With motivation like that, you can bet I hit all my routines at the Region 3 Championships that spring, placing first on floor and second all-around, and qualifying for Westerns. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It is my hope that everyone finds their own sword to wield in a way that brings them happiness and success, and that the word “no” becomes their motivation to press forward. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I wanted to believe his motivation was to save and preserve the treasures of the art world. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

They concluded: The “motivation to disclose our internal thoughts and knowledge to others may serve to sustain the behaviors that underlie the extreme sociality of our species.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

But I’m going to see if I can find some motivation other than food. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

We had all suffered beyond dignity with the loss of two of our group, and the thought of getting one of them back made us almost unreasonable with motivation. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

A time when motivation wasn’t so hard to come by? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t so much that I didn’t trust Clancy’s motivations; he just unnerved me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“You don’t understand—my life is already full of cooking. I have zero motivation to come up with a recipe.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

This made Haupt suspicious of Burger's motivations for returning to the United States and raised doubts about his loyalty to the Fatherland and the men on the sabotage mission. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

My attention span and my motivation rank up there with that of a sea cucumber. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

With the Earth the center of the Universe, with creation pivoted about terrestrial events, with the heavens imagined constructed on utterly unearthly principles, there was little motivation for astronomical observations. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thing was, Joe had never had a firm grasp on anything, he had never really understood his own motivations, he had never had an idea where he was going. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now the motivations behind these things are getting less and less easy to understand. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Robert was nearly fourteen, and the thought of the boy being sent to this never-ending war in Vietnam was one of Ellsberg’s main motivations. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

But by and large, I believe these generalizations to be accurate, and indeed, such 'idealistic' motivations as I have described have played a large part in my own career. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

June is often a mystery, a big ball of complex emotions and motivations, but her heart is honest and true. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

My primary motivation behind buying a car, despite the scarcity of my funds, was that I refused to be driven around town in a car with red and blue lights on top. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Her insolent behavior contradicts her quiz scores. I don’t understand her motivations, and when I don’t understand something, Reynard, it is natural that I don’t trust it.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have motivation enough to have opinions, or energy enough to care. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

That’s the other powerful motivation—the customers, or “patients,” as I can’t help thinking of them on account of the mysterious vulnerability that seems to have left them temporarily unable to feed themselves. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Boredom in teenage boys is a powerful motivation to create chaos. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The facts, anyway; no one can say about the actual motivations. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

But he always insisted that the love of his work came first and was his main motivation. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever his motivation, my father accepted the job on the spot. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

A desire to inherit this estate was ostensibly the motivation behind Lowell Lee’s plot to destroy his family. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The motivation for him to change his mind, they felt, was a desire to appease a constituency whipped into a frenzy over high school football. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn't have much motivation to learn the language. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Parental involvement is also key to the student’s success, and parents provide daily motivation, encouragement, and support. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

It’s been hard for me to find the motivation to talk with anyone about this heavy feeling in my chest. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

There is something beautiful in the subtlety of that exchange, in the attention that each party must pay to the motivations and desires of the other. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t find the motivation to get up, not even when a roach crawled near my head. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

His motivation for this work came from his interest in astronomy, where the need for accurate timekeeping had long been obvious, but was becoming more pressing as more accurate observing instruments were designed. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

As for the things I don’t know, I’m sure they’re all up there in the Thunderhead for anyone with the motivation to look. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The bus was packed with a motley group of men and women who represented the spectrum of ages, neighborhoods, backstories, and motivations. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

A lot has been said about the motivation of some of the witnesses. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

I awaited with interest some hint of their motivation and intent. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I could use you both! And the sooner the Improvement begins, the sooner you’ll begin your new life. What better motivation to perform well, eh?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Early on, little effort was made to disguise the racial motivations behind the law and order rhetoric and the harsh criminal justice legislation proposed in Congress. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The motivation for riding through such pain soon became all too clear. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I barely had the motivation to climb to the third floor. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

It led people to a new understanding of human motivation: the word and the concept go together. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Me: "Have I ever wanted to hurt myself? No. Never. What possible motivation would I have? Do you really think I did this to myself?" Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Without specific motivation, such as winning against the United States, it seemed the Soviet men in charge of the programs did not see any justification to put a woman into space. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

Surely his motivations are more delicate than that. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were many motivations for these journeys: ambition, greed, national pride, religious fanaticism, prison pardons, scientific curiosity, the thirst for adventure and the unavailability of suitable employment in Estremadura. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or at best a confused motivation, as with Liszt’s well-intentioned misunderstanding of Romani music. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

I just knew that my doggedness and personal motivation would trump any training these guys had. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

“I’m your motivation! You get to work alongside the great and creative Elizabeth Shainmark!” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I knew that many gymnasts got injured, had already peaked, or simply lost the motivation to compete by age nineteen, which was how old I’d be when the next Olympics rolled around. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Where is our motivation? Credit us with a minimum of sense.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

In his letter, Howard pointed to what he thought was the motivation behind the attack on his integrity: the rivalry with War Admiral. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

A subsequent investigation revealed that the primary motivation for the raid was the possibility of forfeiting Scott’s property. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Five years later, Ames gave a prison interview that offered a glimpse into his motivations. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“The crushing responsibilities of his later years,” Martin Kamen would observe, “hardened his attitudes about people and increased his suspicions of their motivations.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

This proved to be the only motivation I needed. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He still wanted a paycheck, but the desire to prove himself over the board was his strongest motivation for trying to heal the rift. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

There is little indication that the motivations and propensities for warfare have diminished since, and both conventional and nuclear weaponry has become far more deadly. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am not suggesting that a man become a robot and rid himself of all personal feelings and motivations. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the days and weeks that followed, I didn’t consider the Object’s own motivations, her love vacuum. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

In this case, they wanted to learn about the motivation behind blood donations. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“And what purpose is served by disobeying the Machine? Let’s consider motivations.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I bite my lip trying to figure out his motivation. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t argue, with the eyes or the motivation, and it was a moot point anyway. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

They are all celebrated as “courageous explorers” or “brave conquistadores,” but their primary motivation was greed. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Then without motivation, there was a change in mood. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad might be right about the true motivation behind the swastikas, but he doesn’t have to be me. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

They often have an uncanny ability to sense feelings, intentions and motivations. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Tomkins believed that faces—even the faces of horses—held valuable clues to inner emotions and motivations. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

What set Michael Jordan apart from his peers was his attitude and motivation. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Letters and pamphlets supplied both the motivation and the necessary detailed sailing directions. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps he was hoping in his Behavioralist way that this would spur me to even greater heights of motivation. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

In order to help us perceive a character’s feelings or motivations, Wagner needed tools at his fingertips to be able to enrich and layer the music. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Maddie nudged the girl next to her and jutted her chin in Emily’s direction, which was exactly the motivation Emily needed to surge forward with the lines she and James had practiced. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Taro has always been smart, but he lacks motivation. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I was familiar with the challenges associated with reforming institutions in which racial stratification is thought to be normal—the natural consequence of differences in education, culture, motivation, and, some still believe, innate ability. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Maddie nudged the girl next to her and jutted her chin in Emily’s direction, which was exactly the motivation Emily needed to surge forward with the lines she and James had practiced. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“My calling, my mission, my motivation and my very existence, is to create trades. This for that! Reciprocity!” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The Supreme Court rejected their argument, ruling that an officer’s motivations are irrelevant when evaluating the reasonableness of police activity under the Fourth Amendment. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Could this mix of motivation also affect the stories they tell? Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

His motivation was simple: Venus was a problem for both the Ptolemaic and Copernican systems because, according to both theories, its distance from the Earth varied greatly. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Most white people believed African Americans lacked the proper motivation to work, prompting the provisional Southern legislatures to adopt the notorious black codes. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I want you to get him to declare Miss Trixie senile and incompetent and to explain the motivation for writing the letter.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her words gave me so much motivation and inspiration, that I can’t explain. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

For the dam project inside Camp 14, there were no such problems with motivation. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

That’s what derailed attempts to domesticate cheetahs, the swiftest of all land animals, despite our strong motivation to do so for thousands of years. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Now that YOU are home, alive and well, you have judged the judgments of others, analyzed their intentions, behaviors, personalities and motivations. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone was, at a minimal estimate, “a good egg” or “a decent sort,” and motivation was never judged to be at variance with outward show. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I don’t like it, but I can understand the motivation. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But his father never did anything without a reason—and from the few words he’d exchanged with Nehemia, he couldn’t help but wonder if she had her own motivations in coming here, too. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

George bounded up the stairs once more, this time with proper motivation. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

My teammates worked hard with the help of my attitude and motivation. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“You just ask them which tastes better, and by that indirect method you get a picture of what their true motivations are.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“I think it’s really important to keep in mind that none of us can know the mind, motivations, or intentions of the person who set flame to Sasha’s clothing,” he wrote. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

As _you might have guessed, however, my homesickness isn’t my only motivation here. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The hypothesis of unconscious motivation explains why the murderers perceived innocuous and relatively unknown victims as provocative and thereby suitable targets for aggression. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Algernon refuses to run the maze any more; general motivation has decreased. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

This practice of inferring the motivations and intentions of others is classic thin-slicing. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“I think it’s more like you do what you need to in order to keep yourself intact. It’s about motivation.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“Nope. Sorry. The grade is all yours. If I told you it wasn’t for a grade, you wouldn’t try your best. A grade is your motivation.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

In Diaz’s list, spiritual and material motivations were equally important. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Pretty soon, I would have quit even these motions, unless I had received the motivation that I did. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have to be ‘unsure of motivations,’” Moss said, air quotes over the last phrase. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But, despite their intricacy, his techniques seem secondary to his motivation. Massimo Bottura, the 'poet' chef with the best restaurant in the world 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z

Is it a sophisticated one, layered with direction and misdirection, subterfuge and secret identities, motivations both hidden and not, like the Agatha Christie yarns it supposedly pastiches? Murder Mystery: the film that asks – what is Jennifer Aniston doing? 2019-06-29T04:00:00Z

Her motivation came from a desire to shed light on ordinary people as well as the “overlooked and the forgotten,” her editor, Sara Bershtel, said in an email. Barbara Ehrenreich, Explorer of Prosperity’s Dark Side, Dies at 81 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z

A powerful, honest look at love as both a motivation and a risk, this story follows Sal Rosas, a former gang member on parole trying to make a fresh start. The 5 best romance novels of 2018 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z

Speaking with the Tribune, LaRoche recalled that “When he was home, he spent as much time with us as possible. That’s part of the motivation in bringing Drake in as much as I do.” Adam LaRoche’s work-life balance: Not just a “mom issue” anymore — but nobody’s teen belongs at the office every day 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z

The play is really for the actors, who spend weeks devising back stories that explain or complicate their characters’ motivations. Three Novels Take Readers Deep Inside the Writer’s Life 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z

"I don't know what the motivation might be I'm absolutely horrified at the whole thing," Mr Roache said in the interview. Roache 'shocked by rape arrest' 2014-01-22T17:04:18Z

Degas, a loner and a well-documented curmudgeon, drew continuous motivation from rehearsal studios and stage productions. In ‘Little Dancer,’ Susan Stroman shows the art of perseverance

Though the case is familiar, the show finds fertile new ground by focusing heavily on the lawyers’ perspectives and motivations, and their relationships with one another. ‘The People v. O.J. Simpson’ Premiere: The ‘Trial of the Century’ Retold 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z

They spend 10 days in a barren, mountainous landscape, their interactions filled with spite, passive aggression and conflicting motivations, leading to a wrenching climax. What’s on TV Friday: ‘Queer Eye’ and ‘Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas’ 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z

But Moore's biggest motivation was concern over Jason. Former personal trainer and his son lose a combined 295 pounds 2021-06-06T04:00:00Z

I never called attention to the fact that his motivations were transparent and that, by ignoring him, I was protecting his dignity. This Week in Fiction: Ottessa Moshfegh on Writing Predators and Their Victims 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z

But he can’t play a villain who wants to destroy for no reason because he can’t bring himself to understand what that motivation might be. This Tom Hanks Story Will Help You Feel Less Bad 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z

That said, Keya is pretty clever, and Bhatt invests her performance with some verve, even making her motivations ambiguous as she bonds with Rachel in a few scenes late in the film. "Heart of Stone" stars Gal Gadot in a lackluster Europudding action flick 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z

When it turned out Mike had political motivations of his own — he announced a run for governor — and lied to the press about Alicia’s response to the report, she turned to Eli for help. ArtsBeat: 'Good Wife' Watch: A Political Spouse Once More 2012-04-16T05:00:44Z

For a while the action’s sheer momentum shoots across them, but as the story reaches its big revelation — triggering a truly white-knuckle response — it leaves a key character’s motivations underexplained. In Sharr White's 'Stupid Kid,' a family grapples with the past, the audience with disappointment 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z

You don’t doubt that, if called upon, the cast members could draw up meticulous charts of the motivations of the damaged souls they embody. Review: ‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’ Is a Tempest in a Bourbon Bottle 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z

You are asking a crucial question: “Is there more I could do to help her find her own sense of motivation?” Can we help our children be motivated to succeed? 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z

He's like an earnest, comically deranged motivation speaker. 'The Dilemma': Happy days upended for couples in Ron Howard infidelity comedy 2011-01-13T02:33:04Z

In this book, the writer follows three eclipse chasers with distinct motivations for traveling to view the solar eclipse of 1878. Missing the Eclipse? Read All About It. 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z

Being able to view the vistas through her lens of 1857 was a motivation for us to learn more about the areas, the period in which she lived and our adventurous forebear herself. What a Trip: Following in great-grandmother’s footsteps to Quebec City

The promise of a prize and a better life for her brother helps explains why she tries out for the pageant, though Mr. Naranjo isn’t big on expository details or character motivations. | 'Miss Bala': Gerardo Naranjo?s ?Miss Bala? Depicts Drug War - Review 2012-01-19T23:29:20Z

When the shutdown began, Durham needed a breather, but once summer hit, she lost her motivation. Ballet Is Hard Enough. What Happens When You Lose a Year? 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z

“Hearing him say that was so much pressure and at the same time motivation to see this project through,” Anthony said. New Arts Complex Aims to Build Community in Detroit 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z

We didn’t clearly state our motivations in the paper.” Facebook's Emotion Manipulation Reminds Me Of That Clash Song 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z

Or in her words: “Sex and romance is a huge part of human motivation.” Natalie Dormer – the actor who just can’t keep away from the corsets 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z

Maybe my situation is a bit extreme, but I’m sure many of your readers struggle with finding the energy or the motivation to overcome one’s own laziness. Perspective | Ask Amy: How can you cure your own laziness? 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z

The relationship goes both ways; being creative is sometimes motivation enough. Creativity may be key to healthy aging. Here are ways to stay inspired. 2021-07-10T04:00:00Z

And a lot of the motivation was politics. Tony Buba: The Bard of Braddock, at Anthology Film Archives 2012-06-01T20:29:57Z

I took this little test in the Kelner book and found out my deeper motivations were not what I thought at all. Is journalism killing my creativity? 2013-04-01T00:00:00Z

They pointed out, for those who might question their motivations, that there was no compensation for appearing in the documentary. 'Secrets will eat you up' – inside the shocking Michael Jackson documentary 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z

So who can you trust in this murk, when even the major players have a poor grasp of their own motivations? Bad news sells in the 'The Last Kid Left' 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z

Wren’s motivations don’t turn out to be particularly complex; she herself admits that her politics have always had less to do with the finer details of governing than the more cultish aspects of personality. ‘Why We Did It’ Is a Dark Ride on the ‘Republican Road to Hell’ 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z

Now in their early teens, they have been motivation, Mr. Davis said, in his pursuit of family movies. ?Marmaduke? Producer Is a Friend to Comic Animals 2010-05-28T22:31:00Z

She is seeing a general lack of motivation. Not tonight, darling: how the world lost its libido – and how it can get it back 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z

‘Macbeth’ Individual motivation doesn’t count for much in Jack O’Brien’s dark and dreary account of Shakespeare’s study in vaulting ambition, with character taking a back seat to mystical symmetry. Theater Listings for Dec. 13-19 2013-12-13T18:23:32Z

But certainly, the reason a lot of galleries are moving to Los Angeles right now is because there are so many great artists here -- and that, for me, was also a motivation. Gavlak gallery opens in Hollywood 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z

"It's really easy to point to Olivia as the villain, but Corrine, I think, has a lot of secrets and motivations that are questionable." "Flowers in the Attic" writer on "The Origin" ending, whose story needs telling and that swan bed 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z

Instead, she focuses on general advice, such as storing items vertically in boxes, so you can see them, and keeping useful items on your desk to help increase your motivation. Marie Kondo would like to tidy up your relationships — and your office, too 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z

He attentively constructs rich, human motivations and contradictions for his fictionalized renderings of John and Henry. The Gay Rights Movement Before the Gay Rights Movement 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z

She credits both her optimism and motivation to being a mother herself now. Trump’s white nationalism torments us now, but the “centrality of whiteness” will fade away 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z

“Initially, I was very skeptical about getting involved because I, much like many Americans, had preconceived notions about Stormy Daniels and her motivations and what she is all about,” Avenatti says. Michael Avenatti, the adrenaline-fueled lawyer taking on President Trump 2018-03-25T04:00:00Z

“The underlying motivation is to prevent the increase in women’s political power,” she said. She’s running for Congress, despite the anti-Asian attacks against her 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z

He cited "sexual addiction" as his defense, which started a sort of media tug-of-war about Long's motivations, especially after Atlanta Police reported that Long told them the killings weren't "racially motivated." How Evangelicalism's racist roots and purity culture teachings catalyzed the Atlanta killings 2021-03-20T04:00:00Z

Scrambled, fried or poached by an actor with such motivation and feeling? Clip joint: eggs 2010-03-31T10:12:00Z

Money was not one of Geoffrey's driving motivations, but he always did OK out of his cars without intending to. Geoffrey Burgon obituary 2010-09-22T18:10:00Z

The most common reasons for this, research suggests, are body confidence and religious motivation. Fat people can be fit too: meet the personal trainers who challenge every stereotype 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z

Ji-ah's character is confusingly strong at times and weak at others, and her motivations are difficult to understand. 'Breath' develops unusual but confusing plotline 2011-05-05T23:52:04Z

Ms. Athill’s gift is the ability to examine events and motivations in the round, to get to the heart of them without sparing her own feelings. In Life?s Latest Chapter, Feeling Free Again 2010-10-10T21:52:00Z

Consequently, The Promise offers a valuable insight to Springsteen's motivation at a key moment in his life. Bruce Springsteen: 'People thought we were gone. Finished' 2010-09-23T20:30:00Z

Hurricane Katrina was the original motivation for the principal piece in “Vortex,” the Boston artist’s exhibition at Spagnuolo Gallery, so the serenity is ironic. Review | In the galleries: Glenn Ligon exhibition draws on Baldwin, Stein and Warhol 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z

One possible motivation for these colorless phases concerns the centuries-old tradition of grisaille, a form of gray or brown tonal painting. Art Review: ‘Picasso Black and White’ at the Guggenheim Museum 2012-10-04T20:56:12Z

The hefty $18,500 payment for a few months of lazing about is probably a major motivation for people willing to undergo something this extreme. Here’s a dream gig (sort of): Spend two months in bed and earn $18,500 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z

Yet this characterization dangerously oversimplifies the actual motivations animating political reality. We don't need a prestige Joker movie, but "The Dark Knight" made one inevitable. 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z

One interviewee lied about her weight in her profile, and it was all the motivation she needed. Online Dating as Scientific Research 2011-11-12T15:00:05Z

If I’m playing something and I don’t get live feedback, my motivation drops really sharply. She Shaped the Sound of ‘Cowboy Bebop,’ Again 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z

All questions of internal logic and character motivation aside, it seems unlikely to me that the show would trade so grossly in stereotypes about American Jews’ potentially traitorous divided loyalties. ‘Homeland’ Recap: Season 5, Episode 7, ‘Oriole’ 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z

So what he was asking me was, what was my motivation for wanting to do the film? "The Last Dalai Lama": The spiritual leader gets deep into neuroscience in new doc 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z

A correspondence between the two ensued, and she started to get the feeling that his motivation wasn’t solely their common interests. An Interest in Ukraine Led to Romance 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z

Several Britons who worked with him confessed that they never fully understood his motivation for helping them. “Agent Garbo”: Wartime’s greatest double-cross 2012-07-08T22:00:00Z

Hughes takes care to flesh out Hager’s motivations, which prove to be more complicated than unblinking servitude. How Langston Hughes Brought His Radical Vision to the Novel 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z

The Enquirer’s impending article “was part of the decision-making process,” he said, but a bigger motivation was to end the payments Mr. Sheen had been making. The Path to Charlie Sheen’s H.I.V. Disclosure 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z

It was a commitment that included long sessions of questioning with actual precinct commanders, and a habit, unusual for a sitcom, of quizzing directors and producers about Holt’s motivations. Andre Braugher in ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ 2014-01-31T15:00:02Z

It's going to show everything that we've been speaking about here - motivation, believing in yourself, not giving up. A Minute With: Pitbull on music, Jennifer Lopez and 'Epic' 2013-05-22T13:06:33Z

One of the motivations for building Halley VI is that Halley V was being progressively engulfed by snow, as were four previous stations built there since 1956. Halley VI research station, Antarctica – review 2013-02-10T08:00:03Z

“I think her motivation comes from a very deep need to prove to her father, to herself and to society that she is a good and worthy journalist,” she continued, “despite her sex and age.” In a New Series, ‘Around the World in 80 Days’ Gets More Worldly 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z

We all know we should be doing more, but how do we keep moving when our motivation slips, the weather takes a turn for the worse or life gets in the way? How to stay fit for ever: 25 tips to keep moving when life gets in the way 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z

“So much of your motivation will be a desire to excel and an anxiety to fail.” Was a three-week trip to New Orleans for work or vacation? Both. 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z

So what's the motivation for what seems to be such extraordinary philanthropy? TV review: From Haiti's Ashes, The Paedophile Hunters and Alison Jackson's Review of 2010 2011-01-31T07:59:01Z

The Pacific Symphony's motivation for "Turandot" seemed to be the Chinese New Year. Asian inspiration as L.A. Philharmonic tackles 'Pelléas'; Pacific Symphony 'Turandot' 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z

Malick concerns himself only peripherally with the usual character psychology or motivations or story "beats." Cannes: Malick's cosmic film debuts — at last — to boos, cheers 2011-05-16T14:17:20Z

“They get an article published but are dead,” Zenobia says, puzzled about their motivation. Review: Dark Comedy, a Farcical Marriage and the Self at the New York Musical Festival 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z

The result was a conversation that ranged from the confounding nature of his success to the motivation for his latest project. Milton Glaser’s Unseen Design for New York: ‘Together’ 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z

The dancers perform it with complete urgency, precision and motivation; the range of physical detail shown by PeiJu Chien-Pott, as the victimized protagonist, is especially exciting. Dance Review: Martha Graham Company in Old and New Works 2014-03-23T22:39:40Z

“It feels like something that’s specifically operatic — that you can access that combination of emotion, motivation, motility, all those things at once, in a way that only opera can,” Mr. Muhly said. An Aria for the Long Island Lolita on ‘Mozart in the Jungle’ 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z

If that’s not accessible, you don’t have the awareness and motivation. The Life of Tobias Wong, Designer 2010-06-25T22:17:00Z

“This likely reflects the effects of gonadal hormones on sexual motivation and men are subjected to a constant hormonal stimulus, whereas women are subjected to a cyclical influence,” he says. When she wants sex more 2013-04-28T11:00:00Z

Home movies are very codified. Typically home movies have positive motivations around them. 'Lost Landscapes of Los Angeles': Rick Prelinger's new film of old home movies and studio outtakes 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z

The motivations of the drivers in each of the three incidents appear to be unclear. Waukesha parade: How to stay safe during holiday events 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z

The motivation behind their advice makes so much more sense now. Pop-up book club: The Feminine Mystique – day one 2013-02-20T19:05:08Z

What was the most bizarre motivation you came across? ArtsBeat: Bumpy Rides: Brendan Koerner Talks About ‘The Skies Belong to Us’ 2013-06-26T18:26:46Z

So complicated, in fact, that this reader became bewildered by a tangle of characters with borderline-plausible motivations, and had to resort to flipping back and forth to keep tabs on things. Crime novels roundup | Book reviews 2010-03-20T00:07:00Z

In particular, this affords the show a more nuanced insight into one character's motivation this season. From race to incels, the modern "Bridgerton" twists hold a mirror up to today's shortcomings 2020-12-27T05:00:00Z

Part of the motivation, at first, were the adorable counselors. My Favorite Vacation: Summer Camp 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z

They act their roles finely, too, entering into the physicality and occasional violence with the same conviction they apply to notes and, crucially, to words, which provide vital motivation for the score's innumerable arias. Rodelinda ? review 2011-03-15T18:23:42Z

People have often asked me why I stayed, and I still can’t answer that question satisfactorily. My motivations are tangled. Love, sex, Iraq: A roadside bomb won’t kill my marriage 2014-02-02T13:00:00Z

Mark’s reluctance to speak sometimes plays like a screenwriting crutch — a way to avoid writing dialogue that reflects complex motivations. Review: ‘Sworn Virgin’ Concerns a Fading Custom in Albania 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z

In the same way I play games I’m interested in with the kids, and we again talk about motivations, actions, hair styles, etc of computer characters from Sonic to Lux. 'My son overcame his anxiety': parents on how screentime isn't all bad 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z

People's actions long-term betray their motivation – and it's been clear from Daniel's that he's not up for selling out. Daniel Kitson: the Salinger of standup 2012-08-05T17:30:01Z

He spoke directly about the motivations of the Americans who want to marry their same-sex partners and the rights they are due under U.S. law. Civilities: Roberts and Scalia are sore losers. Just ask Nixon, Trump or Gen. Robert E. Lee. 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z

He knows Barbra works from that emotion, so it opens up Barbra and she says fear is the energy that gives her the motivation to work. How Mike Wallace changed TV journalism: "You had to compete" 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z

After a concentrated online wave of criticism that A&E was giving a high-profile platform to a hate group, the network was forced to explain its motivations. The “Generation KKK” Fiasco 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z

What were his motivations in creating the Negro Motorist Green Book. "You needed the Negro Motorist Green Book more in the North and the West" 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z

Hicks, it turns out, had a fairly unexceptional upbringing in Houston, the child of strict Baptist parents; his main motivation, at the start, was to get the hell away from them. Film review: American: The Bill Hicks Story 2010-05-13T21:40:00Z

I didn’t need any motivation to read when I was 8. The Real ‘You’ Tube: Choose Your Own Adventure‘s New Era 2013-01-09T13:00:47Z

Nothing, however, is quite as it seems, and this huge novel, almost 700 pages long, expertly unpicks the motivations of both Landesman and the gods. Eric Brown's science fiction choice 2010-05-07T23:14:00Z

We live in a global society and I believe we should make the world a smaller place for these bad guys," Walsh says, adding: "I have a different motivation than most people on TV. The End of America's Most Wanted: Good News for Criminals? 2011-07-29T09:00:00Z

Not only is Charles' guilt an open question, but the motivations of all the characters are inscrutable to a degree. 'Race's' incendiary topic defused by Mamet's underwritten characters 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z

My research indicates that provision of local parks and green spaces is at a crossroads, with decisions increasingly made by parties with conflicting motivations. Mayor de Blasio’s Plan for Parks Needs to Grow 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z

The point is, this has allowed me to find motivation for my writing on the scale that is necessary to complete large projects, to persevere through confusing and emotionally challenging material. Is journalism killing my creativity? 2013-04-01T00:00:00Z

Most relationship experts say that depends on the motivation behind wanting a friendship. How the male fantasy “The Lincoln Lawyer” is “Virgin River” for dads 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z

For him, the motivation behind the film wasn’t just personal catharsis – it was also professional opportunity. Kate Beckinsale on her role in Farming: 'If the parent is 100% evil, it's almost less damaging' 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z

There is no motivation behind this crime other than Morgan wanting to be the only thing alive in his little fiefdom. The Walking Dead: season six, episode four – Here’s Not Here 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z

Rupert Murray's film introduces leading climate change sceptics, attempting to understand their arguments and motivations – are they misguided, are they opportunists, or do they have a point? Tonight's TV highlights 2011-01-31T07:59:00Z

“You race to see where you’re at — it’s like an extra motivation,” said Ms. Gabriel, who grew up in Switzerland and now works for a software company. Urban Athlete: City Wheels (No Parking Needed) 2011-01-06T22:31:40Z

"We wanted to explain the arc of the Pacific war, the motivation within from the strategic perspective," he says. Tom Hanks on 'Pacific' HBO Series, World War II, History 2010-03-04T23:55:00Z

He sees this as mercy killing, though Candace wonders at his real motivations. Ling Ma’s “Severance” Captures the Bleak, Fatalistic Mood of 2018 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z

All you need are an Internet connection and some motivation. Your gym might be closed, but coronavirus doesn’t have to keep you from your workout 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z

That gave me motivation to prove her wrong. Michael Peña: 'I'm not funny. I just point out what's funny in others' 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z

Singh’s character and motivations, on the other hand, are rendered in such broad and sometimes speculative brush strokes that readers are likely to be left wondering what really drove him. Twenty Years After a Brutal Massacre, It’s Payback Time 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z

But I was completely comfortable with my motivations. I married myself 2014-10-04T04:00:00Z

The program encourages members to build their own motivation, find ways to cope with urges, manage behaviors and feelings, and start living a balanced life. 'I was fresh meat': how AA meetings push some women into harmful dating 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z

But, Gilroy noted, “No one is challenging me in any of these conversations about the reality on the ground, or the political motivations or the aspirations of all the various antagonists.” Perspective | Tony Gilroy and the ongoing battle for good movies for grown-ups 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z

My motivation now is to be the kind of comedian that my 14-year-old-self would have been inspired by, saying 'it's all right to be you'. Heard the one about the invasion of the Danish comedians? 2013-02-22T09:55:58Z

Although she was paid a small consultation fee, Mistress Kaya said her main motivation for helping the “Trust” cast members was to make sure that the S&M world was portrayed onstage accurately and sympathetically. Going to Extremes to Seek Dramatic Accuracy 2010-09-05T22:52:00Z

Kids procrastinate or shut down because they fail to see the relevance of a task, prefer other distractions, or struggle with comprehension, organization or motivation. 10 ways to take the struggle out of homework 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z

He also told me of how his motivation to train so hard comes from knowing he’s going to be on a big screen in 3-D, and that he doesn’t keep that shape for long. How Muscular Action Heroes Set Impossible Physical Standards for Men 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z

In the hands of Mr. Daniels — who directed “Precious Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” and “Shadowboxer” — Mr. Dexter’s complex tale pulsates with wayward desire and confused motivation. Movie Review: ‘The Paperboy,’ by Lee Daniels, Stars Nicole Kidman 2012-10-04T12:00:00Z

“The best — and also the most troubling — thing about ‘The Favourite’ is its rigorously bleak assessment of human motivations and behavior,” Scott rules. What to Read About ‘Green Book’ and the Other Best Picture Nominees 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z

“My sole motivation at that point was, ‘Please don’t let him leave. Our culture needed an adult. Gayle King rose to the challenge. 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z

If you have the extra two minutes in your day to crush up some pretzel flour and the motivation to find goat butter, you will be rewarded with something truly exceptional. Salted goat butter is the star of this pretzel shortbread 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z

I am not quite sure I understand the motivation behind this. This is 18 Around the World — Through Girls’ Eyes 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z

The pandemic not only changed the way we purchased food but also the motivations behind those purchases. COVID-19 reshaped the way we buy, prepare and consume food 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z

"A good cliché is when you find the reason for everything, the motivation for everything, when it's true to the text." 'Carmen': Quite a woman at Seattle Opera 2011-10-05T22:47:04Z

“The only thing that matters to us is, was this a sensible and sensitive thing to do, to use that piece, regardless of the artist’s motivations, to celebrate the abolition of slavery?” The Campaign to Remove a Shocking Painting from the French National Assembly 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z

Like her male co-stars, Weisz leaves her character's motivations open to interpretation, which makes this production of Betrayal keep playing out in your head days after seeing it. Press views: Weisz and Craig in Betrayal 2013-11-04T11:37:56Z

Barker's characters are as driven and obsessive as ever, but the mystery of their motivations is replaced by bathos: what enrages them here are recycling bins. Burley Cross Postbox Theft by Nicola Barker 2010-05-14T23:27:00Z

Not all of the motivations ring entirely true, and I’m not sure I fully believe the explanation for the central crime. In This Thriller, a Cold Case Turns Hot 26 Years Later 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z

Players will be asked to understand the motivation of those involved in technology, from a tattoo artist hacker to the sketchy Blume Corporation, which places security cameras on the street and collects everyone’s information. Delay Tests Video Game Developer 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z

She was the primary motivation for the first two films, and the franchise has lost its way without her. Die Hard 6: why Bruce Willis is taking tips from Rocky Balboa 2013-05-03T15:40:25Z

For Wagstaff, the motivation was a genuine feeling that the young man’s work had a special quality that deserved to be appreciated. Book review: ‘Wagstaff: Before and After Mapplethorpe, a Biography’ by Philip Gefter 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z

It’s fun to produce stuff, as any rich kid who moves to Hollywood will tell you, but that’s probably not the motivation for Amazon to get into TV. Can Amazon Create a Hit Show? 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z

But there’s little about his motivations for pursuing Iridium with such intensity. 'Eccentric Orbits' chronicles the stunning failure (and improbable revival) of the Iridium satellite phone 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z

If this approach creates a surprising amount of sympathy for convicted murders, Sinclair also sees it as a valid way to plumb the mysteries of human motivation. In ‘Landscapers,’ True Crime Meets Hollywood Fantasy 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z

He was about to give a history lesson, probing the motivation behind the things that happen — just as Leace remembered him doing in high school. The education of Dave Chappelle: How a D.C. arts school prepared him for stardom 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z

"You realize the songs and the music, because of Sondheim's brilliance, are really extensions of these characters and what they are going through and their motivations and their yearnings," said Blunt. 'Into the Woods' goes darkly beyond happy ever after 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z

Her motivations are, to be fair, scattered – but that scatteredness, even as she still performs the duties of competent senior center employee and mother, feels more real to the mundanity of self-discovery than the drama. Why Mrs Fletcher is the most underrated show on TV right now 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z

In search of the motivation to write, she decided to do a course in creative writing at Goldsmiths in London. Amy Sackville, accidental novelist 2010-12-07T13:49:00Z

“Imperfect Women” is not a conventional detective story, but an investigation into character and motivation. The Lies That Bind, and Break, a Friendship 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z

