| 单词 | affront |
| 例句 | Marsh did so, but it was an affront that he would never forget. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I listened, a bit affronted by his tone. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “I am surprised, Matthew, that you should expose me to the affront of interference.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z I didn't come back for his funeral because I'd made my mind up to never go home again...and because he never understood my need to move away, and took it as a personal affront. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z The girl leans into my ear to shout above the atonal arrhythmic affront to decency that is Ashland Avenue. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Bagman looked almost affronted, but couldn’t say much more as Fred and George turned up at that point. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z "A generous offer, my friend," the king said, "but too late. Lord Tywin has already given his consent. Fostering the boy elsewhere would be a grievous affront to him." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The old man was affronted, and Nhamo was too overcome with embarrassment to say anything more. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s as if she assumes everything will go right, and when it doesn’t—which, of course, is pretty often—she is surprised and affronted. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He said to her, “Lady Serret, I affronted you. I am sorry for it.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z “No, sir. Only . ..” The colonel lifted his eyes as though affronted and studied the chaplain with aloof distrust. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He said it all affronted, as if Rishi had purposely conjured up the fog to ruin his visit. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Someone whose touch is a reassurance, not an affront or a nuisance. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The same could not be said of the others, who were stiff with affront. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Furious at the affront to female students, the White Rose friends increased their resistance. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I demand to know your intentions regarding this unspeakable affront to the dignity of His Majesty’s troops. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He turned and left, the very picture of affronted dignity. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He took his seat, moving with an odd combination of graceful courtliness and stiff, affronted dignity. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Now that they were shaheed, packing up and running was an even worse affront, a betrayal, a disavowal of the sacrifice her sons had made. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Suzanne’s choices sometimes seemed like an affront to my way of doing things, a vote in favor of easing up and striving less. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Catherine, weak-spirited, irritable, and completely under Lydia’s guidance, had been always affronted by their advice; and Lydia, self-willed and careless, would scarcely give them a hearing. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z The modish bonnet with curling white feathers seemed to her uncle a crowning affront. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The award was an affront to the Nationalists, whose propaganda portrayed Luthuli as a dangerous agitator at die head of a Communist conspiracy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Two decades later, in Batson, the Supreme Court reversed course, a nod to the newly minted public consensus that explicit race discrimination is an affront to American values. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Izzy had left it there on her last visit, and the casual carelessness of this gesture affronted Mrs. Richardson. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She had a casual way of ignoring affronts, slipping past insults to her whiteness like a seasoned boxer slips punches. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Even for soldiers, it was hard not to feel uneasy at such an affront to the gods most had worshiped all their lives. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z This latest affront was too much for the students to bear. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Decent people everywhere were affronted, and Milo was all washed up untn he opened his books to the public and disclosed the tremendous profit he had made. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z This was one affront he would not forget. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Wick got his pass back, but he could not easily overlook the affront to his intellectual independence. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Mr. Fletcher abhorred slavery as an affront before God. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “How dare you affront his lordship?! His worshipful lordship?!” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Forms of race discrimination that were open and notorious for centuries were transformed in the 1960s and 1970s into something un-American—an affront to our newly conceived ethic of colorblindness. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Malcolm felt a little affronted on behalf of La Belle Sauvage and said nothing as he turned her over and let her slip silently down the grass and onto the water. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z In this heat every extra gesture was an affront to the common store of life. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Kali stepped back as if she had been deliberately affronted: and such pity as she might have had in her perished. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Chattel slavery was an affront to God, and slavers an aspect of Satan. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It was precisely the sort of home Carl would build, he thought—blunt, tidy, gruffly respectable, and offering no affront to the world, though at the same time inviting nobody. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Some of us had other theories, but only Miranda seemed to take Naomi’s happiness as a personal affront. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z "I'm sweet," she said, affronted, and holding back his license. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “No, not I,” Mona objected, as if affronted. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He took it as a personal affront and quarrelled with everyone in the line of hotel command from the bellhop to the manager. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I act affronted, but since I’m half eyeing the Mercator girl and half looking into the garden for Helene, Grandfather isn’t convinced. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z It was so evident that Mrs. Turner took black folk as a personal affront to herself. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z My place on the US Women’s Saber Team was an affront to their sensibilities. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The two are said to have been turned into lions because of some affront offered either to Zeus or to Aphrodite. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He looks up at me, affronted, almost startled. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She and Molly are about as opposite as it is possible to be, which would be fine if Dina didn’t take Molly’s choices as a personal affront. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z "Some trifling affront. He sold some poachers to a Tyroshi slaver instead of giving them to the Night's Watch. Ab-surd law. A man should be able to do as he likes with his own chattel." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The king had claimed that magic was an affront to the Goddess and her gods—that to wield it was to impertinently imitate their power. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z There was something in her voice that sounded the tiniest bit affronted, and Ash looked at the huntress and said quickly, “Oh, I did — I will never forget today.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z After a few moments, the dogs slunk off to the foot of the tent, affronted. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z "For it to be a Hooters was something of an affront," Arsenault said. Original Hooters in Florida gets a facelift 2011-12-09T12:47:10Z It's essentially a commonplace book, composed in the form of a book of days, which seeks to affront and arrest the reader with reminders of man's inhumanity to man. Children of the Days: A Calendar of Human History by Eduardo Galeano – review 2013-05-17T10:46:43Z As I lowered the spongy affront back toward the pile, I locked eyes with another shopper who fixed me with a — clearly, I thought — judgmental stare. A love letter to all the produce I haven’t picked 2021-02-27T05:00:00Z But the Tokyo police lacked this reference, and saw the Tribe’s costume as an affront to traditional mores. Stalking the Wild Madras Wearers of the Ivy League 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z Here, a work that is supposed to end with a magical view of the infinite ended instead with a teeth-grating musical affront. Highs and lows at National Orchestral Institute program “Of course,” replied a visibly affronted Diana, 19, while — oh God — her brand-new fiance smirked toothily at the camera. Perspective | King Charles III and Camilla got what they wanted long ago 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z But whereas Oliver is affronted and joins a protest movement to try to get the rule repealed, Bernadette, whose instincts are conservative, is initially complacent about its ramifications. ‘Lemons’ Review: A Fun Thought Exercise, Without Deep Thoughts 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z “When I first heard it, this narrative and how terrible things were, I sort of took it as an affront,” Melissa Gilliam says. The not-so-simple comeback story of pioneering artist Sam Gilliam 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z And though he writes comically about his publishing history, it is clear that, beneath the retelling, his were dark creative struggles, shot through with affronts and humiliations. Alasdair Gray: 'There isn't much time. Better get on with it' 2012-11-18T00:08:01Z To do so would be an affront to China. A foodie’s stinky-tofu tutorial in Taiwan 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z “This opera, to me, feels like a direct affront to that, so this is a vehicle for me to channel this incredible anger that I have toward Putin.” Stalin Didn’t Like This Opera, but Audiences Still Do 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z The idea of Broadway — the crowds, the cost, the bathos — was an affront to my community theater sensibilities. Never seen a play on Broadway? How a first-timer played the odds and scored cheap tickets. 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z It felt like an affront — like somebody was wanting to take your family members away. How ‘The Lion King’ Got to Broadway and Ruled for 25 Years (So Far) 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z It is Sabbath who personifies the meaning of Roth’s imagination: the will to “affront and affront and affront till there was no one on earth unaffronted.” Cynthia Ozick Calls the New Philip Roth Biography a ‘Narrative Masterwork’ 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z Stella Schnabel, the actress and daughter of the artist and director Julian Schnabel, seemed personally affronted by what she saw as Ms. Trump’s support of her father’s positions. Will Ivanka Trump Be the Most Powerful First Daughter in History? 2016-12-03T05:00:00Z Life itself, then, could affront and ridicule and even torment the provocateur: the mocker brutally mocked by personal reality. Cynthia Ozick Calls the New Philip Roth Biography a ‘Narrative Masterwork’ 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z The prose was a calculated affront to the rarefied theorizing that surrounded minimalism and dominated the slick art journals. Edit DeAk, a Champion of Outsider Artists, Dies at 68 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z Problem Solved: As I responded to “Still Working,” asking this question of someone in the retirement-zone shouldn’t be seen as a huge affront. Perspective | Ask Amy: Mom corrals daughter into real estate 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z A small but influential group of authors argued that the novel dealt insensitively with race and the legacy of slavery, and was an affront to nonwhite communities. She Pulled Her Debut Book When Critics Found It Racist. Now She Plans to Publish. 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z Opponents of the decision see it as an affront to Norwegian and global artistic heritage, and a capitulation to Mr. Breivik. Picasso Murals Caught Up in Terrorist Attack’s Bitter Legacy 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Every day that this does not happen is an affront to mankind. Strain man: how a botched trailer reveals the true depths of Tom Cruise's talent 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z It turns out that six years earlier, while in the army, he had quarreled with a rich, aristocratic fellow officer and nothing less than pistols at dawn would settle the affront. Capturing the essence of Pushkin, the revered poet killed in a duel at 37 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z It is evident in the affronted set of those boulder shoulders that here is someone who has never, ever been disobeyed. Theater Review: Frank Langella, Roaring at Defiance in ‘King Lear’ 2014-01-17T03:00:02Z In the flower power era, "Music From Big Pink" was a rustic affront to convention. Levon Helm, drummer and singer for the Band, dies of cancer 2012-04-19T19:39:00Z The charges against him were largely an opportunity for grandstanding by ambitious politicians -– not to mention an affront to free speech and a massive waste of time and taxpayer dollars. ArtsBeat: The Doors Light One Last Fire in Response to Morrison's Pardon 2010-12-22T19:51:09Z Nearly two and a half centuries later, another rich and confident man was equally affronted: “There was a period of remorse and apology for banks. I think that period needs to be over.” From ancient castles to mega-yachts: what history teaches us about the super-rich 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z It was part of a larger sense of affront at an Englishwoman taking over a quintessentially New York, and American, magazine. Alexander Chancellor’s Laugh 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z This made the Black city within the city anathema to white Tulsans who viewed Black affluence as an affront, and “proof that African-Americans could achieve just as much, if not more than, whites.” Behind the Jim Crow Curtain 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z The mostly French-speaking crowd was either unable or unwilling to join her in a singalong, and she took it as a personal affront. Nina Simone, Diva Out of Carolina 2010-02-26T16:31:00Z “This is a major affront to copyright,” said songwriter and music publisher Dean Kay. Songwriters say this federal bureaucrat championed their rights. Now she’s lost her job. 