| 单词 | greed |
| 例句 | Because I worked among rich and famous athletes, I convinced myself that my needs were realistic, my greed inconsequential compared to theirs. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They are all celebrated as “courageous explorers” or “brave conquistadores,” but their primary motivation was greed. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z I used to wake up at four every year in a total frenzy of greed. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Amber left, and Lynn, who had read the story, took the time to tell me the story was about greed. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z But having a cruel and bestial spirit, in order to practise his greed upon the people, he turned to pleasing the armies and to making them undisciplined. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Those things did happen for the greed of a few. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Put bluntly, the greed of North Korea’s cash-hungry cadre seemed to enable Shin’s trek. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The front part of his mind is a whirl of fear, greed, and desperate thoughts of escape. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z His voice had an undertone of cruelty and greed, even while he was expressing his pleasure. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z All that meets me, all that floods over me are but feelings—greed of life, love of home, yearning for the blood, intoxication of deliverance. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z In this way, Black said, the Soviets would soon wipe out the greed and poverty plaguing countries like the United States. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Whether the cause was the Pilgrim God, Pilgrim guns, or Pilgrim greed, native losses were foreordained; Indians could not have stopped colonization, in this view, and they hardly tried. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z So Lyra opened the door and found Iofur Raknison waiting for her, with an expression of triumph, slyness, apprehension, and greed. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z There wasn’t much difference between longing and greed. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The crows spread over the corn with cries of greed. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “There would be no wars, slaughter, or murder; no greed or selfishness. It would be the kind of world that God wants us to have—a wonderful world.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But in later times other customs prevailed; peace and justice fled before the greed for gold and the frenzy for war. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z "A chicken that lays eggs of gold?" the judge said, his eyes lighting with greed. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Freed of the menacing greed and self-indulgence that had almost overwhelmed them during that time, the villagers had learned to celebrate themselves, as they were doing this evening. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z For total greed, rapacity, heartlessness, and irresponsibility there is nothing to match a nation. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z By the 1930s, however, utility holding companies came to symbolize the corporate corruption and greed that the average American saw as the root cause of the Great Depression. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The reason may not be the greed of the movie industry in cashing in on the first film’s popularity, but simply another instance of regression to the mean. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Suspicion and fear: possessiveness and greed: resentment for ancestral wrong: all these seemed to be a part of it. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Arm felt a ripple of lazy good humor from the dinner party, a surge of greed from the waiters as they sized up the clothes. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He stopped, because naked greed and excitement had replaced the friendliness on Abanazer Bolger’s face.“And there’s more like this there?” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z “So that’s why he wouldn’t send me to an advanced school! He wanted me on the academy’s rolls—just out of greed!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t her niece’s greed—the old woman had played a trick on them the whole time. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z When he first got the job with Kate, Joe looked for the weaknesses on which he lived—vanity, voluptuousness, anxiety or conscience, greed, hysteria. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Those smiles never touched Plumm’s eyes, where greed hid behind a veil of caution. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I felt greedy, then afraid of my greed. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Free from malice and greed and pride, but filled with conscience. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The greed and hunger were so obvious in her face that Tristran was now certain he could have made a better deal, but he gave the old woman his father's flower. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “Long ago,” she says, “when man knew not greed, malice, tribe, nor clan, jinn walked the earth.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z This was the turning point, they say, where Sapiens cast off its intimate symbiosis with nature and sprinted towards greed and alienation. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The silence of the world could not rein back its greed. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Their eyes during these conversations look dewy, blurred, pulpy, easily hurt, like the eyes of blind baby kittens; but also sly and speculative, and filled with greed and deceit. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z ‘All of us are drawn here, sustained not only by Gaia’s power but also by our strongest desires. Eurymachus’s greed. Antinous’s cruelty.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “There are no limits to human greed,” says my father. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z All of the neighbors hoped that sudden wealth would not turn Kino’s head, would not make a rich man of him, would not graft onto him the evil limbs of greed and hatred and coldness. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z It was as he remembered it, an invisible thing, all smoky tendrils and hate and greed. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z “Don’t I? He’s a person like any other, driven by greed and pride and pain. You should understand that better than anyone.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The Exposition Company’s decision raised a groundswell of greed throughout Chicago’s South Side. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z "I am an error, a mistake. I am failure and malice, greed and hatred. I am guilty. We are, all of us Augurs, guilty." An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z It was greed and power that excited him in a perverse way. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z It must not be sacrificed on the altar of greed and power merely to obtain a few crumbs for the few. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z As the pearls piled up, so did his greed grow. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z "I'm afraid greed got the best of you, Theo. By taking white's queen you were tricked into opening your defense. I know, I've lost a few games that way myself." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Arm had to suffer the hate, greed and anger boiling around the suburb known as the Cow’s Guts. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The rope received the flame greedily; the transports of greed were succeeded by the profligacy of utmost generosity; and soon the whole store partook. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “It’s too bad,” Father observed, “that you have to appeal to their sense of greed.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “He said to tell you that greed hasn’t swallowed him yet.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z This was because it fed on living things and had grown so fat and swollen in its greed that bits of the people it had eaten dripped from its scummy lips and crooked teeth. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z A military court found that his greed for money and power had led to his involvement in shady deals. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z They were driven by greed and willing to do just about anything to acquire what they wanted. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z They could coerce some of us into fighting with misinformation, or by appealing to greed—any number of ways. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Perhaps Bunny had allowed his greed to get the better of him, and was angry to discover that Henry’s largesse had strings attached. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She was completely free of ambition, with no affection for money, property or things, no greed, no desire to command attention or compliments—no ego. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He had more faith in their iron loyalties and sense of honor than in the greed of sellswords. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Then some of the women in their greed began to claim to have more children than they had, and nonexistent relatives, and there were jealousies and spite and bitter argument. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The first is basic human greed and its close cousin, envy. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Almost panting with greed, the two quickly nodded and Pinmei slowly held out the jade bracelet. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z We are speaking of the collective white man’s cruelties, and evils, and greeds, that have seen him act like a devil toward the non-white man. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Apartheid was purely and simply a scheme to perpetuate white dominance, greed and privilege. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The new preacher, a wheedling little man who talked through his nose, twittered from the pulpit about the evils of “corporate greed” and men “who did the devil’s bidding.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The destruction of humanity they wrought in that quest was not, and is not, seen for what it was: absolute greed and cruelty. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z There were many motivations for these journeys: ambition, greed, national pride, religious fanaticism, prison pardons, scientific curiosity, the thirst for adventure and the unavailability of suitable employment in Estremadura. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe it wasn’t the Titanic at all, but just a Ship of Fools turned mad by money and greed. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I wonder if he believes that Javier’s Dreamers book could ever be something that led to greed or war. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z They were anything but describable, having been conceived, manufactured, shipped, and sold in various states of thoughtlessness, greed, and indifference. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Confronted with what he viewed as an intellectual treasure trove, this precise, meticulous, formal man was to all appearances overcome by enthusiasm and scholarly greed. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z And their mouths were fastened together with a powerful greed. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Spare her any tidings of our poverty, although I flatter myself that there is not a shred of greed in Dame Olga’s affection for me. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I look at the faces in newspapers, in magazines, and wonder: what greeds, what furies drive them on? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The poison of greed was already creeping into the innocent and laudable merchandising agreement. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The next morning the judge heard the usual chronicle of small violence and nocturnal greed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “All this time he’s been insulting my liver, and look what happened to him. He’s dead. Killed by his own greed.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z No matter how much fear and suspicion he instilled in the players, Sam Westing knew that greed would keep them playing the game. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I can see the greed in their eyes. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z And knowing that my mother in there was a statistic that didn’t have to be, that existed because of a society’s failure, hypocrisy, greed, and lack of mercy and compassion. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Bets made, money exchanged, taunting and heckling and whooping with greed. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The midwife’s greed angered the villagers, but they needed her and so took out their anger not on Jane Sharp but on her apprentice, needed by no one. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Laziness wasn’t as reliable as greed, but it still made a fine lever. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z But reckless greed carried them all away to plunder the rich bottomlands; they bore off wives and children, killed what men they found. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Tales of strange sexual appetites, betrayals of the heart, bottomless greed, and bloody power plays. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z One reason the Masks were so difficult to trace was because their motives were unclear: they weren’t interested in drugs, and they stole for sport rather than greed. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He preached against the Apothecary’s use of the old ways, and the Apothecary’s foul temper and greed made certain these sermons fell on eager ears. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Each child, mesmerized by the assault of color, stared into the drift of presents with a seasonal greed as pure as angel hair. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Think back. Remember what he did, in his ignorance, in his greed and his cruelty.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “I’m sick. I’m sick of greed and stupidity.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The town’s mightiest symbol suddenly found itself on its knees because of the blindness of its greed and its utter lack of caution. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Ana smiled at her mother, and Ash thought her stepsister might have looked pretty then, lit by the glowing candles, were it not for the greed in her eyes. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z From a pocket, the captain withdraws a loupe, a look of naked greed blooming on his face. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Another thing I wish to stress is that the Crusades were an unholy muddle of political motives, greed, savage brutality, and religious fervor. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z It appears to mean serving the dictates of greed and advantage rather than those of goodness and the desire to see justice prevail in the world. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “Could you tell him greed hasn’t swallowed me up yet?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “Or maybe your greed got in the way of good judgment.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Kaz would always remember that moment, when he’d seen greed take hold of his brother, an invisible hand guiding him onward, the lever at work. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It was as if she were a beach witch, and could throw bones and see right into his soul, to all his hunger and greed. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He had seen men with fourth-grade educations who could barely read making money hand over fist, and he saw the place overcome by decadence and greed until the bust. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything—our houses, our clothes, our hairstyles—is meant to help us forget ourselves and to protect us from vanity, greed, and envy, which are just forms of selfishness. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Finally, I wrote, The descriptions of the dinners really describe greed. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The old man followed them, still talking, mostly about money, and greed, and ingratitude. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z A man with an eye for the good ground, already badly wounded and not long to live, weary of stupidity and politics and bloody military greed. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There was undisguised greed in his thin face as he watched the younger of the two girls swinging higher and higher than her sister. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z As her family continued to squabble over money, she grew impatient with the world of human society—so full of suspicion, prejudice, and greed. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “There’s nothing wrong with greed. It’s all that lousy Dr. Stubbs’ fault, getting Colonel Cathcart and Colonel Korn stirred up against flight surgeons. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “I do not know. Perhaps by reading so much of greed and passion,” I said, thinking of all the stories and tales I had savored while disbelieving the wickedness in them. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z But as for many other institutions in the eighties, greed overcame history. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z These influential institutions and individuals were driven by greed and lust for power to exploit and attack others outside Europe. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z The magistrate was well known for his ruthlessness, as well as his greed. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z They hold the piece of bread or sausage right under the nose of the Russian till he grows pale with greed and his eyes bulge and then he will give anything for it. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the hard, dry Spaniards came exploring through, greedy and realistic, and their greed was for gold or God. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z So I wrote that the theme of the story was greed. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z But presenting itself in the public eye as a legitimate religion instead of an unhinged cult of greed? HBO’s ‘Going Clear’ details Scientology’s theater of the surreal 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z They alluded to 9/11 in their message and said it was a response to the "greed of Sony Pictures". A guide to the Sony Pictures hack 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z That’s been incredibly rewarding,” Kaufman, who directs and wrote the play about greed, told The Associated Press on Thursday in a phone interview. Moisés Kaufman brings to NY whole new ‘Seven Deadly Sins’ 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z The show also suggests, in flashbacks depicting Marty’s descent into money laundering, that the line between ambition and felonious greed is thinner than we might like to believe. ‘Ozark’ on Netflix: This Lake Has Hidden Depths 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z The Portrait, based on a short story by Gogol, was composed in 1980 and is a satire on greed, much like Shostakovich's own Gogol opera The Nose. This week's new live music 2011-01-29T00:06:06Z Cora was a zany caricature of greed and deviousness. Angela Lansbury's spirit and star power burn as bright as ever 2014-12-06T05:00:00Z Keefe narrates the book in a strong, clear baritone, a prosecutorial voice remarkably suited to detailing this shameful docket of greed, mendacity, arrogance, callousness, corruption and hypocrisy. Review | The 3 best new audiobooks to listen to in August 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z But such clunky teaching moments are overshadowed by the megalomaniacal ambition and greed on display. Review | In Will Smith’s memoir, the superstar is self-deprecating but ultimately invincible 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z “There is no desire, no greed, no selfishness or distraction, only good deeds.” Review | Banned in China, Sheng Keyi’s ‘Death Fugue’ is a pungent political satire 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z Today's artists are less interested in aesthetic or social revolution than they are all about greed or nostalgia. Why I miss the monoculture 2011-09-29T00:01:00Z The also repeated the main message of Occupy Wall Street movement of peaceful resistance to income inequality and what they see as corporate greed. Police, protesters in Oregon showdown 2011-11-13T14:24:00Z “It’s about greed, and how far you’ll go to get what you want.” Jonathan Groff Is a Seymour at Heart 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z "This case is about greed and ingratitude," said the Weinsteins and Miramax, in a complaint filed on Tuesday in New York State Supreme Court. Weinsteins sue Warner over Hobbit 2013-12-12T10:05:50Z So he set out to learn all he could about Rist, unspooling a complex tale of greed, deception and ornithological sabotage. The Man Who Stole Bird Feathers 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Here, grotesquely impoverished peasants, animated by greed and pagan ritual, thieve and scheme while subsisting largely on bread, tree bark and bats. Review: An Estonian Folk Tale Unfolds in ‘November’ 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z And the makeshift brotherhood of thieves dissolves on cue, overtaken by paranoia and greed. It?s All About a Dishonest Day?s Work 2010-10-01T04:19:00Z Things are in a mess, and that's an understatement; so much is being lost because of greed. Ahmad Jamal: 'After a time you discover the Mozart in you' 2013-02-01T05:00:00Z He wrote powerfully about hunger and poverty in the United States, about systematic flaws with the death penalty, massive defense budgets in peacetime, and corporate greed. Robert Sherrill, self-described ‘independent radical’ journalist, dies "We are a region plagued by… cruelty, ambition, meanness and greed." Bolívar by Marie Arana – review 2013-06-15T15:00:01Z “Where empathy is failing, and sharing has become usurped by greed and lust for power, let us double, triple and quadruple our own efforts to empathize,” she said. 8 Memorable Moments From the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z The film is a follow-the-money story in that greed and blatant disregard for citizens' wellbeing prompted such widespread corruption. "Collective" is an urgent exposé of killer corruption & how journalism and the people fought back 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z “Attachment leads to jealousy, the shadow of greed, that is,” Yoda once declared. 'Star Wars' Scalpers Resell Tickets for Up To $10,000 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z If you find yourself overanticipating such financial relief, take a break from the death watch to read Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney’s debut novel, “The Nest,” a comedy of filial greed and affection. ‘The Nest’ review: What happens when that nest egg cracks? 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z There is no real reason why Florida needs to resign itself to a future of pollution, unregulated development, and despoilment except for greed and selfishness. Jeff VanderMeer on the beauty and weirdness of Florida 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z Hence my eagerness to join in with the excitement around the admirable Criterion Collection's lavish DVD release of Sweet Smell of Success – Alexander Mackendrick's masterpiece of greed, amorality and one-liners to die for. There's a Sweet Smell of Success about The Social Network 2011-02-18T14:52:38Z Breaking the story of Cook-Hawkins, “Fahrenheit 11/9” suggests that the layers of corruption and greed and the complete disregard for the welfare of Flint residents went well beyond the governor’s office. Lessons from Michael Moore’s “Fahrenheit 11/9″: Establishment Democrats sold out the voters 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z And of how the quest for knowledge frequently mutates into greed. ‘The Spine of Night’ Review: Cosmic Forces at Work 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Brown's character agrees, observing that "if you think about it, socialism is like everybody helping everybody else out, and capitalism is like greed." The "Whitest Kids U Know" — a cult classic comedy group whose sketches eerily foresaw the Trump era 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z But if the first film was an old-fashioned, rite-of-passage story about a young man, Bud Fox, corrupted by greed, is there a take-home message from Wall Street 2? Oliver Stone 2010-07-17T23:00:00Z A tragedy that happened partly due to power and greed and mismanagement. London jazz festival 2012: from Herbie Hancock and Esperanza Spalding to John Paul Jones – what to see 2012-11-07T12:56:00Z Shaw intended “Widowers’ Houses” to highlight the complicity, greed and indifference that allow the upper classes to thrive at the expense of the lower. Review: In ‘Widowers’ Houses,’ Loving a Slumlord’s Daughter 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z Not to forget, really at the heart of all this was the simple greed of many players, triggered by the U.S. property boom, with all the attendant grotesque distortions that come with such manias. Watching Lehman Brothers collapse from the inside: A 2008 recruit on the bank’s final days 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z They are also how-tos: how to keep love present when fear is rampant, how to remember wonder and how to increase compassion in a flood of greed and danger. Picture Books About Kindness, Compassion and Peace in a Turbulent World 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z Want a story of power, greed and conspicuous consumption? Critic?s Notebook: Books to Bury Yourself In 2011-05-26T22:07:19Z Moisés Kaufman’s purely comic greed play, which premiered as part of the original Miami Beach production of the show, reappears here. ‘Seven Deadly Sins’ Review: Pride and Pole Dancing Behind Glass 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z And it doesn't help that her employer, the Church of England, is far from free of prejudice, sexism, greed and corruption. Anne Holt's top 10 female detectives 2010-12-08T12:34:00Z But she hasn’t grown immune to the rampant chauvinism and even more rampant greed built into her livelihood. ‘Opening Belle’ review: A witty woman leans in on Wall Street 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z “At the heart of this lawsuit - and all the litigation related to ‘The Walking Dead’ - is the greed of CAA,” Snyder said. Darabont files new lawsuit against AMC Networks over 'The Walking Dead 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Pope Francis condemned speculation in food commodities and greed for profits on Thursday, saying they were undermining the global fight against poverty and hunger. Pope says food commodity speculation hurts fight against hunger 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z What are observations about the pyramid of greed? "Collective" is an urgent exposé of killer corruption & how journalism and the people fought back 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z "The recent actions of Discovery Communications are an astonishing and shameful instance of arrogance and greed run amok," attorney Jeff Cohen said in a statement. Discovery sues Deadliest Catch duo for $3 million 2010-09-21T06:50:00Z While ex-lovers act out of malice, the site operators act with sociopathic greed. Revenge porn: the fight against the net's nastiest corner 2013-04-12T09:09:30Z Mr. Camp’s hard-edge critique of corporate greed and American policy is genuine; he was taking this line in his stand-up act before working for RT. An American Comic on a Russian Channel: What He Avoids Speaks Volumes 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z Money was short, and our levels of greed were very high. Family life 2011-01-15T00:05:55Z Endless greed—behavior that is derided as insanity in all noncapitalist societies — is the value system of those atop the economy. When capitalism consumed the Internet 2013-01-03T19:00:00Z Fans and critics have spent the last week fretting over the morality of his decision and whether concepts of patriotism and solidarity outweigh those of personal gain and perceived greed. Gérard Depardieu's tax move to Belgium divides France 2012-12-22T12:05:39Z What it most resembles is a moralistic engraving about the dangers of greed. The Million Pound Drop Live 2010-05-26T16:51:00Z Now, he's got a drum kit and he's gonna use it – specifically, to attack "the astonishing greed of the wealthy and unbelievable ineptitude of our politicians". New band of the day ? No 776: The Agitator 2010-04-29T14:39:00Z Rowling's books share shelf space with chronicles of terrible futures wrought by ecological degradation and greed, as in Suzanne Collins' “The Hunger Games.” "Game of Thrones" in the year of the pop culture apocalypse: What happens next? 