That dichotomy between observing loss and deriving enjoyment from — or in spite of — change also serves as a neat way to categorize some of the main players and their motivations this season. The final season of "Shameless" was at its best when it explored the nuances of gentrification 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z

She argues that we should understand the will to power as a kind of psychological hypothesis about human motivation, rather than, as Heidegger took it, a metaphysical doctrine about the essence of reality. Who was Nietzsche? 2012-10-01T11:45:00Z

Given the nasty nature of killing for a living, it helps to give a character a strong motivation, whether it is coercion, revenge or threat. Violent femmes: Atomic Blonde and Hollywood’s new wave of killer women 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z

Monsters, he says, are much more interesting than serial killers, who are all pretty much the same creepy weirdo with very slightly different motivations. The X-Files episode three recap – a clever monster mash 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z

While she doesn’t advise her clients to book this way, she said she understood the motivation. Whether You Call it ‘Skiplagging’ or ‘Hidden-City Travel,’ It’s Contentious 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z

I decided to turn to a few fitness experts for motivation guidance. The spin instructor’s ‘love yourself’ approach didn’t motivate her. So what would? 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z

“The more we control kids, the more we lower their sense of control and motivation,” says Ned Johnson, co-author of “The Self-Driven Child.” 7 strategies to help prepare your child for the rapidly changing work world 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z

Instead there are other preoccupations, other motivations, some unfamiliar to us. ArtsBeat: A Critics Conversation: Modern Dance Madness 2012-04-03T14:14:19Z

Like ITV, part of the motivation is product for pipelines overseas. Reality TV production deal prices escalate amid consolidation wave 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z

As the trio rehearses for Cuevas’s upcoming movie, each of their unscrupulous and egotistic motivations rises to the surface. Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas and Their ‘Official Competition’ 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z

Let's just say that the chain of events which Samantha's discoveries trigger – with its misunderstandings, mishaps and skewed motivations – bears uncanny parallels to Reilly's own story. Nimrod's Shadow by Chris Paling 2010-04-09T23:06:00Z

She also said that changing your mindset around motivation is key. Couple who lost a combined 146 pounds goes viral on TikTok: 'Life-changing' 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z

TIME: When you started writing Fear Street books back in 1989, what was your motivation for writing a horror series about teenagers? R.L. Stine On The Return of "Fear Street" 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z

And Tea Alagic’s production, staged in front of a white wall, favors starkness and grand statements over the less glamorous work of slowly developing motivations and believable plot lines. | 'Lidless': ?Lidless,? a Guant?namo Play - Review 2011-10-07T00:28:35Z

But the doctor’s motivation for modding goes beyond a desire for formal recognition. How The Sims Became the Internet’s Most Exciting Place to Eat 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z

Would you say that was your first motivation as a writer, to bring these hidden lives to light? Alice Walker: 'I feel dedicated to the whole of humanity' 2013-03-09T17:00:01Z

“Jill does great things where she comes and whispers little secrets to you, so then you have a new motivation. But you don’t know what everybody else’s is.” Juno Temple: 'I’ve finally hit puberty on camera. Woo-hoo!' 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z

Davies says that preparing for his edition of Mastertapes - a series which takes artists back to the making of a key album from their career - made him think again about his motivation for writing songs. Ray Davies: Words were my weapons 2012-11-27T10:17:58Z

The use of a fat suit by Chris Hemsworth in "Endgame" follows the same motivations as in "How I Met Your Mother." "Impeachment" portraying Linda Tripp by an actress in a fat suit undermines the series' strengths 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z

The motivation for NBC in these spots isn't just to lure in viewers hoping for a break from the news of the day. As divided US views conventions, NBC promotes Olympic unity 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z

“So there’s the motivation to show, for these musicians, that they are not part of the right wing.” In Switzerland, a musician searches for the ‘Holy Grail’ of instruments 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z

In this video, Mr. Thorpe discusses some of his motivations for making the film. Toronto Festival 2014: David Thorpe and 'Do I Sound Gay?' 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z

What were his motivations for wrenching Britain out of Europe? 'They've turned Michael Gove into a vacillating fool' – politicians on Brexit: The Uncivil War 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z

Its characters, who have goals and motivations that are hard to grasp, were difficult to relate to. The Madness of Queen Jane 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z

Wansink explains that a potential motivation behind customers seeking out these secret menus is a way to separate themselves from their peers, however, it’s done in a way that won’t necessarily be perceived as ostentatious. I’ll take a McGangBang, please: How fast food secret menus became the darlings of the new foodie elite 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z

If your motivation for buying a new console is to play games available only on that system, then there’s no real reason to purchase a PlayStation 4 or an Xbox One yet. ‘Destiny,’ ‘Alien Isolation’ and Other Coming Releases 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z

We'll talk to Morton about being on "Scandal's" roller-coaster ride, his thoughts on Rowan's motivations and  what he views as the scariest Rowan moment. Join a chat with 'Scandal's' Papa Pope, a.k.a. Joe Morton, Thursday 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z

“A detective learns to distrust the motivations of everyone he’s investigating and tries to find a clear, moral path in a corrupt world, and I think that’s also childhood.” Spare Times for Children for Oct. 19-25 2012-10-18T22:07:08Z

It’s always a good motivation to eat healthy if there’s a cute guy to work towards . “I tell myself I will quit bingeing when I get diabetes”: Tales of a sugar addict 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z

Building "a great company" has been a driving motivation of the Roberts family for more than 50 years. CEO Brian Roberts bulks up Comcast for the future 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z

It’s partly a matter of new technology and partly a matter of old motivations. Dead Tree Alert: The Year of the Nontroversy 2012-04-27T13:21:44Z

The committee summarized the job description with five bullet points: musicianship, leadership, vision, motivation and evangelism. San Francisco Symphony Lands a Disrupter: Esa-Pekka Salonen 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z

It is also a play about how grown children often think they understand the motivations and actions of their parents, back when those parents were young like them, but in fact misunderstand them entirely. Three stars for drafty 'Three Days of Rain' at Viaduct 2011-05-25T21:37:21Z

"You have to admire the motivation and drive he's demonstrated toward reaching his goals," he shared with Fox News Digital by email. Blind sports commentator to announce Illinois college basketball game for radio 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z

The smothering is heavy-handed, yet apropos for an artist who never had the space, or creative motivation, to fully express herself. ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ Review: Her Lonely Heart Calls 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z

"Instead of replicating those forms in space, we were looking to take the same spirit and the same motivations and reinterpret them in a contemporary way." Wild architecture makes German cinema come alive at LACMA 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z

The story is richly textured with layers of thickening complications, crisscrossing trajectories and increasingly heated, warring motivations. Review: In ‘Clouds of Sils Maria,’ a Celebration Turns Into a Memorial 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z

Not to say that he’s not also an egomaniac and a power freak, but that’s his motivation. J.K. Simmons on the Art of Being the Bad Guy 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z

It's just that with the multifarious delights of the internet, spending 20 hours in the company of one writer and one story needs motivation. 20 predictions for the next 25 years 2011-01-02T00:05:22Z

Although Paul McCartney's contractual stipulation that Lisa Simpson turn vegetarian seemed to be his main motivation for appearing on the show, for most it appears to be a vanity project. Getting animated: Who are the best and worst Simpson-ised celebrities? 2011-02-22T14:13:02Z

Just as when she was a freelance writer who worried she'd be "the old woman who lived in her shoes," Carrie lacks motivation and drive in her work life. Forget Aidan. "And Just Like That" needs to bring back Carrie's voice – and column writing career 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z

That makes the motivations for competing on this show rather mystifying. Dating Naked Is Just the Same Old Reality Formula, With Less Clothes 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z

With so much first-rate music written for the violin, the motivation to adapt and transcribe works written for other instruments is low. Review: Rachel Podger Plays Bach for Flute With Her Violin 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z

Also, he says it’s not his responsibility to determine Grady’s motivation for the alleged attack, which he says will come out in front of the jury. Why Etan Patz still haunts us 2012-05-25T18:00:00Z

I don’t want her motivation to be my nagging or, worse, my disappointment. Can we help our children be motivated to succeed? 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z

And his ambivalence and internal conflict about betraying Hampton, despite his being the propulsive force behind the film’s tension, lack a clear motivation. ‘Judas’ Is the Latest Political Movie to Punt on Politics 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z

A motivation is, “I give up; I’m exhausted; maybe this is the best I can do.” Mad Men Character Study: Cleopatra Joan 2012-05-30T13:07:06Z

The King's study is attempting to find out more about the motivations of women who are increasingly seeking surgery. Labiaplasty surgery increase blamed on pornography 2011-02-27T00:06:23Z

He didn’t need that external motivation of me saying like, no, let me take the champagne glass out of your hand. The Last Days of Pop Smoke 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z

Ask about her motivation for wanting to act, and she replies that for her it's a somewhat unfashionable question of social responsibility. Kate Dickie: 'I've been angst-ridden all my life' 2010-12-02T23:00:00Z

From the simple, elemental motivation of helping her unfolds a tale that reveals the fate of the world and which throws into question the nature of humanity itself. | Nier: Nier, a Game for Role-Playing Fathers 2010-05-03T22:00:00Z

A study of some two dozen colleges and universities demonstrates that frequent and meaningful student-faculty interactions significantly improves student motivation and achievement. Mentors play critical role in quality of college experience, new poll suggests 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z

It’s not about my beliefs, it’s about interpreting the character, inclusive of her beliefs and her motivations, as convincingly as one can. How Do You Play Margaret Thatcher? Like This 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z

I mean, credits are now the biggest motivations of the decisions made in fashion photography. On the Runway: Q & A: Philip-Lorca Di Corcia 2011-02-11T15:44:28Z

At a time when everyone is locked indoors with themselves, asking big questions, such shows can help to give an audience perspective and understanding of other people and their motivations, desires and weaknesses. Ramy: culture-clash comedy with a deeper message 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z

But the subjects of his character’s investigation have motivations that often appeared baffling, like DiCaprio’s Ernest, so loving and attentive to his wife. How Scorsese, DiCaprio and De Niro Made ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z

But I lack the motivation to dress properly as a man, let alone an archetypal woman with layers of accessories. Modern Love: Losing a ‘Boyfriend,’ the Best Way Possible - Modern Love 2013-05-23T22:40:29Z

But the enjoyable "Big Miracle" offers perspective, balancing sentiment with healthy skepticism about human motivations. 'Big Miracle': Breathing life into tale of three trapped whales 2012-02-02T21:07:06Z

Their motivation is purely political; the situation and subsequent moral panic is making the region into a “hee-haw county”. True Detective recap: season two, episode six – Hunters in the Dark 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z

For those interested in the nonbiological motivations for suicide, these are strange omissions. The Two Faces of Suicide 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z

As for the killer, his motivations remain unclear. Movie Review: In ?ATM,? Brian Geraghty and Alice Eve as Financiers 2012-04-06T00:04:55Z

He’s also completely wrong, arguing that “the G.P.A. is the mother of all extrinsic motivations.” David Brooks will never get it: After getting Trump and GOP wrong, now he has a new crusade 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z

In 2018, the Dutch Restitutions Commission rejected the Lewenstein heirs’ claim for the Kandinsky, arguing that the motivations for the sale were unclear. Dutch Court Rules Against Jewish Heirs on Claim for Kandinsky Work 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z

It’s a good motivation for easing yourself out of bed after a late night and a great way to start a lazy weekend day. The Week Ahead: May 1 ? 7 2011-04-29T16:20:02Z

He asks her if she misses the “motivation” being hit gave her. ‘The Idol’ Season 1, Episode 3 Recap: Tedros Has Notes 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z

Lofty goals with low chances of completion are detrimental to our motivation and our morale. 4 Ways to Use Goals and Rewards to Beat Procrastination 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z

Suspicion and rage flow close to the surface in much of Mr. Naharin’s work, but their motivation often remains obscure. Review: Batsheva Dance Company’s Young Ensemble Embodies a Signature Litheness 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z

If he has such altruistic motivations, why hasn’t he reached out to me?” The Great Diet Crash 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z

“My motivation at the time was simple,” he wrote in The Guardian. William Powell, ‘Anarchist Cookbook’ Writer, Dies at 67 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z

The promise of fame or fortune wasn’t the motivation; it was the work itself — it felt good. It’s great to be ‘in the zone’ — while working, exercising and creating art. Here’s how to get there. 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z

Emanuel's push for speed cameras has stoked the conflict anew, with the mayor proclaiming the safety of children is his overarching motivation. Speed cameras would be widespread 2011-10-26T03:43:00Z

As the police chief, Jeffrey Wright, who’s almost always too good for the movies he’s in and the roles he plays, lets intelligence peek through the veil of his character’s motivations. The Mystery of Broken City: Who Killed the New York Crime Drama? 2013-01-18T15:23:42Z

His idea is simple: what wins elections isn’t numbers per se but motivation, passion, enthusiasm. What Michael Moore Understands About Hillary Clinton 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z

This book is Sales's extended version of the story, written with a nod to Truman Capote's In Cold Blood, in providing a scarcely credible, meticulously detailed report of the motivation and "lifestyle" of the gang. The Bling Ring by Nancy Jo Sales – review 2013-06-24T07:00:01Z

“We found that modafinil improves motivation and working memory in healthy people and makes doing tasks more pleasurable,” she said. How to keep your brain healthy 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z

What are the drivers and motivations for the new ways China projects its power? America’s Collision Course With China 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z

Early profiles of Crow were fixated on her motivation and professionalism: “Driven” was the preferred loaded adjective. The Sheryl Crow You Never Knew 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z

GaTa needs to take a break on the couch, but Burd’s character isn’t having it, castigating him about the necessity of rehearsal and questioning his motivation. Vulgar, awkward and heartfelt: How Lil Dicky made ‘Dave’ a pandemic-era hit 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z

Tall and gruff, Armitage doesn't look like he spends a great deal of time worrying about the source of his character's motivation. Luther, Chris Ryan's Strike Back and Jamie Does? Venice 2010-05-08T23:07:00Z

This motivation for arbitrary change in the name of surprise is a terrible justification for messing with the foundation of someone else’s story. Preacher's AMC makeover gives fans reason to hope 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z

Yet Advocates for Pregnant Women has released a new video claiming that pregnancy can be a motivation for addicted women to seek treatment and recover the full ability to be good mothers. Drug cocktails can kill 2012-06-12T16:00:00Z

But her fears are not paranoia, and her motivations not unfounded. The stories to read to be the smartest person at the Thanksgiving table 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z

However, the channel wouldn’t have made an effort to fix such a public relations problem if it didn’t have an economic motivation to do so. Smart Watch: Finally, Hallmark Channel’s Christmas romances aren’t all white 2018-11-24T05:00:00Z

To try to understand the appeal of genomic self-knowledge, I polled friends, colleagues, and acquaintances who had taken a DNA test about their motivations. 23 and Not Me: As an adoptee, I'm not even remotely tempted to take a DNA test 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z

Tired, hungry and sick of the dark, my motivation has run out, my bank account is empty and the world feels soggy underfoot. Human hibernation: the restoring effects of hiding away in winter 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z

“Our motivation was that animal agriculture was so under-discussed,” says Kuhn. The unstoppable rise of veganism: how a fringe movement went mainstream 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z

Is there even any point in trying to second-guess the motivations of a serial killer? The Returned recap: series one, episode four – Victor 2013-06-30T21:10:00Z

It seems a long way from the classical training she underwent during graduate school at Yale; how do you build character and motivation when you’re playing an alien? Lupita Nyong’o: ‘Under the makeup, Star Wars is just human wants and desires’ 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z

The motivation was simpler, he said: “I thought maybe there’s money in it, because I was broke.” They Were Victorian Dandies Who Made Art. Now They’re On the Outs. 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z

But Washington was also the product of honorable and not just horrifying motivations. Perspective | Washington is now a cool city. That’s terrible news for American democracy. 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z

Sex in these films isn’t gratuitous titillation but a way of expressing character, motivation and meaning. Sex factor: Nicolas Roeg and Bernardo Bertolucci's transgressive legacy 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z

His single-minded focus on the project and his constant interrogation of his own motivations and self-worth made for compelling music but toxic living. How the Fleet Foxes Frontman Got Out to Get Back In 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z

Another powerful motivation was an implicit debt to Mr. Bates. ‘Sins of a Father’ Resuscitates a 1991 Film Starring Alan Bates 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z

Although I had trouble at times following the hairpin turns of their fickle desires and motivations, Julian’s dependency and Paul’s desperation for affection remain constant. Debut Novels About Seamy Underbellies and Dark Turns 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z

So I stuck with science, mustering up just enough motivation to scrape by with a bachelor’s degree, a mediocre GPA and minimal participation in campus activities. Where is my true path in life? 2012-11-09T01:00:00Z

As audiences leave the Samuel Friedman Theatre fiercely debating motivations and morals, the line couldn’t be more on-point. In Broadway's post-'Hamilton' era, some shows aim big by going small 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z

Here, as throughout the work, ambiguity — of gender and motivation — reigns. Review: ‘Obsidian Tear’ Is a Choreographic Breakthrough for Wayne McGregor 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z

Private collections can often be so opaque, Mr. Toscano said, that even artists don’t know where their own works are — part of his motivation to make that general information public. Art Disappears in Private Hands. Can Social Media Resurface It? 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z

“I want to uncover the motivations behind the hostility and resentment, the resistance really, against certain women who are cultural signifiers: the adulteress, the stepmother, the indolent, hollow wealthy housewife,” she said. Wednesday Martin Dares to Call Her New Book ‘Untrue’ 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z

One motivation was “hope that he might drop his guard or that I would figure out his secret, whatever that might be”. Louis Theroux: ‘For all his awfulness, I admire Trump’s shamelessness’ 2017-10-08T04:00:00Z

Mr. Hewitt said the Met’s motivation behind authorizing and helping coordinate the exhibition was to make the police service more transparent to the public. ‘Black Museum’ Emerges From Britain’s Shadows 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z

The story darts around too much: over to Texas, where a war widow in El Paso gives background for Tommy's motivation; and off to Iraq for more backstory. Warrior: The Pugilists Are Restless 2011-09-09T14:30:00Z

This ensures the duo shares unique insights into their artistic motivations, interspersed between plenty of excellent vintage footage, including the band's legendary early appearance on Joan Rivers' late-night talk show. "Beastie Boys Story" film pays bittersweet tribute to the trio's iconic career and friendship 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z

Lynch, in departing the series, made explicit what always seems implicit in TV show reboots: That they’re designed to be cheap and quick ratings hits, and often lack creative motivation. David Lynch Departure From Twin Peaks Shows Why Most Revivals Are Bad Ideas 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z

Theaters had motivation to stay small, she said, and leave actors largely unpaid.  For actors in L.A.'s small theaters, curtain rises on new minimum-wage rules 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z

But rather than document, opera's job is to fancify as a means of discovering motivation and meaning. 'JFK' is a surreal spin on president's last night in Texas 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z

Part of his personal lore was that his father was a klansman, and he would tout that as his motivation for trying to align himself with African-Americans—and ultimately even identifying as African-American. Jim Jones, deadly white savior: The tragic legacy of the Jonestown massacre 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z

The key to being a good concierge, he said, is motivation. A $1,000 Day in San Francisco for $100 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z

I’ve considered telling his wife about the affair, reasoning that she deserves to know, but my true motivation is that I want to hurt him like he’s hurt me. I Keep Making Out With the Father of the Kids I Babysit 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z

Early on, Judy says that contrary to popular wisdom human motivation is not complex; it’s often as simple as the behavior of “flies who step aside when about to be swatted.” Theater Review: ‘The Designated Mourner’ by Wallace Shawn, at Public Theater 2013-07-22T02:00:02Z

In fact that was part of my motivation to pursue art in the first place, I wanted my time to be my own. Summer Encounters 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z

StrongLifts is the best introduction to this type of workout there is, providing basic coaching and tracking, as well as just enough motivation to get you to lift the next set. Can your phone keep you fit? Our writers try 10 big fitness apps – from weightlifting to pilates 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z

If you actually enjoy exploring complex characters with varying, competing motivations but can’t hit the broad side of a dreadnaught? Video Game Review: Mass Effect 3 by BioWare Completes a Sci-Fi Story 2012-03-10T00:50:47Z

But personality, their main motivation, which Ava's is herself, will never change. Why do we love "Abbott Elementary" star Janelle James for being bad? It's simple: "I'm hilarious" 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z

When motivation arrives, I reach outside the tub for the iPad planted on the floor nearby, and rest it securely on my chest. Miseries of a stay-at-home dad 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z

Landgraf said he can see that motivation, but that it doesn't make sense to be paralyzed by fear. Can candidness work for a TV executive? 2011-04-26T11:52:09Z

The state senator backing the new bill credited Oliver’s ability to turn boring topics into viral phenomena through online video as motivation for the new initiative. How the 'John Oliver Effect' Is Having a Real-Life Impact 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z

This style, which became the hallmark of the novel beginning in the 19th century with Jane Austen, evolved because it satisfies our “intense interest in other people’s secret thoughts and motivations,” Ms. Vermeule said. Next Big Thing: Literary Scholars Turn to Science 2010-03-31T22:36:00Z

In a way, that motivation is even the subject of “Undiscovered Worlds,” which was written by Alan Lightman, who teaches humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, along with the planetarium staff. Head in the Stars, Feet on the Ground 2011-02-14T15:38:34Z

The Man With No Name materialised out of nowhere, with an uncertain pedigree and undefined motivation. The meaning of Clint: what watching 40 Eastwood films has taught me 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z

They lamented a lack of complexity, nuance, motivation and internal conflict in the film's characters. The chattering classes got the "Hillbilly Elegy" book wrong—and they’re getting the movie wrong, too 2020-12-05T05:00:00Z

His motivation — a deep commitment to Buddhist service — is clear, or at least as clear as Zen paradox allows. An American in Japan, Leading a Zen Koan of a Life 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z

His interest in shining a light on a disease that many fail to understand was reportedly a secondary motivation. My favorite best picture Oscar winner: The Lost Weekend 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z

The post ended with the author asking whether she needed to warn her cousin about her sister’s motivations. Bride's cruel reason for asking scarred cousin to be bridesmaid: 'Imagine how pretty we'll look' next to her 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z

But buried deep within that pain is a silver lining -- a motivation, an aspiration, a hands-on learning -- that "normal" dads don't get. Motherlode Blog: When a Divorce Makes a Better Dad 2013-01-30T20:48:40Z

But while some of the character’s motivations remain fuzzy, particularly those that spur a reconnection between the couple in a third setting, In the Land of Blood and Honey is not a love story. Angelina Jolie Goes Dark in the Land of Blood and Honey 2011-12-22T09:58:54Z

He said the show will focus on his dad and uncle’s motivation to make money with a “by any means necessary” mentality. ‘BMF’ series explores climb of ’80s drug kingpin ‘Big Meech’ 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z

You’ve lost seniority, status and the motivation of an intrinsically challenging job. @Work Advice: Still seeing red over pink slip 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z

In a discussion of Stanislavski, we hear that people are driven by complex sequences of motivation. Monkeys With Typewriters by Scarlett Thomas – review 2012-10-13T23:05:32Z

One of my motivations for working on what I call a Global Family Tree is positively Woodstock-ian. What One Man Learned About Family from World's Biggest Family Reunion 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z

Doing this can give you the motivation you need to recommit to your goals if you’ve strayed, whether you’re trying to cut back on drinking or read more books. New Year's resolutions: What to do if you already want to give up 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z

Respondents were asked questions about their motivations, lifestyles and behaviors. Millennials highly competitive, yearn to be noticed: study 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z

To do so would be a selfish motivation, she added. Why I’ll be spending my golden years with my golden girls 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z

We went around the room, introducing ourselves and briefly sharing our motivations for taking the course. In this Beyoncé-inspired fitness class, it doesn’t matter if your moves aren’t flawless 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z

Aphorisms attributed to Rumi circulate daily on social media, offering motivation. The Erasure of Islam from the Poetry of Rumi 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z

But whatever the motivation, “1966 Live” captures one of the most important tours in rock history, and it’s an absolute gem. 5 CD box sets to wow baby-boom rock fans 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z

Mr. Nauman is constitutionally averse to talking about meaning or motivation, a reticence he can take to unusual lengths in the rare interviews he has agreed to over a long career. Bruce Nauman, Art Provocateur, Returns. Are You Ready? 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z

Mr. Styron, notoriously, searched for the psychosexual in Turner’s motivations. Review: ‘Nat Turner in Jerusalem,’ an Avatar of Divine Vengeance 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z

Sam is turned off by Ruth’s drama-school seriousness, but she is so desperate for work that she persuades him to keep her around while she figures out proper character motivation. Review | Netflix’s ‘GLOW’ fits right in with today’s feminist TV, but mostly it’s just ready to rumble 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z

But the most recent research suggests that a ceiling effect occurs around 145 bpm: Anything higher does not seem to contribute much additional motivation. Yes, music helps your workout routine 2013-03-24T12:00:00Z

I can’t focus on any one art form, and lack the motivation to even try to create. Psych meds dull my creativity 2013-02-26T01:00:00Z

What was the motivation for Victorian Britain to march in, trampling over a rich culture they didn't try to understand? TV highlights 28/05/2012 2012-05-27T19:00:02Z

The agency said its motivation was “to combat misrepresentations and assist in balanced and accurate portrayals” of the intelligence community. Daniel Craig visits CIA in run-up to shooting new James Bond film 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z

If anything, stocking up on these gold-cased gems is motivation to kick into spring cleaning and toss any near-empty tubes of gunk from last season. | 350 Rose Petals Packed Into a Single Jar of Moisturizing Balm 2014-03-18T16:47:45Z

It is possible to exercise as effectively on your own at home as you would in a gym under supervision, depending on your own motivation – but there are risks. The rise of digital fitness: can the new wave of high-intensity home workouts replace the gym? 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z

On the contrary, “research has shown that it actually increases people’s motivation to improve themselves,” she said. Why do we procrastinate, and how can we stop? Experts have answers. 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z

In his vows, Mr. Ayers spoke of his respect for Ms. Grossan’s drive and ambition, and called her his motivation in life. Cemetery Was the Right Vibe for a Glamour Goth Wedding 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z

It was a tool of motivation — Jocelyn’s mother used the hairbrush to keep her awake, or to make her learn her lines or dance moves. ‘The Idol’ Season 1, Episode 3 Recap: Tedros Has Notes 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z

There’s dramatic potential in Ryder’s struggle to assert his identity, only to be upstaged by unforeseen troubles, but Mr. Sobel’s film skates past any persuasive sense of motivation. Review: ‘Take Me to the River’ Immerses a Teenager in Scandal at a Family Reunion 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z

I know Lin-Manuel, and I’m sure he does love musicals, but I don’t know him well enough to know his complete motivations for writing “Hamilton.” 'Spamilton' creator on loving Lin-Manuel Miranda and spoofing his musical at the same time 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z

They stopped and started as they discussed back stories and psychological motivations. Opera Goes On in Salzburg, With Lots and Lots of Testing 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z

His selflessness is as astonishing as Matt and Nicole’s casual acceptance of it, his motivations a mystery perhaps only the audience cares to solve. ‘Our Friend’ Review: Lean on Me 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z

In other words, being radically curious about the motivations and feelings of others can transform a lonely person’s experience of social pain. Can loneliness be cured with a pill? Scientists are now asking the question 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z

Other agendas included vanity, fame, financial gain, the motivation of a physical challenge, a break from the monotony or mediocrity of life, she said. Behind the scenes of reality TV: 'You're a little bit daft to apply' 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z

The ability to decipher the enigmatic motivations of these young ideologues is just one more thing that old age is taking from them, and it hurts as much as the rest of it does. Characters Protesting the Times, When the Real Problem Is Time Itself 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z

But the motivation for open access here is to enable more business access to research output. Will open access to research achieve transparency? Your responses, please 2013-04-09T16:45:30Z

Surging or "phasic" dopamine is more associated with reward motivation than "tonic" or background dopamine levels. The unsexy truth about dopamine 2013-02-03T00:05:19Z

Salon spoke with Blow recently about his memoir, his motivations for publishing it and how writing it forever changed the way he sees his past as well as himself. “I know that feeling of despair”: Charles Blow on his searing memoir of pain, doubt and redemption 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z

Here, Cocker speaks to fans and family members in an attempt to understand the motivations of this most complex of artists. Catch-up TV guide: from Labyrinth to Plebs 2013-04-06T05:00:04Z

Many of the murderers he interviewed had similar backstories and cited similar motivations. 7 Things We Learned About Serial Killers From the Book Netflix’s Mindhunter Is Based On 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z

“Looking Back: Egg donors’ retrospective evaluations of their motivations, expectations, and experiences during their first donation cycle,” Fertility and Sterility 93 no. Motherlode: An Egg Donor Responds 2011-07-22T18:11:26Z

He suffered a stroke in Nov. 1999 which impaired his vision, memory and motivation to draw. A Brief History of Peanuts 2010-10-01T08:05:00Z

In some cases, the development of intrinsic motivation may require some parental help. How to keep kids active as the weather cools and the pandemic rolls on 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z

“I was deeply impressed by her motivation and by her passion — and by the final product.” Influenced by Her Children, Laurie Simmons Exits Her Comfort Zone 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z

President Vladimir V. Putin’s motivations in launching the invasion, he said, were tied to a desire to return Russia to a period of the Soviet Union when it held more international sway. This Bulgarian Writer’s Books Bend Time 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z

I wanted motivation, advice and accountability from a woman who spanks grown men for a living. Why I ditched my therapist to hire a dominatrix instead 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z

This detour from mocking to justifying dad humor is short, but filling in this caricature with a sympathetic motivation introduces an unusual twist in sketch comedy: heart. Critic?s Notebook: Harvard Sailing Team Breathes New Life Into Sketch Comedy 2012-01-30T21:58:14Z

When the Brotherhood retaliates the intellectuals begin to question their choices, their motivations, themselves. Debut Novels by Jesse McCarthy, Gabriel Krauze and Mohamed Mbougar Sarr 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z

The local hip-hop luminary was leery of the campaign’s substance and the industry’s motivations for getting on board. Seattle musicians want more justice in industry, not just #BlackoutTuesday hashtag 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z

The skinning of these women and doing other nasty things were a motivation. Actor Graham Greene on how fear & golf relate: "It's a game where you get to play against yourself" 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z

He doesn’t even talk to you about the scene or your motivation. Rachel Weisz Is the Passion Pick, Online and on Awards Shows 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z

People driven by negative motivation do so because of their desire to create change. How to Turn Your Passion Into a Career 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z

And that, members of both groups say, was the motivation for chancing the possibility that the whole enterprise might fail and alienate both bands' followings. Mutual fans Franz Ferdinand and Sparks team for 'FFS' album and tour 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z

The temperature’s dropping, and so is motivation to do anything that requires leaving the comfort of your couch. How Long It Takes to Binge Watch Your Favorite Streaming TV Shows 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z

But in “The Testaments,” the Aunts’ motivation is more complex. Perspective | How Lisa Bloom, feminist attorney, became just another complicit Aunt Lydia 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z

Her scars serve both as physical reminders of the pain she suffered at the hands of bullies and as the motivation behind her yearslong quest for vengeance. ‘The Glory’ Was a Hit. Now Netflix Is Spending More on K-Dramas. 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z

The habit of sentimentalizing art leads us to distinguish between work undertaken for love or glory, and jobs whose prime motivation is a paycheck. Film: Midwinter Ritual: When Good Actor Meets Bad Movie 2011-02-19T03:43:01Z

In a phone conversation that took place before the higher court’s ruling, Berg spoke about her hopes and motivations for the series at the time. Director Amy Berg on Why the Adnan Syed Case Still Matters 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z

I believe it is part of the story of Luis, that his motivations are that he has a sick mother, so health care is important to him. "It is a civil war": "Heroic" director on how the Mexican military makes ordinary men into killers 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z

Perhaps this can be filed under 'things Ridley Scott wants us to wonder about' – he has talked about ideas for a sequel engaging with the engineers' motivations more directly. Prometheus: what was that about? Ten key questions 2012-06-08T15:27:22Z

Frantic and flagrantly formulaic, this forced farce about a sham engagement sacrifices plot credibility and character motivation for stale humor and cheap setups. 'One Small Hitch' an overly familiar rom-com 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z

A prince disguises himself as his servant to plumb the motivations of the woman he loves. Review: Les Arts Florissants in a Heady Mix of Cabaret and Miley Cyrus 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z

In his 20s, he wrote in short bursts but having children gave him the motivation he needed to finish two novels. Debut author: Donal Ryan 2013-01-13T00:05:08Z

Then I met my husband and had my own motivations.” Sabattical Done, Demi Moore Returns 2010-04-16T23:12:00Z

One could argue over their motivations as if they were real people; their actions were often ambiguous enough for viewers to debate. ‘Better Call Saul’ Season 6, Episode 13 Recap: Life 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z

Byeongdo may or may not be ready to open up to Seonkyeong, giving her crucial insight into the motivations of a serial killer. Poisoned Sake and Mutilated Teddy Bears 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z

Another motivation: He sincerely wants to win new audiences for orchestras. Ben Folds, unlikely poster boy for orchestras, brings millennials to late-night series 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z

Two decades later, my time there reverberates outward and onward in a web of connections, work, motivation, and memory. The East Village Loses the Angelica Kitchen, Another Place for the Young, Hungry, and Weird 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z

Intellectualizing about the separate motivations and intent of these series would provide some interesting calisthenics for the brain. Fall TV: The military look is in this season 2017-08-12T04:00:00Z

There did appear to be significant differences in self-reports of palpitations and motivation favoring the lion’s mane group. Perspective | There’s not enough evidence that mushroom tea is magic 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z

Professor Robinson said that was partly because state parties “see it as a way of boosting tourism” and so “the motivation has shifted from site protection to site valorization.” A World Heritage Designation Can Be a Blessing, or a Curse 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z

“It’s not the motivation, but it’s always great to be a launchpad for films that will be part of the awards conversation,” Vicente said. ‘Joker,’ Tom Hanks’ Mr. Rogers pic among TIFF selections 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z

The figures, however, suggest that we shouldn't forget, and this was part of Gillies' motivation for writing the book – a project that distracted her from novel-writing. The raw horror of Alzheimer's 2010-06-01T20:00:00Z

Their motivation to experiment with new or unproven superhero franchises – like, say, anything starring a woman – couldn’t have been lower. Can Wonder Woman save Hollywood from its problem with female superheroes? 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z

She exists solely in relation to others, usually to men, without any personal drive or motivation. ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ Season 2, Episode 9: Lessons to Be Learned 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z

