| 单词 | irritate |
| 例句 | Matt thought he looked irritated, although it was hard to tell. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The hauntedness would irritate him—the love would move him to fury. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Ridgeway was irritated but gave in, even though he missed a proper bed. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z What are those things? he wondered, irritated that Alby hadn’t answered him earlier. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I began to grow irritated at a handful who continued to ignore me; at an upstate prison, I knew, this would never be tolerated. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It makes me irritated that Peeta is wearing exactly the same outfit I am. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The magistrate followed, perfectly clean and looking incredibly irritated that he’d been disturbed and dragged to the farm. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z He didn’t seem to be outstandingly bright and many of his colleagues considered him little more than "an irritating buffoon." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “Yes, master,” I said, knowing my saying so would irritate him. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z I could tell he was still irritated, but not as much as he had been. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “Jean Louise,” he said dryly, “not much more than five per cent of the South’s population ever saw a slave, much less owned one. Now, something must have irritated the other ninety-five per cent.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He was more or less constantly irritated with everyone else. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z One day, irritated by the mockery, Fernanda wanted to know what Amaranta was saying, and she did not use euphemisms in answering her. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Maddy and me were used to it, but it irritated Ma every single time she was in the car. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z “My door is always open to the Ministry of Secrets,” said Werfel, irritated. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Our reminiscences were interrupted by an irritated cluck. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z When I reached the foyer, I stabbed at the intercom button to stop the irritating blare before it woke up the whole house. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z "You were right about Sidana. That rhyming does get irritating real quick." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He explained to me, in a bloody irritating whisper, that he personally had no objection to smoking, but that, alas, the school’s policy was against smoking in the instructors’ room. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The smile on Garvey’s face irritated Cole as he pulled the gloves off his sore and blistered hands. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Unlike Dasch, who was an overtalkative and irritating witness at his trial, the government had asked Burger to be a witness at other trials. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z I love her ferociously, and am frequently irritated by her. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She felt both useless and irritated by the uselessness. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She had little patience for Ginikas friends, most of whom were like that, their righteousness made her feel both irritated and lacking, but she was prepared to forgive Blaine's pieties. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z My therapist was Mary Fernandez, and I found her probing irritating. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “That’s definitely long overdue,” Rowan told him—speaking not like an apprentice, but more like an equal, which irritated the High Blade. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I notice that his voice sounds slightly irritated when the subject comes up. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Anyway, two seconds later, Ximena’s mom knocked on the door again, still sounding patient but also obviously a little irritated. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z And still they walked, Harry getting more and more irritated as he jogged along in their wake, checking his watch every now and then. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He sensed their need to extend sympathy to him, and this irritated him even more. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z It was not so bad, and he was not so irritated as he had once been in Seattle. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Use irritate to mean “inflame,” and use aggravate to mean “worsen.” Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I was just a little irritated by my friend. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z I started banging pots around, irritated just by the looks of that stupid red cover. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Mine was moving into irritated territory, his chair squeaking. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z My father stopped in the middle of the monologue he had been reciting for me and gave an irritated sigh. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And if the family before you even irritated the agent a little, it would affect you, so people in the waiting area would start to grumble. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “You looked so irritated that we were having a good time together. I was only trying to be nice.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The crowd became irritated and started shouting suggestions. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mrs. Trek isn’t here, dear. She’s gone for the rest of the day” The secretary looked irritated. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Feeling irritated, Ash forced herself to continue methodically untangling Ana’s hair from the ribbons and pins. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He seemed unfriendly, and had looked irritated when the boy had entered. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Jule expected the boyfriend would be irritated, but instead he grinned. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I felt angry at the guard, but I was even more irritated by my own powerlessness. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Thomas had to suppress a groan—this was getting irritating. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z That hiss, faint as it was, irritated the irascible gentleman, and sealed the culprit’s fate. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He had calculated on these first objections: he was not irritated by them. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z She climbs the ladder and restores the heavy Audubon volumes to their shelf one at a time, as though putting away something irritating. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z What irritates me most about him is his natural goodness, his inborn selflessness. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Which was vaguely irritating to Humperdinck because, to tell the absolute truth, torture was never all that high on his scale of passions, and he would just as soon have disposed of Westley right then. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z As she watched poor Margaret turn pale and loosen the braid, Penelope was overcome by a particular type of irritated feeling that is known as “having one’s feathers ruffled.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z When somebody had problems with garbage pickup or snow plowing or was irritated by a pothole, my dad was there to listen. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z And I hated the irritating and incessant cluck, cluck, cluck of our chickens. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Their thinly veiled condescension, their false validations irritated her. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He wanted to be irritated, but found that he was so relieved to be alive he could only smile. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z It was irritating to have Carter step in that way, as if he was coming to Archie’s rescue. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z From being mildly irritated, but interested, he was a little angry. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z His parents' constant badgering was starting to irritate him, and he told them he didn't want to talk about it anymore. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z “Kelton sits shotgun,” I declare, “because at least when he’s irritating, it’s informational.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Lyra was crying, and Asta was trying to comfort Pan, but the little ferret wouldn’t be comforted and burrowed closer around Lyra’s neck, only irritating her further. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I trotted down the basement steps, carefully stepping over Lucifer, who raised a single irritated eye. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Fie turned his head, irritated and in pain, and rubbed it on the carpet. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Her voice sounds familiar, especially when she is irritated. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z My mother’s fussing soliloquies always irritated and depressed us. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z He was beginning to irritate Phoebe, you could tell. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z The governor himself began to get irritated with Osborne over his repeated attacks on capital punishment—the warden made a point of being out of town whenever an electrocution was scheduled. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z One hand pulling her braids loose, the other searching the dresser drawers, she had just begun to get irritated when she felt it in her blouse drawer. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She had always seemed foolish to him, and often irritated him by picking silly quarrels. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z From the tone of her voice I knew she was highly irritated with my father. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “He’s saying we’re going to find our dad,” I tell the guy, because I’m getting irritated also. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z She was irritated by his comment about an intelligent person because it was, it had to be, about his wife, and she wanted to ask why he was telling her that. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He hadn’t meant to annoy her with talk about the dress—though it was outdated—nor had he known she’d be that irritated about not being invited to the feast, but... Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Not that they needed much more to irritate them. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Rather, it foists itself on the eye of the passerby in a manner that is both irritating and melancholy. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The only ones who even irritated him were the cavaliers, the high-bred, feathery, courtly ones who spoke like Englishmen and treated a man like dirt. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Within just a few minutes, Magdalys had gone from irritated to disappointed to bored to furious, and now she was sliding quickly toward despair. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Mortified and more than slightly irritated, Ben answered, “Back here, Dad.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman, clearly irritated, looks straight past me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Then he went outside, to pens where the animals were kept, and he came back into the wedding feast leading a large, extremely irritated billy goat. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z He said it with an air of superior knowledge that irritated both of us. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z It irritates me so much I taped this rule right above my doorknob. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The old folks are not irritated by crying babies. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked away from his son’s gaze, irritated. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He felt unfriendly toward them and irritated by their West Country accents. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She shakes her head as she speaks, irritated with having revisited this aspect of her past. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Megan looked irritated, even bored, her eyes sometimes wandering from the proceedings. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Marv admires his own humor and still persists with the key, which irritates me no end. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z For some reason it really irritates her that he eats so much cereal. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z As he set the table, he kept from glancing at the living room, although he could hear her laughter and Master’s voice, with its irritating new timbre. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z "The problem is me," he said, feeling irritated. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I was irritated with Annabeth for being so bossy, so rude to an old lady who’d just fed us for free. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Such impotence, such timidity in a grown man irritated the boy. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z For Jesse—careful to avoid language that suggested emotion, never angry but “irritated,” never hurt but “disappointed”—this came close to an expression of grief. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z While on a lantern-slide lecture tour of the United States, it was he who so notoriously quipped, “Because it is there” when an irritating newspaperman demanded to know why he wanted to climb Everest. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Hoping to lower the price they scatter insults over their sisters’ wares, like irritating handfuls of harmless gravel. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The sight of Johnny Tremain standing there in the lower hall doing nothing, good for nothing, irritated her. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z After delivering a brief lecture on the vagaries of grammar and syntax, calculated to irritate Burr, Hamilton went on the offensive. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The dismal drizzle caused the overhanging leaves to drip with irritating monotony. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z I squeezed in beside the irritated passengers, and checked to make sure that the button for level one had been pushed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He was suddenly irritated that he couldn’t go upstairs and sit in front of the computer. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “You have a mania for simplifying everything,” answered the Englishman, irritated. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well,” I said, trying not to sound irritated. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not a Carlos. It’s an Indian symbol,” she says, a little irritated, pushing his hand away. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The starched gauze or lace on the cotton dress irritated any embrace. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z A room full of irritated waiters turned their curious stares in her direction. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z She made a great show of enunciating her own sparkling s’s, and the effect was profoundly irritating. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z After stopping by a few taverns at random and not finding her, I walked back to the University, not knowing if I should be worried or irritated. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was, however, a small compensation, and when after several months my money ran out and I was looking again for a job, I found her exceedingly irritating to listen to. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Tommy, who was in the stream coming down, had stopped dead on the stairs with a big open smile that immediately irritated me. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to be annoyed at him, or at least mildly irritated, but I can’t. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Marlee,” said Pastor George finally, and he only sounded the tiniest bit irritated, “could you please tell me what’s going on?” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Rock dust, gritty and irritating, swirled around him, got in his eyes, his mouth, and his nose. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Thank you: that contents me for to-night. Now you had better go; for if you stay longer, you will perhaps irritate me afresh by some mistrustful scruple.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Worsening Kate’s mood, if that was possible, was a distant, irritating beeping sound, the erratic honking of a faraway horn. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z As for my parents, boy, do they think my every move is a deliberate plan to irritate them. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z It’s really starting to irritate me how she never leaves the house, how she smiles like the maid walking in every morning is the best part of her day. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z That was one of his tricks, whenever she was put off or irritated—changing the subject in the sweetest way possible. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Ophie dashed away her tears and turned to her mama, who was giving her a look somewhere between confused and irritated. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z It irritated her that most of the time I did. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I couldn’t roll over, so it was just an irritated me, the shag rug, and the smell of spilled sour soy milk in my face until I got rescued. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z It irritated him: her assuming that everything belonged to Master, her taking command of his kitchen, her ignoring his perfect jollof rice and chicken. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Part of me was irritated that you’d gone right ahead to bathe with the boys without me. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z In fact I feel irritated and can’t help wondering whether I could have gotten the same result without spending $30 and three days on detox and bloat. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z For the first time, Thomas thought Chucks personality had gone from mildly irritating to intolerable. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The materialism of domestic life and the excessive ministrations of his mother and his sister, who insisted on feeding and dressing him, irritated him, as did Alba’s fascinated pursuit. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The president was constantly given morphine, quinine, whiskey, and brandy, which likely irritated his already sensitive digestive system. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Feeling irritated, she resigned herself to another uncomfortable night on the boat. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z His voice went on without his willing it, making angry and irritating words. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z His parents would be irritated but not alarmed. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Empathy was the wrong tack, as it only seemed to irritate him. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z In less than a minute, he’d already pretty much irritated me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z August said it could make your fishing line float, your button thread stronger, your furniture shinier, your stuck window glide, and your irritated skin glow like a baby’s bottom. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I wasn’t sure if I was irritated or flattered. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Mother had no choice but to laugh at this ridiculous self-defense, which irritated Mrs. van Daan. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Loki irritated the goat even more by tying a strong rope tightly around its beard. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z And something underground—a buzzing, rumbling, irritated something. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z A lot of men who passed were irritated at not finding the beach just beyond the canal. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Well, I only thought you said ‘Taiwan’ because it sounds the same,” I argued, irritated that she was upset by such an unintentional mistake. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Making his way home, he resolved that he would hunt and shoot something, anything, to impress his family, especially his sisters, who thought he was a nuisance, beneath notice, as irritating as a fly. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z It had often irritated me, because my way had always been direct. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z But he turns around treading water and gives me this irritated look. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He could hear the vixen’s yips as she scuffled with her attacker, but they sounded more irritated than afraid. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Hermione was rather ostentatiously showing no interest in his whispered plans for forcing entry into the room, which irritated Harry, because he thought she might be a lot of help if she wanted to. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Rowan laughed at that, which just irritated them. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He was an old-timer and apparently had thought of a way to assuage his own irritating feelings of loss of control. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Most just swerved and looked irritated, as if they had to deal with a lot of ratty teenagers carrying old hippie women across the freeway here in Berkeley. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “I’ve told you how to make sense of that,” she said, her irritated tone indicating they’d had this particular discussion before. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The phrases irritated her, reminding her of countless hours spent huddled over her books, feeling as though they were only mocking her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Something about waking up cold, wet, and naked in a dog hospital had made me so incompliant and irritated. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z It was irritating, and it made me feel sly and alert. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The Chancellor gave him a vastly irritated look. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Donald Catt, already irritated over having to wait in line, completely loses his cool when the barista doesn’t know how to make the drink the way he likes it. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z In Africa, Gene had felt that C. J. was trying to run the show, and it irritated Gene to no end. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My father has the irritating habit of saying the same thing whenever something bad happens. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “All faces get irritated from time to time.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z The irritating part is, after Miss Celia makes these stupid calls and hangs up the phone, she picks that receiver right back up. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z After leaving Devi’s I paced the streets of Imre, restless and irritated, trying to get my thoughts in order. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I have to push and elbow to make any headway, eliciting grumbles from irritated merchants and a shove from a hatchet-faced slaver. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Portia pulled at the rings on her ears until her lobes were irritated and purplish red. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z They frolicked in a melancholy way, half giddy with freedom and travel, half fearful and lonely and worried, and irritated too, having gotten along in China, but as the simplest of friends. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The soldier with the orange sighed heavily, as if she were really irritating him. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z An instant later she is confused and somewhat irritated. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I had begun to notice that my mother became irritated when I questioned her about whites and blacks, and I could not quite understand it. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z His teasing makes me blush again, which makes me irritated with myself. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Harry had to yell “Fairy lights!” before he woke them up, and when he did, they were extremely irritated. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He wasn’t afraid for his life now, just irritated that this fink had wasted his time. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The way I met her, this Doberman pinscher she had used to come over and relieve himself on our lawn, and my mother got very irritated about it. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z I’m real irritated for a bunch of reasons. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z As much as Antairis irrational resistance to the Day of Sacrifice had irritated Gherland to no end, he felt they had lost something when Antain resigned, though he couldn’t say exactly what. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z On the side of the road stood a white marble statue—a life-size muscular man with curly hair, no arms, and an irritated expression. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She glanced down, irritated by his touch, surprised to see how it jutted out; she did not know she had lost so much weight. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “You know what I mean,” Mola said, irritated. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They have the irritating habit of believing they are as important as you are to the story. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I always remember him being real quiet and kind of irritated. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z I didn't know if that were true or not, but Henrik had an irritating way of sounding official since his father was connected with the government His face was round and he was chubby. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Passers-by were irritated and looked up angrily when a bag just missed them but they did nothing about it, accepting the fact that poor children had a custom of celebrating the Fourth that way. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z After about four minutes the telephone rang shrill and insistent, that irritating, monotonous note of a long-distance call. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Violet wore the same dress each time and Alice was irritated by the thread running loose from her sleeve, as well as the coat lining ripped in at least three places she could see. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, you’re the irritating kind. Couldn’t you be useful? You wouldn’t have to repaint the shingles. You’d only have to repaint the, you know, painted parts.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I clenched my jaw, suddenly irritated by how hard she was pushing me. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The almost upright small ostrich feather in her hat, which had irritated Mr. Samsa during her entire sendee, swayed lightly in all directions. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z The Red Cross irritated Ugwu; the least they could do was ask Biafrans their preferred foods rather than sending so much bland flour. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Then he’d dug in his pocket for a stick of Juicy Fruit—first his shirt pockets, next, vaguely irritated, his pants. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z There are a number of others in the sand with me, it’s too crowded and we’re getting irritated with each other. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z But with an irritating burst of activity he gestured for another card and wrote: WHO . Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He gave Lily an irritated look, but she was still pretending to watch the teacher. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Pantalaimon found this irritating, and as a wolverine he snapped at one girl’s squirrel daemon who was just lying across her shoulder whimpering faintly. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I came out of the locker room ready to work, and Sam gave me an irritated look. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It irritated him to hear his own mentor talk about the Shetani with any kind of respect or admiration. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The nickname had irritated and pleased her at the same time. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He was irritated and jumpy, like a firework throwing off sparks. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I can’t help it, but I feel irritated with him again. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z But when my father picked up the telephone on the sixth or seventh ring, his voice, beery and irritated, gave me a hard, dry feeling in my throat and I hung up. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z When they let her fall behind, she was irritated they didn’t wait up. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z All three of the Gaunts seemed to have forgotten Ogden, who was looking both bewildered and irritated at this renewed outbreak of incomprehensible hissing and rasping. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Their laughter irritated Perry; he especially disliked Mr. Bell’s outbursts—hearty barks that sounded very much like the laughter of Tex John Smith, Perry’s father. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Two very irritated dogs lunged at his cage with open jaws. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Lillian Woodward played the hymn like a dirge, and there is nothing like playing a march like a dirge to irritate a congregation. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z He seems a bit irritated that his authority has been undermined by the parrot and the swabby. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z After a moment, he left, but not before blowing out my lamp, which irritated me no end, as I was not allowed to keep matches in our bedrooms. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z They seemed irritated when he told them it was exactly the same. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Blackjack,” I said, relieved but a little irritated. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The closer I get to home, the more irritated with myself I feel. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The condition that arises when the muscle that connects the kneecap to the shin bone becomes irritated due to overuse, especially from jumping activities. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z And I noticed I didn’t feel angry at all with them any more; just hugely irritated with Moira. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “So,” he said, irritated, “people saw you two together.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z When he saw them, his face changed from frightened and whiny to frightened and irritated. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z She sighs, evidently irritated that she took the chance to answer her own phone. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z In the little parlor she could hear, without raising her eyes, Theodora’s small irritated tappings and the quiet sound of the chessmen being set down. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Until that point, I’d been in a perfectly okay mood, and had been pleased to see Ruth, but now I was irritated. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z But as the picketing showed no signs of stopping and as the messages on the placards grew more militant, the president became increasingly irritated. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Perhaps Johnny’s tyranny during the week had irritated the old gentleman—who never believed it made the least difference to anyone when anything was finished. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z That irritates me even more because I see the pity in her face. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z With an irritated switch of his tail, he spun around and slunk over to the narrow kitchen table. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Devi was not one to be rushed, if I tried, it would only irritate her. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I had been feeling irritated lately, but Vega had really tried it with me. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z It feels like years before he’s settled at a table between June and Nora inside a Buckingham Palace ballroom for the reception banquet, and he’s irritated enough to be a little reckless. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The bright glare of the spotlight made him turn away finally; the dripping water tap was louder and almost unbearably irritating. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z It irritated him when grownups resorted to student language like put down. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Visibly irritated, the man in the passenger seat unfolded a map of Long Island. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z At first Dad was irritated, because he thought one of the older children was butting in. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “Lord,” I say, getting irritated all over again. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Maybe she was just irritated with him in general. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Generally your average troll would be at the very least irritated by the ultra-high-frequency tone. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The princess waited with an irritated face, and as soon as they neared her, she walked down the hall again. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z And she was perpetually irritated by Joe and his teenaged friends and their makeshift bands, out on the wide front porch, making a racket day and night. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Now I realized it was more of an irritated bleat. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He couldn’t eat bread and cheese, and it irritated him that Rab could. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Luke looks irritated, like Polly beat him to the punch line of a joke he was trying to tell. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I kept walking to my class and pretended not to hear Jack’s irritating voice. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He saw a grim face settle on Mrs. Torrance, and he was certain she was irritated with him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It could make you think he was examining an X-ray of your soul or, if you were irritated with him, that he imagined he was examining one. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Even though Shirley Boon, with her big know-it-all smile, kind a irritate me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Not that they needed understanding—young people were the same in every generation—but this cockiness, this refusal to take seriously the gravest questions of their lives, nettled and irritated her. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Although aggravate is widely used to mean “vex” or “annoy,” sticklers find this irritating. ago/since. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z When sprayed, the colonies disperse as the mites, irritated though not killed by the chemicals, scatter out in search of places where they will not be disturbed. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Most of the time he was simply irritating: for example, in his ill-informed and frequent tirades against the Catholic Church. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Knowing Babbage was a middle schooler just like them made her all the more irritated that he or she had poached Tom Sawyer. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z At last one of them, an evil-tempered man, became irritated and gave him a blow. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He still had the same snarky attitude as when he had impersonated Brer, and it didn’t irritate me any less. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Hermione frowned at the floor while he was speaking; he felt irritated at her, afraid that she might give the game away. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z They were small, these creatures, with dead-looking eyes and gray-white faces, and yet in some ways they were like us, except ridiculous and, at the same time, mysteriously irritating, like rats. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The way in which they all blew the smoke from their cigars out of their noses and mouths in particular led one to conclude that they were very irritated. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z The medical profession is unconsciously irritated by lay knowledge. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Hearing him referred to in that way irritated me even more, if that were possible. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “No,” Leah said, looking irritated but getting tears in her eyes at the same time. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Knowing Babbage was a middle schooler just like them made her all the more irritated that he or she had poached Tom Sawyer. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The whole process took a lot longer than I imagined it would, and the smell of chemicals irritated my eyes and nose. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “I’m perfectly able to do my share,” said Eilonwy, who had not stopped being irritated at him since the afternoon. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z He didn’t bother to sit up as his mother entered, which irritated her further. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Honestly, nothing could be better for us at this point than for her to get really irritated with me like mothers are supposed to get with their daughters. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z She began to move away from me, visibly irritated, as if I were playing a prank. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z All of a sudden it seemed like everybody and their cousin had started to irritate me. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “Gone, gone,” the old woman replied with a crabby shrug, irritated by his persistence, her low wail growing louder. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z That irritated Hicks and he didn’t know why. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Her voice sounds irritated and impatient, like some of Dad’s tenured colleagues at school who Dad says are just counting the days till retirement. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “What we need,” said Wednesday, suddenly, “is snow. A good, driving, irritating snow. Think ‘snow’ for me, will you?” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “Listen, I’ve had an exceptionally irritating couple of days, my head hurts in ways you don’t have the full wit to understand, and I have a friend who might be in trouble.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I wondered if I had been so irritated with Branwell that day on the bridge because I had felt left out. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Cob demanded, slapping his hand down on the bar, plainly irritated. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But Boori Ma preferred to think that what irritated her bed, what stole her sleep, what burned like peppers across her thinning scalp and skin, was of a less mundane origin. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Oppie irritated Strauss by dithering over the offer for months without replying. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z First, Richard was irritated at the thought that he still was a foreigner who could be attacked, and then he felt grateful for Madu’s concern. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Okay, these were mostly trivial things, but I got more and more irritated with her. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “But to me, I’m afraid, you will always be Tom Riddle. It is one of the irritating things about old teachers. I am afraid that they never quite forget their charges’ youthful beginnings.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “I don’t,” I said, growing more irritated by the second. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Pinch was the quickest, the boldest, the most irritating of the boys in all of the camps. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z But Pauling abhorred this direct mechanism and was especially irritated by the suggestion that it was supported by quantum mechanics. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z The Lord Commander took no notice of the irritating bird. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I scrambled out, irritated, wondering why parents never answered questions but seemed to have all the answers. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The allegation, which was untrue, irritated the detectives into expounding very convincing denials. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Adam became a little irritated with the questioning. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They were somewhat irritated to discover within a few days that telescopes were becoming widely available and that Galileo had taken them for a ride. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The result was that I spent the day being irritated and jealous while acting unconcerned. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And if the book was irritating, as the old man had said, the boy still had time to change it for another. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The wind was a proud being, and it was becoming irritated with what the boy was saying. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “You will irritate them. You will have them against you.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z But something about Buster Friendly irritated John Isidore, one specific tiling. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The irritating thing was that in the racket of voices Winston could hardly hear what Parsons was saying, and was constantly having to ask for some fatuous remark to be repeated. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z She seemed irritated by my question and gestured vaguely toward the hall, asking, “Where else do you think?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The voice on the other end is irritated but, thankfully, belongs to Marv. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z The two men exchanged some words in Arabic, and the bar owner seemed irritated. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Sitting to the left of the Chancellor, Master Rhetorician Hemme made a disgusted noise at my comment, earning him an irritated look from the Chancellor. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “What if a dozen people told you, with perfect earnestness, that shamble-men were out in the fields, eating—” “Of course I wouldn’t believe them,” my father said, irritated. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z That was why, that afternoon I was reading Daniel Deronda on the grass and Ruth was being irritating, I decided it was time someone pointed it out to her. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z They are intensely irritating, but one learns to accept them. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z But he didn’t, and all we could catch was the odd irritated mutter about the students who already lived there. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Watching Nikhil sign the receipt, she feels cheap all of a sudden, irritated that they have to leave such a generous tip though there had been no real reason to fault the waiter’s performance. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He laughed, a raspy chuckle that irritated my ears like forks scraping against plates. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z And there was a red irritated rim around his eyes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Hungry by the time a plate was finally laid in her lap, Celaena became a bit more than irritated when the captain did not immediately remove her irons. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She looked at him and even his reasonableness began to irritate her. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I felt my face grimacing in the way Finny’s did when he was really irritated. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Charlie huffs, and I can tell he’s getting irritated that he’s being misunderstood. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Odenigbo’s chewing irritated her, his bulging cheek and the grinding motion of his jaw. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Dad takes his seat at his spot at the head of the table, for the moment oblivious to Mom’s irritated overtures, and begins making incisions in his ham. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “I wasn’t referring to my most recent near-death experience,” I said, growing irritated. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Sticky, irritated that Kate hadn’t been frightened in the dark drain, was inclined to be skeptical. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z There was an irritated sigh, and Thyon stood back from the door. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He looked bored and irritated, probably frustrated to be stationed far from the fun of the Hringkalla festivities. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z In Theodore’s words, they were all “very much irritated by the harrowing experience.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Such a public revelation only brought about irritating questions. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “This is an important book, but it’s really irritating.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The lazy apprentice bursting in, happy for the first time in two months, irritated her. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z For the first time since we sat down, she doesn’t seem irritated or bored. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z That very feminine faithfulness of the girl irritated him, but he had not admitted this to himself. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She was irritated with Jason for having mentioned Hera, but she knew she shouldn’t blame him. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I study my hands, still wary of what he might have heard, and a little irritated too. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z My father was still looking at his hands as though he were faintly irritated by them. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I stood at the top of the stairs long enough to spot Julian waiting for me but not long enough to irritate Mrs. Korshak. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z The constable stood nearby, looking irritated and anxious. “... told you. I don’t have a license. I don’t need a license. Does a peddler need a license? Does a tinker need a license?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The sound came from inside her again, and this time it was an irritated growl that so matched her own frustration she thought she herself might’ve made it. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z She is irritated and peeved and just plain over it, over every metaphor from storm clouds to raging rivers, and she used to love metaphors. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z It irritated us that this girl couldn't even manage to pack. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “With the exception of some rather irritating posturing in bars, I don’t know if I’ve ever had anyone actually leap to my defense before.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She sighed, irritated by the smell and buzzing flies. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z For no reason but to irritate me, we get a heat wave in December. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Everything irritates me, and cheery people just make that worse. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z “I see you want to,” Laila said, irritated by this circuitous, playful accusation. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z And since she didn’t want to get into it, Rhonda said, “Nothing important,” which irritated her mother, just as it was intended to. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Sometimes people want to put Kenna in the rhythm-and-blues category, which irritates him because he thinks people do that just because he’s black. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He said this with such certainty that it irritated me. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I didn’t ask any questions about those two cats, just made sure I wasn’t the third, because Herman was a big, mean, irritated, angry, butt-kicking dude. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nothing more fun than an irritated grizzly bear,” I agreed, nodding. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The fixed, vacant, wooden stares of his two enlisted men were even more irritating than always. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Yeah,” said Harry, suddenly irritated, “and she’s seeing someone. Jealous type. Big bloke. You wouldn’t want to cross him.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Ernie blew breath like he always did when he was irritated. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z That’s why she often looked more like the Wicked Witch than a movie star—an impression reinforced by her irritating way of jabbing you with a finger the second before she said something to you. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z When he ventured to unbuckle the cumbersome sword, Eilonwy opened one eye, made an irritated face, and pulled the blade away from him—with more determination than he had expected. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z A training officer named Hill told us that our job would be unusually difficult, because “OJTs irritate inmates.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He shrieked at the top of his voice in a way he knew was irritating. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Also imagine that no matter how rude, unhappy, irritated, or ornery the voices are on the other end of the line, these young Indians are incessantly and unfailingly polite. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z He could read ten years beyond his level, do math that left Tam Lin bewildered—and irritated—and speak both English and Spanish fluently. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Sierra could feel that Wick was close, but it irritated her to no end that she could find everyone else in the building except him. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I was worried and irritated by the time Mama returned. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “I thought you were supposed to be pretending I don’t exist, not irritating me to death.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Anyway, I was thankful Vega wasn’t here to see Sunny like this or he would’a irritated her. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Normally, I would be irritated, but I’m so out-of-my-brain ecstatic, it amuses me. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Tam Lin got so irritated by it, he put his fist right through the wood. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Which only irritated the photographer and made the shoot take even longer, since I wasn't supposed to smile in the picture. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z She was still irritated with her brother about the invitation, but she needed him, she wanted a share in his freedom. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z But she didn’t want Aunty Ifeka, or Arize, or even the neighbor to know that the smoke irritated her eyes and throat or that the sight of the cockroach eggs nauseated her. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Clothing questions irritate me after so many years of Mother hounding me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The elf responded to his brother with short, irritated gestures. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Franny saw that he was irritated, and to what extent, but, for the moment, with equal parts of self-disapproval and malice, she felt like speaking her mind. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z The sight of the baby birds irritated Cole. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z As a journalist, she was no stranger to being hung up on, but this time irritated her more than most. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He extricated a cigarette, offered one to Joe, who declined, and to Koontz, who just batted the air irritatedly by way of refusal. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Already irritated by this lapse, she was further disenchanted by the woman’s delicate frame. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned to look at me again, his expression irritated. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z As irritated as I was by all this, deep down I was beginning to grasp what my parents already knew: no matter which path I chose, I'd be giving up something. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z They looked up, obviously irritated by the interruption. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He’d even been grateful for the message broadcast, which was so irritating and made it so difficult to concentrate that he’d had no space left over in his brain to worry about Sticky. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I don’t tell him that spicy food will irritate his ulcers. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z That alone was enough to make Percy irritated. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Every now and then they would say something that irritated him and then together they would shout, ‘Johnny’s mad.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z All the stress of the day is starting to get to me, and I’m suddenly so irritated with the world. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z For a moment I'm scared Rani is still irritated with the woman, but as always, Rani's anger bubble has floated away. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Professor McGonagall’s irritated voice cracked like a whip through the Transfiguration class on Thursday, and Harry and Ron both jumped and looked up. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I knew right away he was going to talk about Maman again, and at the same time I could feel how much it irritated me. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z It was irritating and frightening all at once, for she sensed that this presence was not benevolent. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Hermione irritated the rest by fussing about how her tortoise had looked more like a turtle, which was the least of everyone else’s worries. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “Mama, I been up since nine yesterday morning,” he explained, sounding irritated and tired. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z But from my observation of Mr Farraday over these months, he is not one of those gentlemen prone to that most irritating of traits in an employer - inconsistency. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z He sounded irritated about it, whoever he was. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z She complains to Theo that Vincent is stubborn, irritating, “more of a wooden lion than ever and is very annoyed at the preparations.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Jack checked, vaguely irritated by this irrelevance but too happy to let it worry him. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “This is what I do,” Chronicler said, irritated. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Thoughts of what he should have done instead of just plunging in, fruitless as they were, irritated him so that they kept him moving until he made it to the other side. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Kosi patted his thigh under the table, as though to calm him down, which irritated him. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He found that he was irritated with complete strangers. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “Stop being so...Peach-like! Sometimes you irritate the hound out of me!” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I was the one who needed the most work, and Navid was the only one who didn’t seem irritated about it. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “Ash, go and clean something,” her stepmother said, irritated. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Then in an irritated tone, the major said, “Take off your cap.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “So you are trying to irritate me to death? Since Tyler’s van didn’t do the job?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z But I could not smile, and the ease with which he accepted the misfortune irritated me. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I was becoming irritated, and I could see that Algernon, upset by the smoke, the buzzing, the unaccustomed surroundings, was moving around in his cage nervously. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “That’s what irritates me the most. If East River is so great, why were they leaving?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z If he irritated Papa, he would stop talking. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z This would irritate my father, who could not stand any noise, especially when he was tired from work, which was most of the time. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He looked up from a ledger, his expression vaguely irritated. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z His voice was amused and irritated at the same time. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He seemed a bit irritated and then, he said, “Ag, you’re Nelson Mandela, and this is Cecil Williams, and you are under arrest!” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Nailer wanted to ask more about the nature of Knot’s loyalty, but he was afraid of irritating the creature. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “I made a few changes, sir. If you turn it on you’ll see—” Kilvin made a low sound that could have been an amused chuckle or an irritated grunt. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The petite men at the front of the crowd were the most irritated. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He felt that it was sort of irritating to get this kind of advice from Gene— when he’s telling you the obvious, telling you what you already know. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was still irritated at the monster’s story, from the cheating and twisting way it went, none of which was any help at all. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z He let Citra do all the asking—mainly because the questions irritated Scythe Faraday, and he never answered them. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Her mockery irritated him, as did the speed with which she had absolved Major Madu of any responsibility for Major Udodi’s boorish behavior. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Oh, I do wish Achren had finished teaching it to me. I can almost make it out, but not quite, and there’s nothing more irritating. It’s like not finishing what you started out to say.