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z “It isn’t true that Hollywood is a bitter place, divided by hatred, greed and jealousy,” the director Billy Wilder once observed. Peter Bogdanovich, 82, Director Whose Career Was a Hollywood Drama, Dies 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z The interrogation scene underlines a major theme in the “Fargo”-verse: That the greed and pettiness of humankind can result in a vast and unnecessary body count. ‘Fargo’ Season 3, Episode 9: ‘You Think the World Is Something’ 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z "It's clear that the food industry will not hold itself accountable. It's time Congress do more to rein in corporate greed, one of the main factors currently driving up costs for families." Big food raking in huge profits from price hikes as US hunger persists 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z This devastating portrait of greed, panic and malfeasance in high places has the strongest performances in years by Jeremy Irons and Kevin Spacey. 2011 Films: ?Melancholia,? ?Tree of Life,? ?Moneyball? 2011-12-17T02:03:03Z The show is part of the long and by now largely calcified tradition of revisionist westerns, depicting the building of the railroad as a shoddy but necessary carnival of greed, exploitation and violence. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Hell on Wheels’ Returns for a Third Season on AMC 2013-08-08T21:31:41Z The Borgias represent a low point in the Renaissance church when corruption and greed defined the papacy. Television Review: The Power Brokers: Fathers, Sons, Dynasties 2011-03-31T20:00:05Z "The Lost Leonardo," however, soon reveals itself to be a follow-the-money story and about greed and hubris. "The Lost Leonardo" is a slick, fascinating mystery that uncovers ego and hubris in the art world 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z Released in March 1973, Dark Side of the Moon was the eighth studio album by the British band and thematically explored ideas such as greed and conflict. Aardman animates Pink Floyd trailer 2013-08-20T11:02:31Z The octopus — once depicted as an unnatural figure of centralization and greed — has become a metaphor for creative resistance to technology, modernity and capitalism? Put an octopus on it! 2012-07-05T00:00:00Z She called the release by the Big Machine Label Group “another case of shameless greed in the time of Coronavirus. So tasteless, but very transparent.” Taylor Swift calls release of old songs 'shameless greed' 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z Cledus and Bandit are southern working-class white men in revolt against, to put it bluntly, state power and capitalist greed. Burt Reynolds: A Star With the Pedal to the Metal 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z After my years of research, the painting’s significance has become clearer to me: Its affiliation with the Mentens may have clouded its value but also sharpened its ability to depict greed. Does My Family Own a Painting Looted by Nazis? 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z The casting is delicious, the characters and their stories grow more complex with each episode, and Graham and Roxanna find that you can’t serve the rich without becoming caught in the quicksand of greed. Review: In Crackle’s ‘The Art of More,’ the White Gloves Come Off 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z Though some are more vague and oblique than others, what these idioms have in common is an implied attitude that at their worst, mullahs represent stupidity, blind dogma, moral superiority, repression, and greed. “Marriage is an uncut watermelon”: How translation brought my native language to life 2014-03-21T22:58:00Z It’s a western, concerned with greed, honor, loyalty and revenge. ‘Da 5 Bloods’ Review: Black Lives Mattered in Vietnam, Too 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z But on Thursday, the Sanders campaign said they were giving the money to the Whitman-Walker health clinic in Washington, adding, “We are not keeping the money from this poster boy for drug company greed.” Martin Shkreli, poor little rich bro: The most hated man in pharma is “furious” he couldn’t meet with Bernie Sanders 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z The color eating across Berlin suggests hope and greed, nature and human nature. In Elvia Wilk’s “Oval,” Earth, Capitalism, and the Human Species Sink Toward Doom 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z Most of all this is a moral tale of an America forged in greed and corruption. Boardwalk Empire: a slow-burner with a fierce flame 2012-09-28T14:15:00Z It was hard for the audience to care about bankers struggling to deal with a crisis created by their own greed and stupidity. Short and sweet 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z On Monday, Fairouz's fans including Lebanese and Arab artists held up pictures of her and banners reading "the voice of angels confronting greed," as they played her songs in the background. Family feud could silence beloved Lebanese singer 2010-07-30T10:31:00Z Soaring popularity has been increasing greed and trouble. Ayahuasca: A Strong Cup of Tea 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z Michael Douglas' character, financier Gordon Gekko, returns to the high-finance morality tale, 23 years after his proclamation that "greed ... is good" became a metaphor for the downside of the financial boom of the 1980s. "Wall Street" sequel tops North America box office 2010-09-26T16:36:00Z They are the human heart in a parable of greed and corruption, not revolution, making beasts of men. NoViolet Bulawayo Allegorizes the Aftermath of Robert Mugabe 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z Traits we were raised to believe were wrong – lying, cruelty, greed – are embraced wholeheartedly by leaders like Donald Trump. I need a hero: finding courage, defiance and joy in the dark days of 2019 | Josephine Tovey 2019-12-25T05:00:00Z She criticized our “obsessive technologies” that promote fear and greed. Ursula Le Guin Has Earned a Rare Honor. Just Don’t Call Her a Sci-Fi Writer. 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z America’s response to this public-health crisis was one of federal neglect, bureaucratic incompetence, corporate greed and brazen prejudice. The AIDS crisis in America... 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z "The Kills" has similar goals as "Gravity's Rainbow": to expose the greed and corruption that thrives in the economy of war. Richard House's 'The Kills' challenges what a thriller can be 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z The titular monarch of Mr. Jacobs’s contribution, “Seeking the Monkey King,” appears to be the American greed and corruption that have sent the director into an agony of despair, if happily not a paralyzing one. Critic?s Notebook: ?Views From the Avant-Garde? Film Series at Lincoln Center 2011-10-06T22:58:09Z The show stars Matt Smith of Doctor Who fame as the maniacal serial killer Patrick Bateman, who epitomizes the corporate greed and materialism of ’80s Wall Street. 4 Ways The American Psycho Musical Differs from the Novel 2013-12-13T22:14:40Z Nate is — among many things — a symbol of how capitalistic greed and thirst for individual fame and glory can tear teams apart from the inside. The many betrayals of "Ted Lasso" 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z Occupy Wall Street protesters popularized the "We are the 99 percent" slogan in their fight against economic disparity and perceived corporate greed. Roseanne Barr seeks Green Party presidential nod 2012-02-02T23:50:09Z At that time, there was this whole thing about greed, which was Wall Street and everything, and I think that's part of it. Pacino, 'Scarface' cast celebrate film's legacy 2011-08-24T10:28:13Z Though the thieves are dazzled by the prospect of easy money, they seem driven less by greed than by a vague grudge against the universe. Review: In ‘American Animals,’ These Guys Didn’t Visit the Library to Study 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z The ensuing panic among the passengers spreads faster than the pathogen and demonstrates how greed and fear can lead to selfish survival tactics. ‘Emergency Declaration’ Review: Midair Contagion 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z According to Alsatian lore, Hans Trapp was a local man renowned for his greed and unscrupulousness. The seven most terrifying Christmas traditions around the world 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z Gekko masked what he did with a "greed is good" kind of revolutionary spirit, a change and modernization act. Oliver Stone: Our empire is in decline 2010-09-23T11:01:00Z We are concerned that we do what we can to protect them from undue influences, bullying, greed, and other unfortunate circumstances. Michael Jackson family dispute sparks concern 2012-07-25T02:38:01Z Grizzled, shorn of status, and eager to repair severed family ties, Gekko is shocked to find that the greed he once celebrated now runs rampant and has become institutionalized. Bad Business = Good Entertainment 2010-04-22T18:09:00Z She doesn’t see this as a political movie so much as a movie about breathtaking greed. The environment doesn’t have to be a partisan issue -- or so one film festival is trying to show 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z They are, at best, a mess and, at worst, moral cesspools, polluted by greed, lust for power, political corruption and a system built on what one character refers to as “toxic masculinity.” Review: In the Hotel in ‘Zürich,’ Room Service Comes With a Bang 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z Garfield is going for smoothly sinister perhaps — a con artist who tried to hide the greed and lust that consumed him — but he's phony right from the start. The worst film performances of 2021 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z As usual, the program of exploitation is driven by greed, enforced by guns and sanctified by a philosophy of natural superiority. Review | In ‘How Beautiful We Were,’ an African village goes up against an American oil company 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z That’s true of “Kings,” too, but there is something much larger at stake in a story about public governance than in one about private greed. Review: In ‘Kings,’ Washington Is Where Idealism Goes to Die 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z Through Gavin, the show could indict the industry’s various shades of egotism, audacity, selfishness, sexism, racism, greed and general arrogance toward the consumer. Perspective | ‘Silicon Valley’ is done, but the important work of mocking tech culture must carry on 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z In the words of one restaurant critic, Ramsay's culinary reputation is in "slow-motion decline", the victim of "a morality tale of the perils of greed and egomania". Gordon Ramsay: appetite for destruction 2012-06-08T22:01:04Z In Dante’s “Inferno,” an entire ring of Hell was reserved for hoarders and wasters, a condition resulting from greed. In defense of souvenirs: For travel-lovers stuck at home, even the unlikeliest tchotchkes can spark joy 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z DirecTV is accusing Sunbeam of greed, contending that it is seeking a 300 percent increase in the retransmission fee compared with the last contract. DirecTV dispute with Sunbeam has viewers in dark 2012-01-19T21:56:10Z In acting, he added, he zeroed in on precise emotional cues to express, say, greed or anger — to “fatten up” his characters. Burt Young, ‘Rocky’ Actor Who Played Complex Tough Guys, Dies at 83 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z “That implies greed, one of the medieval sins. It’s really an accumulation of stuff, and it happens because I have an eye for everything under history.” Is it normal to hoard? 2014-03-16T00:00:00Z “I think Jaggers represents big-city life, and the ambition and greed that comes with it,” Thomas said in a recent interview. Steven Knight’s ‘Great Expectations’ is a Dark Dream World 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z Which suggests that perhaps no matter how we comport ourselves, greed is the most inescapable sin of all. '7 Deadly Sins' review: Morgan Spurlock's latest goes to extremes 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z This is Danaë's golden shower in perpetual motion: an allegory of power and monstrous greed. 55th Venice Biennale – review 2013-06-01T23:05:00Z Meanwhile, Dunbar, blinded by pride, greed and paranoia, has alienated those most loyal to him, including Florence, his third daughter, who attempts to rescue him and foil her sisters’s plot. Edward St. Aubyn on the Challenge of Reimagining Shakespeare 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z He remains a voice for the disenfranchised - the poor of Appalachia and the Mississippi Delta and victims of racism and greed. Pete Seeger enters 9th decade as an activist 2011-10-24T09:16:03Z “Gold” could have been a biting satire of greed and folly, a neo-Conradian tale of Western misadventure in Asia, a rousing fable of underdog triumph or a caper comedy. Review: Matthew McConaughey Mines Profane Capitalism in ‘Gold’ 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z Photograph: PR Like The Reflecting Skin, Slow West does not shy away from the brutal violence, racism and greed upon which the land of the free is built. Existential cowboys: Slow West isn't the first European journey into US darkness 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z The decimation of our protected lands, the separation of families, the blatant, shameless greed at the expense of the struggling and the sick — that's what's horrific. Let’s not normalize the c-word: Why the “worst word” you can call a woman matters 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Spielberg’s very good shark movie ushered in the modern blockbuster age with its big profits, bigger greed and biggest-ever releases. Summer Movies: Some Have a Blast 2011-07-17T01:13:02Z People felt, thank God for that, and I think we're now being pushed back into the greed and envy and suspicion. Joanna Lumley: 'I'm a happy person. But injustice I loathe' 2010-04-02T23:12:00Z What drives this problem is simply corporate greed. Fighting the Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z Is there a political context to the eviction or was it simply family in-fighting and greed? Taymour Soomro on the Sights, Sounds, and Social Dynamics of Karachi 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z "Whatever comes in the coming days is called by the greed of Sony Pictures Entertainment. All the world will denounce the SONY." Some theaters drop 'The Interview' amid Sony hacker threats 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z It would like to remind you of “Fargo” — what with all the snow, the grubbiness and greed, the exaggerated accents and off-kilter rhythms — and it kind of does, but in a dispiriting way. Movie Review: ?Thin Ice,? With Greg Kinnear and Billy Crudup 2012-02-17T00:20:13Z He is similarly unsparing about the plutocrats and Wall Street luminaries of his day, who he argued had destroyed the innate generosity of Americans and replaced it with greed and selfishness. Mark Twain?s Unexpurgated Autobiography 2010-07-10T01:43:00Z And for God’s sake, don’t succumb to greed, because that never ends well. Bringing Favorite Fairy Tales Up to Date 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z Plotlines interweave in a fast-paced, often humorous examination of greed and panic which, although set in Hong Kong, will resonate with audiences around the world. Hong Kong director calls markets "casino" in new movie 2011-09-09T16:02:25Z We talked about war and greed, about terrorism, and what an accurate definition of it would be. Edward Snowden meets Arundhati Roy and John Cusack: ‘He was small and lithe, like a house cat’ 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z The show featured mobsters with guns and knives and tackled difficult themes involving murder, revenge, poverty, greed, exploitation and more. ‘Batman: The Animated Series’ Predicted the Bat-Future 2021-02-21T05:00:00Z The impending birth of their first child, and its potentially cosmic importance, spurs corporate greed and brings together a diverse assortment of collectors, scientists, physicians and lawyers. Poitier debuts as a novelist with 'Montaro Caine' 2013-05-08T14:48:08Z Some might even see this three-part Hobbit project as an example of the greed that Tolkien defined as the cardinal sin in both of his grand fables. Review: Do Enlist in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z Mutt was entirely motivated by greed, a dim-witted spiv with a compulsion to gamble and develop ill-conceived get-rich-quick schemes. Putting modern art on the map 2012-08-24T20:35:17Z "Inside Job" is a nonfiction counterpart, chronicling the long prelude of greed and excess before the economy went bust. Cannes Film Festival makes do with lighter lineup 2010-05-11T12:56:00Z This boisterous celebration of iniquity and greed has always been one of my favorite moments in the show. Theater Review: ‘Les Misérables’ Returns to Broadway 2014-03-24T02:00:01Z On the campaign trail, Heather Dunbar is channeling her inner Elizabeth Warren, railing against corporate greed and calling for a minimum-wage increase. 'House of Cards' Season 3 Episode 8 Recap: The Story of the Hurricane 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z Paul Verhoeven’s searing 1987 satire on corporate greed imagined a future in which the replacement of human beings with machines begins to spin horribly and inexorably out of control. The good, the bad and the cyborgs: Westworld's robot forbears 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z Though nature delivered the wrath, he wrote, hubris and greed deserved the blame. Mike Davis, Who Wrote of Los Angeles and Catastrophe, Dies at 76 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z The saga of the medical testing company Theranos and its founder, Elizabeth Holmes, is a swirling one, packed with lies, greed, secret romance, literal blood, metaphorical blood, power, secrecy and money. Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes: What to Read, Watch and Listen To 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z He talked about cellphones and social networks and sang about, among other things, the clout of the Christian right and a culture of greed. Music Review: Allen Stone at S.O.B.?s - Review 2011-11-10T22:29:19Z Boundary-pushing in its day, the play still has plenty to say — about tyranny and greed and corruption, sure, but more potently about our culture’s long history of race-based violence and degradation. Review: Emperor Jones, Fearsome and Fearful in a Roaring Revival 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z “It’s too much, the greed — we don’t need all this,” she said, a little angry with us. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau: The First Time I Recognized My Selfishness 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z There’s this whole theme about greed and what money and gold does to you. Why Oscar-Winning Director Kevin Macdonald Decided to Make a Submarine Thriller 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z And in the process of that greed, they overshoot. Q. and A.: Chris Rock Is Itching for Dirty Work 2012-08-01T12:00:24Z He is disgusted by the greed in the industry and the plundering of the forest. "The Truffle Hunters" filmmakers on the fungi's mystique: "Everything about this world is a secret" 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z I hated to think that, once again, greed—of both the financial and the postmodern fan-service sort—had overridden a rare exercise of artistic restraint. “Big Little Lies” Season 2, Reviewed: Meryl, Meryl, Meryl 2019-06-09T04:00:00Z “American Buffalo” is a heist comedy about three small-time criminals hoping to steal a possibly valuable nickel, but its also a no-holds-barred portrait of lowlife desperation and greed. Laurence Fishburne, Sam Rockwell, Darren Criss eye Broadway 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z But this is also a story of greed and connivance. Robert Caro's 'The Passage of Power': the death of a president, the birth of a new vision 2012-05-09T21:15:04Z Cersei was so blinded by jealousy and greed that she couldn’t see her own doom barreling towards her. Game of Thrones' Woman Problem Is About More Than Sexual Assault 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z At the time, Mr. Rosenblum called it a “completely fabricated allegation” that was “motivated by greed and vindictiveness.” Woman Who Accused Nelly of Rape Wants to Drop Case 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z The greed of special interests, the mendacity of politicians, the cockroach endurance of lobbyists: If these are familiar, they are also endlessly compelling. Review: In ‘Kings,’ Washington Is Where Idealism Goes to Die 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z If you want a fast-paced tale of greed, adventure and tragedy that distills pretty much all that is known and most of what is surmised about the Lost Colony, this is a perfectly fine book. 'A Kingdom Strange': A new look at the Lost Colony of Roanoke 2010-04-28T23:50:00Z But Isherwood suggests that one is just laughing at a "straw man" because the play "just brings us the unsurprising news" that folks in finance are motivated by greed. Review: ‘Dry Powder,’ a High-Finance Comedy Drama 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z Underneath the giggles, there are actually some points in here, about hypocrisy, injustice, greed and corruption. TV review: The Revolution Will Be Televised 2012-08-22T21:30:02Z Lillian Hellman’s great potboiler about greed and chicanery in small-town Alabama in 1900 allows plenty of opportunity for camping it up wickedly, and with a Southern drawl to boot. Turn the Living Room into a Stage: Read Plays Out Loud 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z And it doesn’t help that the objects of satire here are overly familiar: commercialism, greed, narcissism, liberal pieties, our wired lives. | 'Civilization (All You Can Eat): This Porker Has a Beef With the World 2011-06-22T22:00:51Z He spoke of the needs of average American workers — nameless and impersonal — along with the greed of banks and oil companies. Perspective | No studio audience and an elbow bump: The Biden-Sanders debate was a study in contrasts 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z "I can say it in one word: greed." The 7 most heinous "Trainwreck: Woodstock '99" revelations from Netflix's docuseries 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Like the film, “A Lonely Man” features a struggling writer drawn into playing detective in a foreign city whose gray apartment blocks and shadowy parks bear silent witness to greed, despair and murder. Review | ‘A Lonely Man’ is an elegant suspense novel in the tradition of the ‘The Third Man’ 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z A comic novel about familial greed and affection. Notable fiction in 2016 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z The album outlines all the major forces and concerns that can drive people insane: aging, death, fear, greed and violence. How Stoicism influenced music from the French Renaissance to Pink Floyd 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z As good as "Gold" is, however, in setting up its scenario about greed and morality, Hayes' film feels a bit shallow. Zac Efron is worth his weight in "Gold," a harrowing thriller about greed and survival 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z His play “Unchanging Love” was a version of Chekhov’s short story “In the Ravine,” about the jealousy, rivalry and greed that undermine a village family, set in North Carolina of the 1920s. Romulus Linney, Wide-Ranging Playwright, Dies at 80 2011-01-16T01:16:25Z The premise of "Wall Street" and its sequel, "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" — that "greed is good" but ultimately destructive — is explored in several other films on DVD. Scarecrow suggests | Like 'Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps'? Take stock of other DVDs that explore the dangers of greed 2010-09-23T22:26:00Z To which Hanna-Attisha adds “greed, anti-intellectualism and even laissez-faire neoliberal capitalism. These are powerful forces most of us don’t notice, and don’t want to.” Toxic History, Poisoned Water: The Story of Flint 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z Roeg cast Gene Hackman as the plutocrat whose wealth has somehow transmuted in his mind, through an anti-alchemy of greed and paranoia, into an unending fear that everyone wants to take his money. Nicolas Roeg: a daring film-maker of passionate and visceral brilliance 2018-11-24T05:00:00Z His tie-wearing harks back to the Wall Street uniform of the 1980s, the boom years of the American economy, when it was “morning in America” and Gordon Gekko preached the “greed is good” gospel. Trump vs. the Disappearing Tie 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z Easter, the bassist, said that the band’s music is a comment on overconsumption and greed. The Music Itself Is a Form of Protest 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z Certainly I can't think of any play that pins down so accurately the paradox at the heart of Thatcherism: the simultaneous celebration of traditional family values and the sanctification of individual greed. Absurd Person Singular, 40 years on 2012-05-25T21:55:04Z Mbue, the author of “Behold the Dreamers,” explores greed, corruption and personal sacrifice in her new novel, set in a fictional African village. 