But the instinct for self-preservation is not so compelling an instinct as one might think. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

One of the most compelling accounts of the postemancipation period is The Strange Career of Jim Crow, written by C. Vann Woodward in 1955. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Perhaps more than ever, musicians felt compelled to offer humanity a better vision of itself. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Now they were compelled by international agreements to warn other nations first. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

No defendant can be compelled to reveal his defense before he is actually in court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I compelled my hand to stroke his fur, and Fig started his revved-up-engine purr. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

It was in some ways unsettling, but compelling as well. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The most compelling explanation is that all those early lynchings worked. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Langley liked to think of itself as a place that eschewed bureaucracy, where an idea from a cafeteria worker could get a fair hearing if it were compelling enough. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter what I might be compelled to do to make money. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Add to these one more compelling reason for Clarkson to abandon his post: yellow fever had already seized his wife and killed his youngest son, Gerard. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

This concern gets wide agreement among researchers, even when they disagree about whether our gadgets are actually addictive, or merely compelling. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It seemed as if every adult felt compelled to give us young people basic instructions. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He resolved that to preserve his credibility as supervising architect, a role in which he would be compelled to oversee the work of other exposition architects, he would not himself design any of the buildings. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Then, after the briefest pause, he let go of the photo itself, the image of the woman still compelling, though smeared and oily. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was rare that I ever felt compelled to seek out the source of a stare, but this one felt different. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

On the next, they came upon two hlessil whom they compelled to return with them to join the warren. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But my feelings of guilt rarely compel me to change my plans, either. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Somehow that represents a more compelling recommendation than the opinion of an expert whose job it is to rate restaurants. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But how would she feel if she were compelled to hustle her living on the streets? In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Burnham hoped this second report would at last compel a decision. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Maybe the female population of Europe finally realized he’s as compelling as a wet ball of yarn,” Alex suggests. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I could probably dismantle it and bring it in a piece at a time, but there's a pretty compelling reason not to. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon he left Chicago and moved to Gilman, Illinois, where he met a young woman and began a formal courtship, which compelled him to visit Holmes’s building one more time, to seek a divorce decree. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Some of the most compelling incentives yet invented have been put in place to deter crime. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Never mind that white children on the other side of town who made precisely the same choices—often for less compelling reasons—are in fact going to college. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Although Hale had made a compelling witness, White was confident the government had proven its case. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Certainly. For now. But you of all people should realize how thin the line is between the truth and a compelling lie. Between history and an entertaining story.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Once it had lost the head start that it had enjoyed thanks to its locally available concentration of domesticable wild plants and animals, the Fertile Crescent possessed no further compelling geographic advantages. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Although surprised, Govinda was compelled by a great love and presentiment to obey him; he leaned close to him and touched his forehead with his lips. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hesitated then said, “You make him feel better, ease his woe and all that...but could you compel him to do something? Maybe make him forget his wife?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

For some reason I felt compelled to help her, even though I knew I shouldn’t. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I turn to the last page of the paper, where a big fat A is circled in red with the line: Entirely compelling argument, Mr. Ralph! I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

What could be more appropriate and compelling for high school actors and audiences? Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Yet the man’s emotions seemed real; they affected him, compelling sympathy. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The assumption proposal therefore did them an injustice, by “compelling them, after having done their duty, to contribute to those states who have not equally done their duty.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Now, however, when she had nothing to do and would go about with José Arcadio riding on her hip from dawn to dusk, this bad kind of time compelled her to leave things half done. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The logic behind this racist conclusion appears compelling. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

It finally got so compelling that I was forced to grip my fingernails into my palms in order to control it. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Men coming round from amputations seemed compelled to make terrible jokes. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He was locked into a maintenance role: He was a custodian for the system who was unlikely to overturn the previous judgment, even if there was compelling evidence of innocence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

His tail switched in excitement; he opened his mouth and uttered a plaintive, compelling howl. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was compelled to build yet another room to the house to store his harvests in, or they would not have had space to walk in the house. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

In part because of his undistinguished origins, Hamilton always seemed compelled to be proving himself; he needed to impress his superiors with his own superiority. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Here it is to be noted that a prince must avoid ever joining forces with one more powerful than himself to injure others, unless necessity compels you, as was mentioned above. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

We stood back, breathless from our exertions, compelled as always to wait and watch the dreadful Carleton while he performed the ritual of inspection. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I was compelled to lead this sort of life, I made a public statement in which I announced that I would not leave the country but would continue working underground. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the government was sufficiently rattled by our protest to modify the act, and at one point Verwoerd was compelled to declare that education should be the same for all. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A strange sense of duty, not to mention a powerful curiosity, compelled him to join. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

In this light he was suddenly shy when he found himself alone with the woman and he was compelled to remind himself, “There is this woman of mine. The thing is to be done.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

It was clear that someone else—probably Johanna—had written the statement and that he had been compelled to read it to defuse the situation. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Even when Regulus made laws forbidding the pagan religion and compelling people to be Christian for their own good, they kept to the old wicked ways. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Why, then, were they taking to their heels in such numbers that it was necessary to pass a law to compel them to enjoy the benefits they derived from slavery? Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ewell reported that Johnson was being compelled to fall back from the trenches he had won the night before. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

A herald gave a shapely cithern harp to Phemios, whom they compelled to sing—and what a storm he plucked upon the strings for prelude! The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’d really better hurry back,” she said and, because she did not herself understand her compelling anxiety, added, “The others might be there by now.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

By this standard there are no compelling cases of extraterrestrial visitation, despite all the claims about UFOs and ancient astronauts which sometimes make it seem that our planet is awash in uninvited guests. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

After his hike he said: “I never enjoyed the hiking part. It was something I felt compelled to do. It wasn’t my choice.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The Court's decision was strongly criticized by scholars and Court observers, and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote a compelling dissent, but Thompson did not get any money. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

When forgotten people feel compelled to riot in Los Angeles, we share their pain through our TV screens, and their ravages impact our emotional and economic health. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most people wrote and received no more than a handful of letters a month and seldom felt compelled to reply immediately. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Volpe figured if he made literature compelling enough, they would enjoy it. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Nor did the farmers foresee that in good years their bulging granaries would tempt thieves and enemies, compelling them to start building walls and doing guard duty. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the most compelling buildings, given the nature of the age, was the Electricity Building. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

What would compel every one of them to run in the opposite direction of where they were headed? Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I felt suddenly empty; there was a logic in what he said which I felt compelled to accept. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rosebushes were scratching intently at the windows, but I directed his focus to the sheet of paper waiting there for him, and compelled him to pick up the pen. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to ask, but manners compel me. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

It was in this town that I’d been compelled to spend a month every summer until I was fourteen. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The ground pushes up against my feet, compelling me to move. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Those who had changed their allegiance during the battle needed only to swear fealty to Joffrey, but the ones who had fought for Stannis until the bitter end were compelled to speak. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Yet again, something tugged in her core, compelling her to turn away from the Night Zoo and toward the open fields beyond. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Why do I feel so compelled to follow her map? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Most compelling was his final point: Given that both his splits and final time for the race were record-shattering, the idea that Seabiscuit had been restrained was preposterous. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt sorry for her for a second, so sorry I felt compelled to tell her the truth. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

The weird con­trast between the bright, striped, living orange of his coat and the inert white of the boat’s hull was incredibly compelling. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Mary Had a Little Lamb” is an almost 200-year-old song that remains compelling and still very popular today. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

I felt the force of Claudius’s secret gaze compelling me to speak the words I abhorred. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I watched the spot as though compelled, just beneath the lower rib and above the hip-bone, as Sylvester measured carefully with his toe and kicked as though he were punting a football. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

His voice echoed compellingly in the hushed hall. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the play, we were presented to the queen and her court, and I was compelled to be Widge again. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

We are a town built on justice, so we are compelled to get to the bottom of this situation. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Some of the voices were so plaintive and compelling I couldn’t get them out of my head. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They were financed by a multimillionaire and backed by many influential politicians. It was a compelling idea, to return to the past. It also appealed to a desire to preserve the spirit of Africa.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

In addition to comparing digital technology to food, there is another compelling analogy. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

That’s what makes it so compelling and—to be frank—terrifying. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

None of this compelling mitigating evidence was presented at trial, and it should have been. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Hands grabbed my wrists and pried my hands from my face, compelling me to bend over. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was compelled by his restlessness to see or to hear something new. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The scene which met mv eyes was at once compelling and repelling. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It should be clear,” Kennedy wrote, “that United States Government action regarding the Alabama schools will come only if Governor Wallace compels it.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Max had not compelled him to talk; he had talked of his own accord, prodded by excitement, by a curiosity about his own feelings. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He clambered out and almost ran across the road to the yard, as though compelled by some pressing urgency which I could not understand. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am terrified of the man in the doorway with the cereal box on his head, yet there is something so compelling about him that I feel I must have a closer look. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Apparently, the sustained and coordinated effort they required could be compelled only by the authority of religious faith—a faith that almost literally demanded the moving of mountains. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the power of her eyes alone she had compelled a glass of water to tip and spill its contents over the horrible Headmistress, and anybody who could do that could do anything. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was the best music my brothers and I had ever heard, with gorgeous cascading chords and an electrifying ragged timing, which compelled the audience to get up and dance. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Not handsome like the first boy, but rugged and compelling, with huge, powerful hands. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

None of this was what a corporate lawyer did, and for this reason I found it compelling. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

They told funny, compelling stories about their lives, but committing the details to paper was, for them, a chore rather than an aspiration. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Her own nanites would heal it by morning, and besides, there was something compelling about the discomfort. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

And, perhaps more important for Hitler, it made him look like he was saving Germany, compelling many Germans, including Dasch, to return. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

The clay hypothesis hardly excludes life on Mars, but it certainly carries us far enough to say that there is no compelling evidence for microbiology on Mars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or perhaps the person who laid out the page was compelled by an unconscious need to tell the truth. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Something compels me to seek out things that are better left alone. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I did not want to twitch, and compel 24-06 to further fury. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But, as Darwin and Wallace showed, there is another way, equally appealing, equally human, and far more compelling: natural selection, which makes the music of life more beautiful as the aeons pass. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

One reviewer there fretted, without any evident sense of irony, that Holmes presented his arguments so clearly and compellingly that students might actually come to believe them. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I was scared,” Elizabeth brought out, shivering, still compelled to speak. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

During the conference, the New York Times published another long story in our “Driven to Distraction” series about people who feel compelled to get work done while they’re driving—“mobile workers.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Fay and I weren’t coming close to making the inmates do what they were supposed to do, and I was uncertain about whether I should use my power to compel them. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he compelled me to drink, and so I drank; the grass-green faerie wine slipping down my throat like nectar. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I'm not opposed to dressing up, and you make a compelling case for it. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“It’s not that his conscience bothers him. Or that he feels any compelling kind of moral outrage. He thinks he’s been somehow wronged by the whole business.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

There was another, more compelling, reason why I refused to go. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t sure how Mr. Griswold would react to this, but she felt compelled to bring it up anyway. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Here, I believed, was a sufficient threat that compelled us to join hands with our Indian and Communist colleagues. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Being in Berkeley, home to many fine restaurants, I felt compelled to add a few over-the-top menu flourishes: The last item was one of Angelo’s homemade wines. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“His story was so compelling, the way he tells it, the way he gets their attention,” the secretary reflects. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

If one stuck in your hair and stung you, it sent out a chemical message as it died and all who received it were compelled to come and sting and die at the same place. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she wondered if this was her own failure rather than his, if perhaps she lacked a certain strength that would compel him to include her in his pain. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Morbid curiosity compelled me to peek at the underside of his visible half, which earned me a crystal-clear view of the inner workings of his bowels. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Looking at it, Omakayas had to blink her eyes, for the beads were so perfect and the repeated pattern so compelling that the ferns seemed to move like little waves. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

All Africans over the age of sixteen were compelled to carry “Native passes” issued by the Native Affairs Department and were required to show that pass to any white policeman, civil servant, or employer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they argued, which happened fairly often, Paul usually came out on top—or if he didn’t, Jim felt compelled to make him think that he had. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Here there is a very compelling reason to cooperate with and not try to double-cross the other party: you’re probably going to have to do business with him or her again. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

A soft creak in the floorboards compelled Marigold to look up from her music book. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Enchanted coins,” said Malfoy, as though he was compelled to keep talking, though his wand hand was shaking badly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Although such interior exhibits were compelling, the earliest visitors to Jackson Park saw immediately that the fair’s greatest power lay in the strange gravity of the buildings themselves. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“I did that to save time. Am I going to have to go to law to compel you to do your sworn duty?” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something is not understood: the robbers and their strange commands, the lady and her gyrations, the tricks she’s compelled to perform, like a trained dog. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Has any of you been compelled to live through a long time-interval between the consciousness of a desire and its fulfilment?” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

So what made my encounter with him different, so much more compelling than the conversational encounters I have every day? The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stick close to the walls as we approach, but the frenzy from the blackout compels the guards to rush from their posts to secure the Mess and the Hub. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Link warned me that with the beginning of April, segregationists would feel compelled to speed up their efforts, in order to get us out of Central before we could complete a full school year. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Would anything, I wondered, ever seem more compelling to them than the Internet? Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kepler was shaken at being compelled to abandon a circular orbit and to question his faith in the Divine Geometer. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

One day they would compel the earth to heave upward, and surrender the waiting dead. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The idea was to make them want to be going out into the country at every available opportunity, and so compel them to consume transport. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ended up in George Soros’s Manhattan office, where he compellingly made his case. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Griswald, you’ve admitted this was all your idea and that you threatened your friend, Mr. Tyler, compelling him into committing the act with you.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

But within four years Jefferson had compelled the Osage to relinquish their territory between the Arkansas River and the Missouri River. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Only what the mind insists upon, and if Lazlo’s and Sarai’s minds insisted, it was not because their bodies failed to present a compelling argument. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Or maybe you didn’t feel as compelled to have a career or follow your passions in Iran. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Even allowing for the fact that we can know these devices challenge our limitations, sometimes they are so compelling we can’t stop using them. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

That is partly because the scientific data seemed so compelling. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

It probably was also a compelling reason behind Cade’s messing with Mr. Nossik in class that morning of the Nazi display. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I ask you why are you compelled to do this? Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Feeling compelled, I swore, as he bade me, not to reveal his plan of revenge. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The book itself is heartwarming and beautifully written, a compelling story of friendship and mother-daughter relationships. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, compelled, I reached down and twisted the tourniquet, feeling the blood warm upon my hand, seeing the pulsing cease. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt knowledge and the unity of the world circulate in me like my own blood, but I also felt compelled to leave the Buddha and the great knowledge. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both his affability and his harshness compelled others as they did me; and he hath been admitted into a great variety of circles of friendship and amity that remain generally closed. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Then, compelled to see what kind of creature would scream at her so, she looked again, searching in her eyes for reasons for this violation of her sensibilities. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t sure how Mr. Griswold would react to this, but she felt compelled to bring it up anyway. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Yossarian watched him tinkering and felt certain he would be compelled to murder him in cold blood if he did not stop. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

A piece of red flannel was wrapped around Mademoiselle’s throat; a stiff neck compelled her to hold her head on one side. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

But something compelled me to hear my own doom spelled out. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Also, all the air would leave," Johanssen felt compelled to add. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

They might be compelled to listen to their son. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

We as black people were compelled to learn these rules in order to stay alive. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She is compelled by a force that has no reason. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Granny was an ardent member of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church and I was compelled to make a pretense of worshiping her God, which was her exaction for my keep. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do not set your will against the Augurs, Keris Veturia. You will fail. You can come willingly to the amphitheater, or I can compel you. Which shall it be?” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

At their backs rose a perpendicular wall of rock, and Perrault and François were compelled to make their fire and spread their sleeping robes on the ice of the lake itself. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their letters were so compelling that I took them to the school’s computer lab to type. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

One of the first things we did together was scale the Ferris wheel, but that time it was me, not him, who compelled us to climb higher. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Every hotel had filled to capacity, even beyond capacity, with some managers finding themselves compelled to install cots in lobbies and halls. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He did not forget the Barrow, nor the message of Gandalf; but something seemed to be compelling him to disregard all warnings, and he longed to yield. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

But what surrounds the model is not something her father conveyed to her; what’s beyond the model is the most compelling thing. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

When a stand-up puts down a heckler, he has to do so by being funnier: compelling laughter, very directly, gets the audience on his side. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

But they were moving, and the way they were moving compelled immediate and absolute attention. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

But the absolute absorption of his face, and his never-ending stream of questions, compelled me to continue. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I am compelled to live almost against my will. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

They unflinchingly respected the accuracy of observational data, and their predictions of the motion of the planets to high precision provided compelling evidence that, at an unexpectedly deep level, humans can understand the Cosmos. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, not if we pick a badger. That’s not very compelling.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

For the first time in my life as a maid I have a purpose more compelling than trying to meet the aesthetic standards of the New England bourgeoisie. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how strongly you feel yourselves compelled to act in any other manner, you can convict only if you are certain it is correct to do so beyond a reasonable doubt. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The dragon that compelled the boys I knew, way back, into extravagant theater of ownership. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Her hair was close-cropped; her dress was modest; her voice compelled attention. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I guess my concern for my own survival isn’t compelling enough. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He remembered how once, as a youth, he had compelled his father to let him go and join the ascetics, how he had taken leave of him, how he had gone and never returned. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fair had become so intensely compelling that one woman, Mrs. Lucille Rodney of Galveston, Texas, walked thirteen hundred miles along railroad tracks to reach it. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She clasped her hands together and spoke with the kind of false, high-pitched cheerfulness adults sometimes feel compelled to use when talking to children. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

If they were compelled to repay even a portion of the debt, it would ruin most of them financially. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Now that they were in the same room, Cora was compelled to rectify her months of silence. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The fundamental problem lay in the fact that he had felt compelled to throw that word “individual” into the sentence. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“I wonder what compels a fully grown man to surround himself with playthings,” he said. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Was her choice of Claudius free or compelled? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

That Close Encounters would have made for more compelling material. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

It can be done by changing the content of communication, by making a message so memorable that it sticks in someone’s mind and compels them to action. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here, a few minutes in, the tenor changed, almost like he’d completed the part he felt compelled to say, or was coached to say, and now moved on to the part he wanted to say. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It forced me to fill my gas tank and compelled me to stop and offer a ride to an old Negro who trudged with heavy heels in the grass- grown verge beside the concrete road. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did warn me, however, that he could not allow his students to act irresponsibly, and he said that if I insisted on resigning, he would be compelled to expel me from Fort Hare. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Close your mouth,” said Minya, her voice like ice, and Sarai saw that it infuriated her that she couldn’t compel the living to obey her as easily as she did the dead. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

And another came during the evening, so that they were compelled to study with their nerves being plucked like banjo strings. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Like the photograph of the spider-dancer, Mrs. Richardson found this perturbing but strangely compelling. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The instant her voice broke off, ceasing to compel my attention, my belief, I felt the basic insincerity of what she had said. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Something he had not known was there rose in him and compelled him to make the point, loudly and again. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Shortly before his death, Justice Thurgood Marshall felt compelled to remind his colleagues that there is, in fact, “no drug exception” written into the text of the Constitution. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

If Lowell’s canal network really existed, the conclusion that intelligent beings inhabit Mars might be similarly compelling. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

After another long silence, Carolina felt compelled to say: “Well, it’s always darkest before the dawn.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In March 1925, Hoover had reinstated Wren but only after warning him, “Unless you measure up to the standards that are now in effect in this Bureau, I will be compelled to request your resignation.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

She was compelled to get up; her muscles would not obey her own commands; and when she was standing before him she trembled from fear. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

If there were spaces, I was compelled to fill them, and the books were doing that. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

The portrait stands as Copley’s compelling tribute to a fellow artist—and as an invaluable statement about the culture of the Colonial era. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The whooping cough was the first thing that compelled me to venture into a bigger world where there were more white people. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And there was a more compelling reason to go. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

All around him, bent on one knee, there were teenage boys in tears, their great, compelling belief in themselves punctured. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes gave their wider, magical gleam and his voice continued on a more compelling level, “Although I have to admit I didn’t think of that when I put it on this morning.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

But this day Amari was unusually quiet, having been compelled to spend the previous night with Clay, and he had forced her to do things that made her shiver with shame. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So something more compelling than a badger will create a more enlightened student body. Got it.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Every afternoon the Washington boys were compelled to choke down first a glass of a chalky-tasting pink calcium solution, then a glass of Knox Sparkling Gelatine. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The electric mechanism, within its compellingly authentic-style gray pelt, gurgled and blew bubbles, its vidlenses glassy, its metal jaws locked together. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

But apparently old sow Henkel has brought it up, so I now feel compelled to make comment. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

A compelling need for occasional privacy led them to spend some hours alone in their separate rooms, without disturbance. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Although not reaching the virtuosic literary heights of incarceration essays penned by writers such as Thoreau or Martin Luther King Jr., the document was an oddly compelling account of the execrable details of his experience. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

If we felt compelled to account for these, we would have to invent explanations that would of necessity be false. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps you will find it as compelling as I do. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“You three go on,” said Reynie, who felt strangely compelled to see the list up close. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Far over hill and field it echoed; and so compelling was that call that Sam himself almost turned and dashed back. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Why am I compelled to do as Mother says even when I have a desperate need to do something else? The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

The housing shortage continued to grow, compelling more families to push into new neighborhoods. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

In general, I understood that it was better for all of us not to acknowledge the hate or dwell on the risk, even when others felt compelled to bring it up. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She was a fact of my life—a cute, burbling, impossible-to-ignore fact—and something compelled me almost literally to put her on the table for this discussion. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

At that Ged lifted up the staff high, and the radiance of it brightened intolerably, burning with so white and great a light that it compelled and harrowed even that ancient darkness. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Phill felt compelled to answer because he was surprised to hear from his mom at that time of day. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The fact that the source of this expression predates Newton and was picked up by him for his own purposes only reinforces Faulkner’s compelling argument. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

My thoughts would compel utterance; and there, with no audience but the Almighty, I would pour out my soul’s complaint, in my rude way, with an apostrophe to the moving multitude of ships:— Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was compelled to read the newspaper longer and to look up more words in the dictionary every day. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Did marriage compel love like the sun the day? Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

But he made one compelling point that showed Lawrence and Alvarez how they might restore the program to Washington’s front burner. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

There is no force which can compel my speech. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had asked her this question before, but never in such a tone; she had never before felt so compelling a need to reply. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She begged me to be still, but the fever compelled me to repeat my awful tale over and over. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a chief — or headman, as it was often known among the whites — my father was compelled to account for his stewardship not only to the Thembu king but to the local magistrate. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had been the piercing, compelling scents of the countryside outside the villa. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I am compelled to lend it to my uncle,” he replied shortly. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“I told you, I do not have my instruments with me. My demon spirit called me and compelled me to fly to him.” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Harry was angry with the other two for siding with McGonagall; nevertheless, he felt compelled to join in once they started discussing what had happened. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Some of its most ardent partisans, Haynes among them, publicly conceded that an archaeological dig in southern Chile had turned up compelling evidence of human habitation more than twelve thousand years ago. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

No law compelled them to take only these rear seats. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He had felt compelled to stay by a power beyond his own reckoning. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

She told him that Proteus, the wise old god of the sea, could show him how to prevent another such disaster, but that he would do so only if compelled. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Buffered by distance, I feel compelled to share a secret. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Though he fought shy of her and her desire, he lay with her each night, for she compelled him. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sir Bruce and the other one had me at a considerable disadvantage, as you will admit, and I regret to say that I was compelled to run away.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took the risk of talking to a few local lawyers about whether the new prosecutor might acknowledge that the conviction was unreliable and support a new trial if there was compelling new evidence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He bought loyalty with gold, and compelled obedience with his name. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She already must have been hurting to let us see for certain that she could not talk back to that white woman and felt compelled to stuff us in a pantry. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I walk over to my dresser and dig out the red bikini Violet compelled me to buy. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

As more and more African nations achieved independence, the United States government was compelled to defend racial equality here at home. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure exactly what compelled me to do so, but then again, I’m not sure exactly what ever compelled me to do or say any of the things I did and said back then. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I simply never felt compelled to subject another human being to our way of life. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Northeastern Indians were appalled by the European propensity to divide themselves into social classes, with those on the lower rungs of the hierarchy compelled to defer to those on the upper. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I have heard that the hunger for air exceeds as a compelling sensation the thirst for water. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

With the book finished, there was new space in his life, and—also in keeping with who he’d always been—Barack felt compelled to fill it immediately. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The Helpers, feeling compelled to reciprocate, stopped walking and set down their buckets so they could wave back. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The largest and most cosmopolitan city in England, the symbol of freedom to thousands upon thousands of country youths, compelled its citizens to be off the streets at nine o'clock? The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I reported on local D.C., and I found that people would tell me things, that the same softness that once made me a target now compelled people to trust me with their stories. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

She opened her arms and Jinjoo felt compelled to run to her. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

They might be compelling, say many researchers, but not addictive. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Sometimes we were compelled to drive through white neighborhoods where we didn’t belong. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And even when I had assured myself I was on the right road, I felt compelled to stop the car a moment to take stock, as it were. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Dressing rather shakily, Kit was compelled to ask Mercy’s assistance with the buttons down her back, and was shocked when her older cousin suddenly bent double in a violent fit of coughing. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“There,” said Himmler, “they must first of all be thrashed and then exercised and compelled to do hard labor....” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

And it had only made their story more compelling for the nation at large. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And this touches me, somehow, even more than the presumptive lie about his assets: that this place he has described as so morbidly dysfunctional could amount to a real and compelling human community. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two congressmen and future presidents, James Madison and James Monroe, would arrive after him and be compelled to sleep on wooden benches in the tavern’s public room! An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Reading it again, however, he realized that it didn’t compel him to be rude; it simply allowed him the option. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

As Chester tells it, he suddenly felt compelled to look at the rabbit. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

The sound compelled him to go back and to kneel again. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“We’ll get the word out, of course, but she can’t be compelled to come home; you shouldn’t necessarily expect her back under your roof in the near future.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

One of the most compelling, and chilling, exhibits was the Krupp Pavilion, where Fritz Krupp’s “pet monster” stood at the center of an array of heavy guns. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

So in the end Link and Grandma formed something of a friendship as they discussed all the tasks surrounding Nana Healey’s care which compelled them to get to know each other. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You let them prey on us, and it was only after someone died that you felt compelled to say something.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The most compelling new idea that Bratton brought to life stemmed from the broken window theory, which was conceived by the criminologists James Q. Wilson and George Kelling. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m only half Rican, my father is from Ecuador,” I felt compelled to tell Bodega. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“We found compelling evidence in his memories,” Thorn said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Colin didn't know why, but he felt compelled to keep pushing it. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

But there is no compelling evidence for telepathy, and the communication of such information remains the task of artists and writers. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

One shade came first—Elpenor, of our company, who lay unburied still on the wide earth as we had left him—dead in Kirke’s hall, untouched, unmourned, when other cares compelled us. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the absence of a coherent alternative with equivalently compelling appeal, his story was destined to dominate the history books. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The regents went further, compelling university employees to explicitly disavow the Communist Party. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

In truth, Lawrence had not found Northwestern’s offer all that compelling. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The durability of the empire is compelling evidence that the assets outweighed the liabilities. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

Consequently, it would no longer be possible to compel “all those interested in nuclear physics and penetrating radiations to come to Berkeley.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The loveless and faithless ones are compelled by their pessimism to attack. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The suitor in Rutland was urging her to give up factory life, but there was a more compelling reason for her to return. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

And after seeing her smile like that at me, something compels me to go all in. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Many people had put off their visits in the expectation that the nation’s worsening economic crisis and pressure from Congress eventually would compel the railroads to reduce their Chicago fares. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I felt compelled to dress for the tragic occasion. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Once we have posed the problem of this “artisan’s” portrayal, we feel compelled to investigate it further. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some women in the suffrage movement felt compelled to choose between the National and the American; others joined both organizations. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have to know. You just have to feel compelled to do the thing, the impossible, important task at hand. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Yes. As a journalist, I am compelled to know the answers.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

In everyday life such odds are called compelling. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“O dear me!” said I, as if I found myself compelled to give up Biddy in despair. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Nhamo was afraid, too, but she had a compelling reason to venture out alone. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had a surprisingly compelling speaking voice for so small a man, an instrument that he wielded like a rapier when he addressed large crowds in person or spoke on the radio. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Parents were not compelled to send their children, but those who refused were called unpatriotic. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Women were compelled to cover up when they ventured outside. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“You don’t think there are some pretty compelling reasons for wiping the earth clean and starting over?” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Finally, among all types of song, it is the song created by lyric poets that I find most compelling. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rabbinic tradition compelled him to accept the biblical account of the universe’s creation from the void. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Your father should be a part of that conversation. But if you want, I can tell you a little more about me. And my childhood. And the reasons why I felt compelled to find her.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He passes several tents with interesting signs, but none that he feels compelled to enter just yet, still playing the illusionist’s performance over in his mind. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The attitude of the two had a terrible resemblance to a child forcing a kitten’s nose into a saucer of milk to compel it to drink. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

There was so much to see, I barely looked at one thing but felt compelled to look at yet another. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“You thought Father Olufemi would be clever enough to orchestrate such things? You thought he could compel warriors to kill their own for nearly a century undetected?” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

If anything, Jesse spends more time online now; the things that draw him there—games, weblogs, chat and messaging systems, open source operating programs—have become far more advanced and compelling. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was unheard of to indict someone for perjury without any investigation or compelling evidence to establish that a false statement had been made. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

In response, the Cherokee chiefdoms gradually found themselves compelled to join into a single confederacy in the course of the 18th century. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Sound signals compel us to pay attention to something. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

It was not exactly a compelling reason to stay on in Welch for one more year. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Neither sleet nor rain nor a half inch of snow will compel me to dress like a lumberjack.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They tugged at my clothes, trying to pull me back, but I felt compelled to walk forward to the very edge of the chasm. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Lancelot had been compelled during the quest to rescue him from three knights who were pursuing him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unless an engineer was given a compelling reason to evaluate a woman as a peer, she remained in his blind spot, her usefulness measured against the limited task at hand, any additional talents undiscovered. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

All of them, however, tell of the unending futility of the task the forty-nine Danaïds were compelled to pursue in the lower world as a punishment for murdering their husbands. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cleopatra anticipated this discussion, and she undoubtedly had her version of events eloquently prepared so that she could give compelling answers to all of Mark Antony’s questions. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

It also compelled people to think of him as a friend right away. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt a compelling desire for cool water. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

For it was nearness and not touch that had always compelled me. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before I head back to the theater, I feel compelled to introduce myself. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Is the unified theory so compelling that it brings about its own existence? A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

On and on until the notes blended into a melody, a melody so compelling that Shirley and the Señora began to sway from side to side and sing along. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

I’m compelled to push, but why invade a space where I am not welcome? The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Anthony felt compelled to defend her friend with a passionate speech. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Then I felt compelled to add, “I wasn’t brave enough to give my statement.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rishi first tried it with one of Ma’s Bollywood magazines and found it weirdly compelling, not even minding that his fingers were constantly covered in paper cuts. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The results were as compelling as the cheating algorithm had predicted. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Had I not been conscious of what I was doing, I could have easily lost my way in the fogbound regions of compelling fantasy. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He reminded the audience that a country couldn’t be carved up simply into red and blue, that we were united by a common humanity, compelled to care for the whole of society. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I know there’s always a certain kind of reader who will be compelled to ask, But what really happened? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He had not meant to be the first to speak, but something in the other’s silence compelled him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

And remembering Kamala’s words, he was never servile to the merchant, but compelled him to treat him as an equal and even more than his equal. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said she would teach us how to tell our stories in a more compelling way. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Even though it was very late in the process, I was hoping that we might win a stay when I saw some of the compelling issues in Herbert's case. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She backed away, as though compelled to leave, yet reluctant to let us from her sight. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

If I could entertain and entrance, I would be like a drug, compelling him to follow us. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Too often we are compelled to stay on the clock into our evenings and through our weekends, filling our brief moments between coursework, research, and teaching with volunteer work, advising and part-time jobs. Michigan graduate workers in contract fight: Fighting for racial equity is work 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z

Yet there is a freshness and immediacy about his interpretation that is wholly compelling, as the two Bach cello suites in this solo recital amply demonstrated. Alban Gerhardt ? review 2011-04-12T17:27:59Z

The standouts are often, like the city itself, unpredictable, a little shabby around the edges, sometimes exasperating but always compelling. 10 Movies That Capture the Essence of New York 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z

The great achievement of “Elijah,” for all of its beautiful melodies, is its compelling dramatic arc, particularly in the development of its blustery central figure. Music Review: Tritle Leads Oratorio Society in ?Paulus? 2010-05-11T22:12:00Z

Zosia Mamet was the scene-stealer supreme of the HBO comedy “Girls,” her side plots often more compelling than the main narrative, so it’s no surprise that this starring vehicle is such a charmer. ‘Skate Kitchen,’ ‘Night Moves’ and More Streaming Gems 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z

It’s a fine piece of naïve literary criticism — maybe the best writing in the movie — about how Ishmael’s troubles compelled the author to think about “my own life.” ‘The Whale’ Review: Body Issues 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z

This is tense and bleak, but instantly credible and a compelling watch. Playing with Daisy/Voices ? review 2011-02-24T17:59:16Z