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z Indeed, despite numerous affronts to the patriarchal order, it is the climactic food fight that seems to have most offended Czech government officials. ‘Daisies’: Two Wild and Crazy Gals 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z For both women, along with dozens of others that I spoke to, dwindling desire was an affront to identity. What I learned talking to 120 women about their sex lives and desires 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z Jake and Dinos Chapman's End of Fun has caused controversy in a country where depictions of Nazism are often seen as an affront to Russia's efforts during the second world war. Hermitage instils shock of the new with contemporary art wing 2012-11-28T19:47:24Z Racial equality, the old and poisoned logic goes, is an affront because it breaks with the way things have always been, no matter the way they should be. My Harper Lee pilgrimage: Visiting Monroeville, in search of “Mockingbird’s” essence 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z The Greek prime minister is calling it "an affront to the Greek people." Greece outraged by British loan of Elgin Marbles piece to Russia 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z After the rest of Provence, Marseille’s cityscape is a giant reality check — an affront to the storybook country. T Magazine: France Nouveau 2011-11-17T17:04:21Z The film’s title comes from the phrase coined by writer Jack London to describe a white fighter who might step up to combat the monstrous black affront to the perceived superiority of the Caucasian race. Creed adds to short list of boxing films starring a black hero 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z Or is it an affront to the faithful, its makers so irreligious and "stupid" that they have destroyed the Christian thinking behind the books? All is well with Narnia 2010-12-13T16:22:00Z He took it home, and in an affront to both its name and nature, made it into a guest room. Possessed: One Designer?s Love: Vintage Trailers 2011-02-25T17:39:51Z In a statement, Amnesty International says the cancellation was "an affront to freedom of expression and the latest example of interference in Russian cultural life by nationalist 'activists.'" Russian city cancels 'Jesus Christ Superstar' after protest 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z He denounced the pillaging as “a gross affront to humanity at large.” Yemen Asks U.S. for Help to Curb Smuggling of Looted Ancient Artifacts 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z Somehow the words “amuse your friends, alienate your neighbors with this hilarious affront to good taste” never made it to SkyMall’s printer. Remembering SkyMall, the in-flight catalogue at the apex of commercialism 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z Dumas, Mr. Laferrière noted, wrote “The Lady of the Camellias,” while his father wrote “The Three Musketeers,” characters “who dared to affront our founder,” Cardinal Richelieu. Dany Laferrière, a Guardian of French, Joins the Académie Française 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z He was pushy and easily affronted, but in a way that made sense: it wasn’t easy for a black man to build a chain of dry cleaners in a world of Archie Bunkers. Sherman Hemsley, Jeffersons Star, Dies at Age 74 2012-07-25T00:56:05Z In its heedless affront to bourgeois sensibilities, the relationship of Stravinsky and Chanel mirrors the revolutionary spirit of “The Rite of Spring,” as does Chanel’s preference for stark black-and-white. | 'Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky': Jan Kounen?s Tale of Artists in Love 2010-06-10T23:28:00Z Perhaps even more disappointingly, who among us isn’t affronted by the thought of an ugly adapter clashing with Apple’s sublime design aesthetic? Apple’s enormous insult 2012-09-13T18:02:00Z The show revolves around the difficulty inherent in finding empathy with those you find distasteful, and how the intellectualism of the FBI was seen as an affront to smalltown police at the time. Jonathan Groff on Mindhunter: 'I walked into makeup and saw a scalped woman's head' 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z At that time Rembrandt was in deep disrepute, his naturalism an affront to the neo-Classical idealism of the French academy. Art Review: ?Rembrandt and Degas? at the Metropolitan Museum of Art 2012-02-23T15:55:08Z It's between people happy for both views to co-exist, and people for whom it isn't enough to play in the Premier League – you have to be energetically affronted by the existence of Sunday league. Garrison Keillor v August Kleinzahler 2011-04-10T21:29:05Z At the time of the Whitney show, some critics saw Mr. Irwin’s methods as an affront to art. Back at the Whitney, Tinkering With Perception 2013-06-16T21:39:08Z It is said that he asked the shah for a personal favor — an unheard-of affront. Review: ‘Guards at the Taj,’ Two Ordinary Guys Ordered to Do the Unthinkable 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z In his response, Rushdie seemed affronted by the suggestion, tweeting: "Would it be wrong to think that there might be a reason for buying my book that is not related to Khomeini?" Obama's family has book-shopping day at Washington, D.C., indie Upshur Street Books 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z She drew support from other celebrity women who saw the criticism as an affront to self expression. Kim Kardashian, Her Selfie and What It Means for Young Fans 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z The message was much aided by a boyish bob which, in its angular minimalism, posed an affront to cliches of femininity. Clip joint: the Louise Brooks bob 2010-09-22T16:21:00Z I vaguely remember its publication and recall, in my post-punk arrogance, feeling affronted that I should be so prominently featured in a wanky, intellectual, middle-class publication that was all about books. Alexei Sayle: 'I'm still full of hate' 2013-01-22T18:45:01Z More celebratory were the preservationists and neighborhood advocates who opposed the kiosk as an historic affront and an eyesore. Commission Order to Guggenheim: Hot Dogs, Hold the Kiosk 2010-10-20T21:23:00Z And yet marketing the romance of rural living to city folk can seem like an affront to locals who are dealing with serious socioeconomic decline. Can You Curate a Town? 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z In 2016, a shooting in the parking lot of a public library in Cleveland started with a perceived affront inside the library; one man was left blind by his injuries. Two killed in shooting at a New Mexico public library 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z If that sounds like an affront to the city’s sommeliers, I encourage you to explore the gleaming new District Winery in the Navy Yard and its adjoining 56-seat restaurant, Ana. Review | Ana at District Winery pairs good food with fine drinks — and a sweet view 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z He inquired if Rock's sports joke affronted her. "This was real and raw": Fans weigh in on Chris Rock's special, from trans jokes to Slap clapback 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z It’s taken a long while to accept this as part of his makeup, not a personal affront, or a sign that he doesn’t trust me. The allure of Ashley Madison: I understand how easy it could be to have an emotional affair 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z Too many seem personally affronted by the kinds of scutwork and drudgery that were just called “life” when I was coming up. Perspective | Scott Rudin’s bad behavior was just another Hollywood cliche until a new generation said time’s up 2021-04-18T04:00:00Z This feels particularly like an affront because Ryan, when disciplined, can notice so finely and can capture personality in such swift strokes. A Syrian Refugee Lands in Ireland in ‘From a Low and Quiet Sea’ 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z For Koppelman, one of the motivating factors of the show is to understand how money and success forgive affronts to decency — a phenomenon that might explain Trump but is certainly not limited to him. ‘Billions’ shows why some of us root for the rich and scandalous 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z But is it an affront to CMJ, or even meaningful competition? ArtsBeat: Incursions Into CMJ Territory? 2010-10-22T02:46:00Z Louis’s mind is a leaking sieve of grievance that yields bitterness toward his ex-wife, indifference to his daughter and the affronted conviction that people should just leave him the hell alone. Down but Not Out: Fiction Filled With Second Chances 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z I propose here a credo for atheists – concrete responses to faith-based affronts, to religious presumption, to what Hitchens called “clerical bullying.” 15 ways atheists can stand up for rationality 2014-01-11T15:00:00Z But for all the talk of personal affronts, this fight may not be about her at all. Neera Tanden’s confirmation fight is the first morality play of post-Trump Washington 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z Mr. Roberts, who can come across as stubborn and a bit defensive about past affronts but also has a strong Pollyanna streak, does have one big hit that is public: “March of the Penguins.” Jordan Roberts and His Comedy ‘3, 2, 1 Frankie Go Boom’ 2012-10-01T22:16:24Z When Philpot began painting more Black and working-class subjects in a modernist style, many in the art world were confused, and even affronted. Black Portraits Get New Names, and a New Show 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z Not that Bors seems equipped for the role, insisting a female squire is an affront to his dignity and the natural order, where “Might Makes Right.” These Books Let Kids Fight Their Own Battles 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z Still, for a generation brought up to smile in the face of almost any affront or risk being tarred as a harridan, older women’s indignation seems ripe for reassessment. They’re Mad as Hell 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z There was some negative reaction to this, despite the fact that few people seem personally affronted by the notion of French or Italian food costing a lot. Gymkhana: the best restaurant in Britain? 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in its June 30 ruling, called Cosby’s arrest “an affront to fundamental fairness.” Bill Cosby prosecutors take case to US high court 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z When a local television station in Boston promoted an interview with Ms. Manahan and her co-writer, Rosemary Curb, local Catholic officials complained, saying the broadcast would be “an affront to the sensitivity of Roman Catholics.” Barbara Grier, Publisher of Lesbian Books, Dies at 78 2011-11-14T00:30:10Z Despite this affront to all dance, Bruno still looked about ready to pop as he delivered his perfect 10. Dancing with the Stars Watch: Tango in the Night 2012-04-17T12:30:07Z Homes felt a little confused and affronted by this. AM Homes interview: 'I write the things we don't want to say out loud' 2013-06-07T19:00:03Z For the music journalist and author Simon Reynolds, the wave of hologram tours is an affront to the core notion of live performance. 'It's ghost slavery': the troubling world of pop holograms 2019-06-01T04:00:00Z They say it's an affront to the island's Christian heritage. Grenada churches lament Christmas Eve reggae show 2010-12-16T22:35:09Z But the larger affront is the idea of digital life carrying any actuarial influence at all. Why the Life-Insurance Industry Wants to Creep on Your Instagram 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z And her singing in English has, at times, been an affront to hard-core Francophone nationalists. 25 Years After ‘Titanic,’ Quebec’s Love for Céline Dion Will Go On 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z Of course, the greatest affront to distinction within the high-end restaurant is to complain of still being hungry – or worse still, to demand the cooking of that which haute cuisine refuses. "The Menu": Ralph Fiennes’ new film shows why restaurants are a ripe setting for horror 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z The justices wrote that “denying the defendant the benefit of that decision is an affront to fundamental fairness, particularly when it results in a criminal prosecution that was foregone for more than a decade.” EXPLAINER: Why Bill Cosby’s conviction was overturned 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z For one thing, I was affronted that someone would seriously offer me a job over the phone with food in his mouth. Wigwag: The Magazine That Lex Built 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z For his daughter Katy, who was 14 when her father was seized, the series is an affront. Paramilitary soap opera stirs dispute in Colombia 2013-05-01T14:19:11Z When he hears that gun owners are irresponsible, he tells me, he’s affronted. How Civil Must America Be? 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z Some Jamaican men seem to take it as a personal affront to their manhood when they see us together. Who’s Allowed to Hold Hands? 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z This isn’t a hostile affront on the part of the collective smokers; at this point, it’s simply hardwired into the culture. Nobody likes a quitter 2012-12-30T01:00:00Z Charles made it clear that any attempt to cast Catherine aside would be a personal affront to his honor, and Pope Clement VII could not defy his chief protector. Christianity’s original anti-science crusade: The religious order that tried to crush modernity 2014-04-13T18:00:00Z The photographs by Steven Klein were a calculated affront to bourgeois sensibilities. Is the Celebrity Editor Becoming Extinct? 