| 单词 | Millet |
| 例句 | While Millet did his planning, many of the other men who had helped Burnham construct the fair began the return to ordinary life. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Frank Millet unofficially kept watch over the buildings of the eastern architects during their lengthy absences from the park, lest some ad hoc decision cause irreparable aesthetic damage. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Millet had some extraordinary ideas for events in August, including an elaborate Midway ball during which fair officials, including Burnham, would dance with Dahoman women and Algerian belly dancers. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He wrote, “Frank Millet, whom I loved, was aboard her...thus cutting off my connection with one of the best fellows of the Fair.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Millet had planned an elaborate series of explosive “set pieces,” fireworks affixed to large metal frames shaped to depict various portraits and tableaus. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z By late August he has news to report to Theo: “You should know that I’m sketching large drawings after Millet....Well, if you saw them perhaps you wouldn’t be too unhappy with them.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Millet had been one of Burnham’s closest allies in the long, bittersweet struggle to build the fair. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He makes almost 150 paintings, some after his favorite artists, like Millet, just as he did at the beginning of his career. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Millet was never far from Burnham’s mind, nor was the event that had brought the two of them together: the great Chicago world’s fair of 1893. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The weather threatened to dull the elaborate fireworks display that Frank Millet had planned as a further boost for the exposition’s attendance, which despite steady week-to-week increases still lagged behind expectations. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Millet’s big coup was the great Midway ball, held on the night of Wednesday, August 16. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Millet arranged to borrow tropical plants and trees from the Horticulture Building and have them moved to the lakeshore. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Frank Millet hoped the closing ceremony would attract even more people than the fair’s Chicago Day. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He stressed how important it was for Millet to attend. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The Burnhams dined by themselves in the Olympic's first-class salon, then retired to their suite and there, for no particular reason, Burnham’s thoughts returned to Frank Millet. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Frank Millet’s “Whitewash Gang” worked furiously to paint the buildings of the Court of Honor. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Millet also organized swim meets between the Midway “types,” as the press called them. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “How dare you to invoke the names of Millet and Breton?” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Aboard the Olympic Burnham waited for more news of Frank Millet and his ship. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z With this enactment Millet hoped to carry visitors “back 400 years”—despite the steam tugboats that would nudge the Spanish ships toward shore. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Frank Millet, director of functions, meanwhile stepped up his own efforts to promote the fair and arranged an increasingly exotic series of events. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Millet hired actors to play Columbus and his captains; the crew would consist of the men who had sailed the ships to Chicago. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Burnham nicknamed Millet and his paint crews “the Whitewash Gang.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z At least Frank Millet still seemed strong and healthy and full of the earthy good humor that had so enlivened the long nights during the fair’s construction. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Millet and other fair officials had expected high attendance. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The twin, Burnham knew, was at that moment carrying one of his closest friends, the painter Francis Millet, over the same ocean but in the opposite direction. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “We want to do something to liven up the lagoons and basin,” Millet told an interviewer. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Burnham and Millet had lobbied strongly for Henry Bacon of New York, and Burnham believed that his earlier talk to the Lincoln Commission had been persuasive. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He hoped that when the Olympic at last reached the site of the accident, he would find Millet and hear him tell some outrageous story about the voyage. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Burnham and Millet were among the few builders of the fair still alive. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z McKim recommended the New York painter Francis Millet, who had sat in on the color meeting. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Percy slashed Riptide through Sorghum and charged toward Millet and Oats. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z To have even a hope of achieving this, the railroads would have to reduce their fares, and Frank Millet would have to intensify his efforts to attract people from all corners of the country. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z That the committee would view the expense of this ball and other Millet events as frivolous seemed certain. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The ball and Frank Millet’s other inventions imparted to the exposition a wilder, happier air. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He created the new post of director of functions and assigned Frank Millet to the job, giving him wide latitude to do what he could to boost attendance. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Of the key men, who besides Millet was left? The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z But Millet’s light touch never falters; in this time of great upheaval, she implies, our foundational myths take on new meaning and hope. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z Although Millet was often depicted as a struggling artist and a prophet without honor, he built a successful career, his paintings sold well, and he died wealthy and widely esteemed. Review | It’s easy to see Millet’s influence on other painters. It’s harder to see his genius. 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z In a section devoted to his extended stays in France, Oller’s modestly adept plein air landscapes are interspersed among considerably more assertive paintings by Courbet, Corot, Millet, Pissarro, Monet and others. Francisco Oller, Core of ‘Impressionism and the Caribbean,’ at the Brooklyn Museum 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z What does interest Millet is satire, although she acknowledges the difficulty of satirizing a society that seems constantly to satirize itself. Lydia Millet finds mermaids in her new novel 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z She contributed an essay to the buzzy feminist journal Notes From the Second Year: Women’s Liberation, where her writing appeared alongside that of Kate Millet, Carol Hanisch and other heroines of feminism’s second wave. Meredith Tax, Feminist Author, Historian and Activist, Dies at 80 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Millet calls the novel “a study in obsessiveness” and adds that “intriguing, fluid and frequently funny interior monologues are what Thomas does best.” 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z And fat is “a socioeconomic marker,” our reviewer, Lydia Millet, explained, praising Thomas’s “sharp,” sadness-tinged humor. New in Paperback: ‘The Dutch House’ and ‘The Nation City’ 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z Check out, instead, Millet’s backlist, starting perhaps with her most recent novel, “Magnificence,” a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle award, or “Love in Infant Monkeys,” a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Book review: ‘Mermaids in Paradise,’ by Lydia Millet The collection paid £3,500 for his 1982 piece White Sand, Red Millet, Many Flowers, which used intricate shapes and raw powder pigment. Artist Anish Kapoor warns arts cuts are 'rolling us back to the Thatcher years' 2011-03-03T17:14:53Z The curators, who organized the exhibition with the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, devote considerable space to Millet’s most devoted admirer, Vincent van Gogh, who trained himself to draw by studying and copying Millet’s work. Review | It’s easy to see Millet’s influence on other painters. It’s harder to see his genius. 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z “Keegan’s prose, as she describes this trapped-in-amber world, is both nostalgic and practical: The scope of village life may be small, but its texture is rich,” Lydia Millet writes in her review. 8 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z Shetterly is a member of the Science + Literature selection committee, chaired by Lydia Millet, a National Book Award finalist in 2020 for her novel about environmental disaster, “A Children’s Bible.” 3 authors named winners of Science + Literature awards 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z The lucky readers of Millet's powerful novel will likely hold onto it too. Lydia Millet has cooked up a contemplative thriller of endurance in 'Sweet Lamb of Heaven' 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Instead, Millet is working a fertile and often frightening stoic middle ground. Lydia Millet has cooked up a contemplative thriller of endurance in 'Sweet Lamb of Heaven' 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z That’s the starting point of Lydia Millet’s novel “A Children’s Bible,” which offers a bracing reflection on the generational conflict playing out in the atmosphere. Review | Lydia Millet’s ‘A Children’s Bible’ is a blistering classic 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z Millet, a talented writer with ten books to her credit, struggles mightily to fill the dead air of the early pages with the noise of life. Lydia Millet’s “Magnificence” offers anything but 2012-12-25T14:00:00Z Millet was criticized sharply as a young painter for these renderings of the body, which seemed crass and vulgar to some critics. Review | It’s easy to see Millet’s influence on other painters. It’s harder to see his genius. 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z With an unfailingly light touch, Millet delivers a wry fable about climate change, imbuing foundational myths with new meaning and, finally, hope. The 10 Best Books of 2020 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z Millet seems to live on more through his influence than through his work. Review | It’s easy to see Millet’s influence on other painters. It’s harder to see his genius. 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Adia Millet’s show at Morton Fine Art is divided into fabric pieces and paintings, but the two categories overlap in theme and appearance. Review | In the galleries: Acronyms as content encode a powerful commentary 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z Millet, a prolific fiction writer, has also worked at the Center for Biological Diversity in Tucson, Ariz., for more than 20 years. 33 Works of Fiction and Poetry Coming This Fall 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Monet was perhaps attracted to Millet’s representation of haystacks. Review | It’s easy to see Millet’s influence on other painters. It’s harder to see his genius. 