| 单词 | decency |
| 例句 | “Yes, June, but at least we have the decency not to keep a monarchy around,” Alex says, throwing a pistachio at her. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z But whether that was the product of some sense of decency or their classmates simply having moved on after so long, Lydia couldn’t say. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z But there was something in her heart—either decency, or pride, or generosity, or humility, or the determination not to be a cannibal—which spared him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I could see her hesitate, her caution and repugnance struggling against instincts of common decency. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Those Darcys can have all the nice things money can buy, but they don’t have decency or compassion. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z This did not surprise me, since one could see at a glance that Herr Bremann was a gentleman of great decency. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The common bond of humanity and decency that we share is stronger than any conflict, any adversity, any challenge. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The water spills over the cup and I don’t even have the common sense or decency to immediately wipe it because that’s my face on the bulletin board. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z The savages who rule our watan don’t care about human decency. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He never met any blacks who measured up to his idea of decency; of course he’d never give a man like Henry half a chance. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “I mean, decency is cool, too,” she says, and the corners of her mouth tug up. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “I am the avenging sword of taste and decency,” Ignatius was shouting. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “A child of Athena, Minerva’s Greek form. Scandalous! You Greeks have no sense of decency. We Romans know the proper place for that goddess.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “He personally oversaw the burial. He said a prayer at their grave. It’ll be a token of thanks for his decency.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Even in the midst of war, certain decencies needed to be observed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z That was courtesy, common decency—whatever one wished to call it. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “You were in your underwear in Mrs. Cobb’s kitchen. Let us praise God that decency reigns.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “You didn’t even have the decency to give me the time to say good-bye to Mullah Faizullah.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Afterwards, he knew for certain now, it was to be the destiny of his life to deal with every way of twisting decency by threats of Power. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The comments upon my personal life were uncalled for and revealed a shocking lack of taste and decency. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I do have the decency to wait until I get upstairs before I open the paper. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z At least Lester had the decency to weep at his act of perfidy. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Sim had the decency to look embarrassed enough for all of us. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Mother shrieked at the cook, ‘How can you do this, you monster? Where is your humanity? Have you no decency? What did the poor boy do to you? You monster! You monster!’ Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She believed in decency, she was nice to the Jewish maid, or nice enough, nicer than she needed to be. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She was stubborn, very, and she wasn’t about to surrender her decency or mercy for a sound day’s sleep. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She had the decency to let me cry alone. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “Tell him he’s wrong. War doesn’t negate decency. It demands it, even more than in times of peace.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z An absence of compassion can corrupt the decency of a community, a state, a nation. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Perhaps the Quarter will provide me with some material: a crusade for taste and decency, for theology and geometry, perhaps. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll not tolerate your brow-beating this witness! Have you no sense of decency? This man is one of the most respected men in this city! And your questions have no bearing. . . .” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z They didn't even have the decency to be panting or nothing, while the rest of us were trying not to cry like babies. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z The least I could have done was to have had the decency to have turned out a little more like him. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Should she speak to him? try to bring him back to a sense of decency? remind him of where he was? of what fatal mischief he might do to these poor innocents? Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z At least he had the decency not to come to the funeral. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Ocean at least had the decency to pretend he wasn't looking at me, and he never said anything about it, for which I was secretly grateful. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z It was an animal with some taste and decency.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I can say only this—that everything I learned about human decency I learned here. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z "She might have the decency not to telephone him at dinner-time. Don't you think?" The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z He felt pity for her trying, and gratitude for the decency of her mind. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z They could see the pro- ' cessional clerics busy about the decencies of death, and the twinkling knights standing motionless, and the people’s heads, like baskets of coconuts, round the outside of the square. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Their diligence, attention and decency of deportment, afforded me, at the time, much satisfaction.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Suddenly I am furious, that with my life on the line, they don't even have the decency to pay attention to me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Back home they probably would have had the decency to whisper, but here they felt free to say whatever they wanted, face-to-face and in a normal tone of voice. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z At least Hephaestus had the decency to be honest about it—he’d put up cameras and advertised me as entertainment. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Survival wasn’t nearly as hard as he’d thought once he left decency behind. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He had the decency not to ask me what was wrong. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Replied Odysseus: “The young men, yes. And may the gods requite those insolent puppies for the game they play in a home not their own. They have no decency.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I blink out some tears, but Dad has the decency not to say anything about it. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z On the surface of it, Poppea is about lust and ambition conquering all, with poor old virtue, decency and good governance being jettisoned in the process. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Despite everything against us, we remained determined to show respect and decency toward one another. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z More and more tormented, East entered a battle with his conscience, his sense of decency. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t have the decency to keep their memories alive, yet I’m supposed to be their best friend. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Absent an apology, he said, “common decency is thrown to the wayside.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Get a grip on yourself, lad. All right, I can see you’ve got grounds for suspicion, but credit me with a little decency.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I am still a little afraid of missing something if I forget that, as my father snobbishly suggested, and I snobbishly repeat a sense of the fundamental decencies is parcelled out unequally at birth. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z It was nice to know there was some shred of decency left in the wide world of Granger sports. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z It was a useful reminder that all men, even the most seemingly cold-blooded, have a core of decency, and that if their heart is touched, they are capable of changing. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Someone with some decency grab that juvenile delinquent. That filthy little minor. Where is his respect? That little guttersnipe must be lashed until he collapses!” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a tone that reminded him of Aunt Elizabeth, of views endorsed with an unapologetic, self-indulgent English decency. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The goat didn’t even have the decency to run away. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I wonder what kind of miracle we could work with a week’s decency. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z We had held ourselves and the people who worked with us to the highest standards of ethics and decency, and we'd made it all the way through. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The rat had no morals, no conscience, no scruples, no consideration, no decency, no milk of rodent kindness, no compunctions, no higher feeling, no friendliness, no anything. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z And finally he has the decency to drop his gaze. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I commended these three men as individuals, not as representatives of the court or of the state or even of their race, but as exemplars of human decency under adversity. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now stop all of this, you two degenerates. Exercise at least a little taste and decency.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He had the decency to look apologetic as he let out a deep sigh. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “You will help, won’t you? The girl doesn’t have the decency to show even the tiniest modicum of sorrow for her actions.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Several of the outfits, Ignatius noticed, were new enough and expensive enough to be properly considered offenses against taste and decency. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He spoke very well about the decency and comradeship natural to animals. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Her girls came in one at a time and looked at her for decency and for luck and went away. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z His voice is louder now, sleek and menacing and devoid of anything resembling decency. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He at least had the decency to die and leave me the Equatorial. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I find the rituals comforting—the tried-and-true hymns, sermons by the mild- mannered, slope-shouldered reverend that emphasize decency and good manners. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Lawlessness has run wild, common decency between people has disappeared, every man is armed against his neighbor.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It has no decency, respects no law or convention, shows no mercy It goes for your weakest spot, which it finds with unerring ease. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Amid the welcome confusion of cups and cakes a certain physical decency established itself. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z That the military was accountable, reasonable, and was kept in check by concentric circles of regulations, laws, common sense, common decency. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z In the end, the standards of decency were simply lowered in order to make room for the candidate’s voice. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Somebody knows my dog is missing, takes him in, and don’t even have the decency to tell me?” Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wasn’t standing up for you. I was standing up for decency.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z In my most worried moments, I take a breath and remind myself of the dignity and decency I’ve seen in people throughout my life, the many obstacles that have already been overcome. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “You don’t try to kill a poor old woman whose only crime is decency. You don’t drag her off to live in a moral sewer.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “I think I’m going to play it safe and go read—and, hey, there’s Ruby! You two can enjoy the degeneration of human decency without me.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Seems impossible that the entire world could lose all sense and decency in an instant. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The girl leans into my ear to shout above the atonal arrhythmic affront to decency that is Ashland Avenue. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z A man who was not afflicted by ambitions of decency in his mind might simply have run away with his hero’s wife, and then perhaps the tragedy of Arthur would never have happened. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The Supreme Court's Eighth Amendment precedent requires not only that a particular sentence offend “evolving standards of decency" but also that it be “unusual." Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “She kept giving me this look. Like I should’ve had the decency to die with all the other folk. Like all this was my fault.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z His eyes were shining with excitement, but in decency he pulled up his rock, and then he pulled up his basket of oysters and lifted them in. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Inej was always trying to wring little bits of decency from him. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Once a human being is dead there are people enough to provide the last decencies; perhaps it is so because only then can there be no question of further or recurring assistance being sought. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Was she to allow me no virtue—no shard of pride or decency? Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Her shock was chased by a blush, confirming his suspicions regarding the decency of the compliment. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I can only imagine the film’s latest horrors, its flaunting of vulgarity in the face of theology and geometry, taste and decency. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It made me queasy, pretending to be civil with a person so beneath human decency that he could crawl under a pregnant ant. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z “You ladies need a critic with some taste and decency. Good heavens! Which one of you did this camellia? Speak up. The water in this bowl looks like motor oil.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z For him, the virtues are loyalty, decency, fellow-feeling, sincerity, not authenticity, erotic passion, self-fulfillment, achievement. Beyond Expectations: Rereading Dickens 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z The use of a bad-son brother, played by Brian White with staccato anger, not only has its own problems, it also underlines the unrelieved obviousness of Wesley’s decency. Movie Review: ?Tyler Perry?s Good Deeds,? With Thandie Newton 2012-02-25T00:20:20Z His loyalty and decency gets him in trouble again. Liam Cunningham on Sunday's Sad 'Game of Thrones' Moment 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z Her plays are both angry and empathetic, forthright about the faults of the characters they describe while ready to honor their desire, ambition and essential decency. Playwright Dominique Morisseau Can’t Forget the Motor City 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z While Lenin and Hitler were plotting to exterminate their enemies, their neighbours were putting on vaudeville acts that hurt only people’s sense of decency. Breaking out 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Equality, decency, education, restraint: over and over, these are what Rock pleads for, with a vigour and a choice of words that makes these unpromising topics actually funny. Comedy gold: Chris Rock's Bring the Pain 2012-05-24T10:23:08Z The essential decency of his character comes out whether he’s aware of it or not. ‘Twin Peaks’ Season 3, Episode 11: There’s No Backup for This 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z But the author talks to many, many former players who felt lucky to know this man, who say he taught them about decency and hard work and changed their lives forever. Books of The Times: ‘Paterno’ by Joe Posnanski, a Biography of the Coach 2012-08-20T16:25:26Z Somehow, Spielberg conjures from this world something very different from Le Carre: he uncovers old-fashioned, uncomplicated decency and moral courage in this situation and even a kind of covert diplomatic entrepreneurialism. The 50 best films of 2015 in the US: No 5 – Bridge of Spies 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z Yet even if much of his musical genius seemed to depart him after the Beatles ended, his fundamental decency and charm did not. Review: Paul McCartney’s Yesterdays. All of Them. 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z That may sound simple and trite, but it’s a basic human decency often passed over. Four Black Artists on How Racism Corrodes the Theater World 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z Sex and romance seem inevitable, and Ann is more than game, but Loomis, who exudes an innate decency, prefers to wait. Review: In ‘Z for Zachariah,’ an End-of-Days Love Triangle 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z On the days that famous humans fall short of our basic expectations of decency it helps to know that there is Paul Rudd. We love Paul Rudd, even in his unremarkable new Netflix show “Living With Yourself” 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z At least Teller has the decency never to speak. Five atheists who ruin it for everyone else 2012-08-04T14:01:00Z But decency in the conventional sense is not his concern, though in another sense it very much is. Movie Review: Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Django Unchained’ Stars Jamie Foxx 2012-12-24T20:07:04Z She will rule with grace and decency, despite the efforts of her freeloading brother, and will eventually legalise the sale of cannabis. Vote your cast: who is the greatest fictional US president? 