| 单词 | depressing |
| 例句 | Everybody was asleep or out or home for the week end, and it was very, very quiet and depressing in the corridor. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Besides the fact that it was flat-out gross, it was also depressing. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The truth was kind of depressing— even to joke about—and a dark cloud was forming over his head. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The room had a damp, unused smell and the light from the lamp over the pool table was greenish and depressing. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z For what it's worth, I think it would be incredibly depressing if your actual proudest moment happened in middle school, You can't imagine how much I hated middle school. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Perhaps sensing the hopelessness of his situation, Garfield yearned to leave the cramped, depressing White House sickroom and the foul smell of Washington's swamps that wafted in through the open windows. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z In a way, it was more depressing than anything that had happened so far. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z I knew this would be the last time I would have to endure this depressing song. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z It was a night almost without clouds, moonless and starry; but of this on the whole depressing fact Lenina and Henry were fortunately unaware. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z It was depressing to see how little food they were able to get. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z She knew, though, that any such admission would have a depressing effect on Dad, who took it for granted that his children had talent for everything. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z It was depressing to hear, but the truth finally came out about him. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z But these impressions—that Count Olaf was a horrible person, and his house a depressing pigsty—were absolutely correct. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z It had grown increasingly more difficult and depressing to check up on the people on his list. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Yesterday's confusing lust felt even more inappropriate now that he knew the depressing backstory. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z To hear her talk, the future was pretty depressing. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z This story was so graphic and depressing, describing details I never thought about before. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z It was even depressing out in the street. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z For Dasch, it was the most depressing time of his life. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Perhaps a troop of Eagle Scouts comes by at a depressing trot. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z With that thought she woke up completely, the memory of the last several months flooding back into her with depressing efficiency. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But after an hour, the silence was too depressing and voices volunteered what comfort they could. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re beginning to remind me of my father, and what could be more depressing than that?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z So depressing that I figured, what harm could it do to help him one last time? Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Putting them away again after it was all over had eventually grown too depressing. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t even want to know what depressing thing she was reading, so I kept my eyes on my next vacation. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I did this by depressing the brake pedal very carefully and very slowly. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Carmen snapped me out of this very depressing game of What If. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z It was horribly depressing—and not just because it was for someone who’d died tragically young and for no particular reason aside from some bad arterial luck. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z What people? thought Matt, looking at the depressing landscape. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Being an outcast, not being able to participate when my good friends had become leaders, was depressing,” said Hermann Rosenau, whose father was Jewish but mother was not. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z On Fridays, they usually go to sleep at about 9, which is so depressing. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “They’re, like, coiled up in bottles and nobody loves them. God, wouldn’t it be depressing if after you died your relatives, like, preserved you in formaldehyde and kept you in a giant jar?” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The air of disuse that touched everything about the room—and the entire Station—was infinitely depressing. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “It’s just that...yeah, today was kind of depressing.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Four, five, six times I pulled the rope with the same depressing result. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The depressing findings from the Danube Valley are supported by a string of equally depressing findings from other areas. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z When the tour resumed, Farmer kept remarking on how pleasant and peaceful the quarters were, and finally I said to him, “I find them kind of depressing.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “You really should hook up with someone this year, Astrid. It’s depressing. Plus, I feel guilty. You spend so much time with me and Justin, I feel like it’s our fault.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z I wonder if Cordelia has ever eaten snails, decide she is most likely on familiar terms with them; a depressing thought. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Knowing there are people who don't want me to succeed is depressing. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z On an ordinary day, Mrs. Richardson would have opened the door, told Izzy to turn the volume down, made some disparaging comments about how depressing and angry Izzy’s music always seemed to be. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “We will wear white. Black is too depressing, especially that shade people wear to mourn, like burnt wood. I will lead the dance of the grandchildren.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Toby couldn’t decide if playing with such passion for a bunch of drunks was inspiring or depressing. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Having to stand up at the end of a long day within plain sight of an empty seat was both depressing and infuriating. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Then I had an even more depressing thought: Jeffrey might not be around long enough to go to college. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I ate a depressing breakfast by myself at the Poseidon table. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He was even more depressing than the room was. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z The stories on the TV news were just as depressing. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z This place was significantly more depressing than Sunset Acres. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Just like the crazy and grieving mother, Amá keeps all the blinds and curtains drawn, which makes our cramped apartment even more stuffy and depressing. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Hannah looks up from her phone to say, “This is kind of depressing. I mean, this is the actual highlight of these girls’ lives. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z But there's something kind of depressing about living your life on stale bread, the hard, dry loaves that no one else wanted. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z If I were alone right now, I’d probably play some depressing song and sing along. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z But the thought of this dress is depressing to me now. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Some insecticides affect sensitive plants such as beans, wheat, barley, or rye, retarding root development or depressing growth of seedlings. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z To meet someone with so impressive an affiliation and so little understanding was depressing. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was depressing to be in that room, so I was glad when his mother called, “Boys! Dinner! Come and get it!” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z The emptiness of it is kind of depressing. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Poppy told the realtor soberly that he was sorry, but he couldn’t bear to look out his window at that depressing sign. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Today I have nothing but dismal and depressing news to report. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z What made it even more depressing, old Spencer had on this very sad, ratty old bathrobe that he was probably born in or something. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z In a way, it was sort of depressing, too, because you kept wondering what the hell would happen to all of them. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z So I say, "Sorry. Still, you have to admit, that's a pretty depressing story." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes I spent nights there after particularly depressing fights with Lelia, which were really more nonfights, those bleak evenings in which we sat crossly at different ends of the loft, smoldering with voodoo. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It was depressing, and I didn’t want Macy to have to see Grandpa like that. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “Yep. And for the record, making it was one of the most depressing moments of my career.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The snow was half-slush, and what had been pristine and white was now slimy and depressing. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The stoops along 145th always looked more or less the same, cracked steps with people either standing on them or sitting on them because life got too depressing in their apartments. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “I’m mortal,” she agreed, like it was a depressing thought. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The depressing thing is that so many of the ideas on which our psychologists base their beliefs about human intelligence, memory, and learning are all wishful thinking. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Percy wasn’t excited about more fireworks, donut-scented smoke, or depressing captive sea creatures. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Is Angel okay up there?” he asked, glancing up at the bleak and depressing apartment building. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Ten days after my return to Cambridge, Herman forwarded the depressing news, which had been sent to my Copenhagen address. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z It reminds me of the painting Nighthawks, but even more depressing. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Their apartment was a dark, cramped, depressing place behind the candy store. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Like, somehow that had become the depressing catchphrase of our friendship. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z They were the most depressing group of people Yossarian had ever been with. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Talking about my father made me realize how depressing my life really is. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z A team of medical orderlies installed tan shades on each of the two windows and lowered them to douse the room in depressing shadows. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The thought of repeating eleventh grade was too depressing. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. It’s kind of depressing, but we don’t know what else to do. Can’t take a chance that one day, in one spot, somewhere, an exit might appear. We can’t give up. Ever.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She nods toward a depressing park made of metal and concrete. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z We laughed about how depressing they all were. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z The Support Group, of course, was depressing as hell. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Ahead of them was the most depressing view of all. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z In another context this insight would have been depressing, but I was too preoccupied with the weather to dwell on it. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z A depressing thought—and I got up abruptly and went out of the dressing room and into the alley. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I had been considering that very thing, the thought of Christmas in prison being so depressing, but the memo pretty much torpedoed the idea. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The downpour pursued them to the coast, where they pitched the tent that night, and persisted through the whole week, through sodden landscapes that Harry found bleak and depressing. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z And that was just the start of my depressing What’s the Point? period. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z No use depressing him any more than he already was. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “What on earth were you searching for in that depressing old wreck of a house?” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The fate of the universe in either cosmology may seem a little depressing, but we may take solace in the time scales involved. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Trub says, “One of these days I’ll play that song for you. It might sound depressing, but really it’s about not letting life get you down.” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z It was all depressing, but it was a distraction from obsessively picking at my face. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Should I call and face the problem or not call and enjoy a few hours of lonely, nerve-wracking boredom, instead of my usual lonely, depressing boredom? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z At least it kept our minds off the situation, which was getting more depressing by the minute. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Then I burp and say, “That sounds like a really depressing song.” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z The flow of goods across the seas, buoying and depressing the wages of men, held a fascination. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z But it was interesting, once I started to analyse and sort the examples, to discover that the greengrocer’s apostrophe formed just one depressing category of the overall, total, mind-bogglingly depressing misuse of the apostrophe. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z It turns out that custard can taste really, really depressing when you’re not in the mood for it. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Even the thought of persecution left him undismayed, was rather tonic than depressing. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Although this was an improvement in many ways, it did become a bit depressing after a while. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “I'm sorry. I don't mean to be so moody. I just think about you here by yourself all summer and it's kind of depressing.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The graveyard ceremony was just as depressing as everything else had been. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Eventually, I forgave Kia for his mistake and apologized for yelling at him, and returned to my favorite hobby: lying in bed and listening to depressing songs that perfectly captured my longing and despair. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Most of the time, these days, it is a depressing exercise. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “What a depressing and inauspicious end to our adventures,” said Horace. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z It must actually be quite a depressing moment—to have slogged through a mountainous wilderness for ten or eleven weeks and to realize that for all that effort you are still but halfway there. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Christmas Eve is depressing and rainy and warm. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The house was possibly even more depressing in daylight—dingy and bare—but at least Eleanor had the place, and her mom, to herself. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Erin’s parents are wearing depressing old sweat suits. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The laboratory shelves were crammed with scores of bottles, the inspiring—or depressing—results of years of work, depending on your point of view. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z In the kitchen, I couldn’t help but notice that my dad’s mysterious pile of depressing papers was just sitting on the table, in plain view. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z A phrase that’s not just overused, but depressing. dead as a doornail. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “You even got the Massachusetts part without trying. It’s so depressing. You don’t know what it’s like. An average white girl has no mystery anymore, if she ever did. Literally nothing to her name.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Two final applications of the multiplication principle—one slightly depressing, the other somewhat cheering. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Heather: “Didn’t you tell me once how much you hated your room? Well, now I see why. It would be so depressing just to wake up here every morning. We’ll clear out all this junk.” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z I can’t think of anything more depressing than to be an Egyptian high priest on display next to a set of vintage wagon wheels and a two-headed chicken. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The school’s policy, in order to discourage smoking, was to make these rooms as depressing as possible. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Just come near Levy Pants and you were subjected to all sorts of annoyances and depressing influences. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the gloomiest, most depressing bathroom Harry had ever set foot in. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “It must be so depressing,” my sister and, of course, fellow Alzheimer’s orphan writes to me, but not at all. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It had been a depressing day for him, after such a bright start. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z “This place is so depressing. Every time I come back, it seems shittier.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Bellevue was a city hospital, huge in dimension and unbelievably depressing. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The depressing sound of the pattering rain nearly drove them mad. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z "She kept saying, 'I'm tired of being in depressing movies,' " said Ficarra. 'Crazy, Stupid, Love' directors hit the Hollywood big time 2011-07-31T04:11:03Z The show follows a successful but miserable New York lawyer named Rebecca Bunch who decides to shake up her depressing existence by following an old boyfriend to California. Rachel Bloom Is Breaking TV Boundaries With Spanx and Diversity 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z “John Carpenter’s ‘The Thing’ is a foolish, depressing, overproduced movie that mixes horror with science fiction to make something that is fun as neither one thing or the other,” Canby wrote. Five Sci-Fi Classics, One Summer: How 1982 Shaped Our Present 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z In a really good but really depressing piece from earlier this month on the right’s vendetta against reproductive healthcare, Vox’s Sarah Kliff wrote that “the pro-life movement is winning.” The left finally bites back: Why pro-choice trolling might just save us all 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z And it’s depressing to arrive at a juncture that forces us to let some of that stuff go. How to Think About Bill Cosby and ‘The Cosby Show’ 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z It’s utterly terrifying and depressing, and I run back into the echo chamber. Viet Thanh Nguyen: By the Book 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z The scene, in its depressing similarity to recent news footage from places like Ferguson and Baltimore, conveyed a nervy sense of authenticity to the fictional fall of Los Angeles and also raised some chilling questions. 'Fear the Walking Dead' Recap: Saddest Birthday Party Ever 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z For all the alarming statistics cited in the film, “Burn” is not a depressing movie. Movie Review: ‘Burn,’ Directed by Tom Putnam and Brenna Sanchez 2012-11-09T01:50:28Z I wish I had a joke for that, but it’s just depressing. Best and Worst Moments From the 2022 Grammys 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z Still, Mr. Sullivan devotes a huge and depressing amount of this haphazard and unconvincing book to these subjects — in large part, it seems, because two anonymous sources had a lot to say about them. Books of The Times: ‘Untouchable,’ Michael Jackson’s Life, by Randall Sullivan 2012-11-12T21:52:09Z Man, it’ll be depressing to watch this all take shape as some Liberal Media backlash narrative. Chris Broussard doesn’t matter 2013-05-02T16:55:00Z She said some of her friends didn’t understand why she would return every week to a place that can be depressing. Coming of Age as a Guide at Ground Zero 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z He added, “The portrait was depressing and reminiscent of J.F.K.’s assassination, and for a time Nixon wondered if it could be put away out of sight.” Aaron Shikler, Portrait Artist Known for Images of America’s Elite, Dies at 93 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z The main one is the energy expended by the actors, whose fervor is both impressive and depressing: the actors are forced to do the work that Linklater doesn’t devote to developing the story or characters. “Where’d You Go, Bernadette,” Reviewed: Richard Linklater’s Narrow View of a Creator in Crisis 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z Wilson is appallingly miscast in this depressing middle-aged guys' ; unable to deploy any of his trademarked lazy-smoothie-achiever style. Hall Pass ? review 2011-03-10T15:32:00Z “But to write just about that means readers will only pay attention to the social issues, and it’ll be a bit depressing.” Aging Japan: Manga comics turn gray - but spirited - along with... 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z Cutting to the chase, the findings are about as depressing as one might suspect. Are crime shows slowing justice reform? Here's the insidious storytelling bias miseducating viewers 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z It's very hard to compete and get into the top ten if your book costs more than £1 - depressing but true. Mark Edwards on self-publishing 2013-06-25T15:01:33Z As Act II begins, Christopher Akerlind’s aptly depressing set has changed. | New Jersey: A Review of ‘Topdog/Underdog,’ at the Two River Theater Company 2012-09-22T05:19:06Z No, the reason we should concentrate on this is because Ben Elton wrote it, and it's much less depressing to think of this than The Wright Way. Six to watch: TV Tudors 2013-05-24T12:02:18Z It's up to you, however, to decide if you want to witness the full effort of his performance from bloody stem to depressing stern. "I Know This Much Is True" offers twice the Mark Ruffalo, many more times the sadness 2020-05-10T04:00:00Z Cons: That selfsame old world jadedness can get depressing, if you think about it long enough. 'Homeland' Recap: Who Would You Choose as a BFF? 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z Those familiar feelings make this a powerful and relevant, but also depressing show, not least for how it dissolves the more activist works on view into a fog of paranoia. How Conspiracy Theories Shape Art 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z “American Crime” is a depressing story told so skillfully that it’s almost impossible not to be happy to see it unfold. Review: ‘American Crime,’ a Series Where Justice Is Far From Black or White 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z This country of 14 million people, riven by civil war and plagued by armed gangs, specialises in depressing statistics: 75% of the population lives below the poverty line; 97% of murders go unpunished. TV review: Toughest Place to Be a ? Paramedic 2011-02-14T08:00:01Z A brilliant but depressing episode that they should Never try to top with an even gorier and shocking episode because thats the cycle they are in...... ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 7 Premiere: Negan’s Victim Is Revealed 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z It's right to draw the distinction between destiny and potential because somehow destiny is so depressing. "The Big Door Prize's" Chris O'Dowd: "Being Irish has been nothing but an absolute gift" 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z But on the road from depressing to irrepressible, it’s still stranded not far from the former. Review: ‘The Merry Widow,’ Revisited at the Met 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z Silly as it is, “Xander Cage” nevertheless purveys a deeply depressing view of heroism, one without conscience, compassion or moral qualms. Review: ‘XXX: Return of Xander Cage’ Deploys Vin Diesel on a New Mission 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z It celebrates human ingenuity too much to be depressing. Spare Times for Children for June 21-27 2013-06-20T23:01:28Z Accomplishing that in a way that isn’t just depressing or infuriating involves turning the profession and the time period into a raucous combination of pageant and farce. Review: Rival Brothel Owners Square Off in Hulu’s ‘Harlots’ 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z After he walks away, the boys send Shiv after their older brother to break the depressing truth. In the latest "Succession," a wedding cruise is wrecked by a reckoning 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z “There’s great TV around but a lot of it is really depressing,” Stephens told Reuters at the series premiere in Los Angeles ahead of its Friday release. Danger, Will Robinson! 'Lost in Space' finds new life on Netflix 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z It triggered the influx of commercial galleries that, for better and worse, made West Chelsea what it is today while also depressing its own attendance: Dia charged admission, the galleries did not. Dia Chelsea, Keeper of the Avant-Garde Flame 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z But what is particularly depressing about this exposé is that it simply captures in slightly sharper focus a reality with which we should all be very familiar. Men-only clubs and menace: how the establishment maintains male power 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z And it can be depressing, it's incredibly stressful and it takes a long time for the trials to actually roll around. Inside the Sex Crimes Unit Prosecuting DSK 2011-06-22T05:55:00Z We published all 2,000 comments that we’ve received, and if you look through them I think it’s really quite depressing. “The Trump Effect” is freaking out our kids: “Trump is acting like a 12-year-old, and 12-year-olds are now acting like Trump” 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z But Costas’ interview was direct, tough and deeply depressing—and good for him. The Morning After: The Good, the Sad and the Odd, in a Night of Big Interviews 2011-11-15T15:59:58Z It was not just that “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and other Nirvana hits mixing depressing lyrics with sometimes surprisingly catchy tunes became anthems of angst for the surprisingly troubled masses. Gen X vs. Bill Clinton: Cobain and Clinton, “Seinfeld” and “Simpsons,” and the ’90s fight for America’s soul 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z On an even more depressing corner of Amazon TikTok, customers post videos not to backwardly celebrate drivers but just to shame them for delivering the package with less than the customer’s expected level of service. Dance, I Said — Dance! And Leave the Package on the Porch. 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z He will be loving, and he won’t just walk right by you hard at work without offering help, which a depressing number of people do. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Boyfriend has a heart of gold, but how practical is a heart of gold? 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z He presented this easy solution and it was depressing to see how they were fooled by his speeches. Daft Punk: 'Maybe when we were 16, rock was OK' – a classic interview from the vaults 2013-03-20T12:41:57Z An image of the young boy in the commercial even went viral, with the text reading "I won't watch Katy Perry because I died in a depressing Nationwide commercial." Super Bowl 2015: Ads round-up 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z The romance game can't always be swings and misses or else the show would have been depressing. "And Just Like That" the sex is back in the city, midlife edition 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z As depressing as this tendency is, the good news is that it is possible to course-correct. Down with tech bros! It's time for TV's female nerd revolution 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z Best known among them: Sully, who is somehow the reigning authority figure in depressed and depressing North Bath, N.Y., a fictitious upstate town, even though he’s no model citizen. Review: Richard Russo Returns Upstate in ‘Everybody’s Fool’ 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z Billboard watchers settled in for an epic chart battle, if only because everything else happening in the world was unimaginably depressing. One Big Pop Star + One Big Pop Star = an Easier Path to No. 1 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z I guess we had a pretty good situation going despite the time, so that would have been pretty inappropriate, actually, to write depressing songs. From Fleetwood Mac back to Crowded House, Neil Finn weighs in on the band's open-hearted new album 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z But the impression I took away from this intermittently entertaining, deeply depressing hour was that of pain for pain’s sake. 'The Leftovers' Recap: Into the Dark, With a Cliche or Two 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z For people who live or work in conflict zones where non-governmental organizations and U.N.-linked aid groups operate, Katz's findings may not be that surprising, simply a reaffirmation of depressing truths. 'Big Truck' details disastrous Haiti aid effort 2013-01-21T17:25:18Z The first part is totally right, but the second part is totally depressing and, in this case, totally wrong. Review | Is Blueface ahead of his time? Or does he just rap like it? 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z February in the city is a notoriously depressing time. 14 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z That is the most depressing line I am going to write, because there was nothing depressing about David. What Death Can Teach You About Living a Passionate Life 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z Almost as soon as it began showing, Antonio Iovine, a former Camorra boss turned police witness, provided depressing testimony of the power of organized crime in Naples in a real-life trial. Gritty Naples mafia series aims to join international TV boom 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z Venter’s circular arguments about himself and society are funny even when they’re depressing. Best new science fiction for summer 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z Joy and romantic bliss are not on Ms. Landesman’s menu of subjects, but a mordant wit and a salty exuberance keep her lyrics from being depressing. Music Review: Traveling to the Stars, No Joy or Romance Needed 2011-03-08T21:29:40Z The TV was on and some kind of depressing news came on and somebody said, 'We don't need to listen to that on a day like this.' Trace Adkins really is "Proud To Be Here" 2011-08-03T21:54:43Z I was in a situation where I was receiving a ton of negative feedback, and it was very depressing and I kept thinking, "Okay, something is wrong with me." "Say 'no' nicely": Toxic workplace culture demands Black women shrink themselves and never speak up 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z A man who dreamed of moving to Alaska or becoming a famous racecar driver finds himself working at a depressing job and married to a woman he proposed to by accident. 'The Dream Life of Astronauts,’ Hopes Too Fragile for the Cold 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z In that sense, it is not a depressing film at all. A Minute With: Bollywood's Kalki Koechlin on playing disabled teen 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z I did try to stop playing music for a year or two and that was kind of depressing. Four women unafraid to rock (just don't call them ballsy) 2011-09-10T16:01:00Z He’d never made a habit of Googling himself — it was too depressing a venture. Books of The Times: ‘Four New Messages,’ Stories by Joshua Cohen 2012-07-31T12:00:00Z Which is to say, a songwriter operating on the artier fringes of electropop, but in a rather snowy and depressing kind of way. The Strypes, DJ Khaled, MØ: this week's new tracks 2013-07-05T12:00:00Z Yes, it has some shocking, depressing, desperate things to say about the parlous state of the world's seas. Callum Roberts' Ocean of Life is a manifesto for marine management 2012-06-07T06:30:01Z The most depressing aspect of all of this action? 