| 单词 | matter-of-fact |
| 例句 | I kept my eyes on Dr. Silverstein’s face—steel-rimmed glasses, mustache, eyes that gazed into space—as he recalled the unusual death he had seen, which he spoke of in a matter-of-fact way. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She said it totally calm and matter-of-fact, and I never asked her that question again. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She hasn’t said this with any particular malice—quite the contrary, her words are very matter-of-fact. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “Well,” he said, in a falsely matter-of-fact voice, “well, I’ll just borrow yours for now, then. While I keep watch.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He was sitting on the edge of the bed and was surprisingly matter-of-fact. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z "You better go and find Joan then," I said in a matter-of-fact voice. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He was sensible and matter-of-fact, and yet he himself knew what it was to be frightened of something, he had said that he would not have gone inside Hang Wood. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “Both books are about a Russian peasant, around the turn of the century,” he said, in what was, for his implacably matter-of-fact voice, a rather narrative tone. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z But the worker replied in a normal tone, very matter-of-fact. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z How could they be so serene and matter-of-fact about these disasters? Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “These lungs are very hot,” she said in a matter-of-fact voice. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The professor marches over to where Othello stands next to the cage, a matter-of-fact smile on the academic’s face. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I'm relieved by the matter-of-fact way he dismisses the incident, but also annoyed. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Only the fact that she was so matter-of-fact kept me from being startled. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z "Well, I'm not sure you can do that, Mr. Stevenson. I think you might have a conflict there," he said, and then his voice shifted from argumentative to blandly matter-of-fact. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I said, in a very matter-of-fact way: "Flawless." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “Oh, we just blew up our rocket, is all,” said Timothy, trying to sound matter-of-fact. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Leahy outlined the alleged facts of the insurance murder plot in a matter-of-fact voice. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It was a moment or two before Maxim replied, and when he did his voice was quite calm and matter-of-fact. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t seem to be friendly or unfriendly, just matter-of-fact. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z "We haven't met for many years," said Daisy, her voice as matter-of-fact as it could ever be. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Anyone who reads them with attention discovers that even the most nonsensical take place in a world which is essentially rational and matter-of-fact. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “But that is what Vivian told you, isn’t it? You don’t know that the baby didn’t need changing. As a matter-of-fact, you probably suspect that she did.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Elizabeth, the factual, the matter-of-fact, burst into tears. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He said all this in a very matter-of-fact way; he was calm about it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Before, the women who worked for my mother had always approached her casually, with matter-of-fact questions about their work. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It wasn’t a mean voice, just blandly matter-of-fact. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The matter-of-fact tone of their voices terrified me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She was very matter-of-fact about it, but slowly we all began to prepare. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z She spoke in the matter-of-fact way of children who have no way of knowing how unusual their situation is. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z After all, we cannot afford to be anything but matter-of-fact. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “I filched it,” Matt announced with matter-of-fact pride. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “This morning, you’ll take time to meet your ancestors first,” Edwin said in his matter-of-fact voice. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “Let’s keep the game going, girls,” she said in a matter-of-fact way. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m a pilot,” Maddie said—you know, she was so matter-of-fact, she wasn’t proud, she wasn’t defensive—just, I’m a pilot. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Continuing in a matter-of-fact tone, Harper then asked Judge Davies to dismiss the case because it involved constitutional issues that required a three-judge panel. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Murphy is so matter-of-fact that I am not ashamed to take my clothes off and stand there in my knickers. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I clear my throat, try to be as matter-of-fact as possible. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z His words are matter-of-fact, his expression unchanged, but he can’t hide the tinge of gray that colors his face. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The way he said it, so matter-of-fact, I wondered if that Cyclops eye of his could see into the future. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z She was normally blunt with the dead, but it felt unseemly to talk about Clara’s murder in such a matter-of-fact way. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “Countries in Africa change all the time,” she said in a matter-of-fact way. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Thomas said it in a matter-of-fact tone, as a resigned repeat of what Minho had said a moment earlier. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The goings-on of the circus are dutifully reported, but with such matter-of-fact precision that he cannot picture it in the richness of detail that he desires. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I suspect she did not want me to feel bereft at her departure and so was matter-of-fact. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It should be calm, matter-of-fact, but strong in sympathy—for the illness though, not for the patient. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z So matter-of-fact, indeed, that I often shudder when a thought from the days before the war comes momentarily into my head. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sandra, my father would never do anything like that,” she said, in a chilling, matter-of-fact tone. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He was practically matter-of-fact about it—a reflection of disbelief or, perhaps, the communication style of the engineering culture. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z She explained it all in a matter-of-fact, offhand, neutral way; her emotions were not involved at all. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now—” he said, trying to sound matter-of-fact, but having to turn away from Mary all the same, “I’ve got to break the knife.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z His voice sounded sympathetic, kind, in spite of some perverse attempt to make it sound matter-of-fact. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z But it stole her grit, his calm acknowledgment, his matter-of-fact tone. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z She was brushing out her long blonde hair and looked like a princess in a fairy tale, though her voice was far too matter-of-fact for a story book. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Sister Clara stood there, bland and mild and matter-of-fact, and beside her was a man in a white coat whom Lyra hadn’t seen before. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I read them—they are chatty and matter-of-fact. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z She was straight-faced and matter-of-fact as she stacked up several of the spotting blocks so that she could stand level with the bar. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She dressed like that often when she went after her sheep or helped one of her cows with a calving—all business and matter-of-fact—but the pink in her cheeks made me think of roses. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The boy preserved worldly truism and matter-of-fact observations about the weather with equal zeal. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The announcer read out passages, his voice matter-of-fact, but the facts themselves were horrible. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I couldn’t believe he was being so matter-of-fact about the whole thing. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z He studies in his apartment, and occasionally up at one of the libraries at Columbia, learning about the matter-of-fact aspects of his profession: electricity, materials, lateral forces. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Speaking in short, matter-of-fact phrases, they worry aloud over the fickle weather and fields of sunflowers still too wet to cut, while above their heads Ross Perot’s sneering visage flickers across a silent television screen. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z His voice is so matter-of-fact now when it was welcoming and happy a few minutes before. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Apollodorus, also a Greek, is, next to Ovid, the most voluminous ancient writer on mythology, but, unlike Ovid, he is very matter-of-fact and very dull. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry did not know what was worse, the things that Neville was saying or the matter-of-fact tone in which he said them. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Her voice was so casual, so matter-of-fact, that her words swept past all of Sarai’s defenses and pierced her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I tried to sound matter-of-fact even though JonPaul and I don’t talk about feelings. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z "I come from the South, that small town, matter-of-fact kind of mentality, and I think that's who Boney is," Dickens said. 'Gone Girl' powers up with formidable women taking lead 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z But Bohjalian somehow diffuses the drama, allowing Emily to narrate her own story in a matter-of-fact manner, describing small moments of normalcy that fill in the gaps between horrific events. 'Close Your Eyes' looks at normal moments amid nuclear horrors 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z Medical matters, including a suicide attempt in the mid-1990s, are handled with matter-of-fact frankness. Harvey Fierstein Sings the Song of Himself in ‘I Was Better Last Night’ 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z Her brother was so firm, so matter-of-fact, it was as if they already weren’t family. The Forsaken: A Rising Number of Homeless Gay Teens Are Being Cast Out by Religious Families 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z But Mr. Sivan is a part of a wave, including Mr. Smith and Olly Alexander of Years & Years, whose outness is matter-of-fact. Troye Sivan Is a New Kind of Pop Star: Here, Queer and Used to It 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z Playful and affable where her alter ego is taciturn and matter-of-fact, she also veers sharply from Benson’s grayscale wardrobe, surrounding herself in color. As ‘SVU’ Makes History, Mariska Hargitay Makes Olivia Benson’s Mission Her Own 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z I would not act paranoid, but matter-of-fact about the dangers that apparently exist all around us. Motherlode Blog: Parental Quandary considered: It's not the sex offender next door we should fear, but the one we never see coming. 2012-01-26T20:31:05Z Connally’s photos and paintings of a small town and its artifacts have a matter-of-fact quality, but the village is actually a fiction invented by the artist. Review | In the galleries: Doubling down on artworks 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z In Hill’s telling, Trump’s norm-breaking was so flagrant and incessant that she compares him, in her matter-of-fact way, to a flasher. In a Memoir, the Impeachment Witness Fiona Hill Recounts Her Journey From ‘Blighted World’ to White House 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z Apple Watch is a matter-of-fact name for Apple’s watch, but a bad name for a still-life art class. Style Invitational: You gave us a bad name. Now give us a better one. 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z So it stood to reason that Josh Homme, its callous, acerbic frontman, would be matter-of-fact about his mission at Terminal 5 on Friday night. Music Review: Revisiting and Recharging an Album With a Fleshed-Out Crew 2011-03-27T22:14:47Z In "Bread and Jam for Frances," for instance, there's no pontification, no dreary battles about broccoli, just a matter-of-fact account of what happens when a badger eats nothing but bread and jam for every meal. Motherlode Blog: 'Do You Want to Be Careful, or Do You Want to Be Friends?' 2012-10-29T18:05:10Z She was matter-of-fact about already being a role model. Billie Eilish Is Not Your Typical 17-Year-Old Pop Star. Get Used to Her. 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z The menu is far from trendy, your waiter may be matter-of-fact and it helps to know what to order: creamy bean soup, agnolotti stuffed with spinach and set on Parmesan cream, maybe moist roast chicken. Where (and what) you should be eating when you want to splurge 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z But Mr. Neef said that he had taken their appointment “in a matter-of-fact way.” Running the Paris Opera Was Never Going to Be Easy. But Come On. 