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z In his dealings with others, his decency and his integrity shone through. Anthony Caro on John Hoyland: 'He was every inch a painter' 2011-08-02T11:08:24Z Though they place their trust in American decency, they’re not hoping to be allowed in but to be left alone. Review | In ‘How Beautiful We Were,’ an African village goes up against an American oil company 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z She tried to wrangle all three of her daughters into some degree of decency. Just Asking: Rhea Suh, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, shoots for the moon 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z Codes of secular decency were promulgated by Joseph Addison in his universally popular “tea table” essays: short and in themselves decent enough for an evening’s listening by mixed male, female and younger audiences. We Are What We Read 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z But the best part is the paragraph that deals with decency which we share with you in its entirety. Grammy awards: 10 things to expect – from Jack White to wardrobe mistakes 2013-02-08T15:00:02Z When we talk of a “culture of silence”, this public appearance was an illustration of how persistent and pervasive it still is – exacerbated by basic human decency and politeness. Harvey Weinstein came off badly from his surprise appearance - but the audience came off worse | Steve Rose 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z Does that automatically mean that his presence on the poetry bill was, in the words of Palin on Fox Wednesday, "so lacking of class and decency and all that's good about America?" Why the right hates Common 2011-05-12T15:47:00Z In this crucial soliloquy he conveys the tangle of conflicting emotions that plague Vere: torment, bafflement and shame, yet also dignity and decency. Opera Review: Britten’s ‘Billy Budd,’ From Glyndebourne to BAM 2014-02-09T22:34:46Z Indeed, he concludes that Ford’s genial Midwestern decency was just what the country needed in the wake of Nixon’s excesses and the Watergate scandal. Gerald Ford, President Nice Guy 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z Killing off nearly every character with any decency has drained most of what made Game of Thrones interesting. ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6, Episode 1: Picking Up the Jagged Pieces 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z Advertisement Advertisement As much as “Rhinoceros” devotes itself to the battle of wills between incomprehensible evil and stalwart decency, it finds room to clarify the domestic enigma that is Peggy Blumquist. ‘Fargo’ Season 2, Episode 6: Defending the Common Man 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z It is a breathtakingly bad book, written by a man without decency for a movement without scruples. 'The Once And Future Liberal' is a blistering critique of identity politics and a fractured left 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z And LiS has been a massive fan of Dani D since she showed, in winning Love Island, that there’s still room for a bit of honesty and decency in this world. Richard Gere’s baby is well and truly blessed – and it’s all thanks to the Dalai Lama 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z Although the Washington press corps is a combative fact-finding herd — as American democracy would have it — it comprises individuals susceptible to the charms of personality and presidential decency. Masters of their medium: JFK on TV, Trump on Twitter 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z This was bad enough, if you happen to be a fan of Sansa and/or human decency. 'Game of Thrones' Invites You To Another Terrible Wedding 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z There is decency and dignity and a humanity to Jon that is always there in his depiction of Frank. Why the Punisher is more relatable than Superman: "Anger is an easier feeling" 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z And he, too, is a haunting figure, an enigmatic alloy of decency, selfishness, murderous rage and tenderness. ‘The Homesman’ Stars Hilary Swank and Tommy Lee Jones 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z In the hands of a less clear-eyed novelist his loving parochialism and thoughtful piety might have melted into something treacly; instead Ms Robinson makes him wise and his quotidian decency beautiful, even heroic. Amazing grace 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Let's hope that he's got the decency to stay in their lives. Mad Men: season three, episode 13 2010-04-14T21:45:00Z This central announcement was crucial: “We will not put art before common decency or allow talent to sway our moral compass.” ‘We, the Dancers’: At City Ballet’s Gala, Affirming Ballet’s Honor 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z “With his air of decency and grab bag of gifted-and-talented party tricks,” Kang wrote, Buttigieg “doesn’t so much represent the will of the Democratic electorate but rather the aspirations of its educated elite.” The Coming-of-Age Tale That Inspired Mayor Pete to Learn Norwegian 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z Her father was the one to fish her out, in his single moment of decency here. Review | What inspired sculptor Louise Bourgeois? One novelist takes a guess. 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z But we do get to see the erosion of Cameron's belief in the decency of her future society. Continuum – box set review 2013-01-31T16:11:23Z Through the course of the season, he has a core of sometimes ignored decency. 'Better Call Saul' finale: Message of that smoke on the water 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z But if you’re prone to support Mrs. Clinton, you assume that what lies beneath her imperturbable exterior is an essential decency. Review: The Anti-Clinton Brigade’s Four-Letter Word Obsession 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z They may also be reflecting a new vision of luxury that involves human hands, respect for the environment and decency in employment. Bags Made by Hand, in East Africa 2012-09-03T15:00:33Z Notions of basic human decency, especially the kind peddled by Hollywood, have changed, and viewers see injustices on-screen through contemporary eyes. ‘Lost City of Z’ alters history for the sake of modern audiences. Are we okay with that? 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z Ms. Gugino who has worked with Mr. Johnson on three films, said that even when he’s playing a baddie, “there is a great sense of accountability and decency about him.” Dwayne Johnson, Star of ‘San Andreas,’ Is Solid. Solid as a ... 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z The only thing these people deserve back is their decency, and the accompanying feeling of shame that comes with it. Why Charlie Sheen's audience is worse than he is 2011-04-04T12:30:00Z When the Fab Four were making their 1967 film Magical Mystery Tour, Cutler was cast as Buster Bloodvessel, the tour guide who wanted people to enjoy themselves "within the limits of British decency". The Beautiful Cosmos of Ivor Cutler 2014-03-31T23:04:52Z If you let people do what they like, human decency usually prevails. We've always found Hitler hilarious ? the alternative is much more odious 2011-08-27T23:06:06Z Mr. Nelson captured Billy’s boundless physical energy and decency while conveying the gullible nature that keeps Billy from seeing the malevolence of Claggart, the master-at-arms, until too late. Music Review: Britten’s ‘Billy Budd’ at the English National Opera 2012-06-25T22:16:47Z I think it's great to model kindness and decency and love, and so that's what I try to do. "It's like a warm hug": Yvette Nicole Brown on the timeless, compassionate charms of "Frog and Toad" 2023-05-19T04:00:00Z Its themes are justice, innocence and the boundary between barbarism and decency. ‘The Nightingale’ Review: A Song of Violence and Vengeance 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z It’s also a matter of simple decency — the practice of which, again, is parents’ job to model, teach and expect of their kids. Carolyn Hax: Getting out of a circle of ‘friends’ and their mean-girl daughters 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z Are they as outrageous as the women of "Girls"? These characters are slightly more tethered by human decency than the characters on "Girls" were. Lena Dunham grows up 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z More than that, he got audiences to buy into Ridley Scott’s handsome swords-and-sandals epic by imbuing his tragic and principled hero with an earnest decency that gives the big-budget genre movie some genuine emotional heft. Top 10 Movie Swordsmen 2011-10-20T09:00:13Z Thus Himmler could talk about the decency and heroism of those who undertook the unpleasant task. Moral Combat: A History of World?War II by Michael Burleigh 2010-06-11T23:15:00Z He's a reasonable, even-keeled and seemingly intelligent guy who's fed up with the deterioration of decency in society. Capsule reviews of new movie releases 2012-05-10T14:39:12Z But this past week, Erika Christakis took issue with yet another appeal to common decency, which she again interpreted as an existential threat to freedom of expression on campus. Who’s really demanding to be coddled on campus? Yale students aren’t the spoiled brats for refusing to be racially trolled on Halloween 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Most people with a shred of decency will apologize themselves inside-out for not being there when you needed them. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: While grieving, ‘What are friends for?’ is not a rhetorical question 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z For a start, he’s a man of such unwavering decency, fortitude, intelligence and optimism that trying to match him would only result in some sort of stomach ulcer. Larry David to Lisa Simpson – life lessons from TV's top role models 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z In his own life, the decency seems beyond question. The Life-or-Death Struggle of Refugees Braving the Mediterranean Crossing 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z “To me, this is just about decency,” she said. Samantha Bee Condemns NBC and Jimmy Fallon’s Trump Interview 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z So most shows refract unsavory times through a contemporary lens, often bending reality to showcase a main character's ahistoric decency and open-mindedness. 'Mad Men': Times change and a battle rages outside 2012-03-24T04:30:10Z Fashion, she said, is exhausting and not always a business that places decency first. Fashion Diary: Places, Everyone! Take the Usual Places. 2010-02-17T21:10:00Z Instead, it embraces a comforting form of cinematic conservatism, based on the mythical competence and essential decency of men whose vocation is violence. Review: ‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado’ Blends War Movie and Western 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z By the lights of my experience over the past three months, in most of America, the default temperament is decency. Bicycling Across the Country: Bruce Weber Reflects 2011-10-21T18:50:10Z "Michael was the gentlest of souls - an exemplar of decency, integrity and kindness," he said in a statement. Green Mile star Duncan dies at 54 2012-09-04T08:04:18Z Ellis acts out of an innate sense of decency, sympathy and a need for friendship. Mud – review 2013-05-11T23:07:24Z His humility and his decency reflect the very best of the American spirit. Obama lauds Medal of Freedom recipients 2011-02-16T05:16:04Z "People are raised mimicking media - TV is the other parent - and kids are growing up without common decency and respect for each other," she said. ABC hints at B-word in 2 new shows about women 2012-04-11T13:18:11Z “We would ask that during an act of genocide, the organizers of the exhibition would have a modicum of decency and say, ‘Maybe we don’t do this right now,’” he said in a phone interview. At Cooper Union, a Russian Design Show Caught in a Political Crossfire 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Cook’s amiable, shrewdly observant presence adds immeasurably to the biography, as he raises the questions we ourselves would ask, makes clear his own views, and quickly wins our confidence through his common sense and decency. ‘Trumbo,’ soon to be a film, tells the tale of one of the Hollywood Ten 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z For this return to decency one must take a little bombast and saber-rattling, was the general attitude. A Brilliant, Unknown Memoir About Classic Hollywood 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z The reaction of Sully is to treat this as a huge invasion of privacy, an affront to decency—if not an alien invasion. Review: Clint Eastwood's 'Sully' Is Too Heavy for Liftoff 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z The French colossus has outraged public decency by apparently failing to distinguish between art and life. Who can match G?rard Depardieu's alleged airborne pee? 2011-08-18T12:18:59Z In this one, the main attraction is Teddy, and the way his glorious, hard-won decency withstands so many tests of time. Review: Kate Atkinson’s ‘A God in Ruins’ Offers Lives Skipping Among Eras 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z What happens when the war escalates between two sides who have a lot of decency, which is probably the nature of most wars? With ‘Three Billboards,’ director Martin McDonagh shows his softer side 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z There is no pale imitation of decency that will pass muster in times like this. Ivanka Trump goes to Washington (and all she got was dumped by Nordstrom) 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z Yet she leaves room for decency and redemption as well in a deftly plotted finale that brings together the two story lines and provides measured resolution for both. Rene Steinke's 'Friendswood' visits a town toxic in many ways 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z Basic decency ended the day even, at best. Much Like a Trump Rally, the End of “Roseanne” Felt Both Shocking and Inevitable 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z Self-analysis or talking about yourself is a difficult thing to accomplish with any sense of decency about it. Just Asking: Rand Paul on why helping people see again is easier than politics 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z “I got to meet him once in Helsinki and was impressed by his personal warmth and decency,” says Page. Voices uplifted: Cappella Romana shines a light on Finnish ‘All-Night Vigil’ 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z This means more to her than any decency or values she might have once held. On “Succession,” Shiv weaponizes womanhood 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z Four, there is no decency standard at play, just a perpetual problem for modern dance and performance art: It is too easy to make fun of them. But Is It Art? In the Case of ‘Doggie Hamlet,’ Yes 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z Blessedly, Keegan's Ireland is not the familiar land of misery, abuse and constant drizzling rain, but a place of community, common decency and, most surprising of all, sunshine. Claire Keegan 2010-09-04T23:06:00Z It’s Bacon’s kindness and decency the authors take pains to evoke — his beautiful manners, his generosity. New ‘Revelations’ in the Life of Francis Bacon, a Master of Darkness and Distortion 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z For all his street-smart bluster, though, the Redeemer maintains a sense of decency throughout the proceedings that elevates him above gumshoe caricature. In Yuri Herrera's hard-boiled 'The Transmigration of Bodies,' dirty work is providence 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z At the same time the very politeness of her background made her want to blow a great big raspberry at decency and convention. Phoebe Waller-Bridge: 'I have an appetite for transgressive women' 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z Each episode of “Kind World” focuses on an instance of human decency — an act of charity, a chance encounter that sparks a connection, somebody going above and beyond for their community. 7 Podcasts to Comfort and Connect 2020-12-25T05:00:00Z The lesson is clear: when push comes to shove, obedience to God trumps human decency, to say nothing of obedience to the next commandment, "Thou shalt not kill". Why I want all our children to read the King James Bible 2012-05-19T20:30:01Z Without the redemptive power of Mattie’s kindness and decency, True Grit is about a man left to drink himself to death. True Grit at 50: the throwback western that gave John Wayne his only Oscar 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z That decency is presumably why Renee has adoring, supportive friends, and it also helps temper her comic bumbling and foolishness, humanizing her frailties while pulling you to her emotionally. Review: ‘I Feel Pretty’ Doesn’t Even Go Skin Deep 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z At stake are Jojo’s innocence and his decency, and how one is purchased at the cost of the other. ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Review: The Third Reich Wasn’t All Fun and Games 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Their grants were later reinstated, although the Supreme Court ultimately ruled against them, finding that decency standards did not necessarily contradict 1st Amendment rights. Karen Finley, Banned Books Week and the responsibilities of art 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z He’s a type himself, the born copper whose utter reliability hides his doubts and weaknesses, but he’s unusual for being defined not by his competency or his demons but by his decency. Critic’s Notebook: First Things First: The Case, Then the Pint 2013-06-13T22:43:18Z It doesn’t guarantee kindness or decency or a good heart. The twist in the tale of my parents’ malicious will 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z Salvation is found in small, personal connections, in wry humor, and in the forlorn hope that intelligence and decency will ultimately prevail. What “M*A*S*H” Taught Us 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z Sentimentality, honor, a sense of decency—that may not win you wars in Westeros. Game of Thrones Watch: Blood Is Thicker 2013-06-10T04:04:31Z Saito is one of those silent film actors who is able to be at once subtle and expressive, conveying nuances of worry, wounded pride and gentle decency through unmistakable and emphatic gestures and facial contortions. | 'I Was Born, but...': Yasujiro Ozu?s Silent Tale of New Kids on the Block 2010-06-24T23:03:00Z “Smithsoniansmith,” according to its news release, will court “the radical edge of dance, edge of trash, edge of decency.” Week Ahead: Aug. 1-7 2010-07-29T14:33:00Z And whether America is even capable of treating the masses of Black people with decency and dignity. Cornel West: Is America ‘even capable of treating the masses of Black people with decency and dignity’? 2020-08-11T04:00:00Z We certainly can’t count on Trump or the people surrounding him to maintain any sense of common decency. About Samantha Bee, Ivanka Trump and That Word 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z It shows the importance of decency, friendship and language. Brian Selznick: By the Book 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z “The connections that survive do so in compelling ways. … The depiction of the women in Jeanette and Carmen’s family is confident and layered, capturing their decencies and failings.” 