| 单词 | descending |
| 例句 | Walking back to the school grounds from the railroad station in the descending darkness we overtook a lone figure sliding along the snow-covered edge of the street. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Groom heard the conversation between Harris and Hall on his radio as he was descending the Southeast Ridge with Yasuko Namba, just above the Balcony. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I can see it immediately, the rim of the descending sun, the sky streaked with soft shades of orange. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Percy glanced at the sunrise, hoping to see a warship descending from the sky. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The walls are made of stone, and the ceiling slopes, so I feel like I am descending deep into the heart of the earth. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The next he knew, he was descending the tower steps, thinking, This is my father, my sisters, how can it be none of my concern? A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The descending arches made Frank feel dizzy, as if he were looking into an endlessly reflecting mirror. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Teresa shone her light down on a steeply descending, slick black chute of metal. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Harry and Ron joined a number of oddly dressed men descending into what appeared to be an ordinary underground public toilet, tiled in grimy black and white. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z But Reverend Thomas didn’t intend to wait for that eventuality, so as Sister Monroe approached the pulpit from the right he started descending from the left. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The rover, while descending down a seemingly ordinary slope, drove off an invisible ridge. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Rufus shouts for a few seconds, descending a couple feet away from me, and goes quiet. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Ivy yanked on the door, and it yawned open, revealing a little staircase descending into the dark. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Guards nudged him into an elevator, and he felt himself descending. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Very slowly, “Oh, Ford, Ford, Ford,” it said diminishingly and on a descending scale. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z They began descending in a slow spin toward the shore, the shadow spirits forming a graceful entourage. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z On descending, I found the kitchen on the brink of pandemonium, and in general, an extremely tense atmosphere amongst all levels of staff. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z My focus was entirely on descending on the side trail to Greenleaf Hut. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The trail stopped descending, and astonishingly, the light began to grow. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z In 1987, forced to spend a night in the open while descending from the 28,169-foot summit of Kanchenjunga, he froze his feet and had to have all his toes amputated. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Usually it kicks off in 12 and then goes in descending district order to 1, followed by the Capitol. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z But when the sun sank low they would return, descending from the sky on night-black wings until every branch of every tree was thick with them for yards around. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He had stopped to catch his breath and ease the pain in his hip when he heard the scuff of boots on stone, and came face-to-face with Ser Davos Seaworth, descending. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I called out: for I now heard her descending the great stairs. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I stared greedily, drinking in the glamorous world we were descending into. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I paint the Virgin Mary descending to the earth, which is covered with snow and slush. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He therefore approached the final lesson of the afternoon —- double Potions — feeling considerably more cheerful than he usually did when descending the steps to the dungeons. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He had barely entered the town when an unnatural chill, a descending mist, and a sudden darkening of the skies made him freeze where he stood. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I spot a small commuter jet descending to land at the local airport, and I send it all my love. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Monet and his friend continued deeper into the cave, descending a slope, until they came to a pillar that seemed to support the roof. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In his haste, the sword s descending arc missed me, but cut the brambles, so that I could rip myself away before he could take another stroke. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Higher up, descending rapidly, was a flying chariot pulled by pegasi. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He hears imaginary voices, crowds of people descending on the camp. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z We must have caught the edge of a descending wave, because there was a gentle splash, and then our windows were full of white foam and blue-green water. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z There he could see the heads of the trees descending in ranks towards the plain from which they had come. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The board finally halted in its slide out into midair, but Tally was still descending. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The zeppelin was descending fast, making for the slope directly below them. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Never the flaming eye of Helios lights on those men at morning, when he climbs the sky of stars, nor in descending earthward out of heaven; ruinous night being rove over those wretches. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “My name is Professor Trelawney. You may not have seen me before. I find that descending too often into the hustle and bustle of the main school clouds my Inner Eye.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Bull had started down the slope now, his boards out, and he was descending, alive, alive, adrenaline reinforcing every platelet, every blood cell, and his mind radiating with its response to danger. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The desire that had awakened within her was like a fog descending on a mountain valley, filling every hollow, slipping between tree limbs, tickling every leaf with its seductive breath. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z In a cream linen suit descending from a train. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z First, players tried to roll a six, a five, and a four in descending order. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z And I hung in the air, descending more slowly than the rain, falling sideways, falling sideways. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Mark hadn’t noticed the walls of the mountains to their sides getting taller, and the slope was gradual enough that he didn’t really feel like they were descending very quickly. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The gentle snow gully Fischer and Lopsang had been gingerly descending ended here amid outcroppings of loose, steep shale, and Fischer, like Gau, was unable to handle the challenging terrain in his ailing condition. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Finally, far up the dock, someone spotted a baggage chute descending at a sixty-degree angle to street level. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z A plane was descending; there was the bumpy trailing sound on the tarmac. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The valley behind them slept in darkness, but an unwelcome glow was descending. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The angel had moved on to Lord Asriel’s side, and Mrs. Coulter found herself descending next to the African king. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He was wandering the empty castle, searching for his fa-ther, descending into the crypts. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Her black eyes flamed up; she glowered at him as the elevator ceased descending and its doors slid back. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Two figures approached, descending the hill cautiously, hand in hand. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The ship was descending, which meant Leo’s projects would have to wait. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z They passed lovely shops full of lovely people before descending a staircase to the next level, which was bathed in Crimson and Amber light. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z It’s one of the things she’s always hated about life here: these chilly, abbreviated days of early winter, darkness descending mere hours after noon. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The Ngong Hills appear under the right wing, and the plane, now descending, passes over parkland dotted with zebra and giraffes. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If you were to walk a straight line for a hundred miles and drop a total of three hundred feet, you wouldn’t even realize you were descending in elevation at all. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z He wanted to tell Vikus about that, but a score of spiders were descending around them, and perching in nearby webs. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The modern llama arose similarly, by descending from a giant ancestral beast. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Throughout the night they had ridden, as it seemed to Taran, down a long series of descending slopes. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z I imagined Nancy descending a long iron staircase into the netherworld, and a man who waited for her at the bottom. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z On descending, I discovered a police constable standing there with Miss Kenton, requesting that I verify the tatter's identity. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Exercising extreme caution, I continued descending the tightrope of the ridge, but fifty feet above the oxygen cache the rope ended, and I balked at going farther without gas. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Line by line, row by row, the fantastic men in their wild colors were descending straight at me, trotting, their feet pounding the earth like someone beating a vast drum. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He imagined hordes of monsters descending into this valley. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The passage twisted and wound, and Celaena found herself descending a narrow set of stairs. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Yellow caution tape was strung in a wide perimeter around stairs descending underground. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Dumbledore beamed at him, and his voice sounded loud and strong in Harry’s ears even though the bright mist was descending again, obscuring his figure. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Then, when I was eight, I left to live with my dad in America; ever since then, coming back to spend summers with my mom meant descending into the muggy and dangerous back of nowhere. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z As he did so, he curled his legs and arms up round him, like a spider whose descending thread is snapped. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The air was cold and they were descending a wall. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z By and by I found myself on a paved path going down into the village, and it was while descending this path that I met Mr Taylor, my kind host of this evening. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “Number twenty-three,” he says, before descending a small set of stairs near the proscenium and hovering by the edge of the front row, pen poised over his open notebook. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z A small fleet of Sixer gunships was descending out of the sky, and they began to fire their laser cannons as soon as they were within range. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z When I reached the cockpit controls, I threw the throttle wide open, and the descending swarm of Sixer gunships banked hard to follow me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z It seemed as though she walked for another hour be-fore the long hall finally ended in a steep stone stair, descending into darkness. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z At that moment, a blue-clad figure flies with familiar grace out of the mists, silver braid shining, descending upon Red Platoon like a falling star. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “Poisonwood,” she added flatly, emphasizing the descending syllables as if she were equally tired of all three. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Lost in thought, he did not immediately register the unnatural chill that was creeping over him, as if he were descending into fog. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Twenty million years ago, our immediate ancestors probably still lived in the trees, later descending because the forests receded during a major ice age and were replaced by grassy savannahs. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Charles, all smiles, made a grand entrance, slowly descending one of the spiral staircases. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Books lined the three shelves in descending height order, flanked by a gold-framed photo on either side. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Water cascades down, down, down from all sides of the square, swirling, pooling, and descending into another deeper, darker, blacker square. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z I leaped to my feet and lunged across the room, just in time to catch a glimpse of him descending the fire escape. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She heard him shout to the guards outside the room, heard them descending together in a wild rush, taking the stairs two and three at a time. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I grabbed the top of it and followed, descending hand over hand until it stopped at a metal floor, where she was waiting. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z No one showed the slightest interest in the hovercraft that was now descending to the ground. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z As Annabeth hung in the air, descending hand over hand with the ladder swinging wildly, she thanked Chiron for all those years of training on the climbing course at Camp Half-Blood. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Percy glanced up at Bacchus, deciding what final curse he would hurl at the useless wine god, when he saw a shape in the sky above the Colosseum—a large dark oval descending rapidly. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Leave the lights on,” Harry added, and as they heard someone descending the steps outside the door, they backed against the wall on either side of it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Honey,” Flossie said suddenly, her carefully penciled eyebrows descending, coming together in a little frown. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In such a system, the outcome is a chancy kind of order, always on the verge of descending into chaos, held taut against probability by the unremitting, constant surge of energy from the sun. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z After descending about eighty feet, I got back on reasonably solid ground. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I look around for smoke and flames, but instead of a fire, I see a grinning fireman descending from the truck carrying a big wrench and an even bigger radio. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then they’re around a bend and he feels only the presence of Volkheimer next to him, a cold dusk out the windows, bridge after bridge, hill after hill, all the time descending. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Finally, Cecilia’s face tilting sideways as she leaned down to make out who was at the front door and spare herself the trouble of descending further, improperly dressed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z They were flying so low, descending too quickly. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z At such a time of night, one's footsteps descending the back staircase are bound to be conspicuous and no doubt they were responsible for arousing Miss Kenton. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z As mothers appeared on porches one by one throughout the mill village, calling their children’s names, C.P. reluctantly wandered home, dusk descending, the pale yellow lamplights sputtering on in houses as he passed. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z At last, my spirit was descending into flesh, and there was more, not less, of me to praise God. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a ring in the wall, and an iron ladder descending to the water. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z We were descending into a valley, in the middle of which was a town that, from here, looked no bigger than a postage stamp, overwhelmed by green on all sides. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z It's too late to stop the arm from descending, and I instinctively know I won’t have the power to block it. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The hobbits saw that they were descending into a great dingle, almost as round as a bowl, very wide and deep, crowned at the rim with the high dark evergreen hedge. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The effort seemed extra and the mild surprise at how very tired she felt was interrupted by a soft, wide hat, as worn and dim as the room she sat in, descending on her. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z A street turned off at right angles, descending, and became a dirt road. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z As he ran, a three-quarters-full moon was slowly descending against a vast canvas of multicolored stars. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “The boy began climbing and descending the many stairways of the palace, keeping his eyes fixed on the spoon. After two hours, he returned to the room where the wise man was. “ The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I was descending, but the white sun rose no higher. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z They knew very well why he hadn't: because of the enormity of the knife descending and cutting into living flesh; because of the unbearable blood. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z It slipped down the cliffside, descending faster as it left the metal of the track behind. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z It would be hard to miss the wall of fire descending on me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z This miracle—it was nothing less—of recalling Hercules, from frenzied feeling and violent action to sober reason and sorrowful acceptance, was not wrought by a god descending from the sky. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I spin on my heel, aiming the gun at the sky, and see the cloud of dark feathers descending. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z East is the ranch driveway, which gradually becomes a winding road, descending, leading to town, thirty miles away. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Peeta looks down at me, gone, mad, flashing back into the land of the hijacked, his gun raised over me, descending to crush my skull. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Presently she rang a small clear bell, then in the kitchen Luster heard Mrs Compson and Jason descending, and Jason’s voice, and he rolled his eyes whitely with listening. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Looking down at the black, empty doorways, Tally’s skin crawled with the thought of descending to peer into one. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Even the dim sight of it, mostly lines and edges of shadow descending into blackness, brought back to Mark the memory of the flood and their mad clamber up the stairs of the skyscraper. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z We drop into the floor, descending through the clear tube. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Rewrite each scale from Figure 4.18 as an ascending and descending melodic minor scale. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “Then go, return to your cell and read the Psalms. Let them do the work of searching your heart, scaling its mountains and descending its dark valleys. Commit them to your memory.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Pausing for an instant, Shadow looked about before descending the stone steps from the ramparts to the cloisters. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z A few people were descending to catch the next train. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I think of concealed pits, descending nets, a thread that when broken sends a poisonous dart into your heart. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z You may conclude that the hands are driven around by a descending weight. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But there was too much nonsense in Lily’s words, and my brain hates a mystery the way dogs hate cats, so before I can talk myself out of it I’m descending the stairs. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z He made his way down a steeply descending gravel road to the river, crossed the wide expanse of green water on a steel bridge, and parked in front of the National Reemployment Service building. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I know not whether the day was fair or foul; in descending the drive, I gazed neither on sky nor earth: my heart was with my eyes; and both seemed migrated into Mr. Rochester’s frame. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Against the descending sun the battlements were dark and clean- lined, while to the east, where the uninhibited light poured slantwise, the strange landscape shouted with color. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z It gave Mark a sick feeling, knowing the descending piece of land was right above him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z With that, he was over the side of the cliff, descending as quick as a monkey. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As they flew over the Crematorium, the plane shot upwards on the column of hot air rising from the chimneys, only to fell as suddenly when it passed into the descending chill beyond. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z This touched off a parade of boycott leaders who filed inside the courthouse one by one and minutes later came out, freshly booked and fingerprinted, descending the steps into a cheering crowd of spectators. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z “Miserable old bat,” said Ron bitterly as they joined the crowds descending the staircases back to the Great Hall and dinner. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He's distracted, terrified at the thought of a horde descending on the town, and even Bob looks a mite bit unsure. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The balloon was certainly descending, because they were enveloped a second later in thick freezing cloud. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z At times, descending, it appeared Snuffy would slip and fall, sailing out between silent echoing walls, floating like a romantic, suicidal dreamer toward the green ribbon far below. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And now Desdemona is descending the stairs on her way out. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z A god, maybe? a god from heaven, the answer to her prayer, descending now—to make her his forever? The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z On and on they all went, one right after the other, all five descending in the same direction. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z And almost at once, it seemed, they were descending. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z They called and squawked and swirled in great clouds before descending on the ruined village, chirping and fussing and circling near. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The bright hours when the young rebelled against the descending sun had to give way to twenty-four-hour periods called “days” that were named as well as numbered. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z They started descending from the Col with Athans directly in front of Beck, telling him where to place his feet. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Then, with surprising speed, the Griever pushed itself back outside the shattered frame of the window and began descending toward the ground below. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He is represented as falling in love with one woman after another and descending to all manner of tricks to hide his infidelity from his wife. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z There is a flat place where the road first reaches the top of the hill—a stretch of about a hundred yards or so before it starts descending again, into the valley. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z It was almost a block away, but suddenly Smith and the other men turned from the main hallway and began descending stairs into passageways that became more and more dim. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Some pitches will get more emphasis than others; some will be used one way in an ascending melody and another way in a descending melody; some will be used in certain types of ornaments. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z More shrieking birds swept in, descending into the lower branches, then flapping up again to higher perches in a cyclone of distress. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z A spacecraft descending on the shrouds of a large parachute is particularly vulnerable to horizontal winds. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was falling faster than they were descending and from time to time would vanish beneath them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Instead of descending to my base camp on the ice cap, though, I decided to spend the night on the steep flank of the mountain, just below my high point. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z My first thought was of angels descending, their burning brands flashing, their fierce wings stirring up things. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And if so, it also meant that it had taken them more than ten hours to move down a stretch of ridge that was typically covered by descending climbers in less than half an hour. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Downward came the bird, lazily looping through the haze, gray in gray descending, gliding, a summer sledder down a slope of sunsmoke. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Then even the static cuts out, and the silence in the headphones feels like something massive moving through space, a ghostly airship slowly descending. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The almost full moon was descending in the sky, so it had to be past midnight, Tally remembered from astronomy. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I struggled to push him back and to keep the dark curtain of unconsciousness from descending over me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He presses Lobby thirtysomething times, even as the elevator is already descending. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Footsteps from the Italian Renaissance were descending upon them! From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z There was the sound of someone descending the stairs and then the rattle of him sitting in one of the chairs. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He just kept thinking: Don't look at me, and hoped the Romans below would fail to notice the giant bronze trireme descending on their city in the middle of morning rush hour. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Nor did Perry, descending the post- office steps with the Mexican box balanced on a shoulder, observe the prowling car and the policemen in it. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z She would find herself wandering down gloomy halls past faded tapestries, descending endless circular stairs, darting through Courtyards or over bridges, her shouts echoing unanswered. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “High peaks, impassable cliffs, steep snow-slopes, and sharply descending glaciers could be seen in all directions, with stretches of snow-plain overlaying the ice sheet of the interior.” Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Leaning across the parapet, Constance and her friends watched the panic-stricken animals descending. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z On this journey, there were none of Shay’s cryptic dues to puzzle through, no brush fires to escape, and no antique Rusty machines descending to scare her to death. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Groups of rebels, communicating by eerie whistles, carried out a nighttime justice, descending on informants silently. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z As I continued running across the field and up the ramp of my ship, I spotted a large squadron of gunships, about a hundred or so, descending from the sky directly above my location. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z But not even a quiver of apprehension rippled from the circles of death up along the descending lines, which were being steadily fed through little holes in the adobe walls around the vigas. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, three miles up, the wind steadied and bore it in a descending curve round the sky and swept it in a great slant across the reef and the lagoon toward the mountain. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Yellow caution tape was strung in a wide perimeter around stairs descending underground. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Then he realized the entire ship was descending toward a big building like a palace. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z High ceilings, a grand winding staircase descending into the foyer, hand-carved everything, each room themed and with a distinct character. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z As a boy he would run up; descending, he would take die steps three at a time, leaping. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Behind us, the class was descending into chaos without supervision. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I remembered Miss Lilian descending the very same stairs, dressed in gray, one thin hand grasping the rail, her head high, her eyes scornful. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z His blood grew hot with an old excitement, a quickening of the pulse he hadn’t felt since descending the mountain to explore the back streets of Bursa. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Worried about making a critical blunder, I sat down to marshal my energy before descending further. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Three minutes later she and her dæmon were standing at one end of a long corridor, where a dusty skylight let them see a narrow staircase descending at the other. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z As the sheer sides of the Cleft closed about him, before he reached the actual summit, before he looked at last on the path descending into the Nameless Land, he turned. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Only a winged creature could reach it, so steep and slimy were the rocks on all sides, and so fearful the onrush of the descending waters. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z This requires a different type of turn while descending. Small ski areas, big impact 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z Another, “The Massacre,” shows a neatly spaced arrangement of half-eaten hamburgers and glistening ketchup blobs descending like characters in an early Macintosh screen saver. 5 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z Now people are mainly descending, in a steady stream, but it’s not just their direction that’s reversed. The Art of Summer: Art of Summer: Grand Central?s Fluid Human Dance 2011-08-31T12:02:00Z But throughout this period Lisa, always unstable, was descending into morphine addiction and alcoholism. A World-Class Writer and a World-Class Freeloader 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z So did crochet, shown in a way that suggested Marrakech in the 1970s without descending into a hippie revival. Special Report: Fashion: Armani's Blue Period 2010-09-27T18:20:00Z Images of window-shoppers occupy our cultural imagination, from the solitary Audrey Hepburn in the opening scene of "Breakfast at Tiffany’s" to the crowds descending on Simpsons’ “Christmas Tree” store in Toronto, both from 1961. Holiday windows: The allure of showing and hiding makes us look 2019-12-25T05:00:00Z In the next it is visible just below the surface, a ghostly torpedo descending. The death of Osama bin Laden: how the US finally got its man 2012-10-12T22:00:09Z The spirits in my basement are telling me this is all descending into farce but I'm determined not to listen. Digested read: Kehlua! by Fay Weldon 2010-08-23T21:29:00Z Near the end, she leaned back into the descending light as if into a cascade. Bruno Isakovic’s ‘Denuded,’ at Abrons Arts Center 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z Oh, you would like to know my top 10 Sondheim musicals in descending order? Forget Cats: in a close-run field, Marriage Story was the musical highlight of my holiday 2020-01-04T05:00:00Z But before that renunciation, he produced many mesmerizing images, including his most celebrated, of two girls descending the Pasaje Bavestrello, an outdoor staircase in Valparaíso. Stumbling Upon Greatness: Discovering Sergio Larrain 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z He played a Piazzolla solo in which you just felt hints of tango threading through the rhapsody: descending pizzicati were contrasted with marvelously mellow tone in legato, and the pauses between phrases were exquisite. Dance Review: ?Tango y Vida? at Chase Latino Cultural Festival 2010-08-02T22:00:00Z The three women were wearing orchids in their hair, provided at the Garden’s entrance as part of the cresting wave of “Aloha” descending on the Garden. O’Keeffe’s Paradise, Lost and Found 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z The witch with her magic wand may as well be David Lynch, the adapter, descending from the sky to give the story a happy ending. Was Stephen King right to hate Stanley Kubrick's Shining? 