| 单词 | noble |
| 例句 | “Neglect! I am sure you neglect nothing that can add to the beauties of that noble place. Charles, when you build your house, I wish it may be half as delightful as Pemberley.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “Let his mother and his sisters examine one another and share the special cake. I shall not be eating it. Nor shall I wash the noble Hizdahr’s noble feet.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Since my opinion of the Capitol and its noble president is already so low, I can’t say Finnick’s allegations shock me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “Arya of House Stark comes here to be wed. A woman grown and flowered, truebom and noble, she comes to beg the blessings of the gods. Who comes to claim her?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The group of watching nobles, their robes swaying, parted to make a path. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Perhaps his lordship is muddy, yes, but what is a little mud? Speak politely of the noble beast, as one learns to, who must work each day within reach of his jaws.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The days when you could act'out of your noble instincts are over. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z ‘Here is our noble cousin! Make way for Frodo, Lord of the Ring!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The only thing missing was a noble’s clothes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He was pleased to hear the Lord Darrin say to the King, "The boy has a true horseman's seat, Sire. I'll warrant there's noble blood in him." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Every ounce of the noble courage he’d felt, the will to make a difference, the promise to himself to reunite Chuck with his family—it all vanished into an exhausted fog of hopeless, wretched weariness. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Guards, motionless as statues, held their places while richly clad nobles and their ladies swirled around them. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “The study of language en' nobles the rowdiest beast.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The hermaphrodite had long been their master’s special pet, indulged and favored, and the noble Yezzan’s other slaves hated him for it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The words and his voice sounded strong and noble. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Journalism, to Mrs. Richardson, seemed such a noble calling, one where you could do good from within the system, and in her mind she envisioned a mix of Nellie Bly and Lois Lane. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z His motives in fleeing Camp 14, he said, were not noble. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z If he could only have died on that summer’s night when he had left number four, Privet Drive, for the last time, when the noble phoenix-feather wand had saved him! Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The life of the wild animal is simple, noble and meaningful, they imagine. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z If ever Odysseus my noble father served you by promise kept or work accomplished in the land of Troy, where you Akhaians suffered, recall those things for me the way they were.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps the Iron Bank could help find some noble family to foster her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The afternoon sun painted her white and gold—rising on her hills like a noble city in a happy dream. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z As he said this he sighed and looked so grave and noble and mysterious that for a second Digory really thought he was saying something rather fine. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z “The widow will see you next, noble ser. Have you brought a gift for her?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Thank you, above all, for helping humankind make peace its most urgent and noble aspiration. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I want him to be as noble as he first seemed to be, but of course he’s not. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z We learned that we wanted to be more like the noble eagle, the smart fox, and the powerful elephant. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Henry leads her off to the crowd of twirling nobles. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Their desire is more just than that of the nobles—the former want not to be oppressed, while the latter want to oppress. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z It is unfair to compare them with eagles, for many of these birds are noble creatures, while Sir Turquine at any rate was not noble. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z This would place us in the more noble ‘upper’ hemisphere. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z They say Captain Smith is only an ignorant commoner, and yet he wants the power of a noble. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “Nothing’s changed,” she breathed as we sat in front of the old synagogue, still white, aged, but slightly noble with its four tall columns. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “I will pay five hundred pieces of gold for my desires,” said the big-shouldered noble. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The man had recently taken to wife a freedwoman who had been the noble’s bedwarmer before the city fell. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Please, Ophelia, will you forgive me for being unjust and cruel?” she asks, not pleading but with a noble dignity. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He had been against the war for a while, but had always seen it as an essentially noble struggle. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Truly I hope that God will bless always this kind and noble man—and me. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z "This is a noble work, my queen," he proclaimed loudly, lifting a large platter for her inspection. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They came, all the best and noblest, to join the company. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Slide that over here, would you? If our young noble’s not coming back, I’ll have his bread.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Ashamed that I was too selfish and hungry to be so noble, I downed my fair share. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z A noble plan, and it will not be followed. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “But we can't do that simply by marching. It sounds like a noble and brave thing, but without some plan to back it up, it leads nowhere.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The noble and enduring man replied: “No god. Why take me for a god? No, no. I am that father whom your boyhood lacked and suffered pain for lack of. I am he.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z This occurs long after Lee’s death, when Lee has become the symbol of all that is fine and noble in the Southern cause. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Here was not just our history but the history of the world, weaponized to our noble ends. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Achilles stripped the bloody armor from the corpse while the Greeks ran up to wonder how tall he was as he lay there and how noble to look upon. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z These noble and selfish functions are inextricably linked, although some governments emphasize much more of one function than of the other. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Ah, yes, of course! How efficient you are, my princess, how noble and precise are your manners!” creaked the palace. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Save perhaps that my mother was a noble before she was a trouper. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “How noble,” Mr. D said, stifling a yawn. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “It would be a very brave and noble thing to do.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He was the oldest Pandava brother, and was known for being noble and just and wise. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z In response to Clara’s imagination and the requirements of the moment, the noble, seignorial architecture began sprouting all sorts of extra little rooms, staircases, turrets, and terraces. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z A noble elf strode into the gray tent, wearing robes of costly damask. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Who could care what spoon was used for what or the proper address for a European noble? Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Far gone in weariness, in oblivion, the noble and enduring man slept on; but Athena in the night went down the land of the Phaiakians, entering their city. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The last should have been hanged, as the king himself admitted, but he came from a noble family, and his father and brothers had been stalwart from the first. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “This we have heard. And yet Your Radiance has found the courage to answer butchery with mercy. You have not harmed any of the noble children you hold as hostage.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “In those of noble birth, virtuous behavior resides within. Others can practice and learn it, but the difficulty is very great.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z When the nobles see that they cannot resist the populace, they begin to support someone from among themselves, and make him prince in order to be able to satisfy their appetites under his protection. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Bribes perhaps, or a rumor that any inn employing a certain red-haired musician would be losing the business of a large number of wealthy noble customers. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Despite the noble lineage of his aerial maps, the flight had been a failure. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z By then I’d read Chancellor Williams, J. A. Rogers, and John Jackson—writers central to the canon of our new noble history. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z In the grand dining room, the noble family had laid out elfin delicacies in heavy silver dishes. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z But before any decisive combat had taken place, a youth in Thebes not yet grown to manhood had died for his country and in his death had shown himself the noblest of all. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z "I thought you a better man than this, kobert. I thought we had made a nobler king." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “For centuries, members of my family have served as noble knights, guarding the treasure our ancestors bequeathed to us.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Several lesser nobles in her pew laughed silently. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I know it is a shame that I had never seen the noble twin cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis, but how much greater a disgrace that I still haven’t, although I went through them. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z And that great, black, noble beast, wall-eyed with the din of battle and twitching already with its sense of loss. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z In this way they could justify treating the Indigenous peoples in much the same ways they had been treated when the nobles displaced them from the commons. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Afterward, you want to show your appreciation, but you don’t have the wherewithal to make a substantial gift of money like some wealthy merchant or noble. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “So noble! So valiant! But he must save himself, he must, Harry Potter must not —” Dobby suddenly froze, his bat ears quivering. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z It choked him like weeds and rot and colonies of vermin, clogging and staining him, stagnant and fetid, so that nothing so noble as love, or—gods above—forgiveness, could ever claim space in him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “This is a clean, noble, virgin type of bed,” she stated. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The way they've used it, manipulated it, turned something fine and noble into something else - something they can use for their own foul ends? The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Like medieval Italian city-states, Nudzahui principalities were rigidly stratified, with the king and a small group of kinspeople and noble advisers gobbling up much of the wealth and land. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z To send people away or else allow them to go, that what is most noble to me is the exquisite gift of silence. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z In addition to a fear of getting caught, Roy had serious qualms about trying anything illegal—and there was no dodging the fact that vandalism was a crime, however noble the cause. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Page boys ran to and fro between the colorful silk pavilions of the nobles, carrying messages. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z The stipend turned a noble act of charity into a painful way to make a few dollars, and it wasn’t worth it. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Michelangelo di Bologna was pushing his way through the crowd on the north side of the bridge, past the nobles and then past the guards. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z A hard and silent man, an honest man, a noble man. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then everyone cheered or bayed or neighed or trumpeted or clapped its wings and the royal pair stood looking solemn and a little shy, but all the nobler for their shyness. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Also ... the plan sounded exactly like the sneaky, twisted, ridiculously annoying and noble sort of thing Leo Valdez would do. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z And you would have seen what I saw: the Brown Pelican, the beautiful Brown Pelican, the beautiful and noble Brown Pelican. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z How noble and good everyone could be if, at the end of each day, they were to review their own behavior and weigh up the rights and wrongs. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The great and noble effort to master the elements in order to achieve purity, perfection, and divinity. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He looked inside and saw gathered there King Phillip, Queen Rosemary, the Princess Pea, twenty noble people, a juggler, four minstrels, and all the king’s men. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z I remembered lush and lovely eastern Washington very well and the noble Columbia River, which left its mark on Lewis and Clark. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was the noble oldness of self-respect. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She was as noble a figure as the Statue of Liberty that had greeted me when I arrived at Castle Garden two years before. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z It was noble that the scythes saw fit to pay homage to the gleaned, but if they only had twelve hours to complete three months worth of business, she didn’t see the sense of it. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Here is a truly noble husband, she thought. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z This was a large red-gold Labrador retriever, a young dog with all the heritage of his sturdy working forebears in his powerful build, broad noble head and deep, blunt, gentle mouth. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ah, noble Crispin,” he went on, “Our Blessed Lord, in His wisdom, must have sent you to me for instruction. “I shall begin by teaching you something. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “Save your japes for this evening, when you perform for our noble master. If you please him, you will be well rewarded. If not...” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Miranda was proclaiming the possibility of loveliness, the possibility of transforming even the nightmare into something fine and noble. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “They were a noble Roman family, and...wow, this place is amazing.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But, as for his nobta, they were to attack the nobles of the rebels as if they were gallowglasses and nothing more. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “If someone is a janitor, that’s noble, it’s a respectable job. But they should make sure their kids grow up to own a cleaning business.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z “Caroline should not marry a man if that man wants to be noble by marrying Caroline.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The poise of the head strikes one at once as indicative of thought and power; the head is noble, well-sized, broad, and large behind the ears. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Heralds cried his name and deeds for all to hear, and the noble knights and highborn ladies cheered as lustily as cutthroats at a cockfight. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The man before them was noble in appearance, and the shadows played across the planes of his face in a way that made their angles harden; his aspect connoted dignity. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z We were not so noble as to stage a hunger strike. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “Not so noble I can’t curry my own horse, nor so greedy I have no time to serve my king.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “But I also harvest flowers, fragrant blooms to decorate the palaces, the houses of the nobles on the mainland.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Human beings can do all sorts of wonderful and noble things—people even give their lives to help others. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z I tell you, to be drunk on alcohol is disgraceful, but to be drunk on water is noble and ecstatic. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Since the nobles are more perceptive and cunning, they always have time to save themselves, seeking the favours of the side they believe will prevail. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Finally, he left clues that led directly to the discovery of the group of elements known as the noble gases, some of which are so elusive that the last of them wasn’t found until 1962. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z It is a noble outlook on life, especially if undertaken without the expectation of a return, investment or otherwise. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z My heart leaped to see the outline of his noble face, its beloved features unmarred by the morning’s frenzy. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The maegi drew it across the stallion's throat, under the noble head, and the horse screamed and shuddered as the blood poured out of him in a red rush. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z All the attendants and nobles sprang up in a flurry, rippling out like waves in the water. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The noble and This 1501 print shows two kinds of computation. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z “You show spirit and bravery, and you come of noble stock. You will make a very valuable Death Eater. We need your kind, Neville Longbottom.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Lord Snow, as Lady Val is a stranger to our ways, please send her to me, that I might instruct her in the duties of a noble lady toward her lord husband.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Nor is it sufficient for you to wipe out the ruling family, since the nobles who make themselves heads of new insurrections still remain. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Alex makes a mental note to figure out which shadowy gay noble taught Henry all this and send the man a fruit basket. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “If you truly think me wise, heed me now. Release the noble Hizdahr and restore him to his throne.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A bull is like a silverback, noble, contained, calm like a cobra is calm. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z It does not matter that the “intentions” of individual educators were noble. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “I want no trouble with your noble master.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Although Nabokov was the scion of a Russian noble family, he detested the class-bound servility ubiquitous in the land of his birth. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z An orchestra played minuets in a corner, and servants slipped through the gathered nobles in a dance of their own as they refilled and cleared plates and cups and silverware. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Benighted, contentious, passionate, ignorant souls, countryfolk of a poor land, their generosity gave a noble ending to that hard journey. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “You and your sisters must remain pure of heart on this journey, Odilia. Be courageous but remember to also be noble and everything will be all right.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z It combined the Greek prefix eu—“good”—with genesis: “good in stock, hereditarily endowed with noble qualities.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Perhaps it had been made long ago, handed down to some rich noble from his father. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z "This is no way to speak in front of our noble guest, Father," one of his younger sons said. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Along the way, the dead emperor's executors, four high-ranking nobles, schemed to depose and murder Washkar and install yet another son in his place. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He had chosen a country over us, as my mother had said, because it was nobler to take care of hundreds than one, or hundreds and one. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z In addition, a prince can never make himself secure when the people are his enemy, because there are so many of them; he can make himself secure against the nobles, because they are so few. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Werfel could not believe that, on top of everything else, he now had to be threatened by one of Tenebrion’s most powerful noble families on account of Spurge’s bad behavior. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z My father is the noble lord’s physician, And I am bound to carry on tradition. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z He represents Kendra’s death as a tragic blow, and Dumbledore’s decision to give up his expedition as an act of noble self-sacrifice. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Instead, I heard him assure the king that he had kept his virtuous but unworthy daughter away from the most noble prince. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z We moved quickly northward, heading for Wisconsin through a noble land of good fields and magnificent trees, a gentleman’s countryside, neat and white-fenced and I would guess subsidized by outside income. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z "Send Arya away, she started it, Father, I swear it. I'll be good, you'll see, just let me stay and I promise to be as fine and noble and courteous as the queen." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Obviously, the noble boy on the rooftop was playing just one more game with me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Let her noble husband make the speeches and laugh at the feeble Yunkish japes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Not only that, I looked like some young noble’s son. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The best I could come up with was, “Allow me to prove my worth, noble Acererak.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z This noble remark shows the faith she put in Mark Antony’s leadership and might. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z He’d always imagined them as huge noble animals, like lions with wings, but these things reminded him more of vicious pack hunters —flying hyenas. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I knew that the action that he had called for was in fact a noble one; he believed that Africans should help their Indian brothers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Magnificence,” murmured Reznak mo Reznak, “we cannot know that these great nobles mean to join your enemies. More like they are simply making for their estates in the hills.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z So off she goes with her thousand noble ladies- in-waiting and their companions, ten thousand. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Please, Sansa thought, please, please, be the king I know you are, good and kind and noble, please. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Your noble blood is the warrant for your death. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z He took part in the great Calydonian Hunt, when the King of Calydon called upon the noblest in Greece to help him kill the terrible boar which was laying waste his country. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to give Americans the most intimate view possible of Barack and his noble heart. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The masked woman had foretold the coming of the pale mare, was she right about the noble Reznak too? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The Shaper remains, though now there are nobler courts where he might sing. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is noble in you to tell me that you have other causes of unhappiness. Is it true?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z That long and noble line ended and now began again with me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He could see, instant to instant, flashes of the fleeing noble in the next room, and when he reached that place, the Count would have made it into the room beyond. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, of course. For risking your life to stop that Nazi assassin. It was a very noble thing to do.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Or had I best join fortunes with a suitor, the noblest one, most lavish in his gifts? The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They say those gentlemen hate Captain Smith because he is a commoner who has no special respect for nobles. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Since it was a mere two days in a fast coach from Tarbean, a great many wealthy nobles, politicians, and courtiers made their homes there. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Despite her noble intentions, she could not see any way she could succeed on her own. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The school, thus improved, became in time a truly useful and noble institution. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Many noble creatures had died here, died and been dissected for a few bars of soap and some heating oil. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “Not that I don’t appreciate your noble urges and all.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z All these years we were told the Irish were always noble and they made brave speeches before the English hanged them. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Not at all, dear. I have such noble company tonight. What could be wrong?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The endeavour of these pioneers was a noble and timely one, and much of what they heard found itself reintegrated into new musical works and styles. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z All around them are the less awful children of faerie nobles, eating their bread and honey, their cakes and roasted pigeons, their elderflower jam with biscuits and cheese and the fat globes of grapes. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Ellsberg tried to convince her that he—that the United States—was fighting for a noble cause. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Adam sat looking at the mountains to the east of Salinas, with the noble point of Fremont’s Peak dominating. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But for the Richardsons, it seemed noble: they did important things. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z "You and your noble brother will leave His Grace with no council at all if you continue." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He is beautiful and noble and knows no fear of anything. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She taught him what she knew with gentle kindness, and the more he learned, the more he came to love her brave, noble, quiet and intelligent relations. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z This one held a dozen long banquet tables, all packed with what Anya assumed were the tsar’s noble boyars. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Like other sons of noble family, he would be sent away from his mother and father to live in the household of another knight, where he would learn all the ways of knighthood. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Go to some noble, then, or seek an audience with a priest of Amon? The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Its priests and nobles would be fed the last grains of the storehouses. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Sacrificing yourself to save your family seemed like a noble thing—a very doglike thing to do. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Her cooks had promised her to serve the noble Hizdahr’s favorite meal, dog in honey, stuffed with prunes and peppers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He tells her that although they had become estranged, he often thinks of Vincent, “so often volatile and so impassioned, yet for his noble mind and artistic qualities, always worthy of admiration.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Once I was on my flight to Los Angeles to tape The Ellen DeGeneres Show, though, I forgot about my noble cause and started to feel more nervous excitement about meeting Ellen. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He was such a noble animal, to begin with, that he carried a beauty with him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I was growing, and if I could not name my anguish precisely I still knew that there was nothing noble in it. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I looked up at Hamlet’s noble countenance, his wide, intelligent brow now furrowed with grief. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Many Prussian nobles had the preposition von before their last name to signify “of” or “from.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z But for the first fifteen seconds or so, the noble was uneasy. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The Wall was no place for a woman, much less a girl of noble birth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Held back what I knew, and my reasons were not the least bit noble like hers. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Griff is different. He has a son he dotes on. Young Griff, the boy is called. There never was a nobler lad.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z No—Lillian was a lady, and a man with as much honor as Perrington would never harm one of noble birth. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Your noble experiment in sedimentary cuisine,” he said. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z And it wasn’t going to end like I’d always thought it would, with some noble, worthy gunter finding the egg and winning the prize. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I experience my own confusion as I realize what I’ve said is entirely true, and the noble impulse that carried me across the square is replaced by despair. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The noble of the inner circle on both aides were in a way traditionally more friendly with each other than with their own men. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “You said you were teaching. Do you still? Your noble win-the-war effort?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z You lay back now and rest your noble self, sir.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Perhaps they will truly become American and create a nobler basis for their myths. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Stop being noble! I don’t care if I die!” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Deep inside the parka pocket, Ralph felt sad, brave and noble, frightened and bewildered. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z The noble bust, the sloping shoulders, the graceful neck, the dark eyes and black ringlets were all there;—but her face? Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Their souls are taken from the battlefields by Valkyries, the warrior-women charged by Odin with the task of bringing the souls of the noble dead, battle-slain, to their ultimate reward. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The common people and a few nobles and churchmen soon gained complete power in France and beheaded Louis XVI in January 1793. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z In France, revolutionaries were turning against their own nobles but remained uncertain about what this meant for enslaved Africans on their sugar islands. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z “Crispin. That’s too fine and noble a name for such rubbish as you. Have you a surname?” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The noble took out one piece of gold. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z And seated a little apart was a tall man with a fair and noble face, dark-haired and grey-eyed, proud and stern of glance. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z At the same time, the nobles hedged their bets. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Everyone was stunned that I dared openly defy a powerful noble’s firstborn son. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Birds and bats, toads and cats, slimy and scaly, noble and humble. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Annabeth had had nothing but trouble from that overbearing goddess, and she’d never forgive Hera for taking Percy away, even if it was for a noble cause. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A former slave came, to accuse a certain noble of the Zhak. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Though of noble bearing, he wore the garb of an ordinary warrior, with no ornament save a curiously shaped iron brooch at his collar. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “Jenny, I am going to call you my most noble Christian Queen. Will you be strong?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Despite the amount of fun you nobles will have betting on us, this competition seems unnecessary. Why not just hire me already?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z That day, I felt myself to be the embodiment of African nationalism, the inheritor of Africa’s difficult but noble past and her uncertain future. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "Man's hope can paint a purple picture, can transform a soaring vulture into a noble eagle or a moaning dove. Oh, yes! But I knew," he shouted, startling me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Get the heads of all the noble houses out of their pyramids on some pretext, Daario had said. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The Frenchman never spoke of his private life, except to slip in certain subtle hints that would enable an astute observer to recognize his splendid past, his incalculable fortune, and his noble origins. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He nodded at a few passing nobles, who scraped and bowed. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The noble had taken her maidenhood, used her for his pleasure, and gotten her with child. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z No matter how noble the ideal, some people had better jobs or nicer apartments whether or not they had earned them. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z It was a noble question, and if destiny had seen fit to reveal its staggering answer to him then, he would never have believed it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z A group of nobles sat and debated scholarly issues. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Haldon, send word to Mandrake to leave a garrison behind and bring the rest of his men over to Cape Wrath, along with any noble captives.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In the Iliad Hector is nobler by far than any of the heavenly beings, and Andromache infinitely to be preferred to Athena or Aphrodite. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He may be only a slave, but he is a man, a good man with a noble heart. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “And, dear Joe, you have the best wife in the whole world, and she will make you as happy as even you deserve to be, you dear, good, noble Joe!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z In the final window, a red Indian received a piece of parchment from three white men who stood in noble postures, their hands open in gestures of negotiation. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Again, I conclude that a prince must respect the nobles but not make himself hated by the people. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Whatever it is, that same look I see in those pictures, noble and vacuous, was the look I saw in Mable Jones. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z It signifies little, whether I am scion of a noble line. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “Even in this rain. What a noble bird.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Finally an emperor outlawed this cruel knot, and the nobles could not order it anymore. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z His tongue had earned him some stripes on the back in the beginning, but soon enough he had learned the tricks of pleasing Nurse and the noble Yezzan. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Billingsley, despite a noble effort, looked like a Lilliputian trying to block defensive ends and line-backers who were seven inches taller and forty pounds heavier. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The soldiers look noble and brave, willing to go out in the world and fight. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z There are telegrams for the houses of priests and nuns and they have maids, too, even if they say poverty is noble. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z To the west strives the Trojan prince Hector, his armor stained with the lifeblood of many Greek nobles. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Also there are men fighting, or about to fight, looking clean and noble, not dirty and bloodstained and smelly the way they must have looked. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z His face was noble; a face sculpted from an aggrieved aristocracy that was bleeding out through weak tributaries in the long delta of the twentieth century. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A practiced barber, no doubt; her order often cleaned the corpses of the noble slain before returning them to their kin, and trimming beards and cutting hair was part of that. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z To Virgil as to all Roman poets, war was the noblest and most glorious of human activities. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “We are the noble race of elves—not barbarians. Never barbarians.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z He is certainly a man of noble nature; poor dear Lucy was right about him. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z That quite won me, Mina, for it was brave and sweet of him, and noble, too, to a rival—wasn’t it?—and he so sad; so I leant over and kissed him. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z That her latest scheme involved yet another noble general did not sit well with his fellow citizens. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Nothing beats the smell of fresh-cut pine, it says, and below the sentence are photographs of three types of fir trees: Douglas, noble, and grand. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Their labor and their taxes helped to build roads, temples, nobles’ houses, and other structures. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Then we were coasting the noble island of the god, where grazed those cattle with wide brows, and bounteous flocks of Helios, lord of noon, who rides high heaven. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z In one part of Russia, though, the nobles who owned the land were interested in trying out new tools, new equipment, and new ideas about how to improve the soil. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Adoption, I know, is a noble and mostly happy practice. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s basic psychology. You dress a beggar in fine clothes, people treat him like a noble, and he lives up to their expectations.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “The noble Yezzan’s life is in the hands of the gods. Keep him cool if you can. Some say that helps. Bring him water.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The young mouse, hiding a smile at Basil’s noble pose, said admiringly, “Oh, Mr. Hare, you do look heroic standing like that! Thank you!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z During the Crusades era, European nobles took over the commons so they could own it. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z "You like to spread the rumor that she was of noble birth," Fenoglio went on. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z However noble your intentions may be, I find it at odds with your investment interests. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z This is the moment, Your Highness, that you might as well reveal our plan to all of the noble sneaks, eaves-droppers, braggarts, blowhards, and backstabbers who surround your throne. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “Love is a noble cause. How can anything done in the service of a noble cause be wrong?” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Charley’s combed columns of legs were noble things, his cap of silver blue fur was rakish, and he carried the pompon of his tail like the baton of a bandmaster. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “No good, then it becomes one of those noble flicks about interracial love, and they kill you off at the end so they can show it in Georgia.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked, as he commanded: Mama Mwanza with her disfigured legs and her small, noble head both wrapped in bright yellow calico. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “A little Spanish in honor of your noble heritage.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother said to me once that suffering is the noblest art, the quieter the better. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Someone tend the babe before he oversteps himself,” the noble said to the crowd. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z "So, do you break the rules for noble reasons?" The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z But football games were not won with noble role models and the cotton candy that college presidents liked to spin out for the media. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Civilization came to the people, and Cuzco was the center of it all, a thriving city of nobles and priests. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “And saving me is a very noble cause,” Leo agreed. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The more the Governor spoke, the more his face hardened back into that noble image that Nok knew so well from pictures in textbooks. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z This community belonged to Poland, and the Polish nobles, who were Catholics, treated the Cossacks who lived there with cruelty and contempt. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Even though most nobles were not known for their strength, the king lifted the heavy buckets of water with ease. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Her noble husband had opened the Great Pyramid to fete them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z What ship chandler would not think of making a little extra money under the noble guise of saving lives? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He had, you see, no idea of how noble and free-born people behave. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z The slavers had always been able to count on the support of English nobles, who resisted any change that might diminish their power. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z In an effort to keep me noble, she was paying me less than she'd paid her previous assistant. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z They were straight of form and noble of face. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z And yet when the noble lady had once gone by, the crowds knitted together just as before, milling about, strolling, buying or selling. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z I do not know how, purposed with so high & noble Aims, we end thus in Ruin. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z It is a most noble ruin, of immense size, and full of beautiful and romantic bits; there is a legend that a white lady is seen in one of the windows. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Not, of course, that I fool myself with thoughts that I’m more noble. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z But he was a noble so what was there to do? The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Now, before God and this company,” he said, “I do hail thee Conqueror and true son of thy noble father.” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z He must think I was either a raving lunatic, or the son of some important noble. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When beggars came to the temple from down the mountain, Father Cham received them as if they were visiting nobles, feeding them and chatting with them for long hours. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “Your father wants me to be his Champion? What—don’t tell me that he’s managed to eliminate every noble soul out there! Surely there’s one chivalrous knight, one lord of steadfast heart and courage.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “He’s not my precious anything. But sure, why don’t you act more like him? He’s responsible, and he's noble, and he’s good because he tries and he...” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Harpers Ferry is the headquarters of the Appalachian Trail Conference, overseers of the noble footpath to which I had dedicated my summer. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Phineas must still be too sick, or too noble, to tell them. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z "And the rest of the noble crowd eagerly waits outside your doors." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z "A noble lady does not feed dogs at her table," she said, breaking off another piece of comb and letting the honey drip down onto her bread. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I pondered Horatio’s question in earnest, for this was a chance to talk of love like the noble ladies in Castiglione’s Book of the Courtier. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The noble killed him then, with no warning; a flash of the nobleman’s sword and Domingo’s heart was torn to pieces. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z When the nobles appropriated the commons, they created a peasant class that had little choice but to work for the landowners. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Witness this, god of the zenith, noblest of the gods, and Lord Odysseus’ hearthfire, now before me: I swear these things shall turn out as I say. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s the king’s property, and you aren’t of noble blood. You need permission from either him or the prince.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Some nobles started dancing, weaving in and out among each other. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She said, with an oddly twisted smile, “It’s for some stupid, noble reason, isn’t it?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Legend has it that the pirate Dog Breath stole it all from our noble ancestor Angel Vengador Leones, who was a brave buccaneer.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z "How noble of you. I bet Du Barry taught you to say that. To make us feel better." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z "Sweet Petyr, surely you do not mean to suggest that these puissant lords and noble knights could be bought like so many chickens in the market." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He was handsome and noble, a warrior and a lover, but he was missing something in his life, and he did not know what it was. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Today's world is too foul a place for fine and noble instincts. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Then one sees some of them who either had the people against them, or if the people were friendly towards them, they did not know how to protect themselves from the nobles. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z “My brother says that is a good thing, making people laugh. A noble thing, and honorable. My brother says ... he ...” The tears fell then, rolling down her face. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z So you can see it was kind of noble for me to wait outside for her. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z With that, he left her and confronted the noble bully and his horde. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z My life would have been nobler if I had followed Lio. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mayans who lived away from the cities worked the nobles’ fields and paid rent to use the land for their own needs. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Galazza Galare arrived at the Great Pyramid attended by a dozen White Graces, girls of noble birth who were still too young to have served their year in the temple’s pleasure gardens. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z To that fantastical end, the government regularly enlists the masses in miserable tasks dressed up in noble slogans. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “Enough of your family is dead for one day; be content,” said the noble. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “If it please you, Yurkhaz will be pleased to give us the singers, I do not doubt,” her noble husband said. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Your Grace need only ask him. The noble Jlizdahr awaits I below. Send down to him if that is your pleasure.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The ball would go to Comer on the pitches and the sweeps and he would lead the noble but anonymous charge trying to take out the defensive ends and the linebackers. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your Grace does not love the noble Hizdahr. This one thinks you would sooner have another for your husband.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In his present trouble I hope it will not overcome him—& the noble newspaper trust. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “I have knights and lords in my service, scions of noble Houses old in honor. They cannot be expected to serve under poachers, peasants, and murderers.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "Now, onward to enjoy your weekends, my noble six hundred!" Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z He remembered that at that time he had boasted of three things to Kamala, three noble and invincible arts: fasting, waiting and thinking. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z It was probably kind of noble to see. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z There are all manner of more familiar animals as well, cats affectionate and aloof, dogs noble and cowardly, wolves and foxes, eagles and bears. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z All the noble aspects of the sacrificial animals had gone, with their deaths, into Mwan s country. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z It was painfully clear that Sister Irma herself had found the color unsatisfactory and had tried her unadvised, noble best to tone it down somehow. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Frederick’s successor, his son Christian, was only 11 when the King died, and the Danish nobles elected four of their number to serve as Protectors until he reached the age of 20. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z The Greeks believed that studying music would produce better, more tolerant and nobler human beings. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Somehow they only served to make her look noble. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He felt brave and noble because his going out into the strange world would protect the safety of his little relatives. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z ‘Most noble hobbit, it leaves me deep in your debt.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Temple was a man of noble family, who treated the upstart Wotton with barely concealed disdain. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Then he did what I think was a noble thing. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z This allowed knights and nobles to seize land and force the commoners who lived on it to work for them. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z I must see my noble father, for he missed me sorely. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He says they should reach out to each other, see the other’s faults, and “forgive them & try to nurture whatever is good and noble in one another.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “They certainly don’t trust the old Prussian nobles now, do they?” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I am not trying to make myself seem right and noble. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z But, in its maturity, it was nobler than before. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I commend him in his own right, for he is the co-architect of a great and noble experiment. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere along the way she'd got the idea that broke people led richer lives than everybody else, that they were nobler or more intelligent. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “That’s enough from you, you guttersnipe. Encouraging the degeneration of some noble woman scholar,” Ignatius barked. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z "This is my escape just as much as yours. And I'm sure a noble war-horse like this is not going to betray us. We are trying to escape, to get to Narnia." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z A generation or more ago, the towns of large areas of the United States lined their streets with the noble elm tree. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z We don’t get seats here, just long concrete benches, but the few Silver nobles up above enjoy cool, comfortable boxes. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z For you are proud, Gandalf — and not without reason, having a noble mind and eyes that look both deep and far. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Major de Coverley is a noble and wonderful person, and everyone admires him.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The importance here is that this was the first rich man who had bothered to do so, the first noble. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “If it please Your Magnificence, I will take my leave. You and the noble Hizdahr will have many things to discuss, I do not doubt.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Maybe Scythe Curie will see what I did as noble,” Rowan suggested. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Persians have mastered the ancient and noble art of the awkward family photo—in fact, we probably invented it. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She had worked with the American Woman Suffrage Association, and she knew Susan B. Anthony, calling her “a great and noble woman.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z True, the crowds were not as wealthy as those at the Horse and Four, but they appreciated me in a way the nobles never had. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z America believes itself exceptional, the greatest and noblest nation ever to exist, a lone champion standing between the white city of democracy and the terrorists, despots, barbarians, and other enemies of civilization. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Yes it is. But there’s more. La Llorona said we have to remain noble and kind. If we do that, everything will be all right,” I said, relieved that she finally believed me. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The noise of battle will be furious; the Einherjar, Odin’s noble warriors, are locked in pitched battle with the evil dead, Loki’s troops. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “Very smart! The noble Junkers have concealed their drive,” said Poet. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z What would I put up with if I could win a powerful noble’s patronage? The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I am only a slave. My noble master decides when and who I play.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It stars a noble African queen who tries to defend her tribe from advancing slave traders. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He was a lad of less than twenty summers, with a fine noble face and a sense of humour. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Similarly mournful love songs were cropping up all over Europe during this period, their woeful lyrics gaining popularity in courts, noble houses, and other places where a sheet of printed music could be afforded. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I have heard about the masquerades in England, with their grand costumes and music and acting, but only nobles are allowed to see them. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “Things will be better in the next life. Maybe we’ll be born as the sons of noble families. Maybe we’ll even finally find release from this world.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “The child died for a noble cause. She prevented many deaths by delaying the giant’s rise. She had courage to stand against the might of Gaea.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Sailors and soldiers and tinkers had been observed dancing in the streets with nobles and fat merchants, and in every inn and winesink cups were being raised to the new triarchs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Proud Volantis, queen of the Rhoyne and mistress of the Summer Sea, home to noble lords and lovely ladies of the most ancient blood. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Pippin looked at him: tall and proud and noble, as all the men that he had yet seen in that land; and with a glitter in his eye as he thought of the battle. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Sometimes as I worked, I imagined both parts of a conversation between a beautiful woman and her noble suitor. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Accompanying the noble few in the tombs to the world of the deceased were copper beads and bracelets, stone tablets and collars, textiles and awls, and, sometimes, stone pipes in the shape of surreal animals. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I dare not think further; for so I should in my thoughts dishonour a noble woman! Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z We’ve watched Macbeth change from a noble, trusted, dedicated soldier, willing to sacrifice his life for king and country, to a wretched, depraved, corrupt murderer who no longer has feelings of guilt or morality. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was unbearable to have that beautifid face, so noble and serene, connected to such a sight below. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z But, thank God, they are not as intelligent as we who kill them; although they are more noble and more able. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z You read of Lancelot in some noble achievement, and, when he comes home to his mistress, you feel resentment at her because she cuts across the achievement, or spoils it. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “A fierce and noble falcon right out of the wilds of White Man Mountain, and look at her—sweet as a baby.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z She was a Stark of Winterfell, a noble lady, and someday she would be a queen. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I mean to be a spy worthy of any noble’s hire. Silent and invisible.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Baron d’Arce was an example, despite his noble title; as the passage he italicized suggests, his account highlighted Indian freedoms as an incitement toward rebellion. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “I have. You have been both sweet and noble.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z What would my noble husband think if he could see me now? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Besides this, one cannot honestly satisfy the nobles without harming others, but the common people can certainly be satisfied. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z If ever Odysseus my noble father served you by promise kept or work accomplished in the land of Troy, where you Akhaians suffered, recall those things for me the way they were.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I resolve to be chaste, as that is a noble thing to do. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He will help you place the other boys with noble lords, where they can serve as pages and squires and win their knighthoods. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z As he recalled in My Early Life, “I got into my bones the essential structure of the ordinary British sentence— which is a noble thing. ” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z It seemed to her that a noble weapon deserved to have its story passed down, and if not to her and Rowan, then to whom? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z In consequence, the court nobles were left to choose the emperor. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Kok had a noble agenda: He wanted Bobby to continue his career, and he wanted to be a privileged witness to his games, as did almost all chess players. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z All gave assent, then home they went to rest; but young Dawn’s finger tips of rose, touching the world, roused them to make haste to the ship, each with his gift of noble bronze. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Tristran was about to tell his companion all about the encounter with the unicorn, but he thought better of it, and simply said, "He was a most noble beast." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I would like to claim an immediate fury which was followed by the noble determination to break the restricting tradition. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z A far more important outcome of the Rookery meeting, however, was Olmsted’s recognition that the architects’ noble dreams magnified and complicated the already-daunting challenge that faced him in Jackson Park. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z A blushing queen of little more than twenty summers on her throne, and the whole flame-lit hall filling with noble knights on bended knee. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Griffith presented the Klan as crusaders for white civilization itself, and as one of the noblest forces in American history. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z She had taken a Meer- eenese slaver as her king, as wealthy as he was noble, and when the peace was signed and sealed the fighting pits of Meereen would open once again. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Because almost everyone is acquainted with the silkworm, and because it is the most useful and noblest of all worms and caterpillars, I have here recorded its transformation.” The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z This noble war in the sky elevated my spirits; I clasped my hands, and exclaimed aloud, “William, dear angel! this is thy funeral, this thy dirge!” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z If you fall bravely in war the Valkyries, beautiful battle-maidens who collect the souls of the noble dead, will take you and bring you to the hall known as Valhalla. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Judge Ford strode in as regally as an African princess, her noble head swathed in a turban, her tall body draped in yards of handprinted cloth. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z It made the parrot into a less noble creature than God intended. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z This isn’t me being noble, by the way: it’s just the way I know it is. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Hrothgar went back to his high, carved chair, relinquishing the bowl to the noblest of his thanes, and sat like an old man listening inside his mind to the voices of his childhood. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Over us both, the noble Brown Pelican watched, keeping his balance like it was no trouble at all. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Siddhartha knew many worthy Brahmins, above all his father—holy, learned, of highest esteem His father was worthy of admiration; his manner was quiet and noble. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Each House has its own noble history and each has produced outstanding witches and wizards. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z "Look, if you want to spend the last hours of your life planning some noble death in the arena, that's your choice. I want to spend mine in District Twelve." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She said, “I was referring to your noble companions.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The word Aryan used to mean noble—it’s an old Sanskrit word, and Mom says it’s actually the root word for Iran—but it means something different now. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I can’t understand most of what she says, but it sounds noble, about how we all have rights to good health care. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Also, he's completely gorgeous and noble and dark and brooding and poetic. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She had to don her crown again and return to her ebon bench and the arms of her noble husband. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Never have I seen a greater, or more beautiful, or a calmer or more noble thing than you, brother. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But when the septon climbed on high and called upon the gods to protect and defend their true and noble king, Sansa got to her feet. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She had a bold, aquiline face, a face that one might have called noble until one discovered that there was as nearly as possible nothing behind it. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z In the mural, An Aztec warrior Is standing on a mountain With a machete And a band of feathers On his noble head. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why, that last test wasn’t even fair. Questions on the proper address of European nobles? And European-style place settings? We ain’t even talked about that stuff in our lessons.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “The just and noble king! Yes, it is easy to be fair, when it is over. That is the amusing part Justice! He can keep that too.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It is ironic, but when we say someone is a “crusader,” we generally mean he is striving to do something noble: he is trying to improve the world. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z “Who would do such an evil act to a noble Holy Being? Him, I tell you! Him!” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Moreover, we elevated that tragic experience into a noble crusade. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “How dare you attack the spirit of the noble Mrs. Levy,” Ignatius thundered. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We will learn every lesson of accent and idiom, we will dismantle every last pretense and practice you hold, noble as well as ruinous. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He lived a good life, his words were wise; fine and noble thoughts dwelt in his head—but even he who knew so much, did he live in bliss, was he at peace? Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z He says we have been sent by God for more noble purposes: to bring the good news of Christ to the Virginia natives, and to look for survivors from the Roanoke colony. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z But it was an enmity controlled from above—by nobles who were not sincerely anxious for each other’s blood. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “He gets them from his father, graceful and gentle. Perfect for seducing young nobles’ daughters.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z For even as the revolutionaries in France passed humane laws, they began using the guillotine to execute their own lords and nobles. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z “And our noble knight has been the Queen of England’s lover all the time.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, Ophelia. You are the marvelous work, so noble in your reason.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The half who had inherited what had been pure and noble in Baba. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z And he sent out messengers inviting the most noble lords in the land to come to a banquet to celebrate the opening of Heorot's doors. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z The Duke Robert had been sumamed “the Magnificent" by his nobles—but "the Devil” by his parishioners. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z On the far side of the pyre, the children saw a clutch of nobles standing amid the merchants and Jews who had come from their homes on the north bank. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He had none of Hamlet’s noble beauty, but a woman might find him somewhat fair of countenance. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Now beet sugar set an example of modern farming that helped convince Russian nobles that it was time to free their millions of serfs. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z “Your Worship, I beg you, take the noble Hizdahr for your king at once. He can speak with the Wise Masters, make a peace for us.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z All the soldiers who had fought that day, whether they had won or lost, rode home to Valhalla, the hall of the noble dead. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “Scar,” he barked out, “the noble Yezzan has need of fresh, clean water. Take two men and bring back as many pails as you can carry. And be quick about it.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They arise from the fact that the people do not wish to be commanded or oppressed by the nobles, while the nobles do desire to command and to oppress the people. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z It is more seemly to regard it as the last message to his fellow- creatures of a man who laboured with all his strength to propagate the noble truth - Love is of God. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I loved and respected Ellen, and felt not a little bit noble in discarding the counsel of those who disapproved. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Always having to stand erect, always having to find noble language! It must wear on a man.” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z He found nothing noble in interpreting people’s maladies, assiduously translating the symptoms of so many swollen bones, countless cramps of bellies and bowels, spots on people’s palms that changed color, shape, or size. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z All ladies of noble blood, all of marriageable age. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z With this “noble” rase, he conned his own wife to look away from his obvious preference for the ‘ ‘animal” black woman. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m desperate to prevent her tears, but not because I’m noble or anything. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z No tumbling with Trip, or playing the bratty young noble’s son in Three Pennies for Wishing? The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z We expect great things from men who have made such a noble stand against the designs of their fellow-men to enslave them. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Ambitious men caught glimpses of nobler ambitions than their own, and even worldlings confessed that his beliefs were beautiful and true, although ‘they wouldn’t pay’. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z If not the blade he would have chosen, it was nonetheless a noble gift, and freeing him from Alliser Thome's malignance was nobler still. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z This idea, part of Jefferson's legacy to America, written down in one of the country's noblest documents, was incompatible with the idea of legalized slavery. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z They are often noble beasts, even if they can present formidable challenges to their handlers. Seymour M. Hersh — the Journalist as Lone Wolf 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z Based on the novel A Song of Ice and Fire, it interweaves the stories of several noble houses, who are engaged in a raging civil war. The Good King Joffrey 2013-11-08T08:23:00Z They ignore the fact that most were built 50 years after the war, when the children of the Confederacy were creating the myth of a noble lost cause. Slavery and the Holocaust: How Americans and Germans Cope With Past Evils 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z The main drawback to this noble effort, just nominated for the foreign-language Oscar, is that the two-hour film is unrelievedly grim and tense. 2010-02-04T03:33:00Z Indeed, the wolf is a noble predator striking fear into the hearts of livestock owners. 98.9 The Bull vs. 100.7 The Wolf: How do Seattle’s country radio stations stack up? 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z “Zenobia” highlights, with simple clarity, Syria’s noble historical legacy as well as the plight of its modern people. Stories for Kids About Heroic Young Refugees 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z The first movement vividly documents the scene, starting with noble, tranquil music suggesting Leningrad before World War II. Music Review: ‘Shostakovich for the Children of Syria,’ a Benefit Concert 2014-01-14T22:39:52Z But I do respect the noble tradition of naming one's children after pop culture figures, even when the characters themselves do not have lives anyone in their right mind would wish on their children. Don't worry, parents of babies named Khaleesi: You're in good company 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z And saw one of the most noble statements I had seen in film. Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg on Bridge of Spies, Racism in Hollywood and Star Wars 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z "With Puritan vigor they positively insisted on noble failure in a society that has always been devoted to easy, crass success," he wrote. The great, and entitled Gore Vidal 2012-08-01T21:11:12Z “To act on it and explore it, that’s the most noble thing. There’s no confidence like knowing yourself.” The Boundary Between Abuse and B.D.S.M. 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the dead become Glorious, the Cenotaph a clean and noble monument. Should the country spend £55m to commemorate the first world war? 2013-05-25T16:45:01Z Des Cars, a specialist in 19th- and early-20th-century painting, is descended from a French noble family of writers. Louvre Gets Its First Female Leader in 228 Years 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Because most of the characters are from noble families—at least those south of the Wall—their problems are the problems of dynasty and inheritance. Game of Thrones Watch: Suffer the Children 2012-05-21T10:24:55Z They are not the noble West Wingers, they’re down and dirty and speak quite horrendously and crave this power. How to Write TV in the Age of Trump: Showrunners Reveal All 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z "Dune" is about Paul Atreides, the scion of a noble house, who arrives on the desert planet of Arrakis with his family and eventually becomes the leader of the native Fremen people. Is "Dune" a white savior movie? Denis Villeneuve responds 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z The secret of the sweet wines is the fungus botrytis cinerea, the so-called noble rot that attacks grapes, generally in very humid weather. In Slovakia, a Wine Region Waiting for the Spotlight 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z As the Royal Shakespeare Company's Brutus in Julius Caesar in 1972, he was undoubtedly the noblest Roman of them all, with his severely etched profile, electrified presence and his impassioned argumentativeness. John Wood obituary 2011-08-10T14:21:55Z "It is noble that she would volunteer to cook for everyone," T'Challa continued. Why did Paula Patton's fried chicken recipe break the internet? 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z “Promise yourself to be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.” Ann Hampton Callaway Performs at 54 Below 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z Selflessness is a more noble quality than selfishness Bella is willing to give up everything — her family, her friends, her life — to be with Edward. Teen-Heroine Smackdown: 5 Ways Katniss Is Better Than Bella 2013-11-20T10:45:36Z Which the founding fathers had to be, on some level, as well as those noble patriots from our schoolbooks. ‘Hamilton’ and Company: Tony Award Nominees in a Season That Reflected the World 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z Town houses of nobles and aristocrats who attended the king’s Paris court, these extravagant stone mansions were the urban alternative to the countryside châteaux. In Transit Blog: Paris Exhibit Shows How the Other Half Lived 2011-10-28T10:00:22Z That play’s titular character, Dr. Thomas Stockmann, starts off as a noble whistle-blower, only to turn into a fanatical crusader who delivers a proto-Ayn Randian aria of elitist contempt for the masses. Review: In ‘Public Enemy,’ a Noble Whistle-Blower Turns Fanatic 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z There was an underlying ugliness in the mildest takes, most of which express noble distress about the double standard women face as they mature. The unreasonable, degrading expectations imposed on stars' bodies 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z Saving him from their excesses is the great and noble duty of actors. | 'The Tempest': Dread Rattling Thunder! Yes, It?s Shakespeare 2010-12-09T23:27:00Z In that case, get ready for 21st-century analogues to the noble tractor drivers and self-sacrificing factory workers of 1930s Soviet Realism. Review | What ‘Henry Huggins’ and ‘Lolita’ can teach us about extremism — and civil discourse 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z Mr. Hurt played a quietly noble Winston Smith, the hero of “1984,” resisting the incursions of Big Brother and the Thought Police in Michael Radford’s film adaptation of that George Orwell novel. Watch John Hurt in His Most Memorable Roles 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z According to Variety, "Assange is expected to be portrayed as a noble crusader who eventually becomes drunk with power as he grows increasingly paranoid and obsessed with winning the 'war of information'." WikiLeaks film adds James McAvoy to cast 2012-11-12T13:06:41Z Jackson’s goal in all of it — the work, the studio, the gallery space — seems to be to create something noble and durable. T Magazine: The Artist With the Race Car in His Studio 2013-09-13T22:03:10Z The road to the little king's maturity was rocky, what with tangled layers of royal lineage, noble bureaucracies, scheming courtiers, far-flung international intrigues and years of bloody civil war. 'Woven Gold: Tapestries of Louis XIV': Splendid pomp and circumstance at the Getty 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z The evolution of modern jazz put a premium on cooperative rhythm-section interplay, making the self-contained world of solo piano seem a bit like a noble antiquity. Lonely Voyage of Player,Piano and Audience 2011-07-02T04:00:25Z Now, he gets "glimpses of what was noble and beautiful in him and that is what I respond to". A Hundred Doors by Michael Longley 2011-03-20T00:02:02Z Davy would probably have abstained, but he lived in an America where people were nobler and firmer of purpose. An Appraisal: Fess Parker, Davy Crockett and the TV Tie-In 2010-03-21T21:41:00Z I tried to convey chemistry topics by relating them to hip-hop, analogizing West- and East-coast hip-hop scenes to repellant noble gases. The gig economy goes to class 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z And yet as the richness of the final movement intensified toward a noble conclusion, the brilliance of the performance became almost cloying. Pianist Schiff rises to challenge of weighty ‘Last Sonatas’ 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z It’s a fundamental attribution error: If you’re part of “us,” your aims are noble and your misdeeds are innocent mistakes; if you’re part of “them,” your misdeeds are proof of evil intent. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Raise a child, not a gender 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z Wamp: There was an era — and we were probably at the very end of it — where public service was a noble calling. How the Clinton-Gingrich years became ‘the good old days’: Republicans revisit 1994 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z Its story of war contains valor and horror—the destructive and self-destructive conflicts that are intrinsic to a person endowed with a warrior’s noble nature. “American Sniper” Takes Apart the Myth of the American Warrior 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z His senses are open toward the world and his bearing on the page is noble and entrancingly weird. Juan Felipe Herrera, Poet Laureate With a Working-Class Voice Meant to Be Spoken 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z Fearing that she will spurn him, the two noble families arrange as proxy another son, the beautiful Paolo. Opera Holland Park: Francesca da Rimini, Fantastic Mr Fox; BBC Proms 24 & 25 2010-08-07T23:05:00Z This could easily have been the story of a noble healer — a variation on the heroic big-city teachers so beloved at various points in Hollywood history — reaching out to a hard case. 'Starred Up,' a Father-and-Son Prison Drama 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z At the movies, the machines absorb and emulate the noblest of human attributes: intelligence, compassion, loyalty, ardor. When the Movies Pictured A.I., They Imagined the Wrong Disaster 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Dickens wrote nothing that meant as much to me and my friends as “The Portrait of a Lady,” with its high-minded, presumptuous, ambitious, and noble heroine, Isabel Archer. Beyond Expectations: Rereading Dickens 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z This is most evident in her interpretation of inlay, marrying what she calls “noble” materials — mother-of-pearl, brass, stainless steel and even leather — with the more pedestrian acrylic, concrete and wood. The Thriving Designers Who Dominate Beirut’s Flourishing Scene 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z It’s called performing, and performing is a noble calling, a kind of greater realness. T Magazine: The Enduring, Multigenerational Appeal of Justin Timberlake 2013-09-12T11:35:19Z Part of what appealed to them at the outset was the film's recognition of small-town values — "that they are truly noble and worth preserving," Robert said. 'Judge' a departure for David Dobkin, Robert Downey Jr. 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z He is the survivor, but there is nothing noble about that, no great lesson to be learned. David Payne's 'Barefoot to Avalon' avoids easy answers in a tale of two brothers 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z The sublime cruelty of the scene is as noble and refined as it is quietly terrifying. Amber Heard and the Artistic Problem with Contractual Nudity 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z “She represents the apogee of Rembrandt’s aspirations as a history painter. He’s painting what he loves and what he most believes in. She’s everything he finds noble in his profession.” A Homecoming for Dutch Masters, Thanks to an American Billionaire 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z The Sokolov of the novel is an anxious but rather noble hero, who helps many of his fellow prisoners. ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ and the History in Historical Fiction 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z To compete successfully for major Academy Awards, a movie should be a true-life portrait of an exceptional man — sorry, ladies — who struggles against impossible odds in a noble quest. The Theory of Everything review: My Left Brain 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z I slowly put the books back in my bag, upturning my nose in the classic pose of the noble martyr. Will.i.amsburg 2013-05-01T22:16:49Z In direct response to the controversy surrounding their invitation to the festival, Metallica opened their set with a video homage to the noble gentleman’s pursuit of fox hunting. The Complete Glastonbury Festival Post Mortem: 30 Top Moments 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z He is no innocent, noble savage but an angry, morally complex individual with a heart full of grief. Review: ‘Embrace of the Serpent,’ Where Majesty Meets Monstrosity 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z On its surface, “unity” is a noble endeavor. White people calling for “unity”: Your good intentions aren’t enough 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z Usually it’s figurative: our major characters are mostly nobles, their houses represented by wolves, lions, kraken, stags, and whatnot. Game of Thrones Watch: Dragons and Eagles and Bears, Oh, My! 2013-05-13T09:45:54Z Instead, Ms. Dalayman has soared from depths of listless despair to supercharged rapture with an eloquence all the greater for a note of noble restraint. Music: Katarina Dalayman in ?G?tterd?mmerung? at the Met 2012-01-22T02:23:06Z Wouldn't we lose interest in Magneto if there weren't something tragically noble about him? In the end, "Peacemaker" is the villain-turned-hero worth crossing the TV galaxy for 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z As a play to her fan base it’s ingenious, and yet “Pieces of Me,” the song, sags under its unoriginal premise and noble self-regard. New Music 2011-06-13T22:00:32Z In fact, many of Wangenheim’s fellow prisoners were artists, intellectuals, clergymen and nobles, assembled “by the iron fist of the arbitrary ”: 'Stalin's Meteorologist' illustrates the life and idealism in the under a dictatorship 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z Action turns to overkill when the squad journeys on foot from Pakistan to Afghanistan through mountains, a snowstorm and a desert, and Ms. Kruger’s noble suffering wears thin. Movie Review: ‘Special Forces,’ Directed by Stéphane Rybojad 2012-10-12T02:06:46Z Indeed, for the most part, they fall back on the same old political or economic systems: for fantasy, we have our usual monarchies and empires, kings and queens, nobles and commoners. Why can't sci-fi and fantasy imagine alternatives to capitalism or feudalism? 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z That which is most enduring, most noble, most human about me — my urge for something brighter, more vivid, more loving, more alive — all of this is being used against me. An Antidote to Digital Dehumanization? Live Theater. 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z They wouldn’t be interesting enough, tormented enough, smart, noble, pitiless or self-critical enough. Karl Ove Knausgaard’s ‘My Struggle: Book 4’ 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z We've sold whole animals to our local food pantry, so nothing on this farm goes to waste, and these animals serve a truly noble purpose. Get to know two Wagyu farmers (then make your new favorite steak salad) 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z “I will roar argon into chlorine, xenon into fluorine, all the noble gases into reactive ones,” she writes. Books of The Times: Jessica Stern?s ?Denial? Returns to a Dark Past 2010-06-24T20:41:00Z “His struggle was noble. He tried to maintain his dignity in the light of losing his sovereignty,” Marcelo posted on Facebook. Brazilian bossa nova pioneer Joao Gilberto dies at 88 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z He was the young noble who got into a dust-up in church, during a Mass, with — scandal! — the husband of a woman he fancied. Talking Across the Centuries to the Medici Family 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z What it isn’t is noble or awesome or cool. In the ‘Barry’ Finale, Hollywood Gets Away with Murder 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z A world in which there’s no singular canon is a noble goal — but what if the irony is that this classic helps us get there? Does “The Feminine Mystique” still matter? 2013-02-13T14:00:00Z Photograph: Moviestore/REX Shutterstock Superhero fans often have an investment in a particular version of a character, and judge films on whether Superman is sufficiently noble, or Batman is sufficiently serious. Batman v Superman: no version of the characters can be right or wrong 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z In 1990, aged 17, he won the gold medal at the Prix de Lausanne, and today there is no nobler prince on the ballet stage. The 10 best dancers 2010-07-31T23:04:00Z Royals and other nobles who were thought to be too important to kill this way were beaten to death with a piece of sweet-smelling wood. 6 countries that still use lethal injection to kill prisoners 2014-05-08T12:30:00Z He demanded money and men from his nobles. Magna Carta on view at Library of Congress through January 19 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z It should remind Hollywood how cathartic it is to have a good noble cry at the movies. Box Office: How the Stars Aligned for a Fabulous Fault Weekend 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z And from the vantage point of musical theater, the WNO’s exceedingly somber “Lost in the Stars” comes across as more noble than compelling. ‘Lost in the Stars’ falls short as compelling musical drama 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z The music unfailingly suits the words with its airy lines, elegant ensembles and sly allusions: a whiff of “La Bohème” each time Lydia dreams of noble destitution, for instance. Opera Review: Bronx Opera Company’s ‘The Rivals’ at the Lovinger Theater 2014-01-13T19:15:13Z Steven Spielberg’s The Post is the latest in a long line of heavyweight films that pay homage to the noble art of news reporting. Breaking news: why does Hollywood gloss over the world of magazine journalism? 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z Long before his noble gesture came to light, however, there was still a movie to be made from Trumbo’s script, and not everyone was certain that the hugely ambitious, expensive effort would bear fruit. Spartacus: Behind the Scenes Photos From a Stanley Kubrick Classic 2012-03-07T16:15:17Z I felt disloyal for wanting something more than the noble life we had imagined for ourselves. Young Democrats in love 2012-11-02T23:30:00Z People are used to grating it over pastas or salads, he explains, but “what’s unappreciated is how wonderful and noble it is as a table cheese.” 