“It’s as important as, say, the narrative or psychological motivation in traditional theater,” he said. For Big Dance Theater, the After-Party Is at Intermission 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z

Shuri and Namor eventually discover they have similar motivations, each informed by what their mothers taught them – and what happened to their mothers. "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" earns its inheritance by embracing loss and matriarchal power 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z

Through telling details and stirring psychological narrative, he strove to reveal Beethoven's deep motivations for conjuring triumph from torment. After five years of Gustavo Dudamel, what's next? 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z

Around a third of respondents further claimed to lose motivation, and even perform worse at work, when tired. Here's why we're so darn tired, according to a new survey 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z

And for me, that was the motivation to be like, ‘Yeah, that sounds great.’ Steven Yeun on Glenn's Walking Dead Fate: 'Don’t Give That to Anybody Else' 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z

They note their mutual understanding of each others’ work habits — and they derive motivation from each others’ rhythms. The Dress in His Painting? She Designed It 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z

Obviously, Dr. Davis would beg to differ — not that Mr. Dean, who addresses generalities, not gastrointestinal realities, and motivation rather than medicine, would care, in all likelihood. Books Of Style: Three Books on Becoming a Better You — Books of Style 2013-01-04T19:17:52Z

A musical in which as many numbers as possible aim straight for the pleasure zone, unperturbed by the need to advance the plot or supply motivation. The Pop Musical: Go Big (and Loud) or Go Home 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z

Q. What was your motivation in creating 1 Hotels? A Hotelier’s Take on Eco-Friendly Rooms 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z

There was little motivation for Myrtle to bake pasties for just the two of them. Pasty cookoff: A family tradition, stuffed with taunts

During their journey, true motivations are revealed, and the two bond. Sundance Film Festival 2015 Lineup: High-Profile Documentaries Among Premieres 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z

He instructs Chávez to think of his dead grandmother while shooting a scene at his childhood home, as if Chávez was a rookie actor asking what his motivation was. Film review: South of the Border 2010-07-29T21:40:00Z

After the two-hour meeting Ms. Marr said, slightly wistfully, that perhaps just sitting in a room with American dancers was motivation in itself for the young people. Evidence, ODC and Urban Bush Women Dance for Diplomacy 2010-03-20T03:34:00Z

One presumable motivation behind Jonathan Lee’s fourth novel, “The Great Mistake,” is that Green has not been remembered. This Novel Revisits a Power Broker Who Trod Lightly and Left a Big Footprint 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z

He believes he understands the saucer's motivations and that somehow whatever it wants doesn't include bringing any harm to him or his park's patrons. From "Gladiator" to "Nope": How Jordan Peele maps our decline into spectacular denial 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z

"The motivation is each one of them wants to become rich," said Cochran, a former Chicago cop. Young rapper's slaying linked to feuds on Twitter, YouTube 2012-09-07T02:43:29Z

What would he have done with a plot whose every action is plagued by uncertainty, and with characters whose every motivation is ambivalent? ‘To Be or Not to Be’: Is It the Question or the Point? 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z

Unlike many characters in TV drama, they don't verbally telegraph their motivations: in fact they couldn't if they tried. Charlie Brooker's screen burn 2010-04-09T23:12:00Z

No matter what the motivation behind Farrow’s reporting, it is deeply impressive. Perspective | Chilling tale of Harvey Weinstein’s spies shows Ronan Farrow’s reporting chops — and compassion 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z

Asked in the film about his “motivation” for hanging, Hangman Takuzo says, “I wanted to disappear.” Review: ‘Zero One’ Plays With Difference at Danspace 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z

But with her big sister Lucy preparing to take the test, you can understand her motivation. TV highlights 14/07/2011: Rick Stein's Spain 2011-07-13T20:59:01Z

Visitor books at the churches revealed all sorts of motivations, though. From Our Own Correspondent 2010-05-21T05:45:00Z

Subtitled “A Memoir of Perfectionism,” the book approaches the mysteries, gaps and obstacles in Tallent’s own story with the same psychological precision and elliptical motivation she applies to her fictional characters. Why Did an Accomplished Writer Fall Silent for Two Decades? 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z

Lynn acknowledged that social norms do dictate who we tip, but those norms and the motivations behind them are often ambiguous. Should you tip your kid's camp counselors? The answer is tricky 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z

"It was the wrong motivation for what we do and love doing," says Richard Enion, head drummer, so they backed out. TV review: Dragons' Den: What Happened Next? 2010-09-17T21:31:00Z

The urge to spend more time with her 18-year-old daughter and her parents was also a motivation, she said. After 34 Years, 'Cathy' Comic Strip to End 2010-08-12T17:06:00Z

I think initially, of course there was a motivation of vengeance. The Nazi hunters who wouldn’t give up: “Many war criminals… simply went back and resumed their lives” 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z

She added that Israelis like her who bring Palestinian culture to a Jewish public also hold strong political motivations. Special Report: Museums: Dialogue by Way of Art in Israel 2011-03-22T17:19:14Z

If you're savvy as to the way the world works, you're right to question the true motivations behind releasing this statement. How the media at large failed Gayle King 2020-02-15T05:00:00Z

This motivation to spare others is common among victims of injustice who become campaigners, but it's about the only thing Browne has in common with a typical activist. Lord Browne: 'I thought being gay was basically wrong' 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z

McDormand grasps the Machiavellian root of the character’s motivation, and the cold pragmatism with which she pursues it. ‘Tragedy of Macbeth’ Review: The Thane, Insane, Slays Mainly in Dunsinane 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z

Hearing about what was going on in Mary’s life at the time made me open to the possibility that she wasn’t motivated by racism, or, at least, that wasn’t the primary motivation. Interview With My Bully: The bully who asked me out 2012-05-22T00:00:00Z

This powerful book about the women who joined or supported the Islamic State militant group offers in-depth, three-dimensional portraits of individuals whose actions and motivations seem difficult to understand. 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z

Some people say the city is the way it is because the poor rely too much on government handouts; that they’ve lost the ability even to work and the motivation to take care of themselves. Detroit: A city in foreclosure 2013-02-14T21:06:00Z

Behind the beckoning words in her letters, I can now see her real motivation – to become her husband’s savior. Meeting my husband’s killer 2014-01-21T12:45:00Z

The claim that "economic anxiety" among the "white working class" was a primary motivation of Trump's voters has repeatedly been shown to be incorrect. Donald Trump’s “chaos magic”: Author Gary Lachman on the far right’s links to occult phil... 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z

Here, Turow glosses over the detail and the novel suffers for it as you scratch your head and wonder at the motivation for unlikely developments. 'Innocent': Scott Turow's sequel to 'Presumed Innocent' 2010-04-28T23:47:00Z

If he hadn’t done all that, “then I wouldn’t have the real motivation” to act differently, he said recently, over dinner at Angelica Kitchen, a vegetarian restaurant in the East Village. | Steve-O: His Latest Trick? Staying Sober 2010-10-08T17:17:00Z

Knowing that, it’s hard to not read a more sinister motivation behind this new experiment of his. Lights, camera, automation: should robots replace human actors? 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z

The journalists who have been targeted by these kinds of attacks — especially women and people of color — best understand the insidious techniques, vile motivations and health-threatening repercussions. Perspective | Emily Wilder’s firing is a story of bad faith, not bad tweets. Newsrooms must do better. 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z

Some of Mrs. Davis’s books start with a murder, then probe her characters’ behavior and motivations. Dorothy Salisbury Davis, Suspense Novelist, Dies at 98 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z

Abstract as they are, the works in this exhibition don’t wear their sociopolitical motivations on their sleeves. ‘Charles Gaines: Gridwork,’ at Studio Museum in Harlem 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z

What was it like developing motivations and stories for characters who were all very old women? 'Dendera': Yuya Sato on his fable about old women battling a bear 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z

“Which is a very different motivation to go in to make an album than thinking, ‘Well, we’ve got to whip one out for the fans.’” U2 Offer ‘Songs of Experience’ to a World That’s on Fire 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z

He’s in his mid-30s, and I am absolutely appalled at this man’s lack of motivation and inability to sell himself as a valuable employee to another company. My freeloader boyfriend 2012-07-18T00:00:00Z

If spoken and written language can horse-race from the same starting gate on the same learning track, then early literacy needn’t rely as much on parental vocabulary, motivation, or time on task. Can babies read? 2012-09-12T16:08:00Z

If he hadn't done all that, "then I wouldn't have the real motivation" to act differently, he said recently, over dinner at Angelica Kitchen, a vegetarian restaurant in the East Village. Steve-O's next trick: Sobriety 2010-10-11T23:25:00Z

Clearly, as a child, I didn't require quite so much information about motivation as I do now. Reading group: have you fallen under Alan Garner's spell? 2012-08-08T15:34:48Z

And though that trend might worry some older performers, Yoakam views it as a source of motivation. Dwight Yoakam leans on vintage to inspire his new 'Second Hand Heart' 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z

“Being the parent of a kid in the industry often causes people to question motivations. They wonder: ‘Are the parents being exploitative?’ How Haley Joel Osment Survived Being a Child Star 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z

But without exterior agents to propel the plot, and with the variables of mental trauma as motivation, the greater resonances of Shakespeare’s tragedy are sacrificed. Review: In Matthew Bourne’s ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ a Story of Even More Woe 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z

This language reveals both the intellectual caliber and motivation of the modern American right. How Should We Understand Clarence Thomas? 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z

Katona does not have the ability to offer any analysis of her life, her difficulties or her motivations. Kerry and Me 2010-06-25T05:45:00Z

Two people can sit through the same Anderson scene and arrive at two thoroughly different theories as to the characters’ motivations and aspirations. The Master Mystery: Solving Paul Thomas Anderson’s Many Riddles 2012-09-24T12:00:35Z

"One of my motivations as a kid to even get into the rap game," fellow Atlanta rapper Ludacris tweeted. Kris Kross rapper Chris Kelly's death a likely overdose 2013-05-02T21:30:07Z

"Obviously one song more or less at a rock show doesn't mean anything, but the motivation for the action – fear – should be instructively cautionary when applied to a bigger picture." Steven van Zandt apologises for Hyde Park comments 2012-07-23T09:22:37Z

But after a YouTube video featuring Wrinkles goes viral, the legend of "Wrinkles" quickly snowballs, and questions about his motivations arise. HBO's "The Outsider" to "Wrinkles the Clown" – why the boogeyman is all over our TVs 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z

"It's an exciting time for those of us who care deeply about researching the sources of human behavior, motivation, commitment, relationships and expression." ArtsBeat: University of Virginia Announces Chair in Mormon Studies 2012-10-11T15:36:51Z

We're in on the motivation for this; Danny overheard his bride, on what was to be his wedding day, admitting she was only marrying him because he was going to be a doctor. Just Go With It? Jennifer Aniston Runs Away With It 2011-02-11T00:40:00Z

The motivations of both the cynics and idealists are at times diffuse and difficult to understand, let alone believe. A Search for U.F.O.s Leads to Utopian Dreams in This Debut Novel 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z

He was particularly struck by what seemed to him "like this endless drive towards the accumulation of personal wealth", a motivation at odds, he is at pains to point out, with his own impulses. A life in books: Tim Waterstone 2010-09-08T07:00:00Z

This will be a fun activity and may just provide the motivation to finally get them in order. Seven Black Friday activities that are more productive than shopping 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z

The bands of motivation recede, in intensity, like paint chips— heavy to pale. Read John Ashbery’s Poetry 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z

On “Armchair Expert,” as in real life, Mr. Shepard is inclined toward self-analysis of his insecurities, motivations and shortcomings. Dax Shepard Is Listening 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z

I grew up with the Presidential Physical Fitness Awards, and it instilled this sense that even if you weren't an athlete, there was reward and motivation to be fit. Scott Galloway on big tech, doctor's offices and why "free college is a dumb idea" 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z

But what gives “Beef” its interest is its attention to the motivations that brought the pair to that parking lot in the first place. ‘Beef’ Review: Mad in America 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z

The play’s intricate plotting is framed by the timeliest of themes: the suspicions and fears being sown in some quarters over the motivations of American Muslims from every walk of life. In uncovering tensions, productions expose humor and society’s fears 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z

But I do know the motivations of somebody who calls me the n-word. ‘House of the Dragon’: Steve Toussaint on Playing Lord Corlys, Boat Guy 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z

They are both portrayed as thoughtful, morally serious men, but “Blood Done Sign My Name” is not really concerned with their inner struggles or psychological motivations. Movie Review | 'Blood Done Sign My Name': A Town Torn Asunder by Racial Killing in ?70 2010-02-19T04:53:00Z

In an effort to clarify the relationships, Russell says, more attention has been devoted to the aspirations and conflicted motivations of the two men. At Kennedy Center, ‘Side Show’ takes another turn around the midway

Any script that needs frequent cutaways to a character explaining their motivations to an unseen interviewer isn't doing its job. TV highlights 26/06/2013 2013-06-26T06:00:05Z

And when you've no hope you can't get your motivation up, your self-confidence goes down and you turn to drink and drugs. The Angels' Share's Paul Brannigan: 'I've been slashed, stabbed and shot at' 2012-05-31T15:30:41Z

Loeb said the movie is “fair and even-balanced,” while still being open about his views on abortion and his personal motivation to tell this story. The ‘Roe v. Wade’ movie has an all-star conservative cast and a bone to pick with the media 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z

Chandler may have also had a personal motivation behind her civic passion. Dorothy Buffum Chandler was the driving force behind the Music Center 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z

He never speaks and offers no hint of a motivation for his killing spree. ‘Halloween’ 1978: The Times Finally Reviews a Horror Classic 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z

Mr. Hadelich lost a crucial few years in his musical development and struggled to regain the energy and motivation to practice seriously again. The Violinist Augustin Hadelich Flourishes in New York 2010-04-15T22:18:00Z

His motivation is simple: He just wants to survive the day and return home safely to his wife. 'The Raid: Redemption': Relentless action in high-rise will floor you 2012-03-29T20:27:07Z

Instead, Fray said his coaching is about support, motivation and encouragement. The Man Who Coaches Husbands on How to Avoid Divorce 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z

Nachoum remains so reticent about his true motivations that by the time he achieves his life goal, one aches for greater catharsis. ‘Picture of His Life’ Review: A Shot Too Much to Bear 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z

At least that was part of the motivation, I think. A frat boy’s “gay experience” 2014-04-21T00:00:00Z

The land of any great artist, Mr. Sevillano said, is “just out there — you just need to have the motivation to get lost in that world.” Cultured Traveler: Drawing Yourself Into the Scene 2013-12-12T16:43:08Z

Del Toro and Vanessa Taylor’s script seems light on motivation in this regard until you see the character himself is emptily driven by mere wariness of difference. Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water is a much-needed ode to the 'other' 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z

Is there more I could do to help her find her own sense of motivation? Can we help our children be motivated to succeed? 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z

There is an intrinsic, even vital artistic motivation for repeating modern classics, argued André Bishop, the artistic director of Lincoln Center Theater. Play It Again, Broadway, and Again 2010-02-19T00:37:00Z

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Behind Mariah, Michael and the constellation of stars at arguably the most successful record label in history stood a man who didn't often talk to the media or explain his motivations. Tommy Mottola apologizes to Mariah in 'Hitmaker' 2013-01-31T15:53:15Z

The motivation for some is simply to lose a gut; for others, to save a buck. Global Athlete: Hitting the Road to Get to Work, and Back 2011-10-07T15:39:07Z

“The motivation to improve the voting is valid,” Jonathan Stack, a two-time nominee who is working on a film in Haiti, said by e-mail, adding that he always volunteers to watch contending films. Why the Academy Seems to Get Documentaries Wrong 2012-01-22T02:03:03Z

One doesn't leave the theater with much insight into the darker motivations of Parker's Henry. 'Wolf Hall' a thrilling high-stakes game in Henry VIII's court 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z

The man’s motivation for the vermin-centric prank remains unknown at this time. Man releases giant rat inside NJ McDonald's, patrons go wild 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z

“Maybe they will change their tactics from sweeping things under the rug. But what is their motivation? Protecting themselves or their employees?” Philadelphia Museum Is in Reset Mode After Controversies 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z

Chefs and owners have their motivations: They might be threatened by creeping gentrification. Ethiopian cuisine is unlike any other. Why are some chefs trying to modernize it? 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z

Junger says part of his own motivation for making the film was educational. On the front line: a documentary tribute to Tim Hetherington 2013-01-29T11:25:02Z

Multiply that lack of motivation to visit by 11 when it involves air travel and kids under 6. Carolyn Hax: Mom wants to feel appreciated, but not with a group card 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z

“My motivation in doing this is that I’m a conservative activist,” he said. Trump supporters are real people. Just not on TV 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z

Or was there something at the site in Kings Canyon that would help me understand the photographer’s motivations? When the Light, Shadow and Stars Aligned: Standing Where Ansel Adams Stood 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z

He’s just not there yet and won’t get there on borrowed motivation; he needs his own. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: You have your motivation for weight loss. Your husband needs to find his own. 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z

Saumarez Smith said the main motivation was to improve facilities for existing friends, not to radically change the numbers. Royal Academy unveils £5.7m refurbishment plan to pamper friends 2012-06-07T21:59:03Z

Kellyanne, for her part, told me that part of George’s motivation might be that he’s just playing his favorite “role” of “agitator.” She works for Trump. He can’t stand him. This is life with Kellyanne and George Conway. 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z

I wanted to push myself out of my comfort zone, to flex my autonomy and self motivation. How Much Did You Spend on Your Solo Vacation? 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z

Obviously their motivation to get back to each other is powerful, but she’s doing exactly what he asked her to do, which is to focus on her career. Patrick J. Adams Is Happy to Take the Suits Out of ‘Suits’ 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z

Intrinsic motivation meanwhile, is present when a musician performs mainly because of a strong inner desire to make music. Why do musicians like Elton John find retirement so tough? A music psychology expert explains 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z

People driven by positive emotional motivation do so because of their desire to share. How to Turn Your Passion Into a Career 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z

From the first episode, the comedians said that part of their motivation for doing the podcast was a quest for free products. Laughing All the Way to the Wellness Industry 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z

Calling male athletes “girls,” “women” and “ladies” is a central part of motivation in sports. American men’s hidden crisis: They need more friends! 2013-12-08T00:00:00Z

In addition, the vague danger to her brother is difficult to accept as enough motivation for her to participate in such a heinous crime. ‘Paradise Highway’ Review: A Test of Loyalty 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z

Chinese bidders’ motivations, the dealer said, often defied scrutiny. Auctions: London Auctions Highlight Insatiable Appetite for Contemporary Art 2011-02-18T17:00:06Z

That, in the show’s parlance, turns him into a mostly-new character who keeps the prior Doctors’ memories and some basic characteristics, but gets a new body, face, voice, mannerisms and motivation. Everything You Should Know About Doctor Who Before the New Season Starts 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z

Bigger-is-better is a misconception typical for this troupe, but the motivation is clear. Review: Alvin Ailey Troupe Dances ‘Exodus’ at Koch Theater 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z

Meantime, the slave catchers are allowed a certain degree of humanity, or, at least, motivation: poverty, loneliness, the death of a child, while  the enslaved are not all “good.” Promised land: Citizens, superheroes and the Gullah Geechee Nation 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z

This isn’t much motivation to undertake the immense, unpleasant work involved, but Thisbee has another card to play: The Dig Effort is also a rescue operation. A 500-Story Tower Has Collapsed. Can Humanity Be Rescued From the Rubble? 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z

Khadija Sillah, 23, a former Vela Scarves intern, said that “Marwa extended herself as a mentor to me and helped me connect with brands and brainstorm content ideas, even when I lacked motivation.” Is Interning for an Influencer Worth It? 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z

That slight, she said, has provided a lifetime of motivation. Peggy Siegal, Best Hostess in a Supporting Role 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z

One of the prime motivations for Chukwu’s script was an unprecedented open letter that six former prison wardens had written as a plea to halt the execution of Troy Davis. Alfre Woodard: 'We want all those with a stake in the death row business to see this film' 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z

And he was more than happy to explain his motivation in financing a $1.5 million documentary about product placement by selling sponsorships to the very companies he was profiling. Financing the Hand That Slaps (or Nibbles) You 2011-04-16T02:33:01Z

The ambiguity around the group’s motivations only feeds the interest in KIRAC’s work. Trailing Michel Houellebecq From the Bedroom to the Courtroom 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z

Events unspool perhaps a little slowly in the beginning of this section and then rather too quickly toward the end, leaving the characters’ motivations, and the truths we are eager to learn, somewhat occluded. A New Zealand Novel Full of Taciturn Men and Wooden Dolls 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z

Many dedicated fans look for additional information about the series or the actors on Wikipedia or read online forums and fan theories to enhance their understanding of the author's intentions and the characters' motivations. From speed viewing to watching the end first: How streaming has changed the way we consume TV 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z

The early Spider-Man comics also contained blatant sexism, while early versions of the Fantastic Four, Iron Man and Hulk incorporate knee-jerk Cold War rhetoric into the heroes' motivations apparently without a second thought. Stan Lee, me, and the liberal Jewish identity that binds us 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z

But if the specific motivation for the French protests seems unpopular here, the underlying assumptions about art are ones Americans should heed. Should the American Theater Take French Lessons? 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z

The motivations of young men running off to join Isis are hard to quantify, she says. Rukmini Callimachi: the podcasting terror expert getting into the minds of Isis 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z

“Nationalism provided the motivation in the powder keg and the Industrial Revolution the means,” MacMillan writes. A Historian Explains What Civilization Owes to War 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z

So I think a little confusion, or a little questioning over motivations or outcomes, or how the plot ties together is a good thing. Benedict Cumberbatch Has Heard Your Confusion About ‘The Power of the Dog’ 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z

Ms. Powell’s quietly charged performance renders her character’s somewhat obscure motivations believable. Theater Review: ‘Warrior Class,’ a Political Play at Second Stage Uptown 2012-07-24T02:00:00Z

Karen Grant, senior global beauty industry analyst and vice president for NPD Group, the market research company, said such motivation is common. Skin Deep: Designer Lipsticks, a New Splurge - Skin Deep 2011-11-09T17:29:08Z

Clear-eyed but uncynical, this engrossing novel delves deep into personal motivation, naive belief and moral confusion. Review | The best new audiobooks for your Thanksgiving drive 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z

"I acknowledge that video games could be an amazing art form – but not until the people making them go back a bit, to the Aaron Sorkin way of thinking about character and motivation." David Fincher: unfriended by Oscar? 2011-02-02T21:31:01Z

Presumably they never have to search too hard for their character's motivation either. This is the End: why actors love to play themselves 2013-06-06T18:00:00Z

In the manuscript that he sent to his editor at Scribner, Maxwell Perkins, the first two chapters detailed the characters’ histories and motivations. Hemingway's Hidden Metafictions in "The Sun Also Rises" 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z

Luckily for those in need of some straightforward training tips and expert motivation to help get back on track, plenty of coaches and nutritionists are available in audio form. 7 Podcasts for a Healthier Mind and Body 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z

This fact is crucial to explaining the existence of spiteful motivations. Review | Let’s face it, we all have the capacity to be mean. ‘Spite’ explores why that’s not necessarily a bad thing. 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z

Behr said part of the motivation for the celebration stems from the pride of stewardship of the rare sculpture. Philadelphia celebrates Dickens' 200th birthday 2012-02-06T02:15:09Z

Divorce lawyers and marriage therapists say that for most couples, the motivation to remain married is financial. Why Divorce? Just Stay Separated 2010-07-30T20:40:00Z

Revealing facts and motivations costs any fiction writer a great deal, and let’s thank the Boardwalk writers for giving up some secrets. Boardwalk Empire Watch: Finding the Easter Eggs 2012-10-29T12:00:54Z

Kushner embarked on a ten-year project of reading and collecting different versions of the Hebrew Bible in English and traveling the world retracing the steps of the great biblical translators, searching for their motivations.  What can we learn from translations of the Bible? 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z

The project’s title is a hyperbolic lark—there are some twenty-four thousand restaurants in the city—but my motivation is entirely earnest. Drawing the Vanishing Restaurants of New York 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z

In the recent interview, Mr. Cattelan said the art market’s emergence over the last dozen years as a kind of hedge fund for billionaires was not his primary motivation for retiring. Duchamp, Eat Your Heart Out: The Guggenheim Is Installing a Gold Toilet 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z

Depending on the artist, when the personal bleeds aggressively into the professional, it can be a recipe for either messiness or motivation. Mary J. Blige and Maxwell at the Garden 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z

Dalí mixed these motivations in different ratios from painting to painting. Art Review: Antics Aside, a Dal? of Constant Ambition 2010-09-02T21:32:00Z

“OITNB’s” diversity, along with the show’s flashbacks, which reveal the often heartbreaking motivations behind their crimes, helps us empathize with the characters. ‘Orange Is the New Black’ returns, darker and more relevant than ever 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z

Your motivation was to joke with her, and yes — she definitely overreacted. Perspective | Ask Amy: It’s a snowball fight, not ‘The Untouchables’ 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z

What’s more jarring is the sheer lack of plotting from moment to moment, the way things just seem to… happen, with little in the way of motivation or sense. 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' Remake Strives for Camp But Is a Real Drag 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z

“His sense of emotional homelessness was at once a great weight and a motivation — a source of personal pain and of deep philosophical insight.” Dave Heath, Photographer of Isolation, Dies at 85 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z

Her primary motivation, however, is to have fun — and to leave her comfort zone. Indoor exercises to prepare you for hiking the great outdoors 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z

In a telephone interview on Wednesday evening, James Burns, the architect of the Web-based fundraising drive we covered earlier on ArtsBeat, explained the motivation for what he admitted was a “silly” campaign. What Did They Ever to Do to This Guy? Creator of Weezer Break-Up Campaign Explains Himself 2010-10-06T22:44:00Z

Both words and plot were delivered with a immediacy in itself refreshing and often witty, allowing conductor Anthony Negus to reveal the further motivations and machinations embedded in the infinite layers of Wagner's musical characterisations. Siegfried ? review 2011-07-25T17:30:01Z

When Billy and Emily England were young, their mother was desperate to get them to play outside, despite the gross weather in the U.K.; so as motivation, she bought the siblings roller skates. A professional regurgitator? Meet the five craziest acts on ‘America’s Got Talent: The Champions.’ 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z

What was your motivation for writing a novel on the People’s Temple and the Jonestown massacre? Jim Jones, deadly white savior: The tragic legacy of the Jonestown massacre 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z

The show “gets the motivation of those characters down very, very well,” he says. What’s real and fake in ‘The Americans,’ according to real-life spies 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z

"The Wizarding World Book Club provides an exciting opportunity for Harry Potter fans to share their thoughts about key scenes, plot points, motivations and characters from the series with a vast global community," she said. Muggles and wizards unite: J.K. Rowling's Pottermore has an official 'Harry Potter' book club 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z

Our agenda is about beauty, spectacle and the motivation for dance. Carol Ann Duffy's Rapunzel lets her hair down 2013-03-15T14:01:01Z

He asked the jury to consider the complainants’ motivations, and to think about whether the encounters could have been “reasonably believed to be consensual at the time.” Kevin Spacey Called ‘Sexual Bully’ by Prosecutor in U.K. Trial 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z

As with any charitable donation, the prospect of a tax deduction can be a motivation for both sides, but financial advisers warn that it is complicated. Special Section: Wealth: Charity Auctions Turn to What Cannot Be Bought 2011-10-19T00:17:38Z

Teenage programming back then was so focused on sex, alcohol and drug use that the shows often failed to include the psychology and motivations behind the sex, alcohol and drug use. Lights, camera, depression: Why does mental illness on TV rarely look like real life? 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z

It’s a reasonable motivation to propel characters forward, but “Happy Life” does not chart a conventional path. ‘Happy Life’ Review: Ghosts in the Studio 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z

And Cage, whose financial woes are rapidly becoming more epic than all three "National Treasures" combined, surely may have additional motivation for his recent choices of work. Nicolas Cage: Even his arrest is a bore 2011-04-18T15:19:00Z

“Our motivation resets over the course of the symphony of the night,” she said. On the Mattress for ‘Sleep,’ an 8-Hour Lullaby 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z

We never really learn much about this Barnum of the basement, what his motivations are or what he does when not entertaining guests, but it doesn’t seem to matter. 2010-01-12T07:15:00Z

“And yeah, I totally understand his motivation,” he added. The Carpetbagger: Barkhad Abdi Breaks the Cool Rule 2014-01-17T15:22:36Z

So he seeks out more of it on cable, using it for affirmation and motivation, to pump himself up for battle. Trump Isn’t Watching Too Much TV. He’s Watching the Wrong Kind. 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z

You don’t spend a great deal of time exploring character or motivations, particularly if you’re playing a villain. The Devils You Know: Three ‘Spider-Man’ Villains Return in ‘No Way Home’ 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z

But drug lords, babies, border control, jail and New York halfway houses aside, the real problem with "Weeds" is the protagonist's motivation. Nancy Botwin, TV's worst mom? 2011-07-19T19:45:00Z

Nature writing can ignore such problems of human motivation. Clay by Melissa Harrison – review 2013-01-25T22:55:01Z

Though some critics have questioned the band’s motivation in reuniting, only after Cornell’s solo career seemed to falter, Shepherd says their only motivation is artistic drive. Soundgarden, Sonics and Mudhoney to rock Seattle 2013-01-26T03:51:26Z

She cited the worsening air pollution in South Korea as a motivation for her interest in environmental issues. A Centuries-Old Korean Style Gets an Update 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z

Climate change and environmental degradation are “big issues,” said Nora Palmer, but her primary motivation is more basic, and comes down to a need to touch and nurture plants and watch them grow. The horticulture industry’s age problem is bigger than you think 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z

Individual motivation – or the lack of it – is only part of the bigger picture. How to stay fit for ever: 25 tips to keep moving when life gets in the way 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z

The indecipherable motivations and half-baked subtexts present formidable challenges to the cast and the audience. Review: ‘Frank the Bastard,’ a Trip Back to Old Crimes at the Commune 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z

The connection between Turner, Monet and Twombly is less clear, but the Tate says the trio share "common characteristics and motivations" including a fascination with light, landscape, mythology, mortality, romanticism and the sublime. In Pictures: Turner Monet Twombly 2012-06-22T07:19:58Z

Speculation abounds over Trump’s motivation for the trolling. He'll be back: why old age can't keep Arnold Schwarzenegger down 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z

Bullies are not one-dimensional, and their motivations are complex. Beyond the wedgies: How we oversimplify schoolyard bullying 2014-05-03T21:30:00Z

And for a window into the man himself, Darwin's diligent and personal correspondence with close colleagues is full of acres of revealing material about his motivations, beliefs and fears. The private life of Charles Darwin 2012-11-30T08:00:07Z

“But I was instantly struck by their intelligence and motivation. They are dedicated and passionate, with good musical skills. Together we explore the expressive potential of music.” 6 spring community orchestra concerts 2014-05-01T18:12:10Z

Badgley, meanwhile, uses that motivation to build a more desperate and animalistic performance than before. New year, new "You": Netflix's stalker drama seeks romantic nirvana in a twisted Season 2 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z

My scars are thin and will fade; they trace the line between my potential pecs and the ribs below, which is all the motivation I need to bench-press them into obscurity. The gift of a lifetime: how trans 'top surgery' changed my life 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z

When I asked several members of the group about their motivations for joining, more than one simply responded: "I'm just here for the jiggle." Getting jiggly with it: The curious community that's grown around gelatinous creations 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z

Introducing the letter on her website, she explains her motivation for making the letter public. Janet Fitch reveals her letter to Amazon's Jeff Bezos 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z

According to Enders, the conspiracy expert, conspiracy-mindedness isn't partisan: "The political and psychological and social motivations that fuel beliefs in conspiracy theories are shared among all people." Running the Park Slope Food Coop newsletter taught me not to believe in conspiracy theories 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z

The performance that set its star on the road to theatrical immortality, this was an expressly physical Hamlet of quicksilver mood changes and Freudian motivation. A Battle of the Hamlets 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z

Early in his career, Rogen said, older stand-up comics and people he met when he first started in television at age 16 provided the motivation he needed to stay in the business. Seth Rogen, Tony Hale and Jordan Peele will perform short plays written by fifth-graders 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z

The motivation behind the podcast was to get patients’ voices out there, he adds. 'People think of straitjackets': the podcast unveiling reality in a psychiatric hospital 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z

The motivation was the resentment that a black man would dare call a white man intellectually inferior, even if you’re the president. “Maybe it is not that you couldn’t. It is that you wouldn’t”: Michael Eric Dyson reflects on Obama’s complicated legacy on race 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z

“Mr Weinstein’s latest public relations stunt on the eve of his criminal trial provides even more motivation to continue to prosecute the claims that will expose him for who he is.” Harvey Weinstein: my work promoting women has been forgotten 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z

The amateur competition on the other hand offers a different motivation to practice and perform, and a discipline that takes music to a new, authentic level. Hail the Amateur, Loved by the Crowd 2011-06-10T14:21:36Z

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

In each chapter, Dickey spins riveting tales and then carefully unwinds these narratives, exposing the materials and motivations of their construction. Haunted Houses Are About More Than Just Ghosts 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z

While this contributes to a romantic “Romeo & Juliet” narrative, it also creates a clear motivation for Anna to do the right thing once Elsa is sidelined. How “Frozen 2” is like “Watchmen” 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z

Acting advice and character motivation aside, these digital stars understand that their feature-length performances need to be different from their turns in short videos. Acting Coaches and Rehearsals: YouTube Stars Are Getting Movie-World Lessons 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z

But if he finds motivation after failing twice and respects Smith the way other wayward veterans have with the Bears, he could offer Cutler a dimension in the red zone the offense lacks. Too early to judge Bears' offseason moves 2011-07-29T02:33:00Z

No overachievers are born without influences, and Kelly is forthcoming about the early motivations that led him on his unique career path. A Memoir of a Year on the International Space Station 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z

When the resulting article proved scathingly critical of the motivations of his hosts and their guests, Mr. Wolfe was excoriated by his subjects. Tom Wolfe’s Papers Pop Up at the New York Public Library 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z

It colors Shin’s motivations about why he might defect to North Korea. The incredible true story of “The Lovers and the Despot”: “Until North Korea collapses and we get access to the files, we’ll never know for sure” 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z

In the film, the ailing Glass sees Fitzgerald kill his son, giving him an extra motivation to stay alive and seek revenge. How historically accurate is The Revenant? 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z

And I think the majority of the time in my work, and I hope in my life, the primary motivation for most behavior is love. J.K. Simmons on the Art of Being the Bad Guy 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z