16 New Books to Watch For in March 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z “The original transgression of this land,” she writes, “was not slavery. It was greed, and it could not be contained.” Review | ‘The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois’ is the kind of brilliant epic that comes around only once in a decade 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z It is a story of murder and deceit to begin with, and of power and greed," said Nesboe. "I will probably put it in the 1970s. Crime king Jo Nesboe's tale of revenge has echoes of his own father 2014-04-10T09:28:43Z He drowned for his greed, and caused the deaths of the divers who jumped in after him. A Road Trip in Mexico Gone Wrong 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z Then she got accused of “Christmas greed” and worse by parents desperate to get the toys for their kids. Books: Food and the stories we tell, plus glam rock and YA in the age of Trump 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z But this apocalyptic battle begins as the product of a sinister marriage of draconian politics, corporate greed and the Faustian bargain hidden within promises of "security." Like 2020, the Dr. Who special "Revolution of the Daleks" is dark 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z Motion has added a lofty moral mission that transcends mere greed: the liberation of a pathetic group of slaves who are victims of the marooned pirates' debauchery and brutality. 'Silver': courage and terror in the sequel to Treasure Island 2012-08-01T20:01:03Z Set in a renamed, divided, futuristic Bangalore, this is a virtuoso mosaic novel that takes on themes of conformity, climate change, corporate greed, rebellion and the digital world. Perspective | Let’s talk about wonderful Indian science-fiction and fantasy novels 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z The curfew — three years into my time in Africa — was my initiation into the misuse of power, of greed, cowardice and selfishness; as well as, also, their opposites — compassion, bravery, mutual aid and generosity. Paul Theroux Recalls a Fear-Filled Lockdown 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z Doyle, whose work with Sondheim includes an underappreciated production of "Road Show," another musical skewering capitalist greed, is sometimes a little heavy-handed in his delivery of the political message. Revivals turn 2 problem-child musicals into something special 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z In contrast, the festival opener, “The System,” from Marc Bauder, is a financial thriller that draws heavily on current events and suggests that Wall Street isn’t the only place fatally infected by greed. European Crises Pervade Films in Disappearing Act Festival 2012-04-09T19:17:29Z And do you think that film's complaints against greed and excess are still valid? Wall Street insider looks into "Money Never Sleeps" 2010-09-24T12:59:00Z Arun links Gandhi’s lessons to wider societal problems of greed, waste, terrorism and violence. Arun Gandhi: ‘My grandfather saw my anger as fuel for change’ 2017-09-30T04:00:00Z The Phantom is actually a family, with the purple long johns and mission to fight "piracy, greed, cruelty and injustice" passed on from father to son. Comics: 'The Phantom' is all over the place 2012-01-17T14:55:11Z “I think the BBC was quite right not to reward greed. It’s wrong.” Fantasy made reality as Game of Thrones earns record Emmy haul 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z The blip, of course, comes in the savage, resentful ending, Gaunt despising nephew Richard's greed. Rewind TV: Veep; Alan Partridge: Welcome to the Places of My Life; Line of Duty; Richard II; Walking and Talking – review 2012-06-30T23:05:43Z We as the largest consumers on the planet are driving all the woes of the world because of big business greed — but we’re enabling that because of mindless consumerism. Fran Drescher reveals the role she turned down out of principle: "Who am I if not my word?" 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z It’s been judged by some critics and moviegoers as a glorification of unchecked greed. Hedonistic high of ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ provokes debate 2014-01-08T20:45:52Z Ah, for the days when greed was good. In ‘The Wolf of Wall Street,’ the Power of ’80s Clothing for Men 2013-12-24T21:27:34Z Now on Netflix, the fast-paced German drama aspires to the wily satire of “The Wolf of Wall Street,” but the spectacle of greed that it showcases is neither as engrossing nor as demoralizing. ‘Rising High’ Review: From Rags to Riches, Without a Conscience 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z Hints about the coming oil rush and the greed of such big ventures are dropped here and there. 'The Salvation' a western that gets lost in the genre 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z It’s a love that motivates terrific sacrifice and heroism, as well as terrible acts of greed. Can Surrogacy Remake the World? 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Ms Kassabova’s book drips with scorn for the spivs, goons and far-off politicians whose greed and carelessness wreak such mischief and misery. Mapping history 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z Timing also matters as does taste, greed, grit and representation. Remembering James Caan and His Potent Mix of Swagger and Delicacy 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z The primary cause of increasing rates is not insurance company greed or health plan greed, although this may lead to problems in some sectors. Unreasonable Rate Review for Health Insurance 2011-12-13T23:03:22Z It’s easy to moralize, as Johnson’s Medium piece suggests, about greed and shortsightedness and hubris — the same judgments always leveled at California from the east. California and the literature of water 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z A play about greed and our financial system. Essential Arts & Culture: The theatricality of the Olympics, Wall Street on stage, a Luis Buñuel opera 2016-08-13T04:00:00Z All the while he exposes and revels in those ever-familiar sins: envy, gluttony, greed, lust, pride, sloth and wrath. Review: Dressed Up in Saran Wrap and Ready to Dance 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z Forrest Tucker, whose serial bank jobs punctuate “The Old Man & the Gun,” declines to give a reason, but his motive seems to be something more mysterious — or maybe more matter-of-fact — than simple greed. Review: Robert Redford Aims to Charm in ‘The Old Man & the Gun’ 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z And it was in Nuevo Laredo that the war showed how little sense of brotherhood there really is within the cartels, happy to kill out of factional greed within the same organisation. Amexica: on the frontline of the Mexican drugs trade 2010-09-25T23:06:00Z It unloosed a wave of greed and violence. Television: On the Boardwalk, HBO Hangs Out With a New Mob 2010-09-03T19:34:00Z Yet we claim the right to gaze at our irresponsibility and greed through fiction’s tonic filter. How Climate-Change Fiction, or “Cli-Fi,” Forces Us to Confront the Incipient Death of the Planet 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z The resulting portrait of greed and influence peddling at the highest levels of government lends an extra layer of outrage to an already white-hot narrative. Review | Don Winslow’s ‘The Border’ offers a harrowing look at the war on drugs 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z Among these is the notion that “football legitimizes and even fosters within us a tolerance for violence, greed, racism and homophobia.” ‘Football’ and Other Books of the Season 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z Normalodorous: Reflecting a level of corruption and greed that isn’t noteworthy anymore. Style Invitational Week 1345: The confaketionary — food fictoids 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z This is the Catholicism that I believe in and fight for, one spirituality rooted in real world action, one that speaks out from the pulpit against greed and violence. I don’t know how to be Catholic any more 2018-07-29T04:00:00Z He blends viciousness with sensitivity, compassion with greed, making Alex all the more volatile, dangerous and entertaining for his unpredictability. Review: Shepard gives a good chase in 'Hit & Run' 2012-08-21T13:12:20Z What Mr. Slaboshpytskiy finds behind the walls of his drab and dreary school is greed, deceit and brutality. Review: ‘The Tribe’ Communicates Without Words 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z But again it comes back to greed and big religion and fear-based brainwashing. Gather ’round the Jim James campfire: “I have this weird apocalyptic vision of once the power goes out” 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z It's about love and trust, greed and betrayal. Oliver Stone: Our empire is in decline 2010-09-23T11:01:00Z When Fass’ show gets the boot, you’re overwhelmed by the feeling that you’ve seen this tale of corporate greed and arrogant mismanagement before. ‘Radio Unnameable’: Paying tribute to a ’60s counterculture DJ 2012-11-29T23:01:41Z The real-life stories resonate with passion, greed and betrayal, the network said Wednesday in announcing the series at the summer TV critics’ tour. Vintage stars return for real-life ‘Heartbreakers’ 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z The guts, greed and gusto of this cast of characters are what gives the book its vigour. Guts, greed and gushers 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z Hall knows how to rebuild a valuable institution mired by greed, stupidity and cowardice. Tony Hall: Reaction to new BBC DG 2012-11-22T15:30:49Z But Ferguson’s story isn’t just focused on the greed and recklessness of the elite. ?People Who Eat Darkness?: The disappearing blonde 2012-05-20T21:00:00Z “All the Money in the World” is a story of towering greed and the absence of mercy, and an ideal 21st century morality tale. Review: Christopher Plummer Dominates ‘All the Money in the World’ 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z Mr. Vizinczey's second novel, “An Innocent Millionaire,” published in Canada in 1983 and later in the United States, was about an idealistic man in a world dominated by greed. Stephen Vizinczey, ‘In Praise of Older Women’ Author, Dies at 88 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Whether Franklin’s perverse, spiritually corrosive journey from simple ambition into coarse and ultimately ruinous greed is fascinating or depressive is in the eye of the beholder. What to watch after "Stranger Things" season 3: Start with "Harlots" 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z "First and most important this is NOT about greed or the studio wanting to bully a woman from a small town in Argentina," said Summit in a statement. Twilight: Breaking Dawn images were not hacked, says student 2011-08-05T15:41:25Z Now Cage’s real life has collided with a different segment of the same weird world of passionate amateurs, where love and greed drive people to unusual lengths to achieve their dreams. Nic Cage’s dino bones blues: The scientific ethics and international crimes behind the eccentric actor’s latest Hollywood-scale drama 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z When it was first announced, The Lego Movie seemed like an act of pure craven greed. From Trolls to Transformers: toy films – ranked! 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z As Jake, he is a man who talks green and thinks — well — greed. Hollywood Stalwarts Return to the War Zone That Is Wall Street 2010-05-13T11:30:00Z As Gordon Gekko in Oliver Stone’s “Wall Street,” Michael Douglas made “greed is good” one of the memorable lines of the 1980s. ‘Black Monday’ Plays the Wall Street Crash for Laughs 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z You hang around waiting for a to expose the appalling depredations made on the Alberta tar sands by economic greed and heedless progress in search of fuel and energy. H2Oil 2010-06-12T23:05:00Z “American Gangster” portrays Frank as ruthless, building a drug empire driven by greed and power, unconcerned that he is also poisoning his community. The 10 most watchable films with “American” in the title 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z An ambitious and expensive production, “Titanic” was intended as an attack on British arrogance and greed. ‘The Sea Wolf’ and ‘Titanic’: Fascism on the High Seas 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z There’s racism, greed, foul language, dirt everywhere, unrepentant violence, cruelty and lots of people wearing fur pelts. All hail Will Smith and Tom Hardy, Hollywood's bad accent kings 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Here, “bleak high-risers” are replacing the old English countryside of meadows and lanes, and “greeds/And garbage are too thick-strewn/To be swept up now.” Books of The Times: Philip Larkin?s Complete Poems, Edited by Archie Burnett 2012-04-09T21:28:30Z His fall was not an epic of greed and ego, but something tawdrier and more pedestrian. | 'Solitary Man': Michael Douglas Tries on Another Slippery Skin 2010-05-20T23:53:00Z I like that idea it comes from friendship, not greed. In "Mama Weed," Isabelle Huppert is a stylish drug dealer with a twist: "She's a female Robin Hood" 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z White supremacy can easily influence a person in seemingly romantic relationships – and even if it's not driven by bloodthirsty greed or an evil agenda – those benefiting from its power can still exploit those who don't. “Killers of the Flower Moon’s” central love story illustrates the pitfalls of interracial dating 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z It’s fun to take in the spectacle of Howard’s transformation into a ranting soothsayer, inveighing against materialism and corporate greed, amid the studio’s buzzing forest of technology. Review | Bryan Cranston is stellar in the stage version of ‘Network.’ The rest, not so much. 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z He’s sick of the greed he sees among chief executives and wanted to “share the wealth a little”. Dan Price: the CEO who took a pay cut to give his staff a $70k minimum wage 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z Because it is our own greed and shallow quest for things that have made the corporate decisions to stay open on Thanksgiving tenable. I won’t shop on Thanksgiving 2012-11-23T01:00:00Z This is a story about strong women who trusted the wrong men and about powerful men corrupted by greed, lust and hunger. Steve McQueen on “Widows”: “It is an emotional awakening for these women” 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z "Most Wanted" is about the hubris of some people, the greed of others, and for Victor, a bit of ego. Why Josh Hartnett became addicted to making indie films: "It just feels more honest" 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z Often they abet this impression of being hollow and manufactured by bad behavior and shameless greed. Perspective | Even opera lovers should grit their teeth and watch this mediocre Pavarotti film 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z Ravenna’s greed and ambition ultimately alienate her from her sweeter, more straight-shooting sister, Blunt’s Freya. Review: "The Huntsman: Winter's War" Will Kill You with Boredom 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z There is far too much greed within the health care system and this is a major problem. Unreasonable Rate Review for Health Insurance 2011-12-13T23:03:22Z The Harlem Globetrotters play the role of the basketball team in this moving story of greed and calorie consumption. ArtsBeat Blog: The True Meaning of the Season: Holiday Movies We'd Actually Watch 2011-12-09T13:00:08Z I felt a mixture of pleasure and greed — this is nice, but where’s my check? ‘Punk: Chaos to Couture’ at the Met’s Costume Institute 2013-04-25T11:55:00Z And the endless greed spawned by free market capitalism and lax regulations, which created the crash in the first place, gets mentioned simply in passing. Letters to the Editor 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z How could a story with so many perspectives and a corrosive view of greed under pressure become a big-budget Hollywood movie? World War Z: Brad Pitt vs. the Zombies 2013-06-18T17:42:00Z A sales representative, whose identity is shielded, discusses financial incentives used to coax surgeons to implant devices: “It’s gotten worse over time because of greed.” Review: In ‘The Bleeding Edge,’ Victims of Medical Devices 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z The show’s antihero, Macheath, is a criminal among a rogue’s gallery of friends and business acquaintances relishing in the corruption and greed of 19th-century England, but with a wink to pre-fascist Germany. In This Show, Mack the Knife Is a Woman 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z If Cersei wins, that says something about the triumph of greed and evil. Long live Ser Brienne of Tarth: An argument for a "Game of Thrones" knight's survival 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z It is a puzzlement why anyone thought that the world needed another movie about this kidnapping, which plays out as a shopworn tale of greed, stupidity and deserved comeuppance. Review: ‘Kidnapping Mr. Heineken’ Revisits a 1983 Dutch Crime 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z This is a comedy that takes a vicious, over-the-top look at family greed, and fortunately, the cast members are game to play their characters’ attempts at flattery in the most unflattering manner possible. ‘The Estate’ Review: No Good Will 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z I want to believe that they were motivated by more than greed. ‘Law & Order True Crime’ Season 1, Episode 3: Court TV 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z “The Poison Squad” offers a powerful reminder that truth can defeat lies, that government can protect consumers and that an honest public servant can overcome the greed of private interests. The Man Who Pioneered Food Safety 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z In an era commonly remembered as one of egotistical greed and unfeeling indifference, a third of the world’s population turned to their television sets to watch an exercise in empathy. When the Revolution Was Televised: Live Aid, 30 Years Later 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z The show sets up this shift from explainable crimes motivated by jealousy, greed, etc. to seemingly senseless violence. David Fincher Knows Exactly Why We’re All So Obsessed With True Crime 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z Special Forces as they hunt down gangs of rhino poachers in South Africa whose greed threatens to reduce to near extinction the rhino population. Animal Planet unleashing a new season of shows 2012-04-04T15:58:12Z What drives this problem is simply corporate greed. Fighting the Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z He wrote Scarface and summed up 1980s Wall Street in a single speech, in the film of the same name: “Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right, greed works.” Oliver Stone on Vladimir Putin: ‘The Russian people have never been better off’ 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z It was a racism rooted in greed: Within a few decades, Japanese-American farms on the West Coast were seven times more profitable than the average. Hawaii’s fight against Trump’s Muslim travel ban has long roots of resistance 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z You’ve just got to keep a level head and stay away from greed, which is the worst thing that can happen to a successful person. Billionaire Highway Man: Life Lessons Dennis Washington Learned When He Was 25 2013-06-04T14:07:51Z They represent business and corporate wealth and greed and guns. Tim Roth: who's the daddy? 2012-05-20T19:00:12Z Each episode of the podcast, now in its fourth season, is grounded by a piece in the museum’s collection that illustrates themes of love, power, ambition and greed. Using Podcasts to Broaden the Reach of Smaller Museums 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z It's a world devoid of any geopolitics, connective tissue, human backgrounds or ideals other than greed and self-preservation. "The Losers" an action film for ADD sufferers 2010-04-22T11:43:00Z The Chihulys, in their own countersuit in King County Superior Court in Seattle, have dismissed the claim by the former employee, Michael Moi, as an act of greed and jealousy. Who Is Really Making ‘Chihuly Art’? 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z It depicts people in a state of constant fear and desperation whose occasional best intentions are swamped in a mudslide of ego and greed. What “Feud” Misses About Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, and the Art of Movies 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z Many of the songs envision a dystopian future of greed, disenfranchisement and government control. Music Review: Dark but Danceable Visions of a Chilly Technological Future 2011-08-21T22:18:08Z The commercial denounces corporate greed after opening with a flashback to a famous scene from the film "Wall Street." Michael Douglas: Corporate greed isn't good 2012-02-27T21:36:08Z In Stardew Valley, corporate greed is a far more oppressive force than homophobia. Live Your Gay Millennial Pandemic Fantasy in Stardew Valley 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z Dark Side pays tribute to the album The Dark Side of the Moon with a dramatic examination of themes including conflict, greed and madness. BBC Radio 2 heads over to Dark Side with Pink Floyd play by Tom Stoppard 2013-03-28T11:44:00Z Rachel Boynton's fascinating film is ostensibly about the oil industry and Africa, but touches on deeper themes: questions of self-interest, personal greed and, ultimately, human nature. TV highlights 24/06/2013 2013-06-24T06:00:11Z When it forgot that although greed and ruthlessness and self-interest might be sublimated, they never disappear. Review: Watch Nat Geo Dine on Wildebeests for Three Hours 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z “But alas the mighty dollar and greed are more important than anything else.” Grateful Dead reunion tickets will go to only 10 percent of those who ordered them 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z Marc told her of the man's greed and how he had been shot and left for dead, too. "Moon Knight" episode 4 ending explained: Who is the hippo? (Is she a goddess?) 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z The report also emphasizes recent admissions from economists that corporate greed is driving inflation — which progressive organizations and experts have been stressing for months in response to the Fed's interest rate hikes. Big food raking in huge profits from price hikes as US hunger persists 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z It's just the refusal and the greed of putting profits over people that they want to model their business after. "We want a contract": Greed and racism are why Amazon denies its workers unions, says labor leader 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z Instead of a parable about the evils of greed and speculation, "Wall Street" was seen by many as an antiheroic saga with a charismatic dark angel at its center. "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps": Gekko's back! 2010-05-14T15:15:00Z What genuine principles does Hillary have left, after a public career so light on concrete achievement and so heavy with lies and greed? “Sexism has nothing to do with it”: Camille Paglia on Hillary Clinton, Gloria Steinem — and why New Hampshire women broke for Bernie Sanders 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z Her passion and sanity and knowledge of that land make me want to stay awake and not get numbed by the waterfall of public callousness and greed. How Ursula K. Le Guin Fooled the Poet Robert Hass 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z Men At Work slam rip-off ruling Men at Work's Colin Hay has issued an angry statement calling the Down Under plagiarism case "opportunistic greed". 2010-02-05T10:28:00Z “Really I was writing about power and greed, about trying to keep up with the bigger forces in life.” The Real Nanny Diaries 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z There's been the recession, plus the greed of some club owners, who pushed entry and drinks prices up. Ibiza: partying on 2010-06-26T23:04:00Z And regardless of how original the technique and execution of the murder, the motive is nearly always solidly traditional: jealousy, revenge, blackmail, an unhappy marriage, greed. ‘Nothing Is Impossible: Further Problems of Dr. Sam Hawthorne,’ by Edward D. Hoch As the action moves from Ybor City to a startling denouement in the cane fields of Cuba, Lehane gives us an intimate look at a world governed by greed, fear and ruthless self-interest. Adventures from Dennis Lehane and Lene Kaaberbol 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z Troutman considers the ways that “racism, greed and the instruments of white supremacy in the legal system and corporate structure” play a role in the tangled stories of white scholars and Black musicians. A Biography of a Blues Legend, Five Decades in the Making 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z “There’s always been greed and heartbreak and ambition,” she writes, Review: Kate Tempest, a Young Poet Conjuring Ancient Gods 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z As with any war movie, the best-laid plans dissolve into heart-wrenching misfortune punctuated on the back half with a storm of bullets, explosions and pain, betrayal and faith undone by greed. With "Da 5 Bloods" Spike Lee triumphantly reflects with Black experience of the Vietnam War 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z Embarrassed by defections to the West, eastern-European governments sought to woo back other émigrés, offering them financial incentives even as they denounced the greed of capitalist societies. Backwards and forwards 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Here, the Macbeths’ machinations were placed in context: No longer is their ascension just about the inevitability of fate, but how the greed of a privileged few can destroy the lives of a marginalized many. The Theater at War 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z Today there are not enough people to buy property in London at prices inflated by the greed of the 1%. How the super rich got richer: 10 shocking facts about inequality 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z “That such a bright and talented person would be blinded by greed and hubris and implode so spectacularly is a shame,” he added. Art World Wunderkind Arrested Months After Fleeing the U.S. 