| 单词 | fictional character |
| 例句 | And although I know I’m risking another brand on my forehead or worse, I say, “Excuse me, but I don’t believe those two fictional characters ever met.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The self-focus actually connects her more deeply with other people—the other actors, people in the audience, even the fictional characters in the plays. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z What she recalls are the names and details of the lives of all the fictional characters from the party: Michelle and Gendry and Michael. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z She finds Vivian’s parents’ full names in the passenger records log— Patrick and Mary Power from County Galway, Ireland—and feels a vertiginous thrill, as if fictional characters have suddenly sprung to life. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Daniels asks us to write about our favorite fictional character—a person we consider to be a hero—and be ready to tell the class about who it is. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Makes me wish that I were a fictional character. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z I was dubbed the Black Pimpernel, a somewhat derogatory adaptation of Baroness Orczy’s fictional character the Scarlet Pimpernel, who daringly evaded capture during the French Revolution. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The show relied too strongly, for instance, on empty-calorie cameos from actors dutifully but not transcendentally playing rock gods, either interacting with fictional characters or performing their hits. 'Vinyl' on HBO Was a Major Disappointment: What Went Wrong? 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z He is believed by many to have inspired the fictional character of Dracula, though some dispute that. 6 Spooky Travel Destinations for the Halloween Season 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z His family plans to mark his grave with a statue of Don Quixote, one of his favorite fictional characters. American dean of Paris literary scene dies at 98 2011-12-15T14:10:23Z Then the pandemic hit and then we thought, "OK, well now there's a game changer, certainly for society at large, but for Monk, for this fictional character that really, really struggles." "I have more dragons to slay": Tony Shalhoub is just getting started 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z I’m drawn to that kind of storytelling and being honest about fictional characters. “Bombshell” takes down Roger Ailes, but some audiences don’t want to see Fox News women humanized 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Unlike most fictional characters granted such powers, the narrator finds his new ability “loathsome and embarrassing.” Joseph O’Neill on the Burdens of Superpowers 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z What I'm saying is that the fictional character Hannah would never get all that attention in the real world and no one would care if she's narcissistic or not simply because she is unattractive. ‘Girls’ Finale: Is It Just Us, or Did the Show Get Better? 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z BRITT: There’s a fictional character who is name-checked in the title of the book whom you maybe have heard of. “An emotional Benjamin Buttoning”: The inside secrets of 6 new books that will top your fall reading list 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z Peopled with fictional characters, and given a chronology that isn’t precisely the way things actually unfolded, it’s meant to capture feeling more than fact. ‘Spamtown, USA’ Looks at a Bitter Strike Through Children’s Eyes 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z Mr. Greene’s queasy-making film is a sequel of sorts to his 2014 documentary, “Actress,” which muses intriguingly about the boundaries between actors playing themselves and fictional characters in front of a camera. Review: ‘Kate Plays Christine,’ a Blurring of Fact and Fiction in a Suicide Story 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z Freely mixing real and fictional characters in the tradition of E.L. Review | ‘The Cold Millions,’ Jess Walter’s celebration of forgotten heroes, is one of the most captivating novels of the year 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z It assumes they don’t want to deal with the dissonance of being unsettled, yet fascinated, by the behavior of fictional characters. Olive Kitteridge and Why "Likability" Is for Saps 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z A few fictional characters drive the narrative and best showcase Mallon’s gift for storytelling, but no one will be talking about them in the next few weeks. ‘Finale’ review: A novel of the Reagan years that’s packed with real-life barbs 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z Lastly, there is the original James Bond, an ornithologist whose "flat, quiet name" was co-opted by Ian Fleming for his fictional character. In "The Other Fellow," real people named James Bond reveal the blessing and curse of the 007 moniker 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z That approach — intimate portrayals, letting the digital releases drive the linear TV version, giving each fictional character an Instagram account — caught the attention of Mr. Fuller. Will ‘Skam,’ a Norwegian Hit, Translate? 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z “I can’t remember the last time I cared so much about the marital prospects of a fictional character,” A. O. Scott wrote in The Times. What’s on TV Thursday: ‘A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas’ and ‘Brooklyn’ 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z He achieves a balance between the fictional characters and the real people caught up in the disaster. The best Titanic film isn't "Titanic" 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z He inspired the fictional character Buzz Lightyear of the “Toy Story” movies and was interviewed by Homer Simpson on “The Simpsons.” In a new book, Buzz Aldrin talks about living in Neil Armstrong’s shadow 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z This was a fictional character, and I got to walk away from it unscathed. Sophie Turner: I Want Sansa to Have ‘More Kills’ on 'Game of Thrones' 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z I wrote a novel, pouring my trauma into a fictional character: another not-me. 'I feel I might die any waking moment': can I escape the grip of PTSD? 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z It’s strange, perhaps, to crave more privacy for a fictional character, but I wanted it for Edie. In ‘Luster,’ a Young Woman Moves in With Her Lover — and His Family 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z The human and political casualties of the explosion are part of the historical record, but the consequences of the blast for Lee’s three central fictional characters are what draw us in. ‘High Dive’ review: A bomb is ticking under the prime minister 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z Soon after, Mr. le Carré published “The Pigeon Tunnel,” a vignette-filled sort-of memoir in which he assiduously avoided subjecting himself to the same piercing scrutiny he applied to his fictional characters. John le Carré, Best-Selling Author of Cold War Thrillers, Dies at 89 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z He even explains that the film-within-a-film is directed by the fictional character, played by Huston. Director Morgan Neville on “They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead” and the last years of Orson We... 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z This issue arises in movies and plays in which a fictional character is presented as, say, a great painter. Review | Sex, drugs and rock-and-roll: Sounds good? Turns out the formula’s not foolproof. 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z In fact, Cleary's Ramona doesn't just challenge the assumption that readers must learn "from" and "with" fictional characters; one of Ramona's distinguishing characteristics is rebelliousness. Cleary refused to teach kids how to be good — and generations of readers fell in love with Ramona 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z Such arbitrary, unilluminating comparisons could be drawn between any real person and any number of fictional characters. Books of The Times: ?Mrs. Nixon: A Novelist Imagines a Life,? by Ann Beattie - Review 2011-12-12T22:55:42Z “Book of Days” presents, in a days-of-the-year format, facts, anecdotes and amazing stories about writers and fictional characters, along with reviews, generous and scathing, and other ephemera. Q&A: Tom Nissley on his ‘A Reader’s Book of Days’ 2013-12-13T21:47:59Z The Sophisticated Rogue A tortured writer battles the fictional characters he's created in William Norrett's holiday comedy; for ages 13 and up. L.A. theater listings, Nov. 29-Dec. 6: 'Guys and Dolls' and more 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z There are statues of three female fictional characters: Alice in Wonderland, Mother Goose and William Shakespeare’s Juliet, who appears with Romeo. Sculptor crafting first women’s statue for Central Park 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z During a discussion of one of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s essays, I insisted that Ring Lardner was a fictional character. Perspective | Summer reading shouldn’t be a chore 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z And that’s how the movie’s Mister Rogers, played by Tom Hanks, often strikes Lloyd Vogel, a fictional character who, like Junod, writes for Esquire and had a favorite childhood toy called Old Rabbit. ‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’ Review: You Are My Friend 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z All but one of Flynn's 14 novels center on fictional character Mitch Rapp, an operative for the Central Intelligence Agency who targets Islamic militants and often takes extreme measures to achieve his goals. Vince Flynn, author of Mitch Rapp thriller series, dead from cancer 2013-06-19T18:30:42Z It's not often that a fictional character appears on a late-night talk show to promote a real-life actress playing a different fictional character. 'Khaleesi' appears on 'Tonight Show' to promote Kristen Wiig's movie 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z Subsequent books brought in all kinds of real and fictional characters, with Newman plunging his fangs into punk, the first world war, and supercool 50s Rome. Deathless prose: the vampire novel of the century 2012-02-10T11:25:52Z He taught that real stories come out of fictional characters who work out their own destiny and, if done right, the characters would create their own compelling plot points. Authors weigh in on their favorite page-to-screen adaptations 2013-05-09T19:21:16Z If you could play one fictional character from a novel on stage or screen, who would it be and why? Tom Hanks: By the Book 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Have you been literarily inspired in naming your child, or are there any fictional characters whose names you'd avoid like the plague? Twilight descends over baby names 2010-05-10T14:45:00Z Chicago can be a fictional character, but outside of primetime, beyond television, it’s a real place whose people endure problems both minor and existential. What if TV told the truth about Chicago? 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z The man on whom he was based had been horrible; the fictional character had slipped away from his original and become somebody altogether more complicated. Book club: Spies by Michael Frayn 2012-06-15T21:55:13Z Last year Stephen Colbert found himself having to explain that a joke referencing the fictional character Ching-Chong Ding-Dong had been taken out of context on Twitter. The first rule of satire in the U.S.: Do not offend 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z By which, since Harry and the rest are fictional characters, I mean Thorne has by some sort of alchemy written a book that I would previously have assumed only J. K. Rowling could write. In the Latest Turn for Harry Potter and Company, Letting All the ‘What Ifs’ Out to Play 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z And Shylock is one of those fictional characters who surpass their creators’ intentions, inspiring actors from Henry Irving to Dustin Hoffman to transform what is essentially a character role into an Olympic star turn. | 'The Merchant of Venice': Al Pacino Brings His Shylock to Shakespeare in the Park 2010-07-01T02:01:00Z She is a sympathetic reader whose notes are unembarrassed about identifying with, or feeling sorry for, fictional characters. From the margins 2010-04-02T23:05:00Z A fictional character will walk into a great event and only see one tiny corner of it. WATCH: Historian decodes Dunkirk, the Allied defeat that helped win World War II 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z “Talking about her as a fictional character is kind of the only way that we can have a fair conversation about the real woman,” she said. Hillary Clinton Lost. The Play Won. 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Instead she seeks to answer the question by telling his story through the eyes of seven fictional characters with whom he comes into tangential contact. Review | A novel attempt to understand the father of the atomic bomb 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z The new movie, based on the story of the mission, adds fictional characters modeled on the scientists, and those strong women are what attracted Vidya Balan, a well-known Bollywood actress, to the project. An Indian Space Mission Inspires a Bollywood Reckoning 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z Aside from the fact that he is a fictional character, Adonis’ status as an athlete and an entertainer in the film also speaks to a double standard that exists in these situations. White “Creed” fans, pay attention: This is not just another feel-good, underdog sports movie 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z Instead of topic sentences and footnotes, he wrote a short story about a fictional character on a quest that covered the points of the assignment. Billy Porter Tells His Own Story in ‘While I Yet Live’ 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z This is clearly a reference to the film and fictional character of Harry Potter. Warner Bros sues over 'Harry Potter condoms' 2010-08-20T13:03:00Z Within this historical framework, these chapters focus on Thatcher Greenwood, a fictional character who has moved to Vineland to teach science at the free secondary school. Review | In Barbara Kingsolver’s ‘Unsheltered,’ Trump is just the latest threat to Earth’s survival 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z Dora is still a fictional character, of course, and the screenwriters took creative liberties. Dora the Explorer and the Quest for Authentic Indigenous Representations 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z So many fictional characters over the years have lodged themselves in my psyche, but one that has never quite left me is Hemingway’s wounded and cruelly fated Jake Barnes, from “The Sun Also Rises.” Andre Dubus III: By the Book 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z A mysterious creature, an almost fictional character, who lives in a forest, has bat wings and is always wearing imaginary tinklers in her hair. August's best new music from across the MAP 2011-08-17T17:09:56Z Schumann's cycle of brief piano pieces posits a musical/philosophical showdown between two fictional characters of the composer's own creation that, Denk felt, demanded a slightly schizoid keyboard touch. Free Seattle chamber-music recitals can be worth their weight in gold 2012-07-06T23:15:05Z I ask if, as the nation’s designated most likable actor — even his Halloween monster on “Saturday Night Live,” David S. Pumpkins, is cuddly — he felt pressure to make his fictional characters likable. Hollywood’s Most Decent Fella on Harvey, Trump and History 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z Honorable Mention: He was, unfortunately, not a fictional character, but we need to salute Capt. 2010 TV characters we lost: We'll miss you 2010-12-30T21:23:14Z There’s no constitutional prohibition against fictional characters voting in presidential elections. Mulder for Bernie: who would your favorite TV characters vote for? 