And so there's still this capitalistic motivation driving a lot of these decisions. Lazarus Lynch find success by following his authentic truth: "A show is not the end game for me" 2020-07-12T04:00:00Z

As in the pilot in the first season, he’s coming there with nefarious motivations. ArtsBeat: How Dan Harmon Did, Or Did Not, Get His Groove Back at ‘Community’ 2013-12-18T17:03:13Z

Boardwalk Empire, by contrast, is a return to the high style of sumptuous set pieces and simple psychological motivations. Rewind TV: Boardwalk Empire; The Big C; Louis Theroux ? Ultra Zionists; Welcome to Romford 2011-02-06T00:05:43Z

It’s easy to say that she is a female Walter White, but their motivations are entirely different. Queen of the South: addictive story of a drug baroness à la Narcos 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z

We seek meaning in events by applying narrative rules to them: beginnings, middles and ends, motivations, causes and effects. 'I quit my job. Drink gushed into the space I left for it': confessions of an alcoholic 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z

He was working with a new knowledge and, perhaps, different motivation. Revisiting an Artist’s Provocative Photographs 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z

Anyone so optically challenged as to not see the racist motivations for the extreme dislike of President Obama is intellectually blind, and likely an unhelpful citizen. The right wing hates America: The loudest flag-waving patriots are always the dangerous hypocrites 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z

For the women contestants on that show, in particular, there are often additional layers of motivation for becoming a good cook steeped in long-standing societal views on domesticity and motherhood. From the ambitious to the everyday, cookbooks are a magical portal to our culinary futures 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z

"We hope these songs provide both motivation and soundtrack to doing the right thing these last few weeks before this most pivotal election," a statement on the site reads. Author Dave Eggers organizes musicians for a Trump-free America 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z

I think a lot of the time the main motivation is to give their executives and clients a nice jolly and some privileged access. Crude awakening: BP and the Tate 2010-06-30T20:31:00Z

But those are three distinct groups with different motivations and pressures. Facing the Climate Change Crisis, Three Books Offer Some Ambitious Proposals 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z

But you try to work on the motivations of the characters to make sure their actions make sense. Filmmaker Oren Peli on the End of ‘Paranormal Activity’ 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z

Q. Do the recent murders in San Bernardino, Calif., reinforce or alter your motivations for how you shape the show? Alex Gansa on ‘Homeland’ and Responding to Real-Life Terrorism 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z

The graphics and interface are slick, and the virtual trainers are actually helpful, though their repetitive prerecorded motivation will eventually become as tiresome as that grunting meathead at your gym's free weights. Review: 'Nike+ Kinect,' 'Your Shape' sweat it out 2013-01-03T17:46:04Z

But in an interview earlier this month, two of his attorneys — Dina LaPolt, his general counsel, and Charles Kuck, his immigration attorney — proposed that there might have been political motivations at play. 21 Savage’s Still-Bumpy Path to Freedom 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z

Not only will this be a great way to keep a record of everything you’re doing, but it’s also a good source of motivation to keep you accountable. 25 Habits That Will Make You Smarter 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z

Over time, intellectual curiosity became the driving motivation for personal travel. Souvenirs 101 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z

His guiding motivation is simple: "Every day I try to give people opportunities because I’ve been given such great opportunities myself." Blind sports commentator to announce Illinois college basketball game for radio 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z

People give Dr. Ores different reasons for having gotten their tattoos, but the motivation for having them erased is nearly always the same: employment. Disappearing ink 2012-12-26T01:00:00Z

I respect your thoughtful motivation, but acting as if a huge part of your life never happened probably wasn’t healthy for you or your new relationship. Anything but the Phone Background 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z

The commentators in the film — police officers, attorneys, academics, friends and family members and even recordings of Hernandez himself — provide only fragments of the events, possible motivations and social forces that affected Hernandez. How portrayals of the NFL are shaping criminal justice reform 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z

While gambling is a core theme, the writers said they were inspired by the behaviors and motivations of shady operators from many other industries as well. In thriller 'Runner Runner,' Timberlake, Affleck explore gambling's underside 2013-10-02T18:21:17Z

My motivation then was entirely financial — I was paid the kingly sum of $50/donation. Ask Amy: Man’s donation results in multiple dividends 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z

Even though most troops are drawn from the working class and volunteer for diverse reasons, their motivations and their imperfections can be ignored as politicians praise them to the rooftops. Killing me softly with militarism 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z

He’s a grown man with no concrete future plans who solves neighborhood crimes mostly as favors — until he suddenly discovers motivation. In ‘Righteous,’ a Stand-Up Sleuth Investigates His Brother’s Murder 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z

Mr. Bergen refrains from trying to speculate about his subjects’ motivations, but points out that many militants share “a desire for recognition or belonging.” Review: Peter Bergen’s ‘United States of Jihad’ Surveys Homegrown Terrorism 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z

As with the TriBro Studios offer, the idea is to provide a financial motivation to get industry pros to try hiring fresh faces. How to Solve Hollywood's Woman Problem 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z

Her special skill lies not just in her clear, clean writing, but in her general amusement about the world, her arch, pithy, dropped-mike observations about behavior, character and motivation. ‘Eligible,’ Curtis Sittenfeld’s Update of Jane Austen 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z

"My motivation is about changing the general public's perception about people with different abilities," says Wurzburg. For those with autism, documentary offers new hope 2011-03-27T18:01:04Z

For the sake of an arc-based narrative, Esther gains a musical motivation, pursuing acceptance to an elite orchestral and choral program. Unorthodox: behind the Deutschland 83 co-creator's new Netflix series 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z

Whatever: my motivation for seeing Shrek Forever After, rested squarely on the shoulders of that fat cat. Shrek Forever After Review: An Ogre in Midlife Crisis 2010-05-20T22:00:00Z

“My motivation is not to make a huge rate of return but to be part of something interesting,” she said. What’s this Washington insider and billionaire’s wife doing in Alaska? 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z

Regardless of your own motivations or reactions, it is not your job to police your husband. Perspective | Ask Amy: Angry letter may provoke unintended response 2021-01-02T05:00:00Z

On the other side of the mirror, Red’s motivations echo facets of “Twilight Zone” conundrums, too. ‘Us’ Reflects a Mirror Image of ‘The Twilight Zone’ 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z

Part of the motivation to reopen, VanTrece says, was to provide a haven at a time when social unrest over racism and police violence targeting Black people was roiling America. How will bars survive in a post-pandemic world? 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z

At times he skeptically questions her motivation for becoming a woman. Jamie Brisick describes Peter Drouyn's journey to 'Becoming Westerly' 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z

Clever movie but all motivation in it were cliche. ‘The Shape of Water’ Wins Best Picture as Oscars Project Diversity 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z

His social awkwardness, punctiliousness and obsessiveness notwithstanding — he has a day job inspecting restaurants for the health department — his motivations don’t fit the usual mold. Are You Strapped In for ‘The Patient’? The Therapist Is. 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z

Afraid to give himself away due to his accent, he must navigate not only uncertain streets of Belfast on his way back to his barracks but also a world of ambiguous allegiances and murky motivations. Yann Demange goes for bold in Northern Ireland-set feature debut ''71' 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z

One of his main motivations was preserving the murals on the walls — replicas of paintings by Niko Pirosmani, a famous Georgian naïve artist who depicted everyday scenes. Putting a Fresh Spin on Traditional Georgian Cooking at Pirosmani 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z

Weight Watchers provides many appealing, accessible recipes, ideas, tips and motivations throughout the program. 5 diets, a single resolution to eat better in the new year. Which will work? 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z

Regardless of what people think about her motivations for writing the book – or her, for that matter – what was important to Daniels was that she wrote down "everything." Stormy Daniels to discuss alleged Trump affair in “Full Disclosure”: “I’m going to write... 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z

The Netflix series is a stellar example of how a classic literary work's plot can be streamlined, and its characters' motivations tweaked to better serve the TV audience without losing any of its intellectual heft. How the conscientious casting of women in "The Sandman" defies the gender-swapping trope 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z

They can multitask between obeying their hunger and pursuing loftier goals, all the more frightening for possessing motivations beyond the biological. The 10 scariest Netflix original movies 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z

So what was that additional motivation that led Hale and Ernest down such dark paths? How Scorsese, DiCaprio and De Niro Made ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z

My main motivation with cinema was to fight injustice through art. Director on "Huda's Salon" recruiting Palestinian women for Secret Service: This is still happening 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z

Feuillade does away with all this biographical detail, and with it goes any sense of psychology or rational motivation. DVD: When Fant?mas Held All of Paris in His Criminal Thrall 2010-09-19T04:36:00Z

On its Web site Kraft says synthetic colors are not harmful, and that their motivation to remove them is because consumers want more foods with no artificial colors. Does artificial food coloring contribute to ADHD in children? 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z

At the time, I felt bad about my final attack on Heather – when I turn the camera on her and yell at her about what her motivation is. How we made The Blair Witch Project 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z

Was great motivation for me to always stay hungry. Dwayne Johnson: I was turned down for Jack Reacher in favour of Tom Cruise 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z

New footage hints at the character’s motivation for quitting the evil First Order as he tells an unknown figure: “You don’t know a thing about me – what I’ve seen.” George Lucas says he would not direct another Star Wars film after criticism 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z

“Because of that, you get these kind of labyrinthine machinations to desperately weave in character motivation, geography and the practical aspects of getting from one scene to another.” Mission impenetrable: are Hollywood blockbusters losing the plot? 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z

However, her motivations for wanting to stay with Karun despite the fact that their marriage hasn’t been consummated stretch credibility. ‘The City of Devi’: searching for a loved one in post-apocalyptic Mumbai 2013-02-21T23:20:53Z

On the basis of what you’ve outlined, however, I think you need to look to your own motivations before you start unpicking this family’s dynamic. I found out my friend used IVF. I feel she should tell her kids | Mariella Frostrup 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z

While finding out Vadic’s motivations in becoming a baddie was certainly a worthwhile addition to the season’s story line, Jean-Luc’s plan, like many of his actions this season, made no sense. ‘Star Trek: Picard’ Season 3, Episode 7 Recap: Moral Ambiguity 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z

But appearances are deceptive and once the revelations start coming, it's like watching a house of cards collapse as their relationships, motivations and double dealings are revealed in sordid detail. This week's new theatre 2013-01-26T06:00:15Z

The subsequent leak of thousands of emails was a tactic “consistent with the methods and motivations of Russian-directed efforts.” Was the 2016 Election a Game of ‘Russian Roulette’? 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z

His familiarity with pirates was limited to what he had seen on the news and YouTube, but “if you understand the motivation and aspirations of a character, you can be that character,” he said. The Carpetbagger: Barkhad Abdi Breaks the Cool Rule 2014-01-17T15:22:36Z

In hindsight, however, it probably affected the neural circuits in our brains that regulate motivation. How ‘MTV Cribs’ Rewired My Brain, and Maybe Yours Too 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z

The other characters are also fully realized, with compelling lives, relationships and motivations. Liane Moriarty’s New Novel, Set at a Spa, Features Some Killer Treatments 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z

Ms. Donzelli: One of our motivations in making the movie was leaving a trace, or making a statement. The Carpetbagger: France's Oscar Hopes Depend on Its Health-Care System 2012-01-17T19:58:32Z

As for Owen, when an observer feels the urge to lecture infuriatingly wrong-headed Will from her seat, yet simultaneously understands his motivation, it becomes obvious that the actor has capably done his job. In Liana Liberato We 'Trust': A 14-Year-Old's Harrowing Turn Elevates Tale of Pain and Pedophilia 2011-03-31T20:35:00Z

Here, a few of them explain their motivation for getting involved. | A Melting Pot of Celebrities Makes Immigration Reform Look Fashionable 2013-05-30T20:46:03Z

While there is a strong sense of dread throughout, the motivation for all the violence, when revealed, seems underwhelming. "You Won't Be Alone" is a sensual and gory shapeshifting film that pushes back at society 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z

But her real motivation for writing the book wasn’t to re-litigate her political past. Carol Schwartz survived tragedy and five losing races for D.C. mayor. Her new memoir is suitably epic. 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z

The alert reader, picking up the clues that Banville drops, would have been very close to divining what the motivation for the murder was without this confession. John Banville’s New Murder Mystery Starts Like a Game of Clue 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z

That way, when relapses or difficult moments arise — and they always do — our deeper motivation and plan keep us anchored. Perspective | Want to live a longer life? Research says you should do these five things. 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z

The ideological motivations, which Free Staters discuss over homemade mead and beers, are relatively easy to understand. Inside the libertarian version of Burning Man: Guns, booze and bitcoin

Clearly, there were other motivations behind his decision to retranslate the novel—before he revisited its themes of sexual obsession and betrayal again, twenty years later, in “Lolita.” How Nabokov Retranslated “Laughter in the Dark” 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z

As for the characters' central motivations, dreams and anxieties – we learn about them individually and in the context of what they are doing. The Wire re-up: season five, episode seven ? The Wire v The Sopranos 2010-03-29T23:15:00Z

Where do you get your inspiration or motivation? "Dumplin'" star Danielle Mcdonald on new opera comedy & pursuing her dreams: "I never had a Plan B" 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z

I couldn’t get a bead on her motivation from the trial episode on — was she coerced? 'Game of Thrones' Recap: Season 4 Finale 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z

“This is also encouragement for me, as well as a motivation to be able to continue to connect with others, to collaborate, to create.” The Toasts Are Mimed, but the Kennedy Center Honors Return 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z

Whatever the motivation, the gulf between the chocolate industry and its critics seems to be narrowing. The dark truth about chocolate 2018-03-25T04:00:00Z

What do I know about her motivation, values and intentions? How to prevent fights on holidays — without banning politics and other heated topics 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z

“For me, my motivation is fear,” says Jennifer, 35, from Maryland. 'Birth control is a political act': the pre-Trump contraception rush starts now 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z

The motivation to learn an auxiliary language isn’t so different from why people pick up French or Italian, she said. In ?Game of Thrones,? a Language to Make the World Feel Real 2011-12-11T22:17:16Z

He assigned a benign playfulness to his behavior and said his motivation was crucial to understanding his position. ‘Oxford American’ Editor Fired in Sex Harassment 2012-08-08T22:09:50Z

With the understanding that these teachers can pass on, steps can be transfigured by motivation, atmosphere, nuance. Nuggets of Ballet Wisdom From Bodies Trained by Balanchine 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z

But the goal was to present a much more nuanced reality, and to show the motivations of all the players involved. Kenneth Vogel on billionaires, politics and his book 'Big Money' 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z

My motivation to start playing music and start a fanzine – a lot of it was to fill a lack. Riot Girl: still relevant 20 years on 2011-01-20T23:30:01Z

Mr. Rapp denied those motivations, asserting that he came forward to seek belated justice for himself. Kevin Spacey Is Cleared of Anthony Rapp’s Battery Claim 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z

Mr. Walker, holding a mug of tea after the shoot in May, was at pains to stress the artistic motivations behind his photographs, rather than underscore specific social messaging. What the 2018 Pirelli Calendar Says About Race 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z

Park’s motivation may still be to highlight the fragility of human existence, but “The Beginning of Everything” feigns a crushing permanence. Review | In the galleries: Simulated stone and neon artworks reflect the transience of life 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z

But what is lacking in Saviano’s otherwise dexterous work is motivation — a surprising omission for a writer who has become a hero of the left. Natural Born Killers: Italy’s ‘Baby Gangs’ Blast Through Roberto Saviano’s Debut Novel 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z

Turning back because of pain or a lack of motivation? Racing against the dark on Mt. Kanchenjunga 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z

I’m not convinced that fear is a good motivation for trying to please anyone–parents, children, partner, friend, or neighbor. “It was like an overdose of porn”: Chris Offutt reflects on writing about his family’s big secret, after his father’s death 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z

Tempting as it is to explain past events by invoking motivations relating to modern concepts of nationhood, it can be misleading. Art: Macedonia's Riches Before Alexander 2011-10-21T12:30:08Z

Whatever her motivation, the exact emotional coordinates of her relationship with Elgie remain unfocused. ‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette’ Review: She’s Hiding From Herself 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z

Mailer calls Monroe’s refusal to marry Johnny Hyde, a Hollywood agent 30 years her senior who was her mentor and her lover early on, ‘‘one of the mysteries of motivation in her life.’’ T Magazine: Hello Again, Norma Jeane 2011-03-01T18:40:52Z

One of the problems with this sub-genre is that narratives and character motivations have to be warped to fit convoluted, meaningless mergings. In the beginning, there was fan fiction: from the four gospels to Fifty Shades 2012-08-13T16:34:00Z

Unlike "Sleeping Beauty," "Maleficent" explains all: motivation, regrets — from the queen's point of view. Angelina Jolie is wickedly good in the not-quite-classic 'Maleficent' 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z

Their actions and motivations are contained to this one very real instance of police brutality, so the plot never loses its footing in the real world. “See You Yesterday” and the Perils—and Promise—of Time-Travelling While Black 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z

Though Ramírez never goes incredibly deep into Bolívar's psyche or motivations, he's persuasive — or perhaps inspiring enough — to follow into battle. 'The Liberator' is a compelling primer on Simón Bolivar 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z

The core regrets suggest what it takes to create a fulfilling life, by revealing “a hidden architecture of human motivation and aspiration,” Pink writes. You’ve been told to let go of the past. But can regret be good for you? 2022-01-30T05:00:00Z

One of his main motivations for opening the museum, he said, was to give something back to the Chicago area, which welcomed him when he was a poor immigrant. Magnificent Obsession Morphs Into a Stained-Glass Museum 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z

During the podcast taping, Ms. Georges mentioned that a Team Dresch song, “Freewheel,” was sandwiched somewhere between the Mamas and the Papas and Nina Simone on a playlist she listened to daily for artistic motivation. Two Animal Lovers Meet at a Tiki Bar 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z

Ms. Evans is sensitive to her subjects’ motivations, noting that women of different eras were tinkering for different reasons—intellectual challenge, wartime opportunity, financial independence, freedom from an oppressive reality. ‘Broad Band’ Review: Mothers of Invention 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z

“My only motivation is, how does this company thrive and be here for the long term?” the board member said. Edward Villella and the Miami City Ballet Board 2011-11-13T23:07:55Z

Langley believes the lack of motivation and a definitive backstory for the Joker, whose schemes range from mutating smiley Joker fish to murdering Robin, makes him more interesting. Colo. massacre casts ugly scar on Batman mythology 2012-07-26T19:57:08Z

But Twitter isn't one community, it's a collection of many communities, each with its own norms and motivations. Mass migration from Twitter is likely to be an uphill battle – just ask ex-Tumblr users 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z

“When money is the motivation, there’s not an awful lot for me to unpick.” Louis Theroux: ‘For all his awfulness, I admire Trump’s shamelessness’ 2017-10-08T04:00:00Z

Viewers witness her whirlwind marriage to King George III, meet her delinquent children and come to better understand her motivations and loneliness. Here’s What to Know About ‘Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story’ 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z

With each new position, his career advanced, but that wasn’t his only motivation for keeping his résumé fresh. Wilson High Principal Pete Cahall: ‘It’s time to come out’ as gay

To them it paled before Jean-Paul Sartre’s “The Family Idiot,” a lengthy study that combined psychoanalysis, social psychology, linguistics, anthropology and other disciplines to theorize on Flaubert’s motivations. Herbert Lottman, Biographer of French Figures, Dies at 87 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z

I think my first motivation is the aesthetics of the city. Hugo Crosthwaite on Tijuana, Mexico's missing, the power of comic books 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z

Lacking dialogue to deepen the characters or reinforce their motivations, “Luther: The Fallen Sun” whooshes past in a rush of serial-killer clichés: an underground lair, a torture room, a masked maniac. ‘Luther: The Fallen Sun’ Review: Psycho Filler 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z

Lloyd Bridges was asking once about his motivation or something and Stack says, 'Lloyd, there's a spear gonna fly into the right wall and a watermelon's gonna burst on stage left. Airplane at 30! The ride of their lives 2010-08-22T20:30:00Z

But we deal with it, because in many respects Lederberg’s original motivation to protect and preserve is also more urgent than ever. Sputnik’s spawn: How the Cold War created astrobiology 2014-03-09T17:30:00Z

His motivation for telling stories about remarkable Black girls is simple, he said: “I’m the father of two remarkable Black girls.” A New Marvel Hero Battles Supervillains and Teen Angst 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z

The future of feminism may hinge less on motivation or organization than on sheer courage. For 'Fefu and Her Friends,' the curtain rises at Frank Lloyd Wright's Hollyhock House 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z

Steven Ledbetter is the CEO of Habitry, which, yes, teaches companies how to apply “motivation science” to “make their products more engaging”. Ghosting busters: why tech companies are trying to stop us blanking each other 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z

And what motivations might be behind alternate versions. Bringing Guantánamo to Park Avenue 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z

Whether it’s your local running club or a friend who signs up with you, running buddies are brilliant for motivation and confidence. Running marathons could help you live longer – but how do you start? 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z

For two weeks after his first contact with Cohen, Davis says, he quizzed the former Trump fixer about his motivations over several late-night conversations. Lanny Davis, the ultimate Clinton loyalist, is now Michael Cohen’s lawyer. But don’t call it revenge. 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z

“Simone’s life and story will equip countless fans with the courage and motivation to move beyond ‘life as it seems,’ ” Bourland said. Simone Biles, champion Olympic gymnast, will publish a memoir 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z

But what is the motivation for his hatred of Superman and apparent obsession with other superhumans? Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – discuss the film with spoilers 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z

I think Marie, that was her big motivation, was war for her was not about governments. Rosamund Pike: War correspondent Marie Colvin “was not fearless” 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z

The dilemma of how to address both plastic pollution and food waste as we move forward as a society is indeed nuanced and riddled with competing motivations. 40 percent of food in America ends up in the trash. Is nanopackaging the answer? 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z

There’s a through-line about understanding one’s motivations and having clarity of purpose. 'Sleepy Hollow' recap: Weapon of Moloch destruction 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z

I will lay odds that her motivation is populating the bouncy castle with as many youngsters as possible — hence the four young cousins — to maximize her son’s birthday joy. If the Size Fits 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z

His ambition appears to be literally infinite – even if, he sighs, his motivation doesn't always slot into a neat category. 'No one understands me' 2010-10-11T07:00:00Z

We’ve already seen each of those battles in one Avenger movie or the other, often with little motivation. Superhero smackdowns: why we love to see caped crusaders fight each other 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z

But, he said, the broader motivation for writing “The White Chip,” which opened Oct. Addiction Is the Stuff of High Drama. In These Plays, So Is Sobriety. 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z

“I used to drive around, look at the big houses, and imagine what it would be like to live there and use that as motivation.” What Warren Buffett, Richard Branson and Other Successful People Were Doing at Age 25 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z

An Afghan exile, he has returned home to try to locate his sister-in-law — a more compelling quest than Butler’s, whose prime motivation is … what exactly? ‘Kandahar’ Review: Marooned in a Dull Movie 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z

Though their marriage ended in divorce in the early 1970s, Ms. Peyser acknowledged that their discussions about psychology informed her own understanding of motivation, a crucial underpinning of her work as a biographer. Joan Peyser, Bernstein and Gershwin Biographer, Dies at 80 2011-04-25T14:54:51Z

While very little came from her meeting with Rick and Co., it’s important to think about the motivations of each character. The Walking Dead Watch: Hey, Judas 2013-02-25T20:07:50Z

His lyrics are often callous but at times they’re perversely insightful, about both bad decisions and the psychological motivations that underpin them. Music Review: Too Short Brings Bay Area Rap to the Knitting Factory 2012-01-30T22:51:39Z

The Greeks are quite frank about their motivation for the gift. Eurovision 2013: Reporter's log 2013-05-16T16:55:24Z

At the beginning of the book, she’s been laid off, and distracted by her desire for a baby, zapped of energy and motivation. Can living like a star produce a happy ending? 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z

Part of his motivation for bringing their story to the screen was that it might be therapeutic, he said. In Hamptons, Ammon Twins Put Horror in Perspective 2012-11-14T22:17:45Z

“When I need motivation, I will look at this trophy,” Clavel said. The ESPYS focus on honors, pandemic and racial justice 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z

That means an emphasis on action, sex and eye candy, with proportionately less investment in nuanced character, ambiguous motivations, interesting language, irony, humor or subtlety of any sort. 'Marco Polo' leads Netflix into uncharted territory 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z

In his writing process, he always begins with dialogue first before turning to character and motivation. Minneapolis writer's secret: Tap inner 11-year-old 2012-11-17T11:01:06Z

“But do you know what his motivation was during that time period?” Teachers reimagine US history lessons with eye on diversity 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z

I began chanting to myself: “Strength, motivation, clarity. Strength, motivation, clarity.” In Guatemala, a treacherous hike to one of the world’s most active volcanoes 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z

“The only motivation is how crazy can we get, how far can we get as a producer, how unique can we make it sound,” Diplo says. How Diplo Is Making Pop Music Weird 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z

You can see the motivation for this expression a mile away. Abduction ? Taylor Lautner gets shirty 2011-08-17T08:46:55Z

But on that third album, her motivation also went beyond boyfriends with “Mean,” a single that she wrote by herself and that earned her two Grammy awards, including one for best country song. If you think Taylor Swift sings only about her exes, then you don’t get Taylor Swift 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z

Speaking to Stan’s bereaved son, Frank suggests that he can use his father’s death as a motivation, a way of finding the “pure gold” inside him. True Detective: season two, episode six recap – Church in Ruins 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z

Whatever the motivation, the outcomes overlap: Work with an outward focus inevitably reflects an inner world, and work that mirrors that individual world ends up revealing much more — about time, culture, place and style. One bed photo per day, for years and years: Mesmerizing moments from an art show about daily life 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z

According to the university, Falwell's real motivation for organizing his contract in this way was because he was engaging in indiscretions that have gone on to damage the university's reputation. Jerry Falwell Jr.'s feud with Liberty University escalates with dueling lawsuits 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z

We're going to see if so many of these people put their motivation behind the words that they've been putting out over the last few weeks. "Black women are from the future": Author says Black girls aren't magic, but are ahead of their time 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z

Moiraine is a character who prefers to keep her real feelings and motivations under the surface. "The Wheel of Time" has a Moiraine problem: She’s too interesting 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z

At first, Vereen said, he struggled to understand his character’s motivation. ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ at 50: What Was the Buzz? 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z

Such different people, such different personalities, such different motivations. Michael Showalter on American con artists: "We really are screwed if there's no such thing as truth" 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z

His motivation for so doing is tied in with his war trauma, and postwar trauma, and all the stuff that happened to him in the multiple other Rambo movies. ‘Rambo: Last Blood’ Review: Death Country for Old Men 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z

But he admits, somewhat guiltily, that the motivation behind shooting in the city was, at first, mercenary. Q&A: Albuquerque’s Role on ‘Breaking Bad’ 2013-08-06T15:54:03Z

So much about Lila and her motivations are a mystery in the books. ‘My Brilliant Friend’: A Fairy Tale of Youth Gives Way to Messy Adolescence 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z

Co-learning as peers allowed him to preserve his sense of independence and competence, critical components of teens’ motivation, according to Carter. Perspective | A father learns the true reward of taking a free online happiness course with his son 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z

Now the staff of the Michigan library is considering ways to use the object to examine the methods and motivations behind forgeries, potentially making it the centerpiece of a future exhibit or symposium. A Watermark, and ‘Spidey Sense,’ Unmask a Forged Galileo Treasure 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z

But a lot can change over 83 years and Namor has evolved, though his motivation sometimes seems caught in a revolving door. Who Is Namor, the ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Villain? 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z

They also equip us with a wider lens through which to absorb and assess the book’s plot and everyone’s emotions and motivations. Review | Max Porter’s ‘Lanny’ is a lyrical look at the tribulations of parenting 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z

“The question about face masks is how will they morally change us? To some extent the answer depends on our motivation for wearing them,” says Liz Bucar, a professor of religion at Northeastern University. Masks are here to stay. And they’re quickly becoming a way to express ourselves. 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z

It’s nice knowing that we have this luxury of two more weeks to make sure that every joke is landing and that everyone’s motivation is clear. Diablo Cody’s Week: ‘I’m a Phone Addict’ 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z

Clearly the opportunity to borrow exotic vehicles was a prime motivation for Seinfeld, who is reported to own about four dozen Porsches, to create the show. “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” and Jerry Seinfeld’s Identical Layers 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z

The story is heartfelt, fully explained and the motivation of the characters obvious. Review: A Welsh Family Clings to Native Soil in ‘The Good Earth’ 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z

Perhaps some of the artists involved in today's Gangnam Style tribute will have similar motivations. From Ai Weiwei to Anish Kapoor: the art world's love affair with pop 2012-11-14T18:23:09Z

Bewildered, lacking motivation, filled with tides of rage that never manifest themselves in action, he becomes part of the art-poetry-stoner crowd. Leaving the Atocha Station by Ben Lerner – review 2012-07-05T10:00:02Z

Consider “Roe,” then, a useful primer — embroidered by the emotional, religious and political motivations of its adherents and opponents — on one of the most durably contentious subjects of our time. At a pivotal political moment, Roe v. Wade unfolds again, this time on stage 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z

But I give credit to Ferreira for approaching her own motivations thoughtfully and for discussing them openly. Is appropriation automatically racist? 2014-04-17T18:14:00Z

Sometimes, though, it helps for them to have a little motivation. Perspective | Three women — three! — were on the debate stage, and it was game-changing 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z

It’s a sadly familiar story about how Hollywood treats its female elders, something that Mr. Murphy kept pointing to as motivation for covering the Crawford-Davis story. At 101, a Survivor of Hollywood’s Golden Age Throws Down the Gauntlet 2018-03-03T05:00:00Z

Wolf said he thinks the motivation for Daniels and Keenan-Bolger is different. ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ sets an Oct. 5 Broadway return, with original star Jeff Daniels and a new producer replacing Scott Rudin 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z

But Mallette continued to push for inclusion at his church, citing racial injustice as his motivation. Cops: Priest beaten, robbed inside church 2011-12-06T13:06:00Z

The sisters — most of them, anyway — grudgingly come round to her wisdom because, although she feels no particular spiritual motivation, she’s wholly dedicated to their work. Review | In Lauren Groff’s hands, the tale of a medieval nunnery is must-read fiction 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z

My motivation was neither born of excessive fandom nor a deathwish. My five nights with U2 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z

Very few writers are creating complex, evil female characters with interesting motivations. Is Gone Girl Feminist or Misogynist? 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z

I don't know, I don't know what his motivation is. “The Simpsons” writer Mike Reiss: “The Trump years have been a shot in the arm for the show” 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z

His motivation, he tells me, was simple: to explain to those suspicious of the closed-off collector that Glenstone is in fact meant to be his great gift to the public. Meet the very wealthy, very private couple behind Washington’s most original museum 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z

“Our friend died and they invent motivations? Distraught is an understatement.” What really happened at Chappaquiddick? A new movie explores the truth we’ll never know. 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z

If she needs motivation, goals and direction, the military might be a game changer for her. Ask Amy: Is daughter a hoarder or a slob? 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z

But, he says, at 57, he also has increasing motivation to find an effective focus in his own life. In a tumultuous world, conductor-composer Esa-Pekka Salonen is focusing more on the present 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z

Clearly inspired by “The Wire,” Fenton populates his narrative with a network of officers, informants and street dealers, all with different motivations and interests. The Merit, Thrills, Boredom and Fear of Police Work 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z

They brought in pictures of me where I was basically naked, and told me to use them as motivation for my diet. Jennifer Lawrence Reveals She Was Told To Diet Or Get Fired 2013-10-04T12:58:30Z

Dr. Iftikhar tells me that there are two sources of motivation. The terrible human price of Obama’s drone war 2014-01-28T14:21:00Z

The doctor was also afraid that pay-for-performance might undermine doctors’ inner motivation to do well without extra pay-but there’s no research backing that up, either. Studies: Linking doctors’ pay to performance is better for patients 2013-09-12T18:10:00Z

When we believe others are interfering with our autonomy by trying to control our performance – say, by offering rewards, threatening punishment or offering certain kinds of praise – our motivation plummets. Why Failure Hits Girls So Hard and How to Help Them Embrace It 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z

Panahi takes us through the latest script he was hoping to shoot - blocks off part of his living room with tape, acts it out, explains the motivations of the young woman who's his lead character. 5 great movies about making movies 2012-11-21T22:31:05Z

I ask them the motivation for them to start collecting. An Art-Lover Alert to the Voice and the Tap on the Shoulder 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z

So now I’m not assigning the homework; I’m just the one policing its completion, which drastically decreases my motivation. Motherlode Blog: Who Needs Summer Homework? 2011-08-10T17:03:02Z

Investigating music’s tendency to revel and wallow in pain is also a driving motivation for Mr. Aucoin, who is at work at a new opera focusing on the character of Eurydice. Past and Present, the Orpheus Myth Makes Us Rethink Music 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z

But he’s not in the early episodes, and the apparent new villain is murkier in motivation, less overtly frightening and less charismatic. Review: ‘Jessica Jones’ Returns, Well Timed for the Time’s Up Moment 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z

A main motivation for heading west was an invitation to play Sonatas and Interludes at the Monday Evening Concerts series in Los Angeles. How John Cage made performance the true heart of Black Mountain College 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z

“The primary motivation would have been to respect the reputation of the church,” Pell admitted. Cardinal: Abortion is bigger sin than priest abuse 2013-05-28T20:46:00Z

But the motivation seems to be as much a desire to impart some cautionary advice to a business she views in almost moral terms. Marian Goodman, Art’s Quiet Matriarch, Hopes the Market Cools 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z

Its motivations, however, lie in tackling sexual violence, particularly children's exposure to explicit and violent sexual material. Iceland's porn ban 'conflicts with the idea of a free society', say critics 2013-02-28T18:30:02Z

See more of Entertainment’s top stories on Facebook >> Director Dave Solomon keeps the tone low-key yet consistently dynamic, while his gifted young performers struggle — and often succeed — in making sense of their murky motivations. Making love, not war: 'The Dodgers' relives the drama of the Vietnam draft 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z

“Thanksgiving is interesting in our home,” said Mr. Shire, “because we also question the origins and motivations of the early settlers of America, as to what really happened.” How Six Different Cooks Set Striking Thanksgiving Tables 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z

O’Hara doesn’t have much success in helping sort out the motivations of the others, particularly Meehan’s baffling Jeffrey, who, I suppose aptly enough, joins Ben in making the dissident group’s garbled transmissions. ‘Totalitarians’: Woolly takes a risk and stumbles badly with a murky political satire

But the motivations behind Boulud’s dinner probably were more complex than a desire to gather D.C. chefs, young and old, for a night of food and drink. When Daniel Boulud calls, D.C. chefs come

