| 单词 | abrupt |
| 例句 | The abrupt ending and the expanse of blankness at the bottom of the page mirror the finality of the decision to move and the uncertainty of the life that lay ahead. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z With an abrupt scrape of wood Matthew pushed back his chair. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Victoria came out of the bathroom, headed toward me, and then, seeing who I was talking to, made an abrupt right turn and went off to find us a table. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Tree-ear sometimes wanted to cry out and beat his fists into the clay in frustration when Min made an abrupt gesture for yet another repetition of the work. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z They met with Ernest Rutherford himself—“very abrupt in conversation,” Loomis would recall. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Roger turns around to grab more rocks, and I come to an abrupt stop. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Kendra found herself worrying that the floor would give way and Hugo would take an abrupt shortcut to the basement. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I’m searching in vain for an elephant when my eyes come to an abrupt stop on a woman. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z What composers could impose instead of incremental change were more abrupt contrasts of loud and soft, like the juxtaposition of light and shade, chiaroscuro, in painting. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Fleshy, abrupt squelches that turned my stomach and filled my mouth with the taste of char. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z After years of slow back-and-forth, the families were stunned by the abrupt finality that confronted them—the hearing had taken mere minutes. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The dog landed on all fours and held still, head tilted to one side, alert to the abrupt change in Alex’s mood. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z When the truck finally stops and the engine turns off, my ears throb with abrupt silence that rushes into my head. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z It was as though he had been hurtling toward this point for weeks, months, maybe even years, but now he had come to an abrupt halt, run out of road. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The command is as abrupt as the earlier door slam, and twice as close. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Then, with a rough, abrupt air, he said, “Who are you and what do you want?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The abrupt change of subject made the old lady raise her eyebrows. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z All of our departures from the country were dangerous, abrupt, and mostly illegal. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z It was awful for Bailey and me to encounter the reality one abrupt morning. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z We were back in civilian waters when suddenly we came to an abrupt stop and I toppled onto the deck. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Up ahead, the playground came to an abrupt end at a railing overlooking a steep drop, where a long stairway led to a lower level of the park. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z She watched the Sister’s movements become more abrupt and chaotic. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Ron came to an abrupt halt, but Hermione took him by the elbow and tugged him on up the stairs. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I am entirely enamored, and so engrossed that I don’t see August until he comes to an abrupt stop in front of me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The yelling came to an abrupt stop, and all Ivy wanted was her mother. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He had been staring into the forest greenery when a deer appeared in abrupt focus. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z She made a little abrupt gesture, as though she were waving the idea of danger aside as something completely unimportant. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z “What about me?” she demanded, abrupt as Old Tallow herself. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z One day she was at work, the next gone, with no clear explanation for her abrupt departure. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z We zip through a maze of parking lots and back alleys before coming to an abrupt stop at a corner in an industrial area. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z On the night of June 13, just after nine o’clock, another abrupt storm had struck the fairgrounds, and this one also seemed to single out the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z They collected their wraps and made their abrupt good nights while Mr. Goodacre and Harry prepared the buggy. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z It was as though, like huntsmen hiding in a forest, they were afraid that any abrupt sound or movement would warn away approaching beasts. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z We laughed, knowing exactly who was to blame for the caretakers’ abrupt departures. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z He was heading from Provo to Salt Lake City, the very drive, in fact, that Reggie had made with his parents after his first mission came to an abrupt end. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He comes to an abrupt stop in front of the store, like he just noticed it. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Then the ravine came to an abrupt end. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Clearly something big and abrupt, and probably cataclysmic, had produced this arresting spike. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The train comes to an abrupt halt, brakes screeching alarmingly, at the signal on the London side of Witney. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The abrupt halt had wakened a few sleepers. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The reporters looked at one another, incredulous at the abrupt termination. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He knew it probably looked strange, abrupt, but he did his best thinking when he was in motion, counting something. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z And so with a last abrupt kick, the sea breeze twisted around and left him. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I don’t know if I reacted to the abrupt change of tone or not, but she immediately followed with, “I’m sorry, it’s been a very long night and I could use a cup of coffee.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The truck came to an abrupt halt and lurched forward all at once. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Min’s interruption could hardly have been more abrupt, but the curt words swept over Tree-ear like cool rain over a parched field. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The abrupt sound of my voice scattered any other dream memories I might have pulled from my mind, but I was pleased to finally recall this much. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Finally, the same pattern of an abrupt start of food production dependent on domesticates from elsewhere, and an abrupt and massive population replacement, seems to have repeated itself in many areas in the prehistoric era. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z No one else seemed to notice the abrupt, heavy noise. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They were a little faster, more abrupt, with here and there less than a smooth curve at the top, almost a breaking point. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Ha, Pet said inside her head, its voice showing up with an abrupt and unbalancing suddenness. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z She jerks to an abrupt halt in the parking lot and turns to face me. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Unsuspecting its abrupt motion, I do not catch it, but it hits upon my face and falls to my lap, cracked and oozing; my lip and cheek sting, and are wet. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z And he pushes his cart down the sidewalk but comes to an abrupt stop again. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The evangelist’s words cast an abrupt silence over the crowd. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Tom threw on both brakes impatiently and we slid to an abrupt dusty stop under Wilson's sign. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I felt a spasm of fear at his words, and the abrupt memory of his violent black glare that first day . . . but the overwhelming sense of safety I felt in his presence stifled it. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z In the abrupt bedlam, I could hear more than one person shouting my name. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The trailer plunged headlong into the soft soil and flipped over on to its balloon-roof, shuddering to an abrupt halt. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Apa grabs her by the shoulder and stops her in one abrupt movement. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Some of the officers at Fort Detrick had noticed a certain abrupt quality in her hand motions and had accused her of having hands that were “too quick” to handle delicate work in dangerous situations. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mark was stunned at the abrupt change—he scrambled out from underneath a couple of people who were staring at Trina, almost transfixed. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Whether because of flu and fever or an abrupt lessening in the warmth of his confidence, Nye exuded an icy sweat. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Omakayas called back, and Old Tallow’s hand went up in an abrupt wave, though she didn’t turn to look or certainly to smile. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z We reach the place where the outside world ends and the experiment begins, as abrupt a shift as if someone had drawn a line in the ground. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The mist was dissipating quickly, allowing the sun—in streaks and dazzling, abrupt splashes—to shine through. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The nurturer who had always been so pleasant to her, the one with a son named Jonas who took Abe to his dwelling at night, was oddly abrupt when she greeted him. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z For the young women who answered the Komsomol call for volunteers on October 10, 1941, their transformation from civilians to soldiers was abrupt. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z They came at length to the steep abrupt end of Treebeard’s Hill, and looked up at the rock-wall with its rough steps leading to the high shelf. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z It is in the abrupt, unaccountable aggregation of random notions, intuitions, known in science as good ideas, that the high points are made. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Looking about her in her abrupt, rather masculine way. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Barack had originally planned to spend the months leading up to our wedding finishing his book and working at his new law firm, but he’d ended up putting most of it on an abrupt hold. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z And then, once the time is right, with one abrupt, swift action I’m going to completely knock them out of my life. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But then suddenly, following a particularly heinous insinuation against his employer, my father brought the car to an abrupt halt. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The labor peace that Coalwood had enjoyed for more than fifty years came to an abrupt end. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She began to clap madly in rhythm until the tune came to an abrupt end. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Berlin's role as the main stage of the espionage wars came to an abrupt end. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z His abrupt speech indicated what the men already knew. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Ms. Wyman brings this to an abrupt halt with threats of detention or disembowelment, I have trouble hearing which. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z But this lull proved to be short-lived and came to an abrupt end one morning in September. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The abrupt, booming immediacy of his presence was too much for me to take. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z They come to an abrupt stop before swinging gently, even though she’s standing perfectly still. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The car makes an abrupt stop, lurching us forward then sideways as Seven makes a wide U-turn. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z It was magnitude 7.5, not vast as earthquakes go, but so abrupt and wrenching that it collapsed an entire mountainside. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Lancelot’s well-known habit of abrupt departures lent colour to the story. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He came to an abrupt halt at the end of Privet Drive. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He scans the space around us and the sky above us and then comes to an abrupt halt and faces me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I could tell by her abrupt manner, and the way she tapped her lorgnette against her teeth, that she was questing possibilities. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Any line of talk that departed from the family and verged on the political might mean the abrupt termination of the visit. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Jemmy made an abrupt turn, pulling the prince deeper into the main sewer. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z He had not come into the living room, but made an abrupt turn into the hallway which led to bedrooms and bath. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Now you lie down and get some rest,” Mrs. Delaney said, shutting the door behind her, and in the abrupt silence Mia flopped down on the bed and fell instantly asleep. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He hoped Shell would rent it because the oil companies were always the best renters, never complaining about abrupt hikes, paying easily in American dollars so that nobody had to deal with the fluctuating naira. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The big man let out an abrupt laugh, then groaned with pain. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z One of the bridges actually collapses from the weight, and the Confederate advance comes to an abrupt halt. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The violin music came to an abrupt halt. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Catastrophists, as you might expect from the name, believed that the Earth was shaped by abrupt cataclysmic events–floods principally, which is why catastrophism and neptunism are often wrongly bundled together. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “Sometimes I am tempted to think that Mrs. Pontellier is capricious,” said Madame Lebrun, who was amusing herself immensely and feared that Edna’s abrupt departure might put an end to the pleasure. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z In and out, we are swept;. . . we cannot step outside its sinuous, its hesitating, its abrupt, its perfectly encircling walls. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z That tall one, he even shook his head like Willie Begay did: two abrupt movements, almost too quick to see, and then he pulled the corporal to his feet. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “Fischer had a gun to our heads,” he later said, explaining the abrupt termination of one of the most important American chess matches ever played. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z At the end of that week, when Ophelia accompanied Farmer back to Port-au-Prince, the Rover came to an abrupt stop on the highway. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z In the abrupt silence which had fallen, I heard Mr. Hatch come in the front door. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Ugly, irrelevant, useless, lazy, good-for-nothing, abrupt, flatulent, and petulant were some of the choice adjectives he’d selected for them. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “Edie? What are you—?” She sees what I see and comes to an abrupt stop. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z As he turned onto Main Street, he brought the sled to an abrupt halt. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Ernest acknowledged in reply, “He was a bit abrupt with me . . . Though I was a bit disappointed, I really don’t have anything against him because I respect his work so much.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “I wasn’t sorry to leave,” Russo later said of his abrupt exit. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z That dominance came to an abrupt end with the creation and implementation of what has come to be known as the Southern Strategy. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z A couple blocks past the boss’s place, the stately houses came to an abrupt halt at McCreary Park. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The movement was so abrupt, Charles had no time to react. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The blare of the horns is so loud that Aurora comes to an abrupt stop halfway across the road and covers her ears. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z She is nice to me but abrupt with my mother, leading me to believe that the kindergarten teacher isn’t the only person in town who my mother thinks is not doing her job right. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z With his death, the Alexandrian War came to an abrupt end. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z As the youngest of the four, she had had the least chance to bond to the Island before our abrupt exile almost a decade before. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The chaplain weighed the next silence heavily and then shattered it with an abrupt question. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Then—it seemed to me such an odd, abrupt change of subject: “You know, I’m glad I’ve been the first to establish official ties between Afro-Americans and our blood brothers in Africa.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z They reined back to an abrupt halt, the horses snorting and whinnying. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z All the preceding night and day, I had been in a sort of daze, brought on by the abrupt change in my circumstances. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z He was getting used to her abrupt entrances and exits. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “All we saw was you running the simulation and her nearly getting punched to death-before she gave up. Then you stopped, had a rather abrupt lovers’ reconciliation, and stole the hard drive together. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z But the thinness of the clay layer clearly suggested that in Umbria, if nowhere else, something rather more abrupt had happened. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Rebuffed by the girls, Lloyd returned to his companions, stopping in front of Sasha’s sleeping form to shout an abrupt, parrotlike “Hey!” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z In its most acute form it produces abrupt and terrifying hallucinations, disturbing to victims and onlookers alike, which generally then give way to coma and death. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z And so it went for years, until the night it all came to an abrupt, mortified halt. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z At the opposite extreme are regions in which food production certainly began with an abrupt arrival of foreign people as well as of foreign crops and animals. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I spent the next six months quietly trying to empower myself without making any sort of abrupt change. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z A little taken aback by the abrupt dismissal, Harry got to his feet quickly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z It was a mistake; the radio had suddenly gone quiet, and my voice ringing in the abrupt, releasing hush galvanized them all. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The command came from my mouth as abrupt and jarring as shattered glass. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Eliza’s greeting was delivered in a short, abrupt voice, without a smile; and then she sat down again, fixed her eyes on the fire, and seemed to forget me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The abrupt stillness seemed alien and artificial, a little insidious. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z When Ruth saw it, she came to an abrupt halt. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a whipping movement, an abrupt snap, and in a looping, swinging motion the Frog slipped back around and up and took the main force of the pressure wave from the tanker bow-on. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Like most people who first ride the subway, Chester wasn’t used to the abrupt stops. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z He came to an abrupt stop and numerous people slammed into him, some of them shouting at him to move, others giving him a double take when they realized who he was. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I can't move too quickly, my joints reject any abrupt motions. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The door opened three inches, then came to an abrupt stop. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Omakayas put the cup down, picked it up again at Tallow’s abrupt gesture. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Once, his mother told Ifemelu, “Your lashes are pretty,” abrupt, unexpected words, and then sipped her Bellini, as though she had not heard Ifemelu's surprised “Thank you.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z They pinned themselves between the ladders, perched precariously above the blurred ground and slept in nodding shifts that broke off at abrupt moments when the train jerked forward or slammed to a slower speed. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z On our next to last day on the trail, our sixth since setting off from Rockfish Gap, we were walking along beneath dull skies when there came an abrupt, cold roaring of wind. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z We run down the Midway, past the Hub, and then come to an abrupt stop. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “You wander: your head becomes confused. I have been too abrupt in communicating the news; it has excited you beyond your strength.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z It is not an abrupt end; it is peace. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z It was abrupt, as if the plane had turned. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z “Everybody off,” the driver snaps at us after coming to an abrupt stop inside the gate. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “Goodness, you magpies,” he said into the abrupt silence that fell. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z This abrupt and rather frightening introduction — the viewer is pitched headlong not only into Sabina’s company but also into her condition — is an emphatic announcement of some of the film’s intentions. | 'A Dangerous Method': ?A Dangerous Method,? by David Cronenberg - Review 2011-11-22T18:02:01Z Its current design incorporates a series of terraces that form abrupt walls at the park’s perimeter, making it difficult to see into or enter the plaza. The Home of Philadelphia’s Famous Love Sculpture Gets a New Look 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z The disease's primary symptoms are silver blisters on the skin, and abrupt memory loss that ends in total amnesia. Laura van den Berg's 'Find Me' captures a memorable apocalypse 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z The show concludes with an abrupt insult, the commonest of angry epithets. Review: Phoebe Waller-Bridge Gives New York a Fabulous ‘Fleabag’ 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z You were less aware than usual of the composer’s abrupt shifts — of style, dynamics, tempo — not because those shifts weren’t present but because they occurred so seamlessly. Music Review: A Conquering Climax to a Tribute to Mahler 2011-02-28T23:16:12Z In abrupt gasps, the album retreats to the sweeter melodies of their 2000 debut, Felt Mountain, but these are few if even recognizable. Goldfrapp’s Impressive New Album: Tales Of Us 2013-09-20T12:00:56Z “The House That Jack Built” has a few memorable shots and a good, rudely abrupt ending, but is also sad and repetitive, riddled with what can only be called Dad jokes. ‘The House That Jack Built’ Review: Sick, Violent and a Total Bore 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z After a blockbuster weekend for “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” the writer and director took an abrupt leave of social media Monday. Stop blaming a “rabid feminist ‘Avengers’ backlash” for Joss Whedon’s Twitter exit 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z In prose that is both abrupt and tender, she skewers the hydraulics of family and the insensitivities of those who think themselves exquisitely sensitive. New Israeli Fiction: A Reluctant Bride, a Brave Survivor and Fables for a Modern World 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z Some Twitter users have picked up their handles and gone to an alternative social media platform, Mastodon — so many, in fact, that Wired reports the abrupt uptick has "overrun" Mastodon servers. Should you join Mastodon? Here's what you need to know 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z The director, Reed Harkness, traces how his younger brother Sam and other relatives coped with the abrupt departure of their mother, Jois. ‘Sam Now’ Review: When Mom Leaves 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z Moore said he pondered resigning a few years ago but stayed to manage the challenging transition after Esbjornson’s abrupt departure at the end of the 2008-09 season. Benjamin Moore will leave top Seattle Rep post in 2014 2013-09-05T01:28:38Z But in the first chapter, an abrupt half-page, the man she thought of as her father drops her off at the crowded apartment of a “large poor family” — her actual birth family. Review | A teenager meets the family she didn’t know existed in ‘A Girl Returned’ 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z But it’s too late, and too abrupt, to turn tiresome jesters into actual, vulnerable human beings. In this ‘Lysistrata,’ sex and war don’t mix 2013-07-25T22:40:24Z Mr. Rattle avoided the latter by conducting the work with a feverish edge and abrupt bendings of the tempo that kept it sounding unexpected and fresh. Music Review: Georg Friedrich Haas’s ‘dark dreams,’ at Berlin Philharmonic 2014-02-23T18:48:18Z The abrupt letdown was a brutal shock to everyone involved, and resulted in the severing of the seemingly unbreakable Sondheim-Prince collaboration. Review: Merrily (and Ruefully) Recalling an Epic Broadway Flop 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z It has an abrupt beginning, a false ending and a convincingly live feel, down to the crisp solos from all involved. New Music: Sara Bareilles, George Duke and Ace Hood 2013-07-15T20:42:55Z When a talk show is canceled, it can feel like an abrupt breakup. Bill Cosby and Many Others Hit the New York Comedy Festival 2014-11-02T04:00:00Z The same description applies equally to Wolff’s prose, all sharp edges and abrupt surprises, keeping the reader in a state of edgy discomfort. Following the Bloodlines 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z To sell the beef commercially, the cattle must be sent to a licensed slaughterhouse, though Ms. Carver takes care of the abrupt conversion of male calves to steers. The Oregon Trail 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z The abrupt end disappointed many of his fans, some of whom spent hundreds of dollars to attend. Kanye West Abruptly Ends Concert After Rant About Beyoncé and Hillary Clinton 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z Purkayastha describes a childhood filled with the thrills and setbacks of the startup life style, including an abrupt move, in his teens, from Texas to Arkansas, in order to downsize. How a Texas Teen-Ager Became New York City’s Premier Truffle Dealer 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z But they play out in abrupt, uncomfortable ways that reflect the confusion and desperation that coexist with Fleabag’s headstrong independence. Review: ‘Fleabag,’ Biting, Bitter and Pushing Boundaries 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z At the end of that show there was an abrupt blackout and the set was lit by nothing but a big full moon, nature’s own light cue. Learning 'Lear': A Real Run-Through, and a Sneak Peek 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z These are abrupt switches in the point of view of the film, where we leave the perpetrator’s perspective, and shift to the perspective of the absent dead. New York Film Festival: A 'Genius' Grant Winner and His Unblinking Camera 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z In the final act, there's an abrupt jump of almost two decades, and suddenly everyone's old, dead or about to be beheaded. Mary, Queen of Scots: who sexed up this royal soap opera's dossier? 2011-02-04T09:15:00Z “Seriously?” and “Honestly?,” the requests for clarity of intent, became “Seriously?” and “Honestly,” the abrupt dismissals. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Really?’ Pops Up Everywhere on Television 2012-10-01T22:17:08Z His intelligent, eloquent performance emphasized the work’s silences and abrupt transitions, creating a very different effect from that of traditional, lushly sweeping Schumann interpretations. Music Review: An Aural Monument to Beethoven 2011-01-30T22:51:30Z In particular, Walcott relies on the egrets of the title – "abrupt angels", beautiful and vital – to stand for everything that matters to him as he enters his ninth decade. White Egrets by Derek Walcott | Book review 2010-03-27T00:07:00Z It might have been perceived as an abrupt switch for others, but it felt like precisely the right moment for me, in 2007. Hedi Slimane, Designer Turned Photographer, at the Top of His Game, Again 2011-11-09T23:26:41Z “What we are facing now is an abrupt halt in the entire floral world,” Mr. Patel said. Where Have All the Flowers Gone? 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z Such abrupt transitions in time and space make it difficult to know who is who and what the complex web of generational Joy Luck Club relationships actually is. Review: ‘The Joy Luck Club,’ by Amy Tan 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Redfyre’s pleasure comes to an abrupt end, however, when someone shoves the gifted trumpeter Juno Proudfoot down the steps of the choir loft. Missing Bodies, Missing Killers, Deadly Missed Opportunities 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z The show, based on a 1991 film by the same name, is marred by a jarringly abrupt ending, but it does cannily capture American society on the brink of tectonic change. Before 'La La Land' and 'Dear Evan Hansen' there was 'Dogfight' 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z In one of the play’s typically abrupt descents from the mundane — the subject is salad dressing — to the penetrating, the narrator interrupts his churning thoughts to address us directly. Theater Review: ?Title and Deed,? by Will Eno, With Conor Lovett 2012-05-21T02:00:00Z The abrupt announcement caught everyone off guard, including the late-night hosts who had to process the news in real time. “This is the kind of thing dictators do”: Here’s how late-night TV reacted to James Comey’s firing 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z Just nine days after his punishment was announced, the network welcomed him back to the show in an abrupt about face. Phil Robertson’s hate speech continues: Why won’t A&E take a stand against its “Duck Dynasty” star? 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z At the beginning, over tensely quiet tremolos, the low strings erupt with violent bursts of abrupt phrases. Music Review: Mahler?s ?Resurrection? From Philharmonic - Review 2011-09-11T22:08:40Z The book's abrupt shifts in voice and time may be confusing, but perseverance is rewarded — Lippman seems incapable of writing badly. Crime fiction: new books by Garry Disher, C.J. Box and Laura Lippman 2011-08-10T22:07:04Z Hartmann died at 39; after his abrupt death, friends arranged a show of his work; and Mussorgsky, who adored him, illustrated part of the show, in music, in about three weeks. When art sings: How paintings have fared on the musical and opera stage In some ways, the movie is too abrupt for its own good. Review: ‘Don’t Call Me Son’ Considers Identity and Fluidity 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z Wearing a high-drama dress with cascading black ruffles — her classmates are boring, in white — she cuts through space the way her character speaks: abrupt, sharp and stinging, but with momentary dashes of soulfulness. The Wednesday Dance Is an Invitation. Be Weird. 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z Oddly, that award was handed out early in the telecast and without any buildup, so it seemed abrupt and hurried, but a win’s a win. The Best and Worst of the Golden Globes 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z Writing at Slate, Sam Adams delves into the abrupt and devastating decline of critical darling “UnReal,” offering behind-the-scenes tension as a possible explanation for the sudden drop in quality. How “UnReal” really went wrong: The reality-TV satire lost its moral high ground 2016-07-24T04:00:00Z I remember my father threw a family barbeque that came to an abrupt end because he was ordered to report to work. When the 1967 Detroit riot came home 2017-07-23T04:00:00Z Where the score gives us a flowing legato melody, Mr. Neumeier gives us moves that are abrupt and sharply accentuated. Review: ‘Sylvia’ at the Joffrey Ballet, a Myth Revamped 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z “The Continuous Life” continues after death, whose abrupt appearance, breaking up the party, Strand often described. Mark Strand’s Last Waltz 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z “It’s a little abrupt. But you know the second phrase of that track is a little more gentle. Maybe we could start there, you know what I mean?” Seinfeld’s ‘Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee’ back for 3rd season 2013-12-31T22:33:52Z The public one tends to be an ornate glass conservatory where visitors delight in the seasonal displays, tropical plants and the abrupt appearance of the beautifully grotesque corpse flower. A $1 million donor’s request to Brookside Gardens: Build a greenhouse before I die 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z But there’s also something awkward about this more straightforwardly sincere section of the special, an abrupt shift from what precedes and follows it. Four Stand-Up Specials That Punch Above Their Weight 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z A Pollini performance may be mystifying, with his penchant for abrupt tempo shifts and deliberately murky textures. Music Review: At Carnegie Hall, Maurizio Pollini Celebrates Chopin 2010-04-30T20:20:00Z Ewa, friendless and broke, and stunned by this abrupt entry into America, joins the ragtag troupe. David Denby: “The Immigrant,” “Belle” Reviews 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z But it breaks conventions right and left, veering into surreal asides, abrupt violence and subplots in ways no one expected from a half-hour television comedy. How ‘Atlanta’ Breaks TV’s Rules 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z While Ms. Stewart’s phrasing with its careful hesitations and emphases on key words maintains a serene facade, Mr. Charlap’s volatile pianism reflects the turmoil below the surface in abrupt changes of rhythm and mood. Music Review: Sandy Stewart and Bill Charlap at Feinstein’s 2012-11-21T22:15:31Z An abrupt change in her demeanor had signaled a UTI that soon took a serious turn — a brutally common sequence of events in older people with dementia. I can't wait to not do Thanksgiving 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z I don’t know if it was Kyle Chandler’s performance in that moment or the truncated dialogue or both, but I found the whole abrupt “no thanks” pretty unconvincing. ArtsBeat: 'Friday Night Lights' Watch: Heavily Involved Parents 2011-05-28T03:59:55Z After another improvisatory solo from the pianist, an orchestral coda provides an abrupt finish. LSO/Gergiev ? review 2010-11-22T22:45:00Z Sinewy muscles, not joints, control the body, and even with abrupt shifts of direction — capoeira is, after all, a system of fighting — the movement retains a seamless flow. Dance Review: DanceBrazil Presents Premieres at the Joyce Theater 2014-03-13T22:24:55Z The video is a useful lesson in looking at a show full of conundrums: mysterious presences, objects and juxtapositions as well as abrupt shifts in scale or implication. Art in Review: ‘Mind Is Outer Space’ 2013-07-25T20:57:31Z It’s a balky production, with abrupt edits and occasional tangents that belong more to the green room than the stage, like an extended gripe about doing promos for her sitcom. Three New Stand-Up Specials, Three Very Different Approaches 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z “Just turn the lights off,” he pleaded with the reporters clamoring for information about the president’s abrupt firing of FBI Director James B. Comey. Perspective | New Trump press secretary Kayleigh McEnany could do the impossible: Make us miss Sean Spicer 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z The moves are the latest legal maneuvers stemming from Sheen's abrupt dismissal from TV's most-watched comedy. Charlie Sheen in setback in lawsuit with Warner Bros 2011-03-17T01:34:40Z At least, that's how it's going here in the Netherlands, where the change of seasons has been as abrupt as it has been welcome. Dutch stamppot is butteriest, most comforting way to eat mashed potatoes 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z He also disregarded the more crucial one of the second half of the finale, thus depriving us of one of Mozart’s most strikingly abrupt and dramatic transitions. Jun Märkl’s SSO concert a success — with reservations 2013-01-11T17:54:41Z "Well," he smiles happily, "I can be bombastic, I can sound arrogant, I look like I've got a whacking big ego, I can be quite rude and opinionated and abrupt." Working Piers 2011-01-17T08:00:05Z It whirls and does splits and jumps, with leaps around in time and changes in tempo that are jarring and abrupt and that usually feel just right. ‘Get On Up’ Stars Chadwick Boseman as James Brown 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z She's been thrown into multiple high-pressure situations, from her father's injury to Biles' abrupt withdrawal, and she's performed beautifully at every turn. Suni Lee's signature move is her ability to perform under pressure 2021-07-31T04:00:00Z And the episode jumps back and forth with more necessity than grace, so Claire and Frank’s relationship sometimes registers as even more halting and abrupt than it is. ‘Outlander’ Season 3, Episode 1: All That Was Me Is Gone 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z Abraham Lincoln agonized over hanging young Civil War deserters, then met his own abrupt end at the theater. ‘On Consolation’ Searches for Solace in the Face of Grief and Misery 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z The phrases swell and recede before an explosion in the winds and brass and an abrupt roll of the timpani. Germany Reckons With Wagner: Cultural Jewel, or National Shame? 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z Then, there are his ferocious, evenly synched turns, abrupt sideways jumps, and leaps that end in frisky floor rolls. Out of loss of flamenco star comes the magical 'Toro' at Irvine Barclay Theatre 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z His questions, like sniper fire, abrupt and random, defied anticipation and, therefore, preparation. The Cost of Defying the President 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z It begins with a fog-shrouded coffin and then a thunderclap — an abrupt sound effect that set many in the audience laughing. Review: In This Solo ‘Christmas Carol,’ the Night Is Never Silent 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z Though the ending felt abrupt on the evening I attended, Ms. Reid and Ms. Anakwe, in the enigmatic passages leading up to it, seemed like twin spirits summoning departed souls. La MaMa Moves! Remains a Freewheeling Home for Dance 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z As an irritable kiss-off to his readers this couldn’t be any more abrupt. Books of The Times: Detective Meets His End, Sort Of 2011-03-27T22:37:55Z Murray's departure from the courtroom in handcuffs was an abrupt end to the freedom he had kept since being charged with Jackson's death nearly 21 months ago. Guilty verdict for Jackson doctor ends latest saga 2011-11-08T12:43:10Z This represents an abrupt change of tack as only a few days ago, the project's organisers insisted that its plans for September were on course. London 9/11 sculpture shelved after opposition from UK victims' families 2011-03-08T21:26:06Z An abrupt announcement went out Thursday that DeGeneres was calling it quits. Who will be judged fit to be the 'Idol' judges? 