The crucial dispute between Cartesians and Newtonians was over the shape of the Earth: Newton predicted an oblate ellipsoid, or flattened, Earth, while the Cartesians had predicted a prolate ellipsoid, or egg-shaped, Earth. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

As she saw it, her work, though crucial, was only a small part of a much larger trial. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The regulation of genes—the selective turning on and off of certain genes in certain cells, and at certain times—must interpose a crucial layer of complexity on the unblinking nature of biological information. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

In the past, keeping his ears open to the talk of village life had always been a crucial skill for Tree-ear. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

For example there was the time back on Bougainville when we Marines took a crucial enemy position quicker than anyone expected. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the 1970s, for instance, researchers used microelectrodes to hone in on a key part of the brain—called the parietal lobe—crucial to shifts in attention. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Does he know how crucial it is to get every word right from now on? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

These had features in common with codes she had solved before, and they were more crucial to the war effort than the chatter of South American spies. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

In California, where all sixteen finalists were library whizzes, Sarah Trager Logan, the librarian in charge, knew teamwork would be crucial for victory inside the Lemoncello Library. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

It was a crucial misunderstanding, upon which the fate of the plane would ultimately rest. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Yet this view fails to reckon with the persuasive powers of Ernest Lawrence and Edward Teller, which played the crucial role in creating momentum for the H-bomb. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The next few minutes were going to be crucial. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Although these exercises were developed for children with special needs, they are highly applicable in developing crucial musical listening skills and for helping children recognize categories of music, instruments, and timbre of sounds. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

The second principle—and this was so crucial it became known as the “cyclotron principle”—was that as the particles gain speed, their paths spiral wider. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“That is very crucial too, my dear, because the lips determine the expression of the face.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Orderliness is crucial for an effective fighting force. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

By similar logic, the interlocking of just a few crucial concepts relaunched the science of genetics. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I knew things were at a crucial point right now: What I said next would likely determine whether I’d be grounded until marriage or just lectured for a while and then ignored again. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inconsistencies began to arise in crucial details, all of which I inexplicably confused and alternated. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Rad Lab’s first report on its findings reached the Physical Review dated February 27—a crucial two days earlier than a letter from Lawrence’s Caltech rival, C. C. Lauritsen, documenting his own experiments. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

It provides the rough answer to the crucial question: How much? Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

While Min always stayed at the kiln during the crucial first stages of warming and adding more fuel, he usually went home after the openings had been sealed. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

There were living quarters so that when they got busy on some crucial test they did not need to drive back to Ithaca. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I find this logic distinctly un-Addie-like, considering that there are popular girls we could ask, but I do not at that moment possess the crucial nugget of information that will later explain her odd behavior. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Haydn took the Mannheim-style orchestra and the idea of proportion and balance, and went one crucial step further. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Important, crucial, final things, and here was their own mother, who didn't have a second to help them puzzle any of this out, inventing gadgets to make life easier for the American Moms. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Thus their first appearance in a discipline marks a crucial moment in the history of that discipline, the beginning of what, in retrospect, we may call ‘modernity’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

If permitted to define a decade somewhat loosely, then the next decade was the most crucial and consequential in American history. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Even though this threatened to put his $5.5 million film project in jeopardy, he made the crucial gas available without hesitation. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Although many commanders had been hesitant at first about trusting Navajos with their most crucial messages, they’d learned to depend on us. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like Fleeming Jenkin, Galton quickly realized that his cousin had got the principle right, but not the mechanism: the nature of inheritance was crucial to the understanding of Darwin's theory. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

They have actually taken 3 and 11—the latter so crucial since it’s Panem’s main food supplier—and have made inroads in several other districts as well. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

It was crucial for him to know whether the Paravan had any political support or whether he was operating alone. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although Elizebeth never felt as close to these women as she had to Cassie, their help was crucial, especially when she had to be away for weeks on a case. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Not to mention, this was crucial information for them if they were going to find the Nightbeast. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“But it’s a crucial bodily function,” I say. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

But he was missing a crucial piece of the puzzle. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The fact that Einstein’s predictions matched what was seen, while Newton’s did not, was one of the crucial confirmations of the new theory. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The swapping of genetic information between paired chromosomes is crucial to the mixing and matching of hereditary information between parents. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

It was noticed that they were especially liable to break into “Four legs good, two legs bad” at crucial moments in Snowball’s speeches. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

If I stammer with Dad, he gets that face he had when he got his Black & Decker Workmate home and found it was minus a crucial packet of screws. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Yet the act was renewed again and again—until the crucial year of 1763. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

To Dr. Greenfield, the true believer, it is a crucial piece of baseline evidence. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

But deciding not to run away is a crucial first step. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Adams-Jefferson rivalry and friendship is the outstanding example here, though there are several crucial moments when critical compromises were brokered because personal trust made it possible. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The skill is called a giant, and it is crucial to a gymnastics career. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

And it may be noted that Oresme had grasped the crucial principle, that a combination of circular movements could produce the appearance of rectilinear movement, apparently independently of any Arabic source. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Maybe it’s because of the importance of the day, maybe it’s meeting her, but right now it’s crucial to say exactly what I mean. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

None of the crucial developments preceding political centralization in those same parts of the world were associated with river valleys or with complex irrigation systems. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The houses were surprisingly alike on either side of this crucial dividing line: small, dark, and cramped. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Grudgingly I sold him one, ruefully concluding that, as always, work was interfering at a crucial moment. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mass entertainment is another matter, and when Hollywood took up the class theme, which it did in the 1930s, it made a crucial adjustment. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know what I’d been sent to do, so I wrung my hands and chewed my cheeks, waiting for the crucial moment. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

They left, satisfied that they had gotten the most crucial thing, the driver’s license. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The crucial thing was not to flunk it now, not to panic, not to think what Mr. Blake and my parents'd do to me if I got caught. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

They had made a crucial mistake the last time. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

The first issue to arise was in many ways the most crucial, and that was the armed struggle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each passing week made college—or some other break— feel more crucial. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you have something with a plug? I don’t even need a view of Times Square or anything, but an outlet is crucial.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Understanding people’s difficulties and—just as crucial—helping people understand their own difficulties and teaching them concrete ways to help themselves will help them better deal with their own lives and, in turn, ours. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You must get these people quiet. We must bring them to order. There is crucial business at hand.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was the crucial song that made it more bonzoish not to dance than to dance, so now me and Dean and Floyd did. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Yet the Tennessee women outdid the Berkeley scientists in one crucial quality: patience. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

In thinking about this recently, it seems possible that that odd incident the evening Miss Kenton came into my pantry uninvited may have marked a crucial turning point. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone knows, everyone has agreed this is a crucial necessity. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The canoe was good, the silence was crucial. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I believe that economic incentive is crucial as a motivator, especially in a consumer-driven society. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

This was the crucial lesson that survived the turbulence in the South of the fifties and sixties. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose there is a certain crucial interval in everyone’s life when character is fixed forever; for me, it was that first fall term I spent at Hampden. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“How especially perfect,” she says, quite seriously, as if Signora Mondopoco has just offered a crucial fact of existence. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

Later they began to focus their efforts on what they regarded as the most crucial civil rights issue—securing the right of black citizens to vote. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

But his studies on wild populations, variation, and natural selection had already provided crucial insights to these questions. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

If you really have to go that can be crucial. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The basic idea was one that Elizebeth and her team had often used before, so they knew it was crucial to harvest as many cribs as they could from the South American messages. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Direct interaction with the sound is crucial, and notation cannot replace this experience. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“She was crucial in helping us understand bottom-up attention,” says Dr. Gazzaley. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I never was good at understanding that difference so crucial to my sister. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the crucial modern inventions depend on prior scientific discoveries: in the case of the steam engine, Boyle’s law. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

This was in effect an experiment, and it was a crucial experiment: it straightforwardly refuted the two spheres theory. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

They propose bilingual schooling as a way of helping students acquire the skills of the classroom crucial for public success. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he pulled himself together again: This was crucial, he must be like Dumbledore, keep a cool head, make sure there were backups, others to carry on. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

This map was crucial in destroying the two spheres theory, and in making Copernicanism possible. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

At this point the Inquisition stepped in, determined to get their man, and issued the crucial second warning which made the reference to teaching. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

A crucial question is whether technological innovation is so dependent on rare inventor-geniuses, and on many idiosyncratic cultural factors, as to defy an understanding of world patterns. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Berkeley had few faculty positions to offer members of the Rad Lab, and, in any case, sending his people out into the world was a crucial factor in spreading the cyclotron gospel. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The "report" mentioned in this decrypted message described a crucial step in building an atomic bomb. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

In effect, I had witnessed a crucial event in the emergence of aids, the transformation of a thread of dirt into a ribbon of tar. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

To Einstein, the general theory of relativity had a crucial flaw. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

And ear training is also crucial for those interested in music theory, musicology, or just being able to write down a tune accurately. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Australia thus provides a crucial test of theories about intercontinental differences in societies. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He felt that he couldn’t lie if asked a direct question, and yet if he simply refused to answer, the assumption was that he was hiding something crucial. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He hoped that the elements would not divert the jurors from the crucial and difficult matters at hand. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He had a feeling that he had missed a beat somewhere, had missed a crucial moment. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

With respect and obvious affection, Hall referred to him as “my main man” and mentioned several times that he considered Ang Dorje’s role crucial to the success of our expedition. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He understood—indeed, it was a crucial aspect of the collaboration—that Jefferson’s eventual reentry into the political arena depended upon sustaining the fiction in his mentor’s own mind that it would never happen. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Anyway, at the railroad personnel hiring office down on Dover Street, a tired-acting old white clerk got down to the crucial point, when I came to sign up. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is only from the 1640s that natural philosophy becomes a crucial category, largely owing to the influence of Descartes. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

And that afternoon she seemed to accept the idea, granted me the right, the freedom so crucial to adulthood, to become a person very different in public from the person I am at home. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The skill I was learning was a crucial one, the patience to read things I could not yet understand. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It was crucial that I not look at him. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Put another way, says Dr. Atchley, the frontal lobe is crucial in helping people inhibit impulses, like choosing the chocolate cake, which is a very basic form of decision making. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It will be your job to persuade Professor Slughorn to divulge the real memory, which will undoubtedly be our most crucial piece of information of all.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

What’s more, the crucial word “admits of infinite shades, from the very light to very dark. How am I to judge of the degree intended?” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Such cooperation was one of the important trademarks of Homo sapiens, and gave it a crucial edge over other human species. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rather than assisting in our stated goals—productivity, creativity, long-term thought—the tools can undermine those crucial aims. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

First, it is crucial to recognize that Washington’s extraordinary reputation rested less on his prudent exercise of power than on his dramatic flair at surrendering it. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The mapping of the moon, beginning with van Langren in 1645, provided a crucial precedent for eponymic naming, helping to transfer it from geography to astronomy. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

This seemed logical enough, and yet there was never a more crucial moment for something or someone to change the narrative for Muslims in America. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

But the rash Arnold saw a chance to strike a crucial blow. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Food production’s spread proves as crucial to understanding geographic differences in the rise of guns, germs, and steel as did its origins, which we considered in the preceding chapters. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Yet Groves was fully cognizant of Lawrence’s crucial role in the program. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

This new vocabulary was crucial to explaining the status of the new knowledge, and yet it is a language that we have come to take so completely for granted that its invention has become invisible. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

In chapter 4 we reminded ourselves of the many ways in which big domestic mammals were crucial to those human societies possessing them. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

To chair the panel devoted to the crucial issues of international inspection and control of nuclear materials, he named Ernest Lawrence. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Yet they never seemed nearly as crucial to him as the question of kindness and good manners. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The effect was to throw the boat momentarily out of balance and to abruptly check the crucial momentum that the crew was trying to build up. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

If they had done that, Dr. Atchley thought, their relationship to crucial social information would begin to look more like that of an alcoholic to booze. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Only a day had been required to get the crucial photograph confirming Pauling’s prediction. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

You look a total wally if you dance too early, but after one crucial song tips the disco over, you look a sad saddo if you don’t. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

But of course I didn’t see this crucial moment then for what it was; I suppose we never do. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

At least as important, King morally and politically legitimized a youth-led agenda of confrontational social change that would define one of the most crucial decades of the American Century. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Beadle and Tatum shared a Nobel Prize in 1958 for their discovery, but the Beadle/Tatum experiment raised a crucial question that remained unanswered: How did a gene “encode” information to build a protein? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The simple answer is that matter, information, and biology are inherently hierarchically organized: understanding that smallest part is crucial to understanding the whole. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Given their low food supplies, traveling down the river in a timely and efficient manner was crucial to their survival. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

That was how things got changed for the better in the central plateau, one small but crucial decision at a time. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

The correspondence between theories and facts was so crucial that Galileo and Newton were prepared to bend the facts to fit the theories, even while insisting on the priority of experience over theory. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Her hands were steady as she worked although she considered this drinking tonight as something crucial. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

What is crucial here is that the two conflicting results did not properly have equal status. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

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

Contrary to later belief, he was acutely aware of the far-reaching implication of his study: his question was crucial to “the history of the evolution of organic forms,” he wrote. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

But even if that future comes to pass, your gleaning will be a crucial event in the future of the Scythedom. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Now they were also crucial to my whole family. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

They’d learned to expect little from bosses and other authority figures, with the single and crucial exception of a teacher named Mike Brown, whom they both credited with having changed their lives. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wilkins walked over to the next room, pulled the crucial photograph out of a drawer, and showed it to Watson. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“But for now there’s too much to do in the Scythedom. Too many crucial battles to fight.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

And so she missed the crucial game—the game that clinched the pennant for the Dodgers. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

The most crucial tasks which will face the government and the ANC will be to reconcile these two positions. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was both a matter of personal pride and a crucial political precedent. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

So saying, he declined to speak publicly on school desegregation for the next three years—just when his backing was most crucial. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

And to what extent have the battles over affirmative action distracted us and diverted crucial resources and energy away from dismantling the structures of racial inequality? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Various submerged softnesses on Clementine’s body are delivering crucial information to mine, information I store away but won’t understand until years later. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Hard work—more than education, natural ability, or the right connections—is regarded as crucial for getting ahead in life. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

He unleashed the full, devastating power of his eyes on me, as if trying to communicate something crucial. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

In 1844, he distilled the crucial parts of his thesis into a 255-page essay and mailed it to his friends to read privately. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

It also provided a key building block in one of the most crucial, emerging principles of the science of attention: There is a tension going on inside the brain. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He was silent a moment, as if making some crucial adjustment that would assure a perfect impression. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

In the case of Peugeot SA the crucial story was the French legal code, as written by the French parliament. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew the crucial distinction between perfect and imperfect contrition. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crucial feature was this: the crocus didn’t have a hole at the tip. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She is the most dramatic member of the family, and the worst actress, which in our family is a crucial skill. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But de Vries still lacked Mendel’s crucial insight—that bolt of mathematical reasoning that had so clearly illuminated Mendel’s pea-hybrid experiments in 1865. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

It was crucial that Dell look professional, which was one of the hardest things for him to do. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Like this is a crucial piece of evidence in some wild conspiracy theory. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

However, it did not resolve the crucial question: Does general relativity predict that our universe should have had a big bang, a beginning of time? A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The death of Bellarmine left Galileo without a friendly witness to the crucial events of 1616, although he still had Bellarmine’s written statement. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

It was almost perfect, minus one crucial detail. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He rifled through paper like a madman until he had found the crucial figure. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Not unimportant, but not the most crucial of targets, and yet look.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Rather, debates are conducted, and crucial decisions arrived at, in the privacy and calm of the great houses of this country. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I liked looking on at other people in crucial situations. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

This is the crucial moment where I either challenged the Capitol or went so crazy at the idea of losing Peeta that I can't be held responsible for my actions. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

In the crucial years, the fact that the Party was not a hereditary body did a great deal to neutralize opposition. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Jefferson had made his amends and some crucial concessions. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

It seemed extraordinary that Hermione’s mania for upholding rules could have abandoned her at this crucial juncture. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The identification of the monster is a crucial part of the hunt, little girl. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Walt had in fact visited Fairbanks during the start-up of the receiving station and had written some of the software crucial to its operation. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rick had seen that before in androids, in crucial situations. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Her war work had taught her that these details were crucial. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

But the crucial point is that he did not seek a special place for humankind, distinct from that of other animals. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Since survival in nature depended on reproduction, courtship was crucial. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

A second problem arose with fitting the bases inside the helix: the precise measurement of the outer backbone became crucial. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The discovery of America was crucial in legitimizing innovation because within forty years no one disputed that it really was an unprecedented event, and one that could not be ignored. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Nothing in the opinion or in the subsequent legal strategy made clear that segregation had afforded elites a crucial means of exercising social control over poor and working-class whites as well as blacks. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The thimble was a crucial part of architect Frank Burnham’s design, meant to shield the surrounding wooden walls from the superheated gases exiting the stack. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

They took information from anyone willing to talk and didn’t hold back crucial details the way US papers sometimes did. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The crucial ingredient in the Hamiltonian account was that Burr fired first. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Indeed we have been scrutinizing your ways,” adds the captain, “and fiercely reckon that you be the ones to play a crucial part in this mission.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

When he needed less than ten seconds to spot the crucial reflection, all my lingering doubts vanished. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

For Gey, the rotation was crucial: he believed that culture medium needed to be in constant motion, like blood and fluids in the body, which flow around cells, transporting waste and nutrients. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Laura is an extremely gifted member of our church. A crucial member. As you could be.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Since so much depends on a wrestler’s eighth win, he should be expected to fight harder in a crucial bout. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

She’d been so distracted by Ekon that she hadn’t noticed the strange lightness on her back, the absence of something crucial. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The hourglass had to empty twice more before the crucial time he awaited. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

This was a crucial occasion, more important than any of our previous visitors. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crucial part of Greenberg’s reform, however, is what he didn’t do. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

It was this realization, along with the fact that he was in M. Dupont's room, presumably addressing this most crucial personage, that caused me to stop my hand from knocking, and continue to listen instead. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The self-regulating machine is not just a crucial step towards a whole series of more advanced technologies. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The unbinding of one molecule of oxygen coordinately relaxes all the other clasps, like the crucial pin-piece pulled out from a child’s puzzle. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

It even turned out to be crucial for the D-Day invasions. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Even in democracies today, crucial knowledge is available to only a few individuals, who control the flow of information to the rest of the government and consequently control decisions. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Both obsessive observers of the natural world, Darwin and Mendel made their crucial leaps by asking variants of the same question: How does “nature” come into being? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

But afterward, for the rest of the day, I was taught well those skills of numbers and words crucial to my Americanization. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Turns out it weren’t nothing crucial, just a loose connection on the fuel line. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“These are the most crucial months. Every hour there is a change. Remember it.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Bighorn sheep are suitable to us and similar to mouflons in most respects except a crucial one: they lack the mouflon’s stereotypical behavior whereby some individuals behave submissively toward other individuals whose dominance they acknowledge. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I prayed that none of the fasteners we’d shaken loose had secured anything crucial. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He had all the crucial material for his experiment. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He says that a crucial aspect of breaking the bonds of addiction and finding inner peace owes to “a commitment to a higher power and spiritual awakening.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Every child is told from the day he or she is old enough to understand that the scythes provide a crucial service for society. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Physical conditioning is a crucial component of mountaineering, but there are many other equally important elements, none of which can be practiced in a gym. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, the research suggests that marriage may indeed be crucial to mobility out of poverty, but that it is not always enough. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

This letter signifies the start of a crucial new phase in Lawrences transformation from hands-on physicist to fund-raising impresario. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

And, naturally, the crucial topics for the new science corresponded neatly with the professional preoccupations of seventeenth-century mathematicians: astronomy/astrology, navigation, cartography, surveying, architecture, ballistics and hydraulics. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I didn’t because I’m no artist and it’s so crucial that the pictures are drawn in exact detail. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I think you meet people you need at crucial times in your life, and he was one of those people. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Restricting signs to those for single consonants was only the first of three crucial innovations that distinguished alphabets from other writing systems. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Usually, linguistic change is a crucial marker of a modification in the way in which people think—it both facilitates that change and makes it easier for us to recognize it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Howard officials decided to challenge the DAR’s restrictive policy, beginning a crucial battle in the campaign to end Jim Crow social practices in the nation’s capital. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

If it’s true that I play a crucial part in this mission, then he will help me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

But it was crucial to choose the right kind of boat. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

It was a necessary, crucial thing to do. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

My grandparents knew that I was at a crucial juncture in my life. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

In the case of the French curés, the crucial story was that of Christ’s life and death as told by the Catholic Church. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite this research, Dr. Gazzaley believes this is a very open- ended question, and a crucial one. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It would be wrong, however, to concentrate solely on the word ‘evidence’ rather than the concept which it expresses, for if we do so we will miss a crucial development. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

As I’ve told you time and again, you must commit yourself to the crucial problems of the times. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was a crucial precondition for the astronomical revolution which followed. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Are you committed enough to help in this bold and crucial movement? A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was Niels Bohr who came up with the crucial insight. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The music for each of the weekly programs was crucial to setting the mood—cheerful, mysterious, sinister. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

The thing is, the information that comes in may not be crucial at all; it may actually be irrelevant, spam, but, weirdly, that seems to reinforce the compulsion to answer the device. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The season, my whole life really, was down to one crucial game. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

As well, ingenuity, a feeling for incongruity, and a sense of economical expression are crucial to both mathematics and humor. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

And of course, ear training is crucial to any musician who wants to play jazz or any type of improvisation. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Burkhart also provided crucial details about how Hale had arranged the murder of Roan for the insurance money. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The mutants, again, would prove crucial to these experiments: only the outliers could illuminate the nature of normal heredity. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

We must be moving closer to crucial targets, because the number of pods has noticeably increased. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He was one of the best teachers in the school, dedicated and lively, but because of the legitimate pressures of preparing for a crucial game, he did not have time to go to class. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

As every explorer knows, it’s crucial to pick the right people for an expedition. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

The early technical fussing was crucial; by early August, the three had achieved the transformation reaction in a flask and distilled the “transforming principle” into a highly concentrated form. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

At a time when it is crucial to be on the move, he chooses to remain in place. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

The dark, reflective surface was a crucial part of the concept. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

By monitoring Soviet communications on the cable, the NSA was able to gain crucial intelligence about Soviet missile tests on the nearby Kamchatka Peninsula. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

That word choice is crucial because, while there is interesting emerging science around Internet addiction, there is a predicate question being asked by many scientists: Can behaviors be addictive, or just substances? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Incubation times are crucial for potency,” I say. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

But here his crucial intellectual shortcoming came to the fore: he was not a particularly gifted experimentalist. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Resting up between crucial observations, Rachel was studying the tails of her hair very closely for split ends. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet Ernest considered the willing distribution of isotopes to all applicants to be a crucial component of the lab’s development. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

At a crucial court hearing my mother brought proof that she had completed rehab. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Groves originally had considered appointing Lawrence to head the bomb lab but decided to leave him in place overseeing the crucial electromagnetic separation work. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The practical range of cannon fire was about a mile, so in a battle on land that was the crucial range for improving vision. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I simply wasn’t important enough to make such a crucial decision. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

From here on timing was crucial if the illusion was to be effective. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Good God, man, something very crucial is going on in this house. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The map and information in this journal could be invaluable, even crucial to helping her find the Shetani and bring it back to Baaz. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

In 1915, Black Belt voters were crucial to Big Bilks victory. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, when we walked upstairs, I found that I had an excuse to put off the crucial model-building step for at least several more hours. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

But neither man grasped how crucial their research would be to the outcome of the conflict smoldering halfway across the globe. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was surprising that I had overlooked that, that crucial fact. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew nothing about Mary except that she came from the same world as Will, and that her part in the events was crucial. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Olfactory receptors for communication between different creatures are crucial for the establishment of symbiotic relations. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And Moss here keeps trying to say it back, as any studious young kid would. But it keeps coming out without those crucial r’s.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Moderate black leaders quickly distanced themselves from him, saying it was crucial the focus remain solely on civil rights. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

But if Lawson was lying about anything, getting a confession from Burkhart was even more crucial; otherwise, the case would collapse. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

It compares technology to the immune system, which is, of course, crucial for survival. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Digby, a friend of Hobbes and a founding member of the Royal Society, played a crucial role in popularizing the word ‘fact’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Inept or disreputable companies have on more than one occasion failed to deliver crucial logistical support—oxygen, for instance—as promised. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I have no wish, let me make clear, to retract any of my ideas on 'dignity' and its crucial link with 'greatness'. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

But he also said it's important that Americans realize how crucial math and science education is to the nation's future. NJ congressman tops 'Jeopardy' computer Watson 2011-03-01T22:32:09Z

West End warning … subsidies play a crucial role in British theatre. Do theatres have to close down before the government acts on the arts? 2012-12-12T17:38:27Z

“The Conjuring” isn’t just primarily set in the 1970s, it also taps into the paranoia that is both an evergreen American trait and a crucial characteristic of films of that era, horror and otherwise. Movie Review: ‘The Conjuring’ Puts Lili Taylor in a Haunted House 2013-07-18T21:46:43Z

Sometimes, the teachable moment was one that my children needed to figure out on their own - a process crucial for learning and for confidence-building. Motherlode Blog: When 'Help' With Homework Is Too Much 2013-02-03T14:22:47Z

It’s overdue, but a crucial step to creating a more integrated ballet universe. Best Dance of 2020 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z

This distinction is crucial to understanding the fetishization of these creations. Is 'The Beatles in Mono' necessary? Yes and no. 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z

Because of the show’s high quality, word-of-mouth was a crucial element in getting the ball rolling. Why You’re Hooked On Breaking Bad 2013-09-28T15:59:00Z

In interviews, he has cited contemporary theorists like Arthur Jafa with providing crucial inspiration, and he’s spoken about seeking an aesthetics of abstention: from being watched, from being sorted into commercial bins. On ‘The 7th Hand,’ Immanuel Wilkins Sees Jazz as an Escape Pod 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z

Having someone you can trust telling you what he is thinking is crucial. A Lifelong Friendship’s Latest Chapter: A Concerto Premiere 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z

Fox’s language is clearly playing to the viewership who gladly gobble up a whole season of Netflix’s latest offering over the course of a single weekend, even though crucial differences separate the two experiences. Can binge-releasing franchise movies a month apart work at the box office? 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z

And there’s a crucial distinction between the two. The one thing that could save the world: Why we need empathy now more than ever 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z

All three play a particularly crucial role in the elaborate battle scene early in the first act. Eloquent WWI opera in East Coast premiere in Pa. 2013-02-10T14:25:13Z

Metallica added the crucial ingredient of Americana to what Diamond Head, Venom, Motörhead and punk rock had already dropped in the barrel. Metallica's unlikely origin story: Injecting Americana into the metal universe 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z

Both are heard at crucial points in the song, with the former saying “con los terroristas” and latter voicing the phrase “Do the Harlem Shake!” ‘Harlem Shake’ Controversy: Artists Behind Unlicensed Samples Seek Money from Hit Song 2013-03-11T17:08:14Z

They’ve tended to take nothing seriously except for one crucial thing: the way so many lives have been destroyed by an inept and misguided war on drugs. ‘High Times’: A 40-Year History of the Magazine 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z

It just seems weird that this kind of thing would be so crucial and yet so difficult to notice in any controlled scientific way. “There is just no such thing as God”: A physicist searches for meaning in the natural world 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z

The stories tend to be fairly simple and feature naturalistic dialogue, nondescript locations and marginalized young characters; and it’s crucial to underline that Tori and Lokita are their first Black protagonists. ‘Tori and Lokita’ Review: Precarious Lives in Exile 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z

“Quite specific things at crucial moments other than the dance that they had to do.” The Dance Delight in ‘Barbie’ Belongs to the Kens 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z

And following the California run with stops in Seattle, Toronto and Washington proved just as crucial. Perspective | The surprise smash of the Broadway season: ‘Come From Away’ 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z

It’s crucial to the conception of Katniss that most of the character’s more emotionally plangent scenes have been with other women, including her family, friends and other Hunger Games combatants. Review: ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2,’ Katniss’s Final Battle 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z

Although their relaxed intimacy is apparent, her lightness and fluency contrast with his more grounded manner; his gravity, in every sense, is a crucial dimension of the work. Dance Review: Merce Cunningham Troupe in ?Biped? at BAM - Review 2011-12-09T22:49:13Z

Later, he darkened the portrait: “His prejudice hides from him the fact that he is a crucial agent in the complete destruction of Aboriginal society.” He Wants to Save the Present With the Indigenous Past 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z

Casual conversation about what is on view at the shows is a crucial driver of the marketplace. Commerce Meets Culture at Art Basel 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z

That is great material, although the crucial material in these programs is the cast of students. Review: Barnard/Columbia Dances at the Miller Theater 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z

The changes in critical coverage make critical judgment all the more crucial. The Cinema Isn’t a Place; It’s An Idea 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z

Redford, according to most accounts, influenced the crucial decision to focus the narrative on the reporters themselves. William Goldman Turned Reporters into Heroes in “All the President’s Men” 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z

And the Met’s exceptionally versatile chorus takes a crucial role here as, Ms. Saariaho explained, “the sonic bridge between the soloists and the orchestra.” Your Guide to a Met Opera Milestone 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z

Politicians chosen by the rich have passed legislation in state after state intended to bankrupt labor unions, the very organizations that were so crucial to creating the middle class in America. The college admissions scandal is just the tip of the inequality iceberg 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z

Their relationship, which dominates the climax of the film, is the movie’s crucial one. Martin Scorsese Tests His Limits in “Silence” 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z

According to Custom House, Peres will reflect on everything from war to Israel's high-tech industry and will touch on his role in some of the country's most crucial decisions. Posthumous book by Shimon Peres coming next spring 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z

“The Ambassador” is both a satire of European cynicism and an exposé of African corruption, but a crucial element of social or ethical concern is missing. Movie Review: ‘The Ambassador,’ Directed by Mads Brugger 2012-08-28T20:47:59Z

The orchestra and the singers sometimes struggled to stay together, and diction, so crucial in these works, was mushy, particularly in the choruses. Music Review: Just Say Yes to Marriage of Music and Words 2011-03-21T22:36:49Z

And yet, shaped light is crucial to the show’s most striking pieces: a homage to a penniform symbol painted in a Spanish cave and an anti-poaching statement. Review | In the galleries: ‘Hard and Soft’ juxtaposes the delicate and the durable 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z

She brings him a theater diorama as a gift, a miniature that he carries with him and that emerges as a crucial storytelling device. | 'Mysteries of Lisbon': A Portuguese Tale of Time, the Revealer 2011-08-04T22:17:21Z

Protect the sea otter because it’s lovely, if you like, but also because it keeps in check the sea urchins that otherwise mow down kelp forests, which act as crucial carbon sinks. With the Netflix Series “Our Planet,” David Attenborough Delivers an Urgent Message 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z

That was Alex Anderson, and it took a lawsuit against Ward's estate, which was settled in 1996, to make his crucial contribution public. Unsung Creator of Rocky and Bullwinkle, Alex Anderson Dies 2010-10-23T14:35:00Z

He also – and this point is crucial – has the ability to make people become infatuated with him against their will. The not-so-super superheroes 2011-07-22T23:05:00Z

But in Taylor’s case, the phrase was crucial to lending his column and book gravitas. The New York Times called ‘Anonymous’ op-ed author Miles Taylor a Trump ‘senior official.’ Was that accurate? 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z

To start doubting your material in the middle of a run will probably cripple your confidence – and confidence, it seems to me, is nigh-on crucial. An Edinburgh comedy judge's diary: the cure for death 2010-08-17T11:16:00Z

Although no corners were cut in getting crucial European loans, the catalog — a good one — has come in a third smaller in size than planned and with signs of changes-at-the-last-minute production. Art Review: ‘African Presence in Renaissance Europe,’ at Walters Museum 2012-11-08T20:30:57Z

Being better connected and better informed is crucial. Spending review cuts will bruise, but artists must not fight alone 2010-10-21T16:09:00Z

Still, Mr. Suffredini sees Axiom as a necessary step in continuing scientific research and development in space, which he believes is crucial to the survival of our species. The Rich Are Planning to Leave This Wretched Planet 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z

Like many biographical documentaries, it resembles a lengthy highlight reel of crucial events from its subject’s life, without much in the way of style or perspective. Review: ‘Mama Africa’ Remembers the Life of Miriam Makeba 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z

Clothing is so personal — but it’s also crucial to the economy and culture. Cheap chic ruined us 2012-06-13T11:45:00Z

It is a crucial, fertile period during which her pieces will evolve, both in terms of their location in the space and their physical attributes. Sarah Sze Aims for Precise Randomness in Installing Her Gallery Show 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z

It’s a future in which pay transparency and equity, humane treatment of workers, respectful training of all kinds of students, diversity in employment as well as in product are crucial parts of the picture. Is It Finally Twilight for the Theater’s Sacred Monsters? 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z

Even though he’s not an academic or a critic, Swanberg is the crucial film theorist of the new century. The Lessons of Film School, Distilled In One Speech 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z

As the Times reported, “At crucial moments, they say, he is often unavailable, growing vegetables or making jam, two of his hobbies.” Are After-Work Drinks a Conspiracy Against Women? 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z

As we reported, the Obama administration also recently adopted a crucial reform to help disabled borrowers get their federal student loans forgiven more easily by eliminating some of the red tape. College debt is completely out of control 2013-01-03T18:02:00Z