This solemn film makes no attempt to offer psychological motivation, let alone much dialogue. | 'Teorema': ?Teorema? Goes From Film to Stage at Lincoln Center 2010-07-16T22:36:00Z

That his motivation for a violent act that he might try to commit toward the end of the season might come from somewhere else. Arts & Leisure: Damian Lewis of ?Homeland? on Showtime 2011-12-09T21:13:41Z

The client and the motivation for the investigation remain unknown. Roundup: Pope closes Sistine Chapel, Bjork at MoMA, and nude art tours 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z

Is Boyle passing comment on the testosterone stampede after wealth, and the unconscious motivations, in the new London? It's looking up for London as its skyscrapers crack Hollywood 2013-03-19T16:59:33Z

When the world was forced to isolate, I realized my real motivation for being poly. My pandemic epiphany: the best part of having eight partners is being alone 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z

All the while, Jamie’s motivation for changing careers doesn’t seem to get much deeper than his vague desire to do good. ‘This Space Between Us’ Review: A Do-Gooder Faces a Chorus of Resistance 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z

I am very careful to triple-check my historical facts and motivations — not that original documents necessarily agree with each other in the first place. Stan Mack’s Occupy-the-Fourth-of-July funnies 2012-07-10T00:00:00Z

A huge motivation in looking into my family history is my mother. J.K. Rowling uncovers French roots in TV show 2011-08-01T23:03:09Z

One of my early complaints about “Star Trek: Discovery” is that we don’t know much about character motivations. ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 1, Episode 3: Sometimes Down is Up 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z

All the conservation biologists I know have deep attachments to the creatures they study, and it is these passionate motivations that spur their efforts and assist the continued survival of the creatures in question. Can We Patch Up the Natural World We’ve Hurt? 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z

“That validation and motivation — it’s just what that does to a young person.” Nick Cave Uses His Capital to Help Aspiring Creators 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z

“As for my dream or motivation, I want to drink 30-year-old whiskey,” he said. On a Japanese Whiskey Tour, Small Batches and Bagpipes 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z

So I buy Chiemgauers with euros, but I know these currencies will circulate in my community, specifically with organic products, and this gives motivation to produce more and have more organic producers.” Do You Have Change for a Bowie? The Advent of Artisanal Cash 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z

Seeming to extrude the words rather than speak them, Matthew Rhys expertly conveys Perry’s confusion about his own motivations. ‘Perry Mason’ Season 2, Episode 3 Recap: ‘King Kong’ Ding-Dong 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z

A Murderer’s Motivation He argues that most crime scenes fit into subtypes that can help predict a murderer’s motivation. Murder on the menu 2012-11-22T14:00:00Z

It's hard to imagine such character motivation getting much sympathy now. Children's TV veteran looks back 2013-01-31T08:25:46Z

The retired Castillo may not be on the front lines of protests anymore, but the motivation for why he started continues to grow. Why Oscar Castillo's photos of Chicano life and protest are essential for understanding L.A. 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z

Ellis’ script simply doesn’t go deep enough — and thus the actions and motivations of these folks often lack plausibility. ‘The Canyons’: Tale of Hollywood Z-listers falls short 2013-09-05T21:22:20Z

Identity is also a central component in the motivation to perform. Why do musicians like Elton John find retirement so tough? A music psychology expert explains 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z

While visually stimulating and full of technical feats, this work’s deeper motivation remains as opaque as the costumes. Fall for Dance Review: Some Tap, a Pas de Deux and a Monastic Chorus 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z

In particular, this is the most potent motivation for continued self-regeneration in the novel form. Li Er: the future of the novel in China 2013-03-15T15:49:26Z

Part of his motivation for joining was to help ensure that the club will be around when his sons turn 21, so they too can celebrate at the Seattle institution. At historic Royal Esquire Club, members add new energy amid a changing Seattle 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z

Like the particle colliders I visited, ALMA’s research is as complex as the motivation is simple. Where Will Science Take Us? To the Stars 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z

The story of a Muslim Pakistani-American family and their extended community in the Midwest explores faith and hypocrisy, the motivations for piety, and the clash of tradition and a liberal culture. Staff picks: ‘American Dervish,’ ‘The Trial’ and cocktail flights 2013-04-17T22:00:52Z

Many others, however, questioned the motivations of the man’s supposed wife. Airplane passenger stands for '6 hours' so 'his wife could sleep' 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z

Sure, Mom and Dad were distressed about my pain at being picked on, and certainly their conscious motivation was love for me. Honey, we’re praying for you 2013-03-31T01:00:00Z

Organizations including the National Eating Disorders Association, Moms Can Code, and Curvy Girls Scoliosis all broadcast Ms. Kaur’s work on social media as encouragement, solidarity or motivation. Rupi Kaur Is Kicking Down the Doors of Publishing 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z

Even if they did exist in larger numbers, it would speak only to the complexity of human motivation, not the inclusivity of Confederate ideology. Dixie Outfitters is still fighting the Civil War 2013-09-11T22:59:00Z

The driving motivation of its title character, a slick Prohibition-era preacher who turns garden-variety revival meetings into show-stoppers, shifts so abruptly late in the proceedings that some amount of the musical’s credibility is frittered away. Signature Theatre’s ‘Elmer Gantry’ steps up to the melodic pulpit

“We do see the correlation between media diet and what people are hearing, seeing and thinking in terms of perceptions of motivation for actions,” said Amy Mitchell, Pew’s director of journalism research. Study links impeachment beliefs to regular news diets 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z

His character's entire motivation is getting into Morgan's chastity belt. Camelot: episode nine 2011-07-30T21:01:00Z

O’Keefe, who appears on the video as a kind of master of ceremonies, furthers this impression by saying the footage describes “the real motivation behind our dominant media organizations.” Analysis | What the latest James O’Keefe video leaves out 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z

Britni West, the screenwriter and director, resists opportunities to over explain desires and motivations. Review: ‘Tired Moonlight’ Quietly Paints a Picture of Small-Town Life 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z

When the dogs began to get discouraged and lose their motivation to search, handlers had to stage “mock finds” so the dogs could feel successful. The Dogs of 9/11: Their Failed Searches for Life Helped Sustain It 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z

But after trying to track their motivation, or find what they really believed in, the answer was a yawning nihilism that is hard to buy into. The Leftovers season finale: how much more gloom and grief can we take? 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z

But problems of plot and motivation nagged me throughout. Heart-Hammering Science Fiction and Fantasy Thrillers 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z

Instead of letting the scale demoralize him, Vysocky was inspired by gym motivations from Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and his desire to get back to doing the things he loves, he said. Man’s viral 240-pound weight loss transformation: ‘Anything's possible’ 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z

Has the sleek sleaze of Red Sparrow backfired on Lawrence’s feminist motivation for making it? Jennifer Lawrence: the fascinating subversion of Hollywood's sweetheart 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z

Weeks later, Cruz let The Washington Post know his main motivation for running. The year that geeky campaign-strategy talk went mainstream 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z

This nuanced take on the character is in keeping with Polenzani’s usual approach, in which he plumbs characters for their internal motivations and complexities. It’s the Highest-Profile Challenge of an Earnest Tenor’s Career 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z

From a writer's point of view, this creates fertile possibilities to explore the motivations of second sons; Martin named an army of mercenaries after that concept. "House of the Dragon" and the question of queens 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z

When you begin to dig into the various bills, waivers and proposals, there are two main underlying motivations for their development. Policing the grocery carts of poor Americans won't make for a healthier country 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z

All you need are a timer and some motivation. Some trainers tout HIIT as the best way to burn belly fat. Here’s what science says. 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z

“The need to update something and feed it on a daily basis with no financial motivation sort of points to an obsessive tendency,” she said. An Eye for Detail, and Plenty of Pop 2010-12-09T00:09:00Z

But the band mates, who met at school in Paris in 1987, are adamant that nostalgia is not their primary motivation. Daft Punk Gets Human With a New Album 2013-05-15T12:00:18Z

That’s part of my motivation to tell stories from the Muslim world. American Identity, Muslim Identity 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z

“At one point, I felt like getting a KitchenAid was a really good motivation for getting married,” she said. Joylynn Holder of Brooklyn Forest and Her Steadfast Batter Bowl 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z

The book shines when it digs into the motivations of its many characters. 3 Middle Grade Novels Explore the Bond Between Horse and Human 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z

Few collectors own beds in large numbers, so there is little motivation for dealers and wealthy patrons to pay for studies. Museums Are Trying New Things in the Bedroom 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z

With that motivation, Crystal turned to his co-star David Paymer, who plays Buddy’s endlessly loyal brother, Stan, and he began to sing a song about his deep yearning for a crowd’s attention: Let Him Entertain You: Billy Crystal Returns to Broadway 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z

For Skinner, all behavior is externally controlled, and we don’t truly have freedom and choice. Behaviorists see freedom, choice, and intrinsic motivations as illusory, or what Skinner called “phantoms.” Why are Americans so easy to manipulate? 2012-10-13T14:00:00Z

When novel characters sound like mouthpieces for the author’s overarching theories about human motivation or psychology, even the least sophisticated readers recognize this intuitively as bad. An Answer to the Novel’s Detractors 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z

However quirky a premise may first appear, the opacity of the author’s motivation is of no importance so long as we get swept up in the tale and finally find it satisfying. An Old Man’s Youthful Fascinations Animate Cynthia Ozick’s New Novel 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z

Howard Markel — physician, professor and gifted writer — tells the story again, setting scenes and shrewdly capturing the main actors’ characters and motivations. Review | Three great new audiobooks for your holiday drive 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z

While fascism presupposes a dictator ruling over a faceless crowd, Heidegger’s thoughts on being encourage accepting the inevitability of death as motivation to live for oneself, and acknowledging other people as ends rather than means. A Handy Guide to the Philosophers Referenced in 'Irrational Man' 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z

For me, music is not "purely inspirational" - it is in and of itself the motivation for writing. ArtsBeat: Q. and A.: Shani Boianjiu on Women Soldiers in Israel 2012-09-26T16:00:17Z

In an interview during a rehearsal break in October, Jones, who was born in London and worked his way up from a theater stagehand, said he focuses on the characters’ psychology and motivation. The Stakes Are Sky-High for a ‘Ring’ Coming to the Met Opera 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z

"To be honest, getting invited to Bouchercon was one of my motivations for writing the crime books in the first place," Colfer jokes. Bouchercon is a killer convention for crime fiction fans, authors

“China is still in constant warfare, with destroying individuals’ nature, including people’s imaginations, curiosity, motivations, dreams,” Mr. Ai said. Ai Weiwei Dioramas Depict His Imprisonment 2013-05-26T22:14:57Z

She contains both of these women, and the uncertainty of her motivation is what keeps the audience on its toes. Jeff Daniels makes a powerful return to 'Blackbird' alongside a captivating Michelle Williams 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z

Fear was never part of his motivation as a performer. Street-Level High-Wire Man 2011-06-15T00:02:03Z

They too are saddled by animalistic drives, primitive motivations and human failings. When Vladimir Nabokov and Edmund Wilson went from friends to enemies: 'The Feud' 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z

And while the players might claim to have grand goals and principles, “The Americans” shows how base their motivations can be. ArtsBeat: ‘The Americans’ Recap: Spy Games Are Exciting, Until They’re Deadly 2014-04-10T03:01:50Z

Whatever the motivation, he died as he lived, presumably on Monica's orders after exhausting his usefulness. The Honourable Woman recap: episode seven – The Hollow Wall 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z

While the aesthetic appeal of high heels remains his primary motivation, Childs has found that, like any artistic medium, there are fascinating sociocultural aspects to footwear. Yakima shoe show strolls through history 2011-02-12T04:44:01Z

Christine and Adam are each driven, if to different ends, and each is vulnerable to being blinded by their determination and external motivations. REVIEW: The Divide 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z

I thought my motivations were things like, “I want to be a good writer, I want to get my work done, etc.” Is journalism killing my creativity? 2013-04-01T00:00:00Z

Asked about her own motivation, she said “there was no grand plan.” It’s Called the Met Gala, but It’s Definitely Anna Wintour’s Party 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z

A devout Method actress, Monroe took her craft seriously, dug deep in search of motivation and worked harder than her effortless screen presence would suggest. 5 most memorable Marilyn Monroe performances 2012-08-02T21:03:09Z

As for Gresser, she said one of her motivations “is to just kind of make a nice place.” A pizza pioneer jumps into the fast-casual game. But can she stand out? 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z

Speaking to Publishers Weekly, Patterson straightforwardly explained his motivations: "I like to do things." James Patterson: a life in writing 2013-05-11T08:02:02Z

He is unusually direct about his calculations, even when they don't reflect well on him, and his motivations, albeit in a pop-psychological way that frequently makes you wince. Tony Blair's A Journey: Andrew Rawnsley's review 2010-09-04T23:06:00Z

“I’m trying to feel the vibe in the building. Really, my main motivation ultimately is, like Eric B. & Rakim said, move the crowd,” he added, referring to a song from that hip-hop duo. The Magic Formulas Behind the Set Lists at Afropunk Fest 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z

Family snaps are somehow celebratory of the good times so there was little motivation to record our lives. Snap happy 2013-05-19T18:30:00Z

Tuesday's news conference represented an opportunity to delve a little deeper into their personalities, their background, the motivations of two London Olympic gold medalists who set world records here in Incheon. Love, eggs and ideas: the keys to NKorean weightlifting success 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z

We learned new parts of their back stories and thus their motivations. ‘Better Call Saul’ Season 3, Episode 4: Chicken vs. Ice Cream 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z

His precise motivations remain unclear; it is possible that he errantly believed the other man was UB40’s singer, Ali Campbell. What Is the Deal with UB40? 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z

His only motivation is to have a realistic chance of providing a decent standard of living for himself and his family — including, unbeknownst to him, a daughter who winds up being Parker's initial love interest. Iron Man: The secret bad guy of the MCU? 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z

Just as Parks was drawn to spread mind for personal reasons, he invites us to consider the human motivations that undergird consensus views. Do We Have Minds of Our Own? 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z

Watson locates subtle grace notes and spatial placements that quietly illuminate the characters’ motivations. William Inge's 'Picnic' finds the universal in a small Kansas town 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z

Azadeh Moaveni has written a powerful, indispensable book on a challenging subject: the inner lives and motivations of women who joined or supported the Islamic State militant group. Inside the Minds of the Women Who Joined ISIS 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z

Part of the motivation, quartet members said, is the powerful urge to grab onto and preserve those fleeting moments of great performances before a live audience. Bytes and Beethoven 2011-01-16T03:00:04Z

When it came to this journalist, I was always looking for some motivation — what is her motive to risk her life at this point? "Holy Spider" examines a "serial killer society," in which Iranian sex workers are targeted 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z

The motivation is money, and there’s no denying that the library needs it. Critic’s Notebook: Norman Foster’s Public Library Will Need Structural Magic 2013-01-29T23:35:04Z

Akhtar comes up short when he tries to psychologically account for motivations or when he grows philosophical about the boundlessness of desire. Seduced by Ayad Akhtar's 'Junk,' the new play that picks apart the Wall Street playbook 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z

“The gym, on the other hand, provides you the social support and the extrinsic motivation.” Forget the Jane Fonda tape. Technology is changing home workouts for the better. 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z

It doesn’t matter how dark the tonality gets: “Revisionist” is an album for motivation, for the all-day victory. Review: New Releases by Kelly Clarkson, Sannhet and Asleep at the Wheel 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z

Saling’s motivations arose, in part, from her memories of the gaming conventions she attended throughout the eighties, where the people who sat down for role-playing games with her apparently had no stake in her discomfort. The Twenty-Five-Year Journey of Magic: The Gathering 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z

But he notes wryly that reuniting the family once a year isn’t a bad motivation, either. Pasty cookoff: A family tradition, stuffed with taunts

Perhaps it really is as simple as what Bush, in his telegraphic style, tells Meacham: “My motivation’s always been goal . . . you know, to be captain.” Jon Meacham’s ‘Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush’ 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z

By the time power and influence is actually consolidated, motivations aren’t really relevant anyway. Everything’s a Joke Until It’s Not 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z

Character motivation and development are less important here than the systems within which those characters live. Katie Kitamura Translates the Untranslatable 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z

“Patriots Day” declines even to consider the jihadist ideology that apparently motivated the brothers — indeed, in an aside between F.B.I. agents and local law enforcement, it strongly suggests that Tamerlan’s motivations were largely personal. Review: ‘Patriots Day,’ a Mosaic of Portraits From Marathon Bombing 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z

“It has to do with validation,” Bonner said about her motivation to volunteer. 300 volunteers for African American museum: ‘We’re ready.’ 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z

Whatever her motivation, Wing’s efforts were successful: “Asperger’s syndrome,” the term she proposed, soon entered the clinical vernacular. Was Autism a Nazi Invention? 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z

Examining consumer behavior, a 2012 South Korean study found the leading motivations for purchasing a box of hangwa were gifting and upholding traditional image, respectively. How this ancient Korean dessert is making a comeback 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z

But the sudden embrace of Mr. West, a longtime provocateur with contrarian impulses, by figures on the right stems from a potent cocktail of motivations. In Kanye West, the Right Sees Truth-Telling and a Rare A-List Ally 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z

On its Web site, Nike calls NTC a “women’s fitness community offering expertise, inspiration and motivation” to help ladies achieve their goals. Women are no strangers to strength training, and more app creators are realizing that 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z

So these are more reasons for parents to force themselves to gain and live by a factual understanding of risk — and factual motivation to improve the conditions we’re in. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Apply the empirical method to your school-shooting anxieties 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z

So if being a pop star is no longer appealing, what new motivation did you find? Jarvis Cocker Keeps Hearing That Voice 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z

Actors are left to their own devices when their characters, as written, either lack motivations or must play dual motivations -- the one meant to confuse the audience and the real one that eventually gets revealed. "Don McKay" falls short of dark comic intentions 2010-04-02T21:54:00Z

If the increasingly power-addicted Cromwell feels more sinned against than sinning here, with a script that spells out his psychological motivation, Mr. Miles still conveys the essential intent watchfulness. Theater Review: Royal Shakespeare Company Adapts 2 Hilary Mantel Novels 2014-01-22T22:33:43Z

When the Sazerac Company bought Southern Comfort from the liquor conglomerate Brown-Forman last year, the business motivation was clear. Surprise! Southern Comfort Has No Whiskey. But Soon It Will. 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z

If Jemisin ended up dismantling this motivation, aligning it with the baseless hysterics of white supremacists denouncing “hybrid vigor” and white genocide, it would be one thing. When a Sinister Enemy Attacks New York, the City Fights Back 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z

Her original motivation was to give the public insight into the dancers’ art: how they are able to translate ideas onto their bodies, how they take direction and how they react to pressure. Sally Silvers?s ?Prize Every Time? at Roulette in Brooklyn 2011-10-09T04:00:16Z

Warning: spoilers abound, along with deep dives into the characters’ motivations, so if “Foxcatcher” is on your must-see movie list, you might want to stop reading now. 'Foxcatcher' and the Screenwriter Who Didn't See How It Could Be a Film 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z

He said that his motivation was instant notoriety but that he now realizes he "made a horrible decision to end another human being's life for reasons of selfishness." John Lennon's killer also considered Carson, Liz Taylor 2010-09-16T19:50:00Z

Don concedes that Mary seems credible and would have no reason to lie and that her alleged assailant seems “sketchy” and does have motivation to lie. A 'Newsroom' Writer Says Aaron Sorkin Yelled at Her Over Rape Plot 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z

“When I got a chance to read it, I understood it a little more than what was actually on the pages, the motivations,” 50 Cent said. Film: Joel Schumacher on ?Twelve,? Starring 50 Cent 2010-07-23T21:51:00Z

The true nature of the mystery remains ambiguous through most of “13 Reason Why,” and that carrot-and-stick element of the plot is a prime motivation to gorge on one episode after another. Love will tear us apart: Netflix’s “13 Reasons Why” is brilliant but not for the emotionally tender 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z

Mr. Franklin altered none of the traditional steps; instead, he invested them with fresh dramatic motivation. Frederic Franklin, Inventive Ballet Star, Dies at 98 2013-05-05T17:58:24Z

As it is, too much remains unclear about important relationships in the piece, and too many motivations unexplored. Review: The Rare Problem of a New Opera That’s Too Short 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z

Trank's own motivations may be deeply personal but, with a reported $122-million production budget, the success of "Fantastic Four" is important to Fox's bottom line. Josh Trank works to defy 'Fantastic Four's' doomsayers 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z

"But it happened too many times for me to think there wasn't a deep psychological motivation." Author brings Wendy Wasserstein's complexities, gifts to light 2011-08-24T22:32:03Z

The little background they gleaned involves the source’s motivation, which Obermayer quotes this way: “ ‘I want you to report on the material and to make these crimes public.’ ‘Hello. This is John Doe’: The mysterious message that launched the Panama Papers 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z

If I plan to meet someone, I find that’s powerful in terms of motivation. Individual athletes more prone to depression, researchers find 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z

Still, despite the general flailing quality of my workout, I sweated, got breathless, and achieved a mental state of honed motivation. My father won’t read this, and that’s OK with me 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z

With a Tom Cruise scowl and Christian Bale growl, his personality and motivations - the ones outside players’ control, anyway - remain mostly unclear throughout the roughly 20-hour campaign. Review: Ubisoft cracks the code with ‘Watch Dogs’ 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z

That is the motivation for an intensive, two-week, noninvasive study of the work that will begin on Monday at the Mauritshuis, called “The Girl in the Spotlight,” coordinated and overseen by Ms. Vandivere. Uncovering the Secrets of the ‘Girl With a Pearl Earring’ 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z

Entertainment is great, but the purpose too gives you a lot of motivation. Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne: We're the only band "used to playing in space bubbles" 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z

“For the first one, my motivation was outrage that the country could let something like this happen,” she said. COVID-19 memorial creators reflect as world nears 5M deaths 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z

In La Jolla, the characters of Terry Connor and his partner, Buddy Foster, both of whom are determined to make vaudeville stars out of the Hiltons, were fuzzy in their motivations and desires. Revivals turn 2 problem-child musicals into something special 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z

One explanation is that Walt has changed, he’s become Heisenberg, he’s moved beyond sympathetic motivation, he’s truly broken bad. Breaking Bad Watch: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? 2012-08-20T12:00:18Z

But if done with the right motivations and intentions, some people say it’s a piece of pandemic-era etiquette that should remain. Before the pandemic, we’d dismiss a scratchy throat. Now, the sniffles can derail plans. 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z

In one study, praising elementary school students for fixed traits and abilities, like being “smart” or “nice,” undermined intrinsic motivation for girls, but not boys. Why Failure Hits Girls So Hard and How to Help Them Embrace It 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z

Like other books criticizing Mr. Obama, though, it does not simply question decisions; it assumes the worst motivations and intentions. Review: In ‘Exceptional,’ the Cheneys Make Obama the Villain 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z

As with the election of Donald Trump that followed in the United States a few months later, the underlying motivations for the pro-Brexit vote have been endlessly analyzed. With the People’s Vote March, Brexit Goes Down the Rabbit Hole 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z

The motivations of the characters are unclear, which may be deliberate, but it is also obfuscating. "Men" is Alex Garland's glossy, gendered fever dream that bewitches as much as it befuddles 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z

The story is easy to follow, harder to justify, as motivations seem as murky as the plot, which is very much a dreamy haze of parties. ‘Spring Breakers’: a blur of bikinis and bad behavior 2013-03-21T15:00:28Z

In Ancient Light the narrator says he doesn't understand human motivation, his own least of all. John Banville: a life in writing 2012-06-29T21:55:12Z

You will need that motivation to help you when you slip up. In Transit Blog: Q&A: Peace While Traveling? Not Impossible. 2011-12-13T16:49:53Z

But as “Don Juan Comes Home From Iraq” progresses across almost two hours, without an intermission, we seem to get no closer to discovering the title character’s motivations. Theater Review: ‘Don Juan Comes Home From Iraq’ by Paula Vogel 2014-03-28T22:10:08Z

The motivation wasn’t dauntingly conceptual: he and his friends talked a lot and listened to the conversations of other artists and realized something. From William Furlong and Audio Arts, a New Book 2010-04-28T22:49:00Z

As for the motivation to bring the festival back this year, much of that was personal, she admits. Lilith Fair reborn, coming to the Gorge 2010-07-01T20:42:00Z

After all, the process of self-reliantly putting food on the family table while minimizing dependence on outside sources can be deeply grounding, whether the motivation is attributed to practical need or temporary distraction. You think 2020 was the year of sourdough? Look back to the Gold Rush 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z

His motivation, he told the few on hand, was to play Morton Feldman's "Principal Sound," the revered American composer's only organ piece. The proof is in: The pipe organ is still the king of instruments 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z

The author of pop psychology books about motivation, the right brain, and the science of perfect timing, Pink has spent the past 18 months gathering and analyzing thousands of regrets. You’ve been told to let go of the past. But can regret be good for you? 2022-01-30T05:00:00Z

As the school year approaches, some students are even using the Christmas spirit as motivation to get through remote learning. Christmas Time Is … Here? 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z

I wanted to give the characters reasons to be, and have their motivations clear. "Every Day in Kaimuki" filmmakers on questioning contentment: "Are you happy or is this just easy?" 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z

He says it’s because he has Alzheimer’s, but his truer motivation may be a loss of faith. | 'The Intelligent Homosexual?s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism With a Key to the Scriptures': Debating Dialectics and Dad?s Suicide Plan 2011-05-06T13:00:05Z

"Whatever the motivation, I think it’s great that people are giving ridiculous amounts of money" to ALS.  Music community starts challenge campaign benefiting MusiCares 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z

His motivations are the least sensible, and he’s not a particularly compelling character, though he drives the largest acts of the novel. Brian Van Reet’s ‘Spoils’ moves fiction about the Iraq War into new territory 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z

Co-rumination also interferes with people’s ability and motivation to solve problems, too, largely because it’s more about talking about challenges than taking action to address them. How Parents Make Things Worse For Struggling College Kids 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z

In one meeting discussing his motivations, a female cop observes that he “hates women who occupy powerful positions,” to which a male colleague responds, “Don’t we all?” Here's Why You Should Binge Watch The Fall During the Blizzard 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z

“To do something that our grandparents used to do, and that people still enjoy, is a great motivation,” he said. Cultured Traveler: Beyond the Vines in Rioja, Spain 2012-10-19T17:23:02Z

Previous seasons of Girls were a mishmash of character motivations, plot turns that never went anywhere, and relationships inevitably doomed to failure. Girls: season five is a storming return to its best form 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z

Still, the stories sometimes employed New Journalism techniques that took readers into hard-to-read minds and motivations, crossing from simple reportage to gripping narrative. As 'True Story' weaves a web of ambiguity, whom can we believe? 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z

Even if it seems, at first, to be out of character, if you look back to judge their motivations, you see it’s the sort of thing that the character would do. Why we loved the men and women of “Mad Men”: “They’re the only characters in television history who are 100 percent consistent in their behavior” 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z

A teen with autism lost motivation for his walks to the post office. Why this Virginia man spent days making an Alzheimer’s ‘busy box’ for a stranger 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z

Women aren’t saying their motivation is to combat Eurocentric ideals of beauty. Op-Docs: Black Women’s Transitions to Natural Hair 2012-06-01T18:54:49Z

When she needs to focus or is struggling to find motivation, she texts her group chat and sets up a call. Many Black women felt relieved to work from home, free from microaggressions. Now they’re told to come back. 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z

The mass dump suggests that their primary motivation was to embarrass Sony Pictures. ‘The Interview,’ With James Franco and Seth Rogen, Is Back On 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z

“My biggest motivation is that I work all day, sometimes 12 to 13 hours a day,” he says. Is a free meal any way to pick a financial adviser? 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z

Discussing the experience of working with Broadway veterans used to detailed discussion of motivation, Ms. Whelan laughed as she alluded to Balanchine’s oft-quoted maxim “Don’t think dear, just do.” Not Quite a Revival, But Still a Sinful Hybrid 2011-05-06T22:09:27Z

These women have no inner life, motivations or even personalities. Wonder Woman's Epic Introduction Is Undercut by the Perpetually Helpless Lois Lane 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z

More than that, he wanted the discipline and motivation of work, so we gave it to him. Pete Postlethwaite obituary 2011-01-03T18:27:54Z

But she was still months away from her winter nuptials, and Desiree confessed her motivation was a little low. Here comes the buff ‘Bachelorette’ bride 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z

“You can make arguments about what her motivations are,” Mr. Methe said. Hillary Clinton’s Lonesome White Male Supporters 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z

Thinking more about an artist I admire was the whole motivation.” Filmmaker Joel Coen Puts His Spin on the Photos of Lee Friedlander 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z

He didn't like the thought of anybody else coming across the book and finding motivation in it. Rereading Stephen King: week four – Rage 2012-07-03T12:59:44Z

“What this means to the arts, in this particular time, it gives us a sense of motivation and energy, and how we can look to restart our lives,” she said. Kennedy Center Honors will stage almost a week of events celebrating Garth Brooks, Debbie Allen, Joan Baez and more 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z

Deep characters are flattened; their motivations, intricate in the film, are left unexplained here. Music Review: A von Trier Tragedy, Recast as Opera 2011-07-31T21:40:49Z

“I had zero motivation to do anything. I just thought it was all useless, meaningless,” she said. 'Society is suffering': Hong Kong protests spark mental health crisis 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z

The former security guard from Hawaii said that his motivation for the killing was instant notoriety. Lennon killer wants to live with minister if freed 2012-08-29T18:22:08Z

Like everything else – from the development of Winter to political motivations to religious philosophy – it's open to multiple readings. Back to the Hugos: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin 2010-03-25T11:33:00Z

MH370 might be just the motivation that airlines need in order to invest in GPS and satellite tracking. 7 technologies for tracking (or losing) airplanes 2014-03-19T12:30:00Z

His motivation: a chance to star in a mooted McKamey Manor reality show. Extreme haunted house: inside the real life kingdom of masochists 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z

Merkel, who is caretaker chancellor until her successor is sworn in, has not publicly commented on the motivation behind her choice of songs. Pomp, punk and pandemic see Merkel out of office 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z

Ghersi often speaks like this, sharing high-level abstractions on the artistic and philosophical motivations of her work. Arca Once Made Electronic Music. Now She Builds Worlds. 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z

For Bowden, that mentality and motivation has turned him to triathlons. Man loses 120 pounds, becomes triathlete after wife dies: ‘I wanted something more’ 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z

Other users, however, were willing to admit that while it might be inconvenient, they understood the worker’s motivation. McDonald's worker quits by posting sign at drive-thru: 'I hate this job' 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z

On his return to England, Elgin told a Parliamentary inquest that a desire to protect what was left of the treasure was part of his motivation in taking them. How did the Elgin Marbles get here? 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z

I just like to find all of her motivations. Lena Headey on Playing Cersei on 'Game of Thrones:' 'I Admire Her' 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z

This notation goes beyond story motivations and plot-required anachronisms to include definitions, book recommendations, online archives and an occasional bibliography. Perspective | Female-centered historical novels are dogged by questions of accuracy. Hence the author’s note. 2021-06-13T04:00:00Z

Yet self-help books tend to talk solely of personal psychology and motivations, neglecting the social and economic context that Lerner's book so acutely describes. Why reading fiction with friends is therapeutic too 2013-02-01T16:20:42Z

And on a night when the first two motivations were lacking, at least my third motivation was fulfilled. Is Kanye West the next John Lennon? 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z

“I still think it’s crucial to keep a critical muscle that mocks the motivations of the system — to say, ‘Why are we doing this?’ and to say, ‘This is crazy.’ ‘Doomocracy’ Puts the Politics of Fear on Display in Brooklyn 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z

Gordon-Levitt, who achieved fame as a child actor in television series "3rd Rock from the Sun," said that by playing Snowden, he hoped to understand his motivations. Gordon-Levitt examines whistleblower's motivations in 'Snowden' 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z

Their motivations, conflicts and moments of ambivalence matter less than the play's Big Point. 'Dunsinane' at the Wallis held back trying to land big message 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z

Through a translator, Mr. Murakami said his motivation to create his art is tied to the constant anxiety he feels. Dragons, Saints and a Sexy Nurse: The Art of Takashi Murakami 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z

Rather, her motivations are handled with delicacy and an awareness of the confusing nature of teenage emotions — and the not-always-benign influence of calculating parents. ‘Brian Banks’ Review: Falsely Accused, and Fighting Back 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z

Capitol also held Bibles as a nod to the apparent religious motivations for their actions. From Biden’s giant Bible to Christian flags waved by rioters, "religion" means many different things 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z

Intrinsic motivation is one of learning’s most precious resources. Why Failure Hits Girls So Hard and How to Help Them Embrace It 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z

Each has his or her own motivations – for the libertarians it's a slightly delusional way of denuding the state – but together they keep these sites functioning smoothly. Dark net markets: the eBay of drug dealing 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z

He sought to rethink Pierre’s moves and motivations, when she wanted him to accept choices made with previous Pierres. Race, Money and Broadway: How ‘Great Comet’ Burned Out 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z

To make this transformation work successfully, of course, many things in Shakespeare’s text had to be jettisoned, and the motivations of the characters had above all to be clarified. ‘To Be or Not to Be’: Is It the Question or the Point? 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z

But let’s return to the example of our Irish taxi drivers, upon whom we’re also busily imposing our own biases about their motivations. Don’t trust the religious 2012-07-02T18:20:00Z

This is an admirable human motivation, though being aware of what works is a professional responsibility. Minds traumatised by disaster heal themselves without therapy 2013-05-11T23:05:05Z

Can you talk about how your own experience growing up shaped your view of education and your motivation for doing the work you’re doing today? U.S. education secretary: ‘We have to muster whatever political will we can to hit the reset button on those things we know didn’t work’ 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z

The viewer is able to observe the emotional transitions of the character and his actions through the way the character's cursor moves, to understand his background, emotions and motivation. In 'Unfriended,' horror comes to life online 2015-04-11T04:00:00Z

Sometimes, affirming the validity of another person’s experience is the best way to inspire them to dig deep and explore their own behavior and motivations. Perspective | Ask Amy: Woman wants to turn off the male gaze 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z

And she often offers insight into her personal motivations by giving a nod to the obstructionism in Washington that she finds frustrating. Michelle Obama out in full force for ‘Barack’s last campaign’

But Brookfield is alone among New York’s purveyors of office space in running an arts presentation office, and its motivation is not philanthropic. Brookfield Office Properties’ Free Arts Programs 2012-09-30T18:47:54Z

