| 单词 | humorous |
| 例句 | Anyway, I wrote the essay, trashed the book in a hostile but humorous sort of way. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z My flesh crawled, remembering the ironic, almost humorous twist he’d put on the last words—oh, God, I thought, my God, how could I have listened to him? The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Thoroughly fantastic. An almost humorous descent to the ridiculous.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z My mother is not humorous, not like the girl at the end who lifts her mocking chin to pose like Girl Graduate. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “That was somethin’ else,” said my father, and I wondered if he was referring to me in a humorous way, or whether he even remembered what I had done. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z There were some cases of corruption that could only be regarded as humorous. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z When he took his place at the dining table, calm, affable, utterly certain, a crisis in the kitchen became no more than a humorous sketch; without him, it was a drama that clutched the heart. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “There’s corned beef so you can make sandwiches for lunch,” Aunty Uju had said, as though those words were perfectly normal and did not require a humorous preamble about how Americans ate bread for lunch. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He had tiny, beady eyes that looked out between rolls of flesh with a hard but humorous stare. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes, almost lost in the folds of leathery wrinkles, had a humorous gleam. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The most entertaining part of the game by far was trying to get the computer to engage us in humorous conversation: Me: “Touch the cave wall.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Toni: He just kept me laughing, always saying little humorous things. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The contrast between the friendly greeting and the weapons propped against their shoulders is almost humorous. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The kitten, surprisingly enough, had no love for cats either, so they formed a wickedly humorous partnership that waged unceasing war against them. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A humorous suggestion was made that she sing the notes on her face whereupon she threw up her hands, sank into a chair and went off into a deep vinous sleep. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z "This is a book of humorous poetry," she said. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z My brain feels frantic, but there's nothing clever or humorous or even disarming that I can think of to say. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z That is to say, I did not take sufficient account of the fact that at that time of the day, what Mr Farraday enjoys is a conversation of a lighthearted, humorous sort. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Maybe Monsieur Giannot would tell humorous stories about his friend the director, and in the morning the birds would sing and a fresh newspaper would announce the end of the invasion, reasonable concessions. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I thought it would mean “spirited,” but in Italian it means “humorous or playful.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z What I’m experiencing here is a good beginning to an interesting life, and that’s the reason—the only reason—why I have to laugh at the humorous side of the most dangerous moments. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Again I offered an expression that my teacher found humorous. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z A few of my stories are good, my descriptions of the Secret Annex are humorous, much of my diary is vivid and alive, but...it remains to be seen whether I really have talent. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He is a quiet, humorous, religious man of solid accomplishment. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She strung humorous stories along the road like a bright wash and tried to captivate us. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry laughed, though there was nothing very humorous about the situation. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z That day, Bobby was not the old curmudgeonly Bobby: He was gracious, humorous, and willing to sign countless autographs. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It occurs to me now that the man might just possibly have meant this in a humorous sort of way; that is to say, he intended it as a bantering remark. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I even had his humorous expression in my face, his sharp, optimistic awareness. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z But at home he was our humorous, kind, and wise Dad. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Pauling’s talk, however, was only a humorous rehash of published ideas. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Where she was serious and gentle he was intense and humorous, utterly engaged in the world in a way none of her family really was. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I can usually see the humorous side of their scoldings, but it’s easier when somebody else is being raked over the coals. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Though this process seemed to me eminently fair — and also humorous — Tefu was still unhappy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All the other speeches had been humorous and they expected more of the same. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z In the past, candidates for student body president had presented humorous skits before their speech. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “Perhaps, Mr. Meecham, you could enlighten the class as to what is so humorous about a crucifixion.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Something humorous?” she asks, trudging down the steps. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z For example, he could tell a long, involved, humorous story and laugh at his own humor with high-pitched giggling. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In addition to being determined, focused, honest, he was also greatly humorous, delightful, and boy-like, while at the same time a strong, firm male presence in a house filled with little women. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z If you appeal to the crowd, either by being humorous or brutal or eccentric, you gain favor. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z O’Brien was a large, burly man with a thick neck and a coarse, humorous, brutal face. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z It seems humorous to me sometimes that I fret over soil and weather and such. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I was not wrong, the twinkle was there, the precious, humorous twinkle. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The Professor has a strongly humorous side, and I could from old knowledge detect a trace of its origin in his answer:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z They could be humorous and humble when the moment called for it, but they were unfazed by blowhards and didn’t second-guess the power in their own points of view. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z In their place resides a smooth, soft timbre and humorous flair that suit his showman glitz. With a wink and a smile, Rod Stewart delivers polished soul at United Center 2011-04-10T14:49:00Z When the artist made the work, it was a darkly humorous jab at authority — figuratively torching the institution just as it opened the doors to its new William Pereira-designed campus on Wilshire Boulevard. Sand Fire's ghostly pall over L.A. County Museum of Art evokes seminal Ed Ruscha painting on Instagram 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z In a quietly rueful yet otherwise humorous sisterly conversation while they stop for dinner outside a car repair shop, Yelena discloses the fake story about her family that she often gives to strangers. “Black Widow” challenges treatment of women without biological families as disposable 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z “There’s certainly a humorous element,” he says, but at the same time, the exhibition is meant to begin serious dialogues. In Detroit, Artists Explore the Riches of the 99-Cent Store 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z The bag's use of a Godzilla-esque creature represented a "humorous caricature" and not a serious threat to Toho's business interests, the court ruled. If you think Godzilla's bad, you should see his lawyers 2014-05-12T13:20:53Z A blackly humorous portrait of a wasted life. Paul Murray's top 10 wicked clerics 2010-03-17T15:38:00Z An editor at Tatler magazine suggested he write about recovering from alcoholism, and Mr. Gill had his break, going on to develop his style of humorous, first-person journalism. A.A. Gill, British columnist and food critic with an acid wit, dies at 62 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z It also features one too many subplots that appear out of nowhere — to frankly humorous effect — while the film’s intended comic beats often get lost in translation. ‘Peaceful’ Review: A Homage to French Filmmaking 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z All in the Family," the famous disclaimer read, "seeks to throw a humorous spotlight on our frailties, prejudices, and concerns. Prime time's new age of crudeness 2011-01-17T15:01:00Z That’s because “West By God” succeeds not only as an unofficial West Virginia tourism campaign but also as a humorous, heartfelt meditation on the nature of home. Brandon McCoy’s ‘West By God’ stands tall at the divide of rural and urban America 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z Her always irreverent sense of humor got pushed, too, when she began writing humorous essays and co-hosting a comedy podcast. Make some ‘shrooms: Cooking with delectable fungi 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z Both series seek to popularize scientific ideas through approachable, humorous programs. ‘Infinite Monkey Cage’ Brings Playful Science Series to U.S. 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z Having him roast a scientist alive at the end of "The Pandemic Special" before cheerfully reminding the audience to vote was a brutally humorous shocker. The "South ParQ Vaccination Special" fails to be funny – but maybe that's the point 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z The Selector also periodically stands in for Hank’s and Julian’s fathers — a conceit that, at least here, given Maldonado’s largely humorous approach, tends to play down the family conflicts hinted at in the script. Idris Goodwin’s ‘How We Got On’ at Forum Theatre He makes humorous skits and music videos on subjects he said are taboo among his parents’ generation, like sex and race. Noticed: For Asian Stars, Many Web Fans 2011-07-29T21:44:50Z Yes, send the gift, and yes, accompany it with a humorous — and apologetic — letter. Perspective | Miss Manners: Male friends keep taking over my grill 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z Emotional yet humorous, "Maid" is the story of a single mother's strength, resilience and love for her daughter. An "Army of the Dead" heist prequel & the return of "You": Here’s what’s new on Netflix in October 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z Vanity Fair, which live-tweets humorous comments during the show, leads a strong online following of fans who discuss aspects of the show ranging from dresses and dances to the dramatic twists. "Downton Abbey" sets PBS record with 7.9 million viewers 2013-01-07T22:25:53Z It is a humorous dynamic that seems to mimic the celebrated news conference in D.A. Here comes Bob Dylan ... the legend 2012-10-11T20:11:04Z Rather, Young, like the best essayists, writes with humorous self-regard about her own lived small moments, which reveal as much about us as they do about her. Review | A New Zealand poet turns a lyrical eye on her homeland through essays in ‘Can You Tolerate This?’ 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z In the ‘60s, Lennon had published a book of humorous writings and drawings called “A Spaniard in the Works.” Hijuelos novel posthumous release set for 2015 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z From there, Jacobs’ nephew Chris Santa Maria came forward and identified himself as the author of the humorous obit, sharing even more stories about his Uncle Bunky’s incredible life and times. Arizona man's epic obituary goes viral: 'The party will never be the same' 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z "The Authenticity Project" takes that feeling and gives it legs over the course of a humorous, fast-paced 370 pages. 7 must-read novels to transport you in February 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z And a film at the start of the performance took a humorous swipe at the hunting controversy. Glastonbury embraces Metallica's 'heavier side' 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z Born and raised in Korea and resident in Berlin, Chin writes music that reflects neither place as much as an eclectic and sometimes humorous approach of her own. Perspective | The top 35 female composers in classical music 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z The animated videos are informative, humorous, lighthearted and age-appropriate for young adolescents, tackling traditionally tough topics like gender, consent, menstruation, and the ABCs of STDs with a diverse array of cartoon characters. WATCH: Nora Gelperin on why sex education should have more info and less criticism 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z In an unintentionally humorous moment, captured on film, a sociology professor named Maurice Zeitlin remembers students rushing in and asking him to talk sense to the police. The Classic Vietnam-Era Documentary “The War at Home” and Its Lessons of Nonviolence 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Next to it, he wrote a humorous, profane caption that indicated the degree to which “Grandma” does not care what others think. A Shortcut to Comic Celebrity 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z Though Turner frames the anecdote as humorous rather than abusive, it indicates a casual lack of regard for female actors around shooting sex scenes. Sexual misconduct in film and TV: how intimacy coordination can help to address the historic issue 2021-05-22T04:00:00Z The result has been a lot of rather erudite trash-talking, with salvos fired back and forth on Twitter and images being digitally altered in humorous ways. The Smithsonian Engages in Some Friendly Competition 2014-08-10T04:00:00Z Plus, the indie hit never moralizes on same-sex marriage, instead offering a humorous and heartfelt take on two mothers, two teenage kids and a cool biological father. Cheat sheet of leading Oscar contenders 2010-11-24T06:47:00Z Closer to the current era, however, are the likes of Gloria Delgado Pritchett on “Modern Family,” whose history of being deported twice is breezily written into humorous dialogue and not substantially dwelt upon. With "Bob Hearts Abishola" and "Sunnyside," sitcoms are showcasing the immigrant's story 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z It's a testosterone-laden darkly humorous piece that offers three great parts - a mentally challenged young man, a bubbling eruption of male anger and a cool-as-ice older dude - but generates little light. Review: Broadway's 'Orphans' creates little light 2013-04-18T23:34:09Z What a delightful, inspiring, humorous and hopeful article about a young man with good ambitions, professionally and personally. Letters from magazine readers 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z The virtuoso performances from both might, during the introductory scenes, strike the viewer as effortless, and even humorous. A very Dickens review of 'A Christmas Carol' at the Rubicon Theatre in Ventura 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z Still running — deadline Monday night, June 1: our contest to chop the end off a song title to humorous effect. The Style Invitational: How do your captions Staake up? 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z Happily, those moments were ultimately rendered negligible by the cumulative force of the later variations, crowned by the humorous Quodlibet, where Bach, just for fun, throws in a number of jaunty folk tunes. Goldberg Variations/Fretwork ? review 2011-03-08T18:30:37Z In the "New Statesman" of Saturday he plunges back into full work, at enormous length, with the humorous opening remark that it is time to "write soberly about the war." Mr Bernard Shaw reopens: From the Guardian archive, 16 November 1914 2012-11-16T07:30:00Z Bernard and Lenina's tour of Savage Land spectacles such the House of Want and the House of Monogamy prove to be among the most darkly humorous and familiarly Syfy moments in the series. Peacock's Syfy-quality "Brave New World" dystopia crosses Burning Man and an orgy in an Apple store 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z And I think Merton essentially was too humorous and too complete a man to have been down in the mouth about his sins all the time. Going Home with Wendell Berry 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z There is unquestionably a humorous resemblance, right down to the shock of sandy hair. Mexico’s coach theatrical style excites World Cup 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z Like a cork popping, his name sends a clear signal he's humorous yet musically full-bodied. Who's right: Arsequake, Joy Orbison or Norman Jay MBE? 2010-06-23T09:59:00Z My wife says to me, “If people ever found out what you find humorous, they’d stop showing up.” Bob Newhart on His Secretly Sick Humor and Turning 90 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z The author of the bestselling humorous children’s book Go the F-ck to Sleep is back, and this time he’s tackling the treacherous minefield of kids’ insane eating habits. Go the F-ck to Sleep Has a Sequel 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z Combining formal audacity with emotional intimacy and sharp social observation, the picture attains a fullness of humorous, sorrowing life. Review | Artist Noah Davis died tragically at age 32. A New York show reveals a great lost talent. 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z I liked the humorous tone of this book, with a pinch of sarcasm. Dodger by Terry Pratchett - review 2013-02-08T12:00:00Z Reactions to the video were, not surprisingly, humorous. Venice tourist taking selfie hilariously falls in water 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z In this audiobook original, adapted from a stage show whose run was cut short by the coronavirus pandemic, a star of “Parks and Recreation” performs a humorous mix of self-help speech, songs and stand-up comedy. New & Noteworthy Audiobooks, From Jack Kerouac to Black Lives Matter 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z Memories from Milligan's brother and sister portray an unfairly maligned, misunderstood man, a humorous uncle, a genius artist. We need to stop giving the Ted Bundy treatment to violent men like Billy Milligan 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z The characters in the movie don’t realize that it’s humorous. Lonely Island goes pop: The trio weighs in on weed, Macklemore and why Andy Samberg says “we were woke baes early” 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z A number of the humorous photographs can be seen on the gallery's website. John Malkovich goes eccentric in 'Casanova Variations,' photo exhibit 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z “The humorous touches are fun,” the editor’s “Dear Ms. Goose” letter went, “yet there is a fine line between the silly and the senseless, the fanciful and the outrageous — in short, between nonsense and rubbish.” Charlotte Pomerantz, Inventive Children’s Book Author, Dies at 92 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z The Alienist is a humorous novella that parodies scientific preoccupations of the day and the aspirations of a small town near Rio de Janeiro. The Alienist by Machado de Assis – review 2012-12-23T00:10:26Z His full-size paintings are punctuated by humorous emails and phone conversations between the two. Guide to coffee table books as holiday gifts 2012-11-13T20:19:13Z I found that the Palestinians, although deeply oppressed, maintain precisely the humorous spirit that people often do in those circumstances. Ivor Dembina gives parliament its first standup gig 2010-03-16T21:30:00Z "There are people out there that do black exploitation themes but their approach is usually more humorous ... there is respect to it, but it's more humorous," he says. The case for comic books 2011-07-25T22:14:03Z He first performed as a child, telling humorous stories while drawing caricatures at banquets and other gatherings. Don Harron, 90, Canadian Actor in Roles From Broadway to ‘Hee Haw,’ Dies 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z Books by public figures, especially when written with help from others — Lauren Peterson is a speechwriter — are often pretty deadly, but “Make Trouble” manages to be genial, engaging and humorous. A Professional Troublemaker’s Guide for Young Activists 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z I thought that if I posted my little story, which was intended to be gently humorous rather than polemical, maybe some of those teenagers might re-examine that behavior. Theater Talkback: Who Owns Sheet Music? 2010-07-15T17:31:00Z When I think of Corot’s women, I think of Nabokov’s description of Chekhov’s books as “sad books for humorous people.” Review | A 19th-century painting that rivals the Mona Lisa 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z “It was a great meeting, and as expected, she was humorous, intelligent and gracious.” Harper Lee’s Ability to Consent to New Book Continues to Be Questioned 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z “The musical vocabulary seemed to fit a strange and at times humorous and haunting story,” Mr. MacKay said. Santa Fe Opera to Stage Lewis Spratlan?s ?Life Is a Dream? 2010-04-11T21:56:00Z He was courteous and humorous, with an intelligent, well-stocked mind and a democratic spirit. Elliott Carter remembered: 'Music seemed to erupt from his very being' 2012-11-06T18:41:42Z Indeed, though he is often accused of being willfully esoteric in his films, he is at his least pretentious here in , his choice of similes in particular wonderfully humorous and playful. Ingmar Bergman, novelist 2013-02-17T19:00:00Z It’s a hair jarring but mostly humorous — an audible wink to the listener, one facet of modern pop’s high-tech production laid bare. Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ Embodies Decades of Dance Music. Here’s a Guide. 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z Their dialogue scenes together at first are gentle, humorous and touching. Film review: A Boy Called Dad 2010-04-29T22:15:00Z In a voice by turns exuberant, humorous, unsentimental and keen, he tells a deeply American story. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z The failures cited ranged from humorous accounts of flunked exams to the big, life-altering crises of divorce and serious illness. Why we should learn to embrace failure | Elizabeth Day 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z First and foremost, it is a truly great film: enthralling, beautiful, dark, humorous, thought-provoking, suspenseful, complex, and grandiose. Ranking: The Disney Renaissance From Worst to Best 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z Along with a horn section, his humorous observations assisted in giving extra substance and propulsion to lite fare such as "I Can't Stop Loving You." Kem keeps things classy, stylish at Auditorium 2011-03-27T14:13:34Z But “Welcome to Sweden” is more good-natured than it is good, more good-humored than it is humorous. ‘Welcome to Sweden’ and ‘Working the Engels’ on NBC 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z Oftentimes we don’t laugh when we come across something humorous, like how all those witty New Yorker cartoons we considered in New York left us with appreciative smiles. Why laughter makes no sense: The surprising science behind what tickles our funny bones 2014-04-09T22:59:00Z “But I was trying to think of something a little light and humorous, to encourage people to think of poetry not quite so seriously.” A Gritty Voice of the Workingman to Be Poet Laureate : Voice of the Workingman to Be Poet Laureate 2011-08-10T02:20:31Z The multi-talented, self-styled geek started writing humorous children’s poetry as a hobby, after hearing a recording of Shel Silverstein reciting his poem, “Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout.” Meet Kenn Nesbitt, the New Children’s Poet Laureate 2013-06-15T14:58:08Z Before Candace Bushnell, books like Gould's that sought to capture the dilemmas and dichotomies of modern womanhood with a wry, humorous honesty, were almost unheard of. Confessions in new women's lit: Emily Gould, Meghan Daum and Sloane Crosley 2010-07-31T23:06:00Z Step by humorous, occasionally hurting step, Sin-Dee’s quest takes her across Hollywood, which may be a state of mind to some but is a real neighborhood to others. Review: ‘Tangerine,’ a Madcap Buddy Picture About Transgender Prostitutes 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z One of the most humorous moments in the “I’m Now” documentary is watching lead singer Mark Arm, who runs Sub Pop’s mail-order division, pack up his own releases for shipping. Mudhoney: After 25 years, the band is ‘now’ 2013-03-29T03:42:56Z It seems inconceivable, but with lightness and force, the dancers show the distinction between a graceful arc and a harsh, humorous spurt. Dance Review: Airborne Bodies and Balls 2011-07-15T23:23:35Z This week: Write a humorous poem of 20 syllables divided among six lines like this: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8. Style Invitational Week 1301: Tell us a Fib 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z The 27 students enjoy reading humorous books, playing soccer and eating cake. February Class of KidsPost: Colin Powell Elementary third-graders 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z It was one of many anecdotes — some humorous, some heartbreaking — that Boyle wove through a talk on his life’s work and philosophy. Father Gregory Boyle, author of new book, to Pasadena audience: Consider radical kinship and compassion 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z If the original runs in Randolph's song didn't automatically register as humorous, his sending up a melody associated with clowns surely does. Why "Yakety Sax" makes anything funny and has morphed into the soundtrack of political failure 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z Hall’s previous book, “Essays After Eighty,” created a stir with its frank, dryly humorous perspective on debility and death. Review | Donald Hall’s parting gift: Essays on aging and not always gracefully 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z People might think that’s humorous, that the choirmaster’s name was Mr. Coffin. Few Words and a Whole Lotta Pictures 2010-09-07T22:46:00Z These stories can be humorous, but they can also call to mind Orson Welles’s deathless put-down of Woody Allen: “That particular combination of arrogance and timidity sets my teeth on edge.” The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: A Neurotic Filmmaker’s Life Story 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z The festival calls it a “humorous and sometimes scary subversion of the genre but also a tribute to cinema itself.” Jarmusch’s ‘The Dead Don’t Die’ to open Cannes Film Festival 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z Penelope Knox exhibited these same traits, winning the top scholarship to Oxford’s Somerville College, contributing humorous pieces to Isis and to other university magazines, earning a “first” in English. Michael Dirda reviews ‘Penelope Fitzgerald: A Life,’ by Hermione Lee 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z And Ensor began to make highly politicized -- though always humorous -- works that satirized the government, the Catholic Church, the bourgeoisie, the art establishment and even the art avant-garde. Object Lesson: When James Ensor turned to skeletons and satire 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z They share dreams, baton lessons and a rescue mission to an animal shelter in this hopeful, humorous tale. Best children’s and young adult books of 2016 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z The outcomes are unpredictable, and if it weren't for the inconvenience, humorous. When Autocorrect Goes Wrong (And So, So Right) 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z She’s a bold girl wearing nothing but a pair of silver hoops, looking mildly humorous and intent, waiting for some college kid to finally get his kit off, brave the waves, and kiss her. The sudden, gruesome opening of "Jaws" 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z Young readers will especially enjoy the many details incorporated into Nyeu's artwork, including many humorous asides from minor characters. 