'Poldark' Episode 2 Recap: Triumph v. Torment 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z The reviews of Honey and her second play, A Lion in Love, read like a depressing essay in sexism. My hero: Shelagh Delaney by Jeanette Winterson 2010-09-17T23:06:00Z A lot of people think the blues is depressing," she told The Los Angeles Times in 1992, "but that's not the blues I'm singing. Versatile, powerful R&B singer Etta James dies at 73 2012-01-21T01:20:04Z Once past his two fake pubs, it is horrible: huge, dangerous and depressing. The Glasgow International impact zone 2010-04-19T20:30:00Z Later chapters become a depressing catalogue of bad books and bad health, as Highsmith retreated to Switzerland and became more and more of a recluse. Review | Patricia Highsmith’s sordid search for inspiration 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z In particular, "A Little Peace and Quiet," directed by Wes Craven, which ends with a woman having to choose between isolation and annihilating the whole planet, was too depressing. "Stranger Things" and the frustrations of nostalgia 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z If that makes it sound depressing, it isn't. Hidden Treasures: Gas – Gas 2013-03-19T16:12:15Z It’s depressing to see great actors stuck in dull movies. What to Stream This Weekend: The Best Film of 2018 (and Other Great Ones the Oscar Nominations Neglected) 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z Half had little to no interest in these films because they were "depressing," and they were interested in "more than just a retelling of the story." Why aren't cinephiles taking the Oscar bait? Salon conducted an unscientific survey 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z Mr. Wahlberg plays the moment with the right level of desperation, but Ted’s lines are depressing and desperate. Review: In ‘Ted 2,’ the Foulmouthed Bear Tries to Prove He’s Human 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Nothing too depressing, hysterical, boring or serious, but it's still emotional, and Kidman has never been better. This week's new films 2011-02-05T00:05:33Z "That sounds grim and depressing, but conveyed in storytelling this enchanting, it's the life you remember." Obreht youngest winner of UK's Orange fiction prize 2011-06-08T18:17:33Z If you stay, you’ll end up like my best friend — married 33 years and stuck with a depressing, always-apologizing husband who is a drain on her soul. Ask Amy: How do you know it’s time to leave an abusive relationship I'm now a man of a certain age with white hair and when you look at a sea of white hair all around you, it is kind of depressing. Composer of the Week marks 70 years 2013-08-02T07:21:46Z One tweet that called it “quietly depressing and revealing” received over 12,000 likes. Jennifer Lawrence responds to 'sexist' dress criticism: 'It was my choice' 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z Rihanna has a clear point of view on Anti too, and it’s a depressing one. Rihanna’s 'Anti' Rewrites the Rules of Her Career 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Moreover “Rock Center” and the opening segment of “Person to Person” overlapped with and amplified each other in interesting and depressing ways. ArtsBeat: Prime-Time News and the Ghost of JFK 2012-02-09T19:00:34Z Sitcoms in general, but especially ones about young characters with dreams and ambitions, have built-in expiration dates: Things can go on for only so long before they get depressing. Are We Having Fun Yet? ‘Party Down’ and the Sadness of the Sitcom Revival 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Equally depressing, he says, is the outlook for the arts. Alan Bennett: 'I've often wanted to be bolder' 2010-11-23T08:00:00Z "This is depressing," Oliver said before swiftly directing everyone's attention back to the drawing for the rich. John Oliver tackles income inequality on 'Last Week Tonight' 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z But the real world of it is just depressing. On ‘Prodigal Son,’ Michael Sheen’s Father Knows, and Kills, Best 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z Honestly, my most depressing moments weren't when things were bad, but rather when they were good. Trauma ran away with my childhood: Losing my father to violence forced me to grow up fast 2020-11-22T05:00:00Z “Villa,” produced by the Play Company, could be fantastically depressing. Review: ‘Villa’ Dramatizes a Plot of Chilean Land With a Dark Past 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z The last section consisted of photo prints of cityscapes, the lights of Los Angeles or the landscape of Las Vegas, with their depressing come-ons of distraction. Fashion Review: Balenciaga, Balmain, Rick Owens, Mugler, Rochas, Van Noten: Paris Fashion Review 2011-09-29T23:21:01Z It’s an endemic problem, and it’s so sad, it’s so dark, and it’s hugely depressing. ‘Moonlight’ Unlocked the Door. Naomie Harris Charged Through It. 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z His vision of broken caravans, nosy neighbours, heavy drinking and overbearing bosses is effectively depressing. Not the Booker prize 2012: Paint This Town Red by AJ Kirby 2012-08-29T12:44:14Z We watched as she visited a lot of depressing Polish villages and spoke with a lot of depressing Polish farmers. I missed a crucial moment in Jurassic World. Have I misjudged every movie? | Joe Queenan 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z This one was so painful and depressing to walk through — I was in no rush to run home and relive it. ArtsBeat Blog: Emmys Watch: Michelle Forbes 2011-09-12T21:15:34Z Or depressing evidence that little has changed in American kitchens — on the air and off — since the 1950s? On ABC?s ?Chew,? the Talk Show Meets Cooking 2011-09-21T04:15:03Z What she does find depressing is an expectation that, as an African film-maker, her work should deal with war, poverty and Aids. Director Wanuri Kahiu: 'The vilest comments have been from people I love' 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z Other delicacies include practically anything on a Ryvita, depressing school dinners, and the misery of an over-microwaved shepherd's pie with a scattering of iceberg lettuce on the side. Internet picks of the week 2011-03-26T00:07:03Z The vast, black, white and grey depictions of Dostoevsky himself, and the characters from his novels, will make people "afraid to ride the subway"; they will encourage suicidal impulses; they're depressing. Give us more literature on public transport 2010-08-16T13:55:00Z “People say that I am always serious and depressing, but it seems to me that the English are never serious — they are flippant, complacent, ineffable, but never serious, which is sometimes maddening,” she said. Anita Brookner, British Art Historian and Novelist, Dies at 87 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z The golden light that suffuses the A.C. flashbacks and the Cuba scenes gives way to a depressing gray palette whenever we follow Chalky’s story. 'Boardwalk Empire' Recap: Lessons to Last a Lifetime 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z "Depending on my mood, the song could swing between depressing to uplifting." New music: Big Black Delta – Side Of The Road (Dinamo Azari Remix) 2013-04-05T06:00:00Z A happy morning exists and then maybe a depressing lunch and a bad afternoon and maybe a nice evening. Tom Ford: ‘I wore a suit on set. It's a uniform… I feel weak in trainers’ 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z But they also tend to hyper-focus on the hardships of being queer, which is validating but, quite frankly, exhausting and depressing. From “Bottoms” to “Booksmart” and “Fire Island,” Queer cinema deserves to be silly and fun again 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z And what about the idea that the overwhelming attention the European work attracted had an intimidating, depressing effect on American art? Two Exhibitions Re-examine the 1913 Armory Show 2012-10-28T04:27:18Z "It's right to draw the distinction between destiny and potential," O'Dowd told me on "Salon Talks," "because somehow destiny is so depressing. Always has been." "The Big Door Prize's" Chris O'Dowd: "Being Irish has been nothing but an absolute gift" 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Because the way we speak is part of who we are and it's deeply depressing when people feel pushed into becoming verbal chameleons to fit in or get on. Is it wrong for a person to change their accent? 2013-04-20T16:59:01Z None of it seemed bleak or depressing at the time; it was just knockabout fun. ‘Our goal is to halve the male suicide rate’: why no-frills therapy works for men 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z There’s an erotic component to all this too, a sort of depressing thanatophilia. Courtney didn’t kill Kurt: The twisted misogyny behind suicide conspiracy theories 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z Most of his characters, however, are so shallowly conjured — and their stories so predictably depressing or loathsome — that readers will not want to spend much time with them, much less 600-plus pages. Book Of The Times: Book Review: ‘Dead Stars,’ by Bruce Wagner 2012-08-10T06:30:09Z Also, there’s nothing more depressing than trying to run your business from the kitchen or dining room table, especially if you live with other people who are wandering around while you’re working. 7 ways to write well from home 2013-09-16T16:35:00Z It elicits people’s innate desire to see two armies pound each other into submission in search of an unqualified winner, without all of the messy, depressing death of actual warfare. I love-hate football! 2014-02-02T16:30:00Z In the most depressing episode, Sylvia willingly lets him — and many other men too — sport with her. Review: ‘Sylvia’ at the Joffrey Ballet, a Myth Revamped 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Presumably, the driving idea here is catharsis, but the word “worst” just invites even more depressing comparisons. The Worst Year Ever, Until Next Year 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z It was an escape, a yearning for beauty amid economic malaise and depressing city life. On horseback through the symbolic heart of Hungary 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z If there’s a more instantly depressing opening sequence in recent TV history than that of “Chance,” I can’t think of it. What You Should Watch This Week: ‘Jane the Virgin’ and ‘30 for 30’ 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z “It was the most depressing place,” she says. 'I did the first nude in Vogue': Marisa Berenson on being a blazing star of the 70s and beyond 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z We went through a very depressing time when everything you read was about how everybody was at loggerheads and nobody was cooperating with anybody. Pet chicks, pink hair, an old plane: Explore this illustration of readers' pandemic coping habits My films are about humanity and there’s always love and warmth and humour and things that are sad and depressing as well. 'Silly question!' Mike Leigh interviewed by our readers and famous fans 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z This puts front and center the question why anyone would ever work at Arkham — not just because it would be terrifying and depressing, but also because of the high mortality rate for staff. Comics: Not crazy about 'Arkham Asylum: Madness' 2010-09-07T20:59:00Z Many potential visitors, foreign and Albanian, shy away from it, fearing that it is sad and depressing. Motherlode Blog: Charities That Inspire Kids: Angel’s Cradle 2013-12-29T13:08:58Z It's a depressing story, leavened, however, by the soundtrack, which features Bernstein singing and playing guitar. 'I Am Secretly an Important Man': Jesse Bernstein doc depressing but leavened by song 2010-10-21T22:19:00Z At the time, his prognosis wasn’t exactly clear; early on, he said, he was “hoping to be moving in six months in a way that isn’t depressing.” After a Severe Injury, James Whiteside Is Dancing on a New Knee 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z Little America is powerful and important and should be read by anyone interested in this ongoing and deeply depressing war, particularly those waiting for helicopters or eating Hot Tamales in Bagram. Little America: The War Within the War for Afghanistan by Rajiv Chandrasekaran – review 2012-07-06T10:00:02Z But what about criticism that the ad’s tone was too depressing for Super Bowl Sunday? Here's Why Nationwide Ran That Depressing Super Bowl Ad 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z Most obviously, this will be a pretty depressing Christmas. Emma Thompson’s ludicrous Last Christmas is the perfect Brexit festive movie 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z The film, shown with narration alternating between Italian and English, relies on paintings, texts and photos to deliver a rather depressing crash course. In a prison that once housed Jews, a new museum devoted to Italy’s Jewish experience 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z This moment is actually effective, as we’ve spent almost two seasons now investing in how much of a sadsack Edith is, and this is the apex of that depressing character arc. Downton Abbey Watch: The Ballad of Sad Lady Edith 2012-02-06T14:25:18Z Star Academy, for example, is one of the most depressing programmes on Arab television. The Saudi housewife who spoke out 2010-04-12T10:00:00Z I saw the most depressing “motherhood” meme recently. Avoid playgrounds and eat the last biscuit: how to keep your sense of self as a parent 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z If so, wow, that’s depressing, but I have various things to suggest to him. “Ruby Sparks”: Writing the perfect girlfriend 2012-07-25T00:01:00Z Despite the depressing prevailing winds, change is definitely afoot. Pop music is in a sickly state – but could 2013 bring a great revival? 2013-01-01T07:00:42Z For his part, Burns insists the topic is not as depressing as it might first sound. PBS' 'Cancer' an epic, vital story Ken Burns just couldn't refuse 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z Below this depressing news was written, with a smiley face, “The bar opens at noon.” The U.S. Issue: Overnighter: 22 Miles and a World Away From Los Angeles 2011-05-13T20:24:11Z For one, he savages Clegg with depressing regularity. Call Clegg – radio review 2013-05-10T05:59:04Z “But even if people agree, I think this has been the most toxic, deranged campaign year I have ever known in my life. I think everybody is so beaten down by how depressing it is.” The Uninvited Guest: The 2016 Campaign Crashes the Dinner Party 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z Not all food hall contracts have worked out well for the vendors, and some of the halls show a depressing lack of imagination on the part of the curators. 8 Ways Restaurants Have Changed in the Past Decade 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z But the depressing conclusion is that you'd better get used to the idea of their being worth £50 a pop. Why have gigs got so expensive? 2013-06-05T15:19:16Z For the same reason, being out of a job and just hanging around is depressing in a thousand different ways. ?People Who Eat Darkness?: The disappearing blonde 2012-05-20T21:00:00Z It’s a tough, depressing story, involving continuing threats, a calculated marriage, a difficult pregnancy and a stalled singing career. The Week Ahead: Jan. 23 ? 29 2011-01-21T16:42:50Z Unfortunately the three ballets that precede it are each in different ways so depressing that the evening seems to say “Die, die, die, and then see ‘Napoli.’ ” Dance Review: A Danish Modern Twist Updates Classical Ballet 2011-06-15T22:03:19Z Less clear is what Mr. West thought he was doing with this depressing, grim story, which here becomes a pointless, abjectly impersonal re-creation of mass death, one poisoned sip and fired bullet at a time. ‘The Sacrament’ Invokes Jonestown 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z To be honest, the individual details of the ensuing debacle are just too depressing to relate. Bish, bash, bosh: Putting Jamie's 30 Minute Meals to the test 2010-10-26T10:43:00Z Chicken gets boring quickly; pork is dry; ground beef grows depressing; veal is for the 1 percent. Steak That Sizzles on the Stovetop 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z Yet while this singular production, which opened on Thursday night at the Belasco Theater under McPherson’s luminous direction, evokes the Great Depression with uncompromising bleakness, it is ultimately the opposite of depressing. ‘Girl From the North Country’ Review: Bob Dylan’s Amazing Grace 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z Corrupt politics, greedy public officials failing upward – it's all so tiresome and depressing, isn't it? Four years into a scandal-pocked presidency, "Roadkill" just seems flat 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z At this point the knowledge is so commonplace, it's practically its own depressing category of documentaries on Netflix. A vegetarian pastitsio for when "you don't eat no meat" 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z Todd helped me through some really dark and depressing times, but I made a mistake that hurt our relationship. It's not me, it's you: six comedians on their best and worst love stories 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z “The whole thing was so depressing,” she said. A Geographically Perfect Match 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z And it's not depressing, even though there's a lot of darkness in there, too. Kylie Minogue: I want to stop people thinking, 'What's she doing in a film?' 2012-06-07T14:10:19Z I did not use it because the material was depressing. Women's empowerment is not "kicking ass in bikinis": Julie Taymor on what real feminism looks like 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z “It’s not pretentious that I’m an artist. It’s not corny to sing songs that maybe other people think are depressing. It’s not embarrassing.” Cat Power Has a Lot to Be Proud Of. Now She Knows That. 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z This happens, in large part, because people who make television also want to make a lot of money off riveted viewers, not depressing them with stories of how our justice system actually functions. 8 ways shows like “Law & Order: SVU” mess with your head 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z The moment Charo emerged in a sequined rose gold mini dress and matching fingerless elbow-length gloves, shouting “Viva España!,” this slightly depressing artificial terrain felt suddenly alive. The Brilliance of Charo 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z But trust me, it was also depressing on this side of the country. Samantha Bee teases big election coverage, from presidential harassment to a strategic joy offensive 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z It was deeply depressing, but it woke me up. A life in books: Lauren Child 2010-10-04T07:00:00Z Or maybe she was created by an ace team of marketers led by Grant’s father, depending on which equally depressing creation myth you believed. ‘Ultraviolence’ is the set of songs Lana Del Rey was invented to sing One told me they didn't take actresses over 45 because it was too depressing to talk to them on the telephone. Paul Bhattacharjee and Cory Monteith deaths: is acting today just too tough? 2013-07-23T17:45:00Z His movies were less fundamentally depressing when he was obsessively mimicking Ingmar Bergman. Cannes: Woody Allen's "You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger" 2010-05-15T23:01:00Z The foreign-language films up for Oscar contention are indeed bleak, dark and depressing. Foreign films navigate rough waters to reach Oscars 2011-02-27T00:26:51Z It was a very depressing time," she says, "but I think Northern Ireland, even in terms of climate, is a tough place anyway. Deirdre Madden: 'The Troubles are almost always in my work at some level' 2013-06-14T15:00:05Z But I find it really depressing how many of us stare at screens in our hands. Novelist Dubus now looks homeward after gritty memoir 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z Until you remember that they've all probably got families, because then it gets sort of depressing. The Expendables: acting their age 2010-07-07T09:18:00Z That has to be the single most depressing thing that a human being can endure. The X Factor live blog: sixth results show 2012-11-11T19:36:27Z All of this would be less depressing if Waititi were just your random independent filmmaker making the jump to big-budget pictures. 'Thor: Ragnarok' Is More an Approximation of Fun Than the Real Thing 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z No matter how bad, boring, cheesy or depressing it got. 'Glee' finale: A Gleek's goodbye, and memories of how it all began 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z The Daily Mail quoted a “senior clergyman” who called the edits “depressing.” Columnists tsk-tsked. Oxford Junior Dictionary Drops "Acorn" for "Broadband" 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z “That Championship Season” is a depressing play, in which four high school basketball stars are reunited with their coach 20 years after they won the state title. Essay: Postcards From My Literary Staycation 2010-08-27T15:04:00Z Better to try a story, finite in conception and execution, and less depressing to leave behind unfinished. On Death and Dignity 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z The premise of "Ragnarok" could have easily been dark, even depressing. Why we want four (more?) Thors 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z Gangsters as a thing are just depressing and while it's well made, so is this. TV highlights 29/03/2013 2013-03-29T07:00:04Z NBC dives deep into its research of Olympic viewership, though it's never looked specifically into whether depressing news in the real world makes viewers more likely to tune in. As divided US views conventions, NBC promotes Olympic unity 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z A life of such tragedy and hardship inevitably resounds in Weinberg's music, but Roth insists it's not all depressing. German violinist Roth champions 'forgotten' Weinberg 2014-03-04T08:03:44Z In “Don Verdean,” starring Sam Rockwell as an unscrupulous biblical archaeologist, something fascinatingly depressing occurred: in touching the Bible directly, Hess also touched upon and gave vent to a primal Christian hostility toward Judaism. Jared Hess’s Spiritual Gross-Out Comedy, in “Masterminds” 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Last season, the only two likeable Muslim characters were killed by other Muslims, which suggests a subtle, depressing commentary: the United States only kills the bad Muslims. How “Homeland” Helps Justify the War on Terror 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z Even more depressing is the contention that climate change could actually wind up making us stupider: he cites research showing that human cognitive ability decreases significantly with higher atmospheric concentration of carbon. The Deliberate Awfulness of Social Media 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z How deeply depressing, how profoundly, unrelentingly hideous it was. The Professionals 2010-08-24T06:59:00Z Although the situation is a little better today, she still finds things depressing. Timberlake Wertenbaker: 'I'd love to write for Holby City' 2013-01-14T18:45:02Z It is simultaneously depressing as hell and brimming with hope and defiance. 5 great movies about making movies 2012-11-21T22:31:05Z “This is depressing,” he muttered with a scowl. | Limelight Marketplace: Inside the New Limelight Marketplace in Chelsea 2010-05-19T16:08:00Z “Paterno” is a somber, quietly dramatic and ultimately depressing foray into a moment that’s almost too upsetting to rehash, and seems further back in the old-news file than it really is. Review | Despite ‘Paterno’s’ ambiguities, Al Pacino is an effective — and pathetic — JoePa 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z The reality is starker, grittier and a bit depressing. Is Sarah Lucas Right for the #MeToo Moment? 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z "LAC come," we are told, "from a depressing part of south-east England, the kind of place a tabloid newspaper might feature in one of their regular splashes on 'broken Britain'." New band of the day (LAC No 1,529) 2013-06-10T17:08:21Z Both feel equally depressing: He either worries his passengers will infect him or laments how many passengers he has lost — people he used to see every day and considered friends. ‘Oh, we’re still in this.’ The pandemic wall is here. 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z David depicts Tyler and the revelations that slowly, painfully emerge throughout both books with extraordinary shades-of-grey subtlety – and a wry humour to leaven the depressing subject matter. YA fiction's knife crime lessons 2011-02-11T11:33:45Z In brief interviews before the show, a few spectators said that the onslaught of depressing news made laughter seem essential. Is There Anything Funny About the War in Ukraine? 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Here’s a list of some of the most depressing insights from the report, which draws on 49 studies of women across media platforms. 8 Sad Truths About Women in Media 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Do you find the current media focus on a person's private life depressing? 'The arts cuts are madness' 2011-01-09T00:05:28Z It was exhausting and depressing to try to justify my obsession. Modern Love: Modern Love: A Spanking Fetish Is Not Revealed Easily 2012-11-09T17:47:12Z Despite Onderdonk’s success with Chase and other prominent instructors — including Robert Henri — he found New York depressing, he told his parents after he arrived. Shedding Light on a Landscape Painter’s Lost Years in New York 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Instead, I passed along the treeless and depressing Main Street and dozens of bare storefronts. Exploring Tule Lake, an Austere Land With a Complex History 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z Last season was more depressing than usual, but I still liked and cared about the characters. ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 8, Episode 3: Cut to Black 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z That special air of salt-sprayed nostalgia that infuses down-at-heel British seaside towns heightens everything here, turning the depressing into heartbreaking, the happy into bittersweet. Dominic Savage's love letter to Margate 2012-06-05T18:00:02Z In a time when Black and Jewish communities are pitted against each other by entertainers like Ye and others, this movie feels exceedingly topical and depressing. When Jewish Artists Wrestle With Antisemitism 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z "He thought Joy Division were depressing," Hook responded. Peter Hook announces Joy Division memoir 2012-07-05T09:42:07Z Sometimes this was harmless fun — a welcome distraction from the fact that, this being Year 2 of a global pandemic, the actual present was depressing and exhausting to think about for too long. Let’s Look Back on 2021, When We Couldn’t Stop Looking Back 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z While most Game of Thrones viewers were focused on the depressing backstory of the beloved Hodor Sunday night, the episode also offered a glimpse into the past of another important side character: Varys. Here's Everything We Know About Varys on 'Game of Thrones' 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z But the more depressing truth is that it’s just a TV show. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Smash,’ NBC Musical’s 2nd Season, With Jennifer Hudson 2013-02-04T23:16:15Z Similarly depressing is having to watch and listen as a group of young people in 2017 adhere to outdated ideas about gender roles. Review | ‘MTV Floribama Shore’ is no ‘Jersey Shore’ — and that’s not a compliment 2017-11-26T05:00:00Z Nothing here can be held against him, but they’re a bit depressing, these diaries. Alan Rickman’s Diaries: Bread Crumbs of a Fast-Moving Life 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z For almost four hours their lonely, depressing lives are slowly woven together against the backdrop of a stifling society and an indifferent world and. What’s on TV Monday: ‘An Elephant Sitting Still’ on Criterion and a PBS Documentary 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z “Living inside Walt’s head can be kind of depressing,” he said, visibly weary after directing the season finale. Television: Shattering All Vestiges of Innocence 2011-07-15T12:00:00Z He told me there is no need to run businesses anywhere in the old humiliating, depressing way – we could move together, as a culture, to workers controlling their own workplaces. Is everything you think you know about depression wrong? 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z Sometimes I'll feel down and realise it's because of a depressing plot. How we made: June Brown and John Altman on EastEnders 2012-12-10T17:28:13Z Creating a ‘Hamlet,’ of Sorts, in Eastern Slovakia “Gypsy,” a fictional portrait of an impoverished Roma settlement in eastern Slovakia, offers a mostly depressing picture of a marginalized Middle European culture living in squalor. | 'Gypsy': ‘Gypsy,’ by Martin Sulik, Fictional Portrait of the Roma 2012-06-26T21:20:58Z Jack Shafer wrote a great, depressing column last week on the ongoing liquidation of the industry: The owners are extracting what value remains and preparing to get out of the increasingly unprofitable business entirely. Women Olympians: They’re hot! 2012-06-19T18:40:00Z And his view of male-female relationships, however pretty and harmonious, is depressing for a modern artist. Dance Review: Mercurial Dramas, Vertical and Horizontal 2011-06-02T22:00:35Z For a band whose pet subject matter is how depressing and worthless life can seem, they create a sound that is about as affirming as it gets. “It’s OK to always be a loser”: Patrick Stickles reveals the secrets of Titus Andronicus 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z Several township women mentioned told me of another depressing reason not to diet. Obesity: Africa’s new crisis 2014-09-21T04:00:00Z And I cannot get enough of those depressing Grimes sisters. Ellie Kemper: By the Book 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z Watching gifted chefs try to come up with a winning fast-casual formula can be a depressing sight. Can There Be Joy in Fast-Casual? Rowdy Rooster Says Yes. 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z Standouts include the Daily Mail journalist whose opinion piece – headlined "A depressing betrayal of fans like my little girl" – is a hilarious masterclass in creepiness. One Direction's 'joint' video gets moral majority huffing and puffing 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z It's a depressing picture, of good intentions melting away, hopes dashed, an endless cycle of disappointment. Made in Chelsea; The Prisoners – TV review 2013-04-09T06:00:00Z That might work better as a means of education, though it would be depressing. Suicidal dogs and bipolar wolves 2012-09-26T22:56:00Z Meanwhile people were reading “Silent Spring” and the environmental movement was dawning; many people were beginning to find zoos depressing. Suicidal dogs and bipolar wolves 2012-09-26T22:56:00Z "The two most depressing words in the English language are 'literary fiction'," declared David Hare recently in this newspaper. Twelve of the best new novelists 2011-02-25T13:05:56Z Mr. Rosebiani evidently wants to avoid depressing his audience while addressing a serious subject, but his aims are likely to be lost in this film’s strained mugging. Movie Review: ‘One Candle, Two Candles ...,’ About Forced Marriage 2014-02-20T22:24:11Z It clearly detailed the depressing fact that I’d receive just 2,120 miles for the entire trip. A Mystery Up Above: How Much Are Frequent Flier Miles Worth? 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z According to the most depressing blog on the Internet, 62 percent of American workers eat lunch at their desk, a phenomenon known as the “sad desk lunch.” Stephen Colbert Will Make Your Sad Desk Lunch a Little Less Sad 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z It was thought of a depressing quality, being concerned with his uselessness. ‘Hot and Unhappy in Unwise Shoes’: A William Trevor Sampler 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z But then why inflict these strange and depressing spectacles on us? Will Robert De Niro ever make another good movie? 2012-07-11T14:58:00Z They’re utterly terrifying and depressing, since my social circle basically thinks that a Trump presidency spells the end of the world. Viet Thanh Nguyen: By the Book 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z Like most home-schooling parents, on bad days we have definitely threatened to enroll our children immediately in the most heinous and depressing public school we can find. Home-schooling: You’re doing it too! 2013-09-14T18:00:00Z “The lack of anybody trying to say anything really interesting in mainstream R&B, pop and soul music at the moment, I find a little depressing,” Mr. Ronson told The Guardian. The Amazing Adventures of Ronson & Chabon 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z “It seems like a lot, but the Trump-induced rift in the G.O.P. is the least depressing of the items on the current news cycle.” Cover Story: Barry Blitt’s “Grand Illusion” 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z “It was a very dark and gloomy room, very depressing to be in.” Looking to unplug in your own house? Here’s some inspiration 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z Frankly, the sheer repetition of this book is depressing. Review | School shooting survivors speak out in a new book. Their pain is terrible — and vital — to hear. 