| 单词 | obliquely |
| 例句 | He chose instead to make a secret of his dark knowledge and express his rage obliquely, in silence and sullen withdrawal. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z We are in a crater, the English are coming down obliquely, they are turning our flank and working in behind us. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z No one yet had accused Holmes of foul play, but the intensity of this new wave of inquiry was greater, more obliquely accusatory, than anything he previously had experienced. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Everybody had a secret that he had to spread obliquely to keep its identity as a secret. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He looked at me obliquely with darkening eyes, but would say no more. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The instructions, he argued obliquely, were blended together in the fertilized egg. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I could see her there, the picture perched obliquely in his thick hands, her unanswered gaze dead on us both. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Its sides—clad in weather-beaten shingles and inset with a series of large windows—slanted obliquely inward, rising toward a gambrel roof. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z So C.P. decided to start off slowly and obliquely down this new, more open road. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The girl said, obliquely, “Oh, I don’t know. Something about the way we got talked to on the phone. It doesn’t matter.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z “Did you wash her all over?” my mother would ask him, speaking obliquely as usual. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Harry did not dare look directly at Draco, but saw him obliquely: a figure slightly taller than he was, rising from an armchair, his face a pale and pointed blur beneath white-blond hair. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Euwe’s long legs could barely fit underneath, and he sat obliquely, somewhat casually, as if he wasn’t truly a part of the action. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She walked obliquely away across the grass as though trying to get rid of him, then seemed to resign herself to having him at her side. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Aware that this letter, too, would be read by the authorities, Holmes used it to reinforce, obliquely, his claims of innocence. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Along the terrace, then down the slope towards the sea—obliquely—to the end of the island where loose rocks went out into the water. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z He looked obliquely down at Teddy, and smiled. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z American men are taught from an early age to access friendships obliquely by joining clearly defined groups, teams or organizations. Why men have so much trouble making friends 2014-04-12T16:00:00Z Zhao Dayong’s “Ghost Town,” a nearly three-hour-long visit to a remote Chinese mountain village, is hardly indifferent to social issues, but it approaches them obliquely, with open-minded curiosity and inexhaustible patience. Movie Review | 'Ghost Town': Zhao Dayong Fleshes Out Life in Remote China 2010-03-15T04:40:00Z The forthcoming “Armageddon Time,” James Gray’s very personal coming-of-age story set in Queens in 1980, is at least obliquely about white privilege, identity politics and the limits of a certain kind of middle-class liberalism. A Movie House Divided 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z As a younger person I only thought about the situation obliquely, through mediums like movies and baseball players. What's the best baseball movie? 2011-09-23T20:59:00Z From there, the circles of hell serve as ready-made divertissements, characterful episodes that conjure, however obliquely, the poetic justice delivered to Dante’s sinners. Review: Thomas Adès Charts a Journey Through Hell and Heaven 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z As Gingeras obliquely summed up the performance, "Mindy is the perfect ambassador to preside over this return to the East Village." | 'Magic Fingers' Opens at Last 2012-11-19T21:00:56Z But in theaters throughout this city, other productions were issuing similar pleas, more obliquely perhaps but just as resonantly. The Best Theater of 2016 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z Like the Fellini movies that Palermo Palermo obliquely references, there's darkness in this work, but it is the rich, loamy darkness of the imagination. Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch – review 2012-07-03T17:04:12Z Even when obliquely referring to what he’d been through — “Wish I could go back and change it a little bit,” he said. The Morgan Wallen Conundrum 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z Part of a late ’80s boom in women-centered shows that included “Roseanne” and “Murphy Brown,” it wrestled — sometimes explicitly, sometimes obliquely, often in heels — with the feminist discourse of the day. Onstage, ‘Designing Women’ Sheds the Shoulder Pads, Not Its Politics 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z In her exhibition of new works at Recess | Assembly, Sable Elyse Smith addresses — sometimes obliquely, sometimes directly — what it was like for her to grow up with an incarcerated parent. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Spiegel’s slyly political play obliquely addresses the dwindling access to abortion in certain states, but that's not really the point of her disturbing and gripping drama, which is not for the faint of heart. Echo Theater's 'Dry Land' pulls no punches in tale of an unwanted pregnancy 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Its ominous, erotic subtext refers obliquely to the epidemic and the fear of infection, but in a spirit of sexual defiance. ‘Test,’ Set in the Year H.I.V. Screening Arrived 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z This yearning for escape returns on “3,6,9,” a song that obliquely addresses her struggles with substance abuse. Cat Power Shines on Sun 2012-09-07T12:00:25Z A world where the struggle for status and the great erotic campaigns of early adulthood are pictured obliquely against an autumnal backdrop and a mood of poignant fade-out. Review | ‘The Tale of Genji’ is Japan’s most revered book, and likely the first novel ever. This exhibition takes us into its enigmatic world. 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z Keys seemed to obliquely allude to those issues — and more — in a speech and piano medley near the start of the show. Billie Eilish Sweeps Top Awards at the Grammys 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z Other shows have confronted their characters’ disorders more obliquely, while still making it clear the issues are real. Salon Mix: 2016 was TV’s best year ever for mental illness 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z His latest, “Purpose,” features production by Skrillex and apologizes, obliquely, for his scandalous behavior since releasing the one before. Pop & Rock Listings for July 15-21 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z But each wound up being about women, if only obliquely. Jessica Walter and George Segal personified a time when movies grew up 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z The story of love's betrayal is obliquely told, charged with pain, yet it speaks straight to us across 500 years. Love poems: writers choose their favourites for Valentine's Day 2012-02-10T22:52:01Z An accident intervenes, and the film turns its attention not on the deadly event that is referenced only obliquely but the repercussions of what happens after Kai, her lifeline between languages, is lost. 'Lilting' a lyrical, emotional play on language 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z His 2016 album, “Skeleton Tree,” dealt obliquely but tellingly with personal mourning after the accidental death of his son in 2015. Feist and Nick Cave Exorcise Different Kinds of Demons 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z Part of the ritual seems to be that the transactional nature of these affairs is addressed obliquely. Movie Review: ‘Paradise: Love,’ First in a Trilogy Directed by Ulrich Seidl 2013-04-25T23:55:47Z This time it’s Philip who shows no hint of warmth toward an innocent victim when Elizabeth obliquely pleads the woman’s case. 'The Americans' Recap: You Should Trust the Organization 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z Allen has mined so much of his life in his work, but more indirectly and obliquely than most people think. Woody Allen: 'My wife hasn't seen most of my films... and she thinks my clarinet playing is torture' 2011-03-13T00:05:42Z And the personal relationships obliquely displayed on air can also be touching, the softballs seeming more protective than fluffy. The Six Degrees of Andy Cohen 2011-01-07T22:42:55Z “What I do is tell traumas that are obliquely related to mine, but not the actual trauma that I went through. Because I’ve always found my life kind of uninteresting,” he said. Simon Stone Faced the Unthinkable. He Thinks You Should Too. 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z The sex is obliquely described and the question of whether Lucy is fetishizing her handsome young Black partner is raised for an instant, then dashed. The Brexit Romance: Finding Love in Irreconcilable Times 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z Which for me points to the idea that the most effectively “topical” plays are the ones that address things obliquely. To Be Topical in a Time Out of Joint 2010-02-17T22:13:00Z Drake, who is featured on Meek Mill’s album, refrained from writing back, or even addressing the situation obliquely on Twitter. Three Approaches to Twitter Wars: Taylor Swift, Action Bronson, Drake 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z That applies no less to the tracks featuring Mr. Peplowski on tenor saxophone, an instrument he plays with sportive grace, nodding obliquely at Ben Webster and Lester Young. Critics' Choice: New Music by Justin Bieber and Dum Dum Girls 2010-03-21T20:58:00Z Burnham speaks to that too, although somewhat obliquely, through the nerve-frazzling churn of music numbers and spoofs of popular video styles. Is Netflix's "Bo Burnham: Inside" our lockdown "Lemonade"? 