| 单词 | formidable |
| 例句 | She had once been big and strong, confident and formidable. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z It is without question one of the most formidable feats in sport. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z A formidable woman dressed in a long skirt held out her hand. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The head teacher, the boss, the supreme commander of this establishment was a formidable middle-aged lady whose name was Miss Trunchbull. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z In January, when the government was scheduled to sum up its charges, the Crown brought in a new prosecutor, the formidable Oswald Pirow, Q.C. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But before Bobby could consider his next chess opponent, he had to, first, face a formidable wow-chess opponent: the U.S. government. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Yet she rose to become one of the most formidable code breakers in the world, the scourge of gangsters and spies. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Dona Zaida, once a formidable matriarch who ruled her eight sons by a resolute jealousy, spent long afternoons watching novelas on television and perfuming her thickening wrists. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He was very tall, with formidable hefty hind legs and a comical pouched face topped off by two immense ears which flopped about of their own accord. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He arrived at this after long observation of the construction of termite nests, which excepting perhaps a man-made city are the most formidable edifices in nature. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Lapp read the note, scanned it again, then wrinkled his upper lip, squinched his nose until the bridge was thoroughly grooved, and weighted down his entire prissy face with a formidable, puzzled frown. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She stopped being a person and became something like weather, lifting her body to all its formidable height and, with one blow, knocking the man to the ground. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z One therefore has to make simplifying assumptions and approximations—and even then, the problem of extracting predictions remains a formidable one. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He was an older, more formidable version of the man in the photographs. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z For much of this book I have emphasized the diffusion of technology that takes place in the absence of formidable barriers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z They saw his lips wrinkle and curl away from his teeth, which, even without his fangs, were still formidable. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z She was above all a most formidable female. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z They looked better than cool, they looked formidable, and prepared, and like... Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z His heavy face, bent down so that one could see the line of the nose, looked both formidable and intelligent. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The field was formidable, featuring Seabiscuit’s old rivals Aneroid and Indian Broom, plus Today, with Woolf up. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z We Americans tend to be paranoid about Japanese efficiency, and it is indeed formidable in some industries—but not in food-processing. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Henry Deforest took on the formidable task of providing food for the city; Samuel Benge took charge of carrying the sick to Bush Hill and seeing that the dead were properly buried. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z She knew the man only by reputation; Bronze Yohn's cousin, from a lesser branch of House Royce, yet still a formidable lord in his own right. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z If, my dear sir, that man is not crushed before Spring, he will become the most formidable enemy America has. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z No matter how formidable cruel pretties were, surprise still had its advantages. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “I assume this qualifies as a hate crime and that the police will be pursuing every lead with all their formidable resources?” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Ortiz’s explanation is that Langlotz had bought the sculpture as a very young man, before he acquired much of his formidable expertise. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z They looked lanky and tough, though not as formidable as Beatrice. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She had a formidable air; a person who went about setting everyone and everything right in the world. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z With no coat, no money, no contacts, and no idea of where he should go, it was a formidable task simply to stay alive. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z When fighting between Spaniards and Incas finally did commence after Atahuallpa’s execution, the Spanish forces were more formidable. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The three talked long and late of the race, the most formidable of Seabiscuit’s life. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She wasn’t much taller than I was, but she suddenly seemed formidable. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Lombardy had captured the World Junior Championship by winning every game, and he was a formidable player. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Everyone in the vehicle finds it a strange and formidable place. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z They were both good ships, with formidable weapons and defenses, but neither craft would offer much protection in the epic shitstorm that was about to unfold on Chthonia. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She turned to her husband, and, despite her disheveled and undignified appearance, managed to look quite formidable, “You engineered this, didn't you?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Not surprisingly, these feelings constitute a formidable block to numeracy. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The human prune in the place of honor was evidently the Yunkish supreme commander, who looked about as formidable as a loose stool. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In the kitchen he could see his formidable mistress bent double over the hearth. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Hunters whose courage was thus fortified were bound to be more successful when slaying these formidable beasts with their primitive weapons. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z A formidable figure she was too, in her belted smock and green breeches. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Given this formidable array of bad luck, poor timing, and the highly focused political strategy of his Republican enemies, Adams actually did surprisingly well when all the votes were counted. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z They were exiles and sons of exiles, dispossessed and unforgiven... yet formidable fighters still. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In the semifinal round, we faced the formidable Russian team. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He gestured to the formidable band, fifty-strong, who had assembled at the side of the bandstand. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z They are too evenly matched, and their natural defenses are too formidable. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The External Mission not only had to create an organization in exile, but had the even more formidable task of trying to revitalize the underground ANC inside South Africa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hecate mentioned a formidable enemy in the House of Hades—a witch who couldn’t be defeated except by me, using magic.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A pair of formidable arms grabbed Ben from behind. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Within this formidable trio, it makes most sense to start with Madison. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Of all the beasts brought from far-off countries to please the crowds with their ferocity, the tiger was one of the most formidable. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I had formidable documentary evidence to establish my client’s case and the prosecutor formally indicated that he would not oppose our appeal. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The struggle—and his eventual triumph—made him formidable. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z She reads, During the entire day, a formidable school of sharks followed the ship, but the logic that is supposed to link each word to the next fails her. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Blood ran over his left eye and down his jaw, but in that moment his predisposition toward violence was only a part of what made him so formidable. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, he now met yet another formidable impediment to acceptance: the conservativeness of his fellow scientists. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Though Rosemont had passed on the race in favor of a journey east, it was still a formidable field. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It is a formidable roadblock, this stock phrase, in the path of understanding between expert and layman. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “We were wondering if you would be interested in signing a petition to change the school’s mascot to something less violent but still formidable?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z The Twins—two squat, ugly, formidable castles, identical in every respect, with the bridge arching between—had guarded the crossing for centuries. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Bill Harvey spent the next three years in Berlin building BOB into a formidable base of operations for America's secret campaign against Russia. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The task was a formidable one, but the dwarf labored at it every day, scratching away as best he could as he sat cross-legged on the cabin roof. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z For all the new knowledge, we still have formidable dis- eases, still unsolved, lacking satisfactory explanation, lack- ing satisfactory treatment. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It also set the stage for a formidable, arguably unprecedented, challenge to the human brain, one that was often unseen and widely underestimated. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I said no a lot because it made me happy to be wrapped in her formidable arms. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z And pray that he is as formidable as he appears. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They made a formidable pair, gods help them all. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It was a most formidable task, for the roof soared to nearly twice the height of the bell tower. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The windows from which the light emerged also showed Lord Asriel’s formidable power. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z A part of me did not want Richard Parker to die at all, because if he died I would be left alone with despair, a foe even more formidable than a tiger. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Madoc trained me to be formidable even with a wooden sword. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z By then his groom had brought up his mount, a formidable brown courser armored as heavily as he was. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z On these occasions too, the child wrote with formidable intuition that charity had no effect on such monumental injustice. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Their eyes were so bright and their features so distinct that there was no doubt about their feelings, and Will knew they were a formidable pair, whoever they were. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Alexandra’s Sunday corset was even more formidable than her everyday ones. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z As we passed over the dark bridge her wan face fell lazily against my coat's shoulder and the formidable stroke of thirty died away with the reassuring pressure of her hand. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z In spite of his formidable appearance he had a certain charm of manner. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The formidable advance of science and technology in Wagner’s time, instead of making people confident and liberated, made them fearful and vulnerable, ripe for exploitation. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z At dawn, all day long, and at midnight, Phineas always had a steady and formidable flow of usable energy. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Longer would have required the mastery of some formidable tantric art. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Pauling’s “assault on DNA,” Watson knew, would be nothing short of formidable. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The smile was an incongruity on such a formidable man. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Iron spikes were set along the tops of formidable stone walls, and two fat round towers overtopped the keep. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He consulted a priest about the dream who told him that the iron wolf symbolized a large and formidable city, a city of opportunity. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z In this way, Bookman and Noyes had been a formidable team. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Escalia was a formidable woman, broad as a man across the shoulders and chest, with an upright bearing that made every room seem to shrink as soon as she entered. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z But from the first stirrings of this project in the late summer of 2003 it was clear that the subject of class was more formidable—vast, amorphous, politically charged, largely unacknowledged. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z When I would go over to Ms. Durr's home to listen to these three formidable women, Rosa Parks was always very kind and generous with me. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z A formidable army, Latins and Rutulians together, were now opposed to the little band of Trojans. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Among the afternoon pedestrians who hurried past Paradise Vendors, Incorporated, one formidable figure waddled slowly along. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Her intelligence and take-no-prisoners approach to playing made her a formidable opponent. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He was a formidable player; few dared play with him for his stakes were so high and reckless. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Jesus’ possession of only a few research students appeared related to its formidable reputation on the river. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z It was a great formidable cry of anger and despair, a deep loud “Oh-o-o-o-oh!” that went humming on like the reverberation of a bell. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The Alps of the Southern Ocean were just as formidable as any mountain range, and they were unmapped. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z It is not their gastric juices that limit hyenas, but the power of their jaws, which is formidable. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Powell was armed only with a pickax, but his incredible strength could turn that tool into a formidable weapon. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Although she weighed just ninety-one pounds, her sparrowlike proportions disguised a formidable resolve; to an astounding degree, Yasuko had been propelled up the mountain by the unwavering intensity of her desire. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z His horse played nasty tricks on him, suddenly becoming a formidable female, a hard, wild mountain of flesh, on which he rode until his bones ached. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But you would never have got anyone at Crunchem Hall to admit that the Headmistress was a less formidable foe than the famous Frenchman. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Instinctively Matthias knew this was a good defense and a formidable deterrent. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Understandably, it never occurred to Atahuallpa that the Spaniards were formidable and would attack him without provocation. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z "A young man clambered atop the black metal statue," he recalled, "and attached a rope to Dzerzhinsky, but no amount of pulling would bring down this formidable figure." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z In any other setting, the Sixer army would have appeared formidable. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Hillary Clinton was a serious and formidable opponent. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Scholars debate these estimates, but nobody disputes that the Haudenosaunee exemplified the formidable tradition of limited government and personal autonomy shared by many cultures north of the Rio Grande. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Travelers on the Silk Road between China and the Mediterranean had to cross desert and the Hindu Kush, both formidable obstacles. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Until that very moment he had shown up strongly, a most formidable adversary. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The field, including two major stakes winners, was the most formidable Seabiscuit had ever faced. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “That,” he says, “was the Abyssal Serpent—a very formidable adversary. Once it sets its eye on you, it will track you until you, or it, are no more. It will never let you be.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Sometimes the enemy was large and formidable, such as a hippo slipper; sometimes it was one pink, defenseless eraser. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z This created formidable problems not only for Oliver and me, but for the police and the prison authorities. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He simply wasn’t sure that the United States had the military strength to take on so many formidable foes. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z You have, I cannot doubt, read this excellent article and admired its formidable merits of proof and argumentation. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Despite European guns, the Indians’ greater numbers, entrenched positions, knowledge of the terrain, and superb archery made them formidable adversaries. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Bliss responded, “Your injury is formidable. In my judgment, you have a chance for recovery.” Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I murmured an excuse and slipped away, leaving them to their own formidable devices. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Queen’s men, at least in name, both had a healthy fear of her, and Merrel could be formidable when he was not drunk. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z As we talked, in fact, there were several key moments when he seemed to probe me for information, to find out what I knew, so he could add it to his own formidable database. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z So formidable was his reputation that Benjamin Rush could stride into a sickroom and calmly tell a suffering individual: “You have nothing but the yellow fever.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Terror’s nickname comes from his prowess on the soccer field, but he was just as formidable in a debate. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The only bridge was a formidable one of wood and stone several hundred yards downstream. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z It would be the formidable and unreasonable Falconer. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Eradication there would be a formidable undertaking, considering the vast areas involved and the probability of re-invasion from Mexico. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “Come now, no indecisiveness. You were decisive enough when you ran to the back of the plane. Bring that formidable will to bear on this moment.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Expect Ms. Swift to bounce spiritedly through her recent hits “Shake It Off” and “Blank Space,” and Ariana Grande to flip her formidable ponytail throughout “Break Free” and “Problem.” Pop, Rock & Cabaret Listings for Dec. 12-18 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z And no matter that Ms. Redgrave, who turned 74 last month, is still a formidable physical presence. Driving Ms. Redgrave Through a Reluctant Conversation 2011-02-15T13:00:00Z If anyone is entitled to drop names, this formidable movie producer and distributor is. Weinstein goes back to Neverland 2012-09-14T05:24:13Z It’s her formidable mother’s birthday, and Beverly wants everything to be perfect. Review: Theater as Sabotage in the Dazzling ‘Fairview’ 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z But third officer Ripley, one of only two female crew members on the Nostromo, was played by the formidable Sigourney Weaver, first in the succession of strong women in Scott's movies. Prometheus – review 2012-06-02T23:07:09Z "On-screen and off, this was a formidable, incredible guy," "Museum" director Shawn Levy said shortly after Williams' death. Robin Williams' image won't fade from multiplexes soon 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z The village hermit hears the victim’s last words — a coded message — and it’s up to rookie cop Hazel Best to pierce the hermit’s formidable psychic defenses and solve the puzzle. Adam Woog’s 10 best mysteries of 2013 2013-12-04T22:02:39Z Recently, Netflix and other streaming giants have been deepening their roots here and are becoming increasingly formidable contenders to the BBC. U.K. Podcast Companies Want What the U.S. Has, Looking Past the BBC 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z Maria Callas had defined the role for late 20th-century audiences as a supreme test for a fiercely intense, formidable soprano. Review: Cecilia Bartoli Has Dramatic Depth as ‘Norma’ at Salzburg Festival 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z Ms. Mazzie faces a perhaps more formidable challenge in taking on the schoolmistress duties of Mrs. Anna, the Welsh-born tutor to the children of the King of Siam. How to Keep a Musical Great: Call Heather Headley and Marin Mazzie 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z Ruthless, canny and tenacious, Mr. Jobs emerges as a formidable captain of industry in the vein of past fierce innovator-businessmen like Thomas Edison, with a Svengali’s coal-eyed stare to boot. Review: Different Thinking About Steve Jobs, the Man Behind Apple 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Imagine a society where, within the space of a single generation, human innovation all but collapses the most formidable geographic distances, allowing individuals and information to travel the globe with unprecedented swiftness and ease. How Modernity Came to Europe 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Your watchful presence could make this already formidable challenge unbearable for her. Perspective | Ask Amy: Father wants to cut in at daddy-daughter dance 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z Long before Harold Bloom advanced his theory about the “anxiety of influence,” Vasari recognized that the struggle for artistic excellence pits living artists against the most formidable precursors. How Giorgio Vasari Invented Art History as We Know It 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z Mary Gaitskill’s first book of nonfiction — a cool and formidable collection of essays, reviews and other matter — takes its title from a sentence in Anton Chekhov’s short story “Gooseberries.” Mary Gaitskill Looks Unhappiness Straight in the Eye 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z “Bad Blood” does a formidable job charting the Theranos ordeal, but it doesn’t get into Holmes’s head. The Vexing Inscrutability of Elizabeth Holmes 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z By reputation this is a piece of formidable complexity, both for performers and listeners. Review: Pierre-Laurent Aimard and Tamara Stefanovich in All-Boulez Program 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z And Dameka Hayes, in a small part, is a sprite of formidable presence. Theater Review: ‘Storyville’ Is Revived at the York Theater 2013-07-24T21:23:39Z “I have really, really appreciated the fact that you were a formidable opponent in many ways and that you spoke your mind,” Behar said. Meghan McCain says she’s quitting ‘The View’ in late July 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z Mac, who desperately wants to be seen as a formidable martial artist, envisions himself fighting a crew of Yakuza thieves. Meet the Secret Weapon of ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z Ms. Baldwin and Mr. Reuben looked stunned: such a formidable barrier, so easily breached. Admit One: Escaping the Heat in Art’s Fortress 2013-08-22T19:54:11Z The orchestra’s music director, Jaap van Zweden, was injured, and she was asked to lead Shostakovich’s formidable Eighth Symphony without even one rehearsal. After a Last-Minute Conducting Triumph, Her Own Orchestra 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z Life is weird, which makes constructing a musical world devoid of weirdness a formidable task. Review | Why isn’t John Mayer’s music as weird as John Mayer? 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z Our powers of inference are formidable in this way. Salvatore Scibona on the Difference Between Fiction and History 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z He is also half of a formidable publishing power couple. Chris Pavone’s Thriller ‘The Accident,’ Set in Book World 2014-03-10T21:39:56Z Oh, and it doesn’t help that Stannis will have to square off against what can best be described as evil incarnate — always a formidable opponent in Westeros. 'Game of Thrones' recap: "Kill the Boy" 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z Friends found him warm and generous, on the attack, however, he could be formidable. Peter Gay, Historian Who Explored Social History of Ideas, Dies at 91 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z If anything, Mr. Yorkin’s contributions to the duo’s trailblazing TV productions have been overshadowed in recent years by the work of Lear, who at 93 remains a formidable creative force in Hollywood. Bud Yorkin, innovative TV producer and director, dies at 89 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z In an interview on Sunday, Mr. Anderson said he wrote the role of Dodd for Mr. Hoffman, his regular collaborator; for Freddie, he knew he needed “a formidable opponent for Phil.” Joaquin Phoenix Bounces Back in ‘The Master’ 2012-09-04T22:48:24Z Any exercise of such formidable power also opens up the possibility of abuse. The Extraordinary History (and Likely Busy Future) of Quarantine 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z That approach made for a formidable catalog, with several platinum albums and a host of rock radio hits. Tom Petty, a Secret Punk on Rock’s Mount Rushmore 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z Rather than pushing the music to extremes, he drew crisp, subtly detailed and colorful playing from the formidable Met orchestra. Review: Metropolitan Opera’s New ‘Otello,’ Bold and Tentative 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z For people who take religious authority and spiritual salvation seriously, this is a formidable challenge, which Toews conveys with all due solemnity. Review | More than 100 women were raped by their neighbors for years — but no one would believe them. 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z Mills, the conductor for the concerts in the series, is looking forward to working with the five-member Ivan & Alyosha in a concert thoughtfully arranged to bring nuance to the sonic partnership of two formidable ensembles. Indie folk-pop band Ivan & Alyosha to perform with Seattle Symphony 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z The barriers are in rows parallel with the street, making for a more formidable blockage for vehicles. Anti-war protesters rally in Grant Park 2012-05-20T17:27:00Z He still strains to fill Stewart’s formidable shoes–too sophomoric some nights, too strident on others–but Trump brings out his best. The New Politics of Late Night 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z But surely his most formidable and lasting achievement has been to keep this show going with almost no change whatsoever to the format for eight long years. Rewind TV: Hannibal; The Apprentice; Life of Crime; Murder on the Home Front; Great Artists in Their Own Words – review 2013-05-11T17:00:05Z Guitarist Johnson was similarly formidable, with a clear tone and a master’s ear for harmony, also understated but used to great effect on the “Game of Thrones” theme. Ambitious and rewarding show from jazz sextet Dial 251 honors two music legends 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z The screenplay award was the biggest surprise, with formidable competition from “Moonlight” and “Manchester by the Sea,” indicating that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association had truly been swept off its feet. Meryl Streep at the Golden Globes 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z Hers was surely the most formidable melding of mind and spirit, of conscience and voice, of intelligence and insight, of justice and reason, of life- and reality-creating Logos that America has ever seen. ‘How We Weep for Our Beloved’: Writers and Thinkers Remember Toni Morrison 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z The occasion was the first of the orchestra’s subscription series programs this season, offering the American premiere of Unsuk Chin’s haunting Clarinet Concerto and a formidable account of Mahler’s First Symphony. New York Philharmonic Presents an Unsuk Chin Premiere 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z On stage, as well, Mr. Hogwood had a charisma that was irresistible to ticket buyers used to formal and formidable conductors in white-tie-and-tails. Christopher Hogwood, conductor who gave new drive to classical warhorses, dies at 73 Here are five takeaways: “Frozen” seems likely to be a formidable contender for the best animated film Oscar — and not just because the competition is relatively light this year. Media Decoder: Disney Fans Get a Sneak Peek at Coming Films 2013-08-11T18:20:31Z It shows that this dancer, actor, choreographer and director is also something else: an educator, and a formidable one at that. Debbie Allen’s Technique? It’s All About Tough Love 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z His Holiness is a formidable theologian who refuses to abate one jot of the implacable rigour of Catholic doctrine, yet he is prepared to allow religious experience to be dumbed down to idiocy. Catholic art was once the domain of Titian. Now, we get Susan Boyle 2010-09-19T21:15:00Z The formidable sleuth is assisted by a number of other characters, the personality of each admirably conveyed by Fry. The best new audiobooks for your summer vacation 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z The question on Monday night was whether at this stage in her career, Ms. Fleming still had the technical agility to dispatch Rossini’s formidable roulades and runs. Music Review: Rossini?s ?Armida? Has Its Premiere at the Met 2010-04-13T20:20:00Z Once grown, the son, called Treeshaker for his herculean strength, finds his two long lost brothers and journeys to the underworld to save three princesses from formidable, multiheaded dragons. ‘Son of the White Mare’ Review: Vibrant Myths From Hungary 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z Harriet Pattison, one of this country’s leading landscape designers who is also the mother of Nathaniel Kahn, was another associate, and paramour, who built a formidable life and practice independent of her former collaborator. Louis Kahn: Extraordinary architect, complex family man 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z Director Natsu Onoda Power, staging the piece for Mosaic Theater Company at the Atlas Performing Arts Center, faces some formidable challenges in putting on the best “Charm” possible. Is following Emily Post the path to a better world? 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z The rise, use and abuse of the Taser form the discomfiting subject of Nick Berardini’s “Killing Them Safely,” but an equally formidable weapon also goes on display: words. Review: In ‘Killing Them Safely,’ a Debate on the Virtues of Tasers 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z Those values, he said, are personified by the dapper Mr. Osborne, wearing custom suits made by Guffey’s of Atlanta, as he shares his formidable film expertise with an affable charm, free of condescension. Robert Osborne Is the Face of TCM 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z These formidable programs were highlighted by a revelatory account of Mahler’s teeming Seventh Symphony. The Best Classical Music of 2016 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z But at 6 foot 3 and 255 pounds, Mr. George is one of the most physically formidable to ever put on that tuxedo. Eddie George Leaps to ‘Chicago’ From the N.F.L. 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z Stein, for all her formidable reputation, liked a good time — and loved experimental derring-do. ‘Four Saints in Three Acts’ Review: An Opera Becomes a One-Man Show 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z Two summers ago, the exciting Budapest Festival Orchestra, under its formidable conductor Ivan Fischer, presented a stunningly innovative staged concert performance of “Don Giovanni,” directed by Mr. Fischer. Mostly Mozart, Mostly Improved 2013-07-26T20:05:06Z For all of Barack Obama's accomplishments, his wife is equally formidable – and possibly more pragmatic. 'The Obamas' a portrait of their life in D.C. 2012-01-09T15:37:00Z But here’s the thing: As he continues to hone his formidable talents, Tomine is getting to a creative place that makes his brilliance appear effortless. Best graphic novels of 2015 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z And they were prepared: They riddled those 200 square miles with some of the most formidable defenses ever created by man. In France, Vestiges of the Great War’s Bloody End 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z Since all three wrestle with formidable problems of justice and forgiveness — and, in this repertory company, share many cast members — they often seemed to be working in concert. Deep Dives Into Justice From Shakespeare, Wilde and Atticus Finch 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Since that formidable debut, the artist has released her first studio album, “Broke With Expensive Taste,” an uneven but still charismatic effort, and continues to court controversy via a volatile social media presence. Pop & Rock Listings for Nov. 13-19 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z In 2005 she published “The Letters of Robert Lowell,” in which, as Charles McGrath wrote in a review in The Times, “we hear the voice of Lowell the person, not Lowell the formidable public figure.” Saskia Hamilton, Poet Who Edited Another Poet’s Letters, Dies at 56 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z My own wife is a formidable and affirmative type, too. Lawrence of Sardinia 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z The new book, published by Oxford University Press, purports to offer a counterbalance to El Sistema's formidable publicity machinery. New book about El Sistema paints unflattering portrait 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z Ms. Ebersole, blithe and brittle, is equally formidable in a lighter vein. Review: In ‘War Paint,’ Sing a Song of Face Creams 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z His sparring with his wife, wonderfully played by Estelle Harris, with equal force and a much higher voice, were formidable fights but benign ones. In Jerry Stiller, the Rage of Jewish Fathers Found a Hilarious Outlet 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z Yet Bell was at his formidable best in the tiny bustling scherzo, hitting the notes in an often barely audible whisper, and cutting loose in the finale’s rambunctious coda. L.A. Chamber Orchestra gets a hand from Joshua Bell and guest conductor Jaime Martín 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z His label's distributor was EMI, which held the rights to a formidable collection of classical recordings. What does a £2,500 record sound like? 2013-05-25T16:00:00Z Weinstein had used his formidable wealth and access to legal and other firepower to pummel his accusers into silence. Harvey Weinstein's arrest: the moment the #MeToo flood burst the dam 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z But it’s hard to relegate a writer as formidable as Woolf to connective tissue, nor would it be fair to ask a debut author to measure up to her mature style. A Grieving Woman’s Eloquent Homage to Virginia Woolf 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z The Nobel judges passed over America’s most formidable novelist for decades even as he published one classic after another, from “Goodbye, Columbus” to “The Plot Against America.” Perspective | Philip Roth died before he could win a Nobel Prize. He didn’t need it. 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z Singing with velvety yet focused tone, Ms. Leonard comes across as prim and pretty rather than formidable as Ada. Review: ‘Cold Mountain,’ at Santa Fe Opera, Recounts a Separated Lover’s Arduous Journey 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z She was such a formidable performer that she raised everyone’s game as soon as she stepped on set. Cinema, Campari and a carrier bag of Quality Street: Edgar Wright remembers Diana Rigg 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z And over time the family amassed a formidable collection of paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures that offers a snapshot of a seminal era in the history of art. The Week Ahead 2012-02-24T20:02:05Z Ms. Kizer was a formidable presence in literary circles for decades and was addressing the concerns of women in her early work in the 1950s, before the term “feminism” became popular. Carolyn Kizer, Pulitzer-winning poet who drew on women’s experiences, dies at 89 One of the most sacred and formidable tasks a theater can undertake is to examine the affairs of its own community. Review | ‘City in Transition’ is an exhilarating journey across Washington through the eyes of Black artists 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z “We were looking for excellence and promise and, in a few cases, lifetime achievement or a formidable body of work.” American Academy of Arts and Letters announces 2015 art awards 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z Though a slightly built woman, she became known for charging like a linebacker to the front of the line for an autograph, that formidable handbag serving as a blocking device. Opera’s Biggest Fan Leaves Behind a Sprawling Time Capsule 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z Well, sure, if she brings to the task Ms. Webb’s formidable styling skills. Countdown to Fashion Week: Hair and Makeup 2013-09-04T13:44:07Z Playing a well-known public figure in an age when – thanks to multi-media platforms – everyone knows exactly how they sound is a formidable challenge. Does Meryl Streep shine as the Iron Lady? 2011-07-07T14:51:30Z A homemade ham represents a formidable culinary challenge. Yes, Ham Can Be a Surprisingly Easy Spring Project 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z Might I suggest that you channel that formidable anger, Rose? Arts & Leisure: ‘Denial,’ ‘Bofors Gun’ and the London Revival of Rage 2012-06-17T00:00:31Z The Philharmonia are clearly hugely fond of him, though, and the playing was formidable in its clarity and beauty. Philharmonia/Temirkanov 2010-07-01T21:30:00Z His chapter on the goings-on at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is a textbook example of the sort of green-eyeshade reportage on which he built his formidable reputation. Eating Away at Government From the Inside 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z It isn’t perfect, but, in his retrospective, El Museo del Barrio rivals those museums with art that is formidable and challenging while still preserving space for beauty and wonder. How to Decolonize a Museum? Try an Ax. 