2010-07-30T17:00:00Z Then he said, his voice abrupt and tense, I don't like how this looks. Beach holiday tragedy 2011-08-05T22:01:58Z President Trump’s decision not to attend — announced in an abrupt tweet two months ago and viewed as another salvo in his battle with Washington journalists — threw uncertainty into the event. The rise and fall — or maybe rebirth? — of the White House correspondents’ dinner 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z Drenched in dread, Wyeth’s story is told mainly by an anonymous narrator via 84 flashback scenes reamed with abrupt, enigmatic silences. Review | A new collection of Joan Didion’s work reminds us that she is her most memorable character 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z Her abrupt demise may have struck some viewers as a haunting inevitability. Ruth Wilson Is a Riddle, and You Like Her That Way 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z Their abrupt departure from your life when you are young and vulnerable is enough of a severance without anyone trying to make it a clean break. My husband died. Now my daughter hates me | Mariella Frostrup 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z Shepherding a production that “embodies the values of A.C.T.” will certainly make her transition to freelance director and working playwright less abrupt. She's stepping down from A.C.T., but Carey Perloff continues the fight for women's stories 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z It was also "drawn in the abrupt, forceful manner that Michelangelo employed in designs for sculpture. This suggests that Michelangelo was working up this very unusual theme for a work in three dimensions." Bronzes of men riding panthers are by Michelangelo, museum says 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z In terms of wealth and culture it's one of the most abrupt boarder crossings in the world. Through a Tijuana Turnstile and Into Tacos and Tortas 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z There is a world-weary heaviness to the work, with lumbering chords in the strings, monumental outbursts and abrupt silences. ARVO PäRT: ‘ADAM’S LAMENT’ AND OTHER CHORAL WORKS 2012-10-28T04:20:05Z The Daily Cartoonist notes that the strip came to an abrupt end on April 24, 1933, but returned after a clamor from fans that summer. Alley Oop’s Team Steps Down, but Comic Strip May Still Have a Future 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z And she usually disrupts a melancholy or dramatic exchange with an abrupt, bizarre burst of humor. Diane Williams is at her unconventional best in 'Fine, Fine, Fine, Fine, Fine' 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z “Everybody was pretty shocked. No one really expected it to be that abrupt, I think, and that ambiguous,” Imperioli says. ‘The Sopranos’ creators look back at a TV show that slayed 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z Valentine in the novel is abrupt, clever, robust, a suffragette, an admirer of Rosa Luxemburg and a good Latinist, and has worked – out of necessity – as a domestic servant. Girl Trouble by Carol Dyhouse – review 2013-03-15T18:59:01Z If the other person is clipped and abrupt but accepts your apology, say “thank you” and mean it. How Not to Apologize 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z My father's retreat had been singular and abrupt; my mother's was cumulative and slow. My mom finally made her choice, after a lifetime colored by the one she wasn't allowed 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z Though the return to normalcy is a relief, the abrupt shift feels unsettling to many. 6 Advice Podcasts to Navigate the Weirdness of Daily Life 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z The abrupt juxtapositions of epochs can be jarring, unnerving or touching — sometimes all three — as bright-faced children bloom and sometimes fade within seconds. Movie Review: ‘56 Up’ Adds to Michael Apted’s Documentary Series 2013-01-03T23:33:57Z Scenes followed one another without much connection, and the shift to the graver spectacle of the Living Nativity was abrupt, though the donkey and camels enchanted us. Big Critic, Little Critic? Me, My Daughter and the Rockettes 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z There was an abrupt demand, in the middle of the talks, for some of the earnings from the pub’s Dream Machine to be shared. The death and life of the great British pub | Tom Lamont 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z “It’s trendy to do this, and everyone’s suddenly jumping on it,” Mr. Shahid said, referring to the abrupt rejiggering of masculine ideals. From Boys to Men 2010-10-15T20:55:00Z It's easier to follow, and it gives Ariel an active role in her own salvation — but it's also a little abrupt and anticlimactic, lacking any shipwreck whatsoever. Ariel version 2.0: 'The Little Mermaid' splashes into La Mirada Theatre with an updated story 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z Tralins compared the abrupt transition to the turning of a page: “I almost view it as a chapter,” she said. ‘Like therapy, but better’: The holiday dinner party that makes space for grief 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z In the wake the announcement of Scott Pelley’s abrupt exit as the anchor of “CBS Evening News” on Tuesday, new reports say that his interim replacement will be Anthony Mason. Anthony Mason replaces Scott Pelley on “CBS Evening News” . . . for now 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z Eventually short, abrupt phrases break out into passages that sound like fractured jazz piercing through fog. Music Review: San Francisco Symphony Plays Mahler and Samuel Carl Adams 2012-09-30T21:54:38Z The move was so abrupt that Ms. Mirabella, Ms. Vreeland’s second in command, was notified of her promotion while on a photo shoot in California. Grace Mirabella, Who Brought Vogue Down to Earth, Dies at 92 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z We traversed Glacier’s Going-to-the-Sun Road, making abrupt stops to hike down to waterfalls, which were gushing in their full majestic glory. Personal Journeys: Would a Gay Man Be Welcomed Home in Montana? 2013-08-21T16:14:33Z On Twitter, the bar confirmed that it would be shutting down for a time, but did not immediately acknowledge the reason for its abrupt closure. Florida bar shut down after photos surface showing packed crowds, few masks 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z Likewise, the abrupt ending of the film triggered both groans and applause. 'Fifty Shades of Grey' audience: applause, laughter, groans (of pain) 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z That their shows makes such abrupt transitions regularly, in rhyme using a 17th-century vocabulary, helps explain why the Improvised Shakespeare Company is one of the country’s elite improv companies. The Improvised Shakespeare Company’s Couplets Off the Cuff 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z Those looking for dish on his family life or breakup with stage and screen partner Dean Martin or abrupt departure from the Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon he'd nurtured for six decades won't find it here. Film details Jerry Lewis' 'Method to the Madness' 2011-12-17T02:16:05Z The day after the Stills Archive’s abrupt closing, The New York Times ran an article, sympathetic to the staffers, followed by a stinging letter from Ebert and a Sunday Arts & Leisure piece by David Thomson. Mary and MoMa: The Case of the (Still) Missing Film Stills 2012-01-11T19:14:15Z And it’s a clumsy one, attempting in the third act to weave aria pauses into a breakneck pace and an abrupt, Orphic turn. Wagner’s Early Operas Shouldn’t Be Mere Curiosities 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z While the skits had a leisurely pace, the time allowed for the confused panel to guess their meaning is brutally abrupt, with Kovacs barely allowing time to frame a single question. Jean Rouch: A Long-Overdue Homage to a Documentary Maker 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z I think it was very abrupt for people that he suddenly did this. ArtsBeat: The 'Mad Men' Season That Almost Wasn't: An Interview With Matthew Weiner, Part 1 2012-03-07T13:00:32Z In addition to the fear and anxiety Kebe suffered while also dealing with a high-risk pregnancy, she also incurred unexpected expenses associated with her abrupt move, her filing says. Jury awards Cardi B $1.25 million in defamation lawsuit 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z Their cancellation was so abrupt and matter-of-fact, as if registry activities are akin to an unexpected illness or car trouble. Carolyn Hax: When friends flake, do you snark, or focus on the big picture? 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z The killings occurred sometime afterwards and were abrupt and savage, clumsily committed with the Harveys’ own kitchen knife and claw hammer. “And everybody cried”: The callous murder of the Harvey family and the song it inspired 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z His ascent was fast and short, and his fall just as abrupt. There’s No Dave Chappelle or Hannah Gadsby Without Mort Sahl 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z Its abrupt ending doesn’t even offer a chance for catharsis; it just spits you out. Review: ‘American Son’ Puts Kerry Washington in a Maternal Nightmare 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z That period followed an abrupt turn from film to painting, one that’s smoothed over here by a portrait of the artist as director and producer. Art Review: ‘Jack Goldstein x 10,000’ at the Jewish Museum 2013-05-16T20:01:08Z More important, she finds an absorbing continuity in Lindy’s abrupt, breakneck changes of mood and behavior. | 'Side Effects': When Golden Couple Melts Down, Puddles Ensue 2011-06-20T02:01:01Z That was followed by an abrupt end to his childhood at age 18 when his family was bankrupted. Ballets Russes: Emotional and Passionate 2010-10-11T11:20:00Z He made an abrupt switch, however, as his News Corp. company struggled to contain a U.K. crisis that is threatening his entire global media empire. Embattled News Intl CEO Rebekah Brooks resigns 2011-07-15T11:47:08Z Things take an abrupt turn when, despairing of her romantic relationships, she unexpectedly hits it off with a natural wine producer. The Year’s Best Wine Books 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z Likewise, the abrupt ending triggered both groans and applause. 'Fifty Shades' success upends thinking about winter movies 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z But is its destination — what Hamlet called “the undiscovered country from whose bourn/No traveler returns” — merely an abrupt conclusion? At These Exhibitions, Death Is a Lively Subject 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z And with it, the abrupt drawing down of what had been a curiously optimistic time in both the United Kingdom and the United States. Saint Etienne looks to the past but limits the nostalgia 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z Then, in 2013, came an abrupt announcement that My Chemical Romance was over. Gerard Way Talks About His Comeback Album, ‘Hesitant Alien.’ 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z I’m sorry to hear about your father’s departure and particularly the abrupt and inexplicable nature of it. Dad left, and my aunt told me a secret about him | Mariella Frostrup 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z Her speech was as eccentric and abrupt as dada, but it was also painfully real. The Madness of Queen Jane 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z His work sounds influenced by the English dance music called grime — clipped and abrupt beats, Antillean rhythms, a puzzle of disjointed parts — but isn’t ever fully beholden to it, and doesn’t use rappers. New Music: Albums From Wye Oak and Sd Laika 2014-04-28T21:13:32Z “We feel that this is the right next step,” Baquet wrote in a Feb. 5 memo last week announcing the reporter’s abrupt departure. A star reporter’s resignation, a racial slur and a newsroom divided: Inside the fallout at the New York Times 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z For those who lamented the abrupt demise of Union Square Grill in February 2009, happy days would seem to be here again. Welcome new steakhouse kid on the downtown block: Sullivan's 2011-05-26T20:17:49Z That way, if a conversation should come to an abrupt halt, you can fill the silence with, “Hey, did you hear about …” or “Man, how about that … ?” 10 Ways to Get Better at Small Talk 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z World War I, perfunctorily dispensed with in an abrupt, unsatisfying montage of old newsreels, has already come and gone. | 'Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky': Jan Kounen?s Tale of Artists in Love 2010-06-10T23:28:00Z Within a single movie, there are abrupt shifts from documentary to fiction, from color to black and white. A Mesmerizing Marathon of Robert Frank’s Movies 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z That all came to an abrupt end after Hurricane Andrew devastated Miami. As Miami’s skyline booms, the future of a long-neglected tropical brutalist gem hangs in the balance 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z The theme from “A Man and a Woman” scratched to an abrupt halt and my fantasy film snapped and flopped round and round on the reel like a broken projector in a discount movie house. Is Paris truly the City of Romance? It all depends on who you’re with. 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z But the show’s structure never quite flows, with abrupt transitions that fail to dig deeper into this material. A Quirky Parisian Festival Refinds Its Footing 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z But the nostalgia is sharpened to a point with an abrupt final jump to a chattery present-day Brooklyn dinner party. Movie Review: In ‘Go Down Death,’ the Past Gets Murkier 2014-03-28T00:09:02Z They descend to the floor in abrupt sections, bit by bit. Dance Review: Alexei Ratmansky’s ‘Symphony #9’ Has City Center Premiere 2012-10-20T02:30:07Z Parsing the relationship between the dance — full of spiraling turns, abrupt jumps, loping walks and refined gestures — and the play’s poetry is fascinating. Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s ‘Golden Hours’ at Kaaitheater in Brussels 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z The abrupt decision to pull the plug on additional episodes of the lucrative sitcom came after Sheen's increasingly erratic behavior. Season's over for sitcom after Sheen's latest rants 2011-02-25T06:00:03Z Undeterred by the crowd, he brought the show to an abrupt close at midnight. | The Art of Parties, Day Two 2010-12-02T19:05:00Z Suffice it to say that the progress of their relationship, like the other plotlines, encounters abrupt, unforeseen turns - but ones you can believe as this smart, cinematic story carries you along. Novel set in ad world offers laughs, lessons 2013-02-11T17:16:07Z On Wednesday alone, two outspoken Facebook users found themselves facing abrupt ends to their jobs after realizing too late that other people can actually see what you post in public. Here’s one thing to thank Facebook for 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z The abrupt change was jarring to Jonathan Stafford, the company’s interim leader, who said he had thought the casting was “locked in.” Peter Martins Left City Ballet a Year Ago. But He’s Not Entirely Gone. 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z Cassie's doggedness unravels when she falls for one of the men on her list, but Bell resists clichés and stretches the tension out to a bitterly abrupt end in which there are no winners. First fiction – reviews 2012-09-28T21:45:03Z And unlike a classic blend or fade, the transition from short to long hair is abrupt — that is, disconnected. The Disconnected Undercut Hairstyle Mixes Long and Short 2015-09-05T04:00:00Z What an abrupt shift from one dangerous reality to another. In cities, a dramatic end to social distancing 2020-06-06T04:00:00Z Delillo has a signature prose style, language intelligent and abrupt, choppy, atomizing philosophies and ideas. Don Delillo's deep freeze: 'Zero K' takes on death, futurists and cryonics 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z Investigators eventually determined that the flight, carrying 239 people, took an abrupt turn and ended in the southern Indian Ocean. Raw satellite data of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 finally revealed to the public 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z By the abrupt and bizarre end of this odd little film, the question is whether Elliot’s just a low-grade scam artist or afflicted with a personality disorder. Review: ‘Kung Fu Elliot’ Documentary Follows a Martial Arts Enthusiast 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Howard also astutely conveys the vertiginous and abrupt changes that happened all those months ago. New Crime Novels from Louise Penny and Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z It seems an awfully abrupt assessment of her subject’s work. Fact-laden Schiaparelli biography gives little shape to the woman or her designs The collision of the two worlds is often abrupt and ghoulish — diners under siege, a crazed network of boom mikes, a staged “moment” in search of actual momentousness. Iowa’s Heartland Beyond the Campaign Trail 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Aided by Robert Greene’s abrupt editing, the movie’s images suggest sharp-edged, glitteringly detached shards of perception. Like Sundance in Brooklyn, Except Better 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z But even with the abrupt ending, the “Nellie” manuscript is valuable because so many of Alcott’s other journals were destroyed, either by herself or by family members at her request, Professor Shealy said. The Ending of This Louisa May Alcott Story May Disappoint You 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z The mother-son scenes, shoehorned into the movie, are dramatic tidbits that may work on the stage but are too abrupt in the film. Review: In ‘The Lady in the Van,’ Maggie Smith Homesteads in the Driveway 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Last year, Shia LaBeouf, known for the blockbuster “Transformers” movies, made an abrupt departure before the previews of “Orphans” over what the producers called “creative differences.” James Franco latest Broadway newbie who is a Hollywood star 2014-04-17T19:08:49Z Not that the First is deficient, but it represents Prokofiev at his prickliest, with slashing dissonances and abrupt shifts. Review: Steven Osborne Is Joined by 2 Collaborators at Kaplan Penthouse 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z Like the Gherkin, it is more interesting for its effect on the skyline than for the abrupt way it descends on the streets. Serpentine's star pavilions 2010-05-22T23:04:00Z Some abrupt phrase endings seemed in his touch simply to evanesce. Review: Schubert, via David Fray, at the Park Avenue Armory 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z The organization’s executive committee underwent a dramatic change after the abrupt departure of Osmel Sousa, known as the Venezuelan beauty czar, who directed the contest for almost four decades. Pageant powerhouse Venezuela to hold virtual beauty contest 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z If this abrupt change hurt my friends, I was blind to it. My life in the cult: How “serving God” unraveled into sex abuse, child neglect and a waking nightmare 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z Johnson scatters enough hints to keep you busy guessing as characters enter and exit amid abrupt cuts and flashbacks. ‘Knives Out’ Review: Murder Most Clever 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z This came to a rather abrupt halt the morning her cup of tea consisted of orange juice, milk, and some potted shrimps all stirred together. How Alzheimer’s took my brilliant dad, Lord Goodhart, in increments 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z Her twisting neck and flying-loose hair suggest abrupt pain, as does the rope that stretches across her chest and bites into her exposed breast. ‘Carpeaux Recast’: A Sculptural Gem With a Knotty Back Story 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z Tourism, of course, brings abrupt change to remote regions. In Ladakh, India, history and myth, past and present, melt into one But then you come to those more profound disruptions in the historical record – the abrupt gaps in the narrative caused by the absence of Lucas's influence. What if Star Wars had never existed? 2011-03-18T14:19:16Z That's because the movie reportedly cost more than $200m to make after studio executives baulked at the original ending, which was deemed to be too abrupt and did not lend itself to a sequel. Monsters University takes World War Z to school as it wins US box office battle 2013-06-24T11:34:00Z An Oscar would cap a venerable career for Plummer and mark an abrupt career transformation for Spencer, who toiled in small parts for years before her breakout role in "The Help." Nostalgic Oscars party like it's the 1920s again 2012-02-23T17:24:08Z Tourism, of course, brings abrupt change to remote regions. In Ladakh, India, history and myth, past and present, melt into one The comedian went on Late Night on Tuesday and talked about his abrupt departure from his Comedy Central cult hit series Chappelle’s Show. Dave Chappelle Says He Never Quit His Comedy Central Show 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z But there are also surprises: sudden blackouts and, at one point, an abrupt surge of light. Review: Dancing for Themselves in an Underworld of Shadows 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z With the Judge staying the suit … it effectively brings the OTR project to an abrupt and screeching halt. Christo project delayed 2012-07-07T15:00:00Z “So many of the things that we pray for, later in life we give thanks that our prayers were not answered,” he says of the abrupt end to his child-actor career. Nearing 50, Ethan Hawke’s latest radical transformation — violent abolitionist John Brown — suits an explorer of ‘intense faith’ 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z Basically it’s O’Neill without teeth or intensity, diluting the play’s dramatic conflicts and stripping the grit from its sordid milieu as it lurches to an abrupt, love-conquers-all happy ending. Theater Review: ‘New Girl in Town,’ at Irish Repertory Theater 2012-07-29T22:00:21Z It's testament to the 26-year-old Californian's charisma and stagecraft that this abrupt change of tone works beautifully. Miguel – review 2013-01-14T13:01:01Z The pandemic has brought this culture of kvetching to an abrupt head. We hate the office. We love the office. Do we want to go back? 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z The abrupt shift to the third person in stanza two enacts the kind of splitting of identity, from the old to the new; the speaker's reinvention. Poetry workshop: Names 2011-07-12T10:04:43Z He also handled the work's mercurial twists and turns, its mordant and abrupt stops and starts, with a kaleidoscopic array of effects. Review: Symphony does Prokofiev proud 2010-04-02T18:57:00Z However, the company’s growth was brought to an abrupt halt in the first quarter of this year by the coronavirus pandemic, with underlying sales falling 5.3%. The future is orange: Campari tests selling Aperol in China 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z He made an abrupt move to London, where he is wrapping up his first year at East 15 Acting School, where he just assistant directed a student production of “Twelfth Night.” These Drama Students Trained for Years. Then Theater Vanished. 