| 单词 | irritating |
| 例句 | “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 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 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 The dismal drizzle caused the overhanging leaves to drip with irritating monotony. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The soldier with the orange sighed heavily, as if she were really irritating him. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 The Lord Commander took no notice of the irritating bird. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 She’s funny and tough and not nearly as irritating as most of the girls at school. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 Thomas had to suppress a groan—this was getting irritating. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 “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 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 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 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 “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 The fixed, vacant, wooden stares of his two enlisted men were even more irritating than always. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z 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 His voice went on without his willing it, making angry and irritating words. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z There were no trails, and pressing through them was irritating. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z 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 I kept walking to my class and pretended not to hear Jack’s irritating voice. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Duke demanded, attempting, once again, to shake off the irritating plastic collar tied around his neck. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 My therapist was Mary Fernandez, and I found her probing irritating. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z 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 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 “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 “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 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 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 My father has the irritating habit of saying the same thing whenever something bad happens. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Such a public revelation only brought about irritating questions. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 “I thought you were supposed to be pretending I don’t exist, not irritating me to death.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “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 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 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 They are intensely irritating, but one learns to accept them. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z It was irritating and frightening all at once, for she sensed that this presence was not benevolent. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z It was irritating, and it made me feel sly and alert. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Although aggravate is widely used to mean “vex” or “annoy,” sticklers find this irritating. ago/since. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is an important book, but it’s really irritating.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 “Kelton sits shotgun,” I declare, “because at least when he’s irritating, it’s informational.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 But with an irritating burst of activity he gestured for another card and wrote: WHO . Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z For the first time, Thomas thought Chucks personality had gone from mildly irritating to intolerable. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z "You were right about Sidana. That rhyming does get irritating real quick." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z 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 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 And I hated the irritating and incessant cluck, cluck, cluck of our chickens. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z 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 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 “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 “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 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 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 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 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 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 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 they form regular, irritating interruptions, like ad breaks in a good film. Careless People: Murder, Mayhem and the Invention of The Great Gatsby by Sarah Churchwell – review 2013-06-29T08:00:35Z 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 The story changes when people are faced with a pressing need, such as nosy neighbors or irritating sunbeams, she said. A beginner’s guide to window treatments 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z There are some irritating quirks, but on the whole it's an intelligent, truthful drama exploring guilt, regret, confusion and other grown-up emotions generally absent from the summer movie season. This week's new films 2012-08-17T23:05:18Z What's important is historical consciousness, as any irritating Marxist student will attest to. Absolute beginners 2011-07-15T23:03:00Z 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 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 “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 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 And there is this restrained, cerebral sometimes irritating artist to factor in. Meret Oppenheim: Enough With That Tempest in a Teacup 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z 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 More irritating still is the habit of throwing in a "game-changing" development at the end of one episode, only to have it neatly resolved within the first five minutes of the next. TV highlights 11/08/2011: The Culture Show At The Edinburgh Festival 2011-08-10T22:00:01Z 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 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 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 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 Emily Gould still finds it irritating when she gets stuck behind a group of women walking four abreast along a New York pavement, intent on imitating the infamous Sex and the City line-up. Confessions in new women's lit: Emily Gould, Meghan Daum and Sloane Crosley 2010-07-31T23:06:00Z 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 Most Georgians call it the Gnat Line, because gnats aren’t fond of cooler, higher elevation weather, and you won’t find those irritating critters north of it. The Ga. towns that Sherman spared in his March to the Sea 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Usually I might agree — such analysis can be irritating or inaccurate. Perspective | Was ‘Game of Thrones’ supposed to mean anything? Only if you wanted it to. 