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z What his house didn’t do was dispel the notion of his second wife, Edith, as a formidable force. Woodrow Wilson House is a slice of the early 20th century 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z “I want the world to know that she is formidable.” When the playwright becomes the star: How one writer is jumping from her script onto the stage 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z Natália, in turn, is terrified that she’ll never be as formidable as her mother, who “withstood prison and torture,” and bemoans her life amid the “indifference and regurgitation that we call the postmodern era.” Family Sagas: Three Novels Probe Generations of Secrets 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z In a press conference celebrating the project entitled “Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped,” France’s Culture Minister Roselyne Bachelot called it “a formidable gift offered to Parisians, the French and beyond, to all art lovers.” Paris’ Arc de Triomphe is being wrapped in fabric 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z The creatures, with bodies larger than a fist and formidable claws, abandon their mud burrows and rocky crevices at night to travel to the ocean to spawn. Wildlife galore in the Bahamas, where the whole world’s a park 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Never mind her complicated former lives, her formidable skills, and her acceptance of Sherlock’s obsession with “The Game.” The lady vanishes: “Sherlock” and the case of the disposable women 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z Beck, a far smarter man than many realize, clearly knows that it will be a tricky transition, economically and otherwise, and that it will require all his considerable charm and formidable force of personality. Glenn Beck at the Chicago Theatre 2011-04-15T05:54:28Z When it comes to mowing, I’m a formidable force. He liked to mow his own lawn. Until the ‘helpful’ neighbor came along It is also when Belgian chocolate started earning its formidable reputation. Brussels: The Chocolate Trail 2011-12-23T17:57:07Z It’s confessional and a bit wild, but intellectually formidable. Books of The Times: Louise Glück: ‘Poems 1962-2012’ 2012-11-08T22:39:48Z It established Hill as a formidable songwriter, rapper, singer, and producer. Late and erratic were Lauryn Hill's calling cards 2011-06-04T13:26:00Z After all, the United States isn’t just the most formidable and intimidating military power in the world; it’s also the most sophisticated cyber power. The Most Serious Security Risk Facing the United States 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z Ms. Josefowicz, playing this formidable violin part from memory, gave a stunning performance, by turns commanding and vulnerable, slashing and sensual. Review: John Adams Unveils ‘Scheherazade.2,’ an Answer to Male Brutality 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z Also on the program is the Piano Concerto No. 2, one of the most technically formidable but also rewarding of Belá Bartók’s compositions. Chasing victory with Beethoven’s Fifth: Seattle Symphony wraps up its cycle 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z Mercury, who played piano and guitar, is of course depicted as being possessed of a formidable vocal technique, a remarkable near-operatic voice—but it’s presented as a natural gift that’s also a curse. In “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Freddie Mercury Is More Interesting Than His Music 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Through it all, however, he developed a formidable career first as a writer and now as a motivational speaker and activist. Writer-activist Kevin Powell says his new memoir tells 'a human story' 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z His formidable performance, described as “so dominating, so magnetic and monstrous” by the New York Times critic Manohla Dargis, earned him an Oscar nomination. Christopher Plummer, Actor From Shakespeare to ‘The Sound of Music,’ Dies at 91 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z Whether he was playing a wizard or a terrorist or a straying husband or a dead cellist, he inevitably infused every role with his own formidable and irrepressible charisma. Alan Rickman’s unique charm: How he brought irresistibly charismatic villains and heroes with a twist of menace to life 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z The movie is best appreciated as a record of formidable female performers vibing with and against each other. ‘Noroît’ Review: In a French Vision, Pirates Inhabit a Jacobean Drama 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Ephron staked out her spot on the cinematic landscape with a distinctive voice and formidable wit. Ephron blazed trail in male-dominated industry 2012-06-27T12:28:13Z The world gathers around her and surges up to her formidable presence, and she remains, for as long as we look, immutable. Review | Suzanne Valadon modeled for some of the world’s greatest artists. Then she became one. 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Will his stint in the afterlife up his already formidable tormented emo quotient even further? ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6, Episode 2: A Red Rebound 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z It's a formidable presence from the economic point of view,'' said Jane Chu, chair of the National Endowment for the Arts. Record high for creative industries 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z Ms. Mazzie is a more obviously formidable Anna, a doughty Victorian matron used to holding her own in exotic and adverse environments. How to Keep a Musical Great: Call Heather Headley and Marin Mazzie 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z Intriguingly, the pizzeria is named after a formidable female forebear of Piccirillo’s, whose job as “La Masardona” was to deliver secret messages verbally between revolutionaries. 10 of the best pizzerias in Naples 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z After fashion designer Rick Owens chose to use his formidable Ima Read at a Paris fashion week show last year, the track exploded. Zebra Katz: 'Creating a strong, black, queer male is something that needed to happen' 2013-05-25T18:00:00Z The staff busied themselves with the dinner and Liz and I sat in silence in front of a formidable sunset. My life inside the luxury real estate bubble 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z The city bureaucracy itself has presented a formidable barrier to long-term solutions, restricting options for administrations. As the Mayor Promised Millions for New Monuments, Old Ones Crumbled 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z Alice Huang is a highly respected scientist with a formidable track record of advocating for women in an often difficult and hostile field. Women in STEM, still getting the worst advice on workplace harassment: “I suggest you put up with it, with good humor if you can” 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z A formidable solo performer, she could get by on extended technique alone. The Best Albums of 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z More often than not the young hero, toiling in obscurity, is suddenly recognized for his or her formidable talents. John Branch's 'Boy on Ice' 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z It is a position of formidable power and influence. Sarah Billinghurst on Her Tenure at the Met 2014-05-09T21:50:45Z If there were moments when subtlety and atmosphere seemed in short supply, this formidable piece achieved an irresistible momentum. 16-year-old violinist SooBenn Lee makes a shining Washington debut 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z Ms. Salonga is a performer whose formidable talent is matched by her unstoppable drive and keen intelligence. Music Review: Lea Salonga at the Café Carlyle 2013-05-24T20:50:52Z Others may stick to larger shows because they simply lack Mr. Ford’s charisma or formidable clout. New York Fashion Week: ?Less Is More? Is Mattering Most 2011-02-09T00:07:01Z If nothing remained of it but the hands — touching, pointing, reaching and resisting — it would still be a formidable vision. Perspective | I had never seen Leonardo’s ‘Last Supper.’ A quick visit left a lasting impression. 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z Even with his astonishing technique, the Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov looked as if he needed all his youthful energy to get through his formidable recital program at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday. Fleeting Fingers and Red-Eye Flights: A Pianist Is a Study in Stamina 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z Besides being a composer, Mr. Bermel is a formidable clarinetist who in his early days played jazz and funk. The 25 Best Classical Music Tracks of 2019 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z In the end, the Governor proved a formidable fighter, bit off two of Merle’s fingers, then shot him. The Walking Dead Watch: Cincinnatus Rises 2013-03-25T15:15:36Z Only this week, Brad Pitt lamented his enduring status as “trash-mag fodder”, barely able to leave the house without being tailed by rather more formidable foes than British royal correspondents. Meghan and Harry's story is quite the drama, but it's no abdication crisis 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z The demands Tucker’s conceit places on his tiny troupe are formidable. Review | The small-cast ‘Saint Joan’ at Folger Theatre is a mighty big deal. 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z It was pretty clear this character needed to be formidable. Cannes Q&A: "Pirates" director Rob Marshall 2011-05-13T19:58:10Z The frog man recalls hearing a formidable growl on his first nighttime jungle expedition to South America. Five Must-Dos at the Atlanta Botanical Garden 2011-07-21T17:20:01.920Z This was Pollini at his most formidable: technically immaculate in a matter-of-fact way, rigorously intellectual without ever seeming self-conscious. Maurizio Pollini ? review 2011-02-16T18:18:07Z The show is packed with songs whose styles are mixed and matched with formidable agility, going from operatic arias to dance romps to jazzy croons and back again. A Guide to Theater Festivals in New York and the Berkshires 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z The book rambles far and wide, and it’s a testament to Wright’s formidable storytelling skills that a reader will encounter plenty of information without ever feeling lost. In ‘God Save Texas,’ Lawrence Wright Ranges Far and Wide 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z One might think these issues — in addition to the normal wear and tear any object suffers over time — would prove formidable. 'Gross Clinic' painting undergoes its own public surgery 2010-05-13T23:44:00Z Ms. Michele is a formidable singer, both brassy and appealingly naïve. Television: ?Glee?: Attitude, Yes, but Without a Song in Its Heart 2010-04-10T04:10:00Z Did the obsessed aesthete George Mallory and his colleague Sandy Irvine make it to the top and become the first people to conquer the world's highest and most formidable peak? George Mallory and Everest: did he get to the top? Film revisits 1920s climb 2010-08-27T15:47:00Z It's a credit to her formidable skills that Krauss manages to make her emotionally tortured crew engaging. Critical eye: books review roundup 2011-02-26T00:07:57Z Bush — a Democratic governor of Texas and a formidable feminist. The abortion rights movement is bolder than it’s been in years. That’s Cecile Richards’s plan. 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z Burns prints lessons derived from her formidable mother throughout her memoir, and she isolates the six key takeaways on the final page. In Her New Memoir, Ursula M. Burns Recounts Blazing a Trail to the Top of Xerox 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z A waiter rightly recommended something sturdier than a zinfandel for a formidable wagyu New York steak. Bin on the lake recently? If not, give it a try 2012-07-05T20:43:04Z Still, Thomson’s wit, fire, and prescience outweigh his flaws; he was a formidable player in his historical moment, and his moment reverberates into our own. Virgil Thomson’s Enduring Critique of Classical Music in America 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z “I knew we needed someone formidable, and the moment Kristin’s name was mentioned there was a collective cry of ‘Imagine!’ throughout the team,” she said. Kristin Scott Thomas on Playing a Different Kind of Part 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z There is also a formidable food scene here. Next Stop: Niseko, Japan?s Own St. Moritz 2012-01-13T17:54:57Z She is both self-destructive and possessed of formidable survival skills. Stories That Look Askance at the American Midwest 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z But Pearl's death has hardened him, fusing Nucky's cunning and Al's brutality into a formidable criminal mind. "Boardwalk Empire" recap: Everyone's screwed 2010-10-25T05:01:00Z “Black Panther,” poised to be a formidable awards contender this year, may change that. Michael B. Jordan Is Finally in Control. Now What? 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z It is a dauntingly formidable prospectus that, for some, can slip into portentousness. A life in art: Anselm Kiefer 2011-03-21T08:00:00Z If Buckley was nervous about stepping into that formidable parade, those worries soon evaporated. Betty Buckley steps into ‘Hello, Dolly!’ to ‘make America happy again’ 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z To save her cousin from the formidable Duchess, Constance confronts the authorities with a daring counterproposal: She wishes to marry Edward herself. Review | What if women ruled the world? A Victorian writer gave it some thought. 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z All of which leaves him with a formidable problem: how do you conclude a story like this? Hostage Three by Nick Lake – review 2013-02-07T13:08:08Z The French Revolution, by contrast, was the most formidable statement of political agency since Aristotle declared man a political animal. Eric Hobsbawm, the Communist Who Explained History 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z She looks terrific, but you could feel the effort behind the stamina she displayed as she summarized her formidable career. Review: Bette Midler Is Still Naughty and Bawdy, but Reflective, Too 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z They were outbid by “a formidable new competitor for houses in many of the most attractive suburban neighborhoods.” The Housing Boom and Bust, Seen From the Front Lines 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z Not only was American history reclaimed by a company of artists of color, but Broadway’s formidable race barrier — an economic divide reinforcing the cultural one — has taken a serious hit. A critic's take: Why 'Hamilton's' Tony Award record ushers in a new era for theater 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z This formidable task is all the more fascinating at a time when the effects of the digital era on humans’ mental map abilities are becoming apparent. Off the chart: the big comeback of paper maps 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z While it’s a formidable task, the Hard Rock is going full force to keep loyal customers while recruiting new ones. The Music May be Changing, but the Hard Rock Brand Rocks On 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z Signature is accustomed to playing to much smaller audiences — the Max seats only 275 — so the organization faces a formidable marketing task in filling the Anthem. Signature Theatre will take over the Anthem for a buoyant summer run of ‘Mamma Mia!’ 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Frequently mocked for their milquetoast domestic performances, Arsenal are a far more formidable prospect in the Champions League. TV highlights 19/02/2013 2013-02-19T06:59:01Z Dried hibiscus, fragrant and formidable, was the missing ingredient. Five Refreshing Alternatives to Classic Iced Tea 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z Though its central romance is a bit too much of a bodice-ripper the strength of this tale lies in its formidable heroine, Mariko. Best science fiction and fantasy to read in May 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z What the Sotheby’s expert with all his experience could not guess from a photograph was the formidable impact of the sculpture. When Roman Statues Play Pranks 2010-06-18T15:00:00Z At the ballet, of course, you have dancers to watch while you listen to a formidable modern piece. New York City Ballet Uses Contemporary Classical Music 2010-06-11T14:17:00Z Dressed as though she were sitting for a portrait by a modern-day Ingres, she is a formidable presence but not a heartless one. 'Delicate Balance' teeters slightly but always fascinates 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z In a news release, the outgoing board chair, Charles W. Scharf, called Ms. Taylor a “formidable business leader” and the “ideal person to drive and guide the company forward into a thriving future.” New York City Ballet Taps Diana Taylor to Lead Its Board 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Which is precisely the allure of published correspondence: the promised glimpse of private selves having private chats — formidable cultural figures at their most down to earth. The Drama of Letters, Swirling With Suspense 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z This may sound like both a formidable and a quixotic goal, and in truth, Mr. Theise is not entirely successful. The Best Wine Books of 2018 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z Night Slugs remain a formidable force in UK club music. Clubs picks of the week 2012-12-15T00:05:29Z The challenges of design in a California mobile home park were formidable. Out of Desert Dust, a Miracle on a Shoestring 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z The program opened with Franck’s Sonata for Cello and Piano in A in an ardent, bold performance by Mr. Müller-Schott and the formidable pianist Michael Brown. Review: The Hazy Mysteries of Love at Lincoln Center 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z The global scope of such dire subject matter means that the experience of reading this book is a formidable exercise in cumulative disillusionment. ‘Atoms and Ashes,’ a Frightening Tour of Six Nuclear Accidents 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z “As well as being a formidable diplomat, she has a deep understanding of how culture can bring differing tribes together,” says Simon Godwin, artistic director of the Shakespeare Theatre Company in the District. The British ambassador brings her unique style to Washington 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z Related: Golden Globes 2016: 10 things we learned Spotlight, The Big Short and The Martian, are all still considered formidable competition to The Revenant. Oscars 2016: what will lead the nominations and who will surprise? 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z Preceding Slipknot was the formidable Slayer, whose stage production featured two flame-spewing, upside-down crosses made of stacked amplifiers. Mayhem Festival delivers musical thunder and lightning 2012-07-04T20:16:04Z She was dedicated to the expression of her singular ideas, and to her formidable work ethic. The Rivalry Between Georgia O’Keeffe and Her Sister Ida 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z Written in 1975 — the year Mr. Rands relocated to America — this nine-minute piece represents a formidable strain of high modernism, expressed in leaping intervals and tumultuous rhythmic bursts. Music Review: Music of Now Marathon Begins Composers Now Series 2013-02-05T23:12:21Z “She was a woman of formidable intellect,” we read, and “the best conversationalist this side of the Mississippi.” ‘The Mockingbird Next Door’ by Marja Mills 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z But the gregarious, 43-year-old Briton, settled in Washington with his wife and two small children — “like an immigrant, I guess” — proclaims himself exuberantly engaged in the formidable intellectual and audience-building challenges. Perspective | How do you sell Shakespeare in 2020? The Englishman newly heading a storied D.C. theater has a playbook. 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z Kuehl amassed a formidable research archive, including tape recordings of interviews with Holiday’s collaborators, friends and lovers. ‘Billie’ Review: A Legend, in a Different Light 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z His daughter Susan Cheever became a prolific and formidable author in her own right. For Father's Day, 9 famous writer dads and their awesome authorial offspring 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z A string of formidable albums followed, including “Yesterday You Said Tomorrow,” in 2010, which sounded like a panoramic photo of a land in turmoil, shot through a dusty lens. Jazz Trumpeter Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah Melds Past, Present and Future 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z The Sheffield, England, quartet began as buzzed-over darlings eight years ago and survived that experience to mature into a formidable, lasting act that’s learned the art of keeping our attention. Bonnaroo features mini-British Invasion in 2014 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Together they showcase a talent both formidable and erratic, its bright and shining peaks sliding inexplicably into valleys of disaster. 2010-01-20T05:39:00Z From his serenely lyrical shaping of the opening theme, and then his lilting yet subtly restrained playing of the bouncy first variation, he approached this formidable masterpiece with unspoiled directness and sincerity. A Critic and a Pianist, Close but Not Quite Friends 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z At the bowl, the slender Masur proved a formidable technician, displaying a natural podium manner and persuasive musicianship. At the Hollywood Bowl, breathing life into the most famous symphony ever written 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z He tackles an equally formidable subject in “The Human Scale,” a production of the Public Theater and 3-Legged Dog being presented at the 3LD Art and Technology Center. | 'The Human Scale': Israelis vs. Palestinians: The 90-Minute Version 2010-10-08T22:26:00Z The same formidable gifts are on display here. Battle of the Sexes? For This Voracious Heroine, It’s All-Out War. 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z Yes, he didn't really look right, but what he lacked in the Doctor's trademark 'quirk' he made up for with a formidable presence. Doctor Who: why did Christopher Eccleston leave show after one series? 2011-07-21T14:27:23Z She was a great tobacco heiress and an early benefactor of the Met’s, and she looms here stiff and formidable, decked out in fur-trimmed lace. Hemingway the Museumgoer at the Met 2011-09-15T22:52:42Z Was Dad – a welder and a formidable force – wiping away a tear? When parents split up – your stories 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z Moreover, the high cost of litigation throws up a formidable obstacle for most parents fighting to get their children out of harm’s way. Custody in crisis: How family courts nationwide put children in danger 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z The vastly different newcomers also face formidable competition from holdovers including last weekend's opener "X-Men: Days of Future Past" that grossed more than $110 million during the long Memorial Day weekend. 'Maleficent' likely to curse 'A Million Ways to Die in the West' 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z There is also a strong team-building message, since the five robots are at their most formidable when they join together and form the titanic Voltron. Ready to Form! Three Animated Reboots for Kids 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Not because he likes sugar better or because you’re not somehow worth it to him, but because food is a formidable opponent that fights dirty. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: You have your motivation for weight loss. Your husband needs to find his own. 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z At first it’s hard to imagine a more reliable narrator than the formidable Juliana. Theater Review: ‘The Other Place’ at Samuel J. Friedman Theater 2013-01-11T03:00:14Z Famed New York bakery Levain makes some of the most formidable cookies you will ever encounter. Show your Valentine your love with the thickest, gooiest, chocolate chip cookies 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z The gifted, hard-working and game musicians of the New York Youth Symphony have played some formidable scores over the years, even Mahler’s mighty Sixth Symphony. New York Youth Symphony Plays Copland’s Symphony No. 3 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z Beneath this formidable timepiece, a series of scenes melt into one another, approximating cinematic cross-cutting, while managing to feel both epic and intimate. Review: ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Raises the Bar for Broadway Magic 2018-04-22T04:00:00Z Embraceable personalities combined with decadent, formidable challenges to yield a season where from week to week the outcome was never entirely predictable, especially in the season's back half. "Great British Baking Show" was a showstopper, redeemed this season by fantastic contestants 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z We were young and cheeky and enjoying a time of rebellion and defiance of what was still a formidable apartheid machinery. Clash of the Booker titans 2013-05-23T13:57:00Z For Americans he became an obscure footnote, a formidable artist whose works never reached the New World. Music Review: Franz Schreker Opera Gets Its Chance at SummerScape 2010-08-02T21:57:00Z Montero dispatched it, and the succeeding three movements, with a scintillating virtuosity that was more than equal to the music's formidable technical demands. Pianist Gabriela Montero combines classical improv with a spicy Latin beat 2011-02-05T15:53:00Z Is it too much to hope that, under Mr. Battle, the formidable Ailey company might try making both its audience and its dancers work through some material that’s uncongenial and perhaps unpopular? Critic?s Notebook: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater as Hit Maker 2012-01-03T20:49:03Z In the end, “Murder on the Orient Express” demonstrates, somewhat paradoxically, the formidable power of love and grief, coupled with unwavering purpose and mutual trust. Why ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ still thrills — even if you know whodunit 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z And Viola Davis remains the formidable backbone of “How to Get Away with Murder.” Can an ambitious black woman "have it all"? "Being Mary Jane" finds the answer in the end 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z With his formidable intelligence, Henry doesn’t mean to be a troublemaker; he just can’t help it. Movie Review: ?Jesus Henry Christ,? With Toni Collette and Michael Sheen 2012-05-03T22:46:26Z The Hotel endured as evidenced by the fact that it is still standing today, but as mentioned, it was battered by some formidable storms. As the weather warms, pay homage to Bucky with these tart, sweet cocktails 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z What was once human, defiant and romantic is now lurching, formidable and unstable. Inception brings the trend for slow music to the big screen 2010-07-30T12:04:00Z But when pushed, he would often point to his formidable, intricately constructed compositions. ‘It Needs You’: The Human Side to Boulez’s Demanding Music 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z For American director James Mangold, a fan of Japanese films, "The Wolverine" was an opportunity to explore the country's culture and history and to pit Wolverine against formidable foes. Hugh Jackman claws deep into 'Wolverine' to expose a softer side 2013-07-23T15:35:30Z He expects her to be formidable a nurturer – even though he doesn't remotely manage this tightrope walk himself. "Mad Men" recap: Women on the verge 2010-09-20T12:20:00Z Last month, the indie-folk band Grizzly Bear was performing at Public Arts, a club under the Public hotel guarded by velvet ropes and formidable bouncers. Where to Party in New York This Fall 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z But Mr. Mendonça, a former film critic whose command of the medium is both formidable and subtle, is up to something more than the usual upstairs-downstairs comedy of colliding destinies in a small place. Movie Review: ‘Neighboring Sounds,’ Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho 2012-08-23T22:30:30Z More than a decade ago the formidable Polish pianist Krystian Zimerman, tired of hearing everyone trash the orchestrations of Chopin’s two piano concertos, decided to do something about it. Music Critics? Picks for Chopin Bicentennial 2010-05-27T21:03:00Z Always heroic talkers, Celine and Jesse now expend their formidable articulacy on bickering and in arguments that are as lengthy and complex as the serenades they sang to one another in times past. Before Midnight: 'what grown-up romantics have instead of lightsabers' 2013-06-17T05:00:00Z Onstage, with a fierce intelligence, exemplary control of his body and voice, and a formidable command of language, Mr. Plummer had few equals. Christopher Plummer, Actor From Shakespeare to ‘The Sound of Music,’ Dies at 91 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z Though a precise tally is elusive, Basques once roamed Idaho’s sheep ranges in formidable numbers. Cultured Traveler: Herding Sheep in Basque Country (Idaho) 2012-08-24T19:19:51Z Watching it now, as Zelenskyy is fighting for his people, his own life, and for the freedom of Ukraine against a ruthless and formidable invasion by Russia, feels uncanny. Why Zelenskyy's background in comedy really matters 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z I think that you will see Saul as a more formidable guy than you've seen him up until now. "Better Call Saul" star Bob Odenkirk: Season 5 will go "more wrong than it's ever gone" before 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z Her dark eyes are beady, sorceress-like, and she can fix you with a formidable stare. Catherine Breillat: 'I love blood. It's in all my films' 2010-07-15T21:04:00Z One of the show’s most enigmatic characters is an assassin of inscrutable allegiance played by Indian actress Shruti Haasan who has very few lines but very quickly establishes herself as a formidable, highly watchable force. USA’s Bourne spinoff “Treadstone” feels retro and exactly what’s needed today 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z This is surely down to the laser political vision of Abreu, whose tiny form and Mother Theresa-esque manner belie a formidable, strategic intelligence. José Antonio Abreu on Venezuela's El Sistema miracle 2012-06-14T19:00:02Z Two new books by Seattle area writers explore the formidable challenges of caring for loved ones from divergent perspectives. New caregiving memoirs: wrestling with love and loss 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z This is a testament to her personal stature, her formidable résumé and her independence. Diana Taylor doesn’t have a name for her relationship with Mike Bloomberg. She just wants him to win. 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z She was formidable, he says: "That finger-pointing, those eyes flashing!" A life in writing: Selma James 2012-06-08T21:45:05Z But Kissinger apparently didn’t realize that Fallaci would bring the same formidable research and “impertinent questions” to bear on him. Review | Oriana Fallaci: the journalist, the agitator, the legend 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z But for now the prospect seems impossible, too formidable to countenance—and so they stay another hour, another day, another week, in the fine old house, and watch less fortunate people pass by their windows. Four Books That Deserved More Attention in 2018 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z Will she be more adept going forward, and did her apprenticeship in no one-ness provide the chrysalis phase crucial to all callow youths turned formidable warriors, be it Luke Skywalker or Daniel Larusso? ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6, Episode 8: I’m Still Me 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z These are stories that burnish the audience’s progressive credentials without really testing them against formidable opposition. Review: ‘The Cake’ Is Well-Baked but Not Quite Filling 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z When these musical opposites combine forces, the whole they embody is much greater than the sum of its two equally formidable parts. John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey at the Café Carlyle 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z The lowest and most serious voice in opera is tantamount to a team’s most formidable cleanup hitter. Rossini’s ‘Cinderella’ on deck at Nationals Park 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z Peace Electric Circus, Box office: 0131-226 4224 17 April, then touring The critical rumpus overlooks a formidable live act with a sense of mischief. Peace – review 2013-04-16T16:29:17Z But it subverts the potential narrative power of this earnest, thoughtful drama, which opened on Tuesday night in a Manhattan Theater Club production starring the formidable Cherry Jones and directed by Pam MacKinnon. ‘When We Were Young and Unafraid,’ With Cherry Jones 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z Becoming Madame Mao" was a treatment of the life of that formidable woman; ""Empress Orchid" and "The Last Empress" dealt with the life of Empress Tzu Hsi. 'Pearl of China': Anchee Min's version of the life of Pearl S. Buck 2010-04-07T22:30:00Z And the Transcendental Etude No. 10, a formidable technical challenge, was somehow made to sound almost easy. Taxes forgotten, Meany crowd welcomes André Watts 2014-04-16T18:56:41Z Even her formidable school principal called her a “precocious little button” and believed her potential to be limitless. Dasani Showed Us What It’s Like to Grow Up Homeless. She’s Still Struggling. 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z She was formidable and I was quite in awe of her presence, her stamina and her attitude. My hero: Louise Bourgeois by Tracey Emin 2013-06-28T16:00:02Z Her parents packed her off to join the Finchley Children's Music Group – a choir with a formidable reputation for contemporary music. Ruth Mackenzie: 'There's no time to mess around' 2010-03-29T20:30:00Z Eerola is a product of the school and the company, and her unforced artistry points to a formidable system of training and support, though not perhaps as firmly in place as before. The Finnish National Ballet at 100 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z That's a lot of pressure for a young woman who already faces the formidable task of marrying into a rather imposing family. Prince William, Kate Middleton represent future 2011-03-14T13:47:10Z Just as Ree Dolly is at her most beguiling when her mask momentarily slips, and her face briefly twinges with trauma and adolescent uncertainty, the usually formidable Lawrence's childish vulnerability is her most affecting quality. Jennifer Lawrence: a shot of Kentucky spirit 2010-09-02T22:01:00Z As the new president of the Kennedy Center, Deborah Rutter has the formidable task of meeting, greeting and charming thousands of donors and patrons. One woman, three parties. A whirlwind welcome for new Kennedy Center president. There's a real sense of them reflecting his formidable mind and his interests. Prom 56: BBCSO/Knussen – review 2012-08-26T10:24:43Z It’s easy to envision that the formidable creatures of “How to Train Your Dragon” will meet the same fate as those pick-up sticks 20 years from now. Critic’s Notebook: ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Onstage 2012-07-26T22:02:34Z Evidently, one bloc of players favored Christian Thielemann, the formidable Berlin-born conductor who leans musically to the center and politically to the right. The Berlin Philharmonic Searches for a Messiah 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z “I was absolutely conscious, from the word go, that he is an extraordinary human being, and this was an extraordinary role and, with that, it was a formidable privilege,” he said. Actor Eddie Redmayne explodes into Oscar contention with ‘The Theory of Everything’ The mother in the picture is played by the formidable Tina Packer. Critic’s Notebook: Watching ‘Mother Courage’ and ‘Beauty Queen of Leenane’ 2013-08-19T21:54:46Z China presents a potentially more formidable challenge, notably through its growing economic might and the rapid expansion of its military capacity, but it has not yet become a true peer competitor. Can cities desegregate? 2012-05-28T15:00:00Z Classic on the outside, all modern day Bentleys are stocked with formidable engines under the hood, making Bentley the epitome of power. Six Dreamy Car Drives of 2011 2011-12-28T04:12:39Z An even greater highlight, and far more formidable, was “Sequoia,” the first piece that Joan Tower, now a doyenne of American composers, wrote for orchestra in 1981. Perspective | Building diversity into the mandate: How NOI trains for 21st-century orchestras 2019-06-16T04:00:00Z She would be truly formidable if she'd made her own conquest plans instead of hitching her hopes to whichever man or men are pulling ahead on a given day. On "Succession," why bother simply surviving when you can fake what it means to be living ... plus? 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z Bursting in halfway through the show with a formidable contingent of bodyguards, Gaga hopped onto the stage - ahem, the catwalk - and struck no-holds-barred poses in front of the even more formidable pack of photographers. Lady Gaga prances for Mugler in Paris 2011-03-03T14:57:10Z These added to the already formidable mass of inventory on sale at London’s fairs and commercial galleries. London Auctions Are on the Rise, but a Big Failure Casts a Shadow 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Listening to the records, Mr. Murray, called “the most formidable tenor soloist of his generation” by the comprehensive Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings, was struck by how dated the original arrangements seemed. David Murray on His New Nat King Cole Album 2011-11-16T23:02:58Z A decade after "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," Michelle Yeoh has returned to the martial arts genre with dramatic acting skills to match her formidable swordplay and fight moves. Michelle Yeoh returns to martial arts film genre 2010-10-04T13:52:00Z Ms. Chen’s first impression of him was of a formidable competitor. He Said (I Do), She Said (I Do) 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z But to experience the full, formidable range of “Messiah,” from the furious flames of the “refiner’s fire” to the delirious party of the finale, next year let Trinity be your guide. Music Review: ‘Messiah’ at St. Thomas and Alice Tully Hall 2012-12-17T05:15:05Z An engaging re-creation of Mr. Jones’s own work space includes an array of hat blocks and two formidable hatlike devices for measuring head shapes. Art Review: Hats, by Stephen Jones, at Bard Graduate Center - Review 2011-09-22T22:03:10Z Hospitality is both invisible and formidable — it surrounds you. What Is Hospitality? The Current Answer Doesn’t Work. 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z There is a formidable quality to her that would seem to belie her private pain. Taya Kyle talks of her late husband and journey to 'American Sniper' 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z The formidable mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe offers a recital on Friday afternoon of a song cycle by Alan Louis Smith based on the Ellis Island Oral History Project that plumbs the American immigrant experience. Classical Music Listings for Aug. 5-11 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z Drake has done a full-length collaborative project before; “What a Time to Be Alive,” with Future, released in 2015, was an assertion of grimy gloss, adding fresh texture to Drake’s already formidable arsenal. ‘Her Loss’ Is Playtime for Drake and 21 Savage 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z “The Legend of Hercules” should be stirring and formidable but instead proves largely lifeless and ludicrous. ‘The Legend of Hercules’: A ‘Twilight’ vamp does mythology 2014-01-10T17:34:01Z The best moments showcase Duvall and Franco, formidable stars representing different cultural eras, testing the waters of a father-son relationship bruised by outmoded views of love and sin. An inconsistent 'Wild Horses' from Robert Duvall 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Installed with appropriate precision on the Whitney’s eighth floor, the show presents her as an artist of formidable discipline, consistency and clarity of purpose, and a key player in any history of postwar art. A 101-Year-Old Artist Finally Gets Her Due at the Whitney 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z The career women looked no less formidable in Mr. Owens’ drop-crotch rompers, cocooning coats, and zippered gloves than they did. On the Runway Blog: At Rick Owens, Not Your Usual Models 2014-03-01T22:31:29Z O’Connor is first and foremost an artist with a formidable voice, a gutsy interpretive style and a songwriting approach that changes with every album. Sinead O’Connor: “I couldn’t understand why people liked me” 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z And the biggest threat to Salander and the others in the novel is not a formidable foe because of her brains or strength but because she is beguilingly beautiful. Does 'The Girl in the Spider's Web' hurt the legacy of Stieg Larsson's Lisbeth Salander? 