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z Furst rolls all of this out with his usual steady-as-she-goes pacing and a prose style that nicely mixes the elegant and the matter-of-fact. Alan Furst’s ‘A Hero of France’: Putting a human face on the French Resistance 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z It's a testament to Asimov's matter-of-fact writing style that all this is no more embarrassing than the average David Attenborough documentary. Back to the Hugos: The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov 2011-01-06T15:34:14Z Through Mr. Glanzman’s strong cartooning, the battle images are dramatic, but never overblown, just matter-of-fact. War Stories Both Quiet and Loud 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z Marie was matter-of-fact about the betrayal, telling me, “This was not the chaos of battle. It was a negotiated surrender. Promises were made and they were broken.” A Book That Captures the Singular Life of the War Correspondent Marie Colvin 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z Like a more matter-of-fact sequel to “Big Day Coming,” it suggests the slow give-and-take of his relationship with Hubley maturing. Yo La Tengo: Indie rock’s standard-bearer is still changing the formula, 30 years in 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z Rhodes deals in the main with wan, passive, earnestly matter-of-fact men who go to their dooms with a sort of glum acceptance. Marry Me by Dan Rhodes – review 2013-02-08T11:00:01Z McEwan’s account is matter-of-fact, but it captures the feel of truly memorable conversations — the kind that are embodied, that purl out over several hours and have their own textures and rhythms. Perspective | Conversation over video is maddening. So take a lesson from literature’s great dialogue writers. 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z Collins tells me all of this in a completely matter-of-fact manner, as if receiving messages from long-dead murder victims were a perfectly normal part of preparing for a film. Lily Collins: ‘I want to dig deep, tell the truth and be more brave’ 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z As the engine of its plot starts revving up, the movie takes in some of the realities of American life with matter-of-fact weariness. ‘Black and Blue’ Review: A Cop Thriller for Our Age of Dread 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z Mr. Betts captures the stark brutality of prison life with chilling, matter-of-fact descriptions, and he evokes the hopelessness that accompanies many prisoners’ belief that all narratives end “with cuffs around all wrists, again.” Review: ‘Bastards of the Reagan Era,’ a Book of Poetry 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z It documents the Manhattan Project and the nuclear tests that took place there in a chillingly matter-of-fact way. Artists turn L.A. gallery into a museum of nuclear dystopia 2016-04-02T04:00:00Z Her generosity toward young writers is not well known outside the industry, hidden by a shy, cautious personality and a straightforward, matter-of-fact persona. Toni Morrison: First Lady of Letters 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z These sisters have been through a lot, but Della’s matter-of-fact narration manages to be as funny and charming as it is devastatingly sad. An Unflinching Child’s-Eye View of Sexual Abuse 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z Mr. Scott says the film presents a “matter-of-fact, street-level and utterly fascinating view of mob life.” ArtsBeat: Critics' Picks Video: 'Donnie Brasco' 2011-02-22T20:00:48Z He is matter-of-fact about that part of the job, though. Chris Dodd makes debut as Hollywood advocate 2011-03-29T22:21:24Z I felt it incumbent on me to be as matter-of-fact as possible, full of reassurance. What the therapist heard: ‘What would you do if your client behaved like a dog?’ 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z “Les Revenants” is a matter-of-fact ghost story about a handful of people who return from the dead and try to resume normal life in a small French town. The TV Watch: ‘Spiral’ and 3 Other French Shows Worth Seeking Out 2013-08-29T21:31:17Z "I'm a banana," says a matter-of-fact teen in the movie. 'Somewhere Between': Engaging teens revisit adoptions in China 2012-10-18T20:16:03Z Any tendencies toward melodrama and self-pity were trumped by a matter-of-fact depiction of the exhilaration and the cost of living dangerously. Music Review: Traveling to the Stars, No Joy or Romance Needed 2011-03-08T21:29:40Z Cuomo's music for these early scenes is written in short, matter-of-fact phrases of sung dialogue, and he relies on rumblings in the orchestra to evoke the sense that something is not quite right. New opera's success is beyond `Doubt' 2013-01-27T21:59:08Z For a singer – and, again, especially a female singer – to introduce these kind of references into a performance, in such a matter-of-fact way, with no wink or humour, was genuinely astounding. Feminist icon? 2010-09-17T07:00:00Z “The Energy Blues” makes a matter-of-fact pitch for conservation that would cause smoke eruptions today. ‘Schoolhouse Rock!’ at 50: Those Are Magic Numbers 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Backed by a small jazz outfit, the singer moves through the song with witty phrasing and a keen sense of rhythm, her matter-of-fact recounting sung perfectly in tune. Throwbacks: Summer reissues of strange surf music, gay proto-punk, 'Robocop' and more Everything that happens here is predicated on its characters’ matter-of-fact acceptance of a status quo that now seems beyond comprehension or tolerance. Review: Reckoning With Medical Betrayals ‘Behind the Sheet’ 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z It’s a startling analogy that Weissmann delivers in his characteristically muted, matter-of-fact style. A Prosecutor’s Backstage Tour of the Mueller Investigation 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z She reads through her doctor’s report in a matter-of-fact way, pausing only over the pronunciation of unfamiliar medical terms. Life with Cancer in “Dani” 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z About her relationship with her most famous horse, she was matter-of-fact. Film: In ?Secretariat,? Dark Horse Is the Owner 2010-10-03T00:45:00Z Frey relates everything in the same matter-of-fact tone, even when she’s describing something that doesn’t reflect well on her. Three New Memoirs Bring the Farm to the Page 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z Ms. Bassett delivers these monologues not in the ominous style of some otherworldly oracle but in the matter-of-fact, common-woman manner of her character. Review: In ‘Escaped Alone’ Fears Small (Cats) and Large (Apocalypse) 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z Lewis piles horror on loss in a matter-of-fact way suitable for this age group, never losing sight of her tremendous plot. Fiction for older children – reviews 2013-07-27T13:00:00Z The movie’s matter-of-fact truth teller, the writer Fran Lebowitz, who spent time in the Warhol orbit, remembers the grim era when being a female impersonator on the streets of New York was against the law. | 'Beautiful Darling': A Warhol ?Superstar,? Closer to Earth 2011-04-21T23:08:49Z “So I bought all the gear and I signed up for this weekend,” she said, her voice as matter-of-fact as a shrug. I am woman. Watch me snowshoe. 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z Speaking with The Daily News of New York the same year, she was matter-of-fact. Blair Tindall, Whose Music Memoir Scandalized, Dies at 63 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z They share an air of relaxed intricacy and matter-of-fact experimentation, coming across as neither precious nor arcane. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2010-10-17T22:25:00Z “I was very timid and I think humble because I knew I didn’t know anything,” she said, assessing her development, at once intense, matter-of-fact and modest. Tina Barney: The Photographer’s Origin Story 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z This is a festival that disguises its ambition in the matter-of-fact modesty of its title and presents winter-weary New York audiences with a grab bag full of oddities and treasures. Critic’s Notebook: Film Comment Selects Festival Offers 22 Intriguing Picks 2014-02-13T22:30:25Z In the stoic, matter-of-fact, devastating “Lydia,” Margo Price sings about a pregnant woman at a clinic, thinking back through a life of poverty, addiction and bad luck, telling herself, “Just make a decision.” Bruce Springsteen’s Exuberant Soul Cover, and 10 More New Songs 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z It is not necessary to support the war to be humbled by these matter-of-fact heroics. Total Recall: The Toyota Story | The Air Hospital | In Search of the Perfect Loaf | Archer | Watch this 2010-03-25T06:45:00Z Lines like these, from “Isis,” combine the matter-of-fact tone of film noir with the rigor of a mathematical proof: Bob Dylan: America’s Great One-Man Songbook 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Forrest Tucker, whose serial bank jobs punctuate “The Old Man & the Gun,” declines to give a reason, but his motive seems to be something more mysterious — or maybe more matter-of-fact — than simple greed. Review: Robert Redford Aims to Charm in ‘The Old Man & the Gun’ 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z “You just don’t see Muslims being matter-of-fact Muslim,” he said. Is the New Mr. Right an Immigrant Rom-Com Hero? 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z This matter-of-fact mingling of fantasy and reality is a clear tribute to one of Carroll’s most endearing literary strategies, and the production, under the assured direction of Abigail Deser, uses it at times magically. Exploring what happened between the real Alice and Lewis Carroll 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z Decades ago, shows like “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” and “Sesame Street” produced acclaimed episodes about death, speaking to their audiences in simple, matter-of-fact terms. Review: ‘Kidding’ Doesn’t Know Whether to Laugh or Cry 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z In a brief and perceptive introduction, Sadie Stein describes Comyns’s style as “unsentimental magical realism” that is “uncanny yet matter-of-fact, spooky yet gentle.” Evil Stepmother, Reimagined 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z Bialik, who earned a doctorate in neuroscience, has a matter-of-fact way of speaking that suggests the kind of authoritative intelligence Trebek projected as host. Mayim Bialik wants the ‘Jeopardy!’ job. Is she ‘neutral’ enough? 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z Its matter-of-fact approach to disability, including in some deeply moving exchanges between Vic and a profoundly disabled older man, is a tonic. The Sundance Film Festival Comes Through (Again!) 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z This purgatory story would be macabre if not for its matter-of-fact approach to death and its charming illustrations. What Not to Tell the Kids When the Goldfish Dies, and Other Lessons From Pet Picture Books 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z Mr. Taborn, an unusually matter-of-fact virtuoso, teases out structural affinities among free jazz, postimpressionist classical and electronic music, forging something uniquely his own. Ambrose Akinmusire, Drake, the Roots, St. Vincent 2011-12-17T03:03:14Z The other guest judge, the designer Kenneth Cole, was matter-of-fact: “I just don’t get it.” On the Runway Blog: Project Runway Season 9: Avant-Garde or Hot Mess? 2011-09-02T16:54:54Z The cast, with several members playing multiple roles, strikes a likable note of matter-of-fact absurdity. Theater Review: ‘Hell: Paradise Found’ at 59E59 Theaters 2012-07-17T22:17:09Z The nudity is copious and graphic but matter-of-fact and close to equal-opportunity. Review: HBO’s ‘The Deuce’ Works a Vibrant Hustle in the Naked City 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z "I've never been this happy or felt this loved in my life," said the singer, 32, in her matter-of-fact way. Kelly Clarkson: 'Before this, it was Kelly Clarkson the man-hater' 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z It was just a matter-of-fact explanation of the basic mechanics. Science or sex: Which does the right hate more? 2012-06-24T00:00:00Z We hear the matter-of-fact musings of a matter-of-fact man. Kent Haruf’s ‘Benediction’: last days of a small-town life 2013-03-20T20:07:53Z The delivery of this observation is matter-of-fact and remorseless, a sign that Hong’s book, subtitled “An Asian American Reckoning,” will also entail a reckoning with herself. ‘Minor Feelings’ Rescues Personal Experience From the Expectations of Others 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z She skillfully wields the matter-of-fact language of newspapers, freeing it from specificity and opening it up to new interpretations that we must forge ourselves. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z Similarly somber, mind-boggling tales are made increasingly intense by being delivered in a matter-of-fact way in this dark, spare reading, directed by Bob Balaban. Theater Review: ‘The Exonerated,’ Revived at the Culture Project 2012-09-20T02:12:06Z She just faces forward, nude to the waist, her voice clear and matter-of-fact. Apocalypse then, now, always: the truth about violence in Leer, South Sudan 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z At the same time as he asserts the matter-of-fact physicality of the medium, he creates luminous space. Art in Review: LUCAS ARRUDA: ?Deserto-Modelo? 2011-06-23T21:17:53Z Aibileen answers quietly but with matter-of-fact directness, yes: Her mother was a maid, and her grandmother had been a house slave. | The Help : Spanning Two Southern Worlds, Black and White 2011-08-09T20:24:20Z Kaiser is matter-of-fact as he presents conclusions based on several decades of experience managing such companies as the American Ballet Theatre and, most recently, the Kennedy Center. Can arts organizations survive in the current economy? 