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z Capaldi is the same age as older fans who have often felt affronted by the pheromones that have been surging between the Doctor and his female companions since his grand return of 2005. No flirting on the Tardis? Good – Doctor Who was never about romance 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z Displaying ceremonial artifacts is a particular affront to tribe members. New Yale Partner Faulted for Handling of Tribal Artifacts 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z He sounded a bit affronted as he said this. What to Read About ‘Green Book’ and the Other Best Picture Nominees 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z It is a shock to see Mr. Stiller, in “Greenberg,” playing the older guy, just as it is an affront to Roger Greenberg himself to be the older guy. Gen X Has a Midlife Crisis 2010-05-08T18:21:00Z Would some people be affronted by the use of the Harvard wall as a display area for the bodies of the executed? Margaret Atwood on What ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Means in the Age of Trump 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z O’Reilly called the campaign an affront to Christianity and The American Way. Bill O’Reilly had a psychotherapist diagnose “sadistic” atheists 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z After it appeared, I had newspapers all around the world calling me and interviewing me, and people seemed really affronted by what I’d done. Artists discuss how they turned the queen into an icon. 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z When Zorro slaps Kit down in a debate, she reflects: “I felt the queasiness of humiliation. But I did not admit this. Instead I mustered affront.” A War Correspondent Comes Home, Bringing War With Her 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z Islamic State seized Palmyra in May and began destroying its ancient legacy, asserting that the pagan ruins were an affront to its version of Islam. Getty acquires first photos ever taken of ancient ruins ISIS recently destroyed 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z This youth, Hiero, still in his teens, makes the band a sensation and an affront. "Half-Blood Blues:" Jazz musicians in the jaws of the Nazis 2012-03-15T20:52:03Z As a result we are apt to look on linguistic changes – including new words – as personal affronts. Author, author: Henry Hitchings on neologisms 2011-02-05T00:05:32Z It continued: “The charges against him were largely an opportunity for grandstanding by ambitious politicians –- not to mention an affront to free speech and a massive waste of time and taxpayer dollars.” ArtsBeat: The Doors Light One Last Fire in Response to Morrison's Pardon 2010-12-22T19:51:09Z "The Bachelor" was vague on the details, but whatever she did, she was guilty of the worst affront possible in the "Bachelor" universe: She was not here for Jake. How "The Bachelor" hooked us -- again 2010-03-01T13:27:00Z Yet while affronted cease-and-desist requests from musicians are all very well, isn’t it time for the left to try another tack, and stop the cross-political song raids happening just one way? Donald Trump rocks to the left with REM songjacked 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z "Yes, of course," replied Burroughs, "crisply, not even affronted," as Magnus Magnusson reported, "as if a preacher were being asked whether he believed in God." How the Edinburgh writers' conference changed the world of literature 2012-08-11T15:58:34Z But any legalization, it claims, is an affront to all of us, particularly to the disability community. I was sure that legalizing aid in dying was the right thing to do. Then I met Bad Cripple 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z But that is easy to forgive, because hers is such a compelling comic personality, mixing faux-naivety and self-irony, critical intelligence and blatant affront. Sarah Silverman 2013-02-11T17:03:10Z "This was a man who led an insurgency against our country, so he is an affront to all Americans." Jefferson Davis statue deemed racist to be relocated at UT Austin 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z Polyamory tends to unnerve people, affronting expectations of traditional romantic monogamy. All you need is loves: the truth about polyamory 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z All of it an affront, they said, the nadir of indignation wrought by two years of government work under Trump. Trump’s government was a very bleak workplace for many. Then it shut down. 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z Here at last is a man who gets it, and yet that he so perfectly gets it feels like an affront. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Barack Obama’s ‘A Promised Land’ 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z The president of the National Smokers Alliance wrote, in a letter to the Postmaster General, that the revision was “an affront to the more than 50 million Americans who choose to smoke.” Howard Koslow Dies at 91; Artist Designed Stamps for 40 Years 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z In his approach to work, Seb is a proud purist, perpetually oppressed and affronted by the prospect of compromise. Review: Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone Aswirl in ‘La La Land’ 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z If this index is an affront to your jingoistic sensibilities, the U.S. remains in first place for the number of incarcerated citizens per capita, adult onset diabetes and for believing in angels. Global rankings study: America in warp-speed decline 2014-04-09T12:15:00Z Treating a book as a purely aesthetic object is often seen as an affront to intellectual credibility. The ‘Credibility Bookcase’ Is the Quarantine’s Hottest Accessory 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z In the 1990s, soon after the event was established, some religious groups and conservative Disney World visitors viewed the red-shirt-wearing L.G.B.T.Q. visitors as a moral affront. After a Political Storm, Gay Days Return to Disney 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z Nearly three years ago, they were affronted by changes that added commissions to sales generated through the site and also veiled their names. 1stdibs Inches Closer to the One Percent 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z The men, they affront me with the middle finger. ‘Attenzione, Pickpocket!’ A TikTok Star Watches Out for Tourists in Italy 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z To fans of professional wrestling, Arquette’s win was seen as an affront: A Hollywood pretender cashing in on the credibility of a sport lovingly called fake by its own enthusiasts. ‘You Cannot Kill David Arquette’ Review: Ready to Rumble (Again)? 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z Additionally, while some argue that taking down monuments is an affront to history, many of the Confederate monuments were erected decades after the Civil War. Stephen Colbert Helps John Oliver Take Down the Confederacy 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z Not only does he break off a Princeton education he is now reluctant to resume, Nucky treats his decision to serve as a personal affront, almost a betrayal. "Boardwalk Empire" recap: Prohibition begins 2010-09-20T12:53:00Z It isn't a personal affront if every single person on earth doesn't love what you love. Great Oscar debate: What is the real best picture? 2011-02-26T01:01:00Z Photograph: Garry Weaser/Picture library Oxford in its warm valley, is worldly and social, throwing out politicians, modern novelists and other hideous affronts. Stephen Fry recalls his student days for West End play: From the archive, 2 April 1988 2013-04-02T06:00:00Z "To people of faith, in many respects, it's an affront to their faith," said the Rev. Bob Vanden Bosch, who lobbies on behalf of Concerned Christian Americans and the Illinois Family Institute. Illinois push begins for gay marriage, amid much skepticism 2012-02-21T13:27:00Z “Fruity,” like the best hyperpop, is an anarchic affront to refinement and restraint, an ever-escalating blast of melodic delirium and warped excess. Best Songs of 2022 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Is death, to use her words, “the ultimate affront . . . only to be denied?” Let’s talk about dying 2012-12-27T01:00:00Z But it also functions as a genial affront to the pavilion itself, a denial of its architecture and a shadow over its front door. Review | America picked artist Martin Puryear’s work for the Venice Biennale — and he’s everything America is not 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z The affront to Native Americans and the treatment of this country’s African American population weren’t just about marginalization in everyday life but also about the erasure of their dignity in our historical consciousness. Perspective | Lonnie Bunch isn’t afraid to address white supremacy. What else will that change for the Smithsonian? 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z Chasten takes on this affront in a chapter titled “Out on the Trail.” Review | Chasten Buttigieg’s ‘I Have Something to Tell You’ is refreshingly candid, but a missed opportunity 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z Deforestation, he wrote, “represents an attack on humanity, an affront to the sources of life, and an assured means of destroying future generations.” Perspective | Amid the smoke of a burning Amazon rises the specter of the artist Roberto Burle Marx 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z Looking back now at the Blunt affair in the late 1970s I think this explains why my most profound emotion was bafflement rather than shock or affront. Restless – and its roots in the Cambridge spy ring 2012-12-21T22:55:09Z A list will keep the focus on the baby, rather than on trivial affronts or personal problems. Perspective | Her dad has offered to take care of her child while she works. But can she trust him? 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z She agreed to an interview at the request of Mayor Riley, who correctly predicted she would second his testimony that Charleston’s reputation for gentility will survive even this perceived affront by Bravo. When Bravo Comes to Charleston 2014-04-18T19:56:40Z His nomination for outstanding variety, music or comedy series is a little like ’s Nobel Peace Prize — political, premature and meant mostly as an affront to his predecessor. The TV Watch: It?s Time to End Emmy ?Reruns? 2010-08-26T21:24:00Z Rivera’s landscape foliage wasn’t just any shrubbery, and Picasso’s “theft” could easily be seen as an affront to a painting that stood as a resolute repudiation of Spanish colonialism. LACMA's uneven new Picasso and Rivera show reveals an unprecedented, must-see discovery 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z The assignation of President Kennedy was a blatant affront to each and every one of us who believes that we, as individuals, should have some control over who governs us and how we are governed. We can’t forget John F. Kennedy’s assassination 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z It’s an unforgivable affront, and one any sneakerhead knows all too well: Like a dent in a new car, a scuff is hard to come back from. Air Jordans on the Big Screen: When the Sneaker Is the Real Star 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z But the idea of tweaking poutine at all seems like an affront to French-Canadians in particular, who guard the purity of their deliciously savoury invention with ferocity. Poutine: the posh chips and gravy taking over the world 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z "I was slightly affronted," he says, with a grand sigh, "when I saw that they had only Alec's head showing above the bar." Corrie on stage? Bless my hairnet! 2011-02-09T21:31:01Z On Twitter, one user called the pizza "a sacrilege" and "an affront to every Italian." Iowa restaurant's pizza with Fruit Loops sparks debate on Twitter 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z It was an artistic affront, but the film soars nonetheless — it’s an instant high. Escape With Me Into the Delirious World of 1940s Musicals 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z The Fall of Gnomes: Tasteful to Tacky Posting statues of bearded gnomes in gardens is considered a kitschy affront to nature. Antiques: The Fall of Gnomes: Tasteful to Tacky 2013-05-30T20:04:26Z There we were helped ashore and guided to the foot of a metal staircase—yet another affront, so scuffed and functional. A Dark Ride 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z Be happy for your friend and try to see her present relationship success not as an affront, but as proof that it’s possible for you, too. I’m jealous of my best friend’s romance 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z Each new wrinkle is a personal affront that leads him to a state of only moderately productive self-reflection. ‘The Amazing Johnathan Documentary’ Review: The Joke’s on Who? 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z I think it would be an affront to him.” In portraying jazzman Miles Davis, Don Cheadle took his cues from his subject 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Snowden says he was affronted by the rank hypocrisy of it all. In Edward Snowden’s New Memoir, the Disclosures This Time Are Personal 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z Mr. O’Neal gives his daughter a pashminalike present at the beginning of one conciliatory dinner; when she confronts him with her memories of an abusive childhood, he is affronted and demands his gift back. The TV Watch: A Madam?s New Consorts 2011-07-28T21:50:57Z In the US, which seemed to treat polio as a national affront, fear reached extreme levels. Paralysed with Fear: The Story of Polio by Gareth Williams – review 2013-07-17T15:02:02Z Jane, of course, proves to be breezily competent, which is almost an affront to Gray, and is certainly one to India. Television Review: ?Jane by Design? on ABC Family ? Review 2012-01-03T00:20:55Z For one thing, it’s not really an affront against intelligence. Spelling bees make trolls of us all 2013-06-01T15:00:00Z However, the film's triumph might have been slightly marred by protests from VFX workers facing job cuts, some of who were particularly affronted at being apparently overlooked in Lee's acceptance speech. Close up: Oscars 2013 – a night to remember? 