'Traction Man' and other beachy keen new books for kids 2012-07-20T01:19:36Z An analysis of responses to humorous quips referencing last year’s devastating storm suggests the adage that “comedy equals tragedy plus time” needs to be modified. Psychology helps explains why Louis C.K. is so funny 2013-12-18T13:15:00Z Still, it had an uneasy relationship with the press and received plenty of sexist coverage, some of which Brownstein rounds up in the book to humorous effect. Renaissance Woman Carrie Brownstein Writes of Her Life in Rock 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z Their relationship was celebrated in an “Ode to Dr. Zacharie” published that year in Vanity Fair, then a humorous weekly. ‘Lincoln and the Jews’ Explores Bonds With a Nation’s Growing Minority 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z "Art and Craft" is a surprisingly heartwarming and humorous documentary that delves into truth, belief and mental illness. From extreme catfishing to wine fraud, here are 6 documentaries about con artists 2021-05-09T04:00:00Z “Truthiness is a humorous way of discussing a quality of specific claims,” she said. ‘Post-Truth’ Defeats ‘Alt-Right’ as Oxford’s Word of the Year 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z It’s difficult to imagine this plot line being used as a humorous complication in a Western television series, regardless of the circumstances. Boys in Love 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z In “The Monster Builder,” Freed puts Ibsen’s “The Master Builder” in her humorous crosshairs. And you thought your contractor was bad. Meet 'The Monster Builder' at South Coast Rep 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z Q: You usually play warm, humorous characters, close to your own personality, but you're as cold as ice in this. Banderas back with Almodovar for "Skin I Live In" 2011-10-13T17:50:11Z Although it is partly humorous, it is fascinating to see how the elements of spy films were already ripe for parody. Cold War celluloid 2011-05-06T16:54:34Z As he has on many a night, Mr. Letterman made a humorous reference to his son, Harry, imitating his voice in a squeaky falsetto. Review: David Letterman Says Goodbye, With Self-Mockery and a Little Mush 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z “Berlin” shines when we leave Daphne’s head long enough to observe the humorous and tender behaviors of those around her. The Loneliness, and Danger, of Being a Young Woman in a New City 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z The titular mutt steals the show and the hearts of the audience in this moving, humorous Aussie true story. This week's new DVD and Blu-ray 2012-06-01T23:05:53Z After last week's humorous and touching Gavin family wedding, the tense closing moments with several beloved characters trapped in a burning building and the upcoming anniversary of Sept. Wednesday TV Picks: Series finale of 'Rescue Me' on FX 2011-09-06T20:53:08Z “We have no money, and everyone knows it, and they think it’s kind of humorous now,” said Juliet Taylor, Mr. Allen’s veteran casting director. Woody Allen’s Distinctive Female Characters 2013-07-17T12:00:01Z Parts are even dryly humorous in describing the absurdities of war: There was no lack of greed, racist stereotyping, bureaucratic bumbling, infighting and aggression on both sides. Books: Highlighting Differences in Interpretations of the Opium War 2011-08-18T15:14:28Z In truth, Mr. Herr scrawled this himself as a humorous reminder of his lack of musicianship. Character Study: Randolph Herr, 64, Maestro of the Player Piano 2012-09-08T04:03:04Z One long, humorous and affectionate chapter is devoted to an especially abrasive dealer in antique maps. Books of The Times: ‘On the Map’ by Simon Garfield 2012-12-18T23:14:13Z “Like Mark Twain, Jay Leno has offered us a lifetime’s worth of humorous commentary on American daily life,” said Kennedy Center Chairman David M. Rubenstein, in the announcement. Jay Leno to receive Mark Twain prize for American humor 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z When that question is posed in the opening moments of the trailer for the second season of “Sanditon,” it sounds very much like a humorous nod to the show’s own history. ‘Sanditon,’ Unfinished No More 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z This time around, beyond belly laughing at Jack’s expressions, I’ve truly come to appreciate not only the humorous escapism of the show but also, dare I say it, the high art of it. Comfort Viewing: 3 Reasons I Love ‘Three’s Company’ 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z After a bit of humorous sparring over shopping for Oscar gowns together and the need for the very tall Mr. Frye to wear flats, the significantly shorter Mr. Futterman paused for a beat. Oscar Nominations 2015: 'Foxcatcher' Writers Plan Their Oscar Outfits 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z It provides a darkly humorous look at the challenges of spending an inordinate amount of time living and breathing pop culture — and idolizing the dominant personalities. Mathew Klickstein has made a career out of nostalgia. Now he’s satirizing our yearning for the past. 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z It is bizarre, and there's something that is darkly humorous about that. Disney-esque and demented: Ti West on how his slasher flick "Pearl" compares to "Rocky Horror" 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z What results is a drama serial that's humorous, gruesome, compulsive and compelling. Breaking Bad: from Mr Chips to Scarface 2012-05-18T23:03:00Z There are already many humorous parenting blogs and books out there. A barf bag got me a book deal: A mom offers up her questionable parenting advice 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z NPR’s new entries, Mr. Nuzum said, are partly informed by a survey that showed new audiences wanted lighter, more humorous content and intellectual shows not tied to the news. NPR Looks to New Shows Like ‘Ask Me Another’ 2012-06-18T21:40:36Z It’s also a show that reflects the diversity of working-class America in a humorous microcosm. Best of 2016: From “The Crown” to “Superstore,” here are the 15 best series of the year 2016-12-31T05:00:00Z Both these books are humorous and sad, entertaining and tragic. Summer reading: 10 nonfiction books to last the season 2012-06-15T17:01:34Z Often humorous, sometimes political, always clearly anecdotal, they captured the collective imagination of the 19th century as Rockwell’s Saturday Evening Post covers did that of the 20th. Art Review: ‘John Rogers: American Stories’ at New-York Historical Society 2012-11-08T22:14:24Z For the triennial, his psychedelic and humorous music video “Pool Party Pilot Episode” features imprisoned sperm cells with turbans and beards. Meet Six Disrupters at the New Museum’s Triennial 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z This "Natural History" is a series of vignettes: historical notes on structural developments of the keyboard, punctuated with often humorous commentary on pianos and concerts by famous practitioners of the instrument. 'A Natural History of the Piano' entertains 2011-11-17T00:26:07Z Others were humorous ruminations of her life, say, her addiction to “Gossip Girl.” Up Close: New York Fashion Week: Sharing a Profession and Much More 2011-02-09T21:54:48Z Finally, if your target is a person with a more modern sense of humour, unticklable by gentle Betjemanisms, a positive response might be elicited by a modern humorous book. Christmas gifts 2012: the best stocking-filler books 2012-11-28T13:00:03Z It’s a family drama — a sensitive, moving and sneakily humorous one — in horror story makeup. Critic’s Notebook: ‘In the Flesh’ Shifts Gears in Season 2 2014-05-09T21:27:19Z In “West Winging It: An Unpresidential Memoir,” expected in June 2018, Cunnane offers a humorous reflection of his time at the White House. Is Everyone in Politics Writing a Tell-all? Yes. 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z Nobody writes letters any more: at least not the kind of erudite, humorous missives that are the hallmark of great correspondence. Epistles at dawn: the dying art of letter writing 2010-06-23T13:42:00Z It was subversive, countercultural and punky, and used near-future and science-fiction stories as blackly humorous satires of contemporary events: in particular Thatcher’s Britain, the Cold War and the very real prospect of nuclear holocaust. Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: 21 Great Buildings Throughout History 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z In another, more humorous piece, Hemon describes playing football with a ragtag bunch of immigrants from Italy, Cameroon, Nigeria, Tibet and elsewhere. Nowhere man 2013-02-23T08:00:16Z About a decade ago Mr. Sedaris started work on a movie adaptation of “Me Talk Pretty One Day,” his first best-selling collection of humorous essays. Kyle Patrick Alvarez Films ‘C.O.G.,’ by David Sedaris 2013-01-19T00:22:59Z Its original name was “It’s Always Darkest Before It’s Totally Black,” a darkly humorous spin on the optimistic adage “It's always darkest before dawn.” John McCain will publish a memoir in April 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z The ensemble’s comments were detailed and technical, and often humorous. Music: June in Buffalo Celebrates 35th Anniversary 2010-06-04T21:58:00Z Lions, weasels, rabbits, frogs, oxen, rats, cats, dogs, wolves, monkeys, ducks, and eagles serve up truths in humorous narratives. Paris Sirens 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z His TV shows were known for tackling hot-button social and cultural issues in humorous ways. Norman Lear, Barbara Cook coming to Wallis Annenberg Center 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z “The mood is often playful, with teases and fake-outs that are sometimes humorous and usually right before shocks,” Andy Webster wrote in The Times in October. DVD: New DVDs: ‘Our Man Flint,’ ‘White Zombie’ 2013-01-25T23:58:36Z Los Angeles producer and Odd Future founder Tyler, the Creator, gave an explosive, also humorous performance that drew one of the largest crowds to the stadium. Bumbershoot 2016 wrap: It’s clearly a pop-music fest, and a very good one 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z By interweaving the trivial, the humorous and the grisliest of the grisly, Chris Womersley straps us in for a shivery ride. Black Death and the Black Arts: A Deadly Fictional Duo 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z Spoken first by a redneck, it has a humorous effect. Frank Pierson obituary 2012-07-26T15:28:43Z She was a humorous woman with a serious career, a physician, and had wild hair pretty much like mine. The Mirror: Making Waves, With No Apology 2011-08-05T20:14:52Z Your brain registers that things are humorous, but your body never follows up with the physical response of laughter. Louis CK and Zach Galifianakis’s Baskets: tears and rages of a clown 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Mr. Wilson was a contemporary of British playwrights like David Hare, David Edgar and Howard Brenton, but his work became less obviously political and often more humorous and bizarre than theirs. Snoo Wilson, Surrealistic British Playwright, Dies at 64 2013-07-08T01:09:55Z Doyle is an empathetic character whose addictions and struggle to maintain a human connection are both haunting and humorous. Best science fiction and fantasy for February 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z Then, with a cackle and humorous but charmless deep voice, he leans towards the Skype camera and intones: “I don’t have any power as a movie star. Not me, pal.” Richard Dreyfuss: 'I was a bad guy for a number of years' 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z I’m kind of incidentally humorous, or occasionally humorous to some people. On the Runway Blog: Andy Cohen, Playing to a Tough Room 2013-05-29T21:36:27Z Provocative, thoughtful and sometimes humorous, this book showcases tenacious and talented indigenous women ready to take on the world. These books can help build strong girls — and boys — for today’s world 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z This is a triumphant moment, and these seven podcasts celebrate the wonders of science through expert-led deep dives, humorous debates and rich storytelling. 7 Podcasts About the Wonders of Science 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z He said there was a danger that this topic could be more antagonistic than humorous, but the challenge seemed to entice him. Aziz Ansari Prepares for Madison Square Garden 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z The more distant in time its subject matter, the less funny it is and the more you need verbal explanation fully to appreciate its humorous deformations. Art Review: ?Infinite Jest? at the Metropolitan Museum - Review 2011-09-15T21:19:50Z Harold C. Schonberg in The New York Times, though highly critical, took a humorous approach. For Glenn Gould, Form Followed Fingers 2010-09-25T21:04:00Z Film critic Marshall Fine called it "shamelessly entertaining," while The Hollywood Reporter's Todd McCarthy wrote that Schwarzenegger "still conveys the old self-confident, humorous I-dare-you attitude towards his adversaries." Schwarzenegger takes a "Stand" in new film, with cue from Eastwood 2013-01-18T12:05:42Z It slowly becomes apparent to the audience that the actors’ rambling, fragmented, sometimes humorous conversations are taking place at a psychiatric hospital. David Storey, British playwright, novelist who wrote ‘This Sporting Life,’ dies at 83 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z What was once the humorous stance of Private Eye has become the humourless stance of the entire press. Mere fact, mere fiction 2010-04-16T23:10:00Z “It was humorous,” Ms. Hacken said, “but it didn’t have much to do with the original Thanksgiving.” Thanksgiving Re-enacted Around the Country 2011-11-17T20:45:59Z And in this offbeat, humorous, and playful role-playing game, it is her family that will ultimately help her succeed. In Thirsty Suitors, the Dance Battles Are Powered by Family 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z The revived 2011 production has some new visual touches, an excellent conductor in Julia Jones and nimble singers who bring Mozart’s enchanting, humorous tale to vibrant life. Review: Seattle Opera’s ‘Magic Flute’ is a delight for the eyes and the ears 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z But it's the press releases that are probably the gallery's most humorous facet, since they often poke fun at the conventions of artspeak. A gallery so small it fits in a box: Annetta Kapon's Proxy 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z The humorous spectacle added visibility to Shell’s poorly publicized oil extraction agenda. Humor and media hoaxes put social justice ideas on the map 2019-01-20T05:00:00Z For the Pennsylvania noise-rock band, the playfulness is part of a wildly humorous, enjoyably off-the-cuff performance in which nothing is sacred. Pitchfork Festival Day 2: 2013-07-20T23:51:00Z Given Baker’s legendary reserve, one of the most touching parts of the book is its examination of the deep, humorous and also rivalrous friendship he maintained with Bush. The Incredible Influence of James A. Baker III 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z It was meant to be humorous but also not. The Party Girl, Till the End 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z A generalized fatigue with athleisure was an underlying theme at the shows here, sometimes expressed in unintentionally humorous ways. ‘The Rich Look’ Lives On in Paris 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z He has built a devoted audience for his company’s broadly humorous stagings. Opera & Classical Music Listings for Dec. 26-Jan. 1 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z At the same time, it often felt that Mr. Lynch and Mr. Frost were directly engaging with television and its audience, sometimes with humorous asides. We Haven’t Seen That Before: A Critics’ Conversation About ‘Twin Peaks: The Return’ 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z Beneath its humorous veneer, it is a prickly, confrontational story about identity and belonging. ‘Insecure’ Season 1, Episode 7: Who’s Daniel? 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z "It was a great meeting, and as expected, she was humorous, intelligent and gracious." Will investigation of elder abuse cast shadow over Harper Lee book? 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z This week: Write a humorous passage — a “quote,” an observation, a joke, a dialogue, a poem, anything — using only words that appear in Biden’s inaugural address. Style Invitational Week 1421: Alternaugural Address ’21 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z Now, that might not be a literal policy, but it nevertheless seems evident that WB wants the DC Cinematic Universe to be the antithesis of the lighter, more humorous Marvel Cinematic Universe. WB Should Worry Less About Making DC Movies 'Edgy' And More About Making Them Unique 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z The photos and videos are sometimes humorous but mainly gruesome, as evidenced by the self-proclaimed fails to be found under the hashtag #kyliejennerchallengegonewrong. Kylie Jenner addresses pucker-punishing #KylieJennerChallenge 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z This week: Write humorous lyrics to a song about some modern woe, set to a familiar tune. Style Invitational Week 1339: Songs for a modern error 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z But Mr. Greenfield, who also directed “The Girl Next Door,” seems entirely unable to find the humorous rhythm within a scene or generate any momentum from one scene to the next. | 'Something Borrowed': New Lovers and the Old Triangle 2011-05-06T05:23:01Z As the conversation winds down, I’m aware I’ve neglected to give the two men much of a chance to interact in a humorous fashion. Ice Cube and Kevin Hart: ‘Hollywood is realising that black people go to movies’ 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z Mr Albury added: "The drawings range from subconscious doodlings through technical facial characterizations, humorous diversions of comic characters including a walrus not used in the film, to fully finished drawings of Bruce McMouse and family." Macca's sketches 2011-06-15T08:42:33Z Drawing on his early turn as a comic artist, the songs he wrote were often humorous, with names such as “Dirty Old Egg-Sucking Dog,” which Cash sang, and “Drinking Carrot Juice.” ‘Cowboy’ Jack Clement, country-music icon, dies at 82 2013-08-09T05:47:51Z The appropriations may sometimes be humorous — a naked Washington in high heels — but they also function like the details in a large-scale landscape, inviting the viewer to linger, look, explore. Perspective | America needs an epic narrative right now. Painters are working on it. 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z Gentle and humorous in manner, they gamely answered questions last month about how they dream up the surreal extravaganzas that characterize DAE. Degenerate Art Ensemble's creators talk about what makes them tick 2011-04-19T22:12:04Z It’s a humorous nod to what this show has chosen not to be: a conventional detective drama where a few sneaky clues give away the killer. Sherlock recap: series four, episode one – The Six Thatchers 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z What a sharp, observant, humorous teacher she must have been. From the margins 2010-04-02T23:05:00Z It’s engaging because of Mr. Rand’s peppy and humorous combinations of drawing, painting, photographic montage and lettering. Review: ‘Everything Is Design’ Showcases Paul Rand, Master of Brand Identity 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z While this progressive movement toward equality ideally results in more satisfying romantic lives for all parties, television has mined the oftentimes vexed and perplexing renegotiations of status for humorous material. Awkward Sex, Onscreen and Off 2016-10-08T04:00:00Z “Everyone you love is gone. There is only ice-cream” is the darkly humorous sign off used in a recent ad for fast-growing American ice-cream brand Halo Top. Introducing Halo Top: the 'healthy' ice-cream taking over America 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z Sounds like the moment channeled the humorous chemistry between Hemsworth and Thompson that helped make “Thor: Ragnarok” a fan favorite in the MCU. "Avengers: Endgame" deleted scene: Here’s the Thor-Valkyrie moment that got axed 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z These were brief and humorous vignettes of the serious issues faced by Jess and Joyce Semple, a fictional working-class Black couple living in Harlem. With threats of nuclear war and climate disaster growing, America’s "bunker fantasy" is inadequate 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z Set up by former children's laureate Michael Rosen in 2008, the prize is intended to reward authors and artists of humorous children's books. Roald Dahl book award put on hold 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z On a humorous note, a Stephen Sondheim mash-up “No One Is Alive While I’m Around” located the composer’s recurrent musical tropes. Review: In ‘Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs’ at Café Carlyle, No Emotion Is Left Hidden 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z “He was handsome, humorous, wonderful body, frisky,” Helen Gurley Brown later said, of choosing him for the shoot. The Friendly, Sexy Stardom of Burt Reynolds 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z The essay also contains an important lesson about who should be targeted with humorous disdain. Robert Benchley’s Legacy in a Era of Fraught Comedy 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z Also contending were Quentin Tarantino's darkly humorous slavery Western "Django Unchained", the James Bond blockbuster "Skyfall", Ang Lee's shipwreck tale "Life of Pi" and the comedy "Silver Linings Playbook". Hostage film "Argo" wins producers' award as Oscars loom 2013-01-27T10:16:29Z Stories of his time among the Dani, his years in the field studying birds, his random encounters whether in airport terminals or the most isolated of communities, are humorous and insightful. The World Until Yesterday by Jared Diamond – review 2013-01-09T10:22:31Z Then he crafts an original back story and humorous, highly engaging adventures for the Green Turtle. The top 10 graphic novels of 2014 It's as if coming up with something as unnatural as a humorous name for the restaurant permanently exhausted the writers on the Indian family front. TV review: The Secret History Of Our Streets: Deptford; EastEnders 2012-06-06T21:00:01Z Mr. Devgn is content to pose, puffing up his gym-enhanced chest and glaring, while tossing off English malapropisms to not very humorous effect. Movie Review: ‘Bol Bachchan,’ a Bollywood Comedy With Ajay Devgn 2012-07-06T22:13:01Z She's stopped fussing with her hair and she seems to relish having some humorous lines. 'Twilight Saga: Eclipse' Review: Meyer's Vampires Return 2010-06-30T08:50:00Z I’ve been analyzing what he said — whether he was being humorous, sarcastic, serious — and I tend to agree with what you said. He made a movie about competitive tickling. But then things got truly weird. 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z "Black Chandelier" opens in a cappella, with emotional but almost humorous lyrics like "You left my heart like an abandoned car." Review: On 6th CD, Biffy Clyro continues to rock 2013-03-11T18:12:12Z In Week 1176 we asked for a humorous line for someone’s obituary — and the person could be real or fictional, specific or generic, living or not. Style Invitational: Strip search — play off a line of text in a comic strip 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z A year ago, I wrote a humorous piece about Thanksgiving based on a virally successful satirical guide to attending a predominantly black barbecue. The roots of black Thanksgiving: Why mac and cheese and potato salad are so popular 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z The humorous video was submitted to the doorbell company’s RingTV page, a digital platform where Ring shares remarkable real-life moments that are captured by its home security technology. Ring video shows dog trying to find his owner in the 2-way talk doorbell 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z Given Perry’s proclivity for often-tiresome stunts, the idea of a “humorous” Perry halftime act was dubious. Katy Perry's Super Bowl Halftime Show, Reviewed 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z The gags created in his makeshift workshop are silly, ingenuous and humorous. Theater review: Irony, whimsy, isolation, tedium in French troupe's 'L'Effet de Serge' 2011-04-15T20:21:04Z Atop the guitar churn, Pop keeps it pithy, ticked off, darkly humorous in the tradition of his best Stooges street haiku. Album review: Iggy and the Stooges, 'Ready to Die' 2013-04-29T16:16:00Z Bennett's monologues are as generously humorous as one remembers, but are also acute mini-tragedies. Talking Heads – review 2013-01-30T19:45:00Z When Bausch’s ambitious dance-theater productions captivate, they turn viewers into witnesses, too, watching choreography and behavior mingle in surreal, sometimes forceful or humorous ways. Review: A Pina Bausch Trip to Brazil Overstays Its Welcome 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z Director Sam Raimi also is trying to find his own balance here between creating a big-budget, 3-D blockbuster and placing his signature stamp of kitschy, darkly humorous horror. `Oz the Great and Powerful' isn't exactly either 2013-03-05T23:16:13Z Using twenty-six terabytes worth of footage that had been largely abandoned at the BBC offices in Kabul, Curtis has made a chilling and humorous, inquisitive and infuriating documentary. The Documentary “Bitter Lake” Remixes the BBC 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z She is low on cash and waits tables at a Chinese restaurant, but is humorous, unsentimental, utterly without self-pity, warm and yet vulnerable in a way that Eve isn’t. My streaming gem: why you should watch The Bigamist 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z Despite its self-consciously humorous multicultural title, this show is mostly “A Christmas Carol.” ‘A Christmas Carol, Oy! Hanukkah, Merry Kwanzaa’ 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z "My choice of words was not the best, and in the attempt to be humorous, I created a national stir," Limbaugh said on his website. Limbaugh apologizes to law student for insult 2012-03-04T03:38:14Z Deliciously amusing when rancorous, she is even more irresistibly humorous when overcome with bodily urges. Epigrams and clothes fly in Taper's 'What the Butler Saw' 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z While the absurdity of substituting goats for every kind of tradable commodity is initially humorous, the satire takes an increasingly didactic turn. The Great Goat Bubble – review 2012-07-19T17:30:02Z Warming up, Mr. Affleck also worked in a humorous mention of how Mr. Snyder described this version of Batman to him: “older” and “at the end of his rope.” Big-Name Stars and Glimpse of 'Suicide Squad' Wow Crowd 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z Fast paced, surprisingly light in tone, emotionally cool, wryly humorous — these uncanny tales, often just one or two pages long, might almost be adult bedtime stories. Review | The perfect book to help celebrate the Chinese New Year 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z Nor was she unique among writers in the way she mined her own painful history of addiction and mental illness for harrowing and humorous copy. Carrie Fisher, a Princess, a Rebel and a Brave Comic Voice 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z If Threadgill’s spoken or sung texts stopped short of narrative, they were by turns gripping or humorous as cultural criticism. Review: Henry Threadgill’s Music From Two Perspectives 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z The conversations are often humorous, and at times heartbreaking. Family life becomes a work of art in NHS waiting room 2011-03-16T07:00:00Z “Queer as Folk” focused on men in their teens to late 20s; “Cucumber” picks up the stories of gay Manchester a generation later, but in a more directly humorous, sometimes farcical, form. Review: ‘Cucumber,’ a Logo Series Starring Vincent Franklin 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z In Season 2 of “Better Things,” Pamela Adlon puts a humorous twist on the pressures of being a single working mother. What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Better Things’ and ‘Riviera’ 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z Those, in turn, were shelved near the “humorous” memoirs. In Praise of Ruth McKenney 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z Moore also commented on the recent news about his political arch nemesis Bill O’Reilly, relaying a humorous story he posted on Twitter the day the Fox host was booted from the network. Michael Moore: 'Ignorance leads to fear, fear leads to hate. Trump knew that' 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z In case we hadn't figured out that Mad Dogs was a darkly humorous , the first episode featured a criminal being murdered by someone wearing a Tony Blair mask. Tonight's TV highlights 2011-02-17T08:00:02Z In Week 1377 we asked for humorous ideas for games and projects that homebound families could do with stuff that was lying around the house. Style Invitational Week 1381: Let’s get equinoxious with fictoids 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z Berendt also noted that while Chablis could be playful and humorous, "she had a very tough inner core." Lady Chablis, transgender 'Midnight' star, dies in Savannah 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z This is Wainwright in a bottle: dramatic, humorous and in proximity to musical legends. Rufus Wainwright is sober, battle-hardened and wrestling with the demons of middle age 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z But humorous high jinks lead to intense physical chemistry, and the two are quickly entangled. Review | In ‘Get a Life, Chloe Brown,’ a woman transforms her Earl Grey life into something bolder 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z But Mantel paints a more complex picture, a man ruthless in his politics but tender to his son; clever, thoughtful, sometimes humorous. UK novelist Hilary Mantel numbers Cromwell's days 2012-06-06T18:23:36Z His poetry often touched on traditional themes of nature, love and family tragedy, but he also wrote humorous, sometimes nonsensical verse for children. William Jay Smith, former U.S. poet laureate, dies at 97 2015-08-22T04:00:00Z This is a delightful children’s fable in the form of a humorous news story. In These Stunning Picture Books, Children Navigate a Big, Wide World 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z At this point, we’re on familiar Johns turf, defined by a mix of high and low, serious and humorous, its essence distilled in a gloomster Freud decked out in harlequin colors. Art Review: ‘Jasper Johns: Regrets,’ a New Series at MoMA 2014-03-21T16:46:57Z My eight-year-old son loves the humorous approach to piano music and can’t wait to get skilled enough to play some ragtime himself. Charles Manson: what made him a criminal? - podcasts of the week 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z In Week 1321, we once again asked for humorous reviews for various boring products listed on Amazon.com. Style Invitational Week 1325: Stand up and jeer — jokes for the WHCA dinner 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z Its annual white-tie-and-tails dinner also typically features both Republican and Democratic speakers who make humorous remarks. Too close (to Trump) for comfort? The Gridiron Club says an amateur singer makes too much news to star in its show. 2019-11-02T04:00:00Z It’s a slightly confusing work, held together primarily by subtitles, but furthers his practice of hacking the apparatus of global capitalism in subtle, humorous ways. Art in Review: Guy Ben Ner: ‘Soundtrack’ 2014-01-30T21:44:13Z Like many of the other new brands, much work has gone into Daye’s tone, which is humorous and blunt where Tampax is euphemistic and prudish. Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Jacobs used two-metre painted characters in full-size sets to tell the darkly humorous story of two brothers struggling with the care of their elderly mother. Oscars hopeful hits funding target 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z Giarrusso tells his fast-paced, humorous story in short chapter bursts, and his art is full of glorious color and lots of action. Corner: Drawing on comics can boost kids' brainpower 2011-06-22T21:08:44Z Now she is performing the gently humorous, enchantingly quirky “Say Something Bunny!” to 24 people at a time in a nondescript room in Chelsea. The Detective Was a Performance Artist. The Evidence Is Now a Show. 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z This muscular little fellow projects a heroic manliness, but, at just over 16 inches tall, there is something humorous about him; he is a Cubist RoboCop. Critic?s Notebook: Forward-Looking Sculptures by a Man Straddling Two Worlds 2011-04-14T22:25:54Z It’s far less lurid, but robust, enjoyable and humorous storytelling, nonetheless. Summer 2017's best movies: from Scarlett Johansson's hen night to Morrissey's teen years 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z They sing music from the worlds of opera, operetta, Broadway musicals and Danish, Swedish and Icelandic folk songs, often in lighthearted, humorous fashion. The Week Ahead: 'Please Give,' Jewel, Nordic Singers are arts highlights 2010-06-16T23:32:00Z Part of that was shtick, mind you; approaching everything with a smidgen of a disconsolate air is Kimmel’s signature, brandished to humorous effect on his ABC late night show. Opiate for the Masses: Jimmy Kimmel may be the right prescription for a politically charged Oscar night 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z Not that being big in Brazil is in itself particularly humorous, but the idea that right now they're dancing to this in Rio's favelas will surely raise a chuckle when you hear them. New band of the day ? No 959: Marthas & Arthurs 2011-02-02T16:37:42Z For one thing, my technical knowledge is limited to the research I did for a fraudulent humorous quack medical book I wrote 20 years ago. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: I’m not a doctor, but I play one at home 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z The album’s second single, the humorous “Nothing To Say,” is a party song about the rapper’s social anxiety. MC Spekulation is having a moment 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z At one point she nods off on camera; Mizrahi cuts to her waking up and apologizing — an inclusion that seems partly humorous and partly cruel. Review: A ‘Distant Constellation’ Where Little Is Illuminated 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z You've written quite a bit of humorous and human interest things, but also lots of crime. "Guilt" writer discusses the twisty finale, the importance of that enigmatic smile and Season 2 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z Nathan Lane is set to add a humorous touch as a bumbling Huntsman. Why the world is ready for 2 'Snow Whites' 2011-08-15T18:34:53Z It’s a clever and humorous exploration of looking for love when you’re absolutely terrified of everything that comes with it. 26 Streaming Shows You Should Get Addicted to This Winter 2014-12-06T05:00:00Z When you’re reading a humorous piece, laughter is what you feed on. My ugly inner battle: How jealousy poisoned my friendship with John Green 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z It was humorous at times, and it brought to life why his music was so compelling and smart. The lost pop genius of Scott Miller: “Whatever makes you fall in love with a pop song … he did that” 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z The screenplay — by the French Mauritania director and Malian co-writer Kessen Tall, in her feature debut — is a mesmerizing blend of the horrific and the humorous as it boils ideology down to the personal level. 'Timbuktu' a compelling exploration of extremism's absurdities 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z The humorous video shows Tatum walking through a house filled with shirtless men doing house chores. 'Magic Mike' coming to Las Vegas in 2017, courtesy of Channing Tatum 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z Its closest relative is probably Australian series Heartbreak High, which presented a gritty but humorous look at life in a Sydney high school in the mid-90s. Skam: the hit Norwegian teen show headed for a US remake 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z British singer James Blunt, famous for the single “You’re Beautiful” and his humorous takedowns of Twitter trolls, says that his record label has tried to make him stop tweeting. James Blunt's Pressured to Stop Tweeting 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z Later they interrupt their often lyrical phrases with screams that unfortunately become humorous. Dance Review: A Turkish Choreographer Inspired by New York 2011-06-27T22:20:35Z Every week, Faris welcomes a fellow comedian or cultural figure for a conversation that is always unscripted but often plays more like a humorous skit than a straightforward chat-show interview. 7 Podcasts From Familiar Faces 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z At first, the effect is humorous, as when James shows up in cargo shorts bearing Starbucks and Mary, demonstrating her improved health, does yoga. Review: A Shorter ‘Long Day’s Journey,’ Now With N95s 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z Much like his hyperactive Twitter account, the essay collection features improbably humorous observations on such personal obsessions as Grindr, middle school trauma and his abuela’s ghost. John Paul Brammer Is Obsessed With Kate Bush 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z “Parasite” is a wickedly humorous suspense movie about class struggles set in modern South Korea, following a down-on-its-luck family of four who worm their way into jobs in a wealthy household. Cannes winner 'Parasite' captures rich-poor gap in 'basic unit of... 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z "I noticed that the humorous memes, particularly Grumpy Cat, got a lot of likes and shares, so I started emphasizing that, and it grew," he says. Actor-activist George Takei takes command in cyberspace and beyond 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z The play, which opened Wednesday at the Geffen Playhouse under the direction of Mike Donahue, tightens the noose on Casey’s life in the quick and dirty manner that guarantees he’s heading for humorous extremes. Pull off the wig and falsies, and 'Georgia McBride' hits its groove 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z Sure, Curtis was troubled by all of those things, but in Hook’s version there was also a playful and humorous side not seen by those on the outside looking in. An insider’s take on rise and fall of Joy Division 2013-03-20T20:16:16Z And I’ve started a new experiment, a Substack, which is a thing people can subscribe to where I write a couple of times a week a sort of a humorous/earnest question-and-answer-like inspiration column. Q&A: A quick word with Spirit Awards host Nick Offerman 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z This week: Name some humorous news event to happen in 2019, as in the examples above that Malcolm obligingly provided from his dusty crystal ball. Style Invitational Week 1311: Nextra! Nextra! 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z The pastorela, a traditionally humorous play based on the shepherds’ journey following the Eastern star, is scheduled for 4 p.m., and it all culminates with piñata busting and goodie bags at the posada party. Spare Times for Children for Dec. 20-26 2013-12-19T23:22:44Z It was a gift from Han meant as a humorous make-do for months of terrible food, and an awkward attempt at making his rusty, decrepit home a bit more welcoming. Han Solo's wedding gift to Princess Leia? A kitchenette on board the Falcon 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z Now, a selection of 80 of these vivid, humorous, aggressive, truthful pages form the nucleus of “Louise Bourgeois, Freud’s Daughter,” which opened this month at the Jewish Museum in New York. Louise Bourgeois Shares Her Deepest Secrets 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z If the White House is on your mind, consider Sarah Vowell’s “Assassination Vacation,” a humorous road trip into presidential history. Time for a Literary Road Trip 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z That is the scathing, self-deprecating sensibility that audiences expect from Mr. Stewart, who has made his name speaking humorous truths about incompetent leaders, failing institutions and the feckless news media covering them. Jon Stewart Tells Maziar Bahari’s Story With ‘Rosewater’ 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z Bravo for the review of this humorous and harrowing take on Mary Shelley's classic. In ‘Frankenstein in Baghdad,’ a Fantastical Manifestation of War’s Cruelties 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z He does that marvellously, in a description of landscape, then a menu, then a conversation, often humorous or sometimes a bit mad, and then some of the finest architectural descriptions in the language. 5 great books on world travel 2013-02-04T12:45:00Z As a witty and humorous example of the call and response, I offer the following. Author, author: Nick Laird 2010-10-22T23:07:00Z A heartbreaking fictional front row seat to the Syrian refugee emergency is offset by a humorous true tale of growing up an Iranian-American immigrant without a green card. New Y.A. Books by Women of Color Rewrite Old Cultural Scripts 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z The man was being humorous, but Mr. Bergeron’s looks were no joke, even as they made it harder for him to find other aspects about himself to cultivate. The Life and Death of the Therapist Bob Bergeron 2012-03-30T22:47:13Z CBS abruptly yanked “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour” in April 1969 because of their persistent and humorous opposition to the Vietnam War, support of civil rights and tweaking authority. The Smothers Brothers mark their CBS firing 50 years ago 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z Other spots earned widespread praise, including a humorous ad for the video game "Clash of Clans" that featured movie star Liam Neeson. Sunday's game a ratings winner for NBC 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z Judge Bernadine Evaristo described the story as “ambitious, darkly humorous and in soaring, scorching prose exposes the exploitative nature of the colonial project and the psychology of Independence.” Nigerian wins Caine Prize 2012-07-05T13:56:00Z A touching and humorous ceremony acknowledged the couple’s present joy and honored their past sorrows. How Long to Find the One? Five Minutes on a Dating Site 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z Above all, the text-image duality of Conceptual art receives some humorous twists. The Guggenheim Shows First On Kawara Retrospective 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z There is nothing offensive about this, it's humorous. Nude Turner Prize model criticised 2013-10-23T15:13:55Z But some linguists point to how, in the early 19th century, humorous abbreviations were popular. Language evolves, and that’s okay (O.K.?) 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z The themes are American, but that young and globalized audience understands what you’re talking about and finds the satire to be very humorous. ArtsBeat: Q. and A.: Comedy Central in Brazil 2011-08-03T18:24:18Z Their vibe was “neither serious nor humorous,” according to Ishanee, who added, “I would call it genuine.” Date Lab: Their vibe was ‘neither serious nor humorous’ 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z Among the humorous moments, three women from raunchy film comedy "Bridesmaids" played a game in which everyone had to take a drink when director Martin Scorsese's name was mentioned. "The Help" gets Oscar boost with big SAG wins 2012-01-31T00:08:37Z Those shows are more charming than humorous, similar to the way another series, "Ms. Marvel" is more of a comedy than a drama. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe comedy is a woman's work 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z While journalists usually write the Gridiron’s humorous songs and perform the dinner skits, diGenova is one of the club’s “ringers,” a special member recruited for his singing ability. Too close (to Trump) for comfort? The Gridiron Club says an amateur singer makes too much news to star in its show. 2019-11-02T04:00:00Z Blending poetry, criticism and science, 24 humorous essays defend the life of beings from platypuses and linnets to photosynthetic bacteria. Newly Published, From ‘Shaun of the Dead’ to Patricia Highsmith 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z In “Canada,” Chai captures adolescence in precise, humorous prose: “Mama told Aunt Mei about my needing a training bra,” the teenage Lu-lu remarks. Review | An award-winning story collection sheds light on different immigrant experiences 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z It’s all somewhat vaudevillian, though not in an especially humorous way. ‘A Bid to Save the World’ at Source Festival "It was intended to be a humorous act and intended to be funny," he said. BBC comedian cautioned over football stunt 2013-04-03T12:24:05Z There is work that is harrowing, humorous, monumental and sad. When we all smelled like teen spirit 2013-04-21T19:00:00Z Far from being a misery memoir, however, it is beautifully observed, humorous, moving, uplifting; told with a dry, self-deprecating wit and not a trace of self-pity. This Boy: A Memoir of a Childhood by Alan Johnson – review 2013-05-11T15:00:01Z This week: Write a humorous poem of eight lines or fewer that includes at least one of the words used in Round 9 or later of this year’s bee. Style Invitational Week 1335: Put it in Bee-verse! Or . . . 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z While this revelation has caused any number of humorous reactions on social media and in the superhero sexual discourse, the underlying reasons for erasing this scene is more disturbing. Catwoman's oral sex scene erasure is just one more way media denies women sexual pleasure 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z Sting’s “Englishman in New York” became a platform for humorous observations on the differences between word meanings in England and in the United States. Music Review: Elaine Paige at the Allen Room, Friendly and Confessional 2012-02-13T23:21:13Z "The loving bond between parent and child comes through loud and clear in this brisk, humorous look at a busy day that features cartoon-style illustrations and a humorous repeated refrain." Top 10 books for babies 2012-05-26T03:53:36Z That times have changed doesn't make this less uncomfortable reading, but the creeping bleakness is lightened by the author's clear affection for his subject and some humorous episodes. The Black Flash by Paul Harrison - review 2012-12-27T08:00:02Z Besides clever plotting that Agatha Christie would envy, his work can be touching, humorous, tragic, frightening or all of them by turns. Review | Why O. Henry is so much more than those short stories you had to read in school 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z No doubt there will be a few humorous moments in the show, but Fulks says when removed from all the craziness around Jackson’s life, the singer’s music holds up remarkably well. Robbie Fulks plans Michael Jackson tribute show 2011-03-03T17:59:13Z While several people posted humorous responses, Farber stressed that there’s a serious reason why no knives are allowed on planes. TSA confiscates massive machete at checkpoint 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z By turns poignant, humorous and virtuosic, Ms. Chen’s performance offered a slyly subversive take on issues relating to femininity, technology and power. Phyllis Chen Performs With Toy Pianos and Music Boxes 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z Appearing on the show, he won several thousand dollars and became known for his humorous repartee. Marty Ingels, Actor and Comedian, Is Dead at 79 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z He grabbed the attention of critics in 1964 with “The Old Boys,” a blackly humorous account of former schoolmates who resume their old rivalries when they gather for a reunion. William Trevor, Writer Who Evoked the Struggles of Ordinary Life, Is Dead at 88 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z Such failures are featured to humorous effect on at least two sites, including Pintester.com and CraftFail.com. When Pinterest projects don't quite pan out 2012-08-22T21:29:08Z Both he and Eric are spending a good deal of time defending their father from relentless attacks, both humorous and political. ‘Saturday Night Live’ thinks it’s figured out the Trump brothers. Does it get them right? 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z This week: Write a humorous caption for any of the Bob Staake cartoons on this page. Style Invitational Week 1096: Colorful captions for black-and-white cartoons This structurally simple work, in which performers cross the stage while enacting specific actions, emphasizes, in the end, the power of movement in humorous and poignant ways. 7 Dance Performances to See in NYC This Weekend 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z Illustrated by a roster of legendary cartoonists such as R. Crumb, Chester Brown, and Alan Moore, American Splendor is by turns cantankerous, humorous and bittersweet. The Illustrated Life: Top 10 Graphic Memoirs 2012-04-26T10:45:31Z Watters later tweeted that the video was intended to be humorous, but based on these responses, it’s worth asking at what expense. Jesse Watters Responds to Criticism of Fox News Chinatown Voting Segment 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z Letters can be revealing, expansive, humorous; emails, even at their best, tend to exhibit only one of these characteristics of good writing. Epistles at dawn: the dying art of letter writing 2010-06-23T13:42:00Z These stories, by turns thrilling, humorous and touching, need to be read: Kipling’s language is rhetorically thick, every sentence charged, yet the action fast-moving. In defense of Rudyard Kipling and ‘The Jungle Books’ 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z A humorous set-piece in the tradition of the minstrel favorite “The Arkansas Traveler,” the record reached the Top 20 of the Billboard country singles chart. Ralph Stanley, Whose Mountain Music Gave Rise to Bluegrass, Dies at 89 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z The piece is a cheeky acknowledgment of these cognitive difficulties, putting a brave, even humorous face on a reckoning with disability. In L.A. galleries now: A celebration of black women, a cheeky take on living with disability 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z And he had a humorous streak; quacking duck sounds turn up across his discography. Junie Morrison, a Funk Mastermind, Dies at 62 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z All of this creates a festive and buoyant atmosphere that works strangely well with Beckett’s famously dark, difficult and often mordantly humorous oeuvre. Northern Ireland Town Embraces Beckett Festival 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z Sweetly humorous cartoon lithographs depicting women’s shoes from around 1955 reflect his successful early career as a commercial illustrator. Review: A ’60s View of Warhol’s Soup Cans, at MoMA 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z “Speaking to Hawley’s talents as a screenwriter, his dialogue brings the characters alive. Again and again, the exchanges are humorous, sad and revealing,” S. Kirk Walsh writes in her review. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z For the past decade he has represented an energetic group, Los Carpinteros, who make humorous odes to Cuban shoddiness with installations, sculptures and drawings. Seize the day 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z The network's research indicated that programs about families, often with a humorous touch, is a niche worth exploring. Toni Braxton's family in new WE reality series 2011-01-03T19:07:08Z And these stories were all very humorous, I wanted to draw on the whole rich tapestry of rather earthy humour that Afrikaners have. A life in writing: Andr? Brink 2010-06-04T23:06:00Z The rest of the name is darkly humorous, as it means “mother and child” – referring to the two core ingredients: chicken and egg. Our 10 best all-day eggs recipes | The egg bible 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Bruce Weber, the photographer, took the stage with a speech that ended with a humorous note: with Ian Mellencamp, a model, playing guitar, Mr. Weber pretended to audition for a part in an Almodóvar film. Scene City: Honoring Pedro Almod?var ? Scene City 2011-11-16T21:08:03Z I wonder," muses Reg Presley, now 47, "how people take this, because in actual fact it was humorous to us at the time. Reg Presley: 'I must learn to swear more often' – a classic feature from the vaults 2013-02-05T15:41:06Z The sharp swerves in tone are often humorous, but some of the material is actually silly. Dance Review: Tere O’Connor’s ‘Bleed’ Debuts at Brooklyn Academy of Music 2013-12-13T22:05:12Z Yet the series of animals with answers is humorous and varied. New Picture Books Pose Two of Life’s Biggest Questions 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Andy Samberg, the “Saturday Night Live” star and member of the humorous pop group the Lonely Island, said of Mr. Yankovic: “In the genre of comedy music, he is the end all, be all.” Music: Serving Pop Stars, but on a Skewer 2011-06-09T12:00:00Z And Brie’s got a capacity to show a very ordinary, humorous girl-next-door, down-to-earth kind of side.” Brie Larson Finds a Hectic Life After ‘Room’ 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z Though the piece may put a smile on your face, Wurm doesn’t think it’s so humorous. T Magazine: The Shape Shifter 2014-03-06T21:30:52Z Which means, as Howerton says, “Despite our best efforts, children are often disappointed, and I’m hoping it can be a humorous reminder that we’re all in this together.” Keep your kid’s meltdown off Instagram 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z Full of surprises and grounded with a smart, humorous script, Let the Bullets Fly’s battles are fought with guns and wit. ArtsBeat: Hello, Ozzy: Tribeca Lineup Adds Ozzy Osbourne and Carol Channing Documentaries 2011-03-14T16:00:16Z And she’s working on a book proposal that her agent has been bugging her to finish, “a humorous collection of personal essays posing as a memoir.” Lindy West: Finding ‘invisible hypocrisies’ 2013-07-03T22:48:49Z It provides an affectionate, humorous moment of respite from the surging emotions that carry the poem on its flood-tide of nostalgia, lamentation and invective. Poem of the week: The Deserted Village by Oliver Goldsmith 2010-05-31T09:35:00Z Ritchie says the play reflects what's "happening in our country right now. The classic construct of a family is changing, and this play addresses that very directly and in a very humorous way." Bathsheba Doran gains clarity in writing 'The Mystery of Love & Sex' 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z The inversions between men and women entailed by the notion of Birthday are humorous but mostly mechanical, worth one laugh but not two. Birthday; Kiss Me Kate; Get Stuff Break Free – review 2012-06-30T23:05:59Z There's no word yet on to what extent her family plans to honor her humorous requests for her funeral as described in Rivers' 2012 book "I Hate Everyone...Starting With Me." Joan Rivers' funeral set for Sunday in New York 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z But that’s also not always true, as this week’s partly humorous, partly shocking, very feminist episode proved. “Go ahead and call me a whore”: Lena Dunham’s fabulous, feminist appearance on “Scandal” 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z I felt a lot of pressure because even though I think a lot of people saw it as a humorous kind of huge pop culture event ... Writer behind Suri's Burn Book blog publishes book 2012-09-28T16:58:07Z It was one of many humorous and warm moments during a night that also featured gorgeous singing. Billy Bragg warm and inspiring at Neptune Wednesday 2013-04-04T19:17:18Z For Belgian bank employee Catherine Hugot, humorous videos shared on social media are helping to keep up morale. DIY, cleaning and feeling strange: Life under lockdown in Brussels 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z Instead, it delves in intelligent and humorous fashion into some of the moral, amoral, and immoral psychological dimensions of that vice. Review: ‘Dry Powder,’ a High-Finance Comedy Drama 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z However, Katherine emerges from Queen's Gambit as sympathetic, humorous and resourceful. Queen's Gambit by Elizabeth Fremantle – review 2013-04-06T10:00:01Z It's written with humorous and satirical flair, and is indeed a very good read. 4.3 trillion readers can’t be wrong — why The Onion’s defense of satire should be heard by SCOTUS 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z Mimicking a Fox anchor, Mr. Stewart said, “We’re gonna cut away because” — humorous pause — “this is against the narrative that we present.” Jon Stewart of ?The Daily Show? Takes On Fox News 2010-04-23T22:21:00Z You’re free to make your entry funnier by adding a humorous description or comment about it. Style Invitational Week 1085: Eww-venirs Men occasionally dance female roles in classical ballet, but only for humorous effect, like the stepsisters in Frederick Ashton’s “Cinderella.” A Nonbinary Swan, on Pointe 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z Just because it’s humorous doesn’t mean it’s not serious. “God hates Renoir”: He sucks at painting, and this is why you should care 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z The author’s observations of Scroll are shrewd and humorous, and she realistically describes the experience of being a working mom. 3 Books That Delve Into What Work Means to Us 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z The question serves as a kind of humorous warning, since the novel that follows contains an astonishing range of breakdowns. A Gun Shop and a Family Prone to Breakdowns: What Could Go Wrong? 