For them, graphic images of racist animus and cruelty were as crucial to nonviolent protest as billy clubs and fire hoses were to segregationists. Perspective | The brutal video of George Floyd’s death can galvanize a nation. If we stop scrolling. 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z

With characteristic cleverness, though, each of these minor irritants transitions into a crucial plot device with astonishing agility. #MeToo to MAGA: why Curb Your Enthusiasm is still TV's most daring comedy 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z

We didn't have the heart to tell him but there was a crucial distinction. Celebrating St Patrick's Day? Don't do it with the Pogues ... 2010-03-17T10:24:00Z

An established bedtime routine is crucial — like having a snack, taking a bath, reading a book – in the same order and at the same time every night. Daylight Saving Time is proof we hate parents 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z

From this day forward, a new vision and crucial conviction will govern our land. Style Invitational: Mess with our (or anyone else’s) heads 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z

These thought-provoking narratives from around the world aren’t particularly well known, but they repeatedly address one crucial question: Should we obey or resist authority? A summer book list like no other 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z

“To retrofit ‘Dragon Tattoo’ for the screen, the writers have ditched plot details and characters even as they’ve lifted crucial material from its sequel,” Ms. Dargis wrote in The Times in March. DVDs: Buster Keaton?s ?Steamboat Bill, Jr.? on DVD 2010-07-04T05:09:00Z

“I went during Christmastime because I thought it would give me a good magical feel with the towns blanketed in snow,” Ms. Do said, adding that each place she visited lacked some crucial element. Fans Flock to Town That Inspired ‘Gilmore Girls’ 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z

And Mr. Schmid’s recording offers a glimpse into an approach to performance that, foreign as it is to us now, was once a crucial part of musical life. Rearranging Ideas About Alternate Arrangements 2010-06-11T14:18:00Z

The crucial dialogues in the opera take on a new intensity; the larger-scale scenes have an almost over-the-top energy, with lots of action and bold design elements that constantly shift and move. Seattle Opera presents a spectacular “Aida” 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z

The movie’s crucial moment, its turning point, comes early in Vogel’s process of profiling his subject. The Wondrous Heroism of Mr. Rogers in “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z

At a time when protest is once again a spark for reform, it’s worth seeing it in the light of “Selma,” which offers crucial lessons in democracy. The Crucial Lessons of Democracy in “Selma” 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z

But buried within Pinkett Smith’s tweet is a crucial truth about the twin horns on which black women are routinely disrespected in Hollywood: erasure and opportunism. Perspective | A ‘Girls Trip’ snub and the troubling black woman-savior trope that bedevils politics and Hollywood 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z

"What has gone on is serious, and significant, but the crucial thing is it hasn't affected the viability of the organisation." Poetry Society reinstates Judith Palmer as director 2011-08-18T15:41:19Z

But getting the banjo back on television in some form was crucial to the prize, Mr. Martin said. Steve Martin’s Prize for Bluegrass Goes to Jens Kruger 2013-09-11T17:14:32Z

Instead, she appears to have adapted to changing times, without sacrificing Goop’s crucial ingredient of WTF-ery. Why Donald Trump’s victory is a gift for Gwyneth Paltrow 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z

So many of those elements which were so crucial – the name of the character, the crazy office that he has – really were arrived at as larks. Vince Gilligan on Better Call Saul: 'We dread the future as much as the fans do' 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z

He also described the bacteria that are a crucial part of pickling as a metaphor for Slavs and Tatars’ conception of migrants or foreigners: “They’re outside of us, and yet they’re good for us.” These Artists Bring Pickles to the Party 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z

But it was crucial to her, she says, that she was able to tell the truth. ‘Yes he’s alive but I’m not OK’: the bloody truth about childbirth 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z

But it was crucial, they said, to avoid the “white savior” cliché. In ‘Coyote,’ Breaking the Cop, Not the Rules 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z

In that crucial respect, they differ from their new, ice-cold cousin, “The Irishman,” which devotes a single line to Sheeran’s divorce. A Guide to Watching Scorsese Movies Like an Insider 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z

Choreographically Mr. Lubovitch ties the concepts together by creating what he calls “ribbons of movement,” in which the steps aren’t as crucial as the energetic way motion flows and undulates. Choreography Inspired by Coltrane 2010-02-19T16:45:00Z

For Blythe, it's crucial that the actors don't stray from that finished product because she feels immense responsibility towards the people who gave her the material in the first place. London Road: Murder, they sang 2011-04-10T20:46:00Z

On-screen, their clothes served a crucial function, as flashcard symbols of social identity. On the Titanic, Defined by What They Wore 2012-04-11T20:37:03Z

That tale of high school demonic possession went on to a negligible performance at the box office, but several other Midnight Madness titles have played a crucial role in horror’s newfound clout in mainstream culture. Where Horror Gets the Red Carpet Treatment 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z

“We’re at a crucial moment for change in the art world,” she said. Parrish Art Museum Announces New Director 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z

Brannaman was indeed the principal model for Nicholas Evans' novel "The Horse Whisperer," and served as a crucial on-set consultant on Robert Redford's film version. Pick of the week: Tales of the real-life horse whisperer 2011-06-17T12:01:00Z

"The Official Charts are the definitive measure of an artist's popularity in the UK, so it's crucial they keep pace with the different ways that fans enjoy music," said chief executive Geoff Taylor. Album charts to count streamed songs 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z

But in these pages, Evans reminds us that “the crucial thing to remember is that with God, death is never the end of the story.” Review | Rachel Held Evans died at 37, but a beautiful new book captures her brave outlook 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z

When crucial documents went missing from a Russian prosecutor’s office, she reacted by muttering “surprise, surprise” and noted, mordantly, that her newspaper hadn’t lost its copies. Books of The Times: Directly Confronting the Appalling 2011-04-04T22:00:07Z

Now picture what this overactive, knockabout meeting place of stray ideas looks like at one of his crucial moments of creative inspiration. | 'Border Towns': A Little Bit Dylan, a Little Bit Lots of Other Stuff 2010-09-16T03:00:00Z

Agrarian reform was a crucial aim of the Mexican Revolution that was unfolding while Rivera was abroad. Diego Rivera's Cubist masterpiece arrives at LACMA 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z

These sorts of items may be crucial to understanding Russell. Inside the Trove of the Genre-Buster Arthur Russell 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z

It sometimes happens that New York shows drilled in a near-ruthless efficiency at home acquire a crucial missing factor — a heart — when they cross the Atlantic. Year in Review: The London Stage in 2010 2010-12-28T15:00:03Z

“It’s crucial to evolve,” he told me during a tour in May, when construction was still underway. From Masthead to Maître D’: Gabé Doppelt at Tower Bar 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z

In return, the retirees gain a purpose, a crucial one – and a reprieve from the social isolation common to older Americans. Parents again: the growing number of Americans raising their grandkids 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z

The Travellers Club in central London, which has historically been a crucial meeting place for diplomats, continues to refuse female membership. Men-only clubs and menace: how the establishment maintains male power 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z

Most recipes require at least 10 minutes of knead time – the push-smoosh-turn action creates elasticity, which is crucial for a stretchy, al dente texture. Folding, kneading, rolling: seven meditative dishes to cook when you need to zone out 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z

Though there have been forays into the classics, as in the “Measure for Measure” she was a part of at Shakespeare Theatre Company in 2013, musical theater, and Signature, have been a crucial local anchor. Natascia Diaz approaches ‘West Side Story’s’ Anita with passion 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z

This, she wrote, “is seen from all sides as no less crucial than the armed struggle.” Barbara Harlow, Scholar on Perils of Resistance Writing, Dies at 68 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z

Yet the figures’ existence is crucial to the compositions, which imply a narrative, however enigmatic. In the galleries: The fleeting beauty of birds, making their final flights 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z

Whether the characters are acting is a crucial question here, and the drama pivots on the delicate interplay between the director’s obfuscations and the audience’s willingness to accept them. What Makes Kiarostami a Modern Master? Start Here 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z

That battle was a crucial event in “the slow process that created England,” and Cornwell invests it with a wealth of convincing — and grisly — detail. Cornwell’s ‘The Pagan Lord’: a bloody battle for England 2014-01-22T22:29:30Z

But there’s a crucial difference between creative license and lying. ‘Jackie,’ art and accuracy in a post-fact world 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z

Britten sets passages from the Latin liturgy of the requiem mass for chorus and orchestra, joined by a soprano soloist in crucial episodes. Music Review: Oratorio Society of New York at Carnegie Hall 2013-04-23T20:56:32Z

Connors explains the crucial contribution of small, sporadic fires to forest health, and discusses the Forest Service's current use of fires to restore ecosystem functions and preserve biodiversity. 'Fire Season': life in a New Mexico watchtower, looking for wildfires 2011-04-06T22:19:04Z

Your position in relation to the sun is crucial. Northern exposures: how to take a perfect winter wildlife photograph 2010-12-02T10:52:00Z

When pruning late in the season, sanitizing your pruning tool is crucial because the likelihood of diseases is much higher. How to prune tomato plants like you know what you’re doing 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z

Consequently, as the news media begins its coverage of the 2020 presidential campaign, it is absolutely crucial that journalists and news outlets not repeat the mistakes of 2016. The news media helped Trump win in 2016. Here's what needs to change for 2020 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z

If last week’s episode of The Walking Dead gave us some mysteries and crucial details in the opening scenes, this week’s beginning was a bit of a ruse. The Walking Dead Watch: “Isolation” 2013-10-28T02:01:44Z

From big-spending mainland tourists to Chinese companies seeking to raise capital, China is now a crucial economic lifeline for Hong Kong. 'Infernal Affairs' director tries hand at romance 2011-04-11T09:16:05Z

Our youngest son, age two, is particularly taken this week with Philip C. Stead’s “A Sick Day for Amos McGee,” a story that combines several crucial toddler themes: friendship, animals, and public transportation. What We’re Reading with Our Kids this Summer 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z

Because of the shop’s small footprint, it was crucial that the interior “create a sense of airiness,” Jackson says. Visit Jewelry Designer Lisa Jackson’s Sleek New Boutique in New York City 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z

But with performances postponed indefinitely, cross-training — and particularly Mr. Prouty’s brand of it, tailored to ballet — is crucial for dancers to try to maintain their strength and stamina. How an Elite Cross-Trainer Is Helping Ballet Dancers Stay Fit 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z

Now her son and the men convicted of her murder await a crucial Supreme Court hearing. 32 years after a horrific murder, one man wants justice. Another just wants an ending. 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z

This last part was crucial, because people removed from their homes for long stretches of time tend not to want to return. Renovated Tour Bois-le-Pr?tre Brightens Paris Skyline 2012-03-27T12:39:16Z

And, as was true a century ago, the participation of women is a crucial spur to this art. ‘Tattooed New York’: Mohawk Chiefs, Bowery Denizens, Inking Artists 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z

It is intended to help publishers push their biggest fall titles, which is when many of the biggest books of the year are released in advance of the crucial holiday shopping season. Oprah Winfrey, Keanu Reeves to Participate in New Book Show 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z

It retrospect, it makes you realize how crucial Ledger's performance was in making that Batman movie fly. Review: Batman series ends as epic letdown 2012-07-16T18:40:09Z

Even the crucial boat, the Swallow, is composed of little more than a central pole, some rustling blankets and an old cabin trunk. Swallows and Amazons ? review 2010-12-08T21:30:00Z

And the main characters’ ethnicity is both crucial and beside the point. ‘Jane the Virgin’ Ends a Strong First Season 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z

The most crucial point: Saying that life and morality and reason and virtue and emotions such as grief are physical processes – this is not the same as saying they are illusions. Why are believers ignorant about atheists? 2012-06-30T17:00:00Z

But I think probably the crucial fact about Nietzsche’s life is that when he writes about suffering he’s not a tourist. Who was Nietzsche? 2012-10-01T11:45:00Z

A researcher in biophysics, her work was crucial in Watson and Crick’s discovery of the DNA double helix structure. Eight areligious scientists who changed the world 2012-08-21T13:40:00Z

The scenes with Lilith are particularly crucial in this respect, and also where the movie’s already logy pulse slows to a crawl. ‘Nightmare Alley’ Review: Seeing Is Believing. (Suckers!) 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z

To be clear, a number of NBA players have certainly been vocal on crucial issues of racial justice, organizing in the wake of racist police shootings and killings last summer. How the WNBA is light years ahead of its male counterpart 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z

But – and this is crucial – no particular mother, and no particular father. Are our children really trapped by gender stereotypes? 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z

And then the third point about it, which is crucial in terms of the contemporary discussion is, in that question, although there’s irony there, it can be completely earnest. What David Foster Wallace got wrong about irony: Our culture doesn’t have nearly enough of it 2014-04-27T15:30:00Z

"This incident will not deter those of us that see the election as crucial to the country's future." Wyclef says bullet grazed hand in Haiti's capital 2011-03-21T01:01:03Z

The baker either reversed the ratios of ingredients or simply overdid it with some crucial elements. This five-ingredient gooey butter cake is an American classic 2020-05-25T04:00:00Z

Nonetheless, the merit of “Best of Enemies,” as well as its commercial success, depends upon a crucial ambivalence. Buckley, Vidal, and the Birth of Buzz 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z

All the ingredients are rock-solid, save for a crucial one: air. Review | In the galleries: Trevor Young illuminates buildings, both grand and modest 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z

James, the Edwardian master of the ghost story, once listed the crucial features of the form, including distant screams, no sex and “a modicum of blood, shed with deliberation and carefully husbanded.” The Ghost Story Persists in American Literature. Why? 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z

A crucial chapter, “Emancipation and the Public Sphere,” delves into the growing personal and political freedoms of the 18th century, as advances in printing techniques enabled ideas and images to spread more quickly. Art: 'The Age of Enlightenment' Sweeps Into China 2011-04-18T13:57:28Z

He calls bats “sophisticated, beautiful, even cute, quite aside from their crucial roles as primary predators of insects, pollinators of flowers, and dispensers of seeds.” The Joy of Bats 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z

But also don't look back, because the architectural integrity of that building, which relied to a large degree on that staircase, isn't crucial in the end, at least not in the museum's judgment. SFMOMA's expansion tries mightily but ultimately rings a bit hollow 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z

In the many parts of the country where metropolitan areas border several states, insurers could build multi-state provider networks, increasing competition among hospitals and other providers—another crucial goal. Will Buying Health Insurance Across State Lines Reduce Costs? 2012-05-11T15:52:21Z

Both forces were receptive, he told me, to asking themselves the crucial question that will come up repeatedly: “Does the person have a legal right to be present?” Take a stand for free speech, in Cleveland and beyond 2016-07-17T04:00:00Z

And that is a crucial element of the appeal of his Timmy Failure character, says Pastis, who will appear at The Washington Post on June 2 for a talk, audience sketches and book signing. - The Washington Post

In these moments and others, Penn lives out a conversation about fame's usefulness in assisting crucial causes. Sean Penn's "Superpower" renews Zelenskyy's relationship with Hollywood to sell the politics of war 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z

Drinking in Japan is a crucial social and professional lubricant in a country where ritualized courtesies can easily harden into walls, and Bob, a teetotaler in college, had successfully adapted. In Search of Japan’s Hidden Culinary Revolution 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z

“We tend to be a little bit less disclosing online, . . . and we know that active self-disclosure and vulnerability are so crucial to feeling connected to our friends,” she says. How teens can reignite friendships as they return to school 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z

All pointed the words with clarity and purpose, a crucial quality in French Baroque opera, which was closely aligned with spoken theater. Review: France Once Fought Over This Opera. Juilliard Shows Us Why. 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z

The performance did, however, pass one crucial test. “Tosca” ’s Second Chance 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z

But it strikes me that there's one crucial difference between Kindle theatre and Bompas & Parr's edible performances. Have you got the guts for an edible performance? 2011-01-31T18:29:33Z

Martin, who were crucial in getting it made. ‘Dark Winds’ Review: Murder Most Foul in the Navajo Nation 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z

She also invited Mekas to guest-direct a crucial scene in the movie, a communal campfire that functions as a kind of benediction over the film’s troubled characters. | Screen Siren 2014-02-12T22:37:30Z

The plan infuriated some—Charles Lindbergh, the aviation entrepreneur and activist, thought America should keep out of world affairs—but this financial help was crucial to Britain’s sustaining the war effort. FDR for beginners 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z

The WHO call to action is crucial, she said. Cervical cancer could be eliminated in most countries by 2100 – research 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z

What is also crucial is the need to tell stories differently. Vietnamese Lives, American Imperialist Views, Even in ‘Da 5 Bloods’ 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z

He played a significant role in creating Columbia’s Wallach Art Gallery, a crucial addition to an art history department at a university that had no teaching museum. David Rosand, an Art History Scholar Whose Heart Was in Venice, Dies at 75 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z

While admitting that “knowledge of the circumstance is not ipso facto knowledge of the poem,” he is keen to demonstrate “that facts lying outside the poem are often crucial to its inner working.” Poetry’s Hanging Judge Tries On a Detective Hat 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z

With that brevity in mind, here are the crucial facts: it's the B-side to the New York-based quartet's forthcoming single Borrowed Time, taken from their soon-to-be-reissued debut album, Light Up Gold. New music: Parquet Courts – Smart Aleck Kid 2013-03-04T10:16:23Z

And it’s clear that, at the center of any account of his almost 70 years, is the crucial matter of Charles’s marriage to, his divorce from and the death of, Diana, Princess of Wales. A Kinder, Gentler Portrait of Prince Charles 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z

Ohio was also a crucial state in the Underground Railroad, the secret network that led to the freedom of tens of thousands of slaves in the 19th century. From Chili to the Underground Railroad, Cincinnati on a Budget 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z

These scenes were a way for Welles to say, "I'm as good as ever", but they are also crucial to the uneasiness that runs through the picture and the gloating panorama of an unwholesome society. Touch of Evil: No 2 2010-10-17T10:54:00Z

That echo suggests another crucial element of the exemplary qualities of “Queen of Earth”—its fusion of the personal and the dramatic. The Best Cinema Goes Beyond Mere Storytelling 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z

As I process the crisis, I find her visual notes on my immediate surroundings more crucial than any faraway feed. Five Artists to Follow on Instagram Now 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z

Yet the cool, frank, charismatic, seemingly indefatigable cat who died on Tuesday, at 96, had something else, something as crucial. Harry Belafonte, Folk Hero 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z

“It is remarkable that people receive crucial information from people whose existences they have forgotten.” The Welcome Return of the Run-In 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z

But the interaction also underscores a crucial difference between Don and Faye. "Mad Men" recap: Through the looking glass 2010-10-11T12:30:00Z

In the consulting room, he would tentatively approach the core of his pain and always sidestep at the crucial moment. What the therapist heard: ‘What would you do if your client behaved like a dog?’ 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z

At a crucial moment in “Time of the Magicians,” Eilenberger explains that an entire school of philosophy known as logical positivism was born of this exact misunderstanding of Wittgenstein. The Men Who Reinvented Philosophy for Turbulent Times 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z

There was a crucial relationship between business efficiency and healthy, valued workers, Owen found. Scottish town that changed the world fights for its rights 2013-03-31T00:06:09Z

If you want to publish a celebrated physics paper, the crucial thing isn’t to be young and energetic, nor old and wise. Are you too old to find success? | Oliver Burkeman 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z

It also played a crucial role in the development of international law, and it was a crucible for Israel, a young state still absorbing, with tensions, the arrival of European Jews. A Mossad Show Heavy on Spycraft Recounts Eichmann’s Capture 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z

If the video was thought back then to be artistically crucial, rather than merely sensationalistic, it’s difficult to fathom why the Whitney art collection didn’t acquire a copy from its “landmark” show. A shabby wall-text marks debut of new Whitney Museum 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z

This small but crucial step will result in a much more even cook. How to cook filet mignon to absolute perfection 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z

The crucial distinction is that most of the people who get the treatment are already at the pretty severe end of the spectrum. How should we treat addiction? 2012-09-03T13:30:00Z

They represent a crucial slice of America’s artistic past and present. Second showing: unearthing the lost history of African American cinema 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z

He’s played a crucial role in some of pop culture’s biggest recent moments. Movie Trailers Keep Tweaking Well-Known Songs. The Tactic Is Working. 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z

That’s why there’s been so much interest in 1989: It’s a crucial chapter in her personal narrative, and fans care more deeply about that than genre choices. Four Lessons From Taylor Swift’s Latest Hit Record 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z

Teaching consent from an early age is crucial, today’s sex education experts argue. A Private-School Sex Educator Defends Her Methods 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z

The opera’s two other crucial roles fare better. Review: A Promising Start to 'Ring' Cycle 2010-03-23T17:10:00Z

Post-independence Arab history always seems to involve Egypt in some crucial way. Egypt has returned from the cultural backwaters 2011-02-24T16:19:39Z

It’s the salt that’s most crucial, as it draws out the meat’s water. Three Ways to a Better Chicken Breast 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z

Mr. Jones so admired the book that he supplied a crucial blurb for the back cover. Bill Cheng’s Novel is ‘Southern Cross the Dog’ 2013-05-08T20:26:13Z

But there are crucial differences to Soviet days. In Echo of Soviet Era, Russia’s Movie Theaters Turn to Pirate Screenings 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z

So they remain staunchly visible and comforting, conveying crucial details and capturing the telling facial expressions at which the artist excels. Salman Toor, a Painter at Home in Two Worlds 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z

While Mr. Moog handled the technical side of his namesake invention, during its creation Mr. Deutsch provided a practicing musician’s perspective, which was crucial in transforming it from an electronic gadget into a viable instrument. Herbert Deutsch, Co-Creator of the Moog Synthesizer, Dies at 90 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z

But Mr. Watts’s eccentricity may be his greatest asset, helping him earn this crucial booking and defy an audience’s expectations. Reggie Watts, a Master of Improvisation 2010-05-28T22:35:00Z

Humor is a crucial mark of intelligence—a kind of verbal alertness that coalesces with literature. David Foster Wallace Isn’t Just Like Us! 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z

They can be crucial links of connection, emotional safety and mentoring for many generations. Her granddaughter is suffering from her parents’ divorce. She wants to help. 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z

Second choice: Barnes & Noble is also a crucial part of the book retail ecosystem, Ms. Hill said, and a crucial outlet for writers and publishers. Where Should You Buy Your Books? 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z

While state support helped nurture a fledgling mainstream industry, it proved crucial in the development of a feminist documentary and experimental film tradition in Australia, which benefited greatly from the commission’s Women’s Film Fund. Rediscovering Australia’s Generation of Defiant Female Directors 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z

At the same time, the critical-rediscovery industry, the recognition that much work formerly derided as disposable is worth considering as art, has a crucial downside: mistaking mere recognizability for merit. Can a Musical Sponsored by a Toilet Manufacturer Be a Work of Art? 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z

The crucial thing is the daubing of another vivid shade on Lisbeth’s personality. David Fincher's The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo: Thanks Very Much, But You Really Didn't Have To 2011-12-20T15:00:53Z

This proved crucial for Ms. Rosenbloom, who had always been more confident in her composing than in her iconoclastic piano playing, and whose left hand is still slightly restricted by the old injury. For Mara Rosenbloom, Piano as a Remedy and a Force in Jazz 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z

The pursuit of ‘wellness’ hits that crucial point on the Venn diagram between aspiration, self-love and slimness I grew up in New York and have spent time in Los Angeles. Green is the new black: the unstoppable rise of the healthy-eating guru 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z

Critics say the presentation of the movie was crucial in its overwhelming success. Thai ghost film remake appeals with funny twist 2013-05-16T06:33:09Z

He was a nerd, and one who was, at crucial points, intensely self-aware. The Age of Creepiness 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z

Still, starting in 2005, and continuing through Mr. Robinson’s tenure, Gap’s North America stores have had annual declines in same-store sales — sales at stores open at least a year, a crucial measure of retail health. Gap Dismisses Design Chief as Brand?s Slow Sales Persist 2011-05-06T06:07:02Z

No bunnies were floating with us; this ridiculous phrase is a crucial mnemonic for the five steps of a dive buddy safety check. Diving Thailand’s Andaman Sea, by day and night 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z

While Ms. Rothman admits that authenticity was crucial, she insists the show is all fiction. Television: Noa Rothman?s ?Prime Minister?s Children? on Israeli TV 2012-01-27T12:57:19Z

In crucial ways, the charismatic conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, now in his fourth season as music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra, is excelling in the job. Review: Philadelphia Orchestra Plays Music From Vienna 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z

That same spirit is crucial to “Who Am I? What Am I? Where Am I?,” a series of portraits of children costumed by other artists. Aura Rosenberg’s Seriously Playful Art of Collaboration 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z

Bob Dylan had crucial second thoughts just as he was about to release “Blood on the Tracks,” the indelible 1975 album filled with songs of separation, heartache, sorrow, rage and regret. On ‘More Blood, More Tracks,’ Familiar Bob Dylan Songs Cut Closer to the Bone 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z

“It’s a conflict for every white man” — and crucial to an understanding of the existential antihero Zama. Lucrecia Martel: A Director Who Confounds and Thrills 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z

Whoever ends up with the job will be a crucial part of the continuing adjustment to the new hall, a process that will not be over soon. The Philharmonic Tests Its New Home With the Classics 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z

But the crucial evidence is an appraiser's assessment that the wood grain on the guitar's body matches the wood grain visible in photographs of the  guitar taken at the historic concert. ArtsBeat: A Dispute Over a Famous Dylan Guitar 2012-07-12T18:00:10Z

While Mr. von Bothmer usually watches a movie several times before accompanying it in public, taking notes on crucial plot twists and moments of melodrama, he said he still partly improvises in those shows. A Waltz for a Soccer Game? This Composer Sets the World Cup to Music 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z

He added that Mr. Radcliffe was taking nothing for granted, and shrewd choices at this crucial juncture could go a long way toward his professional durability. Now Just a Muggle, With Song and Dance 2011-03-02T22:59:08Z

Yet in conveying this imposing princess’s inner emotional fragility, Ms. Rachvelishvili shaped crucial phrases with supple, yearning tenderness. Review: Met Opera’s ‘Adriana Lecouvreur’ Bristles With Passion and Danger 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z

Did you think you were taking a big gamble in casting an Algerian humorist unknown in Canada in such a delicate and crucial role? The Carpetbagger: Working With Kids Isn't as Hard as They Want You to Believe 2012-02-08T15:30:31Z

Maybe she didn’t get enough attention at a crucial moment in her emotional development? Annabelle Gurwitch on family — the one you're born with, and the one on your book cover 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z

Supplemented by the Cannes Marché du Film, the largest film market in the world, the festival is where specialty distributors make many of their most crucial deals. Special Report: Cannes Festival: They'll Always Have Cannes 2012-05-15T23:11:00Z

A crucial ingredient is the music: eight piano pieces by Ethan Iverson, a strong presence, seated centrally at the back of the stage. Review: Vail International Dance Festival Celebrates Meter 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z

Still, Greenberg shows us, it is crucial to happiness, and not just for gay men, even if it introduces immense difficulties. Review: In ‘Take Me Out,’ Whose Team Are You On? 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z

Sustainable shelters for astronauts are crucial for deep space exploration, but there is limited room for cargo on these long journeys. Here’s Your Chance to Work with NASA 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z

Besides, their final chapter, "Being Edited and Editing," opens with a description of this crucial part of the writing process that is more frank and helpful than any in recent memory. Tracy Kidder and his editor on writing 2013-01-14T18:58:08Z

One senses throughout this novel that Silber knows something crucial about the secrets of happiness. Review | Want to know the ‘Secrets of Happiness’? The characters in Joan Silber’s new novel are looking, too. 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z

More than 100,000 people are affected by multiple sclerosis in the UK, so the potential link between vitamin D and the risk of developing MS is an incredibly crucial area of research. Lack of vitamin D may cause multiple sclerosis, study finds 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z

But the crucial point was how the two men regarded themselves. Richard Pryor, Flame-Thrower 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z

She notes that this level of representation is crucial. New series "Strut" normalizes sex work with a group of friends who start an escorting agency 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z

But the crucial source, she thought, would be her diary, which she had written in every day during the hijacking — and then threw into a box, never looking at it again. An Infamous Hijacking, Revisited Through a Child’s Eyes 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z

The difference in interpretation has crucial implications for understanding human evolution. Scientists are accused of distorting theory of human evolution by misdating bones 2012-06-09T23:07:18Z

And, crucial mistake, Hart plays more strident than sweet this time, and risks forfeiting his audience appeal. Ride Along: Kevin Hart, Small Cop 2014-01-15T18:37:17Z

That’s why video really becomes crucial for this cause, the fight against domestic violence. Robin Givens on getting out of an abusive relationship 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z

For many years, he had the power to sway public opinion on the crucial topics of the day. Perspective | The real reason Chris Matthews had to go 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z

One of them took a picture of the ingots as they laid on the sea floor, a photo that would prove crucial during the investigation. Gold Ingots From 18th-Century Shipwreck Returned to France 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z

A crucial — and later controversial — part of their travels involves asking people they meet about their culture, daily life and politics. Pittsburgh’s tiny Conflict Kitchen wades into the sprawling Israeli-Palestinian debate

But I found as an adult, looking back, that the fact he didn’t coddle his students gave us some pretty crucial life skills:  resilience, perseverance, and a thick skin.  Q+A: Joanne Lipman and Melanie Kupchynsky, Co-Authors of Strings Attached 2013-10-01T16:51:02Z

Two are modern-day originals, while one is a classic, or at least a version of one, tweaked in small but crucial ways. The Tipsy Diaries: 3 Cocktails That Share an Exquisite Secret 2011-01-06T22:30:13Z

The Broadway plans fell through, Mr. Richards said last week, because three crucial cast members from Chicago, including the Emmy Award winner Laurie Metcalf, chose to do other projects. ?Yank!? and Other Shows Delayed but Still Hoping for Broadway 2012-01-01T21:29:30Z

The deposition, in which Cosby acknowledged giving sedatives to young women, was unsealed a decade later, and prosecutors cited it as a crucial piece of evidence when they brought criminal charges. Cosby's appeal likely to focus on parade of accusers at his second... 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z

Just as crucial, though, is a longer postscript that includes interviews with some of the principals involved in the Imperial War Museums’ restoration. Revisiting Concentration Camp Atrocities in Shattering Clarity 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z

Silicon Valley is the new Hollywood in many ways, but with one crucial difference: this time, it’s not just make-believe. The 21st-century Hollywood: how Silicon Valley became the world’s trend capital 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z

But he is crucial in signaling atmospheric changes, with sounds of nature shading into syrupy cinematic mood music. Tina Satter’s ‘Ancient Lives’ Is at the Kitchen 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z

“Engaging guests is a crucial part of our work because increasing public interest is the best way to ensure that the raptors we observe are protected for future generations.” Migrating birds of prey draw visitors to the Florida Keys 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z

What matters is that these songs are a crucial and unfashionable half-turn slower than they need to be, and stay that way. New Music: Beck’s New Album Is ‘Morning Phase’ 2014-02-24T22:48:45Z

So it has set off on an eight-play season, filled with works that ask big questions, starting with one that from a dramaturgical standpoint regrettably has yet to settle some crucial ones of its own. Mosaic opens its inaugural curtain with “Unexplored Interior” 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z

The problem, apparently, is that women lack the crucial "male gaze". The view from a broad 2010-05-19T20:59:00Z

That’s crucial for a play about the human capacity to fabricate complete narratives from partial information. Review: In ‘Chester Bailey,’ a Case of Physician, Shrink Thyself 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z

The notion of Bulger as an informant acting with impunity has become a crucial part of the narrative around him, so his continued denials run counter to the accepted version of his story. Whitey Bulger: An American crime drama 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z

That spark of animating warmth is also a crucial ingredient in Mr. Lane’s performance as Gomez. Nathan Lane, Hamming It Up As Few Can 2010-05-26T17:15:00Z

The big screen lurks behind the series as a crucial source of inspiration; “Easy” ’s scenes from a marriage are haunted by the spirit of Ingmar Bergman—both in their stakes and in their proportions. What to Stream This Weekend: The Third Season of Joe Swanberg’s “Easy” 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z

Culture, as a particular mix of religion, superstition, and the calculations of power, and with caste as a crucial determinant, is central to the story that Murugan is telling. How Perumal Murugan Was Resurrected Through Writing 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z

Burton has lovingly crafted his references – doesn't everything in stop motion require hours of planning and thought? – but a little bat told me that he has actually overlooked one crucial aspect of film-making. Trailer trash at the 2012 London film festival 2012-10-13T23:06:49Z

Declaring intellectual independence, the Martinique dancer raps, “A civilization that chooses to close its eye to the most crucial problems is a damaged civilization … moribund … decadent.” Artists Reveal a Dark Side of the Bourse’s Crowning Glory 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z

The senator from Texas is a debater, and that pulled-taffy silence was as crucial as anything that he’d been saying for the past fifteen minutes, during which his speech was met with cheers. The R.N.C. on TV: The Ted Wedding 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z

The transcript itself was a crucial artifact in the legal proceedings. Staging Reality Winner: An F.B.I. Transcript Becomes an Offbeat Thriller 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z

This is both a sad truth and a crucial part of their legal strategy. What were the Capitol rioters thinking on Jan. 6? 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z

Here it stems from a yapping poodle that acts as a crucial anaphrodisiac and which, even in death, shows an astonishing capacity to nip ankles. Once Bitten ? review 2011-01-12T22:46:00Z

She immediately corrects him by saying she studied at Cornell, a crucial distinction it seems. The Secret in Their Eyes 2010-08-14T23:05:00Z