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z She’s funny and tough and not nearly as irritating as most of the girls at school. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I batted away the irritating blows, ducking and dodging more of that sticky stuff. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I ran my light back and forth, then down and up, only managing to irritate an owl. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The boys didn’t do as many chores as the girls did, which irritated Liyana again. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Tyler is a boy in shop with me, and Julia knows how irritating I think he is. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “Mirjam said they liked to joke that they were like sisters. And royalty. To be honest—and I feel badly saying this—she was a little irritating about it.” Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He tapped his pen for another few moments before laying it down with a vastly irritated sigh. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In spring there would be irritating insects to brush from his face, but there would be fresh, sweet berries then, too. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z I wonder if I’m just noticing all the things about him that irritate me more than usual. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He knew he wasn’t being told the whole story, and it irritated him. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z They squeezed past irritated people who moved their legs this way and that to make space. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z There were no trails, and pressing through them was irritating. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z It irritated me that the Captain had never thought to tell, or chosen to tell Call and me about this adventure. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “That might irritate you. Try not to rub or it could end up in the back of your eye. Then we’d be looking into your head, and there’s nothing interesting in there, heaven knows.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I hope Hel loosens up a little—at least enough to forget that she was so irritated with me earlier. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I said, irritated that Sim of all people would presume to give me relationship advice. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The reggaeton music coming from the pisa y corre is both incredibly irritating and unbelievably catchy and motivating as I run. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Politicians would sometimes say provocative things—such as that his exoneration just proved the system works—which irritated and angered me. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Duke demanded, attempting, once again, to shake off the irritating plastic collar tied around his neck. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Of course, it’s always irritated me that my temple has freckles.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s hard not to be irritated about Uncle Max moving in. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “That is no answer; or rather it is a very irritating, because a very evasive one. Reply clearly.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The bandage around my head was rather irritating, but I decided to leave it on. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z One day in Arabic class she grew so irritated with the dull text, she ripped a whole page out of her book. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z This outburst does little but boost the boy’s status in the eyes of his friends, who take to devising ingenious ways to irritate Mr. Curran without giving themselves away. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z It irritated her, but she was ashamed to confess it, and now and then she tried to console herself by buying something pretty, so that Sallie needn’t think she had to economize. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z For this reason it irritated him when Twinkle insisted on wearing high heels, as she had done the other night when they ate dinner in Manhattan. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I guess I’m more irritated about how today has started than I realize, because Chelsea lets go of me and says, “What’s wrong?” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z That has to be one of the most irritating noises I’ve ever heard. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I was irritated enough to tell him, but then the black phone rang. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She's in her thirties, with regal features, two irritating twins, and a husband who publishes a ladies' magazine and spends so much time at work that I've met him only once. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z They’re anxious, irritated, and their irritation is turning on me like a spotlight. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Eleanor, listening outside the parlor door, heard the small irritating noises of Arthur settling down to be quiet. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Nigel, too, was irritating him, suddenly talking about the town houses Obinze was planning to build, how exciting the new architect’s design was. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I said, irritated, even though I knew there would be almost no traffic. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She continued pretending to remember nothing, and I got all the more irritated. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I frowned, irritated that something would spoil an otherwise perfect day. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She considers that, and is clearly waffling—irritated by the fact that she knows I’m right. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z It wasn’t perfect, but she was too irritated to keep trying. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite the archness of his tone—which normally would have irritated me—there was a melancholy undernote in his voice. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He was not angry, not even irritated, and he enjoyed his equanimity. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “That really irritates me,” Liyana muttered, “that he does one little thing and you act so grateful. I do things every day!” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Ifemelu sipped her drink and flipped through an art magazine, still irritated with him. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It had been a rough few days, so laughing with friends—no matter how weird or small or irritating they were—felt good. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She had sat in a few times, and she still remembered the meeting where irritated men and women talked about the northern schools not admitting Igbo children. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I startle awake from the dream, flustered and irritated with myself. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z More to avoid watching this irritating sight than anything else, Harry bent over the Half-Blood Prince’s book and turned a few pages with unnecessary force. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z These applications were called blisters, because they often irritated the skin enough to turn it a livid red. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “It has enough depth,” she said, irritated, but with the niggling thought that he was right. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Some music heads loudly bemoan the loss of this sound, irritating other music heads who see guitar nostalgia as a narrow-minded exaltation of old-white-guy rock over newer forms. Dave Grohl: A back-aching, coffee-guzzling, minivan-driving classic rocker 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z Despite the wait, though, “it would really irritate me to go around hoping the bees have done something,” Wright said. The iconic white snowdrop could be getting a new look (or many), thanks to breeders 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z “The reason it took so long is that it’s difficult, and that is a totally sufficient explanation,” Mantel said, sounding bewildered and slightly irritated. For Hilary Mantel, There’s No Time Like the Past 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z He was visibly nervous — and irritated by the chaos as well-wishers and prominent exiles welcomed him in speeches. An Old Master’s Song for the Nation That Broke His Heart 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z He was a scrivener of the irritating tics in relationships that blossom into epic annoyances. Perspective | Neil Simon was a funnyman who pleased himself by going deeper 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z “It’s an irritating period,” Mr. Nutt said of this extended phase. The Face on the Canvas and Other Mysteries 2011-03-11T15:35:16Z An exasperated suspect, tired of being politely browbeaten by Poirot, yells: “Why do you insist on referring to yourself in the third person? It’s intensely irritating.” ‘Agatha Christie’s Poirot’ Comes to an End 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z As such, it demands complete surrender to a vision that veers from bewitching to irritating, sometimes within the same scene. Review: ‘Swiss Army Man’ Is a Buddy Movie in Which One Pal Is Dead 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Wasn't it a little bit irritating, though, to discover that what he wanted to write – what he was good at writing – was exactly what his father was famous for? Joe Hill: Sympathy for the devil 2010-04-13T12:28:00Z “Like every cinema, we were irritated and upset by the minority of people running films for everyone else.” Ninjas Keep Noisy Theater-Goers In Line 2012-09-14T15:00:32Z “This is a surprise,” she said, before thanking her “irritating” manager and Mr. Weinstein for believing in her film. ?The Artist? and ?The Descendants? Win Golden Globes 2012-01-16T05:19:04Z Sometimes the lesions itch, bleed or get irritated by a belt or a bra strap, but for the most part, they’re simply an unwelcome reminder that there’s much in life that’s out of our control. Making Age Spots a Thing of the Past 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z Apple at first ignored these irritating complaints, but eventually issued a soothing "Letter from Apple regarding iPhone 4". If Apple wants to be a major player it needs to start behaving like one 2010-07-24T23:55:00Z May Amelia hasn't given up the tomboy ways that so irritate her Pappa, who wants her to be a proper young lady. Newbery-kissed writers offer winning new reads 2011-07-30T02:58:23Z More irritating than any problematic plot point, though, is the obviousness of the balancing act the show tries to pull off — there may not be a moral compass, but there’s a definite moral calculus. In ‘Game of Thrones’ Finale, a Breakdown in Storytelling 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z You know how irritating it is to watch TV in a hotel room? "This Show Is Insane!" And That Means It's Working. 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z Instead, what we have is this: an irritating collection of themeless paintings, big and small, occasionally raised or dropped by the wiring they hang from to reveal a new scene or situation. Mozart opera in Vienna is a mixed bag 2011-02-22T13:30:08Z Soon they realize they must wait for the story to arrive — how irritating. Standout New Picture Books 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z My husband takes it in stride, but it's beginning to irritate me. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Poking fun at her husband is, in fact, no fun 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z “I was waiting for a job in the Obama administration and didn’t want to say anything that would get me in trouble. She got irritated, and that irritated me.” Public-Service Driven, and Into Each Other’s Arms 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z With her irritating son finally in school, she’s free to do Pilates and wander through the grocery store appraising “cageless chickens, free-range beef, vegetables untouched by progress.” Review | The most surprising novel this year is a modern-day ‘Beowulf’ minus the macho hero 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z As soon as I forgot to be irritated by the characters in "Change of Plans," they made me laugh and then they made me cry. "Change of Plans": Dinner for cheaters 2010-08-28T00:30:00Z Meanwhile, worthy characters tend to be dreary, like Captain America, or plain irritating, like Poppy Cross. Arbitrage's villain takes advantage – why do we love it? 2013-03-04T13:07:12Z Were you irritated by Bill’s attempt to kill that story on him by exploiting so many stereotypes, and what purpose does that serve? 'Masters of Sex' Recap: Can Any Relationship Last? 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z I find this extremely irritating as I do my best to provide a consistent front, although I sometimes refuse to do so when I think she is being absolutely unreasonable and creating an unnecessary row. My wife is unhappy, and I don’t like our life together 2014-10-19T04:00:00Z "The thing about the genre that I think people might find surprising is the almost irritating, annoyingly positive effect that people singing together has," he said. 'Sing-Off' raises the bar by twice the harmonies tonight 2010-12-06T22:40:00Z He's also not entirely dissimilar from the version of Gibson captured in recorded rants, which comes across as both lazy from an acting perspective and disturbing in its capacity to unnecessarily irritate the audience. Don't check into Peacock's John Wick spinoff "The Continental," not even to check out Mel Gibson 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z George Martin said it was quite irritating; quite often music historians say it’s a bit tedious, a bit of fluff. ‘Sgt. Pepper at 50’ Artists on How the Beatles’ Album Inspired Them 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z Her youthful illness is worth mentioning only because it is representative of an irritated kind of appetite that undergirds her work. Books of The Times: Louise Glück: ‘Poems 1962-2012’ 2012-11-08T22:39:48Z Several audience members on Wednesday were visibly irritated; one man booed loudly at the end. Review: Maguy Marin’s ‘Les Applaudissements’ at Paris Opera Ballet 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z Tracy Flick, the irritating overachiever indelibly played by a breakout Reese Witherspoon, is a Republican. Election at 20: assessing the high school satire's brutal politics 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z Lucas has possibly hedged a bet that the fog of memory and time has obscured the Holiday Special just enough to not get too irritated by its continued availability via illegal channels. May the farce be with you: the Star Wars Holiday Special they want us to forget 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z I generally get a bit irritated when someone completely misunderstands what I'm doing. Though her purple hair shows no silver, Dame Edna prepares to retire 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z So you don't see Viviane unless her husband glances her way or an irritated rabbi stops to admonish her for continuing the case long after they've grown weary of it. In 'Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem,' unhappy and unequal 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z In early 1944 questions about what was happening in the camps to which Europe's Jews were being shipped began to irritate the Nazi leadership. Landscapes of the Metropolis of Death by Otto Dov Kulka – review 2013-01-25T07:00:02Z He shook his head, irritated that he gave up the secret so easily. Arts & Leisure: Chris Martin of Coldplay Discusses ?Mylo Xyloto? 2011-10-13T16:00:17Z Though this exorbitant name-dropping might irritate readers who aren’t invested in British theatrical history, it does provide a detailed backdrop for Smith’s ascent. ‘Maggie Smith’ review: The person behind the ‘Downton Abbey’ star 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z This gets me so irritated because good information is out there in plain sight. Seen Rain Man? That doesn’t mean you know my autistic son 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z “You might find him an irritating guest to have all summer.” Books of The Times: ‘The Long Voyage,’ a Collection of Malcolm Cowley’s Thoughts 2014-02-11T19:43:52Z There is an incessant, but not irritating, score that helps drive some of the action. Netflix's gorgeous "Dig" loses sight of its own discoveries in favor of soapy period melodrama 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z And it helps you understand why the notorious Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen would be inclined to poison and then dismember his profoundly irritating wife. A Victorian murderer, robots and a waiting room for heaven 2011-03-01T01:49:38Z The artist did not help his cause by telling a writer in 1956, “Women irritate me sometimes. I painted that irritation in the ‘Woman’ series.” Sacred or Sexist? After a Brazen Theft, Seeing de Kooning in a New Light. 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z Dream Drop Distance is pleasant on the eyes and the ears, and even at its most irritating, it’s endearing. Video Game Reviews: Reviews: Thomas Was Alone, NCAA Football 13, The Secret World, Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, Fieldrunners 2, Dyad 2012-08-07T16:20:18Z “It still irritates me when women say they prefer to live without running water or electric lights,” MacDonald wrote to her literary agent. The plucky author behind the classic Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle books 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z There were two hungry and irritated kids, there was a man washing broccoli, and a seething woman, exhausted from holding so much resentment. Dear David’s Wife, Can You Diagnose My Husband, Too? 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z When the conjunctiva gets irritated, the eye becomes itchy or painful. Ever wondered about pinkeye? 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z Mr. Fuentes-León, however, is irritated rather than flattered by such a comparison, which he finds “lazy” on the part of movie critics, as well as prejudiced. Director Helps Put Peru on the Film Map 2010-09-28T11:41:00Z Lanthimos shot much of the film with a hand-held camera, a device more irritating than purposeful. ‘Kinetta’ Review: Cryptic Seeds of Yorgos Lanthimos’s Imagery 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z "It is super tacky to attend someone’s wedding and not bring a gift. I would be irritated about it too." Bride rants about not receiving enough gifts, only having to write 30 thank you cards for 100 guests 2021-01-03T05:00:00Z “A Bigger Splash” One of the year’s biggest conversation starters, this “thriller” begged people to debate: Could Ralph Fiennes’ indelible character be any more irritating? Best films: The 10, OK 12, greatest films of 2016 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z Maybe the first lady is irritated with her husband or someone else, maybe she’s indifferent, maybe she’s thinking about the long plane ride home, maybe, just maybe, she’s recalling Nelson Mandela’s life and legacy. The media’s Michelle Obama problem: What a selfie says about our biases 2013-12-10T23:59:00Z It was irritating and grating to my nerves. "American Idol" recap: Sympathy for Mick Jagger 2010-03-17T14:49:00Z Comparing the phenomenon to diaper rash, Jaber adds that the masks themselves may also irritate skin simply by being in contact with the face for long periods of time. 'Maskne': Suffering from acne or breakouts under your mask? Here's what to do 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z “Whenever she wanted to irritate me,” he recalled, “she would say: ‘You need help. Jeffrey Deitch Has Big Plans Now That He's Left Los Angeles 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z But there’s really no way to critique a story’s ending without giving it away, which, according to my mail, is the single most irritating thing a reviewer can do. Perspective | What book has the most disappointing ending? Readers have many opinions. 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z The joined-up movements blur into overwrought soundtrack territory, and it is hard not to be irritated by the vacant and monotonously frenetic visuals. London Sinfonietta/Ad?s ? review 2011-02-17T17:08:05Z A confession to punching an irritating employee, for example, occasions no searching reassessment of the kitchen’s bullying culture. Who’s in the Kitchen: A Quartet of Culinary Narratives 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z Ray seemed a bit on the irritated side. Walking Up Lexington Avenue with Bob and Ray 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z Charette, who writes a blog called Roaming Nanny, says she tries to keep her cool when a seatmate does something irritating. Perspective | Stuck with an annoying airline seatmate? Here’s what you can do about it. 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z “The oils produced by fir trees can be irritating to a pet's mouth and stomach, causing excessive vomiting or drooling,” the site notes. Are Christmas trees safe for dogs and cats? What to know about the potentially hazardous holiday staple 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z They are the only ones that don’t irritate my eyes. | Kaley Cuoco 2011-02-07T18:55:20Z What develops is a quiet, moral comedy as Scott strives for greater and greater civility, which only irritates one of the women more. Review | Stephen King’s Halloween book is shockingly . . . heartwarming? 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z Napoleon himself is more forceful — still irritating but less hangdog. Television Review: ?Napoleon Dynamite,? Animated Series on Fox - Review 2012-01-14T01:49:07Z The show-within-a-show conceit can get irritating pretty fast, making a museum exhibition feel like an erratic art fair rather than a considered look at the art of an age. 'Made in L.A.' best in show: 5 must-see pieces at the Hammer biennial 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z However, Mrs Brown – and some other NTA winners – remind us that viewers are a crucial part of the TV equation and should be listened to – even when what they say is sometimes irritating. National Television Awards: the populist choice, for good or ill 2013-01-24T10:57:30Z Most passengers took a good-natured approach to the delay, but some were irritated. Racism label should not deter British police from FGM fight, says officer 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z This is very irritating to me on several levels. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Finding the answer to a couple’s communication woes 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z The lack of clarification on this issue is irritating at best. True Grit trailer shootout: John Wayne v the Coen brothers 2010-10-06T09:08:00Z Or it’s just another irritating reminder that the future of TV will be unremittingly niche and, for consumers, involve more extractions from the wallet. Review | Does fascinating techno-thriller ‘Devs’ hold the key to FX’s streaming future? 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z Historical fiction often proves an irritating hybrid, but in her second novel, Priya Parmar mostly succeeds in inhabiting the voices of Virginia Woolf, her sister Vanessa Bell, and various members of the Bloomsbury group. Stephen May’s ‘Wake Up Happy Every Day,’ and More 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z Marilyn’s difficulty with dialogue was as irritating to her colleagues as her habitual tardiness. America’s original California girl 2012-08-06T20:33:00Z How about: obvious, exuberant, unfashionable, twee, un-self-conscious, irritating, even a little desperate? The 50 dorkiest songs you secretly love 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z Both a mile long in the broadcasting tooth, both irritating and inspiring in equal measure, both rooted in and formed by their chosen music. Rewind radio: The Beatdown with Scroobius Pip; Phil Williams; Afternoon Drama: Kokomo – review 2013-06-08T17:00:01Z But he stretched his few fresh moves over many exhaustively productive decades, turning them into irritating tics. Art Review: Alfred Stieglitz at the Metropolitan Museum - Review 2011-10-13T22:23:17Z But though possessing an unfortunately arch and irritating narrator, each episode involves a different group of people. On BBC America's reality series 'Come Dine With Me,' average folks compete to be the best dinner host 2010-07-13T21:47:00Z But he identified "an irritating and highly self-serving argument that appears in various forms … This seems to be an attempt to delegitimise all religious discourse." Book reviews roundup: Sex and the Citadel, Life After Life and The God Argument 2013-03-15T16:00:02Z These odd dramatic slivers are a bit like listening to the curious twists of someone else's dream: absolutely uninvolving, and a bit irritating after a while. Short Shrifts – review 2012-07-04T17:12:41Z My husband complains that he hates his job, he doesn’t help much with our child — she’s very attached to me, which is a sore point — and is irritated that I’m “always tired and angry.” Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A stay-at-home mom feels abandoned by friends and family 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z Instead of being anxious that people would be irritated by “that one fat lady on the trip,” she was comforted knowing she’d most likely be with people who accepted her. New Tours Mean No More FOMO for Plus-Size Travelers 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z His righteous authority is made all the more irritating by what he is wearing: an impeccable aqua parka, with a round red-white-and-blue patch depicting the Arctic Circle on the sleeve, like a badge for orienteering. The Rise of Canada Goose’s Hollywood-Friendly Coats 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z Some longtime fans of the “Star Wars” series were clearly irritated by the prospect of another incarnation of the films they will have to pay to see all over again. Jar Jar Binks, Coming at You in 3-D 2010-09-29T22:27:00Z Great at bringing their more playful, loving, earlier selves to life, equally good at exposing their irritated, not so forgiving sides. With 'The One I Love,' a relationship gets trippy 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z Citizens were possibly even irritated when Baltimore received rich dramatic excavation in “The Wire” before their own city had even been skimmed. Television Review: Stirring Chicago?s Corruption Stockpot 2011-02-06T20:30:11Z At nine in the morning, our driver walks to the back of his bus and asks with an irritated wrinkle of his nose, "Somebody burning incense back here?" Todd Rundgren: 'What I'm doing isn't even really music' – a classic interview from the vaults 2013-03-13T13:01:33Z Here's one: picture a pencil, then an irritating golden robot called Mr Chips comes and cuts the sharp end off … pointless! The Village; Arne Dahl – The Blinded Man; Catchphrase – TV review 2013-04-08T06:00:19Z The 19th-century winter's tale Master And Man becomes a road trip through mountainous, credit-crunched Colorado with a would-be property investor and his irritating driver. This week's new films 2012-12-22T00:05:00Z Why was Ms. Mitchell so irritated by the parallels drawn to Monet? A Pioneering Artist and Her Nemesis, Side by Side 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z “Then create a barrier between the irritated skin and whatever’s rubbing.” If you get blisters when you break out the sandals and hiking boots, we’ve got advice 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z Visibly irritated after his appearance, Jeremih could only fume briefly on the drive back to Manhattan for his second show. Jeremih’s ‘Late Nights’ Receives Less Fanfare Than He’d Expected From Def Jam 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z “When people say ‘stick to fashion,’ and I get a lot of that on social media, it irritates me to no end,” Ms. Burch said. Why Voting Is in Fashion 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z This part of the documentary really irritated me, and again, I want to emphasize that I love so much of the documentary, but there were key parts that just rubbed me wrong way. New Mister Rogers film downplays his radical edge: “His work was deeply political” 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z I am able to ignore his irritating affectations and pretence at being bish-bosh working class. Jamie Oliver's 30-minute meals are an affront to cooking 2010-12-22T13:30:00Z But they don’t, and that’s just the first of many irritating little nits one could pick with the latest “Star Wars” film. The “Star Wars” fandom menace: The glaring emotional blind spots that power “The Force Awakens” 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z Hunter, who is well named, is irritated when his brothers, no slouches in the hunting department, don’t share his unflagging energy for the sport. ?American Stuffers? Family: Warm Hearts and Freeze-Dried Pets 2012-01-12T00:44:55Z Currently, green characters tend to be portrayed as irritating, quirky or odd, just as we need to be normalising green behaviours as a way of life. The missing ingredient in fighting climate change: positive fictional role models 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z Mr. Roma, along with Singh’s many other devoted pals, accepted these irritating quirks as the price of his invigorating companionship. Seeing India Through a Contemporary Lens 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z Dillane, who played the heroic heroin addict Nick Clark in “Fear the Walking Dead,” is Danes’s match as the callow but sensitive Luke, hitting the right mix of irritating and endearing. ‘The Essex Serpent’ Review: Claire Danes, the Disrupter 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z With thousands dead and the food infrastructure in ruins, this territorial jewel suddenly curdled into an irritating burden on the U.S. treasury. Review | ‘The Taste of Sugar’ offers a thrilling look at Puerto Rico’s history through the tale of one couple’s struggle to survive 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z A legal fight over the oft-maligned boots irritates Australians, including the prime minister, who say too many of famous names are taken by others. In Cuba, Patching Together 2017-10-07T04:00:00Z I was irritated that—and it seems incredible that she would do this—she would put on an expert witness and spend four to six hours examining them just on the subject of their credentials. Bill James, True-Crime Obsessive, on the Genre’s Enduring Importance 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z That didn’t work either; the more I irritated the thing in my ear, the more pain it caused me. Experience: A cockroach got stuck in my ear 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z This element of the book is, to be perfectly honest, irritating and a little bit dumb. Winner of the Prix Goncourt, 'Compass' by Mathias Enard is brilliant and frustrating 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z Granted, it’s still the 1950s, and she’s pretty clueless about the ramifications of her husband’s research, but she’s quite irritated by his obsession with it. 