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z And therein lies the genius: His art would be depressing if it weren't so joyfully zany, and it would be goofy if it weren't slightly melancholic. Review: James Martin's weird, wondrous works at Foster/White 2011-02-17T21:33:15Z It’s depressing to read in the news release that this “is one of the most requested ballets” in the company repertory. Dance Review: Philadanco at the Joyce Theater 2012-10-05T23:25:20Z For anyone who lived through this episode, it was depressing to revisit it. In the Fall of Saigon, Lessons for Today 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z And yet there is something depressing about the recasting of Ono as a quiet, inconspicuous lump of a person. The Sublime Spectacle of Yoko Ono Disrupting the Beatles 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z My feeling of going to the countryside sometimes is a bit depressing. The new ruralism: how the pastoral idyll is taking over our cities 2012-11-18T20:30:00Z Unlike so many depressing "What's wrong with our schools?" docs, this film suggests alternative ways to teach and learn, offering a possible blueprint for a better future. Home Entertainment: Robin Williams is a keeper in 'Fisher King' 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z Like a commercial art fair, the exhibition is fun and exhilarating at first, then the diversity and quantity are numbing and, finally, depressing. Art In Review: BRUCENNIAL 2012 2012-03-01T22:54:38Z Belgium’s “Broken Circle Breakdown” is a continuing feel-good story, even though it is about a depressing subject, the dissolution of a marriage as a result of a child’s illness. Carpetbagger: Divisions in the Foreign-Language Category 2014-01-16T16:09:55Z For a cognitive scientist, it can also be downright depressing. Gary Marcus, Professor at N.Y.U., Picks Up a Guitar 2012-01-26T00:47:36Z Because of the spare production, he sounds awfully alone — it’s depressing and dull. New Music From Tom Petty, Shawn Mendes and Hermán Olivera 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z Not knowing which is the truth, I can only say that this is, for certain, really depressing. Don’t Take It Out on Elmo 2012-11-21T12:21:54Z "Of course it is depressing to lose money, to lose funding - that is obvious," he says. New ENO maestro to be 'bolder' 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z Youth Group – Daisy ChainsAs a fan of depressing music, this was hard. Six Songs of Me: Hannah Jones of Titchlikes 2012-08-21T08:21:00Z “We didn’t want all the details, knowing all the dosages, googling everything and so on. That was depressing. Frankly, I didn’t want to know anything about cancer.” We crammed 30 years into four when the love of my life got a brain tumour 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z It’s so depressing that we are still talking about the gender pay gap. Diana Rigg: ‘Becoming a sex symbol overnight shocked me’ 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z Its conclusion — that in the moral quagmire of war and its aftermath, human trafficking and corruption are collateral damage — is unutterably depressing. | 'The Whistleblower': American in Bosnia Discovers the Horrors of Human Trafficking 2011-08-04T21:18:52Z A nicely modulated final scene hints at a sobering connection between success and loss of innocence, but settles for facile cynicism that will no doubt be embraced by today’s audiences with depressing enthusiasm. The boomerang generation meets 'Risky Business' in Rogue Machine's 'Luka's Room' 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z So today is kind of depressing for me, when I read something like this, and I read Trump’s tweet. Barbra Streisand Can Hear Herself Again 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z But the response in America was devastating, depressing, deflating. Michael Schultz Broke the Mold for Black Directors. He’s Not Done Yet. 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z To anyone still watching and sober, it was just sort of depressing. Saturday Night Live: even Trump smooching Putin couldn't hide the election blues 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z For a depressing number of people who find fame in the pop culture world, aging brings either humiliation or obscurity. Television Review: ‘About Face: Supermodels Then and Now,’ HBO Documentary 2012-07-29T21:44:47Z That urge to hold up the “0” card once disappointed by a finale–screw you, Battlestar Galactica! go to hell, Sopranos!–feels like a philosophy of life, and a depressing, defensive one. We Have to Go Back: Hope, Disappointment and Re-Watching Lost With My Kids 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z “We needed to be creative because otherwise it was so depressing,” she said. Sasha Waltz’s ‘In C’ Marries Choreography and Improvisation 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z The proliferation of commercialized Italian places is nothing but depressing, and the few genuinely good restaurants that provide regional cooking in the Italian tradition will always be appreciated. Rye, a Grain With Ancient Roots, Is Rising Again 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z A more depressing, if immersive, read is Dan Simmons’s “The Terror,” about a lost expedition to the Arctic Circle being haunted by a creature, as the stranded sailors slowly succumb to illness, madness and death. Perspective | Beyond ‘The Shining’: Let’s talk about our favorite scary stories that take us inside unusual hauntings 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z It's the indomitable Chanda, determined to hold what's left of her family together, rescue Esther and defy the implacable Mrs. Tafa and the hostile villagers, who stops the whole thing from becoming utterly depressing. "Life, Above All": Hope amid Africa's AIDS epidemic 2011-07-15T23:01:00Z The best of this satirical collection is “SantaLand Diaries,” a meditation on his time as an elf for hire, which our reviewer, Alexandra Jacobs, called “at once hilarious and profoundly depressing.” Just Foolin’ Around: 7 Books From Comics and Humorists 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z How do you manage to make such depressing films and not end up jumping off a bridge? 'Silly question!' Mike Leigh interviewed by our readers and famous fans 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z Hope Springs Eternal There’s another, less depressing possibility in this unfinished tale. Love in the time of layoffs 2012-08-03T20:12:00Z There are nonetheless several things to be said in defence of the idea of a boredom that goes beyond a situation, but is overwhelming rather than depressing. One big yawn: boredom is not just a state of mind 2011-07-16T23:05:46Z I generally find such elections depressing and look for real hope to the people-powered movements around the globe and subtler social and imaginative shifts toward more compassion and more creativity. Hey, left wing: Quit griping! 2012-09-27T14:00:00Z Let’s face it, all of these movies are depressing, but The Grey Zone is one of the more brutal examples of an “I’d like two Excedrin now!” film. The 10 greatest second world war films you haven't seen 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z “I don’t think any of this happened by accident. That’s just depressing and absurd, in my opinion,” he answers. Donnie Darko director Richard Kelly: 'Sometimes films need time to marinate' 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z There is no space to dwell on the depressing particulars here. Women’s Work 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z That ideal is a bright light in a world that is chaotic and depressing. The dream dies hard for the Bernie or Bust crowd, and it stinks 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z The only reason not to write a learned essay on the topic is that’s it’s too depressing. REVIEW: Don't Dare Watch This Sex Tape 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z Those who find David’s crotchety alter ego a depressing cultural icon for our times are already most of the way to the intended joke. Preeetty good. Larry’s back and still misanthropic after all these years 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z Of course, while it's funny to see yourself looking distorted in a funhouse mirror, Cregger observed it's just depressing when that becomes an accurate reflection. The "Whitest Kids U Know" — a cult classic comedy group whose sketches eerily foresaw the Trump era 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z It is a depressing, gray morning and the camera pans over a woman, naked, sleeping facedown on a bed. ArtsBeat: ‘The Americans’ Recap: Invisible vs. Invincible 2014-05-08T14:43:04Z The cutting narrative and biting satire within the game saved the interwoven tales from becoming depressing. ArtsBeat: Game Theory: The Best of 2013 2013-12-31T13:01:14Z In their quest for affirmation, it’s true that human beings have a depressing capacity for selective listening. Through the Lens of the Obama Years, Ta-Nehisi Coates Reckons With Race, Identity and Trump 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z But as a two–part drama about a devastated community it's enormously depressing, though with perhaps just enough soap to keep the interest of its young–ish target audience. TV highlights 05/03/2013 2013-03-05T07:00:13Z A report for the Museums Association paints a depressing picture of the state of the sector, said the organisation's director, Mark Taylor. Half of museum budgets cut in last year 2012-07-02T11:00:24Z I fear that, despite my intentions, I’ve made “Harlequin’s Millions” sound rather depressing. ‘Harlequin’s Millions,’ by Bohumil Hrabal It is very depressing to walk through New York City and midtown. Billy Porter helps examine origins of gay rights movement 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z In a landscape so dominated by bloated blockbusters and soul-deadening sequels, it’s slightly depressing to acknowledge that fresh perspective can be signaled by something as simple, and as radical, as letting the lens be female. Bringing Sexy Back to the Movies, With a 2023 Twist 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z There's something depressing about knowing I can literally and metaphorically log on to the same homepage, wherever I am in the world. The internet: is it changing the way we think? 2010-08-14T23:05:00Z The “Why?” is less depressing, so let’s take that first. Community Without Dan Harmon? Suits Axe Auteur, and Fans Lose 2012-05-19T21:30:18Z "The movie isn't overly political, it isn't depressing, it isn't focusing on the flaws of the United States of America and why we suck and why our flag and national anthem aren't worth honoring." No, "Top Gun" isn't an anti-woke success story, but rather a tribute to aging Tom Cruise and balls 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z He knew about my dream to ditch my job and travel the world, my depressing music obsession, and every phrase that made me blush. If I Expect It to End, Will It Hurt Less? 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z The London Short Film Festival served up a selection of mostly depressing fare. GuardianWitness challenge: Make a one-minute short film 2013-07-22T12:49:00Z “Sometimes what I’m thinking about is so depressing or dark I can’t see the road to the joke,” he said. Judd Apatow Stands Up 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z Big Star's third album didn't even get a release for three years after it was recorded – it was too depressing, too disturbing for record companies to touch. Our 2012 music features: Five of the best 2012-12-27T09:00:00Z But it's depressing how many real films fail this pretty basic test. A male-focused film industry is making women act up 2011-02-11T14:39:50Z There are funny things, charming things with Serge — but pretty depressing personal stuff. Jane Birkin on Love, Life and Serge Gainsbourg’s Classical Roots 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z Photograph: Claire Folger/Comedy Central As silly as most of Time Traveling Bong is, its best moments are kind of depressing. Time Traveling Bong: Doctor Who for the 4/20 generation 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z The latest story of internet mob justice is a depressing one. Internet Mob Justice Isn't Justice At All 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z It's not unique, of course – artists have previously realised that the juxtaposition of cheesy choonage and melancholy is far more depressing than something that Morrissey or Elliott Smith could ever mope into being. Is this the most depressing Europop anthem of all time? 2010-05-06T14:20:00Z A wearisome mix of miserableness and dark humor, “Mammuth” paints a depressing portrait of a class-bound France while trying to provide a measure of redemptive freedom for its working-class hero, played by Gérard Depardieu. | 'Mammuth': G?rard Depardieu in ?Mammuth? ? Review 2011-09-30T04:23:03Z The tactic's goal is to create the illusion that a show or TV series is a creative bomb by intentionally depressing their audience ratings with a barrage of one-star reviews or their equivalent. Let's all stop ignoring The Fandom Menace. It's real, and it's winning 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z Mr. Brugger’s portrait of shameless, routine collusion between exploitative foreigners and dysfunctional dictatorships is depressing and undeniable. Movie Review: ‘The Ambassador,’ Directed by Mads Brugger 2012-08-28T20:47:59Z Now, thanks to the United Nations, that caricature gets an update, and the hypocrisy is at once amusing and depressing. United Nations’ pot hypocrisy 2013-03-15T00:00:00Z “From a psychological point of view, the Munich production was dark and depressing,” Damrau said. Villain and heroine: The real-life husband and wife onstage in 'Tales of Hoffmann' 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z There's nothing impressive about Clash, in fact it's depressing to see so much spent on delivering so little. Why I'm looking forward to Birdemic: Shock and Terror 2010-05-26T14:19:00Z A slew of studies released this year revealed that the gender gap in Hollywood is still alive, well and as depressing as ever. How Women Are Doing on TV, According to the Emmys 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z “Could go into why, if we really wanted to. Probably something depressing. Or — colonial.” ‘Patience’ Review: At the Top of His Game, and Lonely 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z “I became aware that thinking about sex with my husband had become anxiety-producing and depressing,” she said. Donald Trump is destroying America’s sex life: Why his hateful orange mug has wrecked our libido 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z It's a little depressing how many of the most famous London squares and roads are named after dukes, earls and wealthy property-owners, and how comparatively few after writers, artists, composers and scientists. The naming of Berlin 2011-03-18T12:27:49Z It’s depressing, I suggest, how the warm welcome she says they received in England is not reflected in the current political climate. Rachel Weisz: 'My parents were refugees. Brexit feels like a death' 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z This commercialized, neutralized rebellion celebrating America the contingent, the evanescent, the depressing, imperiled Bill Clinton’s sweeping ambitions. Gen X vs. Bill Clinton: Cobain and Clinton, “Seinfeld” and “Simpsons,” and the ’90s fight for America’s soul 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z "It's very depressing," said Mary Poovey, a professor of English at New York University and author of "A History of the Modern Fact." Facts, 360 B.C.-A.D. 2012 2012-04-20T21:47:00Z Yet against these depressing tendencies can be set reasons to be cheerful about British small-screen fiction – including the joy of ad-free TV, the standard of acting, and hits such as last summer's Sherlock. State of the nation 2011-03-29T11:25:31Z Writing a poem about not setting up a Twitter account is a particularly depressing way to make nothing happen. Facing ‘the Can’t-See of the Future,’ in Verse and at the Chiropractor’s 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z But the frequency of the weight-related punchlines, not to mention the droll way in which Wilson delivers them, ends up being depressing,” says The Daily Beast. How to Talk About Rebel Wilson’s Weight and Super Fun Night 2013-10-03T09:45:45Z Once, during the film's 10th anniversary re-release, I saw it in an almost empty theater, which was both great and depressing. "Stop Making Sense" converted me into a Talking Heads fan 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z It’s depressing; it damages your health; it’s associated with higher divorce rates – and the longer the commute, the more acute the effects. How to love your daily commute | Oliver Burkeman 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z For every depressing piece of news that made me feel that a community I love doesn't want or value me - simply because I'm a woman - there's a flip side. ArtsBeat: Game Theory: Making Room for the Women 2012-12-25T15:26:30Z As such, I find articles trumpeting the possibilities of a bright, new, corporately or philanthropically funded future depressing in the extreme. Arts cuts: money talks while principles whisper 2011-01-13T14:36:03Z A grubby, hard, depressing industry full of lonely characters and sad stories. TV review: Nina Conti – A Ventriloquist's Story; Louis Theroux: Twilight of the Porn Stars 2012-06-10T22:00:01Z It was deeply depressing and flat out frightening -- and often, unnervingly, very funny. Charlie Sheen's ego explodes on "20/20" 2011-03-02T13:30:00Z “This kind of thing,” he said, meaning being interviewed, “is very distressing. Very depressing. You know the Socrates line, ‘The unexamined life is not worth living.’ A Modest Encounter with Russell Baker 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z “It’s so depressing as the mother of a daughter,” she said. Hey, Kids, Look at Me When We’re Talking 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z The sentimental appearance of an aged Han and Chewie only serves as a depressing reminder of the eccentric fun of the past. I'm a Star Wars fan, but won't be watching The Force Awakens 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z “If all this sounds unbearably depressing, be cheered,” she added. What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘T2 Trainspotting’ and ‘Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies’ 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z The history of this conflict is endlessly depressing. Tell Me a Story with a Happy Ending, Part II 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z Maybe, maybe I'm in for a very depressing time trying to find answers out there. We grew up afraid to be vulnerable: "Minding the Gap" helped me see my toxic boyhood masculinity 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z Whether you find Rylan's overnight success inspiring or depressing will depend upon your view of his sort of celebrity. Rylan Clark on The X Factor, death threats and being seen as a fame-hungry diva 2012-12-16T20:00:00Z I just find these talks exhausting and depressing. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Are you obligated to rehashing the family’s painful past? 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z She even shares a few of the “short, depressing entries” she wrote at the time: “Woody has taken to buying cigarettes.” Review | What do women authors hope to gain by showing their weaknesses on the page? 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z “It’s people thinking of Africa as a horrible, depressing, starving country. And therefore your work should be in reflection of that.” Director Wanuri Kahiu: 'The vilest comments have been from people I love' 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z The first year, Bilodeau said, they ended up with a “whole lot of depressing plays.” Amid Climate Talks, an Actor’s Call to Action Unfolds Onstage 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z As I’m pondering this depressing truism, she adds, “Because girls aren’t allowed to confront big questions! Their experience is cordoned off and diminished. We see this over and over again.” Before I Fall: The Girl’s Guide to Saving the World 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z It would be a depressing place to read about if Mr. Trevor didn’t describe it with such care and fondness. William Trevor, Spare Chronicler of Diminished Lives 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z The difference is, like every other insightful creative team, they extrapolate on the depressing inspiration the news cycle provides to illustrate how the inmates at Litchfield Penitentiary would react and devise a realistic outcome. Seeing ourselves in “Orange Is the New Black” 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z “Removing myself from my own personal relationship with the company, to think that New York City cannot support two companies because of the board’s mishaps is a very depressing fact.” City Opera Departure Brings Questions 2011-05-23T22:17:06Z Visiting is a profoundly depressing and unsettling experience. Running among the ruins: seeing Cambodia at a trot 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z And in an interesting and depressing way, we have siloed ourselves. Rita Moreno reflects on tenacity, her career and Latinx representation: "Where is our 'Moonlight'?" 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z And when Salisbury noted that the end of “Seven” was unusually depressing for Hollywood, Fincher laughed. David Fincher, the Unhappiest Auteur 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z She knows the Boston Quarantine Zone — functional but depressing. ‘The Last of Us,’ Season 1, Episode 6: The Ties That Bind 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z When something you care about gets sucked into this journalism black hole, it can be a little bit depressing. Arcade Fire: Dressing up and falling over 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z It’s both remarkable and depressing to watch Jack Dorsey blithely describe a diet that would put any woman — or any non-wealthy man — into the penalty box of public opinion. Perspective | The key to glorifying a questionable diet? Be a tech bro and call it ‘biohacking.’ 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z “She did have some awful — like, truly, truly awful — part-time jobs that were depressing as hell. But I never really doubted her.” The Secret Is Out on This ‘Bridgerton’ Star 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z "My wife would pitch it differently but I'd usually start off with the very depressing line: 'Well, it's about a guy in an iron lung,'" he recalled. The Carpetbagger: A 'Cynical' Writer-Director Goes for an Emotional Ride 2013-01-07T16:32:56Z He described the LP as being “pretty depressing” and that leading up to it he “wallowed in sadness for about a year.” Sam Smith aims to please at a sold-out Greek Theatre 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z You'd be surprised if anywhere on earth was really this dull and depressing. Film review: Frontier Blues 2010-07-29T21:58:00Z Half of you says, oh, that's depressing, you could be looking out the window at the Rockies or whatever, but the other half can't lie. John Darnielle on 'Wolf in White Van,' on National Book Award longlist 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z A review last month in Time Out of “Abstract Expressionism,” on view at the Royal Academy in London, referred to “a ridiculously depressing late Rothko.” Mark Rothko’s Dark Palette Illuminated 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z So this would be pretty depressing, but isn’t that Game of Thrones’ specialty? Here Are All the Jon Snow Conspiracy Theories 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z Some of the women's stories are kind depressing to be honest, but in the end, the game is about lonely people connecting over good food. 10 chill and affordable video games to play that aren't "Animal Crossing" 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z "She did so much damage and the fact that she's now being resurrected and her reputation is being rehabilitated, it's just very, very depressing." Alan Bennett: 'I've often wanted to be bolder' 2010-11-23T08:00:00Z Take that too seriously and it’s either deeply depressing or deeply terrifying. My “Supergirl” hypocrisy: Female superheroes don’t need to be “broken” to kick ass 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z The depressing thing is not that the Philharmonic wants to play music that’s popular, but that the music thought to be popular in concert halls hasn’t changed since 1940. New York Philharmonic Summertime Classics Series Opens 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z “It’s deeply depressing and very saddening,” she said. A Blockbuster Exhibition, Ripped in Two by Russia’s War 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z This poses intriguing, potentially depressing questions about a little girl who has been raised by the very guardians she watched grow from artificial lab wombs. Omega is the MVP of "The Bad Batch," a Star Wars clone who's destined to be different 2021-08-14T04:00:00Z Not surprisingly, perhaps, most movies were of a somber, downbeat or outright depressing nature. Buzz in short supply at Cannes 2010-05-21T04:06:00Z Just because something’s bleak, he added, it doesn’t have to be depressing. A Writer’s Deathbed Portrait of Francis Bacon 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z It's "depressing and inspiring in equal measure," which are two adjectives you can certainly pin to his music. Baltic Fleet – New Band Up North #33 2013-07-22T16:00:00Z Some of the most important — and simultaneously most depressing — lines of praise about Margaret Atwood’s influential dystopian novel “The Handmaid’s Tale” center on the speculative narrative's prescience. Maybe Gilead can't hold: Lessons from Margaret Atwood's "Handmaid's Tale" sequel "The Testaments" 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z So they do seem quite het up about it, which I think is stupid and depressing. Homer Simpson isn't a positive role model for kids? Eat my shorts… 2013-06-15T23:05:26Z “The first day was very depressing. You smell what you think might be furniture burning, and it never leaves.” David Letterman (and His Beard) Shop at Target These Days 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z The Munich Security Conference was a depressing gathering this February. Europe’s Glorious Years of Peace and Prosperity 2019-05-04T04:00:00Z Well, maybe not depressing so much as it is annoying. Drag Queens Reflect (Grrr) on the Christmas Season 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z For most presenters it would represent a depressing sack-your-agent career nadir. Can TV stars be reborn after losing a hit show? 2011-02-01T15:44:22Z “Perhaps what you see when you shine a light on things can be depressing, but you have to face it before you make it any better,” she added. 'Making a Murderer' resumes quest for justice with 'Part 2' 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z But Vanistendael's book, poignant and occasionally harrowing though it may be, is not at all depressing. When David Lost His Voice by Judith Vanistendael - review 2012-05-25T21:55:08Z When something is just banal — when it is about hype and nothing else — it’s depressing. Perspective | Beeple’s digital ‘artwork’ sold for more than any painting by Titian or Raphael. But as art, it’s a great big zero. 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z Rosewater is “a town where the economy’s depressing and the people are completely obsolete,” where “the factories are automated, too.” Review: A Vonnegut Madman Tangled in Thickets of Dark Satire 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z “The Opium Wars were taught with a depressing Power Point presentation about the British pushing deep into China,” she said of a high-school class she attended in Beijing. Books: Highlighting Differences in Interpretations of the Opium War 2011-08-18T15:14:28Z A middle-aged gathering with a depressing slideshow of unfortunate hairstyles is probably the last thing they need. Now and then: How "Yellowjackets" purposefully reminds Gen Xers of who we thought we'd be 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z It can be a depressing topic, but by and large the tone was upbeat. Good riddance to geek culture’s “good old days”: At NY Comic Con, optimism about diversity abounds 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z Much of it takes place in a warren of cubicles where the prevailing color is a depressing off-tan and the jobs consist of phoning and filing. Theater Review: ‘The Why Overhead’ by Adam Szymkowicz at Access Theater 2012-09-12T21:59:23Z Hurricane Sandy was a factor, shuttering theaters in late October and probably depressing attendance in the weeks afterward. Summertime, and Broadway Living Is Hard: Attendance Drops 8 Percent 2013-09-04T21:49:50Z Reading about Shields’s lust for Pippa Middleton ranks among the more depressing literary experiences of my life. A Writer Gets Candid About Marriage and Humiliation in ‘The Trouble With Men’ 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z If Paul is some kind of evolved version of a human, it’s a little depressing that he’s so ordinary. Right Man to Handle an Irreverent Alien 2011-03-11T05:36:15Z We reached Benton Harbor in the afternoon, the road making a somewhat depressing entry into what had been a smart town. From Chicago to Mackinac Island, a Tour of Lake Michigan 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z “That was probably the most depressing result for me—there weren’t very many women to count,” Binachi says. Selfies Aside, Millennials Are More Humble Than Boomers 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z The premise is a seemingly simple fish-out-of-water story: the Roses, a wealthy family, go bankrupt and are forced to relocate to the middle of nowhere and live in a depressing motel. Catherine O'Hara on the joy of Schitt's Creek: 'Eugene Levy is the sweetest man!' 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z Does a film have to be depressing, gritty or harrowing in order for people to take it seriously? Witty or gritty? What ingredients make the best short films? 2011-01-14T16:29:46Z This is also depressing, because the characters include Robinson Crusoe’s parrot and Friday, and what could be sadder than an abandoned kid reading Robinson Crusoe alone over Christmas? The Ghosts of Christmas: Was Scrooge the First Psychotherapy Patient? 2015-12-24T05:00:00Z The mind reels at the thought of the expense, all that grisly and depressing detail. The Glasgow International impact zone 2010-04-19T20:30:00Z Thus the Africa described in The Last Train to Zona Verde turns out to be an even harsher, more miserable, more depressing place than the one depicted in its predecessor Dark Star Safari. The Last Train to Zona Verde by Paul Theroux – review 2013-06-01T14:00:01Z Is it also kind of depressing that people are seeing echoes of your fictional dystopia in contemporary politics? ‘I’m Too Old to Be Scared by Much’: Margaret Atwood on Her ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Sequel 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z It’s undeniably incredibly depressing stuff, a snapshot of a small child being goaded into saying things whose weight he can’t even begin to comprehend. Swearing toddler video inspires terrible, racist response 2014-01-09T20:49:00Z Yet, now more than ever, the spectacle of a lone Black musician on a huge, packed stage at Lincoln Center is unbearably depressing. To Make Orchestras More Diverse, End Blind Auditions 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z It also embodies why this production is not, finally, depressing. The Prophecies of Beckett and Caryl Churchill Haunt London’s Stages 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z This all sounds depressing as hell, but it's been very healing for me. Now that my mother's dead, we're closer than we've ever been 2022-05-08T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, “Incorporated’s” stylish but depressing dystopia falls flat in the current moment. A month ago, ‘Incorporated’ would have felt different. Same with Dolly Parton’s Christmas movie. 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z What happens if we play you some really depressing music? One last thing... Louie Spence 2011-01-01T00:05:31Z His life was thrilling, then depressing, then less depressing. Music Monday: Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Jacks Green and Geo, Kid Presentable 2011-01-24T19:16:06Z Even though it has two tragic events, it's not depressing. Adam Haslett, L.A. Times Book Prize finalist, discusses 'Imagine Me Gone' 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z On its own, the depressing family drama would be bearable, but Hobson loses her thread when “Summer Cannibals” veers into frenetic, upsetting, slapdash melodrama. Three Canadian Novels Test the Bonds — and Boundaries — of Family 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z The movie’s most depressing conclusion is its suggestion that the only way to begin to repair unanticipated emotional damage from a cataclysmic error in judgment is to lie. | 'The Freebie': Loving Couple Wonder Where the Ardor Went 2010-09-16T23:53:00Z The fact that these ratings plots work is probably the most depressing aspect of UnREAL. The end of UnREAL: why it's time to say goodbye to TV's darkest comedy 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z Here’s a current-events quiz of a truly depressing kind: What do Walt Disney Concert Hall, the shiny, stainless-steel Bean sculpture in Chicago’s Millennium Park and the headquarters of the New York Times have in common? The NRA puts architecture, and L.A., in the crosshairs 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z Back then we’re talking about depressing concrete pits in most zoos. Suicidal dogs and bipolar wolves 2012-09-26T22:56:00Z One, by the Mystic Cowboys, is acoustic and depressing. Leap year day: how you could (and should) celebrate 29 February 2020-02-29T05:00:00Z A look at the depressing and surreal list of genocides by death toll is as bleak as it is enlightening. Art and the genocide memorial: How to make people engage with the horror, not look away 2017-05-21T04:00:00Z Season 5 was the most depressing of all the seasons, ending of course with Jon Snow’s death. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau on ‘Game of Thrones,’ Cersei’s Madness and Possible Spinoffs 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z This triple bill, however, not only proved depressing and trivial, it also charted a process of flashy thrills and artistic deterioration. Mikhailovsky Ballet, Full of Stars at Lincoln Center 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z Doesn’t it get rather depressing dissecting America’s political landscape season after season? Cush Jumbo Still Has Hope. And You Should, Too. 