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z He replaces the formidable Marc Spiegler, who oversaw the growth of the fair brand for 15 years and was widely regarded as one of the art world’s most influential figures. Art Basel’s New Chief Is All About the Brand 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z In comedy, however, Netflix may become a new, formidable presence thanks to the critical darling “Orange Is the New Black.” 2014 Emmy Nominations: What to Expect 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z The two ended with an exciting, fearless account of Beethoven’s formidable “Kreutzer” Sonata. Review: At 20, In Mo Yang Makes His New York Recital Debut 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z In the business of making up our minds about a book, there's a formidable arsenal of literary critical weaponry at our disposal. Reading the UK election 2010-05-05T13:41:00Z Worse, a formidable intellectual lobby – spearheaded by law professors such as Larry Lessig and funded by Silicon Valley – tried to rationalise such activities under the "free culture" banner. Free Ride by Robert Levine ? review 2011-08-18T11:24:01Z Still, a formidable three-day lineup drawn from urban music's top table is worth risking heatstroke. Jay-Z/Justin Timberlake at Wireless – review 2013-07-15T11:29:14Z Universal Pictures has proven a formidable rival with its "Despicable Me" franchise — which will have a "Minions" spinoff this summer — and Warner Bros. scored a surprise hit with "The Lego Movie" last year. DreamWorks Animation's box-office flops may result in 400 job cuts 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z She holds a formidable place in the London literary world. In Life?s Latest Chapter, Feeling Free Again 2010-10-10T21:52:00Z Even bad witches are beloved because of their formidable powers. Why are we in love with witches? 2012-07-05T14:18:20Z He says that after he cast her in “Three Tall Women,” he watched the formidable actress online giving a speech at Parliament, choosing to excoriate Margaret Thatcher on the occasion of her death. Director Joe Mantello, Broadway’s Invisible Wizard 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z She argues unconvincingly, in the face of formidable scholarship to the contrary, that the aim to protect slavery was the predominant motive behind the Second Amendment. Was the Constitutional Right to Bear Arms Designed to Protect Slavery? 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z Reflecting on Chagall, Maeght — in a matter-of-fact drawl — describes how “he was a very simple man in his daily life, and he painted with formidable power.” In southeastern France, touring the village where Marc Chagall found inspiration 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z Sue Mengers used to be one of the most formidable agents in Hollywood. Sunday Reading: Hollywood Stories 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z Against those inventive and formidable dramas, “Digger” doesn’t exactly stand out — perhaps because its terse David and Goliath conflict doesn’t yield satisfyingly punchy results. ‘Digger’ Review: A Man Defends the Land Against Development 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z But the portrait remained of a strong and formidable leader, said Mark Anthony Neal, professor of African and African American Studies at Duke University. Fifty years after his death, Malcolm X speaks to the current moment 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z It’s a play she knows well, first earning raves in the role of a middle-aged daughter trying to escape her manipulative mother and now playing the formidable mother. Essential Arts & Culture: A breathtaking art exhibit, Noh now, farewell Leonard Cohen 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z He will accomplish this formidable task partly through his charm, but mainly through his storytelling. Review | From the author of ‘Morning Has Broken,’ magical tales perfect for Valentine’s Day 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z The reason, the research determined, is that the extra height made the women seem more formidable and authoritative, and men respect formidable and authoritative women. Heel, boy! 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z His mother is intensely proud of his achievements: Louise Goodall's performance reminded me a little of the Glasgow-born historian Norman Stone's fond memories of his own formidable mother, driving him uncompromisingly onward. Neds - review 2011-01-20T22:00:01Z Queasy over a meal he called a “mess of bouillabaisse,” Henry James said that it was “a formidable dish, demanding a French digestion.” Personal Journeys: In West Africa, a Dollar and a Meal 2013-05-06T21:58:34Z With her dark eyes, husky voice and formidable profile, Ronit Elkabetz is one of Israel’s best-known actresses, and this film demonstrates why. “Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem”: A riveting divorce drama, Israeli-style 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z And the logistics of supplying an army as huge as Napoleon’s in Russia as it advanced a thousand miles from its bases were formidable to put it mildly. Books of The Times: Dominic Lieven?s ?Russia Against Napoleon? 2010-04-07T22:54:00Z “No one and nothing stays unchanged,” she sings, and as she slowly builds a crescendo, she hints at both a formidable obstacle and the will to overcome. Preview NYC Winter Jazzfest in 7 Tracks 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z The United States, Weiss says, “was this country filled with vast natural resources, growing economic power, an industrial base that was formidable, a military that was growing — and no culture.” The Metropolitan Museum of Art spent years planning its 150th anniversary. Now the galleries are dark, the celebrations on hold. 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z This formidable Broadway tenor divests the most grandiloquent Broadway ballads of the chest-beating grandiosity associated with several generations of leading men. Review: Jason Danieley Sings and Talks About Love at Feinstein’s/54 Below 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z The 16 grasping nitwits who began grovelling for Lord Sugar's favour at the outset were loathsome even by the formidable standards established by the franchise, and this isn't the week they suddenly grow more likable. TV highlights 22/05/2013 2013-05-22T06:00:04Z The pictures, which bear X-treme-sports titles such as “Iron Tide,” are clearly meant to look as formidable as a nighttime monsoon over open ocean. Review | In the galleries: The past invades the present in paintings by Gregory Ferrand 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z Pope is a host of contradictions: unapologetically bold but not above reproach; formidable but not immune from the pang of vulnerability. Where are the TV roles for black British female actors? 2013-07-18T11:09:20Z When Miles Davis died 25 years ago, he left behind a peerless body of work, a complicated legend and a formidable archival trove. What Would Miles Davis Do? Robert Glasper Has an Idea 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z The sight of Ms. Lyon pumping iron is formidable and startling. Why Mapplethorpe Still Matters 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Just in time for shorter, drearier days, a new crop of breezy celebrity memoirs has arrived from a trio of formidable women. Review | Phoebe Robinson, Ellie Kemper and Busy Philipps are here to brighten your days 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z “The most formidable melding of mind and spirit.” ‘How We Weep for Our Beloved’: Writers and Thinkers Remember Toni Morrison 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z But the formidable designer for Comme des Garçons was far ahead of the curve — or, more correctly, ahead of the rigorous geometry that she had created previously. Fashion Review: Then Comes the 4th Dimension 2012-09-30T17:54:41Z With a shiver of irony, Scorsese reaches far within himself and far beyond himself, beyond even the scope of his formidable technique, to test the very threshold of the cinema. Martin Scorsese Tests His Limits in “Silence” 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z A singular and formidable reminder in this third act of my life, that falling down and getting up is very much a part of the American Dream.” Rita Moreno: The timeless woman in Hollywood who can’t, and won’t, stop 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z He is a brilliant manipulator of moods and a formidable director of actors, specializing in characters fighting their way through anguish and delusion toward something like transcendence. ‘The Whale’ Review: Body Issues 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z That night, over 12,000 Post-its stretched from one end of the tunnel to the other, presenting a formidable task for Mr. Chavez. Yoga? Weaving? Vigils? The Search for Postelection Calm 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z It must be hard for him to understand people without his formidable drive. Surgeon, ultrarunner, thriller writer… meet the man who lives life to the full 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z This year, it will face a new, formidable challenger for comedy series in "Orange Is the New Black." Emmys 2014: 'Breaking Bad' for the win again? Well .... 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z Mr. Allen, a billionaire co-founder of Microsoft and one of this city’s major cultural patrons, strolled the aisles of the inaugural Seattle Art Fair on Thursday, looking to add to his formidable art collection. Seattle Art Fair Receives a Boost From Tech’s Big Spenders 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z The latter piece, by Parmet, dangles copper leaves amid black and silver trunks that, like so much of this work, appear both formidable and delicate. Review | In the galleries: Views of lost scenes from Syria 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z His powers of detailed recall are evidently still formidable well into his 80s, but here again there is a hint of a lack of reflectiveness. Trautmann's Journey: From Hitler Youth to FA Cup Legend by Catrine Clay 2010-04-02T23:06:00Z Orson Welles’s formidable talents as an actor, director, producer and writer are well known through classic movies such as Citizen Kane and The Third Man. Brush with genius: the hidden talent of Orson Welles 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z Many intelligent, independent women, including that formidable intellectual Rebecca West and the Russian translator and spy Moura Budberg would eventually welcome his embraces. Review | H.G. Wells wanted to change the world. A new book explores the author’s outsize ambitions 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z The Emmys were held in August this year, meaning there was less formidable competition on other networks. Emmys Draw Same Number of Viewers as Last Year 2010-08-30T19:06:00Z The show is too small to properly represent such a formidable project, but the six large-scale photographs and three handmade flags on view offer a glimpse of the performance’s power. 3 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z Kupiec is a formidable pianist: her approach to Chopin was characterised by fire and fury. St Magnus festival 2010-06-25T21:15:00Z Clay Aiken is not one of them, but he is one of the most formidable runners-up. On the Town: Must-see events 2011-03-04T15:42:44Z To arrive as a student at one of these great institutions is humbling: You study your instrument with a master; you analyze great works of the past in classes taught by formidable composers. What Shouldn’t Change About Classical Music 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z Trump also conveys a sense of omnipotence, or an ability to accomplish virtually any task, no matter how formidable. Donald Trump thinks he’s a god. Even worse, his supporters agree 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z Lee’s program would be formidable for a pianist three times his age. Review | Nathan Lee makes ambitious Washington debut 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z The one constant was her formidable voice — a range that stretches toward four octaves, backed by the power to infuse whatever she sings with deep soul. Behind a ‘Best New Artist’ Nod: Yola’s 20 Years of Experience 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z Temirkanov gave formidable accounts of the mainstream repertory and colorful Russian scores, but had shown scant interest in American music and had no real profile as a cultural leader in the city. A Trailblazing Female Conductor Is Still Alone on the Trail 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z In his accounts of Bach’s six partitas, these inventive suites come through as ingenious and formidable, while abounding in vitality and character. Classical Critics Pick the Top Music Recordings of 2014 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z She makes a formidable argument, though it is a circumstantial one. ‘Dark Money,’ by Jane Mayer 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z At the top of the Miyar Valley in the high Himalayas, a chain of seven tiny turquoise pools nestle below the snout of a formidable glacier. My Himalayan journey – trekking to Shangri-La 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z Turkeys have formidable weapons: large bodies, powerful wings and spurred feet. How Wild Turkeys Find Love 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z Perhaps, for HBO, it is, if only because even a version of Confederate that confirms our worst suspicions couldn’t sink TV’s most formidable cash cow. Confederate: will a grassroots movement sink the controversial HBO series? 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z It was a formidable job to organise people entirely unfamiliar with this kind of politics, to lead them on strike. Arundhati Roy | Gandhi, but with guns | Part Two 2010-03-27T09:00:00Z Tuesday's program was top-heavy with the formidable Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 — now popularly known, thanks to the movie "Shine," as the Rach 3 — leading off matters. Sprightly Rachmaninoff maintains a run of Russians at the Bowl 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z The movie’s other locations, in Manhattan and more distant venues, as well as the characters who inhabit them, are—with the exception of one formidable character, played by Jean Smart—mere stereotypes. “A Simple Favor,” Reviewed: Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively Give Life to a Mystery-Comedy Made of Plastic 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z The great-great-great-granddaughter of both the czar and Pushkin, she remembers her formidable grandmother being related to practically every royal in Europe, including Queen Elizabeth II of England. A Descendant’s Daring Homage to Pushkin 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z El Akkad’s formidable talent is to offer up a stinging rebuke of the distance with which the United States sometimes views current disasters, which are always happening somewhere else. Jeff VanderMeer on the biggest dystopia of spring, 'America War' by Omar El Akkad 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z Gill expected resistance from her ex-husband, but was surprised and shocked to find herself facing an even more formidable obstacle to her son’s safety in family court. Custody in crisis: How family courts nationwide put children in danger 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z For years she taught acting at Juilliard, influencing a generation of talent with her formidable intelligence, discipline and respect for the craft — and never missing a performance during her record-long run in “Deathtrap.” Marian Seldes: Her life and career were a master class 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z Later that evening, the Israeli pianist Alon Goldstein, admired for the refinement and imaginativeness of his performances, played a formidable program on the Masters series. Alexander Schimpf and Alon Goldstein at Mannes Festival 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z Time-play and what-ifs are part of Brown’s formidable bag of tricks, deployed to add emotional range and a poignant twist to his comic vignettes. Review | In ‘150 Glimpses of the Beatles,’ bits and pieces make up a poignant portrait 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z In some ways, it’s a more surprising failure, because of Zemeckis’s formidable track record, and a $35m outlay that should have been relatively easy for The Walk to make good on. Global box office: Pan cold as Sicario brings the heat 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z To have come up, legitimately, through the ranks of the British political system, class-bound and gender-phobic as it was, in the time that she did and the way that she did, was a formidable achievement. Meryl Streep praises Margaret Thatcher as 'figure of awe' 2013-04-09T09:19:56Z While Beyoncé and her dancers formed a formidable phalanx, by comparison, Jay Z looked lonely, though he easily held the stage, even without backup. Beyoncé and Jay Z Kick Off Shared ‘On the Run’ Tour 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z One, a formidable space prison for the worst of the worst, Snow gets a reprieve from lengthy incarceration. 'Lockout': Actioner would be lost in space without Guy Pearce 2012-04-11T16:02:04Z “In a world of criminal justice performers, she was an incredibly formidable and successful person.” Two Cities and Two Weddings — But Only One Couple 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z Morgan Wallen, the country superstar who dominates streaming, holds the No. 1 spot on the Billboard album chart for a ninth consecutive week, fending off a formidable challenge from the K-pop group Seventeen. Morgan Wallen’s ‘One Thing at a Time’ Notches a 9th Week at No. 1 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z But the energy of his creation remains formidable. How Islamic punk went from fiction to reality 2011-08-04T19:00:01Z Ageism is a cruel and formidable force in popland, but Madonna’s desire to live forever young isn’t exactly the problem, here. Be still, the unseemly beating of Madonna’s “Rebel Heart” 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z The image speaks volumes about the woman and her formidable staying power. Front Row: Westwood?s Lasting Imagery 2011-03-16T20:42:48Z Jones is smaller than her glamazon reputation would suggest, but still a formidable presence. Grace Jones has been a star for 40 years, and there’s still no one quite like her 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z The formidable “Bear Jew” specialises in clubbing them to death with a baseball bat. Death Wish: is the Bruce Willis remake an alt-right fantasy? 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z The surf is often formidable, drawing all manner of watersports enthusiasts. A visitor’s guide to Washington area beaches 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z Mourning attire marked her and served as a visual reminder of her formidable, discomforting knowledge. Grief as a fashion statement in ‘Death Becomes Her’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art The royalty checks helped Mr. Hogwood build up an already formidable musical library of historical instruments, including clavichords, spinets, virginals and fortepianos. Christopher Hogwood, conductor who gave new drive to classical warhorses, dies at 73 In Ender's case, he uses his intellect to command a formidable authority over his peers and elders. Social alienation proves popular in Hollywood's fall lineup 2013-10-23T13:02:18Z Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer continued to cement their front-runner status in the actress and supporting actress categories, respectively, for their formidable work in "The Help." `The Help,' Dujardin win at lively SAG Awards 2012-01-30T11:50:22Z In addition to being an expert on obscure Roman poets, Tessa is also a formidable scholar of the Daphne and Apollo myth. Review | ‘The Latinist’ is the perfect suspense novel to kick off your reading year 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z Enter rookie cop Hazel Best, who gets through Ash’s formidable psychological defenses — and learns his surprising secrets — to question the official version of the young man’s death. Crime fiction from Sicily and Britain, and true tales of famous corpses 2013-03-07T20:45:06Z The show is short on women, but those present are formidable. Art Review: Sexuality in Modernism: The (Partial) History 2010-12-10T23:38:00Z And indeed, the picture titled “Do you mind my asking you a question?” is based on a photograph of Bausch, looking austerely formidable. Maira Kalman’s Irreverent Pictures for the Grammar Bible 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z The festival includes a formidable slate of luminaries while embracing new directorial faces, commemorating past selections in Cannes Classics and nodding to changing technologies. At the Cannes Film Festival, Celebrating the Old and the New 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z But back to Fish, who would seem destined to ultimately fall to her former flunky turned formidable adversary, if only by the dictates of the animal kingdom. 'Gotham' Recap: A Victory for Good, With Help From a Thug 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z Tom Cruise might be known for his formidable collection of hit movies, but his real estate portfolio over the years is equally impressive. Tom Cruise May Be Selling His Beverly Hills Estate 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z Byrd's dancers — several of them new to the troupe — are fierce, fearless and formidable athletes-as-artists. Velocity's Fall Kick-Off: local dance variety pack 2011-09-24T17:22:04Z Last year, such formidable movies as “Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun?,” 2019 Has Already Been an Exceptional Year in Movies 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z His most formidable achievement is the five-and-a-half-hour Carlos, a painstaking recreation of the rise of Carlos the Jackal made for television in 2010 but mounted with a scope and handsomeness to shame any Hollywood equivalent. Olivier Assayas on Something in the Air: 'A rock concert, a party, a riot – these are the rites of passage' 2013-05-16T16:02:00Z Either despite or, just, as possibly, because of that, he is the most formidable and influential philosopher in this book’s pantheon. Review: In Sarah Bakewell’s ‘At the Existentialist Café,’ Nothingness Has a Certain Something 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z The soundtrack remains the No. 1 seller in the Alia Vox catalog, with 130,000 copies sold, a formidable figure in the niche within a niche of early music. Jordi Savall Evokes the Past by Hearing Its Music 2010-04-30T20:35:00Z But its charm and insight are real, and formidable. Jeffrey Eugenides’s Short Stories Salvage Wit From Life’s Grind 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Tongue and his forces, including a fine quartet of soloists, made a decent job of it, with the choir in particular marshalling formidable tone. Vaughan Williams premiere ? review 2011-03-07T22:15:00Z For almost 40 years he was a prominent figure in the New York art market, with a Manhattan gallery that had a formidable reputation for its Renaissance and other collections. Lawrence Salander, New York art dealer who fleeced stars, jailed 2010-08-04T18:04:00Z “Hilariously funny, brash and self-effacing, she’s an incredible artist who is winning over audiences while breaking barriers, and we are tremendously proud that she will showcase her formidable talent on Netflix.” Tiffany Haddish Gets a Netflix Stand-Up Special 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z A lynchpin, a soothsayer, a formidable presence, a woman who, come hell or highwater, always has a kind word, fine makeup and a fine bouffant of russet hair. TV review: Coronation Street 2010-12-06T21:01:00Z Grace, a prodigious all-rounder, had come to be synonymous with the sport, and was still a formidable player at 50. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2010 and WG's Birthday Party by David Kynaston 2010-04-23T23:07:00Z What makes the Colorado’s rapids formidable is the sheer volume of water — as much as 30,000 cubic feet per second — pouring over debris flows, natural dams created by huge boulders deposited during long-ago floods. Older adventurers stay young at heart rafting the Grand Canyon’s rapids 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Here was a black immigrant, a formidable intellect versed in both Enlightenment literature and the Koran, who openly condemns Islam for its treatment of women and antipathy toward individual rights. The State of Conservatism 2010-06-11T21:46:00Z In 2012, after Hurricane Sandy left the island almost completely underwater, another formidable rebuilding job presented itself. Your Tired, Your Poor and Your Xenophobes at a Rebuilt and Re-Envisioned Ellis Island 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z Jones is a formidable Amanda, the mother who refuses to recognize the reality of her painfully shy daughter’s physical disability and psychic fragility. Star-Crossed (and –Blessed) Revivals: Shakespeare and Tennessee Williams 2013-10-02T09:45:54Z What Neil gets is the opportunity to be outwitted by a woman of formidable reticence and intellect. In Julian Barnes’s New Novel, a Teacher’s Pet Becomes Obsessed 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z Fichandler would continue to broaden her influence after her time at Arena, building the acting program at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts into one of the most formidable in the country. It’s almost impossible to overstate Zelda Fichandler’s impact on American theater 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z And if you could perhaps imagine a spikier approach to that formidable work, she is more than equal to its demands, and her eloquence sings. 5 Classical Albums to Hear Right Now 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z Here these two formidable figures eye each other frostily and trade waspish comments on each other’s health. Theater Review: ‘Hellman v. McCarthy’ at Abingdon Theater Company 2014-03-27T02:00:18Z You knew from the moment you met her she was formidable. Emma Watson in 'transforming' role as Coppola's thief 2013-05-08T15:34:35Z Drawn in space with thin lines of shaped steel, Lore’s sculptures include a lion who’s formidable if partly see-through. Review | In the galleries: Blurring the boundary between sculpture and space 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z The only force standing firm against the king’s irrational hate is nonetheless a formidable one, the commanding Noma Dumezweni as Paulina, the queen’s confidante. | 'The Winter's Tale': The Cool Ferocity of a King Inflamed by Jealousy 2011-07-24T22:32:50Z But Montross’s typically formidable narrative skills sometimes go awry, most notably when she shoehorns herself and her family into the story. Where the Sick Get Sicker and the Sane Are Driven Mad: Behind Bars 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z Yet it also squanders the formidable presence of Gary Oldman in just a few scenes as the big-city mobster who Jack aspires to be like one day. Review: `Lawless' a visceral, fitful fever dream 2012-08-28T22:50:58Z Dugan played two sections of Ravel’s “Tombeau de Couperin,” in the French set, as a signal that he also is a formidable soloist. World War I tribute makes a refreshing recital debut for baritone John Brancy 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Unsurprisingly, the formidable Manville pulls off the switcheroo, instilling her role as the genial cleaning lady with a tenderness and grace that far surpasses the feel-good pish-posh that is the film around her. ‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris’ Review: High Fashion for the Humble 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z Bursting in halfway through the show with a formidable contingent of bodyguards, Gaga hopped onto the stage — ahem, the catwalk — and struck no-holds-barred poses in front of the even more formidable pack of photographers. Move over Galliano, Lady Gaga makes debut 2011-03-03T16:17:00Z Mr. Rihm’s score, while recognizably the music of a formidable atonal modernist, pulses with Wagnerian sweep, Straussian lushness and astringently alluring harmonic writing beholden to Berg yet somehow fresh. Music Review: Premiere of Wolfgang Rihm?s ?Dionysos? at Salzburg 2010-08-01T22:45:00Z Fashioning a tribute to Mahalia Jackson poses at least one formidable challenge: Finding a vocalist who approaches the majesty of her voice. A flawed celebration of Mahalia Jackson's centennial 2011-05-21T14:55:00Z It’s gratifying to watch this actor make his formidable application to this exclusive theatrical club. Perspective | A critic taken with Lithgow’s ‘Stories by Heart’ lists 10 other favorite solo shows 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z It’s true that Rhode looks more like a soccer mom than an Olympic champion, but she’s way more formidable than she looks. Jordyn Wieber shocker: Gymnastics is not a meritocracy 2012-07-30T11:46:00Z The conspiracy has matured into a formidable conglomerate, amply funded and thoroughly integrated with the Republican establishment. David Brock’s ‘Killing the Messenger’ 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z To outsiders, agrees Anne, the sisters probably appeared formidable, even in childhood. The sisters of Battle Road: ‘We didn’t need anyone else as children, or now’ 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z The Dutch were renowned in China for their violence, and their arms industry – still the sixth-largest in the world today – was formidable. The full story of the British empire is yet to be told 2012-12-28T19:31:12Z In the end, of course, they both rallied and resolved to do their best -- which in Kurt and Rachel's case is formidable. "Glee" imagines life beyond senior year 2011-09-21T13:05:00Z But even at a lower rank, even with modest experience, an aide has a source of formidable power: proximity. Cassidy Hutchinson and the all-knowing presence of Washington’s aides 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z By contrast, the women in Miwa Yanagi’s digitally manipulated photographic series called “My Grandmothers” are formidable presences, with glamorously youthful bodies and aged faces, a radical race of cougars. Art Review: Anxiety on the Fault Line 2011-03-17T22:31:02Z But the description seems harrowingly appropriate to the black Americans who inhabit Ms. Parks’s formidable body of work, in which everyone is prisoner of a ghost-ridden past. Review: ‘The Death of the Last Black Man,’ a Nightmare Hypnotically Retold 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z Just how formidable, Ms. Smith discovered from the private letters. How Marguerite LeHand Shaped the Franklin D. Roosevelt White House 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z “Riot,” the new poems in this volume, are inspired by Gwendolyn Brooks’s volume of the same name and are formidable responses to the current moment in America, especially institutional racist violence. Four Poets Write New Histories 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z Feltrinelli, which published much of his work, hailed him as a "stubborn and intelligent critical conscience of our time, a craftsman of language and formidable poet of provocation and play." Edoardo Sanguineti, Italian poet, 79, dies 2010-05-18T20:16:00Z As a practitioner, he deployed his formidable skills to become the most accomplished portraitist of the age. The Royal Academy: a story of sulks and squabbles 2013-01-04T22:55:14Z His insightful and technically formidable accounts of works by Bach, Beethoven and Chopin made clear why, at 31, Mr. Blechacz is one of the major artists of his generation. The Pianist Rafal Blechacz in Exciting, if Blaring, Form 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z This one sets Hamburg's formidable NDR Big Band loose on Lennon classics. F&M playlist 2011-01-27T22:15:01Z But visitors can approach from the back, walking along a network of college-owned lawns across the Cam River, and peer in through the formidable gates. In the Footsteps of Charles III 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z As she rises to meet me, I’m immediately struck by her formidable height and commanding mien. Before I Fall: The Girl’s Guide to Saving the World 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z “But Chanel is a formidable brand with a significant talent pool internally and a huge appeal in the market.” After Karl Lagerfeld, What’s Next for Chanel and Fendi? 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z There were so many reasons to be frightened while traveling alone – 18-wheelers, lightning storms, roadside motels that reeked of death – but the most formidable was my own imagination. Every woman should travel alone 2012-07-24T00:00:00Z Lin’s variety of touch and wealth of color brought the drama of this formidable work vividly to life. Review | Jenny Lin plays Schnabel’s piano works at the Library of Congress 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z Once a formidable presence in the art world, the Wildensteins’ influence in the market waned as tastes shifted from their specialty, old masters and Impressionists, to more contemporary art. Wildenstein Trial to Lift a Veil on Opaque Art World Dealings 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z The project’s ambition and risks are formidable, most notably the task of securing visas for scores of small overseas vendors, then transporting and housing them here. Anthony Bourdain’s Food Market Takes Shape 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z He brought formidable virtuosity to Scriabin and Liszt. How Should a Musician Make a Debut? Try Going Low-Key 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z What she doesn’t know is that the next 90 minutes will turn into a one-on-one sparring match with three formidable opponents she left behind. ‘Tell Torvald to Grow Up’: Laurie Metcalf and Nathan Lane Trade Emails on Their Celebrated Roles 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z Of the formidable competition for good parts, she says: “I realized it was a great theater place — and two or three years later, everyone else realized it!” Perspective | You love theater? So do these 12 D.C. stage dynamos. 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z Hyltin’s lightness of touch onstage is undergirded by a formidable strength. A Sugarplum’s Swan Song 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z Only now, she gets to play the formidable Jack character as opposed to a law enforcement officer and daddy’s girl. How Cinemax's "Jett" does nudity — and plenty of it — right 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z His concert highlighted both formidable virtuosity and stylistic sensitivity. A young virtuoso makes his D.C. debut 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z Today the Hoito is arguably Canada’s most famous pancake house, particularly beloved for its formidable Finnish pancakes. Finnish Pancakes With a Side of Canada’s Labor History 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z Here’s this formidable person with such a gentle soul and a steel-trap mind who is like my older brother. Yo-Yo Ma Tries to Bring Us Comfort and Hope 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z The recital, presented by the Smithsonian Associates at Baird Auditorium, opened with 11 selections from Bach’s formidable and highly intellectual collection of fugues and canons. Emerson String Quartet at Baird Auditorium masters the ‘Art of Fugue’ 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z Drinks and Wine Solidly constructed cocktails and a formidable list of wine and spirits. The Art of Flavor at Flora Bar in the Met Breuer 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z Aghdashloo is regally brusque, and her comportment as the top leader on Earth is as formidable as her outfits. "The Expanse" relaunches on Amazon as stunning and complex as before 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z He leaves hillbilly country for Asheville, N.C., where he marches into the office of the Asheville Southern Journal, a leading literary magazine where Cusack’s character, Alice, is the formidable editorial gatekeeper. 'Bright Star' at the Ahmanson: Bluegrass, tears and a big, vacuous smile 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z Neither does she ignore the class barrier to healthful eating, profiling the formidable Will Allen, an urban farmer in Milwaukee who is aggressively combating the paucity of food choices in poor neighborhoods. 'Fresh': A crisp indictment of industrial farming 2010-04-29T20:09:00Z The country also builds a formidable economy that attracts immigrants from around the world, powering a rapid ascent on the global stage. Pankaj Mishra Challenges America’s Self-Deceptions 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z In many respects, Anderson has the more formidable task of bringing a singular take to a First Lady who has played by, among others, Greer Garson, Jane Alexander and Cynthia Nixon, and in better productions. "The First Lady" tells the story of three revolutionary presidents' wives in an inconsequential way 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z This was a watered down representation of a formidable hero. What ‘WandaVision’ Gets Right (and Wrong) About Female Superheroes 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z Mr. Hadelich played an encore: Paganini’s Caprice No. 24 for Solo Violin, a well-known, technically formidable set of variations, offered here in a commanding and aptly impish performance. New York String Orchestra Performs at Carnegie Hall 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z There was Jenny Offill’s “Department of Speculation,” a novel in lovely pieces that earns its formidable hype. Part sendup, part anxious self-portrait: “Friendship” and the new Brooklyn novel 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z That peace is about to end: The Danes are massing under the formidable leadership of the Viking warlord Cnut Ranulfson. Cornwell’s ‘The Pagan Lord’: a bloody battle for England 2014-01-22T22:29:30Z Wilson's delicate whimsicality, and the reflective disposition that unquestionably fuels her formidable talent, can occasionally let songs flatline longer than they should. Cassandra Wilson – review 2013-07-11T18:15:00Z “I desperately wanted to get reposted, get attention,” Hahn, laughing, recalled of a time when her social-media presence was not as formidable as it is now. Hilary Hahn Practices in Public, Wherever and However She Is 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Rosemary Joshua's fresh-faced soprano, Sarah Connolly's plush mezzo, Robert Murray's lithe tenor and Simon Keenlyside's formidable baritone made up an exemplary quartet of soloists, with Jonty Ward's treble interventions perfectly voiced. Prom 58: Mendelssohn's Elijah ? review 2011-08-29T10:24:31Z Let it be known, however, that Erlich’s gift for vulgar phrasing is formidable. ‘Silicon Valley’ Season 3 Episode 6: Spaces vs. Tabs 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z To convey the quality of something that’s missing is a formidable technical challenge for a visual artist. Review | In the galleries: Artist explores the dissonance between humanity and the world 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z But Ms. Blythe is such a compelling presence and formidable singer that she did not seem confined. Opera Review: A ?Walk?re? Still Obsessed With Its Big, Expensive Toy 2011-04-23T18:40:58Z He started out in advertising and built his middle name into a formidable brand that, like the Once-ler’s empire in “The Lorax,” grew bigger and bigger and bigger. Movie Review: ?Dr. Seuss? The Lorax,? With Ed Helms and Danny DeVito 2012-03-01T17:57:47Z He’s not so much larger than life as he is fully, believably alive, with flaws to match his formidable strengths as a detective. A spy novelist toys with history in ‘Friends and Traitors’ 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z As the organist and choral director of the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola on Park Avenue from 1989 until this summer, Mr. Tritle nurtured one of the city’s most formidable music programs. Music Review: Kent Tritle at St. John the Divine - Review 2011-11-24T22:09:11Z We move to the formidable printing machine and load up with the paper of my choice, then watch as woods, streets and rivers roll out. Off the chart: the big comeback of paper maps 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z But by the end, Baby’s love has transformed Johnny, softening the formidable chip on his shoulder with her mighty blowtorch of feminine wish-fulfillment. 