'Masters of Sex' Recap: Doing Your Own Dirty Work 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z I get slightly irritated by the word “bonkers.” ‘Being a Beast’: He Lived (and Ate) With Badgers and Foxes 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z I get that their worries may be irritating or hurtful to you. Should We Lie to My Parents? 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Cardi B — perhaps irritated, perhaps mindful of the recent incidents — hurled her microphone back in the direction from which the water came. As Objects Fly Onstage, Stars Become Part of the Audience’s Show 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z After a while, the whole thing becomes a bit like a low-level headache: tolerable but increasingly irritating, and cured ultimately by sleep. Mark Kermode's DVD round-up 2012-06-16T23:05:42Z So without getting into the elusive, irritating question of “urban authenticity,” perhaps it is time to broaden the definition of cities to recognize those differences. Invasion of the faux cities 2012-09-22T15:59:00Z “Sometimes it gets a little irritating when I have business to do,” he said, “and I get, ‘Wait, take your picture?’ Television: Redeeming Value of the Reality Show ?Pawn Stars? 2010-06-05T01:56:00Z He gets in on the act, groping one of the sister’s breasts, until the intoxicating moment abruptly ends, and she shoos him away like an irritating insect. Review: Mozart Reimagined in a Violent, Racist World 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z One morning, after several days of interviewing with The Post — both in California and in Bray — she shows up for breakfast feeling irritated and raw. Sinead O’Connor is still in one piece 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z Comedians, or, as Seinfeld puts it, people who wake up “irritated by the world” and are “able to articulate” why, are basically the only people worth talking to. Listen to Jerry Seinfeld tell David Letterman a joke that only comedians will get 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z “If you are irritated by every rub, how will you ever get polished,” one of them goes. The Erasure of Islam from the Poetry of Rumi 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z It’s pleasantly innocuous at first riding shotgun with these two but I found myself progressively irritated by their lack of curiosity about the places they visit. ‘The Trip to Greece’ Review: Men of Twists, Turns and Familiar Jokes 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z An ER doctor appeared irritated by the diagnosis and attempted to stitch up a self-inflicted leg wound without an anesthetic. Are sexual abuse victims being diagnosed with a mental disorder they don't have? 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z "But it irritates me that art has become so popular." Rachel Whiteread: 'I couldn't say no. It felt right to do this one' – interview 2012-07-07T19:19:01Z She added: “It was never a matter of making myself write. It was a matter of being terribly irritated when anything else got in the way.” Sally Field Talks About Her Life ‘In Pieces’ 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z The foyers of the David H. Koch Theater are lined by irritating posters of company dancers looking as if they were modeling casualwear or, in some cases, underwear. Critic?s Notebook: In City Ballet?s Fall Season, a Need for Surprises 2011-10-12T17:07:24Z I must say that such signs of relief are a bit irritating, and short-sighted. Plays and the percentages: what do the arts cuts figures really mean? 2010-10-27T16:32:00Z This is that irritating question again: if you could have no eyes or no ears which would you chose to lose? Laurie Anderson Needs Your Help Finding an Image From Balzac 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z Instead, as titularly advertised, “Girls” is about girls, and the fact that they do make connections – emotional, intimate, irritating, satisfying, pleasurable, lasting. When anti-violence backfires 2012-06-02T15:00:00Z After more than a year of fairly irritating publicity stunts featuring Patrick Stewart, McKellen has finally found a project that taps into his energy without being cloying. Ian McKellen’s “Vicious” is the most realistic gay comedy we’ve seen in a long time 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z “When I saw him, I kept thinking how irritated I was that I hadn’t brushed my hair or put makeup on,” she said. Rave Reviews and a Surprise Ending for a Broadway Star 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z Like its author, "Hitch-22" is entertaining, thought-provoking and sometimes irritating, but with the depth to make up for the latter. 'Hitch-22': the unvarnished, unapologetic Christopher Hitchens tells all 2010-06-22T00:12:00Z I might go a little further: The first half of the movie treads the boundary between mildly irritating and completely unbearable. Review: ‘The Walk,’ High-Wire Bravado at World Trade Center 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z Later, she finds herself the friend and protector of an irritating younger girl, who wants to share a riddle with their other friends. Star-Crossed Friends in Ancient Greece 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z Only they are portraying those same irritating teen characters. Review: ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’ Has Dwayne Johnson as a Nerd 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z With only one episode of Any Given Wednesday under his belt, Bill Simmons has already figured out exactly how to maximally irritate. Review: HBO’s 'Any Given Wednesday' Brings Out the Worst in Host Bill Simmons 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z And once they pick up on it, he truly believes that they go out of their way to irritate him. My boyfriend is paranoid 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Myers as George is a treat and a revelation — from posture to timing to facial expressions, he fully inhabits the fellow and transforms his irritating qualities into a kind of charm. Sparkling performances buoy revival of British comedy ‘On Approval’ 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z It is installationy without being irritating and provides much by way of the requisite Great British lavatory humour. In bed with Charles II and George III 2013-03-29T07:00:11Z The improvisatory rhythm can be intoxicating or irritating, depending on how you like to eat. Estela Partners Aim to Make Lightning Strike Twice 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z But, as a writer, the trend irritates me, too. Hacked off: why screenwriters need to stop writing about reporters 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z “That was what we needed — the idiot you’re still kind of attracted to, and yet exceptionally irritated by.” Clark Gregg Directs and Stars in ‘Trust Me’ 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z Speaking at the Henley literary festival, Hawking added: “I found that very irritating and I didn’t want it to happen. Don’t ever believe what you see in films.” Stephen Hawking's first wife intensifies attack on The Theory of Everything 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z But you can’t ignore those words, and the more they come to feel like branding, the more irritating they can be. Critics? Choice: New CDs by LCD Soundsystem and Band of Horses 2010-05-16T22:45:00Z Its stand remains empty, beside four other red and pink dog statues, an irritating reminder of the crime every time a deputy’s car drives by. West Hollywood loses bright-pink dog 2013-06-29T21:23:28Z "He made a lot of complaints and irritated a lot of people." No jail for NV ex-jailer in 'Girls Gone Wild' case 2010-03-15T23:42:00Z But he doesn’t easily warm to her and often finds her irritating, as when she assumes that he got into Princeton because he’s black. Sex, consent, gender, race: A potent cocktail in 'Actually' 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z A Kaleidoscopic Cave Pulsing With Energy Animal Collective perches itself between irritating and exhilarating — an unstable position that demands frequent readjustments. Music Review: Animal Collective at Terminal 5 2012-12-06T21:40:00Z His compositions turn irritating noise into appealing sound, with artworks doubling as instruments and old junk becoming musical sculpture. Artist of the week 130: Haroon Mirza 2011-03-18T15:30:49Z Bathing tobacco leaves in a sugar solution produces less irritating smoke; it is easier and more pleasant to inhale. Why sugar is bad for you 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z The new Jim Rockford is described as "slightly crumpled, wry humored, cynical, world weary, compassionate when it's called for and easily irritated by morons." Dermot Mulroney to star in "Rockford" update 2010-03-01T06:37:00Z As an essayist he is thought-provoking, tantalizing, irritating, abusing and amusing. Langston Hughes on James Baldwin’s ‘Notes of a Native Son’ 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z Suddenly, the familiar conceit of teens irritated at their inept parents takes on deadly connotations. Review | Lydia Millet’s ‘A Children’s Bible’ is a blistering classic 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z The first time I saw this piquant, episodic chronicle of a middle-aged artist’s bad romances, I was puzzled and a little irritated. The Best Movies of 2018 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z It’s an image that’s more biting than any line of dialogue, all the more so because an irritated Donnie doesn’t at first recognize Damian, a scene that Jordan invests with dramatic tension and visceral unease. ‘Creed III’ Review: A Franchise Finds New Fertile Ground 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Although props to the director for finally figuring out how not to irritate me with all the crazy jumping around. An underwhelming night on "So You Think You Can Dance" 2010-06-24T12:01:00Z “Gold is not irritating to the skin at all.” Skin Deep: Gold Face Cream: A Costly Leap of Faith 2010-05-24T22:51:00Z But poor directing choices don’t just result in irritating seat movements. Watch Movies in 4DX and You’ll Get an Education in Filmmaking 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z But mostly it was a joy to simply listen to French and Saunders chatter in the background of my mum's busy kitchen, emitting exactly the right frequency of festive jolliness without being smug or irritating. A week in radio: a diet of nibbles and nostalgia from French and Saunders 2012-12-27T20:00:01Z As on every redemption ballad, Bieber sounds mildly repentant and vaguely irritated. Justin Bieber regroups as One Direction fades away 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Some find this #playful, and others find it #irritating, but it has its uses in condensed media like Twitter. Don’t p@nic 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z “People were quite irritated as to why they hadn’t played it.” Dvorak Is One Casualty of the City’s Heat Wave 2013-07-17T21:56:15Z When I heard the words humanist, environmentalist, feminist, educated, and equal or civil rights, I’d get irritated, suspicious and angry. How I escaped being a right-wing extremist 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z I'm not laughing much at his jokes and must be looking rather boot-faced, which begins to make him irritated. Too much to bare: behind the scenes at a lap-dancing club 2012-07-20T21:59:00Z They're not especially challenging, but they do require a little bit of labor, especially when it comes to stuffing them, which can also be a slightly irritating job. This cheesy, nostalgic stuffed pasta dish is the coziest indulgence for sweater weather 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z He and his wife sweep, visibly irritated with the locals who just smoke and stare. In ‘Our Terrible Country,’ Mohammad Ali Atassi Explores the Syrian Revolt 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z She was always in trouble in school for hurting other students on purpose, and she'd say people were dumb and irritating and she didn't care if she hurt them. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Two sisters handle their mother’s death differently 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z The first time Emmanuel interrupted her as she was filming a video on the farm, Blake was irritated and didn’t post it. We asked Emmanuel the TikTok-interrupting emu about his sudden fame 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z The character lurches from whiny to irritating to inappropriately wisecracking — Homer Simpson with a think-tank-caliber résumé. Review: In ‘Death of the Liberal Class,’ a Writer Tones Down His Anger 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z Like Sleeper, the fact that they're a commercial guitar band fronted by a confident woman will irritate some people. First sight: Ramona 2010-09-16T21:50:00Z The fact that Duncan sees each of the women as being at fault is probably supposed to be the big joke, but that doesn’t stop it from being irritating. | 'My Last Five Girlfriends': Ladies Loved 2010-05-11T23:13:00Z Clearly irritated by the intransigence of some of the players, “Overhaul” becomes Mr. Rattner’s chance to settle scores from his intense five months on the job. Books of The Times: Bailing Out the Big Guys, Posthaste 2010-09-19T21:55:00Z That’s easier said than done, and “Giovanni” — long, circular, slippery — is one of the hardest assignments for an opera director, with attempts tending to fall into either unremitting dreariness or irritating glibness. Review: At the Met, a New ‘Don Giovanni’ Has a Stark Vitality 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z Now that I am old and cranky, that whole use of "boy" to describe homosexual men really irritates. Review: ‘Hello, Dolly!’ Is Bright, Brassy and All Bette 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z My 14-year-old says it every night, no matter how irritated she is with her clueless parents. Modern Love: A Family Label, Ungarbled 2010-02-27T02:32:00Z “A lot of material just comes out of being constantly irritated by something else, and that seems to go on endlessly,” he says, especially when staying home with four other people. Jerry Seinfeld digs into 45 years of his jokes for new book 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z In fact, it’s easy to prepare products that are gentle on the planet, smell nice, cost much less than over-the-counter examples and are less likely to irritate your eyes, skin or lungs. How Low Can You Go (Sofa-wise)? 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z We grow irritated stuck on buses behind streams of slow cyclists in cities that have failed to build proper bike lanes. Space austerity: plane seats and change rooms needn't bring out our worst 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z In New Jersey, novelist Dara Horn opened the e-mail and was irritated. A stranger e-mailed saying he planned to kill himself. What was I supposed to do? 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z Other relatives have done various things to irritate me. ‘No tricks. No mantras. I just want to learn how to do nothing’: my quest to stay still 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z It's probably irritating to my assistant, but I still need the hard copies of things to read. Mindy Kaling on her new essay collection 'Why Not Me?', David Foster Wallace and life with books 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z Or a 500 percent less irritating version of “2 Broke Girls,” and I’m not just saying that because it stars Kat Dennings. “Dollface” is the comfortable yet unremarkable grey sweatpants of friendship comedies 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z The LA Times dismissed the novel as "dispiriting and, ultimately, irritating", saying it failed to offer real insights into politics and that its anonymous authorship was a cynical marketing exercise. Obama novel O's anonymous author named 2011-01-28T12:08:09Z And don't get me started on the most irritating tic of all: narrators repeating everything they've just said before the ad break and immediately after it. The state of British TV: factual TV 2011-04-01T10:47:39Z That light is really irritating, I say, and some of the performers take up my words and riff with it, morphing the words into a kind of scat song. A piece of performance art set in darkness made me see the light 2012-06-14T16:16:32Z Yet both shows get you binge-watching, despite irritating plot holes, political sanctimony and misrepresentations of Muslims or Palestinians. The next Homeland? The problems with Fauda, Israel's brutal TV hit 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z Ms. Robertson convincingly portrays Sophia’s defensiveness and irritating energy, but there’s a pinched, limited quality to her performance. Review: In Netflix’s ‘Girlboss,’ a Heroine Who’s a Tough Sell 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z It would start to not just irritate you, but you would ignite like you would not expect after some time. "We never wanted to be teen heartthrobs": A-Ha lead singer on the band's longevity and "Take On Me" 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z But if today's Guardian readers time-travelled to the late 70s they might be irritated to discover that tomorrow's TV listings were a state secret not shared with daily newspapers. Margaret Thatcher: we disliked her and we loved it 2013-04-09T05:00:00Z “When everyone I knew — my family, my brother — started sending me links to every new mineral line, and there were hundreds, ‘Hey, did you see this,’ that’s when it got irritating.” Move Over, Est?e Lauder 2011-06-10T20:07:05Z Some simply are sensitive to smells and find fragrances irritating. Gingerbread, fir or burning wood: Can a scented candle capture the essence of Christmas? 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z This is mildly irritating when I try to eat something that’s already gone. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Panic at the pantry! Husband eats all the good snacks. 2021-07-10T04:00:00Z But since Erika and Clementine have known each other since childhood, they have irritating mothers lurking in the background, too. Review: In Liane Moriarty’s ‘Truly Madly Guilty,’ a Very Unfortunate Barbecue Indeed 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z Are we uptight for being irritated by this? Ask Amy: Social butterfly embraces ‘plus one’ concept 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z The newly opened Aubin is the club class of cinemas: a luxury, sofa-seated theatre for 45 people; no irritating armrests if you book one of these. This week's new film events 2010-06-18T23:06:00Z The most irritating part of the show is maybe its point: Much stronger, more original talent surrounds Jocelyn, but her white blondness overtakes any determination to coax it. ‘The Idol’ Is Ending Sunday. Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing. 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z If you’ve seen “Old Times” before, and retain fond memories of its quiet creeping impact, Mr. Hodge’s flashy production for the Roundabout Theater Company may well irritate you. Review: ‘Old Times,’ Where the Past Is a Dangerous Place 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z This irritating insect is attracted to some members of the cabbage family and not others, and is selective by variety. Birds, chipmunks, snakes, insects: At some point, the gardener feels like an intruder 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z This Hamlet sounds not so much awash with doubts as irritated by a malfunction. Hamlet; Passion; Beautiful Burnout; Wanderlust 2010-09-25T23:06:00Z Jaime makes his way to the landing, to check for the dinghy, but Euron is lurking about in the water, being irritating. “Game of Thrones” Season 8, Episode 5 Recap: Hell’s Bells 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z Any "think-of-the-children" internet filter has a fundamental problem: if it's effective enough to actually block adult content, it will also be irritating enough that almost everyone will turn it off. Web filtering: Why a Great British Firewall will be useless 2010-12-20T11:47:09Z You'll be irritated not enraged, and will find its thraldom easy to resist. The Final Testament of the Holy Bible by James Frey ? review 2011-04-10T04:00:00Z A lot of products do irritate my skin, so when I find something that works, I’m fairly loyal. Felicity Jones on Becoming Ruth Bader Ginsburg 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z And don’t bother reaching for the original meanings: To aggravate is to weigh something down; to irritate is “to rouse or provoke a person to action.” In ‘Bad English,’ language scholar Ammon Shea sticks it to the sticklers The fake smile flashing in the piece’s first few minutes is immediately irritating. Dance Review: Animalistic Capers in LeeSaar’s ‘Grass and Jackals’ 2014-02-11T20:37:00Z "It irritates me that I end up giving him so much attention when he had so little to do with my life," she says. MIA: 'I'm here for the people' 2010-06-12T23:05:00Z He's exhausting to spend time with and irritating. The worst film performances of 2021 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z "Macavity" was a wicked irritating piece of music, despite the devilish fun of Billy's cat burglar Broadway number. Dancers, minus Alex Wong, mix things up on "SYTYCD" 2010-07-08T11:40:00Z It’s OK to be bored, confused, frustrated and irritated by a book every once in a while, so long as there’s also something you glimpse in the pages that’s mysterious or new or different. How Jeff VanderMeer Prevents Writer’s Block 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z The movie cuts to the present day and introduces four archetypal, irritating teen characters. Review: ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’ Has Dwayne Johnson as a Nerd 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z That monologue, if you recall, compares the alleged nobility, honesty, kindness and decency of men with the “exasperating, irritating, vacillating, calculating, agitating, maddening and infuriating hags” of the opposite sex. Music Review: Betty Buckley at Feinstein?s - Review 2011-10-06T19:55:50Z Some customers turn up their noses at this attempt to manipulate the environment — or are frankly irritated by the scents. A bed, a bath and a whiff of jasmine: Hotels try to lure customers with signature scents 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z How to convey the magnitude of her troubles without letting her descend into irritating self-pity? Dangers Close to Home: Four New Domestic Thrillers 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z Renner is irritated be the idea that people get into acting because they want to be famous. At last action hero 2012-08-10T23:05:00Z That’s where he hooks up with Crystal Fairy, a radical female spirit, played by Gaby Hoffmann, who’s just as irritating as he is. ‘Crystal Fairy’: a spirited trip with a spoiled drug addict 2013-07-25T21:48:55Z This could be irritating, she said with a touch of exasperation: “We’re not glued together.” Patty Andrews, Singer With the Andrews Sisters, Dies at 94 2013-01-31T01:28:16Z But then he recalls his childhood, when his mother was tired from her teaching job, bickering with his father or irritated with her boys: “The food was angry, just stuff-your-stomach-and-go.” Do You Have Nafas, the Elusive Gift That Makes Food Taste Better? 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z “How many times can the same people ask you the same question?” an irritated Trump asked, eager to sell his victories Tuesday night as a clear sign the Republican Party should unite behind his candidacy. Trump turns his back on Fox News, forces GOP debate cancellation 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z It's a nervousness that would have baffled or irritated Verdi, Wagner or Puccini, but Britten, in 1945, wasn't alone in feeling it. A History of Opera by Carolyn Abbate and Roger Parker – review 2012-12-13T07:53:01Z "He's in the top five percent of ... irritating children," says Michelle, practically rolling her eyes. Child Genius; Agnetha: Abba and After – TV review 2013-06-12T06:00:04Z So what is Ms. Ziegler doing by frontloading poor Amber with so many irritating traits? Review: In ‘Actually,’ a Case of She Said, He Said and They Said 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z “I think a part of me was so irritated and angry from holding that in, so it made me more of an animal on my skateboard,” he told Vice. Brian Anderson, Skateboarding Star, Comes Out as Gay 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z I don’t blame this woman for being irritated, and for you to call her a name like “irritating” is just rude. Ask Amy: Cousin’s friend not welcome at Thanksgiving There would, though, still be problems with broadcast rights to popular material and screen versions that don't irritate cinema-literate viewers. TV and theatre should separate and end this glorified casting couch | Mark Lawson 2010-03-30T20:30:00Z And some of the interpolations are seriously irritating. Review: Benedict Cumberbatch in ‘Hamlet,’ Cocooned in an Aura on a London Stage 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z While the actress acknowledges it was nice to have the roles reversed for once, she jokes: "Lily's definitely no Daisy - she looks beautiful in rags, it's really irritating!" Daisy scrubs up for Christmas Downton 2013-12-19T08:22:32Z The pandemic has persisted, as have complex disruptions to the global supply chain and the U.S. labor market that have confused and irritated consumers. It’s been a tense year of infighting for Democrats. And this might be as good as it gets. 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z "I get very, very irritated that's it the word 'subsidy'," he explained. Top theatre director targets young with $16 seats 2012-12-07T17:02:29Z It is yet to be seen if the exhibit may irritate Beijing. Taiwan art museum to host Ai Weiwei exhibition 2011-10-23T11:46:12Z He won’t say a great deal about how they fare, but in the preview material we see Tami with a black eye and the cocky, irritating Robert being put in solitary confinement. Could you survive 60 days in prison? Behind bars on the ultimate reality show 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z Interestingly, one of the stories that becomes most compelling is that of the immensely irritating busker couple Sonny and Annie. Tonight's TV highlights: The Kindness Of Strangers 2011-03-11T00:05:02Z These issues aren’t just about a silly comic book movie, which is why this is all so irritating. Captain America’s a douchey libertarian now: Why did Marvel have to ruin Steve Rogers? 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z Which is what makes watching “Dawson’s Creek” today oddest of all: However irritating both Joey Potter and “Dawson’s Creek” could be, they were extremely concrete and knowable. Who are you, Katie Holmes? 2012-07-08T19:00:00Z The characters are thoughtful, complex and irritating; sometimes they just talk about ideas. A Novel of the French Revolution, Enacted in British Parlors 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z That may be because certain elements of Mr. Zender’s intervention became irritating distractions. Schubert’s Chilly Winter Journey, Told Two Ways 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z Chipper yet irritating, like a pet squirrel, he was always the most insubstantial figure in the saga, played by the most callow of the actors. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Reviewed 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z I know it's not right around the neck, and it still irritates me, but however! 'King's Speech' costume designer Jenny Beavan brings history to life 2011-02-18T22:04:44Z It irritates her, these days, to see unseasoned freelancers hop on a flight to Syria and complain that the big news organisations won’t take their copy. Rukmini Callimachi: the podcasting terror expert getting into the minds of Isis 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z “Anesthesia” opens up to reveal a world of interconnection in the manner of films like “Crash” and “Babel” that in many critics’ minds has become an irritating pseudo-profound movie cliché. Review: ‘Anesthesia’ Ponders the Meaningfulness of Life 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z There's also a perfectly judged Mime – cute yet irritating – from Richard Roberts. Siegfried – review 2013-06-18T17:08:25Z When one alpha male manager declares to a female would-be reporter in front of the staff, “girls do not do rewrites,” it’s irritating and insulting on multiple levels. Not quite the new “Mad Men”: Amazon’s “Good Girls Revolt” lets us know how far we haven’t come 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z Williams put his irreverent, motormouthed humor to good use as an army DJ who is sent to Saigon, where he quickly irritates his staid superiors and wins over rank and file soldiers. Robin Williams: Seven of his most memorable movie roles 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z One of the most charming and irritating things about the “Star Trek” franchise, ever since its inception in 1966, is that it has always been oddly aware of itself. “Star Trek” vs. peak TV: How can the campy, hopeful space drama compete with “Game of Thrones” and “The Walking Dead”? 