“Play is crucial for children’s development, and I hope this tiny little clip inspires parents to allow them the freedom to just be kids.” Learning curve: video of children sliding into mud at pre-school goes viral 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z

Releasing a CD isn’t as crucial as it used to be, and it’s easier than ever. Demi Lovato And Nick Jonas Are Starting Their Own Record Label 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z

Gates said it was crucial for wealthier countries to step in to help the developing world fight disease, both for humanitarian reasons and for their own health security. Bill Gates: world faces decade at risk from antibiotic-resistant bugs 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z

A year later Mr Cai commissioned him to make almost 600 figures, all of them crucial in the development of modern art in China. Fountainheads 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z

Lepore considers both the photos and the film as fantasies of prenatal life with a crucial element removed. “The Mansion of Happiness”: Matters of life and death 2012-06-24T21:00:00Z

They added that his affability was crucial to helping viewers navigate the opening minutes of “Living With Yourself,” which focuses on the pitiable, rundown Old Miles. Paul Rudd, the One-Man Double Act 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z

Face coverings seemed uncomfortably like an accessory, rather than a crucial safety measure. New York Fashion Week Returns. Here’s the Cliffs Notes Version. 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z

Retiring racist texts from children's literature is a crucial step in interrupting the racist legacies that continue to hurt and divide us. From erasure to recategorizing: What we should do with Dr. Seuss books 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z

“Trust is an intuitive sense of who we think is on our side, and that is why risk communication is really crucial in a time like this,” Ropeik said. Survey finds confusion among public about pandemic news 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z

If it resembles a Beastie Boys LP in its wild variety of styles, there’s a crucial voice missing from the mix. Inside the Beastie Boys’ wild, moving memoir 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z

In several long, crucial scenes in the middle of “The Rider,” Chloé Zhao’s beautiful second feature, we look on as a young man named Brady Blackburn trains horses, including Apollo, a stubborn and high-spirited colt. Review: ‘The Rider’ Is an American Regional Film to Savor 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z

There was once a time when the crucial information about a pop song could be conveyed by a piece of sheet music. The Teen-Age Hitmaker from Westchester County 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z

Mechanics get in the way of fantasy, though, at a crucial point, from the enchantment of the ax through Nick’s transformation into the Tin Woodsman. Review: In ‘The Woodsman,’ a Love Lost in Oz Under a Witch’s Spell 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z

One judge called it “crucial as an engine toward transforming the criminality of our ‘justice’ system.” Perspective | Here’s a list of the 10 greatest works of journalism of the past 10 years. Care to argue about it? 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z

Whatever the reason, this emphasis on character development through therapeutic labeling has crucial consequences for the thriller narrative. What ‘Gone Girl’ and ‘The Girl on the Train’ have wrought 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z

“A general rule of thumb would be no combustibles within three feet of the heater, but it’s also really crucial to look at the manufacturer’s instructions.” Great space heaters for your buck 2012-11-18T17:00:00Z

If you want proper accounts of what really happened over the Iraq war and many other crucial episodes, you won't find them here. The Third Man by Peter Mandelson 2010-07-17T23:05:00Z

But, as Mr. Harden discovered about a year into the interviewing process for this book, Mr. Shin’s original account omitted a crucial detail: He was responsible for the executions. Books of The Times: ?Escape From Camp 14,? by Blaine Harden 2012-04-11T21:17:16Z

People tend to go with the flow and find out over time, but that initial stage is crucial, says Levine. The attachment secret: are you a secure, avoidant or anxious partner? 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z

Making the crucial technological moves over the next five years will be harder than ever. Challenges for the new director general 2012-07-04T09:43:19Z

Because that'll be much more crucial to his survival than the song choice. The X Factor Files: Stuart Heritage's X Factor briefing 2010-10-22T11:27:00Z

Age, after all, often brings exactly the ingredients most crucial to literary success, including experience, wisdom and perspective. 8 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z

A very crucial element built into compassionate communication is that notion of creating similar kinds of responses to get into almost a ritualistic cadence with another individual. Your words matter 2012-06-03T15:00:00Z

Because he believed music would be crucial to her recovery, Adler started asking Clayton about singing in the studio again just weeks after she regained consciousness. The Unstoppable Merry Clayton 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z

"What is absolutely crucial is that the council doesn't just cut the nice red ribbon on the door on opening day and then walk away from it," he said. Super library arrives as hundreds of others face closure 2011-02-06T20:13:20Z

The crucial policy is to decide that large areas should no longer be commercially exploited. The primal thrill of sharks: the emotional case for rewilding the sea 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z

"The imported films seen during this period provided Indians with a lot of experience of cinema that was crucial to the film production that followed." The birth of India's film industry: how the movies came to Mumbai 2013-07-25T17:07:55Z

An elderly black woman utters what are perhaps this novel’s five crucial words: “I am the bill collector.” Review: In C.E. Morgan’s ‘The Sport of Kings,’ Racing Against the Tide 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z

As with other leisure pursuits, timing is crucial. Vegas' Top Nightclubs 2010-03-01T23:00:00Z

And then the crucial issue: Will the works be any good? Dance Review: Alexei Ratmansky?s ?Souvenir d?un Lieu Cher? 2012-03-05T23:31:27Z

It includes portraits of three writers who played crucial and cherished roles in his life: Philip Larkin, Saul Bellow and Christopher Hitchens. A Brief Guide to Martin Amis’s Books 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z

This happens to be a topic about which I thought I knew something; how many other topics are missing crucial pieces of the literature? Thomas Piketty Turns Marx on His Head 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z

If talk in Death Valley often concerns the weather, it’s because climactic conditions are crucial to understanding the place. It’s the Cool Season in Death Valley 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z

The journalist Jocelyn Murphy, discussing Ms. Safran-Hon’s work in a group exhibition at Bentonville, Arkansas, in January, wrote that what the images don’t include is also a crucial aspect of the work’s importance. Paintings that Demolish the Myths of What a Home Should Be 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z

Bright yellow and sunny, the ají amarillo is crucial to the flavor of the walnut-thickened yellow sauce that douses a sushi roll filled with a rich stew of chicken thighs. Llama San Is Not a Typical Postcard From Peru 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z

And his ability to conjure that tradition for support is another reason individual setbacks were less crucial for him. Exhibition Review: ‘Churchill: The Power of Words,’ at the Morgan Library 2012-06-08T22:20:58Z

Gunn isn’t afraid to show how unlikable, and occasionally unreasonable, Naomi can be: When she warns Erin not to become too messily involved with a crucial client, her voice betrays a touch of condescension. Review: Equity Explores the Stresses of Wall Street From a Woman's Point of View 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

Hu weaves several other crucial characters and their dramas into Wei’s orbit and throughout the film. “An Elephant Sitting Still,” Reviewed: A Young Chinese Filmmaker’s Masterly Portrait of Political and Intimate Despair 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z

Be sure crucial sights are open the day you’ll be in town. How to plan a dream vacation in eight easy steps 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z

In several crucial passages, the denizens of this new, shinier Europe collide with his chosen representatives of the older, darker order. Lovetown by Michal Witkowski | Book review 2010-03-27T00:07:00Z

However, ExoMars possesses one crucial difference: it will be able to drill two metres down into the Martian soil. Curiosity rover's descent to Mars – the story so far 2013-07-27T23:05:00Z

In a normal family, in your teens, your mission is to rebel, but here, at that crucial stage, you defend your father. Television: Noa Rothman?s ?Prime Minister?s Children? on Israeli TV 2012-01-27T12:57:19Z

She wrote it in part because the deal allows for the second book to be devoted entirely to her love of zoos, which she believes play a crucial role in preserving biodiversity. Television: Facing Age With a Saucy Wink 2011-04-28T18:29:14Z

Having a strong team captain who can deal with lawmakers, staffers and business leaders is considered crucial to the White House strategy. Obama surprised by Daley's resignation 2012-01-09T19:42:00Z

Kahn said he considered Paparelli’s years at the Shakespeare crucial and formative but also full of promise. D.C. theater community mourning one of its own 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z

Laurie I remember rehearsing Hickey’s first entrance, which is so crucial, when he gives a performance of his old self to put everyone in the bar at ease. Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf on Acting in O’Neill 2012-06-14T16:57:18Z

It’s an ongoing challenge, but a crucial one. My week as Bette Davis: 'My fierce brows are begging to be raised' 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z

But the most crucial technical element here may be Justin Ellington’s sound design, which hints at the abiding presence of ghosts from a long and troubled history. Review: In a New Orleans ‘House,’ Wealthy Women Are Haunted by Slavery’s Ghosts 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z

The tapering of the piece toward its base is crucial, as is the fact that Smith painted most of it black. Art Review: ‘David Smith: The Forgings’ at Gagosian Gallery 2014-01-02T21:55:28Z

In this desert landscape trees are scarce but crucial for cooking. Teen book club: the story behind After Tomorrow 2013-05-10T14:39:34Z

He saw the war from high positions and low ones, experiences that added greatly to the verisimilitude of several crucial books in the “Dance” series. ‘Anthony Powell’ Captures the Rich, Long Life of the Man Behind an Epic Series 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z

But the billionaire industrialist, with his haphazard mentoring of the Pater Parker, is crucial to the movie’s success. How Spider-Man: Homecoming can help Robert Downey Jr put off Iron Man's retirement indefinitely 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z

But biodiversity is crucial for limiting climate change's impact. Why heirloom seeds matter 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z

Consumer Behavior The LCA and other studies have also highlighted additional considerations that, while less crucial to our argument, help put the food miles rhetoric in broader perspective. Eating local hurts the planet 2012-06-16T19:00:00Z

A crucial reverse shot reveals that Misaki is in the house, watching what is in effect the representation of a moment from her own life. One Indelible Scene: When the Show Must Go on in ‘Drive My Car’ 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z

She also thought that anyone could make art, an idea that was crucial to the folk art revival of the 1930s. A Forgotten Pioneer’s Art World Is Resurrected at the Jewish Museum 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z

The importance of a booking agent is even more crucial for festivals. Ask the indie professor: How many musicians does it take to plan a tour? 2010-09-21T12:38:00Z

As the reader navigates through Jane's murky memories, the suspicion of her being an unreliable narrator sets in, yet her perception is crucial to understanding the inexorable slide into uncovering an inherited trauma. Brit Bennett's "The Vanishing Half" and 4 more must-read novels out in June 2020-06-14T04:00:00Z

There is secret cruise code language: It’s crucial for the staff to have code words so that passengers don’t get freaked out if something goes wrong. Secret codes, subliminal messaging behind world’s biggest cruise ship 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z

Not only is it very badly written, but it also gets the mafia wrong in one crucial respect – it thinks it is about family and not about organisation. Paul Theroux on travelling 2012-06-25T11:00:00Z

Nor does he focus on what must have been a crucial force in Sacks’s concern for the neurologically afflicted: an older brother’s schizophrenia. A Biography of Oliver Sacks, Written by His Boswell 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z

Maintaining point of view, then, would seem crucial to pulling off the transition. Listen closely: why Hollywood has become obsessed with podcasts 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z

Being aware of the importance of good sleep is often the most crucial factor to improving it; the key is not “being passive,” Vitiello said. What you need to know about research linking sleep deprivation and dementia 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z

It was crucial that the reader have a palpable sense of his nastiness. This Week in Fiction: Ottessa Moshfegh on Writing Predators and Their Victims 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z

The episode that airs Sunday is different, in both crucial and insignificant ways, from an episode shown to critics this summer. Fox’s ‘Mulaney’: When a bad sitcom happens to a great guy

This softening is crucial, since otherwise the human car crash that is Ben might be impossible to live with for the play’s 2 hours and 20 minutes. Review: ‘The Spoils’ Stars Jesse Eisenberg as Narcissist 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z

White is crucial to that mix with the way he approaches the drum kit, using it to accent, disrupt and comment on the proceedings. Album review: Dirty Three, 'Toward the Low Sun' 2012-02-27T18:49:00Z

Whether she has enough room to roam will likely be crucial to the show’s success. Sarah Silverman Wants to Pop Your Bubble 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z

My face will fold and unfold like an origami project that missed a crucial crease 10 steps back as I try, often unsuccessfully, not to cry. When a Grieving Mother Talks, Listen 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z

Yet the operation has stolen something from him; a crucial element of his Bruno-hood has been crimped. Review: In Jonathan Lethem’s ‘A Gambler’s Anatomy,’ a Hustler’s Luck Runs Cold 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z

But the sandwiches de chola are excellent, spiritual kin to Vietnamese banh mi, with a crucial layer of pickled carrots and onions brined in chicha, a beer of fermented maize. Overstuffed (and Underground) Pastry at Bolivian Llama Party 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z

Gorin explains that you can't "wing a vegan diet" and it's crucial to plan out snacks and meals to include necessary nutrients. Should you raise your child as a vegan or a vegetarian? Nutritionists weigh in. 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z

We should not be making public policy in such a crucial area by keeping the electorate ignorant of the actual road ahead.” Massachusetts Institutes Health-Care Price Controls. Is America Next? 2012-05-07T03:03:48Z

In a crucial scene he meets his future wife at a dance, and later goes off to fight in the Spanish-American War. Music Review: ?Benjamin Button,? the Opera, at Symphony Space 2010-06-16T21:11:00Z

Members of the A.D.A. generation are quicker than earlier ones to claim disability as a crucial part of identity — and with pride. Disability Pride: The High Expectations of a New Generation 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z

At the same time, the political will to drive innovation-focussed food systems locally and globally is also crucial. How science and innovation can strengthen global food systems 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z

The Juilliard Opera is offering, essentially, Mr. Bicket’s version, with his ideas regarding scoring, assignment of vocal parts and, most crucial, trims. Music Review: Bad Guys Singing Of Love And Power 2010-11-19T05:30:00Z

At least that crucial first act is here. Review: ‘Don Carlos’ Finally Brings French Verdi to the Met 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z

Honfleur Honfleur is one of the jewels of the Normandy coast, and the charm and beauty of this fishing port made it one of the crucial meeting places to exchange ideas for many impressionist painters. What to see at Impressionist Normandy: 10 best festival events 2010-04-23T09:44:00Z

As an aspiring keyboard player, I was particularly drawn to the piano playing of David Sancious, a crucial lynchpin in Bruce's nascent backing band. The inauspicious arrival of Bruce Springsteen 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z

She indicated to Robertson that outwardly expressing his Indigenous ancestry would invite hatred, harassment and eventually lead to his exclusion from institutions and networks crucial to mainstream success. How Robbie Robertson's hidden Indigenous and Jewish heritage influenced The Band's mournful songs 2023-08-12T04:00:00Z

On the contrary, Mr. Lieberher’s vulnerable performance invites identification, from the quiet way he studies the adults around him and reacts, to his tremulous delivery of a crucial speech in front of an intimidating crowd. Teyonah Parris, Katherine Waterston and Others Break Through 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z

His theme for The Hateful Eight was insistently and insidiously catchy, trailing its own disquiet across the landscape, and played its own crucial dramatic role. Spotlight and The Revenant deserve their Oscars, but where were Carol's? | Peter Bradshaw 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z

“Our leaders need to understand that spending money on culture is crucial,” Mr. Sidibé said. African Biennale of Photography Returns to Mali Amid Unrest 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z

In view of the series’ history, and where the cultural demographics of the American audience is generally going, this is particularly crucial. Can "60 Minutes" stay on top? 2019-05-26T04:00:00Z

Eye contact with guests is crucial, the restaurateur says. Tastemakers share tips for great restaurant service 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z

For many, ticket revenue will become even more crucial, for example. Arts council funding questions: the Q&A digested 2011-03-31T17:09:17Z

That effacement of Cleo’s character, her reduction to a bland and blank trope that burnishes the director’s conscience while smothering her consciousness and his own, is the essential and crucial failure of “Roma.” There’s a Voice Missing in Alfonso Cuarón’s “Roma” 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z

Not the Turkish-made drones that have been crucial to the defense of Ukraine, a cause that Fukuyama, a leading voice on American foreign policy for decades, has vocally championed. Francis Fukuyama Predicted the End of History. It’s Back (Again). 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z

Partisan politics during the crucial months between Lincoln's election and the outbreak of the Civil War are the main focus of this well-researched book by William J. Cooper, professor of history at Louisiana State University. 'We Have the War Upon Us': Trying, and failing, to prevent the Civil War 2012-09-19T21:10:06Z

His life is dominated by vigilance over anything in his appearance, behavior or speech that might expose him; accordingly, markers of civil status and background are crucial to the story. Review | For your quarantine stroll, three great new audiobooks 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z

This year a screening in Colorado would preclude another during the crucial first five days of Toronto. Toronto film festival 2014 programme release kicks off 2015 Oscar race 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z

Some of us consider the productions and the contributions made by sensitive set design, costuming, and of course, good directing, a crucial part of an opera. Behind the Scenes of ‘Tosca,’ the Messiest Production in Met History 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z

We live in a time of increased political consciousness on all sides, and particularly in the absence of common-sense political voices, yours is one that can be crucial to the Conversation. Jon Stewart and Robert Smigel Craft a Comedy Benefit at a Polarized Moment 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z

Mr. Breen, a lifelong Knicks fan whose sports idol was, and still is, Mr. Frazier, said that “maintaining a sense of humor” has also been crucial to achieving their long-term success. Relationship Advice From Two Who Have Withstood the Test of Time and Rhyme 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z

Even if it’s just you and a friend, safety is crucial. A beginner’s guide to ski photography 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z

She made the thinking seem uniquely crucial to the matter of being alive. Toni Morrison Taught Me How to Think 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z

The celebration, however, is tinged with sadness because of the death of a man crucial to the company’s success, Steven P. Jobs. ArtsBeat Blog: Ask Pixar's John Lasseter Your Questions 2011-10-13T21:39:56Z

Lincoln Center’s leaders, invoking that history, said that getting public input for the renovation, by organizing workshops, walking tours and surveys, would be crucial. Lincoln Center, Seeking New Audiences, Plans to Remake Its West Edge 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z

"How do we start comparing the same thing instead of comparing apples, oranges and pears? It's a crucial question that needs to be answered to grow the market," she said. Put social need at heart of impact investing to grow market: OECD 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z

Yet, as her son Bob remembered, Maud Williams was crucial to the story of this tree and the apple it produced. Hidden women of history: How "Lady" Williams founded a great Australian apple 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z

It’s a character trait that meshes with the plot in a crucial way; it also provides a reminder that, in the absence of aesthetic achievement, mass entertainment can still reveal embedded cultural ideologies. Amy Schumer’s Comedy Deserves Better Than “Snatched” 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z

And in some ways, this is a regional scene passing for an internet phenomenon: Most of the crucial artists and producers hail from the Miami area. The Rowdy World of Rap’s New Underground 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z

This movie will be different in some very crucial ways, as evidenced by this trailer. "The Hangover Part II" trailer sure looks familiar 2011-04-01T15:02:00Z

A major supporter of Girls Who Code, Twitter is aiming to reach 300 students a year to teach them crucial tech skills. Twitter, Vodafone, and Georgetown University All Commit to Gender Equality 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z

What was the most crucial thing your father taught you about making a documentary? Snapshot: Sarah Burns and the Documentary ‘Central Park Five’ 2012-11-18T03:53:01Z

“Knowing that your wife would support you,” he said, was crucial because “it’s the trust all around on a thing like this.” Amanda Seyfried Plays Linda Lovelace in Biopic 2012-02-12T07:53:05Z

In trying to match cinema’s intensity, this new slate of shows asks a crucial question: Can live theater frighten audiences in the same way? New Plays Like ?The Little One? Put Scary Onstage 2010-06-26T02:39:00Z

“I have tried not to reveal crucial plot details,” she writes of her entertaining, fastidiously researched headnotes. A Late — and Maybe Last — Collection of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ‘Lost’ Stories 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z

The questions from the panel are all versions of the one crucial question that the whole show hinges on: What happened in there? “Sex Box”: It’s a TV show where people have sex inside a box! 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z

It was a bracingly honest scene from a show that continually pushes its viewers into difficult, yet crucial, conversations. Perspective | ‘S.W.A.T.’ and other cop dramas are trying to tackle race. They could take a page from ‘This Is Us.’ 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z

The ambiguity that is so unbearable to Curtis — the sense that he might be losing his mind and also receiving omens of impending disaster — is crucial to the film’s logic. | 'Take Shelter': ?Take Shelter,? With Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain 2011-09-29T22:13:08Z

Health experts say that there is a crucial distinction between encouraging and mandating vaccinations — and that the requirement should be an industry standard. Perspective | How Broadway is working to ensure covid doesn’t bring the curtain down again 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z

But the most crucial aspect of the show was this: Almost all of the performers were under 40, and plenty were under 30. The Grammys Discover Youth 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z

So  it is crucial to look at this two-year community garden thing you did. “Community” botches damage control 2012-05-24T16:00:00Z

Both Hedwig and Charles Blow trace the crucial movement from “I exist” to “I have value.” How LGBTQ love saves Christianity: A priest explains 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z

That understanding proved crucial to how he approached Bruce Wayne in the film, Pattinson said. ‘The Batman’ and Matt Reeves: Emerging From the Shadow of Other Caped Crusaders 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z

The division of sleep medicine at Harvard Medical School has explained how crucial light is to regulating our biological clocks. Tools for Sleeping Well While Traveling 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z

"I think it's really crucial that we understand that there's only one kind of music I want to believe in — it's great music — and it's not just the one we do." A crowded free day of music at Seattle Symphony 2011-09-19T18:14:21Z

That was the first crucial step in what would become a remarkable midcareer ascent. ‘The Last of Us’ Continues Craig Mazin’s Hollywood Ascent 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z

Note that the whole "one line" thing is kind of crucial here. Clip joint: 'Bad-ass one-liners' 2012-06-13T13:15:03Z

Mr Lane posits that the crucial step was the unlikely development of symbiosis between an archaeon and a bacteria. Heart of the matter 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z

Driving pervades so many crucial facets of our day to day existence. Explore: The New Way to Road Trip 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z

The physical presence of women—and the social role of men’s desire for women’s bodies—is a crucial aspect of Allah’s audiovisual journalism. “Black Mother,” Reviewed: Khalik Allah’s Deeply Personal Portrait of Jamaican Life 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z

Certain melodies and chord progressions recur across instruments; the composition is repetitious enough to allow you to drift in and out without worrying that you’ve missed crucial developments. Music to Sleep By 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z

Most movie studios view the Globes telecast and accompanying red carpet spectacle as crucial marketing opportunities for winter films, especially dramas, which have been struggling at the box office. Golden Globes to Announce Nominees Ahead of a Return to TV 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z

He serves it with small roasted potatoes, which, in what he stresses is a crucial step, are crushed with a spoon, rather than mashed. Restaurant Report: Aux Ateliers in Maussane-les-Alpilles, France 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z

“Arthur Rex” derives its momentum not from the ceaseless forward-moving action of the original tales but from the knights’ crucial aloneness, their desperate need to become absorbed, or absolved, by something else. Thomas Berger’s Egoless Fictions 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z

Our stake in having a shared understanding of the past is as crucial today as it was in Woodson’s time. Black History Month Is a Good Excuse for Delving Into Our Art 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z

"I firmly believe that freedom of speech is one of the greatest things about America, and it's crucial to defend," said Madeline Coggins of Florida, speaking to Fox News Digital in Orlando during the conference. Young conservatives at CPAC share what they love most about America 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z

In the current funding climate trying to find an audience – and one who will keep returning – is even more crucial. Do theatre audiences really decide what shows they see? 2011-03-29T14:39:02Z

But Dickey’s floods and overflows harbor a crucial recognition: lives do not add up to saints, however we tally them. “Afterlives of the Saints” 2012-06-23T00:00:00Z

I call it an adaptation even though it is, in large part, a film of the play, shot during a stage performance, and featuring glimpses of audience members laughing or gasping during crucial scenes. Spike Lee’s ‘Pass Over,’ an Offbeat Melding of Cinema and Theater 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z

And isn’t that desire – to keep those crucial people in your life – deeply romantic in its own way? 'What were her knickers like?': the truth about trying an open relationship 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z

But in the period after that, guided by Mr. Epstein and Ms. Falcone, she made the crucial decision to be more selective and focus on parts that particularly suited her voice. The Diva Departs: Renée Fleming’s Farewell to Opera 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z

Direct work with singers was, and remains, crucial. Gustavo Dudamel Hasn’t Conducted Much Opera. That’s OK. 2021-04-18T04:00:00Z

As the narrative hurtles on, the crucial things often happen in brackets – flash-forwards. Clever Girl by Tessa Hadley – review 2013-05-12T09:00:01Z

Once you’ve got the list of what needs to happen, divide it up systematically and – this is crucial – once. 'In lockdown, I do far more domestic work. How do I convince my partner his laziness is harming me?' 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z

It was such a crucial puzzle that, over the centuries, several governments offered prize money for solutions. Unraveling a knotty problem 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z

“She was an exceptional woman, a virginal intellectual who managed to impose herself as an important figure, a reference point in the philosophical and political life of Alexandria during a crucial epoch” Mr. Amenábar said. Film: Hypatia: Martyr to Christian Zealots 2010-05-22T07:01:00Z

Beginning June 6, a statue of him will survey the Normandy landscape that saw the crucial operation that helped end the war. French statue fetes 'Band of Brothers' inspiration 2012-05-28T20:16:05Z

Complicating all this is a rich stew of parents — Marian's, and Kirby's adoptive ones, all with different issues and intriguing traits — and, complicating things most of all, an appearance by the crucial and long-missing Conrad. 'Where We Belong': Emily Giffin's novel of the legacy of adoption 2012-07-27T17:38:04Z

The invention of the modern elevator by Elisha Graves Otis was crucial, and so was the development of iron and steel frames that enabled lighter, higher and slimmer constructions. Review: ‘Tall’ Is a Little Movie About How Buildings Got So Big 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z

A crucial moment in their courtship also involved medical matters, but of a much more personal nature. Their Chemistry Developed Organically 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z

I think the moment when Sally spilled her milkshake at lunch and Megan just blithely cleaned up was crucial. ArtsBeat: 'Mad Men' Watch: A Whole New Kind of Clich? 2010-10-18T05:53:00Z

Nudes of old people, men and women alike, play a crucial role in this exhibition — as markers of the body in evolution, and as test cases for the social meanings of desire and disgust. ‘Aging Pride’ Challenges the Cult of Youth 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z

Yet, in the United States, public protest against climate breakdown is still sporadic and tepid, which is why every resistant gesture feels crucial, as “Ghost Forest” does. In Maya Lin’s ‘Ghost Forest,’ the Trees Are Talking Back 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z

“Respecting artists and their ideas is crucial,” Inc says. London's 17 Patterns launches its debut collection of wallpapers 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z

Scientists are starting to understand how and why these communities — referred to as microbiomes — are crucial to the functioning of various body systems. The bacteria and microbes in your gut can affect your body and mental health 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z

Sometimes that detail doesn't even appear in the final book, but it was a crucial part of my research. Gillian Cross: 'I'm looking at reality, as hard as I can' 2013-05-20T16:22:55Z

I would point to the script as the movie's biggest flaw, and specifically the choreographer character played by Vincent Cassel, who supplies crucial explication every time he opens his mouth. Great Oscar debate: What is the real best picture? 2011-02-26T01:01:00Z

It is crucial that they are not too well versed in the play, Mr. Gray said. ‘The Events’ Uses Local Choirs for Vocals, Minus a Script 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z

As Scott announces at the beginning of a crucial Battle of the Bands gig: "We're the Sex Bob-ombs and we're here to make you think about death and feel sad and stuff!" "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World": Canadian indie cuteness gone wild! 2010-08-10T21:30:00Z

Though some of that music was turned into a beer-and-bowler-hats caricature, the best of it had a crucial influence on the incubation of 1960s British R'n'B. This week's new live music 2013-02-23T06:00:07Z

“Endgame” is a movie of men, of cishet men, and, in particular, of fathers—and their approaches to paternity suggest the movie’s crucial moral divide. Review: What “Avengers: Endgame” Could Have Been 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z

Both of those musicals made crucial early Washington stops. Signature, Disney join forces on new musical version of ‘Freaky Friday’ 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z

Proper training is crucial because wheelchairs are not typical pieces of luggage. ‘Wheelchair rule’ aims to foster friendlier skies for travelers with disabilities 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z

And that is crucial to one influential interpretation of these discoveries. Exhibition Review: ‘Masters of Fire,’ a Trove of Copper Age Artifacts From Israel 2014-02-21T23:33:18Z

Understanding this in the context of this documentary series is crucial, since partisans have battled to claim Lincoln's legacy for decades, long before the ginned-up hysteria over "critical race theory" came into being. "Abraham Lincoln" and "Lincoln's Dilemma" clarify a few things about uncomfortable history 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z

In a brief, bravura sequence that bridges crucial moments in the young Celeste’s life, the music — its swirling, urgent strings and resonant, heavily punctuating drums — accompanies low-angle images of New York buildings. ‘Vox Lux’ Review: An Apocalyptic Star Is Born 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z

These whimsical moments of speculation and anachronism remind us that “Tesla,” which chronicles a crucial period in the inventor’s life, is anything but a conventional biopic. ‘Tesla’ Review: Lightning Strikes, but Quietly 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z

By the ’60s, Leonard Nimoy’s thin, dark eyebrow was a crucial Mr. Spock tool in “Star Trek,” displaying superiority over humans without being smug. On the Screen, an Arched Eyebrow Speaks Volumes 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z

It is crucial to read the reviews and to communicate with the host before booking. A Crash Course in Airbnb 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z

The casting of Mr. Schwartzman is crucial to keeping you and the humor off balance. ‘Listen Up Philip,’ With Jason Schwartzman 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z

Then, and this is crucial, Donahue went into the audience and allowed people to pose questions. Can we talk? Salon speaks to comedian Moshe Kasher 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z

But we hardly spend any time on that level, even though, as I suggested above, it's crucial to Anderson's design. Love and loss in "Asteroid City": Wes Anderson's intoxicating alien-invasion meta-movie 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z

Beloved, a tourist attraction and crucial linchpin in the fabric of that neighborhood, it’s not glorious architecture, truth be told, with the addition of a 1980s facade that indirectly puts postmodernism on the agenda. Big Risks as Landmarks Preservation Commission Moves to Prune Proposed Gems 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z

I tarry here, on the novels, because they are crucial to understanding Schulman. A New Testament to the Fury and Beauty of Activism During the AIDS Crisis 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z

That space is crucial; like the Japanese genius Hayao Miyazaki, these filmmakers understand that nonstop agitation gets wearisome and that even tots need time to think. Movie Review: ‘Rio 2’ Ventures Into the Amazon Rain Forest 2014-04-10T22:46:32Z

The book’s final lesson is the unsettling one that regardless of how many wise decisions get made by prudent leaders, good luck is crucial. Coming Close to Nuclear Holocaust 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z

The fact that, if doctors only ever see you at your worst, or in crisis, they are not getting the whole picture, which is crucial with mental illness. 'It's nothing like a broken leg': why I'm done with the mental health conversation 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z

That seems like such a crucial lesson, that even as one person in a big group you can have a major influence. Manny Pacquiao loses his crown 2012-05-16T18:50:00Z

It comes up when I mention a crucial speech at the end of the film. Black Panther's Chadwick Boseman: 'Everybody’s minds are opening up' 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z

The very first slide in the Love, Music and APIs talk proclaimed, rightly, that "Developers are crucial to the future of music". SXSW 2011: Music and hack days - where the girls aren't 2011-03-15T16:57:07Z

He's the singer in Judas Priest, who were crucial to the genre's genesis, something underlined by this month's 30th-anniversary reissue of their definitive album, British Steel. How Judas Priest invented heavy metal 2010-05-20T20:59:00Z

Arendt’s book is a crucial work of history that set out the Nazi regime’s crimes in careful and fulsome detail. Review: “Operation Finale” and the Popular Understanding of Adolf Eichmann 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z

Her bouncy, unpretentious arrangements supplied crucial pop buoyancy to her husband’s performances, which don’t stray far from the formality of classical lieder. Music Review: Operatic Slugger Drives Some Pop 2011-04-03T21:11:49Z

In the process, Saul claims, Pryor cast away “a crucial part of his artistic self: the love of experiment.” Richard Pryor, Flame-Thrower 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z

A panoramic view of the war's crucial battle over three days in July 1863, the film is designed to give a grunt's-eye, and sometimes gruesome, view of the action. Hollywood takes on the Civil War 2011-05-04T20:19:19Z

The Tracy case is a crucial test of Maduro's intentions towards a country that remains the main export market for Venezuelan oil despite years of political hostility between Caracas and Washington. Venezuela rejects Obama comments on arrested US film-maker Tim Tracy 2013-05-05T17:12:11Z

He added: “All I ask is that people respect my work and, more importantly, my fans enough to maintain this crucial part of my expression as an artist.” Orville Peck, a Masked Gay Country Star, Rides Into Brooklyn 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z

Surprisingly, he misses another crucial part of the explanation. The Buddhas of Bamiyan by Llewelyn Morgan ? review 2012-05-18T21:55:08Z

Churchill’s gift for rhetoric is not only central to the movie, it was a crucial element in Britain’s response to the threat of defeat by Germany in 1940, Wright said. Gary Oldman slays dragons to play Churchill in 'Darkest Hour' 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z

Yet ballet still insists on the same either-or distinctions — even makes them more crucial than before. Arts & Leisure Preview: Story Ballets, Still Romantically Inclined 2010-08-04T22:16:00Z

But they view the Met negotiations as crucial, they said. Cambodia Says It’s Found Its Lost Artifacts: in Gallery 249 at the Met 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z