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z As self-righteous and irritating as this attitude can sometimes feel, it’s still speaking to a very real and scary truth. Is Michael Pollan a sexist pig? 2013-04-28T01:00:00Z Still undecided on Negan character but leaning closer to over played and irritating. ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 7, Episode 4: Negan Takes Over 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z “To me, this is both an interesting and an irritating response.” In Oslo, Gustav Vigeland’s sculptures capture a Norwegian essence 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z 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 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 I met my husband when we were young and I was probably irritating, but I married into that “close family” and they have never, ever warmed to me or accepted me. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Brother’s girlfriend dominates every conversation 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z 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 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 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 The simple, irritating, glorious, love-filled beauty of existence, in the world of Sam Fox, is the story. As the world burns, existential TV reflects viewers' needs to make sense of life 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z 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 However, that presupposes you reckon Bishop is funny rather than irritating. BBC Proms 2010-07-24T05:45:00Z 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 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 But that minimalism serves as an excuse for an irritating lack of narrative clarity, so that much of what happens seems arbitrary rather than haunting. ‘The Rover,’ a Drama With Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z “To me, the idea of being famous is irritating,” Ms. Bündchen said. Gisele Inc. 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z “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 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 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 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 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 recycled gossip is tiresome, but what’s most irritating about “A Bright Ray of Darkness” is that it’s really good. Review | Ethan Hawke turns his acting experience — and past infidelities — into brilliant fiction 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z “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 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 His constant referring to instrumental pieces as “songs” is both irritating and incorrect. ‘The Late Starters Orchestra,’ by Ari L. Goldman 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 Americans are the most irritating of hypocrites: binary-minded, easily distracted scolds. "The Hangover 2's" Mel Gibson hypocrisy 2010-10-22T20:30:00Z 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 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 In person, Wiig seems so concerned with not giving offense; with her characters, it’s as if she is cathartically acting out her worst fears of irritating, enraging or generally alienating the people around her. Can Kristen Wiig Turn On the Charm? 2011-05-01T08:30:02Z “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 Another quibble with The Stick of Truth that's been fixed in The Fractured But Whole: the former's irritating training sequences. South Park: The Fractured But Whole Review 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z 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 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 These elite clubs exist in real life, minus the occult nicknames, and their self-mythologizing exoticism is profoundly satisfying to their members and profoundly irritating to everyone else. A Star of Y.A. Imagines a Supernatural Ivy League in Her Debut for Adults 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 “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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 It happened at a rate that was at first laughable and then irritating — memo to the academy: Black people are not the only ones who liked "Selma"; they like other films too. Academy Awards telecast is all too predictable 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z Isn't it irritating how every ad campaign these days wants us to participate? The new Smirnoff advert 2012-11-17T00:05:22Z 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 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 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 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 He gets free and sets the trapped zombies on fire – an incredibly irritating repetition of what happened on Herschel’s farm during the second season of the original Walking Dead. Fear the Walking Dead: season two, episode eight recap – Shiva 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z 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 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 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 People are self-interested, stubborn, brilliant, irritating — they don’t always make the right ones. Hitting the Right Notes When Setting History to Song 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 Don’t flatter yourselves, random Twitter trolls — and, for that matter, assorted irritating people. Here’s why you’re blocked on Twitter: No stranger is entitled to my time or timeline 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z 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 At moments this emphasis on composition is irritating; a couple of the motifs are too preciously artful. Dance Review: A Romp Through the Barn 2011-08-20T00:23:30Z 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 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 His colorful books on tiki cocktails contain sporadic references to the perils of that irritating modern burden, the Job. Here’s a ‘beach bum’ who’s serious about one thing: Tiki cocktails 2015-04-11T04:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 “Chain Letter” is bad in depressing and irritating ways, from the incoherent story to the unimaginative brutality of the killings to the especially cynical, sequel-baiting