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, “Ulysses” leaves her “puzzled, bored, irritated & disillusioned as by a queasy undergraduate scratching his pimples.” 1922: The Year That Transformed English Literature 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z Super Thursday is a cock-up and an irritating one at that. Book world's biggest day of the year – but who will triumph? 2012-09-29T23:06:04Z Or Adam Sandler in Punch-Drunk Love: suddenly he wasn’t an adorably irritating man-child but a dysfunctional grownup prone to terrifying explosions of violence. Hounds of Love: why do comedians make such chilling villains? 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z The narrator’s calm recitation quickly progresses from interesting to irritating to oppressive. | 'The Sound of Insects': A Man?s Slow Suicidal Walk to Starvation in the Forest 2010-12-22T00:29:04Z As Le Petit, his job is to warm the crowd up by irritating them until they laugh. Circus family's patriarch marks 80th birthday 2012-06-01T10:31:05Z Like its predecessors, part three looks set to irritate Tolkienistas and bring joy to the hearts of more open-minded cinemagoers in equal measures. Comic-Con trailer paradise for Hollywood's 2014 movie blockbusters 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z Come Dine With Me may be formulaic, and a bit tired, and Dave Lamb's sarcastic narration can get a little irritating. Come Dine With Me: Wags Special 2010-06-10T07:01:00Z I get irritated if I've worded a question cleverly and the contestant misses the point. TV's unsung heroes 2010-10-01T23:03:00Z But no one was more put off than Olivier, who seemed not only bewildered, but even irritated by the fact that women have breasts. On the Runway Blog: On Project Runway, a Dose of Reality 2011-09-16T19:17:35Z “This is what irritates me to no end.” Michigan restaurant owner offers free food to Coast Guard because government shutdown 'irritates me to no end' 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Nat Geo Wild is taking a stab at this genre with “Rebel Monkeys,” about an irritating gang of urban monkeys in Jaipur, India, and there is surely more such stuff ahead. Television: Animal Shows Are Taking Over TV 2010-04-21T22:01:00Z “I get irritated with Democrats who are not in red areas because I think they feel like, ‘Well, I just don’t need to do anything,’ ” he said while canvassing in Kingsport. Did Mike Bloomberg waste $500 million running for president? We’re about to find out. 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z Do I have any opinions that might irritate some people? Former CBS News commentator Andy Rooney dies 2011-11-06T09:19:51Z And he was no longer charmed by my frivolity but irritated that I kept rocking the boat. Modern Love: Modern Love: I Was Married, but Dancing by Myself 2012-11-30T16:31:33Z Diluted 1 part to 10 parts water, the solution can be used for some eye infections or irritated eyes. The Getaway: Sick on the Road? Try the Grocery Store 2012-08-22T14:35:05Z Judge Farber opened the hearing by questioning Mr. Gooding’s legal team about why they were late, clearly irritated with their tardiness. Cuba Gooding Jr.’s Groping Trial Can Include Testimony From 2 More Women 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z She is trying for total control, and in the process, irritating her friends. Ashley Nicole Black Is Her Own Competition 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z Murph is also antagonist to his apartment superintendent, an irritating man who would like to have Murph ousted from the building. In Roger Rosenblatt’s ‘Thomas Murphy,’ a poet refuses to go quietly 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z Think twice if there’s a chance that others will find you irritating, since “that would bring great danger.” What tips for traveling have changed since medieval times? Surprisingly few. 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z We all have things that irritate us, making it more likely we’ll lose our cool. Perspective | How to keep your cool with your kids when everyone is cooped up together 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z Certainly, Garcia recognizes that it’s a particularly irritating time to be stuck with bad brows. Our pandemic eyebrows are driving us crazy. Can we learn to love them? 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z “Mad Tiger” is entirely earnest in its affection, even when Red shows up at Purple’s first show, seriously irritating Yellow. Review: ‘Mad Tiger,’ or the Story of Peelander-Z’s Near Breakup 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z The tension in their marriage is subtle at first, with a smattering of frustrated comments and irritated replies. Review: Innocuous Remarks Double as Cutting Commentary in ‘Abigail’s Party’ 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z But this irritated one of the Dallas officers involved in the conflict. Examining the Fraught Subject of Guns and Police 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z And it’s not just the sexism of it that’s irritating, either — it’s the fact that kids are, and deserve to be treated as and loved for, whoever they are. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: He wants a son. She’d settle for a responsible husband. 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z Encourage your child to write down everything that irritates them, then consider how they might improve a product or experience. 7 strategies to help prepare your child for the rapidly changing work world 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z It made me irritated at the people around me. When My Heart Broke, My Father Used Google to Save Me 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z Jer“USA”lem: Foreign city with an irritating bit of America stuck in its middle. Style Invitational Week 1284: Same difference — our compare/contrast contest 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z I confess that this has not been my experience; stray lost socks irritate me and do not make me think about mortality. How to Read a Graveyard by Peter Stanford – review 2013-05-03T18:00:03Z The wine list is very lopsided in favor of three-figure bottles, an irritating move for a fairly casual spot. A Tuscan Revival, a French Debut 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z “The film makes you face questions that might be irritating,” he said. Paolo Sorrentino’s ‘Great Beauty’ Explores Italy’s Decline 2013-09-08T21:23:29Z Theresa Lynch, 51, saw a doctor suffering with heavy, painful eyelids and her eyes were irritated and weepy. Wearing mascara every day can be harmful to eyes, doctors warn 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z And I remember getting really irritated in my 20s, around the time when those books on psychological interpretations of fairy tales started coming out. Neil Gaiman Follows the Guiding Light of Instinct 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z “This person wants to never be affected by anything irritating. There’s no way to fill that need for someone.” High-Profile Art Couple Offers Worst Job Ever 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z She stares at it and tilts her head with slightly irritated curiosity before, a few moments before they're about to get into a cab, casually tossing it into a trash can. In breaking up with Kim Wexler, "Better Call Saul" maps a noble end to a stellar portrait of a lady 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z “Couples either become more intimate or they become bored and irritate each other.” Together Apart? How About Totally Losing It? 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z She's never far from bursting into a song and dance routine and generates a huge amount of fun in the room while never becoming irritating. This week's new live comedy 2012-10-12T23:05:51Z I have become this kind of hulking, irritated bison who truly wants to be left alone as I eat. Mommy has anger issues! My daughters are pre-adolescent, I’m pre-menopausal 2014-05-10T23:00:00Z McClure’s Daniel, though, is more irritating than entertaining, and his antics — which include hacking into his wife’s email account to sabotage her nanny search — are more creepy than kooky. ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Review: Nanny Doesn’t Know Best 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z This may just end up being another irritating, never-ending mystical conspiracy show, but I’m a sucker for anything post-apocalyptic. Don Draper?s reckoning nears 2012-05-21T12:45:00Z “Then she got irritated because she always a girl in the end.” Lee Lozano, Surely Defiant, Drops In 2011-01-09T03:00:04Z The latter word especially irritates a lot of bartenders: “Mock” designates something as fake; the verb refers to the expression of contempt. Forget Dry January. We need better nonalcoholic cocktails every month of the year. 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z You see in their faces, they’re irritated, but still think that I’m a nice guy.” ‘It’s My Tradition Too’: A Town’s Centuries-Old Passion Play Evolves 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z And, frankly, this display of reserved statesmanship must either baffle or irritate supporters of the insurrection. Perspective | Nancy Pelosi held it together 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z By examining online posts, she also found that people were not only noticing its spread — they were also often irritated by it. The Rise and Fall of ‘ZuckTalk’ 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Travel disruptions also reached New York City over the weekend, as airports and hotels filled with weary, unsettled and irritated passengers, and the Tribeca Film Festival scrambled to cope with stranded participants. Update on European Airports 2010-04-19T15:15:00Z Lately, my rants seemed to irritate him and he didn’t read anything to me. My Marriage: A Course in Desert Survival 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z The Baba Wawa bit irritated Ms. Walters at the time, although she would later see the humor in it and would even appear on the show to poke fun at herself when she retired. Gilda Radner Documentary to Open Tribeca Film Festival 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z American attitudes and misunderstandings about Muslims act as a sort of constant background noise in the show, an irritating buzz rather than a daily threat. Review | Hulu’s ‘Ramy’ is a prime example of how a good dramedy can open up your world 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z Musk, according to Platformer’s reporting, was irritated that his tweet about the Super Bowl had received less engagement than President Biden’s tweet about the Super Bowl. Perspective | Elon Musk is a boy’s idea of a rich man 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Hundreds of pointless and irritating footnotes force the reader to jump between two parallel texts. Literary biography: possibility and peril 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z If you say no to something, everybody who jumps on the train is irritated by this, because it's uncomfortable. Stars of Malick's "A Hidden Life": When saying no is "enough to change the world" 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z The treatment known as sclerotherapy — an alternative to surgery — entails injecting a solution to irritate and collapse vein walls, so the vein eventually disappears. Skin Deep: U.S. Approves Drug to Treat Varicose Veins 2010-05-11T22:40:00Z Wearing a mask can irritate your face or make it break out. FAQ: How to care for your face mask (and why you shouldn’t hang it from your rear-view mirror) 2020-08-13T04:00:00Z Stephen Mangan's good in the title role, too – a teeny bit irritating perhaps, but then Mangan is a teeny bit irritating. TV review: The House That Made Me; Dirk Gently 2010-12-16T22:00:02Z Olav, who fancies himself something of a writer, turns out to be an irritating narrator, vacillating between self-pity and hard-boiled tough-guy poses, trying to channel Chandler or Hammett or James M. Cain. Review: Jo Nesbo, in ‘Blood on Snow,’ Tries a New Kind of Hero 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z I suspect that if I had seen my current act as a younger man, its passive-aggressive monotony and veiled performance art strategies might have left me equally irritated. Stewart Lee: The best performance I've ever seen 2010-10-16T23:06:00Z This irritated me, on many levels, and I looked into it. Can you spot a Charles Dickens sentence? 2013-03-25T15:04:14Z Even though Rick treats everything and everyone else in the existences through which he travels with irritated forbearance at best, he prioritizes Morty for reasons other than self-preservation. A "Rick and Morty" guide to 9 essential episodes to get schwifty for Season 4 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z His celebration of the ordinary is like seeing things for the first time, and for his almost mindless optimism not to irritate but to charm shows a sincere genius. Christmas books: paperback choice 2012-11-27T14:42:01Z "Her petulance is irritating, and were she truly mine, it would not be tolerated." - p. 'Grey' by EL James: 13 we sentences can show you - and 20 we can't 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z It sure is irritating, and, more to the point, it’s not convincing. Television Review: In ‘Playing House’ on USA, Best Friends Raise an Infant 2014-04-28T19:59:17Z A small minority were irritated by the cost of brands. Music festivals: the sound of escapism 2011-07-18T16:00:01Z The unaccounted-for leaps in narrative along the way would be irritating if the ending weren’t so obvious from the start. Movie Review: ‘I Do Bidoo Bidoo,’ a Musical From the Philippines 2012-11-30T02:35:33Z The piece also calls for broader characterizations, a role certainly filled by the flamboyant Richard Baird, who plays the whiny, irritating Prince of Wales. 'The Madness of George III': Not always good to be king 2011-04-22T19:19:07Z Low point Insufferable kooky outcast Luna Lovegood yet again reminding us that there's nothing more irritating than fierce individuality. The great Harry Potter viewing marathon 2011-07-08T23:11:05Z Some men might have been irritated by their poor timing. My sex supplement problem 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z But it irritates some in Mexico, where police shows are far less common. New TV soap scrubs image of Mexican federal police 2011-06-16T18:25:08Z But it's weird, because it's not an irritating, high-pitched thing: it always has a warmth to it. Sixty years of the Fender Telecaster 2010-07-04T19:59:00Z "Seriously disappointed with Doctor Who. Bored, angry, frustrated, irritated, offended and let down. Wow." Thumbs up for Capaldi's Doctor 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z While Bruce has a placating manner, Mr. Whaley has endowed him with a defensive whine that is, well, pretty irritating. | 'Marie and Bruce': There?s Room for Everyone Aboard a Marital Misery Tour 2011-04-06T03:00:05Z He’s smart, hard-working and self-righteous enough to impress his elders and irritate his friends. Review | In Colson Whitehead’s ‘The Nickel Boys,’ an idealistic black teen learns a harsh reality 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z We just didn't notice that irritating trait in Madeline as much because the only major character of color in "Big Little Lies" was simultaneously presented as thoroughly exoticized and assimilated. "Little Fires Everywhere" is a gripping, soapy reminder of that yesterday's ills are still present 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z I like how Dunham has complicated them and made them sympathetic and irritating at once. Girls Watch: You Call That a Happy Ending? 2013-03-18T14:56:59Z But there's something about child actors that can be uniquely irritating. Child's play: the best young actors on the small screen 2011-03-04T10:34:43Z Earlier in my adult life I might’ve found this endearing, but now I just find it irritating. 4 reasons you should never ask a woman why she’s single 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z For much of the film's running time, I was at least as bored and irritated as my British neighbor -- perhaps more so, since I remained more or less awake. Cannes: Godard, still alive and still baffling 2010-05-18T15:30:00Z Feminists critics would likely be irritated now if anyone, man or woman, gave Louis’s flick a thumbs up. Louis C.K. and Hollywood’s Canon of Creeps 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z Stimulating, irritating, perplexing, and often funny, it is, at almost 13 hours total, possibly not an ideal date movie. Movie Listings for Nov. 13-19 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z And some odd bits of editing were irritating. Perspective | ‘Rent’ and I, we’ve been going together for 23 years. And not even ‘Rent: Live’ could break us up. 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z But on this barren rural island, where being bored is the dominant pastime, he’s part of the same old landscape of familiar, irritating people. ArtsBeat: London Theater Journal: Daniel Radcliffe as Cripple Billy 2013-06-27T17:08:49Z The whole t-shirt angle with one saying "Artist" and the other "Contestant" felt cheesy and quickly became an irritating distraction. "American Idol" recap: Down to the final four 2010-05-12T12:13:00Z In the end, a Pollock is as calculated as a Hockney, and the pairing feels like an irritating academic conceit. A Bigger Splash: did performance art change painting? 2012-11-12T19:00:05Z He remains on the lookout for things that stimulate — or irritate — him enough to compel him to write for himself. Albert Brooks Laughs His Way Through Dystopia 2011-05-03T12:00:00Z As phones all go digital, the warmth of a land line has been replaced by an irritating buzzmuffle that requires constant affirmation. Let’s watch a murder 2012-06-10T01:00:00Z “In the theater, I’m the little man or the irritated man, the misunderstood man.” Remembering Eli Wallach: The Good, the Bad and the Gifted 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z This brilliant invention was worth $15.9 million, the entrepreneur said, as Mark Cuban grew steadily, delightfully more irritated. The Emmys 2016: The Season’s Most Memorable TV Moments 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z When my girls whine about “being forced” to wear Indian saris for family weddings, I get irritated. Motherlode Blog: For Girls in India, the Pressure to Conform Comes From Family 2013-08-30T15:14:19Z Jo sneaks out of a man’s apartment and is irritated when he follows her out and asks to see her again. ‘Madam Secretary,’ ‘State of Affairs’ and Other Series Channel Hillary Rodham Clinton 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z "Haven" is a show one will like for 20 reasons, and one that will irritate for 25 more. "Haven" a town worth visiting, briefly 2010-07-06T23:15:00Z I biked manically, I cried publicly, I grew irritated at nearly every sound I heard. Breaking up with my Juul: why quitting vaping is harder than quitting cigarettes 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z There are occasional children who are pert or demanding and irritating – but I always try hard to be friendly. Who do you think you are? 2010-05-28T23:06:00Z In The New York Times, Frank Rich called it “a very ordinary and at times very irritating entertainment,” but Mel Gussow called it “a show with a heart about our minds.” David Rogers, Stage Adapter of Offbeat Material, Dies at 85 2013-06-29T18:00:44Z There is a weird human phenomenon at work here: Sound is far less irritating to its creator than to its recipient. We know you love your leaf blower, but it’s ruining the neighborhood 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z “I find people who take drugs quite irritating now.” T Magazine: Rupert Everett Is So Not An American Movie Star 2013-05-10T13:00:54Z Depending on the level of fandom, this personality trait is either entirely charming or totally irritating, which no doubt explains quite a bit about why U2 is such a polarizing band. Leave U2 alone: Why did one of our best rock bands become so loathed? 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z It is also, like its stars, every so slightly clever-clever and irritating. TV review: Episodes 2011-01-10T22:30:01Z The only thing likely more irritating than this movie is your review of this movie. Review: ‘Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates,’ Antics to Not Love nor Cherish 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z Photographs without captions always irritate some readers, even when one does not seem to be required. Open door: The corrections column co-editor on... the challenge of writing picture captions 2012-08-05T20:10:00Z “To me, the idea of being famous is irritating,” Ms. Bündchen said. Gisele Inc. 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z “No matter how friendly our encounter, how personal, even, I will at best be irritated by what she writes.” 20 Years After Diana’s Death, a Happier Ending Imagined 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z As embodied with heartbreaking earnestness by Mr. Blum, he is clumsy, irritating and mostly ineffectual. Review: ‘Rancho Viejo,’ Where Banality and Trouble Cohabitate 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z Information is withheld from viewers in arbitrary and irritating ways simply to goose the suspense. ‘Fortitude’ on Pivot, Murder Mystery in the Arctic 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z Photograph: Canadian Press/Rex Features Christopher Walken will tell you what irritates him. Christopher Walken: 'I'm a regular guy' 2013-03-21T19:00:03Z Spring Breakers is Korine's most technically competent and fluent movie; probably his most commercial, his funniest, perhaps even his least irritating. Spring Breakers – review 2013-04-04T15:58:00Z It’s important to get the volume right: too low and it’s irritating, too loud and you can’t sleep. Can music help us fall asleep? 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z Spread throughout Ariely's discourse are a variety of involving, true-life examples of folks whose untruths — white lies, tall tales, "fudges" and whoppers — ranged from simply irritating family members to landing said liars in prison. 'Truth About Lies' tells it like it is. Really 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z There's a joke that we tell in my family to irritate my physician father. What effect has the internet had on healthcare? 2011-01-09T00:05:48Z The government launched an inquiry, and veterans minister Kevan Jones told a select committee, "Her deathly silence, frankly, irritates me." Joanna Lumley: 'I'm a happy person. But injustice I loathe' 2010-04-02T23:12:00Z Last year, consumers voted it the world's most irritating gadget. Karaoke industry may be facing the music 2010-04-06T04:00:00Z But, by far, the most irritating cancellations are those of tours such as O’Sullivan’s. Perspective | What are your rights if your summer vacation gets canceled? 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z Much of the work is irritating and obvious. Damien Hirst at Tate Modern 2012-07-09T14:15:00Z It has irritating moments of preciousness and blank spots where it dwindles off into inconsequentiality. Art Review: 2012 Whitney Biennial 2012-03-01T23:59:52Z Seconds later, I was out on the sidewalk in front of the theater, feeling a little baffled and irritated: Wait, Dumbledore said what to Snape and what to Harry? "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2": An action-packed curtain call 2011-07-14T00:01:00Z Last week, Bieber stormed off stage in Norway after becoming irritated with fans. Watch Justin Bieber Demand His Fans Clap in Time 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z Including himself, he added: “Now, I don’t bother with it. Why should I irritate myself?” John McLaughlin: The man who pumped up the volume on political talk shows 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z Whether you find that kind of thing brilliantly witty or profoundly irritating, it's vastly outweighed by songs that seem designed to be taken at face value. Dirty Projectors: Swing Lo Magellan – review 2012-06-28T14:29:01Z Wright, who was House majority leader at the time, was irritated enough by the antics of “silly little Newt Gingrich” that he complained about the “shrill and shameless little demagogue” in his diary. Newt Gingrich and the Dawn of a Toxic Political Era 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z Instead, it’s the conversation happening between the owner of the mare, a tech company CEO, and his irritating employee, who just happens to be that same company’s founder. Ayn Rand goes to “Silicon Valley”: The farcical libertarian world of Mike Judge, where corporations are the new soul-crushing villains 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z She said she had become notorious for not taking notes from directors “because the power is in me, the creation is in me,” adding, “I’ve become really irritating now!” At BroadwayCon, Hillary Clinton Celebrates Women in the Theater 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z Arc is a calmer record: More accessible, less irritating. Everything Everything: Arc boasts "proper songs" 2013-01-24T08:03:39Z She’s irritated when the news media is paying attention to a winter storm instead. 'Orange Is the New Black' Recap: 'Go Ahead, Girls, Take a Break From Your Values' 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z Doubly irritating because at the time, I was trying to deal with a screaming baby. Charlie Brooker: It's OK to shout at machines 2012-08-12T19:00:10Z “Ohhhhhhhhh no!” are the words that open “Sail On,” four times in four angry, disgusted, irritated, dismissive ways, and in those seconds it’s already obvious that all doors are shut. Sharon Jones Says Farewell With ‘Soul of a Woman’ 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z 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 His letters to friends suggest that he regarded her as a shallow and irritating person. Cézanne’s Muse, at Least on Canvas 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z This irritates Ms. Gregson Wagner, who is very close to and fiercely protective of Mr. Wagner. A Mother’s Death, a Daughter’s Life: Remembering Natalie Wood 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z "It's a reminder of how irritating the Second War must have been, providing ... almost unlimited opportunities for bossy individuals to cast themselves in would-be heroic roles," writes Alan Bennett. In praise of ? Alan Bennett's diaries 2010-12-20T00:01:38Z This irritated Glenn so much that he just went over and took the book out of Bryan’s hands and threw it over the sea wall. Glenn O’Brien’s Friends Remember a ‘Successful Maniac’ 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z I understand why the term graphic novel irritates some people. ‘Here,' Richard McGuire’s New Graphic Novel 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z Because I spend much of my life in darkened theaters, the museum’s peripheral noise and the occasional arrival of another visitor blocking my view was irritating at first. Dance Review: ‘The Caravan Project’ at MoMA 2013-01-17T22:46:25Z Each employment opportunity provides mind numbing repetitive but skilled work for low pay, as well as a series of restless co-workers that are both amusing and irritating. The 10 best Labor Day movies for folks who can't watch "9-to-5" one more time 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z There are flies in the ointment right now who are irritated by Rose McGowan. Rose McGowan's attack on Natalie Portman was a welcome cuff in an age of cuddles 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z I'm all for good furniture care, but it's really irritating when we sit down to eat dinner or watch a movie and his attention is focused on some perceived scratch or something. Carolyn Hax: A furniture-obsessed hubby might benefit from a therapist’s couch 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z Comfrey and borage both have hairy stems that can irritate sensitive skin as a poultice, in which case an ointment is better. How to grow your own medicine cabinet | Alys Fowler 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z The widow is irritated by the reflex praise of her circle of acquaintances for a dead man who now seems dull and obtuse. The Widow's Tale by Mick Jackson 2010-04-09T23:07:00Z There's nothing more irritating than a smug couple, which is why songs about marriage are so hit-and-miss. Can music and marriage mix well? 2010-05-05T14:48:00Z Then the lack of hearing and a jack russell propensity to fuss and cling made for a rather irritating combination, one that meant Toby was continually in the way. Family life 2012-05-18T23:05:08Z I could sense that she was irritated by the teasing, but she was a good sport, which made me like her. “This Is Pleasure” 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z One of the simplest reasons is that the mucous membranes of your nose and throat are irritated, said Timothy Miller, a sports medicine physician and orthopedic surgeon at Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center. Do you sometimes taste blood when working out? Here’s what might be happening. 