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z The museum says the exhibition “takes a critical and humorous look at culture, consumerism and how the two forces often work in tandem to conceal their connection.” Tariqa Waters, a force in Seattle’s arts community, expands gallery, curates vibrant show at BAM 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z His many novels, most of them lightly humorous and deeply humane affairs, have often grappled with the effect of politics inside families and inside England. ‘Middle England,’ a Traditional Novel Set in Our Very Unconventional Times 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z I mentioned that Rockwell created a lot of humorous images about American life after World War II. 'Our National Game' at SAM, through a young fan's eyes 2011-07-14T19:55:05Z Its darkly humorous bent competes with its righteous sincerity. Review | Caught between a comic-book tone and Holocaust horrors, ‘Hunters’ struggles to hit the target 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z For the most part, parody accounts don't usually indicate that they are parodies since it's generally clear from the different Twitter handles, historical tweets on the timeline and humorous content. Kathy Griffin's ingenious trolling of Elon Musk and his Chief Twit verification policy 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z In his book “The Aloha Shirt: Spirit of the Islands,” Dale Hope, an authority on the subject, wrote about its “humorous, garish or tacky” associations. What Do You Do When Extremism Comes for the Hawaiian Shirt? 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z This week: Supply a humorous, previously unpublished limerick significantly featuring any English word, name or term beginning with “gr,” as in the example above from Limerixicon 3. Style Invitational Week 1344: Well, that’s just great — it’s Limerixicon XVI 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z The term is a humorous one, but is immediately understood by anyone who was compelled in high school to study the works of the famous bard. Montgomery native honored for work in Shakespeare 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z The Uffizi Gallery in Florence, which has made headlines for its humorous use of the medium, has seen a sizable drop in engagement over recent months. The Boom and Bust of TikTok Artists 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z Woodhouse went on to write a number of episodes, often with scientific backgrounds that underpinned surreal, humorous and threatening situations. Martin Woodhouse obituary 2011-07-05T17:03:04Z "But it's a nice humorous side-effect to have something French in a place that celebrates victory over Napoleon." Katharina Fritsch on her Fourth Plinth cockerel sculpture: 'I didn't want to make fun – but I was invited' 2013-07-24T18:29:00Z Each double page spread depicts famous London locations or events such as Camden Market and Wimbledon full of humorous detail. Find Fenton by Stuart Cooper - review 2012-10-09T11:00:00Z They all seem to attempt to be humorous by belittling someone else. TV executives stifling new comedy, says veteran producer 2013-06-25T13:38:37Z An itinerant artist who speaks five languages fluently, including Russian, he employs a dazzling variety of materials, subjects and sculpture traditions from around the world, often combining them to surprising and sometimes humorous effect. Saint Clair Cemin on Broadway and at Paul Kasmin Gallery 2012-09-02T01:00:45Z So do works that make humorous use of closed-circuit video, like the Nauman-esque “TV Chair,” which makes the sitter simultaneously an object of surveillance and a hindrance to it. Art Review: ‘Nam June Paik,’ at Smithsonian American Art Museum 2013-01-11T16:33:17Z Meanwhile, he must keep clear of his estranged wife and make regular visits to a perceptive, pawkily humorous Indian psychiatrist. Silver Linings Playbook – review 2012-11-25T00:05:31Z The restraint dictated by new readers' scant vocabulary, and the power of its humorous but hypnotic repetition, impart an unusual, intensely memorable scope to a seven-chapter book about an insomniac owlet. Darkness in literature: Jill Tomlinson's The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark 2012-12-13T10:55:10Z Curator Martin Myrone said there has long been a belief that "a distinct British character - informal, humorous, sarcastic" has produced a strong seam of comic art. 'Rude Britannia' looks at 300 years of comic art 2010-06-07T14:47:00Z There is a gently humorous mood throughout that is reflected in, for example, a picture of sumo wrestling mice observed by a fat monk hiding in a big cloth bag. Art Review: Spiritual Seeker With a Taste For the Satirical 2010-12-23T22:15:17Z I think he was intended as a circus figure, a go-between linking the playful and the real, but it meant he had uphill work in a show that landed its comic hits through humorous updating. Thwarting expectations with the standard repertoire 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z This week: Write a humorous poem of eight lines or fewer that includes one of the words listed below, all from the 2018 Bee. Style Invitational Week 1283: Put it in Bee-verse 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z The actors, under the direction of Bart DeLorenzo, comment on the play’s dramaturgical problems in humorous asides. David Greenspan's 'Go Back to Where You Are': charmingly offbeat and yet off by a beat 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z Lewak is the author of a possibly intentionally humorous book called “The Panic Years,” about “Life on the Wrong Side of 25 without a Ring.” Nope, street harassment isn’t sexy 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z In a humorous, lively style, she made compelling drama out of the everyday problems, small injustices and perplexing mysteries — adults chief among them — that define middle-class American childhood. Beverly Cleary, Beloved Children’s Book Author, Dies at 104 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z While she does, the cinematographer, Christos C. Bitsakos, has a fine time capturing the men in grisly states of injury and decay, sometimes to humorous effect. Review: Deep in the Woods, Something ‘Feral’ Stirs 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z Fed up, she wrote a humorous fictional script, incorporating witchcraft into its plot. Actress Heather Graham Turns From #MeToo to Toil and Trouble 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z Those filmmakers are also aware that as recently as 2010, Locarno awarded its top prize, the Golden Leopard, to a Chinese work: “Winter Vacation,” a humorous noncommercial film by Li Hongqi, an unknown director. Chinese Independent Filmmakers Look to Locarno Festival 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z The same way "Shaun of the Dead" put a humorous spin on a zombie apocalypse, "What We Do in the Shadows" just plainly makes fun of "vampire problems." Halloween countdown: The best vampire horror movies 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z “Rather than an ethnographic study, my take is the humorous side to the quirky neighborhood that I was born and raised in,” Mrs. Kargman said. In ‘Odd Mom Out,’ Mining the Upper East Side for Comedy Gold 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z The new production begins as the tadpoles, who have been endowed with telekinetic powers, are destroying civilization, but soon morphs into a humorous tale of redemption. ‘Cat Kid Comic Club’ Review: Tiny Frogs, Big Imaginations 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z It became a Jack Bauer world, deadly serious, devoid of humorous asides. Conspiracy theories are mainstream now. Can the new ‘X-Files’ stand out? 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Martin Parr, a photographer known for his humorous images of British life, echoed the sentiment. 50 Years of Taking Photography Seriously 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z The two-and-a-half hour show was an outdoor gathering of his flock, both onstage and off, as Mr. Pizzarelli led the audience in humorous call-and-response renditions of standards to which everyone seemed to know the words. Music Review: Saluting a Radio Man Who?s One of a Kind 2011-07-14T22:48:03Z The thought was that if you did stories in all these different styles—if you combined the serious stuff with humorous stuff—that the result would be kind of discordant. Eyeball Kicks: Dan Clowes’s Complete Eightball 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z Calder’s art is also almost always humorous, which modern art tended to be less and less as the 20th century progressed. Art Review: Calder and Tanguy, Together Again at L&M Arts 2010-05-13T21:39:00Z He began sending caustic and humorous weekly emails about the show to friends, who forwarded them on, earning Mr. Carbone a reliable audience. For ‘The Bachelor,’ He’s the Thorn in Their Tray of Roses 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z "Equally, manic thinking - which is common in people with bipolar disorder - may help people combine ideas to form new, original and humorous connections." Comedians have psychotic personality traits, study finds 2014-01-16T06:59:20Z No matter; it provided us with a humorous theme for the Spanish leg of the journey. A retiree’s no-hurry travel itinerary: Morocco via Portugal and Spain 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z The following decade, battling racism in the industry, Jackson formed his own feature syndicate to distribute his “Home Folks” cartoon, a humorous, bird’s-eye view of the Black experience in the United States. Superheroes and Trailblazers: Black Comic Book Artists, Rediscovered 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z Well it's kind of a little humorous and also trying to be self-aware. Titus Andronicus frontman Patrick Stickles: 'I'm out on the open road now' 2012-10-28T19:18:08Z Then, 10 years ago, Sandford started his second, avowedly humorous series about Davenport’s sidekick, Virgil Flowers, who came to embody the author’s sense of the absurd. John Sandford: A thriller writer having a little fun with the genre 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z With that in mind, on Thursday Mr. Killen published an unusually candid essay on his personal blog, thelettereleven.blogspot.com, pleading for “Lone Star” viewers to recruit more viewers, replete with the humorous offer of yard work. Just Tune In. Please. He?ll Do Anything. 2010-09-24T23:26:00Z They are elemental, but they avoid the grimness associated with that genre and are often humorous, or a touch ironical – an unusual and pleasing combination. Poem of the week: H?m (noun) by Jen Hadfield 2010-07-05T11:11:00Z Have you ever considered the humorous self-parody of many of your videos as an invitation to people who are skeptical of musical theater? Rachel Bloom on 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' and Flipping the Bechdel Test on Its Head 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z It's a disconcerting, if darkly humorous, example of the way that identity politics can play out in the most unexpected places, including under a Facebook post about vegan sausage. After Cracker Barrel adds vegan sausage, some say chain is too "woke" 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z “The body of the cripple was patched and blistered, and so was the story he would tell. Life was at one and the same time harsh and painful, tender and humorous.” Leonard Kriegel, 89, Dies; Wrote Unflinchingly About His Disability 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z Well actually, he may have been laughing at my jokes, and in fact I thought he was laughing at my jokes, because he consistently respond with boisterous HAHAHAs to my humorous text messages. Laugh and the World Laughs With You. Type ‘Ha,’ Not So Much. 2017-07-08T04:00:00Z He is an autonomous being, as alive in fiction as if he were treading the earth for real, both tragic and humorous, with a brain to match anyone. Are Shakespeare's women second-class citizens? 2012-07-19T11:09:28Z Last month ’s “Tonight Show With Jay Leno” belatedly credited two bloggers with creating a humorous montage of Taylor Swift video clips after the bloggers complained that “Tonight” had broadcast their material without attribution. Sincerest Form of Flattery: Some Joke! 2010-12-12T23:25:00Z Compared with the modern men’s-rights movement, the idea of an orderly congress, with delegates and keynote speakers, may seem quaint, even humorous. Two Novels About Frustrated White Men, Thirty-five Years Apart 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z Dervila Cooke of Dublin City University, author of a book on Modiano, said his works dealt with the traumas of France’s past but have a “darkly humorous touch.” French author Patrick Modiano wins 2014 Nobel Prize for literature 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z What's surprising is the methodical, matter-of-fact, occasionally humorous tone of his essays. Lady Gaga and the New World Order 2010-07-01T20:59:00Z But the Robertsons are easily distracted from their work and amuse the audience with their humorous adventures. 'Duck Dynasty' stars swap jokes, greet fans 2013-04-03T16:54:13Z As part of that, he would often try to joke with and compliment women, in what he thought was a light-hearted and humorous way, he said. Actor Morgan Freeman apologizes after accusations 2018-05-26T04:00:00Z "A lot of it wasn't much fun, but I learnt from those guys... We wanted it to be much more humorous." Obituary: Rik Mayall 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z But this is a humorous, affecting and quietly empowering work that fully convinces in its artful facsimile of real people sharing experiences both ordinary and precious. Theater Review: ?I ? Alice ? I? by Amy Conroy at Irish Arts Center 2012-03-05T03:00:00Z “He was charming, personable, humorous and a great listener,” she said. After Many Steps, a First Date 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z It’s got drama and it’s got a lot of comedy; it fits right in with Comanche culture because we are well-known as a humorous people,” he says. Johnny Depp as Tonto: Is The Lone Ranger Racist? 2013-07-03T16:31:50Z Kelly McDonald, 19, redeemed the sentimentality of the cabaret staple “Taylor the Latte Boy,” with a humorous lighthearted interpretation. Review: New York Cabaret Convention Slips In Modern Flourishes 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z At this show the young performers will investigate the humorous potential in science; did you know, for instance, that it’s a biological fact that your nose grows throughout your life? Spare Times for Children for April 26-May 2 2013-04-25T22:27:06Z For example, costume contests, in bars or online, provide opportunities for people to construct costumes that meld humorous or timely cultural references with craft skills. Why has Halloween become so popular among adults? 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z "Lily" is at once deadly serious, suspenseful and blackly humorous. John Lawton, British mystery writer, talks about 'A Lily of the Field' and Inspector Troy 2010-10-15T20:57:00Z Animals and humans in this particular world are the same, with subtly humorous — even happily corny — results. ‘BoJack Horseman’: The equine ennui of a Hollywood stud I appreciated how author Stuart Gibbs made even the tensest parts of the book humorous. The 5 Best Books for Your Kids This Summer (According to Other Kids) 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z This darkly humorous, deeply demented 1964 curiosity is a genuine cult phenomenon, one with a reputation that grows by the year. This week's new DVD & Blu-ray 2013-06-15T05:00:00Z The Israeli actress Gal Gadot, of “Wonder Woman,” starred in a short, humorous tourism video for Tel Aviv, in which she bantered good-naturedly with a presumptuous cab driver. Eurovision’s Sanitized Vision of Israel 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z It’s difficult to put a finger on how or why a death might be humorous. ‘Sightseers’: Script takes too many wrong turns 2013-06-13T21:15:59Z Dry as in slyly humorous, and crumbly as in loosely structured and seemingly informal. New Cake disc is dry and crumbly ? the way fans like it 2011-01-10T21:37:07Z The tone is sometimes serious but sometimes drifts to being a darkly humorous caper, with jaunty text sliding onto the screen announcing years and locations. Review: ‘A Very English Scandal’ Is Very Good. And Scandalous. 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z Most were humorous in hindsight, and a little scary at the time. Luke Bryan’s not the only star to take a tumble 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z Using shadow puppets, the troupe, making just one appearance this weekend, presents the familiar tales and rhymes with humorous and unusual twists. Spare Times: For Children, March 23-29 2012-03-22T22:00:09Z This virtuoso vocalist, composer and unofficial musical anthropologist debuted “Ogresse” — the darkly humorous, fantastical suite she wrote with the composer and bandleader Darcy James Argue — one year ago at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z The show had its roots in Frost’s admiration for the humorous sketches Mr. Cleese had written as a member of Cambridge Footlights, at Cambridge University, in the early 1960s. Newly Found Tapes Capture John Cleese and Graham Chapman, Pre-Python 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z Its conclusion, harrowing, humorous and arguably unfortunate, only reinforces the idea that the unsophisticated country people are better off as they were. Review: ‘1000 Rupee Note,’ a Poor Widow’s Blessing and Curse 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z It features a wide range of scary, humorous and absurd cultural and political anecdotes. Zombie state 2012-06-08T14:45:00Z Curtis masterfully creates the quintessential kid voice, fresh and funny, complete with humorous digressions, reflecting the way a child's mind often works. Kathryn Erskine's top 10 first person narratives 2012-02-09T12:13:49Z Brands ranging from Oreo to Tide and Budweiser, meanwhile, captured online buzz by linking the blackout to their brands in humorous tweets. Super Bowl sets Twitter record 2013-02-05T02:00:44Z Onstage, that translates to sketches inspired by the book’s humorous takes on how we date now. Valentine’s Day Is a Laughing Matter at Q.E.D. and More Complex at Bookforum 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z In that series, which is more humorous than overtly promotional, Wigglesworth posed as a casting director who promised to find a bankable star to play the opera’s magician. Their Next Big Thing Is Actually Small 2013-09-04T19:03:00Z The host was, there as elsewhere, chasing relevance with bleeding-edge references to current events that were more urgently fresh than they were humorous. Review: Colbert Aside, Inclusive Winners Made for a Refreshing, Sharp Emmys 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z It strives to combine the awkward, humorous moments of adolescence with stylized, over-the-top action of more traditional comic book films. Scrappy fighter "Kick-Ass" high on Hollywood radar 2010-04-14T14:38:00Z We were also both able to put our experiences into a humorous perspective. I’m gay. Why did I marry a woman? 2012-11-11T02:15:00Z In Hamburg’s old warehouse district an indoor model railway called the Miniatur Wunderland stretches across two floors and takes visitors on a humorous journey around the world. Hamburg: Chocolate, coffee and a billion-dollar concert hall 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z Her no-nonsense and candidly humorous clips often featured jokes or ruminations on life and love in her loud, fast-paced and undeniably Bronx-flavored accent. How Rapper Cardi B Rose to Number One 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z He promised that his party would sing Mr Lynam's humorous version of Send in the Clowns at its South East conference on 8 June. I'm backing UKIP, says Des Lynam 2013-05-10T12:25:17Z Diamond: In high school I did debating, and also drama and humorous interpretation. ‘Raisin’ dramatist Lorraine Hansberry’s time is now 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z A curl of the conductor's lip to encourage a humorous bassoon fillip when shown in close-up on the video screen got a greater audience response than any line delivered by Howard. Dudamel adds his dramatic touch to a night of Mendelssohn at Hollywood Bowl 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z It was in New York that Naharin began to make his own intense and darkly humorous work. The Secret History of the Israeli Choreographer Ohad Naharin 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z Shotguns featured in a decidedly more humorous setting after the war. The Hilarious, Heartbreaking Life and Music of Malcolm Arnold 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z Describe her in three words Attractive, balanced, humorous. Blind date: ‘The alcohol went to my head’ 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z Their friendship develops through chapters that alternate point of view, allowing for a nuanced, occasionally humorous exploration of how each hurts and helps the other. Two books to help teens get through the hard times 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z Theatre Puget Sound is once again curating the stage shows, which include: Matt Smith’s humorous, but frank and at times shocking, chronicle focuses on Seattle racial tensions and homophobia in the mid-1960s. Nuns, swordplay in theater offerings | Bumbershoot 2013 2013-08-29T05:26:24Z "I thought it was humorous at times," she said, but also allowed that it was "a good gesture to the fact that we are a diverse country." Cory Booker's reaction to Beto O'Rourke's Spanish: A memed highlight of the first Democratic debate 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z Not everyone thought the hue was so humorous, however; some praised the bold shade of the “beautiful” dress. Twitter users give Melania Trump's RNC dress the green-screen treatment 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z In Week 1283 we asked for humorous poems featuring any of 21 words that were used in this year’s National Spelling Bee. Style Invitational Week 1287: Oldies for newsies — a song parody contest 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z This is not meant to suggest that “Godzilla,” which opens May 16, is in any way campy or humorous. ‘Godzilla’ filmmakers update a cultural icon 2014-05-09T22:12:42Z It will be a “humorous series demystifying the little-known ways in which federal agencies improve our lives and serve our nation, from the food we eat to the planes we travel on,” the spokeswoman said. Obamas Acquire Book Critical of Trump as First Netflix Project 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z Their overall enthusiasm can be summed up in the voice of one who wrote, "this is an awesome and humorous book that will make you hold your stomach and laugh out loud". Eva Ibbotson obituary 2010-10-24T17:13:00Z The rustics — played by the likes of Hillary Clemens, Elizabeth Ledo and Steve Haggard — are earthy and humorous, wrought without condescension. Shakespeare done 'As You Like It' on Navy Pier 2011-01-14T15:22:41Z Her humorous observations will likely provide fodder for her upcoming book of essays too. Anna Kendrick plays Egg Russian Roulette, loves motivational tweet posters 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z The results are humorous, sobering or ingenious but rarely uninteresting. What to See in New York City Art Galleries This Week 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z His appetite for what he describes as “humorous attacks” seems insatiable in a country where freedom of expression is a fundamental right but encouraging racial discrimination and denying an officially recognized genocide is a crime. Dieudonné, French Comic Behind ‘The Anti-Semite’ 2012-06-24T01:27:16Z “Box of Visions” is more humorous and more obviously staged. Photographers transcend in 2 new Frye shows 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Yukisada’s “Aroused by Gymnopédies” — the Erik Satie piano composition plays a role in the plot — is both the most melancholy and the most humorous of the three. Drama, Humor and a Sex Scene Every 15 Minutes 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z They exhibit an expansive, stylish and even humorous touch in presenting the food of their homeland. Lapis review: A fragrant taste of Afghanistan in Adams Morgan 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z The tracks will also showcase their humorous bantering style formed over their three decades of friendship. 'Dukes of Hazzard' drive into the holidays with Christmas album 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z Inside the cinema, before the screening begins, we weather a humorous advert for a sponsor, which asks us not to heckle the comedians, because they can't hear us. No point in heckling: standup comedy at the cinema 2013-04-16T19:00:03Z The women made their New York debut last year at the Chocolate Factory with “The Work The Work” — an intense, humorous and enigmatic exploration of the female form. Dance Review: Fitzgerald and Stapleton?s ?Smell of Want? ? Review 2011-10-04T22:36:15Z The sign features a message that was reportedly sent in as a humorous application for membership. Pennsylvania restaurant apologizes for offensive sign that sparked protest 2020-09-12T04:00:00Z His masterfully constructed plays are brainy, incisive and humorous. Ayad Akhtar: On Muslim identity, and life in America The Beaver's blend of darkly humorous drama - not to mention belief in a talking glove puppet - did not appeal to box office audiences in the States. 'I'm the Beaver' 2011-06-17T07:30:51Z Not every columnist is so impressionable that they feel they have to mention it – there's a lot of humorous comment about the Bloody Sunday inquiry and the BP oil spill as well. Do you hate football and want to help the poor? Take up gambling 2010-06-19T23:05:00Z We had some humorous versions of it, where they all got sick of Frank, put him in a box and sent him down to Florida. ‘Shameless’ Showrunner Says Goodbye to the Gallaghers 2021-04-11T04:00:00Z The act of pulling skintight stretch pants on and off for a half-hour is humorous exercise. ‘Oh, Thanks, These Are Just My Gym Clothes.’ 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z At first, she wanted to write a "Widow's Handbook," tips for the bereaved, in a dark, but humorous tone. Joyce Carol Oates writes memoir of grief 2011-02-11T13:01:04Z “There’s no merit or truth to it. It’s kind of humorous, really. It couldn’t be further off from the truth, and it really affects the credibility of the so-called newspapers.” Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon Are On a Break 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z Ultimately, “WTF” blossomed in popularity, drawing much bigger names — from Obama to David Letterman — into his cramped garage for humorous and sometimes therapeutic dialogue. Marc Maron says Ambies honor long overdue for ‘WTF’ podcast 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z In person Mr. Wegman, who seems kindly and dryly humorous at once, also affects a certain degree of naïveté. William Wegman Show at Bowdoin College Museum of Art 2012-07-27T14:23:59Z As always, Hughes' artwork — done in bright gouache, a type of watercolor — is both illuminating and humorous. Medalists produce two instant children's book classics 2011-01-08T00:49:41Z Using tropes from Surrealism, Pop Art and advertising, her cartoonish pieces are sharp, humorous sendups of feminine clichés: the lipstick tube, the handbag, the manicure. The Artist Critiquing Feminine Clichés with Ceramic Heels and Cigarette Butts 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z Upstairs in the same building, R. Luke DuBois’s “Love in the Time of Data” is a more humorous variety of process-oriented art. Review | In the galleries: Artists, too, might someday be replaced by machines 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z "If I somehow wrote a book that was more mainstream and more humorous than my other books," he says, "then there's a chance that more people might buy them". Mick Jackson: 'Taking pity on the reader' 2010-04-08T09:41:00Z But Mr. Williams, the kinetic comic who has sometimes revealed a marshmallowy streak in movies, never indulges the audience’s hunger for displays of humorous invention or pinpricks of poignancy. | 'Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo': Ghostly Beast Burning Bright in Iraq 2011-04-01T02:01:01Z Ruffalo's deadpan style of acting, as humorous as it was somber, made it hard for me to imagine another actor in the part. Three bright performances on Broadway: Nathan Lane, Michael Cera and Alex Sharp 2014-10-25T04:00:00Z “Lovesick,” the British comedy formerly known as “Scrotal Recall,” resumes its humorous journey of S.T.D. notification. What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Lovesick’ and ‘Scissored Isle’ 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z Her pictures are edgy, awkward, candidly unflattering, frequently humorous or grotesque. Alice Neel: Painted Truths 2010-07-10T23:05:00Z In one darkly humorous moment, Emma takes an online quiz to determine if she's a psychopath and privately celebrates the results. "The Bad Seed Returns" never really blossoms 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z Papageno, the humorous bird catcher, is a slapstick character, maybe a German version of Harold Lloyd. L.A. Opera again casts an enchanting spell with its silent-movie-styled ' Magic Flute' 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z The one part of the symphony that borders on the humorous is the repeated, hammered chords of its final bars. Herbert Blomstedt illuminates Beethoven, joyously, with the NSO 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z “Something for everyone,” said Ali Wentworth, who had sold out of her humorous essay collection, “Ali in Wonderland,” early and was fleeing with George Stephanopoulos, her husband. Scene City: At the East Hampton Library Authors Night 2012-08-15T21:28:02Z Berendt also noted that while Chablis could be playful and humorous, “she had a very tough inner core.” The Lady Chablis, Transgender 'Midnight' Star, Dies Aged 59 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z This poignancy makes the picture less humorous but potentially more substantive than its predecessors. Review: In ‘The Trip to Spain,’ Everything Tastes Stale 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z The book is a classic study of obsession, perceptive, humorous and grim. Hilary Spurling's top 10 unputdownable Chinese books 2010-05-11T10:30:00Z As the synopsis suggests, plot is nothing more than an excuse to create a string of humorous set pieces featuring visual gags, snappy one-liners and lively song-and-dance numbers. My streaming gem: why you should watch Road to Bali 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z Jordan: We joked about politics probably more than other humorous topics. This couple revealed to each other their special craving — for cheese 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z Today, Ms. Chin, 53, is sought after by leading orchestras and soloists for her colorful, audacious and often darkly humorous music. Unsuk Chin Talks About Her Music and Influences 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z When “Catastrophe” debuted in the U.K. and here in the U.S. two years ago, the show’s title seemed humorous. “Catastrophe” gives TV a realistic view of alcoholism at last 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z Samberg: It’s autobiographical in that the three of us have been friends since we were kids, and we have made songs together that are humorous. Lonely Island goes pop: The trio weighs in on weed, Macklemore and why Andy Samberg says “we were woke baes early” 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z This hard-boiled but humorous author drops in at Seattle Mystery Bookshop from noon-2 p.m. Lit life: Authors set for Bookfest; hot nonfiction titles for summer 2012-08-03T21:19:07Z For the song “Bored in the House,” both recorded humorous verses. It’s a TikTok! No, It’s a Song! Drake and the Viral Feedback Loop 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z Davis was in favor of a lighter, humorous approach to a haunted house. Disney’s Haunted Mansion at 50: The Ghosts Are Still Grinning 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z He exaggerates his facial expressions and movements into humorous contortions. " I was born a clown" 2010-08-16T21:24:00Z In the opening minutes of the episode, Data is befuddled by the word “snoop,” which leads to a humorous exchange where Picard has to explain it to him. ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 1, Episode 3: Sometimes Down is Up 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z “My blog, which I’ve been writing for three years now, is hugely popular because it offers real and honest information about traveling in Iceland in a humorous way,” she said. A New, Eclectic Tour of Reykjavik 2014-06-20T04:00:00Z This week: “Discover” a word or multiword term that consists of adjacent letters — in any direction or several directions — in the grid above, and provide a humorous definition, as in the examples above. Style Invitational Week 1354: As the Word Turns 5 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z “It was in a humorous way, because it was so extreme that I had a lot to laugh about,” Ms. Gainsbourg said. Gainsbourg and Birkin, Fearless on Film at Lincoln Center 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Just about every nostalgic, humorous vignette, celebrating a kind of quirky childhood innocence enshrined in America's past, gets an up-tempo romp in the polished, very busy score. Review: 'A Christmas Story' on stage will please fans of the movie 2010-12-10T22:43:00Z The stories collected here are variously surprising, sardonic and darkly humorous, and are always intelligent and beautifully written. For P.D. James, literary success came late in life, and continues in a new book 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z The actual filming of it, however, was anything but humorous. “Hood Adjacent”: James Davis’ funny, necessary tour of the black experience 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z The book, whose title translates from the Chinese as “Manchu Gown Lady,” consists of humorous stories about a side of California immigrant life that is rarely documented in literature. C.Y. Lee's San Gabriel Valley chronicles 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z “Revelations,” Ailey’s signature work inspired by gospel and the African-American experience, isn’t humorous so much as electric. Paramount audience communes with Alvin Ailey company 2014-04-12T17:44:21Z But the hip-hop superstar won over the crowd with a blistering performance that was not without humorous touches; he opened by singing Oasis song Wonderwall. Stormy Glastonbury set for heavy metal debut 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z Most nature documentaries are indistinguishable from the rest, but this one, with its stunning cinematography and humorous take, stands out. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘You Were Never Really Here’ and Bill Maher 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z “Camelot,” directed by Gary Griffin, more friskily forages in ancient history, taking a slyly humorous attitude toward its legendary subject matter. Critic?s Notebook: ?Jesus Christ Superstar? and ?Camelot? at Stratford 2011-08-29T21:59:36Z It's no accident that the film's most hapless and humorous character, not its most strident, is the one who ends up moving the needle. 'Dear White People' finds the funny in painful truths 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z On tenor and soprano, she’s omnivorous and pointed, slouching and precise, humorous and austere. 2010-01-15T04:14:00Z Though Lowell could be both humorous and lighthearted in life, he rarely showed it in his work. Why Robert Lowell, Famed as a Poet, Should Be Remembered for His Prose 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z It is a wonderful film: smart, intelligent, humorous film-making for grownups, although perhaps it should be conceded that the lives involved are on a higher and more rarefied material level than the film quite admits. Marriage Story and The Irishman deserve awards love, but no Greta Gerwig is heart-sinking | Peter Bradshaw 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z According to the U.K. polling firm YouGov, people who support Johnson describe him as likable, charismatic, intelligent and humorous. Boris Johnson, London’s lively mayor, writes about Churchill and muses about his future She was known to a vast audience for her sharply satirical sketches and plays, Symbolist poems and deft Chekhovian short stories, both humorous and mournful. ‘Subtly Worded’ Brings Teffi to Non-Russian Readers 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z They honored the 46-year-old with humorous stories, clips from his comedy specials and TV series, heartfelt memories about working together and musical performances by artists who have performed with him over his career. Dave Chappelle accepts the Twain Prize: ‘I love my art form. It saved my life.’ 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z The final full production will be "Big Shot: A.K.A. This Is Not the Godfather," from Theatre Movement Bazaar, a humorous stage piece inspired by "The Godfather" movies and novel. Pacific Playwrights Festival for 2015 lines up seven plays 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z “He was an all-round character, a humorous, delightful guy who never got as much credit as he deserved, and he did so much.” National Jazz Museum Acquires Savory Collection 2010-08-16T19:08:00Z His pterodactyls and his dinosaurs and even his missing links are, indeed, rather more real and convincing than his two scientists, who are portrayed with broad and humorous caricature. Review: ‘The Lost World,’ by Arthur Conan Doyle 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Irony, parody of criminal novels and adventure novels, words that sound like music, rythm, cultural slight humorous hints, poetry and tenderness too... World literature tour: France 2011-03-28T11:30:33Z While the intent is to be humorous, such cavalier treatment of the testimony implicitly discredits Heard's claims and makes light of abuse. Lance Bass mocks Amber Heard's testimony in now-deleted post, jumping on a nasty TikTok trend 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z When Mr. Holt does venture guesses, they tend to be darkly humorous in a Woody Allen sort of way. Books of The Times: ‘Why Does the World Exist?’ by Jim Holt 2012-08-02T18:37:46Z Lujan's style - colorful, often humorous and just as often political - sprung from the sidewalks, freeway overpasses and low-rider cars of largely Hispanic East Los Angeles in the 1970s. Gilbert 'Magu' Lujan, Chicano artist, dies at 70 2011-07-27T01:28:07Z Before turning to “The Statement of Stella Maberly,” Anstey’s neglected tour de force of psychological horror, let me tell you about some of his more characteristic work, his humorous fantasies. You’ve probably never heard of F. Anstey, but you know his work 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z An end-credits reveal of the hidden cameras to the film’s good-natured dupes has a humorous purity that’s unexpected and appealing — if far too late to mitigate the dreck that has gone before. ‘Bad Trip’ Review: On the Road, Leaking Fluid 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z Click on this link for a humorous interpretation of the discovery of Canada. ArtsBeat Blog: Graphic Books Lists Features New Titles 2011-10-07T18:57:17Z There are occasional reprieves here, and while some of them are grimly humorous, none of them is happy. 'Happiness is a Chemical in the Brain': down, out and confronting death 2012-06-06T21:18:09Z Her method of framing everyday actions and amplifying them is emotional, joyful, earthy and even humorous. At Rockaway, Dancing for the Sea, the Sky, the Sand and the Birds 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z The pair gave humorous performance-lectures about women and art while wearing frilly aprons. How Mexico's súper rudas 'Radical Women' are rewriting the history of Latin American art 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z “I knew that although the show was a dark comedy and satirical, it would not be depicted in a humorous way at all,” Moriarty said. ‘The Boys’ Is Back, More Relevant Than Ever 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z Her bleak, scathingly humorous short stories, shot through with moments of violence and grace, have become a kind of template for the form. University Acquires Flannery O’Connor’s Papers and Effects 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z But it wasn’t saying that in a serious way — it was saying it in a humorous way. The Best Soundtracks of All Time 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z She was articulate and humorous, withering when she needed to be and completely polished in her casualness, the product of more than two decades of television experience. Music: On ?Idol,? Shifts in Power, Not Talent 2010-02-22T22:51:00Z “Straight men are very good that way,” said David Toussaint, whose compilation of essays, “Toussaint!,” contains many humorous pieces about sexual identity. The Rise of the ‘Bromosexual’ Friendship 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z Most, but not all, of Goodman’s songs take humorous twists. Music Review: Elaine St. George Sings Songs by Steve Goodman 2014-03-28T20:47:37Z It will be humorous, it will be fun and, despite your cynical self, you will laugh. Is There a Date-Stamp on the Moving Body? 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z And also, perhaps, made her into the compassionately humorous person who was so warmly applauded at Hay. Jo Brand charms Hay festival with anecdotes of her pre-comedy life 2010-06-01T11:44:00Z She landed a spot on MTV’s humorous advice show “Girl Code” and parts in “Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising” and the Netflix stoner comedy “Dude.” ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ breakout star Awkwafina is here to steal scenes and change the way you see Asian American women 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z And ever present is the enchantment of his voice, one that is at turns exuberant, humorous, unsentimental, imaginative, keen. The Odyssey of a Gay Black Football-Star Banker, From ‘Peasant Boy’ to the Mountaintop 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z "There are several kinds of stories, but only one difficult kind — the humorous," Twain wrote. The frog that jump-started Mark Twain's career 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z This 6-course, family-style dinner is a chance to meet new people, eat great Basque comfort food, and discuss everything from hiking in the Pyrenees to humorous blind date stories. Txori to close, reopen as Pintxo 2010-04-01T22:17:00Z The core of his online presence is the VlogBrothers channel, where once a week he and Hank exchange slightly manic but humorous and sincere riffs on science and life. John and Hank Green Bring Their Show to Carnegie Hall 2013-01-16T23:22:53Z The aim of the society was to be humorous and laid-back. Appreciations: Alan Plater obituary 2010-06-27T17:14:00Z Sherman is a humorous, ironic – and perhaps wise – artist. Why I'm seduced by Cindy Sherman's Sex Pictures 2012-11-26T12:02:00Z The artist answered this question via his sculptures — as well as an elaborate performance, staged with the aid of theater director Benita De Wit, that was as humorous as it was funereal. What happens to a person's Facebook posts after they die? One artist is using them to build digital memorials 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z The film, described as "humorous, warm, tension-filled and ultimately deeply moving" was commissioned to mark the 25th anniversary of the concert and will air on BBC 2 and Ireland's RTE in the autumn. Geldof's Live Aid story to be made into a film 2010-07-14T16:02:00Z "It's just horrible," Layman says with a humorous solemnity. Photographer captures curious power of common items 2012-01-13T18:22:42Z These scenes are both humorous and a bit terrifying. ‘Sepa: Our Lord of Miracles’ Review: A Prison in the Amazon Jungle 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z A good sport as well, he also contributed a few vocal outbursts to Ms. Rosenthal’s Poulenc, which closed the competition on a humorous note. Review: George London Foundation Singing Competition Offers Arias to Please a Crowd 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z Eugenie Schwartz, an artist who found popularity and renown in her native New Orleans for her surreal, darkly humorous pieces, died on Dec. 30 at her home in the Bywater neighborhood there. Eugenie Schwartz, Artist From New Orleans, Dies at 64 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z A skeptical critic might see humorous art as escapist. ‘Puddle, pothole, portal’ at SculptureCenter in Queens 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z He gives Jimi Hendrix’s psychedelic musings a sinister makeover on “Designer Jeans” and turns darkly humorous amid the poverty-strewn punk of “Watching You Go Crazy is Driving Me Insane.” Album review: Van Hunt, 'What Were You Hoping For?' 2011-09-26T04:33:00Z Here is the kind of seductive, persuasive, humorous supporting performance that is a keynote of Tucci’s career. Beyond the negroni: Stanley Tucci's 20 best films – ranked! 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z He speaks thoughtfully; his voice generous, humorous, kind. Christopher Lloyd: a reticent Hollywood icon speaks 2010-04-01T20:30:00Z The film is punctuated by humorous moments early on, but the persona of the beaver puppet eventually takes over Black's life in a disturbing way and forces him to battle his demons. "Beaver" maker Jodie Foster sees more directing ahead 2011-05-02T17:34:03Z "A lot of the work I do seeks to create some sense of possibility or empowerment, in a humorous and romanticized way, using the simplest means possible," Riley said. Cigar-smuggling pigeons to touch down at New York gallery 2013-10-23T12:06:27Z The character of Jessica James may be riddled with doubts and phobias, played for humorous and poignant effect. Jessica Williams Charts Her Course: ‘I Know What I’d Be Incredible At’ 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z It’s dealing with a lot of women’s issues in humorous ways. Hilary Duff Talks 'Younger,' Lying About Her Age and New Music 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z Simon was an avid collector of so-called pin-up art -- semi-ironic and sometimes humorous illustrations of nude and scantily clad young women. 'The Simpsons' memorabilia, art collection from Sam Simon heading to auction 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z In what seems to be a flash point in popular culture, women in entertainment are taking on aging in humorous and subversive ways. An Age-Old Dilemma for Women 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z This is a humorous book in which Ellie May is an incredibly famous film star. Ellie May Would Like to be Taken Seriously for a Change by Marianne Levy - review 2012-11-16T09:00:00Z "CNN apologizes for the unintended offense caused by an article from a contributor that was intended to be a humorous look at monumental architecture worldwide," it said in a statement. How Russia hits back at slights over WWII victory 2014-02-10T14:06:15Z Jon Gnarr, best known as an actor and comedian in that country, started a new political party, the Best Party, and ran for mayor on a humorous platform that promised to bring Disneyland to Iceland. ArtsBeat: Tribeca Video Interview With Jon Gnarr 2011-04-22T17:05:44Z But the stories behind them can be quite humorous. Seven photos, seven stories: Chris Killip on capturing the declining industrial towns of England in the '70s and '80s 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z A lot of that chatter is humorous — often gentle and wry, on rare occasion uproarious — but there’s also a powerful undertow of loss running through the movie. Review: 1 Teenage Boy and 3 Mothers in ‘20th Century Women’ 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z The sex, or the humorous suggestion thereof, begins at the beginning, the camera close-up on a woman's mouth as she says, "It's easier with the lips slightly wet." 'Mozart in the Jungle' on Amazon gets good after woeful pilot 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z While the book might be considered typical of Fischli and Weiss's practice, it is on account of its sensibility – curious, disarming, humorous – rather than its form. Fischli and Weiss: the art of humour 2012-06-05T12:03:00Z Some of the absurdity seemed intentionally humorous, appealingly random. Pierre Rigal Imagines a Pop Concert at the Joyce 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z Back then, he said, he used to write lyrics by chanting nonsense over tracks at warehouse parties, and he was famous for asking the audience to form conga lines or to perform humorous dances. Dan Deacon Shows a Changed Attitude in ‘America’ 2012-08-28T21:58:24Z “There was one type of violence that was witty, humorous, and you kind of get to see it because you’re in the world that comes with it,” he said. In ‘The English,’ Emily Blunt and Chaske Spencer Saddle Up 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Yet the quiet story remains engrossing, by turns gently humorous and pathetic, mundane and poignant. Portrait of the Artist as a Complete Jerk 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z I also loved the humorous prints by Hugo Guinness, a well-known illustrator and co-writer for the Wes Anderson film “The Grand Budapest Hotel.” Hotel Review: The Wild Rabbit in the Cotswolds, England 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z Maybe Haddish and Byrne’s humorous nature while working with each other rubbed off on Hayek’s character, who was not supposed to be funny at all. ‘Like a Boss’ female-led cast leads to new bonds, friendship 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z The actress, who was in HBO's "Looking," used the pain to propel her into a new one-woman musical show that charts a humorous course through her complicated life and career. Lauren Weedman and the art of oversharing: New one-woman show from 'Looking' actress 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z The four panels of illustrations, created in 1943, were annotated when they appeared in The Post as part of a humorous look at the broad variety of people who sought Oval Office meetings during wartime. Judge Rules in Family Dispute Over Rockwells Long Hung at White House 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z "It is ambitious, darkly humorous and in soaring, scorching prose exposes the exploitative nature of the colonial project and the psychology of independence," she said. Rotimi Babatunde wins Caine prize for African writing 2012-07-03T13:51:30Z From the start of this debut novel, Cala flexes her prodigious comedic muscles, managing to render the three friends both as sympathetic heroines and as the victims of lives more humorous than they would like. Finding the Comedy in Tween Tragedy 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z It also was very specifically humorous, with a tone a bit too steeped in the host’s parodic self-referencing to achieve timelessness. “Pee-wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special”: The last great holiday variety show? 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z Swafford’s engaging writing paints rich pictures of Mozart’s world and conjures up a lively, humorous man whose music often reflected his appetite for pleasure. December paperback releases: 7 books to read now 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z Druckerman’s writing is humorous, conversational and revealing, so it’s surprising when she admits to finding it “incredibly hard” to open up. So now you're middle-aged? Pamela Druckerman can walk you through it 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z These tweets explore unanswered questions from the Christopher Nolan film — both scientific and humorous. Neil deGrasse Tyson tweeted even more feelings about “Interstellar” 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z Although the invitation and the opening track told of a humorous "damsel in distress" theme, the models were more like fairy godmothers with an enchanted wardrobe. Mulberry, Illincic wrap up London Fashion Week 2012-09-19T01:16:05Z “It’s funny. It’s humorous, we kind of take the air out of the race and the race politic conversation in order to just send it up,” Pittman said. ‘Sex and the City’ sequel creator looking for ‘slow burn’ 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z Boyle is hardly the first to want to record life in its entirety, but her persistence, attention to strange detail, and humorous sense of her own abjection begin to feel like a radical act. Megan Boyle’s “Liveblog” and the Limits of Autofiction 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z He has pieced together a further archive of interlocking correspondence and papers and created an affectionate, engaging and often humorous portrait of their prison ornithology. Birds in a Cage: Warburg, Germany, 1941 by Derek Niemann - review 2012-12-20T08:00:01Z And the Sonatina No. 6 is a fantasy on themes from “Carmen,” filtered through Busoni’s mildly acidic harmonic sensibility and spun together by the light of his quirkily humorous imagination. Music Review: Kirill Gerstein at Peoples? Symphony Concert 2010-05-10T20:47:00Z Her subsequent correspondence was uniformly clear-eyed, plainspoken and darkly humorous. I'm still a member of Prozac Nation: Remembering Elizabeth Wurtzel and her life-changing book 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z The humorous songs include Oslo, a witty tale of travelling and drinking that segues, Planxty-style, into the traditional Norwegian Mazurka. Andy Irvine: Abocurragh ? review 2010-12-23T22:30:01Z Ms. Lawler’s 1972-81 audio installation — a humorous fixture of the west garden at Dia:Beacon — features the names of famous male artists shouted in the style of birdcalls. From Aristophanes to Hitchcock, Celebrating Birds and Culture 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Davis’ legendarily clever, vicious quote to the Associated Press upon learning of Crawford’s death comes off more petty and hollow than humorous as delivered by Sarandon; the whole affair reeks of sadness. “Feud: Bette and Joan” fades out: Old Hollywood may have been no match for the modern woman 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z “It was not a reference I made for humorous effect but rather to reflect how deeply frightened I am for our country. It was a very poor use of judgement and in poor taste.” Alton Brown apologizes for 'flippant' Holocaust tweet, says he wrote it because he's 'deeply frightened' 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z Burke is passionate, ferocious, often very humorous about the contradictions and frailties of the MeToo movement, and the vision – developed over decades of unglamorous and largely unrecognised work – underpinning it. Steve McQueen meets Tarana Burke: ‘I want to be part of shifting the narrative’ 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z Mr. Mills has expanded the roles of two minor male characters in the novel, making them humorous foils. Spare Times: For Children, for Feb. 24-March 1 2012-02-23T22:21:36Z Mother or “Mummy,” as Dorothy calls her — using a humorous pronunciation that invokes the image of Boris Karloff staggering about in ragged bandages — may be fading. Movie Review: ‘The Eye of the Storm,’ With Geoffrey Rush 2012-09-06T22:03:02Z It was kind of humorous to watch it. Aasif Mandvi talks "Evil," djinns and "the appeal of Trump" despite being hated by GOP leaders 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z A protege of T.I. and beneficiary of internet hype thanks to a series of smart, humorous mixtapes, Bobby Ray Simmons Jr now finds himself fronting a ruthless conspiracy to seize the wallets of teenage America. B.o.B.: B.o.B. Presents the Adventures of Bobby Ray 2010-05-27T22:45:00Z It's odd to think that at some point soon these two haunted men will team up on a vaguely humorous journey, which was how Spellman originally envisioned this concept. "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" explodes with action and hints at probing America's identity 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Even the clarinet player gets in on the act, providing humorous sound effects. King John ? review 2012-05-21T15:39:43Z At least that’s what several regional theaters across the country are betting on as they introduce their audiences to Bruce Norris’s darkly humorous play “Clybourne Park,” a dissection of race, gentrification and real estate. Integration, Gentrification, Conversation 2011-08-06T20:00:48Z While extremely informative and occasionally humorous, the collaboration could've used more music and less talk. Looking at, listening to 1967's London scene 2011-03-20T12:45:00Z In its release, Canongate said Slahi's book is "not merely a vivid record of a miscarriage of justice, but a deeply personal memoir – terrifying, darkly humorous, and surprisingly gracious..." A 'terrifying' Guantanamo prison memoir coming in 2015 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z Edwards' poetry collection is a humorous account of working class life in the Welsh valleys that features surreal flights of pop culture fancy. Costa winner's poetry book sells out 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z It’s both pedestrian and poetic, a portal into the practices and collective memories of ballet, but also surprising, even humorous, in its juxtaposition. Review: Pam Tanowitz’s Witty Dance Secrets in London 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z Back of the Net is going to be relaxed and humorous, he says. Peter Crouch: 'Getting 50,000 people on their feet – you can't replicate that' 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z Her charisma lies in her ability to make even the most dire, uncomfortable situations in a film into something optimistic and humorous. Why is Ayo Edibiri everywhere these days? Because we need her awkward sincerity more than ever 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z You don’t think of William James as being humorous. Suzanne Vega Is Tidying Her Home and Tending Her Soul (in Sensible Jackets) 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z Click here to share your favorite humorous book. KidsPost Summer Book Club: ‘El Deafo’ 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z It’s not just Hall who has followed the doormat’s humorous request. Amazon delivery driver hilariously honors request to 'hide packages from husband' 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z “Things you thought were throwaway lines or plot points become actually humorous,” he said. Rachel Dratch as in the Political Play ‘Tail! Spin!’ 2014-09-21T04:00:00Z No, I was desperate to get to New York after Ohio State to be a writer and I planned to write humorous novels for adults. R.L. Stine reveals how Netflix's bloody "Fear Street" trilogy "loosened me up" 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z The series also illustrates some anecdotes with cheeky, humorous animated passages that are a welcome break from stretches of interviews and archival footage reminiscences. "They've Gotta Have Us" could have made history, if it weren't missing so much of it 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z As a former producer of “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah,” he knew humorous takes on the news needed to stay current. Will TV Change the Comedy Cellar? Comics Are About to Find Out 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z It is a hard, heavy, often humorous, occasionally harrowing journey through the mind of a young man who has seen the inside of a prison cell and stared down the barrel of a gun. Snoop Doggy Dogg: 'Ain't nobody else bigger than me but Michael Jackson' – a classic interview from the vaults 2012-07-03T14:20:00Z Watch for a humorous portrait of drifters in 1980s New York. What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘Zama’ and ‘Action Point’ 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z It may sound humorous, but it took me almost a decade before I truly understood the full implication of those words. China’s little emperors – the children without siblings 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z But although Smith found fun in a potentially dangerous situation, not everyone thought he was humorous. Diamond Princess passenger tweets food reviews during coronavirus quarantine 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z It quickly took on a humorous life as people kept busy Strange-ifying anything they wanted with the Nelson Cash Stranger Things font generator, MakeItStranger. The 'Stranger Things' Opening Credits Could Have Looked Really Different 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z Herzog interviewed him, his accomplice, and all the family members involved for a film that is moving, shocking and darkly humorous. Werner Herzog Does Not Conduct Interviews. He Has Converstions 2011-11-10T17:41:32Z For ages 1-3: The Seattle-area author, a former Children’s Poet Laureate, switches his usual humorous approach for these quieter poems, all about sleep. NW books | Four books for kids ages 1-14 2013-12-09T22:20:38Z With typical Irish bravado, this pair of obviously lonely bachelors has a ruefully humorous chat about preserving their freedom and independence. Review: Haunting, effective revival of 'The Weir' 2013-05-24T17:12:08Z Despite the murders and simmering racial undertones, the show keeps its warm, humorous tone through the quiet, grounded character of Maria, with her empathetic, practical advice — and recipes — in response to the letters she receives. ‘Recipes for Love and Murder’ That Are to Die For 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z However, sobriety groups who saw the ads did not find them humorous, claiming it promotes dangerous habits in parents. Tropicana apologizes for ‘mimoment’ ad campaign 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z Fountains of Wayne was mostly a power-pop band, and the lyrics were often humorous, the hooks sweeping. Life after Fountains of Wayne: “I don’t find myself listening to power-pop music at all” 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Blip will present Eric Spiegelman, producer of "Old Jews Telling Jokes," an unscripted series that features Jewish men and women telling humorous stories. Eager to build buzz, online sites hope to impress TV critics 2013-01-09T12:14:13Z The threats began after comments by religious authorities in Iran were taken to mean the singer insulted Islam with a song meant to be humorous. Iranians seek return of singer from Germany 2012-05-23T18:44:08Z Also a writer and producer, Wong will be talking up “Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets & Advice for Living Your Best Life,” her humorous premise of an advice book for her two daughters. 