I follow the barrel on its upward arc. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The bridge itself was a latticed arc of timber, like an old-fashioned roller coaster, about fifty meters long. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

You arc not the hero, Rachel had said. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Matthias leaped nimbly to one side and swung the sword in a flashing arc. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Momma swung the flashlight’s arc over the path and weeds and scary tree trunks. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

By walking backwards we found we could track it as it slowly arced from six o’clock anti-clockwise to four o’clock. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

The challenger spun off the ledge, an arc of blood spraying from his ear, and bolted down the meadow. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“The whole world would disapprove of our courtship, Ophelia!” he exclaimed, waving the flask in a broad arc. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

In their jackets of bristling skins they seemed wild beasts rather than men, as they spread in a wide arc across the slope. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

In a garbage can under an arc light I found a clean corrugated paper carton and packed my city clothes. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stood poised on her stand; an arc of wire rose over her head and looped through two needle-holes in her fists. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Arrows from the west slope arced and flew down the east slope. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

To move like lightning when the bendy yellow bamboo arced downwards. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the lawyer came, puffy-faced, darkened arcs under his eyes, Obinze remembered all the films in which the state lawyer is distracted and exhausted. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Bull Number One ran a wide arc, making its way back toward me. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The flare arced up into the murk with along whoosh and broke somewhere out over the water in a clouded light and hung there. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Canisters of tear gas came arcing out from behind the bus barricade, landing among the protestors. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He began to trace a line of fire along the arc. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Dawn Celeste turns the big camper in an arc and heads out. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

They circled overhead a half-dozen times in arcs that took in the entire breadth of the docks, then settled on the swells to seaward. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

At the top of the arc, while the bat was flat on its back, Gregor noticed for the first time that someone was sitting on it. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then a brilliant arc of blue light shot from the rooftop of one of the tallest buildings. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I send him an easy ball with a high arc. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the three-foot-tall pedestal, a geyser of sand spewed upward, arcing into an umbrella-shaped curtain of white particles before spilling into the circular basin. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Dark birds in a sweeping arc across a silver sky. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man rose off his feet, described a small arc, and crashed through the packing case in among the frogs. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he stood up and swung its hard metal end in an arc before even looking at who might be coming at him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I left the spectators at the edge of the arc and hiked into the rocks, the way Fred and I had done so many times at Folly Cove, feeling out each step before committing. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Since I've failed at drinking both the alcoholic beverages Tiny bought me, Jane tosses the keys back to me in a high arc. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

When the two arcs open wide like jaws Nenny jumps in across from me, the rope tick-ticking, the little gold earrings our mama gave her for her First Holy Communion bouncing. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

When his car hit a truck, he launched through the windshield in a perfect arc until he landed, tangled and speared, in the arms of a pine tree. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

My other arm arced in front of us, the way I’d seen Styx do. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

It appears only for a second before it’s gone again—a streak of white, like lightning arcing across the ocean floor. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

When Auk XVI was just a pinpoint in the sky, it arced over smoothly and dropped downrange. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

With its great black wings of spray, arcing above the rigging, it rose before them like an angel of death. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I don't think I could get an arc with it. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its branches grew upward in a graceful arc, then flowed to earth and trailed their ends in the water. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Her nails were filed in a perfect arc, just beyond the tip of her finger. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slashed the air in a wide arc, driving the rest of the demigods away from Annabeth. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Never had he suspected that foxes might soar like birds, whose swooping arcs were not like any movement he himself could achieve. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

His fingers, barely touching the wood, were arranged in a graceful arc. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He waited until he was on the lowest arc of the swing, then, gathering up his muscles under him until he was like a coiled spring, he leaped for the ground. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pawed through a pile of yellowed drawers like a dog digging for a bone, throwing the drawers up behind him in an arc. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He brought the sword up, twisting it in a wide arc, and said, “None of your heroes are here to save you now. You’ll die at the end of my sword this time.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Will’s missing agai—” She saw it coming just in time—the arc of spit heading down the hallway, straight toward her. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Watch the sun make its slow arc across the sky. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

A wave of emotions arced across his face. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He put the tip of the blade into Gus’s shirt and then made an arc with his arm, as though cutting a circle. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

But that’s as far as they got before I slashed a wide arc with Riptide and vaporized the entire front row of monsters. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The rope soars, arcs high, then, seemingly—slow, so slow—drifts down. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He tried a wider arc, stepping sideways from one side of the cockpit to the other, moving the candle slowly over his head and down. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The books arc, and their covers spread like a bird's wings as they soar toward the fire. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Each tine struck a different Sixer avatar in the chest while somehow arcing harmlessly around everyone else. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The sword swung outward in a copper-colored arc, daring him to approach. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The women, played by Angelina, Marguerite, and Isabel, lament the death of their Savior, moving their hands in small and eloquent arcs as they sing. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Pioneer 1 arced through space until, sixty thousand miles out, not quite one-quarter of the way, it lost momentum and dropped back, burning up in the Earth’s atmosphere. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The Appalachian Trail runs for 230 miles in a northeasterly arc across the state, like the broad end of a slice of pie. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

In the distance, the arc of onlookers grew by a few more people, and Ray walked around the shark, snapping photos with his camera. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

It had been running along the ridge of the fence and she’d been mesmerized by the undulating arc its body and tail had traced as it ran. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then I get a flash of impulsive inspiration; I reach over, dig my thumb into her spoon, and smudge an ocher arc across the page. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I spun around, the sword swinging in a horizontal arc... City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Without a word, he lifted a dining-room chair and swung it in a wide arc against the back of his son-in-law. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I come around behind him, sweeping my dagger in an arc. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I think,” he said, “you might want a little more arc to the throw. That way they won't run away after they hit the ground.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

And the Aurora was swaying above them in golden arcs and loops, and all around was the bitter arctic cold and the immense silence of the North. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

In his haste, the sword s descending arc missed me, but cut the brambles, so that I could rip myself away before he could take another stroke. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Sumac was circling in a tight arc, as if he was guarding against any possible dangers that might threaten me. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

We drove past the museum and parked right next to this basketball court filled with huge blue and red steel arcs that imagined the path of a bouncing ball. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

These ballistic missiles followed an arcing trajectory, piercing the earth's atmosphere and falling to earth with the force of gravity; once launched, they could not be stopped. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The longer you stare at it, the more you start calculatin’ how far away it is and how high your arc should be. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She sped up into the cloud where Chup was cutting arcs and circles. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

It arced high—so high it appeared like a second sun, or the start of a second rip—before dropping down behind a cluster of palaces. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He arcs it in front of me, slowly, such that I see my reflection in its blade even in the gathering dusk. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

His voice was full of green rice fields and red banners that arced across blue skies instead of a small hot room and the smell of printer’s ink. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And here we are, at the center of the arc, trapped in the gaudiest, most valuable, and most improbable water wheel the world has ever seen. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

At the apex of my arc I saw the raised plow blades behind, the corkscrewing metal covered with mud, and then the race was over. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Deviations in arc of a hundredth of a milli-second—invisible to the eye—were enough to send the beam wildly out of focus—enough to blast hundreds of square miles of Earth into incandescent ruin. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

He dove even lower, arcing behind the ships and squinting through his gun sight. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

With his powerful legs, the robot launched himself up through the air, soaring in a high, graceful arc over the pond and down to the other side. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The latch clicked and the door swung slowly open, moving in a slow arc until it struck the wall. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The chicken made straight for the bed, and Seth tossed his other handful of salt in a wide arc to cover their retreat, scalding the flying centipede in the process. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The wipers arc back and forth, and there’s this kind of tightness in my chest. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

And she stepped next to him and put her hands over his, and together they swung the bat in an arc as graceful as a fish hawk’s winging slide through the air. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

She watched his eyes lift to the Tower, and then arc slowly across the sky and land on the forest. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He pivoted on his left foot, and threw the hook in a smooth, short arc. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You kept the beam directed sharply at the receiving station—to within a ten-thousandth of a milli-second of arc.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

In a deliberate arc, I moved it across my forehead. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

To travel a shorter arc requires less time but more fuel. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The three formed a small arc between the rest of the party and the tunnel entrance. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

A ravaged dirt lot confronted me, encircled on all sides by electrical arc lamps as bright as full moons. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Until a rock arced down just as Eugene came up from a dive, stone meeting forehead, and Eugene slid back into the water. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Willis held the ball a long while, still smiling, then slowly leaned forward, swung his arm down low, and lofted the ball into a high arc. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

It began in the Middle East about eleven thousand years ago, in the western half of the Fertile Crescent, which arcs between southern Iraq and Israel, reaching into southern Turkey along the way. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The Zeppelin banked to the left, and roared away in a wide arc before making again for the group of bears working swiftly beside the apparatus. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

It was a rainbow arcing across a gurgling river. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Each time she reached the top of her arc beneath the sun, her shadow legs were transformed into the thin, curved legs of an antelope, with small rounded hooves at the bottom instead of feet. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He bent his body to the arc of the rail and punched into the belly of the field. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kisses them, kisses the moles scattered on her stomach as she arcs gently toward him, feels her hands on his head and then on his shoulders, guiding him between her parted legs. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I'm glad my skull is nowhere near the arc of it. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Chiron had told me long ago: Immortals arc constrained by ancient rules. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

A musical keyboard and a panel of sliding buttons are also attached to the arced table. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She gestures with upturned palms in an arc around her. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Sun’s limb was lifted, an arc of fire, above the margin of the world. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Each one would only get 13 degrees of arc. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

His attention began to swing grandly through the full arc of his life, passing into death, which was violet light. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two bridges, twin spans, crossed the bay in long arcs. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He roared louder than the thunder and arced high and back toward us. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Let’s turn now to another arc of coherence, which connects the different appearances of an entity on the reader’s mental stage as they come and go over the course of a passage. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

On another page, he sketches the area, drawing nested arcs around Eagle’s Ridge. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

But after that kiss, as we leaned against the crates, a yellow jacket swooping and arcing over some spilled pop, Irene kissed me again. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

The water ripples in arcs around my body as I creep forward. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

All day one Saturday the girls gave each other curly permanent waves and plucked out their eyebrows, penciling a thin arc over each eye. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Percy sprang, slashing Riptide in a huge arc. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

A green flare shot into the sky and arced over the desert—the five-minute signal. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened her mouth wide and vomit spewed forth in an arc that started at Jeff’s shoes and splattered all the way up to his face. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

He sliced a hand through the air, and the flames from beneath one of the beakers shot out in a blue arc. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Out, out, out he went, then back again, each time with a wider arc and more dizzying sweep. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

At the top of the arc I let go and fell straight against the giant’s face—landing with both feet on his already damaged eye. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The ball flew up in an arc as Victor and the goaltender smacked heads. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gave me lots of space around the arc. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Church bells send arcs of bronze careening off the windows. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Then an arc of fire lifted up and up into the darkness, turning and cartwheeling and spewing bright sparks. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He picked up his trowel, slid a thin layer of cement on it, and leveled it on the floor, smoothing and stretching it in arcs that formed half circles, like grey rainbows. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, just after the gut-shaking boom of a jet, you could see the bombs arc down and, if the wind was just right, the sound would be somewhere in between thunder and a cymbal clash. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes, meanwhile, roved very slowly all around the room--he completed the arc by turning to inspect the people directly behind. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Augustus shouted as something arced across the screen, bounced in the doorway of the school, and then rolled against the door. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

After two years of trundling and triangulating his way across France, in 1669 he announced a more accurate measure of 110.46 kilometers for one degree of arc. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Then, while I lean over the sink, my sister arcs the razor from the nape of my skull to the top of my forehead, again and again, one row at a time. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The blade flashed in the sunlight as it began to move faster and faster in a shining arc until it crashed into the sign. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But at the last moment, I banked to the right, then arced back around. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Seconds later rockets began arcing over the lakeshore. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

After three years of calculation, he believed he had found the correct values for a Martian circular orbit, which matched ten of Tycho’s observations within two minutes of arc. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leaning down so my face is next to hers, I can see the arc of the car’s roof. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

In uniform circular motion, an equal angle or fraction of the arc of a circle is covered in equal times. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

One threw a cannonball that arced over Frank’s head and blew up the chimney. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

They watched the fruit arc out into air. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

One of the Hydra heads spat an arc of green liquid that shot past my shoulder and splashed against an elm. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

When the planet is far from the Sun, it covers a much smaller arc in the same period of time, but that arc corresponds to a bigger area because the Sun is now more distant. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly I saw a pair of handcuffs arc gleaming into the air and sail across the street. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held it up, waved it carefully back and forth in a wide arc, left to right and back again. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went to the window and watched the snowflakes whirl in the high arcs of light above the tennis courts, then crossed over and sat upon my bed again. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Up in the air like releasing a bird or an apple, then arcing my arm, rotate shoulder, bring down the power and the anger and don’t forget to aim. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then in one smooth arc, lifted the crate. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matthias swung his pick and brought it down in a hard arc, a kind of declaration. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Helen saw her husband ride the arc of the filly’s back down into the mud and disappear under her tumbling body and the bodies of the three horses who struck her from behind. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

A bolt of lightning arced out of the clear blue sky. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The smith’s prentice grabbed for his iron rod and ended up knocking it to the floor where it rolled in a wide arc and came to rest under a table. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Adam swung out his hand and made an arc over the west. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sookie started to jog ahead and I felt torn between wanting to get inside the arc right away and not wanting to leave Dad and Mr. Patterson behind. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Annabelle stands at the window and watches the arc of headlights as her mom and her brother leave the Best Western parking lot. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Early on, she settled on heart attacks— events with a known cause and a quick dramatic arc—as a way of illustrating how illness plays out differently in different classes. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

As gunfire cracked in the hills, they watched the clouds slide over the moon and the last of the season’s fireflies charting bright yellow arcs in the dark. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Uncle Turu lifted his hands and made an arc to show the rainbow bridge. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I sweep my scim in an arc to my left without looking. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

This realization momentarily stunned me, which was unfortunate, because Sorrento’s lightning weapon was still firing, moving in a fast sweeping arc, cutting across the ground, then diagonally up the castle wall, toward me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He led him in a wide arc away from Frightful and back to the cabin. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

In the towns they talked of sewers and inside toilets, and some already had them; and arc lights on the street corners—Salinas had those—and telephones. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I cross the lot, making a wide arc around scattered piles of canvas. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The sim wasn't yet up, but its rays arced over the horizon and brought light to the sky. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

As he caught her hands she came to a stop, the wharf, the ship, and Nat himself swinging in a dizzy arc before her eyes. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Then I sketch a long, curved arc, followed by a second line in the same smooth motion. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Lester’s spotlight blazed from the top of a small, flat rock, but cast only a small arc over the ledge of the quarry, out into the water. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

She slid the berries in between her lips, still holding her hair, the canes rebounding in quiet arcs when she freed the berry caps from their cores. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Here the world was enormous, all endless horizon; her words arced and disappeared as though into a wind-chopped ocean. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He careened around the turns with such reckless speed that Smith began to fear that he would be unable to hold his arc and would tumble over sideways. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

An object that he could see only in silhouette, reaching across a massive arc of space, was suspended low in the air over the house. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Pecola and I followed, making a wide arc to avoid the kitchen doorway. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

They navigate by word of mouth or by the arc of the sun. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

He wanted me to take it all in, from the splaying palm trees that lined the streets of Honolulu and the crescent arc of Waikiki Beach to the green drape of hills surrounding the city. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

So a few minutes of arc is a very small quantity to measure—especially without a telescope. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first raven took flight as their grapnels were arcing above the curtain wall, the second a few moments later. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A shower of arrows arced over our heads and slammed into the enemy, vaporizing hundreds of demons. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He spat tobacco juice in an arc that just missed a Rhode Island Red pecking dirt in the swept yard. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The porter brought Sefia and Archer to a secluded pier in the western arc of the harbor, inside the long, tall arm of the cliff. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

And here was the ghost of her childhood, diffused throughout the room, to remind her of the limited arc of existence. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He arced his hand through the air like a banner headline. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He walked in an arc around the books and papers spread on the floor, before standing in front of the bookshelves. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Just a chill in the air, an arc of gray sky overhead. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He dumped Nita unceremoniously on the ground and swung his machete in an experimental arc. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then he looked at the neat arcs of gleaming tools, so eager to cut, they seemed to tremble. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Then more lines appeared, one by one, tremulous arcs and circles sweeping through the darkness. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Examples, explanations, violated expectations, elaborations, sequences, causes, and effects are arcs of coherence that pinpoint how one statement follows from another. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

The muscles in my arms knew where to aim the ball, how high to arc it. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The horses strained onward, arcing around the far turn and rushing at the crowd. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had tweezed her once bushy eyebrows into the currently fashionable, pencil-thin arcs that gave her a slightly surprised expression even in her sleep. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

People roared and cheered around me, teammates slammed and hugged me, even Coach O, who’d donned his own skates for the moment, carved an arc around me, pumping his fist in the air. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

As if time had slowed down as it does for the dying, I watched him loll his weight forward, sliding into an easy lope, head tilted, coming toward me in a casual arc. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

This led him to discover that the pendulum always took the same time to complete one swing, whether it was swinging over a short arc or a long arc. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

It slammed into the side of Sigurd’s head, exploding and raining water in a wide arc. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

When Maribel reached for them, Garrett tossed the sunglasses up in a high arc over her head and let them land on the wet pavement. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Where arc lights could not be avoided, he said, they should be covered with white globes. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I draw diagrams of the arcs a ball might take from inside the prison wall to the free space outside. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

In that half-world between sleep and wakefulness, I can almost hear the ringing of a hammer on steel and the dry hiss of the arc welder at the little machine shop by the tipple. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, the real test is whether it can predict the arc of a relationship,” Colin acknowledged. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

He merely threw the lighter in a wide high arc into the trees at the foot of the hills and limped down the footpath, paying no attention to the direction he was going. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cows kept their bodies between him and the new calves, but occasionally a calf bolted away, bucking and leaping in a wide arc, returning finally to its mother when it tired of playing. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The gate was built of stones and arced from one side of the trail to the other. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Rupa bent to sweep the floor in tidy arcs, lifting the longer sari draped across the room and ducking under it to reach the far corners of the one-room hut. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Gus handed him another egg, and Isaac hurled it, the egg arcing over the car and smashing against the slow-sloping roof of the house. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

"What arc you doing here?" laughing, she stroked the chain. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He gave me the exact hour and made the thundering noise of the tumbling Jeep he graphed with his arcing hand. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

With practiced steps, she twirls the sword through the air in graceful arcs, thrusting and parrying against an invisible foe. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I was swung in a small, sharp arc. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ivan moved to the side, arcing around so he wasn’t a still target for Sigurd’s mounting fury. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Beside the last line, we made two sweeping arcs, carving a circle into the ground, and filled it with the kindling as well. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

We step through an arc of red carnations and orange-yellow marigolds to a blur of jewel-toned silk saris and sparkly fairy lights strung in lazy zigzags across the walls. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Felicia’s hair springs from her head like electric wires, and she swings her arms in great arcs, as if her chaos had a rhythm. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she looked behind once again, she saw the car arc in a U-turn at the intersection. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

An arc of gushing puncture wounds encircled her thumb, and she swayed on her feet as she shoved the ridderak off her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

My flight path carried me in a great sweeping arc around and behind the Gemini. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

His foot started toward the ball in a powerful arc, and then—the most incredible thing happened. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I came out of class one day, a helicopter swept over campus and released a wide arc of tear gas meant for a nearby rally. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

He slashed his sword in an arc and disappeared in a ripple of darkness. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

We whizzed by, arcing back up into the air, and the guards followed my attack with their own. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

It’s really a stage, and arcing above it are massive metal plates that curl in different directions, like an exploded aluminum can. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Its shell is a pointy oval, bisected at an angle, like a shield with a daisy on one side and a tribal flourish on the other, its flippers extending in pointy arcs. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Shay had started to ride properly, leaning with the slow arcs of the river’s bends. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Like many birds, the birds of prey mate for life, but Frightful had two forces keeping her where she was—Sam and the iron plate under the arc of the bowstring bridge. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

One by one, beads of sweat form in an arc across my forehead. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

It breathed another gout of blue fire in a high arc. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

All his stories about work had the same arc: somebody would first underestimate or belittle him, and he would then end up victorious, with the final clever word or action. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The ground buckled and swayed, but he held steady as she launched herself from the cradle of his fingers in a graceful arc. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The monologue sets the arc of the story. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Their arrowheads caught fire spontaneously and a flaming wave of death arced over the legion’s line, straight into the enemy. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

"I have no idea how you dance in all that," she says, her hands fluttering up and down and side to side in arcs so wide I might be wearing a nun's habit. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The coastal city was shaped like an arc that grew thinner on both ends until the tips stabbed into the sea. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

At some point, he wanted the good parts of the world to arc in his direction. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

For a break, we all play at war in a green field with a broad arc of trees. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

A silver mist was rising from the snow and a delicate arc of light had formed above them. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The light in the room arced up to the ceiling, a half vault of stripes, below which he could almost make out the rise and fall of her body. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

It arcs through the air and lands in Rosie’s open mouth, sizzling as it hits her tongue. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

They exited the building through the great Golden Door, which arced across the light-red face of the building like a gilt rainbow. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Beverly walked around the room, swinging the flashlight in great, swirling arcs. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

“Take Laurel and Jason. They’re good runners. Make a wide arc around the Hunters, attract as many as you can. I’ll take the main raiding party around to the right and catch them by surprise.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

You might not know everyone, but faces arc familiar. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

But instead he swung it in a sudden arc and struck the bandit full in the face. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

They swayed as they sang, and Olanna imagined that the mango and gmelina trees swayed too, in agreement, in one fluid arc. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Kainene raised her eyebrows; they were penciled in, thin fluid arcs. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He pressed the razor to the bone and guided it through the hair, describing an arc across the top of the deceased’s skull literally from ear to ear. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Blood sprayed the air, an arc of black liquid gleaming in lantern glow. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

A flight of flickering orange birds took wing from the castle, twenty or thirty of them,- pots of burning pitch, arcing out over the river trailing threads of flame. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Just looking,” Ivy said, but she stepped on the rubble, right where it started arcing up into a little hill. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Stick fended off my hands with a sweeping arc of one arm. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

His blade swept over her head in a glowing bronze arc. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

For a time they formed a black arc. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

The great sword swung a glittering arc, the flashing blade sang above Gwydion’s head. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

After a few long arcs, I braked hard with both feet. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Silky cables trailed from the arrows, arcing over the pool and anchoring where they landed to form a huge golden asterisk. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Gathering her skirts about her she hurried across the green, skirted the square in a wide arc, and fled home to her uncle’s house. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The rim arced through the sky at a height of 264 feet, as high as the topmost occupied floor in Burnham’s Masonic Temple, the city’s tallest skyscraper. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I saw an arc of water by my side. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

She frowned, then made an arcing motion with her hand. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

A crackling arc of electric blue lightning snapped from the doorway to the silver ring on TimeStar’s hand. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

As Tally watched it fade, breaking down into random lines and arcs again as the sparklers extinguished, she wondered if the words were really true. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

It arcs high and hits near the top of the fence. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Indeed, as they floated placidly in an arc, they looked almost like cows grazing in a field. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

So they traveled in wide arcs, moving gradually to the north. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

But his stomach lurched as the car swung in an arc, the metal grinding and the light spinning. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The wreath hit a wall behind him, punching a hole straight through the bricks, then arced backwards through the air like a boomerang. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Slowly its wings lift and fall, huge arcs rise and collapse, rise and collapse, up and down, up and down. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Like an arc of pure fire, John R. Isidore soared across the late-afternoon sky on his way home from his job. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The archers drew and released, and the road was littered with arrows that flew in a trained arc. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“There was an army post here,” his grandpa said, waving his arm in an arc. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Through my tented fingers, the white flare of arc lamps dulled into a sullen crimson glow. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

A fireball arced through the crowd and ignited a palm tree. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Nina swept her hands in an arc, and the soldiers toppled without protest, row after row, stalks of wheat felled by an invisible scythe. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He relaxed his legs, then kicked out wildly as the ship swung around, sending him flying in a huge arc. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I even hit a gorgeous fly ball that arcs over our right fielder Noelle’s head and almost reaches the fence. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Bailey looks at the arc of cards and frowns. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

My understanding of the universe was physical, and its moral arc bent toward chaos then concluded in a box. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“My friend Quincy. I used to practice with him and his dad. Were both small, so his dad had us working on getting more air under our arc.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The sword flashed in a bright arc, the fastest thing I ever saw move. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

One hit Kronos in the face, arcing down his body and up his sword. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I watched the water leave the kettle, flowing almost in slow motion in an arc to my feet. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

All twenty-four of us sit in a big arc throughout the interviews. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

At the Esquire Theater, holding her feet off the sticky floor, Tessie Zizmo watches as white arrows arc across the Pacific. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Doug,” he said, “you got the arc just right on that one. And it doesn’t matter how many times it spins around, as long as it comes down flat like that.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The crow hopped across the bare rock and leaped upward, arcing toward the girl’s shoulder. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

My eyes follow their long arcs across the sky. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Beyond the arc of the harbor, a flotilla of Red Navy ships patrolled the shore—a sash of crimson in the deep blue sea. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Horrified, I saw the propeller spinning away from Dragonwings in a lazy arc. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three Wyrdmarks, forming an arcing line that had to have once been a circle near the body. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

We have a second arc of coherence spanning the text, which links all the manifestations of cold weather. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

She plucked, and a tiny jet of water arced out of the river and hit the bridge’s pylon. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I swing my sword toward her side in a shining arc. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

This time I brought Riptide up in a deadly arc. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Others were taller and human-shaped; their long arms swayed to either side of them as their legs shot out in fast arcs over the waves. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

In the case of Mars, the trip can take as long as nine months, following a curving arc approximately 460 million miles long. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

For approximately twenty seconds near the top of the arc, you and your plane would be weightless. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I arced into the sky, the wind whistling in my ears. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I could orient myself only by the surfaces moonlight frosted: the rim of an old bicycle tire, a crumpled water bottle, the aluminum arc of a grenade handle. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Stick tried to stop it too—I was sure that’s what he was doing—but his foot followed mine, arcing across the face of the tower. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

There were at least a thousand musicians ranged in a great arc before them. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

I drew the strange arc of the shark’s body in a single line like a big nose on the page, just for shape. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I know the arc of his lower lip, the strength in his shoulders. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

His black open palm swept upward in a swift narrow arc and smacked solidly against her face. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The living brothers caught their breath, as the stone arced up over the clouds. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

The ninja threw her whole body into a blinding spin, swinging her right foot up in a high arc. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He hurled himself at the giant, but Polybotes swept his hand through the water, leaving an arc of black oily poison. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Nana?” she said, stunned, and he watched, unblinking, horrified, as the woman raised a mallet—the studded metal sort for pounding cutlets—and brought it arcing down right at Azareen’s head. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The arakhs shivered together faster than Dany could follow, one man missed a step, the other swung his blade in a flat arc. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

A large bird started into the air as if it had been thrown, then stopped, spread its wings, and glided in a great arc to the west. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The darkness crept down and the rain drummed on the steel roof of the cab and the windshield wipers sobbed their arcs. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It sounds nice. But do you think you arc romanticizing? ‘The restless grey sea’?” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Constance swung her paw round in a mighty arc, and it caught Shadow square on the chin. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, whenever he pulled up his shoulders, his round belly popped out in a comical arc. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The cannon’s missile, trailing its gossamer tow line, arced high into the sky and then its parasail unfurled, red and gold, bright in the sky with Patel Global’s colors. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Big chunks of the fence arced into the sky. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then Adelaide stood in front of Hazel, positioned her own feet, stuck her arm in the air in an arc like a swan’s neck, and bent her legs so she slowly dropped toward the ground. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“What arc those men doing?” she asked, pointing to the campground. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the three sabotaged machines, the payloads veered sideways, arcing towards the barrage from the other three onagers. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The Titan swept his broom in a wide arc, forcing the spirits back, but they came in again like the tide. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Mr. Lemoncello floated in a graceful arc, then soared up to join the migrating Canadian geese now flocking in a V formation on the Wonder Dome video screens. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

If the Indians would follow his example, the peaceful coexistence of Indians and whites could follow naturally, and their gradual merger into a single American people would occur within the arc of the next century. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

We followed the river until the shadows grew long and then we arced through the scrub and made for home. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I squeezed between them, entering the arc at the edge of the rocky terrain. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

On the beach she dug butter clams with a pointed stick, raking an arc in front of her. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Out in the dust-clouded yard, Riker’s tyrannosaurus leaned down and gobbled up a man in a prison uniform, then swept its tail in a wide arc, clobbering two knuckleskulls and sending their riders flying. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

When her garden cherub’s silver arc dried up inexplicably, it was Dr. Velutha who fixed its bladder for her. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The move activates his armguards—an enormous, glowing blue shield bursts outward from them in a circle, arcing protectively in front of us both. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I grab the parrot’s limp body and hurl it from the crow’s nest, watching it arc across the sky like a feathery fireball, until it is taken by the sea. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The quad bikes separated, arcing away from each other. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

A thousand volts of electricity seemed to arc through my body. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

We could be seen for many hundreds of miles as we arced across the predawn Pacific sky. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

These connections, which drape themselves from the limbs of one tree to the limbs of another, violate the neatly nested, branch-within-branch geometry of a tree.2 I’ll call them arcs of coherence. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

The goldfish floated to the top of the water and when she tapped the side of the bowl with her fingernail they did not flash away in a lightning arc of terror. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

It smacked the metal arm and pivoted the thing skyward, revolving in an arc until it slammed back into the body of the Griever. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

At the peak of her arc, the silence seemed to overwhelm everything—her stomach-churning weightlessness, the mix of excitement and fear rushing through her, the wind against her face. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Because if I got trapped in a blaze started by arcing electrical overload in the wall of the garage, the searing pain of losing my mom and dad would go up in smoke with me. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

In the distance the ocean was azure blue beneath the ice floes, reflecting the great arc of the sky above. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I can be engaged by the arc of the water in a sprinkler system. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

"And may the odds --" He tosses a berry in a high arc toward me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Within the irregular arc of coral the lagoon was still as a mountain lake-blue of all shades and shadowy green and purple. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Otto let the disappearing camera fall, now so light and insubstantial, it arced back and forth slowly, like an autumn leaf released from a tree branch, before it touched the stage lightly. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The stone flew in a direct arc toward the emperor’s chest, like a shooting star in the dark sky. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“You really arc crazy if you think Daedalus will help you. “He has to,” Annabeth said. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

It floated up in a long, patient arc, sailed over the net and landed in Robo’s court. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Edison suggested the exposition use incandescent bulbs rather than arc lights, because the incandescent variety produced a softer light. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Celia moves the binoculars in an arc from left to right, the way she was trained, and then straight across the horizon. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dufay builds an identifiable melody, nestled among harmonious chords that lead along the arc of a phrase towards a satisfying cadence. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

It still looked big, still pushed at her wrapper in a gentle arc. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

A misted half-moon had risen to the height of its arc by the time Tree-ear had swept the kiln entrance clear of ashes. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“The director did a brilliant job of crafting the arc of the play,” she wrote. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

The woman smiles as she pushes the arc of cards back into a neat pile. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Great, heavy arcs of water shot out from the boat, spraying everywhere. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Timothy said he saw an arc of very black clouds to the west They looked as though they were beginning to join the higher clouds. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

But no one had ever used it to show the arc of romantic relationships. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

No unearthly glowing, no strange crackling sounds, no arcing electrical charges. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry amused himself for a while turning the taps on and off, particularly enjoying the effect of one whose jet bounced off the surface of the water in large arcs. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

In the night games, beneath the arc of lights, in his last year of Little League, Ben’s new spikes gleamed like teeth as he walked toward Dave Murphy. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The men came a few slow steps closer and I flung the handful of bassal shavings in a wide arc. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The glass bridge rose before her in a gleaming arc, shimmering in the blue flames of the lanterns on its spires. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Hot white flashes and rapid hisses within indicated arc welding. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Made of cast iron, the plowshare was shaped like a V, with the blade carving into the ground and the two arms arcing away like gull wings. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

She pointed her spear, and a blue arc of lightning shot out, hitting the monster in his rusty knee, which buckled. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

