| 单词 | harmless |
| 例句 | I assumed that my father had convinced the big jowly deputy—and probably everyone else at the jail—that he was harmless and fairly normal. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z It seemed harmless, so Roz went right back to doing nothing. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The lenses leave behind a harmless film on the eye’s surface that is only one atom thick. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The tense evening with Billy and Jacob seemed harmless enough now; I decided to forget it completely. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “It is a useful lie. For you see that I, a poor, simple creature without reason, am harmless and hence safe from harm,” I explained. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Opposite Winston there sat a man with a chinless, toothy face exactly like that of some large, harmless rodent. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The night was full of activity—some harmless, some not. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But that was a long time ago and now it’s Mr. Sliney’s chamber pot, which is no harm because she’s paid for this and he’s harmless. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z At various places inside the monkey house, they set out patches of paper saturated with spores of a harmless bacterium known as Bacillus subtilis niger. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides, he was harmless—a little crazy—but really harmless. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “No,” said Maxim, “he’s perfectly harmless, and I’ve always let him have the run of the place.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I knew most of his stories were a bunch of baloney, but it was mostly harmless stuff, so I didn’t sweat it. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Especially one as pretty and harmless as a deer. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z This is how terrorists get started, this kind of harmless fun. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z A pathologist at the Institute had inspected the meat very carefully and had given it a tentative diagnosis of simian hemorrhagic fever—harmless to humans, lethal to monkeys. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Like I said before, what we did was just harmless fun.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Perhaps she had heard it, too, that soft, harmless ticking, nothing but a tongue clicking against someone's teeth. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z In contrast to chemicals, insect pathogens are harmless to all but their intended targets. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “I’m a captive, sir. I couldn’t get away even if I had a safe place to flee to. From now on, I’m harmless, you can take my word for that.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Smallpox, polio, Ebola, anthrax—they’re all in there, but it’s harmless to us now. We couldn’t get sick if we wanted to.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The dragons look harmless, and they purr happily as they eat the crumbs Kavita is sharing with them. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z The old legend that “a pound of DDT to the acre is harmless” means nothing if spraying is repeated. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z In the beginning, their activities were said to be harmless midnight pranks—for instance, riding horses through the countryside while draped in white sheets and pillowcase hoods. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The true test, however, would come at the end of the five minutes, when they were to drink from the goblet they deemed the most harmless. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Maxim had said he was quite harmless, and so had Frank. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Gleaming in the brilliant midday sun, they appeared no different from the harmless puffs of convection condensation that rose from the valley almost every afternoon. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z All order, I’ve come to understand, is theoretical, unreal— a harmless, sensible, smiling mask men slide between the two great, dark realities, the self and the world—two snake- pits. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact he seldom cursed, and the epithets he chose were dull, even harmless. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The giraffes accepted Billy as one of their own, as a harmless creature as preposterously specialized as themselves. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It makes the progenitor of all this group of insecticides, DDT, seem by comparison almost harmless. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z His glad-handing, varsity chumminess was totally alien and therefore suspect; then, too, he studied the classics, which are certainly harmless enough but which still provoke the raised eyebrow in some circles. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z His lanky arms fell to his sides, harmless. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z It was a harmless enough hobby, but eventually I had to give it up. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z On his nose sat a thick pair of glasses with plain lenses that made him look slightly dim-witted and completely harmless. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “But you are very young, child. You don’t understand how sometimes evil can seem innocent and harmless. ’Tis dangerous for you to see that woman. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Any number of perfectly harmless things could be hanging on a barn wall, but what they really looked like were human heads. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Agnew and Hamilton knew from their years practicing military surgery that the human body often encases a bullet in a cyst, or sac, making it harmless. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “The lenses leave behind a harmless film against the eye surface that is only one atom thick. This film acts as a conduit between the lenses and your body.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z This local form of tribalism that I observed as a boy was relatively harmless. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Kraft was a skinny, harmless kid from Pennsylvania who wanted only to be liked, and was destined to be disappointed in even so humble and degrading an ambition. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “But I'm not, you know. I’m a perfectly ordinary, harmless bloke. And I think you are behaving splendidly over all this, perfectly splendidly. I take off my hat to you, I really do.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The lizards were scavengers, but they were mild and harmless creatures, and by an ancient understanding with the mulefa, they were entitled to take any creature left dead after dark. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Hoping to lower the price they scatter insults over their sisters’ wares, like irritating handfuls of harmless gravel. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mia, you don’t have a disease. You don’t even have a problem, exactly. What you have, based on what your mother told me, is a condition that is harmless. It’s called synesthesia.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Prusten is the quietest of tiger calls, a puff through the nose to express friendliness and harmless intentions. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z "I gave her a mild dose of trional. A perfectly harmless preparation." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z She liked how they started each meal with a bowl of fresh yogurt, how they squeezed sour oranges on everything, even their yogurt, and how they made small, harmless jokes at each other’s expense. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z When she stepped out from under the bridge, crossing a wedge of dusty morning sunlight, the train was making a harmless clicking suburban sound as it receded. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z In the midst of all this killing and looting, all this ugliness, it was a harmless thing to sit here beneath a tree and kiss Tariq. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z This “harmless mob,” Lee realizes, is his own Army of Northern Virginia. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z My friend Josh and I were the only Black fencers on Duke’s team, and we both were on the receiving end of endless numbers of “harmless jokes” and offhand comments that permeated our team culture. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z She walked with a slight limp, leaning on a horned staff, and as she approached she called out, “Good morning, travelers! That’s my dog, Cavin; he’s harmless enough.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I disliked these commands, harmless as they were. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z They lived their lives surrounded by all that glitter and neon, happily assuming that small, cute women were harmless. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The little cluster of figures around the door moved back a step or two, as if out of respect, and they saw the man’s face: stolid, harmless, and mild. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The gardener had said it was a harmless garden snake. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Although he looked harmless, I knew he was a dreadful angel counting out my many sins. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Squirrels are harmless, but this particular one seems determined to open the window. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z One of the biggest game changers, however, was a new technology that seemed relatively harmless: radio. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z When Fiver said the iron tree was harmless they believed him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, she needn’t get out her bandboxes yet. I’m not a fashionable party and don’t mean to be, but I do like harmless larks now and then, don’t you?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Father said it ought to be all right to do my shopping anytime from the morning to the early afternoon, because there were mostly harmless shoppers on the streets then. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z It bounces right off, of course—harmless paper—but it's enough to make the policeman stop in his tracks. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I slipped my hands into my pockets and casually walked home, another harmless pedestrian out for a stroll. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “He’s mostly harmless. But you have to remember your history.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I pull out a fairly harmless one, though juicy enough to get him to reveal something good. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z ‘Would he not take the Ring and keep it there, for ever harmless?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It is quite harmless but doesn't look it. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Some of the imprisoned fay looked like harmless children, and these horrified her the most, for she wondered if any of them had ever been sheltered in that nursery. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The last thing he needed was another harmless mortal who turned out to be a monster. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z When there is no full moon, the werewolf is as harmless as any other human. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The statement was harmless, but the memory of it made my cheeks burn. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She didn’t want gifts from men, no matter how harmless the men seemed. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z She imagined that the destruction was only a reflection in the fountain, a harmless video image, but the nightmare continued in full vivid scope. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z In fact, he often caught himself silently begging her to revert to her old form of harmless torture. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “But I saw it in time—just as a dark blur, but clearly enough to see that it was small and harmless. And I see what you’re saying.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z If a girl with a gold pin and no tesserae had not made what I'm sure she thought was a harmless comment. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The pool area and the backyard of that house were always deserted, so Adria and I thought our new game was harmless. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z With her soft white curls and graceful good manners, Stanton appeared harmless, but when she was at the podium she challenged her audiences with revolutionary ideas about divorce, religion, and women’s role in society. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z And slowly, like the realization that you’ve just cut yourself on that seemingly harmless piece of paper, it did make sense what Vanessa had been saying. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z The tongue lay in its mouth as harmless as a sandwich. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I mean to make my news sound scary, but a ghost now seems harmless compared to what we just heard. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z This token infestation is harmless and is actually needed in order to maintain a population of beetles as protection against a future increase in the weed. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Crazy people who are judged to be harmless are allowed an enormous amount of freedom ordinary people are denied. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They installed me at the marquetry table with some harmless dummy documents to work on—finding the best connections between French rail and bus timetables and making a list of them in German. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Suddenly to his own surprise Adam launched a wild, overhand, harmless swing which had neither force nor direction. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Thin strata cloud, white and harmless, floated in the southeast. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z It was harmless, and near enough to the truth to take the fangs out of curiosity. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The kind of harmless toy a kid would play with and a demon wouldn’t look twice at. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Teamsters with their teams and dangling traces, retreating infantry without guns, many without hats, a harmless mob, with massive columns of the enemy moving orderly on.” Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The harmless bacteria had somehow “transformed” into the virulent form. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Better not to provoke it now by mentioning a harmless Quaker. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “This is a woman spirit, and the women mmuo are harmless. They do not even go near the big ones at the festival.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z But then, Guitar was cleaning his fingernails with a harmless match stick. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z We’ve got something called the boneyard, and any troublemaker who goes through it comes out as harmless as a little lamb. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked quite harmless and friendly but, once he grabbed on, he almost never let go. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Too many of them are to be found defending herbicides as “harmless” to wildlife because they are thought to be less toxic than insecticides. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Mrs. Allen said, “Well, I think the real issue is Mrs. Granger’s reaction to a harmless little experiment with language—it’s an overreaction, don’t you think so, Tom?” Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A handsome one, certainly, but in reality, harmless. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The same drug that had been considered fearsome twenty years earlier, when associated with African Americans and Latinos, was refashioned as a relatively harmless drug when associated with whites. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Definitely cuter when you’re smart. Yes, the pellet’s an enzyme-based casing filled with chloro powder. It’s harmless unless it comes into contact with any amount of ammonia. Which it just did.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Ted didn’t really worry me; he seemed harmless enough with his promises of salvation and spiritual gifts and everlasting life and whatnot. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z But knowing their bias, how much credence can we give to their protests that insecticides are harmless? Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z She doesn't ask to see it; she laughs like it's a harmless joke—like I'm supposed to be in on the joke. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z In consequence, a couple of dozen harmless people had to make lengthy, pointless detours by road before they could resume their long hike. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z There was no blood on it and it looked harmless enough laying there all clean and bright. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched them whirl past my window— don’t take this seriously, the playful way they fell seemed to imply, this little show, this harmless trick. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Fire could look so harmless and be so deadly. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “There’s no such thing as a harmless spider. I’ll need years of therapy to get the image of that tub spider out of my head.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z It might have been the distance, or the army of trees and undergrowth muffling it, but it seemed harmless. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Now, under Nugent, its activities were devoted to frustrating the work of the religious authorities, and to remaining obscure and apparently harmless. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “We’ve got something called the boneyard, and any troublemaker who goes through it comes out as harmless as a little lamb.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He seemed harmless, but I couldn’t shake the feeling that his accommodating manner, his eagerness to help us, was masking something unpleasant, something more sinister in him. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “The girl is harmless and useful,” he said. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Spy novels, as I and the military know but my brother does not, are crawling with spies who pretend to be harmless butterfly fanciers. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It’s a harmless phrase, but I see Haymitch’s eyes narrow in understanding. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Why did most of them pick the 23rd to expire in concert, in the presence of all those supposedly harmless humans? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z But the answer—that they were harmless—was immediately apparent. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z And she merely smiled and fought them off as though they were harmless butterflies. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The truth, which I can’t avoid acknowledging when I’m in those vast, desertlike stretches between afternoon breaks, is that I’m just amusing myself, and in what seems like a pretty harmless way. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I was sixteen years old, a harmless boy, bookish and religious, and now I had blood on my hands. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z But it turned out that goiters are fairly common in bonobos, and harmless. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “No, it’s perfectly harmless,” Sticky said, walking toward the middle of the bed. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z It could deceive humans, even demigods, into seeing monsters as harmless animals, or gods as regular people. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Taisin had learned about healing tonics at the Academy, but her knowledge of them was limited to the relatively harmless brew she had made for Shae the night before. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “I know they’re harmless, but I have no choice! We have orders to round up all local Communists and Communist sympathizers. But it won’t be our problem much longer.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z She crouched beside the parapet and trailed her hot hand in the limpid water, letting the tinkle and splash of the fountain make her mind a harmless blank. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I was trussed like a festival-day goat, but they tied Helene’s hands in front of her with twine and propped her on the back of a pony, assuming she was harmless. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z These harmless inanities, far preferable to silence, allowed Robbie to retreat behind a mask of amused attention. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry. He’s old, disgustingly old, but he seems harmless enough. Of course, one never knows.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “You are a harmless creature, to be sure. Innocent as a lamb.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The destinations were harmless, really, like the farming cooperative upstate, where her college roommate made soft cheeses for the city street markets. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well”—he rubbed his hands together—“let’s see. There are a few options here. Possession is one. Maybe not by a demon, but by something a little more harmless, like a goblin or imp.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Mami said he was a harmless drunk, “like a kid,” and always made sure he ate something when he was at our house. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z All of these would have rendered him harmless, except that he also had staring blue eyes, eyes that could read everything that was going on underneath my forehead. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But as boys went, Mayor struck me as the harmless sort. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “He’s harmless, mei baas,” Granny went on in the most grovelling of voices. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Since I spoke German, I probably seemed pretty harmless to them. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Like a small, striped snake, like a salamander, or a squirrel maybe, or a raccoon, something quick, little, harmless, and desperate, she slid, crept, wiggled underneath the sides of the summer house. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z It is a highly specific organism, attacking no other type of insects, harmless to earthworms, warm-blooded animals, and plants. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z In my reading I’d come across a lot of information on malaria and none of it led me to believe the disease was as harmless as Nigel seemed to think. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z The state, after the Rivonia Trial, was feeling confident and thought giving us study privileges would be harmless. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Seemed harmless enough, wasn’t even after the reward—we had an undercover approach him with a phony check, he wouldn’t touch it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z At first he looked harmless, but as he got closer, Percy wasn’t so sure. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Upon inspection, they appear to be harmless, if genetically enhanced, flowers. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “It’s all harmless fun,” he said, putting his helmet on and attaching the strap. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Time became his ally, as inside the prison memories slowly faded of Blake's treachery outside the walls, and Wormwood Scrubs came to view George Blake as a helpful and harmless middle-aged man. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Some of these are normal by-products of metabolism, which the liver swiftly and efficiently makes harmless by withdrawing their nitrogen. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Often the pronouns I, me, and you are not just harmless but downright helpful. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The harmless shimmy, caused by a minor fuel mixture imbalance, rattled the payload. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I instinctively back up a few steps, raise my bow over my head to show my intention was harmless. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Was this harmless looking little ball of fluff really a vampire? Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z At first, whatever lawlessness took place was relatively harmless. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z And the supposedly harmless gas I took a few lungfuls of gives me a wicked headache for the rest of the day. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He worked all day at a vast black Linotype, refreshing himself at intervals from a gallon jug containing harmless cherry wine. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He kills thousands of harmless insects as well, including some that actually do good, such as bees that pollinate the flowers and give us honey. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z “More, much more. I understand, Ben. Really I do. Power is okay, and stupidity is usually harmless. Power and stupidity together are dangerous.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “But what you said about our kiss...About how it was just harmless fun...” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Heavy water occurs naturally in very small quantities, and it’s perfectly harmless. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s gone. It was harmless. Good-sized, but harmless. There’s cottonmouths around though, so I’d keep my hands in the boat if I was you.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z DDT is now so universally used that in most minds the product takes on the harmless aspect of the familiar. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Even the most harmless things seemed to be casting suspicious shadows. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “Since the first test was about something scary being harmless, it only makes sense that this test would be the opposite.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “No, no, don’t be a brute. I’ve had an exhausting day too. Don’t run away and leave me. I’m quite harmless, really I am. I suppose Max has been telling tales about me to you?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The things he throws hit, but are harmless. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z With a calmness of manner which somewhat but not quite concealed her astonishment of a moment ago, she finally spoke. she explained, was of a different, strange, but harmless nature. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, I wonder if the Gamemakers are blocking out our conversation, because even though the information seems harmless, they don't want people in different districts to know about one another. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z A crot—the deadliest insult anyone could utter—was a simple, harmless eejit, like the thousands who had cut grass, washed floors, and tended poppies as far back as Matt could remember. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He wasn’t exactly threatening—he was armed only with his clipboard—but he didn’t seem quite harmless either. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z But now that he had had a good sleep, he could see that Strawberry was really a harmless, decent sort of fellow. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She willed the nightmare to become a harmless reflection. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Mr. Smeath says, “It’s harmless,” and shoots me a sideways grin. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Instead, they were harmless bulletins from the Swiss Army, written on a simple, commercial version of Enigma. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Her speech is nothing. She is a harmless creature,” said the white-haired gentleman in a reassuring tone. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “He’s harmless. I take care of him sometimes. He lives in the woods.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “People tend to kill them because they don’t understand they’re relatively harmless. And they don’t reproduce very quickly. That one down there is probably two hundred years old, about as big as they get.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And I decide that discussing this stuff with Uncle Phil is probably harmless. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I’m only a juggler, just a harmless fire-eater. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “They’re sweet and harmless, I assure you, and they don’t lay anywhere but inside their coop.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The small, harmless calves and the young colts would be safe from his silent stalk. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She gave me a harmless whack on the bum, but for some reason I overbalanced and fell forward. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “Ah, just some young fellas having a bit of harmless fun.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Thinking how harmless it looks until it’s wrapped around your wrist and you’re being dragged under. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z This virus is deadly to monkeys, although it is harmless to people. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Hyperbole is usually harmless, but in some cases it has been known to precipitate unnecessary wars as well as a painful gaseous condition called stock market bubbles. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z He can’t hurt those big boxes: they are invoiced as “clay,” and to pull them about is as harmless a thing as he can do. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The “harmless” insecticides malathion and methoxychlor are less poisonous than their relatives only because a liver enzyme deals with them, altering their molecules in such a way that their capacity for harm is lessened. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z But these are not harmless collection drones, or rescue ones in search of a missing child. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z By itself, this was a harmless enough statement. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The sun made even the dense holly and hawthorn bushes on the edge of the clearing look harmless. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “I am not a monster. I am a robot. And I am harmless.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Whatever this queer little woman might be, she was certainly harmless, and unexpectedly appealing. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z After observing for a while and determining that they were harmless, I decided to go down to the river for a swim as well. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The faun seemed harmless, but Percy still found him unsettling. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Wielding their harmless foils, Hamlet and Laertes thrust and feinted with a mortal seriousness. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The others at Camp Jupiter saw him as a traveling oddball, about as harmless as the fauns. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “However a woman who carries a knife is ready for trouble. Generally speaking, it’s easier to appear harmless. It’s less trouble all around.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He’d pop by the gallery and smile and flirt, and it was harmless—there were plenty of men who came by the gallery and smiled and flirted. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Other than that, the FBI eventually considered Regina Fischer harmless to the security of the United States. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z All Ruth had done was to take one of these harmless daydreams a step further; she hadn’t even mentioned Miss Geraldine by name. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I nod and glance at the harmless pigeons strutting along the sidewalk. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z “May I suggest a simple, harmless fairy tale, then?” the lead actor said, with only a touch of condescension. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Well, he would have to deceive her in turn: he’d have to make her think he was harmless. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z This impression was dispelled early on when a probationer in Briony’s year, a large, kindly, slow-moving girl with a cow’s harmless gaze, met the lacerating force of the ward sister’s fury. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Mom always assured us they were just harmless drunks. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Gulliver’s noises were harmless and simple—squeaks when he was hungry, chirps when he was happy. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The beast was harmless and horrible; and the news must reach the others as soon as possible. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z They look harmless and dry on top, but under that top layer they’re wet and slimy. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z For a long time it seemed harmless enough. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Completely harmless when you touch it. But bring it into contact with metal and it’s quite another story.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z An awkwardness had sprung up after those few months, where before there would have been playful laughter and in-depth conversation and harmless bickering between us. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z He seemed harmless enough now that he didn’t have that knife. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z To have them flinch when he moves, even if it’s a harmless enough move, to reach for an ashtray perhaps. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “Valdez, how many harmless monsters have we met? We should just aim the ballistae and see what happens!” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He formed the team that pulled down the fence — now just a harmless chain-link barrier, with the electricity off—and led the people into the woods. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The Tunguska Event seems to have been caused by a chunk of Comet Encke, a piece substantially larger than the tiny fragments that cause those glittering, harmless meteor showers. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The man’s nervousness was soothed a little by her humble tone, and the spies had the good sense to look modest and harmless. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Thimble, I didn’t see you standing there. It was a harmless joke. Surely you’re not so uptight as to not understand that.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “But Horatio is as harmless as a lamb, and a most honorable man,” I wailed, full of regret. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I mean, I guess I figured Martin was harmless. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “Only Ben,” said Maxim; “he’s quite harmless, poor devil. His old father used to be one of the keepers, they live near the home farm. Where did you get that piece of twine?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z In repose he looks harmless—cuddly even, with most of his bulk concentrated in the lower third of his body. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Some people, like the old man, seemed harmless. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “You got taller,” he says with a harmless smile. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I consider what defoliant will work on both the harmless ground cover and the elephant leaves. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I would tell myself that was amends enough for a harmless prank. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z But after what I had seen last night— “I thought you said they were harmless?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Instead, we shouted, “Please, we are harmless and just passing by,” in every possible one of the eighteen local languages that each of us knew. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Even so, this cautionary tale about a young woman's friendship with an apparently harmless elderly gentleman in a red coat and cotton-wool beard seems designed to test one's belief in Father Christmas to the limit. Sugar Daddies – review 2013-03-12T18:58:22Z My wife thinks that it’s mostly harmless for me to attend church and that revealing my atheism is not worth the trouble it’d cause. I’m a Proud Atheist. Why Shouldn’t I Tell My Religious In-Laws? 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z It just means that focusing on “naturalness” is a lousy way to reduce risk, because plenty of artificial ingredients are harmless, and plenty of natural ones aren’t. Perspective | Labeling processed foods as ‘clean’ makes us feel safe. And that’s a problem. 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z "It's got a confidence in itself, and a joy," says Kellett, "and a harmless revelling in the downright silly" – which even its detractors would grant. Mrs Brown's Boys: how the 'worst comedy ever made' became a smash hit 2013-01-29T16:57:30Z Shiny new rifles are waved in the air like harmless toys. | 'Blood and Gifts': ?Blood and Gifts? at Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater - Review 2011-11-22T03:02:13Z I don’t intend the story as an exoneration; I don’t see this character as innocent or completely harmless. Mary Gaitskill on the Power of Fiction for Examining #MeToo 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z I’m glad you wrote back and allowed me to explain: Those “silent judgments” are not harmless, they’re deeply polarizing, and dehumanizing. Carolyn Hax: When elevator users push someone’s buttons the wrong way 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z She hesitates, sees I’m earnest and harmless, and stands back. My Hero, Emily Dickinson, Outlaw of Amherst 2010-05-13T14:38:00Z Which sounds harmless enough … until two and a half minutes into the first episode. Netflix, no! What's that penis doing on kids' TV? 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Girls of all ages engage in this harmless fantasy — some for the sheer fun of it, some to seize some sense of power in the face of situations over which they feel powerless. "PEN15" returns for another swim into the messiness of seventh grade 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z I want them to understand that what we’ve long been told to write off as harmless and creepy is actually a crime. Parachuting In, Then Speaking Out 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z In that incident, relatively harmless bird flu virus was accidentally contaminated with a much deadlier strain. Head of troubled CDC anthrax lab has resigned 2014-07-23T04:00:00Z Among other things, I realized that a lot of the rhymes I hadn’t liked onstage seemed harmless when I no longer needed to get information from them. Listening to the Best (and Worst) of Broadway 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z It’s worth noting that I grew up unnaturally terrified of bees, and throughout my childhood even the most harmless flyby from a honeybee would send me in to a wind-milling disco move. An adrenaline-starved adventure traveler looks back at five close calls 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z Because real women are physically and socially vulnerable to men, granting sexual power to them on film feels harmless and a little cute. The Trouble With Hollywood’s Gender Flips 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z I'm sure she thought this was a harmless thing she was doing, but in 60 days she had accidentally killed herself. Karen Carpenter's tragic story 2010-10-23T23:03:00Z It’s a harmless enough choice — Liv dispenses with her environmental concerns with “a little shudder of guilt” — that opens the way for everything that follows. Privileged lives are thrown into chaos in Maile Meloy's page-turning novel 'Do Not Become Alarmed' 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z All we know, from bizarre scenes like the one describing the Professor standing before a full refrigerator like a conductor before an orchestra, is that he cannot be as harmless as he seems. Books of The Times: Russell Banks?s Novel ?Lost Memory of Skin? - Review 2011-09-25T22:26:09Z Is it just a bit of harmless pop mischief? New band of the day ? No 794: Myles Cooper 2010-05-25T16:23:00Z Kristin Prim, the 17-year-old founder of Prim Magazine, whose agents and parents did not want her to reveal her high school, thinks the trend is harmless. Narciso Rodriguez Goes to Prom 2011-06-01T18:21:48Z I’m so fed up of reading reports saying there are millions of germs, when they’re talking about harmless bacteria.” Children’s ball pits – soft play haven or ‘hive of germs’? 