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z It's a sweet but unsentimental tale of a son giving his father a sense of decency late in life. Cannes: Dern a leading man again in 'Nebraska' 2013-05-24T19:51:12Z There has always been a sense of decency and decorum, updated with modern fabrics and sometimes high-tech ideas. Special Report: Fashion: A Fresh Breeze of Change 2011-03-02T19:46:33Z And no wonder: this Superman is dynamically angry, an avatar of decency outraged, bashing through doors and tossing goons over the treetops. ‘Superman,’ by Larry Tye 2012-07-06T22:10:04Z So I’m not surprised that there’s been a little flurry of self-help books on basic human decency and what it will do for you. You’re Not Going to Kill Them With Kindness. You’ll Do Just the Opposite. 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z She doesn’t understand her own gifts, her charm, her decency. Richard G. Stern, a Writers’ Writer, Is Dead at 84 2013-01-25T03:25:06Z He uttered the famous words: “Have you no decency, sir. At long last, have you no sense of decency?” 'Have you no decency, sir?': Vidal v Buckley and the art of killer comebacks 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z "On behalf of Michael's family, fans, common sense and decency, we urge you to reconsider and cancel this program," they added. Michael Jackson executors want TV "autopsy" canceled 2010-12-29T23:44:20Z Expecting virtual booksellers, hosts and publishers to operate as taste and decency police would introduce unaccountable censorship based on subjective criteria. Why should Amazon be our taste and decency policeman? 2012-06-26T09:56:24Z He’s been teetering on the edge of suicide, determined “to stay alive as long as decency required.” Review | In ‘Jack,’ Marilynne Robinson’s fourth Gilead novel, a lost soul embarks on an impossible love affair 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z Few of these pilgrims, surely, consider Carter a Rushmore-worthy president, but they admire what Alter calls his “core decency.” The Feats and Failures of Jimmy Carter 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z But you’d be staying away because you want to, not because any person — or any law of decency — says you must. Carolyn Hax: Don’t miss your half sister’s wedding because of her vindictive father 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z His decency licenses both his extreme brutality and our enjoyment of it. Denzel Washington Exacts Vengeance in ‘The Equalizer’ 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z About half a century after Andy Griffith, the story of Coach and Mrs. Taylor shared a surname with Griffith’s show and a similar faith in people’s basic decency. Vacation Robo-Post: What TV Shows Shaped America? 2012-07-03T12:04:01Z That’s par for the course for the Farrellys, whose vulgarity has always been leavened by their sense of decency and too frequently undermined by their sentimentalism. Movie Review: ?The Three Stooges,? From Peter and Bobby Farrelly 2012-04-12T18:27:53Z Which is to say with irony, with decency and, perhaps above all, with art. The Best Movies of 2015 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z After installing Anabel’s heart, George at first selfishly coddles it as a mere possession, but under its humanizing influence his innate decency blossoms until he’s at last able to reciprocate Anabel’s generosity. In Boston Court's 'With Love and a Major Organ,' she gave him her heart, quite literally 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Strang, in particular, has been compared to Atticus Finch because of his compassion, decency and propensity to well up at the mere thought of injustice. Guilty pleasure: how Making a Murderer tapped into our weakness for true crime 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z Why are men so afraid of treating women equally and with respect and decency? New doc "9to5" spotlights the women who rose up against sexism and harassment at work in the 1970s 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z To expect that it, too, might put common decency — and the interests of women — first? Two Critics Reflect on Ballet’s #MeToo Moment 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z Everybody feels in Bryan some kind of inherent decency, that he has integrity. In ‘Your Honor,’ a New Orleans Judge Breaks Bad 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z This novel feels very rooted in war, demonstrating with chilling forthrightness that decency and moral scruples are swiftly dispensed with in a struggle for survival. Jane Rogers's top 10 cosy catastrophes 2012-07-05T08:22:05Z Rather than struggling to parse a statement like Mr. Bogner’s for common sense or decency, better perhaps to retreat to the ice rink for a dose of morally neutral nude Lycra. Fashion Diary: At the Winter Olympics in Sochi, the Opening Ceremony Uniforms Looked One and the Same 2014-02-12T21:58:09Z And I could point to several young journalists — or even student journalists — who share these admirable attributes: persistence, decency, the ability to be both tough and fair. Perspective | What Biden — and a lot of other people — get wrong about journalists 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z At the last, as though refusing to give decency the satisfaction, Sabbath turns down the option of suicide. Howard Jacobson: In praise of bad boys' books 2012-10-05T21:55:17Z So, do you think it’s right to leave him alone, or is the cause of decency better served by a “no hard feelings”-type message? Perspective | Carolyn Hax: How to make a former boyfriend a future friend 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z “It’s not even about politics anymore, it’s just about human decency,” she said, noting that her father, a Vietnam veteran, voted for him. Pink Quietly Became Pop Royalty. Here’s How She Made It Last. 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z Next time you consider inviting me or anyone else to another bulls__t event like this, have a little respect for the intelligence and decency of your peers.” “This is not what a rapist looks like”: How this student’s defensive rant misses the point about sexual consent 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z So are his parents who, in their Christian socialist decency, believe that the purpose of diplomacy should be to prevent war rather than to promote it. A Delicate Truth by John le Carré – extract 2013-04-12T20:01:02Z "I feel so lucky that we are not called to any standard of sort of sweet female decency," Dunham said. 'Girls' go wayward in HBO's tale of a gender and a generation 2014-01-11T01:03:01Z He’s also an alpha troll — a provocateur who’s impervious to pain and indifferent to decency. Perspective | ‘The Dark Knight’ and Heath Ledger’s Joker were a prophecy of our troll culture 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z She’s alert to the way the lack of “human decency” by employers has compromised the values and ideals of their employees, who have come to define themselves by their jobs. Who are these Trump voters? For a thoughtful portrait, turn to playwright Lynn Nottage's 'Sweat' 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z We want to hear about musicians who have been exemplars of decency. Who are the nicest people in pop? 2013-05-16T11:57:00Z "This is a terrible case where AA completely ignored the mental anguish of a passenger, ignored their own carrier agreement with passengers, and violated every standard of decency," the suit said. Woman suing American Airlines claims flight attendant threatened her, locked dog in bathroom 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z “The fundamental liberal values, those of tolerance and respect for others, of decency, charity, and moderation, have been enfeebled in our public life,” Soskis said. How philanthropy benefits the super-rich 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z “It seems to be a good thing to have a safe haven” in prime-time broadcasts where standards of decency are enforced, she said. Supreme Court hears case on profanity rules 2012-01-10T20:02:00Z But her argument would be even stronger if it admitted that, even within the ranks of the bluebloods, there were occasional spasms of doubt and decency. Posh 2010-04-16T00:58:00Z He’d need a whole wall of shelving to fit all that decency and generosity. Review: ‘A Truck Full of Money’ and a Thirst to Put It to Good Use 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z Passivity doesn’t get you very far, either, or decency, or altruism. Review: In Susan Barker’s ‘The Incarnations,’ Lives of Despair (Past and Present) in China 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z A tangle of ambition and decency, Tim is excited by his chance to break into the big time, and troubled by the entry dues he has to pay. Dinner for Schmucks: Carell Goes Crazy 2010-07-29T21:35:00Z It’s very easy to make fun of a religion that literally takes communion in the form of Wonder bread, but the appeal of all that mandated clean-cut decency is also pretty easy to figure out. But I’m a good Mormon wife 2012-06-01T23:00:00Z Even the fatally oblivious Alexandrians based their decency in denial, leading to vulnerability within — think Pete the serial abuser — and without — think Season 6. ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 7, Episode 2: Greetings from the Kingdom 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z Jay doesn’t seem to need instruction on decency though. Chasing Mavericks: Looking For That Big Break 2012-10-25T14:30:40Z It’s a contemporary if shopworn story of good and evil, decency versus corruption and one man fighting the machine when topsy-turvy and not. Movie Review: ‘Headshot,” Directed by Pen-ek Ratanaruang 2012-09-27T21:57:00Z Care, compassion, humility, decency, imagination, openheartedness — I saw all of that. Perspective | Best visual art of 2020: Sublime Degas, spellbinding El Greco, Dorothea Lange and a defining video for our time 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z But “The Sessions” is a small and delicate film, and despite its unusual premise, its best moments are literally moments – almost imperceptible episodes of ordinary generosity, decency and humor that you’d barely in daily life. “The Sessions”: An unlikely, certain-to-be Oscar-bound sex fable 2012-10-19T17:02:00Z Nowhere more so than in England, with its prudish sense of decency and fair-play. Power and glory: how to tackle Shakespeare's revolutions 2012-06-20T17:59:07Z As his former co-star Mary-Louise Parker once said: “You can almost smell his decency.” Ryan Reynolds: ‘I’m good at being the butt of the joke’ 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z As a countermeasure to all this death and depravity, Winnette introduces a widow, an orphan and a newborn who collectively serve as the best hope for human decency. In 'Haints Stay,' an edgy indie publisher takes on the bloody Old West 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z Vogel, in his interviews with Rogers, attempts to break through what he considers to be his subject’s veneer of calculated, strategic, and tightly crafted decency, in order to find the unvarnished person behind it. The Wondrous Heroism of Mr. Rogers in “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z With the March 11 movies these concerns may also be “colored by Japanese cultural notions of decency and shame,” Chris Fujiwara said. Films on the Tsunami at Yamagata Documentary Film Festival 2012-03-14T13:00:00Z Plus, since it’s polite to ascribe only the best motives to others, it’s also an act of decency to help her avoid upsetting you. Carolyn Hax: What’s in a name? None of your business. 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z Because sometimes compassion and decency win the day, ok? Mother of Dragons or the Night King: who will win the Game of Thrones? 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z This is a narrator whose tone constantly affirms the expectation of decency and regards even the most dire circumstances with ironical good humor. Review | Michel Faber’s ‘D’ is a quirky adventure for readers young and old 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z Known to his friends as "Ash," Green was an old-school publishing man who preferred a typewriter to computers and was praised by The New York Observer as "an exemplar of elegance, decency and seriousness." Ashbel Green, editor of Cronkite, dies at age 84 2012-09-19T16:52:12Z Somehow Abel's basic decency and struggle to survive get lost in the detail. 'Wilderness': from the fog of war to the Olympic Peninsula 2012-09-07T23:57:19Z It was the first time I'd read about the world I came from in a proper book; the wisecracks, hardmen, family ties, feuds and heartbreaks, and all portrayed with honesty, tenderness and decency. My hero: Roddy Doyle by Kerry Hudson 2013-07-19T15:59:00Z “It’s time to put away the harsh rhetoric. . . . This is the time to heal in America. To marshal the forces of decency, fairness, science and hope.” Perspective | In Biden victory, a cast change: Out with Richard III, in with Atticus Finch 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z It’s also got some of the best lines, especially when the customers don’t even have the decency to call Shirley by her right name. More Than Shirley: Cindy Williams’s 6 Best Moments Onscreen 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z By its nature comedy is always controversial, pushing as it must at the limits of what passes for taste and decency in any era. It’s worse than Jerry Seinfeld says: PC is undermining free speech, expression, liberties 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z The clear crowning achievement of the National Lampoon comedy madhouse, this slobs v snobs frat-off violated every available standard of decency in a boozy, anarchic stupor. Animal House at 40: why the slobs v snobs comedy remains essential 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z “There is simplicity and decency in this woman, who has always accepted the unadorned and unexciting realities of her ordinary life,” New York Times theater critic Howard Taubman wrote of Ms. Sherwood’s character. Madeleine Sherwood, actress in ‘The Crucible,’ ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,’ dies at 93 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z By any definition of the word “decency” it’s been a long time since Chuck Palahniuk wrote a decent book. Books of The Times: ?Damned? by Chuck Palahniuk - Review 2011-10-19T22:45:01Z After 20 years of rupturing the boundaries of taste and decency, the enfant terrible of the comic world has finally hit paydirt. Kick-Ass ? an interview with its creator 2010-03-24T20:00:00Z The movie titles got a lot of that anti-anxious decency across. The Unsinkable Debbie Reynolds 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z The man is superficially charming but thoroughly loathsome, so bereft of anything resembling decency or common sense that the media and the public can enjoy his prolonged flameout without a twinge of guilt. Why Charlie Sheen is still winning 2011-09-20T16:20:00Z The bride’s dress, designed by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen, might reset the compass of fashion to the freshness and decency of a new 21st-century woman. An Appraisal: An Oh-So-British Affair Projects a Fresh, Antique Charm 2011-04-29T18:30:40Z While I am a strong believer that behind every good book is a great editor, there are incidences where editors do seem to have strayed beyond the bounds of decency. Do too many authors spoil the book? 2011-02-14T16:02:57Z But, for me, one of your qualities stands out that is not often cited in the legacies of the famous: decency. Carl Reiner, Perfect 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z It’s an acknowledgment of the hard work of learning, and the magic of simple decency. ‘Mr. Bachmann and His Class’ Review: Learning From the Best 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z It's a stuttering circle of depravity, showing how low they have to go before some basic human decency kicks in. This week's new DVD & Blu-ray 2012-10-05T23:04:03Z Tradition dictates that there also be, among all this compromised, agenda-driven humanity, a paragon of decency and idealism under duress. Movie Review: ‘Prometheus,’ by Ridley Scott, With Noomi Rapace 2012-06-07T12:44:28Z Or even if they technically weren’t, that you should have avoided them entirely nonetheless out of decency. ‘The Contender’ Lit Me on Fire. Now It’s a Cringe Factory. 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z "They operate with complete disregard for rule of law and human decency." WikiLeaks publishes security think tank emails 2012-02-27T07:19:00Z It really says something when Ted Nugent shows more basic decency after a national tragedy than you. Caitlyn Jenner on Scalise attack: liberals “can’t even shoot straight” 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z Yet Gove presses on, seemingly untroubled by evidence, common sense or decency, with his campaign to lower the quality of the buildings in which the nation's children are taught. Architects do matter, Mr Gove 2011-03-06T00:09:40Z What we said: The film is a pointed celebration of liberal decency in the past and implied present ... Best films of 2018 so far 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z Women started wearing more revealing bathing suits, outraging guardians of public decency. Art Review: ?Youth and Beauty? at Brooklyn Museum - Review 2011-11-03T14:00:00Z His decency is the axis on which the story turns, and also the movie’s principal flaw. ‘Motherless Brooklyn’ Review: Edward Norton Fights the Power Broker 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Their memory both haunts and grounds him, making him able, even in the worst circumstances, to recognize decency in himself and others. Review: ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’: Still Angry After All These Years 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z Yet if McCabe has made mistakes, his basic decency shines through in this memoir. In ‘The Threat,’ Andrew McCabe Issues the Latest Warning Call About Trump’s America 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z The code of conduct states that “there is no place in the Academy for people who abuse their status, power or influence in a manner that violates recognized standards of decency.” Oscar body adopts conduct code as Hollywood reacts to harassment issue 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z If you have the slightest amount of decency, the Empress will happily substitute a more decorous prize. New contest for Week 1240: We GIVE you Limerixicon XIV 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z Most of the women have the decency to avert their eyes, but a few linger to gawk. 