| 单词 | dire |
| 例句 | And all this time, in travail, sobbing, gaining on the current, we rowed into the strait—Skylla to port and on our starboard beam Kharybdis, dire gorge of the salt sea tide. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z This shocked the three-judge panel, who warned us in direst terms about the dangers of conducting our own defense. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If the situation hadn’t been so dire, Emma would have thought, Sparklers and Lego pieces? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z But Father skipped over all that and went straight to the dire consequences: “The emissaries of the Lord smote the sinners, who had come heedless to the sight of God, heedless in their nakedness.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z We marched another mile or so Silent, w'ith the dire Expectation of Grapeshot & Cannonade. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Theon had been out hunting that day, riding with Lord Eddard and King Robert, with no hint of the dire news that awaited them back at the castle. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She stayed in the sewing room, spinning out dire predictions for the newlyweds, every one of which was borne out to the letter, as all concerned were later able to verify. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Slowly, heroically, she found the strength to contemplate a future filled with dire problems for herself and her children. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Ordinarily, Matt would have been thrilled by Maria’s words, but the situation was too dire for happiness. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In that moment, I became aware of how I had put myself in this unimaginably dire situation—this man now had control of my body; even my own hands had become useless to me. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “He isn’t normal,” Emma said, grimacing as if this were the direst insult. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z With a deep breath I caught everyone up on my dire situation. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z He flicked his eyes to Otto, whose face was pinched with concern, but not dire concern. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “People are in dire need,” he tells the congregation. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “Good luck to you,” he says, as if bestowing a dire prognosis. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z This game of love would distract him from his dire course. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She also says that sometimes change comes reluctantly and out of dire necessity, not from true goodwill or pure values. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Louis Swift and other owners of the large industries in dire need of workers gladly joined forces with Hill and Jackson. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Living black carried with it certain rules, and there were dire consequences if those rules were broken. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z So dire had the situation initially appeared that before the fight Athens sent a messenger to Sparta, its hated rival, to beg for aid. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z They never elaborated about just what diseases the toilets contained, but they made it plain that the ailments were both contagious and dire. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z It was true that the situation was dire and Adina had hardly known these people. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Did they misjudge this water crisis so badly that they dismissed how dire it was, and left it in the hands of volunteers? Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Now, too late, she remembered the dire warnings the locals had given her. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Faced with the mirror’s evidence, laughed at by my own mother, surrounded by developing classmates, I had come to a dire conclusion. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He was tormented inexorably by morbid fantasies involving them, by dire, hideous omens of illness and accident. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The blame-spreading continues: “till then who knew / The force of those dire Arms?” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z I have yet to take the parrot’s dire warning that I must kill the captain. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Now, when she is in dire need, all of Enrique’s money flows to the girl next door. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The dire music trembled in the air; a shadow flickered across the lowering sky. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z I went on desperately, trying to turn his mind from dire thoughts to loving ones. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He reminded himself Kate was capable of smiling in dire circumstances. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The Gran had discovered that she, along with the Stormville and Boggs Ferry Grans, had been hexed to do the Cursed Toads’ bidding in dire circumstances. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “Miss Avocet would never have left her wards to come here unless something dire had taken place.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z In these dire circumstances, survival depended on specific, well-defined contributions from each member of the family. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z How to Survive 101 Calamities was the name of the book, which covered what to do in any dire situation—falling elevators, train wrecks, theater fires exetera. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Bev’s always been relentlessly optimistic, even in the face of dire odds. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z He had not our dire incentive for the success of that Regiment—a noncommissioned officer in a hated regiment in a precarious fastness only a few hundred feet from a growing and volatile enemy. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “But even more dire? Dairy makes me puke, and Doritos...let’s just say it’s quite atrocious.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z In the bank’s dire need for cash to keep it afloat, everyone became a potential pawn, even its best, most loyal customers. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that I'm in a “dire situation,” I don’t have to follow social rules anymore. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Once my parents were full and relaxed after dinner, I would tell them about my dire situation. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z As his successors discovered that the Americas were not part of Asia, Indians became a dire anthropogonical problem. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z This was a dire blow to poor Elizabeth, who had relied with firmness upon Justine’s innocence. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z “Truly I have never seen Hamlet in a blacker mood. His thoughts are dire, and it takes all my wit to reason with him.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I would be in the direst of dire straits, facing a bleak future, when some small thing, some detail, would transform itself and appear in my mind in a new light. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It is the graver thing I must seek, the dire constant, which I thought at first was simply John Kwang. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Even in the most dire circumstances, we all have power and agency, the ability to choose what we think and how we respond to the circumstances of our lives. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I tell you, if you were in such dire straits as I was, you too would elevate your thoughts. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It had been Mrs. Richardson who had held her, Mrs. Richardson who had heard all the doctors’ prognoses, the dire warnings about what might be in store for her. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They were the perfect elements for causing a dire need for hydration. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z How am I going to convey to him that it’s absolutely dire that he mentor me? I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z It meant drop everything and come running—or risk dire consequences. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Embarrassingly, almost all of the traffic was the other way—scores of English joined the locals despite promises of dire punishment. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z But it was too late now Despereaux's dire situation suddenly became quite clear to him. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Furthermore, since perceptions tend to become realities, the natural tendency of the mass media to accentuate the anomalous, combined with an innumerate society’s taste for such extremes, could conceivably have quite dire consequences. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z They also gave fluids, although the dire effect of dehydration was not well known. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am troubled with dire thoughts, and then my heart beats too fast. You must bleed these ill humors from me, as the village doctor used to do,” she demands. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z These figures are merely for illustration, but accurate estimates may be made for a wide range of dire possibilities. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Living with his divorced mom and two sisters in one Montana town or another, sometimes in dire poverty, Jesse always felt like an outcast. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know the situation’s dire, but y’all sure you wanna go up in there now? Maybe we gather our strength, head in tomorrow?” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z If this weren’t such a dire scenario, Moss would have broken out into laughter. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Every single one gave Desdemona the same dire diagnosis that there was nothing wrong with her. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Travelers to the village were rare, but occasionally a peddler would come through the village, selling "penny dreadful" accounts of grisly murders, fateful encounters, dire doings and remarkable escapes. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Weyand admitted the situation in Vietnam looked dire, but held out a thin thread of possibility: maybe the South Vietnamese government could be propped up with more financial help. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Yes, there were hazards on the way—Dakota war parties, hunger, the threat of winter’s dire weather. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Christians who could prove blood purity might live in dire poverty but could claim a certain amount of equal status with aristocrats. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Then Inkatha attempted to do the same in Johannesburg, with dire results. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The circumstances were dire, to say the least. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z None of them stepped onto it, as if doing so would have some sort of dire consequence. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z She makes a face at me but smiles, clearly grateful I am speaking of something less dire—and yet both of our thoughts went from one dead mortal girl to her beloved, also mortal. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But fast enough, the dire reality of the situation began to hit Thomas, and his insides turned to rot. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Things in class were almost as dire as they were on the sporting field. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Despite my own dire predictions, Richard Parker passed the time calmly enough. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The Boss knew how dire their plight was. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z She was pointing at Ron in dire accusation: It was like a malediction, and Harry could not blame Ron for retreating several steps. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z How he can have such a jovial attitude when the situation is most dire is something I cannot explain. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “His condition must be dire if he sent a human,” Mother Water Monster said. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Following these dire scenes of correction, the house was grim. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z After rain, or when snowfalls thaw, the streets, unnamed, unshaded, unpaved, turn from the thickest dust into the direst mud. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Considering that I have exactly thirteen dollars to my name right now, I’m at the most dire point I’ve ever been. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Holmes apologized, claiming a dire need for money, and was so persuasive and abject that even Belknap felt mollified, although his distrust of Holmes persisted. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z If we get caught our situation will be dire, but I have no idea what the next closest town might be, or even how far. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z However, this pursuit comes with a dire warning. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z "Ser Jacelynwill see that you have food and fire. You look in dire need of sleep, cousin. I will send for you when we know more." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Two factors make the situation especially dire in the United States. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “He would rather harm us. Trolls can be violent and unpredictable. I would not solicit information from him if our situation were less dire.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Yet the threat of it hung over my head, along with the more dire threat of Falconer out there, waiting for me to deliver the script. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “I have a dire need for chocolate,” he whispered, “so I’m raiding the Clairmont pantry. You coming?” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I began writing about the process of going from agency to agency, being categorized, being advised of my shortcomings, and having dire warnings sent my way. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z They both sat nodding in agreement, faces full of grim righteousness, uttering dire home truths and generally working themselves up into a fine old state of indignation. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Throughout the day, as news of the hurricane grew more dire, clients called Kathy or Zeitoun, asking them to secure their windows and doors. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “I know you speak of crimes and evil deeds. But I believe that such dire thoughts are unfitting for the Prince of Denmark and my husband.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I only used it in dire emergencies as a last-ditch means of escape, or when I needed to get somewhere in a big hurry. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z "Did the Hands before Lord Arryn meet some dire end in the Tower? I'm afraid I was too young to pay them much mind." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Yet my fear of the open road was just as dire. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z By December 9, the hospital staff have given Theo a dire prognosis. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I considered the ear pendant, but there was nothing to use it on, and Teresita had said to save it for our most dire circumstances. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Before this note there is nothing in the journal to suggest that McCandless was in dire circumstances. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I prayed that he had put aside his dire thoughts. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “If your need is dire, you will scale them,” observed the troll. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z All the sunshine meant there were vegetables earlier than there should have been, and given the dire straits we were supposedly in, there seemed to be lots of food. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z We even had to prove that we were germ-free, that we didn’t have smallpox or any dire disease that would infect the country. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It was so bright and cheerful, it raised his spirits in spite of Rosa’s dire threats. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It would have been funny if the situation hadn’t been so dire. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She knew how she sounded—stern, fussy, like an old crone making dire pronouncements from her porch. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I’m the only one who seems to know how dire the situation is. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He wouldn’t have come unless Hazel was in dire need. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z No peace officer with any sense, even in dire circumstances, punches where it will leave marks. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite these dire warnings, he still refused to be treated, and he even rejected taking pain medicine to ease his agony. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Since everybody else had a cell phone, the only people who went to the office were usually in some kind of dire situation. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Unsure of its power or abilities, we dared not use it for anything but the direst of circumstances. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Fortunately for us such an extreme situation is only theoretical, but the dire results of upsetting nature’s own arrangements are well known to students of animal populations. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The trees brood over you, the streams don’t babble—they growl, and each call of an animal seems like a dire warning of imminent danger. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z We believed in it, this downward motion: so lovely, like flying, and yet at the same time so dire, so extreme, so unlikely. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Two goblins stood before the inner doors, which were made of silver and which carried the poem warning of dire retribution to potential thieves. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Maya was pretty sure if the circumstances weren’t so dire, they would have looked like they were doing a comedy routine. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z In the time Cummins spent researching and writing, the humanitarian crisis on the southern border only grew more dire, and the political debate became even more charged. Writing About the Border Crisis, Hoping to Break Down Walls 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z The New York Times regularly assesses the state of the narcissism question, with articles featuring some psychologists warning of cultural disaster and others maintaining “that the dire warnings of a rise in selfishness were baseless.” Lay off Kim and Kanye! Why millennials actually aren’t “Generation Me” 2014-04-06T15:00:00Z As a Hail Mary, they rushed Oreo to one local vet’s office, hoping that seeing the dog’s distress would move the staff to waive their normal payment policies given the dire situation. The worst part of being poor: watching your dog die when you can't afford to help 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z The new initiative is funded in part by founding member Howard G. Buffett, son of investor Warren Buffet, to whom Affleck pitched his vision of a new aid group by describing eastern Congo's dire situation. Ben Affleck launches aid group for eastern Congo 2010-03-22T15:37:00Z Some dire imagery and sound reminiscent of that picture turns up here: radio antennas spinning as audio of S.O.S. messages play on the soundtrack, shots of overturned passenger boats. ‘In Viaggio: The Travels of Pope Francis’ Review: Serene Demeanor, Bracing Message 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z But a few speakers think the planet’s dire problems stem more from a lack of corporate ethics than from a shortage of creativity. Ball pits, buskers and ‘ninja gardeners’: This business conference is a circus. 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z By day at Moogfest, there were also tech-minded presentations involving new gizmos and thoughts about the future — some dire, some optimistic. At Moogfest, a Demonstration of What Human and Machine Can Accomplish 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z We’re now nearing the end of a disastrous movie year in which the release calendar has melted before our eyes and theaters have been left in dire straits because of a still-raging pandemic. Yes, There Will Be an Oscar Season. But What Will It Look Like? 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z But even as the situation seems dire, some prominent international development groups and NGOs are continuing with their mission. Perspective | Artists and cultural workers face life under Taliban 2.0 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z We can all "become instruments of hope as we pray, give and help those in dire need," said Bradley. Fourth Sunday of Lent: Amid 'tragedy' of hopelessness today, reason to rejoice 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z Of course, the Donna Problem is just a subset of pop culture’s larger quandary: the “Problematic Fave,” which encompasses any book or screen experience that is good, but with dire caveats. Perspective | Love-struck hero or creepy harasser? Suddenly we’re seeing our favorite rom-coms in a new light. 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z But with another, perhaps even more dire, national emergency afoot in 2020, the picture is very different. Network news ran round-the-clock after the 2001 terrorist attacks. Why not for coronavirus? 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z She could lend some of her ineffable cool to a coalition in dire need of it. Mary Portas: 'I'm one of the best in the world at retail' 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z If this were all that art produced, the era’s legacy would look dire. Culture of Recession? Or Vice Versa? 2010-12-17T14:43:26Z Representation of LGBT+ people is still dire, and on the rare occasions when we do see ourselves reflected on screen, the characters are inevitably played by straight actors. Ruby Rose’s Batwoman casting prompted celebration, but the backlash tells us a lot about our era 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z So we should not be surprised when people in dire straits follow that beacon to our doorstep. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z Through its 24-hour Trevor Lifeline and other services, the nonprofit aims to interrupt the cycle of hatred and self-hatred that can sometimes lead young people struggling with similar problems to dire acts. Review: ‘Trevor’ Is a Musical That Dare Not Speak Its Theme 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z I myself once faced a similarly dire crisis while working alone one Sunday, many years ago, in a completely empty skyscraper in New York. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: Don’t tell me to ‘Have a nice day’ 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z The latest attack is the most dire, with the Supreme Court predicted to reverse Roe V. Wade, which has permitted legal abortion for 50 years. Mother's Day is gaslighting 2022-05-08T04:00:00Z The situation is so dire, Sullivan says, that she entertains what was once unthinkable — the possibility of government-subsidized journalistic outlets. Yes, Fake News Is a Problem. But There’s a Real News Problem, Too. 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z In both cases, though, a creative spirit is required to cross borders, and there are dire consequences for any missteps. In San Francisco, a Week of Destination Opera 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z For Muslim Americans, the situation is even more dire. Bloodthirsty terrorists and duplicitous spies: does TV have a Muslim problem? 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z Others are more blunt: “These artists need to be protected. They need to be supported. This is dire straits right now,” said Tom Kitt, a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer. Bread and Cameos — a year without income from Broadway stage 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z Then again, if things are as dire as she says, forcing us to see what a collapse might look like may arguably be the responsible thing to do. ‘How Civil Wars Start,’ a Warning About the State of the Union 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z In a 1948 letter to New York Times theater critic Brooks Atkinson, Williams worried about the dire living conditions of the Italians and expressed concerns that could have easily applied to contemporary Afghanistan. Rarely seen Tennessee Williams story set in post-WWII Italy 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z It’s a juxtaposition of dire conditions in the verses and ironic joy in the choruses. Music Review: Global Citizen Festival, With Neil Young, to Combat Poverty 2012-09-30T16:23:44Z “Things were dire for all of us, and they still kind of are.” In Crisis? Lemonada Media Has a Podcast for You. 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z She, however, is unable to explicitly state how the GOP has been combatting the issue and instead, resorts to blaming President Joe Biden for the economy's current dire state. "The View" partisan debate about gun control shows exactly why we still have a shooting problem 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z It tells the story of two young boys who are both in a dire situation. The Garbage King by Elizabeth Laird - review 2013-05-30T11:00:00Z There’s a push-pull of dire prophesying and optimism in the air. Rick Owens, Talking Doom 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z Just because the history of diet drugs has been so dire, we shouldn't jump to conclusions about new ones — Ozempic is not a drug of the 1920s or 1960s or 1990s. Ozempic in the spotlight is just the latest in the long, strange history of weight-loss drugs 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z Mr. Brown is more serious than usual when he invokes Dante’s dire warning: “The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis.” Books of The Times: ‘Inferno,’ by Dan Brown 2013-05-12T21:14:59Z Initially, the dire weather forecast looked to have been over-cautious but soon the skies darkened, the rain began and then got heavy. Hurricane turns Surrey sportive into epic challenge 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z Out of a dire situation, Roberston argues a case for optimism. Ian McEwan: By the Book 2012-12-06T15:54:37Z It’s a dire situation, the effects of which certainly can’t be fully reversed. Perspective | Local journalism needs a coronavirus stimulus plan, too 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z But later, when the situation looks impossibly dire, Brownyn considers surrendering, and in despair tells Arondir, “We’re destined for the darkness. It’s how we survive. Perhaps it’s who we are. Who we will always be.” ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,’ Season 1, Episode 5: Misty Mountain Hop 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z Her pieces often focused on the dire consequences of humans’ domination of nature. Helen Thorington, Who Brought Sonic Art to the Airwaves, Dies at 94 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Another solitary woman is at the heart of this sophisticated French production, and her circumstances are dire: She is jolted awake in a cryogenic pod, having no idea who or where she is. Five Science-Fiction Movies to Stream Now 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z The Emmys are in dire need of a comeback. Lighten up, Emmys: How to fix the worst awards show on TV 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z But this month, Duncan, now 24, and his mother, Dixie Duncan, traveled with a handful of volunteers and 400 bikes to a destination much closer to home yet still in dire need: Puerto Rico. A 10-year-old boy had an idea to help poor people. Fourteen years and 8,000 bikes later, he’s still at it. 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z It’s hard to think of two modern presidents with a more dire case of political hemophilia. ‘Richard Nixon,’ Portrait of a Thin-Skinned, Media-Hating President 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z For small music venues, the situation is dire. He Helped Create Lollapalooza. Now He Wants to Save Live Music. 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z Has it served you well during this dire age of disinformation? Perspective | ‘The Vow’ is a chilling look at a modern cult and a reminder that in 2020, skepticism can save your life 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z In fact, all the men are pretty dire. Self-published stories: How A Family Affair went wrong 2012-11-22T14:39:45Z Stevens was born in Vermont into dire poverty and suffered from club foot that required him to use a cane. On the trail of Thaddeus Stevens, Pennsylvania’s equal rights champion 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z But the first three were not as dire as that final, so when I came home, it was right into being with them in their apartment with my sisters. "There were weird silver linings": How Sarah Silverman worked through grief to still make us laugh 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z The refugee caravan is resource-starved, frightened, fractious and in dire need of the right leadership. Battlestar Galactica: all hail a cult classic of 21st-century TV 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z It was time to go — or face dire consequences. What happens when food writers bring their toddlers to fancy restaurants 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z Her charisma lies in her ability to make even the most dire, uncomfortable situations in a film into something optimistic and humorous. Why is Ayo Edibiri everywhere these days? Because we need her awkward sincerity more than ever 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z “She’s wondered with the sort of detached fascination of the comfortable elite, how dire the conditions of their lives must be wherever they come from, that this is the better option.” Writing About the Border Crisis, Hoping to Break Down Walls 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z But as long as our planet is in such dire straits, most nature docs are going to have to present some aspect of that harsh reality, which this film also can't escape. Assessing the Apple TV+ new series, from "The Morning Show" to "For All Mankind" 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z The best true facts, you might even say—since, in these epistemologically dire days, it seems to me that the truth deserves all the extra emphasis it can get. The Best Facts I Learned from Books in 2018 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z Deep down I did know how dire the numbers were. The early Serious Eats struggle days: Hemorrhaging money, "we were a soufflé ready to fall" 2019-07-07T04:00:00Z It's a novel that's effective precisely because it's so realistic — while Watkins' image of the future is undeniably dire, there's nothing about it that sounds implausible. Claire Vaye Watkins' 'Gold Fame Citrus' taps into a dystopian, drought-stricken L.A. 