| 单词 | erudite |
| 例句 | Handsome, erudite, and a packet of energy, the Latvian was a crowd-pleaser and the darling of the chess world. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Her dedicated, austere life could not be thus explained—she was the daughter of a solidly comfortable, erudite banking family. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “Oh, dear me, no. I like to think of myself as an aged but extremely erudite scholar.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Lee said quietly, “So young to be so erudite.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It doesn’t matter how civilized and erudite the husband is. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Someone should write an erudite essay on the moral, physical, and esthetic effect of the Model T Ford on the American nation. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Then an erudite boy in a blue sweater shoves me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z His lyrics, scrupulously literate and resonant with complex ideas or emotional ambivalence, were often impossibly clever but rarely only clever; his language was sometimes erudite but seldom purple. Stephen Sondheim, Titan of the American Musical, Is Dead at 91 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z Nineteen hours I listened to the erudite drawl of former Vice President Al Gore last week, on the audio version of his new book, “The Future.” Al Gore: Examining the ‘drivers of global change’ 2013-02-07T22:02:57Z “Whatever the topic, Davis is always superb company: erudite, adventurous, surprising.” 12 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Describe her in three words Charming, erudite and engaging. Blind date: ‘My appetite failed to join us’ 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z In an erudite new book, “What Tech Calls Thinking,” Adrian Daub, a professor of comparative literature and German studies at Stanford, investigates the concepts in which Silicon Valley is still staked. ‘What Tech Calls Thinking’ Might Really Be Something Else 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z Rather, his thoughtful and erudite demeanor suggests an old-world, civic-minded patron. A Stylish Beachfront Home in Florida 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z “The Absurd Man,” Jackson’s erudite fifth collection, examines the contradictions and possibilities in our search for meaning. In Protest or Celebration, Four Poets Evoke a Sense of Endings 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z In keeping with Soper’s stylistic variety, the cast comes from a range of musical backgrounds but shares a commitment to making the bountiful, erudite text legible. Review: A New Opera Puts Real Emotions in a Fantasy Garden 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z The duo, whose performances were punctuated by witty, erudite patter, fared much better in the show’s lighter numbers. Music Review: Eric Comstock and Barbara Fasano at Metropolitan Room 2012-10-16T22:16:16Z The great Flemish painter who dominated European art in the first half of the 17th century was sociable and connected, charming and erudite. Review | Rubens had it all — fame, fortune, good looks. But you can’t hate him. 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z Elegant and erudite with a seductively dark purr, Clairmont analyzes the DNA of witches in his secret lab to determine why their magic is waning. Matthew Goode Knows How to Charm. Just Ask Lady Mary and Princess Margaret. 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z The result of studying “erudite tomes,” “hundreds of magazine articles” and “countless biographies,” the admonitions he sets down here are “principles” — not “mere theory” — that “work like magic.” ‘How to Win Friends & Influence People’: Why the granddaddy of self-help endures 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z “I can’t make myself believe that I’m some erudite guy in a necktie with a sport coat on.” Rick Foucheux paints a possible stage exit with an intimate ‘King Lear’ 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z Over coffee at a pub Ms. O’Connor is erudite, profane and confident, until she is not. Music: Sinead O?Connor?s ?How About I Be Me (and You Be You)?? 2012-02-10T12:58:00Z The presenter still regularly appears on BBC airwaves, delivering erudite and grandiose soccer reports for which he is well-known to sports fans. BBC presenter charged with indecent assaults 2012-12-05T20:18:52Z It’s very clever and erudite, and it’s very, very funny, as David was, but fundamentally it is a brief for kindness. David Rakoff’s Last Deadline 2013-07-03T16:16:53Z It was an erudite enterprise, meticulously researched and plotted out months in advance. The Comic Strip’s Heyday in ‘Cartoon County’ 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z He often played erudite, professional characters such as lawyers, executives, politicians or doctors. "Diff'rent Strokes" star Conrad Bain dies at 89 2013-01-16T23:36:16Z She loved the camaraderie and the erudite atmosphere, but was uncomfortable with the elitist culture of academia. She Wrote a Blistering Satire About Publishing. The Publishing Industry Loves It. 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z Babur wrote verse of his own, and he was an erudite critic of the form. A Warlord’s Memoir Is Surprisingly Modern and Charming, When It’s Not Gruesome 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z They were remarkable performances: angry, erudite pieces delivered in a comically pompous voice that mocked its own pretensions. Book review: ‘Against the Country,’ by Ben Metcalf 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z But he is allergic to the notion that one kind of black music — with a particular appeal to erudite, well-heeled, often white audiences — would be more culturally salient than other forms. Live Jazz: 5 April Standouts, From Andrew Cyrille to Linda May Han Oh 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z Your early work will probably be too earnest and overwrought and snarky, and you’ll try too hard to sound ironic and erudite, but if you keep at it, you will get better and better. Salon’s guide to writing a memoir 2013-01-20T23:00:00Z One of the people he beat out for the prize was Harry Levin, later a famously erudite Harvard English professor. Sprezzatura 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z Here, Catherine is not the dutiful, erudite figure of Tudor lore but instead is confident and politically astute. Even a Powerful Queen First Must Survive Being a Teenager 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z Founded by the abstract artist Sam Francis in 1979, it is dedicated to the presentation and study of recent art and has long been a home to the erudite and esoteric. LA artists fight for soul of cultural landmark 2012-07-21T23:06:12Z Devouring books she supplied, Mr. Echols, who grew up in near poverty, became an erudite, self-educated man and a professed Buddhist. Movie Review: ‘West of Memphis,’ by Amy Berg, on ‘West Memphis Three’ 2012-12-24T21:26:52Z Written in a wry, erudite voice, the novel explores the reaction to the news that in two years, moon fragments will pulverize the Earth and destroy all life. The best sci-fi and fantasy books for May 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z They are winsome and solicitous and erudite, but they have a consistent, definite point. The Sympathetic Spy Downstairs 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z He became an erudite scholar of his particular interests, his keen eye and sagacity legendary among collectors and often on display in his stage performances and lectures. The Curious, Astounding Collection of the Magician Ricky Jay 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z Wills’ book is an erudite rebuke to those modern-day traditionalists who insist that Catholicism is an unbroken heritage and that any kind of reform would be sacrilege. Pope Francis takes down the right: “I don’t think the bishops are going to come flocking around (Santorum) any more” 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z It was tasty, erudite stuff, freaky but classy, a Mixmaster version of old master, with a big glop of Pop tossed in. Art Review: A Mind Where Picasso Meets Looney Tunes 2011-01-27T22:41:49Z When he speaks, the words come out of him in an eloquent tumble, as though he is quoting an erudite professor. Zachary Quinto: 'Playing Spock was about cultivating an inner life' 2013-05-04T17:00:02Z Or is my presence suspicious in this erudite space? Edgar Arceneaux’s labyrinthine ‘Library of Black Lies’ invites endless interpretation 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z It is an uncomfortable, erudite and deeply profound novel. The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud – review 2013-05-17T09:00:02Z An erudite man of letters during the early years of the Turkish republic, and a devoted Communist, Mr. Ali wrote novels, stories, poems and articles that repeatedly got him thrown into jail. A Once-Forgotten Novel Unites Turkish Readers in Troubled Times 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z One legacy of these formative years is the author's prose: effortlessly erudite and often startlingly precise. The Scientists: A Family Romance - review 2013-01-14T07:00:01Z Just yesterday I was having a Twitter argument with my friend David Simon, the erudite creator of “The Wire,” a recipient of the MacArthur “genius” grant. Gene Weingarten: Admit it. You don’t know what ‘epistemological’ means either. 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z Casanova, the most erudite of scammers, was the archetype of the age. On the Trail of a Lover Boy in the Age of Enlightenment 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z Viewers’ double-take at that number 18 is soothed by a typically erudite explanation of the way French colonial ambitions in south-east Asia established fault-lines that shaped America’s later intervention. The Vietnam War: terror, heartbreak and helicopters ablaze in an epic documentary 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z The result is a moderate’s manifesto; a lengthy, erudite defense of what Sacks calls “cognitive pluralism.” Jonathan Sacks on Richard Dawkins: “New atheists lack a sense of humor” 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z In 1979, Mr. Wigan left Fox to become a producer and delivered a range of hits, from the erudite “Chariots of Fire” to the goofball “Police Academy” comedies. Gareth Wigan, Who Urged Hollywood Abroad, Dies at 78 2010-02-19T06:29:00Z Occasionally, some of the more erudite members will publicly correct Bob’s grammar. From Harvard to webcam girl 2014-02-10T01:00:00Z Above all, Fadiman was never hoity-toity or condescending; he exemplified what he preached, coming across as erudite but easygoing about it, an educated man at home in the world. A daughter’s loving homage to her famed, flawed father 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z Marías’s erudite characters frequently resemble their author in small ways: one teaches at Oxford, as Marías did; another has the same birthday. The Worldly Digressions of Javier Marías 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z Valuable nuances are lost, as are the intricacies of Silberman's erudite lyrics, which vanish into the fog of a rough, frequently fuzzy sound. The Antlers 2010-05-23T21:15:00Z But within these conventions, Coetzee is as perspicacious and erudite a guide as one could hope for. The Outlaw Novelist as Literary Critic 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z Michael Ruhlman, the erudite Cleveland writer and cook, gives short shrift to fancy blends of meat. Deconstructing the Perfect Burger 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z And, as Ducournau — an intense, erudite filmmaker who makes movies about profound transformation — recently discussed, “Titane” is really a very optimistic film. Q&A: Julia Ducournau on bodies, cars and love in ‘Titane’ 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z His prose was dense but not difficult, erudite but not pretentious; as an observer of human behavior he was both ruthless and generous, acknowledging characters’ finer attributes but homing in on their foibles. Richard G. Stern, a Writers’ Writer, Is Dead at 84 2013-01-25T03:25:06Z By all accounts far more erudite than Dame Edna — he was an accomplished painter, bibliophile and art collector — Mr. Humphries, in a sustained act of self-protection, always spoke of her in the third person. Barry Humphries (Dame Edna to You, Possums) Is Dead at 89 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z The Potter's Hand is erudite, often engaging and elegantly written but it never quite succeeds as a novel. The Potter's Hand by AN Wilson – review 2012-09-28T21:55:01Z She is a realist about the balance she must strike on her HLN show between the erudite and the populist. After Work With: For Joy Behar, It?s Lights, Cameras, Accent (and Opinion) 2010-07-09T19:25:00Z The erudite illustrators added hints of the latest scientific discoveries. Antiques: ‘Art Interrupted’ Exhibition Ends Tour in Georgia 2014-01-23T22:58:12Z The collections are not only important but they are very beautifully presented, in terms of the physical fabric of the showcases and also the interpretation – the labels are erudite and accessible. William Morris Gallery wins Art Fund Prize for Museum of the Year 2013-06-04T18:56:01Z Seattle Times reviewer Valerie Ryan described this book as a "quirky, funny, erudite hybrid of intellectual razzle-dazzle, graduate-school angst, youthful high spirits and a serious examination of aspects of Russians and their literature." A wordy week in Seattle, overflowing with literary events 2010-06-19T01:08:00Z The second was a link to an excerpt based on a new study flagged this week by Nieman Labs’ erudite director Joshua Benton: PR & Media Spam 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z In 1974, he ran for parliament as the International Marxist candidate, but the sloganeering public persona is tempered by an erudite domestic man. A life in writing: Tariq Ali 2010-05-07T23:18:00Z This witty, erudite novel chronicles the expedition of a scientific team studying lobsterlike inhabitants in the icy seas of the planet Ilmatar. The five best science fiction/fantasy books of 2014 And no thread in these letters shines brighter than that of his erudite, profound devotion to the music of Satie. Review: John Cage’s Historical Niche, a Legacy in Letters 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z Without fail we take erudite and grown up writers and turn them into young children again. Authors dress up as their favourite characters 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z Young, urban, erudite and carrying the shadow of a mysterious past, Morris electrified the students of his one-room schoolhouse and reinvigorated a prairie community. Ivan Doig's 'Work Song' is epic novel of miners, strikes and hardship 2010-06-23T23:37:00Z And it is the starting point for Jamal J Elias's erudite but unsatisfying study of Islam's attitude to imagery through history. Aisha's Cushion: Religious Art, Perception and Practice in Islam by Jamal J Elias - review 2012-12-27T07:00:01Z Every work can read as eye-candy or erudite criticism; it can show froth or fury or both. Colour me beautiful 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z With a friend struggling through Dostoyevsky's tale, the erudite Holliday advises him not to worry about all those Russian names. 