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z The tone is matter-of-fact at first, calmly truthful. Poem of the week: Rendition by Chris Wallace-Crabbe 2013-01-28T13:02:28Z There’s an understated artfulness to Nipsey’s matter-of-fact flows, as cool as they are precise. Nipsey Hussle Embodied the Best of Hip-Hop 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z His words were matter-of-fact, but his tone made me feel like I shouldn't have mentioned it. My father's bittersweet homecoming: A family visit to the institution that treated him for leprosy 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z The piece Ms. Uematsu encountered was “Japanese Kitchen,” Tabaimo’s first student work, whose mundane setting suddenly erupts into matter-of-fact savagery: after the housewife decapitates her laid-off husband, his headless body rises and shoots her dead. Tabaimo Video Show at James Cohan Gallery 2011-10-16T04:15:07Z His solidly capable actors are so matter-of-fact that they catch us completely off-guard for this journey into the unexpected. In Playwrights' Arena's 'Billy Boy,' sexual inclinations collide with religion 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z His story plays out in a series of extended scenes, some tense and emotional, others matter-of-fact, all of them anchored by Mr. Lindon’s Everyman stoicism, which grows more heartbreaking at every moment. New York Film Festival Offers Quiet Treasures and a Little Jazz 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z They were matter-of-fact, as if it was somehow obvious that a black woman might dissolve when exposed to a non-urban environment, like Dracula in sunlight. 'As a black woman I'm always fetishised': racism in the bedroom 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z Together, they're a unit--and Queen Sugar is matter-of-fact about what a necessary thing that is for individuals in the face of systemic inequality. An Onscreen Family, Raising Cane 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z The 65-year-old victim he interviewed was matter-of-fact rather than emotional, much like Marie, but he didn’t discount her credibility, and that withholding of judgment helped catch the serial attacker. The Lesson Here Is Listen to the Victim 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z But I can’t help believing that if you’re confident about your strengths and matter-of-fact about your needs, the right interviewers will focus on your qualifications, not your cane. @Work Advice: The delicacy of disclosing a disability during the application process It’s also a story prone to soap-operatic revelations and Big Events; but the events are presented in a way that’s more matter-of-fact than melodramatic, and the effect is absurd, and at times deeply funny. Life Advice From a Dead Grandmother Who’s Returned as a Bird 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z “Conga” and “100 Ways to Lose a Man” she is matter-of-fact, but they also tap into her inner whack-a-doodle. Faith Prince brings her 'Faith-isms' to L.A. Opera's 'Wonderful Town' 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z In the books, Schwartz’s matter-of-fact, unadorned, often whimsically inconclusive narration of ghastly turns of event is balanced by the harrowing, hallucinatory illustrations by Stephen Gammell. The Mild Horror of “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z Asked about that electrifying moment, Craig was both enigmatic and pleasingly matter-of-fact. Deadpool: the pansexual superhero who has never had a non-heterosexual experience 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z The landmark film’s matter-of-fact portrayal of same-sex relationships reportedly scandalized audiences. Pop culture still fails queer people: Sanitizing LGBT romance is a tradition Hollywood can’t seem to break 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z Though her recollection was immediate and matter-of-fact, there was something serendipitous about it. A beloved Syrian dessert and the inheritance of loss 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z It presents the industry in a matter-of-fact way and addresses issues of consent and control. "Pleasure" is a gutsy, humane film about porn stardom 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z I’ve rarely heard the multiple set pieces in this play sound more conversational and matter-of-fact, as if the speech were second nature to the speaker and not some sort of pileup of well-known quotations. Review: Glenda Jackson Rivets as King Lear in Her Return to the Stage 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z But his rambunctious approach doesn’t begin to convey the suave narrative assurance of Bulgakov, whose voice has the matter-of-fact seductiveness of fairy tales. Theater Review: ‘Master and Margarita’ Is Staged at Bard College 2013-07-19T19:48:20Z Typically irresistible Janacek passages abound, as when the intentionally matter-of-fact melody of “Parting Without Sorrow” opens up on the lines “I will think of you/Far more than once a year.” Janacek Choral Works on CD ? Review 2012-01-13T16:27:20Z AS we prepared to descend, Ms. Ide offered some advice in a casual, matter-of-fact way that mirrored both her expertise and her outfit. Explorer: Biking in Vermont, Body Armor Optional 2012-08-30T13:35:27Z “One was left to imagine how distressing this was, because most of the time he put on a very brave and matter-of-fact face.” Stanley Tucci’s Passion Was Acting. Now, It’s Food. 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z Sometimes he was matter-of-fact: “Did no work”; “Did some work”; “Worked pretty hard but without real confidence”; “Worked pretty hard but without much hope.” Wittgenstein’s ‘Private Notebooks’ Shed Some Light on an Enigmatic Genius 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z But with a skill that’s easy to take for granted, the filmmaker portrays the matter-of-fact eccentricities of their personalities and their love, anger, and confusion — the emotional weather system of it all. ‘Charm Circle’ Review: There’s No Place Like Home 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z They don’t have to be sold to the reader or over-dramatized, and this I understood from slave narratives, which can convey the most brutal event with a matter-of-fact delivery. Colson Whitehead on Human Cruelty 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z It was exhilarating to see black women’s lives taken seriously in such an unapologetic, matter-of-fact fashion. Toni Morrison, Remembered By Writers 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z A full-band version of “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right” made its kiss-off sound callously matter-of-fact, and Mr. Dylan rattled complacently through an upbeat “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue.” Review: Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones, Electric, Not Just Nostalgic, at Desert Trip 2016-10-08T04:00:00Z Many of their films are set in anonymous New England sprawl and grounded in matter-of-fact details of lower-middle-class life. The Farrelly Brothers on Their ?Three Stooges? 2012-04-06T13:00:00Z David shares Sanders’ Brooklyn accent and bellowing tone, but he also channeled Sanders’ mannerisms, hyperbole, and gruff matter-of-fact style. Larry David saved Bernie Sanders: “SNL” impression made him human, likable — after a rough debate with Hillary Clinton 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z “Oh, hello,” said a woman with a matter-of-fact voice. From propping up the bar to working at the Samaritans – how I learned to listen 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z A group of biologists published a paper this summer with the matter-of-fact title “Plants Neither Possess nor Require Consciousness.” Do Plants Have Something to Say? 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z These are provided by a matter-of-fact trailer parked close by. Heatherwick Studio; Serpentine Gallery Pavilion – review 2012-06-02T23:05:42Z The trumpet section played a bobbing, elliptical pattern based upon Ms. Frink’s instructional exercises, and Mr. Bleckmann sang in a gentle, matter-of-fact tone: “I will miss you all, and especially the music.” January in Live Jazz: 5 Standout Shows 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z It’s a subtle and matter-of-fact portrayal, say advocates — and it’s all too rare in popular culture’s treatment of the military. There’s a divide between civilians and soldiers, partly because of Hollywood 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z “Gestures,” an important gem of a dance, is an enticing blend of the matter-of-fact and the fantastical. Dance Review: Jodi Melnick at New York Live Arts 2012-03-09T23:41:20Z By suggesting in her polite, matter-of-fact, concerned-citizen fashion that Kraft and ConAgra and Kellogg’s and Coca-Cola have poisoned two generations of Americans, with the government’s connivance, she may do just that. Katie Couric vs. Big Food: She’s a “strong feminist,” but not an “activist” 2014-05-06T22:59:00Z "I think you imagine a lot of it," is the matter-of-fact reply. Westwood by Stella Gibbons 2011-07-29T21:53:01Z Told in a heartbreaking matter-of-fact way, with illustrations mainly of motel signs, gun shops and trashed cars. Jim Bob's top 10 illustrated books for adults 2010-05-05T10:32:00Z If Duckworth’s political career ever comes to an end, she could make a killing as the world’s most matter-of-fact motivational speaker. Tammy Duckworth Was a Survivor Long Before Her Helicopter Was Shot Down 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z He is similarly matter-of-fact about coming out, a process he began at 16, when he went to study fashion at Doncaster College, and met a boyfriend in his part-time BT call centre job. Queer Eye's Tan France: ‘The word gay was never mentioned in my parents’ home’ 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z As both a film subject and still highly influential market-mover, Buffett is uncannily good at making his success look easy and matter-of-fact. ‘Becoming Warren Buffett’ is a timely reassurance that some billionaires have a heart 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z For all their rhythmic life and variety, and the sheer joie de vivre that is so infectious in so much of the playing, Mackerras's interpretations may occasionally be too matter-of-fact and raw-edged for some tastes. Mozart: Symphones Nos 29, 31, 32, 35 & 36 2010-04-15T21:40:00Z The protracted nude sex scenes, beautifully photographed in natural light, are simultaneously matter-of-fact and blissful, and warm-blooded viewers may feel more than a tinge of envy. Movie Review: ?Four Lovers,? Directed by Antony Cordier 2012-03-29T22:42:42Z There’s always something admirably matter-of-fact about the Screen Actors Guild awards. SAG predictions: who will win – and who should win 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z On paper, it was an ideal upbringing for the artist she became: a nomadic touring musician whose songs draw on deep Southern roots, using matter-of-fact imagery to conjure tempestuous emotions. From Lucinda Williams, a Memoir as Flinty as Her Songs 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z He was matter-of-fact in his delivery, talking to his audience like he was just riffing in his living room with his friends. Bob Saget, a dirty daddy: Appreciating the darker elements of the talented comedian's work 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z Davis just delivered his lines in his usual matter-of-fact, Jersey-inflected tones, sounding more like an undertaker at a small-town funeral than a capital city screecher. Lanny Davis, the ultimate Clinton loyalist, is now Michael Cohen’s lawyer. But don’t call it revenge. 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z In her 50s, Doucet continues her matter-of-fact revolution: Rather than simply returning to a comics world she helped shape, she is again reinventing it by simply doing things as she wants them done. It’s Julie Doucet’s World 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z Many of Bergdahl’s descriptions — of a solitary confinement in which he did not speak the same language as his captors, for instance — are frightening, but delivered in a matter-of-fact tone. “Serial” season 2: The Bowe Bergdahl saga is off to a powerful and strange start 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z Barlow’s matter-of-fact approach, droll nature, deep voice and utter lack of a poker face never fail to crack me up. $60K rings, Diet Coke and fast food: The dichotomous tastes of "Real Housewife" Lisa Barlow 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z “I wanted it to be like the slave narratives I read, where you get a very matter-of-fact contemplation of all these weird and horrible things that keep happening.” Colson Whitehead on Slavery, Success and Writing the Novel That Really Scared Him 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z Witness, again, the empty seats or the players’ matter-of-fact execution, which seemed more an act of homage to the past than a vivid reanimation. Under Eschenbach, NSO pays dutiful homage to greatness 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z We are happy to be naked around each other, but only in a casual, matter-of-fact way. From the Hadids to the Kardashians: the awkward truth about ‘sexy sisters’ 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z I have always believed that my parents' choice to leave the island of Trinidad for the island of Montreal had a very matter-of-fact, straightforward quality to it. My new US citizenship: It's complicated 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z Yet their main performing manners were calm, matter-of-fact and often brisk. Dancers Strip to Essentials in ‘Basketball’ and ‘TranSenses’ 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z Jost, 38, approaches “A Very Punchable Face” with his characteristically matter-of-fact tone and self-effacing persona, rattling off amusing anecdotes from an uncannily eventful existence. Colin Jost has a new memoir — and some thoughts on the end of his SNL run 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z She responds with matter-of-fact outrage: “This picture is of my son after Mississippi sent him back to Chicago dead.” When the Camera Can’t Turn Away, These Women Force Us to Listen 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z She has a matter-of-fact charisma and a ready laugh, and you can see how those qualities would have made it easy for her to sell drugs in the depressed, working-class town of Ottumwa, Iowa. Review: Going Home to Iowa With the Queen of Meth 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z As you did in "Pier Kids," you transport audiences into the skin of oppression and present a story in a matter-of-fact, non-judgmental way. "The Inspection" and Don't Ask Don't Tell for a queer Black man: "Boot camp is brainwashing" 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z And its impressive achievement in its handling of the labor division between Reagan and Chris is how matter-of-fact it is. Up All Night, Modern Family and TV?s Feminism for Men 2011-11-17T15:28:30Z This debut feature feels so matter-of-fact and unaffected that you may not notice the complexity and assurance of its craft. Best Movies of 2022 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z His storytelling is focused and matter-of-fact; his voice fluid, without extraneous words or noises, nothing to distract me from what he’s saying. On the Page and Out Loud, Two Actors Recount Very Different Paths 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z In Atlanta, the southern black experience is treated as matter-of-fact and generally unremarkable. Is this a golden age for black TV makers or another false dawn? 