-02-02T13:00:50Z “More affirmation and positivity. I just don’t think that right now for me is the time to sit in my trauma. I need more joy in my life.” A Choreographer Finds His Way, Getting Lost in the Stars 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z This is a play about affirmation and communion and sounding the alarm. Review: Counting on Compassion in ‘one in two’ 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z Taken together, these official affirmations of the LNT should be thought of as representing the scientific consensus — at least until such time as the voices of dissent begin to outnumber the voices of agreement. The nuclear waste in that tuna roll 2013-03-17T18:00:00Z Appearing on stage and signing in front of a paying audience is the personal affirmation of the deaf identity over pathology. Deaf West artistic director David Kurs: Why deaf actors should be cast to play deaf characters 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z When you commit to disconnecting, you wean yourself off the Pavlovian dopamine rush of external affirmation and information, but it must be a deliberate choice. Future Tense: A Digital Detox Test: Unplug Twitter and Facebook. Put Off Email and Smartphone. 2014-02-07T21:43:43Z But for all the affirmation of DaBaby’s boldness that Friday night’s sold-out show at the Fillmore Silver Spring provided, it also confirmed another trait: his star potential. Review | DaBaby proves he’s one of hip-hop’s most intriguing figures at sold-out concert 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z And yet, there is no question that “Viva!” is a celebration of the art of flamenco, an affirmation of its beauty and its ability to connect with a wide audience. Flamenco Dancers Who ‘Move Between Genders’ 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z I’m a big believer in affirmations, hence the album is called I Am. Leona Lewis: Everyone Is Coping British Dance Music 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z Lorka, 52, graduated from Arizona State University and works as an intensive care unit nurse for gender affirmation surgery patients at the Hospital at Westlake Medical Center in Austin, Texas. A Spontaneous Sedona Elopement 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z And what an exhilarating jolt of musical-theater wit and joyful affirmation “Six” supplies. Review | ‘Six’ is the pulse-quickening pleasure trove that Broadway has been waiting for 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z We come to learn, too, that more than anything she’s seeking love and affirmation from her father, who is a disappointment at every juncture. This Is What It’s Like to Be Homeless in New York City 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z A medley of songs associated with Bobby Short led to a series of affirmations that included a tender rendition of “I’m Glad There Is You,” directed at Mr. Bakunas. Review: Linda Lavin, Scratching Out Fresh Starts, at 54 Below 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z The smorgasbord of affirmations speaks to a hunger for internal stability; surrounding works address broader causes for unease. This police video, 'Time Machine' and the scent of 'Apocalypse' will linger in your brain 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z The energy was equal parts eighth-grade gym class and righteous affirmation. Dance Class Is in Session: Flail, Get Weird, Unlock Yourself 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z On its surface, Monday night’s HBO documentary, “Larry Kramer in Love & Anger,” seems like a perfect postscript to a historic week for gay rights, marked by the Supreme Court’s affirmation of same-sex marriage. Review: ‘Larry Kramer in Love & Anger,’ Portrait of the Rebel as Gay Activist 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z “On a Roll” is arranged to replace the anguish of the original song with trite affirmations and empty empowerment messages. The Best Episode of the New “Black Mirror” Is a Princess Tale Starring Miley Cyrus 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z Each section includes affirmations and reflection questions based on each sign: “Do people tell you that you intimidated them when you first met?” Your Favorite Internet Astrologer Wrote a Book 2020-01-04T05:00:00Z “This Must Be the Place” is better summed up by Daniel’s hard-won affirmation: “We are always our best selves when loved by another.” A marriage based on secrecy is threatened in ‘This Must Be the Place’ 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z On a piece of cardboard, she wrote an affirmation in all caps: “Dream big! Family is everything! God is love! Be great!” Little Simz’s Big Moment 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Learning feels slower from this kind of practice, and you don’t get the rapid improvements and affirmations you’re accustomed to seeing from massed practice. Ditch the 10,000 hour rule! Why Malcolm Gladwell’s famous advice falls short 2014-04-20T15:30:00Z Embedded in the music, in its riveting biographies and soaring artistic achievement, can be found our oft-neglected conscience, a message of hope and transcendence for all people, of affirmation in the face of adversity. Ken Burns: Why the African American history museum belongs to all of us 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z It is a measure of the complexity of Waller-Bridge’s writing that an act that is, in the terms of the character’s professional contract, a sin, becomes an unexpectedly reverent affirmation of his beliefs. Crooked preachers and sexy priests: has TV got a problem with Christianity? 