2013-02-28T16:25:12Z The reaction of Sully is to treat this as a huge invasion of privacy, an affront to decency—if not an alien invasion. Review: Clint Eastwood's 'Sully' Is Too Heavy for Liftoff 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z An affront to Neanderthals and modern humans alike, “Neander-Jin” may set us all back thousands of years. Movie Review: In ‘Neander-Jin,’ a Primitive Pops Up in Germany 2013-07-25T23:59:22Z Some of the incidents have been picked up by conservative news sites, which have framed them around the issue of schools banning pro-abstinence clothing in an affront to Christian values. American Teenagers Are Declaring ‘Virginity Rocks’ 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z Her aggressive behavior is such an affront that sweet little Samantha has no choice but to hide in a bathroom stall. The Bachelor Watch: And The Blondes Played On 2012-01-10T14:30:01Z As passion sours into betrayal, a personal affront quickly feeds a political outrage that, in turn, ignites a violent peasant uprising. Lois Weber, Eloquent Filmmaker of the Silent Screen 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z To people who view their political leaders as an extensions of their values, a decade's worth of Trump-skewering in late night is an affront. The late night rise of "Gutfeld!" is telling us something. It isn't funny, but that doesn't matter 2023-03-04T05:00:00Z But no matter how tasty or sophisticated the menu, some guests will probably construe the exclusion of meat as a political act — or a personal affront. Should a Vegetarian Bride Serve Meat at Her Wedding? 2010-08-06T19:51:00Z Miniskirts were an affront to tradition and decorum. Perspective | The MAGA hat is not a statement of policy. It’s an inflammatory declaration of identity. 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z Many felt such statues extol racism and are an affront to Black Britons. Meghan’s racism claims come as no surprise to Black Britons 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z Sally, however, hides the avowal by burying her personal anger in feminine solidarity: he is "an affront to all women." The best scene in "When Harry Met Sally..." – the fake orgasm – was a group effort 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z We’ve been changing what constitutes a single serving for years — it’s simply crept upwards for so many years that the notion of a 16-ounce beverage now sounds like an affront to our civil liberties. Drinking ourselves to death 2012-07-10T16:10:00Z It hardly matters; that uncertainty is her aesthetic, just like it is Del Rey's — the deliberate performance of an affront to proper womanhood. Lana Del Rey, Courtney Love are ships in the night at the Bowl 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z The subject — inspired by the memory of an older sister, Sophie, who had died at 15 — wasn’t the problem, but his Impressionistic style was an affront to a local taste for academic naturalism. Review: The Darkness and Light of Edvard Munch’s Work 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z For Ben Frazier, founder and president of a civil rights nonprofit, the Northside Coalition of Jacksonville, Sunday’s front page was an affront. Perspective | Saturday’s protests were big news. Why did these Gannett newspapers push them off the front page? 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z All of this was a total affront to the mores of modesty in this cultured, landlocked, south-east Asian communist state. Laos town known for drunkenness and tourist deaths cleans up its act 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z Sometimes, you just want to watch a movie, not keep a running inventory of each affront, every offensive line or beat. 2017 Was a Year of Reckoning in Hollywood. Will 2018 Be the Year of Change? 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z Paying Homage to Japan’s Raw Edges “THE eye adjusts,” as fashion people say, a truism routinely exploited in defense of styles so extreme that they often affront conventional tastes. Paying Homage to Japan?s Raw Edges 2010-10-07T00:18:00Z Some Christians saw the Amin mosque as an affront to their community. Beirut skyline captures religious rivalry and harmony 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z But, in a crucial way, the core of its aggressive affront to the cinematic values of youth is found in what Assayas has left out of the film. The Enemy of Youth 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z Balazs bought the struggling property, which he describes — wincing at the aesthetic affront of the thing — as a “relatively freakishly wrong building for the neighborhood” in late 2011. | What Makes André Balazs Cry 2013-12-02T22:33:01Z It’s a mildly affronting experience that — as with some other signifiers of the modern world, a child’s noisy video game included — seems to help push him into nature. Review: ‘A Walk in the Woods,’ With Robert Redford, Is a Scenic Trek Spoiled 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z For Morton, the subject cannot end there, bound up with wider problems, more affronts. Samantha Morton: ‘Maybe I was the first person to publicly answer Weinstein’ 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Hawley replied with an angry tweet about how this was an affront to the First Amendment and he would see them in court. Why "free speech" needs a new definition in the age of the internet and Trumpist tweets 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z “The worst affront to a landmark in New York since the loss of Pennsylvania Station,” is how Stephen F. Byrns, a former member of the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission, put it. A Potential Solution for Developers at St. John the Divine 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z The very idea that judgments are being rendered on that worthiness is an affront and, of course, the point. Perspective | With playhouses dark, interactive theater online is lighting things up 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z The biggest affront took place in 2010, when their neighbor Andrew Lloyd Webber tried to buy Highclere Castle from the Carnarvons so that he would have more room for his paintings. Trying to Turn a Castle Into a Cash Register 2013-05-24T21:19:52Z “The Brittany Murphy Story is an affront to everything my daughter was in real life. It’s hideous, unauthorized and completely untrue.” Brittany Murphy's Dad Slams The Lifetime Biopic About His Daughter 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z It was seen as an affront when O'Brien was nominated and Jay Leno, the man he replaced, was not. Split personality for Emmy Awards 2010-08-30T13:39:00Z Overlooking Nick Offerman throughout the entire run of Parks and Recreation also feels like an affront to comedy. Emmys 2015 Predictions: Who Will Win and Who Should 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z But at this point in the narrative, his character is burrowed deep in pain, and the finicky, fussed-over quality of the images, as Ford presents them to us, is an affront. 2009-12-10T01:10:00Z You do by not assuming that what happened in the wake of an American disaster and the way that people dealt with unfathomable loss was an affront to your delicate sensibilities. Atheists’ misguided fight over the 9/11 memorial 2014-03-07T19:35:00Z And it's just the warm-up act for … This affront to God. Frankenstein's Army trailer: a treat for you reanimated killer Nazi fans 2013-07-16T16:55:48Z An affronted list of grievances delivered as if from the foot of the bed, it has a measured pace, a soulful arrangement and an air of embattled dignity. The Playlist: Bruno Mars Gives His Funk a Flashy Makeover 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z She said the collection of works, previously shown at galleries in Cluj and Timisoara over the past year, was often misinterpreted as an affront to Brancusi. Romanian Artists Rethink Brancusi’s Legacy 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z She did not seem in the least affronted. 'You think I'm mad?' – the truth about psychosomatic illness 2015-05-16T04:00:00Z And the first thing that falls upon his affronted glance is pizza. “Succession”: Nothing says I'm a billionaire like refusing to buy fresh pizza 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z France’s highest administrative court upheld the ban in 1995, stating that dwarf tossing “affronted human dignity.” How a Trump judicial nominee reignited the debate over dwarf tossing 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z Enraged, annoyed, affronted by their own national heritage — this is the new British Invasion. Anger is an energy: The world’s best live band is made up of two middle-age British blokes in sweatpants 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z Mismanaging his urge to blame, he takes his daughter's eagerness to leave innocence behind as an affront. In Liana Liberato We 'Trust': A 14-Year-Old's Harrowing Turn Elevates Tale of Pain and Pedophilia 2011-03-31T20:35:00Z I found this show an affront to theater goers. ‘Constellations,’ With Jake Gyllenhaal and Ruth Wilson, Opens on Broadway 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z While I know some view pineapple-topped pizzas as an affront to culinary sense, I was a little more apathetic — largely, I think, because of those pineapple chunks. Pineapple haters are wrong: You should eat even more fruit on your pizza 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z This death was more than a plot twist: it was a personal affront. Grief Counselor Says It's OK to Mourn a Fictional Character's Death 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z Former Harvard President Lawrence Summers called the episode "abhorrent and an affront to the values of our university." Harvard group seeks degrees for gays expelled 2012-02-28T17:41:12Z RAI said it had no intention of creating transgression and said it regretted that that church authorities had viewed the gesture “as an affront to the sacrament of baptism.” Vatican, Italy bishop slam “profane” Sanremo performance 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z Mugdi, whom a friend describes as “culturally a Muslim,” is disgusted and affronted, wanting nothing to do with his son’s memory. A Novel of Culture Clash Grapples With the Grief of a Suicide Bomber’s Family 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z "Asking for help is seen as an affront to masculinity," says the writer Laurie Penny, who has extensively researched mental health issues and written about her own experiences. Suicide and silence: why depressed men are dying for somebody to talk to 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z This was considered an affront, not art, and a call came for the National Theatre board to censure me and possibly close us down. Young Vic at 40: the Young and the restless: 2010-10-19T20:31:00Z Television is the home of the crime procedural, the teen soap opera, and “The Bachelor,” among other affronts to humanity. Tackling TV’s rape problem: Why “Broad City” and “Shameless” could change how we talk about sexual consent 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z My daughter is also a beautiful tall blond 19-year-old who is often forced to rebuff unsought-after advances from pushy, and easily affronted, males. How to be a hero in the middle of an unthinkable tragedy 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z She begins hurling various items at him — and cut to the scene in the dining hall downstairs where the aforementioned affronted men jokingly speculate about who is punishing whom upstairs. Spanking on “Outlander”: The outrage and the turn-on of the “bodice-ripper” tradition 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z The concept of prepping meals for the week was a ludicrous affront to our lifestyle. Crying in H Mart 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z Yet any remotely sane person would have the acuity to understand that a lousy review is not a profound personal affront. Jerks defend “Dark Knight” 2012-07-18T15:55:00Z We would have seen that quite clearly as a direct attack against the democratic system—not only a flagrant violation of our rights but an outrageous personal affront. We can’t forget John F. Kennedy’s assassination 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z The idea that hearing actors might be cast in deaf roles affronts him. Actors With Disabilities Are Ready, Willing and Able to Take More Roles 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z As if this was somehow an affront to him. Modern Love: The View From the Victim Room 2013-06-27T20:45:27Z He added that the imposing structure of his 1881 novel was laid on a “single small cornerstone, the conception of a certain young woman affronting her destiny.” 'Mrs. Osmond' takes up where Henry James' 'Portrait of a Lady' left off but falls a bit short 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z The first are gifts that are essentially personal affronts. When cringeworthy gifts are worse than inconsiderate 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z And it’s hard not to think that his outlandish image, of a giant octopus flanked by vampy nudes, was meant as a deliberate affront to his persecutors. Art Review: Celebrating a Painter’s 150th Anniversary 2012-05-24T18:41:19Z Yet outrage carries a different flavor from pure anger; it suggests an affront to one’s value system as opposed to seething, Hulk-like fury. On Social Media, Some Are Susceptible to Internet Outrage 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z But outside of polyamory, setting up your ex with someone new is the ultimate affront to a monogamous dating culture that views ex-partners as possessions, rather than autonomous beings with free will. Match of the day: meet the people who helped their ex find new love 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z Entertainment Weekly awarded the album a "B", calling it "certainly no great affront to his name", while The New York Times said it was a "miscellany of familiar Jackson offerings: inspirational, loving, resentful and paranoid." Critics say Michael Jackson album better than feared 2010-12-09T21:38:00Z But this is indisputably an effective set, in which Catholics and Irish nationalists, global power-brokers and self-regulating bankers are mocked for their breaches of consistency and their affronts to justice. Andrew Maxwell ? review 2011-08-25T16:59:43Z Jazz in 2014 — or more accurately, the discourse around jazz in 2014 — often resembled a crescendo of gibes and gripes, with each new affront calling forth a fresh wave of umbrage. Jazz’s Year of Complaint, Citing ‘Whiplash’ and The New Yorker 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z The people protesting Wednesday saw that as no cause for celebration, insisting that “El Diablo” is an affront to Cypriots’ Orthodox faith. Cyprus’ devout want no part of Eurovision entry ‘El Diablo’ 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z I hesitate to call it a comedy, somehow, as if that were an affront to its thoroughgoing, towering weirdness; but of course it is made to be funny, and it is. TV Picks: 'Danger 5,' 'It's Okay To Be Smart' 2015-03-28T04:00:00Z The shock-value laughs and affronted gasps are fewer and further between in this version. Review | Heaven sent: ‘Jesus Hopped the “A” Train’ at 1st Stage 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z Because many of us are so isolated and life seems stuck in slow motion, seemingly mild slights can land as massive affronts. Our group texts are blowing up during the pandemic. And we’re taking the drama personally. 