10 Cheeses You Should Definitely Be Eating 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z But I stand by the basic point: to even start to avenge music's bland-out requires one thing – musicians distancing themselves from the machine, and returning to the noble ideal of art for art's sake. A Boy's principles 2012-08-12T19:30:00Z “A movie like ‘Killing Jesus’ is a noble endeavor, even if you didn’t like it — even though some conservatives didn’t like it either,” he said. Bill O’Reilly blames bad “Killing Jesus” reviews on prejudice: “It is open season on Christians” 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z Superman, Spider-Man, and Batman: America's noblest triumvirate of imaginary white gentlemen sworn to protect made-up cities from evil clowns, robot man-mollusks and menacingly bald financial wizards! Ka-pow! Why Brits have gone from villains to superheroes 2011-02-02T15:17:56Z “Of all the mad things we humans do, there might be nothing more humbling, or more noble, than trying to translate the dead languages,” Zeno’s friend says. Review | Anthony Doerr’s ‘Cloud Cuckoo Land’ is a convoluted love letter to books 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z They discussed chalking up the whole thing to a noble failure. The Annals of Flannel 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z Across the decades, the band has continued at a steady clip, an album every few years that generates oft-brilliant art to noble gushes but little more. Unsung Mekons are a musical beacon of persistence and creativity 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z Historians and film critics argue over whether or not The New World ends up perpetrating the idea of the noble savage itself. The New World: a gap-year fantasy that doesn't trip up on talking raccoons 2012-02-09T12:06:38Z When her noble origins are discovered, she is dragged to the guillotine and beheaded. Bolshoi Ballet: The Flames of Paris | Dance review 2010-04-01T21:30:00Z In the third movement, a melody based on the Beethoven figure changes from something down-home and soothing to noble and heartfelt. Marc-André Hamelin – review 2013-06-28T15:45:01Z American muscle-flexing around the world — from World War I through the Cold War — was justified in terms of the global good, with “national exceptionalism” transformed into an “unimpeachably noble” crusade for democracy. Pankaj Mishra Challenges America’s Self-Deceptions 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z It’s noble for a person, in full knowledge of the terrifying odds, to commit her life to the enduring cause of racial justice. The Unreality of Racial Justice Cinema 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z The museum, he adds, “represents all that is great and noble and aspirational about America. The collection, the range of work, the diversity of work, its placement in Washington.” Perspective | A voice for the arts, and social justice, joins the National Gallery of Art board 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z But when the intent is noble, the point is not to place a specific individual in someone else’s shoes. Mozart in Trump Tower, and the art of getting political onstage 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z The dancers, dressed no less splendidly, did their jumps, their turns, their spectacular lifts, their dramatic gestures, their noble curtain calls. American Ballet Theater Celebrates 70th With Gala 2010-05-18T17:04:00Z They are noble robots, not complex or flawed human beings. "Crisis" boasts big names – Gary Oldman, Evangeline Lilly, even Armie Hammer! – and fails them all 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z The two goals don’t mesh very well, with the Yankees’ one laid on so heavily that the more noble one suffers. ‘Henry & Me,’ With Richard Gere, Austin Williams and Others 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z In this adaptation of Frank Herbert’s science-fiction opus, the young scion of a noble family departs for a desert planet home to monstrous sandworms, enigmatic Bedouin-like inhabitants and an addictive, highly valuable resource called spice. At the Oscar Nominees Luncheon: Glamour, Griping and Gluten-Free Meals 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z The volcanic Tokaj region in northeast Hungary produces wine made with grapes with “noble rot”, induced by the “Botrytis” fungus that shrivels grapes and concentrates their sugar. At $40,000 a bottle, Tokaj winemaker aims to revive royal heritage 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z Instead of viewing parenthood through the sinister lens of biological and authoritarian imperative, Laszlo sees it as a duty, which is noble, and a science project, which is as far from altruistic as one gets. "What We Do in the Shadows" sinks its teeth into a trend of men playing surrogate dads 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z There is a quiet, noble experiment going on with the Metropolitan Opera’s first revival in 25 years of Rossini’s “Semiramide,” which opened on Monday and runs through March 17. Review: ‘Semiramide’ Returns to the Met, Unglamorous but Excellent 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z His use of Lisztian cyclic form seems remarkably fresh, and the concerto's rather grand manner suits Udagawa's noble style and steely tone wonderfully well. Khachaturian: Concerto-Rhapsody; Sonata-Monologue; Lyapunov: Violin Concerto – review 2013-01-10T22:00:05Z Instead he traffics in a vague theology of uplift, wherein the road to an entirely abstract heaven is paved with noble instincts. Movie Review: The Mob Work Is Tough; Then He Has to Go Home 2010-12-28T22:45:33Z Even when the lies are told in a noble cause, few politicians are honest enough to admit that they sometimes feel compelled to be deceivers. Tony Blair's A Journey: Andrew Rawnsley's review 2010-09-04T23:06:00Z To treat men the way women are historically treated in film—as props and plot devices—is a noble quest. Girl on girl crimes: “The Neon Demon” makes women look like the real predators in the modeling world 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z Why not write of heroism, purity, and happiness in a just and noble setting? No Longer Writing, Philip Roth Still Has Plenty to Say 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z The cause need not even be noble, since a hopeless situation and senseless violence can actually fortify a work of fiction. Books of The Times: On a Fool?s Mission in a Dying Colonial World 2011-06-29T22:32:48Z Though Elizabeth Bennet is a noble, engaging and unique heroine, it's Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy Esquire we continue to talk about, more than a century after Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" was first published. Move over, Colin Firth – our favorite new Darcy is on "Fire Island" 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z It was executed for a noble family in Carmignano, Italy, where it hangs above the altarpiece in the parish church. 10 Under-the-Radar Art Shows to See Now 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z If ever there is a fashion cult, this designer is it: the leader of a style that is noble, androgynous and compelling. Fashion Review: Rick Owens and a Vibe From the Tribe 2012-03-01T19:23:40Z She's learning the price of capability and lessons about what it means to be a Targaryen, and a woman, from noble sources and unseemly ones. "House of the Dragon" is a slow ride back to Westeros that takes its time in lighting our fire 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z The carapace of rich language suddenly becomes invisible, and a man or a woman — noble or witty or tortured — is laid bare before us. ArtsBeat: Highlights From a Decade of Watching Shakespeare 2011-08-02T21:55:05Z Abandoned by the Protestant nobles who had also been complicit, Mary continued to support her lover and sat on the sidelines as he was prosecuted and acquitted for Darnley's murder. 11 of the most influential royal lovers in British history 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z Francois will be instrumental in a plan hatched by then-recently elected President Nelson Mandela, played here by the aggressively noble Morgan Freeman. 2009-12-11T03:16:00Z The vestiges of British rule and Irish nobles, forts and castles, dot the landscape, along with stone dolmens, built thousands of years ago, but for what purpose and how remains a mystery. Chasing Waves on Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z Mezzo Karen Cargill was tragically noble in the Nietzsche setting with which Mahler delineates man's questioning, alienated nature. RLPO/Vasily Petrenko 2010-05-24T21:31:00Z Sunday; lighting ceremony for the hotel's 25-foot noble fir, 3:15 p.m. Yulefest at the Nordic Heritage Museum and other weekend community events 2010-11-19T22:08:00Z “Textile recycling is a noble idea, but it’s also an industry. Textiles are a commodity, with a market value and a price,” Baruchowitz explains. Do you know what’s happening to your clothing donations? 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z He also commissioned artists for the Fraser Album, a compendium of portraits of soldiers, villagers, dancing women, holy men and Indian nobles. Art Review: ?Princes and Painters in Mughal Delhi? at Asia Society 2012-03-08T22:18:28Z So what bone does the Voice have to pick with such a noble cause? Ashton Kutcher's war with the Village Voice 2011-06-30T21:31:00Z He was speaking in his office this week about the travails, triumphs, noble struggles and sheer folly in the unusually rich stew of morality tales that are this year’s nine best picture nominees. Rabbi Marvin Hier Talks Best Picture Nominees 2012-02-02T22:55:22Z In his program notes he described “Compline” as “a loving duet with and a fond farewell to this noble emulsion” and, after the screening, spoke of Kodachrome and its soul. Film: The Revolution Is Being Shot on Digital Video 2010-12-17T23:34:06Z The story it tells is of noble intentions undermined by the dark machinations of the US state, in the malign guise of the FBI and the omnipotent figure of its devious director, J Edgar Hoover. Black power’s coolest radicals (but also a gang of ruthless killers) 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z Much like Simon Pegg’s character in the film, I saw this as a noble, manly quest to drink a pint at every pub in my hometown of Wells, Somerset. | Edgar Wright on the Autobiographical Inspirations Behind His Boozy Film 2013-08-22T21:05:22Z She alternates compare-and-contrast images of czarist life and peasant labor, and lingers, as if in appalled fascination, over extended shots of court processions, with male and female nobles dressed in Tenniel-worthy attire. The Art of Politics, in ‘Agitprop!’ at the Brooklyn Museum 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z Legendary explorer, naval commander, lord of a noble house that has long earned its living from the sea: Corlys Velaryon, a.k.a. the Sea Snake, is a boat guy, through and through. ‘House of the Dragon’: Steve Toussaint on Playing Lord Corlys, Boat Guy 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Hallberg’s “noble” type seems at first far more akin to the greater refinement of the Mariinsky Ballet of St. Petersburg, but he knew what he wanted. David Hallberg’s Dancing Develops Via Russia 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z If it is, it'll be a noble act by a funny man. Music picks of the week 2010-04-16T23:09:00Z Azazel Jacobs’ The Lovers, which opens in the US today, follows in this noble, thorny tradition. Bad romance: a thorny history of marital strife on film 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z But the real story of this show is how quickly it shifts from noble talk about making sacrifices for the country to eminently reasonable frustration about the destruction of the family unit. Television Review: ‘Married to the Army: Alaska,’ TV Series on OWN 2012-11-18T22:21:07Z Simple in appearance but noble in its proportions, the granite structure was built in the 15th century, though the two towerlike wings were added centuries later. This Dreamy Country Estate in Normandy Blends High Style with Cozy Charm 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z IN Cuba, where dancers — especially male ones — seem to grow like weeds, ballet is a noble profession. Havana?s Sphere of Influence 2011-05-25T19:32:32Z A blockbuster franchise rarely wraps without a few significant casualties, each noble sacrifice underscoring the definitive end to come. James Gunn Always Knew How ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Would End 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z I say, I have faith in the human spirit, that something noble enough to have created Gaudí's cathedral in Barcelona is noble enough not to have to go to war over sheep in the Falklands. Q&A: Harlan Ellison 2013-06-14T15:00:16Z Are we meant to regard him as a noble hermit? Manglehorn review – Renaissance man Al Pacino delivers a masterclass as a lion in winter 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z Little people were printed on, but not in, noble battle scenes or pastoral pictures. Prints That Tell a Story 2012-09-16T18:24:24Z But he can’t help wondering whether it’s noble to be seeking serenity in a world that is destroying itself. 'Small Mouth Sounds': Playwright Bess Wohl's off-Broadway sleeper arrives at the Broad Stage 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z A noble gesture albeit one that was, shall we say, insufficiently appreciated. Contrary to what Liam Hemsworth doubters suspect, he'll make a fine lead in "The Witcher" 2023-07-08T04:00:00Z It’s a lingering 19th-century habit to think of grapes and wines in hierarchical terms, to separate the so-called “noble” grapes from those that, by contrast, must be commoners. The Aligoté Defense Rests 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z “It quickly becomes a caricatured depiction of a beautiful land with noble people who are submissive,” wrote the newspaper Sermitsiaq. A Darker ‘Borgen’ Returns, and Heads to Greenland 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z The image of Camelot immediately took hold, back-filling and defining the public’s sense of the Kennedy White House as a place of noble acts and youthful idealism, all destroyed in one senseless stroke. Jackie: behind the creation of JFK, America's once and future king 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z In a show about women, created by a woman, and often written and directed by women, Adam is its most noble character. “You Like Us! You Really Like Us!”: On “Girls” men get better treatment than they deserve 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z “Let us never surrender to the North the noble song, the ‘Star-Spangled Banner,’ ” read an 1861 editorial in the Richmond Examiner. Colin Kaepernick and the Radical Uses of “The Star-Spangled Banner” 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z Yet the Italian architect is Ms. Sander’s hero, his noble bearded face in a framed photograph in the library. Jil Sander Bathes in the Glow of Uniqlo 2010-06-07T11:40:00Z And yet, for all our noble history of accessorising and being lively, we have never as a sex been encouraged to exploit it, because of the "patriarchy". Catherine Hakim: charm school marm 2011-08-19T22:01:41Z As the ballet opens, we see her as an infant being stolen from her noble family by gypsies who literally waltz in and carry her off, unimpeded. Review | Mariinsky Ballet’s ‘Paquita’: Glittering dancing but a skimpy story 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z Such noble lines even William McGonagall — widely revered as the worst poet in British history — would be proud to have penned. Review | What’s the worst novel ever? It might be this 19th-century train wreck. 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z This fascinating PBS documentary tells the mixed and cautionary story of its noble but hubristic legacy. TV highlights 04/01/2013 2013-01-03T20:00:01Z I enjoy him as a goof on the colorful history of actual half-wit nobles and monarchs — and thus as a dead-eyed critique of the very concept of royalty by birth. ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6, Episode 4: An Hour of Ice and Fire 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z One of the cello’s strings is subtly mistuned in this piece, which adds a kink to otherwise elegant, even noble, lines. Review: Annie Gosfield Makes Machines Hum in ‘Electric Sweepers and Vacuum Creepers’ 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z He was inspired to incorporate the noble animals into his show after watching a performance featuring horses and realizing that when a horse is onstage, the beast steals the show no matter what. Beauty baths, hair styling, 1,750 pounds of carrots: the luxe life of a Cavalia horse 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z Photograph: Cannes There is a long and noble British tradition of musicians becoming absolutely godawful actors. Cannes 2012: Confession of a Child of the Century ? review 2012-05-21T15:24:07Z He led a rebellion against the confederacy, though whether he did this for noble reasons is still debated. The 75 films we're most excited about in 2016 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z “Now that the World Trade Center has become a martyr to terrorism, I suspect that architectural criticism of it will cease altogether. It has become a noble monument of a lost past.” Sunday Reading: Cityscapes 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z Not just any Chihuahua, but a swashbuckling, sword-fighting, romantically noble one. Theater Review: ‘Skippyjon Jones,’ at Lucille Lortel Theater 2012-07-29T21:32:42Z Peeking inside the Temple of the Red Queen, we learn that the Maya even painted the bodies of their dead nobles red. Mexico’s mysterious Mayan ruins at Palenque, now accessible from the air To get people who really, truly honor the noble ideas of our democracy: All men are created equal. Takei discusses new book, Trump's "evil" 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z In such conditions stripping down to your shorts and beating another guy senseless can seem not only logical, but also noble. | 'Warrior': ?Warrior,? Directed by Gavin O?Connor - Review 2011-09-08T16:26:17Z It was their complicity in the destruction of the noblest and most idealistic sense of life that lay within their own souls. Jamaican, gay and Ayn Rand made it OK: My amazing “Atlas Shrugged” love story 2014-04-25T23:00:00Z The noble death thing is not always successful. ‘Boardwalk Empire’s’ pitch-perfect goodbye And though his mission is noble, there’s never any certainty that he’s doing the right thing. Review: Holocaust Drama Son of Saul Is Rigorous, Demanding and Rewarding 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z When this noble character first appeared in London in 2015, in the premiere of “The Hard Problem,” Mr. Stoppard’s first full-length play in nine years, the Western world felt like a slightly more hopeful place. Review: Tom Stoppard’s ‘The Hard Problem’ Is a Mind-Body Gabfest 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z After three seasons of promoting love and sticking it to intolerance, the show abruptly and unconvincingly reversed course and tried to act the nobler for it. The Unholy Pleasures of “Grantchester,” The Original Hot-Priest Show 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z The noble George Washington had a dignity of bearing and an austerity of mien that sometimes paralyzed those in his presence. The Laws of Comedy 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z Wilton’s 3,750-square-foot plan is simple: four principal chambers on each of its two floors, linked by a hall with a noble carved-walnut staircase. Home & Design: History helps breathe life into a Georgian manor in Virginia It's full of ambiguity and, in spite of the adorable Scout, the noble Atticus and all that demonstration of human decency, it's full of darkness, danger and difficulty. To Kill a Mockingbird: shadows on film 2013-07-25T10:27:40Z His Martian Chronicles – a collection of short stories with a common theme – were a warning about humanity's often terrible, but sometimes noble tendencies. Ray Bradbury and the fever of inspiration 2012-06-06T20:50:17Z Ella possesses an agreeable scruffiness, the tea plantations and noble birch trees sharing the landscape with a host of ramshackle restaurants and guesthouses. In the Hills of Sri Lanka’s Tea Country 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z Yet for any interpretation of this tightly drawn work to fulfill the play’s deepest intentions, it must be above all a double portrait of its incandescently noble leading man and its equally extraordinary villain. Review: A Cool-Tempered ‘Othello’ for Warm Central Park Nights 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z Like the inscription on the tomb of the unknown soldier, it celebrates noble obscurity, but its resonant memorial would not, of course, exist without language and literacy. Poem of the week: Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard by Thomas Gray 2011-01-17T10:17:14Z There is the honest way to acquire such a wardrobe, and there is the Inventory way, which is just as noble. Critical Shopper: Inventory Makes All the Right Choices for You 2013-07-03T14:08:40Z Those are noble goals, but vastly difficult ones. Books of The Times: Wooing With Words in the Age of the Incredible Shrinking Message 2011-07-26T21:30:40Z After all, one man’s terrorist is another’s freedom fighter, and which you consider noble depends on your personal circumstances. Video Game Review: Exploring Moral Consequences, the Obvious and the Unintended 2011-06-21T21:39:34Z They live on a tenuous edge of subsistence, and she recognizes scavenging as more noble than theft or charity. ‘Fire Shut Up in My Bones,’ a Memoir by Charles M. Blow 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z At one key moment, King Arthur summons a noble lady to play chess; together they "sat themselves together on the side of the bed" and "began to play until dawn that was day." In "The Queen’s Gambit" and beyond, chess holds up a mirror to life 2020-12-26T05:00:00Z When people believe you are a noble person, it comes out as quite a surprise when they see so many nude photographs of you. A Word With: Jane Birkin: Jane Birkin Brings Serge Gainsbourg Songs to New York 2011-12-09T20:50:28Z These lulls also allow the filmmakers to lay out some of the brute details of everyday life in the Middle Ages, even for a noble like Jean who slogs off to war for money. ‘The Last Duel’ Review: A Medieval Epic in the Age of #MeToo 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z The staging, by the former Mark Morris dancer Marjorie Folkman, was a noble effort, danced with touching effort by the students, especially in the more joyful, formal sections. Review: Barnard/Columbia Dances at the Miller Theater 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z He wrote of the painting as "the noblest seascape ever painted by man". Aquatopia: art on the ocean wave 2013-07-22T17:25:00Z But then: there's no reason to dismiss something just because it's impure, and this idea of the avant-garde, in its essence, is a noble ideal. Paris, home of the avant-garde 2011-03-26T00:05:47Z It's a place with a noble past and, I think, a great future. Bungay - the perfect country retreat 2010-12-21T10:57:00Z Adam Bull nobly carted Amber Scott, even nobler, in lifts and poses. Dance Review: Australian Ballet at the Koch Theater 2012-06-13T22:18:36Z Again, we have a pre-existing analogy: Those noble people who donate their bodies for medical research will never know if students make rude remarks about their corpses. Mind reading is possible! 2012-12-15T23:00:00Z While that’s both noble and supportive, what I haven’t seen are stories about the private struggle — the husbands, wives and children who suddenly find themselves faced with difficult choices. My husband, the woman: The private anguish of having a spouse in transition 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z Despite the noble intentions in play, it’s clear this is more of the same. Birth control for everyone: Instead of scolding about alcohol, the feds should promote contraception for everyone 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z When we first meet the noble Stark clan in Season 1, mom Catelyn is exasperated that her younger daughter Arya is more interested in bows and arrows and sword fights than in embroidery. Motherlode Blog: Five Key Parenting Lessons from ‘Game of Thrones’ 2013-06-09T22:00:43Z “We need the people who hold public office to continually strive for the noble causes in life with noble behavior.” Georgia official: Trump call to ‘find’ votes was a threat 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z “I loved the administration, in that I loved building a community about what I think is a noble and fascinating mission,” she says. Poet Elizabeth Alexander’s memoir of love, loss, art and glorious food 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z There is nothing great or noble in her singing, no inner spark, nothing to animate the audience. The art of bad singing: A legacy lives on 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z Rather than presenting them as her own artworks, she describes them as depicting members of the UmuEze Amara, one of the oldest noble clans in Nigeria, and the Obafemi, minor aristocrats, merchants and ambassadors. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z Song can't refuse, a noble trait she shares with Philip Marlowe. 'Beware' enters modern-day Hollywood noir shining darkly 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z What’s left, against its most noble impulses, is a white saviour narrative with no vivid human world to save. High-concept satire Downsizing is dwarfed by its white saviour narrative 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z His vision of hierarchical power structures — youth honoring age, commoners honoring nobles —appealed to an imperial-minded culture. Art Review: At China Institute, Envisioning Confucius, an Abstraction 2010-03-25T22:43:00Z It was common for royals and nobles to present one another with lavish gifts of porcelain, which was, at that time, considered more valuable than silver and bronze and often called “white gold.” Hermitage Amsterdam's 'Dining With the Tsars' Examines Heyday of Russian Royalty 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z Their rivalry is settled by a foot race, a noble competition with a classical pedigree. Boys in Love 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z “Better to die for a noble cause than to live and die a slave.” Neneh Cherry at the Highline Ballroom 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z That charity is noble does not mean that it should be pressed on those who have declined it. Perspective | Miss Manners: Ready to meet the queen — just in case 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z I understand the filmmakers that want to preserve film, and I think that's noble. SXSW 2015: Colin Hanks discusses his Tower Records documentary 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z For Marlantes, the impulse was to celebrate a noble sacrifice and to make his novel an act of homage to the fallen. Vietnam road 2010-07-10T23:01:00Z He’d say to the brass, “Noble, gentlemen, noble. I don’t understand why everyone takes this so fast.” Leaving the NSO, a veteran clarinetist reflects on the orchestra’s ups and downs 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z There's a big noble sinking of the final pint followed by a long slow-motion sequence of all the characters throwing up on each other. The World's End: meet Edgar Wright 2013-07-13T05:00:00Z That included one ballad with the noble architecture of a Gershwin song and another that seemed to arrive fully formed, with a twinkling motif and a delicate logic of harmonic development. Review: Keith Jarrett at Carnegie Hall, Precise and Aglow 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z The sweets became a fixture at royal functions, including weddings, birthdays, and, most notably, ancestral rites; for some nobles who could afford the delicacy, it was even served in more everyday settings, like afternoon tea. How this ancient Korean dessert is making a comeback 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z “Being a musician you’re not sure pretty much every other day whether it’s actually a noble job.” Sasami Wanted to Appropriate White, Male Music. She Landed on Metal. 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z The performance has a smooth virtuosity that plays down the gimmickry and illuminates how Macbeth’s mind is a tangled nest of both noble and evil impulses. Theater Review: Alan Cumming in ‘Macbeth’ at Lincoln Center Festival 2012-07-08T20:59:33Z Stop using the award as a way to bring attention to this or that political struggle, noble as that may be. Perspective | The Nobel Prize in literature takes a year off. Let’s make it two. 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z He was indeed a man in the dock, but the crimes he was pleading guilty to were treachery, double-dealing and shabby behaviour, and there was nothing noble or tragic about them. Ted Hughes's 'Last Letter' to Sylvia Plath: second thoughts 2010-10-15T15:01:00Z Martin's best-selling series of fantasy novels about wars waged between noble houses in a fictional medieval universe. With swords and suds, 'Game of Thrones' spurs sales for HBO 2013-09-20T19:44:18Z With few exceptions, most of the castles, chateaus and other noble buildings in the region are the property of the Czech state today, and remain open to the public. In the Czech Republic, Moravia and Its Castles 2011-09-23T18:55:00Z But the news in this production is the way iconoclastic Spanish director Bieito has reinterpreted - some would say distorted - the story of a noble wife risking her life to save her unjustly imprisoned husband. Munich's hit 'Hoffmann,' far-out 'Fidelio' 2011-11-28T14:46:10Z People around the globe were mystified, but according to Koenig it was all supposed to be part of a larger scheme to end the war in Afghanistan, which is undoubtedly a noble goal. Serial recap – season two, episode nine: Trade Secrets 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z There is his love for his hometown of Boston, where the story is set, shot here with an insider's appreciation for its past both noble and ignoble. Review: Ben Affleck Goes to Town 2010-09-16T22:10:00Z In the 11th century, Bruno of Cologne, a renowned cleric and intellectual from a noble German family, rejected the chance to become a bishop. Chartreuse liqueur’s popularity has soared. But how do you market the elixir without offending the monks who make it? 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z The radical Liberal prime minister William Gladstone was the son of a major slave plantation owner and much of the centre's noble architecture was built with profits from the trade. Liverpool prepares to mark Slavery Remembrance Day 2012-08-08T06:00:00Z Charlotte responded: “I know what love is as I understand it — & if man or woman shd. feel ashamed of feeling such love — then there is nothing right, noble, faithful, truthful, unselfish on this earth.” Review: ‘Charlotte Brontë: A Fiery Heart’ 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z There’s a little Pete Campbell in each of these modern-day nobles. Review: ‘The Romanoffs’ Is Elegant but Frustrating 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z No question that Brian and Mike are as noble as the local malefactors are monstrous. End of Watch: City of Angels in Blue 2012-09-21T15:31:53Z It may be his noblest and purest work, his best work in the moral sense, the one that conveys his finest and highest musical purpose. Seeing Through “A Love Supreme” to Find John Coltrane 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z “I told myself that something as noble as my birth parents’ sacrifice demanded my trust. Nine People Under One Roof for Two Weeks? Have Fun! 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z This well-acted, novelistic tale of an embattled family of British nobles and their colorful servants turned out to be jolly good fun. The Top 10 TV shows of 2011 2011-12-30T19:25:06Z Of Christ, we glimpse only the noble head, a bare foot and raised right hand, which points in the direction of the fashionistas. Prince of darkness 2010-04-09T23:06:00Z What breaks their bond is a secret Viktor holds back – for a noble reason that still isn't enough to satisfy the person to whom he was once closest. Netflix's superhero series shows what's to be gained from embracing one's true self, even if others 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z Maybe; in Italy, almost everything is old, noble and potentially endangered. Viva Venezia! At the World's Most Simpatico Film Festival 2012-08-29T19:04:23Z Neither the noble nor the respectable lower-middle-class identity is enough for her, and whatever their class positions, both men are morally and spiritually beneath her. Movie Review: ?The Deep Blue Sea,? Directed by Terence Davies 2012-03-22T21:33:50Z Just as the maimed officer is no symbol of noble Japanese sacrifice, neither is Shigeko the long-suffering and subservient lotus blossom she appears to be on the surface. Pick of the week: A grueling, erotic shocker from Japan 2011-05-06T02:45:00Z That was noble of you but perhaps not wise. Am I being slandered? 2013-06-12T00:00:00Z He also dies in the most noble way possible, saving every single living thing in the Universe. Avengers: Endgame – who survived Thanos’ finger-click? Discuss with spoilers 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Owen excels at giving flinty performances, and playing men who are flawed but trying to be noble. “Parenting isn’t safe, it’s challenging”: Clive Owen on building trust with his young “Confirmation” co-star 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z Founded in 1997 by Leonard Garment, former counsel to President Richard M. Nixon, the National Jazz Museum in Harlem began with noble intentions but limited resources. The National Jazz Museum in Harlem Finds a Permanent Home 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z Not that there’s a blustering toga-clad noble with a shock of clown hair, a problem with women and a put-down for every oppressed group among the characters. The theater of Trump: What Shakespeare can teach us about the Donald 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z I was enthralled by the larger-than-life gods, the epic adventures and most of all by the noble and deeply flawed heroes. My hero: Homer by Madeline Miller 2012-06-01T21:55:16Z That there’s a touch of divinity in this noble, futile aspiration is confirmed by the play’s final image. ‘Lungs’ Review: Claire Foy and Matt Smith Chase Love in the Dark 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z Then when Whitney, the world’s most unwanted guest, made her latest hegira and showed up in Montauk in search of Scotty, noble Cole drove her back to Brooklyn. ‘The Affair’ Season 2, Episode 7: The Prize Turkey 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z The money here is against both Bill and Eric either standing or falling — one noble death seems likely. 