| 单词 | anodyne |
| 例句 | They provided us deep pleasure, an anodyne to the squalor and clutter of the street. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They exchanged a few anodyne words—“it certainly was not unpleasant,” recalled Oppenheimer, who stayed only briefly and left first. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But now it entered Helen’s mind to drop into the wine that they were drinking an anodyne, mild magic of forgetfulness. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It was their delight, their folly, their anodyne, their intellectual stimulant. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z It was one anodyne sentence that caught her attention now—not for what it said, but for what it blandly tried to conceal. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z On the courthouse steps, when the reporters stopped them, he made a brief, anodyne statement about having faith in the process. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The common denominator in “Light Paintings” is a controlled anodyne effect like what you see in Alex Katz’s paintings, Warhol’s oeuvre or much of the Pop Art canon. New York Galleries: What to See Right Now 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z Even his vision of environmental destruction seems anodyne. Review | Did America’s great landscape painter fear progress and hate democracy? 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z Gradually, however, this “Shrew” settles down by turning Shakespeare’s story into something much more anodyne. Review: In Bolshoi’s Ballet, Little Shrewishness and Less Taming 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z In these dutiful charcoals of men and women, Schiele skillfully imitated the anodyne realism preferred by academies all over the Western Hemisphere. ‘Egon Schiele: Portraits’ at Neue Galerie 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z When he seeks emotional balance, he leans on a female singer to deliver an anodyne chorus, a cheap ploy that rarely works. Hip-Hop Changes. Eminem Doesn’t. 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z The songs, which sneak Beach Boys harmonies into anodyne pop arrangements, all sound the same, despite being composed by a variety of writers. Television Review: ‘Teen Beach Movie’ Goes Back to the Future 2013-07-18T21:44:52Z Bristol has the same glassy, anodyne good looks and manner as anyone who ever starred on ‘The Hills,” and the same knack for plodding conversations with lots of awkward silences and expository questioning. “Newsroom”: Aaron Sorkin does “The Daily Show” 2012-06-20T00:00:00Z An anodyne pretty boy, James serves as a proxy for the viewer, a wide-eyed tourist in a seductively foreign land. ‘Dalíland’ Review: Landscape With Vipers 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z The complicated webs hint at strange, sometimes inscrutable undercurrents in otherwise anodyne images. Nina Katchadourian’s Eccentric Existentialism 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z "He has substance," explained the man who would always prefer to hear some anodyne Mormon teen's version of Unchained Melody over the Righteous Brothers' one. The Tory fundraising ball that lays bare the crisis facing Celebrity Conservatism 2013-02-07T18:50:15Z Gone are the days when museums outsourced restaurants to anodyne food corporations that would serve up bland cafeteria fare — think tuna sandwiches on white, wrapped in plastic. Alice Waters Helps a Museum Cater to the Tastes of Art Lovers 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z Saturated with sampled timbres and driven by sputtering hip-hop break beats, Mr. Marks’s music is bright and sentimental, at times even cloying in a manner meant to evoke anodyne commercial Christian pop. Music Review: Boy Meets Girl in Matt Marks?s ?Little Death, Vol. 1? 2010-07-09T20:31:00Z Either by design or by brute-force editing, she fully conformed to the newsletter’s anodyne house style. What Two Forgotten Pieces Tell Us About Harper Lee 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z A few months prior, she had ended her brief first marriage to Chuck Mitchell, and with it their relatively anodyne duo Chuck & Joni. Remarkable Records of Joni Mitchell’s Changes 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z By 1969 Mr. Shore had hit the road, and in Amarillo, Tex., he produced suites of photographs, shaped by a single principle, that pictured anodyne Americana in impassive repetition. Stephen Shore’s MoMA Survey Shows a Restless Reformer as a Master of Photography 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z The most anodyne events are freighted with the possibility of, well, anything. Perspective | Louis Vuitton welcomed Trump to the opening of its new factory. And yes, it was odd. 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z Others were Wally, hiding under electric blankets, an anodyne to the suffering of the world because “our lives are tough enough as it is.” ‘My Dinner With André’ at 40: Still Serving Hot Takes 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z Although they both premiered in 2008 the True Blood vampires had a lot more bite than the anodyne, twinkling corpses of the Twilight universe. When good TV goes bad: Why True Blood sucked the life out of the campy Vampire mystery 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z The light-rock melodies, along with the glammier histrionics of “Jesus Christ Superstar,” helped to mainstream a new kind of religious music, totally divorced from Gregorian chant, Bach’s liturgical music and the anodyne American hymnals. Broadway Revival of ?Godspell? 2011-11-04T14:59:10Z These outbursts represent a real departure, not only from the anodyne mediocrity of other bots, but also perhaps more significantly from the dystopia we have grown accustomed to dreading. When the Movies Pictured A.I., They Imagined the Wrong Disaster 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z But Karim wasn’t tragic, nor was he an idealized, anodyne role model. From Justin Bieber to Martin Buber, Zadie Smith’s Essays Showcase Her Exuberance and Range 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z But “Surviving Twin” becomes quite moving, precisely because the relationships it depicts are so far from the anodyne ideal. Review: Loudon Wainwright III’s ‘Surviving Twin’ Is a Father-Son Collaboration 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z Under the gleaming surface, as sleek and anodyne as an Apple Store, it is a kludge. Review: Apple’s ‘Morning Show’? Wait for the Upgrade 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z True to form, some off-the-cuff celebrity moments were more entertaining than the anodyne nominee introductions onstage. Golden Globes 2016: The Revenant wins top prizes as Gervais skewers the stars 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z The three-movement sequence was fluent but anodyne, and lacked any true emotional weight and impact. Presteigne festival ? review 2011-08-29T17:10:00Z The songs are pretty and anodyne, more evocative than distinctive: many in the spirit of traditional Irish music, others in the Broadway vein. Theater Review: Politics, History and Exile Are at Heart of ‘Transport’ 2014-02-19T20:48:51Z And whether you find her trashy antics annoying or refreshing in a pop era of anodyne glamour, there’s no denying that Kesha’s music caught the mood of embattled hedonism in post-crash America. Music: Kesha Tilts Closer to a Rock Sound With ‘Warrior’ 2012-11-25T00:10:06Z It will be interesting to see whether Viking will switch its Broadchurch sponsorship for a more anodyne TV show or opt for a different sort of marketing strategy altogether. How Broadchurch burned its boats with advertisers 2013-04-02T09:06:51Z Then the liveness evaporated: we saw, instead, an anodyne promotional film of the Trump kids praising their father, with sleek scripted lines about success and hard work. The R.N.C. on TV: The Ted Wedding 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z It reminds us that death is unavoidable, even in an anodyne documentary about a music venue. ‘Enormous: The Gorge Story’ Review: A Musical Paradise 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z For every well-reported international story or hard-hitting Piers Morgan crusade on gun control, there are hours and hours of anodyne aimlessness. CNN’s President to Step Down, Calls for “New Thinking.” But Does CNN Want That? 2012-07-27T20:13:07Z His music now, though, is pretty anodyne, owing in part to the sources from which he grows inspiration. On Eminem's fifteenth anniversary, his act feels more tired than ever 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z The anodyne backdrop, decorated only with the poster of her new film on an easel, is evidence Delevingne was involved at a press junket 3000 miles away in New York. Cara Delevingne should be cut some slack – TV interviews are seldom fun 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z “The War With Grandpa” is relentlessly anodyne, from the cartoony lettering of the opening credits on. ‘The War With Grandpa’ Review: Robert De Niro Gets Juvenile 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z Television is full of bland, anodyne, inoffensive acts, wasting airtime with material so obvious, predictable and boring that it's only purpose, surely, is to anaesthetise us. Is Frankie Boyle actually funny? 2010-12-19T00:06:27Z But the way that capitalism produces in individuals an anodyne belief in their own precious individuality is not news. Fox’s populist dance spectacle 2012-09-18T18:08:00Z He didn't use Twitter to post anodyne press statements. Birdbrained 2011-06-09T11:20:00Z Other reviewers are welcome to embrace the anodyne realism of The Kids Are All Right and Blue Valentine. Sucker Punch Review: Don't Drink the Kool-Aid 2011-03-25T11:45:00Z For many, they were an anodyne to the disillusionment of the Watergate scandal and the war in Vietnam, and they made Mr. Jakes one of the nation’s most popular writers. John Jakes, Whose Historical Novels Hit the Jackpot, Dies at 90 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z It exists in the same imaginary realm all other MCU movies do, one where being a superhero is like entering a Disney theme park; everything is anodyne and bloodless. How will "Evil Dead" and "Spidey" director Sam Raimi fare in the MCU? It'll swallow his soul 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z Normally, an extended slide show of institutional baby pictures would strike me as anodyne at best and groan-worthy at worst. Review | Washington National Opera returns to the stage, and it’s something to sing about 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z And if one suspends skepticism about the intellectual architecture supporting it, his exhibition is strangely fun, polished, anodyne and engaging. Perspective | Venice Biennale: A vast, unwieldy, exhilarating spectacle 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z Trump perfectly achieved his goal—his episode of SNL was among the most anodyne in the show’s recent history. Donald Trump's Saturday Night Live Appearance Played It Safe 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z There is clever writing on even some of the most anodyne sitcoms, but it’s still almost impossible to find a network series that doesn’t celebrate the sunny side of human weakness. The TV Watch: Lena Dunham’s ‘Girls’ Returns to HBO 2013-01-10T19:50:36Z In last night’s seductive speech, with her corporate-P.R.-wiz delivery, she offered the same anodyne generalizations that her siblings and stepmother made in their speeches. The R.N.C. on TV: Ivanka’s Weaponized Graciousness 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z “Disturbance” is an awfully anodyne title for a book like this one. A Survivor Recalls the Charlie Hebdo Massacre and a Long Road to Recovery 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z Though never edgy as a musician – her skills were often wasted on bland adult-contemporary songs – she was more than just a purveyor of anodyne chart hits. Whitney Houston 2012-02-12T02:03:31Z By contrast, Usher is studiously anodyne, using his limber voice to sketch feelings without ever filling them in. New Music: CD’s by Trey Songz, Bloc Party and Six Organs of Admittance 2012-08-20T21:58:57Z A professional cutie-pie, he is a reliably anodyne presence, a human warm blanket. ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ Review: Splat 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z As theater companies rushed to put diversity training on their agendas, and anodyne expressions of support on their websites, it seemed real change might be coming at last. After a Long, Starring Run, Will Racism at Last Get the Hook? 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Officials have placed the boy band's anodyne 1990s hit on a blacklist of 100 songs that music websites must remove by 15 September, alongside hits by Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Britney Spears. Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Backstreet Boys tracks on China blacklist 2011-08-23T15:59:35Z The role of Duke Robert, the villain, is smaller than you might expect, but Zachary Nelson offered a respectable if slightly anodyne presence as the bad guy. Washington Concert Opera exhumes Strauss rarity — once 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z Not only did the studio, RKO, scrap the bleak ending and shoot a new, anodyne one, it also ultimately destroyed the excised footage. The story of the final — and unfinished — work of Orson Welles 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z Though her passion was evident, as was her intellect, it is true that Clinton sometimes seemed a bit anodyne. Trump’s misogyny didn’t win him the election. But it will change women’s lives 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z Holden in The Times criticizing All Together, Boston reviewer Allen Stone dismissed Madden’s work as “a fairy tale for old people—an anodyne against the cruel reality.” Can old age still have a happy ending? 2013-02-07T23:17:00Z In the end, its split personality saves it from becoming too anodyne. Art in Review: ‘Stay in Love’ 2014-01-16T22:47:05Z At times, the band slipped into the anodyne, making a rumble that was too diffuse. Agalloch, on Tour With ‘The Serpent & the Sphere’ 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z The museum has turned out to be a people-moving machine, with a Sheetrock atrium, cut off from the street, herding masses upward toward anodyne spaces without repose. Critic’s Notebook: Defending the Former American Folk Art Museum Building 2013-05-12T20:36:47Z He produced anodyne abstract canvases that could serve as inoffensive decorations for corporate boardrooms. Review | Looking back at a Bauhaus artist who tried to bridge the gap between science and art 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z Still, I’m disappointed by the anodyne waltz meter and massed-strings sound of one of the tunes to which they danced, and I find the style, so far, genteel. Erasing Borders Festival Focuses on Indian Dance 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z But the editor assigned to work with her — whose name she can't recall — wanted something less anodyne. Joanne Carson's Capote-edited memoir chapter still in limbo 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z Sweet sat near the back of the room during the panel, which was advertised under the anodyne title “The Past, the Present and the Work of Historians.” As Historians Gather, No Truce in the History Wars 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z My only reservation is a certain anodyne frivolousness of the whole enterprise. Sunshine and Murder: The Movie-to-Musical Express 2013-11-20T14:00:41Z As for Mr. Kissinger’s descriptions of prominent acquaintances or colleagues, they tend toward the anodyne or ingratiating. In ‘World Order,’ Henry Kissinger Sums Up His Philosophy 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z “He did this while also resisting some of the very anodyne narratives that emerged as Glasgow ‘regenerated’ under neoliberalism.” How Alasdair Gray Reimagined Glasgow 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z Byrne seems happy enough to revisit the early days but it's an oddly anodyne, airbrushed history. How Music Works by David Byrne - review 2012-11-09T22:55:01Z She is not simply an anodyne set of feminine features who serves as a box to check more than a character, nor does she always agree with her husband. Review | What Stephen King gets right — and wrong — in ‘The Outsider’ 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z His plain software — MS-DOS and, later, his early, anodyne versions of Windows — became the most important platforms of the early personal computer age. 