Those budgetary concerns stem from the fact that a successful Spirit Awards is crucial to Film Independent. Spirit Awards try to stay cool at corporate venue 2010-03-05T04:51:00Z

Where the crucial element in Chappelle’s mystique is scarcity, C.K. has, in the past decade or so, been almost compulsively prolific. Dave Chappelle and Louis C.K. Confront a Changing World 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z

A crucial difference is that Walsh’s style is far from urban: It relies on the sense of adventure that comes from wandering a path in the dark, seeking the next illuminated tree. Review | In the galleries: Exhibit upends male-centric myths, legends and folklore 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z

Though this is crucial to the play’s project of undoing centuries of racist mythologizing, I was left a bit queasy thinking about the young performers. Review: In ‘The Thanksgiving Play,’ Who Gets to Tell the Story? 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z

But the crucial thing is not to lose our sense of identity. Hull Truck theatre returns to its roots 2013-04-25T10:39:16Z

Since you never know when a woman is going to destroy her manicure on an oyster shell, Mrs. Rodgers thought emery boards were crucial, too. T Magazine: Sitting Pretty 2011-12-01T15:58:13Z

With all of the crucial pieces in place, I reserved a spot for my plus-one during my layover in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. In Cartagena, I had to run one errand related to the transport. That rescue dog doesn’t need a home. He needs a flight companion to get there. 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z

A healthy diet is even more crucial for space farers than it is here on the surface, because spending time in space makes your body start to lose bone and muscle mass. Ever wondered what’s on the astronauts’ menu? 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z

Anger is crucial for me, and music has always been an outlet for that – even Dummy. Portishead 2011-07-16T23:04:05Z

That was crucial for Mr. Rock, for whom Broadway hasn’t been a lifelong dream. Comedian, Rebranded 2011-03-03T17:41:44Z

This act of the Celebrity Centre was crucial to how the Church reached out to celebrities and encouraged them to join. How Scientology ensnares celebrities 2013-02-07T01:00:00Z

And I think that that is perhaps a crucial difference, the idea that the standing-up part is the most important part  — as opposed to the actually winning the argument part. True Hollywood story: The producer and the Black Panther 2012-06-09T19:00:00Z

It’s a crucial component of Sauternes and the dry whites of Graves, even as many producers there reduce the proportion in favor of sauvignon blanc. 20 Under $20: Wines That Feed the Soul 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z

His singing was always effortful, and at crucial moments here effort was just not enough. Fidelio 2010-09-19T20:29:00Z

So his book tries to impart real-world skills, like salesmanship and networking, which he argues are crucial as white-collar jobs are being downsized or shipped to Bangalore. Saying No to College 2012-11-30T22:03:33Z

For Disney, which has expansive merchandising and theme park tie-ins to "Pirates of the Caribbean," it's a crucial franchise. Rebooted 'Pirates' sets overseas box office record 2011-05-22T20:31:09Z

Astrological certification is a crucial part of this last goal; throughout the weekend, a handful of people compared it to passing the bar or getting accredited as a therapist. Astrology Is Hard, Even if It’s Fake 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z

Buck says it’s crucial to remain vigilant about the destructive power of fire. Light it up: The man behind the fire in Seattle Opera’s ‘Ring’ 2013-08-15T19:17:11Z

Yet his version of events ignores or elides many of the crucial details previously made public, many of which challenge his self-portrayal as wronged and misunderstood. Inside Garrison Keillor’s attempted comeback after his #MeToo downfall 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z

One crucial win “La La” missed was the top Screen Actors Guild Award, an Oscar bellwether that went instead to “Hidden Figures,” adding a measure of frisson to a race that’s all but sewn up. And the Oscar Winners Will Be ... 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z

The crucial assumption here is that art should serve beauty and truth. The Zero Dark Thirty Argument: Why Deceptive Art Can Be Great 2012-12-11T16:10:11Z

The crucial point is the way the genetic variants are inherited. Insomniacs may be at greater risk of heart failure, study finds 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z

The movie’s rare but crucial instances of violence have a heart-skipping impact achieved through a perfect meshing of staging and editing. ‘The Burial of Kojo’ Review: A Dazzling Modern Fable 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z

That's kind of the whole point of the documentary is that active discovery, which I think is really crucial. "[I] had a really punchy face": Alton Brown on acting with his younger self on "Good Eats: Reloaded" 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z

The “paradoxical” fat deposits she cites in her suit are not the crucial paradox here. The Cruel Paradox of Linda Evangelista’s Fate 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z

But Vogel’s story is more that just a tale of his times; it’s a crucial map of the way we think about movies now. The Limits of American Cinephilia 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z

Sophie Stanton, adroitly juggling two roles, is in gleaming form as the woman’s editor who champions the “Page 3 girl” as crucial to the market-savvy equation. Review: In ‘Ink,’ a Media Mogul Is Born — Rupert Murdoch 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z

“By preserving these films, we protect a crucial element of American creativity, culture and history.” Library of Congress Declares 'The Dude' and Ferris Bueller Part of America's National Heritage 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z

Viola, played by Lucy Briggs-Owen, has a crucial new backstage scene in which she must decide whether to save “Romeo and Juliet” when it appears close to collapsing. ‘Shakespeare in Love’ Makes Stage Debut in London 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z

Norman Mailer is one of literature’s great talkers, and his voice—his speaking voice—is crucial to his work. The Great American Novel Buried in Norman Mailer’s Letters 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z

This was absolutely crucial for the growth of zombie media away from the Haitian zonbi. How did the zombie become so white? 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z

He is an inspiring, immensely talented and innovative journalist who has played a crucial role across digital, news and features. BBC appoints Ian Katz and Jamie Angus as Newsnight and Today editors 2013-05-16T09:57:45Z

At crucial moments, this mostly black-and-white film breaks into color. Review: ‘Frantz,’ a Mysterious Frenchman and the Wounds of War 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z

These are crucial steps to getting a cherished antique of an institution tuned up for 21st-century life. How to Fix the Met: Connect Art to Life 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z

This way she did not have to retreat from her guests to the kitchen in order to serve them, nor did she have to risk missing a crucial moment of the broadcast. TV makes us fat! 2013-09-07T22:00:00Z

Clarity of purpose is crucial for the success of a charity concert, and if the artists aren't providing it, it becomes even more important for the event itself to make its aims known. The Concert for Bangladesh and its charity pop legacy 2011-07-28T21:00:01Z

Most orchestras seem to generate raw power mainly through the brasses, but in this one the strings are no less crucial, playing tremolos and pizzicatos with incomparable energy. Vienna Philharmonic, Led by Valery Gergiev, Offers Old and New at Carnegie Hall 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z

It's a crucial debate, and one that it is also worth having in a British context. Interns need a fairer deal 2012-07-09T14:19:00Z

Unpretentious, goofy and kind were crucial attributes, too. Date Lab: She had many fun stories to share. He kept asking about work. 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z

As a minority, Mr Tambor has spend his entire career popularizing the liberal point of view on these crucial issues & the Mideast peace process. For ‘Transparent,’ Accusations Against Jeffrey Tambor Burst an Idealistic Bubble 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z

With the company’s orchestra seeking a future — and its footing — after Mr. Levine’s fall, this period may well prove crucial. Review: A Rising Star Takes Her Turn, as the Met Turns the Page on Levine 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z

But it was crucial, the couple came to realize, that their Aug. 28 nuptials showcase the city where they met and are building a home, especially amid the pandemic. A Bond Built in Brooklyn 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z

The decline in theatrical exhibition is one reason festivals like Cannes are even more crucial to nonindustrial cinema. In Cannes, Filmmakers Contend With Despair and Beauty, Too 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z

The kitchen just seems to understand that the engineering process is as crucial as the ingredients that comprise a banh mi sandwich. Banh Ta Deli review: Where Vietnamese sandwiches pack in artistry and balance 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z

Besides the crucial music clearances, producers deserve credit for all of the video they dug up, including film of Lennon, producer Phil Spector and musicians recording the “Imagine” album. Streaming series shows collision of music, history in 1971 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z

Sallick said that the board is focused on the museum’s long-term stability and that the success of its fundraising efforts, no matter where they are, is crucial. Hirshhorn: New York City gala for 40th anniversary is no D.C. snub 2015-08-12T04:00:00Z

Later, it gave them the connections to raise funds for their own restaurants, a crucial step that brought creative freedom and, for a few, financial success. How American Chefs in the 1970s and ’80s Created a Revolution 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z

It provided cooking and heating fuel for crofters for generations and the ritual labour of its slow extraction and drying became a crucial part of the culture of Gaelic-speaking Hebrideans. Scotland's rocky road: a journey to the edge of Lewis – a photo essay 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z

Looking forward, “Between the World and Me” feels like a crucial book during this moment of generational awakening. Ta-Nehisi Coates and a Generation Waking Up 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z

The New York Philharmonic was, at crucial moments in recent years, “an orchestra adrift.” Reynold Levy’s New Book Names Names, Including the Met and Peter Gelb 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z

You make the argument in your book that a crucial benefit of covering crime is that “it exposes the narrow logic of the legal profession to a broader concept of justice.” Bill James, True-Crime Obsessive, on the Genre’s Enduring Importance 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z

Charlie and his crew are engaged in a night shoot beside a transcontinental railway line and – to enhance the film's "production values" – are staging a crucial scene to coincide with a passing train. Super 8 ? review 2011-08-06T23:05:42Z

At the crucial moment, when everything is at stake, their avowal of love becomes akin to a children’s game, played with chalk at a table. Perspective | Conversation over video is maddening. So take a lesson from literature’s great dialogue writers. 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z

But look a little closer at the movies on studio rosters — and who is directing them — and Hollywood’s inclusion narrative falls apart by one crucial measure. As Hollywood Embraces Diversity, Jobs for Female Directors Remain Sparse 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z

Strict morality and abiding by social mores was crucial to survival. "Miss Scarlet" and the case of the Victorian outsiders 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z

Tina Brown wrote and edited the sharpest journalism, threw the key parties, made the crucial introductions. Among the Literary Lions, at Full Roar, in the 1980s 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z

Perhaps the despondent themes of the videos affected me, but the musical performance, for all its sonorous power and textural clarity, lacked a touch of the ecstatic that is crucial to Messiaen. Music Review: Hamburg Symphony Orchestra at Roulette 2012-01-25T00:10:49Z

One crucial difference is that “Sunset Boulevard” and “Mulholland Drive” each draw you in through the complex, destabilizing and productive play between irony and idealism. Movie Review: ‘The Canyons’ Is an Erotic Thriller With Lindsay Lohan 2013-08-01T17:11:39Z

It’s obvious now that NBC passed up not only a story that would be a blockbuster but also one that had a crucial social purpose. Perspective | Chilling tale of Harvey Weinstein’s spies shows Ronan Farrow’s reporting chops — and compassion 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z

Speed was crucial to catch the Christmas box office – and to get ahead of a TV version of the story directed by Danny Boyle. Ridley Scott on erasing Kevin Spacey from his new film: 'He's a very good actor. It's a pity' 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z

Still, finding the proper Zoom-life balance is crucial with more people operating with remote capabilities. 'Zoom fatigue' is real, research suggests, and its leading to burnout 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z

Beck said he thought it was crucial to avoid specific Serge Gainsbourg references. 2010-01-23T15:48:00Z

Your environment is also a crucial element in determining what kind of sleep you get. Get a better night's sleep with these expert tips 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z

It also depicts, with no examination whatsoever, the crucial role of wealth, including ill-gotten gains, in that preservation. Review: The Wan Faithfulness That Made “The Goldfinch” Movie a Flop 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z

The pas de deux for Alice and the Knave, introduced in the prologue and threaded through the story, are crucial to the production’s failures even as they succeed on their own terms. ‘Alice’s Adventures’ in Ballet, Love Story Added 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z

Voters elected Santos anyway, flipping a crucial seat for the Republican Party, which barely eked out a majority in the U.S. George Santos had an awkward first day at the office 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z

It is a crucial quest for many venerable institutions, particularly those presenting classical art forms. New York City Ballet Applies a Surreal Touch to Build Audiences 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z

Indeed, in this realm of fame, keeping it real is crucial. BeautyCon Puts on a Colorful Show With Bethany Mota, Gigi Gorgeous and Other YouTubers 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z

She was, alongside Michael Jackson and Madonna, one of the crucial figures hybridizing pop in the 1980s, though her strategy was unique, and far less radical than those of her peers. An Appraisal: Whitney Houston?s Voice of Triumph and Pain 2012-02-12T15:39:23Z

Shelton cuts away at a crucial moment, opening the door for her audience to imagine various scenarios for the characters, Sliding Doors style. Your Sister's Sister A Smart, Unconventional Relationship Comedy 2012-06-13T18:21:27Z

Humor and structural invention play crucial role here, too, though with more inward cast than the albums by Tobias and White. For Three Avant-Garde Musicians, It’s Time for Pop 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z

It added that the play “speaks directly to the aims of the prize, enlisting theater’s power to explore America’s past, and through that, speak to our present, so crucial to the health of our democracy.” Ayad Akhtar Wins Kennedy Prize for Drama Inspired by American History 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z

For the creative team, it was a chance to not only further refine the writing but also to incorporate a crucial, as yet unrehearsed element: the illusions. For My Next Trick … Opening a New Musical in Tokyo in a Pandemic 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z

A few years ago, as we were working on the final draft of my novel, Susan stopped at a crucial moment and asked what a minor character was thinking. ‘I Think You Need to Rewrite It’: Ruth Reichl on What Makes an Editor Great 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z

Mr. Royston knows how to put a hard bounce beneath any groove without sounding overbearing, and from the first moments here, on “The Music of Glen Deven Ranch,” his presence is crucial. Critic’s Notebook: California Dreaming Adds Sweep to Bill Frisell’s ‘Big Sur’ 2013-06-23T21:08:56Z

One crucial difference being that in the 1970s it was the government that played the villain while this time it’s on the side of right. | Contagion': ?Contagion,? Steven Soderbergh?s Plague Paranoia - Review 2011-09-08T22:00:14Z

Koch spends so much time teasing the reader with little clues about Sylvia’s origins that he forgets to address a crucial matter: What did she see in her husband in the first place? A Dutch Novelist Pokes Holes in His Country’s Pretensions 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z

Projects such as the Sagebrush Songbird Survey are the first step toward protecting habitat crucial for preserving species. 10 tips to get you started birding 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z

Over all, the music is crucial, by turns pensive and fidgety, solemnly harmonic and skittishly diffuse. Review: ‘Aging Magician,’ a Fable Complete With Complexities 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z

Descartes’s “Cogito, ergo sum” comes up repeatedly as a matter of crucial important in a world where artificial intelligence grows more powerful every day. ‘Spark,’ the Latest Dystopian Novel From John Twelve Hawks 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z

The showrunner, Mike Flanagan, builds a dreadful atmosphere, which is crucial, because the creeping pace of his ten episodes would be intolerable if not for its ambient suspense. Halloween TV in a Time of Frightful Crisis 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z

Since the Royal is even more steeped in tradition than most ballet companies, it’s crucial that he grew up within it. Royal Ballet?s New Chief Must Find His Own Role 2011-06-24T14:19:55Z

Like his sage poet-teachers he grasps the quiet power of white space, knowing that what is unsaid is often just as crucial as what is. Books Of the Times: Five Poets Seasoned by Life 2011-05-29T22:06:07Z

The crucial question Romans asked themselves—one that future generations have also pondered—is: What made Rome great? What a strange lot 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z

And that was for the simple reason that Elizabeth’s subject, as always, was her life — and in this case, she was still living through some crucial chapters. Perspective | Elizabeth Wurtzel was right all along 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z

Without the enclosure, it's unclear whether the needle is an antenna or a spire — a crucial distinction in terms of measuring the building's height. Willis Tower could remain America's tallest 2012-05-10T20:02:00Z

A crucial bridge between Analytic and Synthetic was collage, invented by Braque in the autumn of 1912 when he pasted pieces of wood-grain wallpaper to a charcoal drawing in the South of France. ‘Cubism: The Leonard A. Lauder Collection,’ Starring Picasso and Braque 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z

And working-class political parties were crucial in forcing 20th-century European governments to create welfare states, while the social compromises of postwar Europe owed much to elite fears that workers would otherwise vote Communist. The Undivided Past: History Beyond Our Differences by David Cannadine – review 2013-04-11T09:00:01Z

An HMV shop on Oxford Street in London played a crucial part in the launch of The Beatles. HMV suspends share trading, seeks rescue 2013-01-15T13:45:12Z

Werewolf How crucial is the “Twilight” phenomenon to the cultural fabric of America? Kagan Recuses Herself From Vampire v. Werewolf 2010-06-30T17:08:00Z

Technology has brought new possibilities for collective action and resistance, but the centrality of physical community remains crucial. Gentrification’s insidious violence: The truth about American cities 2014-04-08T18:34:00Z

Remembering this is even more crucial than remembering rain gear and comfortable shoes. Post Hunt 2014: What you need to know. At the least.

She said that filling the vacant post of vice president for education at the Music Center is a crucial task she'll tackle even before her starting date of Oct. Music Center cuts back its arts education at schools 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z

Even in thrillers, the can is a vulnerable place where crucial things occur. Girls, Insecure and Stranger Things: how bathrooms became TV’s safe space 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z

Likewise the movie's attempt to elevate a crucial choice made by Stanley early in the story into something more noble falls flat. "It Chapter Two": Flawed but effective follow-up to 2017's horror hit 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z

Separate beds were crucial, and separate houses around them a luxury. Staying Together by Living Apart (in a Duplex) 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z

Ms. Bell’s mother had played a crucial role in her career. Olga Bell Releases Her Russia-Inspired ‘Krai’ 2014-04-30T14:18:56Z

Or listen to how Ms. Parker, at a crucial and heartbreaking moment, answers “yes” and “no” to the same question, repeatedly. Review: ‘Heisenberg,’ With Mary-Louise Parker, Mines the Extraordinary in the Commonplace 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z

The actor games are a crucial part of the approach, she said. It Could Happen to You: A Raw, Pointed Revival at Alvin Ailey 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z

The Salzburg Festival is accepting money from Gazprom, a crucial component of Vladimir Putin’s globally corrosive regime. Notable Performances of 2019 and of the Decade 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z

Through a complicated plot that sees Magna Carta become a crucial issue, it builds to the brink of a sequel about a traduced, democratic Robin taking to Sherwood Forest as an outlaw. Robin Hood 2010-05-15T23:09:00Z

Also crucial is the instruction not to stray from God’s path by using science to help people. 7 absurd things America’s kids are learning thanks to conservatives 2014-03-04T13:00:00Z

The shelter drawings of swaddled Londoners seeking refuge in the underground played a crucial role in turning him into a sculptural counterpart to the new NHS. Modern British Sculpture at the Royal Academy - review 2011-01-15T00:05:50Z

This is clearly a crucial chapter for him, one that builds its resonant power not in tears and talk but through spare, near-hieroglyphic images. ‘The Cathedral’ Review: A Boy, a Home, a World 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z

"The book is crucial, too - and this show's connect-the-dots story line is so simplistic that the extravagantly talented King's life emerges as a mundane version of the long-suffering little woman," it added. 'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical' star wins critical praise 2014-01-13T19:28:19Z

Because the technical elements are so crucial, they are integrated into rehearsals virtually from the outset, Ronan said. Broadway’s man of the moment: Ivo van Hove 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z

But the fact remains that it is crucial to us as humans. The horrors of terrorism makes travel an imperative not a luxury 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z

The museum, for example, still posts few dates for when its holdings changed hands — crucial information, according to experts. Ronald Lauder, Advocate of Art Restitution, Says His Museum Holds a Clouded Work 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z

I explained that this was a Prince film, and it was crucial for me to depict the actual environment where the music had originated. How “Purple Rain” found its anthem: “We both knew we needed to find just the right song” 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z

But while it's enjoyable for the viewers and crucial for the contestants, Hancock is quick to put things in perspective. Over the rainbow 2010-03-24T08:39:00Z

Or they attract but remain opposite in crucial ways — in how they like to spend their days and what they want to do with the rest of their lives. What’s Love? Don’t Ask the Answer Couple 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z

“My repertory runs from Purcell to Dallapiccola,” Markevitch said in 1957; for him, “versatility” was crucial if a musician were to understand where Stravinsky, a favorite of his, was really coming from. 5 Classical Music Albums to Hear Right Now 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z

Those first two years are just a crucial time for their development. Jason Boog on reading to newborns and other parenting adventures 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z

And the shadows were crucial to another compelling scene in the office of a psychoanalyst. Review: ‘Marnie’ Stays in the Shadows in Nico Muhly’s Opera 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z

Just as crucial to the show’s beating heart was figuring out who would play Eli. In ‘The English,’ Emily Blunt and Chaske Spencer Saddle Up 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z

Irony and satire are only two of the tools in these writers’ kits, but they are crucial in their consistent drawing of blood. Review: The Bold Voice of Rebecca Schiff, in 23 Stories 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z

"More than 60 heads of state and government will meet to discuss crucial matters of security and stability in the Euro-Atlantic area," a narrator's voice says as the video plays panning shots of Chicago. Chicago, capital of Ill.? NATO goofs in video 2012-05-03T20:22:00Z

Perhaps most crucial is the plan to undertake the construction in phases, in order to limit the amount of time the Philharmonic is exiled — a major sticking point in earlier plans. After Years of False Starts, Geffen Hall Is Being Rebuilt. Really. 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z

For him, it was crucial that the Line not turn into one of those boutique palaces where the concierge shoots you a scowl if you amble into the lobby wearing track shoes. Roy Choi, King of L.A. Food Trucks, Moves On to a Hotel 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z

Though occasional ticket buyers may have little awareness of this facet of the theater’s business, the exporting of work has an impact on some crucial onlookers. D.C.’s secret export: theater 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z

Mr. Hardwick recently discussed “Power,” crucial events from Season 2 and ties between Shakespeare and Ghost. Omari Hardwick on Taming His Drug Kingpin Persona on ‘Power’ 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z

If we’re going to bother talking about “science” and “evidence,” these are crucial distinctions. Does porn cause violence? 2013-05-15T00:00:00Z

Bharara, a former federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York and a popular podcaster, explains our justice system and shows the crucial role played by law in society. New in Paperback: William Trevor’s ‘Last Stories’ and Dani Shapiro’s ‘Inheritance.’ 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z

On his second day on the job as chief executive, Robert Iger steeled himself for a crucial presentation to the Walt Disney Co. board of directors. How Robert Iger's 'fearless' deal-making transformed Disney 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z

Except its crucial use of a pop song, voiced by a child. 'Moneyball' and the myth of the wise kid 2011-10-31T17:45:33Z

Their conversation with education secretary Michael Gove, for example, is credited with being crucial in changing his thinking on the importance of cultural subjects in the school curriculum. Arts chiefs tap nation's enthusiasm to champion Britain's cultural life 2013-04-28T16:00:00Z

The only problem that remains is the crucial question of outreach. Kim Kardashian is the GOP’s only hope: If American democracy is now a reality show, let’s bring in a real star 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z

Though crucial to regional stability and U.S. security interests, Pakistan is often seen as a double-dealer, accused by top U.S. officials of sheltering terrorists and abetting U.S. enemies, such as the Afghan Taliban. Who is Robin Raphel, the State Department veteran caught up in Pakistan intrigue? 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z

As such, the insights here are deep but never shattering, as when Roya perceives the crucial distinction between the verbs “visit” and “live” in one of her son’s messages. Review: Learning ‘English,’ When Your Accent Is a ‘War Crime’ 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z

Perhaps we dismiss as irrelevant matters of crucial concern to those we love. REVIEW: Richard Linklater's Boyhood Is a Thrilling Epic of Ordinary Life 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z

The crux of the play, which unfolds in two acts on mouthwateringly luxurious sets by Alexander Dodge, is the showdown between Berenson and Duveen over this crucial question of art history. | 'The Old Masters': Showdown at the Italian Villa, Easels Drawn 2011-01-28T03:01:21Z

Either they must allow dissenters to organise online, or – by cutting off a resource that's crucial to their daily lives – provoke them to greater fury. SXSW 2011: The internet is over 2011-03-15T08:00:03Z

Mr. Shilvock said he considered tapping that world, for both donors and audiences, to be a crucial goal. San Francisco Opera Picks Matthew Shilvock, an Insider, to Be Its Leader 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z

She later called it “an experiment in the removal of all racial codes from a narrative about two characters of different races for whom racial identity is crucial.” 12 New Books Coming in February 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z

Texture is crucial to good pancakes, but taste matters, too. A Few Simple Tricks Yield the Most Tender Pancakes 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z

Tommy’s re-appearance at this crucial moment, his clasping of her hand, seems an impossible coincidence — but no more impossible than the disappearance of 2 percent of the world. 'The Leftovers' Recap: In the Finale, a Showdown 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z

But his Shylock's main problem is fundamentalist rigidity and the crucial sense that he hath ever but slenderly known himself. Abraham makes 'Merchant' a memorable show 2011-03-18T21:06:11Z

The crucial fact is that he hasn't long to live. In 'Aubergine,' Julia Cho turns choked-off emotions into a tale of sustenance 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z

But he didn’t get the chance because he was a cowardly lion as well as an asexual one and couldn’t fess up to his feelings at the crucial moment. From Friends to the Office: TV’s 10 best love triangles 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z

Another crucial judgement in the comeback run of a success is how many fresh personnel to introduce and who they should be. Has Fresh Meat's exemplary second series surpassed its first? 2012-11-20T13:20:50Z

But the State Opera’s return home to a modernized building will boost Mr. Barenboim’s efforts to shape this crucial company. Berlin’s State Opera Has Served Kings, Presidents and Dictators. Now What? 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z

The most crucial question for Lumpkin is whether the resulting work merits a showcase at AFI Docs, and whether the films he’s considering come from a wide range of experiences, assumptions and perspectives. Perspective | At AFI Docs 2017, a new consciousness of ideological diversity 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z

It seems like things are at a particularly crucial tipping point now. “This is why people are panicking here”: Björk takes on an “extreme right-wing redneck government” to preserve Iceland’s open spaces 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z

As well as Walsh's award for best book, and Tiffany's for best director of a musical, the show swept up six others, including the crucial best musical and best actor awards. Tony awards 2012: Drinks all round for the creators of Once 2012-06-11T17:30:28Z

French animator Michel Ocelot has mastered his signature "shadow puppet" style in this visually dazzling series of six fairy tales, each featuring a young hero who must pass crucial tests to achieve an ultimate goal. Arts and entertainment highlights for the week beginning Nov. 18, 2012 2012-11-16T00:17:04Z

It’s crucial that that history have an immediacy for new creators of visual culture, because the struggle for civil rights is far from over. Art Review: ?For All the World to See,? on Civil Rights Era 2010-05-20T21:48:00Z

In other respects, the movie is a decent and conscientious, though unremarkable, companion piece to Mr. Jia’s crucial films. Review: ‘Jia Zhangke, a Guy From Fenyang,’ a Portrait of a Visionary Filmmaker 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z

Parents need to release our grip on the vertical and recognize that finding or embracing those horizontal identities is crucial to our children. Motherlode Blog: Children, Choosing Their Religion 2013-01-03T18:00:47Z

Van Der Put performed on ITV's Penn and Teller's Fool Us last year and his act has inspired a Ukrainian performer who has reproduced the act almost precisely, but with one crucial difference. Seven days on stage: 1 million viewers could bring the Olivier awards back to terrestrial TV 2012-05-25T14:32:48Z

In Act 2, for instance, a large metallic globe spins over Wotan's head while he recapitulates the plot in a crucial monologue. Singers vs. director in La Scala 'Walkuere' 2010-12-12T11:01:00Z

Martinez, who is a first-generation Colombian American, also served as an animation reference consultant and provided the filmmakers with crucial insights into cultural nuances and mannerisms. We’re Going to Talk About ‘Bruno,’ Yes, Yes, Yes 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z

Poetry is a constant conversation that resonates throughout the babel of millenniums, and one of small presses’ crucial tasks is publishing translations of little-known foreign poets — poets like Polina Barskova, born in Leningrad in 1976. Books of The Times: Poetry by Luljeta Lleshanaku, Lightsey Darst and Others 2010-07-22T22:18:00Z

Variations on this story form the basis of other James novels — “Washington Square,” for example — in which an interrupted father-daughter bonding plays a crucial role. Henry James, a Poohbah Who Painted With Words 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z

Agency, the power to generate action and self-definition, was the crucial element White brought to the black figure. Charles White Was a Giant, Even Among the Heroes He Painted 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z

Nevertheless, she’s made several crucial choices that keep this novel well coiffed. The world has a really bad hair day in ‘The Blondes’ 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z

Generations of New Yorkers have grown up with the serendipity of the garden’s open space and the subtle but crucial role it plays in sustaining the domestic scale of the Frick mansion. Critic’s Notebook: Frick Collection Returns to Square One, a Prized Garden Intact 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z

As a writer, he brings every conceivable gift — wisdom, wit, compassion, curiosity — to the impossible yet crucial work of arriving at what he calls “a just memory” of this war. Stellar nonfiction chosen by the National Book Critics Circle 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z

At the south end of town, a museum in a castle explores the history of log rafting — crucial to this town’s economy in centuries past. Discover the romance of Germany’s Black Forest 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z

Organic flux and decay are essential elements of Nash's various projects, with warping and cracking contributing a crucial finesse to the works' blunt and bold aesthetic. Exhibitions picks of the week 2010-05-28T23:06:00Z

But Mr. Levy lands his crucial point with feeling. ‘Huck Finn’s America’ by Andrew Levy 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z

Later, Brittany, studying in Finland, marvels that the country pays its students to attend college — a crucial gesture at the economics of success that is left hanging in the air, unanalyzed. ‘The Smartest Kids in the World’ Review: Putting School to the Test 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z

Think, too, about your own actions, which are crucial: model non-screen-related activities such as cooking, listening to the radio, reading a book. 'I'm stressed. I shout. Can I do better?': experts advise on pandemic parenting 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z

“He was more blond than Jagger and indeed rather shorter,” Mr. Hitchens wrote, “but his sensuous lower lip was a crucial feature,” and “you would always know when he had come into the room.” Martin Amis, Acclaimed Author of Bleakly Comic Novels, Dies at 73 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z

His major label debut album, “Testimony,” is different from most R&B in one crucial way: It’s preoccupied not with love and conquest, but with despair and perseverance. New Music: New Rocordings by Riverside, Jessica Lea Mayfield and August Alsina 2014-04-14T21:25:54Z

And that part of the performance, almost the psychological part — his judiciousness, his restraint, his reasoned impulses, all that decision making — was as crucial as his voice. Music Review: Pivoting From Patter to Poetry 2011-03-03T21:46:39Z

Certain crucial issues remain to be sorted out. Plans for a new LACMA seem to be aligning, but first some questions 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z

But while it’s possible to conduct gallery sales over the phone or email, the Frye’s Langston said the closures meant losing a crucial piece of normalcy, as well as the chance to engage with art. ‘We won’t get through this without art and artists’: Museums and galleries respond to new COVID-19 restrictions 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z

An excellent piece by Charles Forsdick explains the crucial role French doctor Victor Segalen played in rescuing Gauguin's last works after his death. Art books for the holidays: Gauguin, Dal?, Maria Frank Abrams and more 2010-12-02T00:40:00Z

Who else could describe volleyball so mournfully as a “hysterical sport, a matter of crucial instants.” A Prize-Winning Blend of Fact and Fiction Makes Itself at Home in the Minds of Killers 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z

The hotel isn’t important, the restaurant is the most crucial detail. When it Comes to the French and Food, ‘You Can’t Make Any Mistakes’ 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z

She is famous for moving very slowly, and slowness and stillness are still crucial aspects of her wraithlike persona, imparting the sense that she is there and not there. Eiko Invites You to Her Inner Land of Wraiths 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z

There is searing loss; the painstaking, exhausting attempt to care for one another; and the distinct impression that warring men are neglecting something crucial on the home front. Review: ‘The Plough and the Stars,’ War and Folly in a Dublin Tenement 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z

"And it helps answer the crucial question: Do you like wine enough to want to learn more about it? " A Guide to Drinking Wine at Home 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z

Being aware of the intense experiential nature of this limited series is crucial because it's a work that seeps in and stays with you. "The Underground Railroad" is a relentlessly tough, yet gorgeously rendered television masterpiece 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z

Or at least some crucial nugget of what I call “me” was home. Literary Louisiana 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z

Excellent metadata – the information that governs and accompanies every copyright in the digital world – is crucial, as is an understanding of new technologies and the creative opportunities they offer writers. Will the iPad change books? 2010-05-28T10:53:00Z

This incident is a crucial and ambiguous plot point within a fast-paced thriller predicated on numerous twists. “Jack Reacher”: Tom Cruise’s terrible timing 2012-12-18T09:44:00Z

Unfortunately for us – as you see – only one of the crew was of reading age, and crucial information must have been lost in transmission. Family life 2013-03-23T07:15:01Z

Pete, being a lifelong Staten Islander is crucial to your character’s identity — sometimes he embraces it and sometimes he resents it. Pete Davidson Comes Out of His Basement With Judd Apatow’s Help 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z

That link is, for Merriman, a crucial aspect of the Commune's historical significance, and his provocative thesis deserves consideration. 'Massacre' a sobering chronicle of the Paris Commune 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z

They sit at opposite ends of the mahogany bench because of their junior status, but their views are crucial. Perspective | The enduring moments of 2021, as told by Post reporters