His take on the education system, for example, is that it is a badly designed game: students compete for good grades, but lose motivation when they fail. SXSW 2011: The internet is over 2011-03-15T08:00:03Z

This was part of the motivation to trudge up steep hillsides day after day to tend vines. The Hills Have Valtellina 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z

As a teenager in New Hampshire, he organized his ski-racing buddies and led them up cliffs and into half-frozen water, assigning prizes and ranks as motivation in his own invented game of institutionalized chicken. Chills, Thrills and Spills: How Alex Honnold Conquered El Capitan 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z

"Finding the motivation for her to be the baddie is quite interesting. It's like being a lawyer, finding the redeeming features so that she's not just bad for the sake of being bad," she said. Actress Gillan plays with perceptions in ghostly thriller 'Oculus' 2014-04-11T19:20:37Z

Those few lines cast some light on the dark motivations that underlie Danny Lyon's ongoing body of brilliantly challenging – and unapologetically problematic – work, and on our continuing fascination with it. Caught on camera: Danny Lyon's Like a Thief's Dream 2011-01-11T15:22:50Z

Don’t make assumptions about their motivations and perspective; instead listen and reflect, reserve judgement and try to hear their point of view. How to prevent fights on holidays — without banning politics and other heated topics 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z

That puts it putatively in awards contention, but the more likely motivation is to get it out of the way of the summer juggernauts — the “Ant-Man” and “Mission: Impossible” competition that would surround it there. 'Pan': How far can the Peter Pan renaissance go? 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z

As for the others, the lengthy explanations of their intellectual and political motivations and supposed effects suggest a penchant for didacticism. Art Review: I Just Popped Out to Play Beethoven 2010-12-09T23:57:00Z

Such projects attract an array of investors with varying motivations. How to buy a little slice of a bakery, and get more than crumbs if it’s a hit 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z

But Ms. Bontecou called that view inaccurate and reductive, and she bristled at any suggestion that her work had feminist motivations. Lee Bontecou, Acclaimed Creator of Wall-Mounted Art, Dies at 91 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z

The actors are as varied as their motivations, you see. Let's all stop ignoring The Fandom Menace. It's real, and it's winning 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z

Exiled in Russia, he would not be allowed to explain his motivations during trial because he is charged under the Espionage Act, which allows no public-interest defense. Perspective | Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers, asks: Who will be the next Snowden? 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z

His candor is comforting, and emboldening, encouraging persistence with a story whose destination seems as vague as its characters’ motivations. ‘Zeros and Ones’ Review: Plague and Paranoia 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z

“I’m talking to people every day who are moving here, and their No. 1 motivation is taxes,” he says. Puerto Rico: Tropical Tax Haven for America's Super-Rich 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z

With Black Lightning we see an internal weighing of power against the establishment, with fictionally manipulated motivations that elevate brutality as justice. On ‘Black Lightning,’ a Superhero Takes On Race, Justice and the Real World 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z

Offering little insight into his motivations, the film makes the troubling implication that Ghafari’s abandonment has driven him to the other side. ‘In Her Hands’ Review: A Young Woman’s Resolve as Life Unravels 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z

For extra motivation, before a scene Stoll would utter an obscene phrase favored by Junior that can’t be fully reproduced here — the first two words are “your sister’s.” How the ‘Many Saints of Newark’ Stars Remade Key ‘Sopranos’ Roles 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z

He says the claqueurs’ motivation is a simpler one: They are fanatics. Designated Cheering Spectators Thrive at the Bolshoi Theater 2013-08-14T21:19:18Z

In the current season, Vic's scientist father develops a way to return sensation to Cliff's metal hands, making his primary motivation to hold his new grandson. Is the new DC Studios regime the apocalypse that "Doom Patrol" can't survive? 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z

It’s unclear if she meant she was leaving the website for good, though it seems she would have good motivation to. Leslie Jones Responds to Online Attacks By Racist Trolls 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z

“The motivation of a lot of these artists is not to deface public property,” he said. Frame: Graffiti Art of the City, From the Bronx to Brooklyn 2013-08-29T18:14:40Z

In these raging nowadays, purging people because you hate their politics is lovely, but my motivation was primitive: A two-legged mammal of any discernment, especially an aspiring agoraphobic, cannot have 888 friends. I tried to cut 100 Facebook friends. One was Meryl Streep. 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z

Nail down, and emphasize, the source of the hack and its motivation. Perspective | Journalists can’t ignore hacked data meant to disrupt elections. But here’s what they can do. 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z

The piece has stirred all kinds of debate about what the artist's motivations could have been: Was this a coy way of commenting on affirmative action, on the supposed "advantages" conferred on certain underrepresented minorities? Art and race at the Whitney: Rethinking the Donelle Woolford piece 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z

It definitely helped give me the motivation to put all the time and energy into making the video. "'Shia LaBeouf' Live," an oral history of the Internet's most bombastic meme on its anniversary 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z

Depending on the person and their listeners, different motivations may be driving the “adulting” utterance. Here Is What 'Adulting' Means 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z

The storytelling is less propulsive than Mantel’s: Ford labors over scene-setting and, like a playwright, uses speech and action to reveal motivation rather than explicating his characters’ thoughts. Review | Fans of Hilary Mantel’s Thomas Cromwell trilogy will want to read these historical novels next 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z

The SNP needs to establish that its motivation has more in common with Small Is Beautiful than "Scotland the Brave" if it is to be the credible answer. What's the future of the Union? 2011-08-27T23:05:40Z

They hailed his stated motivation as an actor: "thousands of chicks and tons of cash." Review: Charlie Sheen disappoints with NYC show 2011-04-09T17:17:09Z

Monet’s motivations in acquiring art were very different from those of the average buyer. A Glimpse Inside Claude Monet’s Private Art World 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z

My day is a lot of the grind and motivation for the grind. How Chris Cuomo Looks Buff Without Bodybuilding 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z

“If you understand the perps and what their motivations are, it helps you understand not only how crimes are committed but how to prevent them in the future,” he said. To filmmaker Gibney, opioid crisis is ‘Crime of the Century’ 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z

Robert Altman’s 1988 TV version — also very good — presented a cacophony of overlapping lines, murky motivations and action staged in counterpoint to the dialogue. ‘The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial’ Review: Righting the Ship 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z

“As a philanthropist, I can assure you that my sole motivation was to enrich the museum experience to its visitors and to help provide learning opportunities for students and art lovers,” he said. Complaint Faults Museum Director for Hanging His In-Law’s El Greco 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z

He is a master of atmosphere, a fine observer of the cross-hatchings of human motivation and a vivid noticer of detail — of “rain-lashed glass” and “doves canoodling under the tables of pavement cafes.” A Psychedelic Epic That Wants to Consume the World 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z

The season is consequently a little less satisfying on an emotional level than the earlier stories, where Irish’s motivations were more personal. Review: Guy Pearce Is ‘Jack Irish’ in a Noir Down Under 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z

But for all the story's colorful entertainment, Iago's motivation in "Othello" is crystal-clear compared to Malipiero's unfathomable goal in these pages. 'Iago: A Novel' ? the morning after a bloody mess 2012-01-04T22:57:03Z

The Big If Occasionally, in reading and conversing with Dr. Alexander, I caught a glimmer of the motivation behind his new choice of career. Dr. Eben Alexander’s so-called after-life 2012-11-26T16:00:00Z

“We had our nerd level interest and understanding of “Star Wars” movies — character biographies, home planets and character motivation,” said Mr. Schlicht. Romance Around the Great Lakes 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z

Different motivation, but with an almost identical outcome. And the Quality Most Parents Want to Teach Their Children Is... 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z

But Blair's motivation – put simply, why he was in the Labour party, or for that matter politics, at all – remains elusive. Peter Wilby: 'Anybody who studies Blair is forced to the conclusion that what is really at the core of him is Christianity' 2010-09-04T23:06:00Z

"This is far from an isolated incident, which is motivation for drawing attention to this particular case," wrote Israel Today. Publisher apologises for labelling Israel 'Occupied Palestine' in textbook 2013-01-04T12:07:22Z

Yet perhaps the most radical aspect of Better Things is that Sam has motivations and ambitions that have nothing to do with being a parent. Bad moms: why messy motherhood is finally being accepted on screen 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z

Her debut novel is a sharp work with complex characters and an unflinching skepticism about human motivation. 'The Submission': the lingering tragedy of 9/11 2012-04-27T19:57:04Z

Both women lean on one another for support and motivation in their careers. It Was Obvious from Day 1 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z

The former security guard from Hawaii said that his motivation was instant notoriety but that he later realized he made a horrible decision for selfish reasons. Lennon's killer denied parole for 7th time in NY 2012-08-23T14:27:08Z

"Find the root motivation for what you are doing. It will be hard to stay motivated if you are not sure what your driving motive truly is," he tells Fox News. 10 secrets for working out in 2022, according to personal trainers 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z

All of which devalues our human capital, denying us the slow, do-nothing moments that replenish motivation and creativity. If you never have enough time… then slow down | Catherine Blyth 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z

I'm jealous, because I didn't have the discipline, the knowledge, the motivation, to produce something quite like it. Alex Ross: Clash of the critics 2010-12-12T00:01:00Z

There’s something about being subject to a legal system that you consider to be unfair that I think gave him the motivation to want to understand it and potentially work to change it. Ketanji Brown Jackson on being a ‘first’ and why she loves ‘Survivor’ 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z

The problem, he says, is that the conversations about wearables are being driven by hardware and software rather than the motivations, needs and inspirations of the humans who use them. Snowden, Assange top bill at SXSW in Austin 2014-03-10T15:58:39Z

These sorts of extrapolations about characters and their motivations are no longer limited to the realm of writers’ rooms and social strategy meetings. Did You See What Big Bird Tweeted? 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z

Stiller and the writers mold every chapter into development exercises meant to establish each character’s motivation and psyche, while also evoking the personality of the town just outside its walls. Smart Watch: “My Brilliant Friend” and “Escape at Dannemora” mark the start of awards (ba... 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z

She says, “My motivation, in writing, is to connect. To say: this is me, my truth, my world. This is what I understand, this is my lens, this is how I see.” Perspective | Should I tell my daughter about my troubled relationship with her grandmother? 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z

It read, in part: “In her view she lives in a world of people moved by strange, conflicted, poorly comprehended, and, above all, devious motivations which commit them inevitably to conflict and failure.” Joan Didion, ‘New Journalist’ Who Explored Culture and Chaos, Dies at 87 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z

What was your primary motivation for making the film? New York Film Festival: Discussing China and Filmmaking With Jia Zhangke, Director of ‘Mountains May Depart’ 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z

After spending years with Tibet and Buddhist friends, I learned that the most important part of any action that you take is what’s your motivation. "The Last Dalai Lama": The spiritual leader gets deep into neuroscience in new doc 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z

Powell's motivation for making it, and the credibility of its contents, is central to any genuine reappraisal of Powell's career. Enoch at 100 edited by Lord Howard of Rising – review 2012-07-12T07:09:21Z

The motivation grew even more out of his waning interest in cinema, whose death he has been proclaiming loudly for more than a decade, even as he continued to make movies. ?Last Supper? for the Laptop Generation 2010-12-02T23:00:00Z

There's nothing quite like throwing a whole new demonic segment of society into the picture, and then letting the audience piece together what the motivations of this new group might be. "True Blood" returns with even sharper teeth 2010-06-12T00:20:00Z

And Josh read several drafts of “In the Course of Human Events,” helping Mike fully realize his main character’s motivations. Two guys, two books: Five days in search of America — and readers 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z

In movies like “If I Stay” and “The Fault in Our Stars,” the characters’ motivations could be discerned by a YA flow chart. Let the Beautiful Sick Girl genre die: Why “Everything Everything” should be the end of a tired trope 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z

They are few and far between, but you always consider the source, the motivation, the politics and the fairness. The chef and owner of the Inn at Little Washington has a big pet peeve 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z

But the core revelations are pretty silly, failing crucial tests of motivation. ‘Guest of Honour’ Review: Burying a Father, Unburying Secrets 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z

He doesn't like the thought of being restricted in his own home and has no motivation to quit. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Move in with a boyfriend who vapes and has ‘no motivation to quit’? 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z

Searching for — and galvanizing — that common cause between Black and Jewish Americans was the motivation behind “The Gates of Justice.” A Dave Brubeck Cantata Boasts Star Soloists: His Sons 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z

Some people aren’t going to care about your motivations for intruding upon them. Perspective | Ask Amy: Dealing with questions about race 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z

But experts say that, while some may entertain the notion of thieves stealing on commission for burghers fascinated by the Dutch Golden Age, the motivations for such thefts are likely more pedestrian. The Mystery of the Painting Thieves Love 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z

I understand the motivation of the guy, his essential goodness. A Word With: James Gandolfini: Once Tough Guy, Now Nurturer 2010-10-26T21:33:00Z

Here, in a far smaller venue, there is a closer perspective to assess the text, which is both accomplished -- Mamet’s use of opaque motivation, withheld details and rhythmic specificity remains razor-sharp -- and frustrating. 'Anarchist's' artful words don't make satisfying drama 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z

Even so, the accident hangs over the film and suggests a narrative motivation that isn’t always self-evident. Movie Review: Philippe Garrel’s ‘Burning Hot Summer,’ With Monica Bellucci 2012-06-28T23:21:23Z

The gang’s motivation for committing summary executions did feel a little thin, though: Eight gave them group therapy, so in return they’ll murder anyone she wants? Stranger Things 2: just as potent a second time? Discuss with spoilers 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z

I’ve enjoyed riding up mountains in the past while touring, but always with the motivation of reaching whatever’s on the other side – never just for the sake of it. Crossing the Acheron: cycling Australia's Seven Peaks Ride 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z

In Grenoble, I posted a video explaining my motivation and encouraging followers to approach homeless people with offers of help. Experience: I crossed the Alps on a space hopper 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z

A senior administration official said the main motivation for Mr. Trump is continuing his track record of getting hostages freed. Hostage Affairs Envoy Takes On an Unlikely Case: ASAP Rocky 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z

A fan building a small business approached DJ Khaled at a home improvement store, telling him that his persistent positivity was a huge motivation. For DJ Khaled, Snapchat Is a Major Key to Success 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z

“He had the most honest of motivations. But as I said to him a year and a half ago, ‘Michael, you have not made a dime from Woodstock three times. The Disastrous Woodstock 50: What Went Wrong? 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z

Her motivations must be so much fun to play. Lena Headey on Playing Cersei on 'Game of Thrones:' 'I Admire Her' 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z

I went vegan twenty years ago, with the primary motivation of compassion for animals. Writer Nava Atlas reflects on the (vegan) return of her cult-classic "Vegetariana" cookbook 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z

Part of the motivation for starting the biennale in 2007, he said, was to change that stereotype: “We wanted to put Athens on the contemporary art cultural map.” Building a Hub for New Art ‘Under the Shadow of the Acropolis’ 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z

With Christian Bale as his tortured superhero starting from 2005's "Batman Begins," Nolan has explored the complicated and conflicting motivations of man as well as the possibility of greatness and redemption within society. Review: Batman series ends as epic letdown 2012-07-16T18:40:09Z

Black women look to strong female figures for motivation. “Oh, girl, get up. You got this”: Why the “strong black woman” stereotype is an albatross 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z

“For example, a lack of motivation and enjoyment in cooking and/or eating alone often led to people preparing simple or ready-made meals lacking key nutrients.” People who live alone more likely to have unhealthy diets, study finds 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z

Coppola apparently confirmed the project will be a Christmas special, saying: “My motivation is to hear him singing my song requests.” Bill Murray and Sofia Coppola reunite for Christmas musical 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z

Ms. Chlumsky keeps detailed notes of her character’s progression and motivation, scene by scene, season by season. 2014 Emmy Nominations: Anna Chlumsky of 'Veep' 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z

One potential academic benefit to starting college research early in a child’s high school career is motivation. 5 Ways to Make College Tours Fun Instead of Grueling 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z

Often there’s a murdered relative, almost always female, to juice this crusader’s motivation. Why today’s most exciting crime novelists are women 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z

If his story was supposed to demonstrate how easily inflamed the visceral and natural feelings of violent revenge can be, Neeson's motivation in relaying the tale is completely obscured by the racism it reveals. Liam Neeson's "black b**tard" revenge fantasy and racism's violent truths 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z

For all its arresting images and symbols, “The Young Pope” is still a serial driven by story, and the narrative and character motivations are slapdash and underdeveloped. Review: ‘The Young Pope’ Is Beautiful and Ridiculous 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z

But what "Holy Rollers," like most of its Hasidic predecessors, really misses is the motivation behind the desire to live in this community. Why can't Hollywood get Jews right? 2010-05-27T19:45:00Z

This sort of portable motivation has become the DJ Khaled trademark. For DJ Khaled, Snapchat Is a Major Key to Success 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z

The goose’s motivation for stealing the bell, which it adds to its collection in a ditch nearby, is unclear. The Joy of Being a Horrible Goose in a Time of Moral Crisis 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z

This, along with the desperation to possess, seemed a greater motivation among these collectors than an actual love of wine. Five Wine Books to Give This Holiday Season 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z

We know a great deal about what he said he did, but we know very little about what he really did, or his motivations. Remembering Buchenwald survivor Jorge Semprún, a key witness to the 20th century 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z

Do I really believe in the motivations or the back story of any of the other Robin Hoods that have been done? "Robin Hood" opens Cannes 2010-05-13T07:04:00Z

Then he landed a spot in a London repertory company with a crushing regime: “It was 16 plays in 16 weeks. ‘What’s my motivation?’ ‘Game of Thrones’ in-laws go way back together 2014-04-02T22:37:32Z

Working freehandedly, Mr. Hall contrives motivations and friendships for dramatic effect. Review: In ‘Thank You for Your Service,’ the War at Home 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z

It simply sets up conditions, gives characters motivations, then lets them act in their interests. In ‘Succession,’ Democracy Goes Up in Smoke 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z

Did that give you extra motivation to make it work? Cheers! Life Lessons from Boston's beer king Jim Koch 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z

For myself, an important motivation for posting selfies or even sharing anything to Facebook is staying in touch with people who I can’t see on a regular basis. There’s a lot more to a selfie than meets the eye 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z

An external motivation for change is never as strong and lasting as an internal one. Torn between embracing your pandemic looks or changing them? Here’s how to feel your best. 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z

Nor are we being looked into by somebody who stands outside of us with complete knowledge about our motivations, and a sprinkling of depth psychology. Will Self, on himself 2012-08-20T11:45:00Z

Each of these chefs has a deeply personal motivation for creating plant-based charcuterie. Charcuterie With All of the Smoke but None of the Meat 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z

Many visitors to Shetland have the reverse motivation: They yearn to see in person the landscapes they’ve only encountered on a television screen. Savoring the Shetland Islands on the small screen 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z

When the protests and larger movements responding to the murder of George Floyd began that summer, Ms. Spigner and Mr. Syphax bonded over shared feelings of grief — and a motivation to meet the moment. Finding a Love Connection on Zoom 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z

But I also think it’s a question of how much of her motivation to help her patients is an endeavor to help herself. Zachary Quinto on his Tribeca comedy “Aardvark”: “It’s a film about people who are lost to themselves” 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z

But the part itself is madness: a clash of motivations, lusts, self-doubt and ambitions. ‘The Idol’ Is Ending Sunday. Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing. 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z

Likewise, these authors' motivations are rarely frivolous or vain, DiPreta says. How rock music is saving books 2011-04-25T05:06:54Z

While I don’t pretend to know the author’s motivations, I lean toward the former interpretation. Review | J.K. Rowling’s ‘Troubled Blood’ is her most ambitious Robert Galbraith novel yet — and likely the most divisive 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z

Part of her motivation for teaching the course, she added, was to prompt her students into seeing their work and lives as connected. A Critic of Technology Turns Her Gaze Inward 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z

But knowing everyone else is also slowly dying of overexposure to tedious songs and ridiculous costumes is motivation enough to keep watching to the bitter end. 10 reasons why we're watching more TV 2013-03-18T18:02:29Z

All share the same values, motivations, and desire for simplicity. Secrets of the convent: Will millennials become nuns? 2013-12-15T19:00:00Z

This unusually humane gesture has a feline motivation, too. The Bittersweet Announcement of a New Beatrix Potter Book 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z

For other library owners, the motivation is simply spreading the joy of reading. In 10 years, Little Free Libraries have made a big impact 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z

In common with many focused athletes, she was laconic when discussing her motivation. Catalan human tower dazzles crowd in London 2013-04-19T17:44:10Z

“While I am personally in favor of these sculptures’ going away, I think it’s important to understand that many of these artists did not have a political motivation,” Ms. Robbins added. Trump Aside, Artists and Preservationists Debate the Rush to Topple Statues 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z

Whether the motivation is moral or economic, in the end, the effect may be the same. What Freedom Looks Like 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z

While viewers understand the motivations of each character's behavior, the film wisely never overplays these scenes. In the affable "Call Me Chihiro," a former sex worker provides friendly bento comforts to all 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z

We need to separate the process of evolution – which is, indeed, a self-serving process – and the actual motivations of animals. My bright idea: evolution and empathy 2010-09-18T23:05:00Z

All the while Marguerite questions her actions and motivations. Review: In ‘Memoir of War,’ a Writer Awaits Her Husband’s Return 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z

Some feared the Bears bought a player lacking in motivation in Peppers. 3 Bears: Who to watch on Sunday 2011-12-03T21:53:00Z

In 1999, when Maynard rekindled criticism by selling Salinger’s letters at auction, part of her motivation was to raise tuition for her children’s college educations. Joyce Maynard’s Second Chances 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z

But with millions of people able to access her yoga for free, I’ll get to critiques of her motivation once I’ve untangled from pigeon pose. 'The people’s yogi': how Adriene Mishler became a YouTube phenomenon 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z

Whatever the author’s motivation, his depiction of a spy agency run by bumbling, amoral fools isn’t going to be good for the brand. Review | ‘Last Instructions’ echoes ‘The Manchurian Candidate’ — with a modern twist 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z

But over time, especially as George and Weezy moved on up to the East Side in The Jeffersons, he became his own kind of character, with his own motivations, personality and peculiarities. Sherman Hemsley, Jeffersons Star, Dies at Age 74 2012-07-25T00:56:05Z

Most of the vehicle bodies and accessories need to be unlocked, so there’s motivation to keep driving even after you’ve seen all the tracks. Review: Nintendo’s ‘Mario Kart 8’ defies gravity 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z

Unlike the NSO, where the struggles have to do with motivation and ensemble playing, this is an orchestra speaking with one voice and having something to say. Review | Under Alsop, BSO offers new look to end the season 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z

Thankfully, this album’s shortcomings are not due to a drying up of creativity or motivation. REVIEW: Phish Keeps Things Fresh With Fuego 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z

Their motivations are very different, to say the least. Dwayne Johnson Is Ready to Embrace the Heel Again in ‘Black Adam’ 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z

A key motivation for staying sober was her determination to find a cure for addiction. The science of addiction: a personal struggle to kick cocaine gives a neuroscientist unique insights 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z

The fractious, squabbling groups they were canvassing had an array of motivations—resentments, fear, self-interest, hang-ups, old grudges, not giving a hoot. “Game of Thrones”: Start Choppin’ 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z

The eccentric in retreat isn’t a new character in pop — the motivations can be technological, aesthetic, psychological or simply circumstantial — but it has specific meaning in 2016. Review: With ‘22, a Million,’ Bon Iver Beats a Retreat to Even Quieter Reinvention 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z

It's a shorthand approach to building a deeper understanding of motivation and character, instead of offering her more focus, unpacking and screentime to build a narrative properly. “Squid Game” missed an opportunity to show capitalism & patriarchy are one 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z

Masculinity to me is defined by a man’s drive, motivation and compassion. What does it mean to be a man? Guardian readers respond 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z

We can improve the law, criminalising this latest incarnation of flashing, but, unless we try to understand the motivations behind it, we have no hope of stopping it. What makes men send dick pics? 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z

In her previous research, she’s showed that praising children for their intelligence or abilities often undermines motivation and hurts performance. Motherlode Blog: Too Much Praise Is No Good for Toddlers 2011-10-27T16:44:50Z

There also was the matter of adding motivation. Catholic University students return to the music of their youth 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z

After Angus has angrily denied Larissa’s accusations, his father arrives for a reckoning, armed with lots of questions about her motivations. Theater Review: ‘The Good Mother,’ at the Acorn Theater 2012-11-16T03:00:00Z

That’s the thing to keep track of: the motivation behind what you are putting out. Donna Summer: Disco diva and rocker 2012-05-18T01:26:00Z

This motivation factor appears to affect us physically. Why some people are more optimistic than others — and why it matters 2020-08-14T04:00:00Z

"My dad just kept saying, 'Now you have to do really good work to prove that you deserve it. That we are deserving.' What other motivation does a girl need?" 'Jane the Virgin's' engaging alter ego, Gina Rodriguez 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z

“I think,” she continued, “that may have had a little bit to do with the motivation of him saying, like, ‘O.K., you can write a book; I’ll write some songs about your book.’” A Long-Lost Lou Reed Tape With a Surprise: Andy Warhol Lyrics 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z

Boal, a former freelance war journalist, denied there was any political motivation behind the film's release in his interview with Entertainment Weekly. Osama bin Laden film trailer debuts online 2012-08-07T12:41:16Z

One of the suspected snipers, Micah Xavier Johnson, apparently told police that his motivations for committing this act of domestic terrorism were “to kill white people…especially cops.” The right wing’s projection and obsession: Their hunger to pervert Black Lives Matter rises after Dallas 2016-07-09T04:00:00Z

There’s a concern you’re just sort of tossing it into this gumbo and giving the show an intellectual veneer when those characters’ actions and motivations don’t correlate to their namesakes. Television: The Men Who Made ABC?s ?Lost? Last 2010-05-14T01:15:00Z

Last year, just 43 percent of gallery employees who completed the survey agreed that “senior leaders generate high levels of motivation and commitment.” Guards at National Gallery of Art complain of hostile environment 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z

House of Cards held sway in baby nurseries as well, despite the unsavory motivations that drive so many of its characters. This Company Drove Baby Name Trends in 2014 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z

I’ve tried being a vegetarian in fits and starts, with various motivations, and determined that it isn’t for me. Lessons from farmers: What I learned about cooking — and about respect

Lange was also abruptly dumped from a scheduled appearance on Comedy Central’s “@midnight,” though the network did not elaborate on the motivation. Artie Lange is being oppressed by the PC police 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z

That was the motivation, in a way, because the problem with our 24/7 news cycle . . . is that it's hard to find a narrative. "There's no agreement on facts": Alex Gibney's look at Russian interference shows America's weakness 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z

There is a deep social motivation for staying with whatever party you have decided is the best embodiment of your values or policy positions. Donald Trump and the “N-word”: Many voters would still support him — but not enough 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z

But Adams’s confusing motivations have always been part of whatever tension surrounds his music. Haters Gonna Hate: Listening to Ryan Adams's "1989" 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z

Stay where you are until sufficient motivation strikes. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Kin or cannot? Feeling trapped and far from home. 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z

Together they unfurl into a stimulating discussion about the motivations and practices of artists. The Red Queen – MONA, Hobart 2013-06-19T00:38:00Z

Corruption can take many forms — not just bags of cash under the table, but a creeping rot that saps our collective motivation to pursue the cause of justice. America’s Top Prosecutors Used to Go After Top Executives. What Changed? 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z

It isn't all that invested in its espionage plot or action mechanics beyond motivation to bring this odd assortment of characters together and keep them moving from one swank-looking locale to the next. 'Spy' is an agent of fun for Melissa McCarthy

He tries to untangle the knot of his motivations. ‘Plunder,’ a Gripping Reflection on What the Nazis Took and What It Would Mean to Take It Back 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z

Earl’s voice strains as he offers motivation to a friend considering giving up: “It’s the lack of start that will get you down.” Woods Became David Berman’s Band. Then They Picked Up the Pieces. 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z

My research on motivation, anxiety and beliefs indicates that language learning improves people’s tolerance of ambiguity, especially when more than one foreign language is involved. Newspeak for the rest of us: Learning a new language can give new insight, improve tolerance 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z

Sara Flannery Murphy: For a long time, in my early twenties especially, I approached every milestone or significant event in my life as motivation to lose weight. Body of work: Women writers on disordered eating, writing the body and the book launch diet 2017-05-21T04:00:00Z

The museum also attempts to show the personal motivations behind the mug shots. New Vegas museum highlights mob bosses, tommy guns 2012-02-14T12:31:12Z

“The motivation was to get the message out.” How BMG Secretly Signed a Rapper Dropped for Antisemitic Lyrics 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z

Knowing that someone was looking for her gave them even more motivation to go back in and get her. A dog was missing. Cavers found her two months later 500 feet underground. 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z

And, as the prestigious modern art museum struggled to come to terms with the audacious heist, speculation mounted about the motivations of the thief or thieves. The French job ? Paris art theft carried out by lone robber 2010-05-20T18:55:00Z

For me one of the primary motivations at the beginning of this work was going out into the world and meeting strangers. A Provocateur Who Talks to Strangers 2011-01-23T02:08:19Z

The smart thing to say, I think, is that the way out of this bind is to work your way somehow back to your original motivation: fun. David Foster Wallace on 'The Nature of Fun' 2012-11-16T11:00:02Z

Rescuing girls from failure makes them lose motivation – even more than boys. Why Failure Hits Girls So Hard and How to Help Them Embrace It 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z

It’s telling that the same event spurred an identical response in people on different ends of the political spectrum with irreconcilable perspectives but twinned motivations — fear, anger, helplessness. Time to Make the Donates! 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z

The new lawsuit from Mr. Rudin’s production company, Rudinplay, significantly escalates the dispute as it questions the conduct, qualifications and motivations of Ms. Carter. Courtroom Drama: Producer Offers to Stage Disputed ‘Mockingbird’ for Judge 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z

Hall has called “P-Valley” a workplace drama, and like any community, The Pynk is a collection of characters, each with their own role and motivations. ‘P-Valley’: How Katori Hall Made a Progressive Show About Strippers 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z

Helpfully, powerful leaders now and again stop to explain their motivations. Disaster aid: how US charity begins at home 2013-01-11T20:00:16Z

Instead, it reduces the complex and very deliberate political maneuvering of one or another perceived into the base motivations of a recognizable Bad Guy. We don't need a prestige Joker movie, but "The Dark Knight" made one inevitable. 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z

The central point that Bugliosi makes — whether or not one agrees with his specific criticisms or questions Bugliosi’s own motivations — is that fear can becloud judgment. The famous Manson true crime book, 'Helter Skelter,' reviewed in 1974 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z

Noticing minutiae will lead you to the wonderful interconnectedness of her novels, where a small detail of wording or motivation in one place will flare with the recollection of something that happened much earlier. Ten questions on Jane Austen 2012-05-18T21:45:05Z

The Virginia model began with commercial motivations: Jamestown settlers sought plantations on the river, not cities on the hill. Favoring Immigration if Not the Immigrant 2011-05-08T22:39:54Z

Mr Weinstein’s latest public relations stunt on the eve of his criminal trial provides even more motivation to continue to prosecute the claims that will expose him for who he is. Twenty-three women accuse Harvey Weinstein of ‘trying to gaslight society’ 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z

“When debating whether to step in to help,” she says, “be honest about your motivation and whether you are truly needed or if you’re trying to control the outcome.” When kids grow up: How to support adult children without hovering 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z

As the motivations to murder evolved in our minds, a set of counterinclinations also developed. Is it impossible to trust one another in the information age? 2013-01-21T12:45:00Z

“In our current day and age, there is a perception that kids aren’t like they used to be with having drive and motivation. This goes against that.” These high school seniors raced away from graduation to fight a fire 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z

We're left guessing about his motivations and actions, and that keeps the book interesting until the end, making this the fifth quality entrant on our shortlist. Not the Booker prize 2012: The Revelations by Alex Preston 2012-09-25T14:27:51Z

It chronicles the journeys of the singles and their motivations as well as the matchmakers’ perspectives, as they chaperone dates, translate and coach their clients. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Sam Now’ and ‘Jeopardy! Masters’ 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z

If the motivation for the siblings’ crime is conventional, the way the criminals draw out their plan to harm Doyle — by attacking those closest to him, rather than Doyle himself — is downright peculiar. “Grey Lady”: A moody detective drama explores off-season Nantucket 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z

“I really see that in women I encounter. It’s part of life, one of the great pleasures and stimulants and motivations. Part of the game you would never want to stop playing.” So now you're middle-aged? Pamela Druckerman can walk you through it 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z

Emancipated from the careerist cell of his own mind’s making, and liberated to live permanently on the emotional edge of invention, Mellencamp’s motivation is now much simpler. “I’m a blue guy in a red state”: John Mellencamp and the search for an American soul 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z

The villains’ identities and motivations remain mysterious until, in one of the film’s most chilling scenes, one of the aggressors makes a humdrum phone call. ArtsBeat: Tribeca Film Festival: A Thriller Director Who’s Afraid of Blood 2014-04-24T17:00:49Z

Their stunning courage is made considerably easier by expert journalistic blurring of their identities or motivations. Pre-election scoops are arriving at warp speed: A skeptic’s guide. 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z

Nonetheless, too much guesswork about motivations and feelings invites disputation rather than assent, especially from Stoker devotees. ‘Something in the Blood’ offers plenty of speculation about ‘Dracula’ author 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z

I hope it’s a motivation for artists to put a greater emphasis on their sleeves to help regain a little of what’s been lost in the experience of buying an album. ArtsBeat Blog: New Book Covers the Covers of the 1980s 2011-10-13T18:45:07Z

Anonymous, Boston Only if you promise that your true motivation is helping your pal, and not annoyance at hearing her bray at your local cafe. Social Q’s: An Odd Case of Sibling Rivalry – Social Q’s 2012-08-09T20:12:15Z

I don’t think there was any talk of motivation. An oral history of Fame: 'We were dancing on cars in the epicentre of porn and filth!' 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z

We are each other’s motivations to enjoy life and expand our knowledge. Collaborating in Their Artwork and in Life 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z

I sometimes question the motivation behind so-called “edgy material” anyway. The rise of Minority Retort: Portland’s stand-up showcase for comedians of color comes to Seattle 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z

His motivations were rooted in both “a desire to make a difference” and “a desire to be noticed.” The quid pro quos of Gordon D. Sondland 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z

Her motivation was simple: Encourage emerging artists to continue their craft while showing customers original art can be affordable and more sentimental than a print from HomeGoods. Original art, cheap price tags in Wilmington 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z

With motivations ranging from passion projects to career advancement, stars — and even their journeymen counterparts — are getting into the game. Legend, Pitt among stars taking new power role: TV producer 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z