ending. | 'Chain Letter': Another Argument Against E-Mail 2010-10-01T23:30:00Z This pretend kid is an irritating little twerp, though. TV review: Bad Santas 2012-12-17T22:10:01Z 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 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 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 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 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 Maybe it would have been less irritating if these weren't the exact same two quotes I was preached when accepting my diploma. Graduation quotes for the new generation 2011-05-23T12:29:00Z A lot of American viewers may find that an intensely irritating answer, but some of us will find American TV poorer without Poirot. ‘Agatha Christie’s Poirot’ Comes to an End 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z Soon they realize they must wait for the story to arrive — how irritating. Standout New Picture Books 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z 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 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 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 "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 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 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 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 “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 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 I found Quixotism in the world at times irritating, and at times cruel, and instead I saw the heroism of Don Quixote’s friends and neighbors, the “normal” people. Which Canonical Work is Frequently and Frustratingly Misread? 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z By bad, I mean unnatural, impossible, overdrawn as to the characters, and written in a style which is positively irritating. Peeved, Irritated and Annoyed: Early Letters to the Editor 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z The worst part is, the show clearly thinks Badison is a dangerous villain, a sociopath who terrifies Cell Block C. Instead, she’s just perpetually irritating. Is Madison from Orange Is The New Black the most annoying character on TV? 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z 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 When it meets weaker material – the sing-song refrains of Monkey Riches for instance – it's one of the most irritating noises in music. Animal Collective: Centipede HZ – review 2012-08-23T14:31:01Z Lucas looks at the most irritating lizard invented and goes: ‘Yeah, good.’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens – is there any chance at all it could disappoint? 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z He invokes Chuck's name and confesses to ruining the one thing Chuck lived for, practicing law, in a shot that incorporates the courtroom's Exit sign and its irritating electrical buzz. S'all done: "Better Call Saul" closes with a journey through time and regret 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z It is also, like its stars, every so slightly clever-clever and irritating. TV review: Episodes 2011-01-10T22:30:01Z 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 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 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 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 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 It was irritating and grating to my nerves. "American Idol" recap: Sympathy for Mick Jagger 2010-03-17T14:49:00Z "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 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 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 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 Perhaps more irritating than that are the jumps backward and forward in time and among characters. 'Skyjack': The story of the never-ending hunt for D.B. Cooper 2011-08-10T22:24:04Z 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 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 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 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 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 This kind of perfection is profoundly irritating, not to mention impossible to maintain. The problem with sanctimonious environmentalists: their boring absolutism 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z And it manages to not only avoid being outright irritating, but to be surprisingly entertaining, largely because of Morton’s shrewd, steely performance as the overachieving Catherine. A Thanksgiving Binge Menu: 7 Fall Shows You Might Have Slept On 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z With Facebook it's not a phone call, which is irritating, that you just can't say, "Yo, this is actually my work, this is who I am." "Comics are not covered like other artists": How Ali Siddiq changed the system to own his jokes 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z 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 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 Instead, while I'm still undecided as to whether Dahl is totally charming or madly irritating, I'm pretty sure that the marketing hasn't totally done her justice. Poor taste 2010-03-23T15:00:00Z The most irritating aspect was the way the seeds stuck to my fingers. Looking back at a hot, soggy mess of a growing season 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 He was, depending on your tastes, either electrifying or unwatchably irritating, but his ambition had decisively conquered his addiction. Brand designs 2010-04-06T07:00:00Z 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 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 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 Some people find that irritating or affected or twee, I guess, and certainly when his work fails to connect it can deliver that effect. Love and loss in "Asteroid City": Wes Anderson's intoxicating alien-invasion meta-movie 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Its use derived from the Monty Python sketch, with its annoying Vikings singing "spam" every time the foodstuff is mentioned, and so became "a word for other kinds of tedious, repetitious, irritating behaviour". Spam: A Shadow History of the Internet by Finn Brunton – review 2013-05-31T06:29:01Z 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 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 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 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 Yes, the seeds, clustered at the fruit’s core, were irritating, but nearly everyone in the industry acknowledged the Duncan’s superiority. The Death and Rebirth of the Duncan Grapefruit 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z Not too shabby of a handle, but there’s just something