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z And now we all know, but I think at the time we just kind of thought he was, I don't wanna say a lark, but like a harmless, blustery character. Kathy Griffin is used to the death threats now. And she’s not backing down 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z Which seems harmless enough, provided they’re using their cleaning products safely, but the most important things that will help them avoid catching the virus? Deep cleans and disinfecting mists might not keep us from getting the virus, but they sure make us feel better 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z Any medicinal intervention – from a drug that costs millions to develop to a harmless sugar pill – can relieve symptoms simply because the patient is receiving attention from a doctor, or some form of treatment. Why acupuncture is giving sceptics the needle 2013-07-26T09:31:00Z Two obvious models for "Bullets" — "Guys and Dolls" and "Kiss Me, Kate" — take place in musical-theater universes where gangsters are naughty but harmless puppies. 'Bullets Over Broadway' makes up for its lack of new music with strong choreography and acting 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z The scene begins with the King punishing, then forgiving, some harmless knitting women for using needles at a court that prohibits them. Meet Aurora of ‘The Sleeping Beauty’: Her Native Language Is Classical Ballet 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z These are silly hypotheticals, but as long as politicians see the need to make new laws delineating between harmless fun and dangerous obscenity, we might as well talk about where the line is and why. Perspective | The right-wing drag panic is not about men wearing women’s clothing 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z This reaction is harmless — think of it as the marine equivalent to the browning of apple flesh after you cut it. Shrimp and Chemicals: What You Need to Know 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z Is she exploiting, teasing and ridiculing these poor, seemingly harmless fellows out of some misguided feminist rage? Art Review: A Burgeoning Film Career Built on Random Encounters 2011-02-24T22:35:21Z Consider this exchange between a reporter seeking harmless color about Lynch’s working relationship with his “Twin Peaks” co-creator Mark Frost. My log has something to tell you: David Lynch’s waxes surreal for Showtime’s 2017 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z Similarly, and shortly after this occurred, a harmless image showing the wrong date for the Back to the Future “Day of the Future” was also deleted. I left Facebook 2012-07-10T15:22:00Z Relics of “harmless gambling” hang on a wall up front: mah-jongg tiles passed down by Ms. Lo’s grandmother. The Chinese Club Cuts a Culinary Path Through India 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z When Blum recounts her story about the co-worker who gave her the unwanted lingerie, she emphasizes that he was harmless. Sharing stories from decades ago, older women find their place in #MeToo 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z Some of this clutter was harmless ephemera, but other bits were jagged and rusted. ‘It hits you over the head’: can I survive my midlife crisis? 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z Still, it was all completely harmless stuff and Mike, Laura and Fry all got the happy endings we always knew they would. TV review: The Girl; Doors Open 2012-12-26T23:00:01Z He flirted with every woman he saw, and his flirtations never seemed harmless. My mother let him rape me — then stayed married to my dad 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z They seemed harmless enough to me but are an easy target for Londoners who disdain their twee rusticity. | Britain's First Two-Star Pub 2011-10-19T16:28:59Z It all sounds harmless, until you learn that as well as revealing customers’ ethnic origins, many DNA tests will also identify relatives in the companies’ databases. 'Your father's not your father': when DNA tests reveal more than you bargained for 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z The works and performances were just as pleasant as this vision of history, with harmless agreement between Mr. Mazumdar’s consummate sitar playing and Mr. Hope’s violin. Music Review: ?East Meets West,? With Daniel Hope at 92nd Street Y - Review 2011-10-31T21:34:05Z Why should anyone want to murder a harmless minor poet who writes of buttercups and daisies and the delights of rural life? Classic Crime Novels That Still Thrill Today 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z All that time cooped up made her realize just how harmless a date like that would be. On Love: Julia Baron and Edward Garnett Part of that included late night host Jimmy Fallon humanizing Trump by joking around with him as if he were a harmless Labrador, even in light of his comments about immigrants and minorities. NBC just can’t quit Trump: Anti-immigrant ad flouted the network’s “respect and dignity”... 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Some of this is harmless, but a lot of it is telling people how the trick is done. JK Rowling should remember that less means more in the Potterverse 2011-08-20T23:05:38Z Signposts like "First," "Second," "So," and "Overall" are used — and used extremely frequently — to help audiences, and most of them are harmless. Clichés may grate like nails on a chalkboard, but one person’s cliché is another’s sliced bread 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z But I’ve heard from a lot of men who say reading these articles has made them rethink sexist behaviour that they had previously considered to be harmless. 10 common comments on feminist blogposts – and my responses 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z Linda McCartney left this world more than 20 years ago, and yet for many she’s—at best—a harmless rock ‘n’ roll footnote. La la la la lovely Linda: Remembering love and laughter with Linda McCartney’s "Wide Prairie" 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z Not because the ruckus of their live show is harmless merriment, even when they’re asserting otherwise. Music Review: Persistent Sunny Spells With an Occasional Cloud 2010-10-15T21:47:00Z They’re a frisky if harmless sort of monkey-wrench gang, taking their last rolls with life’s fuzzy dice. After a Cataclysm, the Nature Lovers in ‘Harrow’ Struggle to Stay Sane 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z If you decided while lucid and rested that Cereal Night is a harmless shortcut, then Cereal Night will lose its power to haunt you. Carolyn Hax: A multitasking mom has nagging questions about how she’s doing 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z The first step involves removing a small number of cells — typically muscle or stem cells — from an animal during a harmless and painless procedure. Lab-grown meat techniques aren’t new — cell cultures are common tools in science 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z They're a place for meeting, for talking, and you know, maybe a little harmless eavesdropping. From dinner parties to "thanks for helping me move" pizza, I grieve for communal food experiences 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z This was 1919 – and that whole glittering world of grand waltzes, imperial balls and harmless luxury had just been swept from history in the most violent way imaginable. LPO Music in the Courtyard - programme notes 2012-08-29T21:53:45Z Without the gut bacteria that break it down, the raw goods are harmless. It's a gut reaction: how other people's bacteria can cure us – extract 2013-03-31T00:05:02Z This may lead to confusing messages that present drinking as harmless fun. Zero alcohol doesn’t mean zero risk — how marketing and blurred lines can be drinking triggers 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z He also called attention to the homophobic stereotypes that afflicted such seemingly harmless exploitation pictures as "Vanishing Point." Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival turns 16 2011-10-05T22:47:06Z “This essentially harmless statement is severely castigated by the editor in chief, because it might be read as a criticism of air pollution from lignite stoves,” Mr. Leo writes. Books of The Times: ‘Red Love,’ a Memoir of East Germany 2014-04-13T21:01:38Z A number of the proposals, to be sure, are no more than flights of fancy, harmless though often appealing. Art Review | 'Contemplating the Void': Take This Museum and Shape It 2010-02-19T05:56:00Z The brown color meat assumes after a few hours is as harmless as a sliced apple turning brown, says the American Meat Institute. 5 dangerous substances the food industry is pumping into your meat 2014-05-01T12:00:00Z Despite Travolta’s huffing and puffing, the film never illuminates Moose’s character sufficiently to show how harmful or harmless he actually is. Fred Durst's "The Fanatic": Even Travolta's overacting can't make this limp thriller any fun 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z So what may have seemed like a relatively harmless joke when it was filmed months ago now has far darker undertones. 'Gay' joke in 'The Dilemma' movie trailer: Humorous or harmful? 2010-10-13T23:23:00Z We obsessed over the story, I suppose, because it was a train wreck—and a relatively harmless one, compared with the ongoing catastrophe two hundred miles south, in Washington, D.C. The Rise and Fall of WeWork 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z “It may have seemed harmless a year ago, but now that it has gotten frighteningly bigger it is no longer wise to ignore it.” John Oliver Takes On Donald Trump On 'Last Week Tonight' 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z At a pre-fight media event inside the World Trade Center, the two men engaged in some conspicuously harmless pushing and shoving. Knockouts in the Concussion Age 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z He was a great lover of jokes and harmless pranks. A Warlord’s Memoir Is Surprisingly Modern and Charming, When It’s Not Gruesome 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z It’s pure id, but it’s harmless—a child strapped into a car seat having a tantrum. “Better Call Saul”: Season 1 ends with Jimmy’s better nature slipping away 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z Egypt does have a lively film industry, but most of what has been produced and consumed under Mubarak's reign has a harmless commercial flavor — mostly broad comedies and melodramas with little political content. Egypt: First the government, next the arts? 2011-02-14T02:35:00Z After much thought and study, he had concluded that the drug was relatively harmless and that law-enforcement officials should spend their time concentrating on hard drugs. Art Linkletter, TV Host, Dies at 97 2010-05-26T21:10:00Z I think they are harmless, but rather unpleasant looking. Making (Bad) Vinegar at Home: A Critic’s Confession 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z We know that he’s not the harmless bookworm he appeared to be in the early going, when he seemed to drift passively through the nightmare of murder and incarceration. ‘The Night Of’ Season 1, Episode 6: The Cat or the Yarn? 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z The hero of the book, the harmless and lovable Pierre Bezukhov, owns forty thousand serfs. What Do We Love About “War and Peace”? 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z But little gestures — a heaving take on Joni Mitchell’s “River,” the harmless beatbox backdrop on “Let It Snow” or the silky R&B harmonies on “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” — land like sprinkling snow. Holiday Hits, Christmas Comebacks and Some Jingle Bell Schlock 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z Piper seems to think that Secret Life of a Call Girl is harmless. TV Hall of Shame: #2 Secret Diary of a Call Girl 2011-02-09T13:04:29Z But it’s a prominent example of how social media can generate scale, transforming an activity that would be mostly harmless in isolation into something with planetary impact. People Are Stacking Too Many Stones 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z The band's third album – a rock opera, no less – is harmless and likable enough, with plenty of blistering guitar solos and muscular riffs bolstering an overall atmosphere of neutered rebellion. Black Veil Brides: Wretched and Divine – review 2013-01-10T22:15:02Z But with summer kids entertainment, you ought to be able to say a lot more for it than "it's harmless." 'Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer' earns average thrill points 2011-06-09T20:12:13Z At the risk of sounding unduly flippant, I want to put in a good word for books that contribute to what Samuel Johnson called “the gaiety of nations” and “the public stock of harmless pleasure.” Review | Cheer yourself up with light comedies from another era 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z Like that suspended decor, harmless interactions grow threatening and oppressive. Review | National Ballet of Canada dazzles with exhilarating energy at the Kennedy Center 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z A Cat scan showed that this was not a harmless aberration, but the result of a small tumour on her brain. Nowhere man 2013-02-23T08:00:16Z Joyce studies are a harmless enough pursuit, keeping lots of academics in gainful employment, thereby ensuring that they will be able to feed and clothes their offspring. Bloomsday fans celebrate as James Joyce scholars do battle 2012-06-16T10:02:08Z This may have been the filmmakers’ lame attempt to squeeze some “Porky’s”-style nudity into the movie, but the sight of the Lambdas shrieking and catcalling turns them from harmless geeks into outright predators. “Revenge of the Nerds” Enters the Brett Kavanaugh Culture War 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z If you ask for it, this salad — such a harmless word — will come armed with enough chile to annihilate conversation. Burmese Cuisine, a New York Rarity, at Rangoon Spoon 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z If they lean in with a harmless cliché like "To be honest," you may roll your eyes. Clichés may grate like nails on a chalkboard, but one person’s cliché is another’s sliced bread 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z Initially, the meme seemed harmless, but Pepe evolved into symbol of white nationalism, anti-Semitism and violence. ‘Feels Good Man’ Review: The Evolution of a Poisonous Frog 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z But it’s all about harmless surface and shine. Review: In ‘China: Through the Looking Glass,’ Eastern Culture Meets Western Fashion 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z Many men are trying to express virility in harmless ways. When Men Wanted to Be Virile 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z “Nice TP job. Such harmless fun,” another commented on the viral post. Mom’s sarcastic reaction to teenager's prank goes viral: 'We too have a Costco size supply of TP' 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z One Direction's lyrical themes may seem harmless enough. Are One Direction really as wholesome as they appear? 2013-01-21T16:15:12Z I find these small, harmless wild bees and wasps enormously entertaining as they flit about and feed on nectar and pollen. A quarantine project that’s a win for you, your garden and pollinators: A bee house 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z They were harmless, but they became alarmed when I tried to get a souvenir shot of them — one blocked the camera with his hand! Film fans give Locarno, Switzerland, four stars 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z The accident prompted federal and local investigations, while families questioned an age-old rite of passage of detassling, a method of preparing corn plants for cross-pollination long considered relatively harmless work. OSHA: No penalties in cornfield deaths 2012-01-25T16:53:00Z The mummy looks harmless, but watch out for tricky traps and puzzles, skeletons and spiders. Top new toys invite girls to build, boys to nurture and everyone to code 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z Next to all of them, Arthur, who has proudly never done a day’s work in his life, is meant to seem irresponsible, sure, but also authentic — a harmless hedonist. | 'Arthur': A Lush Life Revisited, With Nanny on Board 2011-04-07T21:14:56Z Effectively, if not intentionally, the story makes Weatherly sound like a harmless guy’s guy being raked over the coals for being roguish and lightening the mood with a little locker room talk. Eliza Dushku's scathing indictment of "Bull" sexual harassment shows how deep CBS rot still goes 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z Or, as a loyal servant of his corporation, assuring us that smoking is harmless to the health of the third world, and great banks are there to serve the public. John le Carré: 'I was a secret even to myself' 2013-04-12T20:01:01Z The president has undermined his government’s public-health message by contradicting its scientists, sowing doubt about mask-wearing and social distancing and claiming that the virus was mostly harmless and forever on the brink of disappearing. So, while we’re waiting . . . will Mike Pence ever be president? 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z Never a critical favorite — the opening-night reviews were famously derisive — “No Sex Please” still became a cultural fixture in London and, like “The Benny Hill Show” on television, an avatar of slapstick and harmless titillation. Anthony Marriott, British Playwright, Dies at 83 2014-04-28T04:22:30Z It’s harmless, and it memorializes a war we’re at risk of forgetting. Review | War is hell, and other original insights: ‘Silent Night’ at the opera 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z There is no Googling a forest fire or a melting glacier or a hurricane and showing my children the harmless, off-the-job image. Perspective | Lessons for my children about fears, real and imagined 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z Macroeconomics and the Little Guy “American Made Movie” is harmless propaganda on behalf of re-establishing American manufacturing and encouraging consumers to support it. Movie Review: ‘American Made Movie’ Ponders U.S. Manufacturing’s Decline 2013-09-06T00:58:41Z You called the manufacturer, who said that it was a harmless bacterium that grows after packing. Hints From Heloise: Are Plastic Eggs OK? 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z I protested that the practice was harmless, and in any event better than wishing someone ill—a common enough occurrence in any culture. Religion ruined my childhood 2014-02-16T00:00:00Z Disturbingly, this lethal volcano appears more harmless than it does today. Explosive art: my top five volcano paintings 2010-04-21T14:02:00Z It allowed the show to portray him as affable and harmless, someone who would insert the word “yuge” into the Constitution if elected. “SNL” normalized Casey Affleck: A year after Trump, letting another sexual abuser host sends a bad message to women 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z But like her sister, she has somehow always managed in photographs to exude a kind of serene delight, creating the impression that whatever she is doing, it is harmless, expensive, exclusive fun. A Star Turn for a Lady-in-Waiting 2011-05-06T17:23:51Z Moving forward, Angel envisions using errors, harmless and otherwise, as study topics in in-house ethics training classes for prosecutors. Why can’t law enforcement admit their mistakes? 2012-10-21T14:00:00Z Most of these microbes are harmless, but we would become quickly unhealthy or ill without many others, which help us digest food and fight off infections from pathogens. My life as a guinea pig for science 2013-07-27T23:05:16Z She drew a distinction between the broader categories of political satire programs like “Full Frontal” and late-night talk shows that can only engage their guests in harmless banter. Samantha Bee Condemns NBC and Jimmy Fallon’s Trump Interview 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z “But then it started to be used as an excuse when men were caught out engaging in forms of it that weren’t so harmless.” The age of banter 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z Fox, a Pennsylvania playwright, calls the industry's contention that such drilling is harmless too good to be true. Film challenges safety of U.S. shale gas drilling 2010-06-17T17:47:00Z The urgent care doctor he sees first diagnoses him with a harmless boil. Suffering From Confounding Symptoms, a Patient Treats Himself 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z Bestowing the honor, Prince Charles greeted Morgan with the kind of harmless small talk of which his mother is a virtuoso. Peter Morgan Serves the Queen, Again 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z Your reaction to these beautiful and harmless animals is too harsh. Perspective | Ask Amy: Daughter wants distance after wedding nightmare 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z Does this annoy you too, or is it just harmless fun? Slapping down the film cliches 2011-07-28T20:01:04Z It’s all mindless and harmless and goes down as easily as the chicken and biscuits and fried corn on the cob. Hooray for Dollywood 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z As I said, crushes can be harmless if, as Simpson puts it, “usually common sense comes in”. I’ve fallen in love with a colleague – but I’m married with children 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z She eventually returned safely on her own from what she thought was a harmless adventure, but this remains the longest half-hour of my life. I briefly lost track of my 5-year-old in Thailand. Here are tips for avoiding that terror. 