5 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z “What could, in less talented hands, be morbid, becomes both humorous and touching,” Mel Gussow wrote in The New York Times, adding that “Miss Jacker is very much a playwright to watch.” Corinne Jacker, Obie Award-Winning Playwright, Is Dead at 79 2013-01-25T01:10:30Z While continuing as a stand-up on stage and small screen, she developed a humorous musical act as the pianist Dame Illya Dillya, appearing from 1971 for 10 years with symphony orchestras across the US. Phyllis Diller 2012-08-21T17:39:18Z Known for his melodic parodies of pop culture and humorous renditions of contemporary tunes, Yankovic is hailed as the biggest-selling comedy recording artist of all time. Al Yankovic gets the "weird" biopic he deserves, with the perfect actor to play him 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z Social media users branded a humorous wedding cake topper that highlighted a groom’s love for video games as offensive, but the couple behind the requested figurines say that’s not what they meant. Couple speaks out after video game-themed wedding cake topper unexpectedly goes viral 2021-08-28T04:00:00Z Cuoco said she had enjoyed making a humorous examination of the genre. ‘Based on a True Story’: The Vogue of Killer Content 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z However, musicians Lydia Liza and Josiah Lemanski are changing the narrative by remixing the entire song with humorous, but on point lyrics that emphasize consent as well as mutual respect between the two parties. This 'Baby, It's Cold Outside' Remix Emphasizes Consent 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z It’s a stark contrast from more familiar stories full of humorous anxiety and fear of disapproval. Comedy: Gay Male Comics Await the Spotlight 2012-08-15T14:06:57Z “The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” by Douglas Adams, was a humorous distraction from the tension. Amanda Knox: By the Book 2013-05-07T18:24:20Z So: Add “13” to an existing movie title, and some humorous trouble to the plot, as in Duncan’s examples above. Style Invitational Week 1300: Botch office sensations 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z One thinks first of Douglas Fairbanks Jr in the 1920s – a graceful, humorous, majestic embodiment of the American century. Robin Hood 2010-05-15T23:09:00Z The New York Times called her “an agile and humorous actress who is not afraid of slapstick and who can sing enchantingly”. Patricia Morison, star of Broadway and Hollywood, dies aged 103 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z For people that have been through a lot of trauma, as you saw if you saw the film, these are really upbeat, enthusiastic, hugely intelligent, and inspiringly humorous and often joyous people. "They're tired of explaining their own bodies": Intersex folks counter right-wing hate and shaming 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z Ms. Jarcho is a smart and sensitive writer, and there are terrific passages here, especially some of the more menacingly humorous lines given to the enigmatic cabdriver. ‘Nomads’ at the Incubator Arts Project 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z Presented in collaboration with the Danish Christmas Seal Foundation, a charity benefiting children in need, the six table settings reveal very different interpretations of the season, ranging from the entirely glamorous to the downright humorous. Royal Copenhagen’s Annual Show of Magical Tablescapes 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z It is our obligation as filmmakers and creative people who are telling a story to address that danger, even if in a humorous way. "Bodies Bodies Bodies" director: "When the Wi-Fi goes out, the demons come in" 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z It’s not meant to be humorous, but it is delivered with such ferocity that you can’t help but cringe and chuckle. From “Making a Murderer” to “Don't F**k with Cats,” the evolution of true crime this decade 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z What drew people to his music was his singular style celebrating an easygoing, party vibe - sometimes humorous, sometimes inspiring and usually positive. Heavy D leaves lasting final lyric: 'BE INSPIRED!' 2011-11-09T12:03:15Z The pieces may be the creations of some of the world's most venerated designers, but many are noticeably humorous, and with prices ranging from $12 to $100, all are financially accessible. A New Collection Brings a Taste of the Milan Expo Home 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z Then, perhaps catching himself, he shifted to a humorous tone. Mike Daisey on Shakespeare and His Own Failings 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z Especially memorable is Starr’s fierce, sometimes sharply humorous first-person voice as she reflects on things including politics and her loving, strong-willed parents. Three books to inspire young readers to bravery 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z For the quarterback, it was a labor of love, a journey into pro football’s past that was educational, humorous and heartfelt. Peyton Manning goes deep with pass at NFL’s storied history 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z The surreal “Samsa in Love,” Murakami’s humorous twist on Kafka’s “Metamorphosis,” also involves an unlikely emotional connection set against a dark background. ‘Men Without Women,’ a new story collection by Haruki Murakami 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z The world they inhabit is by turns humorous and dark but wonderfully mysterious. Myth and mystery in Ecaterina Vrana's paintings at Nicodim Gallery 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z If its title, “Mister Organ,” initially strikes you as humorous, you won’t be laughing long. ‘Mister Organ’ Review: Antiques Sideshow 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z The videos for those songs showed her to be far more humorous than ever before. Music: Girl Pop?s Lady Gaga Makeover 2010-07-21T19:40:00Z In this book you'll also find exotic fables, humorous sketches, pastiche, political diatribes, anecdotes, doodles, scraps of conversation. Every Short Story 1951-2012 by Alasdair Gray - review 2012-11-14T08:00:03Z Monk’s music is definitely humorous, but I don’t think many people hear that in Coltrane. “If You’re in the Song, Keep on Playing”: An Interview With Pharoah Sanders 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z He took back half this statement on BBC radio, saying his remarks were meant to be humorous and apologized if he “caused any offense.” Nobel Laureate Walks Back Sexist Comments After Backlash 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z It was also rather humorous because she said, “You mean you’ve had relationships?” I unleashed my freak! 2012-10-14T00:00:00Z Did you wrestle with whether to make this a humorous film? It’s a “touchy” subject: “Sticky: A (Self) Love Story” wants to get us talking about solo sex 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z The controversy was sparked when Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published the cartoons showing Muhammad in a variety of humorous or satirical situations, including one as a bearded man with a bomb in his turban. Cartoons that courted controversy 2013-01-29T13:04:18Z Known for a deeply expressive, often humorous style that leapt off the page, he created characters that could communicate volumes with a single expression. Steve Dillon, Comic Artist Who Helped Create ‘Preacher,’ Dies at 54 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z "But there’s nothing funny or even slightly humorous about what the defendant did to Victoria Goreaciuc and her family." Times Square Spider-Man fined for punching tourist 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z The denunciation is humorous, however, rather than vitriolic. Depardieu charms as anti-hero in French tragi-comedy 2010-02-19T22:53:00Z As part of that, he said, he would often try to joke with and compliment women, in what he thought was a light-hearted and humorous way. 'I did not assault women': Morgan Freeman responds to allegations 2018-05-26T04:00:00Z Maybe the Daily Cramp is actually doing both men and women a favor, by providing a humorous way for guys to get involved in girlfriend's cycles. The Daily Cramp attempts to explain PMS to your boyfriend 2011-04-22T21:35:00Z This scene includes more humorous moments than the series’ previous car chases. Watch Tom Cruise Roll a Fiat 500 in ‘Mission: Impossible’ 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z The Empress didn’t insist on dioramas; any humorous artwork was eligible as long as it included at least one real cicada or nymph exoskeleton. The Style Invitational: A bug’s laugh — cicada ‘art’ winners 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z “I danced with John Clifford, who was much shorter than me, and it was very humorous.” To Igor, With Love and Masterpieces, George 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Still others were made memorable by their unintentionally humorous showings on behalf of their home states, such as Rhode Island's spokesman hailing his home as the "calamari comeback state." Night two of the virtual DNC held aloft the party's true stars: America and her people 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z Face to face, Novak, who turns 43 on July 31, comes across as easygoing and effortlessly humorous. B.J. Novak Went to Texas Looking for ‘Vengeance’ and Found America 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z Working in Thomas Edison’s New Jersey studio, they gave us the first celluloid sneeze, an open-mouth exhalation that was meant to be humorous but today seems ominous. Film Treasures, Streaming Courtesy of the Library of Congress 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z There’s a humorous thrill in seeing these people represented onstage, especially, as in “King Charles III,” when the actors look strikingly similar to the real ones, right down to the hairstyles. Theatre’s Superpower 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z It includes a digital countdown clock and humorous ways that this fleeting time might be spent. Children’s Listings for Nov. 27-Dec. 3 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z Great Little War Game may not quite be Advance Wars on your iPod, but it is both a humorous and very engaging little tactical jaunt. This week's new games 2011-04-08T23:08:02Z The show’s tone, I probably don’t need to add, is entirely humorous. | 'The Complete & Condensed Stage Directions of Eugene O?Neill Volume 1': Neo Futurists Present Stage Directions From O?Neill Plays 2011-09-13T02:05:01Z In giving her the $15,000 prize Monday, PEN/Faulkner judges praised her “singular, adventurous, and intellectually humorous voice.” Van der Vliet Oloomi’s ‘Call Me Zebra’ wins PEN/Faulkner 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z I really enjoy writing and reading humorous scenes. Vendela Vida takes readers inside her new novel, 'The Diver's Clothes' 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z Mostly Berg does so by making complex technologies seem playful and humorous. Design: Technology's Human Potential 2011-08-21T13:19:05Z Seattle’s Burgermaster restaurant lies at the heart of these 10 stories and personal essays, which range from satirical to serious, with a humorous bent to them all. NW Books: Tales from Seattle’s Burgermaster 2013-01-28T20:33:03Z The season finale was scattered with video clips of memorable Cowell faces, humorous tributes from fellow judges and a song that strung his most famous one-liners together. Simon Cowell feels the love on "American Idol" send-off 2010-05-27T04:29:00Z About Schmidt is a humorous and very bittersweet portrayal of a retired man's three-quarter life crisis. What films best portray old age? 2012-07-04T16:41:52Z “Matt and I really wanted to do a show where the heroes weren’t earnest,” Mr. Santora said of the series’s humorous antics and verbal sparring. To Catch a Thief (or a Murderer) 2011-02-25T19:44:54Z He painted riotous geometric abstracts, reminiscent of Miró or Kandinsky, and made often humorous conceptual works, like an Ernest Hemingway story with everything but punctuation marks removed. Carl Fredrik Reutersward, Known for Knotted-Gun Sculpture, Dies at 81 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z So far, this seems like a humorous tale of resourcefulness and friendship. Cat Girl? A Kinder, Gentler Superhero Comic 2021-01-03T05:00:00Z The results can be outright humorous, but as she once said in an interview, “I am not just making little jokes.” For an Artist, the Morgan Is Subject, Object and Venue 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z In a phone interview from London, he spoke about the allure of the spy, the power of free speech and why being humorous is often no fun at all. For Rowan Atkinson, Comedy Isn’t Always a Laughing Matter 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z The hardiness of Monk parakeets is little known in cities, where they are popular as fluffy, humorous pets. Parrots, nesting in peace, attract New York cemetery visitors 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z And her unusually frank, often humorous social media accounts offer glimpses into what it’s really like to be a 21st century opera star, which rarely bears much resemblance to popular pearls-and-furs prima donna stereotypes. A Soprano Survived a Vocal Crisis. The Met Found Its Brünnhilde. 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z In one of the humorous ads he did for the insecticide Flit, for example, Geisel showed a mosquito busting a hole through a surprised woman’s tiny flower-decorated hat. Dr. Seuss Himself Was a Cat in the Hat 2013-02-03T22:07:31Z “Although it is likely that you, friend, have found this turn of events humorous up until this point,” the narrator says, “I assure you, it is not.” Review: ‘Random Acts of Flyness’ Is a Striking Dream Vision of Race 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z “It was a beguiling world of color and visual excitement, of pungent and humorous people,” he said in 1986. Ralph T. Coe, 81, Advocate for Native American Art, Is Dead 2010-09-26T04:21:00Z "My fathers are often humorous; at the same time, they'll be a little withholding. I'm almost always playing my father." After playing on-screen dad to Molly, Helen and Julia, Paul Dooley gets to play himself 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z In the photos and videos, dogs wear humorous written “confessions” and often are surrounded by the remnants of their misdeeds. Do dogs feel shame? Probably not, experts say 2014-03-19T21:45:39Z Her debut collection of humorous essays, I Was Told There'd Be Cake, earned her much literary praise and the occasional comparison with David Sedaris. Author Sloan Crosley 2010-07-14T08:00:00Z But it is neither clever nor humorous enough to work. ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Episode 5: A Seduction 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z Keeping in line with the humorous tone of the original post, most of the "spiced up" profile pictures involve random photos of Wendy’s menu items crudely pasted onto the image. Wendy's is now making terrible touch-ups to its followers' Twitter photos 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z The novel reads almost like a humorous screen adaptation of an illness memoir, its gaze trained more on the lived experience inside a hospital than on looming death. Hope Gained and Lost, in New Fiction From Around the World 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z The five women are warmly drawn, with humorous foibles, and the Playhouse cast brings them vividly to life. 'Real Women Have Curves': funny, flawed and fabulous 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z The one-minute video, in which three female dancers performed microscopic movements that caused their bodies to shake and shudder, went viral, producing thousands of comments and memes — some gently humorous, some more mocking. Moriah Evans: Communitarian, Feminist, Dance Maker 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z Though he was eliminated last week he survived several eliminations with humorous, sometimes spiteful songs that stung. Singers Embrace the TV Road to Stardom 2011-05-22T01:30:15Z Those months eating Corellian TV dinners and reheated Wookiee goulash on the Falcon had to rankle – and I imagined that later they’d become a humorous bone of contention between her and Han.” Han Solo's wedding gift to Princess Leia? A kitchenette on board the Falcon 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z He would riff on it during his raps, sometimes simply shouting it out, to humorous effect. Jason Moran and Q-Tip usher in the Kennedy Center’s hip-hop era. 2017-10-07T04:00:00Z This week: Give us some humorous pedantry, as in the examples above. Style Invitational: O pedantry, O pedantry — send us your quibbles 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z She called the characterization of her mother as a woo woo new-age type in some of the media coverage of her as “so off the mark that it was humorous.” Marianne Williamson: A Politico or Apolitical? 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z But where “Manhattan” is grounded in reality, “The Manhattan Projects” goes on sci-fi journeys that are bizarre, absurd, colorful and darkly humorous. If you like the new TV drama “Manhattan,” you’ll love this darkly hilarious comic about the atomic bomb 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z I don’t suppose the artist meant them to seem humorous, but to my eye, comedy overrides piety. Some Favorite Things Not Hanging on a Wall 2011-12-30T00:11:48Z He has also written a humorous book on race, "The Coloring Book," and is continuing work on his popular parody Web series "Cop Show." Colin Quinn is embracing the moment — his moment 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z On “Every Time the Sun Comes Up,” she cunningly adopts the straightforwardly cheery tone of a folk singer, then sabotages it with a blackly humorous video, as a campy vampire adds, “I’m in trouble.” Sharon Van Etten's expansive vocal talent sings from the darkness 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z At other times — nature photography being the patience-trying business it sometimes is — the comments can be humorous. Conservation-photo award winners at the Burke: beautiful, brutal, complex 2012-07-13T19:37:03Z I would recommend this book to 7-11 year olds who like humorous books. Ruby RedFort: Look Into My Eyes by Lauren Child and Tom Gates - Genius Ideas (Mostly) by Liz Pichon 2013-05-08T08:00:00Z The Talea Ensemble returned to give Mr. Haas’s score a forceful performance, though in humorous moments the music sounded a bit stumped. Five Nights of New Music, From Gentle to Terrifying 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z Rather than gallop to a humorous finish, “The Shoplifters” struggles vainly to find one. Slight ‘Shoplifters’ alights at Arena Stage Later in the record, on the searching but still humorous “My Baby Wants a Baby,” Clark revisits this idea and wonders whether or not she wants to enter that endless cycle of familial trauma. St. Vincent Flirts With Autobiography and the Sounds of the ’70s 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z Doran's dialogue is pointed and humorous, as the action moves swiftly over a decade, among multiple settings and wide-ranging geographic locations. Satisfying emotional journey in 'Kin' 2011-03-22T14:44:09Z “People had approached me like, ‘Would you like to write some humorous blah-blah-blahs?’” Jenny Slate Wrote a Book-Shaped Thing. What Is It? 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z But that first season's sex scandal invited a humorous take, not within its take on the outing of a closeted government official, but by way of its bungled murder plot. Amazon's gloomy "A Very British Scandal" divorce tale starring Claire Foy and Paul Bettany 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z Last week, several old photographs of Pippa wearing various humorous outfits, including a dress made of toilet paper, surfaced in the newspapers. A Star Turn for a Lady-in-Waiting 2011-05-06T17:23:51Z Miss Shields has been developed in a wonderfully humorous way. Jane Krakowski Tap, Tap, Taps Into ‘A Christmas Story Live!’ 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z Yet for Hessel the way in which wealthy Jews were once made to pay up to integrate seemed quite humorous at the time. Weimar memories: walking Berlin … in a flâneur's footsteps 2017-03-26T04:00:00Z He developed an even, but resolved and occasionally humorous persona crystallized in his most famous line — “They call me Mr. Tibbs!” — from “In the Heat of the Night.” Sidney Poitier changed movies, and changed lives 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z The show does continue its tradition of feeding us high fashion and providing humorous banter between friends, but that's all that kept me from turning off the TV. Racial tokenism: what happened to Miranda in the "Sex and the City" reboot? 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z Markie, who birth name was Marcel Theo Hall, became known within the rap genre realm as the self-proclaimed “Clown Prince of Hip-Hop” for lighthearted lyrics and a humorous nature. Biz Markie, known for classic rap song ‘Just a Friend,’ dies 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z And these dads weren’t humorous buffoons, each advertisement took a look at fatherhood through an emotional lens. Super Bowl XLIX was the year of “dad-vertising” 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z The first hardship they endure may be a humorous lack of privacy, but eventually they’ll suffer the most painful tragedies a couple can confront. Review | ‘The Taste of Sugar’ offers a thrilling look at Puerto Rico’s history through the tale of one couple’s struggle to survive 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z One of the couple’s more humorous, cheeky sites, hipstermeals.com, was inspired by the dizzying 14th Street restaurant boom. On Love: Sara Greenberg and Michael Huneke Raschka’s droll sweeps of watercolor and ink are by turns bright, bold, humorous and solemn, while Janeczko’s selections range from simple riddles to longer meditations. Best children’s books for April: Poetry edition 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z The second episode opens with a humorous segment: the group disagreeing over where its name came from. Review: A Wu-Tang Clan Documentary Captures the Group’s Wild Self-Invention 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z Speaking of levity, this week brought multiple reminders of another humorous “Thrones” character, the dissipated old Robert Baratheon, with a king getting hammered on a kingswood hunt and a wild boar out for royal blood. ‘House of the Dragon,’ Season 1, Episode 3: Two Targaryen Hunts 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z In 2007, she took up photography and, turning the camera on herself, began to make starkly direct, somewhat humorous, painfully vulnerable self-portraits. Iiu Susiraja: She Has Issues? No, You Have Issues 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z And in a humorous and lively stage adaptation by Jeffrey Fiske and Max McLean now playing at Westside Theater, he is every inch the cunning English gentleman he is often purported to be. | 'The Screwtape Letters': Adaptation of C. S. Lewis Novella at Westside Theater 2010-06-11T22:44:00Z In his studio, Mr. Perrey began to create a “library” of sounds, creating a style of rhythmic sequences that he described as “humorous and unusual.” Jean-Jacques Perrey, leader in electronic pop music, dies at 87 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z It doesn’t provide a sensitive and humorous reflection on the experience of binge eating disorder; it’s placing Debby Ryan in a fat suit for cheap laughs. Insatiable: how offensive is Netflix's controversial new comedy? 