| 单词 | downer |
| 例句 | For a man, having red hair or curly hair is a downer, as is “bald with a fringe”—but a shaved head is okay. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z I’m not trying to make this a downer, understand. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Me: I really don't want to be a downer, but...“What if he’s dead?” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z A user from South Carolina had posted: Don’t want to be a downer, but I just had a sad thought. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The only serious downer through Idaho: her team. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I wait for some kind of disclaimer from him about his theory being dumb or that he’s sorry for being a downer. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z A user from South Carolina had posted: Don’t want to be a downer, but I just had a sad thought. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Someone said, 'Isn't that kind of a downer?' Seattle artists imagine the apocalypse, set to music and poetry 2012-03-28T19:56:08Z Neither does “The Burnt Part Boys,” the clunky downer of a name affixed to the new musical that opened on Tuesday night at Playwrights Horizons in a co-production with the Vineyard Theater. | 'The Burnt Part Boys': Mining Families in Disaster?s Wake at Playwrights Horizons 2010-05-26T02:29:00Z TIME: This is kind of a downer of a Christmas movie. Brie Larson on The Gambler, Why She Hates Mirrors and Playing Amy Schumer's Sister 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z Kids also reserve their foulest feelings for parents and most college students don’t want to get pegged a downer by their new friends. The College Transition: How to Parent When Your Child Leaves Home 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z As the Mendes-Marshall “Cabaret” tends to semaphore imminent doom with every step its dancers take, the show risks being a downer unless it looks as if at least somebody were having fun. Emma Stone Takes Over in ‘Cabaret’ 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z But even so, the concluding episode was a serious downer with an irredeemably bleak message: don't trust anyone, especially those closest to you. Rewind TV: Broadchurch; The Politician's Husband; Super Sunday; The Wright Way – review 2013-04-27T22:45:01Z “Why do we have to make it a downer to be in here?” Vegans Go Glam 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z I love the line “I’m doing my face with magic marker/ I’m in my right place, don’t be a downer.” How Christine and the Queens Wrote One of the Best Songs of 2015 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z Contrary to his delicious downer of a first film, the terrific “Big Fan,” Mr. Siegel doesn’t venture into risky areas here. Review: ‘Cruise’ Rides Around the ’80s, With Affection 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z Yet this big, bold, brassy and messy show is never a downer. 7 Day Drunk ? review 2011-08-19T20:31:01Z That downer of a title was dropped during development as the film became less focused on what a basketball talent the main character had been in high school, Affleck said. Ben Affleck Tried to Drink Away the Pain. Now He’s Trying Honesty. 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z Stimulants don’t magically make anyone good enough, it turns out, so the next line of defense against that nagging self-doubt may be to drown it out with alcohol or other downers. My paralyzing perfectionism 2014-05-12T00:00:00Z I fear this makes me a downer, the one sitting awkwardly and hungrily at the table while everyone else enjoys dishes I can only stare at longingly. How to be a helpful host to your friends with food allergies this holiday season 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z If she’s on downers, the prose in “My Year of Rest and Relaxation” is mostly on uppers. A Sleeping Beauty Hopes Hibernation Is the Answer to All Life’s Problems 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z Really, it was a bit of a downer. Ten airport horror stories that will make you never want to fly again 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z And far be it from me to be a downer, but let's all try to keep our heads. 'The Man in the High Castle' is Amazon's only good new show 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z Other downers: no helpers to shovel snow, no big muscles to do the heavy lifting. ‘They take over your life and then, one day, they walk off with it’: life before and after children 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z But the book isn’t meant to be “a complete downer,” she said. Sarah Ruhl, the Celebrated Playwright, Will Publish a Memoir 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z This is really going to be a downer. Clarke Peters’s favourite TV: 'I made so much dollhouse furniture on The Wire' 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z Whoopi Goldberg plays God – in case you thought it was a downer. This week's new films 2011-02-05T00:05:33Z To that end — counterintuitive as it sounds, he might be more receptive to a downer than a pep rally. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: In wake of parents’ devastating divorce, a boyfriend sours on marriage 2021-07-03T04:00:00Z "I don't want to be a downer, but yesterday, in America, we saw a miscarriage of justice," Q-Tip said on Sunday. Lester Chambers attacked on stage after dedicating song to Trayvon Martin 2013-07-15T10:55:17Z Dominic West brought some energy to a downer season 3 with his reckless physicality and bursts of show tunes. ‘The Affair,’ Season 3, Episode 5: Back to Block Island 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z But because Lin’s play, running through June 25, is a satire, the curtain does not come down on that downer. In a City of Monuments, History Lives Onstage and in the Streets 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z “I Took a Pill in Ibiza” is a hilarious downer of a lead single. Review: Meghan Trainor and Mike Posner, Taking Stabs at Pop Stardom 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z If it weren’t so funny, the book would be a total downer. ‘Snapper’: looking for birds, love and the meaning of life 2013-04-24T22:05:11Z Which is not to say she or it is a downer. Review: ‘Kimberly Akimbo,’ Both Great and Small, Seizes the Day 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z ‘Oh, I’m bit tired, let me have some crack. Oh, I’m a bit depressed, let’s have some heroin. I need to go to sleep, I’ll take a downer.’ What George Clooney, Lupita Nyong’o, Elton John and Eddie the Eagle taught us in 2016 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z This conclusion is something of a downer because it feels more homogeneous and exclusive than much of what came before. Art Review: Museum of Modern Art?s Painting and Sculpture Galleries 2011-09-01T22:46:53Z Book reviews, I am afraid, are a downer, an outdated form. The New York Times Book Review's retirement plan 2013-04-29T15:03:00Z Still, plenty more from Paul as and when we get it – feel free to stockpile your own downers accordingly. For hire: the former royal hangers-on who are hounding Meghan 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z The play's ending is a bit of a downer. Elisabeth Moss: 'We're not saving the world here' 2011-01-23T00:03:05Z Because, and I can’t overemphasize this, Awake is not nearly the downer that its premise might suggest: it manages to be optimistic and even uplifting. TV Tonight: Awake 2012-03-01T12:43:14Z Funny that existentialism doesn’t seem such a downer anymore, now that the omnipresent threat to our humanity is not material privation but informational excess. Giacometti: Beguiled by Thin Men and Women 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z The only downer, we learn in a note, is that once the fountain was fixed for good, the goldfish summer vacations ended. Standout Summertime Picture Books 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z It was like the writers remembered about halfway through the episode, after the productive pharmacy run and burgeoning romances, that the second half of this season is supposed to be an unmitigated downer. ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 6, Episode 14: The Hair Makes the Man 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z Though the singers gave their all, this downer of a production sometimes undermined their work. Music Review: A Review of the Metropolitan Opera?s ?Faust? 2011-11-30T13:23:05Z But the beautiful downer of a record isn’t political per se; rather it’s a collection of despondent, third-person stories inspired by Walters’ anxieties. Silver Torches to play from beautiful downer ‘Let It be a Dream’ at Tractor Tavern 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z It’s a beautiful and heart-wrenching routine, but it is kind of a downer from the party vibe they had going on in the ballroom. Dancing with the Stars Watch: And the Winners Are… 2013-05-22T04:10:14Z It got to be a bit of a downer. Raven Girl takes wing and flies onstage 2013-05-04T06:00:35Z It’s such a downer; I kept thinking, Really? | Xavier 2011-02-14T19:29:34Z She then tries to impose her self-help mantras and plans for bringing world peace on reluctant colleagues and a downer mother played by Diane Ladd, Ms. Dern’s mother in real life. HBO Gives Low-Rated ‘Enlightened’ a Second Shot 2013-01-08T22:53:38Z “Certainly he suffered commercially for that, as well. They were like: These shows are a downer.’ In ‘Becoming Cousteau,’ diving into the depths of Jacques 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z I didn't want this to just be a hundred percent downer. "Disclosure" director Sam Feder on the trans TV experience: "People don't know what they don't know" 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z Unfortunately, many of today’s writers have more in common with psychiatrists, preferring, it seems, to publish depressing, despairing downers in the name of literature. In Defense of Jane Austen. Also Zebras. 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z In turn, his actions put a downer on the blockbuster. Joss Whedon: 'I was beaten down by making The Avengers: Age of Ultron' 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z Yet, despite the downer language of this review, the show delivers on an exceedingly intriguing premise, with some of the most beguilingly morose performances delivered this year. ‘The Leftovers’: A biblical event leaves a sorrowful mystery Don’t fear; “Boy” is not at all a downer. Movie Review: ?Boy? Expounds on Life in Maori Village 2012-03-02T00:41:11Z Classic slice of 80s New York downer sleaze sees a Vietnam vet losing his sanity in a decaying city. This week's new DVD & Blu-ray 2012-08-03T23:05:26Z For Dan Kunkle, who became completely anosmic after brain surgery to remove two aneurysms nine years ago, food is a constant downer. ‘I’ve been told bacon smells lovely’ – life without a sense of smell 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z As the former Dublin street busker reminisces in the country downer "Maybe Not Tonight," this first solo plunge is merely echoes of another time. Review: 'Once' star Hansard familiar in solo album 2012-06-19T15:27:08Z The cultural element in my staycation was working out nicely, but emotionally this was turning into a bit of a downer. Essay: Postcards From My Literary Staycation 2010-08-27T15:04:00Z Perhaps the main lesson here is to remember that one person’s uplifting finale can be a major downer to someone else. Fantasies for Young Readers, With an Eye on Today’s Fears and Divisions 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z "At first we did have deaths, too, but death is just a downer, there's no getting round it." Jarvis Cocker on radio: this isn't hardcore 2012-09-26T19:00:05Z The annual Japan Cuts festival, which runs through July 21 at Japan Society, includes a healthy selection of recent downers. Japan Cuts Features Melancholy Films at Japan Society 2013-07-13T00:01:00Z Nevertheless, there’s never been a Kinks album that was a downer. Kinks' Ray Davies is turning 70. Why it matters. 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z This week had already been a downer for independent bookstores, after McNally Jackson announced that it would have to leave its Prince Street location. Is It Curtains for the Drama Book Shop? 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z One, which tries to grow with the women as they navigate their 50s and mortality, is a downer, but it takes risks and in moments is very good. Review: ‘And Just Like That,’ It All Went Wrong 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z “That’s a bit of a downer song,” he added at the end of "Morphine," “and there are more to come. It must have been a down period.” Rolling Stones reunite with their more dangerous past at 'secret' L.A. show 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Even a bantamweight approach to the subject such as Collateral Beauty is walking on eggshells, trying to reassure audiences that it isn’t one big downer. Good grief: cinema’s new mood of despair 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z But there is an equally compelling history of dark or downer psych, from the Rolling Stones' Paint It Black onwards. New band of the day (The Wytches No 1,504) 2013-05-01T15:24:32Z It would be maddening, a downer of an episode, if not for its cathartic resolution – which, again, is brought about in a way that makes Aniston's Alex a hero. The stunning, rude awakening of Nicole Beharie's Chris Hunter on "The Morning Show" 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z “No matter how good the film was up to that point, if Live Aid didn’t work, the entire film would collapse and be a downer,” he said. Did John Ottman save ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’? The Oscar-winning editor is being praised by colleagues — and mocked online. 