| 单词 | comforting |
| 例句 | In the back of my mind, I thought about my winter sickness, about all those days she spent in bed with me, comforting me, refusing to leave me, but I buried those thoughts and counted. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Hard glares from some and comforting grins from others. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Sandy placed a large hand on Turtle's shoulder, a comforting hand, and a restraining one. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The zango bristled with tiny bones and feathers, a comforting shape that spoke of powerful charms. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Rather than being unsettling, I found the quiet strangely comforting. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z These thoughts were as familiar to her, and as comforting, as the precise configuration of her knees, their matching but competing, symmetrical and reversible, look. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Mom, of course, can’t stand this, her ex-husband’s girlfriend comforting me, so she runs over and sits down on my other side. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Now, without the comforting lull of the train, it strikes him how very far he is from home. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Of course, he didn’t have Blink’s address, so there was nowhere to send it, but it had been comforting to write it somehow. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z So what was Albus doing, if not comforting his wild young brother? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z We were still side by side, leaning against the car, and they’d see I was upset about something and Tommy was just comforting me. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Then it was comforting to feel she was confirming what they already knew. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “What can me and you do that’ll give your poor ma some comforting?” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Nhamo couldn’t understand what they were saying, but the sound was oddly comforting. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She smiled, patting my hand, comforting me, even now that my distress stemmed from her own peril. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He has a wonderfully clear and simple outlook on life and is extremely comforting to be around. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z They're starting to like Mama's food, a. a little voice inside me whispers, almost disbelievingly, and it’s oddly comforting. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I felt weird about Twig comforting me, because she’s Twig, so I sat up and pushed her over so she flopped back on the bed. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I leaned into the familiar, comforting sounds and smells of home, holding on to them like a lifeline, and I stared at my mom, who was, unquestionably, a human being of the superior variety. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z They felt strange at first, and made the sides of her head throb a tiny bit when she chewed her cereal, but as she walked toward school, the ears became a comforting presence. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z A fire roars in the hearth, warm and bright and comforting, splashing coppery beams across a large, gauze-draped bed. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z His scent finds me from where he stands—salt, sand, and the seas: the comforting scents that waft inside my windows in the morning when I open them. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z His arms went around her again in a comforting, re-assuring gesture. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The dagger’s warm heft is comforting in my hand, and I test the edge on my thumb. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I haven’t showered since Sunday, and it’s oddly comforting to know that I look almost as disgusting as I feel. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He went to his mother’s house for comforting. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He seemed to regret immediately this last remark and looked at me sheepishly, as though expecting me to say something comforting back to him. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the next few months, I visited townships all across the violence-racked Vaal Triangle south of Johannesburg, comforting wounded people and grieving families. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In reality I lay many hundred miles away in an alien land, and would wake, before many seconds had passed, in the bare little hotel bedroom, comforting in its very lack of atmosphere. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z My dad was there, sitting on the closed toilet seat, trying to be comforting, but he really hadn’t gotten his bearings yet with this cancer situation. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The days had acquired a rhythm, a regularity he found comforting and dependable. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Is there anyplace as comforting as an old, institutional, prewar bathroom? Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Mama put her arms around Jessie’s waist, pulling her close, murmuring comforting words. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z They smelled earth and vegetation—not what they’d been used to, but bearing some comforting relation to it. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I know she doesn’t mean to take my hand in the same way the two women earlier did, but it’s still comforting, after she’d yanked her hand away from mine before. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Even though I couldn’t actually feel it, I found it surprisingly comforting. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “Well, I must say that is a comforting thing to know! Any more little gems of information to cheer us up, eh?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z At the pressure of her fingers, a comforting warmth filled Taran’s aching body. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z She reached into her pocket and the spectacles were there, cool and light and comforting. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The day had a strange but comforting feel to it, like a rest between the end of one time and the beginning of another. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Even though the horrible things that had been done to Emmett filled my head, it was comforting to be with Naomi. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry,” I tell her in my most comforting voice, “termites are just termites.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Bake this comforting casserole in the preheated oven for about 20 minutes, or until the potato chips are lightly browned. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The sound was comforting and reminded me of the cow jumping over the moon. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Those words didn't sound very comforting to me. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She marveled at the comforting compactness of his weight on top of her. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z There was something comforting about the exhaustion of hard work. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Smooth and cool, I found it oddly comforting. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Amari glanced at the sky and smiled as if the thought was comforting. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your mother came to volunteer at the mosque and asked for you. No one knew where you were so she’s very worried. Auntie Fatima and the girls are comforting her in the house right now.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z In spite of the panic that goes along with it, there’s something familiar and strangely comforting about hearing your heart beat like that. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Jonas opened his eyes and lay contentedly on the bed, still luxuriating in the warm and comforting memory. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Looking at the two of them, it was hard to know who was comforting whom. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He rests a hand on Axel’s shoulder now, comforting to the touch. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z It wasn’t the time for comforting each other. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s the kind of comforting thought I need on the eve of Arthur leaving. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z The cool shell against my skin feels comforting. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I had a feeling he wasn’t listening to anything but the sound of my voice, a comforting background noise as meaningless as a cicada’s song. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z The tall man tucked his flashlight under his arm and held out both hands, palms forward, in what was meant to be a comforting gesture. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z It was comforting to know that the other kids’ lives were as accidental and chaotic as ours were. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z After comforting his son, Lee went to fasten the window blind. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z It feels strange to be comforting my older sister. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z It’s comforting to know that regardless of our vast differences and the light-years that separate our worlds, we’ll always have nipples in common. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I have no sisters and my limited experience with comforting women has always been over something a hell of a lot less devastating than this. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z As I run my fingers over the smooth keys, a warm, comforting feeling settles over my shoulders and moves down my arms. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “It was like you, Ernest, and very sweet, that you should whisper to me so comforting words about the Wednesday meeting,” Oppenheimer wrote him a few days later. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The Swedish lady was still weeping and Mrs. Hubbard was comforting her. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess that was sort of comforting—and I bet it made Leonid Brezhnev tremble in his boots—especially if he really did have it in for Camillo Junior High. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Ernest had been there, too, comforting Mollie, even though he had known that Anna’s two killers were standing only a few feet away from them. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The Lord never sends you more than you can bear— That was an ancient Maycomb phrase employed by its fragile ladies who sat up with corpses, supposed to be profoundly comforting to the bereaved. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z How good it felt—warm, cozy, and comforting—after all he had been through this terrible afternoon. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z She awoke in a narrow bed, with that comforting engine rumble deep below. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Mathematical squiggles on paper were not always the most comforting protection against robotic fact. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z I found this hardly comforting, and wondered if there was not some virtue in the quality of insincerity. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I remember how Mango’s mango-colored wheezes used to be comforting because they meant he was still around. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z He says more comforting things but I want him gone. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z It’s comforting, the way in myths the heroes are all one personality flaw from perfection. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I slip my hand into the back pocket of my jeans—my phone is there, hard and compact and comforting, only I wish I’d had the sense to make the call already. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I was still scared, but it was somehow comforting to think that maybe stage fright was a trait I’d inherited from Dad; I wasn’t just some foundling, after all. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The ground was still frozen and the warmth of another body so close was comforting. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z She was the youngest one on the quest, but she was always holding them together and comforting them. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Herbert still had his arm around my shoulder, and I wanted to say something comforting but couldn't think of anything before Herbert jumped in again. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z By the time Cinna shows up, I am irritable and exhausted from comforting the prep team, especially because their constant tears are reminding me of the ones undoubtedly being shed at home. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z They met the girl’s eyes as she stared out the window at them, they felt her gaze like sunshine on a spring day, warm and comforting, and for a moment they were seen. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z He also tried to be with me again in the guise of comforting me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z If you want to live within the definition of your own truth, you have to choose to go through the initially painful and ultimately comforting process of finding it. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z All they want to do—all they’re capable of doing now—is pointlessly comforting what I now realize is their dead son. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I remember the old Zoology Building where we used to go on Saturdays, the creaking, overheated corridors, the bottles of eyeballs, the comforting smells of formaldehyde and mice. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z So the conventional wisdom in Galbraith’s view must be simple, convenient, comfortable, and comforting—though not necessarily true. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z No more warm coat, no rough, comforting, cleansing tongue. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Old music, thanks to repetition and familiarity gained through broadcasting and recording, and because there was, unsurprisingly, much more of it, was more comforting and pleasing. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The younger children, unfortunately, had no such comforting philosophy to fall back on. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z He was so sweet and gentle and patient comforting his young wife. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z It was only slightly comforting to know they were no longer the last people in the line. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z It was slightly comforting to be able to pinpoint time and place. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I see a mom and a dad holding hands, comforting each other. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Something about that smell—the smell of man—is comforting. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z And even though there was some comforting in that, I knowed I had to stop him afore I made a real bad choice. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z In the old days, I, the oldest daughter, would have been given some comforting rum-filled brew, or salted black coffee, to drink before seeing her father’s body for the first time. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The hood was strangely comforting, but comfort can be dangerous. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It had to be comforting, this denial of history. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “I think it can be comforting at times.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was a comforting thing to the child. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He wished that he could think of something to say that would be comforting to her. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I honestly am, and I find it oddly comforting. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z At night we stop while the carter lights the lantern slung beneath the cart, then we move on in the darkness and the small yellow light-disc travels with us like a comforting beacon. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z He was with him when he died, sustaining and comforting him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She listened, her ears learning how to work in this new world, and she could hear the sounds of birds chirping and trilling, and this was somehow comforting. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Once they reached the city they would doubtless pay over all they had to put those high comforting walls between them and the war . . . though they might think twice if they knew about the wildfire. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It was actually kind of comforting to have Pet there, like she wasn’t alone all the time. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z But I find it comforting that he doesn’t know my nickname—that must mean he doesn’t spend all his time staring at the screens like our lives in the city are entertainment. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z There's no point in comforting words, in telling her she'll be all right. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z You must resist the common urge toward the comforting narrative of divine law, toward fairy tales that imply some irrepressible justice. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z When she started to cry, I felt very nervous and was racking my brain for some sort of reaction, some wise word, some supportive, comforting gesture. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z And then in his bossy, comforting voice, he explained things. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We all turn and Demetrius smiles a comforting smile. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z For once, it’s comforting to be seeing the real world for what it is, instead of the enhanced version through the NeuroLink. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Jack hesitated still, and Hazel wanted to say something comforting, give him some bright plastic flowers of words, but Jack would see them for what they were. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Being surrounded by books was comforting, even if she sat at a table by herself. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Given the circumstances, it was strangely comforting, and Moss felt better by the time he entered Mrs. Torrance’s classroom. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z During my conversation with Jan, she spent more time comforting me than vice versa. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z She reaches out and gives my arm a comforting squeeze. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The sun, too, was warm and comforting, and the mist before his eyes seemed to be lifting a little. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z For some reason that’s not nearly as comforting as I want it to be. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z There was something comforting and homey in the scent of damp wood and livestock. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z But knowing we won fair and square because we were the better team isn’t the least bit comforting. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Carmine is fussing and chewing on his hand, a habit that must be comforting to him. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z It was a sweet-salty smell, bland but strong, warm but not comforting, lacking herbs and spices. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z My body was like a feather bed, warm, boneless, deeply comforting, in which I lay cocooned. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The alarm in his eyes at my words is strangely comforting. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z "What y'all boys up to anyway?" she asked, her voice comforting like a cup of hot chocolate. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Finally I offer the only comforting thing I have, as small as it is. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Half awake, he sniffed to draw in the comforting scent of his boy. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Her daemon nuzzled at her neck in his cat form, warm and comforting. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The man that had read the announcement gave me a smile that tried to be comforting. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The woman was on her knees whispering to them, comforting them. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Ms. Gruwell’s college students were so comforting that they didn’t feel like strangers anymore. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The scent of burning wood, usually so comforting when Daddy lit a fire on cold days, drifted through the forest. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z In the glow of the lantern the kitchen was comforting and ordinary. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The various doubts of the imams were comforting, and drew her closer. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z But there’s something secure-feeling about it too, familiar and almost comforting, a kind of hug. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Sleep pulled him back down into its embrace, with no intention of comforting his troubled mind. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z In a comforting yet forceful voice, he urges calm. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z They are more to me than life, these voices, they are more than motherliness and more than fear; they are the strongest, most comforting thing there is anywhere: they are the voices of my comrades. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s more comforting than a lot of things I can think of right now. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z She shivered as she lay down, then drew the new comforting warmth of the cat closely to her. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hair was the color of buttermilk, and that was her drink too, rich and comforting. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It's warm and comforting, and when I squeeze it, he squeezes back. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I’m not sure if his words are supposed to be comforting or hurtful. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I remember his words comforting me about the Spackle. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Ghost would leap up beside him, his warmth as comforting as daybreak. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Kutti lay close to us, the scent of his wet fur comforting me as much as his warmth. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z She felt Calpurnia’s heavy arm around her, comforting when there was no comfort. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I pray they were all too busy comforting Teddy to worry about me. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z When I put my hand in his, he gave it a comforting squeeze. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Hornet put a comforting hand on Prosper's shoulder. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I focus on my breathing in and out slowly and think of the most comforting thing I can. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Yes. It was still fuzzy around the edges and still all blue-white, but it gave off a very comforting feeling, and I knew it was an angel.” The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z The world was sick, life was difficult and here there seemed new hope, here there seemed to be a message, comforting, mild, full of fine promises. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z It was strangely comforting to see Edd’s dour face again. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I found their presence comforting, like the unexpected company of old friends. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It may be more comforting to believe what the newspapers say, that the drop in crime was due to brilliant policing and clever gun control and a surging economy. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The small, comforting hand gripping her shoulder suddenly let go. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Tree frogs peeped loudly from the banks, but their song was too mechanical to be comforting. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I find the rituals comforting—the tried-and-true hymns, sermons by the mild- mannered, slope-shouldered reverend that emphasize decency and good manners. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The third floor was so high up that street noises were muted into a comforting sound. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s a great quote in Gus’s house, one that both he and I found very comforting: Without pain, we couldn’t know joy.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Clayton wanted to say something nice or comforting to her, but she wiped her eyes quickly. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z And while this voice was not comforting, I knew it to be wise. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z His velvety lips brushed my palm in a comforting manner. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Pop doesn’t hear him—he’s busy comforting Kim—but Grandma does. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z The man’s name was Patrick, and he spoke in a soft, hypnotic voice that made everything he said sound wise and comforting. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Everything smells the same: the whole house, like cloves and laundry powder, the way it always did, the odor particular to the Vos family, the one I know well enough to have it be comforting. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He stopped comforting her and went to the window again, as if he were going mad. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He leads me to the passenger side with his hand on my shoulder, and something about that is comforting, even though I think I hate him. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Passing neighborhoods on a major main street does allow me to peer in from a safe distance, and I’m noticing that a few areas still have electricity, which is somewhat comforting to see. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z There was something comforting in those subjects, a connectedness with the past that was soothing when the present was so bad and the future so terrifying. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z In the distance, the rhythm of a dribbling basketball beat out a comforting tempo. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z I find it comforting to pray, and to put my faith in him. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I took in a deep breath of his comforting smell—wood smoke, grass, and leather. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The metal was warm beneath her fingers—comforting, somehow. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z My dad was the only one who used to be able to keep her calm, pulling her away from her worry spiral with just a look, comforting her in a way nothing else could. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z There’s something extra comforting and delicious about the cool milk and crispy flakes. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z It was comforting to see that the whole household was longing for his return, but his purpose held firm. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z There was something comforting in this, for both me and Barack. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The dull thuds of thunder falling in the distance now felt comforting, and before the sounds entirely faded, Omakayas was asleep. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The hospital waiting room was far from comforting, and our coffee cups sat forgotten on the small plastic side tables. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “Yes, and it was a sweet and comforting idea for him.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Finally I break down and tell Gavin, who’s sweet and comforting and assures me that there’s absolutely no truth to it. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z The comforting sounds of ham frying would announce that he was ready for them to come to the table even before he knocked on her door. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She smelled comforting, the way only mothers do. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Antain loved woodworking—the stability of the material, the delicate beauty of the grain, the comforting smell of sawdust and oil. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “We spoke with our colleague just a few minutes ago,” he said, his voice gentle, his eyes dark and comforting. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Without my colors, Mango’s wheezes would just be wheezes with no comforting mango puffs. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z She imagined them floating above her in a comic-strip bubble; it was a comforting thing to have words “I hate romance” hanging over her head. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z It bristled with statistics that sounded comforting but were impossible for the average layperson to fully comprehend. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I hadn’t realized how comforting the boy’s presence had been. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Now I was in the strange position of comforting her about my brother’s deadly illness. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z But the system demanded so much vigilance and moral strength that many succumbed to the spell of an imaginary reality, one invented by themselves, which was less practical for them but more comforting. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Wood, glue, nails, sandpaper: rather than comforting her, the noises and smells of his manic diligence make her more anxious. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Emily murmured comforting words to the top of her niece’s head. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z This time the ditch seemed warm and comforting. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z To some the sight might be gloomy, but to me their simplicity is comforting. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Tally tried to remember the last words she’d said to David, and wished they”d been more comforting. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Then her voice modulated back to a comforting purr. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z And still Moss sat, unmoving, but with his friend’s body next to him, warm and comforting. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z And there was Arletta Paisley—her rounded cheeks lifted by an easy smile, blonde, with deep blue eyes, all soft and comforting. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “And 4 for ... for . She stopped, closed her eyes, and thought a minute. Four was such a comforting number, a familiar number, a family number. She wasn’t sure why. “ The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Only a few lingering wisps of smoke remain, along with the sharp smell of charred wood that is slowly changing to the comforting scent of a fireplace, tinged with something like cinnamon or clove. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She knew that she was a child, of course, but there was something oddly comforting about someone addressing the situation directly. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Harry knew, when they wished him good luck outside the locker rooms the next afternoon, that Ron and Hermione were wondering whether they’d ever see him alive again.This wasn’t what you’d call comforting. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z She picked it up and wrapped it around herself, the weight of it comforting and solid. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I thanked her for comforting me and went on to Ms. G’s class. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Popper has criticized Freudianism for claims and predictions which, though perhaps comforting or suggestive in one way or another, are, like the above statements, largely unfalsifiable. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think something familiar might be comforting to them,” Salma Auntie says. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z The intricate molding on the copper ceiling sparkled in the afternoon sun, and the comforting smell of mudbean juice filled the air. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The hum of cars driving past is almost comforting. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Life at Aunt Queen’s was sometimes hectic, but somehow always comforting and reassuring. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It was comforting that some people in the gym cared about me. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Mama sat frozen as she drove to the hospital, but as I sat in the back, comforting Rafey, I couldn’t stop the tears falling down my cheeks. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Charles and Emma took turns rocking him. comforting him as best they could. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yaat’eeh, my dear children,” he said in Navajo in a comforting voice. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z What else can move a man like me, who would find nothing as siren or comforting? Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to give her a comforting look, but she wouldn’t even glance in his direction. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Then the Bath minister asked if the bereaved would like to come forward and speak some words to the assembled congregation about this good man, comforting others through an account of this holy man’s homegoing. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z He looks like he's both comforting her and holding her away from him at the same time. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z There’s something comforting about hanging around with Tess and this boy, as if the absence of Metias hasn’t entirely stripped me of everyone who cares about me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z It is so easy to be comforting when your own wishes have come true. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z His last, comforting thought before he fell asleep was that even if the Potters were involved, there was no reason for them to come near him and Mrs. Dursley. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “Sometimes,” he said, “prayer can be very comforting. I wonder if any of you men would like to pray with me?” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Aunty Uju put an arm around him, as though it were he who needed comforting. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Best not to speak of it,” I said, feeling cautiously for the money in my waistband, the coins hard and comforting to my touch. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z My closeness didn’t seem to bother her at all, and her cool, hard skin was oddly comforting to me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Euthanasia” is an excellent and a comforting word! Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z They found it comforting to be reminded that, after all, they were truly their own masters and that the work they did was for their own benefit. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Down the dirt path, they could see a skinny boy followed by several young girls who seemed to be comforting him. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z They observed from their canoes; an audience little comforting to those who begged for mercy in the water by our side. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z One of our ministers stepped from among the others and began to say comforting words. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Frank wanted to say something comforting, but he wasn’t sure what. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She was about to say something comforting to Willy, when she saw a church steeple sag, then topple over and disappear into the dark smoke and flames. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z All eyes were on the Governor, who bent down to whisper some last comforting words to the wayward boy before turning to watch the prisoners’ performance. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She had never understood the quarrel with malls, with the notion of finding exactly the same shops in all of them; she found malls quite comforting in their sameness. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Yow really have to stop following baboons around and work on the boat, said Mother as Nhamo buried her nose in the comforting bag. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It was not as exciting as the ride through the snowy air; but it was pleasurable and comforting. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z “Sir,” I say to the stranger, emboldened by the comforting shelves of canning jars and bins of nails and feed. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Some still cried a little from homesickness, and there would be much comforting going on at this time, with arms around shoulders and soothing words. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Also, the fuzz was comforting, like going to school covered in old teddy bear. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Unlike the staged kisses and caresses so far, this gesture seems natural and comforting. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She had a feeling that the child needed that comforting refuge even more than she did herself. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z It held her like a vine, stretching across the miles, comforting, strangling. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z The gear didn’t give me access to the OASIS, but I still found it comforting to put it on. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z It felt comforting this time, a memory of a ritual that gestured safety. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Being with the nuns was comforting, even though they couldn’t speak the same language. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z When I came into the yard, my sisters and brother surrounded me, their curiosity comforting, as they pulled on my dirty clothes with remarks that I smelled bad. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Which is comforting but also terrifying: What if his mind is playing tricks on him? Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z It was, Luna thought, like putting a stone from the hearth in her pocket—uncomfortably hot, yet comforting all the same. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I can’t say how comforting it is to be told that someone is approaching in the dark. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of the comforting sounds of cars and trucks and sirens and people talking on the street, I heard cornstalks rustling in the wind. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Their numb families mourned in silence, with pots of stew and nourishing foods heaped into their kitchens, while the comforting arms of neighbors circled around them to ease their bereavement. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Concentrating on that comforting fact, he climbs up past the bottom branches he was relegated to years ago, past the branches claimed by his sister and her friends. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Empty of the living,” was his comforting reply. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Luwin was hopelessly untidy, but his clutter of books and scrolls and bottles was as familiar and comforting to Bran as his bald spot and the flapping sleeves of his loose grey robes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Also the opposite of comforting: there’s no phone. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Tally tried to think of something comforting to say. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The warmth of her body was comforting, for the dawn air was cool and slightly damp. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Even on a Saturday afternoon, he was wearing a collared shirt and a jacket, and he never took his hand off Max’s shoulder, but not in a comforting way. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He found it strangely comforting, and it made him bold. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Oddly, I found this small slice of protocol comforting. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Catastrophism was particularly comforting to clerics like Buckland because it allowed them to incorporate the biblical flood of Noah into serious scientific discussions. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The chaplain’s wife was a sweet, soothing, considerate woman, and he yearned to touch the warm flesh of her slender arm again and stroke her smooth black hair, to hear her intimate, comforting voice. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Interestingly, cheerleaders had never been mean to me; instead, they ignored me so completely that I found their presence unexpectedly comforting. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Warmth seeped into Nico’s bones - a comforting, peaceful sensation he hadn’t had since ... he couldn’t even remember. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Young, old, bird, boy, girl, dog—companionship was comforting. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z As it settled on my shoulders, the jacket felt big, warm, comforting, alien. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It still feels comforting, even though it’s falling apart. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z And it was comforting to think that she and Will had another thing in common. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Violet places a comforting hand on my upper back. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Actually, the wail of the newborns is comforting. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She was surprised that his touch could feel so comforting. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Hazel was supposed to say something comforting now, something that would let him know it was going to be okay, except she knew nothing of the kind. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Emma spent many nights sitting with him. holding him, comforting him, tending to him, as he suffered from sleeplessness, heart palpitations, and his almost constant digestive upset. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z These turnovers were an institution, and the girls called them ‘muffs’, for they had no others and found the hot pies very comforting to their hands on cold mornings. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z She could learn to be a little more expressive from her cousin whose turn it now was to put a comforting hand on Briony’s shoulder. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z And I can’t explain why, but after all the weirdness today, seeing all this normal, boring stuff was sort of comforting. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Jonathan followed, feeling the soft, steady, and comforting breath of the boy against his neck. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z It was so near the time of starting that I had no time to ask any one else, for it was all very mysterious and not by any means comforting. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z There was something comforting in the way that Papa was treating Amil. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She reached into her pocket and the spec-tacles were there, cool and light and comforting. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Reaching the pool of spheres below it is truly like falling into a cloud, soft and light and comforting. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Familiar, foreign, comforting, and thrilling all at once. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The warmth of the thirty or so people inside, the familiar aroma of spices and good cooking, and the hushed play of children was extraordinarily comforting, the way wakes were, or weddings or baptisms. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Carmine smells as lovely as a custard, the solid weight of him so comforting it makes me teary. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He didn’t flinch or growl at him, so he continued comforting the poor being. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “You won’t be gleaning,” Scythe Volta said, putting a comforting hand on Rowan’s shoulder. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It’s heavy, but there’s something comforting about the way it weighs down and rests against my chest. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z As Ophie picked her way out of the woods she saw them in the yard; the pastor and his wife were standing near their big car, holding Ophie’s mama in a comforting embrace. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z "So that's kind of comforting—knowing that the worst thing in life is already behind you. I mean, once it actually is behind you. Which it won't be for a while, obviously." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The chicken and zucchini casserole was so comforting and so delicious that we stuffed ourselves until we couldn’t move. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z She would have hated to admit it, but right at that moment, even a four-year-old was a little bit comforting. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I take the seat beside her, and though I tell myself that I am just an undercover agent obeying his supposed leader, I feel like I am a son comforting his grieving mother. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Ma puts a comforting hand on my knee. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z The idea was so comforting, she almost asked the coachman what sort of animals she could expect to meet at Ashton Place. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z He placed a comforting hand on the man’s shoulder. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z And the burqa, she learned to her surprise, was also comforting. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z It’s comforting to think the defect is mine, because that means it is under my power. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Finn was surprised that Emma had said that in front of him, instead of making up some comforting lie. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z But still, it was comforting for some reason, to have Louisiana’s hand in hers. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z I wanted them to be talking to each other, comforting or holding hands or whatever. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Perhaps he appeared to be comforting me, but he was only trying to muffle my noise, which couldn’t be muffled. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The penny settled in the hollow of my chest, its weight warm and comforting. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z He had kissed me too, a natural business, comforting and quiet. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Joan put a comforting arm around Maddie’s shoulders and advised her in a whisper to pay no attention to the pilot’s language. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He was dangling in the air, underneath a comforting canopy of white silk. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z His voice, deep and soothing, comforting and familiar as a cotton T-shirt, made the lump rise in her throat again. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z In case the drugs weren’t doing their job, the Cramps tried loosening me up with a few comforting tales of Ted’s prior salvation successes. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Nervously, he clutched the slim stalk of the paddle, the only thing in this strange place that felt familiar and comforting. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The way he says my name is a little more comforting than the way I imagined that creep Philly would say it; it’s more like a conductor giving a pep talk before a sold-out performance. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z My face on television, comforting Tariq Johnson's family, will draw more voters and more campaign contributions than any stuffy old dinner with rich people I could host. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z There was something comforting about his warm weight. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I moved to sit next to her on the bed and put my arm around her, making comforting noises. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I look at the Senator, try to think of something comforting, something my mother would say. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Soon the air was full of the comforting smell of food. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s frightening, but also somehow comforting to know that there’s one thing the Thunderhead can’t fix. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I swallow hard and give her hand a comforting squeeze, but my mind instantly travels to the G-tube. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He hesitated to leave the comforting flow of the water. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Even its smells were comforting; he hadn’t noticed that before. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The thought of being surrounded by people, with all their worlds crowding out hers, of being swaddled with their noise—it felt like maybe it could be a comforting thing. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z She saw Mother and Sister Gladys standing in the doorway of the hospital as they moved away from the comforting lights of Efifi. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s strange to be comforting her; I am the one who deals with people all the time. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z And as he cut himself adrift, both from them and simultaneously from that other world he had known before them, he marveled: What an awful thing the truth is, and how comforting is a lie. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z More in a comforting way, like Morgan Freeman’s voice when he narrated animated movies. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Carlos and Bijan and Jacobi had somehow become my friends, too, which was comforting. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z George didn’t really believe in the electric fairy anymore, and sometimes she didn’t even know what she was wishing for, but counting telephone poles had become a comforting habit. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Harry went to bed comforting himself that there was only one more day of lessons to struggle through, plus Slughorn’s party, after which he and Ron would depart together for the Burrow. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Cold air and the waft of a comforting smell blast me in my face. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Was that supposed to be comforting? Because, no offense, it wasn t. “ Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z John tries to say something comforting to Mom, but she just brushes it off and apologizes to John for our lost meal. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I can hardly describe how comforting it was in the cool, quiet dark. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Looking over my shoulder, I can see Hildy comforting Viola in soft words, unhearable words, things being said that I don’t know yet again. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z In Beachcomber’s hilarious columns about the Apostropher Royal in The Express, a certain per-versely comforting law is often reiterated: the Law of Conservation of Apostrophes. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z It was comforting to sit here by the warm fire now. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z It was a very comforting feeling thus to remove myself from the world I imagined was laughing at me. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s something comforting about the sight of strangers safe at home. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Mandy’s hand stopped its comforting journey up and down my forehead. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “Very comforting. I’ll be sure to mention that to the Council. Have you got that line yet?” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z And I can't help having a vague, comforting feeling that someone is looking out for me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z That was pretty comforting, because I didn’t want to fail all of my finals after the massive makeup effort I had done before my flu episode, and Annette always got A’s in everything. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z It was comforting, like a fire when you come in from a walk in the cold. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The gesture is so comforting I almost start to cry. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I looked to my parents to see what they wanted, but my mother’s face was still buried in my father’s shoulder, and he was comforting her. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z How comforting the presence of another human being can be. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Shin saw a pigpen, a familiar and comforting sight. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Maybe it’ll be empty and I can sit there for a few minutes in peace, surrounded by the comforting smell of oil paints. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Finally, before he fell asleep, Molière’s words came to him, strangely comforting: Unbroken happiness is a bore; it should have ups and downs. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It was warm and comforting, even in the heat of the kitchen, and when Mama placed leftover biscuits on the table, we didn’t complain about not having fresh ones as we usually did. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Take it slow, Johnny,” she said in her soft comforting voice. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z There was something sane and comforting about the ticking of the clock. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She sipped a spoonful, but the comfort food didn’t taste very comforting. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z His arms went around her again in a comforting, reassuring gesture. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z What felt like the comforting bars of his pen gave way in brittle snaps. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I let her, too, even though every time she did, instead of comforting me, it only made me more scared. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z This evening, however, was to be neither comforting nor dull. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The sensation inside is so familiar, so comforting and recognizable and real that Bailey can feel the roughness of the bark, the smell of the acorns, even the chattering of the squirrels. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Please send photos, is Henry’s idea of a comforting response. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Celia rocked Matt back and forth, all the while murmuring comforting words he could hardly take in. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But really, it’s kind of comforting to have the three monkeys lamp Carla and I made fun of together beside me. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Being next to the casement window felt oddly comforting. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z A sheaf of foolscap from her father’s office was before her, the desk light threw down its comforting yellow patch, the fountain pen was in her hand. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Percy’s embrace was so warm and comforting she wanted to stay there forever, safe and protected...but that wasn’t reality. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Georgie slept deeply, undisturbed by bad dreams, in no need of comforting. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z It was comforting to believe that the fate of my body and the bodies of my family were under my powers. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z It’s comforting seeing my family and Carlos’s family together. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z My mind stumbles to a comforting conclusion: I can always try going back to school...later. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Among them went the Brothers of the order, and sisters from the priory near by, cleansing and feeding, dressing and comforting them. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z But not doing anything is hardly comforting, either. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z For a few minutes, she says nothing, but it's comforting just knowing she's there for me at the other end. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Now the sun is full up, warm, comforting. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Still, it was kind of comforting to have them there. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The words in his ears are warm and strangely comforting. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Eerie, yet oddly comforting, knowing he’s got some semblance to my brother BSS—Before Saint Sarah. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “We thought it might be comforting for you to have your regular team,” Plutarch says behind me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Your mind will believe comforting lies while also knowing the painful truths that make those lies necessary. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z It wasn't just her ivory-white breastplate or silvery kirtle—she glowed softly from within, radiating a warm, comforting light that elevated her physical perfection to something on a higher plane. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Try to lay a comforting hand on his arm? Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z This was not comforting news to the governor or the forty-six other men crowded into the state house. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The weight almost comforting in the promise that the gun could do what nothing else had been able to. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I try not to think about what it means that Jake is the one comforting me, because I need it right now. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The Man in the White Shirt put a comforting hand on her elbow. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z As she stood comforting Ferguson, I could see no change in her figure. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z As they pulled open the heavy doors on Fifty-seventh Street, there was a comforting blast of heat and student messiness. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z He had gotten into the habit of jumping into her cloak whenever she left the house, which was actually quite comforting. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z It was a very comforting thing to think about—a jar filled with light. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z I never used to like evening light because it made everything in the Abnegation sector look more monochromatic than it already is, but now I find the unchanging gray comforting. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t say nothing but I couldn’t help wondering how that’s supposed to be comforting. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Even through his shirt, he could feel the comforting calluses on her palms and fingers. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z My sickles are heavy at my side and my penny is a warm, comforting weight around my neck. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I would come to her for comforting, and her anger would break over me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Warmth beat against his face, comforting as a mother’s kisses. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Root found this old style decor strangely comforting. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z In my current state, even his glib computer-generated voice was somehow comforting. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z In fact, as I watch the Wicked Witch of the West peer into her crystal ball, I realize it’s probably the most comforting thing I’ve ever known. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z It was comforting to know I had fallen and could fall no farther. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I wasn’t able to catch a glimpse of David, but knowing he’s there is comforting. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z She was absorbed in the task of tracking down the disappeared, comforting the victims of torture who returned with their backs flayed and their eyes unfocused, and searching for food for the priests’ soup kitchens. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I sought some pleasant sensation, a comforting memory, but felt only growing panic. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z His stomach heaved, and he found himself on his knees, retching on the carpet, that wonderful thick Myrish carpet, as comforting as lies. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Mrs. Levy spoke as if she were comforting a child. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, there's something comforting about the little bird. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Mary Anne saw him standing alone and went over to say something comforting. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The idea of the bookstore is so comforting to me, Lois. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z During the night, each time I would hear some crying, I heard Mama whispering in a comforting way. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa on one side, Maria on the other, comforting me from a nightmare. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Being surrounded by books was comforting, even if she sat at a table by herself. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She murmurs something comforting to him and leans over to brush his hair from his face. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z It was really comforting to watch two white guys debate why I should or shouldn’t get beat up based entirely on what I could do for them. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Routine is also comforting for the prisoner, which is why it can be a trap. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His felt warm and comforting and unsettling and bewildering—all at once. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I’ve read The Awakening a million times, but I find it comforting. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I shuffled up next to her and tried to think of something comforting to say. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I headed back to the University with money in my purse and the comforting weight of the lute strap hanging from my shoulder. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The idea that Dumbledore had managed to come back to them, that he was watching over them, would have been inexpressibly comforting. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z At fifteen, Penelope was much too old for a ba-ba or a noo-noo, but the truth was her poetry book served a similar, comforting purpose, and she often kept it close at hand. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z When my parents return to the pew, they sit on either side of me, comforting me. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z The walls were whitewashed and the big red-painted furnace was a comforting thing. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It is comforting to discover that I am not, after all, the only Judas to have been interned behind these desecrated hotel walls. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The water felt warm and wonderful, comforting in a way I hadn't expected. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But soon his calls came less frequently, and his voice lost its comforting tone. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z But in the dim light of the afternoon, with no one really around and Archie saying nice things about me...there’s actually something comforting about him. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The llano had come alive with spring, and it was comforting to walk in the hills and see the new birth take root and come-alive-green. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The silence swells between us and it’s warm and comforting. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z But it was also comforting to hear that something around here has a history. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Her voice was like a comforting hand, reaching from afar, easing the winter. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z “Of course you don’t,” said Charlotte in a comforting voice. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Instead of finding her observation comforting, I was offended. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “Isn’t it comforting to think so? But when I look at you, you’re just the Son Who Is Going to Inherit Hoodhood and Associates.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z She would even welcome kimril soup in all its comforting dullness. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z There’s a bright side to this, though, that is actually a little bit comforting. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z One of the men who was with me in the back of the truck put a piece of candy in my hand and gave me a few comforting pats on the shoulder. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun had risen and was shining brightly when he returned with more comforting news. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The other rider had dismounted now and was comforting some of the children. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z If only he knew of something comforting to say, something to ease Sticky’s anxiety—and, yes, something to ease his own. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “But Teccam claims that out of all the spirits, only wine is suited to reminiscence. He said a good wine allows clarity and focus, while still allowing a bit of comforting coloration of the memory.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z This is the comforting and familiar dialect of Dutch art. For this Dutch master, a cigar is rarely just a cigar 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z Like an image of a friend’s face or a beautiful sunset, it arrives as a comforting affirmation while alone in bed, scrolling your phone. Instapoet Rupi Kaur may be controversial, but fans and book sales are on her side 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z Ms. Wright grew up in Tennessee and said that she found something comforting, up on the High Line, in being surrounded by so much foliage. The High Line, by Day and Night - NYC 2011-08-26T21:49:05Z The show’s format has barely changed over its 16-year run, and that comforting consistency has made it an anchor through especially turbulent times. 8 Podcasts to Help Make Sense of Post-Trump America 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z Spirituality — love of the gods, of ancient texts, of uplifting and comforting ceremonies and magnificent architecture — is high-minded, moral, inspiring, and Taseer praises the Brahmins for their spirituality. A Pakistani-Indian Journalist Attempts to Rediscover His Roots 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z Those disciple films sacrificed a broader audience by eschewing the comforting clarity of organized religion for doubt, challenging their characters’ faith rather than blindly affirming it. The Last Temptation of Christ at 30: how Scorsese's drama still soars 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z Hendrix, a best-selling horror author, wanted to write something “comforting and old fashioned and Gothic” during the pandemic, he said, which to him meant a story about a haunted house. 10 New Books Coming in January 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z His job is to teach all the others how to be better versions of themselves, and then to exit the scene on a flood of pious, comforting tears. Movie Review: ‘The Odd Life of Timothy Green,’ Starring Jennifer Garner 2012-08-14T22:10:05Z As far as comforting dishes go, for me, bread pudding runs the table. Bread Pudding and the Comforts of Queer Baking 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z The chewy, salty yet somehow slightly sweet bite of the guanciale against the flaking caramelized Brussels sprouts with their strong vegetal note is instantly comforting. Enjoy il Buco's signature salty, caramelized Brussels sprouts with guanciale in your own home 2020-10-18T04:00:00Z And Mr. Gilbertson has said that he adjusted his initial sketches for his quartet after the 2016 election, making them “more introspective and comforting.” Kendrick Lamar Shakes Up the Pulitzer Game: Let’s Discuss 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z The group’s sound may no longer reflect the latest fashions, but it’s somehow comforting to find it unchanged after all these years. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z These were not comforting thoughts exactly, but they were something. My four miscarriages: why is losing a pregnancy so shrouded in mystery? 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z Maybe it’s useful, or at least comforting, to remember that movies aren’t always what we want them to be, when we need them to be. Diversity Waits on a Green Light 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z In reaction to an election campaign of epically chaotic proportions, critics have longed for Stewart’s comforting agitated rage and dismissed Noah as underwhelming and bland. Late-night tales: how a new crop of TV hosts is reinventing an old format 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z For its mostly middle-class viewers, “Succession” offered both a backstage look at the lives of the ultrawealthy and the comforting assurance that maybe those lives, despite the expensive trinkets that adorned them, weren’t especially nice. ‘Succession’ Is Over. Why Did We Care? 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z There’s the one that does make sense — about it being a comforting genre, the moral clarity of it. Director Rian Johnson on the moral clarity of whodunnits and the crazy "Knives Out" 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z Equally, though, examined deeply, as these nights do, Kraftwerk's music is hugely comforting: full of churchy organs and an almost childlike sense of wonder. Kraftwerk – review 2013-02-10T00:06:14Z “I’m old-fashioned; people should just ski so hard they eat and crash. I get it: with the world in such chaos, things that don’t change are comforting. But it was time,” she said. Big Change in Little Cottonwood Canyon 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z HG I find them very comforting, for some reason. Hannah Gadsby meets Roxane Gay: ‘Trolls get incensed by a woman daring to think she's funny. I'm very funny’ 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z Today, I am in a place like a hospital, but it is not at all comforting. A bird trapped in ICE detention: What it’s like inside the largest immigrant prison in the US 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z Ask some people and they will tell you that any wine is comforting, any alcoholic beverage, in fact. Finding Comfort in a Bottle of Familiar Wine 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z You are known to us because you were on this show that is so beloved and so aspirational and so comforting and outside of a lot of our experiences. "Great British Bake Off" veteran Ruby Tandoh: "I see the show and I feel a pressure from it" 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z The generational novel, like the Great American Novel, is a comforting romantic myth, which wrongly assumes that commonality is more significant than individuality. Why There’s No ‘Millennial’ Novel 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z I think it is a tendency of anxiety—a way of comforting it—that you focus it on some cause, even if you have to invent the cause. Marilynne Robinson talks religion, fear and the American spirit: “The left, at a basic level, lost courage, because they don’t know how to deal with the proclaimed religiosity of the other side” 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z Model minority is a comforting myth, but it is implicated in a long history of harmful inequality and hierarchy, within the United States and in India. ‘Beyond Bollywood’ exhibit at MOHAI looks at the contributions of Indian Americans 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z “Being by the ocean is always, for me, something I find to be peaceful and comforting. And spending one-on-one time with my daughter was the icing on the cake,” she said. Perspective | Is it safer to take a short trip during the pandemic? 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z With Julian Wachner at the helm, there is never a hint of routine, and the story is not comforting, but a gripping, edge-of-the-pew drama. Classical Music in NYC This Week 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z For some, it’s a staple of the American morning: a comforting routine, a good deal. Has Coffee Gotten Too Fancy? 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z “And that was really comforting, but then at the end of the day I’d come home and I’d be like, ‘But you can’t do that,’ ” he explains over a beer at a U Street tavern. The Quitters Club: “Let’s Give Up on Our Dreams . . . Together!” 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z Garlicky yogurt gets drizzled in peppery oil and delicate, oozy eggs, a combination that's somehow incredibly bold and incredibly comforting. Çılbır is a garlic lover's dream 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z “We saw increases in blues and greens, as those are a bit more restorative and comforting,” Calkins says. How the pandemic has changed the way we see and use our homes — maybe forever 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z The consistency and sincerity of his work, unaffected, is extremely comforting to me. After Fashion, Hedi Slimane Turns to Photography Full Time 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z That’s a pretty comforting thought, and helps explain why Aristotelian ideas have survived 2,500 years of humans feeling guilty. Lessons from the ancient philosophers to help improve our lives today 2020-02-15T05:00:00Z It can be incredibly comforting to know that there are lots of people to see off a loved one. 15 ways to support someone who is grieving 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z It was fun and comforting to think about the Banks family and where they might be today. ‘Father of the Bride,’ the Pandemic and Me 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z When Walker talks about sleep he can’t, in all conscience, limit himself to whispering comforting nothings about camomile tea and warm baths. The shorter your sleep, the shorter your life: the new sleep science 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z She recalled that her oldest sister, Katherine, was “both mentor and stage mother” to the younger siblings, comforting them with stories and directing them in neighborhood talent shows. Anne Jackson, theater stalwart who teamed onstage with husband Eli Wallach, dies at 90 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z At this unpredictable time and in this wildly unpredictable place, it’s comforting to have something to count on. Yellowstone during the pandemic: Reliably magnificent 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z But even when Mr. Farr is vulnerable, his voice is determinedly gritty and strained; his warmth is never comforting, only unsettled. Review: Tyler Farr Flaunts Arena-Size Ambitions at Irving Plaza 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z So, anyway, I’m not vegan but I like cooking vegan chili because I find it kind of comforting; it’s nothing fancy. Rachel Dratch’s Comfort Zones: ‘Somebody Somewhere’ and ‘Bad Vegan’ 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z To the extent that America still has a collective cultural memory, it’s comforting to have the happy stuff to hold on to. How to Think About Bill Cosby and ‘The Cosby Show’ 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z Rather we look for comforting stories that claim to explain where we came from and where we are going. Are We Traveling the ‘Road to Unfreedom’? 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z The comforting melancholy of the title number, which McKechnie performs with a lovely wistfulness, sets the show's autumnal tone. 'In Your Arms' a pleasing, sketch-heavy dance-musical at the Old Globe 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z Beyond those outer reaches, it's possible to imagine but I don't find it particularly comforting. 'The arts cuts are madness' 2011-01-09T00:05:28Z Any dessert arriving on the scene, therefore, needs to work that much harder to gain a piece of everyone’s attention and appetite, and to deliver on hopes that it will be both comforting and delicious. A Festive Cake With a Big Reveal 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z The men’s second encounter promises a nightmare, but eventually Bill is comforting Jack over a past tragedy; Jack is helping Bill understand that waiting for Adele is as fruitless as waiting for Godot. Comic take on the hovering neighbor at the Road on Lankershim 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z She found it comforting to be close to Peterson and to others with the illness. A Town for People with Chronic Fatigue 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z Some of these hubbies are more like the Big Baby, with their wives as scolding, comforting, tolerant or impatient mommies. FILM: Babies to Heroes: A Field Guide to Big-Screen Men 2011-07-27T12:00:10Z The comforting autumnal aroma of fried donuts and rum-laced cider greeted editors and buyers at today’s Rag & Bone show. | Rag & Bone’s Red-Leather Day 2014-02-08T01:27:27Z “It was kind of comforting because they knew what we were going through, but it was very intimidating because they can be some of the harshest critics.” Behind the Scenes at the Top Chef: Seattle Finale 2013-02-28T16:54:25Z And in place of the vast and threatening thing he exposed is a vast and comforting faith in what is to come. Playing Edward Snowden 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z I waited for Sunday to come because I wanted this rich and comforting noodle dish. "Dumpling Daughter" celebrates a multi-generational love for Chinese cuisine 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z With his comforting, friendly and often neighborly vocal tone, Oswalt is also a regular voice actor and stand-up comedian. A Minute With: Patton Oswalt on Spirit Awards and playing host 2014-02-26T21:29:28Z Herzog doesn’t write jokes, and her vision, though bleak, is neither cynical nor comforting. Down and Out in Paris: Amy Herzog’s Belleville 2013-03-06T13:00:15Z Those numbers aren’t exactly comforting for folks who are already overwhelmed by all the patterns, textures, fabrics and materials to choose from. Wallpaper is making a big comeback. Here’s how to choose, use and remove. 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z Ehrenreich is irreplaceable to the culture, with her rigor and skepticism, her allergy to comforting illusions. Barbara Ehrenreich Urges Us to Accept, Accept the Dying of the Light 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z But the film ultimately shies away from its most disturbing ideas, falling back on a comforting sentimentality. ‘Poupelle of Chimney Town’ Review: Seeking Refuse 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z In the midst of it is Ai himself, helping pull people onto the shore or comforting a veiled woman who breaks down on camera. Ad-hoc iPhone shots inspired refugee epic, Chinese artist says 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z “Obviously, we weren’t able to touch each other but to be able to see her in 3D and not on a screen was comforting for the both of us,” Conlin explained. Man creates 'date nights' outside of pregnant wife's hospital window 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z The one thing that remains consistent throughout the building is Bird’s fastidious dedication to keeping everything dependable and comforting. | Alan Bird’s New Eatery Opens in a Five-Story Town House 2013-05-23T20:47:34Z The cast has been together a lot, and we’ve found that as comforting as it can be, under the circumstances. John Cho, Sulu of ‘Star Trek Beyond,’ Navigates a Beckoning Universe 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z There was something oddly comforting about Xanax—the way it came in many shapes and colors, like peach and blue. My road to hell was paved with Xanax (and Klonopin, and Ativan, and Halcion) 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z And amid all of Monday’s shock, social media showed it could be comforting, even profound. After the Boston Attack, the Media Shows Power to Shock and Comfort 2013-04-16T12:00:35Z Some of the things that happened to her were comforting to play out loud because they were also happening to me. Stop Asking Hilary Duff Who the Father Is 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z To return to something after many years and find it exactly as remembered can be comforting. Review: Complexions Returns With New Dances but Not New Moves 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z She's also just one competitor who touches a place within that is, as Prue describes one successful treat, familiar, comforting and lovely. The seasonal joy of "The Great British Baking Show" 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z As "Open Meadow" grew more enigmatic and volatile, it shifted from comforting terrain to the tangled, insoluble mysteries of being alive, old, young, female. Risk-taking Seattle theaters offer wild surprises 2011-12-01T00:35:04Z Do they have any dialogue that isn’t comforting or supporting a white character? How to fix Hollywood's race problem 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z “We just thought, it’s a pandemic, who cares what happens? Let’s just do something comforting and nice.” ‘We were sexually frustrated’: did it work out for people who texted an ex in lockdown? 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z He was 59 and perhaps would have found it comforting to know that the biggest tributes to him are apt to be posthumous. ‘A Man Called Destruction,’ About Alex Chilton 2014-03-23T20:31:53Z It is comforting to believe that, to quote Robert Lowell, the lack of a little salt in the brain is all that stands between us and sanity. Does Prozac help artists be creative? 2013-05-19T06:00:00Z Rajoo’s version is blond and comforting, with a pleasantly grainy texture. Review | Head to Chennai Hoppers for some of the area’s best Indian cooking 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z With restaurants of many far-flung nationalities within easy reach, the King Eddy sticks to comforting basics. We’ll Never Be Royals, But ... 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z The main hospital staff members are all caring, comforting and competent. ‘Red Band Society,’ Set in a Pediatric Ward 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z As baby boomers age, that notion becomes all the more comforting. | 'Sunset Daze': Living It Up in the Golden Years, on WE tv 2010-04-27T19:57:00Z It is deeply comforting this way, an ode to roasted turkey with no roasted turkey in sight. Here Comes the Best Part of Thanksgiving: Leftovers 2017-11-17T05:00:00Z Johnson stayed close, and Hill said she, too, was at his side, comforting him through the night. On plane with Prince: Protégée shares her story 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z Elsewhere on the spectrum, Joel Olsteen plays down theology, instead offering comforting platitudes and promises of prosperity to those who pray and give. Baptists bank on fire and brimstone 2012-07-11T13:55:00Z It’s comforting in the way that seriously ill people are when they crack jokes to put visitors at ease. Theater Review: Cynthia Nixon in ?Wit,? at Manhattan Theater Club 2012-01-27T03:01:00Z But whether it’s Stanley Tucci’s arms, his voice, or that little thing called terror management theory, it’s comforting to know there’s something we can all agree on, however trivial. Why is Stanley Tucci making a negroni so hot? I decided to investigate 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z This is, today, the comforting script America often reaches for when it summons the vanished rural nation that so many say they long for. Andy Griffith evoked, stylized small-town America 2012-07-04T10:01:04Z The answer’s in the synonyms: nurturing, devoted, comforting. My not-so-maternal instinct: I refuse to lie to my kids 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z It’s also, in its own way, a comforting one. Arts & Leisure: TV Comedy Writers on Twitter 2011-11-03T16:28:50Z The acidic tang of the creamy herb dressing on the Cajun chicken salad was as comforting as a call from Mom here in strictly oil-and-vinegar Spain. Choice Tables: In Madrid, ?Ethnic? Dining: Gumbo, Sushi and Daiquiris 2010-07-21T14:38:00Z It’s always comforting to be back among the misfits and malcontents of the fictional Spilling police department. Review: In Sophie Hannah’s ‘Woman With a Secret,’ Mysteries Multiply 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z Not only do Stark's mistakes offer social commentary about the dangers of immense wealth, but they serve as a comforting reminder that even the greatest heroes can still commit colossal screw-ups. Iron Man: The secret bad guy of the MCU? 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z When Anna came inside, she liked to slip off her shoes, and Mollie missed the comforting sound of her moving, unhurried, through the house. The Marked Woman 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z The sitcom was going out on top after nine seasons having drawn devoted viewers by creating a contained yet vast universe with hundreds of characters, and each Thursday, their humdrum interactions escalated into comforting ridiculousness. Seinfeld's bland new book "Is This Anything?" is $35 dollars' worth of ambivalence and old jokes 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z Instead, the focus is on Camille’s fascination with self-injury both as a form of escape and as a kind of dark indulgence, which is portrayed as both oddly erotic as well as comforting. Deep cuts: how Sharp Objects offers up a radically dark view of women 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z Nice is too comfortable and comforting to be trusted. In ‘The Earth Dies Streaming,’ Film Criticism That Transcends Raves and Pans 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z Is it comforting or insult to injury that Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” is playing on his iPod? 'The Strain' recap: These vampires aren't sexy; they're just deadly 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z He’s a comforting presence for Paul, who is terrified of Irving’s violent temper and at an awkward stage in his relationship with Esther. ‘Armageddon Time’ Review: Hard Lessons About Life in America 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z “It’s comforting in that it evokes wine discussion and gets us to talk about something other than corona at the dinner table,” Ms. Deeley said. Finding Comfort in a Bottle of Familiar Wine 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z For some artists, merely making a decision for themselves proved comforting. Live music is on an indefinite hiatus. Here’s how it’s affecting touring musicians and their crews. 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z No winding-down, no speech — none of the comforting familiar beats we expect from an ending. Spoiler alert: These movies offer no closure 2013-12-18T23:03:45Z In the photographs, he could see reflections of paparazzi in the windows of the car: “Not one of them was checking on her, offering her help, comforting her. They were just shooting, shooting, shooting.” Here’s What We Learned From Prince Harry’s Interviews 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z There are few things as comforting as fresh baked bread, so carve out the time and don't be scared. Savory, homemade bread — both regular and in gluten-free variations — has never been easier 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z But for many, Facts' most memorable moments came in simple day-to-day realities, from a child's certainty of its mother's love to the comforting knowledge that a favorite television show would start promptly at 8 p.m. Facts, 360 B.C.-A.D. 2012 2012-04-20T21:47:00Z The only wistful suggestion at its comforting close is that such rarefied privilege for its characters might one day be gone. ‘Last Weekend’ Is an Elegiac Ode to Affluence 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z The fierceness of her mom attack feels oddly comforting, like nostalgia from a more ordered time in America. Lonnae O’Neal: The Baltimore mom slaps her son for the ages 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z The power of light over darkness and the return of singing flowers, illusory or comforting, are fantasies a terrorized boy or girl — or really any of us — surely needs to cling to. What Does War Feel Like to a Child? 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z But I will say that it’s strangely comforting, if not womblike, to hold the tinsel and family newsletters and eggnog in abeyance while savoring something more tender. Circa Now: Some People Celebrate Christmas by Dodging It 2013-12-20T21:46:19Z But it’s also comforting, when I’ve felt that it was him that was touching me. This new Scrooge actor has had a visitation of his own 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z To the housebound person witnessing the escalation of a pandemic, this should be comforting. In these darkest of times "Star Trek: Picard" is a humane light from a distant, possible future 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z “And that’s not a bad thing. There’s something comforting about the normalcy of plot and counterplot, action and intrigue.” What’s on TV Sunday: ‘The Young Pope,’ ‘Victoria’ and ‘Homeland’ 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z But it’s also what made her oddly comforting. Bridget Jones: how to turn a female character into half a billion dollars 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z And between words or sentences, to encourage thought, I might give it a small, comforting rub with my thumb. Philip Hensher: Why handwriting matters 2012-10-06T23:05:27Z One thing that is guaranteed to make you feel better is this comforting potato casserole that's a staple in the Mormon community. 22 crispy, creamy potato side dishes 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Blais writes, “I am so grateful we persisted in taking notes on ourselves. In a culture that worships the delete button, there was something comforting about the indelibility of these words.” Summering at Martha’s Vineyard with the Clintons and Katharine Graham 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z Sun does some things we don't expect, but often her actions are as natural and comforting as a summer rain. Comics: Graphic novel "Neil Young's Greendale" is satisfying 2010-06-15T18:59:00Z Women use it in a very sexual, exciting and comforting way. Me and my vulva: 100 women reveal all 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z As retreat from society may be required, some homeowners want to be prepared to hole up someplace cheerful and comforting, which can accommodate groups of people not necessarily willing to share mattresses. Bunk Rooms Climb the Social Ladder 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z It's true that Teddy Grahams don't pack the same spicy punch as Biscoffs, but they do offer a similarly nostalgic, comforting vibe. An absolutely effortless tiramisu, courtesy of a nostalgic childhood snack 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z I think it represents her in a beautiful and comforting and lovely way, and respectful. Pink Martini releases Diller recording of 'Smile' 2012-08-22T00:46:04Z Is traveling with so many new restrictions stressful or comforting? We took a plane, train and (rental) automobile for the experience, not the journey 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z Some believed it was this miserable context that explained why period dramas were so popular: they helped viewers retreat into a comforting nostalgia for a past that never was. The new Upstairs, Downstairs is more period than drama 2010-12-27T12:00:00Z “I wake up in the morning and I look forward to quitting,” she said in a recent podcast, adding that might be zoning out with TV and eating comforting carbs. Doyle keeps ‘Untamed’ conversation going in journal, podcast 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z It would be comforting to think that somebody who's done as much real damage as Don is a 100 percent evil. White nationalists love Tucker Carlson, and other startling discoveries in “Rising Out of Hatre... 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z He imagined comforting himself with homemade pizza and takeout meals from his favorite New York restaurants. What it’s like to suffer from the coronavirus’s weirdest symptom 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z So they procrastinate in the street, watching through a window as the family goes about its comforting routines. The Kennedy Center sets an inviting table for ‘The Gabriels’ 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z "I think people find that really comforting," he said. Beetle Bailey nears retirement age but stays put 2010-08-29T21:46:00Z Dishes that are creamy, comforting, cheesy, quick and easy reign supreme on the list of our most popular recipes for the year. Salon's top 10 most popular recipes of the year 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z Very rarely have I found a comforting conversation at the holiday dinner table. How to Say ‘No’ This Thanksgiving 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z So it is comforting that the first words Mr. Jackson speaks at the beginning of “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” are something very close to “that’s mighty white of you,” salted with a profane modifier. The Samuel L. Jackson Method 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Now, instead, I felt cotton brush against my bare back and chest, like a comforting tickle. The gift of a lifetime: how trans 'top surgery' changed my life 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z It would be comforting to take this heartbreaking vignette for a cinematic invention, though it probably isn’t. Art Review: Vietnamese Voices Against a Whir of War 2010-08-12T21:59:00Z Either way, the result is a comforting, delightful soup that emphasizes the flavor of the fish. Warm up this fall with this simple salmon chowder from "The Pacific Northwest Seafood Cookbook" 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z So I first did some research on my own, and though what I learned was not particularly comforting, it was interesting. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: He was searching for a column idea. He found a third nipple. 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z True adulthood begins with doing just that, with renouncing comforting fables. 15 ways atheists can stand up for rationality 2014-01-11T15:00:00Z By submitting to the anesthesia of the loudness, I suspect, by comforting themselves with the knowledge that they are, at this moment, doing what culture expects of them. Captain America: Civil War – how I was bludgeoned by a blockbuster 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z It’s both comforting and slightly unnerving to see how closely he resembles the fictive embodiments of his role. James Comey Still Looks the Part 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z Deeply in need of a warm, comforting meal after a long day of work? 11 slow-cooker soup recipes to comfort, nourish and delight 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z At a time when hugs are off-limits and stress is high, we might be inclined to pull comforting items closer. In pandemic, travel pros repurpose their gear to entertain kids, haul groceries and stay comfy 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z Most of all, making a wreath immerses you in the comforting rituals of the season. An easy, elegant and strangely addictive holiday project: DIY boxwood wreaths 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z They talked of how he reinvented late-night television with oddball bits, as well as of his ability to deliver comforting words during the worst of times. David Letterman’s friends — and shrink — make his Twain ceremony as funny as his late-night legacy 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z It’s possible that Chris needed comforting after struggling to get into the restaurant. Date Lab: He was hoping for an old-fashioned meet-cute 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z In this easy recipe, simple deli staples evoke the comforting flavors of a classic Sunday roast. 10 Ways to Make a Piece of Toast More Exciting 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z Let a savory roast fill your home with the luscious aromas that promise a comforting meal to bring the family together. Go big with a standing rib roast for Christmas dinner 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z Belief thus comes to operate in tension here with fiction; the comforting narrative that Pi presents is undermined by Life of Pi’s very status as a novel. How “Life of Pi” anticipated 9/11 2013-04-28T19:00:00Z It was savory, both salty and peppery, without the overt olive notes of an easier-going syrah, but more complicated, floral and meaty and, for me, an utter joy to drink, intriguing yet comforting. Finding Comfort in a Bottle of Familiar Wine 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z That's a comforting thought, even though we must remember that for many people, in all parts of this area, times are tough. The time is right for making memories 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z The fragrant rice, flavored with warm spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice, combines with tender meat and crispy nuts for a dish of comforting contrasts. For Arab Americans, It’s Not Thanksgiving Without Hashweh 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z “The Healing” leaves us with a comforting intimation that, just as tragedy can strike us out of the blue, healing can come just as unexpectedly, and from unlikely sources, too. Review: Friends Reunite for a Funeral, and Brutal Honesty, in ‘The Healing’ 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z I was fed up with writing banal copy but, in a city where I was otherwise anonymous, there was something comforting about the office: its murmur of chatter, bleeping phones and familiarish faces. Is it just me... or does everyone lose friends in their 30s? 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z It is comforting to those who rank him supreme to assume that God said, “Let there be Stravinsky,” and there was Stravinsky, and he was good. Just How Russian Was Stravinsky? 