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z One viewer who did not dismiss Millet was Vincent van Gogh. ‘French Pastels: Treasures From the Vault’ Review: Delicate and Delightful 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z With brilliant restraint, Millet conceives her own low-key “bible” the same way. An Epic Storm Turns a Summer Holiday Into Potent Allegory 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z A reproduction of Jean-François Millet’s “The Gleaners” hung on their living room wall. Vivian Hewitt, Who Amassed a Major Collection of Black Art, Dies at 102 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z A National Book Award finalist and one of the Book Review’s 10 Best Books of 2020, Millet’s latest novel witnesses impending doom — on a summer getaway in the wilderness — from an adolescent’s perspective. New in Paperback: ‘A Children’s Bible’ and ‘The Education of an Idealist’ 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z Millet begins spinning the story of Noah’s Ark through a modern-day tale of climate change to produce a shattering vision of our apocalyptic future. Review | Lydia Millet’s ‘A Children’s Bible’ is a blistering classic 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z "That superficiality is meant to be there," Millet explains. Lydia Millet finds mermaids in her new novel 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Between the summer haze and the wild grasses, it was easy to imagine that we were in the farm fields of Millet’s paintings. Betting on a shore thing: Four megaship veterans try cruising on a smaller scale 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z If Millet’s mermaids are beautiful and graceful, though, the satire in her novel isn’t: It’s chaotic and exhausting. Book review: ‘Mermaids in Paradise,’ by Lydia Millet If those two genres don’t quite seem to mesh — well, setting up house in such disjunctions is what Millet does best. Lydia Millet is not as popular as she should be. This novel will change that. 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z Degas trades melody lines with Jean-François Millet, an artist who was a generation older but whom Degas greatly admired. ‘French Pastels: Treasures From the Vault’ Review: Delicate and Delightful 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z “Pills and Starships,” the first young-adult novel by Lydia Millet, offers one thrillingly scary scenario, told in the journal entries of a teenage girl. ‘Pills and Starships,’ by Lydia Millet The two are positioned in opposite rooms, with Degas confirming his mastery of a medium he loved, and Millet emerging as unfairly discounted. ‘French Pastels: Treasures From the Vault’ Review: Delicate and Delightful 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z Van Gogh was certainly inspired, and took up Millet’s “The Sower” almost as his own personal brand. Review | It’s easy to see Millet’s influence on other painters. It’s harder to see his genius. 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z “In ‘Earthlings,’ being an alien is a simple proxy for being alienated,” Lydia Millet writes in her review. 12 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z Millet was not a consistent artist, with a singular vision, but several artists in one. Review | It’s easy to see Millet’s influence on other painters. It’s harder to see his genius. 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z “On the news,” Millet reports, “someone was dead.” Lydia Millet’s “Magnificence” offers anything but 2012-12-25T14:00:00Z As well as being a novelist, Millet holds a degree in environmental policy and works for the Center for Biological Diversity, an organization focused on protecting endangered species. Lydia Millet is not as popular as she should be. This novel will change that. 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z Millet is the author, most recently, of the forthcoming novel "Mermaids in Paradise." Martin Amis takes on Nazi love in 'Zone of Interest.' Really. 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z She discovered the minutes from the college’s board of directors meeting in which the dome bid was awarded, revealing Millet as the chosen designer. ISU project to restore dome last seen in 1973 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z The plan is for Millet to disguise himself as a mourning twin sister. Artist thinks he's better off (playing) dead in Twain comedy 2012-09-21T20:28:03Z "When I was younger," Millet recalls, "I wasn't interested in those complexities, which is a problem with my early books." Lydia Millet finds mermaids in her new novel 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z At Woodlawn, fifteen-year-old George Spencer Millet’s stone reads: “Lost life by stab in falling on ink eraser, evading six young women trying to give him birthday kisses in office of Metropolitan life building.” A nice place to rest 2012-10-07T20:00:00Z In our review, Lydia Millet called the book "a clear triumph" that "transcended genre with a compelling, elegant and existential story." Sci-fi writing's Nebula Awards announced; Jeff Vandermeer takes top prize 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z Millet writes brilliantly about everything — politics, physics, mermaids — and she’s one of the leading writers of environmental fiction. Review | Lydia Millet’s ‘A Children’s Bible’ is a blistering classic 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z Millet is the author, most recently, of the novel "Mermaids in Paradise." Mark Z. Danielewski's 'Familiar' a monument to semantic encryption Millet’s “A Children’s Bible” tells of a group of young people left to confront environmental disaster while the adults turn away. Novelist Lydia Millet among National Book Award finalists 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z Life cannot be fully reckoned with, Millet suggests in this shimmering and brilliantly engaged collection, unless we embrace the fact that there is always a snake in even the most serene of gardens. In These Stories, Home Is Where the Heartache Is 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z Millet didn’t fit into any categories, in part because he consciously defied them. Review | It’s easy to see Millet’s influence on other painters. It’s harder to see his genius. 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z "Do they have them in size 12?" he asks as though I were at a branch of Millets. 'I saw the Rolling Stones. In the 60s' 2013-07-01T06:00:18Z Other painters found the basic form of Millet’s workers compelling but balked at their misery and abjection. Review | It’s easy to see Millet’s influence on other painters. It’s harder to see his genius. 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z In the Book Review, Laura Lippman wrote: “I have little patience with literary novels that claim to have the propulsive momentum of a thriller, yet Millet pulls it off.” Reader’s Guide to This Fall’s Big Book Awards 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z These pages repel sentimentality on a cellular level, but how delicately Millet portrays little Jack. Review | Lydia Millet’s ‘A Children’s Bible’ is a blistering classic 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z The novelist, said Harrison, is "often seen as misogynistic and sexist", with Millet's annihilation in Sexual Politics doing his reputation "untold damage". DH Lawrence manuscript reveals attitude towards women 2013-04-11T15:58:00Z Which was greater, Millet’s influence, or his genius? Perspective | A great artist’s life was interrupted by internment. Now an exhibition of his work is interrupted by a virus. 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z But the Millet is really just a distant cousin of the Greuze, which predates it by about a century. Artworks That Shine in New York Museums 2013-01-04T00:50:22Z And now it’s in Millet’s book too, for those with ears to hear. An Epic Storm Turns a Summer Holiday Into Potent Allegory 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z That a left-wing painter softened and sentimentalized the harder-edged peasant genera of Millet shouldn’t be surprising. Review | It’s easy to see Millet’s influence on other painters. It’s harder to see his genius. 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z But it works similar magic across the room in Jean-François Millet’s implicitly spiritual vision of peasant life, “Woman Sewing by Lamplight” from 1870-72. 2010-01-08T06:23:00Z In her new novel, “Mermaids in Paradise,” Lydia Millet sets Chip and Deb on a collision course with farce and loses control of her plot. Book review: ‘Mermaids in Paradise,’ by Lydia Millet A Saint Louis Art Museum exhibition, “Millet and Modern Art: From Van Gogh to Dalí,” explores how that esteem circulated through the art world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Review | It’s easy to see Millet’s influence on other painters. It’s harder to see his genius. 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z What aspect of Millet did he honor in this appropriation? Review | It’s easy to see Millet’s influence on other painters. It’s harder to see his genius. 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z A woman in Alaska flees her politically ambitious husband, with her daughter in tow, in the prolific Millet’s latest novel. Reader’s Guide to This Fall’s Big Book Awards 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z Millet’s boldly playful and intellectually charged body of work combines lightning bolts of emotional acuity, moments of precise poetry and subversively dark comedy along with investigations of existential ideas and real-world concerns. In These Stories, Home Is Where the Heartache Is 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z And it is in considering this that we begin to grasp the deeper implications of Millet's choice to keep her protagonist from picking up a pistol or tossing a grenade. Lydia Millet has cooked up a contemplative thriller of endurance in 'Sweet Lamb of Heaven' 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z And enough hope: The world Millet describes is terribly damaged but not fully lost. ‘Pills and Starships,’ by Lydia Millet When Millet introduces a plot twist the size of the Atlantic only two pages before the novel’s end, completely absent any foreshadowing, our response may be just a disappointed shrug. Book review: ‘Mermaids in Paradise,’ by Lydia Millet His new hobby seems harmless, but God and Millet work in mysterious ways. Review | Lydia Millet’s ‘A Children’s Bible’ is a blistering classic 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z “As the evenings wore on, some parents got it into their heads to dance,” Millet writes. Review | Lydia Millet’s ‘A Children’s Bible’ is a blistering classic 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z Anna, the hero of Lydia Millet's excellent new novel, "Sweet Lamb of Heaven," is about as far from settling things with pistols or katanas as, well, the vast majority of us. Lydia Millet has cooked up a contemplative thriller of endurance in 'Sweet Lamb of Heaven' 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Millet occasionally strays into intriguing territory by way of Chip and Deb’s conversations with each other and their new island acquaintances. Book review: ‘Mermaids in Paradise,’ by Lydia Millet Artists of all types borrowed from Millet, but they repurposed his imagery for different ends and to very different effects. Review | It’s easy to see Millet’s influence on other painters. It’s harder to see his genius. 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z The novel “is beautifully and sparingly constructed,” Lydia Millet writes in her review. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z And yet, Millet suggests by phone from Tucson, where she lives, "it's really a conventional novel, a story about the evolution of a personality." Lydia Millet finds mermaids in her new novel 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Ms. Millet’s book “Love in Infant Monkeys,” a series of linked tales about animals and celebrities that was a finalist for the Pulitzer prize in 2010, was her first book of short fiction. Short Stories for Summer Reading 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z By the looks of it, Millet’s influence on later artists turns out to be deep and significant. Spring Shows to Keep Art Lovers Busy 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z Lydia Millet’s “Magnificence” offers anything but Topics: , Lydia Millet, writer, , , Fiction, , This article originally appeared on the . Lydia Millet’s “Magnificence” offers anything but 2012-12-25T14:00:00Z We readers, though, may never come to care about these “fish-tailed quasi-humans” because Millet fails to introduce them as individuals or invest them with any meaning: They are just pretty abstractions under the sea. Book review: ‘Mermaids in Paradise,’ by Lydia Millet In Millet’s latest novel, a bevy of kids and their middle-aged parents convene for the summer at a country house in America’s Northeast. The 10 Best Books of 2020 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z Millet isn't poaching on the ornament of genre to push a philosophical agenda: Ned's physical and mental pursuit of Anna grows in intensity over the course of "Sweet Lamb of Heaven." Lydia Millet has cooked up a contemplative thriller of endurance in 'Sweet Lamb of Heaven' 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z So if you visit this exhibition, spend some time with Millet on Millet’s own terms. Review | It’s easy to see Millet’s influence on other painters. It’s harder to see his genius. 