| 单词 | frivolous |
| 例句 | They were a frivolous couple, with no other worries except going to bed every night, even on forbidden days, and frolicking there until dawn. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z That another arts program was axed, deemed “frivolous” by the school board. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z She didn’t seem frivolous, didn’t seem like the type who’d waste an entire day fretting over her white carpet. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Everywhere men busied themselves in frivolous and worthless occupations. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Nor did she continue with her music, because her cello seemed frivolous to her under the circumstances. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Nothing silly like a Gaming Machine, nothing frivolous like the soft upholstered furniture decorated with fringe that a foolish young couple down the road had traded for. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Selfish and grandiose though Beck’s obsession may have been, it wasn’t frivolous. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z In fact, Cofield had served years in various prisons for fraud, much of it involving bad checks, and he’d spent his jail time taking law courses and launching what one judge called “frivolous” lawsuits. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Despite his more frivolous side, Rostipov had caused an uproar in scientific circles because he spent his free time curing hysteria with magic wands and hypnotic trances. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed so sad, so frivolous, that mere mortality, not judgment, kept him from it. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Felicia has no patience for such frivolous girls. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z University students complained about frivolous musicians and fluffhead actors, then lined up to pay for performances. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The arts that were viewed so highly in Imre were seen as frivolous by those at the University. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z To converse in a normal tone of voice meant that an athlete was not thinking seriously about the coming game; it exposed a frivolous nature alien to victory. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Not only was music viewed as frivolous on this side of the river, but I would only make more enemies by playing while my bunkmates tried to sleep or study. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z What makes him despised is being considered changeable, frivolous, effeminate, cowardly, and irresolute. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Thyon Nero was many things, but frivolous just wasn’t one of them. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Thus he chose to remember Hamlet’s abuse of Ophelia, but not Christ’s love of Mary Magdalene; Hamlet’s frivolous politics, but not Christ’s serious anarchy. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z And I am not being frivolous now, either. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z Vincent writes another letter, again stating his case, saying he’s not being frivolous, not trying to live off Theo in an irresponsible way. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z She thought they were silly and frivolous, and now that they were living at Daffodil Manor they were making even less money each week since their room and board were covered. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Given all that had happened, and all its terrible consequences, it was frivolous, she knew, but Briony took calm pleasure in delivering her clinching news. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She did not flinch—even in his despair and anger he recognized how far she was from being the frivolous child she had always seemed to him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z He was a reader and recognized his habit of reading as obsessive and neurotic, and told himself that if he read something less frivolous than newspapers and magazines he might indeed be better off. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Sunday was the only day the men did not get up before dawn, and therefore Saturday night was the only night anyone of the island would consider spending in a frivolous manner. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Unlike the frivolous goings-on in Paris or New York, though, the cabaret style of Weimar Berlin had a deadly serious undertow. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “That does not make it any less frivolous an endeavor.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I was losing myself, becoming like other girls, frivolous, manipulative, using how I looked to get things. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It would have been frivolous to go on. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He believed that her destiny was marriage and a brilliant life in society, where the ability to converse with the dead, if kept on a frivolous level, could be an asset. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z With them I was frivolous and violent, orphaned. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z With the economy in rough shape, Barack’s team was constantly guarding against any image coming out of the White House that might be seen as frivolous or light, given the somberness of the times. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “I didn’t know it was going to be a frivolous occasion.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She was not usually frivolous, and didn’t think it right to have shared such uncontrolled laughter with a complete stranger. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z His gifts were never frivolous or the result of Saturday morning cartoon advertising, but thoughtful and delightful. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Reserved and firm in her opinions, she spent no time in indulging the frivolous. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z That the committee would view the expense of this ball and other Millet events as frivolous seemed certain. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z As in all consensus-driven bodies, though, members felt intense pressure not to impede progress with frivolous objections. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Whenever we did frivolous things, we used up energy; we flew high kites. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He doesn’t tell his parents about the drawing class, something they would consider frivolous at this stage of his life, in spite of the fact that his own grandfather was an artist. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “There was no frivolous waste of time,” he said. Tom Davis, ‘Saturday Night Live’ Comedy Writer, Dies at 59 2012-07-19T21:41:39Z Though the tone of his latest offering is often flippant, its concerns are anything but frivolous. Review: ‘Legacy,’ an Uneasy Comedy of Morals at Williamstown Festival 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z “I used to be afraid to do anything that might be seen as frivolous or silly. Big, commercial, whatever. When I was younger, I guess I was snobby.” Chloë Sevigny Wants More. Lizzie Borden Is Helping With That. 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z Somehow sensing that Manon has a frivolous side and a weakness for finery, Geronte decides to abduct her and take her to Paris with him. In Met’s ‘Manon Lescaut,’ Classic Love Story Gets Noir Twist 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z Albright, a brilliant diplomat and scholar whose funeral takes place Wednesday following her death last month, was concerned the focus on her jewelry would appear frivolous. Madeleine Albright’s ‘pin diplomacy’ lives on at State Department museum 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Trump “has the greatest soapbox in the world but instead resorts to frivolous lawsuits,” Boutrous said. A history of the Trump War on Media — the obsession not even coronavirus could stop 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z But, more crucially, it lands at a time when the humanities and social sciences are themselves often accused of being frivolous at best, fraudulent at worst. Humanities Committee Sounds an Alarm 2013-06-18T21:48:54Z Chase is a white-collar criminal defense lawyer by day and a scholar of frivolous laws by night. Pet Walruses, Hidden Bacon and Other Violations of Actual U.S. Law 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Because it not only condemns a work of humour to the ghetto of the light and frivolous but it is also ridiculously outdated. The chick-lit debate: who in Playboy Mansion Hell calls women chicks? 2010-08-04T09:15:00Z The subtext of the outrage was this: A pre-existing political connotation automatically subsumes a frivolous but harmless one. United We Stan 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z He described Mr. Perelman — his longtime friend, client and business partner — as a “deadbeat” and “bully” in court papers, saying he should be sanctioned by the judge for bringing the “frivolous” action. Larry Gagosian and Ronald Perelman in a New Legal Clash 2013-01-19T01:24:20Z In March the New York State Legislature took a step toward easing the scholar’s dilemma by introducing a bill that would protect art experts who offer opinions on a work’s authenticity from “frivolous” lawsuits. Selling a Fake Painting Takes More Than a Good Artist 2014-05-02T21:48:29Z “That whole industry is really considered superficial, frivolous and contemptible,” she said. Marilyn Minter, an Artist Who Resonates and Repels 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z The real reason I keep rereading that passage from Gerda Weissmann Klein’s memoir is that the passage is really about wrestling with what is important and what is frivolous. Perspective | Don’t wave away frivolous pleasures. Those are also ‘essential’ in hard times. 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z While patents are an essential protection against theft for inventors, there are those who abuse the system — the so-called patent trolls who stockpile patents and threaten possible infringers with frivolous lawsuits. Watch John Oliver Takedown Patent Trolls 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z It’s difficult to imagine a lawsuit more frivolous than that. An abuse of power like the U.S. has never seen: The White House under President Trump 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z It shows freed slaves as slovenly, frivolous, and lazy, and it twists history allusively by naming a mixed-race man “Lynch.” The Black Activist Who Fought Against D. W. Griffith’s “The Birth of a Nation” 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z Summer diversion for theatergoers steeped in Kardashian lore and in a frivolous mood. Review: In ‘Katdashians! Break the Musical!,’ Cats Talk Like Kardashians 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z I tend to grumpily resist new technology, thinking it frivolous. Yelling at Amazon’s Alexa 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z 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 To spend hours playing frivolous iPad games despite being the prime minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. From Armchair Paralympian to Paedosavile: my words of 2012 2012-12-30T20:00:00Z “Lucky Charms” is a series of moods, ranging from frivolous high jinks to mysterious views of bodies hanging as if drowned. Dance Review: Some Death, Some Struggle, Some Strain, Yet So Much Still Is Joyful 2011-07-29T21:45:30Z But this isn't some frivolous side project from someone who'd rather fix your coiffure. New band of the day ? No 971: Hunx and His Punx 2011-02-18T17:13:29Z Certainly, Mr. Plepler’s political relationships have given him extra currency in an industry that is often considered frivolous. Richard Plepler of HBO Stands Tall in New York’s Cultural Elite 2012-09-21T15:57:49Z Perhaps, we associate it too strongly with beaujolais nouveau, the frivolous fruit basket of a wine released soon after harvest. This $19 beaujolais is friendly to all sorts of foods 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z We risk looking frivolous when we buy flowers or invest in throw pillows simply because they bring us joy. Ode to joy: how to find happiness in balloons and rainbows 2018-08-18T04:00:00Z It’s not only frivolous, as people think, to talk about fashion and clothes and all of that. New York Fashion Week: Fashion Week, Ten Years Later: A Bond Forged in Tragedy 2011-09-07T01:27:28Z Prioritising it might seem frivolous – we live in a planet-sized tangle of problems and injustices, after all. Why play is important to us all 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z The very word "campus" seemed to me a frivolous import from the USA. Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan - extract 2012-08-10T21:55:10Z That makes Mr. Cuno something of an outlier for criticizing what he calls “frivolous restitution claims.” Islamic State Destruction Renews Debate Over Repatriation of Antiquities 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z Watching Bateman sling around a pair of insanely cute babies like bags of flour is frivolous good fun. The Change-Up: Body-Swapping, Plus Fake Boobs and F-Bombs 2011-08-04T16:15:00Z “I always got the sense that it was frivolous, and that maybe writing made-up stories wasn’t the best use of my time,” he said. Robin Sloan, Author and More, and His ’24-Hour Bookstore’ 2012-10-03T21:50:31Z Which is so sad to me, and I think points to how broken our value system is that people think that art is frivolous or superfluous, not important in times like these. Artists in the age of Trump 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z While much of the album’s conducive to feel-good, party vibes, don’t mistake it as frivolous. Introducing Puget Sounds: The best new music from around the Pacific Northwest 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z To many, the entire process may sound incredibly silly and frivolous. "Bama Rush": The 7 biggest revelations from Max's University of Alabama sorority rush documentary 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z They are a childish indulgence, cute and frivolous, for a woman not expected to grow up. A Doll's House – review 2013-04-22T17:07:50Z But Morris takes issue with the idea that anything casual or impromptu is necessarily frivolous. Mark Morris returns to Seattle with 'Back on the Boards' 2012-09-27T20:24:07Z There is no way a man as smart and tough as Indiana Jones would go for a woman as ghastly and frivolous as Willie. Why I'd like to be … Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z “The more you do, the more sort of frivolous you are, maybe.” Skin Deep: No-Makeup Look As a New Beauty Standard 2014-05-07T21:45:08Z Tate deliberately underplays these frivolous dimensions—it chooses the Vietnam war, not the underwear models. Colour me beautiful 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z Whether that makes our current rash of populist leaders and political parties simply more frivolous and more easily resisted is, of course, another question. How Hitler Transformed a Democracy Into a Tyranny 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z What is the definition of a frivolous lawsuit? "Hot Coffee" shows other side of "frivolous" lawsuits 2011-06-27T17:47:10Z Maybe it’s the way your aunt constantly complains about frivolous things. How to survive your annoying relatives this holiday season 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z The white conservative twists the discursive field so that he is the sane arbiter of what is or isn’t racist; everyone else is frivolous and excessive, “recklessly” invoking the most sacrilegious offense. Trump, the Squad, and the “Standard Definition” of Racism 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z Concocting stories was considered fundamentally frivolous and immoral. Review | ‘The Tale of Genji’ is Japan’s most revered book, and likely the first novel ever. This exhibition takes us into its enigmatic world. 