| 单词 | lesser |
| 例句 | It’s just a bunch of widely spaced atoms moving at greater or lesser speeds. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z After various lesser mishaps, Meg was finished at last, and by the united exertions of the entire family Jo’s hair was got up and her dress on. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Several lesser nobles in her pew laughed silently. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z There was the heavy clatter of a great coach almost beside him and a coachman was bawling to lesser folk, ‘Make way, make way.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The Hunter's Moon waxed round in the night sky, and put to flight all the lesser stars. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z To demean him personally would be to demean all other officers of equal or lesser rank. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z This is not the regular Baptist stipend; Our Father is a renegade who came without the entire blessing of the Mission League, and bullied or finagled his way into this lesser stipend. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z How can you choose the lesser of two evils, when both evils are too great to measure? Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “That’s because the true purpose of money is to manipulate others and make them feel lesser than you.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z When she’d served all the Danes and the lesser Geats, she stood, red hair flowing, her neck and arms adorned in gold, by the leader of the strangers. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z They “load up” defendants with charges that carry extremely harsh sentences in order to force them to plead guilty to lesser offenses and—here’s the kicker—to obtain testimony for a related case. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Imagine what unholy things a lesser man must hold within his secret heart.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She was, she said, worried about her flowers, whether the less hardy of them would survive the freeze—she’d lost flowers in lesser weather, she pointed out. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The tamandua, also known as the lesser anteater, can be found in trees and on the ground. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z She charmed the temporary people with stories of Greenbriar, Stanford, and, to a lesser extent, Chicago. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z In some ways she was his most vulnerable target—through no fault of her own, but simply because in Greekdom, generally speaking, women are lesser creatures, better seen than heard. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The Xi remained here in Taninli, but the lesser fay retreated to their own hollows and mountains and forests. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z You might as well ask a man to eat molecules with a pair of chop-sticks, as to try to interest me about the lesser carnivora, when I know of what is before me.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The priest stood atop a red stone pillar, joined by a slender stone bridge to a lofty terrace where the lesser priests and acolytes stood. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Cordelia’s date is always a boy of lesser value, and she knows this and refuses to approve of him. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She would have to choose the lesser evil. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Analogously, the great sachems had to please or bully the lesser, lest by the defection of small communities they lose stature. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z They hope it will get them off the hook, or at least allow them to plead guilty to a lesser charge, should a critic ever try to prove them wrong. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Robust in the Anglo-Saxon tradition, with cool blue eyes that made the lesser sort pay attention to his mealy arguments. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Farm wagons and merchants' carts and riders from lesser houses moved aside to let them pass. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Around five hundred students from Box Elder High School watch and, to a greater or lesser extent, listen. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z If there is a change, it is usually for the lesser rather than the greater; many people seem to lose God along life’s way. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z A Titan strode toward them, casually kicking lesser monsters out of his way. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A lesser man might have bear afraid to show a smile as frightening as his, yet Dagmer grinned more often and more broadly than Lord Balon ever had. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Though to a much lesser extent, a certain borrowing is always required in our work. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Pluto got demoted from planet to dwarf planet, but we’d never treat each other as something lesser. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z They were clustered near the yard door when the Kings attacked, stabbing numerous Bloods and sustaining lesser injuries in the process. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Even his opponents recognized that Harrison, despite his privileged roots, made an intensely appealing candidate for the city’s lesser tier. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z You are only a Titan, a lesser child of Gaea! The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z But the Star gave the humans unnatural power, and so the lesser creatures fled, disappearing into the deep places to wait out the war. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Ajax—not the great Ajax, of course, who was dead, but a lesser chieftain of the same name—tore her from the altar and dragged her out of the sanctuary. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Yea,’ he said; ‘for though the Stones be lost, they say, still the lords of Gondor have keener sight than lesser men, and many messages come to them. But sit now!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The lesser rings were only essays in the craft before it was full-grown, and to the Elven-smiths they were but trifles — yet still to my mind dangerous for mortals. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z They sat in a circle, lesser officers at a distance, almost in files, by rank. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The lumberjacks and environmentalists love me equally, but a problem arises when a group of lesser scientists spread the rumor that the leaves of my trees cause cancer in laboratory animals. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The crime of the Japanese erased all lesser sinning. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It might be a lesser object, such as a comet. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Features of American wild plants also contributed to the lesser competitiveness of Native American food production. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The Christians had only one god, but he was said to be all-powerful, commanding all lesser gods. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The recommendation was controversial, for Jongintaba’s mother was from a lesser house, but my father’s choice was ultimately accepted by both the Thembus and the British government. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Sarai hadn’t understood before that fear could be the lesser torment. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The south bank of the Thames was like a poor reflection of the north bank, a sort of lesser London. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The same is true to a lesser extent of the rowers in the number two and three seats. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He hadn’t thought he was the lesser son. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z In the end, we had no option but to choose between the lesser of two evils, and opt for a diminished education. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Wasn’t it punishment enough to live as Spares, with lesser magic, and now they had to be far from their families too? Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The question of whether the museum has acquired one of his lesser known masterpieces still awaits a final answer.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I'm able to haul him back onto the horn where we drag ourselves toward the top where the lesser of two evils awaits. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z But even in its lesser forms, contraband had many interesting subtleties. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There are more cars too, Whirlwinds with their chauffeurs and their cushioned occupants, lesser cars driven by lesser men. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Between Alyssa and me, I am the lesser of two evils behind the wheel. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Eventually Massasoit concluded that he possibly should ally with them—compared to the Narragansett, they were the lesser of two evils. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z There the white Snowbourn, joined by the lesser stream, went rushing, fuming on the stones, down to Edoras and the green hills and the plains. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Around her in the smoke, the trackers laughed and told ribald stories that would have made a lesser woman flush with embarrassment. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Dragons did not mate with the beasts of the field, and Targaryens did not mingle their blood with that of lesser men. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She knew the man only by reputation; Bronze Yohn's cousin, from a lesser branch of House Royce, yet still a formidable lord in his own right. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The strike would have dissolved any lesser monster, but Polybotes just staggered and looked down at the golden ichor —the blood of immortals—spilling from his wound. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The article didn’t waste any space describing the records of the lesser teams in the county. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, with his Round Table, he had tried to harness Tyranny in lesser forms, so that its power might be used for useful ends. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The pressure might have buckled a lesser individual, but no one was more up to the task than Katherine Johnson. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “Well. Obviously, manslaughter is the lesser of the two evils,” Mr. Anderson said. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The quarry was on a hillside, not the calm and pleasant Chamundi Hill, but another, lesser hill, bare and rocky, with here and there a few clumps of prickly pear. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The beam of light moves through the yard to the giant ceiba, thick as six lesser trees. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z When princes defaulted on their debts to lesser banks, ruined bankers sold their wives and children into slavery and opened their own veins. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In contrast, the Mediterranean zones of southwestern Australia and, to a lesser degree, of South Africa and western Europe offer a narrower range of altitudes, habitats, and topographies. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z We were limited by lesser facilities but not by what we could read or think or dream. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They were men of middling birth, by and large; merchants' sons, lesser lordlings, sometimes even foreigners, but judging from their results, far more able than their highborn predecessors. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The room is small, one of the lesser conference rooms in the West Wing. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z There were quieter expeditions ashore, other days, with the Master Herbal who taught the ways and properties of things that grow; and the Master Hand taught sleight and jugglery and the lesser arts of Changing. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z It was truly biblical; a fog I could imagine God, in one of his lesser wraths, cursing the Egyptians with. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Other riders Sansa did not know; hedge knights from the Fingers and Highgarden and the mountains of Dome, unsung freeriders and new-made squires, the younger sons of high lords and the heirs of lesser houses. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z We saw representative assemblies modeled, to a greater or lesser extent, on those of the ancient world. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z They’d fed steadily on the softest portions—the eyelids, the lips, to a lesser extent the ears—so that in these areas the face was intensely green. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The tallest being Rachel, at five feet six inches and the full benefit of Miss America posture; the shortest being myself, two inches lesser than my twin on account of crookedness. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Had I informed this woman that when she pushed my son, she was acting according to a tradition that held black bodies as lesser, her response would likely have been, “I am not a racist.” Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “In some villages, blood has run like rivers for lesser offenses.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “Oh, Lord,” groaned the lesser half, “those frying pavements!” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Guess you've gone to bed and left one of your lesser angels at the duty station. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The characteristic had surfaced, to a greater or lesser degree, in nearly every horse to descend from his great-grandsire, Hastings, a thousand-pound misanthrope for the ages. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Leave this kind of life to the insects and birds, and lesser mammals, and fish. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He agreed to let Roosevelt place his camp on a lesser island but would not allow any buildings, only “a few tents, some horses, camp-fire, etc.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The headmistress smiled tightly; she did not, her smile said, think it worthwhile to address the processes of lesser schools. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Over the past three decades it has come to play a greater, not lesser, role in important ways. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Sometimes indeed he was uneasy working even such lesser spells as the Summoner taught him. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z If ‘yes,’ my captain will sail him here to you, and I will have to content myself somehow with a lesser bride.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z To a greater or lesser degree, most members of the reporting team performed similar feats of tedious investigation before finding characters who would personify the statistical trends. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Was it unthinkable he could speak one of them to me, even the one reserved for lesser things like peanuts in your Coke? The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z "Guard your tongue, Mormont, or I'll have it out. I am no lesser man, I am the rightful Lord of the Seven Kingdoms. The dragon does not beg." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Instead you trade them, one good one for three or four of lesser value. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Of two evils, she chose the one that struck her as the lesser. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Like his lesser satellites, over the years Tom-Carl had assumed an ill-fitting air of respectability and did not care to be reminded of his nefarious beginnings. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z True, my continued existence could make her life miserable, but misery is the lesser of two evils. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The one being greater in both status and size, so it was that Skathis himself, the god of beasts and high lord of the Mesarthim, had dubbed them the greater and lesser Ellens. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They became lords of sounds and lesser things. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Reggie’s ability to start a new mission, would be “a function of the type of crime, so I believe that if he is convicted of a lesser offense that would be helpful.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “It’s really great. You should watch it sometime. If you can bring yourself to watch a movie about a lesser sport.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z We were just playing a silly game, but people go to prison all the time for lesser crimes. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Vetch had been three years at the School, and soon would be made sorcerer; he thought no more of performing the lesser arts of magic than a bird thinks of flying. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Sullivan admired both Root and Adler but believed they functioned on a lesser plane. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “In that case, we might consider offering potential friends a lesser prize.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The more weight composers gave to the junior notes and lesser chords, the more they allowed the harmony to lose its sense of familiarity, reassurance and comfort. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Soon both of them would be his, the greater light and the lesser, and Freya the lady, who was more beautiful than either the sun or the moon. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Behind them came a parade of animals and lesser fighting men. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z When they sailed along the sidewalks of Brooklyn lesser creatures stepped aside, respect was shown. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The realm of great literature was still far removed from who I was and reinforced the idea that I was at a crossroads in my life, with only the lesser path available to me. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Terryl was miffed that Kaylene was thinking about suggesting to the judge a lesser sentence than she and the prosecutors wanted. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z With him had come a long tail of retainers: knights, squires, lesser lords and ladies, heralds, musicians, even a juggler, all aglitter with banners and surcoats in what seemed half a hundred colors. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It was a lesser job, night-crew nurturing, assigned to those who lacked the interest or skills or insight for the more vital jobs of the daytime hours. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z If there was a Mount Olympus in the new American republic, all the lesser gods were gathered farther down the slope. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z McKinley and its satellites surrender to the low Kantishna plain, a series of lesser ridges, known as the Outer Range, sprawls across the flats like a rumpled blanket on an unmade bed. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But lesser failures of coherence are among the commonest flaws in writing. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Though inmates still tested and tried to intimidate me on V, they did so without knowing that after the pressures of working R-and-W, I felt almost impervious to their lesser demands. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I could not evade it; I was and always would be a lesser man. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I decided the latter was the lesser of evils, so I went downstairs to have what would likely be the strangest meal of my life while dressed like a clown without makeup. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z And she had a whole gang of lesser demons, all dressed in matching gym suits. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “Cicero teased a lesser orator called Curio for having so faulty a memory that “at times when he had announced three points he would add a fourth or miss the third.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z It is time to confess that I have for many years struggled with one of the lesser rules of the apostrophe. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z Second, a long cultural revolution had to take place, in which book learning came to seem of lesser importance than direct experience. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z People will say it’s sad that she leaves a lesser scar, that fewer remember her, that she was loved deeply but not widely. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z These were things that others, with lesser minds, could master easily. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z But be it known that I have now sworn him to my service, and he shall be known as Peregrin son of Paladin and taught the lesser pass-words. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z A lesser mind would have accepted defeat, since the odds were stacked against me, but the best military leaders always find ways to eliminate obstacles. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Far lesser crimes than ours had recently been punished by life sentences. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If I tell what happened, the truth, then I can cop a plea to a lesser charge and pull 10 to 15. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z Six and a half feet tall, he towered over lesser men, and when he donned his armor and the great antlered helmet of his House, he became a veritable giant. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z This is not caused by the greater or lesser virtue of the conqueror, but rather by the different characteristics of the conquered territories. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Some people grow out of their lesser natures, but Charles will not. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Any lesser achievement she took as her due. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z An unusual number of lesser windstorms continued to blow in from the Pacific as well. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Me an outsider in my own family, always lesser than my big brother, the apple of my parents' eyes? City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The tree itself was shrinking, growing smaller with each vision, whilst the lesser trees dwindled into saplings and vanished, only to be replaced by other trees that would dwindle and vanish in their turn. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He slipped away through fields and forests, his precious old instrument under his arm, to seek out refuge in the hall of some lesser marauder. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z His brother had always been the better son, and he’d always been the lesser son. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The slant of the line showed he was swimming at a lesser depth. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Griphook was unexpectedly bloodthirsty, laughed at the idea of pain in lesser creatures, and seemed to relish the possibility that they might have to hurt other wizards to reach the Lestranges’ vault. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Meereenese of lesser birth crowded the upper tiers, more distant from the carnage. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The lesser monsters kept a respectful distance from the Titans, so there was enough empty space to maneuver around the Doors; but Percy was keenly aware of the snarling mob at his back. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z So I kept reading about shark embryos that snack on their lesser sisters and eventually devour other siblings in the womb until the fittest shark remains and the mother gives birth to only one baby. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “Allow me to say just one more thing to those of you receiving lesser badges today,” Chief Crowe continues. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z And the moon in its time shone like a lesser sun for clearness. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Minions collected and stored every object he touched, food waste included, to ensure that no lesser persons could profane these objects with their touch. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I say, therefore, that in completely new principalities, where there is a new prince, greater or lesser difficulty in maintaining them exists according to the greater or lesser virtue of the person who acquires them. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z God in His wrath struck down with fire the perpetrators of lesser crimes! The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z An understanding of expected values is helpful in analyzing most casino games, as well as the lesser- known game of chuck-a-luck which is played at carnivals in the Midwest and England. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It embarrasses me to mention my culinary skills deepened largely in service of a relationship where I occupied a very traditional female role, the lesser earner, the inhabitant of the brownstone my boyfriend owned. Do couples that cook together, stay together? 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z A lesser one amplifies the fun-house vibes and steers the final drink artificially sweet. The Drink That’s a Party All on Its Own 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z Some of these titles may be familiar, while newer ones are lesser known. 14 of the best animated shows for adults from the last decade 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z A sprawling enterprise like “Mastersingers” is a company effort, and the company here — chorus, orchestra and lesser roles — was in superb form under Edward Gardner, who conducted with finesse and style. Review: ‘Meistersinger,’ Wagner’s Playful Paean to Culture, in London 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z These days you typically encounter a big, blustery presence as Elijah, and smaller voices as the assorted angels and other lesser figures. Music Review: Lots of Vocal Firepower for ?Elijah? at Carnegie Hall 2010-04-06T21:30:00Z “Where women are heroes and villains and men are just lesser versions or shadows of females.” The Carpetbagger: Box Office Heroines 2012-12-07T15:00:34Z If you are not “a white male billionaire,’ Helen said, you’re lesser. Women’s march on Washington D.C.: Bobbing along in a sea of irreverent resistance 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z But it is the lesser of two evils. Perspective | Why do my kids act like angels at school and like wild things at home? 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z One would have expected auction fatigue to set in on the third day, when items of even lesser merit than most of those hitherto seen came up. Auctions: Art Buying Spree at a British Estate 2011-09-16T13:30:07Z Women were confined to lesser genres like still life and portraiture. Seeing the Met’s Greatest Hits as Artists Painted Them 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z The restaurant’s obliging nature forgives some of the lesser selections. Al Crostino rises again, on Ninth Street NW After appearing on the original Granta list of 20 Best Young Novelists in 1983, she seemed untroubled by the usual needs that spoil lesser souls, the ones about being fashionable, successful or even especially liked. My Animal Life by Maggie Gee 2010-05-14T23:31:00Z We'd agreed to test to strength: no matter that some of a writer's output is of lesser quality, as long as the heights are majestic. The damnable task of being a Man Booker International prize judge 2011-03-30T14:46:06Z While the most exalted estates receive the most attention, Mr. Johnnes has taken pains to highlight the less expensive side of Burgundy, with seminars and events focusing on lesser known, more accessible appellations. A Vintage Bash for All Things Burgundy 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z In lesser shows their relative lack of development would be a blight. The must-see "Pachinko" is a pure and flawless beauty about the unpredictability of living 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z Ultimately, though, it hurt most because the term encompasses yet effectively erases what my parents, and to a lesser extent, I, did — and still do — to survive. The “struggle” is not real: From tiny houses to my own lunch, poverty chic commodifies working-class life 2016-07-02T04:00:00Z Women’s fiction doesn’t seem like a lesser genre anymore. Liane Moriarty writes women’s fiction. Have a problem with that? She doesn’t. 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z For poorer defendants facing lesser charges, these appearances could mean release from jail or refunds for those who have posted bail. Harvey Weinstein due in court under New York cash bail reform 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z The interest rates are so low that it gets laundered through the real estate, and to a lesser degree, art markets.” Warhol Painting Could Set Record For Artist 2013-11-13T19:13:58Z Famously in “West Side Story” lore, Ms. Nixon — given her major contribution and lesser pay — sought more money but was rebuffed. ArtsBeat Blog: Spotting a Few Sharks and Jets at New York Philharmonic's 'West Side Story' 2011-09-08T16:16:20Z In each “Drunk History” segment, a thoroughly hammered narrator slurs through an account of some lesser known person or event from the past that shaped who were are today. Lin-Manuel Miranda gets toasty on “Drunk History”: ‘Here comes sick-ass Hamilton on a flaming ship!’ 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z She tells the story of Anne, Charlotte and Emily Brontë’s struggle to publish through the lens of their relationship with their brother Branwell, possessed of lesser gifts and greater expectations. The Best TV Shows of 2017 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z Some British authors fretted that the American publishing juggernaut will drown out the voices of lesser known Commonwealth novelists such as Catton, Bulawayo and Ozeki. New Zealand's Eleanor Catton wins 2013 Man Booker prize 2013-10-16T00:15:22Z What we see in such a line are all the divisions that torment him, between soul and body, old and new world, his better and his lesser selves. Finally, in one volume: Henry Roth's 'Mercy of a Rude Stream' 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z Zaman tells the stories of researchers working to understand the evolution, and to a lesser extent ecology, of bacterial resistance and when and why it emerges. New Books Take You Through the Microscope to the World of Pathogens 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z One of the performers stands very close to the women and, raising his voice, repeats all this business about things of lesser and greater consequence, just for their benefit and in their own language. A piece of performance art set in darkness made me see the light 2012-06-14T16:16:32Z I felt that my creative efforts had finally been validated, even though most people still considered computer art to be a lesser medium. My Chuck Close problem 2012-07-10T14:03:00Z A vivid yet academic remake, this is shorter, leaner and lesser. Spike Lee’s Oldboy: Remaking a Sick Classic 2013-11-27T16:41:48Z A diner can explore bigger and costlier steaks here, but bite for bite, the lesser cuts pack in the most flavor. Review | Voltaggio Brothers Steak House review: Together at last, this tag team antes up 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z For the child all events are either commonplace or dramatic; Mao and the Red Guards play a lesser role. 11 Flowers - review 2012-05-22T13:01:46Z In film, television, and, to a lesser extent, literature, storytelling is the business of imposing order on the chaos of life. The Best Video Games of 2018 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z For so long, there’s been a cultural understanding that a disabled person is lesser than an able-bodied person. We Could All Use a Jodi in Our Lives 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z Each of these reds had the pronounced acidity, the sweet fruit and, to a greater or lesser extent, the cleansing bitterness that in a red wine seems to scream, “Italy!” Different Grapes From Different Regions, All Screaming Italy 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z That gripe has also been directed, to a somewhat lesser degree, toward many of the characters in "The Fighter," particularly Melissa Leo's and Christian Bale's characters. Great Oscar debate: What is the real best picture? 