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Millet is well known for writing idea-rich books, so perhaps it is no surprise that even if Anna isn't a resourceful fugitive, she thinks a lot and interestingly. Lydia Millet has cooked up a contemplative thriller of endurance in 'Sweet Lamb of Heaven' 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z The novelist Lydia Millet, whose new story collection is “Fight No More,” was impressed as a teenager by the Marquis de Sade. Lydia Millet: By the Book 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z The upcoming exhibition, “A Taste for Impressionism: Modern French Art From Millet to Matisse,” opens July 30 and runs through Nov. 13. Hidden Artwork Revealed by X-Ray Appears to Be Van Gogh Self-Portrait, Experts Say 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z The Oyster Bay was every bit as good and very similar to the Domaine Millet at less than 1/2 the price. ‘Listening’ to Sancerre Tell Its Story 2014-05-05T04:00:00Z As Richard Powers did in his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, “The Overstory,” Millet addresses the existential crisis of climate change with a technical understanding of the science and a humane understanding of the heart. Review | Lydia Millet’s ‘A Children’s Bible’ is a blistering classic 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z Millet has come into fashion as a healthy alternative to wheat or rice after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization named 2023 as the International Year of millets. World leaders served humble millet at G20 gala dinner 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z Millets are a group of grains India has been championing as a super food — versatile, climate-friendly and, if prepared right, presumably delicious enough for world leaders. From leaf crisps to pudding, India’s ‘super food’ millet finds its way onto the G20 dinner menu 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z Millet, the “poor man’s” super grain, is having a moment, appearing in Michelin-star restaurants and at the White House. The White House Pushes Tech Leaders To Get Tough on A.I. Safety 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z Nowhere is this more explicit than in Lydia Millet’s 2020 novel, “A Children’s Bible,” in which a group of middle-aged college friends rent an old mansion for a summer reunion. Will Children Save Us at the End of the World? 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Teranee Millet, 35, pleaded guilty on March 21 to unlawful possession of a firearm and destructive device, according to a news release from the U.S. attorney’s office for the Central District of California. Woman who vowed to blow up Torrance bank, then threw in Molotov cocktail gets 2 years in prison 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Millets were organized around religious identity: Orthodox Christians comprised one millet under the Orthodox patriarch in Istanbul, Armenian Christians were a second, and Jewish people a third. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Millets are more tolerant of poor soils, drought and harsh growing conditions, and can easily adapt to different environments without high levels of fertilizer and pesticide. From leaf crisps to pudding, India’s ‘super food’ millet finds its way onto the G20 dinner menu 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z Millet and sorghum, once eaten widely, lost a market. Meet the Climate Hackers of Malawi 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z This fantasy of a youth-led solution is both hopeful, Millet implies, and a deplorable shirking of responsibility. Will Children Save Us at the End of the World? 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Millet went into the Bank of America on Sept. 20, 2021, and spoke with the bank manager, authorities said. Woman who vowed to blow up Torrance bank, then threw in Molotov cocktail gets 2 years in prison 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Millets had their own courts to settle their affairs; a dhimmi would appear in a sharia court only if dealing with a Muslim in a legal or business matter, or with the state itself. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Millet’s last novel, “A Children’s Bible,” explored climate change and was a 2020 National Book Award finalist. Sign up for the Los Angeles Times Book Club 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z It was agreed that the three countries should focus on key issues such as single-use plastic pollution, desertification and food security in the context of the International Year of Millets, the statement said. India, France, UAE to work on climate change, biodiversity 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z In the early 1970s she discovered feminist authors like Betty Friedan and Kate Millet. Carol Leigh, Who Sought a New View of Prostitution, Dies at 71 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z The bank manager then called 911 and told police about Millet’s remarks. Woman who vowed to blow up Torrance bank, then threw in Molotov cocktail gets 2 years in prison 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Millets provided schools for members of their community; a private school for Greek Christians opened in Istanbul in 1454, for example. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The author of more than a dozen novels, Millet lives in the desert outside Tucson, Ariz., where she works as an editor and writer at the Center for Biological Diversity. Sign up for the Los Angeles Times Book Club 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z Mr Millet KC condemned the "failure to pay due respect to the idea of the home as a physical aspect of human privacy, agency, safety and dignity". Grenfell Tower fire: Contractors slammed for blaming each other 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Millet returns this month with a new novel, “Dinosaurs.” Why Lydia Millet writes about what frightens her most 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z Millet came back to the bank and threw a Molotov cocktail inside, causing a fire, which was extinguished by a bank customer, according to authorities. Woman who vowed to blow up Torrance bank, then threw in Molotov cocktail gets 2 years in prison 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Later that afternoon, a taxi dropped me at Millet’s house. The Climate Novelist Who Transcends Despair 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Lydia Millet’s most recent novel was a polished rapier called “A Children’s Bible.” Review | In ‘Dinosaurs,’ Lydia Millet mourns the burdens a rich man bears 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z Millet urged Butt to take a vacation with him and rest, and when Butt demurred, Millet convinced Taft to order his aide to deliver a letter to the pope in Rome. Two prominent men died on the Titanic. Were they secretly a couple? 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z Millet writes with a light and often humorous touch, but dark ideas are never far below the surface. Why Lydia Millet writes about what frightens her most 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z Millet then threatened another customer and threw a glass bottle at the customer’s truck on her way out of the parking lot before authorities arrived. Woman who vowed to blow up Torrance bank, then threw in Molotov cocktail gets 2 years in prison 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Millet doesn’t like to cook — she doesn’t even like to eat in front of other people — but was worried I wouldn’t have a proper meal otherwise, so she had ordered takeout sushi. The Climate Novelist Who Transcends Despair 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z I kept expecting to feel the deadly edge of Millet’s satirical wit, but Gil is allowed to luxuriate in his gold-plated self-pity largely unscathed. Review | In ‘Dinosaurs,’ Lydia Millet mourns the burdens a rich man bears 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z Butt and Millet left for Europe in March 1912, sharing a stateroom on the ship Berlin. Two prominent men died on the Titanic. Were they secretly a couple? 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z “It was one thing to hunt, then eat what you killed. Another to use the birds for target practice,” Millet writes, channeling Gil’s perspective. Why Lydia Millet writes about what frightens her most 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z Police arrived, secured the scene and used bank surveillance photos to identify Millet. Woman who vowed to blow up Torrance bank, then threw in Molotov cocktail gets 2 years in prison 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Earlier that morning, we stopped at one of Millet’s favorite sites at the Desert Museum, an exhibit that maps the history of the landscape here over deep time. The Climate Novelist Who Transcends Despair 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z “Time moved so slowly that he ceased to measure it,” Millet writes. Review | In ‘Dinosaurs,’ Lydia Millet mourns the burdens a rich man bears 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z At a brief stop in Ireland, Millet sent a letter to a friend praising the luxurious ship and complaining of “a number of obnoxious, ostentatious American women.” Two prominent men died on the Titanic. Were they secretly a couple? 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z These birds are the dinosaurs of the title, as Millet loves to riff on the idea that birds are the living descendants of those ancient creatures that so fascinate us. Why Lydia Millet writes about what frightens her most 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z Millet was treated for the injuries she sustained in the crash and has been in custody since. Woman who vowed to blow up Torrance bank, then threw in Molotov cocktail gets 2 years in prison 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Millet has dedicated much of her life to just that. The Climate Novelist Who Transcends Despair 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z “It was hard not to look at them,” Millet writes. Review | In ‘Dinosaurs,’ Lydia Millet mourns the burdens a rich man bears 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z The official reason was to honor the two Titanic dead who had been part of the federal government — Millet had a mostly symbolic role as vice chair of the U.S. Two prominent men died on the Titanic. Were they secretly a couple? 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z Almost every chapter is named after an avian species, and Millet said she originally called the book “Men of Birds,” when it was “even more bird-oriented than it is now.” Why Lydia Millet writes about what frightens her most 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z He had been reading Emile Zola’s great novel about the rural underclass, “Germinal,” and was under the spell of paintings of farm labor by his hero, Jean-Francois Millet. Perspective | In Van Gogh’s hidden self-portrait, thrilling questions about the artist 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z Millet’s point is that birds came from dinosaurs. The Climate Novelist Who Transcends Despair 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z In such passages, Millet confirms that she’s a master of poignant moments. Review | In ‘Dinosaurs,’ Lydia Millet mourns the burdens a rich man bears 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z Let’s be clear up front: No one knows for sure whether Archibald Butt and Francis Davis Millet were in a romantic relationship. Two prominent men died on the Titanic. Were they secretly a couple? 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z Birds in their variety also represent biological diversity, a subject of deep interest for Millet. Why Lydia Millet writes about what frightens her most 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z “I loved the reproduction of Millet’s ‘The Gleaners’ that was in my home in Pittsburgh, and John grew up in New York City, with all the museums and cultural life. Vivian Hewitt, collector of works by Black artists, dies at 102 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z Millet is “deeply devoted” to the center and its staff. The Climate Novelist Who Transcends Despair 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Millet has explored this species of existential despair more powerfully before. Review | In ‘Dinosaurs,’ Lydia Millet mourns the burdens a rich man bears 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z Millet was estranged from his wife and had a previous relationship with a man. Two prominent men died on the Titanic. Were they secretly a couple? 