| 单词 | damsel |
| 例句 | Malory gives it Lancelot picked three knights who were recommended by the young damsel to go with him, and he arranged that all four of them should bear the ver- gescu. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z While the damsel is weeping, which she did in a charming and determined way, we had better explain about the tournaments which used to take place in Gramarye in the early days. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Uh...thanks, but no. I’m sure you need this for some sort of merit badge, but I’m not a damsel in distress.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He said passionately: “Lady or damsel, what that thou be, in an evil time bare ye a bow; the devil made you a shooter!” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Possibly my crippling clumsiness was seen as endearing rather than pathetic, casting me as a damsel in distress. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z An old servant would mutter, “At last, a damsel worthy of our prince.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The real deal is that she's a damsel who causes distress. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z For all I know, he’s off somewhere saving some other damsel in distress with the promise of marriage someday after he’s collected his reward money! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A dragon killer, he was, a rescuer of damsels, and his small sins seemed so great to him that he felt unfit and unseemly. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Then a handmade dragon approached, and the crowd screamed as the dragon opened wide its jaws to eat the damsel. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “I believe I see a damsel in some distress,” and off he marched to her rescue. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z With this, we bade farewell to the damsel, and were left to each other’s company. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z King Bagdemagus got the prize at the tournament before he left, and the damsel was almost tearfully grateful. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z When the fair damsel came in with the next meal, she showed signs of wanting to talk to him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She felt embarrassed, collapsing like some fairy-tale damsel, but her energy was gone. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Because I’m a damsel in distress,” she said, “and you are a knight in whatever. A really dirty car. You know someone wrote Wash Me! on your rear windshield?” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Oh, you would never guess, Armpit, A damsel in distress. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z I lunge on cue, save the damsel in distress. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A damsel in distress starts screaming and he forgets all about winning the game to go rescue her? Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “A distressed damsel has no companions,” she said. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z We would ride down villains who robbed stagecoaches or in other ways threatened damsels in distress, whom we could save and, of course, never kiss, but ride off at the end of our imagination. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z But then again, Lindsey wasn't much for being a damsel in distress. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z “Why are you crying?” asked Sir Lancelot “Oh, dear,” sobbed the damsel. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z And nobody noticed, not the band, not the audience, when this time she really did sing: “Save me, Armpit! A damsel in distress. ” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z I experienced this as his attempt to rescue the damsel from the beast. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The voices of the younger of the Young Men burst into the night; and the laughter of damsels; a youth yelling, “There is the Negro boy.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He held the unconscious Gleeson Hedge in his arms like a damsel in distress. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The offspring thus produced from the conjunction of deity and damsel hath a nature intermixed, the two species commingled, and perhaps, like the mule, is incapable itself of generation. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “I don’t know, fair damsel I don’t know how I got here, so I don’t rightly know how I am.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The thing which did happen, was that a young damsel came in with his dinner and asked him what cheer? The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The crab and anemone recognize each other as partners by molecular configurations, as do the anemones and their symbiotic damsel fish. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z This was a full-blown, very plump damsel, fair as waxwork, with handsome and regular features, languishing blue eyes, and ringleted yellow hair. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He lifted his stubby number-2 yellow pencil and began to trace the route to a damsel imprisoned in a castle cell in the puzzle’s center. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z At the abbey of white friars the fair damsel was waiting in a state of excitement. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1823 when the Old Testament appeared with the verse “And Rebekah arose with her camels”—instead of damsels—it was known as the Camel’s Bible. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The damsel who caused the laughter was of middle height, slender, with blond, wavy hair cascading to her waist. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She’s no helpless damsel in distress either, which will be a relief to parents who bring their daughters to Sidney Harman Hall hoping they’ll see women able to fend for themselves. Review | This charming new version of J.M. Barrie’s timeless play is all about girl power 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z In it, the sailor watches, in horror, as a beautiful woman morphs from "a pretty young damsel" to one wholly changed, as she removes her ear, leg, teeth and one eye. TikTok’s sea chanteys — how life under the pandemic has mirrored months at sea 2021-01-30T05:00:00Z One of the ovals’ long-tressed damsels is encountering a rearing leopard, and the other seems unfazed by a yellow serpent. Vanished Murals From the Empire State Building Rediscovered 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z The Watts case, in fact, seemed to bump news coverage of the summer’s other “damsel in distress” story, the disappearance of Iowa college student Mollie Tibbitts, 20. Colorado murders signal a return of the news media’s ‘damsels in distress’ trope 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z But Amber is no damsel in distress, and extracting her proves much more difficult than expected, especially once her value turns political. With ‘Echo 3,’ Mark Boal Stays in His Comfort Zone: Danger Abroad 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z He confesses he “dreamed one of the oldest male dreams of all: of being the knight who rides to the dark tower, slays the dragon, frees the missing damsel, and basks forever in the glory.” Books of The Times: ‘People Who Eat Darkness,’ by Richard Lloyd Parry 2012-06-06T20:39:37Z Their restless husbands now yearn for other maidens, Snow White and Sleeping Beauty; the kingdom clearly has too many endangered damsels, not enough dashing dauphins. Into the Woods in Central Park: al Fresco Enchantment 2012-08-10T21:45:00Z In another, a clothed damsel apparently flees a merman on a moonlit shore. Review: Maureen Gallace, Lynda Barry, and Louis M. Eilshemius and Bob Thompson 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z Gisele Itie is simply a damsel in distress, and as for Charisma Carpenter - well, one would hope she has some woodworking skills, so that her name isn't completely ironic. The Expendables: 'See it with the rowdiest crowd possible' 2010-08-05T12:10:00Z Always hovering in the background during this round of Milan collections is a romance between an officer and a damsel, as in so many 19th century love stories - only the woman is playing both roles. Summertime looks spill onto winter runway 2012-02-26T21:54:14Z Her journey from a damsel in distress to a fully capable and complex character is made clear through the relationship she develops with Joel. ArtsBeat: Game Theory: The Last of Us, Revisited 2013-12-30T16:34:38Z I didn’t like to see myself as a damsel in distress, but there I stood, tearful and spent, fully dependent on Derek’s muscle. The Wisdom of the Moving Man 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z First the knights are on a quest for earthly achievement: killing dragons, rescuing damsels. Le Morte d'Arthur: The RSC throw down the gauntlet 2010-06-06T20:31:00Z Pete seems to have no qualms with helping this damsel in distress, which includes a romp on the living room floor. Mad Men Watch: Phone Booths and Lies 2012-05-07T10:45:43Z Not Black women as wives, children or distressed damsels but as warriors, spies and geniuses. "WandaVision" gave us the MCU's first superpowered Black woman, which is long overdue yet not enough 2021-02-27T05:00:00Z It’s about a 19th-century wild west that is actually a futuristic playground populated by realistic-looking robot cowboys and damsels created to entertain human customers. It’s wild and weird, but will ‘Westworld’ become the big hit drama HBO needs? 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z There are some hookups and breakups, but for the most part, Damsels in Distress is driven not by any real drama, but the pleasure of the damsels’ company. Damsels in Distress: Heathers, Without Cruel Intentions 2012-04-05T10:45:50Z In pursuit of this knowledge, Lily and Violet, the two contrasting damsels — one bony and brown-haired, the other big-boned and blond; one a questioning skeptic, the other a true believer — wander and ruminate. Movie Review: ?Damsels in Distress,? From Whit Stillman 2012-04-05T12:00:00Z A lot of films promise that they’ll have “strong female characters,” but they become damsels or sidekicks. Eve Ensler: 'Max Max: Fury Road' Is a 'Feminist Action Film' 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z I find myself in agreement with that musical’s fairy-tale princes, in exaggerated longing for the unattainable — in their case, damsels in distress. Perspective | Play It Again | These songs from musicals changed my life. Now they can sustain me. 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z She cites “regressive” conversations about consent on campuses as an example: “Women are asking for more protection and identifying more as damsels in distress who can’t take sexual responsibility for themselves.” Karley Sciortino: the sex blogger and Slutever presenter redefining sexuality 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z Upon successful completion, the grateful damsel might even gift the hero a sexual bonus. Why do women love John Wick? (It's not just the puppy) 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z Distressed damsels, salivating Nazis and an improbably gorgeous mystery man with amnesia. | 'Gabriel': World War II Melodrama at Atlantic Theater Company 2010-05-14T03:55:00Z With a new male-centric superhero movie premiering just about every four months, women have largely been relegated to the roles of sidekicks and damsels in distress. The Top 11 Moments for Women in Pop Culture in 2015 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z But she soon found that playing an empowered female character was freeing, especially in an industry where she's asked to play damsels more than heroes. Evan Rachel Wood on the Moment She Knew Dolores Would Become Powerful on Westworld 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z Later, an equally androgynous image adorned “Hunky Dory,” though more Garbo than fin de siecle damsel. Was glam any different from pop? Simon Reynolds has the answer in 'Shock and Awe' 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z That tired old trope of the “damsel in distress” never seems to go out of style, not even in the mysteries of an enlightened crime writer like Robert Crais. Damsels in Distress — or Causing It 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z But our innocent zeal has something in it of the damsel in distress. How to work with an illustrator 2013-02-15T01:00:00Z Ms. Fox’s nonluminous Lily remains a standard male fantasy of a damsel in distress until the inevitable “Wind Beneath My Wings” moment lofts the movie into a never-never land of hokey sentimentality. | 'Passion Play': Blow the Trumpet, Palooka, Life Is but a Carny Dream 2011-05-06T05:23:01Z Although the invitation and the opening track told of a humorous "damsel in distress" theme, the models were more like fairy godmothers with an enchanted wardrobe. Mulberry, Illincic wrap up London Fashion Week 2012-09-19T01:16:05Z Dolores has gone from damsel to either hero or villain, depending on whom you ask. Women Now Rule Westworld. But Was It Worth It? 