2011-02-26T01:01:00Z As I walked through this first room, I began to notice marginal examples of big names mixed with an eclectic range of lesser knowns. Shin Gallery Charms and Surprises With a Motley Collection 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z Those two days served as a reminder that in fishing — as in lesser moments in life — quantity and quality are not always in lock step. With Fishing, Suspense Trumps a Sure Thing 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z Western explorations would record landscape prodigies later, but Americans had long been awe-struck and inspired by the lesser but still mighty Northeastern wilderness. How the East Was Won: A Photographic Portrait 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z Walter De Maria’s outdoor installation “The Lightning Field” in New Mexico speaks to him, for instance, and so, to a lesser extent, does Robert Smithson’s “Spiral Jetty” in Utah. Review: ‘White Sands’ Asks Why We Visit the Places We Do 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z But about his actual lover, Jacob wonders: “Did you love me, or a lesser version of me?” Loss haunts the gay Arab San Franciscan at the heart of Rabih Alameddine's new novel, 'Angel of History' 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z Others use flour too, but to a lesser extent; the more you put in, the more they start to resemble a cookie. How to bake the perfect florentines 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z On a lesser show—a terrorism drama that was all about the threat and the chase—I’d have ended the episode wondering: will this be enough to stop Brody? Homeland Watch: The Expendables 2012-10-15T12:00:23Z A lesser company would have felt that it had to release something: in Alan Wake you see vestiges of unfinished design concepts that its producers probably could not bring themselves to abandon. Rockstar, Blizzard and Quantic Dream Lead the Pack 2010-08-06T16:00:00Z In a lesser artist’s hands, these pieces would come off as gimmicks. 4 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z He has always lacked the arid sophistication lesser directors display to such advantage.” Andrew Sarris, Film Critic, Dies at 83 2012-06-20T17:00:26Z “Every time we go to the polls, we end up voting for the lesser of two evils,” he told an audience at U.C.L.A. in 1972. Dick Gregory, a Humorist With Many Passions and a Singular Gift 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z The ample selection on offer — drawings, sculptural objects made of cardboard, paper and string, as well as the lesser pigmented works — still allows for playful looking and comparing. Soot, Spit and Paper: James Castle’s Transfixing Worlds 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Similarly, fish farming puts a lesser burden on the Earth in terms of carbon and freshwater use than pretty much any form of terrestrial animal husbandry. Fool’s gold: what fish oil is doing to our health and the planet 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z The result is that the best candidates feel overwhelmed and don’t want to participate in the network, and a lot of lesser candidates send out requests that aren’t answered. You are more than a sexual fetish — but online dating sites might not think so 2014-03-15T20:30:00Z In the eyes of those who told and repeated the jokes, we were shuffling, googly-eyed and lesser than. Jacqueline Woodson Responds to Racist Watermelon Joke 2014-11-29T05:00:00Z Calder's tapestries are lesser known and are among 200 produced for Calder by a French factory to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the American Revolution. Alexander Calder sculpture, tapestries coming to the Huntington 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z They think, if someone laughs at what you’re saying, even if I set you up, that laugh counts for you and I am lesser than, for some reason. Amber Ruffin Has Gone From the Writers’ Room to the Title 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z Many young readers may be familiar with the name Susan B. Anthony, but lesser known, and equally important, is Alice Paul, the activist who helped women earn the right to vote in 1920. The perfect children’s book for kids who won’t be quiet 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z Now it had somehow found a sweet line of lesser resistance and was cruising in mid-river right past me, as if it were late for a board meeting down in Memphis or Baton Rouge. 2010-01-07T18:26:00Z A few of the lesser characters do possess traits that might have been mined for humor but instead are allowed to stand as signifiers of a vague intention to be funny. | 'Something Borrowed': New Lovers and the Old Triangle 2011-05-06T05:23:01Z There is evidence that various forms of chronic stress contribute to risk, and the same is true of depression and to a lesser extent hostility. Heart health: the science behind keeping heart disease at bay 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z A lesser story might have ended on this somber note, but this one has a surprising twist. When First We Practice to Deceive 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z In lesser hands, this highly theatrical fare would be easy to mock. | Choice Tables: In Bilbao, It?s Not Just the Museum 2010-10-07T02:19:00Z And this is part of Hall's conscientious examination of bodies as tools of labor – the value of Black bodies specifically in a world that devalues them and assigns lesser worth to women, especially these women. Eyes up here: In "P-Valley," the strippers and their grueling labor are the headliners, not men 2020-07-12T04:00:00Z But the lesser ones are clearly there to fill up a headline set. Palma Violets – review 2013-01-13T17:59:01Z I think there is a way to engage people and have a conversation and not feel lesser than.” Our culture needed an adult. Gayle King rose to the challenge. 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z There was deep heartache too, as Mr. Robinson reached back to a lesser hit from his days with the Miracles, “The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage” from 1967. Music Review: Motown at the Apollo, Suspended in Time 2011-02-16T22:27:36Z And no, audiobooks are not just some lesser form of a print book. Nonfiction Audiobooks to Download This Winter 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z Indeed, strangely, the ‘lesser’ fascist and extreme right-wing European figures of the period are closer to the idealized image of a national savior than Hitler even pretends to be. Does “Mein Kampf” Remain a Dangerous Book? 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z Because “The Stranger Beside Me” is such a catalogue of evil, the reader does not look for the lesser sins of the person compiling these details. Too Close to Ted Bundy 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z Still, lesser artists pound their way through Schumann’s Études. Review | With fleet fingers, pianist Dénes Várjon brings German classics to life 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z And here are his lesser cousins: on train stations and the walls of banks, in living rooms and next to beds whose inhabitants are usually just about to wake up. Critic’s Notebook: In ‘The Clock,’ You Always Know the Time 2012-07-16T20:15:34Z In our lesser moments, we’d all like to blame someone else for our mistakes. What’s So Funny, Kid? 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z She’s trying to make it so that taking out a loan is the lesser of two evils. Who says sex work isn't compatible with a happy home life? 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z And that would make it different, certainly, but not a lesser work. How Jason Reynolds Distinguishes Y.A. Books From Adult Fiction 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z If it had been in the hands of lesser actors, I might have done some kicking. A Late Quartet: Harmonic Divergence Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Walken and Catherine Keener 2012-11-01T16:04:18Z You know the story: Dr. Polidori, a lesser sidekick to the godlike Byron, emerges from the summer with a vampire tale, and Mary Shelley dreams up “Frankenstein.” Monsters take the stage in a new Gothic musical and a delayed play 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z Listening to a humdrum rendition of a late Beethoven piano sonata is a less spiritual experience than hearing a lesser piece better rendered. White Light: Is It Driven by the Soul or by Sales? 2010-11-22T22:47:00Z We were treated to one of her lesser impersonations, that of Theresa May, in an awkward end-of-the-show sketch that dropped into oblivious midway through. "Saturday Night Live" has a problem not even Matt Damon can solve 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z Viruses do sometimes — not always — evolve toward lesser virulence within their hosts, if it allows them to spread more widely. The Pandemic’s Future — and Ours 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z For others, the song-and-dance skills of Gosling and, to a lesser extent, Stone, aren’t up to the standards of Kelly, Reynolds or Astaire. “La La Land”: The curiously divisive Oscar front-runner 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z I share the amazement that the upper end hotels continue to charge while free service is mandated in ALL lesser hotels. 2010-01-06T14:15:00Z While there's naturally some lesser work in both shows, there's plenty that feistily complements the offerings in "Hide/Seek." Two 'Hide/Seek' offshoots in Seattle, at Greg Kucera and Photo Center NW 2012-04-26T20:13:04Z Across the web, a new gossip press further enables these lesser celebrity castes. A Celebrity Z-List? Yes, It Exists 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z White folks were whipped as well but to a far lesser extent. Roots of white rage: America’s clash of class and race, from the Civil War to the rise of Trump 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z Still others went multiple weeks, despite the infraction being similar to another that earned a lesser penalty. Why do so many ESPN personalities get suspended? 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z Rickles played three performances a night — midnight, 2 a.m. and, brutally, 5 a.m., “to keep the guys at the tables” in the lounge at the Sahara, the lesser room. Don Rickles was politically incorrect before it was incorrect. And at 90, he’s still going. 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z There seems little doubt that lesser mortals are eager to follow their example. Whatever Works: could Woody Allen's age-gap plots help prolong life? 2010-06-28T11:34:00Z A lesser but still thrilling book, War plunges the reader into the adrenalin-mist of combat. The human heart of the matter 2010-06-11T23:05:00Z They are bespoke but can be bloodless, like lesser Merchant-Ivory films. Books of The Times: In the Fast Company of Women on the Edge 2011-08-04T22:16:36Z For the most part, the show’s energy comes from the relatively few younger or lesser known artists that are included. Art Review: A Bit of Hollywood, Minus the Tinsel 2011-05-31T23:36:56Z “To all of which, a lesser being such as myself might reasonably have responded: why not write your own bloody novel? With all those changes, what’s left of mine?” he wrote. Tom Hiddleston: 'Being a spy now more dangerous than during cold war' 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z I find it amusing that this genre is still denigrated by some critics as being a lesser form of the novel. Daniel Mendelsohn: By the Book 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z The film also poses thorny questions about government prosecutions of cases like the one involving Mr. Crowder and Mr. McKay, who were called terrorists but who were convicted of lesser charges. ?Better This World? on ?POV? Examines Use of Informants 2011-09-04T22:33:04Z Diners notice when you don’t — and tend to leave lesser tips in response. Perspective | Clean the restrooms, turn up the lights — and 8 other things restaurants should do better 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z A lesser writer might not be able to pull off this wondrous mix of intensity, silliness and despair. Diane Williams is at her unconventional best in 'Fine, Fine, Fine, Fine, Fine' 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z “It is also, to a lesser extent, self-referential. It’s Edna’s meditation on the creative process, and the cost involved — the cost to the writer, and everyone around the writer.” In ‘Joyce’s Women,’ 2 Great Irish Writers Square Up 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z But Disney Animation has historically relegated most of its sequels to DisneyToon Studios, the company's direct-to-video arm, where they were produced more inexpensively and viewed as lesser in quality to the main studio's product. Disney announces big-screen 'Frozen 2' 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z The scenes between Uncle Peck and his teenage niece Li’l Bit might be relatively simple to stage, but they would be too much — even impossible — to watch in lesser hands than hers. Paula Vogel Leads a Playwright ?Boot Camp? at Second Stage 2012-02-07T23:04:03Z Letters and telegrams are sometimes filed under the sender’s first name, sometimes the last, and apparently no effort has been made to single out important papers from lesser ones. Batch of Hemingway Ephemera From Cuba Is Digitized 2014-02-10T22:52:36Z Thirty-six artists are represented, and half the works are by lesser lights. Santa Barbara's 'Botticelli, Titian and Beyond' a quirky gem 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z These guys can hit an emotional chord that a lesser player couldn't. Trey Anastasio and the art of improvisation 2011-09-05T20:01:00Z One might argue that it is past time for a short form, one-volume critical edition — the Library of America reproduces a number of Lovecraft’s lesser stories in addition to his classics. Does H.P. Lovecraft belong in the canon? 2013-05-08T22:07:00Z To a greater or lesser extent this is a template, parts of which would fit many American fundamentalist preachers. I'd rather see Rowan Williams meet the Phelps family 2011-04-06T13:59:00Z Joseph Fama, the gunman, was convicted of murder and sentenced to 32 years to life in prison, while others were found guilty of lesser crimes. Hot 97 Fires Rap Radio Veteran for Ties to Yusuf Hawkins Killing 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z Interestingly, car rental companies might blacklist you for lesser infractions. Perspective | Here’s what can get you banned by airlines, hotels and rental car companies 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z But it’s just as knowing about lesser courts, including one at Rikers Island where inmates hunger for their chance to play. Movie Review: ‘Doin’ It in the Park,’ a Film About Pick-Up Basketball 2013-05-21T22:30:09Z Arguing for compassion, again and again, in recurrent narrative parallels, Luiselli refuses to resign herself to a lesser world. Review | An author delivers a powerful plea for migrant children 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z Schwimmer had said that he would not modify the film in order to receive a lesser rating. David Schwimmer's violent film loses ratings appeal 2010-12-23T04:05:10Z Another day, another Disney animated film is up for a lesser live-action remake. Peter Dinklage pushes Disney's "Snow White" remake to rethink "f**king backward" dwarf depictions 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z A self-help tone sneaks in: “To be hung up on money, other people, better or lesser realities etc. is only blocking your freedom.” Books of The Times: ?Journals of Spalding Gray,? Edited by Nell Casey - Review 2011-10-17T21:27:58Z Most people have to experiment with lots of different things with greater or lesser levels of satisfaction. Janet Baker: A life in music 2012-07-13T21:54:02Z Ultimately, he pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of first-degree negligent driving, a misdemeanor. 'American Idol's' Stefano Langone has DUI arrest in his past 2011-03-16T20:08:04Z It implies that we are “lesser than,” and I don’t see it that way. Table for Three: For Two Female News Anchors, Morning Has Broken 2013-08-23T16:13:40Z Mr. Angelopoulos recycled the lost-child trope to much lesser effect in “Eternity and a Day,” which won the top prize at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival, screening July 24 at 3 p.m. Movie Listings for July 8-14 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z As previously stated, I am a sucker for a good chicken dish, whether it's chicken parm or some of the lesser known Italian and Italian-American chicken dishes. The Italian-American casserole? How tetrazzini became the ideal mix-and-match comfort meal 2022-02-05T05:00:00Z Moran said she liked that the scavenger hunt focuses on lesser known works. Museum scavenger hunts ask who killed the curator 2011-07-17T21:37:08Z Worf had many moments on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" as well as "Deep Space Nine" where a lesser actor would have failed, becoming something closer to parody. Star Trek legend Michael Dorn: Forget "Picard," I've been trying to pitch a "Worf" TV show 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z In a lesser film such family ties and resemblances could be a distraction, but in this well-crafted, fact-based tragedy of errors, they provide added value. ‘The Outpost’ Review: At War, in a Worst-Case Scenario 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z His father was a Navy veteran and graduate of Wharton, a trumpet player who worked with some “lesser” big bands before he got into the advertising. The Slow-Burning Success of Disney’s Bob Iger 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z Post-haunt, participants had a lesser tendency to ruminate on things that were bothering them beforehand. Business Is Boo-ing! The World of Extreme Haunts 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z The museum says the exhibit "highlights the flashpoints, the firsts, the best, the celebrated -- and sometimes lesser known women -- who moved rock and roll music and American culture forward." Lady Gaga meat dress headed for Rock Hall of Fame 2011-06-15T00:27:00Z After his star faded in the late 1960s, Curtis shifted to lesser roles. Actor Tony Curtis dies at Las Vegas-area home 2010-09-30T13:20:00Z The weeks leading up to the Oscars are a fanciful slog of cocktail parties, luncheons, lesser award shows and industry screenings, all of which I chronicle daily in my role as the Carpetbagger columnist. The Carpetbagger: Glimmers of Hope for Small Films During Glittery Oscar Promotions 2010-12-01T22:58:00Z In many of the cases, Crowley was on the side of the lesser celebrity, a role that -- like his position in the Confidential case -- essentially pitted him against the powers that be. The Hollywood superlawyer whose death went unnoticed 2011-03-29T00:52:57Z It was the result of the judge's offer of a lesser punishment under certain terms, not a plea deal reached by defenders and prosecutors. Correction: Stolen Dali story 2013-02-28T01:46:08Z I would not yield to any suggestion that my life or my body were lesser if they didn’t incorporate motherhood. My swimming odyssey: ‘It felt like a last chance to prove what I was capable of’ 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z But all, from the leads to the lesser roles, are mature talents. An emotionally charged 'Spring Awakening' by Deaf West Theatre 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z I’ve been very lucky to be a part of movies that were widely appreciated, but there are lesser known movies I’m just as proud of. Harvey Keitel: ‘I’ve never played a violent character’ 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z Benton delivers a firmly planted interpretation of Peggy as a woman who knows who she is and what she's doing, and that includes placing herself inside a world determined to treat her as a lesser. "The Gilded Age" is a glittery confection that's more "Dynasty" than "Downton Abbey" 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z A lesser charge of negligent homicide would cut the maximum sentence to about 11 years. Jury begins deliberating Ariz. sweat lodge case 2011-06-22T00:23:23Z The major redesign — after decades of lesser updates since its dedication in 1920 to reflect successive wars — has allowed administrators to gear displays to a new generation of museumgoers. London’s Imperial War Museum takes visitors back into the trenches 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z The lesser stuff is really lesser, yet there’s much of interest. In the galleries: ‘Transient States’ illustrates Steven Walls’s rigorous realism In short, those who survived the bomb were, if not merely lucky, in a greater or lesser degree selfish, self-centered — guided by instinct and not by civilization. 2010-01-20T05:19:00Z In lesser hands this kind of editing scheme can devolve into visual and narrative chaos, as the filmmaker whiplashes from one location to another, sometimes for no apparent reason. Movie Review: ?Safe House,? With Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds 2012-02-09T16:48:43Z He was her mother’s older brother, not an unknown artist — a few institutions have his work — but significantly lesser known than others. The artifacts and stories that brought the African American museum to life 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Those same shows is on there with that number and a lesser number and still on TV. Steve Harvey talks show revival on Facebook Watch, NBC split 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z In a lesser writer's hands, the 88 short, disjointed chapters that form "A Widow's Story" might congeal into a confused mess. 'A Widow's Story': Joyce Carol Oates' memoir of life after her husband's sudden death 2011-04-14T21:50:05Z Later, in the 1970s, Mr. Granger would return to Italy to make films of a much lesser caliber, marketed under names like “Leather and Whips” and “The Red-Headed Corpse.” Farley Granger, Screen Idol of the 1950s, Dies at 85 2011-03-29T15:27:56Z Though obviously to a lesser degree, it’s a scary time for your husband, too. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Couple needs to learn how to handle her health crisis together 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z There’s been a surfeit of wounded warriors in recent American fiction, and his arrival worried me; these men can, in lesser hands, be stock characters. ‘Preparation for the Next Life’ by Atticus Lish 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z On a lower level of command, the poor quality of the lesser German guards made them susceptible to bribery and blackmail. The Real Great Escape by Guy Walters – review 2012-05-23T13:40:01Z In summer, the Great Lakes and the lesser ones attract tourists and second-home owners from near and far, swelling towns like Charlevoix and Harbor Springs. Searching for a Secret Ski Destination? Try Michigan 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z It was a small part, but he displayed the requisite charm, and didn’t need to return for any of the lesser sequels. James McAvoy: five best moments 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z The men are more self-effacing, although — as the bullfighters’ dance from “Don Quixote” showed — no lesser as technicians. Dance Review: A Collection of Classics With a Cuban Touch 2011-06-09T21:41:56Z “Unwilling to settle for lesser quality gear, we sometimes are forced to purchase equipment from independent sellers at a markup.” Have a Wedding Budget? Expect to Spend More Because of Inflation. 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z Along the lesser paths, orchids pop up more discreetly, woven into the floral tapestry of the permanent collection. ‘Orchidelirium’ Explodes With Color at New York Botanical Garden 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z Mr. Elba, as Luther, is still gratifyingly larger than life, knitting his brow to stare down lesser humans and meeting every challenge with a weary shrug of his endless shoulders. ‘Luther’ Returns, With Idris Elba Reprising His Role as Tortured Detective 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z “Brainquake,” then, is less an anomaly than representative of a kind of parallel career, lesser known but with a through line nonetheless. On his birthday: Samuel Fuller, novelist? 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z It's a skill for which lesser directors would give their … Well, they'd give an awful lot. 127 Hours ? review 2011-01-06T22:05:00Z A mere gimmick in lesser hands, Jackson’s twice-told tales — like his sleuthing subjects — “each absorb and expand the narrative.” Review | Murder and music coincide in ‘Destroy All Monsters’ 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z With a lesser singer, you'd think producers were trying to disguise some lip-syncing. Brooks has friends: many, many thousands of them In a lesser flick, the character's deafness would have been used to relegated her to being mere sympathy bait and highlight the movie's "no sound" gimmick. The "Quiet Place" sequel is a fantastic, visceral nail-biter – resonating with our pandemic paranoia 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z The hashtag #standwithwendy allowed people to voice their support for Davis’s efforts and their disdain, and to a lesser extent, their support for legislative attempts to curtail reproductive freedom. Justine Sacco’s aftermath: The cost of Twitter outrage 2013-12-23T19:03:00Z Now, CNN said, the Trump Administration has returned the room to its lesser status off the public tour, as almost a utility flex space. Mr. Smith Went to Washington … With Dimmers 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z And my job here, as I see it, is to encourage you to refuse any lesser characterization. Is Supporting My Brother Worth the Insult to My Family? 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z And that would make it different, certainly, but not a lesser work.” How Jason Reynolds Distinguishes Y.A. Books From Adult Fiction 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z War stories, stories of captivity and escape, or survival, are compelling because those are problems that people face in their lives, to a much lesser extent. Paul Theroux on travelling 2012-06-25T11:00:00Z Thom Tuck The joke is in the clash of tweedy persona and interest in Walt Disney's lesser works. Thom Tuck ? review 2011-08-28T17:30:01Z “Grand Horizons” and “Dracula” wage a more elemental battle: to grant women their full personhood — not lesser than, but equal to. In a Battle for Female Personhood, These Plays Are on the Front Lines 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Ms. Kim, who is from Los Angeles, said she was pleased to show “incredible figures who are lesser known” from California, including the painter Joe Goode and the late sculptor and architect David Ireland. Frieze New York Expanding Its Scope 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z She keeps a block of lesser knives as backup, in case someone offers to help chop. Anjali Kumar, a Lawyer for Warby Parker, and Her Griddle 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z It marked the passing of a first age of globalisation that had flourished in the decades before the first world war with free movements of capital, freedom and – to a lesser extent – goods. What the 21st century can learn from the 1929 crash | Larry Elliott 2017-03-04T05:00:00Z They’re near misses, either not quite as striking as what he released or lesser examples of ideas he exploited better elsewhere. Michael Jackson, the Remix 2014-05-07T16:08:06Z “A lesser friend would have been bitter and resentful of my success,” he says. Kate Berlant and John Early’s Escape from Comic Realism 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z It started to lose its identity amid a sea of lesser awards. Ricky Gervais isn't the Golden Globes host we want – but the one we deserve 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z Those categories are: Race, gender, religion, disability, nationality, and to a much lesser extent sexual orientation. The Queen 2012-06-11T11:00:00Z Or just perhaps a lesser commission than usual? Monday morning "Mad Men" 2010-10-11T17:42:00Z The pandemic altered how readers discover and buy books, and drove sales for celebrities and best-selling authors while new and lesser known writers struggled. What Snoop Dogg’s Success Says About the Book Industry 2021-04-18T04:00:00Z The Sistine choir, on the other hand, is simply of a lesser quality: warm as the Roman vocal tradition requires, but often loud with a "harsh, bombastic tone," he said. Pope sets stage for historic blending of choirs 2012-06-28T10:16:04Z The lesser charge carries a prison sentence of up to 18 months, while the more serious charge includes a mandatory five-year prison sentence because of what the prosecutors called a “firearm enhancement.” Charges Accusing Alec Baldwin in ‘Rust’ Killing Are Filed in New Mexico 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z This is essentially casting a vote for the lesser evil. I have had it with cynical faux-realists attacking Bernie Sanders idealists 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z Joe Shlabotnik can buy the same brushes and paints as Picasso, but Shlabotnik, faced with the same blank canvas and the same absolute possibilities, will use these tools to far lesser effect. "Jupiter Ascending": Wachowskis in Outer Space 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z Then lesser artists — as well as critics, curators and art historians — rush in to claim and develop parcels of the new land. Art Review: Lara Favaretto’s ‘Just Knocked Out’ at MoMA PS1 2012-07-12T21:17:09Z Yet “The Sun Also Rises” is far from being a lesser thing, for all of its restrained clarity. Hemingway's Hidden Metafictions in "The Sun Also Rises" 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z It's not very dramatic or photogenic, but I don't think it's a lesser form of creation. David Fincher: unfriended by Oscar? 2011-02-02T21:31:01Z But it’s Mr. Lawrence’s will as composer and arranger, and to a much lesser degree as a light-voiced singer, that makes each song expand and transform. New Music from Gucci Mane and Waka Flocka Flame 2011-08-08T22:27:29Z Until recently, much of the evidence has been drawn from protected areas in Europe and to a lesser extent North America. Insects are vanishing worldwide – making it harder to grow food 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z It’s inspiring to see a wall filled with glossy, glamorous headshots of Black stars like Horne, Paul Robeson, Fredi Washington, Clarence Muse, and others lesser known. Academy Museum’s Show on Black Cinema Raises Questions About Who It’s for 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z Some lesser known groups will also appear: For the interactive performance “C.a.p.e.” What's On This Week Around The World 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z You can hear how, in lesser hands, the voice would have made that line an unsubtle rallying cry, belted or bellowed out. New band of the day: SZA (No 1,467) 2013-03-08T13:07:00Z James J. Claffey Jr., the president of Local One, said in an interview on Monday that during bargaining negotiations he had suggested a lesser pay cut, but that his offer was rejected. Metropolitan Opera to Lock Out Stagehands as Contract Talks Stall 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z For a lesser known museum, try the Wells Fargo Museum in Midtown, with intriguing exhibits on minerals and mining. From watching the Iditarod to chasing the aurora borealis, Anchorage offers wintertime charm for travelers 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z She was the lesser of two girls, not as talented as her sister, devoted to the father their mother spurned for a younger man. ‘Inheritance From Mother’: A must-read novel about the tangled bonds of motherhood 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z Nonetheless, he notes, Hector’s sheer humanity ultimately makes him a lesser soldier. ‘Self and Soul’: Mark Edmundson’s biting critique of modern complacency 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z There are people who may already be living that sort of life, to a greater or lesser extent, without even knowing it. This Week in Fiction: Haruki Murakami 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Antrim’s lesser stories noodle around for many pages, then drift off rather than end. ‘The Emerald Light in the Air,’ Stories by Donald Antrim 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z “If I was working with lesser people, we’d be filming now.” Comedian, Rebranded 2011-03-03T17:41:44Z One side adventure revived interest in a lesser known work of "Anne of Green Gables" author Lucy Maud Montgomery, "Emily of New Moon." Tardy to the "Russian Doll" party? Welcome, sweet birthday babies! 