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z It seems even the firmest nonbeliever will pray when the circumstances are dire enough, such as during severe turbulence on an airplane. Style Invitational Week 1294: As the word turns — a neologism contest 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z He said that he grew up in “dire poverty” as the son of an alcoholic father. John Bradshaw, self-help guru who led search for ‘inner child,’ dies at 82 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z McClenon’s prophecy of a desperate future exodus is rooted in dire American history. Review | In the galleries: Face to face with a world both beautiful and horrific 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z For many of you, the provision of sanctuary and assistance to those in dire need is a matter of common humanity. Charity appeal raising over £1m sends powerful message of compassion | Katharine Viner 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z The movie is filled with dire and earnest substance: the onetime drug addiction of both of Jimmie’s parents, gun violence, homelessness, racism, the politics of real estate. Review: The Disappointing Blandness of “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z But from a humanitarian point of view it was yet again a dire situation for the civilians on both sides. David Nott: ‘They told me my chances of leaving Aleppo alive were 50/50’ 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z She would jettison the delicacy of chamber pop and seek a “glossy, plastic sound” to pull in listeners while she sang bluntly about the dire state of the world. Anohni: Embracing a New Name, and Sound 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z He claims to have done his best to grapple with the state’s dire budget woes. Books of The Times: ‘Total Recall,’ by Arnold Schwarzenegger With Peter Petre 2012-10-01T00:40:43Z But it was in the reports of dire conditions in detention centers on the U.S. border with Mexico that he finally found his narrative path to humanizing an immigration calamity from the inside. Perspective | An actor, once undocumented, got cast as a border detention guard. It was a revelation. 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z Presley had racked up so much affection in the '50s that it was even hard to blame him for his dire output. The king is dead: a classic Elvis Presley tribute from the vaults 2012-08-15T09:57:29Z Clerics of many religions are still making those edicts, with dire consequences for the lives and psyches of millions of people. Making Museums Moral Again 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Osborne’s riveting third novel, “The Forgiven,” explored the dire consequences of louche Europeans partying in conservative Morocco. Let’s not mince words: Lawrence Osborne’s ‘Beautiful Animals’ is a great book 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z Amid our own dire straits, Okada prods us to consider how we got here — and what we urgently need to change to save ourselves. ‘Zero Cost House’ Review: Could Thoreau Save Us Now? 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z “This place is in dire straits,” says Rill of Strategic Group PR. Puerto Rico: Tropical Tax Haven for America's Super-Rich 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z South Africa' economy is in dire need of some positive news. South Africa's tourism a bright spot despite recession 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z Is it a coincidence that both of these fables of female empowerment without dire consequences were directed by women? | 'Puzzle': Solving Puzzles to Help With the Riddle of Midlife 2011-05-26T21:26:17Z “It isn’t dire. I do think that there’s room for bookstores,” he said. Alias Books in West L.A., which opened in 1959, is closing 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z I’m reminded of those pitiful folks in old editorial cartoons — poor Americans who fell on such dire times that they were drawn wearing a barrel with shoulder straps. Review | Bravo’s ‘Stripped’ is like ‘Naked and Afraid’ for indoorsy types 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z Looking around at the roll call of familiar faces seated at the table, Julian was reminded that the situation was dire. Is Kay Burley's new book any good? 2011-03-30T19:30:00Z However, the broader hunger landscape in the United States is particularly dire right now. How Biden's debt ceiling concessions screwed over folks who need SNAP 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z “Never Too Late,” an Australian production directed by Mark Lamprell, is a sometimes dire portent of what we might be in for if we don’t do something. ‘Never Too Late’ Review: The Vietnam Vet as Lovable Codger 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z But such a wide focus – "Perhaps … we are all modernists now," Weight ends up suggesting – creates dire problems when it comes to coherence. Mod: A Very British Style by Richard Weight – review 2013-03-14T10:00:01Z The madcap romp of “Wild Minds” ends with Disney’s death in 1966, when McCay’s dire prognostication about selling breakfast cereal to “the nation’s youngsters” had finally come to pass. ‘Fantasia,’ ‘Snow White,’ Betty Boop, Popeye and the First Golden Age of Animation 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z The children's hospital is regularly used because its scanner is less in demand than those of other nearby hospitals, and never at night except in dire emergencies. Secrets of Manchester's mummies revealed by a trip to the hospital 2012-11-23T19:28:10Z Plagued by monstrous visions and furniture that skittered across her bedroom floor, Lucie was in dire need of an understanding bestie. Review: ‘Martyrs,’ a Slashing Remake, Centers on Two Friends 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z At first, Mathilde is a little irritated by the Benedictine nun in her old-school habit — a creature of the old Europe, in Mathilde’s eyes — and her mysterious tale of a sister in dire peril. “The Innocents”: A powerful fable of rape and rebirth in a Polish convent 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z A scene in which Ritter races to the prison carrying a reprieve is a chilling encapsulation of the dire situation the characters don’t yet realize they’re in. Escaping Into ‘Babylon Berlin’ and ‘My Brilliant Friend’ 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z Most actors aren't capable of doing the jobs they play on TV, but Zelenskyy's wartime video messages and appeals to government bodies prove how ably he's leading his people in the direst of circumstances. "Servant of the People" is an example of a politician living up to the promise he plays out on TV 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z Mr. Roberts described the mood of his premiere as dire, imbued by a sense of desperation. What to See and Experience in New York City This Spring 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Having a biographer on your tail must be a similarly dire sort of bulletin. Books of The Times: ‘Martin Amis: The Biography,’ by Richard Bradford 2012-12-05T04:49:02Z After a spring and summer of low inventory, soaring demand and high prices that became known as the “car-rental apocalypse,” experts say the situation is less dire. The rental-car shortage is easing – but could return with the holidays 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z The award-winning actor and producer describes overcoming dire challenges in her upbringing, allowing her to find her life’s purpose. Washington Post hardcover bestsellers 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z No question that the Depp movie had been plagued with the unhappy publicity of spiraling costs and shooting delays; but those dire portents are not always realized. Despicable Me 2 Makes Minions-Meat of The Lone Ranger 2013-07-07T20:34:25Z But aren’t the consequences of that pretty dire, and likely to have an economic ripple effect that is not easily contained? “Detropia”: Can Detroit be saved? 2012-09-07T17:45:00Z “Voir dire is hardly business as usual,” Burke told the four lawyers who were sitting next to Weinstein on the defense side of court. Gigi Hadid dismissed as juror in Harvey Weinstein trial 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z When bullies force Buck into a dire situation, he must mobilize all his emotional and physical strength to find the best course of action. Our top three children’s and YA books to start off your new year 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z It’s the territory of Neil Young and Crazy Horse, visited on its direst moonless night. The Playlist: Arcade Fire and Gorillaz Return, With Money and Power on Their Minds 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z Not to worry, the promoter told him, because they were prepared to rapidly pull him offstage if the situation turned dire. What Country Music Asked of Charley Pride 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z As coronavirus-wary consumers stockpile emergency and household supplies, both local and national communities are reporting dire shortages. Amid coronavirus shortages, arcade stocks claw machines with soap, toilet paper, hand sanitizer 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z Dark and brutalist, it suggested hip-hop boiled down to raw parts — shuddering percussion, pugnacious boasts, dire mood. Reviews: Jidenna, Chastity Belt, Sicko Mobb and Mickey Guyton 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z After the loss of her beloved husband and sister, the romantic comedy writer finds love and simultaneously receives her own dire diagnosis. Washington Post hardcover bestsellers 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z Not all unexpected comforts have so dire a source. Rembrandt and Gerard Manley Hopkins: How to Take Comfort in Art 2014-05-20T04:00:00Z The needs of the situation do not point to anything dire; sit back and relax. Perspective | Should I have handled my 2-year-old’s tantrum differently? 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z The child, whom she named Thomas, was born blind, and Charity feared that their owner would deem him a useless burden — with potentially dire consequences. He Was Born Into Slavery, but Achieved Musical Stardom 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z Because she was old enough to remember several years of public schooling, she says she never really believed her parents’ dire warnings about it. Zombie state 2012-06-08T14:45:00Z It’s a dire and dramatic opening scene, narrated with aplomb. Review | ‘Lean Fall Stand’ opens with a literal cliffhanger you won’t soon forget 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z But, of course, there wouldn't be a show unless dad set off to recover his booty – with predictably dire consequences. Beauty and the Beast ? review 2011-01-13T21:46:01Z Needless to say, such machinations had a dire effect on the material culture, as implied by Antonio Martinelli’s photographs of ruined palaces here. Review: ‘Sultans of Deccan India,’ Unearthly Treasures of a Golden Age, at the Met 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z But that also makes them a more vibrant collection than the fall’s dire crop of new and returning network shows. | The Year Ahead: On TV, New Shows and Season Premieres Set for January 2011-12-29T23:49:09Z He sinks into depression, and his situation seems so dire that he tries to kill himself. 'Mr. Sloane,' a dark British comedy with Southland roots, comes to KCET 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z This situation is increasingly dire as the veterans from the two Gulf wars come home and attempt, against unprecedented odds, including a stalled economy, to return to civilian life. Addicted troops ignored 2012-09-18T18:32:00Z Seeing how much Darren cares about Hook exponentially increases how much we care about him ourselves once circumstances put the young man in dire peril of losing his life. ''71' delivers 100% tension amid 'the Troubles' in Ireland 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z He’s aware his prison experience was, by comparison with others, not especially dire. A Filmmaker Put Away for Tax Fraud Takes Us Inside a British Prison 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z Milton’s circumstances were dire when his son graduated from Shawnee High School in Lima and accepted a scholarship to attend Bluffton College in Bluffton, Ohio. Hugh Downs, Perennial Small-Screen Fixture, Is Dead at 99 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z It’s oddly comforting and is the rare show where people in legitimate dire straits get actual help. What You Should Watch This Week: Spring Finales, ‘Peaky Blinders’ and ‘The Americans’ 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z Thomas deftly brings the myriad challenges of existing in two worlds to bear in the novel, as well as a dire need for social justice. “The Hate U Give”: Angie Thomas, Children of Promise and the girl in the mirror 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z Right on cue come a range of performances, in celebration of an opera perhaps too dire to think of celebrating. ‘Wozzeck,’ the 20th Century’s Most Influential Opera, Turns 100 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z But it takes the direst circumstances for the suit to be summoned, turning the human protagonist into the magically powered Moon Knight. ‘Moon Knight’ Review: Raiders of the Lost Identity 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z She has started a second studio in Léogâne, her hometown, where conditions are less dire. An Artist Who Blends Secular and Sacred (With Sequins) 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z Lott also warned of dire consequences if the campaigners eventually found themselves unable to save their library. Brought to book 2012-05-16T19:48:15Z That goes especially for people caught up in the struggle, because Pugh has not been a champion in a time when our city is in dire need of real leadership. Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh's "Healthy Holly" book scandal comes as no surprise 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z For vaccinated people, the implications are generally less dire. What Happens If You Test Positive While Traveling? 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z The “Max Original” shows premiering with Wednesday’s rollout don’t exactly signal a dire need to immediately switch. Review | HBO Max rolls in with ‘Love Life,’ a surprisingly deep romance dramedy starring Anna Kendrick 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z In the new play Mr. Eisenberg will portray David, a young science-fiction writer who visits Poland in the hope of overcoming a particularly dire case of writer's block. ArtsBeat: Vanessa Redgrave to Star With Jesse Eisenberg in His New Play 2012-09-21T01:00:15Z Not even the musicians who played with him on “Blackstar” seemed to know his dire state. David Bowie and the sad, inspiring history of making art while dying 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z In the short term, crowdfunding sites help some individuals in a moment of dire need. Federal employee uses crowdfunding to cover missing salary. This is not an inspirational story 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z Although your need is dire, Because your state is blue, We'll close our ears and grind our gears, And blame it all on you. Style Invitational Week 1310: The Year in Redo, Part 2 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z In the bit, Notaro describes her situation getting “worse and worse and worse and worse,” with the animation growing more dire on each beat. Tig Notaro’s ‘Drawn’ Explores Strange New Worlds: Animated Ones 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z The author certainly sees himself as a playful provocateur, but his message is dire. Net costs 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z That people still reach for community even in their more dire emotional state. From logos to gender fluidity, what "Station Eleven" costumes reveal in the aftermath of apocalypse 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z They offered dire predictions: I would surely get lost, fall overboard, become mired in mud — much of the enormous Lagoon is only a foot deep — or collide with any number of speeding watercraft. Learning to Navigate the Venetian Lagoon Like a Pro 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z I like that the show’s creator Ryan Murphy doesn’t keep her in dire straits; Clark is focused and confident and even a little flirty. ‘The People vs. O.J. Simpson’ Season 1, Episode 7: The Glove 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z “Seated Figures” originally consisted of 18 torsos and legs resting on spare metal supports, lined up as though awaiting dire news. Magdalena Abakanowicz, Sculptor of Brooding Forms, Dies at 86 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z In his dressing room at the Friedman last week, Mr. McKean discussed “Better Call Saul” and his career, including a brief stint on “Saturday Night Live” during a particularly dire era of the show. Need a Bad Brother? Better Call Michael McKean 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z Their lives are dire but don’t feel that way; this author has really got a way with losers. Books of The Times: ‘The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving’ by Jonathan Evison 2012-08-27T21:49:53Z The only interpretations he could hit on were dire ones. David Bowman and the Furry-Girl School of American Fiction 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z Ms. Emezi, 28, said that it was hard to imagine that less than four years ago the country was under such dire conditions. The Ease of Monrovia’s ‘Hipco’ Clubs 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z Thankfully, Libby has just dumped Adam, but now she's in dire need of a friend more than ever with her mum being "back from the grave". World of lather 2010-07-30T23:03:00Z Going public with his weight loss journey hasn't been easy for Mignano and others in similar unhealthy dire straits. Food Network, book take on weight in chef whites 2012-01-24T20:55:09Z Dr. Katcher started collecting in the 1970s, as a young doctor dealing with children sometimes facing a dire prognosis. Antiques: New Books on Cuba and an Americana Collection 2011-09-29T19:35:48Z It’s worth racing through this book just to see what dire straits Ethan is in when he reminds himself of Rule No. 1: Maintain a positive attitude. ‘Those Who Wish Me Dead,’ a Michael Koryta Novel 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z “Wish I could tell you that we’re all all right, but in truth we’re doomed,” the album concludes in “Glass of the Microscope,” a dire song about environmental pollution. New Music: Music From Yeasayer, Tamia, Lionel Loueke and Divine Fits 2012-08-27T21:53:22Z Even without the immediate, discomfiting resonance of the Weinstein scandal, Three Billboards plays as a raging film for the Trump era, another dire social context for which it wasn’t even originally conceived. How female vengeance powers Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z But it is not the only way to love, and we cannot live on dire dramas alone. ‘Madam Secretary’ Proved TV Didn’t Have to Be Hip to be Great 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z Conditions were so dire that some workers tragically perished in B.C. Uncovering the violent history of the Canadian sugar industry 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z You think this is no time for fashion or showmanship, because life is too heavy, the world in too dire a place? Christian Siriano and Tom Ford Have an Unexpected Mind-Meld 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z The Granoffs also were deeply involved with the Society of Singers, a nonprofit foundation known as S.O.S. that aids performers who have fallen into dire financial need. Kitty Kallen, silken-voiced pop singer of ‘Little Things Mean a Lot,’ dies at 94 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Nearly half the lots failed to sell, leaving some newcomers to the market under the impression that the situation was dire. 2010-01-30T05:37:00Z “When poetry is a backwater it means times are O.K. When times are dire, that’s exactly when poetry is needed.” American Poets, Refusing to Go Gentle, Rage Against the Right 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z Often the question embodies an assumption: that a story can’t be worth your time unless it’s explosive and dire. Review: ‘Lodge 49,’ Where Beautiful Losers Join the Club 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Sanders makes this point clear in his book, describing the many times Kalebu was recognized as being in dire need of intervention. We’d rather pay for prison: Poverty, mental illness and the high cost of justice failing before a crime is even committed 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z There are lots of dire news stories generated by scientific studies, but one report from Europe last year was particularly unsettling. Shifting toward a greater understanding of bugs – the good and the bad 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z It is also the inspiring story of what motivates a person to achieve an extraordinary dream, a story of passion, resourcefulness, self-motivation, and hope—even in the most dire moments. Racing against the dark on Mt. Kanchenjunga 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z Immediately Bjorn’s assurances to the people of Kattegat that he will be fair and just set up negative and possibly dire consequences for his family and rulership down the road. "Vikings" kicks off its final season with its own "tender moment" in history 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z Others were more concerned about how someone would find themselves in such a dire situation. Man's bizarre wine-opening hack for when you're 'in the middle of nowhere' stuns TikTok 2020-12-19T05:00:00Z The project is playful, but its themes are dire. Bloom and doom: Pokemon Go-like art project explores climate change 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z There’s a dark sliver in a former smoker’s mind that half-longs for dire events, so as to justify lighting up again. Review: ‘Nicotine,’ the Stuff of Burning Desire 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z But ideally a country will establish an element’s living heritage status and safeguarding measures before the situation is dire. 29 cultural traditions join UNESCO’s living heritage list 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z Not so the elevator’s passengers: five strangers trapped in a nameless Philadelphia office tower, all harboring sins in dire need of atonement. | 'Devil': Stalled, Shafted, Mystified 2010-09-17T23:05:00Z Fans of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” will recognize the feeling: an irrepressible lightness and camaraderie in even the direst circumstances. William Gibson’s ‘The Peripheral’ stars a plucky female gamer with 3D printing skills There are possible dire consequences in the simple act of crossing 125th Street. A Stunning Middle-Grade Debut Novel about Grief and Growing Up 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Each of those shows was winsome in its own way, but they didn’t fill a dire need; there’s a surfeit of sharp TV for younger kids both on commercial and public TV. REVIEW: An Amazon Kids' Show Far Better Than Normal 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z There are also landscapes with dramatic cloud formations in the skies, auguring dire eventualities. Moby Presents ‘Innocents,’ a Series of Photographs 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z "I think, if given the right set of circumstances, dire situations, any one of us can become dangerous," he added. 'Breaking Bad' creator cooks up a dark ending for Walt White as series concludes 2013-09-30T16:57:00Z Unlike climate change, where our experts’ most dire worst-case predictions have consistently undershot what reality delivered, the reverse is true for population. Science fiction’s 2012 2012-08-05T16:00:00Z For many years, Ms. Crosby’s leadership helped prevent such a dire picture. Exit Roils Supporters of Women’s Theater 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z The catfish claims some dire circumstance where she or he is in need of a large sum of money. Perspective | Hints From Heloise: Bad money finds good sales 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z Why do rates of suicide, depression’s dire and irreversible consequence, continue to increase – by 25% since 1999 according to a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report? Drugs alone won't fix our epidemic of depression | James S Gordon 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z "It is dire and I will never, ever reveal what it is called," she says now. Penny Woolcock ? runaway success 2010-06-07T21:01:00Z But he is facing one of the toughest moments of his rule after the coronavirus pandemic shocked an economy already in dire shape from mismanagement and U.S.-led sanctions. Kim gives North Korea’s most famous newscaster a luxury home 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Voters are twitching with thoughts of dire unknowns and mulling the complicated realities facing their party. In Las Vegas, nervous Democrats have no poker face 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z Reality, meanwhile, inspires these dire visions and competes with them for sheer relentless awfulness. Review: Cannibalism, Hallucinogens and Keanu: ‘The Bad Batch’ Has It All 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z There are plenty of dire warnings to potential consumers in the online reviews, often presented alongside claims about the effectiveness of the chemical if taken “properly”. ‘Knowing it could kill you isn’t a deterrent’: the deadly trade in diet pills 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z In order to understand how an intelligent man could get himself into such a dire situation, it's necessary to understand what a glass of champagne or shot of scotch does to the human body. What drives writers to drink? 2013-07-27T23:05:00Z Polanski, by contrast, was a fatalist and dire pessimist — not surprising, given that the course of his life was so violently rewritten by Hitler and Manson. My Sister, My Daughter: Behind the Scenes of a Great American Film 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z I would say there is a hierarchy of injury from the easiest to alleviate to the direst of consequences. ‘I had a huge swelling’: why my life as a female cyclist led to vulva surgery 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z Compare this to the solicitude the Lord shows his Adam and Eve, their freedom even to disobey and the absolute importance of their choice, dire as it is. The Truth and Fiction of Adam and Eve 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z The Simpsons unveiled a fun fantasy world inhabited by Homer Serfson in Sunday night’s season premiere, but at the end of the episode, the animated comedy got serious about a dire real-world issue. 'The Simpsons' Calls For Aid to Puerto Rico 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z The situation is dire for playwrights who happen to be alive. Review: In ‘Quiet, Comfort,’ a Mattress Becomes the Audience’s Magic Carpet 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z Our global predicament is sufficiently dire and urgent that we need to face it honestly. Perspective | Can artists right the ills of an unjust world by staging museum protests? 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z Those doubts are not nearly as dire the misgivings I feel toward a corporatized art market that now delivers all profits into the same few pockets. At ‘Greater New York,’ Rising Art Stars Meet the Old School 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Father and son lived in dire, if self-imposed, poverty while dad spent seven years going through undergrad, law and the MBA programs. Martine Rothblatt: She founded SiriusXM, a religion and a biotech. For starters. 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Petroski trumpets the dire warnings of the American Society of Civil Engineers, whose series of infrastructure report cards have given the nation's public works progressively worse grades. The freeway that looked like the future in 1940? Now, not so much. Nathan Masters on 'The Road Taken' 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z Gutierrez meant this as a warning, a dire vision of what the future would look like were Donald Trump to fail in his Presidential bid. The Unsurprising Absurdity of Kirstjen Nielsen and Stephen Miller Eating Mexican Food During a Border Crisis 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z Then and quite suddenly, the situation switched from concerning to dire. How late night adjusted – and became weirder and more creative – after a pandemic year 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z Quite where his latest film, the cod-noirish The Carrier, fits into his career plan is anyone’s guess, given that it’s not going to make a dime and is utterly dire. Crispin Glover: ‘When you raise questions people say, ‘You’re crazy’’ 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z Decadent raves are now 10-a-penny in America, and so are their drawbacks: unyielding and assaultive decibel levels, dire grounds stacked ankle-deep in garbage. 50 Essential Summer Festivals 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z Hamilton soon got into dire financial trouble, and just before emigrating to Boulogne, where she died, she pledged it to one Joshua Smith, to settle a debt. Nelson engages the French again as uniform goes on show in Paris 2013-03-27T16:43:00Z That he was willing and able to keep working — indeed, that he often shared upbeat reports on his health — seemed to be a small blessing in otherwise dire times. Perspective | In the dumbest and darkest of times, Alex Trebek maintained a safe space for intelligence 2020-11-08T05:00:00Z Tom and Matt unwittingly guide us through the larger story, in which continual flashbacks illustrate John Paul’s awfulness and the increasingly dire steps the sisters take in response. ‘Bad Sisters’ Review: The Family That Kills Together (Maybe) 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z Despite the dire circumstances, Jamie’s at his best here: unafraid to speak truth to power, looking out for others, and by episode’s end, able to believe some people can mean well. ‘Outlander’ Season 3, Episode 3: Green Ain’t Your Color 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z It is a dire warning that the world is on the brink of apocalyptic climate change, and that men should work together in union rather than indulge in petty power squabbles. The wall is coming: Trump becomes world's worst Game of Thrones fan 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z They’re not ceding control of their destiny, no matter how dire the consequences. ‘Fargo’ Season 2, Episode 4: Winter Is Coming 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z Voir dire is the legal term for the questioning of potential jurors. After conviction, Weinstein has roadmap for appeal 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z The dire Rock Of Ages showed just how the myths of teenage rock'n'roll rebellion have degraded into a form of pantomime that's so tame even Tom Cruise can pass as a rock god. It's a rap: hip-hop and Hollywood 2012-07-19T19:00:00Z The dire need for warmth and comfort that drove these women to create innovative designs and pass them along as family heirlooms is happily a thing of the past. Gee’s Bend Quilts in 2 Shows at Lehman College 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Rockers like Gene Simmons and Slash showed support for West on social media a day before his death when it was clear he was in dire condition. Leslie West, guitarist of rock band Mountain, has died at 75 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z No one in the ballroom believed that for one nanosecond that Buffett, then married with two daughters, was ever really in dire straits. Peter Buffett shows that even the son of a billionaire can pull up those bootstraps Whether you’re spending Valentine’s day alone, with some friends or with your loved one, you may not be feeling the mushy romantic movies — and in dire need of an alternative. 