| 单词 | astute |
| 例句 | Jenner was astute at that sort of thing; he could foresee problems. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Tombaugh had no formal training as an astronomer, but he was diligent and he was astute, and after a year’s patient searching he somehow spotted Pluto, a faint point of light in a glittery firmament. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z This seemed like a reasonably astute observation to me when I was eight, but it turns out to be incorrect on a few levels. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z He discovered so many elements not so much because he was serially astute as because he developed an ingenious technique of applying electricity to a molten substance–electrolysis, as it is known. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Whether her outpouring in front of Czarnecki was the spontaneous result of having reached a breaking point or something more astute, she picked the right person to vent to. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z He never accepted the revised figures and to his dying day believed his work on the age of the Earth his most astute and important contribution to science–far greater than his work on thermodynamics. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z He was astute enough to be the first to call the left “the enemy of democracy,” never suspecting that years later that would be the slogan of the dictatorship. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Any concession to British economic and military power, no matter how strategically astute, seemed a betrayal of the very independence won in the Revolution. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “I am,” said Roscuro, “exactly that. A rat. Allow me to congratulate you on your very astute powers of observation. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Being an astute politician, Galileo then presented the telescope to the Doge as a gift. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z "How astute of you. I am Jean de Joinville, one of the king's companions. When the king goes out, one of us often dons an imitation crown, for the king's protection." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Yet somehow Linus, unquestionably the world’s most astute chemist, had come to the opposite conclusion. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z That’s what the counselor at school said anyway about Grandma’s and Mom’s ghosts, which was pretty astute considering I hardly told her anything. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “You see, my dear. Your mother is very astute. I have finally learned how to shut that woman up,” she said, pointing to Aunt Julia’s car as it bounced down the road. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “Very astute, Harry, but the mouth organ was only ever a mouth organ.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Attentive, astute, an active listener. It’s what has made you such a good servant, Ekon, and it’s what made Asafa weak.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The Frenchman never spoke of his private life, except to slip in certain subtle hints that would enable an astute observer to recognize his splendid past, his incalculable fortune, and his noble origins. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He had inherited his mother’s delicate, transparent skin, and was small, astute, Revenge and fleet-footed as a fox. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They are astute men, and have their faction well in hand. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Along with John Adams, Madison was America's most astute student of the role of the passions as a political force. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z An astute politician, Cortes studied the Triple Alliance with a view to dismembering it. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Ms. Headland’s astute writing extends to the male characters in the play. | 'Bachelorette': Wedding Trash Talk in Leslye Headland?s Comedy 2010-07-27T02:04:00Z Each recipe is accompanied by Lebovitz's astute observations about life in France, as well as photographs taken in Paris and beyond. How the signature cocktail at Paris' Combat bar got its name 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z No matter where he goes, his language is hauntingly astute, and the reality he conjures is multi-layered. Poet Amy Gerstler’s ‘Scattered at Sea’ offers wisdom and poignancy 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z An astute rendering of Chekhov’s “The Seagull” just closed at ACT Theatre. Love’s tragedies, triumphs in Book-It’s ‘Anna Karenina’ | Theater review 2013-02-14T02:15:42Z But for every politically astute zinger in “Long Shot,” there was an equally sophomoric gag playing to the lowest common denominator of dude-centric wish fulfillment. Perspective | What are you laughing at? ‘Late Night’ leads a new crop of comedies trying to make jokes more woke. 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z "Children are astute observers of tone – they loathe adults who patronise them with a passion, adults who somehow assume they are not sentient beings because they are children," she said. Martin Amis: Only brain injury could make me write for children 2011-02-11T12:50:24Z Two of them — Harry and Stella — are the focus of Ms. Wang’s astute and absorbing film. Review: ‘Maineland’ Considers America With Help From Chinese Students 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z Well," says Terfel, "Robert's a wonderful man – kind, generous, incredibly astute. Bryn Terfel: 'I'd like to sing Citizen Kane' 2012-06-26T17:40:14Z Wexler lined up a series of sharp, funny, memorable and astute interviewees to take on all kinds of topics that deal with the aging process. A lively documentary about avoiding death 2011-05-12T21:51:57Z The astute performer-lecturer — especially if he’s French — is adept at charming those walls down. Dance Review: Xavier Le Roy?s ?Product of Circumstances? - Review 2011-09-21T22:25:18Z It’s here that “Medusa” presents an astute idea: The righteous mob is terrifying, but equally nerve-racking is leaving it. ‘Medusa’ Review: Liberated Women 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z This astute and charming collection was finished weeks before her death in January. The 5 best poetry collections of 2018 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z Garner called Lee’s effort “astute and authoritative,” and said: “One reason this book entertains is that Stoppard has had an opinion about almost everything, and usually these opinions are witty.” Times Critics’ Top Books of 2021 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z Her narration is peppered with astute observations and authoritative takedowns, creating a curious distance between herself and her activities; she’s a woman who gets the job done while doing what she must to survive. Cunning, Damaged and Deranged: The Latest Thrillers by Women 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z Andriessen, the Netherlands' greatest living composer, has been an astute chronicler of society since he burst onto the scene in the 1970s with his spectacular tour de force about Plato's Republic, De Staat. Indecent exposure 2011-04-07T21:00:03Z In short, they’re in classic Edo style, a style that the Feinbergs were astute and adventurous enough to recognize as some kind of classical more than 40 years ago. Art Review: A Cascade of Petals From the Met’s Japanese Collection 2014-01-30T23:17:46Z An astute and caring social worker, Paige feels betrayed by Jamie's increasingly distant behavior toward her, and they seem to be drifting apart. Review: Secrets swirl in 'The Great God Pan' 2012-12-19T04:16:07Z With a hard glare second only to Clint Eastwood’s in terms of its concentrated malice, and with a sense of astute purposefulness, his Parker turns the tables with ruthlessness tempered by an austere moral sensibility. ‘Parker’: Hard-as-nails malice put to good use 2013-01-24T23:35:34Z All this makes the pope's gesture unusually astute. Raphael: Cartoons and Tapestries 2010-09-06T14:32:00Z “I would never want to go through it again, good lord, but we’re more progressive in the sense of being more culturally responsible and astute,” he said. The New Orleans Restaurant Bounce, After Katrina 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z Jason Mohammad, the astute host of the Radio Wales Phone-In show, described it as "the story everyone is talking about". Radio review: Radio Wales Phone-In 2011-07-05T19:29:01Z A reader needn’t be particularly astute to notice that none of these people are women. Jon Stewart's 'Daily Show' Replacement Should Be a Woman 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z Trying to create astute psychological portraits from Shakespeare’s conniving cartoons is probably a lost cause, and Mr. Sexton’s cast doesn’t attempt any such folly. | 'Titus Andronicus': ?Titus Andronicus? at Public Lab - Review 2011-12-14T03:01:00Z He’s also a smart and astute writer on photography. ‘A Machinery for Living’ 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z Even serious writers will find fresh inspiration here as Zapruder, an astute teacher and writer, reminds us to seek “words that shine forth, are activated, light up, almost as if plugged in.” Stop dissecting a poem as if it were a dead frog 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z His performance, which finds the passive-aggression in charming shyness, is as uncompromising and astute as Ms. Foster’s. Review: A Thoroughly Modern ‘Sweet Charity’ Who Abandons Hope 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z Happily, she is more than a theatrical singing machine, and the concert had some astute song choices. Music Review: Idina Menzel at Carnegie Hall 2013-01-16T18:07:19Z Mr. Saatchi, 75, is a former British advertising mogul who became one of the contemporary art world’s most influential and astute collectors and dealers. Big Changes at Britain’s Saatchi Gallery, as Visitor Numbers Slide 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z For their seasonal showcase, the wunderkinds of this prestigious school present two works from the 1970s by American dance giants and a newer work from an astute contemporary voice. 8 Dance Performances to See in NYC This Weekend 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z The Lonely Island expresses its affection, and its knowledge, through astute parody. White Rappers Paying Homage to the Past 2011-05-14T04:00:07Z Meyers has written some astute scenes about aging and regret, heartbreak and hope. 2010-01-08T21:05:00Z Despite a whiff of self-absorption in this project, Laing is astute and incisive, and her conclusion that “loneliness is personal, and it is also political” is hard-won and affecting. Finalists for the NBCC Criticism prize 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z Harvey, in astute observations and rich descriptions, attempts to put words around the ineffable force of star power.—A.D. Books to Watch Out For: July 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z Without astute comic performances like these the play might curdle before revealing itself fully as a fable for our times, about people so uncertain of the right path that they risk taking none. Review: Hipsters Double-Check Their Privilege in ‘Cute Activist’ 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z “A witty, sociologically astute reflection on the attraction between opposites” was how Stephen Holden described her first film, “The Taste of Others,” in The New York Times. Week Ahead: May 30 ? June 5 2010-05-28T15:11:00Z He was a childhood solo vocalist and pianist who grew up to be an astute historian who has a new life researching, catching operas, and spending evenings with his stylish and sophisticated art director boyfriend. Queering Appalachia — finding chosen families online in an unforgiving landscape 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z An unusual combination of dreamy prankster and astute businessman, he's been dubbed Seattle's P.T. One Reel falters, fights to regain balance 2010-04-26T02:32:00Z In Kwame Alexander’s psychologically astute novels in verse, it’s the language that makes the action move. Got a Reluctant Reader at Home? 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z Though this connection was clear, it was rarely psychologically astute or convincing. Dance Review: Eckert+SorensenJolink at Judson Memorial Church 2013-01-22T23:12:46Z He is not only one of the most elegant writers alive, he is one of the most astute at crafting moral dilemmas within the drama of everyday life. Review | The robot revolution is coming: Will there be any room left for us? 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z “Habit,” six loose, lo-fi songs released in 2016, included “Slug,” an especially astute meditation on helplessness and identity that empathizes with the garden mollusk. An Indie-Rock Star at 18? Snail Mail Is Figuring It Out 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z We never see the actual man, an astute choice for a movie that depends on the audience’s own moral imagination to fill in the blanks. Perspective | Best movies of 2020: Diverse thrills, chills, Dickensian laughs and a pandemic-friendly trip to Greece 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z But the astute Octave, recognizing what is going on, asks Clémentine to let a rose slip from her hands if his proposal of marriage pleases her. Music Review: Unearthing A Charmer Predating Bastille Day 2011-02-11T21:54:28Z There was also this astute observation from a friendly vegan who wrote, "I figure if even a vegan has heard of these people, they must be pretty popular around here." Thundering Hooves silenced, so where's the grass-fed beef? 2011-03-18T15:55:04Z With their astute knowledge of all climates — and immaculate taste — The Moment put Dubreul and Dechnik to work to send T’s editors packing. T Magazine: The Webster Sends T Packing 2011-05-02T19:48:01Z Nancy Oliver and Allison Miller, the creator and showrunner, give the series an astute feminist grounding under its hard candy shell. Rock ’n’ Roll Swindles, Revisited 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z "She was really quite astute in what she collected," McNamara said. U-M art museum exhibits Whistler prints collection 2010-08-25T18:16:00Z It’s also astute about how responsibility for others — parents, siblings, children — complicates lives. Review: In ‘The Chi,’ a Young Man Dies, and the Ripples Spread 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z I hope the same doesn't happen on the show's regional tour, which must see absolutely spot-on performances from its cast to ensure Rupert Goold's very clever and astute production doesn't seem like overkill. This week's new theatre 2010-09-17T23:06:00Z The simplicity of the album’s title is a harbinger of what it contains — songs impressively and potently economical, mostly stripped back to poetically astute lyrics and heart-rending musical feeling. John Fullbright's 'Songs' album follows long-shot Grammy nod 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z Levels of awareness and primal instincts are meticulously embodied in the astute performances of the 14-strong ensemble, most of whose members play several roles. Review: Shakespeare’s Take on the Game of Thrones 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z Colleagues describe her as an astute and searching collaborator. Lois Smith’s Year of Working Constantly 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z With her sensitive, astute compositions about interior revelations, Mary Oliver made herself one of the most beloved poets of her generation. Mary Oliver Helped Us Stay Amazed 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z Despite a few contrivances like the impending romance between Nina and Tennessee, "The Frontier" remains for the most part refreshing and astute. 'Frontier' covers unexpected ground in a refreshing way 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z That was an astute criticism of a structure I’d apparently employed a few times too often. Great Draft, Dad. I Have Some Notes. 