'Halt and Catch Fire' Recap: A Showdown at Comdex 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z But his photographs are too anodyne to take us past the obvious. What to see in L.A. galleries: tiny paintings of breathtaking beauty, photographs of the super-smart 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z Some accounts post typically anodyne but occasionally explosive celebrity gossip. My Year of Grief and Cancellation 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z The answers I heard were mostly anodyne — some version of “Everyone loves a musical.” On TV’s New Musicals, Every Episode Is Opening Night 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z Joy is an appealing character, but she’s also about the most anodyne emblem for abortion rights imaginable: a pretty lady with a life-threatening condition who wants to carry her pregnancy to term but can’t. ‘Call Jane’ Review: Abortion History That’s Being Repeated Now 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z When Bellows died in 1925, aged only 42, Edmund Wilson praised his appetite for ugliness; but by then he had acquired a taste for beauty – anodyne, expensive, artificial – and it proved fatal to his work. George Bellows: Modern American Life – review 2013-03-17T00:05:47Z Not because she is anodyne, but because the nature of the campaign limited her means and forms of expression. Trump’s misogyny didn’t win him the election. But it will change women’s lives 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z Everyone agrees that partner sounds awful — too anodyne, empty, cold. Unmarried Spouses Have a Way With Words 2013-01-04T21:50:17Z We like our religion, but we like our religion anodyne. ‘American Qur’an’ is an old/new masterpiece 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Many successful modern astrologists adopt a wry distance to their subject matter, a departure from the sincere and anodyne advice of traditional newspaper astrologers. How Astrology Took Over the Internet 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z The novel’s formal gambits and transgressive literary figures lend a bit of highbrow window dressing to an otherwise anodyne romance. Boundary-Pushing Books for Fans of Narrative Experiments 2020-08-11T04:00:00Z If, as Mr. McMillan argues, younger consumers are truly concerned with social justice and environmental issues, what will an anodyne marketing campaign achieve? The Wine Business Sees a Problem: Millennials Aren’t Drinking Enough 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z The preface of Ivanka Trump’s new book, “Women Who Work,” is anodyne enough. Having Trouble Having It All? Ivanka Alone Can Fix It 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z The name, more than the anodyne quote, stunned the D.C. resident. Quote from slavery defender John C. Calhoun is removed as Postal Museum reopens 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z His string of singalong albums in the 1960s and ’70s were mocked for their “anodyne and glutinous character,” in The Daily Telegraph’s phrase, but they produced gold and platinum records like clockwork. Max Bygraves, Jovial British Entertainer, Is Dead at 89 2012-09-08T22:15:06Z But this anodyne sentiment is too vague and banal to explain anything, much less carry a book, and Gladwell knows it. Who’s Lying to Us and Who’s Telling the Truth? Malcolm Gladwell Has Some Ideas 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z Evoking the term "late-night" brings to mind these images, along with anodyne jokes meant to send us to bed with a smile. Why women really don’t get to host late-night TV 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z It’s not hard to imagine that decades from now the billionaire scions of the Rowling Corporation will issue an anodyne statement claiming that their grandmother’s comments “stand in marked contrast to the woman we knew.” Perspective | Roald Dahl was anti-Semitic. Do we need his family’s apology now? 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z It’s a little like “The Unanswered Question” section of George Balanchine’s “Ivesiana,” except less creepy and more anodyne: a child’s dream, aided by others. Review: Lift Me Up (but Where?). A Dance of Escape and Connection. 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z I was more than ready for a brash, new “West Side Story,” especially after the anodyne sweetness of its last Broadway outing in 2009, staged by Arthur Laurents, who wrote the show’s original book. ‘West Side Story’ Review: Sharks vs. Jets vs. Video 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z They certainly are allowed more appeal than Hammer, who earned an Oscar nomination as the Winklevoss twins in The Social Network but here evinces only the befuddled, anodyne charm of the young Brendan Fraser. Mirror Mirror: A Snow White That Wants to Be Funny, and Isn't 2012-03-29T19:53:17Z Steven Tyler has retreated into a puddle of cliché and anodyne praise. Critic’s Notebook: American Idol Winner Phillip Phillips Is Known for His Modesty 2012-05-24T06:17:26Z Grainy, visceral, and often disarticulated by his famous grids, Close’s portraits offer a new perspective on faces so famous they’ve become anodyne. A look through Chuck Close’s unique lens 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z There is merit to stepping away from anodyne topics told in bland ways, and in bringing hidden conversations into the fore. Insatiable is just the latest example of Netflix not understanding teenagers 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z The guests all have something to plug, and no question is considered too anodyne or banal. Loose Women: more super than superficial? 2011-01-26T15:12:56Z These pieces reflect a recent market craze for attractive, anodyne work with an emphasis on process and materials. The Koreans at the Top of the Art World 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z They have beautiful harmonies, pleasant melodies, and anodyne lyrics. Glenn Frey and That Peaceful, Queasy Feeling 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z Quite why the film-makers opted not to utilise the traditional Kyle alter ego is beyond me, but at least it allows Nolan to completely ignore what was a pretty anodyne movie. Anne Hathaway's Catwoman walks into a crowded Dark Knight Rises 2011-01-20T14:56:04Z The players did not entirely convince in the Mozart, which sounded vivid and a bit anodyne. Hot composer offers lukewarm work at Dumbarton Oaks 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z She’s never sounded deeper or stiller than she does on this tidy parcel of separation songs, singing about disappointment and heartbreak with mysterious composure and anodyne sweetness. Perspective | Best music of 2021: Playboi Carti, Grouper, Turnstile, Yasmin Williams and more 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z It’s odd to think of the photos travelling, as images do, and being exhibited in the context of international fine art, whose anodyne white walls have the same negating effect as an airport. Angola Prison and the Shadow of Slavery 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z They were written when she was in her midteens — living in the anodyne Los Angeles suburb of Sherman Oaks, of all unlikely places, and itching to escape. Theater Review: ‘Sontag: Reborn,’ at New York Theater Workshop 2013-06-07T02:00:01Z What was the point of this super forgiving and anodyne multi-lateral approach? A Forgotten D Day Film 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z Their music here, largely downbeat but relentlessly anodyne, is not to my taste. Review: A Break from Electronic in ‘Above & Beyond Acoustic: Giving Up the Day Job’ 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z Yet their conversations are gratingly anodyne, invoking platitudes like “truth,” while the visuals insipidly jump between screens, close-ups of faces and slow motion shots of the two on the road. ‘Anthem’ Review: Flying High 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z To avoid offending anyone in the audience is to settle for the most anodyne drama. In defense of anger: A critic's appeal to playwrights to let their tempers fly 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z Whatever E coli or salmonella or norovirus the salsa didn’t burn into oblivion, I figured, would be pickled to anodyne by tequila. Chipotle's not dead – there's just more for us brave souls who still want to eat it 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z “Even the most anodyne interaction teeters on the edge of absurdity,” Amanda Hess wrote in Watching. What’s on TV Thursday: ‘All-Star Flip’ and ‘Terrace House’ 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z And “when Stewart hosts a figure of genuine political power, the discussion usually winds up anodyne.” Jon Stewart, capitalist stooge? 2012-07-25T21:00:00Z His anodyne features, bunched a little too closely around his snub nose, could easily make him the third-cutest member of a group featured in a Tiger Beat poster. “Game of Thrones’” overstuffed finale 2012-06-04T15:26:00Z “Having lost their old solaces,” she says, “people shoplift as an anodyne against grief.” Books of The Times: Sticky Fingers, Used in Service of a Covetous Nature 2011-06-28T21:45:44Z Sanger would make a noxious political alliance with eugenicists, and mute her own belief in sexual freedom, to promote the more anodyne “planned parenthood.” The Pill’s Difficult Birth 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z It was so phenomenally anodyne, I wanted to send them Nick Ferrari. Radio review: Man of God 2011-01-14T08:00:03Z And Ultra Music is trying to stretch “Cheerleader” even further with the release of a new remix featuring the anodyne rapper Kid Ink. OMI Soars With ‘Cheerleader’ Remix and Aims to Keep Riding High 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z Two years ago, he opened the first Succotash in National Harbor, an anodyne, manufactured town center in Maryland on the Potomac waterfront. Edward Lee Takes His Show to Washington 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z The key, perhaps, is that few of the songs Clarkson chooses to sing make sense within the traditional anodyne aesthetic of daytime TV; DeGeneres busting a move with her studio audience this is not. The Daily Revelations of Kellyoke 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the line "it could get ugly before it gets beautiful" turns this anodyne ballad from a plea for a clean slate into something approaching a threat. This week's new tracks 2012-11-17T00:05:28Z The result is an uptight, pristine, anodyne view of the latest art from London. Why has The London Open got its eyes wide shut to the capital's creatives? 2012-07-04T11:24:57Z Increasingly one reads books that are beautifully put and rather bloodless and anodyne. Irvine Welsh tears into Booker prize 2012-08-19T19:06:49Z What I’m less worried about, however, is the mounting concern over Spotify’s favoritism toward anodyne sounds, and how the platform populates its playlists with non-disruptive styles of music to keep listeners from logging off. Perspective | Our access to music is unprecedented. Why does it stress us out so much? 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z You say this is due to "Maud Karpeles, Sharp's faithful assistant ... who fiercely protected his legacy ... writing an anodyne biography that depicted him as a saint". Response: This great folk song collector was not a controlling manipulator 2011-04-01T07:00:02Z "Musicals can tackle anything, but the problem is if anyone thinks about it as a recipe to make money, designing a product, it can end up anodyne," says Norris. Musicals hit a deeper note as directors bring serious themes to the stage 2013-04-13T14:47:07Z He’s better known for inspirational, upbeat and even anodyne fare, from “Shakespeare in Love” to this year’s “Philomena” and “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.” Weinstein, Tarantino and the standoff over movie violence 2014-02-01T19:30:00Z On the whole, it’s a smoothly constructed iteration of anodyne late-20th-century Establishment Classical Music, not committed enough either to its lyricism or to its dissonance. Music Review: John Harbison’s ‘Great Gatsby’ Opera at Tanglewood 2013-07-14T19:50:12Z I'm not knocking Downton Abbey – it contains some wonderful acting – but it's anodyne. My TV hero: Stephanie Cole on Innes Lloyd 2011-08-08T20:00:09Z As with so many modernist housing developments, there are broad expanses of useless lawn, as well as the usual array of simultaneously bizarre and anodyne public sculptures. The Impeccably Understated Modernism of I. M. Pei 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z In small part, that’s the result of the spread of tropical house, one of the most anodyne branches of dance music, into the pop mainstream over the past two years. Ariana Grande and Fifth Harmony Are Songbirds With Clipped Wings on New Albums 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z I'm glad to say there was no pressure to achieve unanimity, because that's how to end up with an anodyne list that neither offends nor inspires. Judging the Forward prizes for poetry: my verdict 2013-07-08T13:00:01Z From red carpet remarks and Jimmy Kimmel’s patter to acceptance speeches and sundry acts of agitprop, the politics that so often infuse the Oscars won’t be mere venting or anodyne pleas for mutual understanding. Perspective | Oscars 2017: Let ‘La La Land’ win best picture, just don’t let it run the table 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z Bristol has got the same glassy, anodyne good looks and manner as anyone who ever starred on ‘The Hills,” and the same knack for plodding conversations with lots of awkward silences and expository questioning. More bull from Bristol Palin 2012-06-19T16:15:00Z Describe Puck’s personality as you portray him: “I have seen so many anodyne, cherubic Pucks in the past, and I don’t think that’s what he is,” Green said. The many sides of Puck come out in three versions of ‘Midsummer’ 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z The mental image of urban life is relatively anodyne, a warmly lit habitat for consumption and social bustle, but without much of an architectural profile. Art review: ‘Architectural Image, 1920-1950’ 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z "A lot of Western music videos are so anodyne and sterilized," she says. Moment of Friday: An Angolan dance jam from artist Okwui Okpokwasili 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z It would be, they assumed, replaced by condos or some anodyne macaron store. Boîte : The Slipper Room Lower East Side 2013-01-23T23:04:26Z It seemed as if Gaga could now, at age thirty, be aiming for a more anodyne omnipresence—a prosaic, inarguable appeal that might approximate Adele’s. Lady Gaga’s All-American Super Bowl Halftime Show 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z Sitting in the anodyne conference room before he arrived, talk turned to motherhood. Making ‘Mother!,’ the Year’s Most Divisive Film 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z Having outlived its relevance, the musical is doomed to an afterlife of well-meaning but slightly anodyne remakes as it slowly, inexorably fades into oblivion. Can ‘Miss Saigon’ Be Saved? Two British Shows Disagree. 