You guys are a breath of fresh air in comparison, believe me. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

In comparison, Ash felt clumsy and shy, and sometimes she caught herself staring at Gwen as if she were some kind of exotic bird about to take flight. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

By comparison, she noted, the salary of Gary Gaines, who served as both football coach and athletic director for Permian but did not teach any classes, was $48,000. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shook my head and tried to put the comparison out of my mind. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Everything around him paled in comparison to his shining robes, and his golden stare threatened to melt Anansi into a puddle. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

That’s probably not a good comparison, since I couldn’t put a puzzle together if I wanted to. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

By comparison, Abuela’s room was opulent, with its double bed, thick mattress, four bedposts from which to tie the mosquito netting, pillows, and a small crocheted rug. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Alchemy is a science. There is no comparison.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Charlaine looked like Doris, only ten years older and a twinge more Southern, and for some reason, the comparison made me itchy with discomfort. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

My old ones back home that broke years ago were like a breadbox in comparison. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Sometimes this comparison was made with regard to the conditions, where hospitals were not open or working, where clean water and other basic services weren’t available. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

When the lad cried out that he would never be left behind, that he scorned life in comparison with death in so glorious an attempt, Nisus felt only grief and dismay. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The comparison here between what is obvious to the mind and what is obvious to the eye runs through the use of ‘evidence’ in this sense. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

So few questions had been answered in comparison to how many new questions had been raised. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Better to put the second half of the comparison at the end of the sentence: Jordan was one of the best players on the team, if not the best. only. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Questions that emerge from worldwide comparisons of human societies formerly attracted much attention from historians and geographers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

In the presentation speech, Professor K. M. G. Siegbahn of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences praised the cyclotron as “without comparison, the most extensive and complicated apparatus construction carried out so far.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I’m fine with only five minutes of practice, especially when I’m so bad in comparison. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

In Greece he could forget about my mother, who had jilted him, and he could escape comparison with my father, who made so much more money. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Here is a marvel indeed,” they would say, and make comparisons with ordinary parents who sometimes bore a child of matchless brilliance; or with a devout couple who had brought forth a wretch. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

In comparison to the world of print, manuscript culture is one of rumour and gossip. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

One scientist suggested a comparison: Imagine surrounding an unopened beer can with explosives and trying to blow the can in on itself without spilling a drop of liquid. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

This fantasy takes care to avoid the more obvious Rocky I-IV comparisons. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Try as he might, it was impossible not to draw the obvious comparison. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The air was damp and cold there, but much cleaner by comparison. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In comparison, the sorts of sights offered in such places as Africa and America, though undoubtedly very exciting, would, I am sure, strike the objective viewer as inferior on account of their unseemly demonstrativeness. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Sharks, far bigger than any great white from my world, trailed behind it, looking like tadpoles in comparison. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The rats, looking enormous by comparison, remained a respectful distance away from her. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Size comparisons, Lelia might joke, but then she always referred him directly to me. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was hard to argue with the comparison. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The surrounding buildings were dull and serious in comparison. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

And she was aware that all the other bears were making the comparison too. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

It may not be a comfortable comparison for some. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Thus the printing press took scattered astronomers and astrologers belonging to different cultures and holding varied intellectual commitments and allowed the widespread exchange and comparison of ideas. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“For comparison. So there’s less confusion when I’m trying to be considerate.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“But you got to think, if she’s that rich, there’s other swanks out there. There’s money out there. And it ain’t here. Even Lucky Strike’s a joke, in comparison to what she’s got.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

My nightmares and chewed fingernails pale by comparison. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Minerva Mirabal, you are as complicated a woman as ... as ...” He throws up his hands, unable to finish the comparison. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we near the heart of Tokyo, the streets turn crowded, until the sea of people jamming the sidewalks makes Times Square look empty by comparison. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Our starting point will be a comparison of Eurasian and Native American societies as of A.D. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

A French test, and then a comparison between the Mississippi and the Missouri! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Though a little lower at the withers and nearly half a foot shorter, nose to tail, Seabiscuit seemed a cumbersome giant in comparison. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

By comparison, another of the shows tested by Sesame Street at the very same time recorded 90 percent plus correct answers on the postshow quiz. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a big, wicked- looking weapon that made the M-16’s look almost fragile in comparison. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our comparison begins with food production, a major determinant of local population size and societal complexity—hence an ultimate factor behind the conquest. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

That comparison was also a pretty good description of his personality. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

But he really got a head of steam when discussing the comparison between drunk driving and texting while driving. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The reasons for the beatings were no comparison. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

These comparisons suggest that geographic connectedness has exerted both positive and negative effects on the evolution of technology. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe that’s not the right comparison. Maybe it would be too easy to turn down the brandy. Perhaps I should have made our alcoholic a heroin addict instead.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I seem heartless in comparison -dodging fireballs, dropping nests, and blowing up supplies -until I go hunting for Rue. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Not in comparison to a fire or a burglary. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was the comparison of sraf to the sparkles on water that suggested it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

By comparison with that existing today, all the tyrannies of the past were half-hearted and inefficient. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He had laughed the first time I made the comparison, waved his fingers in front of my face like he was casting a spell over me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

They were creating the most powerful robots and conduits the world had ever seen, things that each year were making the tools of the previous year seem slow by comparison. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

In comparison, leprosy would be no worse than a bad cold. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yakov, in comparison, had been like a mountain lake, its stillness a guise for its cold and vast depth. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

In comparison to theirs, our raft wallows dangerously low, its inflated sides loose and sagging. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He puts away the course guide and opens up a library book that might be helpful for his senior thesis project, a comparison between Renaissance Italian and Mughal palace design. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

But Auntie An-mei said her brother was so poor and they were so rich by comparison. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

In comparison, the tanned, youthful faces of Mr. and Mrs. Das were all the more striking. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“These are the counts from three turns ago,” Marsh told Jon, offering him a thick sheaf of papers, “for comparison with our present stores. Shall we start with the granaries?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I suppose that was a faulty comparison. It’s not for flies. It’s for mutant moles.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

As a result, their attainments in astronomical theory seem to have paled in comparison to their achievements in engineering, medicine, and statecraft. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

One simple way to think about how much had changed, how much power had come to personal communications, is illustrated by a simple comparison. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

That comparison wouldn’t have occurred to him, because home was the place he kept safe for his mother, not the place others kept safe for him. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The zebra, by comparison, swiftly reared its head and barked. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

But even thinking that was off base, because there was no comparison. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Topics can relate to types of thing, to causality, to comparisons of scale, and so on and so forth. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

But this problem rather pales in comparison to the other problem, which is that both T-shirts are embossed with huge Confederate flags. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The real world looked washed-out and blurry by comparison. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps today pales in comparison to the fun I had at the ball last night.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The university was then almost as much of a physics backwater as Berkeley had been when Lawrence first set foot on its campus, especially in comparison to its Cambridge neighbor, MIT. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The more he browsed the University of Chicago catalogue online, the more classes he saw that he’d like to take, and the more boring his routinized office job seemed by comparison. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The study of the global climate, the comparison of the Earth with other worlds, are subjects in their earliest stages of development. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet their stone tools were still crude by comparison with modern New Guineans’ polished stone axes and were usually not yet made in standardized diverse shapes, each with a clearly recognizable function. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The strangeness of Mr. Collins’s making two offers of marriage within three days was nothing in comparison of his being now accepted. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“The people here are only interested in the notorious murders. Jack the Ripper. The Servant Girl Annihilator. Boston Borgia. The death of some street kid is nothing in comparison. It happens all the time.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Even the stench from the manacled troll seemed mild in comparison. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Jefferson thought he looked “sombre, haggard, and dejected beyond comparison.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

My comparison of the histories of China, the Indian subcontinent, and Europe in the epilogue of GGS suggested an answer to this question as applied to technological innovation in whole countries. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

She called them winged mice, though for the life of me I cannot see any comparison between highly civilized mice and those primitive savages. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

In comparison to sixteenth-century philosophy, all our sciences are applied sciences, and all our scientific knowledge is robust enough to withstand real-world application, if only in the form of experiment. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Added to this misery there’s another, but of a more personal nature, and it pales in comparison to the suffering I’ve just told you about. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Evolutionary biologists have recently been developing ever more sophisticated methods for drawing conclusions from comparisons of different plants and animals of known evolutionary histories. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was like an immense spider, he thought, his mind groping for comparisons that might make sense of the thing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The famous Charge of the Light Brigade, in comparison, suffered casualties of approximately 40 percent. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Four flagrant examples are the comparison of South Korea with North Korea, the former West Germany with the former East Germany, the Dominican Republic with Haiti, and Israel with its Arab neighbors. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Writers and intellectuals, such as the world-famous novelist Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, whose books depicted life in Soviet prison camps or gulags, were lucky by comparison—he merely found himself permanently ejected from his homeland in 1974. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was the most humiliating comparison of my life. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

They’re slightly bigger than average, and both muscular and strong, especially in comparison to me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

How pallid by comparison are the pretensions of superstition and pseudoscience; how important it is for us to pursue and understand science, that characteristically human endeavor. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm exhausted by these comparisons to the girl I was before the war. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I sighed, and muttered to myself something like, “Yeah, the criminal justice system is racist in many ways, but it really doesn’t help to make such an absurd comparison. People will just think you’re crazy.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

It would be dangerous to rely on such a comparison. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Aureliano got undressed, tormented by shame, unable to get rid of the idea that his nakedness could not stand comparison with that of his brother. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

But the comparison is imperfect, because Alexandria was also meant to be a cultural center. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

Small communities of shacks—by comparison the houses in the Seam are upscale—spring up here and there, but they’re all deserted. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

It made that sharp pain in her stomach seem a trifle in comparison. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The afternoon crowd was mild in comparison to the masses that had confronted Frankie and me the night before. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He was standing by a computer printer that was spewing out graphs and charts, the results of another DNA comparison. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s better than around the ship yards. This is nothing at all in comparison to that. And it hasn’t killed me yet.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The ballroom made the Roseland in Boston look small and shabby by comparison. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cady’s eyes, however, those were large in comparison to the rest of her. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I’m able to cheeeese! my way through Mama’s chat with Uncle Jack—which in comparison to mine was basically about nothing—the drive home, and dinner. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

This comparison does not satisfy me, for my father was not God. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She wouldn’t have guessed that this woman is ninety-one, but she doesn’t have much basis for comparison. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I just think it’s a simplistic comparison to make. You need to understand a bit more history,” Ifemelu said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It makes the progenitor of all this group of insecticides, DDT, seem by comparison almost harmless. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The holiday it gave was perfect and, if the morning after was disagreeable, it was so, not intrinsically, but only by comparison with the joys of the holiday. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the pictures I had sent him of me with my friends were goofy by comparison. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

So safety advocates cautioned against making a perfect comparison between driver distraction by cell phone and drunk driving. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Perhaps he felt his illness was mild in comparison to his first experience; perhaps one encounter with his cure was enough. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

"That was an animal's voice," said the manager, remarkably quietly in comparison to the mother's cries. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

They seemed so straightforward in comparison, despite their myriad meanings. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Set’s altar, which had always been rather bare in comparison to Isis’s jeweled and flowered throne, was suddenly rich with ornaments. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There is no comparison between Plutarch, who masterminded the rebel breakout, and those three beauticians,” says Fulvia icily. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Then again, I don’t have much basis for comparison. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back at the ship-breaking yards, the old tankers and freighters were nothing in comparison, just rusting dinosaurs. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

In thinking about this comparison, Julius became curious to see what had become of Boots’s twin. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The San Francisco earthquake of 1906, for comparison, measured an estimated 7.8 on the Richter scale and lasted less than thirty seconds. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Oh! no. You are very obliging to say such things—but certainly not. There is no comparison between them. Miss Campbell always was absolutely plain—but extremely elegant and amiable.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

The skin was metallic silver-gold and so beautiful that even the velveteen parkas of the children from Mekoryuk paled by comparison. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Klan trafficked in secret information whose secrecy engendered fear, while insurance prices were less a secret than a set of facts dispensed in a way that made comparisons difficult. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Keith, by comparison, is not impressed, or at least not to begin with. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

"In comparison with you I love neither the Prince nor my own life nor bread nor water nor the light of the sun." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

The really significant findings were made when the investigators turned for comparison to a creek in a remote area about 30 miles from the nearest spraying for budworm control. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

His anger was like heat shimmering out of his skin, making the hot air blowing in through the open window seem refreshing by comparison. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I knew I liked girls, but was this not a ‘Let me see what this is like in comparison’ type thing? Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

White Harbor was a warm bath by comparison. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

There are two kinds of comparisons going on, as bad as and worse than. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And what do you know about prison guards? That’s not a fair comparison.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Was he trying to make Harry look like a fool, so Cho would like hi m even more by comparison? Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The New London oil camp houses seemed naked and homely by comparison. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The sound of her foot booming in comparison to the delicate pat of the crutch tip. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Since those patients had all had cancer to begin with, Southam wanted to see how healthy people reacted to the injections, for comparison’s sake. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Their melodies were bland in comparison to those of the colored musicians she’d heard, on Randall and off, but the townspeople enjoyed the denatured rhythms. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

While her radiance usually dimmed everyone else by comparison, today it beautified everybody it fell upon. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Although the San Francisco Bay was a swimming pool in comparison to Lake Michigan, with mounds of land on the far side that looked close enough to swim to. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

In comparison to the new colors I see around people, my colored letters now seem very dim. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The witch motioned to one of the chairs in a long, graceful gesture that made Adelaide’s swan arms look jerky and pained in comparison. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I suppose I had Father Issues too, though they paled in comparison. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The surrounding buildings were dull and serious in comparison. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Please complete this comparison,” said Dr. Garcia, holding up another card. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Godwin’s Law—an Internet commonplace—states, “As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

The political deal Jefferson described would never go down in Virginia, where assumption was regarded as a “fatal poison” and the Potomac location “of but little importance” in comparison. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“There’s truth to that. I never see her in the company of other womenfolk, and she has about as much luck with men as ...” He paused, groping for a comparison. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When we’re finished with the master bathroom, we move on to the guest bathroom, which seems like a walk in a beautiful garden in comparison. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

For comparison, at that time the population of all Europe extending to the Ural Mountains in Eastern Russia was about seventy million. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Timelines, summaries, and comparison charts appear throughout the book to help the reader absorb and retain important points. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z

For purposes of comparison, the average backyard swimming pool is slightly larger than this Ptolemaic wineskin, containing about forty thousand gallons of water. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

She appears to be at ease with the comparison, looking comically askance at Gogol. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Their kind would have regarded the comparison as a mortal insult, but they were able to conceal themselves at least as well as rats. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, most of the mass of an atom is in its nucleus; the electrons are by comparison just clouds of moving fluff. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

What I thought was hard at the time, now seems easy in comparison. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

It’s always surprising to me to see how often scientists thoughtlessly use synonyms in comparisons, because the cardinal principle of experimental design is the Rule of One Variable. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Three: Away from home and the inevitable comparisons with Gretchen, I enrolled as an art major at a college known mainly for its animal-husbandry program. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“The trouble comes from comparison, you see. If I say ‘she was dark-haired,’ you might think, ‘I’ve known dark-haired women, some of them lovely.’ The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I do not believe it is an exact comparison,” Marco says, and the scales vanish. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But even that landmark precedent, so crucial in establishing the republican principle of rotation in office, paled in comparison to an even more elemental political and psychological realization. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

He cannot imagine coming from such parents, such a background, and when he describes his own upbringing it feels bland by comparison. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

By comparison, our normal ration of pap seemed like a feast. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gray, sullen hue that had hung over everything was replaced by a light that seemed brilliant by comparison to what had gone before. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Long before he even suspected who Henry Fonda was, he found himself the subject of unflattering comparisons everywhere he went. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She was much shorter than her mother and seemed chunky and ungainly in comparison. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, for the sake of comparison, consider the answers of another student from Hudson’s sample. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Nok had quickly looked down at her feet to discourage more comparisons. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I guess Mom must seem exotic by comparison. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The child-song genre: A comparison of songs by and for children. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

She tasted honey and fruit and berries, all sweet beyond comparison. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

If you or I had gone through the same experience — which involved sending televisions back, and laborious comparison of the tiniest electronic details and warranty fine print — I suspect we would have found it hellish. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A more detailed comparison of the incidence of wars before and after 1945 might help to clarify this question. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two days before she left, when I first heard her raise the subject of leaving, she said, “I feel so rotten in comparison.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

His head is full of statistics, facts and figures extrapolated into thousands of different combinations and comparisons. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“The office was full of a rush of work,” Starrett said, “but the spirit of the place was delightfully free and easy and human in comparison with other offices I had worked in.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

In the presence of his certainty, his notion that he could make some sort of difference in the world, I couldn’t help but feel a little bit lost by comparison. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

At least in comparison to the real terror that awaits. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Geneticists were able to collect enough intact Neanderthal DNA from fossils to make a broad comparison between it and the DNA of contemporary humans. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

By comparison, the chariot costume seems garish, the interview dress too contrived. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The giant was so big that by comparison Thor might have been a beetle or an ant. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

It was worn and shoddy in comparison to the resplendence of the castle, but it was comfortable, and it was her. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

But that burst tends to dissipate over the course of an entire can, and that is another reason Coke suffered by comparison. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

She acted just as refined as whitefolks in the movies and books and she was more beautiful, for none of them could have come near that warm color without looking gray by comparison. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

But not having the enemy in the same house with us feels peaceful in comparison. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

His own Agriculture Building, he wrote, “must suffer by comparison with its huge neighbor opposite, whose volume—215 feet high—off the main axis, is bound to swamp us and everything else around it.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

But everything that had happened before paled in comparison to this because there was so much more to lose now: Flora and her round and lovable head. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

In comparison, her English was as sharp as a blade, each syllable honed into a serrated edge. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Clara wore a dress of brown and cream velvet, and her feathered mask, in comparison, made her look like a sparrow. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

His numerous legs, pitifully thin in comparison to the rest of his circumference, flickered helplessly before his eyes. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, those firsts would pale in comparison with Johnson's new assignment: The president wanted a plane that could fly high enough to avoid Soviet radar, and far enough to cross the Soviet Union without refueling. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

By comparison, grasslands are easily invaded by tree seedlings. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Ash laughed, for her stepmother’s demands were insignificant in comparison to the enchantment she had tangled herself in. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ash couldn’t answer, because her grief and anger now seemed so superfluous in comparison to the perfection of this fairy woman, who took her hand to lead her into the dancing circle. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no comparison; the wait had been immeasurably worse. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

My younger years and boy problems pale in comparison to what she dealt with. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

This convenient comparison is given extra poignancy by Beethoven’s reference to the French despot in his momentous third symphony, these days known as the Eroica but originally dubbed the Bonaparte. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“It is nothing in comparison of Rosings, my lady, I dare say; but I assure you it is much larger than Sir William Lucas’s.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Thus, a ratio of two numbers was nothing more than the comparison of two lines of different lengths. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Henry looked weak and small by comparison; he could barely lift his sword with his injured arm. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The very first subject after being seated was Maple Grove, “My brother Mr. Suckling’s seat;”—a comparison of Hartfield to Maple Grove. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

It was a stupid comparison, anyway—hollowgast were scarier, and probably deadlier, than any movie monster. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Her rooms are modest in comparison to others hidden behind the circus tents, but they are filled with books and well-worn furniture. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

My thoughts seemed undeveloped by comparison to the sophisticated dialogue around me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

By comparison with similar transitions elsewhere in the world, the second or third theory seems to me more plausible than the first theory. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

With those three samples I could make comparisons. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The moon was desolate and gray by comparison. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

In comparison, all of their other jobs had been play. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Another brief was filed on behalf of former child soldiers whose terrifying behavior after being forced into violent African militias made the crimes of our clients seem much less aggravated by comparison. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

For us, the main effect of the comparison is to make the cool, formal quality of Manet’s figures even more conspicuous. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sweet, you’re such a states’ rightist you make me a Roosevelt Liberal by comparison.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

But less than a week later, riots in Chicago erupted that made what happened in Washington seem mild in comparison. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

I’ve learned a bit about evolution thanks to the books and newspapers Jackson smuggles me, and the comparison doesn't sit well. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

And there was the piper whose flute had called to the farmer; she was a young woman wearing a relatively plain gown in comparison to the dancing ladies. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a desecration to compare yourself to Rhett, Bull. There’s no comparison.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I see. Now I am being compared to a degenerate old female fraud. Worse, I am losing in the comparison. My own mother daring to malign me so.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their purpose, as the name suggests, is to beautify the useful—an important and valued end, but limited in comparison to art pure and simple. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

AIDS, as tragic as it is, pales in worldwide comparison to the more prosaic malaria, among other diseases. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

They have dim apprehensions that such propositions as ‘God does not exist’ are somewhat dubious at least in comparison with statements like ‘All carnivorous cows eat meat.’ Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

By comparison, Linton said, a ballistics expert could testify that someone had shot another person, but that doesn’t mean the shooter “shot that person on purpose.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

By comparison, the residue of a first draining felt almost gravelly. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Lyra had ridden a bear, and Will had ridden a bicycle, but neither had ridden a horse, which was the closest comparison. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The comparison seems fitting; at the time, the realm of Tiwanaku was about the size of modern France. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

She compared them all to my father, but there really was no comparison. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I see myself in comparison to every other girl he’s likely touched. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He really wasn’t old, as Marshall had said; but, as Melanie pointed out, when you are only four yourself, almost anybody’s old by comparison. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its better to split up the comparison: Harry’s broom is as good as Malfoy’s, or better. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it came farther into the light the comparison was impossible to avoid. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

That comparison, as I say, tugged something inside me, and so maybe, once we were up in his room, it was as much me feeling resentful as the other way round. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look at the Syrian guards, who have little to do in comparison to the Turks. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

The subsidiary reason is that the Party member, like the proletarian, tolerates present-day conditions partly because he has no standards of comparison. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

And even that pales in comparison with Rue’s life. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

In comparison, Roosevelt's leadership style was much more approachable. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

The power that ran the city of Ember was feeble by comparison—and about to run out. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Our situation now made our room with the Luftigs seem like a mansion by comparison. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

What happened with education in South Africa, with the mission schools and the Bantu schools, offers a neat comparison of the two groups of whites who oppressed us, the British and the Afrikaners. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

When I started to detail the problems with our cells, he interjected that the conditions in backward American prisons were far worse than Robben Island, which was a paradise by comparison. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The proof is in this comparison: the students who won the lottery and went to a “better” school did no better than equivalent students who lost the lottery and were left behind. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I walk on the streets, feeling sane in comparison with the other people there, who all seem to be talking to themselves. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

But the lecture and this small sampling paled in comparison to the main event of our chemical-agents education—the practical class. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the meantime, as the prison aged, newer facilities looked that much better by comparison. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

By comparison, he was like the Rebel, ideals untarnished. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet the compression brings a compensating benefit: long-term comparisons of regions yield insights that cannot be won from short-term studies of single societies. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The comparison between them and the white racists was cruel indeed. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

From today's vantage it is difficult to imagine the impact maize must have had in southern Mexico at the beginning, but perhaps a comparison will help. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

So the world we live in is almost brand new—older in some places than others but, in comparison to the 2 million years of tool-making history, box-fresh. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The sun created a halo around it, making the moon’s surface dark and mysterious in comparison with its shining rim. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

This Wood was so gentle in comparison to the dark, thick forests near Rook Hill. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sunburn pain had been so small, in comparison, and had not stayed with him. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

He’d been so small in comparison, and its teeth had been so large. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

They have been driven apart by their father's constant comparisons. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

But it was, beyond comparison, the most beautiful noise he had ever heard. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

No client on Hall’s team, by comparison, had ever reached the summit of any 8,000-meter peak. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

By comparison, the oldest prehistoric art that we know of was made only about 35,000 years ago, but it was undoubtedly the culmination of a long development no longer traceable. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although the San Francisco Bay was a swimming pool in comparison to Lake Michigan, with mounds of land on the far side that looked close enough to swim to. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The pain was far worse than anything he’d felt before—it made the broken thumb feel like a mosquito bite in comparison. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

A number of YouTube videos provide comparisons that you can listen to, for example comparisons of just intonation and equal temperament, or comparisons of various temperaments. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Still, the Edifice was magnificent in comparison to the ordinary sheds and cottages of the village. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His system worked, and since he knew no other, Joe had no basis of comparison with other systems. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Dryver is the perfect Dolly, and it was impossible for Lucy with her thick, pale legs and flat hair not to look sad in comparison. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

My job, by comparison, was humdrum: I was posted at the front gate, the main passage into and out of B-block. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

By comparison, the total number of atoms in your body is about 1028, and the total number of elementary particles—protons and neutrons and electrons—in the observable universe is about 1080. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Indeed, so long as they are not permitted to have standards of comparison, they never even become aware that they are oppressed. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

She talked in comparisons, she spoke in riddles. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

That is, we didn’t feel any different, and since we had no contact with the other groups, we had no basis for comparison. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Even Lucky Strike, who everyone thought lived like a king, was nothing in comparison to this spoiled sleek girl. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted her to see all the similarities, but in the end, there was no comparison. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

In comparison, the disappointments experienced by Britain’s eighteen scattered observers were mild. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I dropped my backpack in a room with my dad that smelled like furniture polish and lemon candies and decided to hike down the sidewalk for a side-by-side comparison of the accommodations. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He separated all the characters and ran comparisons with English, Chinese, Greek, Arabic, and with Cyrillic texts, even with Ogham. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

In fact, you can barely move for Sade comparisons, with everyone from the New York Times to Perez Hilton drawing a line between them; one writer for this newspaper even asserted that Milosh was female. Rhye: the sounds of seduction 2013-04-13T05:00:00Z

His instrumental album, Solo Piano, followed, drawing comparisons with Erik Satie, before a soft rock record titled Soft Power. 'Chilly' Gonzales: 'I like to be married to lots of people' 2010-08-28T23:06:00Z

Her next project promised to be straightforward by comparison: She would use her skills as an investigative journalist to write about somebody else — a scientist and his pathbreaking study. Investigating a Famous Study About the Line Between Sanity and Madness 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z

Some floor servers, by comparison, can feel like weekend beer-pong warriors. The Sovereign review: A deep dive into Belgian beers, with food to match 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z

In comparison with the Venice version, scenes are reordered, and Cavina throws in a few cuts of his own as well. Monteverdi: Il Nerone 2010-04-22T21:30:00Z

The decision to pair the artists’ works allows for thoughtful comparison and reflection. Renewing your faith in painting 2012-07-12T17:25:00Z

A better comparison would be October's Sinister, which began its run with £1.44m. Wreck-It Ralph batters Bruce Willis 2013-02-27T10:01:39Z

Aniston's last movie Marley & Me opened last spring with £4.41m, but the strong family appeal of the doggy tale makes that an unfair comparison. Jen v Jim has a predictable victor at the UK box office | Charles Gant 2010-03-23T10:29:00Z

I refuse to buy into these comparisons, because you don’t see it happening to men. Taylor Swift Talks Business 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z

The studio versions sound tame in comparison; it's hard to appreciate Tempest's skills without experiencing the whole package, with beats as voluminous as her throat. Rapper-poet Kate Tempest opens U.S. tour with memorable Echo set 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z

So I'm wondering, how much of a battle it was to bring this specific vision of "The Old Guard" to fruition in comparison to some of your past titles? "The Old Guard": Gina Prince-Bythewood on superhero diversity, that ending & sequel possibilities 2020-07-12T04:00:00Z

Why did Huckabee make the comparison between his tax dollars and eating dog in the first place? Huckabee’s stunning ignorance: His “North Korean chef” joke mocks people who are powerless and starved 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z

The pop star originally ended the post with a jab at Lindsay Lohan, suggesting any comparison between the two was wrong. Bieber rants about 'lies' in Instagram post 2013-03-14T18:17:09Z

But it paled in comparison to the Vice win, which might well be the most excruciating thing I’ll ever see. How the Vice make-up team won the Oscar for world's worst speech 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z

It’s a number that pales in comparison to the current populations of Reddit’s investigative forums. How the Internet may have solved a 20-year-old cold case 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z

They had to repair a split in the leather – which, comparison with superb 1905 photographs showed, had lengthened ominously and risked ripping completely – just so they could open the cover. Bodleian's battered Shakespeare First Folio to be put on internet 2012-08-01T23:01:04Z

Beyond Meat offers its own preformed sausages that come close but fall short of mimicking a meat sausage, at least in direct, side-by-side comparisons. How to Cook With Plant-Based Meats 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z

The Lewis Carroll story and subsequent Disney adaptations also explain away that freakshow of a tea party by concluding it was all a dream, so this comparison seems about right. The Complete Guide to All Westworld's Many References 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z

By comparison, the United States spent eight times more of its GDP. Desperate for health care in Myanmar 2012-06-22T14:06:00Z

A few swigs of Selección Especial later, the comparison rang clear. A sip-to-sip tour of the ‘Sonoma of Spain’ 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z

A comparison with the Trump portrait would not be unrealistic, which is something to think about it. Presidential Portraits: Staring History in the Face 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z

KFC doesn't appear to be shying away from the comparison, either. KFC testing new menu item that resembles Popeyes Chicken Sandwich 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z

Curiously, the comparisons to which some Dong Son bronzes lend themselves are not to be found in China, but far away, in the Middle East. Review: Lifting Hazy Veils From Centuries of Vietnamese Art 2010-02-26T18:30:00Z

For a program broadcast at three in the morning, though, that’s an impressive feat: by comparison, Chris Hayes, the 8 P.M. host on MSNBC, attracted only a hundred and eleven thousand viewers in that demographic. In Praise of Fox News’s Greg Gutfeld 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z

"Those comparisons are flattering but not accurate," she says. Confessions in new women's lit: Emily Gould, Meghan Daum and Sloane Crosley 2010-07-31T23:06:00Z

“There is every reason, therefore, to see what we can learn about ourselves from comparisons with other primates.” 17 New Nonfiction Books to Read This Season 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z

There will still be comparisons and rivalries — as with any sibs — but it will be an order of magnitude less intense than the implication of “He’s using the same genes better than I am.” Perspective | Time to treat twins as brothers, not half of a set 2017-11-19T05:00:00Z

Although we have translated all the lyrics into English for the sake of comparison, it is also interesting to look at the most successful Eurovision languages. Let Me Love You 2010-05-25T07:09:00Z

“If a large majority of women have developed strong coping mechanisms to deal with this regular pain, then the short-term pain they feel when running a race will fade in comparison.” Faster, higher, longer: how female ultra-athletes started to beat men 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z

The episode certainly validates all those “This Is Us” comparisons. The 10 best TV episodes of 2018, from ‘Atlanta’ to ‘This Is Us’ 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z

The data involved aren’t quite accurate, either: A comparison of the available SketchFactor reports for the District and actual crime data from the Metropolitan Police Department revealed few clear overlaps. SketchFactor: Starting with its name, safety-focused app leaves many uneasy

The current show of photographs by Emma Bee Bernstein is conventional by comparison, but quite moving. Art Review: Bushwick Open Studios 2012-06-07T23:04:04Z

By comparison, the 1980s got off lightly: they were just a fashion error. Royal Wedding; Worried About the Boy; Girls and Boys: Sex and British Pop; Ashes to Ashes 2010-05-22T23:05:00Z

Page says he never heard the instrumental tune on Spirit's first album and didn't realize he owned a copy of it until he learned that comparisons with "Stairway" were cropping up online. 'Stairway to Heaven' creator faces questions of song origin 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z

She dismisses that comparison because she does not attend with a male colleague, although there are obviously men attending. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: The ‘Billy Graham rule’ serves only to impede careers, not cheating 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z

But they also benefitted from comparison: there was not much else on TV that even came close. Is There Too Much Great TV or Too Little? 2013-11-13T15:28:27Z

Rift-sawn boards, by comparison, feature a long, linear, consistent grain, without cathedrals. Choosing a Wood Floor That’s Right for Your Home 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z

The comparison was impossible to miss last night. How "Treme" untangles the lessons of trauma 2011-04-25T13:26:00Z

For comparison, consider that , already No. 4 on the list of all-time worldwide moneymakers, has not earned nearly as much in any of those countries as . The Intouchables: France's Biggest Hit Dares You to Resist Its Charms 2012-05-24T14:23:28Z

By comparison, in the week that Adele’s “Easy on Me” first reached No. 1, in October, American radio stations played it more than 18,000 times. How the ‘Encanto’ Soundtrack Became a Smash 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z

According to Mr. Blevins, his sandwiches were only good by comparison. A $50 Day in Knoxville, Tennessee 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z

Sherlock Holmes and the Sorcerer Supreme — looks a lot like an otter, as some fans have noted in photo comparisons matriculating throughout the Internet. Watch Benedict Cumberbatch Imitate Otters With Johnny Depp 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z

But the fighting in Sudan's South Kordofan and Blue Nile states - between Sudanese forces and rebels known as the SPLM-North - is not generating much international attention by comparison. Clooney: Village burnings in Sudan a war crime 2012-12-06T17:46:05Z

The comparison of the two children's faces to rosy-cheeked dawn, complete with "sunny eyes," renders them vast and garish and faintly frightening. Poem of the week: Time's Acquittal by Sara Coleridge 2011-01-10T10:49:35Z

No matter what point the director or novelist might be making, the viewer or reader is running a silent mental comparison with the current occupant of the White House. You're hired! How TV carried Reagan and Trump to the White House 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z

So why does series five opener Striking Vipers – seemingly fashioned as the fraternal companion piece to San Junipero – feel so hollow by comparison? Queer fears: the problem with Black Mirror's 'no homo' episode 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z

Think Nuts In May meets Badlands, although comparisons don't do the film justice: Sightseers is a beast all of its own, a fantastically unique black comedy that's more exhilarating with every viewing. Sightseers: Alice Lowe and the secret terrors of caravanning 2012-11-23T14:00:00Z

For me, that debate pales in comparison with the cacophony of internal voices that Crawford helped fuel, that constantly tell young women they’ll never be enough. Lonnae O’Neal: What should happen after the Cindy Crawford photo leak 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z