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z It's more of a signal that even strong women are not above keeping a useful part of their identities immature and malleable, frivolous and unthreatening. Stieg Larsson's being ironic, but generally 'girl' book titles demean women 2010-06-07T19:00:00Z Ranch dressing and reality TV have more in common than Ms. Schroeder’s connoisseurship: the dressing and the genre are frequently maligned as “basic,” an ever-evolving term that suggests something is unexceptional, frivolous and tragically mainstream. It’s Actually Good to Be Basic, Writes Stassi Schroeder of ‘Vanderpump Rules’ 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z He decried Trump’s “incontinent” bluster and called him “the most frivolous person ever to hold any great nation’s highest office.” Perspective | Gene Weingarten: Hi, 2016 Trump voters. We have to talk. 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z If her Twitter campaign against Instagram or topless jaunt through New York City ever seemed like frivolous, attention-getting stunts, however, Willis put those doubts to rest on Monday in an eloquent essay for XOJane. Scout Willis: The female nipple is not a sexual object 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z They are now marks for frivolous litigation premised upon nebulous assertions as well as a complete and willful ignorance of how pop music is actually made. It’s Got a Great Beat, and You Can File a Lawsuit to It 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z Curated by Julio Felix, the show was inspired by the staunchly frivolous writings about pop culture by Andy Warhol, and it features several young artists that Y&S has championed. Dylan Brant: A Young Champion of Young Artists 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z Mr. Davies told the Guardian that his radical left-wing politics at the time prompted him to turn down directing assignments he thought were too concerned with the foibles of the rich and frivolous. Howard Davies, acclaimed director on London and New York stages, dies at 71 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z “How women feel is important, and I’m not going to let anyone make it seem like it’s frivolous.” Terry McMillan is as charming as the characters in her new book, 'I Almost Forgot About You' 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z Rosebiani splices the jarring sight of Haji subjugating Viyan into the midst of frivolous pleasantries with no regard for the drastic tone shift. Jano Rosebiani's pedestrian explorations of Kurdish culture 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z These small exhibitions will document that shift, including “Mounira Al Solh: I strongly believe in our right to be frivolous,” which concentrates on that Lebanese artist’s encounters with Syrian refugees since 2012. Exhibitions in Qatar Celebrate Syria Before the War 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z The Academy isn't amused: "This frivolous lawsuit is without merit," they replied, "and we fully expect to prevail." Latin jazz musicians sue over missing out at Grammy awards 2011-08-03T12:02:42Z Treating of such things, he insisted, would only date their writing, pegging it as belonging to the "frivolous Now" instead of to the proper province of literature, the "Timeless". How novels came to terms with the internet 2011-01-15T00:06:06Z That was always Shyamalan's distinction: that, in a terminally frivolous era, he's just about the last serious guy making Hollywood-style movies. The Last Airbender: Worst Movie Epic Ever? 2010-07-01T19:50:00Z “The book is rich with details, both serious and frivolous,” our reviewer Sarah Lyall writes, “and deftly sets the story of this singular institution in the context of the greater forces of English history.” 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z Most often, they actively avoid personal discussions of dress, believing it makes them seems frivolous or elitist. ‘Everything About You Must Say Power’ 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z Although Brandt was involved in what many might see as a frivolous process of beautification, he immediately struck me as unsuperficial—as someone in touch with the deeper currents of life. Dr. Brandt, the Lonely Showman 2015-04-11T04:00:00Z This is a frivolous lawsuit for absurd claims that are made-up and fabricated. Former nanny sues Sharon Stone, claims harassment 2012-05-24T00:34:09Z American modern dance, in its early years, wanted to be taken seriously, to distinguish itself from supposedly more frivolous traditions. Dance Review: Rioult Dance New York Performs ‘Martha, May and Me’ 2014-02-16T21:29:33Z Success in old age, when things have stopped really mattering, has a frivolous sort of charm unlike anything one experiences in middle age. Falling short: seven writers reflect on failure 2013-06-22T07:00:00Z Noble men, sullied by femininity, were foppish, wore perfume and sumptuous, bright and frivolous clothes. How white supremacist hatred drives acts of violence against powerful women 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z Most forecasters agree that the pandemic and the stumbling economy will not deliver a year of frivolous food or “breakout” cuisines. How Will We Eat in 2021? 11 Predictions to Chew On 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z Still, she was called “vain”, “shallow”, “frivolous”, “egotistical”, “materialistic”, and many other more vulgar insults in endless media pieces and online rantings. 'You inspire me to be hot and famous': how Kim Kardashian became a teen idol 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z Both are relocated by their strong, manly husbands from fantastic Manhattan apartments to suburban McMansions, where they are given to understand that the time has come to set aside frivolous pursuits and have children. Marriage Is an Abduction 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z But because everyone acknowledged that the Globes were frothy and frivolous, for a long time the mutually agreed-on charade seemed innocuous enough. The Golden Globes Were Too Big to Fail 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Every feminist has encountered the ostensibly radical white man who thinks gender is frivolous when compared with more serious issues of race and class. In America, Is Power in the Hands of Too Many ‘Mediocre’ Men? 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z “And here was frivolous me letting a white man put me in handcuffs for something other than protest.” Darryl Pinckney on Race, Class and Being ‘Busted in New York’ 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z The news release billed her as "violin superstar," but Julia Fischer is something much rarer and more impressive than that frivolous category suggests. Violinist Julia Fischer puts stunning power on display at Benaroya 2012-02-21T18:10:05Z To Mr. Woody, a scruffy, gray-goateed former Green Beret who saw duty in Vietnam, photographing starlets teetering out of a club in the wee hours was not a frivolous pursuit but a historical imperative. E. L. Woody, ‘King of the Paparazzi,’ Dies at 70 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z “I love to take a poem,” he told Simic, “that starts with something seemingly frivolous or inconsequential and then grows in gravity until by the end it’s something very serious.” James Tate, decorated poet of the ordinary and extraordinary, dies at 71 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Arguably the director’s most frivolous film, “A Woman Is a Woman” was described at the time as “a neorealist musical” — two genres that would seem pretty incompatible. 9 Great Godard Films to Stream Now 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Did the aforementioned books, dealing with such frivolous subject matter, really merit such prominence? Letters to the Editor 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z I throw in a chipolata or two if I’m feeling frivolous, or a slice or two of black pudding for the final 10 minutes of cooking. Nigel Slater: ‘I love the crackle of winter’ 2017-10-08T04:00:00Z Both of them, like “Corsaire,” help ballet to seem the most frivolous of the arts; and it’s their dance scenes that trivialize them. On the Frivolities of Ballet, the Contradictory Art 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z Whether the role is large or small, casting directors typically don’t hire Ms. Pittman for frivolous or lightweight parts. Karen Pittman Isn’t the New Samantha 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Suffering isn’t relative—people can only experience their own lives, their own suffering, no matter how frivolous it is in comparison. Emma Cline on the Movie Business 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z The prince's public image was also influenced by his frivolous dating habits, which earned him a slew of nicknames. A closer look at Prince Andrew's friendship with Epstein and his scandal on Peacock's "Banished" doc 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z With backdrops so gorgeous, it's easy to overlook the messy drama of the series — the frivolous, oftentimes, murderous antics of rich people — in the face of such aspirational vacation locales. "The White Lotus": Here are the real hotels featured on the show, but can you afford them? 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z This approach is not frivolous, but practical, attentive to the activities of everyday life. Museum Review: Shelburne Museum Is Opening a New Visitors Center 2013-08-16T22:18:25Z But Bedsit Disco Queen is marvellously frivolous, too – Christian Louboutin patent wedges appear near the end – and emotional. Bedsit Disco Queen by Tracey Thorn – review 2013-02-10T08:00:01Z “We marched, but I felt intimidated. Chavez had important meetings. I was afraid he’d see my idea as frivolous.” 'Zoot Suit': How Latino theater born in the farm fields changed L.A. theater forever 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z The current allegations, the statement added, “range from the patently untrue to the frivolous and hurtful. The presumption of innocent until proven guilty must not be replaced by ‘Guilty by Accusation.'” Music producer Russell Simmons denies newspaper reports of new miscond 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z Those frivolous days are behind me, very childish. Clooney, Cumberbatch honored at BAFTA Britannia awards 2013-11-10T10:51:26Z Gallant, feckless, frivolous, brave and oh so miserable, this Brett is a triumph of style over unhappiness, who, more than anyone, embodies the spirit of the book. | 'The Select (The Sun Also Rises)': ?The Select (The Sun Also Rises)? - Review 2011-09-12T02:01:06Z But I think that in a way that would lead one to believe that it’s kind of an almost humorous, sort of frivolous record, when I find it personally to be quite the opposite. “Wilco is not your average assignment”: Guitarist Nels Cline on how the band changed his life — and how much he changed the band 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Greene conceded that the gravity of his day job can sometimes make his side pursuit look frivolous by comparison. A Cocktail Writer’s Life: The Pentagon by Day, a Barstool by Night 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z On the surface, many memes might appear one-dimensional and frivolous. How the 2016 election became the year of the meme and mostly cut artists out of the conversation 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z In Week 1339 we sought songs about “modern woes,” a gapingly broad topic encompassing both frivolous “First World problems” and serious issues — and how could that category exclude current politics? Style Invitational Week 1343: We plead no contest 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Supreme Silliness Lifted by Supreme Technique Is any art more shamelessly absurd, flimsy and frivolous than ballet? Dance Review: ‘Le Corsaire’ From American Ballet Theater 2012-07-03T21:41:39Z Key to this is that the subject matter of women's writing is often perceived as frivolous and unimportant. Why we still need the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z These culture-war fights touch on some of the deepest political issues of our time, even if the trappings are frivolous. My shortlist of political New Year’s resolutions: A guide to staying sane in 2017 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z This has prompted Subway to demand her lawyers be sanctioned for bringing a frivolous case — one that has already taken a big bite out of their business, according to a new report by Reuters. Why the woman who sued Subway over its "fake" tuna wants to drop the case — for now 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z Parts of his show were frivolous, and parts were very fine; as a greater entity it was a lesson in the capaciousness of pop. Music Review: George Benson Tours With ?Guitar Man? at Town Hall - Review 2011-10-23T21:40:26Z "Girls Gone Wild" issued a statement that it is financially strong but needed to "re-structure its frivolous and burdensome legal affairs." 