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z “You say, in as diplomatic and anodyne a way as you can: ‘The following sketch contains a scene that might be upsetting to some people. What Actually Happens When a TV Episode Gets Pulled? 2020-08-17T04:00:00Z Gather ’round, children, and let Auntie Alexandra tell of when department stores, now mostly glassy, anodyne places you go to exchange online purchases, used to put on a show. When Department Stores Were Theater 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z In segments on TVs or tablets, these anodyne tales are effective babysitters. ‘Paw Patrol: The Movie’ Review: Young Dogs, Old Tricks 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z This refusal led correctional officers to subject him to a “cell extraction,” an anodyne term for a vicious practice. Where the Sick Get Sicker and the Sane Are Driven Mad: Behind Bars 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z In fact, only in the past century has the word “virility” been displaced by the more anodyne “masculinity” and “manliness.” When Men Wanted to Be Virile 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z It's just very boring, anodyne, not particularly curious or rigorous or historically accurate. Author Elaine Castillo talks about empathy, Jane Austen adaptations, and "How to Read Now" 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Those who pursue their vision, even at great peril or fortified with the anodyne of hope, ultimately have no choice; they are cursed with clarity. Werner Herzog, chicken hypnotist 2012-08-28T20:54:00Z But Ms. Ruhl also suggests that even in more anodyne presentations of the story the possibility of inciting bigotry exists. | 'Passion Play': Sarah Ruhl?s Play Within a Play at Irondale Center 2010-05-13T03:53:00Z But like it or not — and “Sleepless” is fairly anodyne — the show on view through Sept. 27 exists on a scale that seemed unimaginable even a month or two ago. ‘Sleepless’ Revives London’s Pandemic Musical Scene, if Only Just 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z They may or may not murder someone in upscale Monterey, California, a place of SUVs, anodyne art, sea, coffee and abundant wealth. Filthy rich: our tortured love affair with wealth porn 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z On their own steam — or perhaps at the suggestion of a battery of campaign advisers — the majority of candidates are retreating, as they have for decades, to the relative safety of an anodyne uniform. The Fashion Conservatives 2010-10-20T22:33:00Z Not actively offensive in any way whatsoever, this is so anodyne as to border upon the annoying. Mark Kermode's DVD round-up 2012-11-18T00:05:41Z But for her, “nonpartisan” doesn’t mean she’s in thrall to bloodless, anodyne ideas totally disconnected from her personal experience. In a Memoir, the Impeachment Witness Fiona Hill Recounts Her Journey From ‘Blighted World’ to White House 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z British broadcasting needs his talent and intelligence, not more anodyne balance imposed by rote. Challenges are mounting for new BBC chief 2013-02-17T00:06:16Z Trump’s previous annual addresses were relatively anodyne things: forward-looking, poetic, a world away from the typo-riddled, all-caps rage that constitutes his daily public addresses on Twitter. The cheers, glares and ‘Oh no!’ at the State of the Union showed just how bitterly divided this Congress is 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z The mix of organic and industrial, ancient and anodyne, is by artistic design — “I like that contrast and the tension that it creates,” Mr. Lind-Ramos said. This Puerto Rican Sculptor Meets Disaster With Spirit 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z The lovely romantic ballads Emma is given to sing, with titles like “Dance With You” and “Unruly Heart,” are completely anodyne — or would be if it weren’t for the context, which turns them into breakthroughs. ‘The Prom’ Review: Bringing Jazz Hands to the Heartland 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z At each it was pleasant to murmur “How did he do that?” about something as anodyne as a spectacular levitation. There’s Magic in the Air, if You Believe 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z “Miss Saigon” is so smooth it slides right off you while you watch it; even with its high death and violence quotient, it’s anodyne. London Theater Journal: Two Wars, With Song and Sentiment 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z The situation is made worse by over-policing and rink owners who do not welcome African American skaters, barring them with anodyne and arbitrary rules. 'It brought me a sense of community': the fight to save US skating culture 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z Nothing is quite as it seems, and anxiety is embedded in what might otherwise be anodyne genre pieces, pretty landscapes and little social vignettes. Perspective | On a last walk through the National Gallery, I’m reassured by images of an uncertain future 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z But some observers warn of dire precedent if she prevails – that films such as I, Tonya or The Post, depicting real people, might never be made or diluted to anodyne blandness. Olivia de Havilland, 101, on suing Feud: TV show 'put false words in my mouth' 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z Were Lowell nearly as cruel in his rather anodyne and flattering portraits of his literary mentors, friends and epigones, the “Life Among Writers” section of “Memoirs” would be immeasurably more interesting. Why Robert Lowell, Famed as a Poet, Should Be Remembered for His Prose 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z It’s full of beautiful songs that are both sweet and abstract, deeply felt and anodyne. Music Review: Glasser at Warm Up Series at MoMA P.S. 1 2010-07-04T21:49:00Z In the context of so much harsh and destabilizing work, they feel radically anodyne, decorative and humble. The use and abuse of the feminine in Hirshhorn’s ‘Marvelous Objects’ 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z And the smeared production and vocal effects on “Chaotic” start somewhere near Billie Eilish but then become something more synthetic, touching on the anodyne joy of Christian pop and Post Malone’s aquatic pain. Post Malone and Pop’s Single Sound 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z There's far too much anodyne 'everything goes' now. Hitler satire arrives in West End 2013-09-25T07:29:10Z But how slick and anodyne the rest of the album sounds beside it. Those Dancing Days: Daydreams and Nightmares - review 2011-03-10T22:00:01Z Throughout his career, Coates had strained against writing anodyne pieces that would soothe the white conscience. Through the Lens of the Obama Years, Ta-Nehisi Coates Reckons With Race, Identity and Trump 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z “Return the names” sounded anodyne; it was not. We don’t talk about Leonard: The man behind the right’s Supreme Court supermajority 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z In one case, the money was used for purposes that belie the anodyne descriptions included in tax documents. How Trump’s MAGA movement helped a 29-year-old activist become a millionaire 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z Sometimes in class, a teacher would make an anodyne remark to her and she’d burst into tears. Reneé Rapp is remaking young female stardom. But can she enjoy it? 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z How would it warp social reality if these anodyne little pleasantries were actually brought center stage — if someone ignored all the rules we are supposed to intuitively understand? Tim Robinson and the Golden Age of Cringe Comedy 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z If not, the patients are remanded to detention centers that function as medieval torture chambers, albeit with anodyne names like Evergreen and the Colony. This spring's strongest critique of Big Pharma may be a ripping L.A. crime novel 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Opponents described as "brutal" and "inhuman" a reform which in other countries would have seemed perfectly anodyne. French pension reforms: Is Macron's government doomed by crisis? 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z "Most of the amendments and replacements of the law are very anodyne and wouldn't really be noticed by most people. You wouldn't see it as something that would be a regular occurrence." Factbox: UK says 'Stormont Brake' gives UK unequivocal veto over some EU laws 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z To steer clear of ethnic, gender and racial minefields — sure, although we have to find a way to discuss these issues that avoids offending without descending into anodyne mush. Opinion | Does Don Lemon’s punishment fit the crime? 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z Eventually, the man who prided himself on straight talk fell back on anodyne words designed not to offend the citizens of the state while concealing his true feelings. Analysis | Nikki Haley removed the Confederate flag. She sounds different as a candidate. 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z Sixty years on, it’s difficult to imagine the anodyne “Love Me Do” as a transgressive act, but it wasn’t so much the song as the idea of the Beatles that unsettled Britain’s ruling class. Forget the Stones: Beatles vs. Bond was the real British rivalry, per a new book 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z There were groans as students read out ChatGPT’s anodyne sentences — “Examples of smart glasses include Google Glass Enterprise 2” — that they said sounded like marketing copy or rave product reviews. At This School, Computer Science Class Now Includes Critiquing Chatbots 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z Perhaps, if the facts were completely anodyne and the second tranche of classified material had not turned up alongside the Corvette in the president’s Wilmington garage, a Biden special counsel could have been avoided. Opinion | The Trump and Biden cases are similar, but they are not the same 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z Let’s discuss the facts, which are far less anodyne. Opinion | Arlington already carries a housing burden 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z Most studios either declined to comment for this article or provided anodyne statements about being proud of the prestige dramas they have recently released, regardless of ticket sales. Highbrow Films Aimed at Winning Oscars Are Losing Audiences 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z In doing so, it gave equal weight to global pop stars, ground-breaking new artists, anodyne family favourites and cheesy novelty nonsense. An incomplete history of pop on BBC television 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z And the Christian right has a substantive track record of getting Democrats to endorse religious endeavors that appear anodyne but are weaponized politically. Respect for Marriage Act is a tradeoff, but Democrats may not know what they're trading 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z Now, seeing uncoded antisemitism emerge in usually anodyne pop-culture settings — places like basketball news conferences and Hollywood interviews — another deep cut emerges. Laughing at Kanye Doesn’t Help 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z This seemingly anodyne mapping measure produced a frenzy of backlash from every corner of the state. Oregon tried to inform residents about wildfire risk. The backlash was explosive 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z But it is a murky and contested concept, opaque by design and an anodyne way to confront the combustible topic of race. A Diverse Supreme Court Questions the Value of Diversity 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z Her request seemed kind of mild to me, even anodyne. Antifa on the train? How the GOP is making new rules for political speech 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z The majority of messages sent out by congressional offices have remained anodyne — well wishes on holidays, descriptions of services for constituents and details of town hall meetings. For Trump’s Backers in Congress, ‘Devil Terms’ Help Rally Voters 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z One reason for the confusion was the anodyne nature of Marshall’s speech itself. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has made the Marshall Plan relevant again 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z That’s all on top of a more anodyne struggle to build and maintain market share. As Triller prepares to go public, the TikTok rival battles gauntlet of lawsuits 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Even when extreme weather does not lead to flooding, climate change will still cause flooding through more anodyne processes. Hurricane Ian is going to flood out Florida — and this is a constant climate change problem 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z To the extent that anything can be learned from this story, it's that people often prefer more sensational narratives to anodyne realities. Decades before JFK, another president’s death was shrouded in mystery 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z The act, which is currently less than 500 words, is fairly anodyne: It would repeal the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman. Opinion | The Respect for Marriage Act must pass — and Republicans should support it 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z And so it was striking when she felt moved to make remarks that went beyond her normally anodyne utterances. Queen Elizabeth II: The One Constant in an Inconstant World 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z But this anodyne refrain hardly tells the whole story. Opinion | In Philadelphia, a new threat looms over Chinatown 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z Some major news organizations, however, have been reluctant to adopt his terminology and instead settled for more anodyne phrases like “executed a search.” For news media, a raid is a raid until it involves Trump 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z These traits, applied to a politician widely regarded by the younger generation as anodyne to the point of being basically inert, constitute a ready-made comedy. Opinion | The Dark Brandon meme can’t escape death 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z He says auditors used to be treated like pharmacists: They were anodyne, invisible professionals. ‘This is crackpot stuff’: Election fraud mania reaches the trenches of democracy 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z The décor is a crucial step up from Ikea — anodyne good taste, in shades of sienna and blue-gray, with a pop of burnt orange. Michael R. Jackson, in a Place All His Own in Washington Heights 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Too many columns here focus on anodyne speeches by Hall of Fame inductees and elegiac tributes to recently departed old-timers. Review | A collection that captures baseball’s heroes, and their human stories 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z Videos that he appeared to have posted alternated between ominous imagery — including depictions of death and bloodshed — and more anodyne footage, such as him rapping into the camera. Threats from Highland Park suspect drew police attention in 2019 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z At the Frisco meeting, Neidert said she was driven by concerns about children, saying that no matter how anodyne the proclamation was, "Pride Month is inherently sexual" and kids "have no business being around it." Lone Star hate: Right-wing activists in Texas drive a new wave of anti-LGBTQ bigotry 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z The Firearms Policy Coalition, which has launched numerous court challenges to gun laws around the country, used to sell T-shirts and bumper stickers with anodyne pro-gun mottos such as “Shall Not Be Infringed.” Gun Sellers’ Message to Americans: Man Up 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z He defended in anodyne terms his decision to join Saudi Arabia’s stupendously moneyed LIV Golf. Phil Mickelson defends his choices as golf’s furor arrives at the U.S. Open 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z Oscar A. Martinez of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau repeated the anodyne line, despite her pointed questions. Column: 'Go Brandon' joke is latest sign of right-wing extremism in law enforcement 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z It was the most anodyne of sentences from Prince Charles. NI Protocol: Does Boris Johnson have support for bill? 