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z He also made an astute investment in the e-commerce retailer Yoox. Milan Fashion House to Join the Diesel Empire 2012-12-20T20:50:35Z His astute observations were leavened with tart humor, and he was adept at using misunderstandings, either accidental or willful, as fuel for drama. A.R. Gurney, Playwright Who Explored Upper-Crust Anxieties, Dies at 86 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z This astute observation by the author of this review also applies to the elderly celibate men who... A Conservative Catholic Begs the Pope: Lead Us Not Into Temptation 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z An astute local businessman, hoping to realize Mr. Duvalier’s dream a few years ago, built the one-story Hotel Deruisseau on a mesa directly across from the falls. Explorer: In Haiti, Beauty That Plays Hard to Get (To) 2014-02-13T15:08:18Z In a way, Schumann was theatrically astute enough to realize that as a source for an opera, Goethe’s “Faust” was too impossibly sprawling and philosophical. | 'Faust': Botstein?s American Symphony in Schumann?s ?Faust? 2010-04-11T21:16:00Z But her perceptions, while often astute and funny, are not yet very nuanced. Books of The Times: A Smart-Aleck Girl With a Gimlet-Eyed View 2011-02-23T15:27:12Z But then the poker-faced, psychologically astute and comically adept Smith is a specialist in bizarro male behavior. Review: Hero of 'All My Children' broke up but can't let go 2010-06-03T17:52:00Z She is one of the most brilliant – that is, vivid, intense, astute, and penetrating – essayists in contemporary letters, and most contrarian: much of what you think she will passionately undo. The return of Renata Adler, most quixotic of writers 2013-03-18T14:20:35Z At 90, he is astute and energetic but soft-spoken, looking much the same as he has the past two decades: black turtleneck, faint eyebrows and a wispy white beard. John Williams, Hollywood’s Maestro, Looks Beyond the Movies 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z This astute backstory alteration heightens the tension of both Charley’s adjustment, the setting as an obstacle and the conflict within her family. Queen Sugar: why it's a time travel show for black audiences 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z And the striking thing was how much astute, magnetic presence Mr. Callahan exuded onstage. Music Review: Bill Callahan Show at Jazz at Lincoln Center 2012-02-09T23:04:37Z In a story that our reviewer called a “biting and astute debut novel,” Katya and Sabrina become unlikely allies, working to expose the technology industry’s patriarchal culture. Amid Weinstein Accusations, 3 Books on Workplace Sexual Harassment 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z Mr. Watling arrived in Fiji about 35 years ago and was an astute observer of local politics and the issue of climate change. Paradise Threatened: Fiji’s War Against Climate Change 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z Mantel revealed him as a family man, an astute businessman and a visionary political aide. PBS adaptation of ‘Wolf Hall’ fit for a king 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z “The real people are still there, with their problems and potential, hopes and dreams,” says Keating’s wife, a brilliant archaeologist and astute political blackmailer whose “tanned skin is flawless.” In Bill Clinton and James Patterson’s Second Novel, an Ex-President Goes Rogue 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z This purveyor of beauty turns out to be an astute social realist. Watteau at the Royal Academy: the theatre of life 2011-03-14T17:11:09Z He wrote about pop culture, art, media; in 2003, he published Archie Bunker’s America, a sweeping, historically astute study of TV in the 1970s. Food Writer Joshua Ozersky Dies at Age 47 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z In fact, the technique is of a piece with this beautiful, astute collection. Fashion Review: Michael Kors, Narciso Rodriguez, Oscar de la Renta, Proenza Schouler 2013-09-12T01:09:28Z The composer Virgil Thomson was also one of the most astute and influential critics of the 20th century. An Essential Music Critic, but Nobody’s Role Model 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z Her process is exhaustive, and the results are exhausting, though some of her points are astute. 2010-01-08T21:05:00Z Ulven is also astute in capturing the pain of coming in runner-up for someone’s affections. Chloe Moriondo and girl in red, Maestros of Growing Pains 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z Tech culture is the target of feminist satire in Shafrir’s biting and astute debut novel, peopled by clueless men in positions of power and women struggling for recognition and respect in a male-dominated world. 8 New Books We Recommend This Week 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z “New Work for Goldberg Variations,” which she and Dinnerstein, an exceptional pianist, introduced in 2017, proved that Tanowitz’s astute spatial arrangements and vigorous movement were indeed a match for this complex, vibrant music. 8 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z I love how this film shows how he took control of his image early on, and how we see the lyrics to Freedom as being so astute, not vacuous at all. The 30 best films about music, chosen by musicians 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z However, it’s the astute attention to detail and the obvious love of the genre that saves it. The Hotwives of Orlando delightfully skewers TV’s most vacuous genre 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z Another apparent impetus: The astute Mivos players bring their own inflections to this music. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z What distinguishes them from more conventional shots is the astute use of long exposures and panoramic formats. In the galleries: Small universes and a large cosmos at Greater Reston Arts Center 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z Remarkably, Gaitskill’s treatment of Velvet is just as astute and sympathetic. Mary Gaitskill’s ‘The Mare’: A bracing, tender take on motherhood and guilt 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z “PYD” is a surprisingly astute collaboration with R. Kelly — though, given Mr. Kelly’s personal history, a slightly risky one considering Mr. Bieber’s audience. Justin Bieber’s So-Watched Life 2013-12-20T20:45:07Z Mr. Bolton has an astute eye, and he makes some quietly telling comparative pairings. Review: In ‘China: Through the Looking Glass,’ Eastern Culture Meets Western Fashion 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z “He’s very masterful and astute in putting his hands on the things that need to be toggled with an orchestra,” Guilford says. National Symphony Orchestra names rising star Gianandrea Noseda as music director 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z For the most part, she is astute, but occasionally she overreaches. ‘The Kinks: A Thoroughly English Phenomenon’ — but a worldwide influence 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z The astute musician in Mr. Gilbert was particularly on display here. 2010-01-09T01:00:00Z Mr. Cooper has also made astute cross-generational connections throughout, and put Washington painters — Gene Davis, Sam Gilliam, Morris Louis — in a spotlight. A Bold New Landing for Modern Art at the National Gallery 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z I am becoming, as one chef told me, “more texturally astute.” Name that meat: Is it a tri-tip, sirloin tip, triangle roast — or something else? 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z As usual the questions at the end of my presentation were astute and well-informed. Climate change is not science fiction, Jeremy Clarkson 2012-07-10T10:25:38Z With that understanding, Zelenskyy's visit coinciding with the debut of "Superpower" is strategically astute. Sean Penn's "Superpower" renews Zelenskyy's relationship with Hollywood to sell the politics of war 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z Rankine is an astute observer who shows how frustration builds and silences people who routinely deal with expectations that do not apply to whites. The best in poetry: National Book Critics Circle Award finalists 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z Balancing astute social commentary with pointedly absurd tragicomedy, this twisted gem was endlessly intriguing and weirdly engaging. Mark Kermode's DVD round-up 2013-03-09T18:00:01Z According to the Times critic Dwight Garner, this biography, an “estimable” as well as “astute and authoritative” account of the Czech-born Jewish playwright’s enormous life, “wrestles it all onto the page.” New in Paperback: ‘The Copenhagen Trilogy,’ ‘Tom Stoppard: A Life’ and More 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z He says he will miss Vogel's astute eye and wry sense of humor. Art collector Herbert Vogel dies at 89 2012-07-22T23:01:04Z But a more historically astute and strategically clear-eyed White House would have known this was fantasy. Where has this Barack Obama been? If Obama had governed like this in 2009, he’d be a transformational, historic president 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z People are using the app to engage with cinema in a variety of ways, from simple homage to astute commentary. Lights, Camera, TikTok 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z Hayes’s answer to this last question is characteristically balanced and astute, as he sketches out the different courses set by four different ghetto leaderships. Two New Books Look at the Holocaust in Civic and Military Terms 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z This astute observation by the author of this review also applies to the elderly celibate men who control the Catholic church. A Conservative Catholic Begs the Pope: Lead Us Not Into Temptation 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z In my book, I argue that while the Churchills may have been venal and dishonest, much of their money came from Sarah’s astute and underappreciated investing in the stock market. The real women of "The Favourite" included an 18th-century Warren Buffett 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z While we modern readers will recognize an unreliable narrator when we see one, Harvey manages to make Reve simultaneously unstable, intelligent, compassionate, selfish, astute and bumbling. Review | ‘The Western Wind’ brings medieval England back to life 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z His fight to broaden the audience for Covent Garden has been astute and strategic. The Royal Opera House: Welcome to the new people's palace 2011-03-06T00:16:48Z But her writings, described by Mr. Thomas, show her to be an astute observer of presidential mood swings. Books of The Times: Evan Thomas’s ‘Ike’s Bluff’ Looks at Eisenhower 2012-09-24T22:29:05Z Ms. Charles is also an astute interpreter of culture. Dora Charles Moves On From Paula Deen, and Makes It All About the Seasoning 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z Always, he was a philosopher of black expressive form and an astute cultural analyst. Ralph Ellison’s Letters Reveal a Complex Philosopher of Black Expression 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z And he sets the tone for Ciaran O’Reilly’s astute and compassionate revival, which opened on Thursday night, of one of the most empathetic ghost stories ever told. Review: ‘Shining City’ Is Brighter With Matthew Broderick 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z The company arrives in New York with “A Knight of the British Ballet,” featuring five Ashton works that exemplify his charm, humor and astute dramatic sensibilities. Dance Listings for Aug. 5-11 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z But even in her bleakest moments, Ifemelu is astute about the new attitudes she encounters. Books of The Times: ‘Americanha,’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2013-05-19T20:26:59Z The groundwork for “Why ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Matters” is astute, but the intellectual analyses are not, and the book suffers for it. Lots of People Love ‘To Kill a Mockingbird.’ Roxane Gay Isn’t One of Them. 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z He was astute enough to identify the economic and political sources of that abundance: higher wages, more leisure, increased access to higher education, foundation- and government-supported arts organizations. A Resurgence in Inequality and Its Effects on Culture 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z This filmmaker’s chilly, detached style has been compared to that of the Austrian director Michael Haneke, but Mr. Ostlund is a more astute chronicler of behavior. Ruben Ostlund’s ‘Involuntary,’ ‘Play’ and ‘The Guitar Mongoloid’ 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z He also offers a shockingly astute insight into Trump’s modus operandi — and modus vivendi — during the presidential campaign. Senator Flake, a Republican, Explains Why He Didn’t Vote for Trump 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z So he becomes involved in enormous transactions, and on the strength of an occasional "Exactly" or "I quite understand" his reputation as the most astute man of his time becomes assured. A novel by Hilaire Belloc with twenty-two drawings by G.K. Chesterton 2012-06-05T06:30:00Z In other words, today's young people and the surprisingly significant number of decent people on the internet are exceedingly crafty and astute. Why “Shrek” memes shutting down anti-abortion snitch hotline are just the beginning 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Some biblical scholars have concluded from this that Bach acted like an astute textual critic, poring over Calov’s volumes and painstakingly comparing them, line by line, with other Lutheran Bibles. Bach Was Far More Religious Than You Might Think 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z “It goes back to the cave. I’m talking blood trauma. Every nationality has had war, violence, murder. It’s just that some of us are more astute at decoding it.” Lydia Lunch’s Infinite Rebellion 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z As an astute observer on Twitter noted recently, it’s like “all the fake shows engineered to tank NBC from the season premiere of ’30 Rock’: ‘God Cop,’ ‘Homonym,’ ‘Hotel Info.’ TLC hits a new low 2012-10-18T20:35:00Z He's an astute businessman, and he recognized if he took that job and made a go of it, he could further his career. Remembering Dick Clark: TV host dies at 82 2012-04-18T20:24:00Z There is something bracingly cleareyed and astute about the way Mr. Leigh shows how Turner’s engagement with patrons, colleagues and critics is part of the work of realizing that vision. The Telluride Film Festival Features ‘Mr. Turner’ 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z Bridgers, who is now twenty-four and lives in Los Angeles, writes vulnerable, elegant rock songs that are strikingly astute about the odd whims of the human heart. Ryan Adams and the Perils of the Rock-Genius Myth 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z Those strings also coloured Vaughan Williams's Third Symphony, the Pastoral, with astute gradation. BBCSSO/Manze – review 2012-10-28T14:00:38Z While the gullible masses have fallen for this version of events, only the truly astute reader will have determined the true killer’s identity. Style Invitational Week 1415: The Year in Redo, Part 1 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z "People are unlikely to charge out of the cinema with quite the same level of glee as they did in 2009; but this is certainly an astute, exhilarating concoction," wrote Andrew Culver in The Guardian. New 'Star Trek' movie shows franchise could still live long 2013-05-03T12:27:44Z And it is striking that despite their otherwise astute analyses of Turkey’s divisions, both writers only hint at the fissure between religious conservatives that would play a role in the coup and its aftermath. A novelist and a journalist come to terms with the new Turkey 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Yet it is also an astute observation about art. Why modern art is not a class issue 2013-01-15T15:11:01Z Yet the rhythms are so astute and hip that tight unison is a sociable pleasure. Dance Review: Savion Glover’s New Show at the Joyce Theater 2013-06-19T20:55:59Z A teacher's astute assessment best sums up Sacks' nature: "Sacks will go far, if he does not go too far." Oliver Sacks' 'On the Move' a memoir of an extraordinary life 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z “She’s very astute and very aggressive, and some men don’t like that in a woman.” The Darcars family drama: Cut out of the auto business, a daughter sues 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z An advance review in Kirkus called the book an “astute, acerbic cultural critique,” if “occasionally ponderous and strident.” Matthew Crawford and How to Survive Brain-Eating Distractions 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z Imbued with some kind of preternatural maturity that belies her young age, Marling's astute and searingly honest lyricism has become a hallmark of her music. Mercury Prize 2013: The nominees 2013-09-11T17:04:21Z And Seattle collectors, Wolf notes, have been astute in keeping up with the latest developments in digital photography. 