| 单词 | mildly |
| 例句 | ‘Boys,’ he said mildly, ‘you quarrel all the time.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The work of this organization had begun mildly enough in early March with the handing out of leaflets. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He had always been mildly scornful of his son’s attachment to rocks, but this problem intrigued him. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z On the contrary, since the Harlem idea of seduction is, to put it mildly, blunt, whatever these people saw in me merely confirmed my sense of my depravity. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z I did just that: I went to the edge of the tarpaulin and stamped upon the middle bench as I mildly blew into the whistle. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z At the same time that she was mildly freaked out by the sight of the bearded counselor, she was also excited. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “I once had charge of all the drains in easterly Rock,” Tyrion said mildly. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Potato seeds are in fact mildly toxic after they’ve begun to sprout. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, but I cannot speak with a woman,” objected Wang Lung mildly. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Dumbledore was standing there, wearing long green robes and a mildly curious expression. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Carmel was mildly startling after Centralia—a busy little town, nicely old-fashioned, with traffic on Main Street and sidewalks full of shoppers and other townsfolk going about their business. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Richard turned away from the window, but she didn’t wait for his response before she added, mildly, “I’d forgotten how much the revolutionary looks like a wrestler, really—but one with finesse.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z To say we broke up the play was putting it mildly. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z A warning look from her mother checked any further remarks, and the whole family ate in heroic silence, till Mr. March mildly observed, “salad was one of the favorite dishes of the ancients, and Evelyn...” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The waiter’s comment has discomfited him, making his attraction to Moushumi feel mildly illicit. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The coot hens are only mildly disturbed at the brief intrusion and circle back to the cattails to resume their breakfast. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z He seemed mildly content as he checked his phone and traded a few words with the old man ringing him up at the cash register. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It felt mildly off-key after Reggie had pledged his life to service. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It stopped as quickly as it had started, and the sun came out again, mildly, as if yawning after a nap. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “Oh,” Mark answered, his voice peaceful and soft and only mildly surprised. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Her sudden interest in him, an interest she did not express in either her husband or her children, was mildly intoxicating. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z It only tastes mildly of something like diluted apple juice, and I don’t feel any sort of change in my emotions. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Early researchers' figures were, to put it mildly, informally ascertained. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I had said it before, but I said it again, mildly surprised at the sound of my own voice in the quiet room. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I had a small collection, actually, that I’d gotten from an old friend from four moves ago; she’d brought them back for me from Japan and I was mildly obsessed. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z After a mildly revolting packet of SpagBol, Tally curled up in a spot where the white flowers were tall enough to hide her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “You have come again with your university talk, Ifeoma,” she said, mildly, and then looked away to signal that the conversation was over. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Going through the cold seeking a telephone booth I realized that I had committed myself to bring her some kind of surprise, and as I walked I became mildly enthusiastic. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Her beautiful eyes watched mildly as Will reddened and shifted uncomfortably; and for a moment Mrs. Coulter looked uncannily like her daughter. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I’m mildly interested to hear this, especially because I can see my mom is not that happy about it. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “No, no, I’m fine, Grandpa,” I say, as mildly as I can. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Luna asks mildly, and the look that crosses Alex’s face must be murderous because he immediately puts a hand up. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She worked the lipstick back into the tube, looking mildly annoyed. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Armpit asked, trying to sound only mildly curious. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z “Oh,” he said mildly, “I suspect that a smart young whip like you can figure it out. Come back and tell me when you have.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “You really were headed to admissions,” he said, mildly surprised. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Jane looks mildly panicked, and I jump in to save her from having to talk. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z I nodded, barely resisting the urge to say “That’s putting it mildly.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “Yes, I do,” Lee said, who was then mildly mortified to read her words in the Sunday paper. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I spoke mildly, for I did not want to scold my husband on the morning after our wedding, though I thought his behavior warranted it. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z On Saturday afternoon Billy Buck, the ranch-hand, raked together the last of the old year’s haystack and pitched small forkfuls over the wire fence to a few mildly interested cattle. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that he thought about it, he realized the Keepers were only mildly scarred but not covered in the same active little pus volcanoes that dotted the boys’ faces. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t blaspheme,” Van Eck said mildly, but his eyes flashed briefly with anger. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Going through the cold seeking a telephone booth I realized that I had committed myself to bring her some kind of surprise, and as I walked I became mildly enthusiastic. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “You looked like you killed and ate a wild boar,” she commented mildly. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z “I expected the corset unlacing would take place after dinner,” Celia says mildly, earning a chorus of laughter. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z "You will call me my lord when you speak to me, Nan," the lord said mildly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We sit on the top bleachers with Belén’s friends, a group of mildly attractive girls who wear way too much makeup. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “Well, I got flesh to spare,” Grandma said mildly. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Caroline would remark mildly that my fingernails were dirty. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She had protested, but only mildly, the same limp no with which she greeted the frequent deposits to her bank account and the new Impala with the soft upholstery. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The headmaster had threatened me with death by in-school suspension if anything bad, embarrassing, or even mildly entertaining happened on this trip. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He frowned and sat forward, looking mildly concerned. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z In fact, she was mildly surprised that she did not float away, she felt so light and drowsy. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z This idea seemed only mildly offensive to both of them. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He kept gazing mildly and curiously at me. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z For the first time, Thomas thought Chucks personality had gone from mildly irritating to intolerable. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I ask, trying to sound only mildly interested. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z “Do you think it was a good thing to tell about being a witness?” she said mildly. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I am up on my tiptoes, trying to appear a mildly short boy and not a medically tiny alien child. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z She heads downstairs, and I’m grateful for the mildly normal interaction, though I’m pretty sure that once we sit through dinner, things will be all awkward again. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “It does seem a bit awkward for a nickname,” Reynie said mildly. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I grabbed the back half and rounded on Miles, who still stood a few feet behind me, looking mildly surprised. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z As the light began to fade, the architects lit the library’s gas jets, which hissed like mildly perturbed cats. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “You want the saw for a while?” he said mildly. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He bought every available book on bacteria and began sending for magazines that printed articles of a mildly scientific nature. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Conor would have been mildly surprised if Harry had even known his name. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Mason and Maskelyne formed a solid friendship and spent several happy, and possibly even mildly useful, weeks charting tidal flows. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Cecilia moved round behind Betty to see what everyone else could see—a huge blackened tray recently pulled from the oven bearing a quantity of roast potatoes that still sizzled mildly. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “But, sir,” one of them protested mildly, “they look just like the ones we’re after!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Vincent called him that evening, and Obinze was mildly surprised, because Vincent had called him only once, months ago, when he changed his bank and wanted to give him the new account number. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z This is tempting bait, to put it mildly, but racial justice advocates should not take it. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “No,” she said, mildly, “I reckon you don’t want that.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z He is mildly surprised that there is no discernible filing system. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z His tone was academic, as if discussing the breeding patterns of a mildly interesting species of rodent. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “Please teach me how I should behave, then,” I said mildly. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Hey, don’t forget where you left off felt mildly inappropriate, so I settled on a basic “Nice to meet you, sir.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z “You must’ve done something realty horrible when you were alive,” I said, mildly impressed. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z She said mildly, “You could be a little less expressive toward your sister.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z When in doubt I resort to mildly conservative or British-sounding pronouncements. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “This is the School,” the old man said mildly. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z We’d have babies at the same time, take family beach trips to Jamaica, remain mildly critical of each other’s parenting techniques, and be favorite fun aunties to each other’s kids as they grew. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Regardless, I suppose it was mildly competent, what you two did. I thought you should know—it wasn’t a total loss.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “How dare you,” he said mildly, taking a seat at her table. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Inside the medicine cabinet, three Extra Strength Tylenol, a box of Imodium, some Midol, and an old bottle of penicillin, which I’m mildly allergic to. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “I’m going to enlist in these ski troops,” he went on mildly, so unemphatically that my mind went back to halflistening. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wasn’t criticizing,” the police chief said mildly. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Billy insisted mildly that everything he had said on the radio was true. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Undaunted–well, perhaps mildly daunted–Planck turned to other matters.* A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Billington was not among the company of saints, to put it mildly; within six months of arrival he became the first European in America to be tried for sassing the police. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Con’s lips twitched as though he were amused, but he only said mildly, “I didn’t expect you would.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The thought was mildly disturbing, but not enough to change out of this magical, someone-else dress. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Bob was starting to mildly freak me out. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The dealer looked at me, then at Mom, who returned his mildly suspicious glance with a look sharp enough to cut diamonds followed by a smile more brilliant that any gem. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He honked again and the horses moved slowly out of the way, only mildly annoyed. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z From being mildly irritated, but interested, he was a little angry. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Barrow Hall and its kitchens are not mine to dispose of,” his father said mildly. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The tuna salad her mother had given her was warm and mildly fermented by the time lunch rolled around. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Grandma just watches from the sidelines, looking mildly pleased. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “In danger, honor,” he said, evidently a proverb, for he added mildly, “We’ll be full of honor when we reach Karhide....” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “You want me to win the election, don’t you?” asked Byerley, mildly. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z She expects fustiness, an elderly funk, but the room smells mildly of soap and books and dried seaweed. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z They’d gathered in Alaska—a location rumored to have been only mildly affected by the sun flares—and they were trying to put the world back together again. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Billy was mildly curious as to what could possibly have been kept hidden in such a place. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She glanced at him, surprised, mildly offended, and thought it a perfect blog post, how this stranger had decided she was fat. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z "Of course, you have another year at college yet," Jay Cee went on a little more mildly. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z While earlier Marco had determined her to be little more than mildly intriguing and fairly pretty, this revelation is something more. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “It usually does not take so long,” says Bastian mildly, almost as if to himself. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Ms. Wyman looks mildly annoyed to have her morning yoga breaths interrupted, but she smiles indulgently at the box on the wall and says, “Boys and girls, please rise.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Nina was only mildly surprised to see that Kaz was wearing a prison guard’s uniform beneath it. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “What are you doing, anyway?” he asked mildly and curiously. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “We told you not to lie to us, sir,” he said, mildly. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z ‘There, Johnny,’ she said mildly, ‘you sit. This is not real tea, but I’ve put just a mite of brandy in it and it’s good and hot.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They look at me with mute interest, as if I am a mildly entertaining side act at a circus. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “Decca,” Mom says mildly, but she is only half paying attention. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Really?” said Lupin, looking only mildly interested as he took another gulp of potion. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z We had disputed mildly over the need for woolens. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The words on the blue neon sign surprised him mildly for only an instant. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z It certainly led to a degree of overinvestment, putting it mildly. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z “I don’t think Isidore can tell the difference,” Milt said mildly. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z “I mistrust you will be a surprise to the good people of Wethersfield,” he said mildly. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Instead, she said mildly, “Did I say that?” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Yes,” said Florence, mildly, “you mark his words.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “I’m afraid only the king has that privilege,” he said mildly. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “I not no bear,” Tidbit stated, sounding mildly insulted. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z And his mother had replied, mildly, “There are many different ways to be poor in the world but increasingly there seems to be one single way to be rich.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z ‘My boy,’ he said mildly, ‘soon it will be September. Summer is over.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He began mildly, as if quietly joking, throwing me off balance. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z You can smell the sprinkler mist through the open window—mildly chlorinated, heavily fluoridated. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z A few seemed mildly interested in what she had to say, but were reluctant to take a more active role in campaigning. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She lifted her eyebrows like a woman mildly interested in the age of a small child. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He says this mildly, just another fact, but it reminds me of just how horrific his reputation is. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Only the happy parts, none of the terrible, not even the mildly unpleasant. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He found it mildly interesting that almost all of the interviewees said that of all the places in the world, they—just like Lindsey Lee Wells—would want to stay in Gutshot. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z I protested, but only mildly, because it smelled incredible, like lemon and stars and boy. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z For a moment, Ekon was mildly offended, but then curiosity got the best of him. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Please, don’t be annoyed,” replied the robot mildly. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z I want to be annoyed at him, or at least mildly irritated, but I can’t. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Lord Raiden said mildly, “Your Majesty, perhaps we can discuss the identity of these creatures later. Let's continue.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Olanna was annoyed but only mildly, because she knew the line moved fast anyway. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Mount Washington sometimes gets a little gusty, to put it mildly, and this was a particularly breezy day. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z But this “Hercules,” directed by the Public Works founder Lear deBessonet, is also big in the sense of spectacular, expanding the palette from previous seasons in ways that are both exciting and also mildly worrisome. Review: Public Works Finds the Heroism in ‘Hercules’ 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z Europeans are not, which is why they have reacted to the Smithsonian flap with the same mildly appalled bafflement that they express toward American opposition to the health care bill. Abroad: In Britain, Separation of Art and State 2011-01-25T23:24:38Z In agreeing to write this article, I kept telling people I was looking forward to doing the mildly silly Before and After shots, precisely because I find the “black-and-white-sad-man versus full-colour-beefcake” contrast so ridiculous. Body transformation: from ‘dad bod to rad bod’ in just seven weeks 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z Early in his career, Harrison Ford was the mildly sinister corporate PA in Francis Ford Coppola’s thriller The Conversation. From Sean Connery to Harrison Ford: actors who secretly played roles gay 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z As Delbanco observes, “To read the irritable prose in Jefferson’s advertisement alongside the same writer’s soaring calls for liberty in the Declaration is, to put it mildly, a startling experience.” How Fugitive Slaves Exposed the Idea of the ‘United’ States as a Lie 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z Yes to the varied experiences — and, tying this in with not shielding kids from “mildly offensive” opinions, I’d even specify nonjudgmental exposure to varied experiences. Carolyn Hax: Blue? Pink? Parents-to-be are in no hurry to find out. 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z Radnor's script is competent and mildly amusing -- even if the whole subplot about the lost black kid stretches credibility to the breaking point -- and I think he's a promising director. "Happythankyoumoreplease": "How I Met Your Mother" star's likable film debut 2011-03-04T18:26:00Z A weapon that Adrian bought doesn’t work; “I need to read the manual,” he mildly observes. Michael Bay’s Pain & Gain: The Second Time as Farce 2013-04-26T03:30:45Z “I’m mildly dyslexic and I’ve always had trouble spelling,” he said. Arts Meets Science and Chemistry Wins the Day 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z Mr. Wang’s sleek, mildly military tailoring, which also came in a deep wine red, contrasted with a seductive, fitted, leather-and-silk draped dress. Fashion Review: Styles by Miguel Adrover and Alexander Wang Reflect a World in Flux 2012-02-12T19:54:18Z I wish that hadn't happened, I mildly thought. Vandalising an old master is bad, but not quite as evil as queue-jumping 2011-07-23T23:06:18Z Yet surveillance, so much a part of everyday life, is mostly reduced from threat to mildly educational fun here. Watch Out: You’re in Ai Weiwei’s Surveillance Zone 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z The timing is, to put it mildly, challenging. Cirque du Soleil’s Broadway Balancing Act 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z If you recognize those films, you might find yourself mildly diverted by this tawdry, occasionally effective shock-delivery device. Review: ‘The Strangers: Prey at Night’ Delivers on Its Title 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z And poor Elizabeth Olsen is removed from the main action for practically the entire film; she has nothing to do except look mildly concerned while the apocalypse commences. MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Godzilla’ bigger, louder than predecessors 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z He ordered Oliver to stop . . . and Oliver, playing the shocked and mildly titillated submissive, complied. "Last Week Tonight" is a 2020 mood – bizarre, fatalistic, and inexplicably thirsty 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z Well, to say I didn't buy it would be putting it mildly. Great Oscar debate: Is Natalie Portman overrated? 2011-02-23T19:45:00Z All I know is that I’m in the Quarter, surrounded by happy, mildly buzzed people laughing, cheering on the band, tapping their feet and shaking their behinds. In New Orleans, terrific cocktails never went out of fashion Whatever the case, Douglas’s travel books about Southern Italy — “Siren Land” and “Old Calabria” are masterpieces, as is his mildly campy, comic novel “South Wind,” which opens, “The bishop was feeling rather sea-sick.” Perspective | An afternoon inside a bookstore was as glorious as ever. Here’s what I bought. 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z People were not fooled, to put it mildly. Life Under Alternative Facts 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z By Philadelphia, there were three unrelated characters with grey eyes, but at least the plot was mildly engrossing. Five Fantasy Epics That Would Have Made for Better TV Than Game of Thrones 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z The exhibition itself was, to put it mildly, eclectic. Jack Masey, Whose Exhibitions Showed American Culture to World, Dies at 91 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z “Night Shift,” starring Tunde Adebimpe of the band TV on the Radio, is a mildly endearing look at the frustrations of a men’s room attendant at a nightclub. Review: Short Films From Sundance, No Swimsuit Required 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z I knew Freddy’s claw had to be its own character, an extension of evil, but I also wanted it to be mildly erotic. How we made A Nightmare on Elm Street 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z "Aside from the fact that it's been hugely mean-spirited, with mildly sinister undertones, I'd say the vibe of the show is pretty good so far, wouldn't you?" 