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z The killings by a home-invasion robber in the premiere — six, in four different scenes — are particularly abrupt and creepy even by current television standards. Television Review: As Killings Mount in Houston, Marshal Dons Cowboy Boots and Starts Running 2010-09-19T23:03:00Z The symphonies are full of such anxious, often abrupt juxtapositions. Music Review: Christopher Houlihan at Church of the Ascension 2012-06-04T21:59:02Z The abrupt segue from throw pillows to societal inequality represented the challenge of the red carpet during this unusual Hollywood award season. Before the Ryan Seacrest controversy, Hollywood’s reckoning already transformed the red carpet 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z The conservative juries were appalled by his works’ lack of conventional finish, abrupt tonal transitions and almost insulting playfulness, and they rejected him. Review | Édouard Manet spent his final days in excruciating pain — and creating his most thrilling art 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z His abrupt and unsettling death didn’t turn the fans away, though, even as the plots dulled and the characters settled into ruts. Review: For the Crawleys and ‘Downton Abbey,’ the Beginning of the End 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z The first painting in the exhibition, from around 1938, is “Runaway Girl,” which may reflect Bourgeois’s sadness about her abrupt departure from Paris. Louise Bourgeois, Celebrated Sculptor, Unsung Painter 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z The abrupt closure of a restaurant is often a shock and disappointment to those who frequent the place. Italian Spaghetti House, Cave Man Kitchen, Casper's, Alligator Soul: "Closed? What?!! Why?" 2011-06-08T02:01:05Z “In the whole reach of the English novel there is no more abrupt or more chilling descent,” the critic Bernard DeVoto famously said. ‘Mark Twain’s America’ and ‘Huck Finn’s America’ 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z In an abrupt second chapter shift, their 17-year-old daughter Luljeta takes over, narrating in a second person that feels appropriate for a girl in the middle of crisis. A Mother and Daughter and a Town Made of ‘Brass’ 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z While “Love/Sick” is billed as a “darker cousin” to “Almost, Maine,” they share some of the same strained features — forced quirkiness, unrealistic kisses, abrupt plot swings. Review: John Cariani’s ‘Love/Sick’ at Royal Family 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z But, equally important, firsts also represent abrupt endings, and endings bring sadness, nostalgia and, sometimes, regrets. Motherlode Blog: My Son, the Groom 2012-02-20T18:31:33Z The edit has a Bressonian precision: With the simple boom of the gunshot and an abrupt zoom, Siegel aurally and visually underscores the agony of the confiscation. Want to Try a Robert Bresson Film? Look to Clint Eastwood 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z Föhn clouds can pass quickly, and a shockingly abrupt window of sunlight can open for 20 seconds, then close for two hours. In Austria, Saunas, Schnitzel and World Cup Skiing 2012-12-07T17:10:36Z Stevie Wonder, in his induction speech for Mr. Withers, also skipped over the abrupt end to the soul singer’s career. At Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony, a Generational Push and Pull 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z But moments later, Mr. Hyde brought the singers to an abrupt stop. A Choir Tries to Keep Its Christmas Tradition Alive 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z These recordings shift gears suddenly, bursting with abrupt changes of speed and volume, their energy barely contained. This Conductor’s Mozart Isn’t for the Faint of Ear 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z The tabling of the impeachment felt way too abrupt. ArtsBeat: 'Big Love' Watch: A Family in Crisis 2011-02-14T16:03:30Z In an abrupt and highly unconvincing turn of events, three K.G.B. agents accosted him during his retirement trip to Asia and, during a scuffle, he fell through a glass door and bled to death. ‘The Americans’ Season 4, Episode 10: Family Anguish 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z The abrupt transition from oil-stained concrete to plushly upholstered dim-sum palace felt like climbing down a manhole into Ali Baba’s cavern. The Best Asian Food in North America? Try British Columbia 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z The Queen Latifah Show announced it was canceling an appearance by Cosby – while insisting the controversy had nothing to do with the abrupt scheduling change. Social media strikes back at Cosby and Dapper Laughs 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z Aside from the issue of Arya's age alone, the show had also left the character's gender and sexual orientation unexplored before then, making the sex scene feel even more abrupt. Arya Stark is how old now? Why her "Game of Thrones" scene with Gendry is so controversial 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z But at a certain point, he gives up on uniting the genres, lurching instead toward an abrupt ending that doesn’t feel entirely earned. Review: ‘Mope’ Examines Porn, Where a Man’s Just the Sum of His Parts 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z The segue into “My Body” feels both literal and abrupt, and we miss the antagonists. ‘The Life’ Review: Turning More Than a Few New Tricks 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z The show was a flop, and its closing brought an abrupt end to Mr. Trump’s career as a Broadway producer. For a Young Donald J. Trump, Broadway Held Sway 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z The dramatic events surrounding the couturier’s abrupt departure bring home an uneasy message to the fashion world, as the spring/summer 2011 menswear season opens in Paris. Special Report: Fashion: That Ghostly Presence 2011-06-23T17:07:01Z But the score lacks a steady musical signature to reconcile the abrupt shifts in tone. Review: In ‘Bella,’ an Indomitable Heroine Goes West 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z The square format is quite abrupt, giving a sense of dynamism. Ken Grant's best photograph: a child on the Merseyside coast 2013-02-27T15:19:54Z In one story, a hollow-eyed masseuse mourns the abrupt, outwardly random death of her son and the loss of her business to the pandemic as her wastrel husband dreams and schemes. Father Doesn’t Know Best at New Directors/New Films 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z The abrupt resignation of a music director is rare for an internationally renowned company. Franz Welser-Most abruptly resigns from Vienna State Opera 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z Clement plays Will, a graphic novelist and teacher grappling with the abrupt end of his relationship and his new status as a single father juggling shared custody of twin daughters. Flight of the Conchords the musical is coming, says Jemaine Clements 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z The production has rough edges, including the strained performance of Mr. Stadelmann, a gifted actor who may have outgrown the adjective “boyish,” and an abrupt, unsatisfying ending. | 'Seven Minutes in Heaven': At Here Arts, Steven Levenson?s Play About Teen Desire 2010-06-13T21:49:00Z Many editions of the novel then close with these abrupt words: Review | Three hundred years later, does ‘Robinson Crusoe’ hold up as a classic? 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z “Olive Trees” is steeped in ambivalence — a dilemma manifest in the abrupt, impulsive decision Jean makes in the movie’s final moments. France’s Colonial Conflict, Filmed From Both Sides 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z Here was Baquet, who became the first African American executive editor of the New York Times on Wednesday after the abrupt firing of his predecessor, in his formative stages, but already in his element. Dean Baquet, from New Orleans reporter to executive editor of the New York Times But “Kung Fu” comes to an abrupt conclusion just when Bruce is on the verge of stardom. Theater Review: David Henry Hwang’s ‘Kung Fu’ Opens at Signature Theater 2014-02-25T03:00:01Z In our universe, the cancellation seems both surprising and inevitable, its arrival at once abrupt and badly overdue. Much Like a Trump Rally, the End of “Roseanne” Felt Both Shocking and Inevitable 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z The production’s last minutes are abrupt, glossing over the last act of the tale in summary. ‘Blindness’ Review: Listening to the Sound of Theater Again 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z That kind of abrupt clarity marks both the verse — written and printed only in capital letters — and encounters with Mr. Hassan as well. Young Immigrant in Denmark Lashes Out in Verse 2014-04-02T17:00:39Z The abrupt shocker of an ending left me feeling a little bereft, and not in a satisfyingly sad way. Review: In ‘Reverberation,’ Singles Adrift in the Big City 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z They are adventurous, textured with abrupt tangents and suffused with humor. Toyin Ojih Odutola’s Mesmeric Alternate Universes 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z While Fowle did not give any reasons for her departure when she stepped down, it was widely perceived as troublingly abrupt. MoMA PS1 Looks to Los Angeles for New Director 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z Days before announcing his abrupt exit in October of last year, Smith mixed it up on air with prime-time host Tucker Carlson. Shepard Smith was a big catch for CNBC. But the viewers haven’t followed him from Fox. 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z There’s an abrupt inhale for the cello’s lyrical entrance, but the orchestra insists on interrupting. CD reviews: Early music on the cutting edge 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z But as we know, good things don't last forever and the night ends with an abrupt murder. The biggest mystery so far on Peacock's “Poker Face” is Damian's special Subway sandwich 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z The rocket fuel that propels these abrupt plot twists past the slightest suspicion of implausibility is the author’s trademark narrative virtuosity and high-octane erudition. Edmund White’s High-Octane Saga of Twin Sisters and 1950s Texas 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z Henry's animus isn't just over Celia's abrupt departure from the agency and his bed. Olen Steinhauer's new novel reunites spies with a shared history 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z The music reveals his fondness for the melodic reach of the Beatles and David Bowie, for the abrupt sonic shifts of hip-hop and for the warped instrumental tones of Nine Inch Nails and Radiohead. After His Coup With Beyoncé, Boots Strides Out of the Shadows 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z The abrupt loss of movement sent him reeling, triggering a depression and a desperate quest to identify and cure what ailed him. Leon Fleisher, sublime pianist undaunted by mysterious hand malady, dies at 92 2020-08-02T04:00:00Z After the abrupt end of a marriage, she returned to the United States in the late 1960s and found a second career, almost by accident. Rosamond Bernier, Art Insider Who Turned Lectures Into Theater, Dies at 100 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z In one section, a group of smartphone-toting dancers snaps picture after picture of Thomas as he tears through a series of gestures and abrupt kicks. VTDance debunks society’s media culture with ‘Occupy’ For fans of Paramore, the band's crisis has been abrupt and dramatic. Ex-Paramore members slam Hayley Williams 2010-12-23T11:12:13Z The ensemble is led by Patrick Heusinger, who plays Max, the protagonist whose hedonistic ways are about come to an abrupt end. 'Bent' exhibits enduring power of love, courage and identity 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z The new concerto picks up on an idea developed in “Play”: Specific percussion instruments trigger abrupt shifts between different musical materials. Andrew Norman on Loving ‘Star Wars’ and Pushing Musical Boundaries 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z Although she strikes the occasional discordant note by interjecting abrupt advice, Gross is an incisive critic of our systems and institutions. 'A Bittersweet Season': the all-consuming task of elder care 2011-05-18T23:11:46Z “It was very abrupt, a very big surprise,” said Rebecca Benaroya, a member of the family for whom the orchestra’s hall is named. Seattle Maestro Resigns by Email and Says He Felt ‘Not Safe’ 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z The combinations are stunning, suggestive of modern architecture and — because of the abrupt shifts in pattern and rhythm — brush strokes or music. Tomás Saraceno: Following the Airborne Lives of Spiders 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z An abrupt season ending to "Downton Abbey" with several unanswered questions - including whether the show was even going to return - led to angry phone calls from many fans, said Paula Kerger, PBS president. Sherlock Holmes, Clinton, Gates on PBS 2011-11-16T23:34:12Z The Mary Poppins books always began with the magical nanny’s unexpected arrival, and ended with her abrupt departure, leaving Jane and Michael sad but always a little wiser. P.L. Travers’ Mary Poppins books are full of dark delight 2013-12-04T21:52:38Z It’s hard to imagine bringing a best friendship to an abrupt and silent end over the failure to say “Happy birthday.” Carolyn Hax: Wedding present to best friend is a long-term, secret grudge 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z This abrupt cut was made before the opening of Birthday, Joe Penhall's new play at the Royal Court, which concerns a man who gives birth. Why can't theatre cope with too much reality? 2012-07-03T12:22:08Z O'Farrell recreates the sweltering, oppressive atmosphere and tosses into it the abrupt disappearance of an expat Irish paterfamilias that throws his wife and three adult children – their relationships already strained – back into one another's orbit. Holiday reading: The best books to pack this summer 2013-06-29T07:00:51Z At Mr. Posen’s show and in those of a telling handful of others this week, fashion, so it seemed, had performed an abrupt about-face. Fashion Week’s Shift Toward Diversity 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Sitcom star Mayim Bialik will temporarily take over weeknight "Jeopardy!" hosting duties, following the abrupt departure of the game show's executive producer and short-lived host, Mike Richards, the New York Times reports. Mayim Bialik fills in as “Jeopardy!” host, while celebs speak out about kerfuffle 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z Following the abrupt resignation last week of its top trustees, the Bronx Museum of the Arts on Wednesday announced two interim appointments — Joseph Mizzi as interim chairman and Joan Krevlin as a vice chairwoman. Bronx Museum Names New Board Leaders After Resignations 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z The play grinds to an abrupt and unsatisfying ending, but Malcolm’s search for an anchor in a disorienting new world rings achingly true. | 'Outside People' : ?Outside People? by Zayd Dohrn, at Vineyard Theater - Review 2012-01-11T03:01:15Z Addressing her abrupt departure from Citigroup, eight years ago, she did not mince words: “I was fired because I was a woman.” Getting Fired for Being a Woman 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z Prokofiev’s music for them is very far from sugarcoated: Spring and Autumn sound violent, abrupt, and there is no white-Christmas charm to Winter. ‘Cinderella’ to Join American Ballet Theater Repertory 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z The fall of the Furry-Girl School of American Fiction took the form, on one side, of abrupt tragic farce and, on the other side, of slow degradation, and my long shame. David Bowman and the Furry-Girl School of American Fiction 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z There was a throwback hip-hop beat during one part of the theme, and several abrupt shifts of tempo in a swinging mode. Ravi Coltrane and Company Perform at Jazz Standard 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z In the seminal final shots of “Chain Saw,” the color of the landscape changes, turning hot yellow in an instant, an abrupt shift that belongs more to dreams than any real-life dusk. In ‘Texas Chain Saw Massacre,’ Sympathy for the Devil 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z Then an abrupt and jolting cut takes us to a beach beer party to establish the great shark’s first victim. L.A. Times' original 1975 review of 'Jaws' unearthed: We hated it 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z The path lands him in Chinatown, where suddenly “English speaking white guy” is not the default, and Joel grapples with an abrupt learning curve. The marvelous men of "Maisel" on how Joel and Abe are evolving in season 3 2019-12-28T05:00:00Z Let’s avoid sending abrupt messages without greetings or courtesies — even to co-workers we deal with frequently. Email can ruin your life 2012-06-24T14:00:00Z It changed direction as a result of some abrupt shift in light patterns, probably when a neighboring tree fell down. An ecologist speaks for the silent giants: Old-growth trees 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z Her husband was beheaded, and she was imprisoned, saved from the guillotine at the last second with the abrupt end of the Reign of Terror in 1794. Discovering Joséphine Bonaparte in Martinique, Italy and France 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z It’s an abrupt leap from the otherworldly to the act of pasting personal memories. Net neutrality, sex, falconry: In one week, I crashed as many D.C. conferences as possible. 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z If Rome was not built in a day, it is unlikely that any abrupt change in style is going to take effect immediately. Fashion and the Power of the Pulpit 2013-07-15T12:12:14Z Unlike her earlier novels, Kirino's writing here is abrupt, the translation often resorting to familiar phrases. The Goddess Chronicle by Natsuo Kirino – review 2013-02-27T12:28:01Z He did not shy away from the score’s rough-hewn transitions, instead emphasizing its abrupt shifts in mood through tempo and dynamic contrasts. Back to basics with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z Among the rich bounties of 2017’s TV offerings came some tough finales — some abrupt and unwelcome, some thoughtful and intentional. The Best TV Shows of 2017 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z More than once in the abrupt final chapters, in the midst of reading about him, I forgot the murderer’s name. These Gay Men Frequented Manhattan Piano Bars. So Did Their Killer. 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z The line of his life is simply broken off, an abrupt dead end. I couldn’t finish my brother’s story 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z Creed's songs are abbreviated, tight and abrupt, just like the paintings, which fill two rooms at the gallery. Mothers at Hauser & Wirth - review 2011-01-23T18:28:10Z Hulu has ordered a second season of the series, one that will continue Offred’s story beyond the novel’s abrupt and ambiguous ending. We Live in the Reproductive Dystopia of “The Handmaid’s Tale” 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z Last night, the network sent out an abrupt statement: “We are currently looking into this serious matter to determine if he misled us, and if so, we will make a correction.” CBS’s Benghazi Apology: Sorry Is the Hardest, or At Least Slowest, Word 2013-11-08T15:51:06Z All the while Jamal's colleagues stayed close, awaiting the next cue, the next abrupt shift, the next swift change in direction. Ahmad Jamal is still surprising at 84 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z And, yet, the shift between grand Paris and the latest whizzy stuff is as abrupt as a train crash. Digital love: Manuelle Gautrand and the Ga?t? Lyrique 2011-03-20T21:31:01Z There was an awkward silence, so I decided to do an abrupt turn. 50 Cent, Renaissance Man 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z “It unfortunately brought an abrupt end to the efforts and partnerships we’d developed to improve the well-being of children, which Mrs. Trump genuinely cares about,” Ms. Wolkoff said in an interview. Melania Trump, a Mysterious First Lady, Weathers a Chaotic White House 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z The decision to bar reporters Wednesday was an abrupt change of plans. White House restricts press access as Kim, Trump meet 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z “A letter of condolence may be abrupt, badly constructed, ungrammatical — never mind,” advised the 1960 edition of Emily Post. The Art of Condolence 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z Pong becomes a hero to Tiller, who is running, perhaps, from the sad tatters of his family life, which has been defined by his mother’s inexplicable and abrupt abandonment of him and his father. Review | Chang-rae Lee’s ‘My Year Abroad,’ is a sweeping, twisty tale of love, family and hope 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z There’s almost no payoff to an abrupt revelation involving a potential purchaser of the painting, for instance. A potential Jackson Pollock painting sparks an exaggerated class war 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z Today the story of Ms. Fonda’s seemingly endless array of startling, abrupt, culture-savvy reinventions has become that kind of small cake too. Books of The Times: Her Life Since Then: Different Views of It 2011-08-18T23:00:12Z The abrupt ending should pick up with the next book in the series, due in September. Summer reading: nature's delights, the nature of friendship and life lessons for children and teens 2011-06-17T18:43:57Z But Ginsberg’s breakdown seemed like an abrupt, absurd way to cull a cast member. ArtsBeat: ‘Mad Men’ Watch: Switching Positions 2014-05-12T14:22:36Z The in-person but stripped down Oscars bring back red-carpet glamour — t hat abrupt ending was super weird, though. Britney, Bennifer, Beatles and Broadway: Pop culture in 2021 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z It’s a complete 180, and humans in general aren’t great at managing abrupt changes or extremes. Is it wrong to crave alone time when visiting a spouse who lives in another city? 