| 单词 | laziness |
| 例句 | The absence of black fathers from families across America is not simply a function of laziness, immaturity, or too much time watching Sports Center. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He would do such work himself as an example to his followers whom he taught that idleness and laziness were among the black man’s greatest sins against himself. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He was lavish with praise when deserved, but was a severe critic of sloppiness and laziness. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She chided me less for my laziness and melancholy, and she allowed me more time to study and write. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z In the past it was usually laziness, prejudice, or lack of foresight that made a bad scythe, Citra had discovered. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Does that mean a life of deceit and laziness is easy too? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z It’s laziness, I know, but I’ve got the money today and can afford the trip home. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Perhaps you think that the first version, the one with the unmarked subject, is an increasingly common symptom of grammatical laziness. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z In his guttural voice, he told us he was disgusted to have observed our laziness at the quarry. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Unfortunately it accomplished nothing because the first assumption was wrong: it was not laziness in either of them. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z So Margaret supervised—ordered people to do work they were already doing, criticized their slowness and laziness even when they were quick and industrious, and in general, made trouble. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z And the women say, Oh, there is, indeed, Mr. Kane, great laziness. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Charlie told me their roles for employees: no lateness, no laziness, no stealing, no kind of hustling off any customers, especially men in uniform. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a habit of attributing all of Bunny’s faults indirectly to her—his laziness, his bad humors, his lapses of taste. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “I’ve got my own tasks for Amelia; your laziness is not an excuse for taxing my girl.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “In the morning you will need to be at your very best. It is vital that you make a good impression. Your drowsiness might well be construed as laziness.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I watch everyone’s jumpy little dances as the sun bakes me into a cocoon of laziness. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z It may seem odd that I was constantly buying materials for my artificing over the river, but the truth was merchants near the University frequently took advantage of the students’ laziness and raised their prices. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I had been nine weeks in bed, and the muscles had gone lax and the laziness of recovery had set in. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It looked to him like a case of laziness. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “I can find no real fault with her save perhaps a touch of laziness, and yet I don’t like her very much. Maybe it’s that scar. How did she get it?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z That is how the baboons behaved, and the people saw it and talked amongst themselves of the laziness of baboons. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z It was not laziness if he was a rich man. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Finn Taylor has retreated from most of the world; his size comes from negligence and laziness, a carelessness that would be pathological if it had any meticulousness to it. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z It was more as if she had brought them up— perhaps through indifference or through laziness or even through some kind of possessive cruelty—with an imperfect sense of right and wrong. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I cursed the laziness of the servants that they should lie abed at such an hour—for it was now ten o’clock—and so rang and knocked again, but more impatiently, but still without response. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z This forbearance on his part on hot, cloudless days, if that is what it was and not simple laziness, was not good enough. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z They were stuffed to contented laziness with Christmas dinner and they had been down to Melanie’s apartment to look at her presents and then up to look at April’s. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a particular kind of bravery, one that often got mistaken for selfishness or laziness. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “You can never lose that. It cuts the feet from under weakness and cowardliness and laziness.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Now I plop them wherever, trying to keep them close to the rover out of sheer laziness. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Enabling my laziness one noodle at a time.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Yes, I do. Yes, I do. It is easy out of laziness, out of weakness, to throw oneself into the lap of deity, saying, ‘I couldn’t help it; the way was set.’ East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Bapi had been light crew himself once; he knew their ways, knew the tricks of laziness. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z But really there wasn’t much point, and I gave up the idea out of laziness. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Due to my aforementioned laziness I was no good at school, except at English, because of the reading. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “It's one thing to accuse me of laziness. But to malign the good name of America's greatest television judge—that's below the belt.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z But by the time my mother had had her say about him, I saw his brain had shrunk from laziness, so that now it was good only for thinking up excuses. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a calculated risk, but now Kaz could only wait and hope that laziness and bureaucracy would do the rest. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Don’t just stand there, girl. These linens need to be washed. I can’t think how Becky missed them. I shall speak to her about her laziness.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Likely the Devil had tricked the boys into laziness, for they were found asleep and given a sound beating. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The welfare poor were excoriated for their laziness, their persistence in reproducing in unfavorable circumstances, their presumed addictions, and above all for their “dependency.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z There was too much singing, and she didn’t see how even the Elect could survive for very long the celestial laziness which was promised. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Usually, plagiarism is a sign of laziness or an act of desperation. Experience: I tracked down my impostor 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z In “Vladimir Nabokov: The Russian Years,” the scholar Brian Boyd cites an episode where a young Nabokov was assigned a school essay on the topic of laziness and turned in a blank sheet of paper. The Essential Vladimir Nabokov 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z In the new show, Obi-Wan has reverted a bit back to his "Attack of the Clones" hair, although this time it's on account of laziness. Ewan McGregor breaks down Obi-Wan Kenobi’s many haircuts 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z I’ve always seen it as a form of escapism or maybe laziness. Roni Horn Shares a Timely Record of Solitude 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z I used to slice it into coins, but laziness led me to freeze it whole and microplane it frozen, and it shreds beautifully. The Secret to Better Thai Dishes May Already Be in Your Fridge 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z You are discouraged, you say, by the “ignorance and laziness” of modern usage. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: Pickin’ up where the Apostrophe Protection Society left off 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z In Paris, when I sleep late like a newborn baby, I say to myself, justifying my laziness, This is good for my brain and immune system. Street of the Iron Po(e)t, Part XI 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z And as long as this is the section for being nitpicky, let’s just all agree to agree that including a Ouija-board as a story device is just plain laziness. Downton Abbey Watch: Life is a Game 2012-02-20T13:45:28Z I think there's a laziness now in how we read. Christos Tsiolkas: 'There's love in this book' 2010-08-06T23:05:00Z So is your frustration born of something other than this child’s laziness? I dislike my lazy adolescent stepdaughter | Mariella Frostrup 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z At the root of the financial meltdown was a profound kind of laziness. This much I know: Malcolm Gladwell 2010-05-01T23:35:00Z Smith himself wasn't immune to the trappings of rap success, and tells of how drug-taking and laziness put paid to his promising music career. This week's new live comedy 2012-06-01T23:06:09Z As opposed to moral ambitiousness — a crucial tenet of Rand’s philosophy — you become a walking practitioner of moral laziness and decrepitude. Jamaican, gay and Ayn Rand made it OK: My amazing “Atlas Shrugged” love story 2014-04-25T23:00:00Z This might be laziness, though, like their other choices, including filing the edges off Molly, it also feels commercially strategic. | 'Cyrus': Jonah Hill in Duplass Brothers? Comedy 2010-06-17T21:55:00Z But the show's worst sin isn't technical ineptitude, it's the laziness of the jokes and the anvil touch with which Armstrong and Miller deploy them. Armstrong and Miller 2010-09-28T21:30:00Z Kate demonstrates one of the approaches that pragmatic idealism encourages: taking small but significant — and sustainable — actions. Criticisms abound that “big small actions” like Kate’s are nothing more than laziness or “activism lite.” Millennials will save us! 2013-02-16T19:00:00Z I’m very, very low maintenance, bordering on extreme laziness. St. Vincent, an Experimenter in Music and in Makeup 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Jesus, where to begin with the laziness of this? Your rage is justified, and it's not "vituperative" 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z It all goes back to my innate laziness. Jack Handey Is the Envy of Every Comedy Writer in America 2013-07-15T19:46:10Z But taking cheap shots at a woman’s body in a performance review is a form of intellectual laziness. Male critics on female bodies: Tara Erraught, Liza Minnelli and intelligent reviewing It was friendly, sure, but with a hint of subtext – a jibe at my laziness. Bring back nap time: we’d all be happier | Coco Khan 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z Interviewees complain about the self-centeredness of protesters in Baltimore and Ferguson, and the laziness of workers who think “everything can be free.” Why Trump Voters Supported Trump 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z Why employment inequality for African-Americans is always identified as laziness? Poor black people don’t work?: Lessons of a former dope dealer 2014-04-22T23:00:00Z You can point to a constitutional laziness that is always pulling the art establishment toward what’s easy to chat and write about. At ‘Greater New York,’ Rising Art Stars Meet the Old School 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Much of this patiently achieved success flows from Miles Teller’s winning, seemingly effortless performance as Sutter, in all his laziness and charm, open-mindedness and fatalism, always with a glimpse of the unease beneath. Movie Review: In ‘The Spectacular Now,’ Growing Pains Precede Graduation 2013-08-01T21:23:20Z Hart's pervasive laziness manifests itself in three areas. Stephen Sondheim: Gershwin great? It ain't necessarily so 2010-11-24T21:31:00Z I think of the psychic toll the moral laziness and learned helplessness of others truly takes on everybody else. From Billboard exec John Amato to Papa John Schnatter: Demanding change from toxic men is exhausting 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z But if this person is doing the wrong thing without thinking about it, maybe clouded by laziness or hunger, your note may help: “I’m hungry too! Please don’t steal my sandwich.” Where Was This Money When I Made My Down Payment? 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z The laziness of the prose is shown up by the originality of West's own writing. West's World: The Extraordinary Life of Dame Rebecca West by Lorna Gibb – review 2013-04-06T08:00:36Z And Wendy Lin, 55, who remembers yelling and screaming over her perceived laziness as a child, appreciates Chua's resolve to dive into the trenches with her kids. Tiger mom's memoir meets ferocious roar 2011-01-13T20:50:09Z The early Americans imported the Earl of Chesterfield’s admonition: “No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.” Procrastination rules 2012-07-02T01:00:00Z I suppose you could call “Escape to Margaritaville” a coherent aesthetic experience, in that laziness is not just its method but its message. Review: ‘Escape to Margaritaville,’ Where Work Is a Dirty Word 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z I work a lot – I write operas and I do songs and shows – but talk to my husband or my sisters and they’ll say: “He works incredibly hard, but his general vibe is laziness.” Rufus Wainwright: ‘I like sugar a lot; I can swig maple syrup from the bottle’ 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z The aforementioned wins wins benefited from the award show’s habit of rewarding repeat winners, once again demonstrating that the laziness of the Emmy voter has remained a factor. Weak and predictable Emmy Awards fails to solve its diversity problem 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z And Mark’s ne’er-do-well brother grows wholly consumed with everyone else’s alleged laziness and ignorance. What happens when a billionaire takes over a small New England town 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z And such laziness implicitly works to the president’s advantage. Perspective | Liberal satire is getting dangerously lazy in the Trump era 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z Weight stigma includes stereotypes of laziness and stupidity. How taxing sugary drinks reinforces weight stigma 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z I'm wondering how to step into a new role among my in-laws so that my husband's laziness in this department doesn't cost us precious time with the rest of the family. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: What can a wife do to keep her husband and his sisters close? 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z Stealing from other characters reeks of laziness considering Marvel's rich cast of mutants. Game On: 'NBA 2K12' only game in town; 'X-Men' dull A-Z 2011-10-17T15:43:04Z Is that stylistic laziness or is it a super-sophisticated act of mimicry, Rushdie’s success at capturing the voice of a cliche thinker? Salman Rushdie launches a novelistic attack on Trump 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z I committed myself early to a life of contemplative, productive laziness and hated singing along with other people, being one with a collective, even at rock shows. My Mother and the Failed Experiment of Yugoslavia 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z It is a scribe’s crutch, a gimmick that tries to pass off laziness as a with-it modernity. Press stop: why Hollywood needs to quit relying on the vlogger 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z Beyond my aforementioned laziness, I chalked this up to a long-held, inexplicable hangup about welcoming new kitchen gadgetry into the fold. Tofu: To press or not to press? 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z We start out in a jury room where a confident, articulate paladin of right-thinking, commonsensical decency — it could only be Henry Fonda — holds out against the massed forces of bigotry, suspicion and laziness. Arts & Leisure: Urban Realist With a Humanist Streak 2011-04-13T13:29:51Z And even if you’re right — your brother is a mooch, and your parents enable his laziness — it doesn’t matter. How Do I Get My Parents to Stop Bankrolling Their Adult Son? 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z As we collectively puzzle our way to the future of emoji, we are now never at a loss to depict a certain kind of lolling laziness. Should There Be an Emoji for Everything? 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z The hero of “Woodpecker” is nothing less than “a master of the art of laziness.” A newly discovered trove of unknown fairy tales: ‘The Turnip Princess’ 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z As a slacker student, I tended toward a kind of laziness in which I played to my strengths. I don’t hate millennials anymore! 2013-05-25T13:00:00Z Beginning in the mid 1990s and continuing for the next 26 years, I made the same resolution every January failing to keep it, first out of laziness and then out of paralyzing neurosis. The First of the Year 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z Maybe it’s laziness or maybe it’s simply utility, but the upshot is that sifting through abbreviations becomes just another chore informed citizens have to take on in our age of information overload. One NRA fights for guns. One for restaurants. Yes, D.C. has abbreviation overload. 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z There are any number of reasons why an SNL alumnus might not live up to expectations, ranging from laziness to simple lack of audience appeal. Andy Samberg: a boy who deserves to do good 2012-06-13T10:18:00Z The laziness of modern america is that we keep ourselves too busy. Vacation Sabotage: Don’t Let It Happen to You! 2012-06-29T04:00:00Z The best benefit of the doubt you could give all those papers then, and the best you can give them now, is that of laziness or dimness. Hilary Mantel: why novelists are deliberately misunderstood 2013-02-19T17:32:07Z A: It seems sometimes that after more than 600 years of sophisticated, extremely scientific and incredible music, there's a kind of a laziness in what I hear in many movies now. A Minute With: Composer Alexandre Desplat on the art of scoring film 2014-02-05T13:26:27Z Certainly there can be narrative laziness at work, not to mention covert sexism. TV's alleged 'rape glut' may just be a more reflective reality 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z Isherwood’s work ethic was near-heroic, and he stops berating himself for his laziness only when he has been, as he puts it, “working like a donkey.” Books of The Times: Isherwood?s Singular Second Wind 2010-12-01T16:58:00Z “In my story I failed to mention her wit, and her skill as a teacher. That is what I have to apologize for, my laziness.” David Sedaris’s Diaries Track a Path From Struggle to Success 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z On most digital drum machines there's a button that says "swing" on it and that gives you the amount of lateness or laziness on the backbeat. John Cale: 'I don't want to end up in Pseud's Corner' 2012-09-26T08:50:35Z There’s this thing that we do, that people tend to do, where we use the word “genius” as kind of an excuse for laziness. Penn Jillette: I didn’t want to be a stereotypical Hollywood liberal 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z Lanley is one of the show’s great one-off characters, a charmer who knows how to pander to Lisa’s vanity, Homer’s laziness and, unsuccessfully, Marge’s community spirit. The Simpsons Thanksgiving marathon: the 25 best episodes to gorge on 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z But in spite of his stupidity, laziness, selfishness, his general crapness as a human being, he demonstrates his total devotion to his family. Last night's TV 2010-05-14T07:00:00Z Constantly Isherwood, like any writer, is lamenting his laziness and lack of progress, but somehow or other the old nag or "Dobbin" as he calls himself plods on towards the finishing line. Christopher Isherwood's Liberation 2012-06-01T21:55:14Z But homage can easily slide into laziness, and “Penny Dreadful” falls prey to this tendency a few too many times here: 'Penny Dreadful' Recap: Cue the Seance 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z It conveyed, despite the caveats, discipline and rigor, not laziness. The Rise and Fall of Elizabeth Holmes and the Black Turtleneck 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z His pet hates include perceived stupidity, laziness, or ideas being blocked for seemingly vague reasons, which may explain No 10’s sudden appetite for ripping up unwritten rules and conventions. Does Boris Johnson’s government have a women problem? 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z Compare that with the pointless materialism and Samantha-falls-off-a-camel laziness of this year's film, and the decline becomes clear for all to see. Wanted: whoever killed Sex and the City. So we can shake your hand 2010-09-28T10:39:00Z And was there a better symbol for American laziness and the world’s widest behinds? Are electric bikes the wheels of the future or just the new Segways? 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Ilana is only marginally employed throughout the series, blowing more than solid jobs — including at a fancy restaurant, where RuPaul played her boss — due to her stubborn laziness or theatrical ineptitude. "Broad City": Breaking out, not breaking up 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z No, this isn't just about laziness, but about power. Women still belong in the kitchen, according to the advice-seeking men of Reddit 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z Gleeson bakes her polenta lasagna in a pan, but I take my laziness to the next level with a smaller skillet version that goes straight from the stovetop to the oven. Polenta lasagna is comfort food for when you're burned out on pasta 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z As this is a consistent practice, I must conclude that it is an editorial decision coupled with sheer laziness on the part of many reviewers. Book Spoilers, Sex Jokes and Other Letters to the Editor 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z Relaxation, hobbies, raising children or reading a book are dismissed as laziness. Do you work more than 39 hours a week? Your job could be killing you 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z Being able to justify a day of laziness with a night of sex would be great. 10 things we get wrong about sex 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z According to respondents, icky grammar is related to laziness and apathy. It’s why UR still single: Millennials aren’t impressed by suitors with bad grammar and spelling 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z It feels odd to accuse Brand of laziness when he's so obviously energetic, but that's exactly what this kind of dull sexism is: lazy. If only Russell Brand could use his cleverness for more than humiliation 2013-06-19T14:27:24Z And when the original opened less than three years ago, this smacks of laziness. The Death at a Funeral remake should have died an early death 2010-04-16T11:16:00Z Historians and philosophers wrote about Tokaj’s ability to cure various illnesses and problems — from fever and indigestion to laziness. In Slovakia, a Wine Region Waiting for the Spotlight 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z “My laziness led her to meet Donald Trump,” he said in a recent interview. George Conway is the man at the center of everything 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z The mark of a bad novel is not excessive invention; it’s excessive laziness. Perspective | Mr. President, you don’t know a poorly written novel 2018-04-08T04:00:00Z It is the deadly combination of perfectionism plus narcissism plus utter laziness. I'm an everythingist – craving new experiences, but unwilling to put the work in 2013-06-11T17:30:01Z But said laziness can come with some unfortunate side effects, such as a rusty cast iron skillet. How to scrub away rust from cast iron 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z I think of this Thursday in November as a day to celebrate gratitude, abundance, and laziness, a day free from work and free from the ideas of scarcity that isolate us from one another. Drinking is a huge part of Thanksgiving — here's why I'm avoiding it 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z Although my response was largely of the "cinema is finally dead" variety, it set me thinking about how the classic characteristics of the Versus movie are laziness and creative atrophy, an unconditional surrender to formula. Cowboys & Aliens: the Versus movie without Versus in its name 2011-08-12T23:11:02Z That’s in part because such elaborations are the product of studio cynicism or laziness, not the result of there necessarily being something new to say. Is Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman' bound for the 'Interstellar' trap? 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z And contrary to popular belief, procrastinating has little to do with laziness. Why do we procrastinate, and how can we stop? Experts have answers. 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z We didn't want to be lazy and we knew that laziness was our enemy. Guy Ritchie -- pressure paid off in Sherlock sequel 2011-12-09T14:03:28Z More likely, it’s just laziness, cheapness or a blind spot. What Should I Do About My Very Rude Son-in-Law? 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z He endears himself to readers because he embodies so many human foibles, such as laziness, fear and attachment to routine. The great books giveaway 2011-03-04T11:19:03Z Guillory says, “Southerners themselves too often buy into the ‘laziness’ narrative.” Zombie state 2012-06-08T14:45:00Z Reading meant laziness, and laziness was next to sissiness. The Bonds Between Sex and Books 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z I’m happy that you have taken that to an intellectual level and made it complimentary, but it’s really just pure laziness. Jennifer Lawrence Has No Appetite for Playing Fame Games 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z Nearly all were dubious, and not because of hygiene or laziness. Real Men Don’t Rent 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z But he wrongly blames what he considers individual failings, like lack of religiosity or laziness. Love in the time of layoffs 2012-08-03T20:12:00Z The sacrilegious writer had spat in the face of mainstream Cuban theatre, which still displayed colonial stereotypes that stifled talent and invited intellectual laziness. A hundred years of Virgilio Piñera, l'enfant terrible of Cuban literature 2012-08-03T17:09:31Z If these parents were with their children, they would upbraid them for low grades and accuse them of laziness, ingratitude and stupidity. Perspective | Parents berate their kids in school conferences, and a teacher cringes 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z I'm mystified by the laziness of people looking at how she presents herself, and somehow assuming that implies there's a high level of intelligence in the songwriting. Joanna Newsom: 'Is it time for a glass of wine?' 2010-05-09T20:30:00Z Sometimes, I wonder if the sticky heat of summer and the deliciousness of its produce are delightful co-conspirators in promoting laziness. The perfect pasta for hot summer nights 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z Is it that city's evocative geography or plain laziness that makes L.A. the home of so many ensemble films, from "Crash" to the recent disaster "Valentine's Day"? "Mother and Child": Pushing past adoption clich?s 2010-05-07T11:03:00Z In 1902 a U.S. government scientist even claimed to have discovered that laziness was caused by germs. Did slaves catch your seafood? 