'The Social Network' and 'Glee' are big winners at Golden Globes 2011-01-17T05:24:04Z The mildly pickled note is good with the cheese. Nigel Slater’s halloumi with beetroot and sesame bread recipe 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z They didn’t find anything, which was mildly disappointing. What should we call this show? Seattle Art Museum tries an experiment with ‘Noble Splendor’ 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z You never can be sure if the snow will be just mildly annoying or marriage-ending annoying. Modern Love: In Marriage, Beware of Big Boxes 2013-12-19T20:29:14Z She was mildly amused by his clumsy attempts to conceal the truth. ‘I just knew he loved me. I could see it in his eyes’: can a psychologist cure lovesickness? 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z The mildly contrarian idea underpinning the book is that the comments should, in fact, be read—at least in the academic sense of “reading” as analysis and contextualization. It’s Comments All the Way Down 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z One critic called the original film "mildly entertaining if you want to watch Bronson suggesting silent, brooding menace for the umpteenth time." 'The Mechanic': Jason Statham is no Charles Bronson in this remake 2011-01-27T22:39:06Z It's all mildly intriguing, but as the oddities proliferate – underground rabbis, fluid-filled "Moses Mouth" listening devices – so they begin to seem increasingly gratuitous. The Flame Alphabet by Ben Marcus - review 2012-06-07T07:00:02Z The story of clashing personalities and adventures gone wrong was dull and uninspired, but the cast members, clearly enjoying themselves, kept things brisk and mildly entertaining. ‘Vacation Friends 2’ Review: Last Resort 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z Depending on the cultural disposition and the age of the observer, it seemed either mildly threatening or wildly liberating. How the Memphis Design Movement Made a Comeback 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z To call the man’s childhood “traumatic” would be putting it mildly. Review | Decades after the raucous ‘Harbart’ became a cult classic in India, a translation finally arrives 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z “I am mildly curious” would be a more accurate description. CFDA Show Spotlights Familiar Faces 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z Not unlike reality, you might say, and there are a few mild, and mildly hypocritical, satirical darts thrown at the mind-controlling tendencies of the corporate media-marketing-entertainment complex. Movie Review: ‘The Lego Movie’ Toys With Thinking Outside the Manual 2014-02-06T13:00:01Z Since I’d brought a flashlight, I was only mildly annoyed when we learned that our generator would stop at 10 p.m. A Nile Journey Guided by 19th-Century Women 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z It's hard to believe that an MP would do that, I say, mildly. MIA: 'I'm here for the people' 2010-06-12T23:05:00Z Several months ago, I became mildly obsessed with miniature cooking videos. Use a muffin tin to make a dozen adorable miniature bourbon apple pies 2020-10-18T04:00:00Z Everything is mildly sooty, as if the camera lens needed a wipe. Movie Review: ‘Madrid, 1987,’ Directed by David Trueba 2012-10-12T02:48:01Z The hotel was a hospital before it was a hotel, and a convent before it was a hospital, and it shares the city’s mildly haunted air. Love and Cartagena: Gabriel Garc?a M?rquez Dreamed Here 2010-04-29T22:16:00Z Perhaps Idol producers sensed that 2018 calls for a dollop of optimism and positivity, because there are also very few bad auditions, save for one or two mildly disillusioned aspiring pop stars. Does America need the American Idol reboot right now? 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z Mostly this “Bell” zips along with ease and confidence, as unencumbered as the rich kids it mildly criticizes through its NPR-informed lens. ‘Saved by the Bell’ Review: This Time, It’s Actually All Right 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z These songs, especially the mildly bluesy “All Alright” and the upbeat and slightly rowdy “Day for the Dead,” embody the best of all parties involved. New Music: Albums From Zac Brown Band and George Colligan 2013-12-23T22:34:00Z There's a limp flashback in which the young Arthur draws forth his sword: not from the stone, of course, because that would be mildly interesting, but from his father's burial mound. King Arthur: Keira and the grumpy knights of the unsound table 2011-01-27T14:45:06Z When the black journalist T. Morris Chester, sung resplendently by Frederick Ballentine, delivers an anguished report on the post-Civil War massacre of black soldiers, the orchestra sounds mildly detached. Review: ‘Appomattox’ at the Kennedy Center 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z The pilot episode doesn’t inspire hopes that Torpe can handle a nuanced mix of horror and metaphorical context, but that’s okay — sometimes summer calls only for a simple order of mildly entertaining gore. Perspective | Summer TV 2017: ‘Snowfall,’ ‘Prime Suspect’ are a good place to start 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z With its curmudgeonly swipes at digital technology, there’s something mildly “get off my lawn!” about “Mr. Harrigan’s Phone.” ‘Mr. Harrigan’s Phone’ Review: Are You Still There? 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z But it’s a leap of faith that I didn’t want to make initially — to put it mildly.” How the 9/11 Memorial Changed Its Architect, Michael Arad 2011-09-04T04:19:38Z It was not a happy outcome for Amazon, to put it mildly. ‘The House With a Clock in Its Walls’ Is No. 1 as ‘Life Itself’ Fizzles 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z He was kind and patient, but clearly no more than mildly interested in the materials she treasured. Is race genetic? 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z The mildly disastrous consequences of Eddie’s deviltry predictably set up the big moment at the end of the show in which Ward or June Cleaver would distill an important Life Lesson from the experience. Perspective | The brilliant, subversive jerkiness of Eddie Haskell 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z “Um, where?” asks Evan, staring at his shoes as usual, but mildly awed and honored to be part of something, anything. | 'The Aliens': At Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, Two Slacker Outsiders 2010-04-23T02:31:00Z Anytime someone was mildly attracted to me, I told a lame joke and he ran away screaming. Let’s Not Pretend to Be Who We Aren’t 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Ms. Forti, charmingly and mildly, talks throughout her solo in a seemingly meandering way about, on one hand, the sociology and movement patterns of wildlife and, on the other, Fox News and President Trump. Still Reforming Postmodern Dance, California Roots Intact 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z The Amazon executive's response was, to put it mildly, unenthusiastic. Amazon's AutoRip: a great service – with strings attached 2013-01-11T20:53:56Z As any mildly inquisitive tourist knows, in Valencia horchata is made from chufas, a tuber, and their provenance is so zealously guarded that a regulatory board oversees the geographical region where they’re grown. ‘There Your Heart Lies,’ by Mary Gordon, plunges into the Spanish Civil War 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z Please note the omission of “mildly,” a six-letter slap in the face. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Boyfriend berates her family’s lifestyle 2020-12-27T05:00:00Z When the child’s family-court-appointed “law guardian” from the custody battle seems, during an interview, to be a mildly insane conspiracy theorist, she acts. Books of The Times: A Murder Trial Unfolds Under a Gimlet Eye 2011-04-26T11:45:00Z I was unprepared for the mellow, pleasingly dank flavors of a soft-ripened goat cheese, for the mildly peppery tang, for the dense, luxurious creaminess. Vegan Cheese, but Make It Delicious 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z Unlike dried figs whose sugars become concentrated during the drying process, fresh figs are delicate and only mildly sweet with a faint taste of honey. Celebrate fig season with the easiest, creamiest homemade ice cream you've ever tasted 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z "Four Lovers" is content to be a pleasant, mildly titillating divertissement with no meaning at all. 'Four Lovers': Couples swap partners in sexy French romp 2012-04-05T19:26:08Z I’m mildly annoyed that my bank account balance is still off, but more worried the check got lost or swiped. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Grandma’s clap trap 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z Similar to baking soda, this common baking ingredient is mildly abrasive, making it great for scrubbing off tough gunk without damaging pans. Don't toss that burnt pan! Here's how to clean it 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z "He took a mildly cynical view of most things." George Lloyd compositions revived for Proms 2013-09-06T09:31:10Z Variety's Justin Chang gives "Hot Tub 2" a mildly positive review, calling it an "enjoyably screw-loose vision" with "just the right amount of slapdash, surrealism-for-slobs attitude." 'Hot Tub Time Machine 2' zaps to future but goes nowhere, reviews say 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z The choice was mildly controversial at the time, at least among those viewers who worried he was too young to play the character. ArtsBeat: A Scottish Actor to Star in ‘Doctor Who’ 2013-08-04T19:42:20Z The image most Americans have of is in soft focus, to put it mildly. Stryker McGuire: 'Americans have had a taste of Blair's feud with Gordon Brown, but they will be struck by Blair's venom' 2010-09-04T23:06:00Z It made for an unorthodox production, to put it mildly. How ‘Marcel the Shell’ Went From YouTube to the Big Screen 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z Beyoncé’s version of the song was mildly detached, almost spacey, but Mr. Ocean brought it back down to earth. Music Review: Frank Ocean at the Bowery Ballroom - Review 2011-11-29T22:17:45Z Asked where he was in the story, Mr. Caro paused, looking mildly stricken. Robert Caro’s Papers Headed to New-York Historical Society 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z The delivery system the characters were talking about at the beginning of “Soft Power” is, to put it mildly, overloaded. 'Soft Power' at the Ahmanson: Big, bold, overly complicated and spectacularly unique 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Which, to put it mildly, is not how many today would describe a man who once said “a person who is flat-chested is very hard to be a 10.” Donald Trump in “La La Land”: Retro romance is seductive — and encourages a yearning for a less beautiful past 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z It’s mildly interesting — until it starts to look too much like swimming. Dance Review: Hands Trace the Connections of a Shared Conscious Energy 2014-03-25T22:25:23Z This mildly sarcastic retelling of “Rapunzel” seems a little too knowing for its own good, but every so often the directors, Nathan Greno and Byron Howard, unleash an image of startling beauty. Video: 3-D Movies Are Taking a New Path 2011-09-09T15:00:00Z At the time she was taken, Patricia Hearst — Patty to her parents — was a rebellious middle daughter, a mildly depressed Berkeley student living with a fiancé nobody liked. Jeffrey Toobin, Patty Hearst, and the mad mad 1970s 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z This figure, mildly grinning, has a tight haircut and tight T-shirt, which exude militarism, and a paternal pose, which rouses hope. Rosalind Fox Solomon’s Color Line 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z Mr. Miller is playing a role, too — the mildly beleaguered son of a mogul. Review: ‘Growing Up Hip Hop’ Shares the Perks and Perils of Progeny 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z To put it mildly, it's a bit baffling and contradictory. DC's 'reservoir dogs' attack Chuck Hagel with oxymoronic ads 2013-01-24T21:32:43Z The record itself felt like an afterthought and Dion sang only two cuts from it, the pensive, fairly restrained title track and the mildly dancey “Imperfections.” Celine Dion, a Consummate Professional, With Winks Galore 2020-02-29T05:00:00Z The audience on Sunday is likely to be full of life too, to put it mildly. An Autistic-Friendly Version of ‘The Curious Incident’ 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z Sweet and slightly tart with a mildly bitter skin, you can simmer them in syrup, pickle them, or just pop them in your mouth whole. A guide to winter citrus varieties 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z Raise eyebrow at claim that "all speech that is presented as logically valid is sophistical"; observe mildly that Groys's own writing is presented as logically valid. Et cetera: Steven Poole's non-fiction choice 2010-03-20T00:06:00Z The mildly electrifying subtext of The Anderson 'n' Marshall Show was that plenty of viewers wished that Cooper had phrased his question a little differently. Anderson Cooper, world's oddest gay advocate 2010-10-12T16:35:00Z What it’s not is entertaining or even mildly diverting. Movie Review: In ‘Nothing Without You,’ an Erotomaniac as Prime Suspect 2014-03-28T00:03:54Z What could have been a cutting satirical farce about domineering mothers and emasculated sons is a mildly funny, feel-good love story in which Mom’s sensible advice helps turn around her nerdy son’s foundering career. Movie Review: ‘The Guilt Trip,’ With Barbra Streisand and Seth Rogen 2012-12-18T18:30:08Z April - England is a mildly subversive exercise in English pastoralism, perky and rippling in its outer sections, but going walkabout in between, and visiting some unexpected and richly polyphonic territory. Proms 27 & 28: Hall?/Elder; BCMG/Volkov 2010-08-07T12:03:00Z We may or may not see this plain- spoken, mildly sardonic yet compassionate cowboy on film again. A moving portrait of 'Buck' and his work with troubled horses 2011-06-23T20:41:08Z But he quietly negotiated credit and payment when it seemed — in a perhaps mildly specious claim — that Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me” had too much of “I Won’t Back Down” in it. Tom Petty, an Unfussy Rock Star Who Kept His Tenacity Under Cover 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z I spent probably half the dance mildly dizzy. Like to have lots of partners? Then contra dancing’s for you 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z My affection for "Cowboy Bebop" made me hope, ever so mildly, that I would love this adaptation; wisdom gained from previous experience made me grateful that I didn't despise what I was seeing. "Cowboy Bebop" is an off-key adaptation that captures the jazzy color but not soul of the original 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z And yet Eastwood’s mildly unorthodox methods surely pale into insignificance compared with the behaviour of some of his Hollywood peers. Hell of a film-maker: the directors who make Clint Eastwood look soft 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z It’s mildly amusing to watch Ifans swan about in a pageant crown and cape when he shows the contestants how to walk onstage. ‘Misbehaviour’ Review: Pretty Women, Some Pretty Angry 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z It’s mildly batty to search for radio signals, sent intentionally or not, from what may be a very advanced civilization, he writes, because even Earth’s own radio output is already beginning to fade. Books of The Times: In ?The Eerie Silence,? Paul Davies on Aliens 2010-04-20T21:27:00Z This mildly spicy, deeply flavored stew is a warm invitation to a red wine with fresh fruit flavors and few tannins. The Birria Boom Is Complicated, but Simply Delicious 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z Instead, he now emphasizes sweet melodies and mildly dramatic arrangements, similar to those of brother Charles Kelley's trio, Lady Antebellum. Review: Josh Kelly country transition a rocky one 2011-03-23T15:50:19Z The pilot — the only episode available for review — suggests option B, and the results are mildly funny, at best. Review: In ‘Son of Zorn,’ the Dad’s Dense, and Drawn That Way 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z Mr. James, whose television series “The King of Queens” established his good-hearted, working-class guy with a mildly smart-mouth persona, was possibly a movie star. Actors Flock to Netflix to Satisfy Their Most Loyal Fans 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z To say there’s a lot of responsibility resting on his shoulders would be putting it mildly. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – what we learned from the Vanity Fair special 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z The Carolina cloth was mildly mealy, and the twill felt a bit limp. Critical Shopper : Khakis at Grown & Sewn and at Save Khaki 2010-07-13T23:56:00Z After drama school, then a mildly unhappy period acting in regional theatre, she and a friend brought a show to the Edinburgh festival in 1982, an adaptation of a novel, Dulcima, by HE Bates. Nica Burns: queen of Edinburgh comedy 2011-08-26T11:45:01Z The initial reactions of publishers were, to put it mildly, negative. Among Friends: Linda Rosenkrantz on 'Talk' 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z The chintzy, low-budget aesthetic, the hammy acting and the lightsabers are all good, if mildly tedious, fun for the first hour. The Best (and Worst) Theater in Europe in 2022 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z Such a life is not for everyone, to put it mildly. Weekly Culture Review: Feist, and Other Refuges from a Tornado of News 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z “Sorting something out,” in ways mildly to thoroughly criminal, is a way of life for Spud, who works on the docks. Review: Nostalgia for a 1970s British Adolescence in ‘Cradle to Grave’ 2016-07-17T04:00:00Z What kind of law would that be, that only protected people who were mildly this or mildly that? More thinking on bisexuality 2013-04-18T00:00:00Z "Last week's column proved mildly controversial," writes comedian Richard Herring in Tuesday's Metro. Is that a joke? 'Inappropriate' comedy in the spotlight again 2012-07-17T17:20:21Z His religion reporters seem mildly appalled by this notion, but Moore won’t back down. Can legal weed save the newspaper business? Wait — what was the question? 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z And man alive are bored people on the internet ever mildly a-twitter! Ka-pow! Why Brits have gone from villains to superheroes 2011-02-02T15:17:56Z While “Late Night” approaches these themes mildly and cautiously, it nonetheless discerns and dramatizes some of the current-day entertainment industry’s most urgent themes and conflicts. “Late Night,” Reviewed: Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling’s Incisive Comedy about the Gender Politics of TV 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z Some children don’t consider the return to academia even mildly amusing. 8 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z A Horrible Histories theatre tour is doing the rounds, though be warned: it is based on Deary's mildly amusing original books, not the side-splitting TV series. Prom 20: Horrible Histories ? review 2011-07-31T17:06:00Z He simply kinda sorta stands there, after apologizing to Jeevan, while a man who breaks into their apartment stabs him after Frank mildly provokes the stranger on purpose. Frank deserves better than "Station Eleven." So do disabled stories 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z Despite the alternative viewing experience, it’s mildly dull. Dance Review: ?Longing two,? at Baryshnikov and the Kitchen 2010-06-04T22:57:00Z Together they produced all the music, a combination of noodly folk and cloudy, mildly industrial hip-hop, and they trade verses equitably. New Music: New Music by Rod Stewart (‘Time’) and the Uncluded 2013-05-06T21:55:51Z In the decade I've been working from home — mostly as a full-time freelance writer — I've made plenty of mildly self-destructive decisions. Take back your lunch hour (all of it!) 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Not rated; contains artful nudity, brief sensuality, mildly crude language and an image of a corpse. ‘The Artist and the Model’: It’s not just clothing that’s lacking 2013-08-29T20:34:42Z It's mildly pleasant, and I like Lena's anti-"women's beauty" tack - but it's not quite enough. ‘Girls’ Finale: Is It Just Us, or Did the Show Get Better? 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z If You Go Though Zakarpattia is in the process of building up its tourist infrastructure, many travelers might find things a bit rough, to put it mildly. Explorer: In Ukraine, Churches With a Distinctive Allure 2011-07-15T16:00:00Z When that’s all it is, and if we forget that Gramercy Tavern on a very good night is still better than most restaurants when they try their hardest, it’s possible to be mildly disappointed. Gramercy Tavern: A Classic Still on the Move 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z The artistic attire of those creative figures was unconventional and mildly exotic, worn with a mix of flamboyance and melancholy. Artful Fashion Meets Fashionable Art at Fairs 2012-10-15T14:02:23Z His tip for surviving the rush before Christmas was mildly ribald. Scene City: An ?Iron Lady? After-Party Fit for the Queen of Hollywood 2011-12-14T22:35:14Z Mr. Costello, amused if mildly alarmed by my subway story, calls “Imperial Bedroom” the last “collaborative” record he made with the Attractions; from then on, either he or a producer called the shots. Elvis Costello’s New York Soul 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z I knew this, but nevertheless I’d accumulated a lengthy list of small, mildly unpleasant tasks that I kept putting off — in many cases, for months. The No-Fail Way To Stop Procrastinating 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z But trying to get two Iranians and a Syrian into Trump-era America to perform a drama that is inherently sympathetic to refugees was, to put it mildly, daunting. How 3 Actors Overcame Trump’s Travel Ban to Take the New York Stage 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z Ms. Boulé and her lithe colleagues, Lauren Bakst and Lindsay Clark, looking great in Reid Bartelme’s sophisticated outfits, engaged in some mildly interesting trio activity, playing with synchronization, orientation, foreground and background. Review: Michelle Boulé’s ‘White’ Explores the Unknown, Unheard, Unfelt 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z But few seem to care: the rare British comments on the internet range from mildly sympathetic to "they got what they deserved". Japan is right to be angry at QI atom bomb joke 2011-02-08T15:30:00Z It was hard to believe, to put it mildly. A Starring Role for Hollywood’s Sexual Zelig 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z Regardless, the show felt like a secret, and the mood of the room was mellow, cool, mildly interested. Music Review: Future at S.O.B.?s - Review 2011-09-09T22:35:26Z Howard is mildly astonished by the resurgence of interest in her work. Elizabeth Jane Howard: 'I'm 90. Writing is what gets me up in the morning' 2013-04-06T23:05:23Z It instead prompts an epidemic of suicides, since people who encounter mildly troubling problems no longer see a reason to try to work through them — why bother when death is just a transition? Review: ‘The Discovery’ of an Afterlife, Then the Suicides 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z These women are bumping up against the boundaries of their lives; they seem mildly bruised. What Do Mothers Want? And Will They Know It When They Find It? 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z The movie “is less an allegory of the American political process than a busy, foggy, mildly entertaining antidote to it,” A. O. Scott wrote in The New York Times in October. DVD: A Version of Gogol?s Short Story ?The Overcoat? on DVD 2012-01-13T18:02:55Z Here, too, the thinking was sound, and only mildly controversial. Perspective | This is how bad things are for museums: They now have a green light to sell off their art 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z The girls were a handful, to put it mildly. Perspective | How can I stop relatives from spoiling my 6-month-old? 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z The effect was mildly uncomfortable and faintly ridiculous; instead of breathing on one another, we spent several hours sitting outside, breathing on ourselves. Fall Preview: The Thrill is Back. So Is the Anxiety. 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z It is mildly scary at times but is mostly funny. The Falcon's Malteser by Anthony Horowitz - review 2011-04-11T12:11:23Z As his paper put it mildly, “Dating and romantic relationships are issues over which both adolescents and parents claim decision-making jurisdiction.” Studied: Why Teenagers Don?t Talk to Parents About Sex 2010-06-11T19:17:00Z The original crew on First Avenue rarely made eye contact and often appeared mildly resentful, an understandable reaction in those sweatshop conditions. Restaurant Review: Momofuku Ko in the East Village 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z “The results are mildly funny, at best,” Mike Hale wrote in The Times of this new comedy. What’s on TV Sunday: ‘Churchill’s Secret’ and ‘Son of Zorn’ 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z Now and then, Mr. Rothenberg sent volleys of jazzy riffs skyward, but more often the group produced mildly dissonant chords, rhythmic shudders and breathy whispers. Variety and Verve at Make Music New York 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z Many women had work stories that ranged from “mildly discouraging” to “boss may actually have been a caveman.” ‘The line is crossed, and it’s crossed daily’: The struggles of female bartenders 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z The Antxiola, pale salmon in color, smells like red berries and is mildly effervescent. 