10 Movies to Watch on Valentine’s Day That Aren’t Romantic At all 2014-02-14T22:01:32Z In this dire moment of cultural fragmentation, Schreck is offering an oasis of connection, a place where humanity and learning are being celebrated and protected. Heidi Schreck’s Play About the U.S. Constitution Offers an Oasis of Sanity 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z I've been thinking about this period because of all the dire news I'm reading and hearing about the state of our nation's young people. Motherlode Blog: How Not to Be a Helicopter Parent: Volunteer 2012-08-12T11:00:30Z Mr. Shakespeare compares her, sympathetically, to Anna Karenina, and she is indeed the inadvertent protagonist of a morality tale about the dire consequences of a louche upbringing. Books of The Times: In ‘Priscilla,’ Nicholas Shakespeare Looks at Family Mystery 2013-12-26T19:35:00Z “A large amount of work still needs to be done, but when there is a dire need the powers that be move at a quicker pace.” Ebola: Canada to donate experimental vaccine to the WHO for use in Africa 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z Aniston and Bateman show glimpses of genuine chemistry, but the general infusion of synthetic emotion is a flavorless concoction in dire need of more basting. 'The Switch': a half-baked rom-com starring Aniston, Bateman and a turkey baster 2010-08-19T22:44:00Z The main reason the European cinema—even, for the most part, the French cinema—is in dire artistic straits is the maintenance of the industry by direct and indirect subsidies. The Creative Class and the Movies 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z Rather than fighting directly, he added, they exploit the region’s direst problems: dictatorship, militia violence and religious extremism. What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ and ‘Born in Flames’ 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z In fact, someone has: This is a remake of “Campeones,” a generally dire 2018 movie from Spain that won the top prize at the country’s Goya Awards but went unreleased theatrically here. ‘Champions’ Review: Following the Playbook 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z But the Italian government's dire financial situation is forcing change, and the wealthy are increasingly being enlisted to help pay to keep up the country's artistic heritage. Spared in war, Italy's 'greatest picture' saved again by benefactor 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z Still, so far publicity veterans say the situation is not yet dire. Tom Cruise Specializes in Career Repair 2012-07-02T21:24:33Z It's not the horror of Tchaikovsky's sexual demons he's choreographed – it's the trauma of a gifted dancer trapped in a dire ballet. Peter Schaufuss Ballet: Swan Lake – review 2012-07-24T12:11:18Z Those novels went on to sell more than 100 million copies and inspired just as many hot-and-bothered op-eds about the dire state of modern literature. Perspective | Don’t be so quick to dismiss ‘Book Club’ — or fans of ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z I always thought that Dallas was on mid-week, Dynasty, which was dire, was on Saturdays!!! but correct me if I am wrong 7. New Dallas series given go-ahead 2011-07-10T11:54:50Z In late February 2020, Nancy Messonnier, the director of the CDC’s National Center of Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, held a televised briefing with reporters and gave a dire warning for the country. ‘Now we are trying to figure out how to live with it’: Inside Biden’s push to crush covid 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z No piece of mail that does not reach me will ever prove as dire as the one that didn’t reach Romeo. Anyone There? 2011-07-15T19:54:11Z Flora Vieland, a Coolville retiree who works part-time at the Village Hall, has a firsthand view of the dire food need in her community. With a focus on food sovereignty, rural Appalachian Ohio is rebounding 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z The consequences of the arrangement were dire: The studios made no films about Hitler’s persecution of Jews at precisely the moment that this persecution was taking place. The Interview Is Not the First Time Hollywood Bowed to a Dictator 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z I was in dire need of some vitamin sea. This San Francisco hike offers nature, history — and unobstructed views of the Golden Gate Bridge 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Heirlooms inhabit a commercially precarious world, and fluctuations are not inherently dire. There are hundreds of recorded types of some fruits. You wouldn’t know it from stores. 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z “The Yellow House” is among other things a climate-change narrative, the book suited to these last days for taking action to prevent rising sea levels and other dire consequences of unfettered carbon emission. After Hurricane Katrina, How Do You Return Home When Home No Longer Exists? 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z And as a citizen of a musical community, I at times fear something even more dire — a collective loss of voice for all of us practicing this ever-more-rarefied art of “concert music.” The Score: The Composer?s Other Voice 2011-05-11T01:57:08Z Ireland is in dire need of saving, what with the constant fighting among the supernatural beings and outside threats from the Church and Richard II. Diana Gabaldon on ‘The Last Days of Magic’: a well-constructed video game on paper 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z The situation will look a lot less dire in the morning, and time spent cooling down now will allow for a more rational, logical and reasoned communication later. Motherlode Blog: Finding an End to the Parent-Teacher Wars 2012-04-20T19:34:37Z In reflection, Frostick said the near-death experience forced him to evaluate his priorities and realize change was dire. Man says heart attack was wake-up call in viral LinkedIn post about overwork: 'Life is literally too short' 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z My hallway clogged with people I had never met, muttering dire things about my plumbing while they eavesdropped on my phone conversations with my doctor. Remodeling will tear us apart 2012-06-30T19:00:00Z The place is now a middle-American hamlet rather than a Pacific island, however, and the situation is more dire. A Hot Time in the Haunted House 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z His career and relationships suffer and his circumstances become even more dire. A Novel That’s Part Noir Mystery, Part Love Letter to Bedford-Stuyvesant 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z The direst of predictions suggest that orchestras may not last that long. The pitfalls and joys of taking a stand with music and with youngsters 2017-07-23T04:00:00Z Our reviewer wrote, “Green’s characters may be improbably witty, but even under the direst circumstances they are the kind of people you wish you knew.” 50 States, 50 Love Stories 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z ATHENS, Greece — In Greek mythology, King Sisyphus pushed a boulder up a hill, over and over, forever, in a futile exercise that a few commentators have compared to international efforts to revive Greece's dire finances. Greek crisis: An odyssey seen through ancient myth 2012-06-24T11:41:12Z It’s hard to overstate how dire California’s housing crisis is. Where America’s Fight for Housing Is an All-Out War 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z For employees of Planned Parenthood, the largest provider of reproductive-health services in America, the situation feels particularly dire. Birth-Control Fears in the Age of Trump 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z “I think it was a dire economic time,” he said, adding, “I’m very grateful two and a half years later to be standing here at a different time, in a different set of circumstances.” ArtsBeat: Brandeis Settles Suit Over Proposed Art Sale 2011-06-30T18:46:27Z I must warn those weak of stomach that the straits faced by Ignatieff’s subjects, mostly white and male though they may be, are among the most dire that Western history has to offer. ‘On Consolation’ Searches for Solace in the Face of Grief and Misery 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z Her medical situation was dire: ruptured intestines, drains in her stomach, infection, a blood clot and more. ‘Juniper’: An intimate memoir about a premature baby’s fight for survival 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z The dire future of machine rule, prophesied in the first “Terminator” way back in 1984, has been evaded, revised and reinstated in many sequels since then. ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ Review: It’s Hasta la Vista All Over Again 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z "My peers were skeptical about L.A. audiences. There was a lot of dire talk, so I felt so vindicated and overjoyed and grateful about the response we got," said Saunders. Experimental troupe Wilderness to bring back sold-out show 'The Day Shall Declare It' 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z Despite dire warnings and legal hurdles, Americans’ taste for unprocessed, fresh-from-the-cow milk appears to be widespread and growing in popularity among well-educated, health-conscious consumers. Could the raw milk boom be a lifeline for struggling farmers? 2019-03-16T04:00:00Z Jangmi, a pregnant North Korean teenager, hopes for a less dire future after selling herself to a Chinese man and becoming his wife, but the plan goes horribly wrong. New Books by Imbolo Mbue, Krys Lee, Gonzalo Torné and Lisa McInerney 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z The rental car shortage, well-documented in the United States, is no less dire in Europe. Don’t let a rental car shortage keep you from these bucolic Italian destinations 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z The president pooh-poohs the White House's own dire report on climate change: To "Let It Snow": Style Invitational Week 1310: The Year in Redo, Part 2 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z He also reflects on the craft of writing and offers advice and insight about writing on political and social issues in a dire moment such as the Age of Trump. Comics and sci-fi powerhouse J. Michael Straczynski has an incredible origin story of his own 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z This time in which we are living feels dire to many. Daughters of the Dust: Julie Dash's lush drama remains a vital portrait of black life 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z Woody Allen warned the Paris moviegoing public that consequences would be dire if they didn't like his upcoming film. Woody Allen to Paris: Like the film, or else 2010-07-02T00:31:00Z The new stage will allow year-round performances – even though Globe audiences are notoriously hardy and devoted, and shows sell out even in the direst weather, the season ends in late Autumn. Globe theatre to build a roof 2011-08-04T17:44:54Z "Globally, there remains a dire need for journalism that isn't slanted towards any one country, political or commercial viewpoint." BBC global audience rises by 14m 2012-06-28T11:25:07Z At the movie’s opening, the character is in such dire straits that he finds fault with the furniture at his local osteria, offering to fix it in exchange for a meal. ‘Pinocchio’ Review: An Enchanting Yet Befuddling Adaptation 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z But some observers warn of dire precedent if she prevails – that films such as I, Tonya or The Post, depicting real people, might never be made or diluted to anodyne blandness. Olivia de Havilland, 101, on suing Feud: TV show 'put false words in my mouth' 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z Things might look dire, but eventually He-Man arrived, tossed bad guys off the cliff like bread crumbs, and restored order. He-Man: Most powerful Gen X unifier in the universe 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z Mr. Fleifel helps walk us through the history with an ingratiating voice-over that lightens the seemingly permanent clouds of a dire history. ‘A World Not Ours,’ Set in a Palestinian Enclave 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z For those more dire cases the National Trust annually announces a list of the “11 most endangered historic places” in the United States, intended to rally support to save them. National preservation trust tabs Southwest Museum a national treasure 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z The music is a dire pastiche of house music's good years. Clubs picks of the week 2010-04-16T23:09:00Z This loss and its dire financial consequences forged the Blackwell children, perennial outsiders, into an even more tightknit group, even as they had to scatter in pursuit of careers. The Determined Siblings Who Became America’s First Women Doctors 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z As far as I could tell on my recent attempt to raise money, the alternatives are dire. Why British film is all kitsch 'n' sink 2013-06-22T16:45:01Z Mr. Cooper’s act had dire consequences in his personal life. Pat Cooper, Comedian of Outrage, Is Dead at 93 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z They were poor people trying to get by and we are back in dire times where people have to do drastic things. Maxine Peake moves from TV to music, with added witchcraft 2012-08-24T23:05:00Z Kramer — and everyone he’s talked to — have not seen such patients in decades, a development he attributes to the advent of aggressive antidepressant prescription to forestall such dire outcomes. Should We Still Listen to Prozac? Peter D. Kramer Jumps Back Into the Antidepressant Debate 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z She concluded, “Perhaps you will understand that being in dire straits while enduring a fantasy of success and achievement makes it impossible to fulfill your request.” The Re-Enchantment of Carolee Schneemann 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z “Count Down,” which Swan wrote with the health and science journalist Stacey Colino, chronicles rising human infertility and warns of dire consequences for our species if this trend doesn’t slow. The Everyday Chemicals That Might Be Leading Us to Our Extinction 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z For all of his sarcasm and displays of reluctance to be heroic, Westen nevertheless acted as a defender and avenging angel for the little guy when the need was too dire to ignore. Hulu’s lazy “Shut Eye”: The long winter’s long con 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z As the Jan. 12 earthquake falls off the radar screens of many Americans, conditions in Haiti remain dire: An estimated 1.6 million people continue living under tarps and tents on dangerous ground. Replacements bassist Tommy Stinson helps in Haiti 2010-08-07T19:01:00Z I arrived at the Beau-Rivage late on a Friday night, starving and in dire need of a cocktail. T Magazine: Get Stuffed 2011-11-10T18:40:07Z Liverpool City Council Leader Joe Anderson said the area was in dire need of regeneration. Blow in fight to save Ringo house 2011-04-19T17:04:06Z On Wednesday, music director Robert Spano told the New York Times that "this is a dire and critical juncture for the city of Atlanta, which is in danger of losing the flagship of its culture." Atlanta Symphony cancels performances as lockout drags on 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z “When I started hearing from these young kids, I realized they had a true sense of the dire straits of our forests,” she said. She started climbing trees as a kid. Then this ecologist helped create scientist Barbie. 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z NIVA’s Schaefer said the plight for clubs and other live music establishments has been especially dire, because unlike restaurants and retail stores, their income has fallen to zero. Historic $15 billion rescue of struggling arts and entertainment industry nears reality 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z A nice discovery: If you are with the right person, and you are not in financial dire straits, being thrifty is fun. Nobody puts baby in a cooler! Learning to parent with first-world problems 2014-03-09T00:00:00Z They tell dire truths about society, history and our own mind-sets that Kruger refuses, rightly, to call “political art.” Barbara Kruger: A Way With Words 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z Later, in a moment caught by cameras, the big, bearded center gave Kraft something he was in dire need of at the time: a giant hug. The Sadness (And Salvation) Of New England Patriots Owner Robert Kraft 2012-09-06T14:00:00Z Instead, as I previously wrote, find a vetted non-profit or agency in your area or in another community in dire need, donate generously and often. Take 2: White allies, here's another list of what to do and what not to do, or wear, or watch 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z The storming of the Capitol Building was too dire to ignore, with half a dozen lives lost, traumatized police and hundreds of rioters facing criminal charges. Facing Violence With Brushes and Ballots 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z If you look at other times of economic hardships, audiences flocked to movies to escape from the dire circumstances around them. "Grease" gets slick with sing-a-long version 2010-06-17T00:19:00Z In the Buffy comic, one of the characters is in a dire predicament, which is silently observed by Angel. Angel, Buffy’s Favorite Brooder, Is Back in a New Comic Series 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z She added that "the humanitarian situation is deteriorating rapidly. It's dire." Russia-Ukraine war: 'Humanitarian situation is deteriorating rapidly' 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z It's so dire that journalists employed under 50 Gannett papers also took to the picket line earlier this summer to demand an end to the cost-cutting measures slashing local newsrooms across the country. Don't blame me: The Beyoncé and Taylor Swift reporter jobs are not what they seem 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z But the prospects are particularly dire for small institutions like the Tenement Museum, whose very survival is suddenly uncertain. A Museum Devoted to Survivors Now Faces its Own Fight to Live 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z The rise of movie theatres—and the importing of Hollywood movies—in China, and the counterpart of the investment by Chinese producers in Hollywood, promises yet another dire shift. The Twenty-Seven Best Movies of the Decade 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z My own situation – diagnosed at age fifty with prostate cancer, the same disease my father was already suffering – was far from the most dire, but the risks were sufficient to unnerve me. We enabled Lance 2013-01-21T20:59:00Z In fact, Wilder’s memoir shows that “the real Ingalls family suffered more dire financial setbacks. They moved east, and for a short period abandoned the idea of homesteading,” she says. Laura Ingalls Wilder finds new stardom in an old-fashioned way 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z When her mother suggests it’s time to purchase her first bra, Ms. Hepola knows this is dire talk. Review: Sarah Hepola’s ‘Blackout,’ on the Darkness That Took Over Her Life 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z There will be churn in every democracy, but perpetual and increasingly dire crisis is unsustainable. Review | Trump has tried to coopt the Army. This new museum shows why that won’t be easy. 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z The full details of that settlement and the dire condition of Brown's estate had previously been a mystery and were provided to the AP by David Black, an attorney for the money manager. AP Enterprise: Brown estate was saddled by debt 2011-10-30T20:16:05Z Despite his many dire warnings, Mr. Seife hasn’t given us a soggy litany of complaints. In ‘Virtual Unreality,’ Charles Seife Unfriends Gullibility 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z Naive farm boys who come to Stockholm fall into paralyzing debt, with dire consequences. Review | For Stieg Larsson fans, a new voice — and an even darker side of Sweden 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z Given the tumult in the realm of government and politics, the dire state of the local newspaper industry may seem minor. Perspective | The death knell for local newspapers? It’s perilously close. 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Those were a dozen years of dire poverty. Anakana Schofield: how to publicise a novel 2013-07-25T14:01:00Z She presents an even direr scenario with "Permanently Unplugged," consisting of an electrical cord tied in a hangman's noose. Ready, set, disconnect: ArtsWest's 'Unplugged Challenge' 2011-07-12T01:36:10Z I heard, two days ago, of a good friend of mine in dire straits in a New Jersey hospital. The Show’s Delayed, but They’re Still Keeping ‘Company’ 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z Elizabeth Kolbert, in a recent New Yorker road test of the diet, also pointed out that a meat-heavy diet has dire environmental implications. The Paleo Lifestyle: The Way, Way, Way Back 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z It has indeed been entertaining, as well as a reminder that entertainment with no other purpose is often a dubious—and, in the realm of politics, dire—goal. Song of the Summer: “Bawitdaba,” by Kid Rock 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z In a chat with The Hollywood Reporter, Glen reveals just how dire things are for Jorah and teases a “massive fight” to come. Game of Thrones: A Massive Fight is Coming 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z White male rage also involves not realizing how actions that would lead to dire consequences for non-white men are viewed as more acceptable when perpetrated by white people. "Joker" and white male rage 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z Out West, things look dire for the Colorado River and the 40 million people who depend on it. 5 reasons global warming is more terrifying than you think 2012-12-18T14:38:00Z Her response to his prom photo was: "No smile, looking dire as usual." Perspective | Ask Amy: Unsolicited advice meets resistance 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z They hang alongside dire older paintings of Hitler by the American duo McDermott and McGough, each meant to memorialize a gay victim of the Holocaust but undone by their cheapness. Documenta 14, a German Art Show’s Greek Revival 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z That said, the violence was absolutely necessary if we were to grasp, in the show’s final moments, the dire importance of Kate’s final message “Get Jared Out.” ArtsBeat: ‘The Americans’ Recap: Invisible vs. Invincible 2014-05-08T14:43:04Z I think the tournament attendance the last couple of years speaks to how dire the situation is. Tiger, The Tour And Inside The U.S. Open 2010-06-15T22:00:00Z Much of the film — about a hapless man whose bad decisions lead to a dire downward spiral — was shot using Seattle-based crew members. Seattle stands out at Sundance Festival 2011-01-29T00:31:32Z Some view this as a new egalitarian phase in the actor-audience relationship; others promote it as a rescue for theaters in dire financial straits. Admit One: ‘Here Lies Love’ and the Era of Audience Participation 2013-07-11T21:22:46Z If fear hasn’t worked yet, then perhaps we need even more dire images, even starker warnings. Perspective | The photos of Greece on fire are shocking. But shock doesn’t always lead to change. 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z Short of that, it might be a dire situation. Searchlight's grand challenge: 'Budapest Hotel' for best picture 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z Even a cameo from Orson Welles couldn’t lend lustre to this pointless and unfunny spoof, a dire tongue-in-cheeker that slipped past the franchise control of the producers, Eon. James Bond on film – ranked! 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z She was presented with the idea that no matter how dire things got, her clients would always be willing to pay for the intimacy she provided. ‘The sex industry is not pandemic-proof’: workers in Australia faced with impossible choices 2020-11-07T05:00:00Z When Mr. Rockman began the series five years ago, “environmental issues were dire enough for the lakes,” he said. Alexis Rockman Portrays the Great Lakes in Glory and Decline 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z If we feel trapped and constrained, can we not also be spurred on by other authors who have explored portals to alternative worlds of the mind in circumstances far more dire than ours? Perspective | Writers of the past turned suffering into literary masterpieces. They might help us understand how to meet the challenges of our day. 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z For decades, Crosby wrestled with drug addiction, including a dire heroin habit that wrecked his musical career on multiple occasions. David Crosby Celebrates His Ornery Self in the Documentary “Remember My Name” 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z A decent film is what you desire, but oh, my, God, this really is dire. Top Cat: The Movie – review 2012-05-31T21:15:01Z In the arena of man-made climate change, it plays a role in muting the alarm about a dire crisis that is of our own making. CNN and NBC betray Sunday viewers seeking analysis on damning climate change report 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z The album was inspired in part by the two reconnecting under dire circumstances: a cancer diagnosis. How Mac DeMarco Became the Lovable Laid-Back Prince of Indie Rock 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z By the time things are dire enough to acknowledge a need for outside help, one is rarely in the position to weed out the right kind of help from the wrong. The day my therapist killed himself: shock, tears and then came a revelation 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z There’s a good reason for that: The outlook is dire and getting worse. “Detropia”: Can Detroit be saved? 2012-09-07T17:45:00Z Michaels' dire condition sent media pundits and fans alike scrambling to set just the right tone in its reportage. Don't eulogize Bret Michaels yet 2010-04-26T16:12:00Z "I read a lot about back-street abortions, and if you went down that road it was very dire." 'A Raisin in the Sun' actresses discuss play's stark resonance 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z As the instruments grapple, talk back and realign, all of the characters’ mixed motives and dire circumstances are diagramed right into the music. New Music: New Music by the Hold Steady, Future Islands, Caetano Veloso 2014-03-24T22:45:20Z The best song is the title track, growing dire within its restricted form, building up an eerie, cavernous bass sound. Playlist: Albums From Las Malas Amistades and Cooly G 2012-07-13T16:43:05Z It's charming and dire, elaborately imagined, and its whimsy never skews twee. Leigh Bardugo's top 10 childhood reads 2013-06-28T09:00:00Z “Our situation was critical and dire,” she said. Stimulus Offers $15 Billion in Relief for Struggling Arts Venues 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z Both characters are incapable of escaping their pasts, especially as their futures become increasingly dire. The Second Season of ‘True Detective’ Wasn’t as Bad as You Think. Here’s Why. 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z Honestly, I haven’t seen the film, so I don’t know how dire it does get at the end. Toni Collette brings life to the role of a dying woman 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z Many Afghans would want to remain — “this is our homeland” — if the situation weren’t so dire. A free press was trying to take root in Afghanistan. Now journalists are bracing for Taliban rule. 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z Ultimately, the dire warnings aren’t about the normal human act of sitting — they’re about the fact that modern life enables us to do far more of it than is natural or normal. Stand up! 2013-01-10T19:40:00Z And the direst threats to it involve figures claiming not to care about how their actions on one side affect the other. Enter "Sandman," right on time 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z Truth be told, I have not been clamoring for theater about dire recent events. ‘Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord’ Review: Our Sewing Superhero 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z That skill set offers something that our country is in dire need of, especially in an era where we have an openly racist president who proudly promotes the opposite of progression. Mayor Pete has a problem: How can black voters trust he'll fight for them? 2019-06-29T04:00:00Z I’m essentially an optimistic person, and I think my biggest strength is to prompt people to relief and hope, which is hard to do when you’re looking at a pretty dire situation. Joyce DiDonato Wants Music to ‘Build a Paradise for Today’ 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z This story is about the struggle to break free of a dire past; about the powerful forces arrayed against reason, sanity, happiness itself; about the demons that keep us locked up in old obsessions. Anne Rice's 'Prince Lestat,' and More 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z After the war, Wolpe drew on his education as a resource, turning to music composition as an imaginative realm to model the wonder of fragile beginnings in the midst of dire constraint and unfathomable loss. Yoko Ono’s prophetic vision of self-care 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z This way, it has its engine and these serious and dire consequences to everything, and hopefully it’s just going to motor along at this intense hurtling speed and then explode. In ‘Flesh and Bone,’ Moira Walley-Beckett Leaps Darkly Into Ballet 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z They say if you can’t be a good example, at least try to be a dire warning. Farrah Abraham’s lips don’t lie 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z In the United States, Mr. Roozen discovered a populace with lawns of a size unknown in the small towns of the Netherlands — and a dire need to keep them green and thriving. Jos Roozen, horticulturist who dispensed gardening advice over the radio, dies at 70 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z He said thru-hikers are facing a dire crossroads, and it starts before they even get to the trailhead. Heat, Water, Fire: How Climate Change Is Transforming the Pacific Crest Trail 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Even in peacetime, Bess Crawford, the intrepid battlefield nurse in Charles Todd’s World War I-era mysteries, finds herself in situations as dire as those in any combat zone. War Wounds: Crime Novels From All Kinds of Battlefields 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z “With the rapid influx of death happening with Black creators and no one to pass the recipes down I wanted to bring action to a dire situation,” he said. Questlove Has a New Creative Pursuit: Publishing 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z But her circumstances are a little more raw and dire. ‘The Get Down’ and ‘Stranger Things’ Feed Nostalgia With a Historical Remix 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z It dawns on Martin that the environmental significance of that exploitation is dire. 