| 单词 | irascible |
| 例句 | However, all writers about them, from Romans to modern zookeepers, decry their irascible temper and their nasty habit of biting people. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Come on, Washington,” the corpulent colonel broke in irascibly. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Catelyn had been a girl the last time she had visited the Twins, but even then Lord Walder had been irascible, sharp of tongue, and blunt of manner. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z That hiss, faint as it was, irritated the irascible gentleman, and sealed the culprit’s fate. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He stretched his wings—it was like a huge, irascible yawn—then settled again. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z This did not suit Jo at all, but she accepted the place since nothing better appeared and, to every one’s surprise, got on remarkably well with her irascible relative. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Doc Daneeka demanded, lifting his delicate immaculate dark head up from his chest to gaze at Yossarian irascibly for a moment with lachrymose eyes. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Ron, however, had always been used to three delicious meals a day, courtesy of his mother or of the Hogwarts house-elves, and hunger made him both unreasonable and irascible. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Only in a culture of honor would it have occurred to the irascible gentleman that shooting someone was an appropriate response to a personal insult. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z While it did not incapacitate the president, it did weaken him and, according to his cabinet, made him even more irascible. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His notes were handed to me now—irascible, helpful. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z That sound—the swift, shocking report of gunfire—called the scattered, irascible, permanently seeking part of his mind into focus like nothing else. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He had never been an irascible man and before war was actually declared and Mississippi seceded, his acts and speeches of protest had been not only calm but logical and quite sensible. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z As Reed describes it: The case before the jury involved an irascible gentleman who lived next door to a filling station. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The show even finds a match for the irascible Goya. Art Review: ‘Mantegna to Matisse,’ at the Frick Collection 2012-10-18T21:43:09Z At a synagogue gala in Baltimore in 1947, an irascible veteran from Philadelphia meets a melancholy refugee from France with a fetching accent, a young daughter and a concentration camp tattoo. Michael Chabon Returns With a Searching Family Saga 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z For the entire episode, which introduces the characters, Louie has ruled from his office cage, a high perch in the corner of the taxi garage, a glowering, irascible and larger-than-life figure. David Davis, a Force Behind Memorable 1970s Sitcoms, Dies at 86 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z In Telemann’s Overture-Suite “Hamburger Ebb und Flut,” I thought I could detect a difference between the gradual liquid surge depicting the tide and the rendering of the irascible tantrum in the “Aeolus’s Storm” section. Two Juilliard Concerts, Bonded by Weather 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z “I’ll give the big shots the same Groucho they saw onstage—impudent, irascible, iconoclastic.” The Fraught Friendship of T. S. Eliot and Groucho Marx 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z They are reluctant to discuss specifics, which seem to involve a proud, headstrong son and a notoriously irascible father. Atticus Lish’s Long Route to 'Preparation for the Next Life' 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z On Tuesday, the notoriously irascible Ellison was receiving guests and taking calls. Harlan Ellison in the hospital recovering from a stroke 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z While doing so, he cultivated a reputation as imperious, contemptuous, irascible and unconventional. Albert Barnes and his pursuit of non-French art in Paris 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z He's alone and more irascible, and earned an Oscar nomination for it. Paul Mazursky made incisive, edgy comedies without a mean streak 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z Cut to several years later: Barnes is president, sniping and scheming in Washington, while Keating is irascibly adjusting to civilian life in rural New Hampshire. In Bill Clinton and James Patterson’s Second Novel, an Ex-President Goes Rogue 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z That’s the domain of his irascible dachshund and almost constant companion, Jack Jr. Meet the GOP operatives who aim to smear the 2020 Democrats — but keep bungling it 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z Maybe all that focus on other actors is why he’s so great as the irascible pushover Stewart. Grandfathered and The Grinder: John Stamos and Rob Lowe's mid-career triumphs 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z Star reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein reminisce fondly about the irascible Bradlee’s habitual yelling and profanity as he drove them onward. Ben Bradlee: the ground-breaking editor who helped bring down Nixon 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z It wasn’t that I thought it was a bad choice — quite the contrary; Capaldi’s gift at playing irascible could be very welcome in the character. Doctor Who, Jane Austen, and the What it Means to Complain Online 2013-08-16T16:52:05Z Lloyd provides effective narration and gravitas as The Singer in the first act, then turns irascible and loud throughout Act 2 as Azdak, the vulgar, ranting, drunken judge. Review: 'Caucasian Chalk Circle' jabs at injustice 2013-05-31T00:10:08Z Along with Mr. Simon’s irascible dialogue, the play is also a physical comedian’s dream. Danny DeVito Follows His Comedy Bliss to London 2012-07-23T14:54:11Z The museum was also tapping into interest in Alan Turing: the brilliant mathematician, master code breaker and irascible, persecuted genius of “The Imitation Game.” Where the Real 'Imitation Game' Happened 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z Among industry insiders, Mr. Schuman suffers as well from a perception that he is irascible, guarded and given to loutish pronouncements. Garance Doré, the Style Blogger, Snatches the Spotlight 2014-05-07T21:18:59Z Happily, her part is subordinate to the irascible if immediately arresting figure of Orwell himself, whom we encounter in waning health in a London hospital in 1949, the year before he died, at 46. A ‘Night Music’ of Heightened Harmony, and Pub Theaters That Put Actors First 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z With its tense frown and irascible eyes, this was a miracle of portrait sculpture: a live presence held intact down the centuries. Best art exhibitions of 2012, No 4 – Bronze at the Royal Academy of Arts 2012-12-18T10:44:34Z "Christopher Titus: Angry Pursuit of Happiness" is the irascible comic's latest standup special. TV This Week May 3 - 9: 'Penny Dreadful' on Showtime 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z Obviously, such awkward circumstances can only be resolved by a solo, heroic mission from a reluctant, irascible protagonist. Capsule reviews of new movie releases 2012-04-12T16:27:08Z In “Tell Them Who You Are,” his son Mark’s documentary, Mr. Wexler comes across as either a naturally irascible character or someone without a lot of time for blather. Haskell Wexler, Oscar-Winning Cinematographer, Dies at 93 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z The reclusive, sometimes irascible Moore hasn't weighed in on the planned television series yet, but he's traditionally been skeptical of Hollywood adaptations. Alan Moore's 'From Hell' heading to the small screen 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z The show received a blessing from Gibbons, but the famously irascible Moore, who is even more famously contemptuous of screen adaptations of his work, insisted that his name be left off the series entirely. Who Will Watch ‘Watchmen’? 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z The moderately engaging conceit here is that the narrator’s complex regarding her demanding and irascible mother causes her to sabotage romantic relationships with men and women alike. Queer Exile: Three Novels About Émigrés, Lovers and Family 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z The last name of this irascible cavalier is de Bergerac, and as you may know, he had a really big nose, which limited his romantic prospects and made the mirror his enemy. Review: A Nose by Any Other Name in a Hudson Valley ‘Cyrano’ 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z Beneath his irascible exterior, Grant was part mensch, part feminist male ally. Ed Asner helped usher in the secular rabbi, making America warmer and a little more Jewish 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z As the grim building and irascible neighbors press in on him, Trelkovsky experiences a crisis of identity: He begins to dress as the dead woman and then replicates her fatal plunge. No Space Too Dilapidated for a Show 2011-08-06T20:00:48Z “This is hard country to stay alive in,” the irascible narrator growls. Album review: Bob Dylan, 'Tempest' 2012-09-07T16:48:00Z Mr. Nimoy’s documentary includes a scene from the episode “Day of the Dove” in which Scotty, the Enterprise’s irascible engineer, calls Spock a “freak” and screams at him, “Keep your Vulcan hands off me!” Spock: Half-Vulcan. Half-Human. All Outsider Role Model. 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z The irascible Blume’s an interesting figure, a perpetual outsider, but one of his adversaries steals the show: a scenery-chewing, clearly nuts professor with inside knowledge about the terrorist. Caper stories and mysteries for the beach or backyard 2013-08-07T22:16:26Z By the nineteen-eighties, she was a famously irascible character, unabashedly herself at all times. Watching Shelley Winters Go Rogue in Debbie Reynolds’s 1983 Exercise Video, “Do It Debbie’s Way” 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z It’s a book about oddballs and joy-hogs and the especially drunken and/or irascible, and it may be the best yet. A Book of Cheeky Obituaries Highlights ‘Eccentric Lives’ 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z The irascible Cream drummer looks back on an eventful life and career. Star Trek Into Darkness, Mud, A Hijacking: this week's new films 2013-05-11T05:00:12Z “I found his language is very musical, but particularly in this play,” said White, who portrays the irascible Rainey. Is August Wilson the 'Shakespeare of our time'? Cast and crew of 'Ma Rainey' say you can hear it 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Further, he wove in a bit of historical speculation: that the irascible Lully, composer to Louis, may have asserted his royal privilege to squelch a third act of “La Descente” in 1686. Critic’s Notebook: A Boston Biennial Celebrates the Baroque Tradition 2013-06-18T21:16:06Z Julia Raeside A charming biography of the great photographer which manages to make a virtue of its subject's irascible insistence that he isn't worth the attention. TV highlights 02/04/2013 2013-04-02T06:00:05Z He was so irascible during the shoot that crew members edited the outtakes into a four-minute video that became known as "The Angriest Man in the World." 'Winnebago Man': Catching up with 'The Angriest Man in the World' 2010-08-05T20:33:00Z This week, two experts set about correcting the erratic sleep patterns of two irascible tots. Tonight's TV highlights 2010-08-03T07:00:00Z Perhaps the line is Lucas’s exhausted, irascible final word on the long-running space saga. A load of 'MacClunkey': will George Lucas’s Star Wars tinkering never end? 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z Murdoch's butler Philip Townsend paints a picture of a witty irascible figure low on confidence and with little time for toadying employees, fakes and the usual crowd who would try to curry influence. Rupert Murdoch and phone hacking: an insiders' story 2011-07-27T18:24:35Z “I’d never really heard of him,” Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine said Monday, referring to the irascible, petulant, brilliant and beguiling Anglo-American designer Charles James. Scene City: Inside the Met Ball And After Parties 2014-05-07T17:53:58Z The following morning we drove 5,000 feet above the lushly carpeted valley on the slopes of the irascible Poás Volcano, to the two-year-old Starbucks global agronomy complex and visitors’ center called Hacienda Alsacia. Savoring Costa Rica, Sip By Sip 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z The show starred Charles S. Dutton as Roc Emerson, a sanitation worker, and Mr. Gordon as his proud, irascible father, Andrew. Carl Gordon, a Late-Blooming Actor, Dies at 78 2010-07-23T04:30:00Z A wealthy, irascible Irish uncle paid for him to attend Dulwich College in London, where he studied classics and nurtured dreams of becoming a comparative philologist. ‘The World of Raymond Chandler,’ Edited by Barry Day 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z That seems a stretch, though Wright’s ego was monstrous and he grew more prickly and irascible as he aged into his 90s. ‘Architecture’s Odd Couple’: Frank Lloyd Wright and Philip Johnson 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z We talked to Clowes about the conception of the original book, the making of the movie adaptation, and the travails of his irascible anti-hero across the page and the screen. Dan Clowes’s “Wilson” 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z It has something to do with his peculiar, irascible, enchanting personality, still vivid in our age of triviality and blandness. Morris in Iceland 2010-03-27T00:09:00Z If there isn’t much urgency it’s partly because Lefty has been rather too closely modeled on the irascible if endearing coots played by the likes of Walter Brennan. Review: The Sidekick as Hero in ‘The Ballad of Lefty Brown’ 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z But Mr. Reed still has those eyebrows — impish, irascible, just like in the framed Al Hirschfeld caricature of him in his den from 1970. Rex Reed Bangs a Gong on the Mediocrity of Modern Life 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z With the emphasis elsewhere, there are times when it feels as if David Fielder's