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z "I know this sounds completely bizarre but I even became slightly irritated by it all." The war and the cliches: the sofa syntax of people-friendly Tony 2010-09-01T18:29:00Z In Chile, he hooks up with a free female spirit who’s just as irritating; the clash of cultures is harrowing and sometimes hilarious. SIFF week 4: Nine movies to see 2013-06-06T19:17:37Z Even more irritating, though, may be Skal’s weak attempts at humor. ‘Something in the Blood’ offers plenty of speculation about ‘Dracula’ author 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z One irritated Times reader sent an image of Hello Kitty displaying a rude hand gesture. Hello Kitty exhibition in L.A. will be catnip for fans 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z I told him that, for me, the comments from irritated liberal readers just confirmed the conventional wisdom that people don’t like to read about those they disagree with. Perspective | Do conservatives get too much press? Some liberal Post readers think so. 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Is there anything more irritating than a man on top of the world complaining about how he just can’t win? Review | Drake is making background music, and it’s burying us alive 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z Ms. Daum is not as weird as she thinks she is, which can be both charming and mildly irritating. ‘Unspeakable,’ Essays by Meghan Daum 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z I irritated friends by insisting that it was better than “Star Wars,” and followed the box-office grosses in the forlorn hope that my favorite would surpass its rival. Listening to “Star Wars” 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z Cortisol, released when you are irritated by constant noise, produces hormones which work in a feedback loop to lower levels of testosterone. Noise is annoying – but can it also make you infertile? 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z I had no idea, when I watched the movie for the first or the tenth time, that many respectable adults would find all of this not just hollow but irritating and even reprehensible. “Drop Dead Gorgeous,” Which Is Finally Streaming, Is Possibly My Favorite Movie of All Time 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z On the next, there is there is the uncool complaint that: "it was the habit of helping themselves to all the food in the refrigerator that most irritated English people about visiting Americans". Barry Miles: 'I think of the 60s as a supermarket of ideas. We were looking for new ways to live' 2010-03-20T00:06:00Z The same boring Matthew Fox who mildly irritated you for years as Jack in Lost. Alex Cross: this trailer could seriously make you angry 2012-07-18T14:45:58Z The anonymous British street artist from the western English city of Bristol opened “Gross Domestic Product” in Croydon, saying it was “where art irritates life”. Banksy takes aim at British life in suburban 'homewares' shop 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z I feel probably equal parts amused by, irritated by, and fond of the way so much people are a mess. "Life feels like an uncomfortable comedy": Zach Woods embraces the awkward and new movie "Downhill" 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z Prince irritated editors by turning himself into that symbol. Status symbol bands 2010-08-11T15:53:00Z And he discovers, as his eyes become very irritated during class, that he is starting to develop what will become very powerful and uncontrollable optic blasts. Bryan Singer Narrates a Scene From ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z As many critics have noted, she has an improbable gift for turning the initially irritating into the charming. Review: In Miranda July’s ‘New Society,’ the Audience Makes the Show 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z I found the heavy doses of voice-over in the rather clunky movie to be obtrusive and irritating. Theater Review: ‘A Christmas Story, the Musical,’ at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater 2012-11-20T03:00:10Z In autumn, leaf-heaps composted themselves on sunken patios, and were shoveled up by irritated owners of basement flats. Book Excerpt: ‘The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher’ 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z It was as irritating as, say, the liberal proposition that unequal results prove unequal opportunity. The Walls That Hillary Clinton Created 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z It's easy to see why "Lovecraft Country" confuses and irritates some people in a way that differs from those who simply don't like shows of its ilk. Should a horror anthology like "Lovecraft Country" be expected to speak to any particular moment? 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z And as with most of Mr. Pacino’s performances, this one is deeply intelligent and deeply irritating. | 'The Merchant of Venice': Al Pacino Brings His Shylock to Shakespeare in the Park 2010-07-01T02:01:00Z Regardless of how irritating certain narrative choices were, the mystery developed magnificently, mainly because the stellar performance of that season's breakout star gave the outcome the emotional ballast most of its episodes lacked. "The White Lotus" returns with an Italian dream of a second season that's molto bene 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z He’s just as irritating as K., but the pathos of Hornby’s story isn’t so attenuated by limp antics. In ‘The One-Eyed Man,’ Ron Currie has created a character for our times 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z If you were less kind, you might also say The King, the Widow and Rick was slow, po-faced, stuffed with ripe monologues and faintly irritating more or less all of the time. The Walking Dead: season eight, episode five recap – The King, the Widow and Rick 2017-11-26T05:00:00Z He’s irritated that after she initially wanted to keep her distance, now that she’s in trouble, she’s turning to him for help. Beyond the Trump Show? Two Political Plays in Chicago Give It a Try 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z His constant referring to instrumental pieces as “songs” is both irritating and incorrect. ‘The Late Starters Orchestra,’ by Ari L. Goldman It’s more comedic, he reports, which is “by turns energizing and slightly irritating.” Essential Arts & Culture: L.A. culture after the riots, a stirring Beethoven concert, controversial Carl Andre 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z Both adorable and petty, her movement shows us how she at once irritates and enchants. Review: ‘The Two Pigeons,’ Frederick Ashton’s Look at Love 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z This showing-not-telling is, unfortunately, an irritating pattern on "Downton Abbey," which often skips over pivotal dramatic moments, only to have characters recount them again and again later. 'Downton Abbey': The delights of Liverpool 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z But it is irritating to be hammered by such black-and-white righteousness, even if — or, perhaps, especially if — you agree with Ms. Holzer’s crusade against government-sponsored cruelty. Art In Review: JENNY HOLZER: ?Endgame? 2012-03-15T21:44:07Z Now they can indulge in some of their irritating public school bromance banter. TV review: Merlin; Good Cop; The Thick Of It 2012-10-14T13:00:00Z Its characters were at best forgettable and at worst intensely irritating. Show Me a Hero: is the HBO mini-series David Simon's return to form? 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z This pretend kid is an irritating little twerp, though. TV review: Bad Santas 2012-12-17T22:10:01Z Schnittke shares Hannah Arendt's belief in "the banality of evil", and the irritating waltz with which the work closes shredded everyone's nerves. BBCSO/Sinaisky ? review 2011-02-22T18:20:48Z Which really irritated Bryan Ferry, who didn’t think it was funny at all. Glenn O’Brien’s Friends Remember a ‘Successful Maniac’ 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z Worse, the book has an irritating number of typos and factual errors. Sylvia Nasar's 'Grand Pursuit' devalued by errors 2011-09-07T20:10:05Z To higher-end restaurants such as Hock Farm, the mandate came as an irritating surprise. In California, chefs fight for bare-hand contact 2014-03-24T13:05:20Z Soloway’s loose, empathetic style and passion for slightly irritating characters are in full force. What You Should Watch This Weekend: Amazon Pilots and ‘Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation’ 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z I didn’t like Josh when I first met him because he was irritating and a show-off. Please Like Me: this millennial comedy is more than just the Australian Girls 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z “It was irritating and soured me on using Amazon,” he says. Don’t let forgotten online subscriptions rack up monthly charges. Here’s how to take control. 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z This irritating mix of fussy, casual, and condescending reminded me of the self-satisfied tone of “Under the Tuscan Sun.” Under the Crushing Weight of the Tuscan Sun 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z At this point, with a tainted brand, an irritated fanbase and a pilot that’s proved a colossal waste of effort,perhaps the sensible thing would be for HBO to ditch Game of Thrones altogether. It's time for the Game of Thrones universe to die 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z Fans of the stage show were irritated that a 33-year-old Diana Ross was cast as Dorothy instead of Stephanie Mills, the petite teenage powerhouse who had originated the part on Broadway. Review: In ‘The Wiz Live!’ on NBC, a Search for More in the Emerald City 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z There are those who are merely irritated by Trump’s mangling of the separation of church and state. “Now let US pray”: Converting Melania to Mother Mary of the masses 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z Robert Pattinson interrupted an interview with USA Today to sound off about an "unbearably irritating" game with a friend. Word game app attracts the A-list celebs 2011-12-17T03:41:04Z As an irritated George upbraids the dangerously innocent Lennie, and as the two fantasize about owning their own little spread, they seem disconcertingly far away. Review: Skilled ensemble defines loneliness in Seattle Rep's 'Of Mice and Men' 2011-03-24T00:08:55Z Daniel Ulbricht has so many gifts that are right for Puck — speed, elevation, timing, merriness — that it’s irritating to find he turns cuteness into cliché and allows his dances to look facile rather than magical. Dance Review: City Ballet in Balanchine’s ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ 2012-06-06T21:59:12Z I find some people get irritated when I ask why they do something or think a certain way. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Don’t expect a recycling miracle on 34th Street 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z I characterised it so regularly in print as the infectious sound of someone quietly chuckling that I began to wonder if even the perpetually genial Beckett might get irritated by the comparison. Harry Beckett obituary 2010-07-26T17:38:00Z It is difficult to say at which point during my visit to the 9/11 Memorial Museum I went from somber to irritated. What the 9/11 museum could learn from two Latin American memorials 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z Ye’s fans were clearly irritated by his speech, but really went crazy when we he praised Trump and started talking about the wall. I miss the old Kanye, too: Stop treating this breakdown like celebrity gossip — it’s a cry for help 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z While it’s normally irritating to get relentlessly advertised to, in this case it’s a sign of progress. 20,000 lesbians in the desert: welcome to the Dinah, a world without men 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z It is undeniably true that "snark" – the single most irritating new word of the past 20 years, given that it means "sarcasm", which we already have a word for – does predominate, in some circles. Bloggers must be free to call a buzzwordgasm a buzzwordgasm 2011-03-17T12:00:00Z I prefer not to wash my face too often … sounds funny, but I’d rather wake up with raccoon eyes than soap up and irritate my skin. | Olivia Thirlby 2011-01-06T20:46:44Z Will a woman really do everything she can to meet every passing fad, even if it's uncomfortable, time-consuming, irritating, expensive, troubling, humiliating? Pubic hair removal: The naked truth 2011-02-11T07:00:02Z And that mutability extends to her portrait of Amy, who is laughably irritating and graceless except when she stumbles into a moment of good will. Television Review: ?Enlightened? Stars Laura Dern on HBO - Review 2011-10-09T22:00:00Z Perhaps the profession is destined to fade away, but others will have to take up the critic’s simple, irritating, somehow necessary job: to stand in a public space and say, “Not quite.” The Fate of the Critic in the Clickbait Age 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z "Some garlic cloves are really strong, and if you get enough leaching of the chemicals and oils into your nose, it will definitely irritate it," Bhattacharyya explained. Risky 'hack' where people put garlic up nostrils has experts slamming the TikTok trend 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z What about my irritated part, which isn’t the easiest to deal with if my people-pleasing part has been working overtime. Jonathan Van Ness on being HIV positive: 'It gave me a reason to really fight' 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z Ray’s a firefighter like Scott’s dad, and carries himself with an affable saltiness that irritates Scott but lets Burr keep us on our toes. ‘The King of Staten Island’ Review: Pete Davidson Gets (Even More) Personal 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z She corrects the oversight by introducing her own number for Grandma, drawing inspiration from one of her less kind reviews: “hunched, screeching and irritating,” as she recalls the assessment. | 'Jackie Five-Oh!': Nursing Grudges With Acid 2010-12-05T23:17:00Z Miller and the woman are clearly attracted to each other, and a bit irritated with each other too. Best of Cannes: Kiarostami, Binoche make a "Certified Copy" 2010-05-21T23:15:00Z I find myself increasingly irritated by how these anecdotes and quotes from comedy shows dominate time with our friends and family. I’m beginning to find my husband’s humour a turnoff 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z That belief may be old-fashioned but it’s not irritating. “The Bestseller Code” Tells Us What We Already Know 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z There are now skin care potions that perform the same cleansing and exfoliating functions, he said, but in “a more elegant and often less irritating way.” R.I.P. Clarisonic 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z Among today’s shows, Fox’s “New Girl,” in which a fairly irritating character played by Zooey Deschanel moves in with three guys, needed another title within weeks. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Up All Night’ and Other Shows Outgrowing Their Titles 2012-11-23T21:41:56Z The opera was very irritating in 1913 and it's still very irritating now. Malevich: Master of the avant-garde 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z Which is why, unfortunately, the reader’s attention is inevitably drawn to the one irritating fantasy cliché that the Magicians trilogy doesn’t avoid. Why does the Magicians trilogy keep raping and killing off its best characters? 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z They stopped by B5 as usual, where it was crowded with irritated travelers. Analysis | Pete Buttigieg is right. Airports are romantic. 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z “Get Back” is interesting, irritating, sweet, stultifying, illuminating, punishing, satisfying, totally life-sucking, ultimately unnecessary and still pretty cool. Perspective | The Beatles are overrated. That’s our fault, not theirs. 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z So is her supple rendering of family dynamics, her insight into intimate loyalties and sweeping betrayals, and her gallery of rich female characters Maxwell calls “gnarly and irritating and ungenerous.” Lillian Hellman is once again a presence in Washington 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z No wonder Margaret Thatcher always looked so irritated. Crib Sheet: The 10 Things to Talk About This Weekend 2011-02-16T21:37:02Z Dany’s behavior may be outlandish and irritating, but you applaud his courage. Review: In ‘Xenia,’ a Fraternal Bond and a Quest 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z I guess that's crossing the line, even when we're talking about massively irritating fictional characters, and given my last name it might get taken the wrong way. "One Day": A gimmicky, misbegotten love story 2011-08-18T17:19:00Z Part of this is our fault – we're so busy being shocked, upset, irritated or looking the other way that we don't hear them. David Mitchell: learning to live with my son's autism 2013-06-29T08:00:00Z I would try to buoy us up with irritating cheeriness, and when this inevitably failed, I would become despondent and anxious. The moment our marriage was over: 'I saw a complete lack of kindness' 2016-10-08T04:00:00Z It irritates her all the more because she spent years living a "raccoon lifestyle" in California. Jesca Hoop: 'I used to live under a tree' 2011-04-06T21:00:00Z At almost two and a half hours, Cassavetes’s film is long and about equal parts fascinating, irritating and punishing. 2010-01-09T03:25:00Z I remain irritated that a man, Santa Claus, was allowed to claim credit for my mom's work for as long as he did. Holiday shopping is not just women’s work 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z I must confess I once found the Hairy Bikers a bit irritating, but I've now fallen completely under their spell. TV review ? 23 Week Babies: The Price of Life; Jamie's Dream School; The Great British Food Revival 2011-03-09T22:00:00Z But he was 15 minutes later than that, so I was both relieved and a tad irritated. Blind date: ‘There was little leeway for a two-way conversation’ 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z Once applied, there seemed to be too much space between the real and fake nails toward the cuticle, which made an irritating gathering spot for stray fibers. Trial Run: Products for Do-It-Yourself Nail Artists 2012-02-02T17:00:42Z In general, irritants only get more irritating with time, and nuisances get more annoying, and burdens get heavier, and divergences grow wider. Carolyn Hax: How to find out if you and a potential partner are a good fit 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z The analogy he draws between Italy and two initially opposed women in an institution is the linchpin of his “Like Crazy,” an energetic, visually attractive but ultimately irritating comedy-drama. Review: In ‘Like Crazy,’ an Unlikely Pair Flee the Cuckoo’s Nest 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z Her anxiety irritated me, but I worried, too. Seeking the Comfort of an Old Flame: Solitude 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z Yeah, I think the title is awful and irritating too. "Happythankyoumoreplease": "How I Met Your Mother" star's likable film debut 2011-03-04T18:26:00Z Every one of them emerges as selfish, loving, cruel, compassionate, irritating, charming and just possibly heroic. | 'Other Desert Cities': Drowning in Domestic Denial in the Sands of Palm Springs 2011-01-14T03:00:00Z In fact, the diversity of the multilingual nation seems to have been one of director Adrian Marthaler's inspirations in his alternately charming and irritating new staging of Rossini's last opera. Review:"Williams Tell" celebrates all things Swiss 2010-12-10T12:08:00Z Though some readers found irritating Franklin’s checklist of daily tasks toward betterment, many others craved it. How to Describe America’s Character Through Its Favorite How-To Books 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z The chemicals are strong enough to irritate human skin and kill ants, but they didn’t bother the beetles at all. Scientists solve mystery of bombardier beetles’ hot, toxic spray 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z Even so, she thanked Jack for arriving ahead of schedule: “He sensed my disgruntled nature and my irritated feet,” Ms. Rudolph said. Maya Rudolph Appears in the Series ?Up All Night? 2011-09-11T03:30:07Z But also on a cosmological level, she was born under the sign of Aries, which I am — and there’s something big and arrogant and sometimes irritating about Aries. In ‘Afropessimism,’ a Black Intellectual Mixes Memoir and Theory 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z “We get dry, rough and much more irritated because those healthy oils act as a protective layer for us,” Dr. Ciraldo said. This Is Your Skin on Stress 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z It is irritating, enormously flawed, a very lively place. Not so black and white: South Africa on stage 2013-07-20T23:06:08Z When this felt wrong, I reminded myself about his limp, an outward vulnerability that irritated him. The mothering class 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z The layers of arch artfulness here are altogether irritating. Dance Review: American Ballet Theater at City Center - Review 2011-11-10T23:06:42Z The latter are bizarrely divided into enormous adults with broad Scots accents and a perky but slightly irritating teen variety, who sound like they've just stepped out of a mall in Orange County. You review: How to Train Your Dragon 2010-04-06T15:38:00Z But that's on a personal level – it's never more than just a bit irritating. dEUS's Tom Barman: 'I was fed up with singing about myself' 2012-07-04T11:41:37Z Thankfully, my wife also loves the game and doesn’t get too irritated as I repeatedly implore the ball to “nestle.” The Video Games That Got Us Through 2021 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z Rather irritating and prose and half-baked stories that are as cliche as.. er.. sliced bread. Tips, links and suggestions: Our review list and the books you are reading today 2012-11-06T16:20:02Z I like the look of a liner inside my lower lashline, but it irritates my eyes. Debbie Gibson Is Not Going to Get Stuck in the Past 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z Except the very reason “All About That Bass” seems parody-ready is also why its parodies are so irritating. No More 'All About That Bass' Parodies, Please 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z What most irritates critics of the essay, however, are Franzen’s references to Wharton’s looks: She “did have one potentially redeeming disadvantage,” he writes, “she wasn’t pretty.” Are literary classics obsolete? 2012-05-31T00:00:00Z But he had just five instruments to share, and the kids often grew restless, irritating Chavez's boss. From landfill in Paraguay, sweet music emerges 2012-12-15T21:57:05Z Writers seem less interested in mustering their own centrality than they were, and readers seem less excited at the prospect of being irritated by individual civilian personalities. The Personal-Essay Boom Is Over 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z “She had absolutely nothing to do with it. She left before we organized. . . . It was to me a sort of inaccuracy that irritated me,” says Pleshette Willis, who says she otherwise enjoyed the pilot. How a fed-up group of ‘Good Girls’ beat the ‘Mad Men’-era sexists 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z Obama was privately irritated at the allegation, which the director of the FBI and lawmakers from both parties dismissed as unfounded. Two months out of office, Barack Obama is having a post-presidency like no other 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z Finally, after Amy declares the soothing spa music to be irritating, her friend explodes: “Only you can be irritated by gamma waves and a whale,” she says. 'Veep' Recap: Listen, You Are Beyoncé 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z So here I am, feeling irritated and contemplating telling him to stop asking me what I think if he doesn’t want honest answers. Carolyn Hax: A just-divorced friend solicits advice. Then he explodes at it. 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z Or irritated enough to want to scream "Make it stop!" at the stage. Risk-taking Seattle theaters offer wild surprises 2011-12-01T00:35:04Z When Davy irritates Denise by pompously saying, “I’m the face of the brand,” his statement is followed by this observation from a found note: “Pride the stench of mankind.” ‘Found,’ a Musical Based on Literary Detritus 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z McKellen’s willingness to allow his natural authority to lurch into buffoonery, so irritating when deployed in a Twitpic with Patrick Stewart, is particularly well-used here — he’s constantly being brought low for his egotism. Ian McKellen’s “Vicious” is the most realistic gay comedy we’ve seen in a long time 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z She got irritated and told me she’d buy them something new when she got another job. Ask Amy: Mom teaches twin sons wrong lesson on giving 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z She's even created bingo cards for us to play along, featuring the most irritating words used in book reviews – "compelling", "haunting", "riveting", "sweeping" and "x meets x" being a small selection. Eyes down for the cliches: it's time to play Book Review Bingo 2010-03-17T12:15:00Z Her vibrato was irritating and her enunciation fuzzy. Rats and recycling: Wacky Wagner at Bayreuth 2011-08-03T22:16:04Z The show, often abrasive, turns downright irritating when its author insists on overexplaining her objectives. | 'The Truth: A Tragedy': Cynthia Hopkins Excavates Her Father?s Life 2010-05-14T04:08:00Z The way Mr. Currin hides genuine feeling behind coy facades is irritating, but his paintings remain fascinatingly bizarre. Art in Review: JOHN CURRIN: ?New Paintings? 2010-11-19T07:00:00Z An irritated Caine was only freed the next morning when a carpenter turned up for work and heard his cries. Michael Caine trapped in dressing room 2012-05-16T15:25:30Z Two husbands experiencing the 10-year itch in suburban Providence, Rhode Island are let off the leash for a week by their irritated wives and left to indulge in whatever they wish, no questions asked. Hall Pass ? review 2011-03-13T00:05:31Z Another irritating quality about people like that is that they so badly want to be liked, to be on trend. Smart Watch: Why you should watch Jennifer Garner play a total jerk in “Camping” 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z But despite the heroin-addict shootings, murderous neighbours and secret babies, at first, there were also more realistic friendships, kids and irritating ex-husbands to identify with. Desperate Housewives: getting desperate 2011-08-08T10:24:45Z The irritating Melancholia … Seeking a Friend for the End of the World. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World – review 2012-07-12T20:40:01Z “I wrote in The Standard once a week about things that were irritating me, and, blow me down, last Christmas on Instagram there they were as a tea towel,” Mr. Haslam said. Nicky Haslam’s House of Commons 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z Older writers find younger ones irritating, Martin Amis writes in “The Rub of Time,” his fourth nonfiction miscellany, because their emergence is like a series of telegrams from the boneyard. Two Generations on View in Essays by Martin Amis and Zadie Smith 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z Anyway, I don't write about what irritates me – why bother? The mysterious genesis of books 2011-03-24T11:42:57Z A child’s voice in “Jacob’s Room,” disrupting a painter trying to paint, originates in the irritating children outside Woolf’s own window. 1922: The Year That Transformed English Literature 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z “To keep our hands from becoming overly dry and irritated, we like to use mild, natural soaps with botanically derived light fragrances.” The best hand soaps, according to a chef, an artist, a dermatologist and more 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z Instead of the clipped stuffiness of James Lipton, the frontman of Bravo’s “Inside the Actors Studio,” Mr. Rash chooses a grating, irritating approach; but when he keeps his mouth shut, his guests are generally engaging. Critic’s Notebook: TV Shows at Moments of Creation 2013-07-28T19:05:05Z And this is irritating because there is so much good stuff out there that doesn't get corporate airplay, that doesn't get dumbed down to the lowest common denominator, and that doesn't challenge the listener. Taylor Swift Is a 2017 Pop Machine on ‘Reputation,’ but at What Cost? 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Kutcher and his bangs work mightily to keep the movie light and funny, and he's often charming, so much so that you get a little irritated with Emma for not recognizing how hard Adam's trying. 'No Strings Attached': A ho-hum movie about casual sex 2011-01-20T22:33:57Z He says he's not unfamiliar with times "where your life can become petty, and your grievances can become small, and sharp, and you can be easily irritated". Jeff Goldblum: the Buddha of Hollywood 2010-07-12T20:30:00Z At first, Millett seems irritated; she doesn't understand why men have joined their protests. As Iranians rise up, it's time we also challenged the stereotype of the misogynist Iranian man 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z That revelation depends on a very dicey bit of chronology, one of several probabilities that may irritate attentive readers. Alice Hoffman’s compelling tale of the artist Camille Pissarro and his mother 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z Made in Barcelona, it smells fresh and didn’t irritate my skin. Skin Deep: Wipe on, Wipe Off: March of the Towelettes 2011-08-17T18:36:32Z She was so irritated that she tweeted, “the worst part of bachelorette parties are all the emails beginning with, ‘Hey Ladies!’” A Book of Emails Women Love to Hate 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z In fact, poinsettias “have a milky white, latex sap that can be very irritating to his mouth and stomach,” the FDA states online. Are Christmas trees safe for dogs and cats? What to know about the potentially hazardous holiday staple 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z Isn't it irritating how every ad campaign these days wants us to participate? The new Smirnoff advert 2012-11-17T00:05:22Z The applause is included, however, and you might find yourself irritated by the man who shouts 'bravo' ahead of everyone else as the music dies away. Rossini: William Tell ? review 2011-08-11T20:30:01Z It took two weeks for him to go from very willing to pitch in to noticeably irritated that I wasn’t feeling 100 percent yet. Together. 