In a sparky post-showing Q & A session, Ice-T claimed rap had paved the way for Barack Obama, and was effusive on his motivation for making the documentary: "It's simple – it's a love letter to hip-hop." The Art of Rap – review 2012-07-20T12:17:11Z

All the rewards offered are forms of extrinsic motivation, emphasising that learning itself is not the thing of value. ‘Girls’ still racist 2012-06-22T16:56:00Z

It was certainly the motivation that led to energy giant Worley slashing 1,900 jobs and permanently moving some operations to remote working. Remote working is not going away: who wins and loses when workers stay home? 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z

"Our big motivation now is to catch this man and help save the next girl because he is a predator at the top of his game," Harrington said Wednesday. Metallica helps FBI in trying to catch Va. killer 2012-06-13T16:01:57Z

But he was really, really good at what he did, and that’s often motivation enough. “Agent Garbo”: Wartime’s greatest double-cross 2012-07-08T22:00:00Z

A political agenda built on nationalism is well served by suspicion and paranoia about the motivations of foreigners. Do Walls Change How We Think? 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z

Are his objectives truly programmed objectives, or has he started to develop his own motivations? Prometheus Star Michael Fassbender on His Robotic Role and Why He Believes in Aliens 2012-06-06T10:45:25Z

Liberation corrected the record: Ly did spend two years in prison for his role in a kidnapping case, with no suggestion of attempted murder or religious motivations. ‘Les Misérables’ is a film about France and race. Its creators hope it can resonate in America. 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z

“It’s inexplicably perverse that the movie retcons Mercury’s HIV diagnosis as the band’s motivation for Live Aid,” IndieWire’s own David Ehrlich added in his review. “Bohemian Rhapsody” called out for inaccuracies, including handling of Mercury’s HIV diagnosis 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z

I think, in part, this is my subject as a poet—the inadequacy of language—and also my motivation. Street of the Iron Po(e)t, Part XVII 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z

It’s lovely, then, to have a man be so faithful to the deepest motivations of Waters’s novel “Fingersmith” in a film adaptation. “The Handmaiden” and the Freedom Women Find Only with One Another 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z

How do you feel knowing that another 106 people have died in attacks with a possible racial motivation since the murder of Stephen and the inquiry into his death? Doreen Lawrence: 'I could have shut myself away, but that is not me' 2013-04-20T22:26:39Z

I also wanted to understand their motivations beyond their concerns about how they looked. Killer looks: how Dietland confronts the violence of beauty culture 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z

Maybe, but she was too insistent on the intellectual content of art to be pinned down to any purely psychological motivation. Sturtevant retrospective at MoMA is double trouble indeed

But, later in our conversation, a more complicated motivation emerged. Unlucky or deluded? One man’s attempt to swim the Atlantic 2017-11-19T05:00:00Z

But it seems clear that intrusive tabloid coverage added to their motivation to step away from royal tradition. How much did the British tabloids’ brutal coverage of Harry and Meghan impact their decision to ‘step back’? 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z

Bass created the music for it, and Smith did not share the lyrics or motivation for the song until they recorded it. Rock band Shinedown removes the stigma around mental health and addiction in “Attention Attenti... 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z

And this network also seems to include regions that play a role in motivation, language, action, and emotion centers all working in concert. What can we learn from freestyle rappers? 2012-11-18T16:00:00Z

Hirsch, who said some of his motivation came from his own experience of verbal and physical bullying while growing up, said social media had helped spread awareness of the issue. Tribeca documentaries examine bullying and toxicity 2011-04-24T14:08:49Z

It also says: “Identify sources clearly. The public is entitled to as much information as possible to judge the reliability and motivations of sources.” Just a random group of ‘Republicans’? CNN doesn’t tell the whole story about a Trump-loving panel 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z

The motivation, he says, was linked directly to teams’ desire to keep players on the field and win games. Former NFL exec: Teams covered up “hundreds and hundreds” of domestic violence cases over the years 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z

More directly, they’ve become accustomed to living their online lives in spaces ruled by aloof, distant figures whose motivations and loyalties are a subject of dark speculation. What Happens When Americans Join the Global Internet 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z

What kind of meat-avoiding diet is right for you will depend on your underlying motivations. The rise of the flexitarian diet: Is a social omnivore diet the way of the future? 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z

“Revisionist history” doesn’t quite capture it; that implies a cogently argued counternarrative, with some kind of ideological motivation. Whitney Houston’s Story in a Lifetime Film 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z

The dialogue and soliloquies are spoken so that sense and motivation are always comprehensible, with incisive and legible performances by, among others, Ryan Quinn as the evil Edmund and Wesley Mann as Lear’s Fool. Theater Review: ‘King Lear’ in an Enchanted Setting Along the Hudson River 2013-08-18T21:51:45Z

That’s true, but I think there’s another part to it: “Homeland” stopped inquiring after its characters’ deeper motivations to tie off some loose plot threads. How “Homeland” became an action movie 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z

More than half the book is devoted to the motivations of people who engage in elaborate deceptions — the “unavoidable question of why The Commander fabricated so much of his existence.” A Habitual Liar Almost Conned Abby Ellin Into Marrying Him. Instead, He Gave Her the Idea for a Book. 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z

Sitting on the floor with a knee bent in front of her torso, she gazes soulfully into a high corner of the space like a model whose motivation is to ponder the Dalai Lama. Dance Review: ‘Princess Crocodile,’ New Work From LeeSaar the Company 2014-04-13T21:40:49Z

The stories in that collection often leave motivations mysterious, relying instead on constant, bizarre surprises. Book review: ‘The First Bad Man,’ by Miranda July 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z

It's as if the filmmakers felt the need for announcing a message, but mostly it just calls attention to a crushing lack of motivation. Court mystery, martial-arts action fire up 'Detective Dee and the Phantom Flame' 2011-09-22T21:17:07Z

But her motivation to curate work came down to the feeling that she now has some capital to spend. Mickalene Thomas Shares Everything. Even a New Show. 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z

It was like a switch turned and I immediately began to understand this fundamental lesson of mixed motivations. Charmaine Craig's mother, beauty queen and revolutionary, inspired her novel 'Miss Burma' 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z

The approach was also a stark contrast to his last tour, following “Yeezus,” which became well-known for lengthy speeches that veered between motivation and tirade. Kanye West’s Year of Breaking Bad 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z

The latter gets some of the numbers directly connecting a character’s motivation or emotion with a song — she sings “Forever in Blue Jeans,” for example, when feeling neglected by her constantly touring husband. Review: ‘A Beautiful Noise’ Makes for a Morose Neil Diamond Musical 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z

The film very beautifully doesn't tell you a lot about anybody's backgrounds, their personal lives, their private motivations. How Maura Tierney learned to identify with a "monstrous" torturer 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z

A key to Ms. Liden’s motivation is in a photographic flip book that shows her descending through urban manholes into unknown lower depths. Art In Review: KLARA LIDEN: ?Pretty Vacant? 2012-02-09T22:56:25Z

In it she questioned Tiffany’s motivations for choosing law school and outlined her own anxieties about the Trump administration, which she felt was causing “chaos around the world.” If Tiffany Trump wants to be just another Georgetown Law student, her plan isn’t working 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z

I count four different motivations for sending checks: to stay connected, to show you care, to help this young family, to repay your sister’s generosity with your kids. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: To connect with your nephew, raise the emotional ante 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z

Its acquisition epitomizes the complex mix of motivations driving Chinese buyers. Chinese Bidders Conquer Market 2010-04-02T12:10:00Z

Tolstoy looks at events from a historical distance, exploring the motivations of the destructive invasion – and for Russia’s eventual victory, despite Napoleon’s superior military strength. Tolstoy’s “War and Peace” can inspire those who fear Trump’s America 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z

Fans hoping for a tipping-point motivation for the timing of this announcement were left hanging. Analyzing the White Stripes' iconic break up 2011-02-03T19:08:35Z

Siegfried's motivation, at least in part, is his frustration at the straitjacket of protocol, but in this court, peopled by mad dotards and eccentric old queens, it's clear that anything goes. Swan Lake ? review 2011-01-30T00:05:59Z

It is also important to question the motivation for adopting a dietary practice as strict as intermittent fasting. How does intermittent fasting affect athletic performance? 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z

"It is clear the entertainment industry has little desire or motivation to improve casting processes in a way that creates meaningful change," she said. It takes more than one superhero 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z

Of all the arts, opera can use the subliminal power of music to explore motivations, including seething hatreds. John Adams’s ‘Death of Klinghoffer’ at the Metropolitan Opera 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z

For me, my motivation was that early on in my career in the late '90s, people were telling me like, "Oh man, you're so talented. If only you weren't Palestinian." "You have to outwork everybody": Mo Amer on his Netflix immigrant comedy about hustling in Houston 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z

So if your primary motivation is environmental, using a dryer is out of the question. Perspective | What I wish they’d told me before I started using cloth diapers 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z

Every plot point, character motivation and turn of phrase veers toward the understated, but they are never underwritten. Anne Simpson Thought She Knew Her Husband. She Didn’t. 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z

The best place is in bed, in the wintertime, when the cold and dark match your mood — and when you are more susceptible to stories about creepy characters with unpleasant motivations. Four High-Octane New Thrillers 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z

Though her books can feature murders, Ms. French’s interest, she said, lies not in “blood and gore and cruelty” but in something more interesting to her: the motivations and repercussions of murder. Tana French Finds Her Niche in Dark Themes 2012-08-26T21:37:24Z

But I think there were a lot of motivations into why you wouldn't want to speak up. "Start by Believing" author: How "money and medals" enabled serial child molester Larry Nassar 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z

He has many reasons for stepping away from the studio, and he sounds like a man who is still sorting through his motivations and his plans. After 40 years on the air in Washington, Arch Campbell says goodbye — sort of

Some critics say that the relationship between the couple is portrayed as too loving but Scorsese never pretends to hide the motivations that drive a deadbeat, grifter like Ernest. “Killers of the Flower Moon’s” central love story illustrates the pitfalls of interracial dating 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z

“The motivation is the show’s cause,” he said. TCA 2012: Palins, Monkey Join NBC Media Circus 2012-07-25T13:04:59Z

It is a prequel, and everyone knows how the story ends, so that leaves plenty of room to methodically unearth character motivation. Better Call Saul is notoriously glacial. Here's how to speed it up 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z

But he and Mr. Miranda said profit is not the primary motivation. For Those Still Hungering for ‘Hamilton,’ a New Indulgence 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z

Autonomy is one of three core ingredients of intrinsic motivation. Why Failure Hits Girls So Hard and How to Help Them Embrace It 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z

Roman's entire motivation in "Succession" revolves around securing Logan's approval, not merely as the heir to the family business but as the one Daddy loves most. "Succession" fans should be shocked by Roman Roy. He was always a terrible person with a quick wit 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z

“Lethal White” is an old-fashioned novel, by which I mean that it is 650 pages long and that few of its protagonists’ activities, emotions and motivations are left to the reader’s imagination. Blackmail, Murder and Other Bad Behavior Abounds in Robert Galbraith’s ‘Lethal White’ 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z

He also found that the quest for this feeling is frequently part of the motivation that drives inventors and artists to create. Why you can’t stop playing Flappy Bird 2014-02-14T12:50:00Z

"It’s great motivation to keep posting," she said. Viral house cleaning videos are satisfying billions on TikTok 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z

Presumably that's the motivation behind making a new episode of Inspector Morse featuring the character as a young man. JK Rowling should remember that less means more in the Potterverse 2011-08-20T23:05:38Z

Compared with nonskippers of similar talent and motivation, these youngsters pursue advanced degrees and enter professional school more often. Motherlode Blog: The Redshirting Debate Continues 2011-09-26T17:12:38Z

To Netflix, who needs less cash to reach a targeted audience – and needs far less motivation from them – its biggest danger in acquiring major studios’ cast-offs is the brand-tainting odor of being a dumpster diver. Science friction: can Netflix figure out its blockbuster problem? 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z

My stories often try to reconcile big world-changing ideas with tiny, little emotional motivations. Motherlode Blog: The Making of a Thriller Writer 2012-08-20T21:51:23Z

If only the film had taken a broader view, filling in more details about the lives and motivations of the truck drivers as well as the sex traffickers. ‘Paradise Highway’ Review: A Test of Loyalty 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z

Recently, a friend advised her to “get out and live a little”, and she’s taken the advice to heart – part of the motivation for her trip to the Middle East. 'I'm not a quirky 17-year old any more': what Arrested Development's Alia Shawkat did next 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z

He spoke to Reuters about the motivation and timing of his latest book and the contrasts between modern and the "Golden Age" of movie making. Book Talk: Actor Robert Wagner on his long career in Hollywood 2014-04-10T09:05:27Z

Everyone is in favor of winning and opposed to losing, but there’s no meaningful motivation or specificity to any of their behaviors. Review: ‘Industry’ Is a Familiar Story, but With More Zeros 2020-11-08T05:00:00Z

In this slim, tricky novel, she’s less concerned with plausible motivations than with the emotions that consume us when we force ourselves to confront our past and our secrets. Review | Geling Yan’s twisty thriller ‘The Secret Talker’ begins with a creepy but alluring text 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z

He gave me the motivation to really succeed. Chris Wilson's master plan transformed his life after prison. He insists he's "not an anomaly" 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z

Their main motivation is to resist and weaken Hindu-dominated India in whatever way possible; they see India as an existential threat. Nosebags 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z

From advertising, the motivation is more textured: we all accept that advertisements make us feel bad about ourselves, so we think we need improvements that we actually don't need and won't work anyway. I deserve it because I want it the most. Come on, Sugar! 2010-12-21T19:00:00Z

Q: What was the motivation for this book? Book Talk: Diamonds inspire Tolkien grandson's novel 2011-03-10T11:33:30Z

Professor Girard’s central idea was that human motivation is based on desire. René Girard, French Theorist of the Social Sciences, Dies at 91 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z

It can be hard to maintain concentration and motivation to prove myself every day when, more than likely, at the end of the week I won’t be the one who’s playing. 'Your ego has to be left at the door': the secret life of the understudy 2019-11-02T04:00:00Z

Listening to him is like listening to a Tony Robbins, of whom he’s a big fan, motivation infomercial: Bellevue man goes where his lists take him — even Antarctica 2014-07-12T04:00:00Z

I was expecting a lengthy discussion of motivation, character and possibly a discourse on comedy, but he said only, “Funny it up.” Carl Reiner, Perfect 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z

And while Schutz later clarified that the painting would not be sold, a number of Black artists and activists questioned her motivations in making it in the first place. The pushback against how Black suffering and victims of violence are depicted in art 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z

What this museum is selling, according to Christopher Liedel, the museum’s chief executive, is motivation. At the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum, All Athletes Are Equal 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z

She wanted to know her motivation, why she would say things. | Sexy Beast 2014-02-07T17:56:52Z

Trade secrets … Arthur Owens's principle motivation, according to Hayward, was greed. Double Agent Snow by James Hayward – review 2013-01-04T22:55:13Z

“She’s able to read me and understand my motivations in ways I don’t fully comprehend.” They Were in Love. They Were the Last to Know. 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z

On Friday, he chatted with The Times about the motivations for the shift and what he thinks it portends for Toronto and the larger film world. TIFF 2014: Toronto's Cameron Bailey explains his festival's new policy 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z

Their mission and prankster efforts are noble, but the motivations aren’t initially clear. 'Ungli,' Written and Directed by Rensil D'Silva 2014-11-30T05:00:00Z

In the interview for the Independent, Neeson says he understood the “primal” motivation his character feels. Liam Neeson: After a friend was raped, I wanted to kill a black man 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z

This is no mission of mercy at first — Marley's sole motivation is to get out of Hades. Review: Seattle Public Theater production catches us up with Jacob Marley 2010-12-16T21:52:16Z

The writers were refining the characters and their motivations and he felt pretty good about that. Jimmy Buffett Does Not Live the Jimmy Buffett Lifestyle 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z

He set a camera, several small boxes of Kodachrome slides and a dozen binocular-like viewers on a large table and explained his motivation behind the public viewing. Virtual Reality Before There Was Virtual Reality 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z

As for the selection process, there is one quality that is valued above all others: “motivation.” A Cooking School in France for Women Living in the Banlieues 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z

Dory’s motivation has little to do with any charitable inclinations. TBS’s “Search Party”: A holiday trip through tragedy appropriation 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z

Perhaps the good or bad news the study participants received affected their anxiety and/or motivation level. The placebo effect even works for sleep 2014-02-09T20:00:00Z

She watches her daughter from the bleachers, articulating Abbott’s sharp insights about the gap between appearance and motivation—a space that’s as essential to noir as it is to female adolescence. The Bodily Terror of Women’s Gymnastics 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z

What are good strategies to learn more about her motivations without driving her away? Perspective | Why is my teen daughter such an enigma? 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z

Players will follow the new character from adolescence to adulthood to understand his motivations and eventual transformation. Final Fantasy XVI Takes on Its ‘Star Wars’ Problem 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z

If that’s any part of your motivation to stay mum, then please reconsider. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: How to explain belt-tightening while maintaining your privacy 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z

"But ur supprt helps 2 encourage me and fuel my motivation 2 continue this fight 4 truth&justice." Randy Jackson hospitalized for chest pains 2010-06-16T01:57:00Z

But he said he is not opposed to treating children this way, depending on their maturity and motivation. Skin Deep: Even Wrinkle-Free Teenagers Turn to Botox 2010-08-11T23:58:00Z

The coaches encouraged the actors to develop backstories for their characters and discover their motivations. Acting Coaches and Rehearsals: YouTube Stars Are Getting Movie-World Lessons 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z

We need to be careful, then, to distinguish genuinely spiteful motivations from those that might appear superficially similar but are actually centered on conceptions of justice and are hence morally valuable and admirable. Review | Let’s face it, we all have the capacity to be mean. ‘Spite’ explores why that’s not necessarily a bad thing. 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z

Roman's entire motivation in "Succession" revolves around securing Logan's approval, not merely as the heir to the family business but as the one Daddy loves most. "Succession" fans should be shocked by Roman Roy. He was always a terrible person with a quick wit 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z

Her motivation, she says, is patriotism, but her mercenary career is well known. Omarosa, the Tragic Narrator of Our Times 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z

The first seems to be a sincere motivation to increase the health of everyday Americans. Policing the grocery carts of poor Americans won't make for a healthier country 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z

I think her family members were extremely jealous of our close bond, and this was their motivation. Perspective | Ask Amy: Grandma rejects family due to ‘cougar’ accusation 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z

His motivations, as ever, are selfish - Lisa needs braces, and he can only afford a set that "predate stainless steel, so you can't get them wet". 2010-01-14T11:04:00Z

How is the fight against extremism served by pretending that the enemy is incapable of developed thoughts and ideas, or that jihadists are without their own motivations and internal conflicts? A Movie That Dares to Humanize Jihadists 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z

She makes us question what it means to be a music fan in 2010 — what's the motivation for liking music so detached from our regular old lives? Joanna Newsom ? easy to appreciate, hard to enjoy 2010-07-29T20:33:00Z

My therapist did not berate me for feeling a lack of motivation, or for viewing the pandemic solely through how it was inconveniencing my life. My pandemic epiphany: how I fell in love with online therapy 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z

She was a modern woman with the means and motivation to explore a host of passions, often against some of the 20th century's most notable events. 'Altina' a straightforward tribute to Altina Schinasi 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z

Holsinger renders his helicopter moms and soccer dads so precisely that one understands their motivations, even feels their longing and pride. How a Novel Can Unmake the Myth of Meritocracy 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z

For many musicians, the motivation to perform is intrinsic rather than extrinsic. Why do musicians like Elton John find retirement so tough? A music psychology expert explains 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z

Fast Girls – ridiculous dialogue, NO character motivation and a plot so paper thin it would dissolve in a light mist, awful. Open thread: Who are cinema's best villains? 2012-06-22T16:11:22Z

I know for a fact that for some of the people who are actively involved in dropping enormous amounts of money into AI research, that is explicitly and openly their motivation. Why are we obsessed with robots? 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z

"I just really enjoy a glass of wine," McCalla told Fox News Digital on Friday by phone about his motivation for starting the holiday some 15 years ago. National Drink Wine Day: Wine by the numbers 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z

“Running again helped me find myself and it sparked the motivation I needed!” Jennifer Lopez bathroom selfie inspires moms to post bikini pics with #JLoChallenge 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z

It might seem trivial, but it is characteristic of the airport novel's aim to suppress the complexity and variety of human motivation in favour of neat story-serving points. And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini – review 2013-05-23T08:00:02Z

There are connections between tomboyism, psychological androgyny and situational flexibility, and psychological androgyny is correlated to marital satisfaction, high self-esteem and achievement motivation. Going back to school? Don’t forget to ditch gender norms 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z

Third, the motivation appears to be a desire that the mainstream view be wrong, rather than a reason for thinking it inadequate. The Twain Shall Meet 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z

For the majority of fans, they don't have that motivation."" Colo. massacre casts ugly scar on Batman mythology 2012-07-26T19:57:08Z

How do you feel those connections and motivations shape you as a competitor? "I feel absolutely relieved": "Top Chef: World All-Stars" champ on the road to making TV history 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z

His versions are bright and lively and absolutely hollow, full of grinning haircuts who operate without any meaningful motivation. It was acceptable in the 80s: why Magnum PI should be spared reboot hell 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z

The strippers—excuse me, male entertainers—of Magic Mike XXL are returning to theaters next month for a super-sized sequel, but that doesn’t mean the guys don’t ever struggle with motivation. Watch the 'Magic Mike XXL' Boys Get Ready for Showtime 'Not Bro Time' 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z

“The Judeo-Christian tradition has always called these motivations sinful,” she said at a Los Angeles event called The Climate Change Crisis. American religious leader blasts “sinful” climate denial: “We are making war on the integrity of this planet” 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z

McDuffie admits that there were somewhat selfish motivations for wanting to team up with Mills. Mike Mills’ classical rock: Life after R.E.M. includes a new violin concerto bringing orchestra crowds to their feet 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z

He suspects there are more, and said the motivation for his lawsuit is basic: “People are lying and we want to find the truth.” Venerable Art Dealer Is Beset by Lawsuits 2011-04-19T14:48:06Z

Mr. Fahey described Mr. Schapiro as “a spiritual person, empathetic and giving,” adding, “His primary motivation was to help the world be a better place.” Steve Schapiro, Photojournalist Who Bore Witness, Dies at 87 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z

For men, the only true and lasting career cancellation is death; even then, with enough time and political motivation people are more than happy to build the most odious of figures a statue or 10. "The Morning Show" looks at how consequences catch up to some people sooner than others 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z

But the real terror lies in their motivation: intergalactic racial purity. Why Aliens Are So Important to 'Star Trek' 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z

“He was interested in the thing that makes something happen, the motivation behind things,” says Donal Leace, whose theater history class was a freewheeling forum for students to try out monologues and scenes. The education of Dave Chappelle: How a D.C. arts school prepared him for stardom 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z

What we learn from both, however, is that giving offense should not appear to be your sole motivation. ‘The Scary of Sixty-First’ Review: Resident Evil 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z

The author, a truck driver’s son raised in Possumneck, Miss., studied acting in order to tap into the motivations of the people in his stories. Short Stories for Summer Reading 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z

Although too limiting as a character motivation, that might just work as a Christmas message. Rewind TV: Downton Abbey; Restless; Loving Miss Hatto; The Girl; David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul – review 2012-12-30T00:06:04Z

I suspect her motivations for leaving America were mixed. Connecting with a jazz sensation 2013-07-26T23:46:30Z

Action heroes need only the flimsiest motivation to start killing people. Review: In John Wick, Keanu Reeves is Back Up to Speed 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z

Don’t get me wrong, there are times when you do have to shout to get the job done, to get the kitchen fired up, like army-style motivation. ‘The manager was selling coke to staff’: the truth about top restaurants 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z

Little Finger did not explain his motivations in the episode. Fans Went Crazy Over the Sansa Plot on 'Game of Thrones' 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z

We've argued about the characters' motivations and lovingly recounted the fabulous slang and jargon they use to express them. The Wire re-up: season five, episode 10 - Baltimore's Academy Awards 2010-04-19T23:15:00Z

Nothing so obvious as motivations are offered for the sisters’ gruesome destinies, as Coppola renders their story as a fable of heightened adolescent longing and desire. Sofia Coppola on making The Virgin Suicides: 'When I saw the rough cut I thought: Oh no, what have I done?' 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z

Sometimes during the struggle to divine their creation’s actions and motivations, the writers and producers bounce ideas off of Ms. Delany, who is also an executive producer. Among the Dead, a Character Finds Life 2011-03-18T19:31:54Z

Perhaps these are questions more for the directors than for audiences, touching on their motivation for carrying on. Romania's new wave could dry up if it doesn't get home support 2013-03-12T14:47:00Z

Will reading it again provide knowledge, inspiration or motivation? Review | Marie Kondo has a new book on tidying up at the office. Her tips work at the home office, too. 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z

What happens to our motivation to work when things are so inequitable? Hip-Hop foodies 2012-06-27T13:46:00Z

Ukraine has a clear motivation to show the world what is happening, and journalists accompanied Zelenskyy on a visit to Bucha on Monday. Seeing Bucha atrocities is turning point for media, viewers 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z

The sight of his friend hanging from the wire is motivation for Hilts to join the escape plot being hatched by the other prisoners. Angus Lennie, Actor in ‘The Great Escape,’ Dies at 84 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z

It’s part of what we call the reptilian core of the brain, associated with wanting, with motivation, with focus and with craving. Love can get you high: New research reveals its incredible effect on the brain 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z

"My primary motivation was sharing music with others, not as another entertainment option but as something deeper." Rachel Barton Pine on making music personal, her comeback and the advice she got from Itzhak Perlman 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z

But in discussing the play’s dissection of the guilt of privilege, both Mr. Nighy and Ms. Mulligan said they didn’t separate the political positions of their characters from their personal motivations. Carey Mulligan and Bill Nighy Prepare ‘Skylight’ for Broadway 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z

But neither side fully grasped the wider dimensions of those conflicts or the motivations and demons of the warriors who fought them. 'Korengal' shows the lasting effects of war on U.S. soldiers 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z

It’s a novel “about our gorgeous and distressing human confidence, the way we march around, plucky protagonists in our minds, armed with horrifyingly partial knowledge of the motivations of those around us.” 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z

"It's like motivation to do more and just like stay level-headed," he says, "stay chillin'." Rapper Wiz Khalifa surges to fame with new album 2011-04-07T16:01:04Z

When I received the story from my mother — an epic, dramatic story that we spent two years talking about before she died — absent from that was the internal, the motivations. Charmaine Craig's mother, beauty queen and revolutionary, inspired her novel 'Miss Burma' 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z

The opening scene not only introduces the film’s two main characters, but, just as important, it establishes the motivation for their actions. Perspective | The opening scene of ‘Menace II Society’ still delivers a jolt, 25 years after the film’s release 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z

Details of the events are still disputed, as are the motivations of the key players. Review | Trump has tried to coopt the Army. This new museum shows why that won’t be easy. 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z

Mr O’Connell, a longtime military analyst, shares plenty of nuggets about human motivations in war. Marching through Georgia 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z

And the why requires knowing the motivations of the other people involved. ?People Who Eat Darkness?: The disappearing blonde 2012-05-20T21:00:00Z

But for those interested in cultivating a culture of so-called sex positivity, it makes sense to target the motivation behind the message, not the content alone. Meet the professional dick photographer: “I thought it would be funny to treat dick pics like a high-fashion photo shoot” 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z

Such motivations explain the follow-up's opener, Lost in the Echo, which crams Europop, hip-hop and a big screaming chorus into just over three minutes. Linkin Park: Living Things – review 2012-06-21T21:45:01Z

His meaning, like his motivation, was plural, inscrutable, unstable. Picasso's politics 2010-05-07T23:09:00Z

Becoming a vampire was his motivation for putting up with Nandor's thanklessness for all these years, and without getting paid for that trouble. The harder coming out stories on "What We Do in the Shadows" aren't what you think they'd be 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z

Instead, we're presented with debates in which motivations for participating in protest or sitting them out receive thoughtful, provocative exploration. On TV, protesters are faceless rabble while cops are bestowed with humanity 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z

But the latter, he says, uses its horrors in the context of a tale of endurance: “This film has much more nobility, and much more motivation to inspire.” Alejandro González Iñárritu: 'When you see The Revenant you will say "Wow"' 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z

I have, however, contacted certain people to explain my motivations for writing the book. 'If I had known Richey Edwards there's no way I could have written it' 2010-09-20T14:01:00Z

Mary Sutter's goal may be single-minded, but her motivations are many. 'Wench' and 'My Name is Mary Sutter': Novels of 19th-century women 2010-05-12T23:20:00Z

“Lobby Hero” is about fateful, revealing decisions, and what makes them compelling is that they often emerge from two or three sometimes conflicting motivations. Critic?s Notebook: Reconsidering ?Lobby Hero? by Kenneth Lonergan 2011-11-06T22:45:44Z

He quietly interrupts as we read a scene, gently asking us questions about meaning, intention and motivation – questions to which we sense he already knows the answer. Learning 'Lear': Put It In the Blog! 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z

When my motivation was down, he was the one telling me, “You can do this.” Playlist: Juicy J on Ambitions, Younger Rappers and Strip Clubs 2013-08-30T20:51:31Z

Gadson portrays one of the rough ones where he struggles to find the motivation to press forward. Spoiler Alert: Battleship?A Veteran's Dream Movie 2012-05-21T12:31:49Z

Giovanni moves to her, and she reaches out a hand as he approaches, giving in, with there seeming to be little motivation. Review: One dull `Don Giovanni' replaces another 2011-10-14T19:06:15Z

Such children may have fought valiantly, Samet writes, “but their motivations were hardly lofty, their experience less than ennobling.” ‘Looking for the Good War’ Says Our Nostalgia for World War II Has Done Real Harm 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z

We understand their motivations, their shortcomings, and their desires — including why Sam is so attached to a dish that looks a little repulsive. Try “Green Eggs and Ham,” Netflix’s kids series rich enough for an adult palate 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z

I spent three uphill hours of the return hike moaning “I’ve lost all motivation!” and the next three days was barely able to walk because my calves were so sore. In Peru, a Still-Hidden Alternative to Machu Picchu 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z

Yet we are told almost nothing about her thoughts, motivations, feelings or creative process. 'Elsa Schiaparelli': Fashion designer too elusive for words 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z

“Convincing or not in motivations, this tale of tempestuous kids and their weird ways of conducting their social relations is tense with explosive incidents,” Bosley Crowther wrote in his review for The Times. What’s on TV This Week: ‘38 at the Garden’ and a ‘Twilight Saga’ Marathon 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z

Mostly, their moods and motivations stay on the surface and seem to shift in service of the plot more than of their personalities. Season 3 of ‘House of Cards’ Starts With More Policy Than Chicanery 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z

"It's hard to believe that that was the motivation at the time... but that was what it was about." At 94, veteran TV producer Norman Lear reflects on career in new film 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z

The playwrights also talk about the motivation of being in a working theatre, the sense that the stage – and a possible future – is a stone's throw away. Royal Court theatre prepares to bid farewell to King Dominic 2013-03-10T07:00:00Z

Productivity will rise, and motivation, creativity and even levels of honesty will be improved. The shorter your sleep, the shorter your life: the new sleep science 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z

One of his motivations, she said, was simple. Media Decoder Blog: After Long Resistance, Pynchon Allows Novels to Be Sold as E-Books 2012-06-12T20:11:49Z

But he is more expansive about the new project, at least about his artistic motivations, particularly filming in Detroit, with its visions of an American netherworld. Matthew Barney’s Most Punishing Tour: ‘River of Fundament’ 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z

As in his previous work “Tambo & Bones,” Harris toys with stereotypes about Blackness in order to turn them inside out, pointing to the history, circumstances and motivations behind ways of thinking and behavior. Review: In ‘Exception to the Rule,’ Detention Is Sinister 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z

Our big motivation now is to catch this man and help save the next girl. Metallica release video appealing for help in solving murder 2012-06-14T09:45:00Z

His motivation to smuggle heroin into prison, he said, was entirely magnanimous. Inside the Aryan Brotherhood’s prison heroin empire 2013-03-19T17:58:00Z

I suspect one reason you didn’t do this is because sustained effort requires motivation, and motivation is affected by external circumstances as well as inner drive. Why didn’t I self-publish? 2013-09-06T00:00:00Z

Ms. Leonard said it’s essential that potential buyers understand her motivation before they purchase her work. ‘Who Owns Black Art?’: A Question Resounds at Art Basel Miami 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z

Indeed, Mr. Liautaud was blunt about his motivation for bidding to meet the Edge and bids to meet more than a half-dozen other celebrities. Special Section: Wealth: Charity Auctions Turn to What Cannot Be Bought 2011-10-19T00:17:38Z

Getting high with a bunch of strangers was not her main motivation for attending this night. Pass the Pork Belly, and the Joint 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z

Long before sustainability became a buzzword, Newton and Helen Mayer Harrison were delving into the human motivations and actions that run counter to the best interests of the planet. Environmental warning as art exhibition: The Harrisons at Various Small Fires 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z

Karen Grant, senior global beauty industry analyst and vice president for NPD Group, the market research company, said such motivation was common. Skin Deep: Designer Lipsticks, a New Splurge - Skin Deep 2011-11-11T17:07:02Z

But this season we get a little more insight into these men’s motivations, their backgrounds, their problems. Why Men Should Watch Orange Is the New Black 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z

In Hart’s studies of people who lie excessively, he sees mixed motivations. What made George Santos lie so much? Experts weigh in on his deception. 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z

When told about Phillipson’s political motivations in making the work, Ms. Lawrence waved the comment away. An Artist Having Fun While Waiting for Catastrophe 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z

But it becomes more satisfying as it goes on — I have seen eight of the 10 episodes — and various misdirections and motivations are revealed. Welcome to a land of enchantment in 'Over the Garden Wall' 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z

The argument was roundly dismissed by legislators and women’s rights advocates who had worked to raise awareness of femicide as a crime with distinct motivations from other homicides — and Gertz Manero walked back his suggestion. An Author Wrote About Her Sister’s Murder. It Led to a Breakthrough. 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z

“I am fascinated by the secret motivations of violent men,” she writes in “Denial,” “and I’m good at ferreting them out.” Private Trauma Gives Jessica Stern Insights on Terrorism 2010-06-29T21:43:00Z

He fought vehemently against San Fernando Valley secession, and a prime motivation was his belief that it was "morally and ethically wrong for more affluent communities ... to abandon poorer ones." 'The Mayor' by Richard Riordan short on revelations, insight 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z