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z “A Letter” obliquely suggests some of that dramatic life with simulated street fights, a hospital bed and a fashion catwalk amid artfully arranged fragments of dance. Review: A Message-Heavy Bill T. Jones Dance-Theater Collage 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z Still, there is a haunting dimension to the film that is only obliquely related to the particulars of its setting. Review: Amos Gitai’s ‘Rabin, the Last Day’ Looks Back in Anguish 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z This time she quoted from the melody’s refrain but only obliquely. Post-Minimalism and Folk Ballads Fuel a Composer 2011-02-01T22:00:25Z This method of hinting obliquely and only through suggestion at horror has influenced the course of the novel. The Unsaid: The Silence of Virginia Woolf 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z Diwan engages history, the world and the brutal cost of paternalism, at times obliquely. ‘Happening’ Review: An Abortion Story, an Existential Drama 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z Neptune uses both photos and video in various formats to picture black women who gaze obliquely at the viewer. In the galleries: City life, and the possible menace that lies beneath 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z Speaking of that, you speak of Hughes’ characters in your memoir rather obliquely. When you grow up, your heart doesn’t have to die: Kevin Smokler and Jason Diamond on the perfectly imperfect world of John Hughes 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z But “Star Trek,” which had its premiere in 1966, offered something different: a chance to work with a multiethnic ensemble on a show that obliquely tackled hot-button issues like the Vietnam War and civil rights. George Takei Is Still Guiding the Ship 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z An intriguing installation that obliquely addresses Operation Cast Lead, the 2008-2009 Israel Defense Forces attack on the Gaza Strip that resulted in between 1,166 and 1,417 Palestinian and 13 Israeli deaths. This week's new exhibitions 2011-01-22T00:06:54Z That the work carries a tremendous freight of emotion is obvious, but it communicates those feelings obliquely, both the music and the text seeming largely abstract. In Lucerne, Andris Nelsons Is a Rising Star 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z George Armstrong Custer — as myth, as tourist attraction, as droopily-mustached avatar of doom — figures obliquely in several of these stories. Review: In ‘Dog Run Moon,’ Men So Lonesome, They Could Cry 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z And that spirit is in the show, though often obliquely, in modest gestures and at low volume. El Museo Looks to Define ‘Latinx Art’ With a Major Survey 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z When Indhu Rubasingham took over London's haven of political theatre, the Tricycle, she triumphed with a drama that campaigned only obliquely: Red Velvet uncovered the almost forgotten history of the African-American actor Ira Aldridge. The best theatre of 2012: Susannah Clapp's choice 2012-12-15T21:00:02Z The story then shifts, somewhat obliquely, to a flashback of one of the running men wandering a dark country road with his wife and child. From India, a Tale Shaped by a Director's Memories of an Assassination 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z In response to Ms. Thompson, Ms. Minaj started obliquely, posting a list on Twitter of her own songs that she considered mature. How One Tweet About Nicki Minaj Spiraled Into Internet Chaos 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z Although some readers may bristle at Faye’s narrative reticence — she comes at us obliquely, bent by the gravity of others’ voices — hers is a cruelly clear-sighted descriptive prowess capable of stripping her subjects bare. Elusive leaps of grace and daring: Rachel Cusk's 'Kudos' 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z In time, however, Billy decides to write a play that obliquely deals with Gus’s death. Books of The Times: ?The Lake Shore Limited,? Sue Miller?s Latest Novel 2010-04-22T22:31:00Z Garfunkel has given several candid media interviews about his struggles with vocal cord damage and made controversial comments about Simon, but here he addresses those subjects fleetingly, obliquely — or not at all. Art Garfunkel opens up, and what spills out is a fascinating mess 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z The lyrics come at the subject obliquely, all dire imagery and fever dreams, and Warren Ellis’s guitar winds its way up your spine, wrapping itself around your shoulders like an embrace, or maybe a shroud. The Nick Cave Song That Changed My Life 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z