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z Before anyone says "there weren't disabled performers" for Murphy to draw from — which negates the fantasy and fictional characters already contained in the series — there were. Why does Ryan Murphy’s "Hollywood" ignore disabled actors in its narrative? 2020-05-09T04:00:00Z Has there ever been a more durable, more adaptable fictional character than Arthur Conan Doyle's celebrated Sherlock Holmes? 'Mr. Holmes' smartly examines the great detective in winter 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Potent as the Dracula legend is, Dacre Stoker plans for the memorial to be a statue to the man Bram Stoker rather than his fictional character. Dracula creator's relative seeks Dublin memorial 2010-03-24T23:40:00Z To many, Musk is akin to a fictional character, one who lives on Twitter. Tesla owners love their cars. Elon Musk? Not as much. 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z One morning around 2007, a fictional character named So So, a middle-aged Black home-care nurse in Baltimore, started speaking to her. A Sibling Disappears, and the Mystery Repeats Itself 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z Her rivals include fictional characters in clashes from “Captain Marvel” and medieval fantasy television series “Game of Thrones.” Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gets 'best fight' MTV Movie award nod 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z Through this fictional character we see the ups and the downs of the media business that Hall may not be able to talk about yet. Tamron Hall, TV host and now mystery novelist, created a heroine to be "the reporter I wish I was" 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z I am discussing a fictional character, the only black person ever seen in the film, who is presented as subordinate, unreflective, constantly cheerful and uniquely well equipped to communicate with an animal. Ebert attacks my "Secretariat" review -- it's on! 2010-10-08T14:58:00Z Because of the discrimination and poverty she experienced, she identifies with the struggles of her fictional characters. Her Antenna Is Tuned to the Quietest Voices 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z As Burr made it clear, though, he isn't a big fan of trying to speculate about the contemporary political stances of his fictional characters. Would “F Is for Family” patriarch Frank Murphy vote for Trump? Bill Burr says yes 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z For most actors playing fictional characters, role research tends to consist of watching a few similar movies, maybe reading a book or two. Julianne Moore works to find the person inside the struggle 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z I can imagine researching the lives of real people by date, but the lives of fictional characters? Q&A: Tom Nissley on his ‘A Reader’s Book of Days’ 2013-12-13T21:47:59Z And male entitlement can be more dangerous than annoying fictional characters — it can and does lead to thousands of women around the world being killed each year for telling their abusive partner "no." “Sex/Life” and the exhausting, male entitlement of the “nice guy” trope 2021-06-27T04:00:00Z A bad storyteller can't even get us to believe that a fictional character has brushed his teeth. Damn His Blood by Peter Moore – review 2013-06-11T10:16:10Z In each episode of “Wonderful!,” the husband-and-wife team of Griffin and Rachel McElroy talk about the things that are currently making them happy, however big or small — snacks, fictional characters, poetry. 6 Podcasts to Make You Feel Good 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z “I’m flattered frankly when people see me in her,” Mrs. Wallace said, referring to her fictional character — the first female chief of staff to the first female president, Charlotte Kramer. What Change Could Look Like 2010-10-22T22:30:00Z That said, the move was also met by a outpouring of sometimes toxic, often ill-informed criticism by those who could not — for whatever reason — accept the idea of a woman playing the fictional character. Murdoch-owned paper publishes nude photos of new female Doctor Who 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z Unlike “Wonder” and “The Hundred Dresses,” “Sticks and Stones” tells the stories of real people who were bullied, rather than fictional characters. Books explore the causes and consequences of bullying Pretending to be a celebrity or even a fictional character is not an uncommon suggestion amongst most couples. Roleplaying in sex? "The View" gets an education on the do's and don'ts of the erotic practice 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z As fictional characters go, Reacher is a little underspecified, which makes readers feel so proprietary about him: in our own heads, we help create the character. Tom Cruise as Lee Child’s Fictional Hero in ‘Jack Reacher’ 2012-12-07T13:00:00Z As in his earlier sitcom, he plays a fictional character named George Lopez. Television Review: In FX’s ‘Saint George,’ George Lopez Enters a Lowbrow World 2014-03-05T21:51:36Z Shields assumes that fictional characters are merely authors’ ”surrogate selves,” but like many fictional creations, Vronsky—callow, dashing and professionally ambitious—is not that. An Answer to the Novel’s Detractors 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z It's like she was shopping for people she knows - even if they are fictional characters - instead of creating a wardrobe for a movie, she explains. James Bond's closet hits a lot of timeless looks 2012-11-08T21:01:05Z Sexual violence was a theme in Mailer's work, where his fictional characters sometimes physically resembled his wives. Reports of Norman Mailer’s cancellation have been greatly exaggerated 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z Similarly, Connell's fictional characters never seem to really know themselves or those closest to them. Evan S Connell obituary 2013-01-14T17:21:15Z To what extent are fictional characters genuinely reproducible? ‘The Girl in the Spider’s Web’ by David Lagercrantz 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z I thought it would be funny to do some parody of the blog genre, and use a fictional character. | 'The Painted Word' 2012-11-07T20:00:17Z In the meantime, posts on the dragon Viserion’s blue flames, memes on the hookup of fictional characters Jon Snow and Daenerys and chatter about potential battle strategies indicate that there is plenty to ponder. Can "Game of Thrones" teach us about the meaning of life? 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z The film, like the very best satire, often seems more doc than mock — Williams, Evert and especially McEnroe remain deliciously straight-faced as they describe the fictional characters and situations. HBO's '7 Days in Hell' finds a hilarious match in Samberg, Harington 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z You can drop in on fictional characters trapped in isolated houses in out-of-the-way places. Review | You’re not alone: Thrillers and mysteries that also feature characters stuck in isolation 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z Production on the drama, which will feature fictional characters, is expected to begin next year. Channel 4 plans IS fighter drama 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z While Harris unpacks the reasoning behind this — which included Britain’s military unpreparedness and the British public’s strong opposition to another war — he also sets two fictional characters at work behind the scenes. Review | A black man shot by a white police officer tells his shocking story in ‘No Justice’ 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z According to Deadline, the drama would “reflect current events and race relations through the stories and voices of fictional characters.” AMC to develop Black Lives Matter drama series based on the book "They Can't Kill Us All" 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Jimmy is a fictional character and has no existence outside a few novels and a short story. Q&A: Roddy Doyle, author of ‘The Commitments,’ ‘The Guts’ 2014-02-08T00:56:37Z But that doesn’t mean that the fictional characters on London’s stages aren’t already feeling the pain of privation in their own, particularly emotive ways. London Theater Journal: Feeling The Pain 2010-07-19T16:58:00Z Underwood, on the other hand, is an exaggerated fictional character. Meet Matteo Renzi — the Justin Trudeau of Italy and the Obamas’ final state dinner honoree 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z As real-life society falls apart around our ears, he argues, we are inspired and titillated by fictional characters who don't play by its rules. Etcetera: Steven Poole's non-fiction choice – reviews 2012-05-25T21:55:07Z Am I really publicly announcing my devotion to a fictional character here at the Regal Cinemas E-Walk? Riff: The Regrets of a Semiprofessional Potterphile 2011-08-14T03:33:02Z Then I realized their purpose was to suggest the degree to which the travails of Jiyoung, a fictional character, are grounded in fact. In This Korean Best Seller, a Young Mother Is Driven to Psychosis 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z For all the brilliance of Jim Fletcher's embodiment of the self-created Gatsby, the mere act of impersonation robs him of some of the elusiveness that makes him a great fictional character. Gatz – review 2012-06-14T06:00:06Z "My book is a positive portrayal of a fictional character, and, spoiler alert, the main character is not actually murdered," he said. AP NewsBreak: Patterson pulls 'The Murder of Stephen King' 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z But Daley said that the alignments were less expressly conceived for the film than “coincidentally obvious” based on the way all fictional characters tend to be written. A Beginner’s Guide to Dungeons & Dragons 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z A 1934 American novel, about the eventual suicide of the fictional character Julian English, was also inspired by the tale and borrowed its title. Sherlock recap: series four, episode one – The Six Thatchers 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z As Magicman put it on the thread: "It's the unmasking of a fictional character who is, we suspect, David Bowie himself." Readers recommend: songs about mistaken identity ? the results 2011-01-27T17:21:22Z In this electric fusing of fictional characters and historical figures, Hill lights that era ablaze. With ‘The Nix,’ Nathan Hill announces himself as a major new comic novelist 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z "I am sorry that this tasteless joke about a fictional character offended anyone," Renner said in a statement to the Los Angeles Times. Jeremy Renner, Chris Evans apologize for slut-shaming Black Widow character 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z "There will never be a fictional character who will be more interesting than Richard Feynman," Shaw said. 'Manhattan' traces a culture of secrecy, nuclear anxiety 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Willis said that he did his most painstaking work on “Zelig,” a mock documentary about an fictional character who surfaces in historic newsreels with figures ranging from Babe Ruth to Adolf Hitler. - The Washington Post The show is filmed in mockumentary style, with the fictional characters frequently talking directly into the camera. Modern Family star groped by fan 2014-02-21T08:01:47Z Goldblatt is the fictional character who writes a popular Twitter account of the same name. Summer Reading Suggestions, Handpicked for Your Taste 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z The championship weekend was like a Comic-Con mixed with the Super Bowl — a whirlwind of casual-to-extreme fandom for this clan of fictional characters and the very real joy they inspire. Yes, people are still obsessed with Pokémon — and this is their Super Bowl 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z And every moviegoer, regardless of race, is able to see that clearly in this fictional character. White “Creed” fans, pay attention: This is not just another feel-good, underdog sports movie 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z Perhaps it’s a natural progression, then, that she would begin to separate herself from her work, and put her ideas in the mouths of fictional characters. Pushing the Spotlight Away From Herself 2010-10-15T16:58:00Z But Russo was no fictional character in a studio movie, even as much as he adored the archetype. Vito Russo: from "Celluloid Closet" to cinema star 2011-12-23T13:32:35Z But as Samuel Schoenbaum documents in his book “Shakespeare’s Lives,” the Bard’s rise to cultural hero in the 19th century coincided with his emergence as a fictional character. A new show imagines a punk rock Shakespeare — the latest of our many fantasies about the bard 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z I try to keep up with the latest developments in election reform, but just remind me: is it now possible for fictional characters to run for parliament? Comic character stands for parliament in David Miliband's old seat 2013-04-21T19:00:11Z Applicant: “Well, I’m pretty good at dramas with lots of fictional characters whose lives gradually intersect and are also shaped by actual historical events.” Review: Cramming ‘War & Peace’ Into a Mini-Series 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z Soli also gives us Anne Cummins, a 15-year-old settler’s daughter, held for years by the Cheyenne, a fictional character who represents a composite of real captive women. Fictional Glimpses of the Past: From the Tudors to the Czars 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z In most cases, though, dramatists subsume autobiographical material or research experience into a fictional character of the sort that Alan Bennett once described as "the writer in disguise". Authors in search of a character: when playwrights stage themselves 2013-02-11T16:09:45Z As One-Man Style Invitational Ink Factory Duncan Stevens suggested: Give a pickup line from someone in a particular profession, or from a particular person or fictional character, as in Duncan’s examples above. Style Invitational Week 1367: Pick me up at work, okay? A come-on contest. 