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z “The extinction of species is always the thing that frightens me most in the world,” says Millet, 53, who holds a master’s degree in environmental policy from Duke University. Why Lydia Millet writes about what frightens her most 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z Such signs are all too familiar to Millet Israeli, a psychotherapist who lives in Chelsea. Your Dog Is Not Ready for You to Return to the Office 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z Millet’s penchant for experimentation is such that if she gets bored, she’ll throw a strange or improbable twist into a plot just to keep things interesting for herself. The Climate Novelist Who Transcends Despair 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Millet’s new novel, “Dinosaurs,” is surprising in an entirely different way. Review | In ‘Dinosaurs,’ Lydia Millet mourns the burdens a rich man bears 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z Butt and Millet lived together in a mansion in a tony Washington neighborhood, where they threw parties for the city’s elite — including Butt’s boss, President William Howard Taft. Two prominent men died on the Titanic. Were they secretly a couple? 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z Although Millet’s science background informs her work, human relationships drive the narrative in “Dinosaurs,” which the author describes as “a book of barely cloaked metaphors,” starting with that glass house. Why Lydia Millet writes about what frightens her most 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z The Descendants Project has essentially argued that the industrial zoning was the result of Millet’s corruption and should be thrown out. Grain elevator: Ruling lets slave descendants suit go ahead 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Millet and her siblings spent many summers in Georgia, where Saralaine’s family operated a peach farm. The Climate Novelist Who Transcends Despair 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z One section was about European art, illustrated with copies of paintings by Rembrandt, Jean Francois Millet and Leonardo da Vinci. Boys in Afghanistan are becoming breadwinners for their families 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z Millet was the older of the two, born into a well-to-do family in Massachusetts in 1848. Two prominent men died on the Titanic. Were they secretly a couple? 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z “It’s a beautiful house — it made an impression on me,” Millet says. Why Lydia Millet writes about what frightens her most 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z Lawyers for the parish and Greenfield have argued that Millet was only one part of the process and that the parish council also approved the rezoning. Grain elevator: Ruling lets slave descendants suit go ahead 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z The next morning at 7:15 sharp Millet rolled into the hotel parking lot in a Lexus hybrid that was custom painted a shade she identified as “forest-service green.” The Climate Novelist Who Transcends Despair 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Or sometimes even Jean-François Raffaëlli, whose soulful picture of two homeless men drowning their sorrows in glasses of absinthe shows why he was regarded as the urban Millet. Review: What made Van Gogh tick? A Santa Barbara show offers surprising answers 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z It is not known how Millet and Butt met, but the two were sharing the mansion and playfully arguing over its decor by 1910, according to Davenport-Hines. Two prominent men died on the Titanic. Were they secretly a couple? 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z In Gil, Millet has created a sympathetic portrait of a wealthy man who tries to do what is right. Why Lydia Millet writes about what frightens her most 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z In one scene, two hunched figures echo the posture of “The Gleaners” by painter Jean-François Millet. You’ve seen ‘Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience.’ Now experience a real Van Gogh. 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z At the museum gate, a friendly docent greeted us with a bird on his gloved fist that Millet immediately identified as a kestrel. The Climate Novelist Who Transcends Despair 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z He was drawn to painters of The Hague and Barbizon schools, who painted the unvarnished, quiet work of everyday life, and specifically admired Millet and Jozef Israëls for their compassionate representations of agriculture workers. If you really want to get to know Van Gogh, skip the immersive experiences and visit this Ohio museum 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Butt was a prolific letter writer — a fact particularly important to Roosevelt and Taft biographers — but he rarely wrote of his personal life and referred to Millet as “my artist friend who lives with me.” Two prominent men died on the Titanic. Were they secretly a couple? 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z “It is possible to be lost in the world, even from a position of privilege,” Millet says. Why Lydia Millet writes about what frightens her most 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z Van Gogh admired Millet for his empathetic rendering of farmworkers, and here he extends that care to men repairing a road. You’ve seen ‘Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience.’ Now experience a real Van Gogh. 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z Millet, I thought, fit in well with the saguaros: They’re inviting but imposing, fuzzy but sharp enough to cut yourself on. The Climate Novelist Who Transcends Despair 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z He amassed more than 1,400 prints and followed art printed in magazines, particularly work by peasant painter Léon Lhermitte, whom he called “Millet II.” If you really want to get to know Van Gogh, skip the immersive experiences and visit this Ohio museum 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Millet’s body was later found; Butt’s was not. Two prominent men died on the Titanic. Were they secretly a couple? 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z “We tend to have a very narrow view in our culture of what parenting is,” Millet says. Why Lydia Millet writes about what frightens her most 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z India celebrated 2018 as Year of Millets and in March, the United Nations accepted Delhi's proposal to celebrate 2023 as the International Year of Millets. Why I switched to eating grandma's food 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z The thing about animals, according to Millet, is that all children love them. The Climate Novelist Who Transcends Despair 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z “I would much rather see an ugly woman by Israëls or Millet or a little old woman by E. Frère,” he writes in a letter to Theo. If you really want to get to know Van Gogh, skip the immersive experiences and visit this Ohio museum 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Millet was an important early crop as hunter-gatherers transitioned to an agricultural lifestyle. Japanese-Korean-Turkish language group traced to farmers in ancient China 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z “Writing on climate and extinction is a difficult realism of a clearly existential order,” Millet wrote last year in an essay in The Times. Why Lydia Millet writes about what frightens her most 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z Millets, Dr Hughes says, are increasingly being recognised as "smart food" because "they are good for the planet, good for the farmer and good for you". Why I switched to eating grandma's food 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z Millet looks back at her early work with some regret. The Climate Novelist Who Transcends Despair 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z It’s a relief to see great novelists like Powers, Lydia Millet and Jenny Offill tackling climate change in ways that make for really good stories, brilliantly told. Review: With 'Bewilderment,' expansive novelist Richard Powers goes dark and narrow 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z Lydia Millet, whose latest novel, “A Children’s Bible,” tackled climate change, reads new fiction on climate and argues against calling it a genre. Katie Kitamura complicates the narrative 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z Millet’s most recent novel, “A Children’s Bible,” was a finalist for a 2020 National Book Award. Climate crisis is here; so is climate fiction. Don't you dare call it a genre 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z Director of Indian Institute of Millet Research Vilas Tonapi says millets are "the most ancient grains known to mankind". Why I switched to eating grandma's food 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z Millet’s way of loving is not without teeth. The Climate Novelist Who Transcends Despair 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Bucky Millet, 78, of Lake Arthur, Louisiana, considered evacuating but decided to ride out the storm with family due to concerns about the coronavirus. Weakened but still dangerous, Laura to pose continued threat 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z In A Children’s Bible, a new novel by Lydia Millet, kids are contemptuous of adults for their lack of action before the collapse of society. Why a generation is choosing to be child-free 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z Hancock County sheriff’s deputies saw Ryan Millet arguing with a woman, Misty Quiroz, at a gas station in Bay St. Louis on Wednesday and approached the couple, Chief Deputy Jeremy Skinner told The Sun Herald. Officials: Mississippi man arrested after nude foot chase 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z Millet cookies, chips, puffs and other munchies are being sold in supermarkets and online stores. Why I switched to eating grandma's food 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z “Self-indulgent” is on a list of things Millet has no time for. The Climate Novelist Who Transcends Despair 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z For some of her books, Millet can convincingly make the case that her fiction is separate from her job. The climate gospel according to novelist Lydia Millet 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z One hundred French women, including actress Catherine Deneuve and libertine writer Catherine Millet, signed an open letter defending men’s “freedom to bother women,” which they said was “indispensable to sexual freedom.” This French writer operated openly as a pedophile for decades. He may finally face justice 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z Skinner said that’s when Millet, who appeared to be under the influence of drugs, ran away and started taking off his clothes. Officials: Mississippi man arrested after nude foot chase 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z Millet’s bill would prohibit publication and distribution of deepfake content of a candidate within 60 days of an election. Maine lawmakers propose bill to ban ‘deepfake’ political ads 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z “Dinosaurs” solidifies a new phase of Millet’s career. The Climate Novelist Who Transcends Despair 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z “I wanted to hang this on a vaguely biblical skeleton, like a Greatest Hits of the Old Testament, and then you leap to a very particular part of the New Testament,” Millet said. The climate gospel according to novelist Lydia Millet 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z Millet is making its way from bird feeders to baked goods. Christmas cookies and holiday treats: Best recipes from The Seattle Times 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z Nancy Millet, 62, an independent from Poland, Maine, said she is open to voting for Trump again. Witch hunt or necessity? Maine's rugged independent voters torn over impeaching Trump 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z Peasants in Pastel: Millet and the Pastel Revival A selection of pastels by Jean-Francois Millet and his followers depict rural life in the 19th century. Museums in L.A. this week: 'Peasants in Pastel' at the Getty and more 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z Millet’s great insight — why her writing matters so much right now — is that looking outside the human is what gives human life its meaning. The Climate Novelist Who Transcends Despair 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Although her books have plenty of plot, Millet claims to be indifferent to it. The climate gospel according to novelist Lydia Millet 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z The California African American Museum has a show of mixed media works by artist Adia Millet that features textiles, collages, quilts and installations that touch on issues of identity and transformation. Essential Arts: The L.A. Phil and a crew of female artists pay tribute to Yoko Ono 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z “I kind of think he should be left alone to do what he’s supposed to do,” Millet said. Witch hunt or necessity? Maine's rugged independent voters torn over impeaching Trump 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z The bill is being considered by the Health and Human Services Committee, and is sponsored by Democratic state Sen. Rebecca Millet of Cumberland. Legislature to hold hearing on flavored tobacco ban bill 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z Millet was raised in Toronto, the eldest of three children. The Climate Novelist Who Transcends Despair 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z The voice Millet channels in the book belongs to the younger generation — whose side she’s clearly on — but also her own. The climate gospel according to novelist Lydia Millet 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z Millet says it is time to try again to pass the legislation under Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, who previously supported the measure as the state’s Attorney General. Maine lawmakers revive ‘red flag’ bill 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z The current challenge for farmers, Bunch says, would be, “ ‘Millet might be a great rotation crop, but where am I going to sell it?’ Millet is getting some serious attention from cooks, brewers and researchers as it makes its way from the bird feeder to the menu (and the beer mug) 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z The appeals panel is made up of Judges Millet and Robert Wilkins, two appointees of Democratic former President Barack Obama, and Stephen Williams, an appointee of Republican Ronald Reagan. U.S. FCC faces tough questions from court on net neutrality repeal 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z One thing that rankles Millet is when people feast on their hopelessness about the future. The Climate Novelist Who Transcends Despair 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z If anyone has a shot at conveying the anger of Evie’s generation and making it take hold the way only fiction can, it’s Lydia Millet. The climate gospel according to novelist Lydia Millet 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z In the darkly funny short story collection “Fight No More” by Lydia Millet, Angelenos — some strange, some egotistical, others in peril — struggle over real estate. Books: Two super short story collections, a powerful memoir and Anthony Bourdain's literary legacy 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z Millet grains are tiny, requiring special equipment to process properly. Millet is getting some serious attention from cooks, brewers and researchers as it makes its way from the bird feeder to the menu (and the beer mug) 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z Millet doesn’t portray Lexie as either victim or heroine; she is terrified, brave, anxious and hopeful in creating a new life for herself. The fraught lives of Angelenos and their real estate are the focus of Lydia Millet's superb 'Fight No More' 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z Millet’s literary writing isn’t polemical or guilt-ridden in the way of so much contemporary ecofiction. The Climate Novelist Who Transcends Despair 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Then Millet turns the premise inside out: Instead of focusing on the fancy house and adult relationships, she lets the younger generation hijack the narrative. The climate gospel according to novelist Lydia Millet 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z Barcelona-based Spanish journalist and writer Eva Millet looks at the symbolism of the verdict and the fight for women's rights in the country. Viewpoint: Spain rape case highlights enduring machismo 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z Richard Millet QC, counsel to the inquiry, said it was agreed that survivors and family members should be able to memorialise their loved ones "calmly and with dignity" ahead of the oral evidence. Tributes to Grenfell victims to open inquiry 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z “Maybe humor isn’t felt to indicate a genuine commitment to looking smart,” Millet said. The fraught lives of Angelenos and their real estate are the focus of Lydia Millet's superb 'Fight No More' 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z When the writer Lydia Millet was in grade school, she went on a trip to visit her cousins and stepped on a toad. The Climate Novelist Who Transcends Despair 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Other people might just kill the snakes, but Millet thinks in terms of ecosystems. The climate gospel according to novelist Lydia Millet 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z “While Ukraine kills its own peaceful citizens,” a Millet announcer intoned this week, “the Russian Federation is building innovation cities, innovation centers, spaceports, unique transportation infrastructure, hospitals, schools and kindergartens.” Vote — or else: Crimea’s propaganda machine fans fear in closing days of Putin’s campaign 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z Among the 200 or so artworks hanging in the public library for the past eight decades are etchings by Rembrandt, Whistler and Jean-Francois Millet. Nebraska library includes extensive collection of fine art 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z Lydia Millet’s collection “Fight No More” is an antidote to these confectionary narratives, focusing on the fraught and intense interior lives of those inhabiting homes across the prime real estate landscape of Los Angeles. The fraught lives of Angelenos and their real estate are the focus of Lydia Millet's superb 'Fight No More' 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z Millet was out in the yard at her cousins’ house, spied a toad, raised her sandaled foot and squished it to death. The Climate Novelist Who Transcends Despair 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z “Some of it I still think is kind of funny: ‘The Busty Beauties,’ that’s just what it sounds like,” Lydia Millet recalled with a low laugh. The climate gospel according to novelist Lydia Millet 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z Félix Millet, who created and ran the concert hall’s foundation, was sentenced to almost 10 years in prison and fined 4.1 million euros for embezzling public money. Spain’s Prime Minister Threatens to Extend Direct Rule Over Catalonia 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z The signatories of the Le Monde letter include the writer Catherine Millet, who is 69 and best-known for a 2002 memoir detailing her sexual life in graphic detail. France's celebrity pushback against 'MeToo' 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z In “Stockholm,” Millet introduces us to Lexie, a young woman who has fled the home where her stepfather, who dotes on her mother, had been molesting her. The fraught lives of Angelenos and their real estate are the focus of Lydia Millet's superb 'Fight No More' 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z “I sometimes feel much of my life was determined in that moment,” Millet said when we met this summer in Tucson, Ariz., where she has lived for more than 20 years. The Climate Novelist Who Transcends Despair 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z As we talked, Millet’s phone occasionally lost its signal. The climate gospel according to novelist Lydia Millet 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z The government’s refusal to grant the young woman’s wish “sacrifices” her “constitutional liberty, autonomy and personal dignity for no justifiable governmental reason”, Judge Millet wrote. A 17-year-old immigrant fights to have an abortion 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z Millet just wanted to thank Petty for a lifetime of memories. Still the King: Richard Petty reaches 80, still at the track 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z Millet is uncompromising in portraying how he adopts a sanctimonious narrative to do what he wants with impunity. The fraught lives of Angelenos and their real estate are the focus of Lydia Millet's superb 'Fight No More' 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z But for Millet, animals are more than props in a human drama; she’s interested in them for their own sake. The Climate Novelist Who Transcends Despair 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z “There is no way they will be able to deport people quietly,” says Nick Millet, a British volunteer. 'Europe's dirty secret': officials on Chios scramble to cope with rising tensions 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z Even the previously loss-making outdoor brands, Millets and Blacks, have made money for the first time since JD Sports acquired them. JD Sports' profits boosted by fashion for fitness wear - BBC News 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z Its outdoor division - which includes the Blacks and Millets chains - managed to narrow losses to £2.3m from £4.5m last year. JD Sports enjoys surge in profits - BBC News 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z In showing how the rich rely on “lazy” people to do the labor that makes their lives, particularly at home, possible, Millet hones in on an audacious and laughable incongruity. The fraught lives of Angelenos and their real estate are the focus of Lydia Millet's superb 'Fight No More' 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z Millet says those impulses inevitably lead back to the quagmires of self-projection, narcissism, fantasies of ego. The Climate Novelist Who Transcends Despair 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z The tiny outpost hits many a nostalgic note, celebrated in paintings by Mississippi artists Wyatt Waters, Mark Millet and Paul Fayard. Diary Freeze in Crystal Springs serves up cool nostalgia 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Nick Millet, one of the founders, says the aim was to bring structure into the children's lives, as some of them have not been to school for more than a year. Greece's stranded refugees fear being forgotten - BBC News 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z Millet was forced to take draconian steps to cut expenses, including layoffs and eliminating much of the college’s athletic program. Alabama editorial roundup 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z Men, especially older men, are libertines throughout and treated by Millet and her female characters with a measured disgust. The fraught lives of Angelenos and their real estate are the focus of Lydia Millet's superb 'Fight No More' 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z An hour after I arrived at my hotel, which was hidden among the cactuses on the edge of Saguaro National Park, Millet drove over with two bottles of red wine. The Climate Novelist Who Transcends Despair 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z I disagree with Millet that the you want to get it right. He Catches What Umps Might Miss 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z "We are working on enhancing the efforts to combat ISIS," Millet said, using an alternative acronym for the extremist group. Ambassadors of France, Britain and Spain have arrived in Tripoli as the international community tries to shore up the new, U.N.-brokered unity government for Libya 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z Millet contends that small, private colleges routinely borrow money to make ends meet. Alabama editorial roundup 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z Two other papers linked with the group, Bugun and Millet, were taken over in October. Closures and court cases leave Turkey's media increasingly muzzled 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z When Millet first bought her house in Tucson, she was not intending to move there permanently; it just seemed like a good place to spend winters and write. The Climate Novelist Who Transcends Despair 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Millet did not specifically mention the reason of him leaving. Stillman College president to step down in 2017 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z Millet added that establishing the new unity government will help international efforts to combat the Islamic State group, which has exploited the chaos to establish a foothold in the central city of Sirte. Ambassadors of France, Britain and Spain have arrived in Tripoli as the international community tries to shore up the new, U.N.