2012-05-21T14:26:00Z The patness of this description is striking; its laziness borders on indifference. What Made Leonardo Such a Great Artist? Science, Says a New Book 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z What a dreary, third-rate attitude; what a great way to nurture intellectual laziness. Hold that tweet! Artists should stick to the day job 2012-05-23T14:25:04Z “If you do not rise to the head not only of your profession, but of your country, it will be owing to your own laziness, slovenliness and obstinacy.” How the Bush political dynasty measures up to the Adams clan 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z The people who work inside it are decidedly fallible — as prone to laziness, confusion and compromise as anyone else. Review: In ‘Spotlight,’ The Boston Globe Digs Up the Catholic Church’s Dirt 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z She hated his laziness, his lack of support, his wandering eye and his gambling. My Street life 2010-12-03T07:00:00Z The costume was inspired less by a desire for social commentary and more out of laziness and a need for comfort. Regrets of my “basic bitch” Halloween costume 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z I realize this is not a popular take, especially on the weekends, which were invented for laziness and self-indulgence. On reclaiming the practical joy of a sensible breakfast 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z Keep in mind that what looks like laziness is often paralysis that stems from fear of failure, burnout, perfectionism or low confidence, Jannot said. Six ways to help kids transition back to school after distance learning 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z “It began as a sense of laziness in my right index finger, a slight sluggishness in its response when I wanted to play a trill,” he wrote in “Nine Lives.” Leon Fleisher, sublime pianist undaunted by mysterious hand malady, dies at 92 2020-08-02T04:00:00Z Nolan’s mask is his guise as a director of comic-book entertainments, when he’s really out to excoriate American greed and laziness and its citizens’ susceptibility to a demagogue’s threats and promises. TIME's Review of The Dark Knight Rises: To the Depths, To the Heights 2012-07-16T16:59:05Z Ozio is indolence; it is the laziness that overtakes a republic when it is not at war or in crisis. Does an Intellectual History of the Trump Era Exist? It Does Now 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z Many point to his movies as evidence of wrongdoing, but it is the height of intellectual laziness to conflate film plots about older men and twentysomething women with child molestation. 'Do I really care?' Woody Allen comes out fighting 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z He says the only reason he hasn’t filed for a divorce is due to laziness, but I worry it is more than that. Ask Amy: Being with a married man has a downside Rush Limbaugh pointed out some significant things, that it could shift the culture to laziness or entitlement or people won’t be able to afford to leave. Dan Price: the CEO who took a pay cut to give his staff a $70k minimum wage 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z The really infuriating thing about it is its sheer laziness. Chateau Despair by Lisa Barnard; The Real Iron Lady by Gillian Shephard – review 2013-03-25T11:00:01Z It was these moments of honest discovery and emotional vulnerability, coupled with the comedy's consistent defiance of hopelessness, laziness, and bad leadership, that helped me navigate through the year. How Stephen Colbert's defiant honesty helped me navigate the madness of 2020 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z Saving the victims from those engaged in designing ideal orders was not, in truth, as hard as our laziness let us pretend it was. The Coruscating Moral Vision of André Glucksmann 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Maybe my situation is a bit extreme, but I’m sure many of your readers struggle with finding the energy or the motivation to overcome one’s own laziness. Perspective | Ask Amy: How can you cure your own laziness? 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z In contrast, passive procrastination is dumb, equivalent to laziness. Procrastination rules 2012-07-02T01:00:00Z On the surface, Baauer's failure to license the samples would appear to stem from some combination of naivety, laziness and stupidity, but nothing about Harlem Shake is straightforward. Harlem Shake: could it kill sampling? 2013-03-13T17:03:00Z While Krakowski has yet to reveal her excuse for laying with Minnesota's shame, ours is sheer laziness. I kicked Mike Lindell's MyPillows out of bed and finally got a good night's sleep 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z Attempting to rouse her from her torpor — or laziness — Jean implores Julie to join him in his ambition to start a trucking business. ‘Bastards of Strindberg,’ Four Short Plays at the Lion 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z The tradition, Chase said, was born of laziness, when the brothers were in high school. For These Brothers, the Real Thanksgiving Feast Is a Filipino Breakfast 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z With Bob’s work, I think there’s been a kind of laziness in the art world in terms of understanding exactly what he’s been doing,” said Jessica Morgan, the Dia foundation’s director. Robert Irwin’s Big Visions, Barely Seen 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z In fairness, an element of this laziness was probably justified, because Captain Planet’s enemies were arguably as terrible as he was. Captain Planet returns – to take superhero TV down to zero 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z What keeps men and women at war is male laziness, stupidity, buffoonery, disorganization, bad taste and fantasy baseball. | 'Perfect Couples': Tribes Meet: The Female and Male 2011-01-20T00:32:24Z The relationship curdles, each accusing the other of either laziness or nagging. Do you overfunction or underfunction in a relationship? 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z Looked at from the right angle, the quirks and contradictions of Donna’s personality — the way she zigzags between entitlement and disappointment, laziness and ambition, wisdom and idiocy — illuminate an actual social condition. Jenny Slate Considers Abortion in ‘Obvious Child’ 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z When he’s ordered to clean up some stuff he’s thrown on the mess-hall floor, he flops around in an incredible display of laziness and insolence. The “Wet Hot American Summer” Prequel 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z The word “repeat” carries associations of laziness on the part of the broadcaster and of something not worth seeing again for the viewer. Repeat viewing: why the past is the future of our TV schedules 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z As Question Time travels to a different locale around Britain each week, his stand can't be dismissed as London-centric snobbery or laziness. Idolising bad boys makes Charlies of us all 2011-02-20T00:06:25Z Because it's one thing to have an aesthetic preference; it's quite another to shudder that female body hair is the result of forgetfulness, laziness or flat-out grossness. Women stop shaving for "Januhairy" and the backlash is all too predictable 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z For while the characters talk a lot — about Chekhovian staples like the corrosive effects of time and jealousy and laziness — they rarely really listen to one another. | 'Uncle Vanya': ‘Uncle Vanya’ With Cate Blanchett at City Center 2012-07-22T18:31:05Z You quickly realize that it’s your own laziness, ignorance, and sloppiness, not somebody else’s bad advice, that are getting in your way. Learn By Painting 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z Psychologists are now recognizing procrastination as a fear-based response, rather than one rooted in laziness. 4 Ways to Conquer Test Anxiety 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z It's a reasonably sweet message, but made less so by the laziness of the filmmaking. 'The Change-Up': Another case of opposites switching bodies 2011-08-03T23:40:04Z But perhaps I'm just making up reasons to excuse my own laziness, using an anti-canonical argument to justify not bothering to read anything mind-widening. Tough tomes: are challenging books worth the effort? 2010-06-29T10:46:00Z We equate fat with laziness and moral failure; we reward people for getting thin. Rosie O’Donnell speaks out on the downside of getting thin 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z Even if his muscle-bound 6-foot-2 frame and sculptured abs — justifiably famous in their own right — weren’t evidence of his work ethic, the last few months have been a test of Mr. Lochte’s supposed laziness. Ryan Lochte, Olmypic Swimmer and Sex Symbol 2012-06-09T10:00:23Z The “Magical Negro” and the “Black Best Friend” should have died out decades ago, yet they continue to persist, driven by laziness and lack of imagination on the part of Hollywood directors and screenwriters. Failing the “DuVernay Test”: 6 signs your on-screen black character is a tired trope 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z Understanding this makes it difficult for me to justify, because it’s one thing to go blue with purpose and another thing to lapse into the language out of sheer laziness. Mommy’s got a potty mouth 2013-06-03T00:30:00Z It reeks of laziness and a lack of civility; a person who cannot even bother to invest time in purchasing a proper lota is probably unreliable and unsatisfactory in other areas of their life. Secrets of the Muslim bathroom 2012-07-10T01:00:00Z “Ron often uses the phrase ‘Never underestimate the laziness of your predecessors.’ How do you top ‘Hamilton’? Author Ron Chernow is about to find out. 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z Anyone wishing to fire accusations of laziness at the TV industry has another clip of ammo. Will Smith hooks up with Fox for TV series spinoff of romcom Hitch 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z “Geographic license is usually an alibi for laziness,” Thom Andersen once observed in his feature-length essay film “Los Angeles Plays Itself.” ‘The Man From Toronto’ Review: Not So Clearly Canadian 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z There’s a laziness to his polemic: a lack of examples, arguments that unfold much too quickly to gather their full powers of persuasion, writing that chokes on excessive metaphor. Click ‘Delete’ to Save Your Soul 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z This wonderful bit of slang connotes a special blend of scheming and laziness, a commitment to do as little as possible without getting caught. Review: With ‘Queen and Country,’ John Boorman Continues a Tale 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z Too often the thought of a lengthy knead and slow prove sends me careering towards the biscuit tin instead in my laziness. Buttermilk recipes: The big tang theory | Ruby Tandoh 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z “Any time i start falling back into old bad habits of eating and laziness i just remember my dad saying, ‘Maybe you should put down the Mountain Dew and Snickers.’” Man tells daughter to lose weight if she wants better chance at 'male attention' 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z Most teens do – but parents rarely approve of this, accusing you of laziness. 'Tidy your room!': a teenagers' guide to arguing with your parents 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z Accusing Walker of “laziness and dishonesty and ignorance,” he threatens to flunk him unless he writes a new paper or hands in the manuscript of his talk to see if “something can be salvaged.” Classic ‘Stoner’? Not so fast. 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z And he will hold a mirror up to his own failings, including the laziness of relying on social media as a form of constructive protest. Is Prabal Gurung the most woke man in fashion? 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z Lazy Liar: The laziness is so justified that it’s not even laziness. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A tired and true response when you’re too fatigued to go out 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z It's the sound of a man pushing against the laziness that praise and sympathy can breed. Grant Achatz: The making of Chicago's top chef ... and what's Next 2011-02-15T06:00:00Z No, I think it was laziness, to be honest. A new age, a new outlook 2011-02-13T00:02:00Z I believe it is therefore time for us, as individuals and as nations, to reclaim our right to a full night of sleep, without embarrassment or the terrible stigma of laziness. The best thing you can do for your health: sleep well 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z Indeed, what looks like good manners to some looks like laziness or cowardice to others. Are fibs deal breakers? 2013-05-13T00:00:00Z Or, no, laziness — I don't know about writer's block. 10 Questions for Carrie Fisher 2010-12-09T08:35:00Z The characters’ mutual deceptions come off, mainly, as a contented laziness, a passivity that preserves the status quo, personally and professionally, at all costs. “Non-Fiction,” Reviewed: A Vacuum-Sealed View of France’s Culturati 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z Cowardice — or perhaps laziness — must be what prevents him from pulling the trigger, since he does not behave like a man who has any reason to live. Movie Review | 'Brooklyn?s Finest': When Troubled Cops Cross the Thin Blue Line 2010-03-04T22:53:00Z Choice is the ultimate expression of freedom, I suppose, but choices can be made out of laziness, spite and passive aggression. Rigoberto González grew up in a family of immigrant farmerworkers. Now he writes award-winning books. 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z This conflict, like many in the film, is resolved much too easily, in a show of writerly laziness. ‘Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile’ Review: Bopping to the Crocodile Rock 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z He rejects the idea, sees its ugliness and laziness. Review: In ‘The Narrow Door,’ Paul Lisicky Opens a Window on Friendship 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z He wonders if he perhaps has a fundamental laziness. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Barack Obama’s ‘A Promised Land’ 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z A poem titled “Frederick Seidel” begins: “I live a life of laziness and luxury, / Like a hare without a bone who sleeps in a pâté.” This Dark Prince of American Poetry Writes With Glittering Malice 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z Madrick concedes these points, writing, “Direct cash aid is denigrated by both the left and the right as a waste and inducement to laziness and abuse.” Eliminating Child Poverty With a Government Check 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z So a lot of it is just laziness. Neil Young: 'It gets spooky 'cause we were spooked' – a classic interview from the vaults 2012-10-02T14:56:48Z I may be guilty of laziness by not explaining more clearly what I meant by “identity,” a word even more fraught than rustic. Finding the Right Words for the Red Wines of Languedoc 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z How do I convince him his laziness is harming me and driving me away? 