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z “Spiritual” felt questing but matter-of-fact, no more or less mysterious than a storm system rolling in. Review: In the Sanctuary of ‘The Spiritual Side of Coltrane’ 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z “An editor at the New York Times is looking for a researcher for a book she’s doing on women’s history,” she says, matter-of-fact. Latina, at the white, male New York Times: “Why are people thinking it’s OK to say racist sh-t in front of me?” 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z Here, in the dreamiest of all cities, is a rare chance for architects to dream and play, as well as address matter-of-fact issues of how we should be building at the moment. Venice Biennale: castles in?the air 2010-08-30T20:31:00Z You may want to be as obtuse as a symbolist or as matter-of-fact as Dr Williams; the choice is yours. Poster poems: Prose poems 2011-08-12T09:28:45Z “When creating the map, we put great emphasis on its reliability and professional and matter-of-fact character,” Ms. Ramnebornova continued. In Transit: Prague Debuts New Map Geared Toward Gay Travelers 2011-01-11T11:00:05Z Ms. Walker, a native of Jonesboro, Ga., radiates warmth and a matter-of-fact directness. A Union Built in and on Stages 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z Even in the happiest moments, Ms. Lavin resisted sentimentality or melodrama, trusting that the material and her intelligent, matter-of-fact interpretations would convey a hard-won joyfulness. Review: Linda Lavin, Scratching Out Fresh Starts, at 54 Below 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z Its subjects are often downbeat, but the results – sprinkled with sharp observation and matter-of-fact magic – are strangely uplifting. Hitting Trees with Sticks by Jane Rogers – review 2012-11-20T14:30:04Z His demeanor and approach project a certain matter-of-fact dispatch, and he does not always allow the music time to breathe, or the listener time to ruminate and reflect. Review: Paul Lewis Powers Through a Beethoven Trilogy at White Light Festival 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z Billboard, the music trade magazine, hedged a bit, citing a “report” in an otherwise matter-of-fact headline: “Tom Petty Dead at 66: Report.” News organizations take back reports of Tom Petty’s death amid swirl of confusion 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z Denfeld summons the lives of abandoned girls in frank, matter-of-fact detail, never glossing over the filth or violence or the myriad ways in which society lets them down. Cunning, Damaged and Deranged: The Latest Thrillers by Women 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z During a phone interview from her home in the Hamptons, she sounds very matter-of-fact about the whole thing, especially “The Sopranos,” which she hasn’t ever seen in full because she doesn’t like to watch herself. Pandemic TV hero Lorraine Bracco on why ‘The Sopranos’ was a quarantine hit and that house in Sicily she bought for a buck 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z His statement carries strength, delivered as just a matter-of-fact: equal rights should include everyone, “plain and simple.” Jay-Z Backs Obama?s Endorsement of Gay Marriage 2012-05-15T21:39:28Z It wasn’t an accusation, or even a question; just a matter-of-fact observation. Through a Tijuana Turnstile and Into Tacos and Tortas 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z Later, the mystery of Eve’s disappearance will be solved, but the film’s climactic revelations are muffled and matter-of-fact rather than shattering. ‘White Bird in a Blizzard,’ a Mystery From Gregg Araki 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z That's the reason I think, but I hope that doesn't sound too matter-of-fact or blasé, because we were really surprised at our success and that we've managed to sustain it. Saxon: 'Metal fans are the most loyal in the world' – a classic feature from the vaults 2013-01-16T12:54:39Z In a voice-over, the details of her quest for steady work are articulated in a matter-of-fact tone. ‘Between Two Worlds’ Review: Juliette Binoche Goes Undercover 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z But at times Emily will recall details of her father’s abuse – reciting in a matter-of-fact, almost singsong way, how, for instance, he used to shout at her mum all the time. 'He's beaten her black and blue for years': a month in the life of a women's refuge manager 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z He is matter-of-fact and unguarded, secure on his perch in the pantheon after two solo retrospectives at the Museum of Modern Art. The Surprising Tale of One of Frank Stella’s Black Paintings 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z Elena has a decidedly linear approach to life, and, as a narrator, she often takes a matter-of-fact tone, but that appearance of control belies the roiling, chaotic, Lila-like emotions beneath. Review: Elena Ferrante’s ‘The Story of the Lost Child,’ the Finale in a Quartet 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z And I savored these in excellent restaurants with restrained prices and matter-of-fact décor. Europe Issue: High-End Dining in Italy 2011-09-30T19:04:19Z She proceeded to question me rather forcefully, in a very short and matter-of-fact tone, and concluded that because I was drunk I couldn’t prove anything, informing me my evidence would not stand up in court. How I was raped – and pressured into dropping the charges 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z Her end of the dialogue is more matter-of-fact, and sometimes more Socratic, than that. ‘Distances’ Review: Fumblingly Picking at the Knot of Race 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z People with dwarfism had always been treated exploitatively, and cinema from its earliest days adopted the robust circus tradition of using them brashly, unsentimentally, and expected them to behave in the same matter-of-fact way. Verne Troyer: a cult star who sustained a career with dignity and good humour | Peter Bradshaw 2018-04-22T04:00:00Z Mr. Armstrong’s matter-of-fact sweeping claims for his pi-based models may raise a few eyebrows. Review: ‘The Forecaster’ Traces the Downfall of an Investment Manager 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Benson delivered his punch lines with a hangdog expression, an uninflected, matter-of-fact voice and the perfect timing honed by thousands of performances. Irving Benson, comedy veteran of burlesque, dies at 102 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z But the way the “Green Book” presents it, it’s so matter-of-fact. 'A practical solution to a horrific problem': When even Los Angeles needed havens for black drivers 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z Ramberg’s works on paper and Masonite are matter-of-fact and menacing, their point-blank simplicity delivering ample intensity. 'About Face' a disparate collection, with each work enhanced by those around it 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z Spradlin makes the speech more powerful by delivering it without venom, but in a matter-of-fact manner. GD Spradlin obituary 2011-08-16T10:48:15Z As “Trio A” links a series of apparently unrelated physical tasks into one chain, it seems to deny what’s usually recognized as phrasing, with everything delivered in the same cool matter-of-fact flatness. Review: The Humanity of Yvonne Rainer’s Natural and Peculiar Dances 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z A bright, matter-of-fact attitude — with many repetitions — should eventually train him to trust that you will deliver, which — bonus — may get him to ease up on the hurtful needling. Work Advice: It’s not personal, except when it is 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z But her matter-of-fact, hopeful depiction of life as an elderly woman presents an encouraging antidote to the accounts of writers like Philip Roth, with their self-pitying fetishization of physical decline. In Life?s Latest Chapter, Feeling Free Again 2010-10-10T21:52:00Z It’s hard to enjoy the ambience, though, because the supernatural elements are presented in such a plodding, matter-of-fact and eventually giggle-inducing manner. Review: In Netflix’s ‘Chambers,’ a Horror Story With a Weak Pulse 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z As Ms. Jordan’s singing moves from matter-of-fact to resigned — the word “anyways” just aches — to adamant, no fickle partner will tarnish her passion. The Playlist: Shawn Mendes Shows His Scars, and 9 More New Songs 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z All wounded in Afghanistan, all missing bits and horribly scarred, they talk about how it happened with typical army matter-of-fact understatement. TV review: Harry's Arctic Heroes 2011-08-23T21:10:01Z There was a matter-of-fact briskness to the first movement and a sweet, but slightly diffident lightness to the andante. Orpheus Chamber Orchestra at Carnegie Hall 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z There are dozens of explicit sexual encounters in the book, but those looking for erotic fiction may be disappointed by Stern’s matter-of-fact descriptions. ‘Swingland’ Offers Peek Into Kinky Sex Underworld 2013-10-17T14:36:25Z But there Mr. Heras-Casado, a 32-year old Spaniard, often seemed at such pains to find something new to say that he buried some prominent themes and left others sounding matter-of-fact. Music Review: Gil Shaham and Pablo Heras-Casado at Mostly Mozart 2010-08-04T20:23:00Z Yet his matter-of-fact poems pushed past blunt force and pat observation. An Appraisal: The Poet Philip Levine, an Outsider Archiving the Forgotten 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z Speaking to Lynne, and watching her on film, I am struck by her quiet, matter-of-fact courage. 'He never even watched the news' – the Brit who tried to kill Trump 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z His tone is matter-of-fact, but there's a sense of surprise as he speaks, and at a couple of points he grins as he puts psychological pieces together and figures important things out. What Charlie Sheen can learn from Mike Tyson 2011-03-03T15:40:00Z We alternate like this in a matter-of-fact back and forth. ‘How Do You Do?’ On Being a Gentleman in 21st-Century Ballet 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z In the second half a dramatically matter-of-fact version of Murray Grand’s “Guess Who I Saw Today?,” a song she said is probably her most requested number, ends the movement. Music Review | Marilyn Maye: Optimism to Pierce Any and All Winter Blues 2010-03-04T22:01:00Z This is in keeping with Mr. Holloway’s similarly matter-of-fact approach to a story that might be made the stuff of tear-jerking television movies. Review: Women’s Hard Choices, Cutting Deep at Williamstown Festival 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z These sections of the film establish "Black Soul's" involving, almost neo-documentary style, the determination to handle everything in a lucid, matter-of-fact manner. 'Black Souls' a top-notch Italian gangster film 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z A matter-of-fact Ms. Alsop took the podium in black pants and a white blouse worn loosely over a black top. Music: Playing With the Orchestra in Baltimore 2012-07-13T16:19:48Z Luckily, contemporary TV writers are now centralising female pleasure in both celebratory and matter-of-fact ways. Come on now! Why TV needs way more female orgasms 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Far from it: the Fidelio Trio are dedicated to contemporary music and to commissioning new work, combining freshness with a nicely matter-of-fact approach. Fidelio Trio/Rozario – review 2013-02-06T17:53:07Z “The matter-of-fact racial casting works so smoothly that it becomes one of the show’s happiest effects,” Caryn James wrote in her 1997 review. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Katrina Babies’ and the MTV Video Music Awards 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z This is the human face of AIDS, rendered by Zingarelli in matter-of-fact black-and-white. Joyce Brabner looks back at the early days of AIDS 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z But Trump is a businessman, and his backers are less coy and more matter-of-fact about their ambitions. Who’s got dibs on France? Trump friends and donors jockey for ambassadorships. 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z Not in a heavy-handed way, hopefully, but in a matter-of-fact one. "Stranger Things" gets a girl gang in the prequel novel "Suspicious Minds" 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z Truly great cities have always been a heady mix of the planned and the unplanned, the rational and the irrational, the dreamlike and the matter-of-fact. City: A Guidebook for the Urban Age by PD Smith – review 2012-06-08T21:55:08Z The result is more than just matter-of-fact colorblind casting, as “She Kills Monsters” directly addresses what it means to be an outsider. Queer Kids, Nerds and Sword Fights: It’s the Hot School Play 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z The way he handled that – I don’t want to say flippancy, but the matter-of-fact attitude that Zevon had toward death was really inspirational for me in a dark and twisted way. Jason Isbell’s dream to make a “ridiculous wanking guitar” album: “I have to be so damn tasteful all the time when I’m playing my own songs” 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z Please treat your needs as matter-of-fact: Say when you need a night off for mood management. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: How much truth can new guy be expected to handle? 