Lots of plots advanced, none resolved—but the show still found time to underline its crucial theme in a few different ways: homes, on a show about a house, matter. Downton Abbey Watch: Double-O Downton 2013-01-21T13:00:28Z

It was a really different process for me to have those lines that are crucial in each song just appear in my head. Bonnie Raitt Heads to the Grammys, Recognized as a Songwriter at Last 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z

The second part is, for Mr. Marshall, the most crucial and the task the most herculean. Kerry James Marshall, a New Master Repainting Art History 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z

However, Mrs Brown – and some other NTA winners – remind us that viewers are a crucial part of the TV equation and should be listened to – even when what they say is sometimes irritating. National Television Awards: the populist choice, for good or ill 2013-01-24T10:57:30Z

Historical memory, in this case, is a crucial referent for gaining insights into the dark forces and totalitarian forms emerging under the Trump regime. Are the politics of “incivility” paving the road to an American fascism? Part 2 of 2 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z

Mr. Lahr chooses to begin this book at a crucial but unexpected point with “The Glass Menagerie” and its touch-and-go trip to Broadway. John Lahr’s ‘Tennessee Williams’ Fleshes Out the Playwright 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z

White’s own digging bears fruit in the latter half of the season, when he finds two crucial witnesses. Who murdered Sister Cathy? Netflix takes true crime to the next level 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z

The Crash Reel follows the Pearce family from Kevin's wonder years as a challenger, through the accident, to the crucial time after his fall. The Crash Reel – first look review 2013-06-13T16:20:00Z

“I believe supporting design education — and especially, mentoring — is crucial for companies who are committed to supporting diversity and enhancing the design industry.” Opening the Doors of Design 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z

If you're training to work in drama, stringent evaluation of your own and other people's work is crucial. Why I teach drama students what theatre critics are thinking 2013-04-08T06:00:15Z

But I was looking for the crucial link: I was expecting the name of the manor, his servants in it and crucially her new husband's name. Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys - review 2012-06-25T08:00:00Z

“Your dedication and sacrifice was crucial to the entire team, and in the face of intense challenges, you displayed ‘True Grit’!” she wrote. The Queen Latifah Show Has Been Canceled 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z

Mr. Larson is also suspenseful about the details of naval warfare, which is so crucial to this story. Review: Erik Larson’s ‘Dead Wake,’ on the Sinking of the Lusitania 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z

Language matters because, as Park said, “the development of vocabulary is crucial to understanding.” Don’t know what ‘genderqueer’ is? Meet someone who identifies that way. 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z

Bringing in new buyers is crucial for any business, and among online purchases last year, 45 percent of the buyers were new to Sotheby’s. Auction Houses Find New Ways to Survive 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z

For the Motherlode Book Club, I’ve asked two women, at different crucial junctures of career and family, to read “The Conflict” and consider whether it influences their coming decisions about how to manage motherhood. Motherlode Blog: Motherlode Book Club: Elisabeth Badinter's The Conflict. Has Motherhood Replaced Sexism in Oppressing Women? 2012-04-13T20:14:05Z

Burden’s crucial observation, early in the novel, is that Stark needs to stop droning about policy in his speeches and start stirring up the animals, as H. L. Mencken once put it. ‘All the King’s Men,’ Now 70, Has a Touch of 2016 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z

Gilman points to “transformations,” exercises in which improvisations were rapidly changed to build agility, suppleness and ensemble unity, as a crucial link between these two figures. Sam Shepard, the cowboy playwright who rewrote the rules of the American stage 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z

It passed on shows — “Mad Men,” “House of Cards,” “Orange Is the New Black,” “Breaking Bad,” “The Crown” — that went on to become crucial hits for Netflix and other cable and streaming services. ‘Tinderbox,’ an Oral History of HBO From Modest Beginnings to TV Revolution 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z

This pastoral delight is a braiding of choreography, music, lighting and costume, as well as another crucial element: the right dancers for the job. Review: Mark Morris Fits Houston Ballet to a ‘V’ 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z

With no Google Maps, the role of navigator is crucial. Review | Peter Carey’s new novel is a strange ride through Australia’s racist past — and present 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z

By doing that, Ornelas said, the show finds its humor and crucial lessons in the blind spots where people are unable to reconcile the truth with popular ideas about Americana. Yes, Native American culture exists, and "Rutherford Falls" digs into our collective "blind spots" 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z

That element of her character was crucial in Ms. Danes’s decision to commit to her first television series since the well-remembered “My So-Called Life” made her a star at 15. ‘Homeland’ Returns for Second Season on Showtime 2012-09-12T14:05:13Z

Sam Mendes’s 1917 had been tipped to rule triumphant at this year’s Academy Awards, following its key victories at the Baftas, Golden Globes and crucial bellwethers such as the Producers Guild Awards. Parasite makes Oscars history as first foreign language film to win best picture 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z

The front-loaded model was crucial to the agreement since the union did not accept an earlier management offer that also totaled more than 14% over five contract years. Pasadena Symphony musicians avert a strike with new five-year contract 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z

Yes, he was very crucial in my teenage years when I first discovered his films because all the characters were real human beings with complex emotions, unlike how Asians are portrayed in Hollywood. Dispatches From the Nomad Musician Alex Zhang Hungtai 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z

The Blacksonian takes astonishing care to correct a crucial misrepresentation of slavery. Visiting the African-American Museum: Waiting, Reading, Thinking, Connecting, Feeling 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z

One crucial change as the play develops involves the title character. ‘Mr. Burns’ Morphs ‘The Simpsons’ at Woolly Mammoth 2012-06-01T04:30:07Z

Your reaction to the moaning is a crucial test. Dance Review: Luciana Achugar’s ‘Otro Teatro’ Focuses on the Body 2014-04-04T21:18:52Z

Even more, their argument for how the hoax paper exposes gender studies as a fraud contains a demonstrable fatal error — that is, it gets a crucial fact wrong, thus rendering their argument unsound. From the Enlightenment to the Dark Ages: How “new atheism” slid into the alt-right 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z

Though intelligent updating can shed new light on a work, this effort seems at best beside the point and, at crucial times, downright harmful. Britten ghost story at City Opera 2013-02-25T15:53:18Z

It’s a crucial bit of normality on a very unusual and exciting day. He promised his son Rome. Would it deliver? 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z

To her, a crucial point is that the “rules of truth” depend on the medium: The rules are different in journalism from those in theater, for example. Review: It’s the Audience That’s Captured by ‘Caught’ 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z

Next to it hangs its crucial dry run, an exact but radiant replica in creamy paper and paperboard. Review: Picasso, Completely Himself in 3 Dimensions 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z

It’s crucial to acknowledge their shared past to reject today’s resurgent tribalism.” 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z

In these particular chambers of fiction’s mansion, a certain crucial choice faces the writer. Peter Straub reviews ‘The Boy Who Drew Monsters,’ by Keith Donohue

Alas, at the crucial moment he fails to have this insight. Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking by Daniel C Dennett – review 2013-05-15T06:00:03Z

“The artisanal approach to creating the candles was crucial to ensure the familiar and evocative aroma of gravy was perfectly captured.” KFC debuts gravy-scented candle 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z

It is strange for them not to be present for performances of their work — to have, with part one, no control over crucial elements like a bad phone line or participants who just don’t click. Strangers on a Phone, Theatrically Speaking 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z

“The audiobook experience — hearing the words outside the book — heightens everything for the listener,” which makes the voice actor’s job even more crucial. Review | What does passion sound like? How five audiobook actors talk sexy. 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z

“For me, the crucial question is not how to climb without fear — that’s impossible — but how to deal with it when it creeps into your nerve endings.” He falls, he dies: a climber’s account of hanging over the abyss 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z

Pop culture likewise plays a crucial part, nowhere more incisively than in 1994’s “Self-Portrait of the Artist as a Super Model.” Kerry James Marshall's paintings insist on black self-representation 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z

In this video, the film’s director, David O. Russell, explains what went into one of those crucial scenes. The Carpetbagger: Video: David O. Russell on ‘American Hustle’ 2013-12-13T19:30:44Z

Though Ms. Clinton is undeniably close to her father and seems to share his love of public debate, she has also forged her own way on some crucial issues, particularly same-sex marriage. Chelsea Clinton, Living Up to the Family Name 2011-12-07T16:00:40Z

Understanding the purpose of the bottle and its meaning to you is crucial. How to Buy Wine: Five Questions to Ask 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z

Typically rooted in mythology, the librettos of “tragédies en musique” were crucial; the name of the genre emphasizes the texts as much as the sounds. An Opera Worth Fighting Over 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z

It is a process with irony as its byproduct, and irony is incidentally crucial for attempting a critical comparison with Woody Allen. Liberal Arts – review 2012-10-04T14:30:01Z

His pictures fall short, though, in one crucial way. Stanley Kubrick: Before He Wrote Scripts, He Took Photos 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z

There’s a Gatsby-like tone to some of these scenes, and North’s novel also culminates in a violent finale steeped in too much drinking, too many affairs and a crucial breakdown among the wealthy and privileged. Summer reads: romance, discovery and reconciliation 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z

However, on top of the issue of a living wage, the strikers’ sharp focus on zero-hour contracts is crucial. US citizens are standing up against poverty – the UK should follow suit | Mary O’Hara 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z

Here, the psychedelic sounds of the Doors, the Airplane and, above all, Hendrix are as crucial to the mix as the taut, relentlessly syncopated beat. Sean O'Hagan 2010-06-26T23:15:00Z

The first and crucial challenge of his dance theater was the way dance, music and design were presented as equal and independent forces, frequently colliding rather than fusing. Arts & Leisure: Merce Cunningham Dance Company Ends Its Legacy Tour 2011-12-22T14:31:38Z

This is particularly crucial at the outset of their primary campaigns, when they have a chance to define themselves before their opponents are able to, and before super-PAC money floods the general election. Perspective | Ocasio-Cortez, Hegar and the art of making your political ad feel like an uplifting movie 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z

She sees the first year as crucial, the foundation for equality in child-rearing. Shattered: Modern Motherhood and the Illusion of Equality by Rebecca Asher ? review 2011-04-10T03:30:01Z

THE PART: Stritch remembered the composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, a crucial architect of the new, spectacular mega-musicals, talking to her about a narration role. Love Elaine Stritch? Thank the Parts She Didn’t Get 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z

I received crucial help from Anthony Bradford, an actor who has done mostly film and TV, he said, but is now trying to add more theater experience to his résumé. What It’s Like to Perform at the Met With No Opera Experience 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z

Tapping into emerging markets like China, India and Brazil will be crucial. An American in Paris, Again: Alexander Wang at Balenciaga 2012-12-07T23:22:34Z

And so crucial to the story as an exploration of the main character's fears and ambitions. 5 great winners of the best original song Oscar 2012-04-05T21:46:17Z

He burned some of her journals and held back crucial work, among other offenses. Review: ‘Ted Hughes: The Unauthorised Life’: Cursed by Beauty 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z

These calculations – in which the smaller number refers to the number of episodes and the larger one to the length of the timeslot – reflect a crucial aspect of television fiction. Why has ITV reduced Lewis to shorter, split timeslots? 2013-01-17T13:52:41Z

And not just our power but the crucial need for us to be at the forefront of this fight, in particular, was definitely a big wake-up call. Author Kylie Cheung: As the "perpetrators of sexual violence," men need to join the feminist fight 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z

The songs were menacing but surprisingly fleet, a crucial balance that satisfies both ground-level fans and those peering in from outside. The Last Days of Pop Smoke 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z

And the care in which they are made ensures that however inhospitable to human visitation these worlds may seem, the pictures are a reminder of the crucial presence of human passion and perception. Exhibition Review: ?Beyond,? the Solar System at Air and Space Museum 2010-07-28T22:01:00Z

There are, for instance, repeated appearances of a "glowing" child at crucial moments. Gods Without Men by Hari Kunzru ? review 2011-07-27T10:30:00Z

As with all these things, however, timing is crucial. I married myself 2014-10-04T04:00:00Z

“Christodora” recounts a crucial chapter in the history of queer life, which is to say in the history of American life. ‘Christodora’: A powerful novel about the AIDS crisis and its legacy 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z

That may sound funny, but it’s a drag because being with other people, masked or not, is crucial to Cannes, where movies are not just screened and argued over, but also bought and sold. Cannes Film Festival 2022: Politics Mixed With Moments of Grace 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z

In the music world, that past is embodied in the worship of maestros, whose hard-to-define, near-spiritual, silent yet crucial role as conduits of the great composers has long granted them fearsome dominance. In ‘Tár,’ a Female Maestro Falls Into the Same Old Traps 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z

"And the lesson of the World Happiness Report over the years is that social support, generosity to one another, and honesty in government are crucial for well-being." World Happiness Report reveals the US has gotten happier in 2022 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z

The Walters exhibition not only asserts that presence, but positions it as a contributing factor to a crucial moment in the forming of European cultural identity. Art Review: ‘African Presence in Renaissance Europe,’ at Walters Museum 2012-11-08T20:30:57Z

Similarly, the crucial revelation of Han's tragic back story is quite different from Miyagi's. 'The Karate Kid': Chan-Smith version has kick 2010-06-10T17:12:00Z

And while reports like McCaskill’s are crucial to raising awareness and demanding accountability from administrators and law enforcement, the numbers can sometimes obscure the real people who are harmed by the failures of the system. “It was one of the hardest things I have ever gone through”: How reporting sexual assault can revictimize survivors 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z

First, it’s crucial to recognize that radicalization doesn’t happen in a vacuum. “The Islamic State would not be with us today if the United States hadn’t invaded Iraq”: Islam, religion, and the interview Donald Trump and Ted Cruz must read now 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z

The differing intentions of the farmers and winemakers is also a crucial factor. This Summer, Make It Chianti Classico 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z

This data is crucial to informing policies that set out to support Indigenous engagement and diversity in the agriculture sector. Indigenous food sovereignty requires better and more accurate data collection 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z

But there’s one crucial element that makes it a lot easier for these characters to be uninterested in the conversation about women in tech, and that is that none of them are women in tech. HBO’s “Silicon Valley” leans in: The bro-tastic startup culture confronts its woman problem in season 2 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z

There was no lack of energy in the Philharmonic’s reading, but those crucial contrasts sounded politely muted. Music Review: Alan Gilbert Leads New York Philharmonic 2010-06-18T21:26:00Z

During the crucial scene when she and Simon discover they are daughter and father, however, Verdi imagined a contrast between soprano and baritone voices. Review: Verdi’s ‘Simon Boccanegra’ at the Met, and a Question of Career Timing 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z

Preserved Lemon: Throughout the Middle East and North Africa, preserved lemons are a crucial flavoring agent for many dishes, like Moroccan chicken tagine. Fermented vegetables are a critical part of worldwide cuisines — and for good reason 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z

Cwynar shot it herself, on 16-mm. stock, not digital video—a crucial detail, given that one of her central subjects is film itself. An Artist’s Meditation on Color Reveals a Secret History of Film 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z

By the time the Ambassador Theater Group bought its Broadway house, the company was the dominant theater owner in England — yet Mr. Panter saw New York as crucial to a global expansion. An Empire Where the Curtain Would Not Fall 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z

For start-up companies like Ms. Haddock’s, exhibiting at CES is crucial for attracting investment. What’s So ‘Indecent’ About Female Pleasure? 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z

Calhoun generally has minimal interactions with the musicians, but his behind-the-scenes role is crucial to the festival's success. Piano tuner marks 25th year at Newport jazz fest 2010-08-05T17:18:00Z

As digital media becomes more competitive, television is a crucial next step for companies like BuzzFeed, which announced layoffs for 100 employees last year amid reports it missed revenue targets, executives said. Digital publishers ramp up TV push to nab viewers, ad dollars 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z

A recent study found that women have been dramatically underrepresented in other crucial creative roles as well. Stark Gender Imbalance at U.S. Opera Companies Extends Beyond Podiums 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z

With 32 million documented border crossings a year, Mexicans are a crucial driver of the El Paso economy. Beto O’Rourke is a Mexico-loving liberal in Texas. Can he really beat Ted Cruz? 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z

Like Shakespeare, he is aware that if you’re going to have violence in a play, it has to be crucial.” Battle-Honed Commander Unleashes Pirates 2011-02-25T00:04:44Z

Chamberlain has been crucial to Dia since its founding in 1974. Inside Art: Dia Foundation to Sell Works to Start Acquisition Fund 2013-06-27T20:21:13Z

"It was my good luck to be there at a crucial time," he said. Belfast-set thriller penned by ITN man Tom Bradby set for cinema debut 2012-08-20T17:13:14Z

This “Mass” broadly follows the historical format, with some crucial tweaks. 7 Things to Do This Weekend 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z

He was there when he needed to be at crucial moments. David Bowie was 'an ideal, extraordinary partner,' says the theater staging 'Lazarus,' his new musical 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z

Its brutally accurate depiction of the idiocies and contradictions of the political culture has a crucial role in itself, if sunlight is indeed the best disinfectant. Hail to the Veep: the best and most brutal comedy of the century 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z

Both Bellows saw the armed conflicts of the 1960s as crucial, for instance, but for Greg what mattered was Vietnam, while for Saul it was the Arab-Israeli war of 1967. Saul Bellow's Heart: A Son's Memoir by Greg Bellow – review 2013-04-13T13:00:01Z

And it’s important to remember that Balanchine’s female dancers didn’t all look the same and, even more crucial, that they didn’t all dance the same. Finding Freedom and Feminism in Ballet. (It’s Possible.) 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z

The transformation of art from an applied technique to a vital experience—and a personal passion—is the drama’s crucial turn, and it inescapably brings to mind the artistic relationship of director and actor. Speaking for Women’s Art in “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z

And a river is a crucial part of “Perpetual West,” as the novel mostly takes place on the fraught border between Mexico and the United States, along the Rio Grande. A Border Novel Depicts the Haunting Landscapes of the ‘Disappeared’ 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z

But her writing, which is for the most part so careful in its realism, could be more precise in these crucial junctures in the battle for custody. 'Luna Gale' a grimly rich study of the fight to protect a child 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z

Just as Ms. Griffin benefits from her appearance on “The President Show,” she could help bring visibility to the program at a crucial moment. Kathy Griffin Is Returning to TV, and Still Taking On Trump 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z

At present, the likelihood is, however, that in those crucial moments we will find ourselves in the medical environment of the 1960s or 1970s. Sam Parnia – the man who could bring you back from the dead 2013-04-06T21:00:01Z

The re-creation also captures a crucial moment in the birth of modern museum culture, with its democratic appeals to the culture-hungry middle class. For a Shakespeare Anniversary, an Online Re-Creation of a 1796 Show 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z

Both producers thought a female director was crucial. Film: ?The Runaways?: The Girls Who Kicked In Rock?s Door 2010-03-12T04:40:00Z

The male replies were about the same under each of the three conditions, but for the females the circumstances were crucial. Daniel Bergner: 'Women's desire is an underestimated and constrained force' 2013-07-05T21:34:00Z

Wiman, a former editor of Poetry magazine, asks crucial questions, such as: Is artistic hunger a longing for God? Review | Ursula K. Le Guin’s final poems and other best collections to read this month 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z

It’s a crucial insight, given that a 2011 study of 1 million people around the world found that people think that self-control is their biggest weakness or character failure. 14 Factors That Affect the Decisions You Make 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z

Mr. Rothkopf said he and others from the Whitney felt it was crucial that the museum’s last show, which is expected to generate record crowds, be like no other. Whitney Restrospective for Jeff Koons’s Monumental Ambitions 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z

Individual sounds are important, but the spatial aspect of the soundscape is also crucial. The echoes of Benjamin Britten's 'composing walks' 2013-01-30T19:00:10Z

Speaking on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the film’s director said that, while he noticed “pushback” from the previous Star Wars film, The Last Jedi, he felt “aggressive trolling” was a crucial factor. Star Wars trolls to blame for Solo's box-office failure, says Ron Howard 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z

Amalric feels that being able to watch the world around him, unnoticed, is crucial to what he does. Cannes film festival: Mathieu Amalric 2010-05-17T20:35:00Z

Another crucial reason for the decline of midrange dramas is the increasing globalization of the movie market. The Misplaced Nostalgia for Movies Like “The Graduate” 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z

And this is a crucial element in comprehending the extent of the tragedy in this case. Smart Watch: Salon's guide to TV this week 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z

Why 1774 — which began two weeks after the Boston Tea Party and ended some 16 weeks before Lexington and Concord — was crucial to independence. New & Noteworthy, From Walt Whitman to Harry Houdini 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z

This crucial chapter in Twain’s career is often overlooked. Mark Twain Found Inspiration in Germany (Though the Language Eluded Him) 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z

Its historical significance, however, is that it looked, for a moment, like what a New Wave film might be—and even offered crucial elements that burst into full flower when the real thing came along. Louis Malle’s “Elevator to the Gallows,” and Its Historic Miles Davis Soundtrack 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z

One of those pictures demonstrates that plastic is almost as crucial to Day’s vision as light: He can make a cheap translucent bag appear to be a window to another universe. Review | In the galleries: At American University Museum, a world of atmosphere 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z

Again, it doesn't have an indie quality so much as it feels like a demo for something mainstream and big – with, again, the choice of producer being crucial. New band of the day – No 1,280: San Zhi 2012-05-31T15:55:17Z

But what’s crucial, what gives me some infinitesimal measure of hope, is that this book I wrote and slaved over every day and obsessed over for years will still be out there. Goodnight, sweet print 2013-05-12T19:00:00Z

Snowden is a traitor to some, a hero to others, but his leaks certainly led to a crucial debate about government surveillance and overreach. Free speech is precious. What’s happening with Gawker and Facebook threaten it. 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z

An Opera America grant helped finance her current opera-in-progress, “Eva,” and also facilitated crucial introductions to other stakeholders in the theatrical community. To Help Women in Opera, Several Institutions Arise 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z

Endurance, survival, getting through troubled times: The program that the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater presented at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on Wednesday focused on crucial life lessons — some of them grim. The struggle, the hopeless fury and the joy of life, all captured by Alvin Ailey Dance 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z

This dialogue is 41 years old, recited by a newscaster, covering the crucial and fictional Tennessee primary in Robert Altman’s 1975 masterpiece “Nashville.” Primary lessons of “Nashville”: Robert Altman’s noisy, tense, brilliant American epic is chicken soup for the weary election year soul 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z

Now broadcasters see these fees from cable providers as a crucial, second revenue stream. Time Warner Cable customers may lose TV networks 2010-12-29T11:54:08Z

The gallery’s “Betty Woodman: Conversations on the Shore, Works from the 1990s” will display 14 works from what it calls “a crucial, career-defining period in Ms. Woodman’s development as a genre-defying artist.” A New Look at a Groundbreaking Ceramics Artist 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z

Shenice’s racial identity informs her life in crucial ways while not being the novel’s main focus. A Doubleheader of Baseball Novels for Fans and Non-Fans Alike 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z

Felix Staples even returns as a crucial witness once Jay recognizes that Felix is involved in discussions on an online forum where the blackout is encouraged. 'The Good Fight’ Season 1 Finale Recap: Trojan Horses 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z

Their inclusion on this set, however, is crucial. Punk pioneer Lenny Kaye reflects back on “the original sin of rock ‘n’ roll” 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z

Then on to the big crater, because it's good for illustrating proton gradients, which, it turns out, are absolutely crucial to everything. The Wonders of Life 2013-01-28T06:59:01Z

The research indicates that new leadership practices, not new leaders, are the crucial factor, he said, and assessing their effectiveness is difficult. Turning around schools with low achievement rates never seem to work 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z

It doesn’t take long to see how they do — and in one crucial case don’t — align, perfectly but unpredictably, with the earlier cast. Review: In ‘Make Believe,’ Four Children Meet Their Inner Adults 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z

I grant this crucial assumption for the sake of the argument. We must eat more roadkill. Yes, even you vegetarians 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z

Also, since the music by intention often wells up during intense scenes with crucial dialogue, making the words of the actors audible presents editing challenges. Review: New York Philharmonic Accompanies ‘On the Waterfront’ and ‘The Godfather’ 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z

The documentary also contradicts the dramatic notion of the impatient lone-wolf agent single-handedly achieving crucial insights. Television Review: ‘Manhunt’ for Bin Laden, on HBO 2013-04-30T20:10:13Z

These qualities became identifying hallmarks of American art, especially in the 1960s, but remain crucial to it even now. An Appraisal: Helen Frankenthaler and John Chamberlain ? an Appraisal 2011-12-28T00:42:54Z

Wiener is seen as a crucial figure in the creation of the computer age, but he was also, as Markoff points out, a speaker of unpalatable truths about the potential consequences of technology’s ascent. Two Paths Toward Our Robot Future 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z

Those images of skating, however, are merely the background and context for the film, and the diverting thrill that they offer is crucial to the film’s substance. “Minding the Gap,” Reviewed: A Self-Questioning Documentary About What Happened to a Group of Young Skaters 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z

The 90-day mark is a crucial turning point; that’s when many reception spaces and wedding planners require 50 percent of their fees. You’ve Canceled the Wedding, Now the Aftermath 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

This is not a cinematic trick – transparency is crucial to everything Wallinger makes – just a simple coincidence of different perspectives. Mark Wallinger: Site; Yoko Ono: To the Light – review 2012-06-23T23:05:31Z

Jonathan Tunick’s orchestrations, which for many Sondheim devotees are crucial to the sound of the musicals, were dispensed with. Some Ground Rules for Revising Operas and Musicals 2012-03-11T05:41:51Z

Cable gets a lot of praise in this Platinum Age of Television, but episodes like “Hope” underline the crucial role broadcast television plays in sparking difficult conversations we otherwise might not have. Best TV moments of 2016: From Lady Lyanna to the Upside Down, here are 10 reasons we loved TV this year 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z

Relevance is a crucial factor in the remarketing of an Edwardian magazine fantasy first inspired by Britain's imperial sunset. Tarzan returns: from Edwardian swinger to hunky ecowarrior 2012-07-14T23:06:48Z

Suddenly just about everyone has crucial decisions to make, and more freedom than they might want. Season 5 of “Game of Thrones” 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z

Hardly the frivolous “women’s journalism” I’d once dismissed it as being, her article was a crucial step in this process. Afterlives: My Mother’s Breast Cancer, and My Own 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z

Churchill’s gift for rhetoric is not only central to the movie, it was a crucial element in Britain’s response to the threat of defeat by Germany in 1940, Wright said. Gary Oldman slays dragons to play Churchill in 'Darkest Hour' 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z

But they are crucial, and they bear repeating once again. Lean in? Here’s why the glass ceiling still exists 2013-09-15T10:59:00Z

Watching it feels like walking through someone’s memories, sampling crucial bits of experience and image — a bike ride, a figure reflected in a pool — that, only in retrospect, turn out to have meant everything. ‘Normal People’ Review: Their Love Will Tear You Apart 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z

The crucial factor, he acknowledged, was an uncommonly receptive audience. Keith Jarrett Confronts a Future Without the Piano 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z

The crucial element of horror is political and moral—the realities that metaphorical fantasies evoke. Review: Jordan Peele’s “Us” Is a Colossal Cinematic Achievement 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z

The foundation has large holdings of Avedon’s images, including crucial fashion shoots from the years he worked for Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and other magazines. Inside Art: A Count?s Collection of German Art Is for Sale 2011-04-21T21:50:09Z

A dark roux is a crucial component to many beloved Creole and Cajun dishes like gumbo, jambalaya, and etoufee. How to make a roux perfectly — and what to do with it 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z

That old-fashioned approach began to pay off, and “The Father” earned crucial nominations at the Screen Actors Guild and the Golden Globes. Inside Anthony Hopkins’s Unexpected Win at the Oscars 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z

The pacing of a performance is crucial,” he says. In ballet, conductors are the dancers’ guardian angels 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z

But if we maintain violent narratives and conceive of gym as a place in which to vent, we are only reinforcing society’s casual attitude towards carnage and missing a crucial opportunity. The gym class wars: Was I glorifying violence with these physical education games? 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z

Russell said a case was made to potential donors that rescuing Intiman is crucial to maintaining Seattle's nationally touted theater scene, and retaining top local stage artists in the area. Show will go on at Intiman Theatre 2012-02-07T03:25:50Z

At several crucial moments in “Beasts of the Southern Wild” Hushpuppy has the Spielberg face. The Oscars Issue: ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ Shares Something With ‘Lincoln’ 2012-12-28T16:51:45Z

They leave the crucial stuff unspoken, or they try to say it and louse it up. Another Year, a rare treat 2010-05-17T09:29:00Z

"It’s crucial for the safety of civilian people in Ukraine, because Russia has been shelling not only military bases, they have been attacking civilian people." Ukrainian exchange student in Colorado, age 16, is ‘proud’ of his country amid Russia-Ukraine war 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z

Crystal actually came up with the line, according to lore, but it's such a crucial piece in Ephron's canon that we have to include it. In honoring Ephron, here are 10 of her best lines 2012-06-27T20:10:03Z

Diem is told not to interfere, but at one crucial moment, she must. ‘Children of the Mist’ Review: Stolen Youth 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z

Though the White family doesn’t own any pets, animals have always played a crucial role, visually and thematically, in the series. Hidden Breaking Bad: The Stuff You May Have Missed 2013-09-24T17:53:26Z

An early shot in the movie — of Specialist Winfield in handcuffs — is crucial in this respect. ‘The Kill Team’ Documentary Examines a War Crime 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z

It seems that programming your own software and designing your own sounds is a crucial part of Autechre’s music. Autechre Worked in Isolation for Decades. Now It’s Unintentionally Timely. 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z

But there are some crucial differences that come into sharp relief upon comparing the two. Women almost never direct big movies. ‘Fifty Shades’ shows why that matters. 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z

He took part in the ground-breaking program launched by the Works Progress Administration to support artists at the height of the Depression, receiving a salary for three crucial years. ‘Mark Rothko: Toward the Light in the Chapel,’ by Annie Cohen-Solal 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z

After framing the issue of institutional racism in eloquent terms, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar suggests that the Oscars are a crucial part of the entertainment economy and that for better or worse we are stuck with them. Abolish the Oscars — or just let them fade away? Danny Glover and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar tackle a fading institution 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z

As the chief conductor he provided crucial artistic stability during a financial crisis that led the storied Philadelphia Orchestra to file for Chapter 11 reorganization last year. Music Review: Charles Dutoit Conducts Philadelphia Orchestra, Carnegie Hall 2012-05-21T04:01:15Z

And the supporting actors are crucial in selling the boilerplate script. ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’ Review: Drag Queen Dreams 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z

But most of the vast body of writing about them fails to mention another, crucial fact: male fertility declines with age too. The foul reign of the biological clock | Moira Weigel 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z

“But after the hurricane we felt it was crucial.” Inside Art: Metropolitan Museum Buys a Jusepe de Ribera Painting 2012-11-08T21:57:09Z

In City Ballet’s case the media suite’s potential to expand the company’s audience and income through HD broadcasts and other products was a crucial selling point for its board. Media Suite at David H. Koch Theater Goes Unused 2011-11-27T22:54:50Z

Celebrating the two choreographers most crucial to City Ballet history, it was called “Balanchine and Robbins: Masters at Work.” Dance Review: New York City Ballet Erring on Side of Variety 2014-01-27T22:26:31Z

The score bustles constantly, rather in the vein of Janacek, though crucial arias and scenes build to glittering radiance that recalls Richard Strauss, moments that seemed derivative. Review: When Anaïs Met Circe, and Other Operatic Adventures 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z

This was a crucial step in proving she could handle a solid Hollywood moneymaker. Every Angelina Jolie film performance – ranked! 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z

West said Native Voices is a crucial part of the Autry’s mission to promote the art, history and cultures of the American West. NEA helps the Autry Museum provide a rare platform for Native American playwrights 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z

That is, it might be crucial in a tiny handful of swing stages where such elections are decided, including Florida, Ohio, Virginia and a couple of others. After Bernie, now what? To mean anything, the Sanders campaign must outlast its figurehead 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z

Constitution is and whether its crucial First Amendment is any kind of defense against executive power run amok. A call to action for journalists covering President Trump 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z

The artist who drew Wonder Woman since her very beginnings rarely gets credit for his crucial contributions to this character. It’s time to recognize Wonder Woman’s forgotten co-creator 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z

The wearers of such regalia included priests or ritual specialists, who played a crucial role in governance. Review: ‘Kongo: Power and Majesty’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z

When you get the small things right, it’s less crucial that your universes and time shifts exactly line up. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Fringe’ Begins Final Season on Fox 2012-09-27T21:48:01Z

I think that is only "the crucial question" for becoming a wine snob. A Guide to Drinking Wine at Home 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z

Social media has been crucial to Ms. Rogue’s rise from selling a couple of dozen items a week on Depop to downtown agenda setter. It’s Emma Rogue’s Downtown Now 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z

For Tish, defining her life in terms of sweetness, not just suffering, is a crucial form of resistance. Perspective | With ‘If Beale Street Could Talk,’ Barry Jenkins is redefining cinematic beauty 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z

However, he does acknowledge that his general impressions of the area played a crucial role in his conceptualization of the setting. Hazel’s brutal murder was all but forgotten. Until she inspired ‘Twin Peaks.’ 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z

While online buzz is crucial for artists without record labels, she dislikes being wedged into illusory nanogenres. Up Close: Kilo Kish Leverages Her Talent Into a Blossoming Career - Up Close 2012-12-19T21:38:57Z

And crucial background – that long-ago diamond robbery – don’t show up until halfway into the season. What did “True Detective” in: How Nic Pizzolatto gambled on a risky plot and destroyed his actual story 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z