Prospero is a little sidelined, marooned somewhere between irascible old man and merry prankster. The Tempest ? review 2011-03-18T22:00:01Z To most, Jay Z is seen as the safe foil to the irascible and aggressive Kanye West. Jay Z’s war on the oligarchy: Hip-hop’s biggest star gets radical in the age of Baltimore & Ferguson 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z The killing comes courtesy of Henry, a leather-jacket-wearing baddie whose hulking frame and irascible persona obliterate those around him. Leos Carax on ‘Annette’ and the Cinema of Doubt 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z It’s in Brown Dog’s relationships, with the young and vulnerable and the old and irascible, that Harrison teases out his character’s nobility. Jim Harrison’s ‘Brown Dog’: full life for a mischief-maker with a noble heart 2013-12-18T22:50:20Z That kept alive the drama that started last season, when the irascible hoofer suggested to the show's much-loved senior judge Len Goodman that maybe it was time to retire. No dirt in 'Dancing' cast this season 2012-02-29T01:30:06Z Stritch was unapologetically a mass of contradictions, as irascible as she was soft, as frugal as she was generous. Elaine Stritch: All the best lines at this memorial were hers 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z Highsmith, an irascible and deeply bigoted alcoholic, is presented in all her toxic eccentricity. Despite star Laura Linney, 'Switzerland' an unconvincing stab at noir 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z McDonald further distinguished himself from the irascible Steely Dan with his warmly self-deprecating manner: Introducing the members of his band, he credited his female backup singer with “taking the edge off the middle-aged ugliness” onstage. Review: Michael McDonald keeps soft rock real at Disney Hall 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z Born in 1965 in France, she graduated in 1987 from the Rhode Island School of Design and was soon living in New York and painting big, funny, irascible pictures of women in revolt. A Nicole Eisenman Midcareer Survey in Philadelphia 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z “His biting sense of humor, irascible spirit, and sharp mind will be sorely missed by all who knew him.” Jerry Manning, Seattle Rep artistic head, dies at 58 2014-05-01T21:15:33Z The ensuing development seethed with irascible energy, powered by the orchestra’s glorious sound. Yannick Nézet-Séguin Leads the Philadelphia Orchestra at Carnegie 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z As he leaves the restaurant, Nelson realizes why his hosts were so irascible, so resentful. Displaced Persons 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z “Women can’t be ‘irascible’ or ‘crotchety,’ but there’s a subtle respect for those things in a man. Questions linger after Jill Abramson’s dismissal from Times In “The Post,” Mr. Hanks plays the irascible Washington Post editor, Ben Bradlee, effortlessly slipping into a role indelibly played by Jason Robards in “All the President’s Men.” The Snubs and Surprises of the 2018 Oscar Nominations 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z The irascible father's decidedly un-PC pronouncements raise more laughs than offence. A Voyage Round My Father 2010-09-07T21:30:00Z I'm never content with the available 24 hours, I'm at times somewhat irascible. Niall Ferguson: 'The left love being provoked by me ... they think I'm a reactionary imperialist scumbag 2011-04-11T06:59:01Z Here, four people who crossed paths with this famously irascible writer recall him as a friend, a mentor and an inspiration. The Tender Side of Edward Albee 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z The genius of Sanford and Son was that it turned an irascible R-rated stand-up comic into a TV star, by emphasizing his crankiness, not his raunch. Same role, different show: what happens when TV actors get stuck in a rut 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z The writer in Slava that the irascible grandfather ignites dwells in that muddy zone. ‘A Replacement Life,’ by Boris Fishman 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z Do you even remember Hoffman as irascible Oakland A’s manager Art Howe in “Moneyball,” baffled by Brad Pitt’s crazy ideas? Philip Seymour Hoffman: As great as Bogart? 2014-02-03T13:30:00Z Barker said that, by 1979, it was clear he was definitely unbalanced: "He'd be unreasonable and irascible and we had to do things like hide the car keys from him." Rich and poor 2010-03-23T21:00:00Z Sanders is praised for being irascible, for disregarding convention and having messy hair and wearing a fairly inexpensive suit. Even when Hillary wins, she loses: In Iowa, I saw plenty of excitement for Clinton, too — but Sanders’ surge is still the big news 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z EL PASO, Texas — Sherman Hemsley, the actor who made the irascible, bigoted George Jefferson of "The Jeffersons" one of television's most memorable characters and a symbol for urban upward mobility, has died. Sherman Hemsley of TV's "The Jeffersons" dies 2012-07-25T03:38:08Z It’s among the most irascible and amusing bookseller memoirs I’ve read. A Critic Sells Books Down by the Seashore 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z Certainly they are aware that old age with all its tribulations lies in front of them; they are a bit irascible and stuck in their ways, after the fashion of British domestic comedy. Best of Cannes: "Another Year" with Mike Leigh 2010-05-17T16:15:00Z His resonant voice and irascible verve made him a natural for parts as authority figures, and he was frequently called upon to play judges, lawmen and military officers. 'M*A*S*H' star Harry Morgan dies at 96 2011-12-07T17:54:00Z She was the rotund, irascible, penny-pinching widow who opened her own detective agency in 1936 after her husband died. Anne Holt's top 10 female detectives 2010-12-08T12:34:00Z The irascible and tough-minded husband of Queen Elizabeth II who spent more than seven decades supporting his wife in a role that both defined and constricted his life. Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2021 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z Yet Macy’s, which claims to be “socially responsible,” seems to still embrace Trump – and his irascible image. Will Macy’s dump Trump? 2012-11-13T19:52:00Z On TV Land, George Segal plays an irascible but endearing dad of grown children on “Retired at 35.” The TV Watch: Old Boys? Network? Hardly. How About Lots of Tired Geezer Channels? 2011-01-27T23:14:39Z As an actor, Mr. Jones is well within his comfort zone playing an irascible old coot. ‘The Homesman’ Stars Hilary Swank and Tommy Lee Jones 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z “I like the documentary, don’t get me wrong, but it’s not really about me – it’s more about Ben,” says the distinctive irascible voice down the line. Stabbed tongues and swallowed eyeballs: was the Amazing Johnathan's terminal diagnosis his greatest trick? 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z Deployed to the fringes of an empire, they deal with unreliable local allies, irascible tribesmen and airy bureaucrats in a faraway capital. The Life of a Soldier 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z No one has proved whether the shy young Schubert and the older, irascible Beethoven met, though since they both moved in musical circles in Vienna they surely found themselves in the same cafes or salons. Cuarteto Casals; Beethovenfest Bonn 2012 – review 2012-10-13T23:06:30Z Stritch wasn't just a legend on the Great White Way — she was the wisecracking, lovably irascible, emotionally naked incarnation of the American theater's postwar golden age. Elaine Stritch's originality blazed fiercely on Broadway 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z This guy is erratic and difficult and irascible, and all of that is fun to play. In ‘Next,’ a ‘Mad Men’ Star Gets Madder 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z Sugar, getting more irascible by the second, fired him. The Apprentice won by non-stop ideas factory Tom Pellerau 2011-07-17T22:01:00Z He writes: “Like its peers, ‘Russian Doll’ resolves on the necessity of human connection, a familiar homily, but it’s too inventive and irascible to feel pat. ‘Russian Doll’: What to Read About the Hit Netflix Series 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z People have written him off so often but he is still shooting and as irascible as ever. The 10 best photographic portraits 2010-12-05T00:05:00Z It’s more likely that there is one phenotype for comic actors over 65: the irascible but endearing sidekick. The TV Watch: Old Boys? Network? Hardly. How About Lots of Tired Geezer Channels? 2011-01-27T23:14:39Z But it hits different in person, as the gentle fellow in a fitted black T-shirt recounts how he felt a bone-deep connection to the irascible Roy. Brett Goldstein Faces Life After ‘Lasso’ 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z One such exception is Brooklynn Prince, the irascible young actress who, at the age of eight, turned in one of the best performances of the decade in 2017’s The Florida Project. Teenage flicks: the youngest film-makers ever 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z This is British sci- fi at its hard-boiled best, and it's worth reading just for the irascible Petrovitch: a diplomat lacking diplomacy, who delights in confronting the idiocy of the world around him. The Curve of the Earth by Simon Morden – review 2013-04-19T16:15:01Z “Working Class,” which begins on Friday, doesn’t take creative chances with any of its characters, least of all Hank, who is a Korean War veteran, and well, irascible but endearing. The TV Watch: Old Boys? Network? Hardly. How About Lots of Tired Geezer Channels? 2011-01-27T23:14:39Z Though he was no fan of Brooke’s artwork, and was famously irascible and mercurial, van Gogh enjoyed learning about Japan. The Hunt for Clarity About van Gogh’s Last Days Leads to Maine 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z “He was a dedicated storyteller, performer, curmudgeon and irascible and difficult man,” her statement said. W.P. Kinsella, Author of ‘Shoeless Joe,’ Dies at 81 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z David Bradley, previously brilliant in The Caretaker and No Man's Land, plays the lead in a rare revival of Pinter's 1993 play about a dying, irascible ex-civil servant painfully estranged from his two sons. The best theatre for 2011 2011-01-03T08:00:08Z Philippe’s mentor is an irascible Czech funambulist played, as an irascible Czech funambulist in a movie of this kind must be played, by Ben Kingsley. Review: ‘The Walk,’ High-Wire Bravado at World Trade Center 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z I saw nothing but horror stories about how he was controlling and irascible and unpredictable and moody. A controversial victory lap for Lewis at Cannes 2013-05-25T17:46:14Z The singer/actor, known as the irascible physician on Fox's drama "House," is a predominantly self-taught pianist. Ticket alert: Hugh Laurie to play in Seattle 2012-01-20T23:53:04Z Philip Madoc depicts an irascible man, more interested in dabbling in alchemy than writing music. Monteverdi's Flying Circus 2010-09-28T21:00:00Z McKeon’s irascible Teddy and Taylor’s dogged Helen are believably flawed and admirable. ‘Truth Like the Sun’ examines bright 1962 dreams 2014-04-30T23:41:12Z He was still funny, still irascible, still interested in everything – including the fate of the coalition. Tom Sharpe: a relentless writer 2013-06-06T11:13:17Z EST, with Joel McHale as the irascible magazine editor who must oversee a bunch of millennials who work on his publication’s website. TV upfronts: CBS promises Good Wife spinoff; the CW goes big on superheroes 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z If you’re a fan of Rex Stout’s fat, irascible and agoraphobic detective Nero Wolfe, these 11 mystery stories will be a special treat. A summer book list like no other 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z The dark, irascible score sometimes felt uncommitted to either. Music Review: Vox Contemporary American Opera Lab at Skirball Center 2012-11-11T23:04:39Z There’s a lot of parallels: both extremely good at what they did, aggressive, very ambitious, can be irascible, can be irritating, can be great raconteurs. ‘Every country has its fearmongers’ – Bryan Cranston on Trumbo and Hollywood’s blacklist 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z On occasion, the most influential character in the story never appears, like the irascible dead husband—and famous writer—whose oversize personality fills the background of “Irina.” Mavis Gallant’s Magic Tricks 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z But Mr. Nashman and Mr. Thompson avoid hagiography by acknowledging Hirsch’s irascible nature and intransigence when fighting against conventional ideas of theater. Critic’s Notebook: Christopher Plummer and John Hirsch Solo Shows at Stratford 2012-08-21T21:46:20Z This may be more company than Mr. Newell would appreciate — his obituary in The New York Times described him as irascible — but company is what his paintings need and deserve now that he is gone. 2010-02-12T00:02:00Z One is occupied by Andy, an irascible, dying ex-civil servant tended by his wife, Bel, whose quietude conceals a certain steel. Review 2011-04-12T23:37:43Z Mould, an irascible man who was not much liked but greatly admired, went on to collaborate with Calvert Vaux, co-designer of Central Park. New York officials sue Christie's to regain British architect's drawings 2010-08-12T22:11:00Z The typical Capra hero emerges as an irascible common man ready to melt into tenderness. Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z Wavell and the flamboyant, irascible Churchill never got on, and Wavell was dismissed on 21 June 1941. The Phantom Army of Alamein by Rick Stroud - review 2012-12-21T22:55:05Z She’s a troublesome performer, irascible, ill-tempered and almost impossible to book. Review: Simone Biopic Nina Is All Wrong, But Who's to Blame? 