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z I fear this is no anomaly but the wave of the future, as the corporate arbiters of big-budget filmmaking consider creative risk an affront to their stockholders. 2009-12-23T21:32:00Z Deformity has been brought into beauty’s fold, a catalyst for justice rather than an affront to it.” Books of The Times: ‘Far From the Tree,’ by Andrew Solomon 2012-11-13T13:00:24Z Though the junta has criminalized “affronts to decency,” jailing and torturing queer citizens alongside dissidents and guerrilla fighters, Romina is tired of delaying her life: “Why not resist. Also I will never love a man.” A Tale of Five Women 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z Emma Handy doesn’t miss a beat as a young wife visibly affronted by Doris’s apparently bottomless bonhomie. Theater Review: Plays That Grapple With Grief in War and Love 2011-03-22T13:00:07Z "As a result, with every passing decade this affront appears to gain rather than lose its impact." The last 'n-word' 2011-01-05T12:02:58Z When I started to move on, some jumpy brass riffs and pleading choral cries of “ah” grew intense, as if the music was affronted that I was daring to leave. Over Headphones and in a Truck, the Philharmonic Stays Alive 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z She had given up on religion by then, but a whiff of piety lingers in her flat, affronted air of certainty. Susan Sarandon: ‘The good news and bad news about Hollywood is that they’re not political’ 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z It's odd how defined she is by hair and hosiery – without them, she seems altogether less like a slightly affronted superhero, and altogether more normal. Mary Portas: Secret Shopper: were we left short-changed? 2011-01-20T09:56:43Z What they encounter is “an affront to human dignity.” 'Poldark' Episode 6 Recap: Tragedy vs. Troublemaking 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z For a woman, getting old is as much of a career-ending affront as an assault allegation is for a man. Hollywood Uses the Very Women It Exploited to Change the Subject 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z The fundamentalist group aims to establish religious rule across the Middle East and regards remnants of the region's pagan ancient civilizations as an affront to Islam. Zahi Hawass urges military action to save Iraq's ancient sites 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z My husband once remarked that everything seems to be an affront to me, that I take everything so personally, and it’s true. I’m angry all the time! 2012-07-09T00:00:00Z Raised by musicians in Leimert Park, Ms. Muldrow remembers feeling immediately affronted when she enrolled in the New School’s jazz program. Jazz Has Always Been Protest Music. Can It Meet This Moment? 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z Emotionally violent partners are governed by insecurity, hence my husband’s talent for weaponizing incoming information as an ambush against him, an affront to his masculinity, or a reason to attack me. Men aren't volatile riddles for women to solve 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z Even Fahrije’s more seemingly innocuous efforts to support her family — selling her husband’s old table saw, for one — are treated like scandalous affronts to him, their life and their world. ‘Hive’ Review: In the Aftermath of War, a Survivor Finds Herself 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Its members are nice, even at their most ostensibly fierce, and so unrelievedly bland that it feels like an affront, especially to all the women here doing so much hard work. ‘The Marvels’ Review: You’ve Seen This Movie 32 Times Before 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z He took bad civic design as an almost personal affront. Edward Feiner, 75, Dies; Revolutionized the Look of Federal Buildings 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z The Confederate flag is an exceptional affront, a legacy of segregation and racism. When our icons tumble 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Matthew Weiner of Mad Men "tended to respond to work that fell short of his expectations with withering disappointment as though it were a personal affront." Best non-fiction summer reads: Difficult Men by Brett Martin 2013-07-29T15:05:25Z It occurs to me that this is yet another way I force myself to take up less space: I badly don’t want my private refusal to sound like an affront to anyone else’s desires. More women like me are choosing to be childfree. Is this the age of opting out? 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z On the scale of racial traumas experienced in her life, coloring in Santa’s face was near the bottom of affronts. In Search of Black Santa 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Do say: "This is an affront to the Turkish democratisation process." The Turkish soap opera that has enraged the country's politicians 2012-12-09T20:30:05Z These discriminations and the attitudes behind them, Anderson charges, have generated a baleful catalog of affronts that predate the establishment of the United States and that grow apace. Was the Constitutional Right to Bear Arms Designed to Protect Slavery? 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z Watching Jamie spin around like a whirling dervish on TV preparing this meal, I felt personally affronted. Jamie Oliver's 30-minute meals are an affront to cooking 2010-12-22T13:30:00Z Kitson inspires fervid devotion in his fans, however, and when I posted my review, they took it as a personal affront. Daniel Kitson: the Salinger of standup 2012-08-05T17:30:01Z To Pulley, the restaurant is an affront to white Englishness, and Frank is a Black man who needs to be forcefully “nudged” back into his place. ‘Mangrove’ Review: A Restaurant’s Radicalism 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z The theatrical production shares the blunt title of the documentary — “Lombardi” — as if any title that stretched for metaphor or cleverness would have been an affront to its subject’s plainspoken oratory. | 'Lombardi': Leadership on the Field Made Him a Legend 2010-12-10T23:30:00Z That’s never the case at Daniel, where, Guedouar says, the chef takes it as a personal affront if guests are poorly dressed. Yes, it’s summer. But you still can’t wear those shorts in these restaurants. 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z "I found it such an affront that such a story like this could take place in London today." "Death of a President" director takes on slavery 2010-09-17T17:37:00Z “This isn’t just a semantic issue; it’s also a question of moral harm, an affront to our very sense of ourselves.” Perspective | What Josh Hawley doesn’t get in the discussion about ‘pregnant people’ 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z Still others view the subjects of the show as a sort of patriotic affront, as if the state of a little house in Oklahoma could disgrace our entire nation. Inside the strange world of "Hoarders" 2010-09-06T20:01:00Z It’s an indulgence in vanity, an impractical affront to the balmy southwestern sun. Breaking bald 2012-07-24T18:30:00Z They believe that wanting to be treated fairly and equally is an affront. Phil Robertson and Mike Huckabee double down on homophobia 2013-12-23T15:31:00Z The modest ladle seemed like an affront to a man whose power was vested in bombastic displays of wealth and military prowess. Heroes and Villains in the Pantheon of Design 2010-04-25T13:50:00Z “Because the idea of something disposable, to me, is just, it’s an affront, you know, fashion is not meant to be disposable.” Michael Kors returns to NY Fashion Week with urban romance 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z In interviews, Sottsass recalled contemporary critics writing Memphis off as a joke, while others called it an affront to good taste or a substance-free status symbol driven by trends. A museum gives the force behind an ’80s fad a proper place in art history 2017-07-23T04:00:00Z It was a direct affront, but the Doors hadn't seen it coming. The Doors: 'You could call us erotic politicians' – a classic interview 2013-05-22T12:46:03Z We have a rise in race hate, in crimes and in human rights affronts on our southern border. "Democracy is never perfected": David Simon on his new HBO series and the 2020 "s**tshow" election 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z As he described it, the nihilism of Kurtz had been supplanted by "African nihilism, the rage of primitive men coming to themselves and finding that they have been fooled and affronted". The ruins of empire: Asia's emergence from western imperialism 2012-07-27T07:00:04Z The fact that Croatia had managed any points was an affront to Brazil’s fans. World Cup fever hits diplomatic Washington “Pepper on top, right?” he asks you, as if a sprinkling of seasoning will camouflage the affront to God that he’s slid in front of you. Eat up, honey! See Tom Hiddleston serve you the creepiest breakfast ever 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z Anything less than a full-bore pursuit of new clients is declared a personal affront to him, henceforth. "Mad Men" recap: Honor before reason 2010-08-23T13:30:00Z I nod violently as he says this – my affronted belief that noisemakers are disregarding the social contract definitely intensifies my reactions. Please be quiet: my search for a noise-free life 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z It’s a fevered rush of affront, and by far the most alert Drake sounds on “Certified Lover Boy,” his sixth studio album, and first in three years. Drake, in Search of an Enemy Besides Himself 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z Later on Thursday, Arevalo dismissed the prosecutor's action as "absolutely illegal" and an affront to democracy. Guatemalan prosecutor moves to strip president-elect's immunity 2023-11-17T05:00:00Z No 10 said it was an "affront" and that it would look at further measures so officers could take action in future. More powers to protect war memorials from protesters considered 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z She said the two victims were "decent" men who attempted to intervene when Kelly was attacking his girlfriend, by which Kelly was "affronted and angered". Toby Kelly jailed for Sheldon Flanighan Cramlington murder 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z The Hong Kong judiciary also condemned the bill saying: "any such attempt is a flagrant and direct affront to the rule of law and judicial independence in Hong Kong". Hong Kong condemns U.S. bill calling for sanctions on officials 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z “The City of Denver’s position is an affront to constitutional and social equity principles,” Wayans’ lawyers said. Marlon Wayans says he is being unfairly prosecuted after being by racially targeted by gate agent 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z So I’ve never really dealt with this kind of affront, of indignation and a need to get their own way. Q&A: SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher reacts to Hollywood studios breaking off negotiations 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Gardner saw the raid as a direct affront to her authority. St. Louis cop sabotaged own murder cases to protest a prosecutor — and police department did nothing 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z "The failure to appoint this role as the landmark Victims and Prisoners Bill passes through Parliament is an affront to victims and survivors," they added. Victims' commissioner to be named after 'shocking' delay 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z Another recent U.N. report described U.S. jail practices as "an affront to human dignity," highlighting forced labor and the callous practice of shackling mothers during childbirth, disproportionately affecting Black women. The drug war is over. Its hawks just don’t realize they lost 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z In this context, a news outlet can cover Trump's affronts to democracy. Becoming America's first dictator 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z In a report published on Thursday, three U.N.-appointed experts said they had found practices in U.S. prisons that amounted to "an affront to human dignity" in visits in April and May. US jail practices are racist and an 'affront to human dignity,' UN experts say 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Charities also criticised the home secretary's comments, with ActionAid UK describing them as "a direct affront to gender equality and human rights". UN refugee agency rejects Suella Braverman asylum comments 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z "The idea that Russia could return to the Human Rights Council is an affront to the very concept of human rights and a dangerous backwards step that would damage its credibility," he said. Russia seeks to rejoin UN's human rights council 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Recent statements from the South African-born US citizen have been interpreted in some corners as an affront to US interests, as well as those of the broader global West. Elon Musk woos world leaders, courting controversy 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z Opposition Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre said if the allegations are true they represent ”an outrageous affront to our sovereignty.” Canada is investigating whether India is linked to the slaying of a Sikh activist 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z "The opinions of those perpetuating this fraud against the will of the people are nothing more than a blatant attempt to affront democracy and disenfranchise all voters and the former President." Examining the GOP-led effort to disqualify Donald Trump 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z A company source said the fact Hapag-Lloyd would essentially be paying terminal fees to its biggest competitor under the deal was an "affront". Battle heats up for Hamburg port operator as MSC makes $1.4 bln offer 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z A company source told Reuters that the fact Hapag-Lloyd would essentially be paying terminal fees to its biggest competitor under the deal was an "affront". MSC offers to buy stake in Hamburg port operator 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z For many French Muslims, the rule is an affront because they feel it is their religion that is invariably singled out for treatment. French shrug off Muslim upset at abaya ban in schools 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z He viewed the decision as an affront to his dignity. Obituary: Mohamed Al Fayed 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z McCrae’s “180-degree shift” from seeking a dismissal to seeking a new trial, they write, is “an affront to judicial economic and fundamental notions of fair dealing.” Police nearly beat Joseph Zamora to death. Will the prosecution against him continue? 