For the person who feels compelled to embark on that path of forgiveness, you grieve how you grieve, and you move forward how you move forward, and you process how you process. "Riot Baby" author on his novel of black superpowers: "I don't want justice. I want vengeance" 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z

And let's hope Rembrandt's Storm on the Sea of Galilee, one of his most compelling and intense visions of wild nature, depicting Jesus calming the swirling sea, will one day return. Open thread: which lost works of art would you most like to see? 2012-07-01T18:01:01Z

Hot 97 also had one of the most compelling story lines in hip-hop last year: that of the D.J. Television Review: ‘This Is Hot 97’ on VH1 Spoofs Reality Shows 2014-03-30T21:52:05Z

Sandy — everyone who worked with him knew this most principled, compelling and collegial singer, who died last week at 65, as Sandy — sang it just that way, lifting the words with robust sound and elation. A Singer for Whom Words Always Came First 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z

But as Hayes explained, these kinds of challenges are exactly what makes the play compelling to him. To Become Oscar Levant, Sean Hayes Revisited His First Role 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z

Not only is Tyson feisty and funny and glowing with inner light, but her co-stars prove more than compelling: Vanessa Williams is politely savage as her preening daughter-in-law, icy without becoming a dragon. Review: Tyson sublime in 'The Trip to Bountiful' 2013-04-24T00:05:09Z

Of all the Kennedy family members, none is portrayed more compellingly than Robert Kennedy. ‘American Dynasties: The Kennedys’ Review: A Striving in the Blood 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z

If he remains an artist you feel compelled to watch and listen to, it is because he has a rare sense of drama, an instinctive understanding of how to develop a musical line. Music Review: New York Philharmonic, With Itzhak Perlman 2012-09-28T21:31:09Z

But it could keep those distinctive elements and add a few others that make it more consistently compelling and more briskly paced. ‘Better Call Saul’ Season 2 Finale: The Ultimate Betrayal 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z

The locations of the killings was both compelling and moving; they were generally everyday places, sometimes residential streets, perhaps outside a shopping centre or on the forecourt of a petrol station. Scenes from a Teenage Killing 2011-01-25T13:48:29Z

The chapters about the New York scene and Harry’s early adventures making music are the most compelling parts of the book. Review | In her memoir, Debbie Harry gives an unvarnished look at her life in the punk scene 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z

Though not primarily focused on fitness, “Outside Podcast” tells compelling human stories set in the great outdoors, and its most gripping episodes position themselves at the intersection of physical endurance and psychological upheaval. 7 Podcasts for a Healthier Mind and Body 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z

That would compel your sibling to find a Plan B when you’re all unavailable and remove these feelings of being put upon from the rest of you. My sister is making our parents and me babysit so she can pursue her single lifestyle | Mariella Frostrup 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z

Like many artists, he has a talent for making stuff like this compelling. Comedy gold: Simon Amstell's Do Nothing 2012-11-15T12:00:55Z

On the face of it, Fullbright’s upcoming album, “Songs,” is the most traditional singer-songwriter record imaginable: vocals out front, melodies sparse but compelling. Five Songs 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z

From the first phrases sung by Kara Shay Thomson, a compelling American soprano with a plush, vibrant, powerful voice, you do not know whether to pity or fear her. Music Review: Who Killed This Woman?s Lover? And Other Elusive Operatic Issues 2011-03-27T22:01:56Z

“Dearly Departed,” one of several songs from the new album he included Monday, is a compelling rumination on the echoes of love interrupted—whether by death, divorce or other circumstance isn’t certain. Shakey Graves uses all the colors at dynamic El Rey show 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z

For no compelling reason, the Holmes brothers keep vital facts from each other. Review | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar returns to his other passion: Sherlock Holmes 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z

"He's making, at the ripe age of 21, some of the most compelling beachcomber soul the wrong side of the M25" – somethinkblue.com. New band of the day ? No 1,087: Spectrals 2011-08-18T16:07:53Z

I am in a unique position to fact-check that line, and I’m afraid it must be counted as one of the few inaccuracies in this vital, compelling and highly recommended book. He was an angry and troubled child — then he discovered opera 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z

However, this was a book I couldn't put down and proved to be very compelling through all my negative thoughts and doubts. The One Dollar Horse by Lauren St John - review 2012-07-31T14:00:00Z

The most compelling sounds unfolded in the closing passages of the work's final movement, "Ebb and Flow," which used an anonymous text. A rocky premiere for Gailloreto's ambitious 'Sea Songs' 2011-03-20T14:40:00Z

But he felt compelled to do everything he can to support her now, in the general election. Michael Moore gets behind Hillary Clinton at surprise TrumpLand film screening 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z

"The Good Wife" spinoff's title sequences are the rarest kind of introduction, ones that compel viewers to watch attentively. "The Good Fight" maps a way to pull victory out of a string of losses 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z

Last appearing for Assayas seven years ago in the lovely Summer Hours, an international art-house hit, she is still a beauty, still a subtle, compelling performer. Clouds of Sils Maria: Juliette Binoche at Twilight, Kristen Stewart's New Dawn 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z

About a slightly different category, you write, "reading a bad book by a good writer is compelling in a way that reading a good book by a mediocrity never is." ArtsBeat: Q. and A.: Joe Queenan on Books Classic, Trashy and Otherwise 2012-11-30T15:00:16Z

What was so compelling was that I never knew when I was going to have the real Ben as opposed to some stranger. He was behaving differently. He had lost something. I was the only one who noticed. 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z

These were fun, and pointed to a possible sense of humour – but were nowhere as radical or compelling as the paintings. Best art exhibitions of 2012, No 2 – Edvard Munch at Tate Modern 2012-12-20T13:38:40Z

And it's true that while the characters and the story were compelling, the detailed portrayal of NYC in the 19th century was just as fascinating. How ‘The Alienist’ Finally Found a Screen 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z

That the Musco worked as well as it did Saturday and sounded as compelling as it did only enhances the probability of this theater's potential for greatness. Musco Center's sound decision pays dividends in hall's debut 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z

He's compelled to be making something even if it's a drawing on a cocktail napkin to a feature film — it's all a continuum. Tim Burton is happy to share his nightmares 2011-06-01T15:46:10Z

Would that all books could be as compelling as this series, which finds something deeply moving in the stories of ordinary lives. ‘56 Up’: a compelling look at the gang settling into middle age 2013-02-07T22:44:11Z

"Frances Stark: Intimism," a smaller focus show last spring at the Art Institute of Chicago, also included compelling work — some the same as what's in the Hammer exhibition. 'UH-OH: Frances Stark, 1991-2015' at Hammer Museum is an enthralling midcareer survey 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z

The intimate scale of Mr. Chéreau’s “Tristan” makes it an ideal accompaniment to his classic Bayreuth “Ring,” which is more sweeping and just as compelling. Critics Name Their Favorite Wagner Recordings 2013-08-22T20:50:13Z

By the end, though, they revealed glimpses of a more compelling and idiosyncratic identity. Review | Melbourne Orchestra brings sense of several places to Kennedy Center 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z

But these two bricks, their mere existence and their distinctiveness, tell you a lot about what makes Bouley compelling. Bouley in TriBeCa Still Goes Its Own Way, Seductively 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z

Always solicit a response by email so you can produce a compelling trail. Perspective | Got a complaint about the travel industry? Take it to the top. 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z

The keenest humiliation of all, the one that at last compelled me to accept myself, occurred at a New York City sandwich shop. How I Came Out as Gray 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z

I think artists in general have a responsibility to keep people engaged and not burned out and so maybe it is if you are somebody compelled to talk about it, then by all means. Jena Friedman's "Soft Focus": Dark feminist comedy, aimed at young men 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z

On the other hand, the songs whose musical structure I’d found “baggy” now seemed more compelling than they did in the theater, where the intensity of the action interfered with their reception. Listening to the Best (and Worst) of Broadway 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z

“And that was a compelling point to me, and a central one.” Why don’t more men take their wives’ last names? 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z

Even when the lies are told in a noble cause, few politicians are honest enough to admit that they sometimes feel compelled to be deceivers. Tony Blair's A Journey: Andrew Rawnsley's review 2010-09-04T23:06:00Z

But by far the most compelling sections of “As If!” are the ones in Chaney’s own voice. Why ‘Clueless’ still matters: Jen Chaney explains in ‘As If!’ 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z

In the most compelling, Oliver enters something of an identity crisis as he watches his father embracing his new life and then facing death. A Beguiling Beginners: Christopher Plummer, Ewan McGregor and a Talking Dog Learn to Start Over 2011-06-03T10:05:00Z

She displays only flashes of the radiance that marked her as a star early on “Making the Band”; now she’s most compelling as she fumbles. Television Review: Danity Kane?s Fallen Frontwoman Tries for a Return to Relevance 2011-03-06T22:58:58Z

There was another compelling reason to send in the Seal team. The death of Osama bin Laden: how the US finally got its man 2012-10-12T22:00:09Z

It’s a dazzling accomplishment that combines superb historical research with a compelling narrative equal to any courtroom thriller. 31 of the best titles of 2013 2013-12-04T22:03:53Z

“The music was compelling. It was unusual. It was powerful in a technical and in an emotional way,” Roberts said. Igor Levit not content to be heard only through piano 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z

The constant feeling of unease is what makes “Border” so compelling, but the messages about “different being better” come across clearly, too. Six new films that could be Oscar contenders for Best Foreign Language Film 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z

At Cambridge, Smith compelled a distinguished professor of philosophy, an avowed disciple of Schopenhauer, to cling to a gargoyle outside the man’s college window and then, in front of witnesses, took potshots at him. Review | The perfect book for this year’s coincidence, Easter on April Fools’ Day 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z

But it is also thoroughly engrossing, offering a compelling survey of American cryptography. National Cryptologic Museum Is the N.S.A.’s Public Face 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z

And yet, even though my mind invariably ends up wandering, the Wimbledon soundscape is deeply compelling. Rewind radio: Wimbledon; Living in the Memory Room; Shaun Keaveny 2013-07-06T23:05:49Z

I talked to Berninger about whose music he finds compelling, whose jokes he finds funny and who he ends up being under the stresses and joys of criticism, creation and collaboration. Matt Berninger has always been funny: “I actually think The National’s stuff has more humor than people pay attention to” 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z

Black Panther, though, is the only one of Boseman’s movies to be as compelling and distinctive as he is. Black Panther's Chadwick Boseman: 'Everybody’s minds are opening up' 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z

This was a detail that Poehler felt compelled to acknowledge -- "Our condolences to the 'plus' in Hulu Plus," she told the crowd. Hulu announces AMC Networks deal, brings Jerry Seinfeld on stage at Upfront presentation 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z

Those words also help break up his engagement and compel a sensible single mother—Dorothy, the Zellweger character—to quit her stable job and fall desperately in love with him. The Towering Narcissism of Jerry Maguire 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z

Why not draw on the same spirit of risk-taking that compelled studio executives to give some weirdo kid named George Lucas a shot and go with someone who’s got less experience but ability to spare? Solo performance: who should score Star Wars once John Williams quits? 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z

But perhaps more compelling is its coverage of English sparkling wines, a less well-known topic. Champagne Wishes and Climate Change Dreams 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z

Directed with humor and visual invention by Ryan Prows, it keeps its secrets under wraps until the very last moments, to compelling effect. ‘V/H/S/94’ Review: The Right Snuff 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z

How can any war photograph compel us, how can any work of war art preserve its importance, while swimming upstream in an undammable river of content? The Role of Art in a Time of War 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z

Aya, the character variously played by the others, has been awake streaming bootleg episodes of “The Bachelorette,” in which a contestant’s estrangement from his father compels her to consider her own. ‘The Nosebleed’ Review: Reconciling the Ghosts in the Attic 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z

There’s perhaps nothing more compelling than a reluctant hero forced to face his demons and open his heart. Sarah MacLean picks the best romance novels to read this month 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z

Still, “Plastic Doll” is compelling because although it’s got that “Fame Monster” gleam on the surface, its lyrics shatter that image into sharp pieces. Here’s the Lady. Where’s the Gaga? 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z

The success of the show may depend on how compelling you find videochat sessions. War Is Hell? In New Military Dramas, It’s One-Dimensional 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z

But Rod Dixon's Red Ladder production has the dislocated feel of a pair of one-act plays, either of which would be more compelling for telling us something we didn't already know. The Thing About Psychopaths – review 2013-03-10T17:40:12Z

Putting it into words that compel a jury of international critics to induct him into what may very well be cultural sainthood—now that’s a feat. The 10 Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings That Received UNESCO Nominations 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z

The more compelling portions of the book focus on Geisel’s tense relationship with his publisher Random House, whose editors appointed the author the president of their new Beginner Books imprint. Review | A portrait of Dr. Seuss offers a look at the prankster workaholic behind the iconic characters 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z

It's rich and dense, but never less than compelling in a revival that boasts some fine performances, particularly from Kate Abrahams, whose grave Mrs Snelgrave seethes with quiet longing. One Flea Spare ? review 2011-04-06T17:58:40Z

Structurally, the dance is less compelling and original, circling back on itself and ending in the dark with the aural implication that the dancers might keep going forever. Review: ‘Prize’ Puts Dance and Drumming in the Spotlight 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z

The implications for viewing art are unclear but compelling. ‘Mirror Cells’ Asks: What Lights Up the Brain? 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

Unlike its by-the-numbers predecessor, Hello Mary Lou is a legitimately compelling movie, a tightly constructed supernatural thriller with a handful of clever set pieces and bursts of startling artistry. No rights allowed: the strange world of unofficial movie sequels 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z

Or sprinkle them on salad and atop creamy squash soup for a compelling, crunchy contrast. Make a snack that’s crunchy and sweet, with a kick — and make every day a holiday 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z

“I find that work so compelling and almost overwhelming,” she said. Three years and $56 million later, Seattle Asian Art Museum is reinvented and set to reopen 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z

It’s a measure of how compellingly Anita is written that Diaz has never felt she was done with the part. Natascia Diaz approaches ‘West Side Story’s’ Anita with passion 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z

Viola Davis became the first black woman to win Best Actress in a Drama Series and delivered an emotional acceptance speech that emphasized the importance of creating compelling roles for women of color. Uzo Aduba: 'Orange Is the New Black' Has Not Single-Handedly Solved TV's Diversity Problem 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z

Nonetheless, the film is a compelling tribute to a remarkable achievement, and to a young woman who is, in her own words, “pretty bad-ass.” ‘Maidentrip’: Teen’s 17 months before the mast 2014-02-27T22:37:42Z

A great performance of “Tristan und Isolde” in a compelling production offers an artistic immersion like no other. ArtsBeat: Top 10 Composers: Hailing Opera's Shakespeare, and Its Proust 2011-01-17T12:00:40Z

The historical evidence for the death and resurrection of Jesus is "compelling," according to Bradley, and has turned even hardened non-believers into people of great faith. Fourth Sunday of Lent: Amid 'tragedy' of hopelessness today, reason to rejoice 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z

The other reason Roman and Gerri are so compelling together is because Roman seems truly to care for her. Would dating Roman Roy be so bad? A defense of the "Succession" slime puppy 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z

Their stories are just as compelling if people take the time to listen. Why don’t Kenyans run ultramarathons? 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z

Her ailment was caused because my parents were compelled to live in a disease-ridden mining slum at the end of the Great War. The coalition's attacks on the NHS will return us to the age of the workhouse 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z

Because “OINTB” is both compelling and wonderfully rendered and also problematic and uneven, in ways that are impossible to avoid. “Orange Is the New Black” Season 2 shows us what the “golden age” of TV really means 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z

As usual she was almost otherworldly in her ability, causing the judges to rave about the dance but compelling them to judge her at a higher standard than the others. "Dancing with the Stars" recap: Evan goes butch 2010-05-04T12:05:00Z

For those who have watched Rachel Maddow’s television show, the opening scene of her book will feel familiar in its eye for a compelling anecdote. Rachel Maddow Takes On the Oil Industry 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z

But those are outweighed, substantially, by the show’s extreme and compelling fairmindedness; everyone touched by the case got airtime that meaningfully explored their perspective. Here Are the Best TV Shows of 2016 So Far 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z

In the second half, after Mowgli is compelled to join human society, the movie makes some daring moves exploring what one might call the dual nature of Mowgli. ‘Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle’ Review: A Boy and His Digitized Wolves 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z

Now, let me address the other question: What compelled me to spend the better part of 2018 traveling throughout the southeastern United States with the sole purpose of visiting Waffle House restaurants? The artistic allure of Waffle House, America’s most surprising culinary muse 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z

The dramatist had felt compelled to include them, against objections, because he had wanted to give full rein to the character's unpredictability. Mere fact, mere fiction 2010-04-16T23:10:00Z

That can be an issue when you’re being being bound, masked and held under water, slapped and stomped on, and compelled to eat your own vomit. Extreme haunted house: inside the real life kingdom of masochists 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z

The arguments in favor of free-range parenting are compelling, particularly because the dangers and fears driving more protective parenting approaches – most notably “stranger danger” – have largely been debunked. Free-range parenting gets legal protection in Utah – but should the state dictate how to parent? 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z

The judging panel said Noble's work was an "utterly compelling ongoing narrative" about a "dysfunctional" world. Pop-performance artist up for UK's Turner Prize 2012-05-01T17:31:04Z

"We've long evolved passed needing them, and there's a compelling case for their surgical removal." "Last Week Tonight" slams the monarchy in a way that may change how we see "The Crown" 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z

Of course, the most compelling evidence is the fact that he’s denied being interested in the job, writing a flat out “No” to BuzzFeed last month in an email exchange. We picked the wrong billionaire: The case for Mark Zuckerberg 2020 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z

Still, he was compelled to provide his “Crude” footage, and the computers he and his colleagues used at their production company, Radical Media, were searched for related documents and e-mails. Filmmakers as Advocates in ?Paradise Lost? Series 2012-01-06T18:31:17Z

There are stretches of thick, tart block chords, searching lyrical lines, mysterious washes of sound and delicate strands, brought together compellingly in Zhu’s account. Review: Young Concert Artists Is Back, With a Superb Pianist 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z

A Night in Louisiana Can Be Harrowing Utterly mad yet improbably fascinating, Ryuhei Kitamura’s “No One Lives” camouflages an oddly compelling central idea with the trashy trappings of the low-budget slasher movie. Movie Review: ‘No One Lives,’ by Ryuhei Kitamura 2013-05-10T02:17:26Z

That memorial, the most compelling U.S. memorial in decades, includes hundreds of steel columns, each one dedicated to a U.S. county where a lynching occurred. Perspective | What should a coronavirus memorial look like? This powerful statement on gun violence offers a model. 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z

Rebecca Luker lent “Last Day on Earth,” a song of final thoughts that Mr. Horne wrote during a perilous intercontinental flight, a compelling immediacy. Music Review: With Some Friends to Help, a Songwriter Reveals His World 2011-01-16T22:07:30Z

Elizabeth Taylor's collaboration with life compelled her to suffer: as if to atone for her wealth, and smite her own perfect appearance. Elizabeth Taylor: Weapon of mass obsession 2011-03-23T22:16:00Z

I was under no mandate to do anything but make an entertaining and compelling film. Peter Berg discusses bringing "Battleship" to film 2012-05-17T20:37:08Z

According to SAM curator Catharina Manchanda, who organized this exhibition, Marshall feels compelled to include depictions of ordinary people and moments as well as larger narratives about history, heroism, and tragedy. Seattle Art Museum’s ‘Figuring History’ a powerful look at who is represented in art 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z

The show's opening is so compelling, it's almost a shame when words intervene. Danny Boyle's 'Frankenstein' should be monster hit 2011-02-24T14:36:34Z

As explorations of artistic or genetic ancestry, they’re not especially compelling. Gillian Wearing Is Spilling Your Secrets 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z

Why, right now, is such a wall so compelling a vision? The Walls Before Trump’s Wall 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z

Expert medical journals are more compelling than a blog post. Divorced parents are going to court over vaccinating their kids against the coronavirus 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z

She felt compelled to meet with him anyway, because as an aspiring screenwriter, she thought it could change the course of her career. Violence. Threats. Begging. Harvey Weinstein’s 30-year pattern of abuse in Hollywood. 2017-10-14T04:00:00Z

Everyone I Ever Met, the primary result of their collaboration, is soothing, compelling, heartbreaking, mysterious and gloomy. Putting the world's music blogs on the MAP 2010-10-15T11:52:00Z

This was an intense, completely compelling journey through a fascinatingly chosen two dozen of the composer's songs, some of them mainstream, others rarely heard. Christian Gerhaher/Gerold Huber – review 2012-11-18T13:26:17Z

The priestly ministrations of these two unforgettable performers compel every audience member to undergo Citizen’s journey. 'Gem of the Ocean' at South Coast Rep: August Wilson provides ritual healing in a devastating revival 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z

Ishiuchi is compelled by surfaces — whether bodily or architectural — and the histories they bear. In her photos, Ishiuchi Miyako focuses on the dynamics, tensions of postwar Japan 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z

The oil sketches here outshine finished versions that hang nearby, especially the more emotionally compelling study “Medea About to Kill Her Children, sketch.” At the Met Museum, the Grand Enigmas of Delacroix 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z

You might even roll your eyes—twenty-four-hour live-streams of puppies or zoo animals are old news, and llamas, you might think, are not especially compelling. The Running of the Llamas 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z

It invites but does not compel audience participation, primarily by asking for a show of hands at questions like “Who here has a father who has died?,” What to Do With an Absent Father? Cast Him as a Character Onstage. 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z

She said the music and film should compel women to trust their instincts in times of conflict. ‘Frozen 2’ aiming to build on the power of the original 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z

What was it about “Indignation” that Mr. Schamus found so compelling? James Schamus, a Hollywood Honcho, Takes on Directing 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z

The storyline of these brothers on a mission is compelling. "Passion and anger without a strategy is called frustration": Bill Duke on positive systemic change 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z

Bringing together the Holocaust and Alzheimer’s – in a thriller! – has every potential for a car crash of contentiousness, but Egoyan carries it off with compelling grace, and Plummer’s affecting, imposing performance provides an authoritative centre. Venice film festival – plenty of punch to disturb the peace 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z

But more impressive is the compelling stillness of his performance. Why Vice should win the best picture Oscar 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z

In the film’s press notes Mr. Barker said, “The incredible human drama of the search and rescue operation” seemed like a compelling subject. Television: Greg Barker?s Film About Sergio Vieira de Mello 2010-04-30T19:38:00Z

Despite its frequent goofy charm, there's no compelling reason for the new "Footloose" to exist. 'Footloose': Remake stays in step with original 2011-10-13T13:55:03Z

Still, that stage trick came too late to alter the impression of a production with no compelling point of view. Music Review: ?Don Giovanni? at the Metropolitan Opera - Review 2011-10-14T18:50:40Z

They were compelling on both occasions, but it’s more pleasant to watch them amid an unpretentious milonga evening of amateurs dancing tango than as part of an intensely choreographed and largely pretentious tango exhibition. Dance Review: Gabriel Missé and Analía Centurión Dance Tango 2013-08-12T21:40:10Z

Q. What compelled you to tackle gun control in your first film? Abigail Disney Builds a Dialogue on Gun Control 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z

Tender even in full cry, she was a presence simultaneously youthful and mature: a compelling vehicle for Ms. Saariaho and Mr. Maalouf’s restrained work. Women Rule at Ojai Festival, Unannounced 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z

This was compelling playing, with every note voiced to carry its true functional and emotional weight, as the live recording will surely confirm. Gould Piano Trio – review 2012-05-24T13:58:27Z

At the same time, the film is never as compelling as the work itself—perhaps unavoidable, because the work sprang from an invisible space between the artist’s ears. The Man Who Made Presidents Cringe: HBO’s Herblock 2014-01-27T10:45:19Z

In Balanchine dance theater, women are honored, exalted, shown to be compelling beings with needs and impulses that are not fully satisfied by romantic love. Review: City Ballet, in Turmoil, Shows the Value of What’s at Stake 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z

Fortunately, his compelling fusion of gags and beats looks set to win him a much bigger audience. This week's new live comedy 2012-06-01T23:06:09Z

Lifetime can make its films and move on, but Netflix is compelled to draw attention to them no matter what. Why does Netflix keep making so many cheap TV movies? 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z

But the most compelling room is the West Wing, modeled after the dark, forbidden space in the film. Inside Disney’s New Fantasyland 2012-12-21T16:55:27Z

The play is written by Caroline Horton who also plays Josephine with the compelling vacant gaze of a panicked china doll in imminent danger of shattering. Mess – review 2013-05-26T12:59:00Z

Dean “has this way of speaking for just average Americans that I find really compelling. I am one of the people behind the scenes that’s been encouraging her to run for office.” Fox weather forecaster Dean turns into fierce Cuomo critic 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z

That is only the beginning of a compelling moral detective story in which both sides, not always telling the truth, are interviewed by a judge. The Week Ahead: Dec. 25 ? 31 2011-12-25T00:22:25Z

Soprano Briana Hunter made a compelling Met debut as Ruby — one of Spinner’s “good-time women.” Review | With debut of ‘Fire Shut Up in My Bones’ at the Met, a watershed moment for American opera 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z

“While her hopes of finding common political ground seem overly optimistic, this is a smart, respectful and compelling book.” Reader’s Guide to This Fall’s Big Book Awards 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z

By contrast, compelling design elements are a hallmark of Legacy. 'Tron: Legacy' looks sharp in 3D, short on story 2010-12-04T00:13:00Z

The story of the German émigrés who poured into Hollywood in the 1940s fleeing Nazi persecution makes for compelling reading. Review: Songs of Exile With Matthias Goerne 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z

In recent weeks, though, the museum has had to acknowledge that the carefully crafted secretary with the compelling story is actually an exquisite fake. ‘I Cheated,’ Says Woodworker Who Fooled the Antiques Experts 2018-03-11T05:00:00Z

He stopped by Salon’s New York studio to explain how his Christian faith helps compel him to do this work. WATCH: Doctor says he provides abortion out of Christian “compassion” 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z

She has decided that Anna Nicole was driven, like Salome, by an erotic compulsion that compelled her to destroy herself: "I find her fascinating and tragic because she really went for death." Anna Nicole: the opera 2011-01-02T00:04:04Z

In “Big Little Lies” and previous novels, including last year’s compelling “The Husband’s Secret,” Moriarty chronicles what at first appear to be the simple, day-to-day experiences of wives and mothers in her native Australia. ‘Big Little Lies,’ by Liane Moriarty, reveals parents’ ugly secrets in quiet Aussie town

It’s as if she feels compelled to report everything she’s learned. Rachel Kushner’s ‘The Mars Room’ Offers Big Ideas in Close Quarters 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z

The Sandra Bullock-led thriller is about monstrous entities that compel any human who sees them to quickly try to kill themselves. Netflix has no plans to cut ‘Bird Box’ scene despite outcry 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z

But the conduct which he admitted in his sworn testimony provides compelling reasons for the University of Connecticut to consider the revocation of his honorary degree. University of Connecticut revokes Cosby's honorary degree 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z

Still, Mr. Jackson said that “very compelling circumstantial evidences piles up.” West Memphis Three Inspire Yet Another Film, ‘Devil’s Knot’ 2014-05-07T14:13:32Z

The fourth day of the two-week trial was by far the most compelling of the production. Drama at Geoffrey Rush defamation trial as actor's friend bursts into song 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z

“I write narratives that compel me, using language that reverberates for me.” Louise Erdrich Wins Library of Congress Award 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z

Familial honor compels the officer to let Jamie live, so he puts him in a cart filled with hay and sends him home to Lallybroch. "Outlander" recap: The tragic chivalric romance of "The Battle Joined" 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z

His best known books, “A Gentle Madness” and “Patience and Fortitude,” assemble compelling portraits of antiquarian book dealers, bibliophiles, librarians and literary scholars. Review | Beloved, patriotic, sentimental: A look at the life and poetry of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z

The reasons why Hartman, a longtime homeless woman, feels compelled to do this, insofar as she can address them, would appear to have more unhappy origins. 'Serial stowaway': how does a 66-year-old woman keep sneaking on to flights? 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z

In her two intricate solo variations, she was lucid, musical and compelling. Debuts at New York City Ballet 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z

History, however, has proven it to be bang on: this is exactly the sort of fusty old society that our hero would feel compelled to leave. The Deadly Assassin: Doctor Who classic episode #8 2013-06-14T09:00:00Z

The second round knocked out all of the contestants who had compelling, touching backstories but not much cooking experience and/or not enough plotline potential. Best of 2018: I am a "MasterChef" survivor 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z

Or whether he’s simply finding his sea legs, relying on old default settings of sarcasm before finding a new and compelling groove. Review: In ‘Purity,’ Jonathan Franzen Hits a New Octave 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z

Nevertheless, she feels compelled to tell them that she thinks going braless at work “will be seen as less than professional in a lot of offices.” The pandemic bra revolution: How to find a comfortable one, or go without 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z

The film, which won an Oscar for best documentary, turned an Al Gore slide show into a visually compelling and morally persuasive argument for heeding the dire signs of global warming. In ‘Extrapolations,’ Scott Z. Burns Dramatizes Some Inconvenient Truths 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z

Even the locals feel compelled to step up their game. Manhattan’s Hottest New Dining Spot: The 20s 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z

Still, such a small reservation hardly matters when there’s so much fun to be had in “The Seventh Function of Language,” compellingly brought into English by Sam Taylor. Who killed Roland Barthes? Maybe Umberto Eco has a clue. 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z

There are some compelling ensembles, especially a sextet in which Sam sings a steadfast melodic line while other family members converse in background chatter. Two-Course Feast of Stage and Song 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z

She is the crone in the snow globe whom Poppins compels us to see. Mary Poppins: not sugary, but sharp and subversive – on the page and the screen 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z

The Texas democrat's congressional campaign launch is also a compelling short film about a veteran and mom running against a Tea Party opponent that feels like a seventies era political drama. A feel-good cheat sheet to survive 2018: Life-affirming TV, movies, podcasts and more 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z

He was also versatile and prolific, producing a wealth of refined, compelling music in many other genres. Geoffrey Burgon obituary 2010-09-22T18:10:00Z

"It all goes to show that in it's many varied guises, progressive music remains the most compelling of rock genres." Hawkwind star honoured at awards 2013-09-04T09:37:13Z

It's beautifully filmed and strangely compelling, full of textures and colours. Guardian Viral Video Chart: Car gymkhana and Sarah Silverman 2010-10-08T06:30:00Z

The commentary, from both reviewers and social media users, became so vicious that Wilson’s wife, the actress Dagmara Dominczyk, felt compelled to respond. Kevins Can Score Improbably Attractive TV Wives 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z

Once you finish reading, you may feel compelled to take it apart, figure out how it works and begin again. ‘The Antiquarian,’ a Macabre Novel About a Search for Truth 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z

Perhaps, in the most practical sense, we might agree that some basic understanding of civility is what compels us to hold doors open for strangers or to avoid cussing out the elderly. The Civility Wars 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z

The big man with the gift for dialogue and a compelling stage presence just seems to have made too many bad films to remain a serious Hollywood player. Kevin Smith: has radio killed a video star? 2011-07-29T11:42:01Z

But I'm a huge fan of his and find his mix of braininess and pathos very compelling. Sparks fly for Sunshine directors 2012-10-10T07:11:13Z

Chris Cruz, a sign-language interpreter who often drives past the bat colony and enjoys watching them in warmer weather, said he immediately felt compelled to spend his Christmas Eve looking for cold and injured bats. Hundreds of freezing bats fell to the ground. She took them home to warm them. 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z

Though very different, these productions compel you to think about how society flounders over dealing with consequential men who menace women. ‘Don Giovanni’ at the Met Opera and in Two Other Stagings 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z

It was one aspect of Audubon’s genius to vary the formula and cast his actors in compelling, unforgettable roles. ‘Audubon’s Aviary: The Final Flight’ Alights at the New-York Historical Society 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z

Ms. Mearns, currently enjoying the most glorious season of her career to date, was imperially glamorous, rapturously expansive and dramatically compelling in “Diamonds.” Jonathan Stafford Bids Farewell to City Ballet 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z

But once the narrative took over it became a really moving and compelling film, until the fairytale ending. iLL Manors – reviews 2012-05-26T23:03:05Z

Her voice, while radiant and creamy, especially in extended lyrical passages and the compelling spans of recitative, seldom soared into the house. Music Review: Rossini?s ?Armida? Has Its Premiere at the Met 2010-04-13T20:20:00Z

No wonder In the Land of Blood and Honey is the most compelling, heartfelt movie Jolie has made in years. Angelina Jolie Goes Dark in the Land of Blood and Honey 2011-12-22T09:58:54Z

Like Atticus, for instance, he is a devoted family man, widowed at an early age and compelled to raise children on his own. Perspective | In Biden victory, a cast change: Out with Richard III, in with Atticus Finch 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z

There was an extremely compelling response to what happened. "Nitram" director was "terrified" of tackling mass shooting that changed Australian gun laws forever 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z

Hearing stories about the people she had loved so much, and missed, compelled her to stay. The Bride and Groom Met at a Wedding 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z

This should be compelling stuff, with two contrasting creative souls: the wild, rule-breaking Russian composer, the brilliantly minimalist French arbiter of style. 'Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky': Style triumphs over substance 2010-07-08T20:40:00Z