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z Brontë’s themes and moods — the modulations of terror and wit, the matter-of-fact recitation of events giving way to feverish breathlessness — are carefully preserved, though her narrative has been somewhat scrambled. | 'Jane Eyre': Radiant Spirit Blossoms in Barren Land 2011-03-10T22:30:15Z She’s the best, going through life in a knowing, matter-of-fact state of confident deadpan that Samuel L. Jackson would envy. Review: In ‘The Animals,’ What Schoolteachers Learned at the Lounge Room 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z This was Pollini at his most formidable: technically immaculate in a matter-of-fact way, rigorously intellectual without ever seeming self-conscious. Maurizio Pollini ? review 2011-02-16T18:18:07Z All three produced remarkable work: Ibragimova's wonderful range of colour and her breathtaking pianissimo; Gerhardt's much more matter-of-fact cello sound but utterly secure musicianship; Osborne's bright, forward pianism, its articulation crystal clear. Ibragimova/Gerhardt/Osborne ? review 2011-02-02T18:35:21Z As you might guess from its title, though, “You Will Get Sick,” which opened on Sunday at the Laura Pels Theater, is more matter-of-fact. Review: ‘You Will Get Sick’ Tells the Untellable, for a Price 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z The pharmacist is matter-of-fact as he retrieves my order and I remind myself he sees a cornucopia of human behavior on any given day. My terrifying chemical storms 2014-01-12T21:00:00Z It can be brutal, manipulative, yes, but it’s also matter-of-fact in the way it looks at power relationships and how they are expressed through sex. The Demolition Artist: 3 Critics Debate Ivo van Hove 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z Lewin - who also contracted polio as a child - lays out the details of Mark's daily existence in matter-of-fact fashion, and with zero condescension. Review: `Sessions' tells feel-good, low-key tale 2012-10-15T22:38:11Z Loops of plucked violin and layers of vocals add up to a statement of no-nonsense, matter-of-fact individualism from Brittney Parks, who records as the one-woman electronic band Sudan Archives. The 65 Best Songs of 2018 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z There's something gloriously matter-of-fact about her, and during a conversation of more than 90 minutes there wasn't a single topic that made her flinch. In 'Burlesque,' ageless diva Cher confronts her age 2010-11-20T01:42:00Z Sidibé is renowned for matter-of-fact black-and-white images that capture the lives of young people in the wake of Mali’s independence from the French in 1960. Datebook: J.M.W. Turner's late work, African portraiture, lowbrow pin-ups 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z Opening the second part, she contends she had been drunk; the third time is a matter-of-fact account of a driving mistake with tragic consequences. Review: ‘Laura Bush Killed a Guy’ Plumbs a First Lady’s Mysteries 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z It’s not an original story, but it’s one that Mr. Clegg recounts in excruciating detail, and in a matter-of-fact tone that belies the horror. A Book Agent?s Descent and Ascent From the Ashes 2010-05-28T22:45:00Z Reflecting on Chagall, Maeght — in a matter-of-fact drawl — describes how “he was a very simple man in his daily life, and he painted with formidable power.” In southeastern France, touring the village where Marc Chagall found inspiration 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z The book is read superbly with matter-of-fact pacing and clarity by Traber Burns, who distinguishes between text, dialogue and quotation with subtle modulation. Best audiobooks of 2016 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z Focusing much of a comedic episode on a religious ceremony in a casual, matter-of-fact way instead of playing it up or down was a lovely choice. ‘Jane the Virgin’ Season 2, Episode 3: Don’t Let Motherhood Hijack Your Goals 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z Ms. Ebenstein, who said that most of the instructors at Morbid Anatomy’s popular taxidermy classes are animal rights activists and vegetarians, struck a note that was both matter-of-fact and philosophical. The Bride and Groom Are Kittens. At Death They Did Not Part. 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Oliver Stone, whom I met somewhere along the way, told me in a matter-of-fact tone, "'Brothers' will never get made in this town." The coverup continues: The Kennedys in Hollywood 2011-04-01T14:01:00Z Many of these artists' works are boiled down to surreally matter-of-fact, step-by-step recipes. Manchester International Festival 2013 2013-05-24T15:40:01Z There is, for one thing, the brusque, matter-of-fact, upfront Terms and Conditions of the site. Why digital photographs won't be around forever 2011-08-13T23:05:54Z Births and deaths, triumphs and tragedies are rendered in a flat, matter-of-fact affect that mirrors the Midwestern landscape, language and temperament. Jane Smiley brings 'Some Luck' to readers 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z The passionate apostrophe at the poem's beginning is what moves us, and draws us in, but something else keeps us reading, something less dramatic and more truthful, almost matter-of-fact. Poem of the week: Poem by John Cornford 2010-10-25T09:06:00Z What's surprising is the methodical, matter-of-fact, occasionally humorous tone of his essays. Lady Gaga and the New World Order 2010-07-01T20:59:00Z Those moments didn’t really work dramatically, either, since his Giovanni isn’t zesty, but rather pretty serene and matter-of-fact, mostly sober but a little wry, temperamentally gray — if still a practiced, persuasive romancer. Review: At the Met, a New ‘Don Giovanni’ Has a Stark Vitality 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z “There was no moralizing, just a matter-of-fact presentation of desire and love.” With Her Eerily Timely “Indecent,” Paula Vogel Unsettles American Theatre Again 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z “The sounds around me, they get loud,” Ms. Van Patten’s Joan says with a perfect matter-of-fact astonishment. Review: Glenn Close Raises a Saint in ‘Mother of the Maid’ 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z “I’m the one publicists and agents are either very nice to or very upset with,” she said in her matter-of-fact tone. Scene Stealers: Deciding Where Stars Go on Hollywood Walk of Fame 2012-11-16T21:57:02Z He was very matter-of-fact and businesslike about things. I was impaled by a fence 2012-09-05T23:00:00Z The aseptic color charts, the matter-of-fact panes of glass and mirrors. The Sublime Farewell of Gerhard Richter, Master of Doubt 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z He can just be matter-of-fact that this is his reality. TV Weekend: HBO’s Looking 2014-01-16T17:35:39Z This atmosphere of seriousness, essential to such yarns, is brillantly captured in The Fabled Coast by the neutral, matter-of-fact manner of the telling. The Fabled Coast by Sophia Kingshill and Jennifer Westwood - review 2012-08-03T21:55:09Z Much of the strength of Sloane’s narrative derives from this matter-of-fact tone. ‘The Rim of Morning’ review: Two supernatural novels by William Sloane 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z While a sombre subject, she chats about it with a matter-of-fact humour. When do you know you're old enough to die? Barbara Ehrenreich has some answers 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z What a relief, then, that Magritte returns to the matter-of-fact, punchline Surrealism that made him famous before the war. ‘René Magritte: The Fifth Season’ Review: Where Day and Night Meet 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z There’s plenty of that in this California country star’s songs, delivered in his raspy, shattered voice with a matter-of-fact darkness. Playlist: New Music From Gary Allan and Marvin Sapp 2010-04-02T20:57:00Z There is a guileless quality to these images, yet also something purposefully canny: a sense of suspended, matter-of-fact oddness. Great Britain, Strange and Familiar 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z Her voice was matter-of-fact as she explained something that is obviously second nature to her — and to most teens today. Add social-media expectations to the list of things you tell a new babysitter 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z She quotes an email to a doctor in which she refers to “Mom,” but in this book her mother is invariably “Mother”; the formality suits the woman of Tillman’s memories — matter-of-fact, competent, orderly. ‘Mothercare’ Takes a Hard Look at What Happens When Duty Outlives Love 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Every bit as cheery and matter-of-fact as Hall, she is the museum's forensic anthropologist, and when she is not working on its own collections she, too, is helping police with their inquiries. Lords of the flies: the insect detectives 2010-09-23T07:00:00Z “Whenever a sexual transaction – one in which money changes hands – occurs, it is shot in a very matter-of-fact way,” says MacLaren. 'It's never sexy': why the women behind porn drama The Deuce refused to titillate 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z “I’m just messy, I don’t put things away,” Baldessari says, matter-of-fact. In the studio with John Baldessari: At 85, the man who shunned 'boring art' has a new show 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Armstrong Johnson, matter-of-fact, said, “I told my boyfriend, ‘You’re my rebound, cool?’ ” ‘On the Town’ Actors Bond Around New York 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z The films are worldly and often formally sophisticated but also modest and matter-of-fact, made of materials close to hand with methods more likely to be efficient than showy. Critic?s Notebook: Ushering In Golden Age for Fans of Film 2011-06-14T23:58:21Z Ms. Crawford, affable yet matter-of-fact, put a handful of milled grain on a screen in a shoebox-size, weathered wood box, shut it and shook it — 50 times up and down, 50 times side-to-side. The Whisky Chronicles 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z Both movies are satisfyingly matter-of-fact, sticking to the details of their intricate plots and leaving questions of larger meaning or present-day relevance up to the audience. Old Masters and Fresh Surprises at the New York Film Festival 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z Though outwardly their stories are remarkable, both Mrs. Darden and Mrs. Johnson remained matter-of-fact when describing their careers, an attitude that seems to have prevailed among their peers. On Being Black Female Math Whizzes During the Space Race 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z "Cleary’s writing is always matter-of-fact, observant without being unkind," Dries writes. Happy 100th birthday, Beverly Cleary! 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z All at once, what was happening felt specifically ladyish: the cramps, the stirrups, the matter-of-fact kindness of the office staff, the implied secrecy of the ordeal. Perspective | Notes from a miscarriage 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z Christian Wolff's Ashbery Madrigals dispense with the usually overheated sentiments of the genre and substitute matter-of-fact details of everyday life. Choir of King's College; Exaudi; Tallis Scholars – review 2012-10-27T23:17:28Z Her grounded presence and lack of artificiality allowed the movement to happen in such a direct, matter-of-fact way that it took on a sense of the ethereal. The Best Dance of 2018 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z He sits on a straight-backed chair rather than a piano bench, and his physical gestures at the keyboard are economical and focused, almost matter-of-fact. 2010-02-03T22:56:00Z She talks of her career in a matter-of-fact way, never taking credit for her achievements, giving it instead to the photographers or her mother. Model, muse and memorable handshake 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z Humphrey advocates teaching them about all the world’s religions, “in a matter-of-fact, historically and biologically informed way,” just as we teach them about geography, history and mathematics. Atheism’s radical new heroes: Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris and an evolving new moral view 2014-03-02T17:00:00Z He’s very dry and matter-of-fact, and he uses English just to get his point across and move on. Idris Elba, Gamer (That’s Why He Was So Keen on ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’) 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z Elizabeth seems so matter-of-fact as she pours out the pills that Betty tacitly understands she must take. 'The Americans' Recap: You Should Trust the Organization 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z If you need to talk to her about it, then be matter-of-fact and underscore that this is very, very, very unlikely to happen to her. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Apply the empirical method to your school-shooting anxieties 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z This sunny, direct production takes a laudable, matter-of-fact approach to its racially diverse casting and even has an answer for folks at odds with the story’s throwback plot. At Ford’s, a cool ‘110 in the Shade’ 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z The sex and nudity are mostly matter-of-fact, but they’re hardly disguised. ‘Pam & Tommy’: A Story of Sex, Crimes and Videotape 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z The political intelligence and matter-of-fact feminism that emerge in this portrait are among its most intriguing aspects. ‘Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice’ Review: And What a Voice It Is 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z The piece opened in a relatively matter-of-fact mode, but took on bountiful sweetness in the Andante and buoyant lilt in the dashing finale. Music Review: Charles Dutoit Leads Philadelphia Orchestra at Carnegie Hall 2012-02-17T22:43:09Z The literal, matter-of-fact style that Reznikoff uses in the poem is not accidental; it is a conscious technical choice. How poetry can be written after Auschwitz 2011-01-11T13:02:06Z What Marker showed, with his haunting images and matter-of-fact voice-over, is that for movies, it is irresistible, even essential. The Inspiration Issue: What ‘Back to the Future’ and ‘Terminator’ Owe to ‘La Jetée’ 2012-09-26T15:52:19Z The two remaining volumes in the series — “Under Wildwood” and “Wildwood Imperium” — are read in a more matter-of-fact tone by the author. Dear Match Book: What Audiobooks Will Liven Up My Summer Road Trips? 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z 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 Finale was fast, fun and matter-of-fact, as if to say it is best to live for now because you never know. Sun shines on Hollywood Bowl guest conductor Ludovic Morlot 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z And in person, during an interview in the mezzanine bar of the Paramount Hotel near Times Square, she came across as warm, matter-of-fact and seemingly without vanity, her conversation punctuated by big, generous laughs. A Tough Mama Tries to Find Her Inner Diva 2011-06-23T23:07:53Z Based on his own marriage — which was not an arranged match, as his Pakistani-American family had hoped — the film may just be revolutionary for showing, in his words, “Muslims being matter-of-fact Muslim.” What You Need to Know About Summer Movies 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z The way she recounted her defeat mirrored the way she played on “Jeopardy!”: quickly, efficiently and with matter-of-fact warmth. ‘Jeopardy!’ Hasn’t Had a Player Like Amy Schneider 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z All the characters speak in the same droning, matter-of-fact tone until they are provoked to violent rage. Review: Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman and ‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer’ 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, and despite a brief visit from two goddesses, “Cemetery of Splendor” is more matter-of-fact than visionary. The Power of Memories: ‘Muriel’ and ‘Cemetery of Splendor’ 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z To the general public it’s jarring to hear that word used in a matter-of-fact way, when it’s usually used as an insult. Back off, thinsplainers! We’ve heard it all before 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z Through Bea’s thoughtful gaze and matter-of-fact voice, we encounter a world of concrete details. Amid Family Upheaval, a Heroine Finds Comfort in the Concrete 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z One of my favourite documentaries is Fetishes, Nick Broomfield’s foray into an S&M parlour and the matter-of-fact way in which the participants discussed their bizarre proclivities in such everyday fashion. My girlfriend wants me to spank her. Should I feel guilty? 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z But such a ponderous sight also sets the stage for “Secus,” and Mr. Naharin’s matter-of-fact ability to cut through choreographic malarkey. Dance Review: ?Juilliard Dances Repertory? at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater 2012-03-30T21:31:38Z He is shown as a young man in his salon here surrounded by neoclassical furnishings that strike an elegant yet matter-of-fact note. A Painter Resurrects Louisiana’s Vanished Creole Culture 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z Yet there is nothing matter-of-fact, Baumgartner argues, about the conflict between white plantation owners, perpetually hungry for fresh cotton land in the Southwest, and the antislavery laws of the Mexican republic. Enslaved, Terrorized, Disenfranchised: Black Americans Still Found Ways to Change America 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z I wish there had been more matter-of-fact conversation in the clinic and out there in the world. We need to talk about egg freezing 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z The book offers a harrowingly matter-of-fact account in which he describes loading corpses into the ovens 12 hours a day, seven days a week. Shlomo Venezia, Auschwitz Sonderkommando and Survivor, Dies at 88 2012-10-07T01:15:11Z “When it got cold, I’d find a place to sleep, usually by picking up a guy,” Raven O said, with a matter-of-fact smile. Raven O, a Nightlife Fixture for Four Decades, Takes a Final Bow 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z Instead, it’s delivered with a breezy, matter-of-fact verbal wave of the hand, while a montage of flashbacks quickly shows each detail in Rube-Goldberg-esque action. The Weird Problem with “Focus” 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z The Prime Minister read out all thirty-four paragraphs in a clear, matter-of-fact voice, Joe wrote afterward, “and it made my blood tingle to hear those words.” The Second Man in the Front Row: A Forgotten Story of the First World War 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z Knight chronicles all this in a matter-of-fact style that occasionally tilts toward the hyperbolic. 'The Best Team Money Can Buy' profiles post-McCourt Dodgers 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Amid the murders and station house politics, what stands out is Bosch’s matter-of-fact acceptance of, and pride in, his daughter’s intelligence and maturity. Review: ‘Bosch’ Is Back, Still on the Straight and Narrow 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z These matter-of-fact retellings require a suspension of disbelief, which is made easier by the author’s earnest, guileless voice. Close Encounters with O. Schrauwen’s Mesmerizing “Parallel Lives” 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z Komsi negotiates the shamelessly florid vocal writing with matter-of-fact brilliance, musical good taste and not a hint of self-indulgence. Glière: Concerto for Coloratura Soprano; Sibelius: Luonnotar – review 2012-11-08T21:52:01Z What’s notable is that Mr. Stanhope’s matter-of-fact, even hopeful style does not invite sympathy or melancholy. Critic’s Notebook: Doug Stanhope’s ‘Beer Hall Putsch,’ a Stand-Up Album 2013-09-06T22:34:31Z Up close, the brushwork is so matter-of-fact it’s almost pedestrian. For February, 3 shows at Seattle galleries worth your time 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z The last scene, a solemn yet matter-of-fact couple of minutes of pure realism, is performed in total silence. Review: In ‘Sex, Grift and Death,’ One-Acts That Test Perceptions 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z Zapata’s carefully crafted prose oscillates between matter-of-fact and lyrically poetic, a tonal range that provides a very pleasant reading experience. Review | Bibliophiles love the mystery of a missing manuscript. ‘The Lost Book of Adana Moreau’ is just what they’re looking for. 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z Discussing carnage and starvation in uncomfortably matter-of-fact terms, Mr. McCullin is conscious of the ethical issues his job raises. Review: ‘McCullin’ Captures a Photojournalist’s View of Covering the World 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z “I’ve been through a lot in the last few weeks that I’m sure most of you know about,” she said, with a trace of flat, matter-of-fact Virginia mining country in her speech. Boxer Christy Martin Takes Another Shot 2011-01-21T23:28:23Z In terms of the why and what happened, it was almost matter-of-fact. Laura Lippman on turning true crime into fiction: "Am I not appropriating somebody's story?" 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z She is as matter-of-fact when she recalls Mr. Stein’s illness, and their drug consumption at the time: “The heroin was a great consolation. Desperate times, desperate measures, as the cliché goes.” The Tide Is High (Really), but Debbie Harry Is Staying Put 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z In a matter-of-fact tone she lays out tales of personal mayhem in “Werewolf,” the daily “fight with my brain” in “Every Single Night” plays out in wordless shouts, and a howl sums up her “Regret.” Album review: Fiona Apple, 'The Idler Wheel ...' 2012-06-18T15:05:00Z Anderson’s speeches, however, are so brutally matter-of-fact that they make a point without belabouring it, and it’s a joy to watch. How to watch Netflix as a feminist 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z The beauty and transience of life may have triggered her blue funk, which she views in a matter-of-fact fashion. Review | Sarah Ruhl’s quirky take on depression at Constellation 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z Her voice is raspily matter-of-fact and her guitar delivers a blunt, distorted riff — grunge with a twang — as bass and drums thump along. The Playlist: Beck Wows, the Avalanches Collapse and Kanye West Finds a Few Champions 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z The matter-of-fact way that Ms. Wen delivers this observation is heartbreaking. Review: ‘Angels Wear White’ Is a Searing Tale of Moral Rot in China 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z Berman “made a bit of a living as a pool hustler and a card shark,” he tells us, and the vivid depictions of his artist friends are studded with such matter-of-fact references. Gonzo museum director Walter Hopps paints his colorful life in art 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z While fleet-fingered and elegantly phrased, with a generous dose of rubato, the performance often felt more matter-of-fact than soulful. Music in Review 2011-03-21T22:54:38Z The characters struggle with their difference, but Kelly’s matter-of-fact language shows us how normal difference is. Erin Entrada Kelly Draws (Literally) From Her Life in a New Illustrated Middle Grade Series 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z “That smoky flavor” is the kind of matter-of-fact flourish-free description my dad excels at, but it’s by no means the agreed-upon definition. The Elements of Wok Hei, and How to Capture Them at Home 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z Instead, there’s a matter-of-fact quality to the filmmaking, a rejection of melodrama and embrace of naturalism that slows the movie’s pulse and softens its edges. ‘Bull’ Review: A Lot to Wrangle With 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z “That idea was talked about,” is the matter-of-fact reply. | 'Winter?s Bone': Jennifer Lawrence in Debra Granik?s Bleak Ozarks Film 2010-06-10T21:59:00Z In poetic language, he goes about tearing down the era’s lofty critical demand for abstraction as art’s theoretically highest value, replacing it with a matter-of-fact catalog of everyday ephemera. Starring Cate Blanchett, 13 times over: Actress commands a stunning range of roles for 'Manifesto' 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z In the hands of a less meticulous scholar, the notion that fugitive slaves invoked Siete Partidas when they arrived in New Spain after fleeing the horrors of Louisiana or Mississippi could come across as matter-of-fact. Enslaved, Terrorized, Disenfranchised: Black Americans Still Found Ways to Change America 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z It’s format is more episodic and procedural and less soapy, and its melodrama is hidden under a matter-of-fact illustration of the benefits of the National Health Service. Call the Midwife Is No Downton Abbey—But Here Are 5 Reasons to Watch Before Sunday’s Season Finale 2012-11-02T12:00:21Z She can say this in a matter-of-fact fashion because she's forgiven him and moved on. Ms. Pat on embracing life's darkness and friend Joe Rogan using the n-word: "We all make mistakes" 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z “There’s a matter-of-fact quality to the filmmaking,” she added, “a rejection of melodrama and embrace of naturalism that slows the movie’s pulse and softens its edges.” What’s on TV Friday: ‘Black Is King’ and ‘Little Women’ 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z Just as matter-of-fact is the way the characters rattle off the names of the prescription drugs they're on and discuss which ones work better than others, from Wellbutrin to Zoloft to the fictitious Ablixa. Review: `Side Effects' a twisty thriller 2013-02-05T23:52:11Z Her tone was matter-of-fact, as though she acknowledged both shortcomings as universal truths. “When a woman is smarter than a man”: My mother’s lessons in beauty and independence 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z This time, he is bringing his nonjudgmental eye, matter-of-fact dark humor and unerring knack to get under an audience’s skin to the stage, where he’s making his playwriting debut. Welcome to the Playhouse 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z Fatigues are replaced by sweaters as a no-frills courtroom drama takes over the film, observed at a matter-of-fact distance. Review: ‘A War’ Tracks a Conflict from Battle Zone to Court 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z The show was instrumental in shifting the popular landscape genre away from romanticized grandeur, typified by Ansel Adams, and toward matter-of-fact vernacular truth. Frank Gohlke photographs vernacular truths in 'Texas Memories' 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z The opening sentence is dynamite, and Gregor Samsa's matter-of-fact handling of his overnight transformation from man to giant insect is as horrifying as the metamorphosis itself. Ch-ch-changes 2010-07-29T11:27:00Z For us, it was about presenting all the evidence the police actually collected in a very matter-of-fact kind of way. How the OJ Simpson Bronco Chase Affected the Kardashian Kids 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z There's definitely something in the film's delirious, almost abstract beauty that's reminiscent of Chinese and Hong Kong cinema aesthetics, and its matter-of-fact syncretism is very Asian, too. Life of Pi's global vision 2013-01-08T17:09:37Z It’s a mature and matter-of-fact exploration of a lifestyle that is usually portrayed as a punch line or symbol of weakness. Even the S&M scenes in Showtime’s Wall Street drama ‘Billions’ feel good 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Ms. Headey is matter-of-fact about “the boys’ club” that dominates the entertainment industry. Lena Headey, Cersei in ‘Game of Thrones,’ Has Her Own Power Moves 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z A subdued, matter-of-fact Harris told jurors he and Blagojevich talked about parlaying the power to name someone to Obama's seat for campaign cash or a lucrative job for Blagojevich. Blago ex-chief of staff to be sentenced today 2012-03-28T17:54:00Z But I read "We Are All Going to Die," and I thought about our conversation in the diner, and I thought, we ought to be more matter-of-fact about that, more often. Motherlode Blog: Everybody Dies 2013-01-22T15:39:40Z If this process sounds out there or New Age-y, Pinkins in person describes it with such low-key, matter-of-fact conviction that it makes perfect sense. Tonya Pinkins: A story of gun violence and a mother's loss brings this Tony winner back to the stage 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z I have never seen the climax staged with such matter-of-fact degradation. Music Review: A Daring Production of 'Lulu' at the Salzburg Festival 2010-08-03T20:47:00Z But the feminist theorist and civil-rights activist was decidedly more matter-of-fact. What Antwon Rose’s Poetry Tells Us About Being Black in America 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z If Reichlen is matter-of-fact offstage, the sort of person who doesn’t suffer fools, onstage she is mysterious, understated, remote. A City Ballet Star Bids Farewell to the ‘Crazy Ballerina Life’ 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z His manic episodes, his genius, his cruelty, his “infatuations” — Curtis clearly dislikes him, and her matter-of-fact account cannot access whatever it was that connected the pair, besides the daughter they shared. The Critic Elizabeth Hardwick Was Very Tough on Biographies. Now Here’s One of Her. 