'Doc' is a fresh look at a unique Western figure 2011-05-03T11:31:13Z Luc Bondy, the visionary, erudite, and sometimes controversial Swiss director, of film, opera, theatre—“of life,” as Le Monde put it—died last Saturday, of pneumonia, in Zurich, where he was born. Luc Bondy, a Man for All Seasons 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z In an eloquent and erudite statement that was carried on the front pages of India's leading newspapers, Mistry recalled Rabindranath Tagore's rousing poem about freedom. India must move beyond book-burning 2010-10-21T14:10:00Z He apparently was effortlessly erudite, having gone to Eton, which specializes in bestowing the appearance of effortless erudition. The Very English Politics of “A Very English Scandal” 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z Iyer is known primarily for his travel writing, his erudite essays on literature, and his wise, restrained accounts of his Buddhist-inflected striving for stillness and contentment. Pico Iyer’s Japanese Love Story, from Spring to “Autumn Light” 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z "Douglas Dunn's sparkling, erudite and distinguished body of work has long been one of the grace notes of British poetry," said Duffy, as she named him as the winner of the poetry Gold Medal. Poet Douglas Dunn wins Queen's medal 2013-12-18T13:13:11Z Mr Miranda pulls this off by supplying them with perfectly chiselled lyrics that are dramatic, erudite and cool all at once. Patriotism on Broadway 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z Yet what still baffles me about this erudite father is that he seems not only unable to help Paul, but almost unwilling to try. A Father’s Love, Whether He Says Too Much or Not Enough 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z His characters are smart and cultured, educated and erudite. 'A Hand Reached Down to Guide Me': David Gates' signature riffs 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z The song’s nuanced and erudite lyrics also accounted for the loss of self that can be suffered by women considered the most desirable — the very type who bullied Ian. Janis Ian Lets Her Music Speak Her Mind (One Last Time) 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z Kid- and dog-friendly, the sprawling 120-acre modern sculpture and architecture park showcases an eye-catchingly diverse array of works that appeal to both serious art lovers and families looking for more erudite entertainment. The Hudson Valley’s outdoor art parks make for an alluring pandemic destination 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z He is erudite and charming; the conversation roams freely. Christoph Waltz: 'Try as you might, you can never break free from your past' 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z Their lengthy, erudite emails to one another leap from cultural and philosophical engagements to chatty inquiries about romantic partners. 19 New Books Coming in September 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z You want erudite and highbrow, there is plenty to pick from. The All-Stars of ‘Star Wars’ 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z This perfectly weighted collection feels like a companion volume to his erudite and profound meditation on death, Nothing to be Frightened of. Pulse by Julian Barnes ? review 2011-01-02T00:03:03Z People who think Lawson’s success stems chiefly from her beauty haven’t spent enough time with her writing, which is funny, casually erudite and seductive. From Nigella Lawson to David Chang, Chefs Narrate the Stories Behind the Dishes 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z A natural comedian, the gossipy and erudite designer kept his devoted circle of clients and friends in stitches. A New Book Explores the Work of Geoffrey Bennison 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z This first erudite volume fully supports that verdict. ‘Gandhi Before India’ Shows How the Mahatma Was Made 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z Meeting him for the first time, I find him to be witty, erudite and deeply political. Tony Kushner: 'At first I was horrified' 2011-08-15T20:31:01Z Rudolf was also intellectual and particularly fascinated with the erudite and arcane. Bartholomeus Spranger’s wild, weird and voluptuous art at the Met Night after night he was there, madcap yet erudite. Craig Ferguson’s “The Late Late Show” Will Be Missed 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z Like the best of those books on language, Schine’s novels — this is her 11th — are often as witty as they are erudite. In Love With Language, but Not Necessarily With Each Other 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z And while the princes of indie rock in the nineties were the erudite slackers of Pavement or the sensitive members of Sebadoh, many musicians on independent labels now make rock that is stadium-sized and cathartic. Whither the Indie Band? 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z Elle, who described her look that day as “Virgin Suicides meets Twiggy,” is “remarkably sartorially erudite for a 13-year-old,” it was noted. On the Runway: Several Sizes Too Small 2011-07-22T15:53:33Z But within that doubt, Nesmith would agree, lies Infinite Tuesday — a nonlinear realm to which he is a distinctly likable, erudite guide. Hey, hey, it’s the Monkees! 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z The actor, who plays ambitious producer Mia Jordan on "The Morning Show" and erudite Columbia law professor Dr. Nya Wallace on "And Just Like That…," has built her career on strong, smart women. "And Just Like That" star Karen Pittman on the "sexy" missed opportunity of Nya romancing Miranda 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z A couple of months ago, I read an essay he wrote in The Nation, “Instagram and the Fantasy of Mastery,” which I found ingenious, erudite, and immensely stimulating, despite what I considered its dubious assumptions. A Filmmaker Trying to Break Free from Instagram Modernity 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z But though the quality of "Discovery's" prose remains no more than clear and serviceable, its erudite references to the leather-bound boards of incunabulae and secret ingredients in medieval inks make it a welcome relief. 'A Discovery of Witches': at Oxford University, unrest among the supernatural set 2011-02-17T21:27:04Z In this area Stephen Bayley was the pioneer, with a constant stream of witty, erudite and challenging writings on design from the 1980s onwards. Hello World: Where Design Meets Life by Alice Rawsthorn – review 2013-05-10T13:00:03Z "Hideous" Shelley's creature may be, but in literary terms his erudite author fashioned him from the very finest materials. Frankenstein at the National Theatre 2011-02-12T00:05:26Z Given its long stretches of earnest and erudite scientific talk, “A Dangerous Method” might seem to be his calmest and most cerebral film yet. | 'A Dangerous Method': ?A Dangerous Method,? by David Cronenberg - Review 2011-11-22T18:02:01Z Plus, he seemed a bit too erudite for a mass-market retailer; his style was more sommelier than salesman. Can Britain’s Top Bookseller Save Barnes & Noble? 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z But not in a pretentious “We’re more erudite than ‘Star Wars’” kind of way. The Duplass Brothers: The First Time We Got Cable TV 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z Amongst those currently writing, Simon Schama stands out as the Dickens of modern historiography: bewilderingly erudite and prolific, passionate in his enthusiasms and armed with the complete contents of the thesaurus. Niall Ferguson: By the Book 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Allison offers erudite historical case studies that illuminate the pressure toward military confrontation when a rising power challenges a dominant one. 100 Notable Books of 2017 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z She even apologizes for being “too erudite,” although she can no more avoid being erudite than she can avoid speaking at all. Margaret Atwood returns us to Gilead in ‘The Testaments’ 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z The former paratroopers' song is just one of the many musical, literary and artistic creations that have inspired and enlivened the protest movement that is still largely the reserve of erudite, urban Russians. Russia's unlikely protest song rocks rally 2012-02-05T13:38:07Z In the program, LeBlanc is chosen to play the lead character in a remake of a fictional British show that featured an elderly and erudite school principal. "Friends" star Matt LeBlanc happy to send himself up 2010-07-29T23:57:00Z You really hope you read some erudite publication this morning? Jerry O'Connell talks murder, dog hoarding, Drake & "Real Housewives" 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z Now “Germany: Memories of a Nation”, a similar collaboration developed to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, sees Mr MacGregor’s erudite, entertaining voice returning to the airwaves. History lessons 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z She apologizes for being “too erudite,” although she can no more avoid being erudite than she can avoid speaking at all. Margaret Atwood writes sequel to ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z Jay is one of America's most accomplished and erudite sleight-of-hand artists. Ricky Jay's obsession with Matthias Buchinger, an unbelievable 17th century showman 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z But essentially it is a knowing and erudite example of the genre that we have come to call "fantasy". American Gods by Neil Gaiman 2011-08-19T21:55:08Z Walliams, in conversation with Andrew Motion, proved an erudite enthusiast for the poet's work; the Little Britain star is full of surprises. Rewind radio: Jamie Cullum Interviews Dave Brubeck; Brubeck at 90; David Walliams on Philip Larkin; Decoding Basquiat; Ernest John Moraen 2010-12-05T00:05:00Z Hosting the evening, “Panning for Gold: Great Songs From Flop Shows,” was the lyricist David Zippel, who has had his share of ups and downs on Broadway and who made a suave, erudite M.C. Flop Shows’ Tunes at Lyrics & Lyricists at the 92nd Street Y 2014-06-01T04:00:00Z In 1965, Mr. Simmons, an incisive, erudite reviewer and essayist, won a William Faulkner Foundation Award for “Powdered Eggs,” recognized as a notable first novel. Charles Simmons, Novelist and Critic, Dies at 92 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z In Tom Stoppard’s wildly erudite historical comedy, great men dash in and out of a Wildean romp loosely based on coincidence. 15 Plays and Musicals to Go to in NYC This Weekend 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z They appear as two erudite sensibilities, each attempting to please and even to delight the other, which is a high form of conversation. Julian Lage and Chris Eldridge and Their New Record, “Mount Royal” 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z She brings a sober, erudite, and humane voice to an often overheated debate. Books to Watch Out For: September 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z Jones’s fondness for female impersonation was a key feature of the show, as was his erudite writing. Terry Jones, Monty Python founder and Life of Brian director, dies aged 77 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z His patients have lost an erudite and compassionate doctor. Oliver Sacks, Casting Light on the Interconnectedness of Life 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z It is too self-consciously erudite to work as an introduction. Die Walk?re/The Madness of an Extraordinary Plan - review 2011-07-17T15:28:14Z Diana is erudite but unworldly, witty but never ironic, supremely self-confident and utterly mystified by the modern world. Review: ‘Wonder Woman’ Is a Blockbuster That Lets Itself Have Fun 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z Foxhall’s erudite and vivid accounts of migraine spoiled me for other books on the subject, but I wanted to see how self-help books approach migraine. Review | Migraines have plagued me for years. A new book puts my pain in perspective. 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z His brother, erudite and resentful, can't shrug off his cultural heritage so easily. Translations ? review 2011-07-19T18:00:05Z The show, which mixes analysis of big issues and lesser known stories told in a recognisably erudite and elegant 4 way, is to be axed in the autumn and replaced with comedy. Radio head: Elisabeth Mahoney on Americana 2011-07-12T20:00:00Z They record his suave, erudite, epigrammatic peregrinations around Oxfordshire and Berkshire as the world economic collapse of that year took place around him. Robinson in Ruins ? review 2010-11-21T00:08:00Z So there are sophisticated dinners with the likes of social activist Julian Bond, New York Philharmonic's Alan Gilbert and noted French chef Daniel Boulud, playing their erudite selves. A promising romance blooms in '5 to 7' 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z He’s an erudite, lyrical, enthusiastic and exceptionally well-read guide. Review: ‘Landmarks,’ a Book on Language and Landscape 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z This clever, playful show, which opened at 54 Below on Tuesday evening, is her most ambitious adventure yet in zany, erudite musical biography. Nellie McKay Plays the Drag King Billy Tipton at 54 Below 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z His character is either a stumbling, fumbling, fawn-eyed space cadet or an articulate, erudite conversationalist, depending on Range’s whim. ‘Stardust’ Review: A Week With David Bowie, Unaccompanied by His Music 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z It's a consummately erudite record, full of gnarled songs of doubt and redemption, and tonight Oberst and his long-serving band lend this fertile material a sharpened, visceral edge. Bright Eyes ? review 2011-02-15T19:20:00Z The catalog said they — but especially Bronzino — “endowed their works with an erudite and self-consciously stylish character that made Florentine portraiture distinctive.” Talking Across the Centuries to the Medici Family 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z Formidably erudite, Mr. Silvers reigned over the semiweekly publication from a desk surrounded by teetering piles of books and manuscripts. Robert Silvers, a founding editor of New York Review of Books, dies at 87 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z RuPaul is deeply serious, erudite and self-aware, and has clearly given a great deal of thought to everything he says. RuPaul: ‘Drag is a big f-you to male-dominated culture’ 2018-03-03T05:00:00Z With his receding hairline, grey jacket and lean, thoughtful face, Thomas has a professorial air, delivering smoothly erudite monologues in a voice rather like Vincent Cassel's. Daft Punk: the midas touch 2013-05-18T23:05:39Z Such zesty informality carries over into Portnoy’s own writing, which, in blending the erudite and vernacular, regularly tilts toward the latter. The Good Kind of Schmaltz 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z Those shadows and more haunt the pages of “The Krampus and the Old, Dark Christmas,” Al Ridenour’s gleefully erudite study of the more gruesome and ancient traditions associated with the holiday. For the blackest of Black Fridays, consider a Krampus Christmas 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z He seems like an aging, impotent, vaguely erudite hippie who sits around smoking bowls and boring people