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z It’s a place where the discourse has become so politicized that many prefer not to engage personally at all, delegating tweeting duties to underlings or outside agents who post anodyne promotional messages. How Twitter lost the celebs 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z He uses anodyne terms like "demographic change" to make the point, but has gotten bolder more recently, using the word "replacement" to make it even clearer that he's borrowing his ideas from the white-supremacist fringe. Mass shooting in Buffalo: Tucker Carlson and other right-wing conspiracy theorists share the blame 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z Most shadow docket orders are anodyne — matters as routine as refusing to take up an appeal or giving a party more time to file a brief. Opinion | Roberts Has Lost Control of the Supreme Court 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z Any expectation of an anodyne answer — it was a great honor, it would be good to see old friends — disappeared in an instant. In one of his last interviews, Jackie Robinson explained why he was not happy with baseball or the Dodgers 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Republicans have defined "sex values" so broadly as to include anodyne behaviors like "being married to someone of the same sex" or "letting kids talk about same-sex parents on the playground." The goal of the GOP's QAnon-influenced "groomer" troll: More political violence 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z This was the most anodyne resolution under the circumstances you could possibly come up with. Trump's trashing of Ukraine pays off for Russia: Republicans vote to reject NATO — and democracy 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z Many are doing so as quietly as possible, not admitting to voters who they really are, but hiding behind anodyne campaign slogans for "parental rights" and "school accountability." Stealth school board candidates are everywhere: But "Stop the Steal" isn't working for them 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Xi responded — according to an official statement — with anodyne words about the shared “international responsibilities” of the United States and China to “make efforts for world peace and tranquility.” Opinion | Russia and China said their friendship had ‘no limits.’ It’s up to the United States to impose some. 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z It’s aimed at preserving Disney’s ability to pump out anodyne depictions of the world without suffering the least bit of partisan pushback. Column: On Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' bill, Disney sets a new standard for corporate cowardice 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z More recently, Congress has encouraged private enforcement of more anodyne laws. The Texas abortion ban created a ‘vigilante’ loophole. Both parties are rushing to take advantage. 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z The government signaled it would only intensify its crackdown against the war’s critics — including those who called it a “war” rather than, in the Kremlin’s anodyne term, a “special military operation.” A war the Kremlin tried to disguise becomes a hard reality for Russians 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z The European Union, which has long rejected these calls, proposes they settle for more anodyne language — to “commit to engage constructively toward a comprehensive response on trade and health.” African and European Leaders Meet Against Backdrop of Enduring Problems 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z Within that deceptively anodyne framework, he erects worlds of emotional dynamism, particularly in exploring his own fraught relationship with a father left indelibly scarred by what he witnessed and endured. Let teachers teach 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z Women’s pro leagues have been particularly good at choosing anodyne monikers that fans eventually latch upon and embrace. Perspective | Washington football is using the military as a deodorant, and the whole thing stinks 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z Through the unrest of the 1960s and strife of the 1970s, White personified a medium that tried to find things people could agree on — no matter how anodyne. Opinion | The enduring, aspirational appeal of Betty White 2022-01-01T05:00:00Z In others, political action committees with anodyne names are raising funds in the name of a popular politician that they have no affiliation with at all. That ‘Team Beto’ Fund-Raising Email? It Might Not Be From Beto. 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z Yet even these relatively anodyne forecasts are outliers. Column: Perish the thought - stocks might fall 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z Underlying these stories, then, even the ones that seem the most whimsical and lighthearted, utterly anodyne and utterly unscary, is horror. How Black Horror Became America’s Most Powerful Cinematic Genre 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z He says he took his family to places like the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone National Park, attended his children’s sporting events, worked to pay for a son’s college education, made anodyne Facebook posts. Radicalization’s path: In case studies, finding similarities 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z I think meditation is a deeply personal — and for many people spiritual or religious — thing, and so I recoil whenever I see tech companies reducing the practice down to anodyne apps. Apple Watch Series 7 review: time and time again 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z Both are members of the Security Council, and would almost certainly veto any effort by the U.N. to impose a coordinated arms embargo, or anything beyond an anodyne call for peace. Concerned United Nations can only sidestep Myanmar crisis 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z The intoxication of violence, the anodyne of war, is a poison. Remembering 9/11: The evil we do is the evil we get 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z At a moment when the United States needed soaring oratory, Bush was an inarticulate man mouthing the most anodyne platitudes. Empty words: How Bush and Giuliani failed to capture the moment on 9/11 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z This anodyne verbiage means that “students of color” can graduate from high school without demonstrating high-school-level proficiency in reading, writing or math. Opinion | The Biden administration’s gaseous obfuscation on Afghanistan isn’t helping 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z It received more than 180 suggestions, from the obscure to the whimsical to the anodyne — “Main Street” was one unexciting contender. Opinion | John M. Langston left an enduring legacy. His name was the right choice to replace Lee Highway. 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z For Eastman, an anodyne new music culture that prided itself on functioning outside of personal identity is what needed changing. He died homeless and forgotten. Now gay Black composer Julius Eastman finally gets his due 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z That is a remarkably anodyne characterization of activities that include: Opinion | America needs NATO allies who share its renewed dedication to maintaining an orderly world 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z G7 summits are notorious for anodyne and slightly ridiculous photo opportunities which leave world leaders struggling to seem natural in bizarre contexts - for example meeting another world leader on a small, overcast English beach. G7 'circus' gives leaders a chance to hug, hustle and joke 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z While BBC programs like “Newsnight” and “Panorama,” which carried the Diana interview, continue to offer probing journalism, its general news coverage, some say, has become anodyne and does not challenge the government enough. A 25-Year-Old Princess Diana Interview Thrusts the BBC Into a New Storm 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z It’s as American — and as anodyne — as apple pie. Opinion | The Trumpy right is violating everything our children are taught 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z Ironically, there is some science behind the idea of the pineal gland as a "third eye," although the truth is more anodyne than the loftier metaphysical hypotheses. How the pineal gland became an obsession for both spiritualists and sci-fi writers 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z So much of what’s presented is anodyne, which seems to be the point. Review: Billie Eilish's new photo memoir is unpretentious to a fault 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z Skilled sensationalists transformed the anodyne findings into something else entirely: The dictatorial Democrats definitely will restrict your diets to 0.18 ounces of meat per day, or four pounds per year. Opinion | Conservatives serve up a scary dish of nothingburgers 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z Despite its anodyne title — “Black Representation in Film and TV” — it contained shocking revelations. Opinion | Hollywood’s Anti-Black Bias Costs It $10 Billion a Year 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z Because most of royal life is so very scripted, and the public utterances so anodyne, so banal — and because nobody really knows what takes place behind the scenes — it was Philip’s “gaffes” that testified. Britain debates Prince Philip’s legacy: Servant of queen and country? Or symbol of White male privilege? 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z And it seemed relatively anodyne in the absence of a lobby against gun regulations as well organized and funded as the one that exists today. Opinion | Stop It With ‘Gun Control.’ Enough Already. 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z Whether this shift toward a more anodyne, algorithmic ethos is a good thing, of course, depends on your vantage point. The Race to Fix Virtual Meetings 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z Not everyone with an Amazon storefront, though, has such an anodyne presence on social media. Militant preppers, ‘boogaloo’ members and QAnon adherents can push products on Amazon 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z Both sides generally provided anodyne statements acknowledging joint global concerns, along with promises to work together. In first call with Putin, Biden marks a return to skepticism from the top 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z The omnipresent beverage of the summer of 2019, White Claw, sold alcohol without the stigma of beer or liquor, just the anodyne veneer of fruit-flavored seltzer in skinny white cans. How Nothingness Became Everything We Wanted 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z Hemmer, meanwhile, proved a relatively anodyne host, allowing Miller to spout his talking points without challenge. Fox News abruptly cuts off Georgia election official debunking fraud claims to interview Trump aide 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z We are left with aphorisms that are more anodyne than revelatory. Review | When ‘red lines’ work, and when they fail 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z As he has in the past, Roberts abstained from a lesson on the court’s independence, instead delivering a more anodyne statement of gratitude for the branch of government he heads. Chief Justice Roberts, in year-end report, thanks judiciary for performance during pandemic 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z I wish that an artistic director would announce the end of season programming, that anodyne calculus designed to appeal to a dwindling subscriber base. My dream for theater: Toss the old business model in the dumpster fire of 2020 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z So harshly that even his fanboys didn’t dare highlight the totality of the man in their public homage, and so reduced him to as anodyne an accomplishment as possible. Column: The most controversial thing about Gov. Pete Wilson's statue is its dull irrelevance 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z There will come a time, probably soon, whereupon viewing such anodyne choreography we’ll grow momentarily wistful about the days when anything might happen at any moment. Opinion | Biden’s win brings new hope for peace deals with Denmark and Canada 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z His anodyne theme, in his first public remarks since the confirmation battle, was gratitude. Opinion | Why so sour, Justice Alito? Your side in the Supreme Court is winning. 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z But the comments they make on such occasions are generally anodyne. In Unusually Political Speech, Alito Says Liberals Pose Threat to Liberties 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z Twitch published a blog post today with the relatively anodyne title “Music-Related Copyright Claims and Twitch.” Twitch apologizes to streamers for its mishandling of music copyright 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z But the Dr. King that animates Dr. Warnock’s campaign is not the anodyne figure sometimes portrayed in popular myth. Can Raphael Warnock Go From the Pulpit to the Senate? 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z “Torn nerves craved the anodynes of speed, excitement, and passion,” the historian Frederick Lewis Allen wrote of the period. 