For his part, German, Jr., bristled at the comparison in an interview with a Russian journalist. A Russian Writer’s Lessons for Being a Nobody While Being Yourself 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z

The other apt comparison to Elmore Leonard is in the writing. Review | S.A. Cosby’s new crime novel is provocative, violent — beautiful and moving, too 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z

“There was kind of no precedent for it,” Mr. Alderson, now 79, said as a terrier puppy yipped at his heels, and a pile of Dylan bootlegs sat on the coffee table for comparison. Dylan’s 1966 Tapes Find a Direction Home 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z

The book has drawn critical comparisons with such canonical literature as Michael Herr's Vietnam-era "Dispatches" and the World War I and Spanish Civil War reflections of Ernest Hemingway and George Orwell. Sebastian Junger reflects on friendship, war and peace 2011-06-09T22:27:00Z

The company offered no list of its own, or a comparison that could show advertisers resistant to Limbaugh or other controversial shows that predated the Fluke comments. Radio campaign next step against Rush Limbaugh 2012-03-22T11:55:12Z

Richard Bean's England People Very Nice is the nearest comparison for the way Norris moves his play along not so much by developing a discussion but by putting the same argument in different settings. Peter and Alice; The Low Road – review 2013-03-31T00:05:46Z

By comparison, the season finale of Showtime’s historical drama “The Borgias” was watched by 810,000 viewers at 10 p.m. on Sunday, the network said. ArtsBeat: Showtime Cancels 'United States of Tara' and Renews 'Nurse Jackie' 2011-05-23T18:41:46Z

By comparison the American Regionalism of his later work was deemed manly, red-blooded and mainstream in ways much more helpful to Wood’s career. Books of The Times: Behind That Humble Pitchfork, a Complex Artist 2010-10-03T22:19:00Z

Whatever its flaws, The Killing was a masterpiece of narrative credibility by comparison with The Poison Tree. Rewind TV: The X Factor; The Trouble with Aid; The Killing; The Poison Tree; This World – review 2012-12-16T00:05:52Z

Even with the baseball movie being a comedy -- and especially with the "Bernadette" novel being beloved -- the comparisons to the epic humanity of "Boyhood" will be frequent and, almost inevitably, not always favorable. Richard Linklater: A slow-cook director eyes the microwave 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z

Even the coarser-leafed varieties read as fine-textured plants, certainly in comparison with native maples or the Norway maple, the last a dense and invasive tree to be avoided at all costs. Why the Japanese maple is a must-have for any foliage-loving gardener 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z

Javier Marías, a Spanish novelist whose elegant style and intricate plots centered on espionage, murder and betrayal won him comparisons to Marcel Proust and Ian Fleming, died on Sunday at his home in Madrid. Javier Marías, to Many the Greatest Living Spanish Novelist, Dies at 70 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z

Mark Duplass: Are you denigrating The League’s verisimilitude in comparison to ? The League: Outtakes from our Conversation 2013-11-01T17:44:18Z

But though his music can invite comparison with the likes of Philip Glass and Steve Reich, Johnson has his own gift for making you feel each change in a field of patterns as it happens. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z

"When Your Back's Against the Wall" reflectively picks up on Oher's life after football, in comparison to what he saw other athletes go through. Michael Oher on where "The Blind Side" went wrong: "It didn't show the work ethic I put in" 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z

Perhaps owing to an offhand comparison made by Pauline Kael in a review of the film, Aznavour is constantly referred to as “France’s Frank Sinatra.” Remembering Charles Aznavour, the Last and Greatest Troubadour 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z

We switched to more modern music, a thrilling sound in comparison. Radio review: World Routes 2011-07-17T19:59:00Z

In comparison, most American frequent flyer programs require a flat 25,000 miles to redeem a ticket within the country regardless of distance. This Airline Has the Best Frequent Flyer Program 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z

The level of artistry by comparison was all over the place. Hail the Amateur, Loved by the Crowd 2011-06-10T14:21:36Z

The comparison between the two forms needn’t be made; we know the difference, yet it might explain my relative comfort, even ease, with the personal essay and my fear of any public sort of dialogue. When the school is the bully 2012-05-18T16:15:00Z

“There’s a certain logical comparison we can make” between the two styles, Stephen L. Fletcher, the Americana department director at Skinner, said in an interview. Antiques: Shaker Artifacts Are on the Move 2014-03-20T23:23:41Z

Reference Chandler and Steinbeck and David Lynch and you beg comparison. 'True Detective' turns cautious at the beginning of Season 2 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z

By comparison, in Wisconsin and Georgia, two primaries considered to be chaotic, the mail-in ballot rejection rate was 1.8 and 3 percent, respectively. A month later, this New York City primary is still a train wreck and a warning to us all 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z

To overtake its predecessor, 2012’s The Avengers, Whedon’s film needs to add another $376m - no mean feat given that it is performing weakly in North America by comparison with the first film. Avengers: Age of Ultron hits $1bn after huge $156.3m China debut 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z

But the real joke is the comparison between Jolie and Taylor. Elizabeth Taylor: The life, the looks, the movies, the smarts, the talent 2011-03-24T04:00:01Z

The show’s fictional renderings of Black deaths pale in comparison to the real tragedies they mirror. My Screens Are Filled With Black Death, but I Won’t Look Away 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z

The first season of the show, which burst past any comparisons to the tortured doctor character Laurie played on “House,” was critically acclaimed, while the second season seemed to sputter with viewers. Watch Hugh Laurie as a luxury space cruise captain in HBO’s farcical “Avenue 5” trailer 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z

I see beautiful women of all shapes and sizes and colors throughout my day, and the images in media are boring in comparison: everyone tends to look the same. ‘I Feel Pretty’ and the Rise of Beauty-Standard Denialism 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z

Although its small dome and unadorned facade are sober in comparison to Florence’s showy Duomo, its interior is awash in exquisite mosaics. Hidden Gems of Europe 2012-10-12T20:14:25Z

Seinfeld’s show was getting better ratings than ours, but because we were on Fox and they were on NBC, ours was doing better in comparison. The Guy Under the Seats Rises Again 2011-01-30T02:30:03Z

That’s what we use more in comparison than the Spanish, Italian and the French. World Chefs: George Mendes bares 'soulful' Portuguese cuisine 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z

In comparison, "McMillions" is a staggering case that was nearly erased from public memory because 9/11 occurred just as it was getting ready to go to trial. HBO's true crime series finale reveals the FBI informant in a real-life twist that is truly stranger 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z

“If I’m having a low day, you make comparisons. There are pangs of jealousy,” says Smith. No more Mr Muscle: the activists championing body confidence for men 2020-10-25T04:00:00Z

The $5 million Broadway production, beginning March 29, has been shrouded in secrecy to forestall comparisons with him. Neil Patrick Harris Prepares for ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ 2014-02-19T13:00:18Z

It suffers in comparison to Prague’s leading haven for alternative performance, Archa Theater, which offers nine different stage configurations. Scene/Seen: Prague: What's New in the Cube 2011-01-07T13:00:08Z

But Lai says comparisons to the government support offered in Taiwan are not useful for Hong Kong's film industry. Leon Lai happy as ambassador for HK entertainment 2013-02-27T09:01:05Z

Artists, apparently, do love a funeral, and the ways public funerals have been depicted in paintings offer many comparisons with the massive ritual of mourning that Britain is about to undergo. The tricky art of a state funeral 2013-04-10T13:59:23Z

By comparison, her role in this week’s drama Blue Jay is seemingly simple. Sarah Paulson on relationships, her Emmy win and female beauty standards 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z

The crowd figures are still small in comparison to the flagship Louvre in Paris, which is lending its brand through a 30-year government accord between the United Arab Emirates and France. Louvre Abu Dhabi Draws One Million People in Debut Year 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z

Australia doesn't produce a high volume of feature films in comparison to other key markets. Why don't we watch more Australian films? 2013-07-18T04:41:08Z

And the lyrical particulars of the tune, “TV in the Radio,” invited easy comparison. Music Review | K?Naan and Wale: At Fillmore, K?Naan?s Boasts, Wale?s Frisky Formalism 2010-04-01T21:34:00Z

During the televised meeting on Friday, Putin made a comparison between the treatment of Russian political figures and that of Rowling stating that, according to the popular mindset, both fall under the category of "cancelled." J.K. Rowling is once again linked to something terrible 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z

The album exudes joy and masterful confidence from the start, with an aggressive fiddle and vocal twang on “What I Don’t Know,” rendering the 1988 hit shockingly tame by comparison. Dwight Yoakam lets his music speak for him 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z

That led to a spate of stories about TV networks looking slow in comparison to social networks Twitter and Facebook, where rumors about bin Laden swirled. Busy week for America's leading anchorman 2011-05-09T12:16:10Z

Many experts grumbled that the quality of what was sold in London paled in comparison with New York, and said that the auction houses should have considered canceling their June London sales. Critic’s Notebook: Art Fatigue in London 2013-06-28T22:17:49Z

It's this apparent purity of emotion that explains, more than any sonic cues, the regular comparisons to the Beach Boys. Animal Collective: Centipede HZ – review 2012-08-23T14:31:01Z

He isn’t the only one to make this comparison. Wendy Whelan, Ballerina of Architectural Bearing 2012-01-22T05:20:06Z

No comparison taste-wise, you will never light your gas grill again. Charcoal or Gas? Depends on What You’re Grilling 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z

These are bigger battles to fight in restaurants, and, of course, the check issue seems quite small in comparison to other aspects of gender equality. Servers, stop handing the check to my husband. I can pay, too. 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z

Yet even here, Mr. Currentzis kept the tempo restrained, in comparison with many other conductors I’ve heard, and emphasized exacting articulation, slashing brass sounds and choral singing of depth and bite, without harshness. Review: A Must-Hear Maestro Leads ‘Requiem’ at the Shed 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z

"It is a question of slow comparison and contrast, and a winner eventually emerges." Man Booker Prize: Amelia Hill on the 'Olympics of literature' 2011-03-30T06:00:05Z

“Oh my God!” exclaims Wayne when I make the comparison. TV OD: have we reached Peak Television? 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z

The comparison is against a miserable prior year. 2010-02-11T21:22:00Z

As a point of comparison, an estimated 700,000 new homes signed up for Dish in the first three months of the year. New ad zapper has TV networks worried about sales 2012-05-22T20:50:36Z

And though the fiercer Nilsson also encompassed the great heroines’ more vulnerable aspects, Ms. Dalayman’s deeply felt portrayals of Brünnhilde and Isolde at the Metropolitan Opera in the last few seasons render comparison academic. Music: Katarina Dalayman in ?G?tterd?mmerung? at the Met 2012-01-22T02:23:06Z

Cabell’s honeyed soprano proved better suited to Bellini’s rich melodies than to even middle-period Verdi, and she and Lindsey were well scaled to each other, although she sometimes seemed a touch mannered in comparison. Lindsey, Portillo shine in Washington Concert Opera’s “I Capuleti e i Montecchi”

Pathologically modest, she waves off comparisons to other designers. Jenna Lyons, the Woman Who Dresses America 2013-01-18T22:17:58Z

The inevitable comparison to the Holocaust only adds fuel to the fire. Theater Review: ‘We Are Proud to Present a Presentation,’ at Soho Rep 2012-11-16T23:47:40Z

By comparison, the business fare to Europe is usually twice as much. What’s the Deal?

Netflix closely guards its viewership data, so it is hard to make direct comparisons to broadcast and cable networks, which allow themselves to be rated. Does Netflix have a killer problem? 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z

For comparison, back in early August, Prometheus found itself in 20th place on its 11th week of release, with weekend takings of just over £8,000. ParaNorman scares away the competition at UK box office 2012-09-25T17:05:59Z

HBO’s “Insecure” routinely earns comparison to “Curb Your Enthusiasm”—both are meticulous comedies of embarrassment, which send their respective authors’ awkward alter egos stuttering through a socially specific corner of Los Angeles. Issa Rae’s Breakthrough in “Insecure” Season 3, Episode 4 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z

The result is worthy of comparison to the winsome Americana that Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra put out in the late 60s. Adam Green and Binki Shapiro: 'We're kind of like each other's Golden Girls' 2013-02-08T13:00:00Z

When asked about her years with Picasso and the comparisons that have been made between their work, she replied with a sly grin: “Sometimes you need an umbrella when it rains.” In a New Book of Sketches, Françoise Gilot Clears Her Mind of the Past 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z

Aside from handling decoration duties, drivers might want to consider notifying their car insurance provider if they’re going to dress up their vehicle for the holidays, according to Uswitch – an online price comparison service. Christmas car decorations: What you need to know to be stylish and safe 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z

But any comparison to the current war didn’t linger. Review: Revisiting a Kaija Saariaho Opera Days After Her Death 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z

How will you avoid repeating similar themes, or do you welcome that comparison because it’s been such a popular show? Vertigo announces new 'Lucifer,' more at Comic-Con: Read Q&As with four creators 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z

Impressively credentialed and equally poised, the former Ukraine ambassador’s testimony prompted a standing ovation in the hearing room, but it didn’t prompt adoring comparisons to any deceased icons. Perspective | What does female authority sound like? Marie Yovanovitch and Fiona Hill just showed us. 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z

All his insults to Rachel’s face fell flat in comparison to that vicious, understated disregard. ‘UnREAL’ Season 2 Finale: Trust Me 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z

It’s enough to make the relative restraint of the rest of the show pale in comparison. Mariah! Dolly! Carrie! 2020 Can’t Quarantine This Cheer 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z

On recent single Rock Bottom, Marshall uses his south London accent to croon in an unsettling fashion that has drawn comparisons with Edwyn Collins and Morrissey. This week's new live music 2012-10-12T23:05:42Z

For this collaboration with the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Knussen had constructed a programme that highlighted influences and offered comparisons. CBSO/Knussen; Monteverdi Choir/Gardiner – review 2012-06-19T16:37:30Z

What makes his announcement so stunning, and what evokes the drug-dealer comparison, is the governor’s career as a purveyor of the drug commonly known as alcohol. Drug war hypocrite No. 1 2012-09-21T16:15:00Z

“I suppose so, in some way,” Mr. Dylan said of that comparison. Bob Dylan Speaks, at Last, on His Nobel 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z

Narratives featuring Black characters are right behind, although in comparison, representation as a whole remains abysmally low. "It Lives Inside": When a horror movie defangs its demon with poor metaphors 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z

There are, however, other respects in which the comparison is rather unfair to Orwell. The Orwell prize gets Hitched 2012-05-28T09:34:25Z

By comparison, the equivalent benchmark Live-ex Fine Wine 100 Index of resale prices was 10.4 percent higher over the corresponding period. Scotch Prices Rise at Auction, but Rivals Make Inroads 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z

In 2009 it attracted 63 million visitors — Venice, by comparison, draws about 20 million annually — but only 5 percent were from outside China. Next Stop: The Poetry of Hangzhou 2011-04-08T18:55:00Z

The better comparison would be with old-fashioned magicians, who make no more claim to bogus supernatural powers than Brown does, but never seriously suggest that they aren't using tricks. Derren Brown: 'I'm being honest about my dishonesty' 2010-10-18T06:59:00Z

But as the White House continues to flout human rights and common decency, new comparisons are needed. The most regrettable comic book villains and who they resemble in the Trump administration 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z

The smaller orchestra used for the Ravel concerto looked almost like a chamber ensemble by comparison, appropriate for the refined performance Ms. Cooper gave. Music Review: ‘City Noir,’ by John Adams, at Lincoln Center Festival 2012-07-13T21:21:56Z

Playing Rachmaninov Two at the Proms was easy by comparison. After Michael Brewer: the RNCM teacher's story 2013-02-13T19:30:02Z

The alternation of broad melody and bustle recalls the first act of “Tosca,” not a comparison that works to Riccitelli’s advantage. Music Review: Melodramatic Sounds of Young Love 2011-05-25T22:22:09Z

Suggestive as the comparison is, they miss the opportunity to comment on the Internet’s general atmosphere of garage-ness, with its dank memes and moldy conspiracies. How the Garage Became America’s Favorite Room 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z

By comparison, Florida Georgia Line is a literal breeze, with songs that land like feathers. Jason Aldean and Florida Georgia Line Have New Albums 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z

An unlikely scenario, but it will make your under-stairs cupboard feel positively capacious by comparison. From Panic Room to Cabin Fever: films about isolation, to watch in self-isolation 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z

The documentary shows a side-by-side comparison to illustrate how Holmes would shoot an action sequence and Radcliffe would copy his moves. ‘David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived’ Review: Harry Potter’s Stunt Wizard 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z

By comparison, "Kung Fu Panda" and "Madagascar" have shown only about two-thirds that revenue generating power, said Michael Pachter, analyst with Wedbush Morgan Securities. Curtains for Shrek marks challenge for DreamWorks 2010-05-19T23:59:00Z

It was enough to make the teen pop idol Joe Jonas, sitting front row in a silvered suit with an otherworldly sheen, look quite classic in comparison. Special Report: Fashion: The Sporting Life 2011-06-20T11:43:45Z

It's obviously tickled him that comparisons are being made. Jay-Z: good from the hood 2010-11-20T00:03:00Z

The band makes a difference with their psychedelic pop-rock sound, reminiscent of Klaxons, a comparison particularly true on Sailing In A Wild Love. July's best music from across the MAP 2012-07-18T09:17:04Z

The Tesla comparison is not one Musk apparently relishes. The Future Is Back 2011-02-09T23:00:00Z

So many things are going on in the various fields of this small painting that it bears comparison to such great canvases as Velázquez’s “Las Meninas.” ‘Degas’s Little Dancer’ Spotlights a Seminal Sculpture 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z

Quickly following those remarks, Perry subtweeted in the middle of the night drawing comparisons to Rachel McAdam's nasty "Mean Girls" character Regina George. Lorde comes to Taylor Swift's defense after Diplo's booty remarks 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z

“In terms of being shocking, punk was pretty tame in comparison,” said Simon Reynolds, the author of “Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984.” Genesis P-Orridge Has Always Been a Provocateur of the Body. Now She’s at Its Mercy. 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z

Just to underline that point, here’s a comparison of the takings of the best picture winner and the box-office topper in the US the same year. By numbers: breaking down the key facts behind the Oscars 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z

Although it is a stretch to compare the Second Empire’s destruction of a certain Paris with the later destruction by François Mitterrand, there are some irresistible comparisons and contrasts. Review: Starchitect of the Second Empire 2010-11-18T08:00:00Z

In comparison, he said, “Tunisia is like Switzerland.” Tourists Return to Tunisia, but Slowly 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z

This may reflect a conscious decision to refocus and make a story on a different scale, but the comparisons are inevitable and unfavorable. ‘House of the Dragon’ Review: Domesticating ‘Game of Thrones’ 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z

But because it glosses over or romanticizes the vigilante ruthlessness at the heart of lawman sanctity, the movie shrivels in comparison with the great studies of municipal and police corruption in the City of Angels. Gangster Squad: Heroes as Violent as the Villains 2013-01-11T18:15:43Z

Not to mention comparisons to a Broadway legend. Allison Williams to Play Peter Pan on NBC 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z

Watergate presents a less easy comparison to our current moment. You Know Your History? These Podcasts Aren’t So Sure 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z

Throughout a decades-long career, the playwright and author Jon Fosse has inspired comparisons to Henrik Ibsen, Samuel Beckett and even George Harrison from the Beatles. Where to start? A guide to Fosse’s work. 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z

Those are the valid comparisons for me, not whether he is a poet. Bob Dylan’s prophecy: The kryptonite we need against Trumpism 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z

And those comparisons will surely be revived by Mr. Polanski’s next film project: A political thriller, to be called “D,” based on the travails of Capt. ArtsBeat: Polanski's Next Movie Is of a Man Persecuted, a k a the Dreyfus Affair 2012-05-09T19:37:44Z

For comparison, here are the words for a few other large groups on OkCupid: Seven secrets of dating from the experts at OkCupid 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z

Upon seeing this “pure machine” — a forerunner to “Deep Blue,” the computer that beat Garry Kasparov — Edgar Allan Poe called it “beyond all comparison, the most wonderful of the inventions of mankind.” Review | The Met is the world’s greatest art museum. Three under-the-radar shows confirm it — again. 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z

The pale green color suggests a comparison with Chartreuse, but it’s more bittersweet and less syrupy. Embrace the Bittersweet With Centerbe, From Faccia Brutto 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z

By comparison, 90 percent of Poland’s 3.3 million Jews and 75 percent of the 160,000 Jews in the Netherlands were murdered. In Museums About Horrors, Children Learn of the Heroes 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z

It recently studied major airline, hotel, travel comparison, car rental, and train websites and rated them on how effectively they were secured. Perspective | Travelers should avoid these virtual destinations 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z

By comparison, last year's crop of pilots included only one co-lead by a minority actor: "NCIS: Los Angeles," starring LL Cool J. The season before that, there were no pilots headed by minorities. Old cop shows, minority actors among TV pilots 2010-03-05T04:27:00Z

In a 2010 essay, he wrote, “I wanted to draw a comparison between the bell jar and the Net, presenting the Net surfer as a lonely, disembodied individual.” Review: Mike Kelley Uncorks Superman’s Kandor City in a Bottle 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z

These cherished moments, however, pale in comparison to our own holiday cookie tradition. A holiday baking celebration: Salon Food's 6 favorite cookies to enjoy right now 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z

However catastrophic, the threat of drought pales in comparison with that of disease. The world's biggest chocolate-maker says we're running out of chocolate 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z

Here is a side-by-side comparison including their record, their ERA and the team’s record in the games they started. Who will be the Nats’ man on the mound?

This probably pales in comparison to some of the junkets you’re used to. EXCLUSIVE: Kristen Stewart: “People think I don’t care, but no one gives more of a F*** than me” 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z

This is the double edge of performing standards: they’re wonderful songs that invite comparison with multiple geniuses. Contemplating Molly Ringwald 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z

It’s a dubious comparison: There are significant differences, ethical and historical, between Clinton’s tryst with a White House intern and the horrific system of chattel slavery. Review | Fringe Festival’s early returns: Politics in the lead 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z

Suddenly, the issue of who can carry a tune pales in comparison to the question of where families and businesses will go when bulldozers arrive in Fillmore. A Mom Plans. Her Daughters Do Their Own Things, as Daughters Do. 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z

Perhaps the more apt comparison would be to novelists like Pearl S. Buck and James Michener, writers who once occupied a now defunct space somewhere between literary and popular fiction. Harper Lee's "Go Set a Watchman" Deserves the Benefit of the Doubt 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z

As alternative history, this hand-waves a lot of comparisons with actual history. Review: ‘Bridgerton’ Is a Sparkly Period Piece With a Difference 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z

As the American population continues to change and diversify, Hollywood seems, perhaps by comparison, to become more and more white. Sorry, haters, but studies prove diverse films outearn lily-white ones 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z

The curatorial act can also invoke deeper understanding through comparison with other objects, illuminating new perspectives on familiar works. It’s the year of Rembrandt again, to the delight of museum audiences 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z

“Baraka” and “Samsara” seem, in comparison, more accessible and perhaps a little softer. Movie Review: ‘Samsara,’ a Documentary Directed by Ron Fricke 2012-08-23T22:26:32Z

By comparison, iron horses like Mr. Carson and Mr. Letterman made the hosting job feel as if it had the permanence of a public utility. David Letterman Leaves His Successors a Rich Comedic Bequest 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z

But its recognition factor pales in comparison to the nine other best picture nominees, led by such heavy hitters as "The King's Speech," "True Grit" and "The Social Network." Arthouse drama "Winter's Bone" makes Oscar splash 2011-01-25T22:01:51Z

Adams: What we were seeing at the tea party rallies, as sparse as they may have been in comparison to Republican events, the energy was palpable. Rand Paul’s campaign manager talks to the establishment Republican he ambushed in 2010 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z

But comparisons are difficult since their films usually roll out slowly across North America. "Fockers" underwhelms at box office, "Grit" shines 2010-12-26T19:07:28Z

“Enemies,” premiering Sunday at 8 p.m., cannot help but feel cooler and more didactic in comparison to A&E’s “The Clinton Affair,” debuting the same night, also executive produced by Gibney. The jagged hindsight of “The Clinton Affair”: 20 years later, it looks like a different story 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z

But Shinkai said that while he was "honored and flattered" by the comparison, "people are overestimating me." 'Your Name' draws modern love film from ancient poem 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z

The somber green of pine and spruce and claret stems of red osier are vivid in comparison. Trekking With Wolves 2010-02-20T06:14:00Z

The unfair, and incomplete, perception of Yogi has much to do with his stubby stature and comparisons with his famous teammates. Yogi Berra on the Field: The Case for Baseball Greatness 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z

He was, in his day, the leading collector of contemporary art, without any comparison. 2009-12-03T23:00:00Z

On first watching Batman Begins, I remember thinking Nolan's occasionally doleful first film about the caped crusader was a little underwhelming in comparison to some of the earlier big screen iterations. Is Superman's Man of Steel in tune with our times? 2012-10-05T13:07:45Z

But the comparison merits closer examination because both men became the political reference point for their respective nations by personifying their peoples’ determination, their preferred vision of themselves. Was Churchill a Great Man? 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z

The comparison with the mansion at Graceland in Memphis is stark. From Nashville to Tupelo on the Natchez Trace Parkway 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z

Take the opportunity to get a comparison from the best possible source. 10 Intelligent Questions to Ask on an Informational Interview 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z

In comparison, the gallery’s top five earners each made significantly more than the U.S. president. Guards at National Gallery of Art complain of hostile environment 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z

And with that, the comparison with our own miserable days is inescapable. Calling time on the pint in the pub 2012-06-29T21:55:15Z

There was little mention of presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton with only one speaker making unfavorable comparisons between Sanders and Clinton while proudly noting that "we took over the Democratic party." Hollywood stars hold climate rally ahead of DNC 2016-07-24T04:00:00Z

He added that he found further comparisons in “the pacing, duration and endurance it takes to really sit with it and take it in.” The Minimalist Composer Who Keeps Getting Left Out 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z

White is particularly problematic, especially when the doors are on cabinets that still look pristinely white in comparison. Synthetic kitchen cabinet doors can bubble or fade. Here’s what you can do. 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z

Look the health care inequities Black people face in comparison to their white counterparts. 5 films to watch that proclaim Black Women's Lives Matter too 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z

The aim is to create a clearer, broader understanding of the period between 1945 and 1991 as well as to preserve Soviet art, history and culture, drawing comparisons to contemporary events and issues. The Cold War as a museum: At the Wende, one man's 100,000-piece collection finds a new home 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z

It would be coy to avoid any comparisons with Al Pacino’s exciting, savage-spirited performance for the Public Theater production in Central Park and, later, Broadway. | 'The Merchant of Venice': What Price a Pound of Flesh? 2011-03-04T23:52:29Z

As is to be expected when there is only one new wide release, the rest of films on the charts looked paltry in comparison. Captain America: Civil War fights way to fifth-highest US opening ever 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z

But it has a brio that sets it apart; the other big new British import of the season, "Luther" on BBC America, looks dour by comparison. 'Sherlock': A modern Holmes battles crime on PBS 2010-10-22T23:55:00Z

The popular "Pink River Rosé" evokes taste comparisons such as "peak-of-season strawberry flavor" and "an ocean breeze running through a field of sage." Our great big list of the best canned wines 2021-06-26T04:00:00Z

The idea of a facebook induces social comparison, which is a powerful drug, because it promises superiority. Facebook's greatest weapon: endless comparison of ourselves to others 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z

“Endgame” is born out of the comparison between reality and the theater — two shams, the latter perhaps a shade more honest than the former. A triumphant ‘Endgame’ for Beckett veteran Alan Mandell 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z

Something else that jumped out about the new record, especially in comparison to your 2017 record "Revolution Come . . . Revolution Go," which was angrier, is that it has a hopeful quality and mood. Gov't Mule embraces Pink Floyd, peace and protest: "We're in some pretty precarious times" 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z

But through all the accolades, Mr. Piketty seems to be maintaining a most un-rock-star-like modesty, brushing away comparisons to Tocqueville and Marx with an embarrassed grimace and a Gallic puff of the lips. Thomas Piketty Tours U.S. for His New Book 2014-04-18T21:37:26Z

Seeing it from the river made quite an impression, with the comparisons to the Guggenheim Museum in mind. A Museum Bridges the Divide Between Two Bordeaux 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z

But he also meshes funk, electric and rock sounds on his album, and he's drawn comparisons to Prince, thanks to his futuristic vibe; shiny, fitted fashion ensembles; trendy hairstyle; and electrifying stage presence. Adorned by the Grammys: Miguel has breakthrough 2013-01-16T15:17:10Z

The globe-trotting, stylistically varied career of the Iranian filmmaker Amir Naderi resists easy comparison. Review: A Man Confronts a Mountain in ‘Monte’ 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z

“Everyone, regardless of how successful you are, has someone like that, and we all are vulnerable to that feeling of comparison and am I good enough?” said Blake. James Blake’s post-pandemic album finds clarity in chaos 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z

Perhaps that sort of comparison isn’t entirely fruitful, though. Review: These Rites of Spring Push Back at Ruthlessness 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z

In comparison, homemade bread — with its dips, craters and irregularities — seemed conspicuously anachronistic. Baking our way through survival 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z

Yet “Chain Saw” has been stubbornly hard to imitate in comparison with peers like “Night of the Living Dead” and “Halloween,” which spawned entire genres. ‘Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ and the Lessons Few Horror Films Get Right 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z

But her new work will be more muted by comparison. In the Studio With an Artist Who Paints in a ‘Color Trance’ 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z

They made the peekaboo waist of Brie Larson’s gold-beaded halter Calvin Klein, and Jennifer Lawrence’s red Christian Dior, with its tabard top, bare back and carved sides, seem almost tame by comparison. Golden Globes Red Carpet: Couture Without the Cliché 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z

It is to the credit of The Democracy Project that it does not shy away from this comparison. The Democracy Project: a History, a Crisis, a Movement by David Graeber – review 2013-03-28T16:10:18Z

The comparison is an obvious one, right down to the characters, who bear a striking resemblance to some of those in The Wire. Meet Chicago's Interrupters? 2011-08-06T22:48:57Z

Here’s a fun comparison: Track down the two cabernet franc wines listed below: one of Virginia’s best and a rare example from California. 5 wines to try, complete with a challenge 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z

After an ill-advised trigger warning, her story falls flat, prompting unwelcome comparisons to “50 Shades of Grey.” 'Girls' Recap: Hannah, the White Girl in the Room 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z

Leuchtturm's approach seems charmingly optimistic by comparison, as though anyone finding your notebook would of course return it at their own cost in postage. Notes on notebooks 2011-07-07T15:39:18Z

Few readers will get everything here — I loved Klosterman’s hilarious comparison of the gangsta rap group N.W.A. and the Oakland Raiders, but couldn’t quite follow his detailed dissection of the team’s running game. ‘I Wear the Black Hat’: the essential anatomy of a villain 2013-08-28T22:25:51Z

Here, Lapelyte is working on her own, and by comparison “The Mutes” is much smaller. Review: ‘The Mutes’ Gives Voice to Musical Outsiders 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z

Those would pale in comparison to the famous robbery of the Manhattan Savings Institution in October 1878. 17 of the Most Unusual Heists in History 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z

By comparison, the lowest rate offered by Hertz for the same dates was $50.57 a day for a Kia Rio or similar economy car. | Practical Traveler : 7 Tips for Saving on Rental Cars 2012-05-20T05:34:06Z

His lines are so clear and simple that, in comparison, even Robert Frost sounds like Mallarmé. Poetry review: ‘Splitting an Order,’ by Ted Kooser

The thicker cream of crab soup is plentiful with seafood, too, but pales in comparison after a few white spoonfuls, despite a dusting of red seasoning. Review | Get your Maryland crab fix at the Point Crab House, along with ace service and a water view 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z

And though Ray Milland had played the baddie in Dial M for Murder, and got rid of Grace Kelly, he was quite flattered at the comparison. Election memories 2010-04-09T23:07:00Z

By comparison, growing up in the 1970s and 80s, Generation X had it easy – possibly too easy. Friends from College: why Generation X can’t grow up 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z

“The Targeter” is an enthralling account that has drawn comparisons to “Zero Dark Thirty.” Perspective | Should 007 be played by a woman? Why not? Seven books by women in the spy world show us how it’s done. 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z

By comparison, the early months of this year were a quiet time at theaters, digging a hole for a business that's always looking for the next box-office record. Hollywood's summer story: more dollars, fewer fans 2011-08-31T13:53:15Z

Mr. Jones made only a few films, but his talent and star power drew comparisons with James Dean, whose brief career his own mimicked in some ways. Christopher Jones, Actor Who Quit Field, Dies at 72 2014-02-09T02:11:02Z

Our problem as we’re talking here is the comparison, knowing that was the perfect storm back then. Joan Baez on the new protest era: The whole world's watching 2011-10-26T18:20:00Z

Tagoe draws comparisons between two of society's least empathetic institutions, the world of high finance and the prison system, in order to prove that bullying, coercion and corruption are endemic in both. The Thing About Psychopaths – review 2013-03-10T17:40:12Z

Russia dismisses such comparisons and says Russian-speakers in eastern Ukraine are under threat from a Kiev government in the sway of militant Ukrainian nationalists. UK's Prince Charles likens Russia's Putin to Hitler: paper 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z

If the inevitable comparison with Homeland is unfavourable, it's probably also unfair. TV review: Hunted; Red Dwarf 2012-10-04T22:00:01Z

Certainly, there's a puzzling comparison to be made between him and Paul Thomas Anderson. Will Todd Haynes's small-screen shot at Mildred Pierce spell his big break? 2010-11-19T14:57:00Z

And the truth is probably neither comparison is accurate. Author Sloan Crosley 2010-07-14T08:00:00Z

A staple of Toor’s channel is the comparison video, in which she sets different styles against each other, showing off her range. A Graceful Place Where Bhangra and Bollywood Meet 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z