'The Digital Eye': photographic art in the electronic age 2011-08-10T20:11:06Z The script and Mr. Tovey’s terrifically astute performance convey the warping force of will required to become a star and the self-delusion it takes to remain one. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Ghosts,’ ‘Blurred Lines’ and ‘The Pass’ in London 2014-02-04T18:25:15Z It was hailed as ushering in a new chapter in American opera, one that shared roots in Mozart’s politically astute Singspiel, Weimar Republic agitprop musical theater and the Broadway musical. Race, justice, power: Finding new relevance in Kurt Weill's 'Lost in the Stars' 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z “Girls” is both the ultimate obsession of think-piece culture and its most astute chronicler. 6 Ways ‘Girls’ Changed Television. Or Didn’t. 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z Shopping malls are inherently theatrical spaces, a characteristic that Bill Barnes, an astute choreographer, exploits in her new site-specific work “Days Go By” at this Lower Manhattan retail center. 11 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z Their songs’ socially astute portraits of various strangers, gauchos, daddies, losers, alienated curb holders and unrehabilitated returnees stay with us the way a good piece of literature does. Reading Steely Dan: The lyrical genius that helped define a decade 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z Her broad authority and the quality of the prose — astute, compassionate and lethally funny — are what make these essays remarkable. An Essayist Navigates the Labyrinth of American Health Care. Barely. 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Canadian comedian Jason Jones is one of The Daily Show's most astute correspondents, something he's proved with assignments in Russia, Iran and India over the past four years. Who will replace Jon Stewart? 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z Miles also radiates wry intelligence, as an astute mother hoping to rein in her daughter’s increasingly unbridled impulses, another aspect of the story heightened by casting the characters as Asian American. ‘The Light in the Piazza’ Review: Outside, Looking In at Love 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z He's hoping his resources — a plethora of oddballs, really — and some astute planning can be enough to fight the Trent tide. 'A Hanging at Cinder Bottom' is an engaging, clever con 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z It’s an astute observation, which even King Louis admits. ‘Outlander’ Season 2, Episode 5: On Your Knees 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z Which means this is your last chance to see Mr. Ratmansky’s astute interpretation of the holiday classic in New York. ‘Nutcracker’ Moves to Milder Climes 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z She was beautiful, socially gifted and an astute businesswoman. Woman of the world 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z What saves it from starry-eyed fuzziness and grounds it in sociopolitical reality is Brown's clear-sighted anger and the astute perceptions of talking heads including Cornel West, Ice-T and Norman Lear. "GhettoPhysics" an awkward but sharp-eyed mashup 2010-10-06T01:14:00Z An astute point from Tavish, but it is brought up and abandoned as quickly as, say, the references to the environment. Review: Mining a Whimsical Absurdist Vein in ‘The Trees’ 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z An astute exchange on Jezebel Friday asked, Why should it matter? Tracy Morgan goes on an anti-gay rant 2011-06-10T19:01:00Z “Thank U, Next” establishes Grande as a savvy, astute, adult pop singer, more tapped in to the zeitgeist than almost any of her peers, and preternaturally comfortable with the choices she’s made. Ariana Grande’s “Thank U, Next,” Reviewed 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z Children are often the most astute observers, pausing to really look, trying to see what he is seeing. Review: Painter chases Seattle's buildup, tearing down 2010-05-20T21:13:00Z It was an astute choice for Mr. Danza, now 64, whose days as a glamour boy are numbered. Review: Tony Danza at the Café Carlyle Cabaret 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Han keeps his focus on this sad family, but he’s a subtle and astute cultural critic, too, casting a satiric eye over the land of opportunity and the unbounded promises of consumer paradise. Review | Simon Han’s ‘Nights When Nothing Happened’ is a poignant study of the immigrant experience 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z First, there is her astute analysis of what makes the "Guardians of the Galaxy" films so fresh and vital, especially when compared to other entries in the superhero genre. Gillan's great point about "Guardians of the Galaxy" 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z Over the years he has established a formidable reputation for concise, astute commentary which he invariably combines with acerbic humour. Readers recommend their favourite books of 2010 2011-01-01T00:05:32Z But it’s also as musically astute and rhythmically layered as Morris’s dances set to more “serious” music, such as Haydn’s Piano Trio No. 44 in E, which accompanied “A Forest.” Mark Morris Dance Group delivers an early spring 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z But Fuller’s astute judgment was crisp, savory and spot on. Letters to the Editor 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z Her aforementioned one-liners remain as astute as they are austere, the wisdom she shares just as relatable. The Essays Are Personal. The Truths Are Universal. 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z It is invigorating and irritating, astute and facile, rigorous and flippant, fair-minded and score-settling, practical and hyperbolic, and maybe a dozen other neurotically contradictory things. ‘Unwanted Advances’ Tackles Sexual Politics in Academia 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z Our reviewer, Yiyun Lee, praised the book, calling Levy “an astute observer of both the mundane and the inexplicable.” New in Paperback: ‘Bowlaway’ and ‘Heart’ 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z Of course, that astute critic was Warhol himself, writing in his diary and speaking to an interviewer. Alas, mere 'Shadows' 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z And it’s especially astute to focus its story on the threat its elder established Senators feel from Tea Party primary challengers–a real dynamic that played out in the recent government shutdown. TV–Or Streaming Video–Tonight: Alpha House on Amazon 2013-11-15T13:30:44Z The directors Rex Miller and Sam Pollard shrewdly tease this epic showdown at the start of their engrossing, politically astute documentary portrait. ‘Citizen Ashe’ Review: Advantage, Arthur Ashe 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z I realize 8 is so very young, but these two 8-year-olds, respectively, just proved themselves self-aware enough to admit to daddy-pleasing behavior, and emotionally astute enough to report this as concerning to you. Perspective | Kids, dads, baseball — and parents trying to make the right call 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z An astute reader actually once suggested that I rename my blog, "Tales from the kitchen couch." Motherlode Blog: 8 Things That Don't Belong In the Kitchen (Yet Somehow Do) 2013-01-15T22:30:55Z As a reader, let me just say: Three cheers for Curtis Sittenfeld and her astute, sharp and ebullient anthropological interest in the human condition. ‘Eligible,’ Curtis Sittenfeld’s Update of Jane Austen 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z But he is an indisputably accomplished conductor and an astute musician. Peter Gelb?s Tenure at Metropolitan Opera 2011-11-25T15:13:27Z This is perhaps astute: like many caregivers, I often wonder if I am neglecting my own health in order to focus on their bodies' needs, rather than my own. Being a caregiver for the elderly prematurely aged me 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z Here, Catherine is not the dutiful, erudite figure of Tudor lore but instead is confident and politically astute. Even a Powerful Queen First Must Survive Being a Teenager 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z His racially incisive and socially astute debut solo album, “Eat Pray Thug,” arrived last month. Pop, Rock & Cabaret Listings for April 17-22 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z But I remember when Chris Reitz, a University of Louisville professor, curator and public monuments committee member, raised the astute question, "Would we erect a monument to this person today?" What's in a name? Shedding racist images and branding is just the start of breaking the Jemima Code 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z In 2017, the filmmaker Theo Anthony released “Rat Film,” an improbably poetic, intellectually dazzling, politically astute documentary on the seemingly prosaic topic of rats and their place in the modern urban landscape. ‘All Light, Everywhere’ Review: Watching the Watchers 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z Especially since Loftus is among a new wave of young, female and digital native comedians who are harnessing their fears and anxieties to produce astute Web series. A new wave of comedians is exploring the anxieties of our Instagram age 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z The acting here is good, the direction fluent and the writing generally astute. Paper Giants: Magazine Wars - TV review 2013-06-02T15:04:00Z Sternburg is at her most astute when she can hold sometimes contradictory truths in mind, but she is prone to slipping into a more brittle moralism. The miracle cure that wasn't: 'White Matter' on the personal tragedy of lobotomy 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z Byrne, 32, hadn’t necessarily planned the long gap after her 2017 breakthrough, “Not Even Happiness,” an elegant and emotionally astute album that brought her critical acclaim. How Julie Byrne’s Astral Folk Music Took Flight 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z A microphone can be a powerful weapon, and used indiscriminately it can make the person wielding it seem less like an astute observer of human nature and more like a big bully. Tracy Morgan is ready to make nice 2011-06-14T14:56:00Z His comedy has become more intricate, varied in timing and tone, and politically astute. Three New Stand-Up Specials, Three Very Different Approaches 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z It was so astute a critique as to be undeniable. In Lorde’s Wake, a Groundswell of Female Rebels in Pop 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z Displaying an adroit way with language that lifts the film’s saggier, more formless moments, Mr. Fisher is an astute and pitiless observer of our less noble instincts. Movie Review: In ‘Blumenthal,’ Relatives React to a Playwright’s Death 2014-03-27T23:11:50Z She didn’t then praise him as as astute businessman, because after all, she’s spent a lot of her campaign popping that balloon. Hillary’s mom-blocking moment: The table-turning brilliance of praising Donald Trump’s kids first 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z But for a compact overview of this endlessly fascinating man and writer, Tomalin’s “The Young H.G. Wells” is hard to beat, being friendly, astute and a pleasure to read. Review | H.G. Wells wanted to change the world. A new book explores the author’s outsize ambitions 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z Several arrangements of Schubert and Liszt songs by members of the ensemble made astute use of its resources, often passing the vocal lines around the winds and keeping the accompaniments in the strings. Music Review: In a Rite of Late Summer, Naumburg Concerts Finish 2011-08-23T22:58:52Z Mr. Hennessey is astute in suggesting the cathartic function of such films in American society. ‘Fest’ and ‘Bear/Skin’ at American Realness Festival 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z In her newly astute, mature voice Marie engages in some testy discussions with her captors about the promises of democracy and the tendency for power to become concentrated even in the more liberal-minded regimes. Theater Review: David Adjmi’s ‘Marie Antoinette’ at Yale Repertory Theater 2012-11-12T17:08:56Z But under the astute direction of Jose Zayas, it is clear that this a bittersweet get-together: We tap our feet to the music but also to the unease of not knowing what awaits the characters. Review: Notes of Joy and Fear Fill This ‘Fandango’ 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z With accessible prose and astute academic insight, Doherty shows us that both the studios and the Hollywood Ten were victims of HUAC. Review | When Hollywood caved to the House Un-American Activities Committee 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z It may seem like I'm making mighty sophisticated claims for a novel steeped in squirrel lore, but even the squirrel lore is astute and canny. 'The Portable Veblen' is deep, wise and eccentric ... and full of squirrels 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z But is this doubling up just an astute marketing ploy? Frankenstein on stage: a case of double vision? 