100 years ago: An election, a virus and a cry from disillusioned youths 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z But most of the time, the circumstances are much more anodyne, and the results are finalized with no serious questions about their legitimacy. We Have Never Had Final Results on Election Day 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z The company offered an anodyne explanation to part of the reason it was suddenly paying some unnamed company hundreds of millions of dollars more: “changes in partner agreements.” Apple, Google and a Deal That Controls the Internet 2020-10-25T04:00:00Z Those who took the job in recent years were less invested than their predecessors in Britain’s work in Syria, a reality reflected by the anodyne statement and the length of time taken to produce it. How Syria's disinformation wars destroyed the co-founder of the White Helmets 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z The encounter began with a seemingly anodyne greeting before quickly turning violent, according to an investigator’s account. Texas police officer antagonized people in small town prior to shooting, residents say 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z An IRS audit letter is an anodyne document that reveals only what year and what type of tax return is being examined. How income-tax secrecy benefits Trump and hurts you 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z His anodyne official HHS bio describes his 17 years as president of his own PR firm. When Politics Distorts Science 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z “Ethnic studies” is an anodyne description for what surely will be, in the hands of woke “educators,” grievance studies. Opinion | California shows how unchecked progressives inflict progress 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z The easiest way to describe the aims of the movement, several commentators settled on, was the fairly anodyne “unity.” NFL broadcasts promised ‘unity’ without politics, but some players didn’t stick to the script 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z How could such a frankly anodyne expression of regret and concern for others provoke such anger, especially within a Christian community? How the evangelical movement became Trump's "bitch" — and yes, I know what that word signifies 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z Until this year there was no significant public anxiety about this most anodyne of practices, yet look at what the polls say now. 'Our democracy is deeply imperiled': how democratic norms are under threat ahead of the US election 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z The scene was anodyne: women were sunbathing on a beach in southwestern France last week, bare breasted. Bare Breasts on French Beaches? You Can, Despite Police Warnings 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z Pace's answer is an anodyne, listless cover-up of Trump's criminal incompetence and racism: Reporters on Trump's failing, racist campaign: He's not doing it right 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z Instead, as one signatory, Anne Applebaum, conceded on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme this morning, it consists of a series of statements that are, in themselves, quite “anodyne”. Is free speech under threat from 'cancel culture'? Four writers respond 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z She may be willing to translate President Trump’s words into something anodyne and cogent, but the Ku Klux Klan, Nazis and white supremacists aren’t even trying. Opinion | #Rightwordsmatter, Mr. Trump 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z “A politician’s Fourth of July speech may seem anodyne and clichéd,” said Rutgers historian David Greenberg. The July 4 speeches that helped define what America is — or what it should be 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z Trump also "stopped an anodyne statement criticizing Russia on the tenth anniversary its invasion of Georgia, a completely unforced error," Bolton wrote. "It was all hot air": John Bolton's new book focuses largely on his own relevance — or lack thereof 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z But the flags were mothballed in favor of anodyne depictions of state quarters. Debate about offensive symbols, icons on Capitol Hill sprawls far beyond the Confederates 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z Political memoirs are criticized for being anodyne or else campaign tools masquerading as literature, but I’m often surprised by how revealing and colorful they are. Curtis Sittenfeld’s `Rodham’ imagines a different `Hillary’ 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z This approach to Christianity may not look or sound like the one most commonly represented in the mainstream media — which tends to focus on either politically conservative white evangelicalism or its more anodyne mainline equivalent. Opinion | Christianity Gets Weird 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z They agree to turn off their preferred cable TV networks during family visits; they limit Thanksgiving discussions to anodyne topics; they refrain from engaging in Facebook arguments. The Cable TV Quarantine Fight 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z He has responded to anodyne questions from reporters by saying they are “nasty” and demanding that journalists “be nice.” Perspective | Trump has handled the coronavirus the way he handles everything: Like a toddler 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z He’s the farthest cry from the affable, anodyne queer men who typically win America over, such as Cam and Mitchell of Modern Family and the “gay best friend” cast of Queer Eye. Hunting, meth and big cats: Tiger King's rarely seen version of southern queerness 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z As a building, I find the tower more appealing from a distance than I do at ground level, where a recent lobby renovation has left the ground floor feeling placeless and anodyne. How architect Henry Cobb gave L.A.'s skyline its distinctive crown 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z Another popular set was the “Pirates” theme, which required a new look for the minifigures previously known for their anodyne expressions. Jens Nygaard Knudsen, designer of Lego minifigure, dies at 78 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z The most anodyne aspects of the outside life of footballers are ruthlessly policed. Ramage's 'young black lads' mindset reflects football's inaction on racism | Marina Hyde 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z They generally offer an informative, if anodyne, view of world affairs refracted through the lens of the Communist Party. U.S. Designates China’s Official Media as Operatives of the Communist State 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z This isn’t the anodyne, awards-baiting film about disability that viewers might be used to; instead, Hikari’s feature debut is sensitive and empathetic, showing a young woman who is more than just her cerebral palsy. Review: ‘37 Seconds’ offers a rare, authentic view into life with cerebral palsy 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z “They were incredibly anodyne, as you can imagine – all about these lovely little girls and what wonderful children they were – but, as Princess Margaret said: ‘She ratted’,” says Bates. Royals for rent: will Harry and Meghan become the world’s biggest influencers? 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z He welcomes it as an antidote to the “anodyne” and the “bland.” Josh Thomas is ready for you now 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z If they learn a lesson, it’s that the only worthwhile pursuit is not justice but the anodyne, laborious pleasure of love and companionship. Watchmen is by far the best adaptation of the comic – but should fans watch it? 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z But it does amuse me how often government officials will request anonymity for even the most anodyne statements. Perspective | In a town of anonymity, many Helping Hand clients sing of their achievements 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z Anywhere else, that would be an anodyne promise. Opinion | The first gay Hallmark movie will be so boring. That’s great news. 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z The Citizenship Amendment Act sounds anodyne at first. How a new law moves India closer to being 'a Hindu country' 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z The court’s order came in an anodyne statement with no dissents — just the kind of thing legal experts say the court strives for. As Trump cases arrive, Supreme Court’s desire to be seen as neutral arbiter will be tested 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z It was an attempt to retain graduates from nearby colleges and advance North Carolina’s economy, and it became hugely successful: Amid its winding streets and anodyne landscaping, big information technology, pharmaceutical and biotech companies flourished. The Suburban Office Park, an Aging Relic, Seeks a Comeback 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z By most measures, it was rather anodyne 16-minute conversation, featuring an exchange of pleasantries. White House release of April call summary backfires on Trump 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z The campaign's press release was nothing more than an anodyne list of restrictions on lobbyists. Republicans will claim Trump was going after corruption: You just have to laugh 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z Once it has been subjected to the dice, even the most anodyne choice – that of a film, a restaurant – opens a vast array of possibilities for putting your routine behind you. Who is the real Dice Man? The elusive writer behind the disturbing cult novel 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z Since then the 67-year-old king has assembled a court whose intrigue frequently spills onto the pages of the Royal Thai Government Gazette, which normally records more anodyne matters. ‘Extremely Evil Misconduct’: Thailand’s Palace Intrigue Spills Into View 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z Pence’s anodyne statement can be viewed as both life insurance for his career and the ongoing repayment of an old debt. This powerful group groomed Mike Pence for the White House. Impeachment could complicate their plans 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z “It’s true that anodyne messaging doesn’t turn anyone off. But it doesn’t turn them on either,” said Elizabeth Spiers, who runs the Insurrection, a progressive digital strategy and polling firm. Trump Campaign Floods Web With Ads, Raking In Cash as Democrats Struggle 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z But rather than parrot anodyne talking points, he took a leadership role among his cohorts on the ground in China amid the unexpected crisis, reportedly organizing a players-only meeting as the situation unfolded. The conservative backlash against LeBron James has nothing to do with human rights 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z Stanford University tries to buy her silence with a few park benches and an anodyne plaque. Opinion | You need to know Chanel Miller’s name 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z All these speeches from cabinet ministers so far have been terribly anodyne, almost like they’ve been told to give a speech not even they will remember. Boris Johnson has not got a 'women problem', says Sajid Javid – live news 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z Later, the White House released an anodyne statement noting that the two leaders discussed “ways to strengthen the relationship between the United States and Ukraine, including energy and economic cooperation.” ‘Do Us a Favor’: Calls Shows Trump’s Interest in Using U.S. Power for His Gain 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z The other option for the plates was the anodyne “celebrate and discover.” Reporter's Notebook: Why Democrats' push for DC statehood will likely keep stalling 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z Reminds me of last month’s anodyne statement from the Business Roundtable – a confab of CEOs on whose executive committee Barra sits – pledging to compensate all employees “fairly” and provide them “important benefits”. Donald Trump is no hero of the working class. And the GM strikers know it | Robert Reich 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z What in another era might have been an anodyne salute to parliamentary democracy became, on Monday, a seething admonishment to Mr. Johnson’s government. John Bercow, Loathed and Lionized, to Step Down as Britain’s House Speaker 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z State regulators allow foreign books and films into the country only if they are deemed anodyne, and insufficiently bland music acts can’t perform on the mainland. Opinion | Hong Kong’s cultural independence is at risk. If it dies, the rest of us will lose, too. 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z Delivering an otherwise anodyne speech at an upscale retirement community in the Charlotte suburb of Matthews, McCready was at his most animated discussing the scandal, which mainly targeted the elderly and minorities. N.C. House race boils down to Trump after two years of drama and fraud allegations 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z But instead of an expected anodyne statement designed to ensure his upcoming meeting with Johnson was not undermined, he went on to emphasise the US’s clear support for the UK’s position. Mike Pence backs Boris Johnson over Brexit in awkward Dublin visit 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z But his anodyne words came with an increasingly heavy baggage of racial division that Democrats struggled to confront. Jamestown ceremony marks birth of democracy in America; black Va. legislators skip because of Trump 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z For the most part, its contents—lists of instructions and precautions, a diagram of the drug’s molecular structure—make for anodyne reading. The Hidden Costs of Automated Thinking 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z We gain a few followers through my constant anodyne commenting, but lose several more, presumably discouraged by the crushing nihilism of Oscar’s feed. When will I be famous? Oscar the whippet’s bid for Instagram fame 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z But those who practise more politically anodyne forms of advocacy have also run afoul of authorities. Thirty years after Tiananmen, protesters' goals further away than ever 2019-06-01T04:00:00Z Still, “Tolkien” is anodyne enough that no one should be terribly upset by it, let alone deeply moved in any other way. ‘Tolkien’ review: Biopic of young J.R.R. focuses on fellowship 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z To some, that would register as the fairly anodyne, universal signal for “O.K.” — understandable, given the celebratory mood. Estonian Ministers’ Gesture Raises Fears of Support for White Supremacy 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z That seemingly anodyne effort quickly ran into a little trouble. GOP lawmakers undermine probe of voter-suppression tactics 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z At a certain level, comments like these may seem so anodyne, they’re hardly notable. Senate Republican on ACA: 'You got to look at it as positive' 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z They defer to the anodyne “Paying respect to the Traditional Owners”. Ngarigo: Australia's people of the snow – a photo essay 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z “I’m really into Bruno Mars and I never really understood that backlash,” he said about Mars’ 2018 Grammy sweep that, detractors say, went to a competent but anodyne