'In lockdown, I do far more domestic work. How do I convince my partner his laziness is harming me?' 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z Because of the casual nature of these offenses — the sin sometimes seems closer to laziness than theft — some writers are looking over their shoulders, concerned about what might be lurking in their oeuvre. A crime of Frankensteinian proportions 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z I don’t know whether this is because of age, laziness or the feeling that photography has become a torrent of cliches. Snap happy 2013-05-19T18:30:00Z Also, the hippo’s symbolic connotations are particular—marrying laziness, fatness, hunger, and cuteness with an undercurrent of danger. Should There Be an Emoji for Everything? 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z In fact, laziness permeates the film from the inexplicable escapes to the neglected romance. Cruise crashes in nonsensical "Knight and Day" 2010-06-20T19:34:00Z "In my opinion, it's the result of bad research, laziness or outright malice," Butler said. Jackie Robinson biopic made pitcher who faced him a villain: daughter 2013-05-11T16:33:57Z Crippled by alcohol or laziness or bad luck, they have little interest in exposing their failings to each other — or to their perennially disappointed mother, that “impossible woman,” with her unshakable superiority, her proud insularity. Anne Enright draws a rich, Irish family saga in ‘The Green Road’ 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z In her piece Wiener describes, with great humor and affection, her brother Joe’s bottomless appetite and his boundless laziness. Eat this green bean casserole made with love or stop complaining about it 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Convenience and laziness rather than an actual hankering for flesh brings about, for many of us, a heavy cognitive dissonance. My life as an (almost) vegan restaurant critic 2018-04-22T04:00:00Z Voting for our government to use guns to give money to help poor and suffering people is immoral self-righteous bullying laziness. Five atheists who ruin it for everyone else 2012-08-04T14:01:00Z Maybe the reason is just laziness, or fear of being out of fashion, on the part of conductors and impresarios. Filling the Hollywood Bowl with the 'Musique de France' 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z But in my case it is more down to laziness, losing eyeliners and mascara, and being exceptionally time-poor. What do Rihanna and I have in common? We know the power of red lipstick 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z The son of a Calvinist who believed that hard labor and corporal punishment extinguished laziness, Muir ultimately discovered his own version of God’s plan in nature. The Week Ahead: April 17 ? 23 2011-04-15T14:13:52Z As usual, I’m not going to bother: potato skins add flavour and texture, although I’m sure this would be dismissed as mere laziness by your average Punjabi granny. How to cook the perfect aloo gobi 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Occasionally McMurtry presented Call and McCrae as having bouts of laziness and unethical behavior, but for the most part, by humanizing them, he rebranded the fabled Rangers as courageous frontiersmen for the ages. The True Story of the Texas Rangers 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z Like Superman’s ability to fly, yours is a power that should be used only for good — and not to justify laziness or cutting the line at Gristedes. Social Q?s: Answers to Social Questions 2010-04-22T20:43:00Z Clarence Thomas declaring that he was figuratively being lynched was a masterpiece of cynicism, and it came in the wake of his own denunciations of laziness and welfare dependence among impoverished black people. What Shielded Bill Cosby? 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z “The primary obstacle to hurricane relief has been Puerto Rican laziness?” John Oliver: Trump's response to Puerto Rico relief was 'horribly racist' 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z Certainly not laziness — no reader was ever less lazy. Harold Bloom Is Dead. But His ‘Rage for Reading’ Is Undiminished. 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z More than gonzo, an aura of laziness pervades the exercise. The Fate of Most Silicon Valley Drones: ‘Live Work Work Work Die’ 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z I remember being momentarily disheartened by our laziness. Inequality of environmentalism: is green movement exclusionary by nature? 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z The pandemic fears and product shortages of 2020 reinforced this laziness, even as our cooking projects became more complicated. For these Cheese Biscuits, the creamy brick is worth a special trip 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z For Neubauer, it was exciting to see that, next to the described laziness or immobility of drones, the drones have synchronized hyperactivity periods, in which they are the fastest individuals in the colony. Not lazy at all: Honey bee drones 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Rick Caruso, the owner of the Americana, clearly was taking into account the inherent laziness we all succumb to on a regular basis in this town. Valet is the pinnacle of aspirational L.A. living 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, the mainstream media, for a variety of reasons including intellectual laziness and careerism, is clinging desperately onto those fictions of folk democracy even when the evidence is abundant and obvious to the contrary. "Highly connected": How the right's political violence relates to a rise in criminal violence 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z The trivia phenom credits her laziness and ADD for her success on the show. 'Jeopardy' vet Amy Schneider runs the board on drugs, polyamory, transphobia and more 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z Ms Maxwell-Scott, an accountant, said she made most of her purchases by card, because shops steered customers in that direction, and mainly owing to "laziness and convenience". Cash payments rise for first time in 10 years 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z This one, though, is a shrine to laziness. Review: 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3' has gorgeous locations, but this flaming cheese has cooled 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z Those could be dismissed as stemming from laziness, egomania, or a cavalier relationship to legal rules and ethics. Trump indictment defends America’s battered democracy | Noah Feldman 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z "Young people like to be lazier, but laziness is actually a manifestation of progress," he said. Their parents made China the world's factory. Can the kids save the family business? 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z Gigot, 44, describes the annual ritual as a rude awakening, when, “We’re ripped out of the nice laziness of winter.” At Harmony Fields, a couple raises sheep, kids and awareness of small farming 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Beyond bad habits and institutional laziness, the mainstream news media needs a competitive match in order to generate ad revenue and other income. Ron DeSantis is dry and dull — yet still more dangerous than Donald Trump 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z The real glue between Trump and his devotees is his endless assurances that their lot in life is not the result of their own laziness, irresponsibility or failure to seek counseling. The GOP's heart of darkness: Why Ron DeSantis can never beat Donald Trump 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z Related characters include “ma” – a sense of numbness or laziness – and “bi” – to prevent or paralyze. China’s disinformation successes causing policy paralysis 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z If you tell him you think depression is a faker’s word for laziness, then I can see his taking offense. Advice | Carolyn Hax: What to do about gifts so ‘crummy’ they seem insulting 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z What took me aback was its sheer laziness. California fumbles again as cover-up of UC football player's death slowly unravels 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z Listening to Paulina’s childhood memories, I recalled a way I too was forever altered by the force of assimilation and, in my case, childish laziness. How kindergarten is an existential threat 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z The real glue between Trump and his devotees is his endless assurances that their lot in life is not the result of their own laziness or irresponsibility. The GOP's heart of darkness: Why Ron DeSantis can never beat Donald Trump 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z Striking French workers dispute that they want a right to ‘laziness’ France moves to put abortion rights in constitution as U.S. curbs access 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Their furious response to President Emmanuel Macron’s plan, they say, is rooted not in laziness but in the fact that the French are already working hard — too hard, in fact. Striking French workers dispute that they want a right to ‘laziness’ 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z What did take me aback, however, was the sheer laziness of the complaint dismissal, in the context of all the recent bad publicity. California fumbles again as cover-up of UC football player's death slowly unravels 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z "I just think that there's a laziness within the council for people in these buildings. It's like, you call them from this area and they take their time to come to you," he said. Birmingham tower block residents evacuated after flooding 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z After a decade of being married, though, all she could see in him were ways he was shirking responsibility and submitting to laziness. Advice | Complaining about your partner? It might be you. 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z The clutter that can accumulate when people are experiencing a mental health crisis is neither a form of hoarding nor the result of laziness. Depression cleaning — Why clearing a cluttered space can feel impossible 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Retiring in one’s 60s is a sign of the improved quality of life available to workers today compared with those of 50 years ago, not a sign of laziness or irresponsibility. Column: The stupid and dishonest idea of raising the Social Security retirement age is back 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z So, my dad, out of pure laziness completely changed his last name. Super Bowl LVII: Four things to know about brothers/opponents Jason and Travis Kelce 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z I’m worried that having a cat will keep me in the same cycle of laziness as always. Advice | Ask Amy: Two women are having my babies. What should I do? 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z It has no use for pandering and no patience with an audience’s laziness. Review: No, movies are not empathy machines — and the brilliant ‘Saint Omer’ shows why 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z But it was also a year marked by incredible laziness and craven opportunism. From Rosalía to Beyoncé: 25 of the best songs released in 2022 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z “Hard work against laziness, integrity against lies, light against darkness.” Looking for a boost, Taiwan's oldest political party turns to the great-grandson of Chiang Kai-shek 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z Some have friends and family write off their poor health as a byproduct of anxiety, depression or laziness, according to the report. Biden Health Department study recommends ongoing mask mandates to help with ‘Long COVID’ 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z That is rhetorical, intellectual and moral laziness: There were plenty of public voices who tried to sound the alarm, and were largely not taken seriously. Did the Jan. 6 hearings even matter? Maybe to history — but they haven't turned the tide 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z A problem concentrating is different from laziness or a sense of entitlement. An NYU professor got fired — then everyone missed the point 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z It has proved enormously popular in Italy’s disadvantaged southern regions, but its critics, including Meloni, see it as a handout that promotes laziness and crime. The Politics of Grievance 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Their modularity provides insulation against lingering agoraphobia or laziness: They reassure us our more social selves still exist. We need curves to take the edge off. In praise of the circular sofa 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z Sometimes this gets chalked up to laziness in teens. Back-to-school season brings sleep deprivation 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z While their first reaction is often to blame quiet quitting on laziness, Granger said many come to realize that it’s actually a management problem. ‘They’re in a state of fear’: Quiet quitting is scaring CEOs 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z Even for those who are allowed private property, accumulating wealth is discouraged because it encourages laziness and selfishness, traits that endanger the peace of the city. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z Racists and others who resisted this type of federal government activism denounced it as both a waste of federal money and a foolish effort that encouraged laziness among Black people. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z “Is it laziness or lack of civic responsibility? … Or could it be something else?” Review | Beto O’Rourke’s book spotlights Texans’ struggles for voting rights 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z Motivated by this laziness – yes, I am aware that’s an oxymoron – I spend an inordinate amount of time thinking of dishes that require minimum effort and deliver maximum flavor. This 3-ingredient rub is pure magic on grilled skirt steak 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Irritable individual sovereignty, freed from any sense of responsibility, helps many Trumpers indulge their narcissism, intellectual laziness and conformity. America's heart of darkness: Making sense of the nonsensical allure of MAGA 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z There have been errors in youth development, but also a certain laziness at the national football association, among the clubs and ultimately also among the players. Germany's crown has slipped but can they surprise? 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z The party's inability to offer people anything other than empty platitudes about voting in five months is indicative of a broader laziness at the core of the institution. Democrats face rage after Roe disaster: "It feels like they couldn't care less" 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z As I said in a column last week, when I chided the no-shows, you can’t dismiss the reality of outright laziness as a factor. Column: Another anemic election turnout. Why most people don't vote, and what to do about it 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z The critically derided lowbrow comedies with which he’s been too long associated tend to fail not due to offensiveness but laziness; it’s refreshing when a new project genuinely seizes his attention and, by extension, ours. Review: Adam Sandler gives Netflix's appealing basketball drama 'Hustle' its flow 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z There's the assumption also that even when something is a condition or a disorder — neither of which are words I particularly like — that there's a taint of laziness. ADHD doesn't just affect young people — and it's not about technology 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z “One of my biggest obstacles over the years has been working against a sort of an intellectual laziness: ‘I never heard of this person. A galvanized generation is recovering music from composers suppressed by the Nazis 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z Labour's Shadow Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, said the report "highlights the scale of the government's incompetence, laziness and mishandling" of the withdrawal. Afghanistan: UK's withdrawal a disaster, inquiry concludes 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z Intellectual laziness and a culture of distraction played a big role as well. The fall of Roe v. Wade will only embolden the fascists: How will America respond? 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z There are other reasons as well, which include avarice, greed, denial, fear, willful ignorance, laziness, bad habits, anxiety and immaturity. Has the mainstream media already made its peace with fascism? We'll soon find out 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z "It infuriates me as it's pure laziness and maybe even a feeling of the task being beneath the individual." Snowdonia: Poo on popular paths 'a danger to health' 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z Mr. Jefferson’s university has become a parody of privileged obesity and intellectual laziness that defines so much of America today. Mike Pence at Jefferson’s university: Triggering privileged brats 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Going after children is pure laziness and cowardice on the GOP's part, of course. Disney hysteria and litter boxes: Republicans' deeply odd war on LGBTQ people escalates 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z Over and over, they spurned the accusation of laziness. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Letting players such as Robinson flourish isn’t an issue of not knowing the scouting report; it’s a bit of laziness poking through, Caldwell-Pope said. The Wizards have 11 games left to learn how to win 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z The increasing control over public education by right-wing fanatics is entrenching ignorance and intellectual laziness in future generations. New research on Trump voters: They're not the sharpest tools in the box 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z That laziness was especially true when it came to guarding the 3-point arc. Wizards’ 3-point defense falling apart after another meltdown 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z She knows I have been concerned about my daughter’s use and her recent behavior changes, including her laziness. Perspective | Ask Amy: I want to start a life with my boyfriend but I don’t know who he is without marijuana 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z Like many of Browne’s best concepts, it was straightforward but strange — an otherworldly vision of an office where there was no drama, no laziness and no casual Friday, just civility and meticulousness and devotion. How Thom Browne Turned the Gray Flannel Suit Into Something Subversive 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z Such laziness led to an adage called Godwin’s Law: The longer an online discussion continues, the greater the likelihood of comparisons with Nazis and Hitler. As Ukraine fights for its life, Western sanctions will bite Russia 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z Needing to sleep does not signify laziness, weakness or stupidity. Americans can't seem to get enough sleep — and it's wreaking havoc on our brains 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z But there's also just old-fashioned laziness and entitlement. The problem with the populists "free thinkers" — they are just lazy 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z Because audiences expect cheery competence from women while tolerating laziness, violence and rule-breaking in men, the female antihero represents a far more profound threat to the status quo. Opinion | Why We Love Lazy, Drunk, Broke Women on TV 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z Trump aides had a euphemism for Trump’s laziness: “Executive time” was the item listed on his official schedule when he wanted to sit on the couch and watch Fox News. Opinion | There’s a name for someone who calls violence ‘legitimate.’ It isn’t ‘Republican.’ 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z Even before all this, I experienced how easily a voter could be disenfranchised by the sheer laziness of voting officials. What voting rights mean for the planet 2022-02-05T05:00:00Z Devon Price, a sociologist who studies laziness, remarks that these two origins capture the doublespeak built into the concept. Opinion | The Most Valuable Thing I Can Teach My Kid Is How to Be Lazy 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z Pandering to laziness has always been profitable in a capitalist society. The problem with the populists "free thinkers" — they are just lazy 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z “It isn’t something pressing. I’m not opposed to it. It’s just laziness,” he said. Hard-hit by COVID, Israel’s ultra-Orthodox slow to get shots 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z Come 2014, there would be no more of the laziness of having a team keep its ranking just because it just won, 55-3, against some troubled soul from Iowa. Analysis | Turns out there was no need to fuss over the College Football Playoff selections 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z "Partly that's down to a certain German laziness and complacency. The other group is people ... who are reacting ideologically to what they think of as a vaccine dictatorship." Merkel's husband blames Germans' laziness for low vaccination rate 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Shunning laziness is integral to the American dream. Opinion | The Most Valuable Thing I Can Teach My Kid Is How to Be Lazy 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z McCarthy doesn't get that their laziness is actually an appealing quality of right-wing trolls like Greene and Trump to the base. All Republicans care about these days is trolling — and Kevin McCarthy is hilariously bad at it 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z But oversimplifying his appearance as a sign of laziness or lack of self-control does not take into account the emotional, mental and genetic reasons some people pack on the pounds. Perspective | The shaming of Zion Williamson says more about a culture of critics than about him 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z He did not say that he believed their resistance was, as he put it, “stubbornness, laziness and, as my great-grandmother would say, just plain hardheadedness.” 750,000 dead: In too many families, unity in pain but division in mourning 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z Cute socks with rubber traction soles tell the world it’s a lifestyle choice, not just laziness. 16 gifts to make life easier for people who WFH 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z For too many, laziness is not an option. Opinion | The Most Valuable Thing I Can Teach My Kid Is How to Be Lazy 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z A study in the journal Preventive Medicine Reports lays the blame not on laziness or lack of motivation, but on a cycle created and perpetuated by the pandemic. Pandemic creates a cycle of decline of physical activity and mental health, study suggests 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z Recorder Watson said: "It's shocking that an experienced police officer such as you should commit such an act of dishonesty. It was laziness to a criminal degree." Lucy-Anne Rushton murder detective jailed for witness signature forgery 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z Oftentimes, some coaches said ruefully, ordinary collegiate laziness is to blame. This Season’s Vital College Football Statistic: Vaccination Rates 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z If California gives a big boost to the undemocratic forces on the right out of sheer laziness, we will have no one to blame but ourselves. California's recall scare: Republicans put their anti-democratic plan to the test 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z In other words, it’s critical that we un-shame laziness if we want our species to have a future. Opinion | The Most Valuable Thing I Can Teach My Kid Is How to Be Lazy 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z "The people of Zambia have rejected poverty and corruption. The people of Zambia have rejected arrogance and laziness. They have chosen a future worth working for," Mr Maimane added in his message. Hakainde Hichilema: Zambia's new president inspires African opposition leaders 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z "I taught my children they were victims of three things: Their own ignorance, their own laziness and their own poor decision making. That is all," he said. Black father tells board CRT keeps racism on 'life support', moments later they vote to ban it 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z “The police don’t seem to care enough to listen or to do a basic investigation. It’s just disregard for her. It’s laziness. It’s just disrespect.” Experts argue tribes should have jurisdiction over murders 2021-05-09T04:00:00Z Now he admits ‘ignorance and laziness’ have won. John Richards, bulwark for the apostrophe against grammatical ‘barbarians,’ dies at 97 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z Mispronouncing someone’s name, accidentally or on purpose, at the very least demonstrates a selective laziness to learn the correct way to address or acknowledge a person. Commentary: The casual racism of mispronouncing an Asian person’s name 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z To subscribe to this logic, of course, is to reveal little more than one’s own laziness and incuriosity about movies, which were not only very real this year but also remarkably abundant. There is an asterisk (*) next to this year’s Oscar race. But it’s not the one you think 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z Republicans argue that welfare “entitlements” under the American Rescue Plan will lead to laziness. Column: Whether you like it or not, Biden's COVID-19 relief plan is the result of a historic election 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z Let’s just say what they found doesn’t match the absurd sky-is-falling warnings from Republicans about mass laziness and fictional welfare queens. Column: What will Biden's $1.9-trillion COVID-19 relief plan do for Americans? Ask Stockton 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z Furthermore, he conceded, “the ignorance and laziness present in modern times have won!” John Richards, bulwark for the apostrophe against grammatical ‘barbarians,’ dies at 97 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z System 2, meanwhile, is invoked for more complex, thoughtful reasoning — it is characterized by slower, more rational analysis but is prone to laziness and fatigue. This Book Is Not About Baseball. But Baseball Teams Swear by It. 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z Former police officers and analysts say there could be a slew of reasons why the officers didn’t act, including laziness and maintaining a tactical advantage by keeping the mob in one place. ‘McCarthyism from the left’: Police forces reject claims White supremacists prevalent in ranks 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z It was the continuation of a project I had begun years ago, only to give up on it through some combination of forgetfulness and laziness. Best 2020 double feature: Two favorite discoveries in film's toughest year 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z Often these adverse rulings were based on the lack of a suitable administrative record to support the rules — the result of laziness or incompetence at the agency level. Column: Biden can make historic strides on climate after four years of Trump vandalism 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z Trump's attempted coup is collapsing under the weight of his own incompetence and laziness. Hey, Fox News: Go home, you're drunk — it's time to admit that the Trump party's over 2020-11-06T05:00:00Z Today, the idea that poverty is the result of bad behavior, laziness, or sin rather than decisions made by those with power is distinctly ascendant in Donald Trump's and Mitch McConnell's Washington. The rise of Christian Nationalism in America 2020-10-04T04:00:00Z In the sycophants’ eyes, ignorance is smart and laziness is savvy. Review | The most essential books of the Trump era are barely about Trump at all 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z “It speaks to a real laziness in our culture to elevate people and think you’ve done the work,” she said. Amid the Outpouring for Ginsburg, a Hint of Backlash 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z When presented with evidence of, say, lower salaries for women and higher incarceration among people of color, liberals rightly reject the notion that these outcomes result from innately lower aptitude, laziness and corrupt character. How is arguing with Trump voters working out for you? 