2010-04-16T14:16:00Z In the meantime, Americans in London in search of a more comforting history lesson might find it in a play inauspiciously entitled “Pressure,” at the Ambassadors Theater. Far From Home, but Not Far Enough 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z The impulse for the apparently blank and stark piece was both emotional and nostalgic in that it conjured for her the – comforting, she insists – childhood memories of hiding in a dark cupboard. Rachel Whiteread: a life in art 2013-04-06T08:00:40Z In his essay “The Little Church of Perry Mason,” the cultural critic Dave Hickey rightly compares this structure to Catholic liturgy — comforting in its familiar arc. Perry Mason Is Coming to HBO. Here’s What to Know About His History. 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z “It was extremely touching and comforting to know that somebody had taken the time to do that for my family. It was a moment I’ll never forget.” A pediatric surgeon becomes an artist after surgery, drawing on bandages to lift the spirits of young patients 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z These people find comforting physical repose only when they become children again and seek solace in the lap of old, ever-accepting Marina, the nanny. | 'Uncle Vanya': ‘Uncle Vanya’ With Cate Blanchett at City Center 2012-07-22T18:31:05Z Something about that type of spread is so convivial, so craveworthy, so lax, so enjoyable, so comforting. Salty, sweet, savory and spicy: How to take your French toast to the next level 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z If we really are all doomed, wouldn't it be more comforting to read Jane Austen? Simon Hoggart's week: how tickled we are, missus 2012-07-20T16:44:08Z Those simple elements form the backbone of her simple, spicy — and intensely comforting — golden noodles. Golden noodles are a flavor-packed Indian dish that's perfect — for dinner or breakfast 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z As we have become increasingly bewildered by Covid-19 restrictions, and separated from our social circles, there is something comforting about checking in with your regular podcast listens. A podcast at bedtime keeps the doctor away – but not the 3am demons | Romesh Ranganathan 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z Melancholy as her lyrics may be, the catchy melody at the heart of “Circle the Drain” urges her on, like a comforting pep talk from an old friend. Best Songs of 2020 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z Oscar-nominated song is a devastating work, one that manages to be equal parts comforting, witty and emotional. Essential tracks: Kate Pierson makes up lost time with 'Guitars' 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z "Being surrounded by people who understand how it feels to struggle with your weight was really comforting and I really relied on their support throughout." Woman’s wedding photos inspire 84-pound weight loss 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z Isn't it comforting, then, to know that there are still some bottom of the barrel things the tabloids can't get away with? Sienna Miller wins one for privacy 2011-06-07T20:23:00Z The actress believes the overall message of the film is a comforting one, despite its melancholic overtones. Kirsten Dunst rises out of "Melancholia" 2011-11-11T18:10:45Z Deaver’s cunning plot dazzles with its crafty twists and turns, but when the fun gets really nasty, it’s comforting to repeat this mantra: It’s only a game. Video Gaming Turns Murderous, Even if You Play by the Rules 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z Short of Mr. Rogers, there is no more comforting face to see on television than that of Carol Burnett, who won a new TV-legend prize named in her honor. The 2019 Golden Globes Recap: A Thankful Sandra Oh and a Mighty Glenn Close 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z I want to eat cooked food instead of raw, comforting carbs over fresh flavours. Human hibernation: the restoring effects of hiding away in winter 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z Their acknowledgement of women's anger and isolation is comforting because many of us are still angry and isolated, more than 150 years after the novel was published. Oscar snub of "Little Women" shows the limits of Hollywood feminism 2020-02-15T05:00:00Z “It was not a sad or maudlin night, but a comforting one,” Ms. Joiner said. Adult Children of AIDS Victims Take Their Memories Out of the Shadows 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z It's silly, and rather nice, in a comforting, old-fashioned kind of way. Newton: The Last Magician and The Security Man – review 2013-04-13T06:00:50Z There’s a concept called “nostalgia for the future”: a yearning hope that what’s to come might be as comforting as the warm and fuzzy parts of the past. At the Gridiron dinner, a Republican governor roasted Trump 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z I’m excited about comforting her when she needs me to, or is just simply wanting my attention. ‘They take over your life and then, one day, they walk off with it’: life before and after children 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z But, Cindy Crawford’s thoughts on how your body changes are comforting. 23 Celebrities Discuss How They Made It Through Their 20s 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z In a world that is chaotic and senseless, a genre like horror — which relishes the uncanny and often rejects the pressure for tidy or comforting narratives — is the only thing that makes sense. At New York Comic Con, horror TV shows strength and stamina 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z Indeed, it's both comforting and sad to hear the audible fun involved in making this record. Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse: Present ? Dark Night of the Soul 2010-07-08T22:59:00Z If I make everything else comforting and cozy and the food is the challenging part, maybe people will be more willing to challenge themselves with the food.” At Toronto Restaurant, Unfussy, but Fish Aplenty 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z When Steph started bawling out Greg the other night, and rushing him as if he were a tackling dummy, I felt an oddly comforting warmth. Theater Review: ‘Reasons to Be Happy,’ by Neil LaBute 2013-06-12T02:00:12Z But a thought for my fellow take-charge types: If one person is treating another badly, the immediate need is comforting the victim, not asserting dominance over the aggressor. Here’s What Happens When You Give Unsolicited Parenting Advice 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z The arc of Canellos’s narrative is comforting, bending toward justice, with the long Jim Crow era eventually yielding to Brown v. A Supreme Court Justice Who Moved From Defending Slavery to Championing Civil Rights 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z In some ways, it is comforting to assume we lose touch with people because we grow apart. We just clicked: why I set out to find a new group of friends online 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z The author’s anger lingers, he writes: “bone-hard, comforting like a familiar scar.” For a Literary Man’s Man, Mother Knew Best 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z “Corruption is quite comforting, really,” one character declares. Books of The Times: Tash Aw’s ‘Five Star Billionaire’ Captures China’s Changes 2013-08-01T20:48:21Z In contrast, Bone’s presence was a respite from the ugliness — and even comforting. The rise and fall of Ken Bone: This is what happens when real humans become Internet memes 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z There is, after all, something intensely comforting about drinking a warm mug of nature’s most perfect food — chocolate! Cold-weather craving: hot chocolate 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z Last night, he says, he was in bed by 10, falling asleep to the comforting murmur of The World Tonight on Radio 4. Cillian Murphy: ‘Is this it, for the rest of my days?’ 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z I think it’s comforting to be able to blame one individual politician. Phil Klay on His Iraq War Book 'Redeployment' 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z For all this exoticism, the overall feel of the garden is one of comforting familiarity. Monticello’s ode to autumn What I think we offer is a comforting and attractive in-town house close to the restaurants, bars and shops, and within driving distance of boating and arts events. House Tour: New Hope, Pa. 2010-08-05T21:55:00Z But somehow the rapt silence that follows this unheard revelation is deeply, warmly comforting. Review: ‘Battlefield’ Explores the Silence After the War 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z For those seeking a comforting Hollywood moral, this means he's realising what a big mistake he's made. Life Zucks 2010-10-18T10:21:00Z “The precision, the high kicks, the physical extremity and accuracy, the pep and unification. That expertise and accuracy and confidence is comforting to people.” Perspective | The Rockettes, still kicking after 85 years. Here’s why we love them. 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z “He was committed to comforting the afflicted and afflicting the comfortable,” Irby said. A farewell to Michel du Cille, photographer and artist ‘with a lovely soul’ 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z Few places combine access to nature and comforting bases from which to explore it as well as Scottsdale, the resort-filled suburb of Phoenix. Family Lodging for Part-Time Nature Seekers 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z The recent increased regard for the cozy and comforting sweater continues an interesting line in the history of lopapeysa: It seems to be particularly popular in times of upheaval. Sweater weather transports this writer to places like Scotland, Ireland and Norway 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z There’s something comforting—even endearing—about seeing hundreds fight over tickets to see Shakespeare on a weekend night. On the Scene: Shakespeare in the Park’s The Comedy of Errors 2013-06-21T20:28:33Z Usually, I see the tracks and some trees moving, and then the train itself, which is very comforting. An Artist Who Paints in Cryptic Pastel Symbols 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z Mr. Lee’s voice and his catchphrase “Excelsior!” were comforting to fans in many places. The Many Cameos of Stan Lee 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z However fleeting our individual lives might be, it’s comforting to imagine that we Earthlings might not be utterly alone in the immensity of time and space. These Books Transport You to a Galaxy Far, Far Away 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z The sea is comforting in its constancy: “the waves in the dark that strangely console/with their steadiness”. Beach bard 2014-04-24T04:00:00Z Many of these flavors lent themselves to cozy, rich, comforting foods and classic dishes — which, of course, are a perfect go-to on a blustery, rainy autumn night. James Beard's most comforting recipes 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z Intolerance is almost too easy an explanation, implying a comforting moral message. Critic?s Notebook: Making the Holocaust the Lesson on All Evils 2011-04-29T23:11:04Z On a cold day, settle into a comforting cooking project like homemade soup. What can I cook in a Dutch oven? Everything 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z There's something soothing & comforting in a nice slice of ham - it's beautiful blend of honey or maple with a touch of spice & savory in each mouth watering bite, & the meat is so tender and rich. In This Corner of Maryland, Holidays Mean a Stuffed Ham 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z The sentiment is comforting, I suppose, except that “Out of My Hands” just sort of lies there; Mraz doesn’t sell his solution anywhere near as convincingly as Sheeran sells his problems. Pursued by youngsters, Jason Mraz is mellower than ever on 'Yes!' 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z Maria was deeply moved by the thought of comforting someone through the final stages of life. A whisper, then tingles, then 87 million YouTube views: Meet the star of ASMR 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z There is dark fruit here, but the lasting impression is a comforting earthiness, with hints of wild mushrooms and forest air. This exceptional, vibrant Spanish white wine will set you back only $17 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Without her, it would be a not bad procedural, touching on some knotty contemporary issues and infused with a paranoia that is at once unsettling and comforting. | 'The Girl Who Played With Fire': Stieg Larsson?s Second Novel Is Brought to the Screen 2010-07-08T22:57:00Z For Shanita, the most comforting music in the world is factory noise. Review: ‘Skeleton Crew,’ a Tale of Autoworkers in Hard-Hit Detroit 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z While it is 100 percent comforting, unlike most feel-good foods that are best eaten only occasionally, this one is incredibly good for you. Stick a feather in your cap and add macaroni to this lentil soup 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z My "Quick & Dirty" rice is far from authentic, but it's really good — savory and complex and comforting. Dirty rice is a comforting, flavorful meal with a secret weapon ingredient that is ready in minutes 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z With its well-chosen gallery of wholesome, all-American faces, it was more Norman Rockwell than Robert Mapplethorpe, its gentle, intimate tone more comforting than provocative. DVDs: New DVDs, ?Word Is Out? and ?Meredith Monk? 2010-05-30T01:53:00Z Comfort food is back, and nothing is more comforting than the nourishing, filling flavors of slow cooking. 10 Trader Joe’s slow cooker essentials 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z There's something deeply comforting and reassuring about stuffed shells: perfectly cooked, pliable pasta shells filled to the brim with the creamiest ricotta mixture imaginable, doused in sauce and cheese galore and baked until perfectly golden. This cheesy, nostalgic stuffed pasta dish is the coziest indulgence for sweater weather 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z For many people, coffee is the ultimate escape—a comforting cup to sink into, a few minutes' break from work, the date before you decide whether you want to date. What does the term "ethical coffee" actually mean? 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z The impulse to want to see movies like these come easily — with all these stars in one place it seems as comforting and appealing as the Oscars do every year. Anything Can Happen on New Year's Eve?Except That Not Much Does 2011-12-08T15:49:58Z "It's comforting to know rejection happens to us all." How "The Bachelor" hooked us -- again 2010-03-01T13:27:00Z Candles are comforting us in a dark year. 5 kitchen design choices that will never go out of style 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z It won’t stop adulthood from coming, but it will provide a comforting memory for the gray decades to come. Video: Another Round for the Bad Boys 2011-07-29T21:15:06Z Kristina struggles with grief, but later finds some solace when she opens a gift from the late Gwen that ends up comforting—and inspiring—her. The 10 Best Episodes From NBC's 'Parenthood' 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Again, it tastes like something that took a lot more time and effort to make than it did, and it's just so comforting and so good. Julia Turshen unites healthy and comfort in the kitchen: Delicious "does not have to be complicated" 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z When Morpheus unmakes the Corinthian, he denounces the aggrieved entitlement of the Collectors telling them, "Until now, you have sustained fantasies in which you are the victims, comforting daydreams in which you are always right." "The Sandman" and the American Dream: Donald Trump is the Corinthian 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z Dealing with their simulated bleakness was a surprisingly comforting way to cope with the harsh reality of living through a pandemic. The Video Games That Got Us Through 2021 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z And like anything so lovely and comforting, even the thought of it makes me happy, sometimes as much as actually being able to sit in it and gorge on a book. Alan Cumming Would Like to Play the Title Character in ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’ 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z The narrative voice of Harrison is always comforting and inviting; akin to sitting down with an old friend who is full of bracing insight and brash humor. Want to reject America’s Puritanism, workaholism and toxic obsession with stuff? Read Jim Harrison’s brilliant books 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z Once the comforting order of the architecture is established, the garden becomes a playground for the senses. The real magic of the Taj Mahal 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z I did, however, find the slightly weighty mask with its pulsing red light somewhat comforting to begin to doze off in on my back at the end of the day. Tools for Sleeping Well While Traveling 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z It was, he said, comforting to revisit the "apparently stable world" described in a history of the Druids. The best boring books 2011-01-04T13:05:36Z You just want food in a bowl on the couch and every bite is really comforting. Ali Slagle takes the stress out of cooking because "it’s only dinner" 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z It was my favorite homemade dish in the world, tangy, comforting and refreshing. I used to beg for creamy cucumber salad — but this version's even better 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z "They go with what's comforting to them … surrounding themselves with colleagues who travel in similar circles, have similar experiences and often kind of look like them — i.e., white men, for the most part." Broadcast networks touting diversity, at least in fall pilots 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z "It's very comforting because if we are developing guidelines, it means that we have recognized them," Chigiti said. Kenya takes step toward recognizing intersex people in landmark ruling 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z I was at the time enmeshed in an extremely Brooklyn, extremely mill-your-own organic baby food milieu, and Aunt Sandy was a comforting antidote. Sandra Lee makes dinners on TV for people raised on TV dinners 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z That's the point about Feldman's long pieces: they don't hypnotise or immerse you in a comforting sonic bath, they call for your attention and, through that, change you. A guide to Morton Feldman's music 2012-11-12T19:01:09Z And in that way, my reading palate grows and matures and returns to nostalgic, comforting favorites. Elizabeth Acevedo Understands That ‘People Read Like They Eat’ 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z It sings with a clear, comforting vanilla flavor. New ice cream shops in Washington offer three different takes on frozen treats “Books in your room are a counterrevolution to technology overload and are almost comforting for guests,” he said. Latest Hotel Amenity: Books 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z “No One Is Alone” may share its opening bars with the Willy Wonka song “The Candy Man,” but its tone is elegiac, its message comforting: ”Sometimes people leave you / Halfway through the wood. Into the Woods in Central Park: al Fresco Enchantment 2012-08-10T21:45:00Z They’re of a more modest variety, on the comforting scale of the vintage sitcoms Jay conjures. Review | ‘A Boy and His Soul’ is an actor’s valentine to Aretha, Marvin Gaye, and Earth, Wind & Fire 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z The endless labor of patching up desperate strangers provides a comforting way to ignore his own derelict life. ‘Fourth of July Creek,’ by Smith Henderson Kay Ryan’s poetry is comforting to me: Her poems are short and mathematical and ordered, yet plunge somewhere messy, light up something about mystery and meaning. The Last Book That Made Aimee Bender Laugh Out Loud 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z So while nouns are comforting, firm and fixed and solid, it seems to me that verbs are more honest. Maybe the word “rapist” is a problem: The utility of nouns and verbs, or accepting who we are and what we do 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z “There’s something really comforting about it,” she added. At Kennedy Center, ‘Side Show’ takes another turn around the midway On a strangely comforting morning in early March, the composer Heather Christian made her way to Ars Nova’s space in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, for the first time in two years. Heather Christian’s Choral Work Is a Study of Time. Patience, Too. 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z World War II — or at least most fiction about World War II — provides a kind of moral clarity that, in our present moment, proves comforting. The success of "Dunkirk" is proof that the World War II myth machine is still alive and well 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z It’s not explicit but it’s familiar and comforting to an audience on some level. Noah Hawley on ‘Fargo,’ Comic Haircuts and Living in the Coen Universe 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z So it’s comforting to me to realise that it’s not human nature, that it wasn’t always this way – and it won’t always be this way. Gloria Steinem meets Gloria Allred: ‘Donald Trump has made us woke’ 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z Every second is, indeed, precious, and Patchett’s prose is as welcoming and comforting as the chickpea stew Sooki cooks for her. Review | Ann Patchett’s ‘These Precious Days’ is a beautiful reminder of what’s important 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z Remember when "House Hunters" blocks were comforting and mindless spans of viewing as opposed to cruel taunt-a-thons reminding you of how cramped your place is? Netflix's "Marriage or Mortgage" invites us to look back at a time when bad decisions were a luxury 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z The contemporary situation requires sifting moral and practical choices — leave the job, inform your colleagues — not comforting terrified children headed to slaughter. Museum Review: Lincoln?s Legacy at Expanded Ford?s Theater Complex 2012-02-10T13:00:00Z From 1977-81, Mr. Rich starred in the hit television series “Eight Is Enough,” a comforting show about a family of eight children that aired on ABC for five seasons. Adam Rich, Who Starred in ‘Eight Is Enough,’ Dies at 54 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z Erskine: It was really nice and comforting to have my mom on set. "PEN15" stars Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle: "We still feel like we're in seventh grade" 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z I'm a year-round soup enthusiast, but my desire for endless bowls of all things warm and comforting really kicks into overdrive during the winter months. 6 of our coziest soup recipes to keep you warm 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z The very best wheels are delicious however you serve them: on their own, on a slice of good bread, or — yes — gratinéed atop a comforting tartiflette. What’s the (cheesy, bacony) way to say “hygge” in French? 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z There is something comforting and beckoning about the song. ArtsBeat: The Sounds of the Vibraphone Summon Audiences in Miami 2011-01-28T22:42:28Z But the nice thing about "Harry Potter" is that it’s so comforting, which is not something you get from George R.R. Leigh Bardugo on bringing her Grisha YA trilogy to a close 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z Photograph: Corbis How strangely comforting it is to learn that a book as important as Roger Fry's Cézanne slipped into the world in less than stellar circumstances. The Books that Shaped Art History – review 2013-04-20T10:00:01Z It’s comforting to know you belong to a tribe, even if its members occasionally get arrested for bounced checks in Florida. No. 1 Thomas Rogers in the world 2012-06-25T01:00:00Z An oddly comforting theme runs through these comically gruesome, gruesomely comical specials: That the worst thing you can imagine may be better than the life you're already living. TV Picks: Foo Fighters, twins, Simpsons, 'Web Therapy,' more 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z Regardless of what it's called, the resulting dish is tasty and deeply comforting — it's not an in-your-face flavor, but rather the backbone to every Cuban table, the dish that makes every meal feel complete. When I think of essential Cuban food, I think of congrí 2022-03-05T05:00:00Z The latter was particularly comforting, because, for once, it didn't portray a savant. Autism: of mice, men and my little bro 2013-04-30T07:00:03Z Like many of us, Mr. Sartori has spent lockdown wearing garments that are comforting and easy, with few of the protective dimensions of clothes designed to shield us from the outside world. Onesies, Long Johns and Union Suits for a WFH Age 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z From the moment she walked into the tent, Sally was surrounded by well-wishers who threw their arms around her, sharing a comforting word or memory. Sally Quinn throws Ben Bradlee one last A-list party Both of Mr. Perry’s shows, and Ice Cube’s, spring from that most comforting of television traditions, the family sitcom. Television: ?Are We There Yet?,? New Sitcom From TBS 2010-05-29T02:36:00Z She liked his simple, comforting take on pasta carbonara. Bling Bling Had the Rings, the Pilot Her Heart 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z If it's rather comforting to imagine these two august literary figures taking the time between novels and global festival duties to correspond with each other, the eavesdropping never quite matches the expectation. Here and Now: Letters, 2008‑2011 by Paul Auster and JM Coetzee – review 2013-05-20T07:00:02Z A recent InPickleball article described the sport as “both comforting and exhilarating.” Pickleball Is Expanding. Tennis Is Mad. 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z That’s not a role any parent wants for her child, yet I admit it is also comforting to be cared for by your kids. Motherlode: Migraines, Michele Bachmann and Me 2011-07-20T19:17:56Z Footage captured at the annual event showed the actress comforting a young girl who met her while wearing a Wonder Woman outfit. Wonder Woman Just Wondrously Comforted a Young Crying Fan 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z But now it's harder to pinpoint what shows might tempt a broad spectrum of age-groups to congregate in their comforting glow. What makes perfect family viewing? 2012-07-18T14:23:00Z “There’s this hypothetical, ‘I would like to be in a relationship, because it’s like comforting and stable and supportive,’ ” a senior, Pallavi, said of her friends’ attitudes. Sex on Campus: She Can Play That Game, Too 2013-07-12T20:23:14Z This kind of consistency can be comforting — it’s why people read romance novels or tune in to “NCIS.” The Spell ‘Doctor Strange’ Is Missing: Sam Raimi’s Macabre Vision 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z So it was kind of comforting, two days later, to come across a 16-year-old boy who seemed to be precociously sure of his identity. Showgirls, a Monster and a Drag Queen: Singing Songs of Self 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z It's more comfortable not to be reminded that time is passing, but it's also comforting to remember that those not-so-long-ago things remain a part of who we are now. Motherlode Blog: Why 'Little Bear' Made Me Burst Into Tears 2012-09-17T18:00:57Z “The new campus architecture is meant to be familiar and comforting above all.” Essential Arts & Culture: Art and the West, L.A.'s queer Chicano networks, Harry Potter architecture 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z Depending on your mood, you might describe that as stale or comforting. Why would anyone want Dior coveralls? Never mind, just enjoy its garden-themed Paris runway show. 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z I just really like recipes like that just make it very easy for you to provide something very delicious, very comforting and very versatile. Julia Turshen unites healthy and comfort in the kitchen: Delicious "does not have to be complicated" 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z It shines best just cooler than room temperature, when the indistinct but comforting aromas and flavors of a garden in bloom embrace you. Food-friendly wines to pair with your Thanksgiving dishes 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z There is something deceptively comprehensive and therefore comforting about a list. Casey Kasem was the godfather of the listicle 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z “RoboCop” offers visions of violence, of top-down, totalitarian corporate control, and the crumbling of the American Dream itself that proves fundamentally comforting in its cheekiness and ironic distance. Fascism for liberals: “RoboCop” at 30 and the problem with prescience 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z Reading your novel is comforting because this is what occurs in real life. “Writing Is an Act of Pride”: A Conversation with Elena Ferrante 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z What has stayed with me is that in times of stress, or when I'm feeling depressed, or just in need for that comforting meal, I always think to roast a chicken. What I cooked for dinner when the doctors told me my husband was going to die 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z This recipe is astonishingly consistent and comforting in its reliability; it always tastes and looks the same. Turkey bolognese is the most flavorful post-Thanksgiving comfort food 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z What once was comforting and needed is now stifling and prescriptive, and this quick shift can lead to power struggles and defiance. Perspective | Our 5-year-old won’t listen, and we’re stuck 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z As the governor leaned into his new role as a comforting foil to the president, his public profile and approval ratings soared. What to Do With All Those ‘Cuomosexual’ Tees? 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z It would be so comforting and lovely to say that. Jaron Lanier: the digital pioneer who became a web rebel –interview 2013-03-17T00:05:39Z This happens enough times that when an episode ends with a tear-inducing surprise courtesy of another comforting legend, you might feel your stomach untwist. The joy of HBO Max's Julia Child series, a deliciously affectionate celebration of an icon 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z But he concludes with the realization, “harsh and comforting,” that we are, in fact, just like everybody else. Object Lessons: The New Museum Explores Why We Keep Things 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z Their anonymity and lack of motive undercut the comforting idea that people are inherently good, that one may not hurt a stranger senselessly. Horror Masks Are Never Just About the Monster 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z Lifeguards blew their eternal whistles, one after another, in a circular, comforting way, the sound of soccer games ending, thunderstorms arriving, marching bands parading, a summer night. The Swimmer: Manhattan Edition 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z This seasonal appetizer is both comforting and hearty, making it the perfect treat to share before dinner. Be sure to grab these 6 tasty helpers from Trader Joe's for a delicious, hassle-free Easter feast 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z "It's comforting to see people taking to the streets to express empathy." Syrian musician says Trump immigration order insults humanity 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z This recipe calls for ground turkey, but if you have some leftover Thanksgiving turkey lying around, just fold that in for a comforting bowl of chili. 16 leftover turkey recipes that don't start with "Thanksgiving" or end with "sandwich" 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z A gloss of blueberry syrup is welcome, but these delicate pancakes may be at their most comforting when eaten hot, by hand, standing next to the stove, anywhere in the world. A Few Simple Tricks Yield the Most Tender Pancakes 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z It’s a comforting prospect, gathering with the people of your choosing to celebrate the season. This hearty oxtail ragù is the perfect dish for winter dinner parties 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Kaitlyn Witman had grand plans for a “Great British Bake Off” marathon — hours of a show generally described as a comforting treat. You don’t like violence but want to watch ‘Squid Game.’ These tips can help. 