Muddled projections by the videographers fettFilm point obliquely and fleetingly to the 1990s siege of Sarajevo, and to an international criminal court. Review: ‘Poliuto,’ a Rare Donizetti Bel Canto Thriller 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z She’s singing, obliquely, about not wanting to take privilege for granted — “I wear a crown/with my head down” — and dancing on a rooftop with two darker-skinned men. The Playlist: Nicki Minaj Strikes Back, and Fleet Foxes Return With a Folky Epic 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z So Mr. Kelly nodded to his woes only obliquely during this show. Music Review: Ever the Charmer, Brazen and Sly, but at a Faster Clip 2011-07-01T22:26:12Z It actually really matters when politicians name abortion explicitly rather than speaking obliquely about “choice.” The right’s fetal ignorance: Why their 20 week abortion obsession is so short-sighted 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z The last couplet seems to be describing, rather obliquely, that moment when the plane has landed and must be slowed by a furious counter-thrust of energy. Poem of the week: Descent by Frances Williams 2010-06-14T11:26:00Z How to read Open City is obliquely signalled by these pretentious pratfalls. Open City by Teju Cole ? review 2011-08-17T09:00:03Z The dramatic hinge is a devastating accident from which Leo is trying to recover, but the subject is alluded to only obliquely by both of them for most of the play. Amy Herzog and Others Bring New Voices to Stage 2012-06-07T16:47:59Z The election in Alabama wasn’t the first time this week that the earnest but patronizing black-woman-as-savior narrative came up, if obliquely. Perspective | A ‘Girls Trip’ snub and the troubling black woman-savior trope that bedevils politics and Hollywood 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z On Twitter, Mr. Washington alluded obliquely to his condition, giving it a positive spin: Kamasi Washington Postpones Jazzfest Set After Breaking an Ankle 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z The desk has come to be vitally important, if sometimes obliquely, to four different characters, who each tell their stories in portmanteau style. Great House by Nicole Krauss ? review 2011-02-19T00:05:23Z It’s partly those annual telethons, of course, an aspect of his career mentioned only obliquely in this film. | 'Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis': ?Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis? on Encore ? Review 2011-12-17T00:27:42Z The trend is obliquely related to the modesty movement, one high on puffed or belled sleeves, smocklike frocks and ankle-skimming hemlines. Are Hippies the New Goths? 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z Visually and sonically hypnotic, it’s an intensely sensory blend of internal monologue and unsettling mystery, draped over a thin skeleton of plot approached so obliquely that it seems almost inconsequential. ‘Upstream Color’: Arresting visuals flow in puzzling sci-fi romance 2013-04-11T20:38:36Z What follows in the next 14 or so minutes are gently hovering, sometimes layered and obliquely angled images of windows and reflections, as well as more flowers and trees. The Startlingly Beautiful Films of Nathaniel Dorsky 2012-04-13T17:02:18Z He takes on the show’s staggering worldwide popularity and commercial success obliquely. 2010-01-08T17:06:00Z The characters speak plainly and obliquely, chatting about food, weather, architecture and other safely banal topics, as well as about love and work. ‘The Woman Who Ran’ Review: Conversations With Friends 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z More intriguingly, “Stage 10” finds Mr. Shipp engaging with nonstandard piano techniques, plucking and damping its strings by hand, while his rhythm section swings four to the bar, in an obliquely cheerful cadence. New Music: New Albums From Estelle, Lambchop and Matthew Shipp Trio 2012-02-27T23:36:19Z When his attention turns to the state of Ireland, in Mizen to Malin and, more obliquely, The Bunkhouse, slates tumble from cottage roofs and fires light themselves along the shore. Fionn Regan: The Bunkhouse Vol I: Anchor Black Tattoo – review 2013-01-24T21:00:01Z On Saturday, they sounded as though in lock-step with his every surprise rhythmic feint — producing an obliquely danceable, straightforwardly joyous Threadgillian energy. Review: Henry Threadgill’s Music From Two Perspectives 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z A place in history opened up: in 1985, Ernie Wise made Britain’s first mobile phone call here, obliquely dressed as a Victorian coachman. First the gangsters, then the bankers: how The Long Good Friday foretold the future 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z When she takes the podium, she obliquely portrays Trump — again, without saying his name — as childish. How Michelle Obama talks to voters in a way Hillary Clinton can’t 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z “Gathering Light” widens the picture, drawing from a wealth of experience on tour — and, more obliquely, from 16th-century Hebraic myth. New Music: Albums From Sohn, Oran Etkin and Pedro Luis Ferrer 2014-04-07T21:31:47Z Where Bradford grounds his take on the Great Migration in a concrete source, other artists address it, with less success, obliquely. Black Artists Cast New Visions for the Great Migration 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Their intention is obliquely stated for so long. Steven Shainberg on directing Noomi Rapace in the claustrophobic thriller “Rupture”: “It’s a dream, a nightmare and a sexual fantasy” 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z Caché,” like “Code Unknown,” his film from 2000, is obliquely about the sins of French complacency. Six French Films That Speak to the Identity of the Nation 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z Khaled’s not telling a story about them so much as tapping, obliquely, into an oppressive national mood and purportedly liberating Hassane from it. ‘Martyr’ Review: Tight Bonds and Isolation in Beirut 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z In his own statement, Mr. Tambor referred obliquely to his own sense of discomfort with what was happening on “Transparent,” saying that a “politicized atmosphere” had afflicted the set. For ‘Transparent,’ Accusations Against Jeffrey Tambor Burst an Idealistic Bubble 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z She approaches the idea of the self-portrait obliquely, using portraits of others to imply a picture of herself. The scandalous Lillian Hellman 2011-01-22T00:06:27Z Alluding thus to our present and recently past presidents, this indecorous diptych toys obliquely with pernicious stereotypes percolating in the American political unconscious. Art In Review: ERIC YAHNKER: ‘Virgin Birth ’n’ Turf’ 2012-09-06T20:07:53Z MacLeish offered a deeply-considered meditation on the nature of good and evil, obliquely asking whether the ideals upon which America was founded could endure in the time of Richard Nixon and Vietnam. Bob Dylan’s First Musical Had a Devil of a Time 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z Think of the building instead as the architectural equivalent of a solar eclipse, a glowing object of curiosity Angelenos may want to consider obliquely, at least the first time around. Petersen Automotive Museum's new look conveys a happily tasteless exterior 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Here is the fragile, androgynous figure of a great novelist silently and only obliquely aware of the arsenal of her gifts and the demands of her time. The Unsaid: The Silence of Virginia Woolf 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z More problematically, it only obliquely engages with the moral questions about the destructive nature of such attempts to “cure” gay people. Theater Review: ‘A Great Wilderness,’ by Samuel D. Hunter, Opens in Seattle 2014-02-11T22:02:45Z “It’s important to have the mental and physical space to feel safe, and to be able to look at conflicts obliquely.” Troubled Turf: The Photographs of An-My Le 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z In it, he sings just as obliquely about the skies, observing of jet fuel falling from the sky, “down to earth where the money always comes first.” Olympics theme songs: Still terrible 2012-07-19T16:40:00Z In many scenes, this looks like obliquely cropped close-ups of characters’ faces, or frames showing the back of their heads. ‘Normal People’ Takes Sex Seriously 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z In them, Marx illustrates — more obliquely than literally — quotations from the works of authors as various as Stephen Hawking, Jared Diamond and Seattle science-fiction writer Greg Bear. At Davidson Galleries: Robert E. Marx's curious creatures 2012-09-27T00:00:08Z Lee’s recent focus has been holes, which also obliquely speaks to a desire for communion and exchange. For Mire Lee, Rising Art Star, It All Comes Down to Guts 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z When the Concepcions opened their first shop eight years ago, they identified it, obliquely, as an “oriental grocery.” Sariling Atin in Elmhurst, Queens 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Maybe, therefore, it prefers to encounter itself obliquely. Mohsin Hamid on his enduring love of the second-person narrative 2013-03-22T07:00:02Z Clips from a few vintage Italian movies also illustrate, at times rather obliquely, Battaglia’s anecdotes. ‘Shooting the Mafia’ Review: Crime Through a Watchful Lens 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z At the same time, it’s the work of an artist deeply invested in dealing with mortality and spirituality, huge subjects rarely, and usually only obliquely, addressed in American contemporary art. He Spoke Out During the AIDS Crisis. See Why His Art Still Matters. 