'Girls Gone Wild' files for bankruptcy over debts 2013-02-28T21:34:32Z Over the past 500 years everything from chess to coffee houses and vernacular Bibles has been seen as possibly corrupting the young, making them frivolous or indolent or filling their minds with nonsense. Will the internet eat your brain? 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z We tend to take humor for granted, somehow, or to think of it as frivolous. “It’s a literary novel that ate a pulp paperback”: Novelist John Wray on “The Lost Time Accidents” as science fiction, romance and seedy Third Reich thriller 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z The work’s fractured glass suggests a shattered world, but the material is also sparkly, even frivolous. Art Shines in a François Catroux–Designed Residence 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z Better celebrate the mix-and-match of profound and frivolous, challenging and popular, unheard-of and familiar, wherever you find it – and not waste time labouring the difference between one institution and another. Should Edinburgh's festivals unite? 2010-07-09T16:18:00Z It can be annoying if people don’t take me seriously or laugh as though it’s frivolous or scandalous. Experience: I am a professional sex toy tester 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Caro, who also wrote the script, favors the comedic potential of this couple’s situation and plays up the good humor with visual jokes, frivolous misadventures and upbeat pop rock music. Review: ‘Tales of an Immoral Couple’: Love Means Having to Grow Up 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z “Is it something frivolous? Is it taking away from where we should be putting our focus and attention?” These Educators and Activists Can Help You Navigate Intimacy Now 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z Yet “Mr. Burns” is also passionately sincere in a way that puts to shame most frivolous postmodern game-playing. Theater Review: ‘Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play,’ at Playwrights Horizons 2013-09-16T02:00:02Z He is not a frivolous man, but he has his weaknesses: his guns, his women, and his son. Kid Rock’s Guardian interview: If Clint Eastwood wrote a Kid Rock script 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z Is ballet a serious art or a frivolous one? On the Frivolities of Ballet, the Contradictory Art 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z Rebuke is actually too frivolous a word for the contumely Mr. Wolfe looses in his direction. Tom Wolfe’s ‘The Kingdom of Speech’ Takes Aim at Darwin and Chomsky 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z But fame did not prevent him from answering some utterly frivolous questions in an interview during his visit to New York this week. Adam Levine Talks About Judging ?The Voice? 2012-02-24T20:36:45Z I guess I am over-reacting to what was meant as a frivolous and fun article, but in some ways, I found the subject matter obscene. What’s Cooking in That Egg Spoon? A Bite-Size Culture War 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z Style was not a frivolous matter for Colette: It was a way to express who she was and how she felt to a society that often sought to deny her those things. In ‘Colette,’ Keira Knightley Trades Her Corsets for a Daring Suit 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z It exudes melancholy even as the beat fires up; it's our old friend, sad disco, something to dance to even as you ponder the vapidity and meaninglessness of frivolous self-expression. Trophy Wife (No 876) 2010-09-28T15:47:00Z The Depression put a damper on seemingly frivolous forms of recreation. Books of The Times: ?The Great Oom,? by Robert Love, on Yoga?s Pierre Bernard 2010-04-14T22:33:00Z One group of reviewers has given the film a thumbs down: those who work to limit what they call frivolous lawsuits. Television: Documentary Gives Hot Issue Caffeinated Jolt 2011-06-24T19:54:57Z Is it worth abandoning something of substance for something that may mean nothing, that is a frivolous, transient massaging of ego? A friend told me that my husband was having an affair. I didn’t want to know 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z It’s frivolous fun that undercuts this show’s restrained, relatively straightforward attention to the natural world. Art in Review: Olafur Eliasson: ‘Volcanoes and shelters’ 2012-11-15T23:25:56Z Certainly he worked on more frivolous series throughout his career. Austin Kalish, a Writer of ‘Maude’ Abortion Episode, Dies at 95 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z Is it worth abandoning something of substance for something that is a frivolous, transient massaging of ego? A friend told me that my husband was having an affair. I didn’t want to know 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z The comparison isn’t totally frivolous, as Kahn is unique in Hollywood. Joseph Kahn, the infamous director of Taylor Swift’s music videos, tells the ugly truth 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z Music brings him into such a loving emotional state that he is consumed by it, and considers everything else frivolous. Relatable, golden-voiced Sam Smith at the Paramount 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z That last point may sound frivolous, but it's an important matter. Patricia Neal: a beauty that cut like a knife 2010-08-09T13:09:00Z The results here prove, by turns, entertaining commentary, frivolous distractions and profound revelation. Dance Review: Mark Morris Stages ‘Acis and Galatea’ 2014-04-28T21:20:19Z The Drive: Back to the Future II prognosticated that we’d have some frivolous toys like hover boards and self-lacing shoes by now. Back to the Future's Doc Brown: DeLorean Was Not Well-Made 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z The idea is also that these prickly, old pals are really playing their frivolous winner-take-all game. Character assassination among friends in ‘Winners and Losers’ 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z But on the other hand, to say this trivialization is truly damaging in a moral sense may be giving too much weight to a frivolous, self-consciously provocative holiday. The Ethics of Wearing an Ebola Costume for Halloween 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z Sophie Theallet’s new dresses wrap around the body with a seductive ease, in jewel tones mixed with navy and frivolous pinks, and she played with transparency. | Fashion Review: Michael Kors, Oscar de la Renta, Theory - N.Y. Fashion Week 2011-09-15T03:49:48Z Her evocation of a paradisiacal state of grace, in which Ms. Day is the symbolic focus, is not as frivolous as some might imagine. Music Review: Nellie McKay at Feinstein?s at Loews 2010-06-04T22:58:00Z Do not let a frivolous trip dig you deeper into debt. Social Q?s: Better Said With Words - Social Q?s 2011-12-08T23:02:51Z Bristol -rockers Get the Blessing deliver daft between-tunes gags with a winningly apologetic resignation, but there's nothing resigned, apologetic, or frivolous about their music. Get the Blessing – review 2013-03-20T18:35:29Z A copyright troll exploits that, turning inevitable influence into ungenerous and often highly frivolous litigation. It’s Got a Great Beat, and You Can File a Lawsuit to It 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z The celebration of the dead that followed was only moderately joyous, hardly grotesque, far from frivolous and essentially defiant. A Venezuelan life force for the Master Chorale's Day of the Dead program 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z If that makes the piece sound frivolous, it isn't – the toy sounds blend into the string noise. Arditti Quartet/JACK Quartet – review 2013-05-07T17:57:04Z In this one respect, the Best Dressed List is not frivolous. On the Runway Blog: Eunice Johnson and the Best Dressed List 2012-08-03T17:39:05Z But at the diner, he seems wary of the dark mark of the frivolous Broadway show. Barry Levinson sings a new tune as ‘Diner’ heads to the stage 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Maybe a designer, even a sculptor, but not of that frivolous, trend-watching, conspicuous consumption known as fashion. Tokyo museum exhibits Issey Miyake's constant innovations 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z But what these story ballets now offer is not escape any longer — it’s insultingly frivolous. Critic’s Notebook: Ballet Clings to Racial, Ethnic and National Stereotypes 2012-09-05T15:11:19Z It remains frivolous, unserious, girl stuff, which gives the musical, despite the presence of so many women on the creative team, a shade of antifeminism. ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ Review: An Adaptation That Needs Tailoring 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, the premise lends a quixotic start to "Letters to Juliet," a blithely frivolous movie that glows with as much starry-eyed cliché and scenic splendor as it shudders with illogic and lack of common sense. 'Letters to Juliet': Lovely leading ladies and one miscast Romeo 2010-05-14T00:01:00Z Twenty years later, in the current frivolous Now, Wallace's essay itself seems a shade dated, and not just because today's novelists confront a very different communications behemoth in the form of the internet. How novels came to terms with the internet 2011-01-15T00:06:06Z We wouldn’t lose much, the argument goes, by getting rid of a platform on which teens perform frivolous dance challenges. TikTok Is Dead (Maybe). Long Live TikTok Dance. 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z "It was important to explain rap is poetry, not just some frivolous music these guys are doing." Jay-Z: good from the hood 2010-11-20T00:03:00Z Having so thoroughly conquered the movie industry, doing a medium-sized role in a new Coen film seems like a frivolous diversion, or a mild inconvenience: a busman’s holiday. George Clooney interview: ‘Donald Trump is a xenophobic fascist’ 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z Especially with the gap between the wealthiest and everyone else so wide, it is dicey for a major museum to celebrate the often frivolous objects on which the rich spend their ever increasing surplus income. Art Review: ‘Jewels by JAR,’ Joel Arthur Rosenthal, at the Met Museum 2013-12-26T22:08:45Z The Navajo County superior court dismissed the suit, calling its claims “frivolous,” and ordered the plaintiffs’ lawyers to pay the lawyers’ fees for the opposing side. A Religious Community and the Weed Farm in the Middle of It 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z Five participating comics agreed to answer five frivolous questions by email: 50 Comics Walk Into a Club. No, You Haven’t Heard This One. 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z This was not the euphoric, proto-hippie summit meeting they had anticipated, and Leary’s West Coast counterparts found themselves looked down on as frivolous. | 'Magic Trip': Stoned Archive: Wild Ride Of the Merry Pranksters 2011-08-04T19:00:07Z This unusual children’s film may be fussy, but to its credit, it is not frivolous. ‘H Is for Happiness’ Review: Using Fuss to Fight Off a Funk 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z Shakespeare feels “frivolous,” says one of the cast members, in the face of a national health crisis, protests against police brutality and calls for racial justice. ‘Reopening Night’ Review: The Show Goes On 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z “The quick change from frivolous to grim and back again represents one of the movie’s key insights about war and its absurdity,” he says. ArtsBeat: Critics' Picks Video: 'M*A*S*H' 2011-08-09T13:33:22Z Lothar’s bighearted, witty and wrenching novel — rescued from oblivion by Europa — reminds us how delicate, yet resilient, that frivolous notion was. ‘The Vienna Melody’: A family drama with cameos by Hitler and Freud 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z “Sometimes, businesses will threaten frivolous defamation lawsuits as a way to censor criticism,” says Mark Grabowski, an Internet law professor at Adelphi University. Proposed legislation could protect online reviewers from retaliatory suits 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z They are more likely to be framed as gorgeous, frivolous or "hot messes" than vocally or musically adept. Being a pop star once meant baring skin — now, for some artists, it’s all about emotional stripping 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z Over the years, Tarkowski has sued a long list of government agencies, private companies and individuals, with some cases dismissed as frivolous. D-Day looms for illegal dump 2012-02-04T08:29:45Z But every outfit needs a good frivolous accessory or two, and if I had to choose one for my kitchen, it would have to be a butter warmer. An enamel butter warmer is the not-so-frivolous luxury I want for fall 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z "Shanghai Girls" introduced Pearl and May Chin as two frivolous young women in a well-to-do Shanghai household of the 1930s. 