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z “To be sure,” begins a frantically comforting passage in a press release for “Hotel Savoy,” the new show from P.S. Theater Talkback: From Seat to Stage 2010-10-07T16:15:00Z He became known for matching somber, yet comforting tones with rugged, crackling drums. J Dilla Was a Revered Rap Producer. A New Book Deepens His Legacy. 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z The slick smell of popcorn butter — the oddly comforting aroma of Hollywood itself — hasn’t returned so far. The Zombie-Mall Weirdness of Going to the Movies Again 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z A movie of meager ambitions sets the comforting bar of low expectations. Ride Along: Kevin Hart, Small Cop 2014-01-15T18:37:17Z But most of Bennett's theatrical work, with the exception of Getting On, is an attempt to escape the comforting paraphernalia of realism. Alan Bennett: a quiet radical 2012-10-12T09:38:00Z She calls working on sets with other women “comforting.” 2019 Breakthrough Entertainer: Dever shined in TV and film 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z There is also something comforting about his choosing to take the stage. Perspective | Michael Nesmith invented country rock. Or maybe something even better. 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z Red Dog is rather more comforting in its nostalgic portrayal of the beginnings of the modern mining boom, the rarely seen industry upon which Australia's current economic success is based. Red Dog: an audience with Australia's best friend 2012-02-09T20:00:01Z “It was so comforting to see how society comes together.” Covid-19 recoveries: 'It was the most terrifying experience of my life' 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z Some participants find these sorts of intergenerational gatherings comforting in a divisive political climate. New Women’s Groups Focus on Generational Mix 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z White made us and our parents cry, which was upsetting but also comforting in ways we couldn’t understand until we had our own children. Analysis | New York Public Library’s most checked-out books say a lot about what we read and why 2020-01-11T05:00:00Z This manner is hearty and comforting, but it does devalue the work you put into frying the eggplant, which is also one of my biggest gripes with many chicken parm recipes. Your ultimate guide to making the coziest, cheesiest, crispiest eggplant parmesan 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z Trump’s bumbling, combative Covid briefings are depicted as wonderfully comforting, instead of utterly confounding. Loyal to God and Trump, Mike Pence Defends His Record 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z But there is something strangely comforting in the fact that classical music has seemingly always been on the verge of collapse, yet here it remains. Orchestras in Albany, Rochester and Buffalo Stay Nimble 2014-04-30T12:32:12Z And I, leaning even farther out of my seat, told him that I wanted something comforting. The Japanese Fried-Rice Omelette That Rewired My Brain 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z And being known, or at least, being treated as knowable and worth knowing, is the most comforting thing in the universe. Your Favorite Internet Astrologer Wrote a Book 2020-01-04T05:00:00Z He had exercised, eaten a full breakfast of sausages, and had received well-wishes from the children in his neighborhood, who gave him comforting pats on the head before he was carted off. Paw and order: Dormie, the dog who went on trial for cat murder 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z Sure, there are times when I find the sound of my own voice comforting, when I'll use familiar words or easy-to-say phrases. David Mitchell: learning to live with my son's autism 2013-06-29T08:00:00Z It is here, after a $20 Uber ride from West Hollywood, where I end my trip, listening to the comforting thunder of waves, walking east, without a destination. Los Angeles, as a Pedestrian 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z As the waves crashed outside, I realized I had not only acquired a new vocabulary, but also a fuzzy-around-the-edges way of speaking that had become comforting, cozy even. So, you’re hiking across rural Britain? Walking the walk is the easy part. 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z This is doubly true for writers, who find themselves indebted to the stories that first showed them that literature could be not only interesting but also comforting. Thomas Berger’s Egoless Fictions 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z In this moment, the show registers as not only a comforting lesson in forgiveness and redemption, but also a more anguished work about exile — about refugees afraid that they will not be welcome. Review: Nature and Song Bring Electricity to ‘Gospel at Colonus’ 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z In the cinema's dark and comforting embrace, perhaps grown-ups recover this childhood yearning. Letters to Juliet is corny as Kansas. Great! 2010-06-14T09:45:00Z Wonder Woman became as kitsch and comforting a memory as that of eating marshmallows with my sister in front of the TV on a Saturday. My possible superhero 2011-03-28T20:30:01Z The chicks have also been comforting in another way. America Stress-Bought All the Baby Chickens 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z It’s extremely comfortable and comforting TV — the sort that will lend itself perfectly to hours of consecutive watching this winter. Friends Is Headed to Netflix 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z Richly spiced saffron rice; bright herbs; and tender fried fish make the perfect comforting, super-filling dish to break the day's fast. 25 recipes for eating well (and feeling strong!) during Ramadan 2022-03-05T05:00:00Z She can play clusters of dissonant or oddly harmonized notes with a rolling momentum and a tonal sensitivity that become their own comforting logic. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z I made this pie last winter for the first time, and there is nothing more warm, comforting, or rustically impressive to bring to the dinner table in the coldest months of the year. There isn't a more comforting dinner than deep-dish chicken pot pie 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z Records are still "discs"; Matthew's voice is still as comforting as a roomy, toasty cardigan, and the focus is squarely on the story of each disc played. Radio review: Sounds of the 60s 2010-11-22T08:00:00Z I was young, I was unknown, and they were so comforting. Al Pacino on ‘The Godfather’: ‘It’s Taken Me a Lifetime to Accept It and Move On’ 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z And then this stranger’s hand went right to my shoulder without any thought, the young victim comforting the older caregiver. Mine: The bracelet But there was nothing particularly genteel or overly familiar and comforting about this music. Concert review: Neil Young at United Center 2012-10-12T06:14:00Z Some of the most comforting condolence notes are sent not because we knew and loved the deceased but because we care about the survivor. How to Write a Condolence Note 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z At Celine, she pared down and refined, ushering in a minimalism that wasn’t dull or austere but cozy and comforting. What Is Lost in Hedi Slimane’s Celine 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z In Hariri’s view, the prefrontal cortex is the owner entrusted with comforting the agitated watchdog—the amygdala. Why can’t some of us relax? 2012-09-18T15:58:00Z “Two Sparrows in a Hurricane” is a parable for the cliché that love can conquer all; Tucker phrases it with such gulping generosity, and the synth-cradled melody is so gently comforting that you believe it. Tanya Tucker’s New Album Might Be the Best of Her Long, Underrated Career 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z As the temperatures plunge, find warmth in the comforting slurp of a good soup. Soup will keep you warm as temperatures drop 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z The embarrassing little catfights that happened on stage were “so comforting,” he said sarcastically. Bill Maher slams “bloodthirsty” GOP: “The party of impotent white rage is also the party of concealed carry and stand your ground” 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z He is blinded by comforting, inspiriting harmonies, a forceful but unseeing disturbance of the peace. Perspective | Robert Frank’s photographs captured the bleak reality we’re still living in today 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z Her many siblings flocked round, filling the house with comforting but stressful activity – small dark women I would cross on the stairs who looked so like her, but weren’t. When my mother died, I inherited her best friend – and she became family 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z "I think there was just something very sweet and comforting about watching that show, and the simplicity of the lifestyle and a days-gone-by kind of thing." Emmy-nominated stars share their fave TV shows 2012-09-17T11:16:04Z “Sophisticated” is really a comforting euphemism for “expensive”. R Kelly, Michael Jackson and Bryan Singer. Who knew? Everyone 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z Tabriz also has some of Iran’s most comforting street food. A foodie tour of Iran: it's poetry on a plate 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z But for the great numbers of them in the Seattle area, there might be something strange about seeing this particular collection of Smith's angry/sad/comforting songs for the first time. Ready for the Elliott Smith "Greatest Hits" album? 2010-09-20T21:12:00Z He valued curiosity and knowledge and was a comforting, steady presence on TV, forming a close bond with both players and the viewing audience. An oral history of how Alex Trebek became America’s most beloved game-show host 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z It’s revitalizing—and comforting, somehow—to revisit the sort of playful, featherbrained temperament made possible only by a decade in which prosperity and safety seemed nearly guaranteed. Reviving the Pop-Punk Innocence of Blink-182 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z Hers was a nice left-wing family who had regular dinners and whom I found to be comforting compared to my own household, where all hell frequently broke loose and there were never any rules. The One Thing We Couldn’t Talk About 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z I also conducted a deep sniff test and inhaled the comforting scent of natural fibers, including organic cotton, silk and fibers made from eucalyptus and beech trees. At the annual Travel Goods Show, plenty of pack-worthy products 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z Hankering for something homestyle and comforting, I inquired from everyone I talked to about where to find great fried chicken. Fried chicken recommendations? -- and recipes! 2010-06-15T23:31:00Z Hearing them is like sitting by a comforting fire that occasionally stings with a stray ember. A Brief History of the Song Cycle in Two Recitals 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z And so “McMillions” is a fun oasis from misery, a comforting remote world where cheaters are caught and prosecuted. Review: HBO’s ‘McMillions’ Reminds Us That Every Era Has Its Scam 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z There’s something comforting about that first bird sound that you hear in the morning. Joyce DiDonato Wants Music to ‘Build a Paradise for Today’ 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z It was a comforting feeling that there was always someone who’d run away with us. Vicky Jones: 'Fleabag felt like a tipping point for feminism' 2020-04-12T04:00:00Z And there’s something about the misery of it that I find it weirdly comforting. David Tennant Craves Old English Dinners and Cigarettes After Sex 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z Made using goat’s milk and fragrant with vanilla, rice pudding ringed in both fresh and cooked peaches — Cooper calls it a “jam-pote” — is both lovely and comforting. Review | On Capitol Hill, two ambitious restaurants debut from one thoughtful owner 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z After all, Thanksgiving foods are comforting and tasty — and certain snacks, namely the Trader Joe’s collection of Thanksgiving chips and popcorn, certainly tap into those appealing qualities. From Jones Soda to stuffing-seasoned popcorn, why are there so many Thanksgiving-themed snack foods? 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z What abides is a giddy awareness of history as a tale told by unreliable narrators, as well as the oddly comforting impression that senescence has its own poetic license. Review: Screwball Eggheads Tear Up the Library in ‘Travesties’ 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z Both sides have their benefits — there's nothing more exciting than being with someone who challenges you, and nothing more comforting than being with someone who totally understands you. From "Twilight" to "Never Have I Ever," here's what makes the greatest love triangles so potent 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z Industry experts link the trend to the economic climate: in austere years, viewers want comforting television. Call the Midwife returns amid gentle rise of warm-hearted TV 2013-01-18T17:14:12Z Photograph: Michael Muller Last known location At Carrie's side, comforting his damaged protegee. Homeland: your season two primer 2012-10-05T14:00:00Z So in many ways, the sun-streaked conflict and misty boredom of “Siesta Key” is preordained, and also comforting. Review: ‘Siesta Key’ Returns to Reality Television’s Awkward Youth 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z Somehow they escaped and sought refuge in a quiet corner where few humans dare to tread, comforting mourners with their loud calls. Parrots, nesting in peace, attract New York cemetery visitors 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z "Really, it was two men who were the most comforting to me in saying, 'You'll be safe, you'll be OK,'" she told the Hollywood Reporter in February. Selma Blair quits Twitter after Disney fires director James Gunn from “Guardians of the Galaxy” 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z In 1950, while in prison, Malcolm penned a letter to a fellow Muslim, describing his love of jazz and its “comforting effects.” The Music of Malcolm X 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z I’ve stocked my home with tamales from Broken Spanish, filled with chicharron and chicken, and comforting rice porridge from Porridge and Puffs. Is My Takeout Risking Lives or Saving Restaurants? 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z For a certain brand of Adam Sandler films, you know what you’re going to get: something cheerfully lowbrow, easygoing and listlessly comforting when used as background programming. ‘Murder Mystery 2’ Review: The Case of the Innocuous Sequel 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z It’s just the kind of radical tonal shift that, if there were anything remotely comforting, wryly funny or redemptive about it, would be positively Sheltonian. Perspective | Lynn Shelton had the audacity to tell her own stories on film. She will be missed. 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z “It’s given residents something to look forward to, especially during the pandemic, when no visitors could come in. There’s just something really warm and comforting about holding a purring kitten.” She brought tiny foster cats into her office at a retirement home. Residents found out — and kitten therapy began. 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z “So, we’re – we are protective of her privacy and – and just being comforting to her because it – it’s hard. She’s going through a hard time.” ‘One Day at a Time:' Kardashian Family Is Returning to Normal After Robbery, Kris Jenner Says 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Despite the joyful gospel songs about going home, the notion of doing anything forever is not at all comforting to those of us who already struggle with the concept of an eternal plane. Perspective | In an age of anger and outrage, the best TV shows take a different path: They’re sad. 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z Regardless of whether he’s supervising a guy who’s weeping and begging for his life while digging his own grave, or comforting his daughter by confirming the existence of unicorns, his cool expression barely fluctuates. Smart Watch: Let’s look at men via portrayals in “Mr Inbetween,” “Insecure” and other T... 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z The nuances that Robert Smith and David M. Allen lent the final production -- warm tones, balanced tempos, cascading guitars -- saved the album's comforting gloom from becoming innocuous. Billboard CD reviews: Kylie Minogue, Dierks Bentley 2010-06-25T22:00:00Z For me, it's the perfect end to a sushi dinner — a little sweet, very comforting. Why my Japanese-style scrambled eggs are the softest & dreamiest 2018-07-29T04:00:00Z That androgynous wool number is starting to sound rather comforting. 100 years of swimsuits at Auburn museum 2011-05-26T22:55:09Z You want it to be seasonal and comforting, but not so much that people want to go straight back to bed afterward. Yotam Ottolenghi’s Rules for Brunch 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z She writes books that are comforting and fascinating at the same time. The Science Fiction Writer John Scalzi Readily Quits Reading 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z Material comforts are comforting: cooking a nice and interesting meal; living in a tidy and beautiful space; soothing tired eyes with a cool mask. The New Spiritual Consumerism 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z This biography was especially comforting at a time when I was recovering from cancer treatment. Ibram X. Kendi Likes to Read at Bedtime 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z But chauvinist SF creates a comforting fantasy world of its own. Being male is not a prerequisite for hard SF 2012-08-07T11:18:42Z That none of the Beltway lifers in “Veep” believe in anything is not exactly unrealistic, but it’s also oddly comforting. ‘Veep’ and ‘Game of Thrones’ Echo Our Politics, as Farce and Tragedy 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z “It gets at emotional truths that are comforting for us.” ‘All Creatures Great and Small’ Heals Cows and Soothes Souls 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z If Aska provides food that’s like a Mozart piano concerto — crystalline and delicate at the outset, then building to an orchestral swirl of flavors — then Smorgas Chef is classic rock — tried, true, familiar and comforting. A guide to Scandinavian food in New York City 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z All around us and above us was the comforting weight of hundreds of years of literature.” Readers and writers remember 2013-06-21T20:58:44Z Watching and rewatching all the plane crashes on Seconds From Disaster was oddly comforting to me. 'What should I have done differently?' A conversation with my son about divorce 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Lucky for us, she turned the economical protein into something flavorful, comforting, and mild enough for anyone who is intolerant to serious heat. 17 turkey recipes to gobble up on Thanksgiving 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z Whether you're hosting Thanksgiving, a holiday party, a big dinner with friends, or just want something creamy and comforting all for yourself, these classic mashed potatoes are what you should make. How to store potatoes so they last for months (yes, months!) 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z But we also love Ottolenghi's food for its comforting, homemade appeal, which leans on quality ingredients and achievable techniques to make the recipes sing. 30 Yotam Ottolenghi recipes big on flavor, low on effort 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z Ferrante’s view of family life is anything but sentimental, anything but comforting. Elena Ferrante’s ‘Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay’ 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z It’s comforting to know that he is, too. A Witty Mastermind of Les Ballets Trockadero Comes Home 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z Since Madeleine is too — she’s one of those mothers whose idea of comfort does not involve much comforting — it’s a perfect match. Review: In ‘The Height of the Storm,’ Two Stars and an Enigma 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z What a lovely,well written, and comforting piece. In Julia Child’s Provençal Kitchen 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z The moral clarity of these stories is comforting not just for a 3-year-old, but also for many adults. Viet Thanh Nguyen: By the Book 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z The cheesecake is house-made and forgettable, but ask for extra spoons with the comforting chocolate pudding, served in a tall glass with real whipped cream. Review | The Tavern at Ivy City Smokehouse review: ‘If it swims, we have it’ 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z But this unusual Thanksgiving season, when many people will break with tradition whether they want to or not, cinema can provide a genuinely comforting taste of normal. The Best Thanksgiving Movies to Stream 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z As an older millennial, I have actual memories of the 90s, and so returning to that era has a comforting familiarity to it, from the clothes to the decor to the cultural references. Seinfeld and chill: why the classic sitcom can help beat lockdown anxiety 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z “I cried,” Ridley said, explaining that the director brought a comforting sense of structure and security. Will ‘Star Wars’ Stick the Landing? J.J. Abrams Will Try 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z It has more than a few light and comforting mystery series as well as two of the better police dramas ever produced by Britain: “Prime Suspect,” starring Helen Mirren, and “Cracker,” starring Robbie Coltrane. DVD, TV and Video Game Gift Suggestions 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z Most of those questions don’t have easy, comforting answers, but I do my best to balance information with reassurance. Perspective | Lessons for my children about fears, real and imagined 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z Strangely, I also found it comforting to read before bed. New & Noteworthy, From Alexander Calder to a History of Poetry 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z It’s easy to imagine it adapted into a “Sixth Sense”-like movie—it’s a little strange, but also comforting and familiar. The Unsettling Arrival of Speculative 9/11 Fiction 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z His joke, even though it is misanthropic and negative in some ways, is so comforting to me, like, yeah, the planet is going to be fine. Listening to Louis C.K.: An Interview with the Comedian Jena Friedman 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z Their presence, though, as comforting as it is, doesn’t quite justify the effort expended on the new series or the nine-plus hours it will take you to watch it. Review: The More, Further (Final?) ‘Tales of the City’ 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z A high-backed settle painted a restful grey occupies one wall, comforting old oak, inviting chairs and a real fire, another. Hotel review: The Spread Eagle, Sawley, Lancashire 2011-01-01T00:05:59Z She describes her artwork, motherhood and marriage: the first, familiar and comforting; the second, challenging and rewarding; the third, heartbreaking. Kim Gordon’s ‘Girl in a Band’ 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z Even when watercolour artists of the 20th century did consciously look back to the golden age, it wasn't simply an exercise in comforting nostalgia. Watercolour at Tate Britain - review 2011-02-05T00:05:30Z It's a point of pride to just be able to say I find certain foods comforting, a notion that has not always come easy for me. My ex introduced me to arepas. They’re now my favorite comfort food 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z That proves to be a comforting principle, whether the characters are people, toy robots or, yes, a ball of yarn. Spare Times for Children for May 29-June 4 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z Then he said, “We’re going to have comforting moments throughout the show. Here’s the first.” Isaac Oliver: Reading as Cabaret 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z Suffusing each scene with an insinuating, prickly tension, she remains ruthlessly committed to her screw-tightening tone, offering the viewer no comforting moral escape hatch. Review: The Disturbing Obsession of ‘The Kindergarten Teacher’ 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z Or ditch the potatoes again and serve atop something creamy and comforting, like Italian polenta. 9 ways to slather everything in leftover gravy 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z He tried to collect me in his arms, but neither of us was sure if I needed comforting. Jill Soloway Tells the Personal Story Behind “Transparent” 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z When she opens her eyes she forces herself to look at the ceiling's comforting white nothing. Cure - a short story 2011-07-11T16:03:55Z “Father Christmas” worked when the idea of parental figures was comforting, but these days it might put people off by sounding too old. Man of Snow: How to Reboot Santa for Today’s Audiences 2013-12-11T10:45:57Z This has long been a comforting myth, he says, quoting even George Washington as suggesting that slavery was on its way out. A Landmark Reckoning With America’s Racial Past and Present 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z He was more comforting in “Rest,” a folky hymn he played alone on guitar, promising, “I won’t let you worry”; he was taking the worry upon himself. Music Review: Michael Kiwanuka at the Highline Ballroom 2012-06-14T21:40:14Z Not that there aren’t other sustaining, comforting shows, and not that there aren’t big surprises and smooches to be seen elsewhere. ‘Jane the Virgin’ Ends Much Like It Began 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z “Don’t kill me,” I said to the anesthesiologist as I slipped away into the comforting blackout of anterograde amnesia. Is it cancer?: My paranoid health scares 2014-04-27T00:00:00Z Though there were still no clear answers, it was strangely comforting. You want to be pregnant. You're depressed. A tough choice lies ahead 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z If you prefer rye or another style of whiskey to bourbon, go for it; but I find a bourbon with strong chocolate, vanilla or caramel notes brings a comforting sweetness to the drink. What cocktail goes best with broken plans? Try a bittersweet Boulevardier 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z For two hours, this film cherry-picks moments of Ms. Houston’s life — some recognizable, some not — and stitches them together into a perplexing, not altogether comforting quilt. Whitney Houston’s Story in a Lifetime Film 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z Flour was conserved, stretched, and embellished into something comforting — even when the outside world felt anything but. You think 2020 was the year of sourdough? Look back to the Gold Rush 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z It's an uplifting song about finding solace at your lowest point through the comforting arms of an angel, a sweet message carried by McLachlan's heavenly voice and soothing piano tones. 25 famous songs with misunderstood meanings 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z She said it was comforting to see that change. These Young Musicians Made an Album. Now It’s Nominated for a Grammy. 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z His two identities are coloured by a third: Mahmud the commonsense secular rationalist, who senses that religio-tribal "identity" of this or any sort is comforting, but absurd. Film review: The Infidel 2010-04-08T21:15:00Z The constant thrum of surveillance helicopters is "a comforting sound, knowing that you're well taken care of by unimpeachable judges of what is good and what is evil." 'Welcome to Night Vale' podcast becomes an equally weird, haunted yet humorous novel 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z Kent Tritle, who conducts three “Messiah” performances with two different choruses at Carnegie Hall next week, was a comforting presence at the portative organ; Philip Smith handled trumpet solos with blazing assurance. Music Review: New York Philharmonic Performs Handel?s ?Messiah? 2011-12-14T22:23:21Z If you can’t stomach the news channels on election night, try checking out one of the works below and experience reality from the comforting distance of fiction. The many ways pop culture warned us about the 2016 election 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z The comforting reality shows tend to work by reflecting the viewers, rather than presenting extreme models of people they might aspire to be. In Turbulent Times, Comforting Reality Shows Captivate U.K. Viewers 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z How easy is it, after all, to begin a path that starts with comforting, nutritious food that’s good for you, your family, and the planet? Go lean this summer with an elevated spin on a Sloppy Joe and coleslaw from “The 40-Year-Old Ve... 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z Their interviews are heart-rending but may be deeply comforting for someone experiencing a similar situation. A very private grief: the parents breaking the stillbirth taboo 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z They are practical clothes for a woman whose days consist of physical exertion: spoon-feeding, bathing, cleaning, hoisting and comforting the man who finds his enforced helplessness deeply humiliating. Tony Nicklinson: 'I have a fear of living like this when I am old and frail' 2012-06-23T21:04:49Z I felt like what would make me feel really better was for someone to just be comforting and be with me in the discomfort. Jessi Klein really wants you to get the epidural: “There’s pressure on all women that’s absurd” 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z Aside from anything else, it has been comforting to remind myself that the Internet isn’t all bad. In London, looking backward to move forward 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z “The sweetness is utterly comforting, the alcohol ditto,” she said. Finding Comfort in a Bottle of Familiar Wine 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z And art therapy is different from “therapeutic art,” where someone finds painting or playing music relaxing or comforting. He’s Bunny of the United States. And now he’s the hero of a children’s book, too. 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z It’s a comforting story that all racists are open and immediately identifiable, but also a distorting one. New Southern Fiction By Percival Everett, Wiley Cash and Andrew Siegrist 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z Their friendship anchors the show, and it’s comforting knowing that Jack Tripper will always step up, knock over a lamp and punch out a creep for his friends. Comfort Viewing: 3 Reasons I Love ‘Three’s Company’ 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z For my daughters, dealing with their grandparents, aunts and uncles regularly is both comforting and demanding. Motherlode Blog: For Girls in India, the Pressure to Conform Comes From Family 2013-08-30T15:14:19Z Mr. Affleck, a father or two, said he spent hours by the woman’s side, comforting her — “I was like, ‘I got this.’ Casey Affleck Is Making Another Splash, Reluctantly 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z Holmes disperses mystery, turning the disgust and mayhem of murder into something ultimately comforting; all is in order, so long as Holmes is there to disentangle the strangeness. Father Brown: the empathetic detective 2013-01-18T20:00:03Z Lear, even at his least unhinged, is anything but comforting. Review: In ‘Head of Passes,’ Phylicia Rashad Is a Matriarch With Worries 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z “I like big smiles. I found it comforting.” Date Lab: He was hoping for an old-fashioned meet-cute 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z Andersen’s history begins at the beginning, with the first comforting lie we tell ourselves. Fake News: It’s as American as George Washington’s Cherry Tree 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z Herzog, a 34-year-old graduate of the Yale School of Drama, is a connoisseur of dislocation, a sympathetic chronicler of the tenuous hold we have on our ordered lives and comforting beliefs. Down and Out in Paris: Amy Herzog’s Belleville 2013-03-06T13:00:15Z For a young person, this style is irresistible and comforting. Starring Judy Blume as Herself 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z The river gurgled nearby, a comforting sound, especially mingled with the cooing of the doves. Texas’ best-kept secret? A 120-mile-long canyon that’s grand in its own right. 