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z "I am working on my depressing novel," came the reply. David Baddiel 2010-03-28T00:10:00Z “Very few things are more depressing than turning on the Tennis Channel and seeing pickleball,” Ms. Thompson said. Pickleball Is Expanding. Tennis Is Mad. 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z A British woman, schooled in crippling self-consciousness and the depressing class system might have felt more keenly the nastiness of the situation. Tabloid revives memories of the 'Manacled Mormon' 2010-10-12T07:50:00Z I know that stuff’s there and I think it’s important to acknowledge and talk about, but to actually see how many people out there are being really hateful to each other is exhausting and depressing. Daniel Radcliffe on Why He Loves When People Make Fun of Him 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z But I would reject the idea that my films are completely depressing to the exclusion of all else. 'Silly question!' Mike Leigh interviewed by our readers and famous fans 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z “We knew from the beginning that the story hadn’t touched us because it was dark or depressing or sad.” George Takei Guides ‘Allegiance,’ a Musical, Not a Starship 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z It is cold and depressing and the men approached do not want to engage in conversation about testing for HIV. How homophobia feeds Russia’s HIV epidemic 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z He found both places quite depressing in some ways but also detected a new spirit. Broken Britain? Read returning natives before Joan Collins 2011-08-25T08:56:29Z He said the visual landscape of that bus stop used to be depressing — old cans, old needles, little bits of plastic rolling around like tumbleweeds. SODO Track: Dozens of artists from around the world create two miles of outdoor murals in Seattle 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z Critiques get depressing when you realize that everyone’s just waiting for his or her own turn. David Sedaris: The IHOP Years 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z And not the more general and seriously depressing disaster that was the sum of the mismatched parts that had been assembled onstage. | 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark': Good vs. Evil, Hanging by a Thread 2011-02-08T03:01:17Z But Mr. Nakasa found the United States, with its own racial tensions and its misconceptions about Africa, disappointing and depressing. ‘A Distant Drum’ Recalls the Life of Nathaniel Nakasa 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z “There’s nothing more depressing than only being who you are, some small work that’s the result of circumstance,” Lila, still a teenager, tells him in an echo of Gary’s own Émile Ajar confession. Underneath Romain Gary’s Many Masks 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z Imagine how depressing it would be if the very last thing you saw in the entire world was that. Immortals all die by the sword 2011-07-06T09:00:00Z "This Is Not a Film" - Veteran Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi's homemade documentary is simultaneously depressing as hell and brimming with hope and defiance. AP critics pick the year's best movies 2012-12-14T21:29:02Z That’s both financially encouraging and, for a country that is used to being No. 1, at least in movie grosses, kind of depressing. 7 Reasons Nobody Went to the Movies on a Summer Holiday Weekend 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z That last point can't be emphasized enough: While I may have made "Ralph Breaks the Internet" sound depressing, 90 percent of the film is a delightful romp. “Ralph Breaks the Internet” has a lot to say about toxic online male behavior 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z Borges thinks it’s depressing, but not surprising, that Edgar’s contemporaries are so dismissive of his combat experience. ‘You’re the Worst’ mines comedy from an unlikely source — PTSD 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z It’s depressing to realize that they that don’t recognize quality; if they do, they need to find the courage to start showing it. Dance Review: David Hallberg in ?Kings of Dance: Opus 3? at City Center 2012-02-26T21:12:37Z In one, a headless person sitting at a table in a depressing, bare room is connected at the neck and shoulder to the headless body of a dog. Museum & Gallery Listings for Feb. 12-18 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z They installed it this year, in place of those depressing tarp-covered seats. The Jacksonville Jaguars Stink. That Won't Stop the Party in the Stands 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z Even more depressing is what happens when you explore the identity division through the lens of demography. Why America’s Political Divisions Will Only Get Worse 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z Where I grew up it was overcast 360 days a year, and it’s kind of depressing. Ellen Fairey, Playwright 2010-02-17T18:50:00Z “Sugar” is an entertaining, informative and utterly depressing global history of an important commodity. How Sweet It Is. And How Malignant. 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z A bare-breasted, shellshocked woman emerges from a field of scruffy black; the painting is called “Coiffure Pour Dame,” identifying the setting as the world’s most depressing beauty salon. Review: Drawings? Maybe, but Certainly the Art of Frustration 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Considering that sex is an activity almost everyone participates in and thinks about even more, it’s startling and depressing to think about how few movies connect their characters’ lives with their erotic drives. Blue Is the Warmest Color: How Much Sex Is Too Much Sex? 2013-10-24T19:38:46Z And what do these depressing developments portend about the world into which he is soon to be born? Review: ‘Nutshell,’ a Tale Told by a Baby-to-Be (or Not-to-Be) 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z In order to get the most from Thacker’s book, it’s probably best if you already agree with this sentiment of his: “There are writers who are so depressing it’s inspiring.” Finding Alarm and Consolation About the Apocalypse in Two New Books 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z "Vortex" is relentless in its depiction of this increasingly difficult and depressing situation. Gaspar Noé on dementia in "Vortex," witches in "Lux Æterna" and the "shamanic side to cinema" 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z When the place isn’t impressing us with its Vietnamese cooking, it’s scaring us with its apparent gang activity or depressing us with the charges leveled against the center’s operators. The hunt for the D.C. area’s best cheap-eats hotbeds: Eden Center 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z There’s another possibility, maybe more plausible, definitely more depressing. Community Without Dan Harmon? Suits Axe Auteur, and Fans Lose 2012-05-19T21:30:18Z And how depressing it is to watch the video of her initial encounter with police. The deeper meaning in Sandra Bland video that has so many deflated 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z "I think the museum infrastructure in this country is actually in a really good place which is why the funding cuts are so depressing," said Deuchar. Little Narberth Museum in running for Britain's biggest art prize 2013-04-02T18:45:01Z I normally don't read depressing books but this book is different. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green - review 2013-06-04T08:00:00Z "They wanted funny ads … but were getting a healthy dosage of emotional and sometimes depressing ones." Super Bowl ads: Tears (Budweiser), jeers (Nationwide), positivity (Coke) Mukherjee, an oncologist, writes with supreme authority on a scary, depressing subject, combining the perspective of a physician and medical historian with the sensitivity of a poet. What book critics are reading: 'The Emperor of All Maladies' and 'Charlie Chan' 2011-01-29T00:47:54Z King’s anguish slices like a knife, but amazingly, this series is far more gripping than depressing. What to binge watch over Labor Day to get ready for the Emmys 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z Why anyone would run the transaction in reverse is puzzling enough to be worth pondering, and also too depressing to contemplate. Review: ‘Entourage,’ the Screen Is Bigger, but Nothing Is Better 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z I had been repeating this depressing internal dialogue about how I was married to a selfish jerk, and because I didn’t want to be wrong, I looked for proof of it. Dear David’s Wife, Can You Diagnose My Husband, Too? 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z “The overbuilding is depressing, and it’s depressing that the whole city is a construction zone,” Ms. Smith said. ‘Veep’ Toasts Its Final Season 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z Photographs trace the often depressing history of Gee’s Bend. Gee’s Bend Quilts in 2 Shows at Lehman College 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z As depressing as this may sound, Kenner hopes that “Doubt” will be received by audiences as more than a muckraking investigation of snake oil salesmen. ‘Food, Inc.’ director’s new project shines light on climate-change deniers 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z Some may think the news about junk food depressing our IQs is a dietary time bomb. Fast food: the reason behind our national incompetence 2012-10-06T23:06:03Z “Devour the Land” is one of the most depressing exhibitions I’ve seen. Review | Should museums mount exhibitions with a moral agenda? Absolutely. If they do it well. 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z His “Berlin” song cycle from the same decade was dismissed as depraved and depressing. Album review: Lou Reed and Metallica, 'Lulu' 2011-10-28T05:34:00Z And, put like that, it’s depressing that more women haven’t had that reaction, too. Jameela Jamil: 'I won't become a double agent for the patriarchy' 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z The case of "Deadwood" was unique, and uniquely depressing. "Deadwood" rides again 2010-12-12T00:01:00Z My Summer Of Love The perfect counter-programming for those for whom nothing could be more depressing than a summer of sport: a season of summery love stories. This week's new film events 2012-07-06T23:05:00Z Pets are meant to help children learn about death, depressing lessons to prepare you for the eventual loss of everyone you care about. 'I've been good and bad, caring but useless': Tim Dowling on two decades of fatherhood 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z That "haunting" -- and almost unbearably long -- part of the episode about Crawford's final days in Manhattan was just incredibly depressing... ‘Feud: Bette and Joan’ Season Finale: Two Seconds 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z In my career as a short film programmer, the above is a phrase I hear with depressing regularity. Clip joint: British shorts 2013-02-07T16:11:03Z Yes, but I have to admit I am pretty relieved because waiting for the first day in theaters, it’s so depressing. Whether He’s Talking ‘Amélie’ or ‘Bigbug,’ Jean-Pierre Jeunet Doesn’t Hold Back 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z This comic could be depressing yet manages to be hopeful. 10 New Comic Books for the Fall 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z But Chang’s present-day situation may be even more depressing than her past. 'Orange Is the New Black' Season 3, Episode 6 Recap: Chang 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z “Exploitation by demagogues is depressing and unhelpful. In the end, you know where the disappointment will land.” Off-Key, but on Point 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z He also stated that Turner’s life is an anxiety-ridden, fearful, and depressing mess. The Standford rape case: a white privilege cake with vanilla frosting on top 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z This is absolutely depressing to witness, especially at a time when so many people in the service industry are lauded as heroes but treated like servants. "The White Lotus" may inspire vacation fantasies, unless you see Belinda's point of view 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z If your job is to make a depressing movie about a particularly unpleasant medical condition, poverty and ruined lives, maybe you should look for a celebrity narrator. Review: ‘Shout Gladi Gladi,’ on the Fight to Curb Fistula 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z "It’s a little glimmer of hope in a season of highly depressing news cycles, that affirms we are in with a chance of civilization in 100 years," he said. David Mitchell has a new book, but you'll have to wait 98 years to read it 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z Hugo-Bader sees further depressing evidence that Russia is slowly killing itself. White Fever by Jacek Hugo-Bader - review 2011-07-15T21:55:04Z It is strangely refreshing, if somewhat depressing, to see humanity fighting a losing battle. Ultraviolet - box set review 2013-07-25T14:00:02Z "There were times, especially towards the end, when the things that were coming out were so bad, depressing," he says. An Englishman in New York 2011-07-23T23:04:11Z But Kaino’s thesis is also seriously depressing: People are not forced to fight for change because it’s written in the stars, but because those in power will not loosen the death grip on their lives. Artists in a Post-George Floyd, Mid-Pandemic World 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z “A few times a year. And I enjoy it. But I know that if I stay more than two, three hours, a day… I wouldn’t say it’s depressing, but it feels like something is missing.” One step beyond: the ascent of mountain runner Kílian Jornet 2020-09-06T04:00:00Z “It would have been quite depressing if all the invited artists and contributors had chosen fairy tales and children stories,” Mr. Cattelan said by email. The New Museum Is Offering Strange Stories for Trying Times 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z The results were crystal clear and deeply depressing. The Meat-Lover’s Guide to Eating Less Meat 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z This is all almost too depressing to contemplate. They really want a theocracy: The GOP candidates who want to make you bow to their lord 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z It’s a familiar and depressing depiction of the involuntarily committed, but Todd finds comfort in the routines and mood-flattening meds. Eli Gottlieb’s ‘Best Boy’ 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z At 26, she’s an educational consultant in a depressing D.C. suburb. ‘Losing It’: A 26-year-old virgin plots her own deflowering 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Young is amiable and impressively balanced, but as she gets to the brash bankers of the late-80s, there is a depressing sense of history repeating. Tonight's TV highlights: Windfarm Wars 2011-03-24T00:04:00Z There's a certain dour academic propriety to his reading of the man, and it's a little depressing to be told that Caravaggio was not a violent whoremongering wastrel but "an intellectual and sophisticate". Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane 2010-06-26T23:11:00Z He takes on the depressing narrative that our inner cities are irretrievably decaying. Urban Gardening: An Appleseed With Attitude 2013-05-03T22:50:32Z “It’s so depressing to think about the Plain Dealer right now,” said Crutchmer, now the New York Times’s print planning editor. Perspective | Cleveland’s double crisis — coronavirus and a shrinking number of reporters to cover it 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z What keeps this from being depressing–indeed, what makes Fargo not just a powerful show but a pleasurable one–is that it sets Malvo and Lester against a larger background of goodness. Breaking Good: How Fargo Changed Cable's Antihero Game 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z It's depressing to think that 90% of people would prefer four empty seats than one adventure. Is hitchhiking a thing of the past? 2011-08-13T23:06:26Z What’s depressing about this change is not merely how little of it seems to flow from either events or the destiny of character. ‘Better Call Saul’ Season 2 Premiere: No Seriously, Call Saul 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z It is the name of about 15 different YouTube videos that initially sound amusing but then quickly become depressing and then traumatising. Jennifer Lawrence’s Excellent Cadaver: why do stars give their companies unusual names? 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z Gripping but depressing, it's a story that is going badly and won't end well. TV highlights 17/04/2013 2013-04-17T06:00:03Z It’s a depressing but also curiously refreshing and mostly convincing way of thinking about the war. The Disaster That Was the Vietnam War 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z But Sand Storm avoids the trap of being a simple, didactic and depressing look at systemic injustice. My streaming gem: why you should watch Sand Storm 2020-08-10T04:00:00Z "Death of Salesman," the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning Arthur Miller classic, is brilliantly depressing. Wendell Pierce on bringing a Black Willy Loman to life, making "Death of a Salesman" relevant today 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z “When your two main options are depressing, any third choice seems good,” Oliver said. 'The lesser of four evils': John Oliver is not a fan of Gary Johnson and Jill Stein 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z “The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming” is Wallace-Wells’s book-length expansion of the piece, and it’s just as potent, if infinitely more depressing. Our Favorite Nonfiction Books of 2019 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z “Fixers” is, in the end, an exhilarating book to read and a depressing one to think about. ‘Fixers’: A financial thriller with cameos by Hillary Clinton and Obama 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z Cop Out continues Smith's depressing, underwhelming run; Willis plays a cop who needs to sell his prized ultra-rare baseball card to pay for his daughter's wedding. Film review: Cop Out 2010-05-20T22:00:00Z “It was so stark and, in a way, depressing, but at the end she decides that nothing matters,” Bond said, referring to the book’s protagonist. Up Close: Justin Vivian Bond Turns Androgyny Into High Art 2012-06-20T18:31:16Z This sequence of events is depressing for two reasons. Ed Miliband looks as gormless as Wallace but in a totally different way 2012-12-16T00:06:04Z "I've investigated hundreds of cases, but each time I come here it's very depressing." TV OD with David Whitehouse: Great British Ghosts 2012-08-17T23:05:00Z “The trail of destruction I found really depressing.” Sony TV Aims for Prime Time 2011-08-28T21:50:18Z I have seen so many television programs and documentary films about the Nanjing massacre, and every single project is so depressing. Carpetbagger Blog: Zhang Yimou and the Challenges of Filming in China 2011-12-21T16:44:15Z The paintings are of various colors, textures and sizes, but the overall impression is depressing. How would you describe women? Betty Tompkins asked, then painted 1,000 answers 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z The film sheds new light on the depressing history of the release of D. W. The Black Activist Who Fought Against D. W. Griffith’s “The Birth of a Nation” 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z Arolat welcomed his first visitors at the threshold of a replica of a jail door: "Now this depressing space is the entrance," he said. | Istanbul Design Biennial 2012-10-16T17:30:40Z If our most popular entertainment tells future generations something about who we are, that story is somewhat average and depressing. As the world burns, existential TV reflects viewers' needs to make sense of life 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z I've literally gone through an entire season and ended up at the end going, "We didn't find anybody good," and it's really depressing. Simon Cowell's 'The X Factor" gives Seattle talent a second chance 2011-04-18T21:48:05Z Syjuco, who writes in English, spent years getting rejected by a depressing galère of myopic literary agents and publishers. Miguel Syjuco shows how prizes are literary powerhouses ? not reviews 2010-05-10T11:56:00Z Walk by some depressing shops, pass the cinema, and go down a dubious alleyway teeming with revelers. Multi-Story Orchestra Turns a Parking Garage Into a Concert Hall 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z The bite is often meant as a kind of moral satire, but, in the aggregate, it amounts to a depressing statement about the entire gender. Review | How HBO’s ‘Big Little Lies’ transcends the usual rich-mommies drama 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z Beyond the depressing headlines, there’s a manic side of Greece today, especially in Athens, which has an energy not seen elsewhere in the slow-moving Mediterranean. In Athens, Art Blossoms Amid Debt Crisis 2011-10-14T12:10:58Z “It’s a depressing way for a large organisation to behave,” he says. David Mitchell: ‘I see myself as a coward’ 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z In sequences depressing to watch, they all sided with the state. The Arrest of a Teen-Aged YouTube Star 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z The faintly depressing onslaught of cameos from people who are really too good for the script? Emma Thompson’s ludicrous Last Christmas is the perfect Brexit festive movie 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z After all, could you possibly find a more depressing story for the first episode? "Breakthrough With Tony Robbins": Robbins needs a little self-help 2010-07-28T19:40:00Z When a loved-one is embroiled in an abusive relationship, the fallout is depressing, as well as exhausting. Perspective | Ask Amy: Spouse sees marriage consumed by differences 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z Nick Hasted, writing in the Independent, said what was most "depressing" about the BRITs was how they were dovetailing with other awards like the Mercury Prize and the BBC's "Sound of..." poll identifying up-and-coming talent. UK's BRIT Awards slammed as celebration of bland 2013-02-21T13:05:27Z Among other new and depressing recession additions is an extra definition for "toxic," as it relates to an "asset that has lost so much value that it cannot be sold on the market." F-bomb makes it into mainstream dictionary 2012-08-13T21:03:11Z You won’t hear a more timely single on country radio right now, which is depressing because “Pass It On Down” was released on March 25, 1990. Perspective | The last great country hit about protecting the Earth came out 30 years ago. We’re still waiting on the next one. 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z Of course, kitsch depends on the perspective: An English garden gnome taken seriously is depressing; viewed with irony, it’s droll. In Praise of Whimsical English Design 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z There’s something depressing about Madonna’s latest video for “Girl Gone Wild.” Madonna's MDNA: The Queen of Pop Wants You to Dance, Not Think 2012-03-26T20:09:57Z It’s a feminist work to be sure, and it’s depressing that we’re still debating the same issues 25 years later. Six movies that will make you never want kids 2012-09-08T16:00:00Z Might it be seen as unconscionable to resurrect an artist without their explicit approval, a depressing symptom of greedy music industry vampirism where not even the dead are able to rest in peace? 'It's ghost slavery': the troubling world of pop holograms 2019-06-01T04:00:00Z That is indeed a depressing observation, but it’s hardly accurate. Letters to the Editor 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z A study released on Monday found that unequal distribution of vaccines could sap more than $9tn from global GDP this year by depressing consumer demand in unvaccinated countries where normal life had yet to resume. Most poor countries will not achieve mass Covid-19 immunisation until 2024 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z His music is dark, depressing, mournful and deeply beautiful in its spiritually gloom-ridden way. Review: Make this L.A. Chamber Orchestra guest conductor feel at home 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z Even more depressing than the changes were the constants. TV review: The Hospital and Who Do You Think You Are? 2010-07-27T06:59:00Z It also ventures unflinchingly into those dark and depressing places, with no easy happy endings in sight—a multi-season meditation on what mental illness is, and what it does. The Origin Story of the Depressingly Good “BoJack Horseman” 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z It was a very depressing time for us as we all felt like we were running out on our friends. Readers React: Escaping Vietnam 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z I find that entirely depressing and told him as much. Film: Ridley Scott?s New Spectacle Film: ?Robin Hood? 2010-05-07T23:29:00Z Likewise, though its subject matter is the inevitability of death and the various afflictions, physical and mental, of old age, the novel is far from being morbid or depressing. Rereading: Memento Mori by Muriel Spark 2010-06-04T23:06:00Z Perhaps the most depressing thing about Sophia Banks’s “Black Site” — a dreary, underwritten thriller — is an ending that suggests a sequel might already be in the works. ‘Black Site’ Review: Stranger Danger 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z "And it's not a depressing play at all," adds Eldridge, author of Under a Blue Sky, Market Boy and the searing stage adaptation of Festen, the Dogme film about a family in crisis. A Thousand Stars' end of the world show 2010-05-10T21:00:00Z Which is an astonishingly depressing sentence, when you think about it. Perspective | America already binge-watches violence against women. Kylie Jenner just took a selfie while doing it. 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z To me, he wasn’t “insert the name of somebody whose music is invariably depressing.” The lost pop genius of Scott Miller: “Whatever makes you fall in love with a pop song … he did that” 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z But it also describes a depressing reality with the BBC's science coverage, with different programme-making teams across the corporation barely talking to each other. BBC science coverage: time for some joined-up thinking? 2011-07-21T12:39:38Z There’s an awful lot of grim reality on display, including a long and bitter fight over control of the league, some depressing financial and managerial ineptitude and several excruciating shots of dangling broken limbs. | ?Total Badass? and ?Hell on Wheels': Sport and Grim Reality 2010-11-19T06:13:00Z To prove that his lifelong rejection of religion and the supernatural is warranted, Michael mounts cameras all over his dark, depressing house and dares demons to pay him a visit. ‘The Possession of Michael King,’ About a Game of Dare 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z Wonderfully depressing when listening to the Smiths after being dumped. Perspective | Andrew Sean Greer: 5 books that were important to me when I was coming out 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Such a story would be horrific and depressing if it weren't for the calmness of the narrative voice. Andre Gerard's top 10 father memoirs 2013-06-12T15:11:54Z And, of course, she couldn't aspire to a happy relationship or motherhood because she was too busy getting slaughtered on merlot and losing all self-respect in a series of depressing one-night stands. How TV portrays office culture 2012-10-09T19:00:04Z If, 35 years ago, "The Handmaid's Tale" foretold the struggles of today with depressing accuracy, "The Testaments" could have arrived right on time, to remind us to stay in the fight. Maybe Gilead can't hold: Lessons from Margaret Atwood's "Handmaid's Tale" sequel "The Testaments" 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z Learning how that demand is filled goes far beyond what most of us have seen in depressing “puppy mill” commercials. The big money behind best in show: How the Westminster Dog Show’s four-legged TV celebrities fuel the high-dollar puppy business 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z The studio also had its say about the soundtrack, which apparently, and pathetically, Thalberg found depressing and strange, and explains why Chick sings the Irving Berlin tune “Swanee Shuffle.” The Glory of Nina Mae McKinney, an Early Black Star in White Hollywood 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z And this is perhaps one of the most depressing aspects about “Who Is America?” Sacha Baron Cohen reveals “Who Is America?” and the answer is terrifying 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z But it actually manages to be both trite, inane fluff and seriously pernicious, sending what is a depressing message to young girls who see Billie Piper as a role model. TV Hall of Shame: #2 Secret Diary of a Call Girl 2011-02-09T13:04:29Z To mix animal metaphors, the trailer does make the rebooted Death Wish look like a depressing frog chorus of alt-right dog whistles. Death Wish: is the Bruce Willis remake an alt-right fantasy? 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z After the city went into lockdown, adjusting to life without live comedy “was really depressing,” Feehan said in a Zoom interview. This Labor Day, These Workers Are Trying to Stay Afloat 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z Western wildfires may seem a depressing annual routine. Wildfires force some growers to test their grapes for contamination, while others sit 2020 out 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z But the incessant rain up north was depressing, she says. Breaking glass to create a different kind of art 2010-06-21T16:29:00Z For fans of the dynamic satire duo of Stewart and Colbert the idea of heading into an election cycle without their signature brand of comedy was not just depressing — it was horrifying. Jon Stewart’s legacy: It’s been 2 years since he left “The Daily Show” but his satire sti... 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z Bernard never even liked playing old songs," Hook says. "He thought Joy Division were depressing. Joyless divisions: the end of New Order 2011-07-14T20:44:01Z Perhaps the frenetic activity in Harold’s mind keeps him from thinking too much about more depressing subjects, such as his erratic home life. Meet ‘Harold,’ a Dreamy Third Grader With a Lot on His Mind 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z But anyone who thinks that this exquisite sliver of a coming-out story is past its sell-by date should look to the cases of homophobic bullying that still surface with depressing regularity. Beautiful Thing – review 2013-04-18T16:29:34Z The answer is simple as it is depressing: because that’s the way it’s always been. 8 reasons addiction carries a stigma 2012-12-09T16:00:00Z Louie planted the seed, Girls squatted down and watered it, and now these downbeat half-hours are everywhere, following their own rules about how depressing and uneventful comedy can be. Tragic, funny and weird: Donald Glover's Atlanta is a new high for TV comedy 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z Even worse, instead of leaning into its shlocky action movie roots like "Rambo: First Blood — Part II," it tries so hard to be "serious" in its style that the end result is simply depressing. The MAGA fever dream of "Rambo: Last Blood" 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z A depressing 78 percent of teenagers reported texting while driving themselves: 27 percent often or very often, 24 percent sometimes, 28 percent at least rarely. Motherlode Blog: Teenagers Say Parents Text and Drive 2012-09-27T12:30:03Z In the process, it sacrifices the moody, vaguely depressing realism of the first installment. This Is the Biggest Change in Magic Mike XXL From the Original 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z And often by the time you do them, everyone is so old it's depressing. Paul Feig: Hollywood's accidental feminist 2013-07-20T05:00:00Z “For someone who was such a pioneering legal scholar to make Ailes an exception to the trenchant line she has drawn is a depressing irony.” The Curious Case of Susan Estrich 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z The idea of spending emotional energy, and possibly his savings, in a legal battle seemed depressing to Mr. Adjmi, but he said he was now considering his options. ‘Three’s Company’ Lawyers Object to the Play ‘3C’ 2012-07-17T22:03:01Z You have this very depressing underdog, Wozzeck, who is in this position of slavery. ‘Wozzeck,’ the 20th Century’s Most Influential Opera, Turns 100 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z What’s truly depressing about #OscarsSoWhite is that actors of color arguably have it better in the U.S. than they do across the pond. British film industry fails on race, too: Tone-deaf remarks from Charlotte Rampling and Michael Caine are symptoms of deeper problems 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z Linklater doesn’t stop at studying how a woman’s body changes over 12 years: he’s also relentlessly realistic about Olivia’s depressing fate. Forget the Boy: Watching Patricia Arquette Age in Boyhood Is Astounding 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z Jonquay Armon, 50, a client service adviser in Round Lake, Ill., said she found shelters “too depressing,” and would have never gone to one had it not been for these new mall outposts. Can Literal Mall Rats Save the Mall? 