This arc of the belt brought them through Cleopatra Park, where Tally threaded the slalom poles for old times’ sake. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Then I swung my left leg in a big arc and planted it almost perpendicular to my right. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

The plane dubbed "the black lady of espionage" by the Soviets revved its engines and started on a 3,788-mile arc over the Soviet Union to a secret base in Bodo, Norway. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He squared his shoulders and leaned his body into the shot, which arced beautifully over the players’ heads. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Inside the arc soldiers were falling hit by the arrows. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

He wanted to sit with them on curbstones and compare the sharpness of jackknives, the distance and arcs of spitting. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

It sounded like a faraway car alarm, the note pitching up and down in long, slow arcs. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He wiped a broad arc in the air. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

We made a wide arc, hoping to enter it unseen. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

A squiggle of pink lightning arced across the studio, and that’s the last thing I remember. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Then she spreads them across the table in one fluid motion, forming an arc of identical black-and-white-patterned card backs. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The deck officer flashed a thumbs-up to the pilot, then arced his arm in the air, signaling the catapult crewman to hit his button. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It arced against the sky—against that tall sun—and fell through the net without a sound. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

There would be ninety-six tanks to each oval, each holding two calutrons back to back, designed to beam uranium ions in 180-degree arcs four feet in radius from source to collector. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The trail of seashells arcs past the toilet and down a flight to the closed fifth-floor door she knows by now is his. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Julie, who always wore sweatpants that said Nice Try in an arc on her butt cheeks, clanked a beer against my thermos. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Just as he arrived, 426 swooped under her, took her feet in his, and swung her in an arc up into the sky. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

There was a supple geometry to his arc, a fish bending through a current. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside the arc of the streetlight his shadow showed angular and black. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I can end this conversation if I can muster the courage to arc my body into his, bring my lips to his mouth, let our bodies align while the rest of the world falls away. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

It curved in a crescent-shaped arc, bringing Matthias back into the main cavern with its luminous lake. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Locking his hands, Seth swung his arms in wide arcs, skimming the top of the water. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He shot his two-hand set in a soft, spinning arc that, when true, snapped through the net in a swishing voice that is the purest music of the game. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now the blunt snout of our Gemini was tracing graceful arcs in the sky, sometimes in front of our direction of travel, sometimes to one side or the other, sometimes behind. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then they were out, in the arc of the harbor with the shadows of boats on the water. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Tracing a perfect arc, my Adidas bag landed on the roof of the bus. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

As soon as she thought a safe distance had opened up, Briony swung out boldly from the house in a wide arc that took her toward the stable, block and the swimming pool. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He swung his arm in a tight arc. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tip of the hazel switch sang through its arc, leaves and stems flew apart, but the cheers of the crowds were harder to summon. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She made good time that night The track zoomed along beneath her, tracing slow arcs around hills, crossing rivers on crumbling bridges, always headed toward the sea. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Before I could finish baiting, another trout jumped at the falls, making the same lovely arc and disappearing into the water that was thundering down. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

She was sobbing with rage, and the knife was still upraised, her arm trembling wildly as it fought to complete the arc it had begun and bring the blade down on Sarai’s throat. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

With a deafening blast, a white-hot bolt arced from the sky, straight through Jason’s body as he leaped, wreathed in lightning, at the giant king. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

A thin bank of clouds below the ridge mirrored the heavier layer overhead, but forests, grasslands, and the shimmering arcs of rivers were visible through the misty veil. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

It sailed on an arc right into Hill’s hands. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The computer screen flickers, showing a tiny plane arcing downward from New York City to Los Angeles. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

A rainbow arced suddenly across the field, connecting the two balls of light. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Kamau swung his spear in a wide arc as something horned charged at him. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

We worked back and forth, making larger and larger arcs away from the bluff. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The altar boys stood in an arc around the priest as he recited a list of a hundred twenty-nine names, Haitian refugees who had drowned at sea that week. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“If it means I get to melt that wight’s face off,” she said, little arcs of flame pulsing between her hands, “then absolutely.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Now she flew in a beautiful blur of span- dex and sequins, a girlish ninja star arcing through the air. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

They must travel southeast in a wide arc to avoid the troops in Bryantown. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shadows rose up in the dimming light and began dancing their soft circles around the arc of the living. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Brass bands on the quayside and women waving and a hundred thousand yachts and honkers and arcs of water from the fireships. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

The arrows from the east slope arced and flew down the west ridge. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Bull snapped back, shooting another arcing set that hit the back of the rim and bounced back to him without ever touching the court. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here the arc of the story soars upward unstoppably, pausing only to mark some fresh milestone of corporate expansion. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What arc you doing here? Where have you been?” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly the energy left her, and her hands began to move in slow arcs, soothing and sensuous, the wild drums silent. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Light pours in from all angles, and the city unfolds around us, glass buildings and the arc of train tracks, and we are high above it. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She hangs onto the nipple and lifts the other in the same upward arc. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

It arced above their heads and landed in a nearby clearing with a huge bang, scattering dirt as high as the treetops. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Now, there are 60 minutes of arc in an angular degree, and 90 degrees, a right angle, from the horizon to the zenith. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rotated the paper, gazed at it for a moment, and began to scrawl, numbers and circles and great, arcing lines that doubled back on themselves. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The statue’s head was tilted back so the bronze Mr. Lemoncello could squirt an arc of water out of his mouth like he was a human drinking fountain. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

When she woke up the sun was shining in the window and she had a barbarous stitch in the shape of an arc that began at her crotch and ended at her sternum. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I watched him swing his scraggy leg in a sweeping arc, watched his whole body tilt impossibly to the right every time he planted that foot. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Graceful and economical as a cat, he arced his arm out of the swing and slammed his list up against the wall, forming a barrier to any move Milkman might make. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hunger that arcs through me is an epic, longing kind. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Give her some space," I say, arcing my arm in front of her as a shield while we make our way to the church steps. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I'm naked, but the bedclothes arc soothing against my skin. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Lenny stooped, and Doreen went flying up on to his shoulder, and her glass sailed out of her hand in a long, wide arc and fetched up against the pine paneling with a silly tinkle. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

She pointed her spear and a spidery arc of blue electricity shot out, zapping the lion in the tail. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He passed a strip-mining works, huge blue arc lights burning in the dim midwinter daylight. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

She sliced a jagged arc across a new section of hair. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Papi and I got home after midnight, and boy was she mad, even when we told her about my perfect goal shot, arced just right. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The consistent string of sentence topics, all related to the column topic, forms a satisfying arc of coherence over the passage. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Marcus shook his shoulders in Drew’s direction as he released the ball in a beautiful arc. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Around the lake ran a gravel path, and around that was simply close-cut grass, in a huge arc. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

But as the ball smoothly arced to the basket, the stadium quieted, and time slowed down. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her feet flew in a quickening circle, her hair flowing in an arc behind her as she leaned her head back and reached to Mama Killa with open arms. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

He flung Mrs. Patterson in an arc at the water’s edge. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Country girls arc slow-moving, vexing creatures,” he said. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

His head was tilted back so water could spurt up from his mouth in an arc. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

She moves each of her arms and legs in slow arcs, her eyes following them, like a dancer in slow motion. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He swung his chin in a small arc in the direction I had been traveling. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guy is on my side, and I'm ready to dodge him if he starts to plow into my space, but he sees Alicia's white cane and makes a wide arc to my right. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The flare went rocketing up toward the window in a long white arc and then they could hear the man screaming. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

A square opening near the foot of the wall, in which an iron grating hung loosely, was letting a stream of water spill out and fall in a steady arc. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He bounces it in a repetitive rhythm, a quick swooping arc as he pitches the ball into the air. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Ahead of them, over the mountains to the north, the pale arcs and loops of the Northern Lights began to glow and tremble. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He had tossed the coins to them the way he had tossed them from the bridge in San Diego, in a gentle slow arc. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

When she looked behind once again, she saw the car arc in a U-turn at the intersection. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“That was a far jump,” Fyrian said, staring openmouthed from the place where Luna had been just a moment ago and arcing over to where Luna now was. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

It was as if we’d stepped into the larger crosscurrents of culture and history, reminded suddenly of our relative smallness in the wider arc of time. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The cool air rushed against my face as we arced above the branches, and the forest smelled like rain on freshly dug earth. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Electricity arced across the creature’s head, causing its whole body to shudder. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Dribbling three times with both his right and left hand, Bull went into a strangely graceful crouch and threw up an arcing two-hand set shot that swished through the net. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are, classically, the long and short arcs of the sitcom or the drama, the hour or half-hour that seems to occur in a vacuum, complete unto itself until the next week. Film: An Old Pairing: Summer and Movie Sequels 2010-06-11T04:28:00Z

“How to recognize that it isn’t life’s divergence from this arc that is the problem, but the establishment of this arc in the first place — these able-bodied ideals, these able-bodied expectations?” Review | In ‘Disfigured,’ a writer explores the damaging ways fairy tales shape our view of the world — and ourselves 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z

But more than that, Buttigieg’s accelerated career arc is testimony to our times, to how the pay-your-dues traditions that once governed politics have been tossed aside with the election of Donald Trump. A Memoir From the Young, Gay Mayor of South Bend Running for President 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z

But it’s Mulligan’s character Maud Watts, a virtual repository of patriarchal oppression, whose accidental conversion to the cause constitutes the emotional arc of the movie. Review: An Uneven Vote in Suffragette 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z

"Get the arc of light right for reading," says Phoebe. Pick the Right Lamp 2012-04-09T14:50:02.557Z

“The show gave me the opportunity to do something I don’t normally get to do, pretty consistently, and have a character that has a through-line and a serious sort of arc,” said Corddry. Rob Corddry on Ballers: 'This is the closest I've gotten to my childhood version of making it' 2015-06-21T04:00:00Z

Each act had its own arc and mood, yet he located the ominous door-knock rhythm from the introduction constantly, even in the most seemingly lyrical passages. A ‘Rusalka’ Shows Two Sides at the Metropolitan Opera 2014-01-24T10:13:05Z

The dramatic arc of a Wimbledon champion seems tailor made for the big screen. Andy Murray – the movie: who would you cast? 2013-07-08T15:39:23Z

In the column, I break down Game of Thrones’ story arcs and ideas into seven—of course—political lessons. Dead Tree Alert: The Westeros Wing; or, Why Game of Thrones is the Best Show About Politics 2013-05-24T13:14:22Z

For the few minutes during which she spoke, it felt as if that storied arc of the moral universe might actually bend back toward justice. Why the Golden Globes and host Ricky Gervais felt particularly pointless 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z

What’s more significant is that it’s also the first post-election episode that had to fit into a serialized arc, assigning a higher level of difficulty to an alteration it was already navigating on the fly. “South Park” nails the post-election mood: “This isn’t how it was supposed to happen!” 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z

Queer narratives, however, are another story, and all three shows use such a subplot as a parallel to the central straight arc. On ‘I Hate Suzie,’ Sexual Freedom Is a Fantasy 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z

Bier, who came on board after the approach was determined, felt that the arc of the women’s individual stories wasn’t fully developed in the script. ‘First Lady’ drama spotlights Roosevelt, Ford, Obama spouses 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z

The ancient narrative arc had let me down. Diamondbacks 1, Story 0 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z

The wrinkle is the momentum-killing narration that rotates from Grace to Large to Riece; that tactic delivers information but eventually dampens the heat generated by Beckim’s dramatic exchanges, authentic voices and unexpected arc. Out of prison and into the fire of race and sex in ‘Lights Rise on Grace’ 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z

“This first arc has some female guest stars in an unexpected way,” Mrs. Thompson said. Captain Marvel to Get New Comic Series Ahead of Big-Screen Debut 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z

Some of Mr. Serra’s most recent drawings tolerate new levels of representation, in the forms of heavy spirals and arcs and especially the roiled spheres, whose thick build-up he forms partly with his feet. Art Review: Sketches From the Man Of Steel 2011-04-14T22:01:21Z

The best indication of which way to walk was an auburn arc of fallen pine needles, bending to the right. Restoring Acadia’s Trails 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z

The story risks being overwhelmed along with its protagonist — pulled apart by too many competing arcs that collide in ways that aren’t always graceful. ‘Tel Aviv on Fire’ Review: Mideast Conflict as Soap Opera and Farce 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z

The show has 39 total episodes, and certain arcs have cliffhangers that get pretty addictive. What You Should Watch This Week: ‘Hannibal’ and ‘Star Trek’ Films 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z

One of the performers, Rafael Ferreira, born with congenital arthrogryposis, uses a wheelchair, which doesn’t prevent him from balancing atop his partner’s head or arcing his lower body into elegant contortions. Review: The Big Apple Circus Still Delivers 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z

My life began a slow, upward arc that finds me now volunteering for animal rescues and working at a historic farm. Spending My Tenderness on Animals 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z

With broad strokes and flamboyant gestures Ms. Sukowa ably conveyed a dramatic arc. Music Review: Louis Andriessen, Composing Under the Radar 2010-04-19T22:18:00Z

But if the six violin sonatas and partitas are to be performed complete, it is vital to perform them in the sequence Bach specified, Ms. Koh said, calling the set “an incredible musical arc.” Into the Music: Jennifer Koh to Play Bach?s Partitas and Sonatas 2011-10-23T03:39:15Z

The play doesn’t root the vignettes firmly enough in Vie’s existence, and fails to give her own story a satisfying arc. Review | No shoo-in success for two new plays about female artists 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z

There was the idea of trying to make all those lyrics work when you don’t talk about it, and you haven’t discussed an arc. Bonnie Raitt Has New Album, ?Slipstream,? and a Tour 2012-03-30T19:27:38Z

Loeffler’s turbulent debut on the national stage has obscured a backstory with a compelling arc: the rise of the small-town daughter of a moderately prosperous Illinois farming family to the heights of the business world. The young and eventful Senate career of wealthy Georgia businesswoman Kelly Loeffler 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z

“It’s probably one of the biggest story arcs I’ve done, in terms of where the character starts, what that character’s energy is, and where that ultimately leads to,” he said. Chiwetel Ejiofor Was Asked to Play a Space Alien. He Knew What to Do. 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z

Now that we can consume series at our own pace, our tolerance for convoluted narrative arcs, enormous casts and season-long digressions has increased hugely. The age of comfort TV: why people are secretly watching Friends and The Office on a loop 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z

The arc that began when the Drone Queen locked eyes with Aayan concludes with his eyes turned skyward once more, as the full realization of Carrie’s duplicity shows in his face. 'Homeland' Recap: Carrie's Deadly Decision and Quinn's Dissent 2014-11-02T04:00:00Z

The film suggests that Leopold Bloom, the Jewish character whose perambulations form the narrative’s central arc, was partly inspired by the attacks, as was the time the story takes place. Movie Review: ‘In Bed With Ulysses,’ Film Celebrating James Joyce Novel 2012-06-10T22:39:21Z

But that isn’t the kind of story Olsen wanted to tell, even as it mirrored to some extent the arc of her own biography. Tillie Olsen Captured the Toll of Women’s Labor — on Their Lives and Art 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z

But "The Glee Project" -- a 10-episode star search where the winner gets the jackpot of a lifetime: a seven-episode arc on the third season of Glee -- almost didn't happen. How Oxygen's "Glee" spinoff almost didn't happen 2011-02-03T03:22:02Z

As they fell, Nicholas’s body seemed to be arcing in a way that would cause it to land atop Glenn’s. ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 6, Episode 3: ‘Thank You’ 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z

You didn’t want to talk about this before the finale, but now that we’ve seen the resolution to Peggy’s arc, I knew that you couldn’t let her leave the show. ArtsBeat: The 'Mad Men' Season Finale: Series Creator Matthew Weiner Discusses 'The Phantom' 2012-06-11T18:58:07Z

Both very deliberately and meticulously spread grand themes and story arcs over several seasons. The Wire re-up: season five, episode seven ? The Wire v The Sopranos 2010-03-29T23:15:00Z

Gently, he draws arcs and dark lines on to the paper: long-limbed figures with distended stomachs and wide thighs and bird lips. Miles Davis: 'Coltrane was a very greedy man. Bird was, too. He was a big hog' – a classic interview from the vaults 2012-11-06T13:26:00Z

Hecht didn’t work through the emotional arc of Ruhl’s character until the week before previews began. With ‘Letters From Max’ Onstage, Sarah Ruhl Again Mourns a Poet’s Death 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z

Then, too, arced shoulders, cocoons and elliptical shapes: all that rigor on the catwalks was countered by a more whimsical, fantasy-driven direction. Trendspotting: Trends From the Fall 2014 Fashion Shows 2014-03-07T20:20:33Z

Notice that it resembles the arc of the Golden Gate Bridge, he said. How Do You Move a 30-Ton Diego Rivera Fresco? Very Carefully. 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z

“By completing her arc this season, the consequences of her death will lead to compelling story lines for our final season.” Ruth Wilson Is a Riddle, and You Like Her That Way 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z

A story arc is built around the imaginary Hamptons Book Fair, which mostly consists of picturesque day-drinking. How “Younger” Became “Gossip Girl” for the Publishing Industry 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z

“Yes, emotions form the fundamental arc of all narrative life,” he says. Finding emo: why the metaphysical mouldbreaker Inside Out will send kids out of their mind 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z

As it turns out, Albert Head, its beach edged with trees and strewn with driftwood, is an understated arc of paradise on this developed shore. Vancouver Island, Through an Artist’s Eyes 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z

His "Empire Strikes Back" arc, as it were, was to head into the darkest place in the swamp and face the part of him that hates. In the final analysis, "Ted Lasso" is all about a man, a team and their daddy issues 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z

But he also situates that loss within the larger arc of his subject’s life. From Bare Knuckles to Idealism in ‘Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon’ 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z

Remembering how we came to embrace Niles' character is why our disappointment with Sam's present arc is simply that, as opposed to a reason to end things. OK "Ted Lasso" fans, time to have a conversation about our dear, wonderful Sam Obisanya 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z

Tear off an arc, and it’s equal parts crispness and cloud, with just enough sugar to register as sweet. At Nepali Bhanchha Ghar, Splendor Comes Served on a Plate 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z

The impact of a multi-film character arc is more pronounced in something like the Before Sunrise trilogy, but it’s not absent from the Bourne films. Why we should learn to stop worrying and love the blockbuster franchise 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z

A: Jake, he's spectacular in this, and he's spectacular because his character arc is tremendous. Designer Tom Ford brings dark edge to 'Nocturnal Animals' 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z

His complicated arc dipped and in out of the comedian's real life, such as actual Lenny's struggles with addition. Goodbye to "Mrs. Maisel": You were almost briefly, marvelous 2023-05-27T04:00:00Z

As the arc of the career sinks into a downward slide, the story line goes sketchy in its rush to hit the beats, the realizations that “you cannot make someone love you,” and all that. “My Dinner with Hervé” Is a Testament to Peter Dinklage’s Charisma 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z

As danced by Ms. Whelan and Mr. Neal, it went much further, arcing poignantly to the very heart of the human condition and its myriad losses. 2010-01-08T03:48:00Z

The Bill's oft-forgotten story arc in which the force began a brutal crackdown on rubbish hairdos. The Guide's 1,000th issue: 2008-2012 2013-01-05T00:05:00Z

I was blown away by the conflict and the change in the character arc. The All-Stars of ‘Star Wars’ 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z

The movie's éclat certainly helps swell the career arc of the 22-year-old Stone, after Zombieland, Easy A and Crazy Stupid Love. Box Office: 'Planet of the Apes' Tops 'The Help,' 'Glee' 2011-09-10T14:05:00Z

“When Dr. King said that the ‘arc of the moral universe bends toward justice,” he wasn’t saying it bends on its own accord. Billionaire Robert F. Smith pledges to pay off Morehouse College Class of 2019′s student loans 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z

Ferrell will play a visiting branch manager over an arc of several episodes. Will Ferrell to guest star on 'The Office' 2011-01-27T17:48:00Z

These new series also fit into the historical arc that Baldessari has been mulling of late. In the studio with John Baldessari: At 85, the man who shunned 'boring art' has a new show 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z

She was a quick study though, and the swift arc of her proficiency is obvious in this exhibition of over 110 watercolors and drawings. What to See Right Now in New York Art Galleries 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z

We’re on a campsite, La Chapelle, in a place full of them: Argeles is the capital of French camping, with more than 50 sites crammed in around its golden, gently arcing beach. On the Mediterranean coast, Argeles-sur-Mer is France’s ‘capital of camping’ 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z

And now I'm at Victoria Falls, looking at the rainbow arcing across the sky. Digested read: Wonders of the Universe by Brian Cox 2011-03-21T21:30:01Z

But the arc of his career, from a gentlemanly scholar to a kindness consultant, indicates the extent to which the term is circulated today. The Civility Wars 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z

“New Dawn,” one of Mr. Turner’s phantasmagorical pictures, portrays lava in shades of yellow, orange and red, spraying in a fluid arc as if an unseen hand were directing it leftward over the volcano. Pete Turner, Photographer, Dies at 83; Used Rich Color to Alter Reality 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z

We are frequently reminded that Menzel’s tour ends at Madison Square Garden; in an effort to graft an arc onto this timeline, the documentary insists that playing the arena is Menzel’s lifelong dream. ‘Idina Menzel: Which Way to the Stage?’ Review: Wickedly Talented 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z

King Triton is the only character with a real arc, and, to the movie’s credit, he is the most impressive Disney dad. Ranking: The Disney Renaissance From Worst to Best 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z

Often, it comes with a vast picture of Tina Fey, which is a tiny cheat because she only appears in a three-episode second series arc that obliquely touches on the #MeToo movement. Great News is the best show on Netflix. Why was it cut down in its prime? 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z

A subplot concerning immigration law is vastly oversimplified, and Suruli’s arc to becoming a semi-good guy seems dubious in the wake of his unrelenting recklessness and brutality. ‘Jagame Thandhiram’ Review: Scheme, Slaughter, Repeat 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z

The arc of “Burn the Place” begins in Regan’s wild childhood, in blue-collar northwest Indiana, where every mote of her life was colored by family alcoholism and her own perpetual gender agony. “Burn the Place” Is a Thrilling, Disquieting Memoir of Addiction and Coming of Age 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z

A series of time-lapse videos then show the lights dancing overhead in vibrant streaks and arcs of rippling green. 10 of the best virtual tours of the world's natural wonders 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z

These poems, centered on the long arc away from a troubling relationship threaded with violence, butt up against the question of how to represent that former, furious state. Four New Poetry Collections Confront Despair With Wonder 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z

They spun in slow arcs to a syncopated beat, in unceasing ripples of action. Review | Ronald K. Brown/Evidence rises to a spiritual level in performance at the Kennedy Center 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z

The string players rendered every flourish as fresh arcs of sound. Around New York, Different Ways of Hearing Handel’s ‘Messiah’ 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z

It’s in the way he places notes: boldly, with interrogative inflections and an arc toward ecstatic revelation. David Murray: A jazz innovator leads from the center to the edge 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z

Most are polite exhumations that follow the often great man of history/art/politics arc with the usual highs and lows, witchy and whiny women, and transcendent payoff. Review: ‘Miles Ahead,’ an Impressionistic Take on Miles Davis 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z

Framed by scenes of weeping, the narrative does not entirely pull itself into a satisfying arc, but the film nevertheless unfolds with dexterity and suspense. ‘Miracle’ Review: A Spiritual Investigation 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z

There are no interviews or narration, but it does have an arc. Short docs, big Oscar hopes: "A Night at the Garden," "My Dead Dad's Porno Tapes" and "Los Comandos" 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z

The climaxes, and the sense of motion, are still there, and he knows how to steer a narrative arc with the best of them. Music of our time: Washington Chorus offers monumental Glass symphony 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z

Lena Headey was given a classic arc this season — the fall from grace — and she was terrific throughout. 'Game of Thrones' Finale Recap: Shocking Deaths and a Walk of Shame 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z

Much is also made of Yi’s arcing crane-wing battle formation, but its significance is overshadowed by the sheer spectacle of collisions. ‘Hansan: Rising Dragon’ Review: Naval Gazing 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z

The book focusses on six designs: arcs or waves, meanders, spirals, radials or explosions, cells and networks, and fractals. The Deeply Wacky Pleasures of Jane Alison’s “Meander, Spiral, Explode” 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z

The global stage where a president could bend the arc of world history remained Kennedy’s preferred arena and the presidency his obsession. Groomed to Be President 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z

Disney and Marvel are in the franchise business, which makes continuing this popular comic book character's story arc the show's one true purpose. How "Rick and Morty" and "Loki" built thoughtful altars to apathy for everything we hold dear 2021-07-03T04:00:00Z

As she continued writing and recording, the songs for the album — released on March 16 — converged into a narrative arc from separation to reconnection, pondering mortality and tenacity. Bonzie Longs for a Post-Pandemic ‘Reincarnation’ 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z

“The year is particularly marked by these unbelievable arcing lines, that are so beautiful, the result of a very fine level of balancing in the work,” Mr. Glimcher added. Alexander Calder in 1941, at the Pace Gallery 2011-10-18T15:27:51Z

They follow the arc of what we know of Ms. Berlin’s life. Review: ‘A Manual for Cleaning Women,’ Lucia Berlin’s Soul-Baring Stories 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z

They gain dynamism from tensions between curving arcs, often merging or nesting inside one another, and jutting diagonals, often placed at acute angles. Review | For Dana Schutz, a new show after her controversial painting of Emmett Till 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z

Gazing on his precisely arced diagrams of corruption and glad-handing feels like looking at some unfathomable astronomical phenomenon, too complex to be understood, alarming but awesome. How Conspiracy Theories Shape Art 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z

All of us have ancestries defined at turns by people on the move — people with far more complicated arcs than might first appear in straight lines of descent. "It is the American story": Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on "In Search of Our Roots" 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z

Differences emerge as you study the group: in the arcs and thicknesses of the rainbows and even more in the darker backgrounds of reds, blues and earth tones. Alexander Tovborg: ‘Eternal Feminine’ 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z

Most movies rely on formulas, employing three or four acts, story beats and character arcs that are so standard you almost intuitively know when something will happen if not what. Review: ‘Song to Song,’ Terrence Malick’s Latest Beautiful Puzzle 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z

Why settle for being a man or a woman when you can locate yourself more exactly along the arc of gender identity? For Capitalism, Every Social Leap Forward Is a Marketing Opportunity 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z

In an interview withHuffPost, the show’s creator, Bruce Miller, discusses how he actually sees the show’s ostensibly bleak arc as optimistic. The future isn't female enough: the problematic feminism of The Handmaid's Tale 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z

The arc of Simone’s life story becomes blurred and often lost. Books of The Times: Under a Strange, Soulful Spell 2010-02-19T05:52:00Z

But the arc of the illness didn't end there. She made a career out of studying the brain. Then hers veered off course. 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z

Fictionalizing elements gave him some distance and helped him focus on the structure and arc of the book. In Charles Bock’s ‘Alice & Oliver,’ Cancer Is a Highly Personal Villain 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z

Sometimes when I dream, I imagine the sky over Harlem is a lofty arc of stained glass. The Dealer Who Saved My Life 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z

Opening with a dense and driven opening, it sweeps across an arc of two scherzos and a shadowy middle movement, before dancing itself nearly to death in the full-throttle close. Review | Jupiter String Quartet delivers on its name with an out-of-this-world performance 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z

Over an eight-episode arc, the story unfolds in two alternating time frames, switching from the disappearance in 2006 and ensuing investigation to what happens eight years later after a clue surfaces and reopens the case. ‘The Missing,’ on Starz: 8-Year Odyssey to Solve a Mystery 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z

“Those first 20 minutes did a thing I think the show does incredibly well, which is, it tells a story and gives you an emotional arc of character.” Friendship, Betrayal and the Fight: ‘Suffs’ Tells the Suffragist Tale in Song 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z

Among other things, he said, he has never felt compelled to demand more airtime or a better story arc for Tom. Matthew Macfadyen Has Mixed Feelings About the End of ‘Succession’ 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z

But the plot does not seem to fit within the two characters' carefully plotted arcs. All the Evidence Arya and Sansa Are Plotting Against Littlefinger on 'Game of Thrones' 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z

As it circled, I cut across the arc. The primal thrill of sharks: the emotional case for rewilding the sea 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z

Especially when looking for a long, dramatic arc over the entire cycle, the most violent sounds should be kept in reserve for major climaxes. Carducci Quartet takes on Shostakovich’s quartets at the Phillips 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z

In TV’s ambitious comedies, as well as dramas, the arc of the last 20 years is not from bold risk-taking to spineless inoffensiveness. How TV Went From David Brent to Ted Lasso 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z

But this is also an acknowledgment that slathering anger upon anger likely won’t prove beneficial for a series weaving drama out of plot arcs determined by current events and politics. “The Circus” delivers “The Verdict” on how Kavanaugh fall-out could affect midterms 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z

The Zalto was tall like a Bordeaux glass but rather than gently curving and arcing upward, it angled up abruptly and inward in rather a straight line. The Best Wine Glass for Any Occasion: Our Critic Reviews 5 New Contenders 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z

He effortlessly situates a masterwork in the context of its creator’s career, and that career within the larger arc of art history — all, with a light but authoritative hand. Review: In Julian Barnes’s ‘Keeping an Eye Open,’ Paintings Worth a Thousand Words 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z

The way Mr. Day’s character starts hesitant and evasive before finding himself unable to refrain from expressing his obsession with his doll is a deft arc. ‘Saturday Night Live’ Jabs at Trump, Michael Flynn and Matt Lauer 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z

Solovitch writes of her own quest to overcome stage fright and get herself to play a recital, a process mirroring Bernstein’s narrative arc in this film. An introduction to the artiste as a terrified performer 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z

One by one, the teenagers led their calves in a long arc around the shaded green, guiding them with a flexible rod, presenting each side of the animal to the watchful judge. As Life Spins On, the Midway Beckons 2010-08-28T05:01:00Z

In the absence of beats or melodic hooks, every song has an arc of compressed drama and forms its own calm, closed system: Wherever her voice or guitar goes works effectively within it. Kim Gordon, Ex-Sonic Youth, Never Trained for This Career 2013-09-06T15:39:47Z

Surprising myself, I reached out and took it, joining them at the end of their arc. Becoming a mother at 50, after a lifetime of saying I didn’t want kids 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z

It's the first time in my career that I played a character with a beginning, middle and end arc. Utkarsh Ambudkar on his "revolutionary" love interest role in "Brittany Runs a Marathon" 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z

“Happy Endings” also devoted a story arc to office “spouses,” the #workwife phenomenon. Television: ?Parks and Recreation? and Other Sitcoms? Hashtags and Memes 2011-12-09T22:31:54Z

Each shell is curved in an arc, mimicking the shape of a wave. Marc Quinn’s ‘The Toxic Sublime’ Shows a Provocateur and Social Observer 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z

The main arc of the story begins in Australia in the 1950s. Murdoch's Politics: How One Man's Thirst for Wealth and Power Shapes Our World by David McKnight – review 2013-02-20T07:01:01Z

The cancer-story arc seems intended to do the trick: Van Buren soldiers on valiantly at work while undergoing chemotherapy and trying to manage her mounting medical expenses. The TV Watch: ?Law & Order?: Soon to Be Gone but Not Forgotten 2010-05-16T21:40:00Z

The arc of Carey’s career demonstrates the sheer deafness of this approach. Mariah Carey, Elusive No More 2020-10-04T04:00:00Z

Crucially, this isn’t a rescue arc, where the famous actor with all the money swoops in to save the heroine from her worries. Three New Cinderella-Inspired Romance Novels 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z

McLaughlin and Mbappe crammed lots of notes into their turns on “Miles Beyond,” but with arcs to them — something to say, not just show off. Review | Jazz fusion battles it out with jam band at Lincoln Theatre 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z

I don't mean conned in a bad way, but as a trick the writers played by way Jimmy's character development, the way the arc was written. "Better Call Saul" star Bob Odenkirk: Season 5 will go "more wrong than it's ever gone" before 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z

We tried to create an arc for the character. "That was an epic moment":"John Wick 4" martial artist on that traffic battle and honoring Bruce Lee 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z

That there was an actual narrative arc revolving around characters created by a Japanese toy company? Odd nostalgia: The strange films based on kids' culture 2011-06-30T16:30:00Z