with his monologues about Timothy Leary and Tibetan meditation. Pick of the week: "Down Terrace" 2010-10-22T11:01:00Z The result has been a lot of rather erudite trash-talking, with salvos fired back and forth on Twitter and images being digitally altered in humorous ways. The Smithsonian Engages in Some Friendly Competition 2014-08-10T04:00:00Z We venture into town to visit the cluttered storefront galleries of sometimes unscrupulous art dealers, and the erudite but combative enclaves of prescient collectors such as the Steins. Review | How Picasso’s she-devils changed art forever 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z Sometimes I felt I was registered in Cocktail Party 101; I wanted to be urbane more than erudite. The Bonds Between Sex and Books 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z Why do so many people on the Guardian music blogs think they're being erudite and witty by having a knee-jerk negative reaction to anything which smells of "alternative" that is also popular? Ask the indie professor: why shout for a song the band will never play? 2010-08-16T13:39:00Z Mr. Burnett’s tireless tracking down of bits and pieces of Larkin’s work and his erudite annotations are an impressive act of scholarship. Books of The Times: Philip Larkin?s Complete Poems, Edited by Archie Burnett 2012-04-09T21:28:30Z It also gives occasion to consider Cavett’s role in TV culture as an erudite, risk-taking and durable presence whose guests came on to engage in thoroughgoing, often contentious discussion with a dash of witty repartee. The One About When Groucho Marx and Dick Cavett Became Great Friends 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z His corporeal and erudite nonfiction debut begins with a letter to his grandmother. Review | In ‘A History of My Brief Body,’ Billy-Ray Belcourt triumphs over oppression through lyric essays 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z Clearly, The French Lieutenant's Woman lies behind some of the more playfully erudite English novels of later decades, notably AS Byatt's Possession. Twelve of the best new novelists 2011-02-25T13:05:56Z The anger and violence are wrapped, however, in farce and the kind of bitter, erudite insult humor at which the British are so adept. ‘Babylon,’ a Dark British Comedy About Policing 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z He proved to be an energetic, enthusiastic and erudite guide, rather like his tweets. A Carefree Getaway Just Off the Persian Gulf 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z The tale begins with a chance meeting between the king and erudite, pious Catherine in the treacherous court where Cromwell presides like Darth Vader, menacing and all seeing. Review | Fans of Hilary Mantel’s Thomas Cromwell trilogy will want to read these historical novels next 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z To be sure, it’s fun to pick off a title from the New York Times list—you know, see what all the fuss is about, be among the erudite. Good (Non-Business, Non-Best-Seller) Books for the Summer 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z It is hard to believe, given the erudite references that fill the book and our talk, from Islamic history to Aristotle, the Valladolid debate and Voltaire’s admiration for British tolerance. Mohamed El Bachiri: ‘Terrorists killed my wife: this is my jihad for love’ 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z ABC's literate, erudite pop always hit home because it was also patently sincere: there were real heartstrings being twanged in archly confessional pop hits such as Tears Are Not Enough. ABC – review 2012-12-19T15:23:47Z The witty and erudite Bryson makes a case that 1927, a year of accomplishments/notoriety for Charles Lindbergh, Babe Ruth, Al Capone and Herbert Hoover, was the year America “came of age.” 43 new books for fall 2013 2013-08-24T21:21:11Z There is no excuse, or even a phony rationale, for pronouncing it that way other than some haughty sense that it sounds more erudite, the way some people will snottily pronounce the “t” in “often.” Perspective | Gene Weingarten: Leading the fight against mispronunciations 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z In 1968, executives at ratings-hungry ABC hired two of the country’s more erudite public intellectuals to render judgment on that summer’s presidential conventions. The Buckley vs. Vidal debates: The original knock-down, drag-out TV 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z In Tom Stoppard’s wildly erudite historical comedy, great men dash in and out of a Wildean romp loosely based on historical coincidence. 17 Plays and Musicals to Go to in NYC This Weekend 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z And the way she spoke: with the erudite diction fragrant of both old showbiz and old Harlem. Cicely Tyson Kept It Together So We Didn’t Fall Apart 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z The kitchen is in the hands of Chat Suansilphong and his brother, Ohm, who cooked at Nahm in Bangkok under its erudite and painstaking chef, David Thompson. Thai Food Strikes Out in a Fresh Direction at Fish Cheeks 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z He nails a bedrock truth about “Ulysses,” to wit: “For all its obscurities, Joyce’s book is more sentimental than erudite, more elemental than cerebral.” Kevin Birmingham’s Book on ‘Ulysses’ and Censorship 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z Three erudite young chaps do sketches, and then do themselves reflecting on their own sketches. New Edinburgh Act of the Day: Sheeps 2011-08-16T13:26:54Z Way back in that innocent year 1959, a young professor of English at Yale published a slender volume of literary criticism called “Shelley’s Mythmaking,” an erudite and transgressive analysis of the English Romantic. Harold Bloom takes on 12 American greats in ‘The Daemon Knows’ 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z Abe had been a passionate supporter of the unassuming governor of Illinois, a fellow New Dealer whose persona — unapologetically worldly, proudly erudite — no doubt served as a kind of model for him. Unraveling my family's Cold War mystery 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z Burton Watson, whose spare, limpid translations, with erudite introductions, opened up the world of classical Japanese and Chinese literature to generations of English-speaking readers, died on April 1 in Kamagaya, Japan. Burton Watson, Prolific Translator of Classical Asian Literature, Dies at 91 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z Woodrow Wilson, the erudite president of Princeton with a doctorate in political science, was followed into office by Warren Harding, who was just smart enough to know he was a dimwit. Perspective | Just imagine what kind of president we might elect after Trump 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z The first 46 rightly thought it would be overwhelming to prepare for interviewing the most erudite person on earth. On interviewing Umberto Eco, 'the most erudite person on earth,' by Glen David Gold 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z In countless deft, darting, erudite essays, it has enabled him to explain the unexpected continuities and awkward breaks of literary history. Heartbreak by Craig Raine 2010-07-04T11:43:00Z In a written remembrance, he called Professor Schorske “an extraordinary teacher — erudite, humane and sensitive to the different ways that students learned.” Carl E. Schorske, 100, Dies; Pulitzer-Winning Historian Saw Vienna as Pivotal 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z He was one of my father’s erudite authors, and, when he showed up, it was true: his nose was not charming, and it was also way too long not to notice. Going to the Movies with Jackie Kennedy 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z Somebody very slick, very suave, giving the impression of being very moneyed, very erudite. Christian Bale gives a weighty performance in ‘Hustle’ 2013-12-24T21:19:44Z I'm not trying to be erudite, I'm trying to be enthusiastic and clear. Mary Campbell, music writer for the AP, dead at 78 2012-10-19T21:27:12Z The discussion of musical rhetoric, too, delivered in pointedly rhetorical style by Gary Thor Wedow, an erudite conductor who doubled here as harpsichordist, was revealing. Music Review: At the Met, Dance, Chant and Song Span the Centuries 2010-03-15T21:48:00Z In the moments when listeners are able to tear themselves away from the band’s sticky, simple guitar lines, they’re rewarded with a lyrical wit and intelligence that nicely complements Rankin’s erudite persona. REVIEW: Alvvays Make Sunny Guitar-Pop Gold on Self-Titled Debut 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z One erudite man sought the high ground by quoting Christopher Hitchens: “That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.” READ THIS YOU STUPID IDOITS! 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z He was globe-bestriding but also self-effacing, erudite but also pragmatic, cosmopolitan but also nationalistic, solemn at one moment and droll the next. John Train, Paris Review Co-Founder and Cold War Operative, Dies at 94 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z The critics — conspicuously erudite or always humble, buttoned-down or reliably slobby. Perspective | The Style section at 50: Still sharp, snarky and soulful — and always a work in progress 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z If only because it turned out that people actually had thoughts and feelings and distinct personalities, all of which got in the way of wooing a less erudite Tina Marie. “Mad Men” eulogies: Megan Draper, would-be Charlie Manson victim 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z The music at the protest has been all over the map, from 1960s folk to erudite rap to contemporary punk. Occupy Wall Street Protest Lacks an Anthem 2011-10-18T22:24:02Z In an interview in Manhattan last month, fresh off a plane from London, he proved an affable and erudite conversationalist. Film: The Gang That Couldn?t Bomb Straight 2010-10-23T16:08:00Z Kirsch’s approach to criticism is both erudite and personal. Books to Watch Out For: November 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z They are liberal, yet doubt the efficacy of political action; they are erudite, yet question the use of erudition. Baudelaire makes a comeback 2013-02-04T19:15:00Z She was dressed in faded jeans and an old work shirt, with shortish dark hair falling straight around her face; she seemed too friendly to be so erudite. Ali Smith on Her New Book, ‘How to be both’ 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z Foley's writing is energetic, witty and erudite, peppered with lively quotes from the great philosophers, especially stoics and existentialists, and engages with the work of modern psychologists as well. Readers recommend their favourite books of 2010 2011-01-01T00:05:32Z “The Heroine With 1001 Faces” offers a response to that request — an erudite but frustratingly unfocused one. Forget the ‘Hero’s Journey’ and Consider the Heroine’s Quest Instead 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z Both are well traveled and erudite, steeped in their knowledge of the Western arts and humanities. Baudelaire makes a comeback 2013-02-04T19:15:00Z Reading Mr Manguel is like taking a city walk or an unhurried meal with an erudite, cosmopolitan friend. Cabinet of curiosity 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z Like the many versions of Sunja, I see glimpses of his past — a vivacious young man and husband, a stern father, an erudite grandfather — alongside his present, ailing self. "Pachinko" told me what my grandparents couldn't 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z And a fascinating dead end, especially in the hands of someone erudite enough to decode it and explain it. ‘Mr. Selden’s Map of China’ charts a fascinating course, circa 1600 2013-12-31T22:37:14Z Because the Middle Ages valued tradition over originality, erudite versifiers sometimes devised poems in which every line was borrowed from some previous work of literature. Review | For fans of ‘Game of Thrones,’ a new novel set amid the War of the Roses 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z Some commentators noted the contrast between Mr. Mitterrand’s erudite prose and elegant deceptions and the current, seemingly more banal presidency of François Hollande. In François Mitterrand Letters, an Intimate Portrait of the Other Woman 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z As Professor Heffner made clear in interviews, the erudite decorum of “The Open Mind” was more than matched by the contentiousness of his film-ratings post. Richard D. Heffner, Host of ‘The Open Mind,’ Dies at 88 2013-12-20T04:18:54Z James Dahl, erudite and seemingly remote, but profoundly conflicted by his attachment to his teenage pupil. You by Joanna Briscoe ? review 2011-08-19T21:55:05Z It is highly cerebral, thick with abstract and erudite dialogue and also full of charm and sensuality, lingering in landscapes and rooms and savoring the pleasures of music, color and talk. ‘Tell It Like It Is,’ a Chapter of New York From 1968 to ’86 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z It’s also easy to be distracted by Ms. Shannon’s surprisingly erudite vocabulary, by her use of “psychopomp,” “astragalomancer,” “hibernophobia” and the like. Books of The Times: Samantha Shannon’s Fantasy Novel, ‘The Bone Season’ 2013-08-26T22:00:29Z But when he took on the challenge of trying to clear an erudite, attractive and resolute young woman charged with murder, it just happened. Taproot woos fans of Dorothy L. Sayers in upcoming 'Gaudy Night' 2012-09-12T23:05:04Z Mainly, the show took a condescending view of its own heroes, turning them all into vessels for one glib, erudite but cantankerous point of view. ‘The Newsroom’ Ends Its Final Season on HBO 2014-12-14T05:00:00Z Nobody writes letters any more: at least not the kind of erudite, humorous missives that are the hallmark of great correspondence. Epistles at dawn: the dying art of letter writing 2010-06-23T13:42:00Z After an unsuccessful start — he submitted hundreds of cartoons until one was finally published in 1977 — he became renowned for his erudite, absurdist sensibility and a distinctive, pointillist drawing style. Bob Mankoff to Step Down as Cartoon Editor of The New Yorker 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z The erudite narrator of this novel, a National Book Award finalist, unfolds her personal story within the 20th-century history of her beloved Beirut. The top 50 fiction books for 2014 Madcap, emotional, anarchic, erudite, in touch with the universe, bewildered by pettiness, fantastical, curious, practical, noble, mischievous, good-hearted. Simon Callow remembers Snoo Wilson: his work was 'the stuff of dreams' 2013-07-05T16:51:22Z Even better, he allows the audience to savor the rest of the play fully — the evolving relationship between professor and student, the erudite discussion of music and the music itself. Piano lessons with a side of philosophical sparring 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z Holbein pares the portrait down to the minimum: no erudite symbolism, no rich setting, no decorative flourishes. Hans Holbein: Truth in Painting 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z Beard, the erudite, energetic and jolly professor of classics at Newnham College, Cambridge, knows a lot about both these topics. Review | Author explains history’s muzzle on powerful women. Removing it is up to you. 