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z It certainly seems that TV is counting on us being in a downer spiral, or how else could you explain the existence of “Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings”? With "Dolly Parton's Heartstrings," you know 'tis the season for feel-good culture 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z It's like they're taking uppers and downers every day, and we don't know which pill they swallowed. The Daily Cramp attempts to explain PMS to your boyfriend 2011-04-22T21:35:00Z “Not to be, like, really a downer, but there’s a lot of tragic death in my family, after the revolution,” she said, referring to Iran’s revolution of 1979, which dethroned her grandfather. Young Socialites Conjure the Ghost of Leonard Bernstein at the Dakota 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z The cheeky greeting implies, correctly, that not every work will be a contemplative downer. ‘Total Art’: A new vision of videos at National Museum of Women in the Arts exhibition It's a downer movie whose skill and kick should make you happy it exists. Animal Kingdom: A Cool and Creepy Crime Drama 2010-08-14T06:50:00Z I think that I am making Broadchurch out to be a downer, and, OK, it is. TV Tonight: Broadchurch 2013-08-07T13:24:56Z In her photography archive on the second floor of her yellow house here, there is a box marked “downers,” containing what she considers bad prints of good images. A Photographer Whose Subject Is Everyday Life 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z At the same time, it should be clear that the show is not a huge downer but is about resilience and our shared humanity — and it pulses with the power of a good yarn. His Shows Take On Big Issues. They’re Also Good Yarns. 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Is that simply a function of the fun nature of the book, or were you reticent about making this a downer? Neil Patrick Harris chats about his choose-your-own-adventure memoir 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z But Parker is effectively unfussy with the weird downer experiences — a breakup, for instance, and the narrator’s father’s bizarre end-of-life sequence involving clinical trials. Review | ‘We’re Gonna Die’ makes you feel okay about it 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z They were “elites” touting unfathomable, downer junk to hardworking people who needed uplift instead. Donna Summer: Disco diva and rocker 2012-05-18T01:26:00Z Thus it is a tremendous downer when the second half of the movie shirks logic, defies its own established principles and raises more questions than it answers. Source Code: A Sci-Fi "Groundhog's Day" Awash in Bombs, Paranoia and Inconsistency 2011-03-31T20:25:00Z While it traverses some sensitive terrain — the Pennsylvania household of a troubled man who lived and died a puzzle to a daughter struggling with her own identity — the musical is by no stretch a downer. Review | ‘Fun Home’ is pure musical satisfaction 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z Along with the usual female accoutrements, her handbag contained enough uppers and downers to concuss and then resuscitate an elephant. Anna Nicole: the opera 2011-01-02T00:04:04Z All of these shows are clever, well-executed variations on a similarly dark conceit: comedies spelled with a small c and a big D for downer. Television Review: ?Enlightened? Stars Laura Dern on HBO - Review 2011-10-09T22:00:00Z Hence, his Charleston with Amber Riley that got the crowd so whipped up that they drowned out Len’s downer comments. Dancing with the Stars Watch: All Hail, Hollywood Night 2013-10-01T03:17:33Z It's funny because you'd think it'd be a bit of a downer - but this weekend in Sweden, everyone was singing and clapping along. Glastonbury preview: Part one 2013-06-25T06:12:44Z If the title and overall perspective are downers, the writers possess a contagious enthusiasm for showing how today’s profiteers have caked so much lipstick on the pig that you can hardly see its face. The best of literary magazines in three new collections Still, the mayor’s announcement was partly a downer: Fixing 35 small community parks is nice. Mayor de Blasio’s Plan for Parks Needs to Grow 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z Despite some heart-tugging moments, the show is not meant to be a downer or a pity party. 'Red Band Society' EP says Fox drama not meant to be a downer 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z The stench of sulphur dioxide is a real downer when you're on the hunt for a cream tea. Discover white-knuckle England with this handy holiday guide… 2013-04-27T23:05:40Z The lobby location is a downer — no one wants to dine underneath an escalator — but Mr. Garces’ bright, flavorful food transports you far from the humdrum milieu. Choice Tables: Beyond Cheese Steaks: A Tour of Philadelphia Restaurants 2011-01-21T19:55:00Z This show about death is, somehow, not a downer. The Art of the Taboo Podcast Interview 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z Pretty soon everybody in the vicinity seems to be deep in the valley of the dolls, taking uppers and downers, pills to stay awake and get to sleep. Side Effects – review 2013-03-10T00:06:26Z In his review, Chris Jones says that “on one level, it's an entertaining piece of physical, neo-vaudevillian theater. But it also has emotional, existential echoes. ... Remarkably, though, the show is no downer.” Save the Seats 2014: We've got your ticket for New Year's Eve 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z But the plus side of his downer of a first day is that he has nowhere to go but up. ArtsBeat: The TV Watch: A Timid Beginning 2011-01-18T12:08:34Z It’s a downer, but if you look closely there’s often a Riley twist of humor, like the seagull shown relieving itself on the head of a water bottle magnate. Duke Riley: Grand Master Trash 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z But it’s a beautiful downer, a perceptive and acute one, whose empathy distinguishes it from some of its peers. TV Tonight: Broadchurch 2013-08-07T13:24:56Z “It is always a downer to hear something like this,” he wrote, “particularly when it concerns the wife of a colleague.” Up Close: Ottavia Busia Bourdain Goes Past Putdowns 2012-10-17T21:36:30Z The paper wasn’t a total downer: it challenged some other accepted wisdom about kids and tech, too. The 2-Minute Warning May Be Making Life Tougher For Parents 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z People in the UK like downers, such as ketamine, so I guess Adderall is not their drug of choice. Generation meds: the US children who grow up on prescription drugs 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z For Baker, Friday’s Supreme Court ruling made for “just a downer of a day,” she said. At New York’s Pride weekend, a noticeable cloud from the Supreme Court 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z More broadly, he “did not like politicians and felt uncomfortable with the normal byplay of political compromise” — and he was a downer for a country whose spirits needed lifting. Was Jimmy Carter the Most Underrated President in History? 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z You want to keep your son interested and encouraged in communicating with you about school, so don’t be a drill sergeant or a downer. Perspective | A teen says he has school under control, but Mom isn’t sure. How involved should she be? 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z Then, there were just plain old dramaturgical fears, namely that the show would be a downer. Theater: A Play Inspired by Slain San Francisco Mayor Moscone 2011-12-30T22:37:15Z I worry that I’m making “The Midnight Gospel” sound like a downer. Life Is More Like a Simulation. On These Shows, So Is Death. 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z This movie is sometimes a downer, but it’s also a wonder. Movie Review: ‘Consuming Spirits,’ an Animated Film by Chris Sullivan 2012-12-12T00:01:20Z Deep, dark, disturbing downers were a niche product at best. Why The Walking Dead Is So Brutal--and So Popular 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z Her candy-colored constructions exist somewhere between painting, sculpture and bad trip: uppers and downers pulsating in happy, fluorescent hues — a medicine cabinet stocked with remedies for being human. What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries in June 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z No show in recent memory has embraced the “downer ending” as wholeheartedly as the cult hit series, in which humans struggle for connection, fulfillment and meaning in our modern techno-dystopia. The power of unhappy endings: “Black Mirror” finds hope in the darkness 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z And the uppers and downers were in his blood. Review: A Reverent Elvis Doc Separates the Trailblazer From His Tragedy 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z Transparency is emerging as a trend, but the drab colors were a downer, and the straight-cut shapes of the nylon were timid to a fault. Fashion Review: Outside the Met, Fashion?s Overture 2010-09-13T21:33:00Z And there is speculation as to whether one of biggest challengers to “La La Land” for best picture, Kenneth Lonergan’s wrenching “Manchester by the Sea,” might be hurt by being a bit of downer. Movie Awards Season Kicks Off in High Gear 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z Glassman, who once worked as a TV news reporter in Philadelphia and New York, remembers how his grandmother used to watch the news and then ask him why all the stories were downers. Perspective | Why is ‘The Wall’ so obsessed with ‘good people’? Maybe because TV has enough bad ones. 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z But the film couldn't handle finishing on such a downer and so iInstead, we were offered a few platitudes, such as moving from consumption to non-consumption. TV review: Diamond Jubilee and Surviving Progress 2012-06-04T22:30:04Z If there are few equivalents in television to film’s great downers, that’s because the medium plays by very different rules. The power of unhappy endings: “Black Mirror” finds hope in the darkness 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z That may seem like a downer of a takeaway, but in the world we live in, it’s also a crucial reminder. Review | Showtime’s ‘Escape at Dannemora’ is a brilliant series for our remorseless times 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Noah Galloway and Sharna Burgess: After the high of watching Willow kill Mark in the Hunger Games arena, Noah’s most memorable year was a stark downer. 'Dancing With the Stars': A Walk Down Memory Lane 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z Pair it with a movie: The James Bond thriller Quantum of Solace has some lovely shots of the Italian Alps – even if the film itself is a bit of a downer. Low-grog eggnog: Christmas cocktails that won't knock you out 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z But, he adds, “it’s not solely that. The record isn’t a downer — I’m an optimist; I don’t see anything horrible with change.” New blood: Polymath Erik Blood releases an optimistic ‘breakup record’ 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z Most of their episodes aim to uplift, even as the subjects they discuss — self-harm, gun violence — are obvious downers. In Crisis? Lemonada Media Has a Podcast for You. 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z He referred to his followers as “hunker downers.” Leslie Jordan parlays Instagram fame with new book and album 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z Liturgy: Though so-called “black metal” is generally perceived as something of a brutal downer, this Brooklyn outfit manages to turn all that inky annihilation into something transcendent and strangely uplifting, 9 p.m. Tonight's top show: Liturgy at Empty Bottle 2011-09-28T15:13:00Z But “Richard II,” a real downer, now felt wrong. Hot Vax Summer? Falstaff and Shakespeare in the Park Are Ready. 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z Yet like that celebrated downer, “King Lear,” the novel leaves one not just shaken but exalted. ‘Harlequin’s Millions,’ by Bohumil Hrabal There are broken televisions lying on the pavement outside the expensive London hotel where we meet; inside the hotel's boardroom the talk is of uppers and downers. After Oasis, Beady Eye begin their journey 2011-02-17T21:31:00Z And so, paradoxically, it is by thinking more about the downers in life, such as the inevitability of death, the inescapability of suffering or the impossibility of security, that we achieve something like happiness. The Antidote by Oliver Burkeman - review 2012-06-22T21:55:03Z “It’s kind of a downer. I understand that it’s not something everybody wants to be confronted with in their daily lives, but I think it’s so urgent.” A New Generation of Food Magazines Thinks Small, and in Ink 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z To be clear, “The Sun” is not a downer. Grappling with the Rolling Stones, the greatest band that ever sold out 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z But please don't think the film is a downer, or too hard to bear. "Never Rarely Sometimes Always" director on making her anti-"Juno" film: "I just got on the bus" 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z Round and round the world the train goes while also moving further into downer territory. Can we exit this dystopian train already? Alas, "Snowpiercer" & apocalyptic fare keep chugging along 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z Everyone in between just wanted to cut loose with reckless abandon, and my downer costume wasn’t helping. 