Griffith’s placement in the museum is emblematic of the bind it faces: To give him prominence would generate criticism, but sidelining him distorts the true arc of American cinema. The Academy Museum Finds Good Intentions in Messy Film History 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z

The youngest Stark daughter has the best arc on the show, going from wide-eyed tomboy to silent assassin. Tyrion, Daenerys ... Hot Pie? The greatest Game of Thrones characters 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z

It was a sad end to this incredible arc of vision and ambition. A Pianist Strolls Her Harlem History, and Scott Joplin’s 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z

And it’s what makes the arc of this story so enchanting. Review | Lily King’s ‘Writers & Lovers’ delivers pure joy 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z

The Woodruffs were not well off – the arc of the narrative traces the family's rise to a house with a flushing toilet, and ignominious descent to the boarding house at Nab End. The Road to Nab End 2010-06-27T21:31:00Z

Mr. Porter tosses off gospel inflections with ease, responding to the sighing arc of Chip Crawford’s piano chords. The Playlist: Frank Ocean Rescues ‘Moon River,’ and 10 More New Songs 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z

The juxtaposition drew an arc between the searching harmonies of Gesualdo, an Italian Renaissance composer, and those of Beethoven’s “Holy Song of Thanks From a Convalescent to the Divinity.” Music Review: Escher String Quartet Plays Britten at Lincoln Center 2012-10-28T21:26:29Z

Often, though, what we get are wasted hours adding sag to season plot arcs that would otherwise be taut. The 10 best TV episodes of 2018: A highly subjective list 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z

The dancers periodically enter it, as if hoping to be transported back in time; at other moments they describe evocative settings and scenes, their bodies cutting languid arcs through space. Dance Review: ?Restless Eye,? by David Neumann, at New York Live Arts 2012-03-26T22:22:50Z

Representing more than just one famous person, this biographical arc reflects the fate of women moving from the conventional 1950s to the more liberated 1970s. 'Beautiful' makes a fetching Los Angeles debut at the Pantages 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z

There’s a psychological progression and arc to those characters. “Asian men in media are so desexualized”: Rising star Jake Choi fights the Hollywood odds against Asian American actors 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z

People tweet and text one another during plays and movies, forming judgments before seeing the arc of the entire work. Arts & Leisure Preview: Reading and the Web: Texts Without Context 2010-03-17T23:19:00Z

A dancer kicks a leg up and circles it around in a high, controlled arc, and it’s as expressive as a beckoning arm gesture. Lou Harrison and Mark Morris: a grand partnership of music and movement 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z

The exhibition takes in the arc of Julien’s career, including five single-screen films from the 1980s and six sumptuous installations, exhibited within a hexagonal structure designed by the architect David Adjaye. Looking for Freedom, Isaac Julien Comes Home 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z

Ahead of me, an arc of 12,000-foot peaks corralled the top of a canyon. When the Light, Shadow and Stars Aligned: Standing Where Ansel Adams Stood 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z

The barrage of activity certainly makes us feel the full force of the pressures Johnson faced and goes some way toward maintaining dramatic momentum in the absence of a clear narrative arc. In ‘The Great Society,’ Jack Willis Stars as Johnson 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z

“I wanted to see what we could do to give all the characters a little story arc and have the audience move with that story arc,” said Marty Allen, the show’s playwright. ‘A Perfect Party’ That Celebrates All Its Guests 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z

That arc continues in Season 3 once he's allowed to exist on his own outside of Devi's story. "Never Have I Ever" should let Devi be single 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z

Do you see your film on Scientology as part of an arc? Alex Gibney interview: journey into the seductive world of Scientology 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z

A new production overseen by Robert Carsen — one of the most consistent directors working — aids the dramatic arc, and thus allows viewers another encounter with Janacek’s masterly musical style. 4 Things to Do This Weekend 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z

While there are nods to the film — pigeons, fields of mustard flowers, a mandolin cameo — and the narrative arc remains, this “DDLJ” is decidedly American. A Bollywood Favorite Is Remade for the Stage, Raising Eyebrows 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z

But it is hard to write a satisfying memoir when your life’s narrative arc is, “I was born cool, I got cooler, I was rewarded handsomely for my coolness, and I kept on being cool.” Carrie Brownstein’s ‘Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl’: Yes, she’s that cool 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z

“You want to have things that are somewhat grounded and it’s giving characters arcs, even smaller characters with limited screen time,” he said of looking to Jackson’s dense tapestry as an inspiration. ‘Cowboy Bebop’ Beats and the Universe of ‘Dune’: What ‘Arcane’ Is Made of 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z

Story arcs become pockmarked by uncertainty when a show is close to the edge of failure, and a more secure, small-scale home could let the narrative breathe again. Community may live again on Hulu – but should it stay dead? 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z

Despite very different circumstances defining Maria's and Vivian's lives, there is a striking similarity to their character arcs. 'Sound of Music,' 'Pretty Woman' heroines so similar, yet so different 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z

There’s a whole arc of feelings that happen to me every day, and every day in quarantine’s like a week. The Lynn Shelton That Marc Maron Knew 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z

The opera, in English, finds Conway at his unnerving best, however, as arc lights rake the auditorium, and the glitzy proscenium of a cabaret stage gradually and ominously assumes the outline of concentration camp gates. The Emperor of Atlantis – review 2012-10-09T16:49:30Z

Indeed, Wroe's might be seen as an attempt to emulate in glowing, rhapsodic prose the arc of Rilke's transcendent poetic achievement. Orpheus: The Song of Life by Ann Wroe ? review 2011-07-29T22:00:40Z

For instance, Cohen tells me, US consumers’ growing affection for bitterness has recently begun arcing towards the sour. Food for thought: will an era of hyper-personalized meals leave a sour taste? 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z

You can trace the character’s ascent along the arc of the actor’s career. In Hindsight, an ‘American Psycho’ Looks a Lot Like Us 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z

An arc ran through the band’s version of Elmore James’s blues song “The Sky Is Crying,” building through Mr. Trucks’s solo until an apex in the third chorus. Allman Brothers Band, at Beacon Theater, Plays Final Concert 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z

If there’s been a thematic through line in the past several years of pop music, it’s been messages of self-reliance and liberation, songs that place us at the center of our own heroic arcs. Headphones Everywhere 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z

Sadly, in attempting to make a show watchable and socially important, 13 Reasons Why isn’t content to focus on this main arc. How 13 Reasons Why continues to turn teenage pain into a soap opera 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z

He was required to sustain a character, and to lend it an arc, whereas his natural tendency, given any arc, was to bend it or snap it in two. David Bowie in the Movies 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z

These shows have sad moments, but the plots arc toward cheerfulness, always returning to a baseline in which life is purposeful and full of promise. “BoJack Horseman” and the Comedy of Despair 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z

We prefer the magical thinking of neat endings, tidy plots and clear character arcs. Movie Review: ‘Before Midnight,’ With Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke 2013-05-23T16:15:43Z

If it’s foldable, maybe my younger self had sensed me and the Investigators watching the foot of the bed, watching for the green lights to sweep to an arc. “Is there an afterlife?” Ghost-hunting at my grandmother’s house 2014-02-02T11:59:00Z

Dancing Juliet is a bittersweet sensation, she says; the arc of the story plunges the ballerina into despair as well as joy. Dancing Juliet: The power, stillness and pain of one of ballet’s greatest heroines 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z

The sun meets rain above a desert, and a rainbow arcs over a family leading a line of camels. Three children’s and YA books we love, October edition 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z

The plume of ash from a volcano in Iceland forced aviation authorities to order the restrictions, affecting thousands of flights in a wide arc from Ireland to Scandinavia. Iceland's Volcanic Ash Halts Flights Across Europe 2010-04-15T16:07:00Z

The connection of these arcs to the crimes under investigation grows increasingly complex, less a matter of narrative cause and effect than of poetic resonance. A Gay Mystery Novelist Who Chronicles the Aftermath of AIDS 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z

About a hundred feet away, the Atlantic was hurling itself at the shoreline in surging swells that crested in arc after arc. 2010-01-22T16:52:00Z

As the sardonic, bookish Olivia, Morales embarks on an arc of self-discovery that culminates in her aching performance of the show’s title song. Review | Road-trip musical ‘Miss You Like Hell’ embarks on a bumpy ride to catharsis 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z

This search becomes the main theme of “Buzz,” which proceeds, simultaneously, in two arcs. The Soul-Searching of Buzz Bissinger 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z

These patterns respond digitally to movement, so that when the dancer traces an arc or a sine wave, the images shift and morph. Spare Times for Children for March 20-26 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z

But for this concert Mr. Beck mostly set aside the long, dramatic arcs and searing peaks of his own catalog to be part of an oldies act. Music Review: Beck?s Back, With Roots Rock the Les Paul Way 2011-03-29T21:58:33Z

His task now done, the falcon rosea spark ablaze with joyful news;he lit the stars, he lit the moonthen vanished in the arc of sunthat dawned beyond the Southern Cross beyond the Southern Cross. Carols for Christmas 2010-12-18T00:07:31Z

But over all, Napoli takes a “nevertheless, she persisted” approach with the women, largely skimming over their doubts and contradictions in favor of tidy, triumphant narrative arcs. The Women of NPR, When NPR Was a Start-Up 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z

While we may not exactly love Theon, the mercilessness of his fate — and the relentless tediousness of his arc — tried viewers’ endurance perhaps more than any other. 10 times “Game of Thrones” ripped fans’ hearts out 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z

But an arc on that circle has marred the whole. The Slap Wasn’t the Only Astonishing Thing About the Oscars 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z

A few story lines wandered—cough, Theon, cough—but they largely kept a sprawling story focused by making widely separated characters feel connected, and by focusing on unifying themes and character arcs. Game of Thrones Watch: Blood Is Thicker 2013-06-10T04:04:31Z

But I think the bigger component is the emotional arc, the family lives of these people. ArtsBeat Blog: Katey Sagal on the Return of 'Sons of Anarchy' 2011-09-06T15:07:06Z

The burden of that doubleness falls especially on Abdul-Mateen, whose character has a more surprising arc and must somehow make both ends of it meet. Review: In ‘Topdog/Underdog,’ Staying Alive Is the Ultimate Hustle 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z

The arc of polarisation and redemption grabbed Bale from the outset. Christian Bale: 'I was asked to do a romantic comedy. I thought they’d lost their minds' 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z

Of course this is The Wire we’re talking about, and there was a serious point beneath this plot arc. When good TV goes bad: how The Wire lost its spark 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z

Thor’s arc in “Endgame” is about pushing forward emotionally and not obsessing over his weight gain. Chris Hemsworth fought to keep Fat Thor in "Avengers: Endgame," exited "Star Trek" over bad script 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z

In the arc of the comeback story, it is now crunch time for the National Children’s Museum, a rare third chance to get it right. The little museum that couldn’t ... 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z

This year the arc moments have great big signs, and take up nearly an act of the episode. 'Doctor Who' Series 8 Episode 2 Review: Into The Dalek 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z

You mentioned the overall arc of his career. Critics and musicians take on 50 years of Dylan, album by album 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z

If Don Draper, Tony Soprano, et al., keep returning to form, with no certain ending arc, why keep the show going–or conversely, why not keep it on the air forever? TV Weekend: Mortality (and Reefer) In the Air for Mad Men’s Return 2013-04-04T16:43:30Z

There’s not much narrative arc — occasionally she will whisper encouragingly to him or adjust — but you can’t knock a concise concept: “A good boy purring to calm you down.” Podcasts About Impeachment, Mr. Rogers and a Purring Cat: What’s New 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z

And oh, what a view: hundreds of miles in every direction, with a glimpse of the Earth’s curve and the luminous arc of the atmosphere. Space Tourism Is Here! Wealthy Adventurers Wanted 2012-09-07T16:49:43Z

Clarice and friends begin uncovering a conspiracy tied to a medical trial, and the show thus far seems to be divvying up procedural stories and more serialized arcs. Review: ‘Clarice’ Is More CBS Cop Show Than ‘Hannibal’ 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z

Black: The murderer will be discovered by the end of the first arc, but the answer may create more questions. Vertigo announces new 'Lucifer,' more at Comic-Con: Read Q&As with four creators 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z

I told her the whole truth about a transgression, bending the arc of our relationship toward honesty for the first time. License to Not Drive 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z

And though its overall arc moves gradually from grit to melodic flowering, Sorey’s aesthetic also remains distinct from Lewis’s Parker homage. For Music, a Fall Deluge of Performances Is Beginning 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z

The tuna jaw is a great arc of meat, curved like a boomerang, its underside all bone and gleaming skin. Another Foothold for Philippine Cuisine 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z

Below, the arcing rows of a Roman theater descended in diminishing semicircles to the disc of the stage. Herod the Great’s Israel 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z

Was there a particular character arc, other than Eve's, that you really connected to this season? "Killing Eve" is back, with consequences 2020-04-12T04:00:00Z

This iteration, like its predecessors, certainly doesn’t reflect the slick melodramatic romances and revenge arcs that may spring to mind when one thinks of K-drama blockbusters. A Korean Television Show About the Power of Pop Culture 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z

I definitely support the idea of a more continuous story arc over the whole season. 'A stellar choice': your thoughts on Jodie Whittaker's casting in Doctor Who 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z

Hillary, the result, is a four-part biography that frames Clinton’s life against the arc of the women’s movement and recasts her career as a series of giant leaps and bounds. 'As guarded as Fort Knox': the inside story of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z

Tribe's specific arc went from fun to dark, effervescent to slick. The new A Tribe Called Quest documentary, and their "worst" album 2011-07-30T01:46:04Z

Sweet and awkward, hopeful and cringe-inducing, it slows down the arc of a single romance like a frame-by-frame replay of a car crash and asks whether that collision is a disaster or a happy accident. Review: ‘Love’ and ‘Togetherness’ Capture the Arc of the Romantic Pursuit 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z

And and those words are an apt description of the stirring work, which runs some 23 minutes, tracing a symmetrical arc, from quiet, through frenetic and eruptive activity, back to quiet. Review: A Stirring Premiere at the Philharmonic, With Perfect Timing 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z

“After Laughter” feels like a break with that arc, and not a wholly explicable one. Paramore Tries to Find Itself in the ’80s on ‘After Laughter’ 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z

It carried a set of arc lights supplied by Thomas Edison; its telephones and telegraph were from Alexander Graham Bell. Review: In the Kingdom of Ice Brings Cold Comfort 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z

Considering his character’s arc this season, the choice of his new love interest feels like a step backward. ‘Empire’ Season 2, Episode 16: Mommy Dearest 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z

Her solution is that women should embrace a “life-span feminism” that addresses the interests of the larger half of the human population “throughout the entire arc of a woman’s life.” Stop Telling Older Women to Step Aside 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z

The music contained a pulse and the narrative arcs within the movements and the piece as a whole were organic and satisfying. When the word ‘jazz’ doesn’t adequately capture the performance 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z

A story emerges slowly from George’s daily struggle to find warmth, alcohol and other comforts, but Mr. Moverman is more interested in conveying a cyclical pattern than in constructing a narrative arc. Review: Richard Gere in ‘Time Out of Mind,’ a Life Adrift on the Margins 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z

Movement is initiated by the feet, hips swaying in quick, precise arcs from side to side with each step; the upper body twists slightly, the arms light in the air. From Her Algerian Family’s Living Room to the Dance Stage 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z

"You've got the original ending the writer wanted, it's been updated to now and the arc of the story is one that would sit in any time period." Fatal Attraction back with a twist 2014-03-26T12:39:38Z

Much of “A Small Light” is devoted to the relationship between Miep and Jan, but its most potent emotional arc is the growing friendship and trust between her and Otto. ‘A Small Light’ Review: A Profile in Extreme Courage 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z

But Vision was seemingly killed in “Avengers: Infinity War,” and the following year, “Endgame” concluded the narrative arcs of major heroes like Iron Man and Captain America. Marvel’s Latest Frontier? In ‘WandaVision,’ It’s the Suburbs 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z

We Skyped, and she told me the arc, and I just couldn’t believe Jill was talking to me,” Ms. Jones said. A Word With Cherry Jones: ‘I’m Having the Kind of Year Actors Live For’ 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z

At the same time, her imagery hints at future civilizations rather than past ones; crisscrossing arcs and networked tubes evoke science-fiction infrastructure. ‘Lee Bontecou: Drawn Worlds,’ an Artist’s Other Side 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z

Despite a rough start, Devi and Aneesa eventually find their footing, but the tension — mostly instigated by Devi early in their relationship — between them is one of the most compelling arcs of the season. "Never Have I Ever" explores complexity of sharing space among women of color 2021-07-18T04:00:00Z

That’s what makes it an American story — the primary story is this water contamination lawsuit, but in the background my hope was that readers could really see the arc of this place. In ‘Desperate,’ a Reporter Dives Deep Into Dirty Water 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z

Indeed, it was, and the tragedy of the siblings is showcased in the rousing and emotionally stressful finale which sees each Roy's arc collide and diverge with agonizing tension. The millennial anxieties of "Succession" and how each of the Roys tried and failed to cope 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z

"Café Lumière," commissioned for the centenary of Ozu, takes place in Tokyo, where trains arc through the city and people struggle to connect. Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien captures life's big, small moments 2015-03-28T04:00:00Z

Entire seasons could be skipped without a neophyte missing a beat, since and many of its arcs recycle the same tensions between Sam and Dean, often treating Dean's rage as his superpower. How "Supernatural" reflects the American spirit and the monstrous darkness lurking underneath 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z

“What Patrick is arcing toward as a character, the ultimate shift is letting go of his father’s ghost,” he said. Benedict Cumberbatch Just Crossed the Last Role Off His Bucket List 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z

The story, though, is only serviceable, its drastically curtailed dramatic arc straining credibility. Music Review: ‘Blue Monday,’ at the Cotton Club 2013-06-19T20:48:52Z

But sometimes the best strategy a long-running show can adopt to avoid sliding into a predictable graveyard rut is to infuse its arc story with a fresh narrative platelets procured from unfamiliar veins. "What We Do in the Shadows" proves the first law of thermodynamics with its refreshing cliffhanger 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z

As the Baker and the Baker's Wife, these two carry the emotional arc of the film. ‘Into the Woods,’ Disney’s Take on the Sondheim-Lapine Classic 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z

She is performing a role and if you want to complain about how terrible you think her arc in the movie was, fine — it doesn’t mean going into her accounts and harassing her. “Star Wars” trolls drove Kelly Marie Tran off social media, exposing an ugly side of fandom 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z

Despite its somewhat predictable narrative arc, the novel captivates with its high emotions and rich images, many of which, like “a sugared Amherst,” carry echoes of Dickinson’s poems and letters. ‘Miss Emily,’ by Nuala O’Connor: a fictional look at the Belle of Amherst 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z

Looks like the exact peak of the arc of humanity's return to religion and continued decent back to oblivion. Andreas Gursky Is Taking Photos of Things That Do Not Exist 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z

In many ways, Mr. Perrotta’s fiction has also followed the arc of his life. Tom Perrotta Returns to Familiar Turf: Sex, Schools and Suburbia 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z

There will be limited program notes in advance, little to guide listeners except their ears and eyes through a collagelike narrative arc assembled from musical fragments. A Cellist Breaks Music Into ‘Fragments,’ Then Connects Them 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z

Large round cut diamonds, the largest weighing 8 karats, punctuate the ends of the sparkling arcs. Monaco's Princess Charlene chose daring tiara 2011-07-03T19:31:04Z

This addresses that to some extent, but I would still suggest that the poetry of this whole arc was in the story of Amelia Pond, the Girl Who Waited. Doctor Who: Amy and Rory's departure – an alternative ending 2012-10-12T11:21:06Z

Black Widow, Hawkeye, the Winter Soldier, Scarlet Witch, even “The Avengers” antagonist Loki all get redemption arcs, despite the wrongs they’ve committed in the past. The Antihero’s Last Gasp 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z

“Based on the characters that Terrence wrote, I created story elements and wove the whole thing together, to give the piece a dramatic arc, and some surprises as well.” 1st Stage’s new artistic director swings for fences with ‘Take Me Out’

What characters or plot lines saw their arcs changed or dialed back over the course of the show? Julianna Margulies, in Closing Arguments for ‘The Good Wife’ 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z

It’s a talk show with its own story arc. Celebs Will Say Anything if You Blast Them With Hot Sauce 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z

“Each episode is its own little story, its own little adventure, but the series has an arc, so it kind of acts as a miniseries.” Decker: Unclassified's Tim Heidecker: 'Watching failure is amusing' 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z

Payne said that in his adaptation, he was particularly interested in the older daughter, Alex — "the arc of that relationship, and how the daughter grows from rebel to partner." Director traces genesis of 'The Descendants' 2011-11-19T17:33:30Z

That emotional arc has won praise from reviewers. Yippee Ki Yay: ‘Die Hard’ Comes to the Christmas Stage 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z

It's not a redemption arc for her, but it's about her being complicated and flawed in her own way as a human. Lucy Boynton on playing the misunderstood Marie Antoinette: "She had this rebellious streak to her" 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z

The cavalier expansively offers his hand in a descending arc through the air. The Ambiguous Sexism of Marius Petipa, Ballet’s Towering Master 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z

I’ve always stayed very close to the line of my own life and I’ve never sort of made things up or been particularly interested in narrative arcs or fantasy of any kind. “I Don’t Think Character Exists Anymore”: A Conversation with Rachel Cusk 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z

And the work as a whole moves in an epic arc from turmoil to profound fellow-feeling and consolation, from inhumanity for the sake of effect, as it were, to a humanity deeply felt and registered. Bach’s ‘St. John Passion’ Has More Humanity Than Anti-Semitism 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z

Boomerang is also an apt description of its physical style: whipping and forceful with a graceful arc. Dance Listings for Jan. 9-15 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z

Downey does a lot of the emotional heavy lifting in “Endgame,” which brings to an end Tony Stark’s character arc in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Jon Favreau eyes "Avengers: Endgame" Oscar nom for Robert Downey Jr.: "He has my vote for sure" 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z

Given the unusual arc of his young career, it shouldn’t be a surprise that he celebrated onstage with his trio, at the Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival. Jazz Pianist Joey Alexander Turns 13 and Debuts New Song ‘City Lights’ 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z

I'm totally serious about the tsunami-to-book fair arc, and that might seem comical if anything about "Hereafter" were even remotely funny. "Hereafter": Clint sees dead people 2010-10-15T18:45:00Z

There was nobody else on the great miles-long arc of sweeping white sand that is Bubaque’s principal beach near the village of Bruce. Into Africa: 6 Vacation Ideas From Our Experts 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z

Turning off one’s brain for the film would be easier without witnessing the weak attempt at a tragic arc for Lenny — it’s more of a squiggle. ‘Fool’s Paradise’ Review: No Talent? No Problem! 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z

Like the resentment of lost causes or the despair of squandered revolutions, satire breaks with the chapter divisions of history, too, and works across longer arcs of time. Perspective | I returned to the National Gallery seeking comfort. But art no longer feels like an escape. 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z

"I realized that I was totally a character they wanted to manipulate and fit into their own story arc narrative — none of it was about understanding the issues," she told the Daily Beast. "The Activist" implosion: How a reality show working for greater good became a capitalist nightmare 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z

Today’s streaming-centric world allows bands to be presented in a sort of vacuum that doesn’t require some grand narrative arc potentially wrought with peaks and valleys. Animal Collective wants to do their own thing and that means saving coral reefs 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z

Any question could be opened — the structure of museums, what business could be — and he thought in these huge arcs of time.” Michael Govan: A museum director who goes beyond the gallery walls 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z

Along the way, the movie develops two very touching and disturbing parallels that continue over the arc of 25 years. The Secret in Their Eyes 2010-08-14T23:05:00Z

The audience spiraled around him in compact arcs of chairs that mostly faced the venue’s walls. Review: An Artist’s Transporting Sounds (Blindfold Optional) 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z

Her advice: Strip away everything that doesn't contribute to the narrative arc of the story, including a lot of that fascinating wine stuff. Seattle's Peter Lewis: From Campagne to crime fiction 2010-08-06T22:16:00Z

In the Ninth, the “New World” Symphony, Mr. Fischer drew a wide arc in the first movement. Budapest Festival Orchestra Has Fun at Avery Fisher Hall 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z

Movies need an arc, preferably a redemptive one – and what Alpha Papa offers is Partridge's plausible reinvention as a real hero. Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa – first look review 2013-07-24T14:26:31Z

The wrenching, layered arc about the ICE private prison alone guarantees its list-worthiness. I Love Top Ten Lists 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z

But the reason this was such a popular fan theory is that William’s character arc seemed destined to bend into moral degradation. ‘Westworld’ Season 1, Episode 8: Maeve Plays God 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z

Skepticism to acceptance to affirmation is the arc of San Fermin’s “Belong,” in both music and lyrics as the track builds modestly and methodically to a grand conclusion. The Playlist: Nicki Minaj Strikes Back, and Fleet Foxes Return With a Folky Epic 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z

I am Wolf by Francesca Roche and Tomos Young has a potentially lucid choreographic arc, two fluent dancers loping freely like wild animals and becoming more combative as they are gradually penned in. Resolution! 2013 – review 2013-01-10T17:36:00Z

The film traces the arcs of several leaders of the anticorruption movement that sprang up in response. Stream These Three Great Documentaries 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z

There is no resolution, only the arc of the day itself. Adrian Searle encounters ... a teacup falling 70 times in a 14-hour film 2012-06-01T10:16:31Z

There's the need to find full arcs for characters who were not necessarily designed with that in mind. 'Minions' looks to master growing genre of animated spinoffs 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z

A grim social-realist drama from New Zealand that labors to twist its narrative into a redemptive arc, “The Justice of Bunny King” has an unsteady tone to match its ungainly title. ‘The Justice of Bunny King’ Review: No Way Out 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z

In each case, the decision both eased technical concerns and helped with the actor’s emotional arc. With Films Like ‘Inside,’ One Actor Does the Heavy Lifting 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z

Doctor Who has always been geared as an anthology show, and in the modern reboot with a very shallow arc story going through the season. 'Doctor Who' Series 8 Episode 2 Review: Into The Dalek 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z

Freeman delivered an incredible character arc over the course of "Fargo," which voters can fully appreciate, as miniseries actors submit the entire series. The top Emmy races: Likely winners and possible upsets 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z

It’s an arc that originated in Memphis and today is a magnet for a chunk of the tourism and entertainment dollars that flow through the city. Museum celebrates rock ‘n’ roll milestone 2014-06-21T04:00:00Z

It’s a pretty classic Shakesperean arc, in terms of the tragedy. “You tell me that the riots are a good thing? F*ck you. Come to Baltimore and say that”: David Simon on police brutality, the legacy of “The Wire” and the future of American cities 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z

The problem is that the pared-down ensemble underlines a flatness in the opera’s dramatic arc that was masked in the original by the overflowing colors of a full orchestra. Music Review: Gotham Chamber Opera Offers ‘Hija de Rappaccini’ Outdoors 2013-06-21T19:28:50Z

One hero's arc ends with a decision that is meant to seem romantic and moving but comes across as uncharacteristically shortsighted and selfish. "Avengers: Endgame": Sloppy plot holes distract from an otherwise cathartic epic 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z

For all the charms of the score, however, “Fiorello!” lacks a strong narrative arc, which may explain why it has never been revived on Broadway. Review: ‘Fiorello!,’ the Mayor Who Fought for the Little Guy 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z

The haunting, primordial arc of Ms. Bathgate’s cello line soared above the thick layers of eerie electronic sound, providing an enticing aural backdrop to Mr. Noguchi’s intriguing sculptures. Review: Ashley Bathgate Wraps Kate Moore’s Music Around Noguchi’s Stone 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z

In the later books, the usual rhythms are unsettled by more personal, introspective narrative arcs that extend over multiple novels. A Gay Mystery Novelist Who Chronicles the Aftermath of AIDS 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z

Small details like that point to an intelligence and reason behind the season’s overall arc, since that quote's essential meaning contradicts everything each woman in this show represents and does. It's tough to explain what makes the aggravating "Morning Show" mess appealing 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z

But the script’s arc is shaped not so much by Merrick’s transformation as by the reactions to it. Bradley Cooper in 'The Elephant Man' on Broadway 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z

And her story arc is outside of her gender, outside of her transness. Nicole Maines on Becoming TV’s First Transgender Superhero 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z

Which still made it significantly better most things on television, but also meant that the story arc got a bit overbearing at times and at least a little of the fun was lost. Being Human: Series three, episode one 2011-01-23T22:34:00Z

How important will the latest Cohen story be in the overall arc of the Trump presidency? Perspective | Reporter Carl Bernstein has seen it all, from Nixon to now. But nothing quite like Trump. 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z

“I’m not sure how many people care about the arc of my life,” he said. Serpentwithfeet’s Music Is Otherworldly. But His Message Is Down to Earth. 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z

We stayed as close to that as we could while still having a dramatic arc. David Fincher Knows Exactly Why We’re All So Obsessed With True Crime 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z

While the arc of this particular strand of the episode was hackneyed: meet strangers, mean to strangers, someone remembers morals exist, nice to strangers – it offered a comely glimpse of life after the Saviors. The Walking Dead: season 8, episode 12 recap – The Key 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z

What saves it from seeming hopelessly overwritten is Prokofiev’s brilliant and distinctive melodic gift, unsheathing silvery arcs of sound over the orchestra’s agita and grumblings in the double-bass. Review | Forget greatness, enjoy the music: NSO revels in lyrical excess 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z

The narrative arc of the book is a little frustrating because the history of New York policing during the time span Chadwick chose to describe is frustrating. Tracing the Origins of the New York Police Department 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z

And in a way until this ending arc, the places Walt went through were largely the opposite. Breaking Bad Q&A: Creator Vince Gilligan Talks the Finale, and the Future 2011-10-10T17:45:00Z

The arc of computing progress did not bend in that direction. Apple’s enormous insult 2012-09-13T18:02:00Z

His assassination took fans by surprise and was handled exceedingly well, part of a long-term story arc that resulted in the Captain’s former sidekick, Bucky, taking on the mantel of his mighty shield. ArtsBeat: The Life, Death and Life of Superheroes 2011-01-25T20:06:05Z

The plot that unfolds follows the standard arc for these parent-out-of-water tales — one of slowly mounting affection and trust between adult and kids. “Hit and Miss”: Like the prosthetic penis isn’t enough? 2012-07-11T20:00:00Z

On Bravo’s many iterations of The Real Housewives, fights spiral into narrative arcs and groups of friends disassemble and reconstitute from episode to episode. Where Donald Trump Learned to Captivate Audiences 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z

Can you talk about that a little more, how Daenerys’s arc is like Lawrence of Arabia’s life? Daenerys Tells All! 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z

But in furthering this story arc, she finds herself moving into the more uncomfortable shades of the Doctor’s personality. Doctor Who recap: series 34, episode 9 – Flatline 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z

“You have to have an interesting hook and a solid character arc.” Brooklyn Brain Jam Presents Nerd-Approved Shows 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z

The show’s creators cut out most of Bonnie’s romantic plot arcs and made her a much less sympathetic character than she is in the books. The new 007 is a black woman – don't make her a Bond girl 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z

There is no long arc of history bending towards justice. Game of Thrones has lost its evil streak – and it's a crying shame 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z

If "Ted Lasso" has previously been accused of toxic positivity and being out-of-touch with harsher realities, this episode and Nate's arc in particular, take us in an entirely new direction. The many betrayals of "Ted Lasso" 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z

Progressing with a crime-focused story arc that struggles to cohere, “The Chi” is much better when it transpires in living rooms and kitchens instead of alleys and poorly lit sidewalks. Review | ‘The Chi’ is best when it gives life to a community known mostly for its killings 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z

And we started seeing this arc of a story that we felt we wanted to tell.” How Green Day?s ?American Idiot? Made Broadway 2010-04-01T22:09:00Z

But the deader AHS got, the better it got, and its promising arc bodes well for its future life, or its future undeath. Vacation Robo-Post: The 2011 Cincy Awards 2011-12-27T13:58:58Z

It’s a story arc that touches on many of the region’s most pressing fault lines. New Israeli espionage TV series tackles shadow war with Iran 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z