30 Years Later Patrick Swayze Still Stuns in 'Dirty Dancing' 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Nature, not to mention the avarice of others, was a formidable opponent for prospectors in the late 1800s. `Floor of Heaven' strikes gold with its true tale 2011-05-09T15:31:05Z “Glee,” Fox’s series about a quirky crew of high school glee club members, earned a formidable total of 19 nominations on Thursday morning, including one for best comedy series. Emmy Nominations Are Announced 2010-07-08T12:56:00Z He's a former heroin addict, who thought his habit would help his work, and he's a cantankerous man with a formidable presence. Beware of Mr Baker – review 2013-05-18T23:05:41Z In this scene-setting opener, Honey Boo Boo and her formidable Mama June up their pageant game and the family get muddy at the Redneck Games. TV highlights 14/05/2013 2013-05-14T06:00:03Z With her history and her tattoos, she would seem to have everything it takes to be a formidable European first lady. | Ink Stain 2010-07-29T16:41:00Z It is early evening, and men and women strapped into comfortable Tevas and flat, rubber-soled Toms saunter past walls of formidable stilettos at Parker’s store. The sweet scent of the suburban American casino 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z Galgut’s formidable talent as a novelist transforms the facts of Forster’s life into art, which is poetic justice given Forster’s efforts to make stories and novels more meaningful and satisfactory than life itself. Review: ‘Arctic Summer’ by Damon Galgut, a fictional biography of E.M. Forster Queen Elizabeth II, the formidable but not always fashionable English monarch, she observed, wore “gowns by Helen Keller.” Joan Rivers, comedian who skewered everyone, including herself, dies I wished that my server had not recommended the Champaran meat, a powerfully chile-laden mutton curry, alongside the goat biryani; the flavors were too similar, and the combined heat of the two dishes was formidable. At Dhamaka, Chintan Pandya Shows He’s Not Fooling Around 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z Ms. Tyzack, was first and foremost a theater performer whose stage résumé was long and formidable. Margaret Tyzack, Award-Winning Actress, Dies at 79 2011-06-28T02:45:50Z The film of tomorrow won’t be made by functionaries of cinema but by artists for whom the shoot will constitute a formidable and exalted adventure. The Truffaut Essays That Clear Up Misguided Notions of Auteurism 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z His Russian mother, Tatiana, was a formidable presence and made certain that her son could speak her language. Peter Carson 2013-01-24T13:17:57Z Much as I admired the formidable skill, it only momentarily tampered with my emotions. Review 2010-10-05T23:41:00Z In other words, it is a formidable addition to the side-dish arsenal. Take that squash and slab it — into a savory pie 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z In fact, having left drama school early for a part at the Globe theatre opposite Mark Rylance, another formidable co-star, she had “rocked up” at the audition feeling full of confidence. Jodie Whittaker: the 'force of nature' taking on Doctor Who 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z “She was a formidable woman,” Grabner said, adding, “She had opinions, she was strong. The Midwestern nice thing, she didn’t have time for that.” With $440 Million, a New Arts Foundation Spreads the Wealth 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z At the Frick, as on the recording, he proved a formidable technician and a thoughtful, coolly assured interpreter. Music Review: Benjamin Grosvenor at the Frick Collection 2012-03-21T21:34:50Z Mahler's 10th Symphony was mysteriously absent from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic's anniversary retrospective in 2010-2011, an omission now effectively – if belatedly – rectified by this formidable, if at times flawed performance, conducted by Vasily Petrenko. RLPO/Petrenko – review 2013-03-24T17:59:19Z "Both are such formidable worlds to do justice to." Trojan tragedy goes modern 2012-11-15T06:55:18Z When a criminal is believed to have fled to international territory, law enforcement in the pursuing country can request a Red Notice — essentially the most formidable and far-reaching "wanted" poster in the world. Red notice: 10 fascinating facts about Interpol 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z And the sheer talent now working in the world of long-form television is formidable. Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' to Be Adapted for TV 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z While these might seem like handicaps for the man who leads the formidable multimedia company Nerdist Industries, Mr. Hardwick is committed to a radically inclusive vision of nerds. Critic’s Notebook: Chris Hardwick of Nerdist Industries 2012-08-20T22:05:41Z Her parents also instilled a formidable work ethic in young Judy. Review | Judy Chicago’s memoir settles old scores with the art world 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z "Mr. Robot" will be vying with last year's formidable champion, "Game of Thrones," this year's most-nominated show. Will politics, social issues influence Emmy Awards outcome? 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z And even today's most formidable, talented comic actresses tend to have looks that are somewhat interchangeable: "Community's" Gillian Jacobs, "Forgetting Sarah Marshall's" Kristen Bell, "Glee's" Heather Morris. The comic geniuses of "Real Housewives" 2010-10-04T11:01:00Z Before the automobile was king, bike voters were a formidable political force. Political power on two wheels: Don’t mess with the bikers! 2013-09-07T20:00:00Z Towering over all is the formidable Ms. Tope, as a fallen angel who answers a grim calling of her very own. 59E59 Theater; 59 East 59th Street, Manhattan; through Sunday. | 'The Promise': Dark Lessons in the Classroom 2011-04-12T21:35:10Z With his formidable voice and hulking physique, Mr. Maestri was in his element bellowing commands at his troupe, which made the moments when he is awkward with affection for Adriana almost heartbreaking. Review: Met Opera’s ‘Adriana Lecouvreur’ Bristles With Passion and Danger 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z At his peak in the 1960s, Mr. Sarno claimed inspiration from Ingmar Bergman, and his assuredly shot films reveal a formidable emotional and visual intelligence. 'A Life in Dirty Movies,' From Wiktor Ericsson 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z A formidable scholar of jazz and popular song, Giddins is certainly the man for the job. How Bing Crosby Changed the Course of Pop Music 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z The exhibition, organized by the Jewish Museum curator Mason Klein with Rebecca Shaykin as assistant curator, captures something of its subject’s formidable persona. Celebrating Helena Rubinstein at the Jewish Museum 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z It was formidable to walk in an audition for those people for sure, and also the majority of the crew, and the behind the scenes people from executive producers to all the head writers. What would Kim Wexler wear? Rhea Seehorn on her iconic ponytail, Marshall’s separates and class 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z Ms. Lewis, a chilly look of suspicion forever in her eye, cuts a formidable figure, and is as ferocious in her bargaining as she is protective of her children. Review: A ‘Mother Courage’ Deployed to Africa 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z But she began to reveal a playful, mischievous side, an anarchic impulse that, joined to her formidable timing and technique, has blossomed in the past 10 years or so. Film: That Unmistakable Streepness 2010-02-20T04:19:00Z In a piece that can be too clever by half, Ms. Russell carves out her own, formidable clearing in this most singularly positioned “Woods.” Review: Playing Sondheim in the Woods 2010-08-24T16:00:00Z Time’s Up was a formidable presence at the Golden Globes in January 2018. Tina Tchen, Ex-Obama Aide, Will Take Over Time’s Up 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z Not only were the powerfully inventive styles of African masks a key to Western art's transformation; so were those masks' formidable, identity-altering functions — which are still operative today. Identity transformed in the Fowler's 'Disguise: Masks and Global African Art' 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z With nothing more than a wig, some lipstick and color-coordinated, plus-size separates, Anderson’s Christine is a formidable force in her son’s life, chiding his clowning dreams while agreeing to help him out financially. How much Zach Galifianakis is too much? ‘Baskets’ pushes the limits. 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z “Sylvan was a formidable scholar of Renaissance literature, and the Signet Shakespeare was a standard reference for everyone of my generation,” Ms. Vendler said. Sylvan Barnet, Scholar, Is Dead at 89; Edited Signet Shakespeare Paperbacks 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z But Reeves is now the guardian of Batman’s formidable cinematic legacy. ‘The Batman’ and Matt Reeves: Emerging From the Shadow of Other Caped Crusaders 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z His letters from Cuba, written while living rough, were a portent of his formidable journalistic talents. Winston Churchill, war correspondent: His early military years shaped his political ambitions 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z She has performed serious plays by Ibsen, Chekhov and Shakespeare; inhabited formidable characters like Eleanor Roosevelt and Calamity Jane; and led the National Endowment for the Arts through the culture wars. Don’t Tell, but Jane Alexander Is Also a Comedian 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z Ernst Cassirer, the most settled and least eccentric of the bunch, painstakingly built a reputation for lucid explication and formidable erudition, not for charisma or audacity. How Wittgenstein and Other Thinkers Dealt With a Decade of Crisis 2020-08-14T04:00:00Z Fifteen years in the making, the film is an intimate portrait of a formidable artist who continues to innovate at 86, in fuzzy slippers at her SoHo studio. She’s Her Own Artist. And a Daughter’s Muse. 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z Hooper said: "Everyone knows that the Royal Family's ability to control the flow of information from the palace is formidable." The King's Speech is given a 15 rating 2010-10-21T15:36:00Z Before the Vienna Philharmonic’s three concerts over the weekend at Carnegie Hall, I was primed for this storied orchestra’s dashing Mendelssohn, formidable Brahms and majestic Bruckner. The Vienna Philharmonic Tends the Classics With a Perfect Partner 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z "When you think of all the English language non-fiction books that are published each year, narrowing the field down to one winner is a formidable challenge," Davis said. 2010-02-05T09:59:00Z On screen, Blanchett has been an imperious Elizabeth I, a formidable Katharine Hepburn, a combustible “blue” Jasmine. Cate Blanchett: ‘I used to be very socially awkward’ 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z She considers what Woolf called “Pattledom,” the family of her formidable Anglo-Indian forebears on her mother’s side, separately from the family of Minny Thackeray, her father’s first wife. Beholding Virginia Woolf Through the Women in Her Life 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z The Vienna Philharmonic, a luxurious, willful house band, remains formidable. 10 Days at the Salzburg Festival, Music’s Disneyland 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z Still, this young man is a formidable virtuoso. Virtuosos Becoming a Dime a Dozen 2011-08-12T13:09:23Z It's a perfect showcase for Loren's formidable dramatic talents. Sophia Loren calls AFI Film Festival honor 'this wonderful prize' 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z A formidable trio album from one of the more versatile and underappreciated pianists in experimental music. The Best Jazz of 2018 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z Otherwise, given the quality of the room and the bookings through year’s end, City Winery looks like a formidable addition to a scene with no shortage of well-run clubs. Concert review: Dave Alvin at City Winery 2012-08-22T06:22:00Z For all Mr. Carey’s formidable powers and the righteous fire he means to light here, “Amnesia” isn’t one of his most memorable efforts. ‘Amnesia,’ Peter Carey’s New Novel 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Only a fool would try to clump this cohort of formidable writers too closely together. Review: The Bold Voice of Rebecca Schiff, in 23 Stories 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z Mr. Walton was appropriately sludgy, applying thickness and adding consistency, and Mr. Dekker was a formidable but not overwhelming presence. Agalloch, on Tour With ‘The Serpent & the Sphere’ 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z Of course, none of this would matter if Mr. Greilsammer were not such a formidable pianist and probing musician. The Hot List: David Greilsammer at the Mostly Mozart Festival 2012-06-21T21:28:20Z White had no children of her own but is survived, instead, by a formidable legacy built on a deep foundation of hilarity, fortified with substance. Remembering Betty White, America's grandmother and the first lady of television, dead at 99 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z But the antagonist of the film is a formidable opponent, even for someone as world-beating as Swift: the patriarchy. The Newly Self-Aware Taylor Swift 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z Well over six feet tall, broad-shouldered and, especially in later years, hefty, Mr. Herrmann could be formidable or friendly, authoritative or milquetoast, insistent or obsequious. Edward Herrmann, Actor With a Noble Air, Dies at 71 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z Overseas markets, where Mr. Cruise remains a formidable draw, will also be crucial; in limited release internationally the picture took in $12.6 million. Sandler Pulls Them In, but Cruise and Diaz Disappoint 2010-06-27T22:32:00Z And in the right hands, they can be a formidable weapon. ‘A Man Lies Dreaming’: Imagining Hitler as a low-rent private detective 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z When Miss Havisham’s lawyer, the formidable Mr. Jaggers, delivers the news of his “great expectations,” Pip jumps to conclusions and assumes that he’s been marked to make Estella his wife. Counting Down Dickens' Greatest Novels. Number 2: Great Expectations 2012-02-06T13:00:14Z It is the eternally formidable Glenda Jackson who speaks these words in a scenery-shaking growl in the new Broadway mounting of one of Shakespeare’s most durable tragedies. Review | Glenda Jackson as King Lear was a good idea. Why is everything around her so wrong? 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z And when her mother’s formidable collection of Cassinis and Givenchys were assembled for a posthumous show at the Louvre in 2002, Ms. Kennedy was there in Paris proclaiming her gratitude and carrying the Kennedy mantle. Caroline Kennedy, Catching the Torch 2013-07-26T20:10:51Z As a Star Trek fan and a long-term admirer of the formidable rodent that is the rat, I can confirm that there are plenty of similarities between the Borg and the rats. Rats ARE like the Borg 2013-03-01T14:12:17Z Toni Morrison, the Nobel Prize-winning writer, editor, and educator, is as formidable as any of the steely characters in her books. Toni Morrison doc filmmaker on her banned books: "People are afraid ... of powerful black women" 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z And besides, no one would dare turf this small but formidable nonagenarian on to the street: she has gale-force opinions on everything from plastic bags to actors. Blanche Marvin, 93: ‘I’m never lonely in this house, because I have my life with me’ 2018-11-24T05:00:00Z Former Miles Davis guitarist Mike Stern leads a formidable fusion band to play his current Big Neighbourhood repertoire. This week's new live music 2011-03-19T00:06:11Z But Ms. LuPone has a formidable will to match Momma Rose’s. Books of The Times: Glory and Misery on the Way to Stardom 2010-10-07T22:52:00Z Girls Aloud are still a formidable pop engine – 10 legs and a beat – with a natural sense of economy, which extends to their emotions on stage. Girls Aloud – review 2013-02-24T00:05:50Z "I wouldn't switch a kettle on," says Jewish mum Bernette Clarke, a force of nature who might be politely described as "formidable". Strictly Kosher: Grace Dent's TV OD 2011-07-08T23:07:25Z In his Pulitzer Prize-winning "The Emperor of All Maladies," Mukherjee explicated the genesis and horrors of cancer, and now he turns his formidable explanatory talents to the world of the gene. 6 intriguing new nonfiction books 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z By now, everyone knows that the indomitable "Mrs. Maisel" — marvelous doesn't seem strong enough — was inspired by the life and career of the equally formidable Joan Rivers. The true story behind the Midge Maisel-Sophie Lennon rivalry 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z It’s an escalation in Pantone’s annual publicity push, an already formidable effort. Pantone Declares Another Year of Blue 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z Its withdrawn, distrustful subject looks both beautiful and formidable. 3 Seattle gallery shows to check out in January 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z We learned in “Dragon Tattoo” that the pierced, punkish Salander was a formidable hacker, but here, in a world of warring hackers, she is the unquestioned genius. ‘The Girl in the Spider’s Web’ review: Lisbeth Salander hacks on 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z Hough was formidable in it, darkly intense and intelligent, and confronting its extreme technical demands with exceptional power and dexterity. RLPO/Rivas ? review 2012-05-18T16:42:08Z Stephen Moran appeared in “Faithful Place,” the 2010 book that is still the most dazzling introduction to this author’s talents, as the smart young detective playing second fiddle to a formidable murder investigator, Frank Mackey. Tana French's 'The Secret Place' Involves a Girls' School 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z The women are particularly good — Queen Cersei is both evil and sympathetic, Lady Stark is a formidable foe, Arya becomes the heart of the story while the terrified and enslaved Daenerys finds her inner strength. Television review: 'Game of Thrones 2011-04-15T14:17:00Z He has a formidable mind, and talking fast in his soft, high-pitched voice, running down lines of thought like a terrier on the scent, is a good way to exercise it. Tony Kushner: 'It's a crazy time' 2010-08-31T20:30:00Z Regardless, following in the footsteps of De Shields, who left the role in May after three years to prepare for the upcoming Broadway revival of “Death of a Salesman” this fall, is a formidable task. Lillias White Finds Her Goddess for ‘Hadestown’ 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Settis’s learning is so formidable that he can shuttle, in just three pages, from the anthropology of “cargo cults” to Walter Benjamin on capitalism and Nietzsche on the Italian spirit. Venice is just the beginning — the West is sinking into a sea of commerce 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z But Nick Dear overcomes the difficulties in this probing, intelligent piece about Edward Thomas, who produced a formidable body of work between 1914 and his death at Arras in 1917. The Dark Earth and the Light Sky – review 2012-11-16T11:57:23Z Even though “It happened” is marred, at times, by too much calculation, this restless piece remains formidable and strange: a run-on sentence for the body. Dance Review: Joanna Kotze’s ‘It happened,’ at Danspace Project 2013-06-04T23:10:19Z Vian’s novel is a formidable work, if only because of its exalted place in French literature. 'Mood Indigo,' Starring Audrey Tautou and Romain Duris 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z But Ms. Greer is an actress whose crooked smile and sweet chirp of a voice mask formidable emotional power. Movie Review: ?Jeff, Who Lives at Home,? a Duplass Brothers Comedy 2012-03-15T22:12:53Z She was a formidable figure, almost Trunchbullian at times, and made sure that not just the children but everyone present stayed in line. Children's theatre trips needn't be a nightmare before Christmas 2010-12-21T14:36:21Z Affleck cannily shows the power dynamics between these two determined people – a nervy, desperate corporate exec and Jordan's formidable mother – but he also brings out the real humanity in this moment. From commentary on money and race, the power of Ben Affleck's "Air" gotta be more than the shoes 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z If Kibler has one theme, it’s the formidable resilience of women. Down but Not Out: Fiction Filled With Second Chances 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z Her stage clothes were shiny, skimpy, futuristic fantasies; her Afro was formidable. Betty Davis Was a Raw Funk Pioneer. Her Decades of Silence Are Over. 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z The Greek defense is, arguably, the most formidable in the tournament, lining up with Euripides, Hippocrates, Herodotus and Euclid. A World Cup for writers in the 'Penguin Cup' 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z The formidable founder of electronic health records Epic Systems boasts an enviable roster of customers made up of prestigious hospitals and academic centers. The Staggering Cost Of An Epic Electronic Health Record Might Not Be Worth It 2012-06-18T11:59:22Z But while Benedict proves a formidable opponent, Becker is an underwritten egotist. The Trouble With Hollywood’s Gender Flips 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z The show’s complex interplay of irony and agony is as formidable as that garment’s interweaving of yarn and leather. “Halal in the Family”: The Sitcom We Need 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z Brown, 55, is a formidable choreographer whose spiritual blend of contemporary dance with African and Afro-Cuban forms has made him one of the most important dance artists of his generation — or, really, any generation. Ronald K. Brown Has a Mantra: ‘Absolute Victory Every Day’ 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z Mr. Gilbert’s predecessor, Lorin Maazel, may have been a formidable conductor, but he had scant interest in outreach and education, and minimal involvement with the parks concerts. Critic?s Notebook: No More Silent Summers 2011-06-28T22:12:22Z Bronfman’s formidable technique made the first movement cadenza a piano show in itself. A serious Beethoven in John Adams' latest 'Absolute Jest' 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z Although she is on the opposite end of the autism spectrum from my brother, she faces similarly formidable challenges in her quest “to experience all aspects of life.” Becoming Disabled 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z “They haven’t gotten where they are without formidable intelligence,” Mr. Christie said of his wealthier audiences. George Christie, heir to Glyndebourne opera, dies at 79 Perhaps someday he will share with us the wisdom he has learned, along with his tips for maintaining sanity against formidable odds. Review: In David Mamet’s ‘China Doll,’ Al Pacino as an Urban Warrior in Winter 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z “Allow me to introduce the Stallion,” one budding saleswomen says at her first party as she pulls a formidable marital aid from her bag. Picture a Tupperware Party, but With Racier Products 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z Also on the itinerary on Wednesday’s episode: a smokehouse in Bessemer, Ala., where a veteran pit master offers grilling pointers while cooking up a formidable amount of pork. What’s on TV Wednesday: Ben Platt Live and ‘At Home With Amy Sedaris’ 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z Working in England as well as in North America, Mr. Langham led a formidable roster of leading men and women through the rigors of Shakespeare, Shaw, Molière, Chekhov and others. Michael Langham, Classical Theater Director, Dies at 91 2011-01-20T05:56:02Z Before they were regal women waving white-gloved hands at adoring crowds, Elizabeth and her sister, Princess Margaret, were a formidable, and occasionally antagonistic pair, leading an “insulated and carefree” life, according to Morton. 9 Books to Read About Queen Elizabeth II 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z The director steers his admirable forces from the Garage actors workshop in a formidable display of small-theater invention. Tainted-blood scandal of '80s Japan brought to life on the L.A. stage 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z The revelation for many was that Boulez's music was far less formidable and far more universal than it once seemed. Pierre Boulez reveled in challenging music's status quo 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Few novelists would tread on such hallowed ground, and the challenges of writing historical fiction about Teddy are particularly formidable. Review | Teddy Roosevelt and his pet cougar leap into action 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z The latter is simply magnificent and at one point, I swear, uses her formidable bosom as a means of registering her indignation at seeing her territory threatened. The Game 2010-09-26T20:29:00Z He has conferred his formidable art to one of the best filmmakers of the time, David Lowery, who both wrote the script and directed the film. Review: “The Old Man and the Gun” Is a Peak in Robert Redford’s Career 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z Rob Thomas imbues Veronica with timeless, ageless traits she displays from the start: Smart, brave, wise-cracking, formidable, she’s a resilient heroine who nevertheless displays vulnerability, a woman with a hard shell and a marshmallow center. "Veronica Mars" contends with the mystery and tragedy of growing up 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z Given the expanded fanbase established by the 2009 film, and the addition of Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch as the Star Fleet's formidable new foe, it's no big surprise to see numbers rise. Star Trek Into Darkness is light years ahead of the competition 2013-05-15T13:14:46Z “This is it — but instead of yet another dude saving the day, our antiheroes are the most feared and formidable creatures man has ever encountered: two 15-year-old girls.” Johnny Depp and Kevin Smith to work alongside daughters in Yoga Hosers 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z Ex Machina” proved Isaac a formidable leading man to watch, after stellar breakout turns in “Drive,” “Inside Llewyn Davis,” and “The Two Faces of January.” The 9 best film performances of 2015 — that won’t get nominated for anything 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z But that half-mile presents a more formidable barrier than the seven oceans, and it will require one of the greatest rescue operations in history to surmount. Hector Tobar's 'Deep Down Dark' chronicles Chile's mine-shaft miracle 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z While Robert and his daughter Mary fight to keep the estate profitable, his wife, Cora, and his mother, the formidable dowager countess Violet, squabble over modernizing the local hospital. Review: For the Crawleys and ‘Downton Abbey,’ the Beginning of the End 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z The museum’s objective is to demonstrate the formidable influence of collectors on the history and preservation of art. In Transit: Paris Museum Opens Collection, With a Twist 2011-03-17T10:00:10Z There’s the writer Akbar Ganji, a Revolutionary Guardsman in the 1980s, who became a liberal agitator and one of the Islamic Republic’s most formidable political prisoners. Review: Laura Secor’s ‘Children of Paradise: The Struggle for the Soul of Iran’ 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z The performance of Mr. Adès’s formidable concerto, which ended the program, drew a deserved ovation. Music Review: Britten Sinfonia Makes American Debut at Alice Tully Hall 2012-02-23T23:53:29Z The specifics of Steward’s life can feel remote today, yet one thing still resonates loudly — his formidable will to be true to himself, and to connect. Dramatizing the Story of a Gay Mid-Century Tattoo Artist Who Was So Much More 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z Schubert's output for violin and piano was small, considering the formidable productivity of his chamber writing in so many other forms. Ibragimova/Tiberghien – review 2013-02-01T14:40:06Z Heightening the contrast between Mr. Mitchell and the formidable characters he impersonates was his ebullient sweetness between numbers. Music Review: Brian Stokes Mitchell at Alice Tully Hall 2012-11-08T22:44:54Z It sounded formidable, these two voices not speaking the same language. Music Review: Songs Say One Thing, Actions Another 2011-01-11T22:20:25Z It also introduced several dancers new to the company, including the formidable Jade Solomon Curtis, who was regal, cool, charismatic, flexible ... a whole geometry unto herself. Bumbershoot Day 2: Trey McIntyre and cool surprises 2011-09-05T03:30:31Z The Manchester group has a formidable reputation in the field. Three northern arts projects vie with two from London and one from Scotland for Gulkbenkian award 2012-06-06T11:38:00Z But the pressure on a new artistic director to sustain the company’s artistic health will be formidable, especially in a market as competitive as Washington. Signature Theatre names Matthew Gardiner as new artistic director 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z But the bargain is getting to see effective stage versions of the formidable Temptations, the conscientious Marvin Gaye, the glamorous Diana Ross. Hitsville goes glitzville in ‘Motown the Musical’ 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z In the spring she ended a five-year romance with Lyor Cohen, the former chairman of Warner Music Group and a formidable presence in the hip-hop music scene who helped many recording artists become millionaires. What Does Tory Burch Want? 2013-08-21T21:42:45Z The title subject of the French documentary “Vedette” is a typically brawny specimen with a massive head and formidable bass-y moo. ‘Vedette’ Review: A Cow’s Trouble in Paradise 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z Other evidence of the singularity of his talent and the depth of his formidable intellect is on view at Woolly Mammoth Theatre, where his scalding antebellum satire, “An Octoroon,” ends a well-received run this weekend. A playwright who’s at ease with causing discomfort 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z But the 66-year-old actor and writer was prepping to sing on Broadway, a different league entirely, and a formidable medium to master, as he has discovered in the last month. Chazz Palminteri Is Singing. Sonny Would Tell You to Listen. 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z The mezzo-soprano Rachelle Pike, far younger than the usual Widow Begbick, was a snarling, intimidating presence, fearlessly diving into her formidable chest voice. Music Review: ‘Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny’ at Manhattan School 2013-04-25T21:26:01Z But unlike the silence they heard at the gates of the prison and Terminus, the crew arrived at the settlement’s formidable ramparts to the sound of children playing. 'The Walking Dead' Recap: Has Rick Lost His Hold on the Group? 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z An actor who can convincingly play both Garland Greene and the definitive record-geek-suffering-a-midlife-crisis in "Ghost World" is an actor of formidable skill. The underrated genius of Steve Buscemi 2010-09-20T21:01:00Z Abigail plays the role of wide-eyed ingénue, a masquerade that conceals formidable skills in psychological and physical combat. ‘The Favourite’ Review: Scheming for Power in a Kinky Palace Triangle 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z She’s a very strong woman, a very formidable woman in her own right. Five top film directors on tipsy chats, mysterious packages and more 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z When musical soloists at the top of their respective fields join forces, it can make for a formidable meeting of sensibilities, a fascinating friction, or both. Review: Two Masters Unite in a Meeting of Musical Minds 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z She's also tall and physically formidable, meaning nobody could rightly question how her McCall would be able to knock out an opponent. A Queen becomes "The Equalizer": What it means when Black women take on legacy superhero roles 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z Broadly defined commercial creative activities account for a formidable 10% of national output. Letters: Economic impact of funding for the arts 2013-06-28T20:00:12Z And because he’s a formidable musician, it will be a portrait entirely in musical notes. On new album, Chick Corea plays with a piano and his fans 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z “We will become a formidable offering to the world about the history of Brooklyn.” Brooklyn Public Library and Brooklyn Historical Society to Merge 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z The Bollywood actress Vidya Balan plays an aspiring detective in Hyderabad who works to build a career from her formidable sleuthing abilities, her traditionalist family notwithstanding. Movie Listings for July 11-17 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z For a black woman with an already formidable formal education, more formal education was a no-brainer. Seeing the Art World Through Personal and Political Lenses 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z But here we are in 2011 with Romano's' TNT series "Men of a Certain Age" entering its second season, and building on its already formidable skill set to become a show worth recapping. each week. The sneaky excellence of "Men of a Certain Age" 2011-06-02T13:03:00Z Tyrion will be able to apply his formidable political skills to something he believes in, for once. 'Game of Thrones' Recap: Oh, So That's What Winter Looks Like 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z The formidable armor against doubt begins to erode, however, when the sisters’ only brother joins the battle. | 'Born Bad': Unspeakable Truth, Unspoken 2011-04-08T23:43:43Z This formidable doorstop by the Faulkner of East Germany can finally stop our American doors. A New Translation of an Anti-Heroic German Doorstopper of 1968 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z And in a later chase, Shaw and friends pull out a formidable tank that turns any vehicle it encounters into squished scrap metal. Movie Review: ‘Fast & Furious 6,’ With Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson 2013-05-23T23:07:53Z My mother, a formidable and talented woman, completely controlled the emotional climate of the house. Why Mum packed Dad away inside a suitcase 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z Just remember how dauntingly Mr. Cruise can deliver that kind of dialogue, how greatly the character’s intelligence outshines his brawn, and how formidable Reacher would be even if he didn’t tower over everyone around him. Books of The Times: ‘A Wanted Man: A Jack Reacher Novel’ by Lee Child 2012-09-10T02:06:18Z He was a gifted versifier — even his harshest critics grant that at least — accomplished in just about every poetic form, and he was a formidable linguist. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: America’s No. 1 Literary Celebrity 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z As an Oxford undergraduate, Housman quickly established himself as a formidable student of Latin and Greek. The enduring allure of A.E. Housman’s poetry 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z As it happens, those formidable shows figure in the résumés of several of the creators of “Pinocchio.” Review: A Wondrous ‘Pinocchio’ With That ‘Lion King’ Magic 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z Among them are Leigh Anderson and Fran Leadon, a couple living in Cobble Hill who have set themselves the formidable task of recording more than 250 songs from the Carter Family catalog. Weekend Miser: ‘The Carter Family Project’ at the Jalopy Theater 2013-01-10T20:19:48Z Ives’s Fourth Symphony crams formidable difficulties into a 33-minute time span. Review: Trinity Wall Street and Julian Wachner Play Carnegie Hall 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z Killing Sylvia, her formidable mermaid protagonist, would be a major departure from her novel. These Are Not Your G-Rated Fairy Tales 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z In conjunction with this argument came a second, more formidable one: that the explosives had been there, but Saddam had moved them prior to the war. How the US let al-Qaida get its hands on an Iraqi weapons factory 2011-01-07T07:59:02Z Are five slots really enough to honor a field this formidable? Inside the Oscars’ Best-Actress Battle Royal 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z Alexandria Bombach’s direction and editing are exceptional; she captures images that are both subtle and formidable. Review: ‘On Her Shoulders’ Follows Nobel Peace Prize Winner Nadia Murad 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z Deprived of the ability to mix, physically, in a rehearsal room, the actors and design team faced the formidable challenge of discovering one another and finding level artistic ground from their own homes. Perspective | A Tony-winning director finds a rewarding new way to build a musical in the age of covid-19 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Crudup said in a phone interview that he’d looked up to Ms. Bening as a “formidable model,” a classically trained stage actor whose chops enabled her to move between genres. Annette Bening on Asking, and Answering, Tough Questions 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z Without leaving the stage, he performed Brahms’s formidable Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel. Review: Roman Rabinovich Plays Bach and More at SubCulture 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra hosted two formidable talents Saturday at Strathmore, one on the cusp of what should be an important career, the other already with 62 million clicks on YouTube. Guest conductor Joshua Weilerstein leads BSO in a fine concert 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z But his "army of acolytes" was so formidable and vast that the curator even considered making a genealogical chart to track White's legacy. Minor White's photos get a rare large-scale exhibition at Getty Museum 2014-07-26T04:00:00Z This 3D animated movie does not show the formidable Pixar team at its best. Cars 2 ? review 2011-07-23T23:06:09Z Yet despite its formidable learning and elaborate structure, “Politics Among Nations” rested on a simple foundation. The Book That Shaped Foreign Policy for a Generation Has More to Say 2020-05-09T04:00:00Z In his new novel, “Double Blind,” Edward St. Aubyn sets himself that formidable challenge: to explore weighty subjects like biodiversity, schizophrenia and venture capitalism while probing the nature of consciousness and the limits of science. Review | With ‘Double Blind,’ Edward St. Aubyn tasks himself with a formidable challenge 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z James is a formidable woman stuck in the middle of nowhere because of the bonds of family and history, and Ms. Davis’s preternatural intelligence and tightly capped energy serve her well. Review: In ‘Mystery Road,’ Judy Davis Goes West 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z In that, they faced a formidable obstacle: the U.S. Tales of an aging WWII refugee: “We can’t turn our backs on the refugees of today” 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z The Bronx staircases are so formidable that when Hurvitz, the location scout, found the one that would ultimately show up in “Joker,” he only walked halfway down. ‘Joker’ Stairs Become a Bronx Tourist Draw. Hope You’re in Shape. 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z How does a contemporary artist enter a scene as formidable as Henry Frick’s Gilded Age mansion? 33 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z The conflicts among the four friends, and eventually with the formidable Gina as well, are carried out in a series of arguments and arias the playwright aptly likens to a fugue. Review: In ‘Heroes of the Fourth Turning,’ a Red-State Unicorn 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z With his dark-hued voice and formidable technique he now apparently can sing Wagner, Verdi, Puccini and French opera with equal flair. New cast enlivens Met's reviled 'Tosca' 2010-04-15T07:00:00Z With the technical level of orchestras rising overall in recent decades, we are almost accustomed to hearing precise, incisive performances of Beethoven’s formidable Ninth Symphony. Music Review: Vienna Philharmonic Plays the Ninth Symphony 2014-02-26T22:13:26Z Meanwhile, his politically pointed competitor Stephen Colbert, who hosts CBS’s “The Late Show,” has closed what was once a formidable gap of nearly one million viewers. Jimmy Fallon Was on Top of the World. Then Came Trump. 