-brokered unity government for Libya 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z "Millet and sorghum are the crops for survival in this time of drought," he said. Zimbabwean 'wizard' bewitches a bumper crop amid drought 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z Millet says the move is needed to get the small private school back on solid financial ground. Stillman College dropping football 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Suckling described Millet as keeping the staff of the center focused on that sense of awe and wonder. The Climate Novelist Who Transcends Despair 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Millet said he planned to continue work in higher education administration, he did not confirm on Wednesday where he and his wife, Marcia Millet, a faculty member, planned to move after Stillman. Stillman College president to step down in 2017 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z The dailies, Bugun and Millet, ran Erdogan’s photo on the front page along with the headlines “The president among the people” and “Turkey united.” Turkey muzzles democracy’s watchdogs 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z She hoes the clods of soil like a peasant in a Millet painting, and plunges up to her waist to join Gabriel for the seasonal washing of sheep. To Save the World or to Trash It? 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z Millet flour: I cherish how light and sweet this flour is, and I turn to it to provide a tender crumb. Keep the Breadbasket, Throw Out the Gluten 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z It says a lot about the toughness of Millet’s voice that these choices don’t tip into sentimentality. The Climate Novelist Who Transcends Despair 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Millet’s tenure has been defined by efforts to reverse the small private college’s fortunes. Stillman College president to step down in 2017 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z Millet Millet was actually Asia’s staple grain before rice more than 10,000 years ago. 5 Ancient Grains You Need to Try 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z Millet is one of them, and is heavily involved in coalescing the area’s rich business resources toward programs to benefit the next era of entrepreneurs. Looking For Entrepreneurial Resources? Try Jackson Hole 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Millet is especially rich in the mineral magnesium, which is important for bone health. Why Are We Obsessed With Ancient Grains? 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z That Millet deems him worth saving in the first place is a testament to how her capacious humanism exists in tandem with her deep love for the nonhuman. The Climate Novelist Who Transcends Despair 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z “I will continue to be with the full presidential responsibilities during the remainder of my tenure,” Millet said. Stillman College president to step down in 2017 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z Writers like Victor Hugo and artists like Jean-Francois Millet began portraying working people in their art, instead of images of courtly life. 'The Newsroom,' The New Republic and the New Tech Media Owner 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Millet was domesticated in China but is sensitive to frost. Barley fuelled farmers' spread onto Tibetan plateau 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z “We went after projects we thought we would be the best at,” said Timothy Dalton, the director of K-State’s Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Sorghum and Millet. Kansas State researchers fighting world hunger 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z It was, added Australian tourist Tina Millet, “quite a big commotion.” Smoke bomb flung into chic NYC eatery; no injuries 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Millet argued the college was well positioned for the next president. Stillman College president to step down in 2017 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z View Photo Gallery —Styles by designers including Corrie Nielsen, Pascal Millet and Lea Peckre get a turn on the runway. At Paris Fashion Week, a battle over breasts Elsie, 21, a shop assistant at Millets, was due to be married in a fortnight's time to Harry Davies, a local man. The 'forgotten' bombing of Coventry 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z We also meet Frank Millet — painter, writer, friend of Mark Twain — who covered the grueling Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78 only to die on board the Titanic a generation later. The Early Days of America’s Foreign Correspondents Millet said Stillman is considering an undergraduate degree in special education, Millet said. Stillman plans new degrees, community engagement 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z Millet, citing the financial challenges facing Stillman, also announced in December the college was eliminating all sports except for men’s and women’s basketball after this school year. Stillman College president to step down in 2017 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z "The fire was so quick, he just couldn't get to them," Houma Fire Inspector Mike Millet told the paper. Three children killed in Louisiana trailer park fire 2013-12-26T15:59:10Z As is often the case with stalled nominations, Republicans did not contend that Millet lacked qualifications. Democrats ditch historic U.S. Senate rule blamed for gridlock 2013-11-22T15:34:37Z Shortly after 11 a.m., the senators began voting on a motion to reconsider the nomination of Patricia Millet to serve on the U.S. Senate poised to limit filibusters in party-line vote that would alter centuries of precedent 2013-11-21T16:21:00Z Millet said the graduate courses will be offered in the evening, so teachers could pursue the degree without having to take off work. Stillman plans new degrees, community engagement 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z Millet launched new capital campaigns and efforts to boost enrollment including tuition rate reductions last fall, partnerships with community colleges, and initiatives to attract non-traditional students. Stillman College president to step down in 2017 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z Millet was not immediately available for further comment. Three children killed in Louisiana trailer park fire 2013-12-26T15:59:10Z Both senior GOP senators said they were also opposed to Millet’s nomination to a lifetime appointment on the D.C. Senate resumes fight over Obama nominees 2013-10-31T00:08:20Z Peasants from a Jean-François Millet poster walked out of the frame and marched across the wall. The Problem With How We Treat Bipolar Disorder 2013-04-26T11:00:57Z Millet began his tenure as president of the private Presbyterian college in Tuscaloosa on July 1. Stillman plans new degrees, community engagement 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z JD Sports has closed nearly 130 of its stores but plans to leave 60 under the Millets name. JD Sports reprieve for Millets 2013-04-17T14:14:36Z "The key thing that we're watching is cash flow sustainability on the core Spanish operation," said Laurent Millet, who manages the Artemis European Opportunities Fund. Analysis: Telefonica back in shape to clear debt hurdles 2013-02-20T14:31:05Z But if Democrats see both Watt and Millet rejected by GOP filibusters on Thursday, it may set the stage for another fight over Senate rules. Senate resumes fight over Obama nominees 2013-10-31T00:08:20Z For example, the outdoor stores Blacks and Millets were bought by JD Sports in what is known as a pre-pack administration. Vouchers and gift cards: Your rights 2013-01-15T13:15:44Z Spinach and Millet Timbale With Tomato SauceA timbale is a molded custard, somewhat similar to a quiche without a crust. Well: Spinach Recipes for Health 2012-12-28T15:03:11Z Photograph: Anna Gowthorpe/PA JD Sports Fashion is giving a reprieve to the Millets chain despite continuing troubles at its outdoor clothing business. JD Sports reprieve for Millets 2013-04-17T14:14:36Z Spinach and Millet Timbale With Tomato Sauce A timbale is a molded custard, somewhat similar to a quiche without a crust. Recipes for Health: Spinach and Millet Timbale With Tomato Sauce 2012-12-24T14:46:42Z Karen Barrow/The New York Times An earlier version of this interactive omitted an ingredient in the instructions of the recipe for Sweet Millet Kugel With Dried Apricots and Raisins. Well’s Vegetarian Thanksgiving 2012 2012-11-21T15:53:48Z Sweet Millet Kugel With Dried Apricots and Raisins Millet, a light, fluffy gluten-free grain that is a good source of magnesium, manganese and phosphorus, lends itself beautifully to both sweet and savory kugels. Recipes for Health: Sweet Millet Kugel — Recipes for Health 2012-11-05T20:43:48Z Under the guidance of their advisors, the sisters initially bought paintings by the likes of Turner, Corot and Millet but were encouraged to buy the works of Carrière, Monet and Rodin. 'Earlier' Mona Lisa's Welsh links 2012-09-27T17:25:30Z JD said it would close further outlets to leave a group with 140 stores, 60 of which would retain the Millets name. JD Sports reprieve for Millets 2013-04-17T14:14:36Z "This balances security with the legal right to access for peaceful use," said Mr Millet. UN call for bio-terrorism action 2012-09-27T12:13:30Z After the disclaimer where he insists he does “not approve of the acts committed by Breivik,” Millet admits being “struck by their “formal perfection” and “literary dimension.” French Essayist Blames Multi-Culturalism for Norway Massacre 2012-08-28T23:05:23Z "You'll never die because of intensity of exercise," said Gregoire Millet, director of the Sport Science Institute at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. Athletes go to extremes, but "governor" keeps them safe 2012-08-09T13:53:06Z In 1846 he went to D�sseldorf, which he soon exchanged for Paris, where he studied with Couture, and later with Millet. English Painters with a chapter on American painters 2012-03-27T02:00:26.437Z JD Sports had planned to close Millets, part of Blacks Leisure, which it bought in January last year. JD Sports reprieve for Millets 2013-04-17T14:14:36Z Piers Millet from the UN's Biological Weapons Convention said there was no global organisation to ensure biotech was not used for "nefarious" purposes. UN call for bio-terrorism action 2012-09-27T12:13:30Z Neither the controversy surrounding his essays nor calls for his ouster from Gallimard seem to bother Millet. French Essayist Blames Multi-Culturalism for Norway Massacre 2012-08-28T23:05:23Z Unfortunately many of his paintings and sketches, together with five large Millets and other art treasures collected by him in Europe, were destroyed in the great Boston fire of 1872. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z He gets more real pleasure from Millet and Troyon than from all the pictures of all the saints and donkeys of the Middle Ages. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z Poor Millet did his magnificent work in spite of the fact that his family nearly starved. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z Mr Millet summarised the main points of the existing biological weapons convention: States that sign it say that they will never acquire or use biological or toxic weapons. UN call for bio-terrorism action 2012-09-27T12:13:30Z Indeed, though Millet states he does not approve of Breivik’s murderous action July 22, 2011 that left 77 innocent people dead, he does write the slaughter was “without doubt what Norway deserved.” French Essayist Blames Multi-Culturalism for Norway Massacre 2012-08-28T23:05:23Z On his return in 1855 he painted some of his most beautiful pictures, all reminiscent of his life in France and of Millet’s influence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z Millet the auctioneer, on the 9th Sept. advertized for sale, "a negro man and sundry other articles." History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z Millet, mil′et, n. a grass yielding grain which is used for food. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z She translated Sensier’s biography of Millet, and painted, before her marriage in 1874, studies in flowers and ideal heads, much admired for their feeling and delicate colouring. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z Because he sees the resulting “loss of national identity” and “Islamization of Europe” decaying “Christian roots” everywhere, Millet appears to believe acts similar to Breivik’s may be replicated outside Norway as well. French Essayist Blames Multi-Culturalism for Norway Massacre 2012-08-28T23:05:23Z The companionship of Millet had a lasting influence on Hunt’s character and style, and his work grew in strength, in beauty and in seriousness. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z For these programs to work, says Millet, doctors and other providers must be engaged. New prescription monitoring draws complaints 2012-01-03T01:41:52Z You probably know many of the pictures of Millet, who painted the simple country life of French peasants, as they worked in the fields, watched their flocks, or cared for their children at home. Text Books of Art Education, Book IV (of 7) 2011-11-29T03:00:14.593Z This picture by Millet is called "Springtime" and hangs in the Louvre, in Paris. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z At that time, Mr. Gilder arranged for Millet's autobiography which first made him widely known in America; and in their Paris studio I met Sargent and Bastien Le Page and many other notables. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z This truth is illustrated by paintings like Bierstadt's "Yosemite" or his "Drummer Boy," Millet's "Angelus," or Turner's "Slave Ship." The World's Best Books : A Key to the Treasures of Literature 2011-10-20T02:00:20.857Z It is "The Gleaners" from the brush of the French artist Jean François Millet. Great Inventions and Discoveries 2011-10-01T02:00:30.900Z Millet's pictures make us feel great respect for a man or woman who works. Text Books of Art Education, Book IV (of 7) 2011-11-29T03:00:14.593Z There they found James Boucher, his wife and a female friend named Colette, the wife of the registrar Millet. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z It was at this same period that I went to Fontainebleau to study the Barbizon School and met the son of Millet, who was trying to paint and never succeeded. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z Millet and rice are the staple food of the people. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z Transfers of this sort were used as insets in Mr. Denton's work on the "Moths and Butterflies of the United States," published in a limited edition by J. B. Millet Company, Boston. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z He, like Millet, was a painter of quiet country landscapes and farm life. Text Books of Art Education, Book IV (of 7) 2011-11-29T03:00:14.593Z Millet's impressive picture was vividly recalled as we sat upon the deck and listened to those bells, whose notes floated softly upon the air as if bidding farewell to the lingering daylight. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z They flitted past in a shower of colours and shadows and I have drifted hither through the hazy forests of Heine and the troubled grey of Millet's twilight.... Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z Bernstein's decision follows heavy fire from the Millets and Blacks owner's largest shareholder, Sports Direct, which last month upped its stake to 21%. Shock as Blacks Leisure chairman quits 2011-08-04T19:22:30Z Some of you may remember Edwin Markham's poem, "The Man with the Hoe," based on Millet's famous picture. Man's Redemption of Man A Lay Sermon 2011-08-02T02:00:20.160Z The gallery at the springing of the roof of the nave was entirely rebuilt in 1878 by Architect Millet, in a style foreign to that of the Cathedral. Rheims and the Battles for its Possession Illustrated Michelin Guides to the Battle-Fields (1914-1918) 2011-07-31T02:00:09.963Z Whistler and Millet's paintings attract artists from all over the world, and inventors reverence the names of Fulton and Stephenson. Think A Book for To-day 2011-07-27T02:00:35.180Z I first studied under a Frenchman named Millet, a graduate of the Conservatory of Paris, who was teaching the daughters of Colonel Stebbins and, also, the daughter of the Baron de Trobriand. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z Millet's recent celebrated painting represents a brutal, primitive type of a man leaning heavily on a hoe as ancient and woful in character as the man himself. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z Twice Hamsun repeats the description of Isak sowing, and it is like a picture by Millet. Knut Hamsun 2011-07-18T02:00:21.927Z Others who don’t get it are women like Catherine Millet, the French author best known for her 2001 best-selling memoir of loveless sexual encounters in parking lots and swingers’ clubs. Letter from Europe: Fault Lines in France on Women 2011-07-14T15:38:18Z A certain grain of Millet fell out of a sack in which it was being carried into the City, and was soon trampled in the dust. A Bayard From Bengal Being some account of the Magnificent and Spanking Career of Chunder Bindabun Bhosh,... 2011-07-13T02:00:17.950Z Nature says, here is a piece of ochre and some iron rust; Millet answers, let the colors become an Angelus. Right Living as a Fine Art A Study of Channing's Symphony as an Outline of the Ideal Life and Character 2011-07-12T02:00:36.983Z Purposes and Varieties.—Primitive and Modern Toilers.—Millet.—Tillers of the Soil no Longer "Brothers of the Ox." Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z Mr. Millet gives an intensely interesting account of the inaugural ceremonies of September 15th, which as Manila correspondent of the London Times and Harper’s Weekly he had the good fortune to witness. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z It is in this respect that the art of Bastien-Lepage assumes a higher significance; like Millet, it is not a peasant whom he paints, but the peasant, forever unchanging in spite of latitude. Bastien Lepage 2011-06-28T02:00:12.150Z Mr. Millet died in 1879, leaving a widow, two sons and three daughters. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z "Of course I don't think it is as good as Millet—not quite," Helen proceeded, forcing her measure a trifle. The Old Blood 2011-06-13T02:00:22.897Z The work of Jean François Millet also delighted him no less than that of Corot. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume I 2011-05-22T02:00:16.657Z But Mr. Millet’s admiration would have been somewhat toned down had he known what we found out later. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z True, there were mural paintings at the Chicago World's Fair, but they were not provided for by appropriation, having been paid for by the late Frank Millet, with money saved from other things. Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z His letters, together with those of his colleagues, MacGahan and Millet, were republished by the Daily News. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z Dr. Otto Millet: into government service on the inertia of a fantastic reputation as a research physicist specializing in magnetic field studies. Security Risk 2011-04-04T02:00:08.993Z Take, for example, a canvas such as Millet's popular picture entitled "The Angelus." Chapters of Bible Study A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Sacred Scriptures 2011-03-27T02:00:12.580Z Mr. Millet had been a war correspondent in those campaigns also, and General Greene was there taking observations. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z Just such tranquil rural pictures have been portrayed over and over again by Millet, Corot, Daubigny; and in this very simplicity often lies their charm. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z New York under the auspices of the Barye Monument Association also of paintings by J. F. Millet, Th. A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 1 of 3) Forming a portion of the library of Robert Hoe 2011-02-16T03:00:36.047Z It is clear that Dr. Millet's conversations and letters with Professor Greyman, together with his unrepentant attitude, render him a security risk. Security Risk 2011-04-04T02:00:08.993Z The collection also includes Millet's lithograph, The Sower, and his rare heliogravure, Maternal Precaution. Handbook of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts 2011-02-15T03:00:17.853Z Mr. Millet’s Government was a lion about to eat a lamb, but the head of his nation, Mr. McKinley, clothed with absolute authority in the premises for the nonce, was balking at the diet. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z In 1851 Millet was at his height, if one considers what he had already achieved by his “great agrarian poems,” as they have been called. Dumas' Paris 2011-02-02T03:00:23.057Z Limited edition, with portrait after F. Millet and facsimile. A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 1 of 3) Forming a portion of the library of Robert Hoe 2011-02-16T03:00:36.047Z Since virtually all laboratories were government supported, that was to all intents and purposes the end of Millet's career as an experimental physicist. Security Risk 2011-04-04T02:00:08.993Z Of the six wood-engravings drawn by Millet and cut by his brothers, three are represented in the collection. Handbook of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts 2011-02-15T03:00:17.853Z Mr. Millet continues: When they had been at the front twenty-four hours they were relieved and returned home for a rest. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z Millet once said that the essence of beauty in art consists in the adaptation of truth so as to suit the conditions. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z The owner of Blacks and Millets stores reported a 10% increase in December sales today – much better than analysts expected – and also said it is still in talks with potential suitors. Blacks sales rise with freezing weather 2011-01-04T08:53:09Z Walker tried to place himself in the time of Millet's hearing. Security Risk 2011-04-04T02:00:08.993Z Millet was a thoughtful artist, to whom the spirit of things was at least as important as their visual aspect. Handbook of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts 2011-02-15T03:00:17.853Z Mr. Millet saw the inaugural ceremonies in the church, and heard Aguinaldo’s address to the Congress. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z I think they have some difficulty in that the Millets and Blacks brand proposition is confused. Battered Blacks Leisure stakes its future on a takeover 2010-10-23T23:06:00Z Barring any unforeseen interruptions from Millet, the Mansfields plan to start the renovation project this summer. Bringing a Historic but Haunted Winery Back to Life 2010-03-20T21:50:00Z He'd been not too many years out of school then, with the bitterness of his frustrated ambition to be a research physicist still rankling him; perhaps this had colored his view of Millet. Security Risk 2011-04-04T02:00:08.993Z But Millet never descended to anecdotal trivialities; he avoided the pale sentimentality of such a painter as Jules Breton. Handbook of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts 2011-02-15T03:00:17.853Z This gentleman was Mr. Frank D. Millet, from whom we have already above quoted, the correspondent of the London Times and of Harper’s Weekly. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z Despite their chequered recent history, Blacks and Millets operate in a buoyant sector. Battered Blacks Leisure stakes its future on a takeover 2010-10-23T23:06:00Z The Blacks group includes Millets and Freespirit as well as the Blacks shops. Blacks snubs Sports Direct bid 2010-03-19T07:19:00Z Nowhere had he been able to find any evidence as to what had happened to Millet since. Security Risk 2011-04-04T02:00:08.993Z Millet was far above any trickery, either of thought or of execution. Handbook of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts 2011-02-15T03:00:17.853Z The father’s bent back behind him was an added touch from Millet. The Idyl of Twin Fires At such times, as he sat by the bedside and gazed in his patient’s face, the lineaments brought back the scene by the pit and his father’s agony, as Captain Millet lay apparently dying. A Double Knot Unfortunately, I am not Millet; besides, he isn't the god of our present idolatry. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop It took the Secret Service exactly twenty-nine hours to locate Dr. Otto Millet. Security Risk 2011-04-04T02:00:08.993Z The very intensity of his intellectual interests led Millet to evolve a personal style that is distinguished by its simplicity and directness. Handbook of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts 2011-02-15T03:00:17.853Z But the lone pine and the blue mountains gave a bright, sharp quality to the landscape which was quite unlike Millet. The Idyl of Twin Fires “But I have kept it!” said Robert Millet sternly. A Double Knot Wouldn't that be something like the work Millet did? The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop Thirty minutes later, Walker was climbing out of a government helicopter and staring at Millet's small house through squinted eyes which he shielded with both hands against the blazing desert sun. Security Risk 2011-04-04T02:00:08.993Z As an artist, Millet is more allied to Durer than to Rubens. Handbook of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts 2011-02-15T03:00:17.853Z Sometimes it seems to be the figures of Mike and Joe driving old Dobbin and the plough, against the sky and the lone pine, like a Millet painting.” The Idyl of Twin Fires “They may come yet,” said Captain Millet quietly. A Double Knot He never made money or a great name, but some of his pictures, inspired by the genius of Corot and Millet, are very suggestive and beautiful. Lafcadio Hearn Flagstone steps curved toward the porch, and he minced along them, uncertain, now that he had arrived, of what he would say to Millet. Security Risk 2011-04-04T02:00:08.993Z Both in his use of line and of mass, it is Millet's invariable practice to simplify, omitting everything that is not essential to his purpose. Handbook of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts 2011-02-15T03:00:17.853Z Miss Haddon was still scattering grain, rather in the attitude of Millet's “Sower,” and still talking reflectively. Bye-Ways I attended Captain Millet after his fall in the gravel-pit near the Dingle.” A Double Knot Meanwhile, in his humble home in Brittany, Fran�ois Millet, in poverty and solitude, was living face to face with Nature and producing "The Sowers" and "The Angelus." Lafcadio Hearn Millet fiddled with several pipes in a rack beside his chair, selected one, and began filling it with rough-cut tobacco from a battered canister. Security Risk 2011-04-04T02:00:08.993Z We haven't got any Millet yet, but that morning thing over there is a Corot—at least we think so. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 His pictures have the dignity and truth of Jean François Millet, and his “lyrical cry” is as authentic as that of Burns. An Outline of Russian Literature Poor Isabella’s hands began to tremble in a peculiar, nervous way as tall, English-looking Marcus Glen approached, appearing so much the more manly for having dapper Richard Millet by his side. A Double Knot Millet might have a restricted sense of color, Corot might have had his faults, and Rousseau have been less than Teevan could have wished him; but these were dead men. Ewing\\'s Lady First of all, Dr. Millet, I find myself a little embarrassed. Security Risk 2011-04-04T02:00:08.993Z But as soon as I began to hear about the Millet and the Barbizon crowd, I saw there was. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 Nevertheless, it is laughable to rank Pushkin amongst the misunderstood, among the Shelleys, the Millets, of Literature and Art; or to talk of his sad fate. An Outline of Russian Literature Come along down, and speak to Richard Millet, while I talk to the Captain. A Double Knot Turner was one, to be sure, but Millet had a restricted sense of color. Ewing\\'s Lady Millet shook out his second match and puffed until the pipe bowl glowed warmly, edge to edge. Security Risk 2011-04-04T02:00:08.993Z Diaz had no well-known pupils, but L�on Richet followed markedly his methods of tree-painting, and J. F. Millet at one period painted small figures in avowed imitation of Diaz’s then popular subjects. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" But a picture of Millet's boyhood would not be complete unless it included his grandmother. Stories Pictures Tell Book Two “The silly old things!” she thought; “they could not see that the bouquets came from the Captain and Mr Millet.” A Double Knot Millet must have thought of himself when he painted this man, for, like the father bird, he must work hard to get enough food for his family. Stories Pictures Tell Book One Millet leaned back and began laughing, his eyes squinted shut. Security Risk 2011-04-04T02:00:08.993Z He does not even appear to see me and swings the censor close, close to my head, over and over again, with the same free-handed gesture of Millet's sower. Seeds of Pine One day the two went to an artist who lived in a neighboring town and showed him some of Millet's sketches. Stories Pictures Tell Book Two Then he felt slightly uneasy, for though he had never spoken to Lady Millet, his visits had been suggestive, and he could not help asking himself what her ladyship would say. A Double Knot Shall we tell you something about the man, Millet, who painted this picture? Stories Pictures Tell Book One "Good," said Millet, looking up, his laughter fading into a smile. Security Risk 2011-04-04T02:00:08.993Z Aim� Millet, the sculptor, whose room was situated immediately beneath that of Lapierre, was the first victim. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections It was not until Millet was an old man that people began to appreciate his work. Stories Pictures Tell Book Two Ruth’s eyes grew a little more wide open as she heard this, for she thought that poor little Richard Millet seemed to be left to talk to her more than he liked. A Double Knot Something about the bent figure made Millet want to draw a picture of him. Stories Pictures Tell Book One Walker began to wish that he were somewhere else: Millet simply baffled him. Security Risk 2011-04-04T02:00:08.993Z It was provided with all sorts of instruments except musical ones, and the old dame was conducted in state to Millet's room. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections Now most of those fashionable artists of his time have been forgotten, while the paintings of Jean Fran�ois Millet have become more and more valuable. Stories Pictures Tell Book Two Miss Millet and her sister have not been gone long.” A Double Knot Millet worked very hard, but for a long time his pictures did not sell, and he was very poor. Stories Pictures Tell Book One You know," said Millet as he got up and went to a bookcase, "a man's got to earn a living. Security Risk 2011-04-04T02:00:08.993Z Millet’s dear little “Angelus,” that hymn of resignation and peace, alongside of all this roar and carnage of battle! A Frenchman in America Recollections of Men and Things Who took care of Millet when he was little? Stories Pictures Tell Book Two My father and mother must have known Captain Millet very intimately. A Double Knot Who took care of Millet while his parents worked in the fields? Stories Pictures Tell Book One Millet reached into the bookcase and came out with a stack of magazines. Security Risk 2011-04-04T02:00:08.993Z You little guess that that picture was no other than Jean Francois Millet’s “Angelus.” A Frenchman in America Recollections of Men and Things What did the artist think when he saw Millet's sketches? Stories Pictures Tell Book Two “I used to hear how terribly you flirted at Lady Millet’s with those two daughters,” said Lady Littletown playfully. A Double Knot Millet thought he would paint this picture, and name it "Feeding Her Birds." Stories Pictures Tell Book One "Walker, a toast," said Millet, holding a tall glass out to him. Security Risk 2011-04-04T02:00:08.993Z Spikelets about 3 mm. long; bristles much longer, usually purple Millet, Setaria italica. 8a. The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State The artist, Millet, thought that of no importance at all. Stories Pictures Tell Book Two “It seemed rum,” Joseph said, “though certainly him and Miss Marie looked pretty thick now, while little Mr Millet sat next to Miss Ruth,” who, to the man’s notions, was “the prettiest of the lot.” A Double Knot Jean Fran�ois Millet was the son of poor French peasants. Stories Pictures Tell Book One You know very well, Millet, that this was an unique, almost independent line of development that comes to a stop in your brain. Security Risk 2011-04-04T02:00:08.993Z Liebermann has done for the Germans something of what Millet did for the French. Artists Past and Present Random Studies The father liked to draw, too, but he could not see why Millet should be making up pictures from imagination when there were so many real things to draw. Stories Pictures Tell Book Two For instance, there was that Lord Henry Moorpark there, and Captain Glen and Mr Richard Millet, who had tipped him over and over again, and ought to have married the ladies. A Double Knot Millet's mother worked in the fields with his father all day long. Stories Pictures Tell Book One "Don't laugh, Millet; it's a fact of life which must be faced." Security Risk 2011-04-04T02:00:08.993Z One likes to think of him in Barbizon, living in cordial intimacy with Diaz and Rousseau and Millet and the great Daumier. Artists Past and Present Random Studies Something about the bent figure made Millet feel he would like to draw a picture of the man just as he looked then. Stories Pictures Tell Book Two Ugh!” exclaimed Lady Millet in tones of disgust; “I can soon put a stop to that, my son.” A Double Knot She was a religious woman, and almost the only pictures Millet saw when he was a boy were those in his grandmother's Bible. Stories Pictures Tell Book One Millet finished his drink and set the glass on an end table. Security Risk 2011-04-04T02:00:08.993Z Mr. Witla," wrote this critic, "would no doubt be flattered if he were referred to as an American Millet. The "Genius" All liked the picture very much, and told Millet so. Stories Pictures Tell Book Two “Richards says, my lady, that Miss Millet went out an hour ago.” A Double Knot When he was eighteen years old Millet drew his first great picture. Stories Pictures Tell Book One "Dr. Millet, you have put it in a nutshell." Security Risk 2011-04-04T02:00:08.993Z Millet, wheat, sweet potatoes, yams and tares are also grown. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" But Millet studied with him only two months, when he was called home by the death of his father. Stories Pictures Tell Book Two “Yes, yes! why don’t you speak?” cried Lady Millet piteously. A Double Knot The people passing by knew at once who it was; they were pleased and told Millet so. Stories Pictures Tell Book One Millet shook his head, and for the first time since their conversation had started he frowned. Security Risk 2011-04-04T02:00:08.993Z They could see no beauty in "a common laborer in his dirty clothes doing his miserable work," and thought Millet should have chosen something more beautiful to paint. Stories Pictures Tell Book Four But soon the good people in the little village collected a sum of money and gave it to Millet, telling him it was for him to use to go to Paris and study. Stories Pictures Tell Book Two Meanwhile, matters were progressing in no very pleasant way at the Millet’s. A Double Knot Millet, born near Cherbourg, stands in the public garden, and there is an equestrian statue of Napoleon I. in the square named after him. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" A weary resignation seemed to settle over Millet, and Walker suddenly felt very miserable. Security Risk 2011-04-04T02:00:08.993Z What did Millet wish to make us feel in this picture? Stories Pictures Tell Book Four Millet and coarse flour, from which the mien or dough-strings are made, is the foundation, at least, for more than half the subsistence of the common classes. Across Asia on a Bicycle Renée made no confidant of her mother, but clung to her sister, from whom Lady Millet heard a portion of the trouble that had fallen upon her child. A Double Knot Subjecting himself to the influence of Courbet, Millet, Rousseau, Corot, Troyon, he went to Holland, and there fell captive to the genius of Rembrandt. Ivory Apes and Peacocks "I suppose I'll have to accept," Millet said, pulling his pipe out of his mouth and staring unhappily at its trail of smoke. Security Risk 2011-04-04T02:00:08.993Z Why do you suppose Millet did not paint details, such as the features of the face or the buttons on the coat? Stories Pictures Tell Book Four Millet said that all the beauty of color and value, and the whole art of painting, rested on the comprehension and observance of these facts. The Painter in Oil A complete treatise on the principles and technique necessary to the painting of pictures in oil colors Lady Millet was put off from resuming the subject on her return, and during her absence Gertrude had relieved her troubled heart by writing a letter of no small importance to herself. A Double Knot He said of him, and the remark was a sign-post for his own future: "Rembrandt and Delacroix painted the person of Jesus, Millet his teaching." Ivory Apes and Peacocks Terran industrial strength and technological supremacy, coupled with Millet's genius, might yet equate, or at least circumvent, the frightful weapon the Confederation held. Security Risk 2011-04-04T02:00:08.993Z In this picture Millet has tried to tell us only a few important facts about the man and his work. Stories Pictures Tell Book Four Look also at the one simple figure of Millet's "Sower;" all the great qualities of painting that are likely to get themselves onto one canvas you will find in this. The Painter in Oil A complete treatise on the principles and technique necessary to the painting of pictures in oil colors No, to Uncle Robert, who would help her; for she dared not, after leaving home as she did, face Lady Millet now. A Double Knot "There is no isolated truth," exclaimed Millet; but Constable wrote: "A good thing is never done twice." Ivory Apes and Peacocks However, he still had to get Millet back into the government. Security Risk 2011-04-04T02:00:08.993Z Millet loved these simple, kind-hearted, hard-working peasants, loved their lives of toil in the fields, respected their labors, and being so wholly in sympathy with them, he wished to make us feel so, too. Stories Pictures Tell Book Four |
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