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z At a press lunch with American journalists on the Cannes beachfront, Frears was both irascible and jolly, seeking to avoid any appearance of artistic pretension. Cannes: Dominic Cooper on playing a "human vibrator" 2010-05-23T18:01:00Z The irascible Mason was known for his sharp wit and piercing social commentary, often about being Jewish, men and women and his own inadequacies. Jackie Mason, comic who perfected amused outrage, dies at 93 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z The clash of imperious and irascible that these two well-seasoned actors perform is spirited and effortless, but there is nowhere near enough of it. In ‘The Hundred-Foot Journey,’ Kitchen Wars Break Out 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z As an actor, Daniels makes Harris a character who is equally irascible and pathetic and renders him loveable even if he is unlikable. Jeff Daniels on theater vs. film and the man who never forgave him for making "Dumb & Dumber" 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z He was so irascible during the shoot that crew members edited the outtakes into a four-minute video that became known as “The Angriest Man in the World.” | 'Winnebago Man': YouTube to Big Screen: RV Pitchman With Short Fuse 2010-07-08T23:56:00Z Among the courtiers, Catalabutte, the master of ceremonies, has a personality—officious, irascible—in every production I’ve seen, but here his subordinate, a little herald in a three-cornered hat, has a personality, too. Ratmansky’s Beauty Wakes Up 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z “He was known as an eccentric and at times irascible character,” Andrew Stuart said. Mel Stuart, ‘Willy Wonka’ Director, Dies at 83 2012-08-11T03:02:29Z There was a first reading in New York in August 2019, with the principal actors, including Crystal Lucas-Perry as the irascible and obstinate John Adams, leader of the “independency” faction. ‘1776’ in 2022: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of a Dual Reality 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z A sporting god, irascible yet beloved, he was a vivid and imposing figure, loudmouthed, foul-mouthed, bullying and almost pathologically self-centered, but with a deep and tender charitable streak that made him hard to fathom. Books Of the Times: Ben Bradlee Jr. Plumbs Ted Williams’s Life in ‘The Kid’ 2013-12-04T22:02:20Z Mr. Hemsley, who played the irascible George Jefferson on "All in the Family" and its hit spinoff "The Jeffersons," died of lung cancer at his El Paso home on July 24. ArtsBeat: Judge Orders DNA Test in Dispute Over 'Jeffersons' Star Hemsley's Estate 2012-09-25T18:36:45Z Colin Dexter, a British mystery writer whose irascible, poetry-loving detective, Chief Inspector Morse, pursued clues and cask-conditioned ale through 13 novels and a popular television series, died on Tuesday at his home in Oxford, England. Colin Dexter, Whose Creations Included Inspector Morse, Dies at 86 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z We are cooped up with no end in sight, getting increasingly irascible. Larry David, Master of His Quarantine 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z Even the most willful, irascible loners find true love in the end. ?Prime Suspect?: Returning to the Source 2011-07-14T22:20:55Z The Doctor may often be a doofus, or absent-minded, or grumpy, or display all sorts of other comically undesirable behaviour. But the modern Doctor is not the irascible, self-centred William Hartnell of those early episodes. Review: 'Doctor Who', Episode 802, 'Inside The Dalek' -- Peter Capaldi (Almost) Takes Charge 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z Her relationship with her mother, who died last year, was difficult, she told The Times in 2013, and that gave her a certain irascible quality. Meghan Stabile, Who Linked Jazz and Hip-Hop, Dies at 39 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z Mr. Warchus recalled his first meeting with her about “Lear”: “I met her at the stage door and she was smoking, and she seemed to be in some sort of irascible state.” Glenda Jackson on Quitting Parliament, Playing Lear and Returning to Broadway 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z The latter's irascible, deathbed patter reveals no deeper desire than to escape her son's boyish musings even as she holds onto life to give him an anchor. 'Glowworm': Funny, haunting and affirming 2011-04-18T21:59:04Z Giamatti has long been a specialist in that arena, and here he draws on his mastery of the prickly and irascible to make his fictional namesake a credible, compelling protagonist. Review: Bah, humbug! 'The Holdovers' is a clunky, phony white-elephant gift of a movie 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Joining in the regrets about the newspaper’s fate was a nominal rival, Nick Welsh, the irascible dean of the Santa Barbara press corps who has written for the alternative weekly, the Independent, for four decades. Santa Barbara News-Press bankruptcy brings uneasy end to an owner's bitter tenure 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z Gen Prayuth was a gruff, sometimes irascible leader, unaccustomed at first to having his decisions questioned by journalists, who he once jokingly threatened to have executed. Prayuth Chan-ocha: Thailand coup leader departs the stage 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z The irascible 67-year-old is a former miner and trade union official, a formidable labour organiser and former leader of South Africa's Communist Party. South Africa load-shedding: The roots of Eskom's power problem 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z With government divided — and Republicans only in possession of a narrow, delicate advantage in the chamber — the bloc has evolved from an irascible minority faction into a controlling legislative force. With debt bill adopted, far-right House Republicans ready for fiscal war 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z He embodies Saginaw, Mich., with a level of mental and physical toughness that adds an irascible dimension to the Warriors’ dynasty. Perspective | The NBA finally made Draymond Green feel the pain of overreaction 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z In this book, that’s Agatha, whose origins are hazy but who never lets her irascible employer down and always has a handbag dangling from her forearm. L.A.-transplant novelist Cathleen Schine's love letter to the city's refugee generations 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z The tone foreshadows what would surely be an irascible campaign if the answer to the question about whether DeSantis is running is yes. Review | Ron DeSantis’s scorn-filled book sets the tone for a potential campaign 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z Rick is someone who has a great deal of irascible energy. Brendan Fraser knows the hurt -- that’s why he stands by 'The Whale' 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z Comer is set to preside this year over a roster of irascible conservatives who have made no secret about their plans to use their powerful new perch to take aim at the White House. Federal watchdogs ask Congress for long-delayed help to fight covid fraud 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z On the one hand, inflation, the energy crisis and constant reports of run-down public services have left many people feeling anxious and irascible. France strikes bid to halt Macron's rise in retirement age 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z Notably, Mr. Peltz has an ally on the inside of Disney: Ike Perlmutter, 80, the irascible chairman of Marvel Entertainment and a significant Disney shareholder in his own right. Disney Says Investor Seeking Board Seat ‘Does Not Understand’ Company 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z Marion Smith, a relentless, irascible subterranean explorer who was believed to have visited more caves than anyone else in human history, died on Nov. 30 at his home in Rock Island, Tenn. He was 80. Marion Smith, the World’s Most Prolific Cave Explorer, Dies at 80 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z Even before his death, Jiang had unusual appeal among younger Chinese who had little memory of his actual rule, and viewed him as a lovable, irascible grandad. Jiang Zemin death: Cloaking Xi dissent in nostalgia for a different China 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z Broadway’s god of mixed emotions, he is captured in Max’s set of interviews and spare commentaries in all his irascible tenderness — his chumminess on display along with his crabbiness. Stephen Sondheim and Mary Rodgers, late Broadway greats, have brilliant last words 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z Those who are certain they know how the narratives will end for Brady and Rodgers don’t understand the influence true greats, even when they are irascible and confrontational, can have on a team. Perspective | Think Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers are done? Better not look away. 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z But Musk’s tone and wording also raised the possibility that the irascible Tesla CEO was just being sarcastic. Musk: SpaceX might keep funding satellite service in Ukraine 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z A few hours later he shoots off a volley of irascible messages. Messages reveal how Musk and Twitter boss fell out 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z YouTube would soon tighten rules for monetization and behavior off its platform, an attempt to tame irascible creators. How YouTube broke up with PewDiePie (then got back together again) 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z If you’ve been missing Molly Ivins, the irascible Texan humorist who pulled no punches, look no further than the fictional Mary Alice Roth, a forcibly retired schoolteacher who refuses to be forgotten. 10 noteworthy books for September 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z The same is true of appetites and feelings of anger; some men become temperate and good- tempered, others self-indulgent and irascible, by behaving in one way or the other in the appropriate circumstances. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z Critics said he could seem aloof, awkward and tetchy, even irascible, with what The Times editorial called an “unappealing personality.” David Trimble, Peace Prize Winner in Ulster Strife, Dies at 77 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z Vern Nelson, publisher of the irascible Orange Juice Blog, sang a parody of Bob Dylan’s “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” with “Harry Sidhu” swapped for the final two words of the title. Column: Corruption scandal shows that in Anaheim politics, there are no angels 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z Both books center on Jason Fitger, an irascible but idealistic creative writing professor and English department chair at the fictional Payne University. A New Class of Campus Satire 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z But for others, working for Musk — a notoriously demanding and at times irascible boss — was a price worth paying for the chance to play a part in a grand, world-changing project that they believed in. Analysis | Elon Musk and tech’s ‘great man’ fallacy 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z That he views Russian champions as explicit expressions of his belligerent ambitions was apparent in the irascible statements of spokesman Dmitry Peskov in response to Wimbledon’s ban, which will affect 20-some players. Perspective | Wimbledon’s ban on Russian players is unfair, personal — and exactly right 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z He landed in Milwaukee, where neighbors in his most recent home described him as a sullen, irascible loner. Suspect Drifted From City to City as His Videos Hinted at Violence 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z Among those coached by Dr. James Naismith, who famously tacked up those peach baskets at the Springfield YMCA, was an irascible youngster named Forrest Allen, who would later go simply by the nickname “Phog.” Tar Heels, Jayhawks enter NCAA title tilt with common roots 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z When he got to Capitol Hill, Mr. Young, known for his sometimes irascible manner, began muscling through legislation to benefit his state, largely by padding transportation and spending packages with earmarks. Don Young of Alaska, the House Dean, Leaves an Earmark Legacy 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z Gruff and irascible, Mr. Young, who survived occasional allegations of shady ethics, was a staunch opponent of environmental causes and a tough defender of Alaska’s oil, mineral and logging industries. Don Young, Alaska Congressman and Dean of the House, Dies at 88 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z He struggled with simple tasks, and the inability to function tested his patience and made him irascible. Guardians’ new look: Terry Francona back as their manager 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z But his own particular irascible disposition, as well as L.A.’s artistic climate of the time, conspired to keep him out of the spotlight. At 102, idiosyncratic L.A. artist Ernest Rosenthal is having his moment 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z Of course there will be conflict, even irascible central characters, because that’s where the comedy comes in, but, more important, there will be resolutions. In a polarized world, TV's best sitcoms are about solving problems — together 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z In the heat of competition he can be irascible and cantankerous: the crowd's pantomime villain. How Medvedev became world number one 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z He’s an irascible activist and self-described liberal who makes his home outside of America’s cultural and political capitals. John Mellencamp still has plenty of fight left in him 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z The sourest, meanest, most racist, irascible fan of stupidity had a modicum of decorum in public, whether they were shopping for jeans at Walmart or buying food at the local grocery store. Coming Supreme Court battle: Moment of reckoning for Biden — and America 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z A warning: It’s a route that will make you unhealthier, won’t make you rich, leave you stressed, question your life choices, turn you into an irascible cynic and love every minute of it. Mariners mailbag: What could M’s get for Taylor Trammell, Luis Torrens or Jake Fraley in a trade? 