'Dreams of Joy': Lisa See's novel of two women adrift in Mao's China 2011-06-01T21:53:04Z “It ties into the theme of really not using antibiotics for frivolous or non-indicated uses,” said Pal. Antibiotics greatly reduce effectiveness of cancer treatment – study 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z The show is utterly frivolous and is reviewed here only because it’s another development in the continuing spectacle that is religion in America. In ‘It Takes a Church,’ the Congregation Helps Pick Your Date 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z Proponents say a new anti-SLAPP law is needed on the federal level because only a patchwork of state laws exist, and they offer uneven protection against these frivolous legal complaints. Proposed legislation could protect online reviewers from retaliatory suits 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z “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 its face, “Is Fat Bob Dead Yet?” is a frivolous romp through an underworld of solecism-spouting thieves and doltish enforcers. ‘Is Fat Bob Dead Yet?’ review: An antic story of scams and gangsters 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z One man declared he disliked Jackson and his whole family and thought Katherine Jackson's lawsuit blaming AEG for the singer's death is frivolous. Judge: No more excuses for would-be Jackson jurors 2013-04-17T00:20:09Z “People want to be frivolous in small ways,” she said. It’s a Fine Time for Fine China 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z “But it’s a matter of degree,” he said, “so long as the person texting or emailing doesn’t abuse the issue by contacting multiple times on frivolous matters.” The Tyranny of Constant Contact 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z And yet, by her own admission, she is afraid of writing about something that could seem frivolous. March to the shelves for these new books: Recommended reading for spring break and beyond 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z She's been accused of being a little too solemn, which was why they lumbered her with the more frivolous Mambo Italiano in choreography week, and she made a good attempt at that. Dorothy who? 2010-05-17T11:04:00Z This use of frivolous form to pursue Puritan objectives makes “The New York Idea” fascinating reading. | 'The New York Idea': Love in City of Intemperate Mores 2011-01-27T03:01:13Z After receiving a fatal diagnosis, the snooty Alan schemes to forever taint the legacy of his popular Atticus Pünd detective novels, believing them to be frivolous pap and not "important" writing. "Magpie Murders" creator on the finale revelation: "The anagram is disgusting" 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z We continue to believe that this frivolous lawsuit was filed to divert attention from the adverse publicity and poor reviews received by The Hobbit movie. Studio defends Hobbit mockbuster 2012-12-20T06:13:18Z Far from frivolous, such meditations lie at the heart of the scientific quest. Books Of Style: The Year of the Cat — Books of Style 2013-04-26T22:46:31Z “It was very energetic and frivolous and enjoyable.” A Walk Through Velvet Underground History With John Cale 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z All the comics — from the obscure and frivolous to the overtly political — capture Tibet as it has been perceived by artists and readers at different points over the course of past several decades. Superman: Forged by bullies! 2012-06-16T20:30:00Z Even when you experiment and collaborate, there aren't any frivolous fads. "Come Away With Me" at 20: Norah Jones reflects on "hopeful, romantic" record but won't call it jazz 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z Not that there is anything frivolous or frolicsome about the parallel love affairs that blossom between two friends and their almost-grown sons. Movie Review: ‘Adore’ Gives Young Lovers to Robin Wright and Naomi Watts 2013-09-05T21:32:42Z Research shows that gossip or frivolous talk can help to create and maintain social bonds as it allows us to form groups. "Spencer": how Diana became the popular culture princess 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z In this scenario, the drug is frivolous anger. A farewell to harms: Meghan McCain exits "The View" but may have tainted it forever 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z “Vienna was in a time of economic crisis, and the ballet cost a fortune and was seen as frivolous,” Mr. Heisler said. In This Ballet, a Sweetly Disturbing Confection From Alexei Ratmansky 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z The second “Inside-Out” was held online and brought renewed appreciation for a category often dismissed as banal or frivolous, but lately identified with a breath of fresh air. A Panorama of Design 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z He cut costly or frivolous films from the studio's development slate, such as "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" and "Wild Hogs 2." Disney studio chief quits after 'John Carter' bomb 2012-04-20T18:01:18Z It has all the makings of a frivolous, ephemeral good time, a spiky bauble made to stand out among television's soft December offerings. Viral podcast “Dirty John” goes Bravo: It’s true crime, “Real Housewives”-style 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z It is widely thought to represent “all that is tacky, tasteless, earnest, sentimental, worthless, simplistic, poorly crafted, unoriginal, frivolous, redundant and common,” Mr. Eliason writes. Antiques: Elvis and Toreadors, Aglow on Black Velvet 2011-02-03T22:55:03Z These brief segments aren’t frivolous embellishments but illustrations of the vibrant imagination and creativity that “The Hedgehog” exalts as a partial antidote to the malaise that grips Paloma and her mother. | 'The Hedgehog': Behind the Prickliness Lies a Generous Heart 2011-08-18T23:17:46Z Both are frivolous pieces of national branding, and yet both have the capacity to leave the viewer awestruck. Light is right at the Brit Insurance Design awards 2011 ? review 2011-02-17T09:51:50Z Yes, of course, the Golden Globes are completely silly and frivolous and pointless. Three things we love this week 2013-01-10T00:20:30Z Laura is the movie’s one minor letdown, partly because she seems more frivolous than Paterson, with pursuits that are more hobbies than they are brow-furrowing art. Review: In Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Paterson,’ a Meditative Flow of Words Into Poetry 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z “I have never filed a case that has been frivolous or anything like that,” Mr. Allison said. A Fight for Men’s Rights, in California Courts 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z Barbarisi writes with gusto and portrays the eccentrics he encounters with a candor that never quite slips into mockery; he sums up Beep as “a Renaissance man of the frivolous.” Review | They all think they’re Indiana Jones in ‘Chasing the Thrill,’ a tale of a real-life treasure hunt 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z The focus tends to toggle between dark humor and the more frivolous as dictated by the times. Finding humor in Ukraine war? It’s (always) the Onion’s way 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z This “Corsaire” is superficial and frivolous about everything from its depiction of Muslims to ballet’s own potential as an art of music drama. Dance Review: ‘Le Corsaire,’ American Ballet Theater 2013-06-05T22:00:27Z At the center of Wade's showcase is mermaiding as an artform — which is less frivolous and more dangerous and physically and emotionally taxing than one might assume. "There's serious athleticism" to being a professional mermaid 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z In the consciousness-raising late 1960s, younger people especially began to find them vulgar and frivolous, and their films irrelevant. Elizabeth Taylor obituary 2011-03-23T14:01:48Z Canadian film student Meghan Harper, in a blog essay that went viral called “Why I F**ing Love Teenage Girls,” defends the celebrity crush, often dissed as annoying or frivolous. We never escape teenage crushes: The Beatles, One Direction and what our early obsessions teach us about love 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z “I go through periods when the only music that makes sense is hers—any other music just sounds frivolous,” he said. The Unclassifiable, Unstreamable Eighties Albums of Annette Peacock 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z As such, nobody in this flick loses anything by starring in it, since we've all agreed that it is a frivolous, wacky and occasionally explosive substitute for boredom. Netflix's "Gunpowder Milkshake" is another dumb fun lark about women who kill 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z He quotes Nietzsche saying, “The profoundest mind must also be the most frivolous one.” In ‘The Last Days of Roger Federer,’ Geoff Dyer Ponders the Twilight 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Now, she is obviously looking for another opportunity to cash in," Bloch wrote, in a statement "This is a frivolous lawsuit for absurd claims that are made-up and fabricated. Sharon Stone sued by former nanny 2012-05-24T11:15:38Z So jewelry is pretty frivolous, if not downright unimportant. How Jewelry Makes Us Who We Are 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z “The thing I keep pushing is to not wear a different outfit for every occasion; it’s frivolous,” Mr. Fiandaca said, referring to Mrs. Obama and her revolving closet of designer outfits. The Dresser Behind Ann Romney 2012-10-12T23:58:55Z “On the one hand, of course these awards are frivolous and seem silly at times, but the fact is they translate into visibility, and visibility translates into opportunities and higher salaries,” she said. #OscarsSoWhite (and male) looks headed for a sequel 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z Because what's frivolous to you may not be frivolous to me. "Hot Coffee" shows other side of "frivolous" lawsuits 2011-06-27T17:47:10Z The third episode gets back to more frivolous subject matter, taking on the scourge of kale. Review: ‘The Carmichael Show,’ With Jabs and Jokes, Has Its Debut on NBC 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z This commitment — playful but never frivolous — to fiction as a way of knowing creates a simultaneous effect of complexity and clarity. In William Maxwell’s Fiction, a Vivid, Varied Tableau of Midwestern Life 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z The things I feared were frivolous during my young Deadhead days, I began to understand in an entirely different way. Communing with the Dead: I followed the Grateful Dead to escape and ended up finding home 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z The abilities to play the piano, to solve complex equations, and to write prose are also unlikely to have functions with respect to survival and reproduction, but there is nothing unreal or frivolous about them. What is the female orgasm for? Science, gender bias, and the “upsuck” theory that won’t go away 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z That may sound frivolous, but it was so typical of her I actually believe that some unconscious influence was at work. David Nobbs 2010-09-18T23:04:00Z On this verbal surface, ten minutes is plenty of time for a fond frivolous moment, shining with the hope of reconciliation, to collapse like a rotten floorboard. The Agreeable Staginess of “State of the Union” 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z Using frivolous form to explore horrific content is a shock tactic common to political theater. Review: Belarus Free Theater’s ‘Trash Cuisine’ Serves Politics With Teeth 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z Yes, the world is falling apart — and don’t think that she doesn’t want to wake up from this bad dream — but ballet to her is not frivolous, and it shouldn’t be to us, either. Dancers Still Need Daily Class. No Barre? Just Grab a Chair. 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z It’s the reverse of what most actresses put up with; being regarded as frivolous. Kristin Scott Thomas on Playing a Different Kind of Part 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z The Golden Globes ceremony usually comes off as a fun, frivolous alternative to the Academy Awards: the naughty Oscars. At Golden Globes, Comedy, Charlie Hebdo and Cosby 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z Yet politicians justify such cuts when the arts are perceived as non-essential, even frivolous. Arts cuts? It could be worse 2010-05-18T13:14:00Z It combined fashion and politics, that high/low frivolous/serious duo, long before Teen Vogue existed. Saying Goodbye to Glamour 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z To many whites, they were reckless do-gooders or frivolous flappers who went too far, betraying their race and sullying their womanhood. Uncovering Strangers in a Strange Land 2013-09-03T16:40:40Z You just don't hear voices like Terry's these days: educated, frivolous, saucy, stoic. Rewind radio: Lives in a Landscape: Wheelchair Pusher Needed; Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation; The World Tonight – review 2013-03-16T22:50:01Z In contrast, those people are fussier and more frivolous, and there's ostensibly humor to be found in plumbing those differences. From country music to "Kevin Can F**k Himself," the politics of pop culture's meat and potatoes man 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z She added, “It’s nice to be able to unite my most joyful and frivolous interest, Shopbop, and my most powerful interest, women’s bodies and how to protect them.” Lena Dunham Cleans Her Closet, for a Cause 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z That is not to say that it is frivolous. Let’s Play ‘Underground Railroad Game’: A Lacerating Comedy on Race 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z In his eighth holiday-season show at the Café Carlyle he suggests a less frivolous Rat Pack disciple in charge of his own party. Music Review: Steve Tyrell at Café Carlyle 2012-11-29T21:01:31Z “I generally support standing up to Trump and Cohen,” White said, “but when Avenatti makes frivolous legal threats, he’s acting just like them.” Perspective | Stormy Daniels’s lawyer is a media star. So why is he threatening journalists? 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z This preposterous new series on TruTV, which begins Thursday night, also looks at the television news business but it’s a reality show, as droll and frivolous as “The Newsroom” was serious. ‘Breaking Greenville,’ About Rival News Stations 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z Some of us like to read something more serious, less frivolous, that helps us understand the universe in which we live. Summer Reading, the I.R.S. and Other Letters to the Editor 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z Ball pits are frivolous, but fun is essential. Ball pits were gross even before the pandemic. Will we ever dive in again? 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z Some dismiss custom-built bikes like the ones in “Bespoke” as frivolous distractions from the serious business of establishing bicycles as alternatives to cars. Design: New York Museum Showcases Custom-Made Bicycles 2010-05-09T19:00:00Z TV will always have plenty of frivolous shows that can do that. Perspective | In an age of anger and outrage, the best TV shows take a different path: They’re sad. 