This was by far the most compelling episode so far this season. ‘Homeland,’ Season 6, Episode 5: Quinn Is Not Your Ideal Babysitter 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z

Visually, Boyle's film is compelling and there is a poetry in Ralston's vulnerable, fragile flesh being crushed under the weight of a landmass trillions of years in the making. 127 Hours ? review 2011-01-06T22:05:00Z

On a recent Sunday night, the hotel lobby felt empty, even eerie, which may have been why the few guests milling around — middle-aged Europeans in well-worn Pumas — felt compelled to whisper. Six New (and Affordable) Boutique Hotels in New York 2010-06-18T21:58:00Z

This was, as several clips of their dancing on YouTube confirm, among the most compelling of all dance partnerships. Dance Review: Gabriel Miss? and Analia Centuri?n at Dardo Galletto Studios 2012-03-08T00:28:13Z

Grisly and stylish Brit TV series with a compellingly convoluted plot. This week's new DVD & Blu-ray 2013-03-09T06:00:09Z

While this production’s other five cast members deftly assume a flamboyant variety of parts, Mr. Eden remains a compellingly still center amid social flux and emotional frenzy. Review: ‘A Brief History of Women,’ an Alan Ayckbourn Comedy of Tragedies 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z

Watchmen has that same compelling narrative, the story of men with bamboo torches trying to eliminate black people. Regina King on fighting white supremacists in Watchmen: 'My community is living this story' 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z

This speaks to the compelling, but misplaced, notion that illness is simply a result of modern food processing practices and lifestyles, and can be reversed by returning to a simpler time. High on fat, low on evidence: the problem with the keto diet 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z

Those who excel best at creating a compelling creature from the dust of their mind, must proceed with immense amounts of discipline. Dungeons and Dragons: My dorky literary muse 2012-12-08T16:00:00Z

While not as flashy as her last show — which filled the gallery with discarded Christmas trees — this one compellingly mixes art and life, labor and relaxation, and various bodies and limbs, animate and not. Klara Liden Unveils ‘It’s Complicated’ 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z

His ardour, and lack of apology for it, is compelling, he's a confident and charming performer, and he's sometimes funny too. Alfie Brown – Edinburgh review 2012-08-21T12:29:09Z

Even so, Nichols felt compelled to inject more marketable, generic elements. Mud director Jeff Nichols: 'Mark twain bottled what it felt to be a child' 2013-05-02T17:37:37Z

The writing itself in “Les Blancs” is compelling, moment by moment, but it becomes clear just how thesis-mongering the play might seem in lesser hands. London Theater Review: ‘Les Blancs,’ ‘X‘ and ‘Cyprus Avenue’ 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z

The hero of “Awake” has a psychiatric problem; there are no aliens or ghosts to explain away the more improbable turns, and this adventure is far more compelling. Television Review: ?Awake,? Starring Jason Isaacs, on NBC 2012-02-29T22:00:52Z

It’s been 25 years since Camille Paglia proclaimed that women stay in abusive relationships because “the sex is hot,” and precious little in popular culture has compellingly suggested otherwise. The sinister seduction of “Cherry Wine”: Domestic violence, filtered through a soft Instagram gloss 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z

As ever, the visionary, radioactive glow is compelling. Hors Satan (Outside Satan) – review 2013-01-03T15:30:01Z

“Lobby Hero” is about fateful, revealing decisions, and what makes them compelling is that they often emerge from two or three sometimes conflicting motivations. Critic?s Notebook: Reconsidering ?Lobby Hero? by Kenneth Lonergan 2011-11-06T22:45:44Z

A compelling exhibition of the work of African American artist Bill Traylor at the Smithso●nian Museum of American Art touched on some of the same ideas in resolutely personal terms. Perspective | Best of museums 2018: It was a year to pay attention to new voices 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z

It's a compelling vision: all of life, from here to eternity. Geoffrey Farmer: The Surgeon and the Photographer; Marcel Dzama: Puppets, Pawns and Prophets – review 2013-04-06T23:05:12Z

Schmieding had the Peacock show, "Rutherford Falls," but her "Reservation Dogs" turn sells her as a compelling antiheroine game for just about anything. Prepare for a lovely last "Reservation Dogs" ride, circling back to where its cinematic trip began 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z

He’s a compelling character, with lavish dreadlocks, Shakespearean regal patter and – nearly forgot – a tiger on a chain. The Walking Dead: season seven, episode two – The Well 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z

“Fish Swimming” doesn’t lack for originality, but its substance is less compelling than its form. A Quicksilver Mystery That Flickers, Flashes, Twists and Turns 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z

Sadly, I doubt the average person would be compelled to sit down to "On the Trail" to gain that understanding, which Lah likely accepts. "On the Trail" spotlights CNN's women reporters and prompts examination of campaign coverage bias 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z

And many of the best roles for women — those with the attention-getting songs, the compelling story lines, the showy dancing — are also loaded with stereotypes. The Problem With Broadway Revivals: They Revive Gender Stereotypes, Too 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z

Played by Andrew Garman with a compelling mixture of unctuousness and integrity, Paul wields his microphone cord like a man accustomed to spellbinding giant crowds on a large stage. In the laudable 'The Christians,' characterizations are a saving grace 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z

“I found the story incredibly compelling and unexpected.” How Orin Wolf Orchestrated a Tony Coup With ‘The Band’s Visit’ 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z

What’s most compelling about the series is the juxtaposition of the extreme abuses in prison with the less severe, but equally life-altering injustices facing Brazilians every day. 6 Shows to Stream From Latin America 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z

Part 2 still offers its share of the mystery and surprise that made the original so compelling. Review: ‘Making a Murderer Part 2’: What’s Next for Steven Avery 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z

Hardly any of it is visually compelling, but the back story is interesting. Art in Review: ‘The Real Estate Show Was Then: 1980’ 2014-04-17T19:10:50Z

This one, though more expensive, is not simply pleasing but compelling. 12 Wines From Argentina and Chile to Seek Out 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z

And yet Netflix’s new series The Crown proves that imagining an inner life for Elizabeth is far more compelling in theory than in practice. Netflix’s 'The Crown' Makes the Most of an Unknowable Queen 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z

Less compelling as an artwork, but a nifty idea, is Krebs’s scheme to embellish a Shreveport, La., bridge with a series of red triangles. Review | In the galleries: The unique perspectives of the Washington Women’s Art Center 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z

But the real mysteries lie elsewhere, specifically and most compellingly with the characters who are witnesses to the crime. In This Novel, a Grisly Discovery Leads to Self-Discovery 2020-08-11T04:00:00Z

The cheerful, uncouth, chaotic Healey was a fellow agitator with a compelling taste for amateur dentistry. David McKie's top 10 eccentrics in literature 2011-03-02T11:31:07Z

One of the most compelling things about Mandalorians is that they are an assembled people, a disparate group banded together by a common creed and essentially, a sense of community. Is Mandalore actually Appalachia? 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z

In the film’s most compelling parallel, just as Te Ata grew to be a voice for American Indians who lacked representation, Ms. Kilcher offers her star power on behalf of the Chickasaw. Review: ‘Te Ata’ Shares a Heroic Story of a Chickasaw Ambassador 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z

For clients who never visit the New Mexico property, the most compelling element of Equus may not be the horses, but the becalming force of its leaders’ personalities. Can We Learn Anything From Horses? 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z

The paintings on view here that they owned are, I’ve got to say, no great masterpieces, and if you want splendor this show’s eastern Judaica may be more compelling. ‘The Sassoons’: A Family Romance at Global Scale 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z

In a sense he is like those stamp collectors at the Mercatino Filatelico — compelled by the markers and emblems of a past that, while there in plain sight, we barely register anymore. At Milan Men’s Week, the War Lives On 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z

However, the narrative in this story was unique and so compelling that it took me no less than a few days to finish it. The Story Of My Life by Anne Cassidy - review 2013-07-28T14:00:00Z

"Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" is an excellent film – and will receive praise for so many reasons, from the wonderful score and beautiful animation to the compelling storyline and humor. My mixed feelings about "Spider-man: Across the Spider-Verse": It's too good to have a TV ending 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z

They arrest him, but just as Braggs is about to be executed he escapes, precipitating a series of entirely predictable chases and showdowns which Parker's no-frills prose somehow makes compelling. John O'Connell's choice of thrillers | Book review 2010-04-02T23:06:00Z

Here, the most compelling sections are those given to Nick and Hughes, covering their lives together and apart. Tigers in Red Weather by Liza Klaussmann – review 2012-08-08T09:30:02Z

His tale was somber and compelling on what happens in the heat of battle, including the execution of prisoners. Sir John Keegan, Historian Who Put a Face on War, Dies at 78 2012-08-03T01:01:09Z

I really felt compelled to leave the city, and it's also something that seems to happen to other people as well at a certain point. Candace Bushnell on life after 50: "You have to figure out how to survive again" 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z

“We were trying to tell a compelling story, using all the tools at our disposal,” Mr. Argott said. Film: Requiem for a Jumble of Artworks 2010-02-19T22:41:00Z

But it has one important thing in common with past Cincies: a single compelling central idea, even if it’s not well-realized yet. Vacation Robo-Post: The 2011 Cincy Awards 2011-12-27T13:58:58Z

They must also solve tricky problems that are peculiar to their story, and for many, Morris’s choices have created a compelling and uplifting tale. ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ and the History in Historical Fiction 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z

The most compelling stretches took place in the underground-focused Neon Garden. Electric Daisy Carnival is reliable onstage, more captivating off it 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z

Harris is a capable, funny writer who crafts a compelling, sympathetic and complex protagonist. Review | ‘The Other Black Girl’ should be at the top of your summer reading list 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z

It should be compelling to scholars and thrilling to his fans. America across the river 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z

One of the album’s most compelling moments comes on “Circles,” when Megan briefly lets down the armor of her impenetrable Hot Girl persona: “Bullet wounds, backstabs, mama died, still sad,” she raps. Snapshots of the Many Megan Thee Stallions 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z

Staggered by the scale of the destruction and the vitriol of the resulting newspaper headlines, the five-year-old United States Forest Service felt compelled to declare an all-out war on wildfires. Are the American West’s Wildfires Inevitable? 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z

On that album, Jay gracefully matured from the “Girls, Girls, Girls” rapper to a penitent father and husband, aware of the need to evolve without sacrificing the charisma and wordplay that originally made him compelling. Review | Kanye West’s ‘Ye’ is the unedited ramblings of the world’s oldest adolescent 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z

But with the publication of her memoir – a first venture from her new epublishing company – this time it's personal, and compellingly so. Guardian Angel: My Story, My Britain by Melanie Phillips – review 2013-05-17T06:32:01Z

The voice is thrilling — bloodcurdling almost — in its solidity and power, and it is used with a richness of musical understanding and an emotional intensity as rare as they are compelling. Music that speaks, thanks to Pacific MusicWorks 2014-04-11T18:02:17Z

Photograph: Tristram Kenton Ecstasy and Death is the first English National Ballet programme assembled by Tamara Rojo since she assumed the company's artistic directorship last year, and it makes for compelling viewing. Ecstasy and Death; Romeo and Juliet – review 2013-04-20T23:06:09Z

Karna Lozoya, a vice president at Catholic University, said the university looked at the building recently, but “determined there is no compelling need to acquire the property.” The Kirov Academy, a Leading Ballet School, to Close in May 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z

The connections that survive do so in compelling ways. From Cuba to Miami, These Women Contend With Abusive Men and Countries 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z

The compelling part of the site is a hive of rock-cut chapels and shrines. A Nile Journey Guided by 19th-Century Women 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z

To make them compelling characters, they must be three-dimensional characters. Perspective | I am a former cannibalism scholar, and I finally watched ‘Dahmer’ 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z

Although it was as compelling as ever, its eye-popping torture scenes were causing concern. Jacking it in 2010-05-21T23:06:00Z

Perhaps, but the clothes were compelling for their technique and the way Mr. Armani blended the hard-looking fabrics with his style. On the Runway: And Now Couture 2011-01-24T23:47:55Z

The most compelling conflict in “Mo” pits modernity against tradition. Mohammed Amer Is a Salad Bowl 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z

Rather, it's a tale punctuated with moments of dissent and violence, a compelling narrative that runs alongside the efforts of ordinary people to gain access to education. Tonight's TV highlights: Midsomer Murders 2010-10-12T23:04:00Z

Clement will also offer three previews of her soon-to-be-released recording project, “Tandem,” a series of compelling duets. Dawn Clement’s impressive range on display at the Earshot Jazz Festival 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z

She’ll remain a viable, compelling, cautionary figure for as long as people paint their faces, compress their bodies into support garments and stuff their feet into high heels. John Epperson Returns, in ‘Lypsinka! The Trilogy’ 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z

“Fields of Valor: The Civil War” is being billed as “the first Civil War documentary presented in 3D technology,” but the three-dimensionality of it isn’t all that compelling. ArtsBeat Blog: Channel Surfing: A 3-D Look at the Civil War 2011-12-02T19:13:15Z

Made by encasing African statuettes in polyurethane resin to compelling visual effect, the works are remarkable. Counterpublic in St. Louis Pushes the Public-Art Envelope 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z

For those of you who are compelled to live a kinder life, regardless of how you choose to eat, I encourage you to read on and see that everything we do is connected. Go lean this summer with an elevated spin on a Sloppy Joe and coleslaw from “The 40-Year-Old Ve... 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z

“We need to play the organ in a more compelling way.” Freeing the pipe organ from the usual grind 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z

The paper offered a list of compelling, if not encouraging, responses: 'Most terrifying experience of my life': Cats viewers on seeing the film on drugs 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z

The Season 1 narrator, Reggie Ossé, who previously hosted the long-running hip-hop podcast “The Combat Jack Show,” walked a fine line between keeping the show accessible for newbies and compelling for aficionados. 7 Podcasts for Music Lovers 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z

The new album's magnum opus, Folk Bloodbath, creates a drily compelling story out of American murder ballad characters, from Louis Collins to Stagger Lee. Josh Ritter 2010-09-23T21:30:00Z

Hilariously, Carrère then imagines that other women reading the paper on the same train might also be compelled, by the sheer impact of his erotic instruction, to excuse themselves on similarly pressing business. Masturbation: literature's last taboo 2010-04-21T08:36:00Z

The opera invites imaginative productions: I saw a darkly compelling staging at the Paris National Opera in 2008. Music Review: Philharmonic and Gerald Finley in ‘Il Prigioniero’ 2013-06-07T20:26:14Z

European houses may still attract stars of a certain caliber, Ms. Agins noted, some drawn by Europe’s cachet, others compelled by high-paying cosmetic and marketing contracts. Where Have You Gone, Angelina Jolie? Celebrities Vanish From Fashion’s Front Row 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z

The survey devoted to the art of Corita Kent at the Pasadena Museum of California Art gathers a lifetime of masterful printmaking by one of the more compelling figures in 20th century art. Object Lesson: Wild Corita Kent biblical print has Eames chairs, no 'shampoo-ad Jesus' 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z

Its infamous change in tempo struck the building like a bolt of lightning, and the resulting adrenaline rush compelled the sea of fans to recite each lyric in fiery unison. Meek Mill’s fans happy for late, rather than never, at Echostage 2015-03-29T04:00:00Z

Frederick Mensch, the screenwriter, was breaking a lot of rules, but in a way that still felt compelling, showing a character the likes of which I personally hadn’t read and even seen. David Oyelowo on the Role That Made Him a Method Actor 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z

The programme’s problems are small detractions from a show that is otherwise compelling and extremely effective in ruining your sleep schedule. Fear the Walking Dead: the zombie spinoff that'll keep you up at night 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z

This new drama series, based on the memoir by Bruce Feiler, almost compels you to grab a box of tissues. What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘One Day at a Time’ and ‘Council of Dads’ 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z

A home in a slightly less conventional sense, the island retreat in which the unnamed fugitive lives is nonetheless a compelling image of home. Stuart Evers' top 10 homes in literature 2012-07-18T15:10:43Z

The Danish performance artist Bas Jan Ader compared the gravity that compelled him to fall from the roof of his house in one film to the “extreme grief” that compelled him to cry in another. ‘The Crying Book’ Follows the Many Tracks of Our Tears 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z

That cavil aside, Ketchup Clouds is risky, confident, compelling and ends, as all prize-winning teen novels seemingly must, with hope for redemption and self-forgiveness. Ketchup Clouds by Annabel Pitcher – review 2013-01-04T22:55:12Z

To create a compellingly inspiring dish, sometimes all you need to do is approach ordinary ingredients from a different perspective. Pile strawberries and snap peas atop grilled chicken for a fresh approach to a spring salad 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z

They certainly add to the enigmatic quality of her character and Colman makes her compelling. Olivia Colman is magnificent in the mysterious "Lost Daughter," which hooks you and doesn't let go 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z

All the characters feel compelled — constantly, frenetically — to dissemble, lie and pretend to be what they are not. Review | How ‘Aladdin’ came to be: Thank (or blame) an 18th-century French scholar 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z

It's so hard for us to create songs that we all feel are compelling. The National: gloomy ? with a hint of sunshine 2010-04-22T20:30:00Z

The financial climate is tough, but the arts remain a compelling case for public investment. Arts Council England dips into coffers to minimise pain of ?19m spending cut 2010-06-18T13:07:00Z

For a start the Devil is the most compelling character, and, as Dr Johnson himself pointed out, Milton's short on psychologically convincing characters. Australian poet, Les Murray 2010-04-29T13:15:00Z

As Max, Michael Weston is compelling, a go-getter who’s both hyper and sly. Theater Review | 'Extinction': Big Times for Buddies, Partying in Atlantic City 2010-03-01T05:45:00Z

Dunham said she was reluctant to tell her story, but felt compelled to after seeing the carelessness with which so many are treating social distancing and mask-wearing. Lena Dunham says her body ‘revolted’ under COVID-19 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z

First of all, I think it’s a very well done and compelling interpretation. Who was Nietzsche? 2012-10-01T11:45:00Z

It was a moment when ideology took a back seat to Milanés’s unparalleled talent as a troubadour of love, compelling everyone to reach for the sky. The Soaring Legacy of Pablo Milanés 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z

Her bandmates craft simple but compelling, soulful music that combines with Howard's voice to make some of the most uplifting rock we've heard in years. AP music writers' top 10 albums of the year 2012-12-13T14:50:11Z

But Chuck’s most compelling point centers on a question that animated “Breaking Bad” as much as “Better Call Saul”: Can people change? 'Better Call Saul' Recap: A Chimp With a Machine Gun 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z

They are compelling creations, part sympathetic, part repellent. | 'In God's Hat': Richard Taylor?s Vision From the Gates of Jail 2010-07-26T21:12:00Z

Nobody noticed or cared, but being the self-conscious alcoholic I am, I felt compelled to explain myself anyway. Nobody likes a quitter 2012-12-30T01:00:00Z

I’ve lived in places where women are disproportionately affected by a lack of access, and so I felt compelled to move and act. “The person I think I ought to be”: Meet the doctor fighting to save Mississippi’s last abortion clinic 2014-05-06T12:30:00Z

For us, when anchovies are the starting point of a dish, they’re also the star, making pasta so compelling that you won’t want to relegate them to those nights when there’s nothing in the fridge. Anchovies in the Pantry, Pleasure in the Pan 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z

In "Okay For Now" however, Doug gets to tell his own compelling story, allowing readers to better understand why he approaches the world in such a pugilistic manner. Vietnam-era 'Okay for Now' draws story of teen bully 2011-04-08T00:29:04Z

The depth Ms. Bonds and her director, Robert Saenz de Viteri, are able to create in this relationship over a wire is the show’s most compelling feature. | 'Michael & Edie': The Long Distances Between Co-Workers 2010-12-08T20:47:00Z

Instead, he turns the events into a comic scene about his own intemperance, which may also be true but is not as compelling. Review: John Leguizamo Goes for Easy Laughs in ‘Latin History’ 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z

But several elements remain compelling on their own, especially when they acknowledge and repurpose familiar forms. Review: In ‘This Land Was Made,’ Huey Newton Walks Into a Bar 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z

But perhaps even more compelling is how they're pitching Tidal's lossless tier as part of a turn toward luxury audio as a lifestyle product. Three takeaways from Jay Z's NYU Tidal talk 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z

But this Hoover would need a more compelling script, a surer directorial hand and a suitable lead actor. Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar: Yanking the FBI Chief Out of the Closet 2011-11-08T16:35:25Z

Most of all, the movie offers a stark illustration of why those of us who have lived through stories like these feel compelled to tell them, again and again. Fathers and Sons, Reliving on Film the Pain of Addiction 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z

Robbins' most compelling thoughts may surprise a few people: "I don’t believe in just thinking positive," he said. Tony Robbins gets real about success in life and health: 'Just thinking positive is B.S.' 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z

Market forces will need to be compelled to cut usage, perhaps when prompted by a shift in public opinion, he said. 'Almost too late': fears of global superbug crisis in wake of antibiotic misuse 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z

“Current political events compel me to turn my attention to pressing needs in the cultural sector,” Mr. Veneciano said in a statement. Director of Museum of Arts and Design Resigns Post 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z

Less well known and compelling in a different way are his ceramics: pedestal-size, expressionist sculptures of vigorously worked and beautifully glazed clay. Art in Review: STERLING RUBY AND LUCIO FONTANA 2011-09-22T22:00:09Z

I trust that the next time she writes about race — and I do hope there is a next time — she’ll write about it in ways that will also be compelling for the rest of us. Jodi Picoult’s New Novel Reviewed by Roxane Gay 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z

Remaining subjects in "My Arm" are desultory but reflect different kinds of flawed, raw musicality in speech: an oddly compelling, drunken back-and-forth between two former child actors; brief, angry histories of Seattle's evolution. Review: In On the Boards solo show, Charles Smith explores levels of misunderstanding 2011-03-27T20:17:05Z

“It’s possible that anonymity would be lifted sometime in the future, but there’s no one that’s made that compelling argument yet — and it can’t be done from outside the fellowship.” Challenging the Second ?A? in A.A. 2011-05-06T22:42:58Z

How is it possible that the same Kipnis who pitched a Diet Coke across the room at her boyfriend would find anything compelling about the minutiae of her former student’s digital life? ‘Love in the Time of Contagion’ Observes Mutations in Domestic Life 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z

Puig adds, "The concept is undeniably compelling, but portions of this dystopian action thriller begin to feel like a video game." 'Chappie': Artificial intelligence tale lacks brainpower, reviews say 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z

But his background and his personal tragedy … I was compelled to tell his story. How Mike Wallace changed TV journalism: "You had to compete" 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z

Episodes and passages were dispatched compellingly, and I never drifted. Review: Andris Nelsons Makes New York Debut as Boston Symphony Leader 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z

And Orville’s attempts to thwart Sundial’s scheme form a compelling narrative, with unexpected twists and darkly comic turns. A 500-Story Tower Has Collapsed. Can Humanity Be Rescued From the Rubble? 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z

What compelled Diana Friedman to join the symphony board? A patriotic gala and a well-placed Fran's fan 2012-09-18T02:02:04Z

She offered few musical insights into what proved a compelling new piece. Review: The New York Philharmonic Plays a Piece Inspired by Night 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z

It must be an extremely compelling story that honors the legacy of Bruce Lee.” From Icon to Lifestyle, the Marketing of Bruce Lee 2009-12-12T08:51:00Z

And yet you were compelled to set this particular story in Japan? ArtsBeat: Cannes Film Festival: A Director Who Likes to Start in the Middle 2012-05-23T12:00:56Z

These qualities, however, don’t always make entirely compelling cinema. Review: ‘Bill Frisell,’ a Winning Portrait of a Very Nice Guitarist 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z

As the boyfriends and the bodies piled up, and consecutive cliffhangers pushed the mystery in ever-more fantastical directions, a compelling story of female friendship emerged. #PLLGameOver: Farewell Pretty Little Liars, the most fancentric TV show yet 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z

It wasn't always interesting, but their rock-solid musicianship compelled the mainly middle-aged crowd to nod along with increasing velocity. The Black Keys 2010-06-24T22:00:00Z

But if the doctor feels compelled to write me a scrip, who am I to disagree? I gave birth to a razor blade 2013-09-16T00:00:00Z

Convincingly motivated human behavior, of which most compelling dramatic art is made, is conspicuously absent from “Dreams of Flying Dreams of Falling.” | 'Dreams of Flying Dreams of Falling': ?Dreams of Flying Dreams of Falling? at Classic Stage - Review 2011-10-04T02:01:04Z

That notion was part of what compelled Mr. Magnan, who led the hunt at Fort Peck, to help spearhead a long-term effort to restore buffalo to tribal lands across the United States and into Canada. The Thanksgiving Myth Gets a Deeper Look This Year 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z

But the photographs posted on the pope’s account are not as compelling to me as his tweeted word. And Now, I Unfollow Thee 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z

McCusker lamented that the sites’ landlords hadn’t been compelled to restore and preserve the buildings. A Pandemic, Then a Hurricane, Brings New Orleans Musicians ‘to Their Knees’ 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z

Rivers is even willing – no, compelled – to crack jokes about her second husband Edgar's suicide. Comedy gold: Joan Rivers in An Audience with Joan Rivers 2012-08-09T11:23:23Z

But the director recovered and felt compelled to finish "Dark Blood" before it was too late. River Phoenix's last film to premiere in Miami 2013-03-08T15:27:11Z

Audiences are therefore compelled to function as viewers as well as spectators. Perspective | Can this generation’s Tony and Maria find their place in yet another ‘West Side Story’? 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z

Both musicians played with profound sensitivity and technical brilliance, achieving an expresive intensity that made for compelling listening. Power/Crawford-Phillips – review 2013-02-27T17:50:19Z

But if we are compelled to purchase riches at the cost of my sister’s honor, we’ll remain in rags all the rest of our lives” don’t exactly roll off the tongue. | 'From Rags to Riches': ?From Rags to Riches? at the Metropolitan Playhouse - Review 2011-09-26T21:31:46Z

Your truth-telling could open a conversation or compel a course of action that would be healing for her to have and take. I Found My Girlfriend’s Sex Tape Online. Should I Tell Her? 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z

“I feel compelled to write that,” she said. Dana Canedy, Publisher of Simon & Schuster’s Flagship Imprint, Has Left the Job 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z

Even without a pencil in my hand the landscape made more of an impression on me when I tried to understand why Dalí was compelled to create it again and again. Cultured Traveler: Drawing Yourself Into the Scene 2013-12-12T16:43:08Z

But even with its faults, McCullough deserves credit for finding a compelling and largely untold story in American history. David McCullough's 'The Greater Journey': How France nurtured the American experiment 2011-05-18T23:11:59Z

Emmott's short, highly accessible and vividly illustrated book marshals compelling evidence that "entire global ecosystems are not only capable of suffering a catastrophic tipping point, but are already approaching such a transition". Ten Billion by Stephen Emmott – review 2013-07-05T07:01:01Z

The family moved to a 40-square-foot room; Mr. Huang, feeling compelled to be a perfect child, masked his emotions to become the picture of obedience. Review: ‘Huang Yi & Kuka,’ a Pas de Deux Between Human and Machine 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z

In doing so, she stumbled on other women who were also compelling. Land of two acts 2013-03-05T08:00:00Z

Even more weirdly compelling is “Foot Cast, Person, Crutch and Santa Claus.” | The Baldessari Variations 2010-10-25T20:49:00Z

Much as she adored high culture, Sontag felt compelled to explain this sea change in the American sensibility to its mandarins. She Made Thinking Exciting: The Life and Work of Susan Sontag 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z

I’m not exactly happy to wear that label after spending such a long time avoiding so much as a sip of alcohol, but the evidence is compelling. We are all addicts now 2013-05-11T23:00:00Z

Here Ms. Mearns was at her most mysterious, authoritative and compelling. New York City Ballet Casts a Singular Luster in ‘Jewels’ 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z

It is hard to make a film that is honest about the agonising slowness of grief, but which still moves forward in a compelling way. Good grief: cinema’s new mood of despair 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z

But in this copycat role Mr. Sunjata is not as funny or compelling as the original. Television Review: Daniel Sunjata and Aaron Tveit in ‘Graceland’ on USA 2013-06-05T22:10:10Z

The folks behind Rumba make a compelling case that rum deserves a higher calling, rating classier company than a splash of Coke or a mix of fruit juices and a paper umbrella. Humble rum scales new heights at Rumba 2012-12-26T20:37:55Z

In exploring her unhappiness at the top, Rihanna finds her most compelling voice yet. Rihanna’s 'Anti' Rewrites the Rules of Her Career 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z

A story this breathtaking demands an equally compelling author, and Brown does not disappoint. ‘The Boys in the Boat’: UW team vanquishes Hitler’s crew 2013-05-29T22:21:04Z

It was a pretty compelling case for the soft power curve. The Brilliant Alchemy of Rick Owens 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z

"Catching Dust" is compelling as the chamber drama plays out in the desert and everyone is suspicious of everyone else. "Does trauma-bonding negate the love?": Stars Erin Moriarty and Jai Courtney talk "Catching Dust" 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z

My advice is not to try to learn every story but to follow the ones that you find compelling. Unmeltable chocolate and bean-to-bar: A cocoa expert highlights 3 sweet trends 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z

But there are exceptions, like “Cost of Living,” which requires masks; elsewhere if you’re close to the stage, a show might compel you to mask up. What to See on Broadway in October 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z

It is easy to see what’s compelling about an opportunity to be onstage in New York, earn some money and soak up the adulation of your public. Dance Review: ‘Stars of the 21st Century’ Ballet Gala at Koch Theater 2012-10-22T04:40:05Z

She still baffles us, still frightens us, but she compels us, too, in her ability to develop an imaginary of something else. I Love Dick on television marks the rise of the female loser 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z

It’s not all that remarkable that Laurie is able to play such a brazenly bad character with empathetic and even compelling results — it’s very much in Laurie’s skill set. Review | With ‘Roadkill,’ PBS invites you to watch a narcissist politician who gets away with everything. How does that grab you? 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z

Crime fiction is at it’s best when telling a compelling story while also analyzing the shadowy foundations of human nature. Eight thrillers and mysteries to read this summer 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z

Being by then too worn to return to England, she was compelled to lie up in Newport harbor as a prison hulk. How Was Polynesia Populated? Two New Books Explore the Pacific’s Mysteries 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z

The publishing executive Harold W. McGraw Jr. offered her a job, but she felt compelled to return to California to get married, as her friends were doing. Joyce Appleby, Historian of Capitalism and American Identity, Is Dead at 87 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z

But even when facts are compelling, when the video is HD and unarmed people are dying, there is often hesitance. Lonnae O’Neal: Dear President Boren, thank you for your outrage and action 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z

Something even more compellingly feverish came at the set’s close: “Remolino,” an incantation in the spirit of Albert Ayler, with everyone in the band intoning the melodic line as one. Music Review: Tony Malaby?s Novela at Jazz Gallery - Review 2011-12-19T22:05:11Z

Yet I felt compelled that day, if not to buy new clothes for spring, at least to assure myself that others believed such a thing may one day exist. Dear Winter Coat: Goodbye and Good Riddance 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z

These creative, compelling animated illustrations are designed to promote better understanding of Lewis’s works, such as “The Abolition of Man.” Perspective | Ten BookTube channels to watch 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z

One of the great memoirs of modern times, Oblivion is a richly detailed and utterly compelling family portrait centred on the dominant event of the author's life – the assassination of his father by paramilitaries. Michael Jacobs's top 10 Colombian stories 2012-12-05T13:01:06Z

The whole work is an evocation of young womanhood, compelling in its blend of awkwardness, ennui and burgeoning forces within. ‘Rosas Danst Rosas’ Revisits a Choreographer’s Early Work 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z

But we’re in a curious spot today, where the music industry is manoeuvering to convince audiences that the veneer of an artist’s presence is a compelling substitute to watching a flesh-and-blood performance. 'It's ghost slavery': the troubling world of pop holograms 2019-06-01T04:00:00Z

A shy teenager must have some fairly compelling reasons to expose herself to total ridicule in public. Banished: Surviving My Years in the Westboro Baptist Church by Lauren Drain – review 2013-04-10T07:01:01Z

Exactly why Jimmy-Gene feels so compelled to raise money quickly isn’t clear. ‘Better Call Saul’ Season 6, Episode 11 Recap: Back to the Beginning 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z

As with Dragons' Den it's a face-off between enthusiastic loon and arrogant pro, but somehow more compelling than the sum of its parts suggests. TV highlights 28/06/2013 2013-06-28T06:00:08Z

Taken separately, neither plot of “If/Then” is terribly compelling or distinctively drawn. Theater Review: In ‘If/Then,’ Idina Menzel Travels Two Paths 2014-03-31T02:00:13Z

Yes, calling out racism and sexism is a major break in protocol, but dutiful fawning over a memo is not compelling television. Royal Rumble: 7 Meghan and Harry Specials Face Off, and We All Lose 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z

Full of carefully researched detail, David is at once the tale of a fictional character, the story of a work of genius and an evocation of a particularly compelling moment in Italy's past. David by Mary Hoffman ? review 2011-07-29T21:55:01Z

Yes, the thrill of competition and watching feats of strength and agility are enough reasons to tune in, but the truly compelling aspect is the storytelling. Netflix's engrossing Rubik's Cube competition doc reminds us what we're missing without the Olympics 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z