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z At its peak, this LiveJournal community became a platform for erudite, acid-tongued fashion fans to school each other on modeling’s fresh new faces, advertising campaigns and histories of the biggest brands. Where Fashion Blogging Began 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z The house Stoppard shares with his third wife, the charming Sabrina Guinness, is exactly what you would expect: elegant, erudite, fey and library-quiet. Tom Stoppard Finally Looks Into His Shadow 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z The ever-polemical atheist author Christopher Hitchens died two years ago this month, yet his incisive, erudite diatribes against religion continue to rile the faithful and spark debate. The real New Atheism: Rejecting religion for a just world 2013-12-14T19:00:00Z His style was informed but conversational, erudite but never pedantic; he displayed none of the typical autodidact’s flaunting of his own hard-won knowledge. Ronald Blythe, Scribe of the English Countryside, Dies at 100 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z But whatever the topic, Davis is always superb company: erudite, adventurous, surprising. Translation Is Hard Work. Lydia Davis Makes It Thrilling. 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z He was this very erudite figure who got all his pronunciations just so. She Wrote the History of ‘Jeopardy!’ Then She Changed It. 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z Set in 1517 at Hamlet's alma mater, Wittenberg University in Germany, the script takes a plethora of teasing, erudite liberties with fact and fiction. 'Wittenberg' is an intellectual workout with Hamlet, Faustus and Luther 2010-11-22T23:29:00Z But it also contained an erudite elaboration of a philosophical theory that Mr. Pirsig termed the “Metaphysics of Quality.” Robert M. Pirsig, best-selling author of ‘Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance,’ dies at 88 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z An epic tale, well told by the understated and erudite Bartlett. Tonight's TV highlights 2010-08-04T07:00:00Z Its first half performs an erudite vaudeville routine, in prose so unrelentingly pregnant that it ends up effete. Final Demands by Frederic Raphael 2010-04-17T23:10:00Z While Henry’s early albums were clearly indebted to Dylan and Waits, his songs were already distinctive: erudite and surreal. Joe Henry and the Art of Disappearing Into a Song 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z It is the standard posture of the conspiracy theorist to strain to seem more erudite than any of his doubters, which is usually tiresome and also smug, unless you arrived agreeing. Comedy gold: Rob Newman's History of Oil 2013-05-03T14:59:15Z Taken together they are like a digital flea market run by an erudite eccentric with a good sense of humor and an eye for the unusual and the unsung. Art: Jim Linderman Collects It All, Vintage Sleaze to Baptism Photos 2012-02-12T15:28:58Z You probably know this cultural superstar as the author of “The Name of the Rose” and “Foucault’s Pendulum,” but Eco was also an erudite academician and pundit. New books by dead authors 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z Just as erudite, yet generously so, is the way Still transforms an opening, ascending orchestral motif throughout the piece. Stream an Operatic Rarity by a Black Composer (While You Can) 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z It was witty, erudite and ultimately vicious, an early intrusion of full-contact punditry into the staid pastures of the evening news. Buckley vs. Vidal: When Debate Became Bloodsport 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z Not only is it witty and laced with pop culture references, but also erudite, intelligent and slightly frivolous, which is the essence of Mindy’s character. The Mindy Project on Hulu: comedy's return suffers from an identity crisis 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z Luiselli holds a doctorate in comparative literature from Columbia, and “Lost Children Archive” is a virtuosic, erudite performance, referring back to and repurposing the words and strategies of modernist writers like Ezra Pound, T.S. Valeria Luiselli Traces the Youngest Casualties of the Border Crisis 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z Gentle, erudite Finn was a renowned but reclusive artist. Debut fiction roundup – reviews 2012-07-27T21:55:04Z “The Favourite,” with a profane, erudite script by Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara, is a farce with teeth, a costume drama with sharp political instincts and an aggressive sense of the absurd. ‘The Favourite’ Review: Scheming for Power in a Kinky Palace Triangle 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z Such insights placed her, food writer Molly O’Neill wrote in the Times in 1997, “in the rare pantheon of cookbook writers who are erudite anthropologists as well.” Carol Field, author of celebrated Italian cookbooks, dies at 76 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z He may have been mocked by erudite commentators, who sniffed at his rhetorical tangents, his oversimplifications, his non sequiturs and his factual errors. The perilous high-wire act of writing speeches for Donald Trump 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z That said, “Inky Fingers” isn’t just erudite, it’s distinctly recondite, so readers new to Grafton might prefer to start with “The Footnote: A Curious History” or his biography of that goofy crackpot-genius Cardano. Review | My nightstand runneth over: A proud nerd recommends new intellectual and cultural histories 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z Massively erudite in history, art, culture, and, on the evidence of this new book, scripture and archaeology, Schama is one of those charming polymaths that only the British Isles seem to breed. Simon Schama’s ‘The Story of the Jews’: a dazzling history 2014-03-26T19:51:44Z Sarah Ferrell, writing about the book for The New York Times, lauded it as “urbane and erudite.” John Maxtone-Graham, an Authority on Ocean Liners, Dies at 85 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z Anderson’s curious, hilarious, and wildly erudite book vividly evokes the bond he describes here, as it holds together, quivers, and remakes itself over the following century. “Boom Town”: Is Oklahoma City the “Great Minor City” of America? 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z An interesting, detailed world peopled by characters who grow and change, along with an erudite and entertaining writing style, are for me a rare find. Readers recommend their favourite books of 2010 2011-01-01T00:05:32Z In a voice at turns erudite, acid, and tender, it somehow manages to provide a brisk overview of both the long history and the vast expanse of the trail. Why the Most Popular Hiking Memoirs Don’t Go the Distance 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z But she took an erudite and rambling path into cosmetology, majoring in women’s studies and photography at the University of Chicago and writing a senior thesis about beauty empowering women. Skin Deep: A Manhattan Facialist Expands Business and Client List 2012-07-25T17:18:33Z The Atlantic called it “an erudite and loving and occasionally profane history of the English language” that’s also “a cheerful and thoughtful rebuke of the cult of the grammar scolds.” A Journey Into the Merriam-Webster Word Factory 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z He vividly recalls that the men who once introduced themselves to him on a train in East Germany, inviting him to collaborate, were charming and erudite. Christian Petzold Directs ‘Barbara,’ Starring Nina Hoss 2012-12-07T23:53:01Z He does at times bog down in the details, but otherwise his prose is conversational, yet erudite. 'Titanic Tragedy': what went down with the ship 2012-04-05T18:16:55Z Graham Allison’s “Destined for War,” also helpfully illustrated with maps and charts, reinforces French’s arguments with wide-ranging, erudite case studies that span human history. America’s Collision Course With China 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z Parent said: "His writing is rather old-fashioned, as well as being incredibly knowledgable and erudite." First edition of St Augustine's complete works to be auctioned 2010-04-06T21:32:00Z Bagley Wright Theatre — The Improvised Shakespeare Company, a hilarious and erudite troupe from Chicago, has been described by The New York Times as “one of the country’s elite improv companies.” Bumbershoot 2016 highlights by day 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z An Autobiography Told With Others’ Photos Howard Greenberg is known for the erudite exhibits at his gallery, Howard Greenberg Gallery, and his role in shaping both the market for photography and the photographic canon. Lens Blog: Howard Greenberg's Personal Photo Collection on View 2012-09-24T09:00:34Z Mr. Hawkes is entirely convincing in his portrayal of a man who is by turns vulnerable, wittily self-lacerating, charming and erudite. Movie Review: ‘The Sessions,’ With John Hawkes and Helen Hunt 2012-10-18T22:04:26Z In short, it was a perfect part for Michael Palin, the British actor and founding member of the antic, erudite Monty Python comedy troupe. Nobody Expects Michael Palin: A Comic Actor in a Dramatic Role 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z But some determined local residents — among them a devoted neighbor, an erudite nun and a real estate agent with a useful resemblance to Yeats — have worked hard to forestall the prophesy. The Tower That Enchanted Yeats 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z That complaint often came to mind as I sank into the erudite gloom of “If Venice Dies,” by Salvatore Settis, a distinguished professor of art and archaeology in Italy. Venice is just the beginning — the West is sinking into a sea of commerce 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z He has that logic-love like Poe, the Yankee engineering spirit, married to erudite love of pomp and pageantry. Jack Vance, Writer of the Fantastical, Dies at 96 2013-06-03T02:51:11Z It’s been 15 years since Roberts — an erudite pianist with variegated harmonic texture — last played the Vanguard. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z For a sneaker-wearing boy from Brooklyn like Mr. Lethem, suddenly Mr. Wood’s “air of erudite amplitude veiled — barely — a punitive parochialism.” Books of The Times: Jonathan Lethem?s ?Ecstasy of Influence? - Review 2011-11-08T23:22:25Z She invariably finds it easy to play sophisticated, erudite women with a wry sense of humor and an interest in self-examination. Who is Sylvia? 'Goat' manages to connect to a tricky beast 2011-04-05T13:48:40Z “I was a very erudite teenager,” she says. Mind power in Auschwitz – and healing decades later 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z It’s an “erudite and devastating” memoir, our reviewer Jessica Knoll writes. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z You often play characters that are either hapless or erudite, and in "Guest Artist" you do both. Jeff Daniels on theater vs. film and the man who never forgave him for making "Dumb & Dumber" 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z He is erudite and thoughtful, with an agreeable mix of the personal and scientific. William Bryant Logan's new book 'Air': it's everywhere 2012-08-01T19:58:03Z Less a love triangle than a battle of dueling guitars, the novel concerns a handsome closeted police officer, his gentle, long-suffering wife and his secret lover, an erudite, slightly older museum curator. The Novel That Inspired Harry Styles and Emma Corrin’s Upcoming Film 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z Garfield has a knack for creating high-spirited, erudite and user-friendly books on subjects that may seem crashingly dull to all but a few fanatics. ‘On the Map’: The wonderful world of maps, from A to Z 2012-12-27T19:20:05Z He always wrote clearly and carefully; he was learned and erudite, but never intimidating and often amusing, with an inexhaustible supply of anecdotes. Jacques Barzun obituary 2012-10-29T18:27:35Z Maybe in the future prepubescent bullies are a lot more erudite? Review: Tina Howe’s New Englanders Thrash in the Shallows of ‘Singing Beach’ 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z As a poet, Howard mastered a flowing, rhyme-less style both erudite and conversational, guiding readers on an intimate, informal tour of Western art and culture. Richard Howard, acclaimed poet-translator, dies at 92 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z Her smile is easy, her manner warm and her conversation erudite. Next lesson for Simone Porter, 17: solo debut with L.A. Philharmonic 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z The Independent on Sunday's Roger Moorhouse praised "a splendid book, erudite, with an admirable clarity of expression": but noted regretfully that it "appears to lack some of the pizzazz of his earlier offerings". Critical eye: book reviews roundup 2012-06-08T21:55:18Z The new book is thicker than Carpenter’s, more erudite and more fluently written, but in most respects it tells the same story. Love “Game of Thrones?” Thank “unfashionable” Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, who went against the grain and conquered pop culture 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z It both is and is not a documentary about Baldwin, the brilliant, exasperating and endlessly erudite black writer who belongs on any short list of the most important American intellectuals of the 20th century. “I Am Not Your Negro”: James Baldwin’s lesson for white America still hits home 50 years later 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z While Motherwell’s most famous black-and-white canvases, produced later in his career, appear muscular or aggressive, in person, he was the erudite, soft-spoken philosopher of Abstract Expressionism. The Inquisitive Guest Visits a Motherwell Retrospective 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z “It is a great worldwide treasure hunt, which is open to everyone with no need for star designers or erudite curators.” A Compendium of Everyday Genius 2010-08-15T16:53:00Z “Gutman’s book is above all an extremely erudite and lucid counterweight to this approach.” Robert W. Gutman, Biographer of Wagner and Mozart, Dies at 90 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z This important, erudite book probes the deepest roots of our inflamed moment. 8 New Books We Recommend This Week 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z It’s a difficult balancing act, but one that Winn, who is erudite, fast talking and very funny, pulls off. A Debut Novel Creates a World From Pages Taken From the Past 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z Tip of the glass to master sommelier Chris Tanghe for his erudite wine list, and for educating the staff on which wines play well with which dishes. Poise, great food fulfill chef’s passion at Aragona 2014-02-13T21:38:24Z Photograph: Tom Waine As erudite as he was rude, Kenneth Williams is now remembered as the author of a bleak and illuminating diary and not just for his saucy anecdotes and Carry On films. Kenneth Williams: secret loves behind the life of a tormented man 2010-10-09T23:08:00Z At one particularly erudite confrontation, the movie director Michelangelo Antonioni is pitted against an unprepossessing old woman; still another requires the group’s mysterious leader, known as the Great Protagoras, to face an upstart challenger. Who killed Roland Barthes? Maybe Umberto Eco has a clue. 