2011-02-17T14:48:11Z There are even more surprises for our heroine — a murder, grand larceny and an appalling media circus — in this culturally astute tale in which nothing is exactly as it seems. The five best thrillers of 2014 The interviews are performance art masterpieces, so filled with colorful language and astute reporting that he trended on Twitter and was the subject of Internet memes and an Auto-tuned song. Charles Ramsey's turbulent 15 minutes of fame 2013-05-08T20:21:10Z At the time, however, astute and august critics were mesmerized. Three Blockbuster Novels From the 1950s, and Their Remarkable Afterlife 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z What gave him joy was the human comedy, of which he was an astute and affectionate observer. My hero: Victoria Glendinning on John Gross 2011-01-15T00:06:05Z This beautifully produced, profusely illustrated book includes full-page reproductions of Nauman's work, followed by astute selections of other art for context, plus helpful documentary images. What is an artist? Peter Plagens' 'Bruce Nauman' illuminates 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z “Seminar” makes astute use of topical and intellectual references, which are usually well known enough to make middlebrow audiences feel highbrow. Theater Review: ?Seminar,? by Theresa Rebeck, With Alan Rickman - Review 2011-11-21T03:01:23Z But his selections from well- and lesser-known Keaton films are illuminating and astute. Review: ‘The Great Buster’ Brings a Deadpan Genius Back to Life 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z Moore, a former musician and the author of three previous novels, is an astute social observer. Review | ‘Long Bright River’ is that wonderful thriller that subverts your expectations till the very last page 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z Our reviewer, Zoe Greenberg, called Abel “a perceptive writer whose astute observations keep the book funny and light even under the weight of its Big Ideas.” New in Paperback: ‘Bruce Lee,’ ‘Fruit of the Drunken Tree’ 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z The choice of Lagos as a starting point is a curious but astute one. A Landscape of Organized Chaos: Nigerian Photographers at MoMA 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z If the astute passersby pause long enough, they may detect the fragrant bloom of curiosity. What's it like to hear the L.A. Phil play your music in Disney Hall? Ask these composers, ages 16 to 18 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z Damon has an astute follow-up question: “Oh, so it’s like break dancing?” “Pose,” Reviewed: In Ryan Murphy’s Latest Musical Melodrama, Elektra Abundance Steals the Show 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z Mr. Thomas conveyed all of the music’s taut intensity while shaping the whole with savvy command and astute musicianship. Music Review: Michael Tilson Thomas Opens Tanglewood 2010-07-11T22:38:00Z Indeed, the problems with “The Center Holds” — which draws upon interviews with more than 200 people — underscore the difficulties faced by even the most astute reporters writing what the author calls “contemporary history.” Books of The Times: ‘The Center Holds,’ by Jonathan Alter 2013-06-02T20:54:13Z Yet if the arguments are sometimes frustrating, the book is a page-turner with astute accounts of Bach’s life folded in. Books of The Times: ‘Reinventing Bach,’ by Paul Elie 2012-10-07T20:25:38Z Of course, the astute reader will note that the terrorist statistic isn’t true. Feminism isn’t ruining your love life 2014-01-08T00:00:00Z “I just think there are few writers that can be that astute in cultural commentary,” she said. In ‘Dear Edward,’ Connie Britton Embraces Her Inner ‘Real Housewife’ 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z It is a powerful work, and a resonant one, showing Mr. Neumann once again to be an astute, sensitive observer of the human condition in all its funny and desperate and, finally, beautiful frailty. Dance Review: ?Restless Eye,? by David Neumann, at New York Live Arts 2012-03-26T22:22:50Z Ironically, NBC also airs one of the best current TV shows about raising kids: Parenthood, which returned last night and is nuanced and astute about the fumbles and negotiations of parenting. TV Tonight: Guys With Kids 2012-09-12T11:42:57Z Billy Joel called his interview with Stern “probably the most astute and insightful interview” he’d done. Is Howard Stern going soft or just getting sharper? 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z Overvaluing party solidarity, he let himself be manipulated by more conservative, more astute politicians. ‘William Howard Taft’ Review: Taking the Bully Out of the Pulpit 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z “Zimmer is an astute, engaging writer — inserting the atmospheric anecdote where applicable, drawing out a scientific story and bringing laboratory experiments to life,” Siddhartha Mukherjee writes in his review. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z I do think there’s something painfully astute in this approach: parents want their kids to be okay. My aging parents smuggle medical marijuana 2017-07-08T04:00:00Z Whether you like this movie may depend very materially on how you respond to Franco himself, but I found his casting very astute. Oz the Great and Powerful – review 2013-03-07T18:00:01Z Narrator Gary Tiedemann, a gifted bilingual voice actor, delivers the Spanish phrases with melodic grace and approaches the entire, psychologically astute tale with empathy. Review | David Sedaris and Tracey Ullman voice one of this month’s best audiobooks 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z Her discussion of producers is illuminating, and her recommendations are astute. 6 Books for Thinking, Drinking and Changing the World 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z “Mad Men,” for instance, was notable for its astute period song choices. ‘The Leftovers’ Leads Television’s Musical Golden Age 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z “They are amazingly astute, always politically engaged yet with a poetic sensibility,” Ms. Morgan said. War Machines (With Gymnasts) 2011-05-13T21:23:27Z Sexton’s portrayal of the intersection of character and circumstance is astute and nuanced, showing how adversity is amplified by each era’s racial injustice. ‘The Ministry of Utmost Happiness’ is one of the best new audiobooks of the month 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z The two met and began performing together in the ‘70s, infusing country traditionalism with fresh influences, his sharply turned songs finding a broader audience thanks to Harris’ astute taste and heart-breaking vocals. Concert review: Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Richard Thompson at Symphony Center 2013-03-21T06:25:00Z He’s not carefully calibrated or totally unhinged, but rather an astute renderer of complex and constantly shifting sentiment. The Gut-Level Emotions of YoungBoy Never Broke Again 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z The 1999 film adaptation was summarised by one particularly astute critic as "creepy". The sexy A-level set texts scandalising our teenagers' morals 2013-06-07T15:58:30Z Her wartime diaries, published for the first time, reveal an astute woman who relishes political argument. Telling tales 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z The Turkish government is insisting it is the rightful owner of 18 objects from the collection of Norbert Schimmel, a Met trustee and one of the last century's most astute collectors of Mediterranean antiquities. Turkey's restitution dispute with the Met challenges the 'universal museum' 2012-10-07T13:00:01Z This exhibition showcases his eye as an astute travel photographer. Datebook: A SoCal artist pair, a doc about a culture-war artist, Rivera and Picasso 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z There’s no comic today better at this than Joe List, an astute joke writer whose new special has already passed a million views on YouTube. Cracking Jokes Right Before the World Turned Upside Down 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z This book completes her two-decade pursuit of Hugo and his work — it is an astute psychological portrait of Hugo and a superb reintroduction to his work. A road-tripping re-examination of the poems of Richard Hugo 2010-06-04T20:01:00Z For redemption you have to turn to Fiona Shaw's astute and gripping new production of Elegy for Young Lovers, which has breathed new life into a work virtually neglected since its 1961 premiere. Aida; Elegy for Young Lovers; O Sonho 2010-05-01T23:07:00Z Elegantly written and hilariously astute, this gloriously indelicate history suggests that women’s infatuation with evangelicalism has been a bad romance indeed. The Love Triangle That Caused a Religious Panic 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z The series of Lady Dior films, starring the French actress Marion Cotillard, are astute marketing tools, particularly for regions like Asia — highlighted in the recent “Lady Blue Shanghai” by David Lynch. Special Report: Fashion: Is a Runway Show Really Necessary? 2010-09-29T17:49:00Z And in a particularly astute summary, he talks of the complicitousness one finds in Nabokov’s books: ‘Nabokov in America’ looks at how U.S. shaped novelist 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z But “Foreign Gods, Inc.,” which arrives early in January, will still have the impact of an astute and gripping new novelist’s powerful debut. Books of The Times: ‘Foreign Gods, Inc.,’ by Okey Ndibe 2013-12-29T22:31:18Z It’s story ballet central and, if you don’t care that it is merely a sketchy rendition of Stendhal’s complex and psychologically astute portrayal of early 19th-century France, it’s not without some pleasures. Review: ‘The Red and the Black’ Is Sumptuous, but Safe 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z Mr. Lewis’s astute ear for expressive and unusual sounds and his command of structured improvisation brought forth music that was evocative, atmospheric and — potentially — pregnant with psychological nuance. Review: ‘Afterword, the AACM (as) Opera’ Lends a Voice to Stories of Black History 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z For that project, Ban cavalierly dropped eight of Enescu's sinewy themes between long passages of sympathetic improvisation and astute deployment of a mixed-genre lineup. This week's new live music 2012-05-18T23:05:00Z He is likely to earn the respect of the “smart, politically astute and savvy audience” of “Meet the Press,” Muller said. Chuck Todd to replace David Gregory as NBC 'Meet the Press' moderator 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z The first taste of the album, “Just One of the Guys,” was a breezy Beck collaboration that made astute observations about gender and her biological clock. Hear Jenny Lewis Get Deep on The Voyager's Title Track 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z Zimmer is an astute, engaging writer — inserting the atmospheric anecdote where applicable, drawing out a scientific story and bringing laboratory experiments to life. What Does It Mean to Be a Living Thing? 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z I met her several times and not only is she knowledgeable and astute, she is a gracious person. Mary and MoMa: The Case of the (Still) Missing Film Stills 2012-01-11T19:14:15Z “Metazoa” brings an extraordinary and astute look at our own mind’s essential link to the animal world. Where Does Our Consciousness Overlap With an Octopus’s? 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z Talley has written about their relationship, one in which the designer lavished the young editor with gifts and he engaged Lagerfeld with his knowledge of French history and astute opinions on style. Perspective | André Leon Talley became an icon by never losing faith in the glory of fashion 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z Majumdar’s astute debut, about three characters from varying socioeconomic backgrounds, shows how dangerous it can be for a culture to push any group to the sidelines. Ten books to read in June 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z Even in letters to close friends, like the historian William S. Wilson, his most astute biographer, Johnson tended to dance around difficult, intimate subjects. ‘Not Nothing’ Tries to Capture the Artist Ray Johnson 2014-08-10T04:00:00Z It seems that most of us do, if author Maureen Johnson’s astute observations about gendered book covers are anything to go by. The most incongruous book covers of all time 2013-05-10T16:05:23Z But the astute depiction of modern-day teenage culture and pitch-perfect ensemble cast moves “American Vandal” beyond the clever conceit and into the realm of masterful comedy. How an Egotistic Basketball Star Grounds ‘American Vandal’ Season 2 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z It is nearly a banality to say she is an astute social anthropologist, given the preponderance of anthropologists in her novels. In Praise of Barbara Pym 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Driver’s lengthy discussion of Brown’s legacy is especially astute. The Power of the Supreme Court Inside America’s Schools 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z Rieger was an astute observer of human nature who helped a garage full of cab drivers with big dreams cope with their even bigger failures. Ed Asner helped usher in the secular rabbi, making America warmer and a little more Jewish 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z But Tomboy’s success is also down to a uniquely astute form of marketing, particularly on social media. #MeToo and pin badges: how Tomboy beat the odds at South Korea's box office 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z It was an astute interpretation of powerful, unfair social structures. Teaching Jane Austen to sex offenders 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z But he’s astute enough to know that what’s happening here has no clinical justification, and we can feel Boyle’s censorious attitude pumping through these pages like a naloxone drip. Review | T.C. Boyle is America’s bard of historical frauds. It’s about time he skewered Timothy Leary. 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z As the pressure rises, The Americans, already one of TV’s most astute shows about marriage, also becomes more and more a show about parenting and how parents invest themselves in their children. Review: The Americans Puts Mother (and Father) Russia to the Test 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z This is unusual because van Herpen is only 31, and many people would argue that she is the most technologically astute and adventurous designer working today. Iris van Herpen’s astonishing designs don’t look like ‘clothes.’ They look like the future. 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z If it comes from me, then it’s decided, and I’d rather “House of the Dragon” fans, who are so astute, watch it and decide for themselves. ‘House of the Dragon’ Star Fabien Frankel on Playing Kingmaker 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z Murphy’s astute and riveting portrait of one young man’s inability to fully reckon with his past seems to pose a disturbing question: Are there actions that simply remain unforgivable? A Young Soldier’s Moral Compromise 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z The child of Ghanaian parents herself, Mensah traverses the polyglot turf well, infusing details with astute affection and understated laughs. ‘Queen of Glory’ Review: Back to the Bronx 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z This is an astute observation, and although it pains me to admit it, my former student is right. Apology to my former student 2012-08-27T01:00:00Z Melinda, whose sunny disposition masks a steely, icy resolve, makes a very satisfying foil, and Ms. Banks’s astute performance, in a series of eye-catching period-appropriate outfits, is what binds the film together. Review: ‘Love & Mercy’ Gets Inside Brian Wilson’s Head 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z “I give you truth,” says our narrator, Tom, portrayed here by the astute Tom Story, “in the pleasant disguise of illusion.” A “Menagerie” of real feeling 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z An astute manipulator of people, Bob has a talent for landing on his feet. After Tomorrow by Gillian Cross – review 2013-05-10T15:59:01Z As Charlie Brooker noted in his astute and acerbic How TV Ruined Your Life, one of the most fundamental jobs of the box in the corner is to scare us. Rewind TV: How TV Ruined Your Life; Scenes from a Teenage Killing; Posh and Posher; The Killing 2011-01-30T00:06:19Z But Carey’s reckless fool sure sounds astute on the danger of underestimating tyrants early on: “If they believed in what I was doing, they’d try to stop me. That’s what makes it so easy.” Two Cult Classics Restored and Brimming With Chaotic Life 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z It is both empathetic and astute, as heartfelt as it is heartbreaking. Review | Kay Redfield Jamison puts Robert Lowell on the couch in an exhilarating biography 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z Abel, who previously worked as a reporter, is a perceptive writer whose astute observations keep the book funny and light even under the weight of its Big Ideas. In the Colorado Desert, a Debut Novelist Finds a Metaphor for Israel and Palestine 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z Cline is an astute observer of the social rhythms of the upper middle class, particularly of those in the entertainment and creative