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z Maybe these traits would be perceived as lesser sins in times past. "Utopia" shows the disheartening problems of pandemic TV 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z Mr. Goss attributed the improvement to “a shift in mix toward lower price bands” and to a lesser extent “greater pricing discipline.” How Sotheby’s Found a Path to Higher Profits 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z One: Olympics coverage began with a splendid show Friday night; and two, Hollywood, knowing the Games were coming, released lesser films this weekend. The Dark Knight Rises Again: What 'Aurora Effect'? 2012-07-29T22:51:11Z He believed in what he notoriously called “the white man’s burden,” the obligation of the superior West to bring civilization to “lesser breeds without the Law.” In defense of Rudyard Kipling and ‘The Jungle Books’ 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z The flip side is that this still remains a story told from Joyce's perspective, shining lesser light on the struggles Tina faces as a Black woman in this mostly white, straight world. Saved from extinction, "Minx" is back with an even richer and more complicated second season 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z I don’t think of directing television commercials or directing television episodes as a lesser form of directing. David Fincher Tries Animation in ‘Love, Death + Robots’ 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z And no one should assume by now that a revived Community on Yahoo will be a lesser, cheaper Community. Community Is Graduating to Yahoo. Can It Get Even Weirder? 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z Natchitoches, like the US, has long been divided along racial lines, with black residents confined to a lesser choice of jobs, homes, and schools. What I learned after 100,000 miles on the road talking to Trump supporters 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z As a consolation prize, I looked down on the lesser summits along the ridgeline at wisps of breakaway clouds swirling and eddying against protruding rock walls. Bushwhacking Up Maine’s Baker Mountain 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z But equally, perhaps more so, it is the lesser known stories that were the steppingstones for the historic occasions that we celebrate as iconic moments. Ken Burns: Why the African American history museum belongs to all of us 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z But like my lesser counterpart Andrew Sullivan, now trapped at New York magazine like General Zod in the Forbidden Zone, I’ve been forced to pen a campaign postmortem at least 17 times. Andrew Sullivan has no prejudices, so believe everything he says about everybody else 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z When Stanley Kubrick decided to keep his temporary classical score for 2001 A Space Odyssey, and jettison the commissioned score, he began a trend that has been abused by lesser directors ever since. ‘Proud Mary’ has a ‘Proud Mary’ Problem 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z The band is also differentiated by lesser peers by the strength of Rankin’s character. REVIEW: Alvvays Make Sunny Guitar-Pop Gold on Self-Titled Debut 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z Yet there is a lesser explored alternative to factory meat, besides insects, roadkill or hunting your own: a diet of invasive species. A nice bit of squirrel: should we chow down a diet of invasive species? 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z From a lesser designer, it might have come off as a bratty joke. London Men’s Wear: Burberry, McQueen and Others Puncture the Fashion Bubble 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z Like Crawford, who kept working in lesser roles even after her career petered out, Carlotta is “somebody who could reinvent herself,” Ms. Paige says. Arts & Leisure: Elaine Paige Returns to the Stage in ?Follies? 2011-11-20T02:02:17Z The terms of the deal allowed him to plead to a lesser charge of careless driving. Justin Bieber pleads guilty to careless driving, resisting arrest 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z They aren’t lesser versions of what goes on in the real world. Critic’s Notebook: Madden NFL 25 Portrays ‘Real’ Football 2013-08-26T22:05:55Z "It's a conversation between the director and Dostoevsky – in a strange way very faithful to the text … I certainly don't agree that literary adaptations are a lesser form of cinema." Cannes film festival set to honour the bookworm 2012-05-18T17:11:09Z The consequence of this will be that he may become indistinguishable from lesser directors, the Jon Watts and Marc Webbs of the world, who have resigned to being just another cog in Disney's MCU machine. How will "Evil Dead" and "Spidey" director Sam Raimi fare in the MCU? It'll swallow his soul 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z Sheen faced felony domestic violence charges, which were later dropped in exchange for Sheen entering a guilty plea to a lesser misdemeanor count. 5 craziest Charlie Sheen bombshells from National Enquirer editor’s Hollywood Reporter essay 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z But the open letter, signed by more than 50 directors, actors and filmmakers, accused the academy of “relegating these essential crafts to lesser status” and insulting the professionals who work in the four areas. Clooney, Pitt among Hollywood actors yelling 'cut' over Oscar award... 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z Charles seems more than gamely resigned to the other, lesser Elliot sister; he seems happy, toting Mary around after she tires of walking like a sack of potatoes, belligerent but beloved. "Persuasion": It was the best of characters, it was the worst of characters 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z A legendary rebel already, there's nothing less about this so-called "lesser panda." How the red panda became the face of cute rebellion, from "Turning Red" to "Aggretsuko" 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z “I made the mistake of doing lesser films for good money,” she reflected in a 1976 interview. Rhonda Fleming, film star of ‘40s and ‘50s, dies at 97 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z Late fall will bring a third branch of Michael Stillman’s Quality Eats, where lesser cuts of steak are given their due. Putting Fresh Spins on the Steakhouse 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z He took small parts, worked in lesser movies and tried a couple of television shows. Mickey Rooney, versatile actor and master showman, dies at 93 2014-04-07T21:03:24Z Let us not be judged by our lesser moments but seek in each other the best of who we are. Cory Booker on the perils of heroism 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z Taylor’s gender identity, while addressed, is a topic that never becomes the character-defining issue a lesser show would have made it. All hail Billions – the smartest stupid show on TV 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z Hrusa is not the first relatively lesser known option to become the opera house’s music director. Jakub Hrusa Set to Lead Royal Opera House 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z This has the odd effect of making his lesser effusions — the philosopher Roger Scruton is reported to be “quietly charming” — seem close to put-downs. Review: ‘Brief Candle in the Dark,’ by Richard Dawkins, Puts Intellect Over Intimacy 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z Privatisation of electricity did not bring the desired outcome – lesser prices, better service – however, it did contribute to the anxiety and feeling of guilt on the side of the consumers. Why too much choice is stressing us out 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z If those people are of lesser intelligence then there is more fun. Alan Davies in hot water – and some undignified comic scraps 2012-11-20T18:04:43Z Holman pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of simple kidnapping in June 2019 and was sentenced to time served, court records show. Rapper Mystikal breaks silence on dropped rape charge 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z Lovecraft escaped the fate of the vast majority of writers — obscurity, to a greater or lesser degree — through several extra-literary events. Does H.P. Lovecraft belong in the canon? 2013-05-08T22:07:00Z Instead, any off-characteristics in a lesser oil will carry into the sauce. When eggplant meets tomato, my summer’s made 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z In a big election year, this book offers a fortifying and vibrantly illustrated introduction to some of the lesser known “brave and revolutionary women who fought for the right to vote.” Best children’s books of 2020 reveal a growing diversity 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z And yours, to a far lesser degree, for being less comfortable with enforcing boundaries than you are with setting them when both require conviction. Carolyn Hax: Freeloading family member tests boundaries, patience 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z I so desperately want to have a baby, but I wasn’t willing to put my body — and, to a lesser extent, my pocketbook — through the conventional IVF. Motherlode Blog: Fertility Diary: Hope Springs Eternal 2013-08-27T14:06:01Z Borisimus has an instinctive grasp of rhetorical devices, such as digressio and anacoluthon, that lesser mortals such as myself have spent a lifetime learning. The Wit and Wisdom of Boris Johnson, edited by Harry Mount – review 2013-06-02T17:00:01Z In bad young poets, knowingness is to knowledge what truthiness is to truth, as Mr. Robbins’s lesser stuff makes plain. Books of The Times: ‘Alien vs. Predator,’ a Book of Poetry by Michael Robbins 2012-05-23T21:30:10Z That’s certainly an incentive to avoid the four-year-old Bordeaux, Barolo and Hermitage in favor of potentially lesser wines that will be more pleasing when young. For Northern Rhône Reds, It’s Not the Age but the Emotions 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z We also discussed, to a lesser extent, politics, where I told him he should definitely not run for President, 'any voters you may have should vote for TRUMP.' Kanye West is doing his whole presidency thing again 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z It commits the lesser design crime of being as mediocre as its predecessors. Design and the World Cup: Best and Worst 2010-06-27T22:00:00Z A critique of him and, to a lesser extent, Lilas is implicit throughout, and yet the filmmakers' final, redemptive gestures celebrate them. 'Swim Little Fish Swim' drowns in tired take on 'artistes' 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z And of course Beyoncé came out, with hair at full Tina Turner, to perform a duet with Jay Z, her husband, on two of his lesser songs, “Holy Grail” and “Young Forever.” Global Citizen Festival Brings Stars to Central Park 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z How did you find the people who were lesser known but are really at the heart of the book, like Dean Price? George Packer: Don’t CEOs have any shame? 2013-05-26T18:00:00Z There was no sense of pottery being a lesser art. Lucie Rie: Modernist Potter by Emmanuel Cooper 2012-05-25T21:54:01Z He was a man of monumental talents, of teeming ideas, of burning passions, and it is unfair for lesser mortals to criticise him for not being able to settle on just one. The hot Liszt 2010-12-27T21:30:01Z In a lesser movie, these characters would have been "quirky" decoration on the story's periphery, to be dragged into the main action during the third act as rescue bait for the main characters. "Shazam!" understands why kids fall in love with superheroes 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z A lesser director would struggle to adequate frame that mighty power, but Leon rises to her level by matching her artistry with visual artfulness. In Lifetime's joyful "Mahalia," Danielle Brooks' song and fury triumphs over a tepid script 2021-04-03T04:00:00Z She did not appear overjoyed at a lesser place. Ashley Wagner’s moment of honesty goes viral 2014-02-10T16:02:00Z In Made in Dagenham, she's marvelous in the most gracefully understated way, and her performance acts as a steely counterweight to the movie's lesser tendencies. 'Made in Dagenham' Review: Sally Hawkins Asserts Women's Rights 2010-12-14T05:15:00Z The last time he starred in a film was 2003's "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines," which most viewed as a lesser installment in the series. Schwarzenegger sheds old life as he plots return 2011-05-12T10:31:05Z Glenn’s death, and to a lesser extent that of the more disposable Abraham, even in that context, is still upsetting and unforgettable. Has TV reached peak gore? The Walking Dead and Ash vs Evil Dead push limit 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z The museum will highlight a lesser known part of the artist’s oeuvre, as seen in the coming show “Ellsworth Kelly: Portrait Drawings,” opening July 1 at the Art Institute. Honoring Ellsworth Kelly’s Work by Giving it Away 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z The remainder of the program, like the festival as a whole, relied too heavily on lesser Limón works from the two years before his death in 1972. Review: José Limón Festival Celebrates in a Transportive Way 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z The athlete was acquitted of murder in Steenkamp's killing but convicted of "culpable homicide," a lesser offense similar to manslaughter in the United States. Is Oscar Pistorius writing a memoir? 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z Yet if Amy’s penchant for murder may be harmless, her lesser sins raise more awkward issues. Gone Girl revamps gender stereotypes – for the worse 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z But then there are times when you are looking at a work of art and you realize it perfectly prefigures and more completely embodies a lesser phenomenon in the political spectrum. 5 presidential candidates and the art that shows how we feel about them 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z To write it off as such ignores the essential element setting it apart from the lesser survivor dramas that have come before it, like the fact everyone on that plane knows each other. "Yellowjackets" is a fantastic, terrifying plummet into the darkness of female desire and rage 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z But there are lesser imitators who fail to realize that sounding Leonard-like isn’t enough. An Appraisal: Elmore Leonard: A Man of Few, Yet Perfect, Words 2013-08-21T21:31:56Z I subscribed afterwards, not because Popova was starving or even suffering from buying lesser teas. My Paywall #7: Why I Pay A Woman For Making My Facebook Feed Better 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z "In the past it was always seen as a lesser art." Poetry's future 2010-06-18T07:30:00Z People accused of drug crimes think that a stolen artwork could potentially be surrendered to the authorities in exchange for a lesser sentence, he said. A Broken Frame, and DNA Traces, Led to Arrest in van Gogh Theft 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Worst of all, the looming presence of the Metropolitan Opera next door in Lincoln Center made it difficult for City Opera to shake off the perception that it was just a lesser Met. Critic?s Notebook: Move From Lincoln Center Could Fortify City Opera?s Identity 2011-05-22T17:13:34Z Even songs from the group’s lesser albums were invested with durability and muscle. Critic?s Notebook: At the Garden, a Retirement and a Resuscitation 2011-04-03T21:54:34Z “It was more fun when I was lesser known,” she said. Not Done Yet 2010-10-08T21:40:00Z People close to Harris-Perry compiled a list of names of those with minority backgrounds who’ve been dismissed or assigned to lesser roles in the past year. Is #MSNBCSoWhite? The departure of Melissa Harris-Perry raises the issue 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z After Queen Victoria moved the monarchy to Buckingham Palace, lesser royals bedded down at Kensington. No royal wedding invite? You can still enjoy Great Britain’s palaces and castles 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z The band has evolved slowly for more than a decade, through lesser and greater engagements with electronics. Music Review: A Little Bit Like a School Orchestra 2011-07-04T20:29:29Z Legitimate worry about how the disparity in your life experiences will impact further down the line is different from actually believing you are in any way lesser. I feel inadequate around my girlfriend’s wealthy, high-achieving family | Dear Mariella 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z Two other people suffered lesser injuries before the gunman, 26-year-old Tyler Brehm, was shot dead by an off-duty policeman who was working on a nearby film production, the Los Angeles Police Department has said. Man dies of wounds suffered in Hollywood shooting spree 2011-12-13T04:05:08Z All of Robinson's books deal with home to a greater or lesser extent, but Housekeeping remains my favourite of her three novels. Stuart Evers' top 10 homes in literature 2012-07-18T15:10:43Z Prosecutors could seek a conviction on lesser charges such as endangerment of a minor or money laundering — charges some alleged sex traffickers have faced. Documentary puts new attention on R. Kelly sex allegations 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z These bouquets were arranged in concentric circles, with lesser blooms surrounding a central queenly rose. Revisiting the Posy in Our Current Moment 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z He makes a great play in this book of denigrating those earlier volumes as somehow lesser versions of his big idea. Antifragile: How to Live in a World We Don't Understand by Nassim Nicholas Taleb – review 2012-11-21T10:15:01Z And that love is, I think, the main thing I’ve gained from her, even if I’ve put it to lesser uses. My Hero, Emily Dickinson, Outlaw of Amherst 2010-05-13T14:38:00Z I doubt if London will be digging into its pocket to aid its lesser brethren. As they bow to London's arts mafiosi, the Tories still handcuff the provinces 2010-10-21T19:02:00Z It was a lesser show, but that was fine; the world also needs comedies that are just often pretty funny, and to me its existence took nothing away from the preceding seasons. TV Weekend: The Simpsons At 500 2012-02-17T14:35:16Z I voted for Clinton in 2016 as the lesser of the evils. The Walls That Hillary Clinton Created 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z There’s not a single musical at the festival this year, and, in my opinion, musicals shouldn’t be treated as a “lesser” form. What Do You Want From Your Local Theater? Readers Respond 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z A lesser Nikiya would be consumed by the cold flame of Nuñez's disdain, and at first glance it doesn't look like much of a contest. La Bayadère; Midnight Express – review 2013-04-13T23:05:26Z Two world records established for artists of a much lesser caliber say a lot about the buyers’ bullishness at Sotheby’s Jan. 27 sale. Auctions: Bring on the Old Masters 2011-02-04T12:00:05Z The song, light warbling set to accordion, is at once a reminder of the ordinary life that continues in barbaric times and the kind of flourish that embellishes even Lang’s lesser endeavors. Film: Making Hollywood Films Was Brutal, Even for Fritz Lang 2011-01-23T02:19:11Z Then the plans are to build a village set in the time of Jesus, who is currently a lesser player in the Answers in Genesis sites, rooted as they are in the Old Testament. A giant ark is just the start. These creationists have a bigger plan for recruiting new believers. 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z A marginal athlete with a high G.P.A. or SAT score may be chosen to offset the lesser academic records of top recruits. The Unseen Student Victims of the “Varsity Blues” College-Admissions Scandal 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z At Tuesday’s hearing, Mr. Davidson submitted an affidavit in which he said that if he had known of the abuse Mr. Tiede suffered, he would have sought a lesser sentence. The Texas Tribune: ‘Bernie’ Goes Home With Director 2014-05-09T00:38:05Z A lesser writer might have fallen back on some literary tradecraft. A Delicate Truth by John le Carré – review 2013-04-20T14:00:02Z Bradford proved a lesser Stowe, her tale as treacly as Tubman’s life was bracing. An Unlikely Alliance in Upstate N.Y. and the Fight for Black and Women’s Rights 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z Others, like “Dickinson” and to a lesser extent “The Great,” take a deliberately freewheeling approach to history, inventing counterfactual privileges and possibilities for their heroines. Catherine Was Great. But Was She a Girl Boss? 2021-12-26T05:00:00Z A few lesser dishes went neglected on our crowded table, like a kale risotto that seemed lost in a mascarpone fog, but we lacked for nothing when the fire did the talking. Choice Tables: In Portland, Ore., Dining Gets Fine Without Losing Flair 2013-07-23T17:52:17Z Even on lesser Strokes albums, the musical ideas always snap neatly into place. On ‘The New Abnormal,’ the Strokes Flip Nostalgia Toward the Future 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z “Thirty-four hours or less” doesn’t really represent a desire for part-time work, with its overtones of secondary and lesser roles. Motherlode Blog: Do Working Moms Really Prefer Part-time Jobs? 2011-12-16T22:03:22Z For those unfamiliar, Pusha T, the lesser known of the two rappers, recently released a song essentially accusing Drake of making a lot of money while not being a very good rapper. Date Lab: He doesn’t listen to rap, but he was happy to listen to her talk about it 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z The new owners spent millions of dollars improving Pico, with attention to weighty matters, like better snow-making, and lesser details, like a new carpet in the lodge. Skiing Pico Mountain, Killington?s Laid-Back Neighbor 2010-03-12T00:11:00Z The path of lesser resistance is as you suggest: Sign the card and hand over your dough-re-mi. I Know It’s Almost Father’s Day. But, Dad, Can You Not? 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z He’s an incredulous Zeus in these moments, lightning bolts falling from his toga as he laughs, zapping lesser gods. In ‘The Last Dance,’ Michael Jordan and the Bulls Still Dominate 2020-04-19T04:00:00Z These decisions, though lesser known than the marriage decision, are no less significant, gay rights advocates say. Anthony Kennedy and the four Supreme Court rulings that changed gay life in America 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z Like my lesser colleague David Remnick, I speak for all Americans but mostly for myself. Breaking: “I call upon all Americans to stand together — and also to fight one another”: The Greatest Living American Writer 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Even when he has been convicted, it has been for lesser offenses for which he served little or no jail time. Antiquities Dealer Leonardo Patterson Faces New Criminal Charges 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z The only job dominated by women in TV sportscasting — its “pink-collar ghetto,” as Hardin puts it — is sideline reporting, a lesser role than the announcer or color commentator. Pundits drive the sports news industry, but women’s opinions are almost totally absent So lesser known, and lower priced, foreign orchestras provide a solution. Russian Orchestra Tour: Either on the Bus or on the Stage 2010-03-04T00:50:00Z But Morrison is also ideally placed to turn his gaze on the aftermath and the countless lesser imitators that followed. Supergods: Our World in the Age of the Superhero by Grant Morrison ? review 2011-07-21T09:00:01Z Skateboarding was a doorway into music and in a much lesser degree, a doorway into the art world. Devendra Banhart’s amazing “Mad Men” finale theory involves Roger’s octopus painting and J.K. Rowling 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z A lesser work from an important movement might be selected to complete a narrative, he explained, while a great work from a particularly strong area of the gallery’s collection might be passed over. A beloved Miro created for the National Gallery fell out of favor with curators 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z After being marooned in lesser regions of the chart for a while, Maroon 5 moved back into the top 10 for the first time in 11 months. George Strait bows big, but Lil Wayne tops album chart 2011-09-14T17:41:52Z And yet he is also the clear lesser of two evils, and that is a real thing. The Joe Biden wokeness paradox: Can black voters support him and also hold him accountable? 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z He’s concerned with music and, to a lesser but not negligible degree, musicianship. Critic’s Notebook: Zac Brown Band Releases ‘Uncaged’ 2012-07-11T22:10:41Z But you have to find that thing to make someone go, "You're lesser than, we have to control this." "The house has never not been on fire": How two "Daily Show" correspondents made comedy for our pain 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z The UN Climate Summit is an opportunity for government officials to dig deep into lesser known problems facing the Earth. Food waste in the United States is out of control 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z "You know, the incurably fatal one to which no human or ape was immune, except for the extremely rare and almost extinct lesser red-haired lemur?" Ursula Wills-Jones: Vusi Makusi 2011-07-22T22:02:23Z Its "Brave" took home two Annies on Saturday, both in lesser categories. The Carpetbagger: 'Wreck-It Ralph' Wins Top Animation Prize at Annie Awards 2013-02-03T08:36:32Z For what reason do you use "product" as if it were inherently a lesser form of something? Review: ‘Doctor Strange’ and His Most Excellent Adventure 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z This semi-one-dimensional tour might be cause for concern in a lesser sushi house, but not here, not when Ogawa takes pains to source such quality fish. Sushi Capitol review: Dig deep, past the standard rolls, to find raw beauty 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z And heart attacks increase after the spring time shift – it is thought because of lack of sleep – but decrease to a lesser extent after the fall shift. Daylight Savings Causes More Trouble Than It Should 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z And we are all the lesser for it. "Dancing with the Stars" recap: Evan shows feeling 2010-05-18T13:20:00Z With this for a lesser, Mitt’s greater transgressor, Must be evil beyond that ever known. Salon limerick contest 2012-11-02T17:08:00Z These days there are some producers who take the shortcut of simply adding extracts to flavor an already distilled alcohol, although these are considered to be of lesser quality. The folklore-filled history of absinthe 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z “The Scramble for Africa, as a historic episode, was marked by exploitation, chattel slavery, and brutalization of a racial group that their oppressors often considered lesser humans.” Should Board Gamers Play the Roles of Racists, Slavers and Nazis? 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z But he hasn't the flippant, twee tics of some lesser depictions of Wimsey. Taproot's 'Gaudy Night' an open-and-shut case of fun for mystery fans 2012-10-02T19:53:04Z Longet was convicted on the lesser charge of misdemeanor criminal negligence, and sentenced to 30 days in prison, but the more stinging punishment was meted out on Saturday Night Live, then in its first season. Andy Williams: A Farewell Song for the "Moon River" Man 2012-09-26T22:34:50Z In lesser hands it would be flimsy and light; here, it is written with enough deftness to charm entirely. TV highlights 16/07/2012 2012-07-15T18:59:01Z The lesser boxes, by contrast, lack such unity. These Shadow Boxes Are Striking. The Story of Their Origin Is, Too. 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z It is shocking to see that it is also from 1911 and to be reminded how quickly Cubism went off the rails toward academism in the hands of lesser artists. A Trans-Atlantic View of Modernism 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z I think that this may be connected to the lesser emphasis on materialism that I saw there, and the greater focus on living and experiences. What a Trip: In Iceland, falling in love with the ponies, and the purity How you regard the creamy orb depends very much on where you were raised, how you were raised and — especially when facing one of the lesser examples — your emotional fortitude. To Find Out Who You Are, Peer Into the Cheese Ball 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z One reason these images become etched in your mind is that the film puts you in the shoes of the perpetrator and, to a lesser degree, of his captive. Movie Review: ?Michael,? a Pedophile?s Story, From Markus Schleinzer 2012-02-14T23:20:13Z One also got wafts of the blaring bombast of professional football broadcasts, and, yes, the stage-managed awkwardness of the lesser styles of reality TV. Perspective | Can we get past the idea that politics is a reality show? Not if CNN has anything to do with it. 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z This season felt lesser without their runway shows filled with the kicky, fearless exuberance of youth, even though some still presented on the digital calendar. A London Fashion Week Where Beauty Was a Balm 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z It flagged the sites for Firefly, SkyWest and Ritz Carlton for triggering “not secure” warnings and numerous others for lesser security issues. Travel Wise | Looking for travel deals? Stay off the dark web 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z Can it be that by allowing ten movies to be nominated that a vote of 15 to 20 % - created by the Indie Film Crowd - allows a lesser film to win ? Oscars Show Growing Gap Between Moviegoers and Academy 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z In fact, Kim Jong Il, in the 1970s and '80s was a key figure in the North Korean propaganda system, overseeing the creation of a mythology surrounding his father and, to a lesser extent, himself. Are tears for North Korea's 'Dear Leader' real? 2011-12-22T00:23:00Z But probably no need to tune in for lesser versions of this awesome first episode. Jonathan Bernstein's Aerial View of American TV 2010-10-22T23:06:00Z The clay soil that yielded the lesser wine in their experiment was significantly higher in potassium than the gravelly subsoil in the other plot. Does the vineyard’s dirt really affect the taste of what’s in your glass? 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Unlike lesser men, Pujol was an entrepreneur who appreciated the comic and musical potential of a controllable anal air flow that lasted ten to fifteen seconds. Passing gas is an art and science 2012-08-23T00:00:00Z This sort of thing is encouraging to lesser writers, a vivid example of a dreadfully ordinary piece that evolved into a masterwork. | 'The Pretty Trap': A Mother?s Familiar Optimism, Without the Familiar Letdown 2011-08-05T22:55:29Z But the other, lesser judgments at Nuremberg, and the verdicts at the Tokyo Tribunal, will become what many said they were at the time — the pronouncements of victors over vanquished. Essay: Should We Have War Crime Trials? 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Here, in a series titled Third Person, are lesser stars whose faces are half-hidden by anonymous silhouettes, from the depths of which a third image obtrudes: a garish landscape or an eerie flight of birds. Brian Dillon on John Stezaker at the Whitechapel Gallery 2011-01-29T00:06:00Z The old canards are that crime fiction is plot-driven, thin on character, populist: a lesser calling. Could Miles Franklin turn the Booker prize to crime? 2010-06-25T12:21:00Z Left-Wing Vote Suppression One manifestation of this indiscriminate biliousness is the statement that gets aired every four years: that in presidential elections we are asked to choose the lesser of two evils. Hey, left wing: Quit griping! 2012-09-27T14:00:00Z “These programs existed before the pandemic but to a lesser degree,” she said. Taking the Museum Experience Outdoors 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z PBS may still execute many of its programs better than its rivals, and its content remains free and over-the-air, crucial for reaching those with lesser means and those without broadband. PBS Showed TV the Future. But What Does Its Own Look Like? 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z Thirty years is a long time to spend with someone who infuriates you and way too long to cast yourself as the lesser voice. My husband’s boasts are worse since Brexit – and I can’t stand it | Dear Mariella 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z After Ian apologized for his un–Ivy League behavior, a few men from lesser colleges came to hug him, probably in an attempt to rub him for luck getting into Ivy League graduate programs. 