LP. Guitarist Pete Wilde wants to ‘be music the way Prince was’ 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z It framed the conclusions in the most positive way for the president while setting forth the most anodyne facts and only four partial quotes from what's been described as the "comprehensive" Mueller report. What's behind Bill Barr's whitewash? We need to see the full Mueller report to know for sure 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z Part of the challenge of moderation is that users may act differently in different spaces, appearing anodyne in one and toxic in another. The New Zealand Shooting and the Challenges of Governing Live-Streamed Video 2019-03-16T04:00:00Z The anodyne personal advice it puts on Twitter cannot begin to compensate for the sharp reduction in its enforcement actions and fines against predatory financial actors. Opinion | Wells Fargo embarrasses itself again 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z The result: an anodyne resolution condemning religious bigotry generally. Opinion | Only one thing can save Trump now: Democrats 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z The final version of the video, which was viewed by The Post, was set to the same music but showed team highlights and anodyne shots of smiling players dribbling and dunking. Howard Schultz’s ‘nightmare’: How his first big gamble outside Starbucks ended in defeat 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z His interviews to date have been curiously anodyne. Why is the media showering Howard Schultz with free airtime? | Robert Reich 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z As inspired by the Reverend Billy Graham and originated by President Dwight Eisenhower in 1953, the National Prayer Breakfast served two consensual, almost anodyne purposes. In revering Trump, the religious right has laid bare its hypocrisy | Samuel G Freedman 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z Not for Blanchot the anodyne distractions of sleep hygiene, which conspire to evade night’s presence. Opinion | The Genius of Insomnia 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z Most comedy programmes on Russian state television these days are anodyne affairs which either do not touch on political topics, or direct humour at the Kremlin's perceived enemies abroad. How Putin's Russia turned humour into a weapon 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z It is designed as a testosterone booster, and provides a highly analog alternative to today’s largely anodyne, digital driving options. Ford's new Mustang Bullitt is fun, fast and will turn heads 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z The drugs, and what he considered the industry’s anodyne preferences, kneecapped his attempts to resuscitate his career. Wayne Kramer and the Meaning of Punk 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z She has shown herself to be fiercely protective of Pompeo, seeking to prevent even anodyne statements from being disseminated unless she can approve them. Heather Nauert's nomination to U.N. post reflects Trump's value of loyalty over experience 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z Videos of his sermons, even anodyne history lectures or self-help coaching, were always popular, thanks to his pleasant voice and serious demeanor. Opinion | The New Radicalization of the Internet 2018-11-24T05:00:00Z That was replaced by an anodyne official mission statement: “Bring the world closer together.” Opinion | My four-word wish for Thanksgiving 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z The 21 nations at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Port Moresby struggled to bridge differences on issues such as trade protectionism, making it likely their final statement Sunday will be an anodyne document. Pacific Rim summit highlights strained China-US relations 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z Sometimes those pronouncements are anodyne, obvious and mostly harmless: “Americans are still waiting for a national leader ,” perhaps. Perspective | What’s the one big lesson from the midterms? That there is no one big lesson. 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z On election night, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi made only an anodyne promise that House Democrats would seek “openness and transparency” and would “strive for bipartisanship.” Perspective | Republicans took oversight power from the minority. Democrats should restore it. 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z The illustrations depict skulls and knives being swapped for more anodyne images and some elements, such as slot machines, being removed entirely. Anger over Rainbow Six Siege update 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Everything was anodyne and — and this from a senator who’s been pilloried by the right as a flaming liberal and caricatured as yet another socialist out to destroy America. Why American leaders persist in waging losing wars 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z These are the prescribed, allowed experiences, profitable and anodyne. Why Suppress the ‘Experience’ of Half the World? 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z Then there are the management consultants who prepare what appear to be anodyne reports, which are in fact used to silence dissent. The Saudi regime doesn’t reign alone – a global network enables it | Nesrine Malik 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z In any case, the Russian reaction to the leak was a bit too histrionic to be believable considering how anodyne the document was. Nuke madness: Are Putin and Trump ready to tear up historic nuclear arms agreement? 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z In subsequent years, the report states, a “neo-Confederate theme park” grew around the mountain, replete with a plantation house, anodyne versions of antebellum life, and a “Gone With the Wind” museum. Stone Mountain: The Largest Confederate Monument Problem in the World 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z Nonetheless, we need this voice to remind us of what is at stake when seemingly anodyne legislation governing tax, pensions, and even where polls are located and how long they remain open is debated. Review | How much inequality can capitalism endure? 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z So it isn’t surprising that it took six days for Trump to say he was “concerned” about Khashoggi’s disappearance and for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to issue an anodyne statement. The chilling consequences of anti-media vitriol 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z In the days following Khashoggi’s disappearance, the State Department confined itself to relatively anodyne statements of concern. Disappearance of a dissident journalist puts young Saudi prince, a Trump ally, under a dark cloud - Los Angeles Times The fifth risk, which provides not just the title but the theme of Lewis’s book, at first sounds entirely anodyne. Review | Michael Lewis’s new book is a love letter to federal workers -- and a dig at Trump’s ‘willful ignorance’ 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z The ad turned that anodyne statement into backing a “total government takeover of healthcare.” Analysis | GOP ads falsely depict Democrats as supporters of Sanders’s health plan 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z The afterlife we see is anodyne, layered over reality. Meeting Cute on “YOU” and “Forever” 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z Sometimes they offer pieces of anodyne content designed to burnish the reputation of the United States to newspapers in the countries where they serve. China Cancels High-Level Security Talks With the U.S. 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z The speeches were anodyne, or became rallying cries for the party. Hit Men and Power: South Africa’s Leaders Are Killing One Another 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z Its anodyne title concealed an original and unsettling argument, which Mouffe had been honing for two decades. The death of consensus: how conflict came back to politics 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z But last year, slogans bit, being more memorable and profound, less anodyne and platitudinous. Cynthia Nixon: this season’s must-have at New York fashion week 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z The nominees have morphed into anodyne automatons, pleasant but taciturn, generally unwilling to offer much of substance, except perhaps about their pets, sports preferences, love of country and passion for the law. A Supreme scrum: It’s slam-bam in first round of Kavanaugh hearings 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z Athletes are so often criticised for anodyne remarks and broad platitudes in interactions with the media, yet find themselves doubly lashed the moment they say anything remotely interesting. Umpire 'pep talk' row is just latest drama in the Nick Kyrgios soap opera 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z The Democrats’ 2018 equivalent, blandly called “For the People,” offers what the New York Times calls “a relatively anodyne agenda—lowering health care and prescription drug costs, increasing worker pay, cleaning up corruption.” Opinion | Dems Seek the House by Running for Mayor 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z The Democratic platform, For the People, outlines a relatively anodyne agenda — lowering health care and prescription drug costs, increasing worker pay, cleaning up corruption — that Democrats say unites all of their candidates. Democrats Discard Washington Platform in Bid for House Control 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z Multiple sources familiar with the so-called ‘Omarosa tapes’ described the recorded conversations between Trump and Manigault as anodyne, everyday chatter, but said they did appear to feature Trump’s voice, either over the phone or in-person.” Analysis | The Daily 202: The Chris Collins indictment ensures ethics will be a major issue in the midterms 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z The recordings were described to the outlet by multiple sources as "anodyne, everyday chatter." “Apprentice” star Omarosa Manigault-Newman has tapes of White House conversations with Trump:... 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z The rest is sheer hysteria, which his social media people apparently tried to bury with a flurry of anodyne tweets on Monday morning. Panic on Team Trump: Is Robert Mueller closing in on criminal conspiracy charges? 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z The first are anodyne demonstrations of the fact that most people are polite when talking to crazy people, because who needs trouble. Pranks and Masculinity on “Who Is America?” and “Nathan for You” 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z But he was uncharacteristically subdued, tweeting only three other times in the morning — one of them an anodyne comment about the health of the economy. Trump Now Says He Accepts U.S. Intelligence Reports on Russian Election Meddling 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z A Microsoft spokesperson, pointing to a statement last week from Nadella, said the company’s “current cloud engagement” with ICE supports relatively anodyne office work such as “mail, calendar, messaging and document management workloads.” Facial recognition technology is finally more accurate in identifying people of color. Could that be used against immigrants? 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z But Alito’s anodyne recitation seems to intentionally avoid the partisan heart of the dispute. The Supreme Court’s Husted Decision Will Make It More Difficult for Democrats to Vote 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z In the end, the justices put aside what might have been dueling opinions for a more anodyne statement that drew no noted dissents. Supreme Court throws out lower-court decision that allowed immigrant teen to obtain abortion 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z Critics charge the CIA with selectively declassifying the most anodyne and flattering moments of Haspel’s work — including a two-page biographical statement in which she fondly recalled her time in Ethiopia without actually naming the country. Undercover to under scrutiny: Gina Haspel, nominee to head CIA, to face Senate grilling 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z This anodyne language refers to the fact that, as temperatures and moisture rise across the United States, disease-bearing insects expand their reach. Opinion | Are we ready for an epidemic this summer? 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z The anodyne responses the students received from L.U.O. were frequently glossed with Christian bromides. How Liberty University Built a Billion-Dollar Empire Online 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z White House officials initially maintained to me that he only typed and posted verbatim what Trump dictated to him, while occasionally contributing anodyne tweets relating to the president’s schedule. The Man Behind the President’s Tweets 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z Bullimore agrees about the need for more balance, and says the show would lose viewers if it was an "anodyne, argument-free space". Does TOWIE promote 'toxic masculinity'? 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z It’s an offensive myth because it reduces King to an anodyne figure harmless enough to be embraced by conservatives who conveniently forget that while he was here, they stood against everything he stood for. Reclaim the might, not the myth, of Martin Luther King 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z FEW pieces of legislation sound more anodyne than the Taiwan Travel Act. An innocuous-seeming law causes a ruckus 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z Some of these are fairly anodyne and passed the House with wide margins. Banking on Deregulation Is Still a Good Bet 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z The work does not truck in anodyne catharsis even as it reminds us of our ability to stumble across beauty when there is otherwise no meaning, only insanity, to be found. My Lai massacre, 50 years later: Jonathan Berger's opera captures the madness 2018-03-11T05:00:00Z On Monday, it issued a synopsis of the games that was notable for its anodyne tone. The day after: Pyeongchang breathes, bids Olympics farewell 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z On Monday, it issued a synopsis of the games that was notable for its anodyne tone. The day after: Pyeongchang breathes, bids Olympics farewell 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z Earlier this month the German car maker was attacked by state media after posting an anodyne Dalai Lama quote on Instagram. China Humiliates Another Western Company 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z While there were plenty of anodyne messages in the trove, the hackers made sure to reveal the messages that maximized the appearance of D.N.C. behavior unfairly favoring Mrs. Clinton’s campaign. Indictment Leaves No Doubt: Russia Backed Trump. But Was It the Difference? 