That this novel is both fantasy and history is crucial. When Witches Run in the Family 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z

In keeping with the automotive themes, everything runs like a well-oiled machine, which is also to say that a crucial, hard-to-define element — of soul, of spontaneity, of messiness or inspiration — is missing. ‘No Sudden Move’ Review: Don’t Forget the Motor City 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z

The billboards, though far-flung for a viewer traveling by train or foot, are crucial. Art Review: ?Zoe Strauss: Ten Years? at Philadelphia Museum of Art - Review 2012-01-12T23:57:45Z

For the crucial semifinal round, these people would have him sing a selection from “Rigoletto.” ArtsBeat Blog: 'X Factor' Watch: Knockout Performances With Little Fluff 2011-12-15T06:00:35Z

And while it's undeniably fun to wander the exhibit's dark hallways and view its offerings, I do need to emphasize a crucial point: It's very expensive. "Harry Potter" at Pacific Science Center 2010-10-22T18:14:00Z

Smith, who trains hospitality staffs across the country, says that he started worrying 10 years ago about a Paris-style attack, and that vigilance and diligence at a basic level are more crucial than ever. The Capitol may be ready for a terrorist attack. But is your favorite bar? 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z

As for the books themselves, each one here blossoms from crucial cultural moments of the 20th century. Paper Gallery: Art Books on Gerhard Richter, Bruce Davidson, Cartoon Advertising, Football 2011-11-03T20:10:14Z

"It is crucial that we not disenfranchise that segment of our population." Largest festival of disabled artists opens in DC 2010-06-08T22:30:00Z

Money and the art of selling Scientology were crucial differences that the ordinary public Scientologist experienced compared to celebrities. How Scientology ensnares celebrities 2013-02-07T01:00:00Z

Perhaps the crucial feature of addiction is the progressive replacement of people by things. We are all addicts now 2013-05-11T23:00:00Z

That howl from within is as crucial a concern for diversity in gaming as there's ever been. ArtsBeat: Game Theory: Challenging the Industry 2012-12-25T19:57:25Z

But what’s crucial is that the parts constitute a compelling whole. In the galleries: These landscapes are something short of idyllic 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z

“But clearly the ability to engage in commerce is crucial for a community, and I don’t think they have been pushed as far in that area.” Why Is Facebook Rejecting These Fashion Ads? 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z

Rosaleen Linehan is magnificent as Mag, indecently gloating over her urine infection as if a badge of honour, and casting endless, furtive glances at a crucial letter intended for her daughter. Review 2010-07-21T23:59:00Z

They were the greatest bankers of their age, and the Medici bank pioneered crucial aspects of modern finance. The Medicis: money, myth and mystery 2011-08-10T16:36:28Z

This also is a crucial aspect of academic freedom. Berkeley didn’t deserve Trump’s scorn: Exploring limits of free speech when it comes to campus safety 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z

For advice, she turned to Robinson who gave her the crucial suggestion that “in an opera, anything can sing.” Met season to open with first-ever opera by Black composer 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z

For Richard Wagner, the latest technology was crucial to staging his operas. Review: Wagner Would Have Liked AR, but Not This ‘Parsifal’ 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z

For Universal Orlando, the big theme park here that counts on Halloween as a crucial profit center, the art of the scare sure isn’t as easy as it used to be. At Universal Orlando, Halloween Fright Is a Full-Time Job 2011-10-25T17:25:57Z

Favorite birthday food: The crucial birthday food is cake, according to 13 of these sixth-graders. November Class of KidsPost: Sixth-graders from Clearview Elementary 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z

Time management is crucial to both academic and social success in college. Organizing advice for the college freshman

So on Thursday, the short but crucial opening act was cut. Review: The Met Brings Back a Shorter, Weaker ‘Don Carlo’ 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z

The audience plays a crucial role as well. Taylor Mac brings 24 decades of delirium and music to Los Angeles 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z

They wanted to convey to other humans a political reality crucial to their survival: They shared their environment with other beings that looked and behaved differently from them. New York’s Sidewalk Prophets Are Heirs of the Artisans of France’s Lascaux Caves 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z

Similarly, speedy Enfield-inflected speech of the host on Bruce Forsyth’s Hot Streak, also seems to have caused problems; the show was a word game in which easy comprehension for competitors and audience was crucial. Morecambe & Wise in America: how the duo made it in the US 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z

Mr. Manzarek played a crucial role in creating music that was hugely popular and widely imitated, selling tens of millions of albums. Ray Manzarek, 74, Rock Keyboardist And a Founder of the Doors, Is Dead 2013-05-21T18:15:21Z

Just two were released in that crucial period this year, compared with six last summer. Hollywood's summer slate elicits a collective yawn from filmgoers 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z

Mr. Morgan was just as crucial, giving every note the weight of inevitability, without ever sounding rigid. Review: Jim Black Trio at Le Poisson Rouge 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z

Hearst did play a crucial role against Sinclair in ordering his newspapers, including the Examiners in San Francisco and Los Angeles, to mock him every day in articles and cartoons. ‘Mank’ and Politics: What Really Happened in 1934 California 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z

“It’s a tough place to run with only 21 people because everyone is very crucial, from the engineers, to the butlers to the electricians to the carpenters,” he said. Melania Trump’s office cut in half and White House residence has skeleton crew during shutdown 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z

Abbie says she and her insider information are crucial to the effort. 'Sleepy Hollow' recap: 'Tempus Fugit' 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z

We need to ask the crucial legal question of cui bono, “Who benefits from this?” and maybe the more important question of who gets hurt by it. The FIFA corruption sideshow: Takedown of 1 percent crooks or strategic move against Putin? 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z

But she is evangelical – she describes herself as a “secular missionary” – on the need to offer moral guidance to young people, on those crucial everyday things you don’t get taught at school. How Aristotle is the perfect happiness guru 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z

Recognizing the wrong relationship is a crucial step in finding the right relationship. 6 Ways to Strengthen a Long-Distance Relationship 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z

The boy soprano Michael Kepler Meobrought a sweet voice and deceptive innocence to the crucial role of the dead son, Arthur. Opera Review: An Opera Strays Into a Clairvoyant Realm 2011-04-20T15:57:07Z

The scholar Edward Said would famously argue that travel writers’ creation of a backward “Oriental” other was crucial not only to the inflated self-image of the West, but also to the actual maintenance of empire. A Journey Along the River That Separates Russia From China 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z

The other crucial ingredients for a top burger are, of course, quality meat and precise seasoning. Finger-lickin' good: Mary-Ellen McTague's meaty barbecue recipes 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z

Sewell’s screen time is limited, but crucial, his wounded performance revealing a marriage fraying from the strain of Anthony’s condition. ‘The Father’ Review: A Capricious Mind 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z

Mr Guy argues that this period is crucial to understanding Elizabeth; the threat to the realm did not abate after these two episodes. Smart redhead 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z

And it's very difficult to mobilize a busy and relatively affluent country, unless it's over really crucial -- you know, foundational issues, that come, sort of, as a tipping point. Vintage chat: Moyers and Stewart 2011-05-18T16:30:00Z

While some of the previous projects Brown Eyes has worked on haven't featured Native characters, he sees "honesty and authenticity" as universal, and crucial to his writing. "There's so many Natives who are jokesters": Native comedy redefines patriotism & busts stereotypes 2021-07-04T04:00:00Z

Each musician onstage was entrusted with some crucial measure of control. Music Review: Setting Leadership Aside For Collective Control 2011-01-14T23:24:00Z

Israeli officials say the next year may be crucial in seeing whether Iran will curb its nuclear plans in the face of international condemnation and Western sanctions. Netanyahu surprise gives Israel grand coalition 2012-05-08T12:15:11Z

Common's album couldn't have arrived at a more crucial moment. Grammys 2015: Common's' 'Nobody's Smiling' deserves rap album honor 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z

The hallmarks of a great kids’ book are well-paced storytelling and emotional truth, qualities that are crucial to an effective movie. Why ‘Wonder,’ the Movie, Can’t Best the Book It’s Based On 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z

That rare circumstance arrived Tuesday: A young civilian, previously unknown to most Americans, told Congress what she saw and heard while in the innermost sanctum of government at a crucial moment in history. Cassidy Hutchinson and the all-knowing presence of Washington’s aides 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z

But authenticity is crucial in the vlogging world, where taste is as fickle as the teenagers who make it, and selling out — real or perceived — is a sure path to oblivion. Shane Dawson, YouTube?s Comic for the Under-30 Set 2010-04-02T21:21:00Z

Both works hang in this show’s central gallery, crucial hinges between the artist’s searching early efforts and his magnificent late works. Robert Colescott Throws Down the Gauntlet 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z

Still, Lee is seen as a crucial voice of dissent for black America. Spike Lee: ‘Black men are still viewed as predators’ 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z

But it’s of crucial importance to the future of the nation. Perspective | The death knell for local newspapers? It’s perilously close. 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z

HQ’s failures are, I believe, crucial to its appeal. How HQ Trivia Became the Best Worst Thing on the Internet 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z

In North Carolina, Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee and South Carolina tobacco is still regarded as crucial to the local economy. Bitter leaves: tobacco's devastating global legacy 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z

Because the gut microbiome is mostly formed before the age of two, feeding patterns in early childhood play a crucial role in determining bowel health in later life. Five ways to maintain healthy bowels 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z

For centuries Lisbon, Portugal, has been a crucial trading port and pit stop for sailors on their way to the Mediterranean Sea. Pedro Espírito Santo's Romantic Home In Lisbon 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z

Experimentation in the production of classics is crucial, especially in that difficult passage after their debut when most new works disappear. Review: Embodying Justice in ‘Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992’ 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z

What luck, then, that this week’s cinematic offerings would also yield an illustrative counterexample to Joker’s crucial missteps. Forget Joker: here's the film you should see about an extremist loner 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z

Finding the right partners is crucial not just financially, but creatively. Theatres should remember that the whole world's a stage 2012-10-02T16:57:00Z

But the crucial connections that spark most of the movie’s discussions are provided by nonprofit organizations and by community organizers who work for them. Finding the American Ideal in Queens 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z

She also went back partly for Ms. Vargas’s warm bedside manner, a characteristic that Jane Larkworthy, the beauty director of W magazine, suggested is crucial for succeeding in the field these days. Skin Deep: A Manhattan Facialist Expands Business and Client List 2012-07-25T17:18:33Z

Forced to film from home, the work that emerges from the pandemic may expose the housing crisis more truthfully than ever before, starting crucial new conversations. Will the lockdown trigger a new wave of kitchen sink cinema? 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z

So when customers stay away in droves on a crucial summer weekend, someone or something must be at fault. 7 Reasons Nobody Went to the Movies on a Summer Holiday Weekend 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z

Food was a crucial part of Roman culture; Pompeii alone was surrounded by some 80 farms and vineyards. Stuffed Dormouse and Fish Gut Sauce: The Flavors of Pompeii 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z

The exhibition’s more than 170 pictures chronicle Barnor’s crucial role representing an emerging nation and its people’s sense of self. The Man Who Pictured Ghana’s Rise at Home and Abroad 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z

But Jobson – who speaks scathingly about the sentimental cocoon of nostalgia – also believes his story has crucial modern parallels. Youth culture movies: how soon is too soon? 2011-08-18T21:00:01Z

Memory is represented as a fundamental freedom and as a crucial element of power. Review: What “Avengers: Endgame” Could Have Been 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z

That Daniel, who is making a sculpture of Bekah, gets her pregnant is the first and most crucial of the play’s pileup of comic complications. Review: ‘Sex of the Baby,’ a Tale of Desire and Betrayal 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z

It's a skewed, incongruous world, with crucial and often genuinely funny differences from the real one. Summer readings: The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde 2011-08-15T11:19:21Z

I didn't mind them leaving out the anger over the king, because there had already been so much strife between the couple, but Jamie's role in their reunion is crucial. ‘Outlander’ Season 2, Episode 7: Of Love and Sacrifice 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z

As part of the Festival of Contemporary Music, Michael Tilson Thomas conducts a program featuring music by Ives, Copland and Bernstein — all of them composers who were crucial to the center’s history. 50 Essential Summer Festivals 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z

It's this latter quality that it is the most crucial. Powerful baseball play wins over audience in 'Jackie and Me' 2011-02-14T22:29:40Z

As at Newton, firebreaks and forest management will be a crucial part of the rebuilding plan. California Wine Country Rebuilds as Threats Persist 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z

And good thing, too: They’re crucial as discoverers of new talent. The 54 Galleries to See Right Now in New York 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z

Do you think she failed him in some crucial way? Elizabeth Strout on Returning to Olive Kitteridge 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z

But word-of-mouth is crucial at SXSW, where artists commonly arrange new performances on the spur of the moment. Seattle's THEESatisfaction poised to wow crowds at SXSW 2012-03-07T22:20:05Z

HBO executives were concerned that he was more on the sidelines than a crucial player. ‘The Leftovers,’ About a Small Town’s Loss, Comes to HBO 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z

“I’ve made a lot of appointments,” Mr. Gilbert said at the time, “but this is obviously the most crucial.” Review: The Philharmonic’s Concertmaster Steps Into the Spotlight 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z

After the Knoxville museum mounted a Beauford Delaney retrospective with loaned works in 2003, Mr. Wicks said it was clear the artist was a crucial missing piece in the museum’s permanent collection. Beauford Delaney Returns to the Scene 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z

This involves a lot of back and forth with Joe Manchin, the senator from West Virginia whose crucial vote was considered uncertain. Bob Woodward Extends His Trump Chronicles With the Chaotic Transfer of Power 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z

And it is for this reason that they are so crucial to our relationship with all nature. Wings of desire: why birds captivate us 2013-07-27T07:00:07Z

Adventures in the Screen Trade revealed for the first time what a crucial role the writer played. The Crown writer Peter Morgan on William Goldman: 'He was just a sublime storyteller' 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z

Whistleblowers play a crucial role in society, and in the food system. The food system needs whistleblowers, too 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z

At an anti-poverty forum in South Carolina this month, Mr. Rubio and other Republicans talked about the crucial role that marriage often plays in improving financial prospects. Marriage, Poverty and the Political Divide 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z

The program details the awful first winter, the crucial alliance with the Indian leader Massasoit, and the colony’s eventual arrival at stability. Review: In ‘The Pilgrims,’ Ric Burns Looks at Mythmaking 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z

This emphasis on viewers as sovereign individuals is crucial. Out There in the Dark, All Alone 2011-04-10T01:20:47Z

For Univision, the launch of its new morning program in December was crucial on several fronts. Univision fires radio station executive over inflated ratings 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z

Finding a strain of autonomy or boldness is crucial in elevating a film about poverty — even a modestly budgeted one — from seeming condescending. Some Movies Actually Understand Poverty in America 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z

Mr. Paul said that as much as he found the restaurant scene “definitely offensive,” it was a crucial part of the experience. ?A Christmas Story: The Musical!? Aims to Become a Franchise 2011-12-05T23:16:05Z

Instead, most dishes are prepared in a single work area equipped with one piece of equipment that’s crucial to that recipe: a steam-injected oven, a fryer, a flat-top, a freezer. At In Situ in San Francisco, Originality in Careful Copies 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z

If you’re an emerging musician hoping to attract fans for your music, it can be crucial. Trent Reznor is angry, and he’s not alone: Can musicians win against YouTube and “free, stolen content?” 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z

And they say the DOT has ignored the crucial need for a mask requirement on planes during the pandemic. Perspective | Is the government doing enough to protect air travelers? 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z

An Australian-born historian, now a fellow at Cambridge, argues that this period is crucial to understanding a more human side of the smart redhead. High fliers 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z

She’s already told them how dirty she feels, but not so dirty that she can’t resist drawing a crucial procedural distinction. Uncouth, Cranky and Rude: Movies in 1988 Were a Far Cry From Today 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z

Born into different worlds, they intersect briefly at one crucial moment in time, then split apart before coming together again at the end. A Captivating New Picture Book Celebrates the ‘British Schindler’ 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z

Except Jeanie is missing crucial information about her own childhood, and without those facts she is reeling. A Bloody Crime, a Mysterious Disappearance and the Long After 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z

As opposed to moral ambitiousness — a crucial tenet of Rand’s philosophy — you become a walking practitioner of moral laziness and decrepitude. Jamaican, gay and Ayn Rand made it OK: My amazing “Atlas Shrugged” love story 2014-04-25T23:00:00Z

In the film, Riley's most crucial memories — so-called "core memories" — create personality traits that manifest themselves as islands. 'Inside Out' game creates worlds that Pixar couldn't get into the film 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z

Nim, likewise, features old footage of a real chimp, spliced with that of a furred-up actor employed to re-enact crucial scenes not recorded at the time. Monkey business: primates on film 2011-08-03T20:00:00Z

Their descriptions of skirmishes in Vietnam show how crucial fundamental military skills are to success in battle. The Book That Taught Tammy Duckworth How to Mummify Human Remains 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z

But several other veteran producers described the chance to own a Tony as crucial for attracting investors, considering that the odds of making a profit on a Broadway show are long at one in four. Broadway Success Has a Price: $2,500 2013-07-03T21:09:35Z

The crucial year in this complicated plot is 1529, which Ms Fletcher describes in detail without losing momentum. A dark duke 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z

The need for better, fairer, more comprehensive health insurance, unemployment benefits, and educational investment is crucial—for artists, for journalists, for all. The Creative Class and the Movies 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z

And Greenwood’s music is as crucial to the story as disco and “Sister Christian” were to “Boogie Nights.” Jonny Greenwood, Radiohead?s Runaway Guitarist 2012-03-10T20:47:20Z

A character revising an idea about the world via a crucial moment of derangement. Dana Spiotta Loves Coming Across Jokes in Really Old Books 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z

On occasion he arches his body, in profile to the audience, like a bow ready to shoot; that kind of expressive tension is a crucial part of his style. Flamenco by Israel Galv?n - Review 2011-09-22T15:59:55Z

But what got me hooked were visits to museums, notably the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and seeing crucial features of art that didn’t come through in reproduction. Tuning Out Digital Buzz, for an Intimate Communion With Art 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z

But with only a dozen officers to care for a wing, it's no wonder the governor says the relationships between prisoners and staff is crucial. The Rachel Zoe Project 2010-05-10T07:00:00Z

The problem here was not just that in this crucial dramatic moment, with Ms. Voigt about to sing the first line of her first Brünnhilde, Mr. Lepage saddled her with a precarious stage maneuver. Opera Review: A ?Walk?re? Still Obsessed With Its Big, Expensive Toy 2011-04-23T18:40:58Z

The fact that Haber caught this tiny but dramatic race at its crucial points feels like a coup, and it’s exciting to watch. “Braddock, PA,” a Brisk, Remedial Documentary of a Rust Belt Town 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z

The Grand Tour The vastly lucrative vehicle for Jeremy Clarkson and co was seen as a crucial part of Amazon’s TV – and overall – strategy. Streaming’s greatest hits: the best TV shows from Netflix and Amazon 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z

In light of the current decline in global bee populations, conserving the species of bee kept in and around Camlihemsin is crucial in the fight for biodiversity. Have a Look at the Fabled Honey Forest 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z

Even after bombing a crucial showcase in Montreal, Handler says she kept trying and, two days later, scored a $100,000 development contract for her first show. Chelsea Handler On Her Netflix Risk And Overcoming Career Setbacks 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z

None of the principal players bring the kind of honest, spontaneous feeling to their performances that is crucial to animating the highly literate, sometimes tryingly talky plays of Shaw. Theater Review | 'Candida': Two Men Who Adore Her, One Woman in the Middle 2010-03-08T06:35:00Z

But Record of the Year is a crucial category in a singles-driven music landscape. Beyoncé gets snubbed: This morning’s bizarre Grammys announcements 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z

One of these would have withdrawn the United States from a crucial trade agreement with South Korea. In ‘Fear,’ Bob Woodward Pulls Back the Curtain on President Trump’s ‘Crazytown’ 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z

In the final fugue, he chose to keep textures a little hazy while taking care to let crucial voices poke through, a wondrous balancing act of Bachian clarity and Beethovenian mysticism. Music Review: An Intimate Entree, Escorted by Beethoven 2014-03-13T22:21:16Z

“Ford v Ferrari” focuses on Shelby’s friendship with Miles, a British mechanical engineer who was crucial to Ford’s team as a test driver and became an eventual finalist at Le Mans. In ‘Ford v Ferrari,’ a Race With Plenty of Real-Life Characters 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z

Europe has produced so many Jewish writers for whom their Jewishness was crucial that listing them would take up too much space. Is Howard Jacobson the only person writing British Jewish novels? 2010-10-15T11:03:00Z

News of an increase in Hollywood releases in China is likely to be received enthusiastically by a film industry that considers the Chinese market as crucial to its future prosperity. China's Hollywood film quota to expand after Trump trade deal 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z

We also meet Shirley Adelaide Chester, a kind dachshund owner who steps in with crucial information that could save Mama’s business. Kids Love Multi-Volume Series About Big Families. No Wonder. 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z

All lists come with the caveat that I will surely wake up some night soon, realizing I left something crucial off: How Karen Joy Fowler’s Grandfather Lied His Way Into a Who’s Who 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z

Perfecting the moves and the sassitude is crucial in this show. On ‘Pose,’ dancing isn’t just about self-expression. It’s a survival skill for trans women. 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z

As he points out in an afterword, he has made it all up: almost nothing in “The Racketeer” is based on fact and “accuracy was not deemed crucial.” Books of The Times: ‘The Racketeer,’ by John Grisham 2012-10-17T21:59:00Z

In this overwrought moment where journalism is so crucial and so under attack, that sounds better than ever. Perspective | After Cohen’s hearing, the BuzzFeed bombshell that Mueller disputed looks better — and worse 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z

If this is a recovery, it is still a tentative one; crucial questions about how audience behavior has changed remain to be answered. The Los Angeles Opera, Post-Plácido Domingo 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z

“The literature seemed to hurdle over the mother as if she didn’t exist or wasn’t crucial to bringing up a happy, healthy child,” she later wrote. Kate Figes, Feminist Author on Family Life, Dies at 62 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z

And crucial to this task was the discovery by Orkin and colleagues that a small piece of the BCL11A gene, called the enhancer, controls foetal haemoglobin expression. Gene therapy offers hope for treatment of sickle cell anaemia 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z

So the story goes in “Mank,” which also fleshes out some crucial political backdrop: a historic 1934 contest for California’s governor involving the socialist writer Upton Sinclair. Who’s Who in ‘Mank’: A Guide to the Real-Life Players 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z

He was an electric polemicist, one of the crucial essayists of the 20th century. Review: ‘The Fire This Time,’ Stoked by Baldwin’s Legacy 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z

One character, seeking crucial back story from another, pleads, “Just hurry and tell me now.” Edan Lepucki’s ‘California,’ Alberto Moravia’s ‘Agostino,’ and More 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z

“This our fungal expert?” asks J. Robert Oppenheimer of the Manhattan Project, making a brief but crucial cameo appearance. Very, Very Bad Things, Very, Very Tiny Packages 2011-03-13T22:52:19Z

“Carolina in My Mind” has a whole new end part that is now a crucial part of the song. James Taylor, man out of time: “I feel like I’m a messenger from a prior world” 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z

All these training and mentorship programs or contests fail to address access, which is crucial. Hollywood Uses the Very Women It Exploited to Change the Subject 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z

But he has hit on something crucial to the whole debate: the question of an author’s right not to be known, and the particular resonance of that question when the author concerned is, presumably, female. The “Unmasking” of Elena Ferrante 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z

And even in their shriveled states, local newspapers still are doing the crucial work of holding powerful individuals and institutions accountable, and helping to knit together communities. Perspective | America’s rich people could have saved local journalism — and perhaps democracy. They refused. 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z

It’s been a crucial, student-run force in independent music both locally and nationally for decades. College radio is dying — and we need to save it 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z

The B vitamins in whole grains, including thiamine, niacin and riboflavin, are crucial metabolism aids. A primer on whole grains: What they are, why they’re important and how to find them 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z

Ash, professor emeritus of history at the University of Tennessee, writes that the Memphis riot is “crucial to understanding one of our original and most intractable matters, the role of race in American life.” ‘A Massacre in Memphis’: a day of shame in the River City 2014-01-08T21:54:41Z

It does not see itself as sitting at the pinnacle of a grandiose empire, though its role as a port and military base has been crucial to all of France’s international adventures. T Magazine: France Nouveau 2011-11-17T17:04:21Z

In crucial scenes, Mr. Brownlee, a superb bel canto tenor, dispatched runs that suggested jazzy Rossini. Review: ‘Charlie Parker’s Yardbird’ Uses Opera to Tell a Jazz Story 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z

It’s reasonable, however — in fact, crucial — to consider some different questions: those involving fairness, focus and overkill. Perspective | Is media coverage of Trump too negative? You’re asking the wrong question. 2017-06-11T04:00:00Z

But he's well aware of its crucial role as an introduction to ballet for generations of Americans - including virtually all his own dancers. Popcorn and snowflakes: 'Nutcracker' at the movies 2011-12-09T22:16:13Z

It’s crucial right now to do those pieces. ABC news anchor David Muir: ‘I’m having a conversation with America in a very polarized time’ 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z

Before and during the Second World War, he was a crucial diplomat for President Franklin D. Roosevelt, charged with special negotiations with Churchill and Stalin. “Metropolitan” and the Enduring Plight of the U.H.B. 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z

Complementing this is a focus on cars, both as symbols of male pride and prerogative and as crucial possessions in a country where great distances separate small pockets of life. Critic’s Notebook: ‘The Last New Wave,’ ’70s Australian Film, at Lincoln Center 2013-01-23T23:11:00Z

From the beginning, sommeliers have played a crucial role in La Paulée, volunteering their time to organize and pour the bottles, and seeing to it that nobody’s glass is empty. A Vintage Bash for All Things Burgundy 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z

Pall Mall cigarette in hand, he told an actress to look more beleaguered before she began a crucial monologue that captures the country’s dark mood. ‘Arabian Nights’ in Portugal Looks at a Gloomy Nation 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z

But she said that another crucial element is heightened awareness — and the willingness to take a stand. Perspective | Trump should denounce this assault on press freedom in the Philippines. Instead, he’s imitating it. 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z

I might have paid more attention if I’d known it would prove to be so crucial: My very sense of normalcy depended on it! Women obsess over the size of their privates, too 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z

Knowledge of the murder, a secret that circulates haphazardly through the family, inspires responses both outraged and pragmatic, and the perpetrators of the killing remain crucial and, in some ways, sympathetic characters. At Film Comment Selects, Period Pieces Lead the Way 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z

And even when they did, the hospital failed to take note of a crucial injury. David Baker, Who Helped Bring Jazz Studies Into the Academy, Dies at 84 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z

Crunch is crucial, so to complement the lettuce’s texture, I sprinkled small dice of bright red radishes, English cucumber and zucchini over my dressed wedge, adding finely diced red onion. Why my favorite comfort-food salad will always be a wedge 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z

It’s true that he played the crucial role in secret atomic research conducted in Los Alamos, N.M., and that he would never escape central responsibility for creating the atomic bomb. Books of The Times: ‘Robert Oppenheimer: A Life Inside the Center,’ by Ray Monk 2013-05-27T21:46:27Z

Tuesday night’s installment of “The X Factor,” a crucial cut-down episode, featured more bad decisions than America has seen since the Bay of Pigs invasion. ArtsBeat Blog: 'X Factor' Watch: Let's Vote on the Judges 2011-10-19T14:52:20Z

Mr. Dreyfus and Mr. Kelly provide an Americanized version of Heidegger’s narrative: Wallace and Melville play crucial roles, and the book ends by extolling the openness to communal feelings Americans display at sports events. Books of The Times: The Classics as the Antidote to Modern Malaise 2011-01-04T01:18:40Z

Suriel, who has worked for Animal Planet for five years, says she remembers the first year Twitter became a crucial part of the Puppy Bowl strategy. Puppy Bowl: Cuteness becomes a cash cow 2013-02-01T03:34:14Z

But, stiff as it may be in cinematic terms, “The Letter” is also a crucial piece of film history. Video: A Tragic Actress?s Twilight, Burning, Not Dimming 2011-07-17T01:23:02Z

His longtime vineyard manager, Fernando Franco, recently honored by the Virginia Vineyards Association as its winegrower of the year, oversees the crucial fieldwork from pruning to harvest. How one of Virginia’s best wineries manages its vines, starting in January 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z

Clues to that second crucial question have begun to amass, as one woman after another lined up to add to the pile of their stories. Harvey Weinstein's arrest: the moment the #MeToo flood burst the dam 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z

What they eventually discovered is often delightful and at times so poignant that many of the most crucial details are best left for viewers to discover for themselves. Movie Review: Malik Bendjelloul’s ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ 2012-07-26T21:59:59Z

Both of those, with crucial modifications, would seem well suited to young ears; “Kick Drum Heart,” which hammers at its central simile, would be fine as it is. Music Review: Persistent Sunny Spells With an Occasional Cloud 2010-10-15T21:47:00Z

“The Rohingya families I have met are no different from other refugees in one crucial respect: they want to be able to return home,” she said. 'Treated like cattle': Angelina Jolie takes aim at Myanmar over Rohingya plight 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z

"What people tend to forget is that supply is the crucial thing in the market," said Georgina Adam, editor-at-large of The Art Newspaper. 2010-02-04T16:46:00Z

According to Ms. Gutierrez, the spectacular party extended Mrs. Graham’s base of influence from Washington to New York and introduced her to politicians, diplomats, artists and intellectuals who would become crucial to her success. Examining Katharine Graham’s Groundbreaking Life 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z

Given the ongoing Black Lives Matter movement and the seemingly endless spate of police killings in the U.S., her vision remains as crucial as ever. Watch the trailer for Netflix's Nina Simone documentary 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z

In this social media age, where the conversation of the moment is driven by screen grabs and memes, the art of creating viral imagery is crucial to influence. The Lessons of the Women in White at the State of the Union Address 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z

This last part will be crucial to Childs going forward. Lucinda Childs' first new dance for her company in 16 years comes with an Arcade Fire connection 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z

“It really preserves the yarn’s softness, which is crucial for us,” Bravo says. What’s the best laundry detergent? We asked 5 experts. 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z

His small role in Bertolt Brecht’s “Mother Courage and Her Children” in 1963 proved crucial to his career. Gene Wilder, actor known for nimble comic portrayals of neurotics, dies at 83 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z

Her writing is meant to "rehabilitate" crucial female figures in Chinese history. 'Pearl of China': Anchee Min's version of the life of Pearl S. Buck 2010-04-07T22:30:00Z

Mr. Burns’s position as Springfield’s nuclear-power magnate is also crucial for the play, which alludes to offstage nuclear meltdowns. ‘Mr. Burns’ Morphs ‘The Simpsons’ at Woolly Mammoth 2012-06-01T04:30:07Z

A reader at Paramount took the crucial first look at Capote’s book and pronounced it “not recommended.” Books of The Times: ?Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.? by Sam Wasson 2010-06-13T22:07:00Z

But if I ventured too far afield, I would miss crucial movie-watching time. From ‘American Sniper’ to ‘Macbeth,’ a Reporter’s Moviegoing Spree 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z

“This was crucial to how I crafted Arabella, how I crafted every single character in ‘I May Destroy You,’” Coel said, “because there is a duality that exists within every character.” How Michaela Coel Shaped ‘I May Destroy You’ 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z

No one would deny the crucial value of technical, “just the facts, ma’am” approaches, but they can seem more than a little arid to anyone not already passionate about a subject. This librarian loves ancient manuscripts and wants you to love them, too 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z

Free improvisation, strenuous and illuminated, plays a crucial role in that aesthetic, and so it did here. Memorial Service for David S. Ware, Jazz Saxophonist 2013-01-08T23:13:50Z

And that distance, he said, is crucial for who he is these days. Up Close: Making Peace by Serving Wings 2010-10-13T23:51:00Z

Is whether one wants to learn more about them "the crucial question" for appreciating them? A Guide to Drinking Wine at Home 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z

Not that the music isn’t a crucial part of the movie. How an Indie Director Is Upending the Horror Genre With His New Movie 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z

She added, “You can do a fast song and get away with it, but ballads are your most crucial ones.” Eulaulah Hathaway on Her Musical Marriage to Donny Hathaway 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z

But you will need to nail the first and more crucial step: booking the ticket. How to plan a trip around the world 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z

It's a crucial one, though, and Pearson is good at sketching the interplay between these two consummate professionals: They understand and like each other, and their styles mesh well. 'In Harm's Way': Ridley Pearson's Fleming and Boldt team up to solve a murder 2010-08-05T20:27:00Z

Advocates, however, view it as a crucial first step in establishing a new facility. Smithsonian leader vows to highlight women — but not with their own museum 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z

It turns out that the LeBron James of lacrosse, just like the real LeBron James, is not immune to a flat performance in a crucial playoff. Can This Man Make Lacrosse Sexy? 2010-10-13T21:24:00Z

With the coronavirus still spreading widely in the United States — Friday and Saturday brought 93,908 new reported infections — the arrival of “Tenet” was seen as a crucial test for Hollywood. In a Big Box-Office Test, ‘Tenet’ Grosses $20 Million 2020-09-06T04:00:00Z

These are crucial questions as opera companies across America, fighting the same economic headwinds as the rest of the country, struggle simply to survive. Critic’s Notebook: How Hollywood Films Are Killing Opera 2012-08-16T21:49:50Z