We repainted the white trim, and now the wainscoting looks yellow in comparison. How to paint wainscoting that has tiny grooves 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z

But according to the Remedy writer and director Sam Lake, those comparisons downplayed the sweep of the game’s influences. The Eclectic Inspirations for Alan Wake 2’s Surreal Tale 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z

Nick ForbesLeader, Newcastle city council • The "northern stars" mistakenly draw a comparison with the council's planned capital programme. Letters: Northern stars are right about one thing: it is all grim 2012-12-17T21:00:05Z

In comparison, the longest-running musical, “Phantom,” has been going strong for almost 30 years. Perspective | As tourist-friendly musicals take over, Broadway no longer belongs to playwrights 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z

As the band’s lead singer, she was as tender and angry as a bruise, delivering songs with an alluring intensity that earned comparisons to Ian Curtis and P.J. Savages’ Jehnny Beth Is Going Solo. Don’t Tell Her It’s a Mistake. 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z

Social comparison proved a “surprisingly effective” motivator, the researchers concluded in their summation, published in Preventive Medicine Reports in 2016. The spin instructor’s ‘love yourself’ approach didn’t motivate her. So what would? 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z

By comparison, the story “Hands” is on its surface about a monk in the Babylonian desert trying to prove his ascetic devotion to Jesus by cutting off his hands. The Angst of the Creative Millennial, as Fodder for Satire 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z

By any comparison, of course, we are wealthy, although any attempt to selectively share those riches on the spot will quickly render us broke. How to handle anti-Americanism when you travel 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z

The first comparison to be made between the two shows is a simple matter of mathematics. Television: Comparing ?The Killing? to the Show ?Forbrydelsen? 2012-03-28T18:16:21Z

The comparisons help put Krohn's body of work into context but do nothing to capture the ineffable, melancholy strangeness and beauty of her writing. 'Leena Krohn: Collected Fiction' yields writing of strangeness and beauty 2015-12-24T05:00:00Z

At this level of craftsmanship comparisons are really odious. | A Tale of Two Tailors 2013-01-07T16:48:56Z

Colbert and Holder also discussed the difference in dynamic between the White House and the Justice Department when Obama was president in comparison to Trump. Former Attorney General Eric Holder reveals that he’s “thinking about” running for presiden... 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z

This may be why “Trump’s Showdown” feels jam-packed in comparison to previous chapters, although it’s not rushed. Decoding Trump’s “Showdown” strategy, from Roy Cohn to Michael Cohen 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z

When the One True Superstar departs, everything else, instead of rising up and filling in the available space, seems diminished by comparison. A farewell to daytime's No. 1 2011-05-25T01:09:00Z

The local human carnage paled in comparison to Amelia Earhart’s disappearance and the rising threat of a second war in Europe. The Killer Who Terrorized Cleveland — and Spurred It to Change 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z

To don those dowdy suits and permahats, and pick up those handbags once again, might only draw unfavorable comparisons to her earlier achievement. Helen Mirren Goes Back to the Palace in ‘The Audience’ 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z

The pairing tends especially to put newer artists in their worse light, creating an implicit comparison between an unfamiliar figure and a super-beloved star from the past. 'Grammy Moments' Are the Worst Thing About the Grammys 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z

I am not as familiar with “Godfather” and “Godfather II,” so I will leave that comparison to you. How Predictable Is Donald Trump? 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z

By comparison, the Washington Monument’s elevator takes 120 seconds to zip up 49 stories , including two stops to view ceremonial stones. At Studio Theatre, the elevator operator runs this show 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z

I make that comparison largely as a compliment: Frank demonstrates here that she knows fundamentally how opera works. In San Francisco, a Week of Destination Opera 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z

Several of them fully bought "The Talented Mr. Ripley" line-by-line comparison that has since been discredited as if they had not themselves reported on that day in court. With the Depp-Heard trial, courtroom television's exploitative tricks reached new misogynist heights 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z

“Back to Life” resists some of the easy “Fleabag” comparisons drawn in the media. Did Daisy Haggard Create the Next ‘Fleabag’? Not Exactly 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z

For comparison, the three light receptors in the human eye allow us to see an estimated 10 million colors. The human nose can distinguish between 1 trillion different scents 2014-03-23T21:00:00Z

Mum's bedside table in comparison has no books or magazines on it, but how much time would she have had for reading, with three children under five to look after? Family life 2012-05-18T23:05:08Z

Do not suppose that this is reflexive literary snobbery or a preposterous apple-and-orange comparison. Movie Review: ‘Much Ado About Nothing,’ Directed by Joss Whedon 2013-06-06T14:57:14Z

The costs are minuscule in comparison to running, say, a cable television network, and it’s conceivable he could be generating millions in profits. How Alex Jones, conspiracy theorist extraordinaire, got Donald Trump’s ear 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z

These minor events pale in comparison to those presented in “Advocate.” “Advocate” Documents the Battles of an Israeli Activist 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z

In a way, it’s hard to believe that Sunny didn’t draw more Seinfeld comparisons in its early years, but perhaps that’s simply because there weren’t enough people watching Sunny to make those comparisons. The 'Next' Seinfeld Has Already Been on TV for a Decade 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z

In particular, the title “Edge of Tomorrow” drew negative comparisons to “The Day After Tomorrow,” a 2004 disaster movie. ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ Tops Weekend Box Office 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z

Their scale, and their careful construction — he stages his work with the care of a cinema auteur — also lead to comparison to film. Review | In Jeff Wall’s photographs, it’s all about the details. But are they important? 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z

Still, the price an unidentified telephone bidder paid at Phillips on Thursday night seemed cheap by comparison. ArtsBeat: At a Tepid London Auction, a Self-Portrait Is the Star 2013-06-27T20:52:10Z

The pair’s best work together, though, came a few years later on Aguilera’s Lotus LP, where this vulnerable mea culpa earned “Beautiful” comparisons. The Best Songs Sia Wrote for Other Artists 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z

And the entrance criteria have changed so much over 30 years as to make comparison between eras a nonsense. The business of laughter 2010-08-03T19:00:00Z

"It's the same as having an FX pedal, messing around with sound, experimenting," he says, before making a somewhat OTT comparison. Jake Bugg: 'Mumford and Sons look like posh farmers with banjos' 2013-02-07T20:00:02Z

Trying to make comparisons of any sort with a mythical Noah's ark are virtually impossible. Was Noah's ark bigger than Oasis of the Seas? 2013-05-29T14:15:01Z

Stephen Colbert said “Game of Thrones” pales in comparison with the high drama in the White House. Late Night Wasn’t Ready to Say Goodbye to Anthony Scaramucci 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z

This exhibition suggests that this comparison is almost apples and oranges. Art Review: Antics Aside, a Dal? of Constant Ambition 2010-09-02T21:32:00Z

One of the edgiest is a former tobacco factory in the gritty Athens neighborhood of Kolonos whose pink and yellow facade has drawn comparisons to a giant Battenberg cake. In Athens Creativity in Art, Food and More Rises 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z

In comparison, the brown sugar ham with sautéed snap peas and carrots was somewhat underwhelming. A Taste of Charleston, Old-School and New 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z

It’s a major swap in a week full of comparison shopping. Mad Men Watch: It’s Not Butter, It’s Heartbreak 2013-05-13T13:30:44Z

The evening's headliners, AC/DC, had a hard act to follow and would eventually prove tame in comparison. One of Coachella's hippest art installations happens to have hippos 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z

Berg’s Sonata was brutally aggressive by comparison, forlorn in its rage precisely because of the struggle Mr. Biss set up between the overflowing material and its structural straitjacket. Jonathan Biss Plays Beethoven at the 92nd Street Y 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z

By comparison, the average market share for DC Comics for October through this February was about 29 percent, almost 4 percentage points higher than that same period the previous years. Marvel Comics May Have Slumping Sales, but Don’t Blame Its Diverse Heroes 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z

Jones dismissed a "retrograde" comparison with MTV, but said the launch of Vevo's TV channel in the US earlier this month was a response to specific audience demand. Vevo boss says intelligent, data-centric services could revive music industry 2013-03-22T11:36:53Z

Their most intriguing insight emerged from a comparison of these complementary perspectives. Are we born with a sense of fairness? 2012-12-26T16:03:00Z

Then, as a comparison point, I opened up the New York Times app on my phone. Thank Ariana Grande for breaking the media blackout on the Amazon wildfires 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z

Still, the shingles pale in comparison to the spectacular portal, where Paulson carved Norway pine in the Urnes style, complex Viking patterns of intertwined dragons, plants and animals. Discovering well-designed Fargo, N.D.

As with most travel bookings, those travelers who work the hardest — meaning they do a lot of comparison searches and price checks — tend to save the most. Looking for the Cheapest Room Rate? HotelSlash Wants to Help. 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z

The set lists were identical, which made for an easy comparison, but in both iterations the songs fulfilled their function, exuding an elegant clarity. Music Review: Kenny Wheeler at Festival of New Trumpet Music - Review 2011-10-25T20:35:03Z

A thumping, brassy battle scene that invites comparison with Prokofiev's Alexander Nevsky is followed by some grand ceremonial music reminiscent of the end of Stravinsky's Firebird. LSO/Gergiev/Kavakos ? review 2011-03-25T22:15:00Z

The comparison makes “Work of Art” sound vaguely tedious, which it is decidedly not. | 'Work of Art: The Next Great Artist': Bravo Series Picks the New Picasso, ?Runway? Style 2010-06-08T22:47:00Z

By comparison, "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice," which opened in March, launched with a $27.7 million Thursday. 'Suicide Squad' scores record $20.5 million Thursday night 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z

The comparisons between Ms. Hamer’s era and the present proved unsettling to Tika Wallace, 14, of Falls Church, Va., who attended with her mother. Stirring Others to Action With Civil Rights Films 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z

That was made clear in comparison with the other big homegrown success this year, also released in February: Material, about a Johannesburg Muslim trying to become a standup comic. Only greater inclusivity will give South Africa full ownership of its cinema 2012-06-13T16:07:05Z

The segment on unfair comparisons shows that a perennial internet favorite, ranking cities by crime rates, is overwhelmingly driven by how much or how little of a metro area is included in the central city. Explosive growth in bulls**t studies! The latest academic frontier in the age of You Know Who 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z

Longstanding, inevitable comparisons to Manhattan have not only become unnecessary, they’re not really even relevant anymore: Brooklyn is a bona fide cultural capital, with world-class art, performances, street fairs and museums. Want the ‘Real’ Brooklyn? Go Cheap 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z

I was really excited until I realized economy seating on most domestic airlines would be five-star by comparison. Frequent Flier: Over Brazil, a Cockpit English Lesson With ?Dick and Jane? 2010-11-16T12:41:00Z

Fresh-faced and a natural at working a room, he’s earned comparisons to a young Bill Clinton. What’s wrong with politicizing a tragedy? For Sen. Chris Murphy, nothing at all. 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z

“The Dark Knight Rises,” by comparison, cost an reported $250 million to bring to life. ‘Joker’ Opens Strong at Box Office, Despite Controversy 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z

His voice was a little light in comparison with some classic Alfredos. Review: ‘La Traviata’ Opens a New Era at the Met Opera 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z

The following comparison might seem unfair, but let us put “Proof of Heaven” next to another meditation on man’s mortality: “Hamlet.” Dr. Eben Alexander’s so-called after-life 2012-11-26T16:00:00Z

By comparison, “filling up my gas tank now costs like $62,” said Ms. Pickens, a community association manager for a beachfront condo. Practical Traveler: Small Budget Airlines Zoom Between Small Cities 2011-04-27T17:11:51Z

“Back then, the city was apocalyptic. When I first watched ‘Mad Max,’ I thought the wasteland Mel Gibson braved appeared like an upgrade in comparison.” Roger Bennett spent his British boyhood fixated on ‘Miami Vice’ and the Chicago Bears — then lived his own American Dream 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z

Some critics insist that his symphonic conducting pales in comparison with his work in opera, and that he’s shown little desire to expand a repertory as circumscribed as any maestro’s of his stature. One of the World’s Great Maestros Is Suddenly a Free Agent 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z

In comparison, the “Twilight” movies have been mostly a female phenomenon; the audience for “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part I” was only 20 percent male, for instance. ?Hunger Games? Breaks Box-Office Records 2012-03-25T17:22:54Z

I was not keen on her Martin Amis-style comparison, halfway through The Faraway Nearby, between a personal surgical procedure and the torture of Iraqi prisoners by US military personnel. The Faraway Nearby by Rebecca Solnit – review 2013-06-08T13:00:01Z

By comparison, “The Mighty Death Pop!,” a 2012 release that included songs like “Night of the Chainsaw” and “Hate Her to Death,” has sold just 94,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Crisis for Insane Clown Posse: Getting Saner 2013-12-08T22:39:59Z

Sadly, for a good comparison we would need to find a private insurer who handles Medicare age beneficiaries to do a proper comparison. George W. Bush, Health Reformer: Flat Medicare Drug Premiums Show That Choice and Competition Work 2011-08-05T18:51:03Z

By comparison, the flight alone starts at $1,800 for one person. Travel deals: Airfare sale to San Diego and 10 percent off packages to Africa 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z

Such styles must be transformed into something personal and contemporary that ideally also survives comparison with its inspiration. Hayv Kahraman: ‘How Iraqi Are You?’ 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z

The people back in Berkeley AA all seem like David Niven in comparison, and I’m thinking, Who are these people? I am cuckoo, but hope is coming 2012-12-12T21:01:00Z

But we live in harsher times, and the shadow of The Thick of It, a much coarser, more nihilistic TV satire, invites cruel comparison. TV review: Yes, Prime Minister 2012-11-27T00:46:12Z

This may be the first Broadway musical that pales in comparison to the movie it wasn’t based on. Sting's "The Last Ship" Needs A Stronger Rudder on Broadway 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z

In comparison to the Broadway version, when you watch the musical’s one truly anguishing moment — the final parting of Orpheus and Eurydice as fate swallows her up like quicksand — the effect feels diminished. Review | ‘Hadestown’ ushers Broadway back to the Kennedy Center in style 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z

Didn't you think reviewing an actual poet in verse might make your own effort look silly by comparison? From Franzen to Fieri, the five rules of the review as takedown 2012-11-28T17:36:00Z

The comparisons to ’N Sync and the Backstreet Boys still bother them. Is there life after ‘MMMBop’? Hanson — yes, that Hanson — turns 25. 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z

Religion is also invoked in the program, where Ms. Michelson quotes George Balanchine’s praising comparison of American dancers to angels “who, when they relate a tragic situation, do not themselves suffer.” Dance Review: Sarah Michelson?s ?Devotion Study #1? at Whitney Museum 2012-03-07T00:05:18Z

It was partly conservation – I had moved from Bath and made the same comparison as English Heritage does in the new book – but more that Southfield Square was an ideal of urban life. Manningham gets English Heritage guide 2010-06-25T10:23:00Z

The TV audience for Obama's address pales in comparison to the National Football League's annual Super Bowl, the premier TV event of the year. More than 32 million watch Obama oil spill address 2010-06-16T22:41:00Z

And for further comparison there will be seven sheets by Michelangelo, that other peak of Renaissance achievement, who lived to help ring in the Baroque. Beauty in the Hand of Leonardo 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z

By comparison, Lee's guitar playing is restrained but carries a sting, and Adrian Boudreaux supplies frequent and welcomed keyboard solos. Review: Impressive debut by blues vet Gitlo Lee 2013-04-29T17:37:08Z

That’s true, but it’s also true of any comparison of groups of people. How do we know the millennial generation exists? Look at the data 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z

In comparison, lab cultures are able to turn four pounds of feed into one pound of beef muscle cell , all of which is edible. Could we all be buying lab-grown meat soon? 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z

A review in England of the trio drew comparisons to Evans, noting a subtle rhythmic interest percolating beneath Parks’ hypnotic lyricism. 5 jazz gigs you won’t want to miss in Seattle, Feb. 17-22 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z

They're spacious in comparison to Faud's, with king-sized beds, walk-in closets and bowls of fresh fruit that are refreshed as needed. HBO's "Last Cruise" doc of that fateful quarantined cruise ship is a harrowing metaphor for inequity 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z

Legend is eloquent and thoughtful on these issues, as befits a man whose last album, Wake Up, revived a dozen classic protest songs, drawing comparisons between the social divides of the 70s and post-Obama America. John Legend talks 'Love In The Future' 2013-04-17T00:14:07Z

Then what is the period everyone recalls so fondly, the era that makes the present seem so fragile by comparison? Orchestras in Albany, Rochester and Buffalo Stay Nimble 2014-04-30T12:32:12Z

The third world setting has invited comparisons to “District 9,” in which the persecution of aliens alludes to apartheid. Making Movies With Laptops and Ingenuity 2010-10-15T16:58:00Z

The director also made comparisons between the “impeccable casting” of The Fighter, directed by David O Russell, and Ben Affleck’s 2010 film The Town in which he calls every cast member “beyond gorgeous”. Quentin Tarantino says Cate Blanchett's 'arty' films don't have 'shelf life' 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z

Their cost comparisons were made in March 2010, using exchange rates from that period. The World's Most Expensive Cities For Expats 2010-06-29T14:30:00Z

The Proustian comparison does not hold in terms of complexity of sentence: A Man in Love is invitingly written, designed for immediacy – or perhaps even invisibility – rather than obvious beauty. A Man in Love by Karl Ove Knausgaard – review 2013-05-11T17:00:02Z

The programming issues seem more prosaic by comparison. Bill O’Reilly’s gone — with $25 million in severance. Now the hard work really starts for Fox News. 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z

Ms. Hutchins grinned at the comparison to the first daughter. Sophia Hutchins Isn’t Dating Caitlyn Jenner 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z

Perhaps I missed it in an earlier commentary, but think a comparison to "Blade Runner" is pertinent. ‘Westworld’ Season 1, Episode 4: Truth and Consequences 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z

Chef Paul manages to harness the fire that Aoy has come to be known for in a jaw-dropping way, to which her wok skills pale in comparison. Netflix's Thai film "Hunger" was supposed to make you feel "uneasy" and grossed-out says director 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z

When that year started there were only three other beer companies within the city limits, each one tiny in comparison. Heads Up: For Beer, St. Louis Thinks Smaller 2011-10-28T18:55:00Z

The price invites comparisons to champagne; while the quality is high, I urge you to enjoy this wine on its own merits. At just $12, this Rhône grenache will grab — and keep — your attention 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z

Because of his involvement in both shows, the comparisons will be inevitable. 'X Factor': High hopes, low info 2011-04-27T22:23:00Z

Such comparisons, however, shrink next to a much more powerful point. From Pussy Riot, a lesson in the power of punk 2012-08-19T18:30:00Z

Sure, there are low-cost airplanes, buses and bicycling, but they pale in comparison to your own two feet.  Sunday Preview 2010-05-21T21:11:00Z

The Serpentine show has too few sculptures by comparison. Thomas Schütte: Faces & Figures – review 2012-09-29T23:05:27Z

Are you worrying about the 20 million "Wire" comparisons? Jon Bernthal embedded with Baltimore police to play city's dirtiest cop in HBO's "We Own This City" 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z

“Resurrection” opened the evening, and the other works suffered a bit in comparison. The colorful restraint of the Mark Morris Dance Group 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z

It was all so extreme, one way or another, that when someone showed up in actual Vogue-like fashion, they looked … well, dull by comparison. At the V.M.A.s, Costume Trumps Fashion 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z

We published everything we received, except for certain exclusions specified by Coop policy, including hearsay, vague or unsubstantiated accusations, and odious comparisons, like calling someone a Nazi. Running the Park Slope Food Coop newsletter taught me not to believe in conspiracy theories 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z

Speaking to the Guardian, Tiff programmer Noah Powers reported that this second film extends and completes its predecessor’s themes in a way which bears comparison with the work of Marcel Ophüls. Bill Murray mints fresh Toronto film festival 2014 lineup with St Vincent 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z

But without that comparison, it seems we’re less inclined to eat vegetables for vegetables’ sake, no matter how prettily we whittle them down. Rice that cauliflower and spiralize that zucchini all you want. You’ll still miss your carbs. 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z

The gamy, wised-up wit of its dialogue pays homage to Elmore Leonard, but the plotting is much too sloppy to sustain the comparison. Review: ‘The Nice Guys’ Pairs Gosling and Crowe as Slapstick Detectives 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

Perhaps the sheer power of suggestion is at work here, but Mr. Harnoncourt’s performance achieves a tragic sweep, depth and universality that really do justify comparison with “Wozzeck.” Nikolaus Harnoncourt Explores ?Porgy and Bess? 2010-06-04T13:37:00Z

The academy, by comparison, is cramped, with problematic sight lines. Review: The Sophisticated Simplicity of a Mark Morris Masterpiece 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z

Penning dialogue and story about divorce can be invigorating and, I’d imagine, relatively easy in comparison to writing and acting scenes from a union devoid of passion and affection. "Outlander" recap: "Surrender" shows the high cost of loyalty 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z

While all these movies are terrific indeed, they pale by comparison with Scorsese and De Niro's finest – and most often overlooked – work: The King of Comedy. Best Martin Scorsese film? The King of Comedy, any day 2010-11-19T16:23:00Z

It now looks diminutive by comparison, many say. Art Deco Los Angeles 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z

“People were very cautious because of the possibility of comparison.” Finding ‘Funny Girl.’ Finally. 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z

By comparison, the National Endowment for the Arts had a $180 million budget in its most recent fiscal year. Arts Organizations in New York City Will Receive $58 Million in Grants 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z

How does an individualist like Chopin “rank” in comparison? ArtsBeat: The Top 10 Composers: The Romantics 2011-01-19T12:00:08Z

The advice in the previous column was for someone who suspected she was being illegally underpaid in comparison with her male peers — not someone who knowingly accepted a lower salary from the outset. @Work Advice: Asking for a raise, and protesting someone else’s 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z

For comparison, the aggregate population of Mexico, Canada, Guatemala, Honduras and the rest of Central America is not much more than 205 million. Matthew Yglesias Thinks There Should Be ‘One Billion Americans’ 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z

Such arbitrary, unilluminating comparisons could be drawn between any real person and any number of fictional characters. Books of The Times: ?Mrs. Nixon: A Novelist Imagines a Life,? by Ann Beattie - Review 2011-12-12T22:55:42Z

What viewers get instead seems down-market by comparison, a world high on Champagne wishes and caviar dreams but lacking in much exclusivity. The A-List? They Must Be Grading on a Curve 2011-07-29T21:12:58Z

Both are hurtful to Talley, particularly the comparison to an ape: “It dehumanizes us, implies that we are less than human beings.” Anna Wintour Is Not the Star of André Leon Talley’s Memoir. He Is. 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z

Vida isn't interested in comparisons, but one aspect of the movie does seem to be drawn from life: the relationship at its heart. A life in writing: Vendela Vida 2011-07-08T21:55:12Z

By comparison, he and Nancy weren’t that bad. Charles Nolan, Designer, Is Dead at 53 2011-01-31T03:38:04Z

It became better sport to repeat it and it seemed like a cleverer comparison by virtue of the fact that it had touched a nerve. Ed Miliband looks as gormless as Wallace but in a totally different way 2012-12-16T00:06:04Z

Of course, comparisons were made last year when the destroyed Twilight’s box-office record, and they will surely be made again as the new movie opens. Teen-Heroine Smackdown: 5 Ways Katniss Is Better Than Bella 2013-11-20T10:45:36Z

However you frame the sweet yet self-conscious "What If," it pales in comparison to those and so many other rom-coms. 'What If' is a rom-com that tries too hard to charm 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z

He is so brimming with original ideas, so superior to his peers, that he bears comparison to the late Frank Zappa. Dirty Projectors: Swing Lo Magellan – review 2012-06-28T14:29:01Z

Moreover, changes in popular taste have allowed the production of such outrageously transgressive images that Surrealist ones looks positively decorous — if not innocent — by comparison. Art Review | 'Twilight Visions': Shocking Is Poetic at International Center of Photography 2010-03-11T23:02:00Z

My own kids were merely on the rambunctious side by comparison, if sometimes more greenly than at other times. Napoleon on the Backstairs 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z

Every track is suffused with a melancholy that draws comparisons to some of the best of Ween's softer material, including the aching "Birthday Boy" and "I Don't Want It." Review: A look at overlooked albums of 2012 2013-01-03T17:46:53Z

While true that “Tosh.0” is now attracting more viewers than “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” the comparison is misleading because “Tosh.0” produces a new episode only once a week. Television: Daniel Tosh Is a Hit on ?Tosh.0? 2010-08-20T17:25:00Z

In the U.S., some 41 million vinyl records were sold last year in comparison to 33 million CDs. Paul McCartney's Wings album "Red Rose Speedway" is all the richer at 50 with a loving remaster 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z

Both “The Demons” and his 10-hour 2007 production of “Wallenstein,” about a general in the Thirty Years’ War, pale in comparison to his 2000 staging of Goethe’s “Faust,” which clocked in at 21 hours. The Battle Behind the 12-Hour ?Demons? 2010-06-26T02:41:00Z

Every deceptive comparison with Mormonism and other religions is given a respectful hearing. ArtsBeat: Book Review Podcast: Inside Scientology 2013-01-18T19:49:42Z

“It was just a juxtaposition between two worlds, two sounds that could possibly find points of comparison and similarity.” At the Piano, and Under the Hood 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z

Real-life footage already exists of some of the show's events and characters that will allow viewers to draw comparisons. The princess and the tea: Why Buckingham Palace is worried about "The Crown" 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z

Even before the book was released, comparisons to the smash hit “Gone Girl” began. How ‘The Girl on the Train’ tries to go deeper than your average mystery thriller 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z

Those categories that have been left out - like cinematographer, short film and editing - aren't presented in sufficient award ceremonies to warrant a comparison. Awards season 2012-13: All the major nominees and winners, including SAG awards 2013-01-28T14:30:00Z

Some fans took offense at their regions and territories being mentioned in the same context as militant extremists, and contest officials quickly apologized, saying they weren't making any comparisons. Organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest say the annual kitsch-fest set for Saturday in Stockholm is all about having a great time, not making political statements 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z

Stewart’s commentary was built around an extended comparison of political chicanery and a street-corner hustle. Jon Stewart was born to bash Obama 2010-06-22T18:25:00Z

You’ve filled it in with your own interpretation, that your friend is boasting — that she sees herself as special by comparison to you because of her faith or whatever else. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: The Lord works in mysterious ways, and so do friendships 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z

In comparison, the bluegrass aesthetic of Martin and Brickell’s music is liberating. Carmen Cusack, star of Edie Brickell and Steve Martin’s 'Bright Star,' finds her place in L.A. 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z

It’s worth noting that, overall, the star wattage of this inauguration was also dimmed Particularly in comparison to the two immediately previous, swearing in President Barack Obama. On TV, Trump’s Inauguration Made Him Seem Small 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z

The comparison is apt: Like Hathaway, Coldplay really, really cares what you think. Why we love to hate Coldplay: Admit it — the thing you hate most about this band is how much you really like them 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z

The Nobel has felt a little lost in comparison. The Nobel Prize in Literature Takes This Year Off. Our Critics Don’t. 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z

He showed how comparison with a modern animal, the Nautilus, can help, and challenged the audience to sketch our own idea of an Ammonite. Drawing with dinosaurs: in praise of the artist's impression 2011-02-17T15:29:34Z

And, in a comparison we doubt was ever really made, “a slick of beer shaped like the Baltic Sea spilled on the table.” He Can’t Remember His Name. Maybe He Doesn’t Want To? 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z

Ms. Gilot said she was greatly looking forward to seeing her painting as a backdrop, after a painstaking large-scale re-creation from the original canvas, which was kept at hand for color and textural comparison. Teaming Up to Pair Art and Ballet in American Ballet Theater’s ‘AfterEffect’ 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z

In fact, he is so full of self-serving, self-contradictory nonsense throughout the whole thing that he’s making Donald Trump seem lucid and considerate by comparison. “The Fat Jew” defends himself and comes up short: Even on “the cutting edge of the Internet,” stealing actually is “a matter of right or wrong” 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z

The most salient connection was one of contrast rather than comparison, in two works infused with exotic elements. Review: Color and Contrasts From the New Juilliard Ensemble 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z

On one level, the story this week is one of pure suspense, set in just a few locations, and with not a lot of action in comparison to what we have seen before. ‘The Last of Us’ Season 1, Episode 8 Recap: There But for the Grace 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z

It can remind you of Gilbert Gottfried, but the comic he most frequently resembles — this comparison has so much baggage that I hesitate to make it — is Louis C.K. Jokes + Exasperation + Subtext = a New York Club Comic on the Rise 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z

It’s one of the few historical mysteries I know that bears comparison with Iain Pears’s great “An Instance of the Fingerpost.” ‘The Invention of Fire’ is a thrillingly written 14th-century murder mystery 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z

Almost anything is likely to look good in comparison—with potentially less than good consequences. Angelina Jolie, meet Nate Silver 2013-05-15T16:59:00Z

It’s not exactly Wilco by numbers, but it feels tame in comparison to the first three tracks. Album review: Wilco, 'The Whole Love' 2011-09-22T04:29:00Z

Here, in a world new in comparison, not even the categories of knowledge were fully established. Exhibition Review: ‘In Pursuit of a Vision,’ at the Grolier Club 2012-09-11T21:57:05Z

Mr. Costello made the first comparison to someone else famous — a transplanted New Yorker and a lifelong idol of his. Elvis Costello’s New York Soul 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z

And comparisons were easier than in the first half, when new pictures were measured against the colossal video sales for “Avatar,” which was released to home markets in April 2010. For Home Entertainment Industry, a Bright Spot 2011-10-30T22:44:49Z

So I urge you to throw away self-compliments, positive mantras, comparisons; throw away stupid, smart, pretty, accomplished. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: How to improve self-esteem when meds and mantras aren’t working? 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z

Another useful Sorkin comparison here, though, is to Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, which had some of the same Sorkin trademarks but the additional challenge of putting on a show-within-a-show. Dead Tree Alert: Smash: Broadway?s West Wing, or Its Studio 60? 2012-02-02T15:31:12Z

Meanwhile, it was business as usual for “American Idol” on Fox: dominant in all ratings categories in comparison to the other broadcast network offerings and yet its own numbers fell once again. ArtsBeat: Dismal Premiere for 'Bent' on NBC 2012-03-22T20:32:33Z

But at some point he came to question this comparison. In ‘Afropessimism,’ a Black Intellectual Mixes Memoir and Theory 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z

The recent collaboration between Maxxi and MoMA provides a platform of comparison for architectural approaches, promoting locally engendered projects on an international level. In Transit Blog: At Maxxi in Rome, Urban Gardens Bloom 2011-09-16T10:00:37Z

Gallagher would later describe Public Enemy as "inspirational" and draw comparisons between hip-hop and his own music as kindred forms of working-class expression. Pop music’s elitism problem: Why Oasis never got the respect they deserved 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z

And when the first of the eight dancers and actors appear, they too seem crumpled and small by comparison. Clod Ensemble: Silver Swan – review 2012-11-27T13:02:24Z

That comparison has grown more complicated now that Ms. Doré, who is 35, has moved from Paris to New York. Up Close: New York Fashion Week: Sharing a Profession and Much More 2011-02-09T21:54:48Z

Critics have compared Ms. Wilson’s rapid rapping, heavy with similes and punch lines, to Lil Wayne’s, and her ability to slip from a quicksilver flow to singing R&B hooks has drawn comparisons to Drake. Six Hopefuls Worth Watching at the CMJ Music Marathon 2012-10-15T21:47:30Z

As a double threat, the most obvious comparison is with Mel Gibson, a solid, highly successful director who is also a very accomplished actor. Hey, cowboy 2010-04-25T23:06:00Z

This was more organized by comparison, whether because of the occasion and the place — the Vanguard, with its 80-year history — or the exercise of adding a third member and the necessity of hearing everyone clearly. Review: John Zorn and Collaborators in a Village Vanguard Run 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z

Throwing Stones at Builders’ Crass Houses There’s a long tradition in theater of skewering journalists, lawyers and politicians, but architects, by comparison, have gotten off easy. | 'The Bilbao Effect' and 'The Glass House': Skewering ?Starchitects? at Clurman and Center for Architecture 2010-06-02T21:58:00Z

They earned Vile blog attention and generous comparisons to his heroes: Dylan, Springsteen and Petty. Rocker Kurt Vile ? yes, that's his real last name 2011-04-23T00:53:26Z

But it pales in comparison to what a new batch of black vegan cooks are doing. Black Vegans Step Out, for Their Health and Other Causes 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z

But he waves aside the idea of taking the comparison too far. 'Hamilton' offers American history with a hip-hop beat 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z

She continued: There is always this question of comparison with other cities. When artspeak masks oppression 2013-03-07T22:48:00Z

By comparison the theater has been comforting the miserable and cheerleading for future action, which are legitimate. Hard Truths or Easy Targets? Confronting the Summer of Trump Onstage 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z

For comparison, I stopped in at Save Khaki on Lafayette Street, which, while driven by some similar impulses as Grown & Sewn, ends up with a radically different product. Critical Shopper : Khakis at Grown & Sewn and at Save Khaki 2010-07-13T23:56:00Z

Almost every study measuring social class is of limited use when making comparisons between countries. Classing Britain: why defining social status is so difficult 2013-04-03T15:23:04Z

A-B comparisons with Schubert seldom benefit a song composer, but in Loewe’s case the bull must be taken by the horns. Celebrating an 18th-Century Composer, Carl Loewe 2012-02-24T21:05:38Z

He provides an unaltered copy of each photo for comparison, and the differences range from minuscule shifts in color, to the striations of digital corruption, to flat-out dissolution. Julien Bismuth tinkers with the DNA of his images at the Box 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z

Vargas is the best contemporary writer of crime fiction in France, and bears comparison with the greats in any country. World literature tour: France 2011-03-28T11:30:33Z

Lavigne is very interested in how Gracepoint performs, however, because with so many similarities to the original, there are a set of constants in place to provide comparisons. The curious case of Broadchurch's US remake Gracepoint: why bother? 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z

While the last few years of royal news have been a roller coaster by modern standards, they pale in comparison to the tales of betrayal and beheadings from centuries past. 5 Podcasts About the Royal Family 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z

Women dominate his operas; men tend to be weak and shallow in comparison. The Endless, Grisly Fascination of Richard Strauss’s “Salome” 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z

The comparison apparently wasn’t magically delicious enough for Pitts. 'The Voice' recap: Blind auditions are now twice as nice 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z

“Yes!” says Dixie, when I pitch her my comparison. ‘It’s hard to put the brakes on it. We doubled down’: Charli D’Amelio and the first family of TikTok 2020-06-06T04:00:00Z

The box office benefited from weak comparisons, however. Box Office: 'Moana' narrowly edges out 'Office Christmas Party,' 'La La Land' impresses 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z

By comparison North America, while by far the biggest overall market for all forms of UK television export sales, only accounted for £98m of sales of finished television shows. Export of British television shows overseas rises by 9% 2010-10-04T06:00:00Z

Suddenly tricks like the Ambitious Card, the routine that so famously snookered Harry Houdini, looked easy by comparison. Books of The Times: ‘Fooling Houdini’ by Alex Stone 2012-06-20T20:11:57Z

I don’t mean to impose an unfair comparison on Bieber, but he sort of demands it, and on this evening he falls so nonchalantly short of these idols. Justin Bieber, Young Thug, and Guarding the New Guard 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z

It's based on the Ford Escape crossover, but pales in comparison because it hasn't been updated with some of Ford's appealing high-tech features. The Year's Worst-Selling Cars 2010-12-03T18:25:00Z

Yet Ms. Miller did not pale by comparison. New Faces (and Bodies) in Classic Roles at New York City Ballet 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z

Big Mike and Casey did a fine duet, but it paled in comparison to Lee and Crystal and their beautiful rendition of "Falling Slowly." 'American Idol' results night recap: Big Mike bows out 2010-05-13T14:39:00Z

While Beyoncé and her dancers formed a formidable phalanx, by comparison, Jay Z looked lonely, though he easily held the stage, even without backup. Beyoncé and Jay Z Kick Off Shared ‘On the Run’ Tour 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z

Or, if the comparison is between Henry and Ishmael, then what? English teacher: I was wrong about “Hunger Games” 2012-07-19T18:30:00Z

Colors and functions of crests are suggested by comparisons with today’s creatures. Exhibition Review: Natural History Museum Explores the Wonders of Pterosaurs 2014-04-10T14:00:02Z

But a more fitting comparison can be made with Cody Simpson, a 13-year-old from Australia signed to Atlantic. Bieber-mania sparks search for next teen sensation 2010-05-29T04:17:00Z

I don't want to get sidetracked here, but let me suggest that the comparisons aren't entirely misguided. "Inception": A clunky, overblown disappointment 2010-07-15T01:01:00Z

You can see why it lacks a degree of intensity in comparison. Lawrence Kasdan's Darling Companion: The Big Chill for the AARP Set 2012-04-19T10:45:39Z

He drew a comparison between Mr. Gooding’s actions and those of former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., whom several women have accused of behaving in a way that made them uncomfortable. Cuba Gooding Jr. Is Accused of Unwanted Sexual Touching by 14 Women 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z

Learning the salsa or waltz is a walk in the park by comparison. 2 'Dancing With the Stars' pros wrestle with tango 2013-07-08T18:04:43Z

Lovato’s “Cool For The Summer” is undeniably catchy — and wearing an inclusive t-shirt was a nice touch — but the performances fell a little flat in comparison to some of the others. Billboard Music Awards 2016: The Best and the Worst Moments 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z

That's why Just Salad included detailed information on what the numbers mean and how it made its calculations on one webpage, and added the burger comparison on every single menu item online. On restaurant menus, environmental metrics are the new calorie counts 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z

To call her a precursor to Angela Carter is to get as close as possible to an accurate literary comparison, but there's also something uniquely original about her voice. Sisters By a River; Our Spoons Came from Woolworths; The Vet's Daughter by Barbara Comyns – review 2013-07-28T09:30:00Z

Ms. James was one of those rare authors whose work stood up to the inevitable and usually invidious comparisons with classic authors of the detective genre, like Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers and Margery Allingham. P. D. James, Novelist Known as ‘Queen of Crime,’ Dies at 94 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z

While the brutality on this beach paled in comparison with the carnage on nearby Omaha Beach, most of the paratroopers landing at night missed their targets, causing confusion and worse. A trip to Utah: Visiting the other American D-Day beach 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z

By comparison, the room alone, without tax, is more than $2,300. What’s the Deal?