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z At one point, Josiffe made the mistake of sending a blackmail letter to Thorpe’s formidable mother, threatening to expose their relationship. New True-Crime Books for Fall 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z She had a brief flash of celebrity as Byron's daughter, but no one, with the lone exception of Charles Babbage, had a chance to glimpse her formidable mathematical powers. James Gleick: 'Information poses as many challenges as opportunities' 2011-04-09T23:05:59Z This book is adult in its weight and complexity, and formidable in its thoughtfulness. Jess Row’s ‘Your Face in Mine,’ a Novel About Changing Race 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z Anna Calvi, then: quiet, shy and rubbish at spotting celebrities, but a formidable talent, who really doesn't care what you think, in the best possible way. 'Forces take you over' 2011-02-12T00:03:28Z But their sound was substantial, as you would expect from an organization with a formidable tally of international competition awards to its credit. Music Review: A Baltic Tradition?s Youthful Voice 2011-03-18T22:32:26Z It struck me that one of the reasons Smith, in all her quietness, is such a formidable presence is that when you talk to her you are talking to everyone she has ever played. Anna Deavere Smith Contains Multitudes 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z Jones and Guthrie are also important reminders that there exist formidable traditions of progressive politics in the American South and Heartland. Son Volt's Jay Farrar is "singing about the dark times" on "Union," the new protest album 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z One wonders where her formidable gift for social satire will take her next. The Rich in Fiction 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z No competition here feels formidable enough to topple him. Here’s Who Will—and Should—Win Emmys This Year 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z Generally, it was a formidable year for new music—so much so that my ten notable recordings are entirely contemporary, with dead composers demoted to the honorable-mention category. Notable Performances and Recordings of 2015 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z With more than 300 Oscar nominations to his name, he is one of the most powerful men in Hollywood,– a formidable, even unrivalled mix of art, celebrity, politics, money and power. Harvey Weinstein: fall of Hollywood player they once called ‘God’ | Observer profile 2017-10-07T04:00:00Z General Tso was a real person, a celebrated and formidable commander who lived in the nineteenth century and led the Qing Dynasty Army during the Taiping Rebellion, one of the country’s bloodiest civil wars. Searching for America with General Tso 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z I realized later that my father was a formidable creator of soups. The Chinese cook who saved my dad’s restaurant 2012-12-24T22:00:00Z Powell’s Caesar is a believably formidable foil, and the character relationships, a reflection of the connections among cast members, deepen over time. 'Gem of the Ocean' at South Coast Rep: August Wilson provides ritual healing in a devastating revival 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z Here’s a formidable fistful, chosen by The Times’s arts editors. What to Do This Weekend 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Why is it that for all his formidable mastery at crafting complex male characters and unflappable dialogue for them, his female leads are so often loopy and shrill? Seinfeld and Simpsons – why your favourite TV show is problematic 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Luckily, we had permits and several tall, formidable actors on our hands. Surprises at the Delacorte Theater and Other Outdoor Spaces 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z Varda—herself a formidable stylist—was already a much more experienced documentary filmmaker; for her, the shock of Los Angeles was more cultural, more political, and more personal. The Front Row: “Model Shop” 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z “But she doesn’t realize how formidable she still is,” Ms. Danes said. ‘Homeland’ Returns for Second Season on Showtime 2012-09-12T14:05:13Z The 2012 Obama campaign used sophisticated data analysis to build a formidable political machine for identifying supporters and getting out the vote. Books of The Times: ‘Big Data,’ by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger and Kenneth Cukier 2013-06-10T21:43:52Z That honor belongs to the patacón, the formidable sandwich of the city of Maracaibo, Venezuela. Patacon Pisao on the Lower East Side 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z The feeling that these formidable women inspire may be best communicated by a T-shirt Go wears with a picture of a squirrel on it that says, "Protect Your Nuts." 'Gone Girl' powers up with formidable women taking lead 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z We don’t necessarily need to see Ms. Streep and Ms. McDonald trading slurs and accusations, but two such formidable performers should be allowed to give us something more than tentative, evasive exchanges. Review: ‘Ricki and the Flash’ Puts Meryl Streep Behind a Telecaster 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Ms. Black, a New Zealand recording artist making her film debut, and Ms. House, both actresses of formidable presence, are well-matched opponents. Review: ‘White Lies,’ the Stately Weight of the Past 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z The show’s artifacts and ephemera included letters and art from incarcerated loved ones, receipts for furniture leased from rent-to-own businesses, prescriptions for the medications dispensed—in formidable doses—to the kids. A Portrait of Love and Struggle in Post-Industrial, Small-City America 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z So for three nights this week, IBM's new super smarty-pants is facing down no less formidable an opponent than the human mind. "Jeopardy" confirms our darkest technology fears 2011-02-15T16:29:00Z I admire Christopher Reid as a brilliant and engaging poet, and over the years I have watched his formidable wit and originality build an impressive oeuvre. Claire Tomalin’s Favorite Fictional Heroine? It ‘Must Be Natasha’ in ‘War and Peace’ 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z I still fret about using every rib in that formidable stalk from time to time. In defense of celery, a criminally underrated ingredient 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z A callow poet, hungry for guidance, is cluelessly alone with one of the most formidable writers of the 20th century; his task is to open his eyes and discover the blind man’s brilliance. A Road Trip With One of the 20th Century’s Greatest Writers 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z “There are more barriers on H Street,” Roth said, describing the formidable task of attracting patrons. Mosaic hangs out its theatrical shingle 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z Nightingale’s handsome facade — an early-twentieth-century anachronism in the sea of modernity that characterizes much of the area — seemed a bit formidable. From Italian-Asian to Locavore Canadian: Food Adventures in Vancouver 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z Sadly, her cleverness, formidable as it was, was still no armor against Cersei’s blazing rage. “Game of Thrones” recap: Explosive season finale sets the great game in motion 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z She had shown similar grit a decade earlier, in her breakthrough role, when she held her own against her formidable co-stars — Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh and Leslie Howard — in “Gone With the Wind.” Olivia de Havilland, a Star of ‘Gone With the Wind,’ Dies at 104 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z Her father was a formidable figure, and her mother was even more terrifyingly important in her life. Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks on the #MeToo Moment and ‘The Post’ 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z Not only did Walt have all these dreams of becoming this great, successful man, but I think Skyler had lots of ideas of becoming a formidable or important person in her own right. Anna Gunn on the End of ‘Breaking Bad’ 2013-08-07T19:49:17Z “It’s a special gift to originate a role in the theatre, especially written by such a formidable writer,” he said, “and I haven’t done that in a long, long time.” Al Pacino and David Mamet Reunite for 'China Doll' 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z But one word of advice, ladies: Don’t sleep on that other formidable woman emerging in the North. ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6, Episode 9: The Hungry Dogs of War 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z To begin with, there was Wilde’s formidable mother, Lady Jane Wilde. ‘Wilde’s Women’: the surprising force behind Oscar’s fame and success 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z The iconic car plays an important role in a story that sees Bond face a formidable old adversary of his MI6 superior M, played - for the seventh time - by Dame Judi Dench. Skyfall: A Bond aiming to please 2012-10-25T23:54:18Z But, long before Havel formulated the “power of the powerless,” Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr., showed that the coöperative action of self-aware individuals can be a formidable force. Václav Havel’s Lessons on How to Create a “Parallel Polis” 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z Even a formidable diva wasn’t able to enliven this 80-minute piece’s dreary, muddled inconsequence. Review: Frederica von Stade, Wickedness in a One-Act Opera 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z It’s an exciting, fast-moving portrait of a formidable hero doing battle with an all-too-believable onslaught of corruption, violence and rampant ignorance that threatens the little home town he loves. ‘The Redeemers,’ by Ace Atkins 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z Lauded for its representation of formidable and complex women, “The Good Wife” was the unsurprising, unapologetic front-runner. I’m sorry, but women on TV apologize too much 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z Travelling at more than 150mph, trains use tunnels and bridges to navigate a formidable mountain range between the cities. China by train: tracks, tales and a snapshot of everyday life 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z “There’s no defeating white supremacy. It’s not going anywhere. But it felt like it was pretty formidable foe.” HBO's "Watchmen" takes on white supremacy — Damon Lindelof promises to "troll the white savior" 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z A conductor does not program this formidable Mass to wow audiences. Music Review: ?Missa Solemnis? Ends New York Philharmonic Season 2010-06-24T21:09:00Z When the novel begins, a terrible flood is impending and the formidable church, based in Geneva, is consolidating the power it will wield so frighteningly in the later books. With ‘La Belle Sauvage,’ Philip Pullman Begins a New Trilogy 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z The episode then visits in rapid succession — always comically — a formidable range of issues Andre encounters as a result of this duality. ‘black-ish,’ a New ABC Comedy, Taps Racial Issues 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z She may not be too familiar to American eyes, but she is a formidable presence in the UK, both on and off screen. Downton Abbey Season 5: A New Diva Takes On Maggie Smith 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z Aside from her formidable reach, the singer was an obvious choice because she’s a beloved native of Houston. #BeyBeAHERO: Twitter calls on Beyoncé to help defeat anti-LGBT discrimination in her hometown 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z So when Nekrotzar, the persona of Death, emerges as if from the underworld, we first see the comically menacing face of this character, played by the formidable bass-baritone Eric Owens, as a ghoulish video image. Music Review: The Philharmonic?s Challenge: Merely the End of the World 2010-05-28T18:13:00Z These formidable men are part of an intellectual culture that largely denied the body its magnificence, its place in our lives. 'Mortality' and 'Winter Journal' face aging and death head-on 2012-09-14T23:09:03Z But the ovation went on, and he obliged with a formidable work, Chopin’s Scherzo in B flat minor, played with bracing energy and brilliance. Music Review: At Carnegie Hall, Maurizio Pollini Celebrates Chopin 2010-04-30T20:20:00Z Still, he faces a formidable challenge with the first of this new run of satirical shows. This week's new live comedy 2013-01-12T06:00:17Z The Southern California native is a formidable competitor, winning all six U.S. titles he competed for from 2013 through 2019, and placing first on floor and second on high bar at the trials last month. Meet Team USA gymnasts: Here are the newcomers joining Simone Biles on the quest for gold 2021-07-25T04:00:00Z She seems, if anything, an extremely smart, cool and self-possessed individual; competent bordering on the formidable. 'Maybe I'll end up living in Norway, making cakes' 2010-04-02T12:17:00Z All the bleeps, rings, loops, time delays and such of electronic music are evoked by the string players in a technically formidable, wildly varied work that evolves in sputtering sections. Music Review | JACK Quartet: At Ease in T-Shirts or Suits, and With the Medieval or Modern 2010-03-04T21:59:00Z “The book rambles far and wide, and it’s a testament to Wright’s formidable storytelling skills that a reader will encounter plenty of information without ever feeling lost.” 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Turns out it only takes two to make a formidable squad. It's National Best Friend Day. So Here Are Our Favorite Famous Duos 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z By turning on the charm as well as the formidable back catalogue, they prove themselves well worth the wait. Rolling Stones steal Glastonbury from other debutantes – review 2013-06-29T23:56:12Z Rebuking her errant child, a formidable mother wags her index finger so vigorously that the momentum wafts her hand over her head. Review | ‘The Wizard of Hip’ has energy to spare in lively MetroStage production 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z The jazz drummer Johnathan Blake is used to playing as a side musician in all-star bands; when he leads his own groups, he also tends to field a formidable squad. 15 Songs We Almost Missed This Year 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z Moving live shows online presents a number of challenges, none more formidable than how to replace audience laughter. Can You Make Money in Live Comedy Right Now? Some Producers Say Yes 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z The science of bringing a test-tube baby into the world was formidable — not to mention the thorny ethical questions that IVF posed. 'A Perilous Conception': a test-tube mystery 2011-12-15T20:53:04Z Like all Time Lords post-regeneration, the 13th Doctor takes a moment to get her bearings, but even in her scrambled state, she’s formidable, resourceful, a problem solver. The new “Doctor Who” review: Jodie Whittaker takes control of the TARDIS 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z The band’s playing the MTV game paid off in terms of record sales and fans but unfairly overshadowed the performers’ formidable talents. It’s time for the critical reappraisal of Def Leppard, whether you like it or not 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z State horticulture grad, says the continuing success of Plant Delights indicates that there is still a formidable cadre of plant enthusiasts in this country. This collector-grower built an Eden of rare plants. Now he tackles the challenge to preserve it. 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z Tang, which compiled a formidable record against Japanese ships until a fateful engagement in October 1944, when it was sunk by one of its own malfunctioning torpedoes. A Luxury Liner at War, a Submarine in Peril 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z But despite formidable attempts by computer scientists and cognitive science experts, they have not accomplished this. Science doesn’t disprove God: Where Richard Dawkins and new atheists go wrong 2014-04-19T15:00:00Z Pollin is frank, formidable, at times imperious, a woman used to getting what she wants, and little concerned with what people think. At 92, Irene Pollin tells her story and spares no details 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z But if the supporting players tend to disappear into the faded wallpaper, the Lodge maintains a formidable presence. Pushed From the Clock Tower, Buried in the Yard 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z Leoni’s portrait of Charles V in armor was made to portray him as a formidable ruler. Royal trappings from 7 centuries of the Habsburg dynasty on view in a new exhibition 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z A year later, aficionados were welcoming the arrival of a European sax colossus, whose technical command at barely 25 was matched by a formidable talent for original composition. This week's new live music 2013-04-20T05:00:15Z This year, the 100th anniversary of Britten’s birth, was a fitting time for Mr. Tritle to take on such a formidable work. Music Review: Oratorio Society of New York at Carnegie Hall 2013-04-23T20:56:32Z Lit by James Farncombe to be sometimes moonlit night, sometimes golden dusk and sometimes summery morning, this world is a formidable technical achievement, continually transforming itself. Review: ‘Il Trionfo’ and ‘Pelléas’ at the Aix-en-Provence Festival 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z Like her formidable and well-connected father, Ghislaine Maxwell became a master networker, building a long list of contacts in the world of wealth and power in which she grew up. Maxwell verdict bodes ill for Prince Andrew’s civil case 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z His formidable technique notwithstanding, all his gestures are musically motivated, natural, and without ostentation or show. Review | Pianist suspends time in ‘Transcendental Etudes’ 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z Outside the United States, the obstacles for touring artists are also formidable. Concert Halls Are Back. But Visa Backlogs Are Keeping Musicians Out. 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Ms. Baker says that despite his formidable caffeine intake, Mr. Gold is preternaturally serene. Awkwardness as the Avenue to Success 2010-10-03T02:00:00Z The formidable, two-day process involves making wheat flour dough and washing it until the starch separates from the protein, or seitan. How long does it take to master a recipe? 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z A formidable showing, then, for homegrown Chinese films in 2013's first quarter. Iron Man 3 illustrates a Chinese puzzle Hollywood is hoping to solve 2013-04-23T16:01:00Z The opposition she dealt with, though, is even more formidable than the boys’ club that the commercial theater still largely remains in this city, as well as in New York. London Theater Journal: Firebrands 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z In fact, though not part of the official slate, the Bookend events alone constitute a formidable lineup. Weekend Miser: Brooklyn Book Festival Marks Seventh Year 2012-09-20T19:47:46Z Collectively, this is a formidable list of diseases and disorders. What are PFAS and why are these "forever chemicals" showing up in drinking water? 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z Matthew Stewart of screentimecentral.com has performed the formidable task of watching every Oscar-nominated performance and keeping track of their screen time. When Co-Stars Compete at the Oscars, Who Wins? 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z But it took the perfect storm of timing, canny marketing and Wurtzel's own formidable charisma to give Prozac its contemporary cachet. I'm still a member of Prozac Nation: Remembering Elizabeth Wurtzel and her life-changing book 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z How would this performer fare away from the New York City Ballet, where he has made his formidable name? A Mexican-Style ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Menzel continued to work, in movies and theatre, with varied critical results, but his creativity and output were formidable. Jiří Menzel: a daring, defiant beacon of European cinema 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z The Crimson Bolt eventually commands a formidable arsenal of firepower that includes bombs and grenades as he and Libby, now nicknamed Boltie and appropriately costumed, lay siege to Jacques’s lair. | 'Super': You Don?t Need Superpowers if You Have a Pipe Wrench (and Anger Issues) 2011-03-31T23:05:03Z When I moved to Massachusetts in the mid-1970s to start a doctorate at Boston University, there was a specific professor I wanted to study with: the formidable pianist Leonard Shure. When Boston Ruled the Music World 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z Add to this formidable roster of talent a battalion of contractors, engineers, artisans, and consultants, and one begins to fully grasp the ambition of the undertaking. Tour Director Michael Bay's Modern Three-Story Stunner 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z Now starts the formidable challenge of forming a government. Review Show moves to BBC4 monthly slot in arts revamp 2013-02-26T13:26:00Z Bacewicz and Barraqué, on the other other hand, were not in the business of making a splash but making, through formidable sonatas, a difference. Piano sonatas at Monday Evening Concerts and Piano Spheres reveal futuristic visions 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z Even so, the shoot faced a formidable set of restrictions. Prehistoric Cave With a Hornet on the Wall 2011-04-23T23:31:38Z In some ways, her challenge is even more formidable, given the time constraints of bringing supporting characters fully into being in a musical. Rachel Bay Jones in ‘Evan Hansen’: ‘You wake up some mornings, and your chest hurts’ 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z Though his bank account is no doubt still formidable, it's Sheen's ego that's always been the biggest thing about him. Charlie Sheen's latest role: Acting normal 2011-09-16T19:17:00Z At midday, the formidable orb that lights the Namibian sky blazes so fiercely that the landscape resembles an overexposed photograph. 7 Days, 1,500 Miles in Namibia 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z For my money, Hershberg’s biography is still formidable — but there is no discounting this new, relentless and personally invested account. An Acclaimed Biographer Takes On Her Grandfather, the Atomic Scientist James B. Conant 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z By the time their journey ended Howard had “amassed a formidable vocabulary of nouns and even a rudimentary stock of verbs.” Richard Howard, acclaimed poet-translator, dies at 92 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z Her actions, the film implies, turned Carlson’s long-shot lawsuit into a triumphant revolt against one of the most formidable figures in television news. Who brought down Roger Ailes? A new movie stirs up an argument over former Fox News stars. 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z To get around his difficulty with reading, he developed extremely good listening skills and a formidable memory, Gladwell writes. Malcolm Gladwell Book Cheers Underdogs 2013-10-07T17:29:42Z Maybe, but they also represent a formidable act of synergy, a blend of sports, cinema, street culture and raw capitalism that we’re still very much living with and in. The Essential Spike Lee 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z But the website was “randomizing access,” which means it was a formidable challenge to place an order on Thursday. What’s ‘essential,’ anyway? Roses, guns, manicures, marijuana — it all depends on who’s deciding. 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z But we wanted her to be this handsome, formidable British woman. The Carpetbagger: Clothes and Character: ‘Saving Mr. Banks’ 2014-01-15T15:37:07Z Mr. Harris’s formidable baritone, with its husky edges and deep, resonant low notes, bears little resemblance to Mr. Bennett’s tenor-baritone. Music Review: Allan Harris Sings at the Metropolitan Room 2012-08-29T21:21:53Z Another is the leatherleaf mahonia, a formidable hollylike shrub whose prickly foliage is leavened by sprays of golden blossoms, small and cupped and fragrant. Grab those pruners — there’s seasonal work to be done in the garden 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z She and her band are a formidable combination. Lollapalooza Day 1: Black Sabbath, Black Keys and Passion Pit's black thoughts 2012-08-04T06:11:00Z The formidable Chris Cooper, as a curmudgeonly Salinger, has a brief but masterly turn. Movie Listings for Oct. 21-27 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z A formidable account of how the Koch brothers and their allies have bought their way to political power. 100 Notable Books of 2016 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z Even as formidable an archetype as the Godfather keeled over in his tomato garden and that was it: Basta. Perspective | In an era of never-ending stories, ‘Avengers: Endgame’ is teaching us how to say goodbye 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z More formidable: a dining scene that looks nothing like it did when Tosca set sail. Tosca review: Go for the decor, stay for the pastas and desserts 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z I'd love to hear Seb in close personal contact with Brad – just to hear Seb plunge into Brad's discriminating intuition, and Brad get roughed up a little by Seb's formidable concentration. Polar Bear and Brad Mehldau: it's not just jazz, it's the sound of freedom 2010-03-28T01:16:00Z To see her perform with such formidable but benevolent force, I honestly just assumed, “That’s what God must be like.” Movie Stars Have Heroines, Too 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z Allison would have turned out to be “cute and petite like her mother,” while “Natalie would have remained physically formidable, thanks to sports in college.” A Thriller Set at a Summer Camp Where Bad Things Happened 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z He’s always knocking out a rhythmic pattern, but his astonishing speed and formidable power perpetually threatens to vaporize it. The joy of drumming, with Liturgy’s Greg Fox 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z As Kennicott grieves, he decides to finally learn the formidable Goldberg Variations, arguably Bach’s most important keyboard work. Review | In ‘Counterpoint,’ a memoirist reflects on love, loss and Bach 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z With his playwright wife Tanya Ronder, he also forms half of a formidable "power couple" whose collaborations include Table, the first play to be staged in the National's temporary Shed venue. Profile: Rufus Norris 2013-10-15T10:42:36Z Applying a formidable mix of history, science and common experience, Gore has produced a luminously intelligent analysis that is packed with arresting ideas and facts. The Future by Al Gore – review 2013-01-31T12:00:00Z Mike Tyson is quick to poke fun at his own formidable persona, as seen in “The Hangover” or on Broadway. What’s on TV Sunday: The Oscars 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z It’s a gorgeous, accessible red that tastes very much of nebbiolo but without the formidable tannins that require years of aging. 20 Under $20: Minimal Effort, Maximum Pleasure 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z By any account, Lerner, 61, is a formidable businesswoman. Cisco co-founder Sandy Lerner’s next big idea: Redefining road food 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Johns is a formidable presence, six feet tall, with a large, craggy face and watchful eyes. Jasper Johns Still Doesn’t Want to Explain His Art 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z Ravel’s “La Valse” and Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring” frame a performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3, featuring the formidable pianist Maria João Pires as soloist. Classical Music Listings for March 11-17 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z I came to see memory as a monolith, a slab of granite, fixed and formidable. Remember the bad and the good times to build your future 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z Wrong about what is arguably the most formidable question known to man. Godsmacked: I’m an atheist at a hardcore Christian academy 2014-01-24T13:00:00Z This beautiful, unassuming spit of sand — about 30 square miles — is not without a formidable history. On the Spanish Isle of Formentera, the Charms of Italy 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z Her determination to extend the instrument's reputation from its folk roots is formidable. Ksenija Sidorova: Classical Accordion ? review 2011-08-06T23:05:50Z Because while “Sunny” contained a formidable amount of cursing, contempt for women and, of course, vomit, it’s that final scene in “Blue” that really gives you the heebie-jeebies. Critic?s Notebook: ?Sunny in Philadelphia? and ?Blue Mountain State,? the Height of Crass 2011-09-14T22:09:27Z Soon, though, they were under attack from escaped slaves who had organized into a formidable opposition, mounting raids on plantations. Latin America 2011 : Suriname, South America?s Hidden Treasure 2011-09-16T18:55:00Z As a work of sustained passion, it is formidable. Review: ‘The American People, Volume 1’ by Larry Kramer Retells History With Passion 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z My first panic attacks happened at 21, after I had smoked some formidable weed. Desperately Seeking Hope and Help for Your Nerves? Try Reading ‘Hope and Help for Your Nerves’ 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z The current chief executive of Mencap, Mark Goldring, said that the eventual Lord and Lady Rix "made a formidable team in their determination to change the lives of people with learning disabilities". Elspet Gray 2013-02-19T19:30:21Z Now the formidable fellas in tutus return to the Joyce for a nearly three-week engagement with two programs. 9 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z Age may have taken some edge off Debbie Harry’s formidable pipes but the trio of opening songs were predictably slick, fast, and dynamic, as gaunt guitarist Chris Stein matched Harry for silver-grey chic. The Complete Glastonbury Festival Post Mortem: 30 Top Moments 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z Mr. Napier’s formidable jaw, gruff demeanor and growling bass voice lent themselves to rugged parts. Charles Napier, Actor Who Played Strong Men, Dies at 75 2011-10-07T00:33:02Z Mark Bessire, director of the Portland Museum of Art, agreed that Mr. Thomas faced a formidable task as leader of the museum. How Robert Indiana’s Caretaker Came to Control His Artistic Legacy 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z It will be yet another performance opposite a formidable female lead, a situation McCormack has repeatedly sought out in his still-burgeoning career. Daryl McCormack Has More Than Luck on His Side 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z "Utopia" suffers from stumbles that are all too typical among ambitious creators, primarily the urge to showcase Lane's formidable heroine and a knotty conspiracy with apocalyptic implications at the expense of story and character development. "Utopia" shows the disheartening problems of pandemic TV 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z The big news of this collection, though, is Shure’s formidable, tremendously exciting performance of Brahms’s First Piano Concerto, recorded live at Carnegie Hall in 1960 with Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic. Box Sets Highlight Leonard Shure and Howard Karp 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z Sharp of mind, eye and tongue, Ms. Kind was a formidable, stimulating presence. The Outsider Fair Made Art ‘Big’ Again 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z But they also go their own way, with a warmth that emanates especially from Masina’s formidable singing. Review: These Rites of Spring Push Back at Ruthlessness 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z She described prepping for her first dinner date with the formidable writer by reading two of Ms. Sontag’s books and The New York Times front to back. Annie Leibovitz’s Work on ‘Women’ Is Never Done 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z But it is becoming clear that the powerful company, rather than serving as an instrument of reform, may pose a formidable challenge to it. Art Power’s Rise in China Poses Issue for Reform 2013-12-15T23:23:57Z Brown’s new design is still formidable, to judge by reviews in cities where “Phantom” has toured since opening in Providence, R.I., more than two years ago. Not your granny’s ‘Phantom of the Opera’ at the Kennedy Center 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z History’s most formidable figures have always been a tough act to follow, of course. In the Woman?s Movement, Who Will Replace Gloria Steinem? 2012-03-17T00:33:53Z His formidable girth has long been a part of his public persona – he boldly called his last one-man stage show "Too Fat for 40." Kevin Smith: Skinnier -- but not proud 2011-02-11T16:12:00Z The treehouse also has an actual tree: the place is built around a formidable one. Going Backcountry, Three Ways 2013-05-17T18:47:13Z Mr Epstein is a formidable investigative journalist and his quarry is worthy of his talents. How Edward Snowden changed history 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z “Sojourners” and “Her Portmanteau,” both extraordinary, were presented in repertory at New York Theater Workshop in 2017, announcing not only a formidable dramatic talent in Ms. Udofia but also a formidable main character in Abasiama. Review: For These African Immigrants, Life Is a Haunted House 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z But whether “Prune” will have as formidable an influence on the cookbook world is questionable. ‘Prune’ cookbook: Gabrielle Hamilton speaks directly to her line cooks But despite the formidable chops of the newcomers, the show developed little pace, with slack arrangements and some deep cuts that felt indulgent rather than revelatory. Grateful Dead pays slack tribute to legacy 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z They are often noble beasts, even if they can present formidable challenges to their handlers. Seymour M. Hersh — the Journalist as Lone Wolf 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z Raitt was a formidable technician with a big, easy voice; you can find video of him singing Figaro’s aria from “The Barber of Seville,” in English, but perfectly respectably. Opinion | Opera and Broadway have a fruitful relationship. If only opera fans understood it. 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z Whether the forces of good or evil triumph on the bandstand, with players this formidable it's hard to resist one last throw down. Last chance to see four-way fusion band Garaj Mahal 2010-12-23T21:28:10Z Then she plays Brahms’s overlooked Sonata No. 2, followed by a Clara Schumann Romance dedicated to Brahms, ending with Brahms’s formidable Sonata No. 3. Classical Music & Opera Listings for March 20-26 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z Modern Bond girls also present a more formidable challenge to the suave secret agent. AP PHOTOS: Bond girls show women's progress 2012-10-03T16:34:10Z One of the most formidable personalities in the movie business, Harvey Weinstein, is looking to become a bigger force in the television world. Weinstein Co. looks to spin off its television division 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z Once a visitor passes beyond Florence State South Unit’s formidable series of security checks and locked gates, it’s a ten-minute trek to the classrooms, using outdoor sidewalks that cut across the facility. Teaching Jane Austen to sex offenders 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z Those who see the Mona Lisa's reputation as exaggerated are refusing to see how formidable her mixture of classical perfection and dreamlike ambiguity actually is; how much is in that smile. Leonardo or Michelangelo: who is the greatest? 2010-03-30T07:00:00Z The book, by the formidable Wall Street Journal reporters Bob Davis and Lingling Wei, shows how fragile the truce between the countries is, and how close they are to a more devastating conflict. New & Noteworthy Audiobooks, From Covid Parenting to Didion Onstage 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z Separately, it’s always a joy to spend time in Hahn and Giamatti’s company but together they are a formidable duo. My streaming gem: why you should watch Private Life 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z Marian's aunt, Baranski's formidable widow, is fond of rich, royal tones with black lace. The best character on "The Gilded Age" is the bustle, adding an extra party to the back 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z Dresses, she said, owe at least some of their formidable staying power to their forgiving shapes, unfussy construction and obviation of caked-on accessories or cumbersome layering. Keeping Cool, Fashionably 2011-07-20T21:59:08Z But he is ultimately bullish on what they have to offer: “Venture capital as a system is a formidable engine of progress — more so than is frequently acknowledged.” ‘The Power Law’ Is a Funder-Friendly Look at the World of Venture Capital 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z “Thompson shows her as a formidable, complex presence.” 4 Turner Prize Nominees Are Announced 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z With her formidable eyebrows, high-definition arms and especially her bladelike fingers, she draws you in. Review: Paco Peña‘s Troupe Flaunts Its Inventive Flamenco Style at Town Hall 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z But Jentleson says that it’s ultimately the filibuster that has endowed those Republican senators with formidable powers of obstruction. As the Georgia Runoffs Arrive, a New Book Says the Senate Is Broken 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z Gehry also designed parts of the Hopper Compound, as it is known, to house the actor's formidable art collection. For sale: Dennis Hopper's house 2010-10-04T19:30:00Z At first glance, “Bloodline” looks ominously like a poignant family drama: Members of a close-knit Southern clan gather at a gracious seaside retreat to celebrate their formidable but aging patriarch. Review: ‘Bloodline,’ on Netflix, Depicts a Family With Nasty Secrets 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z She's a formidable activist from California who has started the Sorority, a nonprofit organization offering legitimacy to cross-dressers and the chance to make public their "plight as minorities." In 'Casa Valentina,' cross-dressing men show their feminine side 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z "I am delighted to be working with Tom again and excited to watch him bring to life our new interpretation of one of Batman's most formidable enemies," Nolan said in a statement. Anne Hathaway cast as Catwoman in new "Batman" movie 2011-01-19T18:35:24Z He makes Chishiya formidable by making him the type of antihero without concern, even when the stakes could mean his death. Why some see this "Alice in Borderland" breakout as a role model for survival 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z It opens with the American premiere of Hannah Kendall’s “Kanashibari,” then the formidable pianist Steven Osborne is the soloist in Beethoven’s Concerto No. 4 before Ravel’s colorful, enchanting “Mother Goose” Suite. 