20 Wines Under $20: The Savory Side of Rosé 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z Some mildly crude humor; for instance, the excreting of jelly beans by an animated rabbit. | 'Hop': Bunny Doesn?t Want to Work, Just Wants to Bang the Drum All Day 2011-03-31T22:41:55Z Sorority Life was mildly diverting, but after many hours on several accounts, other horizons beckoned. Playdom?s Sorority Life Game Lets Anyone In 2010-08-15T22:35:00Z Most of it glides by without making any emotional or comic impression, although I became mildly exasperated at the willful obscurity. | 'Panic! Euphoria! Blackout': Wall Street: 60 Goats and a Soft Shoe 2010-10-14T22:43:00Z How objects get handled, used and handed on is not just a mildly interesting question for me. Let each of us write our own history in 100 objects 2010-12-26T19:00:00Z The outcome looks cheap and is only mildly amusing. Review: Hiring an Exorcist? Get References First in ‘Another Evil’ 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z The 7,400-square-foot restaurant, with its arched windows and tiled columns, felt liberating — attributable not only to the mildly inebriated people, but also to the origami-esque nightingales ascending toward the ceiling. From Italian-Asian to Locavore Canadian: Food Adventures in Vancouver 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z If you are even mildly versed in such topics as Tulipomania, the English landscape style, the creation of Sissinghurst Castle Garden, it seems cursory and, in the absence of stronger connecting threads, actually quite tedious. Review | What got lost in one writer’s garden 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z What starts as a mildly satirical vignette moves up through several gears in a journey to the centre of the sun – without losing that mild satirical sting. Drip-fed up: why don't theatres get Twitter? 2011-02-08T15:43:00Z If one can see past the irrelevant countdown conceit, and resign oneself to the celebrity presenters, this is mildly diverting popular history. TV highlights 05/07/2013 2013-07-05T05:59:00Z This makes the film’s perspective on race bracing, to put it mildly. My favourite film aged 12: You Only Live Twice 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z There’s a slightly more visible formula to the other storyline, although its protagonist remains as delicately drawn and the details of her predicament are lightly scattered, to put it mildly. The Girlfriend Experience: a welcome return for TV's most audacious drama 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z In addition, the melted taste was bland, only mildly smoky, and lacked creaminess. The best cheese for cheeseburgers, period 2021-06-26T04:00:00Z Though he applauded the movie's Latino ensemble, he also felt that the movie was "at once mildly progressive and unavoidably retrograde," offering only a surface look into how "the other half lives." Kevin Costner saves predictable 'McFarland, USA,' reviews say 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z It happened to be the week my husband had the virus mildly, days he spent mostly unconscious except when he rose from his sweat pool to recount the plotlines of his hallucinatory nightmares. ‘Feasting on fantasy’: my month of extreme immersion in Disney+ 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z I’d like to report that Ms. Ruhl, Ms. Fisher and Mr. Mays fully capture the mildly gossipy, subtly witty, moving beauty of their rapport, but much about this production struck me as ill conceived. Theater Review: ‘Dear Elizabeth,’ a Sarah Ruhl Play 2012-12-10T22:49:38Z It wasn't the most attractive sound, to put it mildly, but it was certainly memorable. Q&A with composer/conductor Oliver Knussen 2011-11-10T22:22:05Z It is well suited for our modern world because it is highly nutritious with a mildly nutty flavor, it’s gluten-free and it’s easy to grow even in drought conditions. Why you should cook up a batch of this ‘new’ ancient grain 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z Hairdressers can be pretty influential people, says Steinbeck mildly. Audiobooks 2011-03-05T00:07:11Z I know she gets mildly aroused talking about compound miter saws and has a weird thing for hands and likes to sing songs about her cat. Words With (I Wish We Were More Than) Friends 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z It’s a mildly affronting experience that — as with some other signifiers of the modern world, a child’s noisy video game included — seems to help push him into nature. Review: ‘A Walk in the Woods,’ With Robert Redford, Is a Scenic Trek Spoiled 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z Consider it lessons learned from placing dance-pop forebears the Stone Roses in a headline role in 2013, a set that was critically lauded but divided festival audiences, to put it mildly. Coachella 2015: AC/DC, Steely Dan, Drake among headliners 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z Lily is, to put it mildly, a handful with some very disturbing habits. Jessica Chastain Survives the Supernatural in Mama 2013-01-17T13:00:59Z Some discreet sexual shenanigans and mildly naughty language. Movie Review: ‘Playing for Keeps,’ by Gabriele Muccino 2012-12-06T23:03:59Z This a moral gray zone, to put it mildly. ‘Westworld’ Season 1, Episode 2: If You Can’t Tell, Does It Matter? 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z Photograph: Allstar/LucasFilm Daniels seems mildly indignant at the extent to which he has been monitored by Disney, now the home of the Star Wars franchise. 'The secrecy has been ludicrous': Star Wars actor Anthony Daniels on the new film and his life as C-3PO 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z The wine is fresh and alive, mildly tannic, direct and to the point. 12 Natural Wines to Drink Now 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z “Together” might be a mildly defensive title for the group’s fifth album, should anyone doubt whether the group is fully collective. Critics? Choice: New CDs by the New Pornographers and the Hold Steady 2010-05-02T20:55:00Z Separated, she grew mildly paranoid, flitting among homeless shelters, medical centers and jail. Review: A Descent Into Mental Illness in ‘God Knows Where I Am’ 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z In the end, Sophie does, to put it mildly, get the short end of the stick. ‘The Night Manager’ Premiere: Do You Have to Love le Carré to Like This Show? 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z As for Eastwood, he appeared mildly bemused at the way the orangutan stole the show, but it was all playing sweet music at the box office. Sondra Locke: a charismatic performer defined by a toxic relationship with Clint Eastwood 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z The desultory audience is only mildly responsive, and the musicians stalk off stage as if rushing to catch a cab on Ashland Avenue. Pitchfork Festival Day 2: 2013-07-20T23:51:00Z Evans was a brat, but now he's all grown up and mildly ashamed by his past and is actually a brilliant listen. A week listening to ? Radio 2 2011-02-10T13:56:01Z The scene grows more chaotic and erotic, as clothes come off and naked bodies make intimate contact — to put it mildly — with props and with one another. Review: ‘This Bridge’ Is an Audacious New Dance Work 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z This review of “The Great Hack” is the first article that I’ve felt mildly concerned about emailing to my editors. ‘The Great Hack’ Review: How Your Data Became a Commodity 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z Q: How much of you is there in Grey, who is, to put it mildly, not the most tech-friendly guy? Co-creator of ‘Saw’ and ‘Insidious’ looks forward — and backward — with sci-fi thriller ‘Upgrade.’ 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z As one mildly shocked veteran observer noted at the time: "They couldn't keep their hands off each other." Peter Hofmann obituary 2010-12-02T18:44:00Z You begin watching by feeling mildly amused, then uneasy, then annoyed, then unsettled. Review: Theater as Sabotage in the Dazzling ‘Fairview’ 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z Increase the heat to medium; once the mixture is bubbling mildly at the edges, add the bay leaf and parsley stems. The key ingredient to refining Spanish rice 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z Indeed, very quickly, the thread devolved into fans of the band and passionate detractors mildly arguing with each other about the seemingly innocuous statement. Leave U2 alone: Why did one of our best rock bands become so loathed? 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z I saw a replay of this week’s show with Donny Deutsch, who was mildly chided for his dapper blazer and half-moon glasses. On the Runway Blog: A Grab Bag of Fashion News 2012-04-06T18:33:41Z That's news to her: "But I was already playing arenas here before that," she protests mildly. Alicia Keys: 'Everything I do comes from a primal place' 2011-07-14T20:30:02Z Whenever I spy one in a window or on a lawn, I feel mildly annoyed and begrudgingly impressed. ‘In This House’ Yard Signs, and Their Curious Power 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z Faced with yet another uproar — actually, two of them within 24 hours — the cable network has blandly, mildly offered . . . well, very little in response. Why can’t Fox apologize? It won’t back down even amid Pirro, Carlson controversies 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z It's a show you leave feeling mildly improved and with renewed resolutions to buy a trowel. The Secret Garden ? review 2010-12-01T21:29:00Z The list of headliners released Monday during a press conference at Brooklyn Borough Hall was eclectic, to put it mildly, covering multiple genres and styles. ArtsBeat: Brooklyn's Northside Festival Unveils Lineup 2012-04-16T22:45:00Z The Newsroom is an exponentially tedious undertaking for the viewer, when really all the show needs to be is slightly sardonic, occasionally frantic and mildly amusing. The Newsroom: 'It's self-indulgent, but it feels so good' – critics have their say 2012-06-25T16:07:00Z To say that Robert Swain is obsessed with color is putting it mildly. Robert Swain presents color as a transfer of energy 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z Punters expecting to throw shapes to trendy funk at a genial multicultural gathering were, to put it mildly, disappointed. Block rocking dad 2013-02-26T08:36:22Z The popular numbers, some in mildly soupy arrangements, went on a little too long for a listener still craving more sacred or folk material. Music Review: Moscow Sretensky Monastery Choir at Carnegie Hall 2012-10-17T22:12:44Z Daniel hasn’t seen most of the family since Andi’s death a dozen years before, so it seems peculiar, to put it mildly, that Dinah would spring him on them just days before her sister’s wedding. | 'We Live Here: ?We Live Here? by Zoe Kazan at City Center - Review 2011-10-13T02:01:11Z To put it mildly, this story had legs. It wasn’t all bad: Here were the media’s 13 best moments of Campaign 2016 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z Still, at the end of my first hour, feeling both possessed and mildly embarrassed by my own enthusiasm, I compulsively booked a second hour. Put Your Ax Into It, at This Los Angeles Restaurant 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z One of the company’s best-selling products, said Mr. Bader, is his “Aleppo Pepper Sauce,” a mildly spicy hot sauce, imbued with black pepper, fresh onion, garlic and lemon. The Long Journey of the Aleppo Pepper 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z To say that her health was fragile is putting it mildly. How They Learned to Drive. And Why They’re Driving Again. 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z The mildly surprising news, then, is that there are aspects of "Tron: Legacy" that are actually rather cool. 'Tron: Legacy' looks sharp in 3D, short on story 2010-12-04T00:13:00Z A mildly befuddled audience joins in the “hip hip hoorays” at her urgings, which seem odd on behalf of someone who is not here. 'Something for the man cave': rich pickings as Russell Crowe's divorce auction nets $3.7m 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z Watching ancient Greek rituals transposed so literally to a contemporary context – with contemporary psychobabble to match – can be jolting, to put it mildly. London Theater Journal: The Greeks All Over Again 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z He was just a hatless guy working the stage with an athletic, mildly menacing prowl, singing scratched-up country songs that weren’t coy about their arena-rock ambition. Review: Tyler Farr Flaunts Arena-Size Ambitions at Irving Plaza 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z The charade escalates, of course, until the film completely undercuts its original premise and morphs into a mildly offensive south-of-the-border road comedy. Review: ‘Special Correspondents’ Stars a Fumbling Ricky Gervais 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z I never questioned his mildly threatening instruction to answer “business administrator” whenever a teacher at school asked about his profession. Modern Love: A Photo on the Floor: My Father?s Double Life 2010-04-02T17:49:00Z Too lazy and too scared to say anything pertinent about love, society and the human condition, “Four Lovers” is content to be a pleasant, mildly titillating divertissement with no meaning at all. Movie Review: ?Four Lovers,? Directed by Antony Cordier 2012-03-29T22:42:42Z We first see him at Ginsburg’s confirmation hearings, where she talked passionately about the importance of legalised abortion, a subject of which Hatch is – to put it mildly – not a fan. Ruth Bader Ginsburg's late-life celebrity: ‘She changed the lives of American women’ 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z To put it mildly, though, the Trump White House seems more “Shark Tank” than Brain Trust. Barbara W. Tuchman, Folly and the Stream of History 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z Two uninvited guests, to put it mildly, intrude on the getaway and expose Beck and Liam’s fears and insecurities. What’s on TV Monday: ‘Amour’ and ‘I Am Evidence’ 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z That’s mildly offensive, but no, I’m proud of the fact that I’m very young and motivated. What 10 Gallery Crawlers Wore to a Downtown Los Angeles Opening 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z The water was cold and clear, tasting mildly of soil. In Italy, a poetic walk in Dante’s footsteps 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Lucca was on the opposing team during the police brutality case and seems only mildly intrigued by Maia’s presence at best. ‘The Good Fight’ Recap: On the Other Side 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z It's mildly pleasant to see Cox and Arquette work their shtick together, and Campbell manages to keep her sober, haunted demeanor intact throughout the silliness. "Scream 4": More meta than ever! And almost as much fun 2011-04-14T00:35:00Z To say I was disappointed would be putting it mildly. Keeping up with my Kardashian obsession: Why no celebrity tell-all book can crack their iron-clad image 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z Although the various collecting tasks will surely please the mildly obsessive, there's a lot less going on than appearances suggest. Games picks of the week 2010-04-23T23:11:00Z It's reasonably similar-looking sequel returns to the Hawaiian island of Oahu for further mildly sociable racing antics. 2011 games preview 2011-01-01T00:05:42Z At Asia Society, to my eye, the piece looks only mildly charismatic. Review: Exploring ‘Buddhist Art of Myanmar’ at Asia Society 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z It didn't go platinum, sold 300,000 less copies than its predecessor, and was mildly panned by critics and fans who shared the same sentiment: leave the heavy analytical lifting to us, guys. The Strokes' brilliantly subversive media blitz 2011-03-14T15:14:00Z The show offers an excess of mildly clever yet sincere goofiness. ABC’s sincere and goofy ‘Galavant’: Gladdest knight and the quips 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z When Megan disappears, Rachel turns detective, if one mildly hindered by her drinking and narratively convenient habit of blacking out, which means that she doesn’t always know what’s happened in her own life. Review: In ‘The Girl on the Train,’ a Boozy Emily Blunt Never Winks 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z This wine from Villarini, made from organic grapes, delivers great juice with refreshing acidity and a nice dry, mildly tannic finish. These bargain wines — a Sicilian red and a French white — will pair with any casual meal 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z His lovely wife Joyce is mildly annoyed by his devotion to duty but otherwise smiles benevolently at his sporadic domestic presence and ploughs on with her community work. Midsomer Murders: Bye bye DCI Barnaby 2011-02-02T14:30:42Z There are also tips on what to do at the destination, personal stories that the article jogged from readers' memories and the occasional unpaid advertisement, mildly disguised as friendly advice. Frugal Traveler Blog: Dear Seth, You're a (Fill in Here) 2012-09-25T21:26:11Z Its melodramatic characters striking theatrical postures are uninspiring, to put it mildly. Old Masters Rush In to Save the Day 2010-12-10T12:42:00Z It was not until I then returned to my Google search and actually hit the “Return” key that I moved from mildly amused by myself to profoundly pitiful. Gene Weingarten’s most pathetic career moment? This column idea. 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z The neon video – premiered here exclusively – is mildly headache-inducing, but does just enough not to distract from the song's brilliance. New music: Cinnamon Girl – Devil in Me 2012-07-23T06:00:00Z In a work or social situation, you can almost see her drawing from both parts of herself, her conversational manner direct and mildly ironic. What Drives Stella McCartney 2012-02-22T11:58:00Z That set a tone, to put it mildly. Freshman blues: Inside the new House Democrats’ unsettling first year 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z After mildly protesting the question, Filin leaned forward with a hearty laugh. Nearly blind from an acid attack, the Bolshoi Ballet’s director still has an eye for beauty Its tepid satire of art world pretensions culminates with a visual dirty joke that is mildly amusing but still not worth the wait. Movie Review: ‘My Worst Nightmare,’ a French Film With Sexual Scrambling 2012-10-19T00:14:05Z It looked messy, exhausting and mildly offensive, since the artists wore high heels and skimpy cocktail dresses, underwear optional. 2010-02-12T00:07:00Z That, to put it mildly, is not Mr. White’s problem. Music Review: Jack White and Peacocks at Radio City in Full Set 2012-10-01T21:37:30Z The full picture, however, was more complicated, to put it mildly. Mark Wahlberg: ‘I played golf with Donald Trump. He was very Donald Trump-like’ 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Given that the "good girls" include the Virgin Mary and the "bad girls" Lady Macbeth, the range she set herself was wide, to put it mildly. Susan Graham – review 2012-07-02T17:27:30Z Some of her associates, mildly repulsed by Gilles but sympathetic to his perspective, suggest she appeal a bit to her soldiers’ baser instincts. ‘Joan of Arc’ Review: The Saint Is Revisited in Song 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z It was mildly herbal, with rough tannins, and lively, but it was a good deal more sweetly fruity than the d’Aupilhac. Finding the Right Words for the Red Wines of Languedoc 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z “It’s definitely not an ideal environment for presenting art,” Toledo said, putting it mildly. The New Face of Car Seat Headrest 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z There was “Bad Lieutenant,” a 1992 movie that was — to put it mildly — unflattering to police officers. NBC’s ‘Bad Judge’ Has Quite the Ancestry 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z Some of their secrets are mildly worrisome; others are deadly. At This Book Club, the Truth Is About to Come Out. It’s Not Pretty. 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z It's a weird listening experience, to put it mildly, with Dougie creepy-calm through flowery pimpisms, his messy syllable style and mannered singsong flow meshing with budget horror pianos to sinister effect. Music Monday: Salmon Thrasher, Sol, Dougie 2010-06-07T19:46:00Z But it’s rarely more than mildly amusing, at least to someone who’s not a regular telenovela watcher. Review: ‘Superstore’ and ‘Telenovela’ Play It Safe on NBC 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z Alone on a stage with the man I’d worshiped as a kid in the suburbs, I was, to put it mildly, a nervous wreck. Perspective | There will never be another Stephen Sondheim 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z One of my guidebooks had mildly ridiculed the park as having an “unusually shallow pool with a strange shed overtop.” How I learned to stop worrying and love RV-ing The dance phrases, too, hover in a mildly loose zone. Review: Sasha Waltz’s Action Painting Swirls to ‘In C’ 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z There is some mildly portentous writing in “The Yellow House,” but for the most part Broom’s prose is alert and inquisitive. ‘The Yellow House’ Is a Major Memoir About a Large Family and Its Beloved Home 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z The addition of 120,000 jobs in November and the fall in the unemployment rate to 8.6 percent are mildly good news. What's behind the unemployment report 2011-12-02T16:40:00Z She is still mildly irked that the baby, whose mother Locho had to pay in caterpillar fungus, is counted among the three children allotted to families in this rural region by Chinese law. | 'Summer Pasture': A Life Herding Yaks, Modernity on the Horizon 2011-08-14T23:21:49Z “If you want a festival that is tame and conventional and mildly entertaining, don’t ask Sean Doran to organize it,” he said in a news release. Irish Playwright Brian Friel to Be Celebrated in Annual Festival 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z The response, to put it mildly, was very bad. Jeanna de Waal Has Already Forgotten About That ‘Diana’ Film 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z It is rare enough to see even mildly overweight characters depicted in new plays. Theater Review: Shuler Hensley in ‘The Whale,’ by Samuel D. Hunter 2012-11-06T03:00:22Z "My daughter is a racist, I think. I adjust that to, My daughter is mildly racist. My daughter is casually racist, I settle on." 'Loving Day's' examination of race is handled with candor, wit 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z And stays that way, like a groggy mole, mildly smiling, eyes squeezed shut or fluttering open. Vin Diesel on Guardians of the Galaxy: 'I didn't realise how much I love trees' 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z As with most things that come up during our conversation, he is mildly amused and emphatically deflating about the role of the military in his appeal as an actor. Adam Driver: ‘Compared with the military, acting isn't that difficult’ 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z But to truly understand why the initialy response to the bill passing the Senate was mixed, to put it mildly, it's best to revisit the "Atlanta" take on "Juneteenth," which stands among the series' best. This Juneteenth, "Atlanta" will give you all the insights you need on how America co-opts a holiday 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z While the battle against superstitious folly does indeed span generations, that also means the odds against getting the last word are forbidding, to put it mildly. Hitchens faces his mortality 2012-09-04T17:19:00Z I loved Mackay when growing up as he was the only thing that made playing the oboe mildly acceptable. Roxy Music ? review 2011-01-30T00:06:01Z "To say he's a one-off is putting it mildly," said Simon Mason, a publisher and author who will be managing director of the new company. Editor of Philip Pullman and Mark Haddon bestsellers leaves Random House 2013-04-29T13:49:57Z They decide to run together, and as the kilometers tick by they reveal fantasies and secrets, a mix of the mildly far-fetched and the nicely chilling. Review: 59E59’s Summer Shorts Are Exercises in Cardio and in Ethics 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z That is not the case in “The Ides of March,” which is less an allegory of the American political process than a busy, foggy, mildly entertaining antidote to it. | 'The Ides of March': ?The Ides of March,? With George Clooney - Review 2011-10-06T12:00:00Z It is cleverly conceived, well acted and seasoned with blips of mildly acidic wit. Movie Review: ‘Ex-Girlfriends,’ by Alexander Poe, With Jennifer Carpenter 2012-11-27T21:49:51Z And I certainly don't want it on Norton's show, where it is, to put it mildly, an uneasy fit. Radio head: Graham Norton 2010-10-13T06:00:00Z As a Corpus graduate, I became mildly addicted to Sharpe's comedies. Tom Sharpe remembered 2013-06-06T16:15:01Z There are lots of rather lukewarm, predictable asides like this between rounds that rarely move beyond mildly distracting. Radio review: The Third Degree 2011-03-01T08:00:05Z He looks mildly troubled, but this might be down to his fastidious attention to detail. Why Don't You Play in Hell? trailer – aka Jiro Dreams of Bloodshed 2013-04-30T11:26:32Z But for those even mildly curious about the story of one of the country’s largest visual and performing arts spaces, “Museum Town” is worth watching. ‘Museum Town’ Review: A Love Letter to Mass MoCA 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z What they will get for their money is a mildly lavish assembly of guff including, dear God, an "interactive F-bomb scorecard". The must-have release of 2011: a $1,000 Scarface Blu-ray 2011-04-01T10:22:20Z The movie takes you inside the dreamy collective mentality of bored, mildly rebellious girls who look with horror at the lives of their mostly working-class parents. Movie Review: ‘17 Girls,’ Directed by Delphine and Muriel Coulin 2012-09-21T00:26:02Z Other aspects of my life at that stage were, to put it mildly, a rough ride. 'One of us knew roughly what to do' – six celebrities on losing their virginity 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z In the amusing, mildly raunchy Paris film her heroine Marion takes her American Jewish boyfriend to meet her eccentric French family. 2 Days in New York ? review 2012-05-19T23:05:44Z "New in Town," the Renee Zellweger romantic comedy from last year, was originally called "Chilled in Miami," which is mildly interesting but got changed late in the game. Movie titles: What's in a name? 2010-03-17T17:07:00Z But the book left me stumped and mildly irritated: What millennial woman is inept enough to need this? Do millennial women really need the book ‘How to Skimm Your Life’? Give us more credit. 