'The Bachelorette' Recap: All About Bromance, Bullying and 'Bachelor in Paradise' 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z The director who burst on the scene with the borderline transgressive black-and-white cult classic Clerks is less an auteur and more a brand – a lesser Chris Hardwick, shilling T-shirts and oversized hockey jerseys. Kevin Smith and the triumph of commerce over art 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z You could also point to women’s lesser interest in casual sex partners. Male strippers: Please, just leave it on 2012-06-29T00:00:00Z The lesser of them are . . . disappointing, if not complete jokes, like ABC's "Rose Red." "The Stand" is barely alive enough to capture this year's "end of the world as we know it" vibe 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z Such indignities might have undone a lesser man. Alejandro Jodorowsky: 'I am not mad. I am trying to heal my soul' 2013-05-23T15:47:54Z Ms. Lahiri, writing in Italian, at this point seems only a lesser version of herself, a full orchestra reduced to tentative woodwinds. Review: Jhumpa Lahiri’s ‘In Other Words,’ a Writer’s Headlong Immersion Into Italian 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z They're not as popular in the UK, perhaps because they are so similar to Black Sabbath and, to a lesser extent, Thin Lizzy. The Sword – review 2013-01-10T17:16:20Z Like it or not, we are in the golden age of Googling prospective mates — and, to a lesser degree, everyone else. Should We Lie to My Parents? 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Speculation was renewed this spring when he took on a lesser role at his company. Biotech exec Crowley considering Senate run in NJ 2011-06-14T18:33:18Z Meanwhile, he said students whom he considered lesser academic talents gained an advantage by going to private prep schools, whose business model is to get students into elite universities. U.S. college bribery scandal grates on those who missed the cut 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z They could hit the compound without harming people living in homes outside its walls, but the lesser assault meant they could not guarantee taking out anything underground. The death of Osama bin Laden: how the US finally got its man 2012-10-12T22:00:09Z That being said, I don't understand why there were changes made to some of the lesser details. ‘Outlander’ Season 2 Finale: I Believe You 2016-07-09T04:00:00Z An accomplice pleaded guilty to a lesser charge, testified against him and got nine years. 'America's Most Wanted' still going strong 2012-04-08T16:45:13Z I think I would be either crumpled up in a corner somewhere or just a lesser human being without her. Damien Chazelle: ‘I liked doing something that was the polar opposite of La La Land’ 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z She grits her teeth, she shrugs off the seemingly big things and goes bonkerballs over seemingly lesser things. Let us praise Claire, the true hero of "Fleabag" 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z On a lesser show, Granny’s order would be one more external problem to solve–neutralized, as it seems at first to be, by Philip’s threatening visit to Arkady. RECAP: The Americans Watch: Something Greater Than Yourself 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z If the Duffers were only just trying to be ’80s mimic artists, they might have intentionally delivered a lesser sequel, something bloated and jokey. Review | It’s the era of the homage and the satisfying ‘Stranger Things’ is the prototype 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z Again, a small victory in the face of defeat: getting a banned exile's voice was some compensation for Rushdie's absence, a lesser but not insignificant show of anti-censorship defiance. Clash of the Booker titans 2013-05-23T13:57:00Z The young, lesser known performers at the center of the story fare better, though their parts are just as hackneyed. ‘The Get Down’ Is ‘West Side Story’ With Rappers and Disco Queens 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z And while I guess it’s a privilege to be allowed to watch a great playwright in dialogue with a lesser work from his past, it’s a privilege that ultimately pales. ‘A Bright Room Called Day’ Review: The Playwright Enters the Play 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z These are familiar archetypes — the prodigal daughter, the chilly matriarch, the “woman-child with a gorgeous body . . . asserting her power over lesser creatures,” the chorus line of neighbors competing in a grief sweepstakes. Perspective | Thank you, Gillian Flynn for giving women permission to be bad 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z I have always liked immersive theater — a form of performance, usually but not always site-specific, in which audiences participate, to lesser and greater degrees. There’s No Place Like Home (Theater) 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z The show, which mixes analysis of big issues and lesser known stories told in a recognisably erudite and elegant 4 way, is to be axed in the autumn and replaced with comedy. Radio head: Elisabeth Mahoney on Americana 2011-07-12T20:00:00Z And thus, some of their films were A-list, with big stars and high production values, and sometimes they made B-movies, with lower budgets, lesser performers and less attention. This Movie Is Streaming Only. Should We Lower Our Expectations? 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z And maybe to a lesser extent, in a muted way, they might influence you economically. Hot seat: David Simon explains "Treme" 2011-07-04T12:05:00Z Freeman, even in lesser movies, is a treasure of American cinema; Perry, here, is simply adequate. 'Alex Cross' is a grim but silly thriller 2012-10-17T21:32:04Z But the vocal performances are on a generally lesser level, the best being those of Gillian Keith, a soprano, and Sumner Thompson, a baritone. Classical Playlist: Handel's 'Messiah,' Beethoven, Schumann and More 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z That was true not just on “Trap Queen,” or on “My Way” and “679” — both of which just cracked the Billboard Hot 100 — but also on lesser known songs like “Again” and “A Couple Bandz.” Fetty Wap’s Tweaked Sound Yields Hit in ‘Trap Queen’ 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z Here was Monk as no one else plays him, Perez avoiding the obvious dissonances and rhythmic asymmetries that lesser pianists invoke. The provocative pianism of Danilo Perez 2011-04-22T14:03:00Z Steaming is one method that, I cook a fair amount of Indian food, to greater or lesser effect, but steaming isn't a technique I associate with Indian cookery. Madhur Jaffrey makes both the supple and complex flavors of Indian food stand up to the Instant Pot 2019-06-02T04:00:00Z A lesser playwright might have emphasized what separates the sisters. Review: In ‘Sancocho,’ a Family Crisis Is Cooking 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z Not as an unreliable drug addict but the lesser god undeservedly slain by his father only to rise again, ascendant. "Succession" returns after two years, and the Roy family hasn't changed a bit 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z Prison authorities often look the other way when it comes to the lesser evil of trafficking. Inside the Aryan Brotherhood’s prison heroin empire 2013-03-19T17:58:00Z If they spot a lesser yellowlegs in New Hampshire in late August, they know it is only passing through on its early southward migration from Canada. Donald Hall’s Late Burst of Creativity 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z But when you began this, I imagine it was sort of lesser known. Penn Jillette does the math: America's next big magic star will be a woman 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z A lesser actor would have had a very hard time keeping the viewer on his side. Flight: Denzel Washington's performance saves the day 2013-01-28T06:00:00Z Warrior's three principle characterizations are compelling — Nolte in particular gives a tempered performance as the shambling, sad-eyed wreck of a dad — but not enough to mask the film's lesser elements. Warrior: The Pugilists Are Restless 2011-09-09T14:30:00Z In the hands of a lesser chef, the combination might be a food joke. Review | A Potomac view meets polished cooking at Ada’s on the River in Alexandria 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z He won a few lesser awards, but also managed some “worst of” citations from the Razzies and others. For Jerry Lewis, Few Statuettes but Lots of Influence 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z Director Alan Taylor is best known for his work on prestige cable dramas like "Game of Thrones" and "The Sopranos" and the lesser Marvel entry "Thor: The Dark World." A messy 'Terminator Genisys' shows why bigger is not always better 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z There were 121 shows of many stripes in four days, not counting the sets on the lesser stages, which would add up to about the same number. Critic’s Notebook: Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, in All Its Multiplicity 2013-06-17T22:06:12Z In lesser hands, a book that combines more than 500 pages of cultural history with pop sociology might easily stagnate. 1913: The World Before the Great War by Charles Emmerson – review 2013-04-28T07:00:01Z For example, Bagehot concluded that the Bank of England should be the provider of a safety net for lesser financial institutions and be “the lender of last resort.” Review | In these fractious times, a yearning for Walter Bagehot’s ‘age of discussion’ 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z And he asserted that “the singles-searching-for-love thing was a lot fresher back in the 1990s, when ‘Friends,’ ‘Seinfeld’ and ‘Sex and the City,’ along with their lesser ilk, began digging around this terrain. ‘First Date’ on Broadway: What did the critics think? 2013-08-09T22:58:15Z If it were clearly one or the other, Pavement would be a lesser band. Music Review: Still a Little Sloppy, but That?s the Point 2010-09-20T07:17:00Z "He's the lesser of the evils."Louis said he thought Romney was too much like . Louisiana primary voters hardly enthusiastic 2012-03-24T22:27:00Z Her Morello is a lesser but still willful soul in chains, whom the actress humanizes with her throaty voice and intense line readings. Tonight You're Mine: A Ball-and-Chain, Rock-'n'-Roll Romance 2012-05-10T15:39:58Z Houston of New York actually concluded that rosé was a lesser wine because it lacked some of the hallmarks of great wines. How Do You Define Rosé? 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z It's not the first game to adopt the technique – Okami and the lesser known Odin Sphere both employed to various extents – but it's used to particularly grand effect here. Sumioni: Demon Arts – review 2013-02-10T00:05:19Z Sadly, this one ranks alongside the two or three other lesser songs on an otherwise top-shelf album. M. Ward's A Wasteland Companion: The Folk-Rocker Delivers Again 2012-04-10T10:45:04Z In the church, the more you work doesn’t mean the lesser God is. Twyla Tharp: The possibilities are endless 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z Naturally, there was just as much redundancy among lesser bands. Critic?s Notebook: Austin City Limits Festival Has Big and Local Acts 2011-09-19T22:32:23Z In sum, although the United States predominates by lesser margins, it still remains a long way from being overtaken by peer competitors. Can cities desegregate? 2012-05-28T15:00:00Z Despite its suspense-filled plot, skilful characterisation and atmospheric setting it is a lesser book as a result. A Treacherous Likeness by Lynn Shepherd – review 2013-03-01T17:50:01Z The lesser of these charismatic children suffers most through the dropping of sub-plots and the trimming of character and loss of nuance demanded by reducing the film to some 150 minutes. Midnight's Children – review 2012-12-23T00:04:13Z He’s opening himself up to being seen as lesser somehow, and being judged.” Male childlessness: 'You think, If I’m not reproducing – then what am I?' 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z In the cases where the artist was personally invested in the original work, the copy was seen as lesser than the other. Giving Meaning to ‘Art’ 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z Then again, you can’t simply dismiss the voices of those who toil in the service of the crown for rather lesser riches than those afforded to the Sussexes. Meghan and Harry's story is quite the drama, but it's no abdication crisis 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z A lesser filmmaker might twist the premise into a broad, dopey comedy. Stream These 15 Great Titles Before They Leave Netflix in July 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z “Some people fall from a lesser height than Chris and suffer more damage, even fatal damage.” ArtsBeat: ?Spider-Man? Actor Is Lucky, Father Says 2010-12-26T19:50:39Z Not because you’re scrambling to fill quotas with lesser candidates, but because that’s the natural outcome of following through on what you say you believe about how talent is distributed in the workforce. Perspective | Joe Biden should appoint women to half his Cabinet posts. That’s not just fair, it’s smart. 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z At a demonstration in support of Bradley Manning this month, I was handed a postcard of a dead child with the caption “Tell this child the Democrats are the lesser of two evils.” Hey, left wing: Quit griping! 2012-09-27T14:00:00Z It was only with subsequent, lesser shows such as “Pipe Dream” and “Flower Drum Song” that R&H began to seem somewhat old-fashioned, a reputation cemented with their final collaboration. Review | The secret to Rodgers and Hammerstein’s remarkable partnership 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z The filmmakers appear to be trying for the kind of comedy that infused “M*A*S*H” and, to a lesser extent, “Good Morning, Vietnam,” which Mr. Levinson directed. Review: In ‘Rock the Kasbah,’ Who Cares About War When There’s Money to Be Made? 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z In boxing parlance, “a gentleman” is a fighter who can be counted on to take it easy when sparring a lesser opponent. Boxer who fought Tsarnaev: “Wish I’d known he was evil” 2013-04-23T23:41:00Z Instead, about a decade ago, I changed course and hopped a flight to one of the littlest, lesser known Carnival celebrations in the region, in the Eastern Caribbean eco-tourism hub that is Dominica. On Dominica, a Carnival Celebration as It Was Meant to Be 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z Instantly, the grizzlies seemed like the lesser threat. Cover Story: R. Kikuo Johnson’s “Safe Travels” 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Key West and, to a lesser extent, Islamorada in the Middle Keys, are the epicenters of the sport. This 100-pound-plus fish lures saltwater fly anglers to the Florida Keys 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z Lighter dishes tend to be lesser pleasures: Brussels sprouts lack much sign of their promised lemon, garlic or even heat. B Side in the Mosaic District plays a welcome tune 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z At times -- in particular a racially offensive joke about “sweet and sour sauce” on “I’m in It” -- he’s exasperating, indulging in the kind of transgressive “humor” you’d expect from lesser artists. Kanye West's 'Yeezus' an uneasy listen 2013-06-16T20:37:00Z When they dissected men, they assumed that women’s organs were some kind of lesser version of the males.’ The future of sex 2012-09-19T19:20:00Z In most people’s minds, the Oregon wine industry is synonymous with the Willamette Valley, its pinot noirs and, to a lesser extent, its chardonnays. Great Oregon Wines Beyond the Willamette Valley 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z Such experiences would have tested a lesser man’s flint. The Survivor 2011-06-01T20:37:21Z Grogaard’s comments as they look through a passel of what can be described only as “lesser works” are worth the price of the book. Review | Karl Ove Knausgaard turns his attention to Edvard Munch 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z Unlike lesser big-budget bands who accidentally fall off stages or get fat and ugly, the Stones just keep on rolling, seemingly indestructible boulders that once set in motion can make an exciting mess of things. Rolling Stones open 2015 tour with sold-out gig at San Diego's Petco Park 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z They have a lesser share in the story. Review: In ‘While We’re Young,’ a Coupling of Gen X and Y 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z Stalin's demonised "other", Leon Trotsky, was removed from an inconveniently prominent position in a photo of Lenin: the same photographic death befell many lesser commissars. Iran's self-aggrandising 'fake' fighter plane and a history of doctored photos 2013-02-13T12:22:04Z Such sensitivity is the key to “Jane the Virgin”: Plots that could be fantastical train wrecks in the hands of lesser writers are actually strong, sensible and thoroughly entertaining here. ‘Jane the Virgin’ Season 2 Premiere Recap: ‘Chapter Twenty-Three’ 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z “They will always face a lesser charge—manslaughter, grievous bodily harm,” she said. The Dovekeeper and the Children’s Intifada 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z They are all gods, but they are gods of a lesser order. Jude Law is one but Tom Hardy isn't: what makes a movie star? 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z But in the end, it seems like lesser quality writing to me. ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 7, Episode 6: Hey Look, Another New Group! 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z As did, to a far lesser degree and unwittingly, your family, with their inappropriate involvement in your marital business. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Ex raped her teen sister decades ago; discovery has her feeling alone, betrayed 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z You can know a lot about his paintings and sculpture without having much of an inkling of his achievement in this supposedly lesser medium. Art Review: Picasso Prints at MoMA and Marlborough 2010-04-08T22:17:00Z “We don’t want to lose the experience and the wisdom of the elders,” he said, “The societies that do that end up lesser societies.” The Oscars and Race: A Stir Over Rules to Change the Academy 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z Nevertheless, in one of the weirdest episodes of recent history, a Kipling-esque rhetoric about bringing free trade and humane governance to "lesser breeds outside the law" has resonated again in the Anglo-American public sphere. The ruins of empire: Asia's emergence from western imperialism 2012-07-27T07:00:04Z Poetic moths, significant in a thin soup of lesser insects, blundered about the candle flames. Family tensions simmer in Tessa Hadley’s exquisite novel ‘The Past’ 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z At a January court hearing, he pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of driving while ability impaired. Montauk ‘Prince’ Still Wears His Crown 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z A set of black-and-white works from Sherman’s ’76 murder-mystery series will be on view as well as her lesser known broken dolls series from ’99. Women, art and inequality in the gallery world: Sprüth Magers exhibition fuels an old debate 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z Its web of interconnections and tangent would have thrown off lesser writers and directors, for one. HBO Max's must-watch "Station Eleven" brings comfort and joy after the eerily familiar apocalypse 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z Left to a lesser actress, the role of the anguished mom could be played either dolefully or heroically, but Ryder brings a welcome delirium to it. 90s Icon Winona Ryder Is Making Her Comeback 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z Why do you consider TV drama a lesser art form? ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6, Episode 5: Hold the Door 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z A lesser artist might have contrived a tidier plot or affixed a more ringing lesson, but Bratton seems to be motivated less by didacticism than by curiosity. ‘The Inspection’ Review: Boot Camp, a Love Story 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z But it’s a lesser “Macbeth” that so dramatically shrinks its king and queen to pawns. Review | The king feels more like a pawn in updated, political ‘Macbeth’ 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z That is a public health crisis and perhaps a social justice issue, but a far lesser risk to most travelers, especially nonpregnant ones. An Informed Traveler Is a Safer Traveler 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z With a lesser work, the light sort of fades. Terrence McNally Cherishes the Light in Art. Until It Goes Out. 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z At its lesser moments, it’s hapless, like a poorly lighted mumblecore movie. Books of The Times: ‘Taipei,’ by Tao Lin 2013-06-04T12:00:01Z I was the lesser player here, so I began asking him questions about his beer. This Life: The Life (and Death) of the Party 2011-07-08T19:14:43Z A far lesser, but still lingering, punch came in late 2012 when Advance Publications, the owner of the New Orleans Times-Picayune, launched a bold strategy to arrest the paper’s financial free fall. In New Orleans, a journalistic experiment with unclear results 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z The witchery was excellent, as was the chorus, which portrayed the lesser roles with character and produced a polished sound. Dido and Aeneas – review 2013-04-01T15:01:19Z A lesser actor would think welling up would be called for. Review | ‘The Inheritance’ is epic in length, but not always in satisfaction 2019-11-17T05:00:00Z I wish Ward had not employed the tricks of lesser novelists, such as contrived cliffhangers and misdirection in order to engender suspense. A Widow Takes Her Grown Kids on a Cruise. What Could Go Wrong? 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z I recently wrote in the magazine about this aspect of his artistry and a few of the more obscure—and, for the most part, lesser—films in which it’s displayed. Busby Berkeley’s Personalized Beauty 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z It’s called the Virginia, grown in that state but also in the Carolinas, Texas and, to a lesser degree, New Mexico. Ballpark Peanuts, a Classic Summer Pleasure, Have Been Benched 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z In exchange, the museum gave Mr. Kelly two works of lesser importance from the same period. Inside Art: Dia Foundation to Sell Works to Start Acquisition Fund 2013-06-27T20:21:13Z Like all sudden loss, our grief was seismic: there was the great initial shock, then a myriad of lesser tremors: Diapers commercials. Surviving my wife’s miscarriage 2013-02-05T17:14:00Z The seed is bound to cost more, but it is a false economy to buy lesser seed, especially considering the work involved in preparing the new lawn and the life you want out of it. A good lawn starts with some homework 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z Onscreen, lesser minds are eager to dismiss the self-proclaimed “future of American musicals,” but Sondheim salutes the younger man’s talent and potential. What Did Stephen Sondheim Really Think of ‘Rent’? 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z Heavy Breathing’s show Thursday night at the Black Cat Backstage, the lesser of the venue’s two performance spaces, was arena-rock writ small. Heavy Breathing packs arena-rock wallop into a tiny space 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z I have also suggested my own personal prizes in lesser categories that the festival does not have, but should ... Cannes 2015: Peter Bradshaw predicts the award-winners and Palme d'Or 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z He says that he expects to stop making movies by the time he's about 60, not wanting to dilute his filmography with lesser films of old age. Tarantino unchained: Quentin unleashes 'Django' 2012-12-20T20:01:06Z Almost immediately, it was filed away as, if not a disappointment, a lesser diversion. Maurice at 30: the gay period drama the world wasn't ready for 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z That relationship continues to fuel his writing, which encourages women to dump lesser men, avoid jerks, and stand up for what they want. The Life of an Instagram Poet 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z Many voters have felt the frustration of being asked to choose “the lesser of two evils,” but few constituencies felt that burn quite like the people of Virginia in 1994. 8 Political Campaign Documentaries Worth Streaming 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z They considered science fiction and fantasy lesser forms of fiction. Ray Bradbury and the fever of inspiration 2012-06-06T20:50:17Z Five other firefighters were treated for lesser injuries. Arson ruled out in deadly fire at Hollywood home 2011-02-25T01:40:09Z This doesn’t mean they are necessarily bad, but the quality may be lesser. Serve these delicious oysters on the half shell on ice — and don’t forget lemon wedges on th... 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z She survived God knows how many surgeries for any of a lifetime of illnesses that would have killed a lesser woman. Elizabeth Taylor, always leading lady 2011-03-24T15:29:00Z The same goes for Costa, Samuel Johnson, the book prize formerly known as Orange, and many lesser awards. The Booker prize and the battle for supremacy in a literary awards jungle 2013-03-12T10:48:31Z Jhabvala’s best stories are almost all women’s stories — of being conned, wronged and loved by lesser men. Review | Ruth Prawar Jhabvala’s stories capture an India that no longer exists 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z Back in the UK, independent press Francis Boutle is on a mission to protect the lesser used languages of Europe, releasing titles in everything from Manx to Occitan – and Cornish. Amazon backs down over Cornish-language children's book 2013-04-08T09:26:16Z Marzipan is common all over Europe, the Middle East and Latin America primarily, and to a lesser extent, parts of Southern and Southeast Asia with European influence such as Goa and the Philippines. Marzipan in my veins: A history of the almond candy 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z A lesser effort finds sliced rib-eye on toast, interesting only for its twist on warm, German-style potato salad, in which beef fat and cider vinegar fuel the spuds. Preserve restaurant review: Grounded in tradition, lifted by invention 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z Salt-N-Pepa, En Vogue, Gladys Knight all get to play in the royal court, but it's the lesser known faces who return to the scene that pack a wallop into the punchlines they represent. "Coming 2 America" takes the crown, delivering a sequel worthy of & less patriarchal than the first 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z Oh, there’ll still be room for men to serve, of course, but only in the subordinate roles appropriate for their lesser agency. ‘The Power’ is our era’s ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z A more modest experience is proffered by Spirit Cruises, and a lesser commitment is required. Jazz Takes an Easy Ride on the Smooth Cruise 2010-07-22T22:01:00Z She pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of reckless driving in January 2009. Locklear cited for hit & run in 4 a.m. crash 2010-04-21T22:17:00Z The eight men and four women were given the option of convicting Ray of manslaughter but decided on the lesser charge instead. Self-help author convicted of negligent homicide 2011-06-22T22:22:09Z One of the lighter political stories of this week was the resurfacing of a letter Walker wrote to a Jewish leader years ago when he was in lesser political office. Stephen Colbert lights up Scott Walker 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z And to greater or lesser degrees, the boosters are always right; you do see more detail on Blu-ray, along with finer gradations of light, shadow and color. "Deadwood" rides again 2010-12-12T00:01:00Z Among the miseries to be left behind, Hughes mentions “the stupidities of color prejudice”; my own miseries were self-inflicted and of a lesser magnitude. I lost my virginity in a waterfront brothel 2013-06-03T15:32:00Z Eventually, however, it falls prey to the same design flaws that made them lesser works. No one can say if "The Matrix Resurrections" is good or bad. Either way, it makes you think 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z But having marriage rights or discrimination protection or access to health care is not the lesser of two evils. Hey, left wing: Quit griping! 2012-09-27T14:00:00Z Still, these magazines battled a sense that they were somehow lesser. Women’s magazines are dying. Will we miss them when they’re gone? 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z We can't let lofty expectations get in the way of a performance like is, and, we can't let lesser expectations get in the way of a performance at a small club. Lollapalooza Day 3: Rain, more rain, and a Foo Fighters finale 2011-08-08T05:32:00Z This leads to an unfortunate compartmentalization: My original view of film music as a lesser genre is reinforced by having movies plopped onto orchestra seasons as crowd-pleasers. Perspective | As a classical music critic, I used to think the ‘Star Wars’ score was beneath me. I was wrong. 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z One of the lesser ones, way down the list, is to set aside “Ruby Sparks” as an interesting experiment that simply didn’t work, and give Zoe Kazan another start on her screenwriting career. “Ruby Sparks”: Writing the perfect girlfriend 2012-07-25T00:01:00Z My point is not to mark out some special First Class enclosure from which lesser mortals are barred. ArtsBeat: A Critics Conversation: Modern Dance Madness 2012-04-03T14:14:19Z The lesser evil theory should also apply to the long-term future of the Democratic Party. Our nominee is a disaster: Time may be running out, but Democrats will come to rue Clinton over Sanders 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z La Toya repeated past assertions her brother's death was a murder, even though Murray was charged with the lesser crime of manslaughter. La Toya Jackson butters up "Apprentice" boss Donald Trump 2011-03-25T19:56:44Z To a lesser extent, so have Mr. Eubanks’s subsequent three studio releases on Blue Note, featuring his formally intricate compositions, and the dauntless rhythm team of Mr. Holland and Mr. Smith. Kevin Eubanks Begins Life After ?The Tonight Show? 2010-05-30T21:03:00Z "First-rate works stand out for their timeless qualities and easily slip the bonds of their classification, while lesser ones provide grace notes and variations on the dominant themes," he states. Mostly thumbs up: What the critics say about the new Whitney Museum 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z Meedendorp said "Sunset" belongs "to a special group of experimental works that Van Gogh at times esteemed of lesser value than we tend to do nowadays." Long-lost painting by Van Gogh is identified 2013-09-10T01:46:08Z But I am going with barbarism as the lesser evil, because even in a state of totalitarianism, chaos and violence, there might still be oysters. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: Noogies vs. wedgies (and life’s other dilemmas) 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z All this well-meaning thematization could have been deadly in lesser hands, further weighing down Mozart’s magical score, already burdened with philosophical notions stemming from Freemasonry. At Glimmerglass Festival, ‘The Magic Flute’ Is Among the Reimagined 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z The show was cancelled fairly: David Lynch and Mark Frost had become much less involved in the production, leaving it in lesser hands. Some Thoughts on the Planned Return of “Twin Peaks” 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z And in lesser hands, that's all might have been: a forgettable novelty, a merit badge for veteran theatergoers. Stage Marathon: Is Seven Hours of The Great Gatsby Too Much? 2010-11-19T14:15:00Z But the lives of lesser characters, even those who are specks at the periphery of the reader's vision, are also endlessly disrupted and twisted by sex. Julian Barnes: a tribute to Parade's End by Ford Madox Ford 2012-08-24T21:55:03Z In exchange, Bose customers would be able to subscribe to Deezer for a lesser monthly rate. Is Bose Working On Its Own Streaming Music Service? 