2013-04-06T07:03:01Z And so she does, descending the mountain in those shoes, swimming back to the mainland while strafed by helicopter gunfire and then returning with the aforementioned turtleneck-wearing ninjas. My favourite film aged 12: You Only Live Twice 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z In the case of “Risky Business” the dreamy, wistfully descending nocturne “Love on a Real Train” helps bring out a strain of melancholy in the misadventures of the all-American teenager played by Tom Cruise. Tangerine Dream’s Music in BAMcinématek Series 2012-06-02T23:03:01Z The suit states that Michaels was never told the scenery piece would be descending or given "any warning of the existence of the dangers it presented." Bret Michaels sues CBS, Tonys over on-stage mishap 2011-03-25T23:24:42Z From its spacious opening, with the descending violin motifs that unfurled elegantly here, No. 39 is the most lighthearted of the three, its sunny character aptly revealed in this gracious rendition. Music Review: Louis Langrée Leads Mostly Mozart Festival’s Grand Finale 2013-08-25T19:36:27Z Since descending from the Rockies I’ve been traveling east along the Canadian border in a region called the Hi-Line, a stretch of prairie and wheat fields, cattle ranches, remote small towns and Indian reservations. In Transit Blog: In Montana, the Wind and the Wide Open Spaces 2011-08-18T18:07:48Z In the grain of Syd Barrett's intensely troubled voice, you can hear the darkness descending and his terrible awareness of the same. Syd Barrett: A Very Irregular Head by Rob Chapman 2010-04-24T23:09:00Z And at the center of the exhibition is a reproduction of a stained-glass window from Sherith Israel, one of the first Jewish congregations in San Francisco, showing Moses descending with the Ten Commandments. Exhibition Review: Magnes Judaica Museum Joins Berkeley Library - Review 2012-01-22T23:04:04Z One of the show's most technically complex moments features an acrobat climbing a tower of chairs to meet in midair another acrobat descending from the ceiling in a mirror-image act. Director Michel Laprise aims for the unpredictable in Cirque du Soleil's 'Kurios' 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z It was good stuff; Mela was a spectacle in his own right, rising out of his seat and pouncing on his rack tom and crash cymbal like a wild predator descending on its catch. Review | McCoy Tyner proves to be worth the wait at Blues Alley 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z She also has actors descending from the utmost heights of Arena’s Kreeger Theater; an aerial ballet suggesting how whales get processed after they’ve been harpooned and brought on board is a stunner. Chicago-launched ‘Moby Dick’ splashes into Arena Stage 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z The lights dim, there’s a rumble of timpani, followed by an eerie flute siren song and descending trills from the violins. ‘The Winter’s Tale’: The blockbuster ballet that almost wasn’t 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z The work was pungent and yearning, with a particularly spooky section in quiet, overlapping descending scales. Viols give a glimpse into a musical past at the National Gallery of Art 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z We lingered for several minutes, hoping that the clouds would briefly part to reveal a glimpse of the hillsides descending into the neighboring state of Kerala. Explorer: Coffee Plantations in India Blend History and Hospitality 2010-12-31T19:55:00Z There was a mournful descending harmonica line, leading into a noble, melancholy string section – huge and sad, it sighed but never sobbed. John Barry: The composer who was as pop as the Beatles 2011-01-31T12:49:27Z Anyway, I was going to write about that, all of that: the audacity, the Americana, the vanity and consumer excess descending into schadenfreude. Perspective | Let’s have a gender-reveal party that reveals gender is a construct 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z The cavalier expansively offers his hand in a descending arc through the air. The Ambiguous Sexism of Marius Petipa, Ballet’s Towering Master 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z My favorite was “Shepherd Boy,” with its achingly sad melody, a series of descending lyrical phrases that actually seem to sigh. The Case for Greatness in Classical Music 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z Prince appeared on a glass-lined balcony, descending a staircase and standing a few feet above us like a pastor or a king. Prince Announces His Memoir, Funkily 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z The Kerbs Boathouse, with its tranquil pond full of model sailboats, triggers a soothing Pachelbel-like motif with a descending bass. Bluebrain?s App Central Park (Listen to the Light) 2011-12-07T23:35:57Z Elaborating on the twin-sisters-in-peril premise without descending into camp may prove to be too much of a challenge for the producers, but Ms. Gellar deserves our indulgence, at least for a few weeks. Television Review: ?Ringer? and ?The Secret Circle? on CW ? Television Review 2011-09-12T14:55:43Z I knew I’d want caffeine before descending the steep trail into the gorge on Day 3, so we spent the morning clutching mugs of house-roasted coffee at Bishop’s Black Sheep Espresso Bar. Rugged Country, Rugged History in California?s Owens Valley 2010-05-06T21:41:00Z Here are my favorites by the Coens, ranked in descending order of how eager I would be to watch them again. 15 Coen Brothers movies ranked from best to worst 2011-01-05T00:54:13Z In Mr. Harland’s compositions, simple gestures — a descending scale in “Columbus Circle,” repeated notes in “Contrast” — grew into distinctive melodies. New Jazz Standards Quintet Makes Its Debut 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z The pastels and slithery forms of “Mountain and Sea” could be read as descending from Georgia O’Keeffe’s flowery colors and labial shapes. An Appraisal: Helen Frankenthaler and John Chamberlain ? an Appraisal 2011-12-28T00:42:54Z Crossing the kidney-shaped pool in the backyard was a bridge that led to a faux mini-Matterhorn with waterfalls descending from its summit. Tour the Stunning Santa Monica Home of Producer Brian Grazer 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z Though his music certainly possesses a hostile streak — listen to the striking volte-face in his “Peterloo Overture,” as he depicts armed yeomanry descending on amassed protesters — Arnold never gave up on the power of melody. The Hilarious, Heartbreaking Life and Music of Malcolm Arnold 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z Even better, it has hooks; with Miranda’s descending phrase for the words “Alexander Hamilton,” that song became a platinum single. Debating ‘Hamilton’ as It Shifts From Stage to Screen 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z “And since then he’s just kept on descending.” Bill Maher’s best Trump takedown yet: “He doesn’t even pretend he can read” 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z Tourists are descending on its galleries, strolling idly down its byways, reveling with locals at New Year’s Eve parties in public plazas. Love and Cartagena: Gabriel Garc?a M?rquez Dreamed Here 2010-04-29T22:16:00Z Without descending to overt mimicry, Hanks captures Rogers’s body language and vocal intonations, and his own firmly established reputation for niceness adds an important element of credibility. ‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’ Review: You Are My Friend 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z After descending, recuperate on a bench in Princes Street Gardens, once a flooded valley protecting Edinburgh Castle that is now a bucolic spot for a break. 36 Hours in Edinburgh 2013-07-11T22:58:24Z Lautrec captures her descending a staircase and sitting on her throne. Review | Yes, Toulouse-Lautrec was an alcoholic cabaret creature. But his art ranged far beyond the demimonde. 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z Given that he was descending into a boozy oblivion during the years of their marriage, Emma would surely have been familiar with the concept of an alcoholic blackout. Theater Review: Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman Star in ‘Annapurna’ 2014-04-22T02:00:03Z Irene was the most consistent performer of the evening — and she proved she could make a dramatic entrance, descending from a lift high above the stage while performing Jackson's pick, David Guetta's "Titanium." 'American Idol' recap: Top three sing three as show celebrates self 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z It’s disappointing in many places, rutted and small, climbing and descending, battling the jungle and mountains, then ending abruptly in the rain forest of Panama. King of the banana republic 2012-06-03T21:00:00Z And you don’t need even a second glance to know that whoever’s descending the staircase in that photo is not Duchamp. ‘Sturtevant: Double Trouble,’ a Career Retrospective at MoMA 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z There he assumed the remote aspect of a literary squire, ensconced in a nest of second-floor offices overlooking the Atlantic and descending twice a week for rounds of golf at the exclusive Myopia Hunt Club. John Updike?s Archive: A Great Writer at Work 2010-06-20T23:23:00Z In each category, wines are listed in descending order of preference. 29 of America’s favorite cheap wines, ranked 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z But 17 years later, her voice lacks the body or the bite to do justice to the long, rapid lines - filled with ascending and descending scales - that form her character's music. Review: Fleming, 6 tenors lead rare Rossini at Met 2010-04-13T14:31:00Z My thighs burned and occasionally I heard the sssh, sssh of a better skier descending past me, though there were only a handful of us on the slopes. A Family Ski Adventure in the Himalayas 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z Magic is created through simple means, such as a shower of petals descending from the sky or Stephen Warbeck's music emanating from every corner of the building. The Tempest – review 2013-05-03T16:48:09Z I told him my observation about the piano, how it always seemed to be descending, returning to a comforting place, but I didn’t notice it starting over again, going back to the top. Joe Jackson, Past, Present, and Fast Forward 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z At Coachella she further bolstered her star power by descending from the stage to greet fans pressed against a barricade. Lana Del Rey overwhelmed by her image at the Shrine 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z From the town’s main plaza, entering the restaurant’s awe-inspiring 16th-century building felt like descending into a castle dungeon. The Southern Charms of Spain and Portugal 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z The first piece opens with a gesture one recognizes from the composer’s symphonic style, a low pedal point over which a grand descending motif suggests a melancholy sense of stormy, wide-open spaces. Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes makes every detail count at the Kennedy Center 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z The movie accentuates the positive without descending into mawkish sentimentality, although here and there it comes close. ‘Pride’ Shows the Alliance of a Gay Group and Mineworkers 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z A humble handful of hardware, ascending, descending, up and down in size, the sequence irresistibly recalls a musical scale. Martin Creed: Down Over Up; Richard Wright: The Stairwell Project; Joan Mitchell 2010-08-07T23:05:00Z In “Worry Walks Beside Me,” over a bluesy, descending chord progression, he wonders, “What will it take to be free again?” Music Review: Michael Kiwanuka at the Highline Ballroom 2012-06-14T21:40:14Z It is designed a bit like a ski slope, with clearly marked trails of varying difficulties, and features descending from a clearing that acts as a hub. Fit & Fun: Mountain bikers' nirvana at Duthie Hill Park 2011-08-31T20:50:05Z They laugh, descending into riotous drunkenness and finding connection that both they and Eggers skitter around. ‘The Lighthouse’ Review: Dark Nights, Troubled Souls, Hairy Men 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z Let’s say you have just hopped out of your private jet airplane and are descending into an upstate New York corn field designed for catching people. AMERICA SURVIVES with Joanna Rothkopf pt. 4: How to survive a parachute malfunction 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z But as the song’s descending minor piano chords create an undertow hinting at Bob Dylan's “Ballad of a Thin Man,” there's no promise of resolution or justice. The Playlist: Unreleased Chris Cornell, and 12 More New Songs 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z And “Man of War” envisions isolation and decay, framed by descending chords and a somber yet exhilarating crescendo. On ‘OK Computer,’ Radiohead Saw the Future: Ours 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z Or descending from the distant point they keep gazing up at while huddled together? Review: Alvin Ailey’s ‘Awakening’ Projects a Sense of Fight-or-Flight 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z Its measured beat and descending minor chords hint distantly at Bob Dylan’s “Ballad of a Thin Man”; its troubles stay vividly unresolved. Rosanne Cash Takes the Long View on ‘She Remembers Everything’ 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z I pumped the brakes while descending steep cobblestoned streets, weaving through shoppers, and passing others sampling Corsican beer. BYOB (bring your own bike) when you travel 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z And in any case, copying all of Roosevelt’s policies is neither realistic nor desirable; after all, he implemented them as the world was descending into war. FDR for beginners 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z On Ireland’s windswept west coast, the rare day of fine weather finds a few dozen intrepid tourists descending on the tiny fishing village of Portmagee. ‘Star Wars’ Fever Extends to an Ancient Irish Island 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z Thousands of people began descending on Somerset as the Glastonbury Festival opened its gates for business. Glastonbury throws open its doors 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z Take in the breathtaking views from atop this ruined 11th century minaret, and experience twilight descending over the steppe. 2010-01-28T08:50:00Z After bizarrely descending into the deepest depths of the ocean, they find themselves accosted by, of all things, a heartbroken octopus. "Everything Fab Four": Our new podcast about the life-changing power of the Beatles 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z The languid descending coos in “Dream of the Canyon Wren” — which Mr. Adams has also arranged for string quartet — were rendered with ineffable melancholy. Review: ‘Canticles of the Holy Wind’ Summons the Elements at the Met 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z I could only stand in the crowd on the escalator, slowly descending. ‘I liked going to New York as a drug trafficker’: Duane Jackson 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z The plot initially seems to concern the disappearance of a young girl from an "awful family," which soon leads to a media circus descending on quaint old Hanmouth. 'King of the Badgers': A media circus in England 2011-09-21T23:08:04Z For 10 weeks, I’ll be just one soul among the gobs of tourists descending on its azure waters from around the world. Frugal Traveler: The Mediterranean on a Budget: The Voyage Begins 2011-05-17T21:18:13Z And I was especially grateful that she was in Doc Martens-ish boots rather than high heels while she was dancing atop and then descending a tall, banister-free staircase. 'The Voice' recap: Was it really the 'best live show' ever? 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z Thomas says the physical challenges of "Pippin," in which he does things like jump through hoops - literally - and sing while scaling and descending poles, are more daunting than those of "Spider-Man." 'Pippin' is back, and surrounded by Broadway buzz 2012-12-21T19:17:12Z Each consists of two arias and a recitative, and each is sung by a different soloist, in descending order from soprano to bass. Review: Juilliard415 Plays Haydn and Telemann, Evoking the Sun’s Arc 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z But there are other meals to consider if relatives and friends are descending for multiday stays. 25 ways to turn a frittata into a game-saver over the holidays 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z In both cases, the plane's automated audio warning system engaged once the plane began descending. US pilots had shared safety concerns with Boeing Max 8 planes, report finds 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z One recent image of Millie, a black three-year-old medium-hair, sees her descending down a steep, snowy face of red rock, paw held aloft as she contemplates her next step. #Adventurecats: frisky felines around the world find a community on social media 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z In her poem “Diving Into the Wreck,” Adrienne Rich describes a narrator descending to reclaim lost stories. ‘Know My Name,’ a Sexual Assault Survivor Tells the World 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z When I had learned how to cross-country ski the year before in Alaska, no one had taught me how to stop while descending hills. No slopes required: Washington state’s cross-country ski oasis 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z It's a sentimentalised and weirdly humourless movie — targeted at the middle-aged at heart — in which the rock scene is celebrated as a world where the descending model of Stonehenge is always the right size. Rock of Ages – review 2012-06-14T20:15:03Z Others, in descending order of interest, include “I Killed My Mother,” from Canada; “The Man Next Door,” from Argentina; and “Hunting & Sons,” from the Netherlands. Film: New Directors/New Films Offers ?I Am Love? 2010-03-30T21:33:00Z Walking up the stairs of the Met Breuer last week, the British artist Oliver Beer pressed his face into a corner and began singing a slow succession of descending pitches. He Turned the Met Museum’s Collection Into an Orchestra 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z Fluttering trills unfolded over lone piano notes; bell-like descending piano chords were echoed by gently ascending viola motifs. At the Stone, the Flux Quartet Flexes Its Muscles 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Even familiar ballet steps — as when Mr. Angle ends his solo by slowly descending in grand plié to the floor — here seem newly scrutinized. Dance Review: Vail International Dance Festival Presents 4 Premieres 2012-08-07T21:57:02Z When told of the angry mobs descending upon the firm’s investors, Jenny scoffs: “Of course they’re protesting. That’s what unemployed people do.” Review: ‘Dry Powder,’ a High-Finance Comedy Drama 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z Watching the light with a stricken face, he glanced at the descending sun and back at us. The Robert Mapplethorpe photo you haven't seen: The one he took of me 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z At 10 p.m., admission goes in half-hour slots until midnight, the status descending accordingly. Graydon Carter, the Last Impresario 2014-02-28T22:40:19Z When the performers sing, vocalizing words or sounds, the shape of their curving bodies — descending into a plié or standing still with a slow rise of the arms — affects pitch and tone through the breath. Review: ‘Thunder,’ Through Body and Voice, at Brooklyn Studios for Dance 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z He was referring to the left anterior descending artery, or left coronary artery, which is considered the most important for blood supply to the heart. Filmmaker Kevin Smith suffers ‘massive heart attack’ 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z Its themes haunted him: the miraculous wresting away of the golden bough; Charon’s lugubrious barge; Aeneas’s quest to meet the shade of his talkative father, Anchises, by descending into the underworld. Music from the underworld 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z I hiked on a path high across the valley before descending past more villages to another shaky bridge and entering Kurima, where there was transport back to Wamena. In Papua, Indonesia, a Visit to the Welcoming Dani People 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Thanks to some descending, I arrived in Vail with 40 percent battery charge and 95 estimated miles to spare. Driving an Electric Car on Colorado’s Scenic Byways 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z You’ll soon be following the whooshing of the falls, descending to the first in a cavernous gully shrouded by cliffs and trees. 