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z The plot thickens into a turbid gumbo of greed, blackmail, megalomania, brain science and duplicity. A Human Cloning Error and Existential Questions Fuel This Science Fiction Romp 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z First off the blocks is Rosanna Lowe's take on Euripides's Greek tragedy set in a modern city built on money and greed, and played out in the disused printing press rooms of the local paper. This week's new theatre and dance 2012-05-18T23:05:00Z But animating them is a force that often eludes the caricaturist’s pen: quiet, patient, determined and “decent” greed. The Russian Comic Writer Who’s an Antidote to Mad Times 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z But when any faith starts to get in the way of love that’s where you can tell that greed and fear have stepped in and that those things come from man. Gather ’round the Jim James campfire: “I have this weird apocalyptic vision of once the power goes out” 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z “It’s such a big symbol: Wall Street, greed, serial killer,” he said. Bret Easton Ellis Takes In ‘American Psycho’ the Musical 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z Everyone was a sleazeball, and greed and carnal desire were the only motives to be found. Television Review: ‘House of Lies,’ With Don Cheadle and Kristen Bell 2013-01-12T01:06:57Z Such broadsides as “Money” deplore greed and gentrification in singsong rhymes that owe as much to “Mary Had a Little Lamb” as “Beat on the Brat.” Flasher and Puff Pieces: Two standouts in D.C.’s lively punk scene 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z But Duffy stressed her play, running from February 6 until March 2, was not an anti-capitalist drama targeting greed and excessive risk on Wall Street and beyond. London play examines financial crisis using pile of cash 2013-02-04T11:52:14Z So brilliant as all the intrigue, greed and politics is universal. 'My favourite forgotten film' – you recommend your best streaming gems 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z Eyre calls the addiction crisis “a man-made disaster fueled by corporate greed and corruption.” How Painkiller Pushers Took Over Coal Country 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z To Heidl, the bankers and politicians are the real scoundrels, scurvy in their double-dealing and greed. Review | If a rich liar asked you to ghostwrite his memoir, would you do it? 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z The family is occasionally harassed by marauders from the line of Cain, a clan that has blighted the planet with greed and industry, killing off animals and strip-mining precious minerals. Movie Review: Russell Crowe Confronts Life’s Nasty Weather in ‘Noah’ 2014-03-27T18:05:40Z Author of more than 15 poetry and essay collections, Oliver wrote brief, direct pieces that sang of her worship of the outdoors and disdain for greed, despoilment and other human crimes. Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver dies at 83 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z “Here’s Lionsgate stepping up and actually trying to make a film about something — about the oil industry, about corporate greed,” he said. Risky Business: Hollywood Bets Big on ‘Deepwater Horizon’ 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z And if there is a point to “Trash Humpers” beyond simply mooning the audience, it’s that this visual experiment — like Johnny Rotten’s sneering rendition of “God Save the Queen” — suggests a future martyred to greed. | 'Trash Humpers': Harmony Korine?s Geriatric Delinquents 2010-05-07T00:19:00Z Early Christian authors gave dragons human characteristics such as greed and in literature, dragons signaled the sin of avarice — they were creatures to fear and defeat. An introduction to the stories and British history that inspired the beasts of "House of the Dragon" 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z This surrealist play on the falsehoods of monetarism is remembered now as an eerie forecast on the vanity and greed of bankers. Celebrating George Wyllie: a sculptor and surrealist who still ruffles feathers 2012-08-24T08:50:37Z From her prime seat, Cosby’s wife heard her husband’s lawyer blame his legal woes on the supposed lies, greed and vanity of his accusers. Jurors in sexual-assault trial of Bill Cosby begin deliberations 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z The Wall Street 2 win, if a bit under early forecasts, proved what Gekko used to say, and Hollywood always believes: greed is good, baby. Box Office: Bullish on Wall Street, Owlish on Guardians 2010-09-26T14:50:00Z The tech company Theranos promises to revolutionize blood testing but sinks to the edge of bankruptcy in this chronicle of jaw-dropping falsehoods and immense greed. 50 notable works of nonfiction in 2018 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z New York magazine’s art critic railed at the “banal, nouveau riche” Sculls, whose “greed,” “shamelessness,” and “sheer, unadulterated chutzpa” killed contemporary art “not with a whimper but with a bid.” At Acquavella Galleries, Robert and Ethel Sculls? Legacy of Pop Art 2010-04-09T23:33:00Z For Ellroy, the war years become a kind of laboratory for a merciless examination of madness, corruption and unrestrained greed on the part of powerful white men “riding the zeitgeist for all it’s worth.” Review | James Ellroy continues his examination of the corrupt and powerful with ‘This Storm’ 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z This series finale is titled “Eldorado,” and like the first episode this season, it is gilded, to subliminally deliver the more obvious message of the dangers of greed. 'Boardwalk Empire' Finale Recap: Golden Memories 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z On the last page of “The Lorax,” all we see of the child are two outstretched arms, ready to catch the seed that might replenish a world devastated by grownups’ greed and recklessness. How Dr. Seuss Changed Education in America 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z Your artful greed and cunning — against the whole world. | Life in the Balance 2014-05-02T15:27:56Z He is particularly worked up about human greed. If Tea Isn’t Your Cuppa, How About Beer, Wine or Coffee? 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z Nasty, leering, brimming with resentment and greed, “Bad Santa 2” revels in the same antisocial vulgarity that made the original such a hit in 2003. At the dawn of the Trump era, cynicism in film has become instantly obsolete 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z It was on this continuum of greed and excess. Perspective | Seeing ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’ through a feminist lens 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z The allegations “paint an ugly picture of lawless conduct and greed,” said U.S. Avenatti tripped up by Nike extortion claims, other charges 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z His slide into evil seems the result of inertia and greed, not a specific come-to-Satan moment. A ‘Hunger Games’ Prequel Focuses on an Unlikely Character 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z Who better to model his power suit-wearing striver on than the embodiment of 1980s greed and callousness? Pedro Pascal dons different armor for ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z One can do everything right and still be labeled a liar and a hustler, someone motivated by nothing more than petty greed and malice. Amber Heard was the “perfect victim” — and perfect still isn’t good enough 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z They stood for communality, sharing, an end to excessive greed, and for peace. Let's make love our alternative currency 2012-02-14T00:01:00Z But the real menace on Mars is human greed… Space adventure underpinned with thoughtful philosophy. Steve Cole's top 10 space books 2011-08-10T14:45:06Z Say this for Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Oliver Stone's sequel to his 1987 fable of institutionalized greed: none of the sharks in this pool whine over a little spilled blood. Oliver Stone's New Wall Street: Greed Is God 2010-09-23T08:25:00Z Beneath its surface level of legal, medical and scientific detail, the narrative slowly unearths a history of greed, vengeance, intellectual dishonesty and acute family dysfunction. Review | Scott Turow is a master of the legal thriller. ‘The Last Trial’ proves he’s still at the top of his game. 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z They require considerably more than the untrammeled greed of real estate developers and trust fund kids looking for someplace edgy, but with kombucha. Spike Lee’s epic anti-gentrification speech 2014-02-26T15:53:00Z Global corporations will run commercials adorned with King’s image for greed and profit. From Martin Luther King Jr. to Donald Trump: In many ways, the civil rights hero saw this coming 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z Gun control, bankers' greed and environmental destruction are all targets for his ire. Singer Jackson Browne still manning the barricades 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z Of course, literature may not be able to save anyone from injustice, or from the temptations of greed, or the miseries of power. Is there any reason to read? 2012-06-08T00:00:00Z The first movie was going into the '80s, when that sense of greed was infinite. Oliver Stone returns to "more complex" "Wall Street" 2010-10-14T03:30:00Z "The Wall Street Shuffle", for example, is all about unfettered capitalist greed. 10cc still exploring darker side of human nature, pop-style 2013-08-12T15:12:15Z The infection of healthy capitalism with a terminal case of greed? Television Review: ‘Civilization: The West and the Rest,’ on PBS 2012-05-21T22:06:27Z Wilson sees these murky quandaries as a natural underbelly of any capitalist consumer trend; in other words, greed. A growing concern: is it ever OK to steal plant cuttings? 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z Adapted from a boastful, semi-apologetic memoir by the renegade stock trader Jordan Belfort, the film oscillates between disgust at its selfish, obnoxious, amoral protagonist and giddy fascination with his exuberant, unabashed greed. What I Learned About Democracy From the Movies 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z But the important thing that Seuss does in the book is not to simply decry business’ pollution and greed for what it does to cute creatures like the brown barbaloots and hummingfish. Lou Dobbs Vs. Kids? Movies: Does Children?s Morality Have a Well-Known Liberal Bias? 2012-02-27T17:09:10Z And what if we encounter life that’s not life as we know it, and harm it out of obliviousness or greed? As Shatner heads toward the stars, visions of space collide 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z It’s one of those impossible missions defined by greed and danger that goes inevitably — and, fingers crossed, spectacularly — wrong. ‘Peninsula’ Review: The First Rule of Zombie Club Is Run! 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z The TV shows allow for human complexities like greed and ambition to explain how noble governments lose their footing. How "Ahsoka" takes the sexist subtext of "Star Wars" and brings it to the fore through Hera Syndulla 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z We do not accept that jobs, services and the quality of life have to be jettisoned for the greed of those who are asked to sacrifice nothing. Letters: How to fight back against austerity cuts 2010-12-21T00:05:02Z We meet some of those customers, and this story expands until it takes in corruption and greed on a gruesome scale. Times Critics’ Top Books of 2020 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z But as one reader wrote: "She inspires me to stand up for understanding and cooperation, rather than greed and exploitation." Arundhati Roy 2011-03-08T00:05:13Z Parts are even dryly humorous in describing the absurdities of war: There was no lack of greed, racist stereotyping, bureaucratic bumbling, infighting and aggression on both sides. Books: Highlighting Differences in Interpretations of the Opium War 2011-08-18T15:14:28Z Mixing shades of “Macbeth” and “King Lear,” the director Dileesh Pothan enlivens universal themes of greed, ambition and familial conflict by firmly rooting his film in its time and place. Five International Movies to Stream Right Now 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z We have been raised to think in terms of greed and getting as much as you can for you at any costs. Gather ’round the Jim James campfire: “I have this weird apocalyptic vision of once the power goes out” 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z Hollywood got a bad name for a reason, not least the gatekeeping of executives defined by greed and timidity. Over the hills: Quentin Tarantino and the end of Hollywood as we know it 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z A cannibal who symbolizes mankind’s appetite for greed and plunder couldn’t be more relevant. ‘Antlers’ Review: Buck Wild 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Could a virtuous happiness trump greed and cynicism? Need a New Self-Help Guru? Try Aristotle 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z What is unbelievable, though, is that these guys -- for all their faults, greed and what have you -- have never succumbed to that, in a way that made them "sell out" their buddies. "Entourage" recap: 8x2 2011-08-01T06:01:00Z The purchase turned Mr. Perelman into an emblem of the “greed is good” era and earned him the cachet to shape shift for the one that followed. The Debt King 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Ultimately, power, greed and corruption are pitted against faith and love. ‘A Fable’ in Two Acts at the Cherry Lane 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Momentum, hope and greed could greenlight that project in a trice. The Krypton Knight Rises: Man of Steel Breaks $100 Million 2013-06-16T21:29:41Z This self-deluding scientist will come to embody just about everything that has brought about the climate-change crisis in the first place: greed, heedlessness and a willful refusal to think about consequences or the future. Books of The Times: Ian McEwan?s ?Solar? Features a Boorish Physicist 2010-03-29T21:45:00Z CS Lewis, alert to the greed of grief, confined his "jottings" to four notebooks, all that he could find in the house. Too much grief 2011-08-19T21:55:11Z And “Kick the Bride Down the Aisle” protests greed, or possibly the perceived greed inherent in becoming a wife. Morrissey Releases ‘World Peace Is None of Your Business’ 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z And through all of it he tells us, with exemplary and often exruciating honesty, of his crippling self-doubts, his needinesses, the greed of his addictions, his drive, shallow though he knew it was, for fame. The Fry Chronicles by Stephen Fry 2010-09-18T23:05:00Z The commentary here is a spot-on description of western imperialism and its violence and greed. Netflix's Tokyo-set action flick "Kate" tries to critique imperialism while ultimately relying on it 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z "The Luminaries is a magnificent novel: awesome in its structural complexity, addictive in its story-telling and magical in its conjuring of a world of greed and gold," he said. New Zealand's Eleanor Catton wins 2013 Man Booker prize 2013-10-15T21:03:56Z He’s driven by dreams of wealth, and here in the New World he’s finally found a place commensurate to his infinite greed. Annie Proulx’s long-awaited, spectacular new novel ‘Barkskins’ 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z Like the Oscar-winning film, it reminds us how the baked-in incentives of greed and competition pit us needlessly against one another, robbing us of our humanity in turn. There's a huge row over reclining your airline seat. Is capitalism to blame? 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z The Ritual Slaughter of Gorge Mastromas is a dark morality tale about "capitalism, greed and individualism", said Featherstone, who will direct. Iron Lady writer to make her debut at Royal Court theatre 2013-07-08T15:21:15Z I want us to stay mad at the leaders and systems that harmed and misled us, the people whose greed and ignorance will leave thousands dead. What TV Should I Watch After Netflix’s ‘Unorthodox’? 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z But the bullets and blood may also obscure some of Hwang's key questions about humanity and societies, such as: Which is more dangerous to our collective health, desperation or greed? The allure of Netflix's brutal "Squid Game" owes a debt to our predatory upbringing 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z Intertwined with this family tragedy is the image of contemporary China – a butchering society that feeds on greed, deception, corruption and material decadence. Pow! by Mo Yan – review 2013-01-18T21:00:03Z The far-from-happy works of Anton Chekhov seem right at home in a modern office -- a hive of heartbreak, loneliness and greed. World's worst office, 1 good play 2011-11-14T22:28:06Z History is made by people, by accident, by ambition, by carelessness, even by lies that get repeated often enough that they become true — a mishmash of purpose, greed, intelligence and errata. How Businesses Became People 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z What matters to him is that greed is fun. Movie Review: DiCaprio Stars in Scorsese’s ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ 2013-12-24T20:02:17Z The dramatic fortitude required to pull off a good Manon — the troubled courtesan drawn between greed and love — is fairly attainable. Julie Kent Stars in American Ballet Theater’s ‘Manon’ 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z It can be difficult to tell the good guys from the bad in “Der Ring des Nibelungen,” Wagner’s four-opera saga of greed and mistakes. The Breakout Star of the Met Opera’s ‘Ring’ 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z And Clay’s ascent parallels the rise of Reagan-era, “greed is good” conservatism, right-wing talk radio and professional insult cannons like Rush Limbaugh. What happened to Dave Chappelle: The cruelty of "Sticks & Stones" is a sign of the times 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z Amid the choppy action and whirl of sketchy characters lie muddled messages about revenge, greed, war, hubris and the endless ripple effects of 9/11. Credibility and clarity are casualties in 'Survivor,' starring Milla Jovovich It is as if Mr. Hirst had seen the light, and it was gold, and he wants to shove it in our faces lest we think we are above greed. 2010-02-12T00:07:00Z We get that greed is good, but “Industry’s” message, which could be a lot stronger, is that greed itself has become a rapidly vanishing resource. Review | In HBO’s sordid but watchable ‘Industry,’ the world now belongs to the zuppies 2020-11-08T05:00:00Z Your film is a cautionary tale of hubris, ambition, and greed, and I love that your documentary exposes this hypocrisy of how "We" became "I." "WeWork had all of the bad red flags": How a visionary sales pitch turned into yoga-babble 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z We spent most of the season watching the show set up institutionalized graft and greed, telling a layered narrative about crime and corruption and a city in decay. 'Daredevil' Season 1 finale review: King of Hell's Kitchen 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z The playwright leans left loudly, a lifelong champion of the working class and of underdogs, reliably furious at institutional greed and abuse of power. David Hare’s political stages 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z It was a sorry spectacle of nepotism and greed reminiscent of some of the most corrupt regimes of the developing world in our own day. Christianity’s original anti-science crusade: The religious order that tried to crush modernity 2014-04-13T18:00:00Z The "20/20" report said Price was boasting about his wealth, when in fact he was delivering a sermon on greed and did not mention his personal wealth. Court: Calif. preacher can sue ABC for defamation 2010-08-25T00:01:00Z As in novels by Jack London, and a slew of moralistic action movies, Rebeck uses this harsh frontier as a backdrop for Darwinian survival — and the greed, revenge, death and retribution that attend it. 'The Bells' at Strawshop: haunting landscape, haunting secret 2012-02-03T00:18:04Z The judge said Hawkins' crimes were "rooted in greed and nothing else". Ex-U2 assistant jailed for theft 2012-07-06T11:10:44Z The question facing jurors – prospective jurors were quizzed about their attitudes to the performer's life and music – will be to decide whose greed and duplicity. Michael Jackson's life to be laid bare once more in $40bn court battle 2013-04-03T13:16:47Z It tumbles with images about damage done to the country through corporate greed and political neglect. New generation of music central to protest 2011-11-13T20:16:03Z She’s running around the East relying on the kindness of strangers, or perhaps the greed of strangers who want to put her on the throne to enrich themselves. ‘House of the Dragon’ Will Revisit Westeros, Not Reinvent It 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z Your brother-in-law and sister probably felt overburdened and underappreciated in your mother’s final years, while you and your other siblings saw their resentment as greed at a time of great sorrow. Must I Keep This Useless Gift? 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z Disheartened by the greed and shortsightedness of the present, she pens a missive to the future. Don’t Eat the Breakfast Cereal. It’s Made of Plastic. 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z “The Curse of Von Dutch: A Brand to Die For,” out Nov. 18 on Hulu, explores a complicated corporate origin story filled with sabotage and greed as various parties vied for control of the brand. The Untold Story of Von Dutch 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z That cues a greed spree of locals eager to collect their share of the loot — a miniature, chimerical replay of the actual hundreds of millions at sake in The Descendants’ Hawaiian land deal. Nebraska: Alexander Payne’s America, Plains and Simple 2013-05-23T19:09:59Z “I didn’t want people to think it was corporate greed. We waited to increase prices until we absolutely couldn’t anymore.” Our Prices Are Going Up, but We’re in This Together 2022-08-20T04:00:00Z Will Disney, always sensitive to current popular sentiment, temper Scrooge's unparalleled greed? Disney orders new 'DuckTales' series for Disney XD 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Out went one-nation Conservatism; in came deep cuts, privatisation, the glorification of greed and globalisation. What's the future of the Union? 2011-08-27T23:05:40Z By this point we’ve already witnessed a gory gun battle, and more will follow as greed and mistrust consume Hon’s band of thieves. Movie Review: ‘That Demon Within,’ Dante Lam’s Hong Kong Pulp 2014-04-18T00:25:29Z That greed for the sensation of victory is ugly, and that’s kind of who he is. ArtsBeat: ‘Mad Men’ Creator Matthew Weiner Reflects on the Season So Far 2012-06-10T19:42:36Z Whether they are driven by coldblooded entitlement, delusions of grandeur or simple greed, the murderers treat the self-deprecating, ostentatiously low-grade cop with seething annoyance, willful condescension or hypocritical benevolence. Comfort Viewing: 3 Reasons I Love ‘Columbo’ 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z Like Certified B Corporations, 1 Percent for the Planet and Kiss the Earth, the new ROC program aligns companies who reject the “greed is good” ethic that says their only purpose is to maximize profits. The ROC certification could become the gold standard for wineries, and the earth 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z You’re right in the thick of it and you feel so angry, because you know it all comes down to corruption and greed. 50 documentaries you need to see 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z “Patient brokering corrupts our health care system because decisions are motivated by greed instead of a patient’s needs,” Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg said in a statement Friday. Lindsay Lohan’s dad accused of taking kickbacks from rehab 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z Being religious helps me counter greed and materialism and deal with disappointments in life as well as success. 2010-01-14T09:40:00Z Certainly there’s a quotient of mad greed in the market’s giddy rise, but mainly among middling collectors and most dealers. A Fearful Frenzy: The Art Market Now 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z The second is about the quest for freedom, with an attack on corporate greed and the vow that “I’m going to heal myself from your religion.” Music Review: Tori Amos returns to her pop roots 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z The conclusion is that our greed, hypocrisy and ruthlessness will ultimately bring doom — even if there are a few laughs to be had along the way. A Political Satire on Stage, and Not About Trump 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z Robocop, with its prescient satire on corporate greed on the mean streets of future Detroit, might just be even better. The next Paul Verhoeven? I'd buy that for a dollar 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z It’s about our relationships to our loved ones and our communities, it’s about morality and greed, it’s about our understanding of and respect for the natural world.” 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z Whatever the reason — art, greed, indifference, ignorance, prejudice — American movies remain defined by the principle of separate and unequal. Hollywood, Separate and Unequal 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z Will their children learn about gratitude or generosity, or greed and materialism? It’s a Ho-Ho-Humblebrag holiday: The annual debate over kids and gift-giving rears its ugly head 2016-12-03T05:00:00Z "Like all fraud, however, this case boiled down to two very simple notions: greed and dishonesty," she continued. Four UK men jailed after conviction for abusing film production tax relief scheme 2013-07-23T15:06:36Z Destroyed by material and erotic greed, he stares “unseeingly at that stage where all his life had collapsed about him.” Sex at the Satan Club 2014-03-08T00:00:00Z Nancy Chemtob, lawyer for Douglas's ex-wife told the civil court judge that "greed is about somebody....who doesn't want to pay his spouse." Michael Douglas, ex-wife fight over "Wall Street" money 2010-08-24T23:48:00Z I grew up in the 1990s, in a house without Nintendo, playing antique products of the Great Depression and the Cold War: Monopoly and Risk, with their 20th-century mandates of greed and confrontation. Perspective | In a world of Monopoly and Risk, the maker of Catan settled for more 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z It’s a provocative record, too, about war and mind control and black solidarity in what she calls the “world of greed and hate.” Music Review: Erykah Badu at the Brooklyn Academy of Music 2013-06-09T21:45:40Z Maggie Thatcher disparaged the cultural elite, questioned the worth of intangible values and legitimised greed. Is the age of the critic over? 2011-01-30T00:07:09Z Her impatience, her greed for work, for thought — for more life — is palpable until the end. The Brief, Brilliant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z Her film, which blurs the line between entertainment, anthropology and social critique, sketches the many forms that avarice and greed assume in contemporary society. New York Art Guide: How to Navigate Museums This Holiday 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z In a bleak send-off for the children, Mr. Merz’s production suggests that the greed at the heart of the “Ring” is a cycle, indeed. Wagner’s Sprawling Operas, Shrunk to Child Size 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z All her trademark strengths shine in this swiftly paced, sophisticated tale of greed versus ethics. 