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z Limitations that are increasingly being exposed in laziness, short-temperedness and forgetfulness. Boris left flailing as his limitations become clear for all to see | John Crace 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z If she did oversleep that day, it was through exhaustion rather than laziness. The day Michiko nearly missed her train 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z Frances Perkins, the New Deal secretary of labor, recalled that she was raised to believe that poverty was just a result of drinking — and laziness. Opinion | 100 Years of Voting Hasn’t Done What We Thought It Would 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z Tracing their genealogy led McCulloch to conclude the undesirable characteristics of criminal behavior and terminal laziness were hereditary. Indiana University reviews legacy of school’s 7th president 2020-08-01T04:00:00Z Whether this is a result of his laziness or his inability to operate the levers of power, it is pathetic. Opinion | The entire foundation of Trump’s appeal in 2016 has been swept away 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z The Earl’s idea, born though it was of laziness and/or addiction to gambling, was an excellent one. How to make super-tasty, adorably tiny open-faced sandwiches — with recipes from Seattle’s La Dive 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z His deadly laziness in responding to coronavirus, his horrendously dictator-friendly foreign policy, his blindingly obvious racism and the myriad other examples of his ineptitude aside, he constantly paints himself into political corners. So much for the "Death Star": After Tulsa and West Point, wheels are coming off Trump campaign 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z The Kafka quote was, “There are two cardinal sins from which all the others spring: impatience and laziness.” The A.P. Apologizes for ‘Thought for Today’ From Jefferson Davis 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z Two, whether because of alleged privacy concerns or simple laziness, communities often fail to thoroughly screen potential officers or conduct meaningful training in appropriate decision-making. Opinion | Don’t overreach on police reform 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z Is it intellectual laziness, or ignorance or cynicism? Mourners flock to Floyd memorial 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z Ray is quick to criticize Scott’s laziness and loser attitude. Review: Pete Davidson bares his soul in 'The King of Staten Island,' but his co-stars truly rule 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z Thought for Today: “There are two cardinal sins from which all the others spring: impatience and laziness.” Today in History 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z Sloan drew motivation from a high school coach who warned against laziness by referring to his players as “drugstore cowboys sitting up there drinking milkshakes.” Hall of Fame coach Jerry Sloan dies after battling Parkinson’s disease 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z The regressive cultural shorthand of fatness = laziness is one of the most prominent motifs in the movie, a bit of semiotics that plays that much louder in a movie with very little dialogue. Wall-E gave us a future where we chose a corporation over people 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z “So many times, they’re sick, and they don’t seek it because of ignorance or laziness.” Along the Mississippi, Obamacare's neglected legacy: civil rights 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z Americans might suspect that the Danish safety net encourages laziness. Opinion | McDonald’s Workers in Denmark Pity Us 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z She was shy and often reclusive and would describe herself as “A pessimist if I’m not careful, a feminist, a Black, a former Baptist, an oil-and-water combination of ambition, laziness, insecurity, certainty, and drive.” Butler’s prescient sci-fi resonates years after her death 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z The erosion of the American dream is not a result of laziness or a talent drought. Opinion | The America We Need 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z “Yes, that’s probably true. It’s a city with character, but it is also laziness on my part – by setting the book here I don’t have to do much research,” she says with easy self-deprecation. Anne Tyler: 'Up close you’ll always see things to be optimistic about' 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z He has been sporting facial hair again, mostly because “it’s just laziness,” he said. Tiger Woods’s family quarantine is a lot like yours (except for the green jacket) 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z “It stings a little bit, because there’s an assumption of laziness and lack of ambition associated with that.” Young caregivers are used to social isolation. Covid-19 is bringing added stress as it threatens resources they depend upon. 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z Essentially, it's meant to incentivize desirable behavior — i.e., working hard, investing, trying to amass more — and keep people from laziness or imprudent spending. Trump, the pandemic and "the economy": How progressives can fight his message 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z It begins inconspicuously, with the appearance of a few disordered rats, then works its way virulently through the human population, as aided by indifference, hypocrisy, laziness. Albert Camus' 'The Plague' and our own Great Reset 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z The idea that Tyler defaults to anything in her books out of laziness is nonsense – she just loves her city. Anne Tyler: 'Up close you’ll always see things to be optimistic about' 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z Nudge theory also assumes people don't always act in their own best interests, or those of society - for reasons such as laziness, selfishness and ignorance. The government plan to stop you touching your face 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z He believes the phrase shows a weak mindset consistent with laziness, imperfection and being OK with losing. Critics who say online gaming is "just a game" completely miss the point 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z “They reflect an increasingly cruel narrative that the working-class struggle is all about bad choices, laziness and vices.” Review | An American tradition: Shaming the poor 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z In it, I compared the gnocchi to dental swabs, and described one dish as tasting of “laziness and gross profit margin”. What US food critics could learn from us in the UK (and vice versa, I guess …) 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Fortune assumed laziness but the servant insisted he'd been told the people who lived in the hills were dangerous. The clever glass box that reshaped the world 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z The Socialists slipped into an “intellectual laziness” abetted by France’s two-party system, which pitted the left against the right, he said. A New Home for French Socialists, on Paris’s Periphery 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z None of his predecessors have embodied Trump’s racism, cruelty, ignorance, greed, corruption, violence, misogyny, apparent sociopathy and laziness all in one person. America's first mercenary president: Donald Trump is blinded by greed and self-interest 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z Her speech was a thorough articulation of the sentiment captured by "OK boomer": Young people can see the laziness, selfishness and condescension their elders. A new generational conflict: Will the 2020s be the "OK boomer" decade? 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z "We have done our best but the ignorance and laziness present in modern times has won," the 96-year-old wrote. Do apostrophe's still matter? 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z Sandler brings a trace of laziness to everything he does, as if he were always looking for a corner to cut; in this film, he often seems to be moving slightly slower than everyone else. The Safdie Brothers’ Full-Immersion Filmmaking 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z Other officers were browbeaten by their superiors in Tehran for laziness, and for sending back to headquarters reports that relied only on news accounts. The Iran Cables: Secret Documents Show How Tehran Wields Power in Iraq 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z The president’s qualities include “inattentiveness,” “impulsiveness” and “intellectual laziness.” Review | Profiles in Thinking About Courage: inside ‘A Warning’ by Anonymous 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z The ABA also cited accusations against the nominee of arrogance, laziness and overall incompetence from unnamed associates. Attorneys interviewed by legal group shocked over scathing review of Trump nominee: 'Absolutely outrageous' 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z While she takes the comment kindly, “It’s a kind of laziness among book reviewers.” How a thriving indie bookseller is taking on Amazon's bricks-and-mortar insurgence 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Whether it is through sheer laziness or a way to be more Teigen, I’m starting to think the headband could be reclaimed beyond those who appear in Debrett’s. Heads up: why powerbands are not just for Sloanes 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z But what with one thing and another – his natural laziness, mostly – he’d never got round to it and it was only after breakfast that he had finally made a start. More vacuity than vision in Johnson's after-dinner chat to the faithful | John Crace 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z The remarks, made an interview for a podcast interview, were seized upon by Chinese media because the word "pig" in China is used to connote stupidity and laziness. UBS economist reinstated after China 'pig' comments 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z Many of the politicians had successful and propertied African-American residents in their districts, yet their hate speech was filled with false and prejudiced claims about the essential laziness and violence of African-Americans. Opinion | When Anti-Immigration Meant Keeping Out Black Pioneers 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z To be clear: I am not arguing that society doesn't need workers, or that laziness shouldn't be stigmatized. You have a right to play 2019-09-14T04:00:00Z It might seem like the problem here is laziness or gullibility—and thus that the solution is merely more education or better critical thinking skills. How Misinformation Spreads—and Why We Trust It 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z "At the end of the day, the facility is run with a bad combination of laziness and cruelty and this is one of the results." Metropolitan Correctional Center 'accidentally released' serial bank robber days before Epstein's death 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z “The Playbill photo is the ultimate combination of laziness and vanity.” How Playbills became social media must-shares 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z In the 13th century, the Arabic lexicographer Ibn Manzur described himself as a linguistic Noah – ushering words into a protective ark in order that they might survive the onslaught of laziness. Why it’s time to stop worrying about the decline of the English language 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z In his view, the pioneering black sociologist W. E. B. Du Bois was propping up racist ideas in 1897, when he condemned “the immorality, crime, and laziness among the Negroes.” The Fight to Redefine Racism 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z It wasn’t laziness, exactly, that stopped me trying to work, but that fear. 'The sense I was clever was knocked out of me': confessions of a uni dropout 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z There’s also, of course, the laziness surrounding Republicans’ reflexive efforts to shift the post-massacre conversations away from guns and toward gun violence. The laziest refrain: GOP blames mass shootings on video games 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z Yet people continue to keep unsecured trash near their businesses out of sheer laziness, and the Aspen police hand out warnings instead of citations that come with steep fines. Colorado Editorial Roundup 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z It may sound like a disease, but it is definitely not pathological laziness – it’s the laws of physics at work. Why it’s time to stop worrying about the decline of the English language 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z Ministers who witnessed the new Tory leader in action as foreign secretary testify to laziness, inattention to detail, contempt for relationships, congenital unseriousness and dangerous indiscretion. Brace yourself, Britain, for a long stint of bad government under Boris Johnson | Rafael Behr 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z “But that was part laziness. If you really want to write, you can. I did keep the house scrubbed and waxed and that sort of thing.” A woman's greatest enemy? A lack of time to themselves | Brigid Schulte 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z In something that may look like laziness of my part, I’m going to reprint parts of a story I did in 2016 on the filly Songbird running in extreme heat at Santa Anita. Racing! Too darn hot (nationally) 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z While I normally tint my brows at the Benefit Brow Bar, I actually haven’t visited the store in almost a year out of sheer laziness. Perfect eyebrows: Hollywood's go-to guru Kristie Streicher offers arch advice 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z Prince Majid-Abdul bin Abdul-Aziz was described as formerly having “a reputation for laziness”, and as a “reluctant governor who has let his province drift”. 