industries. Emma Cline Knows First World Problems 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z The thread has produced over a million tweets, and they are by turns moving, enraging, astute, sorrowful, and terrifying. The Power of #YesAllWomen 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z Julian’s Irish buddy Eddie O’Rourke and his wife might seem like the wisecracking second-banana couple from an old-fashioned movie, but they serve as an astute Greek chorus, commenting on the action and their friends’ motivations. ‘Wherever There Is Light’ review: A tale of lovers caught in history 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z Shteyngart presents himself as a pathetic dweeb but also offers an astute examination of the immigrant experience and the process of turning misery into art. 50 notable works of nonfiction “Mockingbird” reflects the astute advice of Ms. Lee’s editor to move the story back two decades and to focus on Scout’s girlhood. In Harper Lee’s Novels, a Loss of Innocence as Children and Again as Adults 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Mr. West, who represented Austria at the 1990 Venice Biennale, was less a strikingly original artist who changed the course of art than an astute synthesizer and incisive adjuster. Franz West, Influential Sculptor, Dies at 65 2012-07-27T02:56:48Z This isn’t a memoir; it’s a terrifically astute portrait of Leonard Cohen by a biographer who deeply understands him. Rock ’n’ Roll and Write 2012-11-22T21:38:44Z She recently won strong reviews for her turn in comedian Jordan Peele’s critically acclaimed debut, Get Out, which merges horror and humour to make some astute, acerbic points about race in America. Nuns and Patti Smith: what Lena Dunham and the Girls will do next 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z Mr. Lonergan is too astute about the textures of American life to assume that the racial and class identities of his characters are incidental or without larger significance. Review: ‘Manchester by the Sea’ and the Tides of Grief 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z He combines his usual astute analysis of the politics with his own ideas of what might be built there – "A World Peace Dome" for example. All Over the Map: Writing on Buildings and Cities by Michael Sorkin ? review 2011-08-25T13:51:03Z This decision is an astute marketing move to be sure—it’s easier to sell smaller pieces—but it’s also an opportunity to explore a seemingly endless fecundity. A thoroughly engaging Matthew Ronay at Marc Foxx 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z It's like "The Shining" meets a Vittorio De Sica film - astute and revolting, observant and terrorizing in equal parts. 'Hard Labor' serves up Brazil sans bikinis 2011-05-13T17:36:12Z An astute businessman with an eye for vibrant color, Mr. de le Renta polished his eponymous label into a global empire that sold perfume, accessories, furniture and, above all, elegant clothing. Oscar de la Renta, fashion designer, dies at 82 An astute learner, she rose fast through the ranks and was coveted by men every step of the way. Queen of Cartels: most famous female leader of Mexico's underworld speaks out 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z Although Zannis is extremely astute as a matter of professional necessity, he hasn’t noticed that she might also be a British spy. Books of The Times: Wartime Greece in Alan Furst?s ?Spies of the Balkans? 2010-06-16T22:08:00Z The Manchu rulers, astute politicians and ardent Sinophiles, had restored a sense of normalcy. Art Review: ?The Art of Dissent in 17th-Century China? at the Met Museum - Review 2011-09-08T22:36:02Z And he had a calmness to him that seemed foreign to Randi — so intense, always ready to fire back at his critics with something astute. 'An Honest Liar' lifts the curtain on some Amazing Randi secrets 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z The Chinese government has committed either an astute piece of film criticism, an insidious act of cultural terrorism or both. | '3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy': Cantonese Erotic Fantasy: 3-D and One Lousy Lover 2011-08-21T22:14:52Z Here, under Stephen Brackett’s spirited and astute direction, Ms. McGraw more fully develops her relationships, particularly that between roommates Danielle and Lee, which is complicated when Lee develops an attraction to Kit. Review: Makeup Tips Galore, but Not How to Handle Cancer, in ‘Ultimate Beauty Bible’ 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z With such films as "Secrets & Lies," "Vera Drake," "Another Year" and "Naked" to his credit, Leigh's history as a master of astute character psychology speaks for itself. 'Mr. Turner' an unblinking portrait of British artist J.M.W. Turner 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z Ms. Crutchfield’s astute sense of resignation is still the beating heart of Waxahatchee, and ultimately, the layers of this album don’t obscure or reshape that gift. On Waxahatchee’s ‘Ivy Tripp,’ Katie Crutchfield Sings of Emotional Debris 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z Its weirdness animates a big, loopy but philosophically astute installation from 2009. 'Jim Shaw: The End Is Here' taps public's id in a weird, humorous way 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z These connections are corroborated by works that communicate a heady sense of common interests and robust individual sensibilities, as well as astute attention to developments elsewhere. Art in Review: ?CIRCLE OF FRIENDS?: Paintings, Drawings, and Sculptures by Robert Arneson, Joan Brown, Roy DeForest, Peter Saul, and William T. Wiley 2011-08-18T20:45:29Z Ms. Atwood is a witty and astute writer of broad sympathy and wide-ranging curiosity, and the prose of the book, at once commonsensical and counterintuitive, bristles with insight and implication. Movie Review: ?Payback? Documentary, Based on Margaret Atwood?s Book 2012-04-25T11:31:43Z “Someone called me an ice princess,” she said, “and it was probably the most astute and flattering description possible.” Real Wedding Day Looks 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z The Pygmalion players, adroit in shifting styles, summon graciousness for Schubert and flair for the more theatrically astute composers. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z Hindemith found a musically astute collaborator in Wilder, who was an accomplished amateur musician. Two-Course Feast of Stage and Song 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z This is a great book that combines biography, social history and astute character study. Review | Three great audiobooks for your holiday drive 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z As Feldon perceptively demonstrates in her astute memoir, part of "getting smarter" means coming to grips, even embracing our pasts, and all the while knowing better about the future. Love, betrayal and "Getting Smarter": The story behind Barbara Feldon's rise to fame as Agent 99 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z Any commercially astute crowd, however, might be better off funding one of the new breed of metal bands. Spanish music now: from Alicante to Zaragoza 2012-06-19T15:05:06Z “I read her skill as that emanating from an astute, profound intellect.” Books of The Times: ‘The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton, 1965-2010’ 2012-10-11T16:46:12Z In this sentimental work the dry but technically astute dancers performed a duet with a piece of fabric, which both separated them and drew them closer. Dance Review: Fall for Dance Festival at City Center - Review 2011-10-31T22:38:56Z David Harrower's astute new script, not gaudily phrased but politically idiomatic, cleverly questions democracy itself, and the danger of X Factor politics. Public Enemy; These Shining Lives; The Hothouse – review 2013-05-18T23:07:16Z “Looks like we have some First Amendment activity,” an astute tourist says to a park ranger giving a tour. The National Mall’s immortal reflection 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z The solar panels, the high-efficiency plumbing, the salvaged wood and recycled construction materials — it’s an admirable, Earth-friendly approach, not to mention an apparently astute business decision. ‘Greenest hotel in America’: A Greensboro hotel makes climate-conscious travelers swoon 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z A politically astute drama that pulled off a terrific last-episode shock. The 50 best TV shows of 2018: 50-31 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z Fernandez is astute in the way he fills the empty hours on screen. Director Aaron Fernandez makes 'The Empty Hours' worth the time 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z Yet as embodied by an intensely focused Alfred Molina, under the astute direction of Michael Grandage, one man's esthetic vision became a dynamic physical process. ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: Lives of the Artists 2012-09-20T16:23:38Z Finch's prose is keen and crisp, and while his biographical sketches are astute, it is his writing on art that distinguishes this book. 'Chuck Close: Life': The Northwest native painter who brought the portrait back to modern art 2010-05-26T23:49:00Z His originals strike fresh sparks from the hard-bop style, and his choice of covers is always astute. Tim Richards Trio: Shapeshifting - review 2011-02-11T23:21:01Z Mr. Alston is one of the most musically astute choreographers alive. Dance Review: An Accomplished Premiere, Served Along With Other Flourishes 2011-05-15T22:27:01Z Picking up steam as he described each instrument, Mr. Catalano proved himself an astute historian as well as an amateur metallurgist. Chicago News Cooperative: A Home Where ?Strike Up the Band? Is No Idle Order 2011-08-07T06:45:06Z Now 92, she remains lively, astute and hilarious. Disappearing Dad: Timeshift 2010-06-29T07:00:00Z Later, in the firing-range parking lot, filled almost exclusively with pickup trucks, I made the astute observation, “No Obama bumper stickers.” Confronted by my own bullsh*t: I wanted to be the voice of nonviolence for my church after George Zimmerman’s acquittal, but all I could do was cry for all my inconsistencies 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z It’s never been less fragile, and with this MoMA survey, which opens on Sunday, April 30, one of its most astute critics becomes one of the season’s brightest stars. ‘Why Pictures Now’: Louise Lawler’s Examination of the Art World Comes to MoMA 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z Robertson was at his most astute here, noting much of the intricate and regularly witty activity with which Haydn keeps both players and listeners on their toes. BBCSO/Robertson 2010-08-23T11:10:00Z Yet clearly there were musically astute listeners, as well as informed monarchs and patrons, who got what was going on. ArtsBeat: Top 10 Composers: The Vienna Four 2011-01-10T17:10:24Z Mr. Morris has been astute about many elections, but he was famously wrong about Mitt Romney on Fox News. Dick Morris Takes Aim at Hillary Clinton From a Tabloid Perch 2016-07-09T04:00:00Z He became so associated with unchecked opulence that it’s easy to forget what an astute and fresh-thinking artist he was when he was young. Franco Zeffirelli Made Subtle, Striking Opera. Until He Exploded. 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z Although Orwell goes unmentioned in “High Minds,” the transformation he apprehended forms the focal point of this baggy but astute political and intellectual history of Britain, mostly England, from the 1830s to 1870. Transforming Britain From Brutality to Gentleness 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z Mr. Kuhn, an astute and lyrical pianist who began his career more than 50 years ago, has long favored the trio as a working unit, though he still appears in other settings. Review: The Steve Kuhn Trio’s New Album Offers Heat and Intimacy 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z The final revelations, including the modus operandi of the crimes, will surprise all but the most astute readers. ‘The Decagon House Murders’ evokes Agatha Christie — in Japan 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z There seems to be no pattern to the placement of these “well-designed, insidious and psychologically astute” devices, which turn up at a gas station, a school cafeteria and a hospital ward. Keep Watch Over Your Children: Danger Lurks Everywhere 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Again and again, Ms. Ruttenberg’s environmentally astute fantasies assert that human companionship may be hard to sustain, but, like it or not, we are one with nature. Art in Review: Kathy Ruttenberg: ‘Nature of the Beast’ 2013-05-02T19:33:50Z But the resulting libretto is effective and often psychologically astute. Music Review: Puccini?s Western Seeks Lyrical Gold 2010-12-07T17:10:00Z An astute and respectful look at why people still embrace religion, as well as a kaleidoscopic tour of parts of India way off the tourist track. 27 best books of 2010: The Seattle Times looks back at a year of great reading 2010-12-18T01:15:33Z A withholding of information is especially apt, given Jacobs-Jenkins’s astute treatment of this issue and the temptation your friends who see the Woolly Mammoth Theatre production will harbor to spill the play’s intriguing plot. Review | Tell your friends about the disturbing ‘Gloria,’ but do not tell them the plot. 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z “It’s a very astute way of communicating with the world outside of China,” said Melissa Chiu, director of Asia Society Museum, which organized an exhibition of Mr. Ai’s New York-era photos this summer. Ai Weiwei?s Photo Shoot From China 2011-10-12T22:35:04Z In real life, I could extract nothing astute or even coherent from my current state of upheaval. I Lost My Job and My Husband. Then I Found Newfoundland. 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z About them: Wealthy, politically astute, devious, often malicious, good with words and for the most part lacking in scruples. Game of Thrones: would you join Julia Gillard in House Targaryen? 2013-05-27T02:40:05Z But as our central couple’s connection falters, the documentary evolves into an astute examination of perspective. ‘There Is No “I” in Threesome’ Review: Monogamy Alternatives 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z In the last few days we’ve heard two of the most interesting and astute progressive voices in African-American culture express this clearly, while arriving at virtually opposite conclusions. Abolish the Oscars — or just let them fade away? Danny Glover and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar tackle a fading institution 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Through one strain of the novel runs the story of Jefferson’s life, from his lonely childhood to his famous death, told with the close, psychologically astute detail of an omniscient, third-person narrator. ‘Thomas Jefferson Dreams of Sally Hemings’ reimagines his illicit affair 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z News junkies, journalists and particularly astute citizens undoubtedly realize that much of what Trump said is exaggerated or simply false. Perspective | Trump’s Oval Office address was a pure propaganda opportunity. Networks shouldn’t allow it next time. 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z “She is not a white man having a racial crisis, but she’s an astute observer of a society having a racial crisis,” she said. A Crop of New Novels About Race and Racism Finds Freedom in Satire 2022-07-17T04:00:00Z He was seen then as an astute businessman, but also as a bit of a metropolitan provocateur. Peter Bazalgette: 'Maybe I don't qualify as great or good' 2013-02-24T00:06:07Z The music — hip-hop, R&B, astute classical selections and Nicholas Britell’s subtle score — is both surprising and perfect. ‘Moonlight’: Is This the Year’s Best Movie? 