2022-01-22T05:00:00Z “Few people have done more for this state and this country than this driven, brilliant, sometimes irascible, deeply good man from Searchlight, Nevada,” Obama said. Obama, Biden pay tribute to Harry Reid: ‘Brilliant, sometimes irascible, deeply good’ 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z “Few people have done more for this state, and this country, than this drive, brilliant, sometimes irascible, reply good man from Searchlight, Nevada,” Mr. Obama said. Biden, Obama honor Harry Reid’s legacy 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z Perhaps his greatest accomplishment was working as long as 12 years for Al Davis, the Raiders’ irascible and Machiavellian owner — and staying close friends with him until Davis’s death in 2011. John Madden, Face and Voice of the N.F.L. on the Field and in the Broadcast Booth, Dies at 85 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z The original cast included Rex Harrison as Professor Henry Higgins, an irascible phonetician in Edwardian London who gives speech lessons to a Cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle. Sally Ann Howes, who was Truly Scrumptious in ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,’ dies at 91 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z He was absolutely determined to end America’s longest war, and he’s a stubborn and sometimes irascible man. Opinion | Biden’s foreign policy: The tough guy vs. the pussycat 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z No matter how he tried to portray himself — doting father, irascible crime fighter, no-nonsense policy wonk — he couldn’t seem to bring down his negative ratings in polls. Kasim Reed’s comeback in Atlanta collapses with 3rd-place finish 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z “When I went door-to-door, it wasn’t the policies — it was the tone, the irascible behavior,” Bacon said. In weighing 2024 run, Pence tests whether there is political life after Trump 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z “When I went door to door, it wasn’t the policies — it was the tone, the irascible behavior,” Bacon said. In weighing 2024 run, Pence tests whether there is political life after Trump 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z Grant, the irascible editor of the of the fictional Los Angeles Tribune, then became a character in a show in his own right from 1977 to 1982. Ed Asner: Lou Grant and Up actor dies aged 91 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z Asner was 40 when he was approached for the role of Lou Grant, the irascible but idealistic head of the fictional WJM television newsroom in Minneapolis and the boss of Moore’s Mary Richards. Ed Asner, Star of ‘Lou Grant’ and ‘Up,’ Is Dead at 91 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z The irascible Mason was known for his sharp wit and piercing social commentary, often about the differences between Jews and gentiles, men and women and his own inadequacies. Jackie Mason, comic who perfected amused outrage, dies at 93 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z Ms. Lightfoot made her comments in responding to a Chicago Tribune editorial that slammed her as “defensive” and “irascible.” Chicago Mayor Lightfoot: ‘About 99%’ of criticism is because I’m a Black woman 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z While it could be easy to presume from the stories that Toni was a tyrannical figure, demanding and irascible in equal measure, it is not a fair portrayal. The 'tough love' that shaped Nadal 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z But while the visceral pull of “Sin” commands the attention, it never exactly fuses its various strands of conflict into a cohesive vision of the irascible artist’s unique plight. Review: Andrei Konchalovsky applies his cinematic grit to Michelangelo in the biopic 'Sin' 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z Mostly, he stays out of the way while Henriksen — a reliable character actor too often relegated to supporting roles — inhabits Willis with irascible, uncompromising ferocity. Review | Film’s portrayal of a father with dementia is painfully truthful 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z Nichols had his limits with irascible actors or crew no matter how good they were. Review: Mike Nichols bio the epic his artistic life deserves 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z Until they had drifted away, she had been as content as her irascible nature would permit. Seeing 2020: A vision of Seattle’s future from 1984 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z "He was a hugely irascible man and a chronic alcoholic. He could be very difficult with publishers. But it's all part of what makes him interesting." Alex Wheatle: Why the 'amazingly exciting' Chester Himes should be better known 2020-12-05T05:00:00Z There were days when Wenger was defensive, prickly, a little irascible, but they were rare. Arsène Wenger and the Gift of Time 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z Reed was heckled by chants of “cheater” during a playoff at Kapalua last January, prompting some to wonder what kind of reception he’d get from the always irascible New York galleries. Even without hostile NY crowds, this US Open is tough enough 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z Taylor said he could not get through a meeting without Trump "doing 20 tangents, becoming irascible, turning red in the face, demanding a diet Coke, spewing spit." Trump wanted to "maim" and "tear gas" migrants at US-Mexico border, former DHS official claims 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z From “Live!” to “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” and beyond, Regis Philbin, who died Friday at 88, was TV’s consummate host: welcoming, energetic, irascible. Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest were 'beyond lucky' to have Regis Philbin as a mentor 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z That showdown became the movie “Spotlight,” in which Liev Schreiber played Mr. Baron as introverted, irascible, and unbending — a depiction that Post employees describe as uncannily accurate. Marty Baron Made The Post Great Again. Now, the News Is Changing. 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z Mr Bercow accepted he was "periodically irascible" and "wouldn't take no for an answer", but insisted: "I don't think I bullied anyone, anywhere, in any way, at any time." John Bercow 'sorry' not to receive peerage 2020-06-06T04:00:00Z Among the other Confederate officers honored at Southern military bases are merely undistinguished or flatly incompetent commanders like the irascible Gen. Braxton Bragg - “the most hated man of the Confederacy,” one biographer calls him. Editorial Roundup: US 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z In New York City, where I live, we appear to be past the brutal "peak" of the pandemic's bell curve, as the news headlines and our irascible governor inform us. What we've lost in the plague — and what we've gained: A chance to remake America 2020-04-19T04:00:00Z Navy leaders worry about protecting the ship, but also about shielding the Navy from an irascible, impulsive commander in chief. Opinion | Acting Navy chief fired Crozier for ‘panicking’ — and before Trump could intervene 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z Mostly though, “Clover” relies on the chemistry between Abrahams and Webber, as an irascible pair of losers who prove unexpectedly resourceful. Review: Deriviative, sure, but ‘Clover’ makes its Martin Scorsese/Quentin Tarantino moves work 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z Dr. Coburn saw himself as a contrarian who wore his intermittent unpopularity as a badge of honor and grew irascible when others tried to convince him that party loyalty trumped his core beliefs. Tom Coburn, unyielding ‘Dr. No’ of the House and Senate, dies at 72 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z It was also Trump at his most defensive and irascible. Trump takes direct aim at China as known U.S. infections double and criticism mounts 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z Famously irascible, Sanders smiled deeply and laughed easily. How Bernie Sanders went from frontrunner to the last-chance saloon 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z By turns erudite and irascible, he drew on a wide range of cultural references - from western media theory to Beat poetry and gangster rap - all the while centralising power for himself and his boss. Putin's ‘grey cardinal’ steps back into shadows 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z He was asked about his feelings to other drummers, including one of the most influential and irascible of them all: Ginger Baker. Stewart Copeland: conflicts over music caused rifts with Sting 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z But the Gallagher case illustrates how an irascible, vengeful commander in chief is ready to override traditional limits to aid political allies in foreign policy, law enforcement and now military matters. Opinion | In firing Richard Spencer, Trump recklessly crosses another line 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z As such, his behaviour has been irascible but hardly erratic. Donald Trump’s sanity is not the question. The real issue is how he got into office | Gary Younge 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z But part of the appeal of this book is that Olive hasn’t changed; she is still the irascible older woman in familiar Maine surroundings, whose standard cuss word is “Godfrey.” New stories of an aging Olive in ‘Olive, Again’ 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z "With all the boss class he was irascible, impatient and magnificently argumentative," wrote former editor Rod Liddle in The Sunday Times. John Humphrys: 'I'm hugely argumentative by instinct' 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z There was Bob Newhart, irascibly insisting to Ben Stiller that he was not a waxworks. Review: Host-less Emmys are saved by winners keeping it real. Thank Michelle, Patricia, Billy 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z Speaking to the BBC's David Sillito after Humphrys' last show, his former colleague Sue MacGregor admitted the famously irascible broadcaster could be "grouchy" but praised "the absolutely forensic way in which he interviews politicians". 'Forensic' and 'grouchy' Humphrys 'will be missed' 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z In the lab, Maurice was often described as irascible and profane. Montana State celebrates developer of life-saving vaccines 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z The standup special “Bill Burr: Paper Tiger” finds the irascible comic delivering his rants and raves across the pond at London’s Royal Albert Hall. What’s on TV This Week: 'The Deuce,' 'Black Girls Rock,' Sept. 11 specials and more 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z Eaton’s documentary is a fascinating and gentle attempt to see what makes the irascible two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer tick. 5 movies open Sept. 6 in the Seattle area; our reviewers weigh in 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z He is undeniably a gruff, irascible person who doesn’t kiss up to reporters in off-the-record conversations, and who generally views the large media corporations as his adversaries. Elegy for Bernie? Not quite yet: Sanders 2020 poses a conundrum Democrats must solve 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z That was certainly true of Jarvis, the Los Angeles political gadfly who became an irascible tax fighter and the embodiment of the 1978 campaign. Proposition 13 treats all California property taxes the same. Voters could change that in 2020 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z There was speculation that the notably irascible Prayuth might lose his temper, under unaccustomed, direct challenge from opposition party lawmakers. Thai PM gives 1st policy statement before elected lawmakers 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z The subsequent hearing attracted national attention, with reporters cramming into the Brattleboro town hall, and, in the opinion of most, the jokey, convivial local fellow came off far better than the stuffy, irascible Englishman. Rudyard Kipling in America 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z The famously irascible and disagreeable musician, who reduced several interviewers to tears. The man who ran Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage for 36 years 2019-06-29T04:00:00Z The scenes of the household functioning around the resident irascible genius are priceless. Top 10 houseguests in fiction | Jessica Francis Kane 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z Well, we find the Superbrat at his most irascible, for one thing. John McEnroe in his prime and at his most irascible makes fascinating viewing | Tim Lewis 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z That guy for Texas Tech coach Chris Beard was Bob Knight, the irascible but nonetheless brilliant coach who guided Indiana to three national championships. Final Four participants have followed Big Ten blueprints 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z Impeccably dressed in Armani suits, Mr. McCarthy successfully led the company for 13 years without being as famously irascible and capricious as Mr. Fairchild, whose family had founded the business. Patrick McCarthy Dies at 67; Ran a Fashion Publishing Empire 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z Mallon’s Bush has an irascible charm and an unexpectedly keen awareness that his administration has fallen short, while Mallon’s Rice sometimes wishes herself out of the game altogether. In ‘Landfall,’ an imagined Bush administration faces its follies 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z Two of the most irascible framers of the US Constitution crawled into the small bed and immediately began to quarrel. Will Trump win his legal fight over the wall? 