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z But his biggest opponent may not be Hillary Clinton or Martin O’Malley, but a fictional character. Rob Lowe thinks he’s Sam Seaborn: The “West Wing” alum Sorkin-bombing Bernie Sanders is the weirdest celebrity non-endorsement yet 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z Prior to foisting this mental damage onto a fictional character, Brodesser-Akner's experience delivering her first son was similar to that of her character's. How TV has embraced the traumatic side of the "dangerous miracle" of childbirth 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z It’s not offensive when a fictional character tosses around homophobic slurs. Review: Louis C.K.'s Surprise TV Show 'Horace and Pete' Hits a Bum Note 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z Its world is populated by thousands of fictional characters, all with their own abilities and personalities. Video Game Review: Crusader Kings II by Paradox Interactive 2012-03-30T22:47:44Z Not just from my fictional character, but from my real life in Dublin. The Good King Joffrey 2013-11-08T08:23:00Z “Can we, should we, separate the man from the fictional character who we all exalted, loved, needed, and in some respects, worshiped the idea, the notion behind?” Ebony’s controversial Cosby cover prompts polarizing responses: “This is not creative or expressive journalism, it’s slander” 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z Real members of Solidarity, including the movement’s leader, Lech Walesa, appear in the film alongside fictional characters. Andrzej Wajda, Towering Auteur of Polish Cinema, Dies at 90 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z That is why the two words appeared on the knuckle rings of Radio Raheem, a fictional character killed by police officers at the climax of Lee’s 1989 film “Do the Right Thing.” Spike Lee’s movie about a black cop infiltrating the KKK is a subtweet of Donald Trump 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Certainly the great sleuth and his chronicler are among the most vividly realized fictional characters of all time. Review | Sherlock Holmes can never die. New books about the great sleuth are making sure of it. 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Luckily there is only one example of what one might call the traditional experimental story, in which one reads, with a sinking heart, the very words: "I am a fictional character." Best European Fiction 2013, edited by Aleksandar Hemon – review 2013-02-01T09:01:01Z What fictional character would you most like to be? Quickfire interview: Patrick Ness 2012-08-20T15:43:57Z Elizabeth Sloane, a fictional character, has the luxury of not having to be approachable. Review: Jessica Chastain Dazzles in Miss Sloane, an Elegantly Scripted Drama for Grown-ups 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z Sally Hawkins stars as a fictional character plopped into the true story of a worker’s strike at a Ford motor company sewing plant in the Dagenham area of London. Stiff upper lip or man on the edge? How movies see real-life heroes 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z It was not clear whether Buffett would be playing himself or a fictional character. Warren Buffett to make cameo on "The Office" 2011-05-11T02:18:29Z The top fictional character included in the kids’ stories last year was the U.K.’s own James Bond, but Superman and Batman topped the list this year, knocking agent 007 down to the No. 10 spot. And the Winner of the Child-Author's Competition Is … Lego, Universal Pictures 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z It’s quite a skill to make boring fictional characters interesting, but the Grossmith brothers do just this with Charles Pooter and his family, who reside in north London. Read Your Way Through London 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z "Pokemon Go" is an augmented reality game which allows players to scour their neighborhoods and cities in search of fictional characters. Russian Jewish group OK with 'Pokemon Go' 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z But that doesn’t mean that the fictional characters on London’s stages aren’t already feeling the pain of privation in their own particularly emotive ways. London Theater Scene Echoes Economic Woes 2010-07-20T21:34:00Z The action figure is a joke, of course, but he's also a small tribute to the fictional character of Picard, her favorite on the show. The greatest Star Trek 'Generation' reunites 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z It features the fictional character “Elle Forest,” who, “just after her upcoming graduation, would be getting married in the Hamptons and moving to New York to a gorgeous apartment on the Upper East Side.” A business school gets a lesson in sexism 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z Graham Greene, to whom Priscilla’s father had been kind, returns the favor by naming a fictional character for him. Books of The Times: In ‘Priscilla,’ Nicholas Shakespeare Looks at Family Mystery 2013-12-26T19:35:00Z In the art world, inhabiting a fictional character in order to produce work is not new. Art and race at the Whitney: Rethinking the Donelle Woolford piece 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z They’re also responses from my past students about specific fictional characters. Perspective | What bad-sex novels can teach us about consent and harassment 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z Does the book revolve around fictional characters, as in a traditional novel? More to the Story: A History of Gay America 2010-09-28T19:13:00Z Which fictional character utters this line and in what novel? Quiz: Bastille in literature 2010-07-14T10:23:00Z There’s something flattening about the sheer accumulation of #MeToo television, of watching as harassment is endlessly recycled into fictional characters’ cases and capers. The Only Hollywood Abuser I Want to Hear From Is a Horse 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z The man may be a vain, ethically obtuse, generally clueless buffoon, but it would not occur to him to allow a fictional character on his air to sell a product. Movie Review: ‘Anchorman 2,’ Starring Will Ferrell and Steve Carell 2013-12-17T21:57:43Z Lee, a lawyer who, like his daughter’s fictional character, served in the state legislature and favored pocket watches. Harper Lee, elusive author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ is dead at 89 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Episodes have covered making the perfect pitch to a book publisher, the history of the publishing industry, writing in prison and why certain fictional characters have remained culturally significant. Are you listening? 8 Seattle-area podcasters share origins, advice 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z The film's trailer received online backlash last month for featuring the fictional character as the main instigator of the riots though most accepted accounts attribute that role to drag queens and transgender women of color. 'Hit the Wall' returns to the spark of the LGBT rights movement 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Have any fictional characters influenced the way you live your life? Open Thread: New year's resolutions in fiction 2012-12-31T09:00:00Z Samara may be a fictional character, but the media we consume has an agency of its own, and that should horrify us more than it seems to. ‘The Ring’ Told Us in 2002 That the Medium Is the Monster 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z Regalbuto sees the reboot as the chance for these fictional characters to say the things “that people want to say and haven’t been — a lot of things come out and cut through the baloney.” ‘Murphy Brown’ once sparked a feud with Dan Quayle. Now the reboot is courting one with Trump. 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z In other words, while she’s still a fictional character and a moderately cartoonish one at that, she’s also a heroic stand-in for every teenager who picks up a gun and starts shooting. Movie Review: ‘Kick-Ass 2’ Stars Chloë Grace Moretz 2013-08-15T22:04:11Z The Gaddafi family were certainly like fictional characters. The Guardian first book award: the shortlisted authors introduce their work 2012-11-09T22:50:02Z After one of her fictional characters attempts “suicide by cop,” she offers this digression: ‘Wilde Lake,’ one of Laura Lippman’s finest novels, feels personal 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z But more than that, puppets are just fictional characters like any others. Are Ernie and Bert gay? Who gets to say? 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z I concede that Fitger is an unconventional candidate for MacDowell’s renowned largesse, being, as he is, a fictional character. A Letter of Recommendation 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z If Fassbinder were no real person but a fictional character created by Thomsen, the film would endure as a deeply imagined, fierce, and graceful drama. The Documentaries They Deserve: Hannah Arendt and Rainer Werner Fassbinder 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z When you’re working on songs for Empire, what’s the difference between making music for a fictional character and writing with a real artist? J.R. Rotem on Producing Hits for Gwen Stefani and 'Empire' 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z It’s not a literary form known for its great romances, either, although of course love and sex play a role in most fictional characters’ lives. “Euphoria”: Primitive love 2014-06-01T04:00:00Z Throughout the show, the fictional characters intermingle with actors portraying actual figures of the time, including Keith Sweat, Special Ed, DJ Chuck Chillout and the executive Dante Ross. Review: ‘The Breaks’ Captures Hip-Hop in the ’90s, Music and All 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z Then, using a one-to-nine scale, they assessed how aggressive, hostile, and hot-tempered they found the fictional character. The fastest way to reach a congressional budget agreement? Dim the lights 2014-01-12T17:00:00Z Her large cast mixes factual and fictional characters, who interact in a complex and absorbing series of plotlines. Tides of War by Stella Tillyard – review 2012-06-19T07:00:02Z They may hear fictional characters talking with one another about the artwork or perhaps about something unrelated. Technology Invites a Deep Dive Into Art 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z "Traffic with thyself", as Shakespeare tuttingly referred to it, is the only sex that takes place purely in the imagination – fictional characters are its livelihood. Masturbation: literature's last taboo 2010-04-21T08:36:00Z When Sayers later married, the union was not as harmonious as the one she would invent for her fictional characters. An Overlooked Novel from 1935 by the Godmother of Feminist Detective Fiction 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z Subtitled “A Memoir of Perfectionism,” the book approaches the mysteries, gaps and obstacles in Tallent’s own story with the same psychological precision and elliptical motivation she applies to her fictional characters. Why Did an Accomplished Writer Fall Silent for Two Decades? 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z And while she’s a fictional character speaking about a fictional opponent, it’s a terrifying accurate summary of the social and political landscape. Shonda Rhimes: another stirring speech from TV's master craftswoman 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z The Today programme feature is part of a series of special programmes on the station exploring fictional characters. French revives Vicar of Dibley on R4 2014-03-06T17:23:32Z Unlike fictional characters who stay the same on the page, our real-life heroes require us to change with every new fact we learn about them. It’s been 37 years since John Lennon was shot. Can we find the real Lennon in books? 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z When we are making these fictional characters are we inspiring empathy in them? Author Gabriel Bump: "We might be moving towards worse racial issues" 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z But imagination is primary in creating the relationships of my fictional characters, and a close second is the language itself. Q&A: Author Ivan Doig on 'The Bartender's Tale' and a writer's life 2012-09-17T22:36:12Z Scanlan says creating these fictional characters has long been an area of interest. Art and race at the Whitney: Rethinking the Donelle Woolford piece 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z Huckleberry Finn, because after all the years he is still the fictional character who charmed me the most. Marlon James: By the Book 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z This tendency to overrelate to any fictional character, whether it’s Jo or Fleabag, is less about art and more about narcissism. I should love Little Women. But sometimes it’s hard to fall in love with the perfect match | Hadley Freeman 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z But also rare was the way a sitcom became embroiled in a real-world political debate — and addressed it through its fictional characters. ‘Murphy Brown’ once sparked a feud with Dan Quayle. Now the reboot is courting one with Trump. 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z There is a separate but related tradition of actor-dramatists who have portrayed on stage fictional characters they have written. Authors in search of a character: when playwrights stage themselves 2013-02-11T16:09:45Z The problem with “The Brink” is that the character of Steve Bannon is a fiction, and the film only perpetuates the legend that makes this fictional character loom noxiously large. Another Documentary Inadvertently Honors Steve Bannon 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z Yet in truth, the only thing this fictional character seems to share with the woman who plays her is that public responses to both function like a monitor of our changing attitudes to lone women. Renée Zellweger: there is so much more to her than Bridget Jones | Observer profile 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z What fictional characters would you like to see join the scene? 'Penny Dreadful' Recap: Vanessa's Sin and Obsession 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z The idea behind “Booth,” she goes on, was to reanimate the people who surrounded the assassin, transforming the family into autonomous fictional characters. ‘Booth’ Pushes an Assassin Off Center Stage 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z We only have a handful of fictional characters who can buy the farm in the series finale. 'Boardwalk Empire' Recap: Casualties of War 2014-10-19T04:00:00Z The rooms each depict a “chapter” in the life of a fictional character named George Covell. The Best Small Hotels Around the World 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z They are, in a profound sense, what the movie is about, and what — in contemplating the deaths of two fictional characters — it is specifically mourning. ‘Vortex’ Review: A Split Screen and a Shared Fate 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Is it now possible to charge fictional characters with crimes? Comic character stands for parliament in David Miliband's old seat 2013-04-21T19:00:11Z Most people’s TV heroes are fictional ones, but then Louis Theroux has always struck me as a kind of fictional character. Larry David to Lisa Simpson – life lessons from TV's top role models 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z She adopted the fictional character’s name and kept it. Patti Page, Singer, Dies at 85 2013-01-02T20:29:12Z DIY web series, “It Could Be Worse,” about a struggling and somewhat hapless actor played by Mr. Taylor, seems to be doing better in its career than the fictional character at its center. ‘It Could Be Worse’ Comedy Series Moves to Hulu 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z For readers who would rather tune out global conflict and immerse themselves in a fictional character’s mind, there’s an experimental new novel from Rebecca Watson — and the latest from Elena Ferrante. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z They describe their fictional character – developed through a close reading of architectural personalities in the press – with a mixture of pity and contempt. Elmgreen and Dragset plan mischief for V&A 2013-01-17T15:18:21Z The fictional character is less direct and less charismatic than her creator. The Secrets of Vera Caspary, the Woman Who Wrote "Laura" 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z She's played a movie star hiding from the press, a movie star playing a reporter interviewing another movie star and a fictional character pretending to be Julia Roberts. Why we love Julia Roberts 2010-08-15T18:01:00Z In many ways, the lack of diversity in the depiction of eating disorders mirrors the lack of fictional characters of color who struggle with their mental health. Netflix's "Tiny Pretty Things" challenges the idea that bulimia is only a white woman's disease 2020-12-26T05:00:00Z These bad things are part of a strange case named David Marks, a fictional character based on Robert A. Durst, the true-life son of a New York real estate developer, Seymour Durst. | 'All Good Things': Assorted Acts of Betrayal Among the Moneyed and Dysfunctional 2010-12-02T22:59:00Z “His body is gone but the family hopes that he is still with those he loves, whether they are religious or historical figures, personal friends or fictional characters.” 2010-01-29T13:57:00Z Rule No. 1 for candidates who come up against a movie: Never fight with a fictional character. Hollywood Revs Up Partisan Films a Year Ahead of Election 2011-10-19T22:54:25Z “I can’t remember the last time I cared so much about the marital prospects of a fictional character,” A. O. Scott wrote in The New York Times. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Brooklyn’ and ‘The Wine Show’ 2016-08-13T04:00:00Z Not “Stephen Colbert,” the greatest fake newsman in TV history, and one of the richest fictional characters in any popular art form of the past decade. Stephen Colbert: A Great Talk-Show Host? No, the Greatest! 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z "William James is a fictional character that is a product of my imagination," Boal wrote in his declaration before listing 29 scenes portrayed in the film that Sarver didn't experience. 'Hurt Locker' director seeks lawsuit's dismissal 2011-03-03T20:29:38Z As Chastain observes, the one woman statue is of “a fictional character that a man wrote.” Jessica Chastain calls out New York City government: Why no woman statue in Central Park? 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z These fictional characters of the cloth are as varied as their living counterparts. A Lifetime at a Church, Filled With Faith and Drama 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z By attaching and affixing our identities to fictional characters, it becomes increasingly difficult to separate these characters from our own perspective. After years of stewing, “Star Wars” fandom goes to the dark side 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z But you are one of those fictional characters so three-dimensionally rendered that it’s easy for a reader to slip into their expensive shoes and wander through a world more realistic than reality. This Novel Nods to Virginia Woolf While Staring Down Modern Class Lines 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z One interactive display introduces us to fictional characters of varied ages who decide whether to get genetic testing and then decide how to act on the information. Exhibition Review: ‘Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code,’ at the Smithsonian 2013-08-29T21:30:18Z “Anna’s really me, just like all fictional characters are really the author.” When Life Throws Those Curveballs 2011-05-27T17:34:12Z To distinguish himself from Sidibé and Keïta, he worked in color, staging self-portraits in which he fully took on the roles of fictional characters: a businessman, a bourgeois woman, a rocker. Within Himself, an African Photographer Finds Multitudes 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z The great power of the book was in how it allowed women to see themselves in spirited, thoughtful, flawed and ambitious fictional characters. Can real men love ‘Little Women’? Greta Gerwig thinks they should. 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z Unforgettably life-affirming types — who always speak their minds and grab each moment with two fists — are by no means my favorite fictional characters. Review: A One-Man Funeral With Many Lives in ‘I Hear You and Rejoice’ 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z And, as he’s done before, Morrow crossbreeds his fictional characters with real-life figures, from Gregor Mendel and Alfred Russel Wallace to Rosalind Franklin. James Morrow’s satiric novel ‘Galápagos Regained’ takes on Darwin and God 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z Part satire, part historical fiction, both versions are told from the point-of-view of the fictional character Henry Shackleford, who introduces himself after telling us that Brown rescued him from slavery as a boy. ‘The Good Lord Bird’ Is a New Entry in the John Brown Canon 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z Jack Crabb was based on a fictional character, the blowhard Kit Carson in William Saroyan’s play “The Time of Your Life.” Correction: Obit-Thomas Berger story 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z To what extent is Scott Walker a fictional character, Scott Engel’s staged drama? Popcast: The Myth of Scott Walker 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z Ms. Kron considered returning to the solo-show format for her next project, but chose instead to look at the Bush years through a traditional narrative and a group of fictional characters. Pushing the Spotlight Away From Herself 2010-10-15T16:58:00Z Mr. Backman realized that he had the blueprint for a compelling fictional character, and the novel began to take shape. The Man Behind ‘A Man Called Ove,’ Sweden’s Latest Hit Novel 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z The fictional character Christian Grey was adopted at a young age. Hundreds flock to meet '50 Shades of Grey' author 2012-04-30T01:09:08Z How do the realities of fictional characters’ lives compare to the realities of readers’ lives, and where, if anywhere, do the two planes intersect? The joy of literary destruction: Writers who broke all the rules 2014-01-19T15:00:00Z Cumberbatch talked for a long time about the tragedy of Turing’s life and about what has been a series of very intense roles, heavy on iconic fictional characters and real people. T Magazine: The Case of the Accidental Superstar 2014-03-07T14:00:51Z Another free spirit, Cerys Matthews, presented this nicely rounded discussion of the fictional character. Radio review: The Strongest Girl in the World 2010-09-17T05:45:00Z Q: Readers of historical fiction sometimes have a hard time separating the fictional character with the real person, and lots of real people walk across the stage in “The Accursed.” From Woodrow Wilson to Twitter: A Q&A with Joyce Carol Oates 2013-03-01T02:04:15Z Salinger’s family, the authors say, had to compete for his attention with the fictional characters he’d created. Books of The Times: A Biography From David Shields and Shane Salerno 2013-08-25T21:13:01Z Full of carefully researched detail, David is at once the tale of a fictional character, the story of a work of genius and an evocation of a particularly compelling moment in Italy's past. David by Mary Hoffman ? review 2011-07-29T21:55:01Z But I felt like it was time to go, that we had left no stone unturned in his evolution as a fictional character from the imagination of Elmore Leonard. Walton Goggins on the Series Finale of Justified and the Fate of Boyd Crowder 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z The battle lines were then drawn between those who sneered at the naivete of readers who count fictional characters among their “friends,” and others who insisted that such sneering was elitist. Review | Paula Hawkins has a new thriller, and let’s just say it’s no ‘The Girl on the Train’ 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z Patterson’s fictional characters tend to be nothing like him, except in their frenzy of activity. James Patterson mostly doesn’t write his books. And his new readers mostly don’t read. 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z The strange thing is that fictional characters live alongside the citizens of this republic, where they have equal rights. Why Olga Tokarczuk Likes to Read T.S. Eliot in Translation 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z David is adamant that he is allowed to tell a story, that these are just fictional characters. Hugh Laurie goes for bumpy political ride in PBS’ ‘Roadkill’ 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z The performers aren’t presented as fictional characters but as simply the actors themselves. ‘In These Uncertain Times’ Review: Love, Loss and Zoom 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z As a fictional character addressing an implied reader, his confession is necessarily private, but whereas Trump is publicity-seeking, bombastic, Bateman is masked, neurotic and private, a dark Batman to Trump’s Superman. Donald Trump, “American Psycho” muse: How the “Art of the Deal” elitist became a poor man’s Patrick Bateman — and now he’s a real threat 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z Were he a fictional character, however, we likely would call him unrealistic, his life story and his career too good to be true. How Seamus Heaney Became a Poet of Happiness 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z Johnson always referred to his fictional characters as people in their own right. A Masterpiece That Requires Your Full Attention — and a Lot of Time 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z As a rule, we don’t like seeing our favorite fictional characters grow up. Is Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman' bound for the 'Interstellar' trap? 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z Let us set the record straight: Cord and Tish are fictional characters. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!’ and ‘Saturday Night Live’ 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z I’m not going to diagnose fictional characters with codependency, but in such an otherwise sharp and sensitive novel, I wish I hadn’t even had the thought. The Latest Romance Novels: Firefighters, Buff Male Nannies, Astronauts and More 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z It’s all part of the trompe-l’oeil effect of Macneal’s magical storytelling, which enables real and fictional characters to step together right off the page. Review | ‘The Doll Factory’ is a guilty pleasure wrapped around a provocative history lesson 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z “The presence of fictional characters in your head, especially ones who talk, is extremely preoccupying,” she said. Arts & Leisure: Margaret Edson, Author of ?Wit,? Loves Teaching 2012-02-19T03:30:04Z I think the process of creating a fiction and the transgressive experience of entering that fictional character is something that fascinates me. He’s a Doctor. He’s an Actor. He’s an Indie Heartthrob. 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z As staged by the director Gordon Edelstein, this disaster is shocking and brings with it, at least temporarily, the kind of frisson that can sometimes occur when fictional characters meet real-world events. Review: Sisters Plot Their Escapes From ‘Napoli, Brooklyn’ 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z Just last year the name Atticus hit its highest level of popularity with 846 males named after the fictional character, according to Social Security records. Why is 'Atticus' worth defending? Think of the children -- and the pets 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Derek is a fictional character and is defined by his creator. ArtsBeat: Gervais Says New Show Isn't Mocking Disabled 2012-04-09T13:33:12Z He called this week from his parents’ home in Southern France to discuss intimidating co-stars and the perils of playing a fictional character — as opposed to one of the many historical figures — on “Boardwalk Empire.” ArtsBeat Blog: The New Kid in Town: Charlie Cox on 'Boardwalk Empire' 2011-09-30T16:23:46Z Stirred heavily into the mix of what Saunders calls “historical nuggets” are the voices of fictional characters, invented witnesses and commentators. ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ arises from a tragic footnote in American history 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z If I say Cliff can beat Bruce Lee up, he’s a fictional character so he could beat Bruce Lee up. Quentin Tarantino defends "Hollywood" Bruce Lee fight from claims it mocks the late action star 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z In this memoir, she approaches the mysteries in her own story with the same astute but elliptical precision she applies to her fictional characters. 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z When I was 14, I encountered a fictional character that changed my life. Francesca Lia Block says Weetzie Bat is not a manic pixie dream girl: “I don’t love what I’ve seen of that” 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z The collection that follows contains five fictional characters and five real ones. David McKie's top 10 eccentrics in literature 2011-03-02T11:31:07Z And fictional characters don’t need to sober up because fiction does not require redemption — they can just perish. Can Sobriety Be as Interesting as Addiction? A Writer Wonders 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z She sends her fictional characters into known history, wedging in pieces of background information that can feel exactly like that. Alice Hoffman Brings Magical Realism to the Holocaust Novel 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z It would also have required Barnes to risk the outrage of people who make a habit of confusing fictional characters with the novelists who create them. In Julian Barnes’s New Novel, a Teacher’s Pet Becomes Obsessed 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z In each episode, a fictional character received a million bucks, tax free, out of the blue. Review | They all think they’re Indiana Jones in ‘Chasing the Thrill,’ a tale of a real-life treasure hunt 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z We meet dozens of equally vivid fictional characters, among them a toothless Army sergeant who, midway through the novel, gleefully shows off his portable antique guillotine. Poisoned Sake and Mutilated Teddy Bears 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Though in ostensibly different circumstances, the concerns of both the fictional character and its creator — of family, of livelihood and of legacy — share a number of parallels. Director J.C. Chandor follows the money in 'A Most Violent Year' 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z At Comic Con, where attendees show off meticulously prepared costumes inspired by their favorite fictional characters, one generally does not dress up as the Joker without knowing which Joker they are. Jokers at Every Turn at Comic Con, but They Were on Their Best Behavior 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z Sleeper cars pay homage to fictional characters like James Bond and celebrated passengers like Mata Hari. In Transit Blog: Orient Express, the Exhibition 2014-05-12T15:12:17Z It featured a fictional character who carefully sized up attractive women in the bars of Buffalo and made aggressive moves on them. Perspective | At 18, Harvey Weinstein penned tales of an aggressive creep. It sure sounds familiar now. 