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Giuliani has called the indictment “an affront to American democracy” and said it “does permanent, irrevocable harm to our justice system.” The fall of Rudy Giuliani: How ‘America’s mayor’ tied his fate to Trump and got indicted 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z The optics of jailing Trump as he campaigns to regain the presidency would be viewed by supporters as an affront to his free speech rights under the U.S. Trump's bond in Georgia election case: No threats, no jail 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z Rosenworcel said in 2017 FCC reviews do "not involve the government making editorial decisions about content. Doing so would be an affront to our First Amendment tradition." US FCC will release public comments on bid to deny Fox TV station license renewal 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Giuliani called the indictment “an affront to American democracy” and said it “does permanent, irrevocable harm to our justice system.” The fall of Rudy Giuliani: How ‘America’s mayor’ tied his fate to Donald Trump and got indicted 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z He derides the charges as an “affront to American democracy” and vows to beat the rap. Rudy Giuliani begged Trump for cash to pay ballooning fees as legal woes mount, report says 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, Mr. Giuliani, a former U.S. attorney, said the indictment is “an affront to American Democracy and does permanent, irrevocable harm to our justice system.” The Trump Gang: 18 people who got snagged in the Georgia election case 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z In a Monday statement, he called the Georgia indictment an "affront to American democracy" that does "permanent, irrevocable harm" to the US justice system. Rudy Giuliani jailed mobsters with a charge he now faces 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z According to Hoffman, the Freemasons interpreted this parable as an affront and decided to get back at Poe by murdering him three years after the story was published. QAnon's weirdest obsession: Why does the radical far right fear the Masons? 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z The booksellers, known as “les bouquinistes,” have said they will not budge, calling the order issued by the Paris police chief last week an affront to the French capital’s history and soul. Paris Bookstalls Are Told to Relocate During Next Year’s Olympics 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Some protesters, furious over what they called an affront to democracy, gathered near the Supreme Court in Jerusalem waving Israeli flags. Your Tuesday Briefing: Mass Protests in Israel 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z "This crime is an affront to democracy," McQuade wrote on Twitter. "These are very serious charges": Experts say Michigan fake Trump electors face "open and shut" case 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z It was, delegates argued in their October petition to the king, an affront on English liberty, their birthright as crown subjects. George III: The legacy of the last king of America 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z These names were “not only a travesty but an affront to the profession,” two doctors wrote in 2007 in The Israel Medical Association Journal. Should Medicine Still Bother With Eponyms? 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z Ramaswamy said the federal case was part of “an affront to every citizen” and called it “hypocritical for the DOJ to selectively prosecute Trump but not” President Joe Biden over his own classified documents case. Scott rolls out dozens of South Carolina lawmakers and local leaders endorsing his presidential bid 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z “They deserve actions taken that are in service to their inherent dignity as people, and anything less than that would be an affront to their humanity.” Newsom threatens DeSantis with kidnapping charges after migrants flown to Sacramento 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z In 2015, the two governments came to an agreement in which Fumio Kishida, then Japan's foreign minister, apologised for the "grave affront to the honour and dignity of large numbers of women". 'Comfort women': Last known Taiwanese survivor dies at 92 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z Signing onto a “discharge” petition from the minority is seen as a major affront to party leadership, particularly on an issue as important as the debt ceiling. Debt ceiling struggle explained: Why now and how could it end? 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z Rather than enslaving the captured adult males, he put the members of aristocratic lineages on trial for committing whatever affront he had used to justify the attack. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z But a strong chorus of support for punishing Mr. Li made it clear that his words had affronted a far broader cohort than Chinese officialdom. No Joke: China Fines a Comedy Firm $2 Million for ‘Insulting’ the Military 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z That has represented a technological affront and a business one: Microsoft said every percentage point of share it gained in search advertising could draw another $2 billion in revenue. Google expected to unveil its answer to Microsoft's AI search challenge 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z Senator Jim Risch of Idaho, the ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said in a statement that allowing the plane to land was an affront to South Africa’s relationship with the United States. South Africa Allowed Russian Plane Under U.S. Sanctions to Land at Base 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z At the same time, plenty of others switched off - either because they simply weren't interested in the spectacle, or because they considered it an affront to democracy. King Charles' Coronation: How people watched a day not seen for 70 years 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z Not a group to leave such an affront unanswered, the Romans counterattacked and nearly destroyed Napata. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Ms. Zephyr called the decorum vote “a disturbing and terrifying affront to democracy itself.” ACLU sues to block Montana legislature’s censure of transgender Rep. Zooey Zephyr 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z “The simple fact of pronouncing this name, Toussaint Louverture, is therefore a reparation for the affront made to a great Frenchman,” he said. Macron Honors Haitian Revolutionary, but Leaves Much Unsaid 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z The remark provoked outrage from Republicans who said the language was belittling and an affront to civil discourse. ‘Blood on your hands’: Montana lawmaker’s words not unusual 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z The House Republican Caucus issued a statement on Friday calling the pieces of legislation “radical,” and an affront to Maryland consumers. Moore signs bills to expand offshore wind and zero-emission trucks 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z Aside from the implementation of some favorable economic and social policies, the notion of foreign rule was an affront to Chinese subjects, who were also offended by Mongols’ dietary and bathing practices. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z However, Iran views the Navy’s presence as an affront, comparing it to its forces running patrols in the Gulf of Mexico. US Navy sails first drone through Mideast’s Strait of Hormuz 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z In that light, Moreno’s decision to not send the team’s radio announcers on the road, citing “economics,” is just another embarrassment to the team, and an affront to baseball. Letters to Sports: All hail the pitch clock for saving MLB games 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z The Journal said his arrest was "a vicious affront to a free press, and should spur outrage in all free people and governments throughout the world". Russia charges Wall Street Journal reporter Gershkovich with espionage 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z “It was a complete affront to every African American inside the workplace.” Jury Says Tesla Must Pay Worker $3.2 Million Over Racist Treatment 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z Many Chinese people likely felt affronted by their subjugation to a people they would have viewed as lesser for having such different cultural practices. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Critics contend that editing books posthumously is an affront to authors’ creative autonomy and can amount to censorship. Your Tuesday Briefing: Ukraine Prepares a Counteroffensive 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z The Wall Street Journal has "vehemently denied" the charges against Gershkovich, labelled them a "vicious affront to a free press" and called for his immediate release. Jailed WSJ reporter in Russia files appeal as U.S. pushes for his release 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z Evan's case is a vicious affront to a free press, and should spur outrage in all free people and governments throughout the world, the newspaper said in a statement on Twitter. Wall Street Journal demands immediate release of reporter arrested in Russia 2023-04-01T04:00:00Z The measure is also the latest affront by Republicans to Mr. Biden’s climate change policies. House Passes G.O.P. Energy Bill, Pushing to Roll Back Biden Climate Measures 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z “To call this a parent’s rights bill is an absolutely despicable affront to me personally.” Minors can’t receive transgender health care as Kentucky legislature overrides governor’s veto 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z Democrats had extremely slim majorities in both chambers, and voting against the bill would have been a colossal affront to party leaders. "Moderate" Democrats back GOP bill to reverse their own party’s signature climate initiatives 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z He called the public relations efforts around the restoration an affront to people who lost their homes in the war. Restoring a Giant Plane: Ukrainian Resilience or Folly? 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z "And this bill, colleagues, is such an affront to me personally and would violate my rights to parent my child in Nebraska." Nebraska Dem with trans son vows to block all bills: "No one in the world holds a grudge like me" 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z She called the bill an affront to her as a parent and called out by name lawmakers she would hold accountable if they vote to advance it. Nebraska Legislature set to vote on transgender health bill 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Another called it an “affront to this great city.” New Yorkers bond over new city logo: They hate it 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Prosecutors asked for Jauregui to be punished over “an affront to the dignity of this proceeding.” Proud Boys defense puts on a show, for those inside court and out 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z He said passing a law was never about an individual case, but this was "wrong" and many people would find it "an affront to the basic system of criminal justice". Dominic Raab plans new law to stop whole life term prisoners marrying 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z But sending a condolence note is a kindness to your former mother-in-law, not an intentional affront to your ex-spouse or his new wife. Advice | Miss Manners: How do I politely discourage using plastic? 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z He said requests for President Biden to use military force within his borders is an affront to Mexican sovereignty. Mexico’s president lashes out at GOP lawmakers for proposing military action on cartels 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z “It erodes the community trust necessary for effective policing and it is an affront to the vast majority of officers who put their lives on the line every day to serve Louisville with honor.” After Breonna Taylor death, feds find police discrimination 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Attorney General Merrick Garland said: "This conduct is unacceptable. It is heartbreaking... It is also an affront to the vast majority of officers who put their lives on the line to serve Louisville with honour." Breonna Taylor: Louisville police violated civil rights, Justice Department says 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z He has pleaded not guilty, insisted on his innocence, and, like many gathered Sunday, has cast the prosecution as an affront to the Black community and the cause of social and racial justice. Church prayers in South L.A. underscore high stakes as Mark Ridley-Thomas bribery trial begins 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z The ad’s portrayal of litter as desecration of nature and an affront to conscientious citizens won Marsteller, the agency that created it, accolades in the advertising world. ‘Crying Indian’ Ad That Targeted Pollution to Be Retired 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z Travelers might balk at the idea of paying for food, an affront to the all-inclusive format. Advice | How to do an all-inclusive vacation if you hate lying around Even if the original editions remain in print, these new, sensitive versions are an affront to many people who believe, rightly, that authors’ works should be preserved as they were left. Perspective | As criticism mounts, Roald Dahl’s publisher offers a messy compromise 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z The latest affront is House Bill 1533, which would limit the ability of the public to hold government accountable. Who your child’s teacher is shouldn’t be a secret 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z UN head António Guterres has condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine as an "affront" to the world's collective conscience at a meeting of the General Assembly nearly one year on. Ukraine war: UN chief condemns invasion ahead of anniversary 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Painting over or covering Guadalupe artwork, “feels like an affront to our dignity and personhood.” Advocates chronicle LA’s Virgin of Guadalupe street art 