| 单词 | frivolity |
| 例句 | Despite her air of frivolity, she was near the top of her class—officially, Shaker did not rank its students, to reduce competitive feelings, but she knew she was somewhere in the top twenty. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Holiday’s performance and the disturbing images of the poetic text mark the moment in the development of popular song when it could no longer be dismissed as mere frivolity. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Suddenly, Dedd feels foolish, caught in her frivolity as if she were a kitten knotted in yam. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Maria had grown up Calvinist, a form of Protestant Christianity with a deep distrust of frivolity and vanity. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z There was not a trace of warmth or frivolity in her words. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “Yes. The League of Concerned Library Lovers will make certain that the new Alexandriaville Public Library undertakes a major course correction and no longer subjects children to corrupting influences and mindless frivolity.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The mother looked young, and the daughter looked old; the mother’s complexion was pink, and the daughter’s was yellow; the mother set up for frivolity, and the daughter for theology. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z I knew she was agonizing over the consequences of my frivolity. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In all the stories she had read or heard, the fairies seemed to do nothing more than drink and dance, enjoying a life of leisure and frivolity. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But she not only rejected the idea, she reproached herself for the frivolity of her thought. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z It was an act of impulsive frivolity and rebellion for which he knew afterward he would be punished severely. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z When the young commander of the guard declared his love for her, she rejected him simply because his frivolity startled her. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z It spoke to Lefty of jazz-age frivolity, gin cocktails, cigarette girls; it made him slick his hair back with panache . . . while, out in the yard, Desdemona heard the singing and reacted differently. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z You started as a kid, full of frivolity and wasted afternoons, and at some point in your mid to late teens you put away childish things and transitioned to adulthood. I am Nick Miller from “New Girl” 2013-06-01T16:00:00Z There’s a longstanding tradition among critics of straining to affirm the importance and the social value of the art of movies in order to spare themselves the feeling of frivolity and hedonism. These So-Called Bad Movies Prove the Urgency of Film Criticism 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z I, old man, in my new timidity,think how, profligate, I wasted time – those yawning postponements on rainy days,those paperhat hours of benign frivolity. The Saturday poem: Talking to Myself by Dannie Abse 2013-04-05T19:00:01Z Vargas Llosa has long kept the imaginative territory of his serious political works fenced off from the hedonistic frivolities of Don Rigoberto. Mario Vargas Llosa’s delicious melodrama of sex, love and revenge 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Not that there was much frivolity in James Goldman’s script; the gun disappeared but the two couples were still floridly dysfunctional. What Makes ‘Follies’ a Classic? 7 Answers and 1 Big Problem. 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z "My top-note is frivolity/But beneath, dark passions guide me" – coming from a poem, this is not an assertion we should take purely at face value, but it's something we should consider. Selected Poems by Sophie Hannah – review 2013-05-21T13:02:48Z Balasubramanyam's only book released in the UK has moments of frivolity and fantasy that exploit Bollywood tropes with such imagination and wonder that you can't help but be spirited away. Nikesh Shukla's top 10 Anglo-Asian books 2010-12-22T11:17:38Z Paris is presented as a multilayered milieu, with plenty of bars, flappers, international visitors, Bright Young Things and frivolity. Dance Review: ‘Hemingway: The Sun Also Rises,’ by the Washington Ballet 2013-05-12T22:15:22Z The defensive pose actually makes some sense: it’s not easy to prove, as W.W.D. has, that you can write about an essentially frivolous enterprise without indulging in frivolity. | W.W.D. at 100 2010-10-18T17:45:00Z In her landmark essay "Notes on 'Camp,'" Susan Sontag defines the aesthetic as such: "artifice, frivolity, naïve middle-class pretentiousness and shocking excess." If entertaining is a domestic performance, let Thanksgiving be camp 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z But however escapist and magical that period before the first great European war seems, the show’s curator brings in a reality check to the frivolity. The Fashion Show From the Belle Époque 2012-10-08T13:33:21Z What came through most clearly in this performance was not Pergolesi’s supposed frivolity, but a sense of how forward-looking he was. Music Review: Sacred Works by Pergolesi at Church of the Epiphany 2010-03-29T21:11:00Z She is famous for frivolity, derided by some peers for her obsession with boldface names. Kathy Griffin’s Wild Show: Defiant, Shaken, Then Fainting 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z With that in mind, the company decided that being a source of frivolity during trying times is part of its DNA. Six Enormous Hot-Dog-Shaped Vehicles Travel America, Spreading Only Brand Awareness and Joy 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z It had Bond’s trademark political fervor masquerading as frivolity, and laughs galore, but also, opening as performances cautiously returned indoors, a touch of melancholy. A Singer Brings His Authentic Self to the Philharmonic 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z In dramatizing the oblivious frivolity at the core of the American command, it takes on some of that frivolity, fluctuating in tone between antic comedy and earnest realism, and achieving neither with any uninhibited precision. Brad Pitt’s “War Machine” Stays on the Surface of American Politics 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z Some viewers have a visceral reaction to juxtaposing the idea of “Vogue” — with its historic connections to elitism, fantasy, wealth and frivolity — and the reality of war. Why a Vogue Cover Created a Controversy for Olena Zelenska 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z Like Darth Vader preparing to unleash a Force choke on a garrulous Imperial officer, we view such frivolities with icy scorn. Star Wars: The Last Jedi – the five most outlandish fan theories 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z The dead seriousness of frivolity is not telegraphed strongly enough in some supporting roles. Deep Dives Into Justice From Shakespeare, Wilde and Atticus Finch 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z On her new album, “Witness,” Perry is abandoning all of that — her frivolity, her wink-wink sense of humor, that brassiere that shot Reddi-wip. Review | Katy Perry’s half-woke, no good, very bad album 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z But Robinson’s story must hew to Dawson’s, so the climax and denouement belong to the downstairs circus of the governess, Hélène, and her paramour, Dr. McDow, who stain the manse with sordidness and frivolity. Her Great-Grandfather Fought for the South but Went On to Preach Equality 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z To be “mature” was a status suggesting that all fun, frivolity and hope for the future was over. Special Report: The Code: Maturity, Equality, Fraternity 2010-02-28T18:30:00Z Beautiful shoes are often treated as a frivolity, for obvious reasons. The Genius of Manolo Blahnik Is on Full Display in The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z But other actors' contributions confer a weight to the story that balances out the frivolity. "The Adam Project" digs into the essential sadness of Ryan Reynolds' heroes 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z Any sense of frivolity, free of consequences, has been in short supply in the months that followed. Ladies and Gentlemen, Daniel Craig 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z Much of the comedy comes from the absurdities of Henri’s deceptions and the increasing absurdities of his efforts to regain her love—as well as the silliness and frivolity of Robert’s own romantic exertions. An Essential Retrospective of the French Filmmaker Jacques Becker at the Newly Renovated Film Forum 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z And he was no longer charmed by my frivolity but irritated that I kept rocking the boat. Modern Love: Modern Love: I Was Married, but Dancing by Myself 2012-11-30T16:31:33Z The music of the ’60s and ’70s had been real and good, but today so-called artists were only interested in frivolity. Stop buying old Bob Dylan albums: “Every time somebody buys a reissue, they’re just taking money away from new musicians” 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z And this particular moonlit amusement on Saturday, July 1, turned out to be, as Scheips explains, “the last grand gesture of gaiety and frivolity before the storm,” beginning at 10 p.m. and lasting until dawn. The Fabulous Parties of Elsie de Wolfe 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z This romantic comedy of decadence, frivolity, and cynicism seems imbued with the very high-gloss lacquer that it derides. Movies 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Richardson’s frequent autobiographical detours account for some of the book’s uneven texture and preoccupation with frivolity. Review | Scholars have dismissed debutante balls, but ‘The Season’ digs in to the strange, fascinating history 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z The epiphany of the weekend is my neglect of frivolity, and we revert to my rules with a new resolve to make family life more fun. ‘We’re never going to bed’: children rewrite the house rules 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z Soaking up booze after too much music festival frivolity. This season of "The Great British Bake-Off" adds an attention-grabbing ingredient in the mix 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z The Abrahamic religions also based their music on the chanted word, often equating instruments with pagan frivolity. Voice-overs 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z In another, tennis becomes a symbol of frivolity, of a different kind of “lightness.” David Foster Wallace’s Perfect Game 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z While people waited for updates, everyone poked fun at the frivolity of the expedition. Mocking Burning Man's muddy catastrophe is just the latest example of how we cope with the rich 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z Wednesday night, while the party pickings were slim, there was a sense of fun and frivolity at two where guests were actually partying, not just posing. | Partying, Not Just Posing 2010-09-16T17:38:00Z A multicolored whirlwind of melodramatic poses and psychodramatic substance, of frivolity and tenacity, Irene is the less than constant wife of a local businessman. Review: ‘Shows for Days,’ With Patti LuPone as a Diva With Depth 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z If you are in dire need of some fun and frivolity, just look across the pond. 9 Ways to Be a Better Person in 2018 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z These films fight tyranny with irony, frivolity and unshakable charm. Movie Review: Wes Anderson’s ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ Is a Complex Caper 2014-03-06T15:00:02Z Here decisions get made off-camera or people act with an abruptness, if not a frivolity, that betrays no thought process at all. "Dark Stranger" a serviceable Woody Allen comedy 2010-05-17T04:43:00Z “Pose” will not deign to accommodate such frivolity, but its earnestness has its rewards. “Pose,” Reviewed: In Ryan Murphy’s Latest Musical Melodrama, Elektra Abundance Steals the Show 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z We can simultaneously enjoy and recognize the frivolity of an event like the Met Gala. From AOC to Cara Delevingne, are the Met Gala’s feminist displays meaningful or just performative? 