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z He is as humble and erudite a guide through 14th-century Italian poetry as he is through his own shifting psyche. The perfect pick for a a booze-free book club and other top June memoirs 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z She’s impossibly erudite, remarkably prolific, effortlessly fluid in an astonishing array of subjects, and a lovely, lucid writer. Why Michael Eric Dyson Would Demote ‘Heart of Darkness’ From the Canon 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z Like his earlier books, it is erudite, penetrating and splendidly written; alongside them, though, it seems positively straightforward. Notes From the Book Review Archives 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z For the most adventurous historian, equal parts erudite and bold, the answer might still be to produce something grand, but nothing so overdetermined as a unifying narrative, so straightforward as a chronological story. Galloping Through History 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z He was also a contributor to The New York Times, where his trenchant, witty, and erudite writings represented a bygone era in which clashes over the meaning of classical music held mainstream import. Richard Taruskin, Vigorously Polemical Musicologist, Dies at 77 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Ice Cube, the group’s most erudite spokesman, departed. How NWA came straight outta Compton and went mainstream 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z And he'd given an interview to Radio 4 in which, among other things, he spoke about his illness in moving and characteristically erudite terms. Thank God for Clive James 2012-06-24T19:00:09Z Now, in the twilight of a distinguished two-decade career on the bench, the erudite, Ivy League-educated judge is presiding over his biggest case yet: deciding the future of former President Donald Trump’s real estate empire. Who is Arthur Engoron? Judge weighing future of Donald Trump empire is Ivy League-educated ex-cabbie 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z Dr. Fuchs was best known for a slim, erudite book published in 1975 with the attention-grabbing title “Who Shall Live? Health, Economics and Social Choice.” Victor R. Fuchs, ‘Dean’ of American Health Care Economists, Dies at 99 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z If they chose not to strengthen our current federal gun laws, then we would know they were not the sagacious, prescient, august and erudite intellects we've been taught to believe in. Gun owners: It's time for us to stand up against the Second Amendment death culture 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z Scholarly, erudite, humorous and humble, the depth of their insight was only eclipsed by their knowledge of the human condition. Letters to Sports: A great tribute to the legendary Jim Murray 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z Spectacled and erudite, Robb is one of the foremost scholars on Teotihuacan, the ancient Mesoamerican site containing the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon. Artist Gala Porras-Kim wants to know: 'Can a museum be a cemetery? Or a Crate & Barrel?' 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z The empty mall, the airship kegger, the erudite cocktail hour — in theory, you can attend them all. Column: It’s the end of social media as we know it. We should feel fine 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z Dean King’s ‘Guardians of the Valley’ follows the partnership of charismatic John Muir and erudite Robert Johnson to create Yosemite National Park. A novelist's homage to the dumb humans of Yellowstone Park 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z Next to it was a headline that said, “Starting tomorrow: Our erudite new columnist, who’ll be required reading in Westminster — and across the world!” Boris Johnson, Out of Parliament, Is a Columnist Again 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z The British writer Martin Amis, known for his caustic, erudite and bleakly comic novels, has died at 73. Your Monday Briefing 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z “He was the king — a stylist extraordinaire, super cool, a brilliantly witty, erudite and fearless writer and a truly wonderful man,” said Michal Shavit, his editor in England. British novelist Martin Amis dies at 73 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z Erasmus was an astonishingly erudite priest who benefited from both the traditional scholastic education of the late-medieval church and the new humanistic style that emerged from the Renaissance. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Listeners looking to go farther afield in their gardening journey can enjoy the English gardens, and English accent, of Penelope Lively’s wide-ranging “Life in the Garden,” especially through Helen Lloyd’s supremely adroit and erudite narration. Tend to your garden while listening to these audiobooks 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z Lightfoot continued writing and recording songs in the same erudite style and gentle folk-pop sound, which left him increasingly out of touch with the shifting currents of pop music. Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian singer-songwriter known for hits such as “If You Could Read My Mind” and “Sundown,” has died 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z Last summer, the erudite Bard Music Festival in New York examined Rachmaninoff as “one of the last great Romantics” who “navigated between Russia and modernity.” Commentary: The curious case of Rachmaninoff and his connection to Philip Glass 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z The music reflects the person: thoughtful, erudite, what one might call impishly melancholy. Rockumentary master Martin Scorsese does it again, with New York Dolls' David Johansen 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z Beyond my copy and a couple more allegedly available online, only a single footnote to the endlessly erudite “Literary Destruction of L.A.” chapter in Mike Davis’ “Ecology of Fear” proves that this book even exists. There is no 'Ultimate L.A. Bookshelf': a critic's requiem for all the forgotten books 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z For nearly four decades, Jean-Luc Picard of “Star Trek” has largely been presented as genteel, erudite and — at times — quite buttoned up. ‘Star Trek’, swear words and TV characters’ changing mores 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z There were those who took exception to her erudite, offbeat, lit-intoxicated, rocketing voice, or what one critic described as nonstop “arias” and another “a meal composed entirely of desserts.” Review | The MacArthur ‘genius’ poet who got her first break at 58 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z What shall I tell you of what then transpires between these erudite women during their glamorous constellation of kinky trysts? Review | ‘Couplets,’ an erotic novel in verse, explores the ferocity of desire 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z He’s a linguistics PhD student about to take off for Argentina, and he’s erudite, sarcastic, funny and incredibly beautiful. Review: 'Of an Age' nails the beauty of first love and what it means to be seen 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z It’s a showoff of a novel, flaunting its erudite mastery of the conventions of Golden Age British mystery fiction in every twist, turn and red herring of its plot. Review | Don’t worry, ‘Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone’ is a comedy 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z He’s a linguistics Ph.D. student about to take off for Argentina, and he’s erudite, sarcastic, funny and incredibly beautiful. ‘Of an Age’ review: Moving story captures messiness of first love 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z What ultimately makes this worth reading is the writing: Lacayo avoids the artspeak in favor of a tone that is erudite but personable. What did Monet, Goya and Matisse have in common? Their late work was among their best 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z “Victory City” feels like a return to form, recalling the kind of reality-bending, effortlessly erudite world-building that first defined his style — and may be key to his literary legacy. Salman Rushdie's new novel reminds us how his writing changed the world 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who was appointed archbishop of New York and nominated as a cardinal by Benedict, praised the pope emeritus as a “erudite, wise, and holy man, who spoke the truth with love.” In US, sharply contrasting views on Benedict XVI’s legacy 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z The stuff that made me feel unworthy of being an erudite New York playwright. Writer Samuel D. Hunter digs deep to let loose his truth for 'The Whale' 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z Andrea Stevens, a “meticulous, erudite, merciless” former longtime editor for The Times, died last week. Your Tuesday Briefing 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z She is a polyglot and a chameleon, precise, erudite, forthright. From Amelia Earhart to Miuccia Prada, a new book collects history's 'left-handed women' 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z His intrepid imagination now shifts to the basic unit of all life; his erudite, panoramic new book, “The Song of the Cell,” delves into the galaxies that blaze around and within us. ‘The Song of the Cell’: Siddhartha Mukherjee’s elegant look at the basic unit of life 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z The Upper Manhattan medieval museum filled with Gothic arches and stained-glass windows supplies an atmospheric setting for this erudite academic thriller. 10 noteworthy books for November 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z “They thought we were so slow — that we were so stupid — that we would elect the lowest caricature of a stereotypical broken Black man as opposed to somebody who is educated and erudite and focused.” Black Faith Leaders in Georgia Speak Out Against Herschel Walker 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z Cholly Knickerbocker noted that the “erudite baron,” his baroness and “their lovely daughter Brigit” — a common misspelling that persisted in the press — “entertained a distinguished group of ambassadors, ministers and socialites-without-portfolio.” The mysterious patient in room 23: The hermit baroness 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z “Later I became a devoted reader of his weekly column, where he served up brilliant, erudite analyses of the news and state of the world,” Arthur said. Tim Rutten, longtime Times columnist and editor with a flair for original thinking, dies 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z "Passionate, erudite and sharp as a tack… her editorial ambition is second to none. We have been incredibly lucky to work alongside her." Vanessa Feltz ends two decades at BBC Radio London 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z A key similarity among populist politicians is their rejection of carefully crafted sound bites and erudite vocabulary typically associated with candidates for high office. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z Longtime fans won’t be surprised to learn that the English author’s “Elizabeth Finch” is erudite yet accessible. Julian Barnes’ graceful look at a rewarding bond in ‘Elizabeth Finch’ 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z Indeed, there was always something magical about Barnes’s ability to make exceedingly erudite subjects deeply engaging. Review | Julian Barnes is back. But where’s the magic? 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z Cooper adds just the right note of wry mischief to this captivating meander across leagues and centuries, with many erudite and entertaining pools and eddies along the way. Take the plunge into 6 audiobooks perfect for a summer swim 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z His language was simple, occasionally erudite — he never dumbed it down. Perspective | Vin Scully delivered a nightly fanfare for the common man 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z He reminded some readers of the late drama and film critic John Simon, who was similarly known for reviews that were lively, erudite, fiercely articulate — and sometimes unnervingly brutal. Richard Taruskin, provocative scholar of classical music, dies at 77 2022-07-02T04:00:00Z “I thought someone with such musical sophistication was going to be really erudite or grumpy,” Spielberg said, “or at least have an Austrian accent. But not Johnny.” NSO throws John Williams a birthday bash fit for the big screen 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z Books by the Foot, for example, which sells used books in bulk, spent the first few months of the pandemic catering to customers looking for erudite Zoom backgrounds. You’re Still on Mute 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z By all accounts, Mr. Wilson was erudite about the recondite, a prolific author of some 60 books on topics ranging from angels to pirate utopias and all manner of renegade religions. Peter Lamborn Wilson, Advocate of ‘Poetic Terrorism,’ Dies at 76 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z But “The Last Days of Roger Federer” weds this erudite treatment of “lateness” with the author’s own personal, far less theoretical approach to it. What Roger Federer tells us about mortality, according to Geoff Dyer 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z For all his virtuosity, Wallace specialized in erudite neurotics from Middle America who suffer from various degrees of mental illness. A newish David Foster Wallace novella prompts the question: What made him great? 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z Even the most erudite among us have lacunae in our vocabularies; given the chance to fill them, we should welcome the opportunity. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: There’s no need to belittle Biden 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z An erudite editor with the luxury of Google nearby? Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Confusing use of the word ‘propaganda’ 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z In the telling of a life lived through books, and in her own sometimes floridly erudite sentences, the deep magic of writing is revealed. Review: Plenty of novels moralize about books saving your life. This one treats them like a drug 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z Not lofty questions begging for erudite answers from on high but from knowledgeable authorities entrusted to lead. Opinion | It’s not about masks or mandates. It’s about public trust. 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. called him “a delightful colleague — brilliant, erudite, friendly, good-natured and funny.” Biden plans to name Breyer’s successor by the end of February. 