20 of the world's best waterfalls: readers’ tips 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z High strings slowly begin a series of descending lines. A symphony for Los Angeles, just one otherworldly delight at L.A. Phil's Mozart and Pärt festival 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z The music of “Gesualdo” is vivid and often can be readily grasped, as with the opening fanfare motive of descending intervals or a descending scale pattern that recurs several times. Prince, Killer and Composer,' Gesualdo' Inspires Sound and Fury 2010-10-19T11:30:00Z A grid with more strings descending from it hovers overhead. Dance Review: Chunky Move?s ?Connected? at Joyce Theater - Review 2011-11-03T21:22:01Z Today, what remains of that era is a small crypt below El Coro, the hotel bar, that any guest can enter by descending a few stairs. Love and Cartagena: Gabriel Garc?a M?rquez Dreamed Here 2010-04-29T22:16:00Z Follow these hairline highways as they turn, widen and race around one last ring of mountains as your jet starts descending toward the faint glow in the air ahead. Personal Journeys: Viewing the World From an Airline Window Seat 2010-03-24T21:25:00Z Ascending from hell and descending from the heavens. Madonna Will Never Go Gently 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z Still, the final trio, with its descending melody that includes a Wagner-like musical turn, is a beauty. Opera Review: Caught Between Two Men 2011-02-15T12:00:07Z He tells of his affairs, broken marriages and children near-abandoned on his road to fame — and the road descending from it. Hey, hey, it’s the Monkees! 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z We finished the hike together, descending into Monterosso in the late afternoon. The Cinque Terre on a Budget 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z There's a certain off-leash quality to this literary gambol, occasionally descending into self-indulgence, but mostly appealing in its energy and freedom. 'The Enchanter:' why Nabokov matters 2011-06-29T23:02:04Z “Right now, they’re just locusts descending,” said facilities manager Chad Alexander. ‘The Nutcracker’: Fairies and tulle onstage, total nuts backstage 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z Franzen alone is worth the price of a ticket – but unfortunately everyone else on stage ranks in very sharply descending order of appeal. Flash Mob – Edinburgh festival review 2012-08-17T14:31:32Z Ms. Zendora’s choreography was occasionally representational — bird-wing arms, twirling hands descending like falling leaves — but more often, her images were abstract. Zendora Dance Takes a Firefly’s View at BAM 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z Without descending into base camp, Carvel even manages to wittily feminise a character whom Dahl portrayed as almost doggedly masculine. Matilda ? review 2010-12-10T00:06:00Z Gurley was descending the stairs of a housing project when the officer reportedly fired accidentally. Eric Garner killing, one year on: ‘Sit down son, it’s time for The Talk’ 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z Nézet-Séguin took a long view of the work, beginning in mysterious quiet, as if descending into the symphony from a great height, and building toward relentless grandeur in the “Ode to Joy” finale. Review: Two Years Later, a Beethoven Cycle Reaches Its Finale 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z On the other hand, there is the pressure to get it right: to fulfil expectations without descending into caricature, mockery or pastiche. Corrie on stage? Bless my hairnet! 2011-02-09T21:31:01Z When you notice the piano, it always seems to be descending the scale, yet it’s also bathing us in a kind of harmonic reassurance. Joe Jackson, Past, Present, and Fast Forward 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z But without recourse to their support networks or financial wherewithal, he soon found himself descending into a street-junkie lifestyle of unremitting misery and squalor. Apathy for the Devil: A 1970s Memoir by Nick Kent | Book review 2010-03-27T00:08:00Z The men here are at ease with nature, and we see them lifted, walking on air, descending spiral staircases, climbing steps, plunging into flight. Review: Ballet Arizona Performs ‘Round’ in a Dreamy Desert Ambience 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z It was another Wolfe, Tom, who commented that “the dark night of fascism is always descending in the United States and yet lands only in Europe.” Two Accounts of Donald Trump’s Final Year in Office, One More Vivid and Apt Than the Other 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z “At the end there are four minutes of white-on-white music” — an almost translucent, evenly paced descending figure in the strings — “it really shows you the land without time or space.” Revisiting ‘The Fairy’s Kiss,’ a Ballet About an Artist’s Destiny 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z He wrote “Crazy Rich Asians,” a breezy tale about a wealthy clan descending on Singapore for an over-the-top wedding, to upend those stereotypes. ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Seeks Mainstream Success 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z Patrons will enter the club by descending a long, dramatic staircase. 54 Below, a Cabaret Club for Broadway Lovers, to Open 2012-05-31T22:44:14Z Miners cram into descending cages, their progress captured by security cameras. 2010-01-21T04:46:00Z In one sketch, we see, close up, Jesus’ descending body supported by a single male figure. ‘Rembrandt’s First Masterpiece,’ a Portrait of a Biblical Betrayal 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z The piece ends with an easygoing, descending single line, followed by a sudden, loud, dissonant yet oddly stable closing chord. Music Review: Peter Serkin at 92nd Street Y - Review 2011-12-11T22:25:52Z We passed numerous descending hikers, some of whom pulled up masks as we passed. Paddling through a painterly landscape in New York’s Adirondack Park 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z Stash your belongings in a locker and change into a swimsuit and robe before descending a candlelit staircase to the salt pool in the oldest part of the spa. 36 Hours in Seville 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z “Germany’s rebirth” is at first witnessed from the cloud-strewn heavens of the führer’s plane, as though he’s descending upon a romantic drama. “Dapper” and dangerous: The ugly history of glamorizing white nationalism 2016-12-03T05:00:00Z “There was something in the air that felt like a cloud was descending,” Quinto recalled, “but it hadn’t yet landed.” Zachary Quinto’s Weekend: Watching ‘Magnolia’ and Letting the Dogs Out 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z By 11:30 the center was bustling and about 10 of us were descending toward the maze of azaleas in the Central Garden. Los Angeles, as a Pedestrian 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z Every death is marked by a shower of red petals descending from the skies. The Orphan of Zhao – review 2012-11-09T01:02:50Z At one point, Kronos turns the descending scales of the lullaby into a lovely, soft elegy. Review: Kronos Quartet Revisits Vietnam Horror in ‘My Lai’ 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z An ascending/descending piano riff accompanies a drum machine, as Blake gets all ‘90s R&B. When he sings “Part-time love is the life for me,” there’s a hint of Usher in his delivery. James Blake Seduces on Overgrown 2013-04-11T11:00:18Z Gotham also successfully conjures up the darkling eccentricities of Batman’s home town and its larger-than-life inhabitants without ever descending into the pantomime silliness of the worst screen adaptations. The Incredible Hulk, Jessica Jones and the best comic book TV shows ever 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z Next, Harry Carney opens his baritone sax feature with a strutting, descending figure. Five Minutes That Will Make You Love Duke Ellington 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z All over the album, Mr. Wonder ingeniously meshes syncopated ascending and descending lines, as he did in the upbeat “Sir Duke,” the doleful “Pastime Paradise” and the kinetic “I Wish.” Stevie Wonder Plays ‘Songs in the Key of Life’ at Madison Square Garden 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z While she focused on hitting her marks, some descending flourishes strayed off pitch. Review: ‘Tosca’ Is Sondra Radvanovsky’s Show at the Met Opera 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z We entered Mescalero Canyon, where the shadows of circling turkey vultures moved across high rock walls and the descending, melancholy song of the canyon wren echoed overhead. In Texas’s Hueco Tanks State Park, the native art really rocks They emerged from the building and thudded down the streets, many dozens of them, huge and scared, descending on the cute, cozy, safe dining sheds. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: New York, from the bizarre to the truly bizarre 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z The trip is recommended for “avid” cyclists “who like to ride long miles and are comfortable descending narrow roads.” A Bicycle Tour Through Remote Southwest Canyon Country 2010-07-31T04:30:00Z There were ascending patterns that went up very high before descending. Hot composer offers lukewarm work at Dumbarton Oaks 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z After descending the mountain, they find that the whole village is deserted. Newly Released Books 2011-03-16T21:19:35Z And the crucial bass pattern, which begins with four descending notes and provides the foundation for the entire piece, now becomes the topmost voice, starting with four rising notes. A Jazz Pianist Flips Bach Upside-Down 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z After descending we continue on, haplessly peering into the mottled vegetation for animals in the last place they’d be — next to the bipeds’ walking path. From canopy walk to gator-filled waters, this Florida park offers wildlife aplenty 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z Eight police officers were descending on the masked actors. Actors with fake guns bring police with real ones 2013-08-03T20:35:09Z Slightly more than half of the winning adapted screenplays in Oscar’s history have been based on novels; the remainder are, in descending order, from plays, nonfiction works, short stories and teleplays. A brief history of screenwriting and the Oscars 2014-02-26T22:03:43Z Now, from all around, thousands of young men and women, wearing scary clown face paint, are descending upon a disused indoor swimming pool that has been transformed into a music venue. And God created controversy 2010-10-08T23:03:00Z The tower is a tall cylinder, opening at the top to the air and containing a marvelous spiral staircase, descending to a well. Dance Review: Meredith Monk at St. Mark’s Church 2012-11-20T22:38:02Z “A widespread and punitive stridency descending on us from every quarter,” he said. Is Self-Censorship a Problem for Writers? 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z The second is a poignant evaluation of the value of a trip that the writer already saw was doomed, stiff-upper-lipping English fortitude as a wan thread of light against the descending night. Holidays, unaccompanied: Vocal ensembles put seasoning in the ‘seasonal’ 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z The very fact that “The Bachelorette” is the height of unreality made me cringe, and curious, at the thought of Rachel Lindsay descending into this set designed cave of testosterone and silk ties. A suitor on “The Bachelorette” is revealed to be . . . possibly racist 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z A descending, grunge-toned guitar line betrays the ambivalence of “Hollywood Dreams,” which moves from hopes of stardom to the routine of exploitation. Review: Miguel’s ‘Wildheart’ Features R&B and Clashing Impulses 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z It moved in the hardcore swing descending directly from Bad Brains, the band Mr. Joseph has felt close to since he roadied for the group in the early ’80s. Music Review: Muscling Through a Murky, Hardcore Night in a Box 2011-07-31T22:03:29Z Whenever the violin turns dreamy, in the first movement, the music, led by the piano, bursts into pummeling patterns of punchy, chiseled descending chords. Music Review: Steven Beck and Miranda Cuckson at Bargemusic 2010-06-20T21:37:00Z In the middle of each room, down the center of the building, is a giant hole where a descending meal platform — a kind of mass dumbwaiter — stops once a day, for the briefest interval. ‘The Platform’ Review: An Accidentally Timely Political Allegory 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z The sight of a horse being whipped was too much for the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, who ran over in tears and embraced the poor beast before descending into madness — or so the story goes. There’s More to Italian Fiction Than Elena Ferrante 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z More than 20,000 performers and hundreds of thousands of tourists are descending on Scotland's capital for the annual Edinburgh Fringe festival. Comedy and controversy as Edinburgh Fringe begins 2010-08-06T12:01:00Z In many of the shops and restaurants, fears about the economy were palpable, and the euro was descending daily. T Magazine: Bright Passage 2012-11-14T17:30:55Z I'm accustomed to newsreel footage of police squads descending on the homes of suspected criminals and leaving with every electronic device on the premises. If you have lofty ambitions for your legacy, head for the attic 2011-01-09T00:05:39Z Not coincidentally, it was also opening day for North America's most prestigious film festival, with hordes of celebrities and journalists descending on Canada's largest city. Talking about God with Martin Sheen 2010-09-18T23:01:00Z And yet, just two days after our great nation declared its allegiance to traditional Biblical values and biscuits, a new throng is descending upon the poultry franchise. Take that, Chick-fil-A! 2012-08-03T19:45:00Z The album’s second half is a series of noisy screeds, finally descending on the heart-breaking “All Apologies.” Alternative rock lives, self-doubt intact 2013-09-13T16:54:00Z Her descent matches one of the great descending scales in Tchaikovsky’s music. Critic?s Notebook: ?Nutcracker? Nation: Yes We Can! 2010-12-08T23:32:00Z Movers, shakers, players and blaggers from Hollywood and the rest of the global film industry are descending on the French Riviera for the Cannes Film Festival. Cannes Film Festival 2013 2013-05-14T15:28:42Z Bryan Talbot's poster for The Lakes International Comic Art Festival contains 28 literary references Thousands of comic fans are descending on a small Cumbrian town this weekend for an international festival. Why academics are taking comic books seriously 2013-10-18T05:22:42Z The remaining three compartments are for baking, roasting, and simmering, in order of descending temperatures. The legendary allure of Britain's AGA stove 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z In “Annihilation” it’s Lena who assumes the role of Orpheus, descending into a transfigured world filled with terrors, death, eccentric beauty and room for interpretive leeway. Review: In ‘Annihilation,’ a Heroic Journey into the Alien Shimmer 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z Mrs. Njewadda claims she was descending the stairs when she looked back to try and find her husband. NYC woman spooked by ‘Dexter’ ad sues MTA, Showtime for subway fall 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z A summer heat wave was descending: By 9 a.m., it was already 95 degrees and 100 percent humidity when Arcadio started hacking the overgrown trail with his rusted machete. A Cuban Island That Has Played Both Paradise and Prison 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z He vaguely recalls descending to the lobby to ask if there might be something wrong with the room. A $30 Alarm Can Stop a Silent Killer. Why Many Hotels Don’t Install Them. 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z “And death shall have no dominion,” he says, affecting the deep, descending timbre that the Welshman was known for. Dylan Thomas biopic stars pay homage to the poet's favorite New York haunt 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z Plano, Texas, took second place, followed, in descending order by Boston, San Antonio and Aurora, Colorado. America's best, worst cities for barbecue: report 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z It softened the lean lines of her tunic-and-pants silhouette, added texture and fringed surface decoration to the more familiar ivory silk and brown leather — without ever descending into the folksy. Special Report: Fashion: A 21st Century Woman 2010-10-03T17:10:00Z "The reading here of a passionate yet complex character feels self-conscious bordering on awkward, even descending into caricature at times," it added. Nelson Mandela's life on screen 2013-12-06T12:31:26Z And yet hardly anyone is talking about race–specifically, the nearly monolithic whiteness of the media descending on the protesters’ encampment. Missouri activists vs. the press is still a story about race: This is what happens when black students can’t trust the media 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z Rather, you flow with the crowd, ascending and descending little hills and snaking through a collection of outdoor rooms that all merge seamlessly. Review | An artificial island with a real upside 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z The Salle des Bronzes is a fitting destination for the fashion crowd descending on Paris for fashion week. | The Louvre Less Traveled 2011-09-27T22:00:14Z The music “needs to live,” he told the orchestra musicians at a previous rehearsal, advising them how to phrase a descending motif more effectively in an Act I duo between Elizabeth and Leicester. Joyce DiDonato Takes On ‘Maria Stuarda’ at the Met 2012-12-30T05:03:03Z As his children become paralyzed and stop eating, Steven becomes unnerved, descending into madness and behaving rashly. Colin Farrell's best, most quietly smoldering roles, from "Banshees of Inisherin" to "Phone Booth" 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Now that it’s been done by Sport England in a recent “This Girl Can” advert, they could also include a tell-tale Tampax string descending between the woman’s legs. Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Mr. Martin has said, in fact, that one of the arrangement’s highlights — the descending cello line, after the lyric “I’m not half the man I used to be” — was Mr. McCartney’s idea. George Martin and the Beatles: A Producer’s Impact, in Five Songs 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z But midway through, some graceful descending patterns in the winds aided soulful, delicate interplay between a pair of exposed clarinets. Review: An Orchestra Manages to Capture That Ellington Swing 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z You have to look for a long descending path across from the trail leading up, where a deep fissure between two limestone cliffs lies hidden. Climbing the summits of Irish literature Weber frames the movie with an allegorical vision that recurs throughout, that of unborn children descending to Earth or being returned to their aerie. Lois Weber’s Vital Films of the Early Silent Era 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z No offense to any of them, but Bennett's performance is the complete package - acting, singing and descending into pill-popping madness. Who will win at the Tony Awards? AP predicts 2012-06-07T19:01:07Z I remember the wet October chill; eagles descending over corridors of evergreens; a seemingly endless highway. My Canada 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z It also keeps the rest of the apartment from descending into chaos: It means I can say yes to the garbage-truck costume assembled from three large boxes or the hand-me-down skateboard without thinking twice. Why every small home should have an empty space 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z "There were no burning bushes, no seas splitting, no manna descending from heaven. Instead, the miracles were concealed and orchestrated through divine providence — the ‘hidden hand’ of God." Why Purim is important in 2022 as the Russia-Ukraine war rages 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z In exposing the crime writer's fell trade so amusingly, Sutton deserves a wide new readership, though without descending to Slavitt's depths to attain it. My Criminal World by Henry Sutton – review 2013-05-18T10:01:01Z “Frequency” is a tall cabinet made of clear acrylic and with spiky forms of gold-plated brass sheet metal descending from the top and rising from the bottom. Art in Review 2010-02-25T20:58:00Z Cruises have shown increasing enthusiasm for invading the Arctic and Antarctic, their paths eased by the melting of globally warmed ice, with many thousands of gawpers descending on tiny Inuit settlements. Is the cruise industry finally out of its depth? 2020-04-19T04:00:00Z We roughed around the hills amid the sheep, trying to find the highest place, fog descending upon us. Personal Journeys: A Twist on the B&B in Wales 2011-05-06T20:15:17Z How to write about such an event without descending into despair? Arundhati Roy’s Return to the Form That Made Her Famous 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z Your story in this week’s issue, “Of Windows and Doors,” takes place in a country descending into civil war. This Week in Fiction: Mohsin Hamid on the Migrants in All of Us 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z Then it meanders through grassy fields rimmed with boulders and scree fields before gently descending more than 2,000 vertical feet over seven miles. Ultrarunners are heading to Crested Butte, Colo., long popular with mountain bikers 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z “I Am Blessed,” with its descending, hymn-like chorus, was almost absurdly gorgeous. Brit singer Rumer dazzles, demurs at Hollywood Forever's Masonic Lodge 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z Andrew Loewenstern, 37, a software developer and a dedicated gourmand, flies around the world with his friends, descending on destination restaurants. Food Is the Attraction at Bachelor and Bachelorette Parties 2010-06-23T04:31:00Z Mr. Dylan excised the backbeat from “Can’t Wait” “Can’t Wait,” changing it into an even bleaker vigil with a tolling, descending piano line. Music Review: A Jovial Dylan Celebrates Reopening of Capitol Theatre 2012-09-05T11:35:10Z We dropped our bags in our rustic wood-beamed room and threw open the shutters to thrilling views of dry slopes descending to lush riverside pastures. 10 Travel Writers, 10 Favorite Hotels 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z The series Black Mirror deals with the trap into which we, social media and corporate media are descending. Hollywood Uses the Very Women It Exploited to Change the Subject 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z Throughout, Mr. Bronfman’s elegantly shaded descending runs, warm touch and fluid trills rendered his performance a treat. Music Review: Met Opera Orchestra With David Chan and Yefim Bronfman 2012-12-04T20:20:07Z “My way of descending stairs,” the caption read, with: #hatestairs #exercise. The Party Girl, Till the End 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z To Stoudt, the press conference at Four Seasons was an appropriate bookend to a presidential era that began with a game show host descending a golden escalator. "Four Seasons Total Documentary" captures the Trump campaign's emperor-has-no-clothes moment 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z In the first set, Abrahams's delicate opening piano motif became a long reverie entwined with bassist Lloyd Swanton's dolorously descending figure and Tony Buck's soft tickings and cymbal whispers. The Necks 2010-06-29T22:00:00Z Here Mr. Pohjonen, backed by the sensitive playing of Mr. Nott and the orchestra, conveyed the music’s aching tenderness without descending into despair. Music Review: A Workout for Winds and Brasses 2011-08-17T22:22:48Z Then, in the second, as they traced the descending musical figures, keenly attuned to one another and to the music’s character, they found it. Review: Bach Collegium Japan Returns With Chamber Music 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z Last year, this Australian director made a blistering New York debut with “Yerma,” a tale of obsession descending into madness. 7 More Adventurous Theater Directors to Look Out For 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z The family descending for Easter required almost military manoeuvres in the kitchen, sideboards and stomachs groaning. Easter bonnie: almond meringue with rhubarb and custard 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z It simply builds, like a cloudy nebula descending from space, more and more sounds playing off one another until it envelopes you and reascends, taking you with it. Spring Forward: Songs for a New Season 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Dillon’s sound world is variegated and changeable: sudden crescendos evaporate in pianissimo chords; quiet pizzicato passages unfold into sequences of descending slides that evoke whining, at times, and exoticism elsewhere. Music Review: Capturing Shifts Between Ecstasy and Anguish 2011-01-18T23:32:38Z That person, Lee Roy Reams, had performed with Ms. Channing in one Broadway “Dolly” revival and directed her in another before descending those steps himself. Well, Hello, Dollys! 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z Arad wanted the names of the victims to be inscribed near the bottom of the cascades, with visitors descending to them behind the screen of falling water. Memories at Ground Zero 2011-07-30T23:03:01Z In Ms. Wolfe’s brief, moodily atmospheric “Earring,” a repeating, rhythmically steady, slowly descending figure played at the top of the keyboard creates a crystalline, jangling backdrop for a gentle, midrange melody. Music Review: Locrian Chamber Players at Riverside Church - review 2011-08-26T22:30:32Z A great feature was the clean, descending ripples in many of the looks which are sure to spread into other collections like wildfire. Givenchy, Hermes and Celine get elegant 2012-10-01T02:46:03Z Three descending chords, repeating in slow motion, cradle her breathy, solitary voice; meanwhile, in the near distance, there are mysterious whooshes and crashes, and an occasional tolling guitar. The Playlist: The War on Drugs and Lana Del Rey Deliver Two Kinds of Reveries 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z In the next scene, the country isn’t descending into authoritarian chaos; no one is compulsively refreshing the home page of the New York Times. Fighting “The Good Fight” 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z When he presents the theme, at the beginning of the movement, he presents it with a descending, chromatic bass line. The Music of More: A Young Pianist Plays a Modern Master 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z Here, he turns his forensic eye on Brahms's mightiest sonata, No 3, Op 5, gripping us from the start with its opening declamatory descending octaves and holding us spellbound through to the ecstatic close. Brahms: Piano Sonata No 3; Handel Variations – review 2013-01-13T00:05:34Z It had a descending and ascending chromatic line with a meaty tone and a certain swagger, an approach that would spread through funk, new wave, electro, synth-pop and countless other iterations. Bernie Worrell, Whose Keyboards Left an Imprint on Funk and Hip-Hop, Dies at 72 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z “Opera is my No. 1 squeeze,” Wainwright said, adding that this interview was interrupting a descending piccolo line he was writing for “Hadrian.” How Rufus Wainright and Benjamin Millipied came to collaborate on L.A. Dance Project program 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z But it's a failing of the book that the show ends so abruptly, you almost think the descending curtain is a mistake by the stage manager. Review: Politics and old-style humor in 'Fiorello' 2013-02-01T22:16:04Z Most arrestingly, the entire painting is covered with a net of descending diagonal lines, lines of rain. Review: ‘Van Gogh and Nature,’ Exploring the Outside World in High Relief 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Isaac Mizrahi: It’s a pretty classic gay character: not really knowing where to turn or what to do and kind of descending deeper and deeper into depression. An oral history of Fame: 'We were dancing on cars in the epicentre of porn and filth!' 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z Day after day, tourists rush past it in a hustle, descending from the steep side street that winds down to the shaded Passeig de Born, a busy thoroughfare filled with clothing stores and mopeds. In Spain, Mir??s Majorca 2011-07-15T18:55:00Z Winding slowly uphill through sere desert and a region inhabited by a pacifist tribe called the Bhils, the drive from Jodhpur eventually crests the Aravallis before descending into a startlingly verdant landscape of cultivated fields. India in One, Two or Three Weeks 2012-03-23T18:57:13Z The film draws on Sayat Nova’s imagery: angels with flat halos and wooden wings, a pasteboard cloud descending as a vision, the constant repetition of key props including books, silver balls and ornate rugs. In ‘The Color of Pomegranates,’ the Cinema of the Cryptic 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z With Iraq descending into civil war, and the Taliban resurgent in Afghanistan, the military began recruiting civilian social scientists to help commanders understand the tribal forces they were trying to pacify. Books of The Times: ‘The Tender Soldier’ Examines the U.S. Counterinsurgency Strategy 2013-08-27T20:58:37Z As blue trash bags start popping up in the heretofore pristine landscape, it’s hard not to be heartbroken by this vision of a planet slowly descending into self-destruction. Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z Premium, Deluxe, and Single Day followed suit, in descending order of importance. Organized chaos: Behind every cherished moment at a Comic Con is a team of individuals desperate to please 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z And to open, railroad noises through the PA, a pall of feedback, then three descending notes, unresolved and repeated. Old music: REM – Feeling Gravity's Pull 2012-11-15T12:31:00Z Clinging to a doleful melody over a descending piano line, the Weeknd name-drops luxury cars, dismisses any competition and brags about wealth, women and drugs. The Playlist: The Weeknd, Leonard Cohen and Dirty Projectors All Want It Darker 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z One passenger observed, with a note of alarm, that the other balloon seems to be descending quickly. Lighter than air in the Shenandoah Valley: Lifting off in a hot-air balloon 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z Taurus’s 1968 song “Spirit” includes an acoustic passage with an arpeggiated chord progression and a descending chromatic bass line that resembles the pastoral introduction to “Stairway.” Stolen or Original? Hear Songs From 7 Landmark Copyright Cases. 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z For maximum controversy the venues are in descending order of quality. The quantification of controversy: are women funnier than men? 2012-06-19T11:05:00Z One notable tale includes an unfortunate bride-to-be who immolated herself when descending the candlelit stairs in full wedding attire. The 13 Most Beautiful Haunted Destinations Around the World 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Brahms's Four Piano Pieces, Op 119 closed a pensive first half, the first Intermezzo full of descending steps sliding like rain down a window, the closing Rhapsodie playful but still dark in mood. Murray Perahia ? review 2011-04-03T21:45:01Z The root chakra exercise, for example, directs players to tilt their hips to seed a virtual planet, while the heart chakra exercise uses players' hands to harness fireballs that release gems imbedded in descending rocks. Chopra hopes to connect minds, bodies with 'Leela' 2011-07-19T08:01:04Z To the white press, it was more proof that Louisiana was descending into racial chaos under Henry Clay Warmoth, the Illinois-born radical Republican governor. Michael A. Ross's 'Great New Orleans Kidnapping Case' 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z The orchestra embraced the dissonances folded into the thick, descending chords. Music Review: Mariinsky Orchestra Plays Tchaikovsky at Carnegie - Review 2011-10-11T20:45:23Z The Chang’e-5 probe landed Tuesday on the Sea of Storms on the moon after descending from an orbiter, the China National Space Administration said. China collects moon samples to study on Earth 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z After descending its stone staircase, we sat in a nearby parking lot, eating noodles around an open fire with Li Quan Jin, 60, one of the temple’s managers. Following the Ancient Tea-Horse Road. Or at Least Trying. 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z They’re not as fun as Snow’s or Herms’ contributions, but they do remind us of another, darker direction for assemblage, descending from Edward Kienholz’s threatening tableaux. Group show at Moran Bondaroff: A playfulness in its secrets 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z When you’re practicing breathing, Wiebe suggests doing inhalations with an emphasis on easing the stomach and pairing that with meaningful movements, such as descending into a squat. Stop sucking in your stomach all the time — it could be bad for your health 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Lauren Grant, between movements of “Double,” traces a descending zigzag with her hand, like the fall of a feather through currents of air. Review: Choreographers Should Stay Away From Mozart. Except Mark Morris. 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z He is spent, and descending into full-blown addiction. The Tragedy of Diego Maradona, One of Soccer’s Greatest Stars 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z Anxious to make sure Rachel was not upstaged, Boris delayed his entrance before carefully messing up his hair and descending into the throng below on a zipwire. The Wit and Wisdom of Boris Johnson, edited by Harry Mount – review 2013-06-02T17:00:01Z In the deceptively simple opening Largo the piano plays a slow, ethereal descending scale, pierced by stray notes in high and low registers. Music Review: Philharmonic Opens Season at Avery Fisher Hall 2012-09-20T16:22:20Z Over breakfast, they sketched out the day’s itinerary, which would start with a couple of small creek crossings before descending to a larger river. Explorer: In Papua New Guinea, Trek on a Trail of War 2010-10-22T19:48:00Z It’s a bummed-out coherence: 40 minutes of slow, thick miasma, with recurring, descending melodic phrases tying it all together. Critic?s Notebook: Different Trips From Georgia to New York 2011-03-14T22:39:07Z By the time he’s left, fears of them descending from cannabis as a gateway drug to class A substances and life on the streets dissipate. Why I smoked my son’s drugs 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z In the summer, it comes alive with visitors descending on the beaches, towns and islands – but despite its popularity, moments of solitude can be found within the dunes and cranberry bogs. Top 10 national and state parks in New England, USA 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z This film won't clear that up, but it at least shows you what he was doing: taking drugs, falling out with friends and the movie biz, rapping badly and descending into mumbling incoherence – apparently. This week's new films 2010-09-17T23:06:00Z “Sadly,” he said, after descending his golden escalator at Trump Tower, “the American dream is dead.” How ‘America First’ and ‘American Dream’ Went From Hazy Sentiments to Loaded Clichés 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z Both, too, astonish, perplex, and offend just about everyone they meet, willfully straying from the straight path set before them and descending into debaucherous excess. The Madness of Queen Jane 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z The occasional big effects were commanding and intense without ever descending into coarseness, and the delicacy and tonal allure he brought to the cycle’s preponderance of quiet songs were deeply impressive. Olympic Music Festival opens season with songs of love 2013-07-01T16:17:08Z She has constructed this story as a quest, but the path forward feels like descending stairs in an Escher drawing. Review | ‘The Standardization of Demoralization Procedures’ is a story that John le Carré might have written for ‘The Twilight Zone’ 2020-08-02T04:00:00Z Today, most of the island’s population is of African descent, with a significant East Indian contingent descending from workers brought in to save the sugar industry toward the end of the 19th century. Touring St. Lucia with its Top Chef 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z The strings' first entry consists of a rhythmic octave leap followed by four descending chromatic notes. Wagner's Tannh?user 2010-12-11T00:06:00Z Glasnost may be stirring in Russia, but an Iron Curtain is descending in their home. Review: Both ‘The Americans’ and the U.S.S.R. Will End. Can This Marriage Be Saved? 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z We both eat lard for breakfast, lunch and dinner and consider rising and descending on the toilet to be adequate exercise for the day. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: Turns out, President Trump and I aren’t total opposites 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z Shortly after descending to earth, Mr. Bezos went and did a news conference where he said: “I want to thank every Amazon employee and every Amazon customer because you guys paid for all this. Seriously.” Are You a Bezos? 