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z He invariably became the comforting centre of a company's off-stage life. Ian McKellen on Roger Hammond: "His special achievement as an actor was to spread great good humour' 2012-11-13T16:44:25Z Its body is warm and comforting "like a hot water bottle". The Secret Hen House Theatre by Helen Peters – review 2012-07-13T21:40:01Z "If the book hadn't been comforting in that way, I don't think I would ever have thought about doing the movie in a million years." 2010-02-15T08:24:00Z I love the outdoors, so this is a comforting image for me: something mossy with mushrooms growing on it, a natural ledge where a frog might perch. From "Knock at the Cabin" to "The Last of Us," what it means when the apocalypse no longer frightens 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z For less than $2, it’s a comforting, quick, healthy lunch that I could eat pretty regularly. | My Chinatown 2010-10-27T17:40:00Z It doesn’t make up for the real world’s crimes, but at least it provides a comforting vision of what justice could look like. Law, be a lady: "Stumptown" leads the new squad of TV women fighting for justice 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z I thought it was the most sophisticated, comforting place in the world — a position that remains largely unchallenged all these years later. This cheesy, no-tear French onion soup is ready in under 30 minutes 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z Mograbiah, sometimes known as pearl couscous, takes the idea on a bit, having the comforting, frugal qualities of rice but possessing an extraordinary texture, poised between pasta and couscous. 20 best vegetarian recipes: part 3 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z It’s comforting to look back through my travel drawings. My travel sketches: 'Some drawings remind me how the sun felt on my skin' 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z But it’s the ones who are ferociously, unapologetically dull who are often the most comforting — and, sometimes, the most important. Perspective | Their testimony was pointed. Their clothes were reassuringly dull. 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z A moderator lobs gentle questions, and Strayed keeps the answers deeply personal and comforting. Ending her ‘Wild’ ride: Cheryl Strayed ponders life after a bestselling memoir 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z “It’s not a comforting environment for the average guy.” More Men Reach for Sewing Machines 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z Transfer this comforting rice and lentil dish to a sheet pan for a shortcut to crisp, easy mujadara in no time, flat. 25 recipes for eating well (and feeling strong!) during Ramadan 2022-03-05T05:00:00Z What a fitting celebration for a deceptively simple story that casts a long and comforting shadow. ‘A Concert of Parents Wrapped in Memories’: Readers on ‘Goodnight Moon’ 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z During a summer that was a couple of percentage points down from last year at the box office, the sure bet was comforting filmgoers with the familiar and unambiguously branded. Perspective | Summer movies circa 2019: A season of random blips and nostalgia trips 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z The book is quirky and moving and Duchess has become a wise, comforting voice on Twitter that provides an excellent counterbalance to all the vitriol. Katie Couric Likes Books on Paper, and Articles Onscreen 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z I told him my observation about the piano, how it always seemed to be descending, returning to a comforting place, but I didn’t notice it starting over again, going back to the top. Joe Jackson, Past, Present, and Fast Forward 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Ms. Nicholson’s parents fight with each other instead of comforting the coughing teenager in the room. Review: ‘Farewell to Hollywood,’ the Last Years of a Budding Filmmaker 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z Car doors slammed and I was left alone, not even with a comforting pat on the box. Read the Wicked young writers' awards 2012 winning entries 2012-12-08T08:15:12Z The library’s sounds are restored, too, comforting and familiar: the industrious typing and page-turning, the zippering open and shut of backpacks, the scuffing of solid wooden armchairs on floor tile. The Rose Reading Room and the Real Meaning of “Luxury” in New York City 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z So I think you could call Fiddler's success comforting for everyone concerned. Fiddler's 50-year stage appeal 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z Riding on top of the comforting rib-sticker is a piece of toasted baguette, one of a handful of breads that are baked here. Fueled by fire, Piccolina does a lot with a little (space) 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z This is arguably TV’s most life-affirming, comforting show, made all the better by the fact that PBS is airing it in two-episode chunks. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z The moment isn’t comforting, but it’s honest — a truly Didion-esque revelation finally immortalized on film. Five Joan Didion Movies You Can Stream Right Now 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z No haven is as secure and comforting as the cocoon of ignorance. Amigo: John Sayles' Latest Declaration of Indie-pendence 2011-08-17T07:10:00Z On the other hand, what help, beyond making a comforting, self-important noise, will our solidarity offer? Subversion on stage: can theatre change the world? 2011-01-06T12:13:12Z But this lean book may put some readers in mind of “Wartime,” Paul Fussell’s acidic attack on some of the comforting myths about World War II. Books of The Times: Bruce Cumings?s ?Korean War,? Corrective on Conflict 2010-07-21T21:41:00Z Knowing there's more of everything is always comforting, and if you've been shy about turning on one of these shows, release those inhibitions and turn it on. Are "Julia" and "Minx" the same show? Basically, yes. That's wonderful 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z On the one hand, their programs thrive on topicality, offering nightly national forums where current events are assessed in comforting, lighthearted tones. Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon and Other Late-Night Hosts Respond to the Paris Attacks 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z But Mr. Jude loves humanity too much to tell comforting lies about it. Review: ‘Aferim!’ Traverses an Unforgiving Romania in the 1800s 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Journalists and TV producers catch on, attracted by the comforting idea of poor youth who battle through dance instead of killing one another. ‘Passinho Dance Off,’ in Film and in Person 2014-07-23T04:00:00Z Mollenkamp likens the Food Network, with its time-tested consistency, to a "comforting hug from a relative" and sees the Cooking Channel as a chance to stretch out. Food Network spawns edgy, young Cooking Channel 2010-04-23T18:08:00Z All of them supplied a revolutionary new-world spirit to classical music, putting expression and passion for progress above blandly comforting old-world beauty. Robert Mann: A musical revolutionary on par with Cage, Bernstein, Callas and Gould 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z Come for the immensely comforting soup that's ready in less than 30 minutes, stay for the unexpected trick that prevents your eyes from watering when chopping the requisite onions. 6 of our coziest soup recipes to keep you warm 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z The potatoes came from a box, but the result was the most comforting, creamy, cheesy side dish ever. 22 crispy, creamy potato side dishes 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z She is not, by her own admission, a trained cook, and yet she has built a multimillion-dollar business selling her version of elevated, comforting home cookery — roast chicken, roast carrots, caramelized apple tart. Ina Garten Delights in Hitchcock Thrillers and Her Mini Cooper 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z There’s something comforting about watching an old Hollywood film. Viewing Party! Let’s All Watch ‘His Girl Friday’ Together 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z The video, as he suspected, was a comforting hug. Perspective | The video of my dad appeared unexpectedly from a kind stranger. It gave me chills. 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z It’s formulaic, but there’s something very comforting about it and it is surprisingly good. Richard Herring: 'The Simpsons should stop now' 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z “I know of nothing that I could say that would be comforting, other than, ‘I love you, and you have nothing to be ashamed of. After 'Me Too', 'scary' personal conversations about sexual assault 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z This inspirational and comforting tale may leave us cheered, but ought that to be enough? Do you have the courage of Conviction to fight miscarriages of justice? 2011-01-17T15:49:38Z That chug of renewal, of man pushing back on what nature had done, came to sound comforting as well. Summer on the Jersey Shore, After the Storm 2013-08-02T19:39:00Z It would be comforting to think that defamation suits won’t ward off good journalism while seeking to punish the spreading of irresponsible lies. Perspective | The problem with cheering for the Dominion lawsuit against Fox News 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z The local beef is flavorful and worth a try — the sirloin with a salted hazelnut crumb, potato fondant and garlic greens made for a comforting dish. In Edinburgh, Celebrating Seafood and Other Local Delights 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z “We were both going through the grieving process and it was comforting to talk to someone about the challenges.” How we met: ‘When my wife died I was so lost. I prayed that something would change’ 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z In a time when so much is left to chaos and shrugs and incompetence, the show offers the comforting illusion that some omniscient force is in control of what happens. Perspective | ‘This Is Us’ finally delivers some of Beth’s backstory — and more proof of a master plan 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z How Mr. Padnos made it out alive also provides a jolt, while the revelation that Mr. Padnos now spends much of his time assisting and comforting Syrian refugees is very moving. Review: In ‘Theo Who Lived,’ a Journalist Tells of His Capture by Al Qaeda 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Ms. Henderson sings in a low, foggy tone — somewhere between a comforting whisper and a cogent declaration. 13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z There’s something comforting about the normalcy of plot and counterplot, action and intrigue. Review: A Transfer of Power in ‘Homeland.’ Situation Normal, for Now. 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z Ms. Archer, the design and culture writer, said that she thinks consumers are craving interior design choices that are as comforting as they are whimsical. Fake Food Is Trendy Again 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z Amiable pop-punky vocals come carefully wrapped in radiant guitars as warm and comforting as a fleece blanket in November, making their Freakout appearance a well-timed cultural import. Ballard’s Freakout Festival brings psych rockers and hip-hop renegades to 8 venues this weekend 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z Late at night, as the ovens exhale the comforting smell of masa, a single, plain tortilla can be very persuasive: roughly textured, but dewy and tender, with a sweet, almost toasted flavor. Taking On the Tortilla Industry 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z The success of Ansari’s show is important, because it demonstrates that it’s possible to find a viewership without hewing to shopworn yet comforting narratives that uncritically reinforce norms invested in cultural whiteness. The next “Master of None”: “#Josh,” a dramedy about Haitian-American millennials in Miami coming from Project Greenlight 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z Justine Mitchell’s Regan, in turn, truly does possess the comforting eyes spoken of by her father, so her transformation into murderous harridan after the intermission seems doubly cruel. On the London Stage: Derek Jacobi's Close-Up 'King Lear' 2010-12-14T15:50:02Z It is a weird and magnificent sequence that distills many ideas and motifs in Ferrante’s novels, her vision of motherhood as life-giving, comforting, terrifying and deathly, all at once. Elena Ferrante’s Picture Book Embraces the Dark Side 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z Trebek leaving in this little place in between seems bittersweet, yet comforting, surrounding us with reminders that the joy of learning persists all around. Alex Trebek has died: Remembering the "Jeopardy!" host who made asking questions fun 2020-11-08T05:00:00Z She may have imagined that her escape into the arms of a safe daddy figure might've been more comforting, but she still can't resist handling her predicament by playing the rebellious child. "Mad Men" recap: Who is Don Draper? 2010-07-26T06:02:00Z It was a gentle performance, prompting the coaches to call his voice “soothing” and “comforting.” 'The Voice' recap: Teams Adam and Christina take their turn 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z Those of us invited to the glorious chapel for a special unwrapping of All Bells in Paradise heard vintage Rutter: an instantly likable melody supported by comforting mulled wine and mince pie harmony. Choir of King's College; Exaudi; Tallis Scholars – review 2012-10-27T23:17:28Z It’s a shame, too, that the revelation of the title’s comforting spiritual meaning has to wait until the end. Theater Review: ‘The Water Children’ at Theater 54 @ Shetler Studios 2012-10-07T21:50:50Z I found this comforting, but my son was irritated by it. In a virtual escape room, a family finds clues for getting through the pandemic 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z “This means that there is more attention to making living spaces as comfortable as possible — upgrading worn upholstery, layering in comforting items like throw pillows and adding new art.” More people are shopping for furniture online during the pandemic. Here’s what to look for. 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z In the pits of political despair, I remembered how comforting his surly wit had always been. Is it just me... or does everyone lose friends in their 30s? 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z For those who recognize racism is real and pervasive, it’s also comforting to believe that discrimination is something perpetuated by other people, overlooking the ways we are personally complicit in its perpetuation. 10 ways white people are more racist than they realize 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z It would be comforting to think that this is harmless sloppiness, like the “Bushisms” of the famously tongue-tied 43rd president. Analysis | ‘The buck stops with everybody’: How Trump twists cliches to do his bidding 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z But now that the genre is almost entirely gone, I find that I miss them, and the comforting formula they followed. Comics: "Hybrid Bastards" provides some good, dirty fun 2010-09-21T19:27:00Z So people do accept it as a comforting handbook, which is great. 'Not Funny Ha-Ha': Leah Hayes' graphic novel about abortion goes beyond politics 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z When tossed correctly, the axe spins in full rotations, registering in the pine target with a comforting thwack. Competitive axe-throwing is an actual thing, and apparently it’s best done with beer 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z High praise for this one-pot pasta that is balanced, comforting, and easy enough to add to your weeknight rotation this fall. Leftover canned pumpkin is a very good thing 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z Having grown up in "a Christian background" — McDormand's father is a minister — she finds something comforting in "the singing, the community." A clear channel to the Shaker past: Woosters' 'Early Shaker Spirituals' 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z There is something reassuring and comforting about crossing a fully stocked larder off the to-do list. You’ll Definitely Want to Keep This Savory Sauce on Hand 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z It might have been their universal appeal — simple lyrics and melody, a comforting yet sometimes raspy voice — that helped Mr. Bennett transcend generations, Mr. Thompson said. ‘Conan,’ ‘Goodfellas’ and MTV: How Tony Bennett Revived His Career 2023-07-22T04:00:00Z The most powerfully comforting dishes combine the personal with the universal. Seeking Spring Comfort? Try This Buttery, Vegetable-Topped Polenta. 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z It was comforting, the flavors reminiscent of a traditional creamy Italian pasta, like Alfredo. I’m a chef — but broccoli spaghetti was all my family wanted from me 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z But, for Harris, the presence of leather, no matter how subtle, is comforting and inviting. The Surprising Appeal of Leather Scents for Spring 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z There's something so comforting about a bowl of chili. Ultimate 'chili board' is your fall feeding fantasy come true 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z When the crests align, a giant swell is created that registers somehow as both comforting and vertiginous. Musical Travel Companions for a Year of Going Nowhere 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z Some vegetarians may not find this so comforting, but either way, it’s an odd tangent for a children’s show that aims to dazzle. | 'The Tragical Life of Cheeseboy': An Orphan?s Adventures, Ripe for the Telling 2011-05-02T21:32:52Z I highly recommend all three, and each of them were suggestions from close friends who found them comforting. How I learned to cope with chronic pain 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z With its increasingly wide range of guests and correspondingly wide range of music, it's impossible to dislike; as comforting and constant as Wallace's love of Wensleydale. Nick Park on Desert Island Discs: Cracking tunes, Gromit! 2010-12-20T13:31:49Z A comforting belief in a way, I suppose. | Inside the Los Angeles Mormon Temple Visitors' Center 2012-11-06T16:52:10Z But the trip was a disaster when he discovered that his homeland had changed so much that the comforting sense of familiarity he expected was not to be had. Review: ‘Notes on Blindness’ Is John Hull’s Trip From Darkness to Light 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z Rather than encountering a comforting sanctuary, some found it difficult to fit in. How gay rodeos upend assumptions about life in rural America 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z “Fortunately, Yeltsin wasn’t drunk,” says one interviewee, leaving us with a comforting seed for our mushroom jitters and doomsday dreams. | 'Countdown to Zero': Movies by Victor Nu?ez, Brillante Ma. Mendoza and Lucy Walker 2010-07-22T22:58:00Z Wish the lighting and atmosphere was as comforting as the food appears to be. Restaurant Review: Via Carota in the West Village 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z The paradox about unhealthy eating has always been that it initially makes you feel good – it's satisfying, comforting and basically delicious – but in the long run it makes us feel bad. Fast food: the reason behind our national incompetence 2012-10-06T23:06:03Z Their sensitive compositions and muted emotions sometimes seem almost comforting, as if the pictures depicted a smaller, more manageable tragedy from another time. Critic?s Notebook: 9/11 Exhibitions Rekindle Grief in 3 Ways 2011-09-10T00:00:13Z This binary may make sense in the comforting world of “A Good Neighborhood” but it reveals little about the world we live in, where good intentions often nourish white supremacy, the way sugar feeds yeast. When You Hate Your Neighbor, and Then Your Kids Start Dating 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z It’s a comforting notion, and I indulge it, too, in “The Story of Forgetting.” A Place Beyond Words: The Literature of Alzheimer’s 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z Soft, cheese-filled and warming, this meal is as gently comforting as that spot on the couch. Taking Comfort in Couscous 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z Instead, its death-or-a-dream narrative device distracts us from the unclear source of the singer’s confusion and shifts our focus to the comforting image of an early morning family idyll. “And everybody cried”: The callous murder of the Harvey family and the song it inspired 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z “Your voice is more comforting than probably any voice in their lives. I don’t know why I’m tearing up! Jesus Christ.” No Bullshit: Marc Maron Interviews Terry Gross 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z “His very quiet voice, very comforting, very sweet, here, have a cup of tea.” Tim Roth: ‘If you neglect the working class for so long they will rebel against you’ 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z It's incredibly comforting to have a show that has a catalogue and, you know, every night you can treat yourself to like seven hours of TV before bed. "I love weird characters": Iliza Shlesinger on creating Cashew Albacore & her Netflix sketch show 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z “The comforting idea,” he writes, “that ‘the old will die and the young will forget’ — a remark attributed to David Ben-Gurion, probably mistakenly — expresses one of the deepest aspirations of Israeli leaders after 1948.” Is There Any Way to End the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict? 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z But then, the world is not such a comforting place at the moment. Why the Suit Is the Shape of the Moment 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z But as comfortable and comforting a figure as he became, Sacks, who died in 2015 at age 82, of cancer, was for a long time a traumatized, troubled man. ‘Oliver Sacks: His Own Life’ Review: All Was Not Well With the Doctor 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z The show now works on two basic levels: the active thrust of competition rewards the attentive, while the ambient repetition of comforting sounds and sights soothes those with one eye on Twitter. The Great British Bake Off final review – perfect mix rises to the occasion 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z His talking voice is just like the old singing voice – deep, mellow, comforting. Scott Walker: Brother beyond 2012-11-23T19:28:49Z We have to live longer with all the indignities and afflictions of old age, from incontinence to Alzheimer's, while we await the inevitable end, about which our secular materialistic society has nothing comforting to say. Rereading: Memento Mori by Muriel Spark 2010-06-04T23:06:00Z It’s comforting, like a child and their blanket.” A Swirl of Cloaks: Now That?s a Wrap 2011-10-05T22:44:13Z But there was something perversely comforting about being there again: the sense that everything in life could be categorized as either comedy or drama, and of course there was the surly teenager behind the counter. Stealing from Blockbuster 2013-12-07T00:00:00Z And there is something comforting in watching a family that is extremely imperfect on television. "Flowers in the Attic" writer on "The Origin" ending, whose story needs telling and that swan bed 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z Photograph: Hannah Waldram/guardian.co.uk Amid the claims and counter-claims of investigative journalism, sometimes made with a ferocity unfamiliar in everyday life, it's maybe comforting to know that the other sort is still going strong. Inseparable ferrets to marry at Christmas 2012-11-12T07:00:00Z Most of the stories in the volume are not as comforting. The Unsettling Arrival of Speculative 9/11 Fiction 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z Diced bits of radish, cabbage and white onion add bright crunch and piquancy to this comforting soup that never fails to warm me clean through to the soul. The restorative power of pozole 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z But the step-by-step process of cooking, like that of checking in at a familiar airport, offers comforting ritual on your way toward an unfamiliar gastronomic destination. Take a culinary journey with these new travel-inspired cookbooks 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z The easiest yet tastiest way to eat through leftovers may just be stuffing them all into a comforting pot pie. 9 ways to slather everything in leftover gravy 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z By 1939, these columns, which covered her travels, her home life, her views on human rights and her bracing, comforting words on courage in frightening times, reached more than four million readers. Blanche Wiesen Cook Concludes Her Biography of Eleanor Roosevelt 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z In a creative climate that fetishizes the new, this commitment to a single, repeating structure is comforting in its simplicity, admirable in its resourcefulness. Dance Review: New Chamber Ballet Unveils Three New Works 2014-04-07T22:39:48Z Seconds after her ex-husband Charlie chokes her in her kitchen, she is tenderly comforting him about their daughter’s death. Why Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri should win the 2018 best picture Oscar 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z That said, the series has long been lauded for being comforting, educational and accepting. "The Great British Bake Off" doesn't want to learn from its mistakes 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z It was comforting to have work, so I was able to just let it go and feed it back into Megan. Rosie Perez Hates Flying, but She Soared in ‘The Flight Attendant’ 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z At this particular moment, however, it’s both comforting and inspiring to watch as a family navigates the very real fact that they live on top of one another. Perspective | How do we manage to get along in confined spaces? ‘One Day at a Time,’ perhaps. 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z It's slightly unique, but it hits that same comforting note. The author of "The Dinner Party Project" on the easy secrets of being a great host 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Make this aromatic tomato rice during the colder months when you're bound to be in the mood for something cozy and comforting. Our best meal-prep ideas for better weeknight lunches and dinners 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z There was something comforting about the varieties of experience I could find in them, the reminder that there was something to life beyond this breakup and the four walls of my apartment. Today's TV shows are good – but they aren't The Sopranos 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z Which of her meals would you say are still the most comforting for you? Chef Eric Ripert on his revealing new memoir '32 Yolks' 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z If Wolf was a menace singing about killing floors and drinking gasoline, King's early moans were more comforting, and as he gained fame, he leaned toward a commercial sound that his early peers rejected. B.B. King built a bridge to the blues for the world 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z I don’t need him to be relatable, comforting, permissive, protective – or a pal, a dad, a god or saviour. 'I felt I was being punished for pushing back': pregnancy and #MeToo 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z If being in a box felt more confining than comforting, then why did I care so much about the label affixed to it? A frat boy’s “gay experience” 2014-04-21T00:00:00Z “Seriously, it’s comforting for people who have been waiting for a piece of home. I’ve been on a plant-based journey for the last three months, and I’m breaking it for this.” The Line Dance of the Pandemic 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z After looking at photos of other people’s snow-covered streets on Twitter and Instagram all day, it is both startling and rather comforting to venture outside. Following the Record Snow in Boston 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z For her, the mutual acknowledgment of social uncertainty was comforting. A Profile Photo Only a Nerd Would Understand 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z If these works aren’t made to agitate and challenge that audience, they end up merely — perversely — comforting it. Music Review: American Hymns, Both Classic and Reimagined 2011-05-11T20:49:08Z Yet the harmony lingered, and the pungency of the clashing notes was strangely beautiful, almost comforting. Anthony Tommasini’s Musical Moments 2012-11-16T16:10:59Z It's comforting to discover, on Page 385, that you write, "I'm in a happy place when it comes to music and how it relates to me." Dear John Fogerty: Here's why your new autobiography needs more music tales and less score settling 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z Ms. Robbins has many deeply comforting words for these teenagers; and one story speaks in particular to those who’ve been right there with the high school outcasts. A Former Geek Offers Hope 2011-05-25T18:02:31Z Incredibly simple and deeply comforting, these cookies are emblematic of the holidays, as well as practically perfect in every way. A holiday baking celebration: Salon Food's 6 favorite cookies to enjoy right now 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Also, I use milk instead of stock, which keeps this not only vegetarian, but also incredibly rich and comforting in a nursery-food kind of way. A dish for when you don’t want to be alone on Thanksgiving 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z Despite my never having been in his presence, his embrace felt comforting and familiar, and I thanked God that he smelled like some sort of fancy cologne and not Axe body spray. May We Please Just Date Without Hate? 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z When describing that comforting dish, my mom used words like "brothy, creamy, and not too buttery," so I concentrated on recreating those flavors from my pantry. I’m a chef — but broccoli spaghetti was all my family wanted from me 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z So it was an attempt to write something comforting, but also something that was helpful. 'Not Funny Ha-Ha': Leah Hayes' graphic novel about abortion goes beyond politics 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z His banter is stilted, the scripts are eye–rollingly leaden, his photography is terrible and it's not funny, but there's something homely and vaguely comforting about it nonetheless. TV highlights 04/03/2013 2013-03-04T07:00:00Z In some ways, I find that comforting – the human instinct for other humans’ fallibility is far easier to grasp than boardroom procedures and asset swaps. Filthy rich: why the awful antics of Succession are so addictive 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z But the pleasures of high-class melodrama are always present, as is the comforting notion — increasingly hard to believe — that our leaders can be compassionate, intelligent and exceedingly well behaved. Review: ‘The Crown’ Season 2 Takes the Queen From Crisis to Crisis 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z In the much more violent Hole books evil is always exorcised, however briefly, and for that reason they’re much more comforting. Jo Nesbo’s New Book Stars an Antisocial Loner. It’s Not Harry Hole. 2020-11-06T05:00:00Z Nothing is quite as comforting on a cold day as a steaming bowl of noodles. 