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z The show flows with the freedom of dream logic and analyzes its visions obliquely, on its own terms. The Urgent, Giddily Imaginative Vision of “Random Acts of Flyness” 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z And in the spirit of the evening, Debussy was touched on, at least obliquely, in the harmonic haziness in the work’s final pages. Music Review: A String Quartet?s Nod to Debussy at Angel Orensanz Foundation 2010-03-16T21:59:00Z Why they've titled their debut single after a marsupial we have no idea: the song doesn't appear to be about mammals at all, no matter how obliquely you pitch it as a metaphor. New band of the day – Wardell (No 1,480) 2013-03-27T17:04:22Z “The no-touch idea is great on paper,” he said somewhat obliquely, “but sometimes it’s unavoidable.” In Florida, should the manatees swim alone? 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z Over seven seasons, “Mad Men,” which concludes its run on Sunday night, documented a politically uproarious period in American history while in many regards remaining only obliquely political and rarely if ever overtly partisan. ‘Mad Men’ and the 1960s as Wild Republican Times 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z The seven segments of “Perfect Lives” — which together obliquely and poetically describe a conceptual Corn Belt bank heist, its participants and its witnesses — take place at two-hour intervals during a single day. Critic?s Notebook: Robert Ashley?s Legacy Assessed 2011-11-08T23:29:40Z It’s unlikely that readers or viewers will miss the implications of news reports that refer to such controversies obliquely. ‘Racist’ tweets? News media grapple with how to label Trump’s latest attacks 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z In between beaches, darkly verdant cypresses tilt obliquely, the cool sea-foam green a glint through the trees. A Lighthouse to Call Your Own 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z The central theme of grief is pervasive, but it's hard to connect emotionally when it's presented so obliquely, particularly given the flat performances from the two leads and the brevity of the experience. Trauma ? review 2011-08-20T23:05:28Z Nothing so extraordinary happens under Marie's watch: the novel works too obliquely for that. Asunder by Chloe Aridjis – review 2013-05-31T08:00:06Z He does that by acknowledging past wrongs, obliquely. Critic’s Notebook: John Mayer’s New Album Is ‘Paradise Valley’ 2013-08-20T22:04:17Z The artwork Liu made was not overtly political, but it often obliquely addressed life in Communist China. The Widow of a Nobel-Winning Chinese Dissident Rebuilds Her Career as an Artist 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z You see him gazing obliquely from three different images, including the tiny self-portrait as musician. Watteau: The Drawings; Esprit et V?rit?: Watteau and His Circle ? review 2011-03-13T00:05:24Z Most organisations set up what we might call fundraising departments but which are more frequently and obliquely known as "development departments". Let's cut the arts budget 2010-07-25T18:00:00Z Ultimately, I decided to lean in to the Biblical story, but obliquely. Greg Jackson on the Dialogue Between Myth and Reality 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z They frequently evoke other art obliquely, at some remove. Still Life: Flea Market Paintings as Art Discoveries 2012-08-28T16:24:10Z The repetitions in “The Day He Arrives” — Seong-jun’s circular wandering, his encounters with the actress, the farewells — similarly visualize his thought processes and express what he doesn’t say or says only obliquely. Movie Review: ?The Day He Arrives? Directed by Hong Sang-soo 2012-04-19T22:47:36Z The images conjured by Debussy, Respighi, Berlioz and, more obliquely, Martinu, raised a question in my mind as to whether any sort of subject is "translatable" into music. Symphony's 'Pines of Rome' program: pictures made from music 2012-09-13T20:29:05Z It was her parents who were obliquely responsible for her change in direction. Nina Raine: a great ear for anger 2010-10-11T21:00:00Z "Obviously," the president said obliquely, "yesterday we made some news." Obama jokes with Clooney at star's gala fundraiser 2012-05-11T14:49:08Z Perhaps because Lenker uses her breathy soprano to deliver lyrics that seem to be obliquely autobiographical, her compositions are often termed “folk.” Review | Big Thief transcends ‘folk’ at 9:30 Club 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z Many of his new songs address, sometimes obliquely, a fear that he mishandled a gift, and accidentally sentenced himself to a life of sexual excess and emotional quarantine. John Mayer Is a Wonderland 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z As if that didn't suffice, he's diagnosed with terminal cancer and finds himself obliquely responsible for a terrible tragedy plucked from the newspaper headlines. Inarritu delivers straightforward tale on death 2010-05-17T16:21:00Z Layering understated movement with conversational text, in obliquely funny and surreal ways, “Heera” prods at themes of memory, imagination, aging and coming-of-age. Performing and Creating as Equals Across the Age Gap 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z Rice’s name wasn’t mentioned in the second half of the pre-game show, and the situation was only mentioned obliquely, almost always in the context of how big a distraction it would prove for the Ravens. CBS Does What Goodell Wishes He Could: Make the Ray Rice Saga Go Away 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Fletcher comes at her story obliquely, through the eyes of the eponymous Corrag, whose curious name is an amalgamation of her mother's – Cora – and the epithet most frequently thrown at her, hag. Corrag by Susan Fletcher | Book review 2010-04-02T23:06:00Z True to its title, “What a Horse!” contains many varieties of galloping, bucking and prancing, layered with obliquely equestrian postures and gestures. Review: Gwen Welliver Goes Equine at La MaMa Moves! 