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z “I wasn’t expecting that level of response; it’s been mildly overwhelming,” he says. These researchers study terrorists. Sometimes, they also stumble across scoops. 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z To put it mildly, this is not how things seem to be unfolding on the leafy Greenwich Village block in New York where Paul Saks keeps his consulting room. ‘Every day brings some new trauma’: keeping calm in an anxious world 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z Some are puerile, some po-faced, some mildly amusing, some not. TV highlights 28/12/2012 2012-12-21T10:08:17Z As expected, Mr. Manze restrained string vibrato and allowed ample melodic ornamentation, even when it proved mildly disruptive. Review: Philharmonic Replies to $50 Million With ‘Hallelujah’ 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z She often seems to anticipate what Doocy will ask but at times seems mildly exasperated by him. Peter Doocy and Jen Psaki’s daily clashes have become a White House briefing room ritual 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z By lumping together works of art that are not remotely related aesthetically or conceptually, it leads to a visual confusion that is unhelpful, to put it mildly. Special Report: Asian Art: 'Islamic' Culture: A Groundless Myth 2011-11-04T13:00:10Z The ensemble will perform songs from its members’ original groups, Starr’s solo material and, just maybe, some cuts from that mildly popular British group where he got his start playing the drums. Your Week in Seattle Music: Ringo Starr, Wye Oak, The Fixx and more 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z It is mildly surprising that it took so long for a documentary about the 1999 edition of the Woodstock music festival to be made. ‘Woodstock 99: Peace, Love and Rage’ Review: How a Festival Went Wrong 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z After decades-long efforts to complete “The Other Side of the Wind” went nowhere — rights holders favored different approaches, to put it mildly — there was a breakthrough in 2014. Unfinished Orson Welles Film Gets a Netflix Commitment 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z You went because Karen Waltuck, the chef’s wife and partner, and her ballet corps of elegant, mildly bohemian servers knew how to make you comfortable even if grand restaurants like Chanterelle weren’t usually your thing. Restaurant Review: Élan in the Flatiron District 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z “Gone Girl” is a smash and “Wild” a film festival success, though Ms. Papandrea is mildly concerned that it will be labeled a chick flick. Reese Witherspoon Goes Against Type in ‘Wild’ 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z Instead, the movie finally goes sleepwalking — first mildly, when a roommate on the road finds Matt flailing, clothed, in the shower. Sleepwalk With Me: His American Life 2012-08-24T04:21:10Z But Harry and Sally seem so mildly inconvenienced by it all. Nora’s brand new world for women 2012-06-27T19:36:00Z Some of which, like the the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, is mildly amusing, but most of it, frankly, is not. Hey, what's that sound: Ukulele 2010-08-17T14:19:00Z To put it mildly, this may stretch some viewers’ credulity. Spymasters: CIA documentary sheds little light on drones, 9/11 or torture 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z That way, when the aliens come looking for some mildly amusing anecdotes to take back to their planet when they blow ours to smithereens, this one will be primed and ready to go. David Spade: This is why Eddie Murphy hated me, wouldn’t come back to “Saturday Night Live” 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z It was Txakolina, the often mildly effervescent wine of Basque Country, which pretty much goes with everything you eat there. Txakolina for Good Cheer, Wherever You May Be 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z Over the course of a long reading life, I’ve found a small handful of novels that I regard as — to put it mildly — exceptionally challenging. Review | ‘A Voyage to Arcturus’ may have sold 596 copies in its first printing, but it deserves a wider audience 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z The title may be mildly provocative in its vulgarity, but the most striking feature of this movie is its dullness. | 'Douchebag': Two Brothers on the Road, and One?s Bad Company 2010-09-30T23:04:00Z For example, it is only mildly aromatic compared with the best-flavored heirloom apples, which offer an added dimension of intensity and complexity akin to that of fine wines. Beyond the Honeycrisp Apple 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z Still, Sparro's weary tone and the martial percussion play off each other to mildly interesting effect. This week's new tracks 2012-06-08T23:05:21Z He's an aspiring author — mildly self-loathing and lonely when he really thinks about it — who becomes enchanted by fellow student Billy. 7 must-read novels to transport you in February 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z Insulated by their exorbitant wealth, the Silicon Valley protagonists seem just mildly perturbed that the proletariat is up in arms over invasions of privacy, manipulative algorithms and underpaying gig jobs. Podcasts About Impeachment, Mr. Rogers and a Purring Cat: What’s New 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z These crunchy, mildly sweet nuts are a boon for heart health. These are the best foods for your heart, experts say 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z “Facts are horrid things,” declares Susan when they threaten to mildly scupper her plans. The 50 best films of 2016 in the US: No 7 Love & Friendship 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z But her conceit — that the Trojan War’s women are underexamined heroines — is mildly perplexing. Stories of War and Its Aftermath, From Ancient Greece to America in ‘2034’ 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z In “Talking to Strangers,” there are glimpses of this mildly chastened Gladwell, more skeptical of theory’s explanatory powers and struggling to break free. Who’s Lying to Us and Who’s Telling the Truth? Malcolm Gladwell Has Some Ideas 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z The result is a mildly earthy, savory and salty paste that has way more nuance than your typical table salt. A 3-ingredient marinade for sheet pan salmon that gets dinner on the table in no time 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z To say that “The Turin Horse,” the more difficult of the two, has no interest in ingratiating itself with audiences is putting it mildly. Critic?s Notebook: New York Film Festival, With Bela Tarr and Nuri Bilge Ceylan 2011-10-04T22:23:21Z "They were getting in the way, they were making it look …" he looks mildly despairing, "and I didn't want it to be that way." Tom Jones: 'Spiritual songs are natural to me' 2010-07-01T20:30:00Z It’s as if he’d been out at a rave with them, dancing ecstatically, ingesting some mildly illegal drugs with them, no thought of sleeping. Books of The Times: Inducements to Filthiness and Other Paradoxes 2011-03-22T11:00:00Z Fans of “My Struggle” will find some finely articulated passages in “Winter,” written by a gentler, more mildly tempered narrator than that of the longer books. Knausgaard’s Seasonal Book Series Continues With a Wintry Mix 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Hutchcraft, who looks only mildly foolish in black leather gloves, may want to hone his banter, though. Hurts – review 2013-02-10T18:30:18Z But it seems mildly insulting all around to imply that those supporting your institution for decades were previously deficient in their experience of your collection. This Jewish Museum Is Giving Away Art. You Get What You Pay For. 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z All blink mildly when observed, clinging with sensitive fingers to their chosen twigs. Sure, It’s Castro and Cigars, but Cuba Is Coral and Crocodiles, Too 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z Now Olympia Provisions, a meat company in Portland, Ore., has collaborated with Brad Leone, a chef and video star at Bon Appétit, to make its own mildly smoky version using local pasture-raised pork. Brad Leone Takes On the Pork Roll 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z What's left is a mildly cynical rehash of Mario's past, which – while as mechanically perfect as ever – lacks the personality and sparkle that made the series stand out. This week's new games 2012-08-10T23:05:31Z Moore’s disclosures on these and other not remotely current events, delivered in an easygoing, conspiratorial purr, are mildly diverting anyway. ‘One Lucky Bastard’ by Roger Moore There’s some visual wit and pop sparkle in the mildly Dickensian tale of how Cruella DeVil, the notorious pooch-hater of “One Hundred and One Dalmatians,” came to be that way. ‘Cruella’ Review: A Disney Villain Gets a Backstory. It’s Spotty. 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Your Old Droog rapped forcefully, in breathless complex rhyme, and with a sly, mildly scraped tone that to many, sounded a little too familiar. Your Old Droog Performs in Public for the First Time 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z Watching Elliot and his fellows stumble determinedly through shoots, pleasantly delusional about the movie’s prospects, is mildly amusing, a testament to indie film’s appeal for a certain hardy strain of dreamer. Review: ‘Kung Fu Elliot’ Documentary Follows a Martial Arts Enthusiast 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z She soon learned that “everything concerning the Hill had mildly sexual connotations,” she recalls in her memoir. ‘Everything . . . had sexual connotations’: Being young, female and a reporter in the 1960s 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z "Yes, it is my coat," he mildly acknowledges. 10 Pink Panthers at Tiffany's: Farewell to Blake Edwards 2010-12-19T14:10:00Z Some of the story of how Prebble got it is threaded through the book, mildly self-congratulatory journalistic reminiscences running alongside the sterner military history. Secrets of the Conqueror by Stuart Prebble – review 2012-10-12T07:00:02Z This married 47-year-old mother took a liking to him, to put it mildly, and started leaving notes written on blue onionskin paper in his locker. Review: In ‘Everything’s Fine,’ the Discomfort of Adolescence 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z The best way to get the lay of the land is with a short, mildly strenuous hike to a ridgeline along a smooth-sloped cinder cone just above Lanikai. Return to Kailua, Hawaii 2011-09-02T18:14:23Z It's sporadically funny, but not funny enough; mildly romantic, but not romantic enough. 'Mirror Mirror' looks marvelous but falls flat as film 2012-03-29T18:24:04Z Unlike with his 1982 masterpiece , Alien's perfectionist director has pretty much left the movie alone, releasing only one mildly tinkered-with Director's Cut. Prometheus: the making of a new myth 2012-05-25T23:01:00Z So it was mildly surprising that he talked at all for "41." HBO documentarians look for Bush the man 2012-06-11T11:46:12Z This parade of indignities leads to scenes of quiet defiance; a few rousing, tear-streaked speeches; and a bit of mildly interesting philosophical reflection. Review: ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Has Guts and Glory. But Where’s the Gun? 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z You would have to be mad, in my view, not to admire Oliver, whose evolution from mildly grating Essex geezer to heroic public campaigner has elevated him to secular sainthood. 'No one understands me' 2010-10-11T07:00:00Z It was an exacerbation of something that had plagued me, mildly, since I began relations decades before — lots of challenging entry and excessive tightness I’d never known how to label. How I cured my “sexual dysfunction” without a pill 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z At best, they are mildly inconvenient; at worst, they obstruct your daily life and long-term goals. Climate anxiety doesn’t have to ruin your life. Here’s how to manage it. 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z The newspaper is mildly interested in the new film, but hopes they can be tempted to talk about other matters – best of all their private life. Robin Williams: 'I was shameful, did stuff that caused disgust ? that's hard to recover from' 2010-09-20T07:00:00Z He remembers growing up in a three-story house with a two-car garage in rural Connecticut and feeling mildly oppressed by “detritus scattered at random all over the place.” ‘The Longing for Less’ Gets at the Big Appeal of Minimalism 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z A storm was brewing, but Evans was only mildly agitated. At Rockaway, Dancing for the Sea, the Sky, the Sand and the Birds 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z God Bless the NHS is full of slick statements like this, delivered in a breezy, for-every-problem-there's-a-statistical-solution, mildly patronising style of someone used to giving lectures to people who believe they need his expertise. God Bless the NHS by Roger Taylor – review 2013-03-15T10:00:01Z Shelden’s assertion, for example, that the birth of Morewood’s son was accompanied by “the knowing glances of astute observers” is highly speculative, to put it mildly. Do you know the truth behind Herman Melville’s ‘Moby-Dick’? 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z Mr. Glass’s score mixes mildly angular vocal lines into his signature torrent of swirling woodwind figures and string arpeggios, and it relies more heavily than usual on varied, assertive percussion textures and rich choral writing. Music Review: Philip Glass’s ‘Kepler’ at Spoleto Festival USA 2012-06-01T21:25:58Z At best, it’s mildly entertaining; at worst, trite and shoddily assembled. Review: Momix Shoots for Astonishment With ‘Alchemia’ 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z It made for a mildly militaristic look that was quite arresting. | Calvin Klein 2011-02-14T21:02:53Z Speaking of reading, ever since I interviewed Michael Connelly last month for "The Lincoln Lawyer," I've gotten mildly obsessed with his books, which are addictive. "A Visit From the Goon Squad" coming to HBO 2011-04-21T17:06:13Z The Times itself just admitted their scandalous story was "flawed," to put it mildly. ‘Girls’ Finale: Is It Just Us, or Did the Show Get Better? 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z Talk of the world’s fourth-most populous country, as Elizabeth Pisani notes in her new book, tends to provoke “a mildly panicked look in people’s eyes…at drinks parties in London or New York”. The road ahead 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z I made her very aware of who her audience is and what the demand is about her life, and then I just made made her a savvy, maybe mildly manipulative businesswoman. Gabrielle Union: 'Bring It On' Cheers Come Back Like 'Muscle Memory' 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z For a minute or two, I felt that the insistence on anonymity might qualify as mildly admirable behavior under the circumstances. The Coy Art of the Mystery Bidder 2010-05-08T18:32:00Z Sure, he was still mildly inaccessible; his Achilles heel is his uncompromising didacticism, which sometimes led to his undoing, as on “Dimethyltriptamine.” Music Review: Jay Electronica and Big K.R.I.T. Rap for Purists 2010-07-02T22:14:00Z Its custodian, Jeff Roth, comes across in “Obit” as a droll, mildly frantic version of a Jorge Luis Borges character holding inscrutable dominion over a vast, seemingly impenetrable labyrinth of arcana. Review: ‘Obit’ Follows the Team That Writes Death Notices for The Times 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z Constellations” The British playwright Nick Payne finds extra mileage — to put it mildly, since this road stretches into infinity — in the most overworked of all theatrical setups: Boy meets girl. The Best Theater of 2015 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z It’s infuriating and mildly entertaining, and, if it had been a little pointed, could be a nice commentary on the true crime bubble in which we find ourselves. From “Making a Murderer” to “Don't F**k with Cats,” the evolution of true crime this decade 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z It’s hard not to think that “Manhattan Oil Project” is just good, clean, public-art fun; pious and well-meaning, mildly entertaining, but nothing to get especially heavy, or ignited, about. Art In Review: JOSEPHINE MECKSEPER: ?Manhattan Oil Project? 2012-03-22T20:35:42Z But you've managed to avoid the mildly derogatory label, "chick lit." Author Sloan Crosley 2010-07-14T08:00:00Z I was, to put it mildly, A Lot to Deal With. On transfeminine anger 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z More traumatic is the rift that has grown between them over Paige’s unexpected pregnancy, about which Jamie is mildly angered and deeply ambivalent. Theater Review: ‘The Great God Pan,’ by Amy Herzog, at Playwrights Horizons 2012-12-19T03:00:00Z His hand can be seen mildly shaking in Marriage Story. Alan Alda: 'It's amazing that most of us live as if we're not gonna die' 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z She wrote, "As expected, MacFarlane was occasionally crude and mildly offensive; unfortunately, he wasn't very funny." Craig Zadan and Neil Meron's scorecard as Oscar producers 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z To put it mildly, there’s something of a New Yorker feature curse going around Hollywood these days. Internet doomsday, explained 2012-05-16T11:45:00Z His offstage persona is fairly close to the stage one he favors — rumpled, excitable, mildly sardonic, casually authoritative. In ‘A Simulacrum,’ Steve Cuiffo Has Nothing Up His Sleeves 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z Even the archbishop smiled and was mildly witty. Media has fun with hats, titles at royal wedding 2011-04-29T09:57:18Z You also won’t find much new brought to the movable blood feast that is the horror movie, except a mildly novel juxtaposition of narratives. Movie Review: ‘Rites of Spring,’ Horror From Padraig Reynolds 2012-07-27T01:22:52Z Their presence here is, to put it mildly, a culture clash. The Candle Thieves reinvent the rock tour in your garden 2010-03-18T23:20:00Z While the resulting sense of loneliness is not unique to the mildly autistic, as Russell’s quote itself makes clear, having AS significantly hinders one’s ability to cure it. Dating with Asperger’s 2013-12-06T13:00:00Z “My demons are not remotely tackled, they’re just mildly concussed,” Camille remarks to someone, a line Adams deliver with zero levity. Women’s anger is not to be ignored: Lessons from HBO’s “Sharp Objects” 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z Thunberg looked mildly irritated by the interruption; she just wanted to get on with it. Perspective | Greta Thunberg weaponized shame in an era of shamelessness 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z To his credit, Mr. Rapp indulges only mildly in such schematic pigeonholing. Theater Review: At the Vineyard, Reading Can Be Hazardous 2010-05-20T04:12:00Z To put it mildly, that didn't happen on "Real Housewives." "Real Housewives" to world: The show must go on 2011-09-06T14:07:00Z “It’s still Wednesday, I have to wait two more sleeps ’til I can freak,” Kline sighs, while a mildly noodly guitar solo saves up its most raucous energy. Paramore Steps Into a New Era, and 8 More New Songs 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z Unemployed and with no visible means of support, Gianni buys food and wine at the local store on tick, always has a moment to sip a glass of Chablis and is mildly hypochondriac. How a modest Italian film trumped the extravagance of Donizetti 2010-06-18T09:00:00Z Their responses range from blasé to mildly threatening. The Human Rights Watch Film Festival Explores Social Justice 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z To put it mildly, the man does not do lovable. Bill Maher's despicable brilliance 2011-01-13T15:35:00Z But if you were never given permission to actually take time for yourself, it’s mildly revolutionary. "Queer Eye" for the purity culture survivor: On the Fab Five's healthy approach to being selfish 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z She trod water and smiled mildly at him and stayed to speak about the weather, the beauty of the bay. Sea Story by AS Byatt 2013-03-15T13:58:58Z Meanwhile, the third course melts into an unending river of mildly set cream. I am sick of half-hearted desserts. Bring me a proper pudding 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z Mike Doherty, writing for Canada's National Post, agreed, describing the new album as "a middle-of-the-road collection of mildly yearning, acoustic-guitar-based songs." Avril Lavigne more "emotional," "raw" on new album 2011-03-08T17:32:40Z Well, to put it mildly, grief is so last year. On Madison Avenue, a New Vibe 2012-08-16T00:25:24Z It was all mildly entertaining, but hardly more exciting than, say, a Hugh Grant comedy like “Four Weddings and a Funeral.” ArtsBeat Blog: Two Performa Events Invite One Big Question 2011-11-10T19:24:54Z “Frankly, at the moment you want to love Barnes & Noble, but when you leave the store you feel mildly betrayed,” Mr. Daunt said over lunch at a Japanese restaurant near his office in Piccadilly Circus. Can Britain’s Top Bookseller Save Barnes & Noble? 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z I first noticed this watching ER in the 1990s, becoming mildly obsessed with the makeup artist's eye-catching credit, every week, as "Gandhi" Bob Arrollo. Peter Bradshaw on nicknames in closing credits 2011-07-10T21:29:01Z “I was a bit of an outcast, to put it mildly,” Patterson Hood recalls with a laugh. The New Sound of Muscle Shoals 2012-12-25T13:20:15.353Z And yet our brains are fascinating in the way that they find a fast route to feel O.K., whether you’re relying on a substance or you’re mildly deluded. Daenerys Tells All! 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z In his vulnerable, mildly devilish charm, we see why he’s so beloved. Review: In ‘Fern Hill,’ Scene-Stealing for the Common Good 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z Shooting ghostly scenes of the American West on hi-res video, he picks out stills and renders them as tapestries in warm, mildly unreal colors. Art Fairs Come Blazing Back, Precarious but Defiant 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z But if you want to be diverted and mildly disturbed, they, and “World War Z,” will at least temporarily satisfy your appetite. Movie Review: ‘World War Z’ Stars Brad Pitt Battling Zombies 2013-06-20T22:55:53Z The society is mildly totalitarian, but in the good-natured way so many future societies are. Joe Queenan's guide to sci-fi cliches 2010-10-21T11:00:00Z Some of them are from elegant writers; some are, to put it mildly, not. Gene Weingarten has the trite stuff 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z “It is my sad duty to report that I was mildly disappointed!” Getting Beyond ‘I Love It’: How to Understand Movies 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z At any rate, Tenet “didn’t always challenge the administration’s lies,” Whipple writes mildly. One of the Most Perilous Jobs in Government 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z Just look at the recent efforts to paint Frank Gehry's proposal for the Eisenhower Memorial as disrespectful or, in its mildly unkempt aesthetic, somehow un-American. Race, violence in Ferguson, Mo., cop killing play out on Main Street 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z She's appearing nightly on the fringe with sketch group Lady Garden, offering a far funnier and more inventive show than their mildly unpleasant name suggests. Comedy's family affair 2010-08-14T11:10:00Z But there’s a whole range of reactions: some are jazzed to hear about themselves on the radio, and Red, in the kitchen, seems mildly touched. Dead Tree Alert: Orange Is the New Black Is the New Way of Talking About TV 2013-07-25T13:02:58Z But the vast majority of consumers, to put it mildly, are not in college and aren’t clamoring to buy Duke sweat shirts. Sweatshops still make your clothes 2013-03-21T15:36:00Z "Bad Therapy," a black comedy in which she plays Susan, a mildly dissatisfied L.A. realtor whose problems get a whole lot worse when her marriage counselor turns out to be unstable. "I like weird things": Alicia Silverstone on her career, from "Clueless" to new film "Bad Therapy" 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z And rather than feeling mildly ambivalent about the rain, you can cheer it on — with pompoms and a brass band. Social Q?s: When You Become the Fashion Police: Social Q?s 2011-09-16T17:51:12Z “You begin watching by feeling mildly amused, then uneasy, then annoyed, then unsettled,” Ben Brantley wrote in his review for the Times. ‘Fairview’ Will Return to the New York Stage 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z At a developer conference, two dudes, “Hank” and Alex, were cracking mildly off-color jokes to each other. Jon Ronson’s ‘So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed’ 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z Clinton keeps making serious mistakes – and these mistakes follow a pattern that reveal why she’s making it increasingly difficult for even mildly progressive voters to support her. Sorry, Hillary, but we’re done: Keep repeating racist myths and praising Kissinger and the Reagans. I’m switching to Bernie Sanders 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Mr. West lingers at the show, making small talk with fashion executives and mildly excited fans. Noticed: New York Fashion Week: A Well-Lighted Media Blackout 2011-02-18T22:17:44Z All show situations range from mildly uncomfortable to downright terrifying, yet the quality of the filmmaking takes center stage. ‘The 2022 Oscar Nominated Short Films’ Review: Small Tales, Big Ideas 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z In a mildly startling development, it was announced earlier this month that Noseda would go to the National Symphony, which ranks higher than the New York Philharmonic on no one’s list. The New York Philharmonic Picks Jaap van Zweden 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z To put it mildly, he delivers, leaning into both the character’s menace and the ink-black humor of his stylized dialogue. Stream These 8 Great Performances by William Hurt 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z A pile of mildly seasoned yellow rice, comforting lentil soup and a romaine salad accompany most dinner entrees. Mashawi: big portions, good prices and garlic galore 2014-04-10T20:55:02Z And the Sonatina No. 6 is a fantasy on themes from “Carmen,” filtered through Busoni’s mildly acidic harmonic sensibility and spun together by the light of his quirkily humorous imagination. Music Review: Kirill Gerstein at Peoples? Symphony Concert 2010-05-10T20:47:00Z Kennedy waited until the next day to report the incident and provided an account that was, to put it mildly, less than fully credible. Review: ‘Chappaquiddick’ Revisits a Grim ’60s Kennedy Scandal 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z Her mature style arrived after a series of efforts from the mid-1920s that read as mildly visionary Cubo-Futurist motifs: frazzled flowers and an incandescent fountain. The Whitney Reopens With 3 Powerhouse Shows 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z The other woman seemed mildly horrified that I would call my daughter chubby, even in an admiring way. Motherlode Blog: Not Worried About a Little Baby Fat 2013-05-22T13:34:14Z A mildly amusing musical, with some knowingly parodic songs, that takes a few pot shots at religious credulity without ever questioning the need for belief. The Book of Mormon – review 2013-03-21T23:00:02Z When there started to be talk of reviving Arrested Development–even before it went off the air in 2006–I was, to put it mildly, skeptical. Dead Tree Alert: It’s Not TV. On the Set of the New Arrested Development 2013-05-09T11:17:23Z Even “Pushing Daises” and “Hannibal” creator Bryan Fuller sounded off on social media, saying he was “mildly annoyed” with the decision to market the film by ignoring these signature parts of Mercury’s life. Rami Malek hits back at “Bohemian Rhapsody” critics, film doesn’t ignore Mercury’s sexuality 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z Once fried, they release their sweet, mildly citrusy aroma into the fat, scenting and seasoning vegetables, fish, meat and even rice. The Many Sides of Curry Leaves 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z Last season was mildly funny, but had the effect of a beer sitting open in the fridge for a couple of days—the remnants of flavor were there, but there was no fizz. Five things we learned from “The Office” 2012-08-27T20:43:00Z Assisted suicide, to put it mildly, is a controversial subject — and one that continues to be fought over vociferously by both right-to-die activists and religious groups. Where’s our right to die? 2012-07-03T14:30:00Z We have created for ourselves a political culture so drained of personality and humour that we fall upon a mildly amusing after-dinner speaker like Johnson, and hail him as a Titan of mirth. Boris Johnson, the comedian of politics, has the last laugh 2012-07-30T12:00:01Z It’s earthy and mildly tannic, with deep, intriguing flavors of red and black fruits. 