5 ways to warm your soul this weekend 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z While it would be comforting to dismiss this 1922 drama as a fascinating anachronism, O’Neill’s nightmarish parable of alienation and class conflict still feels close to home. Review: A Mesmerizing ‘Hairy Ape’ Brings Existentialism to Park Avenue 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z I was surprised by how much I did catch the first time around, but it's comforting to get the rest — references to G.K. Comics: Annotated 'Sandman' enhances Neil Gaiman series 2012-01-05T19:20:04Z But I’d be lying if I didn’t find some of these comparisons to kids at least a little comforting. Are we good girls yet? My adventures in “modern dog parenting” 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z The familiar Thanksgiving aroma wafting through the room should have been comforting in a sea of Germanic strangers. Thanksgiving with the enemy 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z He has said it was inspired, structurally, by seventeenth-century balladry: a question is posed, and answers stack up, though none are particularly comforting. A Transcendent Patti Smith Accepts Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z It's really satisfying — and so are the mini oven-baked meatballs and slightly creamy red sauce that round out this comforting and simple weeknight meal. This new copycat SpaghettiOs recipe captures the family-friendly nostalgia of the canned stuff 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z There was a fluidity to McCullough as writer and speaker that was comforting. Perspective | David McCullough helped America understand itself 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z A man is being praised as a “flight angel” after comforting a 96-year-old woman who was nervous about flying by herself for the first time in 15 years. Southwest passenger comforts frightened 96-year-old woman: He 'was her flight angel' 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z Waldstreicher, who teaches at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, is known for deeply researched, tightly written studies, which aim to complicate any comforting idealization of the founding. A Fresh Look at a Pioneering Black Voice of Revolutionary America 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z The promotion, which starts Tuesday, will provide guests with a carry-on box in the shape of a chicken and a sign boasting about its chicken’s “comforting” effects for travelers. Popeyes launches ‘Emotional Support Chicken’ carrier at Philadelphia airport 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z Episodic storytelling, as in “Law & Order” or “The Simpsons,” utilizes smaller, loosely connected narratives to allow for the maintenance of a comforting, predictable stasis over all. The Narrative Experiment That Is the Marvel Cinematic Universe 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z The series reminds us that depression, like grief, is a painful and common part of the human experience—a reminder that’s melancholy yet comforting, like a walk through a gorgeous old cemetery. “The Great God of Depression,” An Insightful Podcast About William Styron, Writing, and Mental Health 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z For years, I had been certain that something was terribly wrong, so the diagnosis—a world-shattering blow to many Parkys—was, to me, less shocking than it was strangely comforting. On Death and Dignity 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z When she’s on the court, she knows what the rules are and finds that comforting. Body Language in Middle Grade Lit 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z He leans against his bike and devours the messy sandwich, savoring the deeply comforting blend of textures and spices. Floyd Cardoz Pivots Again, for an Elusive Ingredient: Fun 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z A wry, gently surreal British sitcom about rival small-town morticians, “Wooden Overcoats” is as entertaining as it is strangely comforting. 7 Fiction Podcasts Ready Made for Vacation 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z It is a strangely comforting book for these times. 11 popular authors discuss the books that are helping them cope 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z Despite his quirks and shyness, Ray is both a familiar and comforting persona who not only yearns for love but is capable of receiving it. 9 TV shows that center on South Asian desire, from "Mismatched" to "Starstruck" 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z Enter this timely and timeless book that is hilarious, insightful, aggravating and comforting in equal measure. Amber Ruffin's hilariously horrifying book about everyday racism shows this is indeed who we are 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z Even though long hiatuses between seasons are the norm for this series, the two-year wait between Season 3 and 4 has been particularly agonizing; never before has the show’s brand of nihilism felt more comforting. A "Rick and Morty" guide to 9 essential episodes to get schwifty for Season 4 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z As for comforting, I consider that to be one of the two core responsibilities of a parent. My not-so-maternal instinct: I refuse to lie to my kids 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z But despite all this schedule freestyling, there's still something comforting about watching something that lands in your lap at the right time. Sunday night fever 2011-01-01T00:07:00Z We want to know how deep the shadows go, and what sort of thing awaits beyond light’s comforting boundary. Should We Be More Pessimistic? 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z A slice of a cake made from a mix tastes more than just delicious, but profoundly familiar and comforting. Unlocking the secret to my grandmother’s lemon velvet sheet cake 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z When done right, few things are more comforting or easier to make than good hummus. I thought I didn't like hummus until I tried this lighter-than-air version 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z "K-dramas are very comforting to me. I need a lot of comfort." Shooting hoops and K-dramas: The American dream of not being relegated to a subplot 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z Locating my shopping companion at last, I laid a comforting hand on hers. Why Won’t Anyone Help Me in This Sex Shop? 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z “There’s something very comforting about it,” he says. Plate Lab: At Zaytinya, a giant of a bean makes for a spectacular Greek stew I always loved the "down-home," comforting, rich and filling energy of a big ol' bowl of chili with a veritable treasure trove of garnishes and toppings. Grab a bowl of this smoky chili with cinnamon and chocolate — just in time for the Big Game 2023-02-11T05:00:00Z It’s a comforting rationalization that conservatives deploy whenever they’re confronted with electoral setbacks. The Ted Cruz purity test: A Cruz nomination could be apocalyptic for the right 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z It is comforting to think of our feelings as being within our control, like a muscle to be trained, only with a notebook and pen. Is gratitude the secret of happiness? I spent a month finding out 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z That was a comforting reality for her but at the same time—he’s also a man. “I was so angry that it was making me shake”: Sarah Paulson on playing Marcia Clark in a harrowing episode of “The People v. O.J. Simpson” 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z There's no bake more comforting than a quick bread. The ultimate comfort bake: How to make perfect quick breads at home, according to a pastry chef 2021-01-30T05:00:00Z Rustic and comforting, it gets a slight upgrade thanks to fried sage leaves. 30 easy soup recipes to slurp all winter long 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z Otherwise he was the model of a steady and predictable host — a no-nonsense presence, efficient in his role and comforting in his orderliness. Alex Trebek, Longtime Host of ‘Jeopardy!,’ Dies at 80 2020-11-08T05:00:00Z Ives worked on it for years, and he eventually came to think of it as his farewell to composition; its ending is profoundly comforting. In His Twilight, a Conductor Revisits Where His Career Dawned 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Mr. Johnson stayed close, and Ms. Hill said she, too, was at his side, comforting him through the night. I Was on That Plane With Prince: A Protégée Tells Her Story 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z It's a perfect dish for cool winter evenings when you don't want something too heavy, but still comforting. Want healthy in a hurry? Try our favorite beans and greens recipes 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z “It’s comforting to know that we are always supporting one another moving forward in life.” The Photograph That Started a Romance 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z He didn’t want music to become just another benign or comforting life-style signifier. The Weird and Vast and Periodically Devastating Music of Scott Walker 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z The lyrics may be bittersweet, but Real Estate's sound is pop at its most comforting, with arms-wide-open melodies and vocals that were all warmth. FYF Fest 2014: Angel Olsen smolders while fans bake in lines 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z His candor is comforting, and emboldening, encouraging persistence with a story whose destination seems as vague as its characters’ motivations. ‘Zeros and Ones’ Review: Plague and Paranoia 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z I don’t like the fibrous ginger, but after straining the drink is creamy, with the comforting quality of a warm, yet slightly sweet, soup. Turmeric latte: the ‘golden milk’ with a cult following 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z Do they reach back for some comforting reminder of childhood? ‘The Last Supper,’ by Julie Green, at Arts Center in Oregon 2013-01-25T23:50:40Z But he also noted that “the narrative of cross-cultural understanding by way of individual affinity is a comforting but ultimately dubious one.” What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol’ and ‘The Breadwinner’ 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z Where things get tricky is around the holiday season, when my mind wants something comforting, nourishing, warm and satisfying. Creamy, Hearty and (Sort of) Virtuous 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z There is something about cheesy done right that is simultaneously comforting and exhilarating, and I think Into the Badlands finds that sweet spot. Into the Badlands: slavery sci-fi with a kung fu edge that's unlike anything else 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z For an extra comforting touch, enjoy with a piping shot of espresso or a warm mug of homemade hot cocoa. Martha Stewart’s chocolate-and-pear pie is a seasonal must-try for brownie lovers 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z Yet the melody is sweet and comforting—somehow, improbably, the song gets played at weddings. Percy Sledge, Pop Miracle 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z These seemingly endless possibilities led me to develop three quick, comforting braises for any night of the week. Three hearty winter braises to tackle in 30ish minutes 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z This book is very comforting and i recommend it for any girl from the age of 12 up. A Greyhound of a Girl by Roddy Doyle - review 2013-03-30T12:00:00Z “They are strangely comforting,” Bacon said with a laugh. Kevin Bacon brings music back to venues for charity concert 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z Not just a female pursuit Personally, I think the exhibition's appeal is much simpler than this: quilts are comforting, intriguing, intimate and heavy with history. The V&A has quilts all stitched up 2010-03-17T21:35:00Z Ghosts and Pillars of the Community deliver devastating revelations; Hedda Gabler and Nora in A Doll's House must both surrender the comforting deceptions that have hitherto let them make peace with compromise. Why theatre must never lose the plot 2010-10-08T15:37:00Z I wasn’t a particularly warm or comforting presence. For Me, He Was Willing to Face His Worst Fear 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z For example, my grandmother is an immigrant from Mexico, and I grew up eating a lot of the dishes that she made, and those are the things that I think of as comforting. Acclaimed chef Brandon Jew: How did San Francisco's Chinatown succeed? Through the food 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z There was just something very comforting and familiar. In ‘Beef,’ Road Rage Is Only the Beginning 2023-04-01T04:00:00Z A comforting occurrence for NBC given its Friday night “death” slot. ArtsBeat: Upon Further (DVR) Review, 'Modern Family' Challenges 'Idol' 2012-06-04T20:29:34Z The shot of Drogon shielding Dany with his giant wings as she wails over her protector's body is the most moving of the episode, the child comforting his mother as she mourns. "Game of Thrones" recap: "The Long Night" arrives at Winterfell, at last 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z But on a show like “Game of Thrones,” with its three-dimensional characters and their complicated motives, it was oddly comforting to have a guy like Joffrey around to loathe without mitigation. ArtsBeat: ‘Game of Thrones’ Recap: What a Wonderful Wedding 2014-04-14T02:00:12Z Try sweet potato noodles with sage-brown butter sauce for a comforting dish. Take homemade pasta to the next level with easy techniques that use simple ingredients 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z Their voices permeate the space either through wordless chanting or Ardizoni intoning comforting phrases like, “The sun will rise again, in time.” Chill Vibes, Minus the Wind Chimes: It’s a New Day for New Age Music 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z The rooms in Bennett’s series conjure, by turns, the boxy confines of cells and the comforting clutter of family homes. Life After Prison for Women Who Are Convicted of Murder 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z It was comforting to see that souvenir vulgarity knows no geography. To Campuses Without a Compass 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z This is my tribute — my giving thanks — to that feeling: to the making of something simple and communal, comforting and basic, with, hopefully, ingredients in your kitchen and maybe the little people in your house. Give Thanks for This Simple Pleasure 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z Trussell’s mother first takes on the role of teacher, speaking about life and death in the abstract, as a means toward guiding and comforting her son through the process of her own dying. For Mother’s Day, a Healing Meditation on Mortality 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z In good times and bad — but especially bad — there’s always a place among cultural self-medicators for the comforting scare. Review: The Comforts of the Cozy Scare in ‘The Woman in Black’ 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z During the pandemic, Velveeta ticked all the boxes we needed and wanted: It was nostalgic, comforting, economical and convenient, with a taste reminding us of happier times. Velveeta belongs in your desserts — including this nostalgic play on apple pie 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Of all the ways to enjoy a meatball, you could say they’re at their most comforting bobbing in broth. This Greek Meatball Soup Is Lemony, Velvety and Bright 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z It's a soothing bright spot in Doug's life, and for a moment, there's a chance that these two workaholics could end up comforting each other. The Most Shocking Revelations From House of Cards Season 5 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z Luckily, there are still ways for families to celebrate — some comforting, some terrifying, some in person, some virtually. Halloween for Kids: Different This Year, but Still Delightful 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z It feels like a very bad imitation of Madonna’s Vogue video, but I have to admit it’s surprisingly comforting. How to be more positive this year: 'Trump makes this much harder' 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z From the first inviting guitar lick of its title track, “Traveller” is the sonic equivalent of slipping into your favorite college sweatshirt: warm, familiar and immediately comforting. Chris Stapleton brings back introspective, old-school country music 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z If you can, if only for a day, or an hour, let every comforting thought be infected with the truth of what we have done. After Senate’s report on CIA interrogation tactics, it’s time to see who we really are 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z Outside the church, the statue of Jesus Christ that overlooks the blast area - charred in the explosion but now restored - will be a comforting presence for many townspeople. A year on, Quebec town remains in grip of 'train from hell' 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z There is something comforting about knowing that for the next hour or two, your primary concern is this food, these ingredients and this cooking process. The meditative salve of home cooking 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z I also love the flavors and textures of the Cornmeal-Crusted Fish with Green Tomatoes with Mississippi Comeback Sauce and the comforting Korean flavors in Marry Me Chicken Soup. What is "southern" food? Dale Gray takes readers from South Africa to South Korea for the answer 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z And then she included a poem, which, depending on your perspective, will be either painfully twee or gently comforting: Yoga With Adriene: how the YouTube star won lockdown 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z And he identified how it felt oddly comforting, in the way that a hypochondriac might be comforted by a dire diagnosis, to live in the shadow of that suspended threat. After The Bomb: Don DeLillo Tells Us What to Fear 2011-11-28T17:53:47Z Messiaen was a Catholic who believed in eternity as something both comforting and terrifying. Listening to Music in the Desert at Dawn 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z They’re the sort of nourishing, comforting plates that are easily made and frequently feature vegetables. Japanese Food From a Swedish Kitchen 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z Yet Amos' delivery on the song feels like a soft landing, or more like she's comforting the daughter. Tori Amos' "Strange Little Girls" is a quietly triumphant covers collection that endures 20 years on 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z I find these cakes simultaneously easy and comforting — a rare combination that makes it as worthy of an after dinner party treat as it is a lazy Sunday afternoon snack. 7 pro-baker tips to make cake way easier (and more fun!) 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z So they remain staunchly visible and comforting, conveying crucial details and capturing the telling facial expressions at which the artist excels. Salman Toor, a Painter at Home in Two Worlds 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z It is comforting to think the monthly gatherings in a succession of church halls were perhaps like Keller’s sitting room — a quiet space as the Cold War, Korea, Vietnam, Watergate, etc., whipped around outside. Once a robust part of Washington’s social fabric, a men’s garden club meets its quiet end 2019-04-21T04:00:00Z But there's something about a rainbow cookie that feels like your grandmother's house or a comforting shiva. Rachel Antonoff details her love for food, fashion and their inextricable connection 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z “It’s kind of comforting in a way to see it all together like that,” says Coltrane. Linklater’s ‘Boyhood’ is the time of your life 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z As autumn sets in and pumpkin is plentiful in the UK, the spices and coconut combine to make a delightful comforting meal. 20 best fast food recipes: part 1 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z Maps of Berlin figure in “M”; “Maigret” opens with a knife stuck into a map of Paris and the comforting shadow of a pipe. In ‘Maigret Sets a Trap,’ Pack Your Pipe and Track a Killer 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z The piping hot oblong mound had the consistency of a delicate souffle and any fishiness was subtle and comforting. Two French Cities, Neither of Them Paris. Which One to Love? 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z “But looking back on myself it was probably really comforting to think, ‘let’s see if I can run a marathon in under a certain amount of time.’ Wait Wait … for NPR Host Peter Sagal 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z Slavery and race were thus pushed to the side in favor of a more comforting story of how valiant brother had taken up arms against valiant brother. The South’s Fight for White Supremacy 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z This is a beautiful escape into a colorful display of nature, whose most comforting shade is always green. Rhody garden and bonsai collection host free Fall Foliage Festival 2012-10-17T21:34:04Z More than two decades into the show’s run, Trebek wasn’t only a pop culture icon, but a comforting nightly TV figure on par with Walter Cronkite and Johnny Carson. An oral history of how Alex Trebek became America’s most beloved game-show host 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z The production is gospelly and comforting; all that matters is domestic loyalty. Kanye West Writes a Song of Himself on ‘Ye’ 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z The performance was, refreshingly, neither comfortable nor comforting, without the folksy joviality that many ensembles bring to the fourth-movement Finale. Music Review: Emerson String Quartet at Alice Tully Hall 2012-03-22T20:42:33Z The session was comforting, she said, adding that she plans to attend more Death Doula Days in the future. Dying can be a taboo topic. Enter the death doula. 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z I find something very comforting and beautiful about that. Disney-esque and demented: Ti West on how his slasher flick "Pearl" compares to "Rocky Horror" 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z Something I'd grown accustomed to, started to take for granted and found comforting as I leafed through the newspaper each morning. Now we await the floodwaters, this time with a peppering of pipes and carrots 2013-01-27T00:04:04Z Still, in just five seconds, a comforting sense of déjà vu is easily established. Movie Trailers: ‘Rogue One,’ ‘Fantastic Beasts’ and the Franchise Challenge 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z Today anti-terrorist tales are in fashion, and they keep even the most likely threats at a comforting make-believe remove. 2010-01-15T04:09:00Z Why, just a few days ago “Game of Thrones” fans received the comforting news that HBO is considering four possible spinoffs. Opiate for the Masses: “Game of Thrones” is the latest series to feed our spinoff habit 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z It does not occur to me to specify that the man need not make any attempts at comforting me. "Dear Father" letters and DNA tests 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z And he wrote back and said good, comforting, sensible things. Neil Gaiman: 'Iain Banks was one of us, whatever that meant' 2013-06-09T22:57:04Z They're comforting, which comes as no surprise because our readers love comfort. Salon Food's top 10 recipes of 2021: From impossibly crisp chicken parmesan to chocolate sandwiches 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z The result is comforting and flavorful, as well as perfect for a party of one. Dinner for one? Clay pot rice is a customizable, filling option packed with flavor 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z I've tried comforting her and telling her what she wants to hear, but I think that reinforces the problem. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Interrupting a pattern of dating jerks 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z Simmered chicken's final, albeit inedible, gift is the comforting aromas that tend to linger in your kitchen until at least the following day, in case you still need reminding that everything will be OK. The nourishing joy of simmered whole chicken 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z “Nonetheless, I’ve thought a lot about you. Your friendly letter was so comforting that I would be happy for you to write again.” Love is the best revenge for the evils of the Holocaust 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z The qualities that people cite when they defend Hallmark movies — comforting, formulaic, soothing — are all a result of the aggressively conformist impulse that drives them. Hallmark movies are fascist propaganda 2019-12-25T05:00:00Z Yet the film’s acceleration to pole position in the Oscar race can be attributed, I think, to the fact that all that technical ingenuity is exercised in service of a familiar, comforting story. Joker was criticised for ripping off old classics. So why does 1917 get a pass? 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z We recognize them as the comforting fictions they are. Modern Love: A Second Embrace, With Hearts and Eyes Open 2014-03-13T19:16:35Z They crave the happy, pretty elements of the past, because they find them comforting — particularly now. The ‘grandmillennial’ style brings tradition and peaceful decor into the home 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z Viewers, according to the show’s online feedback, find the series enlightening, comforting, and even empowering. Watch “Strolling,” a Powerful Web Series About the African Diaspora 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z In any case, I had hardly expected Mr. Hare to figure in what turned out to be a comforting oasis of sentimentality in a week of hope-starved plays. ArtsBeat: London Theater Journal: Seeing Patterns in a Nuclear Cloud 2012-06-19T17:57:24Z While the Summer of Love nurtured hippie dreams of creating a new world, the Beatles reminded listeners of how entrenched the old one was, and how comforting. The Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ at 50: Still Full of Joy and Whimsy 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z “Hope” wears a vaguely Roman robe and cape, comforting a tied-up boy with absurdly oversized wings, all set in a version of a Renaissance city like Florence. At Seattle Art Museum, ‘Victorian Radicals’ is certainly Victorian. But radical? Not so much. 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z “We’ve all been traumatized by the last year. We want people to have a respite for a half-hour, once a week. I’m excited for our fans to reunite with old friends. I hope it’s comforting.” Cast and Fans of ‘Will & Grace’ Toast the Show’s Return 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z At first, they reach for comforting truisms: It was a long time ago, and decades of steady marital happiness surely outweigh a few months of tragic romance. Review: In ‘45 Years,’ a Dead Flame Threatens a Marriage 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z There’s a comforting feeling of nostalgia that I get listening to it. Elizabeth Banks Swears By Rob Reiner and Finger Sandwiches 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z Star Gal Gadot also made headlines for comforting a crying young fan. Here's All the Best Stuff From Comic-Con in One Place 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z White: It’s both thrilling and comforting to hear White matter-of-factly narrate his own tale of the remarkable friendship between a young girl, a pig and a spider. How to get your children to relax — and learn — in the car 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z The Washington Post was less than thrilled, however, calling the album "comforting" but "unchallenging." Kelly Clarkson as strong as ever on new album 2011-10-25T20:14:48Z Others pray for you, which is equally comforting. This Life: ?You Look Great? and Other Lies 2011-06-10T17:10:41Z Sometimes, on a cold winter night, there’s nothing more comforting than a dish of warm, gooey fondue. Theater Review: ‘Almost, Maine’ Is a World of Vignettes 2014-02-05T21:15:58Z The “B, JB” P establishes how familiarity alone can explain the public’s insatiable appetite for comforting if inane things. Gene Weingarten: Mythunderstood “Hello, my name is Lady, and I’m a cocker spaniel,” Ms. Tyler, crisp and comforting, says in the opening to “Lady and the Tramp.” Ginny Tyler, Mouseketeer on ‘Mickey Mouse Club,’ Dies at 86 2012-07-24T22:58:08Z And to those who read China's and India's embrace of capitalism as a comforting sign of their reconciliation with western ways, he offers a warning. From the Ruins of Empire by Pankaj Mishra – review 2012-07-19T07:00:02Z The newest writings remind us that King’s insistent “quest for radical black citizenship” made him far from comforting to large segments of the American population. Martin, Malcolm and the Fight for Equality 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z There was something “comforting” about the bridge—its “Alice in Wonderland scale.” Turning Bridges Into Music 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z I was down and needed comforting and support and could not perform, but had no way to ask for support or to take time off in a measured way, or to comfort myself. Why I tried to be a punk 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Hellman’s seemingly quaint prescriptions for valor and cowardice are comforting given the odd and menacing tide of current events we’re wading through. The white gloves come off in the creaky and yet timely ‘Watch on the Rhine’ 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z It’s hard to describe how this extraordinarily tender book manages to be both heartbreaking and comforting, but it does. How Do You Talk to Children About Death? These Books Can Help 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Galbo said people seem to find the regularity and positivity comforting. Quinn the Quarantine Fox Wants You to Be Safe at Home 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z It’s comforting to know that Nimoy achieved that kind of acceptance -- certainly there have been many cases of actors who have held on to bitterness for years over being defined by a single role. Leonard Nimoy, Spock, and the mixed blessing of an iconic role 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z But all of them are interested in offering something other than comforting fables of finger-lickin’ harmony. The Good, the Bad and ‘Black Panther’ 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z For Forever’s June, what in life felt like comforting routine companionship, in afterlife feels ominously never-ending. Dead and loving it: why has TV become so obsessed with the afterlife? 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z Mr. LeFranc keeps his dialogue in the groove of everyday conversation, with its comforting, quirky repetitions and discomfiting holes. Review: ‘Rancho Viejo,’ Where Banality and Trouble Cohabitate 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z “I just thought she would be a good fit because she’s really comforting.” The Joy of Vegan Cooking, 60 Seconds at a Time 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z In the meantime, though, you may notice a certain comforting similarity to the Christmas songs you hear on most stations. Jingle bell rock: Lots of radio stations go all-Christmas in December. Here’s why. 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z “I was trying to offer Max a comforting view of the afterlife when he was afraid of death,” Ruhl said. With ‘Letters From Max’ Onstage, Sarah Ruhl Again Mourns a Poet’s Death 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z What it is: This Dutch term extols the warm-and-fuzzy feeling of coziness and togetherness you get when you surround yourself with people, places and things that are comforting, relaxing and good for the soul. Americans are obsessed with hygge. Is one of these international lifestyle trends next? 