2018-02-18T05:00:00Z They both start as anodyne: the moody older sister, the father who scolds with a smile. Seattle Children’s Theatre’s ‘The Journal of Ben Uchida: Citizen 13559’ unleashes thorny questions 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z Given the dire stakes, Burke Harris’s prescription sounds relatively anodyne: sleep, exercise, nutrition, meditation, mental health counseling and healthy relationships. What’s in the well? Pediatrician probes ACEs and the biology and roots of toxic childhood stress 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z The F.B.I. statement ran counter to the decidedly low-key approach that Mr. Wray has taken as director, avoiding news media interviews and delivering anodyne speeches to law enforcement groups. F.B.I. Condemns Push to Release Secret Republican Memo 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z She represents the dark side of the East Village, and all those who came looking for glamour, sex, chemical ecstasy, loud music, or an anodyne to boredom and loneliness. ‘Peter Hujar: Speed of Light’ Review: Life, Death and Everything in Between 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z Yet on the whole, he read an anodyne speech perfectly well off the teleprompter, making it a personal triumph for him — albeit also probably the weakest speech delivered by any leader in Davos this year. Opinion | Trump Leads the World, Backward 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z Mr. Wray has kept a low profile, making sure his anodyne speeches inside and outside the F.B.I. do not inflame the White House. F.B.I. Director Wants to Move Forward, but the President Is Making His Job Harder 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z I get what the rock guy was saying about the music feeling more anodyne than the sort of thing you'd find at a downtown hip-hop gig, or a rap night in a subterranean club. Review: Hamilton ★★★★★ 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z The Economist broke the news first, giving it a self-consciously anodyne title: “Advances in A.I. Are Used to Spot Signs of Sexuality.” Can A.I. Be Taught to Explain Itself? 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z And popular entertainment tucks apocalyptic revelations into even the most anodyne entertainments. ‘Exposure’ Is About Truth, Sure, but Mostly About Power 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z But this is tricky to achieve when a single, anodyne culture – the culture of the same global market – is flooding the ground everywhere. How to sell a country: the booming business of nation branding 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z It is a standard greeting, an anodyne pleasantry, so of course José Mourinho, who did not get where he is today by being standard or anodyne, chose to subvert it. José Mourinho still has issues with Manchester United fans which don’t exist | Paul Wilson 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z “When one just says things that are anodyne or conventional, free speech is not in question,” he said. Richard Spencer gets OK to speak at the University of Florida, his first campus event since U-Va. 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z This is the very bare minimum of support — the sort of anodyne support offered by most of those team statements — a mostly bland vote to permit peaceful dissent. Perspective | In a world polarized by Trump, FedEx Field becomes unlikely oasis 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z The Russian messages were connected to something called the Internet Research Agency, which may sound anodyne, but which was mentioned in the U.S. intelligence agencies’ report on the Russian attack. New evidence emerges on how Russia attacked the U.S. election 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z While many of the inscriptions on the monuments were vague or anodyne, Professor Brundage said, the dedication speeches were often brutally frank. In Monument Debate, Calls for an Overdue Reckoning on Race and Southern Identity 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z No doubt unwilling to directly criticize the president, the Scout association initially issued an anodyne statement reminding everyone that the Boy Scouts are open to all ideas and generally free of politics and partisanship. Analysis | A trifecta of criticism for President Trump with this message: Change your behavior 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z China’s ambitions with A.I. range from the anodyne to the dystopian, according to the new plan. Beijing Wants A.I. to Be Made in China by 2030 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z Instead of couching the problem in the anodyne language of software, proponents of action began to describe in concrete and frightening terms how the bug could alter modern life. How Y2K Offers a Lesson for Fighting Climate Change 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z And in Florida — the state most imperiled by the trend — officials with the Department of Environmental Protection were coerced into replacing “sea level rise” with the anodyne “nuisance flooding.” Opinion | What climate change looks like, from the seat of a bike 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Dreher, a Catholic columnist who often writes about religious issues, found President Trump’s speech in Warsaw “not a bad speech, if somewhat anodyne.” Writers on the Right and Left React to Trump in Europe 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z Imagine this president as someone who only tweeted anodyne things, never lost his cool, and used the vocabulary of a college professor, or at least a fairly competent high school English teacher. Donald Trump is 'ill-mannered'. But this is less of a problem than we think | Ross Barkan 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z In fact, the endorsement of the president’s travel policy is partial and temporary, and the anodyne, unsigned 13-page order may be all the Supreme Court ever has to say about it. The Supreme Court’s curious compromise on the travel ban 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z The art was of the anodyne motel variety — an old-masters-esque tableau, a canvas of a zebra standing in a forest. The Long, Lonely Road of Chelsea Manning 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z A most unusual setting for uttering anodyne words of solicitude. Either Trump or Comey is lying. Who might it be? | Lawrence Douglas 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z But on the afternoon of May 9, she posted an unusually anodyne message on Facebook, noting that she would be teaching two yoga classes that evening. Reality Winner, N.S.A. Contractor Accused of Leak, Was Undone by Trail of Clues 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z But the anodyne statements that get sent out by the White House press office clearly do not actually come from the president, and his tweets clearly come closer to reflecting what's really in his heart. Analysis | The Daily 202: James Mattis emerges as the most un-Trumpian member of the cabinet 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z She called the contents of those emails “anodyne” and typical of the internal communication in a hard-fought campaign. Clinton’s misplaced criticism of the DNC as a cause of her defeat 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z Their lyrics had been maturing: “Sgt. Pepper” had none of the anodyne love songs that brought them fame. Why doesn't the greatest album ever have more hits? 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z That “science of painting” too often boils down to anodyne assertions about the Renaissance unity of science and art. Art: Under Mona Lisa's smile : Nature : Nature Research 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z “Personal responsibility” is a peculiar phrase, at once anodyne and foreboding. Perspective | Democrats copied the GOP’s politics of ‘personal responsibility,’ and it hurt America 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z The mainstream media weren’t perceived as politically biased, and though there was certainly partisanship in newspapers, many of which tilted left or right, broadcast TV news was anodyne. Roger Ailes: The man who destroyed objectivity 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z The essence of Trump’s appeal to conservative Christians can be found in his otherwise anodyne commencement speech at Liberty University. Opinion | Trump is evangelicals’ ‘dream president.’ Here’s why. 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z They would not have felt much fervor for the anodyne haste of the Regents’ prayer. Trying to Remember J.F.K. 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z To his friends and allies, he elicits an array of anodyne, even appealing, adjectives: unpredictable, fearless, irascible, sly. Is Political Hubris an Illness? 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z Ditto the hysterical discussions undoubtedly now arising from an anodyne piece of climate heterodoxy by the paper’s newest columnist,... Climate Editors Have a Meltdown 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z Instead, it gets manipulated – and that is far from anodyne in a country where history and notions of grandeur frame the national psyche. France’s identity crisis: ‘People just don’t know what to think any more’ 2017-04-22T04:00:00Z Subsequently, both Democrats and Republicans who viewed the documents considered them anodyne, a far cry from Nunes and Trump’s portrayals. CIA liaison is first casualty of conflict between intelligence agency and Trump 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z A few weeks since the team fired GM Scot McCloughan amid tawdry anonymous quotes and one anodyne news release, the world has moved on. Perspective | They’ve had Redskins tickets for more than 50 years. They’ve finally had enough. 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Yet this anodyne definition fails to capture the spirit of the enterprise in which General Votel is engaged. Prepare, pursue, prevail! Onward and upward with U.S. central command 2017-03-26T04:00:00Z In contrast, to past speeches to Congress where presidents received bipartisan applause for noncontroversial platitudes, many Democrats sat on their hands, refusing to acknowledge even the most anodyne statement from the President. Analysis: Trump shocks Congress with a speech that stuck to script 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z “Personally speaking, I am opposed to the third-generation succession,” he said, a statement that might be considered anodyne elsewhere but was tantamount to treason in North Korea. For Kim Jong Nam, a sad ending to a lonely life 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z Instead, it offered anodyne choices, including “I need help.” Tax Software: The Basics Work, but Peace of Mind Costs Extra 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z There was a “nefarious” explanation and an “anodyne” explanation, the top White House official said. Kellyanne Conway’s Battle for Trump’s Favor 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z “No anodyne will heal the divisions in our country today, nor should it. At the University of Maryland, we do not fear the clash of ideas and values,” the Yale Law-educated Mr. Loh wrote. Wallace Loh, UMd. president, dismisses some student ‘demands’ as unconstitutional, impractical 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z The strains were clear between the anodyne remarks about looking forward to working with the new administration. World worries about what President Trump will do 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z It is an annual exercise in the anodyne — think pastels of elephants and brooding self-portraits, selected by local panels. Truth or Insult? Artwork Hung in Capital Spawns a Dispute 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z Like many civilians in rebel-held zones, she stayed in touch with family, friends and former colleagues in west Aleppo by phone, although Assad’s surveillance state usually made all but the most anodyne conversation impossible. 'I couldn't take anything except dignity': stories of the leaving of Aleppo 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z Even this anodyne call for unity sparked dissent. Lewis Hamilton Talks Trump, Race and His Formula 1 Future 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z Dear Evan Hansen is a high school musical unrelated to the chirpy, toothy likes of High School Musical or more anodyne Broadway fare like School of Rock or Wicked. 'Nothing is private anymore': behind Dear Evan Hansen, the social media musical 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z Contrast that with Obama’s anodyne response, which makes no mention of Castro’s totalitarian rule and begins as follows: Pelosi Gets One Right 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z Instead it sounds like some kind of horrible genetic accident from the computer music lab, so brutally, bludgeoningly chirpy, anodyne and soulless that it’s really like punk never happened. When bad music comes on the radio, I crank up the volume | David Ferguson 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z In effect, those universities are levying a tax on controversy, thereby tipping the scale of campus debate in favor of anodyne presentations delivered to appreciative galleries of the like-minded. An alt-right provocateur says the University of Maryland censored him. He’s wrong. 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Now, though, that record may come down to anodyne emails with smileys at the end. The result of Wikileaks’s new transparency? Less transparency. 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z Mayer did, however, issue an anodyne statement in an earnings release. “I am pleased with our Q3 results,” she said. Yahoo releases its earnings, but skips its usual conference call 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z In your mission statement for this project you state: 'When some of my middle-aged compatriots try to accommodate the pop market place, the results are so anodyne and depressing'. Moby: 'I've always been potentially an annoying, opinionated loudmouth' - BBC News 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z Athletes’ comments are often scripted and anodyne, full of tedious platitudes. Reflections From Rio 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z Instead, it was interested in getting people to eat more sugar by painting sugar consumption as anodyne in its health effects and, just as important, by painting fat consumption as dangerous. A Big-Tobacco Moment for the Sugar Industry 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Can I just say: I am dumbfounded at the reaction to that speech, the point of which I found self-evident and downright anodyne. Lionel Shriver: 'This Entire Hoo-Ha' Illustrates My Point 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z The Clintons are notorious for insularity and withholding even anodyne information, so perhaps her medical records will show little of interest. Clinton’s Medical Mistrust 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z Perhaps we are all being anesthetized by the anodyne speech of our political class. Hats off for trying to rouse readers from the candidates’ mumbo-jumbo 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z Progressives, who favor expansive notions of executive discretion, and hence the marginalization of Congress, regard the “donations” as just another anodyne manifestation of inherent presidential discretion in enforcing laws. The Justice Department’s bank settlement slush fund 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z He has an anodyne appearance, extremely Canadian, and, on the track, a curiously slow start. Clearing The Bar: The Philosophy Of The High Jump 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z “It is not an anodyne issue. The battle of the ‘veil’ is a visible sign of fundamentalists wanting to mark their territory and subjugate women,” Boyer said in a statement. 