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z In its early going, triumphal writing for brass was tugged at — and moodily complicated — by descending string motifs that traipsed across unpredictable intervals. Review: The Philharmonic Departs From Business as Usual 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z One notable tale includes an unfortunate bride-to-be who immolated herself when descending the candlelit stairs in full wedding attire. The 13 Most Beautiful Haunted Destinations Around the World 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Then he shaped the melody that unfolds in sighing, descending phrases with elegance and refinement. Review: ‘La Traviata’ Opens a New Era at the Met Opera 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z In the meantime, here’s a look at the new offerings, loosely ranked in descending order of interest. Amazon Posts TV Pilots 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z Strand’s motives are made clear when Nick discovers a new threat descending on the dam; Madison faces a horrifying revelation. What’s on TV Sunday: ‘Berlin Station’ and ‘Good Behavior’ 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z So consider these 10 films to merely be the starting lineup, ranked in descending order according to their certainty. Will These Be the 10 Best Picture Oscar Nominees? 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z The pianist played his weirdly tuned descending scales as he ran along with his piano while it was pushed around the stage by a dancer. Weekend concerts across L.A. provide solace in a world gone wrong amid Paris attacks 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z Now violent deportation officers are descending on their town. Young Adult Dystopian Fiction That Feels Pretty Real 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z As a 5-year-old, the boy followed his babysitter on an urban safari, descending into a sewer that was under construction beneath New York City. Confident. Incorrigible. Bully: Little Donny was a lot like candidate Donald Trump 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z If you want to get a taste of the reserve but still get to the beach, start from the bluff-top parking area and hike ¾-mile on the Beach Trail, descending 300 feet to Flat Rock. Getting to know San Diego’s lovable beaches 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z Ms. Hazard was selected to run the Greater Reston Arts Center in Virginia just as the pandemic was descending. Could There Be a More Difficult Time to Become an Arts Leader? 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z Instead it becomes a blurry scrim, and through it we see glowing orbs of light alive with movement — a miniature man inside each of them, descending. Suspended in Air, Searching for Connection in Two High-Flying Shows 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z Too often sightlines are obscured, and too often the eye is drawn to a patron descending to an exit to use a restroom, mistaking her for a character on the prowl. Review: Berlin Philharmonic’s ‘Pelléas et Mélisande’ Boldly Stretches Boundaries 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z In one of the opera’s dramatic moments, Madame Flora, descending into madness, fears there is a ghost in her room. Lili Chookasian, Opera Singer, Dies at 90 2012-04-12T17:31:06Z These days, the only time commercial TV ventures into an art museum is possibly to film a scene of thieves descending from the ceiling to steal something. Review: ‘Revolution of the Eye’ Examines Art’s Influence on Early TV 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z Their skewed arrangement might suggest the headlights of cars descending from various angles, yet they remain subdued; even when brightening and dimming in a circular pattern, it’s as if they were whispering “emergency.” Jodi Melnick Unveils ‘Moment Marigold’ at BAM 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z But the descending line of cloth leads to the very bottom of the image where you discover something else. Kitagawa Utamaro 2010-09-18T23:05:00Z His memoir of his wife Iris Murdoch descending into the darkness of Alzheimer’s, “Elegy for Iris” is not “pitiless,” as Atlas asserts, but self-sacrificial and sympathetic. Literary biography: possibility and peril 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z As Beatrice settles into Rye, the clouds of war with Germany are descending. A novel to cure your ‘Downton Abbey’ withdrawal: ‘The Summer Before the War’ 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z A descending motif in the upper register meshed with prepared piano notes in the lower register to create an eerie canvas. Music Review: Jenny Q Chai at Le Poisson Rouge 2012-11-05T23:29:28Z Anyone who regularly watches or attends N.F.L. games takes for granted the military pageantry—flyovers by Air Force pilots, paratroopers descending to midfield, color guards presenting the flag. Football and Politics 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z With any luck, those dancers will offer some insight into what the ballet world is actually like — and keep Flesh and Bone from descending into cliche. Starz’ New Ballet Drama Flesh and Bone Sounds Exactly Like Black Swan 2014-01-28T22:34:16Z The foundation is named after a climber who died descending the summit of Mount Everest. Siblings of Duchess of Cambridge reach final leg of U.S. bike race 2014-06-20T04:00:00Z Comprising dozens of little figures descending into a cauldron-shaped pit, the sculpture, viewed by stepping up on a narrow wooden platform encircling it, is nearly 11 ½ feet in diameter. Art Review: Works by Rachel Kneebone at the Brooklyn Museum 2012-04-05T22:06:34Z The novel is a detailed portrayal of a young man who is adrift, descending into depression and being driven to terrorism. Read Your Way Through Tokyo 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z We drop to 40 feet and start following the descending contours of the reef. In the Bahamas, Cat Island offers spectacular diving and solitude for miles 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z Spoiler: it includes a carcass of beef descending down from the ceiling. Netflix's Thai film "Hunger" was supposed to make you feel "uneasy" and grossed-out says director 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z Each day will include a training run focused on efficiency and economy, ascending and descending, proper intensity, strength running and managing endurance on mountain trails. In the Tetons, a Camp for Runners 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z Forcing these spiritual principles that were designed to be voluntary on unwilling people in recovery always carries the risk of descending into cultish behavior. Do 12-step programs lead to cults? 2012-08-28T19:46:00Z To enter, you must wait in line before descending through a replica of a red British telephone booth into a small subterranean space. Havana’s Symphony of Sound 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z Fans from all over have been descending on this remote river city for a last chance at enjoying Lusco’s signature dishes: spicy shrimp, beef steaks, broiled whole pompano and fried chicken. A Mississippi Restaurant Has Been Beloved for Decades. But There’s Another Story to Tell. 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z Once there, they ride into rolling hills containing vineyards, olive groves and cypress forests before descending to the Bay of Brna and a Croatian feast. A Bicycle Tour Through Remote Southwest Canyon Country 2010-07-31T04:30:00Z It's a proud, bratty self-absorption, which she acted out in performance by descending, for much of her set, from the stage into the audience, where only those nearby could see her. ArtsBeat: CMJ: Alex Winston's Mother Likes What She Sees 2012-10-17T14:31:27Z After the trial, Ms. Shakur worked as a paralegal before descending into drug addiction. Afeni Shakur, mother of rapper Tupac Shakur, dies at 69 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z These upbeat scenes give way to images of students descending on campuses and then, a handful of older people talking while decked in somber caps and gowns. Review: ‘The Hunting Ground’ Documentary, a Searing Look at Campus Rape 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z These hicks are alternately won over or antagonized by the exotic fauna descending on their dusty towns. | 'Priscilla Queen of the Desert': With Song in Heart, Pompoms on Head 2011-03-21T02:02:00Z Not that she funks the downside of it – there's a long account of a close friend descending, not too miserably, into Alzheimer's disease; but many more accounts of those facing old age with considerable zest. Crazy Age: Thoughts on Being?Old by Jane Miller 2010-08-29T11:21:00Z He was referring to the left anterior descending artery, or left coronary artery, which is considered the most important for blood supply to the heart. Filmmaker Kevin Smith suffers ‘massive heart attack’ 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z The angles of both elbows answer each other; the arms and shoulder describe a descending zigzag. 3 Exhibitions Where Art Melds With Dance 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z It is Guston's gigantic hand descending from the clouds to make a point – with a pencil. The best art of 2012: Laura Cumming's choice 2012-12-15T21:00:01Z Underscoring the effect, a white camera drone suddenly hovered into view, slowly descending toward the assembled like a digital-age angel of the Annunciation. Staying in the (Fashion) Moment 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z I would also suggest that there is a period just before and after you reach the apex of your jump that you are ascending/descending slowly so that there is an optical illusion. Can footballers really 'hang' in midair? 2013-04-24T15:35:35Z The ballet thus far has been full of processions, of Indian pomp and circumstance, but now comes the greatest one yet: the single, zigzag file of Shades, descending from the moonlit Himalayas, dance beyond life. Dance Review: American Ballet Theater?s ?La Bayad?re,? at Lincoln Center 2010-05-19T22:05:00Z The moral struggle that follows fuels a sophisticated dialectic that presents both sides of the gun debate before descending, ultimately, into polemics. Gun control takes center stage in new L.A. play 'Church & State' 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z The set, designed by David Rockwell, with storybook lighting by Tyler Micoleau, sketches a forest in the simplest terms — descending birch trunks, a rising moon. ‘Into the Woods’ Review: Do You Believe in Magic? 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z I felt vulnerable as well, and this performance claimed me from the first moments, when the cellos played the muted, solemn descending first line. Review: For 9/11 Tribute, the Met Opera Returns Home 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z Usually, that means descending to an altitude comfortable for people. 6 common misconceptions about flying 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z As it cycles through a few descending piano chords over a hip-hop backbeat, Parks sings about someone named Mary who’s joyless, isolated and deeply depressed. Arlo Parks Offers Solace Without Illusions on Her Debut Album 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z When Wotan and Loge descend into Nibelheim, we see the two of them walking down the planks as if descending a huge stairway. Music Review: At Met, the New ?Ring? Is Mostly a Success 2010-09-28T06:30:00Z Scuba divers descending to the BVI Art Reef off the British Virgin Islands may encounter schools of snapper, sea turtles and rays. Culture and Conservation Beneath the Sea 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z Here, hikers descending from Greylock’s peak or the Appalachian Trail and nature lovers with canes or walkers share one of the county’s most transcendent corners. 36 Hours in the Berkshires 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z If you look at the sunlit, green-grassed images of the proposals, it is easy to imagine a big pointing finger descending from the fluffy white clouds, with a sign attached. Robin Hood Gardens: You're making a big mistake... 2010-12-05T00:05:00Z It formed so many of my ideas about the pagan tradition descending to us from Babylon and surviving the Christian onslaught of the Middle Ages. Paglia on Taylor: "A luscious, opulent, ripe fruit!" 2011-03-24T02:58:00Z Hymn verses appear five times in the oratorio, descending through the keys of E, E-flat and C major toward the darkness and radical tonal uncertainty of the Crucifixion itself. A Soldier Kills a Deaf Boy, and Rebels Respond With a Barricade of Silence 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z While the assassination scene is the play's most well-known moment, it also portrays the Roman Empire descending into chaos after Caesar is killed. Shakespeare Theaters Nationwide Are Getting Threats Amid Caesar Controversy 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z The clip begins with a frontal shot of a helicopter: the sound of its take-off bleeds into descending synthesiser notes. Jon Savage on song: The Screamers ? 122 Hours of Fear 2010-07-27T14:54:00Z Traynor said tourists would be descending on Dublin to follow in the footsteps of Joyce's most famous protagonist. Bloomsday fans celebrate as James Joyce scholars do battle 2012-06-16T10:02:08Z Before the first word is sung, he establishes a feeling of unease and plaint with stark, acidic brass chords, caressed and dragged down simultaneously by dusky descending strings. Into The Music: Michael Tippett?s ?Child of Our Time? Fits With Winter 2012-01-29T04:39:18Z One ignores the marvels of all three, in their lyrically descending order, at risk to one’s soul. Michael Cunningham on Virginia Woolf’s Literary Revolution 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z Rising — or, should I say, descending — to his first leading role at the Met, Mr. Van Horn is a bass-baritone, not a bass. Review: ‘Mefistofele’ at the Met Opera Is a Devil That Dances 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z Near the end, we’re left with yet another sign of the plagues descending on Stavros, whose redemption is far from reach. ArtsBeat: ‘Fargo’ Recap: A Prayer for the Prey 2014-05-07T03:16:30Z Another level down the hill, past a series of descending platforms that once cascaded water into a pool, the garden becomes a farm. Greenwood Gardens in Short Hills, N.J. 2013-04-25T20:46:49Z With mournful vocals over descending chords, eventually joined by full orchestra and choir Kiwanuka sings about how love “rescued me from a nightmare.” Britney Spears and Elton John’s Mash-up, and 8 More New Songs 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Or Goldman can dramatise himself, metaphorically, as both the wave that killed his wife and as "Orpheus descending into memory" to haul her back. Too much grief 2011-08-19T21:55:11Z Over the next few hours, the men of the Western Task Force began shouldering 60-pound packs and descending rope ladders into the landing craft below. George S. Patton sailed off to save the world 75 years ago — and read these novels on the way 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z Looking at this Alexander from his left, you notice how his left arm, descending from shoulder level, is braced. 3 Exhibitions Where Art Melds With Dance 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z The gala started, appropriately, with kids dancing, five students from the school ascending and descending five staircases to Steve Reich’s “Tokyo/Vermont Counterpoint” in Mr. Feld’s 2004 piece “A Stair Dance.” Dance Review: Ballet Tech Performs at the Joyce Theater 2013-06-14T20:30:52Z And there was crackling excitement on the rare occasions where Graf lit into the music, like the second movement’s fugue section or in the finale with the ominous descending scales going at different speeds. BSO offers excitement and maturity at Strathmore Above all, there were the marvels of Italian masque scenery: Apollo in his chariot, dancers evoking the waves upon the oceans, the muse of Music herself descending from Parnassus on a trick cloud. Monteverdi's Flying Circus 2010-09-17T23:06:00Z There were appealing moments in the Scherzo, like the contrast between the thunderous chords and descending runs and a more alluring touch over all. Music Review: Maurizio Pollini in a Piano Concert at Carnegie Hall 2013-04-22T21:46:40Z Doran heightens the parallels by showing an England descending into civil turmoil. Morte d'Arthur 2010-06-18T20:29:00Z Scenery changes are deftly rendered through sliding and descending panels on which evocative images are projected. Review: ‘Marnie’ Stays in the Shadows in Nico Muhly’s Opera 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z In the second movement of Beethoven’s Quartet No. 11, Mr. Sjolin brought a touch of stealthy danger to the seemingly innocent, descending solo phrase for cello that opens the second movement. Music Review: Danish String Quartet at Alice Tully Hall 2014-02-10T22:22:33Z Decorated with layers of feedback, Empty Room sounds thrillingly chaotic, but, as the closing Month Of May thunders along, it seems in constant danger of slipping its mooring entirely and descending into noise. Review 2010-07-08T01:45:00Z It Was Safer Than Water Somewhere between the Captain Lawrence Freshchester Pale Ale and the Ithaca Apricot Wheat beer, as a relaxing haze was gradually descending, another was being lifted. Exhibition Review: ‘Beer Here,’ on Brewing, at New-York Historical Society 2012-05-24T22:26:33Z This 14th edition of this festival is upon us, with fresh-faced newcomers and comedy veterans alike descending upon our fair city. 10 Things to Do in NYC Now 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z And the sequence is even more powerful in reverse: from the campus-level lobby, the climb down the staircase is something like descending into a marble quarry. Architecture Review: A Building Forms a Bridge Between a University?s Past and Future 2011-02-08T22:00:08Z A 7.1-mile hike descending 4,860 feet to the Colorado River offers what are arguably the best views of any trail of the Grand Canyon, but are short on shade and completely lacking water . At the Grand Canyon, a cancer survivor rises to the challenge of a rim-to-rim-to-rim hike 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z It was written in 1935, though an agitprop prologue was added in 1944, adapting words from Genesis about darkness descending upon a divided kingdom, to suggest support for the liberation of France from Nazi occupation. Review: In ‘Joan of Arc at the Stake,’ Beasts With Burden of Judging 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Mr. Bostridge was at his most winning in the two arias from Handel’s “Hercules” that closed the program, especially the shapely, soulful “From celestial seats descending.” Music Review: One Tenor, Three Voices, in Arias From Handel?s Era 2011-05-10T21:10:48Z Like Hospice, it told the story of a Manhattan couple descending into self-destructive violence and then suicide. The Antlers' kiss of death 2010-05-13T21:50:00Z The result is an orchestra pit that's like a smaller version of Wagner's in Bayreuth, descending yards underneath the stage to create the ideal sonic balance between the singers and the orchestra. Bringing Wagner to Gloucestershire 2010-07-22T22:06:00Z It’s a particularly chilly Christmas Eve in Washington, and the chill does not derive only from the quickly descending temperature. Theater Review: ‘A Civil War Christmas,’ by Paula Vogel, Set at White House 2012-12-05T04:49:02Z Instead, on descending, she swooped forward unexpectedly, right over the audience’s heads. How Taking Flight in London Helped ‘Angels in America’ Soar 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z It was clearly an act of love – but she couldn't help descending into envy. The Little House books as feminist classics 2012-12-28T22:55:10Z The musicians vividly revealed the work’s intricacies, including the flute melody that unfolds over snappily descending ostinato patterns in the other winds. Music Review: The Folkways That Led to Dvorak and Bartok 2010-10-20T21:18:00Z He was writing it as the world was descending into chaos. Why Thornton Wilder Matters in the Trump Era 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z The gripping piano part begins like a drone with a descending bass riff. Music Review: David Del Tredici and Courtenay Budd at Symphony Space 2012-03-16T21:20:23Z Soon we spied the descending fluke of a diving sperm whale. Ghost Towns, Puffins and Unspoiled Views 2014-07-23T04:00:00Z Two hours later, descending above south England, the plane began to lurch violently in turbulence. Is There Anything Marc Newson Hasn?t Designed? 