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z I saw not a fictional character but my friend. Learning to Love the Stories of Andre Dubus 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z The show, which tells true-to-life Katrina experiences through fictional characters, is taping its third season. Mardi Gras Indians on display at Jazz Fest 2012-05-04T15:13:40Z I should be able to turn off my emotional response to a fictional character. Resisting the mystery of “Go Set a Watchman”: Why I’m not reading Harper Lee’s “new” novel 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z “We do not identify with fictional characters, supernatural powers, or immortality, nor do we have any difficulty distinguishing between fantasy and reality,” Merticus says, adding that if anything, pop culture is catching up to them. Interview with a real-life vampire: why drinking blood isn't like in Hollywood 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z He left instructions on how to imagine, how to see, which he gave to us through the lives of his fictional characters. Denis Johnson’s Lasting Advice 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z Armed with this definition, he turns his attention to a long list of widely disliked people and fictional characters: among many others, O.J. ‘I Wear the Black Hat’: the essential anatomy of a villain 2013-08-28T22:25:51Z Hall said he saw parallels in the lives of Sir Elton and the fictional character of Billy, a young boy from a working class community who dreams of becoming a dancer. Elton film is from 'birth to rehab' 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z Yes, these are fictional characters, but treating their lives so carelessly raises the question of why any of us should care. Here's What Game of Thrones Got Right About the Jon Snow Cliffhanger 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z The fictional characters created by comedian Whitney Cummings — whether on CBS’s 2 Broke Girls or NBC’s Whitney — tend to struggle when it comes to love. Whitney Cummings: "Crazy" Is the "New C-Word" 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z Walter Mitty, a fictional character from a 1939 short story by James Thurber, defines a person not comfortable in his own skin or surroundings, alienated by idealistic aspirations. Social alienation proves popular in Hollywood's fall lineup 2013-10-23T13:02:18Z Her newest show brings back Tammy Faye Starlite, a fictional character that made her a downtown New York club star more than a decade ago. Tammy Faye Starlite, Inverted Country-Star Cliché, Strides Back 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Lucky for Harlequin, he and the others are fictional characters in a ballet. Review: ‘Harlequinade’ Has Charming Baubles, but Why Do It? 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z That may be a hopeless task, but his case is compelling: The stories we tell are made up, and we can't be quite sure we are not fictional characters. Love and loss in "Asteroid City": Wes Anderson's intoxicating alien-invasion meta-movie 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z I like to think this makes us better at understanding the equally subtle and devious hearts and minds of our fictional characters. Who do you think you are? 2010-05-28T23:06:00Z Henry is cutting about literary biographers who fall into the slack habit of finding one-to-one correspondences between real life people and fictional characters. The Life of George Eliot by Nancy Henry - review 2012-06-01T21:55:03Z You always stay on a very superficial level, whereas with a fictional character you can sound out the depth you want and include in that character elements of others. John Lennon's Spain Sojourn Becomes a Film (Without Lennon) 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z It’s quite extraordinary for a fictional character to be treated as if they’re alive. Bridget Jones is Back in ‘Mad About the Boy’ 2013-10-14T14:44:34Z We all thought he was a fictional character, but it stuck with us.” In a Bowie Oral History, a Glimpse of How Others Saw the Faker 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z The fictional character is described on his website as "Scotland's most respected man of letters". TV show for Bob Servant character 2012-02-17T10:52:33Z “It looks like there’s a great deal of curiosity about this fictional character, Captain Kirk, going into space. So let’s go along with it and enjoy the ride.” Capt. Kirk’s William Shatner on cusp of blasting into space 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z The dictionary defines it as "a history or background story . . . created for a fictional character", before adding "esp. in a film or television series". Small Island by Andrea Levy 2011-01-08T00:08:00Z In this devastatingly accurate monologue, Miriam mixes real and fictional characters to evoke a hothouse climate of backbiting narcissists fighting for crumbs of respect. Charles Busch Claws at His Divas, but He Understands Them 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z With fictional characters interwoven with historical figures – Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Leon Trotsky – and set against the McCarthy era in the US, it sounds as though it has all the ingredients for another great novel. Summer reading: 'coalition books' 2010-07-16T23:05:00Z It’s the perennial discomfort one feels when successful artists create fictional characters with failed lives: there’s always the worry that, on some level, they’re saying, “There but for the grace of God…” Alexander Payne on Downsizing: ‘The film isn’t a major statement – it’s a metaphor’ 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z And while some might dismiss grief for a fictional character, Manzella said what Grey’s fans are likely feeling is something called disenfranchised grief. Grief Counselor Says It's OK to Mourn a Fictional Character's Death 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z Which fictional character do you think you could fall in love with? Drawing lines: Q&A with Dinosaur Cove illustrator Mike Spoor 2013-02-15T12:12:10Z Literary analysis, meanwhile, often relies on generalization and abstraction, turning fictional characters into representative figures rather than treating them as specific individuals. The Stories We Tell, and Don’t Tell, About Asian-American Lives 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z The mob boss Tony Soprano — played by the great James Gandolfini, who died last week of a heart attack — was one of the most memorable fictional characters to emerge in the past several decades. Books of The Times: Brett Martin’s ‘Difficult Men’ Sees a New Golden Age for TV 2013-06-24T21:26:42Z The story revolves around a fictional character called Alice, an American teenager kidnapped by her extended Saudi Arabian family. US TV drama about Saudi Arabia axed 2014-03-24T18:14:04Z Mr. Mackenzie and his crew made their way through the hordes of drunken fans and the muddy tents, unassumingly inserting the fictional characters in the midst of real-life musicians and revelers. Movie Review: ?Tonight You?re Mine,? Directed by David Mackenzie 2012-05-10T23:01:42Z I guess that's crossing the line, even when we're talking about massively irritating fictional characters, and given my last name it might get taken the wrong way. "One Day": A gimmicky, misbegotten love story 2011-08-18T17:19:00Z Even though I usually don’t write directly about my own experience, I put more of what happened to us into this story than I’d ever done — but I assigned that experience to fictional characters. When Covid struck the Wolitzers, Meg and Hilma bonded by creating a book. Let them tell you about it. 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z It was actually perfect as the third book is my favourite book and Sirius Black is the first fictional character to have my heart. Pottermore: your experiences 2011-08-16T14:51:48Z People find solace in this fictional character — and Anonymous does, too. Who Is Duchess Goldblatt? 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z Do you write about yourself or do you create fictional characters? BBC Sound Of 2015: George The Poet 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z Linklater’s gimmick — actually, his genius — was to visit the same core cast of fictional characters, played by the same actors, for a few days each year. REVIEW: Richard Linklater's Boyhood Is a Thrilling Epic of Ordinary Life 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z Both movies revert to their share of lurid scenes of addiction and artistic self-destruction, and both liberally allow for fictional characters and situations. Why music biopics so often fall flat 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z The science fiction community need not be so wedded to “original conceptions” of fictional characters, Roberts says, and instead embrace diversity not because of any larger social agenda, but simply because it exists. Sulu, “Star Trek” and queer sci-fi: LGBT diversity has been there all along—now it’s gone mainstream 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z Doctorow, which imagines fictional characters whose lives are interwoven in real events from the early 1900s. 'Manhattan' traces a culture of secrecy, nuclear anxiety 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z Like the fictional character, Catan is hired by aquariums in summertime, but much of her work entails classes and parties. 'Mermaids' find raison d'etre in Brazil 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z Pity the fictional characters who are projections of a misogynistic or nearsighted writer’s longing. Review | In ‘Real Estate,’ Deborah Levy contemplates the structures that define us 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z The last book I read was Cephalopod Intelligence – a book on squid!Which fictional character would you most like to be? Quick-fire interview: Steve Backshall 2012-11-29T11:35:11Z On the realisation the man was in fact one of Ngugi's fictional characters, copies of the book were seized and destroyed. Why Ngugi wa Thiong'o should have won the Nobel prize for literature 2010-10-08T09:48:00Z Talk shows are acting jobs, except that the hosts play themselves, rather than fictional characters. ‘Stephen Colbert’ Says Goodbye as Stephen Colbert Heads to CBS 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z Is it sad that I kinda wanna cry because my favorite fictional character is leaving? Callie Torres is Leaving 'Grey's Anatomy' After 10 Seasons 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z For another, it dispenses with some of the waxenness of its 985-page predecessor and breathes life into its fictional characters, many of whose parents appeared in the first book. Books of The Times: Ken Follett Offers Second Volume of Century Trilogy 2012-09-16T22:11:55Z Rather than encourage average kids’ bloodthirsty instinct to cheer for the downfall of their friends and neighbors, let them delve into the fiascos of fictional characters. Finding the Comedy in Tween Tragedy 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z The book, which will be published by Random House on Sept. 13, offers a poetic but unvarnished account of his personal history, abundant with the barbarity and grace that have animated Milch’s fictional characters. David Milch Still Has Stories to Tell 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z I decided to restrict it to traditional homes in novels – ie buildings in which fictional characters live. Stuart Evers' top 10 homes in literature 2012-07-18T15:10:43Z Though "Rampart" was inspired by real-life revelations of widespread corruption in LAPD's Rampart division in the 1990s, Brown is a fictional character, with a life as complex as any epic novel. 'Rampart': Cop drama is dark, feverish and compelling 2012-03-01T20:47:07Z At the time of her death, she was writing and hoped to direct a movie about a Jane Austen fan who switches places with one of the British author's fictional characters. 'Sleepless in Seattle' writer Nora Ephron dies at 71 2012-06-27T01:41:54Z It's not that I thought Wilshire was a fictional character – I just wished he was for his employees' sakes. Rewind TV: The Call Centre; The Apprentice; The Americans; Love and Marriage; The Unspeakable Crime: Rape 2013-06-08T17:04:01Z There are rumours that some famous fictional characters from children's books may make an appearance. Which children's books characters should appear in the Olympic opening ceremony? 2012-07-24T17:14:16Z “Am I a fictional character?” someone demands, late in the film, as literature and life blur at the edges. ‘In the House’: Truth and fiction mingle in François Ozon’s latest 2013-05-16T19:33:42Z And to what extent were you thinking about fictional characters, as we understand them? Clare Sestanovich on Desire and the Dangers of Metaphor 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z But Kipling didn’t create Sherlock Holmes, the most recognizable and beloved fictional character of modern times. Do we need another book about Sherlock Holmes? 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z If ever a time was ripe for the return of a fictional character, that time is now and that character is Biff. Christopher Lloyd: ‘Donald Trump’s a beast. He needs to be put in a cage’ 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z The role is reminiscent of Michael Douglas's fictional character in the 1987 film "Wall Street", which helped spawn a generation of stockbrokers. Europe's bankers, investors flock to "The Wolf of Wall Street" 2014-01-09T20:19:30Z “I know the results of a ‘Bridget Jones’ experience and this is not a fictional character who’s up to my interpretation and just seeing what happens.” Why Renee Zellweger chose prosthetics and padding for ‘Pam’ 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z In “The Afterlives,” Pierce has worked a similar magic, connecting us to fictional characters who seem, somehow, 100 percent real. A Debut Novel Traces the Boundary Between Life and Death 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z As Ngugi explains in Moving the Centre this formed "the first case in our history of a fictional character being forced into exile to join its creator". Why Ngugi wa Thiong'o should have won the Nobel prize for literature 2010-10-08T09:48:00Z In addition to writers, Highgate includes muses and a few people who inspired fictional characters. The week in books 2010-07-16T23:05:00Z It laid bare the layers of fame: the fictional character, the actor, the persona the actor sells to the press and the image the press presents to the public. Her Books Show the Lifestyles of the Fictional and Famous. She’s Poised for Some Fame of Her Own. 