20 Wines Under $20: For When the Weather Is Sultry 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z To describe his presentations as “dynamic” is to put it mildly: Schumer’s a master raconteur with an off-the-cuff speed rap and superbly structured slide shows that can enthrall and enlighten audiences for hours. Illustrator fights back against Marvel Comics 2012-07-19T00:00:00Z Persians never express themselves mildly when melodrama is an option. “Marriage is an uncut watermelon”: How translation brought my native language to life 2014-03-21T22:58:00Z The administrator in the clip seems confused and skeptical, like an actress flubbing her lines, while the real-life Vassar kids caught on camera look mildly inconvenienced rather than incensed. The Year of the Imaginary College Student 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z Her writing is so vivid that when describing something even mildly traumatic I found myself literally tensing up. What I Don't Know About Animals by Jenny Diski - review 2012-07-24T12:00:02Z This was not, to put it mildly, a promise kept. ‘Basic Instinct’ at 30: A Time Capsule That Can Still Offend 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z Pension Plan is a one woman show, written and performed by Leisa Rea, and is perhaps best summed up in her own words as "a mardi gras for the mildly depressed". No joke, being a psychiatric patient has its funny side 2010-08-04T09:53:00Z His interest in Shireen, mildly creepy at first, grows less mild and more sinister as the film progresses toward its final crisis. | 'Circumstance': ?Circumstance,? Directed by Maryam Keshavarz - Review 2011-08-25T21:59:50Z She takes the leap, clutching an “Eat, Pray, Love” paperback, her imagination full of romantic visions that are, to put it mildly, not to be met. ‘Spin Me Round,’ ‘Small Town Crime’ and More Streaming Gems 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z Viewers who elaborately planned their Sundays around the show in that prehistoric pre-VCR, pre-TiVo era felt bereft and mildly traumatized when it all ended, as if members of their own family had moved away forever. Television: Rose, Fetch Her Ladyship a Sequel 2011-04-01T21:46:41Z Instead the show barreled on to its mildly surreal conclusion: Mr. Botti announced that the New York Knicks legend Earl Monroe was in the audience, and invited him onstage to play the drums. Music Review: Chris Botti on Trumpet at the Beacon Theater 2012-07-25T21:34:55Z The movie is warm, observant, mildly philosophical and deeply curious about the daily and inner lives of both the people and their four-legged assistants. ‘Buddy’ Review: Who’s a Good Pup? This Pack of Lifesavers 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z Yes, absolutely, progress was incremental, to put it mildly. Why "Glee" is the new "Rocky Horror" 2010-10-19T15:45:00Z In other words, this explains why I’m only mildly pleased when my plane flight is a few minutes early but I’m furious when it’s delayed. Nobody Cares How Awesome You Are at Your Job 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z To say that Lee Daniels and Taraji P. Henson didn't see eye to eye when they first met about seven years ago would be putting it mildly. 'Empire's' tough Cookie, Taraji P. Henson, always up for a challenge 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z She added that in spite of my attempts to reach out, touch base and other mildly suggestive office essentials, my communication skills were “not improving.” From Harvard to webcam girl 2014-02-10T01:00:00Z Turned out it had nothing to worry about — on “SNL,” Romney was the same mildly robotic guy as ever, only now he also liked to fire his breakfast. As ?SNL? season ends, signs of a coming shift 2012-05-16T04:30:00Z “To put it mildly,” he said, “I was just a very late bloomer.” Harry Dean Stanton, Character Actor Who Became a Star, Dies at 91 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z Sakhalin Island, to put it mildly, was not a place for the faint-hearted. Love in the Time of Numbness; or, Doctor Chekhov, Writer 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z Against this backdrop, what might otherwise have been a tale of petty strife and mildly amusing snark takes on deeper import. Second Thoughts in the Second City 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Cline is a tinkerer inspired by the ethnic grocery stores around him: there’s cinnamon-scented Mexican chocolate or ube, which is infused with the purple-red Filipino yam and tastes mildly of butterscotch. | Choice Tables: A Trail of Sweets to Guide You Across Seattle Area 2010-05-12T18:39:00Z It's sad then that her most famous work remains her only mildly ambitious debut, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit. Famous for the wrong book 2011-07-19T10:16:27Z At his nicest Mr. Bowers is a pleasant fellow relating mildly amusing yarns. | 'Beyond Words': ?Beyond Words,? One-Man Show by Bill Bowers - Review 2011-10-19T23:04:39Z I had just enough to get me to tiny Keota — where, at the town’s one high school, Martin O’Malley was describing trickle-down economics to a mildly interested crowd of about 200. Iowa’s Heartland Beyond the Campaign Trail 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z He wants us to process multiple perspectives, resulting in a reading experience both generous and mildly combative. Review | ‘The Trouble With Men’ offers an intimate look at its subject 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z You get invited to these things because, as you put it, you're mildly famous. Q&A: Humorist Dave Barry 2010-05-14T08:00:00Z These include ensuring legal protections for endangered louses and nematodes, building parasitism into the K-12 curriculum, and getting the public not just mildly curious but “enthusiastic” about parasites. Parasites may not be cute and cuddly, but they need saving too, scientists say 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z He seemed both amused and mildly appalled that what had been, for him, a piece of hackwork should have wormed its way so deeply into my consciousness. Pat Jackson obituary 2011-07-12T18:12:54Z Akerlund, a veteran music-video director who intersperses “Lords of Chaos” with mildly surrealistic bursts, never establishes a coherent or interesting point of view. ‘Lords of Chaos’ Review: Where Anomie and Speed Metal Meet Doom 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z More than you remember: good, bad, large, small, indifferent, mildly funny, slightly gross, sometimes tragic. From ‘Hamilton’ fever to the new Nordic Museum, Seattle’s arts-and-culture world saw a packed 2018 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Mr. Beck, a Bargemusic regular, found a delicate balance between ragtime form and mildly spiky melodic turns in Mr. Heller’s two pieces. Music Review: Here and Now Labor Day Festival, at Bargemusic 2012-08-30T21:13:52Z In South Korea, where their competition begins Feb. 14, the women are, to put it mildly, profound underdogs. Think you could be an Olympic curler? Don’t make these women laugh. 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z As well as being mildly ego-flattering for critics, these examples remind me of the psychological phenomenon of reactivity. Critical distance is a far-off fantasy 2010-12-01T12:46:00Z Some of the album’s best songs are mildly restrained versions of familiar Swift modes. Taylor Swift, a Pop Star Done With Pop 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z “To put it mildly, Saturday’s performance was not helpful,” Politico founder and publisher Robert Allbritton told The Post. Cut the comedy? The White House Correspondents' Association is considering it. 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z Mine, infused with quince and fennel, was bright, clean and mildly vegetal. A London Kitchen Turning Out Israeli Street Food 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z While the inner gel is the good stuff, the outer skin of the aloe is mildly toxic and extremely irritable to the skin as well as the intestinal system. Not all greenery is good: 10 hazardous houseplants to watch out for 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z Or, I suppose mildly annoyed or amused when it does. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: How to respond to a hinted-at apology from former best friends 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z That said, he does appear mildly startled to learn that he was her target. ‘Better Call Saul’ Season 6, Episode 8 Recap: Showdown 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z The same boring Matthew Fox who mildly irritated you for years as Jack in Lost. Alex Cross: this trailer could seriously make you angry 2012-07-18T14:45:58Z The girlfriend mildly argues again for the truck. Collector of dead's possessions could be TV star 2010-10-16T02:13:00Z Isabel Weir, who narrates the story in a mildly worried voice, was left with “twitches and tremors,” along with facial scars and partial blindness, after an attack she suffered over 20 years ago. Pushed From the Clock Tower, Buried in the Yard 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z But a different sort of condescension has replaced the old one: selling mildly glamorous versions of the old unglamorous garments, and passing it off as an achievement all the way around. A Men’s Wear Store Made for Men 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z The studio-by-studio survey of the genre made for an effective organizing principle in a mildly entertaining show that otherwise might have run wild. ‘Here’s to the Girls!’ at the 92nd Street Y 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z I’m definitely interested in a second date — mildly smitten. Date Lab: ‘Just a smooch, not a make-out, not a hug,’ she says 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z We wondered if being pro-polyamory in this book would be mildly controversial. "Feminist AF" author on hip-hop & feminism today: "We're not playing nice anymore" 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z Just a quick-cooking, mildly flavored steaklike cut you might otherwise overlook because, well, it’s lamb, and you don’t really like lamb. Lamb Even Haters Can Love 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z But he also said those achievements are mildly diminished by sections that read like “an uncritical paean to Deng’s character.” Tracing the Impact Deng Xiaoping Beyond Tiananmen Square 2011-10-19T22:37:48Z The show’s mildly accusatory title evokes an idea of conversation in jeopardy, and operates on a number of levels. Review | In San Francisco, arresting sculptures disrupt life at the intersection of Afrofuturism and hippie vibes 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z After graduating she was tapped for a prestigious if mildly terrifying gig, replacing another designer in two high-profile Mozart productions at the Barbican. Netia Jones, Making Maurice Sendak’s Creatures Sing 2012-10-07T05:00:06Z A drive between the sleepy towns of Pinhao and Alijó was stunning and mildly terrifying, with steep drops from the side of the road. Discovering the Douro 2010-05-28T14:25:00Z Mr. Siem is intensely passionate when talking about classical music, and mildly bemused when pushed on being the subject of the fashion world’s fawning admiration. The Violinist Charlie Siem Strikes a High Note in Fashion 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z But an infusion of lemongrass worked superbly this week, producing a mildly citrus note that is flattered rather than overpowered by the thin layer of caramel that lies on top. Nigel Slater’s lemongrass recipes 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z On the original recording she sounds only mildly Wagnerian — but it still makes for a somewhat peculiar piece of casting. Theater Review: ?Pipe Dream,? From Rodgers and Hammerstein, at Encores! 2012-03-29T21:28:11Z All taste mildly wheaty, adding character to summer’s grilled meat patties and sausages. A Slider Bun Packed With Whole Grains 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z Both also borrow extensively from the German Expressionist Max Beckmann: Ms. Culprit uses his expedient black outlines, mildly grotesque figuration and distinctive palette of saturated colors. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z This mildly prickles his assigned roommate, the slightly insecure Ned, who alone among the characters is given a self-explanatory monologue. Review: A Restaged ‘Small Mouth Sounds’ Still Sparkles 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z They left me charmed, admiring and mildly surprised by the strong reactions to her work — not just the rapturous plaudits but the backlash, too. Bringing ‘Normal People’ to Sexy, Soundtracked Life 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z By the time I’d discovered that he was significantly overweight — obese, by clinical standards — I was mildly smitten. Modern Love: What a Scale Can?t Measure ? Modern Love 2011-12-01T22:25:17Z The lead single, “Wake Me Up,” is a chunky pile of country-soul, only mildly tweaked for the dance floor. Fall Pop Music Preview: An Abundance of Rhythms and Styles 2013-09-09T16:03:09Z So, to put it mildly, does “Happy Talk.” Review: In ‘Happy Talk,’ Susan Sarandon Escapes Into Amateur Acting 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z This work keeps playing the mildly tiresome game of interrupting seductive sections with scratchily dissonant bursts, but it is eloquent and even moving, particularly strong in its slow movements. Music Review: Playing That Outgrows a Cozy Space 2011-02-04T23:03:25Z Brooks spends a week posing as a busboy, leading to the mildly satisfying undoing of Jimbo, a butthead manager who might as well have his hands permanently in his pants. BBC Election 70 2010-10-09T05:45:00Z For large stretches it isn’t much of anything except fast and mildly funny. Review: Does Power Corrupt in ‘Henry V’? Absolutely 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z Things do not, to put it mildly, turn out well. ‘Side Effects’: Slick thriller surprises from beginning to end 2013-02-07T01:24:42Z Colloquially referred to by many as Brazilian cream cheese, this spread is both mildly sweet and salty and beyond creamy. The Brazilian cheese spread that makes for the tastiest stuffed peppers in the world 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z Mueller, to put it mildly, did not see it that way. Perspective | Mueller’s report proves why Trump loves Fox News — and why he needs it now more than ever 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z And the logistics of supplying an army as huge as Napoleon’s in Russia as it advanced a thousand miles from its bases were formidable to put it mildly. Books of The Times: Dominic Lieven?s ?Russia Against Napoleon? 2010-04-07T22:54:00Z The style of acting brings to mind the British fairy-tale Christmastime entertainments known as panto, early-20th-century vaudeville and the mildly naughty musical romps from the 1930s of Rodgers and Hart and Cole Porter. | 'Peter and the Starcatcher': Peter Pan (the Early Years), With Bounding Main and All 2011-03-10T03:30:25Z Processing quinoa was done manually, and the end product might taste bitter if its bitter-tasting mildly toxic coating of saponins was not sufficiently removed. What your organic market doesn’t want you to know: The dark truth about quinoa 2014-04-24T11:50:00Z It was hard for me to say something even mildly tough about someone else or their work; hard for me, generally, to be critical. Literary Idol: Meg Wolitzer on Mary McCarthy 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z It was mildly exciting on a technical level -- Paul McCartney's songs often demand range, and Durbin's was acceptable -- but it wasn't surprising, or even that affecting. "American Idol" embarrasses the greats 2011-03-10T14:30:00Z Her Lee is dissolute, unsociable, mildly monstrous and somehow deeply sympathetic. Review: Makeup Tips Galore, but Not How to Handle Cancer, in ‘Ultimate Beauty Bible’ 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z Off screen, wandering into a cafe in Manhattan, he is mildly diffident, like someone who might try to read a book while walking along. Paul Dano on acting, love and embarrassing parents: 'They have way too many pictures of me' 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z Abe, mildly overwhelmed by his first backpacking journey, tucked in behind him. Explorer: In Utah, a 100-Mile Trek With a 4-Year-Old Boy 2013-06-14T20:06:25Z The tube of smooth muscle that runs down its center is mildly tensed. Animal penises’ amazing evolution 2012-06-12T15:40:00Z Over all, “Pretend Time” can be recommended to multitaskers as mildly entertaining background noise — the comedy equivalent of having the radio on while you work. | 'Nick Swardson?s Pretend Time': A Stand-Up Comedian Walks Into Some Sketches 2010-10-11T21:32:00Z Theirs was, putting it mildly, a rocky relationship. 'Shall We Play That One Together?': The life of piano jazz legend Marian McPartland 2012-10-03T21:01:05Z It increases heart rate, blood pressure and respiration, and it is mildly diuretic. Cheat Sheet: The Dark Side of Caffeine 2010-04-22T22:00:00Z It’s not pure Park or pure Hitchcock but a muted, mildly mesmerizing blend of the two. Stoker: Gloom with a View 2013-03-01T04:30:31Z Billed as right-wing enemies by the government for even mildly criticizing the Communist party or simply because of their background, many died of starvation, disease and exhaustion in the ditches that served as dormitories. Chinese film on 1960 labor camps cheered in Venice 2010-09-06T13:19:00Z “She liked it,” he says mildly, of her response to Get Out. Daniel Kaluuya: ‘I'm not a spokesman. No one’s expected to speak for all white people’ 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z Are you a believer in mildly delivered consequences? First I was being too mean about my son’s outbursts. Now I’m being too nice. Help? 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z “The Passage,” a hokey but mildly entertaining drama about an ill-fated scientific attempt to harness the immunity of rabid vampires, premieres Monday on Fox. Review | ‘The Passage’: Another viral vampire story, with an appealing child who gives it life 2019-01-13T05:00:00Z All the usual devices are employed, from female guest vocalists to mildly priapic strutting on the "urban" City is Ours, but originality is manifestly lacking. Big Time Rush: BTR ? review 2011-07-14T22:40:01Z And that may be why, in some mildly perverse way, one might enjoy pining for the types of concerns that obsess these creatures of the night. "What We Do In the Shadows" was a vampire comedy. Now it's a feel-good show about quarantine life 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z But even if the household mildly warms to Sara, the danger of discovery does not abate for nearly two years. ‘My Name Is Sara’ Review: Keeping Secrets in Close Quarters 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z As a result, one hears dutiful, mildly embellished, well-sung covers of overly familiar music. Kurt Elling: The thrill is gone 2011-02-12T15:14:00Z The easy recipe highlights pear’s sweetness and their mildly floral notes, while the vanilla yogurt lends an extra luxuriant texture, added protein, and a nice note of vanilla without having to add vanilla extract. Pear upside-down cake for Christmas dessert: Try this recipe 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z Their callous amusement at the unfolding spectacle of violence and terror is mildly shocking, but of course it is also a reflection of the audience’s experience. Movie Review: ?The Cabin in the Woods,? by Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon 2012-04-12T22:00:36Z Rylance, a man who offstage radiates an almost spectral equanimity, was mildly exasperated. Mark Rylance Talks Poetry and Ice Fishing 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z The sheer number of varieties logged by Burr is interesting, to put it mildly. Discovering the rich history and variety of heirloom vegetables 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z Watching him harvesting his material and sifting it onto an indoor floor through a fine sieve is mildly inspirational. Art Review: Wolfgang Laib’s ‘Pollen From Hazelnut,’ at MoMA 2013-01-31T22:54:04Z Whenever we went on holiday, my mother always took a first-aid kit packed with medicines, including cortisone injections, despite the fact that my father and I are only mildly allergic to bee stings. Experience: my family’s hypochondria saved my life 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z There are a lot of tonal shifts in The Boy Next Door; your character changes so much from beginning to end, to put it mildly. 'The Boy Next Door' Star Ryan Guzman: You're supposed to laugh at my movie 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z Making very public use of a new system called TriOviz to produce the familiar, blurry coloured fringing around people and objects, its 3D works in a fairly unremarkable but mildly headache-inducing way. Games out this week 2010-04-09T23:06:00Z "People really do love a good musical so we are mildly optimistic for this year," said Bird. Musicals strike upbeat theatre note in weak U.S., UK economies 2013-04-10T11:41:35Z Aliens” and “Shrek 2,” said in a telephone interview that of all the mildly psychedelic Krofft television shows he grew up on, “Lidsville” was the one that just seemed to stick in his head. ArtsBeat: Hold On to Your Hats: 'Lidsville' to Become Animated Movie for DreamWorks 2011-01-31T13:42:52Z And Wray's shambling, endearing, mildly grouchy Matthew doesn't have the roar or presence of a thundering old warrior on his last hurrah. Review: 'Sunlight' examines murky post-9/11 issues 2010-03-18T22:05:00Z This mildly claustrophobic sensation was reinforced by the small window that didn’t offer a lot of natural light or even a nice view. Hotel Review: Hotel Croydon in Miami 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z Umm, that’s putting it mildly — unless “does not wish to recognize it” is synonymous with “wants to crush it like a bug.” Stop Telling Older Women to Step Aside 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z Dancing and cruising in clubs, Eduardo and his buddies are at first oblivious to the new viral threat, then mildly worried, then terrified. Review: ‘Not About Me’ Remembers Decades Shrouded by AIDS 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z To say 2004′s “Around The Sun” is critically maligned is putting it mildly; even among many hardcore fans, the record rarely merits a defense. R.E.M.’s 10 best songs after Bill Berry: Daring, brilliant, underappreciated 2014-04-19T15:00:00Z As in Mr. Guest’s films, its story is less important than the presentation of a gallery of eccentrics, ranging from mildly odd to completely loony. Television Review: ‘Family Tree’ on HBO, Directed by Christopher Guest 2013-05-10T21:37:04Z Less altruistically, Krystal is being pursued by Fats, the clever and mildly sociopathic son of the deputy headmaster and the school counsellor. The Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling – full review 2012-09-28T10:30:01Z Even if some of the shops are too pricey — yes, that T-shirt costs more than your cable bill — others are only mildly overpriced. 