'True Blood' Recap: The Sickness and the Cure 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z Poverty isn't noble, and it should never, ever be celebrated, but what it does do is create the perfect conditions for hip-hop to explode. Flow like the river: Big K.R.I.T. and Mississippi's flood of hip-hop 2013-03-27T10:43:27Z “I’ll protect my asset,” Skinner says, feeling robotically amorous and noble. Books of The Times: Charlie Huston’s ‘Skinner,’ a Thriller With a Troubled Hero 2013-07-14T21:41:57Z This video captures some facets of the palace’s perfection — the way its silhouette pierces the profile of surrounding hills, the ideal proportions of its noble courtyard, the interplay of volume and decoration in its interior. In the Virtual (and Actual) Footsteps of Raphael 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z It chops off heroes’ heads so we, too, harden our hearts and learn to prize cagey realism over something more noble. “Game of Thrones’” overstuffed finale 2012-06-04T15:26:00Z When you are sacrificing so much, it’s tempting to believe so strongly in the “noble cause,” a belief that gets hardened by the fatigue of multiple tours and whatever is going on at home. I was an American sniper, and Chris Kyle’s war was not my war 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z Then they get carted off to the Ring of Trees summoned by the noble and majestic stag who requests something very important from Kester... The Last Wild by Piers Torday - review 2013-05-27T11:00:00Z Fabricated of brick, stone and flawless geometry, this palace was one of the glories of the Italian Renaissance — not only for its divine architecture, but for the refined elegance of the nobles who gathered here. In the Virtual (and Actual) Footsteps of Raphael 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z One that portrays our recent military campaigns in the Middle East as a noble, heroic and misunderstood crusade to save civilization? The “American Sniper” cultural moment: How Iraq became the new Vietnam 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z This is noble, necessary work, with results that are inevitably hit or miss. Dance Review: Aspen Santa Fe Ballet at the Joyce Theater 2012-10-17T22:14:48Z And as played by Sam Troughton, Brutus himself, “noblest Roman of them all,” never reveals the tortured ambivalence that makes the character such an affecting figure. | 'Julius Caesar': Cry Havoc! The Blood Sport Called Politics 2011-07-31T22:23:03Z There is a large cast — too large, I occasionally felt, fretting over which noble was currently being unpleasant and why — in which familiar figures jostle against the imagined. A Thriller Set in Jacobean England Delves Into a Notorious Murder 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z But overall, the presentation and writing are sentimental in the noblest possible way. London hit "War Horse" makes thrilling Broadway bow 2011-04-18T03:57:08Z The orphan of nobles, the infant Jean-Marie is eating insects not because he is starving, but because the taste interests him: already he is an epicurean of extraordinary boldness. The Last Banquet by Jonathan Grimwood – review 2013-07-20T10:01:08Z It’s a noble sacrifice on their part, but an entirely wasted one. Donald Trump and Stormy Daniels: brief encounters of the ‘textbook generic’ kind 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z It’s a noble goal, to refuse to feed our fascination with the deranged teenage killer or provide the convenient horror movie plot. How the Parkland Shooting Led to a Generation’s Political Awakening 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z A noble practice that, like anything else of its kind, can be taken to bourgeois extremes. When it comes "Better Call Saul," we should be in no hurry for it to end 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z It’s also earnest to a fault, drowning in noble intentions and mawkish clichés. Theater Review: ‘Bare,’ Rock Musical, at New World Stages 2012-12-11T22:20:29Z "We were delighted to play our part in raising funds for The Crossroads Center, a charity with a noble mission and a cause that remains very close to Eric's heart." Clapton guitar auction raises $2.15 million 2011-03-10T11:45:00Z “The genius of ‘Lincoln,’ finally, lies in its vision of politics as a noble, sometimes clumsy dialectic of the exalted and the mundane,” A. O. Scott wrote in The Times. What’s On Sunday 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z I think it’s very noble on his part. 179 pro athletes’ reactions to Jason Collins 2013-05-06T18:50:00Z “And yet, even at that, recognized in Sidney’s face, at the very end, as he sings ‘Sewing Machine,’ something noble, true, and terrible, something out of which we come.” Sidney Poitier changed movies, and changed lives 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z In the case of Il Borro, a 1,750-acre farm estate in the Arno Valley that twice passed through Medici hands, the recorded history of noble owners dates to a millennium ago. Ferruccio Ferragamo 2009-11-01T00:00:00Z It may seem like an obvious thing to do, even a noble one, to give voice to this young woman. Review: ‘Degas’ Little Dancer,’ at National Gallery The Underground Railroad, he argues, wasn’t just a noble humanitarian enterprise, but a movement that significantly fanned the flames of sectional conflict and helped set off the war itself. Eric Foner Revisits Myths of the Underground Railroad 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z That kind of sprung the idea of having Kenny do something that he thinks is far beneath him when in actuality it's a very noble profession. Q&A: Danny McBride of HBO's 'Eastbound & Down' 2010-09-24T08:20:00Z There was something noble and magnificent in Ted's insistence upon healing everyone before himself, in assuring that everything is possible if people simply believe. In the final analysis, "Ted Lasso" is all about a man, a team and their daddy issues 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z A bizarre and ultimately self-sabotaging movie that defies categorization, "Kick-Ass" is at times cheap and cynical, while in other moments is ingenious and strangely noble. 'Kick-Ass' knocks comic-book conventions upside down 2010-04-16T00:31:00Z If the Federation tried to move Native Americans away from their home without their permission to satisfy a silly treaty, it was with noble intentions: to avoid war. ‘Star Trek: Picard’ Season 3, Episode 7 Recap: Moral Ambiguity 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Tom Hanks as a noble tribesman, in one of the six stories in Cloud Atlas. Which literary novels should a daredevil film director choose to adapt next? 2013-05-11T06:29:01Z As the noble prince Tamino, Ben Bliss added a little schmaltz to his elegant tenor to put across the romance of his first aria for the young crowd. Review: ‘The Magic Flute’ Directs Its Whimsy Toward the Younger Set 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z Anyone unfamiliar with what a hot dog is might not even recognize it as food—the gelatinous flesh stick, one identical to the next, barely resembles its more noble ancestor, the sausage. The 11 Grossest Things People Have Found Inside Hot Dogs 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z Not Caesar, the chimpanzee Spartacus of “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” — who could hate the noble Caesar? — but Paw Paw, the ailing cat whose interior monologue frames “The Future.” Arts & Leisure: Debated Movies: ?The Tree of Life,? ?The Future,? ?The Help? 2011-08-25T15:03:08Z Earthy and noble, funny and magical, slyly vengeful and moralistic, "The Magic Flute" was intended for audiences from all walks of life. 'The Magic Flute': feathers, fun and Masons 2011-04-29T21:46:38Z “The goal was to create a noble and strong look, while still maintaining Wonder Woman’s approachability and global appeal,” Ms. Scott said. Is It Time for Wonder Woman to Hang Up Her Bathing Suit? 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Despite Curtis’s noble intentions and great talent, his work was at heart quite like DeMille’s: It denied his beloved Indians a place in the modern world. Books of The Times: ‘Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher,’ by Timothy Egan 2012-11-11T23:33:07Z Included in that category is a work by Robert Barry in which he released different noble gases into the atmosphere at different places in California, taking a photograph of the empty canister and the gas. Haywards gallery's invisible show: 'the best exhibition you'll never see' 2012-05-18T16:16:52Z At least he's part of a noble tradition. Have Take That mastered the art of meaningless epic pop? 2010-12-03T12:51:00Z Inspired by the ancient Greeks, neoclassical architecture speaks to some of Western civilization’s most noble ideals — notions of symmetry and harmony and principles of representative democracy. L.A. artist Rodney McMillian peels back the facade on the ultimate symbol of power: the White House 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z He may not have the noble, sonorous voice of Wotans in the Hans Hotter lineage. Opera Review: A ?Walk?re? Still Obsessed With Its Big, Expensive Toy 2011-04-23T18:40:58Z “The First” depicts people striving to be noble, and, in the depiction, aims to ennoble the viewer, osmotically. “The First,” Reviewed: Sean Penn’s Mission to Mars Is Futurism with a Nostalgic Bent 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z The character was introduced via an announcer: “More agile than a turtle, stronger than a mouse, nobler than a lettuce, his coat of arms is a heart . . . It’s the Crimson Grasshopper!” Roberto Gómez Bolaños, Mexican comic performer who delighted millions, dies Chefs, having lost their noble patrons to the guillotine or forced exile, took their recipes and techniques and opened eating establishments for the public. I thought French cuisine was the height of precision. My mother-in-law taught me an easier way. 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z Lord Sugar however seems aware that while Jamie is noble and a born leader, he has no ideas of his own. Grace Dent's TV OD: The Apprentice 2010-12-04T00:07:00Z But those usually had relatively evident functions: to call down the favor of a god, or to assert a noble pedigree, or to show off a new wife. The Supreme Court May Force Us to Rethink 500 Years of Art 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z Antinori is a noble family with winemaking roots dating back 26 generations and is now a major exporter. Architecture Review: Archea Architects’ Headquarters for Antinori Winemakers 2013-08-26T22:09:16Z He would like to believe that he is a noble knight, like Brienne, and yet his loyalty to Cersei has driven him to do terrible things. 10 Questions 'Game of Thrones' Needs to Answer in Season 7 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z “It’s the opposite of a noble war story,” Ms. Weisz says. Rachel Weisz Has a Big Surprise 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z He was the descendant of a long line of griots, a nomadic, noble caste responsible for recounting oral history and resolving conflicts as a form of artistic social duty. Sotigui Kouyat? obituary 2010-05-02T17:25:00Z Packer’s complex portrait of the well-known American diplomat offers a “warts and all” picture, describing a highly accomplished man who was endearing and exasperating, relentless, ambitious, voracious, brilliant, idealistic, noble and needy. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z He added: "Like a sculptor working with stone, I want to remove all that is less wise, less noble, less patient, less present, until I become something closer to perfection." ArtsBeat: Avast, Ye Readers! Memoir Coming From Michael Bolton 2012-08-28T15:14:46Z The nobles are spectacularly gowned, and perhaps half the cast is hatted and bewigged, with the Queen's Act 1 stand-up hairdo a "Young Frankenstein" knockoff. ABT's 'Sleeping Beauty' at Segerstrom a lush return to tradition 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z Not bad as parlor amusements go, but the noble press surely has a higher calling. Kelmscott Press, a Thing of Iron Musculature, Is to Be Sold 2013-12-05T15:00:01Z She knew what a vision of paradox she was offering, what a sense of noble naïveté she risked exposing, because such holy foolishness is the very subject of the movie’s heroic and tragic drama. Lois Weber’s Vital Films of the Early Silent Era 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z The next day, I swallowed my pride and broke my noble silence. My exhausting meditation retreat: 10 days of Vipassana, silence and spiders 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Contemporary black moviegoers are several generations removed from the signing of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and the tradition of noble struggle and nonviolent protest that made progress possible. Arts & Leisure: Black-and-White Struggle Through Hollywood?s Rosy Glow 2011-08-09T13:34:47Z But Míriel isn’t so sure, given that Elendil’s name can mean “elf-friend” in some dialects, and given that the man has a noble background that he seems to be trying to downplay. ‘The Rings of Power’ Season 1, Episode 3: Island Time 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z Perhaps he could pass a few of his secrets to Berlanga, who is a potential danseur noble with everything going for him except a convincing demi-plié. The Nutcracker – review 2012-12-23T00:06:43Z To what I presume will be “Westworld” fans’ utter delight, Maeve and others wind up far afield in another playground called Shogun World, filled with samurai warriors, martial arts and noble Geisha girls. Review | ‘Westworld’ gets a needed upgrade in its pretentious quest for the meaning of not-life 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z This is what the whole fatuous theory of the noble “Red State” was originally about: Honest, hard-working, and above all humble people versus the elites that supposedly detested them. Hipsters, they’re just like us! “Normcore,” Sarah Palin, and the GOP’s big red state lie 2014-04-27T11:00:00Z The BBC Symphony Orchestra was on brilliant form, their central adagio noble and broad, with strings and horns maintaining a heroic struggle against the mindless hate of the obstructive snare drum. Mittwoch aus Licht; BBC Proms 50 & 51 – review 2012-08-25T23:06:12Z So once I was back home, I mimicked the behavior of my spirit animal — the noble earthworm — and hid underground in a basement. A year in my parents’ basement 2013-12-30T01:00:00Z The Noah here is different too–still handsome, but more self-involved, less noble. Review: The Affair: More Than Meets the "I" 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z King Arthur is noble as usual, but he is also undone by his own innocence, while Guinevere is a pragmatist and a cynic “to whom all men were as boys.” Thomas Berger’s Egoless Fictions 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z Now we have something far greater and more noble to thank the video portal for: the glorious, if slightly obscene, wonder that is Tonetta. Taking over YouTube: the irresistible rise of Tonetta 2010-07-16T23:05:00Z Black Star Riders All Hell Breaks Loose Nuclear Blast On the one hand, it's noble of Scott Gorham to rename his Lynott-less version of Thin Lizzy for the purposes of a recording career. Black Star Riders: All Hell Breaks Loose – review 2013-05-23T21:20:01Z But Zhuang is also determined and dreamy, suspicious and generous — he becomes real to us, in other words, an inextricable combination of noble and naïve. A Chinese Revolutionary, Reinventing Himself in American Exile 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z With my wife and two children, I wanted to wander through this storied countryside where the Liechtenstein noble family had made the landscape lousy with reproductions of arches, colonnades and other structures. In the Czech Republic, Moravia and Its Castles 2011-09-23T18:55:00Z The Na’vi are mystical and solemn noble savages, she said, with stereotypically angular cheekbones and long hair in braids. Indigenous people slam Avatar (again) for tropes and inaccuracies 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Regardless, hers is a noble goal, even if the stakes in her brand of rebellion are hardly of apartheid proportions. Madonna channels defiance and devotion on confident 'Rebel Heart' 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z The tale of a noble Chinese farmer and his struggles against famine, political upheaval, and personal temptation, the book was an immediate success upon publication, in 1931. The Remarkable Forgotten Life of H. T. Tsiang 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z “I never knew a man who had better motives for all the trouble he caused” — the line is from “The Quiet American,” Graham Greene’s 1955 novel about noble intentions gone awry in Vietnam. The Agony and the Ecstasy of Richard Holbrooke 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z One is a grand and, if you sincerely feel it, both noble and honest disdain for all of today's art. Why I've joined Damien Hirst's bad taste party 2010-09-28T14:07:00Z The glory, the hardships, the heroism of the war were a noble heritage for our children. Critic?s Notebook: Museum of the Confederacy and Others Depict the ?Lost Cause? 2011-12-05T23:01:15Z Scotland is also home, at least in lore, to Macbeth, the grasping noble who murdered his king while the latter slept in Macbeth’s castle. Last Supper: The Real-Life Massacre that Inspired the Game of Thrones ‘Red Wedding’ 2013-06-04T15:24:37Z To a person, the characters are types: the shallow American kids, the dissolute playboys, the noble protesters and journalists, the cynical advisers, sneering elites and sad-eyed children. REVIEW: FX's Tyrant Is Its Own Downfall 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z The salas reservadas offered art-loving kings and other nobles — though not queens; ladies were not allowed — a place to appreciate these paintings, both as allegorical lessons and as erotic stimulation, without directly contravening church teachings. Now Showing: Porn Fit for Spanish Kings 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z The idea came from a speech of Ophelia’s: “Oh, what a noble mind is here o’erthrown! The courtier’s, soldier’s, scholar’s, eye, tongue, sword.” From the melancholy prince to a pair of queens, Norris and Twyford have played it all at the Folger. 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z “But it seems to me like a pretty noble end, all in all.” Farm to Gallery: Peter Nadin?s Comeback 2011-07-03T05:30:29Z His self-abnegation is noble, but it leaves Anna second-guessing her desires. Downton Abbey Watch: Drama and then Somme 2012-01-09T14:30:05Z As it turns out, Segel, displaying no overt theatrical technique or literary inclinations, conjures an idea of Wallace which, if necessarily incomplete, is noble and brilliant. David Foster Wallace Isn’t Just Like Us! 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z Virginia Stanton is a New York senator who, in her noble quest for the presidency, inspires millions of women but ends up suffering a precipitous loss to a charismatic male opponent. Hillary and Bill Clinton Inspire Musical Theater 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z True justice requires a lack of emotion, a lack of stirring visual moments, a lack of manipulation that's inherent even to the noblest form of edited filmmaking. With 'The Jinx,' a long yet murky tradition of documentary activism 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z The runaways search out the Merry Men, who prove gorgeous and athletic but not as noble as Marion expected. 'Heart of Robin Hood' walks (and runs, and occasionally trips) along a new path in Sherwood Forest 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z Similarly, even the most seemingly noble among them are ultimately tainted by self-serving motives. Review: An Elephant’s Ghost Stalks the World in ‘Mlima’s Tale’ 2018-04-15T04:00:00Z Through Jack’s classic hero’s journey, his noble questing and his encounters with new places and people who need his help, the series gives its story an epic scope. Where Does ‘Unicorn: Warriors Eternal’ Rank in the Tartakovsky Canon? 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Fats thought a lot about messiahs and pariahs; about men labeled mad or criminal; noble misfits shunned by the sleepy masses. J.K. Rowling's The Casual Vacancy: We've Read It, Here's What We Thought 2012-09-27T05:01:21Z He likes to present himself as a noble, righteous, honorable man, which comes from his grandfather. "You have a religious devotion to this sport": Director on bodybuilding movie "Magazine Dreams" 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z But, in general, the extra-parliamentary campaigners are treated not as the chief drivers of reform but as noises off, to which the noble lords on stage respond. Perilous Question: The Drama of the Great Reform Bill 1832 by Antonia Fraser – review 2013-05-03T07:00:17Z Her judgment seems severe and unfair, but she also possesses an undeniable grandeur, a seriousness about family, power and her own identity that is noble as well as cruel. Review: ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Is a Party With a First-Rate Guest List 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z But without making him especially noble or smart, Mr. Dorff makes it clear that Johnny is human. | 'Somewhere': The Pampered Life, Viewed From the Inside 2010-12-21T23:13:01Z Much of the menace is masked by a romantic subplot, while Horikoshi's work on the Zero comes off as a noble effort by a man in love with planes and flight. Anime master Miyazaki's new film sounds a warning for Japan 2013-08-06T06:50:35Z For much of the first three episodes, the main tension is the eternal one between scholarship and innovation: Is it nobler to be an expert or a practitioner? 'Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell' conjures literate magic world 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z The 435 people who make up the House of Representatives are, on average, no nobler or wiser than any randomly selected group of 435 Americans. Hustler’s denigrating S.E. Cupp “satire” 2012-05-24T20:30:00Z It was a noble experiment, though, in the end, fundamentally flawed. Music Review: ?Messiah? by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra - Review 2011-12-05T23:25:14Z If they are noble savages, the emphasis falls more on the savagery than on the nobility. | 'The Eagle': Back Then, a Man?s World of Loyalty and Adventure 2011-02-10T22:21:36Z What a horribly undignified end for this noble beast. Hallucinating history: when Stalin and Eisenstein reinvented a revolution 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z Time after time, the system fails the noble working man in American cinema. Stiff upper lip or man on the edge? How movies see real-life heroes 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Throughout the series, Tyrion has been one of the few truly noble characters, in that he has tried to protect those less fortunate and never killed anyone out of malice or even vengeance. 'Game of Thrones' writers on season finale and why 'All Men Must Die' 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z Given this, it’s curious that he called his heroine Trishna, which is the second of the four noble truths, the foundation of Buddhist thought. ‘Trishna,’ From Michael Winterbottom, Starring Freida Pinto 2012-07-12T20:56:57Z Recognizing that something is greater than yourself may be a noble thing, but it’s also deeply dangerous. RECAP: The Americans Watch: Something Greater Than Yourself 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z But she was nevertheless a trailblazer, a woman who refused to play the role of noble sufferer. I'm still a member of Prozac Nation: Remembering Elizabeth Wurtzel and her life-changing book 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z It's a film of noble sacrifice and "good deaths" but surprisingly few chuckles. 'Battle: Los Angeles': No laughter, please, aliens are invading 2011-03-10T02:18:41Z And it gave the world the Springfield motto: “A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man.” The Simpsons: the five greatest episodes in the iconic show's history 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z Peasants started eating pork; uppity nobles chewed on birds and beef instead. Nose-to-tail eating 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z Mark Sanford had relied on his wife of 20 years for professional and moral support, even if his reasons for recruiting her services were not always the most noble. 2010-02-03T21:40:00Z In that pensive interlude, Rubinstein’s playing is at once noble and heart-wrenching. Critic’s Notebook: Liberace Examined, as a Piano Player 2013-05-27T21:40:53Z He is perhaps the world’s foremost example of the “noble” genre of male dancing, a natural for ballet’s princely roles because of his bearing and style. American to Join the Bolshoi Ballet 2011-09-20T19:30:11Z While a message of self-determination outlining that any woman can be who she wants to be is a noble one, it can at times feel incomplete. Writer Chidera Eggerue on what #SaggyBoobsMatter is really about 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z It is work of noble worth, even when it is imperfect, as all things are. Heard the one about the corrupt, lying politician? 2011-08-25T21:30:03Z I can’t deny that I’ve watched the polecat sequence upwards of a dozen times, but Miller’s film truly comes alive in Furiosa’s howl of desperation, and in Max’s noble disappearance into the throng. 'A total blast': our writers pick their favorite summer blockbusters ever 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z Or even that the system was living up to its noblest possibilities. Poking at Politics, Without a Stick, on Big and Small Screens 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z Other pluses: Leigh Brackett’s script and, in a master stroke of counterintuitive casting, Elliott Gould as a rumpled, hapless yet noble Philip Marlowe, trying to clear a friend’s name amid a labyrinth of moral compromise. In ‘The Long Goodbye,’ Altman Dissects Los Angeles 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z Its granite slab is plain and noble — as are the sculpted dresses displayed in the new Cristóbal Balenciaga Museoa in Getaria, the magisterial couturier’s hometown in the Basque country of Spain. Fashion: In Spain, Finally, Homage to Balenciaga 2011-06-13T12:33:25Z Among its most consequential advice was this: “The noble title of ‘dissident’ must be earned rather than claimed; it connotes sacrifice and risk rather than mere disagreement.” Books of The Times: ?Here Comes Trouble? by Michael Moore - Book Review 2011-09-13T12:00:00Z Skeeter may be a noble budding crusader, but her appeal is in her realization that she wants to understand. Why "The Help's" critics are all wrong 2011-08-16T15:59:00Z Natural aristocrats are not just superior at whatever specific thing they do, they are superior people: “Some human beings are not only brighter than others but wiser, nobler, more advanced in the art of living.” Two Views of the Tumult on American Campuses 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z The cause is noble, and Pinker approaches it gamely. Steven Pinker’s Bad Grammar 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z When they weren’t painted as noble savages in the nude, the colonized peoples were portrayed as happy campers decked out in colorful robes. Artists Reveal a Dark Side of the Bourse’s Crowning Glory 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z When the noble chords of the opening returned at the end they sounded chastened, struggling to conjure their old authority. Music Review: A Lively Jaunt With Medtner, Schubert and Chopin 2014-01-28T22:04:04Z "We use it often as a way to get out of tragedy, or even to f**king ridicule tragedy. I think there's something very noble about that." "The Big Door Prize's" Chris O'Dowd: "Being Irish has been nothing but an absolute gift" 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z The Danieli’s sloping parquet floor, its high ceilings, marble pillars, noble proportions and beveled glass reminded me of some of the better places I had spent my childhood, but the luxury was weirdly galling. T Magazine: Vexed in Venice 2011-12-01T00:10:20Z Battle admires Gilmer’s noble bearing and what he called “a genuine heart.” Ailey’s New Secret Weapon: The Heroically Unmannered James Gilmer 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z Above all, they are expressions of the noble delusion: create because nobody endures, and create in order that you endure. Meeting Death with Words 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z Yet, to “The Disaster Artist,” his one-man battle against apathy is endearing, even noble. Tommy Wiseau in ‘The Disaster Artist’ wants to be taken seriously. James Franco can relate. 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z Keeping the preposition away from the end of the sentence is a noble endeavor, but not strictly necessary and often impossible. Comma Queen: On Prepositions 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z Of course there were some noble names but they don't need more bigging up. The Woman's Hour list proves that there is nothing soft about real power 2013-02-13T20:00:02Z Pursuing noble obligations to a larger community only gets you killed. ‘The Last of Us’ Finale: First-Person Shooter 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Dalmatians are noble dogs, heroic canines who will enter burning buildings to save people. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: Are you there, customer service rep? It’s me, Gene. 