But a growing portion of viewers now watch live events via streaming video, limiting the potential TV audience and throwing off comparisons to previous years. Clinton-Trump debate sets a viewing record 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z

AP: What do you think about the comparisons between "Sunset Daze" and "Jersey Shore"? 'Sunset Daze' gals talk stripper poles, reality TV 2010-04-28T13:30:00Z

Despite the saying, comparisons are not necessarily odious. How Has Amazon Affected America? And Other Letters to the Editor 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z

There will be inevitable comparisons between Lady Mary and the more wanton Letty. Michelle Dockery Used to be a Lady, Now She’s a Con Artist 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z

The comparisons to child abuse and spousal battery are inevitable, upsetting and often impossible to dispel, so it’s easiest to keep our interest private. Modern Love: Modern Love: A Spanking Fetish Is Not Revealed Easily 2012-11-09T17:47:12Z

And whatever woman they hire is going to pale in comparison.’ A TV Version of ‘Fargo’ Has Parallels to the Film 2014-04-09T16:00:25Z

On first hearing, the Birtwistle and Harsent set doesn't suffer by comparison with the earlier masterpieces; on the contrary, it builds on both in various ways. Mark Padmore/Andrew West – review 2013-06-14T17:22:01Z

Reinforcing that comparison is a closet-size installation in the back gallery, “The Artist’s Bedroom.” Art In Review: Elaine Reichek: ‘A Précis 1972-1995’ 2013-12-13T00:34:20Z

I’d love to make a tidy comparison of the development I heard over the next few days with something like a gradually developing photo, with a clearly emerging image of deepening resolution. Perspective | The best way to honor Beethoven’s 250th? Listen to every note he ever wrote. 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z

People, quite rightly, started drawing comparisons to James Blake, Mount Kimbie and London Grammar. Aquilo – New Band Up North #24 2013-04-29T16:00:01Z

For months, the brightness of the fantasy I created around how exciting and brilliant she was made everything else in my life seem dim by comparison. I fall for strangers: I thought my fantasies made me writerly and special — it took decades to see how they were ruining my life 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z

A Musk fan posts an image, on Twitter, of Blue Origin’s rocket beside SpaceX’s, in order “to illustrate,” Davenport notes, “how the endowed Falcon 9 made the New Shepard look prepubescent by comparison.” Elon Musk and the Failure of Our Imagination in Space 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z

There’s always this comparison with Rope, which I think is a terrible film. Birdman Director Alejandro González Iñárritu: Alfred Hitchcock's Rope Is "A Terrible Film" 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z

If comparisons are going to be made between Chicago and Iraq, compare the federal spending in the Middle East with what is spent in U.S. urban neighborhoods. We are not Chiraq: Yes, Chicago has too many murders, but labeling us with terms like “war zone,” “Chiraq” and “urban terrorism” doesn’t help 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z

By comparison, in late December, the rate increases to $260 a night. What’s the Deal?

The look drew comparisons to those of Rick James and Little Richard, while also harking back to a longer and rather colorful history. What the Mullet Means Now 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z

Ms. Mallis, who knows both Mr. Ford and Ms. Parker, said the comparison was poor. The Men (and Women) Who Would Be Halston 2011-09-03T03:16:49Z

It blurs comparisons to corporate raiders in its rote account of the 1980s. ‘Icahn: The Restless Billionaire’ Review: Right on the Money 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z

To enlist a comparison, one might choose to set up a vast and international burger chain and sell millions of burgers. Literary debate 2010-12-12T00:06:00Z

Although Cape Town is known to Black South Africans for its unbothered white privilege, in comparison to Johannesburg, Katz, who has tried both cities, said she found it necessary to stay there. Art That Finds Clarity in South Africa’s Fraught Terrain 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z

She was once mistaken for Mindy Kaling, whom she looks nothing like, but was flattered by the comparison and so didn’t correct the error. 'I feel joy': how Bisha K Ali went from struggling standup to Marvel maestro 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z

Humans are needy things – so much so that even a paper facebook causes a frenzy of social comparison. Facebook's greatest weapon: endless comparison of ourselves to others 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z

The stakes in this new show are tiny by comparison. 'Better Call Saul' Recap: What Kind of Show Is This? 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z

Ultimately, they helped provide him an exceptionally large online following, in comparison with his actual delegate count. How Pepe the Frog and Nasty Woman Are Shaping the Election 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z

For comparison’s sake, the cost of a February flight from Ft. 5 ways you're setting yourself up to ruin your spring break vacation 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z

The fictionalized facility, by comparison, looks like a profoundly subpar hostel. "Orange Is the New Black" gives the immigration crisis a familiar face 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z

The highest-rated companies in Checkbook’s comparisons were more than twice as likely as the lowest-rated companies to get positive reviews from their customers for survey questions on “doing work properly,” “neatness” and “overall quality.” What you need to know before you hire a carpet cleaner 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z

Given that last week Don strangled his demons, the comparison is apt. Mad Men Watch: Domesticity and its Discontents 2012-04-16T11:00:29Z

Conlon, who regains his usual spark as the interview progresses, points out that pitting audio recordings against videos is an inaccurate comparison because “they are definitely two different things.” Conductor James Conlon on L.A. Opera's Grammy nominations, and why the odds are stacked against them 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z

Her closely shorn white hair and sagelike demeanor invites comparisons with Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the cozily entertaining sex guru who mainstreamed in the 1980s. You Are Your Safest Sex Partner. Betty Dodson Wants to Help. 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z

It’s O.K., but it pales in comparison with what Mr. Hines did in the very similar “That’s How You Jazz” number in “Jelly’s.” In Savion Glover’s ‘Shuffle Along,’ Tap’s Reach Has Its Limits 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z

There were comparisons to Johnny Carson and invitations to Gracie Mansion. Here's How Twitter Said Goodbye to Jon Stewart 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z

Van Leer didn’t share an exact comparison but did say more tickets were sold to “Almost Accurate” than to “Shear Madness” during the same period last year. Local man proved to his parents he could make the big leap to being a performer 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z

By comparison, domestic airlines collected only $464 million in such fees eight years ago. Airlines are resorting to increasingly devious ways to charge you for luggage 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z

Sourced in contemporary dance and the street, twisting together aggressive male posturing with the kind of hip-hop moves that summon comparisons to ballet, it expresses confusion with searching, eloquence. Dance Review: Kyle Abraham’s ‘Pavement,’ at Harlem Stage Gatehouse 2012-11-05T22:53:34Z

“To be honest I haven’t looked back too much at the old reels,” Schippers said, avoiding being drawn into comparisons of powerful strides and strong physiques. All the way like FBK: Schippers sets targets for Olympics 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z

The composers represented were oldsters by comparison, and not always writing in any distinctively American style. Review: At NY Phil Biennial, Interlochen Rises to the Occasion 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z

In stark comparison to the over-the-top performances by the ladies of pop on the VMAs stage, British newcomer Sam Smith used a bare set to showcase his voice on his hit "Stay With Me." Pop's ladies take MTV VMAs stage with raunchy, upbeat performances 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z

He made nearly 30 films, with a screwball touch and a fondness for connivers and scoundrels, that often drew comparisons to the director Billy Wilder. Eldar Ryazanov, Russian Film Director Known for His Satire, Dies at 88 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z

The wonderful poise and clarity of that performance invited comparisons with what is generally regarded as the greatest of all versions of Berlioz's song cycle, by Régine Crespin. Berlioz: Les Nuits d'Eté; Herminie; Ravel: Shéhérazade 2012-06-20T14:48:52Z

Granted, any comparison of the two campaigns is a crude one. Perspective | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s victory points to a media failure that keeps repeating 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z

As far back as Halsey’s first single, “Ghost” in 2014, their ominous, echoey electronic production drew comparisons to Nine Inch Nails; in a way, the new album is a visit to the source. Backed by Nine Inch Nails, Halsey Connects Past and Future 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z

But that price tag pales in comparison to owners’ intense emotional attachment. The Great Art Behind Hunter S. Thompson’s Run for Sheriff 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z

“But it also has a depth and purity of feeling that makes other movies feel timid and small by comparison.” What’s on TV Friday: ‘Voces’ and ‘Between Two Ferns: The Movie’ 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z

The Hermione comparison also flattens Warren’s pitch into just two facets of her persona — her gender and her smarts. United We Stan 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z

But if you compare it to what the old trees used to get, there is no comparison. I.H.T. Special Section: Middle East: For a Coveted Resin, the Scent of Rarity Takes Hold 2011-04-28T05:01:18Z

The comparison with Allen is a good one. Steven Soderbergh: 'Film-making is like sex. If I accidentally give someone else pleasure, that's fine' 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z

"Once Upon a Time" will draw comparisons to "Lost" with its mixture of real and imaginary worlds, and is from two producers who worked on that series. ABC starting new comedy night 2011-05-17T18:46:05Z

I mean, I've done tremendous things with my band, but it still pales in comparison with his career. Jakob Dylan: 'Writing songs is a trade like anything else' 2012-09-30T19:00:06Z

It was the kind of news nubbin that seemed ripe for mocking, for cheeky Mars/Venus comparisons. Perspective | Cynthia Nixon asked to turn down the AC. It isn’t silly. It’s symbolic. 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z

Scandal, of course, is the most obvious comparison. How to Get Away With Murder Is Everything You Love In One Show 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z

But emotionally it sounds empty in comparison with the richness of Rameau's operas. Gr?try: Andromaque, Le Concert Spirituel/Niquet 2010-04-24T23:08:00Z

It invites an endless reverie of quibbles, updates and comparisons. A Resurgence in Inequality and Its Effects on Culture 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z

His opening forays, for example, were Southern gothic tales so dark that they make Flannery O'Connor's murderous "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" seem practically cheery by comparison. Cormac McCarthy – the greatest Western writer ever – didn't actually write Westerns 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z

By comparison, words such as chocolate or dog tend to provoke a predictable sensual response: I will taste chocolate or smell a dog’s coat. Experience: I taste people’s names 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z

Still, comparisons to Bushwick are unavoidable along the jigsaw border of Wyckoff Avenue, a Latino enclave of low-rise storefront churches and barbershops. A Touch of Brooklyn in ... Ridgewood, Queens? 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z

For comparison, Gillett, explained, there is solid research that now shows with soy, specifically, organic farming results in lower emissions. On restaurant menus, environmental metrics are the new calorie counts 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z

"The former 'perils' of unanswered emails paled in comparison to this all-encompassing crisis." "Sunday Scaries" didn't go away with working from home; it got worse 2020-08-09T04:00:00Z

Drawing comparisons with the US and major European cities, where it is common to find charges, Hunt questions whether a similar move would hit the UK's tourism industry. Labour MP Tristram Hunt calls for national collections to charge entry fees 2011-03-06T00:15:12Z

Singer/guitarist Max Stephens seamlessly shifts from sprightly garage tunes like “The Doubt” to more morose stuck-on-the-sofa anthems like “A Quiet End” and the dispirited “Lost Things,” delivered with a stoner-punk malaise inviting Wavves comparisons. Beyond the albums: Best live act? Best new band? Here are our Seattle music year-end awards 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z

Ultimately, it was no comparison at all, so different are these approaches. Europe Concert Diary: A powerful, commanding Thielemann in Cologne 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z

Alice Playten, a versatile character actress and musical comedy voice whose piping wail earned her comparisons to a baby Ethel Merman, died on Saturday in Manhattan. Alice Playten, an Actress of Small Frame, Big Voice, Dies at 63 2011-06-27T05:48:02Z

But Steven A. Adelman, the vice president of the Event Safety Alliance, a trade group, believes that comparison is not quite apt. Despite Security, Concerts Provide ‘Target-Rich’ Environments 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z

Even if it is also the most dangerous because of the comparisons invited. Kim Jones Wants to Rule the Fashion World 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z

Though she offered strong vocals and seemed engaged with the crowd, her performance sauntered along in comparison with the magnetic sets of her opening acts. Review | Beabadoobee needs more fuel for mosh-pit dreams at sold-out D.C. show 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z

Blossom nearly makes the Dallas comparison himself, boasting in one scene that syrup is thicker than oil. New old money: why hating the super rich remains small screen gold 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z

Everything is different; there is really no comparison with anywhere else. After 145 Years, Bayreuth Festival Has Its First Female Conductor 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z

I feel this is the antithesis to "Animal House" — not to draw a comparison to that classic — but that glorifies fraternity life, and we are trying to expose another side. "I feel like politicians are born in fraternities": "The Line" director on Greek life mindset 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z

But then you shouldn’t, because the comparison doesn’t do the show any favors. | 'The Firm': ?The Firm? on NBC, With Josh Lucas - Review 2012-01-07T00:39:40Z

When the director Chris Sanders was starting work on “Lilo & Stitch,” the film’s visual development supervisor, Sue Nichols, made a comparison that startled him. ‘Lilo & Stitch’ at 20: How It Broke the Mold Long Before ‘Moana’ 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z

In comparison, about 14.8 million people ages 2 to 24 were frequent moviegoers last year, an 11 percent decline from the previous year. Older Faces on Screen Draw an Overlooked Crowd 2012-05-23T22:52:18Z

Given the creators’ shared history, comparisons between the shows will be inevitable. With ‘Upload,’ Greg Daniels Takes a Leap Into the Great Unknown 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z

If Dahl's pre-existing celebrity meant her less than favourable reviews were predictable, so too were the immediate comparisons to seductive stove goddess Nigella Lawson. What kind of TV cookery shows do we want to see? 2010-05-05T10:45:00Z

No one present could make the comparison the hard way, thanks to the standard cautionary announcement. Music Review: ‘Peckinpah Trios’ Continues Music for Contemplation Series 2014-04-08T20:04:25Z

According to Deadline, advance sales for this week on the Fandango ticketing website were up 443% in comparison to the week before. Parasite's box office figures surge after Oscar triumph 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z

The equivalent in pretzels is skimpy by comparison. Forget the eggnog and grab champagne instead (and other smart holiday swaps) 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z

These are masterpieces of international cabinet-making, and they bear comparison with the greatest pieces by French designers in the Art Deco age but at one-fifth of the price. Showcasing Modern Masters 2010-10-15T13:30:00Z

This chart shows the overall global binge champs, along with Russia and the US for comparison. The world’s biggest drinkers are not who you think 2014-04-23T12:15:00Z

Kay made the comparison to another famous fictional son and brother, this one from a different crime family. Wes Bentley Was at Rock Bottom. Now He Is on ‘Yellowstone.’ 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z

But the comparison with the real migrants only goes so far. ‘The Jungle’ Review: Migrants’ Heartbreaking Search for Home in Calais 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z

Given how so much of the new "Nightmare" relies on dutifully duplicating so many visual cues and effects sequences from the 1984 Wes Craven version, it can't help but draw comparisons. "Nightmare" a sleep-inducing retread 2010-04-30T00:09:00Z

Real family members are dull in comparison' I once wrote an article headed, "Technology ate my marriage". Technology is taking over my family 2013-01-19T07:45:01Z

InsureMyTrip, a travel insurance comparison website based in Warwick, R.I., said Monday it will offer a Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. program to better protect travelers whose plans change because of the deadly Ebola outbreak. Insurers roll out travel coverage related to Ebola 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z

The file and images of the game went viral this week, attracting Meier's attention and drawing comparisons to George Orwell's "1984." 'Civ' creator surprised gamer played for a decade 2012-06-14T19:27:11Z

Spielberg was happy to play up the comparison. Tintin brings out Steven Spielberg's motional side 2011-07-25T11:20:28Z

And we have a pinot noir comparison — the light and tasty A by Acacia and a deeper, richer example from Meadowcroft, grown in California’s Anderson Valley. For about $20 total, these two wines deserve to be your house favorites 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z

This one is the Sydney Opera House by comparison. In Sanitation-and-Salt Complex in TriBeCa, a Salutary Lesson in Urban Responsibility 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z

By comparison, the snappily dressed kids in group shots typically arrange themselves in poses, crouching with their arms upraised or wingspread like the Jackson 5 or folded on their chests B-boy style. Jamel Shabazz: Proud Street Culture on Display 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z

Minnelli’s movie and its actors were such perfect avatars that any adaptation will have to bear the comparison—from critics, if not from audiences of a new generation. Good, Clean, Fun: A Revival of “Gigi” 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z

For comparison, McNally Jackson, in SoHo, stocks about sixty thousand titles; my favorite indie bookstore—Literati, in Ann Arbor, where I went to grad school—stocks twenty-five thousand, with five thousand titles in fiction.   Amazon’s Brick-and-Mortar Bookstores Are Not Built for People Who Actually Read 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z

But any little shortcoming is nothing in comparison with the joy of hearing this Loesser masterpiece in an intimate, acoustically natural setting. Music Review: Frank Loesser?s ?Most Happy Fella,? at Dicapo Opera 2012-03-10T00:57:23Z

It’s the stuff of a thousand Hollywood biographies, and although Shepard is a solid, conscientious actor, his work in the movies pales in comparison to his extraordinary accomplishments as a playwright. The real Sam Shepard behind the man we think we know 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z

There is a loss of fun, laughter and physical challenges and, by comparison, my day job seems far less joyful. Pamela Stephenson Connolly: 'I did my best for oldie power' 2010-12-21T08:00:02Z

How come no comparisons with "Upstairs, Downstairs", like who was the better butler, Hudson or Carson, or a comparison of Liberal and Tory households, city and country houses, etc.? ‘Downton Abbey,’ the Good, the Bad and the Forgotten 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z

“You can put those idiot Suede comparisons away now,” the music magazine NME wrote. Music: Damon Albarn's Operatic Career 2011-07-25T11:30:06Z

She gets a lot of comparisons to LeAnn Rimes, which feels like a gift for her younger self, who used to sing “Blue” in the back of her father’s pickup truck. Willie Norris Has Some Words For Us 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z

Both fantasy shows ran their first seasons simultaneously, inviting direct comparisons and analysis of which was better. Emmys Politics 101: Why HBO dominates, "Dragon" overpowers "Rings" and some actors make history 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z

For comparison, the carrier's last YouTube video with over a million views was posted more than two years ago. Chinese airline's new ad focuses on the bad decisions travelers make, instantly becomes a hit 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z

And while it is ridiculous that Giraldi finds being compared to a revered writer like McCarthy offensive, it is true that such comparisons aren’t usually born of deep literary analysis. Petty, obsessive, egotistical, self-loathing: Margo Howard, William Giraldi and why authors need to stay off the Internet 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z

By comparison, in a standard clinical trial, Arean said the rate is more like two to three people a week. Can smartphone drug trials improve medical care? 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z

Juilliard415, supplemented by a few players from the Yale Baroque Ensemble, was once again excellent, but this performance proved something of a disappointment by comparison; inevitably, perhaps, since magic is not so common. Music Review: Juilliard415 Performs ‘St. John Passion’ 2014-04-07T20:57:41Z

But that pales in comparison with the money airlines generate from their most important source of ancillary revenue: loyalty programs. Perspective | No, this is not the end of travel fees. It’s just the beginning. 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z

Not that either comparison does him any favors, or much justice. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2011-03-21T22:23:57Z

By comparison, the Creation Museum, 45 miles away, seems modest and antiquated. A giant ark is just the start. These creationists have a bigger plan for recruiting new believers. 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z

Dvorak always suffers a bit in comparison with Brahms, because they were contemporaries and admired each other. ‘The Great Czech Piano Cycle’ Arrives at Carnegie Hall 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z

By comparison, the average nonprofit group raises about 11 percent. In Tight Times, PBS Leans on Pledge Drives 2011-03-14T00:15:03Z

In terms of craft, is there a meaningful comparison to be made between the petites mains of the couture houses and the embroiderers of the Vatican? A Trinity of Opinions on the Met’s ‘Heavenly Bodies’ 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z

In fact the book festival site is just up the road from the Assembly Rooms on George Street where, for comparison, I saw Richard Herring do standup. Book festivals bring out the brains in Britons 2010-08-18T10:22:00Z

M.I.A. is more art star than rock star, and "MAYA" is more art project than album — a comparison often used as critical shorthand for "this music is unlistenable." M.I.A.'s third album a cut-and-paste masterstroke 2010-07-12T23:30:00Z

Their project quickly drew comparisons to a famous 1996 hoax in which the physicist Alan Sokal got a paper mixing postmodern philosophy with the theory of quantum gravity into a prestigious cultural studies journal. Hoaxers Slip Breastaurants and Dog-Park Sex Into Journals 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z

And yet “we get all these Southern rock references,” he said, by which he meant comparisons. Music Review: Romantic 1950s Rock With a Big Appetite 2011-01-16T22:44:48Z

It is important to remember that Stevenson’s populist opponent was Dwight Eisenhower, a former general whose rhetoric reads like Shakespeare in comparison to the childlike incoherence of the average Trump speech. Communicator-in-chief: Where Obama’s rhetoric illuminated a complex world, Trump’s deceptive dialect dumbs down 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z

She loved that show, but whether she embraces that comparison, she admits, depends on “the mood and context.” The real Issa tries to live with the fake Issa. Her ‘Insecure’ fans are watching. 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z

My ailments were absolutely nothing by comparison to Stephen’s, yet what he needs is elusive at best, prohibited at worst. With pancreatic cancer, what Stephen needs is legalised cannabis 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z

Here's a comparison of the five biggest opening weekends of the first six months of the year between 2013 and 2014. Hollywood's not so sunny summer 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z

These comparisons are especially helpful with recipes that have a list of ingredients but little or imprecise instruction. Why it's so hard to recreate your grandma's chicken 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z

Filipino cooking is among the world’s brightest, sweetest, sourest, and funkiest of world cuisines; by comparison, almost any other food seems bland. The Best Food Books of 2018 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z

So it’s not a one-to-one comparison, it’s an emotional comparison. Ava DuVernay on Modern Slavery in America 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z

The shifting complement of players, all excellent, allowed comparisons at close range, particularly among the violinists. Music Review: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Plays Bach 2013-12-17T22:02:05Z

An obvious comparison is with early Sarah Waters: in fact, Elijah's Mermaid is more rococo and slightly harder work than, say, Affinity. Thrillers - reviews 2012-10-11T07:00:02Z

“Our defeat as a legal team pales in comparison to the far-reaching and long-lasting defeat for Israeli society and its judicial system,” she says, addressing the press after the sentence is given. “Advocate” Documents the Battles of an Israeli Activist 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z

By comparison, international air alone starts at about $1,400. This week’s best travel deals 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z

The idea is that by making you seem vulnerable, even ridiculous, I feel masterful by comparison. Gene accepts Ernie Pyle award with his usual neuroticism. But thanks, anyway.

However much Ms. Mitchell disliked the Monet comparison, it is not unreasonable. A Pioneering Artist and Her Nemesis, Side by Side 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z

The comparisons began as soon as the click of cameras met the clack of Olivia Rodrigo’s white platform heels outside the White House on Wednesday. The Story Behind Olivia Rodrigo’s Pink Power Suit 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z

Bluebeard is a tiny film by comparison to The Last Mistress, which is a historical drama with horses, duels and banquets. Catherine Breillat: 'I love blood. It's in all my films' 2010-07-15T21:04:00Z

In comparison to Vasarhelyi and Chin’s two acclaimed previous films — “Meru” and “Free Solo” — “The Rescue” might seem like an easier task. ‘Free Solo’ filmmakers swap peaks for depths in ‘The Rescue’ 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z

And if you look at where Facebook is now compared to where it started, it's a very difficult comparison. Facebook founder's story no longer his alone 2010-09-30T22:51:00Z

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco receive a healthy 1.6 million visitors, but that pales in comparison to the Met’s 7 million annual visitors across its three locations. The Met Goes Beyond Its Doors to Pick a Leader Who Bridges Art and Technology 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z

Luckily, comparison images are the lifeblood of photography reviews, so with just a couple of clicks you’ll be able to see the same scene shot ad nauseam to compare how the Sony RX100 holds up. The hand-held camera you have to have 2012-08-05T15:59:00Z

Mr. Fuentes-León, however, is irritated rather than flattered by such a comparison, which he finds “lazy” on the part of movie critics, as well as prejudiced. Director Helps Put Peru on the Film Map 2010-09-28T11:41:00Z

Drawings are meant to be held, turned over, placed side by side for comparison, just as people are doing in the study room. The Italian Renaissance drawings at the British Museum show what lies beneath 2010-04-04T20:30:00Z

Brantley praised "its unsparing and ruthlessly efficient analysis of what we think of as love as a primordial exercise in power", drawing comparisons to August Strindberg and Harold Pinter. British plays storm New York Times top 10 theatre list 2012-12-18T14:11:54Z

However, the number of incidents have been relatively small in comparison to the amount of panic that the concept of malicious strangers handing out bad candy elicits year after year. Razor blades and weed edibles: Behind the enduring Halloween "candy poisoning" urban legends 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z

But after the challenges of Saturday, it sounded regal by comparison. FYF Fest: A fixed-up festival makes the music sound better 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z

When people describe the stunning bride or the prettiest red-carpet starlet, the comparison rarely - if ever - is made to Sleeping Beauty or Snow White. Cinderella's slipper: the ultimate must-have shoe 2013-02-28T16:59:11Z

One of the book’s more interesting discussions is a comparison of organic and industrial farming. Books of The Times: Seeing a Time (Soon) When We?ll All Be Dieting 2010-08-24T21:30:00Z

Even the Germans spent 10 years under Hitler before the war really hit home, and even German Jews, at least by comparison with other Jews, had a great deal of time to contemplate the Nazis. A New Look at Civilian Life in Europe Under Hitler 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z

Surely, whatever deficit of empathy I revealed paled in comparison to Scalia’s chasm of compassion. In defense of grave dancing: It’s true that Scalia was a human being, but I still refuse to mourn a-holes like him politely 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z

Unfortunately for Thomas, his cool six-pack pales in comparison to the circus performers. Review: New 'Pippin' mixed with circus amazes 2013-04-26T02:00:15Z

A classic strategy of the school bully is to make his enemies look, in comparison, like uptight weenies. This Is the Joke That Liberals Need 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z

The OED editors offer the comparison to skanky, which means unattractive or offensive, as well as janky, which refers to something that is untrustworthy or of poor quality. Oxford Dictionary Adds 'Fo' Shizzle,' 'Masshole' and 'Hot Mess' 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z

By comparison, the flight from Washington to Lisbon usually starts at $1,076. This week’s best travel deals

A comparison deserves to be made here between "Happytime Murders" and another pop culture artifact that utilized Muppet-like characters, the hit Broadway show "Avenue Q." “The Happytime Murders”: A sad excuse for grown-up comedy 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z

Stravinsky, by comparison, is a chatterbox, but as the film’s director, Mr. Kounen, admitted his movie is about aesthetics and mood, egos and beauty, and two actors who are meant to embody artistic creation. Mads Mikkelsen, Sex Symbol With an Unearthly Twist 2010-06-05T02:07:00Z

Q: The comparisons with "The Amazing Race" are inevitable. Producer goes on a high-octane 'Expedition' for ABC 2011-06-23T14:23:00Z

This was as true in 1972 as it is in 2020, leading to more than a few fearful comparisons between the two elections. In "Mrs. America," Cate Blanchett shines as a frigid firebrand who challenges the feminist movement 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z

By comparison, Barnett adds the estimates imply the COVID-19 “mortality risks to uninfected air travelers are higher than those associated with plane crashes but probably less than one in one million.” Banning middle seat on planes could cut coronavirus risk on flights almost in half: MIT report 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z

In comparison to the Italian eatery, boisterous and casual, Conosci is hushed and romantic. Conosci review: Michael Schlow’s crudo concept is a hidden gem 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z

Still, for Wilner, there was no comparison between this year and last, when he was “in hiding” in a rented home in Pennsylvania with his wife and young daughter. Lines Never Felt So Good: Crowds Herald New York’s Reopening 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z

You might know Al Freeman’s “comparisons,” side-by-side pairings of well-known art works with found photography from the internet. Five Artists to Follow on Instagram Now 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z

The comparison is compelling: Among connoisseurs, their use is considered a sin. Gene Weingarten: Admit it. You don’t know what ‘epistemological’ means either. 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z

This relates to Nina’s line about how he’s not rendered automatically heroic simply by standing next to a villain and looking good by comparison. Sam Lipsyte on the Double Meaning of “Character” 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z

Through such scriptural comparisons, Miles gets to the core of the Abrahamic matrix: The monotheism that the Jewish people developed over the centuries was inherited by Islam and was turned into a global creed. Illuminating Islam’s Peaceful Origins 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z

This presentation, however, sets itself up for comparison with the street life of the financial district, and the changing patterns and currents of urban choreography soon prove far more rewarding than this performance. Dance Review: ‘Show,’ by Maria Hassabi, in River to River Festival 2012-07-01T22:04:49Z

But it was her 1973 cookbook, "The Classic Italian Cookbook," that led some to draw comparisons between Hazan and another larger-than-life cookbook author: Julia Child. At 88, cookbook legend finds new audience online 2012-06-28T15:23:08Z

On a more serious note, Colbert then criticized the far-right for making such meaningless comparisons, which he said was a way for them to divert attention away from the ongoing hearings. Colbert on "shameful" Fox News coverage that painted dog puppet act in the Capitol as "insurrection 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z

Last year’s “Suburban Nature” earned her comparisons to early Cat Power and a series of dates as Norah Jones’s handpicked opening act. The Texas Shuffle 2011-03-06T02:06:02Z