36 Hours in Manhattan, Below 59th Street 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z Such consumption would require an acid trip almost every week for 20 years, or two a week for 10 years, a physiological improbability to put it mildly. My long strange winter trip with John Perry Barlow, a legend in the making 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z They talk about their families’ roots in the West Indies and disagree, very mildly, on the place held by women within Black Lives Matter. Steve McQueen meets Tarana Burke: ‘I want to be part of shifting the narrative’ 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z He looks as though he is privately enjoying a mildly amusing joke, although after spending twenty minutes in his company one suspects there really is no joke, it’s just the way his mouth is. The eye surgery I never should have seen 2014-01-28T00:00:00Z “There’s fierce criticism in this country of anything that’s seen as even mildly esoteric,” explained Ben Quilty, one of two artists on the museum’s board. Sydney’s Major Art Museum, Mired in a Dispute, Falls Behind Its Rivals 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z The latter defined dresses mildly curvaceous from the front that, when the models turned, revealed cut-away bared backs. Special Report: Fashion: Burberry: A Crowd Pleaser 2011-02-21T18:29:01Z “Paul, be careful,” Gowri suggests, mildly, as if looking up from filing her nails. 'Eaten Alive': Or how to make a giant anaconda boring 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z “If you’re a reporter, you shouldn’t be taking selfies with the defense secretary,” Patrick Gavin, formerly of Politico, told the Wrap, putting it mildly. Cancel dinner plans. Send ‘nerd prom’ to the history books. 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z Their exchange is awkward comedy that ends, pointedly, with him mildly humiliated. ‘Drunk History’ and ‘Nathan for You’ Begin Season 2 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z It was mildly diverting to see clips from Armitage's father's panto version of the Arthurian legend, for example, but not useful. Review: The Great British Bake-Off 2010-08-18T09:39:00Z These range from the autobiographical — “The Making of a Science Fiction Writer” — to the mildly polemical, such as several cogent rejoinders to instances of extreme political correctness. Robert Silverberg: The Philip Roth of the science fiction world 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z The feeling this year is more muted, to put it mildly. With a low-key opening night film, the Cannes Film Festival gets off to a subdued — but promising — start. The workplace cultures that tolerate and perhaps mildly appreciate creative out-of-office messages are rare. The Art of the Out-of-Office Reply 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z Lately, though, I've become mildly obsessed by teeth, specifically the number of male dancers who've started appearing on stage with bleached, Hollywood smiles. Ballet is in the teeth of a dilemma 2013-06-19T10:44:15Z It is an aviator’s perspective, sweeping across the landscape, only mildly hampered by earthly ties and human requirements, being guided by the stars. Exhibition Review: The Morgan Explores the Origins of ‘The Little Prince’ 2014-01-24T00:34:37Z But I lived and breathed the notion that if this mildly interested, mildly interesting boy decided to make me his girlfriend, I would be the happiest person in the world. What my mother's "selfish" writing retreat taught me about being an artist and a parent 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z Yet when an audience member summoned the courage to ask Carruth what the movie was about he sounded mildly exasperated. Sundance film festival 2013: Upstream Color – first look review 2013-01-23T12:05:00Z As far as it goes, “The Last O.G.” is a mildly enjoyable half-hour. Review | ‘Last O.G.’ has a lot of the talent and some of the laughs, but it still comes up short 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z I took the steep and mildly dangerous footpath down to an abandoned beach at Ragged Point Inn and Resort and decided to strip down to my underwear and plunge into the sea. California’s Highway 1, With Memory Riding Shotgun 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z The miso-mascarpone was mildly sweet, thanks to the farmers cheese, but also salty enough that you don’t need much salt otherwise. The salad that fits perfectly at a multicultural Thanksgiving 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z When he meets Hopper, Jr., Giamatti’s mental coach is still mildly haunted by a former high-profile patient who committed suicide despite his efforts, and Hopper, Jr. picks up on it quickly. Ethan Hawke and Paul Giamatti on Baseball and Parenthood 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z Watching Rune keep his giant kites in the air is a lot like watching Enger keep this spindly plot aloft: mildly diverting but not particularly consequential. Review | Leif Enger’s fans have waited 10 years for ‘Virgil Wander.’ Was it worth it? 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z Wolf, by contrast, has written an extremely charming, mildly affecting debut novel about what one young man did one summer. SOUND: A Novel by TM Wolf – review 2012-07-20T21:55:01Z For Rihanna, one of the most photographed pop stars of the day, this was like a cute, mildly distracting side project. Eminem and Rihanna Fuse Dark Energy on Tour 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z But then in Mr. Castorf’s staging, they also seemed only mildly concerned with each other, a much bigger problem. At Bayreuth, Boos and Dropped Jaws 2013-08-01T10:42:00Z But, among the women, I'm mildly surprised by the omission of some obvious contenders. Year of the great performance 2011-02-07T14:26:28Z Hoare admits: "I fell in twice in training, once with Matt and once in the single - and we've fallen in twice on camera which is obviously mildly humiliating." Bert and Dickie: Rations, rowing and rivalry 2012-07-23T06:01:05Z “It’s a mildly technical term,” he admits, but probably not for long. Books of The Times: ‘Spillover,’ by David Quammen, on How Animals Infect Humans 2012-10-02T22:11:49Z This was an energised performance in the mildly abrasive outer movements, yet it also sought out the spiritual heart of the central adagio. BBCSO/Wilson – review 2012-11-11T16:42:39Z Such words are largely set to folk-inflected pop melodies that have the insistent, mildly agreeable patter of a gentle spring rain. Theater Review: In ‘If/Then,’ Idina Menzel Travels Two Paths 2014-03-31T02:00:13Z For a New York magazine writer, this is an adjustment, to put it mildly. ‘The Travelers’ review: A Hitchcockian thriller about a reluctant spy 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z I admit, as I watched preview episodes, the lessons seemed not for me at first; I drifted a bit, mildly entertained by superficial peripherals like Midwestern accents on Middle Eastern people. Arts & Leisure: ?All-American Muslim? on TLC: Life in Dearborn, Michigan 2011-11-10T18:31:22Z He shared that he was looking for, in part, a woman who is “petite,” “thin” and “mildly submissive.” Date Lab: He was looking for a ‘thin’ and ‘mildly submissive’ woman 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z “I think it was only mildly shocking,” he told Sky News. Paul McCartney Comes To Miley Cyrus’s Defense 2013-10-15T13:51:21Z It was mildly surprising, by the way, that Bartlett Sher was not given a nomination for directing “Fiddler on the Roof.” ‘Hamilton’ Aside, Where the Real Tony Competition Lies 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z In 2021, he took to Medium to mildly critique the country’s evacuation from Afghanistan. The most-followed U.S. congressman on TikTok is doing a delicate dance 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z The 10-minute scene is just long enough to make me feel I have something invested in this mildly unpleasant trio. Adrian Searle encounters ... a teacup falling 70 times in a 14-hour film 2012-06-01T10:16:31Z The span of time from 1935 to 1944 was an eventful ten years, to put it mildly, including both the Depression and the Second World War. The New Yorker’s Ninetieth: Cartoons from 1935 to 1945 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z This makes the state a kind of metonym for New England at large: old, overwhelmingly white, conservative in character if not in politics, skeptical, flinty, salty or whatever other mildly condescending euphemism you prefer. In ‘Vacationland,’ John Hodgman confronts surrealism of adult life 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z On Tuesday night, the author, blogger and critic Dale Peck threw a mildly revolutionary literary event, outside the Barnes & Noble in Union Square. ArtsBeat: Anti-Corporate Agitation at Barnes & Noble 2010-12-08T03:04:00Z "In the beginning we were mildly obsessed with trying to re-create the characters of the U.K., with Jeremy Clarkson at the top and the other two doing different things," Hesling said. 'Top Gear' puts an American spin on its fast show 2010-11-20T00:47:00Z Jonathan Monk's mildly amusing show at the gallery Cherry and Martin is a peek behind the curtain, a scattering of clues. Enter the artist's Berlin studio — without leaving L.A. 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z The film poses the related, mildly interesting questions: can he recognise his luck? She's out of My League 2010-06-05T23:05:00Z Also, she works on a near-epic scale, which adds to the boisterous, mildly surreal vibe of these scenes of commonplace foliage. In the galleries: Brentwood Arts Exchange filled with flora 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z The result is a slightly cloudy, mildly tannic and “chewy” wine with noticeable grip on the palate. This $14 South African red wine will bring summertime chill to your glass 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z If such work was only mildly far-out in England by the early 1980s, it was radical in the Emirates, where Sharif returned on summer breaks. The Materials Man of the Emirates 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z With each rendering representing multiple perspectives simultaneously, the effect is mildly cubist. Caroline Clerc's stitched-together landscape photography: quick appeal and slow intrigue 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Its apparent absence was a disappointment, to put it mildly. The percussive appeal of the woodpecker 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z But he is, to put it mildly, eccentric. The Remarkable Forgotten Life of H. T. Tsiang 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z This, to put it mildly, is spectacularly disingenuous. 'From PhD to BBC': are academic historians too hungry for fame? 2012-07-12T16:38:00Z The Callas mystique, beyond her acting and singing talent, was fed by an agitated, to put it mildly, personal life. Monica Bellucci Tries on the Dress, and Life, of Maria Callas 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z The target audience is likely to be at least mildly titillated. Review: ‘Suicide Squad’ Chases Nihilistic Swagger but Trips Over Its Own Feet 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z To durian lovers, the taste is mildly sweet, almondy and very creamy, not unlike a rich cheesecake. Durian: love it or hate it, is this the world's most divisive fruit? 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z Overall, he said, while the likes of Kafka were plagued by self-doubt, his modern peers seemed arrogant and self-satisfied, "which is mildly depressing". Feted British authors are limited, arrogant and self-satisfied, says leading academic 2010-07-28T17:25:00Z As on every redemption ballad, Bieber sounds mildly repentant and vaguely irritated. Justin Bieber regroups as One Direction fades away 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z More than a portrait of an individual athlete, the film develops into a mildly terrifying portrait of compulsion. ‘Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off’ Review: Shred Until Shredded 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z They were mildly interested when New York lawmakers voted to allow same-sex marriage. Special Issue: Gay Marriage: Ready to Wed? No, Mom. 2011-07-22T19:37:03Z Pets that show symptoms typically get mildly ill, the CDC says. Dogs, cats, and other animals are contracting COVID-19 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z Radic, a shaggy figure with a mildly acerbic sense of humor, says, “I like to say I do construction, not architecture.” Rough, yet poetic: Chilean architecture has its moment 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z Often, the results are charming, essentially harmless, mildly distracting, a visual and sonic goof. The Playlist: Ariana Grande Shows Her Heart, and 8 More New Songs 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z It was still early days when I found myself mildly dissociating as my blender chugged away on what would become a pan of brownies fashioned from only two ingredients. My year of obsessive, indifferent baking 2020-12-26T05:00:00Z Angela Carter was not only "Angela Carter", about the third most impressive feminist writer of the century, but also one of that year's judges: she struggled with only mildly teetering poise to be polite. Rewind TV: The Tony Blair Interview With Andrew Marr; The Hunt for Britain's Sex Traffickers; I Am Slave 2010-09-04T23:06:00Z What lay behind this was a stark truth: I was totally absorbed by the work and activities of school and mildly bored at home.It's the same now. What the months of the year mean to me 2010-12-17T08:30:00Z Some slightly scary action and mildly naughty humor. Movie Review: ‘Turbo,’ From DreamWorks, Shows One Way to the Finish Line 2013-07-16T22:28:39Z Will is mildly taken aback when Andy, after welcoming him into the house, insists they all hold hands and say grace. | 'Lebanon, Pa': In a Small Town, Big Life-Changers 2011-04-29T04:03:01Z Over the first few days there were mildly friendly reviews and a modest flow of visitors. Two Exhibitions Re-examine the 1913 Armory Show 2012-10-28T04:27:18Z And everyone seems mildly embarrassed by the musical numbers. Review: ‘The Winter’s Tale’ and Its Wronged Queen, via the Pearl Theater Company 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z It’s an ending that has very possibly produced an ocean’s worth of tears, not to mention countless awkward moments for children mildly embarrassed by their parents suddenly turning into waterfalls. ‘Toy Story’ lives on, but should it have? 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z The process of getting here hasn’t been easy, to put it mildly, and there’s still an enormous amount of work to do. What’s on TV This Week: ‘The Art of Political Murder’ and CBS Specials 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z Geologist Roderick Murchison entrusts Mary to care for Charlotte, his “mildly melancholic” wife, thinking the sea air will do her good. Ammonite is not the evolutionary leap for lesbian film it thinks it is 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z Downey is too convincing of an actor to not possess a mildly slippery quality. Robert Downey Jr. hasn’t just made it all the way back, he’s made it all the way to the top The artists seemed mildly anxious about the timing of happy hour. SODO Track: Dozens of artists from around the world create two miles of outdoor murals in Seattle 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z First came the mildly roasted mass-produced diner coffee made from low-to-middling-quality beans, which made up most Americans’ daily dose. It’s Not Just You — Blank Street Coffee Is Suddenly Inescapable 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z I don't, to put it mildly, want my daughter to wind up like that. Sex, lies and teenage girls 2013-03-11T11:00:01Z This is mildly irritating when I try to eat something that’s already gone. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Panic at the pantry! Husband eats all the good snacks. 2021-07-10T04:00:00Z Falling over in public becomes, not mildly awkward, but an experience of gibbering self-mortification. Seann Walsh – review 2012-11-07T18:07:44Z Young children may be mildly alarmed in places, especially at the sight of their parents weeping through the last 20 minutes. Review: Pixar’s ‘Inside Out’ Finds the Joy in Sadness, and Vice Versa 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Every so often the production does wake up, with a sudden brawl or assassination attempt — these scenes at least have energy and sometimes emotion — before settling back into a state of mildly agitated, interwoven intrigue. 'Marco Polo' leads Netflix into uncharted territory 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Mr. Toffler enrolled in New York University in 1946 and, by his account, spent the next four years only mildly interested in his academic work. Alvin Toffler, Author of ‘Future Shock,’ Dies at 87 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z The pestilence, in this case, is not zombies but us: human beings, who kill not from hunger but coldly and casually, because it’s mildly convenient. Review: A Watered-Down ‘Watership Down’ on Netflix 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z That’s putting it mildly—but then, mild divisions have been a paradoxical pattern in Finnish life for centuries. Can the Guggenheim Charm Finland? 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z You know, nothing that would compromise my immortal soul, but something mildly bad requiring, say, a few Hail Marys. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: I feel compelled to commit a venial sin 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z In “The Wait,” a stilted study of sublimated grief, she’s only medium strange and mildly disagreeable. Movie Review: ‘The Wait,’ Directed by M. Blash 2014-01-31T01:54:40Z Best case, that behavior is mildly unsettling; worst case, it’s terrifying. Review: Like Life, ‘Catch as Catch Can’ Throws Curveballs 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z Acting in the theater is, to put it mildly, no path to riches and rarely one to glory. Clayton Corzatte is remembered for more than fine acting 2013-05-15T23:24:28Z Mr. Trump’s win caught the show off guard, Mr. Baldwin said, countering expectations on the show’s set of four years of Ms. McKinnon playing her mildly maniacal Ms. Clinton as president. A Tangerine Wig and a Tightrope Walk: Alec Baldwin as Donald J. Trump 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z From its earliest shows, it’s been adept at filling a space with a sound that’s imposing, urgent and mildly gloomy. Savages, a London Band, Plays Three New York Clubs 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z “Now you can write about how famous Jack Black is,” he says with an exaggerated pause, making it clear he finds it mildly hilarious that his mug hovers over Encino. Jack Black really wants you to see his new movie. He paid for it himself. 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z To put it mildly, Madison Avenue's mid-60s dress code is quite a bit more formal than most of what we see on the street today. Mad Men' shares a lesson on beauty 2010-07-25T23:48:00Z An old pal sent her mildly vulgar doggerel. Hillary Clinton Opens Up About ‘What Happened,’ With Candor, Defiance and Dark Humor 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Great art burns in the imagination; Banksy fizzes mildly in some other, less important part of the mind. Banksy: overrated purveyor of art-lite 2013-02-19T11:00:38Z When he alighted on a score that passed muster, setting Mr. De Silva scrambling to find the corresponding piano part, he turned to the audience and introduced the piece in a mildly joking, avuncular tone. Itzhak Perlman Returns for Solo Recital at Lincoln Center 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z We go simply to be diverted, mildly entertained. Ride Along: Kevin Hart, Small Cop 2014-01-15T18:37:17Z “It’s really not that irritating,” said my older brother, mildly, “You’ve done worse.” 'Do I smell?': confronting my family about my eco-friendly lifestyle 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z It is mildly strange to experience a children’s musical without a child. Review: ‘Annie’ and ‘Elf: The Musical’ Stay Kid-Friendly 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z “The amount of white people who get to skate by just being mildly complicit in violent white supremacy just baffles me.” Seattle’s Ijeoma Oluo calls out the elephant in the room in ‘Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America’ 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z To say that Sound and Music was an institution in need of a rebrand this time last year is putting it mildly. Sound and Music: A new era dawns 2013-04-30T17:57:30Z The four main presenters – led by Jason Bradbury and Suzi Perry – would lark about amiably, performing a series of mildly Top Gear-esque stunts with iPods or laptops. The All New Gadget Show: give us the old one back please 2012-11-13T14:07:56Z Meanwhile, the couple’s three children, who range in type and age from gawky teen to mildly depressive yuppie fledgling, bolster the main themes by jaunting and plodding throughout their own romantic lives. “Wanderlust,” Reviewed: Toni Collette in a Self-Help Soap Opera 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z To put it mildly, it’s been a hard year. Chintz Hospital Gowns and Wildflower Dresses 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z Getting a Cuban to say anything remotely critical – or even mildly speculative – on camera is all but impossible. TV review: Cuba with Simon Reeve; Inside Guinness World Records 2012-12-11T22:10:01Z A cheap and mildly xenophobic laugh, sure, but also the beginnings of a Greek chorus — a Berber chorus? — poking holes in this show’s pretension. Television Review: American Stereotypes Trek Across a Moroccan Desert 2011-06-22T22:06:19Z In fact, I tend to become craven when anywhere near The Man, and The Man, in return, seems to regard my vocation as a mildly amusing indulgence. AL Kennedy: Typing on trains 2010-10-05T07:35:00Z It’s tiny and strange and mildly violent to pierce things. Bonnie Lucas, Still Playing With Dolls 2020-07-12T04:00:00Z At first I thought the reminders were mildly irritating, just one more distraction. Hear and Now reminds users to breathe 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z The piece aims to draw its audience in with a mildly surreal questionnaire. Poetry show pulls audience of one 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z Within the context of the song, it’s a mildly ironic lyric about social anxiety, but it also happens to allude to Toledo’s early approach to creating. How Car Seat Headrest went from recording in a car to playing music’s biggest stages 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z When they left the bar, Ms. Fernandez was mildly intoxicated, and when Mr. Cailan invited her to his apartment to taste more wines and watch television, she agreed. A Celebrity Sommelier Is Accused of Sexual Assault 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z Johnson was, to put it mildly, an odd duck: “the queerest man who ever occupied the White House,” according to a contemporary. The First Presidential Impeachment 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z To put it mildly, the show arrives with high expectations. 'Better Call Saul' Recap: In the Premiere, Plenty Of Nods to 'Breaking Bad' 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z It quickly went viral and generated a fresh round of news articles, most of them mildly aghast at this glimpse into the Batali school of crisis management. Scandals Keep Breaking, but Restaurateurs Have Yet to Own Up 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z To put it mildly, Brosnan took a liking to his co-star. Pierce Brosnan: 'It’s a capricious old game, the world of being an actor' 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z It's stellar in mildly spiced coconutty dal packed with coriander, turmeric, and cumin, or Southern-by-way-of-South-Asia coconut milk grits, which serve as a perfect base for any stir-fry or simple roast chicken. 8 powerhouse pantry staples parents need to make dinner happen 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z It is, to put it mildly, unlikely that Hill will do anything to appease this view. Geoffrey Hill powers his way to a poetic pinnacle 2010-06-21T13:21:00Z With their glassy surfaces, they seem mildly idiosyncratic, but if you saw them in a Chelsea gallery, you would not necessarily peg their creator as an outsider. 2010-02-06T06:34:00Z Even Ken Clarke sounded mildly dubious when both men were on Question Time last week. Lady Thatcher's authorised biography sparks excitement and scepticism 2013-04-19T18:33:00Z “If I don’t watch over you, Father’s ghost will come back and murder me,” he says, continuing his post-resurrection habit of making mildly fun remarks. “Game of Thrones”: Backbones All Around 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z A few of the numbers seemed mildly pretentious and strenuous. 2010-02-15T22:48:00Z Advertisement The show that awaited us was, to put it mildly, intense. Banned in Belarus, but the Shows Go On 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Entering the barn was mildly disturbing, although probably not as scary as going into an actual abandoned barn that didn’t charge $20 and doesn’t own its own domain name. My Zombie, Myself: Why Modern Life Feels Rather Undead 2010-12-03T15:18:00Z He added: "I fell in three times, and we fell in once in front of the camera crew, which was mildly embarrassing." 'No 2012 ticket' jokes Matt Smith 2012-06-18T15:12:40Z As Pip, Izzard maintains a measured and mildly animated tone, as if reading to an especially excitable child at bedtime. Review: A Solo ‘Great Expectations’ That Calls for Endurance 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z Comic relief, meanwhile, is supplied by your mildly sassy support-bot, who's constantly on hand to issue instructions and plot exposition. This week's new games 2010-07-30T23:06:00Z If it makes you feel mildly scrambled, that's probably what your brain feels like all the time. Return to Silence - review 2011-01-23T18:14:22Z Meanwhile, critics who bothered to give the disc a listen were, to put it mildly, not kind. Yoko Ono’s Vintage Sonic Blasts Still Sound Like the Future 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Walking into a bookstore as an author can be a mildly depressing experience because even small bookshops hold more volumes than anybody can possibly read. Why Michael Ian Black Doesn’t Like Mystery Novels 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z When I first saw Thor in "Avengers: Endgame," I was mildly offended. Thor's change in "Avengers: Endgame" isn't offensive 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z A wounded but ever-courteous Henry James mildly rebuked the author for the ‘bad manners of Boon’, which finally drew a line under their relationship. Tom Wolfe vs. John Updike, Norman Mailer and John Irving — and other timeless literary feuds 2019-06-23T04:00:00Z That the park was built at all — let alone by an American-led design team — is mildly improbable. In Moscow’s Newest Park, All of Russia Comes Together 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z It’s a barometer of dietary trends and a mildly addictive food additive. The buzz(kill) about caffeine: What’s really in your morning cup of coffee 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z The show opened with a somber tribute to the victims of the shooting and the hurricanes in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico, but no one went full Dixie Chick, or even mildly Meryl Streep. 