'I unreservedly apologise': What happens when costumes go very, very wrong 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z Not to put a downer on things guys, but this is garbage right out of the gate. Rob Delaney's new releases review 2013-04-22T05:00:00Z Later, he added Nembutal and Demerol to the mix, alternating downers to numb himself with uppers so he could perform. The brief, wondrous life of Hank Williams 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z ‘Before Your Very Eyes’ This ingenious but ultimately unsurprising offering from the media-mixing arts collective Gob Squad is a downer with an upper of a cast. Theater Listings for Nov. 13-19 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Fulfilling its role as a place of pure uplift in a downer of a time, it does all it can to levitate above the morass of negativity that is 2021, reality edition. In the final analysis, "Ted Lasso" is all about a man, a team and their daddy issues 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z Kenny comes across as feisty and brash, with a wicked sense of humor that helps pull her through, and keeps "Sick" from being a massively bleak downer. Review: 'Sick' is a scary plunge into a tale of misdiagnosis and recovery 2011-04-15T00:33:49Z To Maggie, coping with the great big downer of his wife dying of some illness takes a back seat to the importance of Paul celebrating the first Christmas without his wife "the right way." If "A Christmas …Present" shows what Candace Cameron Bure means by tradition, she can keep it 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z But the producers don’t want it to be a downer. ArtsBeat: Barbara Billingsley, Who Played June Cleaver (and Later Spoke Jive), Is Dead 2010-10-16T23:57:00Z “I hope this hasn’t been a downer?” he said with a sheepish grin. Jesse Plemons Moves On and On From ‘Friday Night Lights’ 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z He pays $29.70 to join a start-up pitch competition — a kind of live “Shark Tank” — whose theme is captured in the downer of a phrase “Hack immigration.” The Fate of Most Silicon Valley Drones: ‘Live Work Work Work Die’ 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z Because, several directors said, it is hard to find financing for movies that risk being real downers and challenge audiences to change their ways. Why Is Hollywood So Scared of Climate Change? 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z “Obviously it’s going to be a downer,” he said. Will Shopping Ever Be the Same? 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z “I Don’t Live Here Anymore” is not, however, an album of downers. The War on Drugs Can’t Stop Searching for Answers in the Music 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z The documentary, though it deals with show changes made after Houston's death, isn't a downer. New film shows how Houston's death changed Grammys 2012-06-12T11:41:13Z And it felt to me – especially with our characters, one of them about to leave – it felt like the episode could be quite a downer. "All Creatures Great and Small" writer on bringing "bittersweet" comforts of WWII to the Dales 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z And that deteriorated into a punch-up between the Lou Reed fans who were on downers, and the Genesis fans who were more into Earl Grey tea. The worst gig we ever played: musicians on their on-stage lows 2011-08-04T22:00:01Z The Mother was dead all along. It’s been one big 12-month downer, right? 2014: The year in things that didn’t suck 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z In that view to be honest about the realities of the world these characters purport to travel and live in would be a downer. "Vacation Friends" is a happy buddy comedy in a world where race doesn't matter. That's a problem 2021-08-28T04:00:00Z I reflected on the publishing industry offering first one trend, and then its remedy, as if handing out a sequence of uppers and downers. The hygge conspiracy | Charlotte Higgins 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z But it’s not the “Lord of the Flies” downer you might expect. Review: In ‘Yellowjackets,’ It’s Reunion Time for the Crash of ’96 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z Well, it's a downer when anything happens to an actor in mid-production. Morgan Freeman: Obama, Mandela, Batman and me 2012-07-12T19:00:01Z Ratner is furious because they put a real downer on Batman v Superman. Rotten Tomatoes: is the semi-fresh aggregation site really destroying cinema? | Peter Bradshaw 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z In 1978, Big Star's other troubled genius, Chris Bell, died in a car crash, having ingested downers and alcohol before speeding away from a Memphis studio into the night. Alex Chilton: rock's forgotten boy 2010-03-21T00:08:00Z Buy a New Desk Lamp Your office’s fluorescent overheads are a downer all year, but those tubes are especially grim when it’s dark at 4 p.m. and they’re your only source of light. Three Ways to Make Winter at Work More Bearable 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z But Charles didn’t want to end the piece on a downer, so the final movement for the orchestra, “House Rent Party,” is a delirious fusion of ragtime, Afro-Venezuelan waltzes and turntablism. The Syncopated Sounds of Old San Juan Hill at the New Geffen Hall 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z There is no story in the grinding downer of despair. This is why Trump is winning: “Muslim Killers,” manipulated fear and the other mass shooting we ignored 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Presley gained weight and found himself taking more and more prescription uppers and downers. What the Rise and Fall of Elvis Mean to America 40 Years After His Death 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z While these two claims to fame are hardly uplifting, Belfast’s story is hardly a downer. Decades after ‘Troubles,’ Belfast blooms with history, resilience 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z Milgram turns out to be somewhat of a downer, understandably so given his interests and the later harsh, career-damaging criticisms of his most famous work. Review: In ‘Experimenter,’ Are They Following Orders or Instincts? 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Next to too much booze, too much barbecue might be the coolest excuse a country singer can have for a downer night. At Hill Country, Angaleena Presley seems set for post-supergroup success We learn early in the film that Elizabeth lives on little sleep and relies on a roller coaster regimen of uppers and downers. Review: A Chilly ‘Miss Sloane’ Makes a Lecture out of Lobbying 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z I tried dancing, but the tempo made me feel like a slow-mo zombie on downers. Vinyl, UFOs and the patter of tiny feet 2013-05-20T15:59:18Z But the documentary is, perhaps improbably, not a downer in the least. ‘Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie’ Review: Hiding in Plain Sight 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z And it’s not the only brewer deciding to add coffee roasters and cafes under the same umbrella — offering uppers as well as downers. Breweries Find That Coffee Is Their Second Favorite Beverage 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z Sitting alone in your room, looking at the peeling wallpaper, and listening to your whirring microwave prepare a lasagne for one, might be a downer. Burlesque ? review 2010-12-16T22:23:00Z Unlike all the above, however, Russian Doll is notable for not being a massive downer. Stuck on repeat: what is Netflix’s Russian Doll actually about? 2019-03-16T04:00:00Z “Who would want to be around such anxious downers?” The App That Came to Dinner, Helping People Socialize IRL 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z Track one, Call Me Up, is comically woozy, like OutKast's Miss Jackson on downers. New band of the day (The Child of Lov No 1,483) 2013-04-02T15:54:59Z It’s one of the few lighter moments in this first hour of the new season, which is generally a pretty morose affair, particularly its downer ending. ‘Mad Men’: the beginning of the end 2014-04-09T18:26:17Z That is so funny and so entertaining just like wildly, outrageously so, that for anyone to think that it’s a downer makes me like so angry. Why “Angels in America” endures: “Without gay people, you can’t tell the story of America” 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z A lovely downer duet about the last dregs of a relationship from two casually confident young singers. The Playlist: Robyn’s Dance-Floor Weeper and 8 More New Songs 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Lavie: Science fiction with environmental concerns tends to be a bit of a downer, doesn’t it? Review | Let’s talk about how science fiction has dealt with environmental change. It’s not all depressing. 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z But my stepmother was always a huge downer about this. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: What can you do about stepmother who isn’t the life of the party? 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z "It's not a downer, I think it's quite uplifting." Dead good 2012-11-14T18:50:22Z There is always a risk that an album full of war poetry might feel like a downer. PJ Harvey: Let England Shake ? review 2011-02-13T00:15:33Z Despite some downers, Muller said positivity was definitely the theme among this year's ad crop. Super Bowl ads: Tears (Budweiser), jeers (Nationwide), positivity (Coke) The other tends to be a somber downer. Pulling punches: why origin stories keep superhero films from soaring 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z When you lose it’s a big downer, and I take it pretty hard. Ice melt: The Capitals’ John Carlson talks fatherhood 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z Opening a clamshell of berries and seeing them coated in fuzzy mold is a downer. Sunflower extract fights fungi to keep blueberries fresh 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Still, getting swept shouldn’t be viewed as a total downer in Miami. Young Marlins flop against Phillies in NL Wild Card Series sweep 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Their fans must be on a bit of a downer and the manager Paul Heckingbottom has got his work cut out to keep them up. Sutton's Premier League predictions vs Joshua & Hearn 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z These multidrug combinations of downers and uppers also became more common in the decade leading up to that year, the federal agency said. CDC finds opioids mixed with cocaine, meth driving more overdose deaths 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z But that’s a downer at a time news outlets don’t need another excuse for consumers to leave. CBS News effort shows the growth in solutions journalism to combat bad news fatigue 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z Rookie Matty Beniers kicked things off with his goal seven seconds into overtime against the Washington Capitals, but December was going to be downer. Ready to get on the Kraken bandwagon? Here’s a cheat sheet 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z That was a huge downer for a Pittsburgh team that is actually off to a promising start. Unbeaten Rays making some early history with dominant start 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z It was a bit of a downer, wasn't it? Trump will be hit with more indictments "in pretty rapid succession": MSNBC's Glenn Kirschner 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z “I was doubting myself, hadn’t been practicing, was just being a downer,” Tongi says. Seattleites take the spotlight on ‘American Idol,’ ‘Race to Survive’ 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z Indeed, the final edition of this wild and wacky tournament ultimately turned into a downer for just about everyone but Burns. Sam Burns wins final Match Play in rout over Cameron Young 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z Some parents may recognize some of their own actions on-screen, but for most viewers, the film is likely to be a bit of a downer. What to watch with your kids: ‘Missing’ and more 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z December has been a downer for investors so far, and this morning is looking no different. Elon Musk’s Latest Jab from the Right 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Others have tweeted about uppers and downers and all sorts of things. Transcript of Sam Bankman-Fried’s Interview at the DealBook Summit 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z The only downer for Seattle was the sight of DK Metcalf riding into the locker room on a cart with a knee injury after he landed awkwardly while making a catch. Analysis | What to know from NFL Week 7: Tom Brady and the Bucs are having a bad time 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z Beck appeared to be a bit of a downer. Perspective | The National Theatre marvels at some 200-year-old theater gossip 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z And then if you show who chose to vote no, that’s a bit of a downer. How an 'incredible' real-life feat gave a TV show about 'the Troubles' its happy ending 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Still, considering they’ve been in first place all but a couple of days this season, it would be a major downer if the Mets fail to snap Atlanta’s run of four straight NL East titles. Big series in A-T-L: Mets vs Braves with NL East on the line 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Alexander’s no-hit bid ended in the seventh, but that might have been the only downer for the Tigers in an 11-0 blowout Monday night. Alexander loses no-hit bid in 7th as Tigers beat O's 11-0 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z These days he drinks tequila, mezcal and gin; he used to like bourbon, though he’s lost his taste for “the brown downers.” Greg Dulli walks into a bar... 