'The Bachelor' Watch: What Happens In Vegas 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z Surrounded by people who fail to demonstrate even the smallest measure of decency, Cheryl allows her bosses to send their child, an ill-mannered 20-year-old amazon named Clee, to live with her rent-free. The supreme weirdness of Miranda July: How her debut novel gives “effortless” new meaning 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z Maybe next time the dancers can have the decency to split something open, during the live performance show, preferably with some gore. "So You Think You Can Dance": Elimination time -- they're dropping like flies at "SYTYCD" 2010-07-16T12:01:00Z You couldn't help but be warmed by her sparky idiosyncrasies and fundamental decency. Rewind TV: Broadchurch; The Politician's Husband; Super Sunday; The Wright Way – review 2013-04-27T22:45:01Z Lieber reminds parents that they may be substantially richer than the financial aid officers they are bargaining with, so that both decency and prudence counsel against making entitled demands. How to Pay for College (and Not Lose Your Shirt) 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z Most of all, the enemy was to be found in judges who believe decency and compassion are central to their jobs, not weaknesses to be extinguished. I thought I could reason with Antonin Scalia: A more naive young fool never drew breath 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z Add to that “decency,” meaning that any hint of “vulgarity chic” has gone — and you get the new mood. Special Report: Fashion: A Fresh Breeze of Change 2011-03-02T19:46:33Z “Jokes about casting couches – I mean, that was tolerated for years. Sexual favors are expected, and genius is recognized as an exception to decency.” Cosby sentencing is new milestone for #MeToo movement 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z That depends on how you define significance and, for that matter, decency. Stockhausen's 'Carré' revives the genius of the '60s 2016-08-20T04:00:00Z It’s one thing to pass the corporate standard of decency, but have you passed the human standard of decency? The Enlightenment Of Russell Simmons 2012-10-18T14:42:42Z But their essential decency and discipline are almost axiomatic. Movie Review: ?Polisse,? Directed by and Starring Ma?wenn 2012-05-17T22:54:42Z But now we’ve fallen so far below sea level that his final ounces of decency are crushed under the pressure almost without a second glance. Breaking Bad Watch: Four Terrifying Glimpses of Walter White, Lost Cause 2012-08-27T16:09:22Z Where Mr. Walzer differs is that he believes that if the aim is decency, the means must be decent. ‘A Foreign Policy for the Left’ Review: Can There Be a ‘Decent’ Left? 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z The episode contrasts the implosion of the Gerhardt family with an affirmation of the Solversons, whose essential decency will ensure its long-term survival, despite the cruel vicissitudes of fate. ‘Fargo’ Season 2, Episode 7: This Family Deserves the Ground 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z Outside the industry, he said, it’s hard for people to understand the crazy nuances of a business where jungle law renders decency and kindness suspect. Annabel Tollman: the Calm Amid Fashion’s Storm 2013-06-12T18:59:24Z Not that I’m against popular art that dispenses comfort and flatters an audience’s sense of its own decency. Will the Oscars Get as Nostalgic as Hollywood Did in 2019? 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z But Miles Morales' real core is his decency. "Miles Morales: Spider-Man" author Saladin Ahmed: "Politics are central to the story for me" 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z He may represent the spirit of compromise with institutional comfort, but he shows there is a valiant decency to a man whose career is destroyed by his dissenting wife. Plenty ? review 2011-02-09T19:15:00Z Reviewing it, our critic Dwight Garner says that Eyre “writes with candor and gravity; a tensile rod of human decency braces every paragraph.” 12 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z This is possibly the lustiest, goriest, most wilfully red-blooded drama series the law and human decency will allow. Charlie Brooker's Screen burn: Spartacus: Blood And Sand 2010-05-21T23:06:00Z But his skill at playing cornpone decency blinded fans to his ability to master other roles. A few ways to enjoy and celebrate Andy Griffith 2012-07-03T20:17:11Z “Not to mention drawing someone with a little character and decency as well.” Cover Story: Barry Blitt’s “Counting” 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z The standards said the organization is no place for “people who abuse their status, power or influence in a manner that violates standards of decency.” Polanski’s request to restore film academy membership denied 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z But I am enjoying this, because I hope it means a longer life for the play, and attention to the decency and respect that older characters like mine deserve. It’s ‘Kinky Boots’ vs. ‘Matilda’ in Tony Nominations 2013-04-30T22:20:57Z In Hamburg she helped found the newspaper Die Zeit, became a prominent figure in liberal postwar circles and stood as a symbol of decency among the Prussian aristocracy under Hitler. Books of The Times: ?Forgotten Land? by Max Egremont - Review 2011-12-28T22:10:01Z “We will not put art before common decency or allow talent to sway our moral compass,” she said, with the entire company onstage beside her. At New York City Ballet, Balancing the Art of Transition 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z It wasn’t just an act of memorable decency; it also brought the two of them closer for life. How to cut against the bias 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z In Choi’s novel, all the characters want from adults is what they so rarely get: competency and decency. For the Performing Arts Students in This Novel, Drama Is a Way of Life 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z On the other hand, audiences "will be drawn to a more soulful Neeson as a downtrodden gumshoe with a strong sense of decency and dark streak of humor." 'A Walk Among the Tombstones' is grim business, reviews say 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z Over time, though, he came to believe that there was an inherent value in work, a sense of decency and honor. Philip Levine, U.S. poet laureate who wrote of working life, dies at 87 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z I would definitely not say Quark because there was something about him — he showed some decency and kindness in many episodes. How ‘Star Trek’ Pushed Cory Booker to Make It So 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z His decency, and what we now might call his emotional intelligence, presented themselves with a serene consistency that could be a little unnerving. ‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’ Review: You Are My Friend 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z “I’m waiting for the Joseph Welch moment,” he says, citing the “Have you no sense of decency, sir?” confrontation at the Army-McCarthy hearings in 1954. Director Joe Mantello, Broadway’s Invisible Wizard 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z He asks for Ben’s help in locating the boy, and Ben reassures him about the essential decency of the police—about how this honest mistake will surely be rectified. A Traitor to His Tribe 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z It’s a wise, sad, guardedly hopeful account of a few chapters in the endless war between systemic venality and civic decency. ‘The Traitor’ Review: Turning the Tables on La Cosa Nostra 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z What the vicar is doing in a very cruel way, is placing a stiletto blade of viscousness that is perfectly judged to attack her own sense of decency and certainty. Alex Garland on birth as horror in "Men" 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z His mixture of decency and vanity that I thought was human and real.” Ralph Fiennes: Loosey Goosey? ‘I like that!’ 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z What better time for what Dionne calls his “articles of conciliation” to unite the “coalition for dignity, decency, democracy and fairness”? E.J. Dionne Jr.’s Lost Hope for the Republican Party 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z Whether he is playing a lovelorn misanthrope in last year’s quirky indie “Wilson” or an intergalactic desperado in “Solo,” an innate likability, a folksy decency, shines through. Woody Harrelson, Rogue Number One 2018-05-26T04:00:00Z The onus is on you to conduct yourself with decency. I dump my girlfriends after 18 months. What am I so scared of? | Dear Mariella 2018-04-08T04:00:00Z But Mr. Jevtic is also a misanthrope, and his natural social isolation helped him hear the call of an instinctive decency; he didn’t care what his fellow Serbians, including his commanding officers, might think. Books of The Times: Eyal Press Considers Courage in ?Beautiful Souls? 2012-02-23T23:21:46Z It was a series in active dialogue with what the historian Richard Hofstadter called the “agrarian myth”: the notion that innocence and decency and hard work belonged to the hinterlands. ‘Mad Men’ and the 1960s as Wild Republican Times 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z And some are the curious loopholes of television: Broadcast is governed by stricter decency rules than subscription-based networks. “American Crime”: Oscar winner John Ridley’s new prestige drama clinches ABC’s spot as America’s best network 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z The plot is packed with incidents and surprises, and Mary is an admirable character, full of pluck and decency and prone to the usual anime expressions of loud amazement. Review: ‘Mary and the Witch’s Flower’ Chases a Girl and Her Broomstick 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z If those are McDonald’s and Burger King, this one is at least The Olive Garden – it’s no less recycled, but the existence of a cloth napkin allows for the facade of decency. The November Man – first look review: an asinine and horribly rote screenplay 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z C&A itself would have more decency, at the very least in its price points. TV review: Beaver Falls; Harold Baim's Britain on Film 2011-07-27T21:00:01Z We are ruled by "prohibitive decencies", our passions are sublimated, we have had to learn "to press our roaring blood into quieter channels". Feral: Searching for Enchantment on the Frontiers of Rewilding by George Monbiot – review 2013-05-24T06:30:12Z “Flee” acknowledges Amin’s good fortune — and offers quiet testimony to the decency and generosity of Danish society — while also reckoning with what it cost him. ‘Flee’ Review: From Kabul to Copenhagen 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z In a different vein, but just as subtly, “Comedy in a Modern Key” found the humor and pathos in the almost accidental decency of ordinary people responding to morally horrific circumstances. Hans Keilson, Novelist of Life in Nazi-Run Europe, Dies at 101 2011-06-02T21:23:44Z "I'm not wearing a wetsuit off a dead person!" and "Have you no decency?" "Sanctum": James Cameron presents an underwater cave thriller 2011-02-03T01:31:00Z He’s talking a lot these days about “trust,” “decency” and “civility,” reminding constituents that those with differing opinions are not evil but rather have “different life experiences.” Justin Amash was part of the conservative in-crowd. Now he’s trying to figure out who his real friends are. 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z As stars, they have allowed the media and their fans total access: the po-faced decencies of 1953 have given way to complete self-exposure as these celebrities treat themselves as public property. John Lennon and Yoko Ono: the image that defines the second Elizabethan era 2012-05-31T13:06:07Z Here is Fiennes in English establishment mode – see also The Constant Gardener – sensitive and soft-spoken as ever, with an injured but fiercely assertive liberal decency. Ralph Fiennes's 20 best film performances – ranked! 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z Just as oblations to the poor will puff up one’s sense of self, “tipping well” — 20 percent or more — is a measure of one’s personal decency. Tipping breeds indentured servitude 2013-09-09T12:00:00Z Instead, the freshness and lightness, mixed with intense, yet almost invisible, handwork, tapped into a different vein: one of decency, respect for women and a gentle beauty. Special Report: Fendi Takes the Long View 2010-09-23T18:09:00Z Martin Zandvliet wrote and directed this Danish drama about the relationship between revenge and common decency. Fall Movie Release Schedule 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z At the center of the movie is what looks like an unambiguous act of decency. ‘A Hero’ Review: Debts No Honest Man Can Pay 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z In conversation, both men projected decency, an Eagle Scout-ness of the soul. ‘The Comey Rule’: Why Watching Jeff Daniels Ruined James Comey’s Day 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z He believes, a priori, in practicing human decency: a moral sensibility toward other people and their existences. ‘A Foreign Policy for the Left’ Review: Can There Be a ‘Decent’ Left? 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z However many reasons there are to be cynical, the committee took its shot, told its story and trusted that we still had decency, at long last. The Jan. 6 Hearings Did a Great Service, by Making Great TV 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z It began: “We will not put art before common decency or allow talent to sway our moral compass.” A City Ballet Star Bids Farewell to the ‘Crazy Ballerina Life’ 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z Hosting is the ability to align one’s charm—or, in Colbert’s case, his decency and intelligence—with brands. The Colbert Rapport 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z Is it the Democratic Party fighting for a return to political normality and decency? Who owns patriotism, the left or the right? American artists know the answer 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z I found great beauty, not answers, in Zvi’s essential human decency. He’s Losing His Mind. Maybe His Country Is Too? 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z In pre-Ofcom days I was a broadcasting standards commissioner, when words like taste and decency were part of the regulatory world. 'Porn producers live in a parallel world' 2011-04-11T06:00:02Z This was a clear breach of the decency law. Court: TV can't be fined for 'NYPD Blue' nude shot 2011-01-04T22:11:10Z His brand is in full effect: the silver hair, the gravelly voice, the arrogant strut camouflaging a core of basic decency. Review: In ‘Money Monster,’ a Broke Investor Holds a Grudge and a Gun 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z They were accompanied by an Italian military band puffing out music and by clothes from Mr. Henry that exuded a fresh, youthful decency. In Florence, Men’s Wear Shows Are Bright and Light 2012-06-22T14:18:33Z Above all, he was struck by the ‘essential decency . . . straightforwardness and generosity’ of the Catalans. The war that made Orwell 2014-01-11T15:00:00Z His decency is in contrast to Butterfly’s heartless husband, Pinkerton, who abandons her. Opera Review: ‘Madama Butterfly’ Stars Kristine Opolais at the Met 2014-04-06T21:43:56Z The moral decency that keeps them on the shelf in the short term will curdle into marketable curiosity in the long term. Mel Gibson will work in this town again 2010-07-13T06:42:00Z He’s deft at portraying callow, even if his transformation into decency is harder to swallow. People Like Us: Your Father's Daughter 2012-06-28T14:00:40Z A measure of redemption — or at least a twinkle of mischief, innocence and decency — arrives via a subplot concerning a young woman in the building, and her friend, who works in a convenience store. It’s Bong Joon Ho’s Dystopia. We Just Live in It. 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z But is there any real reason to think that decency exists? 'Masters of Sex' Recap: For Virginia, and Us, It's All About a Certain Desire 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z In the formative years of life, most of us learn the basic concepts of human decency. Breaking Good: Shows Like ‘Russian Doll’ and ‘Barry’ Map Paths to Self-Improvement 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z But "Goon" isn't cruel to her; rather it has the decency to present her as flawed. 'Goon': Raunchy, surprisingly sweet hockey film scores 2012-05-24T20:24:07Z But its cry for simple decency hasn’t grown old. | 'One-Third of a Nation': A Depression-Era Protest Ripped From the Headlines 2011-05-01T21:19:13Z And if I do, I at least have the decency to have an existential fit about it. Hot Tub Time Machine: the 80s regurgitated 2010-09-01T12:02:00Z Neither innovative nor particularly clever, the movie understands its mission and benefits from Mr. Yeun’s unfailing air of basic decency. Review: A Virus Creates ‘Mayhem’ Among Backstabbing Lawyers 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Hunt radiates a kindness and decency that helps keep the film grounded. Review: `Sessions' tells feel-good, low-key tale 2012-10-15T22:38:11Z Silverio responds with a tirade about the venality and hypocrisy of a media that sacrifices integrity and decency on the altar of ratings and social media likes. ‘Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths’ Review: It’s a Stressful Afterlife 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Yet the show seemed to be pushing boundaries of decency — not on the runway, but in the presentation. Fashion Review: DSquared2 Moves to the '60s 2014-02-24T19:14:37Z For Koppelman, one of the motivating factors of the show is to understand how money and success forgive affronts to decency — a phenomenon that might explain Trump but is certainly not limited to him. ‘Billions’ shows why some of us root for the rich and scandalous 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z In 2001 I reviewed “Freddy Got Fingered,” a comedy directed by and starring the Canadian comedian Tom Green that tested nearly every imaginable boundary of decency and good taste. And Now Let’s Review … 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z The musician born Malik Taylor and raised in New York was a skilled, sharp-edged rapper who also became, in part through his decency, an important symbol. Mourning Phife Dawg: Hip hop lost a legend too young in Tribe Called Quest’s Malik Taylor 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z His father—my grandfather—was a state Supreme Court judge, and he taught his son to value a code of decency and justice. The Tao of Cooper: Why High Noon Still Matters 2012-07-24T12:00:28Z Freed from television's sense of decency, however, he can be quite brilliant. Comedy gold: Frank Skinner – Stand-Up 2013-01-03T13:29:44Z In this abecedary of politically minded essays, a critic and poet plumbs the meanings of newly urgent words: agitate, decency, justice. New & Noteworthy, From Carrie Fisher to the Case for Impeachment 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z There’s decency somewhere within Barry’s hard and violent self, and Hader never lets the audience lose sight of those tiny flickers of tenderness. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z “There is no place in the Academy for people who abuse their status, power or influence in a manner that violates recognized standards of decency,” Dawn Hudson, its CEO, said in a statement. Hollywood after Weinstein: ‘The animals have no choice but to be civilized’ 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z Rather, they suggest a generic message of sympathetic decency beside which the horror of the archival photographs is minimized. What’s Missing from the German Cinema 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z It's the British character sentimentalised, the illusion of decency, that whole nonsense of 'no British boy would do this sort of thing'. When Hari Kunzru met Michael Moorcock 2011-02-04T12:05:01Z Sitting back and remaining silent felt like an abdication of basic decency. Silence is no longer an option: Why the death of Jamar Clark in Minneapolis brought me off the sidelines 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z Often, you can appeal to an airline’s sense of decency. How to get an airline to compensate you — even when it doesn’t have to 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z Constitution, along with any notion of basic decency, police officers shackled suspects for nearly 24 hours, subjected them to physical abuse and neglect, and denied attorneys access to the facility. The absurd outrage over Jussie Smollett 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z There’s no question that Cary Grant’s serpentine charm wins out over Ralph Bellamy’s stick-in-the-mud decency, but not everyone is “sold American” on Walter Burns. He Said, She Said, We Said, You Said 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z The second half jabs at our sense of decency and compassion to such a degree that it’s not unusual to be reduced to tears. Hannah Gadsby’s “Nanette” and the case for quitting comedy 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z Others have come at Mr. Trump with indignation, righteousness and appeals to decency. How Stormy Daniels Out-Trumped Trump 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z His middle-England, Marks & Spencer decency excites a particular condescension in the boys. Chariots of Fire; Posh; Children's Children – review 2012-05-26T23:10:02Z And "decency" is a double-edged sword, an argument that can be used to suppress minority groups and keep them invisible. Is this the end for a homophobic talk show? 2011-06-03T15:04:00Z But for decades its citizens' decency has matched the town's anonymity. The Crazies Review: Don't Drink the Water 2010-02-26T08:40:00Z Michael was the gentlest of souls - an exemplar of decency, integrity, and kindness. Hollywood reacts to Michael Clarke Duncan's death 2012-09-04T00:36:08Z He appears to love taunting self-appointed guardians of public decency. The Photographer and Auteur Steven Klein Loves to Shock, but Surreptitiously 2011-11-24T10:45:04Z My husband calls his adamant policing of my choices, location, body and voice “loving protectiveness”—for my own good, the sake of our marriage, in the name of decency and values. Men aren't volatile riddles for women to solve 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z Ford was acting out of the goodness of his heart, from his basic sense of decency, Rumsfeld argues. Gerald Ford, President Nice Guy 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z Obama this week made a similar pander, saying the government could meet its challenges only “if our politics reflects the decency of our people.” Obama nostalgia matters: He’s consequential because he’s good and because he asked that we be good, too 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z This is a man of great courage, then, and utter decency. Memoirs of a Revolutionary by Victor Serge – review 2012-06-05T13:05:59Z It allows us to meet in Ames a quiet but strong personality, a man whose fundamental decency allowed him to see both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict clearly. Kai Bird’s ‘The Good Spy’ Portrays Robert Ames 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z After living comfortably alone for a spell, I started seeing a man who shared Derek’s decency, optimism and build. The Wisdom of the Moving Man 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z And we've worked hard and saved to give our children opportunity and raised them to believe that decency and respect for themselves and those around them is what will make their world go round. Talkin' 'bout my generation 2010-08-21T23:06:00Z Lynch and the show’s co-creator, Mark Frost, would have plenty of time to drift into the darkness, including the extra-dimensional terror within The Black Lodge, but the pilot puts a premium on collective decency. Twin Peaks at 30: the weird and wonderful show that changed television 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z Like that film, it depicts a society so rotten and corrupt that decency becomes either stupid or suicidal. New Directors/New Films Festival Gives Spotlight to Youth 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z There was also a gender-fluid Muslim character and lots of verbal hand-wringing over the decline of decency and, you know what, why bother going on? 2018's biggest TV disappointments, from moderately painful to the absolute worst 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z “But make no mistake about it, what happened that day was a disgrace, and it mocks decency to portray it in any other way.” Pence says ‘history will hold Donald Trump accountable’ for Jan. 6th 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z Many eloquent and passionate thinkers and leaders have emerged to oppose Trump’s latest move of hostility against basic decency. The case for open borders 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z That monologue, if you recall, compares the alleged nobility, honesty, kindness and decency of men with the “exasperating, irritating, vacillating, calculating, agitating, maddening and infuriating hags” of the opposite sex. Music Review: Betty Buckley at Feinstein?s - Review 2011-10-06T19:55:50Z Frame’s distaste for the publishing process once prompted her to quip, “I think posthumous publication is the only form of literary decency left.” A new Janet Frame story collection: Worth the long wait 2013-06-19T23:08:45Z Despite all the bad things they do to themselves and those in their path, Jude and Bobbie retain a strange sense of decency and a deep devotion to each other. Gripping 'Animals' shows harrowing lives of drug-addicted pair 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z Its subject is a long-familiar bugbear of respectability and decency, the drug trade, which it looks at with a despicably ignorant and contemptuous perspective. “Peppermint,” Reviewed: Jennifer Garner Stars in an Ignorant, Racist Drug-Trade Revenge Film 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z It's full of ambiguity and, in spite of the adorable Scout, the noble Atticus and all that demonstration of human decency, it's full of darkness, danger and difficulty. To Kill a Mockingbird: shadows on film 2013-07-25T10:27:40Z It’s all rather consoling in an era where . . . well, we shouldn’t ever take such decencies for granted. Perspective | Why Roger Federer is the most graceful athlete of our time 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z It gestures toward a conflict that is bigger and deeper than the war itself — the struggle, among and within individuals, between savagery and civilization, decency and raw need. Movie Review: ‘Fury' Has Brad Pitt Killing Nazis Again 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z Finally, it's about George Bailey, whose decency prevents him even from killing himself. "It's a Wonderful Life": The most terrifying movie ever 2010-12-25T00:01:00Z Ben, for all his manifold flaws, is never dishonest — his mistake is to place a higher value on candor than he does on decency — and Mr. Douglas never hits a false note. | 'Solitary Man': Michael Douglas Tries on Another Slippery Skin 2010-05-20T23:53:00Z The interpersonal skills he recommends may seem obvious — like smiling and remembering people’s names — but plenty of fans recommend this classic how-to guide as a fundamental book about human decency. 35 Books Everyone Should Read in Their Lifetime 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z Mr. Parks, as a weirdly gentle psychopath, and Mr. Goodman, as a rumpled avatar of bureaucratic decency, are each able to weave a verbal spell out of Mr. Smith’s words. | 'Red State': Kevin Smith?s ?Red State? - Review 2011-09-23T04:03:27Z Though restaurateurs aren’t obligated to police their customers’ decency, egalitarian treatment becomes ethically murky against politically perilous backdrops. For 115 years, one restaurant has fed the elite in Berlin and now Madrid. Nazis included. 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z And she’s a dream — an exemplar of honor and decency, intelligence and candor, who embraces the constitution, a free press and principles of both the left and the right but who won as an independent. The Week in Arts: ‘Madam Secretary’ Returns; a Master Takes On Macbeth 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z Mary is a source of common sense, decency and tolerance. Risk-Taking New Opera Tells a Tragic 1950s Gay Love Story 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z And he's eager for audiences to see "The Wildest Dream," which, he says, was done "with respect and decency and a sense of dignity." Conrad Anker follows in the high-altitude footsteps of Everest climber George Mallory 2010-07-28T22:45:00Z Common sense or a modicum of human decency suggests that those found guilty based on bad evidence deserve justice. The Epidemic of Wrongful Convictions in America 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z There's always been something vulnerable about Faris, an ease of conveying innocence and decency, but she's also capable of very sly characterizations, like the unforgettable silly movie star in Lost in Translation. Movie review of What's Your Number starring Anna Faris 2011-09-28T11:05:00Z Winslow also reflects on the obligations of the artist in a time of crisis and why he has chosen to be so vocal about Trump and his regime's many crimes against human decency and democracy. Author Don Winslow: Trump's administration feels like it's "manifested itself" as the coronavirus 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z These last four figures are intended to shock and outrage by their defiance of conventional propriety and current standards of decency and political correctness. The Dictator ? review 2012-05-19T23:08:03Z Comey’s actual rectitude is complicated by his fixation on the appearance of rectitude, his homey decency by smugness. Review: ‘The Comey Rule’ and What a Fool Believes 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z Fortunately, she had the decency to lose weight before the release of her new album earlier this year, prompting inevitable headlines about her “dramatic makeover.” There’s nothing “shocking” about growing up 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Carlin, a social gadfly if there ever was one, spurred a revision of the U.S.’s decency standards in broadcasting. Bring back the “bleep”: How prestige television killed my favorite TV trope 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z In terms of decency, maturity and taking responsibility, he learns to get it up. Love and Other Drugs ? review 2010-12-23T22:19:00Z Though future works were re-edited by governmental bureaus or banned outright, Mojica still smuggled shocking murders, spider attacks and other offenses against decency to an eager public. Hidden horrors: our writers on the scariest movies you (probably) haven't seen 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z "This is a terrible case where AA completely ignored the mental anguish of a passenger, ignored their own carrier agreement with passengers, and violated every standard of decency." Woman suing American Airlines claims flight attendant threatened her, locked dog in bathroom 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z And here the novel becomes unexpectedly affecting: We are given a glimpse of Scrooge in love, warmed to life by Belle’s decency and affection, capable of melting, of rejoining the human race. Taking Dickens to the Dark Side 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z Our fears, though, are all for the anxious couple, whose genuine decency and vulnerability pierce the movie’s artifice and shame Nancy’s posturing. Review: In ‘Nancy,’ a Troubled Woman Seeks Connection 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z His concerns about the game are so humbly articulated and so obviously grounded in a basic human decency. Football, brain injuries and right-wing denial: The paranoid he-man propaganda that insists the game is safer than ever 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z And to what degree should they be hidden for the sake of decency or privacy or avoiding trauma? Depictions of Violence in Documentaries: How Much is Too Much? 2013-10-04T18:04:28Z It’s a victory for privacy, decency and liberty — a tiny victory, but still a victory — in a time that seems bereft of them. Lana Wachowski’s quiet coming-out party 2012-07-31T16:30:00Z Kids were getting in trouble because they lost all decency and were screaming at the top of their lungs. Kyle Mooney: The First Time I Was Upstaged at a Talent Show 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z Yet this sorrowful show marked the end of an era of flamboyant, tempestuous fashion going to the outside edge of decency and wearability — yet bringing an unparalleled creative energy to the once classic Paris house. Special Report: Fashion: Tears and Applause 2011-03-04T16:41:41Z Ofcom, which is responsible for policing taste and decency on the airwaves, said the public were willing to tolerate mild swearing and offensive language at any time of the day. Don't mind your language: public relaxed over TV swearing 2010-06-09T21:00:00Z Sensing perhaps the unfairness of this, Ruskin at least had the decency to buy the picture himself. Saints and sinners 2010-09-24T23:06:00Z Reality TV shows may commit many an offence – against taste and decency, culture, the entertainment industry – but it is not often that the genre is made the scapegoat for real life crime. Reality TV: it's criminal 2012-08-07T08:18:12Z They all talk candidly about honour, about matters of principle and decency. TV review: My Resignation 2011-08-03T21:00:05Z In the interests of decency, I will leave the rest to your imagination. 'Reality has surpassed satire' 2010-08-21T23:04:00Z Jen was utterly nightmarish, not one shred of decency or empathy. Have you been watching ... Angry Boys? 2011-08-10T10:42:41Z Even in the Whitney’s absorbing and comprehensive exhibition, it can be difficult to hear the decency and sensitivity of Wojnarowicz’s promiscuous world-making. Review | The Smithsonian censored him in 2010. Now, the Whitney is celebrating his grandeur. 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z As a matter of honour, no less than as a matter of writerly decency – perhaps as a mark of respect to mankind – he refuses grandiose philosophising or theology. Howard Jacobson: rereading If This Is a Man by Primo Levi 2013-04-05T07:10:39Z It comes from ordinary people’s very real concerns, fears and sense of decency. Review: Tom Arnold’s ‘Trump Tapes’ Blows Smoke With No Smoking Gun 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z Their makeshift imprisonment in flimsy rope restraints poses yet another ethical quandary to our collected heroes, who must again reconcile their basic decency with practical concerns of resources and security. ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 8, Episode 3: Cut to Black 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z You only cried at Lassie Come Home, but then no one of any moral decency can stay dry-eyed at a lost dog. My Street life 2010-12-03T07:00:00Z Circuit court judge Sarah Zabel in Miami-Dade county said Florida's ban violated the constitutional rights to due process and equal protection, and offended "basic human decency". Same-sex marriage: Florida ruling adds to list of defeats for state ban 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z I don’t think it’s overly prudish to wonder just where the line of decency is as audience bloodlust continues to get chummed. John Wick: Chapter 2 is a shameful example of Hollywood gun pornography 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z And so rather than Scout’s rite of passage, the play is Atticus’s, as he is wrenched from his faith in the goodness of humankind toward a more sober assessment of the limits of human decency. Review | Broadway’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is here, and Jeff Daniels soars as Atticus Finch 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z He had a kind of decency that anchored the whole film. How we made Monty Python’s Life of Brian 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z Would we risk everything for the sake of principle and decency? Reading group: Hans Fallada's Alone in Berlin is a moral maze we can't resist 2013-03-12T15:11:18Z "Malfunction" only mentions in passing that after all the jokes died down, the first major casualty of the decency squads was none other than Howard Stern. The injustice done to Janet Jackson isn't only in the past – new film "Malfunction" also falls short 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z Any campaign, he said, “ought to demonstrate the basic human decency of the candidate,” must advance a goal greater than personal desire and should not be only “about winning.” The Inscrutable Mike Pence 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z What was best about us was our ingrained quality of doubt toward highfalutin theories and our conviction in the decency of the common man, as evident in Thomas Jefferson as in Mark Twain. Bob Dylan’s prophecy: The kryptonite we need against Trumpism 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z A year ago, with the announcement of the nominations, the movie industry virtually flaunted its domination by white executives and artists, but decency prevailed in government because the President made it so. The 2017 Oscar Nominations Don’t Matter but the Movies Do, More Than Ever 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z There are certainly instances of raw prejudice and of sincere decency, but the presidents are complex and contradictory creatures. Movie Review: ‘Lee Daniels’ The Butler’ Stars Forest Whitaker 2013-08-15T16:52:46Z Schur's sitcoms are episodic plays about the inherent decency of regular folks, and his ensembles are culturally diverse quilts of disparate personalities who treat each other with mutual respect and appreciation of their differences. In comedy "Rutherford Falls," Ed Helms is a nice guy who prefers the myth of his whitewashed history 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z And so, with the men in Elizabeth's life, there are varying degrees of sh*ttiness, there are varying degrees of decency. "Sometimes you burn the lasagna": "Lessons in Chemistry" creator Lee Eisenberg talks cooking good TV 2023-10-14T04:00:00Z It’s the “think globally, act locally” of decency. TV Keeps the Faith With Supernatural Procedurals. Again. 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z This made it offensive, but not so bad that one couldn’t with any decency draw attention to it. The modern history of swearing: Where all the dirtiest words come from 2013-05-11T12:30:00Z Lack of decency, ignorance, call it what you will, but there seem to be a lot of people who react in that way. TV star Richard Dawson dies at 79 2012-06-03T15:45:41Z Perhaps even more promising, though, was the novel Lee first envisioned, the story of Jean Louise’s adult conflicts between love and fairness, decency and loyalty. Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set a Watchman’ 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Claire’s brush with death frees her of any erotic inhibitions but never represses her ample decency and kindness. ‘White as Snow’ Review: The Fairest of Them All 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z Jane pleads, announcing a hesitancy to rake muck, and indicating a sense of decency that she may need to overcome if she wants to get anywhere. Wearing Its Topicality Lightly, “The Bold Type” Is a Show to Warm a Jaded Heart 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z An Oh-So-British Affair Projects a Fresh, Antique Charm The wedding dress, designed by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen, might reset the compass of fashion to the freshness and decency of a new 21st-century woman. Fashion Shows 2011-05-11T15:04:06Z Wright, who was born 120 miles from the site of the actual Texas contest in Longview, has written colorful, recognizable characters but finds their core decency. Review: 'Hands on a Hardbody' tuneful, sweet ode 2013-03-22T00:10:15Z Finally this hellish year, which by any standard of decency should have been canceled months ago, draws to a close. Dave Barry’s Year in Review: Russia Mania, covfefe and the Category 5 weirdness of 2017 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z In this engaging unsentimental tale of human decency and solidarity, the little orphan finds home and family with circus folks in a trailer park on the outskirts of Rome. New Directors/New Films Series Sets Lineup 2010-02-25T17:48:00Z He embodied both the decency and barely-managed chaos of the broad Democratic coalition that managed to pull together to kick Trump out of office. Thank you, Gritty, for rallying with us to save our democracy 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z It was an attack on everything that passed for normality and decency in 1970, and also on the banal peace-and-love ethos of the hippie counterculture. John Waters, revolutionary: “Multiple Maniacs” is much more than camp 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z “It was not about politics. It was about basic human decency and remembering why the country was founded in the first place.” Trump on ‘Saturday Night Live’? Nope. It’s Putin and Ansari. 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z In Martin Zandvliet’s drama, the joys of revenge may or may not give way to human decency. Holiday Movie Release Schedule 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z She is drawn to decency, cleanliness, sanity, simplicity — these words recur in her work like talismans, when she writes about Edith Wharton or the biographer Quentin Bell. Janet Malcolm, a Withering Critic, in a Nostalgic Key 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z However, he rebels against their venality, immorality and general corruption and pays a terrible price for his decency and probity. The Light Thief ? review 2011-07-30T23:05:41Z Norms of decency disappear when everyone is mirroring everyone else in an insular world. Is Theater Ridiculous? Movies, TV and Books Seem to Think So 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z Hollywood, he said, was run by a bunch of permissive liberals whose values were at odds with mainstream American decency. The black Oscar wins that got away | Peter Bradshaw 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z “It’s time for decency and unity to trump tribalism, racism, and disinformation,” he said, according to screenshots of his deleted tweets. Alton Brown apologizes for 'flippant' Holocaust tweet, says he wrote it because he's 'deeply frightened' 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z The standards said the organisation was no place for “people who abuse their status, power or influence in a manner that violates standards of decency”. Roman Polanski files case to have Academy membership restored 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z Now that they have left office, now that their fundamental decency is in high relief by contrast with the new political order, memory is refreshed. Review | The Obamas’ portraits are not what you’d expect, and that’s why they’re great 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z They cannot solve all his problems, but they can see him as we all hope our children will be seen, for their decency, potential and hearts. The Children of 9/11 Come of Age 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z “Sorry to Bother You” is energized by indignation and a sense of astonishment that an organized ongoing assault on humanity and decency has been normalized—locally, nationally, and globally. “Sorry to Bother You,” Reviewed: A Wild Workplace Comedy Energized by Righteous Anger 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z What are we supposed to tell that young girl, if someone who works for the president of the United States displays no shame and no decency? So far, we’re losing: Trump’s America is a serious downgrade on the old version 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z And we don’t turn to Mr. Solondz for warm affirmations of human decency. Review: ‘Wiener-Dog,’ the Tail That Wags Through a Few Bitter Lives 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Woods said the movie, Call Me by Your Name, which is based on a novel of the same name, was chipping “away the last barriers of decency.” Amber Tamblyn Is Calling Out James Woods as a 'Predator.' Here's What to Know 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z The party was suffering from what McConnell called a “moral crisis,” the Louisville Courier Journal reported, and he was there to help make sure Republicans began operating “within the guidelines of principle and decency.” Mitch McConnell doesn’t care what you think. He just wants to win. 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z Everything goes by the board: honor, pride, decency, security, happiness, all, to get the book written. Nora Ephron, David Foster Wallace and others: ‘The Last Interview’ series 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z Her vision is always grounded in this hard-working family, their struggles, their flaws, their persistent decency. Review | ‘The Taste of Sugar’ offers a thrilling look at Puerto Rico’s history through the tale of one couple’s struggle to survive 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z In place of firebrand feminism, the film emphasizes decency, perspicacity and rigor. ‘She Said’ Review: A Quiet Thriller That Speaks Volumes 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z They are acts that approach decency, and in South Carolina we call that progress. Charleston and the Southern Gothic: Steeped in a heritage of hate, South Carolina must finally reckon with its past 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z Comedians loathe hecklers, and even those who see dealing with them as part of the job also tend to think the lines of decency shift when responding. Critic’s Notebook: When the Comic and the Heckler Both Take Offense 2012-07-17T22:36:45Z "It’s about decency and doing what is right for all people." 2020 election: What celebrities wore to vote 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z “This isn’t a heroic-teacher drama about idealism in the face of adversity. It’s an acknowledgment of the hard work of learning, and the magic of simple decency.” The Best Films of 2022, So Far 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Slouching and saggy-kneed, he establishes the essential decency of an "honest thief" who pinches a posh funeral bouquet in order to honour a dead female servant. The Captain of Köpenick – review 2013-02-06T15:00:00Z Shocked into decency, her husband, two sons and two daughters find themselves replaying all the button-pushing, tear-jerking moments that illustrated this woman’s love and devotion. Books of The Times: A Mother?s Devotion, a Family?s Tearful Regrets 2011-03-30T22:25:15Z Each case has to be judged separately, and common sense and human decency must prevail and be the guiding light in making such decisions, however difficult in the current hostile climate. A Conductor on Why He Stayed in Russia After the Invasion Began 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z This is partly for purposes of what the school calls “decency”, as some girls have presumably been rolling their skirts up to belt height, but it’s also to help transgender students feel included. Let’s drop the gender stereotypes – we are all non-binary 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z But here, his focus is on what prompts someone to move from decency towards destructiveness. "The Banshees of Inisherin": Competing concepts of justice wage war in McDonagh’s Irish tragicomedy 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z I don’t believe that Rush Limbaugh suddenly has a sense of decency. Limbaugh and the Imus Effect: Has Rush?s Mouth Written a Check His Sponsors Won?t Cash? 2012-03-05T14:26:23Z In Fargo, decency isn’t a superpower or a curse. Breaking Good: How Fargo Changed Cable's Antihero Game 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z "Among the many things that Madonna needs to learn as a matter of urgency is the decency of telling the truth," said an 11-point statement from Malawi's State House. Malawi labels Madonna an "uncouth" bully in scathing attack 2013-04-11T11:55:41Z But as the White House continues to flout human rights and common decency, new comparisons are needed. The most regrettable comic book villains and who they resemble in the Trump administration 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z They also raised a narcissistic loner who lacked basic decency. A New Biography Traces Tiger Woods’s Mythical Rise and Fall 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z That was one of the most explosive, decisive cancellations in television history, a rare example of television networks choosing basic decency over revenue. From Brooklyn Nine-Nine to Lucifer: TV shows have become unkillable 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z She will be dressed in shame if she has any sense of decency. The readers' room: What you thought of G2 this week . . . 2011-03-24T22:30:03Z It’s about something less grandiose than evil, less widely discussed–but at least as important: decency. Don't Look: Beheadings, Stolen Nudes and Choosing to Be Decent 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z He made a case for integration on “I Spy” and exemplified black decency on “The Cosby Show.” Just What Was on Trial in the Bill Cosby Case? 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z De Havilland plays both confidant and romantic obstacle for the lead character, and a paragon of loyalty and moral decency. 9 Great Olivia de Havilland Movies to Stream 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z We start out in a jury room where a confident, articulate paladin of right-thinking, commonsensical decency — it could only be Henry Fonda — holds out against the massed forces of bigotry, suspicion and laziness. Arts & Leisure: Urban Realist With a Humanist Streak 2011-04-13T13:29:51Z Virtually every male character in the 15-minute film appears to lack any shred of human conscience or decency. Plan B: 'Strickland Banks may be soul, but it's still real life' 2010-12-16T22:29:00Z I see Stan and Philip as being similar, in the respect that doing their jobs bothers their sense of decency and humanity. ‘The Americans,’ Season 5, Episode 8: The Humanization of Elizabeth 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z But that same genius enabled him to extend his power beyond reasonable limits and finally to sweep aside the precious, small-scale urban values and human decency that sustain a civic democracy. Critic’s Notebook: Changes Needed After Hurricane Sandy Include Politics 2012-11-19T23:00:17Z Corruption is so normal that decency seems outlandish. ‘The Laundromat’ Review: Meryl Streep in a Cycle of Spin 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z It wasn’t a fancy life and it was very much about work and about decency in a certain way. Rebecca Miller on the Mother of All Subjects: Her Father 2018-03-11T05:00:00Z Images are powerful, but not powerful enough to compensate for a society’s failures of decency or judgment, or to overcome its commitment to denying truths that should be self-evident. The Responsibility of Watching 2023-01-28T05:00:00Z Lange’s images were often confrontational — calls to conscience and part of a lifelong interest in social justice, fairness and decency — so they needed to be fortified against indifference or cynicism. Review | Dorothea Lange used photography to make an ugly world beautiful. She used words to give that beauty meaning. 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z Here was a guy from her hometown — the type of place where everybody keeps the front doors unlocked — and his lies shake her presumption of decency. ‘Fargo’ Season 3, Episode 3: The Mike Yanagita Effect 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z "Throughout his two terms in office, he represented all Americans with decency, integrity, and an unshakeable commitment to the greater good." Kennedy Library picks Obama for 'Profiles in Courage' award 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z One development underlines Toichi’s haplessness, the other his decency, when the woman turns out to be alive and in need of care. ‘They Say Nothing Stays the Same’ Review: Crossing a Modern River 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z At the same time, Kaplan deftly uses their story as a lens through which to consider a broader set of inequities, less about marriage than common human decency. Roberta Kaplan's 'Then Comes Marriage' is a gripping story of lawyer's victory over DOMA 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z All along, it was your decency that infused and invigorated your incredible gifts. Carl Reiner, Perfect 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z But “War Dogs” is a story about a place and a time where all values of decency and moral judgment have been subordinated to the market. Bros in the heart of darkness: Jonah Hill and Miles Teller’s ”War Dogs” is a scathing indictment of Dick Cheney’s America 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z “But the enemy I see wears a cloak of decency,” he sang on “Slow Train.” Sinead O’Connor is still in one piece 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z It’s not clear in retrospect that Chisholm was operating out of anything but basic human decency. Shirley Chisholm, the Democrats’ forgotten hero 2012-09-09T19:00:00Z It's all a bit tame, predictable and muted; the inevitable revelation of German decency seems contrived and there's an outrageous plot cop-out towards the end. Cross of Honour – review 2012-09-27T21:15:02Z This novel about a near-feral child surviving abuse shares Tompkins’s approach of calibrating a treacherous story with flashes of natural beauty and human decency. How Do You Rebound From Tragedy? Begin by Welcoming the Future 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z But you need to remind yourself that demanding common decency is not a radical act. How Do I Handle My Creepy Brother-in-Law? 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z Her work searches for the truth along with a hard-fought decency, a belief that figures the mass media may vilify still contain a core of humanity. I Love You, Now Die: behind the text suicide scandal that shocked America 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z He is a symbol of decency and tolerance, of everything the extremists want to destroy, precisely because he is an intriguing, fully rendered individual. ‘Timbuktu,’ an Abderrahmane Sissako Film About Radical Islam 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z Among its enemies and its friends, our native cinema has a reputation for decency and good manners. The troubled heart of Ealing and British postwar cinema 2011-07-21T21:00:04Z Steel yourself for this brutal, gut-punching story of an elite Manhattan police task force trying to maintain some semblance of decency. Times Critics’ Top Books of 2017 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z My dad had hung on to his warmth and decency, even when everything else had left him. How Alzheimer’s took my brilliant dad, Lord Goodhart, in increments 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z The telecast didn’t keep showing the tackle out of a sense of decency. How Damar Hamlin’s Recovery Allowed Us to Breathe 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z We trusted in those invisible supports completely because we trusted in the inherent decency of other people and in our faith that Americans stand for the greater good in the face of an existential threat. "The Good Fight" maps a way to pull victory out of a string of losses 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z For those who have experienced Everett onstage — in plunging, nipple-freeing dresses and with an approach to crowd work that violates most decency clauses — her presence as Sam will come as a surprise. Bridget Everett Shows Off Her Softer Side. And a Bra. 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z I prefer to go the agent route or the casting director route and just show them the decency of the respect that they deserve. Emilio Estevez on making "The Public," a film about dignity, homelessness and libraries 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z There's no place for people without a sense of self-control and decency - maybe Gomorrah. Disgraced by Scandal, Mario Batali Is Eyeing His Second Act 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z There’s cruelty in Theon, and there’s decency, but there’s not enough Theon inside him to decide which is his true nature and to get mastery of himself. Game of Thrones Watch: I Capture the Castle 2012-05-07T10:10:45Z Concerts were routinely cancelled for reasons of public decency; when they did go ahead, they did so under the watchful eyes of the police. How NWA came straight outta Compton and went mainstream 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z That Kevin still had his decency if not all his marbles. Review: The Leftovers Season Finale: Don't Let's Go to the Dogs 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z They cross ordinary borders of decency in wild confusion. An Award-Winning Debut Novel About Innocence Shattered Offers Terror and Solace 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z In this role, Hanks delivers pure Jimmy Stewart decency straight into your veins. The 25 best Tom Hanks films – ranked! 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z No person can be held beyond ethics, morality, and decency. Women Say Richard Meier’s Conduct Was Widely Known Yet Went Unchecked 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z In that his decency and genius are inseparable he is perfect for the role. Steve Jobs: the afterlife 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z This time Ryan is played by Chris Pine, a naturally appealing screen presence who conveys the kind of old-fashioned, homespun decency that doesn’t make you feel as if you’re being gamed. Movie Listings for Feb. 7-13 2014-02-06T23:39:56Z I know nothing of Ms. Hill but I know a lot about Clarence Thomas, with whom I visited again yesterday and continue to have total confidence in his honor and decency. ‘It was just awful’: The Clarence Thomas hearings, in the words of those who were there 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z I hope you also recognize the decency in standing up for your ex-sister-in-law, with gentle good nature. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Mother-in-law is throwing stones, and woman fears she’ll be the next target 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z Councilwoman Mary Rich said the city is not trying to play fashion police but rather ensure public decency. Florida city: Pull up your pants or face up to six months in prison 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z Men have apologized, shot back, stepped down, created “decency pledges,” written manifestoes, been fired for manifestoes. Leaning In? Won’t Help if Guys Are Leering, Writes Ellen Pao 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z "He never stopped surprising me with his wit, charm and, above all, his humility and simple decency." "Horses".' star Michael Sarrazin dies at 70 2011-04-19T00:02:10Z Speaking to the Radio Times, Lord Hall said the watershed was "still a useful way of judging" taste and decency issues. BBC boss queries watershed and Archers 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z It's about having the decency to, whenever possible, not be silent. The New Yorker’s Steve Bannon fiasco and Monica Lewinsky’s walk-out: There’s power in sayin... 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z Not every congressional inquest can be the Army-McCarthy hearings, in which the lawyer Joseph Welch asked the Red Scare-monger Senator Joseph McCarthy, “Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last?” The Jan. 6 Hearings Did a Great Service, by Making Great TV 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z Jordan and Caple explore that question through a series of loose, mood-driven passages that highlight Adonis’s loneliness and uncertainty as well as his discipline and decency. ‘Creed II’ Review: A Poignant Boxing Movie Blends Old and New 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z The worse things get for Hannah, the more Joseph’s reservoir of decency opens up, in ways that sometimes make him uncomfortable. | 'Tyrannosaur': ?Tyrannosaur? With Peter Mullan - Review 2011-11-17T22:48:28Z Yates also defended the casting of Depp last month, saying he was “full of decency and kindness” in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. JK Rowling: 'I'm genuinely happy to have Johnny Depp in Fantastic Beasts sequel' 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z In the face of Lanzmann’s existential void and moral paradoxes, Nemes offers a tale of ordinary decency applied in indecent circumstances. “Son of Saul” and the Ungraspable Horrors of Auschwitz 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z The code of conduct states that “there is no place in the Academy for people who abuse their status, power or influence in a manner that violates recognized standards of decency.” Oscar body adopts conduct code as Hollywood reacts to harassment issue 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z The Daily Mail's Jack Tinker wrote that he felt "utterly disgusted . . . by a play which appears to know no bounds of decency yet has no message to convey by way of excuse". Sarah Kane's debut play Blasted returns 2010-10-24T20:31:00Z Likewise, when we learn that another character subscribes to Christianity Today, we’re clearly supposed to take that as a clue of goodness and decency. A newly discovered corpse raises new questions about a 20-year-old mystery 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z His content is completely counter to Canadian values and common decency. Is This The Most Hated Man in the World? 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z "It is a wonderful day for the press: a small victory for decency and humanity." Hugh Grant and Steve Coogan join war over 'cheap and pathetic' red tops 2011-07-09T19:35:46Z What we’re not seeing yet is the counterbalance of human decency and moral certitude that’s also important to what could now, in the parlance of our times, be called the “Fargo” brand. ‘Fargo’ Season 3, Episode 2 Recap: ‘Unfathomable Pinhead-ery’ 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z Longtime readers will recognize familiar Vonnegut characters and settings alongside pleas for peace and personal decency. How Kurt Vonnegut Found His Voice and His Themes 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z You don't have the brains or the decency as a human being... 2010-02-11T17:43:00Z We cannot be swayed by policy, statistics, public pressure, empathy, common sense, or basic decency. I too am savagely impartial and should be a Supreme Court Justice 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z But first it re-made its biggest point: that deeply held beliefs don’t have to get in the way of decency. Parks and Recreation Watch: We Didn't Start the Fire 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z He connects effortlessly with his audience’s aspirations and resentments, but turns out to be greedy, dishonest, predatory and an all-around threat to decency and civic order. What I Learned About Democracy From the Movies 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z “The Other Side of Hope,” his first feature since “Le Havre” in 2011 is a wry social-realist fable about the European refugee crisis, a funny and affecting appeal for decency in the face of suffering. Wonders in a Grim World: The New York Film Festival’s Best Trick 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z It takes talent to persuade a mass audience that you’re decency incarnate, but Mr. Hanks goes one better by making decency into something like soul. Review: Sully Landed the Plane. Then He Had to Endure the Spotlight. 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z She challenges the nation’s prejudices while presenting us with a vision of invincible decency. Analysis | New York Public Library’s most checked-out books say a lot about what we read and why 2020-01-11T05:00:00Z And likely deemed an outrage against “public decency” – which would almost certainly lead to advertising boycotts and protests. Why the Irish get death right 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z Propaganda this may have been, but how extraordinary, in 1942 – with the war far from won – playfully to imply that the home-front manners of British decency could easily be an insidious veneer. Film review: Went the Day Well? 2010-07-08T22:20:00Z Oftentimes, common decency tries to trickle its way into these roasts, but I always try to ignore it. ‘If I was the Kennedy Center, I’d be worried’: Prepping for the James Carville roast 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z “Bridge of Spies,” in theaters Friday, fully evokes those anxieties while serving up a bedrock of a leading character in Donovan, embodied by Hanks as the soul of decency and democratic values. For Spielberg, ‘Bridge of Spies’ is culmination of a Cold War fascination 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z “Great Expectations,” in which Pip longs so much for love and for decency, clarity, clean sheets, good food, fresh country air and sunshine, is filled with offal and awfulness. Beyond Expectations: Rereading Dickens 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z But to all he brought an essential decency, a quick intellect and an admirable intolerance for delusion, denial and other forms of bull. An Appreciation: James Garner changed what a hero could be like 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z Steen shows us the interior landscape of a damaged, charismatic woman who has been deformed by fame and self-loathing but has not quite lost her capacity for love and decency. Pick of the week: The amazing Paprika Steen in "Applause" 2011-01-20T23:50:00Z It is possible to wish that “Crazy, Stupid, Love” were sharper and also to admire its decency and its unshowy skill. | 'Crazy, Stupid, Love': What?s a Guy to Do if His Wife Cheats on Him? Head to the Mall 2011-07-29T00:02:43Z It’s been Steven Tyler’s season so far on — the facial expressions, the outfits, the basic gifts of decency and wisdom. ArtsBeat: 'American Idol': ... and Don't Forget J.Lo! 2011-02-10T05:56:04Z If the word emanated from almost any other person, it would be considered not fit for repetition, let alone mass broadcast, under the puritanical standards of decency this country is supposedly based on. ‘If the president is doing it . . .’: How Trump took swearing mainstream 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z Though the junta has criminalized “affronts to decency,” jailing and torturing queer citizens alongside dissidents and guerrilla fighters, Romina is tired of delaying her life: “Why not resist. Also I will never love a man.” A Tale of Five Women 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z These next four years are going to require a broad coalition of straight-up decency. Samantha Bee and Jane Pauley Are Breaking the News 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z It illuminates Grant’s loving marriage, the sense of honor that made him agonize over debts, also his fundamental decency. Ulysses S. Grant: New Biography of ‘A Nobody From Nowhere’ 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Dr. Rieux insists there is nothing heroic about his work — it is simply “a matter of common decency,” which in his case consists of doing his job. Coronavirus Notebook: Finding Solace, and Connection, in Classic Books 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z The ability to convey decency and honesty in a lively way on-screen, however, is rarer, and more interesting. The secret of her success 2011-04-01T15:28:00Z Trump’s three and a half years in the White House have made us nostalgic for normality, for politics with at least a baseline of decency, diligence and decorum. Coronavirus Notebook: Finding Solace, and Connection, in Classic Books 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z This reduces human decency to a simple equation, in which it's always easy to identify the right thing, even if the thing itself is difficult to do. The harmful messaging of "It's a Wonderful Life" 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z The dairy industry goes to great lengths to hide how viciously cruel it is, but people are now discovering the truth: http://milkiscruel.com/ Basic decency requires a boycott. Vegan Ice Cream Enters a Golden Age 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z This is one instance where the common law, common decency and common sense all point in the same direction. Ask Amy: Big sister worries about baby brother’s day-long toast 2016-06-11T04:00:00Z And Rachel, who keeps coming up with last vestiges of decency to lose, goes for the twist. ‘UnREAL’ Season 2, Episode 5: Somebody Do Something 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z One afternoon, a young man at the next table bent sharply, his face as close to the food as public decency would allow. A Meal (and History) in a Box at Taiwan Bear House 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z I feel confident enough to say that there are few other religions that strive for such a unique sense of communal and individual holiness and decency as does Judaism. “My synagogue was a jail cell”: My miracle happened behind bars 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z She defies public decency, which discourages people, especially women, from talking graphically about their bodies. Comedy gold: Sarah Millican's Chatterbox 2012-11-08T10:37:20Z In her post, she wrote "I don’t like being this person. Wearing a mask is the federal mandate… I get it. I respect it. But at some point we have to have human decency. Compassion." Mom says Southwest flight attendant told her to 'glue' mask to toddler's face 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z Though he has played his share of villains onstage and on screen, Mr. Lithgow exudes an innate decency that can never quite be disguised in live performance. ‘King Lear’ in the Park, Starring John Lithgow 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z But she survived, her essential human decency intact, and there is no doubt her actions helped bring to light crimes that might otherwise have remained undiscovered. Inside the mind of serial killer Fred West 2011-07-31T19:30:01Z The result is a surprisingly uplifting story, full of hope and dry humor, with an underlying, noncloying message about the decency of strangers. For Ann Napolitano, the Third Time’s the Charm 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z “His religion was decency, and he spent a lifetime fighting its enemies,” said Will, delivering the thesis of “The Newsroom” in the Sorkiniest way possible. From “The Newsroom” to the NYT op-ed page: How Sorkin’s crusade against the media compares in fiction and in life 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z Television enforced these divisions and also upheld puritanical standards of decency. Adjusting to a World That Won’t Laugh With You 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, the co-executors of the Jackson estate wrote to Discovery to say the program was “in shockingly bad taste” and cited “common sense and decency” in urging the program be pulled from the air. ArtsBeat: Michael Jackson Special Postponed 2010-12-31T19:49:15Z I wrote “If I Was Your Girl” because I wanted young trans people to feel hopeful, to have faith in the basic goodness and decency of the people around them. 13 YA authors on writing in the age of Trump 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z But Ms. Orlandersmith digs deep enough into each character, and with such decency, that no segment seems obligatory. Review: The Ghosts of Michael Brown, in ‘Until the Flood’ 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Cosby may have been convicted of drugging and assaulting Constand in 2004 and spent nearly three years in prison for it, but to millions he's a symbol of decency even now. Brace yourself for the Bill Cosby media redemption tour 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z To a lesser extent, "Parks and Recreation" and "Brooklyn 99", Schur's other two network sitcoms, are also about becoming better people and fundamental decency. How ‘The Good Place’ Became an Antihero Antidote 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z Congress refused to spend any more money to aid South Vietnam, despite Ford’s appeal to “fundamental decency.” Gerald Ford, President Nice Guy 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z The reasonable request for basic decency caused chaos to ensue. My hometown Confederate war 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z We wanted to believe in a country where decency and civility still mattered, and where someone so crude, spiteful and intemperate could never be elected — because America was better than that. The media didn’t want to believe Trump could win. So they looked the other way. 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z He was an impressive, highly motivated and thoughtful man who worked hard to instil a sense of decency and justice in his comprehensive school students. Rewind TV: How TV Ruined Your Life; Scenes from a Teenage Killing; Posh and Posher; The Killing 2011-01-30T00:06:19Z It was a story about basic human decency and compassion in an increasingly cruel world. Perspective | How to make the Internet bug out 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z In the Guardian, Michael Billington thought that Wade's argument would be stronger "if it admitted that, even within the ranks of the bluebloods, there were occasional spasms of doubt and decency". Laura Wade: return of the thugs 2012-05-16T17:30:01Z “It simply defies logic and decency to design and build a memorial to Dwight Eisenhower without obtaining the approval of the Eisenhower family,” Calvert said in an e-mail. Eisenhower Memorial plan gets nod from arts panel 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z After all, we are talking about an industry that revels in the idea of pushing the boundaries of good taste and decency, that revels in the art of ridicule, shock and satirical character assassination. Ricky Gervais wins rightwing US fans with Golden Globes jokes 2011-01-19T12:44:28Z “I want to believe that America will reject Donald Trump, that our innate sense of decency will kick in like some sort of moral autopilot, but I have been spectacularly wrong before,” he said. John Oliver tells US voters to get to the polls: 'No outcome is certain' 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z Sondheim could be brusque, but his temperament shifted just as instinctively toward decency. Tributes pour in for Sondheim, the greatest theater composer-lyricist of our time 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z No matter her level of anger or feelings of betrayal — understandable and even common in situations like yours — her actions, I’m afraid, cross the line of decency. Civil Behavior: The Paradox of Coming Out 2012-10-16T15:07:38Z Fine said that “I wanted to show people Brian’s humanity, his decency, his kindness, his humor, his curiosity.” New documentary tells Brian Wilson’s survival story 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z Giving of yourself until there's nothing left isn't kindness, and it's not decency. The harmful messaging of "It's a Wonderful Life" 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z That shock lingered, but the ugliness of those deaths was mitigated by Katniss, whose very individuality, her grit, roughness and decency serve as a rebuke to the Capitol. ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1’ 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z And the designer’s poetic vision this season was brought back to fashion values of decency and discretion. Special Report: Fashion: Silver-But Not Gold for Ferre 2011-02-25T19:02:46Z And this is true even as you recognize their decency and empathize with their anguish. | 'Into the Abyss': ?Into the Abyss,? by Werner Herzog - Review 2011-11-10T22:23:18Z That the Mail’s Web site, Mail Online, took the story down and issued an apology to Clooney did show a bit more decency than do the shameless practitioners of journalism in “Great Britain.” In London, a play satirizing British tabloids can make you feel George Clooney’s pain The family’s disenfranchisement from decency is reinforced in Daldry’s staging by the addition of a crowd of silent onlookers, a working class chorus mute in condemnation. Like haunted houses? Step into ‘An Inspector Calls,’ a Broadway phenomenon now touring the country. 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z They sit with you and they have the decency to not try to mow you into having more hope and a better attitude. Anne Lamott: “The grace of this world is hilariously huge” 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z To someone of Demme’s patent decency, those will have struck home. The Loss of Jonathan Demme 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z And I really hope your boss doesn’t need company guidance to express human decency in the face of a family tragedy. @Work Advice: How to survive the office when anticipating bad news 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z For example, asking passengers to stay in their seats is a question of common decency. Perspective | Some flights have extra restrictions. Here’s what to do if you’re on one. 