The 11-story structure’s implosion, which did not collapse the center stack as planned, was recorded and immediately shared to Twitter, where it quickly went viral with comparisons to the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa. 'Leaning Tower of Dallas' becomes viral attraction after implosion failed to collapse building 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z

When he shaved off his thinning hair, the celebrity comparisons became less flattering: “They called me Grant Mitchell.” The hair wellness industry: 'Men said they would rather have a small penis than go bald' 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z

But this comparison just adds to the unease. Ice Age Art at the British Museum: 'Not even Da Vinci surpassed this' 2013-02-05T16:44:01Z

Andrew Solomon, in his 2012 book “Far From the Tree” — about identities that children don’t share with their parents — makes a comparison to his own experience of being gay. At a School for the Deaf, Signs of Change Are Clear 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z

By comparison, the caramel apple didn't come to be until the 1950s, when Dan Walker of Kraft Food developed it by "experimenting with excess caramels from Halloween sales," according to Gold Medal Popcorn. In praise of the "retro" candy apple and its connection to trick-or-treating 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z

Berrien was a highly respected attorney and judge in Georgia, but his work at home was service in the far provinces in comparison to pleading before the Supreme Court. “By the law of nature, all men are free”: Francis Scott Key and the case of the slave ship Antelope 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z

His “Lohengrin” is tame by comparison; after all, it was made for a traditional proscenium space designed by Wagner. Bayreuth’s First American Director Made Wagner a Feminist. What Now? 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z

Inevitable comparisons to "The King's Speech," for the time frame, the figures it depicts and the prominence of Bertie's stutter, do not work in this film's favor. Review: Murray stars as FDR in bland `Hyde Park' 2012-12-06T01:46:04Z

“Friends,” in comparison, is a cleaner, brighter, fantasized version of one’s twenties, with enough of a truth shot to make the first foray into independence appealing. Why millennials and Gen Z love "Friends" 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z

It's drawn not unfair comparisons in the US with Malcolm In The Middle, but the little boy here is unsettlingly brilliant. That Paralympic Show 2010-08-28T05:45:00Z

While "The Last Tree" will draw comparisons to "Moonlight" — it is told in three parts and features the same character at different ages — Amoo's drama is not a copycat effort. "It's a quiet revolt": Filmmaker on how "The Last Tree" moves between Black and white spaces 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z

This comparison between the early internet and the Wild West — mythologized as virgin territory waiting to be conquered by visionary men — is hardly unique to Kushner. A Wild West Story About the Early Internet and Sex.com 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z

These are lofty comparisons for paintings of what are essentially casual snapshots, but the charm of Chowdhury’s work is that it imbues mundane scenes with a romantic, almost religious awe. Srijon Chowdhury paintings pull you in for a closer look 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z

By comparison, “Purity,” the ostensible news peg for all this attention, is treated almost as an afterthought. David Foster Wallace and the Perils of “Litchat” 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z

“Tightrope” confronts that same question, and as a work of fiction it does not suffer by the comparison. In Simon Mawer’s ‘Tightrope,’ love and espionage are thrillingly inseparable 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z

By comparison, he said, and as the students would later read in class, a major Moscow media outlet was raided right after Vladimir Putin became president, foreshadowing the government’s control of Russian media. Trump’s presidency has prompted a new, nationwide college course on why democracies collapse 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z

She is close to Rothko, though he was stingy with paint by comparison. Art in Review: SUZAN FRECON: ?Recent Painting? 2010-10-15T07:30:00Z

As a biographer, Mr. Smith makes no comparisons with today’s Republican leader, but he sides unmistakably with those who see Mr. Bush’s presidency in the darkest shades, if often for radically different reasons. Review: ‘Bush,’ a Biography as Scathing Indictment 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z

For a start, the number of us involved was tiny in comparison with today. Why Comic Relief is still a cunning plan 2013-02-04T22:46:53Z

Why the comparison to a sacred place like Arlington Cemetery? Why we must respect the sacred at Standing Rock 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z

However, the messages of vanity, social comparison, and articulating one's self-concept through material goods are also embedded in the story. Are children's books too materialistic? 2013-04-22T13:01:10Z

By comparison, none of the current justices has held both prestigious government posts nor matched Marshall's record of courtroom victories. Wil Haygood's 'Showdown' explores Thurgood Marshall's Supreme Court nomination fight 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z

Irwin likens the tale’s ruthless protagonist to Medea, but a better comparison might be Milady of “The Three Musketeers,” whose sexual power is so great that she can bend any man to her will. In these medieval Arab tales, a heavy dollop of spice 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z

While agencies certainly turn up great vacation packages and make comparison shopping easy, the best deals I’ve found lately are the result of booking directly with a hotel or airline. The Getaway: 3 Myths About Booking Travel From the Source 2012-09-26T16:02:02Z

Yet his silent judgment of me pales in comparison to the punishment I administered to myself for being a selfish, weak person who hurt another. ‘Tell Your Husband to Leave Me Alone’ 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z

SR Having a famous dad is always going to invite comparisons, but look at Domhnall and you rarely think of Brendan. Top 23 character actors in film 2013-04-12T15:00:00Z

Jewish, by comparison, is typically parsed as a religious or cultural identity. What does it mean to be genetically jewish? 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z

Mantel used the life of Marie Antoinette as her starting point, drawing comparisons between 18th-century France and modern Britain. Royal bodies 2013-02-19T11:34:00Z

In fact, it's nigh-on certain that Computers and Blues will be the last Streets record, the fifth in a run that bears comparison with any in the British pop canon. The end of the Streets 2011-01-02T00:04:01Z

His sculptures call to mind those of Richard Serra, but shy away from the brute physicality of Mr. Serra’s works; his paintings invite comparison to those of Robert Ryman, but are less pragmatically inventive. Art Review: A Fine Line: Style or Philosophy? 2011-06-23T22:45:46Z

The novel was initially conceived as a straightforward updating of Mrs Dalloway, and there's a question as to why a novelist would set himself up for comparison with Virginia Woolf. Michael Cunningham: A life in writing 2011-02-07T08:00:00Z

Yet Eszter Reisz, who raised her family in the area, said the park’s development was “fantastic” in comparison with its previously unkempt condition. A Music Museum Opens in the Heart of Hungary’s Culture Wars 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z

Yes, women do hit their male partners, too, sometimes; but the numbers pale by comparison and the fight is not equal. JK Rowling has defended Johnny Depp's casting in Fantastic Beasts. Is it time we moved on? 2017-12-16T05:00:00Z

By comparison, the average increase at hotels in the United States in that period was nearly 14 percent and the average rate in April was about $150. How to Get the Most Bang for Your Buck 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z

The more apt, and useful, comparison might be with Robert Caro, the biographer of Robert Moses and Lyndon Johnson, the great anatomizer of political power. Hilary Mantel’s Triumphant New Novel Brings Thomas Cromwell Across the Finish Line 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z

In comparison, a third of those aged 35 and older said the same. Children's sleep severely affected by impact of coronavirus, say experts 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z

The erotic tussle in is mild in comparison with the Winterbottom film or the earlier Mackenzies; it’s just a mostly clothed frolic in the shower for Adam and Morello. Tonight You're Mine: A Ball-and-Chain, Rock-'n'-Roll Romance 2012-05-10T15:39:58Z

Maybe the comparison is cheap, but somehow it feels right to see the demise of Osama bin Laden and Lord Voldemort occur in the same year. It All Ends: Tales From the Midnight Screening of Harry Potter 2011-07-15T09:05:00Z

The stage adaptation, written by Harry Gibson, predates them both, so a comparison might seem unfair. Review: ‘Trainspotting Live’ Has (Gross) Humor but Not Enough Heart 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z

While the story draws obvious comparisons to "Vertigo," another Hitchcock classic "Rebecca" also comes to mind. March to the shelves for these new books: Recommended reading for spring break and beyond 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z

It’s great if you like to drift among handsome photographs making close comparisons and linkages — and who doesn’t, some of the time? — less so if you are also interested in historical precedent and influence. Art Review: ‘A World of Its Own,’ Examining Photography, at MoMA 2014-02-06T22:33:50Z

A common feature in the writings is the comparison of Igbo experiences of atrocities to Jewish ones during the Holocaust. Nigerian writers compare genocide of Igbos to the Holocaust 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z

The soprano Sally Matthews soared with a clarion sound and touching emotion in her movement; the baritone Christian Gerhaher seemed a bit lightweight and remote by comparison in his two. ArtsBeat: Lucerne, a Wagner City, Engages in Yearlong Affair With Brahms 2011-04-13T15:18:04Z

The closest comparison is perhaps French Stewart, the dim-witted nasal clown from TV show 3rd Rock from the Sun. Jay Baruchel: 'We're being reduced to a planet of serfs' 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z

She adds, “The fear of public speaking is a mere tickle in comparison to the seismic ripples of horror that reverberate through the heart when faced with spending the weekend alone,” says Ford. How to be alone 2012-08-04T23:30:00Z

And yet, in comparison to the nonsense that came out of her mouth at her Trump endorsement speech, those moments seem relatively lucid. Sarah Palin’s American lobotomy: The Republicans keep making us dumber, and not even Stephen Colbert can save us 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z

He describes the difference as a comparison between "my fantastic sauvignon blanc" in the Birmingham orchestra and the "fantastic red wine" in Berlin. Simon Rattle: Baton charge 2011-02-15T21:30:00Z

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

But some liberal critics question the comparison, noting that even FDR bargained with corporations and made concessions to Wall Street. Bernie Sanders is often called a liberal. He’d beg to differ. Who is actually a liberal? 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z

The combination is a salad full of color and crunch but subdued in comparison to the other dishes flagged as favorites on the menu. Beefsteak review: Making vegetables bright, beautiful — and fast 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z

Physical violence, while a danger, is relatively rare in comparison to men's colonies. Pussy Riot members face tough life in penal colony 2012-10-14T10:33:10Z

Prices were then converted to the U.S. dollar for comparison. The World's Most Expensive Cities For Expats 2010-06-29T14:30:00Z

Berney’s previous work, including the Edgar Award-winning “The Long and Faraway Gone,” bears comparison to the late Elmore Leonard. Review | John F. Kennedy’s assassination sets a thriller in motion in ‘November Road’ 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z

The kneejerk comparison for “Marseille” is “House of Cards,” itself an American remake of a British series. Review: ‘Marseille’ Proves That American Cable Clichés Are Easy Exports 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z

People will no doubt cite "Afro Samurai" as this series' predecessor, or make comparisons to "Samurai Champloo" or "Cowboy Bebop." Netflix's stunning "Yasuke" spins a fantastical Black samurai story, but needs more space to swing 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z

I am not faulting you for this; comparison is natural, especially when we’re worried about our child. Perspective | My tween gives up at the first sign of struggle. How can I help him stick with things? 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z

Their products must be tested according to standards from the National Fenestration Rating Council, the same industry group that ensures uniform comparisons of the energy issues related to windows. How to stop the sun from bleaching the color out of your home 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z

By comparison, Taylor Swift sold almost 2.3 million tickets and One Direction sold 2.4 million on their tours last year – but it took them 83 and 85 shows, respectively. They’re the biggest band in Asia, but Big Bang’s days may be numbered 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z

And why should they, in the listener’s ear, be forced into a comparison with him? Matt Haimovitz and Bach, Colonizing Columbia’s Campus 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z

Harper distillery near Louisville, Ky. While whiskey produced in the United States might earn frequent comparisons to drinks from Scotland and Ireland, the American bourbon trail was largely paved by immigrants from Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. 5 Stops on Germany’s Whiskey Trail 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z

But if it’s even somewhat true to life, the comparison is really a contrast. Television Review: ‘Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond,’ on BBC America 2014-01-28T22:11:21Z

By comparison, in the New York City area, there are 80. The new documentary “Trapped” takes viewers to the bloodiest battlefield in the American “war on women” 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z

Directed by Karen Shakhnazarov, this is minimalist by comparison: the story of a tank driver who miraculously survives horrific burns and becomes … the Tank Whisperer. Battling on: what Russia's unrelenting appetite for second world war films means 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z

It also invites comparisons to Prince, not only for Miguel’s ingenious, multifarious rock and soul hybrids but also for his determination to address dualities and contradictions. Review: Miguel’s ‘Wildheart’ Features R&B and Clashing Impulses 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z

How difficult was it for you to get your subjects to talk to you for this particular documentary series in comparison to others? "There's no agreement on facts": Alex Gibney's look at Russian interference shows America's weakness 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z

Her deep, resonant voice and soulful phrasing drew comparisons to Nina Simone. Ljiljana Buttler obituary 2010-05-12T17:43:00Z

But that wishful comparison makes only partial sense. Frank Sinatra: A Hundred Years On, the Voice Resonates Still 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z

I must admit I didn’t draw that comparison, but I’m sure it’s one David and Dan had in mind. Miguel Sapochnik on ‘Game of Thrones,’ and Making 70 Horses Feel Like 3,000 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z

The comparison includes states in the South, Midwest and West. Only 23% of Ill. students ready for college 2011-08-17T11:00:00Z

The title begs inevitable comparisons with The Barber of Seville – and, as in Rossini's opera, the plot involves a jack-of-all-trades coiffeur and a pair of thwarted lovers. The Barber of Baghdad 2010-07-09T21:01:00Z

Romney fired back, saying Perry's record paled in comparison to George W. Bush's while he was governor of Texas. Perry, Romney clash over job creation records 2011-09-08T02:47:00Z

In this month's interview with Doctor Who Magazine, Gaiman sounded almost apologetic about his new offering, as if convinced the comparison was going to stifle people's enjoyment of the episode. Doctor Who: Nightmare in Silver – series 33, episode 12 2013-05-11T18:45:01Z

The comparison makes sense, in a way--it is a new format that can enhance the realism of films and television. Sundance 2015: The perils and pleasures of VR cinema 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z

As a point of comparison, in an episode prior to this, we meet Mat, who received his undergraduate degree in finance from University of Georgia, and a law degree from Ryan’s alma mater Georgia State. Game show “Paid Off” targets the student loan crisis: A subversive warning about a looming em... 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z

Size 10 at a push, Bridget was described as some kind of repulsive beast, while the film provided handy shots of diary pages detailing her weight so that viewers could make comparisons. My favourite film aged 12: Bridget Jones's Diary 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z

Though the first was the prototype for the second, neither loses by comparison with the other. Review: American Ballet Theater Opens Season at Lincoln Center 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z

Family Treatment Court in Seattle is the clear winner of the judicial and bureaucratic comparison, at least partly because it let cameras in, while New York’s Administration for Children’s Services allowed only audiotaping. Review: ‘Tough Love’ on PBS Examines Custody Battles With the State 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z

It found that nearly 73 percent of museum visitors identified as white; by comparison, the city’s population is about 43 percent white. Guggenheim Approves Diversity Plan After Staff Complaints of Racism 2020-08-17T04:00:00Z

I did some comparisons with people who are on other reality-TV shows, people who have the same status I do, and they make way more.” How Thom Beers Built a Reality-TV Empire 2012-12-16T23:37:47Z

It's worth noting, however, that the actual price differences aren't that great in comparison. Hold the dairy! It’s about time that coffee shops stop charging extra for plant-based milk 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z

While the numbers aren’t bad for the film, the showing pales in comparison to Lifetime’s Flowers in the Attic sequel, which premiered with 3.4 million viewers the following night. HBO's The Normal Heart Pulls in 1.4 Million Viewers 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z

Ms. Jaoui’s delightful films and other recent films from France like “Shall We Kiss?” deserve to be evaluated and appreciated on their own merits without facile comparisons to the films of Mr. Allen. Letters: Agn?s Jaoui: Not Woody Again 2010-06-05T01:58:00Z

Despite this singular feel, the similarity between Lecky’s rise and that of other female British writers has drawn comparisons. Making a Genre-Bending Show About Social Media and Sex Work 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z

Do you see any use in that kind of historical comparison? Yes, He Thought Trump Would Win. No, He Didn’t Use Hard Data. 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z

IN Krakow, Poland’s second city, comparisons are unavoidable. | 36 Hours: 36 Hours in Krakow, Poland 2011-09-29T20:00:00Z

He was dubbed the next Bright Young Thing, and he won comparisons to his idol, the wasp-witted playwright and entertainer Noel Coward. Sandy Wilson, composer of ‘The Boy Friend,’ dies at 90

And further analysis through March 6, when the revised order took effect, showed flight searches remained down about 10 percent in comparison to the same period a year earlier. Fly the Unfriendly Skies to the U.S.? Fewer Are Willing, Reports Find 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z

This gives us the final comparison with marriage: for those who witnessed it, the union is for ever. Strange bedfellows: comedy double acts 2010-12-21T21:30:09Z

I remember thinking, "These wines are so different from 1990, and certainly lean by comparison." Come for the Values, Stay (or Leave) for the Vintage 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z

To assess your options, comparison sites like Squaremouth.com allow you to search for policies with terrorism coverage from multiple providers. How to Survive the Blockbuster Summer Travel Season 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z

"Against the Sun" also shares thematic elements and images with "All Is Lost" and "Life of Pi," against which the lower-profile production can't help but pale in comparison. 'Against the Sun' is admirable but destined to be overshadowed 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z

He uses photos of the former president to make pointed comparisons between the current occupant of the White House and the one whom he knew best. New & Noteworthy 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z

With a strong female lead, often in a head scarf and imperiled in the desert, comparisons to "Homeland" and "The Honourable Woman" are inevitable, while the stateside plots evoke "The Firm" and even "Conspiracy Theory." 'American Odyssey' a clever and exciting conspiracy thriller 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z

Smith also draws comparisons to digs at Aztec sites founded more than a millennium after Teotihuacan’s collapse. Stylish suburbs: how ancient Mexican metropolis dodged inequality trap 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z

In comparison, the Barclay Brass’s seated, formal performance might seem tame or old-fashioned. With the Barclay Brass, D.C. takes an outsized role in the small world of classical brass music 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z

I've never seen such a generous loan from one country's museums – by comparison, the Hermitage exhibit at the RA was quite cautious. Treasures from Budapest 2010-09-24T21:00:00Z

This comparison to Trump isn’t an original thought, of course. Tale of a traitor: Is the famous betrayal of Benedict Arnold echoed in Michael Flynn? 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z

Your film will inevitably draw comparisons to "Kedi" since both films portray stray animals in Turkey. In the documentary "Stray," dogs are "walking emblems of resistance against capitalism" 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z

Though grievous, those excesses paled in comparison with the reprisals. Spring uprising 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z

The relationship between Alice and her protector is thin by comparison and grows increasingly coy. | 'The Illusionist': Conjuring a Magical Relationship 2010-12-23T22:41:33Z

Get them wrong, and the barrage of discontent aimed at Lucas over the years will seem a mere trifle in comparison to the Starkiller Base-sized outpouring of angst that swiftly follows. Disney will truly know the power of Star Wars' dark side if it ruins Darth Vader and Han Solo 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z

Others compare it to the Olympics, an occasional event that also attracts an international audience, but that comparison isn’t apt, either. Perspective | Venice Biennale: A vast, unwieldy, exhilarating spectacle 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z

Garner and Saldana are shortchanged in comparison, emphasizing the story's focus on fathers and sons rather than aiming for a broader view of how life choices and time impact relationships. "The Adam Project" digs into the essential sadness of Ryan Reynolds' heroes 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z

"This doesn't set you up for direct comparisons of a sequel, and PD James is writing in a style that she's incredibly adept in, but still using incredibly famous characters," . Spin-off, sequel or sell out? 2013-12-29T02:44:58Z

But I’m not sure how far these kinds of comparisons take you into really understanding the differences,” she added. Men vastly outnumber women in film criticism. Here are the movies affected most. 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z

Rhys, who is currently starring in US show The Americans, said he was very aware there would be comparisons with Firth's well-known performance in the 1995 BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. Matthew Rhys to play Mr Darcy 2013-05-28T17:00:32Z

The effect of such cheer-pressure is that a normal, sober response seems morose by comparison. | Smiley Virus 2010-12-21T23:00:09Z

To be a defence lawyer called Harry Potter and to host a three-part BBC series on the law is to invite comparisons to the wizard drama of his fictional counterpart. In praise of … people like Harry Potter 2012-06-21T22:30:54Z

Yet this production’s inner life suffers by comparison to that of the Bolshoi’s own legend. The Bolshoi Ballet’s ‘Giselle’ in Washington 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z

Hilary's life, with its ladies lunches and volunteer efforts at the library, seems placid by comparison. In her novel 'The Expatriates', Janice Y.K. Lee explores contemporary lives in Hong Kong 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z

We also deplore the massive amount of carbon emissions every time we eat a hamburger, which makes air travel look, by comparison, almost insignificant. Norman Foster Is Still Looking Upward 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z

Now Rourke and Pollard were slugging it out to claim the title; but that involved neither earnest declarations of literary intention nor intricate comparisons of imagery. What a performance 2010-07-30T23:05:00Z

But the play, which runs through May 4 at Arena Stage, during another fateful juncture in the bloody road to Middle East peace, may also prompt comparisons to Mr. Carter’s more recent history. ‘Camp David,’ at Arena Stage, Relives ’78 Peace Talks 2014-04-02T22:12:14Z

For comparison, consider the leanest cut of pork, the tenderloin, which is as lean as a skinless chicken breast. Perspective | Is pork good for you? It’s complicated. 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z

The comparison underscores the effect “Aferim!” has had here: The film has set off widespread discussion about enslavement of the Roma, a subject that until recently had rarely been aired in public. ‘Aferim!,’ an Oscar Contender, Explores the Enslavement of the Roma 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z

By comparison, the small inventory of Mr. Brown felt avant-garde. Critical Shopper: Critical Shopper: Rothmans Rebrands, Trying to Cater Younger 2012-03-20T22:18:55Z

Then, in a comparison that left me speechless, she told me I bore a striking resemblance to Jesus. Looking for a Date as China Looks On 2011-08-07T02:00:19Z

There's this comparison thing that happens and this striving to be this thing. Mae Whitman on being your Y2K dream girl in musical rom-com "Up Here": "I'm such a '90s fanatic" 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z

What is the comparisons of finishing a book versus finishing an album? Talib Kweli on hip-hop, Rudy "Ghouliani" and how Kanye West can make amends for supporting Trump 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z

Price comparisons are possible, though, if the manufacturer’s style name or number appears on the carpet label and you can find at least two stores that sell it. The cost-conscious consumer’s guide to buying carpet 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z

“In Paris, one wouldn’t have the Eiffel Tower behind the audience,” he said as a comparison. For the Vienna Philharmonic, Summer Means Schönbrunn 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z

A reason for the frequent comparisons to Alfred Hitchcock and Steven Spielberg is the ruthless precision of his technique. It’s Bong Joon Ho’s Dystopia. We Just Live in It. 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z

“If you listen to Yovanovitch without looking, her voice sounds just like Elizabeth Warren,” one armchair analyst attempted as a comparison on Twitter, which was — no. Perspective | What does female authority sound like? Marie Yovanovitch and Fiona Hill just showed us. 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z

Sheffield doesn't quite have the same ring as Cannes or Venice, but in documentary terms it's a fair comparison. This week's new film events 2013-06-08T05:00:10Z

Our protests are meek in comparison to say France, Egypt, Tunisia, Greece etc. Readers' Reviews 2011-02-17T23:00:01Z

Another reason might be that it's just hard to come up with the right comparison. Why Loriot gets lost in translation 2011-08-25T14:45:25Z

By comparison, oregano is in season from late fall through early spring and has a more pronounced flavor than marjoram. Marjoram is the most underrated herb, period 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z

Dion quipped when told of comparisons being drawn between her and Sinatra. Dion returns to recession-hit Vegas with new show 2011-03-15T09:46:04Z

Linking the images to optical technology will allow the comparison of millions of specimens to find hidden patterns and relationships. Perspective | Dead plants’ evolutionary secrets might save the planet, or at least take its pulse 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z

Mr. Owens, 40, interviewed at a cafeteria lunch table on the festival’s campus last week, rumbled a mild laugh at the comparison. He Sings, He Conducts (and He's Not Bad on the Oboe) 2010-08-03T20:53:00Z

We also showed the same classroom scenarios to a comparison group of 93 adults. How Children's Sense of Fairness Changes as They Age 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z

And it’s easy to minimize stress in comparison to the more visible and immediately threatening hardships around us. For Home Cooks, Burnout Is a Reality This Holiday Season 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z

But in comparison with some other similarly long pieces for percussion, this one lost my interest after a while. Music Review: ?Nine Rivers? at Miller Theater - Review 2011-09-18T22:20:23Z

The most obvious comparison in terms of similarly "inspirational" movies featuring strong women is last year's The Blind Side, but Secretariat is about 90 percent less cheesy than that football saga. "Secretariat" Review: A Feel Good Movie to be Proud of 2010-10-07T20:05:00Z

Ms. Verbeke is pretty and appealing, but, somewhat tellingly, María is by comparison a blur. | 'The Women on the 6th Floor': ?The Women on the 6th Floor,? French Comedy - Review 2011-10-06T22:24:37Z

“Non-Blacks can support civil rights,” he said, by way of comparison. Do Jewish New Yorkers care about identity politics? Jerry Nadler hopes so. 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z

Sure, in comparison to the hurricane I unleashed on my subjects, we are experiencing a light breeze, but it's still a bit unsettling. Confessions of a celebrity biographer 2010-08-03T23:27:00Z

Still, there’s something to be said for the Iago comparison. It’s Time to Turn the Page on the Trump-Shakespeare Comparisons 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z

Mr. Dear underlines this idea more heavily than did Shelley, who seems a master of obliqueness by comparison. | ?Frankenstein?: It?s (Gasp!) Alive, Not to Mention Peeved 2011-02-24T19:09:14Z

The comparison made me uncomfortable, and for reasons beyond the fact that a Mormon and an African American are facing off for president. Anti-Morman prejudice vs. racism 2012-07-29T14:00:00Z

To get a point of comparison, I pulled a piece of farmed salmon out of the fridge. T Magazine: Fly Zone 2011-03-21T14:00:14Z

The Keanes had never been the darlings of art critics, who mocked the portraits as kitsch in comparison to the pop art, minimalism and abstract expressionism bursting out of the hippest galleries. At 87, ‘Big Eyes’ artist Margaret Keane gets her Hollywood break 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z

Why would brutalizing hundreds of other hosts over the years pale in comparison to offing two, even in a particularly gory and wanton way? “Westworld,” Episode 8: Maeve, the Man in Black, and Backstories Galore 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z

The inevitable comparison is not kind to the later volume, but then again, genuinely literary football journalism is woefully thin on the ground. Review, ‘Football: Great Writing about the National Sport,’ edited by John Schulian

The comparison starts and ends with images of noisy animals roving some of the American West's most spectacular scenery. 'Sweetgrass' follows sheep up majestic mountains of Montana 2010-03-25T21:33:00Z

The plots that spin around the two main characters unfortunately suffer by comparison. In 'Crossbones,' John Malkovich as Blackbeard is the lure 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z

At home, “Baroness Von Sketch Show” has cleaned up at the Canadian Screen Awards and earned comparisons to Canada’s last big sketch comedy export, the 1990s series “The Kids in the Hall.” The Baronesses Are Coming! And Filling a Comedy Gender Gap 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z

He wrote his first, For Want of a Nail, in his early 20s, a work that invited comparisons to Lawrence and Hardy. Melvyn Bragg: 'I'm a class mongrel' ? interview 2012-02-12T00:06:06Z

South African writer Bruce's economical prose, arrogantly deluded narrator and subject matter inevitably invite comparison with Coetzee, although the novel lacks the latter's casual brilliance. First novels roundup ? reviews 2011-08-26T21:07:01Z

The far larger, more heavily guarded Academy Awards are almost laid-back Californian by comparison. Critic’s Notebook: James Gray Makes His Way on the Cannes Star Circuit 2013-05-26T21:37:19Z

Its canals invite unavoidable comparisons with Venice, its Baroque and neo-Classical architecture recall, Rorschach-style, whatever other European city you know best. Frugal Traveler Blog: Saving Rubles in St. Petersburg 2012-09-04T21:23:01Z

You are absolutely right, because “Dérive 2” is maybe one of the most austere of the big, major works, in comparison with “Répons,” or “Sur Incises” in particular. ‘It Needs You’: The Human Side to Boulez’s Demanding Music 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z

Inevitably there are going to be certain comparisons, but those comparisons I truly believe exist in all elements of fantasy films. 2010-02-11T08:45:00Z

"But then, nice people don't tend to be very loud, so the idiots seem louder by comparison." The player: racism in online gaming 2010-10-13T21:00:00Z

As for drones, there are some chilling comparisons to the use of drones in Asia and the European Union. A better border is possible 2012-05-26T22:00:00Z

Then again, do other cultural fields fare better in comparison? On Tara Erraught: Bodies and Voices in Opera 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z

And the insouciant “Dock Scene” justifies comparisons to the work of another great perpetrator of the light touch, Raoul Dufy. Art Review: ‘William Wegman: Hello Nature’ at Bowdoin College Museum 2012-08-16T17:46:55Z

I saw a few reviews draw comparisons to that. L.G.B.T.Q. Teens on ‘Heartstopper’: ‘I’m Fine With It Not Being Perfect’ 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z

Other choice tidbits include Kubrick’s comparison of the work of a film director to the precision Napoleon applied to military strategy. ‘Kubrick by Kubrick’ Review: Stanley Plays Himself 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z

This is the part where I must make a comparison to the only other live action blockbuster to feature the Venom character, "Spider-Man 3." Tom Hardy singlehandedly saves “Venom” from the trash pile of bad standalone superhero movies 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z

It seemed an unfair advantage, an unfair thing to do by comparison with what she was denied. Ken Loach rejected music after granddaughter lost hearing 2010-12-31T15:46:16Z

The youngsters might face tough comparisons with the accomplishments of elders. ‘River Crossings,’ a Contemporary Art Exhibition at 2 Historic Sites of the Hudson River School 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z

Maybe a comparison is the only way to bring them together. Keep your ugly sweaters – Hanukkah isn't Christmas and doesn't need to be 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z

Does the luminous sheen of the opening and closing “Aria” retain the same luster on a violin, when the notes sound almost hoarse and elongated in comparison with the keyboard’s discrete, self-sufficient plinks? A celebration of ‘theme and variations’ 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z

Branson’s concert plan and even its name — Venezuela Aid Live — immediately evoked comparisons to Irish rock star Bob Geldof’s 1985 Live Aid concert that raised money for famine relief in Ethiopia. A look at rival Branson vs Maduro concerts for Venezuela 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z

The novel is very arid by comparison, the prose practically anesthetized. Bringing ‘Normal People’ to Sexy, Soundtracked Life 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z

But her habit of getting great dirt, along with her lightning-fast publishing speed and gleeful prose style, made the age-old daily papers and trade publications seem fusty by comparison. The Last Days of Hollywood’s Most Reviled Reporter 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z

The American edition of “Thief” includes photos that Mr. Cole took in Lagos, a Sebaldian touch that is likely to keep the comparisons coming. New York Times Critics on What They Want to See 2013-12-31T23:10:26Z

This might seem strange, thinking of a rigorous artistic enterprise while training for a purely physical challenge, but panting for breath in the pool, I cling to the comparison for comfort and instruction. Connections: Triathlon Training With Chopin in Mind 2010-07-15T22:35:00Z

In comparison, China completely destroyed the Chinese business of South Korean retail and entertainment giant Lotte after it provided land in South Korea for a U.S. anti-missile system opposed by Beijing. Korean girl group’s panda stunt prompts anger in China 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z

By comparison, last season no single episode ever dropped below four million. ArtsBeat: As 'Jersey Shore' Says Goodbye, the Numbers Tell the Story 2012-12-07T16:10:16Z

In other words, he can justify his friend’s behavior by comparison – “he may be a ___, but he’s not Adrian Bayley.” The monster myth: What I learned from seeing my wife’s killer in court 2014-04-28T23:00:00Z

The irresistible jazz-historical comparison is to Sarah Vaughan, who wielded a similar authority over her instrument — but Ms. Salvant truthfully draws from a range of sources, including some a bit less obvious. Review: Cécile McLorin Salvant Wields Her Power, Drawing From Her Album ‘For One to Love’ 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z

A movie can suffer from comparison with the real-life events it dramatizes, or from a beloved book it's based on. Barney, The Tempest and Casino Jack: Warming Up for Oscar 2010-12-31T07:00:00Z

By comparison, Van Dongen’s admirable three-quarters length likeness of a Roma woman done in the wake of his Fauve period was not overpaid. 2010-02-07T05:26:00Z

Meanwhile, the travails described in the Times that apparently are faced by white collar workers may pale in comparison to those working in Amazon's warehouses. Is Amazon a grueling, hostile place to work? N.Y. Times says yes, Jeff Bezos says no 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z

The government added facial comparison technology this year to eliminate touch points. Perspective | Global Entry processing centers are reopening. Here’s what you need to know. 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z

Another point of comparison for other people is the world of virtual reality and video games, where even the title has a particular resonance. 2009-12-17T01:16:00Z

Your partner also is not relevant for purposes of comparison, any more than the other 7-ish billion people on Earth are, because they’re not you. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: After a year of struggle, try to replace ‘coulda, shoulda’ with ‘what if’ 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z

And when it is — well, let’s just say Rio’s version looks like teatime at Buckingham Palace by comparison. 36 Hours in Salvador, Brazil 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z

True enough: The district is drawing comparisons to SoHo in the early 1980s, when former warehouses morphed into galleries and artist lofts. How Uber Is Changing Night Life in Los Angeles 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z

For comparison, consider Schmidt’s invisible Internet: “A highly personalised, highly interactive and very, very interesting world emerges.” Eric Schmidt's Disappearing Internet And The Millennial Test 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z

The “Hamilton” set is pared by comparison, says Bob Willen, one of today’s truckers. 'Hamilton' hits L.A.: Behind the scenes of the landmark musical's arrival in Hollywood 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z

A post-Tarantino rush of dysfunctional Americana, full of lurid violence and dubious humour, it stands awkward comparison with some of Schrader’s more memorable films. Paul Schrader: ‘I’ve made some important films. Dog Eat Dog is not one of them’ 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z