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z The irascible, opinionated Cherry — sporting colorful suit jackets — later became a famed Hockey Night in Canada television commentator still going today at age 85. Cardboard come to life: Tracking down the colorful stories of hockey players long-forgotten 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z Stratton collects the kinds of elements required for a lively movie backstory: a talented if irascible director, quirky cast and crew members, a difficult location shoot and a controversial reception by moviegoers and critics. Greatest Western film? ‘Wild Bunch’ book argues its case 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z Spoiler alert: He’ll probably sound surprisingly little like the irascible, self-absorbed president who fires off insults and tirades in serial tweets. Trump's State of the Union speech: Do not adjust your TV set 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z Doris Lessing, 94, an independent and often irascible author who won the Nobel Prize in 2007, died in London. Today in History 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z “As the accessory of a large moustache he will give the impression of being military, irascible and sometimes violent – and will be treated accordingly.” Far right, misogynist, humourless? Why Nietzsche is misunderstood 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z Nor could it be Michel Simon as the most compellingly irascible of tattooed, drunken, yet sentimental old salts. Review: Why critics were wrong in 1934 about 'L'Atalante,' French filmmaker Jean Vigo's only feature - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z And he took on George Steinbrenner, the famously irascible owner of the New York Yankees. David Boies Pleads Not Guilty 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z With his irascible grin and fighter-pilot moxie, McCain won election to the House from Arizona twice and the Senate six times. For McCain, a life of courage, politics came down to 1 vote 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z Her 2014 “Dear Committee Members,” starring the irascible English professor Jason Fitger, was the best campus satire in years, winning the Thurber Prize for American Humor. Shakespeare is at the center of Julie Schumacher's witty new academic satire 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z But, just as often, he was as haughty, irascible and quickly provoked to bile. Obituary: VS Naipaul 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z As his literary stature grew, so did his reputation as a difficult, irascible personality. Family: Nobel Prize-winning author V.S. Naipaul dies at 85 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z Musk can be irascible and irritating – and his “pedo” tweet to the British diver involved in Thailand cave rescue was disgraceful. Elon Musk grumbles at short-sellers, but is private ownership right for Tesla? | Nils Pratley 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z “It’s obviously difficult with such an irascible partner in the White House, who can launch off on Twitter attacks seemingly without provocation,” he said. Trudeau and Trump set for first face-to-face encounter since G7 clash 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z As his memory failed in the last 10 years of his life he became more and more irascible, but on good days Kalin relaxed in his garden. 'My daring grandad grabbed a bit of East Berlin' 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z What did I do to deserve a yelling at from the famously curmudgeonly and irascible Harlan Ellison? John Scalzi on the famously curmudgeonly and irascible Harlan Ellison 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z And it does: his performance as Sam, the irascible man who finds himself in charge of a team of women, is reminiscent of Tom Hanks’s similar role in A League Of Their Own. Marc Maron: ‘I’m familiar with coke, anger, bullying, selfishness’ 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z In her letter, Ms Perry said she had become accustomed to the "occasional irascible outburst" from the Speaker which, while "never enjoyable", she accepted could be considered part of the "rough and tumble of government". Female MP in 'dilation' row with Bercow 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z Sharp, funny, irascible and contradictory, he was almost impossible to sum up, not the least because I can hear Josh's mischievous voice in my head gleefully pulling apart my every attempt. Film critic Kenneth Turan remembers Josh Greenfeld, a screenwriter who taught him about life 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z In the 1970s, All in the Family tweaked the formula: the father, Archie Bunker, was still dim-witted and fat but also irascible, narrow-minded, racist and sexist, often corrected by his wiser, college-bound son-in-law. With Roseanne Barr gone, will the US working-class be erased from TV? | Joan C Williams 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z The more the rest of the world complains, the more irascible China sounds. A threatened trade war between China and America may be on hold 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z So they used their time to praise the Arizona lawmaker’s life in ways that spoke volumes about how most of Washington feels about the irascible senator. Analysis | ‘He stood up for civility:’ Tributes for ailing McCain a tacit contrast with Trump 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z The judge, known for his thorough legal opinions and an occasionally irascible demeanor, said he “didn’t want any politicians” attending the ceremony. Notable & Quotable: Judge T.S. Ellis 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z In the newsroom, Mr. Wolk was known as a demanding, intellectual and occasionally irascible editor. Ronald Wolk, whose Education Week put national spotlight on schools, dies at 86 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z At the same time, however, they will be wary of saying anything that might prompt a tweet-storm from the irascible U.S. president. Southeast Asian nations watching China-U.S. trade tiff warily, but reluctant to speak out 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z Despite his sometimes irascible style, Mr. Anton’s colleagues viewed him affectionately. A National Security Aide’s Departing Wish: Cooking for the State Dinner 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z Morrison has previously expressed frustration at being portrayed as an irascible, wayward performer and interviewee. Van Morrison takes aim at fake news 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z The irascible pioneer even found time to offer his two centimes on Hazanavicius's movie, which premiered last year at Cannes, calling it a "stupid, stupid idea." 'Godard Mon Amour' isn't as smart or funny a sendup as it wants to be 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z In it, our irascible president complained that Red China “get tremendous perks and advantages, especially over the U.S. Does anybody think this is fair. We were badly represented. The WTO is unfair to U.S.” Editorial Roundup: Recent editorials in Arkansas newspapers 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z Instead, he was “erratic, unreliable, unstable and volatile, irascible and always ready to resort to violence,” Preston wrote. In Seville, burial of civil war military commander reopens old wounds 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z Instead, he was “erratic, unreliable, unstable and volatile, irascible and always ready to resort to violence,” Mr. Preston wrote. In Seville, Burial of Civil War Commander Reopens Decades-Old Wounds 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z Everyone knows Bob Huggins as the irascible, but lovable, beefy coach who stalks the sideline in a pullover and an updated pompadour. Bob Huggins Is March’s Author-in-Residence 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z With his bow tie and irascible manner, Petersen is a caucus of approximately one, a lawmaker who cuts against the grain of both parties. The giant company that could: How Dominion turned scorn into a big payday 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z President Trump has often seemed eager to move on from the Army three-star general, who has struggled to bond with his irascible boss. Trump and McMaster have seemed anxious to part but so far remain together 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z President Donald Trump has often seemed eager to move on from the Army three-star general, who has struggled to bond with his irascible boss. Long-expected move for national-security adviser McMaster stalled 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z “The signature on the ensuing legal document was that of an irascible character,” Raulff writes, “the Marquis de Sade.” Review | How the horse helped shape our world — at great expense to itself 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z Their fate now dangles before an irascible president and a gridlocked Congress. 'The civil rights issue of our time': how Dreamers came to dominate US politics 2018-01-27T05:00:00Z On a bad one, they could be an irritable, irascible row. Legend of the Fall: Mark E Smith kept swinging to the end 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z Even that was not enough to persuade the irascible president. Failed deal over Dreamers at the heart of US government shutdown 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z Add to this his irascible manner, folksy campaign phrases, stiff-necked refusal to negotiate and insistence in his own personal honesty, and the result is an almost cult-like following among his supporters. Mexico’s leftist presidential front-runner sells personality 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z He was an irascible eccentric known for flinging Remington typewriters at offending reporters, and he wasn’t happy to hear from me. Opinion | My Generation Thought Women Were Empowered. Did We Deceive Ourselves? 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z Mr. Stark may have been irascible and ill-tempered, but he was hardly trying to start a riot. Opinion | Is it legal to curse at police? Hell yeah. 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z Fred Beckey, an American alpinist who helped establish the sport of modern rock climbing and who developed a dual reputation as an irascible “dirtbag” mountaineer and unmatched chronicler of North American peaks, died Oct. Fred Beckey, ‘dirtbag’ mountaineer who scaled untrodden peaks, dies at 94 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z In Maine, for instance, Gov. Paul R. LePage, an erratic and irascible Republican in the mold of Mr. Trump, is considering a possible challenge to Senator Angus King, a popular independent who votes with Democrats. Trump Republicans Invigorate, and Complicate, Party’s Fight for Senate 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z His irascible spirit and creative curiosity make him personally quotable and provocative while his work always feels vital and fresh. Indie Focus: Dreams and schemes with 'Logan Lucky,' 'Lemon,' 'Gook' and 'Patti Cakes' 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z He is irascible, funny, kind, down to earth. Protecting My Son Meant Wishing for His Death 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z When they’ve spent too much time on the phone, they are more bad tempered with each other and irascible with me. Is it wrong to let my child play on my smartphone? 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z Daulton was the heartbeat of that rowdy, irascible group, one of those rare collections of players who form a deep and lasting connection with their fans despite losing in the end. Darren Daulton Was the Heartbeat of a Rowdy Phillies Bunch 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z In a different setting, he might introduce you to Ferguson, an irascible Scot who calls Stillitano “good people” and “lovable” in two of his books. The Soccer Power Broker You’ve Never Heard Of 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z With his irascible grin and fighter-pilot moxie, McCain was elected to the Senate from Arizona six times, most recently last year, but twice thwarted in seeking the presidency. Sen. McCain diagnosed with brain tumor after clot removed 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z With his irascible grin and fighter-pilot moxie, McCain was elected to the Senate from Arizona six times, but twice thwarted in seeking the presidency. Doctors: Sen. John McCain has brain tumor 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z Much like Hartman’s famously irascible disposition, her relationship with Mass can be prickly at times. An incomparable evening with Rose Hartman, pioneer of a photographic style 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z Not long before war broke out in Europe in 1939, Churchill, one of the few politicians warning of Hitler’s designs, was on the fringes, written off by many as a spent if irascible force. Winston Churchill was larger than life and a perfect character for movies and TV 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z The irascible Adams also described why he insisted that Jefferson write the draft: Dead on the Fourth of July. When three presidents died on the holiday, Americans saw the work of God 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z The Incomparable Rose Hartman Documentary on the irascible veteran photographer, who made her name shooting fashion shows and the New York City social scene. Movie openings: July 7 2017-07-02T04:00:00Z But when it came time to cut the cake, he popped back up, jolly and irascible, Trump once more, and bounded to the front of the room to lead a round of Happy Birthday. Being Donald Trump: the life of an impersonator 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z He was, as even his lawyer said, an “irascible” man with a seemingly boundless anger toward Republicans. Warring with the special counsel, Trump digs himself deeper 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z He wasn’t convicted, but his lawyer said he made an impression as an “angry, irascible little man.” FBI searches for clues into shooting attack as victims struggle to recover 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z The fate of one irascible canine, however, spurs her to vie for a spot on the training team. 'Megan Leavey' tells a tale of two war heroes: a woman Marine and her bomb-sniffing K-9 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z But for others, Macron’s recent dealings with the notably irascible Trump, whom he met for the first time in Brussels last week, show the potential downsides of the French president’s cultivated persona. France’s Macron flexes newfound international star power 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z Knight was a “substance guy in a style word,” and the juxtaposition was what made him so irascible. Perspective | Frank Deford wrote with sincerity, giving depth to complicated sports figures 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z The irascible George Mason, of Virginia, found this argument absurd. How Impeachment Ended Up in the Constitution 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z Letterman’s irascible, independent streak inspired fierce loyalty from fans and critics. David Letterman to receive nation’s top prize for comedy 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z “He remains the same earthy, irascible character, with the same ideals, the same blunt candor and the same self-deprecating sense of humor,” Anderson wrote. Attorney General Bob Ferguson remembers Gov. Mike Lowry, a maverick and a mentor 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z To his friends and allies, he elicits an array of anodyne, even appealing, adjectives: unpredictable, fearless, irascible, sly. Is Political Hubris an Illness? 