I also am a big fan of the formatting, taking the historical record and bending it to a theme and an arc versus a cliffhanger. Adam Brody Feels All the Feels With Surfing, ‘Avatar’ and Cate Le Bon 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z

“I flinch. And the chalk makes a slow arc from the rail to the floor, landing with an unmistakable clack.” Review | ‘Long Bright River’ is that wonderful thriller that subverts your expectations till the very last page 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z

In that small moment, the author plants the seed of the book's narrative arc. 'Making Babies': into the unknown country of motherhood 2012-05-09T21:13:05Z

The adaptation was clever, though the shorter arc was also helpful. The Tv Watch: Showtime?s ?Homeland? Finale With Claire Danes 2011-12-19T04:47:18Z

We turned right and followed the trail around in a wide arc, chatting happily, until we found ourselves standing at a fork in the path. The Dread and Bewilderment of Walking in Circles 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z

The crawl, slow and culminating in a dazzling shock, was a metaphor for the character’s arc as well as for the season of “Twin Peaks: The Return.” The power of David Lynch’s name: a long leash, a different kind of viewing 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z

Unlike "Manly," "Chainsaw Richard" reaches the end of its story arc, with a little O. Henry twist, and stands alone quite nicely. TV Picks: 'Altman,' 'Poirot,' Cartoon Hangover shorts, 'The Killing' 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z

His book takes that “stunningly compressed emotional arc,” as he puts it, as a blueprint for a modern-day Daphne living in San Francisco. Two New Books Look at Mythology With Fresh Eyes 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z

Lowery reduces the movie’s dramatic arc to minimal threads; replacing the conventional, sonata-like narrative form of conflict and resolution with variations on the theme of bank robbery. Review: “The Old Man and the Gun” Is a Peak in Robert Redford’s Career 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z

But even though these two spent their spotlight years in different places, they both trace their aesthetic arcs back to Public Enemy’s chaotic bombast, and it’s that urgency that they bring to this album. Albums From Jerry Lee Lewis and Daniel Lanois 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z

The "Thor" movies followed a similar arc, as I've discussed before. What's the legacy of The Infinity Saga? 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z

“Mercy of a Rude Stream” is something of a shaggy beast; at 1,300 pages, it lacks the shapeliness, the arc of “Call It Sleep,” sprawling across episodes and decades instead. Finally, in one volume: Henry Roth's 'Mercy of a Rude Stream' 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z

We're in a Japanese restaurant in London, and she has just sent a piece of scalding tofu arcing towards me. Sienna Miller: 'I've bought my freedom' 2011-03-08T21:30:01Z

It was the beginning of the end of a powerful arc about intimacy and betrayal that began two seasons ago. “The Americans” Is Too Bleak, and That’s Why It’s Great 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z

“In some ways it’s a very classical arc.” Tonya Harding, Tragic Muse? More Works Explore a Skating Scandal 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z

In some small way, this book bends the moral arc just a bit toward justice. Science may prove to be humanity's savior 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z

These events end up shaping the arc of Ware’s time in Iraq. Michael Ware’s Iraq War doc doesn’t hold up: “Only The Dead See The End Of War” captures the horror and confusion, but skimps on analysis 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z

"Dear White People" draws its season-long arc from contemporary conversations about racism and race relations in America. "Dear White People" visits the "Big Brother" Cookout via a pointed parody of reality show racism 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z

It’s an arc of mourning and mysticism, a patient crescendo dissolving into a haunted memory. The Playlist: Blood Orange’s Fragile Pop, and 11 More New Songs 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z

Klaxons' overcompressed sound works best when Reynolds' airy, tuneful vocals arc above the melee. Klaxons: Surfing the Void 2010-08-19T14:29:00Z

Young-adult novels often focus on the events that lead to suicide and the impact on those left behind, but this touching story has a more galvanizing arc. Two books to help teens get through the hard times 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z

Most of the time, the sounds came in wide, billowing arcs; when she held a single, steady note — sometimes spiked with a growl — it brought the urgency to an almost unbearable level. Solange Curates Powerful Performances of Black Joy and Pain at BAM 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z

Byrne: “I realized the show was ‘cinematic’ and that it sort of had a narrative arc. David Byrne and Jonathan Demme on The Making of Stop Making Sense 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z

Twice, in “Here’s the Captain” and “The Sluice,” he played a small phrase over and over with one hand while the other proceeded in a more normal arc of gathering intensity. Music Review: A Big Band Theory: The More Energy the Better 2010-09-30T21:05:00Z

But our editor Caryn Ganz raised a great point after we saw the film: Was this scene supposed to be a setup for a redemptive arc? The Newly Self-Aware Taylor Swift 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z

The conventions of modern television lead us to expect that even sitcoms have seasonal arcs and relationships that change over years. 'The Comedians' works as star vehicle, 'Louie' as thought play 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z

Candy’s arc, and Gyllenhaal’s stunning portrayal, are the prime driver behind its success. Smart Watch: “The Walking Dead” axes Rick Grimes, as TV cancels Difficult Men 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z

These forays into haut-bourgeois Berlin can obscure the darker side of the city, but this aspect is an inextricable part of Berlin’s historical arc, and cannot be ignored. My Berlin: Reckoning With the Past 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z

Dean Norris and Cranston are both eye magnets here, and the force just arcs between them as your attention is drawn irresistibly to both at once. Breaking Bad Watch: I Am the One Who Gets Knocked Out 2013-08-12T02:05:24Z

I followed the arc of the Milky Way — what the Ojibwe call the Path of Souls — until it disappeared into the shadowy canopy on the other side of the lake. On the Water, and Into the Wild 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z

In a nutshell, this conversation suggests the arc of many first world war movies: naive young men eager to serve their countries and embark on the adventure of a lifetime. Before 1917: revisiting the greatest first world war movies 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z

A simple, revolving stage design is arced by long, swooping staircases, suggesting both the palace of the mind and the grand social status that the Waldners hope to maintain through Arabella’s future marriage. Review: ‘Arabella’ Brings Intrigue to the Munich Opera Festival 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z

Terrified, she runs from this hunter, wheeling in huge arcs, like a swan taking to the air. All About Odette, Tchaikovsky’s Swan Queen 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z

I can’t remember the last debut season of a show that had the great-to-awful-to-pretty-good quality arc of Last Man on Earth. How Last Man on Earth Reversed Its Male Gaze 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z

And as the series progresses their arcs neatly tie in to the main narrative, and it becomes their story. Down and dirty in city hall 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z

Each episode deals with a case that helps him get closer to the show’s overarching arc: freedom. ABC’s ‘For Life’ hopes to change the way we see network TV 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z

There’s a coolheaded but decisive tension between moment-to-moment details and the arc of a larger design in the recent music by the alto saxophonist Tim Berne. Review: Tim Berne’s Snakeoil at the Jazz Standard 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z

And soon, sounds of construction: Down the road an arc of buildings is rising that will embrace Audemars Piguet’s other workshops and create a much larger campus for the company. An Art-Filled Swiss Idyll in Lausanne and the Joux Valley 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z

And one of them is that a character must have an arc, must go for a journey and learn something, must be different at the end. Tom Cruise as Lee Child’s Fictional Hero in ‘Jack Reacher’ 2012-12-07T13:00:00Z

Ultimately, the book lingers in the mind partly for its fearless prose and partly for its refusal to obey that tired old victorious arc of the journey narrative. Review | At 19, on a whim, she entered the world’s most grueling horse race — and won 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z

As a producer on "Dexter," he also saw similarities in how to develop arcs that could make even serial killers sympathetic. 'Extant' kisses for Halle Berry and cheers for a Storm movie at CBS' Comic-Con show 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z

This vision, Ms. Packer concludes in her fascinating but lumpy book, completed the arc of Shakespeare’s maturation as an artist and, at the same time, signified a triumph of the feminine and imaginative spirit. Review: ‘Women of Will,’ by Tina Packer, a Look at Shakespeare’s Feminine Side 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z

But we prefer a clean arc in our morality play: in the end, we like scammers most when they fail. The Fiends and the Folk Heroes of Grifter Season 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z

But the plot arc is a way of looking at how modern presidents push the limits of their executive authority. This Federal Agency Gave the New Season of 'House of Cards' a Bad Review 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z

He treats the suites as six enclosed spaces, tracing long arcs through each one, the sections blurring as he plays them through without pausing. Bach’s Cello Suites, Now on Violin, With a Folksy Feel 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z

There seems to be a lot of untapped potential in the protagonist’s history, or alternative history, that goes unrealized by pressing him into a relatively conventional magical-child-against-evil story arc. Review: ‘Yasuke’ Reclaims a Black Samurai From History 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z

It deals with friendship, loneliness, abandonment and forgiveness, and though its curious narrative arc means you're never sure exactly where it's going, the film works up a considerable emotional charge by the end. 'When Marnie Was There' deftly creates a magical friendship 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z

The string of coral islands that arc from the Florida peninsula south toward Havana has a long history of attracting pirates, profiteers and seekers of a Caribbean lifestyle within the United States. 44 Islands and 42 Bridges: A Florida Keys Road Trip 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z

Engaging viewers with a creative story arc, he always found a way to land with an timeless message. Hayao Miyazaki’s "Spirited Away" continues to delight fans 20 years after its U.S. premiere 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z

Rodriguez translates this energy into a rich array of blues, purples, yellows and reds that saturate the page and allow Hendrix to appear across the arc of his life in multiple shades and colors. Sonic Sensations: Picture Books About Nina Simone and Jimi Hendrix 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z

The proud arc he made in profile summed up the absurdly glamorous essence of bullfighting, though he ended one solo long after the music. Bolshoi Ballet Performs ‘Don Quixote’ With a Smile 2014-07-23T04:00:00Z

They are pantomimes of international relations caught on camera for all to see, ones in which the supporting players — i.e. the families — are as much as part of the narrative arc as the policy statements. Jill Biden Models Love and Sustainability at the G7 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z

It lacks the long narrative arc and subtle character development that made “Mad Men” an addictive and gratifying show that rewarded close watching. ‘Mad Men’ Creator Matthew Weiner’s Foray Into Fiction 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z

The whole arc of that narrative is fully revealed only in the film’s explosive, catastrophic finale. | 'My Joy': ?My Joy,? Directed by Sergei Loznitsa - Review 2011-09-29T23:47:55Z

Usher has an evident knack for selecting letters that land with the force of a good short story, with personalities and dramatic arcs emerging swiftly, from just a page or two. Explaining the Popularity of Letters of Note 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z

Near the door, a septet of musicians jammed beneath the arc of an illuminated rainbow. A Chinatown Loft Party in the Spirit of Warhol’s Factory 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z

The true arc of the “Fifty Shades” fantasy, or so it would have you think, is the conversion of Christian from his worst self to a slightly better one. The Sad, Shiny Surfaces of the “Fifty Shades” Movies 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z

Right around episode 15 or 16 of a 22-episode television season — or maybe eight or nine for series with a 13-episode arc — is when a show’s writers typically toss in some kind of game-changing development. The Michael Cohen Show: Where GOP politicians angle to become Trump's new co-stars 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z

Gilly’s character arc hit a breakthrough in Season 5 in a sex scene with Sam that showed just how much the character had grown past her trauma. Hannah Murray rewrote her "Game of Thrones" sex scene to add more of Gilly’s perspective 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z

This bleeding together of character arcs and images gives the book a strange capaciousness. In Mark Haddon’s “The Porpoise,” Storytelling Is an Instrument of Violence and Solace 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z

Over the span of the weekend, but even hour by hour, came hints of new self-awareness, arcs of subtle personal triumph. Amid the Mountains, They Can Be ‘Open Without Being Judged’ 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z

Still, Major holds his tongue, adding to his long-suffering story arc but fueling his internal anti-zombie fire. 'iZombie' recap: Blaine's World 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z

How is creating a fictional narrative arc possible in conjunction with another mind? J.P. Morgan’s personal librarian had two identities. It took two authors to tell her story. 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z

Yet the effect of this wide-ranging and deep-delving approach to an apparently straightforward and conventional narrative is gloriously paradoxical: far from dispersing the movie’s dramatic arc and energies, it focusses them. The Stunning Achievement of Kasi Lemmons’s “Harriet” 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z

So part of her arc through the season is realizing, oh, it’s not an injustice that I have to have a job.  Lena Dunham Interview, Part Three: ?Or A Voice, of A Generation 2012-04-16T13:25:50Z

On Towie he found himself moulding story arcs around real beauticians and ex-footballers in gently modified situations and identified "a new way of making drama". Why Suspects is revolutionising crime drama 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z

“The straight-east trajectory goes right over my house,” Ms. Ruckdeschel said, pointing up at the invisible arc a rocket would take across the sky. Last Stop on the Way to the Cosmos? No Thanks. 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z

There was an arc to the set, which peaked near the end with a new song, “Toot,” mostly set in a hyper-drive 7/8 meter. 2010-01-08T03:49:00Z

Linda Haberman, a former director of the Radio City Rockettes and a former assistant to Fosse, is providing direction, reconstruction and additional choreography to give the works a sense of flow and arc. Verdon and Fosse: ‘She Gave Him Stuff. He Gave Her Stuff.’ 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z

There are no complex story arcs to track over the course of The Big Bang Theory. Critics be damned – here's why The Big Bang Theory is an unstoppable force with fans 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z

Just standing on one foot, he keeps one arm upheld in a perfect arc, and looks upward from under its frame into the distance: a wonderful image. Dance Review: Indian Dances at the Erasing Borders Festival 2013-08-16T22:24:56Z

Whether the pastiche is deliberate or a young storyteller’s desperate grasp at a narrative arc of redemption, it gives Don Jon an entirely welcomeending. Don Jon: Love, Lust and Loneliness 2013-09-27T00:00:44Z

That makes sense, because there is sort of a cinematic or dramatic arc not only to the kind of the sequencing of the album, but also the individual songs. How Airborne Toxic Event's album "Hollywood Park" became the "soundtrack" to Mikel Jollett's memoir 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z

Once, I heard shouts and saw a ladder keel over with the slow, graceful arc of a monument toppling during a revolution. Watching Tokyo Through the Eyes of Outsiders 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z

If the arc of the moral universe bends toward justice — and sanity — it is entirely possible that this book will serve as an unintentional epitaph for this sad, sordid, brilliant, haunting game. Review, ‘Football: Great Writing about the National Sport,’ edited by John Schulian

Whether it was the conclusion of his prior arc, or a prelude to a new era, wasn’t clear. Jai Paul Emerges From the Shadows, Somewhat 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z

Instead, the normal arc of an awards season leads from festival screenings in Telluride, Colo., and Toronto, through critical honors and media events in New York. D.C. Journey for ‘Lincoln,’ ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ and ‘Argo’ 2012-12-21T23:58:57Z

When Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon learned after Season 5 that their political thriller, “Homeland,” would end after eight seasons, they choose not to shape the remaining installments into one long and complex arc. ‘Homeland’ Showrunner Declassifies the Series Finale 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z

The quartet offered a coherent vision of the work’s large-scale architecture, violent emotional arcs and cosmic sense of struggle. Emerson String Quartet at Baird Auditorium masters the ‘Art of Fugue’ 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z

Gaga stopped just short of admitting Why Did You Do That? was intentionally bad but it certainly fitted into the “selling out” story arc. In the shallow: why does Hollywood hate pop music? 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z

There is some genuine heat between Mr. Mikkelsen and Ms. Vikander and a welcome complexity in the relationship between Struensee and the king, whose maturation is the real arc of the story. Movie Review: ‘A Royal Affair,’ With Mads Mikkelsen 2012-11-08T22:32:05Z

So is their narrative arc of mechanical fulfilment. Cemetery Junction may be joyous, but Brits were born to be glum 2010-04-19T10:03:00Z

Also, when you start to get into the practical arc of a place like Gilead, if eventually it does fall, I would love to see that. ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ showrunner explains how the Hulu series went beyond the book in Season 2 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z

Barbara, did you have to make any hard changes in your arc on “Madam Secretary”? How to Write TV in the Age of Trump: Showrunners Reveal All 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z

The arc of Mr. Prince’s career was unusual, but it began like many show business careers did, with good fortune and a lift from an old hand. Hal Prince, Giant of Broadway and Reaper of Tonys, Dies at 91 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z

There is a clear vision, a clear arc, and the show is building towards something. "Star Wars" insider Bill Slavicsek on how "The Mandalorian" has redeemed the universe 2021-01-02T05:00:00Z

Madama Butterfly” had already tapped the natural synergy between Puccini and Belasco, both crowd-pleasing populists who focused more on a sturdy dramatic arc, filled out with realistic detail, than on literary distinction. When Puccini Rode Tall In the Saddle 2010-12-03T19:38:00Z

It's a massive jade arc that contains a large waterfall in its nightclub, Tryst, not to mention a Ferrari/Maserati dealership. Best Hotels In Vegas 2010-03-01T23:00:00Z

All I can say is that the episode rounds off the perfect tragic arc of Morse's character: heart failure, brought on by the fatal flaw – drinking – that he could never overcome. Natalie Haynes's guide to TV detectives: #14 – Morse 2012-07-30T11:20:37Z

While keeping a stalwart female perspective, “Simple Passion” follows an arc so standard it could be called banal. ‘Simple Passion’ Review: An Ordinary Erotic Tale 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z

When we first met, I’d written the script for Untogether, a film charting how something you’re determined to leave as a one-night stand arcs, against your wishes, into a love story. Notes from a Hollywood divorce: 'We had a primal connection. But we hung by a thread for years' 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z

He especially liked one dramatic sequence when he traps and kills a hyena — a moment that gives the filmmakers a suitable climax to the coming-of-age arc. Sometimes, Making a Documentary Can Take Years (and Years and Years…) 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z

So the movie has a real emotional arc — as well as an abundance of orchestral strings and too many handsome drone shots. Michael Jackson Cast a Spell. ‘Leaving Neverland’ Breaks It. 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z

Still Zimmer recognized the opportunity to build a character arc for kind of caricatured woman who usually only gets a couple biting lines. UnREAL and the Evolution of the Female Anti-Hero 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z

I felt the arc of a panic attack about to overcome me. Modern Love: Modern Love: Meeting My Brother?s Needs 2010-08-19T22:26:00Z

You would think that Madonna’s career arc would have demolished that thinking decades ago, but if you browsed through the mail I’ve received through the years you’d see that this isn’t true. Fade Out 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z

If this is any indication of what the season's final arc will entail, I suggest you clear your schedule and binge-watch the final four. 'Daredevil' Episode 9 review: 'Speak of the Devil' -- It's a trap! 2015-04-18T04:00:00Z

But his “Don Carlo” showed a knack for stealthily accumulating drama, for epiphanic orchestral gestures that fixed emotional arcs without calling attention to themselves. The Met Chooses Yannick Nézet-Séguin 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z

Your story arc is called “The Just War.” What Would Wonder Woman Say About Justice Today? Ask G. Willow Wilson 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z

And while the narrative arc of the musical can be quite grim, Mr. Mayer chose not to be too cruel to his characters. How Green Day?s ?American Idiot? Made Broadway 2010-04-01T22:09:00Z

We can’t help it; we worry away at imperfect character arcs or narrative misfires until the very fabric of the show comes apart in our hands. Big Little Lies: has season two really been a screaming great flop? 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z

I think the way Howard reclaimed his life means the film has a Grecian arc to it, narratively. Rhys Ifans: 'I'm a bloody good actor' 2010-10-05T20:30:00Z

No, what’s odd here is how closely the new movie follows the original’s arc without ever capturing its bliss or tapping into its touching delicacy of feeling. ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Review: A Truck Full of Sugar Can’t Make This Uplift Go Down 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z

As silly as Ben's arc was in his POV episode this season, it was a welcome reprieve from Devi's cycle of insecurities and constant boy chasing. "Never Have I Ever" should let Devi be single 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z

Ending a veteran series was once more a matter of crafting a bang-up finale episode than plotting a multiseason story arc. ‘The Americans’ Finished? Thank You for Killing My Favorite Show 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z

But Mr. Huang has a lyrical gift, and even in the absence of translations or projected titles, the emotional arc of each piece was clear. Music Review: Huang Ruo?s ?Dr. Sun Yat-Sen? at Le Poisson Rouge - Review 2012-01-12T23:44:28Z

"The Good Fight" plays personal arcs in concert with themes bedeviling the larger world, one in which the Kings' fictional firm and in its people exist. "The Good Fight" makes the Kafka-esque dream of a People's Court a reality 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z

West, north, east of the center, three women are carried in marvelous vaulting arcs by the men. Review: Sarasota Ballet Shows Its Mastery of Frederick Ashton’s Marvels 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z

The arc of progress looks perhaps decades longer, and the only way to get through it is for Xennials to broker the kind of demographic peace deal we are uniquely equipped to negotiate.  Confessions of an Xennial: Why am I treated like a Millennial when I feel like Gen-X? 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z

"This has a real arc where you see that it breaks and it's monochromatic, it's black and white," said Fong. Magic and mysteries woven into "The Wheel of Time" main titles 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z

And this lightened wall is all the more unusual because prominent on it are the curving lines of two large and nearly perfect circles, partly visible, that arc in from either side. Art Review: ?Rembrandt at Work? at Metropolitan Museum 2012-04-05T22:11:33Z

The Captive recapitulates the arc of Egoyan’s career: early promise, followed by arrant misfires. Sex and Death at Cannes 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z

Its creators needed to find an actor to play the role of Jaime Lannister, a bad-boy swordsman whose complicated redemption arc, from violent abuser to tragic hero, spans all eight seasons. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Tries to Score on the Soccer Field 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z

And that one will go back—the first arc was old West definitely and then, we keep the West but we’re going to World War I in the next arc. “If you want to see ‘angry feminist,’ I will show it to you”: “Captain Marvel” writer opens up about the backlash against the new Carol Danvers 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z

It is a long arc from there to the smiling older man, eyes twinkling, who presents such a warmhearted front to the world. Perspective | If you think you know who Philip Glass is, you probably don’t. 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z

She boasts a husky tone and a pensive touch on the cello, favoring wide arcs of melody that often allude to the blues. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z

“Amarillo” moved along the arc of the story, and it had some fine dialogue. ‘Better Call Saul’ Recap: Season 2, Episode 3: Lone Star State of Mind 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z

“Dr. King, if you look at the whole arc of our experience, thousands of years before there were records of Western society, Dr. King and his work is just a blip.” Why no major Martin Luther King Jr. artifacts will be at the new African American museum 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z

I've been trying to figure out such dynamics and arcs of history for some time, going all the way back to my novel "Amnesia Moon." Novelist Jonathan Lethem: "There is no allegory crude enough" to capture Trump's America 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z

It gives new insight and context to Bourdain’s end by following the arc of his life — or, more specially, his second life. Anthony Bourdain doc ‘an act of therapy’ for an acute loss 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z

This is an episode of “True Detective” that felt the most like it drew a coherent story arc, which in some ways made the ending quite satisfying. “True Detective” recap: The hotly-anticipated orgy finally happens (and it’s a mess, of course) 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z

The struggle to fit those fragments into a coherent life provides the narrative arc of “Love Is a Dirty Word,” his moving and ultimately inspiring new solo memory play at VS. Black, Baptist and gay: One man's journey from to Hollywood, vividly told 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z

As an actor, you rarely get to explore that kind of arc. 'Performance? I still don't fully understand it' – behind the scenes photos from the cult classic 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z

In a statement Ms. Diamond said, “The Worcester Museum’s willingness to explore new ideas for encouraging audiences of every age to think differently about art reflects the arc of my own collecting.” ArtsBeat: A Gift of Gods as Worcester Art Museum Gets a Veronese 2013-08-14T22:00:36Z

With merciless precision, Brodesser-Akner traces the arcing trajectory of doomed affections: the glorious takeoff, the deluded calm, the shrieking descent. Review | ‘Fleishman Is in Trouble’ — and so is modern marriage 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z

He adds that "director Francis Lawrence delivers on what dramatic beats half a novel affords him. You just wish there were more of them and that they provided a more complete, more satisfying story arc." 'Mockingjay -- Part 1' is stretched thin but holds, reviews say 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z

Episode 6 is not the most consequential in the arc of the show, but Mr. Long’s interviews sketch a portrait of unquenched desire and suppressed heartbreak that recast everything we’ve previously heard in new light. 12 Surprising Reasons to Be Grateful for the Arts in 2017 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z

FreeDarko, an avant-garde basketball blog that shut down in 2011, pioneered “liberated fandom”: rather than pledge loyalty to a franchise, fans root for players, coaches and story arcs. A Brooklyn Sports Bar Without a Home Team 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z

SAT-SUN See a 4 million volt MegaZapper release an explosion of thunder and 10-foot arcs of purple lightning, at unveiling of new Electrical Extravaganza Show for all ages, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Community calendar 2012-10-10T22:25:05Z

They're not my favorite things to look at, but they help reveal the arc of Henry's life and art. Review: Howard House's second Henry show offers a window onto artist's emergence 2010-03-15T04:01:00Z

In one, traveling diagonally, her feet, bitingly, carried her in one direction while an arm and her eyes lustrously opened up a separate arc. Dance Review: Indian Culture in Every Muscle, From Eyelid to Fingertip 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z

The moral arc of the plot may be familiar, even predictable, but it’s in the gritty details, often drawn with humor, that “A Bronx Tale” wins you over. Review: ‘A Bronx Tale: The Musical’ Doo-Wops Down Mean Streets 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z

This 12-minute piece unfolds in one long arc of soft rumbling piano figures and spiraling vibraphone bursts that start low and inch higher, while growing steadily in volume and intensity. Music Review: John Luther Adams’s ‘Inuksuit’ at Ojai Music Festival 2012-06-08T21:08:54Z

Philip’s emotional arc, meanwhile, was in complex counterpoint to Gabriel’s. ‘The Americans’ Season 5, Episode 6 Recap: ‘I’m Going Home’ 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z

One of the segments that underwent the most change was Thor’s original arc in “Avengers: Infinity War.” "Avengers: Endgame" writers aren’t crazy about bringing more multiverse stories to the MCU 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z

The rising arc of the second season is Logan frothing to retain control of his media conglomerate, Waystar Royco, by absorbing another media company into his behemoth. The Second Season of “Succession” Digs Into the Characters’ Self-Loathing 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z

A redemptive tale that bridges cultural divides in the wake of the 2016 election, the film follows several narrative arcs to establish that misunderstandings existed on both sides. What happened when a gay choir toured America's Bible belt 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z

Even the small characters feel rich, they have their own arcs. "Susie Searches": A cautionary tale of a podcaster who finds a missing student & "insta-celebrity" 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z

Sharon is known for thinking in wide, zigzagging arcs — for conceiving ideas that seem too audacious to pull off. MacArthur fellow Yuval Sharon: Opera's man of the moment on how he will use his $625,000 award 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z

James Brining's production reminds you that, for all its throat-slashing gore, Sweeney Todd owes as much to the arc of Greek and Shakespearean tragedy as it does to Victorian melodrama. Sweeney Todd 2010-05-26T20:45:00Z

His energy arcs from stage to auditorium like a Van de Graaff spark. The Captain of Köpenick; Pierrepoint: The Hangman's Tale – review 2013-02-10T00:05:21Z

Nonetheless, Shiv and her story arc are so compelling because of the nuanced image they present of corporate America and its desperate, hollow "girlboss" feminisms. On “Succession,” Shiv weaponizes womanhood 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z

These women continually sway their torsos from side to side, giving a powerful and sensuous lilt to the dance; they travel around the stage in arcs, sometimes in full circles. Indian Dance and Music at the Drive East Festival 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z

The structure of it helped, particularly the arc that naturally arose from section titles like “Awakening,” “Tribulation” and “Accommodation.” An Oliver Sacks Book Becomes an Opera, With Help From Friends 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z

“I think the thing about our museum that works so well for the people who visit is that it has a really nice narrative arc,” Ms. Rodgers said. In Southern Appalachia, Searching for the ‘Big Bang’ of Country Music 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z

That was my arc at the Cherry Lane Theater on Tuesday evening, the opening night of Mando Alvarado’s new drama, “Basilica.” Theater Review: ‘Basilica,’ by Mando Alvarado, at the Cherry Lane Theater 2013-05-24T02:00:01Z

Your characters’ arcs are subtle and then, especially in Booth’s case, suddenly explosive. In ‘Topdog/Underdog,’ They Perfect the Art of Deception 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z

So it’s possible his arc also involves some sort kink? Porn stars, an orgy, and S&M: What we know about sex in “True Detective” season 2 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z

The arc of her story is not one of triumph, but endurance. Times Critics’ Top Books of 2020 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z

Jeannette Catsoulis, in her review for The Times, wrote that the film “weaves a rough magic from Joshua James Richards’s biting cinematography and the story’s slow, unsteady arc from bitter to hopeful.” What’s on TV Monday: ‘No Man’s Land’ and ‘God’s Own Country’ 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z

True, Claire isn't the first character to experience the parenthood arc in the "Jurassic" franchise. 'Jurassic World' battles sexism claims, in heels 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z

How did that shape the arc of this new collection? Short Stories Need a Defender. She’s Ready. 2020-11-07T05:00:00Z

By most accounts, this arc reached some sort of tragic apex, symbolic or otherwise, when Spears shaved her head and attacked a Ford Explorer with a golf umbrella in the winter of 2007. The Sexual Innocence of Britney Spears 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z

And if there's anything to be taken from the story arc of season five, the coming weeks will put our theorising to shame with what will actually happen. Mad Men season six: Megan Draper as Sharon Tate, and other theories 2013-06-06T15:59:56Z

They are built on a different kind of community and identity politics, and they have a different story arc. Even ‘Project Runway’ Couldn’t Save Zac Posen 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z

On the show’s treatment of mental illness: For Thomas, grounding the storylines for depressed and bipolar characters in reality is paramount, even if it means rejecting the typical narrative arc of mental illness on television. Josh Thomas of 'Please Like Me' Breaks Down The Bold New Season 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z

In the sky above, I saw a dark green fluorescent arc of light: the aurora borealis, or Northern Lights. The Road to the Top of the World 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z

Elaine squats next to him and traces an arc with one finger in the dirt, looking at the toothbrush. Extract: The Whales by Evie Wyld 2010-09-06T13:47:00Z

"Bessie" follows the familiar "rise and fall and rise" arc of most show business stories, as the baby artist learns her crafts, then gets famous, forgotten and remembered again. HBO's 'Bessie' offers a lesson in show biz and the blues 2015-05-16T04:00:00Z

For her it’s important that our relationship on the show reflects the positive, supportive arc that women have for each other. Rashida Jones Writes a New Part for Herself 2012-08-01T15:19:07Z

They’re yak fests with big heads and emotions, predictable story arcs and no edges, and their future is safe, as are blockbusters. This Year Was a Disaster. We Hope the Sequel Is Better. 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z

And the final arc is the Great Depression. “If you want to see ‘angry feminist,’ I will show it to you”: “Captain Marvel” writer opens up about the backlash against the new Carol Danvers 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z

The Bourdin exhibition shows the beginnings of his style through Polaroids, work prints and magazine spreads, while the wonderful Larraín retrospective chronicles the entire arc of the Magnum photographer's life and work. Les Rencontres d'Arles 2013 – review 2013-07-06T23:07:32Z

But the "Lovecraft" narrative is more comparable to "Tales From the Crypt," with many stories fused to the spine of a season-long arc and Tic's journey. Should a horror anthology like "Lovecraft Country" be expected to speak to any particular moment? 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z

In the last 160 years the arc of the novel — in which redemption is elusive, if not impossible, and vengeance yields only catastrophe — has become an essential part of our narrative lexicon. ‘Moby-Dick’ Marathon in New York 2012-11-15T22:48:31Z

But the reports resist the temptation to mold the Katrina disaster into an uplifting narrative arc from burst levees to the Saints 2010 Super Bowl victory — there are too many caveats and codas. The TV Watch: 5 Years on, Katrina Dampens Coverage 2010-08-27T21:58:00Z

Yet the force of the main characters remains compelling, as their misinterpreted encounters propel the work through its tragic arc. This week's new dance 2013-01-19T06:00:18Z