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z Each time, he extends his arm without breaking his stride, briefly eyeballing the viewfinder from afar, an unemotional, matter-of-fact gesture: capture the moment. 'Human Flow,' Ai Weiwei's feature-film debut, takes on the global refugee crisis 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z This makes Weaver’s matter-of-fact mention that the project would be Shaw’s last performance all the more bittersweet. A Theater Duo’s ‘Last Gasp’ Doesn’t Look Like the End 2020-11-29T05:00:00Z Her untethering from reality is echoed in the film’s matter-of-fact departure from realism, and her inertia is the expression of an overwhelming sorrow. Review: Kristen Stewart Is Entrancing as a Haunted ‘Personal Shopper’ 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z There’s something gloriously matter-of-fact about her, and during a conversation of more than 90 minutes there wasn’t a single topic that made her flinch. Film: An Ageless Diva of a Certain Age 2010-11-19T04:13:00Z At night they read her father’s matter-of-fact accounts of what happened at these locations. Ori Gersht: ‘History Repeating’ at Museum of Fine Arts in Boston 2012-08-26T03:54:34Z And Mr. Abu-Assad handles the childhood scenes well, letting the young actors deliver nervy dialogue in an amusingly matter-of-fact fashion. Review: ‘The Idol,’ the Underdog Story of an ‘Arab Idol’ 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z It was a matter-of-fact victory for the best scoring defense in the country on a day that began anything but normal. Without Jim Harbaugh, No. 2 Michigan grinds past No. 9 Penn State with 32 straight runs in 24-15 win 2023-11-11T05:00:00Z This approach includes guided meditation exercises such as using a matter-of-fact voice to label uncomfortable sensations in the body or welcoming uncomfortable feelings by saying “yes” aloud each time a sensation is detected. Learning to Accept Discomfort Could Help You Thrive 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z The 75-year-old former accountant, dressed in a smart black blazer, is very matter-of-fact in his assessment. The Tanzanians searching for their grandfathers' skulls in Germany 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z That matter-of-fact style amplifies the horror of those years. Britney Spears' memoir is an angry, cautionary tale 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z The program supplies her family with wheat, peas, and oil, but delivery is sporadic, a reality about which Fatima is all too matter-of-fact. Suffering in the shadows: The humanitarian calamities that aren’t on the world’s agenda 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Seven operations and 18 months later, wearing a forage cap and tinted glasses to protect his damaged eyes, he's almost matter-of-fact when he recalls the searing pain. Ukraine war: Cannabis in focus for veterans treatment 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z Ankit Panda, an expert with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, noted the North Korean statement is “rather matter-of-fact and technical on the nature of the failure as it was last time.” North Korea says its attempt to launch a spy satellite failed but vows a 3rd try 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Kliavkoff’s tone was vastly more matter-of-fact than his feisty performance at the same event last summer. Pac-12 media deal coming in ‘near future,’ commissioner George Kliavkoff says 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z She was instantly pulled in, she wrote, charmed by his matter-of-fact persona as well as something more potent, if hard to define. Sally Kempton, Rising Star Journalist Turned Swami, Dies at 80 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z George Peasgood has a matter-of-fact answer to a question about his bountiful positivity. 'I just want my life back after brain injury' 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z It wasn’t a yes or a no, but more of a matter-of-fact answer. Will Angels keep Shohei Ohtani for rest of season? 'It's pretty self-explanatory' 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z Though the film criticizes political leaders who abandon loyal allies, the movie isn’t a screed so much as it’s a taut, detailed action picture — equal parts matter-of-fact and gripping. Review: New documentary renders superficial portrait of Marvel's 'Stan Lee' 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z And then there is his more abstract goal of “elevating humanity,” or helping people improve their circumstances, a concept he relays in an affable, matter-of-fact manner. Reid Hoffman Is on a Mission: To Show A.I. Can Improve Humanity 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z “The way Bianca wrote the text was very factual, so I knew I wanted that — not uncompassionate but matter-of-fact, and then we’re moving on,” he said. Column: It's hard to watch a 4-hour documentary on Nazi-occupied Amsterdam. That's the point 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z But my heart tells me — it can’t end in this matter-of-fact fashion. Three thoughts on the Kraken’s Game 5 loss to the Stars 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z Father and son are matter-of-fact men who tried not to show much emotion during our talk. Column: Pioneering taqueria weathers rash of break-ins: 'You feel helpless, useless' 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z “It was very matter-of-fact, just, ‘This is what we do,’ ” she says. How one of the country's largest Shinto shrines ended up in tiny Granite Falls 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z Her power isn’t only in what she writes, but the voice she writes in — confiding and inquisitive, open and matter-of-fact about the most sensitive topics, as if sharing secrets with friends unseen. Judy Blume, on top of the world (and her Key West bookstore) 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z Superior Court Judge Eric Davis emerged with an almost matter-of-fact announcement, given the stakes. Last minute brinkmanship and overseas assist end Fox case 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Superior Court Judge Eric Davis emerged with an almost matter-of-fact announcement, given the stakes. Last minute brinkmanship, overseas assist end Fox News-Dominion case 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Green was calm and matter-of-fact when he gave his side of the story, and he said he was “just having fun” during his back-and-forth with the crowd. Analysis | Draymond Green had another playoff meltdown, and now he’ll miss Game 3 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z The no-nonsense explorer said this with a matter-of-fact confidence, and it took a moment to realize which watercourse he was referencing. An Old Hollywood actor created a treasure map. Could it be real? 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z That matter-of-fact analysis sums up Brook's uncomplicated nature as a person and a batter. Brook on baseball, striking sixes & Ashes sledging 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Bush appointed her director of the Census Bureau, she had acquired a reputation as a nonpartisan survey wizard, with a disarming personality and matter-of-fact approach to the job. Barbara Everitt Bryant, first woman to oversee census, dies at 96 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z But she’s matter-of-fact about the cost of these kinds of deals. Where did King County’s mental health beds go? 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z On Instagram, the actor is charming and matter-of-fact as she reminisces about her youth and stardom - not through a lens of regret, but simply from the vantage point of being older. Zeenat Aman: The 1970s Bollywood diva winning Gen Z hearts online 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Buster Murdaugh answered questions in a matter-of-fact tone, ranging from how he found out about the killings to how his brother would steal his ID and use it to buy alcohol while underage. Alex Murdaugh’s surviving son takes stand at murder trial 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z In this disarmingly matter-of-fact scene, the surviving widows leave their fortress, build a great bonfire along the river and then walk into the flames. Review | Salman Rushdie’s first novel since he was attacked is a tale of magic 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z The best thing about the movie is surely its casual foregrounding of two gay parents in a way that feels significant yet unfussy, empathetic yet matter-of-fact. Review: 'Knock at the Cabin,' M. Night Shyamalan's latest, can't see the forest for the tease 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z Rather, she said, her mother was stoic and matter-of-fact about her accomplishments. Overlooked No More: Mary Barr, Who Fought Wildfires From Aloft 2023-01-28T05:00:00Z In the song “Strong Feelings,” Shaw says, “My only ambition in life is to rip the roots of your hair,” in a matter-of-fact tone over mystical-sounding soft-rock-esque guitar and drums. 4 concerts to catch in the D.C. area over the next several days 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z The book, which honors his heritage by introducing each chapter with a Chinese proverb, has a matter-of-fact tone. Column: Nathan Chen's fire still burns thanks to his mother and others who inspire him 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z "I cut back on delicacies," says Cockbain in the matter-of-fact style for which he has become famous in the ultra-running community. Running 200 miles in a tunnel - the mind-bending ultra-marathon in the dark 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z Some of the transcripts offer a matter-of-fact view of the Trump White House’s approach to the firings of top officials and a type of loyalty test imposed on potential second-term appointees. Jan. 6 Transcripts Detail Failures in Surveillance and National Guard Response 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z I'm surprised by the matter-of-fact way she talks about something so dangerous. One careful step at a time through Lebanon’s minefields 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z Van Gaal’s matter-of-fact courage has to be a motivator for the Dutch. Netherlands under Van Gaal on cusp of advancing at World Cup 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z The minute, matter-of-fact voice that would become Marcel emerged from Slate in a running commentary on the messiness of the shared room. When just a shell of a character is all you need to chase away the blues 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z Looking back over her time in Seattle, Thurlow was matter-of-fact and down-to-earth. Janet Thurlow, who sang during Seattle’s Jackson Street jazz heyday, dies at 96 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z They weren’t hostile, just matter-of-fact and rather indifferent. Advice | Carolyn Hax: Friends dropped for a new man say no to reconnecting 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z In 2020, this matter-of-fact diversity was a welcome contrast to prejudice on both sides of the Atlantic — our Proud Boys, their Brexit. Opinion | Why Bobby Flay beats ‘The Great British Bake Off’ 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Our narrator, a child but ageless, wise and matter-of-fact, is dropped by her father at the home of relatives whom she seems not to know at all. Review: The biggest, most intricately ambitious little story you'll read this year 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z The artilleryman was matter-of-fact about his life since the invasion. Ukraine war: Tales of endurance and hardship as winter looms 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z Whether he is just being modest or matter-of-fact, it is hard to tell. Sheffield lorry driver Brian Wilson, 90, says he is in for the long haul 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z “Everyone was very afraid of my getting it because I’m 80 and I have asthma,” he says happily, in his matter-of-fact way, “and it turned out to be not much of a big deal.” John Irving, who warned you about Roe vs. Wade, hopes to die at his desk 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z So it is welcome, thrilling even, to see so many new novels that include a thoughtful, matter-of-fact look at environmental devastation. Review | 4 science fiction and fantasy books mine a real issue: Climate change 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z The details of Lydia’s indiscretions are left ambiguous, but the conclusions we can draw from them are almost banally matter-of-fact. Review: Cate Blanchett is at the peak of her powers in ‘Tár,’ a magnificent cinematic symphony 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Roskomnadzor censors described her arrest with terse and matter-of-fact language: “Took place, the protester was detained.” ‘They are watching’: Inside Russia’s vast surveillance state 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z “We know what it takes,” Young said with a matter-of-fact lack of arrogance. Texas’s upset bid comes up just short against No. 1 Alabama 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z The otherwise dry, matter-of-fact McDavid sounded emotional for the first time in two days on the stand when asked Thursday how he felt when jurors at the 2008 trial acquitted Kelly on all charges. Ex-employee testifies he now doubts R. Kelly abuse denials 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z The high gore factor — the carnage is never gratuitous, but it is matter-of-fact — made “Bones and All” a refreshingly offbeat choice for Telluride, not a festival known for programming Grand Guignol spectacles. With 'Bones and All,' 'The Wonder' and 'Lady Chatterley's Lover,' Telluride feeds the hunger 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z Still, it’s disappointing to lose Byatt’s heterodox perspective and matter-of-fact intimacy and to see her theme subverted through a narrowing of the heroine’s role. Page-to-Screen: 'Three Thousand Years of Longing' Byatt minus the feminism (and genie sex) 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z New York manager Ronald Clark was matter-of-fact Monday night when his team fell to Pennsylvania. Little League coaches teach how to lose as well as win 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z Of course, Kemp never explicitly pushed back on Trump’s false claims that Biden’s win was fraudulent; the governor stuck to a matter-of-fact explanation that he was following the law. Abrams aims to win back Dems who voted in Ga.’s GOP primary 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z "The Taliban have closed the high schools," she remarks, matter-of-fact, about something that has enormous consequences for young ambitious teenagers like her. From Kabul and beyond, a year of Taliban rule in Afghanistan 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z And she gives a matter-of-fact account of an average theater artist’s life: a few hits, plenty of flops, workaday stints writing for television and movies. Review | Mary Rodgers’s memoir weighs in on her famous dad and Stephen Sondheim 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Even on one of the happiest days of his life, Walker was matter-of-fact, to the point. Police shot Jayland Walker 41 times. His mother is fighting for his memory. 