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z He was also an irascible curmudgeon who entertained theories of Aryan supremacy. The L.A. Philharmonic Celebrates Iceland 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z The irascible veteran was brought in to reboot the culture after the team lost its first seven games last season. Future seems bright for young Blue Jackets after turnaround 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z Colin Dexter, 86, a British mystery writer whose irascible, poetry-loving detective, Chief Inspector Morse, pursued clues and cask-conditioned ale through 13 novels and a popular television series, died Tuesday in Oxford, England. The week’s passages 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z Ms. Acevedo, who as a child would not back down from a schoolyard brawl, said her irascible nature stemmed from years spent in the foster system. Stepping Out of the Ring While Rolling With the Punches 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z I would imagine Beau is a hoot to play because he’s so irascible and set in his ways. Sam Elliott discusses 'The Ranch' and the macho influence on his own career 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z Mr. Portman build a fearsome campaign in a tough swing state and seemed fresher and projected more optimism than the irascible former governor. Election Day 2016: Commentary and Analysis from WSJ Opinion 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z A narrow defeat is also likely to embolden Trump’s most irascible supporters, many of whom happen to be armed. Stop right there: assuming a Hillary Clinton victory is downright dangerous | Kate Aronoff 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z For the foreseeable future, Turkey will remain a troublesome neighbour for the EU, irascible but utterly indispensable. Turkey’s bid to join the EU is a bad joke; but don’t kill it 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z For months, Sanders and Clinton were often irascible rivals, as she edged towards the Democratic nomination and he continued to inspire a movement of millennials. Bernie Sanders goes to bat for Clinton in her fight to win over young voters 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z Harry Reid, the irascible top Democrat in the Senate, had shown contrition. Harry Reid’s bountiful bile 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Kasich is positioned as a more moderate, independent-minded, temperate governor who was never compatible with the irascible Trump or his base. The 6 Degrees of Separation From Donald Trump 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z Rovio Entertainment Ltd., the Finnish maker of the “Angry Birds” mobile game, on Wednesday said it plans a sequel to its successful animation movie based on the irascible fowls. Rovio Entertainment Plans Sequel to ‘Angry Birds’ Movie 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z Eschewing the flashy sets of the 24-hour cable news era for a simple grouping of chairs around a small table, McLaughlin ran his program with an irascible sort of impatience. John McLaughlin, center of influential TV pundit chat show 'The McLaughlin Group,' dies at 89 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z Prayuth Chan-ocha, an irascible former army chief who became prime minister after a military takeover in 2014, insists the new charter will end a decade of political instability and allow for fresh elections next year. How not to solve a crisis 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z So what happens if we have a president who is incapable of inaction, preternaturally irascible and fixated on payback? Presidents need to be able to do nothing. Donald Trump can’t do it. 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z My first attempt at Pokémon Go has brought me to my favorite used bookstore, owned by an endearingly irascible man whose handwritten house rules include: No cell phones. Pulitzer Prize-winner Phil Kennicott’s Pokémon Go diary 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z Another drawback for Gingrich is that he may be too much like Trump: unpredictable, at times irascible, and always carrying a blimp-sized ego. Pence, Flynn, Gingrich Are Trump’s Finalists for Vice President 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z Murray is a curious kind of cheerleader for the English—irascible and anti-élitist, scruffy and Scottish. Serena Williams, Andy Murray, and a Political Wimbledon 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z In the weeks since Hillary Clinton clinched the Democratic nomination, her irascible primary rival won a few policy concessions from her campaign and influenced the shape of the party’s platform. Clinton nod in sight, Sanders still seeking platform changes 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z In the weeks since Hillary Clinton clinched the Democratic nomination, her irascible primary rival won a few policy concessions and influenced the party’s platform. Clinton nod in sight, Sanders still seeking platform changes 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z At this moment, two irascible émigrés from the past century of European tragedies might come to mind. Brexit, Seen from the Top of Europe 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z Affecting him the most, though, is Polly, whom we sporadically cut back to as she irascibly adjusts to Rex’s “exit plan.” 'Last Cab to Darwin' strains to deal with end-of-life issues 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z When her irascible father, Jean-Marie, led the party, its vote was heavily male. The lefter sex 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z In the weeks since Hillary Clinton clinched the Democratic nomination, her irascible primary rival won a few policy concessions and influenced the party's platform. Clinton nod in sight, Sanders still seeking platform changes 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z But the Scot, so irascible on court, so seemingly normal off it, has the full armory of strokes and the tennis brain needed to break down Djokovic's defenses. French Open final: Djokovic on cusp of greatness vs. Murray 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z “He’s large of spirit, irascible. A combination of pain and joy.” Billy Eichner’s Comedy of Confrontation 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z As for Mr Davotuglu, this week he was squeezed from power by his irascible boss. Visa wars 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z But Mr. Lockridge saw his behavior rather as that of an irascible maverick who would do anything it took to reduce unemployment and improve education in his chronically impoverished ward. Calvin Lockridge, ‘public nuisance number one’ of D.C. school board, dies at 81 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z But while both presidential contenders were fiery, Sanders came off looking particularly irascible. The Pitfalls of Self-Righteousness 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z Lewis, who had the final word, can be the most sentimental and irascible of comedians. Friars Club hosts 90th birthday tribute for Jerry Lewis 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z But a loss in Nevada, which once seemed almost inconceivable, would do grave harm to Clinton and establish the Vermont senator as more than a charmingly irascible distraction en route to her certain nomination. Nevada's Democratic race has grown surprisingly close, and its stakes exceedingly high 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Talk of the North’s collapse is normally a no-go topic here, because the prospect not only alarms South Koreans but also enrages Kim Jong Un’s irascible regime. South Korea’s president vows all-out push to punish North for provocations 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z Podhoretz, born in the generation after Chambers, Burnham, and Reagan, is a conundrum—an irascible, narcissistic, “ravenously ambitious” writer and editor of considerable talent, but with nothing overwhelmingly urgent to say. Why Leftists Go Right 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z For nearly 30 years Scalia was the loudest, most irascible man or woman on the bench, and he won innumerable enemies for it. Antonin Scalia: man of his word who shaped America in life and in death 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z The night before the news conference, Hubbard said he shook hands with irascible L.A. The Hollywood Park-Raiders deal that never happened 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z As Mary Shepherd, the irascible, imperious, often amusingly confounding title character, Smith summons an impressive amount of the Dowager Countess of Grantham’s native hauteur. ‘The Lady in the Van,’ with Maggie Smith as its eccentric title character 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z And Thailand’s companies are keen on tie-ups in Vietnam, to flee low growth and irascible military rule at home. Gold stars 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Translating Sawyer's irascible impishness to a modern day twentysomething is a clever conceit, but the film overemphasizes concept over character. 'Band of Robbers' squanders its time with Tom and Huck 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Were there irascible old moaners on the boundary ropes sounding off about the iniquities of too-heavy bats, short boundaries and the importance of digging in and building an innings? South Africa v England: second Test, day four – live! 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z But when the EU’s signature projects, from the euro to Schengen, are tottering, they are hardly minded to let an irascible Britain weaken the union’s foundations yet further. Battling with Britain 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z By all accounts, Sidney grew irascible with age: Lewis describes him as having become so sensitive that he saw slights everywhere. One Man’s Crusade to Integrate TV 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z The movements changed the terms of the political debate. Sanders, in his own irascible way, is trying to do the same thing. Bernie Sanders Is Looking Beyond Saturday’s Democratic Debate 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z The grid plan had been chosen for the thinly populated and naturalistically varied island by a three-man commission–dominated by aging and irascible Founding Father Gouverneur Morris—in 1811. The History Behind Manhattan's Street Grid 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z Were there irascible old moaners on the boundary ropes sounding off about the iniquities of too-heavy bats, short boundaries and the importance of digging in and building an innings? South Africa v England: second Test, day four – live! 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z Of the new releases, “Burnt,” a Weinstein Co. release starring Mr. Cooper as an irascible chef trying to cook up a comeback, fared the best with $5 million in fifth place. Paramount Plan Sees Scary Results 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z The irascible Weller, long divorced and distanced from his ex-wife and children, was a businessman, done in by his partners. Review: James Earl Jones, Cicely Tyson risk it in ‘Gin Game’ 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Another was how many young people were turning out to see an irascible seventy-four-year-old senator from Vermont. Bernie Sanders, The Populist Prophet 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z And though one misses in McKenzie’s choir-boy countenance some of the irascible self-possession of Groff’s performance, the show’s depiction of teenagers with a need to unyoke themselves from adult control remains vibrantly intact. ‘Spring Awakening’ gets a stunning revival — and reinterpretation — with deaf actors 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z After school, he sold the deli and went to work for Rep. Bill Thomas, the irascible former Ways and Means Chair. Meet Kevin McCarthy: The Frontrunner to Replace Speaker John Boehner 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z Joseph Alsop, the Post’s owlish, irascible, and closeted columnist, also recommended Dillon to Kennedy, but, as the years went on, his advice developed a particular doctrinal urgency. The Journalist Who Was His Own Inside Source 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z On a confrontation with an irascible Chuck Berry, he deadpans -- “one of Chuck Berry’s greatest hits,” accenting the quip with trademark laughs that suggests he’s just let you in on a fantastic inside joke. With 'Crosseyed Heart' dropping, Keith Richards offers a movie counterpoint 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z His coach, with whom he became very close and who shielded him from reporters, was an irascible Irishman named Jack Donohue. What the World Got Wrong About Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z The Florida senator offered a crisp, polished performance from start to finish without getting bogged down in back-and-forth sniping with any of the other candidates, including the always irascible Trump. Republican 2016 debate: Who were the winners and losers? - BBC News 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Not that he’s an outsider in every sense; the irascible junior senator has served in the Senate since 2007 and in the House since 1991. America shuns the establishment as outsiders eye the White House | Lucia Graves 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z Thank God, because my irascible fury is sometimes set off by the small stuff. The 'Gyllenhaal-aissaance' is an unholy portmanteau that should never have been uttered 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z They were to respond quickly, efficiently, and patiently — even when dealing with the most irascible customers. The Woman Who Made History by Answering the Phone 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z But Michael Wolff, the irascible media critic, wrote a somewhat contrarian book, “Television Is the New Television: The Unexpected Triumph of Old Media in the Digital Age.” End-of-Summer Business Reading: Dreamers and the Defiant 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z A moose could trample or gore you – and Alaska’s irascible moose are the largest of their kind, standing upward of seven feet at the shoulder, the males sporting broad paddle-like antlers that spread several feet. The battle to protect Alaska’s great wildlife sanctuary | Rebecca Solnit 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z Welles is charming one moment and irascible the next, displaying flashes of temper amid a steady beam of genius and selfishness. How Orson Welles and John Huston tried to make 1 more film 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z Other impressions: Rand Paul is irritable and irascible. Carly Fiorina’s stunning debut 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z When it comes to national political orthodoxy, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont – the irascible, septuagenarian socialist chasing Hillary Clinton for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination – is as unorthodox as it gets. Mission: Impossible? 