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z It’s lazy, frivolous filmmaking—To Rome With Love has about as much intent as a vacation—but in spurts, gives real pleasure. To Rome with Love: Woody's Roman Holiday 2012-06-21T10:45:09Z “Gone is the frivolous giddy gilded creature who careened around corners at the wheel of a yellow convertible.” Sylvia Plath’s Letters Reveal a Writer Split in Two 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z We didn't have a Beth, but my younger sister was definitely Amy, the frivolous one who liked nice things. What's on Stephenie Meyer's ideal bookshelf? The works that made the artists 2012-11-25T00:05:41Z Not for another half-century would pink be restored to a semblance of its former self, a hue both fancy and frivolous enough to be whipped into a ball gown by the couturier Charles James. A Big Bold Show Wants You to Rethink Pink 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z In the series and the 2008 movie of the same name, you managed to intertwine frivolous good times with significant and sometimes tart truths about love and friendships. Sex and the City 2 Leaves Fans Behind 2010-05-26T23:05:00Z Beresford succeeded in capturing something frivolous and majestic in the French sculptor. The Unsaid: The Silence of Virginia Woolf 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z He didn’t see it in any frivolous way. Philip French, much-loved Observer film critic, dies at the age of 82 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z New album Cold Spring Fault Less Youth, however, is a little less frivolous. Mount Kimbie go beyond making music for after the club 2013-05-24T12:00:00Z Films about women and their concerns are seen as frivolous, limited and, most damaging of all, niche. The Killer Inside Me: can the violence be justified? 2010-06-12T23:06:00Z It was incredibly exciting to watch something that showed you were allowed to be both powerful and feminine, and that you could love very serious things and very frivolous things with equal validity. Sex and the sequel 2010-04-17T23:07:00Z Mr. Glass pre-emptively dismissed any notion that Disney was a more frivolous subject than others in his personal operatic pantheon: among them, Gandhi, Columbus and Galileo. ArtsBeat: Philip Glass, at Spoleto USA as Speaker and Spectator, Also Performs 2012-06-03T20:00:22Z All these frivolous high society partygoers are faced with the “nausea, terror and shame” that awaits them. Get inspired for New Year’s Eve with these 10 outrageous movie party scenes 2016-12-31T05:00:00Z The Miser is making a list of appropriately frivolous activities. Weekend Miser: Cookie Takedown and Yule Ball at Bell House in Brooklyn 2011-12-15T22:45:50Z Less frivolous was Greene's long association with the Roman Catholic Church. Travels with My Aunt and the many shades of Greene 2012-06-15T14:32:11Z The three agreed that many usages were self-aggrandizing, and often frivolous; they rarely correlated with an act requiring considerable contemplation. Everyone’s a Curator Now 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z Instead, I found Kerouac’s “masterpiece” rambling and frivolous; it took me two years to get through it. Footsteps: Climbing a Peak That Stirred Kerouac 2012-11-16T16:27:46Z It read, “Last night was a smashing success … it was warm but not corny, humorous but not frivolous, love-filled but not forced, elegant but not gaudy and welcoming to all with joy and happiness.” Slow to Take Off, After a First Date They Cruised 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z It's a splurge — and a completely frivolous one — but two friends making time for one another in our now busy, busy world is itself a cause for celebration. This deliciously simple fish recipe has an unexpected secret ingredient 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z The designs were as majestic as fountains and fireplaces covered in dragons, and as endearingly frivolous as boots for holding toothpicks and jugs portraying baseball players. 6 Design Books That Celebrate a World of Artifacts 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z It raises the question of why social clubs in poor Rio neighborhoods spend so much time, energy and money on something so seemingly frivolous as a parade. In Rio, the Work Goes In Before the Party Goes On 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z One is as grim as Aeschylus; the other as frivolous as Feydeau. London Stages, Full of Cheating Hearts 2013-07-18T12:00:01Z If “1st Night” had a glint of social satire, it might have amounted to something more than a frivolous fatuity. Movie Review: ‘1st Night,’ Directed by Christopher Menaul 2013-05-02T22:20:16Z “We intend to defend ourselves against plaintiffs’ frivolous claims and look forward to vindication in court.” Lawsuit Filed Over ‘Golden Girls’ Puppet Parody 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z “Women are feeble, narrow, frivolous at present, ignorant of their own capacities,” she complained. Two Sisters Who Changed the Medical Profession 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z Creative protest has penetrated so deep into Russian society that even some seemingly frivolous figures have come up with clever forms of dissent. Russia's artists enter political fray in elections 2012-03-01T11:36:13Z They are two stories that play simultaneously: one narrative is ugly and frivolous, the other is a catastrophe beyond Mr. Shapiro’s powers. Review: In ‘Diaspora,’ an Ancient Siege for the Snapchat Age 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z I’m tempted to dismiss my growing obsession with books about silence as a frivolous longing for “chicken soup for an angsty soul.” Perspective | In a noisy world, books about silence are booming 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z Since frivolous means “lacking in seriousness” — also lightweight, flippant, of little weight or importance — that would seem a contradiction in terms. On the Frivolities of Ballet, the Contradictory Art 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z Likewise, these authors' motivations are rarely frivolous or vain, DiPreta says. How rock music is saving books 2011-04-25T05:06:54Z "She was a party girl. She loved dancing . . . she was a frivolous, fiercely independent young woman, and I related to all of those attributes about her," the star said. 7 shows worth looking out for, from a "Fatal Attraction" to "American Born Chinese" 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z But this frothy, frivolous production feels to me like exactly the right chatshow for now. Alan Carr's Chatty Man is the right talkshow for now 2010-12-13T14:47:00Z Meanwhile, Kraft Heinz told the publication in a written statement that the lawsuit was not only "frivolous," but it would also "strongly defend against the allegations in the complaint." Florida woman sues Kraft Heinz over microwave time for single-serving mac and cheese 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z He played for Championship side Bristol City's youth team before getting distracted by girls and other frivolous things, and drifted away from the professional sportsman's path. Brit with a hit 2010-12-21T08:16:41Z Ms. Baumann has disputed the report, which Mr. Nikas said “contains frivolous accusations that we will easily disprove with the documents and the witnesses involved.” Ousted Cooper Hewitt Director Calls Investigation a ‘Sham’ 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z In Ford’s portrait, Henry is weary, choleric and mercurial, while Catherine is completely sympathetic, nothing like the girl — frivolous and promiscuous — that many historians describe. Review | Fans of Hilary Mantel’s Thomas Cromwell trilogy will want to read these historical novels next 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z The “chocolate frivolous” dessert, a mainstay for many years, seemed worn out one night, the warm chocolate cake in the middle of the plate filled with a strangely bitter and oily ooze. Bouley in TriBeCa Still Goes Its Own Way, Seductively 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z Netflix has countered by calling the lawsuit “frivolous” and “without merit” and insisted that the series, and its creators, will be “vigorously” defended. Netflix criticises 'frivolous' When They See Us lawsuit from disgraced ex-lawyer 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z For this was one time of the year when the lingering reluctance of middle-class Americans to purchase frivolous gifts for their children was overwhelmed by their equally lingering predisposition to abandon ordinary behavioral constraints. The real history of the “war on Christmas” 2013-12-24T12:45:00Z Even more importantly, it explains why these events that may seem frivolous to an outsider actually provide a lifeline for a subculture mainstream America has rejected. Scarlett Johansson can’t do this: “Pose” shows why authenticity matters in LGBT stories 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z I read it with great interest, but feel it is, perhaps, too frivolous for inclusion in The Monthly Criterion. The Letters of TS Eliot: Volume 4 1928-1929 (ed. Valerie Eliot and John Haffenden) 2013-01-06T18:30:02Z Somehow, making clothes, it all felt so frivolous. New York Fashion Week: Fashion Week, Ten Years Later: A Bond Forged in Tragedy 2011-09-07T01:27:28Z You know all about that frivolous lady who sued McDonald's for a million bucks for spilling hot coffee on herself, right? Your guide to SIFF 2011 2011-06-06T19:01:05Z Mr. Pigott-Smith, who has met Prince Charles several times, said he has “great respect for the monarchy,” and would not have taken the part if the play seemed frivolous. A British Play Imagines Charles (Finally) in Charge 2014-04-14T17:30:49Z The lawsuit is the very definition of frivolous for another reason. The GOP now thinks it’s OK to sue someone — as long as that someone is Barack Obama 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z In my opinion, the talk of getting rid of cash money is frivolous. Werner Herzog Says ‘The Internet Has Its Glorious Side’ 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z In a statement, the academy said it "believes this frivolous lawsuit is without merit, and we fully expect to prevail." Latin jazz players file suit over cut Grammy award 2011-08-02T23:51:10Z But for one reason or another — whether it’s recklessly frivolous or deadly serious — some of you are still going to fly for Thanksgiving. With people encouraged to stay home, what will Thanksgiving week travel look like this pandemic year? 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z Klein tells them she prefers the frivolous gifts. Perspective | Don’t wave away frivolous pleasures. Those are also ‘essential’ in hard times. 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z First, a caveat: Not all plastic surgeons are hacks, and not all plastic surgery is frivolous, as plenty of accident victims and people with birth defects will attest. ‘Botched’ and ‘Abby’s Studio Rescue’ Begin on Tuesday 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z The songs are good, and Nick Walker's script occasionally glints, but it is as if the company set out to make one show and allowed themselves to be diverted down a frivolous cul-de-sac. Forever in Your Debt | Theatre review 2010-03-29T22:30:00Z That’s revelatory given Fragonard’s current reputation as a painter of frivolous genre scenes, works that are ripe for scornful reinterpretation by contemporary artists. Rococo Bad Boy Rebels in ‘Fragonard: Drawing Triumphant’ 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z His aesthetic of no aesthetic, with its deceptively unvarnished depiction of staged events, flatters critics and viewers into thinking of their movie-viewing as no mere frivolous personal pleasure but as a constructive facet of progress. The Moralizing Pseudo-Realism of Cristian Mungiu’s “Graduation” 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z When I focused on words that really speak to me, it suddenly became less frivolous, quite serious. Barry Manilow’s Bubble and a House of Whimsy 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z But however frivolous and gimmicky it might seem, the spaghetti cone is a highly utilitarian innovation. Spaghetti in a cone: a miracle of physics, a genius food delivery system 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z Not only is it witty and laced with pop culture references, but also erudite, intelligent and slightly frivolous, which is the essence of Mindy’s character. The Mindy Project on Hulu: comedy's return suffers from an identity crisis 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z Nothing seemed funny, and my work seemed unnecessary and frivolous. How I Became a New Yorker Cartoonist 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z But scripts about cheating and its consequences continued to flourish, in hues frivolous, somber and — modern morality being muddy — somewhere in between. London Stages, Full of Cheating Hearts 2013-07-18T12:00:01Z The birthday bash wasn't just a frivolous celebration, but the start of the Presidential Conference, a gathering of global figures in Jerusalem to discuss weighty issues such as leadership in tomorrow's world. Barbra Streisand echoes Monroe's birthday tribute for Shimon Peres 2013-06-19T07:29:17Z “It sounds frivolous, but some doors open in moments,” she said. A Rush of Americans, Seeking Gold in Cuban Soil 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z With a dramatically extended life span, Shaw suggests, just maybe we’ll grow smarter and less frivolous. Avast! Sunny pirates, a frosty ‘Frozen’ and a forecast from Shaw 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z But turning serious he also expressed hope that the recognition will give him some insulation from a wave of lawsuits he is facing, many of which seem, by American standards at least, frivolous. Comedy: A Brazilian?s Comic Mania: Social Media 2011-08-04T12:00:00Z Perhaps the most admirable trait about Mindy is her commitment to take charge of her own life, whether that means being incredibly determined in her professional pursuits or gleefully frivolous in her romantic endeavors. 9 TV shows that center on South Asian desire, from "Mismatched" to "Starstruck" 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z It always feels frivolous to speak in superlatives, but this year it’s fitting — necessary, even — to name a best composer. Best Classical Music of 2021 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z Westerns, he said, glamorize “the worst aspects of the imperial drive of the United States” — brutality against nature, genocidal racism, “the whole macho thing, the place of women, the frivolous violence, it goes on.” A Debut Novel. A Tiny Press. A Pulitzer Finalist. 