Thus, scholarship, patriotism and professional pride compelled a change of subject matter. Gene Weingarten discovers the real origin story of Eve ... 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z

Their tumultuous marriagedrives a compelling plot and illustrates the novel’s lyrical themes of freedom and transcendence, which were preoccupations of 19th-century social reformers and thinkers like the Howes. Kimberly Elkins’s ‘What Is Visible,’ a novel about Laura Bridgman

Schools are also cinematically compelling—Longley thought about films like “The Class,” which features many nonprofessional actors as students. James Longley’s “Angels Are Made of Light” Captures the Daily Despair of Ordinary Afghans 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z

Her father died; then her mother became gravely ill, compelling Kalena to take in her two younger brothers, then just in middle school. What I learned about love during my years of reporting on weddings 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z

A moral urgency is compelling a sharpening of activism tactics, to satisfy the political dictum “never again.” ‘This is not a normal time’: A mad hot summer in the capital of the resistance 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z

“It was very compelling, because I felt close to this person, and at the same time I did not know this person.” Creating an Adolescence for the Ages 2011-06-25T23:33:02Z

The power of Mills’ weirdly lyrical works resides in the way they compel incompatible viewpoints to get along with one another. John Mills seems positively giddy 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z

It was both compelling and lighthearted, and we studied it for several minutes. How to find a great cup of coffee in Charleston, S.C. — or wherever you go 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z

His portrayal of Cervantes’s hero as conceived by Strauss was compellingly captured with humor and pathos. Barenboim brings West-Eastern Divan to D.C. for the first time 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z

But the most compelling aspect of “My Friend Flicka” is not the external drama of Ken’s life, though there is plenty of that. “My Friend Flicka”: A Book About Horses That Is a Book About First Love 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z

This isn't the same thing as logically sound, but a popcorn flick needs to be fun, and Cage's version of compelling is a lot of fun. Nic Cage's 4th of July classic 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z

The Beijing festival has tried to establish a coherent and compelling identity in the shadow of the more-established Shanghai International Film Festival, which started in 1993. Beijing Film Festival tries for a higher profile 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z

But what did Capote find so compelling in Babe, who wasn’t literary or even particularly witty? ‘The Swans of Fifth Avenue’ review: Would you trust Truman Capote? 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z

Gay Men’s Health Crisis was compelled to mention it by way of addressing a public health epidemic. Sex and the Subway Ad 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z

It’s in that light that he feels compelled to speak out when he’s asked about current events, especially in the ways they connect to the Simpson trial. Sterling K Brown: 'I allow myself to think about winning an Emmy' 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z

Abel and Lisette, a driven foreign correspondent, are the most compelling figures in a book that also features a cast of characters that includes a U.S. Review | In ‘Missionaries,’ Phil Klay paints a grim picture of Colombia’s drug war 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z

And the mystery, while carefully plotted, is never quite as compelling as the characters and vibrant, Bruegelesque setting where it all unfolds. Review | For fans of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ a debut novel with a dark setting and an unforgettable heroine 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z

But why would a young celebrity with a speculated net worth of $6 million would feel compelled to create an OnlyFans account in the first place? While sexual attitudes change, society's objectification of famous young women remains 2021-04-10T04:00:00Z

But the book, or rather Drucker, compels individuals to maximize strengths and talents. Japan falls for novel on management guru Drucker 2010-12-24T12:46:06Z

Thankfully, “Fosse/Verdon” can be savored entirely through Rockwell and Williams’s compelling pair of performances, which, as you would expect from two of the best actors working today, are achingly layered. Review | FX’s ‘Fosse/Verdon’ is a kick and a shimmy and a shake. But mostly it’s a wallow. 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z

The move prompted Senator Cory Gardner, a Republican from Colorado, to block all of Trump’s nominees to the justice department in a bid to compel the administration to reverse course. Joint effort: cannabis lobby heads to Washington to woo US lawmakers 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z

The novel, first published in 1983, operates successfully on a number of levels: it's a compelling mystery, a chilling horror story and a brilliant evocation of the hope and turmoil of the 60s. Science fiction & fantasy roundup – reviews 2012-07-06T21:55:14Z

But Arthur Boyd Houghton, a less well-known illustrator, produced the most compelling and atmospheric images – masterpieces of Victorian book illustration. The Arabian Nights: a thousand and one illustrations 2011-03-12T00:06:32Z

If the academy wants to lure all of those eyeballs to the actual broadcast, then it should make a more compelling play for their attention. The Oscars Are Broken. Here’s How to Fix Them. 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z

Frances is not a compelling character in her own right, but there is something compelling about the dynamic between her and Paul. "In Treatment" finale recap: Frances makes amends 2010-12-07T13:15:00Z

And, yet, it is all this that makes her testimony and her comportment in an ongoing countersuit so compelling, edifying and — darn it — fully empowering. With her tough testimony, did we just meet the real Taylor Swift? 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z

Like many immigrant children pulled between cultures to the point of splitting, I was compelled to pick a side and stay there. ’90s Sitcoms Shaped Me as an Immigrant Child. What if They Hadn’t? 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z

Though the best parts of this are compellingly multifaceted, the show wasn’t consistent: The children were attentive, not spellbound. ArtsBeat: The Nutcracker Chronicles: Shh, the Puppets Are About to Dance 2010-12-07T12:00:00Z

Aesthetics – ie what is perceived as beautiful or compelling – is a value judgment and therefore an expression of morals and conventions. Ask the indie professor: Will Kings of Leon's Sex On Fire ever go away? 2010-08-10T10:17:00Z

Surrounded by beautiful things, but also compelled by an impulse that would probably be described today as OCD, Gainsbourg strived to keep his home exactly as he wanted it. Serge Gainsbourg's 20 most scandalous moments 2011-02-28T12:10:13Z

None of the performers are virtuosos, but they are exceptionally precise, and all bring a fullness of texture to their movement that’s compelling. Dance Review: For Two Choreographers, Adventures in the Realms of Dreams and War 2011-03-08T22:28:26Z

That said, Ms. Bofill writes rather more compellingly for the children than for their parents. ‘Winners,’ a Domestic Comedy at Ensemble Studio Theater 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z

Lawrence Downes's compelling exploration of music culture in Okinawa, Japan, is doubly significant because his grandparents were born there. | Editor's Letter 2012-11-16T21:08:30Z

Reinvigorating classic American plays with a spirit and urgency that eschews nostalgia and provides audiences with unexpectedly fresh and compelling theatrical experiences. List of 2010 MacArthur Foundation grant recipients 2010-09-28T11:49:00Z

The end of “Down Will Come” is compelling stuff, yes. “True Detective” recap: Internal investigations and the shoot-out of the century 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z

This was clearly a minority view: hearty responses from a capacity audience compelled three encores. Music Review: Sylvan Sounds, Meant to Be Seen 2010-10-19T22:05:00Z

He discovered punk rock when he saw “a strangely compelling photo of a shirtless man on the cover of Creem magazine” at the only record shop in Ellensburg, he wrote in “Sing Backwards and Weep.” Mark Lanegan, Screaming Trees and Queens of the Stone Age Singer, Dies at 57 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z

A repeated flourish, then a single compelling repeated chord … job done. Old music: New Radicals – You Get What You Give 2012-06-22T09:00:00Z

In an utterly compelling hour, Stephen delivers the necessary information in one urgent sweep. Best theatre of 2012, No 10: Ten Billion, Royal Court 2012-12-10T16:54:54Z

She must find her ideas urgently compelling, because she must convince the world of their importance. The Rivalry Between Georgia O’Keeffe and Her Sister Ida 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z

A play-by-play of the rest of the album isn’t necessary, but suffice to say the storyline here is one of the saddest and most compellingly crafted in recent concept album history. The Roots Have Made A Concept Album. And It?s Good! 2011-12-06T11:58:41Z

Photographer Amy Harris is fighting a subpoena issued by the Jan. 6 select committee that would compel her phone carrier, Verizon, to turn over her phone records from the weeks surrounding the riot. Photographer who shot Proud Boys photos files suit to block House Jan. 6 committee subpoena 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z

Out of those two forces, though, Mr. Ghesquiere found a compelling new silhouette-an easy tank dress, almost an apron, with a flared skirt and a swag of pinstriped fabric in the front. On the Runway Blog: Into the Woods with Balenciaga 2012-09-27T12:10:58Z

Spotlight is more akin Argo, Ben Affleck’s big winner in 2013: it takes a conventional approach to telling a compelling true story, with assured direction and exemplary performances from its ensemble cast. Oscars 2016: a look at early frontrunners after the Toronto film festival 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z

That seemed like a compelling reason to revisit that story, so I think it's going to be an interesting peek into that. "I have more dragons to slay": Tony Shalhoub is just getting started 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z

The role is sung compellingly by the high tenor Dominique Visse. Music Review: ‘David et Jonathas,’ at Brooklyn Academy of Music 2013-04-18T21:56:57Z

It's a brilliant and believable account, a compelling picture of a child's loneliness and of the brief, feverish excitement when it ends. The Last Brother by Nathacha Appanah ? review 2011-03-12T00:06:39Z

Mr. Scott is compelled by the tone Mr. Kubrick brings to the controversial subject matter. Critics' Picks Video: 'Lolita' 2010-07-26T22:05:00Z

Altruism and political correctness aside, there is also a compelling economic reason for Pirelli to change direction. The 2016 Pirelli Calendar May Signal a Cultural Shift 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z

While "The Monuments Men" is never unwatchable, it's never particularly compelling either. 'Cold in July' starring Michael C. Hall entertains in all its genres 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z

In “The War Below,” James Scott tells a compelling story of this epic struggle through the exploits of three subs and their crews. ‘The War Below:’ subs’ role in WWII’s U.S.-Japan conflict 2013-08-24T15:12:17Z

There was an intriguing near-compatibility between the Indian and African-American vocal styles, but it felt incidental: Mr. Brown was merely piecing together things he found compelling. Music Review: Jaimeo Brown at Drom 2013-05-16T21:48:50Z

This is one of the most compelling and rewarding portraits of a middle-class American marriage in cinema history, as well as one of the funniest. "The Kids Are All Right": The gay-marriage movie America needs 2010-07-08T01:01:00Z

The predictability and “friction-free” nature of virtual worlds is compelling to children, but it doesn’t teach them about relationships — conversations do. How to Foster a Healthy Relationship Between Kids and Tech 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z

I no longer felt compelled to convince anyone that I was having a fantastic time, since by no fault of my own things clearly sucked. When being single stopped being romantic 2014-04-18T12:30:00Z

Yet, the relegation of Xialing to be an accompanying act, while being more compelling than her brother, the star, feels like a step backward. "Shang-Chi" crafted a fantastic, badass fighter – too bad the movie was all about her brother 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z

Four years later, the New Zealand director has completed a second series, and it is every bit as compelling. Jane Campion: ‘The clever people used to do film. Now they do TV’ 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z

Somehow, the most compelling part of their practice comes when they swim as one to the side, to drink from water bottles and listen solemnly to the coach, before turning round and resuming. Film critic Peter Bradshaw reviews the GB Olympics synchronised swimming team 2012-07-15T18:05:38Z

Alas, the commonplace writing, along with performers whose idea of playing “western” seems to derive from some pretty bad movies, renders the proceedings less than compelling. ‘Surrounded’ Review: Letitia Wright Impresses in an Overbaked Western 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z

This is no cracker-barrel caricature but a shaded portrait of someone who, for all his vulgarity and cruelty, compels admiration. Review: Sienna Miller Coaxes New Life From an Old ‘Cat’ 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z

This page-turner was one Gates called "so compelling he couldn't turn away." Bill Gates Shares the 5 Best Books He Read This Year 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z

In the more imaginative second, inspired by "The Cask of Amontillado," a news anchor, who is being ousted by a younger woman, compellingly reports her death at the hands of terrorists. 'JFK' is a surreal spin on president's last night in Texas 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z

While she does not yet shape the role in the extraordinary arc of character that made Ms. Makarova and Ms. Seymour amazing, she is already compelling. Dance Review: American Ballet Theater in ‘Onegin,’ at Metropolitan Opera House 2012-06-05T21:29:30Z

In a humorous, lively style, she made compelling drama out of the everyday problems, small injustices and perplexing mysteries — adults chief among them — that define middle-class American childhood. Beverly Cleary, Beloved Children’s Book Author, Dies at 104 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z

How much more compelling it would have been if the issue were instead contended between Mama and her students, who use whatever words are needed. Review: In ‘Charm,’ Challenges Emily Post Never Dreamed Of 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z

It's genuinely compelling, and not just for curio value. New York, I Love You ? review 2011-02-03T22:15:01Z

The series came off more as a satire of early-aughts American Apparel ads than liberal political values, but, when it’s more about the splash than what compelled you to leap, who really cares? The Sad Attempt to Make Trumpism Cool 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z

That way, the art-history majors would feel compelled to try to join them. Did I make it? 2012-11-18T17:01:00Z

Not least because there is, in fact, something deeply compelling about Mrs Fitzgibbons. Ride a Cockhorse by Raymond Kennedy – review 2012-07-31T10:55:01Z

"In the end, I don't care whether it's silent or sound I just care whether it's compelling and well made," he said. Original Oscar winner "Wings" soars again in Hollywood 2012-01-18T23:40:05Z

“As the different means of delivery and formats change, we’re just looking for people who make compelling work.” South by Southwest 2018: 5 Titles to Watch For 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z

But the twist was less bizarre than breathtaking — correct, compelling and proof that while Ms. Mearns, bold and brave, may be a ballerina of astonishing abilities, she is above all else a dancer. Review: An Incandescent Journey Through 20th-Century Dance 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z

The scenery — described here as the Land of a Thousand Hills, ideal for the sport — is compelling. Movie Review: ‘Rising From Ashes,’ Directed by Forest Whitaker 2013-08-02T01:24:39Z

But now, it seems, there is going to be compelling new content which will shake up the market. Amazon Prime’s suspect move 2014-02-21T13:39:03Z

After reading The New York Times coverage of Art Basel Miami Beach, I feel compelled to offer an alternative view. Letters: Reader Letters on Megyn Kelly 2011-12-16T23:41:22Z

That's certainly the case with the Seattle 100, a yearlong project that showcases some of the most compelling cultural figures and tastemakers you've probably never heard of, or thought twice about. Photographer Chase Jarvis aims to make artists of us all 2010-07-19T18:58:00Z

“Lohengrin” weds musical richness to a text whose characters are focused and compelling, riveting as people and reverberant as symbols. ‘Euryanthe,’ Rarely Heard, Is Mounted at Bard 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z

The Manhattan musicians offered a compelling interpretation notable for its spirit and polish, with confident brass playing and a rich, full-blooded string sound. Manhattan School of Music Symphony - Review?The Penal Colony? by American Opera Projects - Review 2011-10-03T22:40:28Z

The first is that there is nothing very dramatic or compelling about someone typing at a computer screen. Short and sweet 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z

But though the web may be tangled, Briscoe weaves compelling fiction. You by Joanna Briscoe ? review 2011-08-19T21:55:05Z

Presumably there wasn’t room for any, what with all the pretensions Mr. Griffin felt compelled to cram in. | 'Two Gates of Sleep': When a Parent Dies 2011-04-01T00:15:47Z

McDormand is compelling in the sleepwalking scene, when Lady Macbeth mumbles her guilt to herself and ritualistically wipes her stained hands. Toil and trouble, and missed connections, in 'Macbeth' at Berkeley Repertory Theatre 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z

It’s in the course of the subsequent reckoning, a rigorous, stressful, highly publicized ten-day affair, that Ann and C. P. are compelled to spend time together. “The Best of Enemies,” Reviewed: A Tale of Interracial Friendship Only Slightly Less Offensive Than “Green Book” 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z

“Ultimate Survival” is too contrived to be truly compelling, as is “Ice Cold Gold,” which turned up in April on Animal Planet. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Ultimate Survival: Alaska’ and ‘Ice Cold Gold’ 2013-05-10T21:41:17Z

It's outrageous, it's true, it's funny, it's compelling. William H. Macy, Emmy Rossum celebrate Emmy week 2011-09-16T06:44:08Z

From her perch, she shot steely looks across the room, compelling proper behavior from her own caucus. ‘Makes going to work look easy’: Decades before she was House speaker, Nancy Pelosi had an even harder job 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z

Mozart's and Strauss's F's and G's are infinitely more impressive and compelling than these silly A's of Ades because of their contexts: rhythm, harmony, phrasing, etc. At the Met Opera, a Note So High, It’s Never Been Sung Before 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z

Conductor Tai permitted some less than precise synchronization in an otherwise compelling account of the orchestral part. ‘Celebrate Asia’ program combines best of East, West 2014-03-22T17:14:28Z

As things began to look serious, Mr. Kennedy felt compelled to seek Mr. David’s advice. Cheryl Hines and Robert Kennedy Jr. Are Wed in Hyannis Port, Mass. 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z

While its subjects — Eleanor Roosevelt, Betty Ford and Michelle Obama — each have a “compelling and gripping” story, the sum is even greater, Bier said of her first biographical project. ‘First Lady’ drama spotlights Roosevelt, Ford, Obama spouses 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z

On “The Walking Dead” a group of survivors from a dystopian upheaval are compelled to kill hosts of zombies in every episode. Real Violence Puts Pressure on TV Fiction 2013-01-13T21:09:28Z

Yes, but you put it in a very compelling way, kind of a shocking way. Tom Frank interviews Barbara Ehrenreich: “You’re the anti-Ayn Rand” 2014-04-06T11:00:00Z

In Parenthesis is a difficult book to comprehend, but unlike some avant-garde works the challenge it presents never stops it from being compelling. The first world war's great novelist: David Jones 2011-02-04T13:58:23Z

It’s as if a supernatural power compels us to turn the pages of the gripping “Mexican Gothic.” Review | ‘Mexican Gothic’ is a creepy, intoxicating mystery that’s almost impossible to put down 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z

But for drinkers seeking a moderate option, not abstinence, breweries are increasingly making compelling beers that weigh in at 2 and 3 percent alcohol, below the typical 4 percent floor for light lagers. More Brew and Less Buzz, With Low-Alcohol Beers 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z

It is impossible not to think, reading this illuminating and compelling biography, that Pearl Buck had the last laugh. Burying the Bones: Pearl Buck's Life in China by Hilary Spurling 2010-04-02T23:07:00Z

Utgoff is irresistibly compelling, instilling in his character a silent yet singular presence worthy of the “superhero” status that he ultimately acquires. ‘Never Gonna Snow Again’ Review: You’re Getting Warmer 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z

The pilot episode neatly encapsulates everything that is compelling about Tony Soprano and his two sprawling families. Tonight's TV highlights: Madagascar 2011-02-09T00:05:01Z

To write compellingly about the Holocaust requires moral vision and exhaustive research. Bernice L. McFadden’s ‘The Book of Harlan’ is simply miraculous 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z

It's become a place that compels everyone, artists and attendees alike, to think big. Coachella Festival's epic factor plays out in the music, good and bad 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z

Still, this is a weirdly compelling look at a weirdly compelling auteur. 'Giuseppe Makes a Movie' an oddly compelling look at odd auteur 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z

Interspersed between scenes of that febrile nightmare are the stories of two other tangentially related characters, equally well drawn and compelling. Review | Megha Majumdar’s ‘A Burning’ is blazing up the bestseller list and emerging as the must-read novel of the summer 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z

That is compelling, even if he wasn’t this amazing songwriter. The mystique of Daniel Johnston: “There’s something ancient in all of this — the notion of the eccentric” 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z

This was not enough to sway the audience, however, and Culkin felt compelled to end the set. Macaulay Culkin’s pizza-themed Velvet Underground cover band got booed off stage 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z

I have been compelled towards escapism in trying to find things to enjoy. "We in America have actual fascists marching in the streets": Ed Brubaker on releasing art right now 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z

On the contrary, Mr. Herzog said in a recent interview, the armory presented a compelling architectural challenge. Park Avenue Armory to Get Swiss Makeover 2011-10-05T19:30:59Z

Of course, It’s only natural to wonder why someone would be compelled to spend more than $45 on a soda that sounds far from appetizing. From Jones Soda to stuffing-seasoned popcorn, why are there so many Thanksgiving-themed snack foods? 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z

There may be substantial savings — and there are compelling public-interest reasons to install efficient equipment — but some companies exaggerate to sell new, or more expensive, systems. How to find a reliable and affordable HVAC company 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z

Most of his compelling drinks are riffs on popular standards. Review | Hanumanh serves Laotian dishes and drinks so exciting they make a critic long to be a regular 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z

Chicago was considered a compelling setting because of its big, drivable roads — essential to a modern day open-world game — and its history. Delay Tests Video Game Developer 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z

The individual stories of these young men are almost as compelling as the rise of the team itself. ‘The Boys in the Boat’: UW team vanquishes Hitler’s crew 2013-05-29T22:21:04Z

The term is a humorous one, but is immediately understood by anyone who was compelled in high school to study the works of the famous bard. Montgomery native honored for work in Shakespeare 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z

Though their quarry eventually appears to be a model of paranoia and prejudice, it’s the thrill of the hunt that keeps “Resurrect Dead” compelling. | 'Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles': ?Resurrect Dead,? Jon Foy?s Documentary ? Review 2011-09-02T04:43:03Z

For me Mr. Anderszewski’s attention to detail and nuance is compelling; a sense of intensely personal identification with each piece is inescapable and utterly sublime. Music Critics? Picks for Chopin Bicentennial 2010-05-27T21:03:00Z

One woman I speak to at Comic Con offers a compelling theory that the films’ secret weapon is that everyone secretly fancied Doc. Great Scott! Back to the Future turns 30 (and catches up with reality) 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z

Richard launched a campaign for £1bn, where any gift to a college counted towards the total, and she developed a compelling pitch for the whole university. The arts need a really big give that never stops giving 2010-07-08T19:00:00Z

The most compelling groundwork is when he visits several families and examines their homes, joins them for meals and even attends a soccer game - all to see theories put into action. Review: How work and play meet in the family home 2013-02-21T18:01:04Z

A lot has changed since then, both in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and in the one that most of us non-superheroes are compelled to inhabit. ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Review: Women on the Home Front 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z

“My Zoe,” Glenn Kenny wrote in The New York Times, “is an unusually compelling domestic drama with sharp ears, a sharp eye, and up to a point, sharp teeth.” Julie Delpy, Science-Fiction Filmmaker? It’s True 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z

She matured as an artist, and I found her much more compelling as a performer. Critic?s Notebook: At the Met, a Soprano Ascendant 2011-04-19T21:15:09Z

His narratives take on a compelling logic of their own and the details are by turn comic, sinister, and even touching. The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol – review 2012-06-16T23:05:29Z

Why do many similarly talented white film-makers not create compelling black characters? Spike Lee: 'Race relations today are the direct result of having a black president' 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z

On another, it's compelling to watch two people with absolutely nothing in common, manfully chewing shrivelled beef in a deathly silence. Have You Been Watching ? Dinner Date? 2011-07-28T13:36:00Z

Like the most frightening horror movies, the most compelling stories in haunted houses are told through images. Go Down That Hall. You Know You Want To. 2010-10-21T14:56:00Z

Throughout the home, walls are clad in compelling textiles, such as the evocative print of rolling hills in the guest room, chosen for the way it echoes the distant landscape across the Hudson. An Art-Filled Aerie In New York City 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z

“Time After Time” is not nearly as compelling or creepy as it aims to be — it could use a smidgen of the fun that “Timeless” came by naturally. Review | In ‘Time After Time’ and ‘Making History,’ more proof that anywhen beats now 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z

“It’s absolutely compelling the way she inhabits the material,” Ms. Kilgore said. Channeling a Bombshell, One Jazzy Note at a Time 2011-08-06T20:43:02Z

This is no spectator sport; you are compelled to participate by the inevitable grasp of the person next to you. Ten Years of Swag Surfin’ 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z

However, even here, it seems Salinger felt compelled to mention the war. JD Salinger is best revealed in his work 2011-01-31T13:08:28Z

The most compelling political dramas usually subsist on a pernicious but enduring myth: that perfection is possible in politics. How similar to real life politics is House of Cards? 2013-07-04T02:13:44Z

Yet for all its flaws, I found its earnestness compelling, with an urgency that kept me going. How Military Quagmires Have Caught Mighty Powers by Surprise 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z

Cellphones cloud judgment once again when, after a particularly compelling performance in front of Mark Bradford’s “Yellow Bird,” a woman stops and mugs for a picture way too close to the art. Who are those dancers spinning through the Broad (and LACMA and the Getty)? 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z

We listened, more compelled than ever to travel to the strip of land where two nations meet and begin to distance themselves from each other. Driving the Seam of Hispaniola 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z

For those who actually knew her, the work may have been even more compelling because the line between her characters and Jane the person seemed so paper-thin. The Madness of Queen Jane 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z

I needed a response equally honest and compelling. My compulsion to please: Polyamory, hunger and the neediness of denying what you want 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z

That summer in Italy Velázquez asks his acolyte to sit for a portrait: asks or, more likely, compels. A Familiar Face at the Met, Now in His Own Light 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z

There are several compelling reasons for the sudden bob surge. Bye to ‘Real Housewife’ Hair 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z

He wanted to capitalize on the benefits of social sharing while compelling people to be spare and judicious in what they suggested others listen to, read and watch. ‘This.’ Has People Clamoring for an Invite 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z

The idea of a space saga about faith is compelling. Amy Sherman-Palladino’s Newest Is an Amazon Pilot Standout 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z

But when sprinkled in-between kinky sex scenes, it is apparently compelling reading — a stand-in for complex emotional development — for a great many readers. Does he like me? 2012-10-11T00:00:00Z

Film critic Katie Walsh compared Russell’s Zoey to Neve Campbell’s Sidney from “Scream” as someone so compelling to watch that you almost don’t want her to be free from the horrific plight. Name to know: ‘Escape Room’ franchise star Taylor Russell 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z

He lays bare the soul of the sporting hero, and conveys the psychological intensity that makes a victory like Mo Farah's in the 10,000 metres on Saturday so compelling and profound. Which Olympic artwork takes gold? 2012-08-06T14:13:54Z

Far less celebrated but equally compelling are his nudes, a subject he returned to throughout his career. In Transit Blog: In Paris, Degas and the Nude 2012-04-03T18:21:31Z

Just below the surface, however, you sensed the same roving critical eye that misses nothing and the same sensibility compelled to puncture fantasies: hers as much as ours. Music Review: Sandra Bernhard at Joe’s Pub 2012-12-30T20:35:23Z

He turned down the request, but then felt compelled to write a blog post about his brief, frustrating time with Whole Foods. Whole Foods has high standards for produce. So why does it let coffee get stale? 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z

But thanks to the authors’ extraordinary research and sobriety, the accumulation of one well-documented fact after another is compelling. Books of The Times: ‘Endgame’ and Iraq, by Michael Gordon and Bernard Trainor 2012-10-01T21:50:41Z

Whether it’s true or not, Ms. Hamilton knows it’s compelling. Cinderella by Way of Cassavetes 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z

But Oliver's musing is so over-the-top with compelling images of babbling, devastated kids grieving his loss that it tells us, paradoxically, a lot about his powerful imagination and the thriving life force behind it. 'Submarine': Getting below the surface of a teen's life 2011-06-09T20:11:05Z

If anything, Luke Treadaway as Christopher is even more compelling this time around. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Untold Stories – review 2013-03-17T00:05:53Z

Rounding out the ensemble are two pictures just a notch less compelling but still lovely. Art Review | 'Masterpieces of European Painting From Dulwich Picture Gallery': At the Frick, Paintings From Dulwich Picture Gallery 2010-04-01T22:51:00Z

The song's compelling fusion of blast furnace punk, whimsical melody and inscrutable lyrics was unlike anything else commercial radio had embraced up to that point. "Nevermind" 30 years on — how Nirvana’s second album tilted the world on its axis 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z

It’s a compelling tale of freedom in which Ms. Jackson liberates herself from the demands of suffocating men to make her own demands. Sorry, Ms. Jackson: You’re Underrated. ‘Control’ at 30 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z

Phil and Don Everly pioneered another rock staple: feuding partners, often brothers, who were never as compelling apart as they were together. Phil Everly, half of pioneer rock duo, dies at 74 2014-01-04T18:58:57Z

This kind of crying neither confirms what I already find emotionally compelling nor leaves me rolling my eyes. Why do we cry – and what can we learn from our tears? 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z

Jack, though, is his most compelling solipsist, even if the second act overstates his unwitting condemnation of his life. Theater Review: ‘The Designated Mourner’ by Wallace Shawn, at Public Theater 2013-07-22T02:00:02Z

Three documentaries, related in content yet wholly unique, offer compelling reports on the country and some of its worst scourges: polio, drone strikes and Islamic extremism. Commentary: 3 films you must see to understand Pakistan, its problems 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z

Theodora is one of Handel’s most compelling and sympathetic heroines, a Christian racked by doubt over her life choices. Review: ‘Theodora,’ Once a Handel Flop, Is Celebrated Anew 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z

Instead, Vollmann creates complex characters, fully alive in the moment of their existence, buffeted by contradictory and compelling impulses, and the effect is incredible. William Vollmann’s ‘The Dying Grass’ is the reading experience of a lifetime 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z

As steeped in politics as “The Ferryman” is, those emotional dynamics were what most compelled Mr. Butterworth, a big, bearded man with dark eyes and an almost Beckettian head of hair. ‘The Ferryman’ Shows a Dark Irish Chapter Through a Personal Lens 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z

There was no trace of nostalgia and very little kid stuff in this compelling performance. Music Review: Lionel Bringuier Leads Philharmonic by Himself 2013-06-14T19:16:12Z

“The images were beautiful, and the stories seemed compelling, but I knew I was missing too much.” Backstage: For director, a crash course in religion

Mulcaire had applied for permission to appeal against the order, which was made in February, but this was denied and he was compelled to pass over the details by Friday. Glenn Mulcaire names News of the World staff behind phone hacking 2011-08-26T19:03:14Z

Given the complexity of the subject matter, the remarkable thing is that Weller has produced a book that manages to be both compelling and resolutely evenhanded. A gutsy trio of newswomen in Sheila Weller's 'News Sorority' 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z

Young questioned whether the once far-fetched premise of such TV shows is still compelling. Trump's White House: a gift or a curse for TV comics? 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z

An Ottoman noble is taken prisoner and compelled to work the farm belonging to a Montenegrin peasant. Bow and Cooper in ‘Children of Divorce’: Poor Little Silent Rich Kids 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z

Whatever the merits of that insufficiently compelling thriller, it seems like a masterpiece compared with this meandering Gallic version of The Big Chill. Toronto Film Festival: 10 Films to Talk About 2010-09-19T13:55:00Z

One problem is Huppert, who is neither very convincing nor very compelling as her sister. Cate Blanchett in The Maids: Star Turnoff 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z

But there was something convincing and compelling about the Ferretti iron lady: Her dresses so delicately wrought, but her attitude steely. Fashion Review: At Gucci, Frida Giannini Goes from Sexy to Sensual 2012-02-22T18:11:18Z

And so I chose to look closely at dishes that express the innate hybridity of the culture, and celebrate the foundational techniques and ingredients that make its food so compelling, and satisfying. Von Diaz’s Essential Puerto Rican Recipes 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z

Curtis doesn’t shy away from emotion, and Matt’s complex balance of grief and desire is deeply compelling, as is the military-grade mystery that keeps the story moving. Best new romance for November by Lauren Layne, Emmy Curtis, Elizabeth Boyle

Though Mr. Hall wanted to know more about the stranger with the captivating laugh, shyness compelled him to just keep moving at first. For a Motivational Speaker, It Took Years to Feel Worthy of His Love 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z

First: Elaine was the most compelling performer I ever saw on a stage. Shut Up and Drink Your Champagne: The Impossible Life of the Impossible Elaine Stritch 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z

But it doesn't make for the most compelling flavor over an hour that struggles to prevent the casual viewer's attention from wandering. With "1923," the "Yellowstone" universe grimly enlists Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z

There’s another side to this issue, and it also makes a compelling case. Write a negative online review and get sued? It can happen, but maybe not for long. 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z

In interviews on the East and West sides, Jewish voters said that although they value diversity, they do not generally feel compelled to back their own. Do Jewish New Yorkers care about identity politics? Jerry Nadler hopes so. 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z

Those who’ve already watched and praised the series generally agree that a plot swerve in the third episode becomes “Russian Doll’s” most compelling development, and it deserves to not be spoiled. Review | There’s a twist in ‘Russian Doll’ that keeps it from becoming ‘Groundhog Day’ for hipsters 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z

The musical is inherently hollow; the opacity of Michael Jackson and his life of traumas and controversies make it difficult to find material compelling and cohesive enough to tell a story onstage. Best and Worst Moments of the 75th Tony Awards 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z

Be grateful; there’s nothing to see on dry land that’s anywhere near as compelling. Movie Review: ‘Drift,’ a Tale of Two Aspiring Brothers 2013-08-02T02:00:02Z

Plankton bucatini is less poetic in print, but just as compelling on the palate. Brine restaurant review: Farm (and sea) to table, without all the fuss 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z