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z After six years on Twitch she remains matter-of-fact about the harassment that has escalated to the point where an Estonian man showed up at her house outside Houston. Stalkers, Fan Threats, Police Raids: The Hidden Price of Twitch Fame 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z Despite these restraints, “Call the Midwife” is refreshingly, even radically matter-of-fact about the reality of inhabiting a reproductive body. TV rarely gets childbirth right. After Roe, the gory truth matters more than ever 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z She is cultured and refined, yes, but a woman who loves art and literature can also be a woman with matter-of-fact ambitions, willing to make pragmatic accommodations. Review | ‘Jackie & Me’ delivers a fresh look at the Kennedys 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z “I hate that description,” Ms. Musk said in her matter-of-fact way. Forget Twitter. This Musk Is Into ‘Toe Curling Yumminess.’ 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z The only potential con is that the Tempo instructors are much more matter-of-fact. Tempo Move review: a great idea with terrible connectivity 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z Readers find themselves returned to the matter-of-fact questions of war. Poem: Buried in a human neck, a bullet 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z About half of it is devoted to a matter-of-fact discussion of the ideal gear — guns, ammunition, pistol grips, body armor, helmets — to buy, online or at flea markets, when planning a mass shooting. What Do Most Mass Shooters Have in Common? They Bought Their Guns Legally. 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z But when he was asked for his thoughts about competing in baseball, Martinez ended with something that sounded like matter-of-fact resignation. Perspective | The writing’s on the wall for baseball’s unwritten rules 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z HBO Max When you meet the nun who raised Jim in “This Is Happening,” she’s so matter-of-fact about them having always been more or less the way they are and raising them to seek revenge. How Our Flag Means Death’s creator made a period romance disguised as a pirate comedy 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z When speaking to audiences of people who have become accustomed to living in a conflict zone, Gazhurova and Petrova are calm and matter-of-fact. Town by town, Ukrainian prosecutors build Russian war crimes cases 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z Again, that’s a monumental undertaking that wouldn’t be cheap or quick, and Caruso’s matter-of-fact confidence makes me wonder whether he has a deep enough understanding of the complexities. Column: Caruso is confident. But running the Grove isn't the same as running the city 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z In person, Taylor’s wit and matter-of-fact intelligence radiate warmth. Holland Taylor brings the late Texas Gov. Ann Richards' story to the stage one last time 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z When the subject of family comes up a warm smile crosses his face betraying Mr Makate's matter-of-fact manner. Nkosana Makate: The South African taking on Vodacom 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z I am grateful for the article’s balance, for its clarity and matter-of-fact style and for The Post’s inclusion. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: What we got wrong about a potato plague 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z When actress Cassandra Freeman first heard rumors that a dramatic reboot of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” was in the works, her first reaction was matter-of-fact: “That’s a horrible idea.” The legacy of Aunt Viv, ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’s’ most enduring character 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z The first response contains more blame, while the second is more matter-of-fact. I’m a divorced parent. What’s the best way to talk to my kids about my ex? 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z The diction is matter-of-fact, the syntax conventional; the imagery is simple and bare-boned. Poem: Self-Portrait With Father 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z Wickens is very matter-of-fact about the racing part of his comeback. Wickens to resume his career 3 years after near-fatal crash 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z “I worked on imaging black holes before it became fashionable,” he says with matter-of-fact boastfulness. Why is a Harvard astrophysicist working with UFO buffs? 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z But one of its most important passages was a flat, matter-of-fact recounting of history. Opinion | History will judge Senate Democrats on voting rights, not Senate rules 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z She paused before starting to speak again, her tone matter-of-fact. She didn’t want to die homeless. But in Seattle, there were few places to turn. 2022-01-09T05:00:00Z “Our deliberations are moving along and we are making progress,” they informed the judge Tuesday in a matter-of-fact note presaging the next day’s verdict. Behind the wait for a verdict at Maxwell jury deliberations 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z The matter-of-fact nature of the athletes being asked to pack up the sports equipment before a storm was a reality check. Our Favorite Sports Photos of 2021 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z Even Dan’s older brother, Dave, an internist who practiced medicine with Dan for years, looked at the X-ray of his brother’s chest and came to the matter-of-fact conclusion: He’s going to die. ‘Truly a miracle’: Ex-Seahawk Dan Doornink’s family grateful after he nearly died from COVID-19 battle 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z Its set-up is very much in keeping with Calle’s aesthetics: so apparently matter-of-fact, so simple — yet encoded with overlapping layers of complexity. Review: In 1982, an artist snooped on hotel guests. Decades later, it's a mesmerizing book 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z The vets sat quietly until I introduced one, who described his harrowing, death-defying experiences across Europe in a matter-of-fact tone. Perspective | Bob Dole epitomized the World War II generation 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z "They came across as unemotional, cold, very matter-of-fact," he says. Landscapers: The surreal suburban murders behind a TV drama 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z But through these intimate soaks, derived from Japanese bathing culture, Yuki has given Maya another way of existing in her body — one that’s social, matter-of-fact about nudity, pleasurable without qualification and uncomplicated about her heritage. Perspective | ‘PEN15’ was a radically honest, thoroughly singular show about Asian American girlhood 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z The assumption of “Benedetta,” by turns transgressive and matter-of-fact, is that sexual and spiritual epiphanies can be cut from the same cloth. Review: Sexy, satirical and spiritual, 'Benedetta' shows a lesbian nun's life is not so wimple 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z She gave a mostly matter-of-fact account of being lured into Epstein’s world of daily erotic massages as a 14-year-old and globe-trotting on private jets. Epstein accuser says Maxwell and Epstein groomed her, Maxwell was often in room during abuse 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z Many of her answers were brief and matter-of-fact, as though she were discussing the weather. Elizabeth Holmes tells the jury that at least some of Theranos was real 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z In some six hours on the stand — most of it poised and matter-of-fact — he said he was afraid Rosenbaum would take his gun and shoot both him and others. After final word from attorneys, Rittenhouse jury takes over 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z Rittenhouse, now 18, appeared composed as he gave answers in a matter-of-fact tone to questions from defense attorney Mark Richards. Rittenhouse testifies that the first man he shot threatened to kill him 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z Driving a thin metal pole metres into the Siberian turf, where temperatures are rising at more than three times the world average, with barely any force, the 66-year-old is matter-of-fact. A father and son's Ice Age plot to slow Siberian thaw 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z “Meeting kids where they are on terms they can understand is your North Star ... presenting things in a matter-of-fact way and showing those lessons of friendship and what acceptance really means.” As outcry over Chappelle continues, an LGBTQ pioneer returns to Netflix 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z That might seem like matter-of-fact realism, but it's more like thinly disguised passivity wrapped up in fatalism. The big climate crisis we aren't talking about: Is nuclear winter coming? 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z It’s an exquisitely sensitive series, but perhaps its greatest achievement is how matter-of-fact and slice-of-life it feels, despite its heavy subject matter and trenchant social criticisms. Perspective | The best and worst of this year’s fall TV 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z Describing the events of that night, her voice was steady, almost matter-of-fact, as if she were telling of events that had happened to someone else. The Kansas case that could change how rape is charged 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z And OMG – this perfect, matter-of-fact explanation of treatment as prevention for HIV when Anwar goes to the sexual health clinic? – just incredible. Sex Education HIV advice scene a 'life ambition' for script advisor 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z I think that really comes through in “Sankofa,” with its matter-of-fact mysticism and time travel. Haile Gerima rejected racist Hollywood. How Ava DuVernay is helping pay tribute 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z If they see something bad lining up in the technical or they recognize deteriorating fundamentals in economic numbers, they’re matter-of-fact about the expected outcome. It’s an emotional time for markets; keep your feelings in check 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z The president’s matter-of-fact language is not unlike that of his old boss, Mr. Obama. 20 Years On, the War on Terror Grinds Along With No End in Sight 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z It would ingrain in Jeter a demanding but matter-of-fact standard, that a season is only successful if it ends in a championship. A Hall of Fame Shortstop, Through and Through 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z But most of the time, he’s matter-of-fact in talking about their deaths. They weren’t born yet when their dads died on 9/11. The loss shaped their lives. Then, with a matter-of-fact delivery, he told the audience how his mother had taken her own life once she had come to realize what had happened to her son. ‘Experience’ tourism combines Roman ruins in the morning, a talk on church abuse in the afternoon 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z “From Day 1, we’ve always run away from whatever record we just finished,” he says, gruffer and more matter-of-fact than his brother. Chris and Rich Robinson swore never to speak again. But for the Black Crowes, rock heals all wounds 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z Clark’s matter-of-fact descriptions of the verbal and physical assaults she endured in predominately white Southern communities are difficult to read, but that shouldn’t make us doubt them, says historian Davis. How we got the story of Ellen Garrison Jackson Clark and her courageous, unsung life 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z “Another accolade,” he said, in a matter-of-fact way. Westwood, still without a major, reaches unwanted milestone 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z Afterward, Biden adopted a matter-of-fact tone, ticking through a list of allegations about Russian behavior both abroad and at home. Biden, Putin aired differences at a high-stakes summit but agree on little 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z She says the pandemic is now the backdrop of most of her dreams and they sometimes include a "casual, matter-of-fact" fear of coughing. Covid: How the pandemic is affecting your dreams 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z “How matter-of-fact my mother was as she struck the match, how excellent it was for me to see her.” Review: In a year of loss, two novels help Susan Straight rethink family and home 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z He said Apple’s policy was matter-of-fact: If the lawyers believed a topic was off-limits in China, then Apple would remove it there. Censorship, Surveillance and Profits: A Hard Bargain for Apple in China 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z In the chapter about Dungeon Keeper, you allude to fans telling the developers to kill themselves in this incredibly matter-of-fact aside — like, “Yeah, that’s how the games industry works.” Why even the studios behind bestselling games shut down 2021-05-08T04:00:00Z |
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