| 单词 | cranky |
| 例句 | If little Alphie gets tired and cranky and cries Uncle Pa pulls his shirt back from his chest and tells him, Here, have a suck of diddy momma. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I’m a little cranky because my radio won’t get the football games. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Take a picture, it lasts longer, Amari said to me in such a cranky way, it almost brought me to tears. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “It was okay. I didn’t go to the library because my mom doesn’t want me to skip lunch anymore. It makes me cranky.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I made it to Miss Sadie’s house but all I found was hot dirt and a cranky old woman. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The managers of the Home, Mr. and Mrs. Trepid, were middle-aged, cranky and tired, and growing stiff and cold as winter-bound trees. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Now he lived with a cranky man who was originally from Punjab. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z He’d rather be skateboarding, or spitting, or sticking gum on the floor 9 elevator button so that cranky Mr. Watkins had something to give him the stink eye for. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “We had seven canoes, all of them dugouts. One was small, one was cranky, and two were old, waterlogged, and leaky,” Roosevelt noted. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z She must have been part angel to take care of the cranky old lady. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Caruthers had been awake all morning, longer than any days previous, and the old woman was clearly feeling better because she was growing crankier by the hour. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “Dionysus will be severely cranky with you for having delayed our voyage. He will punish all of us. Didn’t you notice the girls falling into the wine god’s madness?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Mama is trying too hard, which is probably a result of Mrs. Kluckowski sitting at the back of the room, arms folded over her chest like a cranky army sergeant. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I preferred the Colonel: At least when he was cranky, he had a reason. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z The next Sunday, when Maya met with Grace and Joaquin, everybody was cranky. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I fed, watered, and milked my cranky cow. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “No wonder she was always so sleepy, so cranky, so stubborn. She’s two!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z But I’d recently turned into a cranky, disobedient girl, and so, with my dinner hardly touched, I ran to my room and slammed the door. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z My grandfather’s cranky face stares back from the photo, and the look in his eyes is exactly the same as on the boy’s face. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z Even so, the canoe turned out to be a cranky little craft. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z “Well, then you’ll have to bribe that cranky cow who signed,” said the bald man. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “He still loves me like a son. He has to. He’s cranky because, well...Anna, could you come here a sec, honey?” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z My professional trainer, Kerry, would get cranky at me when I wasn’t trying hard enough, and gave me plenty of praise when I did something well. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The cranky Minute Man threw a handful of chopped walnuts at him. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Still, I could look at the pictures while the demon girl outlined the story about flying carpets and phoenixes and magical amulets and cranky old sand elves who lived on beaches. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mom was cranky at breakfast and gave Hazel a talking-to about snow shoveling and maturity and accepting responsibility. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I must have looked so hopeful and eager that the postmaster, Mr. Johnson, acted less cranky with me than he usually did. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z He recalled that the cranky foreman had threatened to unleash vicious guard dogs, and he assumed they were the ones that bit Mullet Fingers. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But even for a mule he was a little bit cranky. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “A message broadcast just started, didn’t you notice? It’s making us cranky.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She had been cranky for the last couple of days. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When he didn’t get 15C, he was cranky, and resentful of whoever did. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z And Frau Elena’s toothache is better now but she can’t smoke which makes her cranky, did I tell you she started smoking . All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “He was a brooding sort of man and very cranky,” Burnham said. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z When they finally got together that afternoon, Maya was cranky from homework and Claire was exhausted from watching her little brother. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Thinking about going to school tomorrow is making me cranky. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “Tex John Smith Family picking berries in Oregon, 1933” was the caption under a snapshot of four barefooted children wearing overalls and cranky, uniformly fatigued expressions. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z For a while, it seemed as if the future of eugenic sterilizations in America depended on the foggy impressions of a nurse who had been handed a cranky baby without toys. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z But still, he's nice, like a happy puppy in a handmade sweater that the white people in our hood like to walk around, while Darius seems more like a cranky bodega cat. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He didn’t have much of a routine beyond eating, drinking and sleeping, but there were times when he stirred from his lethargy and rambled about his territory, making noises and being cranky. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He was always tired, and a little cranky, particularly when dinner wasn’t ready. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Toward the back of Stagecoach Pass is the gold mine, run by a cranky old man named Bob who clearly hates children. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was the wine, or the heat from the kerosene burner used to supplement the cranky radiator, or perhaps an unlucky combination of the two. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Scythe Volta is always cranky after a gleaning,” Esme leaned over to tell Rowan. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z This floating and swishing I like. these days: cranky and bad-tempered, raining soot on everyone else’s head. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z “I’m old. I’m cranky. You need young people.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I never see or hear her coming, and yet there she always is, suspicious and cranky. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She has never been a talkative child; she is the sweet-natured one and I am the cranky one. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It left a cranky red mark across my hand. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “Her mom isn’t as cranky,” a woman informed the crowd. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Drivers were cranky as they navigated through congested streets, not giving an inch. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “Oh, don’t pay me no never mind. I fuss and peck like a cranky old hen.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I was upset because it had smelled bad and I was worried that Mom would be cranky because my school clothes were messy. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z He’s not nearly so sunny, or talkative: He’s even a little cranky sometimes. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Instead, Walter reads Shakespeare and Camel gets drunk and cranky and increasingly demanding. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z His sole comment on the event was a cranky meow. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Drunken, cranky, confrontational Haymitch, who I just poured a basin of ice water on. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Their meager meals left everyone still hungry and cranky. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The deep lines above his brow just made him look cranky. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “Takes more than a cranky word to drive me away. I want to spread the good news about the armistice before it gets dark.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The plan had been to meet at eleven thirty, but Maya had overslept, and when she eventually came downstairs, she felt like a cranky tornado, a swirl of grays. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z A crow sigh is unmistakable, like a groan from a tiny cranky old man. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z From the sound of his voice Killer Man is back to being his old cranky self. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z She shrugged and walked on, her pushcart squeaking crankily with-each turn of its wheels. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He hobbled forward, putting on his best cranky old man expression. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z If ever these lines strayed from perfect, if someone should move his by scooting backward too vigorously, or trying to get just the right angle to pass a note, Mrs. Jacobs got very cranky. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Seeing their cranky old camp director immortalized in stone, wearing a diaper and spewing water from his mouth, made her feel a little better. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “I had the worst day. Ripped panty hose, cranky clients, and then the car broke down.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Violet was crankier than ever as I milked her that night. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I’d been cranky, Grandma said, for weeks, and now Ruth’s continued plucking made me grit my teeth. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z I crossed my arms, like I’d seen people do on television when they were cranky but determined. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Grumpminster Fink was a man who was cranky and mean and made everybody miserable. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z She’d even joined the toad racing team and gotten stuck with the slowest, crankiest toad of the lot. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “Hrrmph,” I say, cranky that she didn’t wait for an answer. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The ground was blanketed with fresh white snow as the Witchlings and one black wagon containing one cranky toad, pulled by Thorn, wound through town toward the Bruised Apple Bookshop. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z She isn’t cranky or whining, almost as if she knows to give her mother a break. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z But this woman was cranky, clearly in no mood to listen. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Mom says I should . .. ... until one crazy day when this cranky old woman and this sick little boy meet a coy-dog with a heart of gold—and they all learn an important lesson about love. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Dandy himself would leave it unanswered, shrugging crankily in response to my interference and returning to his newspaper. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She laughed a lot, but never in a mean way, and sometimes if she didn’t sleep enough, she got really snippy and cranky, which only made Joaquin like her more. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Ma was crankier and Buddy seemed to cry more. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z So what if I’m ancient and cranky and my body’s a wreck? Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She would sleep until noon if she had her way, and she inevitably woke up cranky. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z She smiled with pleasure and swiped at the sweat beads scattered on her nose like freckles, and we ran off to find the cranky pony. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z She looked as cranky and unhappy as they had ever seen her. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “Make sure Brightbill gets plenty of rest. A tired gosling is a cranky gosling!” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Whenever he got cranky, he liked to lay hands on a gun, like a child seeking the comfort of a favored doll. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z In fact, now that Reynie thought about it, he was a little cranky. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Slopper sat on a rock, exhausted and cranky at having to wait for his breakfast this long. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z But she had been dealing with suspicious and cranky Scholars all her life, and she gazed back with such bland admiration that he was soothed. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I’m crankier and testier than I should be with someone who just saved my life. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “Not everything is great,” I murmur, feeling crankier and crankier. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Driving in city traffic always made him cranky. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Both of us had grown up with family members who viewed race through a lens of cranky mistrust. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z If you go late in the morning they’re liable to be cranky after seeing hundreds of men women and children sick and asking for help. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z It was too quiet at home, even with Mr. Whiskers’ cranky meowing to let me know he didn’t appreciate my being gone so long. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z It made the whole regiment cranky and frustrated. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z It was spring vacation, and here I was sitting all day with a cranky old woman. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Shoot, I know folks who are cranky or stuck up or bold-faced liars and their dogs love ’em like they’re saints or something. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The light began to fade, and Dorothy called them in for more cake and lemonade, and then it was time to calm down the girls, who were cranky, say good-bye, and start back to Harlem. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z It seems weirdly intimate to watch as he takes it off, so I watch two very old, very cranky guys argue over a single cab a few feet from us. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “Let me up, please,” Major Major bid him in cranky discomfort. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I woke up sluggish and cranky the next morning. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z No wonder he was so cranky and belligerent. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Her hands lay on top of the armrests as if they needed a place to sit after a lifetime of clenching, and in fact, she seemed to be settling into stillness, quietly and crankily. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I started feeling cranky and irritable most of the time. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z It makes me feel a little bit more easy around Miss Lizzy knowing she can be cranky sometimes. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I told her impatiently that I didn’t want to be in her video, and then had a vision of myself going viral: the single cranky, uncool person among hundreds of thousands of unified pink heads. An Accidental Activist 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z Those little advantages spell big impact when everyone is hungry and cranky. Roast a Chicken 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z Wouldn't you choose no one over someone who makes you tired and cranky? Let's never have an Oscars host again 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z Call me cranky, but this is not the welcome one expects in a swanky hotel restaurant. Trace: Sleek setting and memorable dishes, but slack service 2012-05-24T22:36:24Z As a cranky, small-town police inspector who helps to unravel a series of serial killings, Sarandon was at the top of her game in the solid if minimally released procedural thriller "The Calling." Our Level the Playing Field picks: Awards for those Oscar has overlooked 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z She said she wondered if the notoriously cranky judge would be ready to handle her. Rowland, Rubio joining Cowell's show 2013-05-21T01:48:09Z It's not so long ago that yoghurt was considered a cranky, hippy foodstuff. Tonight's TV highlights: Natural World: Panda Makers 2010-12-07T00:05:00Z Simon is always at his best when cranky. "American Idol" recap: Simon saves the day 2010-02-24T13:25:00Z Shy and a little cranky sometimes, he hates talking about himself. This Time, Kenneth Lonergan Has the Last Say 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z Dead for a Century, Twain Says What He Meant Wry and cranky, droll and cantankerous — that’s the Mark Twain we think we know, thanks to reading “Huck Finn” and “Tom Sawyer” in high school. Mark Twain?s Unexpurgated Autobiography 2010-07-10T01:43:00Z The crowd had cycled from cranky to indifferent to sleepy, and now sat dozing in the afternoon sun, resigned to defeat. I took my dead father to a Red Sox game 2013-03-09T15:00:00Z But you might want to jump straight to “One Day One Night,” in which Mr. Jagger — and Mr. Marley too, though not so memorably — pretends to be alone, heartbroken and cranky. New Music: ?SuperHeavy,? With Mick Jagger, and ?Where Are the Arms? - Review 2011-09-19T22:39:18Z That overnight bus or multiconnection flight may save a few bucks but it leaves you cranky. Frugal Traveler: When You've Got Those First-24-Hour Blues 2011-08-02T19:26:56Z There, he is free to be funny in a crankier, more caustic way, and he becomes — in Mr. Williams’s words — “an angry old Jew.” Billy Crystal on His New Book and His Later Years 2013-09-05T12:00:01Z A young hostess with dark bangs framing a perfect porcelain-doll face shows discretion beyond her years as a family of three crankily debates the question of where to sit. Service and Greek fare at modest prices greet guests at Mill Creek's Kaf? Neo 2010-07-29T20:23:00Z Rather than letting his magnificent, gospel-fired voice carry the show, Green starts and stops songs, admonishes the audience for lacking enthusiasm, and comes off as a cranky, distracted presence. Lollapalooza Day 2: Rain, retro and Eminem 2011-08-07T06:50:00Z Now that I am old and cranky, that whole use of "boy" to describe homosexual men really irritates. Review: ‘Hello, Dolly!’ Is Bright, Brassy and All Bette 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z The lake was gorgeous, but by the end of the day we’d logged around 10 miles, and our kids were beyond cranky about it. The Great American RV Trip: Four families, 2,000 miles and an adventure we’ll never forget 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z But at that moment in time — his mid-50s — he seemed particularly cranky when I tried to ask him about the Monkees. Perspective | Michael Nesmith invented country rock. Or maybe something even better. 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z To me, the most amusing entries are the ones where Patrick’s subjects crankily resist the question. What book changed your life? 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z At 89, he still performs a cranky weekly show about current events that is now broadcast on Periscope. Lenny Bruce Shattered Taboos, but Was He Funny? 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z The puzzle about Scruton has always been the way in which humane, often elegant argument – recognisable as such whether one agrees with him or not – co-exists with outbreaks of cranky, ungrounded nonsense. Roger Scruton: A pessimist's guide to life 2010-06-04T23:06:00Z Most of the focus is on Mr. Karpovsky: The cranky Seth’s marriage is in trouble, something we learn about through his one-sided phone calls. Movie Review: ‘Marvin, Seth and Stanley’ Examines Family Relationships 2014-04-25T00:48:10Z He’s a different comic: crankier, older, the kind of guy who says he doesn’t understand the younger generation. Should Aziz Ansari and Louis C.K. Talk About Accusations Onstage? 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z She writes from a place of hard-won, cranky entitlement, blithely strewing her path with observations while taking swipes at power brokers through the ages. The Unreality of Being a Celebrity 2011-05-16T11:00:17Z But it would be unfortunate if Tenner were dismissed as just a cranky man in his 70s who thinks we spend too much time on our phones. What Silicon Valley Could Use More Of: Inefficiency 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z This sits unwell with the cranky Wendy, who naturally wants to finish high school with her friends. Review: ‘Mary Page Marlowe’ Traces a Woman’s Evolution in Phases and Fragments 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z But when asked for her views on why dance is less appreciated than other arts, Tharp grows extra cranky. Twyla Tharp: The possibilities are endless 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z Mr. Groff is winningly neurotic as a cranky composer facing mortality when hit by a brain malfunction. Gifts for the Discerning Theater Fan 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z Our bratty children are free spirits; cranky grandparents are loveable curmudgeons, and all the characters of our epoch-spanning space sagas have rich narrative purpose. Is Jar Jar Binks the ultimate Star Wars bad guy? Yes, says the internet 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z When Geronte abruptly decides, as cranky old misers will, to leave his money to two distant relatives, Crispin dresses up like each, in turn, and portrays them as craven, insincere opportunists. Highly engaging low farce in 'The Heir Apparent' at ICT 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z And on television it wasn’t until the 30th of 33 episodes that the increasingly cranky Morse revealed his first name: Endeavour, after the explorer Captain Cook’s ship. ‘Endeavour,’ Inspector Morse Prequel, Set for PBS 2012-06-29T20:46:16Z She was jetlagged “and kind of cranky” when she went to the pool. How we met: ‘I just wanted to sit in the hot tub. Then this guy got in and tried to chat me up’ 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z That’s how you file away changing a baby’s diaper, paying your taxes, visiting a relative turned cranky from infirmities, throwing in extra toward the tip because everyone else left the table. Carolyn Hax: School teammate rose to an occasion, but there were no cheers 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z The form announces a polemic—probably a cranky one, and very likely an unfair one. Against “Against [X]” 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z I met Mr. Murphy, and we drove in his cranky Jeep through roadside villages of simple homes with tin roofs and meager yards. Seeing the Whole of Antigua 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z For any Neanderthal who has ever feared electing a female president because what if she’s too cranky when she’s on her period — congratulations. Perspective | The weird masculinity of Donald Trump 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z Everybody was thrilled to work with the people they worked with and cranky because they couldn't work with the people they didn't work with. 'Avengers' boss Whedon mines mirth in Marvel idols 2012-04-30T13:53:47Z And honesty comes off as cranky or rude, I suppose. Larry David: 'I'm cranky' 2010-06-25T23:02:00Z Its cranky obsession with the evils of the Internet was terrible. Listen Here, Internet Girl: The Newsroom Rapesplains It All 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z Godard played with that image of the gruff, cranky, cigar-chomping guru of cinema’s past while in reality he remained a prophet for its still-unrealized future. Godard Taught Me How to Watch Cinema, Even as He Kept Reinventing It 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Even so, as Anaïs continued to sprint and scurry, I crankily scribbled in my notes that the filmmaker was testing our patience with this chick. ‘Anaïs in Love’ Review: Portrait of a Woman on the Run 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z But it’s hard not to take account of a legend like the famously profane, famously cranky and iconoclastic Hersh. The ever-iconoclastic, never-to-be-ignored, muckraking Seymour Hersh 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z To the boomer generation, seeing Bob Hope on TV or in the movies was like spending time with cranky relatives. Bob Hope gets little thanks for all the memories 2014-11-29T05:00:00Z In a delightfully acerbic sequel to “Dear Committee Members,” a cranky English professor becomes the reluctant chair of his department. 