These two richly compelling concerts weren’t in need of a culminating mission statement. Review: Nate Wooley’s Festival Delivers a New, Idiosyncratic Repertoire for Trumpet 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z

In the work's compelling opening movement, "Prophecy", the propulsive, lurching low brass and searing broad string theme pushed forward with the force of a digger churning up the world to expose its molten core. Los Angeles Philharmonic/ Dudamel; OperaUpClose ? review 2011-01-30T00:06:50Z

Here, Armentrout matches the perfect hero with a heroine with strength and power, and that partnership is as electric as the mystery is compelling. Sarah MacLean picks the best romance novels to read this month 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z

They are certainly far more compelling characters than the young victims. In ‘Texas Chain Saw Massacre,’ Sympathy for the Devil 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z

He is less successful in “Multiverse,” his 15th ballet for the company, which is a strange mix of compelling and dull. Review: A Decade On, Wayne McGregor Continues to Energize the Royal Ballet 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z

Hergé was a brilliant draftsman, and his drawings, devoid of cuteness and sentimentality, are a compelling mixture of simplicity and precise detail. Tintin Is a New Breed of Comic-Book Hero for Most Americans 2012-01-02T20:37:06Z

“There should be some compelling reason to change anything, and there is no compelling reason.” Proposed Design Changes to the Four Seasons Prompt an Outcry 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z

I would not feel so compelled to register a dissent if Mr. Laib’s pollen field were more interesting to look at. Art Review: Wolfgang Laib’s ‘Pollen From Hazelnut,’ at MoMA 2013-01-31T22:54:04Z

I feel like I could attempt anything if the story was compelling enough. Richard Linklater on the enduring appeal of Jesse and Celine 2013-06-15T05:00:00Z

Yes, and I think that had a lot to do with our failure to create cultural narratives, narratives about this history that are compelling and disruptive of the status quo. Lawyer and activist Bryan Stevenson on building racial justice: “This work is just beginning” 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z

She did not have a conventionally pretty voice, but she compensated for her vocal shortcomings with a direct, straightforward style, using half-spoken lyrics and a compelling stage presence to create a bond with her audiences. Julie Wilson, captivating singer of cabaret, dies at 90 2015-04-11T04:00:00Z

It’s a compelling combination, especially since we learn early on that Thomas Newman is dead, found floating in the nearby river. Review | ‘The Western Wind’ brings medieval England back to life 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z

Even if he isn’t a huge box-office draw, the 37-year-old Farrell has earned a reputation as a compelling actor with a surprisingly wide range. Ex-bad boy Colin Farrell turns romantic in ‘Winter’s Tale’ 2014-02-14T21:57:23Z

That this compelling film somehow manages to feel hopeful is a minor miracle of careful artistry. ‘Vera’ Review: No Faking 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z

But a New York Herald Tribune reviewer noted that “there is much to commend this oddly compelling independent production, not the least of which is a striking performance by Lola Albright.” Lola Albright, alluring actress in stylish ‘Peter Gunn’ TV series, dies at 92 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z

Then there’s “Forever …” — compelling and a veritable information manual. Perspective | As a kid, I loved Judy Blume’s books. As an adult, I wonder: How do they read today? 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z

Novels about the Internet can still be compelling Topics: , Last week in Part I, Sam Byers looked at the “death” of the novel as it got killed off by too much technology. Novels about the Internet can still be compelling 2013-01-19T23:00:00Z

The evidence is compelling: Substituting mushrooms for just one-quarter of a recipe’s beef content reduces calories, fat and sodium by about a third. The meat-mushroom blend makes sense

The band’s breakup in 1970 plunged McCartney into a depression, and that accounts for some of the most compelling new material in this biography. The fullest biography of Paul McCartney ever 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z

But the slapdash adventures here lack compelling performers and bound merrily along without distinction. ‘The Pirates,’ a Korean Swashbuckler 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z

As compelling as curated soundtracks can be, they have their limitations. Composing for Hollywood 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z

“I was really compelled by Jean,” says White. Who murdered Sister Cathy? Netflix takes true crime to the next level 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z

It's as much a novel of ideas as it is of character, but none the less compelling for that. Val McDermid's top 10 Oxford novels 2010-09-24T09:37:00Z

“The Great Alone” is not without its moments of compelling pathos, though, and therein lie its strongest connections with Kenny’s prose. Two Novels, United by Troubled Daughters of Damaged Fathers 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z

The technical detail is usually less compelling than the personal one, the rules of synchronized swimming less interesting than the synchronized swimmers. Olympics secret: They’re not about sports 2012-07-26T20:20:00Z

There was every reason to fear that a fourth season of “Homeland” would be too much: The third was more baroque and much less compelling than the first two. ‘Homeland’ Begins Its New Season on Sunday 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z

Jay and her allies proceeded to cast doubt on that claim, to the point that Higginson felt compelled to carry Muck’s citizenship papers onto the Carnegie stage and wave them at the audience. The “Star-Spangled Banner” Controversy That Altered the Course of American Music 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z

But there’s a compelling sense of equal stake in this trio, which appears on Saturday at ShapeShifter Lab in Brooklyn. Review: Michael Bates’s ‘Northern Spy’ Features Nods to Jazz Legacies 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z

What could compel a father to abandon his family? Five International Movies to Stream Now 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z

“That’s one of the reasons I was attracted to it because it had an authenticity, it had even more than an authenticity, it has an inside track that I felt was compelling.” Holly Hunter: 'Sometimes I take a movie that I know is not great' 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z

As both dancer and director, she has a sophisticated understanding of the bait-and-switch game of compelling audience attention. Ecstasy and Death; Romeo and Juliet – review 2013-04-20T23:06:09Z

But he still felt compelled to read it. Movie Review: ‘Six Million and One,’ From the Documentarian David Fisher 2012-09-27T21:54:14Z

And then the coronavirus pandemic arrived, which compelled Greg to make a substantial sacrifice. ‘Only in Theaters’ Review: A Family Business in Changing Times 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z

Holland said she felt compelled to show that the basic human need for love and sex remained, despite the inhumane setting, an idea inspired by conversations she had with a survivor of a Jewish ghetto. Polish drama "In Darkness" sheds light on Holocaust 2011-09-14T17:18:39Z

“There is some Joan Didion quality to her voice, detached but not uninterested, with a conspiratorial tone that makes her a very compelling storyteller.” That Voice You’re Hearing? It Might Be Hers. 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z

During the spring it was not a foregone conclusion that theatermakers would be able to successfully pivot from live performance to creating compelling digital content. This Labor Day, These Workers Are Trying to Stay Afloat 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z

Social media is all about creating a conversation that people are compelled to share. How To Get Your Hashtag Trending #hashtag 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z

This is perhaps why both “Respect” and “Genius: Aretha” felt compelled to include Pollack’s shoot in their narratives. Aretha Franklin and the Futility of Trying to Portray Her Onscreen 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z

The authors create compelling characters and some of their fates are surprising. ArtsBeat: Graphic Books Best Sellers: 'Game of Thrones' and the Avengers 2012-04-06T20:16:59Z

Luckily, no amount of cat-and-mouse tactics stops him from being compelling company. From Elephant 6 to Deerhunter: The US's new psychedelia 2011-03-10T23:00:01Z

His motivations are the least sensible, and he’s not a particularly compelling character, though he drives the largest acts of the novel. Brian Van Reet’s ‘Spoils’ moves fiction about the Iraq War into new territory 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z

She had said yes to “a job I didn’t seek but felt compelled to accept,” she recounts in “Silent Invasion.” Deborah Birx’s Excruciating Story of Donald Trump’s Covid Response 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z

The Post argues that the court in Manafort’s case should be more selective when barring materials from public view, ensuring that a compelling interest indeed exists. The Washington Post asks court to unseal records in Manafort case 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z

He was working to get clean, and was loving hard and out loud despite tendencies that would compel him to do the opposite. The Beautiful Vulnerability of Juice WRLD 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z

The missing element, it seems, is a compellingly personal point of view, a strong artistic stamp like no one else’s. CD reviews: Trifonov channels Rachmaninoff, Young’s Bruckner 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z

But the mysteries of “The Troubled Man” are not what make it compelling. Books of The Times: Detective Meets His End, Sort Of 2011-03-27T22:37:55Z

But there’s also something compelling about the breadth of the world the narrator inhabits. The Brexit Romance: Finding Love in Irreconcilable Times 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z

“Past Life” is a page-turner that transforms into a clarion call: always compelling, but slightly stifled by noble intentions. Review: In ‘Past Life,’ Family Mysteries and Cosmic Questions 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z

Another compelling, and not entirely distinct, story was that of the roguish career artists who managed to accrue major nominations despite a refusal to kowtow to establishment forces. The 2017 Grammys Have No Answers 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z

Walken’s disquieting, leonine screen presence and his unique voice are still compelling. Who is the best Oscar-winning supporting actor of all time? 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z

In doing so, he compels us to consider the costs of an insistence on excellence as a means to an end and the only conceivable option for a black kid in America. When Excellence Is a Survival Strategy 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z

“The urgency to be bold, to be innovative, to be compelling to get audiences to come back or give us a try for the first time has never been stronger,” Shilvock said. If Remote Work Empties Downtowns, Can Theaters Fill Their Seats? 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z

Lecky’s reaction was “instinctive,” she said in a recent interview, adding that it was one of those things that, as a writer, “you just feel compelled to write about.” Making a Genre-Bending Show About Social Media and Sex Work 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z

Mowgli is so transfixed by this image of womanhood that it compels him to stick around and see what civilization is like. “I blamed Adam Sandler for ruining my life” 2014-03-21T17:08:00Z

The fugitive film director sued in April 2019, asking the court to compel the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to make him a member in good standing again. Polanski’s request to restore film academy membership denied 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z

Even if popular media perpetuates this stereotype, it still doesn't explain why people would feel compelled to portray women this way in the first place. Why do women still get judged so harshly for having casual sex? 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z

“The only way we are going to prioritise time to exercise is if it is going to deliver some kind of benefit that is truly compelling and valuable to our daily life,” she says. How to stay fit for ever: 25 tips to keep moving when life gets in the way 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z

But as the events unspool, the film struggles to crystallize more than a handful of compelling points. ‘The Mission’ Review: A Substantial Service Undertaking 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z

Orchestrated for a three-piece band, those songs, with music by Larry Grossman and lyrics by Carol Hall, are sweet and suitable, if not compelling. Truman Capote’s ‘A Christmas Memory,’ From Irish Repertory 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z

Much as I respect the concept, the app itself isn't that compelling. Bj?rk's Biophilia app: a techie and a music fan write 2011-07-20T10:05:00Z

For a movie about writing, about the transporting nature of a compelling narrative and the importance of crafting something timeless and true, "The Words" is needlessly complicated. Review: `Words' is both clichéd and complicated 2012-09-05T18:46:05Z

Parallel to this, its look at the way Meghan is a lightning rod for social media hatred is particularly compelling. Even if Harry and Meghan "win" for Netflix, they lose 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z

The discussions about child welfare are also compelling. "Broker" is the absorbing slow-burn chase film with a baby, a cop and a makeshift family of liars 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z

She remains, two decades after her death, perhaps the most compelling practitioner of celebrity in modern history. How Princess Diana Created a New Era of Celebrity 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z

Quite the opposite: Meaning stops being a given and becomes the object of a compelling quest, as it is today when we puzzle out a picture of a soup can. The Supreme Court May Force Us to Rethink 500 Years of Art 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z

Now Dig This!’ lays it out with clarity and compelling insight.” What this MacArthur winner, an expert in African American art history, plans to do with her grant 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z

If there’s no compelling evidence for harms, and benefits can’t be excluded, pass the diet root beer. Perspective | The case for diet soda: It gets a bad rap, but the research tells a different story 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z

For “Assassins” — one of Sondheim’s most brazenly original works — is a kind of melodic postmortem on the cluster of moral and mental illnesses that compel broken people to kill American presidents. Review | Insanity thrives, giddily, in Signature’s ‘Assassins’ 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z

For a general audience, even more compelling than the “who” of these paintings are the yet unresolved questions of why they were painted and for what purpose. Review | A recently discovered document unlocks the mystery of Fragonard 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z

The result was chilly reportage, unsettling yet compelling. Philip Pearlstein, Whose Realist Nudes Revived Portraiture, Dies at 98 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z

"The trial judge did not identify compelling reasons to downgrade defendant's second degree offense, other than the harm defendant's children were likely to experience as a result of her incarceration," the appellate judges wrote Friday. Former 'Melrose Place' actress faces re-sentencing for crash 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z

And even now, when Daniel sits on a park bench with a book, he feels compelled to apologize–essentially, for his existence–when a woman approaches the playground with her daughter. Review: The Haunting Rectify Explores the Zone Between Guilty and Exonerated 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z

In seeking mass appeal, Emmerich has sacrificed not only history, but the telling of a compelling story, in the process appealing to no one. Gay-rights activists give their verdict on Stonewall: 'This film is no credit to the history it purports to portray' 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z

This documentary reveals a story less cosy, but nonetheless compelling. A History of Ancient Britain 2011-02-23T07:59:01Z

And that is what she did Monday night in the most compelling, heartbreaking and infuriating 60 minutes available on any screen, at any time this week. Perspective | AOC explains why Republicans can’t just tell her to forget about the insurrection and move on 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z

JC: Which is to say: the kind of person who feels compelled to lie in order to further our own goals? ArtsBeat: ‘Catfish’ and the Truth About Our False Online Selves 2013-06-26T13:00:25Z

However, despite these flaws, its five or six hours of mellow tanking remain oddly compelling. This week's new games 2010-09-03T23:06:00Z

His book fills a void in the literature, giving voice to the previously voiceless while it compels the rest of us to look at the events of 40 years ago in a new light. ‘The Sympathizer,’ by Viet Thanh Nguyen 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z

And so I felt compelled to claim that for myself even though I don’t dance all the time anymore. ‘Release. Joy. Love.’ A Dance Festival at Little Island. 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z

But there's something more compelling right now--the irresistible lure of going onshore and exploring. Discover Cape Lookout 2011-06-29T13:20:07.060Z

If it feels a bit breathless at first, Bittman settles into his story soon enough, delivering a clear and compelling compendium of modern agriculture. A Sweeping History of What We Eat 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z

For me, a big piece of news in the openings this fall is the arrival of some remedies — several compelling new restaurants in areas that cry out for them. New Restaurants to Fill In New York’s Gaps 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z

That was one of the reasons it felt so compelling. "We Keep the Dead Close" author Becky Cooper's on the ritualistic murder that shocked Harvard 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z

Bohemia may be only a figment of Mr. Lauren’s fashion imagination, but he made it sweet and compelling. Special Report: Ralph Lauren's Downtown Boho 2010-02-18T17:42:00Z

Harkleroad presented Reyes with a children’s book about the power of education, coupled with a heartfelt letter, in which she expressed her pride and sincere gratitude that Reyes felt compelled to find her. A D.C. lawyer learned English as a child from a teacher who tutored her each day. She found her to say thank you. 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z

And the screenplay can’t find a way to make that conflict, or the ethical and moral issues involved, compelling beyond the obvious guessing game of who will win. Review: ‘Woman in Gold’ Stars Helen Mirren in Tug of War Over Artwork 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z

“Capturing concerts is not compelling,” said Chad Smith, the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s chief executive. To the Rescue This Year: The People Who Put Orchestras Online 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z

There is an air of mystery and longing, and that creates a mood that is palpable, very compelling and attractive for all kinds of people. Tinariwen?s ?Tassili?: Desert Blues, Recorded On-Site 2011-08-31T16:18:25Z

Obviously Beth felt really compelled to write this play. Arts & Leisure: In ?The Jacksonian,? Beth Henley Confronts Violence 2012-01-13T04:47:33Z

Readers will also find compelling pieces that illustrate Brown’s conviction that poetry can help anyone imagine a wider world. Three best poetry books of May 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z

But I was ultimately compelled to write this, frankly, because other people already had done so in news stories, journals, books and online comments. "Dear Damage" author on when your family's tragedy makes headlines 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z

But having all these beautiful people rebelling in this way is really compelling.” Vegans Go Glam 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z

Mr. Schaul’s sounds are spare and whispered, with a dissonant but compelling edge that keeps you fascinated. Music Review: June in Buffalo at the University at Buffalo 2012-06-10T21:30:06Z

These muffins also deliver a full “morning glory” flavor experience, with a compelling texture from shredded carrot, coconut and apple, plus sweet, plump raisins, a hint of pineapple and a crunch of walnuts. Make your mornings glorious with these easy, healthful muffins 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z

If the first two parts have merely tweaked your curiosity, this circuitous denouement should prove more compelling. TV highlights – 03/05/2013 2013-05-03T06:00:05Z

Happily for the reader, the book quickly picks up speed and nuance, and Pip and the novel’s other major characters soon emerge as knotty, complicated people who compel our attention. Review: In ‘Purity,’ Jonathan Franzen Hits a New Octave 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z

Ms. Whittaker alternates between fierce pluck and delicacy, giving the production its most compelling image: her observant, teary eyes taking everything in. | 'A Tree Grows in Brooklyn': Melting-Pot Musical With One Foot in Comedy, One in Tragedy 2011-03-22T22:21:31Z

I felt compelled to film them before they disappeared. ArtsBeat: Tribeca Q. & A.: Mila Turajlic on 'Cinema Komunisto' 2011-04-21T18:50:26Z

He taught that real stories come out of fictional characters who work out their own destiny and, if done right, the characters would create their own compelling plot points. Authors weigh in on their favorite page-to-screen adaptations 2013-05-09T19:21:16Z

Looking at once a man on the edge and an utterly compelling show of courage, the quality of the music barely came into it; dignity proved itself a strange and unpredictable quantity. Reading and Leeds festival: nominate your favourite moments 2011-08-24T15:39:00Z

Mr. McHenry also contacted Dr. Rampersad, a retired professor at Stanford, who called the newly unearthed evidence compelling, even if it doesn’t upend our understanding of Hughes. Langston Hughes Just Got a Year Older 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z

Changing rhythms define this challenging collection, yet below all the shifts and improvisations, dedicated readers will find a compelling undercurrent of sound, insight and devotion. National Book Award finalists for poetry

But the story of these wars and these men, however imperfectly told, remains compelling, disturbing and important. History's 'World Wars' makes for fine Memorial Day viewing 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z

That weakness drags on the film's more compelling philosophical explorations. — J.S. May 23 at SIFF: 'The Oath,' 'Nowhere Boy,' 'Queen of the Sun' 2010-05-19T21:51:00Z

Many of them have compelling stories to tell that have nothing to do with the world’s most famous reality-TV star. Tired of Trump books? A new wave of politicians could bring a fresh crop of titles. 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z

Taken together, these titles arguably stand for a bold new wave of British filmmaking: cinematically confident, generically tricksy, compelled by disturbing, ambivalent subject matter. Katherine Butler: the gambler behind Film4's low-budget features 2012-08-30T16:02:14Z

"I am concerned about Colombia and compelled to react," she says. In harrowing book, freed hostage details horror 2010-09-22T21:40:00Z

That willingness gives all of her portraits their compelling volatility. Perspective | Alice Neel was the greatest American portraitist of the 20th century. Her work continues to astonish. 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z

Their hooded and intense frontman, Roman Rappak, is a compelling focus, with his strained vocal yelp on portentous tracks such as The Commission evoking the Cure's Robert Smith. Breton – review 2013-01-15T17:52:32Z

But with its extraordinarily compelling "Voix Humaine," the company compensates with proof, at least, that however much the technology for transmitting the human voice changes over time, the voice itself is what counts. Suzan Hanson brings immediacy, authenticity to Long Beach Opera's 'La Voix Humaine' 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z

Yet what impressed most about the performance was its thoroughgoing clarity and equanimity, which extended to exactingly prepared, compellingly executed contributions from the chorus and orchestra. Music Review: A Return to Rossini?s Days of Yesteryear 2011-07-10T21:37:45Z

He's a little too loftily impassive, finally, and perhaps a little too interested in creating crystalline verbal beauty, to compel the word "great", at least without strong reservations. All That Is by James Salter – review 2013-05-11T13:01:01Z

Then something magical happens: The language is so transparent and powerful, and Goldstein is such a compelling performer--he makes Antony's struggle between emotion and guile palpable--that substance trumps style for a moment. A high-style, intermittently substantive 'Caesar' 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z

That’s too bad, because there’s something great about this idea, something vivid and compelling: a reminder of where literature begins. Stephen King's 'Drunken Fireworks' -- available only on audio 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z

And, most compellingly, a profusion of flowers: a lavish visual metaphor for the promise of spring. Spring Fashion, Hand Yourself Bouquets 2014-04-16T21:59:50Z

Yet those moments aren't as layered or compelling as the scenes in Iraq. Did 'American Sniper' miss an important mark? 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z

That is, it’s almost impossible to express complicated plot through dance, and so Ms. Barak was compelled to add speech. Dance Review: Melissa Barak?s Bugsy Siegel Dance at City Ballet 2010-06-06T22:21:00Z

Such moments, though, remain disconnected from a compelling overall vision. Neil Young gets back to the country 2011-06-13T15:53:30Z

Those other spinach-laden sections are not bad, but they are not as compelling as Mr. Sanger’s guided tour of the anti-Iranian operations. Books of The Times: ‘Confront and Conceal,’ by David Sanger 2012-06-05T21:34:04Z

Rant To the many male golfers who feel compelled to give female golfers unsolicited advice. Rant & Rave: 'No charge' cab ride earns a rave 2011-10-26T21:09:04Z

But Episode 2 is equally compelling: it’s about protest in American sports by black athletes, starting with the boxer Jack Johnson. Three Podcasts to Listen to in February 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z

She makes the varied, complicated sides of her character equally compelling. Review: Naturalism key to `Your Sister's Sister' 2012-06-12T00:46:06Z

That many other American women of Jackson’s generation felt compelled to do the same, gives “The Letters of Shirley Jackson” deeper resonance. Review | Shirley Jackson’s letters reveal the droll voice of an aggrieved working mother 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z

But it’s brisk and compelling to watch, because it’s so raw and stripped-down. Top Chef Vs. Chopped: Who Rules the Food TV Kitchen? 2012-02-22T16:06:29Z

Matt Servitto’s Gene is compelling, a man whose sense of responsibility for his parents is achingly real and mixed with continual frustration. Theater Review | 'I Never Sang for My Father': Dad + Son = Clash, at the Clurman Theater 2010-04-05T22:08:00Z

Haggis shapes the stories as complicated adventures undertaken by damaged people whose unhappiness compels them to take risks. David Denby: “Third Person” and “22 Jump Street” Reviews 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z

But the possibilities, for now, are more compelling than the achievements. Museum Review: The Musical Instrument Museum Opens in Phoenix 2010-04-24T00:46:00Z

The compelling third movement begins ominously, with a seemingly lugubrious passacaglia, the theme played low and haltingly by a tuba. 5 Classical Music Albums to Hear Right Now 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z

The DO’s: DO have a compelling story of perseverance. Olympic women’s burden 2012-08-09T15:51:00Z

A recurrent, compelling presence in the film, she comments eloquently on the country’s past and future. Movie Review: ‘They Call It Myanmar,’ by Robert H. Lieberman 2012-09-20T22:40:51Z

I read the script, and it was so refreshing in that it was so authentic, down-to-earth, compelling — the young woman raising her two neurodivergent parents. "Maisel" and "Veep" star Reid Scott on why he loves playing "the bully types" 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z

The actress has spoken bluntly about the fact that she was drawn to "How to Get Away With Murder" because of the scarcity of compelling film roles available to actors of color. With 'Empire,' diversity becomes the watchword on television 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z

“I was truly struck by Brit’s ability to tell such a compelling and thoughtful story about community, the complexities of friendship, marriage, choices,” Woodson told The Times by email. Meet the National Book Foundation's 5 Under 35 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z

It is largely compelling because of the performances, but it also helps that these episodes play up the use of space and feature some nifty camerawork. The intriguing, well-acted "Immaculate Room" isolates a couple for 50 days as a test of resolve 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z

These are all compelling set-pieces, but they fail to deliver an emotional impact because everything feels so detached, so removed, so nightmarish/dreamlike. Charlie Kaufman's exasperating "I'm Thinking of Ending Things" could've been a masterpiece 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z

As compelling as the letters are, they leave much unanswered. The Nazi Downstairs: A Jewish Woman’s Tale of Hiding in Her Home 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z

Some of the most compelling works here are from his later decades. Robert De Niro Sr.: ‘Paintings and Drawings, 1948-1989’ 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z

“Freedom” takes a compelling chapter in American history — the flight of slaves from Southern bondage to Canada via the Underground Railroad — and flattens its drama. Review: ‘Freedom’ Stars Cuba Gooding Jr. as a Slave Fleeing to Canada 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z

“Joan noticed his amazing outfit, and her interest in fashion compelled her to bring him over, and he immediately sang in his traditional style.” Kongar-ol Ondar, a Master of a Vocal Art, Dies at 51 2013-08-03T23:34:57Z

Those chasms take physical shape in some of her most compelling comics, which feature pages with cutouts that expand the very definition of the term “comic book.” Alt comics artists take us to our rough edges 2014-03-12T22:48:22Z

Their sound unrefined and their performance effortful, these singers were compelling in a way professionals couldn’t be. Review: ‘The Mutes’ Gives Voice to Musical Outsiders 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z

“We were impressed by his ability to tell a timely and compelling story that is every bit as vivid on the page as it would be on the screen.” ArtsBeat: Chris Weitz to Write Young-Adult Novels 2012-04-10T15:21:00Z

After that initial poll, we asked our regular contributors, as well as The Times’s foreign and domestic correspondents, to suggest places that seemed newly fresh and compelling. How We Picked the 2020 ‘Places to Go’ List 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z

Its most original elements are the startling, hawk-like angles of Aaron Eckhart's nose and chin, which compel obedience and team spirit from the embattled Marines through sheer sharpness and pointedness. "Battle: Los Angeles": Bizarre fantasy of imperial decline 2011-03-10T02:01:00Z

He felt compelled to write poaching stories for the newspaper and think about writing a book. 'Shell Games': the high-stakes underworld of shellfish poaching 2010-04-08T20:06:00Z

Eileen is a compelling character — intelligent, vulnerable, hard-working, compassionate, tough — and her story, as rendered with exquisite precision by Thomas, both exhilarates and breaks our hearts. ‘We Are Not Ourselves’ is a rendering of the effect of Alzheimer’s on one family

Budget cuts have compelled him to do more aggressive fund-raising, he said, and traveling is essential to achieving that goal. Groundbreaking for the Museum of African American History 2012-02-23T00:34:36Z

And he becomes very compelling as a character. Benedict Cumberbatch Has Heard Your Confusion About ‘The Power of the Dog’ 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z

Of all the aspects of the artist covered by the exhibition, the focus on motion is most familiar from standard discourse about the artist, yet remains the most compelling. Review | Yes, Toulouse-Lautrec was an alcoholic cabaret creature. But his art ranged far beyond the demimonde. 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z

LaChanze gets that arc just right in a wonderfully rangy and compelling performance. Review: ‘Trouble in Mind,’ 66 Years Late and Still On Time 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z

At the same time, the clothes were compelling and wearable. On the Runway: At London Fashion Week, an Emphasis on the Ordinary 2013-09-15T08:34:09Z

All three are compelling, but “A Million Kisses” is the blockbuster. ‘Debonair’: Justin Peck’s ode to love premieres at PNB 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z

Bill Nabel has heard compelling immigrant stories, of newcomers desperate for a better life in America, all his life. 'Take Me America' at Village Theatre 2011-09-15T19:26:04Z

“As a grant writer, I needed to tell a compelling story about why the community needed money to address an issue,” Boulley said. It Takes Gumption to Work on a Novel For 10 Years. Ask Angeline Boulley. 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z

One of the most compelling things about this podcast—and there are many—is the sensitivity with which he seeks out and listens to the people who felt neglected for so long. “Uncover: The Village”: A Serial Killer, Toronto’s Gay Community, and a Podcast That Transcends True Crime 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z

So much so that when one poor soul was compelled to drive a ballpoint pen into his forehead, the temptation to emulate him was almost irresistible. Review: Trapped in a Deadly Game of ‘Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare’ 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z

Another compelling reason to poison your relatives to death over the holidays: no inheritance taxes before Dec. 31! Crib Sheet: The 10 Things to Talk About This Weekend 2010-11-19T02:40:00Z

The most compelling moments of “Black Art” put us in the company of artists, usually in their studios, sometimes installing works in exhibitions or fielding questions from small kids at openings. Perspective | The bright light shining on America’s best Black artists has a fascinating backstory 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z

My subsequent decade-plus of writing such stories became a journey into the often compelling lives of composers and the passions of conductors, virtuoso instrumentalists and singers who embrace and interpret written scores. How to get into classical music? Watch a movie, go to live performances and more tips 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z

It is directed by Aruna Mohanty, the company’s most petite and remarkable performer, who dances its main solos and proves compellingly expressive. Dance Review: Orissa Dance Academy at Ailey Studios 2013-05-26T19:38:43Z

It offers a compelling, uncommon feature with its coffees: choice of caffeine content. How Do You Take Your Caffeine? 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z

But I don’t think Close’s interesting explanations for what motivated him always translated into compelling reasons for the rest of us to admire his work. Perspective | Chuck Close’s reputation as an artist is hard to separate from the impediments he faced — and overcame 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z

Liev Schreiber and Naomi Watts, actors Schreiber: “I think my favorite is ‘Taxi Driver’ because it embodies the psychology of New York City, and I think it’s really horrifying and compelling.” | An Evening With Robert De Niro 2012-04-17T20:27:48Z

“Our opinion is that we included the state’s most compelling evidence,” Ms. Ricciardi said. Netflix’s ‘Making a Murderer’ Omitted Crucial Facts, Prosecutor Says 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z

In a particularly compelling detail shot, a crucifix shares mug-space with toothbrushes and clippers, a thimble and thread with other detritus of day-to-day life. 'Dream of a House' tours the eclectic home of writer Reynolds Price 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z

“His performance is compelling, always watchable, manages to be repulsive and charming, believable in all emotions, completely committed, incredibly brave,” wrote Mr. Affleck. More From Casey Affleck on 'I'm Still Here' 2010-09-16T22:52:00Z

In addition to being a compelling story that’s up there with the best TV dramas, “Lazarus” is newly relevant thanks to the election of Donald Trump. The comic book “Lazarus” is a frightening vision of where America could be headed 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z

Here’s a list of compelling nonfiction books about war and comedy, religion and terrorism, spies and deadly diseases. Facts rule: 8 great nonfiction books 2013-06-14T17:29:09Z

Perhaps because the characters rarely interact — much of the dialogue consists of cellphone conversations — the performances are adequate without being compelling. Theater Review: ‘I Call My Brothers,’ From the Author of ‘Invasion!’ 2014-02-03T22:33:37Z

This narrative medical journalism, written in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina by the Pro Publica and New York Times correspondent who is also a physician, is “compelling, compassionate, and unsettling.” Perspective | Here’s a list of the 10 greatest works of journalism of the past 10 years. Care to argue about it? 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z

In the most compelling works this creates illusions of near and far as if a surface membrane were disintegrating to reveal some luminous, uncertainly distant space. Art in Review: Keltie Ferris 2012-12-13T20:56:49Z

You also witnessed Mr. Slatkin’s true forte: a mix of broad knowledge and compelling advocacy. Music Review | Juilliard Orchestra: Resounding Schuman, Rebounding Slatkin 2010-04-02T22:40:00Z

It’s a rich, multilayered story, a whole syllabus of compelling topics. ‘The Kindness of Enemies’ explores the deep roots of the war on terror 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z

“Women Talking” compels you to think about their plight, but it also invites you to enjoy their company. ‘Women Talking’ Review: The Power of Speech 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z

The attention is understandable; the film is beautifully shot — the characters and story are compelling. Hushpuppy, anarchist antihero? 2012-08-09T19:40:00Z

So she was pretty compelling as a Soviet partisan in Enemy at the Gates; she was riveting in The Shape of Things and threw herself into the Grisham melodrama of Runaway Jury. David Thomson on Rachel Weisz 2010-05-27T22:19:00Z

Knowing the history of the narrative beforehand made it no less compelling. Be grateful for what was good: One dozen musicians share the art they loved the most in 2016 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z

Jerrod Carmichael, a winner for writing his comedy special “Rothaniel,” gave a slow, halting series of thanks that was oddly compelling — you kept waiting for a “but.” Review: The Emmys Keep it Light and Forgettable 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z

In the case of this book, though, I felt compelled to forgo this policy. Are We Overreacting on Climate Change? 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z

As Judith, the soprano Ausrine Stundyte made a bizarre treatment of the character — constantly on the verge of self-immolation — at least compelling, with a fierce humanity largely absent in the staging. Review: Two Operas Conjure Apocalypses Personal and Cosmic 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z

“The Handmaid’s Tale” ’s most chilling resonance, though, comes from its vision of a society that compels women to keep reproducing even when it’s become increasingly difficult for them to do so. We Live in the Reproductive Dystopia of “The Handmaid’s Tale” 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z

Ademeit photographed other supposed sources of the rays, like electric meters, but the collagelike tabletops wreathed in obsessive language are especially compelling. Photography in the Raw 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z

Both are capable singers and actors, compelling onstage. Death haunts Frida Kahlo's long and clumsily winding road to the lyric stage 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z