10 Cultural Battles That Ruled 2017 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z In my hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, mildly inconvenienced people joined other mildly inconvenienced people from Seattle to rail against the tyranny of forced busing in our public school system. This is how they try to make America white again 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z Except for being a mildly entertaining spectacle, not much of any interest is going on in this bland tempest. 'Rain Room,' technology's hot-ticket riff on Mother Nature 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z “A lot of these people are living sculptures,” he said mildly. What’s Faith Got to Do With It? 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z “I started smiling like a civilized bridesmaid shortly after. When I saw the photo I was mildly embarrassed, but the bride and groom thought it was a bit funny,” she continued. Bridesmaid grimaces at newlyweds’ PDA in hilarious wedding photo 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z Those plaids — salmon, watermelon, tangerine and more — looked mildly overfaded but pleasant. 2010-02-04T01:59:00Z Through a lot of conversations with scientists we got a portrait of the culture of science that is — to put it mildly — not as welcoming as it should be. "Picture a Scientist" examines the hostile, sexist STEM environments that drive women to leave 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z It arrived at a time when official relations between the United States and Russia are, to put it mildly, fraught. ‘There’s still high culture in America’: Why the National Symphony Orchestra went to Moscow 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z Its version is lovely, mildly sour and refreshing. When a Summer Day Calls for a Beer 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Wilkinson apparently kept acquiring without noticing that carpet beetles were eating away at his collection — and they were no vegetarians, to put it mildly. Antiques: A Wright House in Illinois Prepares to Go Public 2010-07-01T21:42:00Z Her clothes have not, to put it mildly, caught up with her politics — or many other people’s, for that matter. Is It Time for Wonder Woman to Hang Up Her Bathing Suit? 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Charmatz, 44, seemed mildly pleased at the idea of not aspiring to “good” choreography. A French Choreographer Who Plays With the DNA of Dance 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z “You are taking too long,” Nilsson said mildly. Magic out of mould: inside the world’s wildest restaurant | Jordan Kisner 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z “Better Living Through Chemistry” has its mildly subversive moments, especially when Doug bonds with his son by inviting him on a vandalizing spree. Movie Review: ‘Better Living Through Chemistry,’ or at Least Better Loving 2014-03-13T23:05:47Z The resulting Aleppo pepper shortage in the United States came just as the salty-sweet, mildly hot chile was becoming well-known among American chefs, restaurateurs, cookbook authors and spice merchants. The Long Journey of the Aleppo Pepper 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z “When the Russian government turns on you, it doesn’t do so mildly — it does so with extreme prejudice,” Mr. Browder notes ruefully. Bill Browder’s ‘Red Notice,’ About His Russian Misadventures 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z Corn pudding is a mildly sweet side dish perfect for a summer barbecue. Nashville BBQ pro reveals his signature corn pudding: Try the recipe 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z And that something is, to put it very mildly, man's grotesque inhumanity to man. WG Sebald film takes journey to cliff's edge 2012-02-08T14:59:42Z Critics have likened the resulting tone to mildly literary beach reading, though some think the prestige TV trappings just make “Bloodline” seem better than it actually is. Did You Watch ‘Bloodline’? Let’s Talk About It 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Two years on, his mother will obviously be mildly peeved: Al Bernameg is no stranger to innuendo where the material allows, and Islam is not a taboo. Egypt's Jon Stewart? Al Bernameg is a political satire to rival The Daily Show 2013-03-06T08:00:00Z The tone remains coolly presentational and mildly satirical even as the women speak for themselves. Review: In ‘Endlings,’ the Pain of Swimming Between Worlds 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z Santiago’s poem-monologue is equal parts funny and tragic, prosaic and mildly deranged. Mario Benedetti’s Wise, Lonely Novel about Political Exile 2019-04-21T04:00:00Z When the riddle of its initials is solved, it is about the corporate sponsorship of an educational program: a worthy cause, but something concertgoers find mildly interesting at best. Classical Groups Get Creative With Names 2010-05-13T14:38:00Z I can't hold these things against her, and they are only mildly bothersome in normal conversation. Perspective | Ask Amy: Daughter-in-law has had it with the baby talk 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Understandably, the pope’s remarks were, as The New York Times put mildly, “a disappointment.” Pope Francis’ trans-rights fail: For progressive Catholics, the cycle of joy and grief continues 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z In his best-known work, “The Overwhelming,” Mr. Rogers sent members of an obtuse American family into civil-war-torn Rwanda, where they spent what might mildly be described as a season in hell. The Week Ahead: Nov. 20 ? 26 2011-11-18T22:01:22Z I found it mildly amusing at first—a good distraction. Naked and Afraid 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z I’ve become mildly obsessed with Beyoncé’s “Lemonade,” and I think it’s a really good example of feminism in pop culture done right. From Riot Grrrl to CoverGirl: What does feminism mean in an era when it’s being used to sell lipstick? 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z Asked if that lunch was like a great first date, they were both mildly revolted. Sam Gold and Annie Baker Are an Artistic Pairing Destined to Succeed 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z He vividly describes a blowup at home and packing an overnight bag: “How dramatic was that?” he says mildly, as if removed from it now by a thousand miles. Rick Foucheux paints a possible stage exit with an intimate ‘King Lear’ 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z The notes haven’t yet coalesced into “Paparazzi,” the Lady Gaga song, which Mr. Chance is mildly rewriting. Critics? Choice: New Cds: Just Glad to Grab the Mike 2011-01-04T01:07:08Z Surveying a landscape of impending ecological catastrophe, it proposes a future that is only mildly dystopian and prescribes laughter rather than apocalyptic despair as, if not exactly a remedy, then at least an acceptable palliative. Review: In ‘Downsizing,’ Matt Damon Sweats the Small Stuff 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z The background: Dena appears to have emerged from the brain of a mildly satirical blogger. New band of the day – Dena (No 1,335) 2012-08-21T16:01:51Z The player assumes the role of a psychologist, exploring four separate dreams constructed from real-world photographs mixed with strange, mildly hallucinatory images. Trauma ? review 2011-08-20T23:05:28Z In short, how do you identify, tame and cope with the everyday in order to do the mildly extraordinary thing which is writing? The chaos of writing: still hitting the keyboard after all these years 2012-07-31T11:04:26Z Of the three “Magnolia” recipes she tried, only the chocolate chip cookies were mildly disappointing. Perspective | Why did the food media ignore the best-selling cookbook of 2018? 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z So I arrive at an exclusive private members' club in east London feeling mildly uneasy. 'I used to be a raving lunatic' 2010-09-02T20:00:00Z After all, people really do get surprisingly wound up by a jaunty, informal typeface being used in mildly inappropriate situations. Comic Sans not your type? Lighten up 2010-10-22T13:15:00Z To the casual reader, this might seem no more than mildly troubling, but if one looks at the Royal Court as a model, one can see these findings are devastating. Royal Court theatre prepares to bid farewell to King Dominic 2013-03-10T07:00:00Z In the mildly entertaining Sandra Bullock vehicle, “Bird Box,” alien invaders were presumed so fearsome to behold that all who gazed upon them immediately offed themselves. ‘Bird Box Barcelona’ Review: Blind Faith 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z The new movie’s sinister twist is, to put it mildly, a departure from that formula. The Banana Splits Got a Movie. It’s Probably Not What You Think. 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z Some early and mildly intense action scenes scared the bejesus out of a quite little girl behind me, aged 3 or 4, which is as close as I'm going to get to a parental advisory. "Toy Story 3": Loads of calculated summer delight! 2010-06-18T00:20:00Z What it all amounted to was a mildly entertaining but disorganized and overcrowded sampler that would have been more coherent had it limited its time frame. Music Review: ?In Perfect Harmony? in Lyrics & Lyricists at 92nd Street Y 2012-03-25T21:32:16Z The result was a mildly farcical call and response. Film: Pay Attention to the Man Behind the Camera 2010-02-27T03:00:00Z It has become increasingly fashionable for regional theatres to offer some kind of installation of mildly immersive experiences for audiences. This week's new theatre 2010-07-02T23:06:00Z Or roused or touched or more than mildly entertained, for about 90 percent of the time. | 'Catch Me if You Can' : Scamming as Fast as He Can 2011-04-11T02:01:04Z In its scruffy early years, the show was an impudent, mildly subversive reflection of post-countercultural euphoria. Review: ‘Live From New York!’ Celebrates 40 Years of ‘Saturday Night Live’ 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Mom and Dad would get some cool songs and winking references to older movies, while the kids would get mildly naughty humor and wholesome lessons. What Was, Is and Will Be Popular 2013-09-06T22:52:30Z Spyscape’s experience is mildly paranoiac, but it is never deadly dark. I Spy at New York’s Museum of Deception 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z At the time, Dave was my boss and the editor in chief of Salon, and I remember feeling mildly baffled when he told me he was writing a book about congressional redistricting. How to un-rig an election: In "Slay the Dragon," citizens fight back against gerrymandering 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z What little credibility Knievel had vanished in 1977 when he, along with a hired goon, viciously beat with a baseball bat a man who had written a mildly unflattering book about him. Books of The Times: Daring the Devil and Mastering His Tricks 2011-05-03T16:36:34Z Rising from the bottom of the composition, muscularly curling toward her torso, is a dark, graphite, mildly reflective wave form. Oasa DuVerney’s Black Power Wave 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z And will the mill owners align their mildly philanthropic tendencies with the need for increased production? The Mill, where misery is relentless 2013-07-27T05:00:00Z Either way, there’s a lack of conviction to “Almost Royal’s” premise that means the funniest parts are only just mildly funny. Summer TV: Quick takes on ‘The Last Ship,’ ‘Legends’ and more “This is, to put it mildly, a little different for Broadway,” said Jeffrey Richards, a prolific theater producer who is not involved with “Bengal Tiger.” Star Power Meets War?s Firepower 2011-03-23T22:13:44Z When he was still alive he might gripe mildly about the Sox, snorting at the television or referring to Boston’s third baseman as “Useless” Youkilis, but in death his indifference had apparently become complete. I took my dead father to a Red Sox game 2013-03-09T15:00:00Z “F.B.I. director James Comey testified before Congress today and said that it makes him ‘mildly nauseous’ to think that his actions might have affected the election. Stephen Colbert ‘Would Change a Few Words’ in That Monologue 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z That said, this is by no means a mediocre ensemble, and for American listeners its appeal includes the earthy, mildly exotic woodwind and brass timbres common to European orchestras. Music Review: Vienna Symphony at Avery Fisher Hall - Review 2011-11-15T23:15:18Z I trust them at this point, but when I first heard the concept-album idea I was mildly unnerved. “Invisibilia” Returns—with Timely Concepts 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z On Tuesday at the Rose Theater the company offered two mildly charming comic one-acts that sidestepped the genre’s stereotypes with period settings, tame plots and a dearth of violent oaths. Music Review: Melodramatic Sounds of Young Love 2011-05-25T22:22:09Z “If both sides are mildly unhappy, then we’ve done our job.” Television: A Show About Something: Marriage 2010-02-27T06:47:00Z Then a lot of stuff happens that is mildly surprising in the moment and grindingly obvious in retrospect. ‘I Origins,’ an Emo-Science Thriller From Mike Cahill 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z It is primroses and birds' nests, hop farms and watermills, miles of dappled trees beneath mildly overcast skies. Awash with colour 2011-02-20T00:04:07Z “He did so as both a calendar and a diary. He was a very organized guy, to put it mildly.” Why Is Being Held Accountable So Terrifying Under Patriarchy? 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z At the tapas station Páteo no Palácio, crisp alheira sausage croquets were pleasantly smoky, and we found ourselves unable to get enough of a mildly chewy octopus salad with garlic, onions, cilantro and olive oil. A Lisbon Food Court Housed in a Palace 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z “Darkest Hour,” a companion to “Dunkirk,” is also in several senses a sequel to “The King’s Speech,” a mildly enjoyed best picture winner. Review: ‘Darkest Hour,’ or the Great Man Theory of History (and Acting) 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z Still, “Dry Powder” — the title refers to available investment capital on hand — takes a long time to move beyond mildly entertaining verbal fisticuffs between Jenny and Seth and dizzying instruction in high-end deal making. Review: ‘Dry Powder,’ a High-Finance Comedy Drama 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z The stories deliberately leave out the messiness of real life, of real emotions, thus allowing the reader to mentally just amble along, mildly intrigued, feeling comfortable and even, yes, cozy. Review | Stilted dialogue, a ludicrous plot: On the pleasures of the vintage whodunit 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z Based on David Belasco's The Girl of the Golden West, the libretto is only mildly mawkish and the orchestral writing, starting with a shocking splayed orchestral chord, is among Puccini's most impassioned. BBC Prom 54; La fanciulla del West; Joyce DiDonato; Simon Keenlyside; Kronos Quartet 2010-08-28T23:06:00Z The first ode to the confection sounds a lot like the next one and the one after that, and the mildly amusing jokes prompt slight grins rather than real laughs. Theater Review: ‘The Chocolate Show!’ Celebrates a Common Obsession 2014-03-05T20:33:34Z They are mildly sweet, described by my daughter as a mix of a kiwi and watermelon. Perspective | You’ve seen these uncommon fruits. Here’s what to do with them. 2018-11-24T05:00:00Z The two crossed the finish line barely five minutes before the bombing there, “and a photo of me taken just before the start of the race went mildly viral,” Mr. Sagal said. Wait Wait … for NPR Host Peter Sagal 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z It started with a dose of the mildly amusing irony Glee is renowned for as Finn grilled himself a cheese toastie. Hall of TV Shame: #1 Glee 2011-01-26T12:54:17Z Not too long ago, a collective frustration with all the rigors of adulting seemed mildly charming. Joshua Weissman's cinnamon French toast has nothing to apologize for 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z In many cases, those testing positive have been asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic, but they are not allowed to return until they are deemed no longer contagious. When the Show Doesn’t Go On: Broadway Is Rattled by Covid Cancellations 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z The first 15 minutes are really funny, the next 30 mildly amusing and the rest a bit of a bore. 'MacGruber': A bloated, juvenile, sometimes funny 'SNL' film 2010-05-21T16:32:00Z And that meant, to put it mildly, that slave families and owner loyalties were far less secure than previously portrayed. Critic?s Notebook: Emancipating History 2011-03-11T23:45:18Z Forager Project's smooth, creamy, and mildly tart cashew milk yogurt is already my go-to for plant-based yogurt, so I was excited to learn that the brand is now making its own buttery spread. We tasted 10 vegan butters in the name of science 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z That's putting it mildly since one of them ends up dead. Creating those wild "White Lotus" wallpapers and the hidden meanings within 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z He acts mildly surprised to see us, almost bored. "Iron Man 2": Parody or party? 2010-05-07T11:10:00Z These are rhetorical questions; anyone mildly familiar with American cultural history knows the dynamics at play here. Run-DMC, Aerosmith and the Song That Changed Everything 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z It feels mildly out of place in the slightly sordid milieu of Steinbeck’s Cannery Row, but the musical theater lovers basking in the audience are not likely to complain. Theater Review: ?Pipe Dream,? From Rodgers and Hammerstein, at Encores! 2012-03-29T21:28:11Z There’s also a mildly whiz-bang virtual reality game, which tasks you with reconstructing a T. rex skeleton. T. Rex Like You Haven’t Seen Him: With Feathers 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z That exciting premise of corporate sabotage immediately devolves into a thinly plotted series of mildly amusing set pieces. Review | You won’t find Dave Eggers’s new book on Amazon. That’s the most interesting thing about it. 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z Baldwin and Buckley were, to put it mildly, from opposite sides of the tracks. When James Baldwin Squared Off Against William F. Buckley Jr. 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z There’s usually a mildly intriguing premise followed by a suffocating amount of formulaic plots and dialogue. SyFy’s ‘Dominion’: Survivng the post-apocalypse with some low-rent angels It’s tethered by a garrulous, lightly funny script by Simon Stephenson and the director, Will Sharpe, who’s taken on the material with both kindness and an elastic, mildly frisky approach toward the medium. ‘The Electrical Life of Louis Wain’ Review: The Cat’s Meow 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z And while President Obama on Friday vehemently denied that his administration has been strategically leaking this information, the facts, to put it mildly, suggest otherwise. Army tank made of cupcakes 2012-06-15T14:54:00Z "Hello Mum," muttered the principal double bass player into his phone, looking only mildly embarrassed. National Youth Orchestra; BBC Proms – review 2012-08-04T23:06:13Z A hit in Italy, the film earned the country's top acting award for Margherita Buy, whose lovely portrayal of elegant "mystery guest" Irene is as unflashy as the mildly conflicted movie itself. An engaging journey through 'A Five Star Life' 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z More than 95 percent of all people have natural immunity to Hansen's, which is only mildly communicable even to those with susceptibility, and since 1941, it has been entirely curable. My father's bittersweet homecoming: A family visit to the institution that treated him for leprosy 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Oliver noted a 2013 study that found quality of education varies greatly from school to school, which he said “is putting it mildly.” WATCH: John Oliver really did his homework on failing charter schools 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z But Biasin’s script plods as it relies on repetitive band rehearsals and inert conversations to pad a story that only mildly explores young gay desire — like “Heartstopper” but with less charm and fewer stakes. ‘Sublime’ Review: Two Boys, One in Love 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z Calls to the FBI meet only with "mildly puzzled indifference". Give Me Everything You Have: On Being Stalked – review 2013-02-07T07:00:01Z If Timberlake does appear, it should be in service of restoring her to her rightful place in pop culture's firmament instead of repairing his mildly dented image. Janet Jackson is finally back in control of her rightful legacy in must-see docuseries 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z It’s supple, dry, fresh, mildly tannic, humble and direct, just a good, refreshing drink. How to Sell Good, Inexpensive Wines Without Pandering 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z The film charts Socha's path from a mildly anti-Semitic Catholic, to a man willing to risk his life and his family to protect his subterranean wards, and was brought to life by actor Robert Wieckiewicz. Polish drama "In Darkness" sheds light on Holocaust 2011-09-14T17:18:39Z The surge of whites westward into the new state had become, Cowie writes, “one of the fiercest tides of human migration in human history,” but even this puts it mildly. When Freedom Meant the Freedom to Oppress Others 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z I was mildly eccentric, because, well, I was a cartoonist. How I Became a New Yorker Cartoonist 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Your buddy might find an incredible weapon for your favorite hero, but you can’t exchange it, which is, to put it mildly, bogus. Video Game Review: Less Hype, More Action 2011-05-13T18:31:27Z And it’s uncomfortable, put mildly, to see an established white male journalist suggest that an activist and writer of color hasn’t “done anything” to “win your attention.” #CancelColbert turns ugly: Why does it make white people so angry to talk about race? 2014-03-28T23:00:00Z She’s a bold girl wearing nothing but a pair of silver hoops, looking mildly humorous and intent, waiting for some college kid to finally get his kit off, brave the waves, and kiss her. The sudden, gruesome opening of "Jaws" 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z And, yes, it’s mildly amusing to watch the cardinals’ farcical desperation as they attempt, with the assistance of the stage manager, to keep the pageant from falling into a confused shambles. ‘The Cardinals’ at the Public Theater 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z It isn’t all that surprising to see someone singing on the street or dancing in the rain; it is only mildly surprising to see a woman lift her shirt. Critic?s Notebook: Fasten Your Seat Belts And Embrace the City 2010-10-14T15:49:00Z There's no exceptional writing and the endings are incredibly predictable, but it's mildly entertaining. Tips, links and suggestions: What are you reading, today? 2013-07-29T17:34:01Z There is, to put it mildly, no danger of that. ‘Have a Good Trip’ Review: Stars Tell Their Groovy Acid Tales 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z Maybe Juster’s earnest, mildly subversive playfulness, which dipped a toe or two into the brewing countercultural energies of the early ’60s, has turned cloying with age? Rainn Wilson Narrates a New Audiobook of ‘The Phantom Tollbooth’ 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z Obviously, the smoking didn't help – it simply made me feel ill in a mildly distracting manner. Rooms not of one's own 2010-04-13T09:37:00Z When asked about Mr. Grahm’s continued interest in communal dining, Mr. Kinch smiled while at the same time looking mildly annoyed. At Bonny Doon?s Restaurant, Dinner With, Oh, Yes, Wine 2010-09-22T04:20:00Z Feeling mildly jilted, a man searches himself for pain. ‘100 Boyfriends’ Tells Lewd and Lonely Stories of Desire and Heartbreak 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z It has taken months since receiving those DNA test results for me to feel mildly comfortable writing this letter in its entirety, which, admittedly, is not very long. "Dear Father" letters and DNA tests 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z Hodges that all states had to recognize same-sex marriages, our 2007 milestone suddenly felt mildly counterfeit — as if we had been playacting and everyone around us had been indulging our delusion. We were ‘married.’ Yet the Supreme Court ruling made us want an ‘I re-do!’ 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z "Aside from the fact that it's been hugely mean-spirited with mildly sinister overtones, I'd say the vibe of the show is pretty good, wouldn't you?" he said. Colin Firth reigns! 2011-01-17T07:24:35Z This book came out this week, and its release also happens to coincide with a very interesting time, to put it mildly. Amber Ruffin's hilariously horrifying book about everyday racism shows this is indeed who we are 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z Staring at the ocean can actually change your brain waves and put you into a mildly meditative state, so I’ve been told. In coastal Maine, the perfect pace for self-quarantining 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z A real cat appears in Holly Golightly's arms in Act 1 and seems, to put it mildly, dismayed. Review: 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' is ill-conceived 2013-03-20T23:46:16Z Twenty years later, the author of “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” delivers his long-awaited second novel — and it’s a departure, to put it mildly. The 18 books to read this fall - The Washington Post 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z The resulting drink can range from mildly to moderately intoxicating. The surprising history of bhang, India’s edible cannabis drink 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z While mildly convenient for purchases in the United States, the technology is a huge improvement for overseas travelers. A Case for Paying With Your Phone 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z As a teenager she released a pop-R&B album, and then in 2008, a second album with classic soul bones and a mildly bohemian affect. Music Review: Solange at the Bowery Ballroom 2012-12-13T23:06:41Z Actually, calling them “complications” may be putting it mildly. Can I get a refund on that ‘nonrefundable’ airline ticket? 