Musically, wild comparisons have been made to Roxy Music, to whom, on the evidence of Enjoy It While It Lasts, Spector bear no more similarity than they do the Bamileke drummers of Cameroon. Spector: Enjoy It While It Lasts – review 2012-08-09T14:29:00Z

“It was like SoHo in New York,” recalls Sandra Pohl, owner of the Louis Pohl Gallery, making a comparison to the Lower Manhattan neighborhood known for its artists’ lofts and galleries. Honolulu’s Chinatown has been revived with a focus on arts, dining and shopping 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z

On one level the novel was a homage to Dashiell Hammett, but its supple racial metaphors earned Whitehead comparisons with Ralph Ellison. Interview: Colson Whitehead 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z

These may sound like powerful attacks on the 1%, but they are wishy-washy in comparison to the route to social equality mapped out in French farce Ma Loute. Sex, ghosts money and sainthood – now playing at Cannes 2016 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

“And since dens don’t come with a locked door, there is no true scientific comparison between crates and dens,” Peta’s website adds. In the dog house: when does crating your canine become pet abuse? 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z

Outside the pop-culture bubble, religious and political hatred divide us; by comparison, stories such as Avengers and Game of Thrones unite us on a planetary level. The new nerds: how Avengers and Game of Thrones made everyone geek out 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z

But the play's faults pale in comparison to Shaw's ability to generate powerful feeling. Candida – review 2013-07-11T13:23:00Z

Jane Eyre’s life is an idyllic summer camp in comparison with what this young man endures, holed up in his freezing attic room with wasps, ticks, rats. Book review: ‘Against the Country,’ by Ben Metcalf 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z

Why did these talented folks decide to take on when they had nothing innovative to bring to it and, by refrying the same blood sausage, risked invidious comparison to the original? Carrie: A Remake Not Worth the Blood or Bother 2013-10-18T21:34:26Z

The new single touches on overcoming self-doubt and the pressure of comparison, which Morris said felt like a timely song. Maren Morris starts 2nd album with uplifting “GIRL” single 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z

That’s most apparent with this woeful attempt to proxy “Don’t Rain on My Parade,” which encapsulates how much the sequel suffers from any comparison to its predecessor. Here We (Let It) Go Again: ‘Frozen 2’ and Movie Musical Sequels 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z

While the novel invites comparisons to “The Road,” it also draws heavy inspiration from Stephen King's “The Stand.” 'The Fireman' may be the best apocalyptic read of the year, if you can stand the heat 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z

It seems to be entirely devoted to business – in this case, the business of trying to elicit comparisons to Michael Jackson. Usher - review 2011-02-03T16:57:31Z

His current show, “Avenue 5,” about tourists and staff trapped aboard a spaceship, invites its own political comparisons. Is Your Office Closed? Compensate With a Workplace Comedy 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z

“I think that making this kind of comparison... helps right-wing tendencies within Israel,” Gitai said. Israeli filmmaker Gitai raps Israel in 'Letter to A Friend in Gaza' 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z

Not that this generic gangland banger, written and directed by David Ayer, remotely deserves the comparison. ‘The Tax Collector’ Review: Street Gangs and Family Values 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z

Without being a memoir, in this book, I do try to draw comparisons to my grandmother and my own mother. I want to sleep with the sexy millennial at Apple’s Genius Bar 2014-04-13T17:30:00Z

Jack Daw, in the silliness of his vanity, takes the comparison as an insult. The Ill-Defined Plot 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z

Taken together, they offer a deep dive into one of Southeast Asia’s lesser-known cuisines, one that is all too often unfairly reduced to comparisons with those of its neighbors. In Siem Reap, Cambodia, Local Fare Gets a Chance to Shine 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z

But the single-painting display is still a peculiar choice; by comparison, Rembrandt’s self-portrait from Kenwood House was not treated this way when it was exhibited last April. Art Review: ‘Velázquez’s Portrait of Duke Francesco I d’Este,’ at the Met 2013-04-18T20:19:23Z

“Muhammad Ali: A Tribute to the Greatest” is a hodgepodge of Thomas Hauser’s many essays — lackluster in comparison with the author’s valuable 1991 oral history, “Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times.” Review: For Muhammad Ali, an Endless Round of Books 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z

By comparison, the Super Bowl drew over 113 million viewers earlier this month, up 33 percent from its average in the 1990s. Oscars? Flat TV Ratings Worry Hollywood 2012-02-28T00:15:40Z

Frame is spare by comparison – spacious and poetic. Your books of the year 2012-12-28T22:55:18Z

By comparison, incandescent bulbs cost about a dollar each, although prices will probably increase as they become scarce because of the government requirement. Why you should switch to LED lightbulbs right now, before the law requires it 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z

The animated Transformers movie, by comparison, is a masterpiece. From Trolls to Transformers: toy films – ranked! 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z

The comparison of Cézanne to Picasso we see here is of painter to cartoonist, of steady walker to competition dancer. The Picasso Museum Reopens in Paris 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z

His works, known for their vivid explosions of color, their fluid, coiling lines and their aerial perspective, have sometimes invited comparisons to Australian Aboriginal art. John Olsen, Who Helped Revolutionize Australian Art, Dies at 95 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z

The directness and clarity of the quartet’s performance of the original made the beefed-up version seem almost obvious in comparison. Music Review: Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival in New Mexico 2012-07-29T20:46:59Z

There is no comparison between a good vintage pan and modern Lodge or Wagner. Fashioning Cast-Iron Pans for Today’s Cooks 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z

In comparison, "Fortune's Fool" suffers to some degree due to the sheer number of different label executives interviewed. 'Fortune's Fool': How illegal downloading decimated the music industry 2010-08-04T23:06:00Z

"Some liked her outlandishly inappropriate comparison," said contest judge San Jose State University professor Scott Rice. Seattle mom honored as a really bad writer 2010-06-30T12:23:00Z

He notes that the U.S. spends a pittance on culture in comparison with nations such as France, Germany and Russia. Essential Arts & Culture: What L.A. loses if we lose the NEA; starchitecture in Hamburg; Kerry James Marshall at MOCA 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z

The other, more pedestrian issues with the show – multi-episode subplots that go nowhere, overwrought family drama, an egregious deployment of the Beach Boys’ accursed Kokomo – seem like lighter offenses in comparison to Daniels’ garbled ambitions. Crash landing: Space Force is not the Trump satire we need right now 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z

Every piece of homework, every tennis stroke, every moment of every day, invites comparison and often competition. Motherlode Blog: I Wanted 'Twins' (or at Least, I Said Yes) 2013-05-01T13:55:59Z

The ‘story’ is quite short in comparison to other bits of new Potter content fans got this year. J.K. Rowling's New Harry Potter Story Is Quite a Tease 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z

This is a straw man, and about as convincing as several of his comparisons between British imperialists and modern NGOs. A Close-Up Look at the British Men and Women Who Ruled India 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z

To return to our unfair comparison, “The Wire” believed that systemic forces mattered more than individual failure or triumph. ‘We Own This City’ Review: Baltimore Police Problems, Rewired 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z

Wouldn't it have been easier to follow Stella McCartney's example, entering another profession to avoid comparisons with her father? Lisa Marie Presley: Why I left LA 2012-10-19T06:49:01Z

By comparison, the top lot on Tuesday, by Willem de Kooning, went for $66.3 million with fees, an auction high for the artist. A Richter, Owned by Clapton, Fetches $22 Million at Christie’s 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z

Early reviews for the show have been raves, drawing favourable comparisons with CK’s earlier work. Pamela Adlon: how Louis CK's sidekick became the star 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z

By comparison, the new NBC sitcom "Up All Night," which preceded "Free Agents" on Wednesday, was watched by 5.6 million and showed audience growth from the previous week. NBC cancels Hank Azaria sitcom `Free Agents' 2011-10-06T21:54:21Z

Or was that just by comparison with Homeland? ‘The Affair’ Season 3, Episode 8: People See What They Want to See 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z

By comparison, HBO agreed to pay an estimated $200 million annually in its so-called "output," or movie licensing deal, with 20th Century Fox earlier this year, according to the Los Angeles Times. Netflix to get Disney films in TV distribution deal 2012-12-05T01:51:29Z

Carrie’s final boyfriend, The Russian, played by Mikhail Baryshnikov, felt like a villain the writers created simply to make Big look like a halfway-decent person by comparison. Chris Noth (Sort of Jokingly) Calls Carrie Bradshaw a Whore 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z

The Row just did a T-shirt,’ because people had to do a celebrity comparison. Kanye West Returns to Paris Fashion Week 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z

This might seem minor by comparison, especially to racism, but it matters when you’re talking about mounting relationship tension. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: On the outs with the in-laws 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z

“The permanent invidious comparisons made professional life impossible,” he said. David Miliband’s New York Life 2013-12-07T00:03:18Z

Using prolific visual comparisons, it tries to show how Cubism, founded by Picasso and Braque in 1907, supposedly translated the movies’ revolutionary portrayal of time, space and motion into fine art. | 'Picasso and Braque Go to the Movies': The Founders of Cubism, Ardent Fans of Film 2010-05-27T23:16:00Z

Any guitar-and-drums duo is going to draw comparisons with The Black Keys and Jack White’s White Stripes, and the boys do capture the same kind of bravado those acts had in their two-piece days. Review: Muscle, menace from Drenge on debut album 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z

The gigantism of the project far outpaces its slender rewards, which shrink further by comparison. Adrián Villar Rojas at the Geffen Contemporary: The art museum, frozen in time 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z

"Yellowjackets" is one of those series destined to attract "Lost" comparisons. "Yellowjackets" is a fantastic, terrifying plummet into the darkness of female desire and rage 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z

To some viewers, in fact, the series suffers in comparison because it exudes less joy and holds a lower level of rarified snark in its corseting. "Belgravia": Where "Downton Abbey" meets Dickens, except with a more dashing, less hungry orphan 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z

By comparison, some of the passages about Houston feel almost perfunctory, retreads of widely known struggles. Whitney Houston’s Confidante Robyn Crawford Breaks Her Silence 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z

Portraits of his maturity drew comparisons with equally shocking works by Courbet, Titian and Picasso, the feelings exposed registering as both brash and profound. Lucian Freud obituary 2011-07-21T21:08:42Z

To extend the academic comparison, it’s also awfully light on the real-world, everyday experience of religion. Television Review: Those Perpetual Bedfellows, Religion and Politics 2010-10-10T21:47:00Z

Maybe McKenna came up with the ending, which makes It’s a Wonderful Life seem misanthropic by comparison. Cameron Crowe's We Bought a Zoo is Pure Cornography 2011-12-22T16:00:34Z

Was he being put forward as the foremost literary novelist of his generation, one whose best-known work stands comparison with The Naked and the Dead, Gravity's Rainbow, American Pastoral, Beloved and Underworld? Does Freedom reign? 2010-09-17T23:05:00Z

In comparison, the typical household in the Nashville area, which ranked No. 50 on the list among large regions, spent $14,854 annually. Study: Chicago-area transportation costs low 2012-02-28T19:10:00Z

A stark comparison when “12 Years A Slave” swept last years Oscars. How Black Twitter Ignited An Oscar Viewing Boycott 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z

Watch the clip above and see how you fare in comparison. Marvel and History Fans: Watch This Rough Jimmy Kimmel Clip 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z

Chase’s past, benign in comparison to Amanda’s, nonetheless holds powerful sway over his present. Best romance novels to ravish in early summer 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z

If there’s a more inspiring bellwether of hope for the future than the latest Pirates and Transformers movie’s grosses paling in comparison to those of previous installments, I’d love to see it. Box office massacre: how Hollywood flopped this summer 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z

Although comparisons are inevitable, there’s more than enough room in the world — and in our hearts — for all three, at least when they’re on form. Dance Review | Paul Taylor Dance Company: A Poet of the Body, Bending All the Rules 2010-02-25T22:44:00Z

Washington is rife with Watergate comparisons these days. Perspective | CNN punished three journalists for missteps on a Trump-Russia story. Did it overreact? 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z

Sam Grobart did a quick comparison by conducting a few searches on Google Flight Search and Kayak. In Transit Blog: Google Flight Search vs. Kayak 2011-09-14T17:08:58Z

That life-or-death drama on the plantation provides the novel’s most terrifying moments, which could easily have rendered the other sections slight by comparison. Review | ‘The Revisioners’ reminds us of slavery’s long reach, through the generations 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z

Having recently splashed round with the shark in“Jaws,” I was struck by how irritatingly bloated “Jurassic Park” is by comparison. ‘Jurassic Park’: Where the Wild Things Are 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z

The director has attracted favourable comparisons to Kubrick since his earliest movies, largely owing to his technical expertise and clinical, controlled tone. Christopher Nolan: from superheroes to Dunkirk’s small tales of heroism | the Observer profile 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z

The nauseating rage and terror I feel right now is minuscule in comparison to that of others. What I will tell my daughters about Hillary Clinton’s loss and Donald Trump’s victory 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z

It pales, perhaps inevitably, in comparison to paintings of similar subjects by Rembrandt and Thomas Eakins. Perspective | Knock yourself out in the Ether Dome 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z

"He wasn't too happy about having to go shoot Catholic Mexicans, and he also saw the injustice of the whole war," Moloney says, noting that the story evoked comparisons to the British occupation of Ireland. Chieftains' new album explores Irish-Mexican ties 2010-04-05T03:15:00Z

“You still have to have the conversation about your validity in comparison to your father,” Ian Shaw said. Wrestling With His Past. And an Animatronic Shark. 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z

Quinoa, by comparison, when you export it, it’s one family that benefits at the lowest rung.” The absolutely delicious Bolivian spirit all drinkers need to know 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z

Francis, by comparison, spent decades in the field, responsible for translating such ideals into practice in the real world, sometimes leading to a different approach. Pope Francis: Civil unions pragmatist? 2013-03-20T13:00:00Z

I’m ready to do that for her comfort, but I still don’t think it’s a fair comparison. Should you invite a recovering alcoholic to a party where there’ll be drinking? 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z

By comparison, a successful president should be precise, direct, diplomatic and calm. Peter Thiel pulls back the curtain: Donald Trump is a pro-wrestling villain turned president 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z

My own travels were nothing in comparison, but my empathy for Casement was deepening, too. In Ireland, Chasing the Ghost of the Rebel Roger Casement 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z

Mr. James sings in a smooth baritone with a hint of smoke in his tone, which often earns him comparisons with a vocalist like Joe Williams. José James Celebrates Billie Holiday at the Blue Note 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z

“Jane the Virgin’s” delightful voice-over narrator — credited in the closed captioning, anyway, as “Latin Lover Narrator” — is so engaging and funny as to make all other narrators this season feel blah by comparison. Why we need narrators: “Jane the Virgin” has the best voice-over on TV 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z

By comparison, an Action Comics No. 1 that was graded a 9 recently fetched $2.16 million. Rare Superman comic found in house insulation 2013-05-24T16:12:07Z

The political crisis of the eighties and nineties pales in comparison to what Venezuela is going through right now. Reviving Venezuelan Punk, the Music of Revolution 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z

The audience is clumsy in comparison to the dancers, who never once appear to threaten the art, no matter how high they leap or how far they stretch. Who are those dancers spinning through the Broad (and LACMA and the Getty)? 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z

Of course, cheap comparisons coarsen our collective conversation. The 1930s were humanity's darkest, bloodiest hour. Are you paying attention? 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z

Marion has no sooner met her than she’s making the obvious comparison: “She was like something out of P. G. Wodehouse.” Review | Wendy Holden’s ‘The Royal Governess’ is spirited entertainment that revisits Queen Elizabeth II’s childhood 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z

But in a real surprise Trinity managed to put another musical face on its remembrance, that of Maurice Duruflé: by comparison, a much more modest figure in the classical music world. Critic?s Notebook: Bach at Trinity Church to Commemorate 9/11 2011-09-11T22:07:04Z

Maybe that’s why this second season feels too sober in comparison. Where did the "Big Little Lies" spark go? 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z

The exceptional looks, by comparison, were the ones that were unbound by tradition, or hair bands. Fashion Review: On the Oscars Red Carpet, Tradition (Mostly) Reigns 2012-02-27T03:44:33Z

But there would be no requirements or stress-inducing comparisons among people. Schools don’t have to fail: Here’s how we fix education 2013-09-07T18:00:00Z

While the focaccia I loved to order from bakeries and restaurants had an airiness and lightness, mine always looked compact in comparison. The one simple tip that made my homemade focaccia instantly better 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z

Whatever the film's intent, the psychology pales in comparison to its physical manifestation. Lots of magic — but little illumination — in 'Houdini' 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z

Probably if I was doing another drama right now there would be too many comparisons. Breaking Bad’s Mike Ehrmentraut: ‘There Are No Happy Endings’ 2013-09-28T17:00:13Z

Mr. Greene conceded that the gravity of his day job can sometimes make his side pursuit look frivolous by comparison. A Cocktail Writer’s Life: The Pentagon by Day, a Barstool by Night 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z

Single malt Scotch, by comparison, must be 100 percent malted barley, and its “single”ness is based on one thing: the distillery. The next big thing in American distilling: Single malt whiskey 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z

Anything that isn’t wonderful seems less interesting than whatever I’m writing, and anything that’s wonderful makes whatever I’m writing seem hopelessly shabby by comparison, triggering impostor syndrome. For William Gibson, Seeing the Future Is Easy. But the Past? 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z

In comparison, the odds of getting killed by a shark are 1 in 3.7 million in a lifetime, according to the International Shark Attack File. U.S. gets lottery fever as jackpots climb to $2.2 billion 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z

The rest of the disc pales by comparison with these extraordinary pieces, but even the tiny Trio from 1936 has a wit and charm about it here. Cage: Three Constructions; Quartet, Trio, etc – review 2012-07-19T20:29:01Z

Mad Men's tranquility and poise makes it resemble a still photograph by comparison. Charlie Brooker's screen burn 2010-04-09T23:12:00Z

If you’ve seen more than one production of “Phantom,” we welcome your comparisons and contrasts of the different shows. What Do You Remember From the First Time You Saw 'Phantom of the Opera?' 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z

It was telling that in looking for comparisons to‎ "GoodFellas" for their rebuttals, many people came up with “Sex and the City.” The 'GoodFellas' flap: How it gets a movie and both genders wrong 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z

Without her sister as a foil or as a comparison, my younger daughter looks impossibly older, perilously close to leaving home herself. The Half-Empty Nest 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z

By comparison, Kim's delirious action sequences look like they were shot by adrenaline junkies with short attention spans. 'The Good, the Bad, the Weird': A recklessly filmed Korean Western 2010-05-06T20:04:00Z

“These are the comparisons many students, alumni and donors are making after hearing of plans to close the architecture school started by America’s most famous architect.” Spiralling Tensions at Frank Lloyd Wright Architecture School 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z

You can consider “Whiplash” the “Zero Dark Thirty” of jazz movies, and the comparison is less facetious than it sounds. “Whiplash” examines the line between education and abuse 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z

As far as ingredients, whether produce varieties or packaged products, there's no comparison. Writer Nava Atlas reflects on the (vegan) return of her cult-classic "Vegetariana" cookbook 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z

Trump, by comparison, is a massive fraud, the evil sum of his deficiencies, devoid of everything but the hollow ideology of a megalomaniac. No Longer Writing, Philip Roth Still Has Plenty to Say 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z

Still, I wasn’t sure if that would be the best way to transition from a small, Catholic all-girls school to U.C.L.A. which, by comparison, has tens of thousands of students. When U.S.C. Plays U.C.L.A., They Play Too 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z

But check quantities for a true comparison, usually measured by weight or the approximate number of seeds in a packet. The hellebore: Popular, early and now in a dazzling variety 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z

The comparison is apt; there are truly few sensations so gratifying as knowing the correct answer to a LearnedLeague stumper. The coolest, weirdest Internet community you’ll never be able to join

I warn them about ending paragraphs — and especially ending essays — with a quote, in case their readers decide that their writing pales in comparison to that of the author they're discussing. Letters to the Calendar section 2015-03-07T05:00:00Z

Women differ, so how are group comparisons helpful? A lifetime of sleep, from birth to menopause and beyond 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z

As a point of comparison, Mr. Ball often looks to the smartphone era, which changed our relationship with technology in ways that were as profound and shocking as they now seem banal. Are You Missing Out on the Metaverse? 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z

Events in the UK pale in comparison to the country-wide festivities in the US, however. Soaring sales 2010-07-09T08:33:00Z

From the moment the two films were announced, Grace of Monaco and Diana were destined to draw comparisons to one another. "Grace of Monaco" vs. "Diana": Which princess biopic is worse? 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z

Second–and again I’m just anticipating here–the “Innocence of Muslims” video is not a reasonable comparison here. “Djesus Uncrossed,” Grievance, and How Satire Actually Works 2013-02-19T22:42:23Z

Lamarr’s subsequent tenure in Hollywood comes across as tame by comparison. Review: ‘Bombshell’ Tells the Amazing Story of Hedy Lamarr, the Star and Inventor 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z

By comparison, in New York, the pressure leading up to opening night — the life-or-deathness of it all — is just a bit much. National Theater Offers Hits, Including ?War Horse? 2011-09-09T07:30:35Z

What follows is a series of incoherent and mutually inconsistent statements — from Hannah, not the black Republican, who sounds utterly reasonable in comparison. What is a black conservative doing in Hannah Horvath’s bed? 2013-01-21T13:17:00Z

The Dawn-and-Tim-alike romance is particularly plain, and I don't think it really benefits from the unavoidable comparison. TV review: Trollied; Rick Stein's Spain 2011-08-04T21:00:11Z

She is the ultimate observer, finding remarkable comparisons between Moscow and New York and Tashkent and parts of West Africa. The 10 best travel writers you’ve never read but should 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z

But the story got a major upgrade in the second season, and the show has since won critical acclaim and comparisons to its network predecessor, Mad Men. 16 TV Shows That Deserve a Second Chance This Fall 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z

In the studies of heterosexual two-parent families where children fare well, the comparison group is families with one mother or one father — not two mothers or two fathers. HGTV: Winning the war for gay marriage 2012-05-17T16:00:00Z

The Swedish fans outnumbered them at least 100 to 1 but sounded like a polite tennis crowd in comparison. Frugal Traveler Blog: An Insider's Itinerary on Sweden's Eastern Coast 2012-07-25T15:19:23Z

“Disposable City” covers a vast territory, yet readers are likely to notice the absence of comparison to other vulnerable cities. Will Miami Be Around in 2067? 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z

“It used to really annoy me,” Thomas says about the comparison. Please Like Me: this millennial comedy is more than just the Australian Girls 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z

This Canadian coming-of-age drama about the perils of growing up gay was released around the same time as “Moonlight,” and was certainly overshadowed in comparison. ‘The Beta Test,’ ‘Closet Monster’ and More Streaming Gems 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z

I am completely at peace with that comparison. Grass-Fed Beef, Sold One Cow at a Time 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z

Dawn Porter, director and executive producer, told the Guardian that “it’s not only fair, it’s imperative” to draw comparisons to now. Bobby Kennedy: Netflix documentary shines a light on his relevance 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z

The performance of the panels pales in comparison with the score achieved by a marble head of the first century cataloged as the “head of a Greek poet, probably Hesiod, Roman Imperial.” Auctions: Roman History Leaves a Trail, and Fascination Follows 2011-06-17T11:30:06Z

This is too bad, because Trump really does deserve more careful comparison with other leaders. Authoritarians From Mussolini to Trump 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z

Though swathed in eldritch atmospherics, Zola Jesus's songs pack a brutal, emotional punch, rendering the genteel witchery-woo of Florence + The Machine and Bat For Lashes a tad twee by comparison. Will Zola Jesus herald the second coming of goth? 2010-08-20T23:08:00Z

The show, in comparison, doesn’t tell us much about the netsuke or what they may have “witnessed” before Charles acquired them, as a 264-piece collection, from a Parisian dealer. A Hare and an Inheritance, Once Hidden, at the Jewish Museum 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z

But he vociferously contends that his approach was more effective, and holds up the disciplined and orderly 1963 March on Washington for civil rights as a comparison. Review: In Memoir, Barney Frank Presses for a Results-Oriented Philosophy 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z

Recently, the mobile passport system has begun relying on the same facial comparison program. Whatever Happened to Those Self-Service Passport Kiosks at Airports? 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z

With its unspoiled golden sand beaches and popularity among French celebrities, Île de Ré draws comparisons to the Hamptons, but it’s also popular with budget travelers. 52 Places to Go in 2016 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z

Past and present collide in Time Out New York’s side-by-side comparison of Manhattan holiday scenes then and now. Links We Love: What We're Reading This Week 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z

"The Amazing Spider-Man 2" isn't bad, but it feels pointless, especially in comparison to what Marvel Studios has been doing with superheroes lately. 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2'? Nothing new in this web 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z

By comparison, the roasters who play it straight, escalating into further flights of brutishness, end up sounding like hacks doing bad Aristocrats routines. Please Kill the Celebrity Roast 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z

The notes also draw comparisons with Elgar concertos, but there is little personality here comparable to Elgar’s. Music Review: A Stick in the Spokes of a Philharmonic Night 2011-06-17T22:29:44Z

He largely dismissed these, once likening them to the “filth” that pours out of women’s bodies, menstrual blood being, as Roper says, “the most shocking and revolting comparison he could think of.” How well do we know our heroes? A new book shows the darker side of Martin Luther 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z

There were papers on the functions that music and alcohol serve on the show, and the requisite far-fetched comparisons that are in fact not. Critic?s Notebook: ?Jersey Shore? Has Its Day at University of Chicago 2011-10-30T22:32:05Z

Danish articles, by comparison, found no cognitive differences between 5-year-old children whose mothers drank moderately in early pregnancy and those whose mothers didn’t. How much alcohol is safe for pregnant women? US pediatricians say none 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z

It drew comparisons to Dorothea Lange’s “Migrant Mother” — a full circle, because as a child Ms. Stafford had been captivated by Ms. Lange’s photographs of the Dust Bowl famine in Life magazine. From Einstein to Couture, This 96-Year-Old Captured It All 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z

Any show in which the male protagonist is as textured and nuanced as Don Draper, Dexter Morgan, Tony Soprano or Walter White is bound to make other characters look insipid and two-dimensional by comparison. Skyler White: the underdog who set the template for TV's antiheroine 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z

Watching Meghan's public trajectory, it's hard not to make comparisons with Diana. Meghan Markle "excites controversy" — Andrew Morton on the galvanizing power of the People's Duchess 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z

It’s an inexact comparison, of course—whole brains surely must be more valuable than tissues samples, so perhaps the Texas brain collection is worth significantly more. The Black-Market Value of 100 Brains: Less Than One Good Kidney 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z

Heller apparently made that comparison in her pitch to distributors, and it was enough to lure a few of them to it even before the movie screened. 'Diary of a Teenage Girl' aims for a coming-of-age rarity 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z

The result was a hurtle, highly praised by critics, including Mr. Rich, who deemed Mr. Eustis’s Los Angeles production “stodgy” by comparison. How Taking Flight in London Helped ‘Angels in America’ Soar 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z

That comparison was bolstered by her strong, likable portrayal of Maria in a recent concert production of “The Sound of Music.” Music Review: Laura Osnes at Café Carlyle 2012-06-20T20:58:53Z

Sam Smith is making good on all those Adele comparisons he received early on in his career by landing a James Bond song of his own. Hear Sam Smith's James Bond Theme 'Writing's on the Wall' 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z

Illustration: Steve May/Arena In a coffee shop, a heavily tanned woman fielded questions about her holiday from a friend who appeared almost luminous in comparison. Michael Holden's All ears 2010-07-09T23:06:00Z

In short, vinyl records are still surprisingly popular—and according to a new study from UK financial comparison service Money.co.uk, no one is more popular on vinyl than The Beatles. The 10 most popular artists on vinyl, according to Discogs 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z

On occasion ugly, often difficult, and utterly real, these quasi-autobiographies feel like high-wire storytelling without the safety net of metaphor or allegory – and with all the danger and immediacy of stakes the comparison implies. Facing facts: how memoir movies are finally showing the ugly truth 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z

The photos are always side-by-side comparisons: one person who has decided to turn herself into someone new. Challenging the so-called “health” challenge: Our obsession with the “before” and “after” body transformation 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z

I do feel that what I do is unique, but because the comparison exists, they try to apply it to every possible situation. Mensa moves smartly after breakup of Kids 2013-11-30T06:00:00Z

On the latter comparison, “Z Nation” will mostly skate, except for one zombie gag near the end of the pilot episode. ‘Z Nation’ aims to be TV’s next big zombie thing 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z

Right now, I’m wearing a pair of boots for Frye, but I feel sorry for them because they’re just a weak comparison. Nat Wolff, a Movie Star on the Rise, Likes a Uniform 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z

Christie’s experts, eager to establish the ancient lineage of Mr. Ray’s table, reproduced by way of comparison Chardin’s 1760 still life of objects set on a wooden board, now hanging in the Louvre. Auctions: Day in the Sun for Postwar and Contemporary Art 2011-11-09T12:30:09Z

I’m talking about the play itself: Rajiv Joseph’s smart, savagely funny and visionary new work of American theater, whose presence on Broadway invites fanciful comparison to the titular beast. | 'Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo': Ghostly Beast Burning Bright in Iraq 2011-04-01T02:01:01Z

“I hope the comparison will be made,” said Birgit Jöbstl, a spokeswoman for the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, which oversees the national museum system in Germany. Nefertiti 3-D Scanning Project in Germany Raises Doubts 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z

So, what does a comparison of the two movies tell us, really? Total Recall Revisited: What Colin and Arnold Can Tell Us About Pop Culture 2012-08-01T12:00:49Z

It's a serious, honourable film that makes an interesting comparison with David Cronenberg's recent Freud film, A Dangerous Method. Freud 2012-08-04T23:05:28Z

Her bold comparisons and personifications may explain nothing, but they bring us thrillingly close to her sense of awe. Poem of the week: What mystery pervades a well! by Emily Dickinson 2010-10-04T09:21:00Z

Here’s the most obvious secret of the dad blogosphere: Men’s clout in the online parenting space is negligible in comparison to women’s. Motherlode Blog: The Daddy Business Trip 2013-05-15T13:57:19Z

"I don't like to make comparisons, but I predict for Elena a future like that of Penelope in the U.S." Spain's Almodovar eyes English-language project 2011-05-21T19:01:08Z

The 16-bean Afghan “risotto” is more stew than velvety rice preparation, a distinction that will help you revel in the fragrant dish without making unwarranted comparisons. Lapis review: A fragrant taste of Afghanistan in Adams Morgan 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z

The inevitable comparison, notably on a song like “Adios,” is to Nina Simone — to her demonstrative clarity of phrase, and the flickering incandescence of her timbre. Review: Benjamin Clementine Releases His Debut Album 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z

Maybe that is pushing the comparison, but there is no disputing that the two share a certain flamboyance. In praise of ? Twentysomething Brook Street 2010-08-24T23:05:00Z

Are You With Me? makes sense of the "female Cave" comparisons, Shah sounding world-weary and aggrieved. Nadine Shah (No 1,366) 2012-10-05T08:00:06Z

The researchers then performed the exact same experiment with 22 human participants as a comparison. Your dog can tell from your voice if you’re happy or sad 2014-02-21T13:00:00Z

Despite the somewhat tortured metaphor, the super PAC insisted they weren't comparing Trump to Lord Voldemort: "Note: we are not calling Donald Trump evil. This is an analogy, not a direct comparison." Marco Rubio's super PAC casts Trump as Voldemort (and who is Harry Potter?) 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z

Asked how he felt about these comparisons, Mr. Branagh was silent for a moment. Kenneth Branagh Returns to the Stage, With More Roles 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z

It all looks so sparkling and fresh that the film in my memory seems slightly dingy by comparison. 'The Sound of Music' at the Ahmanson is fresh and lively 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z

His first, as poet, was spectacular and met with wide praise, even garnering comparisons to Emily Dickinson. Ocean Vuong Makes His Fiction Debut, in the Form of a Letter 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z

On this second viewing, I felt that Gore Vidal is maybe the better comparison, and the fanatical, passionate care with which Ledgard repairs damaged flesh mirrors the catastrophe connoisseurship displayed in JG Ballard's Crash. The Skin I Live In ? review 2011-08-25T13:00:01Z

By comparison the entrance wall looks bare, with nothing but a low, cutout door and a niche with four standing figures. Art Review: ‘Theater, Life, and the Afterlife’ at China Institute 2012-05-31T22:11:08Z

In comparison, this year’s Oscar hopefuls look like they’re limping to the finish line. Why "American Sniper" Was the Only Oscar Movie That Made Big Money 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z

So the direct comparisons in these concerts became invidious. Szymanowski Focus 2010-05-10T21:20:00Z

But the comparison just gets more labored and obvious across the show’s five hours, and it culminates in a revelation about Alex’s work that flies past implausible and lands on lunatic. Review: ‘London Spy’ Follows an Unlikely Investigator With Love on His Mind 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z

Yet, “all of Benton’s posters are so reserved, quiet and direct in comparison,” Lippert went on. The Great Art Behind Hunter S. Thompson’s Run for Sheriff 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z

Often, with non-western cultures, there is a harsh light that compels unfair comparisons to the west. The suffragettes of Saudi Arabia: 'We try and be reasonable calling for our rights' 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z

There are plenty of us happy at our 9-to-4 nonprofit jobs; that is, happy until comparisons of material wealth are brought up . . . again. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Delivering bad news to a pushy sister-in-law 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z

One Reel calls the comparison unfair, given the more spectacular nature of the Seattle fireworks show and the added difficulties of staging it in an urban lake. One Reel falters, fights to regain balance 2010-04-26T02:32:00Z

“Casanova, Last Love,” his latest foray into the world of powdered wigs and courtly intrigue, is no exception, though it pales in comparison to his fiery women-fronted films. ‘Casanova, Last Love’ Review: Reappraising a Philanderer 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z