slightly irritating about it, like there’s a secret that was lost, or just never there altogether. Jack White's Blunderbuss: The Rock Raconteur Goes It Alone 2012-04-24T10:45:54Z It might seem like a long way down from “Twin Peaks” to “Psych,” and it’s a little irritating how “Dual Spires” milks laughs from the overwrought reactions of the townspeople to Paula’s death. Critic?s Notebook: A Series Homage Lovingly Wrapped in Plastic 2010-12-01T04:55:00Z 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 Their images also fudge the boundaries dividing painting, sculpture, photography and furniture in irritating ways; looking at highly pictorial surfaces on the horizontal is both irksome and enticing. Art in Review: URS FISCHER AND CASSANDRA MACLEOD 2011-11-03T21:39:48Z I discovered that this was annoying people from an exchange on Twitter: my iPhone and I were irritating other film writers. Why I've seen the light over my flashy iPhone 2011-01-04T12:37:12Z 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 Learning that a streaming site has up and disappeared is arguably more irritating than finding out a movie you’ve had on a service’s watchlist has been deleted from the service. Acorn TV, Urban Movie Channel, Shudder: Exploring Fringe Caves Online 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z 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 Arc is a calmer record: More accessible, less irritating. Everything Everything: Arc boasts "proper songs" 2013-01-24T08:03:39Z “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 “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. Summoning Harmony on the Fly 2010-12-03T15:27:00Z He's exhausting to spend time with and irritating. The worst film performances of 2021 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z Brittany Cox charmingly portrays both the endearing and irritating qualities of her character. 'Snakes and Ladders': divorce, foreclosure-style 2011-06-30T19:42:08Z 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 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 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 This is the most irritating component of the new corporate blockbuster: it’s always heckling you to buy more, without ever giving you what you already paid for. Captain America: Civil War – how I was bludgeoned by a blockbuster 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z 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 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 It was a bedtime story I made up for my daughter and it’s still the one book everybody likes, which is slightly irritating. Judith Kerr: ‘I was amazed by the weird things our cat Mog did’ 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z Mr. Rickles and his insult-comedy shtick have grown more irritating as he has aged, but he’s nothing but engaging here: funny, knowledgeable and even a bit warmhearted. Television Review: ?Inside Comedy? and ?Russell Simmons Presents The Ruckus? 2012-01-25T16:21:00Z 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 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 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 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 Jonah Hill and Kevin Hart each drop into stores as irritating customers. What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘The Goldbergs’ and ‘Riverdale’ 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z 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 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 “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 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 They also persisted with an irritating contemporary trend: reducing art to biographical artefact. London Sinfonietta/Jones – review 2012-11-25T12:17:23Z The most irritating thing about them is that there’s nothing irritating about them. Are John Krasinski and Emily Blunt Hollywood’s new golden couple? 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z And while on one hand, her complaining about a spot at was spoiled, irritating and hard to watch, the writers have made sure that the advertorial issue stays in the backdrop backdrop. Girls Recap: Show Biz 2014-02-24T15:46:21Z 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 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 Her vibrato was irritating and her enunciation fuzzy. Rats and recycling: Wacky Wagner at Bayreuth 2011-08-03T22:16:04Z 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 “Paul” proves a point about the genre: it’s tougher than it sounds to make that sort of main character funny rather than irritating and one-note. ArtsBeat: Watchlist: Online Funny No Easier Than Television Funny 2012-02-14T23:00:36Z Failure in this second case, therefore, is far more irritating. Literary debate 2010-12-12T00:06:00Z 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 “If you’re constantly irritating your lips, they will get dry and chapped,” she said. How to Make Your Lips Look Bigger Without Needles 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Last year, consumers voted it the world's most irritating gadget. Karaoke industry may be facing the music 2010-04-06T04:00:00Z “He has created a flawed and sometimes irritating character who fully and completely loves her children — adopted and biological, black and white — beyond reason, because she is their parent,” Helen Schulman writes in her review. 7 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z 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 That ease in disappearing into a role may be precisely what makes her so comfortable to watch, even when she is playing characters who are irritating or, in the case of “Bridesmaids,” increasingly on edge. Can Kristen Wiig Turn On the Charm? 2011-05-01T08:30:02Z "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 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 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 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 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 There's lots of trademark Hunter silliness, and theatrical jokes that are either hysterical or irritating, depending on what tickles you. Too Clever by Half – review 2013-07-18T16:53:53Z Not sure why they thought “incredibly irritating” was an upgrade, however. Review: ‘Downward Dog’ Talks but Sure Is Hard on the Ears 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z 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 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 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 Organized by novelist Marie Myung-Ok Lee, the session assembled fiction writers who were Korean and American at the same time, parsing the irritating challenges of being marginalized and assimilated. The kimchi revolution: How Korean-American chefs are changing food culture 2014-04-07T23:00:00Z 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 Brianna was really irritating and I hope that we don't see much of her in the future. ‘Outlander’ Season 2 Finale: I Believe You 2016-07-09T04:00:00Z 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 Stella is certainly the less irritating of the two. The Apprentice final: make mine a Stella 2010-12-19T22:14:00Z Wearing a scratchy wool sweater might be so irritating that you can’t focus. We have autism all wrong: The radical new approach we need to understand and treat it 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z “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 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 Let's accept the irritating subplot, in which Elle's hairdresser finds love in the form of a delivery man in shorts. 