50 notable works of fiction in 2018 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z Animal people can be judgmental, self-righteous and cranky, all of which I was becoming. Opening the Heart’s Floodgates, With a Paw 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z It was a crowded flight and a young dad was trying to get his cranky toddler settled down to sleep. ‘A Concert of Parents Wrapped in Memories’: Readers on ‘Goodnight Moon’ 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z "Remember," Perry says of musicians, who can be cranky and demanding. Rob Perry, the face of Jazz Alley, soon to retire 2011-07-27T00:46:09Z But as his journey progressed, Thompson became increasingly cranky, impatient with bugs and poverty, bumpy truck rides and cities, some chaotic, and others, like Asunción, “as lively as Atlantis and nearly as isolated.” Transformative Travel, 4 Ways 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z I don’t want to be this cranky guy saying it was so much better way back when.” Perspective | Tony Gilroy and the ongoing battle for good movies for grown-ups 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z Freud insists on sex as the primary foundation; Jung has other ideas, including cranky and eccentric interests in psychic phenomena and telepathy. A Dangerous Method ? review 2012-02-09T15:29:01Z I mean, that looks like a sea monster, or at least the sort of costume that cranky old hermits wore when they wanted to fool Scooby Doo into thinking they were sea monsters. The truth is … emerging – eight things we learned from the new X-Files trailer 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z "I just thought she was going through the teething process. She gets cranky," Roque told the station. Arizona infant falls ill after consuming baking flour disguised as baby formula: report 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z A cranky novelist ensconced in a swanky setting, railing at the idiocies of the contemporary world. Review | Laura Lippman’s suspense novel ‘Dream Girl’ takes its cue from Stephen King 2021-07-10T04:00:00Z Q. Before we delve into Wolfe's hilariously cranky book, how did The Unknown Hipster come to be? | 'The Painted Word' 2012-11-07T20:00:17Z You don't want to hug crusty, cranky Dr. House. Emmy Awards: Lead-actor bridesmaids again? 2011-09-14T21:59:04Z Who hasn’t seen a cranky father on the street snap at his kid? The Drawing Pad as a Fatherhood Survival Tool 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z Wuorinen’s complaints against the commercial sheen of minimalism were certainly cranky, but they also proved eerily prescient: Every other ad on TV now features some form of aggressively arpeggiated piano or productive-sounding marimba. Perspective | The late composer Jon Gibson helped save minimalism from itself 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z You know, one of those mornings when you’ve arrived late and cranky, and everyone and everything in your technology-driven workplace seems out to get you. Review: ‘Network’ With Bryan Cranston Is Convulsive, Immersive and Still Mad as Hell 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z Another paper put it this way: “An old maid is one of the most cranky, ill-natured, maggoty, peevish, conceited, disagreeable, hypocritical, fretful, noisy, gibing, canting, censorious, out-of-the-way, never-to-be-pleased, good-for-nothing creatures.” Women of a Certain Age, Gail Collins Has Your Back 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z Another researcher, Birk Hagemeyer, suggests that some people benefit more than others from living apart, specifically, those who want love but are nevertheless slightly cranky loners. ‘We have never lived together. Is that so strange?’: the married couples who live apart 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z “You never bring enough snacks and then you get cranky.” Twin campaigns: My secret mission to get pregnant while covering the presidential election 2016-07-02T04:00:00Z “It sometimes makes me cranky and sometimes excited,” she said. Lois Smith’s Year of Working Constantly 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z Grizzard, who wrote a newspaper column for The Atlanta Constitution before moving on to books and live comedy, praised the nuance of Southern speech in a proudly cranky style. Critic’s Notebook: The Original Blue Collar Comedy Tour Stars 2013-05-17T20:33:55Z I guess someone wore his leather cranky pants today. Dancing with the Stars Week 6: Maks Loses His Cool 2011-10-25T13:25:49Z When he is in despair, Murph relies on inventive, cranky humor to get him by. In Roger Rosenblatt’s ‘Thomas Murphy,’ a poet refuses to go quietly 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z And this week he seemed even crankier than usual. "Dancing with the Stars": The Situation stinks 2010-10-12T12:30:00Z Try it with two cranky toddlers, then tell me how hard you had it, Chuck. Style Invitational Week 1261: Post mortems — our annual obit poetry contest 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z Seriously, guys, Buffyverse fans notice these details and we get cranky about our fictional realities. A New Bible for Obsessive Fans of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z The only tension I saw came from a gay man who was cranky that a Disney manager had told him that his shirt could be viewed as inappropriate. After a Political Storm, Gay Days Return to Disney 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z To this end, he pays relatively little attention to the artist’s cranky, embittered and intensively documented late years and dwells at length on the less familiar story of how he became the person he was. ‘Thomas Hart Benton,’ by Justin Wolff 2012-06-29T22:17:16Z But the disruption in routines, and extra sugar, mean days of crazy, rambunctious, cranky kids after the big day is over. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: When happy holidays turn harried 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z One is pre-existing conditions — whether you’re covered if your diabetes flares, or your previously examined cranky knees just plain give out. Is trip insurance really worth it? 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z It is Rob she calls for when crankily refusing to go to bed, and when Alan attempts to calm her she grows only more obstreperous. Review: ‘Dada Woof Papa Hot,’ About Gay Men and Parenthood 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z But the telecast will benefit from an intriguing appearance with the nomination of Bill Murray as actor in a comedy or musical for his role as a cranky Vietnam veteran in "St. Vincent." Golden Globe nominations 2015: 'Birdman,' 'Selma' among the top picks 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z “Even when we were exhausted and cranky, I don’t think we ever thought maybe we should skip a week and not see each other,” said Ms. Gelfand. Law School, Baked Goods, Wedding. In That Order. 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z When asked if the real Griffith was more wise like Sheriff Taylor or cranky like Joe, the diner owner in "Waitress," Griffith said he was a bit of both, and then some. Beloved actor Andy Griffith dies at 86 2012-07-03T16:37:09Z Those familiar foodstuffs are vehicles for Mr. Chang’s cranky, obsessive pursuit of questions about tradition and innovation, authenticity and migratory mash-ups, the racist roots of attitudes toward food, and Americans’ unslaked appetite for Italian cooking. Review: David Chang in the Comfort Food Zone on Netflix 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z I’m so tired and cranky by the time I get that turkey on the table that I no longer enjoy it. Ask Amy: Husband’s porn habit puts marriage at risk In his wonderfully cranky Nobel Prize acceptance speech, William Faulkner exhorted his fellow writers to create from the heart, not “the glands.” Faulkner and Other Ghosts Sing Through Jesmyn Ward’s New Novel 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z Today I have a cranky shoulder left over from yesterday because I have been determined to fold a free-standing handstand into my routine. Twyla Tharp’s Final Rehearsals: Creating a Company 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z If he says that his teacher is cranky, agree that that stinks. A 10-year-old’s complaints about school are creating morning misery 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z “All our bodies become cranky. ‘Body don’t get cranky. Twyla Tharp and Her Body of Perpetual Motion 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z Still, many of my fellow cranky old Deadhead friends will be there, daring the band to move them to uncross their arms. The Glorious Inconsistency of the Grateful Dead 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z Sparks from the friction between a cranky old man and a mouthy spitfire who suggests a downscale Ellen Page drive the rest of the movie. Review: ‘Cas & Dylan,’ a Road Movie Starring Richard Dreyfuss 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z In the locker room, a grandmother was trying to dress two small, cranky children. The Swimmer: Manhattan Edition 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z If I'd paid full price for, just to name a few, "Hall Pass," "Red Riding Hood," "Beastly," "Sanctum," "Unknown," or any of a number of recent movies, I'd be pretty cranky too. Why we don't go out to the movies -- and why we do 2011-03-11T17:41:04Z Liken the commander in chief to a cranky child? ‘Makes going to work look easy’: Decades before she was House speaker, Nancy Pelosi had an even harder job 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z We meant to wander around until we found a likely restaurant, but we’d waited too long and had grown low-blood-sugar cranky. In South Korea, a search for beauty, one day at a time 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z Before we get cranky about celebrity replacing aesthetics, we might want to recognize that some of today’s best artists do fine work in Warhol’s footsteps. Being Edward Hopper 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z One standout: Robin Miles reads the part of the cranky Old Sheep, leavening the character’s dark vision of the pig’s fate with a generous pinch of mordant humor. Meryl Streep Wants to Tell You a Bedtime Story 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z “So what?” he crankily replies, when a judge tells him his client is ineligible for a drug program because her attempts at rehab have failed in the past. ‘Locking Up Our Own,’ What Led to Mass Incarceration of Black Men 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z Suffering no fools, including a certain cranky old one named Vincent. TIFF 2014: Bill Murray shines, but saints all around in 'St. Vincent's' 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z He was old school in the old way, cranky and cantankerous in opinions not rarely “pre-Twiggy.” One Last Book From an Outback Poet Who Was Part Hero, Part Pariah 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z And when the first film in competition also includes a scene of someone lighting a man’s crotch on fire, well, let’s just say it can make the critics a tad cranky. Critic’s Notebook: At Cannes Film Festival, Ducking Rain and Competition 2013-05-16T22:03:37Z Sometimes, during a game based on the popular singing competition "American Idol," she can even earn an insult or two from an animated version of cranky judge Simon Cowell. Karaoke industry may be facing the music 2010-04-06T04:00:00Z For all of his negative assessments, he’s not even agreeably cranky. Books of The Times: Paradise Is Only Half the Story in a Complex Caribbean Nation 2011-04-14T21:52:13Z That doesn't mean he's given up playing the role of cranky provocateur when he wants to. Seattle's Dave Meinart is a nightlife entrepreneur and a political player 2010-07-16T21:08:00Z Add Vid and Tiffany’s quiet, spooky daughter, Dakota; their yappy dog; and a cranky old man, Harry, who often comes by to complain about the noise, and you have almost the full cast. Review: In Liane Moriarty’s ‘Truly Madly Guilty,’ a Very Unfortunate Barbecue Indeed 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z Let me look into being a part of it and not be just another middle aged, cranky person.’ ‘Wail’: A biography of Bebop piano pioneer Bud Powell 2013-06-26T22:25:54Z Surprising, too, is the series’ unlikely hero, Siri Paiboun, a cranky and curmudgeonly septuagenarian doctor who is the first and only coroner in Laos. Dark Mysteries, Written From a Bright Beach 2010-09-06T18:23:00Z “He could have been radicalized or if he missed his nap, very cranky,” he said. Late-night hosts on Trump's leadership: 'This is supposed to be the honeymoon' 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z Film critics, even cranky ones, keep waiting, hoping, for greatness. Cranky Guy: Why I Skipped the Toronto Film Festival This Year 2014-09-14T04:00:00Z It’s direct, vain, cranky and slashing — a voice of outraged intelligence. Viet Thanh Nguyen Packs Plenty of Action and Outrage Into ‘The Committed’ 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z You may also feel: panicky, exhilarated, confused, bored, intrigued, violated, cranky. Art Review: ?Carsten H?ller: Experience? at the New Museum - Review 2011-10-27T22:24:36Z Piggy might say, executing one of her cranky karate chops — and a campaign to bring 1970s-era puppets to the Pixar generation ended. On ‘The Muppets,’ Miss Piggy Has a Talk Show and a Chatty Staff 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z How do you separate those two things so that you don't become cynical so that you don't become tired and you don't become cranky? Comedian Tom Papa on the McCarthyism of the Left: "It's a terrifying moment" 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z Sahl became fixated on the Warren Commission’s report on the killing, dedicating years of his life, including much stage time, to picking it apart, crankily decrying groupthink and floating alternative theories. There’s No Dave Chappelle or Hannah Gadsby Without Mort Sahl 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z And the guys working the pro shop desk can be cranky. Fairways Where Golf Becomes the City Game 2011-04-07T20:59:26Z The lovably cranky designer Mark McNairy has reinvented men’s footwear several times in his career. Your Guide to New York Fashion Week: Men’s 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z In Fix It With Food, Symon introduces you to a revised "10-Day Fix," which you can do in the comfort of your own home and without feeling cranky. Iron chef Michael Symon had to change his mindset about food in order to heal himself 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z His lyrics, whether lofty or cranky, often imply that very little is what it seems and that we are all probably doing wrong, or paying into a rotten system. Cass McCombs: Imagine Beckett as a Cranky Singer-Songwriter 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z As the cattleman, Harrison Ford looks totally cranky but is also pretty swell. Movie Review: Extraterrestrials Land at the O.K. Corral 2011-07-28T18:58:54Z Unlike the cranky Fort, he maintained a respect for science and its skeptical approach. He saw the scientific promise in the paranormal, but now his legacy could be lost 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z If anyone on this trip was going to get cranky, it was me, as I find war to be the least interesting part of history. An aunt hits the road with her niece and nephew 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z When he discovers a relative, it's a cranky great-grandmother from Mississippi whom he refers to as "Slavery Days". The Kid by Sapphire ? review 2011-08-19T11:15:01Z “Everyone was sleep-deprived and cranky,” recalls one of the reporters on the trip. Meet Melania Trump’s enforcer. It’s not her husband. 