'Burkini' day at French swimming pool canceled after outcry 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z The speeches, some delivered by civil rights heroes and Hollywood celebrities, are both more polished and more anodyne than the Republican ones. After a Convention’s Bruising Start, a Party Struggles for Unity 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z With a few exceptions, they show the sort of anodyne brainstorming and catty gossip that one finds in interoffice emails everywhere. “Every revolution needs a villain”: Misplaced leftist backlash gives Debbie Wasserman Schultz entirely too much credit 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z This is Trump’s insight, as simple as it is befuddling to the political industry: Non-voters are, almost by definition, turned off by anodyne speeches and phony bonhomie. Donald Trump's Big Convention Gamble Could Shock Hillary Clinton 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z On Monday night, Mr. Trump’s wife, Melania, delivered an anodyne speech, but chaos and controversy ensued after it was discovered that some parts were lifted from Michelle Obama’s 2008 convention speech. The Political Mystery of a Chaotic Convention 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z Saying that the U.S. cannot transition entirely away from fossil fuels overnight should be an anodyne statement for anyone with even the slightest understanding of the energy industry. Does Obama Want to Keep Fossil Fuels in the Ground? 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z It squares nicely with the age-old affinity among conservative Americans for flaccid, ineffective, anodyne politicians. Mike Pence: A Conservative Proudly Out of Sync With His Times 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z Athletes and other celebrities have spoken at conventions, although their talks are often more anodyne than rabble-rousing. Tim Tebow Suggests He Won’t Speak at Republican Convention 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z Athletes and other celebrities have often appeared at conventions, though their speeches are often more anodyne than rabble-rousing. Tim Tebow’s Convention Spot Fires Up Fans and Detractors 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z Despite the magnitude of the case, Leung’s remarks on Monday were anodyne and vague. Hong Kong's Leader Has Little to Say on Detained Bookseller 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z While that sentence might seem anodyne, it implies a repudiation of China’s preferred approach of negotiating bilaterally with each rival claimant, rather than facing the united front of a regional body. ASEAN Retracts Statement on South China Sea Tensions 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z And so over the past few years the company looked to expand: building a publishing platform cluttered with anodyne business advice; acquiring the online learning company Lynda.com; and building a series of underpowered, little-used apps. How LinkedIn failed 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z Siddiquee was an observant believer who regularly attended prayers and even paid for the renovation of the mosque in his ancestral village – his was the most anodyne of public profiles. Inside Bangladesh’s killing fields: bloggers and outsiders targeted by fanatics 2016-06-11T04:00:00Z The bad news is that cowardice and crass political calculations by council members prompted it to to issue another anodyne appeal for “dialogue.” Luis Almagro: A courageous voice on Venezuela 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Such anodyne descriptions of these official meetings, making no mention of the hard questions in the relationship, are exactly why reporters are expected to press both American and foreign officials. Kerry Meets Egypt’s Leader, and Where Are Reporters? Corralled at the Airport 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z Yet Corbyn’s politics are not anodyne, and his takeover of the Labour Party has destabilized an already fractious political scene. The Astonishing Rise of Jeremy Corbyn 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z The vividness of Hiroshima has been melded with anodyne accounts of what preceded it, reinforcing the sense among Americans that, unlike Germany, Japan has never fully grappled with its past. Obama’s Visit Raises Ghosts of Hiroshima 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z The foreign policy speech that Trump delivered Wednesday was, for the most part, vague and anodyne. The case for a Clinton-Warren ticket 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Seemingly anodyne promises to invest in cultural events and entertainment facilities, to encourage sports and promote ancient heritage and Saudi national identity, are highly controversial among conservatives. Saudi reform plans flirt with social change 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z Popular books about her also lapsed into anodyne hagiography. Harriet Tubman is perfect for the $20 bill, but which Tubman? 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Cloaking violent, even murderous actions in anodyne language might help a few doubting functionaries sleep easier at night, but it should make the rest of us profoundly uneasy. The last days of Washington, D.C.: America can no longer mask its steep decline 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z Player and anodyne opinion have never proved natural bedfellows. Tiger Woods may have Georgia on mind but Masters return is hard to fathom 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z But music has never lacked anodyne cornballs who didn’t get their props until years later. 25 Songs That Tell Us Where Music Is Going 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z Had the bill, proffered under the anodyne name "Judicial Procedures Reform Bill," passed, Roosevelt would have been able to immediately name six new justices to the court. A Century of Supreme Showdowns 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z That all puts Prince William’s anodyne remarks in a calmer context, doesn’t it? Prince William speaks out against Brexit? Rubbish 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z In Mexico, the pope told bishops that pastors could not “hide behind anodyne denunciations,” but must show “prophetic courage.” Pope Francis Entreats Mexico’s Youth to Resist Call of Drug Cartels 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z Most people do not know even relatively anodyne facts, such as the fact that he was previously married and divorced. Why Did China Kidnap Its Provocateurs? 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z He told Mexican bishops on Saturday not to be content with “anodyne denunciations” of drug trafficking and violence, but to show “prophetic courage” so that “people finally escape the raging waters that drown so many.” Pope Francis Sees Devil’s Hand in Mexico’s Drug Violence 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z These days, an anodyne bar and restaurant at the Radisson seems to be the press hangout in Manchester. Hillary Clinton is at her best when she's counted out, campaigning her heart out 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z One theory holds that the new air travel, anodyne and hollow, is part of a more general mainstreaming of rare experience. Has the Internet Made Air Travel Irrelevant? 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z TedCruz.org.” Highlight: Mr. Cruz lampooned the anodyne “issues” pages populating most candidates’ websites. Ted Cruz's Iowa Bus Tour: Coffee, Cookies and a Song 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Cosby has never been particularly interested in art with any kind of challenging political message; he collected art that was anodyne and decorative. The Smithsonian’s Cosby problem only gets worse 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z But too often it becomes ponderous and anodyne. How Louis van Gaal has gone from Manchester United hero to close-to-zero 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z Stephen Harper, Canada’s former prime minister, was a vacuous, anodyne nothing, as magnetic on the public stage as the podium he spoke from. A charm offensive: the repellent magnetism of Justin Trudeau 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z The same is true I guess for anodyne entertainment like "Star Wars." Vader Is Just Vader 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z "He had an incredible capacity to make you laugh or smile when he was saying something pretty anodyne and non-committal. "Arthur's got a very beautiful voice. How Dad's Army came to the screen - BBC News 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z And when he finally broke his silence, the message was anodyne. Dr. Modi and Mr. Hyde 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z The panels were painted an anodyne blue, like the colour of the blank midday sky. Why South African students have turned on their parents’ generation | Eve Fairbanks 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z As you can see here, the Queens facility looks like an anodyne medical clinic, the type of place members of either gender might go to get a mole removed or some new bridgework. Wingnuts go batsh*t over Katie Couric, again: The insane right-wing freak-out over her Planned Parenthood interview 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Some of these might be anodyne, but others will be unsettling. Beyond the Clichés and Tropes: David Shield's War Is Beautiful Reviewed 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z One donor in the room said the former president had been offering mostly anodyne accounts of how the Bush family network views the current campaign and charming off-the-cuff jokes, until he launched into Cruz. Why Joe Biden's 2016 odds are getting even longer 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z The target audience argument’s no defense, either: family-friendly doesn’t imply anodyne. Why the New Minecraft Game Is a Big Disappointment 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z BuzzFeed writer Joel Anderson tweeted a perfectly anodyne, if sarcastic, observation about the availability of guns in America. Gun nuts, the ultimate thought police: Shutting down an open debate after yet another mass shooting 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z Based on a long-beloved Hollywood script from Bryan Sipe, “Demolition” follows uptight Wall Streeter Davis, who is living a cushy but anodyne life when his wife is killed in a car accident. Toronto 2015: 'Demolition' sets a tone of creative destruction 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z But that description is anodyne compared with the less technical reality: Before assuming one of the most sensitive jobs in government, she devised a unique personal system to hide tens of thousands of public documents. Hillary and the Hackers 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z It was the first of the concentration camps and, considering what was to follow, almost anodyne. From Nazi Germany to Iran, lessons on twisted leadership 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z Other than anodyne calls for everybody to exercise self-restraint, Beijing has had nothing to say or do to improve the situation.” Beijing's Absence Conspicuous as the Two Koreas Engage in Tense Negotiations 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z Attendees of the six previous conferences bemoaned how low-key barbecues and open Q&As were replaced by something more anodyne, more professional — a marathon of speeches interrupted by occasional sweet tea and sandwiches. GOP candidates expand on conservative views at RedState Gathering 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z In another, a former analyst explained that a directive to make certain language “more bland” simply meant make it “more accurate,” not more anodyne. New York Regulator Moves to Suspend Promontory Financial 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z Cubans have always shown great initiative in finding alternatives to the anodyne government-sponsored news. How to Get Rich in the New Cuba 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z A cartoon published by Arkas last month seemed anodyne enough: a newscaster saying "I have complete trust in the government. It has its feet firmly planted in the clouds." Cartoonist cyber-bullied as Greek politics turn sour 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z The big Australian certainly offers entertainment and makes the crowd feel a part of the event -- something of a rarity in a modern game often criticized for its anodyne stars. Wimbledon all the quieter as Kyrgios bows out 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z Although exhorting everyone to communicate more effectively may seem like an anodyne solution, it will require more than communication to mend tense relationships. How Healthcare Institutions Can Mend Relationships With Their Physicians 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z The best analog for Mr. Sacca’s vision is a digital-era version of television or radio — a global coming together in an otherwise lifeless, anodyne digital world. For Twitter, Future Means Here and Now 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Her job consists mostly of cutting ribbons, watching others cut ribbons, attending cultural and sporting events, and making the occasional anodyne speech. Stop Paying the Queen With My Taxes 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z While most Mexican politicians’ use of social media consists of anodyne tweets and Facebook posts which read like something from a motivational handbook, Rodríguez uses colloquial language to respond to his constituents, said Ramos. Independent El Bronco aims to buck Mexico's politics-as-usual trend 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z It was not clear whether the Berlin meeting sent any private message to Tsipras apart from the anodyne public statement issued by a German government spokesman, who said: Greece said to offer pension reform as debt talks near crunch 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z It’s not an academic critique or even more anodyne call for melting-pot solidarity. How Republicans have made a science out of white working-class resentment 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z Any statement by ministers after the meeting on Monday will probably be “anodyne” and “not very exciting,” the official said. Eurozone Ministers to Meet Again on Greek Debt 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z More recently the company branched into more advanced services like physical and occupational therapy and anodyne light therapy. He survived a serious scare. Weeks later, his small business did, too. 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z Throughout the election campaign we are constantly presented with anodyne backdrops against which to photograph the various candidates. Offbeat moments from the campaign trail - BBC News 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z Early in his career, Liebling tried to bring his sensibility to the world of magazines by shooting politics, but quit in frustration over what he felt were the editors’ anodyne picture choices. See the Real Humans of New York 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Wildstein and Ms. Kelly conferred on an anodyne news release. U.S. Indictment Details Plotting in New Jersey Bridge Scandal 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z We forget the boring, the general, and the anodyne. What Storytelling Is And Is Not 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z |
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