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z In the novel's short, themed chapters, there are occasionally flashes of Saki's dark, abrupt wit. Overlooked classics of American literature: Mrs Bridge by Evan S Connell 2012-10-02T13:41:50Z After months of stoking anger about alleged election fraud, one of America’s largest talk-radio companies has decided on an abrupt change of direction. Talk-radio owner orders conservative hosts to temper election fraud rhetoric 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z When The Sopranos ended with an abrupt blackout following a family dinner, seven years of speculation began. David Chase finally explains The Sopranos ending – or does he? 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z The abrupt resolution of this chapter is a letdown, but not as much of one as the return of the red-faced demon, who pops up, unobscured, center frame. ‘Insidious: The Red Door’ Review: The Ghost of Jump Scares Past 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z It’s a riotously funny story that takes an abrupt turn at the end when he finds out that the cop was arrested himself after choking someone in a bar, then fleeing the scene. Hannibal Buress Meets the Moment 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z Simply as narrative, I think it makes better imaginative sense than Pullman's abrupt introduction of Jesus's abandonment of faith. The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ by Philip Pullman 2010-04-02T23:06:00Z Dorau was just one of many — hundreds, according to The New York Times — who were left stranded as a result of the abrupt news. Primera Air abruptly ceases operations, leaves hundreds of passengers stranded 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z Vox characterizes this abrupt shift as "just one of several seemingly random changes Musk has been making to Twitter's core user experience without explanation." Is Twitter all a joke to Elon Musk? 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z It seems like every time I turn around I hear an artist of some kind sounding the alarm about an abrupt drop in their incomes, whether it’s from advances, royalties or commissions. Cory Doctorow: “We’re all sharecroppers in Google’s fields for the rest of eternity” 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z It's not the abrupt cut to black that ended "The Sopranos" and left fans debating the fate of Tony for years. A "Justified: City Primeval" ending breakdown: The good, the bad and the conflicted 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z “Freedom Series,” a suite of vignettes with sci-fi undertones, also felt unfinished, with an oddly abrupt end. Ailey II Review: A Light in the Darkness 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z With much ground to cover — including Robeson’s long campaign against lynching — “The Tallest Tree in the Forest” can sometimes make abrupt or confusing transitions. Review: Daniel Beaty as Paul Robeson in ‘The Tallest Tree in the Forest’ 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z After a wistful string quartet wafts through for the final time, an abrupt, funereal piano chord reminds us that Redford is still gone for good. The Roots Have Made A Concept Album. And It?s Good! 2011-12-06T11:58:41Z We were around 30 miles shy of Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, when the train hit a cow, its impact signaled by an abrupt drop in speed and a sharp judder rippling through the couplings. A Remarkable Rail Journey Into the Horn of Africa’s Past, and Future 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z The battles finally resulted in Harmon's abrupt firing at the start of Season 4. It's one big 'Community' for creator Dan Harmon on Yahoo 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z It’s fantastic in every way, right up to its abrupt end with a random car accident. 'I thought it was basically amazing': readers' pick of the best movies since 2000 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z A timeline that has now stopped, abrupt as an arrow. 'The clock of his life was counting down' – loving and losing my ex 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z Though viewers flock to “Bachelor in Paradise” because of the drunken insanity, things took an abrupt turn in 2017. Perspective | The 20 defining moments of 20 years of ‘The Bachelor’ 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z But his attitude undergoes an abrupt shift after he notices the time: "Twenty one minutes late/And I'm hungry… /And I want to eat before 2:30." 'Frozen' team premieres 'Up Here,' a quirky, pleasing, undercooked musical 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z When asked about Hall’s “abrupt ending,” Black said: We need female supervillains, too: “Iron Man 3” almost had one — but “that toy won’t sell” 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z In an abrupt but welcome shift, we turn to “Do Make Me Barf,” where West hilariously recounts a Goop summit at which she tried to adopt Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle. Here Comes Lindy West, and She’s Holding a Broom 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z Her conversation is businesslike to the point of seeming abrupt, prickly even, and more than once she fixes me with a sharp piercing stare that makes me wonder if I've just said something profoundly stupid. Rumer: 'If Burt Bacharach says you're good, it's time to start believing in yourself' 2010-08-28T23:05:00Z When Don proposes, he offers her as valid and sensible a reason as any for his abrupt and overwhelming desire: she makes him feel the way he always wished he would feel. Critic?s Notebook: Freud on Madison Avenue, Where Biology Appears as Destiny 2010-10-18T22:40:00Z The eerie mood is conveyed with slow crescendos and diminuendos, abrupt silences and, in particular, the impressionistic use of tremolando to evoke a sinister effect. Music Review: Mannes Beethoven Institute Faculty Concert at Mannes College 2012-06-07T21:52:55Z But closure really happens only in fiction, so perhaps the show’s abrupt, unresolved ending is fitting. Theater Review: Ben Rimalower’s ‘Patti Issues,’ at the Duplex Cabaret Theater 2013-01-03T22:20:40Z For everyone in “Jitney” is balancing over a chasm: the prospect of poverty, homelessness, alcoholism, prison and abrupt, imminent death. Review: August Wilson’s ‘Jitney’ Magnifies Marginalized Souls 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z His abrupt departure is unusual in the classical music industry, where conductors generally serve the duration of their contracts and seasons are typically planned years in advance. Gustavo Dudamel, Star Maestro, to Resign From Paris Opera 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z As a concept, that sounds cloying and self-involved, but if Adlon ever dangles her storylines close to those edges, she yanks them right back with a pithy line, or another abrupt end to a scene. Better Things gets better: Pamela Adlon triumphs without Louis CK 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z Introducing Schumann’s Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, which concluded the program, Mr. Lin described it as “the craziest piece he ever wrote,” mentioning the composer’s mental illness and the work’s abrupt character changes. Music Review: Steven Lin Shows His Confidence in Recital 2014-02-12T22:13:35Z Several key personnel changes have rocked pre-productions, chief among them the abrupt departure of director Danny Boyle, who left after “creative differences” in August 2018, 14 weeks before shooting was scheduled to start. James Bond: 25th film launched in Jamaica – but still no title 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z The governor’s abrupt “rebirth as a social conservative” not only stood in marked contrast to his earlier career but also to that of his father, George Romney. Books of The Times: ?The Real Romney,? by Michael Kranish and Scott Helman ? Review 2012-01-16T20:12:57Z The western drama's abrupt end after just three seasons -- following a bullheaded royalties dispute between HBO and co-producer Paramount -- was one of the most surprising and bizarre injustices in TV history. "Deadwood" rides again 2010-12-12T00:01:00Z Just outside the central gallery is a vertiginous stairwell that drops 13 landings, a plunge so abrupt you lose all sense of orientation. Mark Wallinger: Site; Yoko Ono: To the Light – review 2012-06-23T23:05:31Z Whether it’s via a gradual transformation, as in “Hadestown,” or an abrupt change, as in “Eurydice,” our heroine loses her sense of self. Love, Trust and Heartbreak on Two Stages 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z A soaring line will be interrupted by a brief flurry of notes; a churning rhythm will be followed by an abrupt silence or a surprising change of meter. The fresh sound of guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel 2011-03-04T14:34:10Z For all its abrupt and gutsy glamour, “Too Bright” had been meticulously controlled. Perfume Genius’s New Album, “No Shape,” Is Full of Sunlight 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z Having expended all that stamina, the film collapses from exhaustion and settles for an abrupt, feel-good ending that is as perfunctory as it is preposterous. Movie Review: ‘Why Stop Now?’ With Melissa Leo and Jesse Eisenberg 2012-08-17T15:07:21Z Dausgaard kept a firm but flexible grip on the work’s abrupt figures for strings and woodwinds, allowing the orchestra to seamlessly navigate its arresting, disruptive metrical shifts. L.A. Chamber Orchestra's impressive guest conductor leads homage to Tim Burton, 'A Freak in Burbank' 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z Savannah Guthrie made an interesting — and abrupt — confession while interviewing actor Johnny Depp's legal team in a Wednesday segment of the "Today" show. Savannah Guthrie reveals husband served as a consultant for Johnny Depp's legal team 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z In 1967, Jimi Hendrix described three doomed hopefuls facing abrupt reality, dreamers rudely awoken. Readers recommend: songs about disappointment – results 2013-03-14T14:00:00Z We walked toward it, but came to an abrupt halt as we glimpsed an icy curtain woven around the base, giving off the surreal appearance of an earthen amphitheater. On the rocks, with ice: Utah’s national parks just as spectacular in the offseason 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z The movie becomes almost antic and then powerfully abrupt as the principals begin to disappear. The Power of Memories: ‘Muriel’ and ‘Cemetery of Splendor’ 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z Rumors and reports that O'Brien was likely headed for Fox were almost instantly set swirling in January with his abrupt departure from NBC. Conan O'Brien is in talks with Fox for a talk show 2010-03-18T22:16:00Z It’s been a long year and a half, and perhaps one of the stranger realities to deal with during the pandemic has been the abrupt and strict border limitations from Canada. 4 British Columbia road trips to consider while the US-Canada border is open 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z The play moved at a "rather breathless rate of action, losing ironic nuances, making the various romantic reversals seem absurdly abrupt, and broadening characterization," the Financial Times said. Pride and Prejudice's foray onto outdoor stage 'intelligent' 2013-06-27T13:01:21Z The first section ends with a brilliantly abrupt, devastating event that essentially ends Ana’s childhood. Reviews: New Books From Anne Roiphe, Nickolas Butler and More 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z Kerry's rise was sudden, and in the way of tragedy, her fall may be just as abrupt. In "Succession," Kerry reveals weakness by having a dream 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z That’s one of the tricky parts of Ibsen’s text — the long list of characters, the insistent verse, the constant setting shifts, the frequent and abrupt dips into the absurd and surreal. Review: ‘Gnit’ Seeks Itself in a Mist of Magic and Mischief 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z As Nate is shown to be just as typical as his quarry, the tale wraps up with abrupt but consistent logic. Keith Poulson Stars in Michael M. Bilandic’s ‘Hellaware’ 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z "Likewise, the abrupt ending of the film triggered both groans and applause." 'Fifty Shades of Grey' and the dawn of movie hate-watching 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z The upwardly torquing shape of the bough mimics the vapor trail of the doomed spacecraft and culminates in an abrupt, red-stained cutoff. Sculptor Philip McCracken's cosmic turn 2011-12-15T21:01:06Z The abrupt end to that concert set off a riot that left dozens injured. Pigeon droppings halt Kings of Leon concert 2010-07-26T17:48:00Z The abrupt temperature contrasts associated with the Gulf Stream would often result in rapid shifts in weather conditions. John Lennon sailed to Bermuda through a storm, "screaming sea shanties and shouting at the gods" 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z Thone's Titus is so stoic and disengaging in the show's first half that his segue into manic grief feels abrupt rather than cumulative. Seattle troupe mounts a spooky, lean, all-women 'Titus' 2012-09-13T20:30:07Z Link’s story is almost as brilliant, though its conclusion seems overly abrupt and enigmatic. Book review: Kelly Link’s fantastic, fantastical ‘Get in Trouble’ 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z The development is abrupt and unexpected, occurring just weeks before the show is scheduled to begin performances at the Old Vic Theater in London. No More ‘Groundhog Day’ for One Powerful Producer 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z Amid his proliferating noun-clauses and abrupt, flashing images and scraps of speech, even thoughts appear in their immediacy as facts, objects of fleeting contemplation whose presence mutes commentary. Thinking About Empire and Economy, With a Poet’s Mind and a Lawyer’s Words 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z Yet even following the run-through, with abrupt stops and starts that can be jarring for any artist, she was patient and gracious — never the proud diva you might expect for someone in her position. The Met Opera’s Newest Star Returns, on the Small Screen 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z It may be that he saw in it a physical approach to paint, a kind of “abrupt, rough-hewn brushwork” similar to his own, Ms Robbins suggests. Beyond influence 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z Shortly after she revealed this, the conversation came to an abrupt end. Netflix Executive Loses Job After Comment on Danny Masterson Rape Allegations 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z First of all, you see highly placed women abruptly losing corporate jobs, much more abrupt, and one wonders what’s going on there. Tightrope-walking and “gender judo”: What women have to do to get ahead 2014-03-20T22:59:00Z Franco only managed to stay on the social networking site for a month and a half, and unlike other celebrities, his abrupt departure doesn't seem like a reaction to some feud or public misstep. James Franco quits Twitter...but for how long?? 2011-04-01T20:02:00Z In 1947, Operation Bootstrap industrialized the island, leading to an abrupt shift from agricultural production to manufacturing. Finding Strength in Sofrito in Puerto Rico 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z However, his second album, the Games Of Thrones-sounding Careless World: Rise Of The Last King marks an abrupt change of mode for the rapper. This week's new live music 2012-05-25T23:05:17Z Rauschenberg soon achieved stardom with an art that was a whole bend more urban, abrupt and grungy than anything Pollock and De Kooning had come up with. Cy Twombly and Nicolas Poussin: the odd couple 2011-07-06T15:00:01Z But Andersen-Bloomfield, an American writer living in England, doesn’t totally govern her story’s elements, and the ending is surprisingly abrupt. Early Kushner and a play on domestic violence, now playing in little rooms 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z It grew to the point of intemperate catharsis, before a final, abrupt halt. Matt Mitchell’s Jazz Gallery Concert Showcased New Material 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z The toggling between the stories of her father’s career and her own can sometimes be abrupt, but she uses her father’s songs as transitional material. Review: ‘Latin Standards,’ When Dad Was Larger Than Life 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z In a sharp bit, he says the Germans gave us what he calls “rude polite,” a kind of manners so abrupt that it verges on impolite. Review: Colin Quinn, Full of Nostalgia for Gritty Old New York 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z Three other skiers were already there, and our abrupt arrival startled them. Skiing in My Own Backyard 2014-02-14T17:55:27Z Is there an authentic kind of curse that afflicts certain winners, bringing them to attention too early and causing an abrupt fall from grace? Paul Morley Showing Off ... Ms Dynamite, M People and Portico Quartet 2010-09-03T15:56:00Z Yet while the form is rigorous, the feeling around the content — without labeling it — progresses as a carefully executed composition, perhaps too abrupt and somehow bereft of spirit. Neil Greenberg at New York Live Arts 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z He gave the abrupt, infectiously guffawing laugh that frequently punctuates his conversation. Rufus Wainwright’s First Opera Was ‘a Nightmare.’ He’s Trying Again. 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z The period after his abrupt retirement from the company in early 2018, amid accusations of physical and verbal abuse, was difficult for her. A Sugarplum’s Swan Song 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z Lee, 50, was put in charge Saturday of the ratings-challenged ABC broadcast network and ABC Studios after last week's abrupt resignation of Stephen McPherson. New ABC head says he won't change fall schedule 2010-08-01T21:31:00Z Scofield, on the other hand, is superb as the polite guest, fielding Freud’s abrupt challenges with droll British wit and generally indulging the gruff Freud like a fond son pacifying an ailing father. A rich ‘Freud’s Last Session’ at Theater J The production ends on yet another abrupt turn, this time into ritualistic violence. Review: ‘Master of the Crossroads’ Embraces Irrationality 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z Jade’s abrupt transformation over baklava may have strained credulity, but it was nonetheless the kind of understated feel-good moment that has long been a “Ted Lasso” specialty. ‘Ted Lasso’ Season 3, Episode 7 Recap: Restaurant Week 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z But the negotiations are an abrupt turnaround in a case that drew wide attention. University Negotiates to Return Pissarro to Jewish Family 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z Still, Mr. Martins’s choreography in “Romeo + Juliet,” which opens Tuesday, is being changed in a small but telling way that removes an ugly reminder of the accusations that preceded his abrupt departure. A Peter Martins Ballet Loses Peter Martins, and a Slap 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z The abrupt and awkward Moose appears to be on the autism spectrum. ‘The Fanatic’ Review: John Travolta as a Troubled Devotee 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z And there are moments that approximate the jolting, abrupt waking from such a state of mind. Review: ‘The Encounter’ Is a High-Tech Head Trip Through an Amazon Labyrinth 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Instead, Powers asked for a “graceful rather than abrupt departure” next spring, which he said would be better, according to a letter he wrote to Cigarroa. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z This favoured sector of the Cape Winelands dishes up some lush scenery, with row upon row of gnarled vines as a foreground and the abrupt Groot Drakenstein Mountains as a backdrop. Top 10 bike-friendly wine routes 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z It's laced swith gallows humor, but also abrupt shifts of the moral high ground. Gritty tale of faith, redemption and prison in 'Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train' 2012-06-21T20:29:06Z It’s an abrupt transition; the area is the unpolished opposite to the glamorous, glossy image that springs to mind when thinking of this part of the United Arab Emirates. In Dubai’s Al Quoz, the Gritty Opposite of Glamorous 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z He spoke with The New York Times earlier this week about the abrupt end to the show and the work he’s most proud of. What You Should Watch This Weekend: Amazon Pilots and ‘Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation’ 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z But Michael Spyres, his tenor usually trumpeting, sounded uneasy in the title role, his phrasing abrupt and the top of his voice strained. At the Opera, Humans Bear Witness to Atrocity, or Ignore It 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z Edwardian England is often described as an imperial swan song of big dinners and hot summers brought to an abrupt close by the great war. West's World: The Extraordinary Life of Dame Rebecca West by Lorna Gibb – review 2013-04-07T08:01:02Z Shortly before his mother’s abrupt move, Mr. Posen told The New York Times that he was in “survival mode.” Zac Posen’s Path From the Red Carpet to the Bottom Line 2013-05-31T22:16:15Z Network shows are designed to last as long as possible — endings are often abrupt and even unresolved. The Tv Watch: High Bar Has Been Set for the Finale of ‘Breaking Bad’ 2013-08-12T02:00:11Z Coltrane and his band can cast such a spell that an abrupt end of the tape on "Leo" feels downright rude, like a door slamming in church. Coltrane's live 'Offering' shakes the room 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z Yet their transition from staunch supporters of Dr. Stockmann to angry opponents is abrupt to the point of dramatic contrivance. Theater Review: ‘An Enemy of the People’ at Samuel J. Friedman Theater 2012-09-28T02:00:19Z However, that policy may be facing an abrupt end. Edinburgh to end sex in saunas 2014-01-07T13:45:00Z Readers of her first novel, “Baby Love,” from 1981, would not have known that the abrupt breakup one character suffers on a beach in Florida closely mirrored the author’s own. Joyce Maynard’s Second Chances 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z Long-held balances, elongated, balletic lines and abrupt switches of direction and dynamic are asked of all three performers, tempered with more tender, personal interactions. When a Spice Girl Met a Contemporary Dancer 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z Mint is supremely suitable for the nascent days of spring, when your eagerness for brighter, longer days might still have to contend with abrupt snowstorms and hostile wind chill factors. A next-level grilled cheese, thanks to halloumi and mint you grew yourself 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Wayne's work is unconventional, interdisciplinary, supple, extreme, abrupt and elegant. Raven Girl takes wing and flies onstage 2013-05-04T06:00:35Z My new husband was baffled by my abrupt change in fortune and, of course, I milked it for all it was worth. The day Donald Sutherland showed me some chess moves 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z He became chief executive in 2019 after the abrupt resignation of Simon Woods, who had been in the job for less than two years. Boston Symphony Picks New Leader From Los Angeles Philharmonic 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z In the film's opening phase, Spacey's character is seen presiding over the abrupt firing of bank traders while also worrying about his aging dog's cancer. Spacey takes turn as banker in Berlin fest film 2011-02-11T13:10:31Z Nonetheless, his career has been marked by sudden absences, abrupt reinventions; periods when he appears to have lost the plot. Joaquin Phoenix: ‘There was a period when I wanted out. I wanted my life back’ 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z Also interestingly enough, post-WWII culture consciousness involved an abrupt cut-back on sugar rationing, which the candy companies then immediately capitalized on. In praise of the "retro" candy apple and its connection to trick-or-treating 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z Then Giancana, a known gangster, was spotted at the Cal-Neva by state gaming board agents, an infringement that cost the singer his casino-operator's licence and led to an abrupt, enraged switch in his political allegiance. When the Rat Pack ruled supreme 2010-10-07T19:29:00Z The split was cold and abrupt, shocking friends and family and particularly those in the media. John Mayer is still gross 2012-06-06T18:50:00Z She’s much more convincing in the altogether stronger Act 2, after her rather abrupt transformation from child into woman. Kennedy Center’s Broadway-bound ‘Gigi,’ starring Vanessa Hudgens, affirms its undistinguished status 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Finally, he has arrived at utopia after a series of travails, which include what he describes in his abrupt way as "Bit of Arson". Pubs in books 2010-07-08T13:37:00Z Almost every painful sequence in “The Act of Killing” culminates with an abrupt cut to a silent tableau, a kind of haunted landscape, with one or two sole figures in it. New York Film Festival: A 'Genius' Grant Winner and His Unblinking Camera 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z As it reaches its conclusion, there is an abrupt shift in tone, and a life-altering event whose consequences don’t get the space to play out. The Lives of Black Women, at Home and Abroad 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Fox’s abrupt decision in April to do a shortened final season has necessitated storytelling leaps that are drastic even by “Fringe” standards. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Fringe’ Begins Final Season on Fox 2012-09-27T21:48:01Z In comparison with the music, the dance seemed busy and abrupt. Review | At Kennedy Center’s ‘Evening of Jazz and Dance,’ glimmers of renewal 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z Hill’s artful blend of 1980s nostalgia and supernatural unease is enhanced by his touching depiction of Michael’s encounters with Mrs. Beukes and her husband, an aging bodybuilder distraught over his wife’s abrupt, inexplicable decline. Cloudy with a chance for terror in Joe Hill’s ‘Strange Weather’ 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z At Mr. Marks’s 24th Street gallery, four works from 2011 employ some abrupt curved shapes from the early collages and a green and orange painting from 1964. Critic’s Notebook: Ellsworth Kelly, on View in New York 2013-06-03T21:57:28Z A movie of abrupt transitions, “The Harder They Come” appears to have been assembled piecemeal and shot off the cuff. ‘The Harder They Come’: A Pop Classic That Has Hardly Faded 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z Changes of time and place are sometimes abrupt, and characters are submerged as soon as they appear. ‘Self Portrait’: Family hopes and history on canvas Since Carlson's abrupt firing on Monday, there have been several theories as to why. What Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon's firings say about the impact of episodically dominant figures 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z People think I’m scathing, abrupt, aggressive, intense, passionate, smart, successful, secretive, stealthy, a baller, manipulative, funny. Bethenny Frankel Is Back on TV Because ‘I Know What People Want to See’ 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z “At first, it feels almost unnatural and abrupt to say, ‘Hey, can I do this? Thank You for Asking 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z It was a very abrupt end, so this is preferable. Lauren Graham Says Her Character's Ending on Parenthood Is 'Satisfying' 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z Still, some Times reporters noted one unequal element of Abramson’s departure: its abrupt nature. Questions linger after Jill Abramson’s dismissal from Times Then, in an abrupt reversal familiar to anyone who has ever encountered French bureaucracy, they changed their minds. Fashion Diary: Wrapping Up Fashion Week in Paris, With an Iceberg and a Wake 2010-03-12T20:20:00Z Fox did not publicly explain Van Susteren's abrupt exit after 14 years, although a person close to the situation who spoke on condition of anonymity described it as a financial disagreement. Greta Van Susteren out as Fox News host 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z Bennett can’t remember the reason Channel 4 gave for cancelling, but it felt “abrupt” and left him shocked – with a storyline for a third series that looked destined never to see the light of day. 'The show needed to come back': how Drake rescued the druglords of Top Boy 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z That idyll came to an abrupt end in 1936, when the Alexanders fled Nazi Germany to England. Vantage point 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z The lighting changes starkly with each abrupt shift of mood. Music Review: Berlin Philharmonic Performs a New ‘St. John Passion’ 2014-02-28T03:15:50Z His little canvases are filled with abrupt little stripes, X's, little stacks and ziggurats of emphatic brushstrokes, in black and white and zinging colour in different media. Mothers at Hauser & Wirth - review 2011-01-23T18:28:10Z The abrupt end of his victory march, and his fidgeting before the parish house, undermined any sense of stateliness. Perspective | Trump wanted a photo op. He delivered the most ominous message of his presidency. 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z It was an abrupt stop for someone who admits to taking on too much, at one point writing simultaneously for the band, for an off-Broadway musical based on “Cyrano de Bergerac” and just for himself. Matt Berninger, king of melancholy music, is doing just fine 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z It meant Spears's reign as most popular tweeter came to an abrupt end a mere three months after she overtook Ashton Kutcher – who remains the third most followed Twitter user – in May. Lady Gaga seizes Twitter crown from Britney Spears 2010-08-20T21:45:00Z Rolling “combes” are characteristic of the Jura, a sequence of accordionlike geologic folds with the most abrupt uplifts on the Swiss border, offering spectacular views of Lake Geneva and the Alps across the Rhône Valley. The Jura Mountains, a Cross-Country Wonderland 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z At times, her reversals of tempo and of mood are so abrupt and intense, they’re scary. ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: A Method to Their Madness 2011-07-07T15:40:01Z An abrupt cut to a naked woman, lying across an electric-blue cloth and mutely gesturing toward the camera, implies a reason for his tears. Movie Review: Philippe Garrel’s ‘Burning Hot Summer,’ With Monica Bellucci 2012-06-28T23:21:23Z Notice the abrupt change from third person "he" to vocative "thou" in the middle of verse four, the point at which the speaker is most in need of comfort. Poem of the week: Psalm 23 2011-02-07T10:26:09Z But he’s still got ways to make it uncanny: close, loud and abrupt. Review: ‘Dumb Flesh,’ From Blanck Mass 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z The result is an action scene with some rather cleverly abrupt and disjointed fight choreography. The "Quiet Place" sequel is a fantastic, visceral nail-biter – resonating with our pandemic paranoia 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z And bring a family meal to an abrupt and painful conclusion. Bay leaf: Should it stay or should it go? Those who have seen it say the story line takes an abrupt turn midway that will shock audiences. Spike Lee and Stephen Frears Return to Sundance 2012-01-14T00:00:37Z In “The Edge of Democracy,” 36-year-old filmmaker Petra Costa uses her personal story to argue that Brazil’s democracy is at risk after the abrupt end to governments led by the leftist Workers’ Party. Brazil documentary gets Oscar nomination, exposes division 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z Bombshell revelations are followed by a second of abrupt silence that leaves the words that precede it ringing in the air. The Sound of ‘Housewives’ Everywhere 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z She’s devastated by her abrupt separation from the only family she knows. Can a 10-year-old girl ever recover from years in captivity? 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z There are also abrupt swings in tone, dead-end detours and flatline performances, including from Ms. Johnson. Review: ‘Fifty Shades Darker,’ and Only Half as Watchable 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z LuPone, who originated the role on Broadway, spoke about the play's abrupt closure in a recent, separate interview. Felicity Huffman and Rebecca Pidgeon work to set 'Anarchist' free 2015-04-25T04:00:00Z The final episode, presumably prepared in a rush after CBS’s abrupt midseason cancellation of the show, was clumsy, overly sentimental at times and infernally clever. ArtsBeat: 'Medium' Ends With Emotional Farewell 2011-01-24T19:44:17Z While these snipes have softened in recent years, there was some support for that position in a February performance at the Philharmonie of Brahms’s Third Symphony, full of abrupt, willful shifts of tempo. The Berlin Philharmonic Comes to New York 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z And it's Stanger's abrupt, dismissive tone, her determination to hate on everybody, that goes to the core of the real problem with her. Does Patti Stanger hate everyone? 2011-09-27T15:28:00Z Five months after his abrupt departure from MSNBC, the outspokenly liberal host premiered on the Current TV network Monday night awash in media attention to his arrival at a new home. Keith Olbermann returns to the air on Current TV 2011-06-21T02:50:09Z For his final feature, William Friedkin, who died in August, has made a movie without a second of wasted time, down to his signature preference for an abrupt parting cut. ‘The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial’ Review: Righting the Ship 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z For citizens of the nightlife who’ve chosen to shelter in place as the coronavirus spreads, the abrupt loss of live music has been completely disorienting. Perspective | This is what our nightlife sounds like in a pandemic 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z It gave fans some Kalinda closure after the character’s abrupt departure last week. 'The Good Wife' Recap: I Can't Take Another Failure 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z Which makes the play’s final immersive turn — a trial, with the audience as jury — a welcome, if abrupt surprise. ‘Where We Stand’ Review: Gifts are Given, but at What Cost? 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z But the play, which freely reinvents harrowing myths surrounding the building of the Taj Mahal, takes an abrupt swerve in the next scene. Geffen Playhouse's 'Guards at the Taj' has elements of 'Godot' and gallows humor 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z I hate waking up quick and abrupt so I always look for something that's not too heavy. Locked Groove's favourite tracks 2013-01-25T18:00:00Z Ms. Martel avoids establishing shots and, at times cutting away from the action, favors abrupt transitions. Lucrecia Martel: A Director Who Confounds and Thrills 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z My experience of living was so defined by being in New Zealand with this group of people that the sudden shift of being home again felt very abrupt. Elijah Wood on ‘The Lord of the Rings’ at 20 and Being Frodo to Fans Forever 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z After four days of constantly evolving scenery, the sea views represent another abrupt change. The epicurean way: a four-day road trip around South Australia's wine regions 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z The offer could be considered an abrupt about-face for a company that previously sold T-shirts emblazoned with the wording "The Fitchuation." Abercrombie & Fitch wants clothes off Jersey Shore 2011-08-17T16:06:43Z Faced with an abrupt halt by its advertisers, Seattle’s alternative weekly newspaper, the Stranger, laid off its 18 employees on Friday. There’s a massive audience for coronavirus news right now. That might not help the news business. 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z The sounds of a rambunctious household are turned into music as “Fun Home” sifts through one woman’s 1970s childhood, seeking clues to her father’s abrupt death. 'Fun Home' composer Jeanine Tesori hears the music in everyday life 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z Faster and faster until an abrupt groan and stop. 'The ways we are taught to be a girl': a writer reckons with childhood sexual assaults 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z The false story also reported that his abrupt departure was prompted by “massive women-led protests” around the country, suggesting that the stunt was a promotion for a planned women’s march on Saturday. Fake editions of The Washington Post handed out at multiple locations in D.C. 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z The action grows symphonic in scope, but it's a strangely lumpy symphony with an abrupt wrap-up and an oddball disproportion between themes stated and themes explored. Ward Just's novel 'Rodin's Debutante': converging lives, loose ends 2011-03-09T23:49:04Z It was fascinating to hear him reveal the contrapuntal tangles of the Fugue in A minor, with its curiously abrupt theme. Music Review: András Schiff Plays ‘Well-Tempered Clavier,’ at 92nd Street Y 2012-10-28T21:36:40Z From there I made an abrupt gear-switch into the present, listening to brand-new works by dozens of contemporary composers for a showcase feature titled “21 for ’21.” Perspective | I thought classical music could stand up to anything. Now it feels more vulnerable than ever. 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z Or like this set: full of suspense and dramatic tension, and wise, abrupt solos by this bandleader on alto saxophone and flute. From The Times, the Best Bands and Acts Heard All Year 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z But Intiman is extending free admission to three plays to its 2011 subscribers as payback for the abrupt financial meltdown of last season, after just one show. Resurrected Intiman Theatre announces its lineup for summer 2012-05-21T19:24:05Z It’s a strange, abrupt ending, but there’s solace in Ms. Monk’s voice: it’s like having a friend in the room. Dance Review: Les Ballets de Monte Carlo at the Joyce Theater 2012-02-18T01:14:18Z Written over 40 years, the stories in this collection often conclude with an abrupt crack, as if the author had awoken from a dream and sat bolt upright in her velvet armchair. Leonora Carrington, the surrealist storytelling genius you've never heard of 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z Her abrupt, sarcastic humor struck mainstream viewers as strange. I?m Chelsea Handler. And You?re Not. 2010-04-09T20:20:00Z The opening movement rushed too many fences, allowed too few moments of silence, and necessitated a very abrupt broadening of tempo in the coda in preparation for the second movement. Evgeny Kissin – review 2012-11-22T17:43:55Z So the band’s abrupt end was driven by reasons other than commerce. R.E.M. breaks up, leaves behind career that balanced hits, integrity 2011-09-21T21:46:00Z Was there an especially abrupt break between one season to another?’ The art of “Archer”: “The arc of the character of Archer is really interesting” 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z While the shift might seem abrupt to some, it was actually a very savvy move on the part of the film’s studio Paramount. The Marked Ones: Why A Latino Spinoff Was A Smart Move For The Paranormal Activity Franchise 2014-01-07T18:11:43Z Because of the abrupt closure, most devotees of Forlini’s didn’t get to say goodbye. It’s Closing Time at Forlini’s 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z It’s both the sound of life, and a signal of abrupt and arbitrary death. Review: The Unspeakable Pain of an African-American Afterlife 2017-06-11T04:00:00Z His abrupt dismissal came three years before his contract was set to expire. Too Close to Putin? Institutions Vet Artists, Uncomfortably. 2022-03-05T05:00:00Z Or are you expecting a movie that resembles the abrupt end of one of Lohan's more unfortunate turns behind the steering wheel? Can Lindsay Lohan finally bring Bret Easton Ellis's LA vision to life? 2012-07-19T12:54:00Z I think the ending is very abrupt and extremely devastating even though it says they went on searching for Bruno for weeks until they finally realized what had happened. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne – review 2013-07-02T08:00:00Z But Intiman is extending free admission to all four plays to its 2011 subscribers as payback for the abrupt financial meltdown of last season, after just one show. Resurrected Intiman Theatre announces its lineup for summer 2012-05-21T04:27:59Z Ocean resumes crooning in the second verse, with dreamlike harmonies carrying the melody to its abrupt resolution. Listen to Frank Ocean's Atmospheric New Song "Memrise" 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z What an opening Brahms crafted for this concerto, with timpani roaring and the rest of the orchestra declaiming abrupt, emphatic shouts of confidence. FSO trades timidity for vigor after intermission 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z That was an abrupt end to such a titanic character. How Brian Cox Felt About That Big Episode 3 Twist in ‘Succession’ 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z To achieve Anderson’s vision, Sami must often run at full speed, weighted down with gear — a Steadicam, which he also operates, is over 60 pounds — spin around and come to an abrupt, dizzying halt. Wes Anderson’s Secret Weapon: The Camera Moves of Sanjay Sami 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z This was unusual, and suggests fear on the authorities' part, as does the abrupt shift back to traditional methods as night fell. After Tunisia: Robin Yassin-Kassab on Syria 2011-01-28T13:00:00Z It goes from beginning to end, but there is also abrupt change. Unsuk Chin on the Violin Concerto She Swore She’d Never Write 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z The book’s choppiness and abrupt ending — the gunfight takes up only a few pages — are jarring. ‘The Last Kind Words Saloon’: an elegiac tale of the Old West 2014-05-07T20:15:05Z But Melton made sense of them all, whether slow and spiraling or antic and abrupt, without ever mocking the music. Khambatta Dance Company tops off a fine 'Spotlight on Seattle' evening with some blanket-wrestling that turns into a sublime duet 2010-06-09T17:38:00Z The shutdown brought an abrupt end to that prolonged party. ‘The Universe Hit Pause’: The Ripple Effects of Broadway’s Shutdown 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z As in the Duplasses’ other movies, the momentum is accelerated by quick zooms, abrupt edits and a restless camera. Movie Review: ‘The Do-Deca-Pentathlon,’ From Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass 2012-07-05T21:06:58Z Some had started renovation projects and are still mid-construction, making an abrupt opening difficult. Berlin Clubs Return With a Vengeance 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z The remark may strike a chord with hearers: After all, a festival that focuses on new works can be like a roller coaster, with abrupt, vertiginous ups and downs. Brace for fun in Source Festival’s new plays 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z For them, she explains, there wasn't an abrupt transformation from a comedian to a politician, since politics were already part of his show. Why Zelenskyy's background in comedy really matters 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z “Victor told my mother and me that it was used as a CIA safe house during the JFK days,” says Jordan, who describes Purse as cocky, abrupt, charming and outrageous. Spy chic: What made this couple fall in love with a (possible) former safe house? 