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z Is he your fictional character or a reinterpretation of history? Hilary Mantel talks about her Cromwell saga coming to screen and stage 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z Like the fictional character, Catan is hired by aquariums in summertime, but much of her work entails classes and parties. 'Mermaids' find raison d'etre in Brazil 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z We often invest in fictional characters as if they were members of our own families. Review: ‘Children of the New World’ Sees a Future of Bespoke Memories and More 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z The book, mercifully, is not about addiction of any kind, though it is about mental illness—albeit, a fictional character’s. From recovering to recovered 2012-09-08T12:00:00Z Lloyd, played by Matthew Rhys, is a familiar type of fictional character: a soul in torment, a guy who has lost touch with his better self. ‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’ Review: You Are My Friend 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z "We're confident that people know it's a fictional character," said Pryor, though he said he no idea that particular twist was coming. A "Mad Men" news roundup 2012-06-01T17:46:04Z Do many of your fictional characters fit into this line of American boy-men? This Week in Fiction: David Gilbert on Writing About a Man Who Is Trapped as a Boy 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z But more importantly, it's a beautifully written triumph of life over despair, featuring three of the most memorable fictional characters to debut this year. Beach reads for dark summer days: 7 books to soothe the burn 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z The anonymous, endlessly mutating New York collective relies on rumour, subterfuge, fictional characters and avatars. Bernadette Corporation: 'Don't have sex with each other' 2013-03-24T21:00:01Z And putting a fictional character like Harriet, who, like Elizabeth, is pushing up against the system, and because of her race is actually in even more of a deficit than Elizabeth is . "Sometimes you burn the lasagna": "Lessons in Chemistry" creator Lee Eisenberg talks cooking good TV 2023-10-14T04:00:00Z Maybe this is why representation matters: loving a fictional character is the gateway drug for cherishing the real people they represent. K-dramas cured my prejudice against Asian men 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z Like anyone who loves a fictional character, the reader makes a bargain with the text, and often with her own standards, when it comes to loving the person she’s reading about. It’s been 37 years since John Lennon was shot. Can we find the real Lennon in books? 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z Was Lydia Grant, the dance teacher Debbie Allen played in both the film and television versions of “Fame,” really a fictional character? Debbie Allen’s Technique? It’s All About Tough Love 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z The connection between the two fictional characters is fitting because it mirrors a real-life link. The funniest relationship on TV? Colbert and House 2010-05-12T22:57:00Z But to fully realize the family-bred dream of working on a Marvel movie, he’s had to utilize the same resilience he’d instill into his own fictional character. Metro Boomin works his head-spinning sonics into 'Am I Dreaming' for 'Spider-Man' 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z The officers could be heard discussing the game for more than 20 minutes while they drove to different locations where fictional characters with names like Snorlax and Togetic were known to appear. LAPD releases video of officers who ignored robbery to play Pokémon Go 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z In lonely people, the boundary between real friends and favorite fictional characters gets blurred in the part of the brain that is active when thinking about others, a new study found. For the lonely, a blurred line between real and fictional people 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Together, the tapestries tell the story of fictional character Tim Rakewell as he makes his way up through the British class system. Lincoln Museum's Grayson Perry tapestries exhibition opens 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z A parasocial relationship is a one-sided association formed when one party extends energy, interest and time but the other person — often a performer or a fictional character — doesn’t even know that Person A exists. Follower becomes stalker in ‘tough-to-look-away-from’ ‘I’m a Fan’ 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z In this one, you have people appearing as fictional characters who not merely are real people, but real people that you have met. "It was difficult to get your bearings": Jake Tapper on the media, the 1970s and the Trump era 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z We can report on numbers and fictional characters. How did we get here? The dumbing of America, from Reagan to Trump and beyond 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z The results suggest that lonelier people may be thinking of their favorite fictional characters in the same way they would real friends, Wagner said. For the lonely, a blurred line between real and fictional people 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z “Once I understood that, it was a lot of fun to create all this chaos and inflict so much fictional pain on fictional characters.” Ira Sachs wanted to make ‘a film of intimacy.’ It got him an NC-17 rating 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z The tags seen at the end were written for the fictional characters, but they do reflect what happened to each woman. What's fact and what's fiction in Apple TV's telling of the Beanie Baby phenomenon 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z And much like Johnston McCulley’s fictional character, Versalles’ arrogance and gusto drew the ire of those who wanted to maintain the status quo. The historic MVP race between Cuban Twins and their unidentical baseball careers 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z Every now and then, a fictional character can have a profound real-world impact. ‘The Bear’ and the need for a place to belong | David French 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z The findings suggest that lonely people may turn to fictional characters for a sense of belonging that is lacking in their real life, and that the results can be seen in brain, Wagner said. For the lonely, a blurred line between real and fictional people 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z The three people in the play are not fictional characters; they were real people. Historic Boston church where the Revolution was sparked to host its first play 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z While Griner was in the Russian prison, her plight resembled that of a fictional character Philip Nolan, the protagonist of an 1863 short story by Edward Everett Hale, “The Man Without a Country.” Brittney Griner has become a patriot in the finest sense of the word | Opinion 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z Additional to dozens of fictional characters, he portrayed a couple of real-life figures to thrilling effect. How Forest Whitaker plays a poet, philanthropist, murderer and drug kingpin all at once 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z It also has features that invite students to chat with fictional characters like Winnie-the-Pooh or simulated historical figures like Marie Curie. New A.I. Chatbot Tutors Could Upend Student Learning 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z "The neural representation of fictional characters comes to resemble those of real-world friends," he said. For the lonely, a blurred line between real and fictional people 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Students can chat with a simulated fictional characters like Lady Macbeth or Winnie-the-Pooh. Not Just Math Quizzes: Khan Academy’s Tutoring Bot Offers Playful Features 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z But she describes her fictional characters as avatars to speak through. How Deborah Levy's self-soothing COVID-lockdown habit inspired a virtuosic novel 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z What is remarkable is that the plaintiff is such a mustache-twirling villain, that you would almost think he was a fictional character. Trump's dogwhistle to the Christian right is a permission slip to harm women 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z The practice of naming new species after celebrities, fictional characters and others has a long history, and “giving these butterflies an unusual name helps to draw attention to this underappreciated group,” Dr. Blanca said. New Butterflies Are Named for Sauron, ‘Lord of the Rings’ Villain 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z "There were clear boundaries between where real and fictional characters were represented in the brains of the least lonely participant in our study," Wagner said. For the lonely, a blurred line between real and fictional people 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z He began inventing fictional characters from an early age, spending hours in his parent's back garden dressing up in various costumes. Barry Humphries: The satirist and comedian whose life was dominated by Dame Edna Everage 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z Other users noted the irony that actor Jason Sudeikis had lost his verification, while Ted Lasso, the fictional character he portrays, had not. Twitter blue ticks: Multiple Hillarys and New Yorks as verifications disappear 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z The Los Angeles Times, for instance, published a real obituary of the fictional character as soon as the episode’s initial broadcast ended. Streaming has changed spoiler etiquette. ‘Succession’ fans would know. 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z After his remarks, some critics started using the #UncleTim hashtag on Twitter, a derisive reference to a fictional character that is used to describe Black people who are willingly subservient to White people. Republican Sen. Tim Scott launches presidential exploratory committee 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z The researchers compared results from when participants were thinking about their friends to when they were thinking about the fictional characters. For the lonely, a blurred line between real and fictional people 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z When Segre saw the film, she felt weird seeing her work with a fictional character’s name on it. How the politics and personalities of Portland's art scene informed A24's ‘Showing Up’ 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z That's where the BBC's "undercover voters" come in - social media accounts belonging to five fictional characters from across the US political spectrum, based on data from Pew Research. Anger and anxiety - inside pro-Trump online networks 2023-04-01T04:00:00Z A first-person narrator enters to put much of the book — the real history and the fictional characters — in perspective, offering a sense of how intergenerational trauma can gradually heal itself. The haunted journey of Vietnam's "wandering souls," in an intricate novel of refugee flight 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z Catherine Lacey’s brilliant, astonishing new novel, “Biography of X,” is presented to the reader as a book by a fictional character, a journalist named C.M. Review | ‘Biography of X’ is a brilliant novel that remixes art and history 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Helen Hoang, bestselling author of romance books set in modern times, says there is now much more diversity in the genre, both in terms of the fictional characters and the writers. Are romance authors at risk from book-writing chatbots? 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z And the online conversation that ensued illustrates the journey undertaken when a fictional character voyages from the strictures of network and syndicated television to high-end streaming TV. ‘Star Trek’, swear words and TV characters’ changing mores 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z The derisive laughter you hear is from parents who know how unwoke their children are in their enjoyment of vividly, sometimes insultingly, presented fictional characters. Opinion | Woke word-policing is now beyond satire 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Preferring her fictional characters to any outside company, she retreats into a creative and social cocoon. Review: Wuther true or false, 'Emily' weaves a passionate portrait of a Brontë sister 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Ogle explains, “If real people bit their lips with the frightening regularity of fictional characters, our mouths would be a bloody mess.” Perspective | What readers hate most in books — from dreams to italics 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z He invented the fictional character to explain footsteps on the floor above the room in which he taught. Liverpool teacher who tickled girl and made sex jokes banned 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z Mr. Robinson pointed out that “voters chose a fictional character, a figment of Santos’s fertile imagination.” Opinion | Finally, someone tells the truth about George Santos 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z Those voters chose a fictional character, a figment of Santos’s fertile imagination. Opinion | George Santos is a fraud. Expel him from the House. 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z "The issue is, that yes, it's a fictional character, but obviously people associate you with the characters that you play." Emily Atack: ‘Is it my fault I'm sent explicit messages?’ 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z If creating content in response to pop culture is a common feature of fandom, what’s unique to the “Housewives” contingent, according to media studies scholar Warner, is that such output typically revolves around fictional characters. 'The ladies themselves bought into it': How 'Housewives' fans upended the franchise 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z With that existence now revealed to be an illusion — with the “George Santos” voters elected shown to be a fictional character — most leading figures in the GOP have been silent. Opinion | In George Santos, the GOP gets the representative-elect it deserves 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z Hollywood is finally respecting Latinos ... as long as they’re fictional characters in fantasy worlds. Column: Elon on Mars, a Dodgers GOAT and other guaranteed predictions for 2023 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z He said that he learned a lesson — but that it doesn’t mean “I’m some fictional character.” Democrats call for George Santos to resign seat over résumé ‘lies’ 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z He said that he learned a lesson but that it doesn’t mean “I’m some fictional character.” Rep.