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z I don’t want to be a Debbie downer but I rate the chances of #Artemis1 launch on Monday at about 50/50 not counting weather. NASA Scrubbed Another Moon Launch. It May Not Be the Last Time. 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z The standard 60Hz refresh rate on the screen is a bit of a downer, but just about everything else you’d want from a flagship Google phone is front and center on the 6A. The Pixel Buds Pro just dropped to their lowest price ever on Amazon 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z An addiction to uppers and downers and severe bulimia were overlooked by most who knew her because Edie was such a presence that there was no questioning anything she did. Review: 'Edie came from California': A Sedgwick sister on the original influencers, Edie and Andy 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z What exactly is the point of such a downer when we Dodger fans are thoroughly enjoying this season? Letters to sports: Dodger distress in the midst of a pretty good season 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z “I’m hearing you want ‘Everybody Dies,’ but it’s such a downer!” In front of adoring fans at Amoeba Music, hometown hero Billie Eilish takes a victory lap 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z It’s a bit of a downer, therefore, to see corporations silo brimming tunes from Bridgers and fellow compatriots who try to channel this energy into unfortunately titled playlists such as “sad girl starter pack.” Review | Phoebe Bridgers makes being sad feel okay 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z The only real downer of the night was the absence of Zach Bryan, a breakout star with Western Washington ties who was initially slated to perform. Review: Luke Combs kick-starts Seattle’s summer concert season with soggy Lumen Field bash 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z "Not really. I mean, not to put a downer on the day but I came here to win the race," he said. Hindley is first Australian to win Giro d'Italia 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z But although death saturates this book, it is far from a downer. Review | Delia Ephron writes rom-coms. Then life threw her a serious plot twist. 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z Make no mistake: “The Unwritten Book” is a downer. Review | Samantha Hunt is haunted by books left unfinished 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z It went from something that was fun and entertaining to a total downer: ‘What did we just see?’ Oscars 2022: Will Smith vs. Chris Rock through the eyes of a Times photographer 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z I think we all get an occasional pass on the “complete downer” thing. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Elite university grad tires of competitive friends 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z It’s never especially funny, not because it’s a dystopian downer whose laughs are supposed to stick in your throat, but because it clumsily assails and misses a series of obvious targets. All 10 of the 2022 best picture Oscar nominees ranked, from worst to best 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z Shiffrin’s rough start was a downer for the U.S., but now it’s time for a couple other American standouts to begin competing. Shiffrin’s next chance, halfpipe qualifying highlight Day 4 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z Mr. Bevacqua, the NBC Sports chairman, said he was hopeful that the Olympics, instead of being a downer, would be a tonic to viewers exhausted by the pandemic. NBC Opens Olympics With ‘Worst Hand Imaginable’ 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z The book is a bit of a downer, but also a powerful statement about survival and new beginnings. 4 of this winter’s freshest YA novels, reviewed by teens 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Someone like True likely has a few more tries in him, but it’s a downer for certain players in a season that’s starting to be full of them. NHL notebook: NHL players disappointed about having to miss Olympics 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z Budgeting for 2022 doesn’t have to be a downer: You can also fit in some fun spending plans, which might include reconnecting with friends and family. Kimberly Palmer: 5 steps to reach your money goals in 2022 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z I know, it’s a strong brew of downers. Get ready for another rocky year: Markers for 2022 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z So I don’t want to be a downer. We asked a physicist whether The Witcher’s multiverse could really exist 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z The 20-play drive that led to zero points in the first half was a downer, and second-half turnovers sealed the Broncos’ fate. Analysis | NFL Week 14 power rankings: The Cardinals, Bucs and Patriots remain a step ahead 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z TCU dropped from No. 3 to No. 6, not a long fall, because the difficulty of its schedule had just imported a big downer where its rivals’ schedules had gotten boosters. Analysis | Turns out there was no need to fuss over the College Football Playoff selections 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z There were two downers: McKennie and center back Miles Robinson, the team’s best defender this year, will miss the Jamaica match. Christian Pulisic had a message for Mexico during another ‘Dos a Cero’ USMNT victory 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z “We Love Each Other So Much” is a hypnotically romantic downer for the ages. The highs and lows of the new movie musical boom 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z The cascade of retractions was a downer, but self-pity lost out to empathy. Prolific playwright Lauren Yee bounces back from pandemic cancellations with two area productions 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z “This was not because we had a downer on the U.K., it’s just about survival and was necessary to grow our business brand as we wanted it to grow,” said Mr. Fortune. Brain Drain From Britain Delivers Financial Boon to Estonia 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z Dakota Johnson thinks cancel culture is “such a f— downer. I hate that term.” Dakota Johnson is 'sad for the loss of great artists' like Armie Hammer, Johnny Depp 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Johnson concluded: "But, yeah, cancel culture is such a f---ing downer. I hate that term." Dakota Johnson calls cancel culture 'a downer': 'I do believe that people can change' 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z This dark and dreary monster movie is indeed horrific, but it’s also undoubtedly a downer, for more reasons than likely intended. Review: The dark and dreary horror of 'Antlers' is also a downer 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z While the dictionary update includes some downers — including mass extinction — it also reflects a growth spurt in solutions. "Climate crisis" has made it into the Oxford English Dictionary 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z Medvedev also said that while he was aware of the calendar-year grand slam pursuit and what a downer for tennis Djokovic’s loss would be, he framed the moment in positive thoughts. Daniil Medvedev is the heir to the Federer-Nadal-Djokovic dynasty men's tennis needs 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z The first song that truly nailed the Baby Queen persona was Buzzkill, a party burn-out anthem in which Latham's friends make a futile attempt to stop her being on a permanent downer, Baby Queen: Meet pop's boldest, sharpest new voice 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Everly, addicted to uppers and downers — Ritalin and vitamins to keep him awake and barbiturates to help him sleep — twice attempted to kill himself with an overdose during an English tour in 1962. Don Everly, half of singing duo who influenced generations of musicians, dies at 84 2021-08-22T04:00:00Z Everly, addicted to uppers and downers — Ritalin and vitamins to keep him awake and barbiturates to help him sleep — twice attempted to kill himself with an overdose during an English tour in 1962. Don Everly, half of singing duo who influenced generations of musicians, dies at 84 2021-08-22T04:00:00Z One of the worst offenders, she says, are antidepressants, which are a real downer for wildlife health. What happens to wildlife swimming in a sea of our drug residues? 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z At high doses, especially when mixed with other downers like alcohol, it can knock a person out without any memory of what happened. FDA approves GHB, a ‘date rape’ drug, for rare sleeping disorder 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z He became drowsy from two "downers" he took to help him sleep when he got home. Elizabeth Taylor was ‘broken’ after losing ‘soulmate’ Montgomery Clift, author claims: ‘They saved each other’ 2021-07-18T04:00:00Z “Seek You” isn’t the downer one might expect, given its sobering subject matter. Review: Feeling lonely? Join the club with an intense new graphic memoir 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z Perhaps the biggest downer in his head coaching career was the Billy Don Jackson case. Appreciation: In the UCLA football galaxy, Terry Donahue was as good (and good looking) as it gets 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z The Colbert interview was hardly a downer, however. Michelle Obama opens up about coping with depression: 'Don't wallow in your low' 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z Brownstein sees the same tension now, as back then, between filmmakers offering critical portrayals of the country and people who think it’s a downer. Opinion | Crushed Dream Factory 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z This sounds like a downer, and “Hope” is exquisitely attuned to the nuances of grief, especially when it’s expressed by way of task-oriented dispassion. New movies to stream this week: ‘The Banishing,’ ‘Hope’ and more 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z That is yet another psychological downer for this bunch, which never seems to get to celebrate Washington’s best baseball moment since 1924. Perspective | The coronavirus has set back the Nationals’ season. How far back is up to them. 2021-04-03T04:00:00Z That might sound like a downer, but Kevin’s book is all about seeing that as an opportunity. The robots are coming for your office 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z As grim as the subject is, viewers might expect “The Father” to be a downer. Review | ‘The Father’ is a meticulously constructed story in which very little is what it seems 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z Step one of my treatment already was a bit of a downer. Perspective | My prostate cancer journey: Testosterone reduction, mini-radiation treatments, embedded radioactive seeds and lots of difficult side effects 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z So while 2021 may be another downer season for Baltimore, there’s a chance brighter days are ahead. Orioles have 0% chance to make postseason, according to Fangraphs projection 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z Their 3-0 loss to the Columbus Crew in the MLS Cup was a study in stagnation; a definitive downer. Sounders whiff on shot at glory in MLS Cup loss to Columbus Crew 2020-12-12T05:00:00Z Many state place names that seem to carry a downer message in today’s parlance probably were never intended to do so. Why does Washington have so many dismal place names? 