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Jim relished in the unabashed frivolity of this meal; he would talk about “tripe,” sure enough, there it came, and a tale of hunting would beget the birds shot in the story. Inhaling Life with Jim Harrison 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z The frivolity of those fast, fulsome, fleeting days has long since given way. ‘My First Gay Bar’: Rachel Maddow, Andy Cohen and Others Share Their Coming-Out Stories 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z But White — someone who is sanguine by nature, quick to weaponize frivolity in the face of crisis — has remained relatively carefree, and busy. Living With Edmund White 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z Despite its slapdash editing, the book amplifies a sense many readers took away from “Redeeming Features,” Mr. Haslam’s 2008 memoir of a life whose surface frivolity masked more vulnerable depths. Nicky Haslam’s House of Commons 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z The painter John Singer Sargent has sometimes been dismissed as an artist of flattery and frivolity — a portraitist-for-hire who catered to the vanities of his elite subjects, whether they were British aristocrats or Boston Brahmins. John Singer Sargent, À La Mode 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z This is itself a phrase from the writer Italo Calvino, who distinguished nimble precision from mere frivolity. Dance Review: ?Music of Elliott Carter Interpreted? at the Guggenheim 2011-10-04T21:24:12Z What the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s ceremony lacks in gravitas it usually makes up for in freewheeling frivolity and fun. Gaga, ‘A Star Is Born’ poised to dominate Golden Globes 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z In particular I recalled Christopher Hitchens’s accusation that Mr. Moore’s 2004 documentary, “Fahrenheit 9/11,” reflected a kind of “moral frivolity.” Review: Michael Moore, Bragging on Broadway, in ‘The Terms of My Surrender’ 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z A gleeful irreverence underlined much of it – how could anything associated with Nash and Flesher not have a certain frivolity attached to it? Wax Trax concerts to salute founders and their misfit genius 2011-04-06T05:51:08Z From the perspective of a very tired observer at home, Williams' usage of the term associated with frivolity and celebration seemed to be pushing it a bit. Ain't no party like an MSNBC party, even on this weirdly sober Super Tuesday 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z The symbol of "joie de vivre" at the turn of the century, the Folies Bergere was a palace of frivolity and popular entertainment, replete with nearly-nude showgirls adorned with over-the-top frills and flounces. Folies Bergere plumage hits auction block in Paris 2012-06-08T16:04:45Z Somewhere along the way, I became attached to a kind of brisk efficiency at the expense of ease and occasional frivolity. Why I love my unitaskers (with apologies to Alton Brown) 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z In the second year of graduate school I spent my days jostling with Foucauldians, trauma theorists, critical-race-studies scholars and other people generally hostile to frivolity and fun. Books of The Times: Jeff Bridges and Bernie Glassman’s ‘Dude and the Zen Master’ 2013-01-06T23:01:49Z Instead of the frivolities of politics, Mr. Barsotti decided to devote himself to the serious business of cartoons. Charles Barsotti, New Yorker cartoonist known for his simplicity, dies at 80 The stock market plunge of 1929 ended the frivolity and their marriage, and Ms. Drake was shuffled among relatives along the East Coast. Betsy Drake, actress and writer who married Cary Grant, dies at 92 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z The festival offers them opportunities in film, fashion and, yes, frivolity across its busy precincts. Cannes 2015: At crowded fest, 'movers and shakers' has new meaning 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z I’m not knocking it, but that seems like a crazy frivolity to me in relation to my brand, whereas it seemed like everything to me in 2001. New York Fashion Week: Fashion Week, Ten Years Later: A Bond Forged in Tragedy 2011-09-07T01:27:28Z I told myself I was overdue for some frivolity, that I deserved to treat myself. The Dress Promised Me Something the Doctors Couldn’t 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z His high school friends nicknamed him “Simple” because he refused most frivolities and felt most comfortable mingling with the country’s lower classes. After the Ebola outbreak, the world moved on. One family didn’t. 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z It was a decade, explains Argentic founder Eric Boudry, “that combined frivolity and misery, happiness and concern for the future—this context explains the artistic boiling point in the city.” A New Exhibition Shows the City of Light Like Never Before 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z And in the original staging, by Harold Prince and Michael Bennett, even frivolity had to serve a purpose. What Makes ‘Follies’ a Classic? 7 Answers and 1 Big Problem. 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z Even at this time of the year, when you're surrounded by fun, frivolity, superstition, arguments, turkey and greed, there's good and bad taste. Paul Morley's Showing Off? 2010-12-26T00:05:10Z But this piece isn’t only for kids, and it’s not all frivolity. Review: ‘Slava’s Snowshow’ Delivers Flurries of Joy 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z Or maybe the gilded pairs of cuffs, or the funky shoes with shaggy fur growing from the sole — the only concession to frivolity in this working woman’s world. Special Report: Celine's Chic Severity 2010-03-07T18:39:00Z Mr. Mulderig saw fit to gather and annotate them because they are very good — a curious mix of frivolity and erudition, peacockery and restraint. Review: ‘Philip Sparrow Tells All’ Paints a Samuel Steward Portrait 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z I think this post has single-handedly used up my frivolity allowance for the week. | Partying, Not Just Posing 2010-09-16T17:38:00Z Take an afternoon break from frivolity at the Jacquemart-André Museum, which is currently featuring a great show of Rubens, Poussin and 17th-century French and Flemish painters. In Transit: One Way to Spend Christmas in Paris 2010-12-23T11:00:11Z In a time of silliness and frivolity, a young writer captured something golden in the dreams of a rich man whose money wouldn’t buy what he wanted. ‘Careless People’: the true story that inspired ‘Gatsby’ 2014-02-05T21:18:30Z The show has little time for frivolity as it weds the surging emotional thrust of rock with, well, the greatest story ever told, as the life of Jesus has been pithily called. Critic?s Notebook: ?Jesus Christ Superstar? and ?Camelot? at Stratford 2011-08-29T21:59:36Z Mr. West went on to acknowledge the frivolity of his continuing dispute with Ms. Swift over lyrics about her in his song “Famous” while young people are dying because of gun violence. For a Little While, the MTV Video Music Awards Were Kanye West’s Show 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z Some of the more elaborate mega-basements display an almost childlike frivolity. Deep concerns: the trouble with basement conversions 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z This is a happy sort of arrested development, a therapeutic and nourishing way to keep in touch with one’s frivolity in the face of ascendant fascism, the heat-death of the planet, taxes, what-have-you. SpongeBob at 20: how the pineapple-dwelling fry cook endured 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z There must be room to be really smart and love books and also love music and people and theatre and sex and frivolity. Booksmart director Olivia Wilde: ‘Being young is the most painful, most hilarious experience’ 2019-05-26T04:00:00Z At the conference, which was meant to be centered on his film “Melancholia,” he spoke with an offensive frivolity about Jews and Nazis. Review: Lars Von Trier’s Empty, Repugnant Provocations “The House That Jack Built” 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z “If, my fellow trouser-wearers, you should marry Miss Girl of Tomorrow,” Marston told readers of True, “Accept your Girl of Tomorrow’s frivolity, her inconsequence, and her refusal to freeze ebullient femininity into Victorian repression.” Why Marvel’s Female Superheroes Look Like Porn Stars 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z The world seemed open again to discovery and frivolity. Holiday magazine: The rise and fall of the glamorous mid-century travel publication 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z Realism is overrated, not only by Hawke but by critics who fear that they are devoting their lives to frivolity as much as they fear charges of élitism and snobbery. What Ethan Hawke Gets Wrong—and Right—About Superhero Movies 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z All together, it was an explosion of good cheer from the greater Providence, R.I., area, serious in its frivolity. Music Review: Javelin Celebrates New Album at Santos Party House 2010-04-23T22:41:00Z But he sets all that childhood frivolity in the context of a rapidly collapsing society. ‘Tigerman,’ by Nick Harkaway Some are vehicles for his romantic fantasies about himself; others are "silver fork" frivolities with titles such as The Young Duke. Disraeli: Or the Two Lives by Douglas Hurd and Edward Young – review 2013-07-17T17:05:21Z “It was highly decorative and ornamental and apparently frivolous,” said David Patrick Columbia, the editor of New York Social Diary, “yet incredible and complicated detailed work went into this thing that evokes frivolity.” Recalling the Lacroix Era 2013-04-19T23:17:23Z On one level the frivolity of “Birthday Offering” is absurd; on another, the dazzling grammatical construction of its every dance is compelling. Dance Review: ‘Birthday Offering’ and ‘Les Noces’ at Royal Ballet, London 2012-07-08T21:27:34Z The ever-scrappier Allen observes life's frivolities with a bemused but cheerless eye in a London comedy whose great cast compensates for the fatalistic outlook. This week's new films 2011-03-19T00:05:59Z I was always fiercely proud of the way my apartment was free of frivolities, the way soldiers might be proud of their neatness and discipline. I finally own a home – and can relax my 'transient immigrant' aloofness 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z Fallon, by his own admission, is an entertainer who thrives on fun and frivolity. Jimmy Fallon Is Sorry. But What Does That Mean? 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z There's a touch of Where the Wild Things Are in Gainsbourg as well as some Amelie-like frivolity — the dose of playfulness may be too strong for some. Midnight in Paris. And 2 a.m. And 4 a.m. 2011-08-31T14:20:00Z He wore a goofy burgundy top hat and blazer, and peered out lazily from behind oval sunglasses, turning spacey frivolity into one of music video’s first genuinely strange trips. Tom Petty, an Unfussy Rock Star Who Kept His Tenacity Under Cover 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Mr. Le Guen took up the challenge, making fans that blend frivolity and fantasy with precision craftsmanship. Fantasies Unmasked in the Folds of a Fan 2012-11-21T15:59:44Z Questlove, the drummer and self-declared music geek who leads the Roots, manages to balance frivolity and substance, a strategy even more ideally suited to Mr. Batiste. Jon Batiste Will Lead ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Band in a Style He Sees Fit 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z Dismissing makeup as frivolity would be easier than ever now. Makeup and the Mask. It’s About the Eyes. 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z "We never get the opportunity to wear such fun and frivolity," she said. US fans descend on London for wedding madness 2011-04-27T13:47:35Z Some of the most affecting scenes in “Le Amiche” depict moments of apparent or intended frivolity. | 'Le Amiche': A 1955 Antonioni Movie Gets a Film Forum Run 2010-06-17T21:57:00Z The film's strength lies in its energy and lightness, in the delicate balance between frivolity and depth. France's female new wave 2011-03-24T23:00:01Z The varied range of performers should ensure a quality night's frivolity. Clubs picks of the week 2012-11-17T00:05:37Z Bruzzi admits that there may a potential risk of frivolity; the danger that directors will become so wrapped up in the form that they neglect the content. Can 'fake' documentaries still tell the truth? 2010-09-30T22:00:00Z It’s a droll bit of frivolity in which Billy Eichner walks around New York and asks random people nonsensical pop-culture questions like, “For a dollar, do you think Lady Gaga looks like an ostrich?” Critic’s Notebook: ‘American Bible Challenge’ Vs. ‘Take It All’ 2012-12-11T23:09:50Z It has captured people’s attention precisely because of its frivolity, harking back to a more innocent time when one could roam unencumbered by the crushing specter of death. The Strawberry Dress That Ate TikTok 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z He is a brilliant joker and a crusader against frivolity. Review: ‘A Pigeon Sat on a Branch,’ Roy Andersson’s Rumination on Life 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z In her 20s at the time, Ms. Stibbe had clearly retained a gift for both small details and frivolity, sounding at times like a precocious child herself. Review: ‘Man at the Helm,’ Nina Stibbe’s Comic First Novel 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z After graduating from Swarthmore College when she was 21, she allowed herself a one-year frivolity, a job at a fashion magazine. How to Quit a Magazine, by Cindi Leive 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z How we've managed to bring frivolity to places that were home to so much human misery. The Cutting Season by Attica Locke – review 2012-09-28T07:00:01Z Kerouac's is a sort of American Dream 2.0, the frivolity and flamboyance of the twenties replaced with the quiet austerity of a diet of apple pie and lengthy commutes on the railroads. The Magic of Kerouac, On the Road and Teenage Experience 2012-07-06T11:00:00Z Though it has long been discredited, this idea has forever tainted fashion and photography, which suffer the multiple stains of frivolity, facility and — don’t dare utter it aloud — marketing. It Was an Ad? So What. It’s Still Art. 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z She eschews frivolity, relying on classic, almost minimalist pieces. | Fall Fashion: Need a Pick-Me-Up? Try Boots. 