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z Eva wrote it after the death of her husband in 1998, when she was too sad to write in her usual humorous style, and it was a tribute to him and his love of ecology. Eva Ibbotson obituary 2010-10-24T17:13:00Z My favourite character is Scarlet, the dragon, because her character is so strong and humorous... Reader reviews roundup 2013-07-26T08:01:00Z Videos with commentary: Craft Spells, Washed Out, Drake "Your Tomb" by Craft Spells, directed by Aaron Beckam In this dark and humorous video, the Beacon Hill romantic pop act goes on the date from hell. Videos with commentary: Craft Spells, Washed Out, Drake 2011-10-06T15:56:11Z In 2003, they parted after 30 years of more or less humorous projects. Alexander Melamid and Yinka Shonibare 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z "White Noise," which won the 1985 National Book Award, is a darkly humorous classic of alienation, doublespeak and suburban life. Don Delillo's deep freeze: 'Zero K' takes on death, futurists and cryonics 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z Lahr writes that Williams was at his “most alert, eloquent, humorous, vulnerable, and forthright when talking about the one pure thing in his life: his work.” The Man Who Queered Broadway 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z We feel a sense of control over that which we can see, or make humorous. America’s vile Ebola voyeurism: Why the outbreak taps into our worst instincts 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z Young is an honest, clever, darkly humorous one. Claiming the Title of United States Marine 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z It would be hard to imagine a more dramatic wallop than the combination of this historical and geographical perspective, and the roof performers wisely didn’t compete; instead they created humorous pieces. Dance Review: Square Feet and Human Feet: Making a Building Move to the Music 2011-05-02T22:43:15Z A humorous banner was unfurled from a Moscow bridge showing U.S. Art, songs - and a few worries - as Putin turns 62 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z A review in The Irish Times called it “a humorous introduction to a sombre view of a society under enormous strain.” Look Ahead: The hottest Seattle events for January 2020 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z Together, the performers evince an easy, humorous energy, like affectionate but mischievous siblings. Dance Review: ?theRevisitation? at New York Live Arts 2012-03-16T21:12:29Z The Hag said he wrote the song after becoming disheartened watching anti-Vietnam War protests, but he also he considered it to be a humorous spoof. Merle Haggard knows: 8 country cannabis classics for your listening (and smoking) pleasure 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z In the ballroom dances Mr. Bourne is at his most reverential and humorous: during the coda the stranger sweeps the queen into his arms for a series of lifts. Dance Review: Prince?s Fate, Entwined With Desire 2010-10-17T22:25:00Z I enjoyed this book as it is exciting, sad and humorous all in one. Laura-Bella Bergamotta by Emerald Everhart - review 2013-07-26T08:00:00Z The company, known for humorous ads, used straightforward pitches for its new Bud Light Platinum in the game's first half. Resilient Chevy, Chrysler ads win at Super Bowl 2012-02-06T05:16:58Z Most of the texts I've supplied him with are very simple, basically just vehicles for a humorous creative artist, and I couldn't have asked for more. Edinburgh international book festival: writers' picks 2011-08-12T21:55:15Z On the face of it, there doesn't seem to be anything intrinsically humorous about this particular West Midlands town, but it seems to produce an above-average number of offbeat and talented stand-ups. This week's new live comedy 2013-03-23T06:00:00Z “That and the ability to present humorous situations,” he told an interviewer for the Dan David Prize documentary. A.B. Yehoshua, Israeli Writer Who Explored Moral and Political Dilemmas, Dies at 85 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z The first, “Sayonara Bar,” is set in and around a hostess lounge in Osaka, Japan, and features Watanabe, a fantastically humorous monosyllabic cook who believes he has penetrated the fourth dimension. Review: In Susan Barker’s ‘The Incarnations,’ Lives of Despair (Past and Present) in China 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z Based on the evidence in the 75-minute episode, which was more of a humorous travelogue than late-night talk show, he succeeded -- and then some. In Cuba, Conan O'Brien makes friends, gets laughs ... and drinks too much rum 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z It’s a humorous shot, but it fits in the context of the book, and it’s honest. Few Words and a Whole Lotta Pictures 2010-09-07T22:46:00Z Groundbreaking episodes explored scenarios that were relatable, thrilling and humorous for a long-neglected audience. ‘The L Word’ Is Back With Sex, Glamour and a Wider Lens 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z Wood, never one to take himself too seriously, adds frequent humorous touches, as when he interrupts the shambolic antics of “Zanzibar” to announce, “Boys, boys! This is the record company’s money we’re spending!” Revisiting grunge rockers TAD and Mother Love Bone 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z He will be free to engage outside window dressers and other collaborators to create Barneys’ windows, a humorous stage developed by Simon Doonan. On the Runway: An Editor Goes to Barneys, but Not to Shop 2011-01-10T21:18:06Z The manner by which she is devoured and eventually rescued is a humorous bit I won't spoil by explaining. In powerful 'Into the Woods,' joy and sorrow are like old pals 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z Ms. Awai’s design is a humorous, provocative reimagining of what a contemporary monument to Columbus could look like — not on a pedestal, but at our feet. What Should Monuments Look Like Now? 25 Artworks Reveal Some Ideas 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z Heartwarming, often humorous, and, at times, a little hokey, the stories grow on you. Review | ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ may be a dud movie, but it’s a fantastic audiobook 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z The first time Adam Granduciel hinted at a possible career change, he tossed it off as a humorous aside. The War on Drugs Can’t Stop Searching for Answers in the Music 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z The way McKenney tells it, she fell into writing humorous sketches because she needed money while working on her passion project, a fictionalized history of the United Rubber Workers of America. In Praise of Ruth McKenney 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z His humorous translations, gentle teasing and sometimes bawdy commentary spice up sessions at Cooking Experience, which the two friends opened in 2010. Personal Journeys: In Lecce, Making Magic With Humble Ingredients 2014-04-17T17:19:59Z The result is a collaborative mash-up of styles and techniques that converge to tell Mr. Plympton’s humorous story about an overprotective bulldog. ArtsBeat: Digital Collaboration at SXSW 2011-03-13T21:06:52Z In the Lento e deserto, the work’s only slow movement, the lonely yowlings of piccolo, bassoon and slide whistle formed a tender yet humorous trio. Review: Ligeti’s Fascinating Polyrhythm at the New York Phil 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z Incorporating a graph paper grid in the background and a cheerful, crayon-like texture, his art is as forthright and comforting as the text, but there is also a humorous quality to it. Why Snow Casts Such a Spell 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z As any comic writer will tell you, one person's humorous homage can easily be another's disrespectful travesty. Corrie on stage? Bless my hairnet! 2011-02-09T21:31:01Z It is a tale that is as thought-provoking as it is entertaining, touching and, on occasion, humorous.” The Words, and Works, of Walter Dean Myers 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z Weighing every note and inflection, he brought out all the alienation and yearning in each song, dispersed them with surreally humorous patter, then plunged back in, again and again. Pop and Jazz Concert Highs of 2011 2011-12-28T23:32:40Z This week: Write a short, humorous poem using one of the 36 words listed at the bottom of this column, all from the 2016 bee. Style Invitational: Put it in Bee-verse — write a spelling-word poem 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z The leap between portentous high art and the lowly cartoon is humorous. Why Roz Chast Makes Fun of White Middle-Class New Yorkers 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z The play has lots of humorous character quirks and running jokes that were not in the movie. For Glen Hansard, opportunity knocks more than once 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z “I think the humorous aspect of it is definitely appealing to a lot of people,” said Marney Zaslav, the director of buying and operations. Fake Food Is Trendy Again 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z To appeal to customers, his grandfather told exaggerated and humorous stories, sometimes spiced with local gossip. Dario Fo, Italian playwright and ‘jester’ who won Nobel Prize, dies at 90 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z “I think he would be good at the kind of quiet, humorous realism required for ‘The Marriage Plot,’” he said. The Carpetbagger: My Oscar Picks: Jeffrey Eugenides 2012-01-31T22:27:19Z Tina Fey and Jason Bateman will be there to discuss turning the humorous best seller “This Is Where I Leave You” into a humorous movie. BookExpo Keeps It Breezy 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z All are free, and you can rely on Mishler’s calm, humorous encouragement and lack of ego. Ephrat Asherie, Frederick Ashton and a Solemn Memorial 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z Adams takes her time, making Beckett's mix of poetic quotation, humorous cliché and fractured anecdote her own. Beckett classic 'Happy Days' on superb ground at Boston Court 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z It is occasionally humorous and visceral but mostly repetitive and confusing. The Great American Novelist tournament 2013-01-22T12:51:05Z Her humorous speech, which referenced a lack of women nominated in the category and bemoaned that box office flop “Cats” was overlooked entirely, was one of the funniest moments of the night. Rebel Wilson gets ready to host the BAFTA Film Awards 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z Banks himself was a self-declared "evangelical atheist" and a man of decided political views, often expressed with humorous exasperation and sometimes requiring ripe language. Iain Banks dies aged 59 2013-06-09T17:22:02Z Fey is currently working on her first book, a humorous memoir due out next year. Tina Fey to get top Mark Twain humor prize in DC 2010-05-25T16:52:00Z The way Sullivan writes the stories is really fun and humorous. Disgraceland: rock'n'roll's worst hellraisers – podcasts of the week 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z Last night Stephen Colbert mercilessly teased Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker over a humorous gaffe. Stephen Colbert lights up Scott Walker 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z Get ready for a bloody yet darkly humorous ride. The best movies to stream in May, from "Star Wars" to "The Lovebirds" 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z Offstage, Crystal and Gad are a two-man mutual admiration society, feeding off each other with razor-sharp quips and humorous tangents. Billy Crystal, Josh Gad cut close to funny bone in FX's 'The Comedians' 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z These days, a “Rube Goldberg contraption” means a mechanism that accomplishes “by overly complex and humorous means what seemingly could be done simply.” Pootwaddles and Dunklewimps: Rube Goldberg’s glorious cartoons at MoPOP 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z Not so Edward Gorey, who was almost as eccentric as his ghoulishly humorous drawings, with their mysterious black-clad ladies, long-suffering children and ominous menageries. Review: Peering Behind the Whimsically Ghoulish ‘Gorey’ 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z The disparate terms are often humorous: Where Hitler is a “murderer,” Karl is a “jay walker.” At LAXArt, boundary-blurring drawing as a form of sculpture 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z As a cartoonist, most of my work is focussed on people in humorous and whimsical situations, but in my heart I'm a landscape painter. Cover Story: R. Kikuo Johnson’s “Safe Travels” 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z The Razzies are meant to be a humorous take-down of Hollywood's cinematic failures and include nominations for the "worst actor" performances in each category. Razzies took back Bruce Willis' diss after his aphasia diagnosis. Maybe they should quit altogether 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z Often it is the addition of a single, unassuming word that jolts the humdrum into the humorous. Craig Brown: The Lost Diaries 2010-10-01T23:05:00Z This time we’ll switch gears a bit with a new theme, suggested by veteran Loserbard Mark Raffman: This week: Write humorous lyrics on the subject of science or technology, set to a well-known tune. Style Invitational Week 1235: The Sound of Science — a song parody contest 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z Many of the works are also darkly humorous. New Southern California Exhibitions Reveal Riches of Art and Tradition 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z “It’s a humorous play about a country that’s just elected a madman — I mean, there’s really no other way to put it,” he said in an interview at Sardi’s, the theater district mainstay. Michael Moore to Take Aim at Trump, on Broadway 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z They are funny, in some parts, and good when you want a light, humorous read, but they are all pretty much the same. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series by Jeff Kinney - review 2013-03-04T15:00:00Z He had solicited advice and essays from feminists while making the film and personally thought the outcome “impudent, honest, and humorous.” Fellini’s “City of Women” 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z Related: "The View" hosts offended by humorous marriage book: "You don't need to call people funny names" UK Twitter fuming over Whoopi Goldberg asking royals to apologize for slavery involvement 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z Tori Bertocci’s White Rabbit, a humorous figure who periodically snacks on a carrot that she keeps tucked in one of her stockings, is also much in evidence. Synetic’s sweeping, sinister ‘Alice’ 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Yet there was nothing humorous about the blessing, from Bowman’s side. David Bowman and the Furry-Girl School of American Fiction 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z Zappa's songs were known for their quirky, humorous lyrics: One of his biggest hits was ''Don't Eat the Yellow Snow.'' Baltimore Honors Late Rocker Frank Zappa With Bust 2010-09-19T22:29:00Z This was most effective in the humorous Ivor Novello song “And Her Mother Came, Too,” which ends with a witty punch line. Music Review: Clint Holmes Tribute to Bobby Short at Carlyle - Review 2011-10-17T22:19:30Z And there are humorous moments, though the jokes might not cross cultural lines. Television Review: ?All-American Muslim? on TLC - Review 2011-11-10T22:30:33Z Several of the roles called for Penn to speak with an accent, usually for humorous effect. 'Gandhi lookalike’: Kal Penn posts scripts highlighting Hollywood racial stereotyping 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z Like “Hoot,” “Flush” and “Scat,” this one takes place in Florida and, though humorous, gives the impression that some humans can be far more dangerous than wild animals. KidsPost Summer Book Club: ‘Chomp’ 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z Much about this new season of "Dickinson" feels more alive and humorous than its excellent first while maintaining the tension that makes its heroine real to us. Ready, set, bake! Apple's vibrantly witty "Dickinson" layers in the sweetness and spice of fame 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z “The Rain” is lighter in every way than “The Walking Dead,” though — more lightweight but also more easygoing and humorous. Streaming This Week, a Short History of Scandinavian TV 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z After many picaresque, darkly humorous, gleefully described humiliations and tragedies, Candide comes to believe that people must not just accept reality but work to improve it: “We must cultivate our garden.” Kelsey Grammer and Christine Ebersole take the L.A. Opera stage for 'Candide' 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z His literary newsletters delighted his fans with humorous jabs at “big wine” and the critics who rewarded higher alcohol with higher point scores, including a lengthy riff on Dante’s “Divine Comedy” called, “The Vinferno.” Reflecting the hardships of the business, an iconoclastic critic of ‘Big Wine’ sells his indie vineyard 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z When he was searching for something "light and humorous" to refresh his palette after the Olympics, somehow it sprang to mind. Zhang Yimou's adaptation not so Blood Simple after all 2011-03-03T22:50:00Z But I still find the semi-autobiographical callbacks frustrating and, more important, not really fun, or humorous, to watch. 'Girls' Recap: The Line Between Hannah Horvath and Lena Dunham Gets Blurry 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z The vest led to numerous humorous online discussions as well as, naturally, the creation of the @eugenidesvest Twitter account. Hit me with your vest shot: Weiner pokes fun at Eugenides ad 2012-06-29T12:00:00Z The topic has been treated more often in popular fare, including the humorous writings of Geoffrey Chaucer, Benjamin Franklin, and Mark Twain. Passing gas is an art and science 2012-08-23T00:00:00Z But to others, who see the human condition in all its disgusting, unfair, and ultimately humorous glory, Kraus is funny and perceptive above all else. Whose line is it anyway? Humor and hopelessness in “I Love Dick” 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z However fictional, “Veep” still offers hope that there is something inherently twisted and humorous about Washington, and not in the Capitol Steps and Gridiron Dinner ways of yore. ‘Veep’ is so good it’s the only comedy that doesn’t need Trump jokes 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z This thoracic surgeon, inspired by the Arab Spring at home and by “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” on television, launched his own humorous news program in Egypt in 2011. 5 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z There have been no humorous relationship-developing moments, like when Data learned small talk or Spock picks up cursing. ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 1, Episode 3: Sometimes Down is Up 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z "What people crave from Tiger is intimacy, is authenticity," says Shipnuck, who in his years covering the Tour has seen glimpses of Tiger's humorous, more human side. How a Novel Could Help Turn Around Tiger 2011-07-22T09:00:00Z Once in the United States, however, he discovered the German Expressionists George Grosz and Otto Dix, and the American postwar painter Philip Guston, who combined humorous, even cartoony iconography with masterly painting. Part Traditionalist, Part Naturalist, Part Dissident 2010-02-19T21:56:00Z “Men may find this exertion of power over women arousing itself, or they may find the shocked, hurt and angry reactions to be humorous or satisfying,” researchers wrote. 'It's a violation': the war on (unwanted) dick pics has begun 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z Last year, Array Collective, a group of 11 artists that attends political protests in Northern Ireland while holding homemade props and humorous banners, took the prize. Black Artists Lead Turner Prize Shortlist 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z The video was made by a friend of Timberlake's and intended as a humorous gift for the couple's lavish wedding in Italy last week. Justin Timberlake apologizes for "distasteful" homeless video 2012-10-26T19:22:42Z And some of the most engaging moments were the humorous ones, cutting the group’s self-seriousness with a bit of irony and wit. K-Pop Superstars BTS Lit Up Citi Field’s Stage. Their Fans Did the Rest. 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z Maybe the book that I missed that year that would've been the most useful to reassessing my opinion of "The Da Vinci Code" was Lynn Truss's humorous take on grammar, "Eats, Shoots, and Leaves." I think Dan Brown turned my parents into QAnoners 2020-12-19T05:00:00Z They allow you to photograph all things beautiful, mundane, ironic and humorous and then blast it instantly to your networks online. Mashup of technology and photography = iphoneography 2010-09-17T23:19:00Z In another assessment, a subject is asked to draw the taste of chocolate or write a caption for a humorous cartoon, as is done in The New Yorker magazine’s weekly contest. The Mind Research Network and Charting Creativity 2010-05-07T23:07:00Z Featuring humorous improvisation and topical satire, it won a large following. Willard Scott, TV’s Clown Prince of Sun and Showers, Is Dead at 87 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z Playwright Marsha Norman interrupted the tuneful proceedings with a humorous monologue about Weidman’s 10 “Lawrence of Arabia warrior years” as president of the Dramatists Guild. A two-time Tony Award winner headlines Signature Theatre’s annual gala 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z The focus is modern dance; the resulting works range from humorous and conceptual to narrative. 9 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z Despite the generally humorous vibe, “Bingo Hell” quietly accumulates an unignorable pathos. ‘Black as Night’ and ‘Bingo Hell’ Review: Marginalized Heroes 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z How to describe the captivating creations of an occasionally humorous, cutting-edge violin-guitar duo whose music defies all genre pigeonholing? Probosci’s sharp improvisers to play the Royal Room 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z When making a humorous point, she laughed loudly, her voice echoing through the two-story building. 'Empire's' tough Cookie, Taraji P. Henson, always up for a challenge 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z For instance, “An Open Air Minyan,” darkly humorous, shows 10 religious men gathered in a field to pray — and spaced with the requisite social distancing. Lessons From the Plagues, Painted for Passover 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z These delightfully dark and subversive tales featuring feisty children, nasty-smelling adults, bizarre goings-on and sweet revenge are just as humorous and thrilling as you remember. Holiday Gift Books for Children 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z And then there’s Mr. Eisold, whose comic darkness necessitates a reconsideration of the possibly humorous intent of the singers he’s channeling. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2011-04-25T21:59:41Z “I find it so humorous when the other side gets sort of knocked back on their heels when they see me.” Abortion rights leader’s pregnancy surprises opponents: ‘Is that real?’ 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z Enlarging the Viennese grid seen nearby in designs by Hoffmann and Kolomon Moser, they attest to an inborn preference for bright color, combined materials and bold, subtly humorous scale. A Polymathic Italian Designer, With Muses and Friends 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z Many of the space’s unusual, often humorous, installations, are gathered in the book “Machine Project: The Platinum Collection,” published last year by Prestel. After 15 years, a forest, a pig and a giant tongue, Echo Park alternative arts space Machine Project is closing its doors 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z Over the next two years, Salinger sent Ms. Sheard a total of nine letters that were often humorous and occasionally flirty. 9 Letters From Young J. D. Salinger Unearthed 2013-04-23T22:10:00Z A few apologists defended their first remarks as merely humorous. Andy Gray and Richard Keys have finally met their Waterloo. I'm glad 2011-01-30T00:06:24Z “He had this remarkable ability to be humorous but still tender and meaningful, capturing the sentiments that people connect with around their dogs.” In Vermont, a haven for dogs and the humans who love them 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z He then began speaking passionately about his next project, "The Frog and Nymph," a humorous film he's finishing starring his friend Phoebe Legere. Precocious Eloise brings together Lena Dunham and artist Hilary Knight 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z The writer in Arango’s cunningly plotted, darkly humorous novel is a fraud — and a murderer. 100 Notable Books of 2015 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z In the funny-peculiar world of humorous literature, a female name is like an affliction. The chick-lit debate: who in Playboy Mansion Hell calls women chicks? 2010-08-04T09:15:00Z But while Mr. Lanigan-Schmidt’s works are always playful and often humorous, they do not give an impression of atheism or skepticism. Art Review: Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt, at MoMA PS1 2012-12-06T21:51:50Z The scanner sculptor protecting himself from other voices by hiding in a giant model of his head suggests a humorous self-portrait. David Cronenberg's 'Scanners,' in a Blu-ray/DVD Edition 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z Above all, there is something innately humorous about Lego. Lego: the building blocks of the imagination 2012-12-28T08:00:04Z The incongruities can be humorous or unsettling or both. ‘Oh, I’ll Show You’: Paul Taylor and Alex Katz’s Long Collaboration 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z He could offer humorous perspective on his condition, but it wasn’t something over which he appeared to have any control. David Bowman and the Furry-Girl School of American Fiction 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z The trend for simple line drawings are humorous and friendly, but reflect the diversity of women’s bodies and the growing body-acceptance movement. Is that a breast on your kettlebell? Why 2018 is the year of boob merchandise 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z A humorous dance performance/digital installation delivered as a research presentation explores a scenario in which men might cease to exist. Datebook: New works by Mark Bradford, street art temple, the end of men 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z For 2016, the theme is “Seriously Funny” — a look at how humorous writing can reckon with profound themes and horrific events. Spare Times for Feb. 26-Mar. 3 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z It’s strange that Tomlin’s co-star, Oscar winner Jane Fonda, didn’t get any appreciation considering she has a more polished reputation, but her character on the Netflix show wasn’t nearly as humorous as Tomlin’s. Emmys 2015 nominations verdict – same shows, different year 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z But as the elevator slowly drops down, the top half of the paintings stretch upward, eventually reaching about 10 feet tall, revealing more dramatic, humorous narratives that were brewing from the waist down. Remember the Haunted Mansion stretching portraits at Disneyland? Now you can own one — for a price 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z It hopes to be, as Hunter wrote in an email, "forward-thinking, intellectually engaging, and humorous hub for all things literary." Electric Literature admits it's an online powerhouse, revamps 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z It was an off-the-cuff line, meant to be humorous. Inside the ‘Other History’ of Comic Book Superheroes 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z “The whole text is charming, not funny. Funny can mean strange or humorous. It’s charming.” Drama at Geoffrey Rush defamation trial as actor's friend bursts into song 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z But their surreal irreverence takes the sanctity of high art down a notch by leavening it with humorous, folksy tableaux. Nathan Mabry's splendid drawings and smile-inducing sculptures 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z It was when he was fired that Sheen "realized I was pretty much losing," he told Leno on Thursday, adding the humorous dig, "I thought I could come back -- kind of like you did." Charlie Sheen admits he was not "winning" but losing 2011-09-16T18:27:18Z And yet you delivered a humorous, poignant monologue reflecting your equal parts hope and fear for the future. Dave Chappelle on Trump, Cosby and His Netflix Deal 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z This kind of ironic statement is par for the course among Kavenna’s often humorous descriptions. Review | A technocratic society unravels in Joanna Kavenna’s ‘Zed’ 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z These art installations, while intended to be whimsical and humorous, nevertheless relegate a working-class, Italian American identity to an outsider status. How MTV's "Jersey Shore" fetishized the Guido, a subversive ethnic stereotype that America disdained 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z Some people may find it humorous, but others may be offended. Letters to the Editor 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z It is this key idea that Miller explores in a novel that is deft, beguiling and humorous. Jacob's Folly by Rebecca Miller – review 2013-06-15T16:00:01Z “Undone” is a fantastic, humorous tragedy that refuses to unstick itself from our attention very easily. The rules of TV are coming "Undone" 2019-09-14T04:00:00Z The most humorous piece is a bovine version of Marilyn Monroe purchased online. Home & Design: Yard art, Washington-style, including a Calder and a fiberglass cow And so let’s get some more: This week: Use one or more of these words new to M-W.com in a humorous poem of eight lines max. Style Invitational Week 1296: A, we’re adorbs — a poetry contest 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z Lynch is just as arresting in a humorous sketch set by Byrd on four Seattle Dance Project dancers, "Venus, Minerva and June." Review: Dance in 'The Variety Show' is varied indeed 2011-04-22T22:21:03Z He then dug himself in further by explaining to the Associated Press that the program was “a humorous show,” and that “I don’t answer stupid questions.” Serena Williams shuts tennis down chief’s “racist, sexist” remarks 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z Also, let’s face it, for humorous literary potential, it’s hard to beat a serious hangover. Review: ‘Animals’ Asks When, and If, the Party Has to End 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z It’s a dazzling and humorous work of literary origami: The narrative sections fold over on themselves in time and theme and wordplay. 