'The Hunter': Trapped in a slow-moving but pretty tale 2012-04-19T20:23:07Z Nothung, a mystically powerful sword, presents itself in hours of dire need, and proves ideal for dragon slaying. Retooling the Met Opera’s Problematic ‘Ring’ Machine 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z Before the show's through, somebody may be in need of medical assistance, Ted's real identity and motivation may be revealed and Cardoza may find himself in the direst of straits. The Ugly Face of Beauty 2010-07-20T07:00:00Z The threat of insurrection is especially dire in the North of England. ‘Peterloo’ Review: Political Violence of the Past Mirrors the Present 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z But occasional and understandable bouts of pessimism aside, “Truth in Our Times” is not dire. The Truth Is Hard. But for a New York Times Lawyer, Defending It Is Fun. 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z The urgency of those times, the dire situation, but also the empowerment of grass-roots activism, produced artistic results. Todd Haynes: ‘She said, there’s a frock film coming up, with Cate attached … It sounded right up my alley’ 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z And he took off again — like some superhero who just shows up when people are in dire need. A jogger saved Mike Wise’s life. Six years later, the columnist got to repay him. “In the 1990s, the artists we are looking at were responding to a climate that was dire in many ways,” says exhibition curator Irene Tsatsos. From Donald Duck to Donald Trump, an unprecedented look at Latin American art holds up a mirror to the U.S. 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z Her titles are wordplays that point to our dire situation. Can art help fight climate change? These 4 Seattle-area artists think so. 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z This remix feels like dire medieval choral music for the computer age. Peter Van Hoesen, Frank Turner, Dizzee Rascal: this week's new tracks 2013-06-14T12:00:00Z Besides capturing the dire state of affairs in Zimbabwe, he said, it also “captures a United States rarely spoken about in African fiction.” NoViolet Bulawayo Believes Freedom Begins With Imagination 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z That is not going to be enough to set off the alarm bells, even if the dire attendance numbers should. Even superheroes may not be able to save Hollywood’s desperate summer 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z Last year, HBO’s teen drama “Euphoria” tried to capture this same sense of chaos but with a glum, dire, shock-the-parents sensibility, treating adolescence like a minefield. Review: ‘We Are Who We Are’ Captures Not-So-Innocents Abroad 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z I was falling into the trap of substituting the patterned oddities of poetry for the dire incoherences of dementia, looking for lyricism by default. Maps of the mind: The Lion's Face 2010-05-25T20:46:00Z He and key members of his team worked on the project during the most dire isolation during the pandemic, when the theaters closed for a year and Viragh was forced to furlough many on staff. Nitehawk Cinema puts its film-themed menus into new cookbook 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z This Munich institution imparts a wonderful sense of place to the Louis — something that many of today's increasingly formulaic boutique hotels are in dire need of. 2010-02-17T14:05:00Z Ms. Sangare spoke to the audience mostly in French, mentioning dire conditions in Africa — misery, famine, war — but her music struck back. Music Review: A Malian Singer Sets Her West African Message to a Dance Beat 2011-07-31T22:06:14Z His slam-bang succession of dire situations — Don’t kill that child! ‘White House Down’: Look, it’s ‘Fallen’ again 2013-06-27T01:47:00Z But even cities with such dire circumstances can endure and become worthwhile destinations. With the Olympics Over, Six Former Host Cities Worth Visiting 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z Compared with the dire conditions found in Faridpur and Reynosa, the women who work at the Fish Tank have almost middle-class lives. Male grooming: The movie 2012-05-18T23:15:00Z It is ultimately a book about social bonds, and our capacity to envision a collective future that surpasses the dire possibilities of the present. What Jacques Derrida Understood About Friendship 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z The lockdown created dire economic crises for art institutions. The Most Important Moments in Art in 2020 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z “In dire times,” says Claridge, “umami-rich yeast flakes provide a passable substitute for parmesan cheese in sauces, and as a topping.” No flour, pasta or eggs? The perfect substitutes for 20 common ingredients 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z Eiselt knew of Lee’s work in the space and one day they “quite literally” ran into one another and set off on a journey to put a human face to the dire statistics. ‘Aftershock’ puts human face to maternal health crisis in US 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z Some of the best science fiction deals with gloomy or dire topics, and often without happy endings. Bill for compulsory science fiction in West Virginia schools 2013-04-19T15:16:24Z As dire as that may sound to some who appreciated the first album’s nuances, there is no cause for major concern. The Very Best: The Swedish-African connection 2012-08-09T17:15:00Z And if things got really dire, Warren Moe, Manhattan psychotherapist and bike racer, led the pack. A Bicycle Tour Through Remote Southwest Canyon Country 2010-07-31T04:30:00Z I recently set out to see if those dire reports had been as greatly exaggerated as the rumors about August. The Out of Towner: Monday on the Lower East Side and Greenwich Village 2011-08-25T21:02:34Z A lot of the comedies have body counts, and all of them are antic expressions of dire absurdity. My Favorite TV Shows of 2018 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z Tintin and Snowy are inseparable in the adventures and Tintin is continually extricating the accident-prone captain from one dire scrape after another. Belgians keen to share Hollywood's Tintin with world 2011-12-05T14:55:52Z Since the withdrawal, “the consequences have been dire” and more than 100 Isis prisoners have escaped. John Oliver on Trump's Syrian decision: 'The consequences have been dire' 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Ironically, the next chapter has been shelved because of the dire financial difficulties of the MGM studios. Winning team 2010-04-23T14:21:00Z But the venue, a hub of the creative music scene, is in dire financial straits. Off the beaten path at Café Racer — but how much longer? 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z But the crisis of some of his colleagues is different and in many ways, much more dire. With a storyline about the adjunct crisis, “Lucky Hank” moves to the head of the class 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z But removed from that context, the state of affairs seems less dire. Special Report: Watches: Gears Mesh Again for Swiss Exports 2010-03-17T20:30:00Z “More lasting is Woodfox’s conviction that the American justice system is in dire need of reform.” Pulitzer Prizes: A Guide to the Winning Books and Finalists 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z For those who remain, life in Detroit can be dire. The Last Days of Detroit by Mark Binelli – review 2013-01-04T22:55:16Z The housing, healthcare, energy and food security situations in Haiti are as dire as ever. Disaster aid: how US charity begins at home 2013-01-11T20:00:16Z Tucking a simple romance inside a disaster thriller, the director John Andreas Andersen uses an oil-rig collapse off the coast of Norway to deliver a dire warning of environmental disruption. ‘The Burning Sea’ Review: Smoke on the Water 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z Here to Deliver the Gloomy, Mesmerizing News Drones, throbs, somber vocals and, every so often, a dance beat orchestrated a dire world when Massive Attack performed at Terminal 5 on Wednesday night. Music Review: Massive Attack at Terminal 5 2010-05-13T20:27:00Z "It's a dire situation. The spread is overwhelming health workers and facilities. We need all the help and support we can get from the international community," said Lewis Brown, Liberia's information minister. Ebola outbreak sparks states of emergency in Liberia and Sierra Leone 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z The National Weather Service was putting out some pretty dire language. Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: A Dangerous Journey Into the Heart of Tornadoes 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z As both producer and star of "You're Not You," Swank found herself encountering resistance from financiers who were hesitant to back a movie about an ALS patient with a more dire outcome than Hawking's. Hollywood raises profile of ALS with two new films 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z Personally, I liked the character of Mila, especially her witty humour in dire situations. MILA 2.0 by Debra Driza 2013-07-09T08:00:00Z In Killing Them Softly, his junkie stench all but wafted off the screen; in The Place Beyond The Pines, his bank robber is less reprehensible but still in dire need of a bath or three. Top 23 character actors in film 2013-04-12T15:00:00Z In a telephone interview, Harris explained why in dire times he believes everyone should be committed to “protecting, uplifting and sharing,” adding: “Some might call it philanthropy, but I call it upkeep or maintenance.” ‘It’s More Money Than I Imagined.’ So He’s Giving Some of It Away. 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z But considering other vulnerabilities around the world, the odds are that even a moderate El Niño will make already dire socio-economic conditions in some countries worse. What this year’s El Niño means for wheat and global food supply 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z There is not a dire need for sweaters in the warmth at San Diego State University, but there is always a need for a good time. Ugly Christmas sweater season, when grandma’s trash is a nation’s treasure 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z The move recalled especially dire previous seasons, as when “Sunset Boulevard” was the lone nominee — and hence the automatic winner — in 1995, or in 1989, when the category was eliminated entirely. Tony Nominations Prove the Musical Has Lost Its Voice 2010-06-11T04:31:00Z “It’s not as dire as they want us to think it is.” Searching for the ‘Vibe Shift’ at Coachella 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z Indeed, were it not for the contrast with the dire fates of Taim and Omar, they might be characters in a telenovela, though they are enacted by an excellent cast with much more subtlety. Review: In ‘While I Was Waiting,’ a Man and a Country in Limbo 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z I'm very unhappy about all of the dire wolves killed. ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6, Episode 5: Hold the Door 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z Expanding on their influential Atlantic article, the authors trace the culture of “safetyism” on campus to a sheltered generation, warning of potentially dire consequences for the country. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z Everything they say is a well-rehearsed sound bite that puts positive spin on even the most dire of situations. 15 minutes with David Petraeus: In which he uses his Jedi-like ability to ramble at will while I sit in stupefied silence 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z “It’s inescapable, the dire circumstances of thousands of interpreters in Afghanistan who were promised safe haven.” ‘United States of Al’ puts war buddies on sitcom footing 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z Can they imagine the band they would have been, had they continued along this dire Vaccines-supporting path? Savages: 'It's about trying not to treat the audience like idiots' 2013-05-03T06:00:00Z Five years later, the situation sounds far more dire. Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran Up the Ante, and 13 More New Songs 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z Indeed, theirs is a world in dire need of levity, color, moral goodness, and Garnier Fructis. Lame of Thrones 2012-07-24T17:05:00Z It’s the ultimate hypocrisy—feigning belief for the tastier kosher meals—but we forgive them because they’re under dire circumstances. God is a verb: “Orange Is the New Black” dares to show faith in a positive light 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z Companies facing widespread lawsuits sometimes seek bankruptcy protection to address liabilities in one court even when their financial condition is not dire. OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reportedly exploring bankruptcy 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z They spout dire predictions for the future of Russia while staggering around your apartment gesticulating wildly, knocking over furniture and scaring the neighbors. | 'The Demons': Peter Stein Takes Dostoyevsky to Governors Island 2010-07-11T23:13:00Z It’s careful, contemplative, repetitive music, elegantly designed, full of open space and dire as anything. Playlist : Melissa Aldana, Raime and Others With New Music 2012-12-23T08:30:06Z Consequently, the dire state of the planet was pinned on one generation, even lifelong environmentalists, while another was chided for insolence and ignorance. It was the year of ‘OK boomer,’ and the generations were at each other’s throats 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z One of Mr. Stewart’s favorite bits is to mimic Mr. Graham’s South Carolina lilt as he rips his tendency to deliver dire, alarmist warnings on terrorism and security. They’ll Just Hate to See Jon Stewart Go (So They Say) 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z Despite those body counts and the dire sheep-and-wolves worldview expressed in his latest book, Mr. Thor is relentlessly sunny and a natural, even compulsive storyteller in person. Inside the World of Brad Thor 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z “The Line Becomes a River,” Cantú’s account of four years as a border cop in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, arrives at a dire moment. A Different Perspective on the Border 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z Concentrated jury questioning by the attorneys, a process known as voir dire, began Thursday morning. 12 jurors picked to hear sex-assault charges against Harvey Weinstein 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z Shot at night, the Harlem subjects of the photographer and filmmaker Khalik Allah have a soulful glow even when their circumstances are dire. Khalik Allah’s Movie Captures Harlem Faces and Voices by Moonlight 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z The essential debate of environmentalism — to respect limits, or transcend them? — takes shape through Mann’s double biography of two men, the dire “prophet” William Vogt and the technological “wizard” Norman Borlaug. 12 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z “As the franchise has grown, it’s gotten less parable and more political, but that’s because the situation’s gotten more dire,” says Blum. Making America Gory Again: how the Purge films troll Trumpism 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z Soon afterward, her father either abandoned the family or died—there’s no reliable record—leaving Carrie and her mother, Emma, in dire poverty. The Forgotten Lessons of the American Eugenics Movement 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z It is a corrective too to the notion that World War I was only about the dire trench warfare on the Western Front. Books of The Times: ?The Beauty and the Sorrow,? by Peter Englund - Review 2011-11-10T22:18:39Z If rubbernecking the collision of happily ever after with dire disappointment is your kink, buckle up. ‘Zoey’s Perfect Wedding’ Review: The Bride’s Big Disaster 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z Yet while this period seems jammed with Important Movies From Harvey Weinstein, the rest of the year looks dire only if audiences count on the major studios and usual suspects for their film fixes. Arts & Leisure: Film Favorites of A. O. Scott and Manohla Dargis in 2011 2011-12-14T13:13:18Z Never is this interregnum more dire than in the space between seasons 1 and 2 of an ambitious series that is still trying to find its way. In Season 2, FX’s ‘The Bridge’ reaches a little too far The reason they’re in dire straits commercially might have something to do with recent misfires such as Kevin Spacey cat comedy Nine Lives. Valerian: why Luc Besson is the unsung hero of world cinema 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z Meanwhile Lee, who has been living rough out of dire necessity, pines for the material comfort of neat houses and manicured lawns. Review 2010-05-19T00:01:00Z More dire, certainly, than an invasion of criminal migrants at the border. Review: Essential History in ‘Reconstruction’ on PBS 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z She described the show’s pitching process as “creative jam sessions,” where the staff “tosses around ideas about really dire stuff.” Samantha Bee isn’t covering antiabortion laws because she’s a woman. It’s because laughter makes a statement. 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z The second week’s episode looks at a less obviously dire topic and, partly as a result, makes for better television. Review: In Viceland’s ‘Woman,’ Snapshots of Women in the Cross Hairs 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z It was created in the early ’90s, after the fall of communism, when scores of Cubans left the country because of dire economic conditions. In Havana, following a USC museum director in search of great Cuban art 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z If ever an era was in dire need of pointed commentary and point-blank humor, it is our fractious present. ‘Series of Star-Spangled Satires’ at IFC, Amid a Nascent Presidency 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z Hynek, the former U.F.O. skeptic, eventually concluded that they were a real phenomenon in dire need of scientific attention, with hundreds of cases in the Blue Book files still unexplained. ‘Project Blue Book’ Is Based on a True U.F.O. Story. Here It Is. 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z But the museum reopening is “a very small step in the most dire of situations. It’s a candle lit. We’re not sure how this will go beyond this moment, but it is a positive gesture.” Afghanistan’s National Museum Begins Life Under the Taliban 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z My beloved niece finds herself in a most dire circumstance. ArtsBeat: ‘Downton’ Recap, Episode 7: Advice From the Dowager 2014-02-17T03:02:08Z Last November he responded to a dire US climate assessment by 13 government agencies and top scientists with the blunt words: “I don’t believe it.” Harrison Ford: leaders who deny climate change are 'on the wrong side of history' 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z There wasn’t much dire poverty in West Berkeley by big-city standards, and a lot of it was just standard working-class America. Kamala Harris, busing in Berkeley and me: The tangled tale of a semi-failed social experiment 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z If they lose a bid with a telephone company they’ve represented for years, it would put the firm in dire financial straits. ‘The Good Fight’ Season 1, Episode 3: Who Voted for Trump? 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z Plenty dire, and not in a way that’s any fun to contemplate. Review: ‘Just Getting Started’ Has Big Names, Not Big Laughs 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z Things got so dire, “I was thinking of asking my husband, because he has a big full beard and kind of like, longish hair.” Santas are also in short supply this year, which leads to some intriguing alternatives 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z After a few months of this dire experiment, a headline read: “The Buds Are Back!” ‘High Times’: A 40-Year History of the Magazine 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z "It is in dire need of renovations. A lot of work needs to be done to update it. There is deferred maintenance and some of it is the replacing of antiquated building systems." Frank Gehry's Philly museum design takes on the "Rocky" steps 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z Then again, consider the sheer number of requirements the meal has to meet, or the dire conditions in which a soldier is often eating one. Unloved by Generations of Soldiers, the M.R.E. Finds a Fan Base 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z The difference now is that he schleps around this dire weight of desperation as he cries, “Can I stand in your light, just for awhile?” The Strokes Wipe the Slate Clean on Comedown Machine 2013-03-26T11:00:30Z The news is, to be honest, pretty depressing and dire. True crime and punishment: “Serial” creators on the dark and difficult truths of their third... 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z The situation was so dire that my grandfather went to the prayer house to change his daughter's name to fool the angel of death. Why antibiotics are making us all ill 2014-06-01T04:00:00Z “What the oceans do, the terrestrial world will follow,” the coral scientist Dr. Charlie Veron warns, as the dire consequences of rising ocean acidification, attributable to the burning of fossil fuels, march across the screen. Movie Review: ‘Revolution,’ on Declining Ocean Ecosystems 2013-12-06T00:27:48Z But I’ve always been just organised enough to correct mistakes before the consequences became too dire. 'I feel bombarded with to-dos': the hell of life admin – and how to get on top 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z When they do not work, they can be dire. Tangled: ironically ever after 2011-01-14T15:00:18Z A dire accident involving one of Caitlin’s admirers is added to the mix. Review: In ‘Her Requiem,’ a Gifted Daughter and Her Two Warring Parents 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z In a written statement, he said that it "would not provide the certainty the markets are looking for and risks many of the same dire economic consequences that would be triggered by default itself." GOP going solo after bipartisan talks collapse 2011-07-25T10:20:00Z But the evening belonged to Ms. Buck, who sang beautifully in the plush melodies at the start and adapted expertly to increasing angularity and high-flying acrobatics as Proserpina’s plight grew dire. Music: Emmanuel Villaume to Leave Spoleto Festival USA 2010-06-01T23:00:00Z Actually, Jarrott did the best he could against the dire songs, the calamitous choreography and the kitschy sets. Charles Jarrott obituary 2011-03-06T18:49:41Z See, sometimes, they explained, like two girls talking about an ornate but dire piece of cafeteria gossip, there’s a situation with how available it is. Barbra Streisand Is Ready to Tell All. Pull Up a Seat. 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Efforts to prevent this dire outcome generate the film's thrills and spills. Rio's extinction fears are for the birds 2011-04-11T09:48:52Z The dire state of the health of the nation was revealed, and suddenly the collective well-being of society began to gain precedence over individual liberty. The Unsaid: The Silence of Virginia Woolf 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z Maxine grudgingly accepts the arrangement — under the condition that Max pays rent — given her dire financial situation. ‘Prisoner’s Daughter’ Review: A Family Drama Tale as Old as Time 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z I don’t want to paint too dire a picture for wine lovers, though. How Income Inequality Has Erased Your Chance to Drink the Great Wines 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z Concerns with the dire state of the earth were a joke to some. Gucci’s Alessandro Michele on His Job Prospects 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z Older-guard executives tended to be too laid back to address the Lion's increasingly dire challenges, some suggest. Hunt for MGM CEO hits snag 2010-06-16T05:13:00Z I think there are obviously a lot of places you can go if you want something that's a little more dire. Kal Penn on why Democrats are losing and what constitutes a patriotic comedy 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z Get involved, organise, and, as the rest of life looks set to be a bit dire, put on some Pavement, and enjoy. Being indie in politics 2010-05-21T09:30:00Z A feminist-inflected love letter to Mills’s mother, to be sure, 20th Century Woman also pre-echoes our own, far more dire moment in American history. 20th Century Women: a cinematic tribute to late-70s optimism 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z With his first child due soon, it was a dire time, leading him to turn to TikTok for a creative outlet. Seattle social media star teams with Lil Nas X, TikTok for digital art project 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z At times this conflicted copper seems almost to be searching out situations that will test his direst suspicions about himself; it’s as if he were looking for occasions to test his well-developed sense of guilt. Television: Idris Elba Flirts With Demons in ?Luther,? on BBC America 2011-09-28T20:31:05Z Though some industry leaders say Mr. Fristoe’s projections are too dire, others are listening. Update: Has Snowboarding Lost Its Edge? 2013-01-16T17:51:27Z Once in office, Obama sought the help of experienced insiders instead of “fresh talent,” deciding that the dire circumstances “demanded it.” In ‘A Promised Land,’ Barack Obama Thinks — and Thinks Some More — Over His First Term 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z “We’re not in the dire straits California is in,” he said. Drought Tests California Tourism 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z We are in a dire situation; the planet is speaking with a very loud voice. Robert Redford on America 2013-05-22T16:06:47Z My circumstances were never as dire again, but there were many other mishaps with visas, vaccinations and currencies. What It’s Really Like to Eat Your Way Around the Globe 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z It can hardly have escaped your notice that the print media industry is in dire straits: circulations are falling, jobs are being slashed. The celebrity journalists coming to the rescue 2011-01-06T20:00:02Z The lyrics often touch on the idea of acknowledging and learning from the past but not being mired in it, and of trying to transcend a dire present moment. Pearl Jam and Green Day Are Still Going Strong. But Can They Evolve? 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z A diplomat before being elected president in 1824 and a House member after losing reelection to that hotheaded populist Andrew Jackson, Adams is portrayed as neglecting his children, with some dire consequences. Review | John Quincy Adams is the anti-Trump in the new play ‘JQA’ 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z In a place that is in dire need of change, we see a surge in young people of color willing to serve on Capitol Hill and shape public policy. A Kennedy for millennials: RFK’s egalitarian legacy is a progressive model 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z Seresin now uses the term "heterofatalism" to emphasise how dire, hopeless, and lacking in visions for an alternative, this attitude is. What is "heteropessimism," and why do men and women suffer from it? 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z So it was either a dire national security threat or a wasted 25 cents at a county fair.” Sarah Silverman Defines ‘Woke’ for Newsmax 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z While the president agitates to wall off the United States, media consumers have torn down whatever flimsy barriers remained between entertainment and dire fact. Review | ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ isn’t just timely, it’s essential viewing for our fractured culture 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z No piece of mail that does not reach me will ever prove as dire as the one that didn't reach Romeo. Anyone there? When your email goes unanswered 2011-07-19T00:20:05Z The ghosts were back, too, and Mr. Coleman’s broad, expressive face was uncharacteristically blank, registering less the shock of Tyreese’s dire situation than exhaustion with everything. 'The Walking Dead' Recap: Another Road Trip, Another Surprising Turn 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z King was struck by the dire fate of the world’s donkey population. Why a media executive left his career to help maligned donkeys and save them from slaughter 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z But they are especially dire for women, who earn an average of only 27 cents for every dollar earned by a man, according to the Asian Development Bank. Virginity for sale: inside Cambodia's shocking trade 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z The movie imagines a direr descent for M and Bond. Skyfall: Bond and Bardem Go Boom 2012-11-09T13:00:22Z So Hawking’s dire warning that we live in the most perilous period of our species’ existence is quite robust. It’s the end of the world and we know it: Scientists in many disciplines see apocalypse, soon 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z Swift and fellow pop star Ariana Grande have quietly handed out thousands of dollars to fans in dire straits. Tone-deaf or tuned-in? Coronavirus epidemic proves a minefield for celebs 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z Part of the Riverside speech is a missive to the American government, and a dire one. Martin Luther King, Jr.,’s Searing Antiwar Speech, Fifty Years Later 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z Every time I read another dire warning about computers becoming sentient and taking over the world, I’m comforted by watching my iMac try to address an envelope. Viva la typewriter! 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z But he went on: “Famous last words of Ned Rorem, crushed by a truck, gnawed by the pox, stung by wasps, in dire pain: ‘How do I look?’” Ned Rorem, Composer Known for Both His Music and His Diaries, Dies at 99 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z I had grown up with her; not quite with women in her situation, but women in dire straits. A ‘Menagerie’ That Fulfills a London Dream 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z The state increasingly censored and censured modernist music, with composers often facing dire consequences if accused of what it saw as Western decadence. When Ukrainian Music Wasn’t Under Threat, It Thrived 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z As the film makes clear, the threat is particularly dire for news outlets in small and midsize cities where they’re the only source of accountability to local political and corporate power. Review | In ‘Nobody Speak,’ the free press, not just a website, faces a grave challenge 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z Academic visitors are a small share of the movement across U.S. borders, and scholars, as a group, aren’t in the direst of need. The Deep Irony of a Scholar of Vichy France Being Detained in Houston 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z The singularly dire meaning of this moment is being experienced around the world, either in real time or close to the moment of occurrence, through our social media feeds. Dear Hollywood: In times of international crisis, speechlessness is always preferable to stupidity 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z And he considered the church of his day to be a cesspit in dire need of some spiritual Domestos. Nicholas Lezard on Dante 2013-05-09T08:45:00Z The economic situation is particularly dire for public colleges and universities, where the rising cost of tuition is directly related to a decrease in government funding. Conservatives killed the liberal arts 2012-09-14T23:08:00Z Another is set into the side of a house, the interruption in visual logic suggesting a more dire interruption in domestic stability. Photography, ceramics meld into 'Doublemix' at De Soto 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z Mind you, it wasn't hard to accomplish because the new competition was dire. The Expendables: still gunning down feeble box-office competition 2010-08-23T13:18:00Z Even more glumly, he affirms McMurtry’s dire observation, “I don’t think we have a reading culture anymore.” Review | I love books about books. Here are seven of my current favorites. 