2010-08-23T21:59:00Z To dismiss this as frivolity, however, is to underestimate how well Obama has translated his political message to popular media. It’s hip to be square: Hillary Clinton isn’t cool — and she shouldn’t have to be 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z But “Manchester” strikes me as a film about moral rot, about inexpiable crimes of negligence and frivolity. The 2017 Oscar Nominations Don’t Matter but the Movies Do, More Than Ever 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z Her father was very strict regarding the frivolity of vanity, forbidding his two daughters from looking into mirrors, and Dickie still finds the experience of being looked at difficult. Kate Dickie: 'I've been angst-ridden all my life' 2010-12-02T23:00:00Z To that end, the Okee Dokee Brothers say they try to resist music that glorifies materialism or frivolity, instead favoring nature, exercise and spending time outdoors. Okee Dokee Brothers ride the river to a Grammy nod 2012-12-07T23:18:09Z Eschewing the glamour, frivolity and fairy-tale endings of Bollywood cinema, the backdrop of "Titli" is the teeming slums outside Delhi where millions struggle to survive day to day. In break from Bollywood, India's Cannes contender tackles Delhi's darker side 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z Apparently I showed a little too much frivolity, and it was pulled. From Tron to Angelina Jolie (via peanut butter) 2010-07-23T11:02:00Z All of the responses questioned whether a traditional media outlet would write an article about the frivolity, excess and escapism of business conferences in male-dominated fields. Motherlode Blog: The Daddy Business Trip 2013-05-15T13:57:19Z That's why people make jokes, it's the only way we bring their frivolity back up to earth where we live, instead of deep into the ocean where they are. Mocking Burning Man's muddy catastrophe is just the latest example of how we cope with the rich 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z But frivolity is another driver of sales, keeping Will Cooper, a senior vice president and general merchandise manager of shoes, bags and accessories at Saks Fifth Avenue, bullish on heels. High Heels Are Ready to Stomp Out Crocs and Birks 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z Sometimes the surface frivolity of his work made people think he wasn't serious, but he was always trying to mine under the surface of things, to allow the subconscious to drive his imagination. Snoo Wilson obituary 2013-07-05T17:57:52Z He later wrote that during that evening he “realized that music should be an art, and not a diversion for the frivolity of women and the dissipation of men.” Music Review: Chamber Music Society Plays Turina and Ravel 2011-10-07T23:30:07Z Just the right amount of frivolity, but seriousness as well, may be a key aspect of a life well lived. I Quit the Act of Quitting 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z Designers are employing ruffles, folds and peplums and for a little frivolity on the standard silhouette. Colors in, and black out, on Milan runway 2012-09-23T22:46:03Z His presentations retained all the camp frivolity, but the substance was thin. As Jean Paul Gaultier takes a bow on ready-to-wear, a look back at a fashion agitator It appears online with the label “Style” on it, which is a word they equate with softness and frivolity. Perspective | The Style section at 50: Still sharp, snarky and soulful — and always a work in progress 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z “The way it’s employed here is true frivolity,” said Yang. A24 musical 'Dicks' calls God a gay slur. And its makers are ready to be hated for it 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z The designer said he sensed a change in this season’s Fashion Week, with less frivolity. Giorgio Armani closes Milan Fashion Week with good vibes and familiar guests in the front row 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z And yet, after the intensity of Bogle’s story, it’s hard to return to the frivolity of the London scene and Touchet’s relatively minor troubles. What Zadie Smith's new Dickensian delight tells us about the Trump base 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z “And also, ‘Are you here for the work in addition to the frivolity?’ For Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, being a drag nun transcends Dodgers drama. It’s a calling 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z True sacrifice and struggle are at the center of Charlotte’s love story and her ascent to power in a series that still honors the delights of frivolity. Review: Believe the talk of the ton: 'Queen Charlotte' rules in this 'Bridgerton' prequel 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z Yet it’s often the case — now as then — that expressions of personal style among serious people are deemed frivolities. I want to be the old man with the orange socks | Charles M. Blow 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z Grant appeared to be making a literary reference to the allegorical Vanity Fair of sinful frivolity, but this seemed to be lost on model-turned-TV personality Graham. Rude or real? Hugh Grant's Oscars red carpet chat with Ashley Graham divides viewers 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z At first, Evelyn dismisses her husband's frivolity, tutting as she removes the eyes from around her workplace. Everything Everywhere All At Once: A viewing guide 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Accusations of frivolity are something true crime fans have had to deal with for roughly forever. The Alex Murdaugh murder verdict explains why true crime still matters 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z The collection was also reverential to the house founder whose unique brand of frivolity charmed audiences around the world. Paris couture season kicks off with frivolity, seaborne life 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z Ginnie, who used to sew the siblings matching holiday pajamas and organize uproarious scavenger hunts, had no interest in frivolity. Perspective | Goodness can be found in every age, gender — and in a police uniform 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z A key to help students sort reliable, educational material from everything else - including frivolity, misinformation and conspiracy theories - is teaching them digital literacy, experts say. Students turn to TikTok to fill gaps in school lessons 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z A key to help students sort reliable, educational material from everything else — including frivolity, misinformation and conspiracy theories — is teaching them digital literacy, experts say. Students turn to TikTok to fill gaps in school lessons 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z A vanishingly small proportion spent it on frivolities or on drug or alcohol. Column: The Child Tax Credit is our greatest antipoverty program. Why is Congress letting it wither? 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z That said, it’s essential to ensure you focus on the things that matter most rather than overspending on frivolities. Save money over the holidays with these tips | Provided by 1st Security Bank 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z Yet such a mix of frivolity and dedication can’t help but be a welcome development for the Hoyas after last year’s 6-25 slog. Georgetown uses big second half to rout Green Bay and improve to 2-0 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z This outcome only underscores the outrageous frivolity of the contentions his team has lodged in courts of law and public opinion. Opinion | The latest Mar-a-Lago ruling underscores the frivolity of Trump’s complaints 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Morning shows have their share of frivolity, cooking and celebrity segments, yet also need to be ready when a big story breaks. GMA’s Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos hit milestone 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z However, every now and then, Osman offsets the frivolity with pathos, not least when Elizabeth watches her husband, Stephen, slide further into the dark depths of dementia. Review | The Thursday Murder Club is back in action and as entertaining as ever 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z I went back to high school and was stunned by the frivolity and normalcy of teenage life. Sept. 11, 2001: I was 16 and a Senate page when the Pentagon was hit 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z For the luxury of this bag lies in its frivolity. Can a transparent purse cut through the deep polarization in L.A. bag culture? 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z He also nixed the last of 10 organized team activities, instead loading players and assistants onto buses and taking them to a nearby Topgolf facility for a few hours of frivolity. Jags’ Pederson nixes minicamp, says vets ‘earned’ early exit 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z Death, impermanence and the fears that accompany those facts permeate Pirates of the Caribbean, the Haunted Mansion and even Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, where eccentric vices aren’t judged and frivolity is idealized. How does Disneyland rate a year after its COVID-era reopening? 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z Blinded by what Barbara Tuchman calls "the bellicose frivolity of senile empires," we are marching ominously toward war with Russia. Russia, the U.S. and the Ukraine war: Dance of death in an age of self-delusion 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z Normally a night for light-hearted frivolity, the ceremony began with a sobering charge from four of the NBA’s biggest names: James, Paul, Wade and Carmelo Anthony. NBA at 75: 2010s featured seismic shifts on, off the court 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z Players kept the frivolity to a minimum during the meal, knowing a film session followed. AP Exclusive: Behind-the-scenes with women’s NCAA champions 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z Right even though much of that money is unrecoverable, having been blown on frivolities such as ludicrous cars and luxury travel. Opinion | Billions were stolen from the Paycheck Protection Program. It was a huge success anyway. 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z Look at the fun and frivolity, for it distracts from the excruciation. Perspective | March Madness: More than ever, a fickle, vengeful beast 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z Instead, they lashed their consciences over every hint of sin or worldly frivolity and fervently prayed for God’s guidance. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z It’s fun to sit at home, in slippers and leggings, judging all of these outfits; appreciating some beautiful frivolity. Moira Macdonald picks highlights from Oscar’s red carpet arrivals 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z Here, the frivolity from Foo Fighters shows and music videos became tangible on record. Dave Grohl is the heart of Foo Fighters, but Taylor Hawkins was its rock star 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z One important function of the Academy Awards, often lost amid the frippery and frivolity, is to help the nominated movies find those audiences and those moments. The Oscars are embracing better movies. The show acts like it's embarrassed by them 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z Her photo gallery is a reel of pizzas and frivolity. A mother’s mission: Reach her family stranded in Ukraine’s ravaged Mariupol 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z In their minds, self-indulgent citizens would readily surrender their liberties in exchange for immoral personal benefits ranging from frivolity and vice to corruption and government favoritism. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z She said each of the 40-plus creations represented a "bright injection of colour and frivolity". Drag Race UK-inspired loo roll dolls created by Shauna Richardson 2022-01-30T05:00:00Z By the end of 1941, the acceleration of the war had disrupted the frivolity of the big band scene and many musicians offered their talents to the home front. The secret to reaching 100? For Ray Anthony, his trusty trumpet and a fondness for bombshells 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z It is not frivolity or a casual disregard for potential danger so much as fatigue and a determination to press on in a modern, bustling city of three million people. Ukrainians Set Sights on the New Year, Not a New War 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z Mr. Zelensky has repeatedly rejected accusations of frivolity, and allies say his comedy background and wry humor are actually political assets. As Russian Threat Looms, Ukraine’s Government Is No Laughing Matter 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z We might as well address the fact Eve played up that ridiculousness her entire life, that she was well aware of both her own frivolity and that of the Hollywood she inhabited. Appreciation: For all her hedonistic L.A. delight, Eve Babitz mattered because she was so serious 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z "The Johns are quickly created, two or three in a day. They represent a bright injection of colour and frivolity." Drag Race UK-inspired loo roll dolls created by Shauna Richardson 2022-01-30T05:00:00Z The dazzle of the floor displays inspires her to adopt an air of debutante frivolity. How Steven Spielberg's 'West Side Story' finally solved the problem of 'I Feel Pretty' 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z And you’ll get a sense of why the Diné — what Navajos call themselves — place such importance on something nonmembers, at first glance, might dismiss as a mere beauty contest or country fair frivolity. Podcast: There she is, Miss Navajo Nation... 