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z The specific claims looked largely accurate to him, and the more general ones struck him as vague enough to be harmless. Vegetables With Benefits at ABCV 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z Drinking chlorophyll is one of the more harmless recommendations on TikTok, but it’s likely a waste of money. You May Not Want to Get Your Beauty Tips From TikTok 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z But the fact that Tipsy isn't human allows the film carte blanche to be sacrilegious in the most harmless, inoffensive way. Bollywood musical 'PK' a radical film in extraterrestrial guise 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z If they met me – I don't know, I feel like I'm a pretty harmless person.” Josh Trank sets the story straight on why he left 'Star Wars' 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Then, like that, I started to “spot,” which sounds harmless, like “spotting” a snowy egret. “Am I dying?”: The miscarriage that leveled me, and brought us closer 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z Don’t these girls have anything better to do than spend their time and money trying to look harmless on the internet? TikTok's soft girls: could a hyper-cute aesthetic be a symbol of empowerment? 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z Bad taste, harmless as it may seem, can end up costing you a lot. Donna Summer: Disco diva and rocker 2012-05-18T01:26:00Z While the patriotic grill, all in all, seemed rather harmless, it nevertheless does not lend itself to many obvious endorsement opportunities for Mr. Lochte, as jewelers seemed to be fairly divided over the look. Front Row: Ryan Lochte’s Grill Gets a Mixed Response 2012-08-01T21:41:53Z We’ve returned to her for the same reason people watch reruns of “The West Wing”: because we miss the people we imagined we were and the harmless things we used to like. Review | It’s Mariah Carey season, and ‘Caution’ is perfectly timed 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Snoring every once in a while — if you have a cold, for example, or drank too much alcohol before bed — is usually harmless. Why you snore, when to be concerned and how to stop 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z “Kevin” is like that bottle; it will make us see the horror in what we’ve been trained to see as harmless, even if it has to smack us upside the head. Welcome to His World. And Hers. 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z The center, though, reminds us that this is nature tamed, not nature made harmless. A Shrine That It Seems to Tame Old Faithful 2010-08-30T17:28:00Z When this was new in May, it seemed to me an agreeably harmless concoction. Goodbye to All That Blaze: Joaquin De Luz Dances His Farewell 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z Just as telling is the inclusion of harmless belletristic exercises from artists otherwise known for their pugilistic talents. What Makes an Essay American 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z But escapism is difficult to justify — and anything but harmless — when we know that the people creating it felt trapped, with nowhere to turn. Perspective | What it’s like to watch a Harvey Weinstein movie now 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z In fact, my kind of trolling is sometimes so harmless that it will blow your mind. Confessions of an internet troll 2012-11-09T15:00:00Z But for all the hints of darkness around its edges, the film is ultimately like its heroes: cuddly, cute and harmless. Review: ‘Smallfoot’ Struggles to Leave an Impression 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z The shift to a lower recommended dose comes after several studies have indicated that CBD may not be as harmless as previously thought. CBD: Why recommended daily dose was lowered from 70mg to 10mg by food regulator 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z They are harmless, but if they bother you, use a vegetable brush and scrub them off. Perspective | Hints From Heloise: Taking care of aluminum cookware 2020-09-06T04:00:00Z The awesome torrents irrigating our 21st century culture — the power of algorithms, the dopamine rush of instant gratification, frictionless communicability — are rendered harmless, homely, and cute by the art selfie craze. An art critic weighs in: Here’s why you’re enchanted by that Google art-selfie app 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z For most of the way, it’s a harmless comedy that seems destined to reveal Ollie’s suspicions as a mere misunderstanding. ‘The Fatal Weakness’ Is Revived at the Mint 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z New evidence for the case that computer animation is homogenizing children’s movies, robbing them of visual interest, this harmless, charmless movie plods along well-trodden turf. ‘Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer’ Review: A Miniature Horse Hoofs His Way to the Top 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z Most are completely harmless, but some can cause serious illnesses in humans. What is listeria? A microbiologist explains 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z There, Chinese migrant workers would “congregate every night indulging in potations of much chow and a little harmless gambling.” The Chinese Club Cuts a Culinary Path Through India 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z It was just harmless banter, but I didn't take it too well, so I left. Interviews with 18-year-old boys 2010-08-14T23:05:00Z Dumb but harmless to me, until the aftermath of September 11, 2001, which changed how we fly. The airport security shakedown: Air travel always costs me extra, one way or another 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z Crichton, after all, was coming from the ambivalent “high tech/high touch” era of wariness and future shock, when computer technology was not to be trusted, even if it was programmed to be harmless. Hold on, cowpokes: HBO’s ‘Westworld’ is a big, fat homework assignment 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z His halting attempts to explain himself in Arabic are foiled by an interpreter who molds his harmless message to her own stereotypical notions. Jonas Hassen Khemiri, the Playwright Behind ?Invasion!? 2011-09-09T07:30:35Z Reading his correspondence with his demons in mind, I gradually understood that what appeared to be harmless sarcasm was really a mordant sincerity. The Fraught Friendship of T. S. Eliot and Groucho Marx 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z “Although it looks relatively harmless through the camera lens, it was extremely hot where they were standing and filming,” he said. Images From ‘Voyage of Time,’ Explained 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Most crashes are harmless, but minor fractures are common enough. Overnighter: Exploring Around Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany 2012-02-24T17:08:02Z Newsmax and its weirder cousin One America News are not harmless refuges for a few odd tinfoil hat wearers. Watching Newsmax, the Fox News challenger: Like home shopping TV for dangerous far-right fantasies 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z Not that he really needs an attorney: Joby's a mess, an open wound clearly suffering from chronic depression; and despite his harmless disposition, he's almost certainly unfit for fatherhood. 'For Ellen': Paul Dano is riveting in thinly plotted fatherhood drama 2012-09-13T20:28:03Z It is set in Cornucopia, a pleasant kingdom ruled by the vain but harmless King Fred the Fearless. J.K. Rowling’s New Non-Potter Children’s Book 2020-12-05T05:00:00Z Yet over the course of “Neighbourhood Watch,” the latest comedy from Alan Ayckbourn, this harmless milquetoast gradually begins acquiring the attributes of a merciless chief of a police state. | 'Neighbourhood Watch' : ?Neighbourhood Watch? by Alan Ayckbourn at 59E59 - Review 2011-12-08T03:17:19Z The ease by which many of the characters lie or deceive about serious matters, not just harmless white lies, is astounding. "Guilt" writer discusses the twisty finale, the importance of that enigmatic smile and Season 2 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z The researchers believe that babies and young children can “train” their developing immune systems by being exposed to harmless bacteria, what they have dubbed “dog-associated house-dust.” Why doesn’t Trump have a dog — and should he get one? Experts weigh in 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z He said the amount of actual lorazepam found in Jackson's stomach -- as opposed to the harmless, metabolized form of the drug -- was minuscule. Propofol infusion dominates Jackson doctor's trial 2011-10-21T01:26:52Z Rodgers’s harmless kiss-off to a rude date transformed into a gangster’s ruthless desecration of his relationship. The strange journey of ‘cancel,’ from a Black-culture punchline to a White-grievance watchword 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z It is a life fraught with conundrums, from the harmless to the alarming: Our 7-year-old returns from a weekend visit and reports that his mother keeps a gun in her car’s glove compartment. Motherlode Blog: Negotiating Pettiness and Heartache in the Modern, Blended, Non-Brady Family 2013-12-22T13:51:47Z Trichotillomania is a harmless, primal behavior gone awry. My secret hair pulling 2012-09-09T00:00:00Z One critic wished that Vogt had focused “more on the harmless side of the children’s powers,” an indication of how strong the desire is to affirm childhood as a time of incorruptible purity. In ‘The Innocents,’ Kids Behaving Deadly 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z We all indulge in personal time-travel reveries and regard them as harmless, something Wright readily admits to. Edgar Wright on ‘Last Night in Soho’ and the Trap of Nostalgia 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z Taken individually many of these programs are probably harmless enough. Critic?s Notebook: Writhing, Hissing and, uh, Biting 2011-04-28T21:48:38Z All those organisms in well water are themselves harmless, and they tend to fight off the potentially dangerous ones like Mycobacterium — that’s how biodiversity works. A Book That Will Make You Terrified of Your Own House 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z It's harmless as far as it goes, since it's largely marketing. Elizabeth Banks Was a Frustrated Actress. Now She’s a Determined Mogul. 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z The white Macy’s shopping bag he placed on the floor looked harmless. Meeting my husband’s killer 2014-01-21T12:45:00Z Most of this is harmless, and the stories are interesting enough on their own terms, though you wonder how typical they are of the service’s more than 20 million registered members. | 'Life 2.0': Virtually a Good Time 2011-05-19T23:36:53Z A recent FDA scientific review found e-cigarettes are less harmful than traditional smoked tobacco, but not wholly harmless. FDA pushes to lower nicotine to 'minimally or non-addictive levels' 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z It’s harmless, high-energy screamo by the numbers: assault-weapon guitars, square and loud drumming, vocals alternating between sandpapered shouting and clean, digitally assisted pleas: “I’d do anything to bring you back to life,” and so on. Playlist : Vampires, Bachata, Norte?o and a Country Coalition-Builder 2011-05-22T01:30:26Z The first was based on a harmless monkey virus which had been modified to carry a protein from the Zaire strain of Ebola, responsible for the latest outbreak. Hopes raised as Ebola vaccine protects monkeys for 10 months 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z Manipulative in the extreme and full of advice for Leti and Tic, Christina's secret weapon is the fact that she appears to most who see her as refined, delicate and harmless. "Lovecraft Country" sorceress is America's Next Top Karen, joining TV's other ultimate Karens 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z At night they emerge from hiding to steal scraps of old metal, which are rigged up into harmless and ingenious contraptions in their underground cavern. ‘The Boxtrolls’ Is an Adaptation of ‘Here Be Monsters!’ 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z On the show, Goldbloom is funny, bumbling, a little beaten down and mostly harmless — somewhere between Michael Scott from the U.S. version of “The Office” and correspondent Jason Jones from “The Daily Show.” PBS’ Web-only show is a playful poke at itself, Bay Area 2014-02-26T21:30:03Z This is accomplished with celery powder and, a lot less frequently, cherry powder, which are ingredients that sound harmless enough. USDA might finally update the definition of natural nitrites and nitrates used in processed neats 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z Yet as Joyce notes in her diary, “People really don’t buy that Elizabeth is a harmless old woman for very long. With me it lasts much longer, but Elizabeth doesn’t have that gift.” Review | Richard Osman, inspired by ‘The A-Team,’ has created a delightful band of elderly sleuths 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z Some decided against it, believing it sugarcoated white supremacists and neo-Nazis; the phrase sounded harmless, even cool — kind of like “alt-country.” Perspective | Here’s the best thing the media can do when reporting on ‘antifa’ 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z He said he saw that as excessive for a “harmless” art project, but would accept any consequences. Artist Charged With Trespassing in ‘Hollyweed’ Sign Prank 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z The former argument, on its face, appears harmless. What makes cultural appropriation different from cultural exchange 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z The seemingly harmless man I mean is the one in Lardner’s story, but the same thought applies to the quite real man who plays him. Review: Surprise Lessons From John Lithgow’s ‘Stories by Heart’ 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z It all seemed pretty harmless, if not a bit ridiculous. "Lying Down Game" claims man's life 2011-05-16T15:17:00Z Agu, who describes himself as “a good boy from a good family,” seems perfectly harmless — a skinny preadolescent whose capacity for malice doesn’t extend beyond pranks directed at his vain, girl-crazy older brother. Review: ‘Beasts of No Nation,’ a Brutal Tale of Child Soldiers in Africa 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Death is the moment when all eyes are upon the poet for the last time; beyond, for most harmless drudges, lies the abyss. Leonard Cohen’s Posthumous Collection of Poems, Lyrics and Sketches 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z The first is that it's a sort of cultural safety valve, a secure and harmless realm in which to explore the dark thoughts that haunt our nightmares. Rewind TV: Hannibal; The Apprentice; Life of Crime; Murder on the Home Front; Great Artists in Their Own Words – review 2013-05-11T17:00:05Z The harmless snake was contained by a TSA officer, who placed a checkpoint bin over the creature. Passenger forgets snake at TSA checkpoint, officials say 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z He steals only inexpensive mementos, and it's all relatively harmless — until he stumbles on two big secrets: scrapbooks indicating the work of a serial killer and evidence linking a repulsive rich guy with Boston mobsters. New crime fiction by Penny, Woodrell and Mayor 2011-10-05T22:49:03Z Even though the mosquitoes in Crawford's sketches are harmless, their message is clear: Zika is a viable threat. New York clinic turns to art in Zika fight 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z But the awards had become too big to be harmless. The Golden Globes Were Too Big to Fail 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z These pieces are all light and all harmless. Dance Review: ‘Licks’ Has Its New York Premiere at the Joyce Theater 2013-07-16T20:49:07Z In “A Single Ride,” the four women and one man of Ephrat Asherie Dance in Manhattan delivered a little vignette about the New York subway that was all harmless cliché. Dance Review: ‘Breakin’ Convention’ Shows a New York Style’s Diversity 2013-06-17T21:38:11Z But the very fact that it seems harmless may actually be responsible for its most pernicious effects. Debunking the “gaydar” myth 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z Most violations recorded on inspections are seemingly harmless, like corroded machinery or water pooling. More cruise ships failed sanitation inspections in 2017 than any other year 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z But it’s harmless fun, assuming that you consider the spectacle of men trying to slug and kick one another into unconsciousness to be harmless. Movie Review: Kevin James in ‘Here Comes the Boom’ 2012-10-12T02:14:59Z But this time, I've had enough of the regular defence you tend to hear – the tired line that it's "just a laugh", a bit of "harmless fun". I'm a huge fan of Top Gear. But this time I've had enough 2011-02-05T21:30:00Z If blackness is perceived as something monstrous by America’s police, then whiteness is perceived as a type of innocence, an identity that is inherently benign and harmless. A 10-year-old boy? An 84-year-old grandmother? Police brutality will not end in America until cops stop perceiving blacks as monsters 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Now that people in clown costumes are running around engaging in mischief or worse outside of Halloween, some communities are on edge and might not distinguish between harmless fun and fear-mongering. On Halloween, nothing is sacred: A field guide to the election year’s hottest costumes 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z His picture looked a little dorky, and I thought, “He’s probably harmless.” Experience: I fell in love through Airbnb 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z A reading can be harmless fun, like reading horoscopes, but the incursion of psychics into health care might raise eyebrows. Psychic Mediums Are the New Wellness Coaches 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z Her friendly town sheriff becomes a nagging threat; the neighbors’ nosiness, once harmless, now poses a clear and present danger. In Her First Adult Novel in 14 Years, Julia Alvarez Travels Home 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z He is an impressively quickfire, harmless host who puts his guests at ease – who else could get Mariah Carey mopping up spilt champagne? – the Parkinson days of landing journalistic exclusives are long gone. Alan Carr's Chatty Man is the right talkshow for now 2010-12-13T14:47:00Z Tom Holland, with his bookish people-pleaser charm, is the quintessential Marvel poster boy: cute and harmless, wracked by guilt over how much he's called to save the world. How will "Evil Dead" and "Spidey" director Sam Raimi fare in the MCU? It'll swallow his soul 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z I attempted to grab a camera, no punches were thrown and no one was on the ground...It was literally harmless. Adam Lambert denies punching photographer 2010-09-17T21:44:00Z “You know, Samuel Johnson was a reference book editor. He defined a lexicographer, a compiler of dictionaries, as a harmless drudge.” Frederick G. Ruffner Jr., titan of reference books, dies at 88 We are not talking about nepotism, which is only the harmless expression of the desire of the "squeezed" middle classes to give their friends' children a leg-up. Is nepotism ever acceptable? 