'Beastly Thing': The commissario plumbs corruption 2012-04-11T22:26:09Z All these modern cliches are trotted out in an effort to encapsulate an intricate tale of an urban scheme mired in greed and disrespect. ‘You Don’t Have to Live Like This’ review: Trouble rebuilding Detroit 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z We're not looking at a global pandemic of individual greed and fecklessness: it would be impossible for the citizens of the world to coordinate their human weaknesses with that level of accuracy. Robert Lustig: the man who believes sugar is poison 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z High Flier, Poised for Steep Descent “Arbitrage,” a sleek entertainment about how very good greed can be, is a fairy tale masquerading as a tragedy. Movie Review: Richard Gere in ‘Arbitrage’ 2012-09-13T21:28:56Z Jenny is an amusingly drawn gorgon of greed. Review: ‘Dry Powder,’ a High-Finance Comedy Drama 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z The film, tipping its hat to Nathanael West’s “The Day of the Locust” and Mr. Wagner’s own novels, imagines Los Angeles as an inferno of narcissism, greed and sexual perversity. Review: David Cronenberg Dissects Hollywood in ‘Maps to the Stars’ 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z Hitting Yourself includes some pretentious babble about environmental responsibility and the greed of society, but it’s too muddled and haphazardly inserted to carry any real weight. Has Theater Lost Its Mind? Queen of the Night and Other Immersions 2014-02-13T18:55:19Z Young, who apparently didn't want to wait for Colbert to introduce him, performed the song with lyrics such as "Protect the wild tomorrow's child / Protect the land from the greed of man." Neil Young teams with Stephen Colbert for a semi-environmental song 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z In this blistering satire of television and corporate greed, set in the ’70s, onstage camera operators beam images of the performers to banks of screens. In ‘Network,’ a Stage Manager Comes Out of the Shadows 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z Perhaps Ms. Margolin assumes that greed is such an ingrained facet of human character that it needs no layered exploration. Critic?s Notebook: Madoff, Macbeth and Other Crooks, Onstage in Washington 2011-09-28T22:45:26Z To this she has created an allegorical narrative of a musical bird stabbed with violin bows by a thief meant to represent the modern drives of "speed, greed and media." Gloria Coates' great oddity on display at REDCAT 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z In spite of this, many food and grocery companies have posted record profits, indicating that some of the price changes we've seen have more to do with greed than they do with the economy itself. Looking ahead: Top food and agriculture stories for 2023 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z And that formula is executed with particular skill in “Black Sails,” thanks to some strong performances and an exploration of the consequences of greed that could have come out of modern-day Wall Street. In ‘Black Sails’ From Starz, Pirate’s Booty Is at Stake 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z Maybe Rhea and the Pierces will acknowledge the truth in Kendall’s observation; evidence of Logan’s meanness and greed are on display in a product passing off divisive race-baiting as news and fact. Watch "Succession" to understand why media companies reward the worst people 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z This was the era of Reagan’s “Morning in America”: a facade of cheery, 1950s-style conservatism veiling “greed is good” capitalist ruthlessness. Michael Lehmann on the legacy of his cult teen film Heathers 2018-08-04T04:00:00Z In trying to balance grandiosity with playfulness, to lampoon cowboy-and-Indian clichés while taking somber account of a history of violence, greed and exploitation, it descends into nerve-racking incoherence. Movie Review: In ‘The Lone Ranger,’ Tonto Takes Center Stage 2013-07-02T17:30:46Z The gullibility and the greed, deliciously described, make for compulsive reading. The Conman: How One Man Fooled the Modern Art Establishment 2010-04-09T23:06:00Z The two friends want to believe they left evil behind in Europe, but they soon discover that anti-Semitism is not foreign to American soil, and that rampant greed is just another form of evil. Burke fashions epic story in ‘Wayfaring Stranger’ 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z Douglas's character, Gordon Gekko, famously said: "The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good." Europe's bankers, investors flock to "The Wolf of Wall Street" 2014-01-09T20:19:30Z “Looking at his family, I was reminded somewhat of the Arthur Miller play ‘All My Sons,’ which basically was about a man who ultimately destroys his family with his lies and greed. How do you humanize Bernie Madoff for an HBO movie? Simple: You don’t. 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z The audience hoots and hollers at what is clearly a tale of greed, corruption and murder. Vanuatu's Espiritu Santo, where paradise is a leaky canoe without a paddle 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z His new strain is where the episode's title come from and is a manifestation of corporate greed, tragedy profiteering, and empty signaling from brands. Vote or die? In its "Pandemic Special," "South Park" presents a mixed message on the election 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z In true Vermont fashion, it doesn’t take much to get him started about corporate greed and his allegiance to helping the local community. Two Big Brewers Try to Cash In on an I.P.A. Craze 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Strong unions helped keep wages high, local political power brokers and party bosses made sure that working-class needs were represented in the marble corridors, and mass-membership organizations put a check on runaway greed by elites. Why Do Trump Supporters Support Trump? 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z But in the words of the critic Roger Ebert, the movie, which recently began an open-ended engagement at Film Forum, is “a film seething with anger, greed, passion and emotional violence.” Before ‘Downton,’ There Was ‘Howards End.’ See It at Film Forum. 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z Their tradition, though, is imperiled by the greed of those who would thwart or even kill the dogs so they can better compete for the high-priced delicacy. ‘Lost Daughter,’ ‘Licorice Pizza’ top AP’s best 2021 films 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z He was the perfect leading man for an audience caught in a zeitgeist that taught them that might makes right, greed is good and nuance is for losers. Total Recall Revisited: What Colin and Arnold Can Tell Us About Pop Culture 2012-08-01T12:00:49Z We know what the motive behind the keystone pipeline is "money" and "greed". A Prairie Prologue in Nebraska 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z He loves Alice and Dickie, but their lives have been poisoned by drugs and denial and ignorance and greed. "The Fighter": From small-town palooka to champion 2010-12-10T01:30:00Z Unlike Bachelor Pad, which was allegedly about strategy and greed and feats of strength, on Bachelor in Paradise there are, just like on the Bachelor/ette, weekly rose ceremonies. The Bachelor in Paradise: just another chance for strangers to kiss in a hot tub 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z The roads to an honorable life promised by work and military service are mined and muddied by the greed and mendacity of the institutions — government, schools, banks — that are supposed to uphold integrity. | 'Warrior': ?Warrior,? Directed by Gavin O?Connor - Review 2011-09-08T16:26:17Z Johnson’s smart, witty prose keeps the novel from toppling into parody even as it satirizes corporate greed. Best science fiction and fantasy for February 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z Scorsese, 71, received his 11th nomination for the real-life tale of financial greed "The Wolf of Wall Street," and Russell, 55, earned his second nomination for 1970s corruption caper "American Hustle." Scorsese scores 11th Directors Guild nod, McQueen nabs first 2014-01-08T11:00:31Z Buy this book and see what is quietly being done to middle America because of a few people's greed. Yoko Ono's top five must-reads 2012-06-21T10:03:24Z But power and greed and corruptible seed, Seem to be all that there is. Bob Dylan on the Page: Poetry and Prose to Match Any American Writer 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z It runs on fear but looks like greed. In Praise of Blue Notes: What Makes Music Sad? 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Prosecutors said the men's relationship was corrupted by greed. Jackson's doctor to learn punishment for death 2011-11-29T13:33:10Z Actually, however, it should really remain at seven because greed and gluttony are basically the same. Style Invitational Week 1399: The lie-zy days of summer 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z Few have articulated as well how the art world, as defined by its large institutions, has a moral obligation to help those suffering at the hands of corporate greed. Nan Goldin Survived an Overdose to Fight the Opioid Epidemic 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z H2Oil, a story of greed and heedless progress in search of fuel. H2Oil 2010-06-12T23:05:00Z PS: The Good Sin's "Almost Lover" verse contains a punchline that equates Jews and greed. Concert preview: Seattle singer JusMoni at Chop Suey 12/22/10 2010-12-15T19:46:05Z "It's time Congress do more to rein in corporate greed, one of the main factors currently driving up costs for families." Big food raking in huge profits from price hikes as US hunger persists 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z The director Patrik Eklund crafts a lean thriller out of this premise, serving up sharp satire about corporate greed with a generous splattering of blood and gore. Five International Movies to Stream Now 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Would that their plan for destroying greed were possible in real life. A pack of Parisian oddballs take on the corporate elite 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Kingsolver explores how anyone might possibly find a safe place in this world that we keep befouling through ignorance, greed or incompetence. In Barbara Kingsolver’s New Book, a Family Teeters on the Brink 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z The film points a finger directly at the greed of empire, and at the deliberate and elaborate social construction of whiteness to oppress, to ravage, to raze, to devastate, to occupy and to conquer. White Filmmakers Addressing (or Avoiding) Whiteness Onscreen 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z Not that I think the movies are dying, any more than they have been dying for the past 90 years or so, as they were fatally menaced by sound, television, corporate greed and audience philistinism. Best Movies of 2022 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z Today, 75 years later, racism is still rampant, and still a smokescreen for greed. Hawaii’s fight against Trump’s Muslim travel ban has long roots of resistance 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z Unearthing their stories — tales of fortunes made and lost, of greed and deception — has often meant encountering a rogue’s world that is stranger than fiction. ‘Degenerate Art’ to Koons’s ‘Made and Heaven’ and Much in Between 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z When Chester urges his small flock to realize that “love is our safe haven from that which is brutal, from mindless activity and organized greed,” Ethan feels the spirit move him unexpectedly. Theater Review: ‘Storefront Church,’ by John Patrick Shanley 2012-06-12T02:00:13Z Human pettiness and greed result in serious collateral damage. ‘Fargo’ Season 3, Episode 8: The View From the Dung Heap 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z Trade secrets … Arthur Owens's principle motivation, according to Hayward, was greed. Double Agent Snow by James Hayward – review 2013-01-04T22:55:13Z We witness an interview in which Pasolini condemns the entire Italian social system as based on greed and destruction. At New York Film Festival, History and Detectives 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z Directed by Maria Aberg, the play "explores what happens when corporate greed and state security frighteningly overlap". 2010-01-08T11:48:00Z It was a war fought for naked greed. Waterboarded 2010-05-21T16:56:00Z He embodied the next generation of greed in Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps. Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf and Jason Clarke: the actors playing the Bondurant brothers in Lawless 2012-08-25T23:05:45Z No matter how much the directors hold up these financial practices as abusive and unethical, the supercharged life of a rogue stockbroker is nonetheless seductive in its unchecked greed and hedonism. ‘Billions’ Season 2, Episode 7: Greed Is Good. Except When It’s Not. 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z It's never been about love — it's always been about greed. “Killers of the Flower Moon’s” central love story illustrates the pitfalls of interracial dating 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z And the third is that our efforts to dismantle this scourge on humanity are totally disorganized, a drop in an ocean of corruption and greed. If We Can’t Measure Slavery, Does It Exist? 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z Now what we were getting into, in addition to some lingering practical mysteries, was the human mystery: depression, loneliness, isolation, grief, intolerance, bodily pain, emotional pain, greed, laws, lies, truth, justice. “S-Town” Investigates the Human Mystery 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z Now here’s a different approach to the ubiquitous Dickens story of greed and redemption: Divvy the tale up, and have several Seattle fringe-theater outfits perform a chunk of it in their own fashion. Holiday theater in Seattle: Naughty, nice and new 2013-11-29T15:16:25Z That family is the Bluths, a clan undone by the nefarious acts of the father and the greed of his wife and offspring. Arrested Development: meet the people who brought the Bluths back to life 2013-05-25T05:00:00Z Cat On a Hot Tin Roof is Tennessee Williams' scorching southern masterpiece about self-denial and greed in a rotten 1950s American family. White Lies star writes theatre score 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z According to this logic, people are wired for greed and self-destruction, subject to a teleology as pitiless as that of Anja’s disintegrating eco-house. In Elvia Wilk’s “Oval,” Earth, Capitalism, and the Human Species Sink Toward Doom 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z Other window displays by a number of artists protest at corporate greed and art-world corruption. Back in business at the Liverpool Biennial 2010-09-20T20:30:00Z ‘AMERICAN HONEY’ The British director Andrea Arnold leads a raw and ragged adventure into the heartland, discovering it to be a strangely innocent zone of greed, lust, youthful idiocy and startling natural beauty. The Best Movies of 2016 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z Le Carré clearly views with scorn the contrast between the courage of the parents and the greed of their offspring. Review | At 85, John le Carré emerges with a sequel to ‘The Spy Who Came in from the Cold’ 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z Artistically, and culturally, we are directly descended from the greed and hypocrisy of the 1980s — a fact that this exhibition emphasizes and perhaps implicitly endorses. Review | The 1980s New York art world was cynical and crass. Should we be honoring it? 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z Speckled with present-day politics and musings on global capitalism, “Have a Nice Day” conjures a small-town landscape of pitiless greed. Review: In ‘Have a Nice Day,’ a Follow-the-Money Tale in China 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z I still have hope but I don’t think the lobbyists and powers-that-be will ever be able to let go of their greed and let people live in peace. Gather ’round the Jim James campfire: “I have this weird apocalyptic vision of once the power goes out” 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z How often do we get stories about greed and banks? 10cc still exploring darker side of human nature, pop-style 2013-08-12T15:12:15Z Their greed, be it for money, sex or power, makes them vulnerable to the most extraordinary fabrications: the more outlandish the promises, the harder they fall for them. Review: ‘The Alchemist,’ a Play in Search of Comedy Gold 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z “Down here we all drown in one way or another,” Gen. Butler laments, “in greed or fear or in the lonesome encumbrances of power.” ‘Secessia’ is Kent Wascom’s vivid portrait of 1862 New Orleans 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z The series describes an alleged pattern of backroom deals and greed connected to the 32-nation soccer championship held every four years. New this week: Coldplay, ‘Succession’ and ‘Halloween Kills’ 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z Like a footnote to that great movie, Scorsese’s new essay isn’t a practical prescription; it’s a personal and profound vision of a social order distorted by greed. Martin Scorsese Avenges the Auteur 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z This is the tale of the regretful old Once-ler, whose capitalist greed led him to fell a fine forest of Truffula trees and use their soft tufts to knit useless Thneeds. Mal Peet's top 10 books to read aloud 2011-08-03T13:08:37Z The show is thus a noir-ish satire about greed and acquisitiveness, adorned with stylishly clownish costumes and bafflingly contradictory dialogue delivered on the fly as the 10 actors concentrate on their slick, tightly controlled movement. Can a sleepy Chinese town become a cultural mecca? 2013-06-08T23:00:00Z "These were crimes rooted in greed and nothing else," said judge Patrick McCartan at the Circuit Criminal Court in Dublin. U2 bassist PA sentenced to seven years in theft case 2012-07-06T14:02:18Z The answers proposed by Mr. Bird and Damon Lindelof, his screenwriting collaborator, run the usual gamut: politics, bureaucracy, greed, bad teachers, dumb parents, a villain with a long black coat and a British accent. Review: ‘Tomorrowland,’ Brad Bird’s Lesson in Optimism 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Her “vulnerability in this tense context,” as the Guardian reported, helped the picture go viral and the woman become a symbol of defiance against greed and the rising authoritarianism of the Turkish government. Review | In Elliot Ackerman’s ‘Red Dress in Black and White,’ a viral photo at a Turkish protest sets a plot in motion 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z “On one side is a happy, harmonious land of productive people. On the other is a world of misery, anxiety, war and greed.” What’s on TV Saturday 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z As the class action settlement implies, the imperative of satisfying shareholder greed doesn’t always jibe with what’s in the best interest of students. True Hollywood story: The producer and the Black Panther 2012-06-09T19:00:00Z “It’s the greed,” Mr. Herheim said, “and the power, and the need to be loved by an audience.” Full-Scale Wagner Returns to Europe With a Refugee-Theme ‘Walküre’ 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z “It’s a tale of greed, excess, betrayal, revenge, and ruthlessness,” sums up Selman of the episode, “and there’s a hilarious goose in it. The goose is really funny.” 'The Simpsons' Will Air Its First-Ever Hour Long Episode 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z The third book by Beth Macy — the author, previously, of “Factory Man” and “Truevine” — is a masterwork of narrative journalism, interlacing stories of communities in crisis with dark histories of corporate greed and regulatory indifference. The Worst Drug Crisis in American History 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z Few authors are more adept at translating technical jargon into graceful prose, or at illustrating how hubris and greed can cause geniuses to lose their way. Book Review Podcast: Walter Isaacson's 'The Innovators' 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z The point seems to be to start evening the scales between greed and service. 'Game of Thrones' Recap: The Faith and the Crown 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z At its best, Turner's production acknowledges that, even when transposed to today's world of greed and gain, period comedy is largely about getting the tune right. The Way of the World ? review 2012-02-08T19:18:38Z Those messages from folk tales that we learn young about greed, being careful what you wish for, using brain and not brawn are all invaluable reserves of advice about how to react in many situations. Which children's books offer an antidote to our money-fuelled word? 2013-01-28T11:21:30Z The book details the ordeal of villagers in the Maoist era, and their suffering as greed and consumerism replace political imperatives. Chinese writers avoiding key issues amid censorship fears, says author 2013-02-06T13:11:00Z What worries me is that the multi-voice model is increasingly being imposed on almost all shows because of television's need and greed for material that the audience immediately recognises. Shameless: when TV shows overstay their welcome 2012-10-10T11:33:37Z Mr Steinmetz’s prose does not always sparkle and some arcane details of banking history are fuzzy, but the tale of Fugger’s aspiration, ruthlessness and greed is riveting. Goldenballs 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z Shows about flipping houses that were mostly about greed. Review | ‘Trading Spaces’ returns to TLC, as comfortable as an old sofa 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z A distressing overview of the consequences of our addiction to fast fashion, “The True Cost” might suggest another exposé of corporate greed versus environmental well-being. Review: ‘The True Cost’ Investigates High Price of Fashion Bargains 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z It begins in early 2020 and follows the largest public health effort in history, following the work of scientists while exploring the way corporate greed and governmental failures may have affected their progress. What’s on TV This Week: ‘How to Survive a Pandemic’ and the Grammy Awards 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z Instead, they said, “the photograph evokes themes of greed, innocence and the motif of the cherub in Western art.” Lawsuit Accusing Nirvana of Sexually Exploitive Imagery Is Dismissed 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z This may sound like a naïve question, but what prompted you to put the focus on corporate greed and environmental issues, vs., say, Big Pharma? The Yes Men “prank-stars” tackle climate change, Homeland Security, international gay rights — and their own partnership 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z The picture that emerges is of a combination more toxic than HIV infection itself: corporate greed, widespread indifference and racism. Pick of the week: Big Pharma’s African genocide 2013-09-05T23:00:00Z The same dynamic is explored as the group of young boys and men disintegrate from civilised behaviour to raw, instinctive violence and greed. This week's new dance 2011-03-05T00:07:47Z “The morality questions around Wall Street, about money and greed, have been dealt with numerous times,” says Fox, who cites Wall Street as one of her favorite films. 'Equity' Forges a New Model for Women in the Workplace 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Chemical imbalance, or greed, or our base instincts, or a crucial inability to empathise – all these complex reasons why crime continues. Ian Rankin: 'I am, of course, a frustrated rock star' 2012-11-18T00:05:11Z And like Ai Weiwei, he is utterly fearless in his determination to use his art to expose the corruption, nepotism and greed all around him. Piers Morgan is our greatest living artist 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z A secret meeting of would-be do-gooders is treated just as satirically as Landlorde’s greed: The participants, wearing Mardi Gras masks, do little but argue over terminology and who should pay for the doughnuts. Review: Hipsters Double-Check Their Privilege in ‘Cute Activist’ 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z Politicians perform a “farce of shameless, naked greed and short-sighted incompetence”; one party’s leaders are “flabby hypocrites”; the political “system” serves only to extract resources to benefit the elite. Between a rock and a high place 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z The officials of the Motherland are not subtle creations, but caricatures representing oppression or cruelty or greed. Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner – review 2012-12-28T22:55:01Z When things started going bad — when the world collapsed in a welter of greed, violence and stupidity — he failed to protect his wife and daughter. Review: ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’: Still Angry After All These Years 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z “The Birth of a Nation,” one of the founding documents of Hollywood cinema, is far less liberal, by any measure, than the “Ring,” an epic of godly greed and corruption. A Closer Look at Wagner and #OscarsSoWhite 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z Juan’s attraction to the antiquities he covets isn’t motivated only by boredom or greed, but also by a sense of their mystical power. Review: In ‘Museo,’ Two Slackers Pull Off a Daring Heist 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z It’s one thing to know the banks were too big to fail, that Wall Street was driven by greed, that the housing market collapse was avoidable. 