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z It is, and through sickness and nearly death, it remains a very funny one, too, producing a wide range of laughs, from staccato titters to abrupt guffaws and huge, body-shaking bursts. Review: In ‘The Big Sick,’ Comedy Is Hard, Love Harder 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z It was an abrupt and shocking move for an actress still in her career prime, and she offered little explanation beyond saying that she had never much enjoyed making films. Setsuko Hara, Japanese movie star of exquisite power, dies at 95 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z The incident was apparently the reason for her husband Kanye West’s abrupt departure from the stage at The Meadows Music and Arts Festival in Queens on Sunday night, where he was headlining. Kim Kardashian Held Up At Gunpoint In Paris Hotel Room 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z But there are some abrupt character transitions here, and that old Taproot nemesis of inconsistent and overly broad acting is also in evidence. Booth Tarkington's Midwest captured in Taproot show 2011-12-15T21:00:12Z If Ms. Burt’s transitions from crooning to belting are abrupt, she has a sophisticated conceptual grasp of her material. Music Review | Clare Burt: Crooning and Belting at the Metropolitan Room 2010-03-11T22:55:00Z What did we think of her abrupt change of heart? ArtsBeat: 'Dexter' Watch: Annoyed by the Season Finale? 2010-12-13T16:35:00Z And it only ended when the house lights flicked on, unceremonious and abrupt. Pairings Fulfill ‘A Night of Improvised Round Robin Duets’ 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z Ms. Gilman’s caricatures of Layley’s sorority sisters are sharply funny; both Layley and Dylan are deftly characterized; and the play has a movingly ambiguous, if abrupt, ending. Review: ‘Desire,’ Six Plays That Second-Guess Tennessee Williams 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z "What's really astounding is the abrupt renunciation of `Mad Men,'" he said. Sixties out, CIA in? Looking for meaning in Emmys 2012-09-24T21:26:12Z This free-floating existence — and the movie's mood of disinterested decadence — changes, about 15 minutes in, with the abrupt arrival of a sweetly smiling face and a voice saying, "Hi, Daddy." 'Somewhere': A visit to Sofia Coppola's dreamy, wistful world 2011-01-06T22:59:17Z Ms. Kotze reflects on personal journeys and current events in this work, which features abrupt shifts of mood and texture in both the choreography and in the music. 8 Dance Performances to See in NYC This Weekend 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z “Daydream Nation” hopscotches forward and backward and in and out of the surreal; its abrupt tangents are announced by chapter headings. | 'Daydream Nation': Picking Up Extra Credit, and Teacher, After School 2011-05-06T05:30:05Z What’s even more striking than this abrupt vulnerability is how little prop comedy he leans on. How Carrot Top Wins in Vegas (Yes, He Can Be Funny) 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z AnnSkea concedes that Winterson's "short, abrupt sentences" successfully depict the witches and their "sordid lives", but hopes she will soon return to her usual style. Reader reviews roundup 2012-11-30T19:00:21Z But frequent abrupt transitions in time and place are disorienting. ‘Children of the Jacaranda Tree’: The legacy of repression on generations of Iranians 2013-06-27T22:22:48Z In contrast to the master’s carefully calibrated proportions and colors, Korman’s homages to rectangles jump in and out, thanks to abrupt changes of width and color. What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries Right Now 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z There was some intrigue, of course, in the mystery of the Bottega Veneta designer Daniel Lee’s abrupt departure from the label just hours before the event, where he was in contention for two awards. Fashion’s Oscars Return, After a Year That Reshaped the Industry 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z The shift in tone of the characters from season 1 to 2 was kind of abrupt. ‘Vinyl’ Season 1 Finale: As Confused as Ever 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z It sets the market on the same dangerous inflationary course that precipitated two decades ago an abrupt crash followed by a slump, from which it only recovered gradually after many painful years. Picasso Sells at Record Auction Price 2010-05-05T11:30:00Z After Russia invaded Ukraine last February, however, the museum renounced its link to Russia, bringing an abrupt end to the partnership. A Homecoming for Dutch Masters, Thanks to an American Billionaire 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Low points: The opening few minutes feel uncertain; the ending is too abrupt. New Edinburgh act of the day: Milk Presents 2011-08-11T13:10:05Z Stand above abrupt cliffs on the highest peak on Fidalgo Island and admire the glacially carved bumpy hills surrounding Deception Pass and the active glaciers on Mount Baker and other North Cascades summits. 5 autumn hikes in the San Juans and Gulf Islands 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z In October 2018, the stars finally aligned, allowing Milch and company to return to South Dakota to tie up a few plot threads left dangling from the abrupt cancellation. ‘Deadwood’: What to Remember for the HBO Movie 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z But these people should remember the strange, abrupt manner in which their favorite animal, distracted, turns off these effusions, which they’d presumed to be reciprocal. Street of the Iron Po(e)t, Part XII 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z The transition is slightly abrupt — Drake arrives like an interjection, but it’s clear that the melting quality of Fetty Wap’s vocals feel like a familiar, soft landing for him. Fetty Wap’s Tweaked Sound Yields Hit in ‘Trap Queen’ 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z The shock of the cold is there in the loud, abrupt pair of notes as the curtain sweeps open — a slap across a frozen face. Review: In ‘La Bohème’ at the Met, the Star Is in the Pit 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z But in “Hangmen,” the end to England’s dickie-bow-tie past is abrupt and threatening. You’ve Got the Wrong Idea About Martin McDonagh 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z There are lots of other abrupt rhythm changes, from tender moments to pratfalls and Woody Allen-ish existential riffs. The TV Watch: Louis C.K. Returns With His Brand of Dark Comedy 2014-05-04T21:45:12Z The band was reportedly about 50 minutes into their set at Le Bataclan when Jourgensen rushed from the stage, causing an abrupt end to the show. Ministry frontman rushed to hospital after onstage collapse 2012-07-30T12:05:49Z That time spanned roughly a decade, beginning with his arrival in the early 1980s and ending with his abrupt move to Paris in 1992. Kirk Lightsey Headlines at the Village Vanguard 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z Most dramatic are the sudden pauses, like the abrupt silence that follows the Officer’s grotesque death. Manhattan School of Music Symphony - Review?The Penal Colony? by American Opera Projects - Review 2011-10-03T22:40:28Z Jazzy dalliances and an abrupt ending didn’t ultimately detract from the concerto’s absorbing sound world. The Boston Symphony Finds Surprises and Strengths in New Music 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Instead of conventional transitions, there are abrupt shifts that resemble clicking through channels on a television. Review: In ‘Happy End,’ Another Unhappy Family From Michael Haneke 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z For me, that hard cut off of swapping sunscreen for sweaters every year has always felt a little too abrupt. Not ready for pumpkin spice? Try vanilla salt 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Yet another abrupt jump was made when 19th-century French silver, porcelains and bronzes followed on the heels of Far Eastern art. Auctions: In France, the Spirit of Bygone Auctions 2011-03-11T13:30:07Z Army advisers, Electronic Arts did an abrupt about-face and announced they were removing the playable Taliban from the game's online modes. Modern games struggle with modern warfare 2010-10-06T00:58:00Z David Lan’s sympathetic staging navigates pretty well the sometimes abrupt textual shifts of a play set in 1911 Pittsburgh that builds to a violent conclusion capable of leaving lazier playgoers scratching their heads. Review: A British and an American Revival Intoxicate, for Different Reasons 2010-06-15T14:53:00Z In an abrupt about-face in September, ahead of his own suspension, Mr. Spears moved to end the conservatorship entirely. Judge Ends Conservatorship Overseeing Britney Spears’s Life and Finances 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Genie retains little memory of her former home, but Paul, four years older, resents the abrupt leavetaking. First novels: Catherine Taylor's choice – reviews 2012-08-24T21:55:02Z At the end of the podcast, under pressure from Canadian authorities who still can’t gather sufficient evidence to prosecute him, he makes an abrupt about-turn. Rukmini Callimachi: the podcasting terror expert getting into the minds of Isis 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z On the day I saw the movie, Sept. 8, 2001, I found it too abrupt and arbitrary. Sex and Power: The Provocative Explorations of Catherine Breillat 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z When I questioned her abrupt plunge in academic performance, she broke down. My college students aren’t “snowflakes” — they’re tougher than their critics could imagine 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z Even her unplanned pregnancy with me, featuring a shotgun wedding and abrupt abandonment, became an opportunity for boasting. The disgusting diet that brought us together 2019-06-29T04:00:00Z Carly, taken aback by this abrupt end, pressed him on why. Date Lab: The Zoom call lasted about 45 minutes 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z Hazan is equally fascinated by internal limits, abrupt or gradual, between quartiers. The Invention of Paris by Eric Hazan and Parisians, by Graham Robb 2010-04-16T23:07:00Z At one point during that song, his voice rang out so powerfully that, at an abrupt pause, it continued to haunt the room in the silence. Review: A Singer’s Immense Sound Engulfs a Recital Room 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z His recent petulant outburst has now reportedly led to an abrupt departure from the University of Connecticut. Looks like the drunk mac and cheese kid’s finished a UConn 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z Some fans characterized Mr. Stewart’s move as a heel turn, known by wrestling fans as an abrupt betrayal when an otherwise good guy suddenly switches to the dark side. At WWE’s ‘SummerSlam,’ Jon Stewart’s Chair-Throwing Incites Fans 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z The show’s lead producer, Ken Davenport, announced Friday night the abrupt end to the show, which opened Aug. 13. ‘Gettin’ the Band Back Together’ to Close Sept. 16 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z “Just turn the lights off,” he pleaded, as he emerged from half-shadow to address, more or less, the president’s abrupt firing of FBI director James B. Comey. Perspective | Don’t cry for Spicer. His tenure was a disaster from Day One and he should have quit immediately. 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z For Ellen Schiller’s chain of three, the end was a bit more abrupt. Everyone Has Left the Chat 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z Others, like the Zoom remote-conferencing platform, are flying high as they fill an abrupt need. ‘Covid’ is a word most of us dread. But some think it could make a good branding opportunity. 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z Märkl's abrupt approach was one of the most effective I've witnessed at getting this typically noisy audience to sit up and pay attention. Review: A shimmering night of German romantic classics at the symphony 2010-05-14T16:54:00Z Get ready, because the kickoff of Bill Cosby's Media Redemption Tour is coming 'round the bend in the wake of his overturned conviction and abrupt release from prison. Brace yourself for the Bill Cosby media redemption tour 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z There was the emotional toll of the abrupt severing of an intensely personal relationship. Paula Broadwell, David Petraeus and the Afterlife of a Scandal 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z An explanation of sorts can be seen in the abrupt curvature at the top of the first O: The original sign misspelled his name as “SUN,” and the U was rounded off after the fact. Son House Inspires a Rochester Blues Festival 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z Under the direction of Casey Childs, Stuart's masterful solos certainly heighten the enjoyment of this production, but at times they seem oddly disconnected from the flow of the narrative, with awkwardly abrupt entrances and exits. Review: Artist meets artisan in 'The Morini Strad' 2012-04-04T15:10:12Z The film, completed in 1985, is a sort of abrupt intellectual collage, done with tenderness, humor, and sketchy, freewheeling inventiveness, an open-ended work that points its vectors far into musical consciousness. Shirley Clarke and Elaine Dundy: The Escape Artists 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z And it is the first of many abrupt transitions in a novel that continually moves on before bringing scenes to a satisfying conclusion. Review | Tice Cin’s ‘Keeping the House’ is a family drama with a side of suspense 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Apparently believing that an abrupt digital-first strategy was wise, they decided to deliver the print paper to subscribers’ homes only three days a week. Perspective | The fierce New Orleans newspaper war is over. Now comes the (surprising) post-mortem. 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z It is abrupt, immediate and often brutal — more tip of the blade than bonny glen. Bringing Favorite Fairy Tales Up to Date 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z “I think it was healthy to unplug and get away last year. I made the best of a situation that was awkward and abrupt,” Del Rio said. ESPN hires former Jaguars, Raiders coach Del Rio as analyst 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z Such dreams may occur when there’s an abrupt shift in neurotransmitters in the brain from one stage of sleep to another. What the five most common dreams mean – and other findings 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z Based as it is on the archives of EMI, a company that the Internet and Apple effectively destroyed, Burrows’s narrative lurches, like the fortunes of the corporation it shadows, to an abrupt end. Turn off your iPod and just look at this history of recorded sound 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z “We didn’t spend all these years moving our museum along to where we are now to make an abrupt reversal,” she said. Baltimore Museum Guards Take Seats at the Curators’ Table 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z The fragmented plot and abrupt style reflect a newly shattered world. Perspective | How 9/11 altered the fiction landscape in 13 novels 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z The similarities in the way the characters’ arcs end in each play are intriguing: For both Naomi and Lillian, the departures are abrupt. In Two London Plays, Being Black Means Looking From the Outside In 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z As it is, the viewer may be left confused about a lot, including Lumumba's own background and the reason for his abrupt change of heart on being in government with Joseph Kasa-Vubu. Lumumba fights its corner as a corrective to imperialism 2012-06-14T13:25:47Z “I sent her home and the next day the lockdown happened,” Yao said, recalling how abrupt it was. Love wins: wedding preparations resume in Wuhan as coronavirus lockdown lifts 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z The abrupt power of the mountains shocked me, a sudden, gigantic violence of sheer rock, without any undulating cushions of foothills to soften the rupture. Grand Teton National Park: Truth in Beauty 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z But by then their over-hasty conclusions had ignited an international firestorm, so the narrative took an abrupt U-turn. Waiting to be Heard: A Memoir by Amanda Knox – review 2013-05-01T12:06:08Z This polite response and abrupt exit may send the message that you don’t wish to engage further — and that you refuse to reward the remark with your ongoing presence. Perspective | Ask Amy: Woman wants to turn off the male gaze 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z There are worry lines as she discusses how her dancing career came to an abrupt end. ?A Very Young Dancer? and the Life That Followed 2011-11-17T12:00:00Z Surreal, symbolic, weirdly beautiful and almost upsettingly abrupt all at the same time. What's the most inventive death in horror movies? 2010-10-22T11:00:00Z Instead, the film falters, particularly during transitions, which tend to feel abrupt. ‘Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams’ Review: For the Heel of It 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Her prose is so assured that even when long sentences are jostled by abrupt transitions, the effect appears dramatic and deliberate, like a dancer staring directly at the audience for an infinitesimal pause. Women Seeking Intimacy Through Food, Mathematics and Rhythm 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z Ms. Sung’s playing maintains a temperate and subtle energy — nothing rhythmically loose or dynamically abrupt — whereas Mr. Green has a harder keyboard touch and teases your ear, drawling and dragging on his continuous single-note improvisations. Playlist : At Midcareer, Some Astonish, Some Explore 2011-04-29T18:39:43Z The darkening of the narrative then does an abrupt about-face in time for a pat feel-good finish that is the play’s only misstep. A Studio Ghibli Classic Comes to the London Stage 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z On he goes to Hugh Hefner's marriage, and the finale of "Lost," and an abrupt "Shall we get on with it?" Live-blogging the Golden Globe ceremony: Melissa Leo 2011-01-17T03:00:07Z The story prompted the abrupt resignation of its director. Ronan Farrow overcame spies and intimidation to break some of the biggest stories of the #MeToo era 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z What remains is the skeleton of a story that leads to an abrupt, icky-cute ending. Movie Review: ?Late Bloomers,? With William Hurt and Isabella Rossellini 2012-04-12T21:52:54Z TV, with Channel 5 executives understood to have learned about her abrupt departure while the morning press briefing was taking place. Richard Desmond's Channel 5 to air reality show set in lesbian bar 2011-02-11T16:25:50Z It dipped and climbed at abrupt intervals, and swerved and twisted at will. Almost heaven, West Virginia: Driving country roads in search of America today 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z But this abrupt exit led her to Vicky and to their romantic rendezvous in the rundown motel, which feels like a real turning point for Maura and her acceptance of her new body at last. ‘Transparent’ Season 2 Finale: It’s a Boy 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z Most radio presenters would not want to receive such an abrupt answer to a question, but the three quickly established a giggles-a-plenty rapport. Radio stars Beryl and Betty bow out 2012-12-24T09:37:44Z Simon: Most of what passed for violence on "The Wire" was an abrupt economic transition. Hot seat: David Simon explains "Treme" 2011-07-04T12:05:00Z Along with the rest of the album, those songs arrive in skewed, disorienting form; the abrupt appearances of orchestral backup in “Answer Me, My Love” heighten the tension rather than cushioning it. Justin Vernon Joins Swamp Dogg and Big Red Machine to Wrestle With Love and Death 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z And yet, the wild successes of his life have still been partly overshadowed by his shockingly abrupt death, of a drug overdose at the age of 33 in 1982. John Belushi in Focus: What a New Film Gets Right and What It Misses 2020-11-22T05:00:00Z The abrupt end of my 18-year relationship left me feeling blindsided and disoriented, and my brain parsed the event as a trauma. Seven things I wish I'd known before my divorce: an optimistic guide to the future 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z The foreshortened fourth line suggests the soft, abrupt thud of a target being hit: "A pledge." Poem of the week: Darts by Christina Dunhill 2012-08-27T11:35:18Z Others are abrupt, landing with a sidesplitting hook. Review | Second City returns to Washington with familiar gifts in ‘She the People’ and ‘Love, Factually’ 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z I was still reeling from a falling out with a spiritual community after revelations of power abuse had surfaced, along with a breakup — two relationships with abrupt endings I couldn't shake. My affair with witchcraft 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z Until that abrupt end, though, Coats’s students had had the luxury of the nearly normal: being in a room together, making theater — something so many people, their fellow Thespians included, are aching to do. Theater Kids Trade a Big Stage for Highlight Tapes and Heartache 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Haguel builds this brief but densely structured film in an interestingly modular, rhythmic way, thanks to a percussive score by Zoe Polanski and occasional, abrupt cuts to black following key scenes. ‘Concerned Citizen’ Review: He Cares a Lot 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z The resolution is an abrupt turnaround in a case that drew wide attention. University of Oklahoma Agrees to Return Pissarro Painting Looted by Nazis 1460-06-25T05:00:00Z The change in question — the sudden dismissal of Gina’s beloved governess — is just one of many upheavals soon to launch a cosseted teenager into an abrupt adulthood. In Magda Szabo’s Magical Novel, a Statue Protects Students From the Nazis 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z The nature of the downbeat — how abrupt, how delicate — tells the orchestra what kind of sound character to produce. Breaking Conductors? Down by Gesture and Body Part 2012-04-06T12:00:28Z It was a moment of such abrupt savagery that for a moment I froze. The other C-word: How “You’re a coward” became the ultimate American insult 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z Even as other late-night comedy shows found ways to return to TV in reduced, remotely produced formats, “S.N.L.” seemed to have come to the abrupt end of its year. ‘Saturday Night Live’ to Return Oct. 3 With New Live Episodes 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z With its sometimes glacial pacing and abrupt changes in location, the movie looks forward to the European art cinema of the 1960s. 1940s Dispatches From the Land of Wynken, Blynken and Noir 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z He also made cartoons, bronze busts and statues, and videos, all the while executing abrupt shifts in style and subject that made it hard to take stock. Art in Review: SEAN LANDERS: ?Around the World Alone? 