2011-04-09T23:05:55Z But even this foil ultimately comes off like a caricature, a harmless, even lovable blowhard. In 'Cagney' the musical, Hollywood's tough guy tap dances 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z The uninformed see it as a "diagnosis du jour," as a lame label for children who are just weird, or as a shorthand for harmless, quirky genius. Motherlode Blog: Our Sons Are Not Future Killers 2012-12-18T20:51:24Z Potentially feuding clan chiefs are stripped of menace by being presented as harmless nitwits. Brave by name, bland by nature 2012-08-20T10:03:02Z It might come from the brightness of ripe fruit, or from glycerol, a harmless byproduct of fermentation that is more apparent in higher-alcohol wine. When Simplicity Can Be a Winemaking Virtue 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z Yet as the soundtrack turns increasingly noirish, a shift from silly, harmless peculiarity to gore and violence — and particularly to violence against women — is unsettling, and in a way that isn’t entirely successful as art. Review: Six Dancing Eccentrics in Search of Some Seriousness 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z And one day clean from a drug habit that had evolved from relatively harmless experimentation to shooting heroin. Reese Witherspoon Isn't Nice and Wholesome in "Wild," and That’s What Makes it Great 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z The magazine called German programs “fainthearted, harmless, placebo television.” Stupid German Tricks, Wearing Thin on TV 2013-01-30T15:16:49Z It’s funny and harmless and just shy of appearing to want to have it both ways by calling out appropriation before indulging in mild stereotypes. “Hood Adjacent with James Davis” explores the reality of black life versus the idea of black as fashion 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z In the way of all out-of-the-way places where the odds are good and the goods are odd, Harry's weirdness and flat affect seem harmless. Syfy's charming "Resident Alien" lets its star(man) shine, despite muddled metaphorical aspirations 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z “This error was not harmless as it undercut testimony by Skidmore’s expert that Led Zeppelin copied a chromatic scale that had been used in an original manner,” Judge Paez said. Led Zeppelin ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Case Goes Back to Trial 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z All these good intentions seem harmless enough, but beneath the T-shirts and cookies and colored ribbons lurks a silent threat. When Is 'Awareness' Awareness Month? 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z I guess it was poaching in a way, but it seemed harmless. Southern Journal: O Christmas Tree 2011-11-08T19:20:00.797Z According to this telling, schadenfreude is a relatively harmless, totally human emotion. ‘It’s so toxic’: why we’re addicted to mean online gossip about women 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z This logic by no means approaches the morality of Christ’s dictum to be as “wise as serpents and harmless as doves,” but it belies the general notion that Machiavelli was a one-dimensional schemer. Review | Machiavelli’s ‘The Prince’ is looking pretty good in the Trump era 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z This much is certain: Your disrespect of the Prophet in a harmless cartoon is clear evidence of a global Western campaign of systematic oppression against all Muslims! "South Park": The controversy continues 2010-04-29T00:20:00Z Yes, femininity has its pitfalls too but harmless memes don't affect the way women perceive themselves. Girl math vs. Boy math: an insight into the internet's tit-for-tat battle of the sexes 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z “She was kind and giving. She cooked and cleaned and did the laundry. She took care of the children. She was harmless.” Betye Saar's gun-totin' mammies turn stereotype into power at the Craft & Folk Art Museum 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z Initially, Borne seems “as harmless and functional as a lamp,” and as inert. Jeff Vandermeer's new dystopian novel "Borne" is lyrical and harrowing; Elizabeth Hand reviews 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z My page is harmless and an asset to you. Roger Ebert says 'too quick' to tweet about Dunn 2011-06-21T21:46:06Z On the face of it, the incident is harmless and a little ridiculous. Mary Gaitskill on the Power of Fiction for Examining #MeToo 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z Butterflies are a relatively harmless vice, but giant moths are like heroin: “The moth eater is always moved to begin again,” an obeah woman tells Xavier. Review | ‘Popisho’ imagines a magical realm teeming with memorable characters 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z He can’t see her as a harmless creature that needs help and protection because she is his ultimate protector. That Intense New Character on ‘You’? Victoria Pedretti ‘Had the Tools’ 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z Interviewed today in what looks like his den, he sits for Bahrani’s questioning looking like a relatively harmless uncle who can’t stop gabbing about his war stories. ‘2nd Chance’ Review: Just Shoot Me 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z They say there is insufficient evidence so far that e-cigarettes are harmless and can help people to quit smoking. Doctors urge WHO to rein in e-cigarettes market 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z That the bonds of friendship between Vince and his pals are predicated so strongly on excluding others feels regressive and drags the movie away from harmless high jinks into something needlessly more spiteful and ugly. In 'Entourage,' everyone is still livin' the dream 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z But even the use of Auto-Tune in our Top 40 seems harmless – the Black Eyed Peas, for instance, are not trying to fool anyone. Two years ago, the death of Auto-Tune seemed like a smart prediction. Instead, the technique has settled into the toolkit of pop 2011-04-07T21:00:03Z Ms. Shteir shares, on a certain level, Kerouac’s abiding fondness for grifters and scammers and bandits, at least those of the stylish and relatively harmless kind. Books of The Times: Sticky Fingers, Used in Service of a Covetous Nature 2011-06-28T21:45:44Z Dear Readers: Today is April 1, traditionally known as a fun and spunky day to pull innovative but harmless pranks on friends and family. Perspective | Hints From Heloise: How do air fryers work? 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z Is the cookie contest a grim exercise in retrograde domesticity, or just some harmless fun? The 2016 first lady cookie contest is just as weird as the rest of the election 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z Although actual incidents of drugs being passed to children on Halloween may be rare, police said they still push for candy checks due to the drugs bearing close resemblance to a harmless treat. Police urging parents to inspect Halloween candy after ecstasy discovered 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z If they were merely a harmless joke, maybe everyone could look past it and enjoy the passionate and zany speeches. The Golden Globes Were Too Big to Fail 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Moreover, thanks to Davis’s perfectly guileless performance, we never forget we’re laughing at the pointless persecution of a harmless, mentally ill indigent. ‘The Day Shall Come’ Review: The Revolution Will Be Compromised 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z Otherwise, “Animals” walks the fine line between acknowledging the romance of narcotics — something any honest movie about addiction must do — and actively romanticizing its sweet, basically harmless protagonists and their way of life. Review: In ‘Animals,’ a Couple in Love With Heroin 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z When a close friend betrays a confidence that’s negative but ultimately harmless, for one. Carolyn Hax: A friend breaks the embargo on mom-to-be’s news 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z Unlike natural fears, these unfathomable symptoms — sometimes relatively harmless affectations, sometimes devastatingly distressing and impairing — cannot be explained by consideration of their context or by understandable reactions to memories of past dangers. Our new era of anxiety 2012-06-02T22:00:00Z At first, the tweets seemed harmless enough: "Lookin 4 a intern," he wrote on Friday. The Game under investigation for Twitter prank on LA police 2011-08-15T10:41:02Z Some are harmless idiots, and some are brutish ones. Review: In ‘Jesús,’ a Delinquent Teenager in Trouble Too Deep to Handle 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z From what you describe your perfectly harmless attempt to reassure your charge was as understandable as it was normal. I chucked my son’s girlfriend out and he won’t forgive me 2017-05-14T04:00:00Z But consumers are at risk of buying counterfeit products that pose a real danger, like knockoff pharmaceuticals cut with everything from harmless filler to motor oil, highway paint and glue. Travel Scams To Beware Of 2010-12-06T15:00:00Z But surely he’s just a harmless local character. Review: In ‘Nasty Baby,’ Friends Decide to Start a Family. What Could Go Wrong? 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z “Ocean’s Kingdom” isn’t offensive: it’s just harmless, forgettable, bland, thin and occasionally incompetent. Dance Review: Paul McCartney?s ?Ocean?s Kingdom? - Review 2011-09-23T23:00:16Z But if this week demonstrates anything, it’s that language is not harmless. Perspective | Liberal satire is getting dangerously lazy in the Trump era 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z American Pie emphasizes the camaraderie of the group and the harmless good nature of its members, who maybe aren’t in the category of regrettable lovers, after all. American Pie at 20: why the raucous comedy could never be made today 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z Some of the misapplications of neuroscience are amusing and essentially harmless. Pop neuroscience is bunk! 2013-06-08T15:30:00Z Pour the other one It is not merely harmless for a woman to have the odd alcoholic drink during pregnancy; it may well help her to have a healthier and happier child. Why Prince Charles has to keep his views to himself 2010-10-08T06:00:00Z It was harmless but I was spooked and jumped away, which we both found hilarious. When Trump vs. Clinton Becomes a Family Affair 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z The “mother” is harmless and may offer some benefits, such as polyphenols and probiotics, but there is no research to back up health claims about it. Is apple cider vinegar really good for you? 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z And yet the thought of using turmeric only as food or drink, completely stripped of its power to bless, to invoke sacred meanings, is not harmless either. Golden milk, Hindu pilgrimages and a state mental hospital: A personal history told through turmeric 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z Please, please tell him it is not harmless to you: It upsets and disgusts you and ruins visits because it’s pathologically cruel. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Walk away from a fat-shamer. It’s the best kind of exercise. 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z Larger species of marine life lurk there too, including manta rays, barracuda and harmless reef sharks. Fiji's Rainbow Reef 2011-06-30T08:55:00Z She points out that they never said it was harmless. The great vape debate: are e-cigarettes saving smokers or creating new addicts? 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z The harmless trash talk has turned to boasting about how many victims their fathers slaughtered during the genocide that devastated Rwanda in 1994. Theater Review: ‘Children of Killers,’ by Katori Hall, at the Castillo Theater 2012-10-02T22:14:13Z At night, the two spotlights in the water below our table attracted swarms of exotic fish and harmless reef sharks that glided past the lights before disappearing into the darkness. On Solomon Islands, take a deep dive into Pacific war history 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z His interest in wearing women’s undergarments is harmless and quite common, but you are not alone in feeling confused and worried due to a lack of understanding. I have just discovered my brother secretly wears women’s underwear. What should I do? 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z Some are predictable melodrama and fairly harmless cries for validation — but not all. Motherlode Blog: When a Facebook Post Is a Cry for Help 2012-02-24T04:20:27Z Its sequel "Angels & Demons" was also criticized by the Vatican newspaper as inaccurate, if harmless. Mixed reviews from church on pope movie 2011-04-21T17:31:06Z Her updates are mostly upbeat, entertaining and harmless. Perspective | Ask Amy: Online pity parties don’t elicit hugs 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z Today, over-the-counter drugs are so ubiquitous that most of us think of them as harmless fixtures of our daily life. The not-so-secret danger in your over-the-counter headache medication 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Genetic ancestry testing might all seem like harmless fun, but there is a downside. Genetic ancestry tests don’t change your identity, but you might 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z But he said over all it was “so ham-handed” and “harmless” that it was unlikely to influence anyone’s opinion about the Kennedys. ?The Kennedys?: After the Debate, the Debut 2011-03-28T18:18:19Z “I believe everybody’s harmless,” he said of rap industry antagonists, later adding, “Everybody not built like me.” Hip-Hop Rivalries Aren’t New. But the Battlefields Have Changed. 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z While it's largely harmless and dumb, it's also only bearable in the smallest of doses. "Sex/Life": Netflix's best worst raunchy ride of this summer is 50 shades of oy vey 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z You are a harmless and fascinating phenomenon, coming out into a world that has developed a bad attitude about science. Perspective | Dear Brood X cicadas: Welcome back to our messed-up world. Here’s what you missed. 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z What’s left is a thoroughly harmless comedy that spaces its one-liners a bit widely. Review: ‘My Blind Brother,’ Who Is Also a Major Pain 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z It was me against this minute, harmless creature, so I threw some towels over it and ran for my life. How I overcame my fear of spiders 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z Aside from this exaggerated depiction of widespread panic, Kitchens’ debunking of the rampant Roofies myth is largely harmless. Think Tank Tells Women How to Avoid Sexual Assault: Stop Getting 'Severely Intoxicated' 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z McVicar’s staging is so harmless, with just enough good taste to keep detractors at bay, that it already seems like a part of the Met’s furniture, despite being only five years old. Review: ‘Tosca’ Returns, Defined by Its Quiet Moments 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z At first sight, the followers of Bacchus look jolly and harmless: then you notice the torn-off leg of a beast being waved in the air, and see the violence in this carnival. Juiced in time: Bacchus 2010-12-28T09:30:01Z Pence sat against the wall, trying to look as harmless as a mouse. Five Novelists Imagine Trump’s Next Chapter 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z But this is all window dressing, running the gamut from tedious to harmless. | 'Cavalia': A Celebration of Horses at the Meadowlands 2010-06-16T21:39:00Z The "flash tuner" was "Absolutely harmless to humans!" Eugene Polley, inventor of TV remote, dies at 96 2012-05-22T18:05:12Z He called himself a “truth detector” and “harmless, lovable little fuzz ball” but often trafficked in lies and conspiracies with contempt for his opposition that often veered into cruelty. Rush Limbaugh, ‘voice of American conservatism,’ has died 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z Addicts are not evil but neither are they harmless. My junkie friend secretly died 2012-12-21T01:00:00Z Unlike those in the book, who speak through e-mails, diaries, letters and interviews, the characters here leave the impression of giving harmless nibbles instead of flesh wounds. Movie Review: ?Salmon Fishing in the Yemen,? With Ewan McGregor 2012-03-08T23:10:43Z At a glance, the ad seemed harmless, even purposefully inclusive. ‘The line is crossed, and it’s crossed daily’: The struggles of female bartenders 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z But nothing in the light and harmless choreography works any magic. Review: Christopher Wheeldon Creates a Memorable Realm 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z If her stepsisters are just harmless crazies, what has Cinderella got to escape from? L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato; Cinderella 2010-04-21T16:49:00Z The fact is, the poor are made to look isolated, vulnerable and politically harmless. Victorian art, the sentimental poor ? and Cameron's Britain 2010-10-26T14:33:00Z But that doesn’t mean the look is harmless. Motherlode Blog: Sexy Costumes for Little Girls Aren't Cute 2011-10-31T15:39:24Z Hidden away with other investments as just another series of harmless numbers. Adam Curtis and Massive Attack: what is reality? 2013-07-08T17:33:38Z The human urge to kick a ball around and attempt to get it into a goal, and the urge to watch other people doing that, are innocent and harmless pleasures. Andy Gray and Richard Keys have finally met their Waterloo. I'm glad 2011-01-30T00:06:24Z America never had a golden age to which we should aspire to return; and, like the moment captured in this painting, there’s little innocence in what we often remember as harmless Americana. The controversy behind the painting that will hang at Trump’s inaugural luncheon 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z Many people dismissed it as harmless, finding it hard to see Teigen's tweet as a big deal. I'm a Black woman, not a "woman of color." Here's why I make that distinction 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z But if the food item is moist, or if the ground is not clean, bacteria will be swarming the food practically upon impact, and there is no telling if that bacteria is harmless or not. 25 “facts” that really aren’t: You’ve heard them all your life and they just aren’t true 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z The report says before his death, Savile was seen as a celebrity fundraiser and harmless eccentric. West Yorkshire force did not protect Savile 2013-05-10T08:08:09Z Sometimes this was harmless fun — a welcome distraction from the fact that, this being Year 2 of a global pandemic, the actual present was depressing and exhausting to think about for too long. Let’s Look Back on 2021, When We Couldn’t Stop Looking Back 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z This is the kind of movie that is usually defended with one word: “harmless.” ‘Senior Moment’ Review: A Romance That Wouldn’t Hurt a Flea 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z The majority of this genetic detritus enters the bloodstream when harmless cells in the body break down and spill their molecular innards, but tumours also shed DNA as they form and grow larger. AI program could check blood for signs of lung cancer 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z Yet if Amy’s penchant for murder may be harmless, her lesser sins raise more awkward issues. Gone Girl revamps gender stereotypes – for the worse 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z The cardinals are depicted as mostly hopeless, harmless old men who worry over their pope, rather than the scheming, powerful and politically savvy princes of the church they are sometimes made out to be. Mixed reviews from church on pope movie 2011-04-21T17:31:06Z The harmless serpent had reportedly escaped from its owner’s bag earlier that day. Escaped snake caught on bus terrifies passengers: 'Never getting on a bus again' 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z Loneliness can make you assume the worst in others and see enemies in harmless strangers, and instill a creeping paranoia about your unlovability. Kristen Radtke Considers Another American Epidemic: Loneliness 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z His self-deluded pursuit of harmless fun invariably ended in farce or disaster. A Man of Parts by David Lodge ? review 2011-04-10T02:30:01Z Under most circumstances, the dust is inert and harmless, and stirring it up with cleaning equipment actually creates bigger issues. Considering having your air ducts cleaned? Think again. 