"I would like to express sincere thanks to all who were a part of the arc of The Civil Wars, from the beginning to the end and all points in between," said White. Civil Wars confirm 'permanent' split 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z

And we hope, as Dr. King said, that the moral arc of the universe bends toward justice. “The person I think I ought to be”: Meet the doctor fighting to save Mississippi’s last abortion clinic 2014-05-06T12:30:00Z

Within the schematic of a divorce that gets nastier and nastier the longer it goes on, the film finds a satisfying arc that nonetheless guides both characters towards emotional actualization. Happy never after? The enduring appeal of the messy marriage movie 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z

"The Sapphires" is missing a lot - detailed characters, a unique narrative arc, half-plausible scenes of the Vietnam War - but it's got two uncommon things going for it: genuine charm and Chris O'Dowd. Review: O'Dowd charms in 'The Sapphires' 2013-03-21T00:20:17Z

She apologized for getting emotional when describing her arc on the show. Evan Rachel Wood on the Moment She Knew Dolores Would Become Powerful on Westworld 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z

You can even see this arc in the careers of individual artists. How TV Went From David Brent to Ted Lasso 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z

I once heard a journalism professor describe the narrative arc of Malcolm’s work as: “Here, watch me report this.” Serial tackles Bowe Bergdahl: our expert panel gives its verdict 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z

The arc of the story remains in place. ‘Side Show’ in a New Production at the Kennedy Center 2014-06-20T04:00:00Z

Indeed, with alterations for era and situation comedy, the pilot collapses the meat and the arc of the play into 22 minutes. CBS' new sitcom 'The Odd Couple' still finding its way 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z

These additions are really essential to understanding the full arc of the narrative.” The Full ?Metropolis? 2010-05-04T22:23:00Z

I was a welder because once you put your helmet down and struck the arc, no one would look at you because the light was too intense. Actor Graham Greene on how fear & golf relate: "It's a game where you get to play against yourself" 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z

These characters rarely have their own developed narrative arcs or rich inner lives and primarily exist to service the white characters in their quest for fulfillment. The new “Ghostbusters” and race: Why it matters that Leslie Jones isn’t playing one of the scientists 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z

Unlike the largely self-contained episodes of its “Law & Order” relatives, the new drama shifts from one criminal syndicate to another in multi-episode arcs. New breed ‘Law & Order’ brings back NYPD detective Stabler 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z

Inserted into this grandeur, with relentless skill, is its opposite—closeups so extreme that we can trace the arcs of dirt beneath individual fingernails. Martin Scorsese’s Strained “Silence” 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z

Her vocals – unreconstructed south-London accent, beautifully understated style, lyrics that trace the arc of a relationship going wrong – bring it back down to earth. Cooly G: Playin' Me – review 2012-07-12T20:15:01Z

"This is a really exciting time for me," says Zabrecky, who often seems astounded by the strange arcs of his life. Rob Zabrecky returns to Steve Allen Theater with magic, music 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z

How much did that determine the arcs of your careers? ‘Cobra Kai’: Strike First. Strike Hard. Come Back for More. 2021-01-03T05:00:00Z

Kina even gets an ambiguous romantic arc, with a Thai sex worker she hires for one last pre-op fling. In Four Audio Plays, No Stages but Lots of New Voices 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z

Yes, the dramatic architecture was in place; Jesse's arc on "Breaking Bad" has been more like a downward moral spiral, taking him from the fringes of the drug trade into its violent heart. "Breaking Bad," 4x7: "Problem Dog" 2011-08-29T14:30:00Z

Levine compared Carney’s performances to “mini pieces of performance art” or mini musicals, with their dramatic arcs – starting off “kind of chill “ and then getting “angry” and “sad” and “crazy.” 'The Voice' recap: Season 8 semifinalists try to bring it home 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z

Stoppard bristled ever so slightly at the suggestion that “The Hard Problem” might have something to say about the emotional arc of his playwriting career. With his first new play in nearly a decade, Tom Stoppard aims to 'stretch your mind just a little bit' 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z

A recurring overhead lift seems to refer to Act II of “Giselle,” in which the ghostly heroine maintains a rising arc above the hero’s head as he holds her aloft. Dance Review: Underworld Notes, in the Homeric Sense 2014-02-02T22:31:20Z

Phrases like “character arc” and “fan-service” and “deus ex machina” were bandied about. Stop the nitpicking! This season of Game of Thrones is miraculous 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z

The Airnorth flight from Darwin to Timor-Leste was surprisingly short, with barely enough time to finish the cup of tea before the plane began its downward arc. Timor-Leste: what it's like to travel in a land without tourists 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z

In each episode there is generally one story arc on a lower level while the broader strokes operate on a far grander scale. The Wire re-up: season five, episode seven ? The Wire v The Sopranos 2010-03-29T23:15:00Z

Arms arced unendingly, looping around bodies; one woman’s body hooped around her partner’s waist. Dance Review: David Parsons at Joyce Theater - Review 2012-01-12T23:40:07Z

These simple queries establish there's something bigger going on than any individual character's story arc or their conflicts – a potential threat that supersedes individual problems. From clear scripts to big-name casting, the Jan. 6 hearings meet the standards of must-see TV 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z

“Everyone kind of sets off on these different character arcs, but they’re all going to overlap.” ‘Graceland’ brings Southern California to Florida 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z

Brosnahan, then 26 and best known for a multiepisode arc as a doomed call girl in “House of Cards,” also had doubts. ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Takes Its Final Curtsy 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z

Mr. Kelly was one of the true pioneers in the development of Abstract art, a relatively short history nearly spanned by the arc of his own long life. An Appraisal: Scott Rothkopf, Chief Curator at the Whitney, Recalls Ellsworth Kelly 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z

DiCaprio’s washed-up actor has the biggest emotional arc, and Pitt’s stuntman character is in his employ and thus technically subordinate to him. Which Cannes Films Will Factor Into the Oscar Race? 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z

In fact, there are many images of flying in general: planes, birds, arcs of motion. Decoding Robert Rauschenberg 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z

The new material, he added, “helps to confirm everything we know about the arc of Shakespeare’s career and the way he understood himself in the context of his society,” he said. Shakespeare: Actor. Playwright. Social Climber. 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z

He called the pair “two men whose arcs in life were bending in different directions.” Man Who Shot the Rapper Nipsey Hussle Is Convicted of Murder 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z

What’s lovely about this slim volume is how it traces the full arc of a relationship. The World of Dance in Letters, Locations and Clothes 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z

Comparing those arcs too directly gets awkward — for instance, Jamie is given space to be unsettled by unwanted advances in a way Claire never quite was. ‘Outlander’ Season 3, Episode 3: Green Ain’t Your Color 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z

But if you’ve seen any of these predecessors, you will be able to guess every beat of “Mrs. Fletcher” — every kiss, every gesture, every arc. Review: ‘Mrs. Fletcher’ Tracks an Empty-Nester’s Sexual Awakening 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z

Ambitious US drama serials with season-long story arcs enjoyed a renaissance. Charlie Brooker: Why I'm calling time on Screen Burn 2010-10-15T13:54:00Z

I think every character in the film has this really lovely, beautiful, authentic arc. Paula Pell, queen of comedy: On her "SNL" years, making "Wine Country" with Amy Poehler and more 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z

I do that before I actually start writing, but I always do characters, and the arc of the story, first ... Author Elizabeth George pens new Whidbey Island mysteries 2012-11-10T00:42:04Z

“The Orville’s” antiseptic nostalgia trip only serves to make “Discovery’s” longer, grittier story arc look like a powerful step forward. Perspective | TV needs a really great space saga. ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ comes close, but the longing remains. 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z

Stories about addicts follow a familiar arc: the exhilaration of alcohol or drugs, followed by the train wreck, and then — tah-dah! — a shiny new life in recovery. TV’s quiet 12-step revolution: Prestige comedies are changing the way we see addiction, sobriety and AA 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z

As much as the people who have fought for decades have allowed us to create the arc that we're creating, part of it also is it's not lucrative to not include different communities now. Hari Kondabolu: "It works in the interest of those with power" to divide people of color 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z

Izzard decided to guest star in a multi-episode arc on Showtime's "United States of Tara" this season, because of the show's complexity. Izzard finds his kind of role in Showtime's 'Tara' 2011-04-20T21:48:13Z

“His depictions of the arc from ignorance to wisdom are reliably deft,” Melissa Febos writes in her review. 12 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z

And over on HBO, he was about to appear as himself on the whodunit “The Undoing,” delivering commentary on the murder trial that shapes the story’s arc. The Undoing of Jeffrey Toobin 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z

In conveying to the reader just how terribly young his heroes are, Mr. Powers gives us a visceral sense of the arcs their lives will trace and their bone-weary yearning to “return to ordinary.” Books of The Times: ‘The Yellow Birds’ by Kevin Powers 2012-09-06T16:01:27Z

An arc was planned in advance for the whole season; then certain topical subjects were threaded into individual episodes. Always brash, “South Park” gets brave: From kids with guns to the P.C. principal, this was their most compelling — and self-aware — season 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z

They seem less like agents driving a story than slaves to their respective character arcs, and though they are performed with gusto the actors are ill-served by clunky dialogue. "Captive State" is boring 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z

The New York City of the M.C.U. is transformed by Stark technology, most prominently the arc reactor. Fusion? We’ve Seen This Movie Before. 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z

Having peaked with the Trinity Killer arc in series four, Dexter cack-handedly lumbered on for another four years. But did he die? TV's best and worst endings since The Sopranos 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z

The movie may be a comedy, even a satire, but it’s both a crude and scattershot one; its dramatic arc is mechanistically determined from the start, even as its catchphrases skitter at loose ends throughout. “Bodied,” Reviewed: The Eminem-Produced Battle-Rap Movie Is a Confused Satire of P.C. Culture 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z

His first story arc is 11 months of publishing, but he’s staying on after that. Marvel's Editor on What You Need to Know About Ta-Nehisi Coates' Black Panther 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z

The same, writ even larger, could be said for Kidman, whose shrewd auteurist eye is revealed not just in one movie but through the arc of her career. Nicole Kidman belongs in our pantheon of great actresses 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z

One of her tapestries hangs nearly from floor to ceiling, the words “Organic Music” stitched in an arc over two outstretched hands, a heart and a pair of wings. A Fresh Look at the ‘Organic Music’ of Moki and Don Cherry 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z

As the first arc of sun appeared, I felt a pang of disappointment, knowing the majestic colors would soon fade. In South Portland, Maine, the sun is the star 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z

With the standard rise, fall, and rise again narrative arc that many of these documentaries follow in place, the absurdity of the situation starts to take over. 7 Days in Hell: HBO's tennis mockumentary is a grand slam 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z

The arc is always the same: from rumor, to Swedes, to pictures in ski magazines, to appearances in ski movies, until finally your secret slopes become a play land crowded with powder seekers. Is Disentis Skiing?s Next Big Secret? 2010-12-11T01:33:00Z

Until, maybe, the end, which–no spoilers, again–is neither a cliffhanger nor provides any kind of resolution to any arc. The New Arrested Development Is Dark, Uneven, and Frustrating. Can We Have Another? 2013-05-29T17:59:42Z

What happens to that arc when everyone is scrambling to sample everything on the table? Thanks for Not Sharing! My Fine Dining Isn’t Your Fork Orgy 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z

It shapes mini-dramas about human trials and ritual, yet it also refines the body into pure form, a language of lines and arcs, surging, lengthening and blending together with the buttery ease of oil paint. Alvin Ailey’s signature works shine at Kennedy Center 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z

Wasn’t I lying there with him, my leg tossed over his, my whole body arcing toward him? He Asked Permission to Touch, but Not to Ghost 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z

And not many people know the arc of her career. Rachel Feinstein and John Currin, Their Own Best Creations 2011-03-11T21:40:24Z

“Based on a true story” is effectively creative code for “some artistic license involved,” which is itself shorthand for sacrificing fact to dramatic imperative and story arc. The Guccis Are Really Not Happy About ‘House of Gucci’ 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z

The previous arc concentrated on the back stories of the characters. ArtsBeat Blog: Graphic Books Best Sellers: School Tensions 2011-09-30T18:09:46Z

Citizen Kane was a hard film for audiences raised on the slick narrative arc of Hollywood pictures to understand, with its scheme of flashbacks. Citizen Kane: No 5 2010-10-20T10:50:00Z

Over the course of that tour, which comprised 144 performances in 26 countries, Byrne realized that “a kind of narrative arc” was emerging that would suit the theatrical stage. Building David Byrne’s ‘Utopia,’ One Gray Suit at a Time 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z

The prime-time opener of the Jan. 6 committee's hearings demonstrates comprehension of dramatic structure, not only regarding episodic presentation but in terms of spelling out a full season arc. From clear scripts to big-name casting, the Jan. 6 hearings meet the standards of must-see TV 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z

Her purpose in these new episodes is quite specific, particularly to the main characters' arcs. "Ted Lasso" creators Jason Sudeikis and Brendan Hunt want you to know it's OK not to be OK 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z

"Some of the show is spoken, some of it is sung. It loosely follows the arc of my life and my work." Bruce Springsteen Broadway-bound for solo 'words and music' show 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z

For reasons foreign to logic and essential to the season’s arc, its chief executive attempts a hostile takeover of Georgina, a designer jeans company with a Jordache aesthetic and enviable real-estate portfolio. “Black Monday,” Reviewed: In Praise of Regina Hall and Little Else 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z

The arc of it is already in the first measure of the overture. The Pains and Privileges of Staging Mozart’s ‘Don Giovanni’ 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z

Often on this new class of sitcom, entire story arcs can appear as if they were generated from a Twitter hashtag. Television: ?Parks and Recreation? and Other Sitcoms? Hashtags and Memes 2011-12-09T22:31:54Z

The Miller papers trace the arc of the American 20th century, both in contents and materials, which range from marble-covered drugstore notebooks to computer printouts. Inside the Battle for Arthur Miller’s Archive 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z

People quote Martin Luther King: “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” Emmylou Harris: ‘There are things I don't think we'll ever know the answers to’ 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z

With nary a pause, he rolls through the details of characters’ yearslong arcs, including every stolen identity, forbidden romance and vicious backstabbing — literal and figurative. Michael R. Jackson on the Soap Opera Origins of ‘White Girl in Danger’ 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z

The shift in Sam’s career is one of several arcs that give the final season more plot structure than previous ones had. On ‘Better Things,’ a Small Story Goes Out With a Big Bang 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z

And that’s before we get to the other running themes of the show, like the economic side of the prison industry, which gets special attention in a season arc that I won’t spoil here. Review: Orange Is the New Black Spotlights the Mothers of Detention 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z

She started 35 years ago, never imagining the arc the narrative would take. The endless siege: The Tehran hostages are still seeking compensation and closure 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z

He does this by fabricating a minutely detailed, fictionalized autobiography that documents every record he ever made, every band he ever belonged to, and that charts the entire arc of his might-have-been career. Books of The Times: A Rock-Star Life Imagined, but Never Actually Achieved 2011-07-11T22:00:32Z

Butter’s story is a very American story, because the arc of its vilification and subsequent redemption is a parable for how we get food wrong time and again. Our messed-up relationship with food has a long history. It started with butter. 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z

“The full arc of it is so beautiful.” Willie Norris Has Some Words For Us 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z

What decisions did you make in terms of creating the characters and their arcs? In "Lingui," a teenager is forced to seek an abortion in Chad: "Injustice is against women, always" 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z

There was only one encore, but it was a treat – Schubert's Impromptu Op 90 No 2, unfolding in a series of gracefully scampering arcs. Murray Perahia ? review 2011-04-03T21:45:01Z

It takes a minute to realize that what you are looking at is the giant blowup of a zigzag dart, the ribbing of a faille lapel, the arcing seam of a sleeve. Charles James Couture, Come Alive 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z

In And the Heart Says Whatever, she deliberately resists the urge to mould each story along a neat, narrative arc with a cleverly packaged ending. Confessions in new women's lit: Emily Gould, Meghan Daum and Sloane Crosley 2010-07-31T23:06:00Z

We wanted to write about how much race informs and determines the arc of a person's life. Writing the White Boyfriend: How today's love stories are revising interracial romance tropes 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z

But what about the actors who don't necessarily get the cute catchphrases or flashy support arcs, yet they bring the intensity, lighting up the screen every time they're in a scene? Four actors who light up the TV screen in small roles 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z

“You’ll get your resolution in terms of who committed the murder, but you often find there’s a romantic or a friendship arc left unresolved.” Too closure for comfort: the death of definitive TV endings 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z

The latter was the performance that came to mind when Patrick Somerville, creator of “Station Eleven,” was looking to cast his Miranda, the artist whose graphic novel drives the show’s narrative arc. Danielle Deadwyler Is the Beating Heart of ‘Till’ 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z

This sculptor’s primary subject — the extravagantly curvaceous female form familiar from his bronzes, seen this time from the back — unfurls in a series of arcing lines, something like a musical staff made flesh. Art Review: ‘Fine Lines,’ at the Brooklyn Museum 2013-04-18T21:31:41Z

But bouncy and appealing as many of the songs are, they often just underline the basic love-triangle arc of the story, dutifully illustrating its turning points without adding emotional texture. ‘Bull Durham,’ a Musical Adaptation of the 1988 Movie 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z

Story arcs are top secret and kept in a master binder everyone’s heard about and no one gets to see, not even Russell and Rhys. How Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell learned to stop worrying and love their characters’ chilly fates 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z

Note to readers: This article discusses a major plot arc in the current season of “Playing House” and contains spoilers. “Playing House” gets serious — and keeps us laughing 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z

According to the site, “the song ‘El Paso’ is about love, revenge, consequences, and redemption,” which, admittedly, sounds like a familiar story arc to anyone who has watched . Is “Felina” the Secret To the Breaking Bad Finale? 2013-09-25T18:26:48Z

They betray the heavy hand of a screenwriter who has created composites and streamlined events to fit a three-act structure or the familiar arc of rise-fall-rise. film: Anti-Biopics Series at Anthology Film Archives 2010-07-09T07:25:00Z

Producers are looking to create a story arc that will play out all season, which means that cast members must be able to hit certain emotional notes. How to cast Emmy-worthy reality shows 2010-05-27T00:21:00Z

Mr. Jarvi tamped down the cinematic opulence of the music, letting arcs crest and subside. In Paris, a Music Hall Built for Unity Offers a Stirring First Act 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z

Lee tracks the arc of Stoppard’s politics over time. ‘Tom Stoppard’ Tells of an Enormous Life Spent in Constant Motion 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z

Rosenbloom’s book, and the skin-bound books she discusses, compel us to reckon with that arc, and to try to bend it more urgently in an ethical direction. Yes, Books Were Bound in Human Skin. An Intrepid Librarian Finds the Proof. 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z

Individual voices break free in yearning, sometimes anguished arcs as the texture grows ever more complex, insistent and fierce. So You Want to Be a Socially Distanced Orchestra 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z

Eventually, his arc of discovery led him to Burgundy. Rediscovering Wine After Covid-19 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z

That track, nearly 18 minutes long, follows an inexorable arc. Review: Tony Malaby, Weaving Spells With Paloma Recio 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z

They each used one arm to clasp the other’s waist and the other to curve overhead in an arc. Dance Review: Surupa Sen and Bijayini Satpathy at Baryshnikov Arts Center 2014-05-04T19:26:22Z

A classic American meal has a discernible beginning, middle and end — a story arc, to put it in Hollywood terms. Thanks for Not Sharing! My Fine Dining Isn’t Your Fork Orgy 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z

I knew the narrative arc: the vet, sad news, desperate measures. How to know if your dog is in pain: “With one lick to my face, Lucy gave me peace” 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z

Narrative arcs and character tropes are just rules to break. This Week in Fiction: Amelia Gray 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z

Winning the Emmy four years ago has changed the arc of her career somewhat. Ann Dowd Sails Around New York Harbor 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z

It’s an intensely physical performance, requiring her to arc backward like a limbo dancer and, at one point, crawl across a parking lot on her stomach. ‘Kajillionaire’ Review: California Scheming 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z

My young teacher is projecting elegant arcs and angles onto the wall. Love is the mother of all addictions: Compelling as nicotine and heroin — and just as hard to kick 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z

My thing has always been that every episode needs to have an arc and listeners should be left wanting more. Archers to get 'darker and bigger' 2012-06-06T09:38:58Z

Like The Jinx, the Serial podcast reopened a cold case and drew in its audience with a serialized narrative arc filled with cliffhangers. How The Jinx and Serial Strain the Ethics of Crime Reporting 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z

The predictable story arc is spiced up by Darby’s frequent, sassy asides to the camera, reminiscent of the TV series “Fleabag.” ‘Darby and the Dead’ Review: Sixteen With a Sixth Sense 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z

As the teenager, realizing that the Canadians are not there to help him but to extract evidence for his American prosecutors, arcs from elation through crushing disappointment, a gallery of observers comments on his predicament. | 'You Don?t Like the Truth': ?You Don?t Like the Truth,? a Guant?namo Documentary - Review 2011-09-27T21:34:49Z

When you begin to understand men such as Thomas Jefferson and George Washington as mortal and flawed figures, you lose what Trump sees as the grand narrative arc of America. Perspective | Mount Rushmore is colossal kitsch, perfect for a populist spectacle 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z

In other words, of course they will, and do, sending a slo-mo spume of brains and blood arcing across the screen. MIA's Born Free: going for the jugular 2010-05-01T23:10:00Z

At 7:22 a.m., just as the red arc edges into view, a straggler rushes up with a camera tripod and says to no one in particular: “I’m a little late.” In the Florida Keys, sunrises are a spectator sport 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z

Four of the many vehicles created for her were three-act productions; she found the challenge of tracing a vast theatrical arc over a three-act work supremely fulfilling. Lynn Seymour, Acclaimed Ballerina and a Dramatic Force, Dies at 83 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z

“In some ways, it’s a very classical arc.” Tonya Harding, tragic muse? Plays, films and art explore skating’s biggest scandal 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z

But other intriguing character arcs are mostly overwhelmed in the cacophony of the constant clashes. 'Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies' too often overwhelms 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z

The novel delves smartly into the distinction between the fight for equal rights and the fight for integration, though Alice’s focus on those she cares for short changes her own internal growth arc. Overlooked Black History, in Three New Novels 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z

It's the arc as actors move towards the end of their tenure in the role. Doctor Who: Hide – series 33, episode 9 2013-04-20T18:30:00Z

Her back arcs, butt hovering in the air, and clear liquid begins spraying out from between her legs. The sexual healers next door 2013-01-27T00:00:00Z

For our current president, though, Benteen’s character arc holds particular weight. The “Twilight Zone” episode that Trump needs to see 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z

Ferrell will play a visiting branch manager over an arc of several episodes on "The Office." Will Ferrell to guest star on 'The Office' 2011-01-27T17:48:00Z

The sun traced a golden arc in the azure sky. Voyage to the Center of the World 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z

Meanwhile, the narrative is carefully built in a tragic arc. His Shows Take On Big Issues. They’re Also Good Yarns. 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z

The great achievement of “Elijah,” for all of its beautiful melodies, is its compelling dramatic arc, particularly in the development of its blustery central figure. Music Review: Tritle Leads Oratorio Society in ?Paulus? 2010-05-11T22:12:00Z

After spinning passionately on one leg, he leaned forward, brought his hands together and executed a grand port de bras, an arc that lifted his torso and ended with his parting his arms expansively. Critic’s Notebook: New Men of ‘Nutcracker’: Papajohn, Tilton and Melendez 2012-12-11T23:17:27Z

It treated The Deep's supposed redemption arc the same way. "The Boys" versus The Big Sellout 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z

But Balanchine used these stereotypes to define in the shortest possible time the prodigal’s all-too-human arc from rebellion to contrition. L.A. Ballet's ambitious all-Balanchine program leads to missteps, but also one big triumph 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z

“So that arcs of change in light, arcs of change in sound, arcs of change in physical movement unfold as an aggregated phenomenon.” Chains Clink, Water Splashes: A Composer’s Beautiful Noise 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z

When I look back over the whole arc of the Coens' oeuvre I realise that I've probably seen more of their films than I have of any other contemporary director's. Will Self considers the Coen brothers 2011-02-11T10:08:28Z

“It will be interesting to take a character we know in a way and show him—Well, his arc will be quite interesting,” McGregor said. Ewan McGregor drops first details on Obi-Wan series after lying about it for four years 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z

Made for less than $2 million, the "Beasts of the Southern Wild" has now completed the arc many predicted, from Sundance darling to Oscar hit. Oscar snubs: Musical chairs in the director's seat 2013-01-10T17:25:12Z

It also blazed a trail for self-referential comedy, swapping out the traditional episode-to-episode story arcs in favour of deconstructing the sitcom format which it so closely followed. Six to watch: Standups in sitcoms 2011-07-06T13:16:26Z

Through awe-inspiring runs and subtly evocative phrasing, Hathaway delivers sophisticated, classic records that still bend toward the arc of contemporary pop. 13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z

In retrospect, I really did understand this was the best arc for her because you couldn't really push it any further. Cranky Miss Blankenship takes Randee Heller to the Emmys 2011-09-08T18:12:14Z

The taut dramatic arc of “Harriet” is built from the substance of complex and daring ideas. The Stunning Achievement of Kasi Lemmons’s “Harriet” 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z

The whole arc of a career contained in one ballet. Princely Duties at “The Nutcracker” 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z

The arc of the whole was compelling, and the wildly careening “Battle on the Ice” movement was a suspenseful, wordless minidrama in itself. Chicago Orchestra at Carnegie Hall and Beyond 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z

There’s a beautiful arc that happens, and it isn’t dragons and killing zombies, but it’s having the courage to be brave within her world, which is stepping outside her comfort zone, realizing her potential. Emilia Clarke on ‘Game of Thrones,’ Surfing and Her New Movie 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z

In Beethoven’s “Appassionata” Sonata, Mr. Perahia was able to build up generous arcs of dramatic development through the juxtaposition of that rooting bass line and the emotionally charged harmonic progressions straining against it. Music Review: Murray Perahia’s Powerful Sound Unfurls at Avery Fisher 2014-03-10T20:54:55Z

Same-sex attraction is rare in middle-grade fiction, so it’s gratifying to see the full arc of their relationship as Ivy’s feelings move beyond simple friendship. When the Going Gets Tough, These Kids Find Their Way 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z

The basic story arc of Springfield's life resembles what has become an all-too-familiar boilerplate for the biography of a troubled rock star. Review: Springfield sings again 'Forever Dusty' 2012-11-20T04:01:05Z

Following the first arc lamps and incandescent filament bulbs of the mid-19th century, electricity transformed every aspect of life, from living rooms to streetscapes. The Week Ahead: Mar. 25 ? 31 2012-03-23T14:29:22Z

Each episode follows its narrative arcs to often preposterous ends. John Wilson Reveals the Absurd Poetry of New York 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z

She catches the way certain nights, when you are in high school, seem to last for a month — long enough to sustain entire arcs of one’s life. For the Performing Arts Students in This Novel, Drama Is a Way of Life 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z

While this happens, a man will occasionally lift a woman, so that this jump becomes amplified into a large-sailing arc, still with one foot raised. Dance Review: Cunningham and Cage?s ?Roaratorio,? a ?Legacy Tour? Revival 2010-06-07T22:15:00Z

“Because it isn’t really an arc — it’s a flat line. He’s crazy from the jump.” Stephen King Has Thoughts About Stephen King TV Shows 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z

Each concert has its own arc and character, balancing deep rhapsody against thorny dissonance. Pop Music Gifts, All Bundled Up 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z

Stephen Greenblatt follows Adam and Eve through a long arc of Western history. The Truth and Fiction of Adam and Eve 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z

Once he ends things with Devi, Paxton is essentially set free, and the writers are able to focus on more substantial storylines that deepen his character arc. "Never Have I Ever" should let Devi be single 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z

In outline, “Val” is a standard biographical documentary, tracing an arc from childhood through struggle, triumph and more struggle. ‘Val’ Review: The Iceman Cometh 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z

And though she is moving more slowly, she still paces off her canvases and flings paint from her loaded brush so that it lands in calligraphic arcs. Pat Steir Gets Discovered, Again 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z

When I said “yes,” he smiled and lifted the teapot high, tipping it slightly so the tea poured in a long, steaming arc. Modern Love: Signs, Wonders and Fates Fulfilled 2010-02-20T06:33:00Z

They stage an early fight, for instance, entirely in silhouette, so that the arcs of spurting gore appear black, not red. 2010-01-15T04:11:00Z

What I see more of now are novels whose outlines are crisply defined, with two or three narrative arcs in play at most. What Ever Happened to Hysterical Realism? 2012-07-11T14:00:31Z

In an interview on an art blog, Mr. Trecartin described it as “a movie made by everyone and the plot arc is the life of a tag.” Art Review: A Show Is All Cyber, Some of the Time 2010-10-21T22:17:00Z

That at least is a playable arc, and Mr. Zayas — a New York stage fixture perhaps best known as Angel Batista on Showtime’s “Dexter” — is commanding in the role. Review: Alpha Male Romantic Problems in ‘Devil of Choice’ 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z

There was no visible dramatic arc to the character. Wolf Trap Opera’s ‘Carmen’ could use a little more of the original’s edginess

The real arc of “Pitch Perfect” is Becca’s growth as a singer and a functional member of a fractious all-girl a cappella group. The Carpetbagger: Box Office Heroines 2012-12-07T15:00:34Z

As they rush onstage in arcing rows and fall back into the wings, like lapping waves, they’re not in perfect sync, but who cares? Review: Kids Dance Begins With Poise, Ends With Shrieks 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z

The show was lifted by the producer Russell T. Davies’s decision to introduce emotionally complex plots that gave the Doctor’s companions their own story arcs. The Music of “Doctor Who” Makes a Glorious Return to Form 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z

In lieu of plot, the film accumulates rituals, traditions and memories, and charts a larger arc of familial change and rural emigration. ‘The Village House’ Review: A Family and the Walls That Enfold It 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z

Career-wise, find a few people who you "want to be when you grow up" and look at their arcs. Motherlode Blog: Going Back to Work is Frequently a Challenge for Parents Who've Been at Home With Young Children 2012-10-18T13:36:15Z

In a 1965 shoot for Elle, a gamine model in graphic patterned suit by Dior, leather gloves and fedora is caught in a dramatic arc of light against a mosaic wall. Terence Donovan Fashion edited by Diana Donovan and David Hillman – review 2012-12-16T00:05:04Z

These were conventional arcs that started and ended within the span of a season. Orange is the New Black: season four will take over your life, without parole 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z

Instead, Mr. Mitchell’s playbook leans on long thematic arcs, slithery polytonality, rhythmic caginess and a chamber-like internal logic that carries over to the practice of group improvisation. Review: On ‘Vista Accumulation,’ Matt Mitchell Plays Tension Like an Instrument 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z

With no mystery to solve and no clear character arcs, there seemed to be no central conflict, other than directionless survival. The Leftovers season finale: how much more gloom and grief can we take? 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z

“The Collected Stories” reveals the arc of Machado’s career, from the straightforward love stories to the cerebral and unpredictable later works. A Master Storyteller From 19th-Century Brazil, Heir to the Greats and Entirely Sui Generis 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z

Kaminsky, who is hard of hearing himself, uses each poem to contribute to the larger narrative arc, which parallels the life story of his own family, who fled Ukraine in the early 1990s. The best poetry collections of 2019 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z

Over the centuries the water has carved three limestone arcs across the main chamber at the end of a dizzyingly steep gorge. 20 of the world's best waterfalls: readers’ tips 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z

The sites are mainly points on the “arc of fire,” from Rondônia in the southwest to Pará in the north, where in dry season fires are set to clear rainforest for cropland. 6 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z

The weightiness of von Trier’s story arc is signaled right away, with the occasional solemn glissando or a rest that halts the music’s momentum. 7 Things to Do This Weekend 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z

Coltrane always inspires ambition, but dynamic arrangements with an almost narrative arc are what this orchestra is founded on; it will reliably play its strong suit. Music Review: ‘The Genius of Coltrane’ at the Rose Theater 2012-10-28T21:50:06Z

One thing Fukuyama, 69, has not gotten sick of is trying to answer the biggest questions about democracy, human nature and the long arc of historical progress. Francis Fukuyama Predicted the End of History. It’s Back (Again). 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z