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z But when we first see her in half-light standing over the bloodied body of a naked man, she registers not as the femme fatale in the picture but the damsel in distress. Review: In David Hare’s ‘Plenty,’ Time Takes the Edge Off a Femme Fatale 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z From damsels in distress to messy tabloid-cover queens, there's always a market for exploitation as entertainment. "American Idol" spotlights Claudia Conway, proving the media's learned nothing from #FreeBritney 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z “The Magic Flute” presents a perennial problem for opera companies: In the public’s mind, it is a lighthearted adventure tale, with a good prince, a bad queen and a damsel in distress. A challenge for the arts: Stop sanitizing and show the great works as they were created The moniker "scream queen" emerged first as a label for damsels in distress. Maika Monroe: The thinking woman’s scream queen 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z Then there is Maria, the strong-willed beauty who Gutierrez says is "no damsel in distress." Day of the Dead comes alive in colorful Mexican tale 'Book of Life' 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z But like damsels, even early on dogs are often in distress. Sarii of “Prey” and the importance of letting the dog live 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z She is not a damsel in distress exactly, but giving the character a lifelong protector does dial back her self-sufficiency by more than a few degrees. A messy 'Terminator Genisys' shows why bigger is not always better 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z The actress called herself a "superfan" of the franchise and said she enjoyed not being a damsel in distress. Superhero 'Turtles' swing back onto big screen in new mutation 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z When Ayer found the distressed damsel resisting a clinch, he tapped the giant on the shoulder, leading the man to belligerently ask who he thought he was. Literary Lions, by Their Cubs 2011-08-10T21:14:41Z But she does need saving – as good a pot as Joan is, she's also a damsel in distress at some essential level. "Mad Men" recap: Women on the verge 2010-09-20T12:20:00Z In an industry that more often than not represents women as either a damsel in distress or a male character in a female body, this was a triumph in storytelling and representation. ArtsBeat: Game Theory: The Last of Us, Revisited 2013-12-30T16:34:38Z He saw himself wearing white suits and brandishing a bone cigarette holder, and “writing dispatches about intrigues and politics and spies and damsels and all the rest.” Review: ‘And Then All Hell Broke Loose,’ Richard Engel’s Memoir of Reporting From the Middle East 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z I think when everything swung toward the very masculine action-adventure, women got relegated to the arm piece or damsel in distress. A ‘Lost City’ Group Chat With Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum and Daniel Radcliffe 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z In “Ralphie to the Rescue!” the stage becomes a Wild West town where Ralphie, with his trusty Red Ryder in hand, saves various damsels in distress in the guise of a sharpshooting cowboy. Theater Review: ‘A Christmas Story, the Musical,’ at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater 2012-11-20T03:00:10Z I’m not doing a fantasy film where I’m the damsel, waiting around.’ Jessica Chastain: ‘It’s a myth that women don’t get along’ 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z Super heroes with flowing capes, smartly dressed detectives, soldiers in battle, damsels in distress and characters in big, bold primary colors leap from the book’s pages. Superheroes and Trailblazers: Black Comic Book Artists, Rediscovered 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z Once Smith was cast, the filmmakers needed to find an actress who could inhabit the part of Jess, flittering enigmatically across a spectrum from innocent ingénue and damsel in distress to savvy, worldly femme fatale. 'Focus' filmmakers Glenn Ficarra and John Requa go for the unexpected 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z I paused halfway across the lot to help a damsel in distress reinflate a flat tire. Beady eye 2011-03-03T11:33:18Z Bella, the damsel in seemingly self-inflicted distress at the center of “Gaslight,” has been a source of pity among theater and film audiences for more than 80 years. In a New Take on ‘Gaslight,’ a Heroine Finds Her Own Way 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z So Karen keeps alternating between femme fatale and mysterious detective-novel damsel until he consents. ‘Serenity’ Review: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway and One Very Bad Mess 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z Q: Unlike other princess films, Rapunzel is hardly a damsel in distress in "Tangled." Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi get all "Tangled" up 2010-11-21T19:40:00Z Beth is a working actress whose roles mainly consist of panicking damsels—sometimes naked ones—in horror films. Mackenzie Davis on Making a Thriller About Modern Womanhood 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z Down with the damsel in distress; up with the woman as superhero. ‘Bridgerton’ Has Nothing on the Couture 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z Kimmy, meanwhile, reappears as a damsel in distress, stranded at a frat party. 'The Americans' Recap: The Moment Finally Arrives 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z Kenneth Branagh, who directed this mess, is featured in a video on Disney’s site bragging that “There’s no damsels in distress here. Cinderella’s not a pushover. She sticks up for herself.” Why Disney's New Cinderella Is the Anti-Frozen 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z No more cisgender damsels in distress, scantily clad in chain mail bikinis. In a Chaotic World, Dungeons & Dragons Is Resurgent 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z Still, Ms. Khouri said that she never quite bought the idea that Ms. Holmes was a damsel in distress, captive in a marriage she did not want to be in. Katie Holmes’s Calculated Breakup With Tom Cruise 2012-07-13T22:50:11Z Yet Disney and other giants of children’s entertainment have evolved over the decades to reflect changing norms — from including characters of many races to ditching the trope of helpless damsels in distress. Are we ready for a gay Disney princess? We may be closer than you think. 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z In a Gaslight Anthem song, we become endearing anti-heroes, damsels, and hopeless lovers. The Gaslight Anthem's Handwritten Is About You 2012-07-26T17:12:21Z Ben doesn’t sweep up the damsel like Daniel Day-Lewis in “The Last of the Mohicans,” but he proves more than up to the task. Review: ‘The Intern’ Proves Experience Doesn’t Have to Start at the Top 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z Ex Machina and The Danish Girl initially appeared to be well-trodden tropes: the damsel, the sex slave and the supportive wife, respectively. How the New Lara Croft Film Can Sidestep Her Sexist Baggage 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z She took stage, like the princesses that preceded her, as a damsel in distress. Carrie Fisher Played the First Truly Kickass Princess 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z I never thought I would play a damsel in distress, but I am a horror cliche in parts here - it's very Hitchcock, to be running through the woods, screaming. Arterton and Reynolds find horror voice 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z Disinterested in playing damsels in distress, she says, she could think of only one way forward: She’d write her own roles. Brit Marling on Feminist Civil War Movie 'The Keeping Room' and Writing Honest Roles for Women 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z Beautiful young blondes were invariably needed for grotesque experiments or Satanic rites, while square-jawed heroes would rescue these lightly clad damsels at the very last moment. Review | The best horror novel since ‘Dracula’ and other scary reads for Halloween 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z The same has been said for the right’s otherwise seemingly unfathomable enchantment with Sarah Palin; it’s a defense of their damsel in distress. Hustler’s denigrating S.E. Cupp “satire” 2012-05-24T20:30:00Z In order to save this damsel in distress, Ryan needs to wear a frilly apron and bake a few dozen cookies. The Bachelorette Watch: The Muppets Make A Move on Emily 2012-05-22T12:00:59Z This free fair turns the park into a village from the Middle Ages, with jesters, jousters, troubadours, minstrels, wizards and all manner of knights and damsels. Spare Times for Children for Oct. 2-8 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z It features twin cowboys holding up trigger fingers as they square off for a duel, a spectator cowering in a barrel and a top-hatted undertaker flanked by two damsels seemingly unconcerned about any imminent shootout. Storefronts Seattle puts art and life in empty retail spaces 2011-08-25T18:20:04Z In Sarah Weinman’s recent anthology, “Unspeakable Acts,” crime narratives share space with essays that raise objections to the genre itself, especially in its sensationalized “damsel in distress” iteration. 2 Murders 3 Decades Ago: A Podcaster and a TV Producer Dig In 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z Starting with the damsel saved from a train wreck, the book includes everything from a disputed will and a mysterious old servant to a cursed mansion. Trump and Clinton: The Victorian Novel 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z But also, it has a lot of humor surrounding it, because it's that damsel in distress kind of character. After a dystopian "mandemic," the wacky "Creamerie" pokes at the remaining "inequities among women" 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z Memory Rated R for bullets in brains and damsels in distress. ‘Memory’ Review: Getting Too Old for This 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z The Bond Girl is a controversial concept: no matter the era, James Bond always gets to save the day while women are relegated to damsel, eye-candy or—best case scenario—sidekick. See The Most Badass Bond Women 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z In contrast, the romance between Konefal’s character Ciara and her paramour Ben is a delightful twist on the typical “damsel in distress” trope. Feminism is alive and well on "Days of Our Lives" 2020-01-11T05:00:00Z The opposite of a damsel in distress is not a damsel with a plan, it’s a damsel with a sense of humour. Beauty and the Beast: feminist or fraud? 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z With each new film, we ask, will this be the time where we get someone who is more than just a damsel in distress, perhaps even a woman to save the day? Spectre Fails to Create a Powerful Bond Girl 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z “You said people come here to change the story of their lives. I imagined a story where I didn’t have to be the damsel,” Dolores says in the sixth episode. Women Now Rule Westworld. But Was It Worth It? 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z "The Renaissance Hoarder" delights in anachronisms as it depicts a 17th-century damsel hauling a cart heaped with mattresses, a green refrigerator, a pink bathtub, a pelican, a giraffe and other odds and ends. Artist Tyson Grumm creates a surreal menagerie in latest exhibit 2012-05-23T21:02:04Z “Far from a damsel in distress, she took over and started bossing us around, which I thought was effortless feminism.” Star Wars actor Daisy Ridley: social media is bad for mental health 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z That is some damsel in distress imagery, which really doesn't scream "It gets better," so much as "I am the definition of heterosexual norms." Taylor Swift's "Mean" doesn't equate to "It Gets Better" 2011-05-09T21:10:00Z The scene makes it instantly clear that Diana is not the typical damsel in distress of past comic-book adaptations. ‘Wonder Woman,’ ‘Spider-Man’ and How Trailers Push the Familiar 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z “Il trovatore,” by Giuseppe Verdi, opening Jan. 12: Described as “the ultimate bel canto opera,” an old gypsy’s curse destroys two long-lost brothers competing for the same damsel in distress. An opera about Steve Jobs is part of Seattle Opera’s 2018-19 season 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z As Snow White, she looks pained and pensive through most of the movie; you don't believe this lovely, low-key damsel could rally citizens to her cause, or lead an army on her white horse. Charlize Theron's evil Queen steals the spotlight in 'Snow White' 2012-05-31T00:45:04Z Do you feel like Sookie underwent a transformation over those first three seasons, from a damsel in distress to a woman who can confidently kick both Bill and Eric out of her lives? ArtsBeat: Bloody Bloody Anna Paquin: An Interview With the 'True Blood' Star 2011-06-16T18:58:32Z She also acts like one, forging her career on damsels more likely to cause distress than to be mired in it. Famke Janssen Plays Another Lethal Woman in a ‘Blacklist’ Spinoff 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z King Kong is back again - not climbing the Empire State Building clutching a distressed damsel in his colossal clutches, but as the mighty protector of a remote island in the 1970s. Noble, sympathetic Kong reimagined for 'Kong: Skull Island' 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z She said she was inspired to flip the genders of her characters, in part, by readers who would approach her at signings with concern that Bella was too much of a “damsel in distress.” 