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z A lesser actor might try to upstage her, but Pesci had been the scene-stealer before, in films like “Raging Bull” and “Easy Money”; he knew how to step back and let his co-stars shine. ‘My Cousin Vinny’ at 30: An Unlikely Oscar Winner 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z Stein’s planners are at once lesser and greater than these. The Plight of the Urban Planner 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z They felt lesser than; and it’s a very difficult thing to dislodge from your mind once it’s placed there. Meryl Streep in Telluride: 'There isn’t a man here who could out-lift Serena Williams' 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z “All these things are great, but it’s as though museums appear to represent a lesser value and less moral use of time.” Museums Special Section: Wooing a New Generation of Museum Patrons 2014-03-19T20:40:58Z Whether it’s a classic like Blade Runner or something lesser like A.I. Review of Real Steel, starring Hugh Jackman 2011-10-17T18:00:00Z Though quietly impressive, it's inevitably a lesser thing, lacking 's narrative force and allegorical power. The Interrupters ? review 2011-08-13T23:05:32Z In practice, he accepted that most refined of honours, the Order of the Companions of Honour, from no lesser personage than Her Majesty the Queen. Fractured Times: Culture and Society in the 20th Century by Eric Hobsbawm – review 2013-03-31T08:00:06Z These are all noteworthy landmarks, but we'd like to add other buildings to the map, ones perhaps lesser known or underappreciated. Share your favourite London landmarks 2013-02-01T09:02:25Z By cultural capital, residents generally refer to the fading Mughal monuments and, to a lesser extent, the lively contemporary art scene at the National College of Arts. Books of The Times: Conflicts and Contradictions of Pakistan 2011-08-08T12:00:00Z A resort needs lesser skiers and their bucks to thrive. Next Stop: In British Columbia, Little Big Resort 2013-12-19T19:58:31Z Sometimes it requires being open to wine regions of lesser status or renown, substituting wines from the Loire Valley, say, for regional Burgundies. 10 Manhattan Restaurants With Affordable Wines 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z Even if these "brownies" were accorded lesser fates than their legitimate, white brothers and sisters, they were by and large cared for and frequently acknowledged, albeit tacitly. Family Secrets: Living With Shame from the Victorians to the Present Day by Deborah Cohen – review 2013-01-26T15:00:01Z And thinking about voting the lesser of two evils, there are many people that feel I’m just not going to vote for evil at all. Black Lives Matter and the SNCC Legacy Project discuss the paths forward 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z My grandfather asked him to do so only for the ringleader and the men who carried out the shootings, and to demand lesser penalties for the others. My grandfather's whole family were murdered – but he found a way to forgive the killers 2020-01-11T05:00:00Z A lesser artist might render disorder by doing violence to the surface of a work. Review | At the Whitney, the monumental works of Julie Mehretu begin to stack up 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z Then it is back to the palace, with Penelope lamenting the absence of her husband, before the gods Neptune and Minerva and an array of lesser characters parade through the action. Music Review: Opera Omnia Takes ‘The Return of Ulysses’ on a New Route 2013-09-11T21:05:22Z Scaramanga’s plan, over a luncheon served by his pocket-sized butler, is to needle away at Bond, whom he regards as little better than a civil servant—armed, predictably, with a weapon of lesser metal. Postscript: Christopher Lee 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z They generally have a policy of 'trading up', whereby lesser works are sold to raise the necessary money to buy better examples from an artist's oeuvre. O'Keefe work sets female art record 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z But his ubiquity is the result of a lengthy apprenticeship in the comedy trenches and a series of obstacles that would weaken the resolve of lesser men. Ice Cube and Kevin Hart: ‘Hollywood is realising that black people go to movies’ 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z Once upon a time, the queen’s younger sister delighted in telling lesser folk that her son’s first word was “chandelier.” Mad, Bad and Difficult to Know: The Life of a Rebel Aristocrat 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z The first time Nadia dies, the world seems none the lesser for it; even she describes herself as the ill-mannered combination of Andrew Dice Clay and the animated redheaded heroine from “Brave.” Review | There’s a twist in ‘Russian Doll’ that keeps it from becoming ‘Groundhog Day’ for hipsters 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z Instead, consumers have increasingly turned to dairy alternatives — which promise a lesser environmental impact — to get their cheese fix. Can cheese combat climate change? 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z The workers in the nonunion tour are being paid about one-third of what the workers in the union company are making, and have lesser safety protections, Equity said. Actors in ‘Waitress’ Tour Seek to Join Labor Union 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z The prize is meant to honor the best British or Irish album in a given year and often goes to lesser known acts who are critical darlings. ArtsBeat: Bowie Among Nominees for Britain’s Mercury Prize 2013-09-12T17:44:12Z As consolation, I was directed to the nearest Cinnamonster, a chain that seems to exist mostly in the lesser parts of Texas, Colorado, and, yes, Kuwait City. My Misadventures Aboard the World's Worst Airlines 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z Sandler—and to a lesser extent Stiller—is choosing to maintain his brand, rather than actually produce a genuinely funny product. Second (and third) time’s a charm 2012-12-11T16:04:00Z Entertainment pays handsomely compared with medicine, even among the lesser known. Dr. Drew Pinsky, Physician and Media Star 2013-06-07T20:50:32Z The side of his face is the foreground, and there’s also the lesser foreground of his hand. How We Saw the Arts This Year 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z As its title announces, “Jockey” at once follows that familiar script but also tweaks it by narrowing in on one man and, to a lesser extent, the world that he embodies. ‘Jockey’ Review: Hit Hard and Still Riding 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z Maybe that's always been the case, but it was, at least, to a lesser extent. Gov't Mule embraces Pink Floyd, peace and protest: "We're in some pretty precarious times" 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z It’s an incredible product, as it punches a good deal of flavor with a lesser whack of booze. Not your grandfather's port: will fortified wine ever enjoy a revival? 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z I say all this with desire for equality, particularly of the gender variety, alive and coursing through my veins since I first learned I was lesser. I live as a feminist, but I’m tired of being so furious all the time | Dear Mariella 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z As part of his agreement with prosecutors to plead no contest - the legal equivalent of guilty - to the lesser offense of manslaughter, all other charges in the case were dropped. Onetime rap mogul Marion 'Suge' Knight sentenced to 28 years for... 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z Merle also plants the idea into Daryl’s head that Rick is using him and Daryl is taking orders from a lesser man. Walking Dead Recap: Deliverance Redux 2011-11-14T12:57:42Z In lesser hands, these scenes would be a trudge. Stephen King Reviews Tana French’s ‘Extraordinary’ New Novel 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z That continued even after the inauguration, but at a lesser degree. Media grapples with how to cover Trump after White House 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z “We focused on a lesser known body of work, brought in curators,” Mr. Payot said. Art Basel Miami Beach: A Focus on Female Artists 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z It was uneven in quality, with some extremely fine works amid a host of lesser and sometimes indifferent sketches. Auctions: Charles Ryskamp: The Collector Who Liked to Be Amused 2011-01-28T12:30:07Z What literature can do is "attempt the lesser feat of making sense of the ways we try to make sense of our lives". Frank Kermode: a tribute by John Sutherland 2010-08-20T23:22:00Z "The lesser amount of text is fun — it creates an infinite amount of stories," Phillips said. Fiber artist brings her sense of 'Funk' to Seattle 2011-12-27T19:17:32Z But worse than that, it tells survivors that their experience was a lesser one. We need to call it rape 2013-02-14T18:32:00Z Almost entirely, they are from regions of lesser status and made from grapes that have not been highly valued. 20 Wines Under $20: Plenty of Variety and Not One Chardonnay 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Rudd had previously pleaded not guilty to the lesser offenses. Phil Rudd, AC/DC Drummer, Pleads Guilty to Threatening Murder and Having Drugs 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z In lesser hands, it would be a catchy, but unremarkable, pop tune. BBC Sound of 2013: Chvrches 2012-12-31T07:14:44Z Although the queen does pick out some lesser honors herself, the vast majority of recipients are selected by government committees from nominations made by officials and members of the public. McCartney, 'God particle' scientist get honors 2012-12-29T01:53:02Z In lesser canals, Peggy pointed out unfamiliar sights, describing who lived where, and scandals about them, laughing. The day I shared a gondola with Peggy Guggenheim 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z When you fail, you should take on a greater goal than you had before, not a lesser one. Jimmy Carter and Jacqueline Woodson on Race, Religion and Rights 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z Focused mainly on images of young girls, and to a lesser extent Jesus and Mary, his collages are murky, mysterious, creepy and eerily beautiful. Art Review: Henry Darger at the American Folk Art Museum 2010-05-13T21:51:00Z In Boss, so far, people by and large simply pursue naked self-interest–sometimes literally naked–with greater and lesser degrees of success. Starz?s Politics Drama Boss: Powerful But Messy, Just Like Its Subject 2011-10-21T12:23:02Z The lesser known Joseph O'Conor also impresses in Lost Child, his cheerful, chatty academic gradually revealing the dark insanity of his character. Your next box set: Ghost Stories for Christmas 2012-11-30T09:19:32Z Just as crucial, even some of the lesser selections offer something for viewers to consider, if only an aesthetic or a worldview to argue against, or maybe hate. Critic?s Notebook: New Directors/New Films: ?Oslo, August 31st,? ?Breathing? 2012-03-25T23:08:53Z In his quest for honesty, though, Drake reveals the same boring strand of misogyny that taints his lesser work. Mortality, fame hang heavy on Drake's 'If You're Reading This' 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z The lead prosecutor in the county where he had committed his crime vacated the conviction and offered a plea deal to a lesser charge. Love’s Road Home 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z In the minds of the ancient Greeks and Romans, the entire natural world was imbued with the abiding presence of greater and lesser deities. A Greco-Roman Tour of Myth and Nature 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Will Robert, who chose to work in the “lesser” medium of landscape and architectural fantasy, suffer the same verdict? Summer Arts Preview: NGA puts the varied works of Hubert Robert on display 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z But on the microphone, Tyler, 23, was anything but, even if some of his lesser ballads dragged. Camp Flog Gnaw churns to Pharrell, Odd Future 2014-11-09T05:00:00Z Within its manufactured firmament there are levels – celebrity, public figure, A-lister, several grades lesser. T'Challa forever: We lost Chadwick Boseman but not the symbolism of what he represents 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z There is a good deal of lesser work in “Odes.” Sharon Olds, Laureate of Sexuality, Scrutinizes the Body in ‘Odes’ 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z But it’s a mark of Neel Mukherjee’s range and force and ambition that any lesser comparison would seem an injustice. A Novel That Echoes Naipaul, Exploring the Limits of Freedom 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z So now Greer is left to travel her own, lesser academic trajectory, even though she and Cory remain a long-distance couple. Review | Meg Wolitzer’s ‘Female Persuasion’ captures our era’s gender politics 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z Talented students actually push up against the capabilities of lesser instruments, and if they don't get a better instrument, they will continue to bang their head against a brick wall. Mandell Collection matches gifted musicians with vintage instruments 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z In response to Carlson’s complaints, Ailes allegedly reassigned her from the highly rated “Fox & Friends” to a one-hour news show at 2 p.m., a lesser time slot, and reduced her compensation. Ex-Fox News host Gretchen Carlson sues network head Roger Ailes for sexual harassment 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z We Americans have nothing like this, and I often think we are the lesser for it. An American in Queen Elizabeth's funeral queue: Why I went, and what I found there 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z "Olive Kitteridge" is built on the scaffolding of separate short stories that, to lesser or greater degrees, involve the title character, a teacher in a coastal Maine town. Review: Strout's new novel a Maine family saga 2013-03-25T18:00:10Z Khan, who has a PhD in international human rights law and specializes in the history of war crimes in the Balkans, avoids the sensationalist and gratuitous traps into which a lesser writer could fall. Ausma Zehanat Khan’s crime novel ‘The Unquiet Dead’ delves into sensitive terrain 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z This is reminiscent of Auschwitz and Dachau; experiments performed on 'lesser beings' whose lives did not matter. Animal Welfare at Risk in Experiments for Meat Industry 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z Still lifes were long considered a lesser genre in the art academies of Europe. More Art to See in Paris This Fall 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z The best example here would be a top-quality German Riesling where ample acidity balances an impressive level of sweetness that would turn any lesser wine into simple syrup with a kick. What does it mean to say a wine has good ‘structure’? 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z He was known for his villains, and it was the complexity of these characters, their emotional and psychological kinks, that elevated even his lesser roles. Robert Ryan?s Quiet Furies 2011-08-06T20:58:02Z Others are artist specific or aim to introduce listeners to lesser known Sub Pop music. Sub Pop launches internet radio station 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z “Isn’t everyone born equal? Why would you think you are born a lesser person than an American?” In “One Child Nation,” Nanfu Wang Confronts China’s History, and Her Own 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z On the scale of Grumpy Cat books, this is a lesser outing, and it's hard to see any of the television show's charm in the "Puppy Bowl" book. Dog books vs. cat books: May the cutest critter win 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z We Americans have nothing like this, and I often think we are the lesser for it. An American in Queen Elizabeth's funeral queue: Why I went, and what I found there 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z But “Anaconda” isn’t about avoiding big controversies by hiding among smaller, lesser “offenses” — it’s about recognizing that your image is your weapon as much as anybody else’s, and you can use it or lose it. After Celebrity Photo Hack, Nicki Minaj's 'Anaconda' Video Looks Even More Provocative 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z Harsh revelations, thundering with a cosmic irony that no lesser playwright could get away with, seal Mrs. Alving into a captivity that will be a life sentence. Review: In Richard Eyre’s Production of ‘Ghosts,’ the Clean Parts Are the Most Disturbing 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z Such turns of phrase appear occasionally as fillers in the New Yorker, usually culled from the pages of lesser publications, under the heading: "Block That Metaphor!" Rules for writing: block that metaphor! 2013-05-23T14:40:46Z Each storyline featured a major conflict between someone in power and a subordinate, in which the lesser person took control. Fear the Walking Dead: Season 2, Episode 12 — Pillar of Salt 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z But a Texas jury found he acted in self-defense, and he ended up serving four years on lesser charges, including jumping bail and evidence tampering. Film: That?s Me on Screen, but I Still Didn?t Do It 2010-11-24T19:49:00Z But his penultimate play, written in 1960 and here getting its British premiere in a new translation by Mike Poulton, strikes me as one of his lesser pieces. The Syndicate ? review 2011-08-02T23:06:19Z This has become the model, one followed also by Graham, and, to a lesser extent, by Limón. What Is the Future for Modern-Dance Companies? 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z Out of all that mess combined, all those wildly divergent but logically connected sounds live so many sticky moments even the lesser ones will endure as part of this confident whole. Jack White's 'Lazaretto' taps Nashville for songs' wellspring 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z There are many moments of understated levity, though, from history’s lesser insults. ‘Woman’ Is an Ambitious Attempt to Capture Four Centuries of Being Female 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z Like most of his later works, the late songs have been lesser to some ears, as antiquated prejudices about mental health have led to misunderstandings of their experimental tone. 10 Hours Gives Us (Almost) All of Schumann’s Songs 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z Two species — the greater flamingo and the lesser flamingo — arrive any time between December and February and stay until just before the monsoon, leaving in May or June. In Transit: In Mumbai, Flocking With the Flamingos 2011-03-21T10:00:16Z With all that grappling and groping, we need a color commentator to help us understand this lesser known, goofy-looking sport. Win Win Review: Paul Giamatti Can't Lose 2011-03-18T21:15:00Z When it opened in neighborhood theaters on a double-bill with a lesser gangster film, “Mad Dog Coll,” the New York Times reviewer Howard Thompson praised Fuller’s direction as “nimble, particularly in his use of close-ups.” Sam Fuller and Fritz Lang: Audacious Auteurs of Noir 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z What Man Booker and, to a lesser extent, Costa will be really worried about with the Literature prize is its breathtaking ambition. The Booker prize and the battle for supremacy in a literary awards jungle 2013-03-12T10:48:31Z “It takes a lesser priority in people’s minds than work or family.” How to manage a long-distance friendship 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Some were memorable: Jack White’s hard, jerky reworking of Dylan's death march, “One More Cup of Coffee,” shined a light on a lesser known classic. Grammys 2015: At MusiCares gala, Bob Dylan overshadows his admirers 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z It is a bold practice to keep on keeping on in the face of threats and harassment and the daily deluge of lesser but still crushing slights and undermining. White Missouri professor shames black students over coming to class after violent racist threats: “If you give into bullies, they win” 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Cooking would diminish them, so any jammy urges are better saved for lesser fruit. Tart Rhubarb Shines on Shortcakes 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z Old beef still suffers from the connotation that it's lesser, particularly in a country that still prizes tenderness and size in its steaks. Can we learn to love old (and more sustainable) beef? 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z He eventually pleaded guilty to a lesser intimidation charge and was sentenced to time served. ‘Tiger King’: Where Are They Now? 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z It seemed an odd programming choice to begin the concert with selections by the greatest madrigalist of all, Monteverdi, and then follow it with music of lesser lights. Church of the Epiphany’s Tuesday concert series closes with Magnificat 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z You can feel how much he was looking back to Manet — and to a lesser extent Monet and Renoir. Baltimore loves Matisse. That’s one more reason to love Baltimore. 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z The vocal solos, a lesser feature of this choral effusion, were allotted to members of the choir and ranged from adequate to very good. Music Review: Handel?s Old Testament Dramas Revived in New York 2010-10-17T22:25:00Z Infrequently, a lesser dish alights from the kitchen. Review | After more than 30 years, Bombay Club is as comfortable as ever 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z Both list house-sitting opportunities in the United States, Australia, Britain, Costa Rica, Continental Europe and, to a lesser extent, other places around the world. A Primer in House Sitting 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z James Rondeau, the director of the Art Institute of Chicago, said that with a “lesser artist, returning to one’s own past to revise it would represent the absence of creativity.” Ellsworth Kelly, Abstract to the End 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z When lesser shows take up air on awards shows, I feel ripped off. Our TV Critics Debate the 2017 Emmy Award Nominations 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z Even lesser known was Vivian Reed, whose ferocious, accusatory rendition of “God Bless the Child” evoked the mature Lena Horne in her one-woman Broadway show more than three decades ago. Review: The New York Cabaret Convention Branches Out 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z And all the other things you do — the acting, the concert spectaculars, the tweeting — those are lesser … Cher Has Never Been a Huge Cher Fan. But She Loves Being Cher. 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z Like the spoiled and glamorous aristocrats of “The Great Gatsby,” he careers through the lives of lesser mortals, without explanation, leaving others to clean up his mess. Review: Shakespeare Meets Elevator Repair Service. Mayhem Ensues. 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z SD: With the grave crisis in arts funding at the moment, I don't believe it would be solved by selling off lesser works, and it would be very short term. The conversation: Should councils sell off art to raise money? 2011-03-19T08:30:00Z "Our program is an invitation to discover lesser known regions of the world," Kosslick said, underlining Berlin's reputation for championing films that would otherwise struggle to find an international audience. French revolution film launches 2012 Berlin festival 2012-02-09T03:08:18Z A great book of quotations would embarrass certain of your relatives and be banned by lesser school districts. Review: J. D. McClatchy’s Secret Autobiography, in Quotations 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z One is located in the well known Kruger National Park, and the others are in lesser known parks. 4 Types of Trips That Make Traveling Solo Easy 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z This shows in the uneven stories, and they add proof to my theory that lesser works reveal much more of the writer’s mind and circumstances than finished and finely wrought fictions. ‘Let Me Tell You,’ by Shirley Jackson 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z It flagged the sites for Firefly, SkyWest and Ritz Carlton for triggering “not secure” warnings, and numerous others for lesser security issues. Perspective | Travelers should avoid these virtual destinations 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z But museums like Brooklyn argue that evaluating their collections with an eye for redundancies or lesser examples is crucial to future survival. Brooklyn Museum to Sell 12 Works as Pandemic Changes the Rules 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z As the Sutherlands and Spaceys of the world move into online video, will the sponsorship model become the only way for lesser known creators to get their Web series seen? Watchlist : A-List Stars Invade Digital Auteurs? Space 2011-03-25T20:29:19Z Not everyone was happy about the event, or rather the implications of a local billionaire, Allen, wielding the clout to transform whole neighborhoods, potentially displacing those with lesser means in the process. Upstream Music Fest brings new energy to Seattle oldest neighborhood 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z Re: Convert or Bust: When you marry someone, you often marry not only your partner, but also the family — to greater or lesser degrees — and you marry a culture. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Their beliefs differ. Can she have faith in their marriage enduring? 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z This choice — a chance to sell familiar dishes such as hummus and falafel with the lesser known, such as rumaniyya, maftoul and namoura — turned into more than just a menu change. Pittsburgh’s tiny Conflict Kitchen wades into the sprawling Israeli-Palestinian debate But the authors say they do not necessarily consider that a lesser outcome. The Gift of Donor 8282 2010-05-21T22:52:00Z Since then, every state has amended the spousal exception laws – but some, like Washington, still carry provisions that can make it lesser crime. Why do rape laws still protect spouses? 2013-01-30T21:18:00Z He appeared capable of playing four-dimensional mental chess while carrying on a dinner conversation with lesser mortal beings. An Appreciation: Lorin Maazel conducted himself inimitably 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z Instead of high-strength steel, China allows the use of lesser grades. Can China Save GM? 2010-04-22T22:00:00Z Always he found talent to be intimately linked to joie de vivre, ability to gaiety, and craftsmanship to human flourishing, and he proceeded accordingly, with sometimes greater, sometimes lesser success and skill. The Artist 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z Although they differ greatly from me and my fellow Gen Xers, I have no wish to suggest they are shallow, inferior, or lesser. I don’t hate millennials anymore! 2013-05-25T13:00:00Z She apparently improvised many of Grumpy’s lines after the movie was already filmed, and the result is like the bizarre hybrid of a schlocky holiday flick and a lesser Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode. 10 Things We Learned From 'Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever' 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z In general, the British attitude to comics is to think they are a lesser kind of "reading". Book doctor: How do you bridge the gap between comics and longer fiction? 2013-05-06T12:21:48Z He later pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of careless driving. Justin Bieber says dropping 'arrogant' and 'conceited' attitude 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Gradually, Adams and, to a lesser extent, Weston came to embrace the value and necessity of the documentary style, as long as the image was well composed and developed. Review: ‘Group f.64,’ by Mary Street Alinder celebrates photography’s revolutionaries 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z It belongs to the same star-and-his-pals-cutting-up genre as the lesser comedies by Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack. Movie Review: ‘Hit & Run,’ a Comedy Written by and Starring Dax Shepard 2012-08-21T15:53:46Z If you think that’s a lesser form of entertainment, tell it to the Marx Brothers. ‘Killing Eve’ Review: The End of the Road 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z After a round of auditions, Ms. Jones and her team decided that they needed dancers who could act, and not the reverse, for the lesser roles. ‘Queen of the Night’ Opens at the New Diamond Horseshoe Club 2013-12-26T21:42:17Z A lesser or more explicitly evangelical author could have made Lila’s tacit and barely understood acceptance of grace synonymous with such outward manifestations of becoming a Christian as regular church attendance or Bible study. Amazing grace 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Things that are interesting to women, even when they're news, are seen as lesser than, and that is an obstacle. How Meghan McCain changed "The View," and how "The View" changed politics on TV 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z These deficiencies might have toppled a lesser book, but what McBride has wrought cannot be undone by even its worst flaws. James McBride’s ‘Deacon King Kong’ Is a Supercharged Urban Farce Lit Up by Thunderbolts of Rage 2020-02-29T05:00:00Z I get lots of offers to do animated stuff from lesser people. Ben Stiller and Chris Rock: 'We don't order dolphin soup any more' 2012-10-11T14:29:00Z Hudlin transforms a film that would be, in lesser hands, a formulaic hardship-as-aesthetic drama, into an earnest examination of what community means on the field, in the classroom and in our society. ‘Safety’ Review: It Takes a University to Raise a Child 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z They were reportedly intended to highlight works from both high profile and lesser known creators. Barack Obama's year in film: from The Irishman to Amazing Grace 2019-12-29T05:00:00Z At his hearing in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Wednesday, he pleaded guilty to the lesser offense of carrying a concealed weapon. Rapper Coolio spared jail in guilty plea to Los Angeles gun charge 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z Because of the statute of limitations on lesser crimes, murder is the only one that could be considered, Detective Hernandez said. Lana Wood, Natalie’s Little Sister, Has Plenty to Say 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z Works by artists of lesser magnitude are sometimes on a par with those of major masters. For Old Masters, It's Dealers' Choice 2010-07-16T13:00:00Z That sluggishness in the world's largest movie market was a drag on studios and, to a lesser extent, the companies that own them. Summer slump expected to hit movie studios' earnings 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z With lesser roles, though, theatregoers believe enough in the legend of the chorus member who becomes an overnight star to give the stand-in a chance. It's hard not to groan when a star pulls out 2013-03-01T17:39:37Z A lesser show would have made that the focus, or at least drawn it out beyond a few scrappy minutes. Better Things gets better: Pamela Adlon triumphs without Louis CK 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z “If they compare themselves with others they may become vain and bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than themselves,” Sheeran writes in looping cursive, signing off, “Your friend Frank.” ‘The Irishman’ tells us who killed Jimmy Hoffa. A lawyer with a secret trove of documents says the movie got it wrong. 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z In the hands of lesser performers — and in defiance of Chris Dapkins’s clear, bright cinematography — this debut feature would feel unbearably hermetic, its navel-gazing angst wearyingly indulgent. Review: ‘A Woman, a Part’ and a Quest to Reconnect 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z “Texas in Paris” tells a more interesting and uncomfortable story, even if it does end on a musical high note and even if too much of the dialogue might be deadly in lesser hands. ‘Texas in Paris’ Stars Lillias White at York Theater Company 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z Typically, a museum interested in deaccessioning looks for redundancies or lesser works not often exhibited by major artists. Baltimore Museum to Sell 3 Blue-Chip Paintings to Advance Equity 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z It's no good, then, basking in the relative ease of the lesser endeavour, while shirking the more significant and difficult. Writing a book isn't supposed to be fun 2013-03-28T11:04:05Z A fragmented musical world is not necessarily a lesser one, he said. Springsteen delivers SXSW keynote 2012-03-15T20:59:00Z “It has always been linked to folklore or handicrafts, and all those kinds of adjectives that are usually applied to something seen as ‘lesser than.’ In Brazil, a Museum Within a Museum Restores a Legacy 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z In fact, it pokes fun at the issues that serve as the bread and butter of lesser shows, including the one “Everlasting” lampoons. “Money. D*ck. Power.”: “Unreal” deconstructs fantasies — and asks what TV looks like with women in charge 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z Yet, the rhetoric of war relies on "them" being seen as lesser. Howard Zinn's last testament to the immorality of war 2010-09-23T10:00:00Z His new solo, “Cocoon,” is a lesser example of that mode. Review: Kyle Abraham, Looking Gorgeous While Stuck in Place 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z Sheppard is regarded as a great master among church composers of the Tudor era, the equal of Thomas Tallis, though lesser known. Group devoted to Byzantine works reaches West with Sept. 11 concert in Seattle 2010-09-10T04:01:00Z Such are the mental contradictions when reading a lesser Williams novel. After a Cataclysm, the Nature Lovers in ‘Harrow’ Struggle to Stay Sane 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z For lesser criminals, being cast into one of Siberia’s lonely village settlements was its own kind of death sentence. Prison without a roof 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z New York and London are also major expansion targets, as are, to a lesser extent, Germany and the Middle East. Cirque du Soleil’s Broadway Balancing Act 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z But even though Parvana is treated as lesser than boys and men, she never feels that way. Malala Yousafzai: By the Book 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z Luther and Ripley are assigned a pair of cases, the larger involving a woman murdered in a way that evokes an earlier series of killings and the lesser concerning the death of an Internet troll. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Luther,’ Starring Idris Elba, Is Back for Season 3 2013-09-02T20:49:55Z In the greater scheme of things, or even the lesser, that isn't very interesting. To Kill a Mockingbird: shadows on film 2013-07-25T10:27:40Z When we first met Borat we comforted ourselves with the first-world notion that somehow we are better than people of so-called "lesser" nations. "Borat 2" makes an America slathered in misogyny and disinformation reckon with itself 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z For every “Thousand Acres” and “Edgar Sawtelle,” there’s a mess of lesser progeny. Ian McEwan’s ‘Nutshell’: A tale of betrayal and murder as told by a fetus 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z None of the extra-curricular activities at 16 were associated with a greater or lesser income at 33, he finds. Computer gamers less likely to go to university, research shows 2011-04-07T20:52:51Z Jacobs fearlessly lived his life in a way “that would have sent a lesser man to his grave decades earlier” and always did as he pleased. Arizona man's epic obituary goes viral: 'The party will never be the same' 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z “Crossing” suggests that Whitman’s attraction to men, feelings that might have twisted a lesser person, made him more empathetic toward other people’s natures and sufferings. Review: Matthew Aucoin’s ‘Crossing’ Is a Taut, Inspired Opera 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z The world of Thrones has been much criticized for its characterization of women as lesser citizens, but here is the payoff as the meek inherit the earth. 'Game of Thrones' Bends Over Backwards to Give Us a Girl Power Moment 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z “In general, an athlete should never try something before an important competition that they have not already tried in lesser competitions or practice,” Shrier concludes. World Cup Teams Have Crazy Rules About Pre-Game Sex 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z This film is more sophisticated than other lesser, though some might say funnier, films such as Anchorman and Blades of Glory. The Other Guys: the naked motherflippin' city 2011-01-25T13:18:33Z Find her here on Twitter and to a lesser extent, here on Instagram. Now Playing Nightly on Instagram: Sketch Comedy’s Newest Star 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z Both "Creepy" and "Vampirella" were originally from Warren Publishing, which hit a rough patch in the late 1960s and was forced to use lesser, cheaper creators. Comics: 'Flash Gordon' reprint volume boasts all-star lineup 2011-03-15T19:00:06Z In all of those films, the heart of the movie is the journey, the destination being of lesser consequence. 'Exodus,' 'Unbroken,' 'Wild' take the road-trip movie on new paths 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z You could substitute cracked coriander seeds or a lesser amount of black pepper, or just skip the spice entirely. Pasta Aglio e Olio Gets a Plus One 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z If there is a noticeable shift, it might be a lesser concentration on buzz and hype. 2010-01-29T07:18:00Z There’s a rich if lesser known tradition of Black Westerns, like “Buck and the Preacher” with Sidney Poitier. Giving the Western some swagger in ‘The Harder They Fall’ 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z Ms. Batuman worries we are replacing “great literature” with something lesser, “excellent fiction.” Books of The Times: ‘MFA vs NYC: The Two Cultures of American Fiction’ 2014-02-25T20:27:31Z The Archangel Gabriel jogged in a light gray tracksuit and two lesser mystical beings argued in a Victorian bandstand. ‘Good Omens’ Unites an Angel and a Demon for Judgment Day 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z Wiig, the “Saturday Night Live” veteran who also co-wrote the movie “Bridesmaids,” said she deals with perception issues to a lesser degree. Sundance 2015: Lena Dunham, Mindy Kaling talk making it in Hollywood 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z “For too long, fashion illustrators and their illustrations were seen as a secondary art form — rooted in the idea that decorative art, or art with function, is somehow lesser,” Ms. Gray said. Fashion Returns to the Drawing Board 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z A “Jeopardy!” host should not cram the program with his own lesser facts. What Should the New ‘Jeopardy!’ Be? Guest Hosts Provide the Clues. 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z A lesser writer might have been tempted to render the meeting as a manufactured closure. A life in books: Janice Galloway 2011-08-05T21:55:05Z He’s sometimes mocked for igniting the craze, which lesser talents have disastrously latched onto, for serving foams and airs. Books of The Times: A Chef as Visionary, Poet and Chemist 2010-10-05T17:16:00Z But every time I revisit any of Shakespeare’s plays, the lesser ones included, I’m struck by resonant verbal patterns and echoes that I hadn’t noticed before. ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: Speaking the Speech, Trippingly 2011-03-24T17:53:23Z Mr. Poniske, who has created a number of games about lesser studied battles and wars, said he designed King Phillip’s War because the conflict was so influential, yet so little known. Should Board Gamers Play the Roles of Racists, Slavers and Nazis? 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z On a lesser show, this would lead to a soul-searching subplot; here, as in life, it just drifts away. Netflix and chill: how TV relaxed its view of dating 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z Several of the nominated filmmakers lamented during Wednesday's panel that documentaries are the lesser seen and lesser distributed films among those nominated for Oscars. A nun, football coach and Marine going to Oscars 2012-02-23T11:46:03Z In this vision of two contrasting worlds, Sarastro’s people gave up something — a sense of joy, spontaneity, individuality — and were lesser for it. Review: Pulling Back the Curtain on ‘The Magic Flute’ at the Met 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z Everyone is guilty to a greater or lesser degree. ‘The Night Of’ Season 1, Episode 7: A Test of Faith 2016-08-21T04:00:00Z Samuel L. Jackson got a lesser rise out of Lee with a mention of the unexpected victory of the woeful New York Knicks last night. Oscars 2019: A Spike Lee Win Notwithstanding, Hollywood’s Dinosaurs Prevailed 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z “I think he felt that he was somehow a lesser citizen, and when you see his work — well, he’s not.” Television: Ted Danson of ?Damages?: Humble Egotist 2010-03-20T03:20:00Z Fish, most recently a mushy barramundi, proves a lesser catch among entrees. Restaurant review: The Fainting Goat on U Street 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z Few performances this year were talked about more — both by audiences and by the two actors themselves — and the red carpet will be a little lesser for their absence. 2022 Oscars Nominations: Snubs and Surprises for Lady Gaga and Jared Leto 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z If she can’t afford to buy a house east of the river, she wonders, how will people with lesser means manage to stay? Can D.C. build a $45 million park for Anacostia without pushing people out? 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z “He was a man who could withstand any physical pain,” the narrator writes, “face any danger, take rational decisions in situations where lesser men would crumble.” Review | Mark Haddon’s ‘The Porpoise’ sounds like homework. It’s actually fantastic. 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z Something was described by no lesser light than Frank Sinatra as "the best love song for the last 50 years". My favourite Beatles song: Something 2013-04-10T10:07:51Z The Swinging Sixties – an epoch which has obsessed every subsequent generation – had arrived, and would spread to Europe, America and then, in greater or lesser strength, across the globe . How the Beatles' Love Me Do began the transformation of British music 2012-10-04T15:08:33Z And then there's "Showgirls," and to a lesser degree "Hudson Hawk" -- movies that wear their bad reviews like medals into a glorious afterlife. Panned! The 10 worst-reviewed movies 2010-05-28T00:20:00Z Morty and the rest of the Smiths, meanwhile, keep Rick human by reminding him that they actually matter and, by extension, so do the rest of the universe’s “lesser” beings. Finally “Rick and Morty” is back with the inspiring nihilism we crave 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z In lesser hands, their love affair might offer a romantic resolution, an escape from a stifling past. ‘Tell,’ by Frances Itani 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z And that I started rooting for Goneril and, to a lesser extent, Regan is indicative, perhaps, of the unconscious influence of our current national mood. Review: A ‘King Lear’ in Which You Feel for All the Daughters 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z Somewhere in the novel the Cardinal says to his sister: 'I am the lesser of two evils. David Stacton: the method man 2013-01-26T10:00:01Z City Opera’s former home at Lincoln Center was literally in the shadow of the Met, making it difficult for the company to assert itself as something different and exciting, not lesser. Identity Shifts for New York City Opera 2012-06-01T14:12:32Z In 2014, a decade after he died, his heirs sold it at auction in the city, though with the lesser attribution, “after Bernini”. Getty got it, good 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z About the lesser talents who have won the prize, I like Gore Vidal’s observation that one should “never underestimate Scandinavian wit.” The Nobel Prize in Literature Takes This Year Off. Our Critics Don’t. 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z Fall for Dance New York City Center’s annual two-week Fall For Dance — a primer in dance variety — has become, despite its lesser offerings, a highlight of the city’s cultural calendar. Dance This Week: Balanchine Classics, Percussive Feet and Tango 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z The detective said Dr Murray admitted giving Jackson it after a night administering lesser drugs to help him sleep. Trial for Michael Jackson doctor 2011-01-12T02:14:06Z But the same malady afflicts us all, to a greater or lesser degree. Trump propaganda painter Jon McNaughton: "Greatest" artist of our time? 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z “I made him lesser. I made him like me!” 'Better Call Saul' recap: Light shed on Mike's troubled past 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z Finally, and most famously, Kubrick used what was then a lesser known fanfare that opens Richard Strauss's tone poem Also Sprach Zarathustra, heralding Man's Nietzschean moment of self-realisation. What I'm thinking about ... conducting Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey 2013-03-06T13:28:05Z The best of these images, as well as the lesser ones, offer revealing history lessons for Mr. Trump, as a recent viewing of the portraits in both places can attest. Presidential Portraits: Staring History in the Face 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z This fact, that what some see as a flicker of natural brilliance is to others a nuisance to be removed, puts the lesser celandine, along with many other wildflowers, in a precarious position. A Garden Designed to Run Wild 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z He is utterly confident, exchanging banter with lesser, prissier contemporaries at the Royal Academy, tolerant of an envious failure who begs him for a loan. Cannes 2014: Mr Turner review – Timothy Spall plays artist JMW Turner with relish 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z His Washington Performing Arts appearance with the orchestra at the Kennedy Center on Saturday afternoon also focused on these choices, to greater and lesser effects. A renowned American orchestra shows its refinement 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z “In the Valley” takes Serena to such a fever pitch of destruction that in a lesser writer’s hands it might seem overheated. Lady Macbeth in Appalachia, and Other Tales by an American Master 2020-08-02T04:00:00Z As a magazine journalist, it’s hard to escape the feeling that people consider feature-writing a lesser art than hard news. Breaking news: why does Hollywood gloss over the world of magazine journalism? 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z These lesser lights swayed in time to the music and sang backup, a mere “Twenty Feet from Stardom.” ‘Twenty Feet from Stardom’: Backup singers take spotlight 2013-06-27T21:14:34Z He and his wife, Susheela, first opened their estate to guests in 1994 after a virus eroded their income from beekeeping, which they still pursue to a lesser degree, along with coffee growing. Explorer: Coffee Plantations in India Blend History and Hospitality 2010-12-31T19:55:00Z This hasn’t stopped King and Eastwood, and let’s hope that Andrew Stanton gets a chance – and can grab onto $200 million more dollars of that money that has subsidized so many lesser filmmakers. When geniuses bomb 2012-06-12T14:00:00Z Midway through, she begins to feel like an extra in one of the lesser Harry Potter movies. Review: Helen Macdonald’s ‘H Is for Hawk,’ a Memoir on Grief and Falconry 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z They pleaded guilty to lesser charges but maintain their innocence. 'West Memphis Three' together in New York 2011-10-10T19:32:11Z These affairs, by the way, were often simultaneous rather than serial, and didn’t exclude lesser mortals and even a gigolo. Blanche Knopf: The complicated woman behind a powerful literary brand 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z Lizzo, a charismatic and outspoken performer who had worked in obscurity for almost a decade before her breakout last year, won three awards, but all in lesser categories. Billie Eilish Sweeps Top Awards at the Grammys 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z To a lesser extent, "Parks and Recreation" and "Brooklyn 99", Schur's other two network sitcoms, are also about becoming better people and fundamental decency. How ‘The Good Place’ Became an Antihero Antidote 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z Along with his best friend, a lesser player named Emmett Sunday, James is going on strike. ‘National Champions’ Review: A College Football Revolution 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z And in reality, there are times when cheating is the right thing to do, when cheating is the lesser of two evils. Sex-advice ace Dan Savage on the loose in new book 2013-05-28T18:39:11Z Tempted by both the bottle of booze at Benjamin's feet, and Benjamin himself, she picks the lesser problematic of the two terrible ideas flooding her mind and jumps into Benjamin's lap. "The Flight Attendant:" Don't mace Brenda 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z “I made the mistake of doing lesser films for good money,” she said in a 1976 interview. Rhonda Fleming, 'Queen of Technicolor' in the 1940s and 50s, dies aged 97 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z “I’ve always been interested in the histories of things that are lesser known,” she said. Excellence Runs in the Family. Her Novel’s Heroine Wants Something Else. 2021-03-21T04:00:00Z In Venice, you often see Tintoretto surrounded by lesser figures, including artists such as Palma il Giovane, who clearly admired Tintoretto but never quite equaled his bravura. Perspective | Seeing Tintoretto in Venice is very nice. But so is seeing his works in a well-lit museum. 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z Yet even today, some people still view soul or Southern food through the outdated lens of literal table scraps from white people, or as a lesser cuisine compared to European cultures. The Southern and Low Country pantry ingredients one cook can’t live without 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Sesame Street — and to a lesser extend 3-2-1 Contact and The Electric Company — taught us to read, spell, count, and be nice to furry puppets, all by sitting on our duffs. A Guide to Determining the Quality of Your Kid’s Screen Time 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z And I hate this term of voting for the lesser of two evils. "Let's get this man out of office": Comic star Tituss Burgess gets serious about politics 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z There’s a perception that the organizers front-load the event with lesser titles, perhaps to keep attendees from leaving early from what always ends up feeling like a very long 12 days. Critic’s Notebook: At Cannes Film Festival, Ducking Rain and Competition 2013-05-16T22:03:37Z For poorer defendants facing lesser charges, these appearances could mean release from jail come the new year — or refunds for those who have posted bail. NY bail reforms lead to court date for Harvey Weinstein 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z With lesser music it might have been really hard to develop a musical out of rock songs. How Green Day?s ?American Idiot? Made Broadway 2010-04-01T22:09:00Z And being a parent makes you a better, more committed, more focused worker, not a lesser one.” Hey, moms: Hush up! 2012-07-18T19:45:00Z On a lesser show, Scott and Stonebridge would have remained within the comfortable confines of their familiar character tropes. Saying Goodbye to Strike Back’s Odd Couple 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z And also why contestants from lesser shows still work lingering fame in small rooms. Critic?s Notebook: Tours for Singers on ?Idol,? ?The Voice? and ?Platinum Hit? 2011-08-24T22:15:29Z "I know some people might think, why not buy 10 lesser things, but I think the National Gallery was founded primarily as a collection of great masterpieces." British galleries buy Renaissance masterpiece 2012-03-01T12:38:09Z The design scheme — clothes of a contemporary style indicating no definitive milieu, a menacing mound of black electrical cords suggesting the stalled war machine — promises a 21st century grappling with this lesser Euripidean drama. 'Iphigenia in Aulis' at Getty Villa: Chasing the ever-elusive Euripides 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z Also, because these subjects had equal standing with other subjects in the curriculum, I never felt that being good at art was a lesser achievement. From Hare to Hytner: leading cultural figures oppose the EBacc 2012-12-14T22:50:00Z The result is an entertaining read that avoids the trap of forced anecdotes and excessive contrarianism that plague lesser titles in the genre. The Joys of Approaching Life as an Amateur 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z A lesser choreographer might use the ballet idiom to indicate the conformism from which these eight young characters keep breaking away. Dance Review: Smuin Ballet Performs ‘Oh, Inverted World’ at the Joyce 2012-08-15T22:30:56Z But the result is a richly satisfying theatrical entertainment, very much in the vein of a classic Hollywood "women's film" or a lesser Tennessee Williams play. "The Help": A tale of not-so-ancient American history 2011-08-10T00:30:00Z “In the hands of a lesser person perhaps,” the guru replies soothingly. The TV Watch: Nerds Get Their Due on ‘Silicon Valley’ and ‘Veep’ 2014-04-04T00:00:25Z This does not mean that the nonfiction is lesser, or that it is a source text. Chekhov’s Beautiful Nonfiction 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z And I said it proudly whenever I had the chance, with the grandiosity and intimations of sacrifice you hear from certain lesser vegans. The Bride in Her Head 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z In the 1800s, female convicts were sent by the shipload to the island, then known as Van Diemen’s Land, usually for far lesser crimes than men. When Rape Onscreen Is Directed by a Woman 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z The drama, stocked with lesser luminaries, has been staged at colleges across the country. Meet two activists who brought sweeping change to the gay rights movement Cannes, he says, performs a crucial role against the ever-rising tide of literary adaptation – which he deems "a lesser form of cinema" than the single-vision auteur tradition. Cannes film festival set to honour the bookworm 2012-05-18T17:11:09Z They convicted her of first-degree murder, rejecting a lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter. Convicted day care worker: 'I am innocent' 2012-03-02T13:06:00Z They have a growing empire of their own that they're building, as "lesser royals," or whatever. Meghan Markle "excites controversy" — Andrew Morton on the galvanizing power of the People's Duchess 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z That's what distinguishes Hill's idiocy from the work of lesser surrealists. Harry Hill – review 2013-02-10T12:43:00Z “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself — and to a lesser degree, trepidation.” Style Invitational Week 1455: Good idea! Or not. 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z Running mat: The lesser half of a presidential ticket. Style Invitational Week 1191: Mess With Our Heads 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Abrams in films like “Super 8” and, to a lesser degree, David Green’s “Earth to Echo,” not to mention Ernest Cline’s novels “Ready Player One” and “Armada.” Just like ’80s nerd heaven: The seductive nostalgia of “Stranger Things” — and my unexpected ambivalence 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z The crime-oriented dramas on Fox and ABC -- and to a lesser extent NBC -- have a tawdry edge, too; but they seem less ashamed of themselves, and their overall lack of pretension leavens the gruesomeness. Meet the worst new TV show of 2011: "Suspect Behavior" 2011-02-16T15:01:00Z It is time to think positively about it all, and find some solace in the concept of choosing the lesser of two evils. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: Noogies vs. wedgies (and life’s other dilemmas) 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z For one thing, Sondheim is here a lesser God. ‘Sondheim on Sondheim’: A Broadway baby in symphonic clothes 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z This does not make any of these films lesser; they are just not able to reach as wide an audience as if they were funded and marketed by a large studio. 'We're part of a greater movement': Hollywood finally gives Asian stories a spotlight 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z In lesser hands, the guitar would be the star, but Katzenjammer will soon be just as oversized. Katzenjammer – review 2012-05-24T16:48:22Z In addition, 27 of the 48 grantees with budgets over $1 million will also receive increases, although at a lesser rate. D.C. arts commission shifts grants to address equity, bringing cuts to big groups 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z Whether it's a classic like Blade Runner or something lesser like A.I. Review of Real Steel, starring Hugh Jackman 2011-10-07T15:30:00Z And why do so many seem to dismiss the brunch drink canon as somehow unworthy and lesser among the classics? These brunch cocktails beat the bottomless carafes that put you under the table before noon 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z It was these collectors who established the first museums in Europe, and to a lesser extent in America.” In defense of souvenirs: For travel-lovers stuck at home, even the unlikeliest tchotchkes can spark joy 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z No, said the activists, but lesser transgressions are. At RiseUp summit, Code Pink protesters give a real-time lesson in activism These are creations of his own imagination, and I suppose, to a lesser extent, mine. Hugh Laurie goes for bumpy political ride in PBS’ ‘Roadkill’ 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z A lot of actresses of much lesser accomplishments were like, no, it has to be an offer. ArtsBeat: He's Created a Monster: Alan Ball Talks 'True Blood' 2011-06-17T14:49:32Z And yet the lesser known music was sublime, all languid, smoky, and sultry. A week in radio: Whatever Happened to Bobbie Gentry? 2012-05-17T20:30:01Z A lesser condition would mean a somewhat lower value. Paulding's polemic on slavery a difficult sell 2011-02-14T19:24:59Z In the hands of a lesser crime writer, the zigzagging cross-country path that “The Informant” takes might seem arbitrary and forced. Books of The Times: Hired Killer, Forced Out of Retirement, Says Hello Again to an Old Adversary 2011-05-04T22:28:57Z The huge success of The Force Awakens and, to a lesser extent, The Last Jedi appears to have convinced studios that in the desperate hunt for franchise credibility, only the original will do. Where will Hollywood's search for authenticity end? 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z Then again, as umpteen lesser producers found out, copying Blue Lines was impossible. Massive Attack: Blue Lines (remastered) – review 2012-12-06T15:29:01Z A few dishes taste like a lesser talent is behind them. Review | At Le DeSales, classic French cooking receives a creative jolt 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z A number of other hikes in the valley offer lesser thrills; there’s a National Park Service station at Stehekin Landing to give you more information about each. In the Cascades, a Trifecta for Outdoor Enthusiasts 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z But it is likely he would receive a lesser sentence. Fyre Festival Organizer Charged With Wire Fraud 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z Even America’s best female pilots were forced into lesser, civilian jobs: transporting military planes from factories to bases. Flying Through the Night to Defeat the Nazis 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z A landscape that once featured a few unavoidable monoliths of popularity is now dotted with a multitude of lesser monuments, too many to keep track of, let alone celebrate. What Was, Is and Will Be Popular 2013-09-06T22:52:30Z On a lesser artist the cumulative effect might look busy; but the clarity of Galván's dancing means each phrase evolves through its own necessary logic. Israel Galván: one of flamenco's great mavericks 2013-02-25T16:06:02Z This is part of the lesser known piece of Los Angeles history captured in “Mexican American Baseball in East Los Angeles.” Rescued from history: The baseball teams of East Los Angeles 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z Among the clamour of the high-profile bicentenaries and centenaries this year, some of the lesser but equally deserving musical anniversaries might pass by unnoticed. City of London Sinfonia – review 2013-04-07T15:32:00Z This, by the way, is the lesser house. James Patterson mostly doesn’t write his books. And his new readers mostly don’t read. 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z The bill’s lesser acts exuded their neutrality in quick — and quickly forgotten — bursts of melody. Alessia Cara sulked through the Jingle Ball and stole the show 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z If “Man of Iron” is a lesser film, it was because, as Mr. Wajda told me, “we felt the reality was stronger than the possibility of artistic expression.” Remembering Andrzej Wajda, Unflinching Observer of Modern Poland 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z In lesser hands, a completely considered interior lacks spontaneity or a lively sense of happenstance. | Of Brains and Beauty 2013-05-31T23:08:23Z The lesser lords of pickleball also feud with tennis players over dual-use courts and plans for expansion in public parks, with reports of "turf wars" and "a tug-of-war" between the two racket sports. Pickleball’s uphill climb to mainstream success 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z “The River Swimmer” also contains streaks of lesser stuff, mostly in the title novella: some canned dialogue, a cartoonish villain, pat expressions of things he’s said better elsewhere. Books of The Times: ‘The River Swimmer,’ Two Novellas by Jim Harrison 2013-01-15T19:55:50Z Have we now entered a lesser era for New York theatrical dance, and perhaps for theatrical dance worldwide? Hail, Dance, and Farewell to the Critic’s Life 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z You just have to get to the point that you feel O.K. in your own skin and not lesser than. Table for Three: For Two Female News Anchors, Morning Has Broken 2013-08-23T16:13:40Z She herself takes comfort in realizing that such an answer is the lesser of possible evils. Perspective | Miss Manners: Can boss require happy-hour attendance? 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z Such is the fate of the great character actors, who, role after role, are called on to add shading – a line reading, a swaggering gait, a jaw that leads, quivers, retreats – to lesser pictures. ArtsBeat: James Gandolfini on Film: Emotional Textures in a Deceptive Face 2013-06-20T22:25:58Z But when experienced on a week-to-week basis, there’s a mild yet consistent frustration all too familiar to those with fresh memories of mid-00s genre projects like Lost and its lesser kindred Heroes. Riddle me not: why I'm sick of TV shows that revel in WTF storytelling | Charles Bramesco 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z A snob, he dismisses those of lesser intelligence, and his attitudes toward women range from contempt to condescension. The Shape-Shifting Sherlock Holmes, Now Playing the Villain 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z The lesser stories in this book are more synthetic affairs. Review: Graham Swift’s ‘England and Other Stories,’ a Darkness Across Time and Fates 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z As horribly as these children of high society treat peers they deem to be lesser, they hold their teachers in even lower regard. HBO Max's "Gossip Girl" reboot introduces a new class treading the same tired path 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z "My goal is to put together a "Brain Aid" concert with musicians and celebrities to help spread the message, not only about focal dystonia, but about all of the major and lesser known brain diseases." TV film looks at odyssey of guitarist Billy McLaughlin 2010-06-02T18:03:00Z If “Thirteen Days of Love” is a lesser film — an attempt, Bromberg said, to recapture the magic of “La Belle de Nuit” — that doesn’t make Valray any less a director in need of serious rediscovery. This Festival Could Alter Your Sense of Film History 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z It's real food for real men — not the "rabbit food" that's reserved for ladies and lesser men. From country music to "Kevin Can F**k Himself," the politics of pop culture's meat and potatoes man 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z The people he knows have a habit of casting Mrs. Clinton as the “lesser of two evils,” and Mr. Manning, who lives in Seattle, does not like that line. Hillary Clinton’s Lonesome White Male Supporters 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z In that hothouse of talent, awash in rich kids and titled aristocrats, students from lesser backgrounds enjoy a perverse cachet. ‘Black Chalk’ review: A school game turns deadly 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z The same meta approach is present, although to a lesser degree, in other teen horrors such as I Know What You Did Last Summer, Urban Legend and The Faculty. From Clueless to Tarantino: why the 90s was Hollywood’s fairytale decade 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z One major breakthrough in this realm was the toilet, which replaced such lesser solutions as chamber pots and garderobes to preserve one's modesty. 