“The Birth of Loud” traces the dual arc of the men’s rise with consummate skill and authority. Review | A look at the two men who turned up the volume on rock music 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z

Angola, Gardullo said, is a lesson in the “long arc of history and what changes and doesn’t change.” From a slave house to a prison cell: The history of Angola Plantation 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z

The green lights arced luminescent, as if yawning or stretching, as if Willy was happy to hear his name after all these years. “Is there an afterlife?” Ghost-hunting at my grandmother’s house 2014-02-02T11:59:00Z

There’s a chance to let an extended, unpredictable arc of sound, light and information envelop me, with no capability to pause or rewind, no temptation to multitask. Disconcerted: A Music Critic’s Empty Nights 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z

The sections of “Infinite Love,” a continuous 40-minute composition, tend to start with plucked arpeggios and expand, sometimes taking on a melody, sometimes rippling in ever-wider arcs, sometimes melting into feedback and echo. Playlist: Younger Folk, Older Folk, Noises Tempered and Psychedelic 2010-10-15T16:58:00Z

No two stars could be more charming; and Dujardin expresses with astounding subtlety the emotional arc of a man sliding from the world’s rapturous acceptance to ignominy and anonymity. The Artist: A 'Silent' Film to Sing About 2011-11-22T15:30:45Z

With the show’s “ups and downs, tensions and silliness, surprise and excitement,” Alderton said, the seven episodes plot the narrative arc of their relationship like a romantic comedy. Dolly Alderton Gives Female Friendship the Rom-Com Treatment 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z

A broad smile arced across my son’s face as the train chugged out of the station. In Southern California, ride the rails on a kid-friendly scale 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z

I spent a lot of time with the footage, cataloging all of the scenes he sent, and talking with Tom about some general feelings for the arc of the project. “The Cold Lands” and Rockwood Ferry: Exclusive new music set to bonus footage from the film 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z

That being said, it’s fairly rare on TV, but they do long-form character arcs. What would Kim Wexler wear? Rhea Seehorn on her iconic ponytail, Marshall’s separates and class 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z

Perhaps that’s because, in replicating the arc of gay life from the 1960s to the 2010s, his plays also replicated the arc of his own life. Terrence McNally, Tony-Winning Playwright of Gay Life, Dies at 81 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z

It's a dramatic cliché familiar to fans of Bollywood, whose over-the-top romantic arcs typically start with a scene like this. Beyond brown shame: Refreshing "India Sweets and Spices" moves past struggles of hyphenated identity 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z

Not so: Sansa’s blade has a clear, clean arc—killing Ramsay obliterates an evil, and it directly avenges the litany of terrors he inflicted upon her in any given night. Sansa Stark has always been a warrior: She’s been fierce all along — and it kept her alive 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z

In my films, I sweat blood to make big plot points and character arcs work, whereas in opera, the story is just a series of headlines. Mike Figgis beds down with Lucrezia Borgia 2011-01-20T22:00:02Z

The three-show arc is being called “Fare Thee Well”, both because it is a rather appropriate goodbye and because it is a lyric in the song “Brokedown Palace”. The Grateful Dead Are Reuniting For Three Final Shows 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z

In costume, she'll look like a Ziegfield Girl, with a headdress of arcing wire and crystals, topped with a fountain of feathers. Washington Ballet's The Sun Also Rises invokes the spirit of Ernest Hemingway 2013-06-11T12:59:03Z

For now, her book traces an arc from self-blame and self-doubt to considering oneself, as Chung puts it, “worthy of memory,” and authorized to add to the culture’s family lore. Nicole Chung’s Adoption Memoir, “All You Can Ever Know,” Is an Ode to Sisterly Love 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z

Having been formed by images of Great Men, lone rangers, righteous vigilantes and Mr. Smiths going to Washington, movies habitually reduce history and heroism to single-person “arcs.” Perspective | Why female portrayals of power on screen need to evolve 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z

The story’s main arc is set into motion when a letter from the Prince to Freda is stolen by a no-good card sharp hanging around the Crawleys. The True Story Behind Downton Abbey‘s Scandalous Royal Love Letter 2014-02-24T17:25:12Z

The problem is that in this production the dirt isn’t so much slung as spun, carefully and thoughtfully, so you can trace the arc of a joke before it lands. Review: ‘The Front Page’ Is Diverting, but Don’t Stop the Presses 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z

So is a graceful Noto sculpture whose arcing purple tendrils turn silver at their tips. In the galleries: To sleep, perchance to dream 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z

He brings to the waterfront planning effort political savvy, the ability to foresee pitfalls over the long arc of a city megaproject. The push to see Seattle waterfront transformed 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z

Becoming a mother has often prodded Seyfried to look back on the arc of her own life, and from her vantage point in the Catskills, things play a little differently now. Amanda Seyfried Finally Stakes Her Claim 2020-11-29T05:00:00Z

Tuesday’s finale wasn’t a showdown so much as the convenient intersection of two arcs — Ms. Sanchez’s ascendant but flattening, and Mr. Phillips’s steady as she goes. Critic’s Notebook: American Idol Winner Phillip Phillips Is Known for His Modesty 2012-05-24T06:17:26Z

In the long arc of Swift’s chronology, “Enchanted” gradually becomes, well, disenchanted. Taylor Swift’s ‘Midnights’ (Lindsay’s Version) 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z

In fact, the triumph of this piece was its arc, shifting from a report about ugliness abroad to one closer to home. John Oliver and Clickhole Take Fake News in Opposite Directions 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z

Listen to them weave a storyteller’s spell in this song about a nighttime tryst in a fishing boat, and marvel at the emotional arc they weave with the simplest of gestures. The 25 Best Classical Music Tracks of 2020 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z

The shade of the black oak had forced the crown of the chestnut oak to arc away from it, but this gave the pair a sense of movement, as if they were dancing. Plant an oak tree — or better yet, start with acorns 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z

An old man, at the other end of life’s arc, approaches the viewer. Robert Frank Revealed the Truth of Postwar America 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z

After they make their choices, you also get to watch the aftermath; Bravo cameras have been following the arcs of choice of several women for more than a decade. The Sound of ‘Housewives’ Everywhere 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z

The acting is excellent and some of the scenes are quite enthralling; but large plot arcs seem almost nonsensical or heavily contrived to me. ‘Billions’ Season 2, Episode 10: Nonconformity 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z

Mr. Gilbert took care to shape the score’s dramatic arcs and episodes. Music Review: Philharmonic Opens Season at Avery Fisher Hall 2012-09-20T16:22:20Z

He’s been working on a memoir titled “Bending Toward Justice,” a reference to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. quote: “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” A generation of LGBTQ advocates hopes the clock isn’t ticking backward 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z

Also absent, at least initially, are direct descendants of The Comedian, Nite Owl or other familiar heroes from the original’s 12-issue arc. HBO's "Watchmen" takes on white supremacy — Damon Lindelof promises to "troll the white savior" 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z

The arc of these events conveyed to me for the first time that a separate set of rules exists for the poor. My life on the streets 2013-04-18T21:27:00Z

There’s a particular story in that arc that I’m very excited for. 'The Walking Dead' Has Found Its Next Major Villain 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z

When they sit in a studio's executive's office, and they're talking about a specific plot or story, they want to talk about the character arc. "It would change our politics": Emilio Estevez on why we should all take a pilgrimage 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z

Her young, empathetic narrator forced from her gated community to the unruly streets to find allies, in a heroic arc that also inspires, planting seeds, using empathy to build unlikely connections. Quarantine book club: Reading for mental health in a plague year 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z

And what happened was that it changed the arc of the show. Show runners examine the ever-changing television landscape 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z

Together the above suggest a long, slow developmental arc left in the wake of the failure of conventional politics and economics. Stop-and-frisk, eviscerated 2012-05-29T19:30:00Z

The other story arc – that Viva is adopted – splutters to a halt. Viva Forever! – review 2012-12-16T00:05:46Z

“I do believe there’s an arc of history, and it bends toward some form of justice,” he said. Francis Fukuyama Predicted the End of History. It’s Back (Again). 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z

Her supporting leg, bended at the knee, leans forward, forming another arc that likewise leads to the upturned head. Dance Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at City Center - Review 2011-12-07T22:26:02Z

They are not trying to delve into how someone grows up this way; rather, those excuses are employed to give him a redemptive, almost heroic arc. Despite its awards, Three Billboards is a shallow look at race in rural America 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z

Frank hadn’t been seen much this season, leaving his fans to hope that his story arc would re-emerge in a prominent fashion at some point. 'Sleepy Hollow' Recap: A Not-So-Shocking Death 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z

She’s writing a three-issue arc of Marvel Comics’s Black Panther series, as well as a Marvel comic based on her character Ngozi, a Nigerian teenage girl who is “bonded to the alien symbiotic organism Venom.” Nnedi Okorafor and the Fantasy Genre She Is Helping Redefine 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z

Only Jenna seems fully drawn from life, and the emotional arc of her character conforms to familiar stories about oppressed women finding their inner strength. Review: Jessie Mueller Serves a Slice of Life (With Pie) in Sara Bareilles’s ‘Waitress’ 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z

I mean, just take the narrative and visual arc of Griffin Dunne’s character. “Stay off the moors!”: John Landis’ “An American Werewolf in London” is a modern horror masterpiece 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z

And I wound up, to my surprise, not just using the gestalt of the song, but really following the emotions and the arc of the story.” Post-Minimalism and Folk Ballads Fuel a Composer 2011-02-01T22:00:25Z

But it's still a very long 75 minutes, and it follows exactly the narrative arc you would guess. May 29 at SIFF: Actress America Ferrera, author/director Sebastian Junger visit film festival 2010-05-29T04:01:00Z

Jones’s late-career resurgence is hinted at but doesn’t figure into the show’s tidy “A Star Is Born” moral arc. ‘George & Tammy’ Review: We’re Gonna Hold On (Until We Don’t) 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z

The series can’t go through that tidy arc in a movie-length two hours and will have to find ways to stretch the story out while deflecting what might seem like its more unsavory aspects. Television Review: ?The Client List? With Jennifer Love Hewitt on Lifetime 2012-04-06T23:33:50Z

The film traced the group’s arc from its humble roots to its induction in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame last year. Why did CNN air a documentary about the band Chicago produced by band members? 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z

For a while last fall, it seemed as if Showtime’s emotionally draining drama “The Affair” could have been one of those shows where a 10-episode arc would have been plenty. Step 1 to start loving ‘The Affair’: Admit there’s no such thing as truth 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z

The arc of this movie is sneaky but powerful. The thought-provoking, brainy sci-fi drama 'Ex Machina' 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z

The first was to consider the arc of the piece. “The Head and the Load,” William Kentridge’s Homage to Africa in the Great War 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z

I think everyone has the same arc of emotions across their faces when they hear it for the first time. The poster girl for period sex: “I think it’s unfortunate that women often think their vagina’s kind of disgusting” 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z

Even if you’re on the descent of your child rearing arc, this is still worth getting right. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A mother might need to discipline herself to pick her battles 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z

This arc continues throughout Act 2, where scene after scene reaches an emotional peak. New opera's success is beyond `Doubt' 2013-01-27T21:59:08Z

The general narrative arc is from mild apprehension to full acceptance. Review: In ‘I Am Cait,’ Caitlyn Jenner Documents a Changing Self 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z

He added: “It’s not a conventional narrative, but there’s an arc. And I think I thought he’ll see that as well and actually see the band as like a character.” When David Byrne Got Together With Spike Lee 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z

The whole arc of the story is going to be riveting.” Rock Stars of Books: Musicians? Big Sales 2011-07-08T22:31:03Z

From ancient Greece to the moon by way of Monteverdi, Mahler and Puccini: Wednesday evening’s concert by the Dolce Suono Ensemble at Roulette in Brooklyn drew a wide arc. Music Review: Dolce Suono Ensemble and Lucy Shelton at Roulette 2013-12-10T18:21:41Z

“I think people are really going to be excited about her arc on this season,” Lee said. How to Be a Star by Not Giving Your All 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z

Long-form television, with its longer arcs and unique production rhythms, represented something new and ultimately irresistible. In ‘Hunters,’ Al Pacino Stalks Nazis Into New Territory 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z

We knew, roughly, the arc of the season and we didn’t change it. Will Forte on His New Hit The Last Man on Earth: 'I’m Not Used to People Watching the Stuff I Do' 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z

You could pick any one of a dozen episodes - but the end of Stringer Bell’s tragic arc has the ambition and subtlety to represent them all. What was the best hour of television ever? 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z

With it being an ongoing series, will the God killer be a running theme as other matters come up, or is this just the first arc? Vertigo announces new 'Lucifer,' more at Comic-Con: Read Q&As with four creators 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z

Its reach is long, its narrative fresh and the arc of its account sobering to say the least. The American Past: A History of Contradictions 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z

When you do look back over the entire arc of Wilco's career, what's the common thread that guides you through such a wide-ranging catalog? How Wilco's Jeff Tweedy became a great American songwriter 2011-09-27T14:01:00Z

Most reality television observes a familiar narrative arc – initial high hopes, dashed by disaster and resistance, rescued by a moment of high-conflict catharsis, followed by a degree of redemption. Gordon Ramsay: appetite for destruction 2012-06-08T22:01:04Z

Carti doesn’t offer lofty metaphors, or skywritten punchlines, or any kind of traditional narrative arc — but that doesn’t stop every sound that materializes on his tongue from sounding electric, spontaneous and alive. Perspective | How to love that Black Thought freestyle and ‘mumble rap’ at the same time 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z

Coven,” like A.H.S.’s other strongest season, “Murder House,” was populated by human beings with emotions and character arcs. ‘American Horror Story’ Season 5, Episode 11: Hotel California 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z

Writer and artist Zander Cannon gets a pass because of his tremendous series “Kaijumax,” now in the middle of its third arc for Oni Press. One of the Best Examinations of Race in Comics is a Bonkers Comic About a Prison for Giant Monsters 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z

You could feel how this opened up a wide arc of space on that side. Critic’s Notebook: Former Merce Cunningham Dancers at Philadelphia Museum 2012-12-23T22:53:57Z

Season two saw the show fully commit to the season-long story arc with the tale of terrifying mountain woman crime matriarch Mags Bennett and her boys. Justified's season finale showed why this series is criminally under-rated 2012-06-21T13:28:47Z

He is a figure of natural authority from the start, while Laura and Penelope’s arcs must bend toward action and agency. Virginia Reeves’s New Novel Explores What It Feels Like When the Mind Breaks 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z

Increasingly thinner triangles weaken the integrity of a slice until the portion crumbles into a pile, which is what happened to Nate's arc and Season 3. Time to move on from the "Ted Lasso" way after a bloated season 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z

Certain ranges of the piano’s strings are prepared with metal objects, creating percussive sounds that draw an arc to the other soloist. Music Review: Unsuk Chin Celebrated in Composer Portrait at Miller Theater 2014-03-16T20:54:53Z

DA FONSECA-WOLLHEIM I found analogies between certain elements of the music and the dance, but ultimately felt that Grisey’s emotional arc wasn’t reflected in a truly satisfying way in the choreography. ‘Vortex Temporum,’ a Sensual Blend of Music and Dance 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z

As this presidency's corruption has deepened, its episodic themes and seasonal arcs have also evolved to portray the steady dissolution of the presumed bulwark against injustice that is supposed to be provided by the law. "The Good Fight" dreams up a Hillary Clinton timeline we've all wondered about 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z

“It begins when someone grows tired of standing idly by, waiting for history’s arc to bend toward justice.” Books of The Times: ‘Forcing the Spring’ by Jo Becker 2014-04-30T19:19:22Z

The similarities in the way the characters’ arcs end in each play are intriguing: For both Naomi and Lillian, the departures are abrupt. In Two London Plays, Being Black Means Looking From the Outside In 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z

“All the Rage” doesn’t have the natural emotional arc provided by the personal history of “The Tricky Part”; in its diffuseness it is less dramatically satisfying. Theater Review: Martin Moran’s ‘All the Rage’ at Peter Jay Sharp Theater 2013-01-31T03:00:51Z

The Thai American D.C. artist’s simplest pictures are little more than an arc or two, enlivened by drips, spatters, cracks and the gradations of gray produced by unevenly brushed pigment. Review | In the galleries: Exhibit upends male-centric myths, legends and folklore 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z

Sasha Cooke sang the song of the finale beautifully, but the weight of her mezzo-soprano voice in a part written for soprano pulled the ethereal arcs of melody referring to “heavenly life” earthward. Critic’s Notebook: Aspen Music Festival Embarks on New Era 2013-07-29T21:49:03Z

The romantic arcs of the leading characters of “Insecure” are important. ‘Insecure’ Season 1, Episode 7: Who’s Daniel? 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z

I saw the Brooklyn Bridge, with its wonderful arc, and the skyscrapers, which looked to me like they were floating. Brooklyn Bridge, Star of the City: Here’s a Tour 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z

Classically speaking, such a ride requires a narrative arc, physical movement, low light, and some ingenious tampering with the viewer’s sense of reality. A Dark Ride 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z

To some degree, “Nomadland” wishes to be settled — wants not necessarily to domesticate its heroine, but at least to bend her journey into a more-or-less predictable arc. ‘Nomadland’ Review: The Unsettled Americans 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z

She has the most ambitious narrative arc in the series, the widest gap between appearance and truth. The Cathartic Finale of “Big Little Lies” 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z

At first they envisioned Omar as a robber of robbers, a character who would have a six- or seven-episode arc and would then quickly meet his demise. How Michael K. Williams Made Omar Little His Own on ‘The Wire’ 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z

The play sells out its urgency long before it arcs toward revelation. Review: In ‘When We Went Electronic,’ Hell Is Available in Spandex 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z

Its pace, its acuity, its breathtaking, inexorable arc of growth forces rapid, often drastic decisions; it is terrifying to experience, terrifying to observe and terrifying to treat. Cancer: The new normal? 2011-01-17T17:35:24Z

Unlike the Genie, Long possesses a compelling human back story and follows a defined character arc. ‘Wish Dragon’ Review: ‘Aladdin’ Goes to Shanghai, Sort Of 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z

Maybe such a narrative arc – riches to, er, riches – wouldn't be so strange set to music. American Psycho idea: the serious novel as musical 2010-12-23T10:03:29Z

The season-long arc follows the hiring of a new principal for South Park Elementary—the aforementioned PC Principal—who brings with him a wave of change. Always brash, “South Park” gets brave: From kids with guns to the P.C. principal, this was their most compelling — and self-aware — season 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z

The arc of each installment runs from beauty to loss to a concrete, hopeful example of a battered ecosystem that’s recovered. Watching ‘Our Planet,’ Where the Predator Is Us 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z

The musical affinities between Mr. Adams and Mr. Glass — the off-kilter, driving rhythms, the large arcs constructed from small cells — require no elaboration. Still Resonating From the Great Wall 2011-01-30T02:30:03Z

In time, Austin replaced the arc lights with newer bulbs and eventually took down half of the original towers. Pursuits: Austin’s Moon Towers, Beyond ‘Dazed and Confused’ 2014-02-13T15:08:48Z

Matthew got a stern talking to from Isobel, who almost won the role of “MVP Woman Of A Certain Age” in this episode, if not for the Dowager’s amazing arc; but more on that soon. Downton Abbey Watch: Life is a Game 2012-02-20T13:45:28Z

He had a memorable arc on "Sons of Anarchy" as Greg the Peg a few years ago. From "Only Murders" to "Sex Lives," disability onscreen is improving but "still not enough" 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z

De Visé frames the arc of King’s career wholly in terms of gaining White acceptance. Review | A new biography depicts B.B. King as ‘the first guitar hero.’ But does it truly see him? 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z

Liszt's composition traces the arc of a life from infancy to final rest, viewing death as the beginning of a new life. Rachmaninov, Liszt and Mahler coming up at symphony 2011-09-29T20:03:09Z

In the fraught, loud, ADD world of pop production, Mars's songs value narrative arc and internal logic; his soundscapes have three dimensions. Bruno Mars: Unorthodox Jukebox – review 2012-12-09T00:05:56Z

Mr. Brown’s film, shot in Central Africa, uses multiple story arcs to dive into the moral abyss of the Rwandan genocide. ?Pariah? Reveals Another Side of Being Black in the U.S. 2011-12-23T18:57:21Z

At 77, and releasing his first novel in over 15 years, Holleran feels as though he has reached “the end of the arc,” he said in a recent interview. Andrew Holleran’s Work Has Traced the Arc of Life. Now, He Takes on Death. 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z

As an actress, I wanted to show that arc. Allison Janney opens up: On being “fragile but tough on the outside” and the questionable things she’s done for love 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z

Vibrant colors jockey against dull ones; splatters of rocky texture channel happenstance; paint is applied in drips and arcs and douses and schmears. What José Parlá, JR and Kunle Martins Learned from Graffiti 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z

“Valar Morghulis” had to give us a little of everyone to tide us over until next year, but it also accepted that not everyone was going to get epic closure of a season-long arc. Game of Thrones Watch: Fire, Meet Ice 2012-06-04T14:44:21Z

It includes more than 65 of WalkingStick’s works, covering the full arc of her career. Kay WalkingStick, painting her heritage 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z

Each year, four choreographers, one per class, make new dances from start to finish, taking students along that generative arc. Juilliard Students Star in ‘New Dances: Edition 2014’ 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z

That continuous movement impersonates the faultless arc of the throw, the effortless co-ordination. Poem of the week: Darts by Christina Dunhill 2012-08-27T11:35:18Z

For all of the precision and sophistication in her storytelling, here’s the surprising thing: A song’s narrative arc often follows the sound of whichever syllables happen to materialize in her mouth. How Lori McKenna writes the most devastating ballads in country music 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z

The first excerpt is a beautiful description of the Northern Lights, in which Muhly’s music arcs and ripples like the curtains of light Scott describes. Holidays, unaccompanied: Vocal ensembles put seasoning in the ‘seasonal’ 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z

Once he ends things with Devi, Paxton is essentially set free, and the writers are able to focus on more substantial storylines that deepen his character arc. "Never Have I Ever" should let Devi be single 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z

The narrative arc is not a thing wanting in McBride’s best-known works. James McBride’s ‘Kill ’Em and Leave’ 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z

So those who’ve ever tried to tell a fierce 21st century teenager what to wear should know that the arc of history is bending against them. The Daughter Dress Code 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z

But only One and Two are given anything resembling an arc, as we discover the dangerous situations their alcoholism and pill-popping, respectively, lead them to. ‘See You’ Review: Influencers With Followers, Not Souls 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z

Amontillados travel an arc of evolution in which their origin and destination coexist in a tense balance that can be tasted. The When and Why of Amontillado 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z

The arc of the relationship between Mr. Russo and Mr. Tuizer — a superbly fluid, nimble duo — was not easy to trace. French and American Dance Festival, All Around New York 2014-05-06T15:05:13Z

She appeared memorably in the first episode of the third season of “Louie,” and coming up, she has a multiepisode arc in the third season of “Girls.” Gaby Hoffmann, the Eloise of the Chelsea Hotel 2013-07-08T18:56:11Z

“The way I write and the way I develop characters and the overall arc, that seems to be the optimum length for me.” Watch Ricky Gervais as 'Derek' in Trailer for Netflix Special 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z

We've got a couple of scripts in so far, but we don't know the whole story arc. "All Creatures Great and Small" star on animals, slow-burn romance & what makes a Scottish Christmas 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z

His descent from the heady heights of clubland king to tax-evading jailbird provides the show with an arc that is paralleled by other plot lines. Review: A Dirge for Wilting Salad Days in ‘This Ain’t No Disco’ 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z

So why, in a film this daring, is Bella’s character arc so devoid of surprises? After the First Virtual Sundance, Four Writers Compare Notes 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z

Mr. Geffen’s story starts on a classic Hollywood arc: Brooklyn Jewish boyhood, apprenticeship in the William Morris mailroom, quick success as an artist’s manager and record company executive. Television Review: ‘Inventing David Geffen,’ on PBS 2012-11-19T22:51:20Z

There are structural issues – story arc, thematic development, pace, light and shade, tension – which must be addressed too. Hansel and Gretel – review 2013-05-11T23:06:01Z

However, with consummate skill, Goodwillie takes this comfortable narrative arc and uses it to create a taut, intelligent, deftly written novel of politics and identity. What's happened to political fiction? 2010-05-06T09:57:00Z

I think the introduction of Topeka Ben has introduced an arc that could end with Elizabeth leaving Philip and the Directorate next season. ‘The Americans,’ Season 5, Episode 8: The Humanization of Elizabeth 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z

Mr. Chihuly said that in looking back over the long arc of his career, he can pretty much pinpoint where his mental state was, in the cycles of up or down. Who Is Really Making ‘Chihuly Art’? 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z

It’s less a character arc than the feeling there needs to be someone who’s morally uncomfortable. ‘UnREAL’ Season 2 Premiere: We Don’t Solve Problems 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z

This week we are in the same series but what feels like a new story arc. Review: Gustavo Dudamel Wraps Up a Philharmonic Audition 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z

So it’s worth checking out the relationships between these characters and their arcs. Another Period Shows How Historical Millionaires Were Just Like Reality Stars 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z

The audience stands, following the arc of the piece. Classical Music Listings for Oct. 14-20 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z

At Bonnaroo, she made the arc of her crescendos bigger but not cruder; there was vulnerability at the beginning and soul power when she peaked. ArtsBeat: Bonnaroo: Alabama Shakes Commands the Big Stage 2012-06-08T20:25:39Z

As these stories unfold, they contribute to the larger narrative arc, and they parallel that of Kaminsky’s own family, who fled Ukraine in the early 1990s. Review | A portrait of America in three gritty, candid and imaginative collections 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z

We stop to snorkel at a secluded arc of sugar-white sand framed by swaying palms and the pearlescent lagoon. Diving into the tranquility of Tahiti 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z

Worried the bear would pounce on me as I scrolled through the results, I instead made a wide arc around her along the bank of a river. App review: Lost in the wild? Don’t eat a polar bear’s liver, and other tips. 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z

Mr. Distler does almost the opposite — he lets that note drift, becoming the top of a gentle arc. For the First Time, Thelonious Monk’s Songbook Swings Solo 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z

There’s always been this grand arc storytelling in mind that reveals itself occasionally. ‘Game of Thrones’ Director Alan Taylor on Romance, Dragons and Ravens 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z

His guitar was always clear and focused, whether it was balancing riffs in perfect tandem with Richard Lloyd in Television, clawing concise rhythm chords or arcing skyward for a keening solo. Tom Verlaine’s 15 Essential Songs 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z

The central story leads her to consider the larger arc of African-American women and their crafts throughout history, including in her own family, and the ways they have expressed love, hope and continuance. Summer Is Coming. Bring a Book. 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z

And then when it became novelistic, seasonal arcs with Amazon, it just became undeniable. Giovanni Ribisi Has Been Conned. So Have You. 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z

He appeared in a few movies and shows, including a brief arc on the teen comedy “Greek” as a character aptly nicknamed the Hotness Monster. So Long, Medical Scrubs. Jesse Williams Is Ready to Play Ball. 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z

A multiseason series can’t live in the operatic intensity of a fantasy film; it needs to build a world, evolve character and develop story arcs over time. ‘The Rings of Power’ Review: Shiny, Not Yet Precious 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z

Wind seemed to whip through the trees that arced over the Kennedy Center Opera House stage, with slashes of fiery color suggesting autumnal branches in motion. Uncommonly intimate ‘Giselle’ at the Kennedy Center

Another solo moves through extreme angles of light, in an arc, as if from sunrise to sunset. A Master of Dance Lighting Steps Out of the Shadows 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z

So David and Larry grab on to the third rail with both hands in the season premiere, launching a multi-episode arc that sticks a stubborn, boorish man in a highly delicate situation. Is Curb Your Enthusiasm the best-equipped sitcom to tackle #MeToo? 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z

“It’s not easy to create rules around magic and this and that, and still create a relatable character arc.” ‘Cowboy Bebop’ Beats and the Universe of ‘Dune’: What ‘Arcane’ Is Made of 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z

In Hiroshima, Tange’s arcing concrete became a mausoleum for Japan’s darkest hour; in Tokyo, it enclosed a festival of new national life. The 1964 Olympics Certified a New Japan, in Steel and on the Screen 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z

Within this interpretive arc, the slow — only moderately slow — second movement emerged more emphatically than ever as the heart of the concerto, building up a sense of profound self-communion. Review: The return of the ranking cellist ? Yo-Yo Ma 2010-12-08T19:22:00Z

If he enjoyed being silly on the screen, Mr. Connery was darker and more complex when the arc lights were turned off. Sean Connery, Who Embodied James Bond and More, Dies at 90 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z

There were stylistic imperatives particular to us: Standing with my feet together behind a partner as she turned or focusing on the weightless arc of a lift rather than on its height or duration. ‘How Do You Do?’ On Being a Gentleman in 21st-Century Ballet 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z

Premonitions predict their actions, and the follow-up to 2011′s Crazy Clown Time revolves around a similar arc. Like His Films, David Lynch’s The Big Dream is Enigmatic and Opaque 2013-07-19T09:45:37Z

He’s going through the arc of putting himself back together as he goes on all these dangerous adventures. She Shaped the Sound of ‘Cowboy Bebop,’ Again 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z

We asked six women to look back at what the march meant then, what it means now and whether — in the long moral arc of the universe — it made a difference. Did they make a difference? One year later, Women’s March attendees look back. 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z

“Will I die screaming in pain?” is written in an arcing scroll above two figures, the red-haired woman and a dark-haired double, whose bodies are contorted in agony against a black background. Review | Judy Chicago doesn’t have time for games. The planet is dying, and so are we. 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z

Bolivian wine shouldn’t be a surprise, if you look at a map: The country continues the northward arc of the Andes mountains and the vineyard lands of Argentina’s Mendoza, La Rioja and Salta regions. If you haven’t tasted Bolivian wines, you’re in for some delicious surprises 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z

Some collapse trauma into a 20- to 40-minute episode, chopping it into beats and bending it into arcs. The Only Hollywood Abuser I Want to Hear From Is a Horse 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z

This stunning documentary concerns the life and writings of James Baldwin, but it’s less focused on tracing the arc of its subject’s life than on the potency of his words. The Best Movies and Shows on Hulu Right Now 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z

“The Wolf Knife” offers a fuller narrative arc, tracing the relationship between a pair of teenage girls who embark on a misbegotten road trip. A Provocateur Who Talks to Strangers 2011-01-23T02:08:19Z

Eschewing any grand themes or narrative arcs, Firing Cheeseballs At A Dog is an hour of deliberately unconnected autobiographical stories. This week's new comedy 2010-08-27T23:05:00Z

The Brooklyn artist arrays circles and arcs in designs that are essentially if not exactly symmetrical, and often keys multicolor compositions to a predominant hue. Review | In the galleries: The grid is the primary motif but subject to subtle change 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z

And sure, the show had its fair share of cringe-worthy moments, including a season-long murder mystery arc and a spin-off reality show called “The Real L Word,” but that doesn’t make it any less groundbreaking. 21 TV Shows That Revolutionized Female Sexuality 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z

Photography, video, and interactive maps document how these stolen weapons cut an arc of violence across the country. The Best New Yorker Visual and Interactive Stories of 2019 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z

The arc of her life", says Jumbo, "is fascinating. Connecting with a jazz sensation 2013-07-26T23:46:30Z

For most of the novel, Gyasi refuses to give Gifty’s mother’s depression a narrative arc, instead showing us the never-ending waiting that relatives of depressives are forced to endure. In Yaa Gyasi’s New Novel, a Young Scientist Tries to Understand Her Family’s Pain 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z

But the ways in which this arc is traced startle even now. London Theater Journal: Two Wars, With Song and Sentiment 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z

And part of the deranged joy of Marnie’s arc has been witnessing the garbage fire that is her personality ignite her nascent music career. ‘Girls’ Finale: Is It Just Us, or Did the Show Get Better? 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z

Like many new series, the eye of a good editor would have helped when the story arc was being developed. ‘Westworld’ Season 1, Episode 4: Truth and Consequences 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z