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z He was even crankier than usual, prone to disappearing for hours on end and not returning calls. The 10 best Bill Murray moments 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z This tremendous tale tells us about George who is 8 years old, and his desire is to transform his cranky old grandma. George's Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl - review 2013-03-11T12:00:00Z In short order, the cranky Russian is found tortured and murdered, and it’s clear that more than one person is after the painting. ‘Murder Below Montparnasse’: art, politics and mayhem 2013-02-28T23:48:52Z I'm foggy and cranky because I celebrated a bit too much on New Years' Eve. The Oprah Winfrey Network's odd, splashy kick-off 2011-01-02T02:30:00Z Only a cranky contrarian would present television as a cultural wasteland, but that’s what “Studio 60” posited in 2006, a year when “Friday Night Lights,” “Lost,” “The Sopranos” and “The Wire” were on the air. Television Review: ‘The Newsroom,’ an HBO Series From Aaron Sorkin 2012-06-21T21:29:12Z Mr. Miller said he expected that some professed fans might disavow his work, but if they draw the conclusion that he is a cranky recluse, he said, “they’re drawing the wrong one.” With a New ‘Sin City’ Film, Frank Miller Extends His Craft 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z She tries to avoid hotels because cranky kids might wake up people in the next room. Seattle-area parents of kids with disabilities share their tips for making travel fun 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z In between urging readers to live up to their birthright, the right to be utterly selfish, she makes cranky comments about the difficulty of opening soda cans and the cultural scourge that is Alan Alda. Theater Review: John Hodgman Steps Out of ‘The Daily Show’ 2014-01-15T00:01:14Z And in line with the trend, he did material from the perspective of a cranky parent. A 7-Year-Old Walks Into a Stand-Up Club ... 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z What emerges from this self-portrait is not the intellectual giant he was often thought to be – his knowledge was extensive and abstruse, but unsystematic and frequently cranky. Critical eye: book reviews roundup 2010-09-03T23:06:00Z Impulsively, Sophie decides to purchase Myles’s castle and he becomes its cranky tenant with a plan to get the estate back. ‘A Castle for Christmas’ Review: Deck the Halls With Expensive Tartans 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z Often, after developing some hypothesis, he falls back into a cranky defensiveness: “That’s just my opinion; could be right, could be wrong.” Books of The Times: Crunch the Numbers; Solve a Famous Murder 2011-06-02T21:24:11Z Mr. Moore — disheveled, cranky, attention seeking, too eager to pick a fight — is easy to satirize. Books of The Times: ?Here Comes Trouble? by Michael Moore - Book Review 2011-09-13T12:00:00Z What is a cranky ticket agent compared with a headless body? Learning to Love Airport Lit 2012-02-17T20:39:16Z In another, he sounds delightfully cranky as he acquiesces to life with a telephone and its impositions: “I prostrated myself whenever the ringing/ of that horrid despot demanded/ my attention.” Newly discovered works by Pablo Neruda and other best poetry this month 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z The play’s opening scene, set in the gruesomely untidy New York apartment of Tobin Falmouth, the author of the incendiary novel, is a fiercely funny encounter between cranky writer and oily agent. Theater Review: At the Vineyard, Reading Can Be Hazardous 2010-05-20T04:12:00Z For example, elderly Duk-soo throws a number of tantrums that seem like overstated caricatures of a cranky Korean grandfather. 'Ode to My Father' stirs the box office and debate in South Korea 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z She has no use for euphemisms anymore, and both she and Ben are hilariously frank and cranky in discussing his imminent demise. | 'The Lyons': ?The Lyons,? by Nicky Silver, at Vineyard Theater - Review 2011-10-12T02:05:01Z In some contexts only suavity and refinement are good enough; jokes and cranky touches will not do. Does Stirling work? 2011-04-01T23:05:23Z Ivory’s account of hanging out with Ross at her son’s christening is one of the more enjoyably chaotic in the book, with cameos by a cranky J.D. James Ivory, Famous for Buttoned-Up Films, Is Frank About Sex and Much Else in His Memoir 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z I was tired all the time, and my mother would likely say perpetually cranky, thanks to my steady sugar diet. Motherlode: Breaking the Family Sugar Habit 2011-04-06T15:45:39Z To us, the link between bedtime resistance and the early-morning temper tantrum or cranky dinnertime is crystal clear. Motherlode Blog: On Sleep Research, My Children Didn’t Get the Memo 2013-07-30T20:05:37Z I’m at a point in my life that playing a cranky older guy is very appealing.” Paul Reiser: 'I'm at a point in my life that playing a cranky older guy is appealing' 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z When the cranky feline dumps the kitten, Dog Man befriends him. ‘Captain Underpants’ author creates another tale about Dog Man 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z But mostly this one is for fans of desert scenery and of Mr. Douglas in cranky, crazy mode. Review: In ‘Beyond the Reach,’ Michael Douglas as a Greedy Ogre in the Desert 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z I’m too cranky if I get less than seven. Arlene Shechet Creates Beauty Out of Chaos 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z When the museum acquired more than a dozen video games late last year, critic Jonathan Jones wrote a really cranky piece about it in the Guardian. MoMA acquiring Bjork's phone app, shows pixels are as vital as paint 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z In his place is a cranky, abrasive misanthrope who somehow made himself popular with many big droppable names. Books of The Times: ‘Saul Steinberg,’ a Biography by Deirdre Bair 2012-12-13T23:12:59Z Mr. James and Ms. Hogg don’t avoid the pitfalls of cuteness that await those playing cranky dads and their petulant progeny. Theater Review: ‘Adult’ by Christina Masciotti, at Abrons Arts Center 2014-02-03T22:00:42Z But if those cranky teachers win, I want to know how. The Daughter Dress Code 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z This year, Mr. Dern is in Alexander Payne’s “Nebraska,” playing a cranky old guy returning to his home state to collect sweepstakes money he believes he has won. Critic’s Notebook: At Telluride Festival, a Redford Solo and Other Previews 2013-09-02T21:37:32Z A hole-in-the-wall fish fry in Harlem where a cranky old man fried up perfect porgies and served them on sliced white bread slathered with tartar and hot sauce. Love to Love You, Baby 2017-11-25T05:00:00Z Obviously, Colbert owes much to Letterman, who made sardonic de rigueur and eventually settled into the role of late-night’s cranky truth-teller in contrast to Leno’s part as sweet and affable uncle. Will Colbert’s truthiness survive the ‘Late Show’ switch? 2014-04-11T21:42:53Z Week 1296, poems with words new to Merriam-Webster's online dictionary: I put my phone in airplane mode and, much to my surprise, The next two hours it blared the sound of cranky baby cries! Style Invitational Week 1314: Bill Us Now — our ‘joint legislation’ contest 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z There’s no substantive discussion, however, of gaming’s profound influence on computer development — an impact that the crankily engaging AMC drama “Halt and Catch Fire” recently acknowledged. 'Video Games: The Movie,' Produced by Zach Braff 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z The cranky New York Observer critic was one of several reviewers who panned Franco's staging of the new off-Broadway play "The Long Shrift" with the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater in New York. James Franco gets bad reviews for theater directing debut 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z On the other hand, there’s something slightly off-kilter about this attempt to resuscitate, through deft branding, the cranky, cerebral, irreverent Jewish culture that was once a dominant feature of New York City’s character. The Rise of the Designer Deli 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Aniston, 45, is a cranky mess for most of the film — bags under her eyes, hair stringy, face scarred and scowling. Taking risks in the indie 'Cake' is paying off for Jennifer Aniston 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z Don’t say: “The guy with the sun thing on his helmet seems kind of cranky.” How to talk like a Seahawks fan 2014-01-30T03:12:16Z There’s a kind of cranky iconoclasm in the essay, with its scorn for those McCarthy calls “influential persons,” the unnamed experts in psychology and linguistics that dominate the discussion of these topics. Cormac McCarthy Explains the Unconscious 2017-04-22T04:00:00Z I figured that even if I was cramped, cranky and wild with cabin fever by Hour 8, at least I’d be entertained and perfumed. What it’s like to take a 35-hour ride on the Coast Starlight train from L.A. to Seattle 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z I aimed to keep my son on his usual sleep schedule, because a tired traveler is a cranky companion. How to travel solo with your child (so you both actually enjoy it) 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z But some cranky Simon comedies, handled right, can still tickle and smart. ACT picks a Simon comedy that's still timely, director says 2011-04-28T20:14:05Z Spending those few weeks at home with a cranky, leaky, smelly baby was exhausting and overwhelming–and to this day I wish I’d had more of it. Paternity Leave and Why Men Need Feminism Too 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z “It’s direct, vain, cranky and slashing — a voice of outraged intelligence. It’s among the more memorable in recent American literature.” 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z O’Rourke’s death matters not just because he was a lively presence, a cranky original. P.J. O’Rourke Wrote With High, Cranky Style in a Shrinking Tradition 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z What happened to Blood, Sweat & Tears, judging by this spurious, somewhat cranky documentary by John Scheinfeld, is that the band faced the unforeseen consequences of its own bad decisions. ‘What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat & Tears?’ Review: What Goes Up 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Ellie and Riley have some cranky moments together, arguing about whether the Fireflies are a force for good. ‘The Last of Us’ Season 1, Episode 7: Secret Origins 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z The bartender can be a little cranky at first; engage him on the wine list and chickpea dish, and he’ll be your best friend. 36 Hours in Washington, D.C. 