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z These are not kind photographs; some seem to mock their subjects, portraying them as frivolous and shallow, hard and crass. Capturing a Lost Generation in Photographs 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z In the process, it makes the 1988 election seem like an epic battle with great consequences — and one that wound up being decided over the most frivolous of matters. From Gary Hart to Donald Trump: “We have a system that favors the shameless” 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z It's conceivable I just don't care enough about the A-listers or — separate category — the Kardashians and their ilk, with their frivolous lives and publicity mongering contrivances, to enjoy a straightforward satire of them. Satirical rant against Hollywood goes over the top in 'I Met Someone' 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z But this is not a frivolous group, said Mary Aikins, 89, who specialized in aerobatic flying and worked as a pilot examiner for the Federal Aviation Administration. A Cooking Club That’s 124 Years Old and Counting 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z A watch these days may strike some people as an impractical, frivolous and often costly way to express individual style. Tick, Tick, Tick, Chic 2011-07-06T19:58:31Z Her actions seem unintelligible at times, her plucky asides almost perversely frivolous in the face of serious events. A Novel of World War II Espionage With an Unlikely Heroine 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z The disputed part is all the rest: Ms. Liebeck and her legal action quickly became a national symbol of frivolous lawsuits, a source of TV punch lines and outrage from the commentariat. Television: Documentary Gives Hot Issue Caffeinated Jolt 2011-06-24T19:54:57Z With Trump’s election, La La Land seems too frivolous, so it’s possible that thinking man’s sci-fi Arrival, with its moral of peaceful communication, may be rewarded for a politer political message. And the real winner is… welcome to the Observer’s alternative Oscars 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z Fearing his son was leading a largely frivolous life, Castelli’s father helped him find an insurance job in Bucharest. Books Of the Times: ?Leo & His Circle,? by Annie Cohen-Solal 2010-05-18T22:29:00Z “The actions of the California and Texas attorneys general are flatly illegal,” she wrote, adding that “Backpage.com will take all steps necessary to end this frivolous prosecution.” Backpage CEO's arrest hurts free speech and sex workers' rights, advocates say 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z “This is sort of more returning to the frivolous, fun, silly version of the character that’s making fun of everybody and everything and himself,” Azaria said. Hank Azaria reprises Jim Brockmire character in new podcast 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z Bishop complained that her poems seemed frivolous next to all the “slick, rich” advertisements. Books of The Times: Fighting The New Yorker Over Extra Commas and Steaming Cowflops 2011-02-08T22:00:14Z I like Kadri's observation on the cleric who, while denouncing the frivolous habit of watching television, says it is fine to appear on it, being pious. Heaven on Earth: a Journey Through Shari'ah Law by Sadakat Kadri - review 2013-01-16T11:20:21Z As Knussen's performance with the ensemble Asko Schönberg demonstrates, every detail in the instrumental writing is precisely judged and the piece is assembled with such care that it's totally absorbing, and never remotely frivolous. Zuidam: McGonagall-Lieder – review 2013-06-26T16:44:35Z The things we traditionally think of as masculine are not things our culture dismisses as frivolous. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Talks Beauty, Femininity and Feminism 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z Is it frivolous to say that the 19th-century French paintings and drawings at the Clark offer as much or more today than the installations and videos at Mass MoCA? Welcome to the Great Indoors: Museums Beckon in the Berkshires 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z “We intend to vigorously defend ourselves from this frivolous action.” Comic-book convention organizers clash over name 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z It feels like such a decadent, frivolous job. Simon Rich: the funniest man in America? 2013-07-16T19:00:00Z "I plan on asking for sanctions from the DA's office for filing in frivolous, scurrilous and frankly defamatory motion," he said Tuesday. Chris Brown returns to court for probation issues 2013-02-06T22:52:08Z His call for sanctions is itself sanctionable because it is frivolous.” Larry Gagosian and Ronald Perelman in a New Legal Clash 2013-01-19T01:24:20Z He survived a stabbing in 1972 by a leftist who considered his motifs too frivolous, and committed himself to presenting avant-garde versions of timeless tragedies that resonated with current events. Yukio Ninagawa, 80, Who Directed Avant-Garde Productions of Classics, Dies 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z "Hot Coffee", which debuts on Monday, seeks to dispel the notion that U.S. courts are flooded with frivolous lawsuits and greedy lawyers. "Hot Coffee" shows other side of "frivolous" lawsuits 2011-06-27T17:47:10Z “Most people want tidy, frivolous stuff,” Mr. Albee told the Los Angeles Times in 2002, “so they can go home and not worry about what they’ve seen.” Edward Albee, Pulitzer-winning playwright of modern masterpieces, dies at 88 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z He wanted to tour the world, but “I could not give up my pension, because I thought the music thing might be frivolous,” Weeks said, “that one day it could just stop.” By Day, Richie Weeks Sorted Mail. At Night, He Was a Disco Mastermind. 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z There are whole industries built around teaching people how to game social media channels by developing an influential personal brand, but often it's the frivolous and random post that achieves the widest reach. This very normal egg is now famous on Instagram. But why? 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z La Cenerentola Glyndebourne Until 10 July Hall admirably refused to treat the work as frivolous, but in underlining its moral seriousness lost sight of its humour. La Cenerentola – review 2012-05-24T10:19:28Z I spoke with numerous guests and industry experts about how to avoid frivolous damage claims. Perspective | Hotel guests are baffled by after-the-fact damage charges. Here’s what’s going on. 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z There are also a few gems that manage to win that designation because their creators obviously understand the frivolous nature of product their show is tasked to represent. Now is not the time for Quibi, the new streaming service for your phone 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z That is to say, their colleagues saw them as frivolous, lacking in a serious approach. Serena Williams forced journalists to get out of the "toy box" and cover tennis as more than a game 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z And its reasons for doing so, it would appear, are far from frivolous. Review: ‘Fondly, Collette Richland’ Offers Open-Eyed Dreaming 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z Isn’t poetry a stodgy and dignified endeavor, more suited to print magazines like the New Yorker than ephemeral, frivolous spaces like Twitter? Patricia Lockwood likes to write in bed. 'Priestdaddy' is her memoir 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z Fashion is many things: beautiful, frivolous, devout, serious — sometimes all at once. On the Runway: Spring Theater of the Absurd 2011-04-15T18:43:26Z All of this leaves some leeway for shows like Queer Eye, which no longer run the risk of pigeonholing gay men as effeminate, frivolous or superficial. As Queer Eye gets a reboot, television enjoys a wealth of gay perspectives 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z Now, Foursquare may sound like just another frivolous, high-tech waste of time, the kind of fad journalists and their editors love to tout as the next great step forward in our collective digital evolution. 2010-02-03T13:55:00Z My time in the abattoir of scholarship that passed for Oxford in the 1960s was entirely frivolous. Hitch-22 by Christopher Hitchens 2010-05-17T22:00:00Z Medieval illuminations are so rich in narrative, embellishment and religious expression that it might seem frivolous to think about who wore what, when. Art Review: Medieval Style Files: Tailored Artistry 2011-05-26T22:25:13Z Usually these are frivolous ditties, but one of the show’s remarkable features is that every once in a while a song turns genuinely touching despite the absurdity of plot and performance. ‘Galavant’ Goes Medieval for the Biggest Laughs 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z To even see it as meaningful in any way may seem ridiculously frivolous. The Congressional Uniform Is About to Change 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z If it seemed a little frivolous, the substance of the performance, directed by Joe Mantello and produced by the American Foundation for Equal Rights, which sponsored the lawsuit, was the opposite. Scene City: After a Reading of the Play ?8,? Stars and Real People From the Proposition 8 Trial Mingled 2011-09-21T22:44:49Z Hardly the frivolous “women’s journalism” I’d once dismissed it as being, her article was a crucial step in this process. Afterlives: My Mother’s Breast Cancer, and My Own 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z In “Carnival Ball,” an almost frivolous sense of elegance, perfectly executed, is belied by sheer simplicity. Review: ‘Sarah Charlesworth: Doubleworld’ Studies Perceptions Shaped by Photography 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z And why is it frivolous to want someone to remember yours? Carolyn Hax: Birthday presents a test for a relationship 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z Pop music is often dismissed as light, frivolous and artistically bankrupt. Pop Music Is Smarter Than It Appears 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z And it even has a name everyone can recognize — including your aunt who rarely drinks but can be talked into a frivolous umbrella-type drink if the spirit moves her. How to make a Cranberry Mojito, the perfect compliment to any Thanksgiving feast 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z The Discovery Channel, known for the frivolous programming stunt called Shark Week, goes much smaller and much more serious on Thursday, July 6, with a documentary about another dangerous animal, the mosquito. Deadlier Than Sharks: A Documentary Spotlights the Mosquito 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z For the last week and a half of conflict, fashion has been almost apologetic about its own existence; about daring to offer a frivolous, unnecessary product amid a global crisis. Balenciaga Goes Where Fashion Hasn’t Dared Go Before 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z “It showed not only that you had people working for you,” she said, “but you had extra hands to make food that was completely frivolous.” How Jell-O Molds Claimed Their Spot on the American Table 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z And just as the crowd was cycling through its questions, he seemed to be puzzling through a few of his own: Why feign seriousness in a frivolous world? Review: Jingle Ball Tour Shows Radio Still Rocks 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z The main historical women in the movie are the gluttonous Marie Antoinette and the frivolous Mona Lisa. Movie Review: ‘Mr. Peabody & Sherman’ Reboots the Time Machine 2014-03-06T13:00:01Z Although the organization doesn’t “like” the project, spokesman Angel Escobar says, it would be “frivolous” and “disrespectful” to oppose it when almost six million people remain jobless. EuroVegas, baby 2012-08-06T16:13:00Z In the end, he was proud of me but it took a long time, and for a while he thought I was a foolish, frivolous person. Jane Fonda at 78: ‘I’ve had tragedies. It’s nice to know you can survive’ 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z On the one hand, against a backdrop of geopolitical unrest, the monthslong circuit has felt, to whiskered campaigners, especially frivolous. Trump Era Invites a Bolder Hollywood Red Carpet 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z Judges accused her of interrupting them, filing frivolous motions, disobeying court orders and refusing to participate in the discovery process. In a Lawsuit Over a Song, a Plaintiff’s Unusual Approach 2012-08-18T15:21:19Z Ms. McDonald writes: Superb literary artists have managed to do their work while remaining precise about details D’Agata would dismiss as frivolous. ArtsBeat: Book Review Podcast: Fact, Fiction and In Between 2012-02-24T21:51:58Z Remember, we are not judging whether the event is good or bad, worthwhile and honorable, or silly and frivolous. Perspective | Parents, the holidays are out of control. Here’s how to rein in the excess. 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z Is it because wrestling is dismissed as frivolous, silly pantomiming for the great unwashed – the same people who probably voted for Brexit? Spandex snobbery smackdown: why the liberal elite snubs wrestling 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z There, he wrote Levin, he was “reading nothing more frivolous than Plotinus and Husserl,” and Harry was welcome to join him “if Wellfleet becomes too worldly.” How Paul de Man hid his past 2014-03-30T15:00:00Z He contrasts that with a rich and frivolous family’s lavish, well-protected, spacious, comfortable, architecturally distinguished and aesthetically pleasing villa that, nonetheless, conceals and symbolizes the agony of the deprived and the despised. How “Parasite” Falls Short of Greatness 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z But Trump’s fetish for frivolous lawsuits isn’t necessarily the primary source of danger in his would-be presidency. An abuse of power like the U.S. has never seen: The White House under President Trump 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z Such a situation can become the focus of multiple lawsuits, frivolous or otherwise, much more easily than can a well-managed, properly willed estate. Wanna be startin' something? 