The unrelenting horror of Mr Abdullahi’s life is compellingly told in “A Man of Good Hope”, an engrossing book by Jonny Steinberg, a South African academic and journalist. Finding his feet 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z

Whether the reader agrees with all his assessments, they are rooted in his deep understanding of the region and are never less than compelling. Review: ‘And Then All Hell Broke Loose,’ Richard Engel’s Memoir of Reporting From the Middle East 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z

The first half of the film, its most compelling stretch, focuses on Johnson’s wheeling and dealing to get the Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed. Review: Bryan Cranston Shines as Lyndon Johnson in ‘All the Way’ 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

Mo Said She Was Quirky Negotiating the contrary emotions produced by the ambiguous, equivocal contours of her life is what occupies Helen throughout much of this curious and curiously compelling novel. Mo Said She Was Quirky by James Kelman – review 2012-08-01T07:00:02Z

For example, I feel compelled to confront students who have always been told their work is perfect. Universities think I’m disposable, but my non-tenured status makes me a better teacher 2016-04-02T04:00:00Z

We don’t know why he suddenly felt compelled to choose between abstraction and the figure, having facilitated their peaceful coexistence for more than a decade. Art Review: ?American Vanguards? at the Neuberger Museum 2012-02-02T23:48:47Z

Yr Ysgwrn represents so many key themes of our heritage from literature to traditional farming, and we support SNPA's plans to open up the site for a wider audience to explore its compelling story. Hedd Wyn home wins lottery grant 2012-11-16T06:55:57Z

The director Dana Adam Shapiro grapples with those contradictions in compelling fashion, transforming subject matter that could have been the target for snickering into a razor-sharp examination of a culture in flux. ‘Margaret,’ ‘American Animals’ and More Streaming Alternatives 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z

Yet the force of the main characters remains compelling, as their misinterpreted encounters propel the work through its tragic arc. This week's new dance 2013-01-19T06:00:18Z

Richard Armstrong, the director of the New York-based Guggenheim foundation and museum, said it is "a very compelling opportunity to continue our investigations into the possibilities of global interchange". Helsinki puts in bid for Guggenheim museum 2011-01-18T19:54:51Z

We do that by making the art touchable and palpable and compelling. Jenny Bilfield, head of Washington Performing Arts, on taking risks 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z

“Part of what I find so compelling about Hilary’s story,” Ms. Dunham said, “is that his creative control and his creative freedom was challenged, and he continued to work in other ways.” Lena Dunham and the ‘Man Who Drew Eloise’ 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z

While he is sometimes criticized for his unorthodox interpretations of Baroque and Classical repertoire, the drama and passion he brings is enormously compelling. Organ rock star Cameron Carpenter in Seattle on April 25 2014-04-16T19:48:13Z

McDormand leads the season’s strongest contender, but she has already won two best-actress Oscars and voters may not feel compelled to dole out a third so soon. Oscars 2021 Predictions: Who Will Win Best Picture, Actor and Actress? 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z

So what characterizes the most compelling structures now? Ten Daring New Buildings Around the World 2014-01-09T05:00:00Z

For all the contrasts between frenzied outbursts and lyrical episodes, a compelling narrative line ran through each piece. Emanuel Ax and Stephen Hough Explore the French Side of Chopin 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z

The personal stories of people who lived through it are compelling enough. Review: ‘Blackout,’ When New York Plunged Into Darkness, Then Chaos, in 1977 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z

He points in the direction of an L.B.D. he finds far more compelling. Op-Ed Columnist: It Goes With Everything, Even Bad Hair 2012-10-01T03:01:10Z

Perhaps that's why the younger characters introduced in "Gen Q" feel compelling: they're assistants and social workers at the start of their careers. "The L Word: Generation Q": Shanes I have known 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z

You might also feel compelled to ask in light of Cope's latter- day musical output. The Teardrop Explodes: Kilimanjaro: Deluxe Edition 2010-07-15T14:29:00Z

The women in his songs are compelling, beautiful, mystical and carnal all at once. Dave Matthews Sings to the Next Generation on ‘Come Tomorrow’ 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z

"The drama hinges on Jewish characters being compelled to observe Christmas, and the tension resolves only when these outsiders learn how to participate in or appreciate the dominant religious tradition," she adds. Hallmark movies are fascist propaganda 2019-12-25T05:00:00Z

“Sometimes pubs are sold without marketing because we get an unsolicited offer that we believe is compelling enough to accept,” said Georgel, who only became the pubco’s CEO last year. The death and life of the great British pub | Tom Lamont 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z

There are lots of international organizations, Kuttner writes, but the only ones that seem able to compel nations to do anything are the ones setting economic rules. How Rampant Globalization Brought Us Trump 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z

If Mr. Steel and his board would like to settle down somewhere — and there are compelling arguments to do so — the place seems obvious: City Center, where “the people’s opera” opened its doors in 1944. Critic’s Notebook: City Opera Might Do Best at City Center 2013-04-26T23:56:25Z

Florence said the 86-year-old writer was "hitting an extraordinary golden patch … She is one of the most articulate commentators that there is and her views on Mugabe and Zimbabwe are absolutely compelling." Hay Festival line-up revealed 2010-04-04T21:16:00Z

Not all the performers rise to the occasion, but what really counts is Glenda Jackson’s compelling start to the last act of a dramatic life. Lear’s rage comes naturally to Glenda Jackson 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z

Brief spoilers for last night’s Sons of Anarchy below: Sons of Anarchy has always been a show built around two compelling, successful, but in the long term incompatible, stories. The Morning After: Sons of Anarchy Chooses Sides 2011-11-09T15:15:53Z

It is the bystanders of self-inflicted death who are compelled to philosophize. To be or not to be: Playwrights on the complex issue of suicide 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z

The actress Laverne Cox, an executive producer of the documentary, said she felt compelled to examine this bitter past not to shame, but to educate and empower. Transgender Lives Onscreen: Seen, but Not Always Believable 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z

Then there's a gently sturdy ballad from Alasdair Roberts, a quietly compelling song from Nancy Wallace, and several bands that veer between the pleasantly spooky and twee. Various Artists – Weirdlore: Notes from the Folk Underground – review 2012-06-07T21:53:01Z

Either way, it was compelling enough to come again the next night. Leaf-peeping and spooky vibes make Estes Park, Colo., a dynamic fall destination 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z

White House and Department of Transportation officials said that the mere idea of an interactive dashboard compelled airlines to make major changes in just two weeks. Pete Buttigieg Is Trying to Fix Air Travel With a ‘Dashboard.’ What’s on It? 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z

"We want to create compelling experiences that these communities will seek to be a part of." KFC's sexy Colonel Sanders Lifetime movie is the perfect distillation for this year's brand madness 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z

I was ready to stride out into the world, but then my contemplation of Sloterdijk's passing reference to "the phenomenon of involuntary verticality" gently compelled me to become horizontal. Non-fiction roundup - reviews 2012-10-05T21:55:05Z

Season 2, Episode 1: Could it be that we’ve found the most compelling storyline – and it’s not Piper? 'Orange Is the New Black' Recap: Taystee Gets Her Moment 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z

His daughter, who he says is already an “environmental warrior herself,” has had a profound effect on his writing, he said, compelling him to “distill even more.” It Took Nearly 30 Years. Is America Ready for Ben Okri Now? 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z

Some of the most compelling are the relatively realistic shots of people grouped in outdoor settings, reminders of Clouzot’s gift for clear, fluid, emotionally resonant composition. | 'Henri-Georges Clouzot?s Inferno': A Film About Clouzot?s Unrealized Film ?L?Enfer? 2010-07-15T21:29:00Z

While City of Ghosts is no less compelling than its predecessor, Heineman was forced to take a more passive role in its creation. City of Ghosts director Matthew Heineman: 'Imagine seeing people crucified – every day' 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z

And romantically, things are more so, but not so much that I feel compelled to try the little blue pills again. I Was Misinformed: The Time She Tried Viagra 2012-11-14T11:24:57Z

Nonetheless, Shiv and her story arc are so compelling because of the nuanced image they present of corporate America and its desperate, hollow "girlboss" feminisms. On “Succession,” Shiv weaponizes womanhood 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z

But a certain sense of danger and near loss of control is written into this compelling drama. ‘Atthis,’ a Searing Monodrama by Opera Cabal and ACME 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z

That’s partly because of the staging by Mr. Cromer, who brought an understated, compelling inventiveness to Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” in 2009 and, more recently, the exquisite musical “The Band’s Visit.” Review: ‘Man From Nebraska’ Delivers a Midlife Crisis of Faith 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z

Forcing this bully to articulate her intentions might compel her to back off. Perspective | Ask Amy: Mother-in-law holds couple hostage over ‘blessing’ 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z

The actors Michael B. Jordan and Chanté Adams are similarly attuned, bringing a compelling chemistry as opposites who fall for each other. ‘A Journal for Jordan’ Review: Reflections on Love Built and Lost 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z

He had to move along; the direction his poetry was dictating compelled him to. Bob Dylan’s prophecy: The kryptonite we need against Trumpism 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z

This is a show that proves characters don't need to be likable, just compelling and watchable. States of bliss 2011-01-29T00:05:00Z

One of the most compelling fan theories posits that the show’s narrative is actually happening on two different temporal planes, superficially identical but separated by three decades. The Latest “Westworld” Reveal Shows It’s No “Game of Thrones” 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z

Some are portraits, whose figurative subject matter — including various saints and the late artist Franz West, Stingel’s friend — are a compelling counterpoint to the sea of textures.. | A Magic Carpet Ride in a Venetian Palazzo 2013-06-05T17:47:17Z

She has been traveling to so many states that when she walked onstage at an event on Saturday, National Education Association President Becky Pringle felt compelled to remind her, “You’re in Arizona.” Jill Biden’s last, relentless push to boost vulnerable Democrats 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z

It’s a compelling theme for a writer, and a choreographer, to latch onto. New York City Ballet injects incredible zing into new Peck ballet and other works 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z

Curators say it will include 40 of the artist’s most compelling works. Museums plan Piero di Cosimo exhibit in US, Italy 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z

This is why Swan was compelled to write this book, one with apocalyptic implications. The Everyday Chemicals That Might Be Leading Us to Our Extinction 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z

Evoking awe and wonder throughout, A Wrinkle in Time is a compelling modern classic. Steve Cole's top 10 space books 2011-08-10T14:45:06Z

Sunday night’s Breaking Bad was so fascinating – equal parts wrenching, shocking and creepy – that I actually logged on this morning hoping that James Poniewozik felt compelled to say his piece. Breaking Bad Watch: Four Terrifying Glimpses of Walter White, Lost Cause 2012-08-27T16:09:22Z

Nonetheless, belying the often repeated notion that great wine regions must have great views, the Applegate Valley is home to some compelling wines. The Applegate Valley Offers Oregon Winemakers a Quiet Place to Experiment 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z

The concerts have become a compelling ritual for some. Chicago News Cooperative: As Winter Dawns, the Sound of Drums Fills the Air 2010-12-19T02:22:19Z

“We were looking for art that is visually compelling, and this certainly is,” he said. Exhibitions: Nothing but a Paper Trail for a Mustang Long Gone 2012-07-08T02:07:18Z

They’ll draw from their second compelling duo album — “Aurora,” recorded live in Ms. Serpa’s hometown, Lisbon — with a frame of reference that includes songbook standards, film noir and Portuguese fado. Jazz Listings for June 6-12 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z

I'm not finding Neegan to be a compelling character in anyway, he's like a cardboard cutout black hat. ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 7, Episode 4: Negan Takes Over 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z

The book is endlessly fascinating, though sometimes difficult to follow as a compelling narrative. 'Shell Games': the high-stakes underworld of shellfish poaching 2010-04-08T20:06:00Z

“Post Mortem,” a documentary on PBS on Tuesday, compellingly demonstrates just how often a situation like this one actually occurs. Television Review: Bumbling in the Morgue: Blind, Drunk or Merely Incompetent Coroners 2011-01-31T23:55:38Z

That left behind newer, less compelling castaways whom the audience had less interest tuning in for. What we can learn from "Drag Race All Stars 7" and the magic of anxiety-free reality competition 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z

“I thought it was not just a compelling narrative but also the opportunity to capture someone brilliant in the prime of their career,” Ms. Tana said in an interview. Sergei Polunin, Ballet’s Bad Boy, Has a Change of Heart 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z

Instead, “Respect” treats trauma as a string of unresolved secrets, the source of which neither the film nor Franklin herself ever felt compelled to share with her audience. Aretha Franklin and the Futility of Trying to Portray Her Onscreen 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z

The most compelling of several biographies is Nancy Kates’s perceptive film “Regarding Susan Sontag,” about that cultural critic and writer, who died in 2004 and belonged to a vanishing breed of literary celebrity. Critic’s Notebook: The Tribeca Film Festival Begins Its 13th Season 2014-04-15T16:18:57Z

And after last year’s Black Lives Matter demonstrations and protests against police brutality, American arts institutions felt compelled to look within, including — especially — the white-dominated field of classical music. Notes Toward Reinventing the American Orchestra 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z

This elegant unpredictability of construction helps Chopin create unique larger forms, too — it makes him a compelling storyteller. The Pianist Jeremy Denk on the Joys of Chopin, Our Most Catlike Composer 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z

That is uncertain here, but the evidence is compelling. Exhibition Review: ‘Lunch Hour NYC’ Opens at the New York Public Library 2012-06-22T22:04:35Z

And over the course of a four-decade career, Spike Lee has developed a bold, bravura, urgently personal visual language and voice that are insistently compelling, even when they go wildly over the top. Perspective | In praise of the messy, misunderstood masterpiece (and in search of the next one) 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z

A strange truth about the portrayal of professionals on TV: if they're doctors, it's trash TV, but if they're lawyers, it's compelling drama. TV highlights 20/06/2013 2013-06-20T06:00:06Z

If your offer is possible, the opportunity to do one more deal before the end of the day might compel them to work with you…especially if the dealership is having a bad weekend. The Best Bargaining Techniques When Buying a Car From a Dealer 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z

A novel so compelling, so original, as to warrant being read again and over again. We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver: foreword by Kate Mosse 2010-06-09T08:51:00Z

The company drew notice with a trilogy of plays — “Welcome to Nowhere,” “Americana Kamikaze” and “Newyorkland” — that juxtaposed skillful video sequences with less compelling live ones. ‘My Voice Has an Echo in It,’ Part of the Coil Festival 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z

Unfortunately, the living that they haunted were not nearly so compelling, especially Ben and Vivien Harmon, whose crumbling marriage was the center of the show. Vacation Robo-Post: The 2011 Cincy Awards 2011-12-27T13:58:58Z

Think of “Waiting for Godot”; for everything that play lacks – a logical narrative, any sense of closure – it remains endlessly compelling, moving, even distressing. Review | ‘From Hell to Breakfast’ takes readers on a sometimes confounding journey. It’s worth the ride. 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z

He then found two other cowboys who practiced the same compelling magic, and began to craft a character inspired by these three men. Nicholas Evans, Author of ‘The Horse Whisperer,’ Dies at 72 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z

On the other hand, trying too hard to make the film feel relevant or timely could distract from the already compelling story of how N.W.A. came to be and what they accomplished. 'Straight Outta Compton' trailer: Music as a weapon in NWA origin tale 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z

After the killing of George Floyd sparked nationwide demonstrations against racial injustice and police brutality, institutions across society felt compelled to reckon with racial disparities within their ranks — and that includes classical music. Best Classical Music of 2020 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z

Obviously these other people on the island had to have a leader, and that character had to be incredibly compelling. Television: The Men Who Made ABC?s ?Lost? Last 2010-05-14T01:15:00Z

“I loved the fact that it’s small and isolated on Park Avenue where there’s no other retail. That’s what made it compelling to me.” Inside Art: A Collector Changes Course 2014-03-20T22:00:54Z

Reality seemed at once more compelling and more mysterious. Searching for What Connects Us, Carlo Rovelli Explores Beyond Physics 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z

The TV writer’s case isn’t compelling on its own, and the client is obnoxious. ‘The Good Fight’ Season 1, Episode 5 Recap: Office Warfare 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z

In fact, two of the most compelling characters in “The Vineyard” are women. If you enjoy Netflix’s ‘The Time in Between,’ you’ll love María Dueñas’s new novel 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z

But the rapper's ability to rhyme with substance about the shape of today's urban society makes his new album a compelling piece of work. Review: Lupe Fiasco raps masterfully on new album 2012-09-26T20:39:10Z

An isolated restaurant in a downtown district will always struggle after dark unless it makes an unusually compelling case for itself as a destination. A Brooklyn Landmark Holds Its Head High Again 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z

What compelled you to film a documentary about, of all things, a press conference at a landscaping company? "Four Seasons Total Documentary" captures the Trump campaign's emperor-has-no-clothes moment 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z

His Hamlet was the most charismatic and compelling of my experience, and his Andrew Undershaft, the Mephistophelean arms manufacturer of Shaw’s “Major Barbara,” the most seductive. Taxi Fare for the Uncommon Man 2011-07-14T23:48:03Z

The ministry has “no tools available to compel a private foundation to implement a recommendation by the commission,” he said. Rare Violin Tests Germany’s Commitment to Atone for Its Nazi Past 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z

Just don't expect to be compelled to finish the whole thing in one sitting. 'New Worlds' review: Historical drama that's more talky than epic 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z

With the exception of Mr. Trumbull’s admirably nuanced Stephen, the performances don’t spring compellingly to life. Review: In ‘Neurology of the Soul,’ Looking for a Brain in Love 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z

But when Graeber writes about the need to try something new – anything new – he is both compelling and sympathetic. The Democracy Project: a History, a Crisis, a Movement by David Graeber – review 2013-03-28T16:10:18Z

Data advanced in support of the decline-of-violence argument is dense and often compelling, and derives from a range of respectable sources. An American century of carnage: Measuring violence in a single superpower world 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z

An appealing showcase is not the same thing as a compelling cabaret act. Music Review: Laura Osnes at Café Carlyle 2012-06-20T20:58:53Z

Items and manuscripts owned by the British Library are among the most compelling inclusions. The magic that inspired Harry Potter on display at the British Library 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z

The point being, there is and will always be a market for stories exploring miserable possibilities for humanity’s future, provided the plots are relatively unique and compelling. The future, Trumpified: Syfy’s dystopian drama “Incorporated” feels too close to reality for comfort 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z

His new series, “Permanent Error,” is really compelling and real. | Sophie Morner 2011-03-02T21:30:00Z

It’s a reminder of the compelling artistry that can come out of Hollywood when there’s inclusion in front of and behind the camera. What ‘Queen & Slim’ Gets Right About Black Women 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z

That’s an injustice to not only the game but also to the medium as a whole because “Watch Dogs” is otherwise a really compelling creation. Review: Ubisoft cracks the code with ‘Watch Dogs’ 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z

But for people who exist outside of their community’s norms, that discomfort is often exacerbated, especially when they are compelled to keep their differences hidden. A Heart-Rending Novel About an Intersex Teenager Forced to Live as a Boy 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z

Apparently all of the above, combined with the stark reality of Viserys’s ongoing circling of the royal drain, compelled her to conspicuously stand tall, as her uncle put it. ‘House of the Dragon,’ Season 1, Episode 5 Recap: Wedding Crashers 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z

“It was such a compelling story,” said Ingber, a managing partner at Mayer Brown’s New York office. Nigerian chess prodigy, 12, granted asylum in the United States 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z

The vividness of these exchanges — the banal vernacular of the teenage girls and the techniques of their much older interlocutors — make for some of its most compelling chapters. Rebecca Godfrey, Who Found Humanity in Teenage Violence, Dies at 54 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z

Stephen, a slight young man, says he found it compelling and redolent of the Damilola Taylor case. Wandsworth jail reading group: 'Here, they don't have to be prisoners' 2013-01-15T15:30:01Z

Very few television shows about New York have ever been able to capture a similar warmth for one’s fellow-man; perhaps being compassionate doesn’t make for compelling TV. The Surprising Compassion of “High Maintenance” 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z

The word “model” does not quite encompass the varied reasons Mr. Sabbat has evolved into something more compelling — an “influencer,’’ and among the more persuasive ones around. Luka Sabbat, the 18-Year-Old Fashion Influencer 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z

Then he gets a call: His abusive father has died, compelling him to return with his wife and children to a remote pocket of Appalachia he was thrilled to escape. ‘Spell’ Review: Occult Reprogramming 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z

The goals of Howard House were simple: exhibit conceptually rigorous and aesthetically compelling art by local, national and international artists and help foster their careers. Seattle's Howard House gallery to close 2010-06-03T23:58:00Z

But the surface of Ms. Washington’s story is far less compelling than what’s underneath, and this play doesn’t delve deep enough. Review: In ‘Feeding the Dragon,’ an Enchanted Home Inside a Library 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z

Oliver felt he could not avoid the subject, though, because he’s going to be off the air for a month, and felt compelled to offer a few parting thoughts. John Oliver to Donald Trump: 'Drop Out' 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z

Her devotion is extraordinary, but her obliviousness is shocking: If you believed, as she did, that Lucy saw herself as human, why would you compel her to live as a wild animal? ‘Lucy, the Human Chimp’ Review: Far From Home 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z

In 2014, Jared Leto won the Oscar for best supporting actor for his compelling role as a transgender woman in the film "Dallas Buyers Club." Daddy left Mommy for Tommy, or what to do when a parent comes out as gay 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z

The novel is impressive nonetheless, carefully crafted with a compelling vision and well-honed prose. Lori Roy's skills impress in 'Let Me Die in His Footsteps' 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z

Funny and engaging, she compels you to like her. Jessie J 2011-01-18T21:45:00Z

By citing critics’ early dismissals, Hutchisson might compel readers of Hemingway’s “greatest hits” to read these more difficult yet rewarding works. The quiet tragedy of Ernest Hemingway 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z

“That’s why I felt compelled to talk about it. I saw so many artists struggling.” Musicians Say Streaming Doesn’t Pay. Can the Industry Change? 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z

But these were not compelling reasons for staying away. Thomas Adès and the L.A. Phil find life in the Dance of Death 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z

It’s compelling someone to incriminate themselves by forcibly taking blood from their body.’” A DWI offer you can’t refuse 2012-11-23T00:00:00Z

All the while, she remains one of blogdom’s most compelling storytellers, sharing with her readers style observations, travel tales and all sorts of miscellany. Garance Doré, the Style Blogger, Snatches the Spotlight 2014-05-07T21:18:59Z

She shows that many were compelled to become activists, and she explains how that activism saved countless lives. Review | Three books to help kids — and their parents — talk about difficult subjects 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z

There are wobbly moments – notably, a botched final scene – but also the sense of a grave, compelling story. Death of a Salesman ? review 2011-02-15T18:50:00Z

This is central to writing a good story and believable compelling characters. "Miles Morales: Spider-Man" author Saladin Ahmed: "Politics are central to the story for me" 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z

Many people choose to go cruelty-free at home for compassionate reasons, but there’s a compelling ecological argument, too. ‘Is there such a thing as vegan loo roll?’: how to have a cruelty-free home 2019-06-29T04:00:00Z

The abundance of natural beauty was a compelling reason to spend time outdoors, made even more so by the poor TV reception of mostly German channels. A Tranquil Oasis in Greece 2017-08-12T04:00:00Z

She trusted her first impressions of a work, saying the good ones almost compel readers to ask a single question: “What happens next?” Margaret K. McElderry, Children?s Book Publisher, Dies at 98 2011-02-16T02:23:03Z

The new director of opera “wants to continue to make dramatically compelling work,” he said, “ to bring new work to the stage, and to do so in a way that connects with audiences.” Oliver Mears Takes a Big Leap to the Royal Opera 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z

Jarecki and company took a cold case, already investigated with great publicity, and seemingly impossibly, found explosive evidence and built a compelling theory. "There It Is. You're Caught." The Jinx Gets Its Man 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z

The final version is less sensationalistic and controversial, less concerned with the embarrassing aspects of the Kennedy lifestyle and more focused on moving along a compelling narrative. "The Kennedys": what the first episode reveals 2011-01-19T18:45:26Z

What compelled you to sign up for a thankless job like this? Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes on Hosting the Oscars 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z

The first photographer ever to be shown in the Venice Biennale, in 1972, a year after her death, she revolutionized the art form with her starkly compelling, disquieting images. In Transit Blog: In Paris, First-Ever French Retrospective of Diane Arbus 2011-11-13T11:00:36Z

The best thrillers excel at combining compelling characters with breakneck pacing. Lisa Gardner, the Thriller Writer Who Loves Historical Romance 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z

It was as impressively composed as the earlier programmes: fluid, compelling, and tautly told. Radio review: Veterans 2010-09-28T07:00:00Z

It struck me that the film was twice as compelling as it would have been if a man had been playing the astronaut. 'Peep Show with female losers? Bring it on!' – Sam Bain on why comedy needs diversity 2019-05-25T04:00:00Z

History, religious belief, and conclusions from everyday life were close to sheer opinion; this knowledge was at best probable and could not compel assent from others. The man who made America: Reason, religion and the brilliant mind of John Locke 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z

One week later, the hashtag went viral, and Jonathan was compelled to address the issue. Must-see morning clip: Jon Stewart launches hashtag against Rush Limbaugh 2014-05-13T13:09:00Z

Holding that narrative requires a compelling actor and filmmaking that keeps viewers on their toes. How ‘Sound of Metal’ captured the sounds of silence 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z

Aside from its world-class tap list and compelling, nontraditional setting, Smith Street Taps succeeds by selling premium beers at prices far lower than those found at brick-and-mortar competitors. In Singapore, Craft Beer Where You’d Least Expect It 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z

It is as compelling as literary fiction, and the Los Angeles Times Magazine called it a “profound, touching work.” 2010-01-28T07:20:00Z

Their sound was the biggest of the night, in all senses: shamelessly dramatic and laced with orchestral samples, To Lose My Life and Death were compelling, if not exactly Christmassy. Xfm Winter Wonderland ? review 2010-12-16T21:29:01Z

It's a compelling argument, but is it one you agree with? Doctor Who: mid-season questions and recap 2011-08-26T13:48:03Z

“It’s a compelling story,” the filmmaker said, “a dying man trying to save a dying species.” Where semi-aquatic Royal Bengal tigers live among people 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z

At the same time, he finds at least some of what he aggregates to be compellingly written and well argued. Perspective | Enter here to explore the alternate universe of right-wing media 2020-01-04T05:00:00Z

The more compelling essays in “Double Bind” address this head on. The Infantilizing Ways We Talk About Women’s Ambition 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z

Below, Ms. Hunter discusses why she felt compelled to write about Greg, how she has been influenced by the photographer Cindy Sherman and more. Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: ‘Eat Only When You’re Hungry’ 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z

The short-documentary category has an unusually strong number of compelling individual portraits. | 'The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2014': Oscar Shorts, From Surreal to Oh So Real 2014-01-30T22:56:19Z

Like the doomed characters on “Lost,” who manage to escape their spooky island only to feel compelled to return, the financial pull of existing I.P. is often too strong for famous people to resist. Victory Speech (Hillary’s Version) 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z

The girl with the red hair who appears throughout the book, first as a summer camper and then as a member of the school year program, is a really compelling character. "The Third Rainbow Girl" author on the true story of a double murder she didn't set out to write 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z

But when you look at them and peel back a layer, you see how compelling their individual stories and life experiences are. "It makes your heart beat faster": Documentary celebrates the artistic side of Louisville's West End 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z

Quietly shadowing this central identity quest, however, is a less attention-grabbing but perhaps even more compelling tale of how one man from a broken home finds peace and purpose in reconstructing the home of another. Movie Review: ‘Unclaimed’ Explores the Identity of a Vietnam War Veteran 2014-05-01T22:40:17Z

Skiing both sides in one weekend is an ambitious undertaking, but the lake’s wilderness spirit and surprising contrasts are compelling enough to pull you into its adventurous orbit. What to Do in Lake Tahoe 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z

What is compelling about the drama is the importance attached to the act of apologising. Cannes 2013: The Past – review 2013-05-17T11:16:07Z

Mark’s voice was a balmy wave that drew me into his confidence, and one of the reasons I was compelled to be with him. Modern Love: A Small Lump Challenges a Prediction 2012-03-08T20:32:40Z

In these compelling interviews, granted when Duchamp was over 80, the artist presents himself as drily affable, charmingly open and utterly inscrutable. Michael Bracewell's top 10 art books 2012-06-06T10:35:15Z

But one of her most compelling documentaries of the 2010s was “Mommy Dead and Dearest.” From “Making a Murderer” to “Don't F**k with Cats,” the evolution of true crime this decade 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z

He tells the jihadi the Iraq war was “a bad idea,” though he felt compelled to join. A Reckoning With the Wars He Has Known 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z

What compels people to take extreme actions in the name of what they believe is patriotism? ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ Is Marvel’s Latest Double Act 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z

Their parents’ letdown is increasingly the audience’s reward, however, as 21st-century culture now thrums with compelling dramas and sharp comedies that draw directly from the immigrant experience, created by first-generation Americans. Review | ‘Little America’s’ vignettes of the immigrant experience sometimes feel a little too sunny 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z

And it's also quite nightmarish — so much so that you may be compelled to ditch the grocery stores and forage for your own food out in the wild. "Poisoned": The 6 most horrifying revelations from Netflix's food safety documentary 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z

Toradze, a fairly regular Seattle guest over the years, is always good for a compelling display of keyboard thunderpower, but this time he outdid himself. Review: Symphony does Prokofiev proud 2010-04-02T18:57:00Z

Would it surprise you to learn that Meryl Streep’s daughter is a very good and compelling actress? Fox picks up Rainn Wilson’s new series, ‘Backstrom’ 2014-01-17T17:58:01Z

And the shadows were crucial to another compelling scene in the office of a psychoanalyst. Review: ‘Marnie’ Stays in the Shadows in Nico Muhly’s Opera 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z

We are not sure, as she is torn between two worlds, and through her eyes, we get to see the effect of war on domestic level, which makes the book compelling to read. World literature tour: Indonesia 2011-07-18T11:22:40Z

Even so, it is no more compelling, as a work of art, than the maps of the age. Here be monsters 2010-04-23T23:06:00Z

The review, posted last Wednesday, starts promisingly enough: "If you read The Greek Seaman from the start until you click next page for the last time I think you'll find the story compelling and interesting." How not to handle bad reviews 2011-03-30T11:24:16Z

I found that dilemma very compelling," says Loach, "and very relevant to 2011. The son also rises: Jim Loach directs his first film 2011-03-31T22:00:02Z

Campaigners such as the group Hacked Off say this would be the moment to compel the press to join the system. Hacking trial: what now for newspapers? 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z

All of these friendships involve a pairing of empathic, compelling and somehow resolutely feminine girls, each with something the other needs or wants, cherishes or romanticizes, rejects or manipulates. Claire Messud’s ‘The Burning Girl’ takes on a fraught friendship with splendorous prose 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z

He was never less than wholly compelling and wholly entertaining, and yet he didn’t seem to be trying to be either of those things. A firm bass: Edgar Meyer at the Kennedy Center 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z

For more than 20 years, she has been making work that is visually compelling even as it condemns some of the darkest moments of America’s slave-owning past. Sour sweet 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z

“The English Patient is a compelling work of fiction — both poetic and philosophical,” Baroness Helena Kennedy, chair of the Booker Prize Foundation, said in a statement. ‘The English Patient’ Wins Best of Man Booker Prize 2018-07-08T04:00:00Z

Over the ensuing decades, presidents have been reliable go-tos for screenwriters looking for compelling protagonists facing high-stakes conflicts against the photogenic backdrop of the White House. Perspective | Trump’s exit may be too late to save the presidential movie 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z

Which is ironic, as this damp flannel of self-pity and mandolins is a compelling argument in favour of nationalising the British music industry. Peter Van Hoesen, Frank Turner, Dizzee Rascal: this week's new tracks 2013-06-14T12:00:00Z

There’s plenty of potential here, but the trouble with “Paper Bullets” is that it simply isn’t compelling. ‘Paper Bullets’ takes aim at celebrity culture — and misses 2013-03-20T21:35:38Z

What is already there to see is enough to compel me to return to see what finally lands. On Governors Island, Art Interventions Are Everywhere 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z

She said she hoped the media coverage would compel his friends and family to help him. Too much Sheen: Good for ratings, bad for Sheen? 2011-03-07T13:01:04Z

Giuseppe Filianoti, as Hoffmann, looks like a young Charlie Chaplin and brings a compelling combination of swagger and vulnerability to the role. Music Review: Is It Traditional or Modern? Both, With Nods to Kafka and Fellini 2010-09-29T22:38:00Z

And when he brought it out into the audience, and threw it up to the balcony, he showed how precision delivery and command of a room can make even the oldest, silliest material impossibly compelling. Best and Worst Moments of the 75th Tony Awards 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z

This is yet another element added to a stage already crowded with compelling, competing agendas. 'Trapeze': Walking a high wire of danger in World War II France 2012-05-30T21:41:11Z

"Post Mortem," a documentary on PBS Tuesday, compellingly demonstrates just how often a situation like this one actually occurs. Bumbling in the morgue: Blind, drunk or merely incompetent coroners 2011-02-01T04:11:04Z