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z The sandworms of “Dune,” when conjured in the head, are weird, noble majesties. John Hodgman: By the Book 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z “Rubicon,” a 1970s-style spy thriller, was a disappointment that was quickly canceled, but it was at least a noble attempt to try something new. | 'The Killing': A Thinking Woman?s Detective 2011-04-01T20:18:51Z The noble hero loves his family above all else. World War Z unleashes an unedifying breed of zombie 2013-06-17T13:58:58Z Franco’s mission is a noble and interesting one, but that was not the direction that it seems this remake should be selling. Mother May I Sleep with Danger?: James Franco's lesbian vampire flick lacks bite 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z There are other ways of making movies, naturally, and there’s always a small audience available for these noble strivings — and good for them, I guess.” Arts & Leisure: In Defense of the Slow and the Boring 2011-06-03T13:29:50Z Ned’s determination is noble, and Lancaster makes this “tragic antihero” empathetic as the film’s tone becomes increasingly somber and sobering. The 10 best movies that take place in one day 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z He works up a head of steam about why tea, the leaf, is more noble than coffee, the bean. Celebrating Literature’s Slacker Heroes, Idlers and Liers-In 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z It leaps boundaries while still retaining its essential “essayness,” defined by exploration, approach, retreat, doubt and an aesthetic of noble confusion. Steven Church talks essays, and his new book 'Ultrasonic' 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z But I don't like it, honestly, when people overdo how difficult and noble this is or something. Conservative William Kristol: ‘We’re really going to pay a price for this terrible failure in leadership’ 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z “Good nobles, welcome to the hall of my forefathers,” Garza says as she rides atop a white Andalusian into an arena of shrieking children wielding light-up swords. The Knights of Medieval Times Will Carry Union Cards With Their Lances 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z The death of Jean Grey was one of the noblest things that ever happened in comics, and also one of the most tragic. The spandex-clad undead: Why comics love ridiculous resurrections 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z “For one wild and rage-crazed minute I thought, ‘To hell with Mr. Rickey’s noble experiment,’” Robinson recalled. Jackie Robinson’s Inner Struggle 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z Why it's still going The fusion of history, knowledge and manners speaks of gentler times and nobler ways, of humility, tweed, bicycle bells and feigned interest in the provenance of one's scrimshaw. Top Gear, New Tricks, Lewis ? the television shows that won't die 2011-08-12T23:11:04Z One guest said on Sunday that the Kardashian-West nuptials reflected their status as nobles of the reality TV age. Kim Kardashian, Kanye West wedding keeps up with the Medicis 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z “Lincoln” is a rough and noble democratic masterpiece — an omen, perhaps, that movies for the people shall not perish from the earth. Movie Review: ‘Lincoln,’ by Steven Spielberg, Stars Daniel Day-Lewis 2012-11-08T13:00:00Z All very noble, of course, and when it works the music is undeniably powerful. New band of the day ? No 966: Engine-Earz Experiment 2011-02-11T13:50:23Z His novels explore the humanity and the noble yet fragile endurance of the marginalized. Hanan al-Shaykh: By the Book 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z In order to maintain his disguise, Odysseus simply states, “what a noble hound that is.” The ancient art of burying your dog 2014-04-06T14:00:00Z As demonstrated by his earlier novels, Amis is, like Dickens, an insistently moral writer, satire being an edifying genre with a noble cause: the improvement of society. ‘Lionel Asbo,’ by Martin Amis 2012-08-18T00:06:07Z Its noble music was well served by the nuanced, tightly massed Collegiate singers. Music Review: ?Mo?se et Pharaon? at Carnegie Hall - Review 2011-12-01T23:50:57Z He signed his pots “Dave” and added witty couplets that sometimes praised the very “noble jar” on which they were inscribed or expressed his longing to see the stars or lost family members. Antiques: Pottery by David Drake, a Slave Craftsman in Edgefield, S.C. 2012-08-30T21:17:32Z Although this resourceful Coeurage Theatre Company production of Williams’ kaleidoscopic memory play doesn’t resolve the property’s liabilities, it’s a noble and inventively executed effort. Lonely eccentrics, adrift in the French Quarter in Tennessee Williams' 'Vieux Carré' 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z When journalism tries to appeal to people’s “noble instincts,” as Beckett puts it, rather than generating something people want, it takes its place alongside every other charity. John Oliver’s newspaper rant hits a nerve: “We’ve watched it being not-so-slowly destroyed by forces beyond our control” 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z “The Dragon and the Wolf” grants an all-too-rare opportunity for Lena Headey to prove she has an emotional range beyond smugly smirking and showing her teeth with noble aggression. “Game of Thrones” recap: “The Dragon and the Wolf” is a satisfying end to an uneven season 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z These are noble and compelling gestures, now more than ever. An hour from packed Kyoto, Nara is an enlightening overnight, including cordial deer 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z He also had chronic issues over payment with some of his noblest patrons. Our Midas Moment, From Galleries to Artisans 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z Succotash, that savory mélange of corn and beans, is a noble dish with a long history. Yes, Succotash Has a Luxurious Side 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z In an artistic climate where noble and serious endeavors compete with noisier blips for audience attention, these are rare attributes. Critic’s Notebook: A bittersweet triumph for Suzanne Farrell and her company 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z It is, in its noble, practically heroic attempt to corral the uncorralable, and in its rough-and-tumble arm-wrestling with computer and TV screens. ‘Chaos and Awe: Painting for the 21st Century’ Review: Trying to Corral the Uncorralable 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z Viewed in a noble setting, but hanging from rails or on a scattering of models, the collection lacked coherence — or much sense of men’s wear reality. Milan Men’s Season Ends With a Sense of Theater 2012-06-26T17:22:53Z It is meant to express aspirations toward permanence, sometimes vainglorious and sometimes noble. The Mosul Museum video from Islamic State could be a staged drama 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z Abbado's contribution is without doubt extraordinary – a loving if slow interpretation, noble in its anguish and elation, that emphasises the work's demands for dignity, as well as liberty, as basic human rights. Beethoven: Fidelio ? review 2011-07-07T20:30:00Z The classical purity of his dancing here becomes the embodiment of his character’s morality: he is noble through and through, if torn between his desire to please and his desire for freedom. Dance Review: Ballet Theater?s ?Swan Lake? Shows Freedom and Its Cost 2010-06-23T22:09:00Z And she succeeds at both, though only one of those goals is noble. Review: Nicki Minaj’s ‘The Pinkprint’ 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z Social media has enormous power to change the trajectory of a news story, and while the #WhyIStayed hashtag obviously had noble intentions, it might have backfired. Instead of Asking Women Why They Stay, We Should Ask Men Why They Hit 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z But despite the film's assemblage of talent and noble intentions, many reviews say "Tomorrowland" is uneven in its storytelling and overly didactic. 'Tomorrowland' is no utopia, reviews say 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z He’s a kind of noble answer to the Joker, another beleaguered city dweller who explains his strange behavior with reference to a neurological condition. ‘Motherless Brooklyn’ Review: Edward Norton Fights the Power Broker 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Byron and Harold clearly had a lot in common: they were both British, noble and young; they possessed "ancient piles" and had travelled the continent. Rereading: Childe Harold by Lord Byron 2011-08-12T09:00:01Z He retouched images to remove suspenders, wagons and other objects that didn’t fit his “noble savage” vision. Seattle Art Museum’s ‘Double Exposure’ and the negative/positive legacy of photographer Edward S. Curtis 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Despite accusations of less noble aims, the Civil War was actually caused by conflicts over regionalism, states' rights and whether chili should include beans. Semper Fib: All-bogus military trivia from Style Invitational Week 1132 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z That alone is accomplishment enough, and you should be proud of your noble restraint. How to reheat leftover pizza at home like a pro 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z And back in the ’80s, I used to see the Nefertiti profile of Jacqueline de Ribes in YSL’s front row; a society figure, she took to designing under her own noble name. T Magazine: Red Carpet Baggers 2012-02-15T00:23:14Z The result was a noble failure, sluggish and dark, but with flashes of inspired payoff from its unusual structure. Review: ‘Arrested Development’ Chases Its Past, Slowly 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z But if you Google images of it, you, being a less noble person than I am, will possibly wet your pants. Gene Weingarten: The shtruggle is real 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z On one level, trying to eat like a caveman is simply the latest version of Rousseau's noble savage. Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us About Sex, Diet, and How We Live by Marlene Zuk – review 2013-04-24T06:30:03Z According to Dray, the critical turn from noble pleasure to blue-collar pastime came with the establishment of the myth of the frontier hunter. How Hunting Became a Macho Sport 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z Some images portraying her as a greedy aristocrat and others a noble victim. Marie Antoinette — extravagant French queen has long been a symbol of female excess 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z They are often run by poets, for poets, and on a shoestring budget with the noble, and possibly unattainable, financial aim of breaking even. Poetry is not drowning, but swimming into new territory 2013-05-30T12:16:35Z And yet, when Vance thinks about his own mother, father, and grandparents, he doesn’t think of them as “wolves” but as human beings with free wills and noble intentions, struggling to overcome their own upbringings. The Lives of Poor White People 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z It might be primitive, but it’s also noble. My return to the Creation Museum 2012-07-31T00:00:00Z It’s noble and necessary, but the results didn’t pay off. Review: Diane Coburn Bruning and Ashley Bouder Stretch the Rules of Classicism at the Joyce 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z Mr. Pine is delectably smarmy as Nixon, making a colorful foil for Mr. Strauss’s noble terrier Bradlee. Theater Review | 'Top Secret': A Vietnam War-Era Fight at New York Theater Workshop 2010-03-10T03:02:00Z If the noble heroes of “The Hate U Give” and “Monsters and Men” represent one such amendment, this summer’s “Blindspotting,” directed by Carlos López Estrada using a script by its lead actors, typifies another. The Unreality of Racial Justice Cinema 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z "Tell," which premiered in 1829, is filled with noble, impassioned music, befitting the Friedrich Schiller play about the unification of the Swiss people who rise up under Tell's leadership to overthrow the Austrian despot Gessler. Review:"Williams Tell" celebrates all things Swiss 2010-12-10T12:08:00Z To cite a quote of disputed origin often attributed to Ernest Hemingway, "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility is being superior to your former self." Making etiquette for everyone again – despite, or because of, its weaponization 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z His transformation, under Iago’s manipulation, into a monster of sexual insecurity doesn’t carry the dramatic force it does in the original, but we do see clearly noble heart corrupted. Review: ‘Othello’ Goes Hip-Hop. There’s Humor, Too. 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z The latest interlopers on the island, which by the end of the story boasts nearly as many visitors as Aruba in February, are a group of Milanese nobles. Barney, The Tempest and Casino Jack: Warming Up for Oscar 2010-12-31T07:00:00Z "He and I have flirted unabashedly for 20 years. This is an atrocious end to a noble, happy-warrior career. I will continue to be his friend. Angry column to follow." Goodbye Chris Matthews, MSNBC's reigning Ron Burgundy 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z Polish nobles were deprived of cheap agricultural labour, Austrian and Hungarian military officials of conscripts. Backwards and forwards 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z The powerful nobles rose up against the king. Magna Carta on view at Library of Congress through January 19 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z His choice, but it is no more noble than a middle-aged man who decides that he really prefers younger women and so divorces his longtime spouse to find himself. Is this any of our business? A rabbi tells the world he’s gay — and criticism follows. Tommy’s heroism resides in his ability to pursue a more noble purpose. Review | Two Australian boys seek revenge for their parents’ murder in this blood-soaked tale 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z “She saw people for what they are — noble and good, foolish and useless,” says Roush, who is in possession of the exacting elocution that one would expect of an Austen conference chairwoman. The Jane Austen convention’s blissful alternate universe 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z I like how we can tell that both Eastman and Morgan are noble because while they’re at the cabin they’re wearing clean clothes. The Walking Dead: season six, episode four – Here’s Not Here 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z In the words of Lin Yutang, “Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone.” Life Is a Wheel: After 500 Miles, Hitting a Wall 2011-08-12T18:55:00Z There was a mournful descending harmonica line, leading into a noble, melancholy string section – huge and sad, it sighed but never sobbed. John Barry: The composer who was as pop as the Beatles 2011-01-31T12:49:27Z After India’s independence and the abolition in the 1970s of the last vestiges of the princely feudal system, Bikaner House was vacated by its noble tenants and put to civic use. An Airy Store in a New Delhi Palace 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z “Furbank’s book is like a large, unexpected inheritance for a noble pauper — the sense of cosmic justice that emanates from it makes us all feel a little richer,” Mr. Simon wrote. P. N. Furbank, Biographer of E. M. Forster, Dies at 94 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z Passenger Shaming Today, a man engaged in one of America’s oldest and most noblest sports — passenger shaming — sharing a video of the ‘Screaming Hell Demon’ child that ruined his flight. From the “knee defender” to the pig on the plane: The year in crazy in-flight drama 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z We're a long way from Avatar's My Little Pony world, where it's easy to sympathise with the natives when they're unfailingly noble, 10ft tall and a safe shade of hypothetical blue. Shock of the new: cinema's fascination with indigenous peoples 2012-06-27T08:57:10Z “This is a noble churn/fill it up it will never turn,” he wrote around the jar’s opening. Antiques: Pottery by David Drake, a Slave Craftsman in Edgefield, S.C. 2012-08-30T21:17:32Z Why invent nomadic tribes, noble kings and mythical creatures from whole cloth, only to doom them to repeat the worst mistakes of human history or reflect the saddest aspects of human nature? Riff: The Bleak ?Game of Thrones? Needs More Light 2011-04-17T03:00:17Z And now, the western lives a noble second life – a reformed ex-con devoted to good work, clean shaven and polite, embracing social progress. Under fire: how cinema's new breed of cowboys are taking aim at the old west 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z All year your friend Jupiter wants to shower you with luck, noble position, powerful helpers, and you’re still behaving like a bereaved mother. Sign language: Horoscopes for people oblivious to astrology 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z With notable exceptions, like the characters in “The Wire,” those who enforce the law are typically noble or corrupt, glamorous detectives or dirty dealers. | 'Newyorkland': ?Newyorkland? at Coil Festival Shows Police Work - Review 2012-01-17T22:42:59Z Kopple deftly chronicles the noble but risky effort, deemed "the most audacious, difficult, complicated rescue mission ever attempted," by a co-pilot in "Desert One." "Carter was so humane": "Desert One" filmmaker on examining the Iran hostage crisis 40 years later 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z It’s a noble effort — and a well-timed attempt at public relations — in a recessionary year, one in which the words “Wall Street” have become synonymous with “occupy.” Karen Klein: YouTube’s most evil bullying video 2012-06-21T15:45:00Z He was called “Childe” somewhat ironically: The word means “youth of noble birth,” and he wasn’t. Oxford: Where time is fluid, Latin is far from dead and every stone tells a story 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Isaac and Scott convey that sense of a noble mind overthrown by disgust at the adult world. Who is Hamlet? Three actors make their case 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z For environmental reasons, these noble chairs presumably were not given an honorable burial at sea, but they deserved one. The Rock Boat: Booze, Battles and 32 Bands 2014-03-14T16:53:54Z Although Poitier is at his usual elegant and understated best, it’s Tracy and Hepburn who get the most noble speeches about tolerance and White uplift. Sidney Poitier was an icon of racial reassurance. But his genius lay in his rage. 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z “A Great Night in Harlem,” the annual gala concert for the Jazz Foundation of America, pitches itself at the intersection of a joyful noise and a noble cause. ‘A Great Night in Harlem’ Salutes Herbie Hancock 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z Freedom of speech, that noblest of abstractions, can easily coarsen and shrink into freedom of snort. Shooting the Jesters 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z Henderson’s character is portrayed as both noble and, at times, misguided. The Riverside Drive Apartment Where a Broadway Play Was Born 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z That immediate designation as noble warrior means that we often feel like we can’t complain, and we can't advocate for anything more than a bare minimum existence. Cancer patients deserve good sex: "It's totally life-affirming" 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z This body language, perhaps typical of any human listening to any speech, was presented online as evidence of his disapproval and his noble adult-in-the-room status. Perspective | John Kelly and the myth of the ‘adult in the room’ 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z Among the ranks of nobles and professors, there’s one bugaboo from his filmography in particular that continues to haunt him, and finally accepting it reoriented his entire understanding of success. Christopher Plummer: 'Why not bring me in to play Roseanne for the next season?' 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z As a noble, Falstaff is an outlier, but “‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’ is Shakespeare’s only play about common people,” Haber explained recently. A Not-So-Merry Mix: Shakespeare, Bluegrass and Randy Quaid 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z She was pleased at their large oil harvest from “a noble whale,” she wrote, although “it seems cruel to kill them.” In Maritime Logbooks, a Trove of ‘Extraordinary’ Imagery 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z It seems roughly intended to denote aspirations and pursuits that are noble, important and free of chemical preservatives. Pamela Anderson’s Garden of Eden 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z The music had been heavy on elegy: alternately noble or mournful, sometimes formal, sometimes severe and agitated. Music Review: ‘Ten Freedom Summers,’ by Wadada Leo Smith 2013-05-03T05:55:12Z Is the greater good served by a noble project if it involves the flouting of solemn rules? Movie Review: ?Under African Skies,? About the Paul Simon Album ?Graceland? 2012-05-10T23:19:38Z Ms. Parks’s mighty aims are signaled by the noble template she has chosen to tell her story: Homer’s “The Odyssey,” the epic poem about a Greek warrior’s long journey home from an epochal conflict. ‘Father Comes Home From the Wars,’ by Suzan-Lori Parks, at the Public Theater 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z For centuries in imperial China, the emperor appointed a Duke of Yansheng, a noble title given to direct descendants of the philosopher. For Confucius and His Descendants, a Cultural Comeback 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z Instead, he drew on the knowledge that all large organizations are dysfunctional in similar ways, and the gap between Olympic organizers' noble rhetoric and the messy everyday reality of planning such a big event. Olympic satire 'Twenty Twelve' hits close to home 2011-04-07T11:46:05Z It was a noble idea, but it did not quite work. Music Review: Beethoven Sonata Meets Rzewski Nanosonata at Zankel Hall 2010-05-12T21:02:00Z Let me say right away that Ms. Walter, a truly noble Brutus in the Donmar “Julius Caesar,” was born to play Henry IV, and thank God she was given the chance. Review: ‘Henry IV,’ Donmar Warehouse’s All-Female Version 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z He has labeled his Johnson series, begun soon after the president's death and still going, as a narrative of darkness and light, of the basest cruelty and the noblest achievement. Petraeus affair and the role of biographers 2012-11-14T18:16:03Z The best thing to be said about the Honey Boo Boo programme makers is that at least they don't seem to claim any noble motive for monetising their freak collection. Is this parade of 'genius children' a really stupid idea? 2013-06-15T19:00:03Z In November of 1987, he announced his selection of Justice Kennedy in a press conference that aired on C-SPAN, a noble public affairs network that doesn’t draw enough eyeballs to appease Trump. Brett Kavanaugh’s SCOTUS rose ceremony: When networks help Trump win ratings, democracy loses 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z As each new puzzle piece of Sulaiman’s sprawling back story is revealed, the film forces us to consider if his noble ends — uplifting his downtrodden community — justify his vengeful means. Five International Movies to Stream Now 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z None of them are completely noble or have pure motives. “In the world of squatter settlements, there has been quite a bit of violence over the past decades”: Director Sebastian Cordero talks about “Such is Life in the Tropics” 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z The king and his men are hissable, the renegades are noble and true. 'New Worlds' review: Historical drama that's more talky than epic 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z The ideal of giving all of oneself for some cause or noble effort, even if we know we live in a world where very little is pure, tends to affect me deeply in literature. How Jeff VanderMeer Prevents Writer’s Block 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z The Joyce Theater’s Ballet Festival, which begins on Tuesday, July 18, has a noble and worthy aim: to give a new generation of choreographers a chance. Joyce Theater Ballet Festival Showcases Contemporary Choreographers 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z The noble gestures are muted; statements become mere suggestions. Review: Chris Thile Is the God of Small Sounds 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z The heroes of this narrative are Boot and his allies, who take a noble if futile stand against this evil invader in the name of their conservative ideals. Did Max Boot Turn His Back on the Republican Party, or Did the Party Turn Its Back on Him? 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z “In the interest of time, would ye noble patriots please provide a list of infractions punishable by spontaneous public execution? Thanks!” he wrote on Twitter. Jesse Williams Speaks Out After Alton Sterling’s Death 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z But the asymmetrical blazers, textured leather jackets and sleeveless trench coats they wore had a noble grace, outfitted as they were with gold embellishments. Special Report: Fashion: A Raft of Champion Ideas 2011-06-23T17:07:01Z And being around actors at that time in L.A., there was a real feeling that it wasn’t a noble profession, that you were there to get famous or something. Sigourney Weaver Has Us All Fooled: She’s Really Quite Silly 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z He effusively praised “the beautiful feathered friend, the noble turkey,” set before him. The annual turkey pardon is one of the few norms President Trump has kept alive 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z Perhaps you’re concerned about global population growth, which would be a noble reason for keeping to a single child. My son wants a sibling, but I don’t want a baby | Mariella Frostrup 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z Painting, once a craft like goldsmithing or wood-turning, was being recast as a noble, humanistic enterprise, and a painter like Velázquez could become the confidant of the most powerful king in Europe. A Familiar Face at the Met, Now in His Own Light 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Dee Davis, president of the Center for Rural Strategies in Whitesburg, Ky., said reality TV built around southern characters presents a distinctive culture for audiences that is either "exotic or outrageous or noble." Kentucky man catches snapping turtles, TV audience 2012-06-01T15:39:18Z But there is something noble about his staying the course, the way the Welsh singer, born Thomas Jones Woodward, followed his dream even if he was not always true to his art. At 75, Tom Jones has a new book, a new album — and a new take on life 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z He was the only other person sleeping in the building, and turned out to be the owner, the last scion of the noble family that had lived in the palazzo for centuries. A Gothic Tour of Italy 2011-10-28T18:55:00Z “Very British Problems” is a television show based on a Twitter account, which puts it in the noble lineage of — let’s see — “S#*! My Dad Says.” Review: ‘Very British Problems’ Keeps Calm and Carries On Through Discomfort 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z He ended his days as the penniless librarian to a Bohemian noble. Casanova unveiled: new edition of his book reveals the man who loved liberty as much as women 2013-03-30T13:04:25Z That sums up Baker's endeavour, and it may be a better, nobler, more humane definition of why writers write than the moment when Wade presses the Sex Now button. Nicholson Baker 2011-08-13T23:04:05Z Its sympathy saves this novel from being mere noble pamphleteering and raises it to the level of art. Looking at Albert Camus’s “The Plague” 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z Chris Parnell ambles along as Tom’s companion in departmental hubby-hood, managing to look sad, crazy and oddly noble all at once. Movie Review: ?The Five-Year Engagement,? With Jason Segel and Emily Blunt 2012-04-26T22:20:54Z Mr. Goode’s playing throughout was organic and inspired, the noble, introspective themes unfolding with a simplicity that rendered them all the more moving. Music Review: Richard Goode at Carnegie Hall 2013-05-03T22:16:10Z "I'm not a noble man," the photographer said of his viewing of pirated movies. China pulls 'Django Unchained' on day of premiere 2013-04-12T03:31:06Z If you're still with us, let's get back to everything noble Preacher is doing here. Hot for Preacher: Why "Virgin River" must protect its selfless rescuer at all costs 2022-08-20T04:00:00Z Couldn’t Hollywood help out the hideously fractured GOP right now, with a show that reacquaints viewers with the party’s nobler ideas? TV presidents can do anything, except declare themselves as good Republicans 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z But these noble qualities are what everyone raised to the purple of celebrity has in common, and their forceful expression doesn't make them more interesting. Jessie J's Who You Are fails to tell us who she is 2011-03-10T21:58:00Z What ensues is a deeply romantic adventure story with life-or-death stakes and strong, noble characters who fight for every bit of their hard-won happily ever after. Review | Here’s one way to celebrate Valentine’s Day: Read five of the most romantic romance novels 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z I doubt MoMA will portray its acquisition of the Wright archive in any but the noblest of terms. Why 'unpacking' is a perfect — and perfectly overused — metaphor for our cultural moment 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z See, you may be driven by “noble impulses to do justice and identify oppression.” David Brooks writes most mansplainy David Brooks line ever 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z In the cult of ducismo she saw a betrayal of parliamentary liberalism and the noble Italy of Dante and the Renaissance. The Woman Who Shot Mussolini by Frances Stonor Saunders |Book review 2010-03-28T00:10:00Z There are, I'm sure, many excellent and noble uses for Soylent. My week on Soylent: 'I was irritable, grumpy and a general pain in the arse' 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z First you had the nobles and their staffs coming to participate in the ceremony and the pilgrims coming to see it. The Legend and Lore of Notre-Dame de Reims 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z Ms. Weldon brings it to lectures, she said, so that audience members can pay their respects to a noble predator probably killed so that a human could be wrapped in its pelt. Dressed to Kill: The Power of Leopard Prints 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z “Also a Poet” began as Calhoun’s attempt to finish what her dazzling, absent-minded father couldn’t: “to do something noble and to win.” In ‘Also a Poet,’ a Search for Frank O’Hara and for Peace With Dad 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z An Ottoman noble is taken prisoner and compelled to work the farm belonging to a Montenegrin peasant. Bow and Cooper in ‘Children of Divorce’: Poor Little Silent Rich Kids 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z Or the transposition of Bizet's masterpiece from Seville, a noble city in the Spanish south, to Seville, Ohio, a hick town in the American midwest. Carmen; Juan Diego Fl?rez ? review 2011-01-23T00:06:31Z To compete successfully for major Academy Awards, a film should be a true-life portrait of an exceptional man who struggles in a noble quest against impossible odds. The Theory of Everything: A Grief History of Love 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z Politics is a fine profession, if rarely noble: writing about politics, I defend politicians regularly from a general contempt that they are venal, self-interested, unprincipled rogues. Polly Toynbee: What I am thinking about ... envy 2012-08-25T08:08:56Z “The first thing, we believe, which admonishes an English boy, on being introduced to Homer, is the abundant tears which are shed by the noblest heroes of the story,” he writes. The Tears of Brett Kavanaugh 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z He’d do well to remember Figueroa’s parting words: “Good luck with your noble intentions, this place will beat them out of you”. Orange Is the New Black: season three refresher course 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z His body in the dressing gown is large, his beard noble. Dieter Roth: the video-diary Rembrandt 2012-08-01T17:15:01Z It’s ridiculous how entertaining “Air” is given that it’s about shoes, even if it works overtime to persuade you that it’s also about other, nobler truths, too. ‘Air’ Review: The Game Changers 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z No dancer today matches the noble perfection with which Mr. Hallberg executes steps; the refinement of his line, the arch of his feet, the clarity of his delivery are all miraculous. Dance Review: Two Top Giselles, Back to Back 2011-05-29T22:49:01Z “My aunt took me to Paris when I was 11. We walked from the Conciergerie prison to the Place de la Concorde, where the guillotine was, thinking about Norma being noble as we walked.” Charles Busch’s Hollywood References in ‘The Tribute Artist’ 2014-02-26T22:53:57Z My guess is that she loves this work especially for its ruminative, profound slow movement, which she played with noble calm and quiet intensity. | Martina Filjak: Birthday Gift: New York Debut 2009-12-17T05:42:00Z “Cromwell, why are you such a person?” asks one of the many nobles who will nevertheless wind up deferring to him. ‘Wolf Hall’: A somber, perfect take on that time the Tudors went tabloid 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z "Black Panther" tailored the MCU format to suit a nobler purpose, enabling the story to double as a statement about history, colonialism, and legacy. Bad romance: The problem with "Thor" is that the MCU is better at thunder than love 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z The House of Worth was once a noble name in couture. Fashion Review: Chanel Takes Flight and Givenchy Shows Craft at Paris Couture Week 2012-01-26T07:58:01Z “It is disappointing and frankly shameful to see our noble industry parade and celebrate this as ‘Harper Lee’s New Novel,'” Brilliant Books said. Michigan Bookstore Offers Refunds For "Go Set a Watchman" 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z His father was a horse trainer and his mother was descended from a noble family. Patrick Macnee, debonair actor in the TV series ‘The Avengers,’ dies at 93 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z She is distracted by her hatred for the noble crusader Renaud, her most resilient foe. Music Review: Gluck?s ?Armide? Opera in Met-Juilliard Production 2012-02-12T15:16:28Z We began with the mystery of the Starbucks cup, which someone had unaccountably left before Daenerys on the table of nobles, thus marring, or perhaps distinguishing, the episode called “The Last of the Starks.” Daenerys Tells All! 