'Twilight' Turns 10 With Gender Bender 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z The only surprise in the “Chicago Fire” premiere is that it doesn’t include a damsel in distress tied to railroad tracks. Television Review: ‘Chicago Fire,’ a Rescue Squad Drama, on NBC 2012-10-09T22:01:18Z One way or another, the damsel is distressed, a figure that “KIMI” revisits through a constellation of ideas about technology, surveillance, control and agency. ‘KIMI’ Review: Sure She’s Paranoid, but Something Really Is Out There 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z The damsel in distress bit grows wearisome even for other characters. The “bitch” we come to love: Summer’s “O.C.” evolution taught me to appreciate this kind of TV heroine 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z “This whole concept belongs to other centuries, where damsels in distress would faint on a couch and men would meet in pistol duels at dawn,” he said. Prehistoric Cave With a Hornet on the Wall 2011-04-23T23:31:38Z In fact, the trope of a villain tying a damsel in distress to a railway line and a masculine hero racing to her rescue was old hat by the time the movies began. Five silent movie myths: from damsels in distress to Benny Hill chases 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z Through machinations too complicated to explain, Juliette, long the damsel in distress, is now a raging HexenBiest and she likes it, though she’s still plenty angry at those involved in the unintentional transformation. TV Picks: 'Grimm,' 'Casual Vacancy,' 'Bones' 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z It’s no coincidence that the last scene shows a damsel in distress revealing to Teddy and the Man in Black, in eerily commanding tones, that she’s a plant sent by the mysterious über-villain Wyatt. “Westworld,” Episode 8: Maeve, the Man in Black, and Backstories Galore 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z At a time where damsels in distress fainted on a couch and young men would meet in pistol duels at dawn. Filmmaker Werner Herzog on his new box set and more 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z By contrast, the female characters in Mr. Robot begin as caricatures—the one who got away, the manic pixie dream girl, the damsel in distress—but quickly evolve into nuanced and flawed characters. 'Mr. Robot' Is the Antidote to Your 'True Detective' Blues 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z But most of the time, discounting damsels in distress or villains, there’s just the one lady. This Is the Disturbing Movie Poster 'Smurfette Principle' 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z That would be Snow White, of course, played by Kristen Stewart at the precise point of intersection between action heroine and damsel in distress. Movie Review: ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ With Kristen Stewart 2012-05-31T17:47:53Z It’s worth remembering that the derring-do of female-led serials such as The Perils of Pauline and The Exploits of Elaine almost killed the idea of the damsel in distress. Five silent movie myths: from damsels in distress to Benny Hill chases 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z A healthy dose of modern frat-boy crudeness might have been refreshing in this story of two princes out to rescue a damsel from an evil wizard. Review: 'Your Highness' drowns in lowbrow humor 2011-04-06T19:07:08Z For all Jean’s brave acts of resistance, this damsel in distress isn’t safe until a powerful man rides in and saves her. Review | Donald Trump has made feminist dystopias great again 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z She experiences a lot of fear, but she’s never a damsel in distress. Mary Elizabeth Winstead on '10 Cloverfield Lane' and Why She's Screwed for Doomsday 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z Hollywood is also finally giving women a chance to shine with roles that are more complicated than the damsel in distress, and it’s paying off. These 8 Actresses Proved Women Can Carry A Summer Blockbuster 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z "The girl in the black helmet", she was called, the gritty hue of her barnet more redolent of the dominatrix's leather boot than the flowing locks of the damsel in distress. Clip joint: the Louise Brooks bob 2010-09-22T16:21:00Z “It was important for us not to portray her as a damsel in distress,” Logan said. What really happened at Chappaquiddick? A new movie explores the truth we’ll never know. 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z Television sure is eager to appropriate the stage musical form lately, and ABC makes a saucy, silly attempt on Sunday with “Galavant,” an eight-episode comic series featuring men in armor and devious damsels. ‘Galavant’ Musical on ABC Has Some Naughty Laughs 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z But none of his damsels are really in any peril; not when they can be cheered up with a prettily scented bar of soap or a little tap dancing. Damsels in Distress: Heathers, Without Cruel Intentions 2012-04-05T10:45:50Z For half of the running time she's playing your generic damsel in distress and is understandably useless in that situation – well wouldn't you be? Doctor Who: Journey to the Centre of the Tardis – series 33, episode 10 2013-04-27T18:15:01Z Their staggering range of often traditional themes — from crucifixes to historic battles to rearing, almost kitschy stallions and damsels in distress — are belied by a radical use of color and paint that inspires artists still. 27 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z They don’t generate the sort of conflict necessary to carry a good film and thus are usually sidelined to a damsel or sidekick role. In Praise of This Summer's 'Complicated Women' 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z It’s hard to think of any woman in Shakespeare less apt to be drawn as a one-dimensional damsel in distress. Synetic’s ‘As You Like It’ stretches the Bard, and the audience’s patience 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z Efficient assassin Delores is a lot more fun than the glitchy programmed damsel of Season 1, and the grim authoritarian would-be deity of Season 2. "Westworld" rides towards its manifest destiny, this time in a straighter line 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z A damsel in distress can be a poor narrator. Dangers Close to Home: Four New Domestic Thrillers 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z Just before then, I had been playing outside, some made-up game with knights and dragons and a damsel in distress. Solving the mystery of how my mother died: Was it murder, suicide or death by cosmic joke? 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z It expressed an almost medieval inspiration of damsels in sweet dress. Special Report: Fendi Takes the Long View 2010-09-23T18:09:00Z Quite unlike the damsels in distress of most 19th-century ballets, Ms. Tharp’s young heroine requires no help in a fight. Dance Review: Twyla Tharp?s ?The Princess and the Goblin? 2012-02-13T00:28:50Z The Femms of The Old Dark House are ancient and deranged — not suitable hosts for a dazzling damsel whose car has broken down in an awful rainstorm. 'Titanic' Star Gloria Stuart Dies at 100 2010-09-29T08:55:00Z Love the “damsel in distressed” look but don’t have time to thrift? All dressed up and nowhere to go? Sweet relief! It's L.A. Library Foundation’s Stay Home and Read a Book Ball 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z Kyle Taylor Parker is the standout comic presence, beginning when he plays the damsel in distress in “Along Came Jones,” while Ms. Figgins — a veteran of Dance Theater of Harlem — is the show’s ace dancer. Review: ‘Smokey Joe’s Cafe’ Is a Feast of Pop Nostalgia 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z He also fills the role, usually reserved for women, of damsel in distress. The Hunger Games world is no country for glamorous women 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z “I imagined a story where I didn’t have to be the damsel.” ‘Westworld,’ Season 1, Episode 5: The Search for Meaning 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z There are no damsels in distress here, despite the aforementioned pesky lizard man. Theater Review: ‘Amaluna,’ a Cirque du Soleil Extravaganza 2014-04-03T23:04:38Z Brash, violent protector Buffy turns to into a delicate damsel and stays in distress for much of the episode. If you prefer a laugh over a scare, these 8 Halloween TV episodes will get you howling 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z So, Ichikawa played beautiful damsels, as well as witches, samurai and even animals throughout his career. Eno Ichikawa, Japanese Kabuki theater actor and innovator, dies at 83 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z None of my family are damsels in distress. ‘Blue Beetle’ director Ángel Manuel Soto says the DC film is a ‘love letter to our ancestors’ 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z I never imagined Marion as a damsel in distress in any sort of way. Karen Allen on one last hurrah as Marion Ravenwood in ‘Indiana Jones: Dial of Destiny’ 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z Princess Peach is anything but a damsel in distress. Analysis | Princess Peach powers up from distressed damsel to wartime general 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Long before I became aware of things like the “damsel in distress” trope, I knew that I did not want to be Princess Peach. Princess Peach started out as a boring damsel in distress. Times have changed 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z In Act 2, they reprise the song, this time as the husbands of two of those damsels, Rapunzel and Cinderella. They sing ‘Agony’ in ‘Into the Woods’ nightly, and feel the joy daily 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z "I got myself into action films because I didn't believe that women were damsels in distress. Their stories need to be told correctly," Yeoh says. Oscars 2023: Michelle Yeoh eyes a victory for 'unseen' Asian communities 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Yeoh: When I first started out, I walked into a man’s world because I started my career in Hong Kong and all of us women tended to play the damsel in distress. Michelle Yeoh says she finally gets to be herself: ‘Thank you for seeing me’ 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Smith always wanted to be Superman, the kind of hero who could swoop in and save the damsel in distress. Analysis | ‘Emancipation’ is the only movie Will Smith could do next 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z Together at last and with no secrets left untold, the cop and the enigmatic damsel dissect their entanglement. Review: Fleeing the violence within him, a man finds forbidden love in a 'Private Desert' 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Weighted down by the responsibilities of matrimony, they reveal their existential hang-up: an indomitable fairy-tale urge to find other damsels to save. They sing ‘Agony’ in ‘Into the Woods’ nightly, and feel the joy daily 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Campbell is vulnerable but capable as the film’s heroine and damsel. ‘Barbarian’ review: The dangers of curiosity fuel this genre-bending horror movie 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z Then a damsel descended from two carved wooden doors, wearing a bleeding red velvet gown with voluminous full skirt to lead the horse away. Theatrical shows, horses and sparkle gear up Paris couture 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z The scene is St. George killing the dragon, but he’s dressed as this heroic knight saving this damsel dressed as we’d expect a princess to be dressed. Hear ye, hear ye: Medieval art that inspired 'Game of Thrones' and more at the Getty 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z But I wonder if this damsel’s distress isn’t about this dress, but rather anxiety about making the right impression at work while navigating the sartorial and financial minefield that is women’s fashion. Perspective | My co-worker is asking to borrow my clothes 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z “She was never the damsel in distress in the comics.” Popeye is getting a makeover at age 93 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z In the 1980s, a heat wave in the Pacific eliminated a small, silvery fish called the Galapagos damsel from the waters off Central and South America. Ocean animals face a mass extinction from climate change, study finds 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Recent research has shown that the egg is no patient damsel but a dynamic cell that undergoes brutal competition and draws flailing sperm into its orbit. Opinion | Ovaries Are Prone to ‘Exhaustion’ and ‘Fatigue.’ Or Are They? 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z It’s an Arthur story, a retelling of that legend, presenting the Middle Ages as this very nostalgic, romantic place full of heroic knights and damsels in distress. Hear ye, hear ye: Medieval art that inspired 'Game of Thrones' and more at the Getty 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z And so even as she has to traipse through the jungle in an impractical sequined jumpsuit as purple as her prose, Loretta is hardly a damsel in distress. Review: Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum go enjoyably neo-screwball in 'The Lost City' 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z The chaos of three time zones and daylight saving couldn’t stop us from deconstructing the lens of art history, which, McCormack argues, wants to confine women to four categories: Venuses, mothers, damsels or monsters. It's high time to put 'Women in the Picture,' an art historian argues 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z He arrived in Kenosha with the audacity of an action figure, but Superman rescued victims, babies and damsels. Perspective | Identifying danger in the Rittenhouse case 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z And like a damsel in a fairy tale, he fell under her spell. Elizabeth Holmes ‘was in charge’ of Theranos, says Gen. Mattis 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Such depictions are both overt — exaggerated breasts and barely clothed girls — and subtle, such as story lines in which girls are damsels in distress and secondary to boys. In Japan's anime universe, ‘Belle’ seeks to rewrite script on female power 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z It has been a long time since “fairy tale” meant damsels in distress or worthy knights and woodcutters. Opinion | Harry and Meghan’s ‘modern fairy tale’ was just set on fire 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z The film industry has long been criticised for its stereotypical depictions of women, from damsels in distress to the love interest of a male protagonist. Enter a feminist superhero … without the catfights and ass-kicking 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z But some things, including damsel stereotypes, don’t change. How the creator of 'Final Fantasy' challenges himself: A game made with 150 dioramas 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z Set on an island seemingly frozen in time, the young women, with Goth playing their leader, lure male soldiers to their death with their "damsel in distress" calls. West Side Story's Rita Moreno: 'J-Lo can't be sole representative' of Latinos 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z Likewise, Elizabeth Debicki is terrific as a player in the movie’s espionage plot, but she’s mostly reduced to a damsel in distress. Tenet is a complete misfire 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z “I think that often fairy tales unconsciously romanticize the damsel in distress,” said Fisher. How 'Godmothered' celebrates a world of more inclusive happily ever afters 2020-12-05T05:00:00Z Silhouetted against windows gleam a haunted lady fluttering in white, Frankenstein’s monster rising alive from the slab, a seated damsel at her vanity, blissfully unaware of a hovering bat, which shapeshifts into Count Dracula. Elaborate displays turns homes into Halloween havens 2020-10-24T04:00:00Z “You can’t absorb the accolades for making history as first woman of color on the ticket and then cry damsel in distress.” A Trump-Pence Strategy on the Virus: Interrupt, Distract, Change the Subject 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z As with most Mario adventures, The Origami King involves trouble with Princess Peach, but not in the typical damsel in distress way. Paper Mario: The Origami King is a laugh-out-loud funny RPG on the Switch 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z A swashbuckler recalls from prison how he and a missionary rescued a damsel from pirates. Movies on TV this week: 'Terms of Endearment' and more 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z Her head resting on her arm as if she were a recovering damsel, Exene echoed Doe as the band cued up an unmixed version of the title track: “It sounds like X.” The world's a mess, and X is back 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z “Evil forces, be they Commies or Blofeldian madmen, try to stop him. Along the way Pitt saves himself, the world and the damsel of the moment.” Clive Cussler, best-selling adventure writer who sought real-life thrills, dies at 88 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Dunaway at first seems like a classic femme fatale but emerges as a damsel who desperately needs rescuing. Review | The men who made ‘Chinatown’ unforgettable 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z The narrative is being constructed that Hinch was a victim in the scheming of Cora, as if he were a helpless damsel. Column: If A.J. Hinch is suspended for one year, Alex Cora should be too 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z As the writer Julie Sherman Wolfe told me, at Christmas Con, “We don’t want our strong female leads to be damsels in distress.” How Hallmark Took Over Cable Television 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z Julia Crouch, author of Cuckoo and Her Husband's Lover, says that while "damsel in distress" clichés are problematic, "lazy stereotypes of crime writing" are also unhelpful. Should gender violence be kept out of fiction? 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z She initially looks like a fairly standard crime-picture damsel in distress, too meek and damaged to be a femme fatale, but just as capable of drawing a hero into a deadly conflict. Takashi Miike’s crime thriller First Love is a wild ride 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z Is it also conceivable that, in the #MeToo era, women are not drawn to the aesthetics of a damsel in distress. Frills, feathers and puffed sleeves: why Cinderella's 'ugly sisters' are on trend 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z Another praised her for playing feisty female roles, and not the "damsel in distress". Mexican 'telenovela' star dies aged 54 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z Although the genre's stigma as a haven for brooding, chain-smoking detectives and damsels in distress is long outdated, its most famous characters are still often white men. There’s a real-life Michael Connelly character in the LAPD, and she’s gunning for Harry Bosch’s job 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z While the genre's stigma as a haven for brooding, chain-smoking detectives and damsels in distress is long outdated, its most famous characters are still often white men. There’s a real-life Michael Connelly character in the LAPD, and she’s gunning for Harry Bosch’s job 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z Being taught to cry and play the damsel in distress to avoid accountability is toxic. Seriously, Meryl Streep? 'Toxic masculinity' doesn't hurt men – it kills them | Arwa Mahdawi 2019-06-01T04:00:00Z Bran Stark pretty much sat helpless beneath the Weirwood tree, waiting to be rescued in a way that was no different than a damsel tied to train tracks in a silent film. Game of Thrones: Arya’s got skillz 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z Suffice to say, all damsels are in distress in Portnoy’s company. Perspective | Trolls ripped me after I tweeted ‘Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy is a disease.’ I stand by it. 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z Grifter, lover, damsel in distress — England cycles through Georgie’s multiple facets with pinpoint precision. Review: This ‘Heisenberg’ puts its love story squarely on the autism spectrum 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z Julie Adams, the damsel in distress in classic monster movie Creature from the Black Lagoon, has died, aged 92. Black Lagoon actress Julie Adams dies 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z A fish the length of a pencil, the Galápagos damsel, was never seen again. As Seas Warm, Galápagos Islands Face a Giant Evolutionary Test 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z Fox News spoke with Heard about playing the heroine — and not a damsel in distress. Amber Heard on 'Aquaman' character: 'She's not a damsel in distress' 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z It invites visitors to explore whether characters are portrayed as heroines or damsels in distress. Exhibit features women video game developers, executives 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z McOnie admits he and his team are the “last to the party”, but they’ve tried to both address and invert the almost 100-year-old notion of Darrow as the damsel in distress. Broadway and the beast: King Kong takes to the New York stage 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z The damsel in distress often has to fight back and become her own hero — and Laurie Strode is the template. 'Halloween': A look back at the many lives (and deaths) of franchise heroine Laurie Strode - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z “Women can be both graceful and fearless. … Women can be classic and lovely without also being a ‘damsel in distress.’” Hollywood female action heroes save day, femininity 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z She is a partner, she's not a damsel in distress, she's not needing to be rescued, she doesn't want to be rescued. Amber Heard on 'Aquaman' character: 'She's not a damsel in distress' 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z The first movie I did was an action film, but as the story normally goes, I played the damsel in distress because that was the trend at that point. 'Crazy Rich Asians': Michelle Yeoh has 'waited a very long time' for a movie like this 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z Hamilton also returns as Sarah Connor, not a damsel in distress this time around but a hardened soldier whom we first encounter incarcerated in a psychiatric institution. Terminator teases sixth instalment 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z They include “O Monsters,” created by Philadelphia’s New Paradise Laboratories; “Barococo,” by D.C.’s Happenstance Theater Company; and “Andromeda Breaks,” a police procedural starring the Classical Greek damsel in distress. The best things to see and do during July in the Washington area 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z The film’s heroes may not be so heroic and the damsels may not be in much distress. Robert Pattinson and Mia Wasikowska revel in 'Damsel's' new take on the Old West 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z Pitiful men pin their hopes on delusions of romance in David and Nathan Zellner’s clever and melancholy western “Damsel,” an offbeat odyssey about the foolhardiness of believing in the “damsel in distress.” Review: Pattinson elevates the melancholy western ‘Damsel’ 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z In one boldly didactic scene, Marcie rejects the punitive hysteria of her husband and his friends, claiming that they are treating their daughters as “damsels in distress.” A great cast and a girl-empowering spin aside, 'Blockers' is a mediocre teen sex comedy 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z As manly virtues arose, attacks on women, and feminists in particular, in the west became nearly as fierce as the wars waged abroad to rescue Muslim damsels in distress. The crisis in modern masculinity 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z Women, still, are often ornaments or victims, love interests or damsels in distress: useful for being disrobed, attacked or both. The aftermath of the Weinstein scandal 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z While Penelope may be the damsel in the story, she is far from helpless. Robert Pattinson and Mia Wasikowska revel in 'Damsel's' new take on the Old West 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z One accused her of being an “oversensitive damsel”. Should we steer clear of the winner-takes-all approach? 