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z Three marine captains, just back from Afghanistan, were in agreement: "It was irritating to see some empty seats during the morning – some Pentagon people could have used their time much better being here". How The Great Game emptied the Pentagon 2011-03-01T21:29:00Z In most ways, I am loving my 40s, but these little reminders that I am, in fact, aging are quite irritating. Vitamin A is for anti-aging, at least when it comes to vision 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Tarantino himself seemed irritated when questioned on the issue of whether Hollywood contributes to gun violence at a junket for his new film on Saturday in New York. Django Unchained premiere cancelled after Connecticut shooting 2012-12-18T11:42:01Z Gloves are called for due to the presence of oxalic acid crystals, which can irritate sensitive skin. Everything you need to know about taro 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z So it irritates her, naturally, when people complain that she’s been absent from the literary scene for the past two decades. After a 20-Year Hiatus, the Booker Prize-Winning Novelist Arundhati Roy Returns to Fiction 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z The writer was in Hay-on-Wye for the 30th edition of the literary festival and admitted the accusation was one that irritated. Helen Fielding says Bridget Jones books are not anti-feminist 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z The speech thrilled admirers, irritated opponents and made her name around the world. War of words 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z There are the irritating, echoing chimes as you repeatedly re-start a wonky Mac, hoping that the computer will somehow repair itself. Long Live the Macintosh Startup Chime 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z He does remember that the director was fired: “He was just too irritating.” Hugh Grant contemplates the complexities of a film actor’s life 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z The reception for some of his earlier stagings has ranged from irritated to amused. Broadway’s man of the moment: Ivo van Hove 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z And, let's face it, there are few more irritating social types than those for whom subtitles are the hallmark of artistic merit. Rewind TV: Women in Love; The Killing 2011-03-27T00:05:34Z But the afternoon seem to leave many patrons tired and irritated. Season begins with a stumble at the Phillips Collection 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z I often get irritated with his mannerisms and lack of decisiveness, but I am getting better at being patient and hiding the irritation. My boyfriend and I have great sex, but sometimes I wonder if that is all we have 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z Even music critics, the Guardian's included, wrote about enjoying those early songs but being irritated by the image cultivated by the band. Vampire Weekend: 'People tried to pretend we were rich idiots' 2013-05-03T10:30:00Z The musician and record producer William Wittman is still irritated about the time he dined at Patsy’s, an Italian restaurant in Manhattan, one hot summer day in the early 1980s. Leave the Sweatshirt at Home. Dining Dress Codes Are Back. 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z Out of the car hops an irritated hipster dirtbag, cussing up a storm. Review: In ‘Devil’s Gate,’ Satanic Shenanigans 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z One concerns his father, who used to irritate him by always putting himself last and insisting he was “unimportant”. The ‘mega monk’ who wants us to slow down and embrace our imperfections 2019-01-20T05:00:00Z Through extreme pain the hero sets the world right . . . and it takes him years of unpleasant, irritating excursions and self-reflection to find a way back to an honestly won, legitimate version of grace. What "Loki," "Lucifer" and "Cruella" tell us about our love affair with rewriting ugly stories 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z Most productions of the traditional ballet “Don Quixote” irritate me so badly that I try to avoid them. Dance Review: Ballet?s Home Away From Home for International Stars in New York 2011-05-24T22:13:23Z While that’s true, it’s irritating to be reminded that my parents can’t even trust me to keep a job or get on a plane. Carolyn Hax: Keeping mom out of the loop might give her peace of mind 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z His work is accessible, unpretentious and occasionally glib, and it has proved irritating to some of his more theoretically inclined contemporaries. John Baldessari: An Artist in a Class by Himself 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z He barely ever cracks a smile on-screen, where he hovers behind Frank Underwood with the grim visage of a perpetually irritated butler. “He’s a pretty scary dude”: “House of Cards'” Michael Kelly on another season as political fixer Doug Stamper — and why he’s supporting Hillary 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z These various lapses may be irritating, but ultimately they don’t derail what is a fairly ingenious adventure. Review | Michael Crichton’s classic thriller ‘The Andromeda Strain’ gets a deadly sequel 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z I'm so tired it takes me several minutes to identify a curiously irritating tapping sound, rather like a woodpecker following me around − my teeth chattering. Namibia's Skeleton Coast 2010-04-24T23:15:00Z Another speaks of Ashley’s musical prowess with the irritating, singsong italics found throughout the book. Books Of the Times: ‘Night Film’ Is Marisha Pessl’s New Novel 2013-08-14T20:32:22Z We see private bedroom conversations between Rob and Nell, in which the mother, who recognizes her son’s dreaminess as an admirable sensitivity, not as an irritating handicap, challenges her stubborn husband’s rulings. “My Friend Flicka”: A Book About Horses That Is a Book About First Love 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Photo: PR Sarah Kendall: I get a bit bored by people doing material about how much their partner irritates them. Edinburgh fringe favourites on the dark side of comedy 2012-08-03T23:05:00Z “I think people have low-grade fear of flying, that’s why they tend to drink on planes and take sleeping pills … plus it’s just plain irritating,” he said. Are you binge-watching reruns of your old favorite TV shows? You’re having a natural response to COVID-19 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z The lasting image of Hasselbeck is that of a woman who represented the conservative white woman constituency, for good or ill, whether sensible or irritating, and gave as well as she got. From Hasselbeck to McCain, "The View" needs the "right" hook when casting its conservative co-host 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z It's not red or irritated, as it it was. United front: breasts without the airbrush 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z Attending her own funeral, Alice is irritated by most everything she sees and hears. Review: In ‘Dust,’ the Measure of a Life After Suicide 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z Narrative closure is forced on the situation when a girl who hangs out with the guys feels irritated and excluded by their world. The Smell of Us review: Larry Clark's passionless voyeur flick 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z But when one audience member tried to joke a bit too much during an exchange about Mr. Funches’s son, the comedian looked genuinely irritated and engaged him. Ron Funches Works a Crowd, and Its Assumptions 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z Unexamined privilege is irritating indeed, but so are ad hominem lectures. The problem with politicizing everything, including a cookbook 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z Which gets at the essential question: Is it the scooters that so irritate their detractors? The invasion of the scooter bros: A new tribe whizzes past the haters on Washington sidewalks. 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z It is invigorating and irritating, astute and facile, rigorous and flippant, fair-minded and score-settling, practical and hyperbolic, and maybe a dozen other neurotically contradictory things. ‘Unwanted Advances’ Tackles Sexual Politics in Academia 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z “He was irritated by my suggestion, so I was like, ‘Okay, fine, I’m glad we had that discussion.’ Meet the very wealthy, very private couple behind Washington’s most original museum 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z Gunter Grass was right Topics: Germany, , Poetry With his controversial poem on Israel and Iran, Günter Grass has irritated, provoked and outraged people everywhere. Make kids memorize poetry 2012-06-13T02:00:00Z “He was a little bit irritated that we said, ‘No, you’re not allowed to have your spa appointment,’” Mr. Long said. Canada to U.S. Visitors: Please Don’t Sneak Across the Border 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z I find it irritating because it's not my goal to be that way. Perspective | Miss Manners: Friends say they wish ailing parents were dead. How to respond? 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z Therefore I am excited about anything that attempts to break down the irritating reverence around the illness. Who's afraid of the big C? 2010-09-18T23:06:00Z Few frustrations irritate more than a decent movie that ends poorly. "Nomadland" wins big at the 2021 Oscars, which made history — and some unfortunate choices 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z At every turn, Villanueva was a thorn in the side of priests and preachers, who were initially impressed then increasingly irritated by his relentless questioning. One Man and His Followers Sought Salvation. Did It Exist? 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z “He’s got one of those minds that just irritates you, because it’s like a file cabinet,” said Lewis Black, the dyspeptic comic and “The Daily Show” commentator. He Puts Bill Maher on TV, and Jefferson, Dickens and Tolstoy on Stage 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z Close-watchers will remember this: in the very first episode, when Lee’s lifelong quest to feel important is irritating Theresa, Bernard pays particular attention to the way Theresa scrunches her brow in repressed anger. The 11 Most Interesting 'Westworld' Fan Theories 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z One is a word game Marcus plays that may soon irritate you as much as it does his fellow teachers. A battle of 'Words and Pictures' at Maine prep school 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z At times my heart beat too strong and my breathing felt too shallow and waiting for things made me anxious and irritated. The day my therapist killed himself: shock, tears and then came a revelation 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z But the finale, “Sidewalk 2013,” is a rambling, clichéd look at life on New York City streets, with the dancers walking busily, bumping into one another and becoming irritated. Dance Review: LAVA at the Brooklyn Academy of Music 2013-06-07T21:04:50Z Another essay grabs you by the throat in this fashion: “Long ago, my life bothered me. It wasn’t going well, in various ways. I grew irritated and then depressed.” Review: ‘Emotional Rescue’ Ruminates on Life and Music 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z It was irritating but not aggressive, and I always thought that’s just how I felt about certain kinds of physical affection. Carolyn Hax: He sees it as intimate. She sees it as intrusive. 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z “I believe in my heart that he shouldn’t have been confirmed,” she said in a recent interview, acknowledging that it irritates her to see Justice Thomas on the court. Anita Hill Is Celebrated in the Documentary ‘Anita’ 2014-03-12T11:00:02Z It's the sort in which tanned, carefree young folk run zanily around exotic locations, irritating no one, to an exuberantly brassy, ethnic soundtrack. The new Heineken advert 2013-05-25T05:00:00Z But again, this is a comedy, which means Ramy eventually ends up with an irritated community elder manhandling his feet. Smart Watch: "Ramy" blesses us with a thoughtful, funny comedy about goodness 2019-04-20T04:00:00Z Some of them are me, are my irritating habits, some of them are friends, some of them are from websites. Mum lit: a chore thing 2011-04-06T19:00:00Z Her brother, who is mostly irritated by Carmela, shows his true colors by taking her to the shore, where the sky is filled with dandelion spores and soaring white birds. In These Stunning Picture Books, Children Navigate a Big, Wide World 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z A random collection of images of construction in west London, set to morbid melodies, left me confused and irritated. Witty or gritty? What ingredients make the best short films? 2011-01-14T16:29:46Z But biographers have observed that Thatcher’s anxious disposition, pretentious accent and grandiose manner simply irritated the queen. How to Survive a Royal Weekend on ‘The Crown’ 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z It is filled with very irate and irritated geese. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: New York, from the bizarre to the truly bizarre 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z “We’ve been waiting for you,” an irritated woman, one of the few females on the bus, said. History buffs trace the steps of a young George Washington through the DMV 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z I was quite irritated actually because it was so much pressure on these kids, two huge producers sitting there. Maria Friedman: 'We made Stephen Sondheim cry' 2013-04-27T23:05:03Z "I guess there's a lot of things about the modern world that irritate me, but – hey! – just as long as I can turn it into something funny." The man behind Butt-head: Mike Judge 2010-04-23T23:13:00Z Scott, however, has an irritating penchant to frequently cut away from the race and focus on various talking heads, rather than on the film's subject. New documentary "Kipchoge" offers intriguing look at marathoner's skill but doesn't go the distance 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z Congo is irritated, and rants about his disdain for human rights. Indonesian cinema and the rise of a new noir 2013-06-05T15:36:08Z It’s an irritating bit of bait-and-switch from this Arena Stage production, directed by Molly Smith and arriving after the pandemic shut down the original world premiere run immediately after its March 2020 opening night. Review | She might get top billing, but ‘Celia and Fidel’ at Arena Stage shortchanges the female revolutionary 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z Rouleau recommends adding products into your routine designed for irritated skin that contain anti-inflammatory ingredients. Relieve red skin with these tips from a celebrity esthetician 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z And if you like comically irritating “S.N.L.” characters of a different vintage, Cecily Strong appeared on Weekend Update as The Girl You Wish You Hadn’t Started a Conversation With at a Party. Daniel Craig Hosts ‘S.N.L.,’ but Elizabeth Warren Steals the Show 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z What’s actually irritating you is probably the flower’s fragrance, which Moss says is made up of small airborne particles released from the flower. How to enjoy fresh flowers at home, without the sneezing and wheezing 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z So there will be other alarm bells over the next few days: I will be more easily irritated; loud noises will bother me much more intensely than usual. My drugged life: I’ve been on antidepressants since 10 2014-12-06T05:00:00Z “We see all of the worst bits – the bits that we are irritated by, or that we feel are inconsiderate. We get this negative lens, because there’s no escape from each other.” Not tonight, darling: how the world lost its libido – and how it can get it back 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z These expectations are not only irritating, they are dehumanizing and exhausting. 6 harmful media myths about sex and Latinas 2014-02-02T22:00:00Z And if there is nothing to be irritated by at the heart of this one – which is about lost works of art – I suspect that's because I haven't located it yet. The mysterious genesis of books 2011-03-24T11:42:57Z In previous episodes one might have called out the ringmasters, Heilemann especially, for hamming it up — a quality political junkies who watch “The Circus” may find either entertaining or irritating. “The Circus” host calls Steve Bannon’s propaganda film “a cinematic reach-around” 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z But the book left me stumped and mildly irritated: What millennial woman is inept enough to need this? Do millennial women really need the book ‘How to Skimm Your Life’? Give us more credit. 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z "A lot of Labour people irritated by being attacked from the left by the Liberal Democrats for the past 13 years are enjoying being Trots for a bit," Farron says. Will anyone vote for AV in the electoral reform referendum? 2011-04-08T23:09:12Z Despite introducing an irritating new character doomed to go down as this franchise’s Jar Jar Binks, Reeves ventures into the darkest and most mature territory yet with War. How Planet of the Apes became a truly modern movie franchise 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z Flora would never admit to being irritated by Julian’s success, but there’s something annoying about the way the world conforms to the desires of handsome, charismatic men like her husband. Review | ‘Good Company,’ Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney’s follow-up to ‘The Nest,’ is a sweeter novel with higher stakes 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z Mitchell wrote back, irritated, to say that the manuscript had never been returned to her. A Piece of ?Gone With the Wind? Isn?t Gone After All 2011-03-29T22:30:17Z “You’re so happy to see them you immediately forget how irritated you were while waiting for them to show up.” “Is There Still Sex in the City?” and the Decline of a Particular Fantasy Life 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z He is particularly irritated by the soullessness of contemporary Bach interpretations, which he says lack passion, fire and dynamism. Nigel Kennedy accuses fellow violinists of destroying Bach's legacy 2011-08-13T21:56:11Z EL Doctorow was irritated enough by this gush to suggest to Updike that if "he goes around the corner" from his mailbox, "he'll find a missile silo buried in the next lot". Mo Yan, Salman Rushdie and censorship 2012-12-13T13:30:04Z The narration was at best an unrealistic portrayal of teenage thoughts and the characters, though well depicted, are extreme clichés so exaggerated that they cannot help but irritate an actual teenager. Shelter by Harlan Coben - review 2012-06-20T14:00:00Z Crass commercialism degrades us all, product placement is a scourge and replacing genuine information with joyless sponcon was a particularly irritating choice in this case. The Best and Worst Moments of the 2020 Emmys 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z “To say it was irritating would be an understatement,” says Mitch. Meet the very wealthy, very private couple behind Washington’s most original museum 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z Both halves of the program leave me at once cold and irritated — and yet throughout the New York premiere on Tuesday, I kept thinking, “How very much she knows about the art of making dances.” Review: Twyla Tharp’s Choreography Celebrated to Bach and Jazz 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z On paper, the formula looks like it ought to be irritating — pretentious, or simply awkward — but ultimately, it makes a magical sort of sense. Dry Cleaning: It’s Spoken Rock ’n’ Roll, but We Like It 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z The misanthropy in “Loudermilk,” however, is more complex than David’s irritating shtick, setting up a more meaningful story arc about relationships, responsibilities and disappointment. Perspective | These TV shows have figured out Gen X’s greatest gift to society: Grouchiness 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Mom was concerned about an irritated rash at both corners of Tara’s mouth. Your parenting is the problem: We spend more time and money on parenting than ever — but we are getting worse 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z Where Baldwin becomes irritating is when his smooth-jazz personality is poured into an interviewer’s suit. Smart Watch: Why you should watch Jennifer Garner play a total jerk in “Camping” 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z The colleague is not irritating per se, but because of your belief that getting your work finished without interruption is an important goal. Happiness is a glass half empty 2012-06-15T22:00:43Z Their entitlement, so irritating to viewers, afforded “Girls,” in its best moments, a thrilling narrative freedom. On Finally Watching “Girls,” a Different and Better Show Than I’d Been Led to Imagine 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z I am just as irritated by all that filthy Americana, the menus of fast food elevated only by the use of quality ingredients in the service of fat, salt and sugar. Clean eating: yet another pious diet to squeeze the joy out of good food 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z It must have been very irritating, and Gordon never forgave me. The enemy within: how Machiavelli would have dealt with Gordon Brown 2010-10-09T05:59:00Z To some degree, but that was mostly me being irritated by people saying, “Eh, your music sounds a bit plastic.” The Buggles’ Song Launched MTV. After 45 Years, They’re Going on Tour. 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z At first I thought the reminders were mildly irritating, just one more distraction. Hear and Now reminds users to breathe 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z Although his eyes are obscured behind dark glasses, Hamm’s squirming, sudden changes of mood, from irritated to elegiac to abusive, arrive like small shock waves. Suspending Disbelief in a Savage ‘Endgame’ 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z But I stopped because I got so irritated with students who just wanted to learn to be famous artists rather than understand how to make art. Rachel Whiteread: 'I couldn't say no. It felt right to do this one' – interview 2012-07-07T19:19:01Z It seems merely an irritating infraction, for instance, that Rose mispronounces Caroline’s name as Carolyn — until you notice Clarke wincing as if struck when it happens. Review: ‘Caroline, or Change’ Makes History’s Heartbreak Sing 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z I just stood there and read excerpts from reviews, especially the one that called me hunched over, shrill and irritating. ‘The Addams Family’ Musical Was Panned. Then It Became a Hit. 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z “He made it clear how irritated he would be if we failed to appear. But he used more colorful language.” Breakfast isn’t a sport. Zeke, one of the Emanuel brothers, would beg to differ. 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z “But we were so irritated and tired at this point,” says Alex, “that sex was definitely off the table.” ‘We were sexually frustrated’: did it work out for people who texted an ex in lockdown? 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z It's irritating nonsense from the off, pompous and whingey, and Bardem, sporting a silly ponytail, looks like a baleful puppy throughout. Cannes round-up by Jason Solomon 2010-05-22T23:05:00Z This is a harsh thing to say of Bernstein, who rarely missed a chance to politicize music, and who routinely irritated much of his audience by doing so. Making Art in a Time of Rage 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z Like its show, it is unusually revealing, providing well-rounded views of a complex artist who generally aims to irritate and frequently succeeds. The Best Art Books of 2018 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z But she was irritated by the language, which is not exclusive to “Project Runway” but is part of ourbroader vocabulary and used by plenty of women. Perspective | Let’s talk about ‘Project Runway’ stars using ‘old lady’ to describe unflattering clothes 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z The most enjoyable thing about the pilot is the performance of Mr. Cartwright, who does pretty much the same neurotic, hand-gesturing thing here that he did as the irritating intern Mr. Nigel-Murray on “Bones.” Television Review: Mind Over Crime for a Superpowered Team 2011-07-10T22:09:51Z And yet, the symmetries, repetitions and recurrences do not irritate but instead illuminate the presence of a singular, readily identifiable voice whose signature obsessions and tendencies recur no matter what story she tells. Books of The Times: ‘American Innovations’ by Rivka Galchen 2014-05-07T20:15:28Z “Flak as well as guff. I don’t know what irritates me more, the flak or the guff.” What Happened After the Joke: A Stand-Up’s Harrowing Tale 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z It’s too soon to tell whether the campaign will succeed in pushing the song to No. 1, or, more importantly, whether doing so will actually irritate the President. Britain Greets Donald Trump with Green Day’s “American Idiot” 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z On a rainy weekend in the countryside — with no electronic devices allowed — a young girl feels irritated until she steps outside and into the deep satisfactions of time spent in nature. The Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2017 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z But I was a little irritated that I hadn’t worked in more Disney shows. Clint and Ron Howard Remember When They Were Just ‘The Boys’ 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z I forget we are acting and I just get irritated for real. Judd Apatow’s Life as Art in ‘This Is 40’ 2012-11-14T15:13:43Z That was another thing that irritates me in English-language Holocaust movies: that in most of them the Jews are turned into some kind of non-living, positive stereotypes. The Carpetbagger: In the Sewers With 'In Darkness' 2012-02-03T20:40:13Z "It was very irritating that he didn't help us at all!" said the actress, who is married to Mamet. Felicity Huffman and Rebecca Pidgeon work to set 'Anarchist' free 2015-04-25T04:00:00Z And if you lived through the events being depicted, the 30-something Neyfakh’s presentation of them can have a slightly irritating flavor of nostalgia and condescension, emphasizing the quaintness of the not-that-distant past. Review: ‘Fiasco,’ a Look at How America Got to Where It Is 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z But it irritated me enough, and I used to dip in and out of it. Swandown: two men in a pedalo 2012-07-18T17:17:15Z For example, instead of fabric softeners with irritating fragrances, he suggests adding white vinegar in the machine’s fabric softener cap to relax fibers without the lasting film. Tips to make laundry day more gentle on the environment 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z Critics are finding Mr. Mikhalkov’s latest round of ubiquity particularly grating and many gleefully attacked this latest film, irritated both by him and his interpretation of history. Russian Director Presents Grand Epic of World War II 2010-05-10T12:00:00Z One, the narrative tempts fate by waiting several episodes to justify its existence, an irritating indulgence among streaming series that run on a platform whose quality control is notoriously questionable, if it exists at all. Tardy to the "Russian Doll" party? Welcome, sweet birthday babies! 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z There is, however, a problem with the switchover, which as a defiantly transparent piece of artifice is irritating, even though it allows Paul to explore beyond his limited horizons. Sundance film festival 2013: Touchy Feely – first look review 2013-01-22T12:04:53Z After a February flash fire and news of cracked rails, the city finally hit pause on that irritating experiment. Streetcar fatigue: It crashed. It burned. We’re sick of talking about it. 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z And it's clearly it's not just visiting British theatregoers like me who are irritated by the practice. Broadway is too clap happy 2012-11-05T16:38:47Z Staff had to rush to clean bathrooms, which led to lines of irritated visitors. In Hawaii, Reimagining Tourism for a Post-Pandemic World 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z Popping pills, smoking incessantly and pouring liberal lashings of vodka into a water glass, Walt is occasionally irritated when reminded that the world is not bending itself to his will quickly enough. Theater Review: ‘Public Reading About Death of Walt Disney,’ at Soho Rep 2013-05-10T17:23:50Z Rocking a pixie cut and an expression of irritated stubbornness, she interrupts her personal stakeout to run down a bank-robber attempting a getaway in a hijacked cab. 