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z That was a morality tale in which Beauty deserves her happy ending—the prince, his riches—because of her modest decency, which just so happens to coexist with her superior intelligence and undeniable good looks. Beauty and the Bestiality 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z Not that Michèle is a paragon of innocence, or even of decency. Review: In ‘Elle,’ Isabelle Huppert Subverts the Role of Rape Victim 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Chaplin’s film concludes by dropping the bit and delivering an earnest monologue about the tantamount importance of goodness and decency. From Charlie Chaplin to Jojo Rabbit: an unlikely history of Nazi comedies 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z She’s the real pioneer in the town, an independent businesswoman who quiets her romantic desires to be a maternal presence and model of decency for the miners. Review: A Good-Enough ‘La Fanciulla del West’ at New York City Opera 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z It was almost universally felt that his malice was the underside of his love of sunshine and good people; his rage has as much excited life to it as his celebration of decency and loyalty. Beyond Expectations: Rereading Dickens 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z In the end, after all that time and effort, Morris remains the ultimate outsider: the wandering Jew, tormented, imprisoned by his own intelligence and decency and fluency. Final Demands by Frederic Raphael 2010-05-07T23:18:00Z What matters more — or I should say, what has mattered to us, in this single time of crisis — is that underneath the formalized structures that govern public policy is a deep stratum of human decency. Get to know the lesbians! 2013-01-27T22:00:00Z Yet by venting his disgust for such behaviour – along with his disgust for domestic violence, infidelity, drug addiction and other urban ills – he became a hero for making something inspirational out of simple decency. Comedy gold: Chris Rock's Bring the Pain 2012-05-24T10:23:08Z It’s the history of social progress: demands for basic decency are treated as if justice is a zero-sum game. Perspective | J.K. Rowling’s Twitter comments about transgender women treat equality like it’s a zero-sum game 2020-06-07T04:00:00Z Both were shellshocked by the situation and somewhat befuddled by each other, yet they made the most of the circumstances in a demonstration of tolerance and human decency. ‘Come From Away’ Review: Looking for Light in Somber Times 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z But he brought an aura of earnest decency to the cavalry officers, cattle rustlers and assorted second fiddles he portrayed. Harry Carey Jr., Boyish Sidekick to John Wayne, Dies at 91 2013-01-02T00:53:22Z You didn't even have the decency to hide the evidence, you just threw it in a drawer. In honoring Ephron, here are 10 of her best lines 2012-06-27T20:10:03Z You might think that if basic decency and respect didn’t intervene, a sense of self-preservation would be enough to keep them from spouting off so stupidly. Wingnuts disrespect Maya Angelou: National Review’s shameful response to her death 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Yes, it is an old-fashioned musical, with old-fashioned values, of bravery, honor, decency - it is an anachronism, without a doubt - Mr. Brantley seems to fault the show mainly for that. Review: ‘Anastasia,’ a Russian Princess With an Identity Crisis 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z Lock them up for a very long time, for crimes against decency or humanity or whatever. The Apprentice, episode five – TV review 2013-05-29T06:00:03Z As New Yorker editor David Remnick writes, “Trump was not elected on a platform of decency, fairness, moderation, compromise, and the rule of law; he was elected, in the main, on a platform of resentment.” Muslim in America under President Trump: We will endure this 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z “The law, veterinary guidance, and common decency all mandate that the chickens receive the quickest and least cruel death possible.” Staffing shortage at Delaware chicken plant forcing growers to 'depopulate,' dispose of millions of birds: report 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z "Meanwhile, I appeal to your decency: I have a wife and young daughter who adore and depend on me, and such a rumor, even untrue, would destroy them." Publisher pauses new Philip Roth biography as author, Blake Bailey, is accused of rape and grooming 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z And the way Werner’s school so brutally tests his decency threatens to snuff out any of the light that made him such a special boy. Books of The Times: ‘All the Light We Cannot See,’ by Anthony Doerr 2014-04-28T21:39:45Z For a country still cleaved by politics nearly 150 years after the Civil War, Vogel's focus on decency and commonalities sends a hopeful message. Review: 'A Civil War Christmas' is sweeping tale 2012-12-05T03:46:05Z Blushing, absolutely fascinated, I listen for as long as decency and personal ethics allow before turning the volume down. Behind the scenes of Comic Relief’s Love Actually: Andrew Lincoln’s creepy cards return 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z The actress’s instinct for decency allows for an inspired bit of casting. The white gloves come off in the creaky and yet timely ‘Watch on the Rhine’ 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z But it wasn’t only the generosity and decency of ordinary American folks that changed my perspective. My Muslim Father’s Faith in America 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z At least Good Neighbor, the bookstore whose video started this avalanche, had the decency to promise if the book is not by Swift they will return pre-order money to fans. The Mystery of the Taylor Swift memoir: Who profits, who leaked it and who is it even by? 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z “We will not put art before common decency, or allow talent to sway our moral compass.” Vulgar Texts and Dancer Turmoil Force City Ballet to Look in the Mirror 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z And although there's not an infant messiah on the premises, there is a contest between decency and savagery, charity and exploitation, and faith and despair. Reaching toward the light in 'The Night Alive' 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z And, granted, politics is a rough-and-tumble business, not known for its emphasis on civility and decency. Perspective | Trump won’t stop coining nasty nicknames for his foes — but the media must stop amplifying them. 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z “Surely standards of decency still count for something in the portrayal of certain events and the individuals involved,” the release said. A Romanov Is Not Too Happy With ‘The Romanoffs’ 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z Deliberately underplaying his lines at the “Arrested Development” audition, Mr. Bateman got the role of Michael Bluth, the guy closest to sanity and decency in a family of self-centered oddballs. Arts & Leisure: The Team Player Who Blends Into the Comedy 2011-06-30T15:23:03Z It is noteworthy that both of these novels, which ask whether privilege precludes decency, are written by young white men. Two Début Novels Explore How to Be Good 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z I don’t really know why I want to claim some fundamental decency for the guy; he answered my questions courteously, but I don’t have any idea what’s in his heart. Michael Bay’s “apolitical” Benghazi movie: Every kind of American delusion and stupidity in one package! 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z Those of us born into the old working class also tend to venerate our parents for their self-denial and decency, and also because that way of life, being dead, is more easily simplified and honoured. Yes, the men of my father's generation were better at being men 2013-05-17T19:01:02Z I’d add that there is much of early Russell Banks in Pete’s keen awareness of his failings and desperate yearning for the decency that remains just out of reach. ‘Fourth of July Creek’ by Smith Henderson 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z At times, that thoroughgoing decency might frustrate readers. Carrie Brownstein’s ‘Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl’: Yes, she’s that cool 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z The Titanic fascinates filmmakers because it has everything a dramatist could ever want: heroism, sacrifice, decency and grace under pressure. The best Titanic film isn't "Titanic" 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Her colleagues trip over their words trying to find enough adjectives to describe her likability, decency, kindness, her friendliness to the entire crew on any shoot, her lack of diva-dom. Olivia Colman: Uneasy Lies the Head That Wears the Crowns 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z Mr. Zandvliet is less interested in the stark battle between good and evil than in the shifting ground of power and responsibility, and the way that every person carries the potential for decency and depravity. Review: ‘Land of Mine,’ an Oscar Nominee, Explores Postwar Perils and Ethics 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z Guthrie clung to an optimistic belief in the generosity and decency of all human beings. A Story About Fred Trump and Woody Guthrie for the Midterm Elections 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z But the point of “La Civil” — the bitter irony of its title — is that law, morality and basic human decency have no place in the world Cielo must now inhabit. ‘La Civil’ Review: A Mother’s Desperation 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z But on Sunday night in New York, the star of Spider-Man and 127 Hours bared more than would be deemed acceptable by the social network's decency rules. James Franco's cheeky display boosts Broadway Bares' bottom line 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z Mostly for Christopher Reeve's ability to make indestructible decency charming. Superheroes suck! 2010-05-06T11:01:00Z “For centuries, certain white civilians and members of law enforcement have used the privileged presumption of decency afforded them to cast aspersions on black people,” he writes. 10 times Jesse Williams spoke out against racism, police brutality and injustice 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z “She’s also a person of great integrity and decency,” added Newman. Lauren Hough Loses Lambda Prize Nomination After a Twitter Feud 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z Mr. Bloom the actor can’t help exuding a scrupulous decency that doesn’t quite tally with a reptilian psycho. Orlando Bloom and Aidan Turner Are Drenched in Blood in London 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z Ridiculous things happen to these characters — Pasha’s bathing suit is stripped off him during a turbulent storm — but a fundamental decency abides, especially in Pasha’s parents. ‘Panic in a Suitcase’ by Yelena Akhtiorskaya 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Garfield, who was an annoyingly needy Spider-Man, is entirely credible as a man risking his decency to protect himself and his loved ones. In ‘99 Homes,’ a Man Buffeted and Then Manipulated in Florida’s Foreclosure Disaster 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z “There’s all this goodness and decency and common sense on the ground,” he said, “and somehow it gets translated into rigid, dogmatic, often mean-spirited politics.” What We Learned When President Obama Interviewed Marilynne Robinson 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z There’s justice and decency in Lara’s actions, but the idea that Escobar doesn’t belong in Congress isn’t wholly related to his illicit business ventures. 'Narcos' Episode 3 Recap: Pablo the Politician 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z Romeo is a decent man, but his belief in his own decency is a toxic kind of vanity. Review: ‘Graduation’ and the Anguish of Living Vicariously 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z The defilement of American decency goes on every day. The Meanings of Ivanka and Justin Side by Side on Broadway 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z But none of them accomplishes anything done simply because of decency; none is a solitary hero. Breaking Good: How Fargo Changed Cable's Antihero Game 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z “Lodge 49” has a radiant internal decency, one that respects its characters’ sometimes silly quests because it’s a series that knows trying new things is hard but worth it. The Best TV Shows of 2018 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z Like the three earlier books in this series, this novel is a meditation on human decency and the capacity for redemption. 15 Books to Watch For in September 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z There's a kind of Midwestern decency running straight down the center of his demeanor, like a highway dividing a cornfield. New leaf for Bob Newhart 2011-01-17T14:57:23Z The same sense of wounded decency clearly informed Clooney as he edited “Suburbicon” in the wake of Trump’s election, when he cut the story’s more lighthearted scenes and doubled down on its more grotesque contours. ‘Suburbicon’ is the latest film that uses horror to process the realities of 2017 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z “Art Nouveau, Hector Guimard and the idea of explorers in 1910,” said Guillaume Henry after the Carven show, which was a continuation of the designer’s spirit of youthful freshness and decency. Generation Genius! 2012-09-27T18:27:45Z An undercurrent of decency runs through this town and shows up in unexpected ways. Perspective | I left my wallet on a bus in D.C. Here’s how I got it back. 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z “I will say the question is open as to whether they put dollars ahead of decency. If they were more interested in protecting their star anchor than protecting the women of the company.” Megyn Kelly seems ready for her TV comeback. That’s controversial. 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z But by massaging the erotic springs of violence so vital to war, and stripping away all norms of decency, Kipling illuminates the depths of our darkest fantasies of revenge. When Rudyard Kipling’s Son Went Missing 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z Written with Bruce Feirstein, “Old School” is meant to set forth the code of decency, honor and determination that made O’Reilly what he is today. Visions of Snowflakes Dance in Bill O’Reilly’s Head in ‘Old School’ 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z As they rolled on the floor, he on top, the curtain fell just in time to preserve a modicum of decency. Peter Hofmann obituary 2010-12-02T18:44:00Z Nonetheless, the movie plays it safe; Isaac’s truths don’t stray very far from the circumspect and stepwise decency of his regular life. “The Night Before” and Seth Rogen’s Ethical Comedy 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z She is “really concerned” about environmental issues and despises Trump: “Being stuck with the administration we’ve got now, and the lack of decency, is appalling to me.” Debbie Harry on heroin, rape, robbery – and why she still feels lucky 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z Joseph Welch, a lawyer representing the Army, is remembered to this day for his question to McCarthy in 1954: “Have you no sense of decency, sir?” Watergate redux? Trump impeachment inquiry heads for live TV 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z And at the same time, his return to decency is even more poignant because of what we know he’s capable of doing and has done. The Devils You Know: Three ‘Spider-Man’ Villains Return in ‘No Way Home’ 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z Travel companies are pushing the bounds of common decency when they deny or delay a refund after the death of a customer. The death of a customer doesn’t guarantee survivors a refund 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z So most shows refract unsavory times through a contemporary lens, often bending reality to showcase a main character’s ahistoric decency and open-mindedness. The Tv Watch: ?Mad Men? Opens its Fifth Season on AMC 2012-03-22T21:40:54Z I would think that decency would compel them not to give it to me, I can't quite take it in. Denise Mina steals Theakstons Old Peculier crime novel award 2013-07-19T15:27:49Z The novel also acknowledges a fading time when leading actors, even avatars of Everyman decency like the author, were royalty: their work shown not in living rooms but red-velvet-swagged “palaces.” Nice Guy Meets Iron Man in the First Novel by Tom Hanks 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z This small decency is Antigone’s crime — an offense compounded, in Creon’s eyes, by her being a willful woman. Review: A Spellbinding ‘Antigone,’ Both Timeless and Urgent 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z Miller’s comic features a Superman whose hopeful decency is heavily contrasted with Batman’s grim-browed cynicism. What can DC do to save its struggling comic book cinematic universe? 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z And yet, a certain innate Canadian decency peeks through the stagy tantrums. ‘Real Housewives’ in Greece, Israel and Canada 2013-06-06T12:00:01Z He writes with candor and gravity; a tensile rod of human decency braces every paragraph. How Painkiller Pushers Took Over Coal Country 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z The shifting currents of desire, jealousy, frustration and decency that define the Austin-Nora-Martha triangle flow through a complicated circuitry that encompasses the extended King family, the neighborhood, the town and even the nation. In William Maxwell’s Fiction, a Vivid, Varied Tableau of Midwestern Life 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z And: “We will not put art before common decency or allow talent to sway our moral compass.” Two Critics Reflect on Ballet’s #MeToo Moment 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z It would all be pretty boilerplate, but Mann’s anchoring appeal — his lean into Griffin’s modesty and decency — saves the movie from a sorrier fate. ‘About Fate’ Review: Love the One You’re With? 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z This meant that she was still violating public decency laws. Woman arrested for entering New Orleans airport naked amidst coronavirus lock down 2020-04-12T04:00:00Z But there is something undeniably exhilarating about the film’s honest assessment of the never-ending conflict between decency and cruelty that rages in every nation, neighborhood and heart. Review: In ‘The Insult,’ the Dispute Is Personal. And Political. 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z His hollow cheeks and wild whiskers suggest a zealous temperament, but the kindness in his eyes conveys the decency and compassion that lie at the heart of his moral commitment. Review: Matthew McConaughey Rebels Against Rebels in ‘Free State of Jones’ 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z In contrast to the rural decencies of Tolkien, Moorcock's writing belongs to an urban tradition, which celebrates the fantastical city as a place of chance and mystery. When Hari Kunzru met Michael Moorcock 2011-02-04T12:05:01Z Unless, of course, they are clambering on Letts, who, though he admires the performers' verve, is left alone to defend the dwindling causeway of decency and uptightness. What to say about ... Hair 2010-04-15T16:10:00Z It’s a poignant, painful record of an ordinary man’s decency tested by fire. Review | The story of Europe’s infamous witch trials gets the Monty Python treatment 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z McDonagh's zanies are grotesques devoid of decency or basic deductive skills. 'The Lieutenant of Inishmore': Brutal slapstick, with a clear message 2010-10-25T23:39:00Z |
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