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z The magazine also shared a lengthy statement from its executive editor, Anna Wintour, who called Talley “magnificent and erudite and wickedly funny — mercurial, too.” André Leon Talley tributes pour in: 'Heaven is going to be too fabulous now' 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z The gaunt and erudite Bowie brought an open theatricality and androgyny to popular music that changed the very meaning of being a rock star. David Bowie’s extensive music catalog is sold to Warner 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z What she gave us in their stead was an exquisitely erudite yet brutally unflinching look at ourselves — and the potato mashers to which we so often cling. Appreciation: How Joan Didion punctured California narratives about manifest destiny ... with a potato masher 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z There’s people that know basketball as well as Jason perhaps, but are not articulate enough or erudite enough to translate that so that everybody out there can understand what’s going on. After being a player and coach, Jason Hamilton’s third act as radio analyst will define his legacy with UW Huskies 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z On the other hand, the book is a sincere and erudite effort to right ignorance and wrongs, and to bring this long-forgotten music into the sunlight. Review | He saw a ‘noble’ future for Black and Indigenous composers. He was wrong. 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z But it’s Kushner’s voice, in person and on the page, that is New York: erudite and profane, ironic and earnest, a brilliant cascade of points and counterpoints, jokes and footnotes. Tony Kushner, Oracle of the Upper West Side 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z Although he was an erudite conversationalist, Mr. Sondheim regularly insisted that he much preferred puzzles of all sorts to reading books. Stephen Sondheim, central figure in American musical theater, dies at 91 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z Adrian Higgins, an erudite, witty and insightful writer about all things botanical, is closing the page on his decades-old column to pursue the next urgent chapter: planting trees. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: What were we smoking? 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Long theatrical monologues are their staple, full of verbal curlicues, erudite allusions and pent-up fury. Review: At South Coast Rep, 'A Shot Rang Out' proves to be an eloquent misfire 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z And in many ways he succeeds — as with all of his books, this one is erudite, lucid, funny and dense with fascinating material. Review | The power of rational thinking in a world that seems unreasonable 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z Added Keith Richards, 77, of Watts’ passing: “I’m still trying to put it together in my head. I don’t think I can be very erudite on Charlie at the moment.” 'You haven't heard the last of Charlie': Rolling Stones on a bittersweet tour and new music 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z He often seems both earnest and erudite, a hoop head on the verge of delivering an academic dissertation at any moment. Star Rookie and Veterans Steer Liberty’s Rocky Season to the Playoffs 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z With his wife, the poet Jean Hollander, he produced a translation of “The Divine Comedy” that was hailed as one of the finest and most erudite English versions rendered from the original Italian. Robert Hollander, towering scholar of Dante’s ‘Divine Comedy,’ dies at 87 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z “One-half erudite informer, the other half grandfatherly guide, he piloted two generations of listeners through the institution’s marbled halls,” a reporter for the Times once wrote, describing Mr. Bookspan’s tenure with “Live From Lincoln Center.” Martin Bookspan, broadcaster who brought classical music from concert halls into the home, dies at 94 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z To her, one purpose of her images is to remind viewers that the story of Black people is one that is already regal, sophisticated, vast and erudite. The Artist Upending Photography’s Brutal Racial Legacy 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z Variolation made it to Britain thanks to an unlikely advocate: a well-bred and erudite young woman named Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. How Humanity Gave Itself an Extra Life 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z Instead he sought to cultivate a style that was erudite but accessible to readers engaged with the world of culture. Morris Dickstein, influential literary critic and public intellectual, dies at 81 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z Back then, he brought back Lewis Lapham, the patrician and erudite editor, who created signature features like “Harper’s Index,” while making the magazine a destination for great writers and unapologetically left-wing journalism. Inside America’s Most Interesting Magazine, and Media’s Oddest Workplace 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z My father, an erudite and cultured man and a respected anesthesiologist, always explained that ignorance was the root cause of these incidents. Opinion | We stand with Asian Americans against violence 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z I had come to rely on his balanced and erudite commentary, explaining the nuances of the national and world economy. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: This photo choice was irresponsible 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z In the book’s best bits, his broad thesis provides fertile ground for expansive and erudite associative thought. Review | Exploring the sense of touch, and why we hunger for contact 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z The irritated general tries to brush it off, assuming the erudite Lawrence is upset at killing a man. Opinion | Trump’s Taste for Blood 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z In a style that was erudite, funny, strange and astoundingly verbose, the blog explored everything from science and medicine to philosophy and politics to the rise of artificial intelligence. Silicon Valley’s Safe Space 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z “The name didn’t resonate in any identifying way. And in came this Black guy. And not just a Black guy, but one with a Jamaican accent — and a very erudite Jamaican accent.” The Jamaican connection 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z In his often erudite homilies, he would open a “Calvin and Hobbes” book to tell of their latest adventures to vividly underscore a church teaching or to convey a Christian theme or value. Opinion | Calvin and Hobbes helped bring a little humor to the homily 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z He was erudite and searing, and I was mesmerized. Opinion | We Need a Second Great Migration 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z Clark, who later became known as the enthusiastically erudite presenter of the 13-part television series “Civilisation,” took a close look and mumbled, “Interesting, yes. What extraordinary times we live in,” then quietly made his exit. Perspective | This 20th-century painting foretold our 21st-century moment 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z He also draws on an erudite knowledge of history, anthropology, animal behavior and cognitive science. Review | How wood shaped human history, from spears to boats to books 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z The story is told in a lively, knowing style, without written-out musical examples but shot through with unfailingly erudite and impassioned discussion of the composer’s work. Review | The astounding brilliance and abiding joy of Mozart 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z The hosts might have seemed prepared for the erudite truth of what they had to say but often seemed taken aback by the precise Blackness of its deployment. My Mustache, My Self 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z MacNeil, a Canadian who spoke in a clipped, erudite manner and Lehrer, a Kansas native with a soft drawl from his years in Texas, blended splendidly for a team that came together by accident. Nixon hated PBS, but his Watergate scandal gave the fledgling network a major hit 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z Clark, who later became known as the enthusiastically erudite presenter of the 13-part television series “Civilisation,” took a close look and mumbled, “Interesting, yes. What extraordinary times we live in,” then quietly made his exit. Perspective | This 20th-century painting foretold our 21st-century moment 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z He was a bare-knuckled literary provocateur — erudite, fearless, sometimes reckless, in the view of his critics — while reveling in his often truculent takedowns, often of works by other African American artists and intellectuals. Stanley Crouch, combative writer, intellectual and authority on jazz, dies at 74 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z Chung’s erudite, restrained reading morphs into a babel of international voices, including fluent Mandarin. Did you hear about that international crime spree? Follow 7 audiobook mysteries across the globe 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z It quickly became clear that the ideological drive for the putsch came from a small group of Islamists led by Mr. al-Turabi, an erudite, Sorbonne-educated cleric who dreamed of leading a Pan-Arab Islamist renaissance. Three Decades After His Coup, Sudan’s Former Ruler Is Held to Account 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z “But it’s depressing that an erudite and reasonable scholar is seen by a lot of intelligent people as an undercover monster.” How a Famous Harvard Professor Became a Target Over His Tweets 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z Autobiographical, philosophical and political at heart, “Visible” and its contributors are erudite, articulate and disinclined to simplify. 10 TV shows and movies to keep the spirit of Pride going all summer long 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z They say implausibly erudite things like, “This is a nonsense interpretation of the notion of interconnectedness” and “Neither ugliness nor beauty exists on an absolute level.” Review: A wicked debut novel about a levitation cult occasionally lifts off 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z L.A.’s many deaf immigrants, whose sign languages are distinct, also struggle to comprehend classically trained interpreters’ more erudite ASL. How do you sign 'Black Lives Matter' in ASL? For black deaf Angelenos, it's complicated 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z I can think of few populations as erudite, funny and enjoyable to write for as you people. Senate Intel chief out after feds raid home 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is a more erudite and genteel populist than Lukashenko or Trump, but he shares their contempt for facts and their proclivity for lying. Opinion | Trump isn’t the only populist leader losing the battle against the coronavirus 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z With its farmyard diction – “squelch”, “slap”, “rump” – the poem now seemed earthy rather than erudite. Italian lessons: what we've learned from two months of home schooling 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z “A man-about-town, obviously, very, very erudite, or however they say that in Oxford. But he says, in his corn-pone, made-up accent, that, ‘Yeah, we closed down, people still died’,” Scarborough said. MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough mocks Sen. John Kennedy’s accent after call to reopen US economy 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z With his baritone voice and conversational writing style, Mr. Reeves was a personable, erudite guide to American politics, both in print and on television. Richard Reeves, reporter and author who chronicled presidents, dies at 83 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z Science is at the heart of all Alex Garland’s work, but the writer-director is less interested in erudite theories than he is in what those theories reveal about humanity itself. The Silicon Valley of 'Devs' is years away. Here's how its tech compares with reality 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z Ms. Warren’s relentless stream of erudite and innovation policy proposals — her latest would address the economic and medical implications of the coronavirus — helped lift her to front-runner status early last fall. Elizabeth Warren: A Populist for the Professional Class 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z He is the very antithesis of a cerebral, erudite politician. How India’s Modi is playing on Trump’s ego to his advantage 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z By turns erudite and irascible, he drew on a wide range of cultural references - from western media theory to Beat poetry and gangster rap - all the while centralising power for himself and his boss. Putin's ‘grey cardinal’ steps back into shadows 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z Immensely erudite, but with a flair that drew hordes of students to his lectures, Dr. Steiner was the rare literary critic whose scholarship was celebrated and debated far beyond the austere silence of university libraries. George Steiner, renowned literary critic, dies at 90 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z He constructed songs so that each one is a drama in itself, with an allusive, erudite verse leading to a simpler storytelling refrain. The Pleasure and Pain of Being Cole Porter 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z For many, Holmes, now 40, will remain the awkward but erudite teen she played on Dawson’s Creek 20 years ago. Pointless handbags and portentous brooches: the year in fashion 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z Leyzaola’s retort was erudite: four months later, Acosta was arrested along with a number of his collaborators, among them police officers. The man who took bullets waging war on Mexico's cartels is now taking on politics 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z A family man in his late 40s, tall and erudite with liberal views, Jao was an intellectual deeply committed to news, and to modernizing journalism in China. AP honors journalist executed in 1951 by Chinese officials 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Miller, who was knighted in 2002 for services to music and the arts, was witty and erudite but could be cantankerous. Theatre director Sir Jonathan Miller dies aged 85 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z The mop-headed, erudite, bombastic prime minister, with a proven record of stretching the truth, elicits strong opinions: Some love him; many don’t. U.K. voters want Jeremy Corbyn’s ‘radical’ change. They’re not sure they want him. 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z The erudite seriousness of the endeavor, which has been there all along, has risen to the surface of the playful, imaginative, often flamboyant paintings and, occasionally, sculptures and documented performances. Review: More is more. Why the 'Pattern and Decoration' show at MOCA is pure pleasure 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z Though Prime Minister Boris Johnson is more articulate and erudite, he and Trump are cut from the same demagogic cloth. Opinion | Don’t count Trump out yet. Here’s why. 