But the extent of his devotion and the idiosyncrasy of his passions defy comparison. Chris Strachwitz, Who Dug Up the Roots of American Music, Dies at 91 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z

NBC says the comparison is valid because even though the cable viewers weren't watching the same thing as people tuned in to NBC, they were still watching the Olympics. NBC says Rio Olympic viewership reaches parity with London 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z

I'm guessing the overpriced food pales in comparison to paying for the actual tickets. Late to the Game, Football Stadiums Aim for Better Food 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z

His early songwriting style earned comparisons with no less than folk great Bob Dylan, who later called Prine one of his favorites. Country folk singer John Prine dies at 73 of coronavirus complications: report 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z

Though Joe Zee, creative director of Elle magazine, which publishes an annual music issue, said he believes that over the years she has suffered by comparison to Madonna’s “controlled, specific, thought-out image.” Kylie Minogue: Pop Star, Fashion Darling ... Who? 2013-06-12T22:06:26Z

But really there's no comparison because, once you've paid $20 for a copy of the Sacred Harp, there's nothing else to sell. Shape, rattle and roll: The amazing survival of shape-note singing 2010-09-30T21:30:00Z

Nose-diving ratings threaten all of that income, not to mention eroding the position of the Oscars in comparison to the more free-wheeling Golden Globe Awards. Oscars to Add ‘Popular Film’ Category, Creating Questions 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z

If you think the comparison to "The Rings" unfair, let's look at "The Battle" on its own. 'Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies' too often overwhelms 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z

The producers draw a closer comparison with “The Sopranos,” which is perhaps not surprising. ‘The Americans’ With Keri Russell as a K.G.B. Agent 2013-01-24T17:00:00Z

But it’s easy to forget that, in comparison to its golden age of 1988 to 1993, the first season wasn’t much cop, either. From Breaking Bad to Blackadder: the great TV shows with patchy first seasons 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z

That shabby interior practically defined the Pavilion in its final days, making the newly refurbished space seem luxurious by comparison. Nitehawk Prospect Park Is Finally Ready, Promising Art-House Movies (and Cleaner Floors) 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z

She then posted a side-by-side comparison of how the model on the website looked in the dress compared to the item she received. Woman slams sexy black mesh bodycon dress as a 'joke,' reveals how 'size 8' allegedly fits 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z

Its first half is a tale of ham-fisted management that’s lively enough to invite comparisons to those modern classics about failure. 'Eccentric Orbits' chronicles the stunning failure (and improbable revival) of the Iridium satellite phone 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z

His performance became an Internet sensation and drew comparisons to Susan Boyle. Taiwan singing sensation has deal with Sony Music 2010-05-13T14:46:00Z

“I’m not remotely interested. “I am aware some comparisons have been made, and it is weird with this timing,” he added. Romance and domesticity bound together in 'The Duke of Burgundy' 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z

Initial outrage at this blatant upstaging of my own personal agony turned swiftly to pity as she explained the problems she was facing, gargantuan in comparison to my pint-sized emotional upheaval. I’m jealous of my best friend’s romance 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z

The buzz: "Girl in Love channels glam rock perfectly, a trend for which the band has drawn comparisons to Marc Bolan." New band of the day ? No 753: The Smith Westerns 2010-03-24T14:57:00Z

Like that hit, freshman show, "B — " is about a naive blonde who moves in with a street-smart brunette, but, in all the ways that count, the comparisons end there. 'Apartment 23' ? and 6 other TV shows worth a visit 2012-04-06T21:20:08Z

Sucked into the Upside Down, given the Cruciatus curse by Vecna, or attacked by demodogs, those still seem to pale in comparison to mass school shootings, to abuse, to children taken from their parents. The lure of “Stranger Things”? It’s not the '80s – it’s forgotten childhood freedom 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z

Rather, diners are encouraged to draw their own comparisons and conclusions. | The Acorn in Vancouver 2012-12-03T22:02:43Z

Yours truly has written at least one or two, with the acknowledgment that such comparisons downplay how dangerous this approach to leadership is. Trump’s NAFTA speaker phone call to Mexico: Reality TV posing as “breaking news” 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z

And if this comparison appears unfair, I'm only making it because I think Jess Walter is more than capable of writing a really great book. Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter – review 2013-06-15T08:31:01Z

Earning laughs and favorable comparisons to comedy greats George Carlin and Lenny Bruce, Black slid into a profession that's rewarded him with a loyal fan base and a very good living. Lewis Black talks pollen, politics and his play at ACT Theatre 2012-06-07T20:49:04Z

She used Michael Collins, hero of the Irish war of independence, as a natural point of comparison: "Whereas Collins was outgoing and swashbuckling, Gerry Adams is thoughtful and reserved." Country Girl by Edna O'Brien – review 2012-10-12T21:55:03Z

Admittedly, Teshome’s personal Saharan discomfort pales in comparison with the ordeals his characters suffer in “Triangle,” which won an award at the Pan African Film Festival last month. Pasta and Kafka at the Italian Embassy 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z

That comparison is reinforced by Netflix making public a “Top 10 in the U.S. Today” list — we’re getting a little closer to something akin to box-office figures for streaming, minus actual numbers. This Movie Is Streaming Only. Should We Lower Our Expectations? 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z

The tests included attempts to extract DNA from a leg bone for comparison with that of the Canadian Michael Ibsen, believed to be a direct descendant of Richard's sister Anne. Richard III: unveiling day arrives for skeleton that would be king 2013-02-03T14:57:25Z

Trying to do a one-to-one comparison of say, Adam Bede or Sense and Sensibility with The Great Gatsby or To Kill a Mockingbird is impossible. Goodbye, Steinbeck; All Hail, Shelley 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z

I wrote that sentence about “children in mortal danger” just now without intending to draw an invidious comparison with the Trump administration’s immigration policies, believe it or not. Trapped in a cave: A true story with mythic roots and symbolic power 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z

Still, the comparison helps illuminate the extraordinary qualities of Flynn’s novel, one of those rare instances when a daring and genuinely literary genre title gets the success it deserves. Not the next “Gone Girl”: Why “The Girl on the Train” can’t fill Amazing Amy’s shoes 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z

If any comparison can be ventured, it curiously anticipates Parthian figures from Iran two centuries later. Art: Macedonia's Riches Before Alexander 2011-10-21T12:30:08Z

In comparison with another new book, “Lusitania” by Greg King and Penny Wilson, Mr. Larson’s is less gossipy but much more illuminating. Review: Erik Larson’s ‘Dead Wake,’ on the Sinking of the Lusitania 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z

But in the comparison forced by the shared program, it looked luminous. Dance Review: Rosie Herrera Dance Theater and Doug Varone at Joyce Theater 2013-01-16T17:37:51Z

The original will be shown on BBC America beginning Saturday night, just two weeks after the remake’s premiere, offering a rare chance for nearly side by side comparison. ArtsBeat Blog: Channel Surfing: 'Free Agents,' the British Version 2011-09-30T22:51:47Z

Can any other band say it merits comparison to both Tool and Fugazi? Lollapalooza Day 3: Jack White, Florence + the Machine, At the Drive-In and the amazing Amadou and Mariam 2012-08-06T06:00:00Z

Price comparisons with supermarkets are tricky because of the way online services package their orders. Grass-Fed Beef, Sold One Cow at a Time 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z

He's often compared stylistically to Flaubert, the greatest French novelist of the 19th century, and the comparison is fully merited. World literature tour: France 2011-03-28T11:30:33Z

There are comparisons to be made to poutine, or chili cheese fries, and I’m not here to denigrate either of those splendid creations. Celebrating the Great Australian Tradition of Meat in a Box 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z

Newly humbled and made tolerable by comparison, Stet proceeds to triumph over this adversity. 'Boychoir' a one-note take on youths' music competition 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z

Well, there is of course no comparison here. George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin's wedding: 'A sensational piece of multimedia street theatre' 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z

Today, it might prompt comparison with the miniseries “Chernobyl” or Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged.” Review | The 1923 novel ‘Nordenholt’s Million’ explores issues unnervingly familiar in the Trump-covid era 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z

Around me were nothing but Wagnerian voices, and I naturally didn’t want to sound like a gnat in comparison. Tenor Jonas Kaufmann takes on Tristan, opera’s voice killer 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z

“Marrow” is a mordant look at a depraved society, more exemplary of Yan’s other work — he has handily drawn comparisons to Kafka and the foundational Chinese satirist Lu Xun — than its companion novella. In the Brutality of the Chinese Countryside, ‘Mythorealism’ Reigns 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z

And the moment they find one, they launch into a performance of such deranged, self-assured haughtiness, the Daily Mail seems hopelessly amateur by comparison. Django Unchained, Djack Whitehall and Djames Delingpole 2013-01-13T20:00:00Z

During your short stay with us, however, you will nevertheless be subjected to erroneous and perhaps hurtful comparisons to biblical plagues and the like. Perspective | Dear Brood X cicadas: Welcome back to our messed-up world. Here’s what you missed. 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z

But as someone who lives in Washington, I’m pretty sure the threats posed by the natural world pale in comparison to those posed by enemies of the state. 4 books to get you ready for anything in the new year — from bears to spies 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z

“MLM makes even gambling look like a safe bet in comparison,” it states. A 'miracle' healing gel, a cult-like following, and a fiercely protected empire 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z

"We see images of breasts everywhere," says the 41-year-old photographer, "but they're unreal. They create an unflattering comparison but also an unobtainable ideal. I wanted to rehumanise women through honest photography." United front: breasts without the airbrush 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z

Adams said the project was a symbol of New York’s comeback amid the pandemic, drawing comparisons to the construction of the Empire State Building during the Great Depression. Geffen Hall’s $550 Million Makeover Is Fully Funded 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z

By comparison, this is like a scene from an action film. Harvard Art Museums, Revamped and Reopened 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z

If the comparison seems blasphemous, let’s recall the central role of the songbook in this nation’s culture. A Brief Tussle with the Great American Songbook 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z

The comparison was not lost on the filmmakers, who said they frequently discussed the parallels between Larry David and Mr. Weiner. ‘Weiner’ Covers a Political Campaign Set on Self-Destruct 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z

In a specific way, too — one that includes reminding her that comparisons likely don’t help. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Does moving out have to be the end for a couple, or can it be a beginning? 2021-06-27T04:00:00Z

It’s a Charybdis!” — the comparisons to Harry & Co. grows. ‘Sea of Monsters’: Promising start, good cast give movie lift 2013-08-07T18:18:40Z

You might draw comparisons with today's political cartoons or you might ponder the relationship between the individual and society. Art review: Prints at SAM are disturbing, funny, moving 2010-04-15T20:49:00Z

Suffering isn’t relative—people can only experience their own lives, their own suffering, no matter how frivolous it is in comparison. Emma Cline on the Movie Business 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z

By comparison, the big government study enrolled women and randomly assigned Prempro to one half, and placebo to the other half, resulting in two groups that were indistinguishable from one another. A Consumer's Guide To Medical Jargon 2010-08-23T10:00:00Z

Adam And Joe Many modern comedy duos tickle the odd funny bone but pale in comparison to some of the fine specimens lovingly preserved in our collection. Six to Watch: Comedy double acts 2010-11-23T12:33:00Z

All of that begs a comparison that the show itself can’t live up to, and shouldn’t have to. Review: ‘Cowboy Bebop,’ Minus the Art 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z

There are four tracks from "Automatic for the People," but the albums that follow get smaller samples, and songs like "Supernatural Superserious" pale in comparison with those on Disc One. R.E.M. retrospective a glorious tombstone 2011-11-14T21:48:06Z

Some of these plot tweaks can be waved away because Big Love has a narrative more hurtling and congested than any series I know; it makes Mad Men's plotting seem staid by comparison ... Big Love: Shark-Jumping in Utah 2010-02-22T14:05:00Z

In comparison, Ivo van Hove’s adaptation of “Opening Night,” seen at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 2008, feels downright conventional in retrospect, despite his reputation as an iconoclast. It’s ‘Opening Night’ for Two Shows That Pay Homage to Cassavetes 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z

The critic Andrew Clemens wrote in The Guardian that “Blank Out” was, by comparison, “far more understated and effective,” and listed it as one of his top classical music events of last year. High Tech Meets High Art in a 3-D Opera 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z

In comparison, Manning moves like a statue but he makes up for it with a very quick release and a savant-like ability to figure out what the defense is about to do. The gay guide to the Super Bowl 2014-02-01T15:30:00Z

But their casting turns out to be a stroke of genius — so far removed from the stars of the original film that the inevitable comparisons are rendered moot. 'Straw Dogs': Remake crackles with tension 2011-09-15T19:20:10Z

The DJ compiled an audio comparison of the two songs, published by Rapzilla, after noticing comments about them on Twitter. Katy Perry sued by Christian rappers 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z

I won’t torture this comparison any further, because the differences between Chuck and Lear outnumber the similarities. ‘Better Call Saul’ Season 2 Episode 9: The Brothers McGill 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z

As a dive site, it is relatively quiet by comparison with the sites on the southern side of the island and offers excellent opportunities for swim-throughs to explore the holds and passenger areas. Scuba diving trips around the world: readers’ tips 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z

The tempos of the jaunty Concerto No. 2 in B flat are restrained in comparison with those in many of typical performances. Recordings: Mixing Urgency and Relaxation 2010-09-25T21:04:00Z

Many of those led to a show actually called “Trump Lear,” a biting comparison of the two leaders that ran Off Broadway in the summer of 2017. It’s Time to Turn the Page on the Trump-Shakespeare Comparisons 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z

Mr. Hecht said that side-by-side comparisons of his clients’ dances and the Fortnite emotes show that “the movements of the entire body are being duplicated.” A Real-World Battle Over Dancing Avatars: Did Fortnite Steal the Floss? 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z

Minus accurate comparisons with alcohol and proper warning about age, dosage and dangerous combinations of drugs, particularly with alcohol, drug policy is doomed to be irrelevant and incoherent. Letters 2010-12-31T04:15:37Z

Powerful guitar riffs and Vincent's nonchalant and hypnotic voice led the Gallic media to dub Kid Bombardos "The French Strokes," a comparison the singer says is "flattering but simplistic." "Baby rockers" land the right punches on debut album 2011-09-23T11:30:34Z

In comparison, Kit — always lamenting living in her sister’s shadow as a “chick surfer who wasn’t a babe” — is eclipsed by Nina’s presence. Review | Taylor Jenkins Reid’s ‘Malibu Rising’ is a fiery mix of celebrity culture and family drama 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z

In comparison, the same study found that 69 percent of Americans are overweight, 61 percent of Australians, and 22 percent of Japanese. Being thinner pays off as airline charges by weight 2013-04-03T17:10:46Z

Mr. Fallon accepts the comparison: “What I do is more a variety show. It’s always been older in style. I’m an old soul.” NBC Hopes Jimmy Fallon Brings Younger Viewers to ‘Tonight’ 2014-02-12T13:00:01Z

But it’s not entirely fair to use comparisons as the bedrock of our opinion of someone. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Two sisters handle their mother’s death differently 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z

The comparisons grew more lavish until, by the end of his life, he was exhibiting alongside the classical master Nicolas Poussin. The great upstager: how Monet made Turner and Twombly look ordinary 2012-06-19T18:33:01Z

Although Murray does not believe the media causes eating disorders, he says it creates the powerful social comparisons that Usher and Sikdar experienced. ‘Get shredded in six weeks!’ The problem with extreme male body transformations 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z

They make the black smoke from “Lost” look cuddly by comparison. A Hot Time in the Haunted House 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z

By placing David and Molly’s stories side by side, Brown stages a natural comparison: Why does each character resort to violence? ‘This Is Not Just Good Storytelling, but a Blueprint for Survival’ 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z

But formal quibbles pale in comparison to the content he’s illuminating. Review | In ‘Nobody Speak,’ the free press, not just a website, faces a grave challenge 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z

Five years and many not-completely-inaccurate comparisons to Modest Mouse later, they return with their third record. Wolf Parade: Expo 86 2010-07-15T23:30:00Z

The closest comparison would be the chardonnays from the nearby Mâcon region. Upgrade your July Fourth cookout with these 3 red wines, each under $25 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z

By comparison, only 12 percent of the 1,504 writing nominations in history went to scribes outside the academy’s majority demographic. Writing Their Way Into a Diverse Oscars 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z

These informal hybrid shops felt fresh and exciting on a recent visit to the region in comparison to some of the well-known restaurants. In a Northern Italian Wine Region, Raising a Glass with Less Fuss 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z

The comparison isn’t arbitrary; we know that Cooke was familiar with the song, which was written by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein’s 1927 musical “Show Boat.” The Unlikely Story of “A Change Is Gonna Come” 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z

By comparison, the application form was a breeze. I flunked out of clown school 2012-07-03T00:00:00Z

We hate all those "this band sounds like" comparisons, because who knows, really? Sink your teeth into a better Taste 2011-06-23T11:42:00Z

In another interview, he stated that his journey was "microscopic in comparison to what the world lives with and sees everyday." The appeal and allure of the rotisserie chicken guy 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z

They're one of my favourite bands of all time but m b v simply doesn't bear comparison to the band's output at their peak. My Bloody Valentine – m b v: did the album meet your expectations? 2013-06-25T10:54:52Z

By comparison, "Playing for Keeps" averaged $2,115 in 2,837 theaters. 'Skyfall,' 'Guardians' duel for box-office win 2012-12-09T21:09:08Z

In comparison, Austria makes about 15 films a year. The Carpetbagger: Michael Haneke Finds His Brando 2012-12-19T17:06:21Z

But I thought that was a really interesting comparison. Telling Muhammad Ali's story in full: "What really struck me the most was how much humility he had" 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z

New Girl has been lumped in with shows that men steer away from, like Girls, rather than shows like Friends, a more accurate comparison. Dear Guys, It’s O.K. to Watch New Girl 2013-10-01T14:00:21Z

While the mice were being observed for a 12-week period, the researchers wanted to draw a comparison to humans, so they looked at the data of people who were enrolled in the Dallas Heart Study. This common preservative in processed food may be making you tired 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z

What is it about that comparison that strikes you? Mike Cloud: Painting Outside the Safe Space 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z

But the Richard Nixon Presidential Library doesn't appreciate the comparison. In tweet, Nixon Library clarifies that Comey's firing was not, in fact, Nixonian 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z

The kettle and bath may be slightly too small, but I've grown to appreciate feeling bigger by comparison. Service stations: my secret love affair 2010-05-01T23:35:00Z

Here’s a spoiler-filled breakdown of the ways that the new “Cowboy Bebop” succeeds and fails in comparison to the original. The Good, the Bad and the Jazzy: What ‘Cowboy Bebop’ Gets Right and Wrong 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z

And the parallel has felt irresistible, so that when Trump first imposed his travel ban, for example, the instant comparison was with the door being closed to refugees from Nazi Germany in the 30s. The 1930s were humanity's darkest, bloodiest hour. Are you paying attention? 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z

Presumably, the driving idea here is catharsis, but the word “worst” just invites even more depressing comparisons. The Worst Year Ever, Until Next Year 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z

In the end Ms. Stéphany’s singing did bring to mind comparisons. Music Review: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Honors Hunt Lieberson 2013-08-25T20:04:13Z

They drew comparisons to Rose Mary Woods and the missing 18 1/2 minutes of Oval Office audio recordings between Richard Nixon and White House Chief of Staff H.R. How the IRS chief went from respected public servant to political punching bag 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z

Any other week, “Gettin’ the Band Back Together” would have locked up Broadway’s booby prize, but it looks positively adequate by comparison with “Pretty Woman.” ‘Pretty Woman’ Review: Super-Safe Sex on Broadway 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z

I liked how the author maintains a relative size comparison between the different animal and bird characters. The High Skies of Adventures by Blue Jay the Pirate by Scott Nash - review 2013-05-17T11:00:00Z

Sure, "Bionic" was made for a post-Lady Gaga world, where the comparisons are inevitable and the sales stakes are high. Billboard CD reviews: Christina Aguilera, Korn, Jewel 2010-07-02T21:49:00Z

Its moral seriousness and historical conscience make it much harder to encounter than “Django Unchained,” which looks, by comparison, like a terrible comic book. The Rebirth of a Nation 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z

“There can always be comparisons made,” she said. A Primer on Power Dressing From ‘House of Cards’ 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z

The comparison makes ballet itself a larger art; and the chance to see both at Lincoln Center makes New York the most richly endowed of all ballet cities. Dance Review: City Ballet in Balanchine’s ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ 2012-06-06T21:59:12Z

What do you think of comparisons between Trump and Putin? Garry Kasparov Says We Are Living in Chaos, But Remains an Incorrigible Optimist 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z

Keillor, however, shrugs off such lofty comparisons, and points to his favorite fan letter. Chris Thile: Radiohead would be 'dream guest' on A Prairie Home Companion 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z

You've partially spoken to this earlier with our "Frontline" comparison, but in this respect, what are you hoping that viewer will take from this? "This is not a whitewash": PBS filmmakers on working with documented liars for George W. Bush series 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z

In the prevailing spirit of the idea that engaging the audience is of paramount importance, Doyle Armbrust, the quartet’s violist, wrote quirky, personal program notes encouraging nonmusical comparisons. Review | Whistles, rumbles, bleeps: New Icelandic music sounds like no string quartet you’ve ever heard 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z

British people watch “Love Island” in the way we browse the Facebook pages of people we went to school with, surveying their boyfriends and babies—to analyze ourselves through comparison. The Glorious Depravity of the British “Love Island” 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z

In taking one of the most high-profile jobs in American journalism, Buzbee will inevitably face comparisons to Baron, who guided The Post to 10 Pulitzer Prizes. Sally Buzbee of the Associated Press named executive editor of The Washington Post, the first woman to lead the newsroom 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z

I had the brilliant idea, so I thought, to make a comparison between Consciences's striving for recognition and the aspirations to cultural emancipation of the new minorities in Belgium. Rachida Lamrabet: 'Literature helps when you are trying to form an identity' 2013-03-22T17:57:44Z

Always comparison shop, and read the fine print about resort and cancellation fees. Your Big Box Vacation 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z

The remarkable artistic and commercial success of Hytner's tenure has complicated the process of replacing him, because of a feeling among some of the potential leaders that they will be found wanting in comparison. Hytner's National Theatre: who should run it next? 2013-04-11T10:39:49Z

And at the Sundance Film Festival in January, “Searching for Sugar Man,” about two fans who try to learn whatever happened to the ’70s rocker Rodriguez, earned an Audience Award and comparisons to “Anvil!” ?Last Days Here? Examines Bobby Liebling and Pentagram 2012-02-24T19:50:11Z

The problem is that these comparisons put all objects on the same level. A Library?s Treasures, From Gutenberg to Malcolm X 2011-05-17T12:00:00Z

In comparison, the New York Philharmonic may seem like a bastion of the establishment. National Sawdust, a New-Music Space, Opens in Brooklyn 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z

The comparison comes naturally, since Thomas is on speaking terms with the Lord. | 'Misterman' : Cillian Murphy in ?Misterman? by Enda Walsh - Review 2011-12-05T03:01:06Z

But reaction was swift on social media, where most commenters took issue with the comparison with Till’s killing. Camille Cosby Compares Husband to Emmett Till and Blames Media 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z

By comparison, Anomalisa sounds altogether mundane: a depressed, middle-aged motivational speaker spends a night in a Cincinnati hotel where he has an affair with a gauche young woman. Charlie Kaufman on weirdness, failure and his new puppet noir 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z

Yet despite her physical daintiness in comparison to Mr. Driver’s looming heft, her Anna always seems in charge, like a nanny with an unruly, overgrown toddler. Review: Adam Driver Heats Up a Wobbly ‘Burn This’ 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z

On one level, of course, the comparison is ridiculous. ?Battleship?: Dumbest military spectacle ever? 2012-05-17T00:00:00Z

But even these comparisons are reductive — in both directions. It’s Time to Turn the Page on the Trump-Shakespeare Comparisons 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z

I'm not impartial myself, I'm an American-ist, but it's been my view for many years... that there's really no comparison. 'A surprise and a risk': Reaction to Booker Prize upheaval 2013-09-18T18:25:17Z

By comparison, two previous "Pirates" sequels each grossed well over $100 million in their first three days domestically. 'Pirates' sails with overseas box office record 2011-05-22T22:20:00Z

What kind of value does male beauty have in Bruno’s world in comparison to female beauty? This Week in Fiction: Jonathan Lethem on the Poignance of Backgammon 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z

This comparison helps explain why many other things are more dangerous than sharks. Great white sharks don’t want to eat you, because seals taste better 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z

In fact, I believe she sees me as an older, frumpier, non-threat, and she herself will look even more beautiful by comparison. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Ex invites her to his wedding to support their 4-year-old daughter 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z

This one felt careful by comparison, in tune and on point. Music Review: The Rolling Stones at Barclays Center 2012-12-09T10:03:19Z

By way of comparison, New York State has reversed about 3,500 overdoses since 2006, according to William Matthews, who works with that state’s overdose prevention programs. North Carolina reverses thousands of drug overdoses amid opioid crisis 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z

Perry’s new Alex is heavier physically but seems like a lightweight in comparison. Alex Cross: Freed from Madea, Tyler Perry Is Still No Morgan Freeman 2012-10-18T15:00:58Z

Voice of the Seven Thunders: Voice of the Seven Thunders Britain has been rather laggardly in producing new psychedelic rock bands in comparison to the currently flourishing American underground. Mercury prize 2010: A dozen of the best 2010-07-17T23:05:00Z

By comparison, it will have 22,400 square feet of video screens. Miami’s Refurbished Stadium Will Be Decked Out in Street Art 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z

Maybe a better comparison would be Sam Shepard and Jessica Lange: both famous in their own right, both low-key presences entirely devoid of tabloid drama, and yet completely compelling to watch together. Jon Hamm and Jennifer Westfeldt: the new Camelot couple? 2011-03-31T13:01:00Z

Malofiy tried several times to get Page, who said he never heard "Taurus" until comparisons began popping up online a few years ago, to compare the two songs. Led Zeppelin's Page dodges court questions, riffs air guitar 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z

He doesn’t take offence, but it is not clear he agrees with the comparison because he goes on to say it was, of course, just business. Ridley Scott on erasing Kevin Spacey from his new film: 'He's a very good actor. It's a pity' 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z

But that comparison is clouded with complications as muddy as the Mississippi. The most unsettling, must-read novel this year: ‘Welcome to Braggsville’ 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z

But it opens the possibility of contemporary comparisons and partisan debate as the inevitable prerelease publicity for the movie begins just as voters head to the polls. Fall Films Tackle Tough, Politically Tinged Subjects 2012-07-31T18:07:17Z

The confrontation prompted comparisons to recent incidents involving false accusations against Black people. Hotel confrontation involving Black teen under investigation 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z

Tube schedules, sewer plans, police disguises, helicopters, perfectly timed getaway drivers, plus a small army – hosting the Olympics was a village fete by comparison. 2012: the year of the dumb blockbuster 2012-12-29T00:07:33Z

By comparison, "The Force Awakens" trailer launched during Monday Night Football in 2015, where it was seen by an estimated 16 million viewers, which was in addition to the 112 million online views. 'Fifty Shades' trailer breaks 'Force Awakens' record online 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z

Every new record I made, no matter how different it seemed to be from the last, brought on new comparisons to the man from Hibbing. Bob Dylan called me a “scurrilous little wretch with a hard-on for comedy” 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z

By comparison, the real, live komodo dragons were something of a disappointment. Are animals in Hollywood films too human? 2013-04-25T18:30:01Z

According to Foss, the main reason is for comparison to our current situation. Why we're drawn to "Contagion" and zombie flicks right now 2020-03-21T04:00:00Z

In places they also invite comparison with Ms. Islam’s contemporary Tacita Dean, who shares her interest in the material history of 16-millimeter film but gravitates to more romantic subject matter. Art Review: The Magic of Movies, Born From a Single Snapshot 2011-08-18T22:24:34Z

The singer acknowledged the comparisons made between Akon City and the utopian society in “Black Panther,” calling it an “honor.” R&B singer Akon moves ahead with ‘Akon City’ in Senegal 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z

Viewed through a sepia gauze painted with an Edwardian-style picture postcard, one critic hailed the "brilliantly designed" seaside shenanigans "that could stand comparison even with Glyndebourne's virtually definitive staging". Roger Butlin obituary 2011-08-17T17:52:04Z

And, judging by the first episode, it's as good as the straight versions of itself, such as This Life, which is the series it's drawing comparisons with. Lip Service is groundbreaking ? whatever its star says 2010-10-13T13:00:00Z

By comparison, the jobless rate was 27 percent for waiters; 19 percent for cooks; and about 13 percent for retail salespeople over the same period. A ‘Great Cultural Depression’ Looms for Legions of Unemployed Performers 2020-12-26T05:00:00Z

“Deo,” striking on its own, suffers in comparison with the Graham around it. Creating for Martha Graham’s Company, Competing With the Great Mother 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z

You wouldn’t know from this program that there are tap dancers today — lots of them, both young and middle-aged — who can stand comparison with the storied past and make tap feel alive and bracingly relevant. Review: An Anemic Tribute to Tap Dance History 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z

When the camera panned to her, she looked like she’d rather be anywhere else, which earned her comparisons to yet another viral celeb: Grumpy Cat. Analysis | Golden Globes: 11 things to watch, from Oprah’s speech to Seth Meyers’s monologue 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z

While the modernist comparison with Pollock is apt, I would argue the term “free jazz” is a continuing misnomer—for all its humanistic abandon, Coleman’s music is deeply grounded in structure and concept. Seeing Ornette Coleman 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z

But those numbers pale in comparison to the 47.9 million hikers who hit the trail during the same year, as reported by the Outdoor Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Outdoor Industry Association. Casting about for a pandemic-friendly pastime? Eight reasons to consider fly-fishing. 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z

A United Nations report last year noted the "extreme disadvantage in the social and economic conditions of Maori people in comparison to the rest of New Zealand society." New opera celebrates imprisoned Maori hero 2012-03-16T10:01:06Z

Special jargon – like "WOD," which stands for workout of the day – as well as annual activities and special commemorations like "hero workouts," which honor people killed in the line of duty, solidify the religious comparisons. Making sweat feel spiritual didn’t start with SoulCycle – a religion scholar explains 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z

In comparison to the treats we're used to today, this seems perversely strange. The mythical history of mincemeat pies 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z

The second is the sense that Leia was relatively under-established as a key character in The Force Awakens, in comparison to the other two members of the original Star Wars trio. Disney's dilemma: digitally resurrect Carrie Fisher or write her out of Star Wars? 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z

To begin with he looked a contained presence by comparison, sporting shades, moving little behind the mic. Adelaide festival 2013: week two 2013-03-14T08:39:42Z

By comparison, air and hotel alone are more than $1,000. The week’s best travel deals from around the globe 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z

Real life, real people, real members of the family are dull and problematic in comparison. Technology is taking over my family 2013-01-19T07:45:01Z

When asked about the Adele comparisons, Mr. Smith at first politely demurred. Sam Smith, Up For Six Grammys, Is Getting Used to Arenas 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z

On Saturday at City Center, the third program seemed ingratiatingly audience-appealing and thin in comparison with some of the vibrant juxtapositions of work that Fall for Dance has presented in the past. Dance Review: Leafy Carpets of Laughter, Hints of Wartime and a Quirky Coltrane Score 2010-10-04T21:11:00Z

In comparison with the “White Elephant Art” of other “true” crime films and TV shows, the presentation of “Murderer” is earnest, unkempt, and completely self effacing, with the filmmakers nowhere in evidence. Obsessed with “Making a Murderer”: Why Netflix’s engrossing documentary on crime and corruption became a break-out hit 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z

It feels very small and contained by comparison. A Minute With: Jeremy Renner on his "Mission: Impossible" 2011-12-28T10:13:13Z

Tickets for the Stuttgart leg of "Because We Can: The Tour" cost 77 euros in comparison. Bon Jovi cuts price of Spanish tickets for cash-strapped fans 2013-05-30T16:24:04Z

I don’t want to press the comparison too far. Review: ‘Allied’ Uncorks a Favorite Vintage, and Infuses It 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z

Things get vastly more obscure from there, with Stein musing on identity — or lack thereof — through continual comparisons between man and dog. Review: Interpreting Gertrude Stein in ‘Composition ... Master-Pieces ... Identity’ 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z

Despite a workmanlike efficiency and a practiced smile that invited comparisons to cyborgs, Holzhauer allowed some charm to break through. What is a spoiler? This story about ‘Jeopardy!’ phenom James Holzhauer 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z

The only shortcoming of this performance was in older music, with selections by Giovanni Gabrieli sounding plain and tame by comparison. Latvian Radio Choir demonstrates its might as a ‘great musical power’ 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z

In Roberts's book, it's claimed Curtis abandoned the idea for fear of causing offence, and of drawing comparison with Life of Brian. Blackadder marches again and Zach Galifianakis votes for Boris 2012-10-10T08:11:05Z

It earned instant comparisons to earlier technologies that disrupted the music industry, including the dawn of the synthesizer, the sampler and the file-sharing service Napster. An A.I. Hit of Fake ‘Drake’ and ‘The Weeknd’ Rattles the Music World 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z

Many similar independent dramas feel rife with hand-holding by comparison, though the “Wheel” screenplay takes other shortcuts. ‘The Wheel’ Review: Songs of Love and Hate 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z

Tallying them up in a comparison to previous weeks, feeling an agony I couldn’t express. “Punk,” “bitch,” “dumbass,” “slut”: bullying almost killed me, but leaving school saved my life 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z

The comparison I’ve always used is: Imagine if driver’s education was just the internal combustion engine and how it works. Dan Savage has been dishing out sex and love advice for 30 years. Some questions still surprise him. 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z

The closest comparison, he says, is that being pregnant was like watching Mo Farah run. The story of one man’s pregnancy: ‘It felt joyous, amazing and brilliant’ 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z