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z As astute as he is with the criminal mind, basic social cues seem to elude him. Review: Netflix’s ‘Mindhunter’ Is More Chatter Than Splatter 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z Once seen as a profanity-spewing angry young man, Rock is becoming the Jon Stewart of the African American community, an astute social satirist bursting out of the comedy box. Yeah, he said it 2010-05-28T23:04:00Z In this memoir, she approaches the mysteries in her own story with the same astute but elliptical precision she applies to her fictional characters. 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z The astute reader of Pride and Prejudice will reflect that even his droll ripostes are usually deplorable. Pride and Prejudice at 200: looking afresh at Austen's classic 2013-01-26T08:01:00Z "The Little Bedroom," an unheralded film from Switzerland, is a small-scale gem of a movie, both dramatically aware and psychologically astute. 'The Little Bedroom' a deft exploration of melancholy, loss 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z I had read its astute retelling of Columbus’ arrival, and it was in stark contrast to what had been taught in my fairly-progressive New York City public school. It’s 1492 all over again: Police arrest Dakota Access Pipeline protestors on Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z An astute friend of mine was recently saying that it was too bad that the fine actor Tobias Menzies, who plays Lord Edmure Tully, hasn’t had much to do here except grimace in the mud. “Game of Thrones”: The Things We Do for Love 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z But spend time with Wahlberg and an intelligence becomes apparent, as does a refreshing, often astute directness. Mark Wahlberg is a chance-taker; one of his biggest is 'The Gambler' 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z Shot over the course of two years, he turns a century of cinema into a politically astute and formally rigorous polemic on the ethics of spectatorship. Fyre festival to Aretha Franklin: 12 documentaries to catch in 2019 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z On the recording she gives Ms. Hebert detailed comments, including astute explanations of ornamentation in the Bellini style. Tyne Daly as Maria Callas vs. Maria Callas as Herself 2011-07-26T17:01:13Z Pierpont also makes many astute observations about the rhythms of upper-middle-class life in Manhattan. ‘Among the Ten Thousand Things’: A family torn apart by infidelity 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z But perhaps their most memorable collaboration was as a serial killer and the mother of one of his victims in Studio Theatre’s 2006 staging of Bryony Lavery’s analytically astute crime drama “Frozen.” For two replacements with D.C. cred, a hit Broadway play is the place 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z “Aircraft values are still pretty depressed in historical terms, but in the eyes of astute buyers that’s an opportunity,” Mr. Anderson said. New Aircraft Give Market Some Lift 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z Her book is wry, astute, delicious and occasionally brutal. Review | ‘Whistleblower’ and ‘Uncanny Valley’ offer a chilling look at life in Silicon Valley 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z Even then, astute listeners realized that she was en route to becoming something extraordinary. Joan Sutherland, Opera Soprano, Dies 2010-10-11T16:29:00Z The prize panel called the book "beautifully written", and "a rich and astute evocation of a time and a place", recalling a childhood "at once eccentric and endearingly ordinary." Paperboy wins inaugural prize for gay men's books 2010-12-01T13:41:00Z But he’s no novice, and this silky, politically astute excerpt stroked the mind and the senses. Dance Review: Stage Presence Aplenty, the Better to Have Fun 2011-04-15T21:25:22Z “Krunchie” — a heap of kale and collard greens tossed with timid bites of chicken and an odd Parmesan granola — “tastes like paper,” says my companion, showing off his astute palate. Lunchbox: It looks good and sounds good, but it sure could taste better The death of Joan Didion steals from the United States not only one of its best literary artists, but also one of its most astute political analysts. Joan Didion exposed political stories America is still telling itself in order to live 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z In evoking the process of publishing “Ulysses”, Mr Birmingham also offers an astute portrait of the book’s creator. Dirty words 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z There is, of course, a dark side to big data, and the authors provide an astute analysis of the dangers they foresee. Books of The Times: ‘Big Data,’ by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger and Kenneth Cukier 2013-06-10T21:43:52Z Jennifer Senior’s astute book about parents and children, “All Joy and No Fun,” is especially eye opening about how many prejudices are usually built into such studies. Books Of the Times: Jennifer Senior Studies Parenthood in ‘All Joy and No Fun’ 2014-01-26T22:06:59Z A terrific script deserves astute casting and confident directors. Time of Our Lives, the Years That Made Us - TV review 2013-06-23T22:18:00Z The roads Chew-Bose follows in her slim collection of 14 visually and verbally astute essays lead inward. Contemporary Womanhood, in Fact and Fiction 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z Although admiring George's unrelenting quizzing, his barrage of astute comments and his continual challenging of theatrical norms, it was his heavy metal props hurled across the stage that kept him on his toes. Celebrating George Wyllie: a sculptor and surrealist who still ruffles feathers 2012-08-24T08:50:37Z It’s very casual, but Varda is so astute and the quality of the film-making is such that it becomes something very beautiful, a meditation on life. 50 documentaries you need to see 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z It’s astute pop, and also an astute read on the state of contemporary pop. Jazmine Sullivan’s Meditation on Courage, and 10 More New Songs 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z The forces behind Western Bridge are Ruth and Bill True, astute collectors and active supporters of the arts. Tapestry in Seattle cathedral weaves history and mission 2017-03-05T05:00:00Z Mr. Gokey is an astute enough singer that his originals — especially the cheerful, goofy “Christmas Is Here” — sound like unearthed chestnuts. Making Merry With Music 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z What you’d miss either way is the possibility of an astute, well-traveled pianist making a breakout statement — like the one by Art Hirahara on “Libations & Meditations,” his thoughtfully assured new album. Albums From Art Hirahara and Death Grips 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z “As an astute and empathetic portrait of human crisis, resolve and survival,” he wrote, “it’s a wonderfully authentic and perfectly touching one.” Watch the Trailer for Indie Dramedy Goodbye to All That 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Should you need a primer in that chaos, you may consult James Gavin’s astute, unblinking and ultimately dispiriting biography, “Is That All There Is?” James Gavin’s ‘Is That All There Is?’ reveals a talented but tormented Peggy Lee Laurie Anderson’s philosophically astute, emotionally charged meditation on death, love, art and dogs. At Venice Festival, the Wisdom of Lunatics, the Wildness of Age 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z Along with an astute approximation of Dickens' prose style, Mula cleverly appropriates the plot of "Christmas Carol." Review: Seattle Public Theater production catches us up with Jacob Marley 2010-12-16T21:52:16Z Luckily, Ms. Rosenfeld is an astute anthropologist whose satire reaches fresh levels of absurdity. ‘Class’ Takes Satirical Aim at Brooklyn Grade-School Parents 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z In a review for The New York Times, Allen Hughes wrote that Mr. Levine “may be one of the Metropolitan’s best podium acquisitions in some time,” an astute prediction. For James Levine, The Twilight Of a Conductor 2011-05-20T20:25:13Z The critical essays that follow are just as astute and almost as compelling. Review | Claire Messud has an antidote to our current polarized isolation 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z The multiple points of view transition seamlessly, revealing an astute understanding of human nature — the fear and quiet rage of a widowed mother of two; the insecurity and passion of a young queen. ‘The Women’s War’ Is an Epic Feminist Fantasy for the #MeToo Era 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z Mark Evans, who played bass for AC/DC in the nineteen-seventies, once wrote that Malcolm was “the driven one … the planner, the schemer, the ‘behind the scenes guy,’ ruthless and astute.” The Brothers Who Built AC/DC 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z Ms. Kitamura added that Zweig was particularly astute in “the way he handles women” and their yearnings and frustrations. Stefan Zweig, Austrian Novelist, Rises Again 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z Always astute observers of the depersonalization of modern life, Parquet Courts on “Sympathy” raises an eyebrow at such ubiquitous conveniences as one-touch food delivery apps and household appliances that speak soothingly, “like a mother’s voice.” Fall Brings a Bounty of New Albums. Watch for These 3. 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z Will Rawls won for outstanding emerging choreographer, “for creating astute, genre-eluding work” and for his “multifaceted artistry,” according to a news release. Dance Award Nominees Include Taylor Mac and Ballet Theater 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z The 38 year-old from Moscow, ID, has made a name for himself as an astute songwriter, peppering his lyrics with all manner of allusions. Josh Ritter preaches his “messianic oracular honky tonk”: “I don’t feel a huge connection to religion, except as a large accumulation of confusing, confusing stories” 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z This is also our problem, too, as Frank, in his astute assessment of her, shows. Pity the Billionaire by Thomas Frank - review 2012-10-02T12:04:52Z May, who has written before on how to deal with anxiety and about her own experience as someone with Asperger’s syndrome, is an astute observer of life’s emotional discouragements. ‘Wintering’ Offers Hopeful Perspective on Embracing Difficult Times 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z Wherever he goes, his language is hauntingly astute, and the reality he conjures is multilayered. Best poetry collections of 2015 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z An astute analyst of directing technique, Mr. Bogdanovich sometimes falls back on hollow critic-speak, enthusing over the perfection and brilliance of gags that speak just fine for themselves. Review: ‘The Great Buster’ Brings a Deadpan Genius Back to Life 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z But Ms. Egan can be such a piercingly astute storyteller that the exhilaration of reading her outweighs the bleak destinies she describes. Books of The Times: Jennifer Egan?s ?Visit From the Goon Squad? 2010-06-21T00:10:00Z It is, happily, an astute one, with a genuinely moving conclusion. Theater Review: ?The Soap Myth,? at the Black Box Theater 2012-04-03T22:09:44Z Yoshihiro Tatsumi, a Japanese cartoonist whose dark, psychologically astute tales helped establish the genre of adult comics and graphic novels, died on Saturday in Tokyo. Yoshihiro Tatsumi, Japanese Cartoonist of Dark Stories, Is Dead at 79 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z There may be more astute, precise histories than Ackroyd’s, but it’s doubtful that there are more evocative and entertaining ones. | Peter Ackroyd’s London Calling 2013-09-12T13:00:12Z But “Rimmer” is astute, ambitious, original and unsparing, and the reasons for its disappearance have little to do with its quality. From All-Star Flop to Astute Satire in Just 50 Years 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z In the past, your digs at American gender politics were astute, but your patronizing take on foreign cultures seems shockingly simplistic. Sex and the City 2 Leaves Fans Behind 2010-05-26T23:05:00Z Speaking about these projects, Mr. Greilsammer came across as committed to his convictions and astute about the state of classical music. David Greilsammer and H J Lim, Pianists Stepping Out 2012-08-26T02:43:13Z Not only vastly better written, they are also a much more astute exploration of the tricks that memory and consciousness play – and of their resemblance to the tricks that writers play. The scandalous Lillian Hellman 2011-01-22T00:06:27Z Ms. Sigismondi, as she parses this distinction, is astute in recognizing that the rise of the Runaways was fueled by a volatile blend of empowerment and exploitation. Movie Review | 'The Runaways': Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart as Rock ?n? Roll Idols 2010-03-18T22:06:00Z These women are watchers, wryly astute in their assessments of others. Debut Stories From Clare Sestanovich, Brenda Peynado and Choi Eunyoung 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z The speculation led to backlash, and then backlash of the backlash, and finally, to some predictably astute Gawker comments. So What Has Bethenny Frankel Been Up To Since Leaving Real Housewives? 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z More surprising is just how astute and affecting some of the brief portraits manage to be. How Liz Taylor liked her pasta and other secrets from a ‘food detective’ 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z But the elite he was referring to were his fellow composers, and Stravinsky’s astute defense of Verdi shook up contemporary music circles. ArtsBeat: Top 10 Composers: Hailing Opera's Shakespeare, and Its Proust 2011-01-17T12:00:40Z The Elizabeth/Betty observations by all of you are astute and add dimension to an already powerful scene. 'The Americans' Recap: The Moment Finally Arrives 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z The relationship between Claire and Jonathan is drawn with an astute feel for the way meaningful intimacies can grow from chance circumstances and proximity. Review: In ‘Reverberation,’ Singles Adrift in the Big City 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z But if Vance is an adroit enough storyteller, he’s a fiercely astute social critic of the sort we desperately need right now. New Memoirs Show How the Other Half Lives 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z And for all his flamboyance, Mr. Kosky delivered a psychologically astute and intelligently paced show. Review: ‘The Fiery Angel,’ Devilishly Tough Prokofiev 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z As Smith's astute in-the-moment reflections suggest, what we can know of the world is never enough to grasp its pressing complexities. Berlin Biennale 2010: where art imitates real life 2010-06-15T11:57:00Z He’s willing to put his money where mouth is, and the result is more repellent, honest and astute than this week’s odds-on box office champion. Forget Joker: here's the film you should see about an extremist loner 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z Whether he's writing about the southern literary tradition or smoking pot in Disneyland, the man is astute, funny and wonderful company. Books of the year 2012: authors choose their favourites 2012-11-23T22:55:14Z For Wright’s astute and lucid outrage, his refusal to evade, his determination to make his readers hear, see, feel, think and want to act. Even Margo Jefferson Sometimes Gets Sucked Into a Bad Thriller 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z This time, astute observers and title readers will have noticed, he has broken with tradition and taken as his travelling companion Hugh "Outnumbered" Dennis. Accidental Farmer and Oz and Hugh Raise the Bar 2010-12-22T08:00:04Z Legendary Afterparty, dedicated to blues musician Chris Whitley, is particularly astute, a concentrated reflection on the relationship artists have with fans, ego and the will to self-destruct that perfectly balances innocence and experience. Teitur – review 2013-01-14T18:47:51Z From the beginning, he was an astute observer of the social ecosystem. Review | Bill Cunningham left behind a memoir. It is, to use one of his favorite words, marvelous. 