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z After her depressing day, Alison saw Noah as the good man when she got home — cooking dinner, tending the baby. ‘The Affair’ Season 2, Episode 10: A Sick Bad Guy 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z What Miss Manners finds even sadder is that this apparently sparks depressing envy in those who read such silliness and find their own lives wanting in comparison. Perspective | Miss Manners: Friend ‘reinvents’ herself with tall tales 2020-08-17T04:00:00Z It was depressing, and pushed the broadcast deeper past the end of prime time on the east coast. Convention's Obama Video Seeks to Define 'Presidential' 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z It is depressing, but also what we learned – the learning curve of society is very different. "Collective" is an urgent exposé of killer corruption & how journalism and the people fought back 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z “I was very sad myself and the people I met were so depressing. I started doing something funny so that I would become happier — and it worked.” A Forgotten Star of the Pop Era, Back in the Spotlight 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z “It’s a depressing day for Sue,” said Sereno, referring to the iconic T. rex on display at Chicago’s Field Museum. Spinosaurus aegyptiacus revealed to be first semiaquatic dinosaur 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z To minimize that effect, some trainers advise their clients to watch light comedies rather than complicated mysteries or potentially depressing news programs. Fitness: Workout Distractions: Good or Bad? 2010-03-16T21:53:00Z Take it from a theater critic: There’s nothing more depressing than watching an unwilling actor trapped on a stage. God Loves a Show: Religious Satires Reveal the Art of Acting Faithful 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z It’s even more depressing to watch her squander the camera’s resources. Television Review | 'Kirstie Alley's Big Life': More Adventures in Trying to Lose Weight 2010-03-18T21:46:00Z They think people can't handle deeper lyrics, that it's too dark, too depressing – but via the internet we proved them wrong. Behind the music: How Ed Sheeran prospered by doing things his way 2012-02-09T12:55:53Z She thinks being born in 1997 is “depressing. I wish I was born a bit earlier.” Chloë Grace Moretz: 'People said: You're going to lose your career over this' 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z It made for a depressing end to the series. Last night's TV 2010-05-28T07:00:00Z It sounds rather depressing to me now, but I don’t remember feeling that way at the time. Tom Gauld’s “Winter Garden” 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z All of which is to note that “Atlanta” might be a more depressing show than it used to be — and it wasn’t exactly euphoric to begin with. Review | After all the praise and hype, what if ‘Atlanta’ is just a great show about the human condition? 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z It’s a shame, because a better-executed Teenage Daughter could have been the kind of funny, outrageously rude family sitcom Fox built its brand on, rather than a tired and slightly depressing mess. TV Tonight: I Hate My Teenage Daughter 2011-11-30T14:33:42Z Instead of discussing the depressing ways in which we lock people away, Oliver addressed what happens when people leave prison. John Oliver’s best piece ever: This brilliant expose on our endless prison cycle is an absolute must 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z Measured in tone and outraged in its argument, it is an emotionally stirring, at times crushingly depressing cinematic call to witness. Movie Review: The Documentary ‘The Central Park Five’ 2012-11-21T23:45:09Z Does he not think the rise of hair wellness products and the broader demand among men for cosmetic fixes is, well, depressing, even if it may also be a sign of progress? The hair wellness industry: 'Men said they would rather have a small penis than go bald' 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z Colorful Laundry Room Before If there could be anything more depressing than a sunny day spent doing laundry, it would be a sunny day spent doing laundry in this bleak basement. 2010-02-08T16:51:00Z She even has the ability to inject something as monstrously depressing as the Brett Kavanaugh hearing – in full swing at the time of our interview – with a large dose of optimism. ‘It’s about a woman finding her voice’: Mrs Maisel star Rachel Brosnahan on great roles – and controversial men 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z Then there's the fact that Sex and the City had become less of a film franchise and more of a depressing merchandising commodity. Wanted: whoever killed Sex and the City. So we can shake your hand 2010-09-28T10:39:00Z People think Joy Division is depressing music, but it is actually very uplifting. Joy Division walking tour to bring fans closer to unknown pleasures 2010-05-17T18:27:00Z But the show defines Daniel by his frustration and anger, and Mia by her perseverance in the aftermath of Mitch's betrayal, and not much else beyond those depressing factors. "The Morning Show" shifts to cover the pandemic, but still needs a shot in the arm to find its soul 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z With depleted wallets and ever more depressing living quarters, we'll probably be both wanting to hit the cinema more. Carry on watching through the cuts: cinema on the cheap 2010-10-20T15:51:00Z “There has been nothing of substance, just a few chamber and solo pieces. Frankly, it’s kind of depressing not to have a major work under way on the drafting table.” Ingram Marshall Built and Obscured Monoliths of Sound 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z “It must be pretty depressing for actors who have played a lot of Shakespeare to hear me beginning on what is an iambic pentameter,” he said. Trevor Nunn, British Shakespeare Master, Tries Something New: Directing Americans 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z This kind of snooping power, the show’s mood suggests, is depressing and disturbing. You Are Watching Big Brother: The Disturbing Spy Games of Person of Interest 2011-10-27T15:32:58Z It is a hobby one might imagine would be solitary and depressing, but it’s not. Skin Deep: The Lure of Hard-to-Find Nail Polish Colors 2014-03-12T22:31:42Z For anyone who believes in the better angels of American politics, “Russian Roulette” is a depressing book. Was the 2016 Election a Game of ‘Russian Roulette’? 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z Moviemaking, Hanks would remind us, can be a rising tide, not in the depressing new climate change way, but the old optimistic American lift-all-boats way. Nice Guy Meets Iron Man in the First Novel by Tom Hanks 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z That said, these results may not be as depressing as they seem. Kids are learning intolerance at a surprisingly young age 2014-01-31T12:45:00Z More depressing, though, is that Ramone’s vocals feel neutered, singing catchy choruses he seemingly hates, with the vitriol apparent with each note. Joey Ramone's Posthumous "...ya know?": You'll Almost Wish You Didn't 2012-05-22T10:45:20Z Unlike “Leviathan,” “The Fool” doesn’t refer directly to Mr. Putin, but its depressing portrayal of oligarchical privilege and lawlessness is every bit as scathing. Review: ‘The Fool’ Is Yuri Bykov’s Look at Corruption 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z This thrilling but depressing story is about two sisters, Pearl and Jodie. My Sister Jodie by Jacqueline Wilson - review 2012-12-18T15:00:00Z "Because, if I had to go without it, it would be very depressing trying to do other stuff… I mean, I can't forge a new career from scratch at this point." Gwendoline Riley: 'The buck stops here? I've got bad blood' ? interview 2012-05-18T10:45:03Z Stories focusing on the working classes were too often depressing, according to over half the general population, with one in three believing the portrayal of the middle class is too "sweet". Women, gay and black people still shown as stereotypes in film, says study 2011-03-18T20:26:54Z People in the U.S., they see “of the dead,” they think zombies; they think depressing; they think scary, horror. Animation: Five awards-contending directors take us behind the lines 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z The Iron Islands milieu feels a bit like the Eyrie’s: its depressing gray monotony and remoteness fosters freaky relationships. “Game of Thrones”: Backbones All Around 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z For the money—not exactly a depressing motive. Movie Review: Taking Joan Rivers Seriously 2010-05-13T15:28:00Z It's depressing if you get bad reviews and weirdly unsatisfying if you get good ones because you don't believe them all. His role in "The Watch" puzzles British star Richard Ayoade 2012-07-27T20:01:46Z How depressing that it's the result of plunder. A comics artist's view on Lichtenstein: A Retrospective 2013-03-04T19:59:01Z While reveling in its cleverness, I found the relentless imposition of modernity on the Santa myth a mite depressing. Arthur Christmas: Santa Goes Corporate 2011-11-22T16:00:38Z Similarly, it would be pretty depressing if someone wore a shirt that said "I Drink Beer Like It's My Job," also widely available, and meant it. Why ironic T-shirts push real buttons 2011-09-02T14:03:00Z "I find it impossible warmly to recommend a play that is at once irritatingly arty and terminally depressing." Can't bear it 2010-04-08T11:37:00Z Despite its slightly depressing subject matter, Ask is the Smiths at their most upbeat. The Smiths: a beginner's guide 2013-02-25T10:46:07Z “And it was depressing, because I didn’t know what they wanted.” David Bowie dies at 69; mesmerizing performer and restless innovator 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z With depressing regularity, I meet people who “can’t get past my breasts”. Getting it off my chest: life with big breasts 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z Late September is arguably comparable to the recent work of Joanna Hogg – but with much lower production values, looking at times like a moody and startlingly depressing daytime TV drama from yesteryear. Late September – review 2012-06-14T21:19:01Z The depressing thing is that he really hated parliament, and everything he says about it is how awful it was - how pompous, vain the MPs were, how foolishly they spoke. AUDIO: Charles Dickens: Parliament reporter 2012-11-21T08:54:55Z Assuming you’re of a middle-class income bracket, these character descriptions may sound exploitative, depressing or rife with slapstick. Forget Florida Man: Summer belongs to the trailer park queens of "Florida Girls" 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z Two things, of course, leap out from this rather depressing list. Lean in? Here’s why the glass ceiling still exists 2013-09-15T10:59:00Z “New Year’s Eve” is a depressing two-hour infomercial pitching Times Square as the only place in the universe you want to be when the ball drops at midnight on Dec. 31. | ?New Year?s Eve? : Garry Marshall?s Star-Filled ?New Year?s Eve? ? Review 2011-12-08T23:43:32Z Klein offers a detailed if depressing analysis of the political divisions currently plaguing America, explaining why a bias toward geography instead of people is baked into our system and likely to make matters worse. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z And that idea was simply intolerable: “Watching these channels all day is incredibly depressing,” says Stewart. Fox News wore Jon Stewart down: How 16 years of debunking right-wing lies exhausted the last honest man 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z When they cut back, businesses they formerly supported have to shrink or fail, adding their own employees to the ranks of the jobless, and depressing wages still further. Farmers? sand-frac nightmare 2012-05-21T16:31:00Z While this is a depressing reminder of the prevalence of anti-Semitism, it also gives me an odd feeling of pride. In Praise of Omnivorous Readers 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z That means there is less going up and down the escalators than was necessary in the old configuration, and there was nothing quite so depressing as the MoMA escalators. Review | The new MoMA is a lot bigger. But you may not learn as much about the art. 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z It said it planned to sell them in batches over time, beginning with a group of about 50 early next year, to avoid flooding the market and depressing their value. Here are better ideas for the land Caltrans has stockpiled for the 710 Freeway extension 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z Unfortunately, many of today’s writers have more in common with psychiatrists, preferring, it seems, to publish depressing, despairing downers in the name of literature. In Defense of Jane Austen. Also Zebras. 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z I didn't work much at all, and it was really depressing not to get the jobs. Rita Moreno reflects on tenacity, her career and Latinx representation: "Where is our 'Moonlight'?" 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z This would be depressing, in the cute musical comedy manner, were it not for the constant presence of the upbeat Mr. Rossmer, who narrates the story from a happier place a year later. Review: Going From Schlub to Slick in ‘The Other Josh Cohen’ 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z That’s not going to stop some fans, though–in what is becoming a very, very tiring and depressing story–from signing up with Team Jax and making Tara the enemy. Sons of Anarchy’s Tara Becomes the Latest Fan-Bro Target 2013-12-10T20:11:57Z As it turns out, there's nothing more depressing than "Veggie Tales" box art. The weird world of straight-to-DVD Christian film 2011-04-16T15:01:00Z Superbly acted but profoundly depressing, Donovan's Hollywood is the worst place on earth. TV highlights 16/07/2013 2013-07-16T06:00:12Z I could go on, but it’s too depressing — or perhaps not depressing enough. 'The Ferguson Report' offers a damning indictment 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z Unauthorized "Sad Kermit" videos — in which a Muppet impostor crooned depressing rock songs, did drugs and performed sexual acts he didn't seem all that excited about performing — became a viral sensation in 2007. Comeback Kids 2011-06-09T11:20:00Z Over the years, Alexandre Dumas's novel has been churned up again and again with depressing regularity. The Three Musketeers 3D: enter the dragon flamethrower 2011-03-30T10:59:30Z This is, in short, a very depressing book – but one that is wholly necessary. Britain's Lost Cities: a Chronicle of Architectural Destruction by Gavin Stamp 2010-05-14T23:39:00Z That, to the average person, is a viscerally depressing sentiment. Climate anxiety doesn’t have to ruin your life. Here’s how to manage it. 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z Proof of this is playing out across TV in examples ranging from moving to enraging to outright depressing. From "Survivor" to D.C., women are showing up strong on TV, but does patriarchal America care? 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z I’m watching a quite depressing movie about an oil rig worker. From Top Gun to Stand By Me: why the 1980s is my favourite film decade 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z It’s hard to watch sometimes, but I find it more depressing to think of viewers changing the channel just because they don’t want to feel it. Perspective | In an age of anger and outrage, the best TV shows take a different path: They’re sad. 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z I found it exhilarating, depressing, tawdry and moving in almost equal measure. A New Biography Traces Tiger Woods’s Mythical Rise and Fall 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z Presumably the marketing department keyed in "self-important, depressing, award-winning, Literary-with-a-capital-L" and hit Return, and this is what the machine gave them. How not to title a novel 2010-03-19T16:14:00Z But I think we have to point to the really depressing star factor. Farewell to a Brand-Name Season 2010-05-16T16:55:00Z By now, we’ve almost become accustomed to the depressing figures about how few women are working in the film industry — and television is no different. Here's a Sliver of Good News About Women in Television 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z His days have become repetitive, mine quite depressing. Love in the time of corona: 'This wasn't how I planned it, but she said yes' 2020-04-12T04:00:00Z But the only depressing part was attendance; at some performances the balcony looked like a ghost town. Critic?s Notebook: In the Mysteries of Everyday Movement, Multilevel Stories 2011-03-06T22:56:33Z At the same time, in an intricate but not very interesting counterpoint, we see the fumbling beginnings of relationships for their three children and the depressing impasses reached by several of Joy’s therapeutic clients. Review: Netflix’s ‘Wanderlust’ Is an Experiment in Fidelity 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z Maybe some test audience thought the story was too gloomy, too depressing, too focused on death. "The Big C": Kooky, unsexy cancer 2010-08-14T23:01:00Z Watching a young woman pine for a man to kick-start her life is depressing enough, but watching her sigh for a fictional swain is just plain tragic. Movie Review: ‘Austenland’ Stars Keri Russell 2013-08-15T22:35:12Z "Like every time I made a depressing movie, he comes along and makes a really depressing movie and gets all the awards." At BAFTA event, Emma Watson dedicates award to her long dead hamster 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z The poet Petrarch recorded how trolling for seashells could help people feel “unconscious of depressing cares.” 5 Design Books That Are Easy on the Eyes 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z It’s depressing but unsurprising when generals happily hold forth on the presumably innate “Oriental” indifference to human life or when President Lyndon B. Johnson compares the corrupt dictator Diem to Winston Churchill. In the Heat of Battle, ‘In the Year of the Pig’ 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z So, why do we love a ten-hour series that is this harrowing, this endlessly depressing, containing often barely discernable audio and filmed for the most part on souped-up home video cameras? Obsessed with “Making a Murderer”: Why Netflix’s engrossing documentary on crime and corruption became a break-out hit 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z Subsequent investigations showed most of them involved people depressing the wrong pedal. 2010-02-04T23:31:00Z “It just really pulled me out of a quite depressing moment in my life,” she said. The Making of Fashion?s Latest ?It? Girl 2010-12-01T08:10:00Z The depressing lesson here is that success can produce such exaggerated delusions of grandeur that the relationships that built that success are destroyed. Movie Review | 'Waking Sleeping Beauty': Meeting Animators Behind a Decade of Disney Hits 2010-03-26T00:25:00Z "That was the most depressing moment of my hustle," she recalls. 'You have to bust your ass' 2010-08-06T23:02:00Z “It’s depressing,” Joseph Altuzarra said a few weeks ago at a party for a Web video about his clothes, already hustling in the supposed recess of summer. Is New York Fashion Week Near the End of the Runway? 2013-09-04T14:30:15Z Bob Woodward’s depressing and often tedious new book, “The Price of Politics,” reads like a minutely detailed illustration of these woes. Books of The Times: ‘The Price of Politics,’ by Bob Woodward 2012-09-08T00:31:09Z And while self-abasement is part of the comedian’s toolbox, there’s something depressing about watching as a chortling Michelle airs her unmentionable area while spraying herself with self-tanner. Review: The Boss Demotes Melissa McCarthy 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z “It just sounds old and depressing and sad to me. Look, I’m not old-old. I’m not 25, but I’m not old. And I’m not depressing.” A Madoff Gets a Makeover. By Giving Them. 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z The holiday season is very depressing and I no longer look forward to it. Ask Amy: Without treasured ornaments, Christmas is not the same 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z She seems not to recognize that these final productions, with their depressing quotient of egotism and Islamophobia, ended Fallaci’s career on a low note. A new biography gets Oriana Fallaci the way people who knew her couldn't 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z So the homecoming wasn’t quite as I expected, and was maybe even a little depressing. Frugal Traveler: Home Again, Home Again 2011-08-09T18:34:45Z “It offers a welcome counterweight to the depressing stream of articles about the death of poetry.” Is Poetry Dead? Not if 45 Official Laureates Are Any Indication 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z So one might approach a play about Alzheimer's disease with trepidation - how can it be anything other than crushingly depressing? Review: Dementia and loss, made bearable by humor 2012-11-21T02:31:04Z Some might worry that such a concentration of sales will flood the market, depressing the value of Warhols. Warhol Foundation to Disperse Collection 2012-09-05T21:00:00Z The scene is not just about the expression, or existence, of righteous anger; it’s about the depressing processes through which mothers suppress that anger. “Little Women” and the Marmee Problem 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z With a classic '60s sound and witty/depressing lyrics, D&D's two albums released on local label Hardly Art sounded like fall in Seattle: chilly, beautiful, darkening. What our writers love this week 2010-10-06T23:18:00Z I found the mood of forced good humor among the crowd at King’s Cross, the collective decision not to surrender to the tawdry, crushing disappointment of the place, profoundly depressing. London as neoliberal theme park: The Platform 9 ¾ economy and the Tories’ shocking victory 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z And Natalia Dyer is perfect for the role of Davina, a dreamy teenager who concocts elaborate fantasies to escape her depressing life. Review: In ‘I Believe in Unicorns,’ a Princess Meets Her Punk Prince Charming 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z Episode 2 delves into Blagojevich’s origins and the patronage embedded in Chicago politics, offering fascinating, depressing perspective, and I assume that subsequent episodes will continue in that vein. “Public Official A,” Reviewed: The Sins of Rod Blagojevich Are the Sins of Our Time 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z We stayed in the van until about 11, discussing all the options again, but each came to the same depressing conclusion. Are the Rolling Stones worth dying for? 2013-07-03T15:49:36Z For she clearly wasn't calling on women writers to cast out anything remotely depressing from their novels, and instead write books that are relentlessly upbeat. Orange Prize: Women authors can lighten up?and still be taken seriously 2010-03-21T00:07:00Z As in "Friends," the insinuation here is that fatness is a joke — and specific to "How I Met Your Mother," a depressing "joke" that signals someone has given up on their life. "Impeachment" portraying Linda Tripp by an actress in a fat suit undermines the series' strengths 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Compared to actual prisons – those violent, depressing boxes on display in MSNBC’s “Lockup,” Spike’s “Jail,” or A&E’s “60 Days In” – it might as well be a day spa. Dark times ahead in Litchfield: “Orange Is the New Black” returns with its most challenging season yet 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z The very qualities that make this particular painting so valuable are also the reasons its private acquisition for a price beyond any museum's purse is so depressing. Locking our Picasso away 2010-05-06T21:00:00Z It stops it from becoming overly depressing and also finds another way into the telling of the story. Carl Davis: my Kindertransport song cycle 2012-06-15T10:28:34Z When I look at the passages I highlighted and the notes I made, they're a depressing litany of seemingly stalled debates on women's issues. Pop-up book club: The Feminine Mystique – day one 2013-02-20T19:05:08Z Oliver explained that he and his writers always try to leaven darker, more depressing subjects with moments of silliness, a la the salmon cannon or dogs dressed up as Supreme Court justices. Seven things we learned at breakfast with John Oliver 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z “This can be very overwhelming. It can be depressing,” she says. The weather used to be good for small talk. Now it’s dead serious. 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z After watching eight mostly bleak short films competing for a separate sidebar prize one first-time American journalist was heard asking: "Is Cannes always this depressing?" Cannes film festival: Apichatpong Weerasethakul wins Palme d'Or 2010-05-23T18:28:00Z And that only heightens depressing comparisons between the two actresses. Television Review: ‘Liz & Dick,’ Starring Lindsay Lohan, on Lifetime 2012-11-23T21:58:09Z Ah, and that the sole window in my room looked across a narrow alley at a dark dirty window of a building that seemed equally depressing. Frugal Traveler Blog: 7 Manhattan Hotel Rooms for $150, More or Less 2012-10-16T20:58:33Z But the depressing fact remains that in its 2011-12 subscription season the Philharmonic is playing just eight works by living composers on the stage of Avery Fisher Hall. Music: A Call for More New Music From New York Philharmonic 2012-01-06T17:00:00Z There were no comfortable places to overnight, aside from some depressing Soviet-era hotels. Fauna, Flora and Freighters in the Danube Delta 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z It's often depressing, thankless work to be sure. In Los Angeles, Ditching the Car for an Eco-Friendly Trip 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z The overall story that “Requiem for the Big East” tells is ultimately depressing and sad, and the film doesn’t try to dodge or sugarcoat that fact. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Summer Dreams’ on CBS; ‘Requiem for the Big East’ on ESPN 2014-03-14T22:01:18Z Star Wars: The Force Awakens may be one of the highest-grossing films ever released, but it is also one of the most depressing. Unfinished business: how Disney and Marvel killed happy ever afters 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z The news is, to be honest, pretty depressing and dire. True crime and punishment: “Serial” creators on the dark and difficult truths of their third... 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z In a hopeful gesture towards making the Internet a somewhat less depressing place, the news and community site Fark.com announced this week that it’s “Adding misogyny to Fark moderator guidelines.” Good luck, Fark. Can Fark’s anti misogyny policy work? 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z His capitulation is made even more depressing by his justification. We don't need a prestige Joker movie, but "The Dark Knight" made one inevitable. 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z Most of "Beautiful Boy" is unrelentingly bleak and depressing, but there are smatterings of understatement and grace. 'Beautiful Boy': Imagining the unimaginable after a campus massacre 2011-06-16T20:06:04Z These criticisms might contribute to a fair, if depressing, analysis of the state of our democracy, but you have to wonder about the rather bleak view of theatre they present. Noises off: Politics casts the die on theatre's fate 2010-04-22T16:53:00Z The Leftovers doesn’t feel over the top or depressing any more. How The Leftovers became watchable: the show didn't change – the world did 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z It’s depressing anyway that the movie shaped real, tragic events into a moralising narrative designed to deter women from aspiring to freedoms that are commonplace for men. Are you a female movie character? Are you promiscuous? Things won’t end well for you … 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z Large swaths of this book concern the depressing blame game the administration and Congressional Republicans waged against each other after talks between President Obama and Mr. Boehner about the grand bargain abruptly collapsed. Books of The Times: ‘The Price of Politics,’ by Bob Woodward 2012-09-08T00:31:09Z That Bozz is more likely to be found DJing at Watergate in Berlin than over the Pennines, at the Warehouse Project, is depressing for a number of reasons. Bozzwell ? the enlightenment 2010-12-27T12:32:54Z In what is otherwise a depressing drought season for record sales, “Frozen” is a major hit. ArtsBeat: ‘Happy’ and ‘Frozen’ in Place at No. 1 2014-04-16T19:00:13Z And someone at the BBC is showing a depressing lack of imagination by commissioning it. TV review: Giant Squid: Inside Nature's Giants Special and Reggie Perrin 2010-10-15T05:45:00Z What a totally disgusting horrible depressing glamorous Sunday evening this! Baftas 2013: Red carpet live blog 2013-02-10T17:42:26Z It would be unsatisfying; it would be depressing; it wouldn’t sell. What Greta Gerwig Saw in ‘Little Women’: ‘Those Are My Girls’ 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Mexican filmmaker Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu is generally known to fans of world cinema as a purveyor of sprawling, depressing dramas packed with numerous characters, multiple intertwining storylines and heaps of misery. Like 'Biutiful'? Scarecrow suggests other Best Foreign Film nominees 2011-02-03T20:56:07Z My emotional response to “Leviathan” was that I thought it was really depressing. From ‘American Sniper’ to ‘Macbeth,’ a Reporter’s Moviegoing Spree 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z That is all well and good, and reading some of the recaps still being written, there is enthusiasm for such a reckoning, providing it is dark and depressing enough. Mr Robot: from show of the zeitgeist to TV's biggest disappointment 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z "Bad for your brain" is a depressing new low for me. Review: ‘Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates,’ Antics to Not Love nor Cherish 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z So it was a story about rebirth in a part of the world where one only really heard negative, depressing stories. War and Gorillas and Other Hazards of Documentary Filmmaking 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z For those who ask why anyone would write a musical about a subject as depressing as senility, the answer is in Mr. Redler and Ms. Cooper’s songs. | 'The Memory Show': Forgetting of Things Past: A Duet Off-Key 2010-08-26T22:46:00Z “It is depressing and fascinating at the same time, the unbearable lightness of the mainstream.” How Beyoncé and Jay-Z put a visionary African film back in the spotlight 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z Life after college can feel like a desperate and depressing limbo where recent grads bereave the loss of carefree times when they aren’t scouring Craigslist for employment. ‘The Program Assistant’ at Capital Fringe Festival hits on harsh truth of post-grad life Long after these conversations I am haunted by childhood memories of "keeping the family secret," which triggers vivid and depressing memories of past trauma. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: You are not bound to secrecy about your father’s abuse 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z “I just want to highlight how depressing and frustrating the whole waiting-list situation is,” she said. 'It was a lonely time': trans woman told to wait three years for appointment 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z Now, those acts have become everyday to the point that including them in a series isn’t edgy, it’s terrifying and depressing. What’s your damage? Why a "Heathers" TV adaptation hasn’t worked — yet 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Much of the conversation thickening around the show is informed by its sheer depressing spectacle and its circus-like presentation. "Tiger King" and the schadenfreude of seeing privileged insanity run wild 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z For sushi chasers whose bank accounts are not self-replenishing, this all gets kind of depressing. Testing the Limits of Trust, and Sushi, at Sugarfish 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z The bar on the top deck closed at 11 most nights, and if you wanted a late-night drink, you had to go to the casino, which, like all casinos, was windowless and depressing. I went on a freaking cruise 2012-12-09T13:00:00Z Unlike “Leviathan,” “The Fool” doesn’t refer directly to Mr. Putin, but its depressing portrayal of oligarchical privilege, endemic corruption and lawlessness in an unidentified town is every bit as scathing. Movie Listings for Sept. 25-Oct. 1 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z That was emphasised in a depressing report yesterday from risk analyst Maplecroft, which ranked Britain the 10th most likely country of 163 to undergo another economic crisis. Can Scandinavian crime fiction teach us something about socialism? 2011-02-24T09:00:03Z There are eight episodes, and they make for a spirited and not at all depressing binge. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z For all the depressing material, the book is lively and revelatory in identifying the connections that created and bind the American empire. Review | These three audiobooks can be your sound of spring 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z It could easily be maudlin or depressing, but Faces Places is an exhilarating celebration of life. Agnès Varda: ‘I am still alive, I am still curious. I am not a piece of rotting flesh’ 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z It’s depressing to realize that a proudly middle-aged progressive is not immune to garden-variety, middle-aged malaise. The Revolution Will Be Handheld 2012-07-05T14:02:00Z It went from ‘that is so sad and depressing’ to ‘people haven’t come to life yet.’ Jerrod Carmichael’s Comedy, and Tourism, Call for Reflection 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z He approached with the fear that it might be a depressing slog. ‘Get Back’ series dispels, and confirms, some Beatle myths 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z “The fact that there is nothing depressing about the ubiquity of accident and disaster” in the collection, she wrote, “is a powerful testament to the scratchy humor and warm intelligence of McCracken’s writing.” Elizabeth McCracken Wins $20,000 Story Prize 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z “The band was sick, violent, depressing, destructive, and dangerous,” he writes. Review | Screaming Trees’ Mark Lanegan delivers a nothing-but-warts memoir, full of drugs, alcohol and Kurt Cobain memories 2020-05-24T04:00:00Z We wanted to be positive and have fun, a reaction to the depressing view of Britain that was seen in the Daily Mail. How The Word changed TV 2010-08-10T07:00:00Z The pandemic has produced so many depressing artifacts: the mountain of masks, the gallons of hand sanitizer, the baton-length nasal swabs. Keep Baking That Sourdough, and Change the World 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z It was then that the night took a depressing turn. I'm on a lads' night out and my friend's just been homophobic. What do I do? | Romesh Ranganathan 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z I think this is what women find so depressing about these kinds of articles, and by "women", I mean me: the air of self-validation that looks suspiciously like it is masking insecurity. Forget Kirstie Allsopp's advice – listen to me, the Nigel Farage of fertility 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z Updated with depressing but necessary categories such as “Millennium Mansion.” 19 big holiday book gift ideas: mystery, history and local titles 2013-12-13T20:53:23Z Near the end of the set he played “Wish You the Best,” a song that is the logical inheritor of “Someone You Loved” — cataclysmically depressing, but somehow triumphant and engineered for universal acclamation. Lewis Capaldi Will Break Your Heart. (But Don’t Take Him Too Seriously.) 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z It is depressing that western governments seem much more likely to send their military might into Iran than into Syria. A Woman in the Crossfire by Samar Yazbek – review 2012-06-22T21:55:08Z There's a target demographic for this sort of fantasy on DVD, but it's a pretty depressing experience. The Rise and Fall of a White Collar Hooligan – review 2012-06-21T21:20:01Z “On our other podcast we talk about a lot of topical stuff, and I’m sure you’ve noticed that topical has gotten a lot more depressing recently.” Those movie nerds behind the video-store counter are back — and they’re doing podcasts 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z Would such a depressing dynamic be found in a real-world setting? Study: Handling money decreases helpful behavior 2014-01-14T13:45:00Z The opening episode drew a respectable if not earth-shattering 1.8 million US viewers, but industry eyes are on Sunday night's ratings with social media commentary suggesting the show is too depressing to be a hit. HBO bosses take a gamble with apocalyptic grief and loss in the Leftovers 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z Photograph: Rex Features 3 The top 10 most depressing walks home you've ever had. Web exclusive! All the celeb lists we couldn't fit in the mag 2010-12-17T12:18:20Z It’s a depressing truism that Ms. Spears never seemed more like a real hurting person than when she was buzz-clipping her hair during her public meltdown. | 'Country Strong': I Am Woman. Hear Me Sob, Y?All. 2011-01-06T22:53:01Z “We filmed the last workshop, and I remember falling asleep half way through the tape one night. So we chucked out 20 minutes because it just felt too depressing.” Revival of ‘Anna Nicole’ Opera Comes to London 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z Things don't get any less depressing or poetic from there. Review roundup: five local, late-summer albums of note 2011-08-19T19:01:15Z Which may be a depressing way of putting it, but it’s a good point. Annoyance is part of family life, so get over it 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z As the school year winds down, it is worth noting that it has been a rather depressing two semesters for documentary theater on area college campuses. ‘Man of La Mancha’ bound for Broadway again? 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z "We loved 'Handmaid's Tale.' We're very inspired by it. We thought: what if we could create a show like that but less depressing?" After a dystopian "mandemic," the wacky "Creamerie" pokes at the remaining "inequities among women" 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z Ray describes a lovelorn ballad sung by Tom and his friends as “depressing as hell.” Review: Songs Say What a Family Can’t in ‘Sundown, Yellow Moon’ 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z But what Harmon and co understand is that approach speaks to a kind of depressing, existential truth: most imperfect people can’t change. In the golden age of TV the existential-animation is king 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z My parents were divorcing and my father, at 61, had moved into a depressing bachelor pad near his office. During a Night of Casual Sex, Urgent Messages Go Unanswered 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z But I took a step back and looked at what I was about to write, and it was just too depressing. "We in America have actual fascists marching in the streets": Ed Brubaker on releasing art right now 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z As you might have guessed, the film is, at times, depressing. Once a 'rock star,' Pauly Shore rolls with the punch lines these days 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z “I wasn’t a happy camper in Poland,” she said, “and the films were pretty depressing as well.” Parker Posey: when Woody Allen cast me I burst into tears 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z That flashing electronic device at each table may sound disheartening, but it’s less depressing than an actual human pretending she likes working at Applebee’s. Everyone should wait tables 2013-12-14T00:00:00Z But I found it hard to get past what it embraces with a depressing sameness, particularly its handling of its female characters. Video Game Review: In the Video Game The Last of Us, Survival Favors the Man 2013-06-14T04:15:09Z Gone is the depressing vibe of a lonely Lean Cuisine or a bleak breakfast burrito — it’s a whole new frozen world. Millennials are finding hope up the frozen food aisle 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z In itself, this is all depressing enough, but Hutton also warns that a lack of banking reform means we face the real risk of another meltdown, at a time when the country's coffers are empty. Dispatches 2010-06-14T05:44:00Z It’s hard to remember now, but not that long ago, most critics were calling The Leftovers too depressing to watch. How The Leftovers became watchable: the show didn't change – the world did 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z Frankly, a few more flashbacks in “The Leftovers’s” first few episodes might better acquaint viewers with what sort of story this show wants to tell, besides a depressing one. ‘The Leftovers’: A biblical event leaves a sorrowful mystery By their very nature, these are dark, depressing, violent affairs beset by plagues, pestilence and all manner of unnatural and otherworldly forces. Hurtling along in Bong Joon-ho's train movie 'Snowpiercer' 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z A rather depressing kick off, and not really in a fun way. Arrested Development recap: season four, episodes 1-5 2013-05-26T15:37:26Z Hearing “Man in the Box” was too slow and depressing and will never work — well, we were like, that’s cool. Alice in Chains talk wild rise, hard times ahead of receiving MoPOP Founders Award 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z The movie is an unrelievedly depressing illustration of Henry David Thoreau’s observation that “the mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.” Review: Robin Williams as a Hustler-Hiring Husband in ‘Boulevard’ 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z He was creepy and self-conscious and remote and depressing. Jonathan Franzen: the path to Freedom 2012-05-25T21:55:12Z This may be one of the most depressing visions of coupledom ever put to stage. Review: In ‘Marie and Bruce,’ It Takes Two to Do This Nihilistic Tango 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z “It was very depressing,” Mr. Curtis said dryly. How the ‘Love Actually’ Reunion Came About 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z But there is no arguing with the underlying premise that the depressing early 1990s in Britain were an uncertain time for the monarchy. A Low Point for the Monarchy, in a New Season of ‘The Crown’ 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z But since being fully vaccinated in April, the end of “the most depressing long winter ever,” she’s back on the apps and meeting women in person. For some singles, finding out a potential love interest isn’t vaccinated can stop romance cold 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z It's not that the Strokes sessions sound like they were bad – just depressing and tedious. The Strokes' Angles: has making an album ever sounded more depressing? 2011-03-11T11:36:27Z It may sound depressing, but it was also upbeat, said Yegor Skuratovich, 32, adding that it reflected young people’s “hope that everything will turn great.” This Band Is Fun on TikTok. In Belarus, It’s Serious. 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z "The film builds to that incredible and depressing crossroads," said Harries. Aung San Suu Kyi's tragic love and incredible life come to the big screen 2010-12-19T21:30:10Z The most unusual thing about the fluffy drift of quinoa tossed with avocado, bacon, cashews and caramelized bananas is that Mr. Ramirez has come up with a quinoa salad that isn’t depressing. Llama Inn Lights the Way to Peru by Way of Williamsburg 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z It’s so depressing, Oliver encouraged viewers Sunday evening during “Last Week Tonight” to eat their feelings at Dairy Queen. John Oliver’s best piece ever: This brilliant expose on our endless prison cycle is an absolute must 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z But before Tangerine brought her attention, Taylor lived through what she describes as a “very depressing” time. Mya Taylor, the transgender actor who could make Hollywood history 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z It is both enlightening and depressing to see war, and Army life, through the eyes of a female combatant—albeit, in this case, a woman imagined by a man. A Novelist’s Wartime Education 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z Even apart from Blake’s death, Nordstrom has had a trying year, with sales down and dim prospects for retail depressing the company’s stock. Inside the Nordstrom Dynasty 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z I get a lot of flack about the book being depressing and very bleak. No, Democrats aren’t launching a civil war on July 4. But could it happen here again? 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z Yet this conclusion does not have to be depressing. Happiness is a glass half empty 2012-06-15T22:00:43Z Opioid addiction and overdoses have wreaked havoc on the state, but the resilience and strength of people in recovery is fighting to get attention amid a barrage of depressing news stories. Recovery Boys: the documentary on what happens after opioid addiction 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z You might assume the contemplation of all these deaths would turn mawkish but, as Stuart rightly claims, the feed is not depressing: “Ironically, it’s the opposite.” Instagram's Aids memorial: ‘History does not record itself’ 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z They star in a depressing, and depressingly long, film as two unemployed, middle-aged salesmen who fluke their way into internship positions at the internet giant. The Internship – review 2013-07-05T09:01:03Z And for a Disney mainstream audience packed with kids, the challenge of consuming a complex story and its jaundiced sequel in one sitting might prove confusing or depressing. REVIEW: 'Into the Woods': A Disney Musical for Adults of All Ages 2014-12-27T05:00:00Z Returning gifts is not fun — in fact, it’s kind of depressing. Take tiny steps toward decluttering your house 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z Make no mistake: Sexual tension notwithstanding, “Dream Catcher” is fundamentally a philosophical debate ripped from our historical faith-reason schism — one that seems to devolve, with depressing consistency, into manipulation, intimidation and violence. Opposites attract, and collide, in Fountain Theatre's 'Dream Catcher' 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z Without context, the Bonds Baby Search sounds like a very depressing register for missing children. Voting in cute baby contest halted after parents' snide comments about rivals 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z Lieven's book is insightful – and depressing – about a hugely important country. Jason Burke: the key books on Muslim extremism 2012-11-07T19:08:19Z One more in the many depressing notes in this affair is the fact that making the hideous presentable is still mostly a woman’s job. What it takes to be in Vogue 2012-06-11T14:58:00Z The result is convincing and depressing; there are no quick fixes. How to fix a broken system 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z It will be repaired, but it's a depressing event for the museum which is a matter of real and justified pride in Shildon. Vandals wreck historic toilet 2012-02-09T13:09:53Z The depressing thing, really, is the TLC viewers, or rather, the way that the show seems to assume that those viewers will look at this family and the world. The Morning After: Honey Boo Boo Don’t Care 2012-08-09T14:36:08Z And I was, like, ‘Yeah, sounds depressing, maybe make something more lighthearted.’ The Origin Story of the Depressingly Good “BoJack Horseman” 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z It would not be repeated the next night, as Princeton fell to Mississippi State, 63-41, in one of the least depressing losses in school history. Princeton-UCLA: Reflections on an Historic Upset 2011-03-16T10:05:00Z Walking into a bookstore as an author can be a mildly depressing experience because even small bookshops hold more volumes than anybody can possibly read. Why Michael Ian Black Doesn’t Like Mystery Novels 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z This increases the likelihood of Rabbit Hole being thoroughly depressing by about 75%. Can Nicole Kidman pull an Oscar out of a Rabbit Hole? 2010-10-27T09:58:00Z The anecdotal evidence Calhoun marshals for widespread Gen X unhappiness is abundant and depressing, if not scientific. Review | Why are Gen X women struggling? A new book explores the many possible reasons. 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z That Cyril Connolly quote is offensive and misogynistic in many ways, but what I find really depressing about it is that he is talking about the artist's wife – because of course women can't be writers. Maggie O'Farrell, Kwame Kwei-Armah and Julie Myerson on working around parenthood 2010-08-01T20:45:00Z But since there were never meant to be any winners here, the denouement is depressing. A devastating end to "Succession" wakes up to the truth about the Roys: "We're nothing" 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z We Say Die! found such stereotyping particularly depressing in the run-up to the release of their third album, XXXX, last autumn. What happened to angry female music stars? 2010-03-25T22:30:00Z It’s painful to think back on those depressing media obsessions, about headbands and cookies, that dominated Hillary’s early career: it was a humiliating period, a kind of cultural hazing. When Hillary Was a Black Man 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z It is consistently depressing and sometimes just too close for comfort. Review | Some grim news about ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’: It’s getting boring 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z "For me to lay here like this," she said from her bed, her French manicure clutching a blanket around her chin, "it is the most depressing thing I've ever gone through." Down on luck diva faces surgery, mounting bills 2010-12-04T17:37:00Z Ditto here on the Cally, which he called a depressing district, where there were shopkeepers without any sense of enterprise, and labourers without regular employment who survived by living off their wits. TV review: The Secret History of Our Streets 2012-06-20T21:01:01Z When I came off tour, the idea of being in a studio for another year, making an album, touring it for three years, just felt depressing. Robyn: unchained melodies 2010-06-16T20:31:00Z Some people find it depressing, some people find it charming and odd. Outsiders No More: Shaggs Musical Coming in 2011 2010-06-23T19:39:00Z That’s depressing to me and other budget travelers, since we’re really the ones with the most to gain from short-term, informal rental agreements. Frugal Traveler: Burned! A London Vacation Rental Scam 2011-01-25T21:24:09Z It was anxious, depressing but also euphoric and exciting. O'Brien attends premiere of post-Tonight Show doc 2011-03-13T22:46:05Z If my paintings don't make their prices at auction, I do find it is very depressing. Gary Hume: 'I couldn't hold down a job. That's why I became an artist' 2013-05-18T21:00:01Z As it stands now, the second volume is just depressing. Comics: Vertigo Crime's 'Noche Roja' set on border of terror 2011-01-18T20:05:04Z If it can also be as flat-out depressing as the logline makes it sound, Peacock might just have its first runaway hit on its hands. Saved by the Bell: will the revival be 2020's most depressing show? 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z Likening their split to army buddies never being able to see each other again, McCartney said that the split had him “not knowing if I was going to continue in music, that was depressing.” Paul McCartney Was Depressed and Turned to Alcohol after the Beatles Split Up 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z “The visions of Scrooge’s life story are glimpses into depressing realms,” Bosley Crowther wrote in The New York Times, “and the aspects of poverty and ignorance in 19th-century England are made plain.” George Cole, Who Famously Played a Young Scrooge, Dies at 90 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Recorded in drug-friendly Los Angeles, This Is Happening is very much in the vein of LCD's previous work: long, euphoric, rhythm-conscious songs that are only slightly more funny than depressing. Last exit from Brooklyn 2010-04-23T23:16:00Z Upon revisiting it, it’s kind of sad and depressing. Lifetime Commits to ‘Unauthorized’ Movie Franchise 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z How depressing would you like it to be? Liam Cunningham on Sunday's Sad 'Game of Thrones' Moment 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z With his longtime producer, Henry Molofsky, Taberski takes a topic that many of us might find deadeningly depressing and turns it into a key to decoding recent American history and culture. The Best Podcasts of 2019 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z While fatalities are the most headline-grabbing result of Britain’s new pursuit of the bigger bottom, the implications of a changing obsession are less shocking, and more depressing. Rear view: the big business of bottoms 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z It is a depressing truth that leaving the show would likely have led to insurance issues for production companies hoping to cast him again. Christopher Eccleston: ‘I really felt that I was going to die’ 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z Ladies and dudes, if you think that's lame faux-news, check out today's announcement in the depressing "real world" that Lucas will begin rolling out 3-D versions of all six "Star Wars" features, beginning in 2012. George Lucas' pathetic 3-D "Star Wars" re-release 2010-09-29T22:01:00Z However, as Davies points out, it would be more depressing if it turns out that we are not cosmic freaks. The Eerie Silence by Paul Davies | Book review 2010-03-28T00:15:00Z It’s depressing to note that “Old Boyfriends,” from 1979, is the only feature film directed by Joan Tewkesbury, who went on to direct TV movies and episodes. Five Films to Stream on Kanopy While New Yorkers Still Can 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z More depressing is his sense of how difficult it is for classes to genuinely combine. On the Touchy Subject of Class in America 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z The new rock documentary “Mistaken for Strangers” is alternately hilarious, cringe-inducing, inspiring, depressing, stupid and profoundly intelligent. ‘Mistaken for Strangers’: Rock doc moves to a different beat 2014-04-10T20:58:58Z And it’s depressing to consider that as recently as “Spider-Man 3” in 2007, we had Marvel movies that were entirely composed of such moments. The Spell ‘Doctor Strange’ Is Missing: Sam Raimi’s Macabre Vision 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z Arguably this is the most candid and depressing commentary in this episode, because she’s right. TV's changing view of the change: The menopause conversation is getting better, finally 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z That’s a depressing thing to say about a story set in 1899 in that temple of chauvinism, the French popular theater. Review: What’s a Woman’s Role? All of ’Em, ‘Bernhardt/Hamlet’ Argues 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z This is, I suppose, what progress sounds like, though for some reason I find it vaguely depressing. Judy Garland, Gay Idol Then and ?Over the Rainbow? Now 2012-04-05T20:43:41Z The way food and body image define Elizabeth’s life is depressing and sad. ‘13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl’: Stories of a life defined by weight 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z For most people, having so little family in attendance might be depressing, but we were grateful just to have these two. An orgasm almost killed me! 2013-01-19T22:00:00Z Mr Beckert’s story is both inspirational and utterly depressing, a reflection of the white-knuckle ride that has been the characteristic of globalisation through the centuries. Spinning tales 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z It's a very cynical and incredibly depressing way of looking at the world. Scott Adams takes on Salon 2011-06-23T14:52:00Z “It was more than a little depressing, and there were lots of disappointed people, onstage and off.” Onstage, It’s Finally Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas Again 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z It’s early December when this dark, depressing story opens: “The skies are dull and white,” the ocean is grey, and the homes are encircled by “stunted and knock-kneed forest.” ‘The Winter Girl’ review: A marital thriller more scary than ‘Gone Girl’ 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z What is depressing, to me, is the percentage of Pandora revenue that goes to songwriters. Opening up the politics of Pandora 2011-03-14T16:14:51Z Conventions may be scripted, misleading and sometimes depressing. The Base, the Ratings and the Chair: The Conventions and TV 2012-09-07T14:48:45Z Hot tub hopping! — while the films are dark and depressing, sometimes to the point of self-parody. Sundance Festival Shows More Comedies 2013-01-16T17:58:40Z In an email, Matt Bors, an editor of The Nib, said the update was commissioned because “2016 has been such a gross, depressing slog.” Why ‘This Is Fine’ Is the Meme This Year Deserves 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z A subsequent hitch in a Detroit casino was brief and depressing. ‘Is Fat Bob Dead Yet?’ review: An antic story of scams and gangsters 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z For men, the peak was closer to 50, while for women it was a depressing 40. The age when you hit 'peak loneliness' – and other life milestones 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z Had he found putting it together inspiring or depressing? Trailer trash 2012-07-14T23:06:26Z But anyone who appreciates theater, opera, ballet, modern dance or museums will find “Curtains?” fairly depressing, despite a glimmer of hope in the final chapter. Can arts organizations survive in the current economy? 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z "As bleak and depressing as his fictional world could be at times, Cain portrayed his losers with great humanity, complexity and artistic integrity," wrote filmmaker William Preston Robertson, in a 2001 homage to Cain. Noir classic steps out of the shadows at ACT 2011-10-20T18:50:11Z Some of his songs are about incredibly heavy topics — abuse, addiction, spirituality — but there’s a wit, a precision and a humanity to his voice that makes his music cathartic rather than depressing. An Introduction to the Mountain Goats 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z As any nostalgist knows, the most depressing kind of architectural space is that one that is slightly and tentatively rather than resoundingly out of date. The wrong kind of time capsule: Notes on an afternoon inside John Portman's Bonaventure Hotel 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z Eyes Wide Open is too true to life to be anything but depressing. Eyes Wide Open reveals the homophobia of Orthodox Judaism 2010-05-27T11:25:00Z In a depressing green-walled bedroom, the bare-chested artist, roughly sculptured in high relief, sits up in bed leafing through a book — a photo album, perhaps. Art Review: Llyn Foulkes Retrospective Opens at the New Museum 2013-06-20T23:05:46Z Once I started realizing how deeply this thing was ingrained in every single one of my interactions, it was depressing for me. "I'm still unraveling it": "Keep This Between Us" filmmaker on being groomed as a child 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z It has united people in the feeling of being muzzled; we have rallied to make that experience slightly less depressing. Masks are changing the way we look at each other, and ourselves 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z The last book I didn’t finish is “Fire and Fury,” by Michael Wolff: very interesting but too depressing. Leila Slimani: By the Book 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z The first is the future, which tends to be complicated, depressing, and fatiguing to read about; the second is the aesthetic of futurism, which is grim and predictable. Sympathetic Sci-Fi 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z As though that weren’t depressing enough, the survey tracked the most popular locations for “missed connections” by the posters’ median age: For 40-year-olds, it’s a strip club or adult bookstore. Wal-mart is an aphrodisiac! 2013-02-21T21:51:00Z I’ve never made a film that is exclusively, relentlessly bleak and depressing. 'Silly question!' Mike Leigh interviewed by our readers and famous fans 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z “Chain Letter” is bad in depressing and irritating ways, from the incoherent story to the unimaginative brutality of the killings to the especially cynical, sequel-baiting ending. | 'Chain Letter': Another Argument Against E-Mail 2010-10-01T23:30:00Z Nevertheless, it's depressing to see the vaulting ambition of this audacious music reduced to a mere nostalgia turn. Steve Hackett – review 2013-05-13T17:31:14Z You’ll find the web’s longest list of films about death on the website Urns Online, which promises everything from “light comedy to stark and depressing art films”. Breaking the taboo: the director who has filmed the moment of death 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z Exhale deeply, then inhale while depressing the handle of the machine, filling your lungs with nitrous oxide instead of oxygen. Sex in Silicon Valley: are millennials better at free love? 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z “I found it exhilarating, depressing, tawdry and moving in almost equal measure. It’s a big American story that rolls across barbered lawns and then leaves you stranded in some all-night Sam’s Club of the soul.” 12 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z Their feel-good appeal to national pride is intended as an antidote to all the depressing stuff at the top of the half-hour. Perspective | Voter suppression is a crucial story in America, but broadcast news mostly shrugs 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z Other characters come and go, and Tom and Gerri even travel to Hull, in northern England, for one of the most depressing funeral scenes ever committed to film. Best of Cannes: "Another Year" with Mike Leigh 2010-05-17T16:15:00Z I feel like oftentimes, when we're faced with what to watch at the end of the day, it's either joyful and mindless or important and depressing. "Mrs. Davis" star Betty Gilpin on her risk-taking acting style: "I like playing high stakes" 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z I thought of Hoelting's words last week as I contemplated the current Gulf of Mexico deep-water oil spill/blowout, a depressing catastrophe with no solution in sight. Whidbey Island author gives up cars for a year 2010-06-04T22:52:00Z That sums up why the guilty verdict Thursday is depressing — depressing not for its shock but for the work the verdict now requires me to do. Cliff Huxtable Was Bill Cosby’s Sickest Joke 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z “I could probably think of more depressing songs,” he said, “but mostly they’re so depressing because of how bad they are.” Perspective | He had an important question for songwriter John Prine. The answer surprised him. 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z For those of us stuck in what we might think is a depressing present, is the future you see a happy one? The head of D.C. tourism group reflects on being one of the few Black men at the top of the industry 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z “It’s very depressing for them. They feed off each other’s energy.” A String Quartet Is Crushed by the Coronavirus 2020-04-19T04:00:00Z Most of the songs Perry performed were about male heterosexual fantasies played like female independence — depressing, when you think about it. Perky Katy Perry finds sweet spot between rock and R&B 2011-07-21T18:09:04Z Between the mostly innocent victims and the plodding pace, a depressing tone settles over the movie. ‘Sightseers’: Script takes too many wrong turns 2013-06-13T21:15:59Z “It was a depressing time in the city after 9/11, and everyone felt it,” Mr. Somer said. Taavo Somer Can Make Anything Cool, Even Golf 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z This is depressing film about how much contact fathers have with their kids when they separate from the mothers. Canoe Man and Who Needs Fathers? | TV review 2010-04-01T05:45:00Z It’s a compelling but also consistently depressing series, and, in its lack of gloss, unlike anything else on the prime-time schedule. Review | ABC’s striking ‘American Crime’ returns with heavy tales of human exploitation 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z The piece tells a detailed and fascinating, if depressing, story about how weakly the IRS follows up on referrals of tax avoidance from whistleblowers. Dear Class of 2012, life isn’t easy 2012-06-26T20:49:00Z The truth, if anything, is even more depressing. Todd Haynes: ‘She said, there’s a frock film coming up, with Cate attached … It sounded right up my alley’ 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z More depressing is the inexorable slide into beauty contest: it starts off subtly, with an admiring comment on a dress – and why not add the price tag? The G7 was the final straw – world leaders’ wives should refuse to travel with their spouses 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z Generally pessimistic about China, despite his happy years working there, Osnos shows that the kaleidoscope of Internet abuse, jokes and cynicism displays a depressing picture of “a train with a limited number of seats.” ‘The People’s Republic of Amnesia’ and ‘Age of Ambition’ 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z “The end of August and the beginning of September are rather depressing, but the garden perks up in mid-to-late September.” Three stunning gardens that will change the way you think about fall 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z This is a valid, if depressing, philosophical outlook but rather static as theater. Review: A ‘Ship of Fools,’ Each Stuck in Isolation 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z Once his motives and psychological weaknesses are laid bare, the intrigue dries up, and the rest is just a depressing, true-life Hollywood ending. Television Review: ‘The Girl,’ on HBO, With Sienna Miller and Toby Jones 2012-10-18T21:44:37Z As Klein digs more deeply into this, the results become unrelentingly depressing. Why America’s Political Divisions Will Only Get Worse 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z On the other hand, if you have a family it can be depressing. 'My humour has always come from anger' 2011-03-06T00:02:01Z My issue is with how bleak and depressing it is. Romesh Ranganathan: Joker left me in need of a lie down. Is The Lion King more my style? 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z Of all the alternate histories available to writers and producers with active imaginations, perhaps none is more tempting — or depressing — than the fiction of an Allied defeat in World War II. What if Hitler won? ‘Man in the High Castle’ can’t match tantalizing premise. 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z I feel like a lot of that bad effect is just projected onto single people, and that condition is rendered pathetic and sad and depressing. In defense of single people 2012-07-09T01:00:00Z It was one of most depressing periods of my life. ‘Moonlight’ Unlocked the Door. Naomie Harris Charged Through It. 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z The depressing truth is that developments like this one are making Shoreditch so expensive that artists and galleries are being forced to leave. Design: The Power, or Folly, of a Product's Name 2011-10-30T13:00:09Z “That sounded so depressing to me at the time,” Levy says. ‘All my friends had some nightmare experience trying to get pregnant. My story took the cake’ 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z She knows how long a night can be, and, clearly, how dark and depressing a day can be as well. Catherine Zeta-Jones' bipolar bravery 2011-04-14T15:15:00Z With climate change, humanity is both the villain and the hero, and thus the human contrivances of this conference — the panels, the politics, the pressers and protests and prepared remarks — are both inspiring and depressing. What was COP26? A slog, a spectacle — and, for one youthful delegation, an opportunity. 