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z "It was almost as if she was unbothered by the frivolity of the opponents' grasp for power." The ‘gals’ behind Samoa’s first woman PM 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z And nearby, city workers assembled a makeshift ice rink for holiday frivolity. After Kyle Rittenhouse trial, a city and country wonder 'where we go from here' 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z “I think it was a very smart thing to have done because it anchors the potential frivolity of the movie, right in the middle of it all.” How 'Everybody's Talking About Jamie' honors the AIDS generation 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z “There isn’t the kind of frivolity that we have in Vegas.” Flagship Wall St conference sees record attendance, run on steak 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Messud’s blend of frivolity and death is risky, and it only works because it reflects the communal quality of the event. It's been 20 years. Long enough to name the most memorable novel about Sept. 11 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z “We don’t have any resources,” he said, “to squander money on any frivolity.” How breakdowns in oversight allowed Prince George’s to rack up a $26 million bill on a police lawsuit 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z It’s not insignificant that “The Bold Type” took seriously the fantasies of teenage girls and young women, groups historically derided for the supposed frivolity of their wants. Perspective | How ‘The Bold Type’ went from an irresistible feminist fantasy to an out-of-touch disappointment 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z An apparently frustrated Mr. Mesires replies, “it’s so annoying when you interject with frivolity.” Reports: Hunter Biden used N-word with lawyer, had racist Obama meme on laptop 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z Months of lockdown and restrictions on social life have given way to dreams of a new era of frivolity and decadence. In visions of post-pandemic life, Roaring ’20s beckon again 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z Some have speculated we could see a 21st-century Roaring Twenties, driven by frivolity, freedom, hedonism, reinvigorated music, art and culture — an enthusiastic release of pent-up energies. Fake news, conspiracy theories and a deadly global pandemic — and that was in 1918 2021-05-08T04:00:00Z He acknowledged there’s some frivolity associated with party planning, but after more than a year of lockdown, he said, people need human interaction — and not via Zoom. D.C. ban on wedding dancing gets chilly reception from couples 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z Safety and normalcy were returning, and a little frivolity, a hit comedy from overseas, was a relief. Opinion | The context behind the fatal punchline that obscured the Lincoln assassination 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z He said the administration will need to fine-tune and tailor its message to individual groups, depending on their vaccination status or likely behavior, as Memorial Day and summer frivolity loom. CDC director warns of ‘impending doom’ if Americans get lax, cites possible COVID-19 wave 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z “It is a very complicated subject that cannot be treated with frivolity,” said Obiols, a resident of Barcelona. 'Not suitable': Catalan translator for Amanda Gorman poem removed 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z I couldn’t help but wonder about the futility — or even frivolity — of art-making in the face of social injustice and inequity. 'Judas' writer asks: Does art have a place in the face of social injustice? 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z If we believe in the role of artists, the independent voice and community then a film festival is not a bauble or a distraction or a frivolity. The Sundance Film Festival had to be totally reimagined. Tabitha Jackson met the challenge 2021-01-24T05:00:00Z Critics and philosophers have been deriding fashion for millenniums, using it as a symbol for every manner of human weakness: duplicity, depravity, narcissism, frivolity, greed — attributes also ascribed traditionally to women. Opinion | Fashion Will Not Disappear. It Will Transform. 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z It should all make sense now, why sports couldn’t stick to frivolity, just as any responsible citizen couldn’t be lured by the bread and circuses of normal, absent-minded life. Perspective | By opposing Trump, activist athletes helped America rediscover its conscience 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z The first 6½ innings were filled with some tension but mostly fun and frivolity for the Braves. Braves get a reminder to stay focused after almost giving game away 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z But still: those pictures spoke of boredom, of frivolity, of a player who had long since stopped caring. As Bale Returns to Spurs, Only Perceptions Have Changed 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z If we believe in the role of artists, the independent voice and community then a film festival is not a bauble or a distraction or a frivolity. The Sundance Film Festival had to be totally reimagined. Tabitha Jackson met the challenge 2021-01-24T05:00:00Z The first data last year from Stockton’s experiment showed participants spent most of their $500 monthly payments on necessities such as food, clothing and utility bills, not frivolities, drugs or alcohol. St. Paul guaranteed $500 monthly income proposal hits a snag 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z Just don’t mistake the horn-rimmed goggles, pink cleats, nerdy interests or unflappable attitude for frivolity. Colts’ new kicker constructing new chapter as opener nears 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z But I for one am glad he’s stopped with the frivolities and is giving us the the important stuff: the numbers. How are you going to make it out of this alive if you don’t know what today’s number is? 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z In 2020, the potential for statistical abnormalities and frivolities will be off the charts — as some toggling around on the helpful “60-game span leader boards” at Fangraphs.com demonstrates. Analysis | The baseball season starts Thursday. How it ends is anyone’s guess. 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z “The creation of the culture of lighthearted frivolity around a serious issue turned it into a game, which has no long-term effects,” tweeted venture capitalist Del Johnson. Everything that the big social networks banned this week, ranked 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z Yet at the time it somehow managed to convey both ingenuity and hope, in a world far enough steeped in death to long for a little frivolity. No going back to normal after the pandemic? Don't bet on it | Gaby Hinsliff 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z The coronavirus pandemic, coupled with worldwide protests sparked by the death of George Floyd in police custody, have left few people in the mood for frivolity. Jon Stewart: 'There will always be room for satire' 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z But the frivolity — and perhaps the physicality if a wrestler dare gets in the retired New England Patriots star’s face — is now playing strictly to an audience of TV and streaming media viewers. The biggest bad guy at WrestleMania is coronavirus 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z I cringe any time I see the words “escapism” or “frivolity” associated with games and play. A love letter to video games in a time of coronavirus 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z In a time of global emergency, frivolity can feel inappropriate. Never read Middlemarch or listened to Wagner’s Ring cycle? Now’s your chance 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z From our lockdown in Italy, it seemed at that time as if the world’s addiction to sport, partying and frivolity was blinding it to the most serious pandemic in our lifetimes. Orderly, dour, cowed: how my beloved Italy is changed by coronavirus 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z The frivolity didn’t last for long, and the Flyers pounded Rask, taking 24 shots over the first two periods. Boston beats Philadelphia 2-0, ends Flyers 9-game win streak 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z The frivolity didn’t last for long, and the Flyers absolutely pounded Rask, taking 24 shots over the first two periods. Bruins snap Flyers’ 9-game win streak behind Rask shutout 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z Mardi Gras season is usually a time of frivolity and fun as thousands of people swarm into the streets of New Orleans and other cities and towns in southern Louisiana and the Gulf Coast. After tragedies, New Orleans celebrates end of Carnival 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z What destroys Lily is not so much the frivolity of her world as her own inability to commit to that frivolity – or else to break away. The House of Mirth: Jennifer Egan on Edith Wharton’s masterpiece 2020-01-11T05:00:00Z Jones remembers working the whole time, readying the recording equipment — but there was also plenty of time for frivolity and laughter. He saw a Marshall Islands nuclear bomb test up close. It's haunted him since 1952 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z The frivolity and air of corruption around Peña Nieto’s administration became state policy and only contributed to the rising tide of violence. Mexico in the drug war: 'A cemetery of bodies with no story, and stories with no body' 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z To type traditionalists, use of the font can signify frivolity or even disrespect. Suddenly, it’s hot to hate Comic Sans again | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Other than those moments of frivolity—and a brief detour into the intricacies of cricket—the main theme of the American’s joint press conference was a shared impatience to get going. Walker Cup 2019: Players are anxious to finally get started after long buildup at Royal Liverpool - Golf Digest 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z That was hidden, though, he said, behind an “air of frivolity: deep down, I think he’s much more calculating than he wants to show.” Charming but dishonest and duplicitous: Europe's verdict on Boris Johnson 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z Her 22 weeks of contradictory statements, and her Trumpian meretriciousness about her contradictions, reveal a frivolity about upending health care’s complex 18 percent of the U.S. economy. Opinion | How can the presidential candidates be so silly? 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z But the Four Seasons was not just about luxury or frivolity. New York's Four Seasons Restaurant to close less than a year after reopening 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z “She had no patience for frivolity and wanted me to understand the importance of taking clear and informed positions,” she said. The Campaign Volunteer Whose Brilliance Haunted Robert F. Kennedy 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z As if the Hoop gods said, “That’s enough frivolity for one franchise for awhile.” Can the Storm, and its fans, find any silver lining in all the recent setbacks? 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z Where braggadocio often hides timidity, frivolity can be a sign of deeper confidence. How the Carolina Hurricanes hit back against the NHL's war on fun 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z Competition in the Democrats’ frivolity sweepstakes is intense. Opinion | The 2020 Democratic aspirants radiate unseriousness 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z “A story about the frivolity of the 20th century should obligatorily dedicate at least one full chapter and numerous scattered mentions to Lee Radziwill.” Lee Radziwill, society grande dame and sister of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, dies at 85 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z Third, the GND reveals progressives’ embrace of Trump’s political style, a stew of frivolity and mendacity. Opinion | Progressives are emulating Trump — and reality is leaking from American life 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z In his resignation letter to the district, Wisniewski says he’s sincerely sorry for the post that happened “in a moment of frivolity.” School board member resigns over anti-Muslim Facebook post 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z And as the temperatures dropped and the wind picked up on Sunday, some of the frivolity gave way to grinding. Eun Hee Ji wins Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions; John Smoltz wins celebrity flight - Golf Digest 2019-01-20T05:00:00Z At that scale, internet frivolity starts to look a little less frivolous. An egg, just a regular egg, is Instagram’s most-liked post ever 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z A life so pampered, while enviable and thrilling, was also morally suspect, reeking of bourgeois individualism and other Western frivolities, such as democracy. Denise Ho Confronts Hong Kong’s New Political Reality 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z Usually the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s ceremony is known for its freewheeling frivolity and fun. ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ wins Golden Globes for best drama movie 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z What the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Beverly Hills, California, ceremony lacks in gravitas it usually makes up for in freewheeling frivolity and fun. Gaga, ‘A Star Is Born’ poised to dominate Golden Globes 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z Pantomime is for many families one of the most enjoyable parts of Christmas, but the frivolity and fantasy of a successful production don't happen by magic. 'Why pantomime deserves more respect' 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z Victory Dance, a poem by the writer and academic Alfred Noyes published in 1920, showed disgust at the frivolity on show: The battle for Armistice Day 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z His seemingly oddball work has drawn both the ire of grandstanding senators and the full-throated support of at least one person in charge of awarding grants from that bastion of frivolity, the United States Army. The Mysteries of Animal Movement 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z But whenever she does so, Nadia looks guilty and almost furtive, as if frivolity is not permitted. Review: Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad takes the spotlight in documentary 'On Her Shoulders' - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z But the frivolity quickly turned to frustration when Johnson failed to start Sunday’s race. NASCAR notebook: Bowyer's wreck becomes Almirola's mess -- again 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z These days, she seems almost a genre unto herself: an artist to whom listeners can turn without knowing how to classify her music, but secure in knowing their time won’t be wasted on frivolity. Review: Americana songbird Emmylou Harris, at 71, still soars at UCLA's Royce Hall - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z But the truth is, the Flyers had missed out on the in-game frivolity, the merchandise revenue streams and the community outreach programs that result from a marketable mascot. Gettin’ Gritty Wit It: Flyers new mascot a big hit 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z As players leaped to their feet, they forgot about the frivolity of this Friday night open practice in the Entertainment and Sports Arena. Business as usual for Jodie Meeks as he waits on suspension appeal 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z If anyone was taking the training lightly, the sounds of actual gunfire sent frivolity scrambling to the far reaches of the brain. Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in Illinois 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z In the 41 years since, Morton — who once described her own artistic ambitions as “light and ironic on serious subjects without frivolity” — has become something of an obsession within the art world. What Does It Mean to Be an Artist and a Mother? 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z The mood throughout is almost relentlessly upbeat with occasional touches of frivolity. ‘America’s Musical Journey’: Upbeat IMAX film celebrates diversity 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z What Flynn hopes now is that “Sharp Objects” viewers and critics don’t mistake femininity for frivolity, that audiences’ tastes aren’t restricted by dated, sexist ideas about what constitutes Serious Drama. Inside Patricia Clarkson’s brutal ‘Sharp Objects’ performance: ‘It’s dark and nasty and twisted and beautiful’ 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Rodríguez speaks in a high pitch, oscillating between seriousness and frivolity; a sober tone can turn quickly into a raucous laugh. How to be human: the man who was raised by wolves 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z The freedom and frivolity of this drinking were entirely new to us Northwest innocents, who were more likely to find our guarding chaperones in attendance than the Orsova’s smiling captain. Now & Then pays a timely visit to Big Ben 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z Despite all the frivolity afoot, there was definitely an undercurrent of something darker and more sinister too. It's haute harlequins and ringmaster chic at Moschino's circus-themed Burbank runway show 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z As is often the way with interests that are seen as more “female” – such as fashion and make-up – there’s an assumption of frivolity, that it must lack heft. Sex and the City is too good to be written off as just ‘dated’ | Rebecca Nicholson 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z A Reed spokesman justified the frivolity by pointing to the city being “on its best financial footing in 40 years” as Reed left office earlier this year. Georgia editorial roundup 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z The interview with Anderson Cooper, which is expected to break viewership records for CBS’s venerable 60 Minutes news magazine show, is easy to dismiss as frivolity. Stormy Daniels: porn star primed to tell all about alleged Trump affair 2018-03-24T04:00:00Z It reinforces the sexist stereotype already plaguing female academics: that femininity means frivolity, and high heels are compensating for a lack of brainpower. Scolding female scientists for embracing Instagram doesn’t solve the gender gap in STEM 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z Often a very fun artifice, with lots of excellent music and frivolity, but nonetheless it's a scene where people force themselves into a great time under contrived circumstances. Andrew W.K., Bad Gyal and Pearl Charles find different paths to lifting SXSW's spirits 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z The Margaritaville brand, while based on fun and frivolity, is serious business. Adopting a laid-back attitude at Latitude Margaritaville 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z Race committee chairwoman Holly Edwards describes the annual contest as “fun and frivolity.” Down the chute: ‘Fun and frivolity’ at toboggan competition 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z The lesson seems clear: Cut down on the frivolity, focus on the details, and prosper in the playoffs. Perspective | No spin zone: How ping-pong annually impacts the NFL playoffs 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Those favoring this administration’s actions would be well advised to spend their massive tax savings not on frivolities such as a third or fourth home, but on something more practical such as Chinese language lessons. U.N. vote: U.S. loses standing 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z Hill noticed that he didn’t drink as much as the rest of the group and frequently left the frivolities to check shots. Still saving us from tears: the inside story of Wham!'s Last Christmas 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z Previous generations were allowed to have "the frivolity and some of the mistakes of youth hidden away", he says. When social media posts come back to haunt celebs 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z That frivolity aside, he added, “The Baron is maybe the most important figure in our Olympic history.” A Seat Near Hitler and Other Olympic Tales from the Baron, 105 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z Bypassing such frivolity, here are the All-Star picks of a broken-down, but still the best-looking, baseball writer at The Seattle Times. Here’s how the All-Star teams should play out 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z Last week, at a Whole Foods store in downtown Manhattan, many customers said the company’s reputation for inflated prices was overblown and its products unfairly associated with consumer indulgence frivolity. Clash of the retail titans: Amazon goes head to head with Walmart 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z The elite bask in an airborne version of Panem, enjoying over-the-top frivolities distant from the tedium of normal life, while the masses scrap over scant resources, dreaming of revolution. Paying a Price for 8 Days of Flying in America 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z Her costumes are outlandish and her attitude is pure diva — but her frivolity has a worthy nonconformist agenda behind it. SIFF 2017: Highlights of the film festival’s final weekend 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z That oscillation between sincerity and frivolity is emblematic of the show, but Mack is much more inclined to steer toward the frivolous. Review: ‘The Fog Machine Play’ is a puff of wackiness 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z It would be a neat narrative if I could say that after initially struggling with stepping away from digital frivolity, the clouds quickly cleared and it made me more functional. I deleted my social media apps because they were turning me into an idiot 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z I think we had a license to be a little larger than we would have been outside of the tavern because the tavern was a place of frivolity and happiness. What happens when you put Josh Gad and Luke Evans at a piano with Alan Menken? Disney magic 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z It laughs against the dying of the light, and in that laughter there is not a coarseness but a semi-savage edge, as if the energy and the frivolity of a new epoch demanded no less. Reading Jane Austen’s Final, Unfinished Novel 2017-03-05T05:00:00Z But in New Orleans and elsewhere the day was marked by frivolity and fun with locals and tourists watching parades and dressing up in funky costumes. As Mardi Gras revelry ends with a party, Lent begins 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z Shrove Tuesday Races: Join the fun on this last day of frivolity before Lent as the Cathedral celebrates “Mardi Gras” with races in the nave on Shrove Tuesday. Religion events from around the Washington area 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z As usual, their presence was more absurd than anything, and the frivolity of it all established a striking contrast. Nationals load truck with spring training gear 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z Ms. Pomsel appeared to look back ruefully on what she described as the frivolity of her youth and her inattention to national affairs. Brunhilde Pomsel, secretary to Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels, dies at 106 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z So it was powerful to hear Obama remind us one more time that you can value games without fear of infecting society with frivolity. President Obama offers final reminder about the value of sports in America 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z And I have, in the past, felt moved to defend the Hollywood Foreign Press against its not-always-deserved reputation for frivolity, especially since it has, at times, beaten the academy at its own game. With a 'La La Land' sweep, Hollywood once more falls in love — with itself 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z The 30-year Christmas sweatshirt that is guaranteed to see you through three decades worth of festive frivolities. UK designer launches 30-year Christmas jumper - BBC News 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z As camp as Christmas, her seeming frivolity hid the sharpness and strength that made her name. Zsa Zsa Gabor knew femininity was a performance. She played it perfectly | Suzanne Moore 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z He accent was drenched in diamonds and her name was synonymous with frivolity and camp as she winked and carried on about men, dahling, and the droll burdens of the idle rich. Zsa Zsa Gabor, Actress and Celebrity, Dies at 99 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z Carrick, the older man by 15 years, was much too wise for that kind of frivolity. Henrikh Mkhitaryan seals spoils for Manchester United against Tottenham 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z Here, in memory of Eliezer ben Nisan ha’Cohen, is a passage on frivolity by a great rabbi in Prague at the end of the 16th century. My Friend Leonard Cohen: Darkness and Praise 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z Berg has decisively left the frivolity of “Battleship” behind him, and his sense of film craft evinces a basic respect for the medium and his real-life subjects alike. Into the inferno with the gripping 'Deepwater Horizon' 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z The U.S. mission to win gold allowed for few frivolities. U.S. Dominates Serbia in Gold Medal Basketball Game 2016-08-21T04:00:00Z A woman does not have to banish frivolity in order to be serious. Hillary Clinton, style icon? The unexpected inspiration for women’s spring fashion 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z Many criticised the "frivolity" of the case, including former minister Shashi Tharoor who tweeted: "To file in the "Only in India" category! Would be funny if such frivolous cases didn't clog our judicial system." Pokemon Go in Indian court for 'hurting religious sentiments' - BBC News 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z “Man was born for toil, since his perfection is always being actualized but is never actual,” he observed in an essay on frivolity. My Friend Leonard Cohen: Darkness and Praise 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z Labor Day still may be regarded by many as a calendar milestone, signaling an end to frivolity and fun and a return to the solemn and the serious. The heat may be lingering, but the season is drawing to a close 2016-08-27T04:00:00Z Enjoy the frivolity until you remember your tax dollars are paying court costs. Starbucks Sippy Cups for Lawyers 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z The crowd loved her music; they loved her, as she pranced and danced with the frivolity of a child showing off in the back yard, sprinkled dynamic tumbling throughout. U.S. women gymnasts place their names in history with Olympic gold 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z Members of Congress are always eager to require ever more stringent cost-benefit analysis from everyone else but seldom find it necessary to engage themselves in such frivolities. Think before requiring postal system to provide electronic manifest data 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z People like to kibitz on the subject of who a politician “really” is, to claim that some votes or statements or gaffes or alliances are deeply revealing and others merely accidents, frivolities or improvisatory performances. Could Hillary Clinton Become the Champion of the 99 Percent? 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z “If not, you want to be careful that you don’t imply a sense of imprecision or frivolity.” Emoji at Work: Managing With a Wink and a :) 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z The scale of the horror on Nov. 13, the 130 dead and hundreds injured, rendered frivolities like football completely irrelevant. Column: Football part of France’s post-terror regeneration 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z Aesthetics, contrary to modern myth, are not a frivolity or indulgence. BMW's 1939 Mille Miglia Touring Coupé reminds us that cars should be designed with feeling 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z This possible reality doesn’t stop Lauren from forcing herself to participate in prenuptial frivolity. Review: Alam explores female friendship in ‘Rich and Pretty’ 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z This surely isn’t because we discourage frivolity or interest in aesthetics and entertaining in men — if that were true, the world would lack golf courses and sports cars. Hillary Clinton says Bill won’t be picking out the White House china. He should. 