31 of the best titles of 2013 2013-12-04T22:03:53Z They appeared to have been hired for their humorous, friendly dispositions. New York City From a Pint-Size Perspective 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z In the case of this character, clearly it’s very humorous, because it’s like another toy from his collection. Todd Solondz: I’m Judd Apatow’s dark side 2012-06-06T00:00:00Z Ginsberg once praised her as a “learned humorous bohemian.” Diane di Prima, Beat poet and activist, dead at 86 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z "One of the people I love to listen to on Twitter is Marjorie Taylor Greene," says Maher prior to the run-down of his humorous list. Maher lists "24 things you don't know about Marjorie Taylor Greene" 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z You can philosophically coat it all you like, but it is what it is. … and those, like MockinbirdGirl, who think Dunham could have found a more humorous means of protesting: Hmmm. Al Murray: comedians should never express political views 2013-06-04T13:41:55Z The letter is sent off by carrier pigeon, a humorous device used throughout the play. Bewigged ambitions in Taproot’s ‘Bach at Leipzig’ 2013-05-23T20:25:47Z Mr. Yeung then performs the same scene live, using beautifully fashioned hand puppets that move with a delicacy that evokes real movement and also gently lampoons it to humorous effect. Theater Review: ‘Hand Stories,’ by the Puppeteer Yeung Fai at Lincoln Center 2012-07-19T21:26:04Z It was raucous turn that was humorous, but also peculiar. Peter Buck, Sara Watkins add energy to surprising Decemberists' show in Seattle 2011-02-21T20:06:03Z Starting in 1916, these creations were featured in hundreds of humorous verses and short stories by Don Marquis for his weekly column in The New York Evening Sun. New & Noteworthy 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z While short, Adkins' scenes are humorous, memorable and key character development moments for star Matthew McConaughey's character, a defense attorney who operates his practice out of a Lincoln. Trace Adkins passes 'Lincoln Lawyer' screen test 2011-03-18T16:43:14Z There's a nice, humorous little tribute to Welsh poets in stanza three: they sing like wingless, ie human, nightingales. Poem of the week: Words by Edward Thomas 2013-02-25T10:51:18Z It read, “Last night was a smashing success … it was warm but not corny, humorous but not frivolous, love-filled but not forced, elegant but not gaudy and welcoming to all with joy and happiness.” Slow to Take Off, After a First Date They Cruised 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Two years into his presidency, in 1995, Bill Clinton, pioneer of Third Way politics, made the spork the centerpiece of a humorous speech to the Radio and Television Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C. Consider the spork 2012-10-06T16:00:00Z Drag was a way that we could make sense of our tragedy and find the hope to laugh again, even if it was in very dark, humorous ways. Margaret Cho's message to drag show haters: "Take equal rights like a man" 2023-03-04T05:00:00Z The basic concept for his upcoming song is again a formal suit but with a humorous twist. "Psy Style" scores as Gangnam rapper readies new song 2013-03-14T02:38:37Z In a wide-ranging interview, he was by turns quick-witted, acerbic, humorous and ruminative. Andre Previn's 'Streetcar' opera will play L.A., but without him 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z For the youngest operagoers, there are brilliant and mythical creatures, playful and humorous action, “magical” entrances and exits, and spectacularly colorful costumes along with the constantly changing music. A priest, a prince and a bird-catcher walk into an opera: ‘Magic Flute’ returns to Seattle 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z Loser and recidivist contest-suggester Mike Gips suggest we help out: This week: Suggest a humorous fundraising “challenge” for any organization, as in Mike’s examples above. Style Invitational Week 1092: Are we having funds yet? Make up another ‘challenge.’ This week’s show also featured a humorous rendition of Tom Brady’s press conference addressing allegations that he altered the air pressure in footballs to improve his team’s performance. Watch Blake Shelton Mock The Bachelor on SNL 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z In 1935, a local artist and painter, Stan Ioan Patras, began a tradition of creating brightly painted grave markers inlaid with unique and often humorous epitaphs he wrote for young and old alike. On the Rug Route in Romania, Kilims and an Enduring Culture 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z He is self-critical, self-deprecating, self-aware, self-confident and always thoughtful, often humorous. Pitchfork Day 1 wrap-up: Feist, Japandroids, Big K.R.I.T., rain 2012-07-14T05:09:00Z As an executive there, he helped develop humorous, photographic and romantic cards, as well as characters like Strawberry Shortcake and the Care Bears. Tom Wilson, Cartoonist Behind ?Ziggy,? Dies at 80 2011-09-21T04:30:45Z Lots of humorous things happen when Mildred is around, she is just one of those characters. My top five worst witches 2012-07-20T11:00:00Z That is the humorous rubric for a new series of digital maps created by the Scholars’ Lab, a Web site run by the University of Virginia Library about developments in the digital humanities. ArtsBeat: What Digital Maps Can Tell Us About the American Way 2011-08-09T19:55:39Z Mike Hale of The Times called it “an artsy, darkly humorous psychological horror story” that “settles into a satisfyingly eerie groove.” What’s on TV Monday: The First Presidential Debate 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z Plotlines interweave in a fast-paced, often humorous examination of greed and panic which, although set in Hong Kong, will resonate with audiences around the world. Hong Kong director calls markets "casino" in new movie 2011-09-09T16:02:25Z Her piece, with sheer, oscillating textures that were elegantly conveyed, opened with a mournful introduction whose mood evolved into a more lively and humorous middle section. Music Review: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra at Carnegie Hall - Review 2011-10-16T19:24:56Z She showed some of her anxiety poems — humorous couplets about problematic men — to the lyricist of “How to Succeed.” Warming up to “Baby It’s Cold Outside”: What my mother taught me about the guy who wrote the “date-rape” Christmas song 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z Mr. Muti can see the absurdities even in a great work like “Otello,” as he showed in another humorous bit in rehearsal. Critic?s Notebook: More Drama for an Opera, Not All of It From the Singers 2011-04-14T22:02:56Z I would describe them as being humanist books as well as humorous ones. David Nobbs 2010-09-18T23:04:00Z She has a book of humorous essays on the way. Anna Kendrick on ‘Pitch Perfect 2’ and Not Trying Too Hard 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z Eugene Yelchin’s illustrated memoir, “The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain,” is a darkly humorous escape into the world of a boy, Yevgeny, with similar coping mechanisms for much bigger problems. A Charming, Poignant Middle-Grade Memoir of Soviet Russia 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Interviewing Khaled recently, it became clear that his unflagging optimism is no performance; though his videos are frequently humorous, he’s deathly serious about the positivity he preaches. DJ Khaled Teaches TIME How to Use Snapchat 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z Nice-looking, yes, but it was more his personality that attracted me; he radiated humorous warmth. I'm involved with a married man. Will our affair survive the lockdown? 2020-04-18T04:00:00Z Create a dramedy category: Do you stay up nights wondering if USA's "Royal Pains" and TNT's "Franklin & Bash" would do better as serious or humorous contenders? Shake up the Emmy Awards, already 2011-07-12T17:47:04Z Jenny Lawson’s first book,“Let’s Pretend This Never Happened” — a darkly humorous memoir about her hardscrabble upbringing in rural Texas — drew comparisons to David Sedaris and Chelsea Handler and was an instant bestseller. Jenny Lawson on ‘Furiously Happy’ and when it is okay to call her ‘crazy’ 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z The Pitch Perfect star’s book, a series of humorous biographical essays, is set to be published in the fall of 2016 by Touchstone, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. Anna Kendrick Is Writing a Book of Essays 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z Her charisma lies in her ability to make even the most dire, uncomfortable situations in a film into something optimistic and humorous. Why is Ayo Edibiri everywhere these days? Because we need her awkward sincerity more than ever 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z This time, though, revelers didn’t find his antics to be quite so humorous. Florida man arrested after crashing strangers' wedding 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Most of the brand's followers, meanwhile, seemed to find the flavor humorous and praised the company for the “awesome” drink. Connecticut soda company release 'Coronavirus Cocktail' to mixed reviews 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z Without social connectivity, returning to what’s familiar, and sometimes humorous, becomes an act of self-preservation. Here’s why we’re bingeing ‘The Office’ during the pandemic 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z Among the humorous pieces are those by James Charles, of San Francisco, who defaces United States bills. ‘Love Me Tender’: artistic meditations on money 2013-03-07T21:58:14Z He also resists being defined as a purely humorous writer and, indeed, “The Finkler Question” ends on a note that is not humorous at all. Booker Prize Winner?s Jewish Question 2010-10-18T22:35:00Z The video appeared just months after shortages of toilet paper in Havana, adding to its humorous appeal. In Cuba, street vendors sing to sell, from salsa to reggaeton 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z Hence Ekong’s humorous yet telling dilemma concerning how to ensure that the West African meal he cooks for Thanksgiving will find favor with his neighbors. Review | In ‘New York, My Village,’ the long shadow of Nigeria’s civil war is impossible to escape 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z But because his playing is so clean and accurate, and the rhythmic drive so relentless, the music sounds darkly humorous, with a touch of manic danger about it. Playing Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas Changed How I Hear Them 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z Even Hemon's agent didn't expect him to write a humorous novel like this, which, he notes in the acknowledgments, he sprang on her only after it was done. Aleksandar Hemon's 'Zombie Wars' springs to humorous life unexpectedly 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z It's a mission that leads him in various humorous directions including - mortifyingly for this red-blooded male - Korie's yoga class. It's 'Duck Dynasty' season as A&E hit flies high 2013-03-05T15:04:08Z A great colleague who was funny and warm and humorous, but I never forgot I was singing with Fischer-Dieskau. Janet Baker: A life in music 2012-07-13T21:54:02Z It was “The Joy Boys” — a gently humorous, somewhat anarchic and broadly popular daily program — for which Mr. Walker is perhaps most fondly remembered. Ed Walker, WAMU personality who burnished radio’s golden age, dies at 83 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z "These are really upbeat, enthusiastic, hugely intelligent and inspiringly humorous and often joyous people," Cohen said. "They're tired of explaining their own bodies": Intersex folks counter right-wing hate and shaming 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z Robin Hood appears as a character in the TV series "When Things Were Rotten," and in Terry Gilliam's darkly humorous time travel fantasy "Time Bandits." Scarecrow suggests | Like 'Robin Hood?' Try earlier versions on DVD 2010-05-14T00:46:00Z And cool — in the way that experience and wisdom are cool: A darkly humorous, knowing wryness as freighted with grief as with irony. Review | Collection of Jewish jokes shouldn’t shy from the sorrow behind the humor 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z The way in which the script examines divorce, he explains, was intriguing, humorous but “it wasn’t going to be a knee-slapping hilarathon. Meaning funny – not Hillary Clinton.” How did Thomas Haden Church land his role on Divorce? 'I was age-appropriate' 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z Hosted by T. J. Holmes,” a social-issues show with a faint humorous streak. Television: T.J. Holmes on Black Entertainment Television 2012-10-21T03:29:02Z The tone to be cultivated is humorous exaggeration. Perspective | Miss Manners: Courtesy doesn’t take a back seat when traveling by taxi 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z These are pun-based, requiring participants to solve devious and humorous questions. Museum scavenger hunts ask who killed the curator 2011-07-17T21:37:08Z "Some people say 'it's taboo, I'd never put my kid in that,' and others say it's clever, it's funny, it's humorous," he said. "Fifty Shades of Grey" sparks marketing mania 2012-09-27T22:15:54Z And just as the scrutiny afforded to the slasher-movie aesthetic over the years inspired humorous analysis in the “Scream” movies, here too I deduced a subtle moral message being sent. Theater Review: ‘The House of Von Macramé’ at Bushwick Starr 2013-01-27T22:48:18Z And Scottish folk music, which was liberating, humorous, real. Donovan: ‘The songs try to say important things with lightness’ 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z The closest thing to a showstopper is Sancho Panza's humorous tirade against women in the second scene — an odd paean to offer in the midst of a romance. Review: 'Don Quixote' makes for a gratifying night at Seattle Opera 2011-03-01T00:35:42Z “Often an attempt at earnestness and seriousness is much more humorous than the attempt to be ridiculous.” Welcome back to ‘Portlandia’ 2012-12-07T22:51:55Z The answer is that I enjoy spending time in the company of the highly intelligent devotees of Sir Terry Pratchett's brand of humorous fantasy. Why I'm going to the Discworld convention 2010-08-26T11:20:00Z Here's a shortlist of books that will keep you enthralled throughout the summer: Ben Macintyre, a Brit, has made his name by writing real-life stories that read like fiction — crisply written, humorous and suspenseful. Summer reading: 10 nonfiction books to last the season 2012-06-15T17:01:34Z The supermarket cafe they work in is described with humorous insight and the device of another minor car crash is just right, but this plot is soppier and lacks the startling imagery of the first. Perfect by Rachel Joyce – review 2013-07-03T10:59:08Z A lighter tone infuses another recent game, “We Met in May,” a wistful, humorous re-enactment of four scenes from the early days of Ms. Freeman’s relationship with Mr. Jefferies. No Guns, No Dragons: Her Video Games Capture Private Moments 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z “In person he is gentle and insightful in a quiet and humorous way,” said Robert Thurman, an expert on Tibetan Buddhism and a professor at Columbia University, in an email interview. When a Therapist Puts Buddhism Into Practice 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Those at the funeral were laughing and crying at the man’s darkly humorous prank. ‘Prankster’s’ pre-recorded funeral message from the grave gives family one last laugh 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z “Some will be more humorous than others, but the balance will be journalistic.” Costas Will Host a New Show on the NBC Sports Network 2011-11-08T23:26:41Z She put the quilt on her blog and wrote that it was not meant to be humorous. These quilts with messages about gun violence and racial injustice issues aim to discomfort 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z A portion of the tickets to the show were reserved for health care workers, who received a humorous shout-out at the start of Saturday’s show. ‘SNL’ had a live audience. It went home with paychecks. 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z Unusually for a British political drama, there's nothing much humorous about Paul Abbott's suspenseful story - it's a gratifyingly meaty tale of corruption and subterfuge that remains credible until its final overstretched scenes. Six to watch: political dramas 2010-04-29T12:06:00Z This collection of work by Everett-born artist James Martin spans more than five decades and is rife with his playful, humorous spirit. 5 exhibitions and art events you should check out, Jan. 6 edition 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z Edwards' poetry collection is a humorous account of working class life in the Welsh valleys, with surreal flights of pop culture fancy. English teacher is Costa's top poet 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z I genuinely think, and this may sit oddly with the list you read out, that it is a humorous book. The old magic 2012-09-27T22:37:10Z Then I would regale them with a few humorous yet tasteful anecdotes and as they laughed, their love for me would deepen. My last alcoholic seizure 2014-01-13T00:30:00Z The cup went viral across the internet, prompting a humorous response from HBO itself. HBO digitally removes coffee cup from "Game of Thrones," but the North remembers 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z There are also some refreshingly humorous moments, as when Simon bursts into effulgent lyricism because of a beautifully laundered shirt. Music: Opera on Lake Constance: Love, Death and Fate 2011-07-26T11:00:06Z Others are humorous in ways that are a bit harder to grasp, relying on references and layers of meaning that can go over people’s heads. The Timesian Urge to Explain a Meme 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z Never before exhibited in a museum, the photos depict a broad range of art, from religious to humorous to self-portraits, caricatures and military unit emblems. Art made on the front lines of the First World War 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z The Hollywood Reporter's Frank Scheck calls "Cops" a "witless high-concept comedy" and says it "fails to mine the potentially humorous premise for the necessary laughs, with nearly all of the gags falling thuddingly flat." 'Let's Be Cops' should hand over its badge and gun, reviews say 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z Max Ritvo, a poet who chronicled his long battle with cancer in works that were both humorous and searing, died Aug. 23 at his home in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles. Max Ritvo, poet who wrote of his battle with cancer, dies at 25 2016-08-27T04:00:00Z Although I hadn’t intended to say anything humorous, I had inadvertently caught a glimpse of a deep gender bias in our culture, one that equally disadvantages men and women. When they laughed at rape 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z “I like to have some people around. If I was totally alone I think I’d get funny, and not in a humorous way.” David Lynch: ‘You gotta be selfish. It's a terrible thing’ 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z Attempts to protect Beth from that bit of bad news spark a few humorous situations, but flat, repetitive execution trumps the setup's potential. 'Life After Beth' suffers a slow comedic death from repetition 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z The last two verses exude a take-no-prisoners stoicism while the rest of the song is a humorous confessional. Bob Dylan Has a Lot on His Mind 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z Excess is considered funny, and the essential gluttony of a character like Falstaff is considered humorous. Are comedians funnier when they're fat? 2011-09-23T16:24:00Z That might not be the most humorous example, but it's something to show that we're perfectly healthy beings who are just enjoying our lives. Netflix's "Deaf U" wants viewers to see "there is no one right way to be deaf" 2020-10-11T04:00:00Z And of course there were his most famous works — those deft yet humorous reinterpretations of comic books. Inside Art: A New Traveling Show of Lichtenstein Works 2012-04-05T22:15:27Z In a humorous Twitter message posted on Lohan's site early on Saturday morning, the actress gave further explanation. Lindsay Lohan tweets about "cute" paramedics after exhaustion bout 2012-06-16T23:44:04Z “Weather” offers an assortment of styles, from honky-tonk and blues to ballads and the band’s signature horn-drenched upbeat, humorous pop. Huey Lewis pushes past hearing pain to keep making music 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z And so once again: Provide a humorous caption for any of the cartoons above. The Style Invitational: How do your captions Staake up? 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z When the men hobble out of the rooms the next morning, beaten and bandaged, it's as humorous as it is empowering. "Wild and raunchy": "Joy Ride" delivers a full-frontal subversion of sexuality for Asian women 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z Both writers, he added, “can look at their generation in a brilliantly humorous way.” Dolly Alderton Gives Female Friendship the Rom-Com Treatment 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Like it or not, abortion is a fact in many women’s lives and therefore as available for humorous treatment as any other aspect of human experience. Jenny Slate Considers Abortion in ‘Obvious Child’ 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z Darkly humorous, existential, erotic, trance inducing — these comics wield a rare and innovative power. Psychedelic Comics Like Beautiful Tattoos 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z This week: Write a humorous exaggeration in the form “x is so y that . . . ” as in the examples above. Style Invitational Week 1215: A so-so contest (How so-so was it?) 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z “I hope one day in the not-so-distant future we don’t get asked what it was like to share the screen with other women,” Weisz said at the end of her otherwise humorous speech. Rachel Weisz: Stop asking actresses what it’s like to work with other women 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z For those more in the mood for fictitious escapes, an Icelandic mystery or a humorous collection of short stories might do the trick. 7 New Books We Recommend This Week 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z Ending with Navalny’s dramatic arrest in Moscow a year ago, the movie certainly has a suspenseful, stranger-than-fiction feeling, enhanced by its subject’s dashing, humorous charisma. Worried About the Health of Cinema? Sundance Has Good News for You. 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z In it he describes his younger son Kevin as a “happy, antic, fun, humorous” teenager and a talented musician. WATCH: Tragedy hits family “like a thunderbolt” 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z Poe wrote love poetry, literary criticism, humorous sketches and science fiction as well as “tales of mystery and horror.” Movie Review: ?The Raven,? With John Cusack, Directed by James McTeigue 2012-04-26T23:19:38Z Those series all have a grim edge, though, rarely relaxing into anything more than humorous acerbity. Television Review: Jackson Brodie Mysteries on PBS - Review 2011-10-14T23:14:58Z The atmosphere of "this hurts me more than it hurts you" is one of the book's humorous surprises. Summer reads - best psychological thriller: The Silent Wife 2013-07-08T14:41:53Z His speciality is holding up social conventions, particularly where they intersect with cultural boundaries, for humorous inspection. Aziz Ansari: ‘Being funny is like having a superpower’ 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z As a Southern California breeze tickled the curtains of her open living-room window, she occasionally paused our conversation to blow her nose with humorous theatricality. Alana Haim Surprised Everyone With Her Movie Debut. Even Herself. 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z On Tuesday evening the Martha Graham Dance Company opened its season at the Joyce Theater with a performance of “Every Soul Is a Circus,” a dance that exists on the humorous edge of pathos. Dance Review: Martha Graham Dance Company at the Joyce Theater 2012-03-14T22:27:56Z When another audience member asked just how much trouble they thought the nation was in, the two hosts seemed to find it difficult to be humorous. Just a Friendly Chat Between 2 Worried Late-Night Hosts 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z Seattle dramatist Rachel Atkins finds another way into the subject of how skin color defines identity in “Black Like Us,” her candid, compassionate and engagingly humorous, if somewhat rambling, new play at Annex Theatre. ‘Black Like Us’ explores color, identity in a Seattle family 2014-02-06T22:49:54Z Though their punch lines may seem obvious or juvenile, Shin’s photographs home in on the exhibition’s emphasis on the tenuous connections, often humorous and disarming, between our desires and their real-world analogues. 3 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z The focal point of the proceedings remains the president’s humorous, often self-deprecating, speech. Obama pokes fun at Romney at dinner 2012-04-29T03:41:00Z The humorous piece, written in 1991, when Mr. Adès was a student, is scored for piano, violin, cello and clarinet: The first three instruments cajole the clarinetist into joining the proceedings. Review: Axiom Displays Its New-Music Range at Alice Tully Hall 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z They appear as unruly, dishevelled stacks on the floor, more sculpture than painting, and perhaps a humorous reminder that paintings are, in the end, just "stuff". Turner prize puts Iraq horror centre stage 2010-10-04T16:08:00Z The communal spirit of Zacarías’ play, in short, is beautifully embodied in this humorous tribute to telenovelas — that frowned upon populist entertainment, which shimmers here with majestic theatrical artistry. Telenovela as live theater: 'Destiny of Desire' is a zany, funny delight 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z Few writers exploit the humorous possibilities of obscenity as well as Kuppner. The Same Life Twice by Frank Kuppner – review 2012-08-24T21:45:03Z Its subtitle describes it as a “humorous tango,” though if the work was built on tango rhythms, Mr. Morris did little to emphasize them. Music Review: As Many Guitarists Meet, Much Strumming Ensues 2011-07-06T22:00:48Z But that doesn't prevent the story from being suspenseful and blackly humorous, and again there is that compelling mixture of terribly ordinary everyday life, with a quite fantastical big event. Jane Rogers's top 10 cosy catastrophes 2012-07-05T08:22:05Z Everything else was good to superior, and scene by scene, even when the story bordered on melodrama or enlightened piety, the storytelling was believable, engaging, subtle and subtly humorous. 'The Knick' Recap: Sins of the Flesh, With a Kick 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z Lines like “Airbnb/Going to set me free/Slated walls/47-inch flat TV, yeah/Lounging, daybed/American idea” are humorous and poignant comments on both escapism and consumer culture. Kim Gordon Talks About Her Favorite Song 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z Stylistically and tonally adventurous, the film plops humorous, kooky beats in between frenetic editing and gravity-breaking gunplay. Five Action Movies to Stream Now 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z “The Promise” is told by a slyly humorous narrator who flits among characters, revealing the inner thoughts of people and even animals. Booker winner Damon Galgut laments South Africa’s gloom 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z That mixed heritage sparked humorous debate on Twitter, as correspondents mockingly claimed Noah for one race or the other. South Africans Rejoice and Regret Trevor Noah's Ascension to the Daily Show 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z Mr. Elba is simply fantastic in the role — he sells the burden of being the last gunslinger, plays his moments of humorous dislocation well and looks smashing in a neckerchief, vest and leather duster. ‘The Dark Tower’: What Worked and What Didn’t 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z A collection of more than 20 stories written in Middle English in the 14th Century, they show the best and worst of human nature with a humorous touch. Original Chaucer manuscript online 2014-04-25T12:38:48Z And she captures the humorous, complex dynamics of a large, multi-generational family, from patriarch Gramps to Buck’s supportive, gregarious twin, Katie. Our top three children’s and YA books to start off your new year 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z |
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