11 historically significant toilets 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z All of the answers to these questions are lesser versions of what happens if you don’t wait so I’ll say it again. Common Mid-Life Regrets 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z "When we opened the original 'Iron Man,' it seemed to be one of the lesser known properties in the Marvel galaxy," said Paramount's Harris. 'Iron Man 2' blasts past original with $133.6M 2010-05-09T20:46:00Z While reading a cento, one savored its imaginative repurposing of bits from Horace, Virgil and any number of lesser ancients. Review | For fans of ‘Game of Thrones,’ a new novel set amid the War of the Roses 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z In an age when lesser writers made millions pretending to have either drug addictions or depressions half as bad as his, Wallace had made comedy of it. The shadow over David Foster Wallace's The Pale King 2011-04-05T11:39:47Z Finally, there’s a golden age of this kind of show, and it’s the 1980s: “Dallas,” “Dynasty,” “Falcon Crest,” “Knots Landing,” plus a pile of other, lesser fare. What You Should Watch This Weekend: ‘High Maintenance’ and ‘Fleabag’ 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z "Whatever really great poetry I wrote," Allen Ginsberg once said, "I was actually able to chant, to use my whole body, whereas in lesser poetry, I wasn't. I was talking." 'Hydrogen Jukebox' a timely illumination of the American experience 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z We’ve seen a lot of political-minded spy thrillers–24, Rubicon, Homeland, and plenty of lesser ones–build in their first seasons to a big moment of truth. The Americans Watch: It’s a Knockout 2013-05-02T09:45:37Z It's a pleasure to be his tablemate on adventures from the Chinese restaurants of central Africa to the abattoirs of Yorkshire; with lesser writers in this genre, the journey can be annoying. Feeding Frenzy by Paul McMahon; A Hungry Man in a Greedy World by Jay Rayner – review 2013-05-26T07:00:05Z In that other show, as in "Handmaid's," powerful oppressors lord over those they deem lesser and press humans into slave labor. Hulu's tiresome "Handmaid's Tale" should learn from the sins of "Planet of the Apes" 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z Popular in Europe, those species are lesser known in the U.S. Coronavirus strikes at already struggling fishermen and shaky seafood supply chains 2020-04-18T04:00:00Z Neither of the smart and entertaining new memoirs by Henry Winkler and John Stamos inspires such odium — even if both TV stars have written books that traffic heavily in their authors’ lesser angels. Under the Leather Jackets: Anxiety, Bravado and the Keys to TV Stardom 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Built in 1911 by Armando Brasini, one of Mussolini's favorite architects, its marble pillars and ornate ceilings are redolent with an Old World class that lesser boutique hotels would kill for. 2010-02-03T14:05:00Z But so as not to appear a lesser man, one evening I put my son on the back of my moped and went for a spin. In Bermuda, Memories Made and Found on a Moped 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z Her lesser books, like “A Patchwork Planet” and “Noah’s Compass,” stumble into predictability and cliché. Anne Tyler’s 20th Novel, ‘A Spool of Blue Thread’ 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z "When I actually read the script I knew this wasn't going to be what I feared it could be in lesser hands," Reznor said. Trent Reznor wins Golden Globe for The Social Network score 2011-01-17T12:55:00Z He's a narcissist and a bully, so he'll show up for a face-to-face with rivals he considers weaker and lesser than himself. 'The Strain': Anti-vampire forces unite in 'For Services Rendered' 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z But last summer, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 grossed less than the first and was handily beaten by Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy — one of Marvel’s lesser known and more offbeat franchises. Everything You Need to Know About Marvel and Sony Teaming Up For Yet Another Spider-Man Movie 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z But I don’t think it’s my place to say, “You people enjoying this type of entertainment are lesser for enjoying it.” Tyler Oakley on How He Became a Social-Media Star: 'It’s Not in My Interest to Change Who I Am' 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z The answer to why she couldn’t “read those GOP men to their faces” is that rules were different for women, then and to a lesser extent now. Perspective | There was nothing soft about Nancy Pelosi 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z All of this sets me apart from, and above, lesser persons, such as you. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: You can’t make me eat these foods 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z He has become a victim of his own taste; he has, for the most part, reduced his own directorial inventiveness to the lesser stature of his own new auteur-heroes. “The Hateful Eight”: Quentin Tarantino’s Playfully Adolescent Filmmaking 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z “They invented a method of telling a story and suddenly for us lesser mortals it becomes all right to tell a story that way,” Mr. Allen said. Woody Allen on Italian Movies and ‘To Rome With Love’ 2012-06-15T12:00:00Z To some who engaged with this school of thought, domestic work was looked down upon, similar to how enslaved cooks and housekeepers were viewed in hindsight as lesser than those forced into hard labor. Butler's "Kindred" features a Black woman doing what most people fear: grappling with ugly history 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z Bennett, after pleading guilty to a lesser charge, was soon free. Who will prosecute the corrupt prosecutors? 2013-04-03T18:26:00Z Some of the lesser groups play for a small stipend or a percentage of the door receipts. New Music Festivals In New York 2012-07-04T16:40:22Z “The right conductor flicks a finger and the orchestra explodes; the same orchestra greets a lesser conductor’s wind-milling cajolery with a popgun.” Ronald Broun, lawyer and Washington Post classical music critic, dies at 75 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z Owing to the strained obviousness of its comedy, “Be More Chill” is a lesser entry in this genre. Review | I enjoyed ‘Be More Chill’ this time. And no, that isn’t the wine talking. 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z That might be a lesser problem if every showstopper actually stopped the show. American Dance Machine Troupe Debuts 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z What would, in a lesser book, be a heroic climax—repenting mother reclaims lost child—Lessing writes as plainly horrifying. Doris Lessing’s “The Fifth Child” and the Spectre of the Ambivalent Mother 2019-05-11T04:00:00Z Foreign Correspondent 1940Cast: Herbert Marshall Foreign Correspondent is described variously as a lesser Hitchcock work, a shameless exercise in propaganda, a glorified B-movie and one of the greatest spy thrillers ever made. Foreign Correspondent 2012-08-27T15:48:42Z In lesser hands, it could be an embarrassing exercise in cod-Elizabethanism, but Loudon Wainwright III brings the future Henry V to life with wit and feeling. Readers recommend: songs about Shakespeare – results 2013-02-14T14:00:01Z “Beowulf” is wittily reimagined as a feminist parody of suburban sanctimony, with a lesser role for the epic’s hero, incarnated here as ex-Marine Ben Woolf. 50 notable works of fiction in 2018 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z These lesser mortals are constrained by gravity and fate to remain on the ground. ‘The Real Right Stuff’ Review: A Movie Still Waiting for Liftoff 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z And there is also Obinze, the childhood sweetheart – indeed, once her future husband – whom she left in Nigeria and who shares, as a lesser partner, the narrative. Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – review 2013-04-11T08:01:01Z Because they are handicapped to a greater or lesser degree and because fitting into our world of work, commuting and home are just to much to handle. Jon Stewart and Robert Smigel Craft a Comedy Benefit at a Polarized Moment 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z In lesser hands it could’ve turned into a disorganized hodgepodge, but the album plays like a neatly pieced together puzzle. Drake Wrestles His Insecurities on New Album Nothing Was the Same 2013-09-26T17:20:05Z But these lesser works are more than redeemed by the installation, which weaves surfing, Land Art and structural film into the same questing, quasi-spiritual, adrenalized experience. Art in Review: DREW HEITZLER 2011-06-30T21:21:11Z But most of the Basquiat works to come to auction in the near future are likely to be of lesser importance, auction experts say, which may or may not benefit from the latest Basquiat price. How Basquiat Became the $60 Million Man 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z Really, it’s two shows in one: a gallery of diverting studies and sketches by Jusepe de Ribera, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo and other, lesser lights, and then a scintillating room of 23 drawings by Goya. Art Review: Spanish Draftsmanship That Leaps Off the Page 2010-10-14T21:52:00Z Woody Allen's "To Rome With Love" is one of the writer/director's lesser pleasures, but a genuine one. 'To Rome with Love' lazy but still lovely 2012-07-05T20:49:04Z “Fanciulla” has often been treated like lesser Puccini and chuckled over as the first “spaghetti western,” decades before Sergio Leone’s films. Review: A Good-Enough ‘La Fanciulla del West’ at New York City Opera 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z The lesser tracks here actually seem fit for a Burning Man festival; maybe it’s the earnestly cryptic lyrics, or the brightly pummeling rhythms. Playlist: Sad Out West, Rocking Out in Brooklyn 2011-03-06T01:44:59Z His lesser pieces, however, have flung too many undigested ideas together — and this is far the poorest offering of his that I’ve seen. Review: Pennsylvania Ballet’s ‘A Program of Firsts,’ a Tricky Triple Bill 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z Keanu Reeves, perhaps, or if we were really unlucky one of the lesser Baldwins. Jack the Giant Slayer: big news or the height of nonsense? 2012-11-23T15:16:42Z Indeed, the best footage here is captured at night, from the slinkings of the bizarre horned viper to the evasive tactics of the lesser jerboa, a tiny rodent with kangaroo-like hind legs. TV highlights 22/02/2013 2013-02-22T07:00:05Z “We used to be the lagoon’s children of a lesser god and now we’re not,” jokes Teresa Bellemo, a Chioggia native who works in the publishing industry in Milan, but returns every summer. ‘Little Venice’ Finally Gets its Moment 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z “Because adoption involves children moving from a family of lesser privilege, that move is often seen as an unequivocal good,” Gretchen Sisson told me. Why Dylan Farrow’s adoption matters 2014-02-11T12:45:00Z The sparse wine features under-aged California pinots and lesser cabernets, with a few obligatory bottles of southern French reds. Hotel Review: Hotel Joaquin, Laguna Beach, Calif. 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z The biographer is as likely to salute “American Pastoral” as to fault such lesser works as “The Great American Novel” and “The Humbling.” ‘Philip Roth’: Blake Bailey’s story behind the story arrives 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z It is there not just in the seemingly mundane subject matter, but in the almost realist style, a style that, in lesser hands, could teeter into kitsch or even folk art. George Shaw 2011-02-13T00:05:02Z Wells, and many lesser known pulp writers, their vintage prejudices intact. Armchair adventures: books filled with heart-pounding thrills 2011-07-15T20:15:09Z Bareilles' Dawn is obviously this show's Liz Lemon, level-headed but willing to settle for a lesser life until circumstances reawaken her talent and desire. "Girls5eva" is a feel-good story about what happens when one-hit wonders get a second chance 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z What could, in lesser hands, have proved an antiquarian exercise instead became an object lesson in how to make old music sound bracing and meaningful for contemporary ears. With tenor Bostridge, rare Baroque arias sound newly minted 2011-05-08T12:35:00Z The filling was creamy and subtly tart, not the biting, gelatinous and overly sugared filling common to lesser pies. In Key Largo, fin-to-fin with the denizens of Florida’s revitalized coral barrier reef 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z Built to celebrate America’s immense ambitions, in its death it became the poster building for historic preservation, the effort to protect our architectural heritage from those very ambitions in their later, lesser forms. Television Review: Oh, Penn Station, Where Are You Now? 2014-02-17T22:52:25Z These other women who are lesser known are doing very different kinds of extraordinary work. Diane von Furstenberg believes in survival stories: The only competition, she says, is porn 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Organizing the Future— Mere progress is the preoccupation of lesser beings. Weird suburbia: How atomic bombs and UFOs created modern America 2014-03-16T18:00:00Z Throughout the show, the notion of TV as a lesser endeavor pops up. Review: ‘Crisis in Six Scenes,’ a Mere Ghost of Woody Allen Past 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Ruthie is an only child, Jewish and Italian in a milieu where to be anything other than a Cabot, Lowell or some other Mayflower-y name is to be considered lesser, “off white.” ‘Very Cold People’ Makes Something Beautiful Out of a Painful Childhood 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z Composed in free verse, these 50 portraits of Soviet writers, composers and artists trapped between art and politics span the famous — like Anna Akhmatova, Isaac Babel and Dmitry Shostakovich — to the lesser known. New & Noteworthy 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z An ambitious and uncompromising director, he always insisted that he was more journeyman than auteur, never claiming the “a film by” credit so attractive to filmmakers of greater vanity and lesser talent. Critic’s Notebook: Soderbergh Explores a New Medium 2013-05-01T21:34:35Z Meanwhile surveys objectively demonstrate that people on average hold vastly lesser racist views than ever before. 50 Years After Dr. King’s Death, New Lessons for Today 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z Its fans preferred lesser known artists to the traditional Motown sound. Gucci’s Diversity Drag 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z And after being stonewalled for album of the year three times, will Kendrick Lamar finally win it for his lesser contributions to the “Black Panther” soundtrack? Perspective | The Grammys just tried to fix its diversity problem. Will we end up with more of the same? 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z A raft of celebs at a rally is now just one more example of how the movie, music, fashion and TV industries keep force-feeding an “elitism” to lesser Americans. For all their wattage, the biggest celebrities still couldn’t elect a president 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z But lesser known is the fact that polymastia, a condition where extra breast tissue appears somewhere on the body, sometimes with a fully functional nipple, is a thing. Three boobs: Not that uncommon after all 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z As for those lesser lights — the politicians and critics and fellow artists who sputter in her orbit — there is much to be said for their points of view. Review: ‘Scenes From an Execution’ Features Jan Maxwell as a Difficult Artist 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z While even the lesser works have things to offer, he said, “even within the body of work she published in her lifetime, there would have been some it would have been better to withhold.” A New Phase of ‘Goodnight Moon’? 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z Chinese companies looking to buy American companies are usually looking for a valuable technology or commodity or, to a much lesser extent, a strong brand name. Hummer's Doomed Sale 2010-02-25T20:08:00Z His outstanding production has often carried lesser lyrical performances. Poll: Who's best? Jay-Z or Kanye West 2012-05-18T11:35:20Z But wouldn’t it be nice if someone else, maybe a bride of lesser means, got to enjoy it, too? Share the Love: Donate Your Wedding Dress 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z “The major gods lived on high and had their temples in the Roman Forum. But there were also lesser terrestrial deities.” Rome, Sacred Ground for Nearly 3,000 Years, and Counting 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z Miller's 1968 play, which is one of his lesser performed works, follows a family's attempts to settle their late patriarch's estate. Arthur Miller, 'Bent' part of 2015 season at Mark Taper Forum 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z "Because Chicago would be shown being one of the lesser of the most painful cities on the planet by no means indicates that things are good," he said. Survey: Chicago-area commute isn't so bad 2011-09-08T04:05:00Z Such an assured, complete statement of artistic intent would leave a lesser film-maker wondering what’s left to cover, but Johnson only felt liberated. 'I want to break cinema': is Dick Johnson Is Dead the most radical film of 2020? 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z It is one of the lesser known moles in Mexico, which I would love to educate people on because they are so delicious. Pink mole? How diverse shades and flavors help make a storied Mexican staple shine even brighter 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Ridley Scott and James Cameron made the great “Alien” movies, then stepped aside for the lesser ones; nobody blames Spielberg for “Jaws: The Revenge.” The George Awakens 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z This is not to imply that film or television acting, which has is its own exacting discipline, is a lesser art. The Mythic Performances That Are Keeping Me Company 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z To greater or lesser degrees, they're all fascinated by the details of the workplace, and the crises and melodramas that take place there. There's more to the office than "The Office" 2011-09-05T17:01:00Z While Pope recalled the pianist as an empathetic and thoughtful teacher, Ibn Ali was said to have booted lesser players off the bandstand mid-performance. The Pianist Hasaan Ibn Ali’s Lone Album Arrives, 56 Years Later 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z But IS, and to a lesser extent al-Qaeda, does pose a huge, and still growing, threat to governments across the Middle East and parts of Africa. Hydra-headed 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z Women who don’t have kids or don’t get married, we are looked at as so much lesser in society. I Quit Dating Entirely 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z A lesser flicker came when the former Drake antagonists Meek Mill and Tory Lanez appeared onstage together. Review: At Summer Jam, Some Old-School Bark, but Little Bite 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z But for some, it was the clear winner — or at least the lesser of three evils. The Word of the Year Goes Goblin Mode 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z There’s a bit of Adam Curtis’s Bitter Lake here or, to a lesser extent, the sinister undertones and gallows humour of Errol Morris’s Standard Operating Procedure. Serial recap – season two, episode two: The Golden Chicken 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z The French furniture collection is one-tenth of mine in quality and of lesser quantity. Self-Portrait Of the Oilman As Collector 2010-12-26T02:23:54Z The lyrics are vivid: Days whistle past, alleyways move in their sleep and crazy ideas howl like a circus, and even a lesser voice could coax beauty from the ballads Smith has written. 9 of the year's best overlooked albums 2011-01-07T22:04:04Z The writing itself in “Les Blancs” is compelling, moment by moment, but it becomes clear just how thesis-mongering the play might seem in lesser hands. London Theater Review: ‘Les Blancs,’ ‘X‘ and ‘Cyprus Avenue’ 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z Jake does the same thing with me, but to a much lesser degree. Perspective | Ask Amy: Couple wouldn’t mind friends’ PDA, if they could keep it ‘classy’ 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z Inherently lesser than reality, always behind the times, it’s something we'll keep writing and reading — wanting — because, unlike politics, the stories we tell have definitive meanings. Writing (and not writing) during a political maelstrom 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z Tenured professors are sometimes promoted based on research and publication record, with teaching performance a lesser consideration. How to Make the Most of Summer College Courses 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z All our other magnificent parts — our bladders and our bones and our brains and our blood — are a lesser priority, to our own doctors and to the world outside. Amazon's "Modern Love" got my cancer story wrong – and I'm so angry this keeps happening 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z There are a few worthwhile works by lesser known artists — a lush charcoal of buildings by Helen Torr, Dove’s partner, and a beautiful little Precisionist view of the Harlem River in winter by Preston Dickinson. Art Review: ‘American Modern: Hopper to O’Keeffe’ Opens at MoMA 2013-08-22T22:04:13Z Chartoff, who died at 81, was lesser known to general audiences but was responsible for some of the most memorable movies of the second half of the 20th century. Troubled Thursday: Christopher Lee is among a trio of film legends to die 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z She has a lesser knack for first bringing her men and women to life. Review: Annie Proulx’s ‘Barkskins’ Is an Epic Tale of Logging and Doom 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z There is the cleaning up after the lesser horseshoe bats, a protected species occupying the “stranger’s room.” The Tower That Enchanted Yeats 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Instead they plead to lesser charges: I’m sorry for being a bad boyfriend; I’m sorry romance is so confusing. The Only Hollywood Abuser I Want to Hear From Is a Horse 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z Unless you actually do see their intrusiveness as the lesser evil than their defensiveness — we all make our deals, and you get to decide which trade-off to choose. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A caregiver-spouse struggles with feelings of emptiness and resentment 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z It’s an oven outside the theater, but the slate of this week’s new pictures — the horror film The Conjuring, a lesser Disney feature, a Red sequel and this — makes it seem like January in July. R.I.P.D.: Too Awful to Review? 2013-07-19T10:56:32Z Yet it tackles political, cultural and musical issues that matter and from which lesser artists than Bernstein shy away. In praise of ? Leonard Bernstein's Mass 2010-07-12T23:05:00Z That message is clear enough without screen grabs of texts or gimmicky layouts that a lesser book might employ, and it's fortunate that Stagg doesn't pepper the book with them. An edgy take on Internet fame vs. Hollywood fame: "Surveys" by Natasha Stagg 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z The members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which awards the Globes, seem to like some of the TV shows with lesser amounts of buzz and nods on critics’ best-of-2016 lists. Golden Globes: Lots of ‘La La’-dee-da, but a wake-up call from Meryl Streep 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z Flanagan's client was acquitted and the other nurse pleaded no contest to a lesser charge. Michael Jackson saw salvation in dangerous drug 2011-09-25T18:08:13Z There are plenty of moments, even in lesser songs, when instruments merge in shimmering brilliance and voices stack up in surreal stereo fireworks. Camila Cabello and Harry Styles, Teen-Pop Alumni, Think Bigger 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z In a lesser world, the episode would have been ripe with hollow feel-good platitudes like that one, but someone knew better. Parks and Recreation: was the quarantine reunion episode worth it? 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z The old-time house conductors in opera were typically patronized as lesser musicians who earned their keep by catering to prima donnas and learning how to conduct a flexible oom-pah-pah. Toscanini and Giulini Put Their Mark on ?Traviata? 2010-04-04T21:37:00Z Why not focus on these other, lesser celebrated, screen alcoholics instead. Yes, James Bond is an alcoholic - but which other film and TV characters should cut back on booze? 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z At the hands of lesser artists, anticomania often sank into grotesque melodrama. Art Review: At the Louvre, Vivid and Varied Imaginings of Antiquity 2010-12-03T16:11:00Z We hear about self-doubt and recrimination, but only a lesser show would ever depict it. I Am Cait Proves Caitlyn Jenner Is the Kardashian Family's Most Compelling Star Yet 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z Catering to younger travelers, Anywhr specializes on lesser known spots within Asia and Europe. Can’t Decide Where to Go? Leave it to These ‘Surprise Vacation’ Planners. 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z Freya Stark described him as "a Hellenistic lesser sea-god of a rather low period", Somerset Maugham as "a middle-class gigolo for upper-class women", and Fermor admitted his own occasional "rhinoceros-hide obtuseness". Patrick Leigh Fermor: An Adventure by Artemis Cooper – review 2012-10-12T21:55:11Z But hit full fury this year with the arrivals of HBO Max, flexing the full force of the Warner Bros. library, and to a lesser degree, Peacock, NBC Universal's addition to the fracas. Wait, that happened this year? A reminder of the TV events that 2020 erased from our memories 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z Luft realized that, in thinking that the medication could be managed along with her career, “I was enabling—a lesser version of what M-G-M had blatantly and inhumanely jammed down her throat.” Judy Garland’s Hollywood Unravelling, Through the Eyes of Her Husband and Producer Sid Luft 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z Sunday presents the outstanding Danish String Quartet in Opus 131, Opus 135 and, for good measure, the lesser, final ending to Opus 130. Classical Music Listings for Feb. 19-25 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z The fourth defendant, Joseph Chico, 27, of Chicago, was also originally charged with murder but agreed to plead guilty to a lesser charge and testified against the others. Man convicted in '08 killing of girl, 10 2012-01-18T01:05:00Z But while the film hinges on Pierre and, to a lesser extent, Florence, their lives are bound up with those around them, particularly her parents but also friends, employees and passers-by. Movie Review: ‘Le Grand Amour’ by Pierre Etaix 2012-10-18T23:49:11Z Still, I think while there was vast political error on both sides, the inability of Sarandon and her ilk to embrace the lesser of two evils permitted the greater of the two evils to rise. Susan Sarandon: ‘I thought Hillary was very dangerous. If she'd won, we'd be at war’ 2017-11-26T05:00:00Z The book flows from reporting for The Times by Sanger and his colleagues, who have had access, and volunteer informants, that lesser publications rarely enjoy. Cyberwarfare — the Latest Technology of Destruction 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z We tend to focus on the very worse, and forget everything else—the many smaller camps, and lesser crimes, that the Nazis also committed. What Can We Learn from the Germans About Confronting Our History? 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z "If the mass of unargued opinion chokes off literary critics ... then literature will be the lesser for it," he said. Books bloggers are harming literature, warns Booker prize head judge 2012-09-25T16:10:23Z Elsewhere there were songs of lesser turbulence — a new ballad, “Hyperpathos,” revolved around the slow permutation of a scintillating harmonic sequence — but it all kept coming back to the keyboard as a gravitational center. Music Review: Matt Mitchell, With Trio, at Greenwich House 2012-08-10T21:26:44Z Her illustrations for children's books and cookbooks are a lesser part of this show, but even a few of them are striking. Forests and mountains dominate 'Evergreen Muse: The Art of Elizabeth Colborne' at Whatcom Museum 2011-08-19T18:26:04Z But it's Will's show, as Daniels' first season Emmy proved, and, to a lesser extent, Mack's. Credit's due when the final credits roll on 'The Newsroom' 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z Wilson, perhaps assuming Dylan will return to one of his greatest songs with the zeal with which he obsessed over lesser tracks, just lets things roll. Bob Dylan’s “electric trilogy” masterpieces: I played all 18 discs and 357 tracks. Here’s why you should 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z Second, protect the league from serious scandals and lesser embarrassments, which he seems unable to master. Is America’s Most Popular Sport Under Siege? 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z So the show takes place in his shadow, with Carter fending off lesser men and listening to an awful radio serial about her dead boyfriend’s exploits. ‘Marvel’s Agent Carter’ Debuts on ABC 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z If the nerve ends were left seared, dead, and blunted—numbed—then he would be a lesser writer. Love in the Time of Numbness; or, Doctor Chekhov, Writer 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z There are plenty of obvious pointers, from reviews, awards won, multiple guide listings – but the surest way to find those lesser known places worth shouting about is reading between the lines of a restaurant’s menu. How to choose a great restaurant from reading the menu 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z In the end, the piece celebrates modesty and virtue with a generosity of spirit that suggests a lesser Sheridan. The Poor Soldier 2010-07-01T20:45:00Z Heigl could be commended for giving lesser lights in the acting universe their shot, for entrusting this down-market heroine with female screenwriters and a female director. 'One for the Money': Paging Dr. Izzie for a career transplant 2012-01-27T18:25:05Z We all suffer, to a greater or lesser extent, from an illusion of understanding, an illusion that we understand how things work when, in fact, our understanding is meagre. Human expertise: it’s not what you know, it’s who… 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z Yet many parents despair that their kids are reading comics, believing that comics are a lesser form of literature. Corner: Drawing on comics can boost kids' brainpower 2011-06-22T21:08:44Z In retrospect, less television has come to imply lesser — by volume, by value, by verisimilitude. ‘Friends’ Is Turning 25. Here’s Why We Can’t Stop Watching it. 