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z “This is unprecedented and an affront to Australia’s rule of law and manipulation of the Australian legal system by the United States, at the expense of the Australian taxpayer,” she said. Wife of former US pilot complains of Australian treatment 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z The Lahore-based Digital Rights Foundation earlier called the Wikipedia ban an affront to Pakistanis’ right to access information and a mockery of the country’s commitment to uphold its human rights obligations. Pakistan blocks Wikipedia, says it hurt Muslim sentiments 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z She first broached the idea of a cognitive test in 2021 and reminded voters of her call in the wake of Mr. Trump’s dismissive affront, posting on Twitter a link to her 2021 proposal. Nikki Haley to hit Trump on age issue, say its time for a new generation of GOP leaders 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z "That invasion is an affront to our collective conscience," Mr Guterres told the General Assembly. Ukraine war: UN chief condemns invasion ahead of anniversary 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z They are full of rage, but also a sense of grievance, as if the officers are personally affronted by the life and hope still left in a man under their control. Perspective | Watching the unwatchable cruelty in Memphis 2023-01-28T05:00:00Z Some people view the mine as an affront to their traditions, while others consider it an economic opportunity and a source of employment. A Copper Mine Could Advance Green Energy but Scar Sacred Land 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z China is waging a campaign of intimidation against people who joined the demonstrations, which were the boldest challenge to the Communist Party’s rule in decades and an embarrassing affront to its leader, Xi Jinping. In China’s Crackdown on Protesters, a Familiar Effort to Blame Foreign Powers 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z This picture deals with the affronts, insults and other social injuries suffered by the Jewish race under what are generally termed normal conditions. How to watch (almost) every Best Picture winner from 1940 through 1949 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z Jordan also protested to Israel after Israeli police briefly blocked the Jordanian ambassador from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque, decrying the move as an unusual affront to Jordan’s role as custodian. Netanyahu flies to Jordan for surprise meeting with king 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Representative Steve Scalise of Louisiana, the No. 2 Republican, had intervened to oppose Ms. Greene — an affront she would not forget — but Mr. McCarthy, who eschews confrontation and conflict, would not go that far. How Kevin McCarthy Forged an Ironclad Bond With Marjorie Taylor Greene 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z Reed Eliot Rahrich, who identifies as transgender, testified this week that the bill is “a poorly thought out affront to human rights.” LGBTQ people, allies could face $1,500 fine in North Dakota 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z She said the state’s inability to execute them is an affront to victims, because they “have a contract with the state for the murderer of their loved one to receive the death penalty.” South Carolina still seeking a way to hold executions 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z Consumers of the sport assume players will withstand any bodily affront, so they are shocked when a player’s physical limits are exceeded, often on very public stages. Damar Hamlin’s Collapse Highlights the Violence Black Men Experience in Football 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z Israel's foreign ministry also condemned what it said was an "immoral act" and "an affront to religion". Jerusalem Christian cemetery attack: Two teenagers arrested 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z "Chiloba's death is a tragedy and an affront to human dignity and violation of the right to life #JusticeForChiloba," it said on Twitter. Prominent Kenyan LGBTQ activist found dead, suspect arrested 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z Neither California, nor Los Angeles, nor Inglewood, nor SoFi Stadium is to blame for this unconscionable affront to Southern football culture. Commentary: No tailgating at national championship game? Blame the CFP, not SoFi or California 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z Israel’s Foreign Ministry called the attack an “immoral act” and “an affront to religion.” Christian graves desecrated in historic Jerusalem cemetery 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z "This immoral act is an affront to religion and the perpetrators should be prosecuted," it tweeted. Anglican Church and UK condemn desecration of Jerusalem graves 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z He was a peacock: intent on blinding small people with his brilliance, affronting an older generation he detested and belittling everyone but himself - especially Vivienne. Dame Vivienne Westwood - the godmother of punk 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z The R.J.C. has taken a tougher stance on perceived affronts to the Jewish community before. Republican Jewish Coalition Says Santos ‘Deceived Us’ About His Heritage 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z Oddly, I was affronted that the masses had bestowed this honor on a different toy. It Was My Favorite Toy to Give to New Parents, Until It Went Away 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z These massive, concrete communist structures — each an affront to freedom and beauty — would be returned to green space along the National Mall. ‘Tis the season for Trump 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z One can only presume that Alderson no longer considers such deals to be an affront to baseball. Mariners sat out MLB’s free-agent frenzy, and now must deal with fallout 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z Republicans who opposed the bill decried it last week as an affront to “biblical” definitions of marriage. Biden signs landmark bill to protect same-sex and interracial marriages 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z Some saw it as an affront to those who have been working to protect Ukrainians since Russia invaded the country in February. Rights Advocates Honored at Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony. 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z This is about more than money: Hollywood sees the shift as an affront to its identity. Highbrow Films Aimed at Winning Oscars Are Losing Audiences 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z Republicans who opposed the bill decried it Thursday as an affront to “biblical” definitions of marriage. House passes landmark legislation to protect same-sex, interracial marriages 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z “It is the ultimate affront to sovereignty of a state,” he said, “to say its own state court got things wrong.” Is the Supreme Court About to Upend American Election Laws? 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z This is an affront to liberal Jewish groups, which have less rigid views on Jewish identity. US Jews fear collision with expected Israeli government 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z Fox News has argued that Dominion’s lawsuit is an affront to the principles of press freedom and that the amount of money being demanded is “outrageous.” Rupert Murdoch to be deposed in $1.6 billion defamation case against Fox 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z His successor Sir David Sterling said the civil service was being put in an impossible position, while Andrew McCormick, a former permanent secretary, called it an "affront to democracy". Stormont: Civil Service task 'more challenging' than last stalemate 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z They say voters choose their lawmakers to create legislation and having the Supreme Court challenge those laws is an affront to the people’s choice. EXPLAINER: How could allies help Netanyahu beat charges? 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z His 50-page complaint paints a picture of petty nuisances that, cumulatively, constitute a whopping affront to the Constitution. Opinion | Sometimes a gadfly like this one in East Cleveland is just what democracy needs 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z Officials said any steps by the administration to retaliate for the decision, which was seen as a particular affront just months after Biden made a controversial trip to Saudi Arabia, would come after the midterms. With GOP House win, Biden faces added curbs on foreign policy 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z She asked Mr Davies to leave quietly, at which point he walked out saying: "I will leave. It's an affront to democracy." Conservative Gareth Davies apologises for storming out of Senedd 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z That I allowed any recorded evidence of this affront to common sense immediately calls my judgment into question. One time for L.A.'s grand cathedrals of fine dining 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z He was criticized by crypto enthusiasts for supporting regulatory proposals that they viewed as an affront to the philosophical principles of the technology. Fall of a Crypto Titan Puts an Industry on Edge 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z In California, Sherman Jones, 54, said he considered the Supreme Court’s abortion ruling an affront to a woman’s right to privacy. Michigan, California, Vermont Affirm Abortion Rights in State Ballot Proposals 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z Some of his friends and followers were getting suspended or banned from Twitter for abusive tweets, which affronted his personal definition of “free speech.” Column: Is Elon Musk a genius or an idiot? 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z Everett has heard that some White readers, men in particular, have taken it as “a personal affront,” but he seems deeply unbothered. Will Percival Everett’s 23rd novel finally bring him fame? He really doesn’t care. 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z In this instance, I consider it an affront to the grain and the miller to add anything else, including cheese or other savory ingredients. Perspective | I put sugar in my grits. Deal with it. 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z Republicans are particularly upset with companies focusing on "equity, sustainability and governance reform," which they view as an "ideological affront," the outlet reported. Greene threatens GOP "investigations" into companies that cut off Republicans after Jan. 6 riot 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z The judge also called their pursuit of Goodman “humiliating and degrading to everyone who believes in law and order” and an “affront to our system of government.” Son of Confederate flag-toting man in Capitol on Jan. 6 sentenced 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z More than once he painted “The Judgement of Paris,” the Greek myth of personal affront and backroom bribery that erupted into the epic Trojan War. Review: In a must-see L.A. show, painter Bob Thompson uses art history to consider social injustice 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z Jones has bashed the trial as a “kangaroo court,” called the judge a “tyrant,” and described it as an affront to free speech rights. Deliberations resume in trial over Jones’ Sandy Hook lies 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z You don’t mention your son’s reaction to this affront and aggression. Advice | Ask Amy: Son’s friend asked to stay temporarily and never left 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z Murdering a journalist who lived in the United States is a serious affront to this country and to freedom of the press worldwide. Opinion | I have not forgotten about Jamal Khashoggi 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z And they took not extending the "essential" label to churches as an affront, as did Trump. How "religious freedom" became a right-wing assault on equality and the rule of law 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z “It is an affront to the principles of international peace and security,” he said. The U.S. denounces Russia’s move to annex parts of Ukraine as a ‘land grab.’ 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z General Assembly that Russia’s “naked aggression” in Ukraine is an affront to the heart of what the international body stands for as he looks to rally allies to stand firm in backing the Ukrainian resistance. Biden at UN to call Russian war an affront to body’s charter 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said the US would never recognise the votes, calling them "an affront to the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity". Ukraine war: West condemns Russian plans for 'sham' Ukraine vote 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z "Mahsa Amini’s death after injuries sustained while in police custody for wearing an 'improper' hijab is an appalling and egregious affront to human rights," the official said. US demands accountability in death of Iranian woman after hijab arrest 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z "It's about inhumane and illegal conduct toward vulnerable people that is an affront to the values of every decent human being." "Inhumane and illegal": Migrants confirm they were misled on Martha's Vineyard flight 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z Last month, Disney told investors that theme park profits would have been even higher if not for an “unfavorable attendance mix” at Disneyland, which annual pass holders took as an affront. At Corporate Pep Rally, Disney C.E.O. Pitches Warmer, Fuzzier Side 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z Rumeihat and his fellow Bedouins see a plan to turn their land into a wildlife corridor as an affront to their service to the country. Conservation plan highlights Arabs’ fraught ties to Israel 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z According to Stephen Cave’s book “Immortality,” when Qin learned of a graffiti prophesying that he too would eventually die, he ordered his troops to kill whomever was responsible for this affront. The long and gruesome history of people trying to live forever 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z A proposal to enter through Russian-occupied Crimea was rejected by Ukraine, which viewed that itinerary as an affront to its sovereignty. Bombs fall as U.N. inspectors reach embattled Ukrainian nuclear plant 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z An initial proposal to enter the plant through Russian-occupied Crimea was rejected by Ukraine, which viewed that itinerary as an affront to its sovereignty. U.N. nuclear chief sets off for Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia plant 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Republicans, including GOP gubernatorial nominee Lee Zeldin, have slammed the law as an affront to the Constitution and law-abiding gun owners who want to protect themselves against rising crime. Times Square posts signs label Manhattan hotspot as a ‘sensitive zone’ where guns are off-limits 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Some fear the erasure of historical memory, or see an affront to their own ancestors who fought alongside the Soviets. Statues topple as Europe purges communist monuments 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z The Kremlin has accused European countries of rewriting history and disregarding Russia’s role during World War II, and a Russian official called the demolition of the monument an affront to Soviet soldiers. Latvia tears down a controversial Soviet-era monument in its capital. 