'Taxi Brooklyn' seems unsure of its destination 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z She’s as convincing as a bumbling, irritating “Girls” wannabe as she is in her ferocious feline stage prowling. ‘Venus in Fur’ at Seattle Rep: explosive tango for two 2014-02-14T02:10:42Z Mishaps and conflicts ensue, some scarier and more credible than others, and some just plain irritating. Review: In ‘Body,’ a Mansion Turns Into a House of Horror 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z To be ashamed is to be burdened, irritated, resentful. This Week in Fiction: Akhil Sharma on the Complicating Forces of Shame 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z Its sequel, “47 Meters Down: Uncaged,” with its silly scenario, irritating characters, and garbled action, plays like a rebuke of the earlier film. ‘47 Meters Down: Uncaged’ Review: A Sequel Unworthy of the Original 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z But others were irritated by the intrusion, and a few were furious. E. L. Woody, ‘King of the Paparazzi,’ Dies at 70 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z In place of knowledgeable contributors are irritating music and blandly repetitive interviews as we follow Hevesh from convention appearances to meetings with ecstatic fans and collaborative projects with fellow topplers. ‘Lily Topples the World’ Review: What Goes Up 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z She is fiercely protective of its communities and irritated by the prejudice heaped on it. An Appalachian Elegy, Hillbillies Not Included 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Choosing a female-dominated workplace also allowed them to circumvent the odd, irritating scrutiny that falls on "women doing comedy", says Scanlan. Getting On: deadpan with bedpans 2010-10-18T20:07:00Z But I found myself very irritated with her. They Don’t Like My Husband. But We Can Still Be Friends, Right? 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z For Probst to get irritated with Dan while simultaneously pretending like he had no idea what was going on was quite the choice. From "Survivor" to D.C., women are showing up strong on TV, but does patriarchal America care? 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z It's understandable that she's searching in magical places for solutions to her son's illness, but it's still irritating. 'Aloft' can't land a solid story, with crucial pieces missing 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z To judge from most of the entries the Empress received, this challenge turned much of the Greater Loser Community into humorless scolds with gibes as irritating as the miscreants they were tut-tutting. Style Invitational: Vowel movement—a new wordplay game 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z This irritated those Germans who thought that you couldn’t rewind history, and that the architecture of their capital should be more forward looking. A New Museum Opens Old Wounds in Germany 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z To do something like Friday I'm in Love and to have that video and still have people say 'The doom and gloom merchants,' it's just irritating. The Cure's Robert Smith: 'I don't worry about my epitaph' – a classic interview from the vaults 2012-08-21T12:17:40Z Unlike another viral phenomenon, last year’s “Harlem Shake,” which was inclusive, joyous and metastasized organically, “#Selfie” works for the opposite reason: It’s irritating, and invites everyone to loathe along. Music Review: The Chainsmokers Perform ‘#SELFIE’ at Highline Ballroom 2014-04-15T21:37:24Z "It irritates the hell out of me when people won't touch my book because they see it's science fiction," he said. Clarke award: the rise of sci fi shows you can't judge a book by its genre 2013-05-02T10:19:04Z After a raucous evening with girlfriends whose mindless chatter irritates her, Kelli is arrested on a D.U.I. charge, and her driver’s license suspended for six months. Movie Review: Linda Cardellini in Liza Johnson?s Film ?Return? 2012-02-09T23:12:08Z I fill out forms and I get irritated when the choices are “married” “single” or “divorced.” Sheryl Crow’s tumor damage control 2012-06-06T15:40:00Z I don’t want to irritate her, but I raised her better than this. What Ever Happened to Saying ‘Thanks’? 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z Members of the British public are equally irritated by the lack of clarity in the system. Travelers’ Frustration Mounts at ‘Confusing’ British Traffic-Light System 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z "He's petulant and irritated because Zero hasn't been as efficient as he would expect, so he rails at him," says Fiennes. Ralph Fiennes on nostalgia, heart in Wes Anderson's 'Grand Budapest Hotel' 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z There has been much ink spilled about how the period, once neutral as water, now makes texters seem angry, irritated or insincere. Why You’re Still Using Periods in Texts 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z A critic once said, when I was in Hay Fever at the Savoy, that I gave the most irritating performance ever seen on a West End stage. Stephen Mangan, actor – portrait of the artist 2012-07-03T16:04:03Z He is a great artist who can be greatly flawed, greatly irritating, greatly disappointing, and in his best works, greatly astounding. Dance Review: Paul Taylor Dance Company at the Koch Theater 2012-03-19T22:18:43Z The soldiers love him; the top brass are deeply irritated and it’s clear that an awful collision is approaching, especially as Cronauer himself is beginning to let the horror of war get him down. Robin Williams remembered: "What a remarkable performer. This is a brutal shock" 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z “I started to dislike her,” he said, adding that her husband’s comments about Baltimore were irritating, too. Melania Trump is booed while speaking to students in Baltimore 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z And, perhaps most irritating: How do you open the trunk, the hood and the gas tank? Before getting in an unfamiliar rental car, take steps to minimize confusion 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z He gets mildly irritated and slumps deeper into his armchair when I try to pinpoint the real events. Edward St Aubyn: 'Writing is horrible' 2011-08-17T20:30:02Z “It may be an irritating thing to remember, because chances are he seemed like anybody else to you.” How Picasso Became Picasso 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z He added: "Thrust into the thick of it, the new guy struggled with the Doc's requisite irritating eccentricity and had zero chemistry with Clara. This odd couple are time zones apart." Peter Capaldi's Doctor Who debut attracts 7.3m viewers 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z For Wong, what matters is this: The more irritated she is, the funnier her take. Ali Wong’s Raunchy New Stand-Up Set Brings the Laughs We Need 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z This notion takes on irritating shapes in "Genius: Aretha" when the story presents the musician's relationship with her family and many of the men in her life as obstacles to overcome. "Aretha" crowns the Queen of Soul in glory, thanks to star Cynthia Erivo's own genius 2021-03-20T04:00:00Z “I’ve taken advantage of the laws – and so has everyone else in my position,” a visibly irritated Trump insisted. Fox News tries to expel Donald Trump — but last night’s debate didn’t finish him 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z Like its downstairs neighbor, E. V. Crowe’s “The Sewing Group,” running through Dec. 23, traffics in a capacity to surprise, even if the games-playing on view here irritates rather more than it intrigues. Review: ‘The Children,’ in London, Offers Hints of an Apocalypse 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z Van Gogh’s mud-thick and choppy brushwork irritated Gauguin, who favored a decorative style based on smooth expanses of color. Van Gogh and the Consolation of Trees 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z Mr. Visschedyk is cute for about five seconds but quickly becomes irritating; paparazzi bloodlust, unflattering in an adult, is, it turns out, downright infuriating in a child. Television Review: A Kid With a Camera and a Documenter 2010-09-26T21:16:00Z His Eurydice is irritated with Orpheus’s incessant violin playing and has an affair with the shepherd next door, who turns out to be Pluto, god of the underworld. Offenbach’s ‘Fabulous Nonsense’ Hits Salzburg, With Cancan 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z Robert Pattinson interrupted an interview with USA Today to sound off about an “unbearably irritating” game with a friend. Noticed: Word Game App Attracts the A-list - Noticed 2011-12-14T23:18:24Z She is dismayed to find herself enduring inane baby singalongs, irritated by fatuous chitchat with other mothers and anguished when the exterminator interrupts her writing time. A Novel of Domesticity and Its Discontents, London-Style 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z Waking up before the alarm goes off can be irritating, especially when there’s still another 90 years to go until you need to get out of bed. Michael Sheen, Passengers and why Hollywood's hottest leads need a quirky Brit 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z It was thought that they were irritating, that they contained too much personality, that they couldn’t convey objectivity. Kinds of Silence 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z Even when he's irritated, his charm is a force of nature. Bolshoi acid scandal: 'I'm just asking for proof' 2013-07-22T18:00:00Z Some of these may irritate the gut or cause inflammation. Soy, oat, almond, coconut or another? How to find the healthiest milk for your needs. 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z He provides a role model to be nice, to use a kinder tone of voice when I’m irritated. How a ‘Horrible Situation’ Turned Into a ‘Wonderful Blessing’ 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z Anthony Rapp works really hard to portray someone whose personality defaults to being perpetually irritated. ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 1, Episode 8: A Little Harmony 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z Thunberg looked mildly irritated by the interruption; she just wanted to get on with it. Perspective | Greta Thunberg weaponized shame in an era of shamelessness 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z I don’t want to sound like a control freak, but I get really irritated when a certain friend makes plans with another of my close friends without including me. Social Q’s: Try a General Compliment — Social Qs 2013-01-03T23:37:31Z It’s the major category competition that holds the potential to leave a few folks perplexed or irritated at the outcome. 2019 Emmys: One last great battle for "Game of Thrones" 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z During the cab ride home, Bob seems mildly irritated by Bill’s recklessness, but eventually concedes that living in New York, a city rife with temptation, was “hard.” 'Mad Men' recap: Doing it their way 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z Are there ever moments when you feel disillusioned, when you get irritated with the world, have just had enough? Patti Smith’s most personal interview: “The things that make me feel strange – I’ve transformed them into work” 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z Much has been written about Portman’s role as one of the first modern incarnations of the manic pixie dream-girl trope; these days the role looks like a compendium of the most irritating cliches possible. Natalie Portman's 20 best film performances – ranked! 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z There’s Nancy’s secret lover, whom she was apparently planning to leave on account of his excessive clinginess and irritating self-regard. The Lies That Bind, and Break, a Friendship 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z From Paris to Genoa to Rome, we're treated to stories of Twain's hapless fellow travellers, and of irritating tour guides whose sameness blurs them into one entity called "Ferguson". Esi Edugyan's top 10 tales of Americans in Europe 2011-07-13T10:59:07Z The entire special, dialogue and narration, is told in rhyming couplets, in the style of "The Night Before Christmas," which is soothing one minute and irritating the next. TV review: 'How Murray Saved Christmas' skews older 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z In “Crosstalk,” romance and paranoia keep interrupting each other, until you're left with a burble of irritating, disconnected voices and a nagging desire to silence them by closing the book. In Connie Willis' 'Crosstalk,' sci-fi meets romance in an overcommunication age 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z For those who need a review, RBF is a face that, when at ease, is perceived as angry, irritated or simply … expressionless. I’m Not Mad. That’s Just My RBF. 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z A new study examining the use and knowledge of modern slang by 2,000 Americans found the top 20 slang words that leave the average person irritated. These are the most annoying slang words Americans use, according to new survey 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z In another context, I might have grown irritated by the thinness of many of the selections. Taking a Dance Vacation at Rockaway 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z She feels guilty, she feels irritated, she recalls moments in which she herself “felt like a panhandler.” This Novel Nods to Virginia Woolf While Staring Down Modern Class Lines 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z And the minor characters can be irritating, both as written and as acted. | 'The Late Henry Moss': A Sam Shepard Play at the 45th Street Theater 2010-07-30T22:46:00Z It charms then irritates, and can set off invigorating internal arguments about the nature of art and its relationship to the world. Art Review: Ephemeral Events, Annotated 2011-05-06T06:00:07Z Tinder’s pricing structure splits the difference between those games and something like YouTube, whose premium package removes irritating advertisements and allows access to otherwise unavailable content. Wait, People Pay for Tinder? 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z “I get so ridiculously happy when I land here. It irritates my wife like nothing on earth. She’s like, ‘What is it about this place? Neil Gaiman on his TV invasion: 'It was Terry Pratchett's last request' 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z Mr. Greenspan uses his whole body, and more than one of his many voices, to animate the words, but still the poem struck me as coy and irritating. Review: Interpreting Gertrude Stein in ‘Composition ... Master-Pieces ... Identity’ 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z Victoria is portrayed as finding Albert irritating at first, but it wasn’t like that in real life. The Real History Behind PBS’s Historical Drama 'Victoria' 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z The rogue trucks may have satisfied some tourist stomachs, but they also irritated their eyes. Food trucks on the Mall? Stationary vendors worry about the impending competition Issues with table manners and dress sense might appear superficial now, but their ability to irritate is likely to increase over the years. My boyfriend and I are well matched, but I just don’t fancy him | Dear Mariella 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z Against: Or, brought immensely irritating camp humour, depending on your camp humour-tolerance levels. Poll: Who is the best Batman? 2012-07-18T10:19:00Z Firmly tie lace-up shoes to prevent toes, heels and arches from slipping around and becoming irritated. If you get blisters when you break out the sandals and hiking boots, we’ve got advice 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z I can get kind of irritated sometimes with the Netflix algorithm because it will say, "Because you watched this, you'll be interested in this." Tina Brown pulls no punches: "If you're a woman, you have to be gold in a silver job" 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z It's irritating and unfair that Houston's alleged lack of match-fitness is turning into the accepted version of events. Why has the media mauled Whitney Houston? 2010-04-15T10:44:00Z Another, less charitable, observation is that it allowed Whedon to indulge in big-conspiracy plotting and delayed narrative gratification in ways that are, so far, more irritating than intriguing. Review: ‘The Nevers,’ From HBO and (Formerly) Joss Whedon 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z And if you’ve received a mixed bouquet, it’s as simple as knowing which flowers irritate you. How to enjoy fresh flowers at home, without the sneezing and wheezing 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z I was so quick to irritate that my students sent emissaries to ask questions. 2010-01-29T21:20:00Z But — blasphemy — readers starting with “Utopia Avenue” are bound to feel baffled or irritated by a number of highly elliptical allusions. Review | In David Mitchell’s splendid ‘Utopia Avenue,’ a ’60s rock band finds its groove 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z After a recent performance one exiting theatergoer, evidently distressed and irritated, worried aloud that Mr. Schmidt was woefully depressed. Playwright Clears His Stage and Bookcases 2010-12-09T23:25:00Z Alfred’s exhaustion — Henry can play irritated weariness with a thousand different inflections — says it all. Welcome to the Future. ‘Atlanta’ Has Been Waiting for You. 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z Happily, Streep has also blown in as Mary Louise Wright, Perry’s persistently irritating mother. Review | ‘Big Little Lies’ returns with more (and still more) of its exquisite, high-end suffering 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z And motorists are never irritated by cyclists the way they are in the States. Q&A: Andy Hampsten’s Spin on Cycling Tours 2012-06-22T15:19:12Z When the pandemic hit, he was moved to house arrest, where the horrors of lockup now include getting irritated with his wife. All the president’s ‘Guys’ 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z This is especially irritating with regard to Kaur's Bela, who comes off as her creator's wish fulfillment double, the star of endless esprit d'escalier daydreams made real, as opposed to a unique creation. HBO Max's "The Sex Lives of College Girls" is less erotic and more awkward than its alluring title 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z Also, steer clear of stain-resistant treatments, because they also contain potentially irritating chemicals. If indoor allergies are bringing you down, you might want to look at your flooring 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z He also almost never stops talking, and his loud, abrasive Long Island nasal intonation is often irritating. “Uncut Gems” is a merciless, nail-biting crime thriller that lets Adam Sandler shine 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z I always found stirring risotto to be more irritating than relaxing -- I mostly ate it in restaurants because it was such a pain. A Chef’s Advice for Relaxation: Stir Some Risotto 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z Tony irritates the others by using his family’s connections to get ahead. TV listings: Tuesday, September 1, 2015 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z Goldberg appeared especially irritated by Ocasio-Cortez's decision to call out establishment Democrats. Whoopi Goldberg rips Ocasio-Cortez: "Before you start pooping on people ... you got to do something" 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z Even though she has spared the audience dancers who speak lines, the work’s musical compilation — a form of sonic wallpaper — is just as irritating, ranging from percussive rock to string pieces. Dance Review: Virgins, Pimps and Other Facts of life 2011-06-24T21:35:03Z The question of which is the most irritating, however, is a matter of scholarly debate. Sam Leith's most hated online abbreviations 2013-06-06T14:00:05Z After a few days, he said, the man complained that it was irritating his skin and was so uncomfortable he couldn't sleep. Lohan's ankle bracelet has Breathalyzer technology 2010-05-25T13:55:00Z If you like “Infinity Train” or “Summer Camp Island,” or if you’re just in need of a cartoon that is not irritating, watch this. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z This irritated Zeus, because he just really didn’t like people for some reason, and so he chained Prometheus to a mountain and made a bird steal his liver on the daily. “Cosmic” meltdown! Neil deGrasse Tyson under siege from Christian right 2014-04-04T12:00:00Z Tyson's life story is an odd one, and his image overhaul may be one of the most curious cases of our time – although for some, it is less curious than irritating. ABC's Mike Tyson documentary "The Knockout" is a celebratory apologia without adequate interrogation 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z Arthur Darvill was in Doctor Who for more than two years "The one thing which irritates me here is the number of phones going off in the auditorium: it's definitely worse than at home." Arthur Darvill travels from Tardis to Broadway 2013-05-21T06:56:47Z In 2007, “The March of Millions,” a lavish television production, sparked debate over the culture of remembrance, as well as protests from Polish politicians irritated by the portrayal of wartime Germans as victims. 750,000 Germans Fled East Prussia in 1945. A Novelist Imagines One Family’s Exodus. 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z Listening to the characters talk, your response is likely to be either an irritated “Oh, please,” or a dumbfounded “Huh?” Review: David Bowie Songs and a Familiar Alien in ‘Lazarus’ 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z I get irritated with politicians, I get very irritated with governments and with corporations, but in terms of imagination — my imagination is always fertile. Patti Smith’s most personal interview: “The things that make me feel strange – I’ve transformed them into work” 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z Clearly written with real affection for its antecedents, the lurches into wild surrealism amuse far more often than they irritate, and the repartee between the protagonists often attains an almost dizzying level of absurd pleasure. Bleak Expectations by Mark Evans – review 2013-01-13T00:05:12Z Peterson’s original inspiration: He was irritated by a scene in “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi” when he was a teenager in the 1990s. How a community of obscure language inventors made it big with ‘Game of Thrones’ 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z Which would be merely irritating if these songs weren't so rocking and vocals so alluring as Kevin Magnum's, even as he's yelling about shoving his unmentionables "all up in your face." Fall album roundup: The Moondoggies, Truckasauras, Drew Grow and the Pastors' Wives, THEESatisfaction, Blood Hot Beat 2010-09-26T00:23:00Z And maybe most refreshingly, even as the show gave Pam and Jim a genuine, stirring romance, it also occasionally reminded you that their coworkers thought the lovebirds could be kind of irritating. Six Ways The Office Mattered 2013-05-16T09:45:58Z Is it gratifying or just kind of irritating that all your co-stars are nominated, too? Emmys Watch: Jesse Tyler Ferguson on Playing it Straight 2012-09-20T19:28:08Z Much as I appreciate that simplicity, I found the messages it displays a little irritating: e.g. Apptitude: Move or die Americans are the most irritating of hypocrites: binary-minded, easily distracted scolds. "The Hangover 2's" Mel Gibson hypocrisy 2010-10-22T20:30:00Z But finally, the show has given us something we can all agree on: new inmate Madison is the most irritating character in the show’s history. Is Madison from Orange Is The New Black the most annoying character on TV? 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z As another recurring phrase goes: “It is not irritating to be where one is. It is only irritating to think one would like to be somewhere else.” Dance Review: Eszter Salamon Dances at MoMA 2014-01-22T18:56:55Z I suggest you become disinterested before this irritates you so much that you become uninterested. Perspective | Ask Amy: Sisters should lay their problems to rest 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z You can all talk, dine, hang out, celebrate, irritate each other as a group, but every group is just a collection of one-to-one connections. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Is it okay to lose touch with the ex now that their daughter is grown? 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z But along the way, I found myself becoming more irritated, not less, with the sloppy controls and camera. Video Game Review: Mickey Moves Onto Yet Another Screen 2010-12-13T16:32:00Z Mary also refuses to say her son's name, a coyness that grows irritating. Review: There's something (weird) about Mary 2013-04-23T02:16:03Z It lets them be obnoxious, irritating, grandiose, unsympathetic. ‘Feud: Bette and Joan’ Season Finale: Two Seconds 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z That fact will be irritating to some, but can't we just be happy about the appearance of a good book and try to resist the temptation to turn it off the box? Great House by Nicole Krauss ? review 2011-02-19T00:05:23Z The most common emulsifier used in almond milk can irritate our gut! Will someone please just tell me WTF to put in my coffee? 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z Their crime was to accuse Gilbert of overreacting to minor irritants – to which minorly irritating criticism Gilbert, of course, wildly overreacts. Rhod Gilbert - review 2011-01-07T22:00:01Z Mr. Culkin, who played Warren in London 11 years ago, here becomes a funny and appropriately irritating alpha narcissist, whose will to rule borders on psychopathic. ‘This Is Our Youth’ Stars Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin and Tavi Gevinson 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Clearly irritated with what she perceived as the reality television series' stain on the area's fashion reputation, she made it clear that there was indeed style in Staten Island. On the Runway Blog: Intersection: Staten Island, the Forgotten Borough 2012-08-28T11:39:37Z Riley's precocity would no doubt be irritating were her talent not so extraordinary. Gwendoline Riley: 'The buck stops here? I've got bad blood' ? interview 2012-05-18T10:45:03Z He also did more than just irritate: In 1984, Barbara declared he had a 50 percent interest in the Golden Gulch gold mine near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. 21 of the wildest cons in history 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z Not a controversial notion but, if I'd paid $500 to hear her gradually express it, I might have been irritated enough to take a contrary view. There's a right way to deal with hecklers. Then there's Michelle Obama's… 2013-06-08T23:05:27Z Instead, it’s just irritating and endless, like a drunk who sidles up to you and won’t go away. Be warned: ‘The Comedy’ stinks | Movie review 2012-12-06T22:04:42Z But I don’t agree with them, and it actually irritates me when people say, ‘Oh the world is amazing, and some things aren’t meant to be understood.’ Art Review: ‘Alexandre Singh: The Pledge’ at the Drawing Center 2013-01-17T20:50:38Z It is eating me up, irritating and worrying me. David Goldblatt, TJ, 1948-2010 - review 2011-01-25T13:59:01Z You don’t even know how much that irritated people. Firecrackers, a striptease scandal and more moments of change from the Hammer's 'Radical Women' 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z It’s irritating enough for viewers to parse through contenders talking over one another. CNN turned Democratic debates into fight nights — and we're the losers 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Finally there’s the irritating concept, epitomized by Ugo Rondinone’s “dog days are over,” which has a large, live person in a clown costume hanging out in the park on Friday afternoons. Art Review: ‘Lightness of Being’ Group Show at City Hall Park 2013-08-22T22:01:07Z I get irritated when I see all this equipment and think we should be doing more. From Elephant 6 to Deerhunter: The US's new psychedelia 2011-03-10T23:00:01Z For one thing Stark’s endlessly pivotal roles in the plot were exasperating and quite irritating after a point. 'Epic on every level' – readers' Avengers: Endgame reviews with spoilers 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z But his incessant moping and poetic meanderings can wear you down, and audiences might find themselves reluctantly in sympathy with Chun’s irritated deckhand. Review: In ‘Crosscurrent,’ a Melancholy Journey Along the Yangtze 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Speech coach Dr Geoff Lindsay explained why this irritates people who don't use it: because we associate the intonation with a question, we respond as if it is one. The week in radio: Science Night; Fry's English Delight 2012-08-23T20:00:09Z The league’s rule changes have irritated some baseball purists, including Alva Noë, author of the book “Infinite Baseball” and a professor of philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley. ‘Baseball Players Don’t Dance’? The Savannah Bananas Beg to Differ. 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z It also seemed to irritate members of the collective that Ms. Noomin and Ms. Kominsky-Crumb were dating the enemy — the already famous Mr. Crumb and Mr. Griffith, whom they would later marry. Diane Noomin, Who Helped Bring Feminism to Underground Comics, Dies at 75 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z Something has always irritated me about explaining the appeal of “The Morning Show” by citing its messiness. It's tough to explain what makes the aggravating "Morning Show" mess appealing 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z I feel similarly irritated when people get too insistent about the "proper way" to cook things. 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