"Now, in comparison, you might be quite pleased if your daughter just came home pregnant." TV review: The Hospital and Who Do You Think You Are? 2010-07-27T06:59:00Z

If voters are drawn to something more contemporary, A24 is releasing “Waves,” a tragic family drama that’s vigorously directed by Trey Edward Shults and provoked comparisons to “Moonlight” at Telluride and Toronto. After Toronto, Is Tarantino Still the Oscar Favorite? 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z

MOM, as it was known, cost just $73 million; by comparison NASA’s Maven mission to Mars spent $671 million that same year. An Indian Space Mission Inspires a Bollywood Reckoning 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z

Can this film survive the inflated comparisons to "Citizen Kane" and win a bunch of statuettes? Early Oscar odds: "Inception" vs. "Social Network" 2010-10-21T11:01:00Z

Later the comparison was sequential, as the two men took solos. Dance Review: Miguel Gutierrez Performs at the Whitney Biennial 2014-04-25T21:44:58Z

Still, Mr. Loughlin’s work hasn’t become seriously valuable, at least not in comparison with that of his former furniture clients. The Legacy of Robert Loughlin, Artist Behind ‘The Brute’ 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z

Some of these supporters acknowledge that the elaborate lengths of their writing and reasoning invites comparisons to conspiracy theorists, or as Damien Shields put it, a “ranting mob.” Michael Jackson Fans Are Tenacious. ‘Leaving Neverland’ Has Them Poised for Battle. 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z

Before learning English and becoming a guide, he’d worked in a tire factory, which he said paid very little by comparison and offered no advancement. In Guatemala, a treacherous hike to one of the world’s most active volcanoes 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z

Its hopeful comparison would be a movie like 2017’s “The Greatest Showman,” which opened to $18.8 million but held firmly for months, ultimately grossing $174.3 million in the U.S. and Canada. ‘In the Heights’ makes muted debut, edged by ‘A Quiet Place’ 2021-06-13T04:00:00Z

“I’ve found in music that people — and especially with emerging artists — talk about us in terms of comparisons,” she said. Rina Sawayama Is Not the Asian Britney Spears 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z

Like ambrosia of the heavens, these sweets are delicious beyond comparison — the culinary Holy Grail. Sensational Sweets of the Imagination 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z

But a few songs here are good enough to stop the overthinking comparisons. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2010-12-20T23:13:07Z

Contradicting his bit about comparisons, he seems sure that it’s easier to be a trans woman than to be black and male in deepest Brooklyn. Dave Chappelle and Louis C.K. Confront a Changing World 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z

It’s not just this week’s events that warrant the comparison; it’s the wider, growing crisis into which our nation seems to be sinking—a crisis that’s eerily familiar in many discrete ways. In Trump, Echoes of Nixon’s Constitutional Crisis 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z

The red that spawned an immediate host of associations in online viewers and related memes, with multiple comparisons to “Game of Thrones,” fire and brimstone and Rita Repulsa of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Kimberly Guilfoyle, Woman in Red 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z

Most readers will find this comparison less than convincing. Corrupted bounty 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z

But their voyage soon turns into a gory nightmare that makes Alien’s original “chestbuster” scene seem tame in comparison. Ridley Scott: aliens are out there and one day they'll come for us 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z

Casting leads who could stand eternal comparisons with Kelly and Ms. Caron was the next hurdle, and Mr. Wheeldon decided that the project made sense for him only if the characters were top-level dancers. Christopher Wheeldon Directs ‘An American in Paris’ for Broadway 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z

Of course he had the same ambitions and delusions of any serious author, even as he chafed at comparisons to Hemingway while otherwise the canon lacked the nerve to comprehend let alone embrace him. When noir blew up! 2012-12-12T18:03:00Z

The TV critic Victor Lewis-Smith was not the only one to draw comparison with his famous ancestor. Peter Bazalgette: 'Maybe I don't qualify as great or good' 2013-02-24T00:06:07Z

“For us, there’s no comparison to Cape May.” A beachgoer’s guide to the southernmost South Jersey Shore 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z

By comparison, the crisis in the opera house’s “The Mastersingers of Nuremberg,” as it’s billed, may seem teacup-sized: This is an opera about 16th-century German merchants squabbling over rules of creativity. Review: ‘Meistersinger,’ Wagner’s Playful Paean to Culture, in London 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z

Al-Attar rejects any comparisons to “Fauda,” which centers on an undercover Israeli unit that poses as Palestinians and conducts daring raids against militants. No ‘Fauda’: Hamas TV series glorifies fight against Israel 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z

The verbal juxtaposition of manic depression seemed to capture the texture of his experience; "bipolar" sounded tinnily conceptual by comparison. Strictly Bipolar by Darian Leader – review 2013-05-06T07:00:01Z

Some drew comparisons to the so-called holy minimalists of Eastern Europe, including the prominent Estonian composer Arvo Pärt. Ingram Marshall, Minimalist Composer of Mystical Sounds, Dies at 80 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z

Actually, it's more like Tara, but maybe that's an uncomfortable comparison round these parts. Film review: The Last Song 2010-04-29T22:00:00Z

By comparison, other airlines charge from about $1,500 for flights from Los Angeles to Perth. The week’s best travel deals from around the globe 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z

I’ve developed these banana muffins through trial-and-error and they are delicious, but will always pale in comparison, in my opinion, to Julia’s. The best banana bread: Developed through trial-and-error, these muffins are delicious 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z

Even a photo that leaked this week, showing her dancing in a bra and skirt with a man wearing only his boxer shorts, seems tame in comparison to past royal-family indiscretions. A Star Turn for a Lady-in-Waiting 2011-05-06T17:23:51Z

That we can’t help but engage with “Go Set a Watchman” through a filter of comparison. Review: Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman' reveals a darker side of Maycomb 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z

Now that art fairs are appearing in late summer and fall, there are the inevitable “back to school” comparisons. Still Independent, and Still Exceptional 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z

And the early monologue performed by Ms. Carden, in which an American high schooler verges on an emotional meltdown because she’s been excluded from the in crowd, feels trivial in comparison to the meatier pieces. Theater Review: ‘Emotional Creature,’ From Signature Theater 2012-11-13T03:00:00Z

“You obliged. I felt like an ant in comparison.” This chaotic duo sounds like nothing and everything you’ve ever heard 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z

In comparison, eight in 10 alcoholics in England relapse within three years after current treatment approaches. MDMA treatment for alcoholism reduces relapse, study suggests 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z

The closest comparison I could make would be to call it the lawn mower of the face. Down with beard culture: An argument for old-fashioned shaving 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z

The comparison to the Verdi is one reason Rossini’s “Otello” is so rarely performed. Review: The Desdemona in This ‘Otello’ Spits Fire 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z

The comparison to Hans Namuth’s famous photos and film of Pollock laboring in his Long Island barn is unmistakable. Op-Ed Contributor: Your 4-Year-Old Can?t Do That 2011-06-11T22:33:15Z

Surely, I would get in the habit of pulling together midday meals that were at least interesting, if not extravagant, by comparison. Dinosaur nuggets and juice boxes: In defense of making lunch fun again 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z

Instagram’s data echoes other research that suggests the app can promote unhealthy social comparisons — or when a person judges their own attractiveness, success and worth negatively based on comparisons with others. Instagram is even worse than we thought for kids. What do we do about it? 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z

Tonight at 11/10c, Ben Carson tries to walk back his comparison of slaves to immigrants seeking a better life. Late-night hosts on Trump's healthcare plan: 'We're all going to die' 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z

So exuberant is their collective technical display that Carlos Acosta, guesting with his home company for the first time in the UK, looks almost reticent by comparison. Swan Lake | Ballet review 2010-03-31T20:30:00Z

I feel incredibly inferior in comparison to her. My Girlfriend Is Perfect Except for Everyone She Dated and I Obsessively Think About Them Hourly 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z

The prison camp in Lewis Run in northwestern Pennsylvania pales by comparison, but is still worlds away from the harsh prison fortresses depicted in the Snipes films "Undisputed" and "Brooklyn's Finest." Snipes will find activities, low pay in Pa. prison 2010-12-09T14:46:00Z

But when things turned sour, she took to Twitter to share a photo of the PrettyLittleThing dress, using a side-by-side of the model and herself as comparison. Online shopper shares hilarious photos of poorly fitting $263 'bag' dress 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z

It doesn’t do itself any favors by inviting that comparison. ‘The Trip’ Review: With This Gun, I Thee Shoot 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z

Harry and Meghan’s departure from royal life inevitably stirs comparisons to his mother’s experience. Fans of ‘The Crown’ want to know more about the Windsors. These five books should help. 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z

Crawford helped set a standard of beauty, desirability and unattainable perfection that her middle-aged self now suffers from in comparison. Lonnae O’Neal: What should happen after the Cindy Crawford photo leak 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z

Love your comparison of cooking to writing - my two favorite forms of expression - a thought that's never occurred to me. Thanksgiving Wins a Convert 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z

On Wednesday, Beck again sought to play down comparisons to the slain civil rights leader. Glenn Beck plans Lincoln Memorial rally on anniversary of King's 'Dream' speech 2010-08-26T15:15:00Z

It’s a flawed comparison: That wasn’t a decade old but from the present moment, showing that Barr — far from evolving — was the same old racist she always was. Perspective | Disney’s axing director James Gunn for his atrocious tweets was understandable. But it was wrong. 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z

Mr. LaChiusa draws an implicit comparison to show just how irrationally driven his heroine is, to take the measure of what she calls “the desire within that burns you to cinder ash.” | 'Queen of the Mist' : ?Queen of the Mist? at the Gym at Judson - Review 2011-11-07T03:01:01Z

In a cross-cultural comparison, 17.5 percent of the Aussie teens said their parents set their bedtimes; only 6.8 percent of American teens reported the same. Is your child having trouble sleeping? Melatonin isn’t the only answer. 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z

This film depicting the hellish experiences of a high school substitute teacher makes such previous works by the filmmaker as "American History X" seem positively lighthearted by comparison. Adrien Brody superb in harrowing "Detachment" 2011-04-27T01:23:53Z

The rest of "Hysteria" is a snoozer by comparison, the characters flat, their relationships ordinary. Review: 'Hysteria' has a few oohs, aahs, no Big O 2012-05-15T14:30:20Z

But having lived it does not mean you can act it, and Lohan does not fare well from comparison with Taylor as an actress. Lindsay Lohan as Liz Taylor: a comeback with all the hallmarks of another disaster 2012-11-24T15:37:28Z

The challenge with taking an old-fashioned approach to opera, as the composer and librettist do in “Jane Eyre,” is that the resulting work invites comparisons with classic masterpieces. Review: When Anaïs Met Circe, and Other Operatic Adventures 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z

At one point Earl’s mind wandered to a comparison between male and female serial killers. Critic’s Notebook: Tightrope Comedy, on the Fly 2012-07-05T21:08:32Z

Many of the people The Post spoke to had a hard time avoiding comparisons between Weinstein and another prominent public figure. With Harvey Weinstein out, Hollywood speculates on whether its culture will change 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z

“But in comparison to cinema today, we tried to be very rigorous and faithful to reality.” Film: Hypatia: Martyr to Christian Zealots 2010-05-22T07:01:00Z

Another point of comparison is a known Michelangelo work, “Fall of Phaeton,” now in the Royal Collection, where a finished figure very similar to the reclining nude sits at bottom. How a Curator Attributed This Drawing to Michelangelo 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z

As the family members speak candidly both to one another and in voice-over testimonies, the film’s freshest insight lies in the comparison of addiction to cancer. ‘Our American Family’ Review: How Addiction Affects the Household 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z

Wos escaped lightly in comparison, and her severe, elegiac account of the symphony's three mournful texts about motherhood showed no signs of travel fatigue. LPO/Alsop; Var?se 360? 2010-04-24T23:08:00Z

In comparison, the price of new rugs designed by contemporary artists can seem reasonable, even if they aren’t exactly cheap. Fuzzy Thinking: Artist-Designed Rugs 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z

Kelly's sphere of influence is minuscule in comparison, and though he was once reportedly well-connected in the music community and, according to the docuseries about him, within local police departments. "After Neverland," R. Kelly's CBS meltdown, and the insidious patterns we refuse to see 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z

The foundation says that historical evidence, critical comparison and scientific examination all support this theory. 'Early Mona Lisa' claim disputed 2012-09-27T16:35:12Z

Seismometers can pick up ground vibrations of all types — including from cars and stampeding cattle — but the magnitude of the “Swift Quake” has drawn comparisons to the pro football “Beast Quake” of 2011. ‘Swift Quake’: Taylor Swift Fans Shake Ground During Seattle Concert 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z

He said he understood why some people drew comparisons with his TV role as problem-solving genius Sherlock Holmes. Cumberbatch 'proud' to launch film festival 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z

There must be something in the water, because it bears comparison with that other Bay Area collagist, DJ Shadow. New band of the day: Naytronix (No 1,363) 2012-10-02T16:23:25Z

Days later, Tiffany popped up at Harvard, drawing the inevitable “Legally Blonde” comparisons. Elite law schools are really tough to get into. But what if you’re Tiffany Trump? 2017-03-05T05:00:00Z

Another of her favorite comparisons, not surprisingly, is to dogs. “We don’t allow dogs to breed,” she said. Drug cocktails can kill 2012-06-12T16:00:00Z

He achieved the impressive feat of making Anne Hathaway and James Franco's effort two years ago look smooth; by comparison, Crystal blacking up last year looks tasteful. Between Seth MacFarlane and the Onion, Oscars night was a festival of misogyny 2013-02-26T15:30:58Z

If whiteness is a type of privilege and power, and by comparison “blackness” has historically been a source of stigma and oppression, Asians and other non-whites have had to situate themselves between those two poles. Who gets to borrow white privilege? This is what happens when an Asian-American cop kills an unarmed African-American 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z

In my book I don’t make simplistic comparisons between the characteristics of chimpanzees and humans, but the idea that there may be gender differences in coalitional behaviour is not far-fetched. Sharing is in our nature 2012-08-13T11:45:00Z

He’s aware his prison experience was, by comparison with others, not especially dire. A Filmmaker Put Away for Tax Fraud Takes Us Inside a British Prison 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z

By comparison, "The Dark Knight Rises" is plot-heavy, obsessed with process, laden with expository dialogue and flashbacks that bog down the momentum and - dare I say it? - just flat-out boring at times. Review: Batman series ends as epic letdown 2012-07-16T18:40:09Z

By comparison, Lollapalooza covers more territory, but Pitchfork's Union Park location is tiny. Dave Matthews Band Caravan music reviews 2011-07-08T05:00:00Z

The newspaper comparison suggests itself because Nolan usually renders faces and bodies in blacks and grays. In the galleries: Artist’s glass has life of its own 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z

The comparison is tempting, but as with the parallels to the British experience of the past century, its relevance is tenuous at best. Can cities desegregate? 2012-05-28T15:00:00Z

If we add in movies that opened in 2017 or earlier, the appropriate point of comparison is not theaters but the video stores that the streaming services replaced. Does It Matter if You See a Film in a Theater or at Home? 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z

Hilburn could hardly discourage such a comparison, given that his thorough, balanced and insistently chronological biography, “Paul Simon: The Life,” reminds us how titanic this musician is. Review | Paul Simon: The musical genius who gave voice to the sound of silence 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z

A master of his craft and consummate performer, he’s one of the few whose comparisons to icons like Michael Jackson, James Brown and Prince aren’t hyperbolic or altogether absurd. Review | Bruno Mars wows the Capital One Arena crowd 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z

During oral arguments, several Supreme Court justices tried to tease out the legal distinctions in the case, sometimes making comparisons to Warhol’s depictions of Campbell’s Soup cans. Why Warhol Images Are Making Museums Nervous 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z

It’s hard to find close comparisons for these figures among Caillebotte’s contemporaries. Review: Paris Is Reborn in ‘Gustave Caillebotte: The Painter’s Eye’ 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z

"The Pugilist at Rest," published in 1993, was a finalist for the National Book Award and its stories of violence and spiritual striving led to comparisons to Norman Mailer and Raymond Carver among others. Thom Jones, author of 'The Pugilist at Rest,' dead at 71 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z

It is a scene reminiscent of Marx’s comparison of bourgeois progress to the pagan idol who drank nectar but only from the skulls of the slain. The Contradictions of Joseph Conrad 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z

At the center of these comparisons is the Team 10 house, an influencer collective and talent management agency founded by Mr. Paul in 2016. Jake Paul Promised Them Fame. Was It Worth the Price? 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z

Lane added: “There have been many comparisons to David Sedaris, and he certainly lives up that, but he is also his own man. Brilliant and hilarious and surprisingly, shockingly at times, intimate.” 8 Things to Do This Weekend 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z

It also invites no comparisons, or at least none that aren’t entirely superficial. What Having A ManServant Is Like 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z

Good and evil were a joke in comparison with a shrivelled leg. Mum and Dad: the prism through which we see our siblings ​ 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z

It just demonstrates how lucrative live performances are now, in comparison to recorded music. US veterans dominate summer festivals in year of the reunion 2010-04-06T17:50:00Z

What an experience it is to see it again, a movie whose vivid evocation of New York bears comparison to Scorsese but which I now realise I remember chiefly from one single scene. The French Connection: shock of the old 2011-07-14T11:24:26Z

Still, the increase in rent pales in comparison to the drastic fall in the vacancy rate, down from a cyclical high of 8 percent at the end of 2008, according to Reis. Apartment vacancy rate falls to decade low 2012-04-04T04:24:00Z

Today, let us recognize a man who’s gone so above and beyond normal protocol for gift-giving this holiday season that all offerings from other men will likely pale in comparison. This Man Built His Wife a Life-Sized Advent Calendar 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z

“That’s Burning Man,” Mazzola said, drawing a comparison to the annual desert festival that served as the inspiration for Best’s temple. The Smithsonian hosts its first wedding in D.C. — and vows more 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z

They both stressed that parents need to appreciate each child for what he or she brings to the world and to refrain from making comparisons between children. Motherlode Blog: One Sibling Works for B’s; One Gets Easy A’s 2013-12-05T15:20:44Z

However, he's now considering chopping off the grown-out tresses because of the latest comparison -- much to the chagrin of DeGeneres' audience. Ellen needs to talk about Orlando Bloom's Harry Styles hair. So do we. 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z

By comparison, similar MCI patients in another long-term study of brain health -- but without exercise -- experienced significant cognitive decline over a year. Even simple exercise may help aging brain, study hints 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z

Our short stories, or even our novels, all are child's play in comparison with his works. Tolstoy thought Chekhov 'worse than Shakespeare' 2011-07-11T14:28:32Z

And as I read the fear grew in my breast, for this was immeasurably better than what I had written, there was no comparison, this was art, that at least I did understand. At the Writing Academy 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z

This isn't a film about animal rights or about animal emancipation: it's a film about what it means to be human and how this is constituted by comparison with other animals. Rise of the Planet of the Apes ? 'Human, all too human' 2011-08-19T12:55:33Z

And at a certain point, the comparisons and evaluations just get silly. Andrew O’Hehir’s top 10 movies of 2014 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z

Was it just something that naturally these characters would reference themselves in comparison to? Lena Dunham Interview, Part One: What Girls Is Made Of 2012-04-12T10:45:39Z

If it all sounds a bit racy, it is, certainly in comparison to most other Scandinavian writers. How will Norway's crime writers respond to the Ut?ya massacre? 2011-07-30T23:06:29Z

The impact a President makes on the nation’s laws and politics is significant, but it is often a small dent in comparison to the crater of cultural influence. Which American dream will win?: Donald Trump as existential hero and the ugliness lurking in the “dream life of our nation” 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z

In placing man in charge of beast, Del Amo’s intent is not, perhaps, to draw a comparison but to draw a distinction between violence and cruelty: Cruelty is distinctly a human forte. New French Fiction: From Farm to Table, With Feasting in Between 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z

By comparison, she said, the city of Seattle’s 2018 emissions inventory listed greenhouse gas emissions for the entire city at 5.76 million metric tons. Cruise ships have returned to Seattle — is that a good thing? Here’s a primer on the issues facing the cruise industry 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z

“It exists as an absolute form”—that’s true as well, but that also means that all other forms are unnecessary by comparison, since they are, by definition, not absolute. The Square 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z

If nothing else, the Dead comparisons gave fans an easy shorthand for describing the band. Phish Has Come To Terms With Its Life After the Dead 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z

Guy Gronquist signed the letter and read it at the meeting, saying the architect had gone to “great pains to draw comparisons with existing medieval-style structures in Santa Fe.” George R.R. Martin can’t build castle library in New Mexico 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z

His new film, , is also a black comedy and by comparison fairly ordinary. Cold Fish ? review 2011-04-09T23:05:30Z

By any measure, Starr’s future commercial performance would pale in comparison to those heady days in the early 1970s—especially in terms of his blockbuster "Ringo" album, released in November 1973. Ringo Starr's "What's My Name": A triumphant return to form for the former Beatle 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z

It enables you to look at millions of prints very quickly, make quite good comparisons; it enables you to resolve cold cases and is very good in many ways. Fingerprints aren’t proof 2012-09-23T12:30:00Z

The wine was quite tannic, especially in comparison to the other two wines. Different Grapes From Different Regions, All Screaming Italy 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z

He starts to see how annoyingly complex humans are in comparison. A Journey — if You Dare — Into the Minds of Silicon Valley Programmers 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z

Suddenly, your idea of “cool” pales a bit in comparison, right? He Wants a Loan. Can I Demand That He Get Vaccinated First? 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z

For comparison, the average U.S. citizen is said to only consume around 2 pounds of pretzels per year. National Snack Month: 7 things you didn’t know about your favorite snack foods 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z

These portions of the film are informative, but the performers seem timid in comparison to their real-life counterparts. ‘The Infiltrators’ Review: Immigrant Activists Slip Into Detention 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z

Their sitcoms made ours seem lacklustre in comparison. A life in books: Lauren Child 2010-10-04T07:00:00Z

Although there was no avoiding comparisons with "Departed," Fellman opted for a release date a few weeks earlier on the calendar, right on the heels of "Town's" festival bows. After risky campaign, "Town" courts Oscar voters 2010-09-21T13:28:00Z

The Muscadet, grown near the Atlantic mouth of the Loire in France, seems an apt comparison, and the assyrtiko, a little-known grape from a volcanic island in the Mediterranean, maybe even more so. From the Savory Side, the Salty Carricantes of Sicily 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z

The US author told the BBC he expects 95% of the reviews for Doctor Sleep to be a comparison between the two books. King 'nervous' about Shining sequel 2013-09-19T05:39:38Z

The real comparison is with last year’s online version, which debuted a stronger selection of films but didn’t feel like a festival at all. The Joy (and Pain) of the Physical, at an In-Person Berlin Film Festival 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z

Art – unless it is video art, or performance – takes by comparison no time at all. Leonardo was right about great art's instant message 2011-02-07T12:51:20Z

His attention to your son, not lately, but as a baby, is the valid comparison here. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Husband with a new daughter struggles to ‘relate to a girl’ 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z

The american breakfast, in comparison, is very new. The Cult of the Bulletproof Coffee Diet 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z

Mr. Williams never much cared for the comparisons to Ellison and Baldwin. John A. Williams, an Underrated Novelist Who Wrote About Black Identity, Dies at 89 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z

The London production seems a snip by comparison, with premium seats going for £95. The Book of Mormon breaks West End box-office record 2013-03-25T13:12:42Z

In an organization dominated by women, by comparison, streams of power and influence are considerably more fluid, flowing not just from the top down, but in often-invisible eddies around the center. After “Lean In,” the road to workplace equality 2013-09-17T11:43:00Z

This year, Squaremouth, a travel insurance comparison site, noticed a 31 percent rise in policies purchased specifically for hurricanes. How travelers can protect themselves during hurricane season 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z

It belongs to an author's voice, and appears on the page only to demonstrate the quickness, the aptness of its own comparison: random stumps of root like the limbs of a poisoned child. Heartbreak by Craig Raine 2010-07-04T11:43:00Z

It’s an interesting comparison: Smeagol/Gollum was a dual character like Walt/Heisenberg, and he too ended The Lord of the Rings not redeemed–indeed, villainous–yet instrumental in defeating a larger evil nonetheless. Breaking Bad Watch: Say Hello to My Little Friend 2013-09-30T04:37:59Z

Earlier, I made the comparison between Kvartal 95's comedy troupe and The Smothers Brothers. Why Zelenskyy's background in comedy really matters 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z

Throw in those little bundles of joy, otherwise known as children, and marriage can seem like a slog that makes the Bataan Death March look like a wonderful life experience by comparison. The “Everybody Loves Raymond” effect: Why TV gets marriage all wrong 2014-09-21T04:00:00Z

In doing so, he invoked comparisons with the decline and fall of the Roman Empire nearly two millennia ago. Can cities desegregate? 2012-05-28T15:00:00Z

Those are easy comparisons and threaten to diminish her record's distinctive beauty. Olivia Chaney's 'Longest River' album flows with distinctive beauty 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z

It’s a film that’s already invited comparison to The Exorcist with horrified Sundance audiences calling it one of the scariest for some time. No cape required: your guide to the best alternative films this summer 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z

And if JQA is to be an eternal footnote, one wonders how small a chapter, by comparison, will be filled by the politicians of today? Alexander Hamilton had his life turned into a musical. Now, John Quincy Adams gets his turn, in a new play. 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z

By comparison Mr. Murphy originally lopped off an entire act of “Conversations on a Homecoming,” which looks at a reunion through the disillusioned eyes of an out-of-work actor who has just returned from America. ‘DruidMurphy,’ Three Tom Murphy Plays at Lincoln Center 2012-06-29T00:55:05Z

If the film is not worthy of comparison to Coppola's great work of nearly 40 years ago, it's vibrant with the freedom felt by an old master with nothing left to prove. Francis Ford Coppola's 3-D Twixt in Toronto: The Third D Is for Dementia 2011-09-16T17:10:00Z

By comparison his four centerpiece albums sound not only overexposed but often bland and airless. Books of The Times: Why 1970 Deserves Its 15 Minutes of Fame 2011-06-23T21:59:42Z

It seemed to be a comparison that was imposed upon you. The ‘Halt and Catch Fire’ Showrunners on ‘Redefining the Story of Losers’ 2017-10-14T04:00:00Z

By comparison, he recalled a visit he made with his two daughters to the Hoboken, N.J., bakery where the TLC series “Cake Boss” is set. Television: AMC Goes Inside Kevin Smith?s Comic Book Shop 2012-02-05T06:00:09Z

In comparison, the bridge we were standing on seemed a mere filigree. T Magazine: Bright Idea 2012-11-29T22:30:55Z

Teague makes a culinary comparison: “I was a chef for 12 years, so I say all these bitters on this bar, these are my herbs and spices. But Ango is salt,” he explains. Bitters make drinks better. But which ones do you need to buy? 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z

And indeed, that comparison is a lot for any designer, no matter how talented or ambitious, to live up to. 'Provocations' pays tribute to designer Thomas Heatherwick 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z

And that may be the fairest standard of comparison between the Ninth and “The Rite.” ‘Rite of Spring’ Cools Into a Rite of Passage 2012-09-16T03:27:28Z

“Absolutely. There’s no comparison. You feel free. You are free to do whatever you want.” Gael García Bernal: ‘I feel hopeful and naively optimistic for the future’ 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z

By comparison, he said, romantic comedies do not touch on much reality and, as a result, "involve more acting." McConaughey finds age, parenthood impacting career 2011-03-18T22:27:15Z

But aside from the name — a variant of Hamnet — attempts to draw comparisons between that masterpiece and the author’s son are odorous. Review | Maggie O’Farrell’s ‘Hamnet’ reimagines the life and death of Shakespeare’s only son 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z

I remember thinking that my own wool blend looked insufficient in comparison. A Black Legacy, Wrapped Up in Fur 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z

Trevor’s talents often drew comparisons to Chekhov and to Joyce—Graham Greene called his book “Angels at the Ritz” “one of the best collections, if not the best, since James Joyce’s ‘Dubliners.’ ” William Trevor in The New Yorker 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z

But the comparison lingered in mind on Tuesday night. Review | A pianist offers the shape of emotion and brilliance 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z

The comparison is made several times in “Barbara Rubin & the Exploding NY Underground,” an informative and overdue documentary directed by Chuck Smith. ‘Barbara Rubin’ Review: An Overlooked Filmmaker Gets Her Due 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z

In an interview in Berlin, Condon noted that McKellen "was a little wary of the comparisons that would inevitably be made with 'Gods and Monsters.'" The clues to 'Mr. Holmes' director Bill Condon's varied career 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z

Last year's sales of 10.4 million vehicles, a disaster, might not look so bad in comparison. The Follies of Fuel Efficiency 2010-05-06T15:00:00Z

It’s a fruitful comparison, but for good and bad reasons. Dead Tree Alert: Smash: Broadway?s West Wing, or Its Studio 60? 2012-02-02T15:31:12Z

What young actress wants to put herself into direct comparison with Streep? Meryl Streep shows her mettle as 'Iron Lady' 2012-01-12T21:14:04Z

But there's really no need for fanciful comparisons: the fact is, The Origin of Love is simply a good record by one of the UK's more undervalued pop songwriters. Mika: The Origin of Love – review 2012-10-04T21:15:01Z

The format, and the humdrum northernisms she animates it with, have invited comparisons with Victoria Wood. Isy Suttie interview: 'I'd love to work with Victoria Wood' 2012-06-03T17:30:01Z

The murder mystery, in comparison, is among the most literal, plot-reliant of genres. ‘A Murder at the End of the World’ Review: P.I. Meets A.I. 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z

This violence pales in comparison to many violent acts we've seen in many movies and shows. ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 7 Premiere: Negan’s Victim Is Revealed 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z

The winged statuette recognizing excellence in the TV business used to pale in comparison to the movie industry’s Oscars. Emmy Awards Gain Luster as Competition Stiffens 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z

But a side-by-side comparison is instructive in examining the production of taste. Playlist: Cover to Cover: The Why and Wherefore 2010-11-20T19:40:00Z

By then, surfing photography had improved enormously, and Brown’s pioneering camera work seemed primitive and dawdling in comparison. Perspective | The beautiful lie Bruce Brown and ‘The Endless Summer’ told us about surfing 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z

Mr. Kelley blended fantasy and fact to construct an alternative world whose sweep and complexity drew comparisons to James Joyce and William Faulkner. William Melvin Kelley, Who Explored Race in Experimental Novels, Is Dead at 79 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z

Michele, like her predecessors, has tried to remove the pressure of the comparison, saying, “I will never be as good as Barbra Streisand.” Lea Michele Is Well Aware That the Pressure Is On 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z

There is probably little comparison between the Cummer and Norton Simon paintings when it comes to historical significance and monetary value. Woman suing Norton Simon for Nazi-looted art has Florida success 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z

Two days later, the FBI issued a statement clarifying that in their view there is “no reason to believe the FBI Laboratory employed ‘flawed’ forensic techniques” and that microscopic hair comparisons were still being conducted. Can we predict a wrongful conviction? 2012-09-09T14:00:00Z

Delta, Alaska, and American all charge fees for the first checked bags, whereas discount SouthWest, with its free checked bags and even snacks, is almost generous in comparison. To Find Cheap Flights, the Day (Kind of) Matters 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z

The first-weekend viewers for Taken 2, by comparison, were 64% over 25, which by Hollywood standards is old but not decrepit. Geezer Pleasers: Taken 2 and Argo Go for the Grownups 2012-10-14T22:37:00Z

Anastasio and the band have never nakedly rejected the early comparisons to the Dead, but they never wholeheartedly embraced them either. Phish Has Come To Terms With Its Life After the Dead 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z

The comparison with passing the bar somehow trivializes childbirth? Husband supported her pregnancy; now she should support his bar-exam anxiety 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z

They can feel a bit obvious, at least in comparison to the disturbing tapestry that surrounds them, which makes the fact that they offer pleasurable relief frustrating. Is Satire Possible in the Age of Trump? 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z

Without overstating the comparisons it's not a bad description, because Bluestone 42 is a series that similarly deals in gallows humour as it follows the travails of a British bomb disposal team in Afghanistan. TV highlights 05/03/2013 2013-03-05T07:00:13Z

Recent conversations around this issue, in film and television as well as in theater, have become more contentious, with comparisons often drawn to traditions of blackface. Actors With Disabilities Are Ready, Willing and Able to Take More Roles 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z

The National Youth Orchestra of the USA is a new venture set up by New York's Carnegie Hall, and its first UK appearance invited comparisons not only with Britain's own NYO. Prom 13: NYO-USE/Gergiev – review 2013-07-22T17:49:10Z

“Everyone wanted to come up and they all wanted to be friends. They made hilarious comparisons. They said, ‘My hairdresser of 30 years is gay.’” Colorado’s Got a Gay Governor. Who Cares? 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z

Gun control supporters made the comparison to Till’s mother. With Emmett Till Reference, Camille Cosby Invokes Oft-Used Cultural Touchstone 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z

The comparison is historically inept, as well as potentially disrespectful to those murdered by the Nazis. Sugar in the Blood: A Family's Story of Slavery and Empire by Andrea Stuart – review 2012-07-20T21:54:01Z

Americans also uniformly rejected the comparison, but for different reasons. Slavery and the Holocaust: How Americans and Germans Cope With Past Evils 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z

This is a novel about working in contemporary advertising, so here’s the obligatory “Mad Men” comparison: The protagonist, Finbar Dolan, is Don Draper stripped of all his glamour, success and pomade. ‘The Miniature Wife,’ by Manuel Gonzales, and More 2013-01-30T20:24:47Z

She draws comparisons between the Internet and the natural world, making a case for the long-term maintenance of self, community, and place, both online and off. Our Favorite Nonfiction Books of 2019 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z

These mug-shots were also for comparison with any forgery that might turn up purporting to be the original. The man who stole the Mona Lisa 2011-08-05T21:55:04Z

Broiled steaks, even when ferociously charred, can taste antiseptic by comparison. Does New York Need a British Steakhouse? Yes, if It’s Hawksmoor. 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z