While I don’t exactly agree that the worst of times generate the most compelling art, political turmoil can certainly inspire some of the angriest work. ‘Memory House’ Review: Seeking a Niche Between Present and Past 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z

For all the clumsiness, this episode was also the most compelling and fast-paced of the series so far. 'The Leftovers' Recap: Into the Dark, With a Cliche or Two 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z

In the first episode, listening to him go on, I found him a likable, compelling character who doesn’t seem to be entirely O.K. “S-Town” Investigates the Human Mystery 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z

Those lines are part of an unsettling monologue, and they’re not the only compelling moments in a story that is by turns earnest and odd, tender and disturbing. | 'Dedalus Lounge': Anthony Rapp in Gary Duggan?s ?Dedalus Lounge? - Review 2012-01-15T23:27:40Z

Like “8 Murders a Day,” Charlie Minn’s thought-provoking documentary this year, it is finally less compelling for its random details of multiple brutalities than for its chilling portrait of a country irretrievably rotting from within. | 'El Sicario, Room 164 ': ?El Sicario, Room 164,? by Gianfranco Rosi ? Review 2011-12-27T23:52:09Z

By cooking with Jean in such a structured, quotidian way, I was able to stop time, a compelling state for an anxious mind like mine. A Year of Cooking With My Mother 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z

They have a story that we can all be interested in and everyone’s life has drama and comedy that can make compelling narrative.” Aziz Ansari: ‘Being funny is like having a superpower’ 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z

"Selma" is a necessary film, even an essential one, with more than its share of memorable performances and vivid, compelling sequences. 'Selma' is a powerful telling of the MLK story 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z

Nevertheless, the emcee knows how to compel listeners. Mackned hosts mellow house party at Easy Street Records 2016-07-16T04:00:00Z

The back stories were as compelling as the movements themselves. Review: Blacka Di Danca Shakes His Way Through Borough Hall 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z

For the most part, people don’t go to the theater because they feel compelled by social pressure to be there. Perspective | What we loathe about intermissions 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z

In that simplicity there is complexity: In his heart, Frank Castle "the Punisher" actually wants peace, but he is inexorably compelled towards violence, vengeance and his own version of justice. Why the Punisher is more relatable than Superman: "Anger is an easier feeling" 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z

The central works on the program, though, may have been the most compelling. A powerful performance from the high-energy JACK Quartet 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z

“I was just compelled to tears,” he said in an interview. Matthew Vines Won’t Rest in Defending Gay Christians 2012-09-14T22:53:06Z

Most brands don’t have Paltrow, though, so they must rely on compelling brand stories to distinguish themselves. Is your persimmon soap infused with geisha wisdom? The precious world of artisanal beauty. 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z

Authenticity is what makes Oliver's television so compelling, and part of this has involved filming his personal life in intimate detail. 'No one understands me' 2010-10-11T07:00:00Z

Equally unique, at least among the USA lineup of character-driven procedurals, "Dig" is more entertainment than education, though one will no doubt feel compelled to Google at least some of the show's iconography. ABC's 'American Crime,' USA's 'Dig' up the ante on Thursdays 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z

It seems like a harrowing prospect but the result is compelling. Tonight's TV highlights 2010-08-03T07:00:00Z

Those big old iron horses always made for suitably impressive and technologically exciting cinematic subject matter, of course; but they also offered a compelling metaphor for the experience of cinema itself. Clip joint: Taking the train 2012-08-15T16:47:00Z

The novels are partly autobiographical, sparse but intricate and psychologically compelling. A Physician Examines His Novels 2010-09-03T22:26:00Z

It’s very compelling, the way it’s filmed, and it reflects on bigger themes. Leonard Retel Helmrich?s Documentaries Capture Closed Spaces 2011-09-11T03:36:29Z

But the dialogue doesn’t compel, and the world of the play doesn’t purposefully cohere or intentionally fracture. ‘Buzz,’ a New Play by Benjamin Kunkel 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z

Estrangement is a topic she felt compelled to tackle to give hope to others who come from challenging home environments. Drum-and-Bass Is Rising Again, With Nia Archives in the Spotlight 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z

“Every record sounds the same, you got to step into my world,” Madonna sings, without giving us a single compelling reason why. Album review: Madonna, 'MDNA' 2012-03-24T23:24:00Z

The photographer was a man famous himself for having photographed the biggest celebrities and most compelling faces in the world — including Madonna and Diana, Princess of Wales. Gisele Inc. 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z

The chile-spiked tomato sauce, perfumed with Chinese celery and sparked with ginger beer, was so compelling I finished it with a spoon, like soup. Joule reboots with bolder flavors, higher energy 2013-01-12T11:30:17Z

This compelled service “demeaned and humiliated them, contributing to the hostile work environment”, the complaint said. Canadian actor's suit against Weinstein and assistant must proceed, judge rules 2018-02-17T05:00:00Z

It’s a compelling idea, and gives the mystery of her disappearance a sense of unreality. Connie Converse’s Time Has Come 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z

“The Wilds,” a plane crash survivalist drama that debuted last year on Amazon, resembles “Yellowjackets” closely, though with less compelling characters and fewer bonkers plot twists. ‘Yellowjackets’ Leans in to Savagery 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z

The piece is a 15-minute, through-composed setting of two elusive yet compelling poems by Wallace Stevens: “Banal Sojourn” and “The Snow Man.” Music Review: Julia Bullock Gives New York Recital Debut at Merkin Concert Hall 2014-03-12T20:33:31Z

Readers who feel compelled to focus on the negative should look elsewhere; click around the snarkosphere because this show was too good to belittle. Paul McCartney thrills L.A. crowd with hits, tales 2010-04-01T00:20:00Z

Here’s hoping the ambition and focus that made the first film so compelling aren’t lost as its story scope widens. The most exciting movies of 2020 – horror 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z

Owens also feels compelled to comment on Swift's "odd dating pattern," which, in Owens' eyes, seems to consist of a series of flings rather than long term relationships: Candace Owens on Taylor Swift's dating: "Why hasn't any man stepped up to the plate to marry her?" 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z

These casual vignettes are perhaps some of Sargent’s most compelling works, exuding intimacy and tenderness. John Singer Sargent’s Famous Friends Served as Models for These Informal Portraits 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z

Vladimir Nabokov found it less compelling, describing it as “a dreary town.” Review | A Basque author contemplates a complex city in ‘Nevada Days’ 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z

Why is this kind of imagery, this spectacle of destruction, so compelling to us? Steven Soderbergh and Amy Seimetz Made the Pandemic Movies of the Moment 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z

It has no particular love for reality shows, but it also takes its subject seriously enough to tell a compelling story. Review: In UnREAL, Art Imitates Life Imitating Life 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z

That may well be true, but his personal story is compelling. Marcus Samuelsson: the restaurant king of Harlem 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z

Surely, Cornélia’s earlier visions were just as compelling, filled with pressing dangers to both the world and the theater. Review: ‘A Room in India’ Overflows With Astonishing Visions 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z

He is raised there unaware that he is human, not an elf, until his enormous size compels him to face the truth. `Elf' to open on Broadway as a musical in November 2010-06-30T20:47:00Z

The Leftovers's most compelling mysteries were ones of the heart. How 'The Leftovers' Finale Cemented the Show as a Classic Drama 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z

“What are the compelling narratives, what are the new stories that need to be told, how do we build on the work that’s happened at the museum?” Met Appoints New Leader of Modern and Contemporary Art 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z

The second season of “The Expanse” premieres Wednesday at 10 p.m. and maintains the drama’s status as one of the most compelling science fiction series of recent years. “The Expanse”: Syfy’s futuristic drama returns and looks more probable than ever 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z

In Michoacán, where the Knights Templar cartel, an offshoot of the dread Zetas, are a very visible presence, the situation on the ground is more compelling and more dangerous. 'Cartel Land' goes deep inside vigilantes' fight on both sides of Mexico-U.S. drug war 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z

It is a compelling portrayal of evil in the power-suited corporate world. Who is the best Oscar-winning supporting actress of all time? 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z

That mystery of its maker is still compelling. Possessed : Jack Pierson’s Orange-Crate Chair 2013-02-01T22:39:35Z

It was such a compelling story and so rich with crazy things that happened to Kim, I was just really intrigued. Tina Fey on Her 'American-White-Lady Problems' in Whiskey Tango Foxtrot 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z

“Her figure is the very meaning of sex. Her eyes and her voice and style are indescribably compelling.” The Roman Seasons of Tennessee Williams 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z

I realized watching this movie with fresh eyes that I had weighed it down with a lot of genre and ideological assumptions, and that the actual movie is its own odd, ridiculous, peculiarly compelling thing. Who’s Your Wingman Now? Pushing the Envelope With ‘Top Gun’ 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z

He is a more three-dimensional creation than Bride and the most compelling male character in a Morrison novel since Milkman in “Song of Solomon.” Review: In Toni Morrison’s ‘God Help the Child,’ Adults Are Hobbled by the Pain of the Past 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z

If I were a Christian, I would be compelled to view the Holocaust as the single greatest failure of Christianity since its origin. ‘Son of Saul’: An immersive portrait of life in a Nazi death camp 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z

The compelling bass-baritone Aubrey Allicock is excellent as the Forester, a man with a dreamy side, who takes the Vixen cub captive and rears her in his home, causing no end of trouble. Music Review: ‘The Cunning Little Vixen,’ at Peter Jay Sharp Theater 2013-04-29T20:13:53Z

Art historians theorize that the Van Campens, thinking their family was complete, commissioned the painting at some celebratory moment, but later were compelled to add their new child. ‘Frans Hals Portraits: A Family Reunion’ Review: Piecing Together the Van Campen Clan 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z

In the best of these poems, Pardlo creates a unique, compelling voice that takes poetry and readers to unexpected places. Three best poetry books of May 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z

There is compelling evidence that fake news swayed the election. This is your brain on fake news: what’s behind the human willingness to swallow “alternative facts” 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z

While my A.I. assistant was equipped with an expansive database and programmed to think and respond like a human, I didn’t completely trust its judgment and at times felt compelled to do my own research. In Milan, Putting an A.I. Travel Adviser to the Test 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z

But the group got things done, and the movie is especially compelling in its depiction of political organization in the analog age. ‘White Riot’ Review: When Punk’s Stars Banded Against Racism 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z

The most compelling plots on the show follow the friendships of the women in prison as they come together and fall apart. Why Men Should Watch Orange Is the New Black 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z

Despite pleading time constraints — she was starting her television network, OWN — Ms. Winfrey said she was ultimately compelled to embrace the project because it represented “something bigger than ourselves.” Oprah Winfrey and Forest Whitaker on ‘The Butler’ 2013-08-07T12:00:01Z

Nushama is just one example of what many see as the next frontier in health, which, thanks to legal loopholes and a patchwork of compelling research, is able to operate with limited oversight. A Ketamine Clinic Treads the Line Between Health Care and a ‘Spa Day for Your Brain’ 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z

Ellison's lost novel remains most compelling, perhaps, for its sense of possibility, what it suggests about the book it might have become. Mixed feelings on Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman' 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z

I immediately felt compelled to pay my respects and to take Gary with me, because we both first encountered Southworth’s work in graduate school. The best-selling Washington writer you’ve never heard of 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z

So it is no coincidence that some of the world’s most compelling works of art are weddings of female and painterly beauty. Perfect Poise, Pulled From Jaws of Distortion 2010-12-30T22:46:46Z

Which might not be the sort of comfort that the loafer was intended to address, but it's just as compelling a reason. | A Brief History of Fashion's Favorite Flat 2012-11-23T20:00:44Z

The various images we record, and those compelled from us, are something apart from a photo collection. It’s Almost 2019. Do You Know Where Your Photos Are? 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z

Back in 1944 there was an obscure though compelling exhibition in which the curator Bernard Rudofsky first inquired: “Are Clothes Modern?” Van Gogh on Five, Wonderbra on Six. Going Up. 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z

The con moto movement of the Sonata in D major, D850, by turns gently lyrical and passionate, found Lewis at his compelling best, realising Schubert's song-like nature and, with it, some of the heartbreak. Paul Lewis ? review 2011-02-08T18:15:17Z

Stolle said the 94-year-old Edwards, is living history: a link to one of the blues realm's most compelling and influential figures. Juke Joint Festival spotlights Miss. blues history 2010-04-14T18:34:00Z

It just had a very basic pitch and it was the last one, but that was one that I think for him had the emotional center that he felt compelled by. Animation: Five awards-contending directors take us behind the lines 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z

Sabala, who sings the title role, is a compelling young soprano who graduated from the Orange County School of the Arts in May 2016 and is studying vocal performance at Drake University in Des Moines. They filmed the opera 'Vireo' on Alcatraz. Soon you can stream it on your iPad or phone 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z

So while there are flaws here, the history is compelling, particularly since the advances in our time are so knit into daily life that they are almost invisible. Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif. 2012-09-28T17:20:02Z

What’s compelling about this comedy crypt, particularly for someone like me, who writes about this line of work, is that all of the comedians sign their photos. Still Life: Comedy Cellar, Where Past and Present Meet 2012-07-31T15:53:48Z

Then came Knussen's own pivotal third symphony, compact and powerful, a little too structurally contrived in some ways, but compellingly directed and awash with beauties, the BBC Symphony Orchestra responding to all the challenges. Prom 56: BBCSO/Knussen – review 2012-08-26T10:24:43Z

While Connell is playing variations on his major theme – one shock following another, Mrs Bridge's fitful reflections, a distraction, oblivion – something darker and more compelling is going on in the minor key. Mrs Bridge by Evan S Connell – rereading 2012-06-08T21:55:17Z

No. 6 is a piece steeped in sadness, composed just before Bartók was compelled to flee Europe for an unhappy few final years in New York. CD reviews: Bartók by heart, for the heart 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z

The intertwined monologues don’t enhance or refract each other as much as you might wish, but they’re both compelling. ‘The Good and the True’ Recounts the Holocaust 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z

And though Rodriguez is still a compelling performer for being 70 years old, some in the crowd likely expected to hear the same vocal range he displayed on his albums. Concert Review: Rodriguez charming but disjointed and flat 2013-04-26T18:49:42Z

It's a riveting film, the picture a little faded now, but the images and the story quite compelling. Hail, Hail, Rock'n'Roll 2010-09-23T21:29:00Z

The goal for Burnett and Downey in the next installment is to make less familiar Bible stories as compelling as the story of Jesus and the plagues and disasters of the Old Testament. Can 'The Bible' be a ratings olive branch for NBC? 2013-07-03T00:30:27Z

Still, as Posner posits, the government career of Adams fils is propelled as much by the privileges of his rarefied circumstances as by the ambition that drives the more compelling figures of his extraordinary time. Review | John Quincy Adams is the anti-Trump in the new play ‘JQA’ 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z

The Isley Brothers – Ohio Not an assassination, but certainly a cracking tune that swells and recedes across its nine minutes in a dramatic, theatrical style that I find compelling. Readers recommend: songs with jokes 2010-08-26T23:02:00Z

It was a bold narrative move that both shocked and compelled readers and viewers, raising as it did fascinating questions of the usefulness of vengeance and the imperative to rebuild. From Don't Look Now to The Child in Time: why do we crave stories of lost children? 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z

Unless there is a compelling reason, do not allow your children to charge their devices in their bedrooms. The device dilemma: What rules should parents have for smartphones and tablets? 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z

You don’t need a triumph of filmmaking to compete with “Transformers 5”; you just need a premise slightly more compelling than “this time, the robots talk to Mark Wahlberg.” “Tammy”: Melissa McCarthy finally gets creative control 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z

None of that guarantees a compelling movie, though, and for every hit like "Ray" or "Walk the Line," there's a miss like "The Runaways" or "The Doors." How does 'Jimi: All Is by My Side' compare to 2014's other music bios? 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z

The prose is marked by such phrases as "I am compelled to keep looking", "Reading these letters, I feel idiotically angry", "These stories unravel me". Edmund de Waal 2011-02-12T11:38:27Z

One of the smaller wonders is presented in a vastly enlarged model along with its horrific and compelling life story. The Ruthless Phronima, and Other Hidden Wonders of the Sea 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z

Vocal standards are competent rather than exceptional this time round, with the distinguished and immensely important exception of Mihoko Kinoshita's compelling Butterfly, who rises fearlessly to the challenges of the second half of the drama. Madam Butterfly ? review 2011-02-25T19:16:56Z

As they prove at the London show, they're also compelling live performers. 'I had an early lesson in manipulation' 2010-12-23T22:33:00Z

They also adopted best practices from medical research, such as study pre-registration, to guard against the possibility of tweaking the statistics in order to secure more compelling results. Screen time has little effect on teenagers' wellbeing, says study 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z

What makes it all so compelling, even heartbreaking, is Ms. Lucas’s obviously deep ambivalence. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z

Mr. Randall said the social ills plaguing his tribe compel the Apaches to remain at loggerheads with the natural history museum in New York. Apaches’ Dispute With American Museum of Natural History 2013-08-19T22:28:01Z

Here are 13 cookbooks, compelling in their own ways. Review | The best cookbooks of 2017: The inspiration you need to get dinner on the table 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z

“What I love about film is the way it draws us into compelling human themes to uncover the connective tissue that binds us all,” Blanchett said in a statement. Why Were Oscar Nominees Wearing Blue Ribbons? They Stand #WithRefugees. 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z

But for me, an equally compelling argument is lunch. The Sriracha Argument for Immigration 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z

Here Mr. Magloire’s meticulous, deliberate vocabulary sets up an odd and compelling tension with the passionate discordance of the music. Dance Review: Bare Bones, Fleshed Out With Music 2011-02-06T22:22:41Z

The Heart Broke In is seldom less than compelling. The Heart Broke In by James Meek - review 2012-08-24T07:00:01Z

The play takes a more compelling turn just at the end, exploring what we do after a calamity and how we might, with care and pain, rebuild our boardwalks and our hearts. Review: ‘Fire in Dreamland’ Is a Parable of Love and Licorice 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z

It was a compelling story – the hallucinogenic years, the drunk years and always the cigarette years. Rewind TV: The Man Who Crossed Hitler; Hans Litten vs Adolf Hitler: To Stop a Tyrant; Random; American: The Bill Hicks Story; The Hour ? review 2011-08-27T23:05:58Z

It’s the latest example of the movie doppelganger, a phenomenon the industry seems compelled to repeat. Double trouble: the hard life of the movie doppelganger 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z

These great equalizers compel coexistence, pushing inhabitants into its daily motion, fabric and swell. VIRUS DIARY: Keeping New York alive, one song at a time 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z

Subsequent sections — in different places, at different times, with different characters — continue this pattern: intensely compelling confessions that seem wholly realistic, except for those incongruous moments of fantasy that poke through like carpet tacks. Review: ‘The Bone Clocks,’ by David Mitchell

The 18th-century writer’s formulation about the sublime versus the beautiful had been formative for me, dividing the aesthetic world into the tidily pleasing and the compellingly terrifying — think cheerful daisy versus boundless and stormy sea. In California Desert, Father and Daughter Find the Sublime 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z

The film, and book from which it is adapted, looks at the not-easily-definable contours of the relationship in compelling ways, but the subject matter is tricky to say the least. Ross Partridge on ‘Lamb’ and Uncomfortable Viewers 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z

They're going to see 'Saving Private Ryan' because war is dramatic and compelling and important and reveals tremendous things about the human soul. Sebastian Junger reflects on friendship, war and peace 2011-06-09T22:27:00Z

More compelling than the cellar-doored hillsides where vegetables are traditionally stored were a pair of isolated islands just feet from the shorefront cliffs. Ghost Towns, Puffins and Unspoiled Views 2014-07-23T04:00:00Z

But as this compelling program of French music amply demonstrated, there is no question of his ability to get results from his musicians. National Gallery of Art Orchestra in peak form under direction of Philippe Entremont

More compelling are the passages that bring literature, including Shakespeare's plays, "Frankenstein" and "The Scarlet Letter," into the mix. 'The Sublime Engine': brothers Stephen and Thomas Amidon take the pulse of the human heart 2011-02-24T00:04:06Z

And their personalities are less compelling than their costumes. Dating is tough. Could dressing up as a praying mantis help? 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z

The transitions were almost seamless, and the original folk tunes were compellingly sung. Seattle Symphony gets thunderous applause performing a piece that caused a riot years ago 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z

Her songs fixate on the nerve-racking early stages of romance, and she finds ample and compelling material between nascent crushes and the DTR talk. Carly Rae Jepsen Brings a Grownup Note to Giddy Pop 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z

Go east to the Bar-B-Q Shop, on Madison Avenue, a classic smokehouse that’s known for ribs that can compel a moan from loyal customers. What to Do in Memphis 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z

It also shows perhaps the least room for improvement, having nearly reached the limits of its compellingly odd logic already. Two downtown L.A. parks and the tricky task of designing them to best serve the city 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z

And she embraces mystery in a way that I find so compelling.” Nora Chipaumire’s Dance About Miriam Makeba Comes to BAM 2012-09-11T21:54:24Z

On the morning after, though, one was compelled to wonder: With fears of a virus still out there, just how completely can showbiz know-how bring back the theater? Perspective | The Tonys brought back the fanfare, but Broadway still faces many challenges 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z

But Chilean architecture firm Elemental found a way to work with the terrain — and produced a compelling play area in the process. A park by Elemental in Santiago makes a play zone out of a hillside 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z

Less compelling are details of Hancock's fascination with technology, which fed his career with the funk-fusion band the Headhunters and beyond. Herbie Hancock's memoir recalls a creative life and all that jazz

It is a compelling, psychological drama; one that perhaps dominates to the detriment of other parts of the book. Born to be wild 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z

It’s a bombshell moment that would land with more force if Maia were a compelling lead character. ‘The Good Fight’ Season 1, Episode 2: Minority Status 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z

The lack of memorable, compelling and complex characters. High (Concept) Anxiety: Are Big Ideas Bad for TV? 2012-11-14T15:40:09Z

“Leftover Women” is a compelling piece of original research, though the author may be over-egging the pudding a little. Pick and choose 2014-05-01T04:00:00Z

That may be a hopeless task, but his case is compelling: The stories we tell are made up, and we can't be quite sure we are not fictional characters. Love and loss in "Asteroid City": Wes Anderson's intoxicating alien-invasion meta-movie 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z

War stories, stories of captivity and escape, or survival, are compelling because those are problems that people face in their lives, to a much lesser extent. Paul Theroux on travelling 2012-06-25T11:00:00Z

Perhaps it speaks to the quality of the staging: if a production is compelling enough, these unintentional shards of reality shouldn't even register. In theatre, there's devilry in the details 2010-04-13T16:25:00Z

This is forwarded as both a cruel sign of racism and a compelling reason for African Americans to positively embrace their blackness. Jay-Z accused of using anti-Semitic lyrics in “4:44″ song 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z

Once upon a time, in an attempt to break into a new market, record companies would compel artists to record versions of their songs with the vocal sung in a language other than English. Readers recommend: foreign-language versions 2011-03-04T00:01:02Z

But although this may suit some children, others will spend half an hour looking at a PowerPoint and then feel compelled to throw something out of the window, or at a sibling. 'What I got wrong was trying to be a teacher': how to last the distance at home schooling 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z

While acknowledging their appeal, she added, “Eccentricity and farce fail to be compelling in a cookbook that purports to be useful.” Clarissa Dickson Wright, Rebel TV Chef, Dies at 66 2014-03-18T00:52:49Z

The performances have a compelling edge and gleam. Under director Michael Grandage, “Evita” almost reclaims power at Kennedy Center

Although the play is named after her father, it’s Annie who emerges as the most compelling character, a talented, ambitious young woman shackled by her resigned obedience to the paterfamilias. Review: In ‘The Price of Thomas Scott,’ Puritanism Prevails 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z

The performance of the Symphony No. 40 was more compelling. Music Review: At Mostly Mozart, Osmo Vanska and Antti Siirala 2010-08-15T22:23:00Z

According to Shaw: "Michael has an innovative, imaginative and compelling vision for the film." Elton John biopic finds director 2013-03-19T15:02:13Z

It’s not your responsibility as an adult to be compelled to present a fictional life in order to maintain the status quo with your mum. My mum loves me, but doesn’t really know me | Dear Mariella 2021-04-04T04:00:00Z

It’s a compelling question, and a good one for teens to sink their teeth into since they’ll be the ones dealing with the results. ‘Pills and Starships,’ by Lydia Millet

Actually, the familiar demon of lust proves the most compelling attraction in Theater for a New Audience’s new production of Shakespeare’s dark comedy about justice, mercy, vice and more vice. 2010-02-15T22:29:00Z

China is platitudinously described as a compelling mix of ancient and modern — but in Shanghai, there’s ample reason. Conquering High-Priced Shanghai, From Dumplings to Modern Art 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z

One is Paul Huang, a violinist whose wide-ranging and consistently compelling recital for Washington Performing Arts at the Terrace Theater on Friday night included a world premiere by Conrad Tao. Review | Paul Huang nurtures the new amid the canon 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z

Unfortunately, nobody else made so compelling a case for the other 19th-century ballets excerpted here. American Ballet Theater Celebrates 70th With Gala 2010-05-18T17:04:00Z

I would like to say that I felt compelled for reasons of feeling injustice. A Minute With: David Fincher on his "Dragon Tattoo" 2011-11-23T10:02:27Z

"It behaves like a classic farce - it takes a bunch of wonderful, vivid, interesting and compelling characters and puts them in one place over a short period of time." Before 'Anything Goes' hits road, a history lesson 2012-09-07T13:25:20Z

The theme of outsiders battling small-minded parochialism is more central than ever — the local Dungeons & Dragons club is branded a Satanist cult — but no more compelling. ‘Stranger Things’ Review: Once More Into the Upside Down 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z

Not that you had any leisure, really, to realize how weirdly compelling they were, in their pointed commentary on caste and wardrobe. Hashtag Fashion on the Rise 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z

"Ringer" falls apart much less compellingly than the narrator of Cline's classic, and that's a shame. Sarah Michelle Gellar flounders in a bland new drama 2011-09-13T15:03:00Z

There seems to be something compelling about fading glory. ArtsBeat: Emmys Watch: Damian Lewis on 'Homeland' and 'The Forsyte Saga' 2012-09-21T18:30:54Z

It’s only partly successful, but the successful parts are compelling. ‘Road to the NHL Winter Classic,’ on Epix 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z

Her "passion" seemed extraordinary because many were able to remember how hospitals used to compel awe and obedience. The Millstone by Margaret Drabble 2011-03-26T00:05:29Z

Much of the evidence supporting Mr Bower’s narrative of a gifted but shallow politician who over-promised and under-delivered appears, at first sight, compelling. The shredding of Tony Blair 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z

I just wonder if this show’s general lack of urgency and visceral kicks — or anything equally compelling to take their place — might start to work against it. ‘Better Call Saul’ Season 2, Episode 2: What’s Hoboken Got to Do With It? 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z

“Where ‘A Furious Sky’ is most compelling is in its often harrowing details,” our reviewer Elizabeth Kolbert writes. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z

The adults in Butter’s life are less compelling. ‘Butter’ Review: High-Stakes Popularity 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z

Granted, some of us are truly sad to lose the guy for the same reasons we're compelled to chase any emotionally unavailable lover. Our big issue with "And Just Like That..." has nothing to do with the 911 debate 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z

The moment sums up the odd sense of composure that’s helped make Shaw one of the most compelling presences in the current British post-punk revival. 75 Pop and Jazz Albums, Shows and Festivals Coming This Fall 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z

We are eager to offer comfort, afraid of stepping too close in case we invite similar devastation and yet macabrely compelled by proximity to the limits of human endurance. Our young son died suddenly. It’s hard to cope with people’s reactions | Mariella Frostrup 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z

It is a testament to Brown’s accomplishment as a cartoonist that such heady stuff remains compelling reading, each thought progressing mathematically to the next. ArtsBeat: Graphic Book Best Sellers: A Treatise on Sex Workers 2011-05-27T17:18:31Z

The resulting play is compelling and ambitious but also, under Joanna Settle’s direction, a bit blurry. Review: In ‘Noura,’ an Iraqi Refugee Leaves More Than Home Behind 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z

In contrast, BoJack Horseman’s greatest strength is its insistence that the work involved in doing the right thing is actually pretty compelling in its own right. How BoJack Horseman became the most empathetic show on television 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z

To pore over those images is to discover an aesthetic that seems new and quietly animated, a compelling alternative to the often robotic look of the moment. On the Runway Blog: Denis Piel, Real to the Touch 2012-08-17T17:53:54Z

Rather, they depict real, sensitive and self-sufficient people in an entirely compelling way. Bold, provocative art that looks like money 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z

What finally compelled her to leave was a final beating that convinced her she was no longer safe. Why Women Stay: The Paradox of Abusive Relationships 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z

"Often Herzog has the ability to make utterly compelling documentaries about subjects which on the surface might not be of interest," said notnigelmartyn. Readers reviews 2011-03-31T22:30:00Z

The music in Shanghai is as compelling as its art, and I saw a number of live music shows over the course of my stay. Conquering High-Priced Shanghai, From Dumplings to Modern Art 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z

Moore, a marine scientist and veterinarian, makes a compelling argument that whales’ survival depends on each of us — not just on those who venture out on ships, hunting whales for meat and blubber. 15 books to read this fall 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z

The strings played with a compelling richness, and sounded like they meant what they played. Dudamel celebrates a summer favorite to the beat of the USC marching band 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z

The exhibition is visually striking, and its information is often compelling. Exhibition Review: ?Think? at Lincoln Center - Review 2011-09-23T23:19:41Z

The new film plot has Cassidy feeling compelled to commit just one more robbery before he can retire. Butch Cassidy sequel filming in Bolivia; no 'Kid' 2010-03-23T23:04:00Z

“Passion,” as Mr. Sondheim points out, scarcely contains any traditional song forms at all, which “makes the lyrics less compelling to read than others.” Books of The Times: ?Look, I Made a Hat,? Stephen Sondheim Lyrics - Review 2011-12-08T23:09:14Z

More compelling overall are the decorative objects -- bowls, boxes, vases and jewelry. Craft & Folk Art Museum weaves 'Little Dreams in Glass and Metal' 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z

In the end what is compelling and cautionary about Ms. Holloway’s story is not simply that something terrible happened but that she was too wedded to the idea of her daughter’s straight-A exceptionalism. Critic?s Notebook: The Mystery That Won?t Go Away 2011-05-08T22:16:13Z

But she isn't delivering a lecture and doesn't quite want us to understand "Sleeping Beauty," which isn't actually based on a fairy tale but definitely has the compelling undertow of one. Cannes: A creepy, erotic retelling of "Sleeping Beauty" 2011-05-13T01:01:00Z

What “Touch the Wall” lacks is an inventive or compelling presentation. ‘Touch the Wall’ Follows Olympic Swimmers 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z

As one of two slaves in an Act II dance, Arron Scott — one of Ballet Theater’s most compelling artists — is enchantingly witty. Dance Review: Ashton’s ‘Sylvia’ Is Revived at American Ballet Theater 2013-06-25T21:14:40Z

She forces herself into these aural experiments, as if she feels compelled to stay relevant by dabbling with present-day talent and genres. Madonna's MDNA: The Queen of Pop Wants You to Dance, Not Think 2012-03-26T20:09:57Z

Without a compelling reason to go see an act, whether it's absence from the marketplace or a hot album or single, fans may be deciding to sit this one out. Musicians hit by brutal summer on concert circuit 2010-06-17T07:44:00Z

First impressions of Phulay Bay, formed by the stunning reception area, create a compelling sense of seclusion, flipping you into instant vacation mode. On Cloud Nine at Phulay Bay 2010-03-03T10:00:00Z

Yet it was the human story, Hoffman’s story, that proved most compelling. A Preview of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Last, Enthralling Role 2014-02-02T20:30:40Z

Her new picture, “My Zoe,” in which she also stars, is an unusually compelling domestic drama with sharp ears, a sharp eye, and up to a point, sharp teeth. ‘My Zoe’ Review: Julie Delpy’s Provocative Family Drama 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z

DIY cocktails are made using miniature “airplane” bottles, and the children’s menu features tempura chicken and steamed rice so compelling, parents tend to poke their chopsticks in the bowl as well. Review | Fast-casual fusion ChiKo off to a fast start on Barracks Row 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z

One payoff arrived almost immediately, when Clinton felt compelled to issue a statement assuring us she had no intention of riding into town on a Koch-fueled dragon. Charles Koch goes full Tyrion Lannister: His threat to back Hillary hints at the brothers’ devious game of thrones 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z

“That’s why we find his late portraits so compelling: It’s because we feel as if we’re looking straight into the person. His work is a tribute to humanity and to us as human beings.” Rembrandt Died 350 Years Ago. Why He Matters Today. 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z

From the excited first seeds of the idea, to the panicked Skype calls after everything had gone sideways, this straightforward but compellingly journalistic documentary makes perfect sense of how something this stupid could have happened. "Fyre" review: A compelling, all-access look inside the worst music festival of all-time 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z

Mr. Owen’s portrayal of the poet as a self-destructive, macho blowhard fighting a losing battle with the bottle is one of the more compelling portraits of an alcoholic to be encountered in a recent film. Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche Star in ‘Words and Pictures’ 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z