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z Among the downer highlights: the full data hasn’t been released yet, and this happened in a clinical trial where conditions were more controlled than they will be in the real world. The COVID-19 pandemic hits new highs and new lows 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z Reading The Times these days can be a bit of a downer. Feedback: White privilege in art museums runs deep 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z “I’m really sick of all the Debbie downers and the negativity,” he said. While Her Father Rails Against ‘Idiot’ Scientists, Ivanka Trump Talks Ice Cream 2020-10-24T04:00:00Z Week 111Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley says, “It’s a sad and pathetic moment when on Christmas Eve the president of the United States is firing downer tweets.” Perspective | Trump has shredded norms. Here’s an exhaustive – and still partial – list. Jeremiah was as good as it gets in the prophet business, but he could be a bit of a downer. Opinion | White evangelicals and Catholics may finally be opening their ears 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z The actor's angry tweets led to one of his followers calling him a "Debbie downer," to which he responded, "ok - I'll Stop." John Cusack rips DNC night 4 as 'celebrity-filled reality TV convention': 'It's all showbiz' 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z "He was on a downer, I was trying to work my hardest, so it was a shame," said Porter. Gail Porter opens up about Keith Flint relationship 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z Yet for all the heaviness of its themes, the resulting collection of “emotional bops,” as guitarist Alana, 28, described them, is no downer. Sex, Bono and depression: How Haim embraced chaos and made their most revealing album yet 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z There’s also the downer of Dominic Cummings and his chums showing up, like it’s open day at epidemiology camp. Pass judgment on Adele's talent, not on how much she weighs | Barbara Ellen 2020-05-09T04:00:00Z It sounds like a downer but it’s actually a huge amount of fun because it’s a parallel-universe book. Lionel Shriver: 'Some people think I'm evil incarnate' 2020-05-02T04:00:00Z The unshared recovery proved a downer in two ways. Op-Ed: Millions of small businesses are about to collapse. Here’s how we can save them 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z Alas, Wednesday’s post was a bit of a downer. Beers, deer and heroes: heartwarming moments in coronavirus Britain 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z There’s some hip-hop, downer R&B;, arena ballads and pop. Review: Jessie Reyez’s great debut reveals an intense star 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z “She was medicated by a doctor who gave her uppers to wake up in the morning and downers to go to bed,” Brie says. Alison Brie: ‘The effects of trauma spider-webbed through the whole family’ 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z And even the stocks that went up were a downer. Stocks to Take With You to the Bunker 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Ms. Moore also spoke with Fox News after the event, saying Mr. Biden is a bit of a downer who doesn’t focus on solutions. College student slams Joe Biden after he calls her ‘lying, dog-faced pony soldier’ 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z Despite the work’s somber theme, the music is no downer, according to the composer. At the Kennedy Center, a reimagined ‘Boléro,’ through a South African lens 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z “It was uppers and downers, it wasn’t drugs, but I couldn’t sleep because I was drinking so much coffee during the day.” Gisele Bündchen: a model life? 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z “We definitely want to dissuade people from the notion that somehow a downer and an upper cancel each other out,” he said. A New Drug Scourge: Deaths Involving Meth Are Rising Fast 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z So it was kind of a downer when a smiling Hokanson signed off by saying, “A three-ounce serving of pork is an excellent source of protein, B vitamins, and other essential vitamins and minerals.” Taking Virtual Reality for a Test Drive 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z “I never wanted to be the person who is a downer, who is always looking at what’s wrong,” Pool said. After 40 years at KOMO in Seattle, weatherman Steve Pool is signing off 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z But for the legally minded progressives who’ve already added it to their holiday wish lists, “Conversations” is anything but a downer. Review | Talking with Ruth Bader Ginsburg about case law and T-shirts 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z What persuades you that he’s truly made peace with his situation is the fact that “Pony” isn’t a total downer. How a small-town Brit named Rex Orange County became Gen Z's favorite crooner 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z Zion Williamson’s knee surgery before his first official game as a pro was an even more tangible downer after his tremendous preseason for New Orleans. The N.B.A. Is Not Very Fun Right Now 2019-11-02T04:00:00Z It was a downer for captain Read’s 34th birthday. Hurt after loss, Hansen livid at question of NZ’s commitment 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z As one colleague described the downers/uppers mix: “It’s the Judy Garland of drinks.” Taste-testing boozy canned coffee: From terrible to OK | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z The only downer for the former players was the sense that perhaps their old home was closing too soon. Heat of the moment: Rangers say adios to Globe Life Park 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z For some, it’s a welcome return to routine, but for me, someone who spends their life trying to side-step routine, it’s always a bit of a downer. Anna Jones’ recipe for ancho chilli and peanut mole with quick tortillas | The Modern Cook 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z But the mayor doesn’t want his rallies to be downers. What Does Campaign Rally Music Say About a Candidate? 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z But I’m a liberal, and even to me they’re coming across as national downers. ‘Our house is on fire:’ Democrats sure have abandoned that ‘hopey-changey’ stuff 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z Pabst has a slightly more positive take on their new upper/downer, however. PBR hard coffee is the most terrifying liquid of the week - Golf Digest 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z I will admit that our repeated failures to detect signs of E.T. is a downer. No E.T. Life Yet? 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z Stocks on Friday finished their best June in decades, capping a strong first half of 2019 and a big rebound from May’s market downer. Stocks finish best June in decades, capping strong first half to 2019 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z But not everything is a downer - “Mornings in Memphis” finds beauty in the moment, and “Say Baby” is a spirited two-chord come-on. Review: Justin Townes Earle sings the blues on fine album 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z I was just getting downer and downer with his questions, and then I killed myself. Dave Barry's dog Lucy is living her best life — and teaching him to be happier too 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z During a period where western teens have been experimenting with downer drugs, her message to young fans is clear. Billie Eilish: the pop icon who defines 21st-century teenage angst 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z One downer for Colorado: Charlie Blackmon and newcomer Daniel Murphy each went 0 for 5 at the top of the order. Freeland goes 7 innings as Rockies beat Marlins 6-3 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z “Photograph 51” may not tempt a new wave of women into genetic research, but that’s not to say that this stylish and informative production, directed by Kimberly Senior, is a downer. Review: She helped discover DNA. History may have forgotten her, but ‘Photograph 51’ does not 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z But the velocity of his story – running at high speed with silent anxiety, zooming down the freeway doing 100mph on downers listening to KNAC-FM – gives the terse hollowness of the narration its driving force. The dark brilliance of Bret Easton Ellis, by Ottessa Moshfegh 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z The experience was, as you might imagine, somewhat of a downer. 'Too big to cancel': can we still listen to Michael Jackson? 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z The news was received as a downer on par with the extinction of the space program. Is Gavin Newsom Right to Slow Down California’s High-Speed Train? 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z Whatever downer might spring from a title game featuring same old vs. same old ought to be offset by a central feature: the football. Perspective | Hate on the Alabama-Clemson CFP final all you want, but the football will be great 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z “It’s a sad and pathetic moment when on Christmas Eve the president of the United States is firing downer tweets in a petulant, loner mood,” said presidential historian Douglas Brinkley. ‘I am all alone’: An isolated Trump unleashes a storm of Yuletide gloom 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z It was not the worst performance of his career, but it was certainly a downer as it ended a 10-game winning streak in which the New Orleans offense looked unstoppable. N.F.L. Week 14 Predictions: Our Picks Against the Spread 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z The Cowboys recovered from the downer of losing Elliott to win the last three without him last season. Cowboys’ Elliott faces Falcons, 1st foe for last year’s ban 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z About the only downer for the Bears was Cody Parkey hitting uprights while missing two extra points and two field goals. Trubisky throws 3 TDs, Bears beat Lions 34-22 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z About the only downer for the Bears was Cody Parkey missing two extra points and two field goals. Trubisky throws 3 TDs, Bears beat Lions 34-22 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z If not, this week was probably a real downer. Perspective | How I learned to love a good downturn in the stock market 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z “So he spoke out about it — Hey, I hear you guys . . . you know that liquor is a downer? Don’t you feel down when you drink? And we’re like, ‘What is this conversation going to?’ Dan Snyder motivated Santana Moss to play through pain against Dallas. Hennessy helped, too. 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z Taipei is a lightly fictionalized memoir that details a young writer’s consumption of drugs, including uppers, downers, heroin, cannabis and a smattering of psychedelics, sometimes all in combination. Oneness, Weirdness and Alienation 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z The season is ending on a downer for the Nationals, who lost for the second night in a row Friday to the lowly New York Mets. Joe Ross a possible bright spot for Nats in 2019 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z The ending was kind of a downer for the two-time NFL MVP. Wearing knee brace, Rodgers returns for Packers 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z This is where the film starts to get interesting — if also, let’s face it, something of a downer. Review | Crime drama ‘White Boy Rick’ is half-depressing, half-entertaining — and all true 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z Yet The Times makes the headline a downer about possibly losing Mike Trout. Letters: Seems a little early for 'Bruins in Ruins,' but UCLA fans already have a Chip on their shoulders 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z If Wednesday was his last outing with the Nationals it was a downer to go out on. Gio Gonzalez ponders possible trade 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z “It’s a bit of a downer on the day.” Rowdy Tour Fans Ruin Famous Climb, and Badly Injure One Rider 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z But there is pain with the gain — the year after winning the World Cup tends to be an economic downer. World Cup winners can expect GDP boost to economy 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z I was impressed with the new amenities and the condition, but the changes on 11 and 12 were a downer. Teeing off: The food’s great at historic Jefferson Park Golf Course, but there aren’t many memorable holes 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z Tariffs tend to be economic downers with an impact like sales taxes, which push up costs for consumers and businesses and slow growth. U.S. Economic Strength Gives Trump Leeway in Trade Fight With China 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z It was a toss-up between this and Vanilla Sky for the 20th spot, and Far and Away just nudged it because it is – admittedly not intentionally – hilarious, while the latter is a mega downer. The top 20 Tom Cruise movies – ranked! 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z That would have been a downer for a president who has plenty of other downers to deal with — from a special counsel investigation to a botched Group of Seven summit. Opinion | A summit without substance 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z That evaporated in a three-run ninth by the Cardinal that gave them a 6-5 victory, and gave the Huskies a temporary downer. Husky baseball team, happy to be in playoff field of 64, peaking at the right time 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z The only downer for the Cubs was an early exit for Baez, who departed in the sixth with right groin tightness. Cubs stop 5-game slide with 14-2 win over Marlins 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z All of which makes “Sollers Point” sound like a pretty serious downer. With ‘Sollers Point,’ Baltimore filmmaker explores hometown 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z “This party just turned into a real downer,” someone else said, so we went back to the movie. California burning: life among the wildfires 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z Is the attraction that of having sensations heightened or dulled, a dose of uppers for the ears, or downers? Becoming John Luther Adams: The evolution of one of America's hottest composers 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z Unless you get published in a very prestigious journal or get a lot of citations, it can feel like a downer, even though you accomplished what you were supposed to accomplish. Feeling overwhelmed by academia? You are not alone 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z The only downer was the blizzard that struck the nation’s midsection. New Broncos QB Case Keenum’s drive as strong as ever 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z And this season has been a downer that included more knee problems for Wall, chemistry issues, bouts of feuding, noticeable roster holes and a slew of uninspiring performances. Perspective | The Wizards and Raptors were once peers in development. Now they aren’t even close. 