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z Long before the TV series with its can’t-get-it-out-of-your-head theme song, the Addams Family began as cartoons in that most erudite of publications, the New Yorker. Spooky, kooky — and beloved: Why they can't kill the 'Addams Family' 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z He is articulate and erudite, and he speaks earnestly but with an undercurrent of amusement—at himself and others—that bubbles up to flavor the sincerity. How Derren Brown Remade Mind Reading for Skeptics 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z Casually erudite references to Velázquez and Michelangelo go naturally with views of people on the toilet in Bacon’s art. Death on a toilet: the shocking Paris show that almost sank Francis Bacon 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z She even apologizes for being “too erudite,” although she can no more avoid being erudite than she can avoid speaking at all. Margaret Atwood returns us to Gilead in ‘The Testaments’ 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z It’s these and many other intriguing scientific details that help to tether the Knoepflers’ erudite flight of fancy to terra firma. Making dragons: a speculative scientific adventure 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z “Rather, he worked in a reaction to the world around him. Charles Addams was a soft-spoken erudite gentleman with a great love and respect for all creatures, human and otherwise.’ Spooky, kooky — and beloved: Why they can't kill the 'Addams Family' 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Though I usually pop in when I’m near campus, I often daydream about settling in on a rainy day and getting lost in an erudite tome — or maybe just a guilty-pleasure paperback. Need a digital-detox? 3 agendas for screen-free fun in Seattle | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Johnson — a bombastic, erudite, crowd-pleasing former London mayor — has promised to either strike a fantastic new Brexit deal or leave the bloc without one by October. Meet the 0.25 percent of Brits who will pick the next prime minister 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z The banter is snappy and erudite to the point where some people believe it strains credulity. Mariners Sunday mailbag: Why wasn’t Daniel Vogelbach chosen for the Home Run Derby? 2019-07-07T04:00:00Z The book, as one might expect, is deeply erudite, filled with examples from history and illuminating quotations from politicians and poets. Opinion | Why American conservatism failed 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z At once erudite and colloquial, the book resists prescriptive judgments, teems with surprising juxtapositions, and evokes the contagious enthusiasm of a cool teacher. Briefly Noted Book Reviews 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z It’s as if Velázquez is practicing perspective techniques and tonal range — which he might well have been doing, given that this erudite painting was executed when he was about 18. Review: 3 Velázquez paintings alone are reason to go, now, to this San Diego show 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z It’s an erudite lesson in history, economics and the environment spliced with Wynn’s lacerating critiques and the suggestions that rational rebuttals are often not enough to win over opponents. Transgender YouTube star ContraPoints tries to change alt-right minds 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z At 33, Kompany is one of the Premier League’s elder statesmen, an erudite, multidimensional player with as much to contribute off the pitch as on. At home with Vincent Kompany: 'Setbacks, racism – everything fed my fire' 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z As a young man, he made this the central message of his lessons as a Muslim teacher in Accra - going on to become one of the country's most erudite Islamic scholars. The 100-year-old imam who went to church 2019-05-11T04:00:00Z It’s a formulaic piece, relying heavily on the fish-out-of-water tale of “Bring It On,” as well as Diane Keaton’s erudite and frazzled star persona. Review: Diane Keaton-starring ‘Poms’ lacks the requisite spirit 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z An erudite, private man with degrees from Harvard and Oxford, Mr. Pear declined to join the bantering on Sunday-morning television talk programs. Robert Pear, scrupulous chronicler of health care for the New York Times, dies at 69 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z An old-fashioned man with a prominent forehead, cosmopolitan accent, and erudite but personal prose style, Dr. Lukacs was a maverick among historians. John Lukacs, iconoclastic scholar of history, dies at 95 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z A proud and old-fashioned man with a cosmopolitan accent, and erudite but personal prose style, Lukacs was a maverick among historians. John Lukacs, a historian who wrote a bestselling tribute to Winston Churchill, dies at 95 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z A proud and old-fashioned man with an eminent forehead, cosmopolitan accent, and erudite but personal prose style, Lukacs was a maverick among historians. John Lukacs, iconoclastic historian, dead at 95 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z Brown was typically attired in all black and typically erudite when we met last week in his apartment with sweeping views of San Francisco. Opinion | Jerry Brown has some advice. Democrats should listen. 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z His optimism is that stirring, but still his tone — erudite, almost professorial — seems out of sync with a language that lives most in the mouths of the dispossessed. - The Washington Post 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z Mizrahi describes his mother, Sarah, erudite and a devotee of high fashion. Review | ‘I stuck out like a chubby gay thumb’: Isaac Mizrahi on his childhood — and his escape 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z In service to his original idea, Thomson fills the book’s early chapters with vague, erudite patter about the gay subtext in various Hollywood films, with varying levels of plausibility. Review | A confused critique, or celebration, of sex in Hollywood 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z He was “the very best benefactor and collaborator, as erudite as he was generous,” she said. New York’s Met Museum showcases the power of camp in new exhibition 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z He was an erudite and quirky governor; at one news conference, held so he could sign a water-quality bill into law, he jumped into the Charles River wearing long pants and a T-shirt. Former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld announces plan to challenge President Trump for Republican nomination 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z Her book is a plea, at times an erudite polemic, to wrest back some of that control and moral authority from science to society at large. Review | Reining in the hubris of science and scientists 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z A man entirely ignorant about policy and governance playacts his way through his presidency, using language that dense people think is smart and ignorant people imagine sounds erudite. Opinion | Trump paints himself into another corner 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z Already one of the game’s top instructors, Kostis has continued to teach while also becoming one of golf’s most erudite voices on TV the past three decades. CBS' Peter Kostis on his pivotal role in Tin Cup, Tiger Woods' softer side, and why he chooses to carry that TV monitor around his neck - Golf Digest 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z Her fifth feature, the erudite “Egg,” written by Risa Mickenberg, sees two couples converge on a Brooklyn loft, and fueled by buttery Chardonnay, have it out over the meaning of motherhood. Review: The meaning of motherhood is at stake in the biting comedy ‘Egg’ 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z They are most erudite when speaking of violence – think of those well-produced Isis videos of torture and death. This Nairobi attack reminds me that tit-for-tat terror never succeeds | Mukoma wa Ngugi 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z On their eighth release in five years, the quality control still hasn’t dipped: the New York indie-punks, anchored by Andrew Savage’s erudite, declarative ranting, remain one of the best bands in the US. The 50 best albums of 2018: the full list 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Dr. Shirley is a wealthy, erudite dandy, a master of his art, a snob and a loner. Review: ‘Green Book’ is sure to put a smile on your face 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z For decades, Paul Zimmerman was Sports Illustrated’s “Dr. Z,” the analytical and opinionated football guru who penned erudite and insightful columns, picked games, wrote mock drafts, knew everybody and was known by everybody. Paul Zimmerman, acclaimed NFL writer known as 'Dr. Z,' dead at 86 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z She told me that the first thing she knew of electoral politics was “The West Wing,” a show that portrayed the people of politics as peculiarly erudite and quick-thinking. A Triumphant Primary Night for Julia Salazar and the D.S.A. in Brooklyn 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z An erudite man who quotes poetry and Latin ruminations about death, Dieter has been doing this work for nearly 30 years. Hospice workers find peace in helping patients find comfort at the end of life 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z It positions his vision of black lives and black cinema within a democracy of global images, giving “Beale Street” a sensibility that is both erudite and egalitarian. 'If Beale Street Could Talk' wraps Toronto in a loving embrace, while 'High Life' and 'First Man' probe new frontiers 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z Yet science regularly trounces such ideas, argues evolutionary biologist David Barash in this briskly erudite study. Ode to a tiny porpoise, a kaleidoscopic tour of light, and a visit to the fossil market: Books in brief 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z They expected to hear something weighty and erudite, some high-art solution to the problem of feeling hopelessly alone. How Dev Hynes, English Misfit, Became Blood Orange, R.&B. Miracle Worker 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z McGarvey said there were many social issues that needed to be explored but it should be done by "thoughtful, balanced, erudite television programming". Born Famous: Poverty safari or positive experience? 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z The famously erudite Mr. Will surely knows all of this. Opinion | There’s no nostalgia for these horrors 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z She sent me an erudite and charming note. Perspective | It’s time to get smart about gifted learning, and who gets exposed to it 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z His pages are peppered with erudite information about north perpendicular windows, Norman towers, triple sedilia and rood-loft doorways, which he appeals to his readers to please "note" and "admire". Touring a county with 'special energy' - using a 1939 guide 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z An erudite man now in his mid-70s, Turki wears green cufflinks bearing the Saudi flag on the sleeves of his thobe. My son, Osama: the al-Qaida leader’s mother speaks for the first time 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z But this long, erudite jeremiad from a prestigious professor has carried more weight. As China’s Woes Mount, Xi Jinping Faces Rare Rebuke at Home 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z Most people know Costas for his precision with words, good humor and erudite insights. Manny Machado Fits Right In, Wherever the Dodgers Need Him 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z Art critic Jonathan Griffin writes on Gold’s “dazzlingly erudite” prose. Essential Arts & Culture: Theater takes on the financial, a buoyant 'Bolero' and more Kusama-mania 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z He could be blunt, but he was also erudite, witty and outspoken in an era when bosses have become ever more wary of courting controversy. The death of Sergio Marchionne leaves a big gap at FCA 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z The judges praised his “zestful, wide-ranging restaurant reviews, expressing the delight of an erudite eater.” L.A. Times restaurant critic Jonathan Gold loved food and his city, was beloved by readers 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z He was funny, irreverent, erudite and kind, the sort of person who called your elderly mother, visiting from Iran, to entertain her in her native language while you were at work. Her Husband Was a Princeton Graduate Student. Then He Was Taken Prisoner in Iran. 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z But for four decades he served as an unswerving bulwark against the barbarians — endlessly erudite, charming, independent-minded and, as the following inadequate excerpts will demonstrate, remarkably relevant. Things that matter, in the words of Charles Krauthammer In one of her most erudite recordings, Simone opens with an elaborate classical piano figure, followed by a vocal that unfurls the full breadth of her range. Nina Simone: the growing legacy of a once underappreciated figure 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z From the nineteen-forties into the eighties, he was everywhere, an intellectual American Adonis, our genius—erudite, popular, media-wise, and unstoppably fluent. Leonard Bernstein Through His Daughter’s Eyes 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z A crowd of researchers, professors or other such erudite people was making its way through the revolving doors that are perpetually propelled by hordes of students. Spinning Door 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z It's a witty, erudite and deeply humane chronicle by a man who almost accidentally found himself in the corridors of power, with backstage access to the Western world’s financial elite. How the Greek debt crisis exposed the global economy as a giant con — and led to Donald Trump 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z Ross Douthat, a Roman Catholic and an opinion columnist for the New York Times, has written an erudite and thought-provoking, if ultimately unsatisfying, response to that question. Review | A conservative Catholic’s case against Pope Francis 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z "His prose was so brilliant, so alive, so erudite, so thrumming with electricity, and so new that you thought, 'Wow. I didn't realize we were allowed to do this,'" Buckley said. Tom Wolfe, novelist and pioneer of New Journalism, dies at 88 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z Perhaps it’s their dialogue about “normalized versus actual distance” or the two getting downright erudite about alignment. Imagine if you could sit in on a lesson between Jordan Spieth and his coach. Actually, you can - Golf Digest 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z He continued postgraduate studies at Wesleyan University in Connecticut, where he wrote his erudite paper on St. Augustine. Attorney Emmet Flood, well-versed in White House scandals, takes President Trump as a client 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z Smokescreens and a blame culture demonstrate shortcomings if you take time to