2012-01-27T17:23:09Z It was not far from the Arctic Circle, while descending one of these hills, that I finally made peace with the oddest aspect of the Dalton’s scenic backdrop: the pipeline. Driving Alaska’s Dalton Highway 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z I edit the site, and I chose it because it's a gripping read, featuring two compelling characters, that deals sensitively and even humorously with a difficult situation without descending into mawkishness. 'Sick-lit'? Evidently young adult fiction is too complex for the Daily Mail 2013-01-04T16:34:11Z I braced myself and waddled down a path to a metal stairway descending into the fissure. In Iceland, Seeking a Luxury Hotel Amid the Rustic Charm 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z The lens of David Kurtz's 16-millimeter Cine-Kodak captured an old woman laughing; a young girl with a bright red hair ribbon; a crowd descending the steps of a synagogue, jostling children excited to see Americans. 'Three Minutes in Poland' offers glimpse of world lost to Holocaust 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z Beyond the plaque, the trail diverged, one route descending around an aquamarine glacial lake, the other climbing steeply to the Schilthorn summit. | Switzerland: Hiking the Alps of Goethe and James Bond 2013-05-01T18:06:17Z Joined by H.E.R., with their voices overlapping over a handful of syncopated, descending guitar chords, the singer is wounded and adrift. Jazmine Sullivan Ponders Love and Materialism on ‘Heaux Tales’ 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z This simple three-16th-note descending loop felt like it might be its partner. How Sylvan Esso Made ‘Radio’ 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z The proud peacock walked daintily down the stone steps, showing off his feathers to a bevy of cooing tourists as if he were Cinderella descending the red velvet staircase. In the heart of Madrid, a park for all seasons 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z Bravo filters the journey from Detroit to Tampa in a way that lets us know her heroine is descending into a perilous place that's as attractive as it is ugly. "Zola" transforms the greatest stripper saga ever tweeted into a masterful, can't-miss odyssey 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z It's an enormous festival — dozens of screens all over downtown, and an army of filmmakers, movie stars and publicists descending on the city for a 10-day cinematic lovefest. Fall's prestige-picture season kicks off at Toronto International Film Festival 2012-08-29T21:52:04Z “We bottle when the moon is descending,” Ms. Variara told me as we walked into her cellar. The Italian Winemakers’ Cult 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z Before descending to the store’s lower level, Kondo exclaimed, “This is a huge store!” Shopping at Anthropologie with Marie Kondo 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z Neither performer overdoes the sympathy that develops between Kidd and Johanna, and the film is tender without descending too far into sentimentality. ‘News of the World’ Review: Tom Hanks Does the Strong, Silent Type 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z Flat stretches along the coastline, emerald green with sugar cane and large-leafed banana plants, ascend into velvety, verdant hillsides thick with vine-wrapped trees before descending again to the coast. A Return to Guadeloupe: Tropical Life, French-Style 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z Raymond Carver could described at least six suburban households descending into despair. Reading group: Bogged down on Swann's Way? 2013-02-07T14:01:15Z Unlike every other category, best picture is selected with a preferential ballot, whereby members rank the nominees in descending order. Perspective | ‘Green Book’ may not have deserved best picture, but did it deserve all the hate? 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z Were they soaring away into enlightenment or descending, irrevocably disillusioned, from some muddied utopia? Flight of fancy: how aviation changed art for ever 2012-08-17T21:55:08Z The secret sauce, other than the show's careful co-host curation, is the moderator's ability to prevent episodes from descending into complete bitterness. A farewell to harms: Meghan McCain exits "The View" but may have tainted it forever 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z Arena speaks in broad Neapolitan dialect, which comes from the back of the throat, and truncates every word with a descending hum, or sigh – it is famously singular, akin to raw scouse. Aniello Arena: the Italian gangster who turned movie star 2013-02-17T00:02:02Z A descending gangplank-like walkway brought me into the museum, which traces the seafaring history of the Danes, from the Vikings to the Maersk global shipping empire. Elsinore in Denmark, Hamlet’s ‘Home,’ Is Having a Renaissance 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z The performance closed with “Will Never Be Forgotten,” a lament with a descending bass line and a melody that winds downward like a teardrop. Beyoncé’s Dance-Floor Salvation, and 12 More New Songs 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z A: On the face of it the Alpine Symphony is a vivid musical description of a day’s journey ascending and descending a mountain, and of the emotions this stirs in the wanderer. Sibelius rocks, and other reasons a Danish conductor keeps coming to Seattle 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z Wilson was the only thing keeping Europe from descending into communism, Grayson once implied in a letter to a friend after Wilson contracted the flu. The secret history of America’s ailing presidents and the doctors who covered up for them 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z The fast descending tropical sun threw broad shadows across the walls, but unlike past moments, I did not assume the worst. In Haiti, Tracing a Paradise Lost 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z How about descending from the heights on a spreading, gauzy butterfly? Danny La Rue's Queen of Hearts: from the Guardian archive, 21 December 1972 2012-12-21T07:30:00Z The scrim abuts the left edge of the window and runs the length of the 117-foot gallery, descending from the ceiling to a height 5 feet 6 inches above the floor. Art Review: Robert Irwin’s Light-and-Space Work Returns to the Whitney 2013-07-25T20:59:01Z Four hundred years ago, if we were at Pudding Rock we’d be looking over hills covered with dark green trees descending to salt marshes, threaded with streams and rivers and grassy plains. When the Bronx Was a Forest: Stroll Through the Centuries 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z This mass of solid black descending upon the park in Berkeley, hunting for fascists, was an intimidating aesthetic. What to Wear to Smash the State 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z Wagner puts Walther’s song in slow motion, with different harmonic settings, and Sachs speaks over it with this descending bass line; the song is boring deeper into his conscience, into his soul. After 24 Years, a Conductor Returns to the Met Opera 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z Catch it as the sun is descending in the late afternoon and you’ll be amazed at the vibrancy of the colours as the leaves are framed by the light from the setting sun. Where to see spectacular autumn colours around the world: our readers’ tips 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Adenwalla, dressed in shorts and a short-sleeved shirt, sat at the central desk, with members of his team ringed round him in descending order of seniority. The day we learned our son had a cleft lip 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z At one point we crested an Andean summit and found ourselves in a lunar landscape before descending into a series of valleys, above which rose terraced hillsides dotted with cows and horses. Three Sides of Ecuador 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z “Some of them looked at us like bunch of carpetbagger theatre swifties, descending on the town every summer and then leaving again,” Stevens said. A Little Theatre That Might 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z All six of us came together, descending from various parts of the country. The power of six: what I've learned from having five siblings 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z Within and beneath the storm, warm air is rising and cooler air is descending. Understanding tornadoes: 5 questions answered 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z In another, for American Express — part of its long-running “Do you know me?” campaign — she hailed a cab by singing out “Tax-eee!” in a descending major third, from G to E flat. Roberta Peters, Soprano With a Dramatic Entrance, Dies at 86 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z Each of these are tightly drawn and fully realized before descending into total nonsense. ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’ Has the Most Exciting Comics (and the Silliest) 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Tiny inflections matter: One man keeps allowing another to push him back onto a mattress before descending to rough him up tenderly, yet each iteration is so freshly, differently delivered that it stays suspenseful. For Gay Pride, Dark Dances of Mystery, Anguish and Desire 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z Eventually, after descending to the microscopic level in his spider-ridden basement, he marches triumphantly into the garden, ready to face anything. The scary delights of Richard Matheson 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z As we were descending past Seventy-seventh Street, I looked up and glimpsed the corner of the New York Historical Society, the more stately, mellow cousin of the Museum of Natural History to its north. “Gimme Shelter” in Central Park 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z Only through the miracle of descending from the cross — “the equivalent of prime time on television, just on the eve of Passover,” Mr. Oz said excitedly — could the world be redeemed. Amos Oz on His Novel ‘Judas,’ Which Challenges Views of a Traitor 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z Overhead, Calatrava’s white-painted ribs, at massive scale, tilt asymmetrically to a mezzanine walkway, before descending to form an avenue of white columns. The Best Part of Calatrava’s Oculus 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z She writes that Melania Trump’s habit of avoiding public appearances was so “extreme” that the “Secret Service unofficially dubbed her ‘Rapunzel’ because she remained in her tower, never descending.” Takeaways from Trump aide’s account of chaotic White House 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z That National Mall-size complex of plazas, passageways and geometric forms rising from and descending into the ground is nearing completion and will eventually open to the public. A Wink at the Quirks of a Famed Collector 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Our political rhetoric is several levels removed from reality so we are descending deeper into a kind of madness. 'Genre snobbery conceals a deeper stupidity' 2012-08-27T14:34:29Z As Earle and Colvin strummed the chords, he talked about struggling to get a break in Nashville, writing that hit, becoming a star, then descending into heroin addiction. Colvin & Earle connect at the Neptune Theatre 2016-08-21T04:00:00Z For this, the United States celebrated him — he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1980 — but his fears of never writing a hit again or descending into madness, like his sister, haunted him. Tennessee Williams Made Paintings. They Were About Love and Loss, Too. 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z I’ve ranked them in descending order, after applying a simple equation that takes into account my star rating — my enthusiasm for the wine — and the price. The 12 best wine bargains of 2017 are cheap without tasting like it 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z Written by David Javerbaum, "An Act of God" imagines the Almighty descending from Heaven to possess the body of a celebrity, from whose mouth He offers withering commentary on contemporary culture. Sean Hayes to star in 'Act of God' in Los Angeles 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z Part of Interstate 80 drops down from Wyoming, descending in grand, graceful curves through the mountains toward Salt Lake City and offering the chance to test the Corvette’s grip though high-speed turns. Taking a road trip this summer? Enjoy America's crumbling infrastructure 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z As a child hearing of Marley's shooting, he understood "if he could get shot, then anybody could be," while now he sees the incident as "allegory — we're descending into chaos in the country." Marlon James' views of a crime in 'A Brief History of Seven Killings' 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z But she sometimes emphasizes artifice, allowing dangling string to pool on the floor or arranging green stones on a descending scale in a piece that resembles musical notation. In the galleries: Manipulating nature at McLean Project for the Arts 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z The trailer opens with our Hobbity hero promising to remember the dead, before descending into scenes of Lake-town's devastation and the coming battle for the Lonely Mountain. Comic-Con trailer paradise for Hollywood's 2014 movie blockbusters 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z The album opens not with bouncy rock but with the wordless vocal harmonies and mournful descending chords of a track called “Think About the Days.” New Music: New Releases From the Beach Boys and Alan Jackson 2012-06-04T22:19:12Z After we began descending, the conversation finally turned to me, and the travel agent asked about my line of work. "The White Lotus": When it comes to vacation, what does pleasure actually look like? 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z Souvenir hunters descending on crime scenes had saved many of the objects now in the auction, with estimates into the six figures. Antiques: Gangsters, Outlaws and Artifacts of Their Crime Sprees 2012-09-13T21:02:45Z Acts 4:2 describes Pentecost, a kind of freaky up-down escalator moment, with Jesus Christ ascending and the Holy Spirit descending. My real-life “Footloose”: I grew up in a town that banned secular music 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z The beguiling harmonies and descending chord progressions of the second section were beautiful. Review: Ensemble ACJW Performs Meredith Monk’s Instrumental ‘Backlight’ 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z Below, in descending order, are the places where, in the tumult of 2016, I found the greatest comfort. The Top 10 Cheap (and Well-Traveled) Places to Eat in 2016 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z In it, a newly separated mother who has just moved to Queens, played by Janet Dacal, finds herself descending into Wonderland after pushing a button on her elevator. What Befits a Legendary Queen 2011-04-03T02:14:52Z A special mention to Tom Petty's descending riff on Runnin' Down a Dream, a phrase easily mastered by the non-musician and which I expect this minute is infuriating musical instrument retailers around the world. Readers recommend: riffs ? results 2012-05-17T10:00:10Z Dirgelike descending lines and a drone so deep it was nearly a rumble accompanied scenes of subterranean toil. Music Review: Johann Johannsson?s Music With Images at Winter Garden 2012-02-02T23:09:34Z The mud of Inishmaan, thick, dark, descending in layers to the center of the Earth. In Roger Rosenblatt’s ‘Thomas Murphy,’ a poet refuses to go quietly 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z Caine solos like a man who's constantly laughing – giggly little phrases at the top end are mixed with big, hearty, descending octaves. Uri Caine Trio – review 2012-07-10T18:15:01Z Three more hours of gently descending trail now separated me from the Colorado river. How to hike the Grand Canyon 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z The playing of this solo was rough at the top of the range, which did not help, but Eschenbach’s impatience prevented an air of calm from descending over the hall. Eschenbach and NSO find coherence elusive in Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z Streaks of white clouds striped the sky above, some descending closer to Earth to ring distant mountains like halos. In South Africa, Whale Watching Is a Waiting Game (With Penguins) 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z A few minutes later I was descending Mansell Mountain on the remains of a pre-Revolutionary War road, buzzing with the sensation you can only get when there’s nowhere to go but down. Restoring Acadia’s Trails 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z It kind of felt like the culture wars around sexism and white supremacy