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z Eliana: I'm coping by Googling as many references as possible: there's the Genesis story, and I kept thinking about The Giving Tree, which is already depressing for a kids' book. Explaining the Many References in the Movie 'mother!' 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z Don’t be afraid of the comments that call it depressing. ArtsBeat: Curtain Down, Heads Up: Readers Respond to 'Small Fire,' 'Dracula' and Streisand 2011-01-09T22:26:50Z And they wrote the most depressing song ever: I Can Never Go Home Anymore. Amy Winehouse: in her own words 2012-07-22T17:59:01Z But friends who diminish their assumption of my capacity because of phenotype — that was the most depressing and saddening part. Stacey Abrams: Being a black woman in politics isn’t ‘some fatal diagnosis’ 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z And spending every Monday night with a ghost is just going to be depressing. RECAP: The Bachelorette Premiere: Andi Ees O.K. 2014-05-20T04:00:00Z I’d expect it on something like Tinder, but find it depressing on other sites where the people, in every other way, purport to be left-leaning, smart, modern men. Why do men seem to look for much younger dates online? 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z If somebody hears about a movie about some depressing comedian that’s at the end of his rope, that sounds more interesting than ‘Did you see the new Neil Hamburger movie?’ What’s it like to live as one of the ‘worst’ comics in the world? Gregg Turkington is finally talking about it. 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z The vibe was not depressing — just intense, and eclectic as well. Antlers not ‘sad' but definitely intense | Concert review 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z “Killing Eve” isn’t a bad show now, but it’s a different show, in depressing ways — less vital, more ordinary. Review: A ‘Killing Eve’ That No One Was Asking For 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z It’s embarrassing and somewhat depressing to tell interviewers about it. @Work Advice: So you were fired. How to talk about it during future job interviews. Cordes: One of the things that's most depressing with coffee is that 50% of it is produced under certifications/labeling schemes, but a smaller percentage is actually purchased under that standard. Can companies be held accountable for problematic supply chains in chocolate, coffee and more? 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z The production is depressing, relentlessly loud, the dialogue shouted and unnecessary table banging. Review: A Welsh Family Clings to Native Soil in ‘The Good Earth’ 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z Her vocal in Korean, from the original track, chants, “Don’t answer my phone. It’s just a depressing story anyway.” Justin Bieber and Chance the Rapper’s Wholesome Team-Up, and 10 More New Songs 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z There’s something so depressing about grocery shopping for your family, without your family with you. Kathryn Hahn Would Like Moms to Stop Judging Themselves 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Despite the depressing subject matter and the seemingly bleak outlook, for Reed, there is hope that the US can change the Citizens United decision. Dark Money: how a documentary became a political thriller 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z That it’s now a form of escapist entertainment is depressing. 13 Hours: Michael Bay's Benghazi movie and 'the American Way' 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z The government must "grasp the correct orientation for politics, values and behavior, and prevent the spread of base, depressing tendencies, materialism and the worship of money", Cai added. Many of China's TV shows, films are rubbish, minister says 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z "Let's face it: women are kind of depressing. Most women are drips," she tells Portia. "The White Lotus" returns with an Italian dream of a second season that's molto bene 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z “That poem is so depressing!” my mother told me. “Skinny isn’t beautiful”: Only after I stopped dreading my weight did I find true happiness 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z “My focus is much more on the instant of sounding the next note, depressing the next key, than in other repertoire,” he says. Perspective | As time loses its meaning, the music of Morton Feldman gains new resonance 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z But it is a testament to Packer's talents that The Unwinding is powerful, rather than off-puttingly earnest or just depressing, and that it lingers so long after reading. The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America by George Packer – review 2013-06-21T07:01:01Z Supreme Court for The Wall Street Journal, provides a fascinating, if depressing, overview of the Bush administration’s approach to the detainees. ‘The Terror Courts’: rough justice at Guantánamo 2013-07-19T23:59:19Z But here's the thing: it doesn't feel that depressing. Dublin's independent arts scene is a silver lining in the recession-hit city 2010-11-22T12:27:00Z But here’s the most depressing part: if you rewatch Independence Day now, it holds up better than most of the films it inspired. Why are we hooked on films about mass destruction? 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z It's an obvious destination for Angus Macqueen's excellent series, and his findings are inevitably depressing: such is the corruption of Afghanistan's government that, to some extent, British troops are dying to protect heroin dealers. Our Drugs War 2010-08-16T05:45:00Z Mr. Caro said in an interview that he is heartbroken by the loss of bookstores from Manhattan, calling it “a profoundly significant and depressing indication of where our culture is.” Bookstores Forsake Manhattan as Rents Surge 2014-03-26T02:00:02Z I think otherwise it must have been very depressing. Isabelle Huppert on the Transformational Power of Shoes 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z Mark said there's nothing more depressing than knowing what you're going to make for the rest of your life. “Wealth is a higher power”: Amazon's “LuLaRich” & the ultimate suburban white women’s pyramid scheme 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z “Because to think otherwise would be very depressing.” Analysis | Terrorists target concerts and movies, but that won’t stop us from going 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z I hope so, but the next script that I have is so depressing. Taraji P. Henson on Jussie Smollett, ‘What Men Want’ and the presidential election 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z "It was a little depressing actually," Yankovic said about waiting to hear back from Lady Gaga. Hard times for Weird Al, musically speaking 2011-07-14T12:21:10Z Perusing the Virtual Teen posts is depressing, alarming and enlightening. Motherlode Blog: A Son 'Cuts,' and a Father Struggles 2013-02-05T14:26:41Z When you watch television now it’s so depressing. Milton Glaser’s Unseen Design for New York: ‘Together’ 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z She brought up a charge recently made by conservative critics of the Times’ 1619 Project, which commemorates slavery: that focussing on the worst parts of a nation’s history is depressing and, worse, delegitimizing. What Can We Learn from the Germans About Confronting Our History? 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z This forgets how masterful Noah is in wielding a conversational tone before depressing the brake, gently but assuredly, to arrive at punchlines or conclusions that aren't always easy to hear. Trevor Noah made "The Daily Show" his own — and better 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z All in all, another dark, largely depressing chapter of “The Affair,” with one bit of comic relief — though, because it’s “The Affair,” it was of a yucky, skin-crawling variety. ‘The Affair’ Season 3, Episode 2: Helen, Alison and Furkat 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z This ghastly scenario of poor preying on poor is, like the film’s gray-green palette, profoundly depressing and entirely pitiless. | 'We Are What We Are': ?We Are What We Are?: They Are What They Eat 2011-02-18T01:25:20Z Spending all your time imagining plane horror, I have learned, is exhausting and depressing. Perspective | Inside the horror website that’s freaking out millions of people 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z That’s new motherhood for you, Mayer — a depressing, discombobulated, emotional struggle that you really ought to take some time to revel in. Hey, moms: Hush up! 2012-07-18T19:45:00Z On Thursday, Mr. Jacobs brought New York Fashion Week to a close with a disconcertingly depressing if very well-merchandised ode to the documentary “Hip-Hop Evolution” and a moment in time when everything changed. Marc Jacobs Stops the Music 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z It’s a depressing setting, of course, but the show tries to inject humor and arch self-awareness right away. ‘Red Band Society,’ Set in a Pediatric Ward 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z “Saturated with unrelentingly grim headlines,” goes one typical sentence, “the summer of 2014 was proving ‘an anxious and depressing muddle,’ as The New Yorker’s George Packer characterized it.” A Paralyzed Army Vet Walks Again. Is He Healed — or Is It a Hoax? 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z Ironically, the call centre was grim, dingy and depressing. From propping up the bar to working at the Samaritans – how I learned to listen 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z From the angry Fahrenheit 9/11 to the depressing Hamburg Cell, films about September 11 have journeyed through the five stages of grief. Is Hollywood finally over 9/11? 2010-03-30T09:02:00Z Yes, it'd be a pretty depressing read without Scout's innocence and joie de vivre and Atticus's moral courage, but whoever claimed life was a barrel of laughs? If you like books like these: dark teen reads 2012-05-31T10:17:09Z A trial ensued, depressing Kipling, the less popular character in the courtroom, where he appeared a “priggish killjoy.” Taking Another Look at the Author of ‘The White Man’s Burden’ 2019-07-07T04:00:00Z “The only thing that’s depressing about it is I’m not getting any money from it,” Cobb said, with a rueful laugh. ‘Kind of Blue’ drummer still keeping time as album turns 60 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z It’s the sort of scene where, if you look at it and see something weird and depressing–well, Enlightened is just not the show for you, and that’s fine. Enlightened Watch: Ghost Protocol 2013-02-11T13:00:20Z If all this sounds unbearably depressing, be cheered. Review: ‘T2 Trainspotting’: Once Defiantly Wretched, Now Worn Down 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z But then they started dying, a depressing reminder that this work wasn’t the only music with an expiration date. Alice Gerrard Didn’t Plan a Bluegrass Career. She Broke Its Glass Ceiling. 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z She replies, “But sad things aren’t the same as depressing things.” In ‘A Wilder Christmas,’ Darkness Laced With Sentiment 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z Even though a break-up was something mutually agreed upon it was still heartbreaking and depressing more than anything else. 'Painful, exhilarating, overrated': 16-year-olds on being in love 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z By extension, it’s a history, more depressing than revelatory, of why nothing much has been done about an existential crisis we’ve been aware of for at least four decades. ‘Frontline’ Review: Why the Climate Changed but We Didn’t 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z For the most part it was designed for the depressing Middle American palate, starchy and bland, with salt the most dominant and frequently sole seasoning. I went on a freaking cruise 2012-12-09T13:00:00Z It may depend on your mood, or your sense of life, as to whether or not you find that record depressing. David Thomson on Owen Wilson 2011-07-14T21:09:01Z There's the Working Title "Isn't London sweet" club, and then we have the BFI "Isn't the UK depressing" club. Why British film is all kitsch 'n' sink 2013-06-22T16:45:01Z Here is “The Old Grey Hare,” from 1944, which explores the depressing notion that once the pursuit of Mr. Bunny ends, there is no meaning to Mr. Fudd’s life. DVD: On DVD, ?Essential Bugs Bunny Collection? 2010-10-08T22:10:00Z If it’s been haunting you that long no wonder it’s depressing you. I chucked my son’s girlfriend out and he won’t forgive me 2017-05-14T04:00:00Z When you’re asking cast members to portray a certain thing, which is, by any standard, a pretty depressing story, it gets trickier. The Ball's in His Court: Seth Meyers of 'Saturday Night Live' Preps for the ESPYs 2010-07-12T17:15:00Z It’s generally depressing to see a master soften as they get long in the tooth, but with Cronenberg, there’s something comforting about that particular affect. David Cronenberg: 'Movies were made for sex' 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z The really depressing thing about Outnumbered is that I think it's pretty spot on, as a portrait of a typical middle-class London family. Outnumbered and How the Other Half Lives 2010-04-09T05:45:00Z "Living in my apartment with so many things is really depressing, because lots of things I have have memories to them," admits Anne Thomas on "Hoarding: Buried Alive" of her place in New York City. How hoarding shows cured my hoarding 2010-04-10T23:01:00Z Those places represent the dysfunction and polarization that makes our political culture more depressing than "Midnight Cowboy" and "Ju Dou" combined. Can three comedians transcend the red-blue divide? 2011-08-26T20:30:00Z It was a depressing foster situation and beyond that it was an agonizing night when my wife asked a co-worker to visit our house for a private and dignified euthanasia. How many pets can we save? 2013-04-18T01:30:00Z It is depressing to think that a “60 Minutes”-worthy story — on the ingrained culture of harassment at a cultural institution — took place at the nation’s most prestigious and most popular TV newsmagazine. Was ‘60 Minutes’ TV’s Most Toxic Workplace? 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z The last thing I would want anyone to experience is having no taste buds; everything tastes like ashes in your mouth and it is so depressing. Breaking bad: how to give up drinking, smoking, nail-biting and other unwanted habits 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z The stories told by Melba Liston, for example, make for very depressing reading. For Women in Jazz, a Year of Reckoning and Recognition 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z There's always a chance that it is all intended in inverted commas, which would be a bit depressing, but perhaps that doesn't matter. Dirty Projectors: Swing Lo Magellan – review 2012-06-28T14:29:01Z I tell him that I have and that I thought it was excellent and depressing. Andrés Neuman crosses boundaries across the Americas in 'How to Travel Without Seeing' 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z I found it both terrifying and rather depressing. Duran Duran's Nick Rhodes on "Medazzaland" turning 25: "I love the sonic architecture" 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z Is it depressing to hear people going on about how there's no good new music? The Strypes: 'We always knew that you had to practise for months, get in a van and do 200 gigs…' 2013-04-27T23:04:01Z That makes her feel vulnerable, she said, and she's not even a fan of depressing films. Sundance 2015: Nothing funny about Sarah Silverman in 'I Smile Back' 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z Which is a bit depressing really, isn’t it?” Why we should learn to embrace failure | Elizabeth Day 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z And, revealingly, the three most depressing aspects of our home-grown programming all stand in stark contrast to the situation in the US – under-representation of ethnic minorities, short runs, and uniformity. State of the nation 2011-03-29T11:25:31Z Even so, it was a depressing, sobering episode. A Book That Captures the Singular Life of the War Correspondent Marie Colvin 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z How do you make a song that’s explicitly political and connected to current events without it being overpoweringly depressing, or not listenable? 'Selma' Actor Common: Don't Speak Out "Just Because It's Popular" 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z Rising from the ashes of beloved/depressing/invigorating Seattle acoustic folk rock act Dutchess and the Duke: Case Studies . Video: "The Eagle or the Serpent" by Case Studies 2010-12-09T20:13:00Z Overall, it's all about what the film wants to be, which is heartwarming and a balm for this often depressing world: "Wonder Woman 1984" is "chaotic" and "delightfully cheesy": Reviews of this year's superhero sequel 2020-12-25T05:00:00Z Attribute its failure to a lack of guns or an eminently depressing trailer, but it all added up to what felt like a loss of cultural cachet. Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard and the Long History of the Rumor Mill at the Box Office 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z “It’s all a little bit depressing,” he said, “to see there are clear parallels today to be made with the 16th century concerning religious intolerance and religious fundamentalism.” How a French Novelist Turns the Tables on History 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z It’s sad and depressing and not very easily untangled, like the best American plays. Horace and Pete: Louis CK’s surprise new web series is dark and difficult 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z She is politically at odds with her family, a situation she finds depressing, but is well used to by now. Chloë Sevigny: ‘I hope my family aren’t going to read this’ 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z It is a challenge to write well and truthfully about depression without being, well, plain old depressing. The View on the Way Down by Rebecca Wait – review 2013-04-13T10:31:01Z “It was so depressing — everyone kept asking me if it was a philanthropic exercise.” The Zervos Picasso Catalog Is Resurrected 2013-05-22T22:13:48Z I actually find the new concept utterly depressing. Property shows: room for improvement? 2011-08-10T13:27:22Z We’ll get to that, but first, I have to ask, doesn’t he find having all these old toys around him a bit, well, depressing? Corey Feldman: 'The biggest problem in Hollywood is paedophilia' 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z Writing in The New York Times, Bosley Crowther called the movie “as dismal, dark and depressing a drama of events in World War II as this reviewer has yet witnessed.” Remembering Andrzej Wajda, Unflinching Observer of Modern Poland 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z But I think it's not as simplistic, as depressing as that in some ways either — because in the pre-streaming, pre-digital world, there was a sort of linearity of music. How to separate your dad from Bruce Springsteen 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z That conclusion is multiplied by four in “Cineastas,” which would be kind of depressing if Mr. Pensotti’s production weren’t so spirited. ‘Cineastas’ and ‘O Jardim’ at Under the Radar 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z That probably sounds depressing, though “Traveler of Worlds” is anything but that, if only because Silverberg possesses such an interesting mind. Robert Silverberg: The Philip Roth of the science fiction world 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z There’s a depressing insularity to it — a very specific bubble of determination within the larger, protectively impermeable bubble that is Texas itself. Review | Netflix’s ‘Cheer’ is the documentary that hard-working cheerleaders have long deserved 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z None of those pairings quite worked and it's been depressing to see the spunky, appealing Aniston, who is a gifted comedian, flounder in movie after movie. Just Go With It? Jennifer Aniston Runs Away With It 2011-02-11T00:40:00Z Gupta said that it was “depressing” to hear the opposition’s arguments. For Save the Corcoran, an anxious wait in the face of a merger Killer is, like all the Outfit tracks, sweetly melodic but disguises solemn navel-gazing: it's wan tribal pop, like Vampire Weekend after a trip to the more depressing parts of the Wirral. New band of the day ? No 1,067: Outfit 2011-07-21T16:31:39Z But honestly, how many depressing books on the decline of democracy can one read? Letters to the Editor 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z But I arrived after dark and the town looked, frankly, depressing. A Giant Swing. Jungle Screaming. Ice Plunges. You’ll Love It. 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z In all of my shows on Broadway I played the most gut-wrenching, depressing roles. Lea Michele has Justin Timberlake on her mind 2010-08-12T06:14:00Z It’s unlike Frankfurt, which feels unfriendly and depressing, in the way that it’s laid out, its low ceilings and the lack of light.” These Are the World's Most Accessible Airports 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z After all that hard work, the idea of staying in one of Lhasa's generic Chinese hotel blocks is depressing. Summoned to Shambhala Palace 2010-07-07T13:35:00Z The dilapidated Cobain childhood homes in Aberdeen spoke to the depressing reality that many young people there are still trying to escape, perhaps now even more than before. Footsteps : Chasing Kurt Cobain in Washington State 2014-03-25T21:43:53Z “It’s depressing to be staring at an empty screen with your cocktail,” Hirschfeld said. The six do’s and don’ts of Zoom happy hours 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z I also thought the storyline was quite depressing, and I was disappointed, because the beginning was so promising. The Sleeping Army by Francesca Simon - review 2013-04-07T14:00:00Z He said Ukraine was undergoing depressing times, with the democratic achievements of the 2004 Orange Revolution now under threat as top opposition leaders suffer in jail on politically-tainted charges. Sleeping Beauty recreated in Kiev museum 2012-09-07T18:04:19Z As seen on the news, real life right now is heartbreaking, terrifying, depressing and exhausting. On TV, the Truth Hurts 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z Though I felt that this was long overdue, unfortunately, it caused Bella to become so miserable that the book was such a depressing read, more so than usual. The Twilight Saga: New Moon by Stephenie Meyer - review 2012-07-11T08:00:00Z I talk about how he was disturbed; I cite endless depressing statistics about mental health care in America. What we’re really saying when we say ‘Don’t politicize tragedy’ 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z If you’re an “old,” I suspect your reaction to it may be the same as mine, which is to say “Swiped” is illuminating, fascinating, depressing and horrifying. Dangers of dating in the Tinder age: “If you called someone you’d probably get labeled a psyc... 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z An alien might expect us to find such music depressing and dislikable. Adele "30": The psychology of why sad songs make us feel good 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z In its keen focus on the parts of life Hollywood pushes into caricature, into the margins, or omits altogether, new Austrian cinema undoubtedly has a strong claim to be the world's most depressing. Austrian cinema: a province shaped by past masters of pessimism 2013-06-19T09:57:23Z “The idea of a life spent obsessing over bathroom details for an Upper East Side penthouse was pretty depressing.” Film: Cyberspace Gamble 2010-12-04T23:03:00Z It was depressing to see a man’s 42 years reduced to so little substance. Suicide isn’t painless 2012-08-24T19:30:00Z Santa Claus, Indiana, is one of the more depressing stops, he said. Everyone has a dream. For Jeffrey it was riding a CitiBike across America 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z The depressing thing about many of the issues raised in the show, from abortion rights to division of labour within the home, is that they are still raging today. Rose Byrne: ‘You understand why feminists are furious – we’re still talking about this?’ 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z Many are not as depressing as they might have been, with filmmakers tackling the topic through comedy and warm drama. With Technology, Sundance Films Make It to Screen Faster 2012-01-17T23:09:59Z But it couldn’t compete with the pristine integrity and shaggy poignancy of “Columbia Icefield,” often gloomy yet somehow never quite depressing. Review: The Prettiest, Most Progressive Campfire Music Ever 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z Then round again, without boring or depressing each other, somehow. When my mother died, I inherited her best friend – and she became family 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z “Kristen and Annie assured me that the film will be a searing and depressing drama, which is what the world needs right now,” he said. ‘Bridesmaids’ Writers Team Up for New Comedy 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z Flecked with magical realist touches and a sense of the supernatural, the film takes no shortcuts as its characters discharge their laborious and depressing duties. Critic?s Notebook: New York Film Festival, With Bela Tarr and Nuri Bilge Ceylan 2011-10-04T22:23:21Z If "Animal Kingdom" were theology, it might be a depressing grade of Calvinism, arguing that we are born with few choices and that those rapidly burn away down to a single imperative. "Animal Kingdom": Granny's evil crime empire 2010-08-14T00:30:00Z Even more than in Paris or London, the history of colonialism and immigration is written on the surface of Brussels, in ways both reassuring and depressing. Marcel Broodthaers’s Brussels, and Mine 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z And although the Turkish case is in some ways uniquely depressing, it is part of a much larger trend. The Silencing of Writers in Turkey 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z “The First Bad Man” is ironic, somewhat depressing and often macabre. Book review: ‘The First Bad Man,’ by Miranda July 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z He says now that “as dismal and depressing as that moment was, it was the best thing that ever happened to me.” WATCH: Music legend John Oates on the 2 words that changed his life 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z “It was so erratic and depressing,” she remembered. Zoë Chao Identified With ‘Party Down’ a Little Too Well for a While 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Hollywood is bloated with stories about future capitalist dystopias, because that's all that the capitalist imagination can envision: a depressing future with more oppression, or the status quo. Why the left loves Martin Scorsese movies – especially right now 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z I have tried to read these books, but have never gotten very far: too depressing! Militant atheism has become a religion 2013-03-25T01:00:00Z Either way, for all its musical value, listening to Unapologetic is a pretty depressing experience. Rihanna: Unapologetic – review 2012-11-15T15:30:00Z “I think I am going to do a great job watching a lot of depressing films,” he joked. Del Toro promises no favors for amigo Cuaron at Venice Film Festival 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z Both captured the slightly depressing physical environment of a European capital that hadn’t quite recovered from the war, and both put their brash, insouciant characters front and center and paid little attention to plot. “A Hard Day’s Night”: The rock musical that made history 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z The kind of rich vulgar taste she represents is d for down, d for dreary, d for dull, and for depressing, dismal and deadly. Imagining a World After Anna 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z By the third depressing hearing, it begins to sound like an immense put-on. From the Archives: The Original Review of ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z Ed: I wasn’t depressing, I was just honest. - The Washington Post “That engendered in me a level of emotion that I did not think was possible after sixteen months of this depressing campaign and thirty-nine years on earth as a British person.” John Oliver recaps last week’s DNC: Trump’s candidacy as baffling to foreigners as “the menu at Guy Fieri’s American Kitchen” 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z As for the Little Match Girl, literature has never provided a more depressing New Year’s Eve, or a more compelling argument for child-labor laws. Audiobooks for Summer Trips With the Kids 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z Having dreaded Tuesday night’s election coverage for, well, four long years now, there was the even more depressing realization that we could not not watch it. Perspective | Election night TV was high anxiety, flat comedy and Trump taking us to a new low. We can’t say we weren’t warned. 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z This seems to me a new and depressing iteration. Lohan director explains why we hate Lindsay 2010-07-08T15:30:00Z It is depressing to realize that the creative process and literary criticism are now falling victim to political correctness. Book Spoilers, Sex Jokes and Other Letters to the Editor 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z “Baltimore Rising” lets such contradictions speak for themselves, as a depressing theme of status quo emerges and the communal energy stirred up by Gray’s death begins to dissipate. Review | Like the activism it chronicles, ‘Baltimore Rising’ struggles to find real progress 2017-11-19T05:00:00Z The fact that there aren’t more certified organic restaurants is “sort of depressing,” she said. Organic pioneer Nora Pouillon plans to retire, sell her eponymous restaurant 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z The miracle of the four-hour piece, however, is that it never feels heavy or depressing. The excellent "We Need to Talk About Cosby" skilfully opens a necessary, uncomfortable conversation 2022-01-30T05:00:00Z Granted, to see two married people being so nice to each other is a brief moment of joy in an otherwise depressing news landscape. Is it feminist to be obsessed with Kamala Harris's husband? 2020-08-17T04:00:00Z It's an encouraging film, though its overall context in an America 50 years after the election of Jack Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson is depressing. The Interrupters ? review 2011-08-13T23:05:32Z The details shared in those episodes are miserably depressing, but Oliver and Bee, like other late night hosts, deliver these terrifying facts with the considerate anesthesia of comedy. "The Handmaid's Tale" is so brilliant and relevant that I can't stand it 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z Sometimes it’s depressing, or I don’t need to start my day with negative things going on. 'Selma' Actor Common: Don't Speak Out "Just Because It's Popular" 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z First off, I ask him if he agrees with my central thesis, that this is the most depressing rock song ever written. Perspective | He had an important question for songwriter John Prine. The answer surprised him. 