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z This column has many astute and creative readers. We were breast-fed really late 2012-05-21T00:00:00Z “Business Never Personal” is the title of a classic 1992 album by EPMD, among the most astute of the many tributes hip-hop has paid to “The Godfather.” ‘The Godfather’ Explained in Seven Quotes 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z Le Brun was not an artist one would describe as striking or flashy but rather an administratively savvy, intellectually astute company man. 'Woven Gold: Tapestries of Louis XIV': Splendid pomp and circumstance at the Getty 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z But Mr. Bezmozgis is such an astute and compassionate observer, a meticulous historian and a gifted stylist that, even when suspense and momentum seem to be lacking, the pages still tend to fly by. Books of The Times: One Jewish Family in 2 Worlds, Outsiders in Both 2011-04-10T19:00:16Z She doesn’t mind being greeted by fans and thinks her children are astute critics. Molly Shannon Loves You, but Will Not Give You Her Number 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z He compared one veteran ambassador’s prose to Evelyn Waugh’s, and deemed other analyses “astute,” “unsentimental” and “hilarious.” In His First Book, Ronan Farrow Laments the Decline of Diplomacy 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z And though he hardly ignores Williams’s years as a player, Mr. Bradley is not an especially astute baseball writer. Books Of the Times: Ben Bradlee Jr. Plumbs Ted Williams’s Life in ‘The Kid’ 2013-12-04T22:02:20Z An astute dance costume designer knows that the clothing must allow for movement, and it must also complement it. Review | New York City Ballet: After the fall 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z It’s a missed opportunity on an otherwise funny and astute show. Silicon Valley Needs to Address the Industry's 'Woman Problem' in Season 2 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z In conversation, he was clearly more astute than his character but similarly funny and informal, indulging in f-bombs as freely as Argyle does his smelly plants. In ‘Stranger Things,’ He Delivers Pizza and Stoned Comic Relief 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z His band for this engagement will feature the astute young pianist Emmet Cohen. Jazz Listings for July 17-23 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z The novel’s best-drawn secondary character is Bertha, Cora’s American maid, who spends a lot of time lacing her mistress into corsets but even more time making astute social observations. Books of The Times: Money May Not Buy You Love, but It Might Help You Land a Spouse 2011-06-26T21:00:06Z Doug Hughes directed the Lincoln Center production and has reunited his design team here; Catherine Zuber’s costumes are particularly astute about the ways senators, staffers and socialites armor themselves sartorially. Manners and politics collide in Arena Stage’s ‘City of Conversation’ 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z Rose Wilder Lane’s astute and rigorous biographer, William Holtz, made a persuasive case, in “The Ghost in the Little House,” that Lane was her mother’s ghostwriter. The Clunky Memoir That Became “Little House on the Prairie” 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z Strengths: Great tacticians, clever, astute readers of the game. Game of Thrones: would you join Julia Gillard in House Targaryen? 2013-05-27T02:40:05Z She doesn’t want to refuse it, and Sergi doesn’t want her to, and their separation is the subject of Carlos Marques-Marcet’s astute, formally impressive film. Review: In ‘10.000 km,’ Lovers an Ocean Apart Struggle to Connect 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Instead, she wants it to spur her on and to use that experience to be fearless and fierce and astute. My 700,000 children 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z Yes, the politics is corrupt, and I used to think it was machiavellian too – astute and with malice. Gael García Bernal: ‘Donald Trump calls Mexicans rapists and drug dealers. It’s hate discourse’ 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z This is eloquent lieder singing driven by astute and sensitive attention to the texts. Classical Playlist: Beethoven, Haydn, Steve Reich and More 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z So yes, living with a famous actor has its drawbacks, but I think Jack managed his career brilliantly and still happens to be a very astute, thoughtful individual. Anjelica Huston chronicles love affairs, career in new memoir 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z He is one of the right’s most gifted and astute journalists, noted especially for his thoughtful writings on Europe. Did the Civil Rights Movement Go Wrong? 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z At the very least, Rose’s pages provide myriad astute observations about the nature of fiction. Review | Is it a memoir? Is it a novel? A shadowy writer toys with our expectations 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z Cromer, a technically astute and emotionally sensitive director, handles the back and forth as well as you might expect — he puts a stage turntable to evocative, if perhaps a little clichéd, use, for example. Review: In ‘Prayer for the French Republic,’ Echoes of the Past 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z Williams cannot speak for himself – the thought that he could still be touring is heartbreaking – but his son, Hank Jr, and grandson, Hank III, are astute commentators on his legacy. BBC Proms 2010 2010-07-16T05:44:00Z But high-minded intentions and astute programming only go so far. CIMMfest takes step in bigger direction 2013-04-11T18:32:00Z Naslund never disappoints — with this book she once again creates memorable characters, surprising scenarios and astute notions on living life with intention. 31 of the best titles of 2013 2013-12-04T22:03:53Z As much as “Red Clocks” is about the repressive legal proposals that threaten women’s lives in America, the novel is equally astute on the cultural constraints that women contend with — and enforce on each other. Review | ‘Red Clocks’ imagines a world where abortion is outlawed. And it feels eerily real. 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z And he’s astute in explaining the science: the crust of the Pacific Plate pushing under the North American Plate. In a Time of Crisis, Her Voice Was the One That Galvanized Alaska 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z This electric album is full of songs that are socially astute and a little wry and delivered with the panache of old standards, a mélange of 1920s blues, 1960s folk and 1970s soft rock. Playlist: New Music by Kari Jobe, Mohombi, Bhi Bhiman and Others 2012-02-03T18:28:06Z It’s hovering over “I Used to Think I Could Fly,” the astute and piercing debut album from the 18-year-old Canadian Tate McRae. Post Malone and Pop’s Single Sound 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z Tiffany was an astute businessman who "was fantastic at creating his materials and marketing them," Pongracz said. NY exhibit highlights Tiffany's religious objects 2012-11-10T18:41:10Z But it was insightfully and engagingly written and performed, so historically astute, and enthralled like a sweeping 19th-century English novel. 'Upstairs, Downstairs' sequel on TV; superior original now on DVD 2011-04-06T22:16:04Z Leebaert makes some astute observations on the rise of China, now presenting itself as the champion of free trade and pledging aid to Latin America, Africa and Eastern Europe greater than the Marshall Plan. How the United States Achieved World Leadership 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z Everybody’s a media critic these days — and Barack Obama is an astute one. Perspective | What Obama gets right — and very wrong — about the media 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z Over the next few years, Degas painted many astute portraits of singers and musicians. Review | Degas had a gift for conveying the truth — even when he was making it all up 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z What followed was an astute, intense, and disciplined performance. Lady Gaga’s All-American Super Bowl Halftime Show 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z You need not have the slightest interest in Wenner, his magazine or even the music it celebrated to find this a terrifically astute work of pop-cultural history. Times Critics’ Top Books of 2017 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z Wider-ranging than her solo books, it’s just as satisfying and emotionally astute. Standout New Picture Books 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z Self-styled “Ricardians” argue that he was a loyal brother, fine soldier and astute administrator. ‘Richard III’ Review: The Villain Wore a Crown 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z She deals with the mess and pain of fractured relationships with searing honesty, astute observations and compassion. Esther Perel: the relationship guru who thinks infidelity isn't all bad 2017-10-28T04:00:00Z In Flea he puts in an astute double act: physically swift and psychologically adroit. Swallows and Amazons; Get Santa!; The Animals and Children Took to the Streets; A Flea in Her Ear ? review 2010-12-19T00:06:17Z I thought this was astute and a sentence you should linger over. I don’t want to leave my husband but I feel suffocated and am having an affair 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z They are now rightly seen as psychologically astute and musically rich. The Greatest 2011-01-07T16:04:57Z But beneath the Kanken backpacks, the astute grassroots marketing and the perfectly helixed beanie hats, there is a drama that’s hard-hitting without ever feeling like it’s falling over itself to deal with “issues”. Skam: the hit Norwegian teen show headed for a US remake 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z In the HBO debut of her “visual album” Saturday night, Beyonce addressed a number of the concerns of her critics, and the Internet responded as the Internet responds, with careful and astute analysis: Y’all can stop tweeting about Beyonce’s #Lemonade now — Monica Lewinsky just won the Internet 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z Glowing, dramatically shaded geometric planes in tones of brown, blue and green extend outward to cover a wide and ersatz wood frame in this astute and irreverent synthesis of modernist tendencies and tics. At the Met, a Canvas Ahead of Its Time 2011-07-14T22:50:44Z Russell has created an astute account of brokenness, how the destructive power of this early relationship reverberates in the convoluted way Vanessa’s mind processes it. Girl, Interrupted 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z But under Sam Gold’s astute direction for the Signature Theater, it was strangely enthralling. Top 10 Plays & Musicals 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z As an aging queen-bee club owner, and loving but negligent parent to Helen, he channels Liza Minnelli and Joan Crawford, and milks every shred of vanity and near-hysteria with astute comic flair and timing. Dan Savage's campy 'Miracle!': a delight to some, drag for others 2012-07-19T03:56:53Z She really does care about art in an almost old-fashioned way," elaborates Grayson Perry, "But her aesthetic judgments and her ability to nurture demanding people are matched by a very astute business sense. Victoria Miro 2010-07-10T23:05:00Z Edwin Thomas makes Irwin seem pragmatic rather than shallow: it is his astute cramming technique that wins the boys' places as much as it is Hector's avuncular humanism. The History Boys – review 2013-05-23T17:23:59Z How astute she seems for the moment before she concludes: "then he would need her". Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It by Maile Meloy | Book review 2010-04-02T23:07:00Z There have been a number of books written about the 2008 financial crisis, but few more elegant and astute than this one. Times Critics’ Top Books of 2018 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z Mr. Frost, who had his own production company, Paradine, was always astute about the business of television, a little like Merv Griffin, an entertainer who was also a media mogul and the creator of “Jeopardy!” An Appraisal: David Frost: Newsman, Showman, and Suave at Both 2013-09-02T20:59:00Z With all but one late-arriving work reproduced, this volume conveys an unusually compelling and accessible picture of the artist, his philosophy, his working methods — as well as his rather astute career management. Théodore Rousseau Retrospective at the Morgan 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z Throughout the night, Mr. Santos’s band was astute and vibrant, though his backup singers had thankless roles, especially the man tasked with singing Usher’s parts on “Promise.” Santos Lights Up Sold-Out Yankee Stadium 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z That astute use of an actor’s gift for conveying the unspoken is rare in “Skinner’s Box.” Review: Thinking Outside (and Inside) B.F. Skinner’s Box 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z Joey Alexander, an 11-year-old piano prodigy from Indonesia, played his arrangement of Thelonious Monk’s “ ’Round Midnight,” technically fluent and harmonically astute. ‘A Great Night in Harlem’ Salutes Herbie Hancock 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z “This guy’s standing for us at a time when it’s not politically astute to do that,” Fryson says of the elder Manchin. Black voters in West Virginia are tired of being invisible 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z A decade later, 2015’s brilliant “The Big Short” permanently altered his trajectory from go-to comedy guru into one of Hollywood’s most astute chroniclers of political and economic corruption. Adam McKay went from Ron Burgundy to Dick Cheney, and it actually makes perfect sense 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z She enforced lean and transparent textures, with obtrusive brass occasionally disrupting an otherwise astute orchestral balance. A reshuffled Baltimore Symphony Orchestra can’t quite fill the void after headliner’s exit “The Kindergarten Teacher” works perfectly well as a subtle, astute psychological drama, venturing into thriller territory toward the end. Review: From Israel, ‘The Kindergarten Teacher,’ a Drama About Poetry and Obsession 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z Influenced by astute cultural outsiders ranging from Genet to Morrissey, Collins' videos at their best are poignant with a disarming pathos. This week's new exhibitions 2010-10-22T23:07:00Z Two friends — one getting married, the other the maid of honor: It’s a familiar premise, but in this astute debut novel, the characters and situation feel fresh and three-dimensional. 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z February 21, 2010 Letters Inimitable Guitarist To the Editor: It was nice to read your very astute article regarding the inimitable British guitar virtuoso Jeff Beck. Letters: Inimitable Guitarist 2010-02-20T05:05:00Z He was an astute, intricate rapper; as a lyricist he was a classicist in an era that had largely turned away from that style. Mac Miller, Rapper Who Wrestled With Fame and Addiction, Dies at 26 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z He had lived a tempestuous life, which included a breakdown and four marriages; he had also achieved happiness, so his observations on people and problems were astute. A Last Lunch with Mike Nichols 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z But it is a model for the kind of truth-telling approach that museums could, and should, be taking to art: factual, incisive, politically astute, connecting the past to the present and inviting argument. Making Museums Moral Again 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z The result is “astute and authoritative,” our critic Dwight Garner writes. 