'Bill Clinton talks loudly, fails to act': envoys’ barbed missives to John Major 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z I’m trying to think of a decent excuse for brazen laziness on this scale. Striking number of lawmakers admit they haven't read the Mueller report 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z In his 1992 book Earth in the Balance, Al Gore rejected adaptation as “a kind of laziness, an arrogant faith in our ability to react in time to save our skin.” Adapting to Climate Change in Alaska 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z As synonyms for inaction, my word processing software offers me “procrastination, dithering, laziness, and sloth”. Upset about the plastic crisis? Stop trying so hard 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z Bitter Wheat’ thus comes across as an impudent shrug of a play, a work designed to court scandal whose most shocking quality is its laziness.” David Mamet’s Harvey Weinstein play opens. The reviews? ‘Monstrous misfire’ 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z So many lies - from white lies to whoppers - told out of ignorance, laziness, recklessness, expediency or opportunity. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z It’s most often not patrons, but everyone else, that judges them, wants to “save” them, rejects them, projects laziness onto them, or treats them as easy targets for abuse. "I wish he never saw how much I made": Warning signs of economic and emotional abuse 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z Weiss and David Benioff were accused of misogyny, laziness, character abandonment, nihilism, preoccupation with their next project and a disregard for their audience or the show’s legacy. The anger of ‘Game of Thrones’ fans is part of the game 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z That wasn’t a suicidal thought; it mostly sprung from laziness, or an unfulfillable desire to nap. “The Presentation on Egypt” 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z We find it difficult not to attack their cynicism and their laziness. Viewpoint: Fighting for justice for my murdered mother 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z “The enormous student debt burden weighing down our economy isn’t the result of laziness or irresponsibility,” Ms. Warren wrote. Elizabeth Warren’s Higher Education Plan: Cancel Student Debt and Eliminate Tuition 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z By old tradition, coverage of the royals oscillates between sycophantic and brutal, avidly milking story lines about their laziness, profligacy, debauchery or low intelligence. Scorned British Tabloids to Harry and Meghan: Show Us Your Baby! 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z For Jack, now 23, it was his "laziness" that led him into the world of computing. 'I was walking to school when I was arrested' 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z The principal reasons appear to be laziness and incompetence, leading to cases so poorly made that even Republican-appointed judges have thrown them out. Latest challenge to Obamacare isn't just about health care: It's an assault on democracy 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z She insists that nations must wake up and that their sluggishness is a mark of laziness and irresponsibility. The school climate change strikers put adults to shame | Nnimmo Bassey 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z The habit, from birth, of cushioning one’s child from failure isn’t just a matter of pride: it’s laziness, too. My kids are genuises. Honestly. Who do I pay the bribe to? | Emma Brockes 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z The qualities you exhibit in college — ambition or laziness; attention to detail or sloppiness; being success-oriented or content with mediocrity — will likely be the qualities you bring to your life after college. No one asks the top CEOs where they went to college 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z In a court filing, prosecutor Gordon Kromberg suggested Foster was motivated not by greed or laziness but “a desire to seek the thrill of doing things that were forbidden.” Golf architect gets 30-day sentence for smuggling products made from endangered animals 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z “I think human laziness is a really important part of finding good, new ways to do things,” he says. Could robots make us better humans? 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z When people say poverty is caused by laziness, race, or lack of moral character, we must expose these lies. America faces many emergencies. The 'border crisis' isn't one of them | Rev William Barber and Dr Liz Theoharis 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z Or perhaps they believe their laziness on most legislative concerns is offset by their recent hyperactivity on one particular constitutional duty. Opinion | What America really needs to do is abolish Congress 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z Of a piece with the usual complaints about welfare as a reward for laziness, it was called extreme, absurd and, in one florid instance, a “Communist Manifesto, 21st Century.” Opinion | Welfare for those ‘unwilling to work?’ It’s not as crazy as you might think. 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z The conceptual laziness that rankled some viewers also allowed those films to fit comfortably alongside their predecessors. Movies that flip gender and race aren’t living up to their potential 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z R: Here’s an idea: I think we should call it a laziness tax. Fightback against the billionaires: the radicals taking on the global elite 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z That attitude, a form of aggressive mental laziness, itself is wrong. Editorials from around New York 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z Critics have accused delivery robots of encouraging laziness and giving a generation glued to their phones another excuse to avoid human interaction. How one university changed overnight when it let 25 semiautonomous robots roam its campus 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z To me, it’s not normal, and I am beginning to think it’s either laziness or mental illness. Perspective | Do you look like a job hopper? It depends. 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z But it is not just about laziness; sometimes there is a deliberate attempt to rile. Is standup comedy dead? Exploring the future of funny post-Kevin Hart, Louis CK and Nanette 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z But his presentation of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s teaching in his Jan. 8 op-ed, “It’s moral laziness, not authenticity,” missed the mark. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Deepfakes, split infinitives and not doing enough about R. Kelly 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z In his notes from one of the sessions, Mosko wrote that after conferring with an interpreter , he was under the impression that the bedwetting “was related to nothing more than laziness”. The detention center where sick children receive ‘the bare minimum' 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Is it so convenient to rely on old fashioned narratives and tropes that rarely coincide with the actual work done in labs and clinics—or is it just laziness? Hollywood's Portrayals of Science and Scientists Are Ridiculous 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z It is really moral laziness, and cruelty, and deception, and decadence. Opinion | Trump’s ‘authenticity’ is merely moral laziness and cruelty 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z Poultry and Egg Association says broiler chickens are “couch potatoes” and that some people may mistake the birds’ laziness for a medical issue. What makes chickens happy? Nobody is quite sure 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z Look at how the repellent Boris Johnson jokes about his weight as he limbers up for another tilt at the leadership, despite his record for incompetence and laziness as foreign secretary. What does this vote of no confidence mean? | Ian Birrell and others 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z I agree with Ellen below that regardless of whether habit, laziness, greed, self-promotion, or whatever else Manafort's motives may have been, his motives are irrelevant to his guilt before the law. Opinion | Why Does Paul Manafort Lie? 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z Would it be more convenient and useful to speak my requests, versus using an app, or would that be the height of laziness? Why I bought a HomePod smart speaker for my lazy self 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z In the language of today, religious positions float on the phenomena of cognitive laziness and the “fluency effect.” Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Elvis’s legacy, the origins of turkey and a possible ‘super Earth’ 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z Clinton’s “beat them at their own game” strategy is the default position on the establishment centre, a capitulation of laziness, defeatism and gullibility. Hillary Clinton’s chilling pragmatism gives populism a free pass | Nesrine Malik 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z Oversights like this are not the result of media incompetence, laziness or malfeasance, however. Trump-Russia is too complex to report. We must turn curatorial journalism | Seth Abramson 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z Audiences want some kind of lesson, conventional wisdom says, something easily digestible and repeatable, for all the usual reasons: social media, laziness, discomfort with ambiguity. Gillian Flynn Peers Into the Dark Side of Femininity 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z We shouldn’t even speak of self-plagiarism when students submit the same work in different classes: The sin here doesn’t involve intellectual theft; it involves dishonesty and sometimes laziness. Can We Disinherit Our Addicted Son? 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z The note accusing Emma Gearing, 26, of "laziness" was left on her car when she was in Maidstone with her son who is fed through his stomach. Anger over 'laziness not disability' note 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z They’re a relic of an outmoded system that both wireless and wireline carriers use to keep people trapped on their services — a false technological prison built of nothing but laziness and hostility to consumers. Phone numbers should be more portable, and Palm is the proof 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z Predictably, this appears to be metastasizing into the dominant D.C. media analysis of our harrowing political discourse, and it’s difficult to say which is worse: the wrongness or the laziness of it. After terror comes the media BS: No, lazy pundits, “both sides” don’t do this 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z First, it offers proof of Trump putting sensitive information at risk, not accidentally, but as a result of neglect and laziness. Why Trump's insistence on using unsecured phones is such a disaster 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z Buying your own shares is pure financial laziness. Facebook and Google are run by today's robber barons. Break them up 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z It includes journalistic laziness, as in the automatic billing of the Manchester United star Romelu Lukaku as Muslim, because he doesn’t drink – he’s actually Christian. One man’s (very polite) fight against media Islamophobia 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z I asked Chen and He if they had ever witnessed this “laziness” for themselves. The Rise and Fall of Affirmative Action 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z For years, dyslexia was largely misunderstood as a reading problem that caused children to reverse letters, and often was seen as a sign of laziness, stupidity or bad vision. The Couple Who Helped Decode Dyslexia 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z It blames bad writing on laziness and dishonesty, when a likelier culprit is lack of skill. How to write the perfect sentence 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z If the film is a testament to anything, it’s Stern’s laziness. Review | Here’s an early candidate for the worst movie about the 2016 election 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z There are a lot of Sweden Democrat voters in the plant where he works who complain about the laziness of refugees, he said. As Sweden Votes, the Far Right Gains Even in an Immigrant Bastion 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z There were more banal forms of forgery as well: agents would bend or invent information out of ambition, work pressure, laziness. Was the Philosopher Julia Kristeva a Cold War Collaborator? 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z Of course, what happened with the sleeping worker appears to be more complicated than sheer laziness or brazen “you only live once”-ness. Why we love stories of people sleeping on the job | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z Should we be subsidizing that kind of laziness and lack of ambition? New Jersey’s commuter nightmare: A symbol of America’s decaying infrastructure 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z Of course, what happened with the sleeping worker appears to be more complicated than sheer laziness or brazen YOLO-ness. Analysis | Why we love stories about workers who sleep on the job 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z On the other hand, if we feel entitled to apathy, or even self-righteous about our apathy, it can become an easy excuse for moral laziness. Is compassion fatigue inevitable in an age of 24-hour news? 