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z Serena Williams Sending journalists into a frenzy of epiphanies that female athletes can be as temperamental as their male counterparts, the crankier of the Williams sisters went ballistic on a lineswoman at the U.S. 2009-12-30T02:15:00Z Long, extravagant shows touted by producers as theatrical events can make the critics cranky. Your Week in Culture: Jay-Z, Eugene O’Neill and ‘Princess Bride’ in Theaters Nationwide 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z He frequently sounded cranky and goatish in that Q. and A., but perhaps he’s allowed. Books of The Times: ?Collected Poems? by Jack Gilbert 2012-03-13T12:00:00Z It might explain why the 45th president wanted to fly a series of loud machines over the Mall, and why his haters wanted to fly a blimp of him as an infant, diapered and cranky. Evening in America: What it felt like on Trump’s Fourth of July 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z “And unlike the president, I study American history.” has gotten off some of the best quips in debates, but his overriding mood is of a cranky, “get the hell off my lawn” neighbor. Seeking Humor on the Campaign Trail 2012-02-03T23:13:23Z She was hungry, cranky, and she had already moved past trying to anticipate when Mr. Seth was going to ask her to be his wife. A Proposal Before Dinner Proved Risky 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z The return of live performances in 2021 after 18 months of shuttered halls and scattered orchestras was enough to disabuse any critic of their crankier faculties. Perspective | Best classical music of 2021: Noseda reunites with the NSO, ‘Fire’ lights up the Met 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z One was Oscar, who was envisioned as a cranky, trash-loving purple character. Original Big Bird, Caroll Spinney, Leaves ‘Sesame Street’ After Nearly 50 Years 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z One of his last roles was as a cranky diner owner in the movie "Waitress." APNewsBreak: Andy Griffith widow to raze his home 2013-03-20T19:59:08Z “If you try to pack in too much, everyone in the family, especially kids, will get cranky and whiny,” she said. How to Plan Your Family’s Vacation 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z She tells me, “You get so tired and cranky.” Down under, mother and daughter learn to see each other in a different light 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z It’s not that there aren’t other places online to get information and cranky opinions about what Ambrose Bierce defined as “a resumption of diplomatic relations and rectification of boundaries.” Other People?s Divorces 2010-11-29T18:50:00Z She also told me she was “crankier than usual,” to the point where her co-workers dubbed her diet persona “Whole30 Kendra.” 5 Diets, the take-aways: How our 5 staffers managed, and what comes next 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z But it also had several elements that attracted me: the human-to-bear-and-back transformations, the cranky, outrageous dwarf character, piles of treasure, giant birds and the fairytale-forest setting. Margo Lanagan: How I wrote Tender Morsels - teen book club 2012-08-24T14:29:00Z His character, Gus Lobel, a baseball scout for the Atlanta Braves, is a variation on the crusty old dude he played in "Gran Torino," only crankier. 'Trouble with the Curve' lands in the Cliché Zone 2012-09-20T20:47:03Z She would say things to me like, `Benh, I'm only 6 years old, you need to use smaller words,' or `I'm gonna get cranky sometimes.' Wallis a beast of an actress, but is 9 too young? 2013-02-13T13:44:11Z When Louis B. Mayer turns out to be a lovable if cranky guy, however, you know a show has a rainbow to sell us. ‘Chasing Rainbows’ Review: Judy Garland’s Happy Days 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z Or, as Jill Filipovic, wearing her admitted “cranky feminist” hat asked in the Guardian Thursday, “Why, in 2013, does getting married mean giving up the most basic marker of your identity?” Do feminists care if you take your husband’s name? 2013-03-08T16:39:00Z Mr. Hodgman scores a victory for the crankily middle-aged by separating a father and son who act the same age. Theater Review: John Hodgman Steps Out of ‘The Daily Show’ 2014-01-15T00:01:14Z But as cranky as Greenberg is, he's also lonely. 'Greenberg' Review: Depressed Ben Stiller Gets the Girl 2010-03-19T00:20:00Z The only people who will get back to you usually are cranky people who disagree with you, want to pick a fight and a few reviewers. George Orwell stopped and smelled the roses, and Rebecca Solnit wants modern people to do the same 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z "You're not following what I'm saying," he tells his assistants, crankily stalking off. James Cameron gives stand-ins hypothermia to try and settle that "Titanic" Jack and Rose door debate 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z In Fernbach’s translation, Hazan — a former surgeon, publisher and social critic who wrote “The Invention of Paris” — comes across as a highly cultured, bemusedly cranky old radical whose eloquence can change how you see. A Parade of Francophiles, With Peter Mayle in the Lead 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z You could give Leno good sportsmanship credit for shilling for his rival's show if the whole thing didn't look so tense and cranky anyway. 2010-02-08T13:08:00Z One of two cranky geezers was overheard to ask, “How do you eat jellied moose nose?” To Campuses Without a Compass 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z But their jubilation renders them delicious prey to the big bad Bergin race, and turns Branch into a cranky cynic. Justin Timberlake Talks 'Trolls' and Next Album at Comic Con 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z At the very least, I thought, I could inhale the essence of some cranky and word-drunk old ghosts. A Critic’s Tour of Literary Manhattan 2012-12-14T17:13:34Z "I don't find the character to be cranky or rude," David says through mouthfuls of oatmeal. Larry David: 'I'm cranky' 2010-06-25T23:02:00Z So as you can probably imagine, she was cranky, clingy and ready for sleep. With monkeypox and polio to worry about now, who can stress about small stuff? 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z Which all seemed, to a cranky Northerner like me, totally ridiculous. Perspective | Reese Witherspoon is selling frilly Southern womanhood, and I’ve been sucked in, y’all 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z “Jacques entertains these forest guys; it’s fun to listen to a cranky, clever person,” Smith said. ‘As You Like It’ actor Derek Smith details approach to ‘Seven Ages of Man’ speech He was already cranky about the prospect of traveling after Christmas to New York, which he claims is “a great place to live, but I wouldn’t want to visit there.” 2010-01-07T05:37:00Z Let them find time for imaginative play under your table at the train show or while crankily trailing after you through model houses. Motherlode Blog: Leave Family Playtime Alone 2013-04-24T15:42:17Z At 68, Mr. Stewart isn’t bleak like Bob Dylan, cranky like Iggy Pop, bemused like Neil Young or avuncular like Paul Simon on their most recent albums. New Music: New Music by Rod Stewart (‘Time’) and the Uncluded 2013-05-06T21:55:51Z One day when production went to visit the famed Laurel Canyon Country Store, he said Crosby was particularly cranky. David Crosby opens up in new documentary ‘Remember My Name’ 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z It's cranky, charming, and sometimes unwittingly hilarious, which is exactly what fans would expect. Christmas gifts 2012: the best music books 2012-11-29T08:00:04Z The host's memoirs offer clues to what made him so cranky. Paul O'Grady's socialist fury rant was a rare live-TV shock 2010-10-28T07:00:00Z His loose-limbed mimes overshadow the material but they also make his act more interesting, since the incongruity between Mr. Maniscalco’s cranky cool dude pose and his doofus physicality may be his best joke. Comedians Like Sebastian Maniscalco Act Out Their Humor 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z Rupert Everett Is So Not An American Movie Star But what’s kept him from becoming a mainstream leading man — the cranky impudence, the lacerating British wit — is precisely what makes him so attractive. T Magazine: Rupert Everett Is So Not An American Movie Star 2013-05-10T13:00:54Z As for your husband, tell him there is a bright red line between cranky and sociopathic. ‘Defund the Police’? Easy for You to Say 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z “His Martin Crane was Frasier’s moral center; his cranky decency and bewildered love for his two improbable sons was hilarious one minute, heartbreaking the next, and you never caught him acting.” John Mahoney: Frasier's 'cranky' dad was the stove at the heart of the show 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z He is cranky, and so are his followers. He wants to make it playing video games on Twitch. But will people pay to watch? 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z He should know by now that his weathered face is its own cranky editorial comment. Cowboys & Aliens: Two Great Genres, One Mediocre Movie 2011-07-28T22:05:00Z I spent more than a year bloated in fat pants and cranky from hormones. Motherlode Blog: Freezing Eggs, and Hoarding My Fertility 2014-01-26T13:37:49Z Inevitably all the lamentations to “America” would take on a softer tenor as the cranky comic’s gruff facade crumbled to reveal his inner family man. Binge Your Way Through 99 Days of Summer 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z Letterman, cranky to the end, signed off last year. A Garry Shandling Photograph That Closes the Book on a Late-Night Era 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z He told Vogue, “My temperament is cranky old man,” even in his youth. Bret Easton Ellis, the political outrage machine who has never voted for president 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z The final third of the book finds Cole on exploratory journeys — or, as he puts it self-effacingly, “going to places far away from home and being cranky about it.” Teju Cole on knowns, unknowns and 'Known and Strange Things' 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z In fact, I did — in a few cranky tweets and various Facebook comments. Art and race at the Whitney: Rethinking the Donelle Woolford piece 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z But SPARK’s call to change is not about cranky females being cranky about seemingly trivial stuff. The Google doodles’ big diversity problem 2014-02-28T15:53:00Z Stephen Carlile’s cranky Mr. Darling and preening Captain Hook provide fine amusement. ‘Peter Pan’ flies high in panoramic performance at Tysons Corner Center 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z If you’re 93 years old, and still healthy enough to do volunteer work and write cranky letters to journalists, I’m sure not going to argue. Perspective | When it comes to nutrition, we’re all too eager to ignore the evidence. Here’s why. 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z Anyway, herewith this cranky man’s five categories, comparing now versus then: 1. Television: ?New Girls,? ?2 Broke Girls,? ?Last Man Standing?: New Season for Old Jokes 2011-11-23T14:30:42Z You feel cranky and like, “No, I’m done sharing.” Perspective | How do I criticize my young child without her getting upset? 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z Except for Dern’s portrait of a cranky crackpot, Oscar’s Best Actor list should be filled with men who endure the worst. Critics Awards 2: Judgment Daze 2013-12-10T18:55:39Z And, as a cranky Gen Xer, I say keep it up. How to rock out when you're over 35 and not be lame (but for the love of Bowie, wrap it up earlier) 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z Otto is not some cranky white supremacist, nor is he a toxic man trying to force his will on to others. As "A Man Called Otto," Tom Hanks' gruff yet noble curmudgeon will warm your heart 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z Lately, he's been very cranky, and I am giving him the benefit of the doubt. Perspective | Ask Amy: I’m a stay-at-home mom. Lately, I feel like quitting. 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z Speaking now, Mr. Alderson is still a little cranky but is clearly thrilled by the belated attention. Dylan’s 1966 Tapes Find a Direction Home 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z But its music now sounds just right for a certain recessionary mood: bleary, frustrated, cranky, heartsick and gallows-humored. Music Review: Tunes to Play After You?ve Been Fired 2010-12-03T23:19:00Z I'd like to propose an ode to a different kind of heroine: Hope, the cranky grand dame of "Virgin River." In defense of Hope: Why the so-called worst character on “Virgin River” is actually the best 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z The novel is set in Vienna, where our narrator meets the aging, cranky, once famous Suvorin, and persuades him to tell his life story. ‘In a World That Shouts, This Book Is a Song Played Softly,’ Ethan Hawke Writes 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z Life gets cranky when you try to live it according to some schedule, like married by 26 and billionaire by 30 and whatever else we’re supposed to tick off the list. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: When turning 30 becomes an existential crisis 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z Brown dished on what it’s like to travel for a living, what to say to bridge a language divide and how she keeps from getting cranky on the road. PBS travel show ‘Places to Love’ stars accessible destinations 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z I also said that reading Patton was “like sitting next to your cranky old aunt at a wedding. You smile wanly and excuse yourself to refresh your drink.” “Princeton Mom” gets schooled at her alma mater 2014-04-22T12:00:00Z Michael Keaton’s turn as a washed-up actor in “Birdman” will land in comedy, while Bill Murray will likely grab a spot there for his role as a cranky Vietnam vet in “St. Vincent.” Golden Globes 2015: Five things to expect at the nominations 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z From “Mississippi”: MissPissi: Deep South term for a cranky store clerk. Style Invitational: Celebrating our differences 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z "I was worried," she said, "because the first sign of Alzheimer's is that you get crankier. I swear to you." Joan Rivers riles Young Hollywood, but she's got youth on her side 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z Jeff Daniels plays cranky TV anchorman Will McAvoy, who is on a mission to present the news without commercial or corporate obstacles. Sorkin stands by "Newsroom", denies firing writing staff 2012-08-02T01:02:01Z So when our cranky hero, a lifelong atheist, declares that there is no soul, it seems an extraordinary line to give an actor who spent his entire career proving otherwise. Review: A Cranky Loner Faces Mortality in ‘Lucky’ 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z Simon, once a confirmed bachelor, may have ben cranky about his recent vow to tie the knot, and his edginess was showing. "American Idol" recap: Simon saves the day 2010-02-24T13:25:00Z The fact that he is also antisocial, cranky, willfully chaste, often drunk and perhaps xenophobic makes him all the more intriguing. | Talented Men 2013-09-14T01:00:02Z Yes, even our cranky, disaffected group, Davis affected us. Warwick Davis is the real hero of Gen X 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z For a while, he tried on a cranky persona, playing the guy in the disheveled suit who can’t believe that none of you idiots get it. How Roy Wood Jr. crushed the toughest room in comedy 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z “And if you paid him attention, he wouldn’t be cranky.” Charles James and Me 2014-04-23T23:10:18Z The film follows a cranky old man who comes to realize the meaning of his life through the help of a lonely 12-year-old neighbor. 'Ouija' scares up $20 million in opening weekend; 'John Wick' No. 2 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z Once talent gorged on Netflix money, like geese destined for foie gras, some became cranky. Ted Sarandos Talks About That Stock Drop, Backing Dave Chappelle, and Hollywood Schadenfreude 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Johnson is cranky and likable, playing a fully bearded variation on his gruff, needy “New Girl” character. Movie Review: In Joe Swanberg’s ‘Drinking Buddies,’ Couples Face Tests 2013-08-22T20:54:18Z The title character, portrayed with an amusing sense of cranky entitlement by Tom McCamus, has a slightly shaky grip on his country as the play opens. ‘King John’ and ‘King Lear’ at the Stratford Festival 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z Practically the only thing missing will be that cranky cheerleading coach scowling and scheming and stealing the show. Tony Nominations Prove the Musical Has Lost Its Voice 2010-06-11T04:31:00Z And it's hard to buy the naiveté of Miller's wide-eyed Cephas chucking college to tend to cranky passengers. 'Pullman Porter Blues' carries pungent blues and heavy melodrama 2012-10-05T20:06:04Z Mr. Heidami, meanwhile, crisply differentiates his divergent roles, which also include a cranky customer dumbfounded that none of the enticing-sounding offerings advertised are available. ‘American Hero’ Finds Comedy in a Fast-Food Franchise 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z Is she intimidated by her sometimes cranky fellow judges? `Project Runway' meets NY Fashion Week 2012-09-07T20:56:10Z When Miles dismisses his father’s cranky admission that he’s getting old, Joe responds with exasperation. | 'Graceland': Grieving as an Odd Family Affair, From LCT3 2010-05-18T04:59:00Z I am particularly cranky because getting to Davis from Los Angeles earlier in the week had been arduous, and I am still working to recover three days later. Twyla Tharp on the Road: Why We Go Out 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z "My guess is that he would be a cranky 70-year-old, a not-so-English eccentric, ridiculed by many, still venerated by fans," Beech wrote. John Lennon fans mark anniversary of singer's murder in New York City 2010-12-08T19:49:00Z A new study from researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Buffalo shows that people aren’t getting older and crankier—they’re getting older and more trusting. The Surprising Trait That Gets Better With Age 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z His imitation of a cranky judge is marvelous, as is his one of Al Pacino. ‘The Bullpen,’ Joe Assadourian’s Tale From a Holding Cell 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z The result is neither a sendup of Chekhov nor a cranky takedown. ‘Stupid _______ Bird’ Returns to Woolly Mammoth Theater 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z Yes, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no screen time at all before 18 months; so let the academy handle a cranky toddler. Flying with babies or small children? Save a seat for sanity. 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z The plot: A joylessly hedonistic young toilet-paper factory worker joins forces with his cranky granddad in a search for their father/son who's gone missing following the death of his second wife. Your guide to SIFF 2011 2011-05-18T20:00:54Z Streep's Kay is an unglamorous retail employee whose husband is a cranky accountant with a regimented lifestyle. "Hope Springs" for senior sex in Meryl Streep comedy 2012-08-10T12:05:42Z But including a long sample of the progressive historian Charles Beard’s cranky isolationism from 1939 adds to this section’s incoherence. The Mind of Conservatism 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z Hugh Laurie, whose show "House" also wrapped after eight years, didn't get a last shot at winning a trophy for his cranky Dr. House. 'Mad Men,' 'American Horror Story' lead Emmy nods 2012-07-19T13:35:14Z Gus’s cranky obsessions are catnip to Mr. Jones, who makes a meal of the character’s belief in the omnipotence of Alexander the Great and the curative powers of Windex. Review: ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2’ Is Something Tired, Something New 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z Texting has reduced the number of waste words, but it has also exposed a black hole of ignorance about traditional — what a cranky guy would call correct — grammar. Why Weird Al's 'Word Crimes' Is English for Dummies 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z Tomlin, playing a cranky septuagenarian in charge of helping her granddaughter get an abortion, gives a prickly-tender performance that’s less about aging, specifically, than about the great and terrible process of getting to know yourself. Top 10 Best Movie Performances 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Karenting: When a mom with a cranky baby demands to see the stork’s manager. Style Invitational Week 1402: The fourteeners — a neologism contest 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z It was an uncomfortable, sad spectacle that seemed to paint the party as cranky old white men yelling at ghosts. Battle of the Network Stars: Trump vs. Clinton 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z Theroux gets that readers might perceive him as cranky, but he thinks the problem might be with the readers. Would the Pandemic Stop Paul Theroux From Traveling? 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z Starring Alfred Molina as the volcanic artist, the character comes off as darkly comic, cranky, arrogant, angry, self-doubting, brilliant, and monstrous—his rainbow of emotions splattering across the stage. Mark Rothko and Selling Out in the Art World 2010-03-26T20:43:00Z Ms. Blood has a few funny asides as the more lustful and cranky of the two angels. | 'Falling for Eve': Joe DiPietro?s Look at Eden by York Theater Company 2010-07-16T03:54:00Z But the old-man-meets-millennial comedy that Sex&Drugs sets up feels cranky and creaky. Review: Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll Delivers Rock of the Aged 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z There, she coaches young Indian telemarketers on how to communicate better with cranky old U.K.-based customers like the one she used to be. Can old age still have a happy ending? 2013-02-07T23:17:00Z We talked about this and she apologized, saying she hadn’t slept much and was cranky. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: When the woman you’re seeing admits an affair in her past 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z This recipe, however, leans into rhubarb’s savory side, tempering its cranky acidity with a little bit of honey and a good dose of schmaltz, courtesy of roasting chicken. Crisp Chicken, Tender Rhubarb and a Brilliant Sheet-Pan Meal 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z He devotes a lot of space to his friendly relationships with Senate Republicans, from the cranky Kansan Pat Roberts to Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, “the funniest Republican in the Senate.” Al Franken Has Been Sitting on Jokes for a Decade. Now He’s Ready to Tell Them. 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z Here is someone who is absolutely smitten in spite of the significant other’s bossy and cranky nature. The All-TIME 100 Songs 2011-10-24T09:00:29Z Heck, I was cranky when I was 25, but I still laughed at “M*A*S*H.” Television: ?New Girls,? ?2 Broke Girls,? ?Last Man Standing?: New Season for Old Jokes 2011-11-23T14:30:42Z People are probably familiar with the adverse effects of sleep deprivation: You’re groggy, cranky, unable to focus. The truth about sleep: You aren’t getting nearly enough of it 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z Don’t, unless you want a cranky filmmaker on your hands, call these movies campy. The Thing That Ate Saturday Night 2011-01-14T20:17:29Z “She just kind of blossomed,” Bernie said of those first few years, trying to explain why the notoriously cranky widow behaved so differently with him. How My Aunt Marge Ended Up in the Deep Freeze . . . 2012-04-14T20:06:48Z Another thing that differentiates this film from “The Butterfly” is that in the earlier film, it was the older character who was cranky and the younger one who was sympathetic. China Submits an Unexpected Contender and Surprises Even the Director 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z People on movie sets are notoriously tired and cranky; one got the feeling that Williams was doing comedy not for us but for himself. Robin Williams burning brightly: There was just one human being who could do this thing 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z His sarcasm has become slightly crankier as he’s gotten older and his persona is an odd mix of friendly and superior. Critic’s Notebook: Jerry Seinfeld Is Still at Home Doing Stand-Up 2012-10-14T21:56:07Z Now 58, he has become, he says, “cranky”. Paul Reiser: 'I'm at a point in my life that playing a cranky older guy is appealing' 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z Countless churches now resemble museums, whose curators are aging and cranky souls clutching cold cups of coffee and blaming the death of Old First Church on anything and everything except the walking dead themselves. Faith must fight capitalism: Forget theological purity — the church needs a revolutionary spirit 2015-04-25T04:00:00Z Scott wrote in 2002 that it “completes Mr. Godard’s journey from one of the cinema’s great radicals to one of its crankiest reactionaries.” Jean-Luc Godard, Daring Director Who Shaped the French New Wave, Dies at 91 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z The little girl grows up worshipping her adopted mother and dismissing her real mother as nothing but a cranky spinster. Edmund White's top 10 New York books 2011-01-12T12:24:11Z That trip was “pleasant” for the notoriously cranky Morrissey, which may be why he always seems upbeat here, as he was Thursday. Morrissey at Seattle’s Paramount Theatre: Back on the chain gang, and soapbox 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z Then there are crankier critics who will point out that driverless talking cars just aren’t terribly interesting, and can be a little goofy. Review: In ‘Cars 3,’ Lightning McQueen Faces an Existential Crisis 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z We are all more cranky without enough sleep, but people also learn while they sleep. Perspective | Daydreaming is good for you, and other things I want kids to know about their brains 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z Fetisov is the film's heart, an aging athlete with cranky flair who endured the fall of communism, played professional hockey in the U.S. and returned to Russia to later become Putin's minister of sport. 