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z It is self-evident in the threats he makes daily to destroy his political enemies, made only worse by the frivolity and transience of the tone of those threats. The Dangerous Acceptance of Donald Trump 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z “People associate it with frivolity and not being serious,” Eckel said. Michelle Obama: All kids should play sports, not just those who can afford it 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z They are also betting on the frivolity of the free-spending young. Still kicking 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z Fans instantly jumped on the PR fun triggering the Model S’s self-driving autopilot mode four times and shooting videos of the in-car display with much cowbell frivolity. Elon Musk distracts us from bad news with ‘psychedelic cowbell road’ Tesla easter egg 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z Kimmel asked. Sanders started answering before he had finished the question: “Only if all of the children are very, very serious about that roll. No frivolity in my presidency. It’s all no work, no pleasure.” The Daily 202: Arizona, Utah results give Stop Trump movement reasons to both hope and despair 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z First, his constitutional arguments against the regulations are terrible, to the point of actual frivolity. Wait, Harvard Law School’s leading liberal is trying to gut essential climate-change regulations? 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z Their very mention provokes outrage, because they’re powerful symbols of sex, of frivolity, and of the dangerous, sinister forces sapping American strength and undermining our values. Why books like Fifty Shades of Grey are worthy of study 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z He saw the frivolity in the Internet of Things long before it was given a stupid name. Twitter’s terrible, except when it’s a memorial to your dead father 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z After the terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, Calif., “The Force Awakens” arrived amid heightened security concerns, putting a clear damper on the frivolity in some cities. ‘Star Wars’ Opens Amid Hype and Nostalgia 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z The exposure to the weather and frivolity proved too much for the new President and he caught a cold that persisted, soon developing into pneumonia. This Was the Unhealthiest U.S. President 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z “We love the people who are willing to risk their lives so we can live in frivolity.” Veterans Day parade near Camp Pendleton honors 'those willing to risk their lives' 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z But, then, as she and other veteran runners have long witnessed – frivolity never waited for an invitation, either. Goofing Off to Get Healthy 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z Trump’s support is the product not of frivolity but of pain. How to Be Serious: A 2007 Hot Mic and Today’s G.O.P. 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z By contrast, the Republican debates were full of frivolity and distractions, with the majority of time spent on sideshow issues like Planned Parenthood. If nothing else, that says something about the differences between the parties. The shocking truth about the Democratic debate: It changed almost nothing 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Bennett posted a reporter at Saratoga Springs for the summer season to chronicle the frivolities of New York’s elite. America’s First Gossip Column, and Eating on Subways and Buses 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z Indeed, with all of the complex issues facing us these days, who has time for such frivolity? Excerpts from recent Minnesota editorials 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z Las Vegas may be best known as the land of fun and frivolity, but it’s also the site of serious commitments to innovative, sustainable architecture and interior design. Indoor-outdoor home near Las Vegas offers ideas for builders in D.C. area 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z Hoping to discourage the boy from such frivolity by exposing him to better players, his mother takes him to a chess club, but the reverse happens. 'Pawn Sacrifice' ably follows chess master Bobby Fischer's unraveling, move by move 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z After earning a degree in photography from the Brooks Institute, Wilbur moved to Los Angeles, to become a fashion photographer, but says she soon grew disenchanted with the excess and frivolity of the entertainment industry. One woman's mission to photograph every Native American tribe in the US 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z Like a giant billboard in Times Square, on to Donald Trump are being projected all sorts of hopes, fears, grievances and frivolities. Donald Trump: The enduring appeal - BBC News 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z But after So immigrated to the U.S. in the 1970s with his wife and three children, international travel became an unthinkable luxury, backpacking a frivolity reserved for the privileged. For late-starting backpacker, at 76, it's the wander years 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z Mardi Gras might seem like a mere frivolity to some. The New Orleans I watched suffer from afar is the city I now proudly call home | Michael Fitts 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z The poll stood out even in a campaign season that has seen frivolity reach new heights. Trump beware: political apprentice Deez Nuts is top-polling independent 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z For example, it is common to view a paycheck as serious money for living expenses and tax refunds as play money for fun and frivolity. How to Convert Taxable Savings Into Your Roth IRA 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z Her clothes have all been donated to her, she said, dismissing frivolity. Sister Megan Rice: the 85-year-old nun with a criminal record remains defiant 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Leave it to Tom to recall the single most consequentially corrosive period in American history by way of its infantile frivolities. We restarted the Cold War: The real story about the NATO buildup that the New York Times won’t tell you 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z I wasn’t the only one who found this kind of frivolity unacceptable. 2016′s bravest act yet: Carly Fiorina’s super PAC demolishes Hillary Clinton’s Instagram 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z In it she talks about frivolities alongside more serious issues, such as abusive relationships and professional dissatisfaction. The insider's cultural guide to São Paulo: city of contrast, contradiction and chaos 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z If you happened to be a young person in 1965 it was hard to know where to look next as the frivolity of sport and song jostled with events profound enough to reshape the world. Muhammad Ali’s phantom punch has us scratching our heads 50 years on | Richard Williams 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z The three-reel design was a hit in bars and became a casino standard, but for decades gaming houses considered them little more than a frivolity — distractions for the wives of table-game players. Slot machines perfected addictive gaming. Now, tech wants their tricks 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z The harder it is for the press to succumb to its weakness for narcissism and frivolity, the better. Hillary Clinton’s smartest move: Say no to TPP, and join the Warren/Krugman forces 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z The two grow to love and care for her deeply in different ways: Where Matthew quietly encourages Anne’s flights of fancy and frivolity, Marilla offers a steely structure and hidden warmth. These Are 30 of the Best Parents in Literature 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z “My pocket view is that as far as the powers that be are concerned, society is a little out of control, with too much expression and frivolity and general chaos,” Hamilton said. Festivals, large gatherings canceled in Beijing 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z "My pocket view is that as far as the powers that be are concerned, society is a little out of control, with too much expression and frivolity and general chaos," Hamilton said. Festivals, large gatherings canceled in Beijing 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z Lipstick might seem the ultimate frivolity, but it is also well known as a morale-booster. Painting on a Brave Face 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z That ushered in a day when Google shows off its playful side by injecting more frivolity into its services. Google Maps turns into Pac-Man’s chomping grounds 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z Cancer, a nonprofit organization and Web site launched in December by buddies Tom O’Connor and Eddie Peña, is counting on people’s seemingly insatiable interest in online feline frivolity. Finally, a legitimate excuse to click on cat videos 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z Today Saint Patrick’s Day is a broadly inclusive festival associated with fun, frivolity and, in Chicago, turning the river green. The Year They Cancelled St. Patrick's Day 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z The application of servant leadership apart from surrender is nothing more than an exercise in frivolity. The #1 Thing Holding You Back As A Leader 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z A penthouse of great opulence, every detail of the space is suited to Rivers’ fascination with the styles and frivolities of Marie Antoinette, “if she had money,” Rivers joked. Joan Rivers' Penthouse For Sale 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z Beneath all the frivolity, the Congress statesmen left a legacy of solid accomplishments, many of which still influence us today: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About the Congress of Vienna that Influence Us Today 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z At Super Bowl Media Day, a panoply of frivolity and self-aggrandizement, Kraft was asked whether he had spoken with his good pal, commissioner Goodell, about the investigation. Seahawks vs. Patriots: What the national media say about Super Bowl 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z To many, the pursuit of carbon capture and storage is act of frivolity. Carbon Capture And Storage: Room To Breathe? 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z Indeed, there’s more money available for such frivolity. Drop your top: Convertibles poised to make a comeback 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z He did not care for such sugary frivolity at the expense of a laser focus on business, and the two siblings got wrapped up in a quarrel and parted ways. EXCHANGE: Illinois candy company hits sweet spot 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z The size difference doesn’t scare McLeod, who says that the frivolity of Tinder will get old, and that young people would eventually tire of an app that serves up duds en masse. How Tinder's More Serious Rivals Kill the Mood 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z Cat memes and other frivolities aren’t the work of an Internet culture. You should actually blame America for everything you hate about ‘Internet culture’ I have none of his faith, and happily so, but his rejection of frivolity resounds through the centuries. The Frick Collection Prepares for a Sumptuous Winter “It’s an enjoyable bit of frivolity,” he said. Nobel forecasting brings fun to online discussions 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z Most of the evidence vanished the next day — apparently after protesters complained that the frivolity showed the pro-democracy movement in a bad light. Hong Kong protests see weird, wonderful scenes 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z “It’s just stunning the frivolity with which the Republicans treat the economy,” House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi told reporters on Wednesday. Dubious anniversary for both parties 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z Germans were skeptical of the site’s feel-good frivolity, he said, and some Australians were outright “hostile.” You should actually blame America for everything you hate about ‘Internet culture’ Seeing a party in power melt down before your eyes would be a riveting spectacle, if it weren’t so shocking in its frivolity. The Trotskyites of the right are wrecking the Conservative party 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z Bill Dwyre of the Los Angeles Times recently wrote that he hopes the fad promoting a cure for ALS proves more substantive than simply "attention-grabbing and frivolity." Dodgers' Stan Kasten nominates Mitch Kupchak for ice bucket challenge 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z Still, I wish more had said, when challenged, that pouring water on heads, with its accompanying attention-grabbing and frivolity, didn't quite mesh with the cause. Throwing some cold water on the Ice Bucket Challenge This illustrates the grandstanding frivolity of the political class. In a stew over inversions They flung their mortarboards, the riotous ruby cascade a well-deserved moment of frivolity. Pa. teen up early to work, then off to school 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z The social network’s users will communicate entirely in those tiny, cartoonish icons people sometimes use to express an idea, or add some frivolity to a conversation. Bye-Bye, Words: An Emoji-Only Social App Is Coming 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z With what historian Barbara Tuchman scathingly described as “the bellicose frivolity of senile empires,” Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Josef, 83, presented Serbia with an ultimatum to which Serbia acceded in nearly all the particulars. Why World War I still matters 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z In Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, graffiti artists have tagged walls with images juxtaposing the country’s needs with the games’ frivolity, which is especially arresting in a country synonymous with soccer. In Brazil, It's in With Soccer Out With the World Cup She added: "That was blood money. That's not money for frivolity or fun." Harris 'was known as the octopus' 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z A noble man controls frivolity with gravity, awaits action in a state of calm. Lessons From the Samurai: The Secret to Always Being at Your Best 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z Some of the frivolity was staged as a parliamentary protest. Letterman, Stewart mock NY Senate's yogurt debate 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z Its ambassadors use to assemble Fireball lovers in local bars for evenings of shots and frivolity. Cinnamon Whiskey War: Can Jack Daniel’s Topple Fireball? 