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z This is the lesser of Drake’s two projects this year, lacking the cohesion and unexpected ambition of “Honestly, Nevermind,” the dance floor-focused album he released in June. ‘Her Loss’ Is Playtime for Drake and 21 Savage 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z It never offers the vague sense of being potentially meaningful that is common to lesser art, but rather it is resolutely meaningful without specifying which meaning was intended. Review | America picked artist Martin Puryear’s work for the Venice Biennale — and he’s everything America is not 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z I wrote that even a masterpiece needed a majestic interpretation to offer a more spiritual experience than a lesser work. Critic?s Notebook: Two ?Passions,? With Two Very Different Effects 2011-04-17T22:14:02Z There is something more to the story than hoping that the lesser evil ends up living in the Red Keep. In Game of Thrones, Even the Consequences Have Consequences 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z Producers often choose to use the fruit from younger vines or from lesser sites in their Rosso, or grapes that simply did not fit into the blend of their Brunello. Ideal Ripeness Varies by Opinion, Not by the Moment 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z After the high-point of Avatar, people got smart about lesser films where it probably wouldn't be worth paying the 3D surcharge. Has 3D film-making had its day? 2012-12-25T00:31:01Z It also features some remarkable work by filmmakers of lesser originality who nonetheless possess a knack that their chosen screenplays and casts give room to flourish. A Nineteen-Fifties TV Series That Let Directors Run Free 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z And even “Tammy,” one of the lesser offerings in the Melissa McCarthy raunch oeuvre, didn’t do as badly as you think. 'Get Hard's (sort of) loftier intentions 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z When the ruse is revealed — at a terrible moment, when Johanna shows up at the motel with her luggage — the contrivance falls apart, and in lesser hands the movie would, too. ‘Hateship Loveship’: Kristen Wiig drama finds its way 2014-05-01T18:13:58Z His attorneys are asking for a lesser sentence than what the guidelines call for, alleging “imperfect entrapment, sentencing manipulation, and outrageous government conduct.” ‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic set for resentencing in Oklahoma 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z It’s not about making your straight marriage somehow a lesser thing. Dick Cheney and Laura Bush plead support for marriage equality 2013-02-20T16:47:00Z THE scene of the crime, Riverside Park at the foot of West 115th Street, is in full spring bloom, carpeted in the butter-colored flowers of lesser celandine. Columbia U. Haunts of Lucien Carr and the Beats 2012-04-05T20:59:01Z A lesser actor might have felt objectified, but Norton bore it admirably, abs gleaming in the sun. The Unholy Pleasures of “Grantchester,” The Original Hot-Priest Show 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z Ron, who blithely deadnames Ry while spouting a stream of misogynistic one-liners, would be a crass caricature in the hands of a lesser writer. A Novel That Riffs on Sex Dolls, Mary Shelley and Brexit 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z Frankly it’s something of a jolt finding Kline, 64, and to a lesser extent, Keaton,66, that way and in these circumstances. Lawrence Kasdan's Darling Companion: The Big Chill for the AARP Set 2012-04-19T10:45:39Z That same year, the festival circuit saw a markedly similar film structured around deaf-mutism – albeit to slightly lesser results, the Antz to Don’t Breathe’s A Bug’s Life. The 10 scariest Netflix original movies 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z Better still, the dramatic tension doesn't fall apart during its inevitable sorcery battles which, in lesser film and TV, burst into empty, dragging spectacles with adversaries lamely hurling balls of fake light at each other. We scouted "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" and can confirm that it's a true treasure 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z As a culture writer who sometimes overlaps with politics, I always hate the knee-jerk assumption that other areas of journalism are somehow lesser—dumber, less substantial, less significant—than politics. Batter Up! Keith Olbermann Returning to TV, But Not That Kind of TV 2013-06-05T14:33:58Z No lesser a force than Frank Marshall, one of the most powerful producers in Hollywood, had been leading the salvage effort. 48 Years Later, Orson Welles’s Last Film Makes Its Debut 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z Most are from little-known regions, often made from grapes of lesser status. 20 Under $20: Minimal Effort, Maximum Pleasure 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z The extreme premise of “Wolf in White Van” — boy, gun, eyes without a face — makes it sound like a lesser Chuck Palahniuk novel. ‘Wolf in White Van,’ by John Darnielle 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z Making AHS into a carbon copy of a lesser genre of program doesn’t allow it to challenge that formula in the same way. American Horror Story season six review – a scarily shaky start 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z The Roman curator got lesser, more recently printed images for his show. Francesca Woodman Retrospective 2011-12-04T05:07:15Z Yeah, it was a little lesser known, and I really enjoy it. Penn Jillette does the math: America's next big magic star will be a woman 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z Dark skin still not only comes with the expectation of lower class but lessened beauty, not to mention uncleanliness, lesser intelligence and a diminished attractiveness. Dark-skinned black girls don't get married 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z Vintage was a big trend on the red carpet in the late 1990s and early 2000s, but lesser so now that luxury labels pay stars big bucks to be walking billboards. SAG Awards 2015: The duds, thuds and wows on the red carpet 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z These guys can kid around, or feel worried about stuff; they feel vulnerable and one of the lesser players gets a nasty back pain from having to pick up a big woman on stage. Magic Mike – review 2012-07-12T14:29:01Z Freud has generated a life’s worth of genuinely new painting that sits obstinately across the path of those lesser painters who get by on less. Lucian Freud, Adept Portraiture Artist, Dies at 88 2011-07-21T19:28:45Z Zola says, as if recalling another interaction with someone lesser. "Zola" is a cautionary tale about Black women befriending white women 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z It is the lesser of my movies though, and I don’t ever want to make anything lesser than that. The Visionaries: How Quentin Tarantino Concocted a Genre of His Own 2012-12-19T13:00:00Z And others came off as variations on a well-worn theme, such as offhandedly stumbling into a bluntly offensive Jewish joke that came across like a lesser version of a previous bit. Louis CK Performs at Madison Square Garden 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z In their eyes, Anand writes, “Indian men, women and children were lesser humans.” Twenty Years After a Brutal Massacre, It’s Payback Time 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z An elegant welcome of fish mousse and cheese puffs signals the Eve I’ve known and applauded before, but too much of what follows suggests a lesser kitchen. Buck’s, Restaurant Eve, Vermilion: Three dining guide near-misses By contrast, other diseases have lesser “brand” names. Media goes overtime on Ebola coverage, but not necessarily overboard A lesser author would have made this the focus of the novel, but Renault is cool enough not to let the hot stuff derail her larger narrative. Top 10 books on the ancient world 2010-09-29T12:08:00Z In a lesser comedy the two teenage girls would either be villains or eventual allies of the boys, but here their reactions are more grounded. "Good Boys" is a winner 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z Maybe to a lesser degree, “Community” — the meta part of it, commenting on itself as a show. ArtsBeat: David Cross on the Return of ‘Arrested Development’ 2013-05-23T18:41:11Z Now, thanks to “Life” and, to a lesser extent, the punk rocker Patti Smith’s memoir “Just Kids,” which won a 2010 National Book Award, the market is being deluged with pop memoirs and autobiographies. Pop: Gregg Allman and Other Pop Memoirists 2012-07-27T16:00:00Z This is because women without children also earn less than men throughout their careers, albeit to a lesser extent. The gender pay gap is narrowing – here's how to close it completely 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z The world had become a planet composed of some 193 countries, all enjoying a greater or lesser familiarity with English and Englishness. A global tongue 2010-05-08T23:05:00Z It might be the mafia, it might be some lesser bunch of drug and gun lords, but these art heists always seem to be the work of organised criminals. Art heists: more Tony Soprano than George Clooney 2013-03-20T16:09:56Z Eccentrics, lesser knowns and unknowns prevail here, along with unfamiliar works by better-known artists. Art Review: Trisha Donnelly in MoMA’s Artist’s Choice Series 2013-01-02T15:59:43Z Yet I suddenly felt like a lesser version of last year's It Girl, with her slated for stardom. What do mentors and protégés owe each other? 2021-07-03T04:00:00Z “One can speculate the reasons why they chose to convict of maybe the perception of the lesser crime,” said Long. When the law won’t call it rape 2013-01-26T17:00:00Z The difference between pop agitators like Madonna and her lesser offspring is one of determination. Madonna channels defiance and devotion on confident 'Rebel Heart' 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z Lasagna with Swiss chard is generous and cheesy but a lesser draw amid the multitude of superior main courses. Review | A creative chef breaks the rules at this all-day diner 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z Isn't that more of the same, only to a lesser extent? A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 2010-06-18T22:00:00Z What would in lesser hands be a simple raising of the dramatic stakes for shock value becomes the beginning of Fleabag’s redemption. The 50 best TV shows of 2019: No 2 – Fleabag 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z Another 18 paintings, attributed to Pareja with greater or lesser firmness, appear in the catalog. A Familiar Face at the Met, Now in His Own Light 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Also, the best teams in the power conferences do not necessarily want to play a tough team such as UCF from a lesser conference. Perspective | The College Football Playoff isn’t about fairness. It’s about power. 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z “Doctor Strange,” starring Benedict Cumberbatch as one of Marvel’s lesser comic book heroes, collected an estimated $85 million at theaters in the United States and Canada, according to comScore, which compiles box office data. ‘Doctor Strange’ is Lucky 13 for Marvel Hit Machine 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z His films superficially resemble many lesser American independent dramas and run-of-the-mill European dramas, or, rather, vice versa—these films resemble his, as a result of his direct or osmotic influence. The Misunderstood Maurice Pialat 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z Where lesser mortals drag themselves over fences, wondering how to get that troublesome second leg to follow the first, Monbiot simply "vaults" or "jumps" the obstacle. Feral: Searching for Enchantment on the Frontiers of Rewilding by George Monbiot – review 2013-05-24T06:30:12Z Even that lesser public good isn’t certain, however. A Microsoft billionaire gives the public a rare view of his art 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z Despite the fact that one in two marriages now ends in divorce, there remains a tendency to treat relationships without contract or children as in some way lesser. I no longer love my boyfriend, but I can’t afford to leave him | Dear Mariella 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z His lesser stories have the gravitas of a magazine subscription blow-in card. Experiments Succeed — and Fail — Spectacularly in Robert Coover’s Lab 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z I would have liked the Caesar salad with smoked trout more if it hadn’t struck me as a lesser version of the majestic herring Caesar at M. Wells Steakhouse. Pizza Moto Comes to Rest in Brooklyn 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z Socially conscious rap is common; its criminal-minded flip side, street rap, does exist, but to a lesser degree. Hip-Hop With an Irish Lilt 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z Esquino eventually pleaded guilty to the lesser offense of concealing money from the IRS. Owner of Rivera plane being investigated by DEA 2012-12-14T12:15:10Z A task in which there can be no success, only a lesser degree of failure. The Apprentice 2013 episode six: live blog 2013-06-05T19:45:30Z Had Martha bruised the egos of lesser beings, her behavior might have passed without notice. The Love Triangle That Caused a Religious Panic 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z And so, to a greater or lesser extent, any chancellor would currently be faced with defending decisions that made some people poorer. George Osborne: paying the price of failure 2013-04-02T20:46:29Z To a lesser degree, the same holds true for sequences with Mr. Bennett’s neighbors, who are torn between their distaste for Mary and their guilt over not helping her. Review: In ‘The Lady in the Van,’ Maggie Smith Homesteads in the Driveway 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Generalized anxiety of a lesser intensity, where one feels anxious or worries disproportionately about various not-very-threatening concerns in contexts that do not truly explain the level of anxiety, can also make an individual miserable. Our new era of anxiety 2012-06-02T22:00:00Z In the hands of two lesser actresses, the show wouldn’t be what it is today. From Sally Draper to Arya Stark: 5 TV dramas that bet big on kid actors and won 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z In the diva fashion that she helped to invent, Diana Ross talk-sang through later, lesser known standards and hypnotized the audience with inspirational sayings. It’s Too Late for the Grammys to Redeem Themselves 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z There was a big laugh for a moment when a placard with Sandler’s face is moved to a lesser seat at the wedding by Allen’s fiancé, what with the actor in the room. TIFF 2014: Chris Rock rates big laughs in 'Top Five' 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z There are many highly personal topics from which a lesser woman than Ada would have steered well clear. How to stay married. (Don't get divorced) 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z Second Banana: Is there any reason you’re still in close contact with your parents, having ample evidence they will always and forever treat you as the lesser child? Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Less-favored daughter fears her baby will be ‘second-banana’ grandchild 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z It begins in 1492, with Columbus’s arrival, and wends its way through the next five centuries, leavening some of the essential textbook material with stories that are lesser known. 7 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z In the hands of a lesser author, this setup could be preachy and heavy, but Clayborn’s characters are bright and nuanced, her dialogue quick and clever, and the world she builds warm and welcoming. Review | Sarah MacLean picks the best romance novels to read this month 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z Facebook Twitter Pinterest Murray has made as many flops as the next actor but Aykroyd says even in lesser movies like Quick Change, he retained his integrity and gave an affecting and effective performance. Bill Murray finally wins this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z That’s significant, since it was Sony subsidiary Columbia who were embarrassed by the leaked news that Lawrence was paid a lesser percentage of the profits of American Hustle than her male co-stars. The 75 films we're most excited about in 2016 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z Last year, Lehman Brothers sold some lesser valued works from its collection at an auction in Philadelphia. Sotheby's plans auction of Lehman Bros art works 2010-06-04T18:24:00Z And an upcoming release justly burnishes the renown of another musician of lesser originality but profound personality, Red Garland. The Best Jazz Reissues of 2014 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z Not that the south has been immune, but it occurred to a lesser degree than in other regions. The Year’s Best Wine Books 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z A shelf of small objects, flippant little bits of clay and cardboard, is worth dozens of lesser careers. Picasso: The Mediterranean Years (1945-62) 2010-06-06T21:15:00Z "In fiction we've got novels like The Art of Fielding, a popular and critical hit earlier this year, alongside lesser known titles such as The China Factory," said Allardice. Guardian first book award: the longlist 2012 2012-08-30T17:16:21Z It’s a lesser work by a great artist; still rich, troubling and haunting. Review: Pina Bausch’s ‘On the Mountain’ in Paris 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z As we saw in the fuss over Dylan’s Nobel Prize, some people still view lyricists as lesser poetical beings. I already knew Leonard Cohen was dead on Election Day — then things got worse 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z Here, experts offer up lesser known but equally charming destinations in Italy, France, Switzerland and Austria, with lodging suggestions and approximate nightly rates. How to Ski European Pistes for Less 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z “The other stuff” was on display on the lawns, porches, driveways and garage doors at properties from Hampton Bays to Montauk, some from prominent artists and others by those lesser known. A Drive-By Art Show Turns Lawns and Garages Into Galleries 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z This is a lesser charge and will not require a court appearance, police said. Shark Tank star's wife charged in Canada fatal boat crash 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z Innumerable artists have continued to work in this vein, often to even lesser effect. Lost in the Yoko Ono labyrinth 2012-06-18T18:03:42Z Another lesser idea is a she-crab soup floating tiny oyster crackers and steamed mussels in the center of the bowl. Live Oak, reviewed: Smacks of good Southern home cooking 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z The hour and a half Mr. Barsky provides might be enough time for a lesser figure. Movie Review: ‘Koch,’ Neil Barsky’s Documentary on the Former Mayor 2013-01-31T16:55:40Z In a lesser show than “Game,” having such a simply detestable straw man might seem a cheat, a cheap way to get the audience’s blood up. “Game of Thrones’” overstuffed finale 2012-06-04T15:26:00Z He grouped them with the main pair and called them “the lesser of four evils” before speaking about the problems all Americans have with this particular election. 'The lesser of four evils': John Oliver is not a fan of Gary Johnson and Jill Stein 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z The roster of nominees usually has a mix of mainstream and lesser known musicians, but the prize often goes to eclectic artists who have not enjoyed commercial success. ArtsBeat: Adele Tops Shortlist for Mercury Prize 2011-07-19T15:17:58Z All was not revealed in the first episode, unlike so many lesser shows. We dare you to snooze through 'Awake' 2012-03-01T00:04:04Z At the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday and Sunday, the festival introduced four dancers who are lesser known, at least in New York. Dance Review: ‘Dancing the Gods,’ a Festival of Indian Movement 2014-04-29T20:20:23Z In wartime, all sorts of decent people are forced to make uncomfortable choices between greater and lesser evils. TV review: The House That Made Me 2010-12-10T08:00:00Z “It was a privilege to know her, and the world is a lesser place today because she is gone. There will never be another bell hooks.” bell hooks, groundbreaking feminist thinker, dies at 69 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z After years of training, practice, and sacrifice, Adam had no desire to be the best player on a lesser team. The Unseen Student Victims of the “Varsity Blues” College-Admissions Scandal 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z Above all, she does not want to be stuck with a lesser levitation. John L’Heureux on the Mystery of Grace 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z “In the end, it was decided that keeping him would be ‘the lesser of two evils,’ ” the record reads. Mahler Said What to Whom? 2011-02-03T22:00:06Z Some lesser poems feature lines that teeter on the precipice of bluntness and cliché: “You’re contrary/You are the misfit/All along/Though you don’t think it/You are wrong.” Books of The Times: Philip Larkin?s Complete Poems, Edited by Archie Burnett 2012-04-09T21:28:30Z “Part of my unconscious belief was that it’s a somewhat lesser genre,” she says. Liane Moriarty writes women’s fiction. Have a problem with that? She doesn’t. 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z “Da 5 Bloods” is a lesser Lee movie — honestly, it’s a mess — whose characterizations of Vietnamese people are inextricable from its political failures. Vietnamese Lives, American Imperialist Views, Even in ‘Da 5 Bloods’ 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z Particularly incensed is Jason, whom Mr. Pullen imbues with a loose, touchy temperament, and, to a lesser degree, Chris, played with bouncy energy by the engaging Mr. Davis. Review: The Jobs Are Gone in ‘Sweat.’ So Are People’s Hopes. 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z He also had many interviews with lesser White House officials, both accompanied and not. And minder makes three: For White House interviews, it’s never just one-on-one Its status as a lesser “My Fair Lady” has been remarked on, accurately, many times before. Kennedy Center’s Broadway-bound ‘Gigi,’ starring Vanessa Hudgens, affirms its undistinguished status 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Examples included "discouraged," "painful," "poor choices," "concerned," "uninspiring," and "lesser of two evils."The combination of that bitter GOP fight and improved economic news is boosting . Romney has momentum before Super Tuesday 2012-03-05T15:22:00Z To her, as to many deaf people today, deafness is an identity, not a defect or a curse imposed by a lesser god. Review: Sound, or Silence? A Passionate Debate in ‘Children of a Lesser God’ 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z Oppy, and to a lesser extent its sister rover, Spirit, which “died” several years earlier, was the robot geologist that refused to quit. ‘Good Night Oppy’ Review: Life (Kind of) on Mars 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z They were crisp and clean, while many of her lesser notes were gruff and unsteady. Review: Mariah Carey and Her Can’t-Look-Away Debut in Las Vegas 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z With a lesser talent, the attitude could seem detached or aloof. ‘Inherent Vice’ is complex and subversive. Paul Thomas Anderson is pretty normal. 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z There are better and lesser angels involved for sure, but the prerogative was and remains fully hers. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A Good Samaritan quits when she suspects some don’t need charity 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z And in that writing, Mr Roper adds, “in general he derogated plot—plottedness was a characteristic of lesser works, he thought.” A man for all seasons 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z King could fill a blooper reel of gaffes that would have been fatal to the careers of lesser personalities. From presidents to faded stars, all welcomed by Larry King 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z Even his lesser efforts are infused with enough craft and energy to keep you engaged and surprised, and “Alien: Covenant” is no exception. Review: In ‘Alien: Covenant,’ Everybody’s Favorite Predator Returns 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z There’s a stereotype, and men, gay or not, sound to a greater or lesser degree like that stereotype. Is there a 'gay voice'? Director David Thorpe on his Outfest documentary 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z The Thing was a riot of inventive, provocative design work and HR Giger's work in Alien was iconic enough to influence hundreds of other, lesser films. Where's the thrill in today's cookie-cutter monster movies? 2011-08-16T16:58:08Z I really hate the chemicals of sunscreen, but they’re the lesser of two evils. Chloë Sevigny Will Make New York Smell Better 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z But that doesn’t mean this gala is a lesser gala! Everything You Need to Know About the Met Gala 2021 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z The three men were freed in August after pleading guilty to lesser charges in exchange for sentences of the 18 years they'd already served. Oscar nod for West Memphis 3 film angers parents 2012-01-24T19:21:13Z Like New York or London or even, to a lesser extent, Los Angeles, it comes defined by the tension of its development, in which the past is both present and constantly subsumed. Author Luc Sante's 'The Other Paris' wanders the city streets of past and present 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z She says nary a word, and doesn’t move any other muscle, but still communicates with this minimal gesture more than a lesser actor might squeeze from a long monologue. | 'Collected Stories': Linda Lavin as Donald Margulies?s Vision of Faded Fame 2010-04-28T23:01:00Z The side effects of a cesarean section are well known, but lesser physical interventions like forceps are associated with an increased risk of long-term pelvic disfunction: urinary, flatal and fecal incontinence. Motherlode Blog: Should Doctors Wait Longer Before Intervening in Births? 2014-02-06T20:13:43Z If he won’t see the problem and work on it in earnest, now, you need to choose the lesser harm, a separation or an abuser in the house. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Emotional abuse by stepfather requires urgent action 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z “If Vivian had battled cancer, or even lesser physical afflictions like tremors, arthritis or lazy eye, these conditions would not have been dismissed as irrelevant to her photography,” she writes. ‘Vivian Maier Developed,’ an Intimate Biography of a Very Private Photographer 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z That picture portrays a lesser entry from the comics company’s superhero stable — and Winter Soldier opened in April, an unlikely month for box-office behemoths. X-Men: Days of Future Past and the Elusive $100 Million Movie Opening 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z “The research is solid: attitudes shape behavior. A growing number of reports show how re-enforcing of gender stereotypes – including in advertising – contributes to a lesser view of women, resulting in their mistreatment,” Liszewski added. KFC apologizes for 'sexist' Australian ad featuring boys ogling woman's butt, breasts 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z It’s all too easy to fall prey to the mythology of other people’s glorified lives, seeing your own as lesser, greyer and even underpopulated. My family is great, but I feel as though I have no real friends | Dear Mariella 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z Not a lesser phase, if anything a cranked up version. Rock band The Darkness reunite 2011-03-15T08:00:45Z Involuntary manslaughter is defined as unintentional killing without malice, and is a lesser charge than murder. TV cover okayed for trial of Michael Jackson doctor 2011-02-08T00:03:21Z They were jailed for the lesser charge of manslaughter. “Gay panic” is not a defense 2012-07-16T16:10:00Z “This is a lesser book, but only in the sense that the best later Sinatra records were lesser than ‘In the Wee Small Hours.’” 8 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z Fontaine, who was then the lesser known sister, won, for "Suspicion" while de Havilland had been nominated for "Hold Back the Dawn." Olivia de Havilland Talks About Her Sister 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z Carolyn’s skimpily drawn wealthy friends loll about in sailing attire, looking down their patrician noses at the lesser classes. ‘The Price of Inheritance,’ by Karin Tanabe As well as marvellous paintings, unfinished paintings and lesser paintings, Manet: Portraying Life features curiosities and abandoned works never shown in his lifetime. Manet: Portraying Life – review 2013-01-21T18:45:01Z Celebrity couldn’t prevent this artist’s downfall, though it has elevated far lesser talents and is enough of an American obsession to warrant including two galleries devoted to it in this exhibition. Picturing America in the Selfie Age, at the Whitney 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z “I say the Muggles are not lesser, not worthless, but of other value. Magic blooms only in rare souls.” Wand-waving Johnny Depp appears as 'Fantastic Beasts' character 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z This risky device would be a disaster in a lesser writer's hands, but Crais, who did a lot of research about doggie behavior and psychology, pulls it off brilliantly. Review: Robert Crais' `Suspect' is action-packed 2013-01-22T17:46:06Z She pleaded to a lesser charge of reckless driving and was sentenced to unsupervised probation. Heather Locklear arrested for 'assaulting police and paramedic' 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z The lesser activity of writing prose journals, in a phonetic Japanese alphabet, was left to aristocratic women like Lady Murasaki. Review | ‘The Tale of Genji’ is Japan’s most revered book, and likely the first novel ever. This exhibition takes us into its enigmatic world. 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z A way to “tell some of the important stories that are lesser heard.” Grime Transformed British Music. A New Exhibition Traces How. 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z This list of recommendations includes selections you've may have seen on other lists – with good reason – and a few that may be lesser known but are worth seeking out and spending time with nevertheless. Understand racism by watching these movies and TV shows exploring the Black experience in America 2020-06-06T04:00:00Z Kim may be lesser known to network audiences, but it's her energy that makes the first two episodes of the ABC drama sizzle. How "The Company You Keep" maps the anatomy of a dangerous, network-friendly sexual thrill 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z Media conglomerates may have lost their grip on music profits and, to a lesser extent, movie grosses, but where television is concerned, they can count on having most Americans over a barrel. Cut the cord: A guide to free TV 2010-08-26T14:30:00Z An assertion of self as gay and female, this is a rigorously intelligent rebuke to a society that counts either of those categories as lesser than. 10 Monologues That Make Solo Music 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z The staging and, to a lesser extent, the performances have a similar desperate edge. Review: ‘The Royal Family of Broadway,’ This Time in Song 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z One of the recurring stories was that Leigh was taking away Olivier's power, making him a lesser man. Laurence Olivier's Macbeth film project rises from the dead 50 years on 2013-01-25T18:40:18Z Unique to this museum is the emphasis on many lesser known black Mississippians. Following the Civil Rights Trail 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z What hollow music this would be in lesser hands. The National: Trouble Will Find Me – review 2013-05-16T20:30:02Z But there are too many lumpy homilies in “The Locals,” sections that read like monologues from lesser Arthur Miller plays. Boom, Bust and a Berkshires Interloper in ‘The Locals’ 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z |
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