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z Of all the quarantine judgments being offered right now, this one feels harmless enough. The ‘Credibility Bookcase’ Is the Quarantine’s Hottest Accessory 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z It has been the sense that the musical represents a time lost to us—an era of virtue, innocence, and harmless mischief that we can never get back. The Power of “Grease” 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z Michael Che has found his footing as an update host, even if this audience seemed eager to find him shocking, groaning at some relatively harmless jokes. Saturday Night Live: Baldwin is back as Trump for 'worst ever presidential debate' 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z Courts upheld the conviction in 72 of the cases, finding the conduct was “harmless.” ‘Your dad’s in jail’ 2012-06-26T16:33:00Z There were board members who viewed Fight Night as harmless fun and wanted it to continue unchanged, keeping the young women. ‘A married man’s fantasy’: The unapologetically sexist, wildly successful Fight Night changes course 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z Strangely, I’m not angered by any of this, maybe because it seems so harmless to me. My return to the Creation Museum 2012-07-31T00:00:00Z While it’s not necessarily a health food, adding a dash of ketchup to your meal isn’t as harmless as you may think. These Healthy Foods Contain More Sugar Than You Thought 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z Some partners might find this harmless and tolerable. Ask Amy: Sorority rush becomes a bust 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Star Wars deserved its terse, bold title: here was a cosmic carnival, a flaring light show that was violent but mercifully harmless. The return of Star Wars: an evil empire in Jedi clothing? 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z While harmless, they’ve adapted to look like stinging or biting bugs, mostly bees or wasps. Swedish Islands Offer an Escape From Stockholm 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z For Ms. Rendell it’s one more merry chance to create seemingly harmless characters and lead them into harm’s way. Books of The Times: Two Refreshing Splashes of Summertime Homicide 2011-07-03T21:37:35Z Either way, it’s a harmless urban myth about Hendrix. That never happened: the biopic conundrum 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z Don’t: Dairy Queen’s Veggie Quesadilla Basket sounds harmless, but it’s loaded with calories, fat, and sodium. Choose These Healthy Options at Popular Chain Restaurants 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z The most harmless part of the evening, it’s as pointless as everything else here. Review: From La Otra Orilla, Flamenco Without Flounces at Jacob’s Pillow 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z In Greek and Mayan myths, in the Hebrew bible, in Stoker's "Dracula" and now the Avengers movies, anyone or anything turned to dust is rendered harmless. What I remember about the dust 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z Robin Hood can be a harmless, cathartic romp, but in times of trouble it also has the potential to be a resonant story of rebellion and social justice. How the Robin Hood myth was turned on its head by rightwingers 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z The supposedly harmless dental dainty has become an ambassador of rank materialism. This Life: Act II for the Tooth Fairy ? This Life 2011-12-09T18:52:47Z However, something in me, that part of my brain that enjoys a bit of harmless defiance, decided to tell her that we were closing. What I learned from Kim Kardashian’s new smartphone game 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z We learned later that the gold shimmer is caused by water droplets that bead up on harmless bacteria that coat the upper surfaces of the cave. The Calif. national park — with lava beds — that most people don’t know about 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Furne assures me there’s enough air under a comforter to dilute a spouse’s hydrogen sulfide and render it harmless. Passing gas: A modern scientific history 2013-04-07T11:00:00Z A major challenge was to distinguish cancer-causing mutations in these fragments of DNA from the more common and largely harmless mutations in DNA shed from normal cells in the body. AI program could check blood for signs of lung cancer 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z Out in the US this Friday, it’s an indication of how America’s attitude has changed towards fraternities, from harmless hijinks to something much more sinister. Sex, booze and stupidity: fratboys on film, from Animal House to Goat 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z While it would be churlish to question this book’s scholarly rigor, the alert reader will nonetheless remark certain, mostly harmless, peculiarities. Book review: ‘The Biographical Dictionary of Literary Failure,’ edited by C.D. Rose He seemed harmless and kind, so I grabbed the spoon, served myself a slice and walked away, shoveling mouthfuls. Auditioning for the Role of Boyfriend 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z Later, looking at photos, I would realize that I resembled a harmless, but decidedly disheveled, stranger. A Three-Day Trek in the Highlands of Myanmar 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z True, it was a disaster for all concerned, but it was also, in its harmless way, super, super everything we need in our lives right now. A Shambolic, Kind of Fabulous Oscars Ceremony 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z The "Medal of Honor" and "Call of Duty" franchises both began as harmless World War II shooters before EA and Activision respectively shifted their focus to more contemporary - and complicated - conflicts and settings. 'Medal of Honor' shooter game takes a bullet 2012-11-13T17:46:04Z In normal times, this international historical-re-enactment organization seems like little more than a harmless bunch of Renaissance Faire types playing dress up on weekends and celebrating the arts, skills and costumes of pre-17th-century Europe. How to Survive the Apocalypse 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z Many of Jackson’s changes to the story are harmless, including his wholesale invention of characters and subplots. ‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ review: Lots of fighting, not much hobbit 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z This dippy, if seemingly harmless, book on men’s style serves as an unintentional marker of certain pop sociology trends. Review | Hipster style at its most annoying 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z Schwarzenegger built his fortune on bloody action thrillers, but had recently begun playing against type in such dumb but harmless comedies as "Twins" and "Kindergarten Cop." Will future generations understand "The Simpsons"? 2011-03-08T16:05:00Z Most legless lizards survive on a diet of insects and are harmless to humans. These lizards lost their legs, but don’t call them snakes 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z The T.S.A. cites studies showing that the effects are harmless, but other studies have challenged that conclusion. On the Road: Screening Protests Grow as Holiday Crunch Looms 2010-11-16T21:17:00Z And most gays see Cameron and Mitchell as harmless confections painted in transparently exaggerated strokes, just as the character of Gloria, a Latina trophy wife whose bosom and accent are both overripe, is. Frank Bruni's Blog: ABC's Gay TV Programming 2012-03-08T17:56:02Z There were evasions and white lies — in college, Mr. DeMeyer said he was the son of German nobility — but for the most part, Mr. DeMeyer’s flights of fancy seemed relatively harmless. The Wine Thief 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z Again and again, Garlin told me, his behavior on set was both harmless and necessary. Hollywood's "list of excuses is endless": Enabling bad behavior, from Bill Murray to Jeff Garlin 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z As much as Drake paints that he is a harmless and safe picture for women, perhaps especially younger women, because of his vulnerability, as we know that can be a tool of manipulation too. Drake, it's time to give up the soft boy gimmick: Why the rapper's lover boy persona is a sham 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z It resides in the way that we speak, in the ideas that get refined and reworked and encoded in ordinary words until they seem harmless enough. What Normalization Means 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z There are tears, girlish claps and awed gasps, all harmless fluff with a hint of hard-nosed business: as one of the stylists says, as grimly as her pretty face will allow, "Always be closing." TV highlights – 03/05/2013 2013-05-03T06:00:05Z It says that while Donnelly is "harmless and likeable, he rarely ends up fulfilling his promise of something more deep and honest". Edinburgh Comedy awards - Who's who? 2013-08-21T17:04:20Z Any look beyond “American Gothic,” or even a close look at that familiar image of man, woman, house and pitchfork, will dispel the notion of Wood as a harmless, mainstream champion of patriotic Americana. Books of The Times: Behind That Humble Pitchfork, a Complex Artist 2010-10-03T22:19:00Z Some, therefore, see the exploits, trials, tribulations and celebrations of the Windsors as a harmless, morale-boosting sideshow. Royal spawn is horrifyingly important 2012-12-03T21:15:00Z To date, black people have been killed by police for walking to their apartment, carrying a toy gun, staring, and many other harmless acts too ordinary to be worthy of death. Sorry to Bother You shows why black Americans code-switch to survive 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z Unlike killer clowns, insane clowns are usually harmless, although they often have pretty unsettling tattoos. From killer clowns to juggalos: Baskets' guide to identifying your inner clown 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z "I wanted to show people that weed smoking is fairly harmless and have some fun at the same time. He didn't hesitate to say yes." Talk show host's stoner dream comes true, and it's high time 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z The tribute to Johnson features his famous definition of “lexicographer”: “a harmless drudge that busies himself in tracing the original, and detailing the signification of words.” Merriam-Webster adds 'alt-right' and 'sriracha' and 250 more words to its dictionary 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z The word “bunny” sounds soft, cute and harmless. A Virtual Gathering of Feminist Artists 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z The name “Chiraq” is more than a pop culture moment or young black people in the city reciting a harmless badge of honor. We are not Chiraq: Yes, Chicago has too many murders, but labeling us with terms like “war zone,” “Chiraq” and “urban terrorism” doesn’t help 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z Therefore when racist tropes pop up in the here and now, they're presented as harmless fun that nobody actually believes. Like it or not, it's comedy's turn to contend with its role in perpetuating systemic racism 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z This can be harmless, but will in some people lead to infection and inflammation and, in rare cases, perforation of the gut, causing intestinal waste to leak into the abdominal cavity. Diverticulitis: the debilitating bowel disorder that’s weakening our guts 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z Distractions starts from one, seemingly harmless distraction, but quickly spiral out of control. The 3 Best Ways to Tackle Procrastination 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z The way I see it, "Mrs." is a sexist term that reinforces sexist norms every time it's uttered, but the word "Ms." is harmless. Perspective | Miss Manners: Keep camera on — but only if you can look interested 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z Helena's beliefs, so far from being harmless eccentricities, actually destroy her daughter's one chance at professional fulfilment. You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger ? review 2011-03-17T22:00:01Z But our capital is not harmless — at least not in literature. Read Your Way Through Stockholm 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z These characters tend to be portrayed sympathetically because they are considered “harmless.” Trans women in love, on-screen: This is the lifesaving next step in LGBT visibility 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z During the radio interview, Redfoo expressed bafflement that anyone could take the track as anything but a joyous, harmless dance song – and denies that he bears any responsibility for perpetuating stereotypes or encouraging reckless behavior. LMFAO's Redfoo apologizes after backlash to 'Literally I Can't' 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z His unassuming and seemingly harmless bearing allowed him to mingle with both the dispossessed and the powerful. Top 10 Movie Swordsmen 2011-10-20T09:00:13Z It was unsettling but theoretically harmless – as much as King knew that readers would be scared of them, he also knew that we were fascinated, amused, entertained. Fears of a clown: why the original It will always be the best 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z Communicating in grunts and gurgles, these harmless pests have no apparent gender — where little boxtrolls come from is a question the movie declines to broach — and wear old cardboard cartons around their torsos. ‘The Boxtrolls’ Is an Adaptation of ‘Here Be Monsters!’ 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z But I’ll say this: I believe David meant his unfunny butter joke to be puckish and harmless, and sincerely did not understand why many people would find it offensive. David Edelstein, the “butter scene” in “Last Tango” and the darkness of the internet 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z It insults reason to maintain that some filmed images are harmless fantasy while others can drive viewers to action. Should 'true story' films such as Zero Dark Thirty and Argo be rated L for lie? 2013-01-17T18:29:01Z The key is that you’re distracting your brain with something harmless. You don’t like violence but want to watch ‘Squid Game.’ These tips can help. 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z All pretty harmless, though there's probably a more subversive show trying to get out. The World's Most Dangerous Place for Women | The Genius of Omar Khayyam | Cougar Town | The Man Who Cycled the Americas | Watch this 2010-03-30T05:45:00Z Here, there and everywhere are sooty-painted macroaggressions — a child on a bike, a porter at a hotel — which the Dutch dismiss as harmless fun. Welcome to the Future. ‘Atlanta’ Has Been Waiting for You. 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z Arthur is a sweet, harmless guy who claims to be the son of God; things begin to happen when he finds an emotional connection with a professional woman longing to become pregnant. The Insatiable Moon ? review 2011-03-03T22:25:01Z “Until now, that I’ve reached my thirties:/All my Muse’s poetry has been harmless,” she writes in “Desired Appreciation,” a poem about citizenship and the yearning to please, to belong. Solmaz Sharif and the poetics of a new American generation 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z The fault is not that of the two harmless oldsters, who look on in a state of sleepy bewilderment at the disaster they're involved in. Much Ado leaves critics unimpressed 2013-09-20T10:51:33Z That’s right, the seemingly pointless and certainly harmless grey birds that clog up city squares the world over terrify one of literature’s most famous heroes. 6 Things You Can Only Learn From Seeing the 'Harry Potter' Play 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z And also a harmless drunk, a notion the film has a bit more trouble sustaining. | 'Arthur': A Lush Life Revisited, With Nanny on Board 2011-04-07T21:14:56Z Today, it’s mostly considered the province of women’s magazines and Instagram memes, at best a harmless fiction and at worst a pernicious pseudoscience. Astrology Is Hard, Even if It’s Fake 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z Last night’s premiere felt like harmless summer programming, though a bit manic for my tastes. Steve Carell’s new Fox improv show “Riot” is just that 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z For the record, I didn’t think this was OK, but coming after such a harmless litany, it didn’t seem malicious enough to confront. The age of banter 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z It may be that she’s become perfectly harmless, despite what the Toronto Police would have you think. Is “shiksa” an insult? 2013-03-06T17:20:00Z I think the key to Bond's evergreen appeal is that, as well as some enjoyable nostalgia, he delivers the reader a harmless slice of old-fashioned adventure in a readily digestible form. The mystery of James Bond's enduring appeal 2010-05-31T16:52:00Z And what he and Tynan concocted was a movie that ran totally counter to the studio's preoccupation with harmless eccentrics and benevolent communities. Kenneth Tynan off stage: the theatre critic's life in film 2010-05-20T20:45:00Z The prevailing cultural cloud points to the easy mainstream – harmless and charmless. Being indie in politics 2010-05-21T09:30:00Z Wearing a tidy mustache and horn-rimmed glasses that temper his good looks with a hint of Groucho Marx comedy, his Theodore — shoulders slumped and pants unflatteringly hitched up — presents a harmless, defeated picture. Movie Review: ‘Her,’ Directed by Spike Jonze 2013-12-17T22:54:49Z And if anyone tries to tell me that cicadas are “just loud, but harmless,” I spin images of insects covering car windshields, causing pile-ups. I’m terrified of the cicada onslaught 2013-05-20T23:45:00Z It reads, in part, “While we appreciate that in an adult context, the book may be harmless and even amusing, we have grave concerns about its effect on aggressive and dysfunctional parents.” Adam Mansbach: My year on the bestseller list 2012-12-12T01:00:00Z Actually, he was Stanley Schachter, a harmless professor of social psychology. Is aggression genetic? 2012-05-28T22:00:00Z I used to be agnostic about it, regarding the event as a clatter of harmless eejits making themselves look ridiculous, with their Edwardian dress and pig-meat breakfasts, reading aloud in vaguely silly voices. Bloomsday: a rare chance to feel good about being Irish 2012-06-16T09:59:01Z Which leads me to believe even more strongly that pot is as harmless as coffee. Confessions of a pot addict 2013-02-18T02:00:00Z It is worth noting that seemingly harmless foods, such as grapefruit, broccoli and a well-done steak,can all interfere in the metabolism of certain drugs. CBD: Why recommended daily dose was lowered from 70mg to 10mg by food regulator 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z “Clone Wars” was harmless fun — a toy commercial with a noticeable moral code and a willingness to experiment. ‘Star Wars Rebels’: In visuals and in spirit, it’s a new hope From harmless to unsettling to, on Friday night, crassness with a cucumber. ‘Freak Out’ ‘Deal With It’ Use Hidden Cameras 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z Granack has instructed me to spread my palm against the inside of the cage to prove to myself that it’s harmless. Worth the trip: a pilgrimage to experience Bellingham’s MegaZapper 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z For romances to work, the heroine should initially be involved with a possessive creep, a catatonic Wasp, a perfectly harmless fellow she's been dating for years, or Mr Wrong. Joe Queenan's guide to romance cliches 2010-10-16T11:00:00Z But the couples, usually locked in an embrace on the cover of those “harmless” rags, looked nothing like the people in my house. Beyond Cool, She Was Fly. Her Confidence Gave Me Wings. 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z If you’re not doing any of those things, he’s a big, harmless doofus. Breaking Bad: Five Questions We Want Answered This Season 2012-07-11T12:00:25Z The bomb squad cleared the device as harmless. Device resembling pipe bomb found at Philadelphia airport, prompts shutdown of baggage room 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z The connection, he said, seemed a harmless one. Tom Colicchio Changes His Restaurant’s Racially Tinged Name 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z It felt good, and harmless, to laugh at a different kind of illogical universe. Perspective | ‘The Room’ is the worst movie ever made, but I’ve seen it a hundred times — without irony 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Yet the result is bland, trite, harmless, and — oh, those dancing horses — foolish. Review: From City Ballet, a ‘Peculiar Marvel’ by Ratmansky 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z The balletic, vaguely Latino-inflected piece would be harmless enough if it were half the length. Dance Review: Parade of Bodies and Tame Exoticism 2011-05-16T21:30:09Z There are those who argue that President Trump’s endless disparagement of the news media is harmless — perhaps a little extreme at times, but mostly just a lot of talk. Perspective | Trump has sown hatred of the press for years. Now journalists are under assault from police and protesters alike. 