look closely enough; Rangers’ erudite supporters have long since cottoned on, with their impressive loyalty being consistently abused. Steven Gerrard and Rangers: a needless punt for such a dysfunctional club | Ewan Murray 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z So remind literary scholar David Scott Kastan and artist Stephen Farthing in this vivid and erudite tour of a phenomenon that entwines microphysics and electromagnetics with human physiology and cognition. Where colour comes from, the secret lives of fish and growth in democracies: Books in brief 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z It's an erudite but evasive piece, circling its subject without quite closing in on it. Joshua Wheeler aims to put overlooked southern New Mexico on the map in 'Acid West' 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z Todd Brassner, who died in a fire at Trump Tower on Saturday, loved fast cars, electric guitars, expensive watches and making long, erudite pronouncements about art and art history. Art Collector and Bon Vivant Dies in Trump Tower Home He Couldn’t Sell 2018-04-08T04:00:00Z During his 3 ½ years in the Johnson administration, the erudite European felt at ease with the earthy Texas politician. Francis Bator, Hungarian Refugee, Advised Lyndon Johnson on Economics and Europe 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z The outstanding piece is by Maaza Mengiste, an Ethiopian-American who gives a lyrical, erudite and unsettling reflection on refugees as Lazarus figures whose existence is forever defined by a single miracle. Ghosts of the road, spectres at the feast 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z Even in her delusional state she seems more erudite. A ‘Bright Light,’ Dimmed in the Shadows of Homelessness 2018-03-03T05:00:00Z His reputation was built on tart criticism and erudite, patrician historical novels about Washington, D.C., not a comic romp about a transgender woman hellbent on using L.A. as a launchpad for world domination. Saluting 'Myra Breckinridge' on its 50th anniversary 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z Mr. Bell’s political career was bookended by erudite and intriguing, if ultimately unsuccessful, bids for the Senate. Jeffrey Bell, GOP Senate candidate and architect of Reaganomics, dies at 74 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z We need stories told in Spanglish and Korean slang, and erudite English, and in bright and moody colors by artists who represent the sons and daughters of the African, Latino and Asian diasporas. Opinion | We Need Protests. And Paintings. 2018-01-27T05:00:00Z About half a million beetle species are identified, described and catalogued in the world’s museums and reported in about 250 years of erudite scientific literature, but in 1982 a philosophical bombshell rocked the entomological establishment. Why beetles are the most important organisms on the planet | Richard Jones 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z This erudite foursome of caddies would seem out of place at Winged Foot or Augusta National, but not in Inverness. Editor's Letter: Canada's Briga-dune? - Golf Digest 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z She was primarily an autodidact who became a writer and speaker, with eclectic and densely erudite proclivities, of some distinction. Review | Latina heroine or black radical? The complicated story of Lucy Parsons. 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z With elaborate decorum, an erudite vocabulary and a fondness for pink neckties, Norment is known for sarcastic takedowns of colleagues who cross him or who defy Senate convention. A pragmatist in partisan times: Ralph Northam becomes Virginia’s 73rd governor 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z He became this erudite captain, who had not just book smarts but the smarts that you can only learn at sea. Meet the Teen Who Snuck Aboard a Polar Expedition 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z The London-based band has also been tagged as pastoral, erudite, mystical and spooky and the album stays on those paths while also deepening the echoes. Overlooked albums of 2017: Tinariwen, Lydia Loveless 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z He’s been an erudite fish-man and a whimsical hybrid of human, tree and goat. Meet Doug Jones, Guillermo del Toro’s favorite creature 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z If contemporary classical music seemed a branch of the avant-garde too erudite for everyday gender politics, too esoteric to deal with the erotic, think again. The sound of mega orgasms: the female composers taking music into intimate places 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z There is nothing shameful about this trade, but while there are many advocates who are as eloquent as Dr. West, while were few scholars as passionate and erudite. Cornel West Doesn’t Want to Be a Neoliberal Darling 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z But, at heart, his is an erudite analysis of organisms as “Russian dolls of biological identity”, whose ancient, intricate lineages make any extinction all the grimmer. Books in brief Their language veers from the erudite to the recondite, with lapses into academic desiccation. Perfectly normal For a more erudite diversion, curl up with George Saunders’s experimental first novel, “Lincoln in the Bardo,” which just won the Man Booker Prize, or this year’s T Magazine Greats issue. Catalonia, John Kelly, Donald Trump: Your Weekend Briefing 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z I’m not “smart”; psychoanalysts proclaim I’m an “erudite perfectionist.” Opinion | Teenagers’ View of the News 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z His polished style and elegant, erudite sentences contrasted with the bellicose, scattergun approach of his successor, as did the racial diversity of the crowd who queued for hours to see him. Obama delivers veiled but withering rebuke of Trump, urging a return to hope 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z The Darwinian dining served up by evolutionary ecologist Jonathan Silvertown in this delectably erudite study is all about tracing the impact of natural selection on foods. Books in brief : Nature : Nature Research 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z The former newspaper editor accused Radio 4's Week Ending of libel for saying he was "so ignorant he thought erudite was a type of glue". 50 facts about Radio 1 & 2 as they turn 50 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z For example, the algorithm found that readers of bestsellers liked shorter sentences, voice-driven narratives and less erudite vocabulary than readers of literary fiction. Want to write a bestselling novel? Use an algorithm 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z Lacking an erudite answer, I simply tell the truth. As cancer progresses some patients weep, some get angry and others are bewildered | Ranjana Srivastava 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z In fairness, Presley’s appeal was not entirely lost on more erudite observers. Opinion | Elvis’s death was a perfect example: The media doesn’t understand Middle America 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z American nationalism manifests itself constantly and in myriad ways, from erudite claims about the nation’s “exceptionalism” to the reverence its citizens show to the Stars and Stripes, their flag. Opinion | Flags as banners of nationalism 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z Ms. Parker seeks a leader who is well-read and erudite. Opinion | Want a ‘thinky’ leader? That’s Hillary Clinton. 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z The president was courtly, humble, erudite and wise. Opinion | Who can save us from ourselves? 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z “He speaks in sentences and full paragraphs. His voice is erudite but not unapproachable. He has a sense of humor — with the old Senators, he had to — and he was always honest.” Bob Wolff, Hall of Fame sportscaster of astonishing longevity, dies at 96 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z And then the voice, with the inflection of his native Co Wexford, low tones moving easily to lightness, erudite and conspiratorial. Colm Toíbín: Brexit expats, Trump's Irish influence – and the right way to gouge an eye 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z “After dedicating hundreds of erudite pages to deconstructing the self and the freedom of will, they perform breathtaking intellectual somersaults that miraculously land them back in the 18th century.” Opinion | Humans reach for godhood — and leave their humanity behind 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z Sadly, most of us readers are less erudite. Opinion | Step 1: Learning that Trump is solipsistic. Step 2: Learning what ‘solipsistic’ means. 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z They were often as lyrical as Jarrett’s, but they were also fierce, concentrated and erudite. The Ethereal Genius of Craig Taborn 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z He goes on: “Beware the semi-erudite who thinks he is an erudite. He fails to naturally detect sophistry.” Understanding Trump: what can we learn from Newt Gingrich's new book? 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z A new film, “Letters from Baghdad,” explores the complexities of a character who was at once graceful and arrogant, erudite and earthen. 'Letters from Baghdad' doc reveals the desert adventures of Gertrude Bell 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z Given that New Haven is the home of Yale, its museums hold not only masterly works of art, but erudite vestiges of history and science, as well. What Awaits in New Haven? Pizza, Yes, and Brains in Jars 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z They are both well-read and erudite conspiracy mongers who found their way into the most powerful offices on Earth. Neocons ride again! With Paul Wolfowitz whispering in Trump’s ear — and claiming Iraq was not a failure — what fresh hell awaits? 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z In Behave, the primatologist, neurologist and science communicator writes like a teacher: witty, erudite and passionate about clear communication. Human behaviour: Guns and roses : Nature : Nature Research 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z “This transition is a masterpiece of erudite political wisdom.” Chocolate cake and chemistry repair U.S.-China ties. But will North Korea spoil the party? 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z He is sly and erudite, withdrawn in person and in print exuberant. The Most Adventurous Eater in America 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z “I have deep, deep doubts about him and his judicial demeanor, and the fact that he appears to be a calm, erudite person is not the key issue here,” Schumer said. Trump and Republicans face a fresh test to shape Supreme Court, assert their power with Gorsuch hearings 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z He’s an erudite cinephile and former critic, drawing equal inspiration from the French and Taiwanese New Wave, and his films knowingly manipulate the genre codes of film noir, horror and coming-of-age story. Director Olivier Assayas' films are obsessed with public image and female celebrity, including his latest, 'Personal Shopper' 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z His comments at news conferences and other promotional events were as disgusting as his ringside analysis was erudite. David Haye edgy but Tony Bellew must be perfect to win in London 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z The erudite wisdom, one assumes, is supposed to be coming from the mouth of China’s president into the ear of the American one. Chocolate cake and chemistry repair U.S.-China ties. But will North Korea spoil the party? 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z “He’s got that incredibly beautiful style when he talks that ranges from erudite to brilliantly slangy,” his friend Nigella Lawson observed. Anthony Bourdain’s Moveable Feast 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z The United States must enhance its military capabilities and remain engaged in shoring up the international order, he contends in this thoughtful and erudite book — but not because it is infallible. Opinion | A hawk argues that U.S. military might is necessary in an uncertain world 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z So it was something of a surprise when, this past February, an academically inclined online publication appeared, full of erudite arguments in favor of Trump. Intellectuals for Trump 2017-01-01T05:00:00Z Their erudite annotations are included at right—just a taste of what their books offer the would-be oyster aficionado. How to Order Oysters 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z For a columnist whose brand has been erudite and principled arguments, George F. Will made a shocking number of rhetorical blunders in defending the “excellent” electoral college. Debating the so-called excellent electoral vote system 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z The two pilots’ writing style is different – Smith’s, iconoclastic and witty, Vanhoenacker’s, poetic, philosophical, erudite – and replete with Herman Melville references. The ups and downs of being an airline pilot 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z This middle infielder coming up, this Lerner kid, seemed respectful, earnest, even erudite. The Big League Prospect Who Became a Mob Hit Man 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z “Tsk, tsk. Name calling is discouraged. Try for witty and erudite calumny, please.” Vote, but Don’t Tell 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z On the cusp of 70, Iggy is as lithe and limber as ever, and in “Gimme Danger” he emerges as an exceptionally erudite and thoughtful artist as well. ‘Gimme Danger’: Iggy Pop and the Stooges, playing it straight 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z The erudite Justice Stephen G. Breyer, who speaks flawless French and is a recognized authority on architecture, showed yet another side during oral arguments at the Supreme Court on Monday. Supreme Court hears arguments in cases centering on cheerleading outfits and a goldendoodle service dog 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z His commentary style is feverish, erudite and emotional — unchanged since his “Special Comment” segments on MSNBC. Now at GQ, Keith Olbermann Takes His Outrage Online 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z What Abraham does not capture enough of, for my taste, is the striking impression that McCulloch made on his audience — intellectually, through his astute observations, and visually, through his erudite Scottish bearing. Cybernetics: A mathematician of mind : Nature : Nature Research 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z Vinson Cunningham’s measured, erudite excoriation of Nate Parker’s “Birth of a Nation” — and the lazy habit of judging black art on its existence rather than its merit — is heady and electrifying. What We're Reading 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z Work in a variety of media that culminates in arresting, playful and erudite videos that explore the condition of women throughout history. Meet the 2016 MacArthur fellows 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z |
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