'A failure of our system': inside a damning take on the Great Recession 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z People are more accepting of anger, envy, guilt and greed. Out of isolation 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Cheadle says the TV series is as much about character as corporate greed. Management consultants get bashed in "House of Lies" 2012-01-06T20:14:23Z In your book, you describe the corruption, greed and gross mismanagement you saw while at the NRA. ‘The NRA has blood on its hands,’ says ‘Inside the NRA’ author and former strategist 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z It isn't always motivated by greed, it's motivated by fear of Grand Theft Austerity because they don't want their home to be next for the bulldozers. Jello Biafra: 'Obama owes Occupy big time' 2013-04-25T15:54:10Z Lyrically, however, the band is still tossing daggers at longtime targets like corporate greed, America’s pervasive herd mentality, and the nature of God. Bad Religion Review: True North Proves Punk Poets Not Done Disrupting the Status Quo 2013-01-25T20:05:11Z Ross's journey into knowledge takes in more Bostrom-inspired philosophy about the nature of existence and ethical considerations about our growing digital heritage, not to mention a few good swipes at corporate greed and predator capitalism. Bedlam by Christopher Brookmyre – review 2013-02-14T09:01:01Z He urged the 550 people in attendance to embrace "radical thoughts" for solving poverty, inequality, violence and greed. Belafonte: Blacks should participate in gun debate 2013-01-30T02:26:12Z For the reason most things are what they are in Hollywood: greed. Review: 'Fifty Shades of Grey': Where's the Wicked Whiplash? 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z The retirement was an act; really, he explains, he gave up on that part of the art world that was about envy and greed and feuding, and just kept going with the work. Sir Peter Blake: ‘All a country has is its culture; the rest is infrastructure’ 2017-05-21T04:00:00Z Anderson expresses a fan’s zeal and a collector’s greed for both canonical works and weird odds and ends, a love for old modernisms that is undogmatic and unsentimental. ‘The French Dispatch’ Review: Remember Magazines? 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z But if Royal Dutch Shell’s challenge to Standard Oil is any lesson, companies that develop alternative forms of energy will only become true challengers to Big Oil with guts, greed and better technology. Guts, greed and gushers 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z "I hope people don't buy these overpriced tickets as it just fuels people's greed," he concluded. Can Twickets put a dent in ticket touting and secondary site sales? 2013-03-13T16:38:53Z But, she added, “the human tendency toward greed is very strong.” Taking on Art Looters on Twitter 2014-04-09T21:43:37Z He writes as someone who knows that it’s in such moments of turbulence, with so much to gain and so much to lose, that humankind’s darker instincts emerge — its vanity and greed. New & Noteworthy 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z "This has every appearance of greed trying to gain twice from the same smear . . . There seems to be an absence of people vouching of the upstanding character of his accusers." Rep. Jim Jordan’s “locker room talk” denial: Waving off sex abuse complaints shows limits o... 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z Rudd's kind smile and gentle nuggets of wisdom disguise his obsessive greed and predatory mind games. "The Shrink Next Door" is a compelling stranger-than-fiction anchored by Paul Rudd and Will Ferrell 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z Most of all, Stefanov said, he and Kotevska wanted to show how greed functions on “a very basic level” — in this case, on a remote patch of land inhabited by a handful of people. How ‘Honeyland’ Became an Oscar Game Changer 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z Habakkuk warns his people against greed and dissipation, in general terms. Entranced by Donatello 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z After an ill-advised and illegal car trip that risks provoking the anger of a nation, should you choose survival or greed? Ill-advised car journeys on film – ranked! 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z We can choose to live without violence, greed or hunger and – to quote "Imagine" – exist as a "brotherhood of man . . . sharing all the world." "Imagine" at 50: Why John Lennon’s ode to humanism still resonates 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z More than those films, “The Irishman” suggests a world outside of lives dedicated to greed, brutality and corruption — a world lost to its characters but not to De Niro, Pacino and Scorsese. Scorsese, De Niro and Pacino on time and ‘The Irishman’ 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z I’m also noticing a level of greed and hubris that I find appalling. I’m sick of working for free 2013-02-12T01:00:00Z He thinks greed is good because he doesn't know any better. The Great American Novelist tournament 2013-01-22T12:51:05Z More than anything, the film questions this innate allure of greed, leaving moviegoers to question their own culpability in a system that rewards Belfort’s behavior. Hedonistic high of ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ provokes debate 2014-01-08T20:45:52Z In a speech to an audience of her ambitious peers, Grace carefully explains the "upside" to their "healthy selfishness," saying their "secret weapon" is "composed of defiance and denial and greed." Review: 'Really Really' is clever look at GenMe 2013-02-20T22:58:08Z “Boone’s conduct clearly demonstrates that she was motivated by greed and a desire to maintain her lavish lifestyle,” they wrote. Prosecutors: Art Dealer Mary Boone Should Go to Prison 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z There is an economic aspect to the story in that greed is driving developers to despoil these areas because they see profit. "Take yourself to the ocean": "Blueback" star Radha Mitchell on how to care about the environment 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Romero most reflected Pittsburgh in films like “The Crazies” and “Martin” with characters that epitomized the city’s working-class population, and through themes — like corporate greed and environmental trauma — that rattled the region in postindustrial America. Pittsburgh Embraces a Renegade Filmmaker 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z Klein first became prominent in progressive circles in 1999 with the publication of ”No Logo,” a book that criticized corporate branding and greed. Naomi Klein urges resistance to Donald Trump in upcoming book 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z A meditation on war, mortality and greed might not read like a must-have listening pleasure but the record is also a masterful conjuring of hopefulness. Gather ’round the Jim James campfire: “I have this weird apocalyptic vision of once the power goes out” 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z It's 23 years on and greed will go on for the rest of times. Oliver Stone 2010-07-17T23:00:00Z Did this mean that Lehman and the other investment banks were dicey, powered solely by greed, and destined for their comeuppance? Watching Lehman Brothers collapse from the inside: A 2008 recruit on the bank’s final days 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z The palace is a petri dish aswarm with familiar pathogens of egoism, cruelty and greed. ‘The Favourite’ Review: Scheming for Power in a Kinky Palace Triangle 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z The early 1980s: Reagan and Thatcher were in, greed was good, and here was a film about the richest man in the world who still couldn't be happy. Nicolas Roeg: 'I don't want to be ahead of my time' 2011-03-10T22:25:00Z Chalk it up to rising rents, simple greed or the economy in general. 10 Manhattan Restaurants With Affordable Wines 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z “This announcement on the heels of social disparities in our country is a prime example of how Hulu’s corporate greed led to this tone-deaf cultural misappropriation of the Tyson life story.” Hulu sets Mike Tyson miniseries, but the boxer punches back 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z Maybe what I thought was love was a kind of greed, or desire, or something? Meeting Tracey Emin 2012-05-25T23:05:29Z Because within those elements you have these really interesting cinematic positions between hope and the best of humanity and greed and the worst of humanity. War and Gorillas and Other Hazards of Documentary Filmmaking 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z In addition to the reptile there are an impressive assortment of birds, bugs, rodents and less identifiable species that collectively enact a story of greed, treachery and bravery as old as the West itself. | 'Rango': There?s a New Sheriff in Town, and He?s a Rootin?-Tootin? Reptile 2011-03-03T23:01:04Z Vonnegut used his early short fiction to test the themes that animated his later novels: the cruel stupidity of war, the dehumanizing dangers of technology; the devolution of American values into greed and selfishness. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z You might also rethink your definition of “greed,” as it applies to this situation. Perspective | Ask Amy: Where there is a will, there is no way 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z The villainous miser, Fagin, sacrifices his pickpocket protégés to greed while hiding away the spoils of their labor, a treasure by which no one profits. ‘Lionel Asbo,’ by Martin Amis 2012-08-18T00:06:07Z If there is a point to "Trash Humpers," it's that this visual experiment suggests a future martyred to greed. 'Trash Humpers': Following degenerates on a destructive prowl 2010-06-17T20:18:00Z But the piece was more than just an admission of pathological greed; it was an indictment of a culture filled with – indeed, run by – addicts like Polk. “There are not a lot of happy people on Wall Street”: Sam Polk opens up about greed, wealth and toxic masculinity 2016-07-16T04:00:00Z And those cliches about warnings wash up just as they always do, against the old, imperturbable fortress of complacency, denial and greed. Perspective | The photos of Greece on fire are shocking. But shock doesn’t always lead to change. 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z This season centers on a parched California vineyard, where a death is apparently the indirect product of corporate greed. What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘Nancy Drew’ and ‘Goliath’ 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z DiCaprio concluded by urging support for those people whose “voices have been drowned out by the politics of greed”. Oscars 2016: Spotlight shocks as DiCaprio takes actor and Mad Max scorches competition 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z Nonetheless, the bulk of the play is devoted to watching the righteous folks of Slurry succumb, both instantly and oh-so-slowly, to an epidemic of soul-sapping greed. Review: A Long Night as Tony Kushner Revisits ‘The Visit’ 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z The story’s driving tension derives from questions of how to break free: from a mother’s manipulations, from shame, from pride indistinguishable from fear, from the traumatic burden of abandonment, from colonial oppression, from corrosive greed. The Daughter of a Revolutionary Becomes a Wedding Planner. Drama Ensues. 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z But his optimism was dashed, and now his concern had moved from identity and ideology to greed, and the human condition itself. From the Border, the Whitney Biennial Asks What American Art Can Be 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z Last week, on Bandcamp he released the searing and mournful “Baldwin,” a track from an upcoming 10-disc box set of new material dedicated to “those who want to eliminate hate, racism, sexism, greed and lies.” Jazz Is Built for Protests. Jon Batiste Is Taking It to the Streets. 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z He said everyday audiences should relate to issues of "greed, control, irresponsibility -- all those things that we all have to some degree." Tales of greed, excess meet mild response at Sundance 2012-01-25T20:16:33Z Rotella explores the strains of terrorist motivations — religion, nationalism, anti-imperialism, greed — and the overlap of terrorism and common criminality, "the drug trade as a covert jihad." 'The Convert's Song' is a skillfully layered thriller 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Rather than snark, “Fallen Kingdom” goes for dark, trying hard to be an edgy, uncompromising cautionary tale about hubris and greed. Perspective | I don’t root for movies to fail. But here’s why I’m making an exception for ‘Jurassic World.’ 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z As the epic tale of greed and excess gone wrong, "Stairway to Heaven" never fails to pack an emotional punch. A "Led Zeppelin IV" listening guide: Comfort food for your ears 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z Alas, deregulation, competition, a fatal dependence on the banks' taxable profits by the government and the untrammelled exercise of human greed meant the stage was set for meltdown. The Apprentice; Bankers – TV review 2013-05-23T06:00:10Z A notebook from the early 1980s, when his practice established an unusually morality-driven constitution, reads "wealth like power corrupts and provokes greed + envy = no real community can be formed". Richard Rogers: the world as it could be 2013-07-15T17:45:01Z Despite massively masticating, There’s no sign of your greed abating. Style Invitational: What do you mean ‘What are these’? 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z The upper-class characters are mutilated by their own excess, and the audience is happy to see them die because of their unconscionable greed. I Know Where You Lived Last Summer 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z A forbidden city overtaken by greed and geared to the very wealthiest .1% who will stop for a fortnight. Hudson Yards Is Manhattan’s Biggest, Newest, Slickest Gated Community. Is This the Neighborhood New York Deserves? 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z It’s also an entertainment and a rip-roaring sendup of the provincialism, venality, smugness and greed ingrained in a certain strata of the American ethos — and, the curmudgeonly Twain might add, in humanity in general. Book-It’s engaging Huck and Jim navigate the n-word | Theater review 2013-04-23T01:30:59Z "The voice of the angels is confronting greed," read one placard. Fans lend their voices to Fairouz, the silenced diva 2010-07-29T14:10:00Z Ms. Kriangsak, 49, a lawyer, prefers not to discuss the accusations aimed at her father, but it is clear she views his collecting as acts of veneration, not greed. With a Gift of Art, a Daughter Honors, if Not Absolves, Her Father 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z This gleaming weapon, sowing mayhem as it moves from hand to hand, is a potent symbol of both corrupting greed and the brutality it can engender. | 'Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo': Ghostly Beast Burning Bright in Iraq 2011-04-01T02:01:01Z “Unfortunately, there is a never-ending tide that will never stop and it’s called greed. All we can do is create little diversions.” In Scotland, Serving Halibut for a Better Planet 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z We've moved from greed is good to the greed of leverage. Wall Street insider looks into "Money Never Sleeps" 2010-09-24T12:59:00Z Her characters, mostly simple folks driven by greed and fear, speak in a casual contemporary patter flecked with the patina of a different era, a time closer to nature, to physical work. Review | The story of Europe’s infamous witch trials gets the Monty Python treatment 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z The Public described Ms. Nottage’s play as following “a trail of greed and desire as old as trade itself.” A New Play by Lynn Nottage, and More, Coming Soon to the Public Theater 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z Is it a dispute motivated by greed – or grief? What’s behind Robin Williams’ family’s feud over his estate? 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z Teach the boys at home, raise them away from all the violence, greed, racism, and consumerism. Memories of Mexico 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z It is a novel about human infestation, about greed, about virgin landscapes filled suddenly with “insufferable whiteman stink.” Review: Annie Proulx’s ‘Barkskins’ Is an Epic Tale of Logging and Doom 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z Activists protest corporate greed and a lack of jobs. GOP slams Obama over new jobless figures 2011-12-03T02:31:00Z Here were these hippie kids expressing disgust at the manifest greed represented by Wall Street and all of its tentacles in our culture. Did the “The Daily Show” make us smarter voters or not? Two satire experts face off 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z The crims are picked off one by one; victims of their greed and wickedness while their supposed target bobs – vaguely, innocently – just out of reach. The Ladykillers: No 5 2010-10-18T10:49:00Z By enumerating these purchases, the prosecutors hoped to present a picture of unbridled greed to support their portrait of corruption and tax evasion. How Hidden Billions Are Making the Rich Richer 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z Kim Stanley Robinson’s “Red Mars,” for example, is about the colonization of that planet and the ensuing tragedy wrought by human politics, greed and ambition. Viet Thanh Nguyen: By the Book 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z The chaos that follows is a perfect storm of Roy family greed and pettiness. ‘Succession’ Season 4, Episode 3 Recap: Long Live the King 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z Global greed and people not seeing the bigger picture. Q&A: Paul Weller 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z Gonzalez’s thoughtful story grapples with questions of how to break free from a mother’s manipulations, from shame, from pride indistinguishable from fear, from abandonment, from oppression and from greed. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z Bonnett is here to tell us that it's more often shaped by greed, vanity, folly and what often looks like madness. 'Unruly Places' is a guide to weird, ruined and wonderful spots 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z Assembling a story that’s equal parts astonishing and bamboozling, Baird and his screenwriter, Noah Pink, pit communism against capitalism and individual passion against corporate greed. ‘Tetris’ Review: Falling Blocks and Rising Freedom 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z For all the book’s ingenuity, it allows Orchid to be guided by tiresome malice, inhumanity and greed. Very, Very Bad Things, Very, Very Tiny Packages 2011-03-13T22:52:19Z Desire, greed and the lure of freedom set the wheels spinning; rage arrives to fuel the coup de grace. All the road rage: Fast & Furious 6 taps a modern vein 2013-05-20T13:40:02Z The pandemic, too, she suggested, arose in response to imbalances created by human greed and our squandering of the planet’s resources. Review | In San Francisco, arresting sculptures disrupt life at the intersection of Afrofuturism and hippie vibes 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z It’s a story that never gets old — there’s usually plenty of lust, ambition and greed to keep the narrative engine humming — and variations pop up in the literature of nearly every nation and era. ‘Lost Illusions’ Review: The Sweet Smell of Success 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z No official theme ties together the pavilions, but several ideas are emerging as favorites, including greed, collective actions and the boundaries of the physical world. Prominent pavilions at the Venice Biennale 2013-06-01T06:26:10Z This realization coincides with Bessie’s budding romance with a Communist and her own radicalization, as she becomes aware of capitalist greed trumping employees’ safety. ‘Radium Girls’ Review: When Work Takes a Toxic Turn 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z “The Wolf of Wall Street” has been notable for the voluble response from audiences as they argue about whether Martin Scorsese’s film glorifies a culture of amoral Wall Street greed. The Carpetbagger: ‘12 Years a Slave,’ ‘American Hustle’ Take Top Honors at the 2014 Golden Globes 2014-01-13T05:14:45Z Christmas Story lampoons holiday greed but delights in it too — there’s no platitudinous ending about how Christmas isn’t really about presents. Generation X-Mas: The Rise of A Christmas Story 2011-12-24T14:59:14Z The Seven Deadly Sins plus 1: Pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, sloth, and not noticing the green left-turn arrow until it’s almost over. Style Invitational Week 1399: The lie-zy days of summer 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z His new two-part HBO series on how Big Pharma greed begat the casualties of the opioid epidemic, "The Crime of the Century," is no exception. "They knew better": Alex Gibney on Big Pharma & the opioid epidemic in "The Crime of the Century" 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z Second, while it's true that the play is mostly about greed in the realm of finance, it doesn't pretend to be revealing that as a novel fact. Review: ‘Dry Powder,’ a High-Finance Comedy Drama 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z Today, greed is still commonly ascribed to abortion providers like Planned Parenthood. How 19th-century literature spread the archetype of the "evil abortionist" 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z It’s a kind of greed, a kind of hoarding greed.” Chaim Grade?s Yiddish Manuscripts Unearthed 2010-05-17T21:21:00Z Will the globalized greed of a powerful family prevail, or will true love win out in the end? ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Review: Conspicuously Consuming Fun 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z Too much of that is based on greed and power dynamics that aren’t going to change overnight. “Some folks believe blockchain will save the universe”: Inside Alex Winter’s “Trust Machi... 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z And the allegorical tendencies that marred Losey’s later films are held in check: “The Prowler” functions perfectly both as a gripping genre picture and a portrait of a society twisted by cruelty and greed. DVDs: Visions From 1951, Noir and Psychedelic 2011-02-05T03:33:01Z This opera should leave you burnt to a frazzle; horrified by man's immorality and greed, flabbergasted by the intricate layers of plot and character, above all bewitched by the music's sublime invention. I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky; Icarus at the Edge of Time; Don Giovanni 2010-07-10T23:05:00Z A moral fable about greed and comeuppance, crimes and misdemeanors, “Blue Jasmine,” begins with a socialite brought low and evolves into a tragedy that becomes greater than one woman’s tragedy. Movie Review: Cate Blanchett Stars in Woody Allen’s ‘Blue Jasmine’ 2013-07-25T16:13:31Z We also see into the future, with the recognition of a social selfishness and greed that was to become endemic. 'A pas de deux of sex and violence': a poet's guide to film noir 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z The play is a parable of greed and revenge and conformity — and perhaps Nazi Germany too. 'Finding Neverland' and 'The Visit': Two Musicals to Savor 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z “This is an issue of greed or tech ignorance on the part of luxury hotels,” Sarah Lacy wrote. 2010-01-06T14:15:00Z But as he learned more of the city’s history, he discovered another Mecca at odds with the first, a place of feuds and power struggles, of greed and bigotry. Sacred and profane 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z Byrne is in London for the opening of Here Lies Love, which follows the rise and fall of Imelda Marcos, the former Philippines first lady whose name became synonymous with wealth, greed and excess. Imelda Marcos inspires disco musical 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z This tiny book will fit in any pocket, and it gives a neat summary of the arguments against private greed and for the communal interest. Summer reading: 'coalition books' 2010-07-16T23:05:00Z “Dark Towers” suffers some unfortunate tropes of business journalism: Val is “fueled” by Ritalin, traders are “fueled” by testosterone and “crazed” by adrenaline; the bank is “fueled” by greed. ‘What the Hell Are We Doing Lending Money to a Guy Like This?’ 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z It is capitalism that debases character and all human relationships, reducing everything to monetary value while misunderstanding the extent to which humans are not motivated purely by greed or acquisitiveness. Bernard Shaw's guide to the post-crash world 2012-10-12T21:55:16Z Her book presents instead a vision of an industry motivated largely by greed. A Doctor’s Guide to What to Read on the Opioid Crisis 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z His story, like that decade’s, is one of profound greed and sudden collapse, a cautionary tale of a Master of the Universe brought low by his own glittering excess. ‘The Fall of Princes’ review: the rise and fall of a Master of the Universe 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z Embracing the actors’ five-month-long protest, opposition Democratic Party leader Lulzim Basha said the attempt to demolish the old theater showed “Rama’s greed for money by grabbing public land to get his own cut”. Albanian actors protest as parliament backs National Theatre... 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z The book attacks the greed of former revolutionaries, according to a copy seen by Reuters last year. Mandela's 'Long Walk to Freedom' sequel out next year: foundation 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z Once in a while he goes on the attack against greed and waste and stupidity in health matters, and things pick up. Review: ‘If Our Bodies Could Talk,’ Our Spleens Probably Wouldn’t Be Funny 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z This is one defined not by greed, corruption and a hunger for power, but by a generosity of spirit and an imagination that changed the course of literature. The great Chinua Achebe was the man who gave Africa a voice 2013-03-24T00:06:34Z He zeroes in on the vices that he sees as characteristic of modern Istanbul, such as political corruption and private greed. ‘A Strangeness in My Mind’ review: Orhan Pamuk’s love letter to Turkey 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z “She has mounted a false and vicious media campaign to vilify Mr. Winston with the objective of getting him to pay her to go away. Ms. Kinsman is motivated by the most insidious objectives — greed.” Jameis Winston files countersuit against woman who accused him of rape 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z Mr. McKay is not above using paid-for female nudity as a signifier of capitalist excess, nor acknowledging, more generally, the hedonistic aspects of greed. Review: In ‘The Big Short,’ Economic Collapse for Fun and Profit 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z Commenting on Jagger's 2003 knighthood, for instance, he says that it was odd to get a gong for a career "exclusively given over to egotism, selfishness and greed". Critical eye: book review roundup 2012-10-12T21:55:12Z It is not a matter of greed, but of distorted incentives leading to unsettling behavior. Two Leading Intellectuals Analyze What Ails America 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z Sometimes things need to be called by their names: in this case, racism, fear, ignorance and greed. Teaching ate me alive 2012-09-15T19:00:00Z It is accused of falling victim to modern 's ills – greed, vulgarity and corruption. Bolshoi rocked by scandal and intrigue 2011-03-22T19:52:49Z An allegory about Washington dysfunction, or a condemnation of political greed? 