2010-01-14T14:28:00Z 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 It is irritating, enormously flawed, a very lively place. Not so black and white: South Africa on stage 2013-07-20T23:06:08Z 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 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 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 There is that irritating thing where people just try and give themselves a bit of extra gravitas, like: 'I'm not just in Transformers III – I'm saving the world!' Jarvis Cocker: the iceman cometh 2012-06-02T19:53:37Z “It’s bad for you, it’s good for you, it’s bad for you, it’s good for you. It’s kinda irritating,” he said before dashing out into traffic. Give up coffee? Fuggedaboutit, say New Yorkers after California ruling 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 The change is by turns energizing and slightly irritating, clarifying and a touch diminishing. Laurie Metcalf in 'Doll's House, Part 2': An acting marvel in one of the year's best plays 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z 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 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 Much as I appreciate that simplicity, I found the messages it displays a little irritating: e.g. Apptitude: Move or die Like this very novel, in fact, which is incredibly irritating and a great read. Review: In Sheila Heti’s New Play, Canadians Lose Themselves in Paris 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 Constantly being compared with your Emmy-award-winning actor father could become irritating. Domhnall Gleeson: ‘As far as I can remember Phoebe Waller-Bridge smelt lovely’ 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z 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 Unexamined privilege is irritating indeed, but so are ad hominem lectures. The problem with politicizing everything, including a cookbook 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z 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 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 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 It is eating me up, irritating and worrying me. David Goldblatt, TJ, 1948-2010 - review 2011-01-25T13:59:01Z 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 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 “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 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 “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 Every so often he broke the film, irritating his Army minders. Marcel Ophuls’s ‘Memory of Justice,’ No Longer Just a Memory 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z The Belgian director Joachim Lafosse’s “After Love” is an irritating movie about irritating people. Review: Staying Together ‘After Love’ and Regretting Every Moment 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z A cat parent herself times three, Bialik is a spokeswoman for Purina’s Pro Plan LiveClear cat food line, developed to reduce feline allergens that can be irritating to humans —- including, the actor noted, her boyfriend. Mayim Bialik’s ‘Jeopardy!’ goal: maintaining its integrity 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 Napoleon himself is more forceful — still irritating but less hangdog. Television Review: ?Napoleon Dynamite,? Animated Series on Fox - Review 2012-01-14T01:49:07Z 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 Stone’s singing and dancing are good, if not virtuosic, though her character, Mia—a wide-eyed aspiring actress trying to land her big break—can be downright irritating. Oscar Spotlight: The Actresses 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z 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 Added to which, Ceiling/Sky has one of the most impossibly irritating ear-worms ever written, the melody that sets the words of the title. John Adams's earthquake musical gets a welcome shaking down 2010-07-07T16:29:00Z “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 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 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 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 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 As such, I found my grandparents’ stoicism irritating until I realized they were just feeling utterly defeated by life, which in turn depressed the hell out of me. A year in my parents’ basement 2013-12-30T01:00:00Z She gasps deeply and repeatedly, and it's not irritating. Regina Spektor – review 2012-07-07T23:05:38Z 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 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 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 “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 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 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 Despite an unnecessary prologue that had me bracing for an irritating read, this proved to be a delightful book, with richly developed characters rooted in family dynamics and period flavor. Memory, That Unreliable Narrator: New Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z The Sesame Street vibe of this film is doubly irritating given that there's an interesting premise lurking: we're learning that many animals are smarter than previously imagined. TV highlights 26/02/2013 2013-02-26T07:00:03Z 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 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 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 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 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'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 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 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 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 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 “People don’t want to talk to their exes because just the sound of their voice is irritating,” said Randy Kessler, chair of the American Bar Association’s Family Law Section and a matrimonial lawyer in Atlanta. Joint Custody, From a Distance 2012-11-23T21:27:45Z 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 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 “Twenty-Five” also includes this famously irritating opening salvo: “Twenty-five seems to me the latest age at which anyone should write an autobiography.’ | Beverley Nichols 2011-01-12T14:00:17Z 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 Try to avoid heavily trafficked streets during high-air-pollution rush hours, and likewise use as few household cleaners as possible, because some release irritating chemicals. Chronic inflammation is frightening. Here’s what you can do about it. 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z The layers of arch artfulness here are altogether irritating. Dance Review: American Ballet Theater at City Center - Review 2011-11-10T23:06:42Z 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 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 Horovitz and Diamond are good company — unassuming without false modesty; self-aware without irritating air quotes. ‘Beastie Boys Story’ Review: Pass the Mic, and the Memories 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z 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 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 He’s mostly irritating, as always, but when on the telephone with his daughter, griping about her modern-day education, his charming-curmudgeon routine comes through. 'Broadchurch' Season 2, Episode 6 Recap: Deep Breaths 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z 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 The Old Guys is the younger and marginally less irritating of the two uncles. The Playboy Murderer (C4), My Family (BBC1), The?Old?Guys (BBC1) 2010-07-09T21:45:00Z 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 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 father’s use of it is imprecise and irritating, but his carelessness is deliberate and revealing. Her Mother Is Losing Her Mind but Not Her Talent for Humiliation 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 The fact that it's falling short of that in the latest season is irritating. Bake fails: Is this the worst season of "The Great British Baking Show"? 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z His worn-out family, though fond of him, finds him more than a bit irritating and can’t seem to find a way to contain his energy. The best children’s books for May 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 disappointing that Haynes hasn’t solved the recurrent problem of the Wife, that irritating, waiting, nagging yet loving stereotype. ‘Dark Waters’ Review: The Killing Fields of West Virginia 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z 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 There was something profoundly irritating about watching David Tennant, the 10th Doctor Who, run around last season saving the world in a suit and sneakers. | 'Doctor Who': Matt Smith: Doctor Who in Tweeds and Bow Ties 2010-04-16T22:08:00Z 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 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 I have never thought much about Banksy, the invisible street artist, except to think that I would probably find him irritating if I ever thought about him much. TV Picks: 'Happiness,' Poehler, Banksy, 'Missing,' Khruschev 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z 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 But that doesn't mean it is not a seriously irritating one, portraying women as hysterical and weak. Slapping down the film cliches 2011-07-28T20:01:04Z 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 Even at the time, I knew this was irritating and ungenerous behavior. If You Don’t Want to Go, Say No 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 I don't remember him saying much that was memorable, but he wasn't irritating. Radio: The Sound Of The 60s may not be the music you expect 2013-03-23T06:00:06Z 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 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 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 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 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 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 They ask themselves the inane questions artists are often asked, and their inane answers — about how challenging art isn’t popular, etc. — are made more irritating by a purposefully insincere tone. Dance Review: Sarah Michelson?s ?Devotion Study #1? at Whitney Museum 2012-03-07T00:05:18Z 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 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 “It’s really not that irritating,” said my older brother, mildly, “You’ve done worse.” 'Do I smell?': confronting my family about my eco-friendly lifestyle 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z Shaw is more often than not a better than capable performer, but this kind of overplaying seems endemic to “Kindred,” a derivative, irritating thriller directed by Joe Marcantonio. ‘Kindred’ Review: A Dreary, Derivative Hostage Thriller 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z 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 She doesn’t overuse close-ups or indulge in irritating contemporary habits: The camera doesn’t hover pointlessly, there are no self-aggrandizing crane shots. ‘Call Jane’ Review: Abortion History That’s Being Repeated Now 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z It's this paradox that the authors of this unorthodox, small-scale and, sorry to say, often rather irritating show want to explore. 'Dog and Pony's' grating personalities spoil the musical fun 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z 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 This one contains cucumber seeds, which act as a good physical exfoliant, but they're gentle enough to avoid irritating the skin. | Get Your Glow On 2013-01-28T22:41:22Z Such complaints, however, will be less irritating to an international audience and don’t detract from Hughes’s ability to inhabit her story fully. Hit Hard by Recession, an Irish Family Faces a Bitter Struggle 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 "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 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 Is it gratifying or irritating that your co-stars are nominated too? Emmy Nominees Baranski, Abi Morgan and Jesse Tyler Ferguson 2012-09-20T22:08:29Z When we asked what rest meant to them, they often used words such as restorative, sublime or precious, but they also used words like guilty and irritating. We need to learn how to relax, without guilt 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z 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 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 After all, the essay, in its American incarnation, is a direct outgrowth of the sermon: argumentative, insistent, not infrequently irritating. What Makes an Essay American 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z 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 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 In Rylance's version, though, he was a complex and occasionally irritating figure; as with Jerusalem, this seemed an example of his ability to play people from the inside rather than the outside. Mark Rylance: 'It's all about the attitude' 2010-06-15T20:30:00Z 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 These expectations are not only irritating, they are dehumanizing and exhausting. 