2018-04-15T04:00:00Z “There’s always a little downer when you win like that. I’m sure it will happen at some stage,” he said. Ian Poulter takes a harrowing path to Augusta National 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z The only downer is that it ends so early. A guide to the best happy hours in D.C. 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z But they enter the tournament on a little bit of a downer after getting upset by Providence in the Big East tournament semifinals. Gonzaga broke through against Xavier last year. Can the Musketeers flip the script in the West this time? 2018-03-11T05:00:00Z Clearly, this was bound to be in part a downer story about downfalls: the sheer reduction in numbers of local journalists, mirroring national trends, due to the economic tumult in the media industry. The Backstory: A reporter’s notes on ‘Breaking News’ 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z While the news on Gamel was a bit of a downer for the Mariners, there was some more positive news surrounding other key players battling injuries, including Haniger. In non-Ichiro news, several of the injured Mariners are progressing and nearing a return to game action 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z But that was not the only downer on this blustery afternoon. Downtown Boise bookstore yet another small business closing 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z Rational behavior by suppliers and customers may prove to be a real downer for starry-eyed investors. Lithium Mania Gets a Reality Check 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z The only possible downer on the day for Musk was the rumoured loss of Falcon heavy’s third booster, the central core. Falcon Heavy: Elon Musk's giant SpaceX rocket makes triumphant launch 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z Which positions the actual All-Star Game on Feb. 18 in Los Angeles to be a disappointment yet again, since we’re all going into it on such a downer. Does an N.B.A. All-Star Draft Held in Private Make a Sound? 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z Let me become the ultimate downer and raise my hand for that, too. Tiger Fatigue Syndrome, or Why I Want Woods' Comeback to Fail - Golf Digest 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z The material was tough, but the play isn’t a downer. Perspective | My favorite things in 2017 theater in Washington, New York and beyond 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z I thought it would be a downer to do that. James Ivory is a three-time Oscar nominee. 'Call Me by Your Name' might bring his fourth 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z Its popularity has tailed off slightly, but other prescription drugs – often used recreationally – have joined it, arguably in part thanks to the inadvertent marketing by rappers, who have swapped uppers for downers. The death of Lil Peep: how the US's prescription drug epidemic is changing hip-hop 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z It’s a bit of a downer about “dear young revolutionary capitalists,” but chillingly effective. Review: Destroyer’s ‘ken’ good for listening between lines 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z Beck might be known more for his finely tuned downer rock, but he’s mostly angst-free here. Review: Upbeat Beck returns with rich, dance sound 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z The one downer for the Blackhawks was an injury for Schmaltz in the third. Saad, Blackhawks pound Penguins 10-1 in opener 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z After all the excitement and anticipation the trip generated beforehand, it turned out to be a real downer. Ravens quash unpleasant memory of Jags, look toward Steelers 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z And then this is the one that is a downer, and I guess we should have done this one first. Double Bounce is a new platform that splits the difference between Patreon and TinyLetter 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z It has always been a downer of a show, catching Holiday in the throes of addiction, fueled by bitterness and sinking out of control in this small-club gig. Review | Finding theater at the city’s edges: Three shows off the beaten path of D.C. stages 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z I’ve seen people leave their surgeon “because he’s such a downer.” The wonderful placebo effect 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z “The biggest downer in baseball is a blown save late,” Nationals Manager Dusty Baker said a few minutes after exhaling at the podium. Depth players help save Nationals from another bullpen meltdown against Mets 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z “The biggest downer in baseball is a blown save late,” Manager Dusty Baker said. Perspective | The Nationals may have the most star power in baseball. Will the bullpen waste it? 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z The only downer in all of this, and to be fair Microsoft's showcase was only marginally better in this regard, was the absence of smaller studio games. Every PlayStation 4 Game At Sony's E3 Press Show 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z You take an upper for a downer, right? “It’s a Summer Day” 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z The first season, which was adapted from a novel by Tom Perrotta, struck many viewers, not unreasonably, as a huge downer. The Apocalypse According to “The Leftovers” 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z While he is "looking forward to it", he said it was "on a bit of a downer, we want to be happy but at the same time we are worried about everyone at home". Man Utd fans unite for minute's silence after Arena bombing - BBC News 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, the internet search company will kick off its annual developer conference near its headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. For techies interested in the latest doodads, Google’s show could be a downer. Google, Not the Government, Is Building the Future 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z “I knew a long time ago that one of the biggest downers is a blown save because it carries over and it also carries over to the opposition,” Manager Dusty Baker said. Perspective | On a bullpen with no closer, the Nationals gambled and lost 2017-05-14T04:00:00Z “It was kind of a downer day,” Nationals Manager Dusty Baker said. Nationals start May with a dud, fall to Diamondbacks in a grind of an evening 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z “I mean, I don’t want to bring a downer on the evening … but we are that close to the end of the world.” Armando Iannucci on why he's glad he left Veep: 'I don’t know how I’d respond to America now' 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z Not wanting to be a downer, I replied that it was lovely and interesting. What a Sensory Isolation Tank Taught Me About My Brain 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z One possible downer would be a trade to Cleveland, an inept franchise on par with Washington. Kirk Cousins sees deal as the business proposition it is 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z Fox’s own editing choice added a downer to a nice moment, cutting to a camera shot of New England’s scowling coach Bill Belichick as the song ended. Lady Gaga gets readies her Super Bowl halftime show 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z It's not a complete downer though, scenes involving bodily fluids, casual violence and incompetent housebreaking providing uproariously funny punctuation to the generally melancholy mood. T2 Trainspotting: A giddy high or painful comedown? - BBC News 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z Why be a downer because of a ballgame? Letter of Recommendation: Fair-Weather Fandom 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z “That was the downer. I mean, we were a heck of a lot better than a lot of teams that went.” A look at the UCLA-USC rivalry in 1970-71, the last time both won so many games to start a season 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z Her prescription: Thomas Hardy’s “Jude the Obscure,” a downer from page one that grows darker, ending in a tragedy. ‘Book Doctors’ Say What You Need Is a Good Read 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z Who would want to watch such a downer? ‘Man Down’: Marine’s tale slips into hopelessness, despair 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z All of which will make some people wary of the movie, and a synopsis of the plot does sound like a parody of a downer. Fighting Demons with Casey Affleck and Michelle Williams 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z The only downer was a spate of injuries throughout the game that will bear watching as the week progresses. First impressions: Russell Wilson, Doug Baldwin, Seahawks' defense shine in 26-15 win over Eagles 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z That’s not to say the album is a downer; rather it balances message and music perfectly. Indigo Girls opener Becky Warren writes songs about veterans and PTSD 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z It concluded a downer week for Houston, which didn’t get into the Big 12 when the buzzards circled over the expansion possibilities there. Campus Cleanup: Penn State just one of the college football teams rising from the dead 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z The lone downer: Seeing Jaron Brown, a solid contributor, get hurt on a meaningless completion late. What the national media are saying about the Seahawks in Week 7 NFL power rankings 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z I don’t mean to be a downer, but have you readers of a certain age noticed how many conversations we’ve all been having about making an early exit? Dealing With Ma’s Dementia, and That Trip Out West 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z The snowfall last winter reversed expectations in what should have been back-to-back downer years, and as a result skier and snowboarder turnout to the mountains was positive. If La Nina hits hard, so should the snow at ski resorts in the Pacific Nothwest 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z One downer, in a week of many, has been how few elected Republicans have disavowed Trump, even after the wild rhetoric and the accumulating sexual-assault allegations of the past week. Paul Ryan’s Struggle with Trump—and Trump’s Voters 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z "Unfortunately that happened and unfortunately it put a little bit of a downer on what was supposed to be my first really good experience of the Ryder Cup." Danny Willett: Comments to family 'put downer' on Ryder Cup debut 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z “I was disappointed in what he wrote and obviously it put a bit of a downer on my first Ryder Cup for the last couple of days,” Danny Willett said on Thursday. Danny Willett admits brother’s article has marred Ryder Cup debut 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z And Republicans are on the downer train this year, chained to Donald Trump’s dystopian message. It’s not all rainbows and unicorns 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z In fact, the study’s data suggests that people with a happy partner are 34% more likely to be healthy than those married to a downer. Happy People Make Their Spouses Healthier 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z There are a lot of Debbie downers among the voters, and both the parties have to be currying favors with them. New York Today: Long Island Hosts a Debate 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z The networks will usually cut away to their own anchors and analysts — their stars — when they deem the convention doings to be ratings downers. TV News: Truth Squad or Trump Infomercial? 2016-07-17T04:00:00Z Stedman's 2012 novel of the same name, it's a small story with top talent, and somewhat of a tone change for Cianfrance, whose previous romantic downers have been nearly universal critical hits. The Verge fall movie preview 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Trump’s campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, insisted that the tone this week has not been a downer. Donald Trump’s vision of doom and despair in America 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z “When you play that long you might as well win. It’s a big downer when you lose a game like that,” Nationals Manager Dusty Baker said. Nationals beat Reds, 3-2, in 14 innings 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z The performance does not put a downer on it. Euro 2016: Chris Coleman hails Wales 'heart and courage' 2016-06-25T04:00:00Z The defeat wasn’t the only downer of the night for New York. Yankees can’t hold lead, fall to Orioles 6-5 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z Even his T-4 at the Wells Fargo Championship was a downer in that he was in contention and closed with a 74. Fowler misses another cut, 'not the train you want to get on' - Golf Digest 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z This sounds like grim stuff, but the book isn’t entirely a downer. ‘Imagine Me Gone’: a family trapped in its own history 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z After mixing opioids with downers, he overdosed, just two days prior to his scheduled qualifying exams for graduate school. Thriving After Opioid Addiction 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z Other workers may see them as a “downer” and “not a team player,” but it’s important to have them around. It's official: employers can't force you to be happy. Hallelujah | David Ferguson 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z Another downer about personal tragedy and the passing of time; in a way, this is Daly's own "Knockin' On Heaven's Door." An unauthorized history of John Daly's underrated music career - Golf Digest 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z Was Wednesday night's decision a big boost for Detroit and a downer for Tampa Bay? Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith returns from a six-game high-sticking suspension for Game 2 of a first-round playoff series against St. Louis on Friday night 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z Here's the real downer, though: despite this thing being called the Kindle Oasis, there's nothing here about it being waterproof — or even water-resistant. Amazon's new Kindle Oasis has leaked: cool battery case, but not waterproof 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z In “Footlights,” the dour downer of an opening song on his 1979 album “Serving 190 Proof,” Merle Haggard sings about having to perform onstage when the inspiration’s gone. The Writin’ Side of Merle Haggard 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z The results of the experiment, they claim, are literally a downer. Porn and the Threat to Virility 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z That was a bit of a downer, but an important lesson. 'It was the toughest decade of my life': our readers on surviving their 20s | Sarah Marsh and Guardian readers 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z This sounds like a downer, but it's only as depressing as any ego death is. Dead Slow Ahead is a transcendent sci-fi documentary that must be experienced 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z But many took his side, including an Istanbul-based company serving the sliced meat sandwich that saw Mehic's punishment as a downer for the doner. A sonorous burp after a doner kebab led to a fine for Vienna bartender Edin Mehic 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z As for championships…not to be a downer, but these are the Wizards. Five reasons I’m kind of okay with the Wizards’ trade for Markieff Morris 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z This thinking is a downer: Sometimes social narratives are quite depressing. How Stories Drive the Stock Market 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Not to be a downer, but my outlook is not so good here for the short term. Farhad and Mike Ruminate on the Peaks and Abysses of 2015 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z The contest ended the way it felt for most of the evening — a downer. SNYDER: Dallas, Washington show how crowded — and miserable — it is at the top 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z “This is the year I wanted to do well, and not making it to states because of my leg was a downer.” Patriot’s Rachel McArthur returns to action, Lake Braddock’s Kate Murphy wins Nike Cross Nationals region race 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z Best seen with: parents and grandparents who aren't in the mood for a downer this weekend. 12 movies to see with (or without) your family this Thanksgiving weekend 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z “You just hear a lot of things that are downers,” she said. Autistic teen chef turns food aversion into cooking passion 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z “That was a downer, a real downer,” Colorado coach Mike MacIntyre said. Colorado chance fizzles in 42-10 loss to No. 9 Stanford 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z The goal, throughout this book, was to muddle people’s reactions intentionally rather than saying, “Here’s a funny uplifting story” or “here’s a downer”. New Yorker illustrator Adrian Tomine: 'My inner voice says 'You suck!'' 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z Anyway, she’s figuratively dead to her mom and brother, which is a downer. 'iZombie' recap: New Hope and 'Gumpy Old Liv' 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z I’d started stealing and squirrelling away Dad’s pills, he had so many barbs and squeakers and downers he never noticed any missing. Nick Frost: ‘When the end comes it’s horrible’ 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z It put a downer on an event to mark the official opening of the new food technology centre. Enda Kenny stuck in a lift while touring new food plant - BBC News 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Just in case this fall movie season isn't enough of a downer for you. Fall 2015 movie guide: the 34 films on our radar this awards season 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z I don't want to be a downer here. A friendly reminder: If it has wheels, it's not a hoverboard 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z The injury was a major downer on what was quite a night for the pitcher. Tigers’ Norris becomes 19th pitcher to homer in 1st at-bat 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z For now, though, let’s not be a downer. U.S. Women’s Soccer Team, Recently Crowned Champions, Visits a Football Palace 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z The one development since legalization that even supporters of the new law consider a downer: newcomers who break pot etiquette. Bud and Breakfasts and 420 Tours: Denver sees a cannabis 'gold rush' 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z The biggest market for Anheuser is also the biggest downer in terms of organic growth presently. AB InBev Earnings Preview: How Will The Big Markets Perform? 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z Meteorologists on television are among the worst of the double downers. Information? Or Obfuscation. 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z The U.S. dollar continued to rise against certain crucial foreign currencies such as the euro, Japanese yen, and Australian dollar in the second quarter as well, which might be a downer again for Harley-Davidson. Harley-Davidson's Mid-Year Earnings Preview: Strong Dollar And U.S. Sales In Focus 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z It would be one thing if Trump’s downer effect were only that he embodies ostentatious – even offensive – wealth, far more so than Mitt Romney, the party’s 2012 candidate, ever did. Donald Trump is Democrats’ greatest gift: Why his buffoonish politics threaten to bring down his entire party 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z And Thursday could bring a downer doubleheader, with the Nats and Caps both playing at home. ‘Everyone was just going crazy’ 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z It’s a bad day because entrepreneurs are largely a class of overachievers who want to be validated, and a job with ‘the man’ is a huge downer. How Entrepreneurs Lose Control Of Their Companies: 'You've Exited But Don't Know It' 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z Bit of a downer: Sweet Briar College received the highest possible rating. Higher Education Week in Review: March 2-8 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z I hate to be a downer, but I thought both were overrated. Five things to talk about on the course: The Oscars, NBA trade deadline, and one pro athlete's unflattering photo: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z "It's tricky because climate change and environmental issues are kind of a downer sometimes," Myint said. Global Warming-Friendly Proves Moneymaker for Restaurants 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z But in this downer of a men’s basketball season, the Patriots were unable to find the right formula against another formidable foe. George Mason falls short against understaffed VCU, 72-60 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z An ad that was a particular downer to many people was a Nationwide Insurance spot advising parents to protect their children – or they’ll die. Super Bowl 49 Was A Hit, But Commercials Were Largely Duds 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z It was a bit of a downer when my boyfriend dumped me. Five ways to survive sharing a bedroom with strangers 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z I don’t mean to be a total downer here, as I think the holographic AR tech shown today was very cool and I sincerely hope it works as intended. Xbox's Kinect Reminds Us To Be Skeptical Of Microsoft's Windows Holographic 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z But then there are times when the national portrayal of police as brutal, militaristic and aggressive against suspects can be a major downer. Indiana chief ‘rejuvenated’ by show of support for police 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z The World Cup on the whole was a downer for Asian teams, with only Iran earning a point - and that resulting almost entirely on its strong defense. Asian Cup kicks off with Australia-Kuwait match Friday 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z Yes, that seems like a downer, but take heart: You have a chance to fill your New Year's Eve with some seasonally appropriate country music. COUNTRY TIMES: Get your New Year’s country fix 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z “It feels a little bit like a downer.” As term ends, Gray reflects on success and struggles 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z “When the project stopped, it was a real downer. It led to all sorts of bad conclusions about this place.” Revel Without a Cause: The Spectacular Fall Of Atlantic City's Biggest Casino 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z Coin lacks support for transit cards, which is a huge downer for someone like me who rides the subway every day. My experience with Coin Beta in the real world 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z For Washington, Griffin’s interception was a downer before the break. Robert Griffin III’s play is encouraging in loss, helping Jay Gruden assess what he has And that would be a real downer to the economy. Richard Lehmann's 6% Solution: Finding Gems Among Junk Bonds 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z The Mammoths won 20-19, but the night was a downer for Hamilton. FXFL offers fringe players a chance to get to NFL 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z To account for the possibility that the barren room was a downer, other students were asked to do the same at home. Actually, People Still Like to Think 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z “By the time I got to Denver, I actually experienced a little bit of a flat, a little bit of a downer,” McDowell said. Ryder Cup: Graeme McDowell seeks redemption after quiet Medinah showing 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z Part of the Smith Center for Healing and the Arts — an organization offering cancer patients the restorative power of art, among other things — the gallery didn’t import this show because it was a downer. ‘Divergence’ at the Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery Real estate has become a real downer and questionable, and not as secure as it was in the past. Richard Lehmann's 6% Solution: Finding Gems Among Junk Bonds 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z Following these tips might leave you feeling overly cynical about the world, but the real downer would be dealing with a stolen identity just as the holiday season is heating up. 8 Ways to Protect Your Identity While Online Shopping 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z So I’m not talking about the emotional ups and downs that cause a downer of a day once in awhile. How To Adjust Your Attitude And Keep Your Job 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z So which of those strange developments is the biggest downer in Seattle sports. Seattle sports' wacky week: What was the biggest downer? 