'House of Cards' Knows Exactly What It Is 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Multiple interpretations of affluenza abound: one Christian group implores those infected with “credit card mania”, “greed fever” and “morbid despair” to “declare your independence from stuff!” Affluenza: the history of the 'disease' that plagues the wealthy and privileged 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z But as greed and lies catch up to the families, horror ensues. From "Parasite" to "Squid Game," America of course exploited South Korea's anti-capitalist content 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Currently, the prices are driven by speculation and greed. Everyone Is Getting Hilariously Rich and You’re Not 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z The job was finished by unions, politicians and suffragettes, the greed of the 1920s bankers and the crash of 1929. How the super rich got richer: 10 shocking facts about inequality 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z In these essays Williams, an environmentalist, meditates on loss — of natural resources to greed, of her brother to suicide. 12 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Senate, wrote on Twitter last week that "corporate greed is driving inflation." "We must break up Big Ag," Sanders says after largest US egg producer posts 718% profit increase 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z A lone musketeer of disruption, he spouts mantras about the glory of “breaking stuff,” and cloaks his bottomless greed and shallow narcissism in showy messianic robes. ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ Review: Another Clue for You All 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z If we picked someone with an astronomical price tag, couldn’t we be saddling our child with the greed gene? Modern Love: A Brother?s Need, a Sister?s Gift 2010-07-16T16:53:00Z There, Romney's financial success is seen as a sign of intelligence and hard work, not greed or corporate ruthlessness. Romney vs. Gingrich is a fight for GOP's direction 2012-01-29T02:23:00Z The subtext of horror today is not the Red Menace or the atomic age, but racism, Islamophobia and ham-fisted greed. Conspiracy theories about Obama spun out to their wackiest sci-fi conclusions 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z "At what point do we admit that the NFL's true economic function is to channel our desire for athletic heroism into an engine of nihilistic greed?" 'Why Football Matters' versus 'Against Football' 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z Surely this ought to provide us with at least an attempt at a witty and incisive homily on greed, envy and one-upmanship. Consumerism triumphs in The Joneses 2010-04-26T10:22:00Z And the Hollywood studios’ ingrained aversion to offend means that the publicity machine is tamping down one of its more surprising elements — a pointed commentary on corporate greed. Risky Business: Hollywood Bets Big on ‘Deepwater Horizon’ 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z The question of whether the story of four guys stranded in Vegas ever needed a sequel, let alone two, is answered by the simple phrase: Hollywood greed. Fastest-Ever Start for Furious 6; A Sorry Morning-After for Hangover III 2013-05-27T13:34:01Z "Super Size Me's" Morgan Spurlock surveys the "7 Deadly Sins" — gluttony, sloth, envy, pride, wrath, greed and lust — in this new series. TV This Week Aug. 3 - 9: 'Outlander' on Starz 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z An archetypal drama about loyalty, treachery and honor winds through thickets of racism and greed. ‘Dead for a Dollar’ Review: How the Western’s Done 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z In his latest novel Christopher Buckley takes his mordant wit from inside the Beltway to the Holy Roman Empire of 1517, where hypocrisy, mendacity, corruption and greed are just as rampant. Six New Books, Including One by Christopher Buckley 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z One reader, Conrad Bayley, traced its theme of scientific hubris back to “Frankenstein” and, of course, in this case Promethean ambition is combined with greed to especially lethal effect. ‘Jurassic Park’: Where the Wild Things Are 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z Or is the show just one more rumination on our capacity for greed? ‘Halt and Catch Fire’: Suffering from some faulty code The press release describes the plot of "Parasite" as "greed, class discrimination and a mysterious interloper threaten the newly formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan." "Parasite" ready to stream 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z The nature of the elusive graffiti artist’s public works, which often comment on issues like greed, pollution or immigration, leave them prone to theft and vandalism. Banksy Mural Is Stolen From Bataclan, Site of Paris Attacks 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z This show puts ego and greed center stage as four strangers must cooperate to accumulate a cash jackpot, then argue over how to divide it up. New Game Shows for a Fractious Age 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z Clark paints a bleak portrait of a government marked by opacity, greed and willful negligence in a city where most residents are black and poor. 50 notable works of nonfiction in 2018 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z “I do believe there are moral and ethical lines between what is living an abundant life and what is far exceeding that to the point where it is just greed,” she said. Their family ties were defined by money. Suddenly, the money was gone. 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z We are not dealing here with either pro-settlement cheerleading or ignorant greed. When musicians boycott countries there are no clear winners 2010-05-26T15:09:00Z We learned about the country’s rich literary tradition— peering at centuries-old manuscripts detailing the “sagas” — and also about the Viking greed for timber. An airline’s brilliant marketing campaign has made Iceland a must-see stopover 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z Are the vacant shells of cities like Scranton, Dayton, Buffalo, Youngstown and Cleveland the inevitable consequences of an economy based on greed? A Modern Jeremiah Sees National Decline Everywhere He Looks 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z But where Edward Bond's Lear was prompted by unhappiness with the "total resignation" of Shakespeare's tragedy, Dennis Kelly translates its action to the world of corporate greed. The Gods Weep 2010-03-18T22:45:00Z All of it is a bit silly and sad to me, but I guess it's part of capitalism, there are always people looking to profit off the naivety and greed of others. How HQ Trivia Became the Best Worst Thing on the Internet 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z He reprised the character, famous for the line "greed is good", in a 2010 sequel: Money Never Sleeps. In pictures: Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones 2013-08-28T16:39:53Z There’s a chance you’ll miss such moments as you look away or wince at the horror of our collective idiocy and environment-destroying greed. Review: ‘How to Let Go of the World’ Ups the Ante on Climate Change 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z He's now preaching that greed isn't good, and taking in young buck LaBeouf for dubious reasons, in a flawed but fun sequel. This week's new films 2010-10-08T23:06:00Z I think it really all boils down to greed, time and time again. Gather ’round the Jim James campfire: “I have this weird apocalyptic vision of once the power goes out” 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z It takes on the struggles with identity, race, gender, politics, corruption, greed, and, yes, disgusting surgical procedures, that have been a part of this country since its foundation. The Knick: scalpel-sharp second season cuts away at Mad Men's status 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z The Cave is a well-crafted title, framing dark themes such as jealousy, revenge, greed and cowardice with the kind of eclectic charm and wit for which Gilbert and Double Fine are famed. The Cave – review 2013-01-27T00:06:04Z Human greed and perseverance will always be this show's roiling guts, especially once we know these characters and all they're capable of, for better or for the absolute worst. "The Expanse" shows the dangers of treating extremism as a joke 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z Producers in a statement said the comedy "tackles the timely issues of corporate greed, small town values and whether or not your family will always welcome you back." Katie Holmes heads to Broadway post-divorce 2012-07-19T22:01:14Z Sand, that is, that’s been enriched with large supplements of hype and hubris, then put in the service of greed. Built on Sand: The Get-Rich-Quick Scams of 1920s Florida 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z “Inside Job,” a comprehensive investigation into the causes of the 2008 financial crisis, leaves you with the uncomfortable realization that greed, when allowed to run rampant, trumps every other human trait. Motivators of 2010: Technology and Greed 2010-12-17T19:43:28Z There was morality before the church, trade before the state, exchange before money, social contracts before Hobbes, welfare before the rights of man, culture before Babylon, self-interest before Adam Smith, and greed before capitalism. Atheism’s radical new heroes: Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris and an evolving new moral view 2014-03-02T17:00:00Z The greed of the leaders, disease, civil war. Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selasi – extract 2013-03-22T10:54:01Z “It also includes an ugly anti-Semitic trope of Jewish ‘greed’,” she said in a statement. Eurovision contestants walk the orange carpet in Tel Aviv 2019-05-12T04:00:00Z Yet it’s a tragedy devoid of the greed, courage, sacrifice, betrayal or violence whose glamour mitigates calamity in more grandiose narratives. A little rain must fall: the tragic secret of a musical movie masterpiece 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z This thriller is ambitious, contemplating the sinister and possessive grip of religious fanaticism; the dangers of capitalist greed; the reverberations of Oedipal desire; familial trauma and abuse, among other themes. ‘Luzifer’ Review: Finding the Devil in Everything 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z Obesity is only occasionally the product of plain greed; generally, it is the outward sign of inner issues. My in-laws won’t stop giving our daughter chocolate 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z The communist legacy combined with a too-quick transformation to capitalism means greed and selfishness are valued. Could this man control college basketball? 2013-03-17T21:00:00Z The game can turn your sweetest, dearest aunt into a demon—a nightmare of greed. In Praise of Monopoly 2010-05-14T12:56:00Z “At the heart of this lawsuit - and all the litigation related to ‘The Walking Dead’ - is the greed of CAA,” Snyder said. Darabont files new lawsuit against AMC Networks over 'The Walking Dead 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z It’s also a true-crime story, the highly detailed procedural chronicle of how, on April 20, 2010, 11 people were killed and a vast marine ecosystem was despoiled because of negligence and greed. Review: In ‘Deepwater Horizon,’ Oil, Fire and Greed 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z "It was about science, it was about human courage, it was about corporate greed. It to me just had all the elements of a really good story and it stuck with me," he said. 'Deepwater Horizon' makers say authenticity a priority for film 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Sometimes the proponents of access are merely dressing up greed in the garb of democracy; gift shops and hotels are less about the people than the proceeds. The Grand Canyon Needs to Be Saved By Every Generation 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z Academy award-winning director Alex Gibney typically dedicates years of effort and research to producing his powerful and often shocking documentaries about corporate greed and government corruption. "They knew better": Alex Gibney on Big Pharma & the opioid epidemic in "The Crime of the Century" 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z In both situations, greed elbows out ethics and duping the clientele brings the promise of riches. Review | ‘White Pearl’ is an amusing take on the beauty business. But watch out — things get ugly. 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z A decade ago, protesters enraged by corporate greed and the bailouts that followed the 2008 financial crisis coined a phrase — “We Are the 99 Percent!” — that quickly went viral. To Understand Inequality, Look to the 9.9 Percent 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z Because in most cases, greed and stupidity work to the benefit of those trying to catch cheaters, Sal says. Looking to catch a card cheater? Better call Sal, the international casino expert 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z Tracing two families and their part in the destruction of the world’s forests, Proulx’s latest novel is a tale of long-term, shortsighted greed. 100 Notable Books of 2016 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z But Michael Bay’s satirical ode to greed was a 97-pound weakling that shivered in the mammoth shadow of Iron Man Three. Marvel’s Pumping Iron Man Three Flexes Its Worldwide Muscles 2013-04-28T20:10:03Z However, Trump represents everything that is wrong with America: greed, racism, inequality and class war. Perspective | Ask Amy: Mother struggles with daughter’s insults 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z This place of greed, where she’s married to the money and whatever gets in a way is a problem. Jennifer Lopez Answers Your Questions on Persevering and More 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z He wants us to leave his book grappling with the question: How should human beings balance economic good with environmental harm, need with greed? We Are What We Manufacture 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z On the other is a world of misery, anxiety, war and greed. Review: ‘Where to Invade Next,’ Michael Moore’s Latest Documentary 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z The TV shows allow for very human complexities like greed and ambition to explain how noble governments lose their footing. How "Ahsoka" takes the sexist subtext of "Star Wars" and brings it to the fore through Hera Syndulla 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Both Wall Street greed and the Iran-Iraq war continued to rage, while president Ronald Reagan’s mishandling of the Iran-Contra affair dominated during the early part of the year. 1987’s “Document” feels especially applicable to America in 2017 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z The musicians resisted those moves, accusing administrators of mismanagement and greed. San Antonio Symphony to Dissolve Amid Labor Dispute 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z Before long we are caught up in all the most violent aspects of human life: war, murder, greed, jealousy, revenge. Review | The dauntless machismo of the Vikings 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z DRUGS, sex, greed, grotesque behavior: it could only be opera, right? Far From Valhalla: A Tabloid Star Is Joining The Sisterhood Of the Fallen 2011-02-13T01:06:18Z He thinks he's rational and meticulous, but he is actually driven by pettiness, greed, anger, class resentment and intellectual vanity. "Breaking Bad" 4x6, "Cornered" 2011-08-22T09:23:00Z It’s hard sometimes to remember how different that show was: a daytime soap opera refashioned for night, where family, envy, sex, greed and oil money roiled a Texas ranch called Southfork. Television Review: ‘Dallas’ Is Updated in New TNT Series 2012-06-12T22:27:52Z “You reach a very thin line between greed and between expanding your brand,” he said. Chris Kimball has left the kitchen: will Cook's Illustrated survive without him? 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z At its core, “Billions” is repulsed yet fascinated by greed and deceit, but that flows both ways; the show also disdains the eager overreach of law. Even the S&M scenes in Showtime’s Wall Street drama ‘Billions’ feel good 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z “I only know that it is mixed, that you cannot separate good from bad, that wisdom, courage and benevolence exist alongside knavery, greed and stupidity; heroism and fortitude alongside vainglory, cruelty and corruption.” Barbara W. Tuchman, Folly and the Stream of History 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z But “Glorious,” the first in a trilogy, has as much wooing as shooting, although violence and the threat of it propel the plot, which is mostly about greed. ‘Glorious:’ love and trouble in the Arizona Territory 2014-04-30T19:31:19Z “This is a travesty, and a disgusting display of corporate greed during a time of disaster,” the petition reads. Petition urges Ruth's Chris Steak House to return $20 million in coronavirus relief loans 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z Inspired by a Michael Lewis tome about the 2008 housing crash, the fourth-wall obliterating parable of American greed netted McKay a slew of Oscar nominations and a win for best adapted screenplay. Adam McKay went from Ron Burgundy to Dick Cheney, and it actually makes perfect sense 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z The lyrics present an assortment of fractured narrative strategies featuring largely unsavory characters engaging in deadly sins like lust, greed, pride and gluttony. black midi Bristles at a Bleak World With ‘Hellfire’ 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z “This man foresaw how corporate greed could possibly bring down a nation,” the documentary filmmaker Michael Maglaras said in a recent phone interview. Antiques: Motown Piano Restored - Postcard Books - Film on Lynd Ward 2012-03-22T20:50:46Z And she can really get going on the subject of corporate greed. Fran Drescher in “The Nanny” Is the Fashion Look This Fall 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z Ivan Boesky, a well-known Wall Street figure who went to jail for insider trading, made the original “greed is good” speech. Film: When Did Gekko Get So Toothless? 2010-09-24T14:38:00Z In the Florida iteration, Kaufman wrote and directed just one piece, “All I Want Is Everything,” about greed. Storefronts Turned Stages for ‘Seven Deadly Sins’ 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z Pacino's "Scarface" is set in 1980s Miami, and Tony Montana is an ambitious immigrant who runs a growing drug empire until he eventually collapses under greed and addiction. Pacino, 'Scarface' cast celebrate film's legacy 2011-08-24T10:28:13Z "I just felt like there was a lot of deception, disloyalty, greed and things I don't really want to submit myself to," Sennett said. Rilo Kiley announce their split 2011-07-14T10:32:58Z The orchestra’s musicians resisted these moves, accusing administrators of mismanagement and greed and going on strike in late September. The Pandemic Struck Orchestras With Underlying Conditions Hard 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z The aftermath of a financial collapse reveals greed, guilt, ghosts and unintended consequences. Washington Post hardcover bestsellers 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z Looming over adjacent council estates, these brash totems are a monument to Olympian greed. London's Olympics legacy faces early disqualification 2013-07-21T18:30:01Z The greed of the overlord class, mimicked by the grasping Mrs. Lovett, is what makes mincemeat of the proletariat. Review: The Many Thrilling Flavors of a Full-Scale ‘Sweeney Todd’ 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z Poverty and revenge may have given incentive to the young men, whom Abdi and the other excellent Somali actors portray as teens driven less by greed than desperate bravado. Captain Phillips: Tom Hanks and the Pirates of the Somali Coast 2013-10-10T17:49:20Z You don’t have to be a finance person to trace what happened; there isn’t that much complicated about greed. 'A failure of our system': inside a damning take on the Great Recession 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z Since the Commissioner's Plan of 1811, Manhattan's successful growth has been predicated on satisfying the greed of real estate developers. Hudson Yards Is Manhattan’s Biggest, Newest, Slickest Gated Community. Is This the Neighborhood New York Deserves? 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z The killers’ motives often expose deep-seated jealousy, greed or the need for revenge that plague residents of the show’s seemingly quiet villages. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Saturday Night Live’ and ‘Midsomer Murders’ 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z Their mother was appalled that they didn’t express any appreciation “before the greed kicked in,” and I agreed with her reaction. Ask Amy: Aunt feels invisible with no acknowledgment 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z In all of those places, and at every point in history, Mr. Anderson discovers the perpetual promise of new beginnings and a poisonous backwash of anomie, violence and greed. Review: ‘The Master,’ From Paul Thomas Anderson 2012-09-13T15:23:48Z Things, however, quickly grow murky once another more convoluted puzzle of corruption, greed and betrayal is added to the mix. What to watch on Netflix in January, from a "That '70s Show" spinoff to a nonlinear heist drama 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z A look into why the prosecutors inside the Department of Justice fail to bring cases against corporate greed. Washington Post bestsellers: July 23, 2017 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z "There's an easy metaphor of Las Vegas as a manifestation of greed," says Chavkin. The Team: a theatre company who specialise in bursting American bubbles 2013-06-04T18:30:02Z “This movie is an allegory for today’s regime,” wrote a user calling himself Andrew Usac, “in which officials are going crazy from greed, measuring themselves with yachts, cars and villas.” Russian Comedy Plays on YouTube, Not in Movie Theaters, to Avoid Censors 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z But despite the high hopes, Woodstock '99 was tarnished by poor venue facilities, riots, vandalism, assault, destruction and corporate greed, making it one of the most infamous festivals in music history. The 7 most heinous "Trainwreck: Woodstock '99" revelations from Netflix's docuseries 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Yet worldly evils remain, namely class divides, social injustice and greed. What’s on TV Sunday: ‘Snowpiercer’ and Taylor Swift 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z Scientific knowledge has undoubtedly contributed to the general shift in attitude toward cephalopods: Such brilliant, beautiful creatures seem to have nothing in common with the capitalist greed depicted in 19th-century satires of railroad monopolies. Put an octopus on it! 2012-07-05T00:00:00Z Kline’s earnest warnings about the effects of climate change are still blunt — the immediate greed of energy and tech and lifestyle companies will still doom our civilization, if not the world, to a watery end. Josh Kline: Living in the Ruined World 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z “Widows” and “Ocean’s 8” put a spurious sisterly spin on old-fashioned American greed. The Good, the Bad and ‘Black Panther’ 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z “My New Year’s Toast: to all the devils, lusts, passions, greeds, envys, loves, hates, strange desires, enemies ghostly and real, the army of memories, with which I do battle — may they never give me peace.” Patricia Highsmith Lived Extravagantly, and Took Copious Notes 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z “But, in the background, the gold rush was on; the greed to cash in was obscenely pandemic.” You had me at Merlot: I forgive you Rex Pickett 2018-07-08T04:00:00Z One called her move “Christmas greed,” while another wrote, “Exploiting families whose children want these toys for Christmas is awful.” Like water for Hatchimals? Author Sara Gruen gets snared by the hot holiday gift 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z Even at this time of the year, when you're surrounded by fun, frivolity, superstition, arguments, turkey and greed, there's good and bad taste. Paul Morley's Showing Off? 2010-12-26T00:05:10Z Now, he thinks, ”there won’t be a revolution, the system will simply collapse under the weight of its own greed, corruption and bigotry.” Sixto Rodriguez, Secret Rock Star Behind Searching for Sugar Man 2012-08-21T12:00:30Z He appreciated how Korman's character was named Count de Monet, both a reference to the greed of the elites and a callback to his character from "Blazing Saddles," who also had an easily mispronounced name. "History of the World, Part 1" turns 40, and it's still good to be Mel Brooks 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z Each one is, accordingly, a perfect two-sided coin, a story of heroic resolve that is also a troubling allegory of greed and hubris. 'A Most Violent Year,’ With Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z They explain how their film differs from the 1946 David Lean classic and why Pip's journey to the big city is still the most memorable example of good corrupted by greed.