2012-08-14T16:00:02Z It includes a frivolous Gershwin medley inspired by Woody Allen movies. Joanne Tatham’s ‘Soundtrack New York’ 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z The looks were fresh and breezy, but not overly frilly or frivolous. Fashion world honors Sept. 11 as shows go on 2011-09-12T01:31:05Z Amazon.com and its Internet Movie Database say a million-dollar lawsuit filed by an actress who wants to conceal her advanced age is selfish and frivolous. Amazon: Actress lawsuit over age revelation bogus 2011-11-14T18:23:05Z The books are morally ambiguous, and at times the glut of florid nastiness makes them sound worse than ambiguous: frivolous. Nazi Comb-Overs 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z It may look frivolous at first, but it is actually a very serious matter. Dearth in Venice as developer pulls plug on Grand H?tel des Bains 2010-07-22T21:54:00Z The phrase “a plentiful waste of time,” which referred to the energy expended on frivolous youthful courtship, resonated. Music Review: Sandy Stewart and Bill Charlap at Feinstein’s 2012-11-21T22:15:31Z Not all those catchy tunes were as frivolous as they sound when heard in the background. Music Review: ?Makin? Whoopee,? at the 92nd Street Y - Review 2012-01-11T00:01:05Z And Kaling is unabashed about sharing her alter ego’s frivolous interests. A Long Day at ?The Office? with Mindy Kaling 2011-09-25T04:30:05Z If their 15-year “marriage” is just a facsimile, then the game they are playing, in which emotional darts are tossed, seems less and less frivolous. | 'Certified Copy': On the Road, Packing Querulous Erudition 2011-03-11T01:14:48Z Most of what I see on the feed is either dull or frivolous. David Bezmozgis: My desktop 2013-05-21T11:30:02Z And while most of the film’s wittier lines are retained, they land with the thud of frivolous jokes at a funeral. Review: ‘All About Eve’ Gets the Vampire Treatment from Ivo van Hove 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z Is there any gift you won’t consider too frivolous or wasteful? Perspective | Ask Amy: Wife doesn’t want husband to say it with flowers 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z Science fiction and fantasy thrillers are often seen as frivolous, action-packed page turners, as critically dismissed as they are compulsively consumed. Heart-Hammering Science Fiction and Fantasy Thrillers 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z This wasn't a problem per se, but my job was made hard by the frivolous book covers and titles assigned to them. Polly Courtney on self-publishing 2013-06-20T08:28:18Z But the most urgent looks were a middle section of suits shown with loose tailored shirts and peplum-accented blouses, work wear neither uptight nor frivolous. Rachel Comey Wants to Show You Her Clothes. But First, Dinner Is Served. 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z Aside from protecting consumers from frivolous suits, why is a new law needed? Proposed legislation could protect online reviewers from retaliatory suits 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z At best the detour seems frivolous; at worst, it threatens to dissolve the observational realism the previous four seasons were built on. When good TV goes bad: how The Wire lost its spark 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z Yet something in his playing is frivolous and saccharine. Critic’s Notebook: Liberace Examined, as a Piano Player 2013-05-27T21:40:53Z Whedon turns inside-out the idea “that being young and frivolous and having profound influence are mutually exclusive,” which subverts both the sexism and ageism that prevent young women from being taken seriously. Slaying the patriarchy: Everything I need to know I learned 20 years ago from “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z The current allegations, the statement added, “range from the patently untrue to the frivolous and hurtful. The presumption of innocent until proven guilty must not be replaced by ‘Guilty by Accusation.'” Music producer Russell Simmons denies newspaper reports of new miscond 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z Unexpectedly, both men rightly revere the artistry of the multifaceted if sometimes seemingly frivolous Jean Cocteau. Review | The most intellectually exhilarating work of the year 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z If the one is vilified for its worship of filthy lucre, the other is tarred by its worship of frivolous lamé. In ‘Cruella,’ Fashion Is Toxic 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z The world then was less frivolous, and so would be Britten soon. Gustavo Dudamel, L.A. Philharmonic focus on Apollo 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z It would be easy to discount these extremely public, extremely quick engagements as the frivolous choices of the very young. The Insta-Celebrity Engagement Is Somehow Very 2018 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Ratmansky is an answer to each of these questions — all because of “The Bright Stream” — and his giggling comedy prompts many other frivolous queries. Dance Review: Peasants Having Fun Down on the Old Soviet Farm 2011-06-12T22:38:30Z Sure, there are cases where women take advantage of the legal system to come up with frivolous lawsuits in order to extort money from employers. Jeremy Irons' hypocritical defense of sexual harassment 2011-08-09T21:50:00Z With all of the city’s challenges — Gary, for example, no longer has even one movie theater to show the productions it stars in — courting the film industry seemed frivolous to some residents, Mr. Clement recalled. Chicago News Cooperative: Gary Lures Hollywood With a Bounty of Decay 2011-08-21T05:33:02Z “It’s too frivolous to spend the money on an original,” one guest said. In Gen Z’s world of ‘dupes,’ fake is fabulous — until you try it on 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z They are sober and elegant for the day, but more frivolous in black lace for the cocktail hour, as in the array of glamorous pieces worn by an American client, Bunny Mellon. Fashion: In Spain, Finally, Homage to Balenciaga 2011-06-13T12:33:25Z Bauhaus - German for “building house” - pioneered a new restraint as a reaction against the decorative frills of the pre-war era that now seemed frivolous. Germany's new Bauhaus museum set for interactive opening 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z Its considerable charm rests in an essential recognition of the value in human endeavor, even the frivolous kind. Review | ‘Making It’ is a charming reminder that we are in the grips of a cutesiness epidemic 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z This is frivolous verbal jousting elevated to a blood sport by people who are much more resilient than they let on. Movie Review: ‘What’s in a Name?,’ a Farce About a Fractious Evening 2013-12-12T23:26:35Z A running gag — though the term seems frivolous in this context — finds the new arrival reading from a biography of Bill Clinton. Review: In ‘Eclipsed,’ Female Captives in Liberia’s Civil War Seek Sustenance 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z I understand that there is something frivolous and potentially a little exhausting about photo after photo of people’s breakfasts and brunches, covered in golden puddles of rich yolk. Put an egg on it! The rise of yolk porn in the Instagram age 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z The Education Department says the new standards will weed out frivolous claims. Grand Canyon University appeals record $37.7 million fine from Biden administration 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z Trump has attacked the lawsuits as “frivolous” attempts by “radical Democrat dark money groups” to short-circuit democracy by interfering with his attempt to regain the White House. Minnesota Supreme Court dismisses ‘insurrection clause’ challenge, allowing Trump to stay on ballot 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z "We all understand that now, in wartime, when there are many challenges, it is utterly irresponsible to engage in topics related to an election in such a frivolous manner," he said. Ukraine's Zelenskiy dismisses talk of wartime election as irresponsible 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Darcy French accused department leadership of “initiating several frivolous complaints” against her after she reported her colleagues for sharing sexist memes and became the target of an online harassment campaign. After anonymous complaints, LAPD brass left wondering: Who is 'Mel Smith'? 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z In July, the Biden administration finalized a new set of BDR standards that the spokesperson said will help the Education Department screen out frivolous complaints before sending them to colleges in the future. Fraud claims swamp colleges as Biden administration expands student loan forgiveness 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Earlier this month, Grand Canyon said federal agencies were unfairly targeting the school with “frivolous accusations” in retaliation for an ongoing lawsuit the university filed against the Education Department in 2021. Largest Christian university in U.S. faces record $37.7 million fine by federal government 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Despite being roundly mocked on social media for these hysterics, he doubled down on his podcast, insisting, "This is not frivolous, light-hearted entertainment," but "serious, eternal business." Mike Johnson's Satanic panic: How evangelical delusions trained Republicans to love Trump's lies 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z This is a truism that has led NIMBYs to file an untold number of frivolous lawsuits up and down the state of California. Column: What a refusal to study turning a freeway into housing says about L.A.'s future 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z But the play’s intentions are serious, never frivolous. Review: Chekhov knew ‘Life Sucks.’ Aaron Posner’s Vanya redo turns it into an invigorating question 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Yes, Britney karaoke is mostly a frivolous, gyrating nightclub fantasy, but an accessible and uplifting one. The ultimate Britney Spears karaoke power rankings 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Kaplan on Aug. 18 certified that Trump's appeal of his refusal to dismiss the case was "frivolous." US court challenges Trump appeal in rape accuser E. Jean Carroll's case 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z “Kenner used an experimental AI program to write his closing argument, which made frivolous arguments, conflated the schemes, and failed to highlight key weaknesses in the Government’s case,” the motion said. Pras blames AI for his guilty verdict in conspiracy trial. Does he have the right culprit? 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z "About the aid, this is something frivolous, we want nothing from Arab and foreign countries except to stop the violent bombardment on our houses," said El-Awad El-Dali, 65, speaking near the rubble of ruined homes. Aid to move over Egyptian border unlikely to raise spirits in struggling Gaza 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z "About the aid, this is something frivolous. We want nothing from Arab and foreign countries except to stop the violent bombardment on our houses," said El-Awad El-Dali, 65, speaking near the rubble of ruined homes. Sunak follows Biden to Israel to show support 'in darkest hour' 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z “After he was caught, instead of doing the right thing, he has resorted to bullying, harassment and the filing of frivolous lawsuits containing elaborate false stories, all in attempt to cover his tracks.” She checked into a luxury Airbnb, then refused to leave for 540 days 2023-10-14T04:00:00Z But the High Court said his writ had been rejected on Thursday on the grounds that it appeared to be an abuse of the court process, frivolous, vexatious or outside the court’s jurisdiction. Final arguments are being made before Australia’s vote Saturday to create Indigenous Voice 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z Grove said the law could potentially open up businesses to unnecessary or frivolous lawsuits. California governor vetoes bill that would have banned caste discrimination 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z Those who refuse shelter/housing because of those frivolous excuses should be given some tough love. Homelessness: ‘A different path’ 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z He has already disciplined Trump’s lawyers for making what he said were "frivolous" arguments. Judge chides Donald Trump lawyer's 'ridiculous' questioning in civil fraud trial 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z The decisions slapping down Trump and his lawyers for the frivolous motions that they've made have become essential elements in the protection of our modern judicial system in this country. "The Trump empire ... will fold like a stack of cards," says former prosecutor 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z "But I also can't think of any strategic reason you'd want a bench trial in front of a judge who just sanctioned your lawyers for making frivolous arguments." “Mind-blowing”: Legal experts warn that lawyer’s incredible “screw-up” is “very ominous” for Trump 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z The lawyers petitioned the justices to review the sanctions, arguing their “conduct did not rise to the level of bad faith” and protesting a finding that their lawsuit was frivolous. Supreme Court won’t review attorney sanctions in 2020 election challenge case 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z In January, the judge called some of Trump's arguments "borderline frivolous." Attacked by Trump, New York judge to weigh ex-president's fraud case 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z He calls some of Trump's arguments "borderline frivolous." New York attorney general's fraud case against Donald Trump 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z Opponents of the law worry that it would open up dealerships and manufacturers to frivolous lawsuits, driving especially the smaller shops out of business. Colorado laws that add 3-day wait period to buy guns and open paths to sue gun industry take effect 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z Engoron noted that he had rejected those arguments earlier in the case, and fined Trump's five defense lawyers $7,500 each as punishment for "engaging in repetitive, frivolous" arguments. "The end of Trump's financial empire": Legal experts say N.Y. fraud ruling could bring him down 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z "Defendants' conduct in reiterating these frivolous arguments is egregious," he wrote in judgment. The Trump family fraud exposed: Ivanka gets lucky with Trump Org. case 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z Engoron will also rule on James' request to sanction the defendants for repeatedly raising "frivolous" arguments he had already rejected. Trump lawyer says NY attorney general has no fraud case 2023-09-23T04:00:00Z The judge will also rule on James' request to sanction the defendants for repeatedly raising "frivolous" arguments he had already rejected. Trump lawyer says NY attorney general ignores the truth 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z The judge is also expected to rule on James' request that the defendants be sanctioned for repeatedly raising "frivolous" arguments he had already rejected. Trump lawyer to judge: NY attorney general ignores the truth 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z However, if you can only show slight injuries, then juries may see your lawsuit as being somewhat frivolous. How Much Can I Expect on a Lower Back Injury from Worker’s Comp at the Final Settlement with a Lawyer? 