6 harmful media myths about sex and Latinas 2014-02-02T22:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 These are stories I want to invest in, and it's irritating to have the alleged Garlin ickiness buzzing around my cranium like a gnat while I try to do that. "Never Have I Ever": Jeff Garlin becomes a problematic distraction to the show's finale run 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z It’s that puckish delight in being irritated — and irritating — that animates “Jon Benjamin Has a Van.” A Voice Actor Shows His Face and Hits the Road 2011-06-10T21:09:45Z 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 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 So to get there and find that they were the ones who were behaving like little children, playing to the crowd and saying, “You’re going to get your 30 pieces of silver” was unbelievably irritating. How we made Monty Python’s Life of Brian 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z 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 Although it was deemed too irritating for practical use, American dermatologist Albert Kligman became determined to find the optimal dosage for acne treatment. Retinoids remain the gold standard for fighting acne and wrinkles. Here’s what you should know. 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z It's irritating that there's a negative culture of ownership that exists in blogging. Have we forgotten the joys of music blogging? 2010-07-08T15:41:00Z 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 Michael Jackson's Secret Hollywood was a particularly egregious and irritating example of the genre. Rewind TV: Upstairs Downstairs; When Harvey Met Bob; Michael Jackson's Secret Hollywood; Toast 2011-01-02T00:04:01Z 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 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 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 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 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 This year alone has been a rich and fertile one for irritating women who like to awaken, horrified, in altered realities. The cosmic joke's on her: The antiheroine's journey through a cursed universe 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z “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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Its most irritating feature is the tricksy title – from historian Niall Ferguson, who coined the word in The Ascent of Money. Chimerica; Race – review 2013-06-01T23:06:18Z 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 lavish three-week retrospective, spanning almost 60 years of work, has demonstrated that this sometimes irritating and corny dance maker is one of the superlative and more disconcerting artists of our time. Dance Review: Paul Taylor Dance Company at the Koch Theater 2012-03-30T20:37:16Z Films of this stripe are legion, though the most irritating example remains “Mississippi Burning,” in which two F.B.I. agents are at the center of an investigation into the murder of civil rights activists. Arts & Leisure: Black-and-White Struggle Through Hollywood?s Rosy Glow 2011-08-09T13:34:47Z I must have been the most hideously irritating teenager. John Banville: a life in writing 2012-06-29T21:55:12Z But their characters here are in one case monumentally irritating and in the other case nonexistent. “Ruby Sparks”: Writing the perfect girlfriend 2012-07-25T00:01:00Z I realize these things are meant in jest, but after witnessing this over and over again, it gets irritating. Perspective | Ask Amy: Wedding showers become ‘save me’ memes 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z Heimlich: I'm going to stop trying to explain it to you now, because it's too early in our relationship for me to find you irritating. The G2 panto: Snow White and the wiki witch 2010-12-22T08:00:03Z 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 It lets them be obnoxious, irritating, grandiose, unsympathetic. ‘Feud: Bette and Joan’ Season Finale: Two Seconds 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 I get that their worries may be irritating or hurtful to you. Should We Lie to My Parents? 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Scientists at the MIT Centre for Ultracold Atoms, in Massachusetts, recognise the problem of light's irritating pacifism and are taking important steps to correct it. From hoverboards to lightsabers: five film inventions in the works 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 “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 But none of those irritating interventions detracted much from the news of the night: Mr. Kaufmann’s superbly assured singing of one of the most daunting roles in the repertory. Review: Jonas Kaufmann Sings an ‘Otello’ for the Ages 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z In the course of clearing his name, the P.I. commits numerous sins, including jumping bail, seriously irritating both his attorney and a gangster, and impersonating a policeman. Sleuths for our time: smarts, not guns 2013-01-11T00:47:17Z "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 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 A torn-up kitchen is irritating to the point of eventual madness, but it's a room. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Husband is good at home repairs, but not great at finishing them 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z After Fox pulled its offer, Time Warner shares plummeted, irritating some investors. Turner Broadcasting offers employee buyouts, plans more staff cuts 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z 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 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 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 “Michael Moore in TrumpLand” is a lot like the titular raconteur himself: passionate, shambolic, equal parts inspiring and irritating. ‘Michael Moore in TrumpLand’: Part anti-Trump stand-up routine, part pro-Hillary lecture 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z 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 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 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 To be clear, not every No. 1 in Perrineau's past was unprofessional or phenomenally irritating. Hollywood's "list of excuses is endless": Enabling bad behavior, from Bill Murray to Jeff Garlin 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z Jelly is great for fruits like blackberries, which have particularly irritating seeds that love to get stuck in your teeth. So what's the actual difference between jam and jelly? 