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z Their back catalogue is minimal, their career a depressing tale of squandered talent, dodgy contracts, amateurish management, chemical excess. Shane Meadows: 'This is the closest thing to a love letter I've ever made' 2013-05-26T07:00:00Z The great structures of geopolitics are depressing and alarming, but a little book from anywhere can be a generous teacher and companion. The Man Booker International prize finalists speak: Part Two 2013-05-15T10:31:24Z In this season, it’s less depressing than engaging, because on top of there being this genuinely gripping mystery to unravel, there’s at least one teenage boy worth saving, too. This show flips all the scripts: A male prep school athlete, drugged and raped — and what happens next 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Delivered with jolting honesty, her insights are more depressing than any number of spread legs or sleazy song lyrics. Movie Review: ‘Sexy Baby,’ a Documentary About Internet Pornography 2012-10-18T23:27:39Z Striving to be a rapper in this city better known for indie rock, roots music and “Portlandia”-level whiteness was “super depressing,” he said. Meet Aminé, a Joyful Rapper With an Eye on Politics 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z Looking at the films vying for attention this Oscar season, there are many – let's face it – depressing dramas. Why aren't cinephiles taking the Oscar bait? Salon conducted an unscientific survey 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z It was depressing, and nobody wanted to come here. As Studio 54 Boogies to Brooklyn, Its Denizens Look Back in Wonder 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z We are left with a fatuous and depressing parade of nothingness, and a rather dodgy wisecrack about Egypt and the Middle East which will do its box office prospects there no good at all. How Do You Know ? review 2011-01-27T22:00:01Z Johnson he called Stella and Esther Vanhomrigh, Vanessa. They were preceded by Jane Waring, a parishioner in his first depressing church near Belfast. Jane’s rejection of his only proposal put him off gallant courtship forever. The man behind 'Gullivers Travels,' Johnathan Swift, is celebrated in a new biography 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z If that seems too stark and depressing then just pretend you are going into business. Do you like my book idea? 2013-02-21T01:00:00Z This is a brave, different film, one that dares to be all the things films should be, but rarely are: confrontational, bitter, loving, realistic, depressing, and intelligent. This week's new DVD & Blu-ray 2010-09-17T23:06:00Z It's a rather depressing way to look at the world, and it's grim to actually hear. Magna Carta Holy Grail – a first-listen review 2013-07-04T14:23:37Z Showing how the intricate supply chains of global capitalism shield corporations like Nestlé and Unilever from responsibility, Tandon paints a depressing portrait of pain and poverty and exploitation. ‘Invisible Hands’ Review: The Children Fueling Global Capitalism 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z But in a world where many of us complain of being overscheduled, there’s something uniquely depressing about having no control over the time once quaintly called “personal” and “free.” The art of making (and not making) plans 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z Overall, he said, while the likes of Kafka were plagued by self-doubt, his modern peers seemed arrogant and self-satisfied, "which is mildly depressing". Feted British authors are limited, arrogant and self-satisfied, says leading academic 2010-07-28T17:25:00Z People always accuse me of making these dark, depressing movies. Anurag Kashyap: 'Bollywood is to blame for India's inability to deal with reality' 2013-02-28T19:33:00Z “Staying home all the time is kind of depressing,” she said. At Cove, working remotely doesn’t have to be lonely 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z Emotions play across faces weathered by age and bonded by long experience, and the wonder is that a story this threaded with sickness and decline is neither tedious nor depressing. ‘Diane’ Review: A Vibrant Tale of Love, Sisterhood and Decline 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z Just super depressing roles where you are like, really? I remember I saw Brokeback Mountain with Michelle Williams and she was amazing in it. Scene Stealer Melanie Lynskey on Her First Leading Role and the Problem with Praise 2012-09-07T12:00:48Z It's depressing how conservative people can be despite supposedly belonging to a supposedly alternative subculture. Jello Biafra: 'Obama owes Occupy big time' 2013-04-25T15:54:10Z But perhaps the most depressing aspect of the row, for a global audience, is just how familiar it is. Boobs aren’t news, but try telling that to the Times of India 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z I avoid using this opening with my own kids, because it’s so insanely depressing, and it turned out not to be true: my father is still around. 'I've been good and bad, caring but useless': Tim Dowling on two decades of fatherhood 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z Yes, it has depressing qualities, but it also has stunning portions of exuberance, laughter and connection to powerful loving feelings. ArtsBeat: Curtain Down, Heads Up: Readers Respond to 'Small Fire,' 'Dracula' and Streisand 2011-01-09T22:26:50Z Its gentle tone and life-affirming message contrast with the gloominess of many of the 19 movies competing in an official selection dominated this year by violent and depressing movies. Life-affirming French film closes Cannes 2010-05-23T07:25:00Z When you start to value yourself more, and love yourself more, you’ll see this pattern for what it is: depleting, degrading and depressing. Perspective | Ask Amy: Reader wonders how to help a depressed friend 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z Whitmire dropped one depressing hint after another until, last night, the New York Times released a fully researched piece impressive in both its coverage and its raw juiciness. The Kermit firing is the soap opera summer needed, and the nightmare we all fear 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z And then there's the memorial, which is like planning a depressing wedding, both in logistics and in cost. My parents are dead—can I afford avocado toast now? 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z Children from homes like mine will always do OK; it's profoundly depressing that so much is being done to discourage schools from introducing every child to all that's on offer. From Hare to Hytner: leading cultural figures oppose the EBacc 2012-12-14T22:50:00Z Recent weeks have been a depressing time for anyone who cares about stuff like basic equality and human rights. Taking a stand against St. Patrick’s Day homophobia: Mayors sit out the parades 2014-02-28T20:39:00Z The subject is too depressing, too vulnerable to the exploitations of poverty tourism, too readily transformed into a moralizing parable about the virtues of giving. Why Richard Gere’s “homeless” photo went viral: It’s more common — and closer to home — than we like to think 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z The narrator — single, 46 — records these depressing events in little notebooks that she buys “at the end of every year at the same stationery store, always the same size and number of pages.” Review | Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel ‘Whereabouts’ is a delicate exploration of despair 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z However, for me, it's depressing being forced to see pictures and videos of people who look just like me and my loved ones get tortured and murdered. The dangerous spectacle of racist violence viral videos: Who are those images for? 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z Suddenly my pigsty office is 10 times as depressing as it already was. On Her OWN: What to Expect on Oprah Winfrey's TV Channel 2010-12-29T08:20:00Z The reverse — that as the city continues to wallow in its current financial malaise, it will retreat to the aesthetic conservatism of old — is too depressing to contemplate. Architecture Review: One Madison Park Hints at a Better Design Future 2010-06-28T22:33:00Z But while the earlier film pulled us in, this one repels, its cloudy colors and depressing mood making us long for a single moment of joy. ‘A Girl Missing’ Review: In Two Minds 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z The song was morose, depressing and anything but a song that would make you smile. "American Idol" recap: Sexual frustration edition 2010-03-10T16:01:00Z But this is not another guide to be added to the depressing pile by the bedside for those who are confronting the decline of a relative. The raw horror of Alzheimer's 2010-06-01T20:00:00Z I didn’t find the exhibit painful, though, just pedantic and depressing. How Should I Respond to Overzealous Gestures of Sympathy? 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z And yet the film is neither depressing nor melodramatic. Movie Review: ‘Take This Waltz,’ Directed by Sarah Polley 2012-06-28T22:36:20Z "How," I asked her after I read the report, "is this anything except just depressing?" Motherlode Blog: How Children Subsidize 'Low, Low Prices' 2012-11-28T14:52:52Z Still, it's odd, and not a little depressing, to hear a chap from the Bookseller describing the big book trends in Britain as "celebrity memoirs, celebrity cookbooks and Nazis". Radio review: Nazi Gold ? Publishing the Third Reich 2011-03-18T08:00:00Z But, let’s face it, we were still being asked to cheer a woman indulging in brutal violence, an act which in itself is depressing. Westworld recap: episode seven – it's Ford vs the board! 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z Believe it: It’s a daunting, depressing job for anyone who runs a site or posts his or her own material to have to deal with these asshats. Jerks defend “Dark Knight” 2012-07-18T15:55:00Z The big context of this story is very depressing, what we did and how we went about it was certainly a dark moment in our nation’s history. In the Fall of Saigon, Lessons for Today 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z There would be something uniquely depressing about Lynch banging them out long after the passion had faded – forever wearily rearranging dwarves and cryptic old ladies. Has David Lynch retired, or is it just a bad dream? 2011-08-19T11:40:48Z "I need really depressing, mid-tempo, high-pitched stuff. "I don't think it's as melancholy as the first record. Jessie Ware: 'I sing like a dolphin!' 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z You're dealing with all this dark matter and we shoot in the most grimy and depressing places, so you do need a bit of a laugh; we do find ourselves getting a bit silly sometimes. Kelly Reilly: 'I'm not an exhibitionist' 2011-01-02T00:05:11Z He goes by Footlocker stores and cheap chain stores, places generally used in films to show that a place isn’t just economically depressed, it’s depressing, period. Director Jim Jarmusch Talks New Film 'Paterson' 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z So any writer who is holding down a depressing temp job in order to make ends meet: you're in good company. Noises off: On literature and the living wage 2010-06-08T16:18:00Z Just accommodate her depressing musical tastes and keep dancing. In praise of my cousins – all 39 of them 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z I’m sure it’s very depressing when he sits home at night and worries about it. Fox News' Roger Ailes Sends Off Jon Stewart 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z “The city was so dead and depressing without tourists, the energy was completely off,” said Melissa Cruz, a bag designer and tour guide in Lisbon. Going to Europe This Summer? You’re Not Alone. 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z It's either a happy time, or it's an unhappy, depressing time. Drama and imagination: The iconic stylist behind “Sex and the City” on what fashion should be 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z “I’m not allowed to add any, and it’s a little depressing,” he said. Head of Kennedy Center Urges Arts Groups to Be Bold 2010-06-27T21:50:00Z Don't look at this as a depressing message for teenagers. Twilight: what have we learned? 2012-11-17T00:05:00Z Mr Fukuyama’s central message in this long book is as depressing as the central message in “The End of History” was inspiring. The end of harmony 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z “People going around in surgical masks is depressing,” she said. Style-conscious Africans turn compulsory masks into fashion accessories 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z "So depressing", hammered out one Twitter user about five minutes in. Fern: chatting for Britton 2011-03-29T09:53:44Z “It’s a deep game,” Kennedy said, “but that doesn’t make it depressing.” A wave of super-earnest card games want you to bare your soul on game night 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z And that understanding—even though it’s about depressing corruption—actually feels pleasurable. The Art of the Impeachment Podcast 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Some of you laughed at that while some of us had a rather dark and depressing moment of self-recognition. 2015 Emmy Awards: A triumph for ‘peak TV’ 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z In general, it's good form to choose the one that sounds the most depressing; that's usually the winner. 5 tips for making your 2011 Oscar predictions 2011-02-26T01:25:06Z Most depressing of all is the certain knowledge that the UN inquiry that's due to report back later this month is unlikely to be any more revealing. TV review: Death in the Med, Our Drug War and In their Own Words 2010-08-17T07:00:00Z But the works, which all visitors will see at the fair’s entrance as part of the Masterpiece Presents program, do not come across as drab or depressing. Anila Quayyum Agha Uses Patterns to Break Patterns 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z But it’s depressing to think that anyone would need to make such a crass economic case in advocating for women’s rights. Three New Takes on Feminism: In the Dorm, in the Economy and Around the World 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z I agreed with the sentiment that the Transgender Day of Remembrance in November being the only trans holiday was morbid and depressing and that celebrating happy, healthy trans lives was a positive goal. The dark side of “visibility”: How we slept on trans people becoming the new scapegoats of the right 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z He found the building so depressing, he told Caldwell “he might use it in one of this plays.” Discovering Eugene O’Neill’s San Francisco 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z The effect would be comic — the ultimate version of exhibition design as postmodern pastiche — if it weren’t so depressing. Art Review: ?Juan Downey: The Invisible Architect? at Bronx Museum 2012-03-01T23:50:27Z Relentlessly spinning in this revolving year of depressing callbacks and recurring bits, I attempted to steady myself by finding someone — anyone — who seemed to have a clue as to what was going on. How Stephen Colbert's defiant honesty helped me navigate the madness of 2020 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z People there loved us but it was so depressing. Abba’s Björn Ulvaeus on Stockholm's travel highlights 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z At times, I found going on so many dates exhausting and depressing. 'Meeting new women became an addiction': one woman, 30 dates 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z If all of this sounds depressing, well, it's not. Madonna's 'MDNA' airs divorce venom 2012-03-27T20:14:05Z Like Alvin and the Chipmunks, Hop mixes with live action and it's a soulless and depressing film, with plasticky production design. Hop ? review 2011-03-31T21:10:00Z Watching Jack Nicholson’s bandaged gumshoe roam through Roman Polanski’s bleak depiction of postwar Los Angeles is just as depressing as it sounds. The Best Movies For Getting Over Your Ex 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z “It’s America’s most depressing game show,” he said. John Oliver on the future of the supreme court: 'extremely grim' 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z No matter – more like this for these depressing times, please. How a modest Italian film trumped the extravagance of Donizetti 2010-06-18T09:00:00Z I thought it would be perfect for Christmas, because it’s very depressing for a lot of people. Drag Queens Reflect (Grrr) on the Christmas Season 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z Recent years have seen a depressing return to retro sexism, particularly at schools and universities. 10 things female students shouldn’t have to go through at university 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z “The Leftovers,” for example, shooed away viewers who couldn’t abide its relentlessly depressing worldview. In HBO’s ‘Olive Kitteridge,’ the power of negative thinking “The Apology” might arrive a week before Christmas and take place on Christmas Eve, but this deeply depressing picture is less ho-ho-ho than no-no-no. ‘The Apology’ Review: Regrets, He’s Had a Few 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z I said: “I love this, this, this and this. Can we put in a pause here? Can we get sort of downbeat and more depressing over here?” Neil Gaiman Follows the Guiding Light of Instinct 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z Anyone who is serious about challenging misogyny in Afghanistan is required, at the very minimum, to acknowledge this depressing reality. Bibi Aisha, victim of the Taliban's political strategy 2010-12-05T00:06:00Z Do you think it's ultimately depressing or hopeful? Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams: Cannes' hottest couple 2010-05-21T15:40:00Z Isn't the heat death of the universe, though somewhat depressing, fundamentally ... Brian Cox: Physics is better than rock'n'roll 2011-03-24T08:01:00Z It’s remarkable, and depressing, that the top two people in American government agree so colorfully on this matter. Mike Pence’s Marriage and the Beliefs That Keep Women from Power 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z That these trolls can, in the relative comfort of their protected online lives, spew off all the rage accured over a lifetime of unchecked douchebaggery is as unsurprising as it is depressing. The trolls come out for Roger Ebert 2011-06-23T19:52:00Z It was magical, but the reality of the day was depressing: four hours of thrashing and we’d only covered four miles. Explorer: Bivouacking in Oregon?s Back of Beyond 2011-08-19T18:55:00Z The portrait of Brooke is an ingenious and depressing refraction of the life of an actor. “Mistress America” and the Art of Making a Living as an Artist 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z Of course, the Hugo novel, in which many major characters die at the end, was “too depressing” for a Disney film. ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ at 25: ‘The Most R-Rated G You Will Ever See’ 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z While some might find the study’s findings “depressing”, Bona sees it as an “opportunity” to learn how to improve treatment of pediatric cancer for low-income families. Childhood leukemia patients from low-income areas relapse earlier, study finds 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z Is it harder for a comic now or easier because we are living in such a horrible, depressing, dark time? Comedian Jeff Garlin isn't afraid of political correctness 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z “I don’t think it’s ever called for. . . . It just feels wrong. It feels depressing.” LGBT and GOP? 12 percent of the community supports Trump. 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z “I found all of these characters depressing,” he wrote in his review. What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘Yellowstone’ and ‘Brockmire’ 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z It’s a depressing film, deftly portraying the desperation of the race and the nonpartisan nature of corruption and incompetence. 8 Political Campaign Documentaries Worth Streaming 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z It was really scary for me — also bizarre and depressing. Q&A: Joanna Newsom on her New Album, 'Have One on Me' 2010-03-01T08:15:00Z The list of crimes and misdemeanors, crackups and meltdowns related to reality show contestants is endless, and endlessly depressing. Reality TV: A blood sport that must change 2011-08-18T14:59:00Z They would be each other’s comfort in an uncertain world, Bob says, making the depressing arrangement sound almost romantic. 'Mad Men' recap: Doing it their way 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z It’s slightly depressing to observe the downward trajectory of Stoller’s artistry. “Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising” and Greek Life 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z I found the analogy depressing, as if getting married was like checking yourself into a zoo. Women and sex: the myth-buster 2013-07-05T21:34:00Z Their subsequent decisions and schemes are morally questionable at best, but the show isn’t mercilessly depressing — it has a real bite, and the characters are funny and well drawn. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z This brings us to a more depressing side of Mr. Martins’s work as ballet master in chief: too many Balanchine ballets have grown gray and small under his supervision. In City Ballet?s Season One Jewel Still Sparkles 2010-03-01T05:54:00Z God, that sounds like a really depressing drama. Ashton Kutcher's The Ranch: story of a family’s implosion with a laugh track 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z The place is ugly and depressing, its social life suffocating, the romantic possibilities impossibly impoverished. Kate Worsley's top 10 East Anglian tales 2013-04-03T09:39:22Z It's a depressing tale, told in often savage panels. Best of Enemies by Jean-Pierre Filiu and David B – review 2012-05-29T11:00:25Z Richard Burton, a '60s heartthrob because of his affair with Elizabeth Taylor, showed his chops as an actor with his gritty, depressing and thoroughly realistic portrayal of the tormented Leamas. 5 best movies based on John le Carr? books 2011-12-15T20:59:21Z But are there any plays that present a more depressing spectacle of American capitalism in action than Glengarry Glen Ross? The Root of All Evil: Glengarry Glen Ross and Golden Boy on Broadway 2012-12-11T16:00:50Z Mr. McKay had found the news depressing, believing the bill favored the superrich, and, speaking to Ms. Adams about it on set, was taken aback when she all but accused him of being a socialist. The Amy Adams Method 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z Their outlandish popularity, pretty well untouchable over time until this upstart surge by the French bulldog, is as depressing and unfathomable to me as a Royal Variety Performance. Britain’s most popular dogs? I have a bone to pick with the top 10 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z Ultimately, I suspect that "Think of Me" is too depressing to offer Ambrose her "Winter's Bone" moment, but it's a worthwhile recession-era drama built around a terrific performance. Best of Toronto: Oscar candidates and indie breakouts 2011-09-16T00:30:00Z But the other – darker, danker, dirtier and otherwise depressing – was far more intriguing. Tony Judt: My London 2010-08-13T23:05:00Z Low Post, a 1,400-square-foot storefront on Fulton Street, once occupied by a Pentecostal church, has eight flat screens but swatted depressing elements. A Brooklyn Sports Bar Without a Home Team 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z Yet, the report said, “even where disability is present in television and films, it is almost always portrayed as an undesired, depressing and limiting state” For the Disabled in Hollywood, Report Finds Hints of Progress 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z But the fact that you only ever have these rather staid people representing children's books is a bit depressing and a little bit alienating for most children. Robert Muchamore: 'I sound like a smug git, but I am proud of what I've done' 2011-07-21T10:40:34Z He then played footage of a ridiculous song and dance number led by Liza Minnelli, including the depressing lyric assuring us that “Hillary will lead the way!” Anita Hill gives John Oliver few #MeToo lessons on “Last Week Tonight” 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z I like to watch really gruesome and depressing programs on TV, like “Lockup: Raw.” Peter Saul Doesn’t Want Any Advice 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z So it's pretty depressing to watch his new film, a crass, dull shocker about a righteous London copper who becomes a serial killer, whacking crims and uploading the videos to his creepy website. May I Kill U? – review 2013-01-10T21:15:01Z The 2004 indie cult classic is beautiful, funny, enlightening, inspiring, and downright clever … but it’s also bitter, depressing, nostalgic, sobering, and painful. Ranking: Valentine’s Day Films From Worst to Best 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z It actually fits when you consider their band name means "impossible to see you", a line from an unnecessarily depressing Arabesque song from the 80s that goes instinctively well with rakı. November's best music from across the MAP 2012-11-15T09:00:00Z "Heart of Darkness" is a somber, depressing, intellectual idea. The right and wrong ways to name a movie 2011-02-11T14:50:00Z And I was, like, ‘Oh, that sounds cool! Sounds a little depressing. Kind of reminds me of Ben Stiller’s character in “Greenberg.” The Origin Story of the Depressingly Good “BoJack Horseman” 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z Amid all the depressing numbers in media-trust studies, one statistic shines like a beacon: Three of four Americans give the media credit for keeping public officials from wrongdoing. More facts, fewer pundits: Here’s how the media can regain the public’s trust 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z A superb, very depressing portrait of the present. Times Critics Discuss the Year in Books, From Triumphs to Disappointments 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z And very few people want to sit through, especially the second one, which is one of the most depressing movies I’ve ever seen. Director of ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ says the Oscar-nominated film is ‘about the dangers of being apolitical’ 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z When Sofie Peeters moved to Brussels for a film degree, she found herself confronted with a depressing problem almost every time she left her front door. Belgium film on street harassment strikes a chord across Europe 2012-08-03T16:53:10Z This article, appearing in of all places, the NYT, is so depressing. Oscars Show Growing Gap Between Moviegoers and Academy 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z If this were a smarter nation maybe that would be enough to make me laugh – but we're not, and that's simply depressing. Bro, say can you see? "America: The Motion Picture" shows we're not just dumb, we're drawn that way 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z “The Other Side of Everything” is all the more depressing and resonant inasmuch as Yugoslavia was, like the United States, explicitly founded on the idea and the ideal of diversity. “The Other Side of Everything,” Reviewed: A Daughter Documents Yugoslavia’s Nationalistic Nightmare 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z Sex delivered badly onstage is just as depressing as sex done badly in real life, exponentiated by the presence of an audience. Sex and the theater: An actress bares all about onstage nudity After weeks of predictable, depressing developments, there's an unexpected uprising, and the whole season is transformed. "Survivor's" stunning comeback 2010-11-21T00:01:00Z It seems depressing that we are so squeamish that we can't credit youngsters with seeing the context for texts. The last 'n-word' 2011-01-05T12:02:58Z That weakness expresses itself in a variety of depressing ways. Perspective | Mr. President, you don’t know a poorly written novel 2018-04-08T04:00:00Z This affecting, deeply depressing sees its director returning to his native Yorkshire town of Hebden Bridge, which someone jokily describes as "a drug town with a serious tourist problem". Shed Your Tears and Walk Away 2010-06-12T23:05:00Z His voice was as depressing as his words. Asymmetric love, part three: what happened after I stepped off the plane 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z “People have this attitude that TV is going to be over. And it’s kind of depressing.” ‘Last Man Standing’ Uses an Experienced Stable of Writers 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z But while any kind of blatant censorship is depressing, this story is also oddly heartening. Noises off: How Burqavaganza pitted theatre against conservative Pakistan 2010-07-07T14:47:00Z Not only is this a depressing life lesson, it is an uninspiring one. Motherlode Blog: Why Can't School Be More Like Summer? 2012-09-06T18:28:58Z Even if you live under a rock, it’s tough to ignore the blare of depressing news, the noise of social media, the incivility of too many bad actors, public and private. Tastemakers share tips for great restaurant service 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z Her mother, she said, worried that in its original form, “Pass Over” was too depressing. Broadway’s relaunch now set for Aug. 4 with the scalding drama ‘Pass Over’ 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z “Poignant though it is,” A. O. Scott wrote in The Times, “the movie is the opposite of depressing: there is too much life in it.” What’s on TV Monday: ‘The Good Place’ and ‘Heston’s Fantastical Food’ 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z Though divorce is never easy, never without cost, watching Viviane quietly resist the patriarchal system that keeps her tied to her husband against her will is both empowering and depressing. In 'Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem,' unhappy and unequal 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z Even in the film’s uplifting moments, it is depressing that everyone in Chiron’s life is either dead or living under some form of state surveillance. Moonlight portrays black gay life in its joy, sadness and complexity 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z The current time is depressing and infuriating, to see the coronavirus unfold, and the response from authority. "Always have doubts on what authority says is true," says "One Child Nation documentary filmmaker 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z After few harsh, depressing weeks of getting to know the city, he found a job with the architect Le Corbusier. With a Sound Forged in War, Iannis Xenakis Embraced Chaos 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z The whole issue of digital is so depressing to me; my process is gone. Photographer Nan Goldin's best shots 2011-07-24T20:30:07Z But it’s not a joke, and the dustup reveals a depressing truth about the conservative movement. How conservatives exposed ridiculous truth about their ideology as they flipped out about this shoe 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z For female students starting at Emmanuel College, Cambridge this month, a depressing welcome awaited. 10 things female students shouldn’t have to go through at university 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z I’ll be the first to admit: Midlife can be depressing territory in the hands of the wrong author, but it also has the potential to inspire stories of unexpected freedom and next-level friendship. At This Book Club, the Truth Is About to Come Out. It’s Not Pretty. 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z “It’s a depressing but also curiously refreshing and mostly convincing way of thinking about the war.” 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z The vocabulary of Washington’s nonprofit arts leaders has taken a depressing turn in the past week, when a global pandemic began upending their local communities and throwing their businesses into a downward spiral. Across the arts, there’s concern about the long-term effects of the coronavirus 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z Similarly, the latest noises from inside Labour are depressing for those convinced a new look at drugs is required; the party is apparently intent on avoiding the issue. The war on drugs killed my daughter 2014-06-21T04:00:00Z “It’s depressing the daylights out of me,” he says. Trump, beware: Americans have a deep, enduring love for the Postal Service 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z Wynne said the novel’s premise may sound depressing, but the book “was anything but.” Women Dominate Shortlist for International Booker Prize 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z That "haunting" -- and almost unbearably long -- part of the episode about Crawford's final days in Manhattan was just incredibly depressing. ‘Feud: Bette and Joan’ Season Finale: Two Seconds 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z Plenty of country songs are depressing, but the flaws they recount—inebriation, infidelity, depraved-heart murder—tend to be personal, not systemic. Kacey Musgraves, Harper Lee, and the Home-town Dilemma 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z There is something misty and depressing about seeing a gifted comic rehash material from 20 or 30 years ago, some of which he has already performed in an earlier solo, “Hammy and the Kids.” Review: ‘Kids in the Hall,’ Rehashed for Adults in a Theater 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z Because Twitter would be really depressing after a nuclear war. Charlie Brooker answers your questions: 'I get angry to amuse myself' 2013-02-06T19:01:10Z But now that it's true, it's just depressing. Bringing the Sistine Chapel to Life, With the Vatican’s Blessing 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z Launched today, officially the most depressing day of the year, it runs until 1 April – which seems quite appropriate. Join the Campaign for Fun! 2011-01-24T12:14:01Z In his case, it doesn’t come anywhere close to it, and he describes his situation as “depressing.” “I’d go out in public wearing tight pants to shock people”: Life as the man with the world’s largest penis 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z It’s depressing to see that Ms. Alley, with all her resources and incentives, cannot stay in shape. Television Review | 'Kirstie Alley's Big Life': More Adventures in Trying to Lose Weight 2010-03-18T21:46:00Z The result is a depressing — if engrossing — rehash of arguments found every day online. NBC’s ‘The Slap’ is trolling, but in a surprisingly absorbing way 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z In the midst of the most frightening and depressing presidential election of my life, the reactions to this latest glimpse into the Mind of Trump have actually lifted my spirits. No victory left behind: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton changed how people talk about sex, race and class 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z That this all ends on an uncompromisingly depressing note is all the more startling considering that the show, presented by the Mint Theater, was written in 1918 and is meant to be a comedy. ‘The Rat Trap’ Review: Together for Better, but Mostly for Worse 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z I can’t help but believe that, because to believe that wouldn’t be true is so depressing. New York Film Festival: Five Questions for Rebecca Miller 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z Matt: "The Sitch" is less depressing because it's not in all capitals. "Jersey Shore" recap: 4x1 2011-08-05T12:30:00Z We were sitting in the middle of the pandemic, like, gosh, this is the longest, most depressing time of our lives, and then we made it to last night. The Road Back: ‘How Am I Ever Going to Dance Again?’ 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z Soon after that, it added "depressing" and "infuriating" to the mix as it became clear that it was Block's unwillingness to grow up that was the real root of his anxiety. Hugh's Big Fish Fight and True Stories: The Kids Grow Up 2011-01-12T08:00:04Z As I peruse the stalls — all of which appear to offer ample living space, but a somewhat depressing parking lot view — I take in the accompanying signage. A Bologna theme park devoted to Italian food 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z |
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