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z "It's too late for that frivolous claim as he will find out in court." Giuliani's lawyer sues him for unpaid legal fees 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z In January, Engoron said the "witch hunt" argument did not justify a dismissal, and said some defense arguments were "borderline frivolous even the first time defendants made them." Judge temporarily halts New York fraud trial against Trump, pending appeal 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, on the Republican side far too much oxygen is consumed by reporting on the frivolous lies of Donald J. Trump. Trump vs. Biden 2024 will be all-time ugly — and the media's making it worse 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z In a separate filing, Trump also asked that James withdraw what he called her "frivolous" motion to sanction the defendants and their lawyers $20,000 for continuing to raise arguments that Engoron has rejected. Judge rejects Trump bid to delay New York fraud trial 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z On Aug. 18, Judge Kaplan called Trump's appeal of his decision to let the second case go to trial "frivolous." Trump found liable for defamation in writer Carroll's second lawsuit 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Trump also asked that James withdraw what he called her "frivolous" motion to sanction the defendants and their lawyers $20,000 for continuing to raise arguments that the judge has rejected. Trump seeks to delay New York fraud trial 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Stellantis also said it was disappointed that Fain "is more focused on filing frivolous legal charges than on actual bargaining." UAW files unfair labor practice against GM, Stellantis 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z A Trump spokesperson called it another frivolous lawsuit. Florida lawyer files lawsuit claiming Trump is disqualified from reelection after insurrection 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z A Fox Television spokesperson on Wednesday said the "petition to deny the license renewal of WTXF-TV is frivolous, completely without merit and asks the FCC to upend the First Amendment and long-standing FCC precedent." US FCC will release public comments on bid to deny Fox TV station license renewal 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z “Even if the suit is not viable, which is the case with Sen. Tomczyk’s lawsuit, the cost and the stress associated with these frivolous, lengthy litigation processes are oftentimes enough to create chilling effects.” Wisconsin Democrats want to ban sham lawsuits as Republican senator wages war on local news site 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z The lawsuit’s claims were rejected as false by Wyman and county election administrators, and the bar assocation’s disciplinary counsel concluded the assertions “had no basis in fact or law that was not frivolous.” Attorney for 2020 gubernatorial candidate Loren Culp suspended for ‘frivolous’ vote-fraud claims 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Thus, Kaplan ruled, “this Court certifies that Mr. Trump’s appeal is frivolous.” Judge won’t delay Trump’s defamation claims trial, calling the ex-president’s appeal frivolous 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z "Instead of helping the desperate victims of these horrific events, the money was spent on frivolous and unnecessary luxuries," she added. Woman who spent Australian fire victims’ charity funds on herself jailed 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z Small joys are far from frivolous in times of hardship, say the therapists. Ukraine therapist: I've got no weapon but knowledge 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z Attorneys for an Atlanta-based venture capital firm being sued over a grant program for Black women vowed Thursday to fight back against the lawsuit, calling it misguided and frivolous. Fund sued over grant program for Black women enlists prominent civil rights attorneys to fight back 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Pidgeon disagreed with the court and the bar association’s conclusion that his lawsuit was frivolous. Attorney for 2020 gubernatorial candidate Loren Culp suspended for ‘frivolous’ vote-fraud claims 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z That is to say, Trump's attorneys will file a few serious motions — and as many frivolous motions as they can — aimed at indefinitely delaying the eventuality of a criminal trial. One key figure is missing from the Trump indictment: Will he be revealed as a MAGA "traitor"? 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z The SNP government is frittering away public money on frivolous purchases and VIP treatment while services are stretched to breaking point. Civil servants in Scotland made 58,000 bank card transactions 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z In any event, the district court likely would not stay the case were Trump to attempt such a frivolous tactic. Trump's threats necessitate a speedy trial 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z All true, but that category of lies is on the frivolous end of the spectrum. The Trump indictment is a must-read | Charles M. Blow 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z The state Supreme Court has suspended the law license of an attorney for 2020 Republican gubernatorial candidate Loren Culp for abusing the legal system by making frivolous claims of widespread voter fraud in that election. Attorney for 2020 gubernatorial candidate Loren Culp suspended for ‘frivolous’ vote-fraud claims 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z He told Bloomberg that every document his attorneys have sought is integral to his defense against the "frivolous and retaliatory" lawsuit. Trump sued Michael Cohen for $500 million. Now he's worried he's at "risk of self-incrimination" 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z AC aversion persists, both among French conservatives who see it as a frivolous American import and French people on the left who see it as environmentally irresponsible. As the summer breezes fade, sweltering Europeans give air conditioning a skeptical embrace 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z McBurney, suggested that Mr. Trump’s lawyers were gumming up the legal process with frivolous filings, and encouraged them to follow professional standards “before burdening other courts with unnecessary and unfounded legal filings.” Atlanta Sheriff Rules Out Special Treatment if Trump Is Indicted There 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z In court, Dave testified that he believed the case to be frivolous. L.A.’s kombucha empire exploited workers for years 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z A hearing officer in April of this year concluded that Pidgeon had violated rules of professional conduct for lawyers by knowingly “bringing a frivolous proceeding and asserting frivolous claims.” Attorney for 2020 gubernatorial candidate Loren Culp suspended for ‘frivolous’ vote-fraud claims 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z The Rover defended its reporting as true in a motion filed earlier this month to dismiss the case, under a law meant to protect people from frivolous lawsuits over matters of public concern. A Notre Dame professor sues a student publication over its coverage of her abortion-rights work 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z The Oakland, California-based judge will rule later on Subway's request that Amin's lawyers be sanctioned for bringing a frivolous class action. Subway tuna lawsuit has been dismissed 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z The two women talked about everything from the philosophical to the frivolous. The Tiny Irish Village Where Sinéad O’Connor Escaped the World 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Hoskin recommends printing out bank and credit card statements, and using a highlighter to mark “frivolous” items, representing money you didn’t need to spend. Why It’s Smart to Revisit New Year’s Savings Goals Now 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z Playing with Barbies is the opposite of frivolous—as questions regarding the possibility of a multiverse proliferate, that iterative imagining will be essential to our inquiry. Here’s What Physics Tells Us about Barbie’s World 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z The case may stoke memories of the McDonald’s coffee lawsuit of the 1990s, which became an urban legend of sorts about seemingly frivolous lawsuits, even though a jury and judge had found it anything but. Jury awards Florida girl burned by McDonald’s Chicken McNugget $800,000 in damages 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z At first, because people were literally dying around us, it felt so frivolous to be thinking about fiction and made-up worlds. This Stanford senior already has two YA novels out. Will her native Florida ban them? 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z For many it is a fun and frivolous element of their gaming experience. Loot boxes: Games companies agree to restrict access in UK 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z Finding Lake and Finchem to have violated the law by "pursuing frivolous constitutional claims," in which they insisted that voting machines produced inaccurate results, U.S. Kari Lake's attorneys responsible for cost of bogus election lawsuit 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Prosecutors also rejected Trump lawyers' claim that the Presidential Records Act gave Trump the right to take any secret documents, writing that the argument "borders on frivolous." “Borders on frivolous”: Legal experts say special counsel filing “embarrasses” Trump’s lawyers 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Reason No. 2 might seem frivolous: He’s running less on defense. 'I’ve always considered myself a middle infielder.' How Mookie Betts excels beyond right field 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z On Monday, the university issued another response, saying Huggins’ letter was without merit and any claim that he hadn’t resigned “is frivolous.” Bob Huggins says he plans to stay in rehab, wants to return to West Virginia as coach 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z Respondent’s frivolous lawsuit attempted unjustifiably and without precedent to disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvania voters, and ultimately sought to undermine the results of the 2020 presidential election. D.C. Bar disciplinary panel calls for disbarring Giuliani 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z “Representative Basabe will not be litigating this frivolous and meritless lawsuit in the media or giving it any more public attention than it deserves — which is none,” Fernandez said in a statement to CBS. Lawsuit in Florida claims Republican lawmaker sexually harassed aide and intern 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z “They should stop paying their lawyers ... to file frivolous complaints and instead pay their workers a living wage.” Southern California hotels hit by strike say union is unlawfully pushing housing agenda 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z But there could also be an opposite effect, Julie Ramhold, consumer analyst with DealNews.com, said — noting that some retailers could offer “potentially better birthday rewards to encourage a return to spending on frivolous items.” No more free coffee on your birthday? Companies rein in customer rewards programs — here’s why 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z No evidence was provided for any of this, so judges across the state started tossing the cases as frivolous. The last of the ‘Big Lie’ cases falls, as democracy’s on a win streak 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Schmitt said taxpayers deserve protection from frivolous government travel expenses. New legislation would stop Buttigieg, DOT officials from using private jets for government travel 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z But she countersued Dr. Luke under a New York law against bringing frivolous suits to try to intimidate critics into silence; New York’s highest court recently ruled that she could pursue those claims. Pop star Kesha and producer Dr. Luke settle longstanding legal battle over rape, defamation claims 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z “It’s great that the court recognized the irreparable harm this frivolous lawsuit would have on hardworking fishermen who have done nothing wrong,” he said. Alaska salmon season back on after court halts closure that sought to protect orcas 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z In the lawsuit, opponents said Waldon had seven days to approve their petition, waited until the last day on June 14, and then denied the petition on what the opponents say are “frivolous” grounds. Atlanta police training center opponents sue over delays in approving referendum 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z Yes, some — such as the complaint against a tenant for not paying rent even though he had — were frivolous, but many, like the one brought by the Justice Department, weren’t. Column: Trump was just arraigned on federal charges. The media are already getting it wrong 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z Republicans characterized Democrats' letter as a "frivolous attack" on O'Boyle, claiming that Democrats are "desperate to distract from Justice Department wrongdoing." Dems accuse Jim Jordan's star witness of lying to Congress over ties to far-right group 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z If that doesn’t happen, he wants what he described as the most “frivolous, inflammatory, and unnecessary” accusations removed from the case. Giuliani denies claims he coerced woman to have sex, says she’s trying to stir ‘media frenzy’ 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z But they knew that that was a little too frivolous to put in the description of the experiment for approval by Los Alamos, so they found the metric equivalent, which was roughly 40 meters. The Weirdest Particles in the Universe 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z |
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