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z As UN special rapporteur, he’s reported on dire poverty and its impact on human rights in Saudi Arabia and China among other places. A journey through a land of extreme poverty: welcome to America 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z The pastor shared three important facets of hope, even in the most dire of circumstances. Fourth Sunday of Lent: Amid 'tragedy' of hopelessness today, reason to rejoice 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z With multiple factions happily profiteering from the conflict, the appearance of star-crossed lovers — who inherently symbolize peace — represents a dire threat. The Best of New Sci-Fi and Fantasy, From an Intergalactic Love Story to New York City Under Water 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z With vocal backing from the Norwegian singer-songwriter Ane Brun, who had played a brief opening set, and Melanie Gabriel, his daughter, Mr. Gabriel allowed himself some friskiness, no longer so weighty or dire. Music Review: Peter Gabriel and Orchestra at Radio City Music Hall 2010-05-03T23:48:00Z It’s still a dire matter for a select few, but we’re still alive, and then some.” Reykjavik Film Festival: Economies Crash, Volcanoes Burn 2011-09-30T23:13:09Z Beauty is, of course, in the eye of the beholder, but to my eyes the Replenish looks dire: clumsily shaped in garish colors with tacky typography. Design: Good-Looking and Responsible Design 2011-08-05T17:30:07Z About a week ago, my sister and I both received a letter in the mail from my grandmother pleading for money, and explaining how dire her financial situation was. Perspective | Ask Amy: Toxic grandma strains family by asking for money 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z But, every time the news gets particularly dire, the cartoon pops up all over the place. How to Stay Sane as a Cartoonist in Trumpland 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z “Yet the problems faced by most Americans of color seem as dire and entrenched as they were half a century ago.” Harry Belafonte, 96, Dies; Barrier-Breaking Singer, Actor and Activist 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z But instead of informing the public about these origins, the nonprofit has spent the past few years explaining why it's in such dire financial shape. Okla. Jazz Hall has around $60K in unpaid bills 2012-09-24T19:21:08Z His tone is both more dire than the president’s and more emotional — a kind of virtual New York backslap next to Mr. Trump’s outer borough pitchmanship. President Trump’s Prime-Time Pandemic 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z When she first moved her classes online, she asked for donations in exchange for her services with the understanding that a large swath of the public is in dire straits financially right now. Pay for those Zoom fitness classes if you can. Your instructor needs an income too 2020-04-25T04:00:00Z The library’s executive team testified before Congress in the spring about the dire need for more storage space for its ever-increasing collections. Copyright Office’s online registration hasn’t worked for almost a week 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z And there are others whose mothers clearly and explicitly wanted not to be pregnant, whose circumstances were truly dire, and who never got a say in the matter. My mom finally made her choice, after a lifetime colored by the one she wasn't allowed 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z And perhaps they weren’t prepared to deal with the inherent bloat of the streaming drama, which is on dire display in the 10-episode “Daisy Jones.” ‘Daisy Jones & the Six’ Review: Between Rock and a Soft Place 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z What made the 1918 flu so lethal also made its impact on the arts less dire: It moved with stunning swiftness. The 1918 Pandemic’s Impact on Music? Surprisingly Little 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z “Farm to Table” reflects all the conflicting feelings of personal success during dire times. Bartees Strange Ponders Success in Dire Times 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z For much of our evolutionary past, such calorie-dense foods were rare treats that would have provided much needed sustenance, especially in dire times. Junk food is tricking your brain: The depressing science behind your binging 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z As for those famously gloomy career prospects which supposedly doomed her generation — at least until the dot-com frenzy took off in the late ’90s — it was hard to call hers dire. Elizabeth Wurtzel Finally Grew Up, Like the Rest of Gen X 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z The high-profile critic of Donald Trump, also referred to “such a dire” political situation that was “so deeply concerning to me and others that I have to say something”. SAG awards: Phoebe Waller-Bridge wins best female actor in a comedy for Fleabag 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z By monitoring the amount of time he spends in each domain, he can avoid any dire side effects. The Sub-Mariner Turns 80. He’s Still Super. 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z Robert De Niro has a dire prediction about the presidency of Donald Trump. Robert De Niro v Trump: a complete history of a (mainly one-sided) beef 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z VF Less travel would also help with fashion’s environmental footprint, which is pretty dire. Tom Ford on Wearing the Same Ripped Jeans and Allowing Himself to ‘Be Unproductive’ 2021-02-20T05:00:00Z "I felt convinced of the dire necessity for something to be done," he recalls in archive footage, in a moving documentary that also includes testimonies from some of those he saved. Tonight's TV highlights 2011-01-27T08:00:01Z He pleads with the manager of the grocery store where he once worked to rehire him, but quickly turns angry and combative when rebuffed, revealing Oscar’s desperation under dire financial straits. Why Michael B. Jordan Is More Than a Movie Star 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z Susannah made light, not just of the minimal reward, but also of the difficulties of filming in open boats on choppy waves, and of making comprehensible the dire predictions of various oceanologists. Letters: Susannah York obituary 2011-02-08T18:37:05Z But every day leading up to the wedding, the forecast looked increasingly dire and more definite. Snowzilla delayed this couple’s wedding, but not their marriage 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z We’re still “in it,” even if the “it” is less dire than it once was. Perspective | Living in the moment with our kids is so important, now more than ever 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z The problem is even more dire among children’s films, which are often based on fairytales that date back to a darker time for women. Why It Matters That Inside Out's Protagonist Is a Girl 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z The explosion in interest wasn’t random, and it wasn’t solely driven by Amstrup’s dire predictions. Polar bears just might outlive us all 2012-12-30T16:00:00Z Combining with nature writing, it's peppered with keenly observed descriptions that serve to reveal the dire implications of ignoring our natural environment. Debut author: Melissa Harrison 2013-01-26T17:00:01Z She was funny and dire and idiosyncratic, and never cutesy-flirty or mannered-hip, the qualities that made parts of the semifinals tough to sit through. C?cile McLorin Salvant Wins Monk Jazz Competition 2010-10-05T07:03:00Z At a White House listening session on human trafficking in February, President Trump called it a “dire” problem. New Report Details Exploitation of Hotel Industry Workers 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z Pete is in denial about the financial crisis of his indie record company, which is bringing out new releases from old rockers, and Debbie about the similarly dire figures figures for her clothing boutique. This Is 40 – review 2013-02-14T15:29:01Z Going through our own pandemic made me realize that, you know, that in dire times, people still want to create. From logos to gender fluidity, what "Station Eleven" costumes reveal in the aftermath of apocalypse 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z South Africa' economy is in dire need of some positive news. South Africa's tourism a bright spot despite recession 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Téchiné likes to keep things fluid, unstable, which is perhaps why his movies are so sympathetic to the dire confusions of youth. André Téchiné, Director of ‘Unforgivable’ 2012-06-24T01:23:01Z It’s full of dire scenarios, deep bass abysses and floating soprano refrains. Beauty Confronts Doom on Grimes’s ‘Miss Anthropocene’ 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z Jeanette Pierce, the director of community relations at D:hive, which assists visitors and new residents, said that this is not the first time that there has been dire news about Detroit. Update: As Detroit Flounders, Its Art Scene Flourishes 2013-08-06T21:07:06Z And he identified how it felt oddly comforting, in the way that a hypochondriac might be comforted by a dire diagnosis, to live in the shadow of that suspended threat. After The Bomb: Don DeLillo Tells Us What to Fear 2011-11-28T17:53:47Z Informed consent is a misnomer; in our lack of understanding— in our disdain—for disability, we cannot know what we would want in such dire situations. I was sure that legalizing aid in dying was the right thing to do. Then I met Bad Cripple 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z At the time, the FDA was spread across 48 buildings in 28 locations and was in dire need of consolidation and much-improved facilities. How Nazi scientists and their wind tunnels ended up in D.C.’s suburbs 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Hearing his screech—pretty much the only thing capable of saving Dany, Tyrion and the others at that point—was a genuine first-pump moment in an episode in dire need of one. Game of Thrones Recap: Season 5, Episode 9 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z Some of those sheds are more than a century old and in dire need of repair, say the market’s management and the city’s lord mayor, Robert Doyle. Melbourne Haggles Over the Future of Its Most Popular Market 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z Decades later, Mr. Hiller recalled that the film almost did not get made because Paramount studios was in dire financial shape and executives wanted to cancel the project. Arthur Hiller, Oscar-nominated ‘Love Story’ director, dies at 92 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z But it’s not just about isolation or financial dire straits – the pandemic has its own specific victims. 'A high-risk perfect storm': lockdown takes toll on America's mental health 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z He may not tweet the dire struggles of his morning commute, but he delights in the idea of playing the hero. Tweets from underground: How Dostoevsky anticipated social media 2014-03-18T12:00:00Z The fishermen’s distress was palpable and it was not hard to imagine the lure of folklore in such dire circumstances, not difficult to imagine an invocation of the benevolent mermen of local legend. On Tobago, Mermen Come Calling 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z I kept up with our weekly childbirth education classes, gawking at Spring, who, as she entered the class each evening, seemed propelled by nothing more than rage over her increasingly dire predicament. My awesome C-section 2012-11-06T01:00:00Z There are multiple stories of people stumbling upon dead bodies or helping migrants who are cold, lost or in dire health. Stream These Three Great Documentaries 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z Whether or not this psychoactive waste has any effect on the human nervous system remains unclear, but when such pharmaceuticals are introduced into the ecosystem, the fallout for other species is demonstrable—and potentially dire. Your tap water is probably laced with anti-depressants 2013-03-14T21:01:00Z Illouz said the situation was so dire that we ought to be thinking seriously about what might replace marriage as a method of raising children. Love hurts more than ever before (blame the internet and capitalism) 2012-02-12T00:06:44Z Now, you might think I'm being flippant about the dire, gruesome, dispiriting and enraging state of the world right now; I assure you I am not. The Lifetime movie turns 30: Escape reality with a marathon of nannies, cheerleaders & kids in peril 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z “This is the third and a half month in and it’s just dire straits, and I don’t know when I’ll go back to the performing world.” Perspective | Glenstone opened as a connoisseur’s delight. It’s reopening as an oasis for everyone. 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z It’s been six years since the Invite’s last of several contests to translate quotes into “plain English,” and our need for interpreters is just as dire. Style Invitational: Give it to us straight 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z His last film The Limits of Control was dire, reeking with supercilious smugness. Cannes 2013: Only Lovers Left Alive – first look review 2013-05-24T21:49:58Z But this is Purgatory — everything threat is dire. Smart Watch: Top TV picks this week include “Who is America,” “Trial & Error,” “Wynonna... 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z Now that online producers have become the main players in headline-driven topical comedy, the genre is in dire need of an overhaul. Roy Wood Jr. is leaving "The Daily Show" after eight years, and we sadly understand why 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Named Joey, the horse is soon tamed by Albert and the two become fast friends — but when war is declared and finances on the farm reach dire straits, Joey is sold and sent to battle. 'War Horse' is beautiful but a bit of a warhorse 2011-12-22T21:37:04Z A new study suggests that beyond Broadway the picture is somewhat less dire. Off Broadway, Women Lag in Crafts Jobs 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z True to Tom’s dire warnings, it is while Darwin is briefly incapacitated by foodstuffs that the Roys start making the decision to call the election for Mencken. ‘Succession’ Season 4, Episode 8 Recap: The Will of Some People 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z The situation is so dire, some wedding planners are self-quarantining after events and even subcontracting their duties at the reception, the part of the weddings where people mingle more closely. Weddings as a Coronavirus Super-Spreader Worry 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z With circumstances no longer dire, my hope was replaced with confidence. I lost the use of my most important kitchen tool: My hand. The only way forward was to keep cooking. 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z It is not clear how many Christmas presents the association sent out, nor is it certain that the children were telling the truth in the descriptions of their families’ dire needs. ‘Mama Says That Santa Claus Does Not Come to Poor People’ 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z He said he was also reluctant to mention his benign Parkinsonism to avoid “the very dire idea” associated with it in people’s minds. James Levine to Return to Conducting in 2013 2012-10-12T00:00:06Z Horacio Blanco, lead singer and guitarist, says there are many reasons to be upset about the dire economic and political situation in Venezuela. Venezuelan ska band leaves crisis-hit country for US tour 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z As a famous Brit said in more dire circumstances, never surrender! Plot spoilers pose 'Downton Abbey' challenge 2013-01-03T20:20:36Z All three films take up the vexing, evergreen problem of the media’s power to shape and distort reality, and they offer progressively more dire diagnoses of the state of the collective psyche. Arts & Leisure: Urban Realist With a Humanist Streak 2011-04-13T13:29:51Z And most dire: “You are just attracting the evil eye on you and your family.” How Francis Lam, son of immigrants, became the voice of America’s food culture 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z Mr. Slominski stresses the German origin of his toilets, conjuring both the celebrated history of German manufacturing and design and the dire need for facilities as migrants streamed across Europe in recent years. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z He studied dire climate change reports, which forecast catastrophe, and wondered why everyone was so calm. What was COP26? A slog, a spectacle — and, for one youthful delegation, an opportunity. 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z In the next phase, known as voir dire, they will face detailed questions about their backgrounds and beliefs by lawyers on both sides. Lawyers in Weinstein rape case begin questioning potential jurors 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z But when dire weather predictions led to the orchestra to cancel the concert on Monday afternoon, the tribute was moved to the Tuesday evening concert in Van Cortlandt Park, in the Bronx. Philharmonic Cancels Tuesday's Park Concert 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z For Gioia, the pre-Socratic philosopher Pythagoras may be the most important and dire figure in his entire book. Review | A celebration of the outsiders and outcasts who have made music great 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z The film's underlying message is that when mankind abuses nature and the environment, there will be dire consequences - which in this case are tsunamis, earthquakes and nuclear meltdown. Godzilla film 'harks back to Jaws and Alien' 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z Despite his gleaming smile, it should come as no surprise that Billy Porter is not the joking sort, at least not when he feels our country is in dire straits, an opinion many share. "My art is my activism": "Pose" star Billy Porter unleashes his passion and doesn't hold back 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z As I write this, Mr. Gelb’s threatened work shutout, a potentially disastrous move, has been put off while a financial consultant studies the books to see if things are as dire as Mr. Gelb maintains. Let’s Talk About Risk at the Metropolitan Opera 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z But over time, Mr. Rosen’s writing career — born, as he told it, of dire necessity — began competing for his attention. Charles Rosen, Pianist, Polymath and Author, Dies at 85 2012-12-11T01:24:22Z The review aggregator Metacritic notes the critics’ rave responses, but the average user review is a dire 3.2 thanks to submissions from members of the public, who describe the film as “hateful and misandrist”. ‘Women's stories are seen as niche’: Eliza Hittman on her new film 2020-05-16T04:00:00Z “Famine” also lacks a strong dramatic arc as it portrays the increasingly dire effects of hunger and want on the social fabric of a small farming town. Theater Review: ‘DruidMurphy: Plays by Tom Murphy,’ at Lincoln Center 2012-07-09T22:58:53Z Even in dire situations, Sal’s mood remains cheerful, partly because he sees how most people are trying to do what’s right. KidsPost Summer Book Club: ‘Sal & Gabi Break the Universe’ 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z According to the new book Beyond Texting, Millennial teens are in dire need of guidance on face-to-face communication. Millennials Struggle to Pass Life Skills 101 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z In this book, I wanted to put them to a test of dire urgency all the time. Justin Cronin, Author of the Next Big Vampire Novel, The Passage 2010-06-11T08:25:00Z By now, the fear can’t be about being in dire straits. After ‘Clyde’s,’ Lynn Nottage Just Has Two Shows Onstage. ‘Whew!’ 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z Visitors walk past explicit displays about ongoing conflicts and the increasingly dire global refugee crisis — maps, documentary videos, photos of frightened families crowded onto tiny boats. An American in D.C. A refugee in Iraq. And a powerful exhibit that let them talk face-to-face. 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z But the situation on the ground wasn’t as dire as Bradford claimed. Why the Pilgrims were actually able to survive 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z There are dire headlines, such as this one just last month in The Washington Post: “Dive in NFL ratings may spell doom for TV age.” What’s on TV tonight? An astonishing number of great shows. 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z “Some people are inspired by the dire science projections,” she continued. Don’t Just Watch: Team Behind ‘Don’t Look Up’ Urges Climate Action 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z His self-portrait in the National Gallery is fraught with this direst of questions. Off the scale: why Gerhard Richter towers above the artists of today 2010-11-22T14:51:00Z Often, discussions of alcohol misuse focus on the dire consequences of addiction, and that’s understandable. Quitting alcohol: 'The joyless vision of sobriety couldn’t have been further from the truth' 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z The private investigator zips around Paris on a scooter, dresses in style, never turns down strong coffee, and in even the direst situation is attentive to high fashion. ‘Murder Below Montparnasse’: art, politics and mayhem 2013-02-28T23:48:52Z And when they speak out, the consequences can be dire – for the victims. College students cheer sex abuse 2013-09-05T14:55:00Z The event would be immeasurably direr than that of 2007-2008, which, after exciting prophets of doom, registered in the commercial art world as a passing hiccup. A Fearful Frenzy: The Art Market Now 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z “Amanda is a very positive person. In dire times, she will try to will something into being with the force of her positivity.” The Story of a Famous Covid Widow 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z An account of the misguided history and dire results of America’s wildfire management policy that also captures the Sisyphean struggles of the men and women who battle blazes for a living. 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z The third season explored the father-daughter relationship further, and to say the two are in dire need of a family therapist would be an understatement. Join a chat with 'Scandal's' Papa Pope, a.k.a. Joe Morton, Thursday 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z See him play against type in the dire The Neon Demon and tell me he can’t act. All hail Keanu! Why I’m thrilled that Hollywood’s loveliest man has a new girlfriend 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z Many in India, where tens of millions live in dire poverty, have followed the wedding, for its dazzling display of wealth and influence. Sweeping ocean view, lawns and pool - Ambani-Piramal residence... 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z The queen, unwilling to credit such dire suspicions, doubles down on her queenliness. Review: In ‘Terra Firma,’ a Wee Wet Country on the Brink 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Carson sounded the alarm over the dire insecticide threat to that abundance. Review | John Steinbeck and biographer William Souder make a perfect pair 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z The lyrics come at the subject obliquely, all dire imagery and fever dreams, and Warren Ellis’s guitar winds its way up your spine, wrapping itself around your shoulders like an embrace, or maybe a shroud. The Nick Cave Song That Changed My Life 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z And the picture for the news industry is more dire elsewhere, especially on the local level, which was financially troubled long before the new coronavirus made its way around the world. There’s a massive audience for coronavirus news right now. That might not help the news business. 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z It’s showing us what revolution looks like — and that it’s possible even in the most dire circumstances. Review | Want to know what revolution looks like? Watch ‘Underground.’ 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z "Had the board not agreed to these controversial 'poison put' provisions in the first place, shareholders would not be in the dire situation in which we now find ourselves," he said. Carl Icahn steps up fight with Lions Gate 2010-06-11T15:42:00Z On the other hand, the very same dire disclosure makes him a better leader, and an even richer character. Boldly take us where we've been, Captain Pike 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z As the movie explores the dire psychological effect those images have on Gilderoy, Mr. Strickland looked for dissonant, visceral ways to illuminate the sound production process. ‘Berberian Sound Studio’ and Movies About Audio Men 2013-06-07T20:04:45Z Lim’s volunteers are disposed in careful tableaux, even though the imagined context is meant to be dire and chaotic. Anna Lim’s Vision of Nuclear Anxiety in South Korea 2019-12-01T05:00:00Z The situation is far more dire now than it was in the 1970s. Lay off Kim and Kanye! Why millennials actually aren’t “Generation Me” 2014-04-06T15:00:00Z The loss of print jobs is only one aspect of a dire overall picture. Arts & Leisure Preview: Is There a Future for Arts Criticism? 2010-03-31T18:33:00Z Overman does a good job with the human relationships, which are marked by the anger, despair and pettiness the dire situation gives rise to. ‘War of the Worlds’ Review: Dystopia à la Française 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z Was that something you were hyper-aware of, that her problems were going to be held up against much more dire problems? Tina Fey on Her 'American-White-Lady Problems' in Whiskey Tango Foxtrot 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z I went on 25 July and it was dire. Reader reviews: your take on Schaufuss's Swan Lake and Rylance's Richard III 2012-07-27T15:06:00Z Assigned to film interviews with people who had dire health care problems, she was troubled by a lack of involvement among 20-somethings. A Crusader on What Ails Artists 2014-02-18T22:22:37Z At breakneck speed, in improbably coherent rants, she cataloged much of it: drug abuse and rehab, her “dire” financial situation, losing custody of her teenage daughter, legal troubles, online tantrums. Music: Courtney Love?s Improbable Second Act 2010-04-15T18:37:00Z As their fortunes become ever more dire and the family assembles for a perilous trek through the streets of lawless New York, she’s held at the end of a leash. The bankruptcy of liberal America: ‘The Mandibles,’ by Lionel Shriver 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z There are desperately ordinary British people in dire need of his brand of transformative interior magic®, darling. Hollywood Me: like Changing Rooms from La La Land 2013-06-15T05:00:00Z But she is less bullish on her mission, as the realities of the global waste market grow more dire. Is Tinsel Canceled? 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z Simultaneously paying homage and ribbing its indulgences, the premiere is this show’s way of rolling out the welcome mat to newcomers in a spirited way while setting up what appears to be a dire threat. Smart Watch: Top TV picks this week include “Who is America,” “Trial & Error,” “Wynonna... 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z Yes, Democrats looked poised to lose the House, but the margins weren’t nearly as dire as prognosticators had warned. Perspective | It was a wave election. The wave was women defending abortion rights. 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z They give the president a few moments to reassure those in dire straits that their government, at its highest level, sees and hears them. Perspective | Trump treats the border like a natural disaster. He even dresses the part. 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z In Brooker’s mind, “Black Mirror” treats technology as if it were a drug whose side effects— some benign, some dire — are being analyzed. 'Black Mirror' reflects a high-tech world with wicked style 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z And individual performers find themselves facing different daily challenges, but all with the same dire consequences. Perspective | The arts will recover from the coronavirus, as they did after 9/11. But they might look a lot different. 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z The time to wait and see is through, the situation could be dire. Style Invitational Week 1444: It’s a whole new all-game — name a sport 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z “The… situation is urgent and dire,” the Drama Critics Circle added, with “a vastly constricted... less exciting theater scene” the likely outcome if the $9 wage goes through. L.A. drama critics pan pay hike plan for actors in small theaters 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z With straits as dire as they’ve ever been, these two pals conceived their film as an affectionate salvage ethnography for a special corner of America threatened by gentrification. 'There's still hope' – behind gentrification drama The Last Black Man in San Francisco 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z And, of course, Lucious got the last word, setting up next season with a taunting warning as dire as any by J.R. TV Review: 'Empire' Ends Its First Season With a Fervid Finale 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z But Mitchison is seldom so dire and sometimes quite the contrary. Michael Dirda reviews five fairy-tale books 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z She said her husband briefly withheld the diagnosis from her because it was so dire. Valerie Harper to discuss cancer on 'The Doctors' 2013-03-08T16:21:13Z It also provides a referent for salvaging the possibility of individual and collective resistance against the evolving dynamics of an American-style fascism that poses a dire threat to democracy at home and abroad. Are the politics of “incivility” paving the road to an American fascism? Part 2 of 2 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z The trick of this catalog of a couple’s catastrophic collapse is that the arrangement never lets on that the circumstances are dire, but atop it, Bailey Zimmerman sings like he’s narrating a boxing match. Best Songs of 2022 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Never before have you seen a sweaty, washboard ab guy deliver such dire news. John Oliver debuts world's most informative Diet Coke commercial 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z And our communities are in dire straits now. How Do I Tell My Relatives to Stop Buying Me Christmas Gifts? 