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z 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 “Backstrom,” a Fox series that begins Thursday, allows its hero to use this Socratic method a lot, one of his many irritating habits. Rainn Wilson Plays a Caustic Investigator in ‘Backstrom’ on Fox 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z 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 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 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 But you, in your loving dedication that sometimes takes the form of an irritating persistence, never left my side. ArtsBeat: ‘Downton Abbey’ Recap: Letters of Love and Not 2014-02-10T03:00:57Z Look back over Knightley’s previous press and what sticks out – more, even, than her habit of irritating people by dint of crimes including her looks and niceness – is her composure. Keira Knightley: 'I can’t act the flirt or mother to get my voice heard. It makes me feel sick' 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z Just an irritating advert, to the tune of the Village People's YMCA. The Hard Sell: Confused.com 2011-08-26T23:06:01Z 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’s an irritating period,” Mr. Nutt said of this extended phase. The Face on the Canvas and Other Mysteries 2011-03-11T15:35:16Z “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 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 “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 There's also a perfectly judged Mime – cute yet irritating – from Richard Roberts. Siegfried – review 2013-06-18T17:08:25Z 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 Photograph: Reuters Last Monday I was in Paris when the Literary Review emailed me with the irritating news that I was the favourite to "win" the 2010 Bad Sex award. The Bad Sex award: What it's like to 'win' 2010-12-01T13:22:00Z 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 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 The piece ends in an irritating indeterminacy, and it’s doubtful that these audio tracks would help aliens understand humanity, or the inverse. Seeking Pandemic Theater? Your Call Will Be Answered Shortly 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z Reviewing James Baldwin’s “Notes of a Native Son” in The New York Times Book Review in 1956, Hughes called it “thought-provoking, tantalizing, irritating, abusing, and amusing.” ‘Selected Letters of Langston Hughes’ 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z Eden combines the most irritating characteristics of Bella Swan and Anastasia Steele with a predilection for dropping the full Latin names of bird and animal species once every paragraph; informative, but not engaging. Racism row novel Revealing Eden falls at every hurdle 2012-08-23T09:55:46Z He called the resulting scenario “just a little bit irritating,” but because he added to the song via remix, he does not qualify as an original composer. Beyoncé’s ‘Break My Soul’ and the Long Tail of ‘Show Me Love’ 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z 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 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 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 It was my interest in these things, covering a wide range—political, social happenings around me that were, yes, irritating me, or at least getting my attention, or it was something like sports. Mort Gerberg on Fifty Years of Cartooning 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z 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 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 This is entirely as irritating as it sounds. Food TV: a crop of lemons 2013-01-23T10:45:00Z 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 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 “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 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 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 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 This, more or less, sums up the reaction to Aubry's irritating performance, and her Fox contract was not renewed. C?cile Aubry obituary 2010-07-30T15:34:00Z "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 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 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 There are old-school celebrities who see the interview as being a tool to help them, whereas the newer people just think of the celebrity interview as an irritating fly they have to swat. From Rhys Ifans to Madonna: writers on their worst celebrity interviews 2013-06-07T17:06:35Z Instead, country music “whined in my ear like an irritating mosquito.” Books of The Times: ?Sometimes There Is a Void? ? By Zakes Mda ? Review 2012-01-05T21:44:22Z 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 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 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 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 Much of the work is irritating and obvious. Damien Hirst at Tate Modern 2012-07-09T14:15:00Z “Gold is not irritating to the skin at all.” Skin Deep: Gold Face Cream: A Costly Leap of Faith 2010-05-24T22:51:00Z That nebulousness is the play’s most ingenious aspect, and also its most irritating. Review: Doubling Down on Doublespeak in ’1984’ 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z 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 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 Initially, I thought it sounded incredibly irritating: this actor playing all these different people, like a comic impressionist. The best performance I've ever seen: Enda Walsh 2010-08-21T23:06:00Z 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 It is doubly irritating because there is plenty of interest flying around the place. Peter and Alice; The Low Road – review 2013-03-31T00:05:46Z 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 For some reason, despite all that is wrong, tacky, vulgar, clichéd, irritating, overbearing and offensive about him, he is extremely likeable, although I wouldn't want to be stuck in a lift with him. Paul Morley meets Pineapple Dance Studios instructor Andrew Stone 2010-04-23T11:48:00Z 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 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 He’s a miniature poodle, and he’s needy and really irritating as a result. Emily Mortimer: ‘The worst thing anyone's said to me? 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