2014-03-13T18:41:47Z The backlash in recent months against the self-involvement and frivolity of the new guard has actually been a long time coming. Silicon Valley’s Youth Problem 2014-03-12T09:00:16Z It’s a use case of fun and frivolity. Would Facebook Have Bought WhatsApp If They Had Managed To Acquire Snapchat? 2014-03-03T20:33:00Z To ease the pain of death on herself and her loved ones, Ms. Glanz had a dying wish: She essentially wanted a monthlong farewell party that mixed frivolity and friendship, laughter and tears. City Room: One Woman’s Dying Wish: A Monthlong Farewell Party 2014-01-13T19:24:30Z “Obviously, including those omitted facts would expose the frivolity of the state’s motion.” Florida is trying to put Marissa Alexander back in jail 2014-01-09T19:04:00Z Yet in his few quiet moments, this president seeks not to escape to the delicious back-stabbing of the “Real Housewives” or the frivolity of the singing teenagers on “Glee.” Obama’s TV Picks: Anything Edgy, With Hints of Reality 2013-12-30T01:31:42Z Despite what he said about simply having fun, Gonzalez — typically a quiet, dour sort — is too smart, too experienced and too wily for anyone to believe his antics were merely a childish expression of frivolity. 2013 NLCS: Los Angeles Dodgers more confident heading to St. Louis to face Cardinals 2013-10-17T23:31:03Z Or at least, focused on fun and frivolity. Fewer laughs on Festival Fringe 2013-08-01T23:09:03Z The objective of a temple, he said, was to use the entertainment of rituals and the frivolity of festivals to lead people into the sanctum sanctorum, where more serious matter resided. Letter from India: The Moral Obligation of India's Media 2013-07-03T13:11:08Z As Eurovision's annual festival of frivolity rolls round again, a burning controversy remains unresolved: did the Spanish dictator General Franco steal the UK's Song Contest glory in 1968? Did Franco rob Derry of Eurovision glory? 2013-05-17T10:20:44Z Student loans impact everything from family formation to spending on frivolities. Student loan debt is stealing our future 2013-05-14T14:13:09Z How are you celebrating this "day of legalized frivolity," as Steve Wilson, psychologist and director of National Humor Month, would describe it? 10 Tips to Lighten Up and Laugh 2013-04-01T12:00:00Z Buzzwords such as empowerment and celebration pepper the air at the LPSFW, but a rod of steel underpins the air of frivolity. Larger women celebrated at inaugural London Plus Size Fashion Weekend 2013-02-15T20:24:26Z It is devoted to unfettered frivolity and partying in the final hours before Ash Wednesday, which begins the Lenten season of sacrifice in the Catholic Church. New Orleans' Mardi Gras packs festive punch, economic boost 2013-02-11T19:43:07Z Long considered the 'Djoker' on Tour, his natural frivolity was reined in he tried to fulfil his promise. Contented Djokovic shows the fun side of a sweet life 2013-01-27T16:28:17Z It is the capital of taking frivolity seriously, of being silly as if it’s your job. How Good Does Karaoke Have to Be to Qualify as Art? 2013-01-17T12:00:00Z The frivolity lasted less than a minute, as Duncan re-entered the game after back-to-back steals by Minnesota cut San Antonio's lead to 35-32. Parker leads Spurs past Timberwolves, 106-88 2013-01-14T03:08:08Z Buzzfeed offers a mix of frivolity, serious news and advertising content that looks like editorial – the source of its financial progress. Buzzfeed announces $19.3m in funding as it transforms internet advertising 2013-01-03T20:26:00Z History shows that the money ends up being spent on weapons or frivolities by corrupt militia or politicians. Africa image 'harming aid effort' 2012-12-26T08:43:26Z Famously, in 1993, Watson created a bit of an international incident by refusing a request from Sam Torrance to sign his dinner menu, saying he did not want his team disturbed by such frivolity. Ron Sirak: Should Tom Watson Serve As Ryder Cup Captain Again? 2012-12-10T05:00:00Z The cornerback is always at the center of fun and frivolity, even when he's also entangled in controversy. Richard Sherman leads Seahawks' comically good defense 2012-12-10T04:39:04Z Any frivolity has been eclipsed in these final hours, overtaken by exhaustion, tension and an overriding focus on meeting this operation’s carefully monitored numerical goals for volunteers signed up, doors knocked on, voters met. In Ohio, 2 Campaigns Offer a Study in Contrasts 2012-11-04T20:47:20Z This upends the conventional wisdom that viral cute kitten videos, though they may build media empires, are the ultimate frivolity, merely a time sink. Cute Kittens Can Save America 2012-10-02T15:04:45Z Olympic athletes might want to treat social media like fatty foods, excessive late-night frivolity before their competitions, and steroids. The Social Media Olympics: How Gaffes Cost Athletes Dearly 2012-07-27T00:05:23Z Bowlers launch their attack with a kind of barbarous frivolity then once the all too predictable consequences of their actions are revealed contrition strikes home. The Spin 2012-06-28T11:55:37Z They were games that frowned upon such frivolities as ramps and power-ups, like a landscape painter asked to finish off a masterpiece by adding a naked man surfing a wave of lava. Game on: DiRT Showdown 2012-05-18T14:58:57Z Finally, there's an ongoing attempt to make "household debt" sound like money that was thrown away on frivolities. So now we know whose fault the recession is. Ours 2012-05-16T19:30:02Z Gallery evidently considers that frivolity on the lecturer's part is inappropriate to the situation. Aspects of Modern Oxford 2012-04-25T02:01:12.193Z This was too much for his patience, and he turned away in disgust at her frivolity. Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z Therefore in order to cure Jasmine of her frivolity he was driven into being more serious and less academic than he had intended. Rich Relatives 2012-04-05T02:00:45.670Z In the midst of such amusements, pride and frivolity crept into Saint-Cyr, and Madame de Maintenon became convinced that she had allowed its pupils more freedom than they could enjoy without abuse. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z She had only needed a word to turn her from the frivolities of the world to better things. The Literary Sense 2012-04-02T02:00:28.147Z I take it for granted that Mr. Morris's sad hero, "The Man who never Laughed Again," must have been frivolity itself when compared with Bulwer-Lytton at work upon a novel. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z Now there are no such scoffers at the frivolity and emptiness of human wishes as the well-to-do young fellows of two or three-and-twenty. Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z And, equally of course, empty frivolity, and the cult of the continual grin are insufferable things to endure either in the name of religion or anything else. One Day at a Time and Other Talks on Life and Religion 2012-03-31T02:00:20.873Z He stood alone on the stairs, looking down on the invaders, and smiling--smiling, with everything of senility and frivolity gone from his face, and only the courage of his caste left. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z I also stand on mine, and I make bold to think that a certificate signed with my name would not be rated by anybody as a piece of imposture or frivolity. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z He had become famous as a sophist and rhetorician, skilled in the laborious frivolities of the profession. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z Sometimes I am quite ashamed of his frivolity. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z You reproach me frequently with my heedlessness and frivolity, Oswald, but even they have a limit. Fickle Fortune 2012-03-20T02:00:13.167Z He whose career promised so much, who under the cloak of frivolity pursued aims so high, amid perils so real. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z He held her childishness, her frivolity, her na�vet�, in contempt. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z It is his mission to go among men as the ambassador of God, rebuking, in season and out of season, their frivolity, their cowardice, and their vice. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z It is liberal in the space it gives to all fashionable frivolities, sports and pastimes, to all the bagatelles of life. Satires And Profanities 2012-03-14T02:00:24.637Z Reduced to merely registering the wishes of their rulers, the Roman nobility sought their own safety in frivolity and extravagance. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z Temperate without austerity; cautious without fear; brave without rashness; serious without melancholy, he was cheerful without frivolity. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z It fritters away the attention and exacerbates their natural frivolity. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z Truly, if this mode of choosing one's lady prevailed in New York, I at least found it smacked something of silliness and French frivolity. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Thou hast, I can see very clearly, made away with all his spirit by thy frivolities, and I especially commend thee for dragging such as he up the hill in this heat. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z I am shocked that you should have proposed such a thing; and I see now what I feared before, that I was very wrong in giving my consent to a frivolity unbecoming our position. For the Cause 2012-02-19T03:00:18.033Z The devotees of the French spirit, in its frivolity and meretricious beauty, they turned away from with disdain. Transcendentalism in New England A History 2012-02-18T03:00:16.210Z Johnson did him no more than justice when he laughed to scorn the idea of his secretary leaving his post, or neglecting his duty, in pursuit of sport or out of youthful hilarity and frivolity. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z There was a cynical old bachelor uncle, who gave the Girl epigrammatical advice about the virtue of frivolity and the danger of taking things seriously. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z I always laugh when people talk about the frivolity of start-ups. Let Your Employees Play! 2012-02-14T15:10:00Z This was what had come of the clergy dancing, of the Dean's weakness, and Mrs. Anson's secular frivolity and friendships! For the Cause 2012-02-19T03:00:18.033Z Milner, shocked by what he regarded as frivolity, proposed to treat the subject "with a slight approach to seriousness." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 4th 1914 2012-02-11T03:03:44.993Z After the indulgence of much cheap wit, Mr. Mason, of Ohio, protested against such frivolity as injurious to the character of the House and asked the chair to rule the amendments out of order. Inventors 2012-02-08T03:00:16.647Z Perhaps the worst feature of society is its lack of a proper reverence for the intellectual, its tendency to frivolity. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z Their reaction against the frivolity of contemporary melodrama was as decided as their reaction against eighteenth century conventionality; but both impulses led to poetry, passion, and Shakespeare, but not to drama. Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z Even the teams, usually sequestered far from the frivolity, are staying downtown. Super Bowl ? Eighth Graders Helped Indianapolis Land Game 2012-01-28T19:37:39Z He was busily hardening his heart with forced frivolities. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z Jacinta was dressed ornately in the latest English mode, and it seemed to Muriel that she had put on conventional frivolity along with her attire. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z He was a serious young man with a sweetheart of his own, and he had no time for frivolity or nonsense. Great Opera Stories Taken from Original Sources in Old German 2012-01-25T03:00:33.660Z If women did not waste life in frivolity, men would not waste it in murder. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z I cannot understand the world—cannot comprehend the frivolities and littlenesses. Queen Victoria As I Knew Her 2012-01-22T03:00:23.263Z I don't care for a life of perfect frivolity and fashion, such as one gets in London. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z If he is in a great degree unreflective, if he does not consciously realise what are the ends of life, yet he does not look on life in a spirit of cynicism or frivolity. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z Although she kept up the gay frivolity of the conversation, still the discord was felt by everybody, and we did not linger as we should have done over the cups. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z A Plea for Humour": "I once wrote to an intimate friend a very high-flown and ridiculous letter of reproof for her frivolity. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z The hermit was, indeed, none other than William, Earl of Warwick, a renowned champion, who, tired of the frivolities of the Court, had gone on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z Who has not marked that union now become almost habitual of frivolity of character and intellectual culture the most perfect and refined? Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History 2012-01-01T03:00:07.953Z There was the dim dissociation, there my comparative poverty, or call it even frivolity, of instinct: I gaped imaginatively, as it were, to such a different set of relations. Notes of a Son and Brother 2011-12-29T03:00:14.087Z Sometimes she would amuse herself by playing the fish, making him blush, and behaving with the license and frivolity of a grisette. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z And henceforth he not only pardoned the lightness and frivolity of his wife's vain disposition, which had once so much disgusted him, but came to regard these defects as a guarantee of her fidelity. The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 2011-12-25T03:00:12.817Z Her abandon and frivolity were of the seminary period. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z I felt angry, wrathful at such a woman, who with so much frivolity and folly lifted the veil of the most delicate secrets, the deepest intimacies of her family life. The Joy of Captain Ribot 2011-12-15T03:00:16.510Z I have no opinion of women, sir, until they are past the age for frivolity, and I'm not handsome enough to go courting myself.' A Witch of the Hills, v. 1-2 2011-12-15T03:00:15.700Z Her confessor, the stern Bérulle, who was present, reproved her somewhat sharply for her vanity and frivolity. Henrietta Maria 2011-12-15T03:00:14.290Z It is Ventura's fault: her frivolity and the silly ideas that she gets into her head have caused this trouble, as they have caused other slighter ones that you have had. The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 2011-12-25T03:00:12.817Z But even as they whirled on and hopped and skipped in the silly frivolity of the turkey-trot he was solemnly experiencing an awe of her. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z Yet I did not, like them, regard moral philosophy and humane literature as insignificant frivolities. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z So that, weary of frivolity myself, my wife would avenge my defection. A Witch of the Hills, v. 1-2 2011-12-15T03:00:15.700Z The servants themselves are infected with the prevailing atmosphere of frivolity. Oscar Wilde 2011-12-10T03:00:14.120Z Even the frivolities of the world were not beneath his notice. Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone 2011-12-06T03:00:20.687Z And now what had seemed odious as a spectacle was only a sane and youthful frivolity, an April response to the joy of life, the glory of motion. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z He bore their bad tempers and frivolities with good-humoured contempt, and did not even resent being satirised by Gasparo in a comedy upon the public stage of Venice. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z He spent, however, the last twenty-five years of his life in regretting the frivolity which enabled him to produce this most charming of poems. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Unconsciously they recovered something of the youth they had been allowing to slip past them unheeded, and realised with a sort of surprise the leaven of frivolity hidden beneath their more serious qualities. The Stronger Influence 2011-12-02T03:00:23.630Z I have always felt that this frivolity was out of keeping with the seriousness of the times. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z He began to pack his things for his return to hard service away from the frivolities of the city. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z This is an amusement which involves very late hours, extravagant dressing, and an immense amount of frivolity, vanity, jealousy, unhealthy excitement, and vain conversation. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z Nevers proposes a toast to "our sweethearts," and gaily adds that he must soon forego such frivolities as he is to be married. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z Michael, already simmering with indignation at the senseless frivolity of the proceedings, glowered at his knuckles, evidently suspicious of an ill-timed pleasantry. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z “Her mind is light and inclines to frivolity, and material advantages.” Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z He spoke these words with his usual robust sort of languor, in which there was never a single trace of affectation or frivolity. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z That just when Philadelphia has plunged into incredible frivolity, it should develop an interest in problems it calmly shirked in its days of sobriety—that is astounding if you will. Our Philadelphia 2011-11-23T03:00:41.453Z Manila was not without its frivolous element; but there was one period of the year when all frivolities were suspended, and religious observances monopolised the people’s time. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z A rush of boys went over us; the roulette table was deserted in a flash, and its proprietor and the bookmakers exchanged glances expressive of the despicable frivolity of the rustics of Poundlick. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z That worship may be fearful in its cruelty or ridiculous in its frivolity; nevertheless, it is a worship. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z I blush for the frivolity, but there are still so many things I want to do! The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z He was already quite gray, but, in contrast to this, his speech was tinged with a frivolity, rather pleasant than otherwise, which hinted at youth. The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel 2011-11-17T03:00:37.293Z Disturb me no more with your frivolity, and let not your wings get entangled in the rays of my web, although you are not a moth, but princess of the Kingdom of the Past....” Psyche 2011-11-15T03:00:18.293Z Never did he allow himself to make concessions either to the multitude and its frivolity, or to please the vanity of executants. Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) 2011-11-14T03:00:21.027Z She would have given anything at that instant to say something unusually frivolous in order to shake off the impression of the moment before; but her frivolity had temporarily departed with Lord Hemsworth. Diana Tempest, Volume I (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:36.223Z I did many a penance that week before I felt myself absolved from my impious frivolity. A Tale of the Kloster A Romance of the German Mystics at the Cocalico 2011-11-11T03:00:32.153Z Allowing yourself, that is to say, to be tied up with the baby-ribbon and decorated with the gilt paint of Parisian frivolity! The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel 2011-11-17T03:00:37.293Z Thus we get women, intellectual, progressive, strenuous, engrossed for part of their time in serious, perhaps in public avocations—and then plunging, in violent recoil, into social frivolities; vanities, dissipations, pranks, intrigues, excesses. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z The blood of every true-born Frenchman boiled with indignation when he realized the position to which his proud nation had been brought through the frivolity and egotism of Louis XV. Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence 2011-11-11T03:00:25.690Z The air of frivolity has blighted their stature; their colours are pale and languid; they have no generous ambition; they are little people! they are fine people! A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett, of the State of Tennessee. 2011-11-07T02:00:17.560Z So your life will pass away in frivolity and popularity.... The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z She realized that emotion would be as fatal to her purpose as would sheer frivolity. The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel 2011-11-17T03:00:37.293Z “And we were just approaching the re-incarnate state,” added Cora, with a desperate attempt at frivolity. The Motor Girls at Lookout Beach In Quest of the Runaways 2011-11-04T02:00:22.360Z Let young men contrast such conduct with the frivolities of other noble and royal persons, and be faithful to her whose ways are pleasantness, and whose paths are peace. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z He found that he could not—by any means which his heart would let him employ—conquer what he called the frivolity of the child. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z He thought of his attitude of exaggerated camaraderie with the actors and managers, of his attitude toward his own work; he realized that frivolity had become not merely a pose, but a habit. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z Paris, with its frivolities, its sins, its sorrows, and its snares, was like some uneasy, half-forgotten dream. The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel 2011-11-17T03:00:37.293Z And though quite avoiding all foolish frivolity, Still at all seasons of innocent jollity, Where is the play-boy can claim an equality At comicality, Father, with you? A Book of Irish Verse Selected from modern writers with an introduction and notes by W. B. Yeats 2011-10-27T02:00:26.373Z Hence in such matters habit and frivolity win an easy victory over the thoughtless, especially over inexperienced youth. Human, All-Too-Human, Part II 2011-10-26T02:00:29.773Z There were times when she showed no frivolity, but, on the contrary, a depth and intensity far, far beyond her years. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z To a man not devoted to social frivolities existence in them soon palls. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z He could afford a few moments of sheer frivolity: for he had just finished eight hours of careful reflection, and his plans were quite complete. The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel 2011-11-17T03:00:37.293Z "It will be the last frivolity of the season in this vicinity." A Damaged Reputation 2011-10-17T02:00:16.117Z There are men in this country who know two years ahead what the frivolities and extravagances of the people will be, because they decree what they shall be. The International Jew The World's Foremost Problem 2011-10-16T02:00:19.257Z The vices of which the East Romans have most commonly been accused are cowardice, frivolity, and treachery. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z He was not expected to take part in gayeties or to have any share in frivolities, which were much more hilarious when he was absent and the restraint of his presence was removed. Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 2011-10-15T02:00:25.820Z At which Miss Hayes said to him, under her breath, "Oh, you superior people are so contemptuous of our frivolity!" Dr. Lavendar's People 2011-10-13T02:00:52.167Z I give them no charter; verily the greater their work, the greater their guilt if their work leads them into rashness, or degenerates into loose frivolity. The Fisher Girl 2011-10-13T02:00:46.980Z In contrast to this religious revival was the wave of frivolity and immorality that seemed simultaneously to sweep over the island. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z According to this Dutch Puritan, the theatre was "a school of idleness, a mount of idolatry, a relic of paganism, leading to sin, godlessness, impurity, and frivolity; a mere waste of time." Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z I perceive from your tone, my dear philosopher, that you think I have in mind for your Mrs. Sherman merely a career of social frivolity. Search-Light Letters 2011-10-06T02:00:43.957Z In the eyes of that girl there was already reflected the frivolity of the times. Count Br?hl 2011-10-06T02:00:41.430Z "Then let us speak of frivolities, of the times, of the weather, of the city we are visiting; remember I am young, and an artist." The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z If you ask me honestly if I like being ‘vain,’ I mean, taking part in social frivolities, I shouldn’t know what to answer. The Later Life 2011-10-02T02:00:13.037Z They that frequent the haunts of vice and frivolity learn many things that do but add to their folly. The Hearth-Stone Thoughts upon Home-Life in Our Cities 2011-09-28T02:00:22.560Z Hence that tremendous seriousness which is his special characteristic—that "awful sense of religion," that "sacred horror at men's frivolity," in the language of a living essayist. Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z Strauss-Kahn said he regretted causing pain to his wife and family and said deep reflection over the scandal meant he had lost forever a former "frivolity" in his dealings with women. Strauss-Kahn apology seen contrived, staged 2011-09-19T13:40:15Z You have dissipated the years in frivolity, and each generation has thrown itself entirely unprepared into a revolution, always cruelly repressed, the result of which was exile and oppression. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z The sense of frivolity that had filled her for the last few hours vanished, and she gave herself up to the power of that calm, never-ceasing roll of water. Polly in New York 2011-09-18T02:00:27.103Z The state of Madame had touched even her husband, so embittered against her by her frivolities, and only the sound of "weeping was heard in the chamber." Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z The frivolity of the French court failed to attract him, but for a long time he was spellbound by Amyrault's theological lectures at Saumur. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z An Arizona sushi shop's "9-11 Remembrance Roll" — made with spicy crab, avocado and asparagus — was mocked online for its frivolity. What Did You Buy for the 9/11 Anniversary? 2011-09-12T11:20:00Z Oh, papa needn't worry," cried Brenda; "I shall see that you have enough frivolity. Brenda's Bargain A Story for Girls 2011-09-09T02:01:09.477Z It is true that this nation has grown grievously guilty, has sinned through frivolity and license. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z She would have become so enamored of fashion and frivolity, had it not been for the call of athletics, that she would have fallen sadly behind in her school work. The Girls of Central High on the Stage The Play That Took The Prize 2011-09-05T02:00:21.083Z She was glad that he smiled so approvingly upon her, happy that this little frivolity was given the additional delight of his presence. Those Dale Girls 2011-09-05T02:00:18.917Z "Perhaps I can be hurt where you have been thinking that the armor of frivolity, or ignorance, or indifference is the thickest." The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z I never knew you to need encouragement in frivolity. Brenda's Bargain A Story for Girls 2011-09-09T02:01:09.477Z Nowadays it is nothing but drive flamboyant cars and spend money for frivolities over there. Marjorie Dean College Junior 2011-08-27T02:00:22.827Z |
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