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z Fed up with hearing his general Collatinus, a noble Roman, speak of his devotion to Lucretia, his virtuous wife, Tarquinius decides to test her. Review: In Britten’s ‘The Rape of Lucretia,’ a Savage Act With Resonance Today 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Some have a noble objective: holding to account crooked public servants, police officers and even fellow journalists. For Many in Pakistan, a Television Show Goes Too Far 2012-01-27T02:19:30Z A hymn to the depravity of Edinburgh that balances the noble pursuance of art. Tim Key's exclusive Ode to the Edinburgh festival 2011-07-29T16:30:00Z It is here that the supposed idealism which motivated Thanos is revealed to be an illusion, and Thanos is identified as a true monster without even the facade of a noble cause to redeem himself. The politics of "Avengers: Endgame" 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z No matter how noble the sentiment, going public with your polemic leaves you open to ridicule – and the occasional slap if the dictum is provocative enough. Pornography is far too complicated to distil into a smart T-shirt slogan 2010-08-28T23:06:00Z From this perspective, the cyclorama was a war memorial, a tribute to principled courage, a lament for a noble “Lost Cause.” A Victory for the Civil War ‘Cyclorama’ 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z American Baptists’ roots lie in the noble struggle for religious liberty. Dipped in controversy 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z It could be that the maesters, who control much of the information in Westeros and are positioned at noble households throughout, are compromised. ‘House of the Dragon’: Who Is Otto Hightower, and Why Does He Matter? 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z Ditto the overall vibe of rumpled, boozy Los Angeles noir, pitting the wealthy and sinister against the beaten-down but mostly noble working stiffs who make up Perry and his peers. ‘Perry Mason’ Season 2 Premiere Recap: Keeping It Civil 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z Even without relying on the typical nobles, kings and Catholic Church as patrons, Dutch artists still did just fine. Specialized tours enrich travel 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z So it seems entirely logical that “Bridgerton” features Black talent — including regulars on the London stage — as nobles and royalty. ‘Bridgerton’s’ Approach to Race and Casting Has Precedent Onstage 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z At the end, as the dancers lined up in progressive states of unfolding, it felt as though we were watching the evolution of something noble, vulnerable and interconnected in the human species. Review | ‘Ballet Across America’: Sporadic gems with a new twist 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z "She had a very noble profile, like that of a medal ... what the romantic poets would have called a dove of ermine, snow and gold." 'Eccentricities of a Blond Haired Girl': A remarkable tale of tragic love 2010-07-22T21:49:00Z It’s still important to herald this latest set of films for their noble intentions and deeper individual merits. From box office to Oval Office: can a film ever lead to political change? 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z “Rousseau was the tutor to the kids in a family of nobles in this building,” said the craftsman, Gregory Carmantrand. The French Alps Sans Skis 2011-02-25T21:55:11Z Early scenes from her school days depict a noble version of will, but fame and pressure mutate it into something more sinister. Hulu's "The Dropout" brings its A-game with Amanda Seyfried's powerful take on Elizabeth Holmes 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z Available only between Ash Wednesday and Easter and served from a wooden barrel, it’s a cloudy, dark red lager, with huge smoke character and plenty of noble hop bitterness. Bamberg, Germany: A city of just 70,000 people but nine breweries 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z The few and tragically noble details known about the soldier compounded her angst: He was young and Black and a volunteer for a war effort that largely didn’t want him. How a forensic artist attempted to re-create the face of a Black Civil War soldier 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z However, like world peace, dynamic dining choice turned out to be a noble but not easily achievable concept. Cruising Royal Caribbean’s mega-ship: At times, a little too mega 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z But Mr. Belafonte’s commitment to social justice, which continues with his investigation into the incarceration of so many young black men in American prisons, sets a noble example. Critic?s Notebook: Faces on Film Add Humanity To the News 2011-06-15T22:24:44Z Ostensibly, this is an elegy for a noble people on the brink of oblivion. Art Review: ‘The American West in Bronze’ at the Met 2013-12-19T22:56:12Z A brief attempt to deal drugs fails badly, but his nobler efforts collapse, too. Review | Atticus Lish’s new novel is about manhood, but don’t expect to find any social commentary 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z The west bank of the River Nile at Luxor is home to the Valley of the Kings, where pharaohs and nobles of the New Kingdom were buried in tombs carved into the rock. Expansive New Kingdom tomb unveiled in Egypt's Luxor 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z But Hawley has conceived him as noble but flawed, a loyal and trustworthy partner to Emmit, but also devoted to a fault. ‘Fargo’ Season 3, Episode 7: The World Is Wrong 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z In the introduction to the opening act, the orchestra plays the rising, athletic motif of young Count Octavian, then the gentle, falling, noble theme of the Marschallin. Review: An Ecstatic ‘Rosenkavalier’ Introduces a Conductor to Carnegie 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z “It is noble that she would volunteer to cook for everyone,” T’Challa continues. Crimes against potato salad: How not to get uninvited from the cookout 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z All of this suggests that resistance to “overculture,” whether in art or in writing, is noble but ultimately futile. Art Trek: A Critic’s Gallery Crawl Through SoHo and TriBeCa 2014-04-04T17:47:11Z Mel and Sue are so noble they utter torrents of profanity when bakers suffer their darkest moments, to ensure that the footage is unusable. I love The Great British Bake Off, but won't miss Mel and Sue 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z “This noble France, this poet of the Nations,” Mother said, looking up, quoting Elizabeth Browning. Compassion, Sacrifice, Endurance 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z “Kinyarwanda,” laden with noble mission, is rarely that film, but it adds texture to the central facts: This happened, and this matters. | 'Kinyarwanda': ?Kinyarwanda,? About 1994 Genocide of Tutsis in Rwanda 2011-12-02T05:13:02Z His mansion was so beautiful and ornate that they had to build a road that didn’t go past it, because the British nobles would get mad driving by it, seeing this black guy’s great success. Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: America’s First Black Millionaires 2018-01-28T05:00:00Z Several of the passing gags are more confident than the main plots, and several minor characters prove more memorable than Radcliffe’s noble mouse, who mostly quivers and cringes in elaborate spasms of worry. Starring Steve Buscemi as God, “Miracle Workers” Is Sappy, Juvenile, and Sharp All at Once 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z By the end the nobles, the church and even the people have turned against him. Music Review: Wagner?s ?Rienzi? From Opera Orchestra at Avery Fisher Hall 2012-02-01T00:07:03Z Zeal for such a noble meal is only appropriate in her eyes. Before the Wedding, a Test: 3,000 Miles of Barbecue 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z Mr. Bronfman played the breathless solo part, which was written for him, with unpretentious wisdom and mastery, like a noble march to the grave. Review: Carnegie Hall’s Season Opens With Two Faces of Cleveland 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z Reducing suffering is a noble aim and it should be encouraged. The mindfulness conspiracy 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z “Time holds no nobler story, no more heroic, no more magnificent achievement than that of Renoir.” Art Review: Artist in Retreat: ?Late Renoir? in Philadelphia 2010-06-17T21:18:00Z Instead the Kingslayer, who’s seemed torn this season between his twisted devotion to her and nobler impulses, seemed to be wondering if he might one day be called upon to be a Queenslayer. ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6 Finale: Long May She Reign 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z I read Batman comics and their myriad stories of one man’s eternal fury, turned to noble ends in the war on crime. On transfeminine anger 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Sorry, proud badge of noble northern county.Photograph: Yesterday was Lancashire Day 2012-11-28T15:45:59Z Imagine a sausage noble enough to be given a Viking burial, wrapped in bacon, placed in a longboat-shaped bun, laden with beans, tomatoes, onions, peppers, salsa, radish slices and other treasures. Linda Ronstadt’s Borderland 2013-12-27T17:32:15Z But, she added, it’s “the noble thing” to step down and “take the pressure off the organization.” The club Julia Pierson is joining: Life after a Washington scandal Not unlike the realms of Westeros, Scotland then was riven by feuding noble families–and the Douglases happened to be at odds with the royal court and those in league with the king. Last Supper: The Real-Life Massacre that Inspired the Game of Thrones ‘Red Wedding’ 2013-06-04T15:24:37Z Engaging programmes like Drugs Live serve this purpose quite well, but TV does not need to commission new science to achieve this noble goal. 'Made-for-TV experiments' can make really bad science 2012-12-13T12:24:00Z He’s conspicuously noble, saving people in war zones and in the New York subway. Review: In ‘Damien,’ a Photojournalist Resists His More Devilish Side 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z Since 2007, the organization "has carried forth this singular, noble mission: to provide educational scholarships to spouses and children of America’s fallen and disabled service members," it explains on its website. Folds of Honor CEO on 'Fox & Friends': Military families are getting help this holiday season 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z That’s noble work, and knowing of it provides context for the movie. Review: Martin Landau and Paul Sorvino in ‘Abe and Phil’s Last Poker Game’ 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Chandler's insistence on rendering toska as was a noble if quixotic effort to enrich the English language. Say 'non' to phrasebook foreign language in fiction 2011-07-13T16:46:52Z His efforts to help the unjustly incarcerated are noble and deserve attention and acclaim. In "Just Mercy," Michael B. Jordan brings dignity to the story of a real-life Atticus Finch 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z A loving and instructive biography of the late civil rights icon whose unshakable faith that seeking justice by noble means would ultimately lead to redemption. 50 notable works of nonfiction in 2020 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z If our relationship existed on so many levels – friends, teammates, confidantes, lovers – then it couldn’t be undone by one act; and that’s quite a noble thought, isn’t it? 'What were her knickers like?': the truth about trying an open relationship 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z “Height is power in public art, and Roosevelt’s stature on his noble steed visibly expresses dominance and superiority over the Native American and African figures,” the panel wrote in its report, delivered in January 2018. Unanimous Vote Is Final Step Toward Removing Roosevelt Statue 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z The Satanic Temple website notes that the mission of the group — which is nationwide — is to "encourage benevolence and empathy, reject tyrannical authority, advocate practical common sense, oppose injustice, and undertake noble pursuits." After-school 'Satan club' in Illinois district elicits 'concern' from parents, superintendent response 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z "There was no 'nobler in the mind' for Negroes," Angelou wrote, remembering a segregated eight-grade graduation at which the valedictorian quoted "Hamlet." Maya Angelou, a daughter of the South, a voice for us all 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z “The American experiment” is a slippery little phrase, summoning the country’s noblest ideals while leaving generous room to forgive our failures to achieve them. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Would it further the evolution of a noble art form while attempting to say something new about the human condition? Sitcoms that should and shouldn't be turned into Broadway musicals 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z The performance may not have been a final leap forward in Mr. Gilbert’s noble ambitions for the orchestra. Review: The Philharmonic Makes Wagner’s Gods Chillingly Human 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z While an apology may seem noble to some, it's hard to accept an apology when you're watching your parents grow old in prison. Philadelphia's deadly MOVE bombing: Why we can't settle for apologies now 2020-08-15T04:00:00Z And when Edward Bennett's Oliver announces that kindness is "nobler ever than revenge" it is even possible to detect a hidden, if unexplored link, with The Tempest. The Tempest/As You Like It 2010-06-24T00:03:00Z And while I can’t say that “The Red Line” stands to definitely fill in those blanks, it is at least an intentionally noble effort. What if TV told the truth about Chicago? 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z Frances Fisher, as Rose’s mother Ruth, gets a little more slack: in a well-turned scene, she explains that Rose’s marriage to Cal will save a noble family drowning in debt. Titanic, TIME and Me 2012-04-04T20:24:41Z Of Johnson’s domestic program, he writes, “This crude, coarse, ruthless, often cruel man, who all his life had made a mantra of pragmatism” had now undertaken a “crusade for a noble end.” Critic’s Notebook: At the LBJ Presidential Library, Giving Nuance to History 2014-04-08T22:44:54Z This being a Miranda Lambert show, those noble sentiments supported rowdier poses, giving them a glint of purpose. Miranda Lambert, Rowdy in the Catskills 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z But the star here is Dr. Beat Richner, who is royal in his own rumpled, noble way. | 'Beatocello’s Umbrella ': ‘Beatocello’s Umbrella,’ Charity in Cambodia 2013-12-12T23:51:55Z Corelli, meanwhile, is very much the noble revolutionary, with every sustained high note sounding like a call to arms. Puccini: Tosca - review 2011-03-10T22:45:01Z Some 2,676 undergrads had gathered to promote this nobler face of Greek life. Can a fraternity guy fight the college rape crisis? One is trying to help. 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Who would wish to quarrel with such a sweet and noble sentiment? | 'Micmacs': In Jean-Pierre Jeunet?s Work, Misfits Battle Arms Manufacturers 2010-05-27T22:46:00Z In the finale of Beethoven’s Fifth, the horns and winds keep returning to a noble theme, and the violins keep answering them, in four chords. Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony at Tanglewood 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z Sometimes he describes it as if it were one step in a grand, noble plan to unite the kingdom under the rule of Luke Skywalker ... er, Neo ... sorry, Arthur. "Camelot" and "Borgias": Blood, boobs and costume drama 2011-04-02T18:01:00Z If he'd added "noblest English", I might really have thought it was written for me and not for his son. The Great American Novelist tournament 2013-01-22T12:51:05Z Films about filmmakers, especially in recent years, tend to lean into self-congratulation — misty-eyed valentines to the magic of moviemaking, and to the noble if flawed souls who strive to put their art onscreen. ‘The Trip to Greece,’ ‘Moonwalkers’ and More Streaming Gems 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z Though they're named Lords and Ladies at Charlotte and George's wedding, the Black nobles are denied entry into gentleman's clubs and access to the best seats at the opera. She is very brown: "Queen Charlotte" explains how the integrated ton was won, but what is left out? 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z But you can bet it won’t be too long before Hercules rediscovers a noble purpose. Review: ‘Hercules’ is schlocky but entertaining 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z Appropriately it was the American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr who in his 1952 book "The Irony of American History" traced the myriad ways in which noble intentions go astray to spawn exactly contrary results. An atheist in the White House? It could happen, thanks to Donald Trump 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z Over the next hour, as the music played from a CD, the 48 dancers portrayed a romance set in a royal undersea court and a magical forest, with nobles, handmaidens and thugs. Paul McCartney?s ?Ocean Kingdom? at City Ballet 2011-09-11T04:00:07Z “We tend to see that as a noble act,” she says. Rukmini Callimachi: the podcasting terror expert getting into the minds of Isis 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z It's a noble little speech, and all the more commendable because the last time I saw Dee he was being attacked with a brick. Meet Chicago's Interrupters? 2011-08-06T22:48:57Z Of course, you might read that as a noble sentiment. To Kill a Mockingbird: too simple a moral tale? 2013-07-10T12:00:01Z The school is Northolt High, and it is the first stop on his noble tour of good works to bring some semblance of a classical education to the masses. | 'The Choir': BBC America Features a Choirmaster With a Mission 2010-07-06T20:23:00Z Sara has a kind heart, a noble soul and a working pistol, and she uses all three to save the cynical Derek. Review | Here’s one way to celebrate Valentine’s Day: Read five of the most romantic romance novels 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z Murphy's defence is described as "noble cause corruption", in that he attempts to spin his abuse into a holy act, casting molestation as a form of sacrament. Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God – review 2013-02-14T21:30:01Z As a Muslim reader, I was thrilled with the very noble reaction and fightback by the brother Muslims in the face of such a determined and all powerful adversary. Reader reviews roundup 2013-05-10T18:21:25Z With its two landscaped islands joined by a bridge, Morikami’s Shinden Garden was inspired by the gardens that were adapted for the estates of Japanese nobles from Chinese garden design. 6 Great Gardens to Visit in Florida 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z But if you want to honor your craft and yourself, strive for the nobler instincts. Patti LuPone on the Verge of Another Opening 2010-10-05T10:30:00Z Kyle sees himself as a sheepdog, a noble protector of the weak and the innocent, and it is clear that Eastwood does too. Is 'American Sniper' a litmus test for patriotism? 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z His internal conflict between noble ideals and the pull of material success is reflected in the best of Odets's later work. Rocket to the Moon revived 2011-03-19T00:06:40Z "We believe that your selfless act to raise funds for the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital is a truly noble act." Iowa to celebrate 'Carson King Day' after beer fan raises over $1M for children's charity 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z As is always the case in male-driven fantasies like this, an ordinary man rises, just and noble and true, and transforms into a hero. Review: In ‘Skyscraper,’ Dwayne Johnson Scales a Tower of Clichés 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z He is a Briton descended from a noble Italian family. Prince Andrew’s daughter Princess Beatrice to marry in May 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z Wallinger follows in a noble tradition of artists producing work for the underground. Tube's birthday art project 2013-02-07T17:35:26Z The nude figure Michelangelo carved is a noble savage: an American, naked and innocent. Native American encounters took art into pastures nude 2013-05-06T11:33:36Z He's noble and rather heroic; there's nobody he'll ever back down from – all those things that are not true of me or anyone I know. Jason Isaacs: this much I know 2013-05-11T17:59:01Z They're a fantasy enemy vomited up from the collective id and scrubbed clean of all racial, political or religious considerations, against whom we can look like noble underdogs. "Battle: Los Angeles": Bizarre fantasy of imperial decline 2011-03-10T02:01:00Z Cousteau provides an inspirational example of passion harnessed to a noble purpose, becoming an ambassador on behalf of beleaguered and fragile ecosystems. ‘Becoming Cousteau’ Review: The Old Man and the Sea 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z There are digressions and some wonderful visual fillips — beautifully curved trees and noble stone statues lined up like soldiers. Review: ‘Legend of the Mountain,’ a Magical Mystery Marathon in Ancient China 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z The Park Service was founded on the noble idea of protecting unblemished nature, but the dream of “God without mankind” required the ejection of the land’s most faithful custodians. The Timbisha Shoshone of Death Valley and the Shadow of Trump 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z Jameson’s white whale is nothing quite so noble as the truth. All the Editors That Are Fit to Spoof 2011-08-10T21:16:38Z The nobles with their tall white wigs graciously strut, dancing the minuet with a lazy, aristocratic bearing. Mikhailovsky Ballet's 'Flames of Paris' makes rousing West Coast debut 2014-11-29T05:00:00Z References to “brave noble red skin” have been removed, as have other nonsense phrases like “gugg-a-bluck.” 'Peter Pan Live' Updates Songs to Remove Slurs 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z So, in the noble pursuit of joy, I allow it. 'We tenderly drop the vibrator into the bin': how I Marie Kondo'd my whole life 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z I'd be more curious about the Olympic legacy in Seoul, Nagano or Sydney - noble seems to know about how Olympic Games affected those places, although all of them increased their profile significantly after the games. With the Olympics Over, Six Former Host Cities Worth Visiting 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z The working-class dad, Lorenzo, is dogged and noble as sung and acted by the steady Richard H. Blake, one of several cast members from the Broadway production. Review | The musical ‘A Bronx Tale’ sings of growing up on mean streets 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z Now I hate to cast aspersions … but then isn't aspersion-casting about our newly suntanned, transatlantic successes another noble British tradition? The World's End is the latest standard-bearer for British bathos 2013-07-17T16:27:53Z Her range is wider than she lets on, but there’s something noble about Metcalf’s embrace of lunch pail culture. The secret to Tony Awards nominee Laurie Metcalf's success? Brilliance and a whole lot of hard work 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z The challenge for a medieval king, whether Henry I or the fictional Viserys, was to persuade the nobles to overcome their prejudices and not just accept but actively support a woman's ascension to power. HBO’s "House of the Dragon" was inspired by a real medieval dynastic struggle over a female ruler 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z The deposits left behind are akin to the eight noble metals but even nobler: extraordinarily conductive and resistant to corrosion, with a seemingly limitless range of uses. All the World Needs Is a Glowing Blue Supermetal From Space 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z This single-minded pursuit is noble, admirable, even fanatic — and it is enough to bring even a spectator to tears. Amid the Fury of the Olympics, the Zen of the Trampoline 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z Your ambition, noble though it be, will compel you to treat your loved ones as means or ciphers via manipulation or neglect. The Great American Dream Value Menu: The hard truths nobody tells young people about their dreams 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Fantasy is a noble endeavour. is a contemporary subset that goes all the way back to Lucian of Samosata, and Verne and Wells, and Aldous Huxley and George Orwell. Q&A: Harlan Ellison 2013-06-14T15:00:16Z Mr. Braugher, currently starring on the television series “Men of a Certain Age,” skillfully manages to keep the noble Simon from coming across as too saintly. | 'The Whipping Man': Candles, Matzo, Wine and Some Unusual Hosts 2011-02-02T03:30:37Z But if death’s hordes wipe the slate clean, decimating most of the noble houses in the process, what kind of ending would this story be left with? Long live Ser Brienne of Tarth: An argument for a "Game of Thrones" knight's survival 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Actor Charlie Sheen paid a tribute to the late director on his Facebook page, saying "the world lost a brilliant and noble soul today." Erotica director Zalman King dies from cancer 2012-02-03T23:36:07Z Its first three lines were noble in sentiment: At the Inauguration, Amanda Gorman Wove History and the Future Into a Stirring Melody 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z Austen herself offered readers very little description of Mr. Darcy, introducing him only as someone who drew “the attention of the room by his fine, tall person, handsome features, noble mien.” Mr. Darcy, You’re No Colin Firth 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z His sacrifices were noble, but they did have consequences in his personal life, and his family life, and his pocketbook. Showtime's "The One and Only Dick Gregory" pays tribute to the legend who left comedy for activism 2021-07-04T04:00:00Z 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 Everyone is worried about his sole heir being a woman, plus we all know how much Westerosi nobles love a wedding. ‘House of the Dragon,’ Season 1, Episode 2: A Happy Announcement 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z For all its noble intentions, “The Scottsboro Boys” ends up feeling a bit oppressive. Review | Signature Theatre can’t save ‘Scottsboro Boys’ from its own self-righteousness 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z “So often women of color are relegated to playing simple tropes: the sidekick, the best friend, the noble savage, or the clown,” Nyong’o wrote. The revolution is bigger than “Hamilton”: This year’s Tony nods offer much-needed contrast to #OscarsSoWhite 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z And do you really believe that America’s intentions in the world are especially noble? Sam Harris talks Islam, ISIS, atheism, GOP madness: “We are confronting people, in dozens of countries, who despise more or less everything that we value” 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z In the Middle Ages the concept shifted and connoted instead the connection between the present and a noble past. In an Age of Gene Editing and Surrogacy, What Does Heredity Mean? 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Yet it is to the great credit of “Geographies of Solitude” that it never feels expository: It turns an ecology lesson, and an account of a noble, steadfast, single-minded pursuit, into art. ‘Geographies of Solitude’ Review: Exploring a Wild Island 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z He had to continue to think about the heist in those terms, because in those terms it was more than palatable, it was heroic and noble. The great Moon-rock heist - extract 2011-07-08T21:59:00Z With a mix of archive footage shot at various points over the past 35 years, and present-day talking heads, we were treated to a beautifully photographed exhibition of animal behaviour at its most noble. TV Review: Mistresses and Natural World 2010-08-06T05:45:00Z Gardner’s images of tribal leaders in his Washington studio unravel the myth of the West as a faraway land of noble Indians fighting equally noble cowboys. Photographing a nation in motion 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z "Your noble relations disappoint you," Anne is told in the film. "Persuasion": It was the best of characters, it was the worst of characters 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z Little is known about the history of the castle, which was built by a German noble in 1912. 