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z But the Charleston tragedy brought another passage of Scripture to Price’s mind, “We need to be wise as serpents and harmless as a dove.” What’s the right reaction when a white stranger walks into a black church? 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z The handsome, blond Mr. Benz looks as if he should be palling around with the roistering Prince Harry — the current one, I mean — getting into some harmless mischief. Theater Review: Michael Benz in ‘Hamlet’ at the Schimmel Center 2012-10-03T21:57:28Z Parents may think it's a harmless way to keep up with what their children are up to. Should teens "friend" parents on Facebook? 2011-01-31T16:07:04Z "Piffle, rubbish, balderdash" – If I sound like an idiot, people will think I'm harmless. The Wit and Wisdom of Boris Johnson, edited by Harry Mount – review 2013-06-02T17:00:01Z We know the difference between a harmless trickle of water and the precursor to a flood. Let me do sobriety my way 2012-08-18T16:00:00Z He said his interactions with the brothers in the days and hours leading up to the attack had been harmless. Jussie Smollett Found Guilty of Reporting a Fake Hate Crime 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z This surprises the cops, to whom Chase appears to be a harmless elderly widower, one who hasn't seen his daughter in some time. Jeff Bridges on the Dude, making "The Old Man" and the experience of "dancing with my mortality" 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z The subtext of the outrage was this: A pre-existing political connotation automatically subsumes a frivolous but harmless one. United We Stan 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z But if the president argues that the jars are harmless or merely kitsch, send her a link to the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia at Ferris State University. I Shouldn’t Have to Tell You This Is Racist 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z After Field began informing and mobilizing local residents, what appeared to be a harmless historical marker became the subject of controversy. A California suburb reckons with its Nazi past — and present-day controversy follows 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z It’s a harmless bit of mediocre fluff,” Ashley Wool, an autistic actress in upstate New York, said, referring to the Netflix series that also received surprise Globe nominations. The Golden Globes Celebrated Sia’s ‘Music.’ Autistic Activists Wish They Hadn’t. 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z Over time, some once-offensive profanities like “hell” have even seemed to jump back, living out their twilight years as harmless words again. John McWhorter Takes a Serious Look at Profanity 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z When contacted about the letter, one of Kavanaugh’s former classmates called it harmless, and said, “It sounds like the script of ‘Revenge of the Nerds’ really.” “Revenge of the Nerds” Enters the Brett Kavanaugh Culture War 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z Nonetheless, just as James Moriarty, an obviously harmless professor of mathematics, is actually a ruthless criminal mastermind, so Mycroft Holmes turns out to be rather more than a minor government clerk. Review | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar returns to his other passion: Sherlock Holmes 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z I have to admit my harmless lies took on a weird turn when I moved to the Middle East. Notes from a trailing spouse: Drunk in Ireland and fearing for fabulists everywhere 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z Long before Keller’s “Curse of California,” sailors experienced cephalopods as marvelous and harmless forms of life, not as life-destroying monsters. Put an octopus on it! 2012-07-05T00:00:00Z As for the Danube River, molten silver by moonlight, it looked as harmless as a backyard fishpond. Danube River cruise offers choices and chances 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z Reviewers who saw it described it less charitably as fan fiction and harmless nonsense. The Catcher in the Rye 'sequel' to be published 2011-01-12T20:57:14Z In 15 of the cases, the finding of error was deemed “harmless” and the convictions were upheld. ‘Your dad’s in jail’ 2012-06-26T16:33:00Z The roaming fauna are mostly harmless, though some will attack on sight, with others responding to sound. Xenoblade Chronicles ? review 2011-08-13T23:05:24Z His new hobby seems harmless, but God and Millet work in mysterious ways. Review | Lydia Millet’s ‘A Children’s Bible’ is a blistering classic 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z Kicking, shooting and punching — but the harmless, bloodless cartoon kind. ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ Review: Rock-em-Sock-em Bromance 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z If children’s exposure to these microbes is limited, then their immune systems remain immature and won’t learn to tolerate harmless microbes – or react to disease-causing microorganisms. Snap, crackle and filth – let kids eat dirt 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z In the beginning crossover ventures were harmless fun. music: Ren?e Fleming?s Crossover to Rock, ?Dark Hope? 2010-05-28T14:47:00Z It’s harmless, allowing him to live his life to a 1970s soundtrack as if he’s still in his prime. In Ash we trust: “Ash vs Evil Dead” returns in our darkest hour to save us 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z This was a temporary confusion, one we’d laugh about later—how dire the misunderstanding had felt, how harmless it had turned out to be. The City at the Bottom of the Sea 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z It does away with the harmless White Lady but retains the awkward Saracen-versus-Crusader element. Review: Mariinsky Ballet in ‘Raymonda,’ Searching About for a Perfect Suitor 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z Is she regretting taking the life of this harmless woman? 'The Americans' Recap: You Should Trust the Organization 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z The series “will make us see the horror in what we’ve been trained to see as harmless, even if it has to smack us upside the head,” James Poniewozik wrote about the show’s first season. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Katrina Babies’ and the MTV Video Music Awards 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z A few of her departures, as in the traveling lifts added to the Act I pas de trois, are attractive and fresh, most of them are harmless, and a few are just odd. Dance Review | National Ballet of Cuba: ?Swan Lake? From the National Ballet of Cuba 2010-04-04T22:19:00Z He seems harmless enough, but is he really there to scam the scammers? Review: In ‘Fish Men,’ Speed Chess and Weighty Exchanges 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z It’s one of those shows that “CSI” fans will watch out of predetermined habit, and it might simply be a big harmless hit that fills a hole on CBS’s schedule. ‘Broadchurch’ is back for Season 2, but it’s put on a lot of weight 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z My father couldn’t swallow small talk, no matter how small and harmless, and that day he was choking down a lot of it. I was a “male spinster” 2012-11-29T01:00:00Z “Paw Patrol” seems harmless enough, and that’s the point: The movement rests on understanding that cops do plenty of harm. The Protests Come for ‘Paw Patrol’ 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z Falcons and other large birds of prey are usually harmless to humans, unless recklessly deployed as metaphors. Review: ‘Aloft’ Trains an Eagle Eye on Human Misery 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z These two offences, warning of harsh reality and sabotaging harmless whimsy, are equated. Films like Tooth Fairy can warp young minds 2010-05-31T09:55:00Z We have turned a relatively harmless indoor biome into something that can make us sick. A Book That Will Make You Terrified of Your Own House 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z His death sent shock waves through the Portland community, especially the friends and family who knew him to be harmless. ‘Alien Boy’: documenting a mental-illness tragedy 2014-03-06T20:33:36Z Often, the results are charming, essentially harmless, mildly distracting, a visual and sonic goof. The Playlist: Ariana Grande Shows Her Heart, and 8 More New Songs 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z Mostly though, the inside conversations and populated streets only amplify the stuffy feeling "Belgravia" instills in persons suffering from harmless fevers of the hay and cabin varieties. "Belgravia": Where "Downton Abbey" meets Dickens, except with a more dashing, less hungry orphan 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z The harmless kind, where we all stand around and watch the most powerful person on Earth make nice with an oversize bird. Obama’s last turkey pardon is the dad joke the country needs right now 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z Once viewers get acclimated to the disjointed comic pacing that results from no two actors sharing the same space, it’s harmless fun. Parks and Recreation: was the quarantine reunion episode worth it? 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z There are far worse evaluations one could assign to a series than being harmless and kind, like a boy your mother would love you to date, which both Victor and "Love, Victor" prove to be. "Love, Victor" is Hulu's likable spinoff of "Love, Simon" that questions who gets a great love story 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z When we pass on news – any news – we are usually just a conduit, so, “I heard so-and-so just got married” is usually pretty harmless. Should I tell my sister her father might not be her father? 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z I would think after all that a little chocolate in my oatmeal would be harmless enough. Yes, Adults Can Have Chocolate for Breakfast. Really. 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z It’s all part of Mr. Tyler’s air of indestructibility, of untethered masculinity, dulled just enough by age to seem harmless. Arts & Leisure Preview: Steven Tyler Escapes From Idolatry 2011-02-09T16:50:05Z The crime boss has survived an assassination team that kills everyone else in his compound deep in Chihuahua, including revered and harmless elders. The "Better Call Saul" point of no return: Jimmy McGill is dead, and Saul Goodman rises 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z He accepts there is a certain quid pro quo with the estate: “People have an agenda, and I think their agenda’s fairly transparent and fairly harmless and understandable.” Two sides to every story: Whitney, Tupac, Assange and the trouble with making biopics 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z That harmless encounter in a midtown skyscraper shocked a long-slumbering willfulness into being, a Frankenstein lightning bolt of energy and resolve. Poker for girls: In New York’s male-dominated world of underground poker, I found my true strength 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z But in this climate, it’s also harmless and entirely joyful, and we need that. Bring the joy: Watch "The World's Best" and "Busy Tonight" for a shot of comfort 2019-02-02T05:00:00Z Genetic changes that appear in the body’s cells are a normal part of ageing, and many of these mutations are harmless so-called “passenger mutations”. Lungs damaged by smoking can 'magically' heal – study 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z Why name a language column after a harmless drudge? What would the doctor prescribe? 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z The actual deed is reported with such lightly amused aplomb that what could come over as sordid seems like a harmless diversion. A Warning to Women of a Certain Age: Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Nightdress 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z But to a nation inured to nepotism by the likes of First Son-in-Law Jared Kushner spouting ill-informed policy views from a White House podium, this is pretty harmless stuff. Perspective | The Cuomo brothers put on quite a show. Should the journalism-ethics police shut it down? 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z All this seems harmless enough, really, not worth getting worked up over. Jesse Eisenberg’s ‘Bream Gives Me Hiccups’ is no masterpiece 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z While most ants in Singapore are harmless, the insects are often regarded as a nuisance. Ant-hunting we will go! 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z So if they want to take part in a harmless activity that brings them joy, why stop them from doing so? How old is too old to trick-or-treat? The Halloween custom should be reserved just for the kids 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z Watching TV might not sound as dangerous as a sex or gambling addiction, but the researchers say there’s plenty of evidence to suggest that it’s not a harmless habit. Thanks for nothing, Netflix: Depressing new research links TV binging to depression 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z In turning the sweet-little-old-lady cliché upside down, the Sisters were a perfect vehicle for Arno, allowing him to mine one of his favorite themes—sex—in a harmless way. The Peter Arno Cartoons That Helped Rescue The New Yorker 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z "People are being jailed for harmless civil activity," said Sergei Khramov, an employee at the court where the trial will be held. Pussy Riot trial over Putin altar protest due to begin 2012-07-30T02:00:01Z In some ways, the idea of gaydar – even if it’s just stereotyping – seems useful at best and harmless at worst. Debunking the “gaydar” myth 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z “This Is the End” suggests that they can at least sometimes be harmless, and as crude as the movie’s humor often is, its spirit is sweet, sensitive and innocuous. Movie Review: ‘This Is the End,’ With Seth Rogen and James Franco 2013-06-11T18:01:14Z In an attempt to interview Andrew for his school news show, Matthew asks whether Andrew is a “harmless dweeb or disgusting sex monster”. Big Mouth: how Netflix's sex education comedy remains vital 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z When you can’t prove your mistake was harmless, it only sounds self-serving to claim it was. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: ‘Happy birthday’ is okay. ‘You’re overreacting’ isn’t. 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z A: About the crickets: Although they might look scary, they are generally harmless. How can I keep the crickets out of my old, damp garage? 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z The precursor to the essentially harmless manic pixie dream girls of more recent times. 'Everyone else was just a bit player': my night out with Elizabeth Wurtzel | Suzanne Moore 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z There are plenty of boys who aren’t softbois who you can go for but, that said, there are also plenty of softbois who are harmless and really great, so don’t worry too much. What is a softboi? You might be dating one – and you don't even know it 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z But mostly it’s harmless — punk defanged and declawed — because mostly it’s empty, devoid of heart and humanity and anything resembling a big idea. Green Day: Rock’s saddest joke 2012-07-16T21:10:00Z The students behind these accounts say they are mostly a harmless trend, predicated on the novelty of being in the same physical space as their classmates again. The Latest High School Prank? It’s a Snooze. 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z But that hasn't stopped Hollywood insiders from bandying about heated opinions referring to Chartier's e-mails as everything from harmless enthusiasm to egregious politicking that should result in the film's disqualification. 'Lockergate'?: Producer apologizes for e-mails 2010-02-27T17:28:00Z The problem with these, as with any essentialising belief, is that they are demonstrably false and lazy generalisations, even if they are harmless. Howard Jacobson shouldn't win the Booker 2010-09-28T09:52:00Z In particular, what may seem like harmless sentences initially might conceal cryptic partisan messages. There’s no subversive political message in this column. I swear. 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z I think there were a lot of people who didn't know what they were doing, who may have had good intentions, may have thought they were saying something that was complimentary or harmless. "She taught me an eating disorder": Jennette McCurdy on why some moms "don't deserve" to be revered 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z At first, she seems as harmless as the title suggests, a little Asian girl who reminds people of the civilians getting massacred in Vietnam. ‘Harmless Like You,’ by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z But when he turns to himself in the mirror — to which he pitches his soliloquies — it’s clear that there’s nothing harmless about him. Review: Shakespeare’s Take on the Game of Thrones 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z The frolics of the silver screen are easily dismissed as harmless fancy. Films like Tooth Fairy can warp young minds 2010-05-31T09:55:00Z “The Gambler” is an agreeable if ridiculous slice of old-school Hollywood machismo, which will no doubt be widely understood as a harmless holiday-season change of pace, a “genre exercise,” as the critic’s manual puts it. “The Gambler”: Mark Wahlberg’s existential quest for manhood 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z It had also given Rees-Mogg “a reputation as a harmless, self-deprecating Victorian caricature,” he added. A Show That Laughs at Boris Johnson, and May Have Aided His Rise 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z He was strange but harmless, and he wasn’t causing any trouble beyond ruining a nap or two. The Tree Man Outside My Window 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z Jan and I were upset, but we both thought cannabis was fairly harmless. Books of The Times: Phantoms of the Mind, No Longer Shocking But No Less Haunting 2011-02-01T21:45:58Z Between the moving violations and harmless youthful carousing, a soulful side of Bieber starts to emerge. Justin Bieber 'celebrospective': from mop top to mop bucket 2013-07-12T19:11:45Z The harmless antics are also part of his plan for self-preservation, pushback against the claustrophobic feeling he can get when the news media zeros in. Lakeith Stanfield Is Playing Us All 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z The harmless, frothy satire is nothing you wouldn’t see on a fairly average episode of ABC’s gay teen sitcom “The Real O’Neals.” Harvey Weinstein’s evil genius playbook: How he got LGBT people to support one of the year’s most controversial films 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z When the authorities clamped down on him, he subversively turned to "harmless" early music and period keyboards, in the process unearthing long-forgotten wild music, some from Russia's past. Russian pianist Alexei Lubimov fittingly honors the woman who insulted Stalin to his face 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z While some students find the secrecy to be harmless fun, others seem to be emboldened by the anonymity and, as is common online, post caustic and hurtful comments. Sidechat Wants to Be College Students’ Main Chat 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Yet there’s nothing in the statute to distinguish between an addict who puts her baby at grave risk and a stressed-out single mom who takes a harmless dose of a friend’s anti-anxiety medication. Take a valium, lose your kid, go to jail 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z In the original picture, Arthur's constant drunkenness was presented as a harmless indulgence. Brand new Arthur 2011-04-11T08:18:46Z Most people view these as harmless, if idiosyncratic, behaviours. Gym, eat, repeat: the shocking rise of muscle dysmorphia 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z These may seem like harmless little interactions, something that should just be expected in a rowdy crowd. Punched, groped, beer thrown in my face: Being a woman at a concert can be terrifying 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z By the end of that decade, his characters weren’t so harmless. From Gangsters to Governor Cuomo: Michael Imperioli on Playing the Tough Guys 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z For a moment, I was taken out of the film’s context and plunged into the mode of a harmless action-adventure movie. ‘Escape From Mogadishu’ Review: Conflict Abroad 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, even if my disability made me seem harmless, she admitted she was nervous during our first sexual encounters in the weeks that followed that concert — afraid, primarily, about injuring me. How 30 Blocks Became 30 Years 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z Unfortunately for Aldi, their seemingly harmless campaign appeared to backfire, as many UK Instagram users found it to be in poor taste. Aldi ad challenging influencer to spend only $33 on groceries sparks outrage 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z While the incident seems harmless, officials say it’s the result of a more serious matter. Cattle wander into Chinese supermarket, munch on fruit 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z Yet these are harmless pieces that show off the dancers’ professional technique. Dance Review: Ballet Hispanico at the Apollo Theater - Review 2011-12-18T22:51:02Z Before this happened, I used to think they were cute and harmless; I used to play with them as a child. Experience: a ladybird nearly killed me 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z She said they drove through open areas, "and it was scary. We passed checkpoints, we met some other people and I could not always be sure if they were harmless or dangerous," she added. Humanitarian aid expert reveals dramatic rescue of children from Ukraine to safety 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z “Why can’t you write books about harmless romances, and we can get them published here and make you rich?” Books of The Times: Liao Yiwu’s ‘For a Song and a Hundred Songs’ 2013-07-02T21:08:39Z In the vast majority of cases, the symptoms are unpleasant but harmless, and get better without treatment. Everything you ever wanted to know about vertigo (but were too dizzy to ask) 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z It would be comforting to think that this is harmless sloppiness, like the “Bushisms” of the famously tongue-tied 43rd president. Analysis | ‘The buck stops with everybody’: How Trump twists cliches to do his bidding 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z Andrew M. Seaman, the organization’s ethics committee chairman, said journalism “is not harmless” and journalists need to recognize that “there are and are not appropriate ways to approach certain subjects and sources.” ‘Vultures’ or reporters? After shooting, witnesses hit with media requests. 