10 Classical Concerts to Stream in February 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z He also developed into a singer, band leader and songwriter, leading several formidable bands on the South Side scene throughout the '60s. Syl Johnson finally getting his due 2010-12-25T06:00:00Z From then on, his reputation as a formidable cameraman was assured. James Wong Howe: A Gutsy Cinematographer Finally Gets His Due 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z I later visited her and her famous peacocks at her home in Milledgeville, Ga., in the company of her parish priest, who found her formidable in her fierce disapproval of his literary tastes. Review: ‘The Complete Stories,’ by Flannery O’Connor 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z What led her back was a four-track she had bought with some money from her grandmother, tapping into the formidable sound of her own voice. Circuit des Yeux battles through grief to create an artistic triumph 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z The legal tussle with Kadre represents the latest personal challenge for O’Donnell, whose stature in the entertainment industry was once so formidable that Forbes dubbed him the “new Perry Mason in Hollywood.” Is this a real Jackson Pollock? L.A. power lawyer sues over potential $100-million mystery 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z Because he is among the most formidable magicians and comedians the UK has ever produced. How I lost my festival virginity to Howard 2010-08-21T23:09:00Z Instead, her formidable creative energy is diverted into finding the products she wants: flavorful tomatoes, a steady supply of organic avocados and really ripe mangoes — not an easy task, even in this food-loving city. The Art of the Australian Breakfast 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z They are alienated both by entrenched male hierarchies at work and the Janus-like disjunction between their formidable professional personas and their vulnerable private lives. Anne Holt's top 10 female detectives 2010-12-08T12:34:00Z I found them so formidable as to be frightening. Why Record Stores Mattered 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z For Diesel is neither stern nor formidable, but fun, vulnerable, even a little camp. Vin Diesel on Guardians of the Galaxy: 'I didn't realise how much I love trees' 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z The movies that established Ms. Streep as a formidable, even intimidating on-screen force were marked by heavy themes and deep, dark dramatic moods: Vietnam, divorce, the Holocaust, missing children, nuclear anxiety. Film: That Unmistakable Streepness 2010-02-20T04:19:00Z Concerto Köln, a formidable German period-instrument group founded in Cologne 30 years ago, played a curious program of lesser-known concertos by a range of composers — Telemann, Corelli and Francesco Durante, along with Vivaldi and Handel. Early music is still being reinvented 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z “The Rivals” was last seen in New York in a plush 2004 Broadway mounting at Lincoln Center, with Dana Ivey breathing formidable comic aplomb into the verbal felonies of Mrs. Malaprop. Theater Review: Lovebirds, Twits and Blowhards in ‘The Rivals’ 2014-05-08T21:43:20Z But the word has also come to be associated with formidable female lung power, because the ajumma refuses to be quiet. Margaret Cho: No one is more sensitive about p.c. culture than white people 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z The medium and long-term challenges facing the British economy outside the European Union remain formidable, however, as do the questions hanging over the future of London as Europe’s unofficial capital of finance. For Art Dealers, the Place to Be Is Still London 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z Alongside Gary Cooper, with whom she had become involved offset, she made a formidable adversary – here admonishing Cooper with a whip for apparently ill-treating employees, before falling into his arms in a full-stringed bedroom scene. Patricia Neal: a career in clips 2010-08-09T11:06:00Z Few individuals share Sheen's spectacular list of arrests, rehabs, and legendarily bad behavior -- and equally formidable knack for not losing jobs or winning lengthy prison term for their parole violations in the process. Can Charlie Sheen be saved? 2010-10-27T15:20:00Z At the time, Ms. Yang was working on a translation of “Don Quixote,” a formidable undertaking. Yang Jiang, Chinese Author and Translator, Dies at 104 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z It was the first major musical memorial to those who had died of AIDS, and it remains the most formidable classical work written in response to the epidemic. Revisiting a Symphonic AIDS Memorial 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z Acting can sometimes be a battle between intellect and instinct, and by either measure, the 73-year-old Weaver is formidable. Sigourney Weaver Has Us All Fooled: She’s Really Quite Silly 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z Sukowa provides the film with a formidable presence, as Gala is a powerful woman who is to be respected and honored, and who can dismiss James with the flick of her wrist. "It's very complicated": Salvador Dalí biopic delves into odd and kinky relationship with wife Gala 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z She adopted a formidable, even flamboyant personal style that matched her uncompromising approach to her profession. Zaha Hadid, Pritzker-winning architect of defiance and drama, dies at 65 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Before the taping, a producer mentioned the details of her formidable opponent’s winnings, she told the Chicago Tribune. How a Chicago librarian took down Jeopardy star James Holzhauer 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z Swallowing the worm, in terms of Mr. Hughes’s art criticism, meant understanding that this formidable writer had a far better feel for dead artists than living ones. Review: In Robert Hughes’s ‘The Spectacle of Skill,’ an Aesthete’s Unsparing Eye 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z In the Vine version, the same fridge now reveals a skier whizzing through fresh powder and taking a formidable jump. A Belgian Artist’s Collages Come to Life and Trick the Eye 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z Hammer, like horror itself, has become more mainstream, but its challenge today remains maybe even more formidable. Hammer Makes ?The Woman in Black? With Daniel Radcliffe 2012-01-27T23:30:09Z Stern, writes Mr Bishop, proved far more formidable dead than alive. Making of a martyr 2014-05-01T04:00:00Z But this “dream figure” who would “always give the future the benefit of the doubt,” as Boulez wrote, chafed at his formidable reputation. He Was an Important Conductor. Also a Great One. 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z He brought narrative sweep and youthful abandon to the piece, along with power, poetry and formidable technique. Review: Daniel Lebhardt Shows Daring Command in a New York Debut 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z It had to be a very formidable actor, and Russell immediately sprung to mind. Les Misérables Director Tom Hooper on Choosing His Stars and Creating New Songs 2012-12-21T10:45:36Z Mitchell said the mounds are a more formidable obstacle than they at first appear. A Push to Move the Golf Course Atop a Native American ‘Stonehenge’ 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z “L’Amour de Loin” will be conducted by another Finn, Susanna Malkki, in a belated Met debut for this formidable, charismatic artist, the new music director of the Helsinki Philharmonic. With Women in Command, the Met Opera Addresses a Gender Gap 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Fluent in several languages and equipped with a formidable memory, Dr. Gasman redefined Picasso studies. 2010-02-06T07:28:00Z Stephen Hawking, the most revered scientist since Einstein, is a formidable mathematician and a formidable salesman. Books of The Times: Many Kinds of Universes, and None Require God 2010-09-07T17:30:00Z Van Norden and Rickaby embody the synergy that made the two physicists such a formidable team — Bohrs the imaginative visionary, Heisenberg the practical engineer — with Purl serving as both nurturing peacemaker and ironic commentator. Piecing together a mysterious wartime meeting in Rubicon's 'Copenhagen' 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Her earth-goddess magical powers make her a formidable ally, though she isn’t only that. ‘The Northman’ Review: Danish Premodern 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z “They looked at you and they saw a delicate flower. . . .They didn’t see the honey bee inside, though. The bee with the very formidable stinger.” Review | A new thriller takes ‘ripped from the headlines’ to a new level 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z That kind of showmanship, along with a sound that ably mined the electronic new wave canon, made Future Islands a formidable local draw. How Baltimore and a Viral ‘Letterman’ Moment Pushed Future Islands to ‘The Far Field’ 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z They measured the formidable height of the winter snow, Mr. Lebedev said. Forged by Volcanoes, Kamchatka Offers Majestic, Magnetic Wilds 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z But established series will be formidable competitors: “Succession” wrapped up its euphorically reviewed second season on HBO in October, and “The Crown” has adroitly reimagined itself with a new cast. ‘Marriage Story’ and ‘The Irishman’ Propel Netflix to Most Golden Globe Nominations 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z Alan Dean Foster has dozens of novels to his credit, as well as a formidable number of media tie-in works for major franchises such as “Star Trek” and “Alien.” You’ve seen the new ‘Star Wars’ movie — should you read the book tie-in? 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z This formidable film is sometimes zealous to a fault: The credits cite more than 200 sources of archival material, from The Washington Post to YouTube channels. Review: ‘Active Measures’ Looks at Links Between Trump and Russia 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z Schenkkan, hewing to prevailing historical interpretation, understands that the attributes that made Johnson so formidable a politician were the very qualities that marred his presidency. 'The Great Society' a bustle of history lacking full LBJ picture 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z I knew Bevin as a formidable working-class trade union leader and Leebaert has him right. How the United States Achieved World Leadership 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z Channeling canine behavior, the dancers — with formidable conviction — bark, moan, grunt, howl and pant. Review: A Fierce Clarity of Vision in ‘J’ai Pleuré Avec les Chiens’ 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z "We are looking forward to providing the public with a rare glimpse into Ms. Bacall's formidable collecting sense and intuitive style," Jon King, Bonham's director of business development, said in a statement. Bonhams to auction Lauren Bacall's art collection 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Calasso himself is a formidable intellectual, with a weakness for showing it, in his vocabulary, his verbal tics and his occasional over-reaching. La Folie Baudelaire by Roberto Calasso, translated by Alastair McEwen - review 2012-12-28T22:55:02Z These types of films tend to level layered realities into digestible encounters and usher formidable social problems toward easy resolutions. Two New Documentaries Give Caribbean Stories the Depths They Deserve 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z What unfolds is a visually tantalising and strongly engaging saga of survival and adaptation in a formidable and hostile environment. First Footprints, Broadchurch – TV review 2013-07-14T22:04:43Z Among her arresting images: The formidable Blue Demon, in his blue mask with silver outlining his eyes, nose and mouth, sits for a portrait in a three-piece white suit, tie, pocket square and cuff links. Lourdes Grobet, Photographer of Mexico’s Masked Wrestlers, Dies at 81 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Physically formidable, the work is nevertheless visually bland. New and unimproved: the spectacle of Julian Schnabel 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z When Zenobia, a formidable intellect with similarities to her creator and to Jane Eyre, attracts the sniping criticism of a circle of males, the beguiling Marquess of Douro rises to her defense. She Was No Bird: ‘Jane Eyre’ Manuscript on First Trip to America 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Despite her reputation for controversy, Roiphe has never been that formidable a polemicist; her perspective is too blinkered, her blind spots too obvious. Katie Roiphe Feels Ambivalent About Feeling Ambivalent 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z This aging lioness still nurtures her cubs and lets loose a formidable roar. Theater Review : ?History of the World? at the Living Theater 2012-01-25T00:34:12Z Establishing her company in 1926, she created worlds where women reigned, whether uniting in bold ensembles or starring as formidable protagonists in stories told from female points of view. The Week in Arts: Martha Graham, ‘Ink’ and Let’s Eat Grandma 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z Even in the show’s early days, his impact as Damian was a formidable ingredient. Tina Fey and her ‘Mean Girls’ team wrote him a showstopper. Then he got a Tony nod. 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z But the road from turbulence to tranquility was long and formidable. Everyday Zen: On the road with Willie Nelson at 81 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z There are many obstacles to the BQP and they are formidable. It’s a Crumbling Road to Despair. Can New York Fix the B.Q.E.? 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z Alternating between the new and the old, on instruments modern and period in turn, this formidable ensemble presents “Visions of Silence.” 5 Classical Music Concerts to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z The formidable vocal challenges of the title role surely contribute to the infrequency of staged productions. Review: In ‘Daphne,’ the Cleveland Orchestra Takes on a Difficult Strauss Opera 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Gorman is formidable when she draws parallels between the past and our present concerns, as with lies that have historically become truths, which became the permanent record. Review | Amanda Gorman’s ‘Call Us What We Carry’ is as powerful as ‘The Hill We Climb’ 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z It was a strategic play to help his Conservative Party of Canada leverage its formidable war chest under campaign-finance laws that set limits on spending based on the length of the campaign. 11 weeks of campaigning is too long? Oh, Canada! 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z Gotham Bar and Grill sets places at its long bar for solo diners, and if they don’t want to eat the whole, formidable menu, Mr. Portale lets them order à la carte. Instead of Making Turkey, They Make Reservations 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z Will this growing constituency become a formidable political force before global warming decimates civilization? Five atheists who ruin it for everyone else 2012-08-04T14:01:00Z Tidal executives are now scrambling to repair the service's image as they try to transform Jay Z's $56-million purchase into a formidable entrant into the streaming music business. Spotify: 99 problems but Jay Z ain't one 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z The abbess was a formidable woman of sixty-eight with short gray hair she cut herself. Fiction: The Autobiography of Allegra Byron 2012-07-21T16:00:00Z It’s come so fast, and changes are so formidable, and the power has so much to gain and technology is so bewildering. “Some folks believe blockchain will save the universe”: Inside Alex Winter’s “Trust Machi... 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z But Fassbender doesn’t so much portray Jobs in this segment as impersonate him, relying on formidable technique in lieu of interpretive insight. Aaron Sorkin Hates Screens 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z But they almost always mean insignificance compared with other people: celebrities, formidable parents, hyper-accomplished friends. How to stop feeling insignificant | Oliver Burkeman 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z Goff Sr. is central to “After Sherman,” but the director also choreographs a poignant tango between his personal journey with his formidable father and the lives of a people and a region. ‘After Sherman’ Review: A Family Reckoning 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Constance Kopp, the feisty heroine of Stewart’s charming novel, is a formidable character who can pack heat, deliver a zinger and catch a criminal without missing a beat. Notable fiction books of 2015 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z Wines that are immediately accessible are often thought to be less serious — likable rather than formidable. How to Think About Wine Vintages 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z According to Ms. Smith, Edith Gregor Halpert was a “formidable, feisty and sometimes manipulative self-starter with an ecumenical eye, a passion for art and an inborn instinct for sales and promotion.” Holiday Museum Guide: Where to See Art This Season 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z He ended with an exuberant, commanding account of Brahms’s formidable Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel. Emanuel Ax Concert Pairs Brahms With New Works 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z O’Malley eventually becomes a United States attorney’s investigator, allowing him to deploy the formidable resources of the feds against surging gang violence and the SMM crew. The Killers of the ‘Sex Money Murder’ Gang and the Cops Who Went After Them 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Yet despite the unfashionable silhouette and purple price, ARQ has managed to collect a cult following that pledges utter fealty to the exaggerated intimates based on their formidable coverage, comfort and counterintuitive sex appeal. Granny Panties of Yore Reinvented for a New Customer 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z She’s young enough that college is still her most formidable point of reference. Condola Rashad Shows Star Qualities in ?Stick Fly? 2012-01-04T22:54:01Z Yet, the producer takes Duran Duran's synthesized sound and twists their formidable beats and rhythms into modern songs that the band hopes will please loyalists and win new fans. Duran Duran goes forward on new album by going back 2010-12-16T21:43:27Z Realizing that they work better together than apart, Betty and Veronica are a formidable, forthright duo. ‘Riverdale’ isn’t about the same old Archie. (For starters, he’s having sex with Ms. Grundy.) 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z It’s also the story of a formidable engineering achievement. Television Review: ‘Secrets of the Dead’ Seeks Ancient Gardens 2014-05-05T21:45:41Z I loved Opus 110, which begins with a sublime, rustling first movement and ends with a formidable fugue. Playing Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas Changed How I Hear Them 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z Technically, as expected, Kissin was master of Beethoven's formidable demands – as he certainly was in Haydn's E flat Sonata HobXVI, with which he opened. Evgeny Kissin – review 2012-11-22T17:43:55Z A horseshoe of tented pavilions faces a newly reconstructed Grand Prix Arena, with its formidable vertical jumps paid for and carrying the logos of luxury brands like NetJets and Hermès. Where to Show Off Your $5 Million Horse 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z Served on its own with fried plantains and avocado, it is formidable. Flavors from the Ecuadorean Andes and a Friendly Wave to Mexico, at Leticias 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z Both the New York Times and CNN.com's formidable tech teams will be there, and Mashable.com, a must read for anyone interested in social media and technology, will not only be there, but will be hosting house parties. Sampling South by Southwest Interactive, from Seattle to Austin 2011-03-12T05:24:06Z The biggest asset here, as with the W.N.B.A., is the roster of formidable women. ‘Unfinished Business’ Review: Skimming the Surface of Women’s Basketball 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z Mr Browder’s obsessive streak, a fault in other circumstances, has made him a formidable adversary for the regime in Russia. Red sky in the morning 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z But he is handsome, of course: He’s played by Richard Gere, who uses his unmistakable if somewhat faded movie-star charisma and his formidable acting skills to draw us into George’s sad, precarious reality. Review: Richard Gere in ‘Time Out of Mind,’ a Life Adrift on the Margins 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z Since going solo in 1967, he’s kept his ensembles stacked with heavy-duty improvisers, often building something like a rock ‘n’ roll big band, with a formidable horn section. Van Morrison Would Rather Play Jazz Than Talk About It 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z The Mexican Army was outnumbered two to one by seasoned French troops, so Mexico proved itself to be a formidable opponent worthy of international respect. Americans might love Cinco de Mayo, but few know what they’re celebrating 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z But live concerts revealed something else entirely: a formidable, flexible country-rock outfit in search of bigger stages. Review: Zac Brown Band’s ‘Jekyll + Hyde’ 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z It's just an honor to be in the presence of that formidable an intelligence, and not only formidably intelligent, but also compassionate and funny. HBO's "Catch and Kill" series shows how Weinstein is "a villain of the most extraordinary degree" 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z The indecipherable motivations and half-baked subtexts present formidable challenges to the cast and the audience. Review: ‘Frank the Bastard,’ a Trip Back to Old Crimes at the Commune 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z “I was underage. My mother may have been formidable, but she got me body doubles with really good bodies,” she said, referring to her late manager-mom, Teri Shields, with whom she had a complex relationship. Anna Wintour Removed Her Sunglasses for This 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z There’s no Stalin figure in “The Last of the Duchess,” at the Hampstead Theatre through Nov. 26, unless a stage full of formidable women elicits from you a comparable frisson. Theater Review: Dictators, Duchesses and Jukebox Musicals 2011-11-15T13:00:10Z Baltz, a formidable talent, is playing a guy on a first date, as guys at Second City so often do. Boundless talent in 'Sky's the Limit' 2011-07-18T22:25:00Z The first draft of the Bill was draconian, but, in the face of formidable public and media opposition, it was delayed for two years. Clash of the Booker titans 2013-05-23T13:57:00Z Its diminutive size belies its formidable contrast, philosophically speaking, to the dusty packaged foods next door and the large industrial agriculture presence on Rosebud. Envisioning indigenous food sovereignty as "a whole ecosystem" 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Brothers Virgil and Morgan are formidable but friendly; Wyatt is something more elemental, a brooding figure capable of producing “a look so hard it felt like a shove.” A vivid return to the O.K. Corral in Mary Doria Russell’s novel ‘Epitaph’ 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z The formidable Barbara knew where her readers wanted the line drawn: No Cartland heroine ever came into contact with a hardened rod. A Roundup of the Season’s Romance Novels 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z “The show presents her as an artist of formidable discipline, consistency and clarity of purpose, and a key player in any history of postwar art.” Carmen Herrera, Cuban-Born Artist Who Won Fame at 89, Dies at 106 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z It is a novel that displays a formidable familiarity with élite knowledge, and takes for granted a capacity for both abstract and worldly thinking. James Wood: Zia Haider Rahman’s Dazzling “In the Light of What We Know” 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z The Hollywood Reporter said the actress “commands the center of ‘The Wife’: still, formidable and impossible to look away from.” Like 'The Wife,' Glenn Close says she's a late bloomer 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Jack is more of a “Great Santini” figure, a strict father who is busy, intense and formidable. Television Review: ‘Surviving Jack,’ With Christopher Meloni as a Crusty Dad 2014-03-26T21:50:31Z The family drama has already won a handful of awards, and audiences adore it, making it a formidable contender in the notoriously unpredictable category. Oscars 2016: the winners and losers on the campaign trail 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z Ingimundur doesn’t talk much about his wife, but the way the resourceful actor Sigurdsson delivers those lines evokes formidable emotional life. ‘A White, White Day’ Review: Confronting Grief in a Frozen Landscape 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z Unable to vote, Ms. Holmes used her formidable quilting talent to celebrate the North’s Civil War victory and the presidencies of Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant. The Winter Antiques Show Embraces the Evolving Definition of Antique 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Both are formidable writers who grapple with thorny topics in their lyrics. Damian Marley and Nasir Jones in ?Distant Relatives? 2010-05-13T17:54:00Z Beneath her formidable wisdom and accomplishments swirl all the old anxieties of loneliness and shame. Review: ‘The Children Act,’ by Ian McEwan puts beliefs of Jehovah’s Witnesses on trial It is not much to remember from a show that clocks in at nearly three hours and had such formidable potential. ‘New York, New York’ Review: The Big Apple, Without Bite 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Behind Rayburn’s reflexive charm and his winning air of command lies a capacity for brutality, and a formidable instinct for self-preservation under stress, all gradually and inexorably revealed in Chandler’s subtle, intensely psychological performance. The Emmys 2016: The Season’s Most Memorable TV Moments 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z Duke is a formidable presence on screen and off, clocking in at around 6’5″. With ‘Black Panther’ and now ‘Us,’ Winston Duke is on a roll 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z My immune system, fueled by a treatment that was only recently even imaginable, is still kicking cancer’s formidable butt. Cancer has a “game-changing” moment 2012-12-11T21:02:00Z Now he’s on the left, but he was formidable in the books he wrote and the supporters who funded him, in taking down Anita Hill’s reputation, in smearing Hillary Clinton. Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: David Friend on ‘The Naughty Nineties’ 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Beginning with his 1971 collection, “The Night Mirror: Poems,” however, he adopted a much more ambitious program, writing poetry of formidable difficulty, often in longer forms. John Hollander, Poet Known for His Range, Dies at 83 2013-08-18T22:06:10Z One of the most interesting figures in the film is the president of the Surfing Association, a formidable fellow named Andy, with roots both in Papua and England. 'Splinters': Surfers ride waves of change in Papua New Guinea 2012-08-16T20:57:03Z During my July break I certainly didn’t attempt any reading quite that formidable. Perspective | I did not spend my summer binge-watching TV. Here are the books I loved instead. 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z But the barrier — made of packing boxes, brown paper and consumer gift cards — is not the most formidable. Review | In the galleries: Artists join forces to adorn a wall that will come tumbling down 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z Sign In to E-Mail Print David Belton confronted a formidable challenge in directing “The Amish”: Make an almost two-hour documentary about a group of people who don’t allow themselves to be interviewed on camera. | 'The Amish': ?The Amish,? an ?American Experience? Film on PBS 2012-02-27T23:17:02Z You would be forgiven for thinking she was, not only for her formidable back catalogue, but for the spooky maturity that is her stock in trade. Chloë Grace Moretz: 'People said: You're going to lose your career over this' 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z From the comical chaos of CNN's first newsroom to the electrifying tension of war reporting, we see the fruits of a truly formidable source list. A gutsy trio of newswomen in Sheila Weller's 'News Sorority' 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z That record feels like the template for the formidable and lush “Pilot Talk,” full of braying guitars, seductive, plangent keyboards and crisp drums, and purportedly free of samples. Critics? Choice: New CDs From Korn, Currensy and Tom Jones 2010-07-26T00:05:00Z The group’s quest to hold Russia’s government accountable for the environmental havoc it’s wreaking on its country, however, is a formidable undertaking. Russia’s environmental crisis: Exiled activist sounds off to Salon 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z He is still firmly in command of his formidable technical skills. Music Review: Jack Jones Performs at Feinstein’s at Loews Regency 2012-06-28T21:08:42Z That's formidable competition, and yet the contender with all the momentum is “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” which came late in the year but has picked up all the big animation prizes. Oscars 2019 Predictions: Who Will Win Best Picture, Actor and Actress 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Mr. Cornell’s wailing, four-octave vocal range made him a formidable presence onstage; he later referred to his voice as “both a blessing and a curse” in a 2008 interview with South Africa’s Weekend Argus newspaper. Chris Cornell, whose Soundgarden helped forge ‘grunge’ sound, dies at 52 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z The biography covers the first decade of the artist’s career, in the 1950s, when she was building a formidable New York reputation as an independent artist making vivid and deeply personal abstract works. Perspective | Helen Frankenthaler came from wealth and privilege. Her art transcends that. 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z But her vivid sartorial choices are far from incidental to the formidable effect of her playing. Music Review: Yuja Wang at Carnegie Hall 2013-05-17T20:20:09Z He was impressed by the two comeback productions in the fall, the inventively updated “Don Giovanni” and the striking revival of Hugo Weisgall’s formidable “Esther,” he said. Music: Julius Rudel, Still Keeping Tabs on City Opera 2010-03-17T21:03:00Z Ang Lee's best director prize for Life of Pi is a measure of the respect in which this formidable film-maker is held. Oscars 2013: triumphs, tears, tumbles – and the odd surprise 2013-02-25T07:54:29Z But the challenges of perfect technological integration are especially formidable. Was Steve Jobs an Artist? 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z It was a formidable table, and she was not bashful about saying, ‘You’re all mistaken.’ Caroline Kennedy, Catching the Torch 2013-07-26T20:10:51Z It was her genius for programming and her formidable powers of persuasion that prompted government agencies and corporations to agree on a common business programming language: Cobol. Grace Hopper and the Invention of the Information Age by Kurt W Beyer - review 2012-05-22T12:30:03Z The Russian literary allusions are no joke: this is a formidable and harrowing work. Jonathan Franzen's Freedom: the novel of the century 2010-08-23T11:18:00Z As a frayed but still formidable death portent, Mary Ewald displays dazzling control over torrents of fractured, punning wordplay. 'The Skriker': where boundaries between us and the otherworldly are stretched 2012-10-26T18:34:21Z Of the formidable ensemble, the Saturday Night Live favorite proves the most compulsively watchable, marshaling a bevy of endearing quirks into a star-making, supremely confident turn. Oscars 2017: 11 female performances too good to be overlooked 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z Dexter Fletcher, former child star, graduate of Anna Scher's formidable drama school and veteran of numerous British and American action films, makes a creditable debut as director and co-author of this conventional British crime movie. The Guardian first film award 2013: the shortlist 2013-01-21T14:07:51Z In "How to Get Away With Murder," the role is equally formidable, as is the woman who inhabits it. 'How to Get Away With Murder' keeps spotlight on Viola Davis 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z In front of the restaurant, men and women in military fatigues, some with helmets, others dressed more provisionally, hurry past, bearing a formidable arsenal of weapons and communications gear. Perspective | What perpetual war looks like in America 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z The writing she published testified to this love, but was also driven by a formidable intellectual curiosity. Sally Laird obituary 2010-08-10T17:19:00Z Jake essentially treats women as formidable and equal, if also a delightfully unusual and intriguing other species that he wants to be with.” Glamour?s ?Jake? Column Inspires a New Book 2012-02-17T22:25:45Z In this, her second novel, she sweeps you up in the formidable current of her thought and then drops you down the rabbit hole. Times Critics’ Top Books of 2017 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z It is a formidable, respected instrument of democracy, and a trusted source of information and opinion in one of the most powerful cities in the world. This is how much we care about bringing you the annual Post Hunt 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z But her defensiveness speaks to the arduousness of this kind of revelation, the fact that it is going against not just entrenched power structures, but some formidable internal dictate of decorum or pride. Two Memoirists Explore Abuse and Survival 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z "It kind of primes up audiences for a major Halloween smackdown battle of the horror films, but I think `Saw 3D' is going to be a much more formidable opponent." 'Paranormal' follow-up scares $41.5M out of fans 2010-10-24T19:46:00Z Peggy Kriha Dye, a soprano, sang the formidable title role with alluring sound and urgency, though her voice is not large, and it tired noticeably. Music Review: At Glimmerglass, ‘Aida,’ ‘Armide’ and ‘Lost in the Stars’ 2012-08-06T22:15:41Z But most significantly of all, what makes the perfect fictional boyfriend is that he loves a female who is formidable and fully realized in her own right. The best imaginary boyfriends of all time 2013-06-06T14:43:00Z Mr. Seeger, who earned national praise when he was in Atlanta, has a formidable command of classical European techniques, but he keeps his skills in the service of simplicity. Top New York Restaurants of 2016 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z The story of Disney Studios is a central strand in Mitenbuler’s narrative; Disney became the formidable force that the other animation studios would look toward, compete with and rail against. ‘Fantasia,’ ‘Snow White,’ Betty Boop, Popeye and the First Golden Age of Animation 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z She displays a formidable comic gift—deadpan spontaneity with a puckish wit whirling behind it—along with that rarest of traits, star power. The Accurate Erotics of “Fifty Shades of Grey” 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Ms. Jackson, a two-time Oscar winner who last appeared on Broadway in 1988, portrays a formidable matriarch in “Three Tall Women.” 2018 Tony Nominations: ‘Mean Girls’ and ‘SpongeBob’ Lead the Way 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z For Ms. Anderson’s new play, Ms. Close has shed all vestiges of surface sophistication to portray the humble but formidable, earthy but pious Isabelle Arc, a 15th-century mom to an exceptionally gifted and headstrong daughter. Review: Glenn Close Raises a Saint in ‘Mother of the Maid’ 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z Oni's finest moments land in the way she wears a formidable smile in the face of Europeans from whom she forces respect and, eventually, fear. With "African Queens: Njinga" a previously overlooked history spectacularly springs into action 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z In the contest for music’s highest honors at Sunday night’s 56th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, Seattle is sporting a formidable and successful team. Ryan Lewis speaks on the year of Team Macklemore 2014-01-26T01:13:42Z Mr. Moore and Mr. Torkanowsky, who co-produced “With You in Mind,” knew that creating a tribute to Toussaint meant ditching the idea of a trio album and investing in a formidable horn crew. An Allen Toussaint Tribute by New Orleans’s Modern-Day All-Stars 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z The set by Chris Barreca simulates the dark, no-frills playing conditions that put nothing between a dangerous comedian and his equally formidable audience. Joe Morton, 'Turn Me Loose' and the sly comic activism of Dick Gregory 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Canadian-born Hamelin is widely known for his own formidable technique, and is in demand in all the best places, from Vienna and Amsterdam to Carnegie Hall. Best bets for classical music in Seattle this fall 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z Thompson reveals the character’s formidable intelligence in the silences that swell up when words seems utterly inadequate. An actor transcends age: John Douglas Thompson melts away the years to play Hamlet at A.C.T. 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z A few steadily assemble a formidable gallery of notable figures while retaining a personal identity known only to a circle of friends. The Dictator ? review 2012-05-19T23:08:03Z Pinto’s underground activist Jas Mitra was a formidable character, leading from the front. Freida Pinto: ‘I wouldn’t work with Woody Allen again’ 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z Once Stanton met reformer Susan B. Anthony, the two became a formidable team. Suffragette City: A timely visit to Seneca Falls, N.Y., birthplace of the 19th amendment 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Over the years Ms. Sviblova has gained a formidable international reputation for her promotion of Russian contemporary art. Special Report: Art in Perspective: Russia's Photo Impresario 2010-05-28T12:00:00Z They said hello: the Olsen twins, formidable fashion designers at an early age. Up Close: Max Levai Directs the Marlborough Chelsea 2012-03-07T00:33:45Z But, formidable even at 5-foot-3, she preferred the dark parts — and they were the ones for which she is most remembered. Audrey Totter, Actress in Noir Films, Dies at 95 2013-12-17T16:24:11Z It builds, in part, on the formidable foundation created by Atlanta chefs like Scott Peacock and Anne Quatrano. Choice Tables: Atlanta Serves Sophisticated Southern 2011-05-06T20:15:00Z Taylor Trensch is the affecting inheritor of Platt’s formidable mantle, and seeing how another actor might customize it to his own emotional resources drew me eagerly back to the production at the Music Box Theatre. Review | The new Evan of ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ proves to be a worthy standard-bearer 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z I appreciated the ability to come together and create, but I was acutely aware of the fact that the challenge of making a living in the arts right now is formidable. ‘I Even Missed the Smell’: What It’s Like to Be Back at the Theater 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z But it is also tiny in that particular way that poverty and extreme racial isolation build formidable, and virtually unscalable, walls. From Bittersweet Childhoods to ‘Moonlight’ 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z The formidable bass Günther Groissböck, a revelation as the boorish, entitled Baron Ochs when this production was new, returned to the role on Friday. Review: A Radiant Revival of ‘Der Rosenkavalier’ 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z He is joined by three formidable artists who all demonstrate infectious affinity for this profound music. The 25 Best Classical Music Recordings of 2017 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z Though it is full of surprising subtleties, it represents Berlioz at his most grandiose, a formidable notion in itself: both untidy and glorious. A Requiem So Big That Performing It Takes a Multitude 2011-02-06T02:08:04Z But with her formidable voice and impetuousness, she was an ideal match for Mr. Gergiev. Music Review | Mariinsky Theater Orchestra: At Carnegie, Gergiev Fosters Teamwork for Berlioz ?Troyens? 