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z Sure, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is an irascible and violent revolutionary bent on imposing a dark ideology on his people and his neighborhood. The Best Arguments for an Iran Deal 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z Bern Notice: Three months ago, few in the political chattering classes would have given Sen. Bernie Sanders, a rumpled, irascible Vermont socialist, a snowball's chance against state-of-the-art, bajillion-dollar Hillary Clinton's Presidential Death Star political campaign. Senate Cool to Iran Deal – if It Happens 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z The L Word: He’s irascible, he’s rumpled, he’s a white-haired septuagenarian and he seems more like the angry uncle you’re not sure you want to sit besides at Thanksgiving dinner. Could Edward Snowden Go Home a Hero? 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z Going solo, the irascible musician hit a purple patch in the late 60s with the albums Astral Weeks, Moondance and Tupelo Honey. Cumberbatch, Ejiofor and Redmayne named in birthday honours - BBC News 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z Beating back his first challenge in a decade, Patrick J. Lynch, the irascible police union boss, was re-elected on Friday as the president of the New York City Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association. Patrick Lynch Re-elected to Lead New York Police Union 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z He was tetchy, irascible with several of his questioners. Federer and Me: ‘I hadn’t known such excellence was possible. And the effect upon me was instantaneous’ 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z Even the irascible Reid was magnanimous, to a point. The Senate’s brief bipartisan love-fest 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z “The big newspapers don’t do that,” says the bearded editor, crisply dressed and irrepressibly loquacious, ever the irascible uncle who slipped you your first Bud Light at the family barbecue way back when. The Last (or at Least Looniest) Newspaper in America 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z Rand Paul the irascible is rearing his head again, disquieting what should be a week of uncontroversial news after announcing that he would seek the Republican nomination for president. Handed the Spotlight, Rand Paul Gets Testy on TV 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z Kojima is a recognizable, irascible game creator indelibly woven into the fabric of the series. Konami Cuts Hideo Kojima From 'Metal Gear' Promo Materials 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z But Troy Kotsur's astonishing performance as the irascible Teacher proves that Mamet's dialogue can be just as explosive in signs. Critics Picks: Critics' Picks: Feb 27 - March 5, 2015 - Los Angeles Times 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z The sometimes irascible Korchnoi was reportedly not happy with Black’s cheeky 2…b5, but the position develops normally enough until Black offers up his b-pawn after 13. DAVID R. SANDS: Virginia Assassins surprise with win at Amateur East chess tourney 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z He was the angry man on Summerwalk Circle, they said — irritated about noise, irascible about parking, hostile to religion. Chapel Hill Neighbors Say They Felt Threatened by Man Held in Killings 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z The normally irascible McCain was in such high spirits that he twice spoke of his “beloved friend” Lieberman, “a member of this committee since the Coolidge administration.” Ashton Carter is likely to break hawks’ hearts 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z Cuomo, who died New Year’s Day, was brilliant and engaging but also irascible and terribly sensitive. E.J. Dionne: The conscience of Mario Cuomo 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z Mr. Mitchell denies using the word, though he, too, is known to be irascible. British Noses, Firmly in the Air 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z On Twitter, Dr Taylor responded to just such a question by borrowing a catchphrase from the irascible BA Baracus character played by Mr T in the A-Team television show: "I pity the fool." Is comet landing mission worth the cost? 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z It can be an irascible peak prone to gusting winds and sudden ice showers, but is skiable November through early May. Gstaad: The Last Resort 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z The real Louie was just like that - short, not quite as round, irascible - but there was no comic spin to his withering sarcasm. Driving a cab in the artistic heart of the universe 2014-10-04T04:00:00Z Typically, perhaps even endearingly, after offering his olive branch to Darling, the former prime minister – still irascible, still a brooding presence – illustrated his continued personal and political insecurities, by turning to his aides. Shambolic and divided: how Better Together nearly fell apart 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z It was a harsh landing back at the day job for Howard, who was irascible and joyless in defeat Saturday. For World Cup Heroes, Back to the Day Job 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z “He was both incredibly gracious and absolutely irascible in the way that only great journalists can be.” Enrique Zileri, influential editor of Peruvian magazine Caretas, dies at 83 And he proved more irascible than ever by getting into the faces of teammates and opponents alike. Broncos already facing adversity 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z Still, anyone who has followed Stewart’s career knows that he is both irascible and confrontational. “That’s Racing”?: NASCAR Champ Tony Stewart Hit and Killed Kevin Ward, Jr. Al Davis and Pete Rozelle — NFL Films once called this the greatest feud in NFL history, pitting Davis, the irascible owner of the Raiders, and Rozelle, the public relations man turned league commissioner. In sports, some feuds can be set aside if only briefly 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z Both men specialized in being vivid versions of themselves: the irascible professor and “Senator Pothole.” The power of authenticity The long journey to Australia and two defeats were unlikely to sooth the temper of a sometimes irascible character but he still spoke warmly of the time spent Down Under. Major leagues a big hit Down Under but legacy uncertain 2014-03-24T04:18:43Z It was there he made his bones as a gruff, if irascible, power broker. Best Friend of Detroit, Dingell Is Saying So Long to 'Obnoxious' Washington Job 2014-02-24T20:18:15Z Old teammates say Curtis was a curious blend — irascible and intellectual, intense and shy. Before the Boom: First Hawks line had work cut out for them 2014-01-05T04:14:24Z Singh, an irascible young man with a gift for invective, is the pivot around whom the film rotates. Why power theft in India is a complex problem 2013-11-15T01:27:30Z And blimey, what are the chances of Manchester, England’s two most famous—and famously irascible—icons publishing memoirs within days of each other? Manchester Icons Sound Off 2013-10-22T22:05:28Z The question then is – which is the better training and background for the irreplaceable – and irascible – Captain James T. Kirk? Should We Be Grooming 'Bones' or 'Scotty' As Healthcare's Captain Kirk? 2013-10-16T18:44:00Z At its heart is Sheldon H. Solow, an irascible but talented billionaire developer who is an intermittent presence in his office on 57th Street after a career that reaches back more than a half century. Prime Lot, Empty for Years (Yes, This Is Manhattan) 2013-08-20T00:46:46Z “A lot of people thought he was the ultimate Congressional scourge, the ultimate irascible, aggressive chairman who would make you pay if you crossed him or lied to him.” Dingell Becoming Longest-Serving Congressman 2013-06-06T01:32:54Z And at the heart of their churning, thundering charges sits Morgan Parra, quite the smartest and most irascible scrum-half in France. Morgan Parra holds key to Clermont-Toulon battle of behemoths 2013-05-11T21:01:01Z For the record, despite his irascible public image and the occasional Glaswegian swearword, Ferguson was easily the most punctual of Premier League managers, and almost always polite, pleasant and helpful. Sir Alex Ferguson's successor faces the impossible job 2013-05-08T11:23:41Z Not quite as approachable was Mr. Carter’s co-host, Mr. De Niro, a festival founder, who is famously irascible with journalists. Scene City: Stars Are Out at Tribeca Film Festival Party - Scene City 2013-04-17T20:30:15Z The strain on Wenger seemed evident even before the Bayern match, as the normally sanguine Frenchman appeared irascible and unreasonable in a press conference on Monday. Arsène Wenger adamant that he remains man to 'take Arsenal forward' 2013-02-22T22:29:01Z And who was that irascible character who bit off journalists' heads this week? Column: Arsenal just another middling English club 2013-02-20T19:17:09Z Parcells, ever the irascible coach, got into it a bit with one of his fellow inductees, showing at 71 that he can still have fun. Parcells Is Chosen for Pro Football Hall; Strahan Falls Short 2013-02-03T01:45:58Z Park Geun-hye is not likely to be as irascible as her father and her policies remain sketchy. Business as usual for South Korea's chaebol under Park 2012-12-20T07:00:11Z Perhaps she was referring to his physique - but it serves as a pretty good definition of his irascible temperament too. Gerard Depardieu's larger-than-life tax row 2012-12-17T17:22:27Z Like many with dementia, mom is courteous but, underneath, irascible. The New Old Age Blog: A Son Lost, a Mother Found 2012-12-07T19:26:03Z But the irascible Stern is still the person holding nearly autonomous authority, and the brazen nature of sending the players home was clearly too much for him. Stern Says Spurs Will Be Penalized for Resting 4 Players 2012-11-30T04:38:57Z Despite his tireless campaigning, Specter’s irascible independence caught up with him in 2004. Penn. Senator Arlen Specter dies at 82 2012-10-14T17:31:00Z His irascible, intransigent management style found less favour with established coaches and athletes than the young bucks. How important was Van Commenee? 2012-09-11T18:37:18Z “There isn’t a doctor alive who hasn’t seen it,” says William Norcross, executive director of a program at the University of California at San Diego that uses anger management to treat irascible physicians. Anger Management Goes to the Doctor 2012-08-02T19:56:50Z The room was laughing at his sarcasm, even though moments before, many of the people who were now enjoying Arum's irascible charm had been kvetching about how he must have masterminded the entire debacle. Pacquiao-Bradley controversy: Just “part of the game?” 2012-06-11T19:25:22Z "How dare you, sir," cried this irascible old gentleman, "how dare you attempt to neglect your young lady in this cowardly manner?" Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes 2012-04-23T02:00:28.843Z He was so irascible that at meals he would frequently throw the silver plates and vessels at the servants, and occasionally would push the whole table over, to the dismay of his guests.--Æn. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z Yet he was irascible, and was wont to give over to Satan those who refused to listen to him, when it was observed that they would shortly perish through the divine vengeance. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z "Perhaps you can spell 'birch,'" roared Dr. Ferraday, an irascible prebendary. Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z "Don't you agree with me?" he cried irascibly. The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z One irascible old fellow, however, barely concealed his irritation at Pat's outbursts, and at last, exasperated beyond endurance, retorted, "Hurrah for Hell!" Ever Heard This? Over Three Hundred Good Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:33.730Z “But it makes a fellow uncomfortable to look at you,” Pavel shouted, irascibly. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z He was an irascible, energetic little man, with hairy hands, for the most part under his coat tails, a long, shiny, bald head, a pointed, aquiline nose a little askew, and a neatly trimmed beard. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z Now be off!" he continued irascibly, "This is no place for your sort. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z "And I suppose you expect me to give you a shilling earnest?" he answered, irascibly. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z Many thousand years ago, when the Jews first started in business, the chief of their merchants was a venerable and irascible old gentleman named Jah. Satires And Profanities 2012-03-14T02:00:24.637Z His voice, sharp and irascible as it often sounded, was yet melodious in its undercurrent tone of filial devotion. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z "I really must insist on knowing what you mean to do," he declared irascibly. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z Most of these men were irascible, vindictive, and cruel, and equally susceptible of ardent love and mortal hate. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z In the 1990s, he led the collaboration that created “QED,” a play about the brilliant, irascible, bongo-playing physicist Richard Feynman, with Mr. Alda playing Dr. Feynman. Alan Alda?s Challenge to Make Science Easier to Understand 2012-03-05T21:21:38Z In ordinary life he was known as a clever business man; to his friends he was known to be rather irascible and impatient, but a fairly good fellow. Essays In Pastoral Medicine 2012-03-05T03:00:09.993Z “You’ll go insane if you keep this up,” he once said, irascibly. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z "Come on," he ordered irascibly, and Sallie followed him down the plank. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z “Don’t move!” ordered the telegraph operator in an irascible tone of voice. Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car 2012-02-29T03:00:25.457Z Most of all, beginning in high school, when he published a mimeographed journal titled “The Anti-Everything,” Mr. Rosset, slightly built and sometimes irascible, savored a fight. Barney Rosset, 1922-2012: Barney Rosset, Grove Press Publisher, Dies at 89 2012-02-23T04:58:10Z Their affections are likely to undergo modifications, and they become irascible, fault-finding, inconsiderate, ungrateful, and hard to live with. Essays In Pastoral Medicine 2012-03-05T03:00:09.993Z He was as small of stature and as irascible as Dr. Lipnitzky—a grey-haired dandy with a Mexican complexion and a pair of long black side whiskers tipped with white. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z An irascible voice in the distance was calling upon him insistently. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z Moreover, it gives irascible squires an opportunity of exasperating the motorist, whom they detest. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z The irascible Red Sox ace now appears to be mad at himself, saying he had "lapses in judgment" last season during Boston's historic September collapse. Beckett, Lester contrite as Red Sox report 2012-02-19T22:36:18Z "But----" "Peace, girl, I say!" he repeated irascibly. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z He was more consistently irascible Tuesday night than he’d been during any previous game this season, but that moment was the high point of his visible anxiety. Cavs bemoan ?questionable call? that spurred late Clemson run 2012-02-15T14:29:01Z The old mother, who sadly missed the perennial scoldings of the irascible defunct, also needed her presence, for was she not more helpless than her child? The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z Arthur Wolfe, who was always endeavouring to prevent these two from snarling, here interposed, and dragged the irascible little lawyer away. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z He was an able trader, but of quick, irascible temper, and unpopular with his subordinates.—Ed. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z The irascible dames do not stand upon fine points of rhetoric, however, and when the small boy has delivered his shot, he does well to take to his heels. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z Everything to Christ was miracle; everything was produced and controlled by the arbitrary power of an angry or irascible God. The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ 2012-01-19T03:00:18.027Z These irascible meditations brought him to the station exit, before which stood a closed brougham, the only conveyance of any sort within sight. Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z To have such soft, vulnerable eyes as you used makes one feel nervous and irascible. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z The satire running through these various compositions, and the publicity their appearance in the Journal gave them, had a most wonderful effect on the vain and irascible Auditor of State. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z Although irascible and prone to “fly off the handle” at the slightest provocation, he was at bottom a kindly man, and one who would do anything for those he cared for. The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass The Midnight Call for Assistance 2012-01-02T03:00:17.697Z Her mother was a violent and irascible creature, with bursts of tenderness which she kept exclusively for her legitimate children. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z Sir Arthur's tones were irascible; "you never saw her, of course?" Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z He was, at this period of his life, considered proud, haughty, and irascible, though he was loved with great enthusiasm by the few whose friendship he chose to cultivate. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z The ex-colonel resumed his seat at the entreaty of his companion, and either from spite, or from fear of the young man's irascible state, he did not utter another word. The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 2011-12-25T03:00:12.817Z In his present tension he was doubly irascible. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z There was never seen upon the stage a princess of so wild, irascible, and determined a character as this Clarice. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z And then again, his mortifications, when they come upon him unprepared, may well make him irascible. Household Education 2011-12-02T03:00:25.437Z His features were rather handsome, though there was an expression to be traced on them which indicated an imperious, and somewhat irascible, temper. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z His friends were powerless to persuade him to place the matter in the hands of the law; for being an irascible, impetuous man, he thought that legal proceedings would be too temperate for him. The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 2011-12-25T03:00:12.817Z The other's eyes opened still wider; probably he had never been so spoken to before, even by his late master in his most irascible moods. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z The fact is that this lad, whom you have just seen so pale and thin and sullen and irascible, was full of health and gaiety and good humour only a few months ago. The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence 2011-11-28T03:00:23.427Z The King loves business, economy, order, and justice, and wishes sincerely the good of his people; but he is irascible and rude, very limited in his understanding, and religious, bordering on bigotry. Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism 2011-11-23T03:00:55.563Z Sir Michael Costa, who was conducting that year, was always an irascible and inflexible autocrat when it came to operatic rules and ideals. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z But no; not another foot of his farm would Jabe Raulsbury sell, and if ever dog-in-the-manger was fully demonstrated it was by this parsimonious irascible man whom no one respected and many heartily despised. Three Little Women A Story for Girls 2011-11-17T03:00:30.707Z An irascible victim was speedily ducked in the basin of the fountain of the quadrangle. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z Getting to Penn State is "a camping trip," Indiana University's irascible basketball coach Bob Knight once said. On a storybook campus, bleeding blue and white 2011-11-11T19:20:09Z The Cathedral contains much of this irascible and wayward artist's best work. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z One cannot afford to antagonise a conductor and he was, besides, so irascible a man that I did not care to mention to him that his 'cello had been at fault. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z The boy knew that his father was irascible, and he was more or less prepared for a storm. 'As Gold in the Furnace' A College Story 2011-11-07T02:00:16.163Z His temper was placable, as well as irascible, and his reconciliations were cordial and sincere. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z His father was varying and uneven in temper, especially toward his second son; sometimes stern and gloomy, sometimes irascible almost to a degree of insanity. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z He was a rough, irascible, outspoken old man, despising shams, and a falsehood he would never forgive. Daisy the autobiography of a cat 2011-10-25T02:00:24.887Z There never lived a more honourable, upright, scrupulous gentleman than Major Hugh Walsingham Greene, and there seldom lived a duller, narrower, more pompous or more irascible one. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z Under ordinary circumstances these people are bilious, irascible, intolerant, contemptuous, often very warm, which really after all is part of the secret of their strength. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z Very surly and sad and irascible the miller had grown. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z Of course, as Marise had grown less childish, walks had been free of hoop-rolling with its inevitable encounters with irascible old gentlemen's legs, but she had developed other tastes quite as bothersome. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z A tall man, with a blotched, irascible face and a wad of tobacco in his mouth, lurched out on the porch, and stopped short at the sight of his visitors. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z Juliet now stood in scarcely less dismay than she had been witnessing all around her; panic-struck to find herself in the power of a person whose character was so wantonly tyrannic and irascible. The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:28.670Z Nearly all were taciturn and irascible, preferring to keep to themselves the hopes they secretly and vainly cherished. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z Matthew Rothschild, the editor of The Progressive magazine here, referred to him as “the same old irascible, opinionated, principled Paul Soglin.” Paul Soglin, Once Madison?s ?Hippie Mayor,? Is Not Quite the Same Firebrand 2011-09-11T00:27:43Z As he had never been dictated to in his life, this emphatic order fell with considerable astonishment upon Kenneth’s ears, even though he knew his father to be in an irascible frame of mind. Those Dale Girls 2011-09-05T02:00:18.917Z He had stood, or believed that he stood, as a safeguard between the vicar and the easily aroused displeasure of the irascible old squire. Coelebs The Love Story of a Bachelor 2011-08-31T02:01:28.960Z And yet, this pale, withered, stiff, meagre hag, so odious, so tyrannical, so irascible, but a few years,—in my calculation!—but a few years since,—had all the enchantment of blithe, blooming loveliness! The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:28.670Z The first of these, B—ski, was a man of infirm health, of consumptive tendency, irascible, and of a weak, nervous system; but a good and generous man. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z Upon my word," she went on, with a sudden laugh that had considerable cold bitterness, "this irascible personage needs a piece of my mind. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z But it drove the principal, who was a man of irascible temper, into a white-hot rage, which Jane respectfully sat through, apparently undisturbed. Concerning Sally 2011-08-19T02:00:14.430Z This did not suit Jo at all; but she accepted the place since nothing better appeared, and, to every one's surprise, got on remarkably well with her irascible relative. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z This was only the prelude to a still more serious difference, which took place between these untamed and irascible nobles. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:25.307Z His system was bad, for it had the effect of irritating men who were already irascible. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z He felt half inclined to turn back, thinking the event would very likely put the irascible old man Fisher into a furious state, as he was believed to have “invested” largely. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z Aristotle has described the irascible disposition with great accuracy. Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State 2011-08-10T02:00:16.913Z The witty storyteller who could charm an audience alternated with the irascible loner who alienated many of his allies. Hugh Carey, Who Led Fiscal Rescue of New York City, Is Dead at 92 2011-08-07T14:33:31Z And, indeed, for Roger to have rushed away to a tardy acquiescence of his father’s will and to reappear immediately with a bride, we understood would strain the patience of an irascible parent. The Heart's Country 2011-08-02T02:00:26.847Z But we are not so irascible, even though in all other points we are imitators of Hercules. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z When the lodger came home and found out his loss he proved to be of an irascible, suspicious, and revengeful disposition. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 5, October 1893 2011-07-30T02:00:16.467Z The first is the irascible disposition; the second, the splenetic or vindictive disposition. Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State 2011-08-10T02:00:16.913Z His Eastern employers were growing irascibly impatient, and the letters and telegrams were beginning to have an abrasive quality disagreeably irritating to a hard-working field captain. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z That the irascible iron-master would show fight if necessary, he felt certain, and equally so that a portly elderly gentleman would make a poor match for a brawny laborer. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z "What does a chicken know about these things?" he said irascibly. Yekl A tale of the New York ghetto 2011-07-13T02:00:17.480Z I have noticed that he is in a way irascible. Tripping with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:21.613Z An obstinate, litigious and irascible man like Mr. Tulliver was bound to come to grief in the end. Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign A Book of Appreciations 2011-07-08T02:00:23.177Z He will be remembered as one of the greatest managers in baseball history, and one of the most irascible. Ex-Mariners manager Dick Williams was one of a kind 2011-07-07T23:19:10Z Major-General Edward Braddock, a former governor of Gibraltar, stubborn, irascible, and little given to taking advice, was sent to Virginia with two regiments, which embarked at Cork in January, 1755. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z “Just going to, were ye!” cried the irascible doctor. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z His character, as given by his contemporaries was fickle, tricky, and irascible. The Seven Follies of Science [2nd ed.] A popular account of the most famous scientific impossibilities and the attempts which have been made to solve them. 2011-06-30T02:00:34.290Z But a very different sentiment comes into being as we become acquainted with the black bullet-head and vivacious irascible countenance of M. Paul Emmanuel. Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign A Book of Appreciations 2011-07-08T02:00:23.177Z Is he bullying, brutal, irascible, untruthful, dishonest, wicked? Mentally Defective Children 2011-06-19T02:00:24.963Z “Why doesn’t someone go swear out a warrant for the boy’s arrest?” demanded a particularly irascible old woman. Harry Watson's High School Days The Rivals of Rivertown 2011-06-16T02:00:20.053Z |
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