5 Incredible Landmarks Built in the Name of Love 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z In his prologue to the 1485 edition, he promised that readers would find therein "noble chivalry, courtesy, humanity, friendliness, hardiness, love, friendship, cowardice, murder, hate, virtue and sin". For Honour and Fame: Chivalry in England 1066-1500 by Nigel Saul ? review 2011-07-22T21:55:04Z Particularly notable is Houghton’s Stone Hall, with its carvings, plasterwork, and noble mahogany furniture, all of which Kent meticulously conceived together. Designer Brian Sawyer Visits England's Stately Homes 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z It meant that in my head there was something heroic, serious and noble to this music, which made its joyfulness more appealing. My favourite album: Graceland by Paul Simon 2011-08-15T12:35:11Z Even the idea of American independence isn't necessarily the pure and noble desire for autonomy that it's usually depicted to be. Ken Burns on Benjamin Franklin & our nation's flawed identity: "Race is the central question" of US 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z Physically, she’s more plain than unattractive–in the books she gets the insulting nickname “Brienne the Beauty”–and in fact looks rather noble and striking in a suit of armor. Game of Thrones Watch: A Trick, A Shadow on a Wall 2012-04-16T10:40:01Z But writing that type of blind review in this case, while a noble goal, is inauthentic if not downright disingenuous. ‘The Silkworm’ by J. K. Rowling, as Robert Galbraith 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z Responding to a noble, idealistic speech, he begins, “I can’t physically throw up in my mouth …” Review: Avengers: Age of Ultron Introduces the Cloud-Based Villain 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z My intentions were always noble and strong, but along the way they would be kidnapped by a variety of dodgy characters. How I lost my festival virginity to Howard 2010-08-21T23:09:00Z African-Americans as well as couples of two different races were not arguing over the importance or meaning of marriage but rather fighting for their civil right to participate in this noble institution. Jesus would back gay marriage 2012-09-16T12:00:00Z What if the Habsburg nobles in Prague had a trampoline outside their window, so when they were defenestrated they just kept bouncing back up to the window, yelling, “Boi-oi-oi-oinnng . . . boi-oi-oi-oinnng . . .” to the Bohemians inside? Style Invitational Week 1308: Picture This . . . or These 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z "Now I think, 'Screw it.' It's going to be ugly. It's not going to be graceful. I'm not going to go down quietly. I think there's something noble about that. There's something quixotic about it. " The New Pornographers lighten up while sharing life lessons 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z Facing her execution, Mary confesses her sins to Talbot, then, surrounded by faithful servants, leads a noble, prayerful chorus as good as anything in Verdi. Music Review: ‘Maria Stuarda’ at the Metropolitan, With Joyce DiDonato 2013-01-02T00:03:57Z True to form, Beethoven reclaims this unlikely march genre and turns it into something stirring and daring, almost noble. Readers Name Some Favorite Musical Surprises of Their Own 2014-04-25T14:00:02Z In Thomson’s view, a pregnant individual’s right to bodily autonomy permits them to unhook from the violinist, so to speak, no matter anyone else’s view of what is noble or moral or humane. Perspective | The one point abortion rights activists need to keep making 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Rough spots were few and inconsequential during a noble, polished performance. Music in Review 2011-03-28T23:29:12Z The carapace of rich language suddenly becomes invisible and a man or woman — noble or witty or tortured — is laid bare before us. ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: Highlights From a Decade of Watching Shakespeare 2011-07-21T16:23:35Z His first taste of violence may be a noble one — and defensible in the real world, too — but doling out Old West justice is a dangerous ambrosia. ‘Westworld’ Season 1, Episode 3: Don’t Make Arnold’s Mistake 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z It might seem like a stretch to publicize your leading man’s history of meeting violent ends in his previous jobs, most famously as the noble Stark, beheaded in “Game of Thrones” on HBO. ‘Legends,’ a New Drama on TNT Starring Sean Bean 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z Pellas eschewed investment from outside partners so he wouldn't have to cut corners or put community-oriented projects on the back burner - a noble, if privileged, approach to development. | Nicaragua 2012-11-16T14:00:37Z “Who is the lucky employee entrusted with this noble task?” one Redditor commented. Bathroom sign says employees must have 'smell check' to ensure 'not sitting on phone' for too long 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z Israeli police are awful because they're ugly; Palestinians are pure and noble because they look like Indian fashion models. Toronto Film Festival: 10 Films to Talk About 2010-09-19T13:55:00Z In the run-up to Iowa Warren's noble uphill battle transformed into a wall – one of her own making, so the story goes. Warren fought back at the media erasure that felled other candidates by stealing Bloomberg's show 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z Brown’s humble background, northern grit and self-assurance put his noble clients at ease, played to their vanity and persuaded them to reach deeply into their pockets. The landscape architect who bottled nature 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z Let the commercial stations pander to their audience, but the national state broadcaster, the country's biggest incubator of new music, should take a more noble stance. Forget 6 Music ? what happened to John Peel's Radio 1 slot? 2010-03-22T15:27:00Z They produced likenesses — generally flattering — that affirmed the status of rulers and nobles for one another, their constituencies and posterity. Van Dyck at the Frick, Documenting Aristocracy 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z Madcap, emotional, anarchic, erudite, in touch with the universe, bewildered by pettiness, fantastical, curious, practical, noble, mischievous, good-hearted. Simon Callow remembers Snoo Wilson: his work was 'the stuff of dreams' 2013-07-05T16:51:22Z He's mastered the art of playing noble curmudgeons and should join De Niro as a two-time Oscar winner for the effort. AP writers pick `Argo' for Oscar best picture 2013-02-21T17:46:04Z Most noble titles are now just that - a form of address, not necessarily tied to fortunes or estates. In UK, aristocrats still face 'Downton' dilemma 2013-04-12T14:27:08Z Both women and children are taught that submission is part of a divine plan that should be embraced joyfully, and that even submitting to abusive men is noble and Christ-like. Evangelical church accused of ignoring sexual abuse, “pedophilia ring” 2013-03-12T16:17:00Z His perseverance in the face of an indifferent world seemed utterly noble to me as a child. Tania Unsworth: ‘My father was almost heroic to me. Then he cut me out of his life’ 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z He does not neatly fit the definition of a British noble or a popular composer, and no one is more aware of this than he is. Andrew Lloyd Webber: Lord, Baron, Rocker 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z Many doctors “will say smugly, We don’t do that here,” which “allows them to present themselves as noble caregivers while they send their most desperate patients out to fend for themselves,” he writes. Weekend Reading: Mississippi’s Last Abortion Clinic, Airbnb Battles, and More 2014-10-04T04:00:00Z His Siegfried was somewhere between noble and functional: an attentive partner, an exhibitioner of steps. American Ballet Theater’s ‘Swan Lake,’ at the Met 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z In his 1986 limited series, Miller brilliantly contrasts a shallow and self-centred, increasingly wrinkly and jaded caped crusader with a Kal-El who remains youthful, noble and good-hearted – yet as boring as dry toast for dinner. Man of Steel 2 will make a villain of Superman or Batman 2013-07-22T10:32:23Z Worse- Axe always sounds nobler, more street smart & effective. ‘Billions’ Season 1, Episode 8: The Miseducation of Bryan Connerty 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z As Mantel tells it — she describes the novel as “a proposal, an offer,” rather than an assertion of historical truth — Cromwell represents the vanguard of a new era, one in which ability trumps noble birth. “Tubes”: What the Internet is made of 2012-05-28T00:30:00Z Using the composer's original 1841 version, with four linked movements, Søndergård found a balance between its noble sentiments and the freely flowing, impulsive natural vigour, drawing consistently fine playing from his musicians. BBCNOW/Søndergård – review 2013-05-06T11:47:52Z His goal was noble enough; he was searching for a way to treat patients less harshly than the treatments of his day, which often included bloodletting, leeching, purging, and harsh poisons like arsenic. Homeopathy is for suckers: What the medicine industry doesn’t want you to know 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z People are never portrayed as entirely noble here; purity of intention and action doesn’t exist. Review: Richard Maxwell Considers Life After Life in ‘Paradiso’ 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z Failure itself isn't noble or heroic or innately interesting; it's just a human condition like any other. Michael Douglas: The last great antihero 2010-05-21T12:01:00Z Raphael had died some 15 years before Barocci was born in 1535, but the noble tenderness of his style remained a formative influence. Federico Barocci: divinity in the details 2013-02-16T09:01:00Z On air, Mr. Pickles is a steadfast, noble presence but a static character. “Kidding,” Reviewed: Jim Carrey and Michel Gondry Reunite to Conjure Whimsy, Dread, and Puppets 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z Steve is very different from your more noble work in "The Last Full Measure." Sebastian Stan on the twisted psyche of his "Fresh" role: "What he is seeking is a willing partner" 2022-03-05T05:00:00Z It’s an ambitious and noble plan, but in some ways amounts to playing the long game. Author James Patterson To Launch Children's Book Imprint 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z His story about romance unfolds the essence of romanticism; his tale of Austrian nobles reveals the essence of nobility. Max Ophüls’s “From Mayerling to Sarajevo” 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z They may be clever, but they are not secretly noble, because they're more like that person muttering angrily to herself next to you on a crowded train. Melissa McCarthy, as you haven't seen her: Why her "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" Oscar nod is a thrill 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z THE ingredients of “Futurity”, a new off-Broadway show, promise a noble failure. Human nature 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z In Winters’ novel, the idea of whites as nobles rescuing the helpless is derisively called the Mockingbird mentality, in reference to Harper Lee's Atticus Finch. A powerful symbol of resistance, the Underground Railroad inspires a wave of books, plays, TV and more 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z The concepts were of less consequence than my awareness of who the dancers were, their high caliber, their rarity as the last of a noble line. Dance Review: Harrison Atelier Enlists Merce Cunningham Dancers ? Review 2011-11-28T22:29:41Z But some institutional leaders and faculty members praised their attempts anyway, saying the act of reaching out was a noble attempt. My college's response to a Nazi march taught me about the "true America" 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z After reluctantly conceding that Neil's music has "noble intentions," he uses snide, disparaging, condescending language to deprecate Neil and completely ignore the urgency of the content. Revisiting the joys of going solo at Disneyland 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z It was a noble way to go, but Book Barristan is still alive and well, and there’s absolute no way he would have been cut down by some masked punks in a back alley. Game of Thrones: the shocking book moments that never made it to TV 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z He was born in Lyon to a vaguely noble family of means and was supposed to become, like his father, an engineer. A French Painter, Fallen From Fame, Gains Historical Weight 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z With these kinds of associations, apple pie became emblematic of a very specific American ideal: wholesome, hearty, pure, and noble. Why apple pie isn’t so American after all 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Flung by fate to the ends of Westeros and beyond, the surviving pieces of the flawed but noble Stark family have since made a quasi-comedy of missed connections. 'Game of Thrones' Season Finale: 6 Questions That Need Answers 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z Land on the horse, and you get to “spin again, for a ride on one of these noble animals.” Exhibition Review: ?In the Company of Animals? Opens at the Morgan Library 2012-03-02T21:47:25Z While it’s true that they are essentially dupes, lured by the noble ruse of rescuing Bernard into cleaning up a billionaire’s mess, Adams avoids passing judgment. A 500-Story Tower Has Collapsed. Can Humanity Be Rescued From the Rubble? 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z Our man’s motives, however, could hardly be more noble. | 'The Next Three Days': An Everyman?s Guide to Engineering a Jail Break 2010-11-19T06:13:00Z It is crammed with dramatic music and noble sentiments, reminiscent both of Gluck and the Mozart of Idomeneo. Gr?try: Andromaque, Le Concert Spirituel/Niquet 2010-04-24T23:08:00Z In Muratova, they recognized not just a noble, almost timeless figure of environmental symbolism but an inspiring character deserving of attention. Making Oscar history, ‘Honeyland’ shatters borders 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z The women are noble but ruthless when needed; the Witcher is a big silent softy who agonizes over the monsters he dispatches. Review: Netflix Sends ‘The Witcher’ Into the Fantasy Fray 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z As Morgan Freeman explains in the trailer, “People see the Horsemen as noble Robin Hoods, but I believe their first act was just the setup for an even bigger reveal.” Watch Daniel Radcliffe in the New 'Now You See Me 2' Trailer 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z Varese, once a holiday destination for noble Milanese in the late 19th century, contains magnificent villas and gardens. Heads Up: High in Lombardy, Italy, a Less Crowded Pilgrimage 2012-04-06T19:37:00Z Perhaps there's a less noble but more engaging way to spur today's youth to read? LeVar Burton rolls out 'Tweeting Rainbow' on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z Both noble and, in the best sense, moralizing, it offers the self-reflective pleasures of a secret society unveiled. Zackary Drucker and Rhys Ernst, from many angles 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Drawn from the most noble families of Europe, they left their homelands, took vows of chastity and obedience and dedicated themselves to fighting infidels. Beneath Malta’s Beauty, a Tangled History 2013-12-06T18:20:39Z A hallmark of the wartime films is that they often exist in different versions, and “China Nights” is famous for its alternate endings for Japanese and Chinese consumption — noble sacrifice or happily ever after. What They Did in the War: Two Japanese Actresses’ Propaganda Work 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z That face wasn’t there for any happy or noble reason. Toni Morrison, a Writer of Many Gifts Who Bent Language to Her Will 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z San Teodoro is owned by the Visconti clan, the noble family that dominated northern Italy in the Middle Ages and whose members include the acclaimed filmmaker Luchino Visconti. Discovering the Ruins of Italy’s Ionian Coast 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z But pointing out his lies, his contradictions, his illogical ideas, his nonsensical solutions—pointing out all of that, while noble and necessary work, is partly beside the point. The Plot Against America: Donald Trump’s Rhetoric 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z “For the People” starts from the idea that the prosecutors aren’t as coldhearted as they seem, nor are the public defenders as noble. Perspective | TV has changed a lot, but one tradition remains: Put the duller shows on in March 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z Being impressively resourceful and more noble than anyone else in the book, they find their way around any obstacles in their paths. ‘Amnesia,’ Peter Carey’s New Novel 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Beyond that, the plays, with all their faults, have a profound and noble goal that Trump does not: to provide insight into life. It’s Time to Turn the Page on the Trump-Shakespeare Comparisons 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z It’s more like Death, Eventually – a grisly, jingoistic tale of noble beards fighting for survival. 13 Hours: Michael Bay's Benghazi movie and 'the American Way' 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z I came to see them as a noble experiment.” Dance: ?Angel Reapers,? About Shakers, Returns to New York 2011-11-27T05:00:12Z Heroes are Armentrout’s hallmark — they are noble and romantic and unflaggingly loyal to their heroines. Sarah MacLean picks the best romance novels to read this month 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z And while I’m humbled by the fact that people think that it’s some noble behavior on my part, it’s just consistent with my values. “The person I think I ought to be”: Meet the doctor fighting to save Mississippi’s last abortion clinic 2014-05-06T12:30:00Z We meet the lowest of the low and the noblest of the noble. Jojo Moyes’s new novel, ‘The Horse Dancer,’ has a Dickensian spirit 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z The focus of this project is almost as noble as it is vague: to be altruistic, locally. Books of The Times: ‘The Humanity Project,’ Jean Thompson’s Latest Novel 2013-04-17T20:28:21Z And while it’s noble of you to plead with your sister not to “hang back with the brutes” — to choose the aesthetes over the animals — you surely know it’s a waste of breath. Review: A Darwinian ‘Streetcar’ With a Feminist Streak 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z This is partly because the country is a historical fusion of small states and cities that were once run by princes and nobles, all determined to prove their cultural prowess. Budget Blowouts and Delays Blight Germany’s Major Arts Projects 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z Heroes who are all virtuous and noble are boring. Jonathan Rhys Meyers on being a bold boy playing amoral men: "Nobility can be a little bit tedious" 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z The tale of Anita, a low-born Spanish girl whose desire to marry the noble soldier Araquil leads to murder, misunderstanding and madness, the tautly paced tale is set to gorgeous and evocative music. Music Review: With a Double Bill, a Return to Rarities 2010-10-26T22:26:00Z Though the movie doesn’t always glamorize their backstage life, it takes a benign, even noble view of the two principals. Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio's uneasy relationship with 'Jersey Boys' 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z The slow movement, a noble funeral march, was magnificent, almost Mahlerian. Review: Michael Tilson Thomas, a Podium Hero, Returns 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z This time the patterns were Asian and noble, but contained within a framework of modern, even masculine, clothes: coats and jackets, often in khaki. Fashion Review: Dries Van Noten Works Pieces of a Chinese Pattern 2012-02-29T18:49:13Z Service implies a subservience but also a noble sacrifice. Tipping breeds indentured servitude 2013-09-09T12:00:00Z And, for comic relief, an ode to dumplings sung in a restaurant, whose noble owner soon falls victim to the Japanese. | 'Hero': ?Hero,? a Korean musical, at the Koch Theater - Review 2011-08-29T22:31:59Z The male lead is unlikely to win his woman through noble sacrifice or worthy behavioural change and thereby become a hero. Race and the romcom: is Think Like a Man realistic or racist? 2012-06-25T09:44:31Z It highlights the possibility of such a platform, the reorientation away from Silicon Valley, and the cool points we should assign such a noble venture. Ello! Where's Your Content? 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z Mr. Castile, a school cafeteria manager, has the noble head of a Greek bronze, complete with a jawline beard and an eye whose flat whites the Greeks would have made from silver or alabaster inlay. Why the Whitney’s Humanist, Pro-Diversity Biennial Is a Revelation 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z “This company has such potential,” said Krcmar, the company’s lead danseur noble. The Finnish National Ballet at 100 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z The old king, having outlived his sons, empowers a council of nobles to choose his successor between two of his grandchildren, the cousins Rhaenys and Viserys. HBO’s "House of the Dragon" was inspired by a real medieval dynastic struggle over a female ruler 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z Was Lee, for example, a noble Virginian or a heartless whipper of captive humans — and should his statue stand in our cities? How We Remember the Civil War 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z To Luke Russert, though, they are noble public servants, and to love America is to respect its political elite. Hustler’s denigrating S.E. Cupp “satire” 2012-05-24T20:30:00Z CNN would be shirking its duty if it declined to show such events to appease some nobler effort to accentuate the positive, which, in this case, included the many people who chose peaceful protest. Is CNN as bad as everyone thinks it is? Yes ... and no. 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z At the time, that vision may have been a noble illusion, a projection of the progressive, problem-solving hopes of the culture. Arts & Leisure: Urban Realist With a Humanist Streak 2011-04-13T13:29:51Z Ms. Fleming’s voice was plush and alluring; her phrasing noble. Music Review: Words or Music: Why Choose? 2011-03-29T22:23:23Z Also rejected is the hardening of character that Shakespeare implicitly endorses in dragging Hamlet from vain introspection to the “nobler” action of murder. ‘Fat Ham’ Review: A Queer, Black ‘Hamlet’? Ay, There’s the Spice Rub. 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z There are, of course, plenty of shots of noble characters turning their eyes portentously toward the horizon, and much talk of honor, betrayal and the rightful sovereignty of dwarfs over their dragon-occupied mountain. Movie Review: ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,’ by Peter Jackson 2012-12-13T18:58:19Z I thought it was interesting that his job was noble and he’s committed to making the world a better place. Date Lab: These two didn’t shy from ‘hot-button issues’ 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z Likewise the movie's attempt to elevate a crucial choice made by Stanley early in the story into something more noble falls flat. "It Chapter Two": Flawed but effective follow-up to 2017's horror hit 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z He and his comrades, whether noble, boorish or craven, share an unexamined assumption that the races of the world are stacked in a hierarchy, with whites on top. | 'Amigo': The Cause Is Familiar, but the War Is Less So 2011-08-18T21:30:06Z A noble yet still dark Passacaglia slow movement leads to a vehement cadenza, and then a Burlesque finale. Review: A Surprise Conductor Makes a Superb Debut 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z Pierre Apraxine was born on Dec. 10, 1934, in Tallinn, Estonia, into a noble family that traced its lineage in Russia to the 15th century. Pierre Apraxine, Assembler of a Remarkable Trove of Photos, Dies at 88 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z No makeup, face noble and weathered, features strong and angular. Patti Smith: punk poet queen 2013-05-25T08:00:00Z Giving succor after a terrorist attack, as Barber's Adagio for Strings did in a Paris memorial to victims of last month's terrorist attack, is unquestionably noble employment. Classical music's soothing powers in troubled times can help open minds and inspire dialogue 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z One minute they’re up for pirating, the next for noble rescue missions. ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 7 Finale: A Night for Family Reunions 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z This is a common sentiment in white Mississippi — that the Confederate battle flag is a historic banner that embodies the noble service and sacrifice of men who fought for “states’ rights.” In Mississippi, defenders of state’s Confederate-themed flag dig in 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z Finally, its noble intent is to implant one man's vision in the mind of a vast audience. Inception: Whose Mind Is It, Anyway? 2010-07-14T22:00:00Z She was drawn to the “noble and pure” sound of the composer’s own recordings, she said, and to the vulnerability of his music. Yuja Wang, Daredevil Pianist, Takes on a Musical Everest 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z There’s also a Jonathan Swift streak of social caricature in its story of a noble giant among the little people. Review: ‘I’m a Virgo’ Goes Big 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z All the courtiers and nobles, all the wives and children and cousins are modeled with their own opinions of and relationships with every other character in the game. Video Game Review: Crusader Kings II by Paradox Interactive 2012-03-30T22:47:44Z One curious aspect of the indie-film aesthetic is that, even as it denounces such Hollywood conventions as a brisk pace and snappy, intelligible dialogue, it clings to hoary plot clichés, behavioral explosions and noble resolutions. Out of the Furnace…and Into the Indie-Film Clichés 2013-12-07T00:29:27Z Smith sets the territory by looking at the stark difference between Mandela's account of his father, a Thembu noble and a colonially appointed headman, and the documentary evidence provided by the colonial archive. Young Mandela by David James Smith 2010-06-18T23:15:00Z Weeks later, at a screening the Bagger attended, the film left members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences rapturous, in tears and filled with a renewed zest for their noble profession. ‘La La Land’ Has an Oscars Edge: Its Hollywoodness 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z For a summer comedy, there’s no nobler purpose. Review: The New 'Ghostbusters,' Modern and Vital, Goes for the Gusto 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z His avowed goal is to rescue teenagers whom he sees as human trash by forcibly turning them into “honorable, noble, useful, Christian boys.” | 'King of Devil?s Island': Stellan Skarsgard in ?King of Devil?s Island? - Review 2011-11-17T22:54:18Z Its pitiable aliens are corralled into a squalid refugee camp by the uncaring humans, and the noblest character in the film is an alien called Christopher. Will Smith’s Bright: racial allegory or straight up racism? 2018-01-27T05:00:00Z And his film's vision of the great patriotic war, with its noble, heroic Soviets and swinish Germans, will hardly be remembered for its even-handedness. Nikita Mikhalkov has been Burnt By the Sun of state patronage 2010-04-30T10:58:00Z Dido is tragic, noble, lovelorn; the Sorceress is comic, gleeful, heartless. The Hot List: Mark Morris’s ‘Dido and Aeneas,’ With Mostly Mozart 2012-06-21T21:32:03Z “Somewhere, there was an attempt or perhaps an intent on his part to do something noble.” Snowden movie 'preposterous', says former NSA deputy director 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z Whether man or myth, he certainly receives his noble due in Ms. Wolfe’s powerful score — and maybe a few more thousand hits on YouTube. Review: In ‘Steel Hammer,’ a Man and a Train in a Race and a Legend 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Taking Ray's advice, Charlie finally attempts to escape the moral bankruptcy of high finance for more noble employ by becoming – guess what? – a journalist; no great surprise that this doesn't pan out as hoped. This Bleeding City by Alex Preston | Book review 2010-03-27T00:08:00Z “For instance, you could tell me the five noble grapes of Bordeaux?” Two new shows skewer trendy food culture — through the eyes of a black ex-con and a young white server 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z This is not to say it's a noble thing to do . . . ugh. To "House of the Dragon" viewers, when it comes to Targaryen incest ... it's all relative 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z For its part, “The King” focuses on Hal-Henry, turning his evolution into a predictable journey into self-awareness, with brooding looks and noble intentions. ‘The King’ Review: Once More Unto the Breach (but Why?) 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z As for living heroic or noble lives, our video games and movies do that for us. ‘Self and Soul’: Mark Edmundson’s biting critique of modern complacency 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z Then, as now, for all its violence and desperation, it’s noble and inspiring, too. ‘Free Men’ review: A dark mystery, a gruesome crime, a relentless chase 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z Séverin, a young French noble who was disinherited by the Order, has become adept at retrieving these artifacts with help from a crackerjack team of teenage accomplices, each with a complicated back story. Fascinating Alternate Histories in Four New Novels 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z I took my cues from that noble essay titled “The World Is Our Spicy Oyster: Why White Men Can Write About Whatever They Want,” and then I produced some great works of literature. BREAKING: “Cultural appropriation is not just appropriate — it is my birthright!”: The Greatest Living American Writer 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z The two sides disagree ferociously with one another on the moral rightness of the film, and the noble qualities of the Kyle character. 'American Sniper:' What if both sides are missing Eastwood's point? 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Depending on the commentary, Soviet workers building a road were either "unhappy", "happy" or "noble". Chris Marker obituary 2012-07-30T11:57:53Z Like any noble savage, he is betrayed by his own desire and civilised by man's cruel cunning. King Kong: No 10 2010-10-21T10:45:00Z I'm still confident that giving the festival a swerve was wise and noble. Glastonbury 2010: Grace Dent's liveblog from the sofa ? Saturday night 2010-06-26T17:10:00Z And why are these noble creatures being killed wholesale? Review: ‘Gardeners of Eden’ Tracks the Killing of Elephants for Ivory 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z But he welcomed photography as “a noble invention” and incomparable aid to the study and teaching of art. How Photography Cast New Light on Art 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z Over the next decades, noble gentlemen and ladies, accompanied by their massive entourages, flocked to town to drink the healing waters. Going to a spa? Try the original one, in Belgium. 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z Botstein has made a career of unearthing the ignored treasures of classical music — a noble, essential effort. Review: A Conductor Unearths Rarities. Will People Listen? 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Early Greek art portrays noble faces fixed in calm hauteur. Face value: expressions bring 4D ultrasound scans to life 2013-06-06T14:37:56Z “Past Life” is a page-turner that transforms into a clarion call: always compelling, but slightly stifled by noble intentions. Review: In ‘Past Life,’ Family Mysteries and Cosmic Questions 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z I think there's something very noble about that. "The Big Door Prize's" Chris O'Dowd: "Being Irish has been nothing but an absolute gift" 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z As struggles go, that’s not especially noble, and the answer I usually give, when cornered, is that I took my pen name for no reason at all. What’s in a Pen Name? 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z I thought it would look kind of noble. Alan Moore: why I turned my back on Hollywood 2012-12-15T19:08:25Z It is the “noble savage” of acoustic guitar. The Face of Solo Guitar Is Changing. It’s About Time. 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z |
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