12 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z He had honed his observational skills and matured into an astute diagnostician. Love in the Time of Numbness; or, Doctor Chekhov, Writer 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z Trobisch is astute in the way she threads the workspace into the narrative; this is now just one more area where Janne has to keep it together, one further instance of oppression. My streaming gem: why you should watch All Is Well 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z Mr. Akhtar’s astute observations of the clashes between old world and new, between secular and sacred, among immigrants might seem familiar to readers of both contemporary and classic literature. Books of The Times: ?American Dervish? ? By Ayad Akhtar ? Review 2012-01-04T22:00:52Z He is one of the most astute and trenchant commentators on the status of new African art in an international context. Art Review: Some of Simon Ottenberg’s Gifts in ‘The Art of Translation’ 2013-08-15T21:58:16Z Shelden’s assertion, for example, that the birth of Morewood’s son was accompanied by “the knowing glances of astute observers” is highly speculative, to put it mildly. Do you know the truth behind Herman Melville’s ‘Moby-Dick’? 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z Like Ms. Rendell, the so-called Benjamin Black is astute and particular in capturing such nuances. Books of The Times: Two Refreshing Splashes of Summertime Homicide 2011-07-03T21:37:35Z It’s a psychologically astute show in which characters evolve in ways that can be surprising but are always internally consistent. The TV Watch: ‘Borgen,’ a Danish Political Drama Series, on Link TV 2012-10-11T22:07:07Z Its blend of astute commentary and effective carnage might have raised hopes that “Election Year” would turn out to be a timely and cathartic exercise in allegorical satire. Review: ‘The Purge: Election Year’ Offers a Campaign Platform of Blood Lust 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z Another, less astute film-maker, might cap the scene with the alien scooping the kid up and adding him to her dinner menu, but what Glazer contrives is absolutely horrifying. 'I completely lost it': the movie scenes that made our writers weep 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z “Wormwood” mixed Morris’s astute documentary style — a blend of acute interviews, archival footage and graphics — with dramatic re-enactments to suggest that it might have been murder. ‘My Psychedelic Love Story’ Review: On the Run With Timothy Leary 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z So he did become a dominant figure, but I think he’s sort of astute at picking up what others are doing and so you know, Marc Bolan was doing a lot of this first. The Kanye-Bowie connection: “It’s songs about fame and about decadence, about this dissolute life and how you’re quite unhappy” 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z Even more boldly, he presented papers at international conferences, though the more astute suspected that he plagiarized most of whatever he said. Review | ‘The Professor and the Parson’ tries to make sense of a narcissistic con man who fooled nearly everyone 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z He's also an astute observer of the cultural differences between France and America. The 'French Jerry Seinfeld' sets himself up for big things in the U.S. with 'Oh My Gad' 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z Jenny Uglow calls her capacious and astute new biography “Mr. Lear,” which is certainly straightforward. Review | A plump, Victorian gentleman who was so very pleasant to know 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z She’s equally astute at portraying the exaggerated passions of teenage life and the way that youthful energy warps the fabric of reality. Review | Susan Choi’s ‘Trust Exercise’ invites you to recall the highs and humiliations of adolescence 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z It’s astute that Fuller notes the presence of Holmes-Cruise in this discussion, whose April 2006 birth would signal the oncoming shift in how we treat the children of celebrities. Celebrity baby worship is insane: Good for Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling for saying “no, thanks” 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z If Manju is not that courageous, he is at least more psychologically astute. ‘Selection Day’: Two brothers and an obsessed dad seek a ticket out of poverty 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z As a reader, it is not especially rewarding to feel far more astute than the characters. Review | Jenna Blum’s ‘The Lost Family’ is lost in needless detail 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z Friends who knew Alex to be thoughtful, brilliant, politically astute and uncompromising. Modern Love: When Dating Takes More Than the Click of a Mouse 2012-10-04T22:29:41Z Thanks to an astute bass player, they survived. Remembering Chuck Berry, Who Died at Ninety 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z He was astute enough to know which way the wind was blowing, and decided on a major change of career direction. Mike Smith: The high-flying host 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z Lennon, ever the astute Machiavellian, employs a succinct argument that serves to vilify my brother and effectively diminish the value of the life he took. An incarcerated writer wrote a piece about apologizing to the family of the man he killed. Now the victim’s sister has responded. 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z The beginning of her take on “Open City” demonstrates her great talent for enlarging the context of whatever she’s writing about and weaving in astute bits of broader commentary. Claire Messud Looks Back on Life, and the Art That Shaped Her 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z The film asks us to believe that she is at once an astute storyteller and an emotional automaton entirely lacking in psychological insight. Movie Review: ‘Saving Mr. Banks,’ With Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson 2013-12-12T15:00:18Z Reddick immediately switched from lecturing scientist to astute guide and protector — a transformation she did effortlessly and frequently on the day we spent together — and relieved him of the heavy load. A real Jurassic park lies underground at the Wyoming Dinosaur Center 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z Born in Winston-Salem, N.C., he is an astute cultural observer whose humor is informed by his interest in social commentary. Jerrod Carmichael’s Comedy, and Tourism, Call for Reflection 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z Thankfully for us, this personal journey led Cooper to another art: the one of putting together words in a combination of funny scenes, astute observations and moments of quiet poetry. 'My Avant-Garde Education': Bernard Cooper's sketches of a life in art 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z He was best known for his role as a disheveled but astute Los Angeles police detective on "Columbo," which earned him four Primetime Emmy Awards. Former 'Columbo' star Falk leaves $3M to UCLA 2012-02-22T03:46:05Z Sparkling with color in art and on walls alike, the Morgan building’s reinstalled galleries are stunning and astute. Review: Wadsworth Atheneum, a Masterpiece of Renovation 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z That the results are never indulgent is due above all to his deep musicality and psychologically astute instinct. Music Review: Piotr Anderszewski’s Bach Recital at Carnegie Hall 2012-12-09T22:11:03Z These disarmingly casual yet solemnly astute images are performances that aim for the hearts of many matters. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z His work was already good, but he was so astute in his strategy. Club 57, Late-Night Home of Basquiat and Haring, Gets a Museum-Worthy Revival 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z All of which would be legitimate criticisms of Inspector Frost too, except that he is an astute detective in spite of his shambolic manner. Natalie Haynes's guide to TV detectives: #11 – Vera 2012-06-11T13:04:18Z Moe’s humor is more universally astute when describing the depressive’s propensity for faulty reasoning, particularly in terms of negative self-attribution and self-defeating thoughts. The Funny Thing About Depression Is ... 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z But the movies around his astute observations about life are generally slow-footed slogs, in desperate need of editing. 'Tyler Perry's Good Deeds': Well-intentioned and so-so as ever 2012-02-24T23:15:05Z In the spoken and sung texts delivered by Ms. Anderson, there were welcome flashes of humor and astute observations on human follies, dreams and Dutch karaoke bars. Kronos Quartet Plays Laurie Anderson’s ‘Landfall’ at BAM 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z It also suffers from a surfeit of theories — some incontrovertible, some astute, some belabored. ‘Mark Twain’s America’ and ‘Huck Finn’s America’ 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z The company arrives in New York with “A Knight of the British Ballet,” a program featuring five Ashton works that exemplify his charm, humor and astute dramatic sensibilities. Dance Listings for Aug. 12-18 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z Making the evening worthwhile, thankfully, was a programme of two works for soprano and ensemble given by Chroma under the astute baton of Christopher Austin. T?te ? T?te festival ? review 2011-08-19T13:31:37Z Under the astute eye of the director, Rachel Chavkin — one of the most gifted working today — the show remains a witty, inventive enchantment from rousing start to mournful finish. Review: ‘Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812,’ on the Heels of ‘Hamilton’ 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z Nonetheless, Bushell volleyed back another astute and overjoyed performance in two days. Dave Grohl, 10-Year-Old Nandi Bushell and One Very Epic Drum Battle 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z But always, underneath, lies a recognizable, morally astute, amused but serious narrative voice which cares about the fates of specific characters. The joy of literary destruction: Writers who broke all the rules 2014-01-19T15:00:00Z The memory of her son’s death and the anticipation of her mother’s passing render her alternately blank and astute. ‘Underground Fugue’: A tale of mother-daughter love against a backdrop of terror 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z Still, the sheer impact of Mr. Galouzine’s intense, stylistically astute singing drew you in. Music Review: Betting on Not-So-Sure Things: Love and a Trick to Win at Cards 2011-03-13T22:08:17Z He’s limber and astute, and also fun: “Might catch me at a Whole Foods/and if you see that red Mercedes then you know who.” The Playlist: Justin Bieber Boosts a Friend, and 14 More New Songs 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z These stories are appealingly frank and astute about sex on the cusp of adulthood, when childhood informs desire. ‘Goodnight, Beautiful Women’ — lucid, sensual stories 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z Though unashamedly old-fashioned and sometimes sentimental, the play is emotionally delicate, too, and often astute about dependency, the way our parents shape us and how hard it is to say "I love you". A Voyage Round My Father 2010-09-07T21:30:00Z Once Till-Mobley became a public school teacher on the South Side of Chicago, she encouraged her students to achieve their goals by becoming astute historians and critical thinkers. With the movie ‘Till,’ Mamie Till-Mobley’s quest to educate the world about her son’s lynching march 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z There’s a lot of awkwardness and cringing, and also a lot of astute observation about what it’s like to be in the middle of what you hope is the worst time of your life. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z This is one of those occasions on which you’re happy to contour your imagination to the curves that the visually astute design team throws at you. Review | A ‘Twelfth Night’ that’s great for any night 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z Neither a radical updating nor a stiff exercise in middlebrow cultural respectability, Mr. Fukunaga’s film tells its venerable tale with lively vigor and an astute sense of emotional detail. | 'Jane Eyre': Radiant Spirit Blossoms in Barren Land 2011-03-10T22:30:15Z It is fascinating to see an astute Victorian mind exploring these issues in the form of fiction. David Lodge: rereading Anthony Trollope 2012-12-14T22:55:04Z Kardashian is financially astute, and will, we can imagine, have been paid well for her photo shoot. Why Zoo's Kim Kardashian cover is wrong 2012-06-22T09:00:01Z Yet even then, he offers a few twists of his own and will keep all but the most astute mystery aficionado guessing about the truth until the end. Review: ‘The Forgers,’ a suspense novel by Bradford Morrow 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z It’s the sound of two astute, talented and probably miscast performers trying hard to convince themselves and their audience that really, honestly, this is all so much fun. Theater Review | 'Mr. & Mrs. Fitch': In a Gilded World, Theirs Is but to Quip and Sigh 2010-02-23T03:01:00Z So far he’s been an astute critic, quickly cutting to the bone of a performance and articulating what was executed well, and not. Arts & Leisure Preview: Steven Tyler Escapes From Idolatry 2011-02-09T16:50:05Z But in the composer's astute selection of texts, he uses Pound's own frailties to reveal a kernel of acceptance. Southwest Chamber Music celebrates Elliott Carter's late career surge 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z These writers are smart, observant, ironic, astute, sober, angry, idealistic, cynical, grieving, scared and passionate. ‘Youngblood’ review: A novel about the Iraq War from a soldier who was there 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Given his serial visual plundering, it is perhaps not surprising that Mr. Majerus could be astute, and mischievous, about how his own work was seen. Michel Majerus Saw the Future— 20 Years Ago 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z That trial serves as the culmination of Kevin Birmingham’s astute and gorgeously written “The Most Dangerous Book: The Battle for James Joyce’s ‘Ulysses,’” an account of the tortuous path Joyce’s masterpiece took to print. “The Most Dangerous Book”: When “Ulysses” was obscene 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z I expected my theoretically astute Brazilian companions to bargain the guy down to 40, the “day rate,” but they seemed bleary-eyed and resigned. An Amazon Cruise for $17 a Day. Hammock Not Included 2010-06-23T03:00:00Z Her astute cultural criticism brings new light to topics I find myself obsessed with. “Comment sections are brilliant and extremely relevant”: Christy Wampole on the awfulness of Facebook, the utility of “think pieces” and why you might be reading the Internet all wrong 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z She is also an astute frequenter of flea markets, seeking items for both her work and her secondhand store, Henry, in Hudson, N.Y. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z The psychologically astute storyteller Amy Bloom and the adept historical novelist Kelly O’Connor McNees could hardly be more different as writers; consequently, their books occupy distinct territories. Eleanor Roosevelt’s Love Life, as Fodder for Fiction 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z One former inmate, Tonya Wilson, who served 17 years, is especially astute about the personal as well as societal forces that led to her incarceration. ‘Since I Been Down’ Review: Crime and Punishment 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z |
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