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z While his "Thirty Three & 1/3" LP notched a top-30 hit in the form of “This Song” in January 1977, Harrison had found himself in dire straits. George Harrison's spectacular comeback: What 1979 meant for his post-Beatles career 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z The show's dire tone says, Pay attention, and formulate an opinion on this, because it's important, and how you feel about it helps define who you are. The whalers' worst nightmare sets sail again 2011-06-03T19:04:00Z By the conclusion of “The Broken Heart,” several of the principal characters have met dire ends, in at least one case literally from the titular calamity. Theater Review: In ?The Broken Heart,? Tainted Love, Onstage at the Duke 2012-02-14T23:28:52Z If this is true, then Ms. Mills is a dire Boswell. ‘The Mockingbird Next Door’ by Marja Mills 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z It seems like the more we learn about climate change the more dire it gets. ‘We want everybody’s attention on this’: A new exhibit on climate change aims to hit home. 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z In one of the movie’s most poignant scenes, she breaks down to a college admissions officer, explaining that if the school doesn’t give Giraldo a chance, the consequences could be dire. Three Baltimore teens bared their souls for ‘Step,’ and the response has been overwhelming 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z The situation is especially dire for minimum-wage workers, whose average child care costs eat up at least 30 percent of their earnings in every state. I can’t wait for my kid to go back to school: Rising child care costs make summer a killer 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z But his dire warnings of social disintegration and his survivalist’s credo are not foreign to Crystal’s dilemma, as her civilized mien begins to crack under extreme pressure. ‘Bethany’ at ACT: A mom whose life has crashed — hard 2014-04-19T03:40:16Z The dire truth is that you get to survive. Bipolar drugs suck 2012-08-09T00:00:00Z “Episode III: Enjoy Poverty,” from 2008, documented dire conditions on the country’s palm oil plantations, where workers earned less than $1 a day. With a New Museum, African Workers Take Control of Their Destiny 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z Painting a dire financial picture, leaders of the troubled Philadelphia Orchestra said on Friday that bankruptcy protection was vital to its survival. Philadelphia Orchestra May Declare Bankruptcy 2011-04-15T22:24:02Z So, yes it’s familiar, but it’s also fun, though not as dire as you might think. What You Should Watch This Weekend: Shows for Mother’s Day and Free TV 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z The statement was issued in a response to a front-page report in the Sunday Telegraph newspaper citing unidentified royal sources discussing the dire state of her finances. Indebted Duchess of York avoiding bankruptcy 2010-08-08T15:31:00Z Q. Things looked pretty dire for the show there for a while. Q&A: As ‘General Hospital’ turns 50, a talk with Maurice Benard 2013-03-29T23:51:33Z On returning, she and her partner realised “what a dire state we were already in at home”, with more than 70,000 children in care in England and Wales. 'Missing out is not a worry for me': the millennial foster carers 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z But then again, when do things not look dire for the actors on that show? Watch: Live chat with 'Walking Dead' star Michael Cudlitz 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z But yet another drama failing to work in such a conclusive sense seems dire for HBO’s sense of itself as the place that’s been the home for great drama since the days of The Sopranos. Vinyl's Cancellation Sheds Light on HBO’s Current Struggles 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z We haven't seen this movie, but this just seems like a bad, cruel, ethically dubious idea that can only have dire consequences. Scarecrow Video recommendations for "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" and "Project Nim" 2011-08-04T12:52:35Z In dire financial straits, the Seaport Museum was rescued by the City Museum in 2011. ArtsBeat: Seaport Museum Loses an Institutional Backer 2013-06-24T20:37:11Z “He’s able to deliver information about the dire circumstances of an entire group of people,” she said. Tiona Nekkia McClodden Is Not Running Away 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z The reporters look at a related crime involving a young boy that slipped through the cracks of the police investigation – with dire results. The 50 best podcasts of 2016 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z In Tidhar's book, the young poet Orphan is trying to figure out how he is connected to dire events taking place around him. What's hot: Summer reading tips in science fiction, urban fantasy and steampunk from a Seattle expert 2011-07-10T22:48:04Z But when the time came to book flights mid-month, the news was getting closer to home and more dire. For tourist destinations during a travel ban, counterprogramming makes perfect sense 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z Today, while the situation in wealthy countries is much improved, in many poorer regions things remain dire. The day we learned our son had a cleft lip 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z “It’s kind of shocking when you think about what dire straits the stores were in in 2020,” said Allison Hill, the chief executive of the American Booksellers Association, a trade organization for independent bookstores. Some Surprising Good News: Bookstores Are Booming and Becoming More Diverse 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z The response from government botanists was that the beloved dogwood, that living symbol of the American spring with its stellar white blossoms, was in dire straits. The dogwood tree — the living symbol of the American spring — makes a comeback 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z The situation is particularly dire for the millions of Brazilians living in densely populated favelas where physical distancing is almost impossible. 'Change thinking, save lives': can Rio's nudge unit halt coronavirus? 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z Take this dire warning with a grain of salt, though. The Daily Caller loses it over Obama family mansion that’s (gasp!) 1,096 feet from a mosque 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z But while a dire clip of Max Miller may make you wonder quite how golden this era actually was, this is largely wonderful stuff, rich with anecdotes told by veteran showbiz raconteurs. Tonight's TV highlights 2011-02-28T08:00:02Z The more Mr. Young researched, the more dire today’s hoaxers and hoaxes seem. In an Age of Fake News, a Historian of the Hoax 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z The dire news they offer is unlikely to make you feel good. ArtsBeat: London Theater Journal: Stripped of Illusions, but Still Glittering and Gay 2014-01-23T17:10:33Z The language is too heightened, the images too magical and precarious, the yearnings too dire, the sense of loss too palpable—everything is too simultaneously comic and tragic. Creating new books from old 2010-11-20T00:07:00Z During this initial onslaught, Mr. Queisser recruited his brother, a chef, who took a look around and issued a dire prediction. What Happens After ‘Restaurant: Impossible’ Leaves Town 2012-07-10T21:00:58Z Yet there’s an even direr reason to speak out forcibly against religion now — our species’ fading prospects for survival. They really want a theocracy: The GOP candidates who want to make you bow to their lord 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z Our country is clearly in a dire state when it comes to obesity and the environmental impact of factory farming, so the fact that more people care about food is terrific. Is Michael Pollan a sexist pig? 2013-04-28T01:00:00Z He had come to New York in April 2020, under dire circumstances. The Covid Nurse Turned Polaroid Portraitist 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z And unlike the dire Nintendo effort of two years ago, Back To Earth, the 2D side-scrolling format provides a fathomable way in to non-gamers who just want to explore the world of Who. Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock – review 2012-06-01T13:33:28Z It's better than the latter, but sadly the story is as pasty as Franco's performance, playing a boffin who develops an antidote to Alzheimer's that works brilliantly on apes but has dire consequences for humanity. This week's new films 2011-08-12T23:07:30Z It helped Tiger King’s reach, of course, that the show dropped right as many American states mandated social distancing measures, isolating millions at home in dire need of distraction. What happened after Netflix quarantine smash Tiger King ended? 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z Remember all of the dire warnings about how the Republican National Convention would be wild in the streets? A political convention as improv farce 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z Biden’s visit was meant to bring attention to a dire issue that aid workers fear will get lost in other crises. When Jill Biden went to Africa, her comment about 2024 stole all the attention 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z The Council for the Defence of British Universities, whose members include Sir David Attenborough, has warned of dire “unintended consequences” for creativity and freedom in British academia. Historians warn minister: hands off our academic freedoms 2013-01-26T13:57:54Z Current alcohol drinking habits pose “dire ramifications for future population health in the absence of policy action today”, says the paper. No healthy level of alcohol consumption, says major study 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z The third season of the Showtime drama about an illicit relationship with dire consequences, which won the Golden Globe for Best TV Drama, premieres Nov. 20. What to Watch Over Thanksgiving 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z The goal every year is to bring New Orleans a little hope, no matter how dire the circumstances. In New Orleans, Spreading the Gospel Through Song and Community 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z We were aware that we were in dire need of reassessing, and we were paying penance for our misdeeds. Kiss: monsters of rock 2012-07-12T19:30:00Z “He has this remarkable ability to stay calm and communicate confidence to the actors and the playwright when everyone else feels like they’re in some dire situation,” she said. Awkwardness as the Avenue to Success 2010-10-03T02:00:00Z It’s a dire time of the year for men’s basketball fans, who must subsist on trade analyses and free-agency rumors. What’s on TV Friday: ‘A Very English Scandal’ and ‘Kiss Me First’ 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z Harry Langdon plays the hapless assistant, who confronts equally dire consequences. Spare Times for Children for Oct. 17-23 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z But even though the numbers look bleak, not everything is dire at NBC. Several factors contribute to NBC’s low Olympic ratings 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z And despite its rather dire impact on the book itself, I don’t think the mixup matters all that much. Thank you for killing my novel 2012-07-05T22:12:00Z He also introduces characters from every class and trade, which allows him to depict the age’s pageantry, poverty and dire inequalities. Review | Arthur Conan Doyle wrote more than detective novels. Let’s not forget his more swashbuckling stories. 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z Their mix of bad luck and poor choices sends them into a situation that seems comically dire. Haves and have-nots 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z In the second half, a single set depicted a snowy forest with a ruined shack and looked like a vision of nuclear winter, appropriate to the dire denouement. Review:"Williams Tell" celebrates all things Swiss 2010-12-10T12:08:00Z In states that had enacted property tax classification laws, in which business and residential property tax rates were standardized but at different rates depending on the classification, the consequences were less dire. The Tea Party’s inspiration: A tax revolt that destroyed California 2013-09-15T13:30:00Z As the image circulated Monday, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its most dire report yet on the destruction our planet faces if we don’t limit the emission of greenhouse gases. Perspective | The photos of Greece on fire are shocking. But shock doesn’t always lead to change. 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z They are places that are as absurd as they are dire. Impressive exhibition tells the story of Latin America in pictures 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z As with the dire dating show Take Me Out, there is meant to be some sort of female empowerment inherent in the format, but this may be the most perversely sexist show on television. Horizon: Science Under Attack and Tool Academy 2011-01-25T08:00:10Z More lasting is Woodfox’s conviction that the American justice system is in dire need of reform. ‘Solitary’ Is an Uncommonly Powerful Memoir About Four Decades in Confinement 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z However, as the programme makes clear, America's transport networks are in dire need of renewal, which, in an era of hostility to public spending, presents a challenge. TV highlights 27/06/2012 2012-06-26T18:59:01Z More significant than this dire omen is the casting of the oracle. “Head Over Heels,” Reviewed: A Trans-Positive Spin on a Sixteenth-Century Romance, with Help from the Go-Go’s 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z She seemed incapable of singing even the direst lyrics without a gawky grin. | Young Jean Lee’s Goofy Pop Existentialism 2013-06-26T18:14:31Z The rather silly — and at times factually inaccurate — narrations read by Step Afrika’s Shannan Johnson were also in dire need of an editor. Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Step Afrika team up for a fun ‘Nutcracker’ In a time of such dire news, the commercial breaks seem egregiously disruptive and laughably geriatric. Perspective | Watching the nightly news like Nana is the best way to feel anchored in a sea of information 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z Just because I have been addicted to alcohol, it doesn’t mean my life after alcohol is necessarily just an empty series of dire cravings and desperate injections of pleasure. Let me do sobriety my way 2012-08-18T16:00:00Z It seemed there was no medical condition so dire that an internal bath would not fix it. Passing gas: A modern scientific history 2013-04-07T11:00:00Z She hands her characters a seemingly insurmountable problem or dire situation and tests them with oppressive social mores, menacing evil, buried secrets or catastrophic events — frequently, all of the above. ‘The Stars Are Fire,’ by Anita Shreve, ignites history 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z But there are plenty of performers who say the theater, although in dire need of renovation, has its own charisma. Scene/Seen: Prague: What's New in the Cube 2011-01-07T13:00:08Z Its gorgeous prose style and ardent romanticism certainly suit the novel’s protagonist, who, no matter how dire her circumstances, never forgets to tell us what she’s wearing. ‘The Queen of the Night’ review: The girl who sang her way over the sea 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z Richards sensed that the reason for their flight from Britain was not just to do with their dire financial predicament. Exile on Main St 2010-04-24T23:05:00Z Berman was always writing perfect little lines like that—hilarious and dire, good enough to jangle around your consciousness for years. The Perfect Little Lines of David Berman 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z Her charisma lies in her ability to make even the most dire, uncomfortable situations in a film into something optimistic and humorous. Why is Ayo Edibiri everywhere these days? Because we need her awkward sincerity more than ever 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Turns out, the science was not as dire as the headline made it sound. ‘Healthy’ sweeteners, protein-powerhouse quinoa and other nutrition myths, debunked 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z Difficulties appear to be more dire for non-chain restaurants too, according to recent studies. 'Restaurants for Biden': Famous chefs, restaurateurs claim Trump 'failed' their industry: report 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z If Luce is right, there's bound to be a knock-on effect in the UK, so Britons have no reason to read about the increasingly dire situation across the pond with any glee. Books of the year 2012: authors choose their favourites 2012-11-23T22:55:14Z “Where? Whatever … allegorical hellscape or dire prison block for the human soul they’re working through, the particulars don’t matter. They want to live there, you can feel it.” Jonathan Lethem Imagines a World Where Technology Stops Working 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z It’s no secret that the outlook is quite dire for reproductive rights in Texas right now. Texas is home to more than 100 state-funded crisis pregnancy centers 2013-09-05T20:34:00Z But leaders of institutions in dire financial straits say they are worried about more immediate crises. 2010-01-15T05:04:00Z The answer is nothing compares, nothing so dire and real as the act of escaping slavery via the Underground Railroad in the 19th-century South. WGN’s thrilling escaped-slave drama ‘Underground’ is overdue — and right on time 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z Again, such dire predictions are nothing new in classical music. Evolution, revolution, smevolution: The future of classical music 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z Those women are not dangerous and to make the argument that they pose some kind of dire threat to society…it’s ludicrous to me. Orange is the New Black” author: Prison wastes time, human potential and money 2013-09-06T23:00:00Z “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert, thinking outside the box Tuesday night, suggested people turn to a lifestyle brand in these dire times. Stephen Colbert offers Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop as alternative to Obamacare 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z But like Mr. Kuhn, he tells the same dire story of Kauai’s birds on the brink of extinction. The U.S. Issue:?Explorer: An Eden for Rare Birds in Hawaii 2011-05-13T20:14:41Z But just like the larger shifts that certain Oscar wins underscore, the box office numbers are reassuring proof that the state of our movie culture is not as dire as some insist. Manohla Dargis’s Top Films of 2012 2012-12-15T00:37:44Z Where was all the candy sweetness of sin I had been so direly warned about? From good girl to prostitute: My path from ultra-Orthodox Judaism to Craigslist sex ad 2014-02-03T01:00:00Z From the vantage point of a 2011-era food snob, A&P’s influence can appear to have been dire. Books of The Times: ?The Great A&P,? by Marc Levinson, a Retail History - Review 2011-09-06T21:03:24Z It's tough to begrudge Canals' choice to design his exit season as a wish fulfillment parade given how dire and unpredictable the second season was. "Pose" kicks off its final fabulous walk by ratcheting up the nonsense as well as its optimism 2021-05-02T04:00:00Z “The night before we left, we watched handsome David Muir deliver dire news about Omicron surging, Broadway shows closing, restaurants closing, and we canceled,” she said. Onstage, It’s Finally Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas Again 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z The quest for fashion is rarely that dire. How this independent boutique thrives in an era of fast fashion 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z So the film business looks ahead to next weekend when “It” is expected to enter the scene with a bold statement, and potentially reignite what is a marketplace in a dire state. U.S. Box Office: 'Hitman's Bodyguard' leads slowest Labor Day weekend in about two years 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z On one side: a steady drumbeat of increasingly dire warnings about game addictions and the developmental consequences of letting kids spend too much time on devices. 6 ways parents can help kids strike a balance between screen time and the real world 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z There were all these dire predictions that he would always be timid and there wouldn't be much he would do. Q&A: Raising a Blind Kitty 2010-12-23T08:00:00Z This begins with the low pay, which leads to staffing shortages dire enough to threaten the safety of both guards and inmates. The Dickensian Conditions of Life in a For-Profit Lockup 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z There were only a few people diagnosed with the virus when I arrived, but by the time I was leaving – only four weeks later – the situation had become dire. Ebola: life and death on the frontline 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z He is descended from a long line of fairytale fathers placing their daughters in dire jeopardy because they simply had to steal a lettuce or a flower or some stupid spoon. Beauty and the Beast: feminist or fraud? 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z Into this dire situation steps Jonnie, who proves that his genius isn’t just for armed insurrection but for diplomacy and great power politics as well. “Battlefield Earth”: Romney vs the Psychlos 2012-05-24T20:42:00Z Poitier became the movie star, during a dire stretch for this country. Harry Belafonte, Folk Hero 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z McCabe’s accounts of his baffled interactions with Jeff Sessions, the former attorney general, would be high comedy if they were not so dire. In ‘The Threat,’ Andrew McCabe Issues the Latest Warning Call About Trump’s America 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z The movie opens with Sandra visiting her father, whose condition is so dire that she needs to guide him on how to let her inside. ‘One Fine Morning’ Review: The Moments That Make Up a Rich Life 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z As a history professor and as director of research at Monticello, O’Shaughnessy is concerned about “the dire state of historical knowledge in the United States.” O’Shaughnessy’s ‘Men Who Lost America’ wins $50,000 George Washington Book Prize Linssen says those profits were largely because symphony representatives were forced to approach donors in desperation, because of the orchestra’s dire financial situation. Despite profits, Green Bay symphony still to close 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z Once the situation started to look more dire in New York, Krysten and I knew we could more effectively distance ourselves from others in Cambridge, so we encamped at the apartment Harvard has generously provided. Quarantined and Engaged: They Said ‘Yes!’ 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z As the situation grew dire for California's cinemas, he began quietly putting money aside in case an inter-state journey was an option. "We’ll do anything to see ‘Tenet": Meet the fans taking flights for Christopher Nolan’s latest 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z But the sober part of my brain was all too aware that the cabaret show by the Naked Lady and Nurse Baby in the van was dire by any standards. Dance Review: ‘The Shining’ by Yvonne Meier 2012-12-13T23:06:57Z The agency revived German agriculture after the dire depression, and my grandfather benefited from his position. My grandfather was a Nazi. Our family's story of complicity shows where the road to extremism leads 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z Is he a holy naïf radiating good vibes or a delusional psychotic in dire need of treatment? | 'Waiting for Forever': Undying Love in the Time of Arrested Development 2011-02-04T00:35:04Z Kozol’s parents at first seem unlikely candidates to fall into a dire state. Jonathan Kozol’s memoir on aging can stand proudly beside Roz Chast’s 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z Otherwise “Spiral” works its way through a satisfying valedictory season, less hair-raising and dire than earlier editions but in some ways more moving. ‘Spiral’ Review: A Peerless Policier Takes On Its Final Case 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z As well as citing her father’s health, Ms. Hochberg told her landlords that she was in dire financial straits after being laid off from Surf Lodge. The Talk of Montauk 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z Byrd's focus is the serious business of the human spirit expressing and even entertaining itself in the direst circumstances. Three things we love this week, Oct. 21-27 2012-10-17T21:52:04Z But it’s not as dire as it sounds. U.S. honeybee colony die-off continues — even during the summer 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z After one more prank call, a sergeant phones back with a dire warning: “We’ve traced the call. It’s coming from inside the house!” I’m a Grown Man, and ‘The Invisible Man’ Made Me Scream 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z All in all, she said, their fragrance sales have bounced back from the dire days of 2009. Skin Deep: Smells Like 2010 2011-01-05T21:07:44Z Set behind the scenes of an excruciatingly dire musical receiving a test-run in 1950s Boston, it is at once silly and sublime. Curtains – review 2012-08-03T17:27:29Z In real life, the situation looks more dire. ‘Independence Day: Resurgence’: An assault on our planet — and moviemaking 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z “Winter’s Tale” is about the dire consequences of jealously and the difficult road to redemption. ‘The Winter’s Tale’: The blockbuster ballet that almost wasn’t 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z And with heightened tensions across the Middle East, the situation of today’s troops and veterans threatens to grow even more dire. Addicted troops ignored 2012-09-18T18:32:00Z Through flashbacks to his childhood in the direst poverty, we find out why. Fall Movies 2018: Dive Into an Ocean’s Worth of Offerings 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z Within the framework of the rather spare story he wrote, Mr. Thompson burnishes the performances of the young actors, keeping an air of sun-spangled lightness in all but the most dire moments. Review: In ‘King Jack,’ a 15-Year-Old Trapped in a Cycle of Bullying 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z "The orchestra is in dire straits this year and there are no white knights on the horizon." Orchestra stops playing after cut 2013-08-19T15:20:50Z There are dire predicaments that she has to come to terms with and predicaments that she can't even envision beyond the scholarship even as it relates to friends and friendship. "Sex Lives" star Pauline Chalamet on civic duty: "We have to pay attention to our democracy" 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z Los Angeles’ relentless sun blares, turned ominous by those dire shadows. If you love L.A.'s vintage signs, this show's for you: One artist's retro take on sun-bleached neon 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z "The situation is so dire that it caused me, a lazy, self-involved, generally self-medicated man-child to start an entire charity organization," he said. Seth Rogen, Ben Affleck in US Senate 2014-02-27T10:10:44Z For the Roman rulers of Judea, the political implications of the “kingdom” were potentially dire. Jesus Died Only to Rise Again. Where Did the Concept of the Resurrection Come From? 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z So the film business looks ahead to next weekend when “It” is expected to enter the scene with a bold statement, and potentially reignite what is a marketplace in a dire state. U.S. Box Office: 'Hitman's Bodyguard' leads slowest Labor Day weekend in about two years 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z The oceanic reach of World War II placed greater numbers of people into contact with sharks under the dire circumstances of war. Before Shark Week and ‘Jaws,’ World War II spawned America’s shark obsession 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z Both are likely to be underestimated, with dire consequences. An Army Officer Navigates Treachery in Kentucky’s ‘Killing Hills’ 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z It’s not nutritive; the physiological ramifications are dire and well documented. One Year of #MeToo: A Younger Generation’s Remedy for Rage 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z But the direst consequences of Donald Trump's ineffectual stewardship of the country affect us even now. "The Good Fight" is as gripping as ever as it tackles Jan. 6, race and ethics in 2021 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z No news of the death of a loved one, no report of a dire medical prognosis — just a mundane note of spousal disappointment. The text from Eve Rodsky's husband that made her say "I'm done" with their division of labor 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z Now it looks like a dire day at the office. Unhinged melody: "Mr. Robot" puts a grim holiday bow on its endgame 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z AT&T, Moffett wrote, is in “dire need of a cash producer to sustain their dividend.” AT&T nears deal for DirecTV 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z As dire as that sounds, I am usually able to function like a normal human being. For a 30-Year-Old Virgin, It’s Now or Never 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z As Smith's addiction worsened, so did her relationship with Byrum, who ultimately left Smith when her situation grew more dire. 7 heartbreaking Anna Nicole Smith revelations from Netflix's documentary "You Don't Know Me" 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Around the world, animal-welfare groups are rescuing dogs from dire situations: poisonings in Turks and Caicos; shootings in Turkey; the meat trade in South Korea; overcrowded shelters in Thailand. That rescue dog doesn’t need a home. He needs a flight companion to get there. 