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z “It’s a serious issue, but we want to demonstrate that we are not humorless, politically correct downers.” ‘Robot march’ to protest Iowa’s pink locker room 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z At the risk of being a downer, though, we have to ask: What if Lessig’s wrong? “Everything people thought was wrong then is wrong now in spades” 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z This challenge is particularly true with the introduction of sedatives, or “downers,” such as benzodiazepines and alcohol. Robin Williams: Depression Alone Rarely Causes Suicide 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z After all, what entrepreneur risking everything on a startup wants to read a cautionary tale—let alone an outright downer? How Survivorship Bias Tricks Entrepreneurs 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z Supreme Court ruled in 2012 that California’s “downer” regulations were trumped by the federal government, which conducts inspections at many livestock facilities nationwide. Owner of livestock auction pleads no contest in animal cruelty case 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z I hesitate to honor Nietzsche – the man was a real downer. Great things come in fours: Norman Chad’s Mount Rushmore of, well, everything In the film's original ending, Franco's character Will Rodman dies while taking a bullet for Caesar, but it was ultimately changed because it was too much of a downer. Bringing the apocalyptic landscape of 'Planet of the Apes' to life 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z If my feed is full of downers, I save the funny kitten video for the morning. Dear Facebook, Please Experiment On Me 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z Given that aspiring viral content tends to be positive and the news is usually a downer, Facebook would essentially running the same experiment by putting its finger on the scale. Facebook's Emotional Manipulation Test Was Unethical—and So Is the Rest of Social Media 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z The owner of an Inland Empire livestock auction pleaded no contest Monday to animal cruelty charges under California’s “downer” law, which prohibits the sale, transport or abuse of injured livestock. Owner of livestock auction pleads no contest in animal cruelty case 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z In addition: the 2008 financial crisis was really a downer – according to research – for those living in the United States. Smile, Charles Koch Cares About Your Well-Being 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z “It’s a major downer, a total bummer for me.” The move of the UW from KJR to KOMO: What it means . . . 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z The only downer was that his Pittsburgh Pirates lost to the Chicago Cubs 7-3 on Tuesday night as Anthony Rizzo stole the spotlight from Polanco by homering, doubling twice and driving in three runs. Polanco gets 1st hit but Pirates lose to Cubs 7-3 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z One of the downers of becoming middle aged is you start to wonder if your greatest achievements are behind you. Why Your Best Days May Still Be Ahead of You 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z What matters most after a downer of a day like Friday is not how Nadal and Djokovic play in the final but that they play the final. Historic Double Walkover in Florida 2014-03-29T03:53:15Z The real downer is Ovechkin is doing what he does well, leading the league in goals. Wise: Capitals look good, but it’s the Penguins’ grit that shows difference between the two clubs 2014-03-11T03:34:00Z It certainly wasn't a downer for the Dutch team, which is blowing away the competition at the big oval. Mulder twins lead another Dutch speedskating sweep 2014-02-10T19:09:06Z I’m afraid the economist’s perspective on your situation is a bit of a downer, CD. Economix Blog: An Economist Answers Questions About Online Dating 2014-02-10T17:14:43Z The real downer, for Siracusa is Apple’s inability to “Do something about TV,” which earned a single word comment, “Sigh,” and an F. Product Report Card: Is It Fair To Grade Apple B- For 2013? 2014-01-04T15:47:00Z Pete Carroll roamed the locker room after Sunday’s downer, taking the pulse of the Seahawks, checking in on the aggrieved, the bereaved and the downright peeved. Seahawks’ smooth ride gets bumpier after loss to Cardinals 2013-12-23T04:01:10Z Envy: Though this “green-eyed monster” is clearly a downer, we can diminish its harmful effects and direct it to motivate ourselves to perform better. Repent for Your Sins or Turn Them into Something Good 2013-10-25T11:45:02.943Z It’s a bit of a downer for Microsoft, as October 22nd is also the day that the Surface 2 RT goes on sale in the United States. Apple's iPad Announcement Leads To PR Disruption For Nokia and Mirosoft 2013-10-09T15:28:00Z It was a lightning show, then a downer. Seahawks imperfect, but still bury Niners 2013-09-16T09:01:10Z He's been playing so well for so long that eventually there's going to be a downer, eventually there's going to be a disappointment. Murray must set new goals - Becker 2013-09-06T19:42:41Z The only downer on the day for the Americans was another injury to Stuart Holden's right knee. Shea's quick goal gives US 1-0 victory over Panama 2013-07-28T23:35:44Z Get hooked and you are on a downer for life. Cracking crime with Twitter in Spain 2013-06-26T23:39:19Z A long, alcohol-fueled dinner with the first group was a pure downer: dull, rote and devoid of positive energy. DealBook: What Gets You Up in the Morning? 2013-05-24T15:41:53Z One of your roles can be as a “downer” – the person who brings in a link to the scientific information that corrects the pseudoscience. How to break into science writing using your blog and social media (#sci4hels) 2013-04-03T15:45:20.820Z Things are mainly a downer and a drag. Our Manufacturing Troubles Are Cultural, Not Economic 2013-03-28T13:08:00Z A Celtic downer on the Sabbath was always anticlimactically on the cards after Scotland's appealingly merry jig in Paris - which in the event ensured a deserved championship. Wales v England – Six Nations live 2013-03-16T16:13:16Z I fear it may not just be women with an unfair downer on beer who wouldn't fancy my home brew. Pints for £1 in the homebrew revolution 2013-01-19T21:30:00Z This is very exciting, though the "box containing the processor" part is a bit of a downer. CES 2013 day 4: Samsung's bendy phone screen, Android oven, and more 2013-01-11T07:23:47Z Instead, he prescribed the equivalent of a drug user dealing with a wild high by swallowing a fistful of downers. This fracking fantasy is the delusion of fossil fuel addiction 2012-12-13T16:54:00Z The art was, as usual, a very mixed bag and a lot of my mates had a bit of a downer on the increasing amount of AV material. Readers' cultural picks of 2012 2012-12-09T19:30:01Z Curiously, while the vocabulary of psychedelia is richer than that for uppers and downers, it is also more redundant, scoring lower on measures of lexical diversity. Visualizing the Language of Drug Experience 2012-11-26T13:45:03.620Z Entering Davey Johnson’s last year as a manager — his “World Series or Bust” swan song — it will seem like a downer. Nationals’ Mike Rizzo: ‘We don’t have any pressing needs’ 2012-11-26T01:51:58Z So, given this downer of a forecast, how are we supposed to invest? Is There a Reckoning Coming Thanks to Quantitative Easing? 2012-11-15T14:00:08Z The only downer Wednesday for the Nationals: Manager Davey Johnson missed the end of the game after feeling numbness in his left leg, leaving the dugout to get X-rays and treatment from a team doctor. Phillies' streak of winning seasons ends at 9 2012-10-03T23:33:11Z And then there’s Mitt Romney, a congenital optimist who finds himself in the uncomfortable position of having to be a total downer, arguing that there really isn’t a recovery at all. Did Barack Obama Save Ohio? 2012-09-09T05:18:02Z Whereas the physiological effects of uppers and downers are of a piece with sensations known from everyday life, psychedelics represent a radical break with normal perception. Visualizing the Language of Drug Experience 2012-11-26T13:45:03.620Z But for Nokia, a company that is struggling to get its mojo back in a phone market dominated by Apple and Samsung, the botched video presentation was a downer. Bits Blog: Nokia's Misleading Video Dents Lumia's Image 2012-09-07T20:31:10Z Afghanistan, for U.S. presidential campaign purposes, is a huge downer. No Solution: Why Afghanistan Is Not a Campaign Issue 2012-08-24T16:35:32Z Everyone was so quick to put a downer on her kit. London 2012 stylewatch: five things we've learnt from Olympic fashions 2012-08-10T17:27:42Z There is more data to come today: German CPI; UK factory gate prices; Bank of Ireland results; and, to put an early downer on things, further figures from China. Eurozone crisis live: China data takes the shine off markets 2012-08-10T06:46:00Z Maybe the employee truly is irritable or moody or a downer. Performance Reviews: 8 Things Not to Say 2012-08-03T13:35:00Z If I get even mildly cynical about monopolies controlling the branding, he gets annoyed with me putting a downer on the glory of Olympics. My Olympics: 'I feel a bit guilty that I didn't go to see the Olympic torch' 2012-08-01T14:11:38Z Search his history and you'll see that virtually everything he says is a downer. Whiny Customers: How to Handle 5 Types of Complaints 2012-07-31T13:24:39Z The parable on industrialization isn’t a total downer. Opening Ceremony Spoilers 2012-07-27T19:05:35Z Bank of America analysts are on a macroeconomic downer this morning, with downgraded expectations for the eurozone and the UK. Eurozone crisis live: China data takes the shine off markets 2012-08-10T06:46:00Z His departure wasn't a downer for the rest of the company. Fire an Employee Nicely. Here's How. 2012-06-18T16:29:35Z Despite the downer in Columbia River coho, the nontribal commercial chinook trollers who've been out fishing since May 1 have reported seeing quite a bit of nice-sized coho in the ocean. All indications point toward a great summer for salmon fishing | Outdoors 2012-06-16T03:07:04Z “The way PeopleSoft ended was a real downer,” he says, “but it’s hard to get annoyed with a fella for making business decisions.” The Two Horseman of the Enterprise Software Apocalypse 2012-06-14T23:55:33Z “The main problem with the ad,” for Mr. Sabry, is that it is something of a downer. The Lede Blog: Ad Wars Ahead of Egyptian Presidential Vote 2012-05-08T18:39:25Z The only downer for some was the absence of star Kasey Keller in goal. Welcome to the party: Sounders FC fans enjoy the atmosphere 2012-03-18T03:34:45Z No one likes to vote for a downer. The Big Risk in Joe Biden's First Campaign Speech 2012-03-15T22:36:27Z The angsty poem attached to their tower of fan rice at the kickoff of Big Bang’s world tour in Seoul was a bit of a downer for a pop show. South Korea's Greatest Export: How K-Pop's Rocking the World 2012-03-08T01:05:21Z No illegal acts like “downer” animals being forced down the kill line with fork lifts, or getting their brains bashed in with a pickax. Dot Earth Blog: The Troubling Path from Pig to Pork Chops 2012-02-02T22:38:54Z California strengthened regulations against slaughtering so-called "downer" animals after the 2008 release of an undercover Humane Society of the United States video showed workers abusing cows at a slaughterhouse. US Supreme Court blocks Calif. slaughterhouse law 2012-01-24T01:01:05Z The California law, known as Section 599f, banned slaughterhouses from buying or selling downer animals and from butchering them for human consumption. California Slaughterhouse Law Struck Down by Top U.S. Court 2012-01-24T03:27:57Z Justice Elena Kagan, writing for the court, said the Federal Meat Inspection Act, which regulates slaughterhouses, pre-empted the California law, which requires the immediate euthanasia of “downer” animals and bars their slaughter or sale. Supreme Court Rejects California Slaughterhouse Law 2012-01-23T21:50:44Z California strengthened regulations against slaughtering so-called "downer" animals after the 2008 release of an undercover Humane Society video showing workers abusing cows at a Southern California slaughterhouse. Supreme Court overturns Calif. slaughterhouse law 2012-01-23T16:26:06Z “We began talking about how we should do something more positive than just be downers about something we don’t agree with.” Pro-Water in Snowboarding Culture Heavy on Energy Drinks 2012-01-07T18:26:00Z Under California law, the ban on buying, selling and slaughtering of downer cattle also extended to pigs, sheep and goats. US Supreme Court blocks Calif. slaughterhouse law 2012-01-24T01:01:05Z And Gross ends the letter to his investors on a real downer: “The financial markets and global economies are at great risk.” Paranormal Economy: Why One Investor Thinks the 'New Normal' Has Gone Bust 2012-01-06T11:35:43Z Bennett turns the balloon-filled news conference into a real downer by yanking the microphone from the Mariner Moose to announce a deadline for fixing up Safeco Field, the team's "unacceptable" ballpark. Look for strange twists in 2012 Seattle sports scene 2012-01-01T03:26:47Z Under California law, the ban on buying, selling and slaughter of "downer" cattle also extends to pigs, sheep and goats. Supreme Court overturns Calif. slaughterhouse law 2012-01-23T16:26:06Z "It came as a real shock, a real downer." Parkinson's & dance: An unusual partnership unites 2011-12-07T11:26:12Z In May 2008, the Agriculture Department banned the slaughter of cows too sick or weak to stand, because so-called "downer" cows pose an increased risk for mad cow disease, E. coli and other infections. US Supreme Court blocks Calif. slaughterhouse law 2012-01-24T01:01:05Z The only downer came when Willis left the game in the first half with a right hamstring injury that Harbaugh afterward said he didn't consider serious. 49ers beat Rams 26-0 for 1st playoffs since '02 2011-12-05T11:34:09Z The only downer came when Willis left the game in the first half with a right hamstring injury that Harbaugh afterward said he didn’t consider serious. Harbaugh leads 49ers to 1st NFC West crown, playoff berth since ?02 in 26-0 win over Rams 2011-12-05T11:36:17Z The only downer came when the star linebacker Patrick Willis left the game in the first half with a right hamstring injury. N.F.L. Roundup: 49ers Clinch Division With Time to Spare 2011-12-05T02:16:59Z The only downer came when star linebacker Patrick Willis left the game in the first half with a right hamstring injury. 49ers beat Rams 26-0 for 1st playoffs since '02 2011-12-05T00:18:23Z The California law bans slaughterhouses from buying or selling downer animals and from butchering them for human consumption. California Slaughterhouse Law May Be Voided by Top U.S. Court 2011-11-09T19:24:12Z |
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