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z To an ear trained in the standard Western tuning system, the effect is mildly hallucinatory. Review: International Contemporary Ensemble Weaves Among Tonalities 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z The problem, to put it mildly, is widespread among administration officials. Perspective | Journalists, beware: This White House can’t be trusted to be truthful about Trump’s health 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z However, mildly alkaline cleaners can be used for both materials. How to clean old, dirty grout without damaging marble tiles 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z There are deep semicircular banquettes where you can stretch out while investigating a mildly wacky cocktail. Top New York Restaurants of 2015 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z Nineteenth-century peddler statuettes are mildly unflattering, while the posters with graphic accusations of theft and murder can be sickening. Antiques: Anti-Semitic Artifacts, New York History and Greek Coins 2011-12-22T23:04:32Z The essay is enchanting and nostalgic and mildly sinister. Sallie Tisdale’s Quietly Groundbreaking Essays About Caring for Others 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z While Ms. Rasdjarmrearnsook’s disquisitions on death are mildly interesting, the corpses are catalytic in a not necessarily good way. ‘Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook,’ a SculptureCenter Exhibition 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z Muñiz, too, remembered nearly fainting from the surging pain involved in what they had been reassured was a simple, mildly uncomfortable procedure. They rushed to get IUDs before Trump took office. Five years later, would they do it again? 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z “Handbagged,” meanwhile, a satire at the Vaudeville Theatre about the testy relations between Queen Elizabeth II and former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, proved to be a slight, mildly amusing comedy stretched to a laborious two-hours-plus. In London, stages are set for pleasure More often though, Pu Songling’s “Strange Tales From a Chinese Studio” calls to mind a collection of mildly racy club stories or lost episodes of “The Twilight Zone.” Review | The perfect book to help celebrate the Chinese New Year 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z The outside crust was flaky, and inside, big chunks of chicken were swimming in a mildly spiced Thai curry. Discovering Auckland’s Charms (and Idioms) 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z It is a fanciful intermingling of art, science and nature, except for the mildly confusing detail of a student with a tablet, which he holds up to photograph the scene. Their Wildest Dreams 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z So the idea that all that these hysterical female anorexia patients need is a couple of calm men to save them from themselves is, to put it mildly, grating. To the Bone confirms there are (almost) no good movies about anorexia 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z If you enjoy pale English people in mildly exotic environs, book in. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Having read 3,000 letters by, to and about him, I have found no evidence of his hatred of Jews, even though, when in the company of anti-Semites, he made occasional mildly offensive remarks. Letters to the Editor 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z Crack Shot Service is savvy and mildly saucy. At Moschino in SoHo, a Tweety Bird Sweater and Other Charms 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z She appears at once utterly committed to the central importance of writing and occasionally mildly baffled by it. Jane Gardam 2011-01-10T08:00:00Z The cherry blueberry cobbler is a mildly flavorful goo. Unloved by Generations of Soldiers, the M.R.E. Finds a Fan Base 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z At times, it is very funny, but at other times, only mildly amusing, meaning the show never quite finds the level of comic delirium – or post-Enlightenment debate – to make it compelling. The Arthur Conan Doyle Appreciation Society – review 2012-12-19T18:49:35Z “So I feel like, to sort of balance that, I have to at least mildly self-flagellate.” An Artist Who Explores the Deep Creepiness of Facial-Recognition Technology 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z If the family-dinner caricatures register as mildly amusing, the bit with the cop is played even more broadly. ‘Jersey Boys,’ Eastwood’s Take on Showbiz Myth 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z To say it's a whirl is putting it mildly. My picks from the Cannes film festival 2010-05-18T12:43:00Z Dom is, to put it mildly, critical of Jerome and Rachel and their life style, and at least part of his disdain is rooted in what he chooses to notice about them. This Week in Fiction: Thomas Pierce on an Anti-Escapist Space Adventure 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z It was mildly uncomfortable, but there is another scene where you and James just go for broke and kiss passionately. Patton Oswalt talks lying, comic books and catfishing in his new cringe comedy "I Love My Dad" 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z And some of their mildly colorful back stories. Your guide to the 'American Idol' tour singers 2012-07-11T21:34:04Z It’s worth enduring the Orientalist nightclub atmosphere and mildly preposterous prices for high-style Cantonese cuisine that is often superb, particularly the dumplings and other dim sum dishes. The Broadway Shows to See Now 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z When I see that moment on screen that it feels sort of surreal and mildly disturbing. “Death is how I make my living”: David Ury has died onscreen in almost every role he’s played 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z Parlato was not, to put it mildly, a fan of Calleri’s movie reviews, but his real problem was with the movies themselves. The Carpetbagger: Box Office Heroines 2012-12-07T15:00:34Z He was mildly reassuring, and when I spoke to Tony the next day he said he had no intention of sacking me. 'Tony Blair called back to see if I had blown myself up' 2010-10-09T23:06:00Z During the cab ride home, Bob seems mildly irritated by Bill’s recklessness, but eventually concedes that living in New York, a city rife with temptation, was “hard.” 'Mad Men' recap: Doing it their way 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z The moral quandaries are, to put it mildly, enormous. ‘Rise and Kill First’ Shines Light on Israel’s Hidden Assassinations 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z The crowd just seems mildly amused and mystified to be part of this pointless performance. Deep and meaningful: Roman Ond?k's Time Capsule 2011-03-15T21:30:01Z Or else it was an alien abduction scene, mildly disturbing but also calm, beautiful; “War on the Mind” by Acid King played in the background. | Helmut Lang 2012-02-11T19:25:47Z He can be mildly moving, as when recalling his friendship with Debbie Reynolds. ‘Last Night in New York’ Review: A Social Chronicler Explains Himself 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z Or maybe I won’t, because I’m not entirely sold on the idea that there’s going to be all that much to say about “The Romanoffs,” other than it’s mildly fun to watch. Review | ‘The Romanoffs’ is a lavish-but-empty return to TV from Matthew Weiner 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z Then again, Miranda is harboring a secret for most of the time, so perhaps Ms. Carson is suggesting that her character’s mildly forced sense of sunniness is only a mask for her actual feelings. | New Jersey: A Review of ‘Blessed Are,’ at the Passage Theater Company 2012-10-28T16:48:07Z Or, rather, thank Mr. Lee and the gods of digital imagery, who conjure up a beast — named Richard Parker, for mildly amusing reasons — of almost miraculous vividness. Movie Review: ‘Life of Pi,’ Directed by Ang Lee 2012-11-20T17:49:12Z So it is mildly satisfying to spot two seasonal entertainments that not only steer clear of Scrooge and guardian-angel Clarence, but also use miscellany as governing principle. Review | If you want to steer clear of Scrooge, two stages provide different holiday fare 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z Sasha’s mildly dissident parents are seized by Stalin’s secret police and sent to the gulag. Delusion chronicle 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Day 4: George briefly quits band after Paul mildly criticizes the way he pats a pack of cigarettes against the palm of his hand. The (totally real) "Get Back" deleted scenes we'll never see 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z The image — bizarrely comic and mildly menacing — occurs during the later stages of “Damsel,” but it handily encapsulates the tone of a movie that turns the classic western into something wackily eccentric and entertainingly original. Review: This ‘Damsel’ Needs No Saving 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z As a teenager, I found the idea mildly disgusting, not to mention insulting, and yet it was oddly reassuring. How to stay obsessed and enamored: The best way to save a marriage is sex 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z But Charles Champlin of The Los Angeles Times said that while Mr. Burton was “ingratiating,” he delivered “a one-note characterization of worried embarrassment, which becomes mildly boring and generously unconvincing.” Wendell Burton, Actor and Megachurch Minister, Dies at 69 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z On the palate it is rich and mildly pungent, an altogether delightful combination. Great Retsina, an Oxymoron No More 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z This treatise by a former Bundesbank board member is – to put it mildly – highly critical of immigration and Muslims, who he claims are threatening the very fabric of German society. What they're reading in Germany 2011-03-18T12:29:32Z Yet for every mildly effective joke, there are countless missed opportunities. “South Park” vs. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos: Not quite a takedown in season finale 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Evidently, it isn’t easy ending the lives of others, even those who pose an ostensive threat to national security, survive a five-car collision or mildly resemble Drake. The Bourne Masculinity: Matt Damon’s hyper-aggressive, emotionally fragile “good guy with a gun” 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z Such dexterity is mildly compelling, and Mr. Mercer, clearly inspired by risky partnering, shows the women, their legs split in a straddle, leaping off the table and into the arms of willing partners. Dance Review: Philadanco Gets Funky in a Night of the New 2011-03-30T21:52:00Z “Occupation,” now receiving its West Coast premiere at Sacred Fools Theater, explores the ramifications of globalization and imperialism with considerable ambition and erratic dramaturgy, to put it mildly. Loads of dark satire in 'Occupation,' but little dramatic coherence 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z To watch episodes of “The Six Million Dollar Man” and “The Bionic Woman” now is to be mildly horrified at Oscar’s sexism. Perspective | Here’s to Oscar Goldman, Generation X’s first real boss 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z Shannon himself tells a few mildly amusing stories. ‘Worst to First: The True Story of Z100 New York’ Review: An FM Radio Sensation 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z I grew up in a tumultuous, mildly violent Irish household, which burdened me with lifelong anger issues. Confessions of a pot addict 2013-02-18T02:00:00Z The game comprises quests to enrich your miniature pirates, refreshing them with a mug of foaming root beer or by beating them in one of a succession of mildly diverting mini games. This week's new games 2010-11-20T00:06:00Z “The trend is now to rewrite it, which is, like, mildly insulting,” she said, laughing. Katie Gregson-MacLeod Sang About a ‘Complex’ Love. TikTok Responded. 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z To say that Haneke brought gravitas to the proceedings is putting it mildly. Haneke and Tarantino make odd couple in race for Oscars screenplay glory 2013-02-07T15:22:00Z Why yes, we get all this, plus the distracting — to put it mildly — amount of voiceover narration meant to fill the many potholes in the story’s execution. The idiotic crimes of “Insatiable”: Netflix’s fat-shaming series lives up to the negative hype 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z And what that also accomplishes, of course, is to provide cover for the violence, which is more than mildly sickening in its scale, its graphic presentation and its calculated gratuitousness. Haven’t Watched ‘Squid Game’? Here’s What You’re Not Missing. 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z He’s thoughtful, ambivalent, mildly embarrassed by the attention. Critic’s Notebook: Proven in Britain, Two Comics Try to Take New York 2013-06-17T21:44:00Z He excels on the ecstatically relaxed “Pink + White” and the mildly doo-wop-influenced “Self Control.” Frank Ocean Ends His Long Silence With a Variety of Works 2016-08-21T04:00:00Z Each setting had roughly the same footprint, a mildly raked platform between two angled walls. Music Review: Mozart, Puccini, Handel and Copland at Glimmerglass 2010-08-09T22:43:00Z A charming “How we met” story, or at least a mildly amusing anecdote. Blind date: 'Things got a bit spicy around the main course' 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z A half boneless ham — about 5.5 pounds of pasture-raised pork, cured, mildly smoked and ready for a slick of glaze for that Sunday centerpiece — will serve eight to 10. A Tennessee Twist on Ham for Easter Brunch 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z In most states, a DUI conviction results in a criminal record — and such a conviction can present very large employment hurdles, to put it mildly. On New Year's Eve, 22 smart reasons not to drink and drive 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z Maybe that would be its own form of spiritual growth on a micro scale — proof of my own congruity with the universe even under mildly uncomfortable conditions. Seeking Solitude in Japan’s Mountain Monasteries 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z "Battlefield 3" is, put mildly, a game of two halves. Game On: 'Battlefield 3' 2011-11-02T17:15:04Z The postcard shows another message that is most helpful, though it mildly mutilates the postcard’s face. An old home was taken for the cleaners in 1962 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z That turns out to be putting it mildly. Review: In ‘Head of Passes,’ Phylicia Rashad Is a Matriarch With Worries 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z Set in 2026, "Homefront" creates an eerie and mildly plausible future in which the United States, with its deteriorating military and fragile economy, is overtaken by a unified Korea. Game On: 'Crysis 2' bites Big Apple; 'Homefront' just bites 2011-03-29T20:30:06Z He gets mildly irritated and slumps deeper into his armchair when I try to pinpoint the real events. Edward St Aubyn: 'Writing is horrible' 2011-08-17T20:30:02Z And his interview with Patrick Stewart was serene and only mildly fawning. Best Performances of 2020 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z Throughout, Siegfried and Brünnhilde seemed only mildly concerned. At Bayreuth, Boos and Dropped Jaws 2013-08-01T10:42:00Z “I thought singers weren’t supposed to have chocolate,” Thompson said, mildly. At 91, John Cullum Is Ready to Try Something New 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z Looking mildly astonished, Quin sat back and said, “I like the strength and clarity of your ‘no.’ “This Is Pleasure” 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z The episode has a strange tone: from mildly jolly larks at the flower show, to dark faintly sinister intimations below stairs, as if uncertain whether it's light comedy or social drama. Renaissance Revolution: Bosch 2010-10-23T05:45:00Z On one level, nothing could be more familiar than the tale of a mildly depressed middle-class woman who chucks it all away in her 40s and heads out in search of romance and adventure. Tina Fey reinvents herself in the rich Afghan War dramedy “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z “Emotion” is full of pure cotton candy — delicious, distractingly sweet and filling, with a mildly suspicious aftertaste. Call Carly Rae Jepsen a Pop Star With Depth (Maybe) 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z In Charles Mingus’s “Goodbye Porkpie Hat” he kept the right hand in the song’s original key of F while moving the left into D, resulting in hollowed-out harmonies that were mildly, but not unpleasantly, alienating. Music Review: Rob Schwimmer on Theremin at Bargemusic 2013-05-27T21:21:15Z The Tibetan historical narrative, to put it mildly, is more frank. Thinking of visiting Tibet? Amdo is one of the best places for first-timers. 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z I might go a little further: The first half of the movie treads the boundary between mildly irritating and completely unbearable. Review: ‘The Walk,’ High-Wire Bravado at World Trade Center 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z The proposition is unconvincing, to put it mildly. When Frederick Douglass Met Andrew Johnson 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z Carnaval Del Pueblo, London Europe's largest festival of Latin American culture celebrates its 12th anniversary with a lineup of dance, music, workshops and all-round exuberance that is enough to terrify anyone feeling even mildly sluggish. This week's new events 2010-07-30T23:06:00Z These people are all crooked, all mildly befuddled by Sophie’s inherent morality. ‘The Andalucian Friend’: Stockholm crime and mayhem 2013-06-12T22:37:43Z This vintage ballet, performed too knowingly, remains only mildly entertaining, as is the company’s closer, a suite of Agnes de Mille Broadway numbers. Review: New York Theater Ballet, Mixing Classics With Comedy 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z It's a claim he's mildly annoyed about, but only because he reckons he's a step ahead of all the other producers he's been bracketed with. Mike Will Made It is the answer to all your R&B-related queries 2013-05-24T12:00:00Z No story is more inspiring than his own — son of Cuban refugees turned into unlikely and extremely well-tailored pop star — so he raps about it from different angles, using mildly different terminology. Pitbull Moves Beyond Hip-Hop and Into the Unknown on ‘Climate Change’ 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z Yet Kichijiro recurs throughout the film as a mildly comedic foil as well as a relentlessly tragic plague, a fragile and cowardly man whose weakness itself is a test of the priests’ own faith. Martin Scorsese Tests His Limits in “Silence” 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z Ms. Daum is not as weird as she thinks she is, which can be both charming and mildly irritating. ‘Unspeakable,’ Essays by Meghan Daum 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z I was only mildly aware that the outside reality must think I look nuts. The truth about Facebook’s plan to literally alter reality 2014-04-24T18:50:00Z Whether the “Inbetweeners” movie will translate for Americans will be mildly interesting, but it doesn’t really matter because its brand has already made its mark. Movie Review: ‘The Inbetweeners,’ Directed by Ben Palmer 2012-09-06T22:55:29Z It's a hard sell, and it's fair to say Ned is mildly bemused, seeing as how it is one man against four men, not to mention eight eyes against one. Clip joint: 'Bad-ass one-liners' 2012-06-13T13:15:03Z “Essentially, these all work in different ways to eliminate the pigment, which is called melanin,” she said, adding, “They’re all mildly effective.” Skin Deep: Skin Brighteners Find a Welcome 2012-02-08T23:22:02Z An average person might go mildly batty listening to piped-in Christmas tunes for 10 hours a day, five days a week, for two months, but among the theme park staff are genuine believers. Christmas at Dollywood, With Streetmosphere and a Chicken Lady 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z The collectors continue to acquire pieces that — to put it mildly — pose exhibition challenges. The Ultimate Video Art Retreat 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z The meat was soft and mildly sweet, with the usual peppery tingle: Sichuanese steak au poivre. Choice Tables: In Chengdu, China, Remaking Sichuan Food 2010-11-16T00:30:00Z Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is a mildly conservative and nationalist one. Liberal blues 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z And the dialogue can be generic, to put it mildly. Review: In John Grisham’s ‘The Whistler,’ a Serious Woman and Serious Crime 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z If all the airport fatigue shows, it’s in the mildly delirious giggle that ripples through her conversation or the gnawed fingernails with their chipped black polish. Elizabeth Meriwether Writes Scripts for Stage and Screen 2010-05-08T02:42:00Z It shows mildly interested white kids looking on, their interests piqued as ours was. New band of the day – Ratking (No 1,362) 2012-10-01T16:51:57Z There are some mildly annoying typos, but he's a good narrator and very matter of fact about everything he's encountered on the Appalachian Trail, which stretches from Georgia to Maine. Tips, links and suggestions: What you are reading today? 2012-08-21T16:05:56Z It can be as serendipitously digressive as his podcasts, or as alienatingly middlebrow as his Wagner documentary, or as mildly informative as QI. Stephen Fry Live 2010-09-22T00:33:00Z Yesterday was Woody Allen's 75th birthday, and a mildly belated tribute seems in order. A Woody Allen musical moment -- well, two 2010-12-02T20:06:00Z Thought holidays with your mildly racist uncle were uncomfortable? “Beatriz at Dinner” brings politics to the table, with no manners and ample humor 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z Packer is not, to put it mildly, a likable character. Pattinson leaves vampires behind in 'Cosmopolis' 2012-05-27T11:46:05Z Sitting there on the riverbank, he’d been transformed into the man who, years later, would only gripe mildly when the Sox weren’t doing well. I took my dead father to a Red Sox game 2013-03-09T15:00:00Z He sounded mildly embarrassed, as well he might. Why money is all you need to meet and greet Cheryl Cole and co 2012-10-10T14:36:33Z Braben took pride in the fact that his scripts avoided vulgarity or profanity, although the scripts featured many mildly smutty puns. How Eddie Braben saved Morecambe and Wise's careers 2013-05-21T14:52:31Z The “Fabric Paintings” read as simultaneously mildly satiric — send-ups of Brice Marden’s exquisitely wrought monochrome panel paintings — and optically engaging in their own right, with their subtle color juxtapositions and physical modesty. Art Review: Thinking Outside the Canvas 2011-04-26T23:58:11Z In other fiction, a mildly exasperated yet uber-competent valet is an accessory frequently sported by the socially dysfunctional or semi-housebroken rich guy. What Donald Trump’s butler saw: behind the scenes of a real-life Xanadu 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z The photography center’s show, “Miroslav Tichy,” is his first at an American museum, and while it’s mildly disturbing, it’s also intensely fascinating. 2010-02-11T23:58:00Z In photos from the time, I’m only mildly chubby, but my family wanted me to be happy and healthy and to shield me from the ridicule of others. I’ve been on a diet since I was four. Can I finally make peace with my body? 2020-04-18T04:00:00Z I had a souvenir of the gracefully stylized and mildly preposterous gesture that is the basis of Salt Bae’s fame, the source of his nickname, and the point of his restaurant. A Sprinkle, a Snapshot, a Sensation: My Dinner With Salt Bae 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z I would describe them as mildly amusing and insightful, and they just don't grab me. Review: Wes Anderson’s Bleakly Beautiful ‘Isle of Dogs’ 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z High Times, to put it mildly, is no ordinary media property. High Times Wants to Be the Playboy of Pot 2016-04-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Hamelin opened with Berg’s Opus 1 Sonata, making it sound less a harbinger of modernism than a Romantic effusion mildly tinged with dissonance. Music Review: Romantic Temperament Applied to Monuments 2011-07-31T22:03:40Z Covering more ground than the exhibition, it should appeal to anyone even mildly obsessed with quilts, or the history of geometric abstraction outside painting. The Best Art Books of 2017 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z Swift is a huge fan of her voice, to put it mildly. No blank space on Swift’s stage 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z I found the menu’s prose mildly indigestible, but the food it describes is light, colorful, fresh and easy to like. Vegetables With Benefits at ABCV 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z It won’t spoil anything to laud the director, Teddy Bergman, who keeps the pacing wonderfully breakneck, at least until the mildly effortful ending. Review: ‘Empire Travel Agency’ Guides Adventurers on a New York Odyssey 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z In 1954, after some months of popping over-the-counter Dexedrine to stay slim, she was poisoned by it and went mildly insane for a spell. Books of The Times: Martin Stannard Traces a Writing Life in ?Muriel Spark? 2010-04-13T22:35:00Z The odds, to put it mildly, weren’t stacked in my favor. 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