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z A sinuous, psychedelic guitar riff snakes around the tale of another teen in dire circumstances, this time the desert soldier in “I’d Rather be High.” Album review: David Bowie, 'The Next Day' 2013-03-07T17:26:00Z The state is also in dire need of improved substance abuse support. How a Reddit forum has become a lifeline to opioid addicts in the US 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z I drilled him as representing, in turn, all sorts of people out of luck and suffering dire privations and misfortunes. Review | Your perfect July 4 read: A book packed with politics, preaching and fireworks 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z As a visitor, she’s told she may stay “three days or the rest of your life” — an ironclad rule that will take on dire overtones as the novel progresses. ‘The Ash Family’ Is a Debut Novel for Our Climate-Anxious Age 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z In his recent speech to Congress, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel made dire predictions. Review: ‘A Happy End,’ Iddo Netanyahu’s Play Set in 1930s Berlin 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z When Rian witnesses a horrific act that presages a dire threat for all his kind, he becomes a hunted fugitive. "The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance": A seductive fantasy very relevant to our reality 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z She understood that they wouldn't, either of them, mention this dire start to their winter break. Winter Break 2010-12-04T00:05:00Z She sang words direly, squeaked nonsense, hollered and squealed and chanted and, occasionally, for effect, screamed. Music Review: Duchess Says, Canadian Band, at Public Assembly 2012-08-26T21:11:40Z An unplanned overnight at the Ranch may be in order for those in truly dire straits. Saving Lives at the Grand Canyon, One Salty Snack at a Time 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z And with dire poverty, divorce and years of anonymity and psychological struggle over the horizon, she did not live happily ever after. Diana Serra Cary, Child Star ‘Baby Peggy’ of Silent Films, Dies at 101 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z On Thursday, the legal teams will begin questioning potential jurors, a process known as voir dire. Harvey Weinstein jury selection: bias, big data and 'likes' 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z But it is the well-known world that seems particularly dire at this moment. Why We Travel 2011-04-01T19:10:47Z This has the curious effect of making one wonder if her plight in the first book was really all that dire, and whether one’s sympathy for her was misplaced. Whatever Happened to Isabel Archer? ‘Mrs. Osmond’ Picks Up Where Henry James Left Off 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z But the timing of the shots seems linked to an outbreak of fits, seizures, vomiting, frothing, bizarre facial movements and other dire reactions. ‘The Fever,’ by Megan Abbott, Based on Real Events 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z Maybe it felt as dire in 1952, too, though it’s hard to recall now what had Truman so worked up. Do you really believe this is the most important election of our lives? Because we’ve heard that before. 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z The McCarthyites warned, in the direst of terms, not about the nationalization of America's industries but the evolution of its culture, of changes in speech, art, and behavior that amounted to a cataclysm. Unraveling my family's Cold War mystery 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z It is a story of wildly fluctuating fortunes, from stunning wealth to dire social disasters. Spinning tales 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z Last week, the Equality and Human Rights Commission painted a dire picture of the prospects of British teenagers relative to previous generations. In debt, out of luck: why Generation K fell in love with The Hunger Games 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z The new movie will explore the consequences of that, which are dire. Benedict Cumberbatch: "Doctor Strange 2" will be as big as "No Way Home" 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z Never mind that the tune is dire and the lyrics are uninspired, everything about the presentation screams, "I've still got it!" Songs featuring Beyonc? and Bubl? 2010-05-18T14:18:00Z You have to admire the unflappable calm of a staff confronting the anger, fear and desperation of an unending stream of people in dire need of medical attention. Movie Review: ‘The Waiting Room,’ About Highland Hospital, by Peter Nicks 2012-09-25T23:06:19Z Though delighted with their new walking-talking toys, the boys soon discover that interfering with real-life creatures has far greater and more dire consequences than merely playing with toys. Scarecrow suggests | Like 'Toy Story 3'? Find out more about John Lasseter, the man behind the toys 2010-06-17T20:15:00Z How appropriate that the dire wolf named “Ghost” would capture the soul of his master. Here Are All the Jon Snow Conspiracy Theories 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z He warns glumly that viewers are about to embark on a “descent into misery, tribulation and dire inconvenience,” and he is not wrong. Review: Lemony Snicket’s Creations, in a Cloud of Marvelous Gloom 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z However dire the conditions, they will make their show work. Theater Listings for April 10-16 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z This could have dire consequences if both consumption and climate trends — including drought — continue. What’s for dinner? Protein — and its large water footprint 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z “Still, despite my dire description, we elderly persist with our canes, in our long-term care and miserable nursing homes and ‘rehabilitation’ centers, and in our seats confronting the idiocies of the tube. Doris Grumbach, Author Who Explored Women’s Plight, Dies at 104 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z “I don’t think it’s especially praiseworthy that even in those periods when things around us were kind of dire, we were working on the music,” Ron said. Now Sparks Can Confuse Fans on the Big Screen 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z Whether or not this is so, there is no doubt that the multibillion-dollar fashion industry here, one employing roughly one million workers, direly needs infusions of creativity and youth. Fashion Diary: Milan Men’s Fashion Week, the Sun Also Sets 2013-06-28T21:01:13Z The fury with which Team Trump fought back against Fox's call for Arizona signified the extent to which it saw it as a dire omen — and a betrayal. The long love affair between Fox News and Trump may be over. Here’s how it all soured last week. 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z The situation is particularly dire for the part-time workers who live paycheck to paycheck. New York Nightlife Goes Online 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z Running a week after Donald J. Trump’s stringent immigration restrictions on seven predominantly Muslim countries, it could have been scripted straight from the president’s direst imaginings. ‘24: Legacy,’ Scripted From Trump’s Dire Islamophobia 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z The moment where the rock creature explains the stakes to the gang is one of those classic "Futurama" moments that follows dire exposition with a Bob Hope-style coward-dolt one-liner by the hapless hero, Fry. The sci-fi vaudeville charm of "Futurama" 2011-06-23T18:24:00Z When we last left the heroes of "The Walking Dead," things looked especially dire. 'Walking Dead' premiere finds little sanctuary against despair 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z This book is a wide-angle and quite dire meditation on our nuclear present; Mr. Rosenbaum is convincingly fearful about where humanity stands. Books of The Times: Thinking the Unthinkable Again in a New Nuclear Age 2011-03-01T16:45:09Z As Professor Cameron Winter sifts the evidence, he unearths dire associations with his own disturbing past. Review | Looking for a seasonal tale of mystery, murder and ghosts? Here are 9 books just for you. 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z It’s ominous, urgent, and dire: Martinez’s approach is antithetical to what so many film composers strive to accomplish. How a Red Hot Chili Pepper Gave Drive Its Pulse 2012-02-01T13:59:49Z The genre is, however, one that she feels is in dire need of preservation. National Film Registry honors ‘Breakfast Club,’ ‘Rushmore’ and other teen angst movies 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z The senators believed that the intelligence assessment Clapper was quoting flagrantly distorted what the Senate report had said, predicting dire consequences from the release of information that wasn’t even in the report. ‘The Report’ and the Untold Story of a Senate-C.I.A. Conflict 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z I wanted to ensure my husband knew that while he was at his job – free to grab a coffee whenever he wanted – my situation was dire. My motherhood martyr routine 2014-04-10T23:00:00Z The beauty of Saul in “Breaking Bad” was his unflappable nature; no matter how dire or dreadful the circumstances, he was able to identify the next logical step and take it. TV Picks: 'Better Call Saul,' 'The Blacklist,' 'The Jinx' 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z This work around, however, will have dire consequences for her. Five Action Movies to Stream Now 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z "These are poems about things that seem dire or misconceived — a nephew's death, a detour into the wrong profession — but which are redeemed through the reconstruction of poetry," says the publisher. Local books: thrills, chills and quills 2012-01-24T01:20:09Z The later works in the show are dire: portraits of rich crones, fluffy socialites and their obnoxious lapdogs, plus some magic-realist landscapes that are too fancifully magical to be realistic. George Bellows: Modern American Life – review 2013-03-17T00:05:47Z A Chinese American woman whose thieving past had dire consequences finds herself reconnecting with the privileged White acquaintances who captivated her as a teen. 50 notable works of fiction in 2020 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z So ran the TV commentary, accompanied by shots of dancing fans intercut with images of the Ku Klux Klan and dire poverty in the American south. For young Soviets, the Beatles were a first, mutinous rip in the iron curtain 2013-04-20T13:00:01Z I also love "Comment te dire adieu" sung by the great Françoise Hardy. Serge Gainsbourg, introduction to a provocateur 2011-09-02T20:20:00Z For which, read: "We are so convinced of the dire quality of our product that we'd rather people didn't have the chance to read how terrible it is before they see it." Post-credits scene: Killers 2010-06-22T10:26:00Z So thank goodness for Channel 4's dire Funny Fortnight. Rewind TV: Parade's End; The Last Weekend; Funny Fortnight; The Queen's Mother-in-Law – review 2012-08-25T23:05:59Z By themselves each of these problems will have dire consequences; together they become unthinkable. Gatsby and the way we live now 2013-05-31T16:27:58Z “This has been a problematic summer, but I wouldn’t call it a dire summer,” Brueggemann told the Guardian. Arthouse blues: why did indie films have such a terrible summer? 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z Yet we’ll plunk down our ticket money, no matter how sour the word of mouth, no matter how dire the reviews, because we’ve grown up with these movies. ‘Halloween’ and the Problem With Its Sequels 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z Things looked pretty dire for Michael Cudlitz the last time we saw him on "The Walking Dead." Watch: Live chat with 'Walking Dead' star Michael Cudlitz 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z The corruption of the investigation and the ensuing trial was considered so dire that Spain and the United Nations Human Rights Committee agreed to take action. Movie Review: ‘Give Up Tomorrow,’ Directed by Michael Collins 2012-09-30T21:13:58Z After spending two hours in the company of toxic Boris and Zhenya, I emerged from the cinema in dire need of a shower. Controversial Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev: 'Dissident? I'm more of a clown' 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z A student debt bubble about to burst and leave hundreds of thousands of well-educated young people in dire poverty – all with few, if any, employment options. Zombie state 2012-06-08T14:45:00Z If the situation turned dire, Katie said she would open the doors. A Chance to Bond on a Perilous Hiking Trail in Iceland 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z Another is the imposition of numerous social rules on the individual in the name of God, sometimes accompanied by dire threats about the fate of those who don’t keep them. This is your brain on religion: Uncovering the science of belief 2014-01-04T19:00:00Z After all, it’s a source of global misinformation whose effects have been dire. Perspective | I can’t quit you, Facebook, but I should. We all should. 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z The speech was short, to the point, and shocking to many in the press who expected something direr. "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre": A metaphor for Nixon-era mayhem 2019-05-26T04:00:00Z More than three years after it debuted, “Sherman’s” is finally back, returning to a world that, though well past the direst days of the pandemic, could still very much use a laugh or two. ‘Sherman’s Showcase’ Is Back, Silly Smarts Intact 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z In these ashes, we see the dire extremes of a delirium that produced fabled revelry and mundane wonders of fellowship. Brett Kavanaugh’s Ignominious Place in the Long Tradition of Ivy League Carousing 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z A Rain-Soaked Kickoff to the Governors Ball The direst words on a concert ticket are “rain or shine.” ArtsBeat: A Rain-Soaked Kickoff to the Governors Ball 2013-06-09T21:42:26Z Democrats in Congress were also dire in their arguments. ‘THIS IS AN ASSAULT’: History collides with Trump 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z Not surprisingly, Sunday's fifth-season premiere finds the survivors once again in dire circumstances — this time in a remote outpost called "Terminus." 'The Walking Dead' keeps hope alive, amid the zombie apocalypse 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Deeper than your average action flick, the movie explores how racism, sexism and classism conspire to create dire circumstances for four close friends living in Los Angeles. The 25 Best Heist Movies 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z Even in his direst hour, he is governed by a deliberate cost-benefit analysis. Review | ‘Welfare’ offers a sly critique of public assistance — and capitalism 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z This week: Tell us an indication to some problem, followed by an even more dire sign. Style Invitational contest Week 1295: Really now? A matter of degree. 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z When Julien Carotenuto, a Parisian of Italian heritage, abandoned his retail career to pursue his dream of making fresh mozzarella for his hometown, the predictions were dire. Paris Might Be the Best City for Italian Food (Outside Italy) 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z Since then he had sought innovative treatments that enabled him to defy a string of dire predictions about his prognosis. Gregory White Smith, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author, Dies at 62 2014-04-14T04:57:45Z “People realize we are in a very dire situation,” she added, “from burning coal and fossil fuels. And it’s not stopping.” Space Pagans and Smartphone Witches: Where Tech Meets Mysticism 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z In dire economic straits after World War I, and forced to take in lodgers, she was at first skeptical of Hitler. Footsteps : Looking for Christopher Isherwood’s Berlin 2013-04-12T19:04:41Z Since the country has been forced to relax its grip as economic conditions grow more dire, however, there have been more defections. TV highlights 12/04/2013 2013-04-12T06:00:05Z The appeal of that — especially in this time of relentlessly dire headlines — is not to be underestimated. Review: In ‘Romeo & Bernadette,’ It’s Off to Brooklyn for This Tale of Joy 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z Only the most dire issues — a man poisoning his wife, a doctor stalking his patient — required divorce attorneys or HR intervention. Perspective | The bracing truth and sadness in E. Jean Carroll’s advice columns 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z When things turn dire for Xavier, his respectability politics are all he has to cling to: “He wasn’t just some random black perp, a thug from the ’hood. When You Hate Your Neighbor, and Then Your Kids Start Dating 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z His mother is in dire need of medical assistance. "Joker": A harsh indictment of neoliberalism and gangster capitalism 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z He also talks to guests about the bee population’s dire situation, and teaches them how to help contribute to their survival. For a Hotel Beekeeper, Honey Is Just the Beginning 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z There’s something mesmerizing about his work — in how he appears to strut through the pandemic, snapping his fingers to transform its dire reality into droll material. When Vaccines Become an Internet Personality Test 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z Such is the humble lot of composers in Hollywood: they enter the creative process late, they write on dire deadlines, and they grapple with all manner of vague or arbitrary demands. Composing for Hollywood 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z They are also full of warmth and humor, which this film insists are never absent, even in dire circumstances. ‘Capernaum’ Review: A Heartbreaking and Defiant Look at a Boy’s Life in Beirut 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Amid rapidly shifting tones — from slapstick light to grimly dire — the bathroom is soon demolished and its white surfaces predictably redecorated with a bold red accent. ‘Mission: Impossible — Fallout’ and the Bliss of the Hyper-Human Tom Cruise 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z The contrast of Domenico’s family life with modern corporate burdens—the trade-off of constraining tradition for isolating freedom, of dire poverty for deadening routine—rises to a tender lament for the human condition. Movies 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z In an in-depth interview with Vice, Moore said the film shows some of the dire consequences of war. 'American Sniper' debate continues as trial in Chris Kyle death nears 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z I also urge you to recast “dealing with everything alone” as “dealing without him” — which is far less dire. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: She’s alarmed by her husband’s lack of concern over her illness 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z Due to his race, Price was the only performer in the photo not enlisted for “Oz,” despite a dire shortage of trained dancers among the little people. “The Wizard of Oz,” the Last Munchkin, and the Little People Left Behind 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z This teaser comes just as the company is in dire need of musical leadership. Review: A Conductor Delivers a Magnificent ‘Parsifal’ at the Met 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z He concluded, “For white artists the conditions of success are much less dire.” ‘Miles Ahead’ and ‘Nina’ Try to Hit the Beat on the Offbeat 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z “We have determined 62 jurors who based on their questionnaires have been discharged – that means the voir dire is working and it is hardly grounds for a fairly drastic remedy of the kind you request.” Gigi Hadid dismissed as juror in Harvey Weinstein trial 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z Instead, it presents a dire vision of urban life, and then offers itself as the antidote. Modern life too much for you? Maybe a tiny box in the woods is the cure. 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z While a handful of very visible female-centric movies, like “Gone Girl” and “Mockingjay” made a big splash at the box office last year, the situation for women onscreen is actually more dire than ever. The film industry’s sorry state: There were fewer female protagonists in 2014 than there were in 2002 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z The body count piles up and Aimée receives dire threats — it seems the bad guys think she knows where the painting is. ‘Murder Below Montparnasse’: art, politics and mayhem 2013-02-28T23:48:52Z This was a temporary confusion, one we’d laugh about later—how dire the misunderstanding had felt, how harmless it had turned out to be. The City at the Bottom of the Sea 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Good rains spared the South African city, but now other parts of the country face similarly dire predictions of empty taps. The unique technologies than help to prevent widespread water scarcity 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z “The fact that we show, in a somewhat realistic way, just how dire these consequences are and just how savage these beings can be is very important.” In ‘Invincible,’ a Young Hero Arrives for a Mature Audience 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z Every week for seven weeks, the "School Pride" team visits a public school that, for one reason or another, is in dire need of repair and remodeling. "School Pride" papers over the truth about education 2010-10-15T01:13:00Z Where every action and reaction has a consequence grounded squarely in fantasy, but where back in reality, it is much more dire. The voice told me to end my life: This love quieted the voices better than any pill 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z The dire grimness of one of its longest poems, about a violent, drug-addicted Black veteran named Beau Willie Brown, attracted criticism, too; George C. Wolfe satirized it in his 1986 play “The Colored Museum.” Review: ‘For Colored Girls’ Returns, Leading With Joy 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z This book was clearly a trial for the author to write; she was frequently ill with dire symptoms caused by hormonal fluctuations during its composition. ‘Nine Pints’ Is a Brisk Biography of Blood 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z They were asked to come back on Jan. 16 for the start of voir dire. Harvey Weinstein judge refuses to delay New York trial after lawyers say Los Angeles case will taint jury pool 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z It can be reduced only if there's a dire fiscal emergency that forces the county to lay off 2% or more of its full-time employees. LACMA's most reliable patrons: 10 million taxpayers 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z Until the 2008 election, when Barack Obama rolled into town, it was also suffering from a dire case of feminism fatigue. Review: ‘We Were Feminists Once,’ on a Movement Co-Opted 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z And this one just took a dire turn. Middleburg grapples with being an awards-season film festival when awards contenders are scarce 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z What Hank and the show are not saying is that the academic job market is dire, even for those with tenure track positions. With a storyline about the adjunct crisis, “Lucky Hank” moves to the head of the class 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z The Cuomo Brothers show may get darker, as these dire days tick past, but it’s hard to imagine it getting much weirder. Perspective | The Cuomo brothers put on quite a show. Should the journalism-ethics police shut it down? 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z So he knows that when he is called upon, things have reached some dire straits. John Byrne crafts 'period piece' set in Cold War 2011-07-13T10:05:08Z The demise of the studio system in the 1950s meant celebrities had to dress themselves, with sometimes dire results. | Los Angeles, Where the Wild Things Are 2013-08-20T18:49:15Z Outlandish dreamscapes now structure the narrative, full of dire allusions to the characters’ pasts and futures, drawing out the darker regions of their psyches. ‘JFK’ Envisions an Operatic Ending for Camelot 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z When those clothes start getting small again, you’re in dire trouble. The Next Big Thing in Fashion? Big Things 2014-04-23T22:56:50Z As the situation grows more dire and his fellow raftmates beg him to save them, he announces, “I can only do that when everyone here believes I am who I say I am.” Review | Mitch Albom serves up another helping of superficial spirituality 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z “You and I know that love is all we need to survive,” Joy Oladokun insists in her own “Purple Haze,” preaching togetherness in the face of dire possibilities. My Chemical Romance’s Prog-Emo Surprise, and 12 More New Songs 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z In contrast to dire predictions, the midterm elections were largely a rebuke to far-right candidates who campaigned on conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. 6 Podcasts About the Perils of Misinformation 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z The situation was so dire that some colonists, too weak to produce food, resorted to cannibalism. As states weigh human lives versus the economy, history suggests the economy often wins 2020-05-03T04:00:00Z I want them to know that no matter what their situation looks like, no matter how dire it is, the power is still in their hands. How Michael K. Williams brought Omar and Leonard to life: “We’re all just one big mess undern... 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z “Film is an art form particularly vulnerable to deterioration and decay,” said Mr. Scorsese, thanking Gucci for helping raise awareness and donating money to the “innumerable films in dire need of restoration.” Fashion Films Become the Hottest New Accessories 2010-05-17T10:55:00Z When Paul says, “I used to want to start a museum of the water fountain,” or muses about what happened to NPR’s Bob Edwards, you think: this has gotten pretty dire. Books of The Times: ‘Traveling Sprinkler’ Is Nicholson Baker’s New Novel 2013-09-09T21:31:25Z Staff and operating costs ballooned, and by the mid-2000s, the financial picture was dire. The District’s HIV clinic was failing. This ‘old, straight white guy’ managed to save it. 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z The discussion soon moved on to oil’s health benefits and dire warnings of the consequences of poor eating. 'Can I eat Nutella now?' Italian four-year-olds learn to discern at olive oil seminar 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z Its plentiful reproductions vividly trace the headlong first decade of the work of Nina Chanel Abney, a promising painter whose bright, stenciled surfaces draw equally from dire current events and modernist art. The Best Art Books of 2017 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z And though set in a radically different world, the motifs here are similar to “Lone Survivor,” Wahlberg’s working-class drama about gritty men fighting for their lives in dire conditions. The BP oil spill comes to movie theaters 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z These trials weren’t precisely real or even vaguely legal — and as both were Britain-based I doubt that I and my U.S. passport would have made it past voir dire. In These Immersive Shows, the Jury Is In (Your Home) 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z In January, the Independent gave the dire warning that "a new trend is sweeping social media," while the Washington Post pondered that "It’s not certain how the Tide pod fad got started." 2018 has been the longest year ever 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z I remember that band’s set on a smaller Coachella stage five years ago, in dire afternoon heat, as one of the best things I’ve ever seen at the festival. ArtsBeat: A Sold-Out Coachella Begins Today 2011-04-15T15:54:01Z There is humour in everything in life, however dire. Ivor Dembina gives parliament its first standup gig 2010-03-16T21:30:00Z In this week’s Travel section, Gregory Dicum explores San Francisco’s literary scene, which remains robust despite dire warnings of the publishing industry’s demise. In Transit: Sunday Preview 2010-12-04T00:11:00Z Dr. Muhammad, a historian, said the most widely circulated images of that period show African-Americans in dire poverty or being lynched. ‘Envisioning Emancipation’: Book Documents Slavery’s End 2012-12-21T22:48:45Z The Chinese-Canadian director Johnny Ma, making his featured debut, ably sets the dire scene and agitated mood right from the get-go. Review: Compassion Is Expensive for a Cabby in ‘Old Stone’ 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z But even in a dire funding landscape, services providers are still doing essential, lifesaving work, as the report notes. Domestic violence service providers face budget cuts, leaving thousands of request for help unanswered every day 2014-03-07T18:02:00Z In Birney’s film, the catastrophes are no less dire—but how the characters cope with and repair the damage is a matter of meticulous drama. What to Stream: “Tux and Fanny,” Albert Birney’s Boldly Imaginative Instagram Animation 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z Ryan credits her parents and friends with making her realize how dire her situation was. Disney Star Debby Ryan: 'Love Should Never Leave a Scar or a Bruise' 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z I have seen other actors along the way playing put-upon women or in really dire circumstances, and they look good. "Your worst nightmare is to lose your child": Amy Ryan on her new Netflix film "Lost Girls" 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z Her repeated warnings fall on deaf and unbelieving ears — with predictably dire results. Top 10 Kickass Movie Women 2012-01-20T09:58:14Z The answers, in this case, tend to be dire. Review: ‘Evening at the Talk House’ Is Just the Dystopia Next Door 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z Driving through Port-au-Prince, it was obvious that Haiti was in dire straits long before the earthquake, but he was inspired by the aid workers and the young graduates he met during his visit. Replacements bassist Tommy Stinson helps in Haiti 2010-08-07T19:01:00Z She still let her dire wolf die in Season 1. ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6, Episode 1: Picking Up the Jagged Pieces 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z Of course, not everyone believes the situation is dire. Polar bears just might outlive us all 2012-12-30T16:00:00Z That character, wonderfully played by Mary Lynn Rajskub, provided a sort of quirky comic relief despite the dire things Jack and company were tasked with preventing. ‘Blindspot’ Season 1, Episode 5 Recap: Lighten Up, Everyone 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z Budgeting can feel dire if you let it, but it can also be a very satisfying way to flex your creativity in the kitchen. 5 ways to easily lower your grocery bills right now 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z It's a favorite trope to have a loner protagonist suddenly jolted to life by a dire medical diagnosis. Scarecrow Video recommendations for "50/50" 2011-09-30T15:16:04Z Not holding the event would have a dire impact on London's image, added Barclay. Notting Hill carnival: fraught with risk, but the show goes on 2011-08-19T16:55:04Z The warning was dire: “Collectively, the press following Senators have become large and aggressive. We are concerned someone may get hurt.” Inside the heaving, jostling Capitol media mob: ‘We are one tripped senator away’ from disaster. 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z Yet as dire as their fate looks, some flowers bloom amid the gloom, taking the edge off the book’s pessimism. They’re Not ‘Mad Men’ Anymore. But the Ad Business Is Still High Stakes. 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z These turf experts know the lawn has a bad rap for its reliance on pesticides, fertilizers and especially water in a nation where many states are facing dire drought-related problems. Looking for a more resilient and less needy lawn? Try zoysia or bermuda grasses. 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z “It’s hard to overstate how dire California’s housing crisis is,” Francesca Mari writes in her review. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z In dire health situations such as a heart attack, Klapetzky suggested contacting the local U.S. What to do if you get sick abroad 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z But if eating habits don’t change, public health advocates warn, the projections for America are dire. Candy: The next battle in America’s health war? No matter how dire the situation, communities will develop. Teen book club: the story behind After Tomorrow 2013-05-10T14:39:34Z A dire effort may be followed by a gem. Moths to the flame 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z There are few examples of perseverance and triumph in rap as pronounced as Phife’s, even before a bout with diabetes left him facing a much more dire challenge. Postscript: Phife Dawg, 1970-2016 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z They had a more dire intention: to determine whether or not the 33-year-old athlete was cheating. Runner's lie? Cheating rumors didn’t stop Robert Young – but something else did 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z But the song is so good at conveying the rush of reckless self-empowerment that it suspends our knowledge of the dire consequences for a few minutes. Frozen-mania: how Elsa, Anna and Olaf conquered the world 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z The film, which won an Oscar for best documentary, turned an Al Gore slide show into a visually compelling and morally persuasive argument for heeding the dire signs of global warming. In ‘Extrapolations,’ Scott Z. Burns Dramatizes Some Inconvenient Truths 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z She’s in dire need of a reason to be on this show, or someone’s going to throw her overboard. Fear the Walking Dead recap: season two, episode five – Captive 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z And though the situation may sound dire, buried in Leovy's account is at least one note of optimism. 'Ghettoside' focuses on one L.A. murder to make case for more policing 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z With the dire news from Fox on Tuesday, "Lone Star" became the first casualty of the fall TV season, which is little more than a week old. `Lone Star' axed by Fox after just 2 airings 2010-09-29T01:46:00Z And how many of them understood that according to even the most dire of predictions, the polar-bear population might fall only to its 1950s level? Polar bears just might outlive us all 2012-12-30T16:00:00Z I love the intelligence of, how do you work something funny into such a dire situation? Reid Scott's "Late Night" writer character "probably thinks of himself as pretty progressive" 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z Her fate was depicted as a dire one – humiliating and dispiriting, to be "always a bridesmaid but never the bride". How chick-flicks are breaking the conventions of wedded bliss 2012-06-01T15:30:00Z That might not sound cinematic, but when you’re going through it, the inner turmoil can feel as dramatic and dire as any war story. ‘False Positive’ and the Horror-Filled Truth About Fertility Treatments 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z Given the dire state of the industry, it certainly will not be the last. Perspective | ‘Democracy . . . is about to die in Youngstown’ with closing of the local newspaper 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z And many, like The Other Side of the Ice, are dire. 'Four-walling': how film-makers pay to see their work on screen 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z The need for such a monitoring system in Iraq is dire. In History-Rich Region, a Very New System Tracks Very Old Things 2010-08-24T22:29:00Z Early on, Abd is humiliated and beaten to death at work, leaving his family in dire poverty. Novels by Kathleen Alcott, Vu Tran and Alaa Al Aswany; a Memoir by David Payne 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z There’s paint, glue and multiple levels in the local artist’s jittery vision, which draws on cubism and expressionism to evoke a dire environmental future. Review | In the galleries: Dark hues that paint unsettling portents 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z "Fill me from the crown to the toe top-full of direst cruelty," prays Lady Macbeth, and she means business. Grisly shows stalk Seattle stages: 'The Lieutenant of Inishmore,' 'Macbeth,' 'Evil Dead: The Musical' 2010-10-14T23:51:00Z And he is not changing gears any time soon, judging by The Mummy, which sees him again face down the direst kinds of antagonists, no doubt with panache and a megawatt smile. Hit the road, Jack Reacher: why Tom Cruise should ditch the goody two-shoes act 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z The situation in Long Island City isn’t as dire as in those localities. Art Review: Noguchi Museum Features Art as Urban Planning - Review 2011-12-08T23:42:53Z But she also points out that World War I, with its Allied blockade, created dire shortages of canvas and linen. Art Review: Bleak Visions From Early-20th-Century Rebels 2011-03-24T22:07:05Z Orchestras and conservatories, no less than the National Basketball Association, stay silent on increasingly dire human-rights abuses in China. Notable Performances of 2019 and of the Decade 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z Two nights after the French ambassador’s holiday party, which was held Dec. 10, the situation wasn’t quite as dire at the British embassy. Donald Trump Has Drained the Swamp (of Good Christmas Parties) 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z “Empire” syndrome has now become so dire that NBC finally went and got its own lion. Review: In ‘The Wiz Live!’ on NBC, a Search for More in the Emerald City 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z “It’s a dire time for everybody,” she said. Kennedy Center cancels most of schedule through 2020 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z Yet things heat up as the conflict grows more dire and closer to home. Review | Diana Gabaldon’s ‘Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone’: Worth the wait? 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z This is a narrator whose tone constantly affirms the expectation of decency and regards even the most dire circumstances with ironical good humor. Review | Michel Faber’s ‘D’ is a quirky adventure for readers young and old 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z District officials are assessing chimney conditions at 225 schools, trying to determine which ones are in dire need of repairs. CPS cuts spending in 'difficult fiscal climate' 2012-05-03T11:19:00Z The front of house had become increasingly dilapidated and the theatre was in dire need of extra facilities to develop a community and education outreach programme, he said. Cinema and theatre get together for ?19m Manchester arts adventure 2010-12-09T16:17:00Z In the current, dire moment, their feat resonates, and at the same time seems fantastical. How Plagues Shape the Landscape 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z Still, Quinn's office says it has no choice but to make difficult decisions given the state's dire situation. Source: Quinn plans layoffs of thousands 2011-09-06T05:01:00Z Lately, the Chicken Littles of fashion are reading dire omens into a cluster of design world shake-ups. For a Clue to Men’s Fashion Turmoil, Look to the Suit 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z Keeping Jeevan and Kirsten together for longer deepens their connection, and reinforces the backbone of the story, that of found family and making the best of dire circumstances. Frank deserves better than "Station Eleven." So do disabled stories 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z If you want to talk about hunger, talk about the unprecedented flooding that’s turned Pakistan from one of the world’s breadbaskets into a net food-importing nation, with dire consequences for the agricultural poor. Memorial Day’s lessons in amnesia 2012-05-24T15:04:00Z The retail landscape is as dire as it has been in the time I’ve been writing this column, the rate of new store openings snail slow. Prep Is Everything at Rowing Blazers. But Is Prep Alone Enough? 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z Funerals, school prizes and birthdays were all more or less ignored without any dire consequences. Special Issue: Gay Marriage: A Wedding? Oh, Yes, We Did That, Too 2011-07-22T21:27:18Z What caused this dire loss of faith in our government and leaders? Books of The Times: A Call for the Commonweal: Tony Judt?s ?Ill Fares the Land? 2010-03-16T21:53:00Z That's good to see too, because so many shows that have these dire, intense survival situations, people all of a sudden become really good at all that stuff instantly, in the moment. "Keep Breathing" creators talk survival, not Googling solutions and that controversial ending 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z Liberated from the role of ingénue, Ms. Hudson is a whirlwind of brassy vulgarity, but her good-humored, unembarrassed energy only highlights the dire timidity of the movie itself. | 'Something Borrowed': New Lovers and the Old Triangle 2011-05-06T05:23:01Z The initial filtering process has reduced the pool to 146 people who now face individual questioning by both defense and prosecution teams – a stage known as voir dire. Gigi Hadid dismissed as juror in Harvey Weinstein trial 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z His wealth is a godsend not just for Alva, but for her whole blue-blooded family, who were in such dire straits as to be getting by on two skimpy meals a day. Review | A look back at the ‘supreme hostess’ of the American gilded age 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z The story goes as follows: Mexico was in dire financial straits after the country defaulted on loans owed to France under Napoleonic rule. More than margaritas: What Cinco de Mayo is actually about 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z In a near and very dire future, a MacArthur “genius” intently studies the sex lives of bonobos — and a sudden disaster changes everything. 50 notable works of fiction in 2018 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z We see Scott’s friends end up in some very dire circumstances. Pete Davidson Comes Out of His Basement With Judd Apatow’s Help 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z It is we, after all, who have allowed the unacceptable to be made manifest: the ascendancy of Donald Trump and right-wing extremism; the dire, perilous changes to our planet; the humdrum frequency of serial killings. The Power of the One-Take Film 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z This camping trip was dire, But here’s what hurt the most: Stood too close to the fire, And had a wiener roast. Style Invitational Week 1464: Picture this — our cartoon caption contest 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z Worst Movie Trailers Of All Time From the dire family fun of Gooby to schlock horror classic I Drink Your Blood, watch and rate bad trailers. Internet picks of the week 2010-05-28T23:06:00Z Fast-paced snippets illustrate the dire consequences of Anna's endeavors. For Kristen Bell it's always wine o'clock in new psychological thriller spoof "Woman in the House" 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z I try to imagine—say there’s a situation where they’re having me fly, and something is really dire and I have to go save someone and fight someone. Melissa Benoist: Playing Supergirl Taught Me 'Not to Take Any Crap' 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z Boden over recent events, and the house battles a dangerous structure fire that puts one of its own in a dire situation. TV highlights: Reality dating show ‘Coupled’ premieres on Fox 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z It was bitterly disappointing when the country's dire financial state meant we had to withdraw government funding for the visitor centre here last June. Stonehenge funding package unveiled 2011-04-04T15:16:17Z “Fantasy is often represented as dire and dour and gray, and it’s all dusty because it’s the worst time in the world,’ ” she said, laughing. Take a Look at the Inspirations Behind ‘The Witcher’ 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z The moment was both uncomfortably sincere and charged with larger tensions, namely the Grammys’ dire history of overlooking Black excellence in the major categories. Best and Worst Moments From the 2023 Grammys 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z There is also the question of why the design of a book about design, with its dizzying vertical page numbers and inscrutable photography, is absolutely dire. Hello World: Where Design Meets Life by Alice Rawsthorn – review 2013-05-10T13:00:03Z But the beauty of Saul was his unflappable nature; no matter how dire or dreadful the circumstances, he was able to identify the next logical step and take it. 'Better Call Saul' the real deal, and Odenkirk delivers goods 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z After a night of dire, doomsaying, death-ridden speeches, Donald J. Trump strode into the Republican National Convention in Cleveland on Monday night to the tune of Queen’s “We Are the Champions.” G.O.P. Convention Begins With Trump Written All Over It 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z Corona just makes these problems more apparent and dire. Chairing a Gala While Stuck in Mustique 2020-05-25T04:00:00Z It shows the country’s dire need for cultural education through intelligent dissent. The Arrest of a Teen-Aged YouTube Star 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z Although the sides were originally going to select six alternate jurors, they settled on three rather than going through detailed questioning, a process known as voir dire, of another set of 20 prospects. Weinstein’s defense cites accuser’s email saying ‘I love you’ 4 years after alleged rape 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z And so, from 1946-47, the nation found itself in the throes of a dire housing crisis brought on by a convergence of factors beyond simple supply and demand. "Miracle on 34th Street" reminds us that home ownership was once an elusive dream for many Americans 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z The talk, given in Vancouver last December, is a dire warning delivered in a reasonable, friendly voice about the imminent destruction of the biosphere that sustains humankind. | 'Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie': ?Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie? - Review 2011-12-02T00:41:08Z At the same time, despite the dire circumstances, the omniscient narrator’s voice, buoyant yet sympathetic, propels things along. An Ominous Sleeping Sickness Paralyzes a Small California Town in ‘The Dreamers’ 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z Elsewhere, the news was on the dire side. Box Office: Hop Bounds Over Arthur in the Battle of the Brands 2011-04-10T06:00:00Z But — to use an adage that McConaughey might endorse — he tried to light a candle in the darkness and find some optimism at an otherwise dire time. Matthew McConaughey Wrote the Book on Matthew McConaughey 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z “The prime minister is very much behind this idea of promoting contemporary culture, and Nicholas Yatromanolakis is a really brilliant guy, but Greece has been in a dire situation since the debt crisis,” he said. Building a Hub for New Art ‘Under the Shadow of the Acropolis’ 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Looking closely at the source of this statistic — a paper by the epidemiologist Larry Brilliant and three colleagues — I’m not convinced that things are quite so dire. Review: ‘Pandemic’ Explains How to Host the Perfect Pathogen Party 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z Three times — at the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, the Seattle Symphony and in Chicago — she has brought organizations out of dire financial straits into rude good health. New president Deborah Rutter is Kennedy Center’s breath of fresh air from Windy City Metaphorical images of dead animals strike a chord with Jeffrey, who happens to be awaiting his own potentially dire medical prognosis. Rogue Machine's surprisingly sentimental drama from the co-writer of 'Birdman' 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z Daily life is really dire for these poor whites who made up about one-third of the white population in those states. Roots of white rage: America’s clash of class and race, from the Civil War to the rise of Trump 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z Because moisture is a dire threat to the books, builders surrounded the space with an extensive drainage network. Beneath New York Public Library, Shelving Its Past for High-Tech Research Stacks 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z The Gannett and GateHouse merger looks like one more step along that dire path. Perspective | When local news goes away, citizens suffer. Gannett’s megamerger will probably just inflict more pain. 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z After a week of dire news — the certainty of our ruptured nation, the likelihood of a journalist being murdered — the United Nations’ report on climate change was, for some people, a bridge too far. Perspective | The planet is on a fast path to destruction. The media must cover this like it’s the only story that matters. 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z “Yeah, we are at a dire place in history,” Foster said. Jodie Foster speaks out on current state of gun control: "We are at a dire place in history" 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z And he was also inspired by the sometimes dire state of the space program. The Carpetbagger: ‘Gravity’s’ Score, Playing Soon in Space? 2014-02-06T16:59:07Z There are worrying parallels: Although the situation is not nearly as dire as the interwar period, Western democracy currently faces significant challenges. Can It Happen Here? Madeleine Albright Examines Fascism Then and Now 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z His parents knew he would grow up to be a lawyer when he spent hours in the fields, where he would voir dire wheat. Who in the hell is Ty Cobb?! Everything you were afraid to ask about this suddenly important person 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z But there are other doubts, like why should anyone in Haiti vote for a pop star as president at such a dire moment in its history? A hip hop president for Haiti? 2010-08-06T11:52:00Z If climate science can teach us anything, it’s that if the dire warnings to protect our climate go unheeded, by 2050 the weather will be far more than just a stranger. 50 shades of Shutterstock 2012-05-29T01:00:00Z The philosophies themselves may be opposing, but what they share is a kind of absolutism, a high stakes alarmist tone, in which the consequences of not sticking to the script can be lifelong and dire. Stop fetishising parenting - you’re sucking all the joy out of it! 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z And the contrast of unpretentious preppy clothes to the direly elegant and matronly things so many designers presented during recent fashion weeks in New York, Milan and Paris is downright bracing. Paris Fashion Week: The Americanization of the Rue St.-Honor? 2011-03-09T23:16:55Z The Met completed a round of contentious labor negotiations this summer in which the company, warning that it faced dire financial difficulties, persuaded its unionized workers to agree to their first pay cuts in decades. Metropolitan Opera’s Credit Rating Is Under Review for Possible Downgrade 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z “I’m not sure the general public understands how dire the situation is, and how important a strong free press is to democracy.” Mark Ruffalo urges pope to use his new film to heal sex abuse victims 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z But before all this, to demonstrate how dire the moment is at which she’s arrived, she comes face to face with a hungry wild animal. "The Handmaid's Tale" is so brilliant and relevant that I can't stand it 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z It conveys the hugger-mugger of old and new better than any of the dire pronouncements that keep tumbling out of Mr. Carson’s mouth. 'Downton Abbey' Recap: If You Show Me Your Piero Della Francesca . . . 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z Using Twitter to expose and discuss domestic violence can shed light on these long-hidden issues, but it can also have dire consequences, experts say. Can Social Media Ease the Shame of Being a Domestic Violence Victim? 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z My instinct is that you are both in the wrong relationship, or at the very least in dire straits and in need of urgent positive action. I want to leave my partner of 15 years. Am I being selfish? | Mariella Frostrup 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z When did you start to realize that things weren’t quite as dire? James Gunn Nearly Blew Up His Career. Now He’s Back With ‘The Suicide Squad’ 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z And boy, was it ever not normal — in ways that even Mr. Trump’s direst critics in 2016 could not have predicted. A D.N.C. Opening Night for the New Abnormal 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z In her “American Psycho,” dire comedy mixes with Grand Guignol. In Hindsight, an ‘American Psycho’ Looks a Lot Like Us 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z One 16-hour day fueled by granola bars, airplane peanuts and deadlines leads to the next, while clothes in dire need of laundry are worn again. Twin campaigns: My secret mission to get pregnant while covering the presidential election 2016-07-02T04:00:00Z Earth's dire disarray pushes Amos to use his abilities as a strategist and negotiator instead of relying on brute force, and allows Chatham to spread his dramatic range wider than he has before. "The Expanse" shows the dangers of treating extremism as a joke 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z When the defense questioned Mr. Douglas about whether there could be consequences as dire as “getting beat up or even killed” for snitching, Mr. Douglas said that was unlikely. Man Who Shot the Rapper Nipsey Hussle Is Convicted of Murder 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z But I found out quickly that once readers understood the scope of what was happening, and the dire effects on our society, they wanted solutions. Perspective | Congress may be about to help local news. It can’t happen soon enough. 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z Manhattan his prickliest; Crimes and Misdemeanors the one in which the dumping has the direst fallout. Casablanca to Starship Troopers: the movie breakups that hit our writers hardest 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z The multiple myeloma cancer diagnosis he recently received is dire. A Debut Novel Where Small Moments Add Up to Something Big 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z But that view is probably too dire; on paper cherry trees are beset with all manner of pernicious maladies, and yet they survive. Perspective | Yoshinos aren’t the only cherry out there. It’s worth knowing, and growing, these others. 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z Of course, the studio could flush all nods to its former competitor — the most dire scenario being a revisionist history where the logo is ripped from every Fox film past. 'Solo' hits the big screen minus one classic 'Star Wars' moment: the Fox Fanfare 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z The Vintners’ Federation of Ireland famously deemed the law “unnecessary, unworkable and unjustified” and predicted dire problems with enforcement, few of which have occurred. In Ireland, 10 Years of Fresh Air 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z The millions of cubic tons of debris resulting from the earthquake would be used as landfill at the water’s edge, creating room for a waterfront park in a city in dire need of public space. Architecture: Plan Calls for Rebuilding Haiti Away From Port-au-Prince 2010-03-30T22:02:00Z "Beckett established these dire circumstances for Winnie, but she finds a way to keep her relationship alive, and still find joy in living," Ewald reflects. Beckett's 'Happy Days' to go on stage at New City Theater 2012-03-01T21:03:04Z They held contentious town meetings on the Flat Rock and issued dire warnings about the perils of the Evil Snakey Forest, which loomed threateningly on all sides. Their Wildest Dreams 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z Under Herendeen’s direction, she and Paul DeBoy, as her reluctant interrogator, ably re-create the dire circumstances, but the veil of solemnity is never adequately lifted and the piece as a result lacks electricity. Review | A theater festival in the bucolic countryside, but boiling underneath 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z Her parents believed that the occupation would not be dire, and they didn’t have the resources to flee, so the family stayed. Marga Minco, Who Chronicled Jewish Life in Wartime, Dies at 103 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z And here Tuesday night’s program took a dire turn. Dance Review: First the Bonbon, Then the Main Course: Camp 2010-12-01T22:30:00Z Things look even more dire for crime drama Prime Suspect, which was put on hiatus without assurances about its return. Intermediate Suspended Animation: NBC?s Midseason Slate Puts Community on Hold 2011-11-15T12:50:21Z The social spiral in ghettoized neighborhoods hasn’t been quite that dire — but then, Anthony hardly needs to underline the connection. Stream These Three Great Documentaries 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z Like the original series, which included dire warnings about nuclear holocaust and environmental pollution, the new "Cosmos" has repeatedly sounded the alarm about climate change and presented evolution as simple fact. 'Cosmos' co-creator Ann Druyan looks back in wonder on her odyssey 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z At the center of it, which is sometimes spoken and often not spoken, is our global community is in a dire environmental moment in our collective history. ‘Everyone wants a place where they feel safe,’ says Joy Harjo, the first Native American U.S. poet laureate 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z The global scope of such dire subject matter means that the experience of reading this book is a formidable exercise in cumulative disillusionment. ‘Atoms and Ashes,’ a Frightening Tour of Six Nuclear Accidents 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z People who still believe covid-19 is a dire threat haven’t strayed far from home and perhaps have already recognized that a fresh discovery on TV is an increasingly rarer commodity. Perspective | This year’s Emmy nominations are a reminder to treasure great TV before we run out of it 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z Fired Earth: interior design outlet or dire outcome of climate change? Disturbing words 2010-07-05T09:21:00Z These dire straits may worsen under the new government led by a pro-austerity party. Greek tragedy: Austerity and addiction 2012-06-26T14:36:00Z This week White House issued a dire report on climate change — notably timed to the slow news cycle of a holiday weekend. Does your family still think climate change is fake news? 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z What happened to her is not pretty, we belatedly discover, so not pretty that the author is forced to consider dire problems of social etiquette. Books of The Times: ‘People Who Eat Darkness,’ by Richard Lloyd Parry 2012-06-06T20:39:37Z And into this dire situation came a new generation intent on glamourising their lives, which some likened to dancing on the deck of the Titanic. It's Blitz: Birth of the New Romantics 2010-05-14T23:37:00Z For all the effort that Cheney and others expended in trying to depict Iraq as a dire menace, how much did the evidence and details actually matter? Why the United States Invaded Iraq 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z This small planet of ours may be in ever more dire shape, but we still cook with hope, and gather at the table with love. A revolutionary, crunchy bean pie for a small planet 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z So far on “The Americans,” we’ve seen Philip and Elizabeth’s most dire secrets creep closer to their ruin. Want a stronger, more intense marriage? Then you should watch ‘The Americans.’ 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z By my second year in the saddle, my injuries were veering towards the dire end of the spectrum. ‘I had a huge swelling’: why my life as a female cyclist led to vulva surgery 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z Things looked dire for the conservatory earlier this year. The story of the Volunteer Park Conservatory, turning 100 this year 2012-08-08T23:27:05Z Sign of the times, one can say, and an indicator of the dire lens with which a number of people view the current state of our democracy. “Who Is America?”: What Sacha Baron Cohen’s non-famous subjects say about who we are now 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z And despite the dire landscape, she did not believe retail was dead. The Return of Bleecker Street 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z His father — described as OCD, very liberal and “simultaneously bald and always in dire need of a haircut” — is lovingly roasted with particular vigor. Review | Seth Rogen’s hilarious memoir ‘Yearbook’ earns its superlatives 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z When a business is in such dire shape, can it actually be turned from money pit to thriving enterprise in just two days? What Happens After ‘Restaurant: Impossible’ Leaves Town 2012-07-10T21:00:58Z Foster Wallace would list the novel as among the most "direly unappreciated" and call it "pretty much the high point of experimental fiction in this country." David Markson, postmodern master, dead at age 82 2010-06-07T16:34:00Z Elsewhere in his work, things are not so dire. Hannah Arendt was right: Walter Benjamin is “sui generis” 2014-03-19T11:50:00Z He argues that the status quo has grown so dire that activists would be foolish not to turn to sabotage, and that peaceful protest alone is unlikely to achieve results quickly enough. ‘How to Blow Up a Pipeline’ Review: A Different Kind of Oil Boom 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z Andrew Tulumello, representing several students, faculty and staff, challenged the very premise that the Corcoran is in such dire financial straits. Closing arguments presented in plan to break up Corcoran Gallery It might even be considered reckless in these dire and politicized times. Analysis | The rare fashion brand that’s beloved by the women of Trump world and not afraid to show it 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z The show explores the complex relationship between humans and the environment and brings into perspective the dire consequences resulting from the modern throwaway mind-set. Los Angeles Museum Hosts “Gyre: The Plastic Ocean,” a Study on the Effects of Plastic Pollution 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Thanks to the cinematic abominations which account for the vast majority of the market, direct-to-DVD sequels have a dire reputation. Sequel opportunity 2010-07-30T23:06:00Z And Joe Casey’s lyrics — cryptic or blunt, spoken or crooned or snarled — confront all the dire contradictions of the present moment. Pop and Jazz Fall Preview: 66 Albums, Shows and Festivals 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z The second stage of jury selection, known as voir dire, begins on Thursday. 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