These tenets are good business practice and crucial to fulfilling our Corporate Purpose. "Et tu, Chick-fil-a?": Far-right pundits turn on Chick-fil-A over diversity and equity initiative 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z

A crucial first step is to raise awareness of the costs of the current system, and the multiple benefits of local food. Unlike a globalized food system, local food won’t destroy the environment 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z

“Most likely it is the whole package of beneficial nutrients you obtain by eating fruits and vegetables that is crucial to health,” he said. Forget five a day, eat 10 portions of fruit and veg to cut risk of early death 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z

He played a crucial role in getting Walt Disney Concert Hall built. L.A. County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky exiting as a champion of arts 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z

The first few days after an abduction are often crucial to securing the captive's release. Newsman's disappearance largely kept secret 2012-12-18T23:21:08Z

They detected, classified and cataloged several hundred thousand stars and extrapolated crucial discoveries about our universe in the process. Ladies Who Launch: Women Who Opened the Door to Space Exploration 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z

“This port was crucial for the American Revolution; Beaumarchais transported arms to the American war effort.” ‘Once visitors arrive, it’s easy to seduce them’: Le Havre celebrates its 500th year 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z

In one scene, David is hung over before a crucial match, and Nash hands him a mixture of Gatorade and Absolut vodka. Ennis Esmer of ‘Red Oaks’ Talks Tennis and Comedy 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z

This is a cogent, accessible cinematic delineation of an increasingly crucial problem. Review: In ‘Antarctica: Ice and Sky,’ a Scientist’s Life Work 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z

Do the steadily building beats of bass drum under the choir in one crucial passage represent progress — the choir’s march forward — or the ominous forces pursuing it? Review: At Rothko Chapel, a Composer Is Haunted by a Hero 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z

Browning is adept at intellectual seduction: she prolongs largely irrelevant anecdotes, pauses just before imparting crucial exposition, teasingly asks your permission to reveal information she knows you desperately desire. The Inappropriately Intimate Exchanges of Barbara Browning 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z

"Books and reading clearly have a fundamental impact on our lives and play a crucial role in education," said chief executive Marie Staunton. Famous Five still UK's favourite children's books 2012-07-02T11:12:40Z

“The 2007 vote to amend its constitution was a crucial vote for the future of the Cherokee Nation and its own sense of identity,” Smith wrote to members of Congress. Slave descendants seek equal rights from Cherokee Nation 2013-05-21T22:15:00Z

In places like Atlanta, it is a crucial selling point for the unflinching style of hip-hop known as trap music, which builds on earlier iterations of gangster rap and centers on the drug trade. Violent Gang, or Rap Label? Prosecutors Say Young Thug’s YSL Is Both. 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z

In our current era of mass incarceration, it is crucial to remember the example of the Santa Cruz collective. Keeping Faith with the Manson Women 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z

Those conversations with the BBC over the next few months will be crucial in determining what happens next. The cuts axe was a salami slicer after all - but it's only a stay of execution 2011-03-30T17:32:32Z

And the indoctrination of young people, members say, is crucial to the Klan’s survival. Inside the Ku Klux Klan, With an A&E Documentary Series 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z

Van Hamersveld said his training at the Art Center, then in downtown L.A. and now in Pasadena, gave him crucial preparation for hatching the "Endless Summer" poster design. An 'Endless Summer' for artist John Van Hamersveld 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z

This can include brainstorming with him — as his friend — ways he can get village help with his kids, a crucial way to ease any urgency he feels to find candidates for the role. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: How to reject the advances of a recently widowed old friend? 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z

Sounds for rolling down windows while winding through Southern California streets are crucial in the land of clement weather, and some artists execute road tracks better than others. Essential tracks: Deerhoof, an Elliott Smith tribute and Moon Duo 2015-03-07T05:00:00Z

In a month where Indians themselves have begun to question the very fabric of their society, Kishwar Desai's work would appear to be crucial. Origins of Love by Kishwar Desai – review 2013-01-26T18:30:01Z

The huge container ships and tankers that cross the world’s oceans are crucial to the functioning of the global consumer economy, and yet they are also curiously marginal to our perception of the world. | 'Iron Crows': Documentary on Shipbreakers, and Where Tankers Go When They Die 2011-08-23T21:53:07Z

One of the crucial ingredients in the mix that creates cognac is the barrel used for ageing. 10 of the best cognac distillers, tours and tastings, France 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z

They do not, of course — especially when the word “mistress” is modified by the crucial word “enslaved.” Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson and the Ways We Talk About Our Past 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z

The judge’s ruling is considered crucial because a jury would then hear not just Ms. Constand’s account, but that of other women who say similar things occurred to them. Court Debates Which Cosby Accusers May Testify 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z

At every crucial turn in his career, Bonanos argues, Weegee was working just as hard at his own image as at his craft. Weegee the Famous: The Master of Down-and-Dirty Street Photography 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z

The physical setup was crucial to the aural ambience of this piece. Review: The Composer Tristan Perich’s Proudly Lo-Fi Electronic Sounds 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z

Though he manages to include bits of krumping, tutting, gliding, popping and locking among other signature styles, the dances don’t feel era-specific, crucial for a musical trying to avoid being seen as a period piece. ‘Holler if Ya Hear Me’ Uses Songs by Tupac Shakur 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z

Amazon is a crucial outlet for any author, and when you lose them, it's terrifying. E-book author, publisher navigate price tightrope with Amazon 2012-04-30T01:31:04Z

The state's evangelical Christians, a crucial bloc in Saturday's primary, listened. Gingrich narrows race with Romney in South Carolina 2012-01-21T05:19:00Z

It is a crucial part of this production’s magic that the tellers and their tale blur into a single spellbound self. ‘Lula del Ray,’ a Spectral Parade of Fantastical Images 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z

When the tempo picked up, her quick pointe work was particularly brilliant, and in the crucial slow sections, her dancing had feathered softness. Swans With Glittering Technique, Aching to Break Hearts 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z

The tension between lurid incitement and passionate tenderness is a crucial element in Mr. Bieito’s style, but until now American audiences have only heard the incendiary sound bites. Calixto Bieito Directs Williams?s ?Camino Real? in Chicago 2012-03-02T18:30:03Z

This is why buying my yearly planner in January is crucial. Digital or paper planner? Either way, there still isn’t enough time. 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z

At that time, the universe underwent a crucial change: it went from being opaque to transparent. How the dawn of time has a promising future in research 2013-04-13T23:05:06Z

As I suggested in the last piece, the crucial characteristic in a Thanksgiving wine is acidity, which, in the right proportion, gives a wine energy, lift and liveliness. 12 Wines for Thanksgiving and Beyond 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z

"After personally surveying the damage and talking to many residents who lost their homes, I firmly believe federal assistance is crucial to help them begin the recovery process." FEMA denies aid for towns hit by tornado 2012-03-12T03:31:00Z

Along with a producer, having a studio on board can be crucial in selling a pitch to a network. One Writer’s Diary for Television Pitch Season 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z

The freshness wears off a bit as the story takes shape, and crucial passages are handled by means of montage sequences accompanied by broody tunes from Alex Turner, frontman of Arctic Monkeys. | 'Submarine': Coming of Age, and Then to Terms 2011-06-02T21:46:17Z

Relationship experts say that in the post-Roe era, it’s crucial to confront differing views of abortion head-on — whether it’s in an established relationship or early in the dating process. They don’t agree on abortion. Can their relationship survive post-Roe? 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z

Additional research will also be crucial for understanding how a basic income guarantee could support migrant workers brought in through the Temporary Foreign Worker program. Basic income could help create a more just and sustainable food system 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z

While I understand that a diploma is not a prerequisite for a satisfying career or financial success, I believe that people who forgo college miss a crucial learning experience. Reader Comments: College Boosters 2012-12-08T00:37:50Z

Naivete is a common trait, a crucial one in the case of Tatiana Romanova, deployed as bait in From Russia with Love. James Bond – a ticket to distant joys 2012-09-28T21:55:09Z

Why did you cut to the archival footage at a crucial point? Director Ava DuVernay populates 'Selma' with real people and events 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z

“Occupy” is thought-provoking, especially for audiences in this city full of news junkies, but it is missing some crucial connective tissue. VTDance debunks society’s media culture with ‘Occupy’

Ultimately, Pride was rewarded by the country music business — by the end of the 1960s and throughout the 1970s, he was one of the genre’s central, crucial performers, a part of the firmament. What Country Music Asked of Charley Pride 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z

Wolf plays a crucial role in the book. Wolf Brother By Michelle Paver - review 2013-04-11T11:00:00Z

In 2015, studios earned 73 percent of their profits abroad, and that figure is only expected to increase this year, one in which foreign grosses have proven a crucial lifeline for ailing franchises. “Inferno” isn’t a box office disaster: Dan Brown’s overseas hit may be the future of movies, whether we like it or not 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z

For one, the timing of when these friendships form may be crucial. “Bromosexual” friendships emerge as the new way for dudes to share advice 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z

Their testimony was crucial in convicting the other three teens, Robert Taylor, Jonathan Barr and James Harden. Convictions vacated in '91 rape, slaying 2011-11-03T15:47:00Z

Given that the Chicago Symphony has not yet appointed his replacement, Muti will remain a crucial presence next season, and possibly beyond. Welcome to New York. Show Us Your Mahler Ninth. 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z

Amid a vast mud plain in Oso, Wash., loggers have become a crucial part of the rescue and recovery effort, using their expertise to look for neighbors, friends and relatives. The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia 2014-03-27T18:40:41Z

Because no one knows how long natural immunity lasts, vaccination is crucial, Murphy said. Why you shouldn’t get a covid antibody test after your vaccine 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z

These are crucial issues to address, but to have any real impact, the discussion must extend even further to cover the systemic unfairness throughout the UK food supply system. Food prices are rising but farmers’ profits are still small — here’s why 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z

She adds that there are girls in her younger daughter’s class who talk about their “thigh gap” – the crucial space that indicates one’s legs are thin enough to be considered attractive. Two models, one goal: to free women from fashion’s weight tyranny 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z

“It’s crucial to tell your stories to the young people so that they know who you are,” she says. ‘In the Heights’ is more than a movie to its cast. It’s a celebration of Latinas throughout history. 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z

Carnival's brief duration, the exhibit explains, is crucial to how it works. '!Carnaval!' makes stop at Burke Museum 2011-10-06T21:08:05Z

The small cabins featured just enough amenities to make the experience a crucial step up from camping: beds, heaters, a microwave and full-size refrigerator, picnic table outside. After almost 11 years of phone tag, Cama Beach State Park’s reservation system goes online 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z

Inciting viewers is crucial for keeping ratings high. The Incestuous Relationship Between Donald Trump and Fox News 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z

But with Mr. Bondy not on the scene this cast made some crucial alterations. Music Review: At Met, Bryn Terfel and Patricia Racette in ?Tosca? 2010-04-15T19:59:00Z

"For Boeing, its employees' fondness for Seattle was part of a cohesive force that gave the company a crucial advantage over rival manufacturers," Verhovek writes. 'Jet Age': Sam Howe Verhovek's story of how Boeing came to rule the skies 2010-10-15T21:11:00Z

His appointment comes at a crucial time for the brand. Balenciaga Names Demna Gvasalia, Vetements Designer, as Artistic Director 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z

Perhaps slightly less crucial to the women's movement than this film implies, the encounter was nevertheless fraught with mindboggling gender politics and highly entertaining hucksterism. The Battle of the Sexes – review 2013-06-27T22:15:01Z

Regardless, there’s a crucial question on most of our minds: How long will the vaccine really protect us? How long will the coronavirus vaccines protect you? Experts weigh in. 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z

The reference points were the button-downs of the 1940s and ’50s, when the Brooks Brothers shirt was firmly established as a crucial element of insouciant collegiate style, the more frayed the better. Brooks Brothers Revives the Preppiest Shirt Collar 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z

Wherever you work, taking regular breaks from sitting to walk around and stretch is crucial. Hunching over screens is hurting your back. Can wearable tech pull you out of a slump? 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z

“A drama department is crucial. It’s not only about children who want to be actors. It’s about being able to look people in the eye, public speaking, communication, self-confidence.” Ashley Jensen: 'I never had a plan – I don't even know what I'm having for tea' 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z

That this crucial scene takes place nearly 100 minutes into the series is symptomatic, however. Television Review: ‘Hemlock Grove,’ Online From Netflix 2013-04-18T23:13:30Z

He pointed to some local acting classes he took when he was studying at the Juilliard School as crucial to his development. Extraordinary Beethoven, and an Adventurous Streak 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z

Rather, what he found in Jackson Heights is, as the film meticulously, intellectually, allusively, yet ardently shows, a crucial aspect of American experience, a working-out on film of the American democratic ideal. Finding the American Ideal in Queens 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z

But there is one crucial difference this time around. 'Hair' stays true to form at Oriental 2011-03-10T17:45:10Z

However, according to one writer and critic, the author of Ivanhoe and the Waverley novels was not only crucial in creating the idea of Scotland as it persists today, but also "invented England". Scotland's image-maker Sir Walter Scott 'invented English legends' 2010-08-16T16:21:00Z

Still, the city’s scrappy, underdog spirit remained a crucial element of the magazine’s aesthetic. The Wild Story of Creem, Once ‘America’s Only Rock ’n’ Roll Magazine’ 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z

Their most important discovery is about timing: "The 10-minute limit is crucial." Anyone got a good story ? and the nerve to tell it? 2011-01-02T00:02:03Z

Rihanna — one of the crucial pop hitmakers of the 21st century — needs the Super Bowl less than the Super Bowl needs her, and her performance was a master class in doing exactly enough. At the Super Bowl, Rihanna Returns to Music, Briefly 2023-02-12T05:00:00Z

Even in early Wagner, the conductor is crucial, and Dominic Wheeler drove the whole thing along with panache. Die Feen – review 2013-03-20T18:38:56Z

They are a crucial part of his persona, but not the center. ‘Beethoven,’ by Jan Swafford 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z

Challenging yourself like this is like antiseptic on a cut — sharply painful, strangely satisfying and crucial to proper healing. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: So, you want her back. First, though, you need to grow up. 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z

That he was able to mend his feather was crucial. A Choreographer Gives ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ a Makeover 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z

Chick Corea, the pioneering keyboardist and bandleader who died on Tuesday at 79, will be forever regarded as a crucial architect of jazz-rock fusion. Chick Corea: Hear 12 Essential Performances 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z

She wanted to tell the story of her parents, of her husband, Phil Graham, and of the crucial times in the life of The Washington Post. Katharine Graham at 100: Inside the making of one of the greatest Washington memoirs ever 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z

You've got to believe that the problem is so bad, so crucial, that your only recourse is to pretend it's deliberate. Truthfulness in advertising? Who knows ? it could just catch on 2010-08-07T23:05:00Z

Those worries are why “reversibility” and “documentation” are crucial words among conservators of ancient objects today. Melvin the Mummy, Rewrapped, at Brooklyn Museum 2010-05-06T22:57:00Z

This dissonance is crucial to the film and to the persona Pitt would develop, partly because it tempers beauty, making it approachable, funny, human. Brad Pitt and the Beauty Trap 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z

And it's a classic trope of children's adventure that the children do something crucial that saves the day. E Nesbit's classic The Railway Children accused of 'plagiarism' 2011-03-21T14:40:53Z

One crucial question is why Essex survived as long as he did. Smart redhead 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z

That second part is crucial, he said, because typography tends to be an individualist and hypercritical field in which peers regularly try to outwit one another. These People Really Care About Fonts 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z

But this world is a crucial hotbed of creativity, and Mr. Hanick is a major figure in it. A Met Opera Star Was Born, ‘Then Everything Stopped’ 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z

Same with “American Sniper,” coming as it has a few crucial years after such mournful, left-leaning box office failures tied to the Iraq invasion as “In the Valley of Elah” and “Lions for Lambs.” Is 'American Sniper' a litmus test for patriotism? 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z

But in a storytelling museum — to use the characterization of the late Shaike Weinberg, the former director of the Holocaust museum — the rise of National Socialism is a crucial part of the story. Sept. 11 Memorial Museum Conversation 2012-06-05T16:40:23Z

When Landau hits "play" on all three of these worlds at once, the crucial through-line of the piece gets, well, triangulated. The Hot L Baltimore: Still finding its rhythm 2011-04-04T01:29:39Z

And the distinction between them is hardly an academic matter: it bears crucial implications for how we think about human nature, as well as how to best alleviate human suffering. Human behaviour: is it all in the brain – or the mind? 2013-06-29T23:05:40Z

Further research and policy efforts will be crucial for gaining a fuller understanding of how a basic income guarantee might intersect with other financial supports like insurance, loans and climate funding. Basic income could help create a more just and sustainable food system 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z

“Normally an edit is a past tense process, cutting material that you’ve already shot. With this, a crucial creative element was coming in until we virtually locked the film.” Documentary series revisits 2002 Washington sniper case 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z

The role of these officers was so crucial that one is left wanting to know more about them. Exonerated for a Murder They Didn’t Commit 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z

But he finally opened up that day to cope as he counted down the hours to a crucial scan, a post that made him feel exposed, wit and irreverence being more his style. What he said before he died 2013-01-29T01:00:00Z

Chiron wants to be touched more than be seen, and the film’s tenderness is a crucial corollary to the bite of identity politics. The Oscars and the Election 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z

At the same time, the democratization of criticism online has had a crucial and positive effect on cinematic events. Why Movies Still Matter 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z

Hospitalized and heading into a crucial procedure, he lacks confidence. ‘Henry & Me,’ With Richard Gere, Austin Williams and Others 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z

Handling frustration and disappointment is a crucial piece of child development. Sesame Street's pandemic advice for parents: 'Find joy within the moment' 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z

That rhythmic signature is crucial to the feel of some Miles Davis albums from the early 1970s and a range of other music since. Review: Jack DeJohnette’s ‘In Movement’ and ‘Return’ Show Sweep 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z

And in the Trump White House, being the relative of someone with a big administration job seems to be one crucial advantage. A common thread among many Trump press staffers: They’re related to other Trump staffers 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z

The crucial thing that turned me round again was my daughter Juliet. The first Glastonbury: 'Hell's Angels stole the ox-roast!' – a classic feature 2013-06-12T10:35:57Z

“The Whistleblower,” which makes one of the victims a crucial character and uses graphic scenes of abuse, implicates the United Nations, the State Department, private contractors and nongovernmental organizations in the sex trade. Exposing Injustices, the Real-Life Kind 2011-07-29T03:43:03Z

Indeed, Mallarmé, a crucial figure in the history of modernism, is a bit of a disaster in English. Rereading Rabindranath Tagore 2011-07-08T21:55:11Z

Still, even during this scene, in crucial moments, sparks of the fiery, headstrong Brünnhilde would come through as well when Ms. Goerke sang a phrase with steely Wagnerian power and cool intensity. Christine Goerke as Brünnhilde in Wagner’s ‘Die Walküre’ 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z

We'd seen such characters before, from Tom Jones to Toby Belch, but Byron adds three crucial details to this picture. Rereading: Childe Harold by Lord Byron 2011-08-12T09:00:01Z

The green beans and tomatoes are crucial for authenticity, taste and texture, too. This pasta salad will transport you to the French Riviera 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z

The critic—as Timberg aptly emphasizes—is a crucial participant in the world of art. The Creative Class and the Movies 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z

Mr. Andre has referred to his poems as “typewriter drawings” and, in the spirit of Concrete poetry, their shape on the page is crucial to their effect. Carl Andre’s Epic Sculptures, United at Dia:Beacon 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z

By doing what he did to the "James Bond Theme," whoever wrote it or rewrote it, Barry did eternal honor to the crucial middle step between composition and orchestration. 'Bond' theme writer John Barry dead at 77 2011-01-31T19:16:00Z

In addition to her contagious pluck and facility across genres, Parx credited her listening skills and discretion as crucial to endearing her to major artists. Tayla Parx Helped Ariana Grande Evolve. Now It’s Her Turn. 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z

But we now know that there is a crucial missing factor – one that is the key to the origin of life: constant energy. Creation: The Origin of Life/The Future of Life by Adam Rutherford – review 2013-03-27T08:25:00Z

These cooked starches were crucial to brain development and helped us grow the large brains that set us apart in the animal kingdom. Your grain-free diet isn’t natural, good for you or good for the planet 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z

She soon plugged into a crucial support system. Ming Smith’s Poetic Blur 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z

But at the time, that was a crucial place. Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: A Music Critic’s Look Back at Formative Years in Chicago 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z

But he thinks this lowering of testosterone led to more cooperation between people, which laid crucial groundwork for cultural advances thousands of years later. Study: Society Flourished When Humans Got Less Manly 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z

Storytelling is often the most underrated of a choreographer’s gifts, but frequently it’s the most crucial. In ‘Firebird,’ the Choreographer’s Art Is in Storytelling 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z

Australian broadcaster SBS has played the show for more than three decades and is a member of the European Broadcasting Union - the crucial criteria needed for participation. Australia's affection for Eurovision pays off 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z

Uslan says that Burton also brought two especially crucial concepts to the film. How Tim Burton’s ‘Batman’ radically changed the superhero-movie landscape 30 years ago 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z

Donors and government funding will likely to be crucial to any new vision’s success. Amid an epic dispute over the future of L.A.'s Southwest Museum, a new report sees hope 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z

A crucial one occurs in Act 2, after the scene in which Gaston takes resplendent Gigi to the hot spot Maxim’s. Kennedy Center’s Broadway-bound ‘Gigi,’ starring Vanessa Hudgens, affirms its undistinguished status 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z

Given the importance of adequate dietary iron intake and the projected shortage in dietary iron, it is crucial to evaluate the benefits of fortification. Future diets will be short of micronutrients like iron — it’s time to consider how we feed people 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z

With luck, a new generation of writers, directors and actors — steeped in a non-binary, anti-shaming sexual culture — is poised to reclaim sex as a crucial element of mainstream style. Perspective | Sex is disappearing from the big screen, and it’s making movies less pleasurable 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z

A crucial component of her work is the colored light she projects onto it. A hugely popular hit returns to the Renwick 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z

It's crucial that we savor the small wins in this grueling, life-long marathon we call home cooking. The joy of achar butter and tiny cooking wins 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z

“It is in these crucial moments, Salzburg is a place where you can get people’s undivided attention for something that is going to have impact,” he said. Why Salzburg Is a Must-Visit for Classical Music 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z

Set at a busy London hospital, it follows not only patients but the staff dealing with exhaustion and a complex system, and how these things affect the crucial decisions they have to make every day. This week's new theatre 2011-01-15T00:06:08Z

Yet Mr. Erdelyi played a crucial role in the sound and early development of the band, which was started by the high school friends from Forest Hills, Queens. Tommy Ramone Dies at 65; He Gave Punk Rock Its Pulse 2014-07-12T04:00:00Z

"Technicolor is to be commended for understanding the crucial importance of preserving its archive," Scorsese said in a statement. Upstate NY film museum gets Technicolor collection 2010-03-26T15:27:00Z

Part of the trouble on Saturday was two problematic performances in crucial roles. Review: A Present-Day ‘Parsifal’ With a Nod to the Past 2015-03-29T04:00:00Z

Jenny Burroughs, senior product manager for PPG, a paint manufacturer, says the crucial first step is excellent preparation. Dealing with peeling paint on a pergola 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z

Historically, it was a crucial addition to the ever-expanding study of Modernism as an international phenomenon. In the Art World, Globalism’s New Spin 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z

The book is long, more than 400 pages, but its length seems crucial to its overall effect. In 1980s Glasgow, a World of Pain Made Bearable by Love 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z

With his feathered hair and sparkling jumpsuits, Manilow, a few crucial years older than baby boomers, is the least-rock ’n’ roll singer to grow up in the rock era. Barry Manilow Just Wanted to Write the Songs. He’s Still Singing Them. 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z

Most of the book consists of case histories and studies of the crucial traits that matter to all of us: intelligence, athletic and artistic skill, disease, obesity, sexual orientation. Identically Different: Why You Can Change Your Genes by Tim Spector – review 2012-08-08T09:30:03Z

These canines are crucial parts of America’s national security, Goodavage writes. America's Canine Protectors 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z

At the same time, we lack the crucial ability to see the future. The personal finance industry can’t save us 2013-03-06T20:53:00Z

For series creator and executive producer Joe Weisberg, finding leads with convincing chemistry was a crucial part of making the show work. Matthew Rhys: agent provocateur of ‘The Americans’ 2014-04-22T23:25:31Z

That culture of progressive patronage is, as I pointed out in a column last fall, crucial to the dynamism of Los Angeles music. How the L.A. Phil Can Stay on Top of the Orchestra World 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z

Crowded with photographers, A-list stars, publicists and fans begging for selfies, red carpets are a crucial element in the Hollywood publicity machine. Hollywood red carpets look for coronavirus makeover 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z

The documentary filmmakers discovered a crucial piece of evidence that connected him to an anonymous note sent to police directing them to Berman’s lifeless body. Prosecutor: Jurors conclude Durst heir ‘killed them all’ 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z

Neuropharmacological studies show how crucial the activation of the dopamine reward system is in such experiences. This is your brain on religion: Uncovering the science of belief 2014-01-04T19:00:00Z

His physicality is crucial to the success of the “Mission: Impossible” series, critical to the movies’ kick. ‘Mission: Impossible — Fallout’ and the Bliss of the Hyper-Human Tom Cruise 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z

In the long run-up to the current political moment, American Sniper played a crucial role. Under fire: how cinema's new breed of cowboys are taking aim at the old west 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z

If wine occupies an important role in life, the choice of glasses is crucial and may demand this sort of considerable commitment. The Best Wine Glass for Any Occasion: Our Critic Reviews 5 New Contenders 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z

In making the move, though, it is crucial to rethink the concepts visually. Count Arthur Strong's transfer to BBC2 confirms Radio 4 as comedy pioneer 2013-07-07T14:38:37Z

But learning how to navigate transitions is a crucial part of growing up, says Susan Linn, founding director of Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood, and a lecturer in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. How to Help Your Kids Say Goodbye 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z

“It’s a crucial change: a complete switch from ‘don’t get pregnant’ sex education to educating kids about infertility,” explains Schmidt. ‘There’s no stigma’: why so many Danish women are opting to become single mothers 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z

Kenji’s crucial gift is an extreme patience—a culinary passion channelled into endless tinkering and repetition. Kenji López-Alt’s Obsessive Kitchen Experiments 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z

In this production you’re seldom aware of the threatening but magnetic core of quiet that always lurks beneath the words, especially in the first crucial quarter of its uninterrupted 80 minutes. Review: ‘Blackbird’: The Past Returns, Taunting 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z

Spiritual exploration and technological innovation are not necessarily very far apart, and both play a crucial, perhaps misunderstood role in recent history. Movie Review: ‘Computer Chess’ Depicts Programmers in 1980 2013-07-16T22:06:36Z

Curators say that recording the personal stories behind photos, videos and objects are just as crucial as the objects themselves — and the more personal, the better. This Year Will End Eventually. Document It While You Can. 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z

The narration is as crucial in conveying the mood of Ottinger’s story as the film’s unhurried pace is. ‘Paris Calligrammes’ Review: Recalling the 1960s With Fondness and Passion 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z

Ligeti uses one of the most familiar tropes in music, a horn call, as a crucial motif. Review: Chamber Music Society Performs Ligeti’s Trio 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z

In a blog for the Bookseller, author Kate Mosse said the next few weeks would be "the most crucial" in the library debate. Library protests cause some councils to rethink cuts 2011-02-15T18:48:07Z

Patient selection for any body contouring procedure is crucial, said Dr. Jeffrey M. Kenkel, vice chairman of plastic surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. 2010-02-03T21:32:00Z

Energy is well established as crucial for consciousness. Our godless brains: Emerging science reveals mind-blowing alternatives to a higher power 2014-04-26T20:00:00Z

A crucial aspect of adolescence is performance — trying on different outfits and identities — and seeing if they feel OK. ‘Kid 90’ and the Days When Even Wild TV Teens Had Privacy 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z

Fairstein has steadfastly defended the work of her office, and her crucial involvement in the case is a matter of public record. Perspective | Does Linda Fairstein deserve a literary honor? Critics say her past as a prosecutor sullies her art. 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z

“Black Panther,” the year’s biggest domestic grossing movie, features women in galvanizing, narratively crucial supporting roles. What It’s Like to Be a Female Movie Critic in the #MeToo Era 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z

He talks with writers, directors and producers to chronicle the sometimes rocky roads these series traveled to the small screen and the crucial role that casting and luck could play in their success. Books of The Times: Brett Martin’s ‘Difficult Men’ Sees a New Golden Age for TV 2013-06-24T21:26:42Z

A crucial springboard to sobriety was realizing that you were powerless over alcohol—you were not capable of moderate or occasional drinking. Addiction is not a disease: How AA and 12-step programs erect barriers while attempting to relieve suffering 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z

As at all great camps, outbuildings are crucial to the property’s gestalt. Thom Filicia Crafts a Family-Friendly Retreat in the Adirondaks 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z

The al fresco bit is crucial, because a BAO gig is as much community celebration as it is concert. A Bus Journey to a Time Before Abba 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z

Hoffman interviewed key players and gained access to more than 900 pages of long-secret CIA files and operational cables to fill in a crucial gap in the Cold War espionage canon. Real-life 'Billion Dollar Spy' reads like a Cold War fiction thriller 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z

There is a nice guitar shimmer to Rhein, and echo appears to be crucial to Father Sculptor, if not yet a crutch. New band of the day – Father Sculptor (No 1,324) 2012-08-06T15:13:14Z

“I don’t think they were going for that at all but it is, for us, a crucial thing. For us as an audience, boy do we need to hear that.” Holly Hunter: 'Sometimes I take a movie that I know is not great' 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z

As in all job appointments, the crucial judgment is the relevance and transferability of previous experience. Hytner's National Theatre: who should run it next? 2013-04-11T10:39:49Z

Badura-Skoda’s recordings are among the crucial delights and treasures of the classical archive, but their influence and power goes far beyond their specific sales or distribution; they have become, in their way, ubiquitous. What Paul Badura-Skoda Did for Classical Piano 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z

This sort of decision, made by women and reflecting women back to themselves, is crucial according to Jude Kelly, one of the few female cultural leaders running a big UK arts venue. It's a man's world… but why is sexism ingrained in the arts? 2013-03-24T00:06:27Z

With that crucial caveat, here are few comedic things piquing our interest in the new year. Comedy in 2017: Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle and the French Seinfeld 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z

Using ultrasound to map inner veins as well as visible ones is crucial for patients who complain of enlarged veins and symptoms like achy pain. Skin Deep: U.S. Approves Drug to Treat Varicose Veins 2010-05-11T22:40:00Z

As with all minimalist concoctions, the quality of ingredients is crucial here: The better the apples and the fresher the cider, the better the muesli. Why muesli is so basic but satisfying — and how to make it 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z

His foe in the debate asserted, but could not prove, that crucial evidence was on page 750 of a paper book he owned at home. This App Turns Your Paper Books Into E-books and Audio Books 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z

In addition, social ideas about gender, purity and honor – so crucial to patriarchal organization – also have a dangerous effect. The future isn’t unisex: Reform’s big gender blind spot 2013-12-19T19:38:00Z

At a crucial, climactic moment — a scene in a suite at the Plaza Hotel — the director mutes his irrepressible, circus ringmaster showmanship and plunges into undiluted melodrama. Movie Review: ‘The Great Gatsby,’ Interpreted by Baz Luhrmann 2013-05-09T12:00:01Z

It's also hard to understand his English at times, a crucial drawback in a PG comedy. 2010-01-14T04:44:00Z

Those limitations are part of why “Eraserhead” doesn’t yet exist as a fully realized experience on such a device — the meticulous sound design of that movie is crucial. Is Watching a Movie on a Phone Really So Bad? 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z

At every step of the way, having other Latinos on their side in rooms where decisions were made was crucial. The American Latino Experience: 20 Essential Films Since 2000 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z

Maybe the big stuff is easier to spot than fiddly yet crucial details like whether it will start raining in Harrogate before or after it gets dark. If only weathermen were honest and said forecasts were just a bit of fun 2010-12-05T00:05:00Z

“I still think it’s crucial to keep a critical muscle that mocks the motivations of the system — to say, ‘Why are we doing this?’ and to say, ‘This is crazy.’ ‘Doomocracy’ Puts the Politics of Fear on Display in Brooklyn 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z

"Before I tell you this part of the story," Birbiglia-as-narrator tells us at a crucial plot point, "I want to remind you that you're on my side." May 23 at SIFF: 'Safety Not Guaranteed,' 'Sleepwalk With Me' 2012-05-22T22:03:04Z

"Mad Men" always makes us wait, sometimes deliciously; creator Matthew Weiner is in no hurry to reveal crucial pieces of his story's intricate puzzle. Monday morning "Mad Men" 2010-08-30T16:29:00Z

But hopefully the song's stunning battle cry has pushed voters to revisit the complexity of the darker side of gun violence, an uncomfortable but crucial topic that can no longer be ignored. Grammys 2015: Common's' 'Nobody's Smiling' deserves rap album honor 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z

The federal money would be only a small portion of the roughly $500 million needed to complete the project, but it is the crucial first step in the city’s public-private financing plan to remake Iberville. Critic?s Notebook: To Renovate, and Surpass, City?s Legacy 2011-04-06T22:15:09Z

“Particularly crucial is her punishingly physical performance, which underscores that this is very much a story about what some men do to women’s bodies.” Noomi Rapace, the Girl Past the Dragon Tattoo 2011-12-09T21:38:03Z