• Great Expectations: Jeremy Irvine and Mike Newell on filming Dickens - video 2012-11-29T12:14:55Z In a goes-around-comes-around universe, the karma we’re producing — through competitive greed, unthinking waste and targeted malice — is killing the world around us. In Maya Lin’s ‘Ghost Forest,’ the Trees Are Talking Back 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z But the new world without hate, greed and brutality — nuh-uh, he’s heard that one before. ?Battleship?: Dumbest military spectacle ever? 2012-05-17T00:00:00Z Jackson embodied the greed of frontier whites who wanted the Indians’ land. Rocking the Vote, In the 1820s and Now 2010-10-22T23:03:00Z The office was a minefield of pettiness, greed and neurotic silliness. There's more to the office than "The Office" 2011-09-05T17:01:00Z ‘A Touch of Sin’ Jia Zhangke’s angry, meticulous collection of violent vignettes paints a somber picture of modern China as a place of inequality, greed and indifference. A. O. Scott’s Top Movies of 2013 2013-12-11T15:00:05Z What makes “99 Homes” electrifying is how Shannon taps into what makes Rick tick; it’s more than just greed and hubris, it’s a mindset that justifies his behavior which escalates to criminal activity. “Trump is kind of scary. I get the feeling he might actually pull it off”: Michael Shannon on “99 Homes,” the economic collapse and the eroding American Dream 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z There are no hissable villains here, no operatic speeches condemning or celebrating greed. | 'Margin Call': ?Margin Call,? With Zachary Quinto - Review 2011-10-20T16:15:02Z Starting in the 1970s, according to Andersen, a “cultural U-turn” caused the nation to abandon the middle class, instead rewarding corporate interests and capitalist greed. 13 Books to Watch For in August 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z Apart from any theory, the events of the story leave a vivid impression of the opportunistic mythmaking, sectarian conflict and pragmatic greed at the heart of these religious systems. From City to Jungle, a New Novel Summons the Politics and History of Two Islands 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z “Government control and net neutrality and corporate greed and who controls what and the NSA — all of those things play into it,” Berg says. How ‘Silicon Valley’ and ‘The Circle’ help explain our love-hate-can’t-live-without relationship with technology 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z And sometimes the forces of idealism and greed do battle inside the newsroom, as in “Network” and “The Insider.” What I Learned About Democracy From the Movies 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z In the film's moment of truth, it offers scathing critique of western individualism, avarice and greed as corrosive and dangerous, like a disease. Netflix's Tokyo-set action flick "Kate" tries to critique imperialism while ultimately relying on it 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Unfortunately it tries to cram in just about every literary theme imaginable: racism, sexism, grief, greed, revenge, ambition, infidelity, pearl-clutching hypocrisy. | 'Shakespeare?s Slave': A Love-Struck Romeo Finds Inspiration at Last 2011-06-01T21:11:06Z She is hampered only by her pregnancy; the men she’s up against are hampered by their venality, stupidity and greed. Who is the best Oscar-winning lead actress of all time? 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z It's never been about love — it's always been about greed. “Killers of the Flower Moon’s” central love story illustrates the pitfalls of interracial dating 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z The Reagan era legitimised greed; Anna Nicole's grossness was a logical consequence of this shift in public morality. Anna Nicole: the opera 2011-01-02T00:04:04Z Saunders's characters are often outwardly perky, speaking the language of positive thinking and self-improvement; inside they are terrified, lonely, wracked by greed and guilt and passion. Tenth of December by George Saunders – review 2013-01-03T16:10:01Z For Moss there is only one hand, and it is the hand of menacing greed and self-interest. Tracking the Hyper-Gentrification of New York, One Lost Knish Place at a Time 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z It reminds you that the world’s problems persist not only because of greed or hatred or malevolence, but because they’re actually very complicated. In Jumana Manna’s Film, a Wild Plant Crosses the Political Line 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Too often wealthy titans who crush little businesses, mistreat their employees and nearly destroy the planet do so not out of obliviousness or misplaced good intentions but from greed and cruelty. Iron Man: The secret bad guy of the MCU? 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z Last month, the pope said the Curia was infected with careerism, scheming, greed and "spiritual Alzheimer's". Pope favors developing world in naming new cardinals 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z A ghost story, a murder mystery, a family melodrama, and a tale of greed both corporate and personal, it has been staged in ways that confuse place, time and intention. Review: In ‘Snow in Midsummer,’ It’s Not Just the Forecast That’s Amiss 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z Over the weekend, at a block party in Brooklyn, Mrs. Clinton called out “the greed and recklessness of Wall Street,” and declared, “I take a back seat to no one in taking them on.” Bankers in the Age of Bernie: Do They Need Camouflage? 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z Alice's acquisition of jewels and seven manorial properties is represented not as greed but as a necessary quest for security. 'The King's Mistress': re-imagining the life of the consort of a medieval king 2010-07-01T20:39:00Z The mantra of the first film was "greed is good," and that had to do with the money being made in the Reagan era. Wall Street insider looks into "Money Never Sleeps" 2010-09-24T12:59:00Z “Lust, hunger, thirst, greed, gratitude, they’re all the same size: eighteen triple E.” D. Keith Mano, Novelist Who Tackled Christianity, Sex and More, Dies at 74 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z Even Mr. Law’s Robinson is half-mad with greed and repeatedly risks all the men’s lives to keep the operation going when it faces seemingly insurmountable obstacles. ‘Black Sea’ Stars Jude Law as a Seething Adventurer 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z The fifth in this field was Hollywood veteran Martin Scorsese for his tale of American greed "The Wolf of Wall Street". 'Gravity' leads Britain's BAFTA film nominations 2014-01-09T00:12:55Z Mr. Whitehead’s Geronte is almost childlike in his greed and need, and maintains a certain courtly charm even when he is nattering on about the state of his bowels. Theater Review: ‘The Heir Apparent,’ by Way of David Ives 2014-04-10T02:00:01Z "These were crimes rooted in greed and nothing else," he said. U2 bassist Adam Clayton's former PA given seven-year jail term 2012-07-06T11:41:30Z In time, my art collection would probably need to be shared, if only to protect me from my greed, and from burning in the hell in which I don’t believe. Beyond “Storage Wars” of the 1 percent: A not-so-radical proposal for the art museum of the future 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z See More Videos » History for him turns on recurrent themes of power, greed, exploitation and principled, often Quixotic, resistance to those forces. | 'Amigo': The Cause Is Familiar, but the War Is Less So 2011-08-18T21:30:06Z Did posing South American verve as the antidote to cold American greed seem like reductive exoticism? 'True Detective' Season 2 Finale Recap: In Search of a Better World 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z In his earlier novels, when he satirized the blowhards of our own times, Buckley’s purpose was clear: to expose greed, hypocrisy and stupidity. Finding the Funny in 17th-Century History 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z The world is facing an apocalypse of greed, the intersection of income inequality and climate change. As billionaires prep for the apocalyptic "Event," what happens to everyone else? 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z Martin Scorsese’s latest venture has raised eyebrows in the U.S. for its unabashed focus on greed, lashings of sex and nudity, and copious use of the F-word. Now, conservative foreign markets are curtailing the film. Wolf of Wall Street Censored And Banned Overseas 2014-01-16T13:30:35Z But Dahl's absurdist depiction of human cruelty and greed is edgy, too. Fox pop: English Touring Opera gives Roald Dahl back to the kids 2011-02-17T22:26:00Z We look on it like money, with greed. Art Review: ‘A Subtlety, or the Marvelous Sugar Baby’ at the Domino Plant 2014-05-11T20:41:02Z “We knew if there wasn’t a roping in of corporate greed, of governmental disinterest, we’d have this kind of epic crisis.” Determined to Salvage the Fall, Cabaret Plots Its (Outdoor, Online) Return 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z Across the street, sleek installations in other vacant storefronts — a grave site, a dominatrix’s dungeon — were also sets for plays, one about greed, the other wrath. Storefronts Turned Stages for ‘Seven Deadly Sins’ 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z Ik-hyun knows business and understands that corruption and greed rule the world they live in. Nameless Gangster: The Korean Mob Film Scorsese Would Be Proud Of 2012-04-10T10:45:25Z Amazon has something special with "The Boys," a blistering satire that uses superheroes to skewer things like corporate greed, domestic extremism and, of course, Marvel movies. What "The Boys" Cinematic Universe has learned from the MCU 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z According to the New York Times, he’ll blame the violence on traffickers’ greed. A better border is possible 2012-05-26T22:00:00Z “Most people I see ending up with fakes are partly to blame themselves. Any good con man knows how to take advantage of someone’s greed.” That $1,000 Bourbon You Bought May Be a Phony 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z The battles that ensued over that site’s master plan seemed to reflect America at its worst: a volatile mix of government ineptitude, commercial greed and jingoism. Architecture Review: Downtown Skyscraper for the Digital Age 2011-02-10T00:03:54Z “The Bonfire of the Vanities,” as written by Wolfe, was a kaleidoscopic account of greed and cynicism in the “Me Decade,” filled with characters who were easy to hate and hard to look away from. A New Podcast Rekindles a Box-Office Bomb 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z Mr Creosote was co-created by Jones and Palin, and rewritten by Cleese and Graham Chapman, and his aggressive greed has become legendary – a meme before there was any social media to fit it into. Monty Python film director Terry Jones: full of fun and innocence – and a very naughty boy 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z We like cautionary tales about the dangers of greed and reassuring distinctions about the sources and uses of wealth. The Luxe Life in ‘Gatsby,’ ‘Bling Ring’ and Other Films 2013-05-16T12:00:01Z Nolan’s mask is his guise as a director of comic-book entertainments, when he’s really out to excoriate American greed and laziness and its citizens’ susceptibility to a demagogue’s threats and promises. TIME's Review of The Dark Knight Rises: To the Depths, To the Heights 2012-07-16T16:59:05Z What about the struggle, “hard-won and unself-conscious … through the obstacles of drugs and greed, past clubs of overly burnished bodies and buff teeth,” to do something separate, disheveled, and true? Kim Gordon, Kurt Cobain, and Punk Myth-Making 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z In Disney's hands, an often nuanced character within the original tale was turned into a vivid caricature of feminine power and greed. How Cinderella lost its original feminist edge in the hands of men 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z The book, which began as a kids’ book but turned into an adventure story of greed, aspiration and regret, has been shaped into three film installments. ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’: Enter the dragon 2013-12-12T00:35:31Z It became a kind of contest in greed between the studio, the book publisher and the fans themselves. 10 year time capsule: "Harry Potter" feeding frenzy leads to glutton punishment 2011-04-12T21:20:00Z He understood how the small-minded are so often undermined by their greed and crass desires. ArtsBeat: Old Nightmares Revisited in “Weird Fantasy” 2014-05-05T17:16:47Z That’s the idea, at any rate, in this slickly enjoyable, bankrupt take on a fail-safe formula, one that celebrates an ethos even more enduring than patriotism: old-fashioned American greed. ‘Triple Frontier’ Review: Men on a Mission? Possible! 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z He respects individuals, and cherishes individuality, but hates the political cult of individualism that licenses egotism, greed and disrespect for the weak. Modernity Britain: Opening the Box by David Kynaston – review 2013-06-15T07:01:01Z It makes addictive reading for anyone interested in shameless greed, hilariously rotten behaviour, inept skulduggery and just plain bad manners. Summer reading: 'coalition books' 2010-07-16T23:05:00Z Her message to victims is this: “It’s not something you could’ve prevented. It’s not about you being a weak person. It’s about somebody who doesn’t have control over their greed and their desire for power.” Rape is getting lots of attention — but that may make it more difficult for victims 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z It would be hard to imagine Americans one day wearing Timothy McVeigh masks to protest the government or corporate greed. 'Vendetta' mask becomes symbol of Occupy protests 2011-11-04T11:15:12Z The humans in this conflict all seem to be incapable of seeing each other plainly; each is shaped by greed, poverty, loss, military orders, in ways that blinker them to the human suffering around them. Review | ‘Red Birds’ is a blistering — and funny — critique of America’s military meddling 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z "American families working to put food on the table deserve to know whether the increased prices they are paying for eggs represent a legitimate response to reduced supply or out-of-control corporate greed," the lawmakers wrote. Warren and Porter demand answers from big egg over 'massive spike' in prices 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z They exist, in other words, as true archetypes in a primal story of revenge, greed, treachery and courage. ‘The Harder They Fall’ Review: A New Look for the Old West 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z But a young person’s sense that she is obliged to secure her financial future is not necessarily an indication of creeping greed and selfishness. David Brooks’s Search for Meaning 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z Sure, they went belly-up and crashed our economy with their frauds, rigged casino games, and raw greed. Crime continues to pay on Wall Street — and the feds make it so easy for big banks to get away with it 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z For while they admire his stand against corporate greed and are grateful for the risk he is taking to reward them, they are a little worried too. Dan Price: the CEO who took a pay cut to give his staff a $70k minimum wage 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z Eustace often abuses Courage and frequently ends up being the final landing pad of an episode’s catastrophe, punished for his selfishness, pettiness or greed. Comfort Viewing: 3 Reasons I Love ‘Courage the Cowardly Dog’ 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z But at the end of the year, “Rain Man” would arrive and redeem Cruise’s stints in the depths of egotism and greed. Uncouth, Cranky and Rude: Movies in 1988 Were a Far Cry From Today 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z How can a progressive-minded individual protect our battered earth in the face of widespread indifference and corporate greed? ‘The Ash Family’ Is a Debut Novel for Our Climate-Anxious Age 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z Is “Scarface” an aspirational story of immigrant ambition, or is it a cautionary tale about unfettered greed and the perils of getting high from your own supply? ArtsBeat Blog: Meet Tony Montana, Role Model 2011-09-01T20:29:35Z Melville seemed to be warning future generations of gullibility in the face of greed, of becoming victims of those who strive only for money, control and power. Ahab’s White Whale and Other Letters to the Editor 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z Critical reaction has been mixed, with some calling it a masterly depiction of American greed culture while others have found its full-on depiction of wild parties and excess stultifying. Europe's bankers, investors flock to "The Wolf of Wall Street" 2014-01-09T20:19:30Z “Less fear and greed,” one reads; “Peace and Love,” another. Inside Art: Christie’s to Auction Bacon Work 2012-06-21T20:52:27Z A western fable with an often dreamlike vibe, "Slow West" proves to be a surprisingly sly tale of passion, greed and survival. 'Slow West,' with Michael Fassbender, a surprisingly sly western 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z A literal meditation, it underscores how consumerist greed led to the tragedy then, and to the vast trouble we’re in now. A Queer Punk Vaudevillian’s Surreal Take on ‘Titanic’ 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Not all of the new fall shows focus as intently on class warfare, but a significant number find ways to work in a kick at Wall Street greed and Bernard L. Madoff. | 'Revenge': ?Revenge? on ABC Places Emily VanCamp in the Hamptons 2011-09-20T12:00:00Z "We depict things that I like to describe as emotional or spiritual illnesses that people have, whether it be lust, greed, or shame. Those are things that everyone carries around." "Doubt is healthy": "Ramy" will make you question everything about monogamy and spirituality 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z They’re fed up not just with fighting but with the Confederacy’s greed—its henchmen regular swoop down on their farms to commandeer their already meager stockpiles food and grain. Review: 'Free State of Jones' Is Earnest and Sometimes Exhilarating, But Packs Too Much In 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z In his fiction such experiences are heightened to harrowing, even nightmarish effect, his suburban malls littered with lifeless or mangled bodies, the casualties of unfettered greed. You Are What You Wear 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z Quinlan makes wild, acerbic quilts with themes of war, greed, terrorism and political hypocrisy. Male quilters piece new gender, aesthetic paradigms in 'Man-Made' show 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z Glum, ponderous songs about madness, mortality and greed, punctuated with tense instrumentals. After Half a Century, ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ Still Reverberates 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z And if we’ve learned anything from the rise of Silicon Valley, it’s that the unkempt look is, in fact, fully compatible with grotesque forms of corporate greed. Review | Hipster style at its most annoying 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z “Her greed would unburden me of my own vanity.” A Woman Sleeps a Year Away in Ottessa Moshfegh’s Darkly Comic New Novel 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z All those Wall Street movies have conditioned us to regard big business as being full of Gordon Gekkos, but this series adds another layer of greed and sleaze. | 'House of Lies': ?House of Lies,? With Don Cheadle, on Showtime - Review 2012-01-07T00:39:31Z It is in this moment that Batty lays bare a history of humanity in which greed, exploitation and violence have become not just a means to an end, but a means in itself. "Blade Runner" and the lesson Roy Batty’s Replicant rebellion has to teach us 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z In some ways this is the stuff Chicago crime stories are typically made of: the mob, corrupt politicians, greed. Five Great Podcasts From 2018 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z A long tradition links vampires to both capitalist greed and social conservatism. Are Vampires Cancelled? 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z This is, Peck explains in his forceful narration, a story of greed and power; land, labor, and enslavement; and most notably, white supremacy. HBO's doc "Exterminate All the Brutes" asks: "When was American great — and who was it great for?" 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z Its deeper levels look into greed, fear-mongering, the segregation of immigrants and how we treat others. Bryan Cranston: ‘I’m a mutt. I relate to that. It’s what I am’ 2018-03-24T04:00:00Z “We are coming into a new world, a kindlier world, where men will rise above their hate, their greed and brutality,” Chaplin’s character tells the world. ?Battleship?: Dumbest military spectacle ever? 2012-05-17T00:00:00Z I used to say that greed is good. Cannes film festival diary: greed is still good 2010-05-14T10:32:00Z She’s merciless about the capacity of people to deceive themselves while under the thrall of lust and greed. ‘The Age of Reinvention’ review: A novel of Islamophobia and deception 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z It certainly is in this tale that pits Gandhian righteousness against greed. Movie Review: ‘Satyagraha,’ a Bollywood Tale About Fighting Corruption 2013-09-01T19:00:33Z News channels play in the background in bars and on the radio in cars, and the topic of debate is invariably the financial crisis, political failure, greed and shattered dreams. Brad Pitt mob movie portrays broken American dream 2012-05-22T11:33:20Z His monologues are about how “greed is good” and how he rigs the system and gets away with it. Bankers in movies and TV have gotten less evil — but more realistic 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z The consequent greed, callousness and narcissism are much bemoaned. Please Give warns the well-off they can never be good 2010-06-21T10:44:00Z There are stories of financial fraud, corporate greed, the damaged health-care system and a looming hunger crisis. The Carpetbagger: Sundance's Broken America 2012-01-18T14:00:18Z Increasingly, however, American tinkering is the unlikely byproduct of a country driven by greed and conformity. “The Tinkerers”: How corporations kill creativity 2012-12-30T17:00:00Z She learns about the terrible secret her stepfather was keeping, and she learns about the ugly, unintended consequences of greed and sin. ‘Fargo’ Season 3, Episode 3: The Mike Yanagita Effect 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z After decrying mankind’s greed and obliviousness, her statement extols forests as collectives whose “collaborative wisdom is something we humans might learn from and perhaps be saved by.” Review | In the galleries: A heightened homage to trees and what they can teach us 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z Ronald Reagan soared into power, marrying the greed of the well-heeled with the racism of the general populace. Celebrating Norman Lear, progressive architect of the Archie-verse, as he turns 100 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Traditional objections to discussing finances with kids are misguided — Talking to your kids about family finances won’t steer them toward greed. How to Raise Children Who Are Financially Savvy and Grateful 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z “They demand polish and a system of greed valuation that would allow its practitioners to bring society a continuing sense of fraudulent comfort.” What exactly is Sean Penn’s role in the mysterious ‘Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff’? 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z This allowed me to challenge the previous wisdom that Arnold had been motivated by a combination of greed and resentment. Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: A Fresh Look at Benedict Arnold’s Treason 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z Despite its share of buoyant moments, the film takes on a somewhat operatic tone as it intriguingly explores such themes as greed, faith, jealousy, pride and, of course, climate change. 'Jal' like a cool sip of water in these drought-centric times 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z She lambasts the American imperium and its souped-up capitalism, multinational institutions like the World Bank, and corporate greed. The Prescient Anger of Arundhati Roy 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z But what if spiteful greed wasn’t his default? These aren't the spinoffs you are looking for: Star Wars movies that should never get the green light 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z By the time Yellow Bird was done, she had implicated the tribal government itself in the apparatus of greed and waste — both material and psychic — that are the hallmarks of any boom. An Oil Boom, a Missing Body and a Native Woman’s Quest to Find It 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z But “the only thing that I think would motivate anyone to do that is greed, and that’s not a good enough reason,” Crane said. Why ‘Friends’ Won’t Get Rebooted 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z Journeying with Death towards heaven, Mary reflects on her life in a discussion that ranges from the futility of ironing to the Holocaust and the greed underpinning global warming. Every One | Theatre review 2010-03-23T22:00:00Z What's hard for a lot of people to understand is that it doesn't seem like she was motivated by a monetary greed. Michael Showalter on American con artists: "We really are screwed if there's no such thing as truth" 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z The "I Love Lucy" of Shakespeare's canon, "Merry Wives" borrowed from French and Italian farce to depict two Windsor hausfraus handily outwitting male jealousy, greed and lust. Review: A wise Mistress Page and a well-rounded Falstaff shine in Seattle Shakes' 'Merry Wives' 2011-04-27T21:33:07Z Ray’s death has redeemed her, at least in that her diabolical nature is now driven as much by a thirst for justice as it is by pure greed. ‘Fargo’ Season 3, Episode 9: ‘You Think the World Is Something’ 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z Charlie is not some poor boy polluted by the City, but an example of the greed that pollutes it. This Bleeding City by Alex Preston | Book review 2010-03-27T00:08:00Z If we adopt a more compassionate life, we give our children a chance to grow into adulthood divorced from this American culture of greed and delusion. Sky-High Prices? Bad Reviews? No Matter: Mr. Chow Powers On 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z “Alas, the business, the greed — when we see natural wine emerge from its niche, we find unacceptable abuses,” he said. France Defines Natural Wine, but Is That Enough? 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z Photograph: PA Wire/Press Association Images 'Our world is full of hypocrisy, corruption and greed. The pranksters who gave George Osborne a GCSE maths book 2012-08-21T19:00:01Z It is a measure of the public’s desperate desire for heroes and the greed and duplicity in sports that the scam continued for as long as it did. Review: ‘The Program,’ a Docudrama on the Fall of Lance Armstrong 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z |
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