And let’s face it, we’ve seen this Rise and Fall of Hollywood Star arc before, for better and for worse. The perfect double bill: Classic Hollywood from “The Artist,” Chaplin 2012-06-26T12:10:00Z

Of “The Good Fight”’s three leads, Maia is set up to have the grandest arc. ‘The Good Fight’ Recap: On the Other Side 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z

“It was a lot of digging in and trying to create a character and an arc that would be meaningful,” Harbour said. Playing Santa Onscreen Takes Much More Than Just Donning a Red Suit 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z

It's a pattern of s**ty behavior that is pervasive and present throughout the movie, so her redemption arc doesn't feel super genuine. TV's first crop of queer Christmas movies range from saccharine fun to superficial flops 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z

“That really began my journey and the arc of my beginning that conversation with myself,” she said. A Critic of Technology Turns Her Gaze Inward 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z

Making it about another Batman, with a new actor in the role and a fresh narrative arc to follow, actually has a real sense of neatness to it. The Dark Knight Rises: will Blake be the new Batman? 2012-07-06T15:47:21Z

I love the view of a wide arc of the James River from my hotel room and go to bed before the performance. ArtsBeat: 'The Nutcracker' Chronicles: In Virginia, a Nutcracker for Every State 2010-12-28T17:05:53Z

Yes, that was a rainbow arcing across the sky as the band wound down the first of two sets. Grateful Dead in Santa Clara, Night 1: Rainbows, dancing bears and bliss 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z

Ghostwriters channel someone else’s voice — often, someone else’s very recognizable voice — and construct with it a book that has shape and texture, narrative arc and memorable characters, all without leaving fingerprints. When the Writing Demands Talent and Discretion, Call the Ghostwriter 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z

And as a saxophone soloist, Mr. Richardson went in every direction but the one you expected; he played arcing, bluesy, honeydew phrases without submitting to cliché. January in Live Jazz: 5 Standout Shows 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z

But this final run travels a solid arc of releasing expectations about ourselves, other people, even our lineage, to lighten the load of moving forward. The "Better Things" final season reminds us of how incredible it is that we – and it – exist 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z

The arc of “Togetherness”’ season two, which continues tonight and ends next Sunday, April 10, is about Michelle shaking off these major obstacles to succeed anyway. The empty charter school dream: “Togetherness” sides with smug hipster parents and falls apart 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z

Given the stature of the people Bell has worked with, the absence of scandal and the orderly march of his career, his own arc appears to be frictionless, a rainbow. Jamie Bell: From Billy Elliot to Tintin 2011-03-13T00:03:06Z

There is nothing like a traditional plot arc in the episode, nor is there in most episodes of “Better Things.” Review: The Grand, Exhausting Life of Pamela Adlon’s ‘Better Things’ 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z

But then two divergent arcs of development followed. In the Badlands, Where Hope for the Nation’s First Tribal Park Has Faded 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z

Turn an enormous wheel that moves coils through a magnetic field, and arcing sparks of electricity are created. Museum Review: New York Transit Museum 2011-12-15T23:03:45Z

It started, like so many other dramatic arcs online, with a throwaway post on social media. The Show Is Fake. The Fandom Is Real. 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z

One sculpture included a track arcing up a tower. EJ Hill Wants to Take You on a Ride 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z

After all, she is her own kind of arranger — of words, of story — whose intuition for narrative arc is matched by her intuition for syntax. Joan Didion Revisits the Past Once More 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z

The movie retains the overall arc of the book despite having jettisoned characters and swaths of plot. ‘Dune’ Review: A Hero in the Making, on Shifting Sands 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z

“The essence, the truth of the journey of Billy’s young life,” he added about the arc of Season 1, “is very much intact.” In This ‘Billy the Kid,’ the Wounds Are Those You Cannot See 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z

Every minute or two, a salmon would arc fantastically into the air and slap — somewhat flagrantly, I thought — back into the water. T Magazine: Fly Zone 2011-03-21T14:00:14Z

Every moment leads inexorably to the next, across the pauses between the three movements, in the kind of unbroken arc that is missing from the Lutoslawski. Dausgaard brings distinguished interpretation to Sibelius' Fifth with the Symphony 2010-03-26T18:22:00Z

The actors did fine, but the characters and their arcs became secondary to executing the grand scheme. Review: Spectacle of ‘Grease: Live!’ Puts Moments Above Story 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z

While she does not yet shape the role in the extraordinary arc of character that made Ms. Makarova and Ms. Seymour amazing, she is already compelling. Dance Review: American Ballet Theater in ‘Onegin,’ at Metropolitan Opera House 2012-06-05T21:29:30Z

So yeah, basically just your basic Frank arc: defrauding an entire city, his own family and friends included, just to make a few bucks. The Always Sunny Depravity Rankings: “Gun Fever Too: Still Hot” 2013-09-12T16:25:41Z

I'm glad this show continues on it's arc of being the adult TWD. ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ Season 2, Episode 7: This Place is Dangerous 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z

Besides, this balances out later as Charles' subplot expands to lend a necessary emotional weight to the overall arc. "Only Murders in the Building" bridges Boomer and Millennial sensibilities for a comedy that slays 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z

Now here, a few favorite scenes that help capture the arc of the series and its evolving characters. 'Fargo' Recap: Morton's Fork: They've Come Undone 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z

About a block away, the Royal Crescent is a long, graceful arc of buildings — impossible to see in one glance unless you step way back to the edge of the park in front. Bath’s easy urban delights 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z

Mr. Theroux did not mind ceding top billing for a passion project at this stage in his career arc. Justin Theroux Is on the Prowl 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z

A dropped coin, with the haste of a desperate fugitive, traces a wide arc on the floor and disappears into the farthest corner under the farthest sofa. Man and Things 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z

The overall arc and momentum sometimes felt distorted, but Ms. Lim’s intellectual analysis and emotional engagement resulted in fresh, vigorous interpretations. Music Review: H J Lim Performs Piano Sonatas at Le Poisson Rouge 2012-05-21T04:01:15Z

The subtitles on the smallish but clear Sony/News Corporation Times Square Screen straight ahead were largely obscured by arcing fixtures holding traffic lights. Share Your Thoughts 2010-09-28T18:15:00Z

Simon, the Paley curator, admits that streamers overeager to hide problematic material might inadvertently damage content instrumental to “the arc of television history.” What Actually Happens When a TV Episode Gets Pulled? 2020-08-17T04:00:00Z

Billboard was less sensationalist: although Die Young is "down 11% in plays", it reported, "the drop seems in line with its natural chart arc". Ke$ha's Die Young pulled from US radio after Newtown massacre 2012-12-19T10:15:40Z

In “Thomas and Beulah” she woos back her memories of her own family and through them scrutinizes the moral arc of the 20th century. Review: In Rita Dove’s Verse, Tangy Words to Savor 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z

The eastern sky was an arc of amber light. On a Canoe Trip Along the U.S.-Canada Border, Solitude and Shooting Stars 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z

It would be fitting for Ford’s relationship with the franchise to mirror his larger career arc: moving from the role of tinker/tailor for the soldier/spy, and into the director’s chair. Direct another day: who should replace Danny Boyle on Bond 25? 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z

The Season 15 story arc in which Olivia was kidnapped and tortured was singled out in some quarters as especially exploitative. Why ‘Law & Order’ makes its fans smarter about crime — and ‘CSI’ makes them dumber 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z

Movingly, over three acts, it takes us on a great arc of emotion and experience, capturing the play’s themes of death and regeneration, hostility and reconciliation. Review: Dark Suspicions in Jumps and Gestures in ‘The Winter’s Tale’ 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z

Crosby, by contrast, resists any impulse to impart lessons, shrugging off the narrative arc that “carries the troubled subject through painful trials to livable accommodations … and all too often sounds the note triumphant.” A Professor’s Memoir of Life Inside a Ravaged Body 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z

This highlights a growing problem, however: As the family’s tribulations proceed with no discernible arc or endpoint, the hovering question of who will die next provides the only real tension. The Best of New Sci-Fi and Fantasy, From an Intergalactic Love Story to New York City Under Water 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z

The title refers to North Circular Road, which forms an arc that passes north of the city’s center, and that offers a loose map for the film’s themes. ‘North Circular’ Review: A Musical Tour Through Dublin 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z

You’re drawn to things as an actor that have as much of an arc as possible. Julia Roberts, in ‘Secret in Their Eyes,’ Turns Her Famous Smile to Grief 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z

But Harris also streamlines nature, whether in the plant-like “Agave Americana” or several bird-titled pieces that simplify avian archetypes into flocks of wooden arcs. In the galleries: Artwork that’s designed to fail 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z

But the piece as a whole suffered from its lack of clarity and loss of dramatic arc in the muddy not-quite-procedural of the second act. Review | A #MeToo opera that misses the ‘me’ and the ‘too’ 2018-04-08T04:00:00Z

“If you crave sustained character and plot arcs, well, you’ll have to settle for admiring the well-honed prose, poignant meditations and unique concepts. Hardly small pleasures.” 8 New Books We Recommend This Week 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z

In a group interview in The Cut, Ferreira said her character’s arc this season “is a little more internal and a little mysterious to the audience.” They Are Fans of ‘Euphoria,’ but Not of Its Creator, Sam Levinson 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z

The story arc includes a small amount of unpleasantness, but in the end, the oppressed always rescues or enlightens his white oppressor. "Green Book": Black survival tool or white lie? 2019-03-03T05:00:00Z

These include a story arc to make conventional episodic drama out of a stew of contingent and chaotic events, as well as some new, perhaps invented plot elements to add humor and suspense. ‘Inventing Anna’ Review: The SoHo Scammer, Explained at Length 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z

A: It was such fun, as any Elmore Leonard-adapted screenplay you would imagine would be, and her character's arc was so awesome. Jennifer Aniston on being a 'badass' after 'Friends' 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z

The players phrased their lines with the arc and the articulation of a singer — a good one. Nathalie Stutzmann Ushers In a New Era at the Atlanta Symphony 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z

There must be something in the narrative arc, or in the nature of King’s characters, that these readers can’t resist. My Stephen King problem 2012-07-06T14:42:00Z

Last year Ray finished "School Play," a compact sculpture that traces his work's classical arc. Charles Ray's sculptures cast a forceful modern eye on antiquity 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z

Don's had a remarkable arc this season; dipping down into despair and clawing his way back up again with little help but his own immense smarts and a grown-up woman who loved him. One last "Mad Men" Monday 2010-10-18T17:00:00Z

But Utzon and hundreds of engineers toiled, fought and sometimes despaired as they tried to figure out how to create giant arcing slices of concrete that could stand up without the use of columns. The Sydney Opera House Goes Quiet. Finally. 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z

It’s hard now to write with detachment about Philip’s performance as a desperate middle-aged man going amok, or the way he fashioned the arc of his character’s self-destruction. John le Carré on Philip Seymour Hoffman 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z

And below, a firmly drawn cascade of nested arcs visually lifts the rider up to the top of the sheet. The mystery of an artist only deepens: The remarkable drawings of Martín Ramírez at DTLA's new museum 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z

I haven’t stopped seeking the feeling of control that dieting gives me, but I have abandoned the narrative arc that being on a diet puts on our lives. I’ve been on a diet since I was four. Can I finally make peace with my body? 2020-04-18T04:00:00Z

That song nailed that arc of emotion and the arc of how it works. Left Banke's Michael Brown, 65, remembered by Linda Ronstadt, others 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z

This unfolds in a series of vignettes without all that much in the way of an important narrative arc, and I admit Mila Kunis's role is a pretty thankless one. Ted – review 2012-08-02T14:30:02Z

The movie traces the arc of the CIA's decade-long hunt for bin Laden through the eyes of a young female analyst, who spends most of her time ostensibly in Pakistan. Little audience for 'Zero Dark Thirty' in Pakistan 2013-02-19T20:54:11Z

That narrative arc raises the apt question: "Can I do or make something where my weight isn't the central focus?" The final season of "Shrill" unpacks internalized fatphobia and the "smaller body, bigger life" myth 2021-05-08T04:00:00Z

The arc of Jeanie Buss is important to me as I am actively learning to navigate the changing world my 3-year-old daughter occupies. "Winning Time," HBO's show about the rise of the Lakers, has advice for fathers 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z

Another major problem is how a history of race is reduced down to progress and “a smooth steady upward arc” without accounting for “white hostility and ugly backsliding”. John Oliver: US schools must avoid 'impulse to downplay the horrors of slavery' 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z

This arc, Mr. Spencer said, would “bring the kids back together and send them on a pretty massive adventure.” ArtsBeat Blog: Graphic Books Best Sellers: School Tensions 2011-09-30T18:09:46Z

Our first clue that we need to eat here is the small crowd waiting in line, on a 100-degree arc of pavement, to eat hot Mexican fare. On Maui, seeking out the hidden wows of wild Hawaii 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z

Did I miss the interview in which Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields said that they were taking a page from “The Killing” and treating two seasons as one arc? ‘The Americans’ Season 5, Episode 10: Puppet Master Paige 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z

The white wisps arc and spiral to express concepts — one is titled “Freedom” — and emotions. Review | In the galleries: Roving photographers capture street scenes around the world 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z

But the arc of McCorvey’s life as someone both scrapping to get by and eager to please is clear. AKA Jane Roe: behind the headline-making abortion documentary 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z

Playing a series of eight guitars as he traces the arc of Diamond’s life, he’s aiming for something deeper than mere mimicry. Playing Neil Diamond: A Dream Role, and a ‘Crazy Privilege’ 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z

We thought that moral arc of the universe might finally be bending back toward justice, as one of our greatest heroes once assured us. "Jeopardy!" is likely naming this man you never heard of as host – apparently the job was always his 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z

Not so very long before, Fisher had been Simon's subject for Hearts and Bones, a song about "the arc of a love affair". Hail, Hail, Rock'n'Roll 2011-01-20T22:28:01Z

Wheeler rallied classmates to build this memorial, a small piece of West Point’s 16,000 acres, yet a vital touchstone to his later achievements and the arc of his life. He helped build the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. How did he end up dead in a landfill? 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z

And the arc of the friendship is fully preserved here, from the hot-air excesses of college days to the chillier, fame-ravaged exchanges of later years. Books of The Times: ?Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg: The Letters? 2010-07-19T22:25:00Z

Maybe this larger arc will pan out, or maybe it’s the sort of story that new series load themselves up with for fear that character drama alone isn’t enough to hold an audience. Review: ‘P-Valley’ Has All the Right Moves 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z

“Poe’s arc is one of evolving from a heroic soldier to a seasoned leader, to see beyond the single-mindedness of winning the battle to the larger picture of the future of the galaxy,” Isaac says. Princess Leia and Poe Dameron are 'Family' in The Last Jedi 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z

In the final section, the collective grew to include nearly 90 community participants, in a kind of choreographed struggle that poignantly evoked recent protests for racial justice, extending the show’s thematic arc into the present. Review: Bill T. Jones’s Oceanic Vision 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z

You carve a modest piece out of a vast, new land, and then you see someone on a TV screen whose arc feels proximate to yours. A YouTube Journey Through Rap Tributes to Soccer Stars 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z

Halbrand’s whole story arc so far has been one of my favorites of Season 1 — so much so that I now wish the writers had given him more screen time earlier. ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,’ Season 1, Episode 6: Doom 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z

Bradford’s long figure, slender even in a red puffer jacket, arcs in a parabolic collapse as his hips in bluejeans move and descend down into the fence, only to reverse upward before hitting the ground. Mark Bradford Strikes a Pose of Quiet Self-Reflection 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z

“I can’t tell you how rare it is to sit in your own audience and go, ‘gosh, that’s what I intended in a scene, in a performance, in an entire character arc.’” Benedict Cumberbatch and the Monsters Among Us 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z

Looking closely at “Maple Tree and Small Birds” you see that each of the hundreds of red leaves growing from arcing, gnarly branches is distinctly different. Art Review: ?Colorful Realm,? Works by Ito Jakuchu at National Gallery 2012-03-29T21:27:01Z

That’s particularly necessary because Ken’s comic obtuseness and arc — as well as Gosling’s deadpan and boy-band dance moves — recurrently draw attention away from the actress and her character. ‘Barbie’ Review: Out of the Box and On the Road 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z

The chorus of “Money Power Glory” arcs with her most triumphant melody yet, while “Shades of Cool” and “West Coast” shiver with heartbroken soprano. REVIEW: Lana Del Rey's Ultraviolence Is the Album We Need Right Now 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z

Abel’s family history unfurls out of order but with an arc that holds it all together. Review | In Maisy Card’s ‘These Ghosts Are Family,’ resentments are passed down from one generation to the next 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z

Nowaways, it’s all about story arcs and things happening that have, if not permanent impact, then after-effects that last for some period of time before simply fading into the background of a show’s mythology. Will Fall TV Finally Make the ‘Partners With Benefits’ Formula Work? 2012-09-19T12:00:45Z

From there, the season described a natural arc from “Blue” to “Porgy” “as we contemplate race and how we treat it in opera,” Zambello said. Kennedy Center announces its 2019-20 classical music season 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z

His story is a central arc of the film. In Search of “The Lost Arcade” 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z

Loki was the team-up's first major adversary and benefited from a character deepening redemption arc afterward. "Loki" is an enjoyable, aesthetic romp that feels smaller than the God of Mischief deserves 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z

The arc of the project is quite lovely. Vetiver brings summery dream-pop to Columbia City Theater 2012-03-15T21:01:04Z

The story follows the rather conventional arc of a young actress looking to make it in Hollywood. "Pleasure" is a gutsy, humane film about porn stardom 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z

Here, a woman holds on to a man, executing a smooth, flowing sequence of arcing bends and languorous stretches. Kenneth MacMillan’s School of Ballet Sex, Neurosis and Grit 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z

The big-screen's narrative arc permits little room for character development and requires plots to be swiftly resolved. Before Midnight rages against film's dying of the light 2013-06-24T15:50:20Z

Ms. Van de Vate’s skill as an orchestrator is evident from the opening measures of the eerie, brooding overture, whose gently dissonant arc built in tension to an apocalyptic climax. ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ in Its U.S. Premiere 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z

Yet, most of the time, “Judy” renders Garland’s pathos, as well as the details of her life story, in the form of dramatic clichés and contrived arcs. “Judy,” Reviewed: Renée Zellweger’s Transcendent Performance as Judy Garland 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z

The result was a concert that drew an emotional arc — from the gleaming heroism of Brahms’s Third Symphony to the sweet indulgence of the Strauss — which perfectly fit the character of the works. Yannick Nézet-Séguin Leads the Philadelphia Orchestra at Carnegie 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z

Over his shoulder lies the gentle arc of Bombay’s Back Bay. ‘The Sassoons’: A Family Romance at Global Scale 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z

Her performance follows the same arc as Glenn Close’s in “Fatal Attraction” but draws short of total monstrosity. | 'Cracks': At Desolate Girls? School, Diving Teacher Rules Roost 2011-03-17T22:29:06Z

“I always have meetings where people are like, wanting to talk about character arc and learning lessons and I’m like, no, people don’t really learn lessons,” Thomas says. How an American Network Saved One of TV's Best Twentysomethings 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z

Ears flat, teeth bared and flanks incised with riblike arcs, the animal projects a tense ferocity far exceeding its size. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z

Conceived by Simon Faithfull, Fake Moon is a huge, white helium balloon that travels in an arc across College Green, close to Bristol's waterfront. In Between Time – review 2013-02-19T18:00:55Z

But most striking in Trump’s Situation Room photo is the absence of the full arc of human emotions — barely any emotions, really. Perspective | Trump’s Situation Room photo is straight from a war movie — just how he would want it 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z

The self-contained arc of this show separates Twombly from the two artists with whom he is often affiliated, usually to his detriment: Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg. Cy Twombly, Redefined by His Drawings 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z

The nicely elliptical arc lowers the stakes considerably by giving away the ending in the opening scene. 'Road to Juarez' gets lost on its journey 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z

They closed with Robert Schumann’s Third String Quartet, bringing such passionate commitment to the piece that it described an arc of inspiration from beginning to end. Review | Calidore String Quartet keeps audience on the edge of their seats for new Caroline Shaw piece 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z

Which brings us back to where we started – another arc, of which Parks might well profess to disapprove. A life in writing: Tim Parks 2012-07-27T21:55:02Z

The rappers were trying to capture the excitement of a transcendent flash of skill, not the long arc of a great career. A YouTube Journey Through Rap Tributes to Soccer Stars 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z

The early arc lamps were highly unsatisfactory and were replaced in 1880 by 45 of Joseph's Swan's newly invented incandescent bulbs – not cheap at 25/- each. Palace of a modern magician to glow once more with his water-powered light 2013-03-15T17:00:00Z

When you were there, you'd be dancing and drinking and God knows what, but something would be imparted beyond just the arc of a DJ set. The Imelda Marcos Story -- As Told by David Byrne 2010-04-10T06:05:00Z

The show gives him a dramatic hero’s goodbye, tying a bow on an arc that was growing stale and elevating the stakes of Keane’s presidency for Carrie. Surprise! The twists in the “Homeland” season 6 finale pay off 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z

Amazingly, though, the writers spin each arc in a way that makes you feel for them — even if it's tough to actually root for them. "Succession" returns after two years, and the Roy family hasn't changed a bit 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z

From the start Coodie establishes himself as the narrator of Ye's story, but doesn't satisfactorily flesh out his own arc. If "Jeen-Yus" is in the eye of the beholder, this film doesn't adequately explain Kanye West's 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z

In a film, there is an arc, a transformation. Juliette Binoche on playing a catfishing 50-year-old: "She cannot accept being abandoned" 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z

It traces the arcs of Ms. Choi and Mr. Shin’s personal and professional lives before and after they were married. Review: In ‘The Lovers and the Despot,’ a Harrowing Korean Ordeal 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z

The stream of poets, journalists and literary types in the novel had me wishing the veterinarian Vicente’s cat is taken to had a bigger story arc. ‘Chilean Poet’ Is a Playful Novel About (Yes) Chile and Poetry 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z

Imagine: an entire episode dedicated to plumbing in the apocalypse; a whole arc about people figuring out how to make plants grow on a beach. ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ Season 2, Episode 13: No Good, No Bad 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z

Their arcs all resemble electrified versions of Hieronymus Bosch’s “The Garden of Earthly Delights,” where utopian dreams give way to wild sprees before devolving into ruin. Hollywood Bets Big on the Bad Entrepreneur 2022-03-05T05:00:00Z

Lines accreted in an essentially radial configuration, with large arcs orbiting an absent central axis, and orthogonal spokes sprouting from the core. Julie Mehretu’s Long Journey Home 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z

“Everybody wanted a story,” Julia says, “a story with an arc, with motives and a climax and a resolution.” Review | Sex and the teenage boy 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z

Until recently, the arc of Robinson’s story seemed to follow the traditional trajectory of the women who served in the trenches during that 1960s protest movement. Fifty years later, spotlight shines on civil rights icon Amelia Boynton Robinson 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z

Yet a good leader must also build a sense of urgency to deal with challenges that unfold over longer arcs. Perspective | The Republican convention messed with something more fundamental than logic. It screwed up our sense of time. 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z

The arc of Paul’s story is not one of triumph, but endurance. ‘I Am My Own Subject’: Celia Paul on Lucian Freud, Motherhood and a Life in Art 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z

Larroquette, 75, doesn’t see his career, before “Night Court” or after, as having a deliberate arc. In a New ‘Night Court,’ John Larroquette Plays Defense 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z

In defying the standard urge to construct season arcs and linear narratives with each episode, Pamela Adlon’s series welcomes us into life – a family’s life, and the lives of the families and friends they embrace. As the world burns, existential TV reflects viewers' needs to make sense of life 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z

I imagined revamping our narrative arc as allies, erasing all traces of our ancient rivalry over a man. A spy in the house of my first love 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z

But Branch forces us to look past the spotlight and toward the darker arc, a story of spiritual decay invisible to fans. John Branch's 'Boy on Ice' 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z

Rather, it’s crucially joined to its “policy”: it signifies a practice, a vision, a historical arc in which the cinema is inscribed. The Truffaut Essays That Clear Up Misguided Notions of Auteurism 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z

The book’s arc is clear: Under Daley’s hand, Chicago goes from being “America’s meeting place” to turning in on itself, becoming increasingly isolated and provincial amid an exodus of influential artists. ‘The Third Coast’: Chicago’s chapters in the book of American culture 2013-04-25T20:47:58Z

The movie's éclat certainly helps swell the career arc of the 22-year-old Stone, after Zombieland, Easy A and Crazy, Stupid, Love. Box Office: Apes Fight Off The Help; No Joy in Gleeville 2011-08-14T05:45:00Z

The familiar phrases of the minor-mode main theme unfolded in one breathless arc. Music Review: Christian Tetzlaff With the Met Orchestra at Carnegie Hall 2012-05-21T22:18:57Z

Stonestreet: Well, I think it’s not exclusive to Cam, I think it’s the arc that Mitchell and Cam are on together. Five actors from wildly different TV comedies compare notes 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z

The West Wing lost Aaron Sorkin after four seasons, but its last election arc was one of the best things the show ever did. TV Tonight: Community Is Back. Or Is It? 2013-02-07T13:00:15Z

If Mr. Payton’s best solos assumed compelling dynamic arcs, Mr. Lawrence’s evoked the formless clout of the elements. Music Review: Azar Lawrence Quintet at Jazz Standard - Review 2011-12-15T23:04:44Z

There is no showrunner and no preordained arc to the 10-episode series, which will develop, relay style, over the course of the spring, with each writer handing off to the next. 10 Playwrights Script a Web Series. Is It Theater? 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z

This is a character arc that just isn't possible for women. What our reverence for Pedro Pascal's daddy era says about us 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z

But the most pointed arc involves Lin Zuluan, an elder statesman among the protesters. Stream These Three Great Documentaries 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z

This arc is familiar from Orlandersmith’s earlier solo pieces, “Beauty’s Daughter,” “Monster” and “Gimmick,” all about young black women determined to rise above bleak circumstances, who find salvation in art. 'Forever,' a harrowing memoir with no Hollywood ending 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z

He was careful to keep things moving forward so that the arc of the terzettone never dipped, however much that frustrated audience members looking for moments to shout bravo. Music Review: A Rossini Masterwork Ahead of Its Time 2012-07-30T22:09:48Z

The intensity of the training, excitement of takeoff, suspense of the journey, exhilaration of the moon landing, and relief of splashdown constitute a riveting, semi-narrative arc. Remembering Al Reinert and “For All Mankind,” the Precursor to “Apollo 11” 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z

In the case of a pandemic, we are interested in refining its probable arc in order to help develop effective interventions to abrogate it. I have developed disease models. Here's why COVID-19 projections can seem inconsistent 2020-05-25T04:00:00Z

Each feature-length screening will include a complete story arc originally consisting of several episodes. | Television: ‘Doctor Who’ Screenings at Paley Center in Manhattan 2012-06-21T21:49:52Z

In one of the most memorable sections two men slingshot their fellows onto the floor, where they run rapidly backward in intersecting arcs, limbs furiously pumping. Dance Review: Brazilian Street Meets the Stage 2010-02-23T23:27:00Z

While Demme's latest doc might not fully express the sublime arc of Young's career, it's another worthy contribution to the artist's lifelong body of work. Neil Young documentary captures raw energy of live show 2010-03-19T19:14:00Z

“I wouldn’t even call it an arc,” he said, sipping his green juice at Von. Justin Theroux Is on the Prowl 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z

While HBO’s “Succession” has smartly imbued its bad-business story with the regenerative powers of a sitcom, toppling and resetting its chess board every season, the limited series is beholden to its inflexible arc. Hollywood Bets Big on the Bad Entrepreneur 2022-03-05T05:00:00Z

His character arc this season sometimes suggested that he was gaining confidence. ArtsBeat: ‘Mad Men’ Creator Matthew Weiner Reflects on the Season So Far 2012-06-10T19:42:36Z

The movie’s main narrative arc is his transformation from the supreme marksman warrior to the healer of wounded comrades; his very presence at veterans’ hospitals provides the balm of a sympathetic hero in the flesh. Review: In American Sniper, Clint Eastwood and Bradley Cooper Are Right on Target 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z

Following arcs on “Euphoria” and “Love, Victor,” he gained wider recognition for a role he didn’t get. Lukas Gage on the Audition That Went Awry, ‘You’ and Writing His Own Ticket 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z

"A pop show can have an arc to it," says Byrne, whose Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense in 1984 had what he describes as "a psychological narrative". Imelda Marcos inspires disco musical 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z

It’s quite the story arc: his memoir’s rising action shoots right up to space. When astronaut Scott Kelly told Bill Nye about space 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z

The play feels like a kind of battle-logue, of two people trying to escape themselves for each other and bend the arc of history. ‘Will You Come With Me?’ Review: Love in the Age of Revolution 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z

Find it, and highlight it, with arrangements that capitalize on the chord structure, the rhythms, the arc of the melody. On 'American Idol': How to tell the singer from the song? 2010-04-02T16:16:00Z

What I like about "Red Rocket" is that so many movies have a character arc where someone begins somewhere and ends somewhere different, and you watch the transformation. Simon Rex on playing a washed-up porn star in "Red Rocket": "He's an aging narcissist " 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z

A floor lamp that arcs over the sectional provides task lighting without taking up much floor space. Just say no to the man cave: How to design a comfortable but sophisticated basement 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z

I’ve been retracing that arc lately, listening to his music as a whole. Perspective | I was wrong about Young Thug 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z

The initial concert on Friday was a concise overview of Berg’s career arc, including some of his most approachable works. Music Review: Tribute to Composer Alban Berg at Bard Music Festival 2010-08-16T21:54:00Z

In a more conventional memoir, this would be the happy part of the narrative arc, where us-against-the-world bonds form between bandmates, touring is a joyful novelty and fame hasn’t yet ruined everything. Review | Screaming Trees’ Mark Lanegan delivers a nothing-but-warts memoir, full of drugs, alcohol and Kurt Cobain memories 2020-05-24T04:00:00Z

Mr. Vann said he began this book 14 years ago and then put it aside because he wasn’t comfortable with multiple points of view, and didn’t know how to deal with a longer narrative arc. The Family History Is Grim, but He?s Plotted a New Course 2011-01-14T22:35:51Z

In light of Azalea’s ascent, Houston hero Scarface predicted that hip-hop would follow the arc of rock-and-roll, eventually transforming into a musical idiom performed predominantly by and for whites. White echoes: Rap, race and Iggy Azalea 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z

It also has to create a compelling narrative arc out of the homespun proceedings that define the books: misjudged classmates, run-ins with the teacher and the like. Girls of a Certain Age Challenge Hollywood 2011-06-03T16:57:32Z

It's not the usual character arc for a female support role – was that part of the appeal? Susan Sarandon: 'Feminism is a bit of an old-fashioned word' 2013-06-29T23:05:52Z

I really like to tell a story so there are different arcs and peaks and valleys. A Labor Day Thank You for the Arts 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z

Streaks of green plasma arced beyond silhouettes of slender pines. Explorer: Lapland, From Icy Plunge to Blazing Sky 2013-01-04T18:54:54Z

There is a thematic arc to the season, as with every season. Pamela Adlon on ending "Better Things": "It hasn't been a piece of cake — but it's been a total joy" 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z

And it really allowed us to figure out how we can find story arcs that really tell different aspects of the different experiences. "There's serious athleticism" to being a professional mermaid 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z

The tale of Trump and the widow who wouldn’t sell arcs across the panorama of Atlantic City’s recent ups and downs. The time Donald Trump’s empire took on a stubborn widow — and lost 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z

Womb-to-tomb considerations of individual artists and the lifelong arc of their art, together with in-depth analyses of living artists who have been working for at least 25 or 30 years. What's next for the Getty's Pacific Standard Time? This critic has an idea 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z

Unlike traditional British improv, which often employs a restrictive narrative arc, anything can happen – and, thanks to Shore, it often does. David Shore: making it up as he goes along 2011-07-14T16:31:54Z

And the predictable narrative arc, the happenstance lighting from scene-to-scene and Lathan’s minimalist take on the material all adds up to something you might watch once and promptly forget about. ‘On the Come Up’ Review: Battle Rap’s Next Big Thing? 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z