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z The trappings of the genre—gunfights, horse riding and damsels in distress—end up indulging the fantasies of young men even when a more nuanced comment is intended. “Hostiles” is a bloody depiction of the American frontier 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z And, yes, a few looks — particularly black-and-white floral print frocks and a black dress of cascading ruffles — dipped into diaphanous damsel land. Givenchy heads in a new direction — we're just not quite sure (yet) what it is 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z What he finds down there is not only a sanitation system but also a hidden world full of angels, talking rats, black-robed monks and damsels in distress. ‘Neverwhere’ takes a dark fantasy tour through London’s underworld 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z But Smith was no damsel in distress; she had an unbending professionalism about her that wore down even the most stubborn resistance. Claire Smith Becomes First Female Recipient of Sports Writing Award 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z “The only way this bill could be more cartoonishly evil is it if mandated tying damsels in distress to railroad tracks,” Meyers joked. Late-night hosts blast GOP healthcare bill as 'comically villainous' 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z While, Ivanka’s damsel in distress act may have ingratiated her further into Fox & Friends’s demographic it did not do her any favours with liberals and may have dealt another blow to her brand. Ivanka 'I'm a saint' Trump is on a comeback tour. Don't buy the spin | Arwa Mahdawi 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z Instead, Jekyll largely disappears and Jenny becomes a damsel in distress, gasping for rescue again and again. The Mummy would have been so much better if Tom Cruise were the villain 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z There’s lots to choose from, obviously, going all the way back to silent films and their ubiquitous damsels in distress. California Inc.: Long Beach plays host to 'Pulse of the Ports' shipping event 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z But the finale, “Chicago,” with its city slickers on the prowl, damsels seeking dates and one wandering sailor, ends “Migration” on a note of sheer jubilation. Step Afrika! brings black migration saga to vibrant life 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z Ultimately, they were only bringing to light gaming’s more regrettable traits: that it has long pandered to a male-focused, gun-obsessed community where women were damsels more often than heroes. Has Hollywood lost touch with American values? 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z "George didn't want a damsel in distress, didn't want your stereotypical princess - he wanted a fighter, he wanted someone who was independent," Fisher explained to the BBC in 1977. The story behind Princess Leia's hairstyle - BBC News 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z Leia proved that you don’t have to choose between being the damsel in distress and the hero; you can be both. Remembering Carrie Fisher: actress, writer, icon 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z She was a damsel who could handle her own distress. Shinzo Abe, Obama, Carrie Fisher: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z There also happens to be a female member of the bunch, a damsel played with a refreshing lack of distress by Haley Bennett. Stylish to a fault, ‘The Magnificent Seven’ is fine, as far as it goes (which isn’t far) 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Instead of saving the eponymous damsel, your goal is to kill her, or at least ensure by the end that she’s been dispatched. Review: 'I Am Setsuna' Will Scratch Your Nostalgic Roleplaying Itch 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z Effort has been made to make Jane more than a damsel in distress, which she literally denies being at one point. Review: In ‘Tarzan,’ a questionable return to the jungle 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z That has meant heroines wearing bustiers with boots and stories of damsels in distress. Toy Companies Aim to Make Toys More Gender-Neutral 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z It portrays Wiso as if it were a gadget in James Bond that assists in the rescue of the token damsel in distress. Wiso is a Bluetooth-connected whistle for stopping assaults 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z Tate, who became an editor at Marvel, worked on Sonic the Comic, where she was instrumental in shaping his female sidekick, Amy, from a damsel in distress to a significant character in her own right. Shrewsbury - the unofficial home of the British comics industry - BBC News 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z The filmmaker expressed that it was important that his female lead not be a damsel who needs rescuing but rather takes an active role in her own eventual triumph. Guillermo Del Toro begins Ebertfest 2016 with ‘Crimson Peak’ screening 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z "The fairytales in the past were predominately the damsel in distress and the female would be rescued by the male or the prince. This time it's the other way around," Hemsworth said. Fantasy film 'The Huntsman' celebrates girl power 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z Could the leading Republican contender be shaking the bushes so the raptors will follow him and protect the fair damsel from attack? Donald Trump comes to Hillary Clinton’s rescue 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z To the movie’s credit, no man is going to save this damsel in distress. Movie review: Arrested development gets serious in ‘The Girl in the Book’ 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z And No. 169 is “the high priest must not marry a widow,” which is dramatized by a cowering damsel, forlorn, it seems, that no priest will marry her. An Illustrated Guide to the 613 Jewish Commandments 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z Both tales involve a brave fellow in a quest to rescue a damsel from a villain’s clutches. How Videogames Are Saving the Symphony Orchestra 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z "We wanted something that you wanted to save that's not the typical trope of damsels or whatever," says Tucker. 'Slam City Oracles' and 'Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime' score points for being upbeat fun 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z "I was particularly keen to make sure Tiger Lily wasn't a damsel in distress," Wright told Reuters on Thursday. 'Pan' movie's Tiger Lily: white but packed with girl-power 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z A video from Feminist Frequency, tackling the idea of the damsel in distress in folklore. Anita Sarkeesian interview: 'The word "troll" feels too childish. This is abuse' 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, “Hitman: Agent 47” leans on another familiar Hollywood convention, this one painfully outdated: the damsel in distress. Review: ‘Hitman: Agent 47’ a macho shoot-em-up short on plot 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z Our damsel in distress is a prince on a civilian flight to space. Tween series ‘Project Mc2’ puts smart girls in the spotlight 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z "Our damsel in distress is a prince on a civilian flight to space. So we flipped the paradigm there, where we have four smart girls saving the boy," Phelan said. Tween spy series 'Project Mc2' shows smart girls have fun, excitement; role model McKellar 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z And the moral is: when in distress, call a damsel. How Impossible Can a Mission Be? 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z Her videos are smart, incisive and much needed in an industry in which women are often treated as little more than background decoration or damsels in distress. Anita Sarkeesian interview: 'The word "troll" feels too childish. This is abuse' 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z The convention draws thousands of costumed damsels, dungeon masters and roll-play game aficionados to Indianapolis each year. Gamers' convention CEO calls for Indiana to pass broader LGBT protections or event might leave 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z “Not just groupers, not just snapper, but parrot fish, damsel fish, corals, shrimps, all the little invertebrates and all the fishes that live on a reef.” Crown Jewel of Cuba’s Coral Reefs 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z In an essay called “My Big Fat Muslim Wedding,” she describes her first nuptials with dramatic prose that one would expect to find in a bygone legend of a damsel in distress. Bill Maher and Fox News’s Muslim feminism: How Aayan Hirsi Ali and Asra Nomani embrace the soft Islamophobia of Western expectations 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z There are angelic damsels whose marksmanship and serious sword skills are no match for the hero's charms in the romance department. Baahubali: Why India's priciest film has done well at box office - BBC News 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z Arkham Knight’s female characters spend a troubling amount of time getting kidnapped, but that’s just a symptom of its larger problem, which is that almost literally everyone Batman knows becomes a damsel in distress. I spent a full work week playing Batman: Arkham Knight 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z In this alternate branch of time, Sarah Connor is no damsel in distress in need of saving, as she was in the first film. Review: ‘Terminator Genisys’ mixes visceral thrills with logic holes 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z The goal of course is to save humanity, but more often than not there is also an immediate need to rescue a damsel in distress. The Problem with Female Superheroes 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z “To the degree that they are white, young and attractive and one more - respectable - then they become the damsel in distress.” Crimes involving 3 IU coeds raising pointed questions 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z You rather expect a young Empire dandy in leather breeches and waistcoast to be rowing his damsel in her ruffled petticoat past you. Hennessy Releases A 250 Year Anniversary Blend And Takes It On The Road 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z When Baxter discovers that Kubelik is one of Sheldrake’s conquests, he must either cling to his newfound place on the corporate ladder or fight for this damsel in distress. Mad Men’s Final Word on the 1960s … And Today 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z Yet our workplaces themselves are promulgating the crudest version of top-down power imaginable, recasting the professoriate as Snidely Whiplashes twirling our mustaches and students as helpless damsels tied to railroad tracks. Being Melodramatic About College Student-Teacher Relationships 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z In defending Beyonce, he, too, acted in a paternalistic way, as if he were some noble knight riding in to protect a damsel in distress. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Leave Beyonce Alone 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z Not only do they dive every 15 minutes for up to six hours, they juggle fire and perform skits dressed as pirates, gorillas and damsels in distress. Restaurant serves up chaos and cliff divers, with a side of nostalgia 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z This stunning puzzle game puts players in the shoes of a small princess, Ida, who’s anything but a damsel in distress. Monument Valley smartphone game review: A puzzle that’s as pretty as a princess 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Sarker Protick’s photographs of Bengali pulp films look about as subtle as the waxed mustache on the villainous cad tying the damsel to the railroad tracks. Staging a Dhallywood Spectacle 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z For example, one thing I’m concerned about is the damsel in distress trope. Nintendo's 'Captain Toad' Will Teach Boys To Be Men 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z There are more than 500 species of damsel bugs, which are soft-bodied, winged insects that are yellow to tan in color. Prof with 4 beetles named after him has 1 more hit 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z Sadly, Bloomberg will not get a sword, chain mail, or the handkerchief of a teary damsel. Queen Elizabeth Awards Michael Bloomberg an Honorary Knighthood 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z I'll admit, I've never been a big fan of Clara, who has felt more "damsel in distress" than any of the more modern companions even when she is talking back to the Doctor. The 4 most important scenes from the 'Doctor Who' premiere 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z To look like her, the pallid young damsels of Paris rub themselves with walnut cream, which darkens the skin. The secret history of war & society — from Stalin to George W. Bush 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z The damsel is still a prize, a treasure, a kind of property. New Video Games Teach Caring And Compassion 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z On the cover, a satanic figure grips a silky-tressed damsel in distress. Inside the Soviet Union's secret pornography collection 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z Theron carries almost all the weight here, given her partner’s unexpected blandness, which makes it vaguely insulting when the third act turns her into a helpless damsel in need of his rescue. Review: ‘Million Ways’ is Seth’s take on Western 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z “They never insinuated for a second that she was a damsel in distress,” says Stone. How The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Turned Up the Spectacle 2014-05-02T15:14:38Z Those who play the damsel in distress to cater to some caveman-like need to save. Leaning In at Work, Traditionalist at Home: Women Who Hide Their Success 2014-05-02T14:13:41Z This, of course, is precisely why gender-conscious folks object to the damsel in distress narrative trope: it turns the “princess” into an object. New Video Games Teach Caring And Compassion 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z And summer tends to be the worst for women who are often relegated to playing a superhero’s damsel in distress. How Sexist Are This Summer’s Blockbusters? An Informal Ranking 2014-04-23T16:42:08Z Cinemas in Chennai are screening a digitally restored version of Jayalalithaa's 1965 movie 'One Man In A Thousand', in which she plays a damsel in distress saved by leading man M.G. Southern 'sweep' state could shape India's next government 2014-03-25T21:03:38Z Her first videos focused mainly on the “ damsel in distress” trope which I touched on earlier, and all of them are absolutely worth watching. Why 2013 Was A Good Year For Women In Gaming 2013-12-27T16:13:00Z Batkid rescued a damsel in distress, freed the Giants’ mascot from the clutches of the Penguin and rallied an estimated 20,000 citizens who cheered him on at City Hall. 