'Red Army' explores Russia's soul through Olympic hockey, Slava Fetisov 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z “Polite Society,” a rollicking genre mash-up, is set in an enclave of well-to-do Muslim Londoners who play along with the comedy’s title until they get cranky. ‘Polite Society’ Review: Pride and Plenty of Fists 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Their loose but committed new album, “Blue & Lonesome,” is a fascinating study, the product of a bunch of old guys catching up to the cranky enthusiasms of their youth. In Jazz, Listen to the Timeless Elders 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z In the end, Dr. Grant is still the same cranky, competent, paleontologist professional right up into the end, when he gruffly informs Hammond that he won't be endorsing his park. 'Jurassic World' battles sexism claims, in heels 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z And the shared bathrooms were old and cranky. Frugal Traveler Blog: 7 Manhattan Hotel Rooms for $150, More or Less 2012-10-16T20:58:33Z If ignorance is bliss, why is Trump so cranky all the time? Style Invitational Week 1388: Turning around a business 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z Most disappointing villain: Those Nazis in “The Book Thief” just seemed kind of cranky. Film tradition continues with ‘Dubious Achievements’ 2013 2014-01-02T22:59:42Z Bob Dylan is "a plagiarist", Joni Mitchell said in a rare interview this week, offering cranky comments on old Bob and warm memories of Jimi Hendrix. Bob Dylan is 'a plagiarist', claims Joni Mitchell 2010-04-23T08:56:00Z “Contemporary libertarianism too often denotes cranky obscurantism, intolerance, irrelevance and, frankly, poor scholarship and the manipulation of data, although these are not always the case or unique to it,” he writes. ‘Chicagonomics’ and ‘Economics Rules’ 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z Sure, she’s occasionally cranky, but you would be, too, if you stood on your feet all day, every day, for decades, cooking and feeding tourists and homesick Filipinos the way Leila Rosas does. In praise of great service 2013-08-01T21:36:15Z Yet Eros House, the Tricorn and Trinity Square were cranky, strange things, doomed to commercial failure because of their architectural caprices. Gateshead car park: in praise of Brutalism 2010-07-27T21:00:00Z It felt good that a cranky old music head like me and a pair of heartland churchgoers could find common ground thanks to the Sound Shell. The Museum of the Bible: The last place in D.C. you might expect to hear Queen, Kanye and the Clash 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z And then there are behavioral clues: “Following a night without good sleep, your child’s likely to be cranky or irritable,” Meltzer says. Is your child having trouble sleeping? Melatonin isn’t the only answer. 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z Napless: Home to both Italy’s crankiest toddlers and Florida’s crankiest seniors. Style Invitational Week 1389: TankaWanka IV 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z But too often the movie is content to come off like a cranky old uncle who’s seen a lot more crime movies than you have. Review: ‘Dog Eat Dog’ Is a Pulpy Tale With Nasty, Bumbling Crooks 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z “It was a man’s world, and you didn’t want to be too cranky,” she told The Knoxville News-Sentinel in a 2002 interview. Noel Neill, the Lois Lane to George Reeves’s ‘Superman,’ Dies at 95 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z When Pixar releases a film about a cranky old man mourning his wife, or a rat that aspires to cook haute cuisine, or a post-apocalyptic robot trash collector, critics are primed to expect something different. Frozen-mania: how Elsa, Anna and Olaf conquered the world 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z For the record, I’m a reproductive-rights-defending cranky feminist, and I can attest that neither of my daughters have ever gleaned even the slightest political agenda from their participation in the Scouts. Conservatives’ ridiculous war on the Girl Scouts 2014-01-31T16:02:00Z A: You are not alone in facing a cranky child who may be struggling to give up his nap. Perspective | Is it time to help this cranky 4-year-old give up his naps? 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z My personal favorite moment, a moment of Zen, occurred when nothing was happening, after Alaska crankily demanded a recount. The R.N.C. on TV: Another Unbelievable Evening 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z In "The Dresser" — airing Monday in the U.S. on Starz — the 78-year-old Welsh actor plays Sir, a cranky, creaky old thespian mounting a threadbare wartime production of "King Lear" and battling the infirmities of age. Anthony Hopkins overcomes his stage fright in 'The Dresser' 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z The plot: A joylessly hedonistic young toilet-paper factory worker joins forces with his cranky granddad in a search for their father/son, who's gone missing following the death of his second wife. Your guide to SIFF 2011 2011-05-18T20:00:54Z Late in life, she lived with my family for 15 years or so, a persistently cranky and dyspeptic presence who would begin each day around 6 a.m. with a loud “oy.” Perspective | Gene Weingarten: He wants the last word on last words 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z She is explaining to the Sand Snakes, while razzing them as only a cranky old matriarch can, that she does not care about her legacy because her grandchildren are dead. “Game of Thrones” Season Finale: Women and Wildfire 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z Welch joked about her "old-timey" banjo before "No One Knows My Name," and how it was "cranky." Gillian Welch ? simple, spare, stunning 2011-07-14T21:09:04Z She says that Saul is someone “I trust more than I’ve ever trusted anyone,” and knows he wouldn’t put her name on a kill list, no matter how cranky he might happen to be. 'Homeland' Season 5, Episode 4 Recap: With One 'Da,' an Enemy Is Revealed 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z Neil Young, whose memoir Waging Heavy Peace is 'cranky, charming, and sometimes unwittingly hilarious'. Christmas gifts 2012: the best music books 2012-11-29T08:00:04Z Her Twitter account, a funny, cranky and political corner of the social-media universe with a modest 18,300 followers, kept her connected. How Emily Nunn Turned Salad Into a Soapbox 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z Half the Frenchmen she sees are “crinkly little Ewok people,” and Parisians are “dirty, tired and cranky.” Hangover in a Strange Land 2010-08-27T15:04:00Z “On our first day on ‘Dark Winds,’ he goes to the crew, ‘I just want to give everyone a heads up: Even if I look cranky, I’m not,’” Matten said with a laugh. Zahn McClarnon Sets His Thousand-Yard Stare on the Lead 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z “I guarantee you that the third girl that’s stuck in the middle is going to be cranky by the end of the weekend,” she said. How to Win Friends and Influence People (at Bachelorette Parties) 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z But it also sets up its protagonist, a cranky authoritarian with nepotistic tendencies, as the least-worst alternative to save a dying way of life. This Land Is His Land 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z “There were more cranky people because more people’s plans and lives had been disrupted and of course that’s understandable,” Taylor said. Sea-Tac Airport employees weathered a ‘perfect storm’ this winter 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z Mullally plays the part of a wealthy producer whose townhouse serves as the setting for the comedy, while Abraham is a cranky New York critic. Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick open in 'It's Only a Play' on Broadway 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z When asked if the real Griffith was more wise like Sheriff Taylor or cranky like Joe, the diner owner in “Waitress,” Griffith said he was a bit of both, and then some. Beloved actor Andy Griffith dies at 86 2012-07-03T16:45:00Z The former Edinburgh police detective remains one of crime fiction’s crankiest, most interestingly complex figures: hard drinking, chain-smoking, dogged — and incapable of playing nice with his superiors, respecting the rules, or staying out of trouble. Detective John Rebus returns 2013-01-24T23:29:57Z But Mr. Naughton, 68, whose anthology of Mr. Newman’s work opened the 16th season of Lincoln Center’s American Songbook series at the Allen Room on Tuesday evening, persuasively empathized with Mr. Newman’s cranky, woebegone characters. Music Review: James Naughton Sings Randy Newman’s Standards 2014-01-29T20:05:46Z “By that time, you kind of knew it was cranky; everything was cranky, there was massive paranoia about Aids and about the world coming to an end.” Growing up in the Wild Wild Country cult: ‘You heard people having sex all the time, like baboons’ 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z Mom was the quiet, WASPy type … dad – loud, opinionated and cranky and my brother – crude, funny and goofy. Navel Gazing: One Woman's Quest for a Size Normal by Anne H Putnam – review 2013-01-11T20:00:08Z The documentary divides its time between concert footage and stopovers during which Mr. Mellencamp recorded his spare, cranky roots album, “No Better Than This,” at three historic sites, using old-fashioned technology. | 'John Mellencamp: It?s About You': ?John Mellencamp: It?s About You,? by Kurt and Ian Markus - Review 2012-01-03T23:26:44Z When she crankily emerges it’s not clear whether the annoyed people waiting their turn know or even like her. Tardy to the "Russian Doll" party? Welcome, sweet birthday babies! 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z "When we needed the baby to be cranky, we'd use one of them, and when we needed her to be happy, we'd use a different one." Hollywood gripped by baby fever 2010-04-12T05:29:00Z Accordingly, there may even be a hint of Malcolm Tucker in Capaldi's crankier, less socially adept Doctor, who will be seen getting "impatient, vexed, worried" about his valiant image this season, according to Moffat. Peter Capaldi strikes a confident note as he takes on 'Doctor Who' 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z All your time is spent preparing protein-rich food, but because you are over-exercising, you are often “hungry, and cranky, and don’t sleep well”. Gym, eat, repeat: the shocking rise of muscle dysmorphia 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z The 62-year-old David isn't cranky or a curmudgeon – words often used to describe his alter ego, also called Larry David, in the hugely successful US sitcom Curb Your Enthusiasm – but he is a fretter. Larry David: 'I'm cranky' 2010-06-25T23:02:00Z Even at low speeds, they rattled my head, making me both cranky and spacey. Three Ways to Make Winter at Work More Bearable 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z I had given up reading Paul Theroux because he's so cranky, but "Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Cape Town" was great. Q&A: Nancy Pearl on travel writing and books to go 2010-12-03T22:40:00Z His portrayal of a cranky, crafty former police officer with a great apartment and a wicked secret was one for the ages. Best and Worst Moments of the 76th Tony Awards 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z Bach is a world — and pianist Simone Dinnerstein is one of its most celebrated and, to a few cranky listeners, controversial inhabitants at the moment. Pianist Simone Dinnerstein brings her brand of Bach to Seattle 2011-01-06T22:08:07Z Witty, incisive, even cranky, Sondheim is a master of his craft and a grand raconteur. 'Downton Abbey' leads critics' picks 2012-01-08T04:05:44Z Smart is regularly used to mean clever, and "cranky" for irritable. BlackBerry cupcakes and Googling: new study of UK children's language 2012-05-28T16:25:20Z And Clint Eastwood, playing a cranky drug courier in “The Mule,” proved that he is still an incredibly bankable star, even at nearly 90 years old. ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ and ‘The Mule’ Score at Box Office 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z I don’t mean to sound cranky, but this book feels like a missed opportunity. How a Small-Town Newspaper Editor Won a Pulitzer Prize 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z It was well wrought but inevitably one-dimensional: Janina’s distinctive narrative voice, which treads a fine line between eccentric and downright cranky, is integral to the novel’s charm; the story feels flat without it. Review: In This Eco-Thriller, the Animals May Be Having Their Revenge 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z The Archfiend is by turns genteel, seductive, ominous, despairing and cranky as channeled by Kyd, who adapted the script from a centuries-spanning body of texts. One-man show ‘The Devil in His Own Words’ offers an up-close look at the evil deity “Little Big Man” — the title was the Cheyennes’ nickname for the diminutive but scrappy Crabb — consists of his reminiscences as a cranky but good-humored 111-year-old. Thomas Berger, author of ‘Little Big Man’ and other novels, dies at 89 Ms. Ferris’s memoir, which is freewheeling, poignant, funny and cranky, ends in an epilogue recounting her last hours with her dying mother. The Out of Towner: Shopping at Vince, Sleeping at Dream Downtown 2012-03-22T21:00:17Z It's a long list, fueling many cranky riffs on TV's "The Daily Show" and other programs and a stand-up career so successful he lives half the time on a tour bus. Lewis Black talks pollen, politics and his play at ACT Theatre 2012-06-07T20:49:04Z His TV and onstage persona is kind of cranky, angry. How an angry comic who had a coke habit became the Barbara Walters of podcasts 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z This wheezing, cranky, incontinent pair of roommates from the Upper West Side are bringing shabbiness back to sanitized, glamorized Times Square. Review: ‘Oh, Hello on Broadway’ Stars an Even Odder Couple 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z There is a terrific, eccentric, cranky beauty in his wallpaper patterns, his murals, his book designs and especially in those gorgeous late lithographs. My Five Things: Cartoonist and Illustrator Seth 2011-10-26T17:54:28Z The cranky conversation here runs along similar lines. Review: ‘Barbecue,’ an Intervention With Love, Insults and Whiskey 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Not the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall, but the invisible wall of hunger, the one that leaves young ones crankier than a one-eyed purple Minion hankering for a banana. The best places to eat within walking distance of the Mall 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z And it may take a contrarian both cranky and romantic to fall in love with “The Newsroom.” Television Review: ‘The Newsroom,’ an HBO Series From Aaron Sorkin 2012-06-21T21:29:12Z In the morning, he sent a polite but cranky “no” to all three with a disclaimer that something else was going on, perhaps he shouldn’t reply yet. Twitter is for lovers 2012-09-19T00:00:00Z After a few months and a few more rejections, he began to think perhaps there wasn’t a market for a story about a cranky 59-year-old Swedish widower who tries and fails to kill himself. The Man Behind ‘A Man Called Ove,’ Sweden’s Latest Hit Novel 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z Encores! ministers this Rodgers and Hart show, in which a cranky Hungarian banker announces that a woman would have to be absolutely angelic to entice him into marriage. 16 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z Maybe her activity tracker would notify friends that she’d only had five hours of sleep, so they’d know why she’s cranky while sitting down to coffee together, without her having to say so. Perspective | Welcome to the metaverse, where the art is virtual but the headache is real 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Yes, his worldview — a fascinating hybrid of the curious, cranky and kooky — does indeed hold a mirror up to nature and show us as others see us. David Sedaris Has a New Essay Collection. It Changed Alan Cumming’s Whole Worldview. 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z The Charles of 2022 might best be remembered as the cranky senior citizen petulantly muttering "I hate this" as he struggles with a tricky pen on tiny desk. The Windsors outdid themselves in 2022 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z With her gentle temperament and Southern manners, Ms. Swope managed to get cranky, tired actors to do what she wanted without seeming bossy. Martha Swope, 88, Who Etched Dance and Theater History in Photographs, Dies 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z “I think I can be very cranky given the right circumstances. You know what I mean? Over-caffeinated, underfed. You know, every morning I’m like this guy right before lunch.” This holiday season, the mean ol’ Grinch gets a comedy podcast series hosted by James Austin Johnson 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z He was cranky and sometimes combative, but ultimately won. Trump’s Credibility, Coherence and Control Face Test on Witness Stand 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z He can still be cranky and the additional free time he’ll soon have has left Keelan “terrified” because Dad is now going to be available to attend his races. Kevin Harvick heads into final race of NASCAR career looking toward next phases of racing life 2023-11-04T04:00:00Z Armani has been fighting her, especially in the morning when he’s “cranky,” closing his mouth and refusing to let her brush. California kids have some of the worst teeth in the nation. Here's why 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z Voters are especially cranky about Congress, with 81% disapproving of its performance. Column: Californians are in a sour mood, which should be good news for Republicans. It's not 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z Much to his dismay, the cranky, unpopular academic is tasked with looking after "the holdovers", a handful of students with nowhere to go, over the 1970 winter break. Paul Giamatti and Alexander Payne pair up again for 'The Holdovers' 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z The cranky cubs protested with tiny hisses that sounded like sneezes, mouths open wide to reveal pink tongues and barely emerging teeth. Can WA’s Olympic Peninsula cougars coexist with human development? 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z Covered in dust and starting to get cranky from the effort, I found a sealed box labeled “VHS tapes.” Moon Landing Denial Fired an Early Antiscience Conspiracy Theory Shot 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z This sun tests my parenting skills: Do I let my kids, antsy and cranky from being inside, out to play in the afternoon heat? Heat Waves May Be Slow, but They Are Just as Destructive as Faster Disasters 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z How about having to disarm that cranky Greek sponge diver who definitely didn’t want you on his boat? For Padma Lakshmi, connecting with people is the key ingredient to her series 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z The last time Kershaw was on an official mound, it was June 27 in Colorado and he was complaining that his shoulder felt “cranky.” Plaschke: Clayton Kershaw is back, and so are the Dodgers' World Series title hopes 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z Finally, a clear set of ethical rules would address an important complaint of at least one cranky justice. The case for a code of ethics for the Supreme Court | Op-Ed 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Instead, they lean hard into the clichés of teen movies — a seductive teacher, cranky authority figures, peer pressure, kids frantically covering up criminal misbehavior — while trying to ground them in real emotions. Review: Too much and not enough doom 'The Out-Laws' and 'The Crusades' 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z Kershaw pulled himself from Tuesday night’s game in Colorado after throwing 79 pitches over six one-hit innings, and he received a cortisone injection in what he described as a “cranky” shoulder on Thursday. Clayton Kershaw's throwing session 'was just OK' as Dodgers mull placing him on IL 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z Clayton Kershaw said his shoulder got “a little cranky” in the sixth inning of Tuesday night’s game against the Colorado Rockies and that he was diagnosed with inflammation. Clayton Kershaw has inflammation in shoulder, hopes to make another start before All-Star break 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Keaton’s performance — sly, affectionately cranky, subtly reverberant — is certainly one of “The Flash’s” highlights. Review: The spirit is thrilling, but 'The Flash' is weak 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, a cranky Trump made his appearance in court while a crowd of redhats waved Trump flags outside, but there was no violence. Why MAGA didn't riot at Trump's arrest: GOP leaders now wage the civil war inside the government 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z But it’s recognizable: Nice scientists cultivate relationships with dinosaurs, evil people want to use the dinosaurs for ill, T. rex gets cranky, and everything sorts itself out after much mayhem. Jurassic World Live Tour is coming to Seattle: Is it worth going? 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z Now, at least if the plant loses offsite power, the operators won't have to worry about trying to cool an operating reactor with cranky diesel generators. Kakhovka dam breach raises risk for Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z “Mask up, use an air purifier, and stay indoors if you can. If you feel tired, cranky, or out of sorts, you are probably feeling the smoke!” Wildfire smoke is blanketing the East Coast. Californians have some tips 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z But responsible parents ought to carefully consider their air travel plans if they know they have a cranky little flier. Should disruptive travelers be banned from flying? 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z We meet up with our hero as full-bore cranky old geezer. Tearful Harrison Ford surprised with honorary Palme d'Or at 'Indiana Jones' premiere 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z That first night I tried it, I was uncomfortable and cranky. Perspective | How I learned to love my CPAP machine and get a good night’s sleep 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z But like the entire evening, the performance had a welcome and undeniable energy: raw, funny, soothing, cranky. Neil Young and Stephen Stills pay tribute to David Crosby at benefit concert 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z He also just seems tired and cranky all the time, like he needs a nap more than he needs another campaign event. Stop pretending anyone but Trump will be the 2024 GOP nominee. 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z Hall plays Jones as a wizened but exhausted old-timer, cranky about the changing times, while Reece’s Brux is defensive about his success and hilariously awkward in his need for validation from an icon. Review: Documentaries take intimate looks at musicians Jason Isbell and Lewis Capaldi 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z Tampa police encountered a cranky alligator in the street and used rope, duct tape and a bit of wrestling to wrangle the reptile. Police wrestle growling alligator in Florida 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z In “Lucky Hank,” Odenkirk plays a cranky English professor who gets into hot water with both students and colleagues as he struggles to write his second novel. Spring Returns 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z Biden is particularly cranky about “Big Oil” spending on buybacks rather than on increased production. Opinion | Biden and Schumer lead nonsensical progressive charge against stock buybacks 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z True, you may not want to do your biggest grocery shop with a cranky preschooler, but living your regular life is what is meant to happen. Advice | I don’t love to play pretend with my toddler. How can I enjoy it more? 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z Smith was exacting when it came to managing freelancers and cranky with any who failed to come back from an assignment with what he believed would have been the key shot. AP photographer Jack Smith, who shot Mount St. Helens, dies 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z His cranky but freewheeling podcast seemed gradually to become his main focus. Can Bret Easton Ellis bring back the (fictional) glory days? 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z If you saw my dad in those moments and didn’t know him, you’d probably assume he was always that cranky by nature. 'A Man Called Otto' features a cranky — but hurting — old man, just like Dad 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z While McCarthy was initially cranky about the violence of Jan. 6, 2021, he has done everything in his power to shield the powerful conspirators who incited it, including Donald Trump himself, from any accountability. McCarthy debacle comes with a lesson: There's a downside to being a party of fascist trolls 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z "Because I selfishly said, ‘I know exactly what I want to do here, I know exactly how to be not just cranky but also always correct’." 'Look, I’m selfish': Tom Hanks gets grumpy in ‘A Man Called Otto’ 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z “Tune into the show for the next couple hours to watch me get progressively crankier and crankier,” he said, before bemoaning missing an assignment that would have kept him inside a car. An Iowa Sports Reporter Was Sent to Cover the Weather. He Did Not Like It. 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z I am the cranky old lady who lives alone with a wonderful dog and few friends. Readers seek reset 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z My kids would be a tired and cranky mess. Perspective | It was my first trip without my husband or kids. I couldn’t stop crying. 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z |
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