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z At a certain level, this reflects a degree of laziness on the president’s part. Why so many of Trump's endorsements sound exactly the same 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z I’m wondering how to step into a new role among my in-laws so that my husband’s laziness in this department doesn’t cost us precious time with the rest of the family. Keeping family connected after mother-in-law’s death 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z “Some prison staff don’t have homes. Make the prisoners work, let them make bricks day and night. If they show laziness, kick them. You have labourers, and for free,” he added. Tanzania president says prisoners should be kicked and made to work 'day and night' 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z "Some prison staff don't have homes. Make the prisoners work, let them make bricks day and night. If they show laziness, kick them. You have labourers, and for free," he added. 'Kick lazy prisoners to make them work' 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z But if my leg hair was a statement, it was only a statement of my laziness. To shave or not to shave down there? I won't let porn trends decide | Alex MK 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z She added that even a packed schedule doesn’t validate the laziness of leggings. Once And For All: Are Leggings Pants? 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z Werth did not tolerate ineptitude or laziness or other traits he viewed as impediments to winning. Perspective | Jayson Werth, long the shaggy-haired soul of the Nationals, retires at 39 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z But Peterson also had a reputation for blistering attacks on male laziness – “Clean up your room!” he often barks at his young followers – and criticizing political correctness. The good men: inside the all-male group taking on modern masculinity 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Despite efforts to enforce alertness, laziness and complacency are human nature. Opinion | Self-driving cars are a liability on the road 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z No knowledge, however, is needed to agree with you on the laziness of the ubiquitous red and white or green. A Fashion Expert and a Football Expert Had a Conversation About World Cup Kits 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z It took me a long time, so it’s out of laziness, but I don’t want the new one! What’s in your bag, Krewella? 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z In a 2003 interview, Barr said her volatility was due to her anger at the Hollywood system, which she said rewarded laziness. The battles of Roseanne Barr and why a spinoff show could lead to another epic fight 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z It's not laziness, or selfishness, or lack of heart. Reaction to LeBron and Ovechkin shows how we're ruining team sports - Golf Digest 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z Part of this, obviously, is the result of the American president’s breathtaking ignorance, but it’s also an outgrowth of profound laziness. At Singapore summit, Trump expects a clear picture 'within the first minute' 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z Was it laziness or, worse, an indifference to poor black and brown people? Opinion | How a Pediatrician Became a Detective 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z He knocks reporters for laziness and editors for timidity. I, Sy: Seymour Hersh’s Memoir of a Life Making the Mighty Sweat 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z So why the insistence on creating new marriers to benefits now, at a time when no one could credibly argue that our economic woes are due to a sudden outbreak of employee laziness? Takers or makers? how Americans decide who 'deserves' a safety net 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z His video game habit and active social media presence were cited as potential red flags by draft analysts, intimating a level of laziness and lack of focus. Why did Derrius Guice’s draft-night drop hurt so badly? Start back at ‘The Bottom.’ 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z I'm not offended by von Trier's awfulness; as an erratic admirer of the man's work, I'm dispirited by his laziness. Lars von Trier’s ‘The House That Jack Built’ and Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKkKlansman’ make for a night of provocation in Cannes 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z I’m not offended by von Trier’s awfulness; as an erratic admirer of the man’s work, I’m dispirited by his laziness. Lars von Trier’s ‘The House That Jack Built’ and Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKkKlansman’ make for a night of provocation in Cannes 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z He’d been hired to address problems with work performance, drug and alcohol abuse, and “a general attitude of laziness, complacency, and inactivity,” according to his suit against the state. Washington state fired boss who tried to stop McNeil Island workers from boozing, slacking off, lawsuit says 2018-04-22T04:00:00Z And it’s not about assisting people to new levels of laziness — it actually takes the tiniest amount of effort. Mayochup is stupid — but here’s a real way to make your hamburger or BLT the best ever 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z Just 3 percent said “laziness” speaks to their concerns about Trump. Analysis | The Daily 202: New coalition aims to improve Democratic messaging against Trump 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z “Cultural perceptions of napping can range from laziness to viewing napping as a beneficial, typical, daily activity,” she said in an email. Napping in a New York Minute 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z But love is laziness, the gift of each other’s time, to spendthrift or invest. Read an excerpt from Luna author Ian McDonald’s heartbreaking new time-travel romance 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z Apprentices accused of laziness – what slave owners called the “negro disease” – were hung by their hands from a plank and forced to “dance” the treadmill barefoot, often for hours. When will Britain face up to its crimes against humanity? 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z Too many intellectuals have internalized a stereotype, emanating from both the far left and the far right, of fuzzy-headed elitism — as if willed ignorance and intellectual laziness did not cut across social classes. Opinion | Stop Apologizing for Being Elite 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z In “Prey at Night,” when Kinsey asks the same question, Dollface’s response betrays not only her own apathy, but the film’s profound laziness: “Why not?” Review | ‘The Strangers: Prey at Night’: An homage to cheese-ball horror falls victim to laziness 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z The Russian 'bots' exploit the American reliance of social media for information, as well as the intellectual laziness that leads the public to accept unquestioningly what it is fed. After Florida School Shooting, Russian ‘Bot’ Army Pounced 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z Teenagers nowadays often receive criticism for their supposed laziness and tech obsession, but the Olympics ask us to set aside our differences — and that includes generational conflict. Analysis | Olympians Chloe Kim and Red Gerard are our Gen-Z heroes 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z Trump is blaming “laziness” for trade deals he thinks are bad for America. Trump threatens ‘tax’ on countries that exploit US trade 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z Attacking Trump's tweets, and repeating "we don't want ..." 16/17/18 times is a wily concealment of a real revulsion, and some laziness. Opinion | Trump Shows Us the Way 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z Peterson is not just another troll, narcissist or blowhard whose arguments are fatally compromised by bad faith, petulance, intellectual laziness and blatant bigotry. How dangerous is Jordan B Peterson, the rightwing professor who 'hit a hornets' nest'? 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z It might be practical, it might be malicious, or it might just be laziness. Is It O.K. to Surprise Someone With a Negative Reference? 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z One year later, the man who promised to “work so hard” for the American people is setting new standards for presidential laziness, a short workday, hours of television and endless golf. One year in — hang in there 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z Government systems aren’t built this way because of lack of funds, or laziness, or broken promises, or stupidity. Perspective | Hawaii’s false alert shows the sorry state of government technology 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z In its elegantly retro pages, often rather posh men wrote about the pleasures of laziness – while on the side busily producing books and newspaper articles, and running a creative consultancy with corporate clients, Idle Industries. Post-work: the radical idea of a world without jobs 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Others factors include "laziness and an attitude that someone else will clear up the waste". Reality Check: Is fly-tipping getting worse? 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z It does this not out of timidity or laziness — quite the opposite — but because the particular alchemy it’s attempting is so tricky. The second time is still the charm in the exquisite 'Paddington 2' 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z And yet rarely do politicians inveigh against the laziness of the well-off. Opinion | If the poor must work to earn every dollar, shouldn’t the rich? 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z Resolutions to shake laziness, get organized and gain control of finances are ritually adopted each January and abandoned soon after. Opinion | Your Mother’s Maiden Name Is Not a Secret 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z “Anyone with the slightest anxiety complex ends up in trouble. The other reason is laziness.” Marcus Raskin, think tank founder who helped shape liberal ideas, dies at 83 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z Somehow, I think the TWU101 covered for them so they can keep their bloated salaries despite this case study in laziness. How Cuts in Basic Subway Upkeep Can Make Your Commute Miserable 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z The laziness with which this movie has been slapped together can’t really be described; it can only be emulated. 'Pitch Perfect 3' is a fatally off-key sequel 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z “But I’m going to add the laziness of his impressions.” Late-night hosts on Trump's 'morally degenerate' support of Roy Moore 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z It's one filled with banalities, laziness, and self-importance. Bill Walton's ode to bridges is the best sports commentary of 2017 - Golf Digest 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z Today, there are apologists and psychologists to find external reasons for laziness and anti-social behavior. California Today: The Latino Education Crisis 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z It was like someone flipping a switch: my laziness disappeared; I became a model student. Kicked out for being gay then rescued by opera: writer Garth Greenwell's extraordinary awakening 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z These are “good pedagogy”, not a “surrender to weakness and laziness of thought”. Rethinking free speech on campus 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z Jan Starkey Dean said: "Isn't anything sacred anymore, why does everything have to be on the go? Are people so busy they can't sit down to eat? I think a lot of it is laziness." Reinventing the humble Yorkshire pudding 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z But after seven months of lies, sleaze, impulsivity, laziness, vengeance, arrogance, ineptitude, ignorance, nepotism, self-love and Putin love, how can three out of four Republican voters still be sticking with him? This is your brain on Trump 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, “The Monster Project” is one that breaks the rules of the subgenre, and it seems to do so more as a result of laziness or ignorance than rebellion. Found-footage horror film 'The Monster Project' is logic- and scare-free 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z It wasn’t an intentional attempt to lock women out of the industry, but was merely the result of laziness. Science doesn’t explain tech’s diversity problem — history does 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z Fortunately, these days magic is everywhere, appealing both to our laziness and to our sense of wonder. Magical Technologies Just over the Horizon 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z Half of white Catholics attributed poverty to lack of effort, that is, laziness. White supremacy a sympton of Americans’ despair 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z It’s hard to fault the honesty of that sentiment, but even harder to forgive the laziness that brought them to it. Increasingly aimless 'The Trip to Spain' gets a bit lost in La Mancha 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z This isn’t just intellectual laziness; this is prejudice masquerading as fact. Silicon Valley’s weapon of choice against women: shoddy science | Angela Saini 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z It’s that kind of laziness that can lead to the downfall of any dictator. Make Your Bed: Small Things That Can Change Your Life … and Maybe the World by William H McRaven – digested read 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z In my case, I can trace it back to the innumerable teachers who saw me struggle with focusing or organizing my work and would scold me for my perceived laziness. Why I work myself to death 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z Miss Theron said that while she loves an emotional story, there is a “laziness” behind the “easy” choices screenwriters often make. Comic-Con puts spotlight on women-centered films and TV shows 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z Rural Americans are also more apt to say poverty is the result of laziness. In former coal country, the working poor show open contempt for neighbors who seek handouts 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z |
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