Inspired by the seamless continuity of “Birdman” as it is experienced by the viewer, Mr. Sánchez composed an hourlong suite, covering an expanse of styles in one unbroken arc. Review: Antonio Sánchez With 2 Albums, ‘The Meridian Suite’ and ‘Three Times Three’ 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z

Feet kicked balls, the orbs arcing over the grass like low rainbows. Central Park: A green island in Manhattan

Shannon Purser made Barb an icon during her small arc on Stranger Things — so iconic she's been nominated for an Emmy for the role. Barb Is Still Dead on Stranger Things. But She Showed Up at Comic-Con Anyway 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z

Sometimes during a phrase Ms. Vaze would bring her arms into a formal arc, and then, a beat later, turn her head and eyes to resolve the position and bring it into focus. Dance Review: Indian Dance at Downtown Dance Festival 2012-08-19T21:57:53Z

"Sorry to Disturb" was first published in the London Review of Books as a memoir, but its shapeliness and dramatic arc draw so heavily from fiction's toolbox that it passes as either. Hilary Mantel's short-story collection long on controversy 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z

The arc of the moral universe may bend toward justice, but someone needs to apply the pressure. For Two Teenagers on Election Day, the Political Gets Personal 2020-08-01T04:00:00Z

The night sky is defined by overlapping turquoise arcs — Yayoi Kusama’s best-known technique — but each now has its own bright yellow dot, or star, too. A Final Rhapsody in Blue From Matthew Wong 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z

But the slave sequence also fits oddly, but definitively, into Leia’s character arc. The 'slave Leia' controversy is about more than objectification 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z

Their stories are especially tempting for those in the movie trade, coming as they do fully realized — the charismatic appeal, dramatic arcs, unimaginable plot twists are built in. Biopics find new life at the Oscars and beyond 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z

Maybe this is the arc of most actors’ careers. Malcolm McDowell: 'I have no memory of doing most of my films' 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z

And if you yield to its oddball rhythms, the movie’s questioning innocence and arc toward hope might just persuade you to tag along. ‘I’ve Got Issues’ Review: Seeking a Point, Starting to Break 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z

That means “World Heroes’ Mission” has little to offer veteran fans of the series or new viewers, who won’t find any of what makes the series great in what’s essentially a filler arc. ‘My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission’ Review: Boy on the Run 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z

Creator Joss Whedon's perfect management of "season arc" plots revolutionised television and is still spoken of with awe and wonder by writers today. The legacy of Buffy the Vampire Slayer 2013-12-24T08:40:49Z

In its first major story arc, where Pierce takes on a violent gang that has overtaken his city, there are also flashy costumes, fight scenes and special effects that are staples of superhero narratives. On ‘Black Lightning,’ a Superhero Takes On Race, Justice and the Real World 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z

The play doesn’t follow the dramatic arc of conventional rehab stories. Denise Gough: From feral brilliance in 'People, Places & Things' to a Broadway debut in 'Angels in America' 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z

I enjoy the experience of reading him, even when I don't really get what's happening in terms of the arc of the storyline. Reader reviews roundup 2013-03-01T16:44:19Z

I turned to see the lights on the meter pulsing through the full green arc. “Is there an afterlife?” Ghost-hunting at my grandmother’s house 2014-02-02T11:59:00Z

“It’s not as well directed as ‘The Godfather,’ but the arc of it is incredible.” Film: Robert Duvall, in ?Get Low,? Still a Hollywood Darling 2010-07-23T22:27:00Z

In contrast, some characters in this episode of "Community" only have a few lines, and yet they feel more fleshed out, and therefore their little 60-second story arcs resonate. Forget "The Rise of Skywalker" — the only "Star Wars" sequel you need is this episode of "Community" 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z

"Most audiences are savvy enough to know that in the moviemaking process, some facts get ironed out into half-truths, and fictions are added to spruce up the narrative arc," said Village Voice columnist Michael Musto. Fact or fiction? Facebook film the latest "truth" tale 2010-09-29T18:39:00Z

TV is where directors demonstrate their showrunning skills and ability to shape narrative arcs. Cary Fukunaga can refresh James Bond with streaming-era creative mastery | Peter Bradshaw 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z

The sudden influx of variations on Breaking Bad’s theme indicate that the public taste for these fraught power-reclamation arcs is far from expiring. Men behaving badly: how the white middle-class everyman became 2017's antihero 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z

The dinner-jacketed men and beautifully dressed women – few of whom seemed to be under 7ft tall – are lit with a fierce mix of daylight and arc lights and everything is hyperreal and dreamlike. Wrongbestfilmgate was a moment of pure chaos – my night of shocks at the Oscars 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z

For all its pain and longing, “You Will Not Die” is not bleak: It tracks a long arc toward joy. For Nakhane, Songs Can Be Painful and Dangerous. His New Album Is a Balm. 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z

What is there to add to that narrative arc? No Regrets: Writings on Scott Walker, edited by Rob Young - review 2012-07-27T21:55:02Z

I raised my arm back, and, in an arc of motion, threw my wishing stone into the infinite winking blue. In Italy, among the literary A-list, I find my own siren song 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z

In a newly released interview with Collider promoting her upcoming movie "Black Widow," Johansson talked about the arc of her widely beloved character Natasha Romanoff, or Black Widow. Scarlett Johansson says Black Widow was hypersexualized when first entering the MCU 2021-06-19T04:00:00Z

For many Americans, the arc never bends in any direction, least of all toward justice. How Racism Is Destroying America 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z

But in the films’ efforts to imply a satisfying arc to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s moral universe, they end up endorsing nearly as much magical thinking as Marvel’s cinematic one. The Unreality of Racial Justice Cinema 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z

All the characters have their own arc, but the story is really about: how does this woman become the grandmother who locks these children in an attic? "Flowers in the Attic" writer on "The Origin" ending, whose story needs telling and that swan bed 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z

The shooting in the first episode is background noise rather than the story arc that drives the action. Atlanta: Donald Glover's show is the smartest – and funniest – on TV 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z

“I was planning a story arc that was going to blow up Matt Murdock’s life,” she recalled in an article for the 13th Dimension, a comics blog. Seven Comic Books for This Season (and the Next) 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z

The arc of the pharaoh’s reign is recounted in spoken passages by Zachary James, whose towering presence and booming declamations feel thrillingly neither of this time nor world. Review: The Met’s ‘Akhnaten’ Takes a Post-Grammys Victory Lap 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z

"It's true, it's a funny arc with us," Pop said in a phone interview last week. Age no obstacle for vintage Iggy & the Stooges 2013-05-07T16:35:08Z

The arc of the phrases in the songs — the verse structure — was always projected clearly. Matthias Goerne Sings Kentridge’s Version of ‘Winterreise’ 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z

The series can be pitch-dark at times, but its sharp dialogue and deeply woven story arcs tie it all together. The Essential Neil Gaiman 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z

As someone who has been there, it all felt deeply familiar — and, unlike some shows like "Degrassi" and "Beverly Hills 90210," it's not all resolved within a one- or two-episode arc. Netflix's "Tiny Pretty Things" challenges the idea that bulimia is only a white woman's disease 2020-12-26T05:00:00Z

I mean, you are not following the typical sex, drugs, jail, and music arc of most musicians! Kenny G on his new doc & not paying attention to critics: "Miles Davis liked what I was doing" 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z

He used bullying low-end blots, wild arcs of pitch-shifting and intricately flickering background layers, barely audible under the braying or shattering top lines. Tinnitus Concerts Big on Volume 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z

The film shows the arc of people finding a skill and making a career, sometimes in a non-traditional or unexpected way. “A Taste of Sky”: A post-food documentary about one man's vision and new purpose for fine dining 2019-05-04T04:00:00Z

But on the other, the narrative revolving around sexual trauma and Kelley's group-commiseration about it veers from that arc in an almost opportunistic way. Netflix's pole dance therapy film "Strip Down, Rise Up" exploits trauma & is fixated on male gaze 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z

This arc says a great deal about not only Letterman himself, but his once impish, now grizzled generation’s shifting role in American life. The Legacy of David Letterman, Icon of the Grizzled Generation 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z

Charlotte's season-long arc about returning to the workplace to reclaim her identity outside of being a wife and mother was undoubtedly the strongest. Forget Aidan. "And Just Like That" needs to bring back Carrie's voice – and column writing career 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z

In a reversal of the typical arc to his films, “Where to Invade Next” starts with stories of success and moves to stories of struggle. Michael Moore gives me hope: 5 reasons why he’s a leader the left needs now 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z

Small skittering hops and stamping motifs send the dancers ricocheting across a white, light-drenched stage, composed in the moment within the work’s overall arc, which is set but allows for a great deal of improvisation. Dance Review: No Matter the Country, Boys Will Be Boys 2010-10-20T21:31:00Z

I'm only human and therefore not without faults," he said, "but at least I don't stink up the place with arcs and paradigms. Alan Plater obituary 2010-06-25T13:29:00Z

Now we just have cryptic signals, endless narrative arcs, obvious themes. Perspective | Dear Brood X cicadas: Welcome back to our messed-up world. Here’s what you missed. 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z

Today's definition of anthology series characterizes one-season dramas that follow a major arc with little to no deviations from the path between premiere and finale. Should a horror anthology like "Lovecraft Country" be expected to speak to any particular moment? 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z

Several arcs are softly established in the premiere, but none feels as dominant as the mirth derived from watching these unfocused vampires drive each other to the brink of madness over petty matters. Smart Watch: "What We Do In the Shadows" is a comedy with bite 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z

It was a wonderful story arc and my son was enthralled. I love Spider-Man – but would my son? How I learned a hard lesson about heroes 2020-09-12T04:00:00Z

What the Daisy arc seemed to imply at first is that she knew something that no one else did; while everyone around her was justifying her quickie marriage, she alone knew that it was wrong. Downton Abbey Watch: Life is a Game 2012-02-20T13:45:28Z

There are other compelling character arcs too, such as Sam’s relationship with his daughter, who is also yearning to be a screenwriter. Fight and flight: how Glow continues to show women at their best and worst 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z

“Because if your programing arc is episodic, the same will hold true in your audience.” 54% of the People. 12% of the Plays. Atlanta, Do We Have a Problem? 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z

An earth berm extends the arcing wall further into the landscape. Natural Wonder 2010-06-01T04:00:00Z

Like the life of Margaret Fuller, who was one of my great heroines and had an unbelievably dramatic life with an unbelievable narrative arc. Perspective | Seeing ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’ through a feminist lens 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z

I think the arc of human history bends towards justice. From "Morning Show" to "Hello Tomorrow!" Billy Crudup reveals what his antiheroes are really selling 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z

We cricket fans are very keen on details, and CM-J describes a career arc with superb economy, often wonderfully dry wit and without, somehow, repeating the formula. The Top 100 Cricketers of All Time by Christopher Martin-Jenkins 2010-05-07T23:14:00Z

Long episodes evolve in arcs of brilliant piano writing where restless, filigreed, spiraling figures cascade down the keyboard. Music Review: A Soundtrack for the Chaos, Light and Dark of Creation 2011-01-07T22:54:00Z

"The redemption arc is really satisfying to people for some reason, but it isn't real," she says. Women who aren't 'likable' still a tough sell in films 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z

Yet Denk’s individual touches never quite coalesced into a compelling narrative arc, and some coordination speed bumps from the orchestra hampered the account. Seattle Symphony reaches another high with John Luther Adams’ searingly beautiful ‘Become Desert’ 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z

Under the weight of expectation, the show seems to have settled for tried-and-true detective arcs, forgetting, perhaps, that “True Detective”’s first-season appeal was that the story was quite outside the realm of tried-and-true. “True Detective” recap: A redemption, a murder, a rescue and a descent back into the underworld 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z

It's a smart selection, giving the movie a narrative arc and lending Cleary's family saga, begun in the 1950s and finished in the 1970s, a sense of the contemporary. 'Ramona and Beezus': Beverly Cleary Novels Hit the Big Screen 2010-07-23T19:45:00Z

What’s left is both alarmingly unpredictable and seductively inevitable, the changing moods unfurling in a single long arc from the bassoon’s doleful opening line. Music Review: ‘Rite of Spring,’ With Clanging Pianos and Drums 2013-06-14T20:18:20Z

She conducts in generous, sweeping, full-arm gestures, charting broad arcs in the air in front of her. Review: A Rising Star Takes Her Turn, as the Met Turns the Page on Levine 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z

Diana's is an entire arc from start to finish. Why the monarchy needed Diana: "She had to be a front-rank aristocrat, and she had to be a virgin" 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z

And that made me realise that the whole superlab arc that preceded it, with all its misdirection and creeping dread, had been just as perfect. 'S’all good, man': How Better Call Saul became superior to Breaking Bad 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z

Unfortunately the alternatives he comes up with to supply the evening with a dramatic arc, while more sensational, are even less credible. | 'High': Kathleen Turner in Matthew Lombardo Play in Hartford 2010-08-09T21:57:00Z

Now Mr. Volle, whose operatic career has followed an old-fashioned arc in many respects, is preparing to follow in their footsteps as a 21st-century Wotan, with the challenges that entails. Michael Volle’s Opera Profile Is Rising 2014-03-26T14:04:25Z

It ends beautifully, though, with an effective video sequence recapping the story’s arc. Review | George Bernard Shaw’s science fiction ‘Methuselah’ reaches its final frontier 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z

If there is any serious flaw in the movie, it's that not all of the secondary characters are given satisfactory resolutions to their character arcs. "How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World" is a beautiful, heartwarming finale to a great trilogy 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z

Beyond that, I came to admire the man’s arc. An Unusual Gangster: Doug J. Swanson Talks About Benny Binion 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z

“The weaving together of the story arcs was a big puzzle,” Shelton said. Sundance Film Festival 2013 2013-01-10T00:22:39Z

We caught up with the veteran actor on the phone from California to chat about the season and his character’s arc going forward. “Better Call Saul’s” Jonathan Banks on playing Mike: “It brings out a lot of my sadness” 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z

Here was an audaciously original opera with a compelling musico-dramatic arc. Critic?s Notebook: Did ?The Gershwins? Porgy and Bess? Meets Its Goal? 2012-01-14T00:31:27Z

Filled with terror, wit and unexpected grace notes, it’s a remarkable achievement that reflects the arc of a lengthy and celebrated career. ‘Interior Darkness’ for those who love horror — and even those who don’t 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z

Her “A Funny Thing” co-star Harner says that he’s known Feiffer for more than a decade and that one of the thrills of knowing her has been watching the arc of her life and career. When the playwright becomes the star: How one writer is jumping from her script onto the stage 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z

His slow acrobatic arc ended in the center of the smooth stone floor. T Magazine: Stone Soul Picnic 2011-05-20T16:28:24Z

“That the scale of opera can work at any length: narrative arc or a fragment of a narrative arc.” Video Operas You Can Watch on Your Phone 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z

Shows based on pop catalogs are well suited to this approach, because those songs tend not to be tethered to a narrative arc, leaving directors and writers the freedom to go wild. The Pop Musical: Go Big (and Loud) or Go Home 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z

And Mr. Henderson kept his ironclad composure, whether he was charging through his postbop cadences or tracing a more delicate melodic arc. Eddie Henderson and Quintet Regales the Crowd at Smoke 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z

I think we find that a storytelling arc is more interesting when you go left when you should have gone right. Tough scenes, rocky starts: Six TV drama actors dish 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z

She helps determine each character’s arc, edits scripts and approves character-illuminating details of décor, costume and hairstyle. Cultural Studies: ?The Good Wife? and Its Women 2011-04-30T04:37:02Z

In “Bloom,” the emphasis is more on energy than arc as the dancers make sweet nods that reference the past. Silky Ballet Solos and Irresistible Tapping Toes Close Fall for Dance 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z

The first season faithfully followed the arc of the novel, organized around the 13 audiotapes. Netflix Counts the Reasons Teens Should Watch ‘13 Reasons Why’ 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z

Spitz traces here the full arc of the man’s life and career, telling the story of how he leveraged his strengths of personality and clearheadedness to compensate for his weaknesses. A New Biography of Ronald Reagan Captures His Passion for Stardom 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z

“When you’re faced with such a severe diagnosis, you obviously are thinking about your whole arc of life.” A Star Maestro, Fighting Brain Cancer, Finds Peace in Music 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z

He carries her through in one large, steady slow-jumping arc along a diagonal; then he lifts her through a much smaller hop. Dance Review: At Met, Ballet Theater?s Modified American Plan 2010-06-10T21:43:00Z

Verbose, self-important, and frequently incoherent, they sit decorously in a horse-shoe arc while the three main characters run rings around them. How did Murdoch and company perform on the world stage? 2011-07-20T11:29:00Z

At one juncture, Reed motions to his assistant to turn off the wall of amplifiers, and what follows is comparatively lovely: long, arcing notes that float free of the tumult, then dissolve again. Lou Reed's Metal Machine Trio 2010-04-20T20:30:00Z

We planned a specific series, our story arc, and that's what we did. Hank Azaria: "For Mets fans, the bad news is there's no games. The good news is there's no games" 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z

That means you need both books to decipher the entire narrative arc, and that’s what it’s like with humans — and all mammals, as far as we know. The future of sex 2012-09-19T19:20:00Z

"Some of the show is spoken, some of it is sung. It loosely follows the arc of my life and my work." Bruce Springsteen Broadway-bound for solo 'words and music' show 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z

There, we set up our final camp on a sweeping, 200-yard arc of powdery sand overlooking a deep blue cut and Exuma Sound. On a Bahamas Sail, 8 Friends Get a Taste of Robinson Crusoe 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z

Once the themes touch down and the arc of the story becomes clear, some disappointment sets in. Movie Review: ‘Prometheus,’ by Ridley Scott, With Noomi Rapace 2012-06-07T12:44:28Z

Indeed, the story eschews a standard arc leading toward a catharsis that would provide relief to its main character and, by extension, the audience. Review: In ‘Dust,’ the Measure of a Life After Suicide 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z

The dancers wore adaptations of seventeenth-century dress and danced in harmony with the fountain’s arcing progressions, accompanied by Handel and others. The Shoes of Le Nôtre 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z

The hard part was pulling all these scraps together into a single, unified and compelling story with an actual arc. Hunter S. Thompson’s son shocker: “Hunter was surprised and pleased that I actually grew up apparently sane” 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z

Along with a few other supervisory figures, they succeeded in giving the performance a distinctive texture and even an abstract narrative arc. Music Review: The xx Play to Small Audiences in a Big New York Space 2014-03-20T11:33:13Z

Catching up with him at regular intervals, we are watching the construction of a lifelong narrative arc. ‘The Old Man & the Pool’ Review: Wading Into Mike Birbiglia’s Comfort Zone 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z

The music flies by in one joyous arc, with the linear melody and vertical harmony blurring into a single web of gossamer beauty. Review: Chris Thile Is the God of Small Sounds 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z

The most prominent of these novelists is DeLillo, whose magisterial “Libra” traces the tragic arc of Lee Harvey Oswald’s sad and angry life. Review | John F. Kennedy’s assassination sets a thriller in motion in ‘November Road’ 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z

I also liked the shot meter, an arc of colored zones determined how well I would perform my power or skill shots. Game review: New-style soccer video games top old 2010-06-09T16:22:00Z

I don’t believe most turn to Hagerty for insights on chain restaurants or big-picture commentary on the arc of American dining because, to be honest, there’s not much of either in her writings. Marilyn Hagerty is the restaurant critic we either love or loathe. Why?

Yes, I think the arc, the really big tidal pull, is in the direction of things getting better, in terms of understanding and acceptance – with some potholes along the way. They “scared everybody”: How Jenny McCarthy and anti-vaxxers actually helped autism awareness 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z

In the second story arc, we follow the Barrett family on the way to a Lift in Denver. The comic book “Lazarus” is a frightening vision of where America could be headed 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z

In Dickens’s version, we see the bitter end of their relationship, but in “Marley,” we follow the full arc of Scrooge’s affection. Review | Christmas comes early in Jon Clinch’s ‘Marley,’ a clever riff on ‘A Christmas Carol’ 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z

It's impossible to list all the elements in the emotional and physical arc he nails from the beginning to the end of the movie, but he arrives at the finish fully formed. 'Whiplash,' exquisite and painful, hits all the right notes 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z

Thanks in no small part to the crackling chemistry of the ensemble, this is a “Little Women” that lets each character have an arc that makes sense. Joy to the world, "Little Women" has come – and the updated classic is a modern marvel 2019-12-25T05:00:00Z

It was along this arc that I came to appreciate how Italy’s core culinary principle — a reliance on the freshest of ingredients — extends to the sea. An Adriatic Feast on the Italian Coast 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z

Outside of Don, the best written, most unpredictable and most central character to this season’s arc has arguably been Megan. ArtsBeat: ‘Mad Men’ Watch: Switching Positions 2014-05-12T14:22:36Z

Dealing with it is an odd time in the arc of anyone's existence. Collector of dead's possessions could be TV star 2010-10-16T02:13:00Z

The arc of “Pearl” charts her progress up the food chain, from poultry to human prey. ‘Pearl’ Review: A Farmer’s Daughter Moves Up the Food Chain 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z

Do you see your career arcing that way? Chaka Khan on Artistic Freedom, Her Side Hustles and Joni Mitchell 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z

It's a story that Fuller hopes will continue, and he has already mapped out an arc for a further seven series. Hannibal: a bloody steak with the man who brought Lecter to the small screen 2013-05-04T05:00:00Z

It would allow us to use an extensive national ferry system to visit several villages in a strategic arc ending in Oslo. In Certifiably Happy Norway, a Cranky Traveler Finds Some Bliss (Within Reason) 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z

Porter uses a combination of archival news footage, old photographs, and talking-head interviews to accurately portray the arc of who he is. New doc "John Lewis: Good Trouble" gives nuance to a relentless freedom fighter 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z

And so, once again, rugged he-men with sensational skills, character arcs and Michelangelo musculature set off on a mission deemed impossible. ‘Triple Frontier’ Review: Men on a Mission? Possible! 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z

However predictable their arcs, these characters are far more fascinating than the usual lifeboat crew, and Mr. Dawkins, a Chicago playwright making his New York debut, deserves credit for ushering them to the stage. Review: In ‘Charm,’ Challenges Emily Post Never Dreamed Of 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z

In 1957 the Whitney Museum of American Art bought a painting, “Atlantic,” which depicted two white wave-like arcs against solid black. Ellsworth Kelly, an Artist Who Mixed Abstract With Simplicity, Dies at 92 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z

Melancholy, yes, and even momentarily wrenching; yet its emotional arc bends insistently from inarticulate sadness to gentle catharsis. Review: A Young Orphan Finds a New Home in ‘Summer 1993’ 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z

As the book title suggests, her name is critical to her narrative arc. In ‘My Name Is Iris,’ a Mother Learns the Limits of Protectiveness 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z

Q. A lot of your character’s arc focuses on tensions between radical feminists and the transgender community. A Word With Cherry Jones: ‘I’m Having the Kind of Year Actors Live For’ 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z

Mr. Kavakos and Mr. Pace showed a keen understanding of the structural arc of each movement, as well as the necessary patience to let it unfold to full dramatic effect. Music Review: Leonidas Kavakos and Enrico Pace at Zankel Hall 2014-03-05T23:16:12Z

“And also there is a trajectory in the film. I was excited to see her realize that arc.” Florence Pugh goes down a dark rabbit hole in ‘Midsommar’ 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z

Which is why bar-by-bar balancing is so vitally important, and why Eschenbach, with his focus on emotion and larger arcs, is unsatisfying in this repertoire. NSO and Eschenbach venture to Spain, taking the well-trod route 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z

This is an important question, one that arcs back to the locker notes, Yusuf’s evolving relationships and his family’s sense of belonging in the place they call home. The Children of 9/11 Come of Age 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z

The beauty of Independence Day is that the success of any follow-up is surely predicated on spectacular special effects, rather than a startling new story arc. Is the world ready for an Independence Day sequel? | Ben Child 2010-03-31T11:17:00Z

McGowan described being shown to his room for what she believed would be a meeting to “plot out the grand arc of my career”. Brave: Rose McGowan's memoir details 'rape' by Harvey Weinstein 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z

Mr. Yu seemed to approach it as program music, finding a long arc in the work’s adagio bookends. Review: Yo-Yo Ma and Wu Man Play With Cinematic Sweep 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z

The Riviera will show movies with its two carbon arc lamphouses and projectors for as long as it can, Cannata said, while exploring funding for the digital replacements. Digital film switch daunts historic movie houses 2012-02-18T20:16:05Z

There is never a doubt that the many emotional arcs and narrative curves that Hiccup and Toothless must weather are all part of the master plan. 'How to Train Your Dragon 2' packs emotional firepower in a rip-roaring ride 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z

Keane admits that he deliberately shaped the facts of Havel's life to form the arc of tragedy. General election 2010: the campaign to define it starts now 2010-05-07T12:09:00Z

Like the traditional Hollywood musical, pop star movies follow the familiar arc of an artist finding their voice – and, best of all, feature real pop stars. When pop stars play pop stars… 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z

A: It is one of these characters who is a gift because you have such a dramatic journey and an arc within that story. A Minute With: Daniel Bruhl on the 'Rush' of playing Niki Lauda 2013-09-18T16:58:08Z

Even that’s something of an improvement since the first season’s #MeToo arc played out about two years after the movement died down. It's tough to explain what makes the aggravating "Morning Show" mess appealing 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z

The chronological arc is wide, from pre-Columbian gold to contemporary performance. A West Coast Spotlight on Latino Artists Leads the Fall Art Season 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z

Judkins and his team took those "kernels" that Robert Jordan peppered throughout his series and blew them up to make more meaningful story arcs. Why "The Wheel of Time" succeeds as an adaptation (and "The Witcher" fails) 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z

I’ve long wondered why TV has yet to deliver a long story arc from the point of view of a white cop who has killed an innocent person of color. Review | Noah Wyle gives a must-see performance in CBS’s occasionally clunky ‘Red Line’ 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z

Krasner’s vast canvases of the 1960s, with roiling arcs and circles marshaled to create cascading arabesques, strike me as programmatic, an idea about joyful abandon rather than the thing itself. Lee Krasner and Joan Mitchell: Abstract Expressionist Lives 2011-07-08T15:56:48Z

The mythology’s narrative arc stretches to infancy, dark days filled with ceaseless crying after relentless nursing, to the point when my incredulous mother had to bring me to a doctor. The creamy gorgonzola pasta my mom’s been making since the ’50s 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z

We needed to find an emotional arc that carved through all the chaos and violence. The Carpetbagger: Starring a (Reluctant) Journalist 2014-02-25T20:25:00Z

In his essay “The Little Church of Perry Mason,” the cultural critic Dave Hickey rightly compares this structure to Catholic liturgy — comforting in its familiar arc. Perry Mason Is Coming to HBO. Here’s What to Know About His History. 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z

That spiritual arc is connecting with metal-inclined listeners who feel betrayed by religion. Review | In chaotic times, Mizmor’s heavy metal is a model of composure 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z

In the home stretch of its fifth season, "Sons" by now has spun a sprawling mythology that even included a past story arc set in Northern Ireland. 'Sons of Anarchy': Making a case for TV violence 2012-11-19T12:58:13Z

Wagner's overture to Tannhäuser was very much a microcosm of the opera: the hurtling bacchanalian music was eclipsed by the godly opening chorale, which grew slowly into an impressive, sustained arc whenever it occurred. RPO/N?zet-S?guin 2010-08-22T11:40:00Z

They are depressed, and studio or art house movies have this arc — young people have a lot of depression. "My grandmother went through this hell and I am playing it" 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z

The breadth and length of the original series made it impossible to wrap up the “mythology” arc in just two episodes in a shortened season. ‘The X-Files’ Season 10 Finale: Our Struggle 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z

Work around each curve of the wishbone with a small sharp knife, especially around the join of the 2 arcs. 20 best autumn recipes: part 2 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z

Of his contributions, only on “Best of Me” does Ms. Aguilera push her voice beyond comfort; mainly she lets him dictate the arc, and it’s predictable. New Music: Albums by Christina Aguilera, Soundgarden and Brian Eno 2012-11-12T23:19:31Z

What was initially supposed to be a two-episode arc on the CBS sitcom turned into nine years and four Emmy nominations. Mayim Bialik wants the ‘Jeopardy!’ job. Is she ‘neutral’ enough? 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z

Given the millions more who have watched the Netflix series “The Crown,” Morton’s narrative arc has the inescapable feeling of rehash. Review | Before Harry and Meghan, the Windsor sisters stirred the pot. A new book delves into their story. 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z

I imagine their lives as twin arcs tracing unknowable paths through the universe, caught in a brief, brilliant intersection — one arriving, one leaving. Perspective | On Mother’s Day, my daughter was 10 weeks old, and my mom had 3 weeks to live 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z

Podcasts offer more flash and dazzle, but I still love the long arc of books “on tape” as an antidote to the shattered attention span of a Twitter-fied society. Audiobooks for Those Long Summer Drives, Without the Kids 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z

Many musicians tend to view albums as a cohesive whole with a narrative arc. Death Cab for Cutie’s Benjamin Gibbard on Striking Out on His Own 2012-10-16T12:00:54Z

This moment is actually effective, as we’ve spent almost two seasons now investing in how much of a sadsack Edith is, and this is the apex of that depressing character arc. Downton Abbey Watch: The Ballad of Sad Lady Edith 2012-02-06T14:25:18Z

The character arc has to take you there. This Is Pixar's Secret to Making Moviegoers Cry 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z

But if there’s enough intention put into supporting that experience, it’s the beginning of an arc of healing that can lead to something extraordinary.” Welcome to the trip of your life: the rise of underground LSD guides 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z

When she’s growing up, her father instructs, “Tell me the time in arc second per second or don’t tell me at all.” Weike Wang’s ‘Chemistry’ charts a young woman’s toxic reaction to stress 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z

The ritual of walking and water and stories had become as gravitational as the Fundy tide that swept the buoys in a vast arc of churning water off Cape d’Or. Walking and talking in Nova Scotia, a small province with sweeping vistas and welcoming locals 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z

With the previous song having told of a chance meeting in Louisiana that led to some red wine and easy lovin', this one studied the complex "arc of a love affair." Paul Simon takes graying fans on world tour 2011-04-25T05:21:26Z

In the absence of an arcing narrative, the series wants us to accept as its mission of suspense the mystery of this crypto drag-king-meets-shopaholic friendship. Television Review: Detectives From Tess Gerritsen?s Novels, on TNT 2010-07-11T21:22:00Z

In future episodes, their arcs will develop in family- and child-oriented ways that may be perfectly realistic but won’t win any points for breaking down gender stereotypes. ‘Halt and Catch Fire,’ on AMC, Switches Gears in Its New Season 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z

Beers’s stars’ awareness of their own celebrity has begun to follow a predictable arc. How Thom Beers Built a Reality-TV Empire 2012-12-16T23:37:47Z

It was the final romantic moment in She Loves Me; as we separated, I noticed this arc of glistening mucus threaded between us. Portrait of the artist: John Gordon Sinclair, actor 2011-01-31T22:30:00Z

The delight and frustration of “One Mississippi” are one and the same, in that it runs swiftly and with meaning through a seasonal arc that launches and sticks its landing within six episodes. Amazon's "One Mississippi" exudes calm confidence in its second season 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z

My goal is that everything I do with the camera and the action never should draw attention away from the heart of the emotional arc of the story and these actors. Why Directing 'Game of Thrones' Is All About "Fear" 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z

Much like “Batman Begins,” the first part of the Dark Knight trilogy, “Man of Steel” narrates the how and why of its character, tracing an existential arc from child to man. Movie Review: ‘Man of Steel’ Depicts a Striving Stranger in a Strange Land 2013-06-13T16:00:30Z

Are we done with his narrative arc now that he’s on the side of the good guys? 'Boardwalk Empire' Recap: No Exit 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z

But most importantly, the endgame ships were Donna and Harvey, who had a series-long slow burn arc. How the canceled legal drama "Suits" was resurrected to become a favorite summer show 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z

If audiences are getting tired of the formulaic story arcs of blockbuster movies, then there’s a safe haven in political documentaries, which are enjoying a renaissance. You can handle the truth: why political documentaries are storming the screens 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z