In that role, Scott Bearden sang with a booming baritone and offered a theatrically compelling portrait, despairing as Enrico’s happiness is suddenly shattered. Music Review: At Caramoor, Fanning Donizetti?s Flames in ?Maria di Rohan? 2010-07-27T00:05:00Z

In fact, the answer is a compelling new book, The Next Big Story: My Journey Through the Land of Possibilities. Q&A: CNN's Soledad O'Brien on Race, 'The Next Big Story' 2010-11-19T14:15:00Z

In a statement, the 47-year-old former Wham! frontman said he felt compelled to address what he called "the usual rubbish" reported in the press. George Michael denies special treatment in jail 2010-10-04T11:23:00Z

I was compelled to follow 1,200 Twitter users, skim 180 RSS feeds and edit dozens of posts a day on an ever-accelerating conveyor belt of content that would have made Lucy and Ethel choke. A Trip to Camp to Break a Tech Addiction 2013-07-05T20:44:12Z

He skillfully weaved all of the elements — eyewitness accounts, expert analysis, fast-breaking bulletins and what viewers saw with their own eyes — into a compelling narrative. Three men guided millions through horror of Sept. 11, 2001 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z

The Walking Dead had gone far too long without a compelling human villain to drive the story forwards. Game of Thrones: where have all the baddies gone? 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z

Ray remains an unanswered, not especially compelling, question, but Mr. Keaton comes close to making you believe there’s soul to go with the fries and freneticism. Review: ‘The Founder,’ the Story of a Supersize Businessman 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z

As associations go, mild to moderate nausea has never provided a compelling reason to buy anything, other than perhaps a remedy for mild to moderate nausea. The new Polycell advert 2013-06-01T05:00:00Z

Most compelling may be the performance of Miranda Bailey, whose character, Drew, is trying to run a marathon while pushing her brother, a paraplegic, in a wheelchair. | 'Answers to Nothing': ?Answers to Nothing,? by Matthew Leutwyler ? Review 2011-12-02T05:33:02Z

The Prophet, here the sturdy, compelling bass Kevin Burdette, is a man of utter rectitude and eerily calm authority who sees his family as a persecuted minority, just good folks trying to practice their religion. Music Review: ?Dark Sisters,? by Nico Muhly - Review 2011-11-10T22:46:08Z

This compels him to end it several more times than he needs to. Review: Adam Sandler Is a Revelation in ‘The Meyerowitz Stories’ 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z

And there’s really virtually no compelling evidence that that, in fact, is the cause,” Blair says in a promotional video that was issued by the group earlier this year. Nutrition experts alarmed by nonprofit downplaying role of junk food in obesity 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z

The Canadian performance artist Dana Michel is a real original, peculiar to the nth degree and remarkably compelling onstage. Barely Moving, but Communicating Volumes 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z

Before the latest renovation, the museum was often compelled to close to visitors while installing new exhibits. Cooper Hewitt design museum’s artful renovation matches mansion to mission

It appears a perfect parable for our times, which is exactly what it becomes in Nicholas Hytner's exhilarating production featuring a compelling central performance by Simon Russell Beale. Timon of Athens - Review 2012-07-18T00:23:36Z

That being said, I found this episode boring and not compelling enough to watch the whole season. ‘Homeland’ Season 6, Episode 1: Carrie’s a Civilian — and a Brooklynite 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z

He was especially compelling in the episodic Ballade No. 4 in F minor, shifting from passages of poignant lyricism to bouts of thickly textured intensity. Review: Leif Ove Andsnes Gives a Thoughtful Recital at Carnegie Hall 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z

The very thing that makes their work so compelling also risks limiting their careers. The Sex-Ed Queens of YouTube Don’t Need a Ph.D. 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z

One was the challenge of finding a way to tell this huge story in a way that felt intimate and narratively compelling. George Packer: Don’t CEOs have any shame? 2013-05-26T18:00:00Z

This film really is Moore’s tour de force — a forceful, moving, and compelling call to action. Michael Moore’s terrifying “Fahrenheit 11/9″: Trump is the symptom, not the disease 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z

In one compelling image, Ingrid strips naked and flattens her torso against a window. Review: In ‘Blind,’ Perception and Fantasy Converge in a Writer’s Mind 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z

In Uriu’s case, the compelling combination of mediums broaches the subject of how we control and construct experience, particularly our fraught relationship with the natural world. ‘The Veil’ exhibition at Bridge Productions spans ideas of what’s seen and unseen 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z

Malta-based Christopher and Regina Catrambone told the media that they felt compelled to act following an appeal by the Pope after several hundred African migrants drowned off the Italian island of Lampedusa in October. Malta couple setting up private rescue service in Mediterranean 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z

"This is Us" Is as smart, poignant and compelling as any show I've ever seen Complex, loveable characters and genius direction. The Best TV Shows of 2017 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z

Drawing on magazine issues that appeared between 2006 and 2010, editor Rob Spillman created a compilation of compelling and entertaining stories by women who emphatically do not mimic the everyday in their work. New in sci fi, fantasy and horror: titles by Joan Aiken, Jennifer McMahon and Tin House 2011-08-20T18:05:54Z

He also found that novel to be “more fascinating and more to the point than any financial deal” and said it convinced him that high finance could make for compelling fiction. Michael Thomas, Writer and Bête Noire of the Moneyed Class, Dies at 85 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z

Never is her performance listless or not animated, and in fact she gives us exactly enough rage and fear to compel us to follow her through the maze of this cold world. "Devs" is Alex Garland's aesthetically mesmerizing and engrossing modern horror story 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z

“If You Love Me,” an initially compelling but ultimately frustrating memoir, opens at the point when Katie’s habit has exploded beyond the scope of what her mother can successfully keep under wraps. A Mother’s Pain, a Daughter’s Addiction 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z

But nothing I’ve seen him mentioned is nearly as compelling evidence of guilt as the things in the series. Making a Murderer Creators: Juror Feared Being Framed by Police 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z

The second meridian, which examines the politics of time, seems particularly compelling. Navigating the Fair: Highlights of Art Basel Hong Kong 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z

The Southlands isn't a place found in Tolkien's work specifically, but in Episode 7, titled "The Eye," "The Rings of Power" supplies a pretty compelling origin story for how Mordor got its boom. "The Rings of Power" are here to fight climate change 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z

How do you think Carlin would respond to what some people today call cancel culture, where comedians are actually compelled to apologize for jokes that offend some. Did George Carlin have the best comedy routine on every political subject? Judd Apatow thinks so 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z

For me, the far more compelling ghost story of the festival was “Cion,” as inspiring a haunting as I can recall. A Dance Steals the Show at an Opera Festival 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z

“One of the most compelling discoveries was Bellini’s ability to manipulate paint,” Ms. Rutherglen said. Inside Art: Bellini Work at Frick Is Seen in a New Light 2011-04-07T20:24:50Z

In this eclectic spirit, they present a wide array of clear, compelling illustrative examples. Explosive growth in bulls**t studies! The latest academic frontier in the age of You Know Who 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z

These acts are far too theatrical and are accompanied by no compelling language. Toni Morrison: ‘Goodness: Altruism and the Literary Imagination’ 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z

Picking up on Trollope's withering critique of financial shenanigans, Cartwright, Faulks and Lanchester all write convincingly about the obscure but compelling world of high finance. The way we live now? Follow the money back to Anthony Trollope? 2012-02-12T00:06:17Z

But hers is a compelling story of a blockbuster, potentially career-making role in “The Hunger Games.” 'Dancing With the Stars' recap: First perfect 10s; Michael Sam leaves 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z

Each film focuses on a compelling period in the private life of a high-profile royal — Princess Grace of Monaco and Diana, Princess of Wales. "Grace of Monaco" vs. "Diana": Which princess biopic is worse? 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z

The theatrics were compelling, even if a filibuster was ultimately ineffective. No standing, no marathon speeches, no catheter bags: How filibustering got way too easy 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z

I found it completely compelling, I should add, but it’s always worth thinking about whose stories get told on our major stages. A Dramatic Play About Finance? Yes, if It’s Lehman Brothers 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z

This rich prose is less compelling when Holbert, on occasion, puts it into the mouths of his characters — they fare better as their usual laconic selves. 'Lonesome Animals': Crimes, punishment in 1930s Eastern Wash. 2012-05-24T20:21:04Z

They’ve painted “a pretty compelling picture of a president who was actively engaged in trying to subvert the law.” The Jan. 6th hearings: Was the finale just the beginning? 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z

In this veteran classical actor’s compellingly convincing treatise, a viewer is immersed not just in conventional notions of villainy — embodied by a Richard III or “Hamlet’s” Claudius. Review | For Patrick Page, it’s Shakespeare’s bad guys who steal the show 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z

But the best thing about Alex Preston's impressive first novel is its wonderfully lucid and compelling telling of the collapse of the markets. This Bleeding City by Alex Preston ? review 2011-01-02T00:03:02Z

That way I'm not feeling rushed to eat them because they might go stale, or feel compelled to eat them all because they're sitting there. "I bake for every emotion" — Zoë François on finding connection through cake 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z

And on top of rich and compelling storytelling, the show also makes crucial progress in centering a new, more honest kind of female protagonist. Kate Winslet stopped "Mare of Easttown" from editing out her "bulgy" belly from sex scene 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z

What we got was a series as darkly funny as it was compelling, with a comic book-style pace, gore that never felt too gory and a queer subtext to boot. Streamadelica: the 30 best box sets to watch before you die 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z

Another was “The Gospel According to Jesus Christ,” by José Saramago: “Saramago doesn’t reveal his own spiritual stance here but portrays a vivid and compelling version of the story we know so well.” Is Reading the New Therapy? 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z

Perhaps an even more compelling reason to read “We Were Eight Years in Power” is for the new material Coates has written. Through the Lens of the Obama Years, Ta-Nehisi Coates Reckons With Race, Identity and Trump 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z

This is the first fictional film directed by the documentarian Tracey Deer, and she brings a good eye for which characters might make a compelling story. ‘Beans’ Review: Growing Up Fast in the ’90s 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z

On the other hand, the Old Gods looked pretty compelling. Five Things: Katy Perry at Honda Center 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z

Whenever we lose weight by restricting calories, hormones compel our brains to signal increased hunger and decreased fullness and they slow our metabolism in an effort to retain body fat. The obesity epidemic is fueled by biology, not lack of willpower 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z

It’s no revelation that rich people are crazy, but what compelled me now was the cooking of the new executive chef, Dan Silverman, recently at the Standard Grill, whose food I always enjoy. Chat & Chow: The Power Breakfast Starts a New Day 2014-01-30T19:29:56Z

But she also finds that they often feel compelled to share their own recollections from the Troubles. Derry Girl Saoirse-Monica Jackson: ‘Yes, we have a harsh sense of humour’ 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z

Season three’s baddie, publishing magnate Charles Augustus Magnussen, was not nearly as compelling. 7 Questions Sherlock Needs to Answer in Season 4 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z

In his continuing coverage of this year’s Milan Design Week, the photographer Danilo Scarpati captured some of the most compelling collaborations of the fair. | Milan Design Week 2014: Cassina, Marni and “Untold” 2014-04-14T13:00:45Z

For me and other writers of color, the White Boyfriend offers a compelling opportunity to reconsider and rewrite classic and racist tropes within interracial romances. Writing the White Boyfriend: How today's love stories are revising interracial romance tropes 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z

This is why two exhilarating Wigmore Hall concerts by the Spanish ensemble Cuarteto Casals, the start of a Schubert series, proved so compelling. Cuarteto Casals; Beethovenfest Bonn 2012 – review 2012-10-13T23:06:30Z

She alleged Collins, 38, compelled her to write down in a Pukka pad all her previous sexual encounters in graphic detail. Justin Lee Collins found guilty of harassing former partner 2012-10-09T13:36:17Z

We’ve ranked the show’s most compelling recurring characters, starting with our favorites. ‘The Good Wife’: Ranking the best recurring characters 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z

One employee develops feelings for the paranoid but compelling loner and seeks to discover what he’s really up to. Carpetbagger: Eclectic as Ever, Sundance Unveils Competition Lineup 2011-11-30T21:00:03Z

But one soon learns to adjust to it, and the evening, as a whole, is quietly compelling. Berenice – review 2012-10-02T23:48:56Z

For law enforcement agencies, we release customer information only when compelled or permitted under existing laws. Cellphone data is shared 2012-06-27T15:12:00Z

And it is a booming, large, multi-billion dollar business, and so there was also an authenticity to it that I found very compelling. Taraji P. Henson in "What Men Want": Don't call it a remake of a Mel Gibson movie 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z

He spent most of this awkward but compelling exchange listening, without defensiveness, and then posted the entire 24-minute segment online. The Most Riveting Host in Late Night (and the Most Overlooked) 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z

And yet … Jonathan Butterell’s film, now streaming on Amazon, is a charmer, every bit as sunny, confident and ultimately compelling as Jamie himself. ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’ Review: Drag Queen Dreams 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z

Jobs, Sorkin suggests, didn’t want to be compelled to do anything that he didn’t want to do—and he didn’t want others to do anything he didn’t want them to do. Aaron Sorkin Hates Screens 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z

There’s no faulting Belohlavek as a technician, but there’s also no denying he was a little less compelling, if no less correct, in the other two works on the program. Czech guest conductor leads pianist Igor Levit in strong debut at NSO 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z

This device can sometimes feel forced, but the larger questions it raises — how and why do we remember events? — is compelling. Dark Magic and Other Escapes in These Summer Y.A. Novels 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z

A.I.G. has twice tried to limit its exposure, arguing in court that it is not compelled to cover claims stemming from sexual misconduct. Bill Cosby’s Legal Woes Now Shift to Civil Court 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z

It is also a beautifully written and wonderfully compelling narrative. William Dalrymple's top 10 books on Afghanistan 2013-03-27T11:27:32Z

He has the speaking eyes, the flourishing gesture, the cascading and pounding rhythm to make Bharatanatyam compelling. Dance Review: Jennifer Monson and Friends Perform at La MaMa Moves! 2013-06-24T21:23:03Z

The FX drama is a story of women denied power, and the ways they're compelled to harm each other to achieve some semblance of relevance. "Impeachment" portraying Linda Tripp by an actress in a fat suit undermines the series' strengths 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z

“Of course I want it to be compelling to watch,” he said. A French Choreographer Who Plays With the DNA of Dance 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z

Bravura and virtuosity were all in place, to be sure, but were well integrated into a reading perhaps more compelling for its lyrical and thoughtful moments. Music Review: Piatigorsky International Cello Festival at Walt Disney Concert Hall 2012-03-17T00:22:16Z

But what of that would compel anyone to board a plane for Louisville? Muhammad Ali’s hometown heartbreak: I went looking for Ali’s Louisville, and it wasn’t there 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z

Having majored in American history, I knew this was a period of rich and compelling drama. So ?Lost? Is Over: Now What?s to Be Found? 2011-01-28T14:32:47Z

Now, a Marin county father is trying to change the odds – and with a compelling personal reason. A dad’s crusade to keep unvaccinated kids out of school 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z

The characters become quickly compelling; you can sense transition just around the corner. TV Picks: 'Altman,' 'Poirot,' Cartoon Hangover shorts, 'The Killing' 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z

It’s a self-portrait, but like any compelling self-portrait it’s vulnerable enough that you almost feel like you’re looking in a mirror. After 16 Years in ‘Hadestown,’ Anaïs Mitchell Emerges With a New Album 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z

Undeterred, I felt compelled to cook not only once a day but often three times. Perspective | Cooking through tears helped me feed my dying father. It sustained me, too. 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z

It’s a slender basis for attribution, but the allure of finding a Shakespeare manuscript is compelling, as is the desire to associate Shakespeare with a liberal passage where Thomas More refutes an anti-immigrant mob. The Radical Argument of the New Oxford Shakespeare 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z

Now Mr. Serra is pushing the Metropolitan Museum of Art to new extremes, with a stark, sometimes compelling, sometimes off-putting retrospective of his drawings. Art Review: Sketches From the Man Of Steel 2011-04-14T22:01:21Z

But the narrative about the theaters’ present-day fight for survival is undeniably compelling. ‘Only in Theaters’ Review: A Family Business in Changing Times 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z

Photograph: PR Your current project is Halt and Catch Fire – a drama about the birth of home computing doesn’t immediately sound that compelling. Lee Pace interview: 'Halt and Catch Fire is about people, not computers' 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z

Like with so many FPS games, the focus is less on delivering a compelling campaign and more about excelling at the online multiplayer. Game On: 'Skyrim' richly rewarding; 'Modern Warfare 3' tops genre 2011-11-17T18:20:04Z

On Friday, after an elegant account of Mozart’s moody Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, Mr. Barenboim led a compelling performance of Bruckner’s Second Symphony. Review: Bruckner, Then a Cultural Call to Arms, at Carnegie Hall 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z

The suggestion of daemonic forces was the work’s most compelling aspect. Zendora Dance Takes a Firefly’s View at BAM 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z

Bryant felt compelled to follow through on the vision her husband long championed. Vanessa Bryant still perseveres after Kobe, Gigi’s death 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z

“I want the audio experience to be as compelling as the visual experience,” says the surgeon. Scalpel, please! The YouTube star performing food surgery on film 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z

Skimming the cookbook a few weeks ago, I was compelled to try the recipes that intrigued me. These three cookbooks went viral before the Internet existed — and they still hold up today 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z

There was a Chinese story performed by adept Chinese dancers, but there was not an aesthetically coherent and compelling ballet. Review: National Ballet of China Brings ‘Peony Pavilion’ to Lincoln Center 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z

It felt compelling because it was original and duly won awards because of it. Rip it up and start again: can shows like The Affair survive constant reinvention? 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z

But if the body of evidence were compelling, at least some independent scientists would be persuaded. Perspective | Most dietary supplements don’t do anything. Why do we spend $35 billion a year on them? 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z

Garrison’s alluring meatless dishes compel you to forgo flesh altogether, though it would be a shame to miss the rich chicken liver parfait or the flower-strewn fluke crudo, among other fine opening acts. Garrison review: A chef finds his place — and his groove — on Barracks Row 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z

None of her mandalalike concentric circle paintings are included, and they are among her most compelling works. ‘Alma Thomas,’ an Incandescent Pioneer 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z

I was only supposed to come in for two weeks, but the character we came up with, Aaron Cross, was so compelling. Bourne Director Tony Gilroy on Why Legacy Is the Ultimate Conspiracy Movie 2012-08-08T12:00:51Z

Siev's film is compelling as a year unfolds and changes — good and bad, personal and political — revealing the strength, resilience and close-knit nature of this family. "Can we even break bread together?": Enduring the American Dream in a Michigan family restaurant 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z

What results is a drama serial that's humorous, gruesome, compulsive and compelling. Breaking Bad: from Mr Chips to Scarface 2012-05-18T23:03:00Z

Few artists can claim to be writing songs in their fifth and sixth decade as compelling as their best early work, but Dylan has continued to deliver performances brimming with brilliance. Greg Kot: Music behind myths of Bob Dylan, Robert Johnson 2011-05-03T18:47:25Z

The Book Nobody Read by Owen Gingerich Gingerich's compelling narrative illuminates his quest to explore the cultural reception of Copernicus's revolutionary idea that the Earth orbited the sun and not vice versa. Stuart Clark's top 10 approachable astronomy books 2010-08-18T09:22:00Z

Every instant, every sight, every movement becomes a compelling, forcefully weird work of art. Baryshnikov captures Nijinsky's madness in near-perfect 'Letter to a Man' 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z

Alan Gilbert, the Philharmonic’s music director, felt compelled to respond, distancing himself from the cancellation and promising the concerts’ return. Music Review: New York Philharmonic Concert in Prospect Park 2012-07-12T22:23:49Z

But reality insiders know that even the most established series like "The Amazing Race," "Survivor" or "Project Runway" struggle to find compelling cast members. How to cast Emmy-worthy reality shows 2010-05-27T00:21:00Z

You even sent pictures of your child in the emergency room, which were pretty compelling. Why won’t Air Canada let me fly home? 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z

Some rather broad scenes – including a sex-shop trip – disrupt the pace somewhat, but this passionate, sad and well-told book offers a compelling portrait of a flawed young radical. Eddie the King by Leo Zeilig – review 2013-03-22T17:00:01Z

He wasn’t fired, according to people with knowledge of the decision, but was essentially compelled to resign. A star reporter’s resignation, a racial slur and a newsroom divided: Inside the fallout at the New York Times 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z

More work from one of contemporary literature’s most thoughtful and compelling writers is always welcome. Review | Pat Barker’s ‘The Women of Troy’ continues her brilliant reassessment of the Trojan War 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z

It's a compelling musical span, and makes great demands on both performers; the piano writing in particular is hugely virtuosic, but Tilbrook meets its challenges superbly. Leighton: Earth, Sweet Earth ... (Laudes Terrae); Britten: Winter Words 2010-09-23T21:25:00Z

Is this not the curse of power, forever compelled to conceal and dissemble? T Magazine: The Gift of Information 2010-12-04T15:00:00Z

The interplay of the sculptural and rhythmic aspects of Indian dance was compelling here. Review: Erasing Borders Festival of Indian Dance, a Showcase of Dizzying Movement 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z

In the early days their relationship was as compelling as seeing the news of the day writ large as television drama. Damages' final season has come at just the right time 2012-07-11T14:28:00Z

As surely as we missed our real life friends, fans of this show missed Issa and Molly fiercely – but that also made watching their breakup all the more compelling. The best TV shows of 2020 that made staying at home bearable 2020-12-27T05:00:00Z

Similarly, drug courts across the country either prohibit maintenance as a treatment option or compel those on it to quit and get “real treatment.” Should methadone moms keep their babies? 2012-09-19T22:21:00Z

A strangely paced episode that seems to have several endings, but compelling throughout – prescient even, with its wider theme of newsroom-centred controversy. TV listings and previews: plan your week's viewing - 19-23 November 2012-11-19T07:00:00Z

The feeling is unsettling and familiar enough to compel us to keep a close eye on it. A cult next door? “The Sinner” and the dark allure of retreating to a “utopian community” 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z

Any place on Earth has layers upon layers of such memories, but would-be rockhounds might find Hawaii, as well as the three travel destinations that follow, especially compelling. Four destinations that feel like geologic theme parks 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z

There’s nothing so compelling as watching things go wrong. The irrepressible joy of Australian news bloopers: from distressingly human to extremely bird 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z

Then it occurred to me that perhaps what was so compelling was precisely the combination of the two. Hanya Yanagihara’s “Sex and the City” 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z

These are strands of feeling that Myers — who never loses her crisp intellectual edge — plays compellingly. Review | Fiesty ‘Marx in Soho’ opens a block from new Irish working-class drama ‘Coolatully’ 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z

Most compelling is some historical footage from the actual flood, which has a crude, raw power. | 'On the Levee': Tamping Down a Flood at the Duke on 42nd Street 2010-06-29T02:37:00Z

Why the senator was compelled to make “TDS” his first national TV interview after an extended absence from the limelight, and not on a run-of-the-mill news program, we may never know. “Daily Show” classics: John Kerry completely bombs, Jon Stewart cleans up the mess 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z

But at its best, it is also intelligent, compelling and well-written. Bizarro fiction: it's terribly good 2010-07-16T14:20:00Z

The two men worked together on the campaign to bring arts education to Chicago’s public schools, and Mr. Ma said he was a compelling advocate for culture. Juilliard Names Damian Woetzel as Its New President 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z

Ayers is not only a seasoned historian, with a lifetime of writing about the American South and the Civil War behind him, he is also a compelling writer. Seeing the Civil War From the Ground Up 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z

Also intriguing is what follows “House” Monday night on Fox: “LONE STAR,” which is one of the most compelling premieres of the fall television season. | : Sept. 19 ? 25 2010-09-16T16:11:00Z

It also pulls off a resolution that feels both surprising and inevitable, and that compels you back to the opening of the book with a head-shake of admiration at the Swiss-watchery of its construction. From Anthony Doerr, an Ode to Storytelling That Shows How It’s Done 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z

House of Cards and Orange Is the New Black both rely on cliff-hangers and twisty plots that compel viewers to watch the next episode. Friends Is Headed to Netflix 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z

The "Blue Bayou" press kit reveals you felt a special connection with Antonio that compelled you to play him yourself. Justin Chon on his heartbreaking "Blue Bayou": "I wanted to do justice to the adoptee community" 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z

Yet the world of “Maison Close” is so compelling, and so full of contradiction, that it’s nowhere near adequate to describe Hortense as its villain. “Maison Close”: Dive into 19th-century brothel life with this addictive French workplace drama 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z

There is plenty to quibble with in the movie's depiction of the punk scene, but its take on Vicious and Spungen's relationship is compelling. Sid and Nancy: an intriguing glimpse into a dysfunctional relationship 2013-03-06T17:50:00Z

A more compelling reason is the intervention of the state. French Bookstores Are Still Prospering 2012-06-20T20:53:09Z

Although Ted started the series as a compelling character, with sympathetic history it took time to unravel about his father's death, his story has become stagnant. Turn "Ted Lasso" into the Roy Kent show, you cowards 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z

In one particularly compelling Katz family account, the art dealing brothers were able to leverage their ownership of a single painting, Rembrandt’s “Portrait of a Man,” to save 25 of their relatives. Suit Accuses Dutch Museums of Holding On to Nazi-Tainted Art 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z

An uncomfortable read to begin with I was glad I stuck with it to the end as the story became more compelling and the twins more likable as it progressed. Penelope Bush's top 10 teen twin books 2013-03-28T16:29:47Z

The draws for young artists are particularly compelling now, including renowned art schools, among them California Institute of the Arts; the University of California, Los Angeles; and the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. Southern California Claims Its Place on the Art World Map 2011-10-12T13:27:24Z

Ms. Cole aside, the most compelling aspect of “Troy” was its depiction of the Greek gods, especially the omnipotent Zeus. London Theater Journal: A Weekend of Hedonism and Hope 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z

“If they want to stick with this billion-person outlook, then they need to show that through product innovation they can make the service more compelling, more useful, more relevant to more people.” Twitter's Costolo In Spotlight, But No CEO Change In Sight, Analysts Say 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z

Yes, I'm cheating again, but these compelling, intensely personal books deserve to be read together. Ben Fountain's top 10 books about Haiti 2013-05-15T14:34:17Z

The pandemic actually compelled them to keep their original wedding date. You, Me and 53 Dogs 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z

The jury said they admired "his exceptional dedication to making a work which speaks about the construction of value and meaning in ways that are topical and compelling". Duncan Campbell wins Turner Prize 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z

Much of the criticism aimed at Season 2 was focused on the lack of a compelling mystery, but Pizzolatto was attempting something more ambitious than a straightforward whodunit. The Second Season of ‘True Detective’ Wasn’t as Bad as You Think. Here’s Why. 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z

A novel is an independent fabrication, even if the models, always partial, are identifiable—and how many times has Roth been compelled to clarify this point, wasting eloquence on obstinacy? Appreciation: Philip Roth 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z

The compelling documentary, "An Act of Worship," chronicles three decades of discrimination and hatred towards Muslim Americans. "An Act of Worship" is one Muslim American's "counternarrative of our last 30 years" 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z

He was so privately engrossed that he didn’t see me, and I felt compelled to leave without buying milk, rather than let him know that I’d—what? “This Is Pleasure” 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z

It’s frequently catchy and almost always compellingly energetic. Critic’s Notebook: New Releases by Snoop Lion and Will.i.am. 2013-04-24T22:12:47Z

Blanc's kitchen skills are self-evident, but it's his style that is so compelling. Raymond Blanc's Kitchen Secrets | TV review 2010-03-23T06:45:00Z

To date, there is no compelling evidence that QM operates at levels beyond subatomic particles. Our godless brains: Emerging science reveals mind-blowing alternatives to a higher power 2014-04-26T20:00:00Z

This compelling play was staged in a plastic box on the stage of the Underbelly's Cow Barn, the audience instructed to sit around the edges on fold-out stools. Edinburgh fringe theatre 2010-08-21T23:06:00Z

But Lermontov’s inner demons prove less compelling, even with Sam Archer’s heroic attacks. Demons, on the feet and in the soul, in Matthew Bourne's 'The Red Shoes' 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z

But he shapes a compelling and credible portrait of a well-mannered hysteric. Review: In ‘Tonight/Jungle’ by Philip Ridley, Darkness Rules 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z

Among the more minor but nonetheless irksome annoyances of quarantine is being stuck inside with ourselves – and all of our stuff – compelling us to confront our choices. My pandemic epiphany: an obsession with clogs signaled unresolved issues 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z

Chroman’s home is big and his power rate high, but even for a more average home, the numbers are compelling. Why you should switch to LED lightbulbs right now, before the law requires it 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z

Because so much of that story with my father informed both what I felt compelled to write about — the content of my work, the energy of my work. ‘Vagina Monologues’ playwright Eve Ensler: ‘My whole life, I’ve been waiting for an apology’ 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z

To Sam, the end of life is a mystery he’s compelled to solve. Movie Review: An Ill 12-Year-Old Seeks Answers in ‘Ways to Live Forever’ 2013-07-18T22:57:47Z

You had to write something that was outlandish and big enough to compel people to watch, and then you slide your subtext in, because you've earned the right. Shameless creator Paul Abbott: 'People are desperate to be scared' 2012-10-05T15:00:00Z

The audience was on their feet when she was done securing her position as the one to beat and, more importantly, the most compelling one to watch.  "Dancing with the Stars": The new season kicks off 2010-09-21T12:30:00Z

"Everyone's doing this for free … People just felt compelled to be a part of the cause." Vampire Weekend and Dirty Projectors to perform at Sandy benefit concert 2012-11-15T12:21:50Z

Financial success for many cable networks now requires developing characters and series that compel viewer loyalty. A reboot for the National Geographic Channel 2013-04-11T14:04:09Z

But the characters, despite their histrionic representation of the wealthy class, are not compelling enough to carry the movie, nor are the horrors of the outside world fleshed out enough to frighten. ‘Silent Night’ Review: Waiting for the End of the World 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z

And it's all very compelling, as we watch this family imploding. 'The Fighter': Two parts punchy drama, one part formulaic sports movie 2010-12-16T10:16:05Z

The audience joins her in rolling her eyes, and we lose perspective on what makes Becky most compelling as a character. Amazon’s New “Vanity Fair” Turns Becky Sharp Into an Endearing, Plucky Go-Getter 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z

Of the countless interviews they use, the most compelling are with those on the front lines with Luksa. 'Invisible Front' reveals same fight for freedom 70 years ago 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z

Even as his sound becomes more rough-hewed, his songs remain taut and compelling. 13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z

Wallace has just published a compelling memoir of those years working together: “Lee, Myself and I: Inside the Very Special World of Lee Hazlewood.” “Sometimes we have to wait 30 years to be discovered”: Dean Wareham interviews Lee Hazlewood biographer Wyndham Wallace 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z

But I never felt like I did anything wrong, so I’m not compelled to apologize. My father’s double life 2014-03-24T23:07:00Z

Like the movie that inspired it, “The Band’s Visit” finds its compelling texture not in dramatic consequences but in the abiding truths of unfulfilled lives. Review: Desert Awakening in ‘The Band’s Visit’ 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z

“Why, with so much talent out there, with so many compelling restaurants to cover, would you review the one veiled in controversy?” she wrote. James Beard Awards Apply a New Yardstick: Good Behavior 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z

A beautiful or compelling film will usually stimulate my mind. New Band Up North 2012-11-26T17:00:00Z

In these pages, Daphne Kalotay called the book a “gem of a collection” that “offers a compelling synthesis of the poet’s thoughts.” New in Paperback: ‘Vietnam’ and ‘Upstream’ 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z

Just when you thought there could not possibly be space for another fashion book rooted in the 1960s, this one proves rather compelling. Terence Donovan Fashion edited by Diana Donovan and David Hillman – review 2012-12-16T00:05:04Z

Leaders of rival groups would be assassinated, and anyone who opposed ISIL’s rule would be killed — terror tactics that compelled allegiance from local tribes. A Former F.B.I. Agent on Terrorism Since the Death of Bin Laden 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z

A person holding a microphone or sitting at a mixing board adjusting faders may not at first seem like the most compelling cinematic subject. ‘Berberian Sound Studio’ and Movies About Audio Men 2013-06-07T20:04:45Z

The Betamax format compelled a micro approach: early cassettes could record only an hour’s worth of material. Why Netflix Lets Movie Lovers Down, and What to Do About It 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z

This impressive selection, which Mr. Katz curated with Anthony Cianciolo, makes a compelling case for one — ideally to be installed, as here, in a clutter of exuberant overload. In Chicago, Overlooked Achievements by L.G.B.T.Q. Artists 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z

Most compelling are groups of diminutive sculptures on tabletops. Art Review: Uptown, a Jumble of Treasures 2011-04-22T03:31:19Z

Its complexity is beautifully subsumed in a compelling plot about two psychotherapists and their son. Review | Ben Lerner’s brilliant new novel, ‘The Topeka School,’ captures America’s brutal divisions 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z

Even in the basic visual construction of images, El Greco continually creates small fissures and cleavages that compel the viewer to set aside literal reading. El Greco is focus of two U.S. shows on 400th anniversary of his death

Unlikely to become regarded as either comic's defining work, but it should almost by definition be at least intermittently compelling – as folly, hubris and people skateboarding into dustbins always are. TV highlights 15/01/2013 2013-01-14T20:00:02Z