More important, she combines raw vulnerability with a defensive, secretive air, which is crucial to making us wonder if Caitlin is telling all she knows. Theater Review: Steven Soderbergh Directs ‘The Library,’ at the Public 2014-04-16T02:00:01Z

But what happens when those being mourned have withheld — or at the very least played down — a crucial aspect of their life? Ripping Up the Rule Book in ‘An Octoroon,’ and Making a Patchwork of ‘Woyzeck’ 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z

Getting those kids interested in the movies right next door is crucial. Critic’s Notebook: The New York Film Festival’s 50th Edition 2012-10-09T00:33:01Z

Missing from a technically flawless show, however, was a crucial element: pain. Carole J. Bufford at the Metropolitan Room 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z

Sure, machine learning and other automated tools are crucial for taking down fake information. How the WW2 Resistance fought Nazi propaganda with fake news of their own 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z

The sense of place was crucial to the story: the United States, sporty; Asia, traditional purity; Africa: the freedom of the colorful Masai, and Paris, Christian Dior’s historic Parisienne. Fashion Review: Dior's Global Vision 2013-07-01T17:50:31Z

Music itself, both its power and its helplessness, plays a crucial role in the denouement. New York Premiere for a Long-Suppressed Opera 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z

It was a crucial period for Northwest Coastal artists. In making art, Haida culture is revived 2013-11-25T23:26:01Z

It’s a crucial story, one that sets up the entire farce. | 'The Comedy of Errors': A Farce With Two of a Kind 2011-04-12T21:30:50Z

A crucial moment in this book details the final weeks of Trump’s presidency, when the stitching was really coming off the ball. Two Accounts of Donald Trump’s Final Year in Office, One More Vivid and Apt Than the Other 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z

While exploring new forms of intimacy can be a thrill, Rosy wants to underscore something crucial: “No one is forced to put something up and you engage at the level you feel comfortable at.” 'It’s like a sexy story just for me': how lockdown has triggered a wave of sexting 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z

The intense mirroring of the vintage section distracts from the crucial details of the often astonishing clothes, including a pastel layered chiffon Giorgio Sant’Angelo dress. Barneys Is Gone. Where Should You Shop Next? 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z

I believe it to be crucial that all within the Blue Alliance be honest not only to themselves but to each other too. Sebastien Tellier on Eurovision 2012-05-25T23:03:00Z

These days the original Ibiza institution doubles as the head office of a global chain, but it's still a crucial reference point in the world of house music. Spanish music now: from Alicante to Zaragoza 2012-06-19T15:05:06Z

A crucial moment in the dynamic of this whole season for the show as a whole: a lie that actually gets the city working as near its best as we have seen. The Wire re-up: season five, episode seven ? The Wire v The Sopranos 2010-03-29T23:15:00Z

In terms of visual information, the wall, for Parlá, is of as crucial importance as the line or brush stroke or any other mark. Covid. A Coma. A Stroke. José Parlá Returns From the Edge. 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z

They consulted Mary Street Alinder and John Sexton, onetime assistants to Adams, for help determining the negative size and other crucial details about its printing. When the Light, Shadow and Stars Aligned: Standing Where Ansel Adams Stood 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z

At clubs, the bar is a crucial source of cash. Open Your Laptops, the Comedy Show Is About to Begin 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z

Gradually, we see her realize that her son is perseverating, mixing uneasily with other kids, missing crucial developmental milestones. Tina Brown’s ‘Vanity Fair Diaries’ Recall a Glossier Time 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z

Conversations with former Black Panthers were also crucial to Sampson’s research process, more and less serendipitously. For Her New Play, Tori Sampson Revisited Her ‘Black Power Household’ 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z

Cilento has also added a coda to the ending, in which several cast members return to bring back a few crucial dancing moments. Forget About Jazz Hands, This Fosse Show Is About Dancin’ 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z

In doing this, he doesn't expand Fisher's role and Cyborg's story at the expense of any other figure, which is as crucial as all the smaller addendums and changes. Oh the humanity! "Zack Snyder's Justice League" wasn't necessary, but it brought what Whedon lacked 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z

On top of that, “Discovery” seemed rinsed in a certain, ineffable “CBS-ness” in crucial matters such as dialogue and aesthetic. Perspective | TV needs a really great space saga. ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ comes close, but the longing remains. 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z

One crucial caveat: If you’re a woman, you also have to be considered young and attractive according to dominant cultural beauty norms. Girlboss in the White House: How Ivanka Trump’s business success makes her above reproach 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z

End, pretty much, with an eager and unthwarted pilot, zooming down the narrow canyon of a spaceship, with his wingmen taking hits on his behalf and a tiny yet crucial target in his sights? “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Reviewed 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z

Mr. Polisi, the former Juilliard president, said that this time seemed different, given the crucial decision to reduce the size of the hall — it now seats 2,200 people, down from 2,738. David Geffen Hall Reopens, Hoping Its $550 Million Renovation Worked 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z

“Instead, they recognize the crucial importance of expertise in navigating daily life. Today, in public attitudes toward everything from science to politics, expertise is under enormous stress.” Essential Arts & Culture: The new MacArthur winners, Gehry's Bilbao effect, Springsteen on Broadway 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z

The usual suspects have come in for blame — the pandemic’s winter surge, the paucity of older moviegoers — but I lay this failure squarely at the feet of the marketing campaign, which missed crucial opportunities. The Oscars Want Crowd-Pleasers, but Where Are the Crowds? 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z

Attracting more paying subscribers seems crucial to Spotify's success and, indeed, survival. Click to download: Live music streaming subscribes to a radio style 2010-12-02T23:28:00Z

The celebrity efforts provide another crucial weapon for conservationists: money. How the Elephant Became the Newest Celebrity Cause 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z

Polly Kemp, actor and founder of the gender equality campaign group Era 50:50, said the focus on senior positions was crucial. 'Diversity is now centre stage': Berlin film festival sets industry precedent 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z

This is crucial to starting a new routine: logistically, it is incredibly easy. How to get strong this year: 'I worry I might actually pass out' 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z

“Kidnapped” has a lot in common with Michael Haneke’s notorious “Funny Games,” but with one crucial difference. | 'Kidnapped': Intruders at the Window, and Then a Nightmare 2011-06-16T23:26:26Z

The Asian connection is crucial to the current makeover. Special Report: Fashion: Humberto Leon and Carol Lim of Opening Ceremony on their challenge at Kenzo 2011-09-09T12:03:38Z

Lara’s point is a crucial one: The United States cannot take the high ground when it comes to the rise of narco-terrorism. 'Narcos' Episode 3 Recap: Pablo the Politician 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z

Which is why it’s worth recalling—and it’s no surprise—that, in “Shoah,” Lanzmann himself is a crucial on-screen presence throughout, as he is in his most recent film, “The Last of the Unjust.” Where Comedy Comes From 2015-04-25T04:00:00Z

And no matter what you think of Williamson’s work in general or the right to abortion in particular, toward the end of his essay he makes a crucial point about what’s happening to us all: Perspective | Twitter is no place to consider abortion — but a novel might be 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z

The musicians attest to his crucial role in building up the Met orchestra to one of the finest ensembles in the world. Book celebrates Levine's 40-year Met Opera career 2011-05-02T10:37:07Z

At one point, Don Draper says to his bohemian mistress, who has no children, no husband, no obligations, “I can’t decide if you have everything or nothing,” and that would be the crucial question. Cultural Studies: On ?Mad Men,? The Allure of Messy Lives 2010-07-30T21:05:00Z

When we meet, his job is at a crucial juncture. Glyndebourne's odd double 2012-08-09T19:00:12Z

Sanderson arrived in El Salvador at a crucial time, amid a terrible civil war, and was impressed with the resolve of guerrilla fighters against an unjust regime. Paul Theroux on a Globetrotting Novel Inspired by a Real Adventurer 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z

But it has left open-ended a crucial concern: How does an audience empathize with a main character responsible for such gratuitous suffering? Perspective | Ben Platt’s seven-year journey with ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ has taken him from Arena Stage to Hollywood 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z

But keeping them free from the far more immense power of the government may be crucial to maintaining our freedom. I’m a First Amendment scholar — and I think Big Tech should be left alone 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z

"The crucial thing is to start paying attention now." Embracing the Ordinary by Michael Foley - review 2012-07-18T07:00:02Z

“Einstein on the Beach” represents the apex of the early work of Mr. Glass and Mr. Wilson, and it played a crucial role in their careers. ‘Einstein on the Beach’ Revival at BAM Raises Questions 2012-08-31T14:06:50Z

It’s the smallest executive department, budget-wise, but it performs a wide array of crucial public services. Don’t sleep on Wilbur Ross 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z

"The beginning part of the movie is so crucial to get the audience invested in who Steve is, I didn't want to share that part of the performance with another actor," Evans, 30, told Reuters. Brawny "Captain America" saved by "Skinny Steve" 2011-07-19T19:46:07Z

With melting sound and disarming vulnerability, Ms. Netrebko made this crucial line seem especially revealing, a moment of helpless resignation. Review: Anna Netrebko Emerges as a Powerful New Tosca at the Met 2018-04-22T04:00:00Z

There were more meals after that, along with, at crucial intervals, handwritten cards featuring lines from my favorite novel. He Courted Me Through My Favorite Novel 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z

Nowhere are previews regarded as more crucial, however, than at Off Broadway theater companies staging new plays and musicals. Preview Audiences Help Shape Off Broadway Productions 2012-06-03T19:55:35Z

Finally, I advise that it's crucial to really toast your bread — it should not be pale and limp but unmistakably golden and crunchy. The best garlic bread has a secret ingredient and takes 10 minutes 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z

Photograph: Ben Page This venue is crucial to Manchester's cultural well-being. Art houses: 10 of Britain best cinema experiences 2011-08-05T21:45:03Z

The crucial point is that all mammals are capable of displaying some kind of empathy. My bright idea: evolution and empathy 2010-09-18T23:05:00Z

The absolutely crucial part of it is that the second chamber would have been elected indirectly, so they would never be able to challenge the primacy of the commons. Glastonbury 2013: views from Leftfield 2013-06-30T16:00:02Z

They inform her that she and a team of human scientists will be crucial in preventing a disaster in 10 months that could end humanity. Best new science fiction for summer 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z

However contrived and impoverished their means, these films are a crucial part of African-American cinema history. The Swinging, Jamming Musical Charms of 1940s Soundies 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z

With blending families a crucial piece of the equation, each was observing the other’s parenting styles. A First Date Unspoiled Even After He Lost His Phone and Wallet 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z

The drama of playing from memory is at the crux of a scene involving the elegant French pianist Alexandre Tharaud, who, portraying himself, has a small but crucial role. Critic’s Notebook: Memorization’s Loosening Hold on Concert Tradition 2012-12-31T23:18:16Z

These crucial tweaks happened continually in the Fort Greene rehearsal of “MiddleSexGorge.” Stephen Petronio, Dance Upstart Marked by Experience 2010-04-16T14:29:00Z

As the crucial holiday period gets underway, total grosses are now 0.3 percent lower than last season. ‘Hamilton’ Hits a New High: The Most Money Grossed in a Week on Broadway 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z

Fortunately everybody reached the music's crucial signposts at about the same time, and the results were breathtaking. Stephen Hough and the Rach 3: a leap-out-of-your seat experience 2012-06-15T15:04:04Z

These potential losses in revenue for Art Basel make the smooth execution of the Miami fair all the more crucial. Art Basel Miami Beach Returns, Smaller but Ready to Party 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z

But her lack of journalistic experience is immediately evident: She centers the story on her own feelings and observations rather than on reportage, eliding and omitting certain crucial historic events. Personal Stories From the Refugee Experience 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z

The aftermath here is as crucial as the fight itself. 'Sleepy Hollow' recap: Weep No More, My Lady 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z

There’s a sense one could skip three or four pages almost anywhere in these books and not miss anything crucial. The Devilish Life and Art of Lucian Freud, in Full Detail 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z

Willkie, she adds, “deserves so much more, not only for his crucial contributions to American unity in World War II but also for his lifelong commitment to civil rights and intense opposition to racism.” 7 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z

In the end, the most crucial factor may be the mileage between your local sandwich shop and the bakery on which it depends. A Field Guide to the American Sandwich 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z

But he struggles more with the other, mercurial side of Hildy -- the crucial edge and drive that makes him a pea in a pod with editor Burns. 'The Front Page': Easy laughs in era when newspapers were king 2011-04-17T22:22:01Z

Mr. Kosky has become a crucial advocate for the modern revival of operetta. Offenbach’s ‘Fabulous Nonsense’ Hits Salzburg, With Cancan 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z

In this environment, artwork is crucial, a way to stand out on websites like datpiff.com and livemixtapes.com, where dozens of new mixtapes are available free every week. Celebrating the Fast-Moving, Bug-Eyed, Wily World of Hip-Hop Mixtape Covers 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z

Such soft-sell marketing can be crucial, said Cynthia Swartz, whose company, Strategy PR/Consulting, helps studios devise Oscar campaigns, particularly since “a year like this is really close, and every vote is going to count.” Peggy Siegal, Best Hostess in a Supporting Role 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z

By using their huge platforms to speak about deeply personal issues that nonetheless affect women of all backgrounds and ethnicities, Union and Obama are helping to create that crucial balance. Why Gabrielle Union and Michelle Obama opening up about miscarriage and infertility matters 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z

From its most sentimentally intoxicated to its more socially engaged poems, a crucial aspect of Dear Boy's knowing aesthetic is the precise and telling detail. Dear Boy by Emily Berry – review 2013-03-22T19:00:01Z

The Richard Tucker Music Foundation, which provides crucial support to young American singers, always promises a cavalcade of stars for its annual gala concert. Review: A Gala’s Starry Mix of Artists and Arias 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z

Growth in the ancillary market is crucial to Hollywood studios, whose films often generate more revenues from that market than from the domestic box office. Hollywood extends slow turnaround in home video sales 2012-07-29T17:06:08Z

Casting was also a crucial part of the international equation. The Spies of ‘Citadel’ Have Big Plans: Global Domination 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z

The sympathetic response of his audience when he lost his job last year, for filming at work, taught him how crucial honesty was to his vlogging. Shane Dawson, YouTube?s Comic for the Under-30 Set 2010-04-02T21:21:00Z

One of the world’s foremost authorities on child mental health today warns that technology is threatening child development by disrupting the crucial learning relationship between adults and children. Technology cuts children off from adults, warns expert 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z

The use of air transport was crucial to the mission, conservation experts insisted. UN flies to rescue of Congo gorillas 2010-05-08T23:07:00Z

Now the contract could have been defeated, but at the crucial point, declarer played a low club from dummy, and East failed to rise with the ace. Bridge: A Choice From Many Potential Lines of Play 2011-10-14T23:02:18Z

Well, it shouldn’t be — but Sweden considers intent to be crucial in criminal cases. Judge: It’s only rape if he thinks it is 2014-01-14T23:59:00Z

On top of that, the widespread wireless way of accessing streamed content limits the amount of crucial music information. Is streaming a threat to music? Not if musicians have anything to do with it 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z

This analysis marks a crucial first step in addressing a justice system that, for the most part, does not provide pregnant patients with adequate or even humane healthcare. 'I didn’t get arrested, I got rescued': jail is a lifeline for some pregnant women 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z

The podium-and-towers arrangement was an attempt to negotiate the tricky but crucial transition between the Seaport and the taller modern buildings immediately around it. A Billion-Dollar Battle Over a Parking Lot at the Seaport 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z

She notes that he gets crucial facts wrong. ‘Biography of X’ Rewrites a Life Story and an American Century 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z

In keeping with the rest of her book, one of the characters from that chapter goes on to play a crucial role in Bakerton’s fraught engagement with fracking. ‘Heat & Light’ is the best fracking novel ever 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z

A crucial mistake that is often made is not passing the flour through a sieve before using it. Making (and braiding) the perfect challah has never been easier 2023-09-16T04:00:00Z

At 70 he is retiring, having had a crucial influence on the musical life of New York. New York?s Pioneering World Music Impresario Announces His Retirement 2011-04-10T21:53:59Z

From listeners’ perspective, more daily news podcasts can only be a good thing, but it’s still crucial to have traditional radio’s ability to provide rolling news and break stories on air. Hear all about it: how daily news podcasts became publishing's new hope 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z

That installment of the Tom Cruise franchise drove home an important point, which is that male stars have a crucial part to play in improving women’s roles in Hollywood, on and off screen. Beyond ‘Jurassic World,’ promising developments at summer box office 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z

Even so, after watching it, you realize that even a cursory look at Mr. Berlusconi is crucial to understanding an age in which celebrity is now the coin of the realm. 2010-02-12T00:06:00Z

This point is absolutely crucial to understand: They do not perceive of themselves as bullies, or as bigots, but rather they pose as aggrieved parties. Toxic nerds are making “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” criticism impossible 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z

Casting one part was a more crucial decision than the rest. Just Like the Good Old Days in the Ring 2011-03-20T02:30:05Z

If nothing else, Bailey’s book is a crucial decoder ring for deciphering the byzantine layers of who became what in Roth’s romans-à-clef. Review | ‘Philip Roth,’ by Blake Bailey, is a colorful, confident and uncompromising biographical triumph 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z

But, in a crucial way, the core of its aggressive affront to the cinematic values of youth is found in what Assayas has left out of the film. The Enemy of Youth 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z

Dr. Gero also notes the crucial importance of felt to the genre. Wartime Quilts Honor Battles and Leaders, but Mostly Art 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z

Other nutrient deficiencies – including folic acid, vitamins B6 and 12, magnesium, zinc and chromium – may also play a crucial role in depression. Drugs alone won't fix our epidemic of depression | James S Gordon 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z

The arrival of the guys signifies a sea change, part of an extraordinary year for feminism, in which the conversation has been transformed, as have some crucial laws, while new voices and constituencies joined in. Rebecca Solnit: Feminism needs more Louie C.K.s and Chris Kluwes 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z

Achieving diversity in the field is still a crucial goal, Thede said: “At the end of the day, there’s still at least three men who were born with the name James who host late-night shows.” Can Hasan Minhaj Make Topical Comedy Work on Netflix? 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z

Photograph: Steve Ullathorne It can be a proper battle holding tight your opinions about a play in those crucial minutes after the house lights flicker up. Edinburgh fringe theatre 2010-08-21T23:06:00Z

They shed special light on a crucial period in the development of this firebrand painter and lifelong abstract art denier, who, despite quite a bit of exposure, has yet to receive his due. Review: ‘Peter Saul: From Pop to Punk,’ a Firebrand Willing to Offend 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z

The opening scene is crucial in setting the tone for a movie. What are the best opening scenes in film? – open thread 2012-10-05T16:34:59Z

For Crenshaw, this rewriting of history that centres the violence black women experience is crucial for taking the black freedom struggle forward. Kimberlé Crenshaw: the woman who revolutionised feminism – and landed at the heart of the culture wars 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z

And Preminger was, from the earliest days of modern film criticism, one of the crucial examples of such an auteur. Movie of the Week: “Laura” 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z

“He would also appreciate some privacy during this crucial point in his recovery.” Tracy Morgan Flashes a Smile and a Peace Sign, and Offers Thanks for Support 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z

Just as the human body needs certain crucial vitamins for balanced nourishment, so the reading soul demands regular doses of melancholy. Nimrod's Shadow by Chris Paling 2010-04-09T23:06:00Z

It’s a pretty crucial aspect of human life. From ‘Camp David’ to ‘Oslo,’ Forging Drama from Diplomacy 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z

Now I think that worth is one of the reasons why romantic love has become so crucial; it’s become one of the places where you can affirm your worth. Our new era of hearbreak 2012-06-24T18:15:00Z

I do not think it misrepresented what he said, or ignored any crucial clarifying remark that followed. Would the fake Denzel Washington spokesman please step forward? 2013-02-28T17:43:19Z

But there is one crucial element that frustrates him: the portrayal of the cruel and monumental Iron Throne. George R. R. Martin Wants More ‘Game of Thrones,’ Too 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z

Mr. Gelb has scored the luxury casting of Mr. Domingo in a crucial cameo role. ?The Enchanted Island,? a Baroque Mash-Up at the Met 2011-12-22T15:38:19Z

For the makers of “Babylon Berlin,” it was crucial that the audience experience the past through the eyes of the protagonists. Sex, Drugs and Crime in the Gritty Drama ‘Babylon Berlin’ 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z

Polanski's attorney argued that the testimony is potentially crucial to proving Polanski's claim of misconduct by the now deceased judge in his case. Judge refuses to unseal testimony in Polanski case 2010-05-10T22:22:00Z

Turning to Hitchcock’s first American masterpiece, “Rebecca,” Truffaut picks up on a subtle innovation crucial to the director’s later films, his discovery that setting a two-shot out of balance could create narrative tension: The Book That Gets Inside Alfred Hitchcock’s Mind 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z

Take his discussion of what he calls “intentionality”, which he says is another crucial element of good soloing. Steps to heaven 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z

But it soon will take a hit in a crucial spot: the 3-D theaters showing it. Box Office: Shutter Island Tops the Cops and the Crazies 2010-02-28T21:45:00Z

Why is this opera, admired by Berlioz and Wagner, and a crucial resource to Verdi, Meyerbeer and many others, so seldom heard? Music Review: A Return to Rossini?s Days of Yesteryear 2011-07-10T21:37:45Z

But the structure of ignorance is crucial, and not merely blind feline fumbling. Ignorance by Stuart Firestein; It's Not Rocket Science by Ben Miller – review 2012-07-19T10:00:04Z

Neither the scenery nor the playing of the crucial dramatic roles of the Queen and von Rotbart encourage an audience to find any dimension in the story. Dance Review: A ?Swan? Of Complex Shades 2011-02-14T05:15:08Z

Choosing a limited color palette is a crucial step in my creative process. Malika Favre’s “Sweeping into Fall” 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z

An equally important element of that theory is domestication, which turns out to be a crucial category for interpreting the human evolutionary past. Did Capital Punishment Create Morality? 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z

A bit of a loose canon in the past, he stepped up to play a crucial role in the Lyons regaining the company. ‘Empire’ Season 2 Finale: Enough Is Enough 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z

Both emerged in the 1950s and provided crucial links between art styles, specifically helping to forge the transition from Abstract Expressionism to what lay beyond. An Appraisal: Helen Frankenthaler and John Chamberlain ? an Appraisal 2011-12-28T00:42:54Z

But Mr. Batiste also tailored his message and band lineup for the two festival constituencies, demonstrating a sharp attunement to context that will be crucial in his new gig. Jon Batiste Will Lead ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Band in a Style He Sees Fit 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z

It is just as crucial to keep the romance alive during quarantine as it is outside of it. Coronavirus lockdown: How to maintain a healthy relationship while in self-isolation 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z

As crucial cultural moments unfolded in Hollywood this year, hundreds of actors, directors and producers offered their takes in real time on “Salon Talks,” Salon’s daily interview TV show. How has Hollywood changed this year? SalonTV's best interviews of 2018 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z

The health of the donated liver, which grows to be a standard size about six to eight weeks after the transplant, is also crucial to consider. In rare medical procedure, these two women share one liver 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z

Presumably the site knew that security was crucial and worked hard to get it right. Why the Ashley Madison hack should have everyone (yes, everyone) worried 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z

Ethnicity was crucial to the show, and while recognizably Jewish and Greek hoodlums were also on hand, Italians ruled. ‘The Untouchables’ TV Series: Old-School Gangster Trapping 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z

For many of us, especially women, perhaps, narrative is strangely crucial, whether romantic or sexual or both, and offers pleasures of its own. The Audio App That’s Transforming Erotica 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z

The pair have also been accused by state prosecutor Ken Kratz of leaving out of the film crucial evidence that would have proved Avery’s guilt. Guilty pleasure: how Making a Murderer tapped into our weakness for true crime 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z

As we went to press, no.The critics said "Rich, sprawling, uplifting, disquieting... this breaks crucial, sacred ground in American movie-making." Sundance 2011: fewer stars, more ideas 2011-01-30T00:06:59Z

With the help of several oddball characters, Byx realizes that finding the colony is crucial not only to her species but also to creatures of all kinds. KidsPost Summer Book Club: ‘The Parker Inheritance’ 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z

“The crucial thing,” Noseda says, “is to build up a team that you trust.” Perspective | The secret life of a music director 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z

He was extraordinarily open and encouraging to student composers, and there are many whose careers he made by crucial advice or an important break. Hans Werner Henze, Romantic Composer, Dies at 86 2012-10-29T02:30:06Z

“It’s crucial to us that no matter the ingredients, the dish must live up to some of my favorites of the past,” he wrote. Eleven Madison Park Explores the Plant Kingdom’s Uncanny Valley 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z

The attention lavished on the costumes in “Little Women” is impressive, but the costumes in “Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” though few, are more dramatically crucial. The Fossilized 2020 Oscar Nominations 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z

I can’t remember her making crucial decisions about the nature of my childhood, or counteracting my parents’ edicts. ‘She was like a second mother’: growing up with my mum and her identical twin 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z

And as the virus grows globally, being smart about planning travel — be it domestic or international — and how to protect yourself is crucial. Traveling amid the coronavirus outbreak: What you need to know 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z

But she forgot one crucial factor: this new girl really knows how to beat up bullies. Watch Ronda Rousey Turn the Tables on a Bully in 'SNL' Sketch 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z

But the crucial difference in Willcocks’s more famous setting is the matching of harmony with subject. ‘Everyone Wants to Hear’ This One Chord in a Christmas Carol 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z

More recent female sci-fi directors have floundered on a crucial failure to engage the audience, and a lack of the narrative focus seen in low-budget male-directed films such as Predestination, Coherence or Time Lapse. The final frontier: how female directors broke into sci-fi 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z

Similarly, it may be when Shaftesbury Avenue is boarded up that commentators appreciate the crucial role that subsidies play in the West End. Do theatres have to close down before the government acts on the arts? 2012-12-12T17:38:27Z

For example, if not knowing what’s going to happen is so crucial for enjoyment, why do we watch movies we like more than once? Enough with the spoiler alerts! Plot spoilers often increase enjoyment 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z

But one crucial difference now is that many of us have children. Fear and Loathing in Trump’s America 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z

“I think it’s pretty crucial that I do stay sober amidst Omicron,” Ms. Wood said. A Wet January, Thanks to Covid 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z

As a means of conveying the reductive nature of sexual obsession, the limited focus may be apt but it inevitably impoverishes the narrative and, in certain crucial respects, dehumanises it. The Divine Comedy by Craig Raine ? review 2012-02-10T22:35:01Z

If you really want to be a playwright, this is crucial money. Public and Roundabout Change Policy in Playwrights? Favor 2010-03-24T21:46:00Z

With President Trump’s campaign strategists privately saying that suburban women are a weak spot for him, they hope she will help attract voters from that crucial bloc. Melania Trump will give her biggest speech in four years. Can she convince skeptical women to vote for her husband? 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z

But camouflaging the role of the foundation was crucial. Secret Bids Guide Hopi Indians’ Spirits Home 2013-12-17T03:02:14Z

Babysitting started, giving my husband and me some crucial time together in those early years. How to decide if in-laws are too close — or close enough for comfort 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z

“The space surrounding my work is crucial to it.” What Would Donald Judd Do? 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z

Holder, which discarded a crucial provision of the Voting Rights Act. Review: ‘Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’ 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z

That may also be crucial to the renewed appreciation of Mr. Metzker and his Modernist contemporaries. Lens Blog: A Modernist’s Challenge to Instant Gratification 2013-07-29T09:01:10Z

The tricky part, of course, is to let us share the way Katy experiences life, and Ms. Brain is crucial here. Review: In ‘We Live by the Sea,’ a New Neighbor Disrupts the Routine 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z

His most crucial contributions were the high harmonies that buoyed such new tunes as “You With Me.” Two decades in, Jimmy Eat World is still all business 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z

But Rawlinson knows that making a safe vehicle and establishing that perception in consumers' minds--is crucial for any automaker bringing a car to market today. The Safest Cars Of 2011 2011-01-17T17:00:00Z

Nearly 60 short, time-jumping scenes, some just a few lines long, repeat crucial moments again and again, sometimes with identical dialogue. After ‘The Affair,’ Ruth Wilson Hits Broadway in ‘Constellations’ 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z

With interviews from insiders and political operatives, the film looks at how a custody battle over 6-year-old Elián González, a Cuban refugee, caused political chaos in Miami, which ultimately helped swing the crucial state. What’s on TV This Week: ‘The Undoing’ and the Presidential Debate 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z

In the movie, it’s the detectives who go to the mall and discover this crucial piece of information. The 13 Biggest Differences Between the Gone Girl Movie and the Book 2014-10-04T04:00:00Z

Like the draft, Lend-Lease ended up playing a crucial role in the Allies’ ultimate victory. Wendell Willkie: The Forgotten Maker of History 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z

At the same time, Carpeaux was also incipiently modern, a crucial influence on Rodin and his generation of French sculptors. Art Review: Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, a French Artist of Multiple Passions 2014-03-27T22:29:43Z

While the ondes provides the exotic allure of the piece, the pianist’s role is just as crucial. Seattle Symphony brings Messiaen’s ‘Turangalîla’ to Benaroya 2013-01-26T05:57:23Z

When famous people have to go on trial, one of many crucial choices they face is how to dress. Perspective | At trial, Gwyneth Paltrow is dressing for where she’d rather be 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z

It’s such a crucial time in one’s life. Fergie: People Mishear My Lyrics All the Time 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z

These are crucial steps which bring closer the transformation of the currently blighted Stonehenge landscape. Stonehenge funding package unveiled 2011-04-04T15:16:17Z

Mark DeChiazza was the choreographer; indeed there was a crucial element of placement and, for the singers in the pool, movement involved. A New Work by John Luther Adams Debuts at Lincoln Center 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z

Mortimer's affluent world needs to be comfortable enough for us to care when it's destroyed, but not so comfortable that, well … Let's just say a crucial plot detail turns on the sourcing of olive trees. Thrillers – review roundup 2013-05-24T10:01:00Z

Barry and Hopkinson have been crucial to the commission’s goal of greater equity and inclusion, supporters said, and they criticized Mendelson’s characterization of the two women as divisive. Over chairman’s objections, D.C. Council approves two arts commission nominees he has called divisive 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z

But his process is his process, and he sees it as crucial to having his work endure. ‘Turn Every Page’ Review: It’s Not Done Yet 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z

It was danced by Aurélie Dupont, the Paris Opera ballerina now becoming that institution’s director of dance: She was sweet, polite and charming but largely devoid of the tension crucial to Graham style. Review: Looking for Martha Graham in Her Company’s Dance Steps 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z

Accessibility, cultural and financial, are crucial features of the show. Breonna Taylor Show Points Art Museums to a Faster Track 2021-04-11T04:00:00Z

The last part was crucial for my crew of bungling novices. Explorer: Outer Banks Perfect for Learning to Surf 2010-08-06T15:19:00Z

Journals and diaries are crucial to historians trying to understand the past — become part of history by writing down your experience. 36 Hours in … Wherever You Are 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z

Johnson argues that the attack on the Ganj-i-Sawai, which would have been an outrage in any century, takes on greater significance when seen as a crucial inflection point in the rise of the British Empire. The Pirates’ Booty That Changed the Course of History 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z

He and Ms. Hudes have grown close while developing Elliot, so they jousted respectfully but heatedly in text messages about that crucial line expressing self-doubt until Mr. Riesco came to a realization. Armando Riesco Reflects on His Role in the Elliot Trilogy 2014-03-11T21:42:42Z

At crucial moments in your life, events demonstrated that the world is perilous and that you must be careful. I’m at a quarter-life crisis! 2013-04-23T00:00:00Z

Where Louis and his peers employed blank canvas as a crucial compositional element, Minah’s denser pictures often feature white-painted areas that evoke hazy mist or churning surf. In the galleries: The roots of these gardens run deep 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z

At the center is the crucial scene when Renata attempts to reach America with little Rafael, only to die in the desert, long known metaphorically as the “face of the moon.” Review: A Mariachi Opera Addresses Roiling Issues of Immigration 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z

An intellectual fit is often crucial; in some cases, the sex is almost an optional add-on. An erotic email sets Stella thinking about the relationship with Bill 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z

The relationship with the audience is so crucial. Polly Findlay: Muscles, magic and suicide bombers 2012-05-30T18:00:00Z

And when the time came for the social conservatives so crucial to winning the caucuses here to make their choice, they overwhelmingly sided with Rick Santorum, not her, Tuesday night. Michele Bachmann ends presidential campaign 2012-01-04T16:56:00Z

Although the Nose mostly runs about the stage inside a papier-mâché costume, the character has one small, crucial sung scene, when it is confronted by the aggrieved Kovalyov. Music Review | ?The Nose?: Picture This: A Nose Goes Missing 2010-03-07T00:53:00Z

An ability to convey emotion on screen is crucial, says Fried. Britain's tough new actresses look to redefine our heroines 2011-04-02T23:13:41Z

Taylor recently painted a portrait of a bespectacled Guest, and he added that Guest’s early stints doing illustrations gave him a crucial base in draftsmanship. Painting Black Warriors, With Michael K. Williams as His Model 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z

But “The Wife of Willesden” also made crucial departures from Chaucer’s text. Zadie Smith’s First Play Brings Chaucer to Her Beloved Northwest London 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z

But he and King also made several changes in structure and emphasis, and a few crucial additions. Martin Luther King, Jr.,’s Searing Antiwar Speech, Fifty Years Later 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z