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z This might seem like harmless cultural ephemera, but it’s not. Sexy teacher fantasies are not reality 2013-09-11T23:00:00Z These mothers just want a night off for boozy shenanigans and some smoking in the girls’ room, which, of course, leads to harmless karaoke antics, mild flirtations, an Instagram faux pas and pot-induced paranoia. Review: ‘Fun Mom Dinner’ Means a Night Out Without the Kids 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z My husband writes all of this off as harmless because she never insults anyone directly to their face. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Walk away from a fat-shamer. It’s the best kind of exercise. 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z Because Johnson, despite the drudgery, knew that language was not harmless. What would the doctor prescribe? 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z However, lipsticks and eye shadows seem harmless when compared with the next generation of cosmetic enhancements. Cancer, animal cruelty, feminism: So why can’t I quit using makeup? 2014-01-04T23:00:00Z “I think originally it was a harmless thing,” said Cameron, whose analysis is rooted in an archive of male group conversation, mostly recorded by her students, that goes back to the 1980s. The age of banter 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z Failing those, I can’t think of any appropriate way for you to say, “I think people in the workplace will judge you for this harmless dialectal tendency” without her hearing, “I judge you.” When your supervisor wants you to buy an expensive product for their side hustle 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z His staging, in which no emotion is ever forced, is funny only in the way that life can be: dark humor in the face of absurdity, joy at a harmless misunderstanding. America’s Most Interesting Opera Destination? The Midwest 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z His status as the harmless nice guy who doesn't want anything from Barbie or Ken relieves him of any pressure to do, say or be anything other than Allan. The secret "Barbie" message everyone can get behind is that Allan is amazing. He is also like us 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z The courts upheld the conviction in 114 of, finding the errors “harmless.” ‘Your dad’s in jail’ 2012-06-26T16:33:00Z Young visitors can observe them in action as well as interview entomologists and handle harmless creatures that break down dead organic material. 9 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z An astonishing collection of laughs — whinnies, giggles, squeals, snorts, heaves — gradually colors the narrative, until this seemingly harmless man becomes, in effect, not just a witness to savagery, but also an accessory. Review: Surprise Lessons From John Lithgow’s ‘Stories by Heart’ 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z He seemed harmless and his story hung together – until Fabian moved in on him and it unravelled. Murder at Wrotham Hill by Diana Souhami – review 2012-11-23T22:55:04Z We may in any case regard importing terms into British English from its American counterpart as harmless or even desirable. Author, author: Henry Hitchings on neologisms 2011-02-05T00:05:32Z Wednesday cons his way into first class by pretending to be senile and harmless, and Shadow, in a stroke of luck, is bumped up when his seat is double booked. Divine drama: “American Gods” answers our prayers for a show worthy of worship 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z But if your tiny-tyke target audience has to see something, at least it’s harmless. ‘The Smurfs 2’: a nice kid tale with a few Naughties 2013-07-30T23:36:31Z All because of a rather harmless scavenger no bigger than the period at the end of this sentence. Killing Lice Is a Growing Business 2010-04-09T20:00:00Z Yes, you’ll urinate more often, carbonated drinks may taste odd and your toes and fingers will tingle, he explains, but those are temporary and harmless side effects. On a trip to the Himalayas, I learned about altitude sickness the hard way 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z The Last Night now splits audiences, with some seeing it as a harmless piece of fun that is wildly popular with audiences, and others criticising its apparently jingoist overtones. Proms to hold two Last Nights 2010-04-22T12:42:00Z It certainly looks harmless enough, perched above a bunch of chives. Edible Blossoms to Brighten Your Plate 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z It’s not normal for a woman to laugh to herself at length in a crowded subway car, but it’s harmless, so as her laughing fit continues, others can’t help joining her. Break Out the Chewbacca Mask and You Won’t Laugh Alone 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z It sounded fairly harmless because of the title, but it was so dark. 'Succession made me glad I was born poor': Susan Wokoma's lockdown TV 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z The celebrity-centred awards are generally recognised as a harmless bit of fluff ahead of more meaningful ceremonies such as the Screen Actors Guild awards and the Oscars themselves. Amour wins best film of 2012 at National Society of Film Critics awards 2013-01-07T12:23:44Z The students said the parody of the Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake song Suit and Tie was intended as harmless fun but student organisations and university authorities condemned it as insensitive and racist. Fraternity's blackface Jay-Z parody video fuels university racism storm 2013-04-26T18:59:00Z In asking justices to reverse the appellate court's ruling, prosecutors have argued that the confession was the legal equivalent of "harmless error." Illinois high court to rule in police torture case 2012-02-02T11:45:00Z It’s the sort of needling that begins as harmless jokes but over time calcifies into sharp-edged rocks that jab a relationship hard, threatening to break it. Alex & Sierra Perform at Rockwood Music Hall 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z Attention, though, soon shifts from that seemingly harmless stunt, as the body of a music teacher is found at the base of a cliff. Review: ‘Loch Ness’ Has a Monster, and an Alluring Mystery 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z It seemed smart or funny or commercial or harmless at the time. Camila Cabello and Harry Styles, Teen-Pop Alumni, Think Bigger 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z At first, his father, Abdul-Razak, is a harmless buffoon with grandiose dreams. Review: New Novels by Paul Murray, César Aira and Others 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z For instance, these days – to pick a random example – Jamie Cullum strikes me as a harmless, twinkly eyed, happy sort of chap. Charlie Brooker: Why I'm calling time on Screen Burn 2010-10-15T13:54:00Z Buckner, a town of about 3,000, east of Kansas City, seems harmless enough, but not in the bombastic land of reality TV. ‘Gangland Undercover’ and ‘Outlaw Country’ Examine Biker Life 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z “It may have seemed harmless a year ago, but now that it’s gotten frighteningly bigger, it’s gotten hard to ignore it.” John Oliver launches anti-Trump campaign: #MakeDonaldDrumpfAgain 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z “If #Qanon is wrong, it’s harmless fun,” Mitchell tweeted on Aug. 2. After Trump’s ‘social-media summit,’ it’s business as usual for his online provocateurs 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z But better to shrug off old friends’ harmless foibles than assign them mean labels. ‘At Least I Got You a Gift’ 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Bian seems harmless enough, but there are a few intriguing details that have set off red flags. In “Watchmen,” just as in real life, feelings about Vietnam remain uncertain 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z The witches are white-faced crones in maroon weeds, who giggle like harmless mischief-makers but lick the blood off dead men's limbs. Before I Sleep; Eurydice; Macbeth 2010-05-08T23:07:00Z Most villagers had an inkling that Olena wasn't Polish but she was a hard worker, harmless and in the middle of absolutely nowhere, so they turned a blind eye. World of lather 2010-04-23T23:14:00Z What they did was gross...and, by all appearances, harmless. KFC/Taco Bell employees fired for getting into food fight, washing hair in kitchen sink 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z So “playfully distant” sounds great, as long as your Jennifer Jason Leigh is playfully harmless — and most crushes are. Social Q?s: Meet the In-Law 2010-09-17T20:18:00Z Instead, he said, Dr. Nichopoulos was attempting to save the singer from himself, often prescribing harmless placebos to keep Presley’s pharmaceutical intake under control. George C. Nichopoulos, doctor who prescribed drugs to Elvis, dies at 88 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z The press sipping champagne and trading jokes with politicians feels perfectly harmless to Washington’s establishment, but it looks uncomfortably cozy outside the Beltway. White House correspondents’ dinner presses on, after covid delays and Trump 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z When we overhear harmless conversations that we were clearly not meant to hear, the kindest thing is to pretend we didn’t. Stepmother’s Day? 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z The first consisted of a short conversation about a female brand representative with whom I had twice engaged in some mostly harmless extracurricular activities. I sold my body (and nearly my soul) to Abercrombie 2014-05-05T00:00:00Z They are standing in docile, harmless gratitude to the liberal white lawyer, and isn't that what we liberals all want, to be singled out by marginalized people as you're one of the good ones? Aaron Sorkin read Breitbart for inspiration as he wrote "To Kill a Mockingbird" script 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z While he keeps cycling through fits of anxiety, depression and adoration, resolved to be harmless, Della risks her job and her freedom to be with him. Review | In ‘Jack,’ Marilynne Robinson’s fourth Gilead novel, a lost soul embarks on an impossible love affair 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z Still, it would be a mistake to see Trump’s anti-media threats as harmless. Perspective | Trump’s threats against the press may be toothless. But they’re far from harmless. 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Based on Edgar Allan Poe's short story The Oval Portrait, the result was a harmless piece of laidback gothic, the music itself adding little more than distant atmosphere. Counterpoise | Classical review 2010-04-01T20:45:00Z At the top of her list are knockoff pharmaceuticals cut with everything from harmless filler to motor oil, highway paint and glue. Fifteen Travel Scams To Avoid 2010-04-09T20:00:00Z Taking a hammer and nailing photos or art on the walls sounds pretty harmless, right? 'Fox and Friends Weekend' shares home improvement secrets as supply chain issues continue 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z What isn’t harmless is the price of those plastic toys. Video Games: Unfinished Swan, Assassin’s Creed and Need for Speed 2012-11-06T22:45:43Z But whether it is a cultural blight or just harmless fun is the subject of much debate among its reluctantly forthcoming viewers. The A-List? They Must Be Grading on a Curve 2011-07-29T21:12:58Z That creepy guy who is trying to woo your sister is harmless, until he turns out to be unhinged. Partridge, politics and period pomp: the must-see TV shows of 2019 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z In this Franklin version, however, he — like others who have played the same role in it — is merely a harmless buffoon. ‘Coppélia’ Returns to American Ballet Theater Repertory 2014-06-01T04:00:00Z The doctors said, though, that it was small and it was possible it would remain dormant and harmless indefinitely. Emilia Clarke, of “Game of Thrones,” on Surviving Two Life-Threatening Aneurysms 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z So, in the experiment, potted mimosas were dropped a few harmless inches onto foam. Do Plants Have Something to Say? 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z Everything was harmless and forgettable, though the dancers performed with a naturalness that’s inappropriate to the strenuous high solemnity of their Graham heritage. Dance Review: Martha Graham’s Company Offer Some of Her Greek Myth Dances 2014-03-20T23:13:59Z As a superannuated karaoke session, the evening's climax was harmless fun – but it was the stupendous documentary that had preceded it that sent the crowd buzzing into the night. The Art of Rap – review 2012-07-20T12:17:11Z That is to say, "we seem to be entering a period in which debt has passed through its recent harmless and fashionable period and has returned to being sinful". Microloans in Hackney | Feature 2010-03-21T00:07:00Z I had to sit there for 90+ minutes facing, literally, a harmless, humongous water bottle hoping that it was a harmless water bottle. How to Stay Safe at the Airport 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z My questions, although harmless, necessarily involved family and were met with outright hostility and scorn by Vanessa. 'Grief is like a tsunami' 2010-07-10T23:02:00Z After all, we’re talking about alcohol, and a brandy Alexander is hardly as harmless as a smoothie. Before You Sip That Cocktail, a Few Safety Warnings 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z “It may have seemed harmless a year ago, but now that it’s gotten frighteningly bigger, it is no longer wise to ignore it.” “It is no longer wise to ignore it”: John Oliver gives Donald Trump exactly what he deserves, and it was worth the wait 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z It went from being a harmless fly on the wall to a witness to the president’s “dreams and nightmares,” Dobbs writes, becoming the “monster that Nixon could neither slay nor tame.” ‘King Richard’ Finds Fresh Drama in Watergate 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z Bastille is a relatively toothless, relatively harmless band that takes 1980s New Romantic impulses and softens them up considerably until they resemble the overblown British soft arena-rock of the 2000s. Critic’s Notebook: Bastille and St. Lucia Take Different Musical Routes 2014-01-24T22:51:14Z Given its premiere alongside the turbulent Fifth in 1808, the Sixth, nicknamed the “Pastoral,” all too often comes across in performance as a pretty but harmless landscape — or, worse, a lumbering countryside stroll. The Ultimate Beethoven Symphony Collection 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z But Saletan glosses over this concern, mentioning only briefly that seeing creationism as harmless “doesn’t mean we should teach creationism in schools or pretend it’s a scientific theory.” Why creationists can’t be scientists 2014-02-20T20:16:00Z Or it’s the gateway to a harmless hedonism and a yearning, both poignant and slightly pathetic, to experience and be included in everything. Television: Ted Danson of ?Damages?: Humble Egotist 2010-03-20T03:20:00Z But it’s also absurdly hilarious, if you’re the sort who appreciates a little harmless transgression with your pumpkin pie.— Thanksgiving TV: Plan Your Other Binge 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z The same is true of Fleming’s text, which is harmless enough for children — the main plot twist involves a planned robbery of a Paris chocolate shop — but possesses an intensity of its own. Celebrating 50 years of 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z Well, it's set in 1973: one year before the Guildford Four and Birmingham Six cases took the bloom off this harmless activity. Cemetery Junction: Film review 2010-04-15T11:30:00Z Hank seems harmless despite proving on many occasions that he's anything but. "Barry" returns three years later and is funnier and darker than ever 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z Mine was a harmless bit of shadow puppetry, some low-key telekinesis that was over in an instant. Sleights of Hand With Cards, Coins and a Colander 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z Many of the questions they place in the hat are comically harmless. Unlike the shows that came before it, "Insecure" has always been about hustling one's way to success 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z It is “harmless for the body but lethal for bacteria,” he said. In the Wrinkle Wars, a New Weapon 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z It’s a rather harmless irony that we tend to greet this annual influx of newness with the same ol’ bouquet of spring themes. Perspective | Beyond Vivaldi, a classical playlist to bring on the spring 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z And the Northern embrace of Mitchell’s plantation nostalgia, with its depiction of happy, obedient slaves, wasn’t just harmless lifestyle consumerism. The Long Battle Over ‘Gone With the Wind’ 2020-06-14T04:00:00Z This anywhere, anytime gambling culture has changed the face of the industry over the past 15 years and brought fresh temptations to those who struggle to prevent a harmless flutter from becoming a dangerous addiction. Gambling companies step up efforts to sway addiction debate 2014-11-23T05:00:00Z Signora Assunta turned out to be completely harmless in the end, but I was sure she was going to eat me alive if I didn't produce something extra-special for her. Welcome to the feast: exclusive recipes from Yotam Ottolenghi's new book 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z Today, she says, "It's a harmless thing, but I think the movie is challenging the idea of that, and the idea of people being so ironic about everything all the time." Aubrey Plaza: 'I'm a poster child for irony' 2012-12-14T23:00:16Z Anna R.: Those feathery bits that float in vinegar are called “mothers,” and they are relatively harmless. Perspective | Hints From Heloise: Soup for a windy day 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z I asked him how he'd be spending New Year and he cartwheeled into another harmless fantasy intended solely to raise the sum of human happiness. Is Keith Richards a 'good thing'? 2010-10-23T23:06:00Z |
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