'Batkid' Returns to San Francisco 2013-12-07T22:05:22Z We stood by the pond’s edge, watching the electric-blue damsel flies swooping over the water. At Home With Dennis Wedlick: In Pursuit of the Perfectly Passive 2013-08-14T22:07:42Z I’m curious to see what’s going to happen as the series moves out of damsel territory and into other tropes. The Best Women In Video Games Are The Ones We Create Ourselves 2013-08-05T17:57:00Z "I also pledge that from this day on I'll slaughter all unruly dragons, and rescue any damsels in distress who request my help," he joked. Blackadder duo lead birthday honours 2013-06-14T21:41:16Z "I also pledge that from this day on I'll slaughter all unruly dragons, and rescue any damsels in distress who request my help." Blackadder pair on honours list 2013-06-14T21:30:01Z Women question of "Why's it always the damsel in distress?" Bioshock Infinite – ten features you should read and why they exist 2013-04-16T10:27:00Z BioShock Infinite explores these notions mainly over its first few hours, during which the plot is still ostensibly about rescuing a damsel in distress named Elizabeth. Game: BioShock Infinite Review 2013-04-10T04:00:00Z Women in these types of damsel games are objects that are kidnapped, imprisoned or outright butchered to create conflict for the male hero. The Best Women In Video Games Are The Ones We Create Ourselves 2013-08-05T17:57:00Z But every time he reaches his distressed damsel, Donkey Kong whisks her away. Dad Creates Donkey Kong 'Pauline Edition' for 3-Year-Old Daughter 2013-03-12T02:33:29Z In the spirit of critical dialogue, I thought I’d apply a traditional Jungian interpretation of damsel in distress tropes to video games. 3 Lessons in Manliness: Another Perspective on the Damsel in Distress Trope in Video Games 2013-03-11T15:03:31Z One thing of particular interest in Lara’s tale is that it poses an interesting twist on the standard damsel in distress tale. How Crystal Dynamics' 'Tomb Raider' Empowered Lara Croft 2013-03-11T14:00:28Z It’s as if the game’s designers wanted the gameplay itself to reflect how Croft is, regardless of her acumen with guns, climbing, and a bow, ultimately the damsel in distress. Anita Sarkeesian's 'Damsel In Distress' Feminist Frequency Video Is Excellent And Important - Here's Why 2013-03-09T19:43:37Z She likes Beyond Good and Evil, Braid and Monkey Island, which have damsel aspects to them, but are twists on the idea that don’t make women appear to be helpless objects. The Best Women In Video Games Are The Ones We Create Ourselves 2013-08-05T17:57:00Z Fortunately, this particular story is not a damsel in distress trope. This Series on Sexism in Video Games Might Change How You Think About Joysticks 2013-03-09T15:26:09Z She presents examples of the damsel in distress trope in video games concisely and effectively. 3 Lessons in Manliness: Another Perspective on the Damsel in Distress Trope in Video Games 2013-03-11T15:03:31Z There was a lot of that not wanting to be a damsel in distress, and just forming that I wanted to be like Mario and Luigi. WWE Diva AJ Lee Gets Into The Game With WWE 13 (Q&A) 2012-11-21T23:55:08Z It’s actually a pretty excellent critique of the use of the damsel trope in video games. Anita Sarkeesian's 'Damsel In Distress' Feminist Frequency Video Is Excellent And Important - Here's Why 2013-03-09T19:43:37Z "The neighborhood's going downhill, we're moving," Dr. Hay said, describing the damsels' response. Green Blog: A Reef in Distress? Gobies to the Rescue 2012-11-14T12:25:56Z Armed only with a trusty whip, players descend into an ever-changing labyrinth of subterranean locales, hoarding treasure and rescuing damsels while tackling or avoiding an endless stream of lethal obstacles – and you will die. Spelunky – review 2012-07-21T23:04:22Z A minstrel and a damsel sing to them, while cupids flutter about and wave torches. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z And damsels and anemone fishes from the Pomacentridae family made up half of the top 20 species and about three-quarters of the individuals. Green Blog: Counting Nemo: A Deep Look at the Aquarium Trade 2012-05-21T21:00:33Z Ironically, this very lack of agency in modern games places gamers in the same awkward position of the damsel in distress: helpless, not in control of their own destiny. Anita Sarkeesian's 'Damsel In Distress' Feminist Frequency Video Is Excellent And Important - Here's Why 2013-03-09T19:43:37Z In the same experiment with resident damselfish, the damsels abandoned the reef. Green Blog: A Reef in Distress? Gobies to the Rescue 2012-11-14T12:25:56Z Metcalf, hearing that the object of his affection was to be married the following day to the young man selected by her father, hastened to free her by inducing the damsel to elope with him. Curious Epitaphs 2012-04-26T02:00:22.397Z And now, from all-enquiring light, Fast fled the conscious shades of night; The damsel, from a short repose, Confounded at her plight, arose. Moores Fables for the Female Sex 2012-04-24T02:00:20.600Z Less than a year ago a sweet little blue-eyed damsel who was prattling by my side as she rode her grey pony along with me, was thrown suddenly and without warning upon the road. Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes 2012-04-23T02:00:28.843Z The story describes how a certain young man had become enamoured of a certain damsel who had bewitched him with her black eyes and her fascinating manners. Sidelights on Chinese Life 2012-04-21T02:00:23.993Z It seemeth a pleasant thing to be in love with a young damsel; but that is unto them that have not yet perceived how much grief and bitterness is in such love. Against War 2012-04-21T02:00:21.397Z Earrings are not sufficiently conspicuous for a Hindoo damsel, who has a ring of gold and pearl hung in her nose; which is considered a great addition to female beauty. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z “Perhaps I am,” replies the fair damsel of eighty. Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East 2012-04-18T02:00:15.997Z Rebekah came out with her pitcher upon her shoulder, and the damsel was very fair to look upon.” The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis 2012-04-08T02:00:21.793Z Perhaps a tender remembrance of his ancestress Ruth, the damsel from Moab, who had been so eminent for her devotion to her mother-in-law. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z One of Mr. Fauntleroy's daughters, a buxom damsel on the same large scale as her father, was thumping through some loud piece on the piano. Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z The cause of this execution, as is recorded, was because Adonijah asked leave of Solomon, the King, to marry the damsel who kept David warm in his old age! A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion 2012-04-06T02:00:26.317Z The thoughtful, methodical damsel soon departed for an hour's duty among birds and flowers, and then the thunderbolt fell on poor Mrs. Wickham. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Behold him on his travels mounted upon an elephant, which is formed of the bodies of the obliging damsels who accompany him! Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z There was no constraint on the damsels when at a certain time they went down to the fountain for water, and on their way met Saul and his servant. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z His two strapping daughters were with him: buxom, vulgar damsels, attired this morning in Magenta skirts and straw-coloured jackets. Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z She being rather inclined to agree with the Scotch damsel who says:— I'll gie ye my bonny black hen If ye will advise me to marry The lad I lo'e dearly, Tam Glen. Mabel, Vol. III (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-04T02:00:58.490Z The nameless charm is found almost as often in the masculine, "advanced" woman as in the ultrafeminine damsel. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z On went the damsel, and soon passed the men carrying their young master, and was the first who brought the joyful tidings that Master William was found. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z A second time did the damsel disturb the king, when at a banquet, with her cries for justice. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z So great is the migration of the young men that it would have fared ill with the damsels of the isle but for a compensatory influence. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z He showered generous gifts on these damsels, each of whom he knew apart by her voice and step. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z He had done the same good turn to many another aspiring damsel. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z As he was telling his future wife of his troubles, caused by the levity of another damsel, she said, "I pity you." English Painters with a chapter on American painters 2012-03-27T02:00:26.437Z Hitherto this damsel hath sought deadly vengeance on the youth, and now she would have him to husband. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z Well may the haughty damsel her worthiness assert. In the Saddle A Collection of Poems on Horseback-Riding 2012-03-26T02:00:41.847Z "My name is Fidunia," added she dreamily—but at this last word the dog sprang from her lap to the ground, and assumed a begging attitude in front of the little damsel. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z Johnson supplied the place of his former love by a young Dutch damsel, who bore him several children; and, in justice to them, he married her upon her death-bed. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z These fair damsels play, however, yet another part, and one far from complimentary to the dignity of the gods. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z Let the damsel abide with us a few days. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z And damsels with eyes like pearls laid up We will give them as a reward for that which they have done. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z Matrimony is a popular institution in Majorca, and when a damsel has reached a marriageable age an eligible suitor is rarely awanting. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z An old gentleman of eighty-four having taken to the altar a young damsel of about sixteen, the clergyman said to him--"The font is at the other end of the church." Ever Heard This? Over Three Hundred Good Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:33.730Z In a moment, almost, I was to become the champion and protector of this forlorn damsel. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z A damsel lay deploring All on a rock reclined. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z When he looked up into the tree where Nicky was reclining, that virtuous damsel's fingers were in her ears. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z “This damsel is certainly not without backbone,” he said to himself. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z This damsel hospitably offers to the passers-by a glass of wine. Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z The poor damsel, frantic with grief, rushed to the place and plunged after it. The War Tiger Or, Adventures and Wonderful Fortunes of the Young Sea Chief and His Lad Chow: A Tale of the Conquest of China 2012-03-18T02:00:17.620Z One sportive damsel tugged at the leather watch-chain attached to his belt, and screamed when his silver watch came out of its fob. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z I don't think," that damsel replied sedately, "that I'll have anything, thank you, Daphne. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z He scarcely ever cried in Pavel’s presence for fear of being called “damsel” by him—an appellation he dreaded more than being locked up alone in the schoolroom. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z Did I mention there’s a feisty damsel in distress named Jennifer, who ends up joining the pirate crew? A Pirate's Life for Me: Celebrating the Science of Pirates 2012-03-08T22:15:00.230Z Verily, Mary, I was buffetted by Satan, in the shape of a damsel. Wild Oats or, The Strolling Gentlemen 2012-03-08T03:00:09.310Z Luke and Mark affirm that the damsel was dead; but here unfortunately it is the hero himself who weakens his victory. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z "And how about the brigade of damsels which is wont to follow him into battle?" The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z No. Quite an amusing sort of a damsel. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z In The Last Tournament the street-ways are depicted as hung with white samite, and "children sat in white," and the dames and damsels were all "white-robed in honor of the stainless child." Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z Coming into the house, they did look to me like a blue lobster with a shrimp in his claws—Oh, here is the damsel I love, and alone. Wild Oats or, The Strolling Gentlemen 2012-03-08T03:00:09.310Z Jesus did not wish that this miracle should be published; he forbade the father and mother of the damsel to tell what had happened. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z He loves another damsel, a Christian girl, who is far from here, and for whom he has pined from the days of his childhood. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z Young Mirko saw, and offer’d her a golden fruit, and said: “O take this apple, damsel fair! and be mine own sweet maid!” Servian Popular Poetry 2012-03-03T03:00:19.423Z Head Reaper: My master, she is Ruth, the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi, thy kinswoman. The Dramatization of Bible Stories An experiment in the religious education of children 2012-03-03T03:00:18.597Z I will; for this damsel is passing fair, and hath found grace in mine eyes. Wild Oats or, The Strolling Gentlemen 2012-03-08T03:00:09.310Z "You seem quite to overlook the fact that I was guarded, like a damsel of old, by a doughty knight." The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z As for Yffim Beg he was lost in amazement—why did this damsel choose to jest with him in this fashion? The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z Young Mirko saw, and proffer’d her a golden brooch, and said: “O take this brooch, thou damsel fair! and be mine own sweet maid!” Servian Popular Poetry 2012-03-03T03:00:19.423Z It is pretty enough to watch the eager glances and the smirking smiles of the damsels, with the yielding, tender looks of the fond boys who hover round these magazines of female trumpery. Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-02-29T03:00:23.930Z Touched with pity at this privation, and lapsing unconsciously into poetical language, the damsel exclaimed: “‘Ah, gentle shepherd! tell me, where’s your pipe?’ Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z In a memo addressed to state administrators across France, Prime Minister François Fillon ordered the honorific — akin to “damsel” and the equivalent of “miss” — banished from official forms and registries. France Drops ?Mademoiselle? From Official Use 2012-02-22T23:56:49Z Speak he could not, both mind and body were too much broken for that; but he pointed to the door and signified to the damsel in dumb show that she was to withdraw. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z Sometimes a troop of damsels glad, An abbot on an ambling pad, Sometimes a curly shepherd lad Or long-haired page in crimson clad Goes by to Camelot. The Little Colonel at Boarding-School 2012-02-22T03:00:28.473Z The breath had scarcely left his body, when ten lovely damsels, each provided with a copy of his will, which left her all his property arrived. The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) 2012-02-22T03:00:24.020Z The incident is the subject of a song, in which the lovesick damsel bewails the fate of her lover. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z Under the seal of strictest secrecy that damsel had shared her delicious secret with her foster-sister, and the latter with a hearty kiss had wished her joy. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z He had got right to the end of the apartment, when unexpectedly peeping into the remotest corner, he beheld a damsel who seemed to be entirely different from all the rest. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z It was quite dark, and the incorrigible damsel was still galloping about the country, who might tell whither? My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z "Find this lady a seat!" he commanded one of the attendant damsels. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z Was this boor to take the damsel from under Shane's nose? My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z It was only fair to both the lovers that the matter should be cleared up, and to that end the damsel must be cross-examined. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z At these words the damsel squeezed the eunuch's arm so emphatically that he bent down before her. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z The damsel in question was Madam Gillin's daughter, who had been brought up a Protestant, at the late lord's special wish. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z As the damsel drifted she built castles for herself. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z My lady perceived dimly that Shane was repelled by the damsel--and no wonder. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z As he strolled home the mar�chal made up his mind to pump Toinon on the morrow, and, from hints ingeniously extracted from that astute damsel, severely catechise his daughter. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z The damsel bowed her head before this answer. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z Where did the naughty damsel learn such a song? My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z She was not a Blaster or a Cherokee, but a stern-browed damsel, with much romance, tempered by a little common-sense, and an awkward tendency to rely upon her own judgment. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z The cairngorm eyes of the elder damsel were opened to their full width with the far-seeing blindness of a somnambulist. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z The old soldier looked glumly out of window, silent, whereupon the damsel continued. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z The loveliest damsels in the round world were there exhibited for sale. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z The damsel was wayward, and the aunt a victim of some secret canker, over which she brooded more and more as her hair blanched. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z But no Princes go about nowadays rescuing fair damsels from the Ogre Greed. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z Swiftly he sped up the stairs, and meeting Toinon on the landing, well-nigh choked that damsel with indignation by playfully chucking her chin. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z The mar�chal admitted, by silence, the truth of the shrewd damsel's discourse. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z My girls can never bear to be without rose-trees, for roses go best with damsels, and the fragrance of the rose is the best teacher of love. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z The damsel's nostrils dilated a little; but, biting her lip, she answered nothing. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z One morning at breakfast—while the cloak-makers' strike was a "live" news item—Mr. Karner spoke enviously of a woman who gave sentimental advice to love-lorn damsels on the magazine page of his keenest rival. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z But the wily damsel had a private supply of sak�, remnant of that with which she used to ply my lord before his late visit to Kiŷoto. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Showy damsels were they, with good-humoured, turned-up noses, and light hair; much given to gadding and gossiping, and fonder of dressing themselves than of getting home the dresses of their customers. A Life's Secret A Novel 2012-02-13T03:00:17.060Z Now that saucy damsel swinging herself to and fro on the shawl," continued the dealer, "I got in China, where her parents abandoned her in a public place. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z It was a riddle to which the damsel could find no solution, so she began calmly to consider how she should act herself. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z They agreed reluctantly, upon further consideration, that there was probably "a King of America" before his day, and the Irish damsels turned up their noses at the idea. A Ten Year War An Account of The Battle with The Slum in New York 2012-02-11T03:03:42.997Z How peaceful a life, free from sordid cares, must these holy damsels lead! The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Fashion exerts her power, and seldom finds more devoted votaries than among these dark damsels and their loving swains. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z It is easy for you to laugh, sir, for you have never dealt in damsels like me. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z There was thunder in the air, which the damsel had striven to dissipate. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z The inhabitants of these palaces were elegant and beautiful damsels, accomplished in the arts of singing, playing upon all sorts of musical instruments, dancing, and especially those of dalliance and amorous allurement. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages 2012-02-09T03:00:11.637Z Was not every noble damsel taught how to defend her home? The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z In these mansions, a system of open but elegant hospitality is kept up; and like gentlemen’s country-seats in England, they are seldom devoid of puissant knights and lovely damsels. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z Suddenly he stood before the damsel, who nonchalantly strummed the strings of her instrument. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z It was unwise, considering what lay at the bottom of her heart, to have goaded the damsel as she had done. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z So soft a female, of such slender shape and royal bearing, he had never seen among the short squat damsels of his own Sclavonic race. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z In his brief career he had adored many a damsel, and had sworn to each to worship none but her; but with O'Tei it was quite different. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Perhaps he may lead us to a treasure cave or to a damsel in distress. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z "If thou dost permit thy damsels to ask questions, thou must needs answer them," said he. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z The dowager had never directly referred to the conversation in the rosary, but the damsel was not slow in perceiving that Shane and herself were thrown together as often as was practicable. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z Let us see how it is written in the Calendar: 'A damsel born in this month is comely of countenance, slender of shape, but of changeful humour, has a liking to men. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z "I was on my way to pray at Is�," remarked the demure damsel; "sure you would not balk so pious an intent?" The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z One hour later, when I was in the kitchen helping the nurse and a few damsels dress the baby, the doctor came to me and said her heart was failing in its action fast. New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers 2012-02-05T03:00:10Z The damsel accompanied these words with such an infernal smile that Olaj Beg involuntarily edged away from her; while Hassan was enchanted by this noble specimen of loyalty. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z Oh, naughty damsel, to prate of white hair, and suggest that my lady was an octogenarian! My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z These laughing damsels climb its humble side, Like fairy elves that love the starry sea; Nor e'er did billows with more graceful glide 'Mid the wild main enjoy their liberty. The Isle of Palms and Other Poems 2012-02-04T03:00:15.103Z Wherever my lord could go, the damsel argued, so could she, for was she not young and active? The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Then said he to his servant who was set over the reapers: Whose damsel is this? Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z The damsel regarded the youth tremblingly, waiting to hear what he would say to her. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z His was clearly a case of primary intermittent fever, which was not a serious cause for alarm; and the damsel was quite justified in employing its vagaries for the protection of her own peace. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z I seemed to myself," she says, "like a young damsel of olden times, shut up within an enchanted castle. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z THE GLOBE:—"Molly is a bright, clever, affectionate damsel; and the author has succeeded in making her as fascinating to the reader as to her hero, Alan Dayrell." Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z And he replied, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z Indescribably sweet were these words to the damsel. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z First he commiserated her position in being burthened with the responsible care of a damsel who was like to bring disgrace upon them all. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z We now read, "And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying." "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) 2012-01-13T03:00:12.913Z As it happens, I have every intention of coming back this way," Rupert answered drily, "though not in order to enable you to rescue distressed damsels. Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z "I'm sure I hope so!" said the cheerful damsel. The Crux 2012-01-12T03:00:12.630Z Thou wert wont to reward those damsels who sacrificed themselves for thee, who died nobly and valiantly because they loved thee. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z Day by day he urged the captive damsel to become his queen. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z The damsel at Philippi, though under the influence of the evil spirit, was constrained by a higher power to bear evidence to the truth of doctrines, calculated to overthrow the empire of Satan. "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) 2012-01-13T03:00:12.913Z On either side stood a damsel, gazing expectantly towards the draped entrance at the back of the stage. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z Both of these damsels professed great terror of the poor boy, though he was invariably good natured, and as timid as a rabbit. The Crux 2012-01-12T03:00:12.630Z The Beg felt absolutely obliged to rush forthwith upon Haji Baba and pummel him right and left for daring to utter a word to put him off buying the damsel. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z Know that this damsel is not for thee.” Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z In his perplexity and fear, therefore, he committed a fearful sin; for in answer to the damsel's question, "Art not thou also one of this man's disciples?" "he saith, I am not." "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) 2012-01-13T03:00:12.913Z The books of that time were full of distressed damsels being forced into hateful unions. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z They were rather painfully unattractive, but seemed likely to stay where no young and pretty damsel could be counted on for a year. The Crux 2012-01-12T03:00:12.630Z The slave-dealer patiently endured his kicks and cuffs, and when the jest was over, he said once more: "And again I have to counsel you not to take the damsel for your master." The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z Has no beautiful princess or lovely damsel ensnared thine heart?” Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z But the damsel was not convinced, and presently said, "And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth, of Galilee." "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) 2012-01-13T03:00:12.913Z At Herod's command a soldier had brought it in a charger, and given it to the damsel. The Great Painters' Gospel Pictures Representing Scenes and Incidents in the Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ 2012-01-07T03:00:14.777Z Mr. Skee also hovered about her to a considerable extent, but most of his devotion was bestowed upon damsels of extreme youth. The Crux 2012-01-12T03:00:12.630Z "I thought thee a sharper, and I have found thee a blockhead," said he, and he signified to the damsel to wrap herself in her mantle and follow him. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z In those romantic times to see was often to love at once, and the three noble cavaliers fell sudden victims to the charms of the royal damsels who pleaded so eloquently for their lives. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z The wonder of the prince’s mother at seeing the beautiful damsel may be well imagined. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z He pursued her, and caught the shrieking damsel, whose hands he bound with her neck-rib-bon, and then forced her upon the ground. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z The damsel then grasped the thumb by the other hand; thus indicating her profession. Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other 2012-01-05T03:00:28.663Z "I suppose," said the Beg, "that the damsel has a rough voice, and that is why she is going so cheaply?" and he ordered her to sing a song to him if she knew one. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z The little damsel readily consented to do so, and King Perion joyfully acquiesced in the young man’s eager desire to embrace the profession of arms. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z The merchant’s son came out of his hiding-place, and the damsel could not escape. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z What more the heart enraptures, or courage more inflames Than to look on lovely damsels, on high and stately dames? The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z Ill-fated damsel! go thy ways, Thy lover's vows are lither; The brightest dream of youth decays, The fairest roses wither. A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker 2012-01-03T03:00:13.067Z "My master, this devilish damsel is only mocking us." The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z The damsel then took her leave, saying that she would acquaint her mistress of his welfare. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z In a few minutes he saw the door of the wall-almirah open; a beautiful damsel of sweet sixteen stepped out of it, sat on the carpet spread before the breakfast, and began to eat. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z Straight said the modest damsel, "Then you shall be content." The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z Cinderella's lefts and rights To Geraldine's were frights: And, in truth, The damsel, deftly shod, Has dutifully trod From her youth. A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker 2012-01-03T03:00:13.067Z Majmun perceived that this was not exactly a joke, and laying aside his garment and his weapon, bade the damsel look after them, and quickly slipped beneath the water. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z Palmerin fell an easy victim to the charms of the princess Polinarda, but the precipitate nature of his wooing, prompted, probably, by his sylvan upbringing, offended the courtly damsel, and she forbade him her presence. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z As he ascended the steps he was accosted by a damsel in distress. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z Sure from the doughty damsel he all but met his death. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z “Excellent,” said Piron, “if the damsel will take up with any kind of wood for her arrow.” Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z "Thou seest he has departed from thee," cried the negro malevolently, seizing the damsel's hand. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z Croppart, seeing his own wooden horse, and hearing the princess murmur the name of Cleomades, speedily formed a plan to carry the damsel off. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z Let us congratulate the happy damsel, and for the present devote our attention to studying the noble "Savage" in the act of perfecting the beautiful object which Nature had achieved in creating him. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z XC Adown Sir Siegfried laid him close by the damsel bright. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z The more he lookt, the more he might; Beauty bred his hearts delight,10 And to this damsel he went. English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV 2011-12-28T03:00:36.217Z "Hasten, damsel, with thine incantations," said he, "the camp is now aroused and the dawn is at hand." The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z The lady then commanded her waiting damsel to bring her jewel-case, and when this had been done she mounted behind her lover. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z The smiling statesman hastened to invite the damsel in question, thinking, with characteristic acumen, that Esperancita had selected her for her plain face. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z Fair thanks were paid the damsel by all that knightly crew, As them and her befitted, for her reception kind. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z This is a letter from a damsel who resideth in the Tower of Telifonia, on the outskirts of the capital; we are engaged. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z That damsel has not belonged to one master only, for I know for certain that five have had her. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z It proved to be his attendance for a year wherever the gigantic damsel chose to demand it. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z She had other suitors, off and on, and Osorio, on his part, courted other damsels. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z Meanwhile to each fair damsel was joyous welcome made. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z The men were wild with frolic, and the youthful damsels intoxicated with delight. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z If you are determined to take the damsel, I will not give her to you for money, lest so great a man may one day say that he bought ruin from me. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z The conduct of knight and damsel is, perhaps, a little strained. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z The more angry Cobo became, the more Ramon gloated over his humiliation in the presence of the damsel to whom they both were paying court. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z Alike meanwhile were glances cast by the knights in hall On other dames and damsels, whereof there sat good store. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z Babs, old thing," he announced to the damsel, rising to give his seat to Philip, "you must be gentle with my friend Theophilus. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z "But I have forgotten to ask the damsel's name?" The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z The Cid made reply that he and his daughters were in the King’s hands and that Alfonso himself might give the damsels in marriage. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z He could take no part in the merriment of the group, but sat making calf's eyes at the damsel in the most lamentable fashion. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z Forthwith they bade the damsel to court to take her way. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z A mincing damsel in a lace tucker conducted them to their seats, which were situated in the fourth row of an unpeopled desert of stalls. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z And, in particular, forget not to tell your master to conceal his damsel, for you know not what might happen if a magician caused a female Iblis15 to enter into her. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z The monster, dashing into the water, clambered on board a ship and put out to sea, crying out joyfully, as he did so: “The damsel told me true!” Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z "And the damsel cannot be near so sweet and fair a youth as you without feeling ill too," said Alcantara. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z Many a dame and many a damsel loud sobb'd as forth they rode. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z Then he fell a sudden and abject captive to the charms of a damsel of Carnoustie, half his age. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z "Foolish damsel, the water here is deep; it will go over thy head, and thou wilt perish." The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z He begged the damsel to bring him to where Elisena was, that he might have the happiness of expressing his love in person, and she returned to the Princess with his message. 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