-elect George Santos acknowledges ‘résumé embellishment’ but answers little on finances 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z “The way that we talk about these people is as if they were fictional characters,” Warner said. 'The ladies themselves bought into it': How 'Housewives' fans upended the franchise 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z "I'm always trying to make it clear that these are fictional characters," says the CEO. K-pop: The rise of the virtual girl bands 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z The books focus on real-life African historical figures as well as fictional characters. The books making African history accessible to kids 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z Prince Edward Island’s best-known figure, Anne Shirley, is a fictional character. After Half a Century, Prince Edward Island’s Musical Tradition Takes a Break 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z An ancient gold coin proves that a third century Roman emperor written out of history as a fictional character really did exist, scientists say. Gold coin proves 'fake' Roman emperor was real 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z Grounding the fictional characters in the reality of their time was key in the writing. How 'Woman King's' story of fierce fighting women began with a tender, motherly moment 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z They have attracted a following for their expertise on thrifting and creating spellbinding looks inspired by anything from fictional characters to the zodiac. Can you dress up for Halloween without hurting the planet? 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z The 150-seat space with a cocktail bar and back patio will highlight the history of the African diaspora through the lens of Afrofuturism and tell the story of the fictional character Alonzo Bronze. How restaurateur Keem Hughley would spend a perfect day in D.C. 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z When I look at these queens, they want to be fictional characters. Michael R. Jackson and Jacolby Satterwhite on Making Art in a Shifting Culture 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Non-white actors were trolled online for portraying a range of white fictional characters. Stranger Things star Caleb McLaughlin speaks about racism from fans 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z “Once again, a bunch of internet racists are upset that a fictional character is being played by a Black person.” Even under the sea, we can’t escape the racists 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z They put their fictional characters through traumas and dramatize their resulting anguish through earnestly staged set pieces that occasionally seem over the top. Review: Angst, anguish and Alanis. How 'Jagged Little Pill' plays at the Pantages 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z The Agojie were very real, but the movie — in grand epic movie tradition — spins a compelling dramatic tale with fictional characters, universal themes and massive set pieces. The women of 'The Woman King' share their war stories: 'This must happen again' 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z It was thus entirely appropriate that her 2022 Platinum Jubilee celebration featured a comedy skit with Britain’s beloved fictional character, Paddington Bear. The queen was wickedly funny, as James Bond and Paddington Bear found out 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z It comes after non-white actors were trolled online for portraying a range of white fictional characters. Lord of the Rings stars condemn racist backlash to new Amazon series cast 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z In telling their stories, first-person narrators, whether real people or fictional characters, are part of the story. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z “She was the one who helped me make the leap from writing fictional characters making out to writing my fictional characters making out,” Hazelwood says. Ali Hazelwood’s sort-of-secret life as a best-selling author 2022-08-20T04:00:00Z "I didn't really have friends growing up, and going to make new friends via fictional characters was always something I looked forward to," he said. A mom’s campaign to ban library books divided a Texas town — and her own family 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z It was definitely going to wake people up and not look at Kanye as this superhero, this fictional character, but like a real person. "Jeen-yuhs" chronicles the rise — and troubles — of Kanye West 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z Using special effects, the fictional character is shot multiple times at the end of the video, with graphic images of fake blood spurting from his chest. Campaign opposing Newport Beach mayoral ballot measure posts 'disgusting ... tone deaf' video 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z But Pyre is a fictional character created by showrunner Dustin Lance Black — himself a former member of the church — to tie together the disparate strands of the narrative. 'It's designed to make us look alien': Mormons decry 'Under the Banner of Heaven' 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z Hundreds of Dracula fans descend on Whitby every year, with many visitors to the resort asking where Dracula's grave is located, forgetting he is a fictional character. Whitby: Ghoulish gathering smashes 'vampire' world record 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z This wasn’t, “Oh, it would be funny to draw a comic about being married to a fictional character. Who would that be?” Meet the sicko behind Mr. Boop 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z There is another option besides a supernatural omnipotent “Being” and a fictional character. Opinion | Dear God, Even if You Don’t Exist 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z The red brick Federal-style house across the street from Georgetown Presbyterian Church has been home to several Washington insiders, a girls’ school and a fictional character in a movie. Renovated Georgetown house on the market for $12 million 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Ms. K, a fictional character, was being played by Bess White, a special projects administrator at Weill Cornell Medicine. Sizing Up the Decisions of Older Adults 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z Aside from the detectives — fictional characters Black devised to tie together the disparate strands of the book — the showrunner made a concerted effort to stick to the facts. If this new TV show outrages the Mormon church, 'they have themselves to blame' 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z There’s just one exception: Mr. Kondo is married to a fictional character. This Man Married a Fictional Character. He’d Like You to Hear Him Out. 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z Fifty years after the last manned trip to the moon, some of our elected officials are basing their life's philosophy on shallow, stunted fictional characters who were contrived by standup comedians. Trump and DeSantis want to drag us backward — ultimately, that won't work 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z The company added celebrity voices like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Morgan Freeman, and even fictional characters like Master Chief — warthog included. Waze has your nostalgic vibes covered with ‘70s, ‘80s, and ‘90s themes 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z Also, every dog may have its day, but that doesn’t mean he need scamper through a novel as an astute fictional character. Review | At age 64, debut novelist Bonnie Garmus makes the case for experience 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z She set the bar so high for me, even though she’s a fictional character. Mandy Moore breaks down tonight's 'devastating' 'This Is Us' 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z But mostly, it was because he had always felt an intense — and, even to himself, inexplicable — attraction to fictional characters. This Man Married a Fictional Character. He’d Like You to Hear Him Out. 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z The firm stressed in a statement: "The meerkats are fictional characters." Meerkat ads pulled over Ukraine war sensitivities 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z By creating a fictional character that has strengths that we all perceived in Pamela, we were hoping to create more sympathy for what she had endured. How 'Pam & Tommy's' 'standout episode' captured Anderson's side of the story 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z Olsen: I’ve heard you talk about, for you, there’s a distinction between playing a fictional character, even based on a real person, and doing sort of a documentary reenactment of that person. Why Oscar-nominated Aunjanue Ellis fought for her character in ‘King Richard’ 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z Pressler concluded that Hennecke “seems to have been a fictional character,” noting that his cellphone number belonged to a defunct burner phone. The real story of ‘Inventing Anna,’ Netflix’s show about the fake heiress who scammed the rich and powerful 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z The size of a table lamp, the device allowed its owners to interact with one of a variety of fictional characters represented by a small hologram. This Man Married a Fictional Character. He’d Like You to Hear Him Out. 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z “Julian was intentional about drawing from multiple women’s lives in order to create a fictional character who embodies the spirit of the 1880s for young Black women in the elite,” Dunbar said. How accurate is 'The Gilded Age's' history of New York's Black elite? We checked 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z "Have I used the hashtag Tom Cruise? Yes, correct. But Maverick is a character. I'm not doing anything wrong by impersonating a fictional character," argued LeBlanc. Tom Cruise ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ lookalike wants answers amid suspicious Instagram ban: ‘Absolutely upsetting’ 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z First, of course, was the fictional character’s death, which hurt the company’s very real stock prices. Yet another TV show features a character having a heart attack on a Peloton 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z After a fictional character in the Sex and the City reboot died of a heart attack using a cycle machine, there's been a brush with death in Billions. Peloton takes another hit from TV heart attack 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z I applaud this parallel between a fictional character and all who work to support their communities and themselves. Opinion | We’re all under pressure 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z “An actor plays the role of a fictional character for a living?” In Ghislaine Maxwell trial, a #MeToo question: Are enablers criminally liable? 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z It’s unlikely that a fictional character’s death will be what does Peloton in Never mind the fact that Mr. Big is fictional — the product placement seemed odd given the jarring storyline. Peloton really wants you to know that what happened to Big isn’t because of its bike 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z Her presence in “Red Rocket,” playing a fictional character with an unfakable good-humored grit, is perfectly illustrative of Baker’s method. Review: A porn star is reborn in the hilarious, harrowing 'Red Rocket' 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z With a warm smile and high-pitched laugh, he didn’t bear much of a resemblance to the tortured fictional character that was based on him. Surrounded by drugs, death and prison, Gervonta Davis and Calvin Ford saved each other 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z The fictional character Nalivkin orders up rickety wooden latrines with no internal walls to be installed on every street. For Russian comedians, political satire is no joke. It can now land them in jail. 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z In totalitarian North Korea, it’s not just the fictional characters competing in “Squid Game” who are in mortal danger. ‘Squid Game’ smuggler gets death sentence as North Korea cracks down 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z It’s unlikely that in the long run, a fictional character’s death will be what does Peloton in. Peloton really wants you to know that what happened to Big isn’t because of its bike 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z But owning a fictional character and owning an NFT mean very different things, and the two forms of ownership don’t neatly overlap. NFT makers are trying to build the next Disney 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z “That’s the whole point of creating a fictional character,” Lambert says. A SmokeyBear-type mascot for COVID hygiene? 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z “It’s so bizarre because it’s a fictional character that we love, but we also know the real person behind it,” said Eric DeLoretta, a visual artist and actor who was at the signing. Cassandra Peterson finally drags Elvira, L.A.'s spookiest icon, out of the dark 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z The nonlinear storytelling combines selections from both persons’ diaries with fictional characters and conversations to examine themes of class, race, art and gender. Making Waves Fall Arts Festival showcases Seattle artists’ experimental and developmental work 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z Yet a fictional character has no truth apart from the poetic network from which it is given life. Commentary: Must Laurence Olivier's blackface Othello be banned? I showed the film and wasn't canceled 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z “It looks like there’s a great deal of curiosity in this fictional character, Captain Kirk, going into space,” Shatner said in a promotional video posted on Twitter by the company. How to watch William Shatner launch to space on Blue Origin 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z Politicians refer to “great” leaders from the past or, in some cases, fictional characters. JFK’s secret weapon in the Cold War: James Bond 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z A UK-wide survey of statues, carried out in 2018, found that just one in five statues in Britain were of women, with most of fictional characters or unnamed figures. Betty Campbell: Statue of Welsh black heroine to be unveiled 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z Daniel Craig followed in the footsteps of his most famous fictional character James Bond as he was appointed honorary Royal Navy commander. Daniel Craig is a real-life James Bond as he's named honorary member of Royal Navy 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z She was the opposite in every way of the fictional character Ted Lasso, played by Jason Sudeikis in the Apple TV Plus television show that won an Emmy for outstanding comedy series. Perspective | The Emmys weren’t wrong. Many dream of having a boss like Ted Lasso. 