were descending on Charlottesville as a microcosm of all these things that were to come. "The Third Rainbow Girl" author on the true story of a double murder she didn't set out to write 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z If you can’t imagine this – I don’t want to imagine it – that’s the equivalent of a lift descending two storeys every second. Chesley Sullenberger: an old-fashioned kind of hero 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z More than a century after the great Yukon Gold Rush, miners still descending on Canada's Dawson City to stake their claims are the subjects of the painstakingly meticulous documentary "Earth's Golden Playground." Precious little payoff in laborious 'Earth's Golden Playground' 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z A nanny descending to earth with a flying umbrella? All-star Mary Poppins sequel flies into view 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z A descending four-note bass pattern keeps recurring like a “Dies irae” motif. Music Review: Carmina Burana Choral Project at Carnegie Hall 2012-02-06T23:19:09Z Fearing that his cover as an anonymous fast-food manager has been blown, he’s descending into paranoia, camped in his dark apartment, peeking through the blinds. Review: As ‘Better Call Saul’ Returns, ‘Breaking Bad’ Comes Into View 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z This consisted entirely of ever-changing encounters between living people – visitors descending through the Turbine Hall, strangers coming towards us, offering brief and sudden confidences. The best art of 2012: Laura Cumming's choice 2012-12-15T21:00:01Z In Hong Kong, descending isn’t as much fun, but it’s at least easier on the legs. Beyond Art Basel: A Guide for Wanderers 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z From there the soundscape is dominated by a recurrent descending figure that moves in waves of woodwinds over pulsing strings. Conlon serves Shostakovich suite to the max with CSO 2011-04-22T17:40:00Z Yet next, the dancers rotate again to a nontrill, descending line in the music — and it’s equally satisfying. Mark Morris’s ‘Words,’ a Premiere at Fall for Dance 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z And Wave has a particular way of handling some of his line-ending syllables, breaking them into three descending steps, as if giving himself over to gravity. Rod Wave and Lil Tjay, Two Brands of Sing-Rap With Different Bite 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z It's virtually impossible to talk about obscure albums without things descending into a tedious bore-off. The best obscure albums: Guardian writers pick their hidden treasures 2013-01-10T17:11:02Z The film catches individuals and groups ascending and descending on the curving stairs and waiting in recesses. Dance Review: Meredith Monk at St. Mark’s Church 2012-11-20T22:38:02Z A storm both real and emblematic occurs, a warning of troubles descending on America, and a real flood follows. Moonrise Kingdom – review 2012-05-26T23:10:01Z Just two descending chords, a cycle of disappointment, carry most of the song, with layers of guitar piling on like heartaches. My Chemical Romance’s Prog-Emo Surprise, and 12 More New Songs 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Tall and imposing, it’s the kind of centerpiece to a set that makes you wonder, when you arrive for a performance, who is going to be climbing and descending it. An ‘Impossible Dream’ Comes True, Again, for Marylouise Burke in ‘Epiphany’ 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z Passages in the harmonically rich score highlight Britten’s ingenuity as a choral composer: the descending patterns sung by the men in the third verse, for example, with the boys’ voices soaring above. Music Review: St. Thomas Choir of Men and Boys Sing Britten 2010-05-20T21:17:00Z Himay and Thomas dropped in first, and, one by one, we each followed, descending into a kind of dream state of the perfect ski run that never ends. In Chile, Downhill Racer 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Mackey, using loop pedals to give himself the sound of a small ensemble, creates an unsettling hellscape with descending phrases that vividly evoke Orpheus’s journey. Spitfire Fiddling: The Week’s 8 Best Classical Music Moments on YouTube 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Dusk seems to be descending forever on the boys at the center of “We the Animals,” a slender but affecting debut novel by Justin Torres. Books of The Times: ?We the Animals,? by Justin Torres - Review 2011-09-01T22:00:18Z Accounts of one reception for a Medici bride tell of singers and instrumentalists, masked and costumed, descending on cloud machines to present a spectacular tableau vivant. Mass in 40 Parts: a masterpiece, 400 years late 2011-03-03T22:30:01Z It consists of an eight-foot pyramid of descending tiers of funnels, whose spouts feed water to the funnels below them. Rushing Against War, and Time, Ukraine Makes It to the Biennale 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z When Jada Jenai sings Nina Simone’s “The Human Touch,” softly descending to the floor as she belts out the last note, the memory of that duet, with its icy precision, comes back to the surface. Review: To the Moon! A Vivid Bill T. Jones Dance Leaves Earth’s Orbit 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z The story of the dissolute nobleman who leaves a path of seduction across Europe before descending into the fiery abyss screaming but unrepentant is Mozart's darkest opera. Going to hell in style: 'Don Giovanni' in Vienna 2013-03-08T13:30:14Z I went back and forth with the art director and we decided on this idea of Willy descending into himself, into his life. Life of a ?Salesman? 2012-03-01T19:52:26Z The first bad sign came early on, when we were met by a hiker descending the mountain. Our most dangerous hike 2012-05-21T01:00:00Z Or, as Mr. Lerner describes a moment of reverie in that 2010 collection of his, “Put the book away/Look out the window: we are descending/Like Chopin through the dusk.” Review: ‘The Hatred of Poetry’: Let’s Count the Ways 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z In the shadow of the Observatory, this year's Greenwich Comedy Festival will see a number of big stars descending on SE10 for a week of gigs under canvas. This week's new comedy 2012-07-06T23:05:25Z Mental disorientation finds its physical equivalent as the disembodied voice relates, calmly and even soothingly, the experience of descending into schizophrenia. Going Interactive at Tribeca With Storyscapes 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z These possibilities are in, based on what I’ve seen, roughly descending order of likelihood. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Dear me! He learns his wife kept her old boyfriends’ love letters. 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z Led by the charismatic demagogue Freddie Fortune, it mixes "potty mouth" calls, outrageous prizes and body painting before descending headlong into a full-tilt rave. Clubs picks of the week 2010-10-08T23:07:00Z Ray went to the city in mourning, stood outside the museum, and had a vision of an angel descending to Paris, a perfect being alighting on shaky ground. Charles Ray Is Pushing Sculpture to Its Limit 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z Lange plays Crawford as though she can feel the midnight that Warner talked about — a midnight cold and dark — descending around her. ‘Feud: Bette and Joan’ Episode 6 Recap: Midnight Descending 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z Before descending the last dune to the beach, I stopped to read a sign about the northeastern beach tiger beetle, the preserve’s star resident. Virginia’s Eastern Shore: A natural fit for summer The most widely accepted is that Pakal is either descending into the underworld through the jaws of a serpent or being reborn from them. Mexico’s mysterious Mayan ruins at Palenque, now accessible from the air It will be like the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. — a descending wall of sadness. John Cho: Why Skeptics Should Watch 'Selfie' 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z The Chicago quartet’s music does indeed feel like the voice of doom descending from on high. Lollapalooza Day 2: Rain, retro and Eminem 2011-08-07T06:50:00Z The clarinet and cello come to the rescue by playing rising, beckoning melodic lines that animate the stuck-in-place piano and crest to intense highs, only to dissolve over and over into descending cascades. Music Review: Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival in New Mexico 2012-07-29T20:46:59Z Trails drop into the gorge from the rim on either side, descending for a little over a mile to the river. Top 10 US mid-Atlantic national and state parks 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z During the scene with the nuns, descending figures in the woodwinds undercut the humor. Arts: Taking a ?Little Mermaid? to Dark New Depths 2010-03-20T00:33:00Z Getting there is more strenuous than the rest of the trail and requires walking on narrow paths and descending numerous steps. This San Francisco hike offers nature, history — and unobstructed views of the Golden Gate Bridge 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Traditional shortbread dates to the 12th century, descending from a Scottish medieval method by which leftover bread dough was baked to a hardness and sweetened with spices. The "Ted Lasso" way to make shortbread fit for “Biscuits with the Boss” 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z There were gracious moments, such as in the descending scales in the opening string section and in the Andante, but the outer movements sounded tepid and lacked an essential power and drive. Review: Lars Vogt Presents Late-Career Beethoven and Schubert at Mostly Mozart 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z Beatles fans were rewarded by small musical touches, such as the descending guitar riff of “Admiral of Upside Down,” that evoked the band’s later music, especially “Abbey Road.” Review | Dhani Harrison stakes out his own sound 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z Some 35,000 people began descending on Kingston’s National Stadium well before sunset on March 16 with all the zealous fervor of those making a holy pilgrimage. Reggae star Buju Banton’s long walk to freedom 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z A key to Ms. Liden’s motivation is in a photographic flip book that shows her descending through urban manholes into unknown lower depths. Art In Review: KLARA LIDEN: ?Pretty Vacant? 2012-02-09T22:56:25Z Photograph: Allstar Silent raves have taken off lately, with mute flashmobs descending on London stations to infuriate commuters, so why not the silent cinema? This week's cinema events 2010-09-03T23:06:00Z Led Zeppelin's lawyer, however, said the trust didn't own the copyright and the passage in question was a common descending chord sequence in the public domain. Jury could rewrite history of Led Zeppelin's epic 'Stairway' 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z On descending from El Alto, we passed a giant metal statue of Che Guevara, in a public garden where, written in the topiary, it challenges: “El Alto con vuelo propio”. High society: El Alto, Bolivia, steps into the spotlight 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z The repetitive second movement long outstayed its welcome; perhaps reflecting Mr. Rossi’s background as a frequent collaborator with Philip Glass, descending string motifs recurred incessantly over viola pizzicatos. Music Review: Tribeca New Music Festival Features Jack Quartet 2010-06-06T22:14:00Z On a small island reached by footbridge off the northwest coast of Anglesey in Wales, this lighthouse requires descending over 400 stone steps down a cliff for a visit. 7 Lighthouses Around the World to Inspire a Trip 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z There’s a lot of ascending and descending and quite a bit of zig-zagging across the river. Different strokes: wild swimming in Spain 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z Now with bluetooth "battle" mode, forming words on your screen sends tiles descending upon your opponents – ruining their plans and taking you closer to victory. SpellTower - review 2012-06-02T23:05:34Z Is he descending in the moment into near madness? NY Phil Biennial Opens With ‘The Raven’ 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z An army of scary dolls really is descending upon us. Doll parts: why there's always room for creepy toys in Hollywood 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z The camera moves to show a group of policemen descending on a young man in jeans and sneakers, pummelling him to the ground. Will Scandal Sink Emmanuel Macron? 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z Years later, Leonard Bernstein would approach Rocker and tell him how much he loved the descending bass line in the Cats’ “Runaway Boys.” They became MTV stars by playing rockabilly. Now, 40 years later, the Stray Cats are ready for a comeback. 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z In some manuscripts from the late 1950s and early 1960s on view at Dia, words are composed in thin descending lines; in others, blocks of repeated words are stacked like bricks. Carl Andre’s Epic Sculptures, United at Dia:Beacon 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Leather and wool outerwear, the collars jutting up to the base of the skull and descending like a ski slope to the shoulders. It’s the End of the World as We Know It 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z And he improvised a lot, both with flares of amplifier noise and with city-blues riffs and curls that he shared with Mr. Haynes — a style descending directly from T-Bone Walker and Albert King. Critic?s Notebook: Different Trips From Georgia to New York 2011-03-14T22:39:07Z The defendants respond by positing that “the descending chromatic bass line is a centuries-old, common musical element not entitled to protection.” The Unoriginal Originality of Led Zeppelin 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z This playground was designed for children of all abilities, and the Nemcatacoa stilt walkers showed no difficulty navigating its wobbly bridges or descending its spiral slides. Dance Review: Nemcatacoa Teatro Brings Stilts to a Playground 2013-07-11T19:55:48Z It kicks off with that memorable three-note descending riff and chugs ahead with the agitated, expectant feel of a junkie on the prowl, for smack or the money with which to buy it. The All-TIME 100 Songs 2011-10-24T09:00:29Z Yet this conductor also brings shape and direction to Puccini’s frenzied bursts of descending chords, which cut off at the ends of staggered mini-phrases, as if the orchestra is gasping for breath. The Best Opera Recording Ever Is Maria Callas Singing ‘Tosca.’ Hear Why. 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z Mr. Crowley paints the streets in grisaille compositions that suggest flagging spirits just beginning to revive, and Mr. Wheeldon depicts Parisians standing sullenly in bread lines, or descending angrily on a collaborator. Review: ‘An American in Paris,’ a Romance of Song and Step 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z According to the Met Office, Britain’s going to see a chill descending from the north, dispelling the balmy days of this very peculiar fall with the first signs of winter. With the People’s Vote March, Brexit Goes Down the Rabbit Hole 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z He and his wife, Mary Pat, did a quick walk of the stage and check of the podium before descending to the floor to greet some Jersey friends. Chris Christie, It’s Not All About Him, He Said Often 2012-08-31T21:53:10Z Not every day is as demanding, but as we are walking the Appenines’ western edge, it’s all descending into valleys then climbing ridges for eye-popping views west across the wide Valle Umbra. Walking in Italy: on the trail of Saint Francis of Assisi 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z "Michaels was never told that the scenery piece would be descending or given any warning of the existence of the dangers it presented," the lawsuit states. Bret Michaels sues Tony Awards over 2009 mishap 2011-03-26T00:29:07Z But it's difficult to make a film about sexual predation without simultaneously descending into exploitation and recovery-speak, and for all its sincerity a whole lot of "Trust" is squirm-inducing, icky and formulaic. Pervs and thieves on the Internet: A Hollywood history 2011-03-29T22:30:00Z The Philadelphia Orchestra beat the Philharmonic to the punch, descending on Beijing and provincial cities last spring with a menu of master classes, lessons, concerts, and visits to parks, schools and hospitals. New York Philharmonic and Shanghai Symphony Become Partners 2012-11-14T03:00:00Z But it is not easy to explain, crisply and without descending into a certain kind of obfuscatory mumbo-jumbo, what is actually happening. 'Guardians of the Galaxy' and the rise of post-plot cinema 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z In the beam of my headlamp, I wove between rocks or scrambled over them, descending into a damp and chilly underworld. Into a Lava-Lined Underworld Near Albuquerque 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z It’s a part especially suited to a singer like Green who can easily handle the higher notes of a baritone’s range while also comfortably descending deep into bass territory. Bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green ready for operatic stardom 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z The piano chases her words, not just with fast notes, but also with scurrying embellishments surrounding a melody’s five descending notes. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z I asked a server, whom I caught descending from on high. Review | If you want to take photos of your restaurant food, should you ask permission first? 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z So big multinational corporations are descending on this bucolic region to cart off its prehistoric sand, which will later be forcefully injected into the earth elsewhere across the country to produce more natural gas. Farmers? sand-frac nightmare 2012-05-21T16:31:00Z “This icon worship has got to stop, with American tourists descending on the Louvre and not even knowing what they are looking at,” he said. Looking for Elbow Room, Louvre Limits Daily Visitors to 30,000 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z This provided us with maximum flexibility to experience this famous landscape without the infamous crowds — from ascending mountaintops to descending below the water’s surface to float among deep-sea creatures. Mountains? Rain forests? Fjords? New Zealand’s Fiordland National Park has them all. 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z |
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