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z What needs to be done is to sever the association between affirmation and well-being.” Carsten H??ller: Experience at the New Museum 2011-10-26T19:10:57Z For most artists, inclusion in the 2019 Whitney Biennial is not only a tangible milestone but also an affirmation of their work and an encouragement to keep going. The Whitney Biennial: 75 Artists Are In, and One Dissenter Steps Out 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z Guo gives her characters scope to live and suffer, so her book’s final affirmation has a hard-won quality that carries weight. The Brexit Romance: Finding Love in Irreconcilable Times 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z The signs they held were “simple affirmations/of their humanity:/I AM A MAN.” Review | The lessons young people can learn from MLK, 50 years after his assassination 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z Swift claimed victim again and accused Minaj of “pitting women against each other,” a clear undercutting of Minaj’s remarks and a sort of affirmation of the racism black female entertainers experience regularly. Stop calling Taylor Swift’s self-serving brand of feminism universal 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z The very idea of being able to transition to a difference race discredits trans and gender diverse people's experiences of gender affirmation. No, you can’t identify as "transracial" 2021-07-10T04:00:00Z “Transcendental Youth” isn’t exactly a concept album, but it is bookended, beginning and ending with directives and affirmations. New Music: New Albums by Mountain Goats, Kurt Elling and Trash Talk 2012-10-09T01:10:07Z Rather, the film relies on distinctly modern ideas about the affirmation of the present life as worth living on its own terms. Disney Pixar’s Soul: how the moviemakers took Plato’s view of existence and added a modern twist 2021-02-20T05:00:00Z The firm’s growing success in the cultural realm, he added, is something “we like to think of as an affirmation and an appreciation of what they’ve done here.” At New Lincoln Center, Information Is Part of the Architecture 2010-09-01T16:36:00Z The closest thing to an affirmation is a question: “What’s love but what turns up in the dark?” Critics? Choice: New CDs by the New Pornographers and the Hold Steady 2010-05-02T20:55:00Z For escapees on the way to their promised land, this strait between two countries was more than a mark of sovereignty, but an affirmation of humanity, somewhere in the distance. Exploring Detroit’s Underground Railroad Sites 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z “Beautiful town,” I say, going too far with my flow of positive affirmation. 'I am not naturally magnetic': can you learn how to be charismatic? 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z The fact that they are both local acts with huge international followings is a nice touch and probably reflects AEG’s desire for local affirmation and goodwill. Bumbershoot 2016: The weekend that’s grown up to be a rock festival 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z What they need is the support and gratitude of the masses, and when they don’t get that affirmation, they can get a little sulky. Poking at Politics, Without a Stick, on Big and Small Screens 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z Catherine gives herself daily affirmations in the bathroom mirror, meditates, and goes to sleep at 10 and gets up at 7. The intriguing, well-acted "Immaculate Room" isolates a couple for 50 days as a test of resolve 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z First, there's another affirmation of Thrones' pragmatism, which is echoed in the other storylines in the series. Game of Thrones Watch: Talk to the Hand 2011-05-23T16:45:00Z It’s gratifying to discover that at the intersection of scholarship and showmanship there exists a consoling affirmation of how we’re all in this together. History as you’ve never heard it before 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z Sentaler said that, for many consumers, the royals provided a degree of affirmation that was valuable to brands. Royal flush: Fashion label Sentaler basks in 'Meghan effect' 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z If there’s a thematic core to this hour, it’s a proud affirmation of single-minded professionalism. 4 Comedy Specials to Watch: Seasoned Stand-Ups Making Debuts 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z “It’s awesome and wonderful to receive those kind of affirmations, but it’s suddenly harder to keep up the mask of confidence,” Nayfack said. 'It still scares me': panic simmers below Trump trans policy protests 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z Both pictures blend reverence and violence in ways that leave audiences feeling drained, their hunger for an affirmation of their values and beliefs satisfied. Is 'American Sniper' a litmus test for patriotism? 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z He finally concludes that “you must be you!,” an affirmation likely accompanied by a playful prod at the tiny nose of your precious, singular baby. The Hidden Depths of Sandra Boynton’s Board Books 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart, the Eurythmics, turned “The Fool on the Hill” into a hearty affirmation of a prophet scorned. Critic’s Notebook: CBS’s ‘Grammy Salute’ Belongs to McCartney and Starr 2014-02-10T10:19:55Z “Long Distance Love Affair,” over a boom-bap beat and ricocheting organ chords, is an affirmation of loyalty that’s still riddled with suspicion. New Music: Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa?s Collaborative Album ? Review 2011-12-12T23:45:22Z It isn’t just denial of death, it’s an affirmation of life.” Let’s talk about dying 2012-12-27T01:00:00Z Although I agree that “Between the World and Me” is required reading, I think it's not so much for its profundity or revelation but, rather, because of its offering as affirmation. Ta-Nehisi Coates' new book speaks resolutely to black America (but should be read by all) 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z DeWerth, who swears that everything recounted in the scene above is true, trusted what he’d seen and took the sighting as affirmation of what he already believed: Bigfoot is real. Meet the super-serious Sasquatch chasers of America’s premier Bigfoot conference 2017-07-02T04:00:00Z Such affirmation of the Universalists’ civic friendliness, from none other than the first president of the newly United States, must have gratified the Convention. Damnation, American style: How American preachers reinvented hell 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z As uttered by Frank, the line isn’t a glib dismissal: It’s an affirmation of spiritual kinship. Book review: ‘Let Me be Frank With You,’ a new Frank Bascombe book by Richard Ford So what response is possible to a show such as “Mother Emanuel” other than affirmation? Ripping tragedies from headlines and making them sing 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z The exhibition suggests one way to understand what took place: Tribes were to be regarded as nations, and treaties were affirmations of comparable national standing. ‘Nation to Nation,’ at Museum of the American Indian 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z |
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