2010-03-12T00:22:00Z He wrestled with those demons on past albums, but somehow, he said, the regular midlife demons are more formidable. Rufus Wainwright is sober, battle-hardened and wrestling with the demons of middle age 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z “Oh, yes,” he said, when I asked him about that formidable introduction. T Magazine: The Aesthetes 2014-04-11T18:32:15Z Kahlo is a painter whose rainforest palette, bold lines, and unblinking gaze exert a formidable, rare power. Frida Kahlo's birthday presence: a Google doodle tribute 2010-07-06T13:25:00Z Her mind, here as in everything she wrote, is formidable. Review: ‘Living on Paper,’ Seven Decades of Letters From Iris Murdoch 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z And what a delightful chill ran down my back at the thought of those two formidable ladies duking it out … except they don’t. ‘Downton Abbey’ Season 6, Episode 2: Of Pearls and Swine 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z He was undoubtedly misanthropic, yet he was a formidable opponent of slavery and war and could be gentle and sympathetic when dealing with people in person. Review | Jonathan Swift: Not (entirely) the misanthrope you thought you knew 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z We’re meant to see Taylor, who we meet with Burton at the filming of Cleopatra, as a former child star who has blossomed into formidable womanhood. TV Weekend: Liz and Dick 2012-11-23T13:00:18Z Mr. Danieley, a dashing stage presence with a formidable tenor, didn’t need a stage production to create hilarious vainglorious three-dimensional caricatures. Music Review: ‘W. S. Gilbert and Broadway He Inspired’ at 92nd Street Y 2013-01-13T21:05:53Z After David Letterman ends an era in late night, we finally get to see the host rip off that formidable mask of irony. 15 Shows We're Curious to Watch in 2015 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z As has become a fixture of his recordings, Starr is backed by a formidable crew of world-class musicians. No Zoom fatigue on Ringo Starr's star-studded, peace-loving "Zoom In" 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z “But she had a wealth of knowledge and experience that I was never going to have. And in dealing with the intelligence community, especially CIA, that made her a formidable adversary to them, and dangerous.” She was a CIA spy. Now she’s a lawyer battling her old agency. This is her story. 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z The two, friends since childhood, bring their own formidable style to this all-female Los Angeles rock band. | Warpaint: Making Waves at Sea, and in the Studio 2014-01-24T19:20:14Z Joe Kennedy was involved in virtually all the history of his time, and his biographer persuasively makes the case that he was the most fascinating member of his large, famous and very formidable family. 10 Best Books of 2012 2012-11-30T16:00:09Z And Olympia Dukakis, still formidable as Anna Madrigal, whose 90th birthday is the device that brings Mary Ann back to Anna’s enclave in the fictional hilltop wonderland of Barbary Lane. Review: The More, Further (Final?) ‘Tales of the City’ 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z I've always enjoyed seeing you playing formidable women on screen, in the aforementioned "Rosa Luxemburg," to the femme fatale in "Europa" and your remarkable performances in "The Two of Us." "It's very complicated": Salvador Dalí biopic delves into odd and kinky relationship with wife Gala 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z Some keen editing by John Adams and special effects by Trey Lindsay elevate this into formidable genre fare, with psychedelic sequences that are remarkably polished. ‘Hellbender’ Review: The Family That Preys Together 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z If Argentina is the continent’s wine Goliath, Uruguay may be on its way to being its David — a formidable opponent. Wine, Olive Oil and the Good Life in Uruguay 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Glück, a Nobel laureate, is a formidable, essential and accessible poet. In Louise Glück’s New Book, Infant Twins Offer Contrary Worldviews 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z The formidable creature looming over “A Monster Calls” is one of the more unnerving, impressive special-effects creations of the year. Review: ‘A Monster Calls,’ Offering a Crucial Lifeline 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z That these women will connect in a number of ways is a given, and the suspense of how, and at what cost, is formidable. Dark Side of the Soul 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z “From Schoenberg’s pen,” the young Boulez wrote, “flows a stream of infuriating clichés and formidable stereotypes redolent of the most wearily ostentatious Romanticism.” John Adams on Boulez, a Composer Worth Wrestling With 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z Yet his musicianship remains honest and probing, and his command of Fritz Kreisler’s formidable cadenzas attested to a still-impressive technique. A reshuffled Baltimore Symphony Orchestra can’t quite fill the void after headliner’s exit Though this dish features a formidable combination of cheeses, it's not as heavy as you would think, thanks to the inclusion of herbs, tomato and acidic wine. Giada's decadent creamy shrimp pasta is a weeknight win 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z They were able to sing along with — or at least in the vicinity of — Beyoncé, and later TLC, and sounded formidable doing so. Critic's Notebook: The ?Idol? Season: Sharper, With More Stars 2011-05-26T16:53:31Z Feisty and cunning, she is a formidable captive who wriggles and squeals like a trapped animal. Review: In ‘Youth,’ Strains of Family and Country Fall on Brothers’ Shoulders 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z The wreck will be exhibited in the Arsenale, the former shipyards and armories that provided the Venetian Republic with its formidable naval power for centuries. Wreck of Migrant Ship That Killed Hundreds Will Be Displayed at Venice Biennale 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z It gives full rein to Paul's extremely loud and precise drumming, Geordie's jagged razor-blade guitar and Youth's possibly incompetent but totally hot bass: a formidable sound. Killing Joke: 'We've lost all our friends. We're the only ones we've got left' – a classic interview from the vaults 2013-03-27T13:38:11Z This is a formidable, enigmatic piece of work in many ways; with control and technique deployed with absolute confidence. Aurora – review 2012-11-08T21:30:01Z Mullen, who is as warm and unassuming offstage as she is formidable on, spoke about “Beauty Queen” before a recent rehearsal at the Taper. Marie Mullen in 'Beauty Queen of Leenane': Daughter and mother, victim and villain 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z In person, Ms. Jackson is formidable but hardly as forbidding as her reputation would have it. Glenda Jackson on Quitting Parliament, Playing Lear and Returning to Broadway 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z It’s beautifully designed, with excellent production values, and if the story doesn’t quite live up to its formidable ambitions, it’s worth noting that they are admirably big indeed. What the Shadow Knows: Picture Books on Runaway Reflections 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z The Man of Marble trilogy is in many ways his most formidable achievement, more fascinating for having been completed so late in its own historical span. Andrzej Wajda: great director had Poland written on his heart | Peter Bradshaw 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z So the emergence of consciousness and symbolic thinking remain one of the most formidable hurdles in the path of atheism. Science doesn’t disprove God: Where Richard Dawkins and new atheists go wrong 2014-04-19T15:00:00Z For the purposes of this tale, just accept that it is a very large boat and that fish from Minnesota to Louisiana warn their grandchildren about the formidable red paddle wheel on the back. The American Queen Paddle-Wheeler Cruises on the Mississippi 2012-06-01T19:22:58Z Such is the nature of chasm between Boomers and Millennials; one generation doesn't quite comprehend the other's habit, but when they find common cause the results can be formidable. "Only Murders in the Building" bridges Boomer and Millennial sensibilities for a comedy that slays 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z And what if the formidable dame who runs the aforementioned criminal family developed an appetite for cucumber sandwiches? ArtsBeat: Running Wilde: A Gangster Version of 'Earnest,' Directed by David Hyde Pierce 2012-03-01T15:17:33Z Despite the formidable artistry exerted by its actors on its realization, “Brooklyn” isn’t so much a bad movie as it is a virtual self-parody of a genre—that of the minor, dignified, clean-hands art-house preciosity. The Sanitized Past of “Brooklyn” 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z Her denial is formidable, but it isn’t total. 'Narcos' Episode 7 Recap: The Trouble With Steve Murphy 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z As a formidable opponent to the good guys, he will be missed. How a Certain Character’s Death Was Foreshadowed All Season on Game of Thrones 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z Many branches of the Academy agreed, as the film notched up a formidable eight nominations – only to be squeezed out of the best picture race by Stephen Daldry’s tepidly reviewed Holocaust drama The Reader. The 10 best Oscar snubs 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z Translated and shaped into a narrative by Pearlman, the accounts are a formidable contribution to the body of literature about this nearly-eight-year war. New in Paperback: ‘Directorate S,’ ‘The Friend’ 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z "It was really tough ... it didn't put a strain on our relationship, it was just the strain of life: life can seem pretty formidable at times," he says. Biffy Clyro interview: 'We care too much to be cool' 2013-01-26T22:00:01Z And make no mistake: If you were ever in a boy band, your gravy train ran exclusively on the formidable power of 12-year-old girls. The sexualization of Justin Bieber 2011-02-14T23:15:00Z She was a formidable lady, cosseted by her daughters. Family life: My religious grandfather, the Beatles and Gran's Hungarian pancakes 2013-07-06T06:30:10Z I'm dying to know more about the offspring of this formidable couple. Start the year in crime with Agatha Christie's children 2011-01-06T00:05:04Z Watching her watching Bolt for the seventh time is like watching an athlete, a formidable effort of concentration that blocks out all external noise, attempts at conversation, offers of food. ‘Feasting on fantasy’: my month of extreme immersion in Disney+ 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z As such, they serve as apt tributes to yarns that will always be more formidable on the page than on the screen. Review: ‘Extraordinary Tales,’ Short Films Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z Jacob, the blacksmith’s son in the German historical epic “Home From Home,” is the rare reader in his poor village, and a formidable anthropologist. Review: In ‘Home From Home,’ a Blacksmith’s Son Dreams of a Different World 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z That sounds like a formidable obstacle, but in his confirmation hearing earlier this month, Jeff Sessions ducked the question of what he would do. Perspective | Could reporters be hunted down if Trump goes after leakers? 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z I love the poetry of her prose, the way she handles the difficult knowledge of our shared American history with elegance and the formidable power of her fierce intellect. Natasha Trethewey: By the Book 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z The authors are describing Schmidt’s first years as C.E.O., when the board of directors was consumed with worry about its most formidable competitor, Microsoft. ‘How Google Works,’ by Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z It’s a formidable cast for a first feature, though Samuel, the brother of the musician Seal, has shot shorts, including an earlier Western called “They Die By Dawn.” Giving the Western some swagger in ‘The Harder They Fall’ 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z Clark may not be a fan of formal music training, but she is a formidable guitarist and an inventive songwriter. St. Vincent renews her music with 'technology detox' 2011-09-29T16:25:00Z During peak hours, the crowds remain formidable; tranquil scrutiny of art is not in the cards. Yet art was never the sole reason—perhaps not even the main reason—for the popularity of Tate Modern. Nice Museum. Where’s the Art? 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z That’s a formidable goal: Zara brings in around nineteen billion dollars a year in revenue and operates more than two thousand stores around the world. The Vexed Appeal of Reformation 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z Now, that quartet right there is awfully formidable, so we’re gonna think about our favorite songs by each of them for a minute. Happy Canada Day! Here are 6 great Canadian bands to get your party playlist started 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z In the room was a “gentleman of serious mien, horn-rimmed glasses, dressed in a white laboratory coat, stethoscope dribbling out of his pocket, behind him an array of formidable electrical junk.” Is aggression genetic? 2012-05-28T22:00:00Z Through the 17th and 18th centuries there had been operatic depictions of formidable women scorned and abandoned: “Dido and Aeneas,” “Armide,” “Alcina.” Review: In the Met Opera’s ‘Medea,’ a Soprano Stands Alone 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z This withering bit of direction, given to Elaine Stritch after the umpteenth failed take of “The Ladies Who Lunch” for the titular recording, exposes an unexpectedly raw side of the formidable actress. Movie Listings for Oct. 10-16 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z The point, explained Dmytrovych, isn’t to belittle the invading forces, which Ukrainians regard as formidable and horrifying. Is There Anything Funny About the War in Ukraine? 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Bringuier was then joined by the formidable violinist Leonidas Kavakos for a brilliant account of Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor. Music Review: Lionel Bringuier Leads Philharmonic by Himself 2013-06-14T19:16:12Z And the personal cost, when you pit yourself against an authoritarian regime, is formidable. 'Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry': A glimpse at the dissident artist's world 2012-08-02T20:13:04Z Robertson titles her formidable show at M+B "Photography Lovers' Peninsula," after her sense of herself working at the "extreme end, or peninsula, of material-based photo work." Mariah Robertson's vigorous tussle with photography 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z The overarching theme, perhaps not surprisingly, is that there is no criminal so formidable as to be impervious to good old American pluck. Old tales of ghosts and goons hold creepy subtexts for contemporary readers My resistance to optimism, never formidable, dissolves by the “Wonderland” preface. Steven Johnson on How Play Shaped the World 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z The bigger following you have on Coonstagram, the more influence you hold in South Park, which boosts your hero rank and makes you a more formidable opponent in battle. South Park: The Fractured But Whole Review 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Henry R. Muñoz III, the finance chairman of the Democratic National Committee and a friend and a partner in the Futuro Fund, said he believed she would be “a formidable candidate” for public office. An Emerging Hispanic Voice Defends Her ‘Maids’ 2013-06-24T22:13:04Z First there are the more traditional travellers: the unconventional spinster, the ingénue flung into a foreign setting, the formidable chaperone – each of these provides some of the most engaging female characters in fiction. Jennie Rooney's top 10 women travellers in fiction 2010-06-23T12:23:00Z We also see the formidable artistic director Brigitte Lefèvre talking to young dancers about their prospects and addressing the corps de ballet about the state of the company. La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet 2010-04-24T23:08:00Z Choosing these formidable, complex, late Beethoven works for a debut recording showed considerable self-confidence. Music Review: An Intimate Entree, Escorted by Beethoven 2014-03-13T22:21:16Z Of course, the more recent canvases also display Winslow’s formidable abilities. In the galleries: An artist’s past, present and future 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z The house was filled with musicians, artists, writers, many of them formidable women telling stories over the kitchen table. Lynn Nottage: a bar, a brothel and Brecht 2010-04-20T21:00:00Z At the show’s center, on different sides of the institutional divide, are two formidable women. ‘Halfway Bitches’ Review: A Play as Unruly as Life Itself 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z I have no trouble imagining her driving a hard bargain with those Universal execs, but where does all this formidable self-possession come from? One to Watch: Angel Haze 2012-08-25T23:08:42Z As with Milligan, Team Perry has made a potentially formidable enemy. ‘Perry Mason’ Season 2 Finale: Case Closed 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z Suddenly the boyish and adorable Noah has turned into a formidable satirist who consistently calls out the Trump team for its failings. Trevor Noah and Stephen Colbert step up: Donald Trump made “The Daily Show” and out-of-character Colbert relevant again 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z In the world of the lively new play “Syncing Ink,” staged in the round at the Flea Theater, this is a formidable weapon. Review: A Student of the Classics, Hip-Hop Variety, in ‘Syncing Ink’ 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z Instead, this ferociously satiric series sets its sights on a family at war, siblings in a struggle with one another and with their formidable father. ‘Succession’ Review: A Family at War 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z The writer, who is recovering from a rare cancer, took her place on an elevated woven straw platform, her stockinged feet facing a formidable metal gong. The Artist as Healer 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z AT HIS AGE, with his formidable résumé, Hopkins is delighted to continue letting the air out of his own tires. Anthony Hopkins Makes It Look Simple. (And Maybe It Should Be.) 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z Hogwarts Faithful Find Magic in ‘Potter’ Spoof The panel of five experts that gathered at the Little Shubert Theater on 42nd Street in Manhattan on Saturday was formidable. Middle School Students Review ‘Potted Potter’ 2012-06-20T16:21:59Z All were formidable, none more so than the Spektral Quartet’s free Sunday afternoon show at Fullerton Hall at the Art Institute of Chicago. New-Music Festival in Chicago Offers the Complicated and the Compelling 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z One of the most formidable is a two-headed bot named Twin Cities. | 'Real Steel': ?Real Steel,? a Tale of Robot Boxers - Review 2011-10-06T21:49:06Z Following the intermission Mr. Hamelin brought formidable technique, insightful musicianship and unusual elegance to Ives’s “Concord” Sonata. Music Review: John Luther Adams’s ‘Inuksuit’ at Ojai Music Festival 2012-06-08T21:08:54Z But as the years went by, the formidable technical skills and the mastery of preparation became even more perfect, while the subject matter became ever more ambiguous. David Hare: my friendship with Patrick Caulfield 2013-05-25T08:02:04Z This means that Mr. Beale is portraying a perception of Stalin, a nightmare Mephistopheles, which makes his accomplishment as an actor the more formidable. Arts & Leisure: ?Richard II,? ?Madness of King George? and ?Collaborators? in London 2012-02-12T06:00:50Z After graduation, she moved to Tehran where she built a formidable career in a male world, first working as a computer programmer, then in the stock market. How I fled a bad marriage in Iran for a new life in London 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z And she affectingly plumbs the mind-bending hugeness that is losing a parent: Oh, how formidable mothers, she suggests, tend to loom even larger in death. Review | In Ilana Masad’s ‘All My Mother’s Lovers,’ a daughter goes in search of her late mother’s true identity 2020-05-25T04:00:00Z Despite a few wobbles it was formidable in its own right. Die Walk?re; Siegfried; BBC Proms 23, 26 & 27 ? review 2011-08-06T23:06:26Z Ms. Balan plays the title character, an aspiring detective in Hyderabad who works to build a career from her formidable sleuthing abilities, her traditionalist family notwithstanding. Vidya Balan Stars in ‘Bobby Jasoos,’ a Bollywood Film 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z Even during the halcyon ’90s, when the team was formidable and successful, there was always the sense that things could go awry at any moment. Cleveland’s field of dreams: What hope means for long-suffering Indians fans 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z These are the years that saw the creation of New Labour and the forging of a formidable campaign team of which Campbell was unquestionably a key part. The Alastair Campbell Diaries Volume One: Prelude to Power 2010-06-05T23:05:00Z When pressed, I would have to say that I hope my own sons don’t get such a formidable task presented them. Runnin’ down a dream with Tom Petty: His childhood abuse, his relationship with Stevie Nicks and his short, wacky run with Gary Busey 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z Before that, Deakins cut his teeth on documentaries and British films such as Nineteen Eighty-Four and Sid and Nancy, but Hollywood is where he built his formidable reputation. Oscars 2011: Will the Brits win big in the technical categories? 2011-02-27T00:05:55Z Ranging from ancient Sumeria to the novels of Philip Pullman, and from medieval scholasticism to Jungian theory, the breadth of her learning is formidable. From Gabriel to Lucifer: A Cultural History of Angels by Valery Rees 2012-12-21T07:00:01Z She had a formidable mother, and she was only 13 years old when he chose her to dance for him. Balanchine and Toumanova, in a Teenager’s Eyes 2012-07-19T23:27:56Z “She’s a formidable woman, as sharp as a tack,” he said, “My brother says she’s the best pilot he knows. She’s a very caring, giving person who takes care of lots of people.” Pilot of Southwest flight praised after engine explosion 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z He performed in leading concert halls and became the preferred soloist of George Szell, the formidable conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra. Leon Fleisher, sublime pianist undaunted by mysterious hand malady, dies at 92 2020-08-02T04:00:00Z The program at Vassar, now in its 33rd year, has been a formidable breeding ground for new works before they arrive in New York City. ‘Secret Life of Bees’ Part of Powerhouse’s Summer Season at Vassar 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z "It's formidable," he explained, with a thin, delighted, high-pitched peep of a laugh, "stinking fish and these exhausts." Radio review: Stock Car Sewell 2010-09-06T05:44:00Z Robert De Niro is back as his formidable father-in-law Jack Byrnes, the former CIA tough guy who takes a dim view of unsuitable young men marrying his daughters. Meet the Parents: Little?Fockers ? review 2010-12-23T22:24:00Z My argument was that no amount of formidable dignity can stop a mob of men who are gnawing on a woman’s first name like it’s a leg of smoked turkey. Perspective | Never underestimate how much people hate Nancy Pelosi 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z Visual artists tend to represent the effects of wind — on the ocean, a French flag, a man’s formidable beard — rather than wind itself, presumably for this reason. Wind, Of Course, Goethe and Shame 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z It's ambitious writing and packs a formidable amount of material into its short, high-octane blast. Scottish Ensemble – review 2013-06-11T12:51:42Z His impatience for me to read it, and sanctify it as “Furry,” was formidable. David Bowman and the Furry-Girl School of American Fiction 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z I approached one of the more formidable of the horsemen and asked if I could take a photo of him with my 2-year-old. Next Stop: Drawn to the Magnet of Chile’s Surf Coast 2012-09-14T16:40:33Z The stay-at-home wives who volunteered in the past — stuffing envelopes, draping 39-cents-a-yard fabric as decor — are more likely to be working professionals today, using their formidable organizing skills to further their careers. Ballgowns, tuxedos, champagne: The last real ball in Washington is a relic of the past 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z Luckily, you'll be able to use all the gold coins you've gathered to upgrade your weapons as your enemies become more formidable. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Is Bizarre But Wonderful 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z After intermission she offered a rhapsodic, uncommonly nuanced account of the formidable Liszt Sonata in B minor. Music Review: Yuja Wang at Carnegie Hall - Review 2011-10-21T22:23:35Z But her pipes remain formidable, her audience is somewhat less likely to download it illegally, and she had fun singing alongside these just-as-famous guys. Barbra Streisand, a Voice to Be Reckoned With 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z There is also a formidable intelligence at work, both tactical and political, and an elusive, almost mysterious quality as well. ‘Harriet’ Review: Becoming Moses 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z The formidable role of Hoffmann is ideal for Mr. Polenzani, who seems in his prime these days. Music Review: San Francisco Offers Stravinsky and Offenbach 2013-06-24T21:37:07Z Throughout, Carl Bettendorf conducted with exacting care, and the performers combined technical finesse with a palpable commitment that made these formidable works approachable. Music Review: Jazz Meets Classical at the Miller Theater 2010-07-25T23:55:00Z While watching “Pass Over” at the August Wilson Theater, I realized the main conversation Nwandu was having was not with Beckett but with another formidable playwright: herself. Finding Redemption and Rebirth on the Road to Broadway 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z Lance Reddick, who died on Friday at age 60, had an arresting screen presence, and not just because he had a tendency to play formidable law enforcement figures. Watch Lance Reddick’s Best Performances 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z In his down time from wrangling Dee, Walsingham monitors the clandestine activities of Mary, Queen of Scots, who is proving a formidable adversary. Escape to Another Century! These Historical Novels Are Your Ticket 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z The best of that bunch may well have been this spiky tale of a privileged English professor who finds that his high-society pedigree and formidable intellect are no match for a spiraling gambling addiction. 9 James Caan Movies to Stream 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z She put together the concert with help from the fledging yet formidable American Modern Opera Company, which supplied instrumentalists. John Adams and David Lang: Masters of the Modern Holiday Oratorio 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z Williams' wispy presence may seem like no match for Daniels' overpowering girth, but her acute beauty and distraught air allow her to hold her own against his formidable theatrical command. Jeff Daniels makes a powerful return to 'Blackbird' alongside a captivating Michelle Williams 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z Following an intriguingly mournful Capriccio, the work ends with an energetic and formidable Fugue in E flat, excitingly played here. Music Review: Utrecht String Quartet at the Frick Collection 2013-01-22T23:00:32Z Meanwhile, back in London, the formidable Lady Grillyer arrives for a visit with her daughter. Review | Cheer yourself up with light comedies from another era 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z When Warners UK dated Horrible Bosses for 22 July release, the distributor probably never imagined that rival comedy Bridesmaids would still be providing formidable opposition in its fifth week of play. Harry Potter won't be needing the box-office resurrection stone just yet 2011-07-26T11:48:42Z This establishes a hasty and formidable wave of acclaim, and to speak out against it at a later date is to out yourself as a hater, a contrarian, a click-baiter or a troll. Do you want poptimism? Or do you want the truth? 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z That the piece is still in a growing phase is obvious, but it’s becoming something; Mr. Brown and Mr. Wonder prove to be a formidable combination. Dance Review: Ronald K. Brown and Evidence at Joyce Theater 2012-07-10T22:12:06Z His eyes in the portrait are formidable – they will never fade. Van Gogh's true colours were originally even brighter 2013-05-02T14:37:16Z Then, she was all legs and arms — part cat burglar, part beatnik — using her gangly grace and formidable gaze to pull the viewer deep within her restless mind. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Bunheads Is Gone; ‘Breaking Pointe’ Endures 2013-09-01T22:29:35Z A literary critic and gifted essayist, Moustafa brings his formidable skills as a reader of texts to his analysis of contemporary political culture. “All Muslim life in America is seen through the lens of terrorism” 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z To end, Mr. Dank and Ms. Lee played Stravinsky’s formidable four-hand arrangement of “The Rite of Spring,” a tour-de-force account of a stunning piano piece. Music Review: Ran Dank and Soyeon Kate Lee Performed Days Before Marriage 2013-09-04T18:56:21Z They stumble on a hive-organized, mechanical species with formidable destructive abilities. Review | Stanislaw Lem has finally gotten the translations his genius deserves 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z The sound design, for its part, is a formidable creator of dread and suspense; it emphasizes the cow’s breathing rate, which grows distressingly fast during stressful situations. ‘Cow’ Review: Dairy Cogs in the Machine 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z At her best she remains a formidable singer. Spring Performance: Music: ?Ring? Resumes, With All Eyes on Br?nnhilde 2011-02-20T02:02:17Z In early films like "Dead Calm" and "Days of Thunder," the prodigious nature of her red curls signaled the presence of someone fierce and formidable. In honor of `Brave,' 5 great movie redheads 2012-06-21T16:31:09Z It covers political turmoil, religious heterodoxy and scientific discovery—often within the same paragraph—and boasts a formidable cast of characters. Lost soul 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z Fortunately, Ray let his formidable voice do the heavy lifting. Wolf Trap Opera’s ‘Carmen’ could use a little more of the original’s edginess Fast-growing music streaming company Spotify is armed with half a billion dollars in new funding as it faces its most formidable challenger yet — Apple. Spotify raises $526 million as Apple charges into music streaming 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z It’s time for Tanya to leave Texas, but she and the formidable Blue will meet again. ‘The Passenger’ review: First a dead husband, then a wife on the run 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z Although this was a formidable task, it was limited to determining what were, in fact, the rules of law. Why the American legal system is so flexible 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z Related: Stephen King delivers very mixed review of film adaptations “For me, it just clicked. He’s such a formidable man,” he said. Stephen King confirms Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba to star in The Dark Tower adaptation 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z All of them focus on the stories of women who overcome formidable obstacles and reach a more profound understanding of their self-worth. Broadway teaches the ABCs of getting girls into school 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z Jay Z ran landmark hip-hop label Def Jam Recordings, owned a stake in the Brooklyn Nets NBA team and launched a formidable entertainment company in Roc Nation. Spotify: 99 problems but Jay Z ain't one 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z So we hoisted our sails into a formidable breeze, sighting one, then another, then a third loggerhead turtle, big as armchairs — and that kind of was the point. Explorer: Australia by Sail, Manning My Own Ship 2011-12-30T16:47:29Z Neither does any woman need saving in this universe, which Halle Berry’s formidable battle display in the trailer for “Parabellum” shows. Why do women love John Wick? (It's not just the puppy) 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z “She was a wonderful Mother, Grandmother and a truly formidable woman,” they said in a statement. ‘I Am Woman’ singer Helen Reddy dies at 78 in Los Angeles 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z “She is a formidable woman — more like a fortress than anything else.” The Face on the Canvas and Other Mysteries 2011-03-11T15:35:16Z But “New Girl in Town” was the creation of a formidable group of showmen. Theater Review: ‘New Girl in Town,’ at Irish Repertory Theater 2012-07-29T22:00:21Z “Butterfly Effect” unleashes her formidable vocal range on a fantasy of undoing a painful romance; “Conversation” returns to the luxurious feel of “Hrs and Hrs,” paying tribute to the simple joys of talking it out. 75 Pop and Jazz Albums, Shows and Festivals Coming This Fall 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Sam’s challenge today is particularly formidable because he’s the only reservation taker who managed to show up for his shift. Review: ‘Fully Committed,’ on How the Elite Dine, Has a Different Flavor Now 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z It also traversed a formidable and bristling array of virtuosic techniques. Review | A violinist veils herself in virtuosity 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z It's not that he objects to dusting off the costumes of his most memorable characters for an exhibition of his storied career – from Captain Barbossa to the formidable Lady Bracknell. Geoffrey Rush: 'Art doesn’t do well in the dark. But that’s where we’ve put it' 2013-07-15T05:13:00Z But he certainly is able to fill a space in Studio Theatre’s complex on 14th Street NW with the joy of his formidable technique. Review | In Studio’s ‘Father,’ a master class for those studying acting — or medicine 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z In both style and content, it accomplishes that incredibly formidable task: launching a piece of musical theater off toward new, imaginative horizons. From Bechdel to Chekhov, literary stars inspire this spring’s D.C. theater choices 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z In unison they form a formidable army, a dense cloud under which hide tender and delicate fruits, summer’s final rain. The fig tree that traveled two oceans & three generations 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z Oh, and she also selects a formidable-looking handgun from the formidable arsenal behind her wardrobe. Review: In ‘Proud Mary,’ Taraji P. Henson Is a Hit Woman With a Soft Spot 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z Daesh uses propaganda to depict itself as infinitely larger, more culturally formidable and more directly threatening than it really is. Propaganda is here to stay. Is there a museum willing to tackle its complexity? 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z In her new novel, “The Answers,” she sweeps you up in the formidable current of her thought, and then she drops you down the rabbit hole. ‘The Answers’ Runs Down the Rabbit Hole of Love 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z Clearly, his literary sensibility and gift with dialogue are formidable. Don’t kill “True Detective”: Yes, Season 2 was a mess — but HBO could save this show 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z If only he hadn’t answered a question about his formidable co-stars by saying, “Now that I’ve worked with Oscar winners, that’s how I want to keep it.” Is There Anything Ansel Elgort Can’t Do? 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Lambert tried to reopen but found out just how formidable Chicago’s political and racial obstacles could be. Critic?s Notebook: Films Celebrate Bernie Mac and All Jokes Aside Comedy Club 2012-02-17T23:41:44Z But her husband nailed it, keeping a formidable machine running smoothly and establishing a comic personality of his own: more bemused and less neurotic or angry than Stewart. Jon Stewart protégé John Oliver debuts ‘Last Week Tonight’ 2014-04-24T19:55:51Z At the conservatory in Stockholm he studied with formidable modernist composers but also immersed himself in experimental electronic music. Music Review: Renée Fleming’s Perspectives Residency at Carnegie Hall 2013-04-28T20:58:38Z Not incidentally, perhaps, those student performances were almost all overseen by the formidable American early-music specialist William Christie, who works mostly in France. Music Review: Very Old Instruments Embraced by the Young 2010-12-06T23:25:00Z In time, he became a formidable spiritual leader himself — holding particular sway over Maes. Revisiting a Utopian City With Fondness and Fury 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z Hart clearly led the Democratic field in spring 1987, but the GOP coalition that Reagan had put together remained formidable. 'All the Truth Is Out' probes the repercussions of Gary Hart's affair 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z The most formidable obstacle lies in creating a prototype. Plus-Size Wars 2010-07-29T15:41:00Z With their vivid hues, poured pigment and formidable size, Tzu-Lan Man’s paintings resemble abstract expressionist canvasses. In the galleries: Small universes and a large cosmos at Greater Reston Arts Center 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z Now comes the latest import from South Korea: a formidable array of beauty products. Skin Care Products From South Korea Catch On in United States 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z An hour south and a world away, with the gaping desert to the east and the formidable Sierra Nevada to the west. Taking a gamble on a revitalized Reno 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z They will not, of course, say anything of the sort, not to a woman so regal, so formidable, so unbending — and so charming when she chooses to be. Still the Boss of Le Bernardin, Maguy Le Coze Strides On 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z He later took on equally formidable human villains each week on "Mission: Impossible." 'Mission: Impossible' star Peter Graves dies in LA 2010-03-15T19:32:00Z In a film with so many formidable classically trained actors, you might suspect that the boy’s role would be on the skimpy side. Just Like the Good Old Days in the Ring 2011-03-20T02:30:05Z She’s a formidable virtuoso in many roles, but here you see her keen sense of atmosphere and nuance. Dance Review: ‘Jewels’ Returns to New York City Ballet’s Repertory 2014-01-23T23:23:37Z I was heartened that one of his first moves there, long overdue, was to appoint a composer in residence, the formidable Mr. Lindberg. Music: Philharmonic in Red, White and Blue? Not Quite Yet 2010-03-01T06:39:00Z She survives, of course, and becomes the formidable enemy of Batman: Poison Ivy. Uma Thurman: five best moments 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z But there’s much more to it, both in content and in style, which is what makes it formidable, memorable, and all the more insidious. “Dragged Across Concrete,” Reviewed: A Stylish, Repugnant Crime Thriller Starring Mel Gibson 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z Rapp quickly tears up at the thought of how two formidable female producers in Hollywood, Fey and Kaling, took a chance on her for Broadway and television. Renee Rapp graduates from ‘Mean Girls’ to ‘College Girls’ 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z Beneath Cavill’s formidable exterior, Connelly said, the character’s journey, like the show itself, offered “a very human story about love and loss, pain and recovery.” On Track for the Apocalypse, ‘Snowpiercer’ Comes to Television 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z He is a formidable eater of meat, great platters of it. ‘Pow!’ a Nobel Laureate’s view of a small Chinese village 2012-12-20T22:52:09Z Though an investigator of formidable instinct and intuition, his real advantage is his painstaking doggedness, his willingness to sift and resift evidence until it speaks to him. Henning Mankell is gone, but he leaves enduring legacy with Wallander novels 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z Ms. Gambarini, a vocalist, is all assiduous precision and formidable strength. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z The formidable title was off-putting, and so was the text. Mike Davis, Who Wrote of Los Angeles and Catastrophe, Dies at 76 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Al Pacino is unforgettable as Tony Montana, a Cuban refugee who arrives in 1980s Miami with nothing and becomes a formidable drug kingpin. What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Mom’ and ‘Imposters’ 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z She also was an accomplished athlete and known especially as a formidable tennis player. Ginger Rogers bust, sculptor’s letter displayed at National Portrait Gallery Haydn made this music to revel in the abilities of his formidable Esterhazy orchestra. Music Review: Three Master Composers and a Lingering Mystery 2011-03-25T22:44:44Z There is something formidable about the building that intimidates people. Just Asking: Deborah Rutter, president of the Kennedy Center 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z With her strong features and almost aristocratic demeanour, Close excels at formidable, intelligent women who want to be in control. Glenn Close: critical acclaim built on strength of character 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z Tiao faces another formidable barrier to his Hollywood dream -- U.S. immigration bureaucracy. Movie may take Rio garbage worker to Oscar stage 2011-02-01T17:10:53Z He masterminded their transformation from a financially rackety rock group to a formidable money-making machine. Rolling Stones moneyman Rupert Loewenstein dies 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z We shot that last November — so a very long time prior to when it aired — and the intention was, “OK, we’re introducing Negan here. We need to show just how formidable a villain he is.” The Walking Dead Producer Talks Killing Off Beloved Characters 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z This was the second of what would be five days of argument before the United States Supreme Court, and Berrien faced a formidable challenge. “By the law of nature, all men are free”: Francis Scott Key and the case of the slave ship Antelope 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z He’s a formidable adversary for the defiant Lizzie, and a much more careful investigator than the police. Review: ‘The Lizzie Borden Chronicles,’ a Lifetime Series Starring Christina Ricci 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z Here, then, is the perfect category for Globe voters to make it up to him, though he’ll face formidable competition from two-time winner Tarantino. 2020 Golden Globes Predictions: Which Movies Will Win? 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z You often play formidable characters who size up others with a withering, intimidating glance. "I like to be right alongside with my characters": Charlotte Rampling on her career, acting "flow" 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z Yong certainly gave himself a formidable task with this book — getting humans to step outside their “sensory bubble” and consider how nonhuman animals experience the world. The 10 Best Books of 2022 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z The Television Critics Association sent a loud statement last month when it named “Abbott Elementary” its program of the year, with the show besting formidable contenders like “Succession” and “The White Lotus.” Emmys 2022: What to Expect and How to Watch 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z Whenever he faces a formidable enemy — fire-breathing bulls, warriors sprung from dragon’s teeth — he relies on magic to render himself invulnerable or somehow weaken his adversary. ‘Jason and the Argonauts’: Picture thepre-Trojan War equivalent of the Avengers As ever, British independent cinema is suffering, perhaps from its inability to mobilise anything comparable to the studios' formidable marketing campaigns with their screener-disc mailouts. Lincoln sets stage for celebration of US history 2013-01-09T10:53:59Z And so I wanted to ensure that we captured his abilities: the anger, the power, the bloodlust — why he was such a formidable and terrible foe. ‘Hunters’: David Weil on Hunting Nazis as Collective Catharsis 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z Katherine mantled her ambition in velvet and mastered the art of casuistry, while creating a formidable Protestant power base at the heart of the court. Queen's Gambit by Elizabeth Fremantle – review 2013-04-06T10:00:01Z The New York Philharmonic began the decade with formidable programming under Alan Gilbert. Notable Performances of 2019 and of the Decade 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z He did an incredible job of it and has been a formidable foe. Experience: I found the man who shot me, 46 years later 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z In spite of my mixed relationship with the Blairs over the years, I prefer to think the best of them: their combined warmth, his humour, energy, determination, her formidable intelligence and feistiness. Fiona Millar: 'His perceptions about people and acute eye for the comic make it a good read' 2010-09-04T23:06:00Z But she was a formidable singer in her own right. Eulaulah Hathaway on Her Musical Marriage to Donny Hathaway 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z The novelist and short story writer’s first book of nonfiction is a cool and formidable collection of pieces about music, writers, politics, travel and more. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z Jason Culp narrates this and a later section, bringing an authoritative approach to a tale that is filled with formidable twists, duplicity and stunning revelations. Review | Best audiobooks to listen to now 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z No competitor seems to have had quite formidable enough a season to beat Veep’s incumbency advantage. Here’s Who Will—and Should—Win Emmys This Year 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z Though his voice is firm and robust, he is not one of those formidable, gravelly Russian basses. Music Review: A New Vision for ‘Prince Igor’ at the Met 2014-02-07T11:38:03Z As the orchestra played up the fortissimos, the chorus produced a formidable wave of voices in contrast, with the choristers singing soft, supple lines with striking musicality. Review | Choral Arts hits the mark with a serious Rossini 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z In our rented farmhouse there was a cheap upright piano, and one day I tentatively tried to pick my way through this formidable piece. Play it again: conquering Chopin's Ballade No 1 2013-01-12T06:30:01Z You could even freeze it all at once, a formidable supply of toast in case the craving strikes. The Secret to Good Toast? It’s Your Freezer 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z But then "Cloud 9" speaks most profoundly to a modern audience, baffled by too many choices and facing perhaps more formidable internal obstacles than external ones. 'Cloud 9' is a time-tripping feminist classic nimbly done by Antaeus Theatre Company 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z After Rose’s first presentation, a coldly formidable “Profesora” takes him aside to complain that it “was literary criticism or something.” Review | Is it a memoir? Is it a novel? A shadowy writer toys with our expectations 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z The acidic look that greets this offer signals that Max and Chris have long-suppurating issues, but it also reminds us that Mr. Lewis, for all his outsize comic credentials, can be a formidable dramatic actor. Review: ‘Max Rose’ Has Jerry Lewis Tearful Over a Hint of Infidelity 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Ms. Daly, last seen on Broadway in a triumph of skill over unlikely casting as Maria Callas in Mr. McNally’s “Master Class,” again proves herself one of our most formidable stage actresses. Theater Review: ‘Mothers and Sons,’ an AIDS Tale Starring Tyne Daly 2014-03-25T02:00:01Z Hodges has formidable technique and an ability to make the form of even highly complex pieces clearly audible. A Pianist Adapts to Life With Parkinson’s Disease 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z The chic but clammy Manhattan Theater Club production, directed by Jonathan Kent, features the formidable Jonathan Pryce and Eileen Atkins as husband and wife, either or both of whom may be senile or dead. Review: In ‘The Height of the Storm,’ Two Stars and an Enigma 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z At least for the first hour — before the concert grew looser and more obvious — he seemed consumed by the task of generating new value, and he was formidable, no joke at all. Critic’s Notebook: Billy Joel’s New Year’s Eve Concert at Barclays Center 2014-01-02T22:33:44Z The concert showcased the individual strengths of core band members — Crosby's soaring vocals, Nash's more delicate piano playing and singing and Stills' formidable guitar skills. Crosby, Stills and Nash a special treat for boomers 2012-09-15T17:29:04Z During the wars, Nigel vows to perform three acts of valor to prove himself worthy of the reserved young woman who will later become his formidable wife, Lady Mary. Review | Arthur Conan Doyle wrote more than detective novels. Let’s not forget his more swashbuckling stories. 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z Cello’s is “extraordinarily restless, milling from her forehead, tumbling over her formidable huntress cups.” Review: Darryl Pinckney’s ‘Black Deutschland’ Is Set in 1980s Berlin 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z The camera has always loved her striking, porcelain features: those formidable cheekbones and wide-set blue eyes. Capsule reviews: `Knight and Day' and others 2010-06-24T20:48:00Z The formidable skills he flashed as a teenage guitar prodigy remained intact: his patience, his acutely bittersweet tone, the way he structured his solos to suggest a story rather than just a blur of notes. Concert review: Shuggie Otis at Lincoln Hall 2013-04-18T06:16:00Z They were a formidable combination, the ultimate ruthless mogul and the shrewd creative brain who provided the model for Monroe Stahr in Fitzgerald's The Last Tycoon, the greatest novel about Hollywood's golden age. MGM gets sucked into a black hole of debt 2010-04-24T23:08:00Z Made with formidable confidence and visual dynamism, "Son of Saul" is a Holocaust film unlike any other. Cannes 2015: Jacques Audiard's 'Dheepan' a surprise Palme d'Or winner 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z In her path this year is an equally formidable bunch. Tony Awards 2015: Six story lines to watch 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z The second season, "The Book of Earth," introduces Toph, a blind girl whose Earth bending skills are formidable enough to scare grown and incredibly strong men. "Avatar: The Last Airbender" remains one of the purest portrayals of fighting fascism on modern TV 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z There, she became a social butterfly with a reputation as a formidable cook. The future of American food is here, and it’s chicken tikka poutine and meatball dumplings 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z Simon was a remote and formidable presence onstage, not afraid to stop a song midchord in order to chew out a talky audience member. Books of The Times: Under a Strange, Soulful Spell 2010-02-19T05:52:00Z And Team “Perry” has made an indisputably formidable show. ‘Perry Mason’ Season 2 Finale: Case Closed 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z As the formidable title character, a woman of indeterminate vintage commonly accessorized with shovel, rifle or deer carcass, Janney leaves spry in the dust. ‘Lou’ Review: Unfinished Business 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z Clay, who also teaches acting at the District’s Duke Ellington School of the Arts, is an actress of formidable range. Black actresses still have to play maids on Broadway. How do they feel about it? 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z Her already formidable celebrity was an additional hurdle. Nothing Comes Between Brooke Shields and Her New Line for QVC 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z But it wasn’t an obstacle to appreciating Hamburg’s formidable charms. 36 Hours: Hamburg, Germany 2012-01-19T16:06:15Z She roars through the series, a formidable businesswoman and fashionista who takes no hostages. Ilene Chaiken on ‘Empire’ and All That Affects the Lyon Family 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z When the film’s creators — along with Uggie, the scene-stealing Jack Russell terrier — stepped on stage to accept the final award, it was the realization of a fantasy that couldn’t be more formidable. Formidable! Big Oscar Wins for The Artist and Lady Meryl 2012-02-27T09:50:03Z It’s a formidable project that mines old questions, not so much to provide answers as to suggest that the questions are still relevant. Review | In Emily Ratajkowski’s ‘My Body,’ we see the picture from her point of view 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z It was Nézet-Séguin who seemed to be inspiring these formidable singers and the orchestra. Review: ‘Tosca’ Catches Fire at the Met Opera 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z Marling is a formidable songwriter who, as her new album I Speak Because I Can demonstrates, is only getting better; and the acuity of her observations is matched by the precision of her performance. Laura Marling | Pop review 2010-03-25T23:30:00Z Rye is spellbound by this formidable young woman, and you will be, too. 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 The only link between the two sets is Womack's formidable personality. Bobby Womack – review 2012-11-26T13:10:48Z Mr. Beck concludes with another formidable work, Debussy’s 12 Études from 1915. Week Ahead: Aug. 22 ? 28 2010-08-19T14:57:00Z By now, Antony Stark had gathered around him a formidable cladding of specialists and consultants, and his bid to convert the Lion into flats was gathering pace. The death and life of the great British pub | Tom Lamont 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z Perry's ability to raise big money, and his reputation as the longest-serving governor in Texas, made him a formidable challenger — at least on paper. First act in 2012 campaign opens 2012-01-04T01:25:00Z It revealed a less angular side of Mr. Carter, who spoke of his admiration for Milton Babbitt, the formidable modernist who died in January and was represented here by his “More Melismata” for solo cello. Music Review: Talk Frames Performance of Recent Works 2011-06-21T21:12:01Z The challenges are formidable, but their commitment is part of what makes “Neptune Frost” moving as well as mind-bending. ‘Neptune Frost’ Review: Unanimous Gold Mine 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z Then he circles back through those composers and, on Track 16, ends with the formidable fugue from that seminal Bach score. David Greilsammer and H J Lim, Pianists Stepping Out 2012-08-26T02:43:13Z But such a formidable program is also exposed — spotlighting, for instance, the uncertainties of intonation that may creep in when fingers and bow are leaping ceaselessly from one string to another. Review | A violinist veils herself in virtuosity 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z The musicians sounded formidable, not quite as supremely polished as the San Francisco Symphony in this music but packed with plenty of power. TilsonThomas leads London Symphony in victory lap at Disney Hall 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z Those very simple, bleakly articulate words sum up the hopes and hopelessness that infuse this shy and formidable little play. Theater Review: ?A Slow Air,? by David Harrower, at 59E59 Theaters 2012-04-13T22:51:33Z They each claim the sort of formidable mother whose precise proclivities reverberate, for better or worse, throughout a lifetime. Review | You’re invited to dinner with Roz Chast and Patricia Marx, but you’ll have to go to Staten Island 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z The Germans instead took up positions behind formidable defenses in nearby Belleau Wood — only about 40 miles from Paris, the closest they’d gotten since 1914. Where Americans Turned the Tide in World War I 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z Mr. Peck’s taste in, and response to, contemporary music seem the weakest aspect of his generally formidable talent. New York City Ballet’s Very 21st-Century Steps 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z In the books, Brianna is a formidable size and that, combined with her attitude, made her a very strong character right from the beginning. ‘Outlander’ Season 2 Finale: I Believe You 2016-07-09T04:00:00Z Even forces so formidable were hard put to make themselves heard in the hubbub of Midtown. On the Hoof in the City for a Day of Music 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z Ford is alternately impressed and troubled by Bernard’s emotional range as he makes a foreshadowing note: Bernard is poised to be a formidable agent if he were to try overthrowing the park. 5 Illuminating Westworld Discoveries 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z In the opening moments, Elizabeth Sloane, a formidable Washington lobbyist, legendary for her deviousness and determination to win at all costs, impassively describes her professional modus operandi. Review: A Chilly ‘Miss Sloane’ Makes a Lecture out of Lobbying 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z The best sections in “Going Into the City” chronicle this early period, when he was also dating Ms. Willis, who was so formidable that some referred to her as a “tank.” Review: Robert Christgau Reflects on His Career as a Rock Critic 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z She is glamorous in that old Hollywood way but also kind, first asking about you from behind those formidable shades. A starlet of the civil rights era, Diahann Carroll looks back on a career of firsts 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z Most formidable of all was Vivian Reed, a haughty, ferociously intense descendant of Lena Horne, who eviscerated “Believe in Yourself,” the inspirational ballad from “The Wiz.” Review: New York Cabaret Convention Slips In Modern Flourishes 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z In the cellar, Diner leads her to a formidable wall: A Novel of the French Revolution, Enacted in British Parlors 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z Froemke, who interviewed Campos at age 92 before she died last year, said “she was very frail physically, but the minute she spoke she became formidable.” Born to Conduct: Film charts Met music director’s ascent 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z Broadway is a bigger business than ever, and the artistic challenges that go along with this are formidable. Tony Awards show a new maturity in theater scene 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z There's a formidable canon of solo pieces for cello too, of which Bach's six cello suites are generally regarded as the daddy. Hey, what's that sound: Cello 2010-10-20T14:43:00Z Written with elegance and remarkable poise, The Twelve Tribes of Hattie is rather like its heroine – a bit withholding at times, but memorable and with the hint of something formidable glinting under the surface. The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis – review 2013-02-08T14:00:01Z Attuned to the deception, United States immigration officials put Chinese arrivals through a formidable inquisition to ensure they were who they claimed to be. Tyrus Wong, ‘Bambi’ Artist Thwarted by Racial Bias, Dies at 106 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z A formidable scat improviser, she held back enough so that I never felt that she was indulging in empty display. Review: Gabrielle Stravelli Gets Torchy and Intense at Feinstein’s/54 Below 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z She took to the job like a fish in water, quickly establishing herself as a formidable talent in her field and a reliable resource for big-league productions. Making Waves: behind a fascinating documentary about movie sound 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z The nice thing for a blues skier is that the formidable views give even the easy trails a trompe l’oeil plunge effect: the thrill without the terror. Skiing Quebec, Where the Chef’s Table Is Just a Schuss Away 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z None perhaps more effective than the early 18th-century pirate Edward Teach, the formidable Blackbeard. Hello World: Where Design Meets Life by Alice Rawsthorn – review 2013-05-10T13:00:03Z One of the most formidable modern punk bands returns with “Shape Shift With Me.” Pop and Jazz Fall Preview: 105 Albums, Shows and Festivals 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z There’s more going on than just mean-spiritedness in Mr. Rickman’s formidable Leonard, an international literary figure who spares no one’s feelings. Arts & Leisure: Alan Rickman in Theresa Rebeck?s Comedy ?Seminar? 2011-11-12T21:57:17Z This year he faces a formidable new rival: himself. Oscar nominations 2015: Composer Alexandre Desplat scores twice 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z Tuesday’s program, featuring Ensemble Signal and the formidable Jack Quartet, showcases Reich’s serious side, including the Holocaust-themed “Different Trains” and the moving “WTC 9/11.” Classical Music Listings for July 15-21 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z Glass's long-term collaborator Michael Riesman conducted with formidable precision. Philip Glass Ensemble: the Qatsi trilogy; BBCSO/Volkov; Melvyn Tan; T'ang Quartet; Bo Skovhus; Montreal SO/Nagano; Llyr William; Ten Plagues ? review 2011-08-20T23:06:12Z Fans of Tchaikovsky’s beloved First Piano Concerto will notice something different at the start of this exciting new recording, featuring the formidable pianist Kirill Gerstein. Classical Playlist: Tchaikovsky, Leonard Bernstein and More 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z Burkhard Fritz is the tenor, efficient and more or less on top of the formidable challenges Mahler sets him, but too often sounding under a pressure that drains most of the character from his singing. Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde – review 2013-05-22T14:33:11Z In the Times, Jack Gould wrote that Emily Brontë’s novel “perhaps is too formidable a work to compress into twenty-one inches in a single evening’s sitting,” although he praised Harris for achieving “moments of tenderness.” Found! A Lost TV Version of “Wuthering Heights” 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z Over the years he has established a formidable reputation for concise, astute commentary which he invariably combines with acerbic humour. Readers recommend their favourite books of 2010 2011-01-01T00:05:32Z Such revelations are candid but distracting, and hopelessly eclipsed by Leonard’s formidable charisma. Review: ‘For the Love of Spock,’ a Son’s Tribute to Leonard Nimoy 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z As she taunted, “Don’t mess with me,” she was a grown-up, not a carefree young woman, and all the more formidable that way. Neneh Cherry at the Highline Ballroom 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z Maggie was the reason I got into acting and is the more formidable of us. How we made Donnie Darko 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z Fleming, whose melting voice makes her a formidable interpreter in some parts of the repertory, has always had a fondness for bel canto. Review: Fleming, 6 tenors lead rare Rossini at Met 2010-04-13T14:31:00Z Here and throughout the concert the Juilliard musicians worked wonders both individually and as a formidable team. Music Review: The Many Paths of Japan?s Avant-Garde 2011-04-11T20:27:03Z “To receive this kind of recognition and this kind of nomination against the formidable talent that we were up against was something that we viewed with great pride.” You?re Not Getting Older; You?re Becoming a Target Audience 2011-06-26T19:32:25Z Moore’s subtlety is a natural register; her formidable technique is utterly internalized. The Counterfeit Oscar Acting Style 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z But Disney’s lineup is seen as the most formidable. In summer movie season, superheroes and a king may set movie... 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z That includes even the formidable Seacole, despite her undeniable achievements and her matching skills as a fabulist. Review: ‘Marys Seacole’ Puts Biodrama Through a Kaleidoscope 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z Its formidable collection, now reorganized on freshly painted walls, includes Caravaggio’s “Judith and Holofernes,” in which the biblical heroine winces slightly as she draws her blade. 36 Hours in Rome 2010-10-07T18:10:00Z In furious, formidable sketches and finally in the shadowy, unfinished masterpiece he left on a wall in Florence, he composed one of the most disturbing images of war ever imagined. Was Leonardo da Vinci a prophet? 2011-03-25T16:41:49Z They lost, but they fought fiercely and honorably against formidable odds. Family history comes alive in Finland 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z An artist and chief executive who is as comfortable in the board room as she is in the rehearsal hall, Perloff cuts a formidable figure. Out of Carey Perloff's 'Chaos' comes theatrical harmony 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z He is a kind and earnest man with slightly strange proportions—small hands, delicate mouth, formidable shoulders, and a large and somehow senatorial head. “This Is Pleasure” 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z His wealth of previous stage-worthy accomplishments might make him a formidable artist. Dance: Premieres by Christopher Wheeldon and Alexei Ratmansky 2010-07-02T22:14:00Z “They are, however, important, like the dust and ice in Saturn’s rings, because, taken together, they constitute formidable barriers,” Rowe concludes. Sexual harassment and “Last Tango in Paris”: The more things change for women in the workplace, the more they stay the same 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z More than many American officials, he understood that even if one somehow stopped the flow of men and matériel from the North, the southern insurgency would remain a formidable threat to the Saigon regime. The War That Never Goes Away 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z With writing chops as formidable as his reporting, Bowden seems willing — eager, even — to take on any subject or challenge. 'Worm': Inside the fight against Conficker virus 2011-10-19T23:16:04Z The source of the roar was Willie Clark’s tuba — nearly the size of a harp and even more formidable. With the Barclay Brass, D.C. takes an outsized role in the small world of classical brass music 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z The warmly textured pieces on display, made from 1958 to 1996, show the softer side of the hard-edge master and complicate his formidable reputation as he is nears his 10th decade. Art and Design: Ellsworth Kelly?s Wood Sculptures in Boston 2011-11-27T05:07:13Z "If someone brings it up I remember, but I don't think about it all the time. It's certainly not a formidable part of my life anymore. I'm happy and excited. I'm doing really well." 'Raging Bull' actress Saldana dies 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z Samuel makes the most of his formidable cast. ‘The Harder They Fall’ Review: A New Look for the Old West 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z The stories are unrelated except for the formidable presence in all five of Lazar Ristovski, a stocky 58-year-old actor whose multiple roles add up to a grotesque composite Serbian everyman. | 'The Optimists': Best of All Possible Worlds: When Life Gives You Mud, Take a Mud Bath 2011-07-27T22:21:43Z In recent years, biopics have helped many heritage acts find new audiences — just ask Queen, who received a massive boost to their already formidable reputation after the 2018 blockbuster "Bohemian Rhapsody." Elton John at 75 isn't winding down, but buoyed by his musical curiosity and open-mindedness 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z Captain Marvel, one of the formidable heroines of the Marvel universe, will be getting a hero’s welcome in a new comic-book series that begins in January. Captain Marvel to Get New Comic Series Ahead of Big-Screen Debut 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z The formidable Met orchestra players and choristers, who occupy the top tiers in their field and are paid accordingly, should be careful of debunking the importance of new productions. Let’s Talk About Risk at the Metropolitan Opera 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z The scenes play off one another like stanzas, producing patterns and echoes that feel like the camera’s accidental discoveries, even as they are the surest evidence of Ms. Coppola’s formidable and subtle art. | 'Somewhere': The Pampered Life, Viewed From the Inside 2010-12-21T23:13:01Z And at the center of the swirl — combining the forces of anchor, magnet, den mother, big sister and art world celebrity — was the museum’s director and formidable steward, Thelma Golden. The Studio Museum Has a Vision for Its Home. And a Power Player at the Helm. 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z The august British Library has added substantially to its already formidable collection with handwritten lyrics to "Strawberry Fields Forever", "She Said She Said" and "In My Life." Beatles' lyrics headed for British Library 2013-05-22T16:31:09Z And a formidable author poses it: Lois Lowry, winner of the Newbery Medal for her novels “Number the Stars” and “The Giver.” 8 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z Despite misfires, the Looney Tunes brand is a still formidable part of Warner Brothers’ consumer products business, especially overseas, where syndicated reruns of various incarnations still enjoy heavy play. For Looney Tunes, a Big Left Turn at Albuquerque 2010-05-19T22:35:00Z There is something about her – her well-organised and formidable intellect, her straight-backed neatness of person, the donnish precision of her conversation – that reduces me to the condition of disorganised undergraduate. Interview: Penelope Curtis 2010-11-30T21:30:00Z And over the past 15 years, her restaurant has had a formidable influence on New York and beyond. ‘Prune’ cookbook: Gabrielle Hamilton speaks directly to her line cooks Unlike Monk’s previous drummer, the formidable Ben Riley, Wright wasn’t deferential or even really respectful. The Best Jazz Reissues of 2014 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z Our advanced language and ability to hold ideas in mind, called working memory, combine to create a formidable meaning-making machine. You’re making your depression worse: Self-help is bringing us down 2014-02-16T16:30:00Z Although Arden felt increasingly confined by the theater of his day, he left behind a formidable body of work, written in a surging poetic prose. John Arden, British Playwright, Dies at 81 2012-04-03T18:15:07Z This formidable artist’s residency at the Metropolitan Museum of Art continues with a recital of music set to poems by Langston Hughes. 7 Classical Music Concerts to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z And yet the formidable dramatic power of this Shakespeare tragedy never emerges very strongly. Theater Review: Alan Cumming in ‘Macbeth’ at Lincoln Center Festival 2012-07-08T20:59:33Z Toibin’s sensibility is superbly attuned to that of the formidable Bishop, a poet whose shadow over the crowded landscape of 20th-century American poetry grows longer with every passing year. The National Book Critics Circle finalists in criticism award 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z They had formidable egos and captivating prose styles and strong, often unpredictable opinions. Review: ‘Emotional Rescue’ Ruminates on Life and Music 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z Robin Day created the polypropylene chair for Hille Rosamind was a woman whose memorable elegance and sweetness coexisted with formidable determination. Rosamind Julius obituary 2010-07-01T17:47:00Z The playing of the tape coincided with the appearance on the witness stand of Gianna Constand, who proved to be a significant prosecution ally and a formidable adversary for Cosby’s defense team. ‘He was sorry for what he did,’ says mother of Bill Cosby accuser Andrea Constand 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z “They laughed when Arianna sat down to the keyboard. Blogs? Celebrities? But she soon proved her doubters wrong, building a formidable media — and political — force,” Jarvis told me. Influential, shrewd and quirky, Arianna Huffington changed the Web 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z He’s also a formidable presence in the Broadway world, known as much for his way with words as for his withering critiques of productions that miss the mark. ‘Razzle Dazzle’ review: Michael Riedel pulls back the curtain on for Broadway 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z It depicts its athletes not just as women who've endured abuse, but as the formidable teammates and allies that they are. "Athlete A" is a fierce indictment of the gymnastics culture that enabled a predator 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z This latest continues a formidable and distinctive career. Newly Released Books Include ‘The Pier Falls’ by Mark Haddon 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z The E was for Edith, and our Ms. Nesbit was a formidable English writer of ghost stories, writing in the Victorian and Edwardian eras. Review | The ultimate holiday gift: Rereading ‘Little Women’ 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z From Chichester, travelling in either direction along the south coast this summer will take you to further formidable figures of contemporary British photography. Photography: Britain through a lens 2011-08-05T21:45:00Z Yet every time he visited extended family in nearby towns like Tlaxcala, Tellez got to witness firsthand the formidable task of harvesting these prickly succulents. A primer on cooking with cactus 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z Their legacy would already have been formidable had it been limited to these activities and a focused span of touring, between 1966 and 1977. Celebrating a Union That Rewired Classical Music 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z Rudolf Serkin was a childhood hero to me, and I will always cherish his formidable artistry. A Critic and a Pianist, Close but Not Quite Friends 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z The skunk, the chicken, the king’s edicts seem less formidable than absurd, and the recurrent introduced voices of both Twain and Stead may please postmodern-minded adults more than children. A Mark Twain Tale, Brought Back From the Dead 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z For Man Of Steel, Shannon bulked up to become Krypton's chief protector, making him an even more formidable presence. Man Of Steel: eye to eye with Michael Shannon, the new General Zod 2013-06-08T05:00:00Z Mr. Almond, whose works include “On the Levee” and songs for the Public Theater’s productions of “The Tempest” and “The Winter’s Tale” in Central Park, holds his own against the formidable charisma of his co-star. ‘Kansas City Choir Boy,’ With Courtney Love and Todd Almond 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z While Mr. Smith remains a formidable draw, Mr. Shyamalan’s recent track record is spotty. ‘Iron Man 3’ Delivers a Punch at the Box Office 2013-05-05T20:44:58Z But the second sonata — with which Mr. Boulez wanted to destroy the traditional sonata form — represents the composer at his most formidable. Music Review: Taka Kigawa Plays Piano at Le Poisson Rouge - Review 2011-08-24T21:20:26Z It is also a showcase for the formidable talents of Alfre Woodard, who plays the warden of a prison where executions are a regular part of life. 11 Movies You Need to See at New Directors/New Films 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z As midnight approached, a stream of taxis headed north to the Soho Beach House, where White Cube, the formidable London gallery, held its annual party to celebrate itself. Scene City: Scene City - Art Basel Miami Beach 2012-12-05T22:43:41Z But that doesn’t absolve any of these people from the formidable duty of caring for one another and their surviving children. Louise Erdrich’s ‘LaRose’: A gun accident sets off a masterly tale of grief and love 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z Reflecting on what he called the work’s “unique arduousness,” Danson saw in the spectator’s role an exertion almost as formidable as those of the drama’s inhabitants. Here a ‘Lear,’ There a ‘Lear’ Again, not someone I'd ever found particularly engaging: formidable, certainly, clever, and someone with considerable cinematic abilities. Call me sentimental, but the Edinburgh film festival made me warm to Sean Connery 2010-06-23T12:43:00Z Always a commanding actor, Arestrup takes naturally to being a powerful general, a third-generation professional soldier and an individual of formidable hauteur. Paris' fate is at stake in the flawless, WWII-set 'Diplomacy' 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z For a moment, it looked like there might be a confrontation — some drama, some story — between this bedraggled queen and the always formidable Chipaumire. Review: In ‘Nehanda,’ the Band Played On 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z Like so much of this work, these pieces evoke natural phenomena that are both formidable and fragile. Review | In the galleries: Myths and respite at the American University museum 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z But I was impressed by his formidable playing of nine daunting 20th-century works in the ambitious concert with which he ended his series. The Best Classical Music of 2018 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z "He was very sceptical about my choice until he listened to my tapes and decided they were formidable". Sister Fa: African rapper with a cause 2013-02-16T17:00:02Z In those centuries, the enormous empires of the East — the Qing, the Ottomans and the Mughals — were the most formidable states on earth. When Asia Ruled the World 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z Mr. Metcalfe, who had originally cast Mr. Linville, said he wanted an actor who could play a much more formidable surgeon with a superiority complex. Burt Metcalfe, Who Left His Mark on ‘M*A*S*H,’ Is Dead at 87 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z But he is also a violinist of formidable technical and persuasive powers, as his recital on Saturday, July 29, will attest. 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Happenstance Theater moves ‘Cabaret Macabre’ performance to Baltimore Even with a skeletal lineup, the rhythmic drive was formidable as syncopations volleyed between clattering cowbells and sputtering bass drums. Music Review: New Orleans and Brazil Bring Beats to Lincoln Center 2013-08-04T20:34:34Z A recording of a similar program he performed in Reykjavik earlier this year suggests that guitar technique is being pushed to formidable limits on the fringes of the Arctic Circle. Guitarist offers guide to Icelandic strings 2010-04-08T20:17:00Z As HBO’s most heavily promoted drama since "The Sopranos," "Boardwalk" was doomed to be measured by that formidable yardstick, a comparison Winter wisely opted to mute by casting an entirely different type of actor. "Boardwalk Empire" recap: Time to celebrate 2010-10-18T05:01:00Z Instead, we sit outside and poke at our baby fire, which is as formidable as a burning candle, and drink wine until it begins to rain. Modern life too much for you? 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Books Are the New Black 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z The most spectacular renewal is the Citadel castle: Workers cleared its deep moat, cleaned its formidable walls and removed tons of rubble. Aleppo, Syria to Undergo Historical Restoration 2010-04-19T21:00:00Z The last orchestra concert I took in, on Wednesday, might not look so bold on paper: The formidable pianist Kirill Gerstein was the soloist in Schumann’s Piano Concerto, and Mr. Langrée conducted Brahms’s First Symphony. Encouraging Signs of Freshness at the Mostly Mozart Festival 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z Soon this formidable woman is making discoveries and seriously embarrassing the police in the process. Film review: Mother 2010-08-19T21:07:00Z Bruckner completed the first three movements of his Symphony No. 9 in D minor, leaving only sketches for what was to be a formidable finale. Music Review: Honeck Steps In for Dudamel With Philharmonic 2014-03-28T21:28:42Z This well-made entertainment benefits from two formidable comedic forces that jolted the film off its axis. ‘American Hustle’ and ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ as Brutal Comedies 2014-01-24T21:39:56Z Sunday’s program also offered an outstanding performance of Shostakovich’s formidable Fourth Symphony. Review: ‘Let Me Tell You’ Has Its New York Premiere 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z Debo alone loved the place; she now owns the local pub, the Swan Inn, and writes fondly in her memoirs of "the formidable Mrs Bunce" who "kept strict order" there. In pursuit of the Mitfords 2010-12-05T00:05:00Z Eyes smoldering as she paced the floor, she surely would have easily devoured any rival less formidable than Gheorghiu. Review: 'Adriana' a treat at Covent Garden 2010-12-05T12:31:00Z The archival footage and fashion shoots seen throughout the film are fabulous, but it is the formidable Hardison herself who is the real draw here. 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