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z As a Black man, that sense of exclusion was part of what led Conley to get involved with cosplay, or creating and wearing fictional characters’ costumes. Fed up with TikTok, Black creators are leaving the platform 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z Many submitted names of fictional characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe as well as the entire script of Bee Movie. "Ted Cruz is the Zodiac killer": Texas GOP website hacked over new abortion ban 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z The fictional characters from Marvel’s Avengers were also apparently seeking abortions, the reports said. TikTok users and coders flood Texas abortion site with fake tips 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Film fans will appreciate Newcastle signing Mexican striker Santiago Munoz, whose name is strikingly similar to Santiago Munez, the fictional character who played for the Magpies in the 2005 movie Goal. Premier League spending drops again, yet tops £1bn 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z It’s so popular, O’Brien discovered, that there is actually a town named after the fictional character — and, of course, Team Coco visited it. Perspective | 10 noteworthy anime series to stream, whether you’re a longtime fan or first-time viewer 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z Radio Raheem, a fictional character in “Do the Right Thing,” dies at the hands of police in the film. Spike Lee at Cannes: Black people still ‘hunted down like animals’ 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z Then there is the airbag, an inflatable cushion that can lift heavy pieces of concrete, not unlike a superpowered fictional character. In Disaster City, Texas, Rescues Are a Way of Life 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z When Komunyakaa talks about Jupiter now, he does so with an intimacy that makes the fictional character feel real. Perspective | The newest comic book superhero: An enslaved man turned immortal 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Cuomo also took aim at a Twitter user who told him to “simmer down” and called him “Fredo,” a fictional character from “The Godfather.” Chris Cuomo battles critics after daring them to ‘name one’ instance of bias 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z The author tells the story from the viewpoint of a fictional character. Opinion | Tom Hanks and the History We Need to Learn 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z Hart bounced from state to state—and repeatedly, his fictional characters seemed to offer glimpses of his own struggles. Trailblazing Transgender Doctor Saved Countless Lives 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z Historical novels often use actual events like the Civil War, WWII, the New York World’s Fair and the Chicago World Series as backdrops for fictional stories told by a set of fictional characters. Get lost in a story: 5 book genres for you to enjoy | Provided by Koelsch Communities 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z In a typical summer, Sweet would be fresh out of Emerald City Comic Con in March and looking forward to the summer conventions where she could show off the costumes she’s created of fictional characters. Things are opening up in Seattle this summer. Are we ready? Here’s how people feel 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z He was a fictional character, the protagonist in “Major.” He was Ohtani before Ohtani. How Japanes Manga's Goro Shigeno inspired baseball's best player 2021-05-23T04:00:00Z But these fictional characters were presented as real women. The history of "home economics" is both surprisingly radical and conspicuously regressive 2021-05-09T04:00:00Z When I’m seen as a writer of an elevated status, that seems like a fictional character. Amy Tan on anti-Asian racism and 'Unintended Memoir,' the new PBS film about her life 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z After all, Barkley made the mention on a real-life podcast hosted by a fictional character. Charles Barkley says he turned down offer to join 'Monday Night Football' broadcast 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z If ever a fictional character deserved to die, it’s definitely this bozo. Hitman’s best feature, the Elusive Target, has arrived in Hitman 3 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z A few of the people involved were made into composite characters for dramatic effect, one completely fictional character was added, and timelines were condensed at points. The true story behind Netflix's newest crime drama was too bizarre for TV 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z Pranks are distinctive because the comedy involves real people, not fictional characters, and requires planning. Psychologists explain why being a prankster can be good for you 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z They accuse Verizon and the Tahoe Regional Protection Agency of engaging in the kind of shenanigans Huckleberry Finn and other Twain fictional characters used to dupe unsuspecting victims. Suit seeks moratorium on new cellphone towers at Lake Tahoe 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z For example, in a chat room created to discuss which fictional character, or historical figure, might be an apt comparison to Brady, the first response typed was “Harry Potter.” Madonna? Harry Potter? Churchill? Tom Brady May Be Beyond Compare 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z Despite the fact the film uses a fictional character and takes place in a fictional locale, Bustamante faced significant opposition from the Guatemalan government. Four films from other countries that teach us about love, fear, secrets and inhumanity 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z For many Native Americans, Tonto, a fictional character who was the Lone Ranger’s sidekick, was an insult. In Indian Country, tears, hope and defiance over nomination of first Native Cabinet secretary 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z It’s hard to empathize with the struggles of fictional characters or focus on a deeply researched historical narrative when there’s a pandemic, protests and a presidential election all going on right outside your window. Seattle-area booksellers pick the books that got them through 2020 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z The art of imposture isn’t only about getting the forged signatures on the letters and bank checks right; it’s about the mood, the tone, the attitude, much as a novelist creates a fictional character. How ‘The Talented Mr. Ripley’ Foretold Our Era of Grifting 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z “Madam Vice President” is no longer a fictional character. Julia Louis-Dreyfus and others in Hollywood rejoice as Kamala Harris makes political history 2020-11-07T05:00:00Z As Julia noted in a tweet on Saturday, a female vice president is no longer just a fictional character. 'Veep' showrunner shares Selina Meyer's advice for Vice President-elect Kamala Harris 2020-11-08T05:00:00Z I wonder if Twitter does this to fictional characters too. Twitter is looking into why its photo preview appears to favor white faces over Black faces 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z Now HBO’s channeled all that raw anxiety into “Coastal Elites,” a five-part, 120-minute special presentation built around intimate testimonials from five fictional characters who are based in Los Angeles and New York. HBO's 'Coastal Elites' is unabashedly anti-Trump. Satisfying, huh? 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z Unbelievably, it’s the first park monument honouring real women as opposed to fictional characters like Alice in Wonderland. The five most terrifying performances by women at the RNC – ranked! | Arwa Mahdawi 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z Chadwick Boseman played so many Iconic black roles and then he took a fictional character and assisted in a resurgence of African and Black pride. How Black Panther inspired children - and adults 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z My favorite example of this, though, is a dialogue between Alan Turing and Claude Shannon which is interrupted by Harry Potter, because fictional characters are as accessible to GPT-3 as historical ones. OpenAI’s latest breakthrough is astonishingly powerful, but still fighting its flaws 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z After tallying about 125 fictional characters, though, I decided to leave the cross-referencing to someone else. David Mitchell's expanding universe swallows up the ’60s 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z Next, Mourey played a clip from a video titled "Bounce That D--k," in which she donned a straw hat and a fake mustache in the style of the fictional character Fu Manchu. YouTube star Jenna Marbles says she's quitting after fans claim past videos are racist 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z The parent company, Mars, said Uncle Ben was a fictional character whose name was first used in 1946 as a reference to an African American Texan rice farmer. Uncle Ben's rice firm to scrap brand image of black farmer 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z In a comparison group of 57 adults, fictional characters ranked near zero, though Santa and dragons inched close to one point, suggesting a few believers out there. From Dinosaurs to Disney, Children Take Cues from Adults on Real vs. Make-Believe 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z He doesn’t own a phone or a car and spends more time walking than any other fictional character I know. The Valet and Drifter Helping Me Get Through Quarantine 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z Although he often fights alongside some of Marvel’s biggest heroes, his methods are debated among fans and fictional characters alike. 'The Punisher' co-creator trying to take back the character's skull logo, says it’s been 'co-opted' by police 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z So Waller created these composite fictional characters to represent the conservative women she’d either spoken to or whose writing she’d read in the course of her research. How accurate is 'Mrs. America's portrayal of the National Women's Conference? We checked. 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z Part of the problem is that Hollywood is not entirely built around fictional characters. Netflix miniseries Hollywood isn’t the inspiration it thinks it is 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z The fictional characters of “Hollywood” seek a happier ending. Ryan Murphy’s ‘Hollywood’ miniseries is a woke ‘40s fantasy 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z Wilson invented a business manager and an accountant, with emails going backwards and forwards between him and his fictional characters and Coleen and her sister Karen. Victim of fake vasectomy conman tells of her shock 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z Captain Haddock was, I think, the first fictional character I genuinely loved. My favourite book as a kid – Tintin: The Shooting Star by Hergé 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z But for now, we’ll continue to keep six feet apart and just deal with cringing at fictional characters who aren’t doing the same. Our TVs are full of characters spreading germs and now we can never unsee it 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z “I did a special on breast cancer and mastectomies, and Bill became very interested in the medical issues women and children faced, and then he wove it into his fictional characters’ lives.” Lee Phillip Bell, who channeled her journalism into soap operas, dies at 91 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z The tools work like this: search for a celebrity or fictional character in the drop-down box, and it displays the type of emotions or reactions that are most associated with them, or vice versa. Google’s new search tools help you find the perfect pop culture GIF 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z However, Mason attains the necessary remoteness that is appropriate to the fictional character, modernly presented, and thus adds much to the effect. Review: From the Archives: 'Pandora and the Flying Dutchman' provides rare enchantment 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Still others represent artistic offerings made by fictional characters in his performances — art conceived as a residue of acting out. Review: Hammer Museum's 'Paul McCarthy: Head Space' draws a revelatory picture of L.A. artist 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z On Twitter, Donald Trump imagines himself to be the fictional characters "Superman" and "Rocky." Donald Trump's fascist Circus Maximus: Pay attention to what's going on below the surface 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z In the game, players had just moved to a new town and needed to interact with the fictional characters to secure a job and a place to stay. In Search of the Brain’s Social Road Maps 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z Ms Carroll set her adventure story in Somerset in the 17th Century, with fictional characters Fortune Sharpe and her brother Gem. Children's book inspired by 1607 killer wave 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z “They wish they could live as purposefully as fictional characters constructed around all-consuming psychological motivations, but not enough to change their lives.” Go read this short story about family history and Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z You “squeed” over the new Harry Potter book, over the fictional characters you “shipped,” over a particularly good piece of fan art. Perspective | The 24 most important viral reactions on the Internet in the past 20 years 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z Shaw, by the way, is a composite, a fictional character, which gave Ray far greater latitude with his motivations than those of Scruggs, who is not. Column: Outcry over 'Richard Jewell' is proof that #MeToo is changing things 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z Ron Vara is the fictional character that Mr. Navarro created and cited as an expert more than a dozen times in five of his 13 books, where he offered searing critiques of China. Ron Vara, A.K.A. Peter Navarro, Highlights Case for More China Tariffs 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Dude, I think people realize you were playing a fictional character and that you didn’t write the script. 'Peloton husband' trying to prove he's not sexist misses the whole point 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z Rowling, better understands the journey of creating complex fictional characters who must deal with adversity. Tomi Adeyemi returns with 'Children of Blood and Bone' sequel 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z A fictional character played by Felicity Jones takes his place as Glaisher's basket partner, and in that sense, history, at least on the silver screen, is rewritten. The facts about fiction in true story balloon film 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z Their newborn’s name was inspired by the Greek god of music, prophecy and healing and also has a connection to fictional character Apollo Creed from the “Rocky” and “Creed” films. Stylish composer Ludwig Göransson is adding his musical touch to 'Star Wars.' Are you ready? 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z |
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