2011-05-26T22:00:30Z There are abrupt jumps from this year to that and back again. Tony Blair's A Journey: Andrew Rawnsley's review 2010-09-04T23:06:00Z Startlingly abrupt shifts of mood or atmosphere are perfectly calibrated to further the musical narrative, and complex musical textures emerge with the clarity and purpose of animated conversation. Young Attacca Quartet plays well beyond their years 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z Mr. Riley’s “The Tar of Gyu” upended the notion that electric guitars command only blocklike dynamics — that on-or-off quality of amplification — with crescendos on single chords that puffed up grotesquely before coming to abrupt stops. Review: Dither Delivers an Electric-Guitar Master Class 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z Apart from that, although "The Next Generation" gave its crew a marvelous send-off, the abrupt discontinuation of their theatrical missions left the sense that there were more stories to tell. A grand finale for "Star Trek: Picard" establishes why this crew is the greatest generation 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z The series finale, with its abrupt cut to black, has confounded, intrigued and enraged viewers. The Sopranos: 10 years since it finished, it's still the most masterful show ever 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z Fern, however, is fiercely independent, and at times abrupt with him. In Chloe Zhao's wandering "Nomadland," Frances McDormand journeys to an Oscar-worthy performance 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z It’s an effective gambit that Kiarostami maintains throughout the film, all the way to an ending as abrupt as a knockout blow to the skull. ‘Like Someone in Love’: Drama’s mystery will lure you in or put you to sleep 2013-03-14T20:55:29Z And once or twice "House" stumbles into the sort of abrupt, under-motivated actions and plot twists that separate the good thrillers from the great ones. 'House at the End of the Street': Lawrence not afraid of being scared 2012-09-21T17:12:04Z “Lucky Us” is full of abrupt, painful changes. ‘Lucky Us’ by Amy Bloom, a Tale of the 1940s 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z The ensemble begins to whirl once more, and suddenly, on an abrupt blackout, the piece ends. Dance Review: Lyon Opera Ballet Offers a Premiere by Rachid Ouramdane 2014-02-26T22:22:22Z We loved the idea of an anti-Tuco-type character, our local drug kingpin in Season 1 and early Season 2, who was as unpredictable and abrupt and as scary as they come. Breaking Down the 'Breaking Bad' Finale With Vince Gilligan 2010-06-14T12:23:00Z If it succeeds in that endeavour, we may find little need to regret the abrupt demise of its predecessor. The King's Speech flies the flag for a stiff upper lip that no longer exists 2011-01-10T11:13:19Z Then, a controlled explosion: outburst arms, torpedo twists, pile-driving stamps, abrupt freezes, all in strict unison. Tavaziva Dance ? review 2011-03-10T17:39:47Z Quite an abrupt shift in tone. What happened? Dawes plugs in on “We’re All Gonna Die”: “We wanted to go beyond the more traditional approaches we’d taken” 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z It is rare for something so abrupt to happen that it will bear no trace at all of what went before it. What I'm thinking about … why history has put Australia behind a firewall 2013-03-02T03:49:39Z The abrupt cuts — especially during scenes depicting conversations between two characters, which rapidly switch between landscape and speaker views — can be distracting. Review: ‘Touch of the Poet’ is a Powerful Study in Toxic Pride 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z But all that came to an abrupt end when the series was pulled abruptly from air and banned by Chinese authorities for its "gay and explicit content." The West can't keep up with the East in telling mainstream queer love stories in TV and movies 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z A recent US study published in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing found that, while 57% of patients reported an “abrupt symptom onset”, the other 43% experienced “gradual symptom onset”. Would you recognise a gradual-onset heart attack? 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z Near midpoint in the book — when we may begin to wonder if the spectacle of Milkman’s apparently thwarted life is sufficient to hold our attention much longer — there is an abrupt shift. Review: ‘Song of Solomon,’ by Toni Morrison 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Shot by Sam Harkness’s half brother, the director Reed Harkness, this documentary follows Sam as he grapples with his mother’s abrupt departure. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Sam Now’ and ‘Jeopardy! Masters’ 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z The final five minutes are bleakly abrupt, like being dropped off a cliff. ‘Babylon’ Review: A Clear View of Black Londoners When Few Films Saw Them 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z The submissive gets cropped, doesn’t like it and walks out, in an ending that is startlingly abrupt — and, to one impressionable audience of New York critics, the cue for a thunderclap of pig-snorts. Review: 'Fifty Shades of Grey': Where's the Wicked Whiplash? 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z But when Luther took his stand at the Diet of Worms, this spiritual and cultural unity came to an abrupt end. Christianity’s original anti-science crusade: The religious order that tried to crush modernity 2014-04-13T18:00:00Z The background is the world of horse racing, London pubs, the new Metropolitan railway and the possibility of sudden riches and equally abrupt disgrace. Radio: Esther Waters, a gripping play about a Victorian girl's fight for survival 2013-03-09T06:00:06Z To Lennon’s mind, the only means at their disposal was going “cold turkey,” which denotes heroin’s abrupt cessation. In 1969 the fifth Beatle was heroin: John Lennon's addiction took its toll on the band 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z But when the plot finally does kick in, with an abrupt, heartbreaking twist, the time we've spent getting to know these men pays off. In 'My Mañana Comes,' pay cut for restaurant workers turns friends into rivals 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z Then there was this abrupt rupture in his condition because, during his five weeks in hospital, just when he needed us most, we weren’t allowed in to see him. Nicci Gerrard: ‘Dementia is more scary when you try not to think about it’ 2019-03-16T04:00:00Z For starters you are popping into someone's life in the most abrupt fashion, so why should they open up to you? Danny Westneat | Art is no excuse for cheating on Apple story 2012-03-21T04:07:47Z There is an abrupt halt in the conversation. Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan: 'We're not the big buddies people think we are' 2010-10-26T19:29:00Z What is unusual, in addition to the towers, is the surrounding set of modernist brick town homes, also designed by Pei, which are intended to make the transition from the historic streetscape less abrupt. The Impeccably Understated Modernism of I. M. Pei 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z A high profile legal battle between Seattle blues singer Lady A and the country stars formerly known as Lady Antebellum seems to have reached an abrupt conclusion. Seattle singer Lady A and former Lady Antebellum band end lawsuits 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z They’re given to abrupt, hesitant gestures and lurching movements, as if they had forgotten how to take up space with other human beings. | 'Another Earth': Living in a Different World, Searching for a Second Chance 2011-07-21T22:19:22Z Each path winds to one of a clutch of possible endings, some of which are abrupt and unsatisfying, others of which unravel the story’s mysteries. “Black Mirror” ’s “Bandersnatch” and the Pitfalls of Interactive Fiction 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z She was reporting,” he added, rendered awkward and abrupt by an unease with authority that permeates to his marrow. True love, according to the feds 2013-02-14T16:51:00Z It sells them to restaurants, to distributors around the country and directly from its tasting room in Healdsburg, Calif. But the Covid-19 pandemic has forced the abrupt closing of restaurants and the tasting room. For American Wine Producers, Fear, Uncertainty and Hope 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z And remember a Verdi staccato is not like a Rossini staccato; it is detached but not as abrupt. ?Attila? and Muti in Debuts at the Met 2010-02-19T18:03:00Z The only thing more devastating than the abrupt disappearance of one parent is watching another dematerialize in slow-motion. Review | Taylor Jenkins Reid’s ‘Malibu Rising’ is a fiery mix of celebrity culture and family drama 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z So, when presented with this opportunity, she viscerally responds because to make an abrupt decision, it is not reflective of her situation. "Does trauma-bonding negate the love?": Stars Erin Moriarty and Jai Courtney talk "Catching Dust" 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z This being a story about fear and our hunger for it, suspense is the mode, and Waters’s high-contrast staging, with its abrupt shifts of pace and tone, could hardly be finer in supporting that mood. Review: Death Is a Two-Way Door in ‘The Thin Place’ 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z When his change of heart comes, both too little and too late, the abrupt growth of a conscience cues up the bloodbath grand finale. The Wild Bunch at 50: the enduring nihilism of Sam Peckinpah's western 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z There’s “Fire We Make,” a slow jam with hand claps for downbeats, Maxwell singing entreaties entirely in falsetto, and a guitar solo of consequence by Gary Clark Jr., trailing off into the song’s abrupt end. New Music: Kid Rock’s ‘Rebel Soul,’ and Alicia Keys’s ‘Girl on Fire’ 2012-11-26T23:07:45Z Perhaps nothing in the art world is as mystifying to the layman as the often abrupt changes in works’ values. The Art Market?s Other Side: Why Some Prices Fall 2011-05-30T17:43:28Z Food deprivation made me peevish and abrupt; I suddenly understood Naomi’s Campbell’s complicated relationship with telephones. Model for a Day: A Writer Struts His Stuff on the Catwalk During New York Fashion Week 2012-09-14T20:07:40Z I’m not sure any of us were ready for this abrupt change, but for the safety of our newborn, we knew it was the right thing to do. Let’s co-sleep on it: How I became the mom I swore I’d never be 2016-08-27T04:00:00Z Divided into three monthly chapters, makes abrupt hard turns that tend to bypass pivotal emotional revelations. Magic Mike: The Sexy, Sad Lies We Tell Ourselves 2012-06-28T20:15:18Z But it, too, sucked tension out of the proceedings, and the abrupt shifts from the presenters’ patter to the announcements of the winners were jarring. The Emmys Joked about TV’s Lack of Diversity, and Then Demonstrated It 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z By definition the smash cut is an interruption of the flow and feeling the cinematographer carefully creates, an abrupt jump from one moment to another without warning. HBO's "I May Destroy You" is a fearless and extraordinary work of traumatic art 2020-06-07T04:00:00Z Many found it difficult to cope with waves of noise, abrupt public announcements and, sometimes, rapping against the protective glass cube. Showtime at the Musée d’Orsay: Watching Varnish Dry 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z At times, he relies too much on Birdie's erratic nature to justify abrupt plot reversals. Guardian First Book Award reader nominations: Dead Men by Richard Pierce 2012-07-18T14:04:46Z After Kei proposes, in a manner so abrupt that Yu thinks he’s rehearsing lines, their innocuous conversations increasingly turn into arguments. ‘2/Duo’ Review: Relationship Rituals 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z His abrupt death at 42 shocked legions of fans still mesmerized today by his singing, sex appeal and on-stage charisma. Thousands mark Elvis's death, get surprise visit 2012-08-16T11:01:16Z So the band's abrupt end was driven by reasons other than commerce. Post-punk landscape: Before there was a Nirvana, R.E.M. blazed the trail 2011-09-22T16:34:37Z This, too, is full of abrupt incidents and strange changes of heart, hard lurches from sour to solid treacle. SXSW 2011: The Beaver - review 2011-03-17T10:10:14Z Moving between music and movies, Benjamin says, isn't all that abrupt of a transition. Rapper Andre Benjamin has a Jimi Hendrix experience 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z In the final moments, a frantic, percussive energy takes over and drives the piece to an abrupt ending. A Composer’s Notes Echo After His Death 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z “I felt personally not safe,” Dausgaard said, providing few specifics as he offered his first public comments on his abrupt resignation, which the orchestra announced on Friday. Seattle Maestro Resigns by Email and Says He Felt ‘Not Safe’ 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z The ending was somewhat abrupt -- the only moment when the show felt, well, rushed. Concert review: Bobby Womack at Brilliant Corners festival 2012-09-24T04:52:00Z Despite an abrupt ending and a cliché or two, the conviction from all the participants offers a most heartening promise. ArtsBeat: New York Fringe Festival Report: ‘Very Bad Words’ 2013-08-23T20:00:49Z Last spring, the pandemic forced an abrupt stop to live singing as choirs were particularly thought to be potential spreaders of the coronavirus. Making Music Visible: Singing in Sign 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z But the absence of immediate response was seen as a rare misstep by the media-savvy family, and may have prompted Mr. Toscani’s abrupt dismissal Thursday. Benetton Severs Ties With Oliviero Toscani 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z Williams's tricky post-bop scores, full of melodic hairpin bends and abrupt rhythmic shifts, were a tough ask. Jeff Williams – review 2013-06-06T16:36:00Z I ended a relationship in a cowardly and abrupt fashion. Speak up about a friend’s abusive relationship 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z The abrupt art market collapse in spring 1990 forms a closing bracket for the show. The shock, critique, theatricality of '80s art, on view in Fort Worth 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z As a Black female lead in a fantasy drama, Beharie’s casting was significant – but her abrupt departure from the show in spring 2016 shocked fans and caused much speculation online. Miss Juneteenth star Nicole Beharie: ‘Black people are not monolithic’ 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z The Brahms-clarinet kick I was in the throes of came to an abrupt standstill. Perspective | I thought classical music could stand up to anything. Now it feels more vulnerable than ever. 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z After her assault, “life as I knew it came to an abrupt halt,” Ms. Constand wrote. Bill Cosby, Once a Model of Fatherhood, Is Sent to Prison for Sexual Assault 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z There are so many ways to be sanctimonious about the recent and abrupt implosion of Gawker, the confrontational news and gossip site that has long positioned itself as the rebel frontiersman of the Internet. Et tu, Gawker: Can Nick Denton’s rebel tabloid empire be saved from slime and self-righteousness? 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z It's been a long time since I've addressed friends and dinner parties and crystal fripperies in some other context than their abrupt cancellation. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: The pandemic may be slowing down, but the judging persists unabated 2021-05-16T04:00:00Z The closing is abrupt to say the least. The Demise of Dot's 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z When he looks back, Munn tells me, his abrupt shift in biographical style was brought about by two things. Michael Munn: the celebrity biographer reveals all 2010-07-24T23:05:00Z The offer could be considered an abrupt about-face for a company that previously sold T-shirts emblazoned with the wording "The Fitchuation," and "G.T.L." -- the show's common reference to a pre-party routine of "gym, tan laundry." Abercrombie & Fitch wants clothes off Jersey Shore 2011-08-18T13:24:58Z While the Slap Heard Round the World has been vigorously debated and dissected since Will Smith confronted Chris Rock at the Oscars, there was more to the incident than its abrupt physicality. One Last Takeaway From ‘The Slap’: Leave Black Women’s Hair Alone 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z One was basically a classical piece with long notes, long rests and an abrupt finish. 2010-01-15T04:14:00Z The band sounded limber, all the scrubbing funk and power chords and abrupt transitions pretty much in place. ArtsBeat: A Coachella Festival United by Dance Music 2012-04-15T14:59:19Z On Wednesday’s episode of “The View,” its hosts poked fun at Tucker Carlson’s career slide following his abrupt departure from Fox News earlier this year. “The View” mocks Tucker Carlson’s career downfall following Fox ouster: “He cost them too much” 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z That experience is sometimes disorienting and sometimes curt; some abrupt twists of plot are less developments than dismissals, suggesting an authorial impatience with a narrative I found completely engrossing. Memory, That Unreliable Narrator: New Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z Scholars researching books on Roth were stunned by the abrupt closure. What Happens to Philip Roth’s Legacy Now? 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z Now that the fashion cycle has come to an abrupt halt during the pandemic, the industry is trying to suss out what needs to be discarded and what can be salvaged. Analysis | Fashion was broken even before the pandemic. A reboot could be just what it needs. 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z Lauer’s status made his abrupt departure from TV all the more shocking on Wednesday, when NBC announced that he was fired after allegations of “inappropriate sexual behavior.” As Matt Lauer is fired from ‘Today,’ Ann Curry’s disastrous exit is back in the spotlight 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z It’s a chilly story, shot with claustrophobic, close-in cameras, right up to its abrupt ending — in which a mother learns, to her horror, something about the kind of pain that isn’t easily swept away. A mother runs amok in ‘Child’s Pose’ 2014-03-06T20:29:54Z That abrupt shift is the major reason Clever Girl doesn't add up. Clever Girl by Tessa Hadley – review 2013-05-01T11:00:02Z But “The Winter’s Tale” is a hard story to tell, a tragedy that takes an abrupt detour toward amnesty and grace. Review: ‘The Winter’s Tale’ and Its Wronged Queen, via the Pearl Theater Company 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z After the play comes to an abrupt end, the cast stands in silence before leaving the stage. Review: Three Generations Awaiting Justice in ‘Cullud Wattah’ 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z “Well, that’s not how we —” he begins, before coming to an abrupt halt. In ‘A Spy Among Friends,’ B.F.F. Betrayal at an International Level 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Mr. Maillot was soon dancing principal roles, and might not have given a thought to choreography had he not found his career at an abrupt end at 21, after a severe knee injury. Jean-Christophe Maillot Brings ‘Lac’ to City Center 2014-03-13T22:17:53Z It speaks so precisely to the perspective of a young person who has experienced the confusion of war that the indiscriminate brutality might feel abrupt and inexplicable to one who hasn’t. What Does War Feel Like to a Child? 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z Their abrupt detour in the late ’60s to a world-weary, European-style art song with “Is That All There Is?” that Peggy Lee recorded after Marlene Dietrich turned it down, didn’t endear them to rock critics. An Appraisal: Igniting a Revolution, Starting with ?Hound Dog? 2011-08-23T22:26:40Z |
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