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z According to people familiar with his thinking, the president was concerned that loan cancellation would be seen as a giveaway that would be an affront to those who had paid their or their relative’s tuition. Biden Cancels $10,000 in Student Loan Debt for Borrowers Earning Less Than $125,000 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z Jonathan Friedman, director of free expression and education programs at PEN America, the free-speech organization, said in a statement that the Keller school board’s decision was an “appalling affront to students’ First Amendment rights.” Texas School District Removes Bible and Anne Frank Adaptation in Back-to-School Sweep 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z “It is long past time to repeal this egregious affront to the 1st Amendment.” Sen. Rand Paul calls for repeal of Espionage Act amid blowback over Mar-a-Lago search 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z Some people may read this and feel affronted: “It is their house, and the grandparent needs to hide?” Advice | She disagrees with her son’s parenting choices. Can she say anything? 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z "These horrible acts of brutality are an affront to the right of women and girls to live and work in freedom and safety," Mr Ramaphosa told South Africans. South Africa sex crime: Authorities charge seven over gang rape 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z Prosecutor General Augusto Aras told journalists that a refusal to accept electoral defeat would be "an affront to democracy," but added: "I'm not worried about this happening. Brazilian institutions are committed to democracy." Brazil's top prosecutor plays down risk of contested election 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z Follow the logic, and having equal feelings for multiple children would be the affront to nature, yet the reverse seems to earn that distinction. Advice | Carolyn Hax: Is having a favorite child ‘the dirty little secret of parenting’? 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z Palestinians deem such visits a religious and political affront. Palestinian rockets reach west of Jerusalem on third day of Gaza fighting 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z But China has made it clear that it regards any criticism of its exercises as an affront. Chinese Stages Show of Force Near Taiwan for a Third Day 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z China claims Taiwan, a self-governing democracy off its southern coast, as its own territory, and regards visits by American politicians as an affront. Japan Tells China to Stop Military Drills Off Taiwan 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z "I want to believe that come Jan. 1, the president will not try to stay in the presidential palace, because that would be an affront to democracy," Aras said. Brazil's top prosecutor plays down risk of contested election 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z “Abortion on demand is a direct affront to pro-life values and Americans’ conscience rights.” Rep. Jackie Walorski, two staff members killed in Indiana car crash 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z The events presented an affront to China and its leader, Xi Jinping. Welcomed by Taiwan, Pelosi Leaves Rising Tensions With China in Her Wake 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z And don't think that I'm just expressing my own personal annoyance about an aesthetic affront either. Three tons of fascism: MAGA “shock troops” in pickup trucks and “fossil-fuelized aggression” 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Toomey, of course, was detailing these affronts in the cool comfort of the Senate. Perspective | They stood on the grass, pleading. They found victory. But respect? 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z In what is likely to be considered an affront in China, the U.S. Your Wednesday Briefing 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Mr. Xi has cast himself as the standard-bearer of a sacred cause — unifying Taiwan with China — and Beijing regards visits to the island by American officials as an affront to that claim. A Pelosi Trip to Taiwan Would Test China’s Appetite for Confrontation 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z But Mr. Grant said the factory shutdown was an affront to his members, who toiled through the pandemic as essential workers. Who’s to Blame for a Factory Shutdown: A Company, or California? 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z In the former president’s view, according to two people who have spoken to him recently, Fox’s ignoring him is an affront far worse than running stories and commentary that he has complained are “too negative.” Fox News, Once Home to Trump, Now Often Ignores Him 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z It called the July 4 U.S. conclusion “an affront to justice” that “enabled Israel to avoid accountability for Shireen’s murder.” Blinken meets kin of slain Palestinian-American journalist 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z Critics denounce “Schedule F” as an affront to civil service employees and government workers’ union rights. America First think tank’s Washington conference offers 2024 policy platform for GOP 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z “This was a singular and egregious breach of that trust that is an affront to the Court and the community of public servants who work here,” Roberts said when announced the investigation. Supreme Court leak probe: So many questions, so few answers 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z Niall Ó Donnghaile, a Sinn Féin senator in the Republic of Ireland, said it would be "an affront to the Good Friday Agreement and would cause untold damage to community, societal and business relations". Irish border: New UK travel rules nonsensical, says Stephen Farry 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z Semenya has been a vocal critic of the rules, most recently saying through her lawyer that they are “an affront to the spirit of the sport.” Semenya finishes 13th, doesn’t advance in 5,000 at worlds 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z They are rules that Semenya, in a statement through her lawyer, calls “an affront to the spirit of the sport.” Caster Semenya is back, so is her sport’s thorniest problem 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z "No matter the reason, such a heinous act is absolutely unforgivable. It is an affront against democracy." Abe assassination stuns Japan, a country where gun violence is rare 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z Butler was a gifted student, but she resisted the conformity of the discipline: The measured gray and black lines on architectural paper were an affront to the unfettered palette of her imagination. The Historically Black College Reconsiders the Studio Art Program 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z “Boris really has adopted a disgracefully cavalier attitude to his classical studies,” the teacher, Martin Hammond, wrote, and “sometimes seems affronted when criticized for what amounts to a gross failure of responsibility.” Johnson’s Lies Worked for Years, Until They Didn’t 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z For Wendy Vargas, the recent elimination of a constitutional right to abortion — and the banning of the procedure in many Republican-controlled states — is an affront to her values as both a woman and an American. More than half of Floridians oppose abortion bans. Will they push back at the polls? 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Shortly after Miller returned to South Carolina, Crane denounced his alma mater for hiring a "vice president of diversity," calling it "a direct affront" to the Legislature and "me personally." The other cancel culture: How a public university is bowing to a conservative crusade 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z In yet another affront to tradition, both shops use beef instead of mutton. An Innovator Sold Jordan’s National Dish in a To-Go Cup. Controversy Ensued. 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z Opponents decry civil marriage as an affront to faith and say it would open the door to legalizing a myriad of practices that violate religious rulings and teachings. In Lebanon, how to say ‘I do’ sparks fierce debate 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z The misuse of the swastika is an affront to these worshipers, they added. Australian state bans Nazi swastika amid resurgence of far-right extremism 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z Kevin Isaac, chairman of the Commonwealth Board of Governors - which represents all member states - said the decision by the secretariat to withhold the report was "an affront" to the board's authority. Commonwealth: Row over report into secretariat's finances 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z However, the idea that a Prime Minister might to any degree be in the business of deliberately breaching his own Code is an affront. In full: Lord Geidt's resignation letter and Boris Johnson's reply 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z “Her captivity is inherently unjust and inhumane. It is an affront to a civilized society, and every day she remains a captive - a spectacle for humans - we, too, are diminished,” Rivera wrote. Bronx Zoo elephant named Happy isn’t a person, court rules 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z To opponents of the change, the whole thing was an affront to democracy. Stonewall Jackson’s Name Fell Fast, and a Fury Quickly Followed 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z Hate speech produces what some legal scholars would deem a “dignitary affront”; and a dignitary affront, however much we deplore it, is not a medical crisis. Can I Withhold Medical Care From a Bigot? 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z Californians are unsettled, anxious and, in some cases, livid over homelessness, soaring gas prices, obscene housing costs, crime and all manner of affronts that undermine California’s golden promise — not to mention their day-to-day lives. Column: California election takeaways: Big money dominated as voters didn't show up 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z Leaf's office has sent "expansive" public record requests to county and city officials seeking election records, which has been decried in the county as a "waste of time and an affront to our citizens." Michigan Trump backers attempted 11 voting breaches — and a mysterious “third party” seized machines 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z An editorial in the local newspaper, The Hastings Banner, called Leaf’s probe “a waste of time and an affront to our citizens.” EXCLUSIVE Michigan widens probe into voting system breaches by Trump allies 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z Palestinian citizens of Israel see the campaign against the flag as another affront to their national identity and their rights as a minority in the majority Jewish state. Israeli nationalists wage battle against Palestinian flag 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z Mr. Musk, who is known for having camped out for weeks at Tesla factories, thinks remote work is an affront to productivity and personal commitment. The Office Monsters Are Trying to Claw Their Way Back to 2019 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z Chief Justice John G. Robert Jr.’s investigation, and his fury — he called the leak “an affront to the court and the community of public servants who work here”— is completely understandable. Column: The Supreme Court should find the Roe leaker. But that won't fix what's broken 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z That decision fulfilled a decades-old desire of many in Spain who considered Franco’s mausoleum an affront to his victims and to Spain’s standing as a modern democratic state. Spain probes blessing of soldiers at dictator´s monument 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z The three teens also correctly identified the meanings of the words prodigious, affront and logographic. 3 Seattle-area teens advance to quarterfinals in the Scripps National Spelling Bee 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z Over the objections of career U.S. diplomats, they were swayed by Guatemalan corporate and political figures who argued, without basis, that the commission was an affront to national sovereignty and a tool of leftists. Opinion | U.S. wavering on Guatemala’s graft feeds illegal immigration 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z Because electric snowmobiles are quieter, they could help reduce friction between snowmobilers and people who consider the machines an affront to nature. The Tesla Effect: Snowmobiles, Boats and Mowers Go Electric 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z The two nonaligned Nordic nations becoming part of the alliance would pose an affront to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has cited NATO’s post-Cold War expansion in Eastern Europe as a threat to Russia. Russians stymied in Ukraine; Finland favors joining NATO 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z We must all condemn their arrests, which are an affront to religious freedom, political freedoms and human rights. Opinion | The arrest of a 90-year-old cardinal signals China’s crackdown — and its fear 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z |
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