That’s some wild guesswork to make about a man’s motivations — particularly one who had made a little show called “Fiddler on the Roof” just a decade before. The Latest in Jazz, the Genius of Jerome Robbins, and Bernhardt vs. Duse 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z

There is no reason, in his mind, not to imbue a smaller TV role with the same motivations used for a Greek classic onstage. David Patrick Kelly, a Character Actor Vibrating on His Own Plane 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z

And so as Nina continues to endanger Emma's children, one imagines the motivation for such viciousness will be a good one. Two women's lives dangerously collide in Harriet Lane's 'Her' 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z

Your daughter’s grades may seem like a motivation issue, given her indifference to homework, but the kid you describe is highly motivated — to help and to lead. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A mother might need to discipline herself to pick her battles 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z

Tackling childhood obesity is a big motivation behind the gardens in schools. Kimbal Musk takes the tech entrepreneur ethos and applies it to food 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z

The main reasons for this change were feelings of stress and anxiety as well as decreased motivation to cook. COVID-19 reshaped the way we buy, prepare and consume food 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z

How much latitude do you have to point out these possible motivations in a case? Court TV is back in session and preparing for Weinstein 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z

By the time we reach "Poor Unfortunate Souls" in the remake, the audience has also been privy to two monologues from Ursula, explaining her motivations and her plans for Ariel. Poor unfortunate souls: False feminism and criticism of Disney’s "Little Mermaid" 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z

Disclosures help readers and viewers understand a commentator’s personal stake and possible motivations. News networks use retired military brass as war analysts without disclosing their defense-industry ties 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z

The first and most productive step might be getting them to acknowledge, to themselves at least, that religion is the real motivation for every single argument against evolution. Former Christian fundamentalist: Science robbed me of my faith 2013-09-09T00:00:00Z

By situating their story in the Midwest, the writers can detach their narrative from histories of lynching and mob violence, which would only complicate the simple motivations they’ve assigned to their villain. Octavia Spencer’s Horror Movie, “Ma,” Is a Misfire Fit for the Moment 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z

As my energy decreased, my motivation did, too. My fantasies of mass murder 2013-03-05T01:00:00Z

A mob boss finds out that his new “motivation by positive reinforcement” plan isn’t as effective as the other thing. Style Invitational: Make some bad choices — ‘questions for terrible people’ 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z

If you find that your motivation for change tends to wax and wane, how do you navigate to a source of motivation that is values-based? Perspective | Trying to get in shape for ‘swimsuit season’? You’re doing it wrong. 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z

Allowing for the fact that few mainstream Western writers have much insight into such characters, Mr. Hayes does what he can to breathe life into the ideas of hatred and vengeance as life-altering motivations. ‘I Am Pilgrim,’ by Terry Hayes 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z

Instead, we get to know the scratching, the deep dive into unconscious motivations. ‘A Stone in the Mosaic’: A Director Enters the House of Wagner 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z

"Being poor is a wonderful motivation to be creative," she writes. Amy Sedaris' mischievous guide for crafts geeks, 'Simple Times' 2010-11-19T22:05:00Z

This year's supply chain delays have provided extra motivation. Resale makes gains during holiday season 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z

Leaving aside any scheduling issues, personal preferences, or pandemic-era ingredient availability, my motivation to dash out for dry goods when someone calls an audible and demands a same-day potluck dessert hovers somewhere around zero. Aunt Audrey's cobbler is the ultimate throw-it-together summer dessert 2022-07-02T04:00:00Z

This revelation begs more questions: who cloned Stelline, and what was their motivation? Blade Runner 2049: does it live up to the critical hype? Discuss with spoilers 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z

He wants to read people and their motivations mostly so that he can understand and use them, and not let them get the better of him. Robin Lord Taylor on His Charismatic ‘Gotham’ Penguin 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z

“I was searching for long-lasting motivation to raise my fitness level,” Annette says. Girls' Getaway: Lake Austin Spa Resort 2010-12-29T20:50:20.993Z

James Cameron has proved with Avatar that you don't have to use human protagonists to keep people interested in the motivations of your central characters. Week in geek: Can Ridley Scott give Alien new life with 3D prequels? 2010-06-17T16:15:00Z

“What if you take away all of those motivations? What kind of writing happens then?” Sheila Heti Is Still Asking Questions 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z

Wang’s “motoric energy,” he writes, “all but set a Frankenstein orchestra in motion, and her sheer élan provided motivation” for a work of music that was ambitiously framed by compositions from Stravinsky and Janácek. Essential Arts & Culture: Ojai's new musical direction, a bangin' Bartók, an innovative arts patron gets her due 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z

An actor in a performance-capture role receives a script, works on psychology, emotions, motivation, and goes on set to be shot in exactly the same way as any other character, he said. Andy Serkis, Caesar the Ape, Has a Message for the Academy 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z

The motivation for her killing was nothing more than fun. Harry Brown: A Gran Torino That Drives on the Left 2010-04-29T20:55:00Z

Another motivation for Brownlee to diversify his performing is his desire to spend more time at home. A tenor looks beyond opera and explores being a black man in America 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z

For Marcel, who comes from the same Montreal suburb as Dion, everything flowed from a relatively straightforward motivation. A Filmmaker’s Journey to the Center of Celine Dion 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z

But I think people can see avenging the death of a loved one as motivation. "This film is Poe's origin story": "The Pale Blue Eye" director on his gothic whodunit at West Point 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z

She often misinterprets situations and misjudges people’s motivations. The radical subversion of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt's survival narrative 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z

My high school acting teacher would say this action lacks follow-through, but it doesn't have any motivation in the story, either. Frank deserves better than "Station Eleven." So do disabled stories 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z

My stalling wouldn’t last, and their motivation could dissipate when they realized I had no idea how much further until we arrived at the hut. How to travel the world with 2 little kids: Teach them that every step counts 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z

“When I was young, I didn’t have a single role model who looked like me, who could have been a source of inspiration or motivation,” Ms. Hopa said. What the 2018 Pirelli Calendar Says About Race 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z

As for the motivation of the cappers, in his dissertation, “Little Brother Is Watching and Recording You,” Joshua Wayne Roberts quotes one anonymous capper’s explanation: For the simple thrill of it. Amanda Todd’s only the start 2012-10-21T01:00:00Z

The motivation behind that is out of necessity. Dermot Mulroney: “Floating in warm water in middle of the night is a strange way to make a livi... 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z

Someone wished to burden the old whittler with more motivation, and tacked on a dead wife to boot. ‘Pinocchio’ Review: As the Story Grows 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z

But the real strength of “Uncanny Valley” comes from her careful parsing of the complex motivations and implications that fortify this new surreality at every level, from the individual body to the body politic. A Tech Insider Stylishly Chronicles Her Industry’s ‘Uncanny Valley’ 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z

Q: What was the motivation behind your remake of the original 1932 “Scarface”? 29 movies in, Brian De Palma still won’t play by Hollywood’s rules 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z

The plot may hinge on Ahmed’s actions and motivations, but the film’s real drama revolves around a central moral and political conflict, between religious extremism and a humanist ethos that is more behavioral than doctrinal. ‘Young Ahmed’ Review: Fighting for the Soul of a Teenage Militant 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z

For Mr. Walsh, one of the executive producers, part of the motivation for the show is that he doesn’t see religion in much of mainstream culture. In ‘Living Biblically,’ a Man Teeters Down the Straight and Narrow Path 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z

Part of the motivation for the Met’s new wing was to demonstrably increase its commitment to contemporary art, while attracting collectors’ dollars and art donations. Putting Doubts to Rest About Leonard Lauder’s Gift to the Met 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z

For some ersatz Twains, the popularity of the autobiography is motivation enough to kick-start a comeback tour. Mark Twain, Now a Career for the Mustachioed 2011-01-23T23:08:20Z

I fear the real motivation is more cynical than that. Worst ideas of 2012: the rise of the multi-part movie 2012-12-28T23:00:11Z

My motivation isn’t to be rude to that person. Donna Summer: Disco diva and rocker 2012-05-18T01:26:00Z

But mainly, my motivation was that I want to be quiet. Lar Lubovitch: Confessions of a Former Go-Go Dancer 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z

I read Night Shift in the very early 90s: no internet, no way of reading about authorial motivation or whatever. Rereading Stephen King 2012-07-17T11:00:32Z

It’s the difference between giving a character a reason for action and giving her emotional motivation. Mad Men Character Study: Cleopatra Joan 2012-05-30T13:07:06Z

Others alluded to overarching motivations and security measures without dwelling on specifics. In the U.S., Luxury Brands Board Up the Store 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z

But the plot is clunky and the characters’ motivations are so baffling that even they seem confused by them: “Why are you doing this?” Jennifer Aniston: 'A lot of guys are narcissists. They think every woman wants to sleep with them' 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z

I’m now a student at a law school where I feel immense pressure to pursue a corporate career and give up the idealism that has served as my enduring motivation. Spring Forward: Songs for a New Season 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z

Nobody makes much of a profit, so that’s not the motivation. ArtsBeat: Q. and A.: Lucas Mann Talks About 'Class A' 2013-05-16T19:00:06Z

As a biographer, Ms. Peyser tended to focus on the personal lives and inner motivations of her subjects, an emphasis that attracted considerable controversy in musical circles. Joan Peyser, Bernstein and Gershwin Biographer, Dies at 80 2011-04-25T14:54:51Z

Before the show's through, somebody may be in need of medical assistance, Ted's real identity and motivation may be revealed and Cardoza may find himself in the direst of straits. The Ugly Face of Beauty 2010-07-20T07:00:00Z

For the bona fide beer geek, the lure of this brewery and its beer might be motivation enough for a long-distance journey to Belgium. Journeys: Following a Trail of Beer in Belgium 2011-01-14T19:55:00Z

Of course, for some, the primary motivation is fashion; it’s become cool to collect vinyl or wear slick headphones. The New Audio Geeks 2013-07-24T22:18:15Z

This is a deliberate stylistic choice — but it’s also exasperating, even allowing for the fact that Theo is meant to be an exasperating character, an Everyman whose motivations are arbitrary and haphazard. Heart-Hammering Science Fiction and Fantasy Thrillers 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z

“What was clear from the early days of parkrun was that the main motivation wasn’t to run faster but to hang out with friends,” he says. ‘If you can run, you can do anything’: why over 65s are at park 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z

What is our motivation for talking with our kids about their feelings? Motherlode: Too Much Sharing of Feelings With Kids? 2011-03-17T15:05:01Z

His motivation is initially unclear, but Koepp fills the film with flashbacks to earlier in the day for exposition. Review: Shannon rides away with 'Premium Rush' 2012-08-23T14:09:08Z

But when I’m on the road, the physical challenge of long-distance running is amplified by a lack of motivation. 'My best travel discovery of 2016' 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z

Even something as steeped in journalistic motivations as Totally Under Control runs through the talking points half of America already knows by heart, leaning on the holistic awfulness of Trump as a conclusion unto itself. Borat v Trump: can entertainment really affect an election? 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z

Provided you have the space and the motivation, the future of digital fitness looks promising. The rise of digital fitness: can the new wave of high-intensity home workouts replace the gym? 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z

They batted ideas back and forth about lines and motivations. Ben Folds Gets a Workout at ‘24 Hour Musicals’ 2013-04-30T22:14:27Z

Assange remained the subject of media fascination, but now the profiles were tempered with doubts about his motivations and questions about his alleged links to the Russian government. How Julian Assange went from First Amendment hero to partisan figure in the eyes of the public 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z

But all the motivation for the characters' actions is already in Rossini's music. Review: Fleming, 6 tenors lead rare Rossini at Met 2010-04-13T14:31:00Z

This is a common cinematic allegory used to depict practices of colonialism that tie military offenses tightly with the motivations of profiteering international corporations. "Avatar: The Way of the Water": Tired climate clichés distract from James Cameron’s vision 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z

Linda watches teachers and her fellow students too, but without understanding the motivations that fuel their actions or sometimes her own. Emily Fridlund's debut novel 'History of Wolves' is chilling, in a good way 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z

But the underlying motivation for regular rentals may be the shoppers’ high, the pressure of cultural expectations and the curious and inexplicable belief in the certain social calamity of re-wearing party clothes. Rent the Runway means you can always wear something new. Should you have to? 2014-12-28T05:00:00Z

His motivations are as cloudy as a cheap gemstone, as he alternates between lethal skill and naïve bumbling in Matthew Ross’s leaden thriller. Review: Keanu Reeves, Selling Ice in a Dull ‘Siberia’ 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z

They wanted to make a film that went behind the news story of the three women and their trial, exploring through interviews their backgrounds and motivations to act as they did in the church. New Russian punk band documentary uncovers story behind 'punk prayer' protest 2013-01-25T23:40:35Z

Given a stacked board of directors whose ruling motivation was to continue to have the corporation mint money, it easily could have gone that way. Perspective | Leslie Moonves’s accusers just wouldn’t back down. Neither would reporter Ronan Farrow. 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z

Penny's position is essentially that the gallery represents a moral counterweight to the short-termism and profit/growth motivation of both business and government. Young British Artists versus old masters 2012-06-01T21:55:05Z

Modern actors tend to work by plumbing their characters’ psychology and motivation, then layering the lines on top of that. A Voice Instructor for the Leads in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ 2013-09-12T16:20:05Z

And yet the audience usually forgives and is often more concerned with motivation than the repercussions. Ray Rice video shows where we draw line on violence 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z

“Mostly, my motivation is to keep places alive,” he said. Coffee Is One Routine New Yorkers Won’t Give Up 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z

But the industrialist-turned-philanthropist added that the primary motivation for the exhibit was not to raise funds, but to promote West African art and culture. Globe-trotting singer Dom La Nena will touch down at Artisphere 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z

At the same time, it can feel as if Binder is constantly attempting to square matters to justify his characters' actions, motivations and personas. Kevin Costner shines in Mike Binder's nervy 'Black or White' 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z

“It’s hard to fully understand the motivation of the president,” says Tom Kiernan, chief executive of the American Wind Energy Association. The story of Donald Trump’s feud with his one true nemesis: Windmills 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z

“He does play around with his name,” Brams said, but he didn’t know the specific motivation for this particular orthographical choice. Sufjan Stevens—er, Surfjohn—er, Sirfjan—Announces Tour 2012-10-08T21:07:06Z

The motivation for all the institutions was clear: Analog materials like photographs don’t last forever. ‘Photo Archives Are Sleeping Beauties.’ Pharos Is Their Prince. 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z

Surely a major motivation for pursuing wealth and status is the desire to escape the bondage of having to care about what other people feel. Mind reading is possible! 2012-12-15T23:00:00Z

And he loves his daughter, Maddie, by now away at college, but eternally available for Mr. Connelly to imperil if Harry’s in need of motivation. Review: Michael Connelly’s ‘The Wrong Side of Goodbye,’ a Mystery Traveling the Freeways 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z

“It will be all the motivation I need for season 2.” New year, new "You": Netflix's stalker drama seeks romantic nirvana in a twisted Season 2 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z

A third possibility is Master Drawings New York 2011, tailor made for those who prefer actual art galleries and art in the flesh, but need motivation in inclement weather. Art Review: Drawing an Escape From the Chill of Winter 2011-01-27T00:35:08Z

Rudd is likable as always, despite playing a character whose motivations are murky; Tomlin steals the movie as Portia’s fiercely independent single parent. ‘Admission’: Faintly comedic drama earns a passing grade 2013-03-21T15:05:35Z

He didn’t need more motivation to win back Daenerys’ favor, but in some ways Jorah feels there is a death sentence over him. Game of Thrones: A Massive Fight is Coming 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z

“What we are seeing is the reason people save that content is the motivation… to act upon that content.” Pinterest Revamps 'Pin It' Button, Makes Bookmarking Faster 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z

Jealousy is a bitter fruit but it can also be the strongest motivation. Kelly Rowland jealous of Beyoncé? Don't cry, Kelly – you're in it for the long run 2013-06-06T16:32:29Z

Part of Taylor’s motivation, she says, was to explore the continuing gaps in our society between rich and poor but also the loss of a cultural landscape. An artist captures the ‘ghost voices’ of abandoned houses 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z

Whatever his personal religious motivations were, it seems abundantly clear that Greek and Roman paganism brought out the best in him as an artist. Art Review: ‘Antonio Canova: The Seven Last Works’ Debuts at the Met 2014-01-23T22:50:58Z

The season finale brings an end to the messiness, intergenerational drama and figurative tea-spilling as the cast tries to piece together motivations behind a possible murder. What’s on TV This Week: ‘The Undoing’ and the Presidential Debate 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z

Such, at least, seems to have been the motivation of the judge in issuing a sentence that saw Ethan’s ruinous behavior through the prism of his parents’ delinquency. The Sad Lessons of the “Affluenza” Teen 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z

“They do this so effortlessly and gracefully,” he said, “they simply need to be given this motivation.” A Defunct Collective Finds Its Muse 2010-06-24T11:30:00Z

“The NRA is actually making a big push for women and they are pretty clear about their motivations,” he said before detailing female-aimed shows like Armed and Fabulous and Love at First Shot. John Oliver on NRA TV: 'Just a vessel to sell America guns' 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z

Mining that kind of motivation, she said, “to the point where it projects onstage, and shows through my body — that takes more exploration, which keeps it interesting.” An Ailey Dancer’s Career Blooms, at the Company and Beyond 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z

But, as with her vocal crisis a decade ago, Grigorian seized on her illness as motivation. A Soprano With a Bottomless Appetite for Risk 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z

As for the fact that Jonah also helps hunt down and kill Nazi fugitives trying to start a Fourth Reich in America … well, the character’s motivation was easy to understand. In ‘Hunters,’ Al Pacino Stalks Nazis Into New Territory 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z

Her motivation for revealing this went beyond the usual small talk. Date Lab: They talked about cats, Gettysburg and Pussy Riot 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z

And your argument for her motivation is flimsy. I Haven’t Talked to This Asian-American Friend in Years. Should I Call Now? 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z

“But if that’s my primary motivation, it might make me ignore other possibilities for how I might actually make systemic change.” Carbon offsetting while you travel isn’t perfect — but it’s possible 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z

Besides building confidence, performing for a mini-audience offers several things that, at least for the actors in the class, are audition must-haves: character, motivation and endurance. Urban Athlete: Chorus-Line Calisthenics 2010-09-02T21:17:00Z

“General compassion is a beautiful motivation,” Taft said, “and that’s what this film is all about.” The stories behind Huntington’s disease 2013-05-16T00:32:25Z

Intelligence tests are compounded by animals’ motivation and cognitive abilities, attention span, and how easily they are distracted. Animal Doctor: Vaccinations shouldn’t follow illness or surgery 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z

The final scenes include a startling revelation about the house that undermines Jimmie’s entire motivation, leaving the story arc as unfinished as that cake. White Filmmakers Addressing (or Avoiding) Whiteness Onscreen 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z

Second, to assume you can crawl inside my head and know what my motivation is for writing a song is arrogance reserved for the likes of Hitler and Stalin. Richard Marx hates my guts 2013-01-19T00:30:00Z

Much of the play is concerned with how to play Hamlet: The breakthrough moment for Burton happens when he can connect his painful past to the character’s motivations. What Makes a Great Performance? Backstage Drama, That’s What. 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z

The Front Page Campaign, for example, receives widespread support from feminist activists, yet its motivations seem antithetical to feminist aims. Reactionary forces are shaping the debate on internet porn 2010-12-23T15:30:00Z

“As long as those collaborations don’t flip and become our prime motivation for doing work, I think we’re O.K. continuing it,” he said. ArtsBeat: Mandy Greenfield to Become Artistic Director of Williamstown Theater Festival 2013-12-04T17:28:39Z

The chimps are given names and ascribed feelings and motivations. Are animals in Hollywood films too human? 2013-04-25T18:30:01Z

The motivation to suit up was born of both concern and the need for some laughs, he says. In pandemic, travel pros repurpose their gear to entertain kids, haul groceries and stay comfy 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z

My motivation was to give the surgeon an optimal, low-fat canvas to work with. The gift of a lifetime: how trans 'top surgery' changed my life 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z

That scenario is dramatized in "When They See Us" – the audience got to view the prosecution’s political motivation, and how that overrode the facts of the case. Court TV is back in session and preparing for Weinstein 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z

All of this raises a tricky journalistic question: Should reporters consider, before deciding to publish, a source’s motivation, or the effect of a story on reputation and career? Perspective | Did the media help Harvey Weinstein lure his prey and smear his accusers? 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z

“I’ve been saying it now for three and a half years. You see an action, and you don’t know exactly what the motivation is.” Melania Trump announces the White House Rose Garden will be revamped, a throwback to the Kennedy era 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z

I liked how blind characters were to their own motivations. Susan Choi’s “Trust Exercise” and the Question of Appropriating Other People’s Lives as Fiction 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z

"My motivation is to create an area where I would like to hang out," says Tsakonas, who recently presented an urban-landscape strategy to city officials and has commissioned cutting-edge architects to revamp his buildings. Next Time You're in Athens 2011-01-06T09:05:00Z

In “Looker,” the unnamed narrator’s motivations feel more devastating. In Laura Sims’s “Looker,” a Sad Voyeur Mistakes Her Own Life for a Poem 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z

That’s a big motivation because, like, man, it’s so many more levels and so many more steps. Q&A: Lil Yatchy on music, inclusion, Drake and trust issues 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z

I think the other motivation is the Maine connection, with her in-laws living in Kennebunkport. | Q&A: Aaron Moser on Furnishing the George W. Bush Presidential Center 2013-04-24T22:22:13Z

He’s spineless and loserly and reminds me of a male version of Rachel, the titular sad-sack from Paula Hawkins’s “The Girl on the Train,” except that his motivations feel muddled and random. ‘Man on Fire’ review: Salvation through extreme record-breaking 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z

Afterward, Bay didn’t mince words about his motivation. Michael Bay ready to make you forget 'Transformers 2' 2011-01-14T22:14:24Z

"From a bigger picture standpoint, it has huge impact to the city and state and that's the real motivation behind this," said Lou Raizin, president of Broadway in Chicago, which runs five theaters. Tax credit luring pre-Broadway shows to Chicago 2012-11-26T18:27:08Z

James Harris, a lawyer who specializes in national security and who is not involved in the litigation, said it may not matter whether money is Ferolito’s main motivation. This American sells Russia radio airtime. The U.S. says that makes his firm a foreign agent. 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z

That was one of Mr. Pugh’s motivations, too: wanting to create a scene of his own. An Emmy for Rebuilding a Galaxy 2010-08-27T22:54:00Z

In “The Girl on the Train,” characters speak not like human beings with motivations but like murder suspects whose every utterance must heighten the audience’s suspicion. Off the rails: The mystery of “The Girl on the Train” is why it never gets on track 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z

In analyzing each other’s motivations and assets, the characters feel their own buried ones come to life. “The Westing Game,” a Tribute to Labor That Became a Dark Comedy of American Capitalism 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z

Some of this may be a matter of perception caused by a production designed to make an audience mistrust character motivation. Plácido Domingo's sound and fury in L.A. Opera's 'Macbeth' 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z

If some twists initially seem facile, the stories deepen with reflection on the characters’ motivations at each moment. ‘There Is No Evil’ Review: Condemned, One Way or Another 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z

The former security guard said his motivation was instant notoriety but that he later realized he made a horrible decision for selfish reasons. John Lennon's killer Mark Chapman denied parole for seventh time 2012-08-23T18:16:21Z

Exhibits are loosely grouped into “chapters” referencing the potential motivations of humans to create such as play, language, pattern and memory. The Red Queen – MONA, Hobart 2013-06-19T00:38:00Z

Getting back to a childlike sense of intrinsic motivation is the key to protecting against burnout, Kaufman said. Burnout can happen to any athlete. Here’s how two of the world’s best got over it. 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z

Children are selected based on talent, motivation and enthusiasm. Phil Collins Says He is Writing Songs Again 2013-12-05T15:54:33Z

But when he discussed his own internal motivations he was careful to say, hey, this wasn’t a racial thing. “The N-word is a horrible word, but how is it a threat?”: The search for justice after a terrifying racial violation 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z

Prosecutors did not name the suspect nor suggest any potential motivation for the alleged thefts. Composers' teeth stolen? Austria investigating 2012-06-29T17:57:07Z

“I ask for help getting through the puzzles for the night,” she said, the puzzles of how to unlock a character’s motivation, how to land a joke. In ‘Sweeney Todd,’ Annaleigh Ashford Puts It All Together 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z

There are cases to be made on these topics, regardless of what their creators say regarding their motivation for creating these shows. Fall TV: The military look is in this season 2017-08-12T04:00:00Z

I don't need them to dwell on it, but it does need to be written in as a motivation and as part of their character development. ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 7, Episode 6: Hey Look, Another New Group! 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z

A large part of Tangerine’s motivation to move is to record that debut record, whose label, producer and release timeline the band wasn’t at liberty to discuss. Goodbye for now: Seattle band Tangerine is moving to Los Angeles 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z

But the director, Roel Reiné, confounds the action by relying on perplexing lore to explain his characters’ motivations, origins and abilities. ‘Fistful of Vengeance’ Review: Pursuing the Queen of the Underworld 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z

But it’s not hard to see where the openings exist in the public discourse for those whose speech and insinuations about minority groups are truly driven by hate and divisive political motivations. “Amish Mafia”: Is there really such a thing as an Amish thug? 2012-12-12T19:08:00Z

The motivations for doing so are pretty much universal. Theater Review: ‘Love and Information,’ by Caryl Churchill, at Minetta Lane 2014-02-20T03:00:14Z

Mr. Hill acknowledged that the tax benefit was part of his motivation. A Billionaire Is Opening a Private Art Museum in Manhattan 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

“It’s quite difficult, even speaking to him,” he told me, “to really understand what are his real motivations.” The Would-Be Prince of Port-au-Prince 2011-07-17T04:45:24Z

It's a simple statement, but it suggests a complexity, a web of conflicting motivations and values, on which "Drought," for all its vivid observations, never fully capitalizes. In Ronald Fraser's 'Drought,' outsider gets in path of village's future 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z

In “Cheer,” what’s concealed by the performance is more ordinary, and more intensely human: the simple fact that everyone involved is driven by fierce motivations that have nothing to do with cheerleading. The Pathos of “Cheer” and the Extraordinary Deceptions of Cheerleading 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z

New millennial baby-reading videos and books are logical extensions of that process, and so are the parental motivations for buying them. Can babies read? 2012-09-12T16:08:00Z

But let's be aware of making assumptions about people's motivations. An Informed Traveler Is a Safer Traveler 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z

While Mr. Cianfrance was careful not to furnish the actors with specific motivations, he did offer them one clue — to think of the gender roles as reversed. Film: A Marriage?s Death, and Post-Mortem 2010-12-26T02:23:54Z

But while the words were clear, their meaning was less so in a bland performance that revealed next to nothing of this rich character’s conflicted motivations. Review: A Present-Day ‘Parsifal’ With a Nod to the Past 2015-03-29T04:00:00Z

Any ideological motivation someone might have once had is soon squeezed out by the pressure of the system. The Politician's Husband – TV review 2013-04-26T06:00:11Z

The actors rehearse line readings and work out motivations for accuracy. "Four Daughters" seeks to understand radicalization by ISIS: "People can go to the side of darkness" 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z

He adds that the officers eventually let him go without explaining their motivations after they realized that he was not “a thug, common criminal or ordinary black man but . . . a famous football player.” NFL star Michael Bennett: Cop said he’d “blow my f**king head off” 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z

But I also appreciate when a song I know and love comes on when I need some extra motivation. 11 Songs That Will Make You Want to Move 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z

This helped to persuade some sceptics that embryo research did, after all, have sound medical motivation. Seven ways IVF changed the world – from Louise Brown to stem-cell research 2018-07-08T04:00:00Z

Coming uncorked at his most desperate moment, the skilled assassin in Barry finds proper motivation as an amateur actor. Review | Terrific ‘Barry’ shows how HBO’s best dramas are often found in its comedies 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z

In her study of her father, the literary critic Clifton Fadiman, the author uses his infatuation with wine to explore the motivations that guide connoisseurship and hedonism. New in Paperback: ‘Elastic,’ ‘Brass’ 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z

Photograph: Nick Onken Articulate, with an easy smile, Price seems to enjoy being in the limelight, yet his original motivation for the wage hike was driven by a sturdy set of values developed during childhood. Dan Price: the CEO who took a pay cut to give his staff a $70k minimum wage 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z

“There are all kinds of regulatory and incentive approaches, but individual behavior changes require engagement and motivation on the part of the individual.” Making pro sports pro-green 2012-07-07T00:00:00Z

It adds layers of nourishing detail to the title character, a supposedly evil fairy who generally seemed lacking in motivation. Angelina Jolie springs back to life from a career slumber in Maleficent 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z

Saunders finds Hollywood cynicism as the motivation for shifting the race of his own characters in the 1980s and Heimdall today. The misguided "Thor" race controversy 2011-04-20T20:43:00Z

Instead, they boast of their noncommercial motivations, which they counterpoise to the motivations of the software industry. Is piracy a radical force? 2012-09-03T14:30:00Z

There was music playing in the background, but that wasn't the motivation behind their movements. Jacob Sutton's best photograph: a dancer's release 2012-09-26T16:05:36Z

She hates rehearsal periods when actors and directors break down the script and motivation. Olivia Colman: Uneasy Lies the Head That Wears the Crowns 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z

He plays a fictionalised version of Douglas, a young agent crossing the US to conduct harrowing interviews with serial killers about their motivations. Jonathan Groff on Mindhunter: 'I walked into makeup and saw a scalped woman's head' 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z

His motivation, apart from the business of it all, is the spirit of personal discovery, not civic edification. Is There Anything Marc Newson Hasn?t Designed? 2012-01-27T17:23:09Z

For Rattle’s editors, the motivation is simple: “On average, poems in Rattle are published six months after they were submitted,” they acknowledge. With Poets Respond, Rattle gives us the news from poems 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z

The brotherhood business was again the motivation Sunday. The orchestral worlds of Los Angeles and Venezuela collide for Beethoven's Ninth at Disney Concert Hall 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z

But he often seems abandoned by a director whose approach is so noncommittal and dramatically limp that it strands the actor, and his character, in a bland purgatory of conflicting motivations. Review: ‘I Am Michael’ Portrays a Gay Activist Seeking to Be Straight 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z

I am curious about your thoughts on incorporating these issues into the film given your character's motivations for killing. Actor Graham Greene on how fear & golf relate: "It's a game where you get to play against yourself" 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z

I haven’t read with that primary motivation in a long time, but it feels especially attractive again. In This Moment of Solitude, Books Can Be Our Passports 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z

Not only did I not know that these voices were stopping me, I did not know what my true motivations were, so I could not tap into them. Is journalism killing my creativity? 2013-04-01T00:00:00Z

So even if the timeline doesn’t scan, do you question his motivation? Richard Ledgett, NSA deputy chief, thinks he knows Snowden’s true motivations 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z

They produced a file on my previous visits to the country, and my motivations, and they were suspicious about our intentions. Is "Jirga" a white savior movie about Afghanistan? "We have a lot to feel guilty about" 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z

It’s really personal, but it was a motivation for why I did this. For a Film About Korean Adoptees, a Group Effort 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z

Or a brain-computer interface to "analyse intelligence information, improve motivation and accelerate learning", as well as a warfighter's ability to "detect and identify threats rapidly and at a distance"? Mind Wars by Jonathan D Moreno – review 2012-06-01T21:55:07Z

The passengers on the Nile cruiser are wonderfully eccentric, with a basketful of motivations for murder. Michael Stanley's top 10 African crime novels 2010-06-30T14:27:00Z

He added that he was also often skeptical of the motivations for choosing well-known films as sources for the stage. Coming Soon to a Stage Near You: Yesteryear’s Movies 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z

There are many wonderful opportunities for guided travel available to solo travelers with the means and motivation. Perspective | Ask Amy: Going on a cruise and dreading telling a sister who won’t make her own plans 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z

My particular opinion rests with the fact that this vision fuels human motivation, the economy and even personal relationships. Gatsby and the way we live now 2013-05-31T16:27:58Z

Their relationship sweetens through the centuries, but Addie’s suspicions about his motivation sour their attachment until the elastic tension between them stretches to a breaking point. Review | V.E. Schwab delivers another compulsively readable novel with ‘The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue’ 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z

He talked to us about what he felt were the motivations that made the characters behave in the way that they did. Q&A: A Taste of Honey 2014-02-19T13:00:29Z

Whatever the motivations, the movie gives you the opportunity for its loquacious title subject to pour his thoughts into your ears for some 100 babbling minutes. Review: ‘Listen to Me Marlon’ Explores Brando’s Life of Contention 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z

They're diversions built around recognizable human beings -- characters with motivations and quirks, and perhaps a code. "Human Target": How Fox's stellar action show went horribly wrong 2011-02-02T15:03:00Z

What Rickman was describing wasn’t a character’s backstory—Little Hans in Berlin, unloved and overlooked—but his motivation, distilled down to a human being’s most basic urges: see, want, get. The Unforgettable Villainy of Alan Rickman in “Die Hard” 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z

“The basic motivation was to help the Met balance its budget in a way that did not hurt New Yorkers.” Met Changes 50-Year Admissions Policy: Non-New Yorkers Must Pay 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z

As a creature of his time, Kif is horrified by Heidl, for whom basic facts — birthplace, documented events, motivations — can never be nailed down. A Novel Based on the True Story of a Con Man and His Ghostwriter 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z

Likewise, I have no doubt misunderstood the motivations and explanations that locals brought to the table when I confronted them with pop as the world gives it to us. Pyongyang goes pop: Jarvis Cocker unites the divided 2011-03-29T14:52:43Z

And she makes her dancers look like independent spirits with their own motivations. Dance Review: Take Unusual Music, Mix Contrasting Movements, Stir Well 2011-03-01T22:40:58Z

The rest of “American Dharma” finds Morris and Bannon in intense conversation about his motivations. Steve Bannon, dropped by New Yorker, is attending Film Festivals — but they aren’t inviting him 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z

Wu is visibly embarrassed when I bring it up, which has less to do with her chosen field, and more with her motivation behind it. ‘I don’t regret being messy and imperfect’ – Constance Wu on Crazy Rich Asians, Twitter storms and acting with J-Lo 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z

What is clear by this point is that, for Handler, character motivation is a distant second to plot contrivance. A Series of Unfortunate Events 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z

But then summer hits, and my motivation to so much as turn on my stove seemingly plummets overnight. Summer meal prep: How to heat up your kitchen just once to eat all week 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z