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z The book was especially comforting as impeachment became the backdrop to my nights. New & Noteworthy, From RuPaul to a Nine-Dish Meal 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z So there’s a creative process I didn’t realize, which was really comforting. How SNL’s Chloe Fineman became the comedian we need right now 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z It was a profound critical misjudgment – what's comforting about being murdered with an axe in a rural post office? – but it stuck. The troubled heart of Ealing and British postwar cinema 2011-07-21T21:00:04Z That’s not comforting, but somehow the book she wrote to make that point is. A Deflated Adaptation of the Singular Cult Novel “I Love Dick” 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z If you feel sick, softened rice and rice soup will warm you up, gently comforting you from the stomach to the whole body. What "Shang-Chi and the Legend of Ten Rings" gets right about Chinese food 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z When, days after I talked with Rosalyn, my own 4-year-old daughter woke crying in the night with a painful ear infection, I felt the luxury of comforting my own child. Motherlode Blog: The Heartache of the Migrant Nanny 2012-08-13T18:13:53Z Having Naismith invent the dribble provides the comforting fantasy that things maybe aren’t so different after all; that some things endure, remain pure and true to original intentions. Basketball, the musical 2012-12-16T16:00:00Z Characters spend more time talking to their houses, holographic assistants and the comforting simulated voices of dead friends than to actual people. Review: The Perfect Timing of ‘Westworld’ Season 3 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z Each keeps a cellphone within easy reach, as if it were a child’s comforting toy, or maybe a weapon at the ready. ‘The Blind Date Project’ Brings a Web Meeting to Life 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z It's simple and comforting, and a delicious throwback to our Midwestern childhoods, where cream sauces and pan-fried steaks, pork chops, and chicken cutlets were weeknight staples. A simple creamy chicken pasta special enough for my husband's birthday 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z The Dutch institution’s site uses audiovisual elements — poignant classical music, a comforting narrator, a scroll-like layout — to create a mood, like stepping into an immersive space. Perspective | This Smithsonian exhibit says something powerful about Native Americans, even through your screen 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z In fact, Stallone intuited that they were wholly ready for a comforting vision of American violence as just and viciously efficient. Rambo and the Terminator: the cold war warriors are back 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z So try that, along with comforting her, of course. Carolyn Hax: Coming to the conclusion that you’re married to a bad person 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z The narrative of cross-cultural understanding by way of individual affinity is a comforting but ultimately dubious one. Review: ‘Victoria and Abdul,’ a Royal Friendship in a Nest of Vipers 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z The reaction to Jarvis's decision to go public with this info was a whole wave of advice, useful links and comforting stories. SXSW 2011: Jeff Jarvis on prostate cancer and privacy 2011-03-15T16:24:24Z A defining scene in the documentary shows Donda comforting her son as he's smarting from another Chicago rapper's public rebuke. If "Jeen-Yus" is in the eye of the beholder, this film doesn't adequately explain Kanye West's 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z The more that chaotic evil emanated from the orange guy in the White House, the more comforting it was to imagine Gritty pushing back with a chaotic good energy from our nation's first capital. Thank you, Gritty, for rallying with us to save our democracy 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z “It’s comforting and pleasing and calming. And, personally, I think it’s something that is hard to drink quickly.” What to Drink Before Bed? There’s Lots to Consider 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z The comforting sort that we grew up with. Repeat after me: you don't need to get fit to get married 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z Sure, Travelodges are clean and there's something comforting about staying somewhere that's a molecular copy of the last room you stayed in, but sleeping on someone's floor is a lot more real. The 10 golden rules of being in a DIY indie band 2013-02-12T13:05:03Z Shows like "Everyday Italian" and "Barefoot Contessa" are comforting yet educational. While the Food Network is in flux, Magnolia shows there’s still a hunger for stand-and-stir TV 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z Breakfast for dinner is often the move, especially when I'm craving something comforting and fast. 31 recipes to cook during the busy holiday season 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z Mr. Johnson’s musings on death were sometimes comforting. George Clayton Johnson, Science Fiction Writer Known for ‘Logan’s Run,’ Dies at 86 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z There is some historical merit to it, and all the manners and under-the-surface tension disguised as nicety has lulled us into the comforting sense that watching this show is something of a highbrow activity. Downton Abbey Watch: Mastercheese Theater 2012-02-13T14:15:46Z He was comforting even through a mere television set. Motherlode Blog: Mister Rogers Changed My Life 2012-09-21T14:51:06Z And given those end of days visions, President Trump’s dismissive attitude about the coronavirus seems, comparatively, reasonable, almost comforting. Perspective | Tom Perrotta’s ‘The Leftovers’ imagined 2 percent of the population disappearing. That could be our reality. 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z This time, while dreaming of a dinner of comforting cornmeal topped with shrimp in a creamy bacon-flecked sauce, I started imagining it through a Mediterranean lens. Shrimp and grits, rendered healthful and Italian? We’re in. 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z Some of my most comforting memories are being on my friend’s parents’ couch, nodding off to soothing fiddle music as narrator David McCullough rattles off facts about Pickett’s Charge, Burns’s camera floating over haunting photographs. Ken Burns's The Civil War: America's greatest documentary rides again 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z This is comforting, but it appears not to matter to Morris that he did so by encasing his followers’ minds within a debasing fantasy. How Cults Corrected America 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z While reading about the trauma that unfolds over this volume’s first two-thirds, it is comforting to flip back to the cover from time to time to see Mila’s sweet, healthy face staring back at you. In ‘Girl in Glass,’ mom of ‘distressed baby’ takes on Huffington, the system 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z The syllogism he implies is comforting: Only idiots are afraid of sharks; you are not an idiot; therefore you are not afraid of sharks. Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Shark? 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z There are instructions in English, French, German, Swedish and Dutch, but they may as well be in Swahili, and after half an hour I’m in need of a comforting sunset. Therapy lamps tested: ‘The optical equivalent of freezing cold shower' 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z I stopped in the middle of the street and said “hug” — our code for comforting him when he was younger. A Father-Son Bonding Mission in the French Alps 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z My mother, one of the few permitted to attend the burial, couldn’t offer a comforting embrace either; she’s an essential worker in a job that increases her chance of contracting and spreading the virus. Saying goodbye: Unable to gather in grief, we must find new ways to mourn 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z It was a revelation — intensely rich and meaty, with the earthy flavor of what my mother calls “spare parts” combined with the comforting muskiness of oatmeal. In Scotland, Guts, Glory and Haggis 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z Because there is nothing more comforting than hearing that other parents – of whatever nationality – struggle, try their best and sometimes mess up. Step away from the parenting books – and start worrying and doubting yourself instead 2017-04-22T04:00:00Z The Bill may never have been groundbreaking, but it has often been relevant, and always a reliable presence, something not too demanding to fall back on, comforting even. TV review: The Bill, The Deep and Natureshock: Killer Squid Invasion 2010-09-01T06:00:00Z There must be something comforting about dystopian worlds as the success of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” based on Margaret Atwood’s book of the same name, testifies. Memorial Day 2017: What to read, watch this holiday weekend 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z Is prediction a form of protection, or just a comforting placebo? Disaster May Upend Reality, but What Is ‘Real’ Anyway? 2020-08-11T04:00:00Z It's familiar, it's comforting, and most of all, it's bankable. Universal gets happy ending with new backlot 2010-05-28T01:57:00Z Now, the sound of a subway pulling into a station seems nothing short of comforting. It’s Showtime! Press Play to Hear the N.Y.C. That Used to Be 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z The equanimity with which Herzog and Oppenheimer’s movie frames that certainty is strangely comforting. ‘Fireball: Visitors From Darker Worlds’ Review: It’s Raining Mysteries 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z Ana and Derek spend decades raising their virtual children, and, by means of a “slow, difficult, and very fraught process”—playing, teaching, chiding, comforting—succeed in creating artificial beings with fully realized selves. Ted Chiang’s Soulful Science Fiction 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z What this comforting riff on a classic BBQ plate lacks in smoked meat, it makes up with in flavor, texture, and spice. What's the actual difference between vegan and vegetarian? 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z I always thought of myself as a weirdo, and so the fact that these characters would resonate that way with other girls makes the world feel smaller in like a really comforting way. Lena Dunham Interview, Part Two: The Personal Factor 2012-04-13T14:13:57Z But there was no visit to the Vietnam memorial and there were no comforting hugs. When friends and family can’t travel, Zoom reunions provide an emotional (and virtual) connection 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z Still, in a turbulent world it's comforting to know that some things remain constant. James Donaghy's Screen burn: The Prisoner 2010-04-16T23:08:00Z The transition from sleep to fully awake therefore needs to be eased into, perhaps with a comforting morning meal. A Breakfast Crumble for Early Birds With a Sweet Tooth 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z There’s also beauty, and the beauty of the museum is comforting and healing. A Dutch Museum Celebrates, and Reflects 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z The Doña María jars, with their signature octagonal base, were rinsed and reused for water, juices, licuados — the iconic mark of a home that regularly delighted in this comforting paste. The shortcut magic of mole paste 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z Your definition of comfort food depends, of course, on what you find comforting, and for most of us it’s something nostalgic. This pea salad includes a welcome kick of heat 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z But it’s very comforting to be able to sit here and sew all day,” Hebert said. Her daughter died, so she sat at the teen’s sewing machine and made masks to ‘create my own therapy’ 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z We long for silence and the comforting rise of house lights, but we also fear their exposure. Not I – review 2013-05-22T12:26:50Z There is something about the easy textures and the simple, comforting taste of breakfast dishes that is especially comforting. Seize the Morning: The Case for Breakfast 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z Also, it is one of the finest hangover foods I know, although deeply comforting at any time. The 20 best breakfast recipes: part 2 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z It's not one thing that leads to it — there are respective successes, a growing sense of intimacy that is both comforting and uncomfortable — but resentment sets in nonetheless. 7 must-read novels to transport you in February 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z It is crenellated like a castle, and painted in a garish but strangely comforting and childlike shade of purple, the way a child might want to decorate it in a colouring book. The 50 top films of 2017 in the US: No 2 The Florida Project 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z Her very appearance, which later would be comforting in its familiarity, as much part of the national furniture as the pound notes on which her image appeared, then seemed to shriek “irrelevant.” A Low Point for the Monarchy, in a New Season of ‘The Crown’ 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z This kind of sordid and bizarre behaviour was becoming normal and comforting in the barmy land of Beat-Herder. Beat-Herder Festival diary: Nile Rodgers rocks the Ribble valley 2013-07-17T12:24:23Z For her, slasher movies are a religion, providing a comforting vision of order: “Everybody in a slasher cycle has a role,” she explains. Review | Stephen Graham Jones’s ‘My Heart Is a Chainsaw’ will delight horror movie fans 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z Goldstein designed the soup as something comforting for when the weather first gets chilly in Scandinavia, not for a record-setting warm December in Washington. Hot or cold, an apple soup that’s New Year’s party-worthy 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z Kaare Schmidt put the English drama's success down to its quaint setting and leisurely pace, which he said was comforting for viewers. Midsomer Murders keeps Danes glued to TV 2013-05-01T23:25:24Z Seeing her moony eyes when she is waxing about William after the ball is somehow so comforting — we finally know that Daisy gets it, that she sees the point of being loved. Downton Abbey Watch: Life is a Game 2012-02-20T13:45:28Z In fact, watching my favorite high school drama and lounging around with my boyfriend felt familiar and comforting, while being suddenly catapulted into pain felt scary, foreign and completely unnatural. Why Having an Epidural Should Count as Having a Natural Birth 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z “I found it all extremely comforting,” she says, and not just when she was grieving. Leaving Facebook? Easier said than done. 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z While it's sad the show will depart our screens, it's comforting that "Everybody knows they get an end to this story in the third season." 10 fun facts about "Ted Lasso" 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z It wasn't mine, but it was comforting to arrive at a family home for the holidays. Embracing my family's quirky holiday traditions from far away 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z The night I arrived, a nice woman was waiting in her car to talk to me, and we stood outside while she said the polite, comforting things that people say at those times. On the run with my dad 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Why believers should forgo this comforting certainty, which is so readily available to atheists, is a mystery to me. Barbara Ehrenreich: My search for truth as a non-believer 2014-04-12T12:15:00Z In the midst of it is Ai himself, helping pull people onto the shore or comforting a veiled woman who breaks down on camera. Ad-hoc iPhone shots inspired refugee epic, Chinese artist says 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z And there is something comforting, familiar, in his forms. My hero: Ellsworth Kelly by AM Homes 2013-05-03T15:05:01Z One reason presidents are drawn to the genre is surely its escapism — its promise to replace impossible decisions with comforting formulas. The Mystery Buffs in the White House 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z And how, with some butter and salt, the savory ones are as familiar and comforting as your favorite quilt. Crispy, creamy, loaded baked potatoes satisfying enough to be dinner tonight 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z “First off, I’m from Canada, so watching a show filmed in Canada is very comforting,” she said. Here’s What 11 TV Writers Are Bingeing 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z Bake Off is like a cake, comforting and familiar. The Great British Bake Off review – the great British nod off 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z It’s a comforting fiction, a callus on the soul that allows you to observe and report without being subsumed by it all. This question is CNN and Hugh Hewitt’s shame: “Could you order air strikes that would kill innocent children by not the scores, but the hundreds and the thousands?” 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z My instinct is that on a deep level people are trying to basically force you into what they believe will be a dramatic “reveal” — to respond by comforting you. Perspective | Ask Amy: Cancer treatment brings on odd requests 2021-01-31T05:00:00Z She thought people might find the candles funny or comforting; she expected to sell or give away a hundred, mostly as Christmas gifts. Mueller’s report is done. Is there still a point in having a prayer candle with his image on it? 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z It’s oddly comforting and is the rare show where people in legitimate dire straits get actual help. What You Should Watch This Week: Spring Finales, ‘Peaky Blinders’ and ‘The Americans’ 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z This 60 percent chardonnay and 40 percent pinot noir sparkler is bright and refreshing, with persistent bubbles and a soft, comforting texture. The pandemic bubble may be starting to burst. Celebrate with bubbles all under $20. 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z Now they’re a comforting part of the increasingly distant past—like the fuzzy left side of the screen after you’ve played Passage for a while. Jason Rohrer and the Art of the Video Game 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Here to prove that sports movies can be as comforting as romances, and that they can moreover be romances, is Gina Prince-Blythewood’s Love & Basketball. Comfort films to watch while self-isolating – ranked! 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z "I don't necessarily aim for my work to be comforting to people who are already very comfortable with themselves." Susan Hiller 2011-01-30T00:02:04Z It’s generally depressing to see a master soften as they get long in the tooth, but with Cronenberg, there’s something comforting about that particular affect. David Cronenberg: 'Movies were made for sex' 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z “That, to me, is the most comforting part. It’s not expected to be perfect.” Dogs get a sniff of the stage life with Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s casting call But I keep a few actual books on the nightstand as comforting totems. John Hodgman: By the Book 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z All this comes instinctively to millennials used to sharing their lives online, creating the comforting feeling of what Scarlet Harris calls a “collective response” to what was once an individual’s lonely problem. How Harvey Weinstein’s accusers gave women worldwide a voice 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z In terms of the journalistic credo of comforting the afflicted and afflicting the comfortable, I think that’s just part of my DNA because of that. Jake Tapper on the challenges of reporting news today: ‘Everybody’s a media critic.’ 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z Accented with spices, it’s creamy, comforting and a delicious first taste before a feast. Sugared and Spiced, This Creamy Porridge Comforts 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z This was their sole purpose, in a nutshell, and what laughs we gleaned from them weren’t all that comforting. The big Sacha Baron Cohen question: Can a harmless prankster become a weaponized troll? 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z Enthusiasts used to rely on a comforting explanation: it was too hard to get to see short films. Film-makers have lost the art of making a long story short 2013-04-08T10:48:51Z And while women are hungry for comforting slice-of-life dramas full of romance, they also just want to see programming that is made for them by women like them. Understanding the relatively unsexy allure of Netflix's "Virgin River" comes down to one thing 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z Psychiatrists call them transitional objects, comforting possessions that help the young navigate their way from helplessness to independence. From Toys to Art Treasures: ‘The Teddy Bear Project’ 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z After the concerted struggle of technique class, it was comforting to hear Ms. de Lavallade stress the importance of conversing with, rather than arguing with, the body. From Misty Copeland: Adjustments, Tips and Inspiration 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z Older voters rushed at the chance to return to a comforting fairytale. 'Trump made me do it': director Nicolas Winding Refn on how the American apocalypse is fuelling 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z Like many of us, authors are self-soothing during indefinite stay-at-home orders by reading — perhaps turning to comforting old favorites or getting lost in escapism. 11 popular authors discuss the books that are helping them cope 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z “I’m happiest when I’m having a nap on their sofa, because there’s always a murmur of their voices. I find that very, very comforting.” Daisy Ridley: ‘JJ Abrams warned me that Star Wars is a religion’ 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z For some reason, his words were immensely comforting. ArtsBeat: Venice Biennale: The Enormity of the Beast 2011-06-02T21:07:36Z Miss You Already saw a pregnant Drew Barrymore comforting her cancer stricken friend, but it was the latter who was allowed to behave badly. From Rosemary's Baby to Bridget Jones: a quick scan of pregnancy on film 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z The truth is, I’d rather order from the Classic Thai Menu, not just because I consider myself curious but because Americanized Thai food, while comforting in its own way, is no longer what I crave. The hunt for the D.C. area’s best cheap-eats hotbeds: Van Dorn Station 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z A compelling read – but not an easy or comforting one. Emma Barnes's top 10 books with wolves 2012-08-09T13:42:22Z After scaring us silly with a preflight video that declared God himself couldn't sue if we got hurt, our instructor, Chuck Hammond, reassured us with some comforting odds. Skydiving Over Carolina 2010-09-29T21:00:00Z In that sense, The Ghost Writer is as comforting in its temperate pace and eerie mood as it is chilling in its plot particulars. 'The Ghost Writer': Polanski Escapes into His Cinema Nightmares 2010-02-20T04:30:00Z Far from comforting, this is a challenging, thrilling, compelling wine. This Oregon wine will challenge your ideas about what makes a pinot noir 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z “When we eventually split, I kept the religion, but couldn’t bring myself to make that soup — which would have honestly been the most comforting thing to eat at the time.” Who gets the recipes in the divorce? What to do when serious relationships that involve cooking end 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z In the end, it’s Genie who initiates the fall of Ma’s mad house, a nice karmic turn that the film undermines with the comforting embrace of a white savior. Octavia Spencer’s Horror Movie, “Ma,” Is a Misfire Fit for the Moment 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z Other times, it’s easy to get the sense that we are still separate American cultures watching separate TV shows, each of us looking for some comforting recognition of our own sense of identity. Review | Let’s make it rain for Starz’s ‘P-Valley,’ an evocative and entertaining series about a Southern strip club 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z In one sense, The Old Vic Tunnels are challenging this sense of containment, stripping away some of the comforting rituals of theatregoing. How theatre went underground ? and reached the mainstream 2010-09-07T13:29:00Z While certainly a stretch, the latter interpretation is the most comforting — which is why it is still the central pitch of the Christmas shopping season’s hard sell. Don’t blame commercialism for your shopping madness 2012-11-28T01:00:00Z However, if you can’t avoid flying, the experts have provided some tips to make the flight as safe, calm and comforting as possible — for all species involved. Alternatives to flying with your pet — and how to stay safe when you can’t avoid it 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Of course, a cafeteria line is not the most comforting setting, but once you pick up a tray and start wandering from station to station, the history lessons start looking delicious. Museum Cafeteria Serves Black History and a Bit of Comfort 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z Creamily comforting, but substantial enough to satisfy, soft and rich without being cloying, with an old-fashioned subtlety of flavour, it’s a simple, but nevertheless profound pleasure. How to make the perfect egg mayonnaise sandwich 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z Storing The cake will keep for about two days at room temperature and, according to my husband, gets more comforting with each passing day. | What's Really Cooking in Paris? 2010-10-20T19:03:00Z With or without that flourish, the dish is both elegant and comforting — a tough combo to pull off, but really just what we want at the hols. A beautiful soup to start the holiday meal, with a surprise in every bowl 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Ultimately, though, “Bumblebee” trades the primal delights of sensory stimulation for the moral ones of comforting resolutions, family reunions, and the promise of personal growth through personal initiative. The Superhero Movie as Secular Religion in “Aquaman,” “Bumblebee,” and “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z “What’s comforting is that, these days, it’s so far down the hit parade of threats that we barely reflect on it at all,” he continues, before pausing to consider this. David Mitchell: ‘I see myself as a coward’ 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z The people of Santa Lora who sleep no more face a choice: struggle to find a way back to themselves or remain in thrall to the beguiling, comforting, sometimes terrifying visions that held them captive. Review | Dreams are dangerous — and contagious — in Karen Thompson Walker’s apocalyptic thriller 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z Audience members were instructed to meet at the hotel bar 20 minutes before the performance — a comforting starting point for such an unusual theatrical assignation. Hotel Room Theater: Richard Maxwell's 'Showcase' at the Millennium Biltmore 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z The curry leaves free golden noodles I made still made for a comforting, absolutely addictive meal that came together quickly and was devoured even faster. Golden noodles are a flavor-packed Indian dish that's perfect — for dinner or breakfast 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z Throughout, Daum parses then tallies emotional truths; her revelations are exhilarating, terrifying and oddly comforting. Contemporary Womanhood, in Fact and Fiction 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z “There’s something comforting about hearing laughter,” he continued. New Sitcom Tries Old Form: Laughs Allowed 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z But in the voice of her childhood, comforting and parental. Perspective | Dear dads: Your daughters told me about their assaults. This is why they never told you. 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z No less comforting is the off-meter flat rate many drivers remain willing to accept. India in One, Two or Three Weeks 2012-03-23T18:57:13Z The two most comforting words in the English language are, “Me too.” “I Am That Girl’s” new generation of girl power 2014-03-14T12:30:00Z Over the past weeks, art and life have sometimes dovetailed so closely that it was easy to hope that the surreal quality of our times would fade into a comforting made-for-TV resolution. ‘Homeland,’ Season 6, Episode 12: In the Finale, Carrie Discovers a New Adversary 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z It is comforting to read “Wintering” in the midst of the pandemic, especially on the eve of what looks to be a dark and terrible winter that may — with luck — presage better times. ‘Wintering’ Offers Hopeful Perspective on Embracing Difficult Times 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z “It reminded me of the joy of eating chocolate and sharing it with my friends, which was such a simple and comforting time,” she said. In pursuit of the lost taste of chocolate 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z He was youthful and fit and by coincidence he knew my mother, had examined her eyes just a few months before, a fact that I found inordinately comforting. The eye surgery I never should have seen 2014-01-28T00:00:00Z I want to say or do something comforting, but I'm totally lost. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Talking to older relatives about how their bodies are changing 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z But with regard to a network on the search for its next big thing, that’s not entirely comforting given what else we know is napping inside the saloon. “Deadwood” fans, rejoice: the movie is alive at HBO!…But so is “Confederate” 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z Then they launch into Black Heart, a comforting aggregation of 1960s girl-group tropes. Stooshe – review 2012-12-13T18:15:50Z Their mother is still cooking for the neighborhood: The clientele is mostly Thai, the dishes comforting rather than showy. Plant Love House in Elmhurst, Queens 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z For my money, Hughes' "Planes, Trains & Automobiles" is his masterwork, warm, resonant and comforting. 'Christmas Vacation' is a loopy holiday classic 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z His presence is comforting; he seems like an island of sanity in a sea of grotesque chaos. 'As a black woman I'm always fetishised': racism in the bedroom 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z It was oddly comforting to see these remote heights being reclaimed by the wild. A Cuban Island That Has Played Both Paradise and Prison 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z Even I am not sure which book falls into which category, just that the pile, though not safe for earthquakes, is somehow comforting to have nearby. Cathleen Schine Writes Fiction. But She Prefers Not to Read It at Work. 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z ‘I find nuclear war quite comforting,” says David Mitchell when we meet. David Mitchell: ‘I see myself as a coward’ 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Instead, do as Nigella suggests and make the simplest, most comforting pasta with it. Nigella Lawson's divisive Marmite spaghetti is cozy perfection 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Serling’s Twilight Zone flourished because it disguised its regular ventures into taboo territory behind a comforting veil of science fiction, horror and fantasy tropes, and because its writing was absolutely top notch. Do we really need a Twilight Zone revival in the era of Black Mirror? 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z What better cure for our collective moan to “make it stop” than settling into a comforting fiction that promises never to stop? Perspective | In an era of never-ending stories, ‘Avengers: Endgame’ is teaching us how to say goodbye 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Alas, the guy with the most comforting voice in the competition never quite sounded comfortable in this performance. 'The Voice' recap: The Top 10 raise the bar 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z In Poland, Skuibida said her immediate focus was comforting as many people who fled Ukraine as she could. Chicago mom flies to help Ukrainians at Polish border: 'I could not stay at home' 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z “That’s terrifying and comforting at the same time,” Ley told me. Perspective | Defector.com’s journalistic experiment began with a staff walkout. It might actually be working. 2021-02-21T05:00:00Z “To realize that you’re not the most important thing, that you’re not even close to the most important thing, is really comforting,” Baker said. Julien Baker bravely confronts her traumas and fears 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z Tomato paste and dried oregano, bloomed in the buttery onions, do the heavy lifting in this comforting dish, aided by an ivory shower of shredded mozzarella that melts and turns lushly gooey in spots. A Beginner’s Thanksgiving: 7 Recipes That Lighten the Workload 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z Prior to this season's premiere I wondered aloud why so many considered "The Crown" to be comforting television. "The Crown" presents Princess Diana of Wales, patron saint of tradition-defying divorcées 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z Regardless of whether you interpret that description as comforting or saccharine, it is not necessarily a style you would associate with a show about a Weimar-era vocal group split apart by the rise of Nazism. Review: In ‘Harmony,’ a Band’s Success Collides With History 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z My advice is to tilt yourself toward the people you find helpful and comforting today, and leave it at that. Carolyn Hax: In hard times, standard rules of friendship don’t necessarily apply 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z But "Mouse Mischief" is a very cosy and comforting read, without gimmick. Mouse Mischief by Margaret Greaves and Jane Pinkney - review 2012-11-25T12:00:00Z It’s not a comforting message, which may explain why we have yet to see “Gremlins 3” — but hope springs eternal. Video: New DVDs: ‘Gremlins 2: The New Batch,’ ‘The Space Children’ 2012-06-17T02:43:01Z There are sentimental and reassuring movies about vengeance, and comforting stories about the resistance to historical oppression. ‘The Nightingale’ Review: A Song of Violence and Vengeance 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z |
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