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z Coaching her in the role, Graham told her that she must look at him obliquely, as if she were an animal sensing his presence. Mary Hinkson, a Star for Martha Graham, Dies at 89 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z In response, Moss agreed, obliquely comparing Oreos with heroin: "Where's the ability to say no? These products by design or intent deprive us of free will." Tucker investigates: Do highly-processed and sugary foods cause tobacco-like addiction? 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z A lot of comedy today is obliquely about depression, but the comedian Gary Gulman goes for it head-on in his new special, where he describes his lifelong mental health struggles. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z Many memoirs have at their heart a trauma that must be approached obliquely and transformed into a turning point. Utility Worker No. 6691 on Life Inside a Steel Mill 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z Sporting a white fright wig and a languid Australian drawl, Benedict Cumberbatch memorably portrays Assange as a single-minded iconoclast driven by a childhood trauma that is revisited obliquely in surreal flashbacks. Toronto 2013: Reporter's diary 2013-09-09T07:46:10Z Chapters are labeled by geographic region and, more obliquely, with the names of Aztec gods. ‘Gods of Mexico’ Review: A Portrait of Indigenous Residents 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z And so, against my nature, I learned how to communicate obliquely. How ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ and My Work Friends Made Me an Honorary Millennial 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Parker’s best-known art works have commented only obliquely on contemporary politics. On the Campaign Trail with Cornelia Parker, the U.K.’s Official Election Artist 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z The political situation is only obliquely described, and we never discover precisely what role this young woman was performing, or what happened to her. Child’s Eye View of the Dirty War 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z His earlier struggles and professional and personal disappointments are often expressed obliquely and in Dafoe’s feverish eyes and attitude. ‘At Eternity’s Gate’ Review: An Exquisite Portrayal of van Gogh at Work 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z His obliquely inflected, alternately pinging and pining guitar sound and genre-blind approach to everything from country to classical has been a mighty influence. Jazz guitarist Bill Frisell returns to Seattle for a Jazz Alley gig with his trio 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z The assortment is personal, but obliquely so, a diaristic collage of external rather than internal sources. Enter the artist's Berlin studio — without leaving L.A. 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z But that artifice is at odds with the natural light that infuses his work and that, along with his artful composition, directly or obliquely influences fashion now. Slim Aarons’s Photographs of Celebrities and Moguls On View in SoHo 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z Not a radical reinvention so much as a dash through a side door, it finds her working with some of the same melodic angularities and obliquely personal lyrics. A Solo Turn From Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z Sue de Beer’s video “The Blue Lenses” is hallucinatory, obliquely political and intensely poetic. A Video Artist Playing With Themes of Orientalism 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z There’s a suggestion that the end might be nigh in “Another Earth,” one of a large number of movies that, obliquely or directly, solemnly and sometimes irreverently, took on questions of faith. Critic?s Notebook: Turns Out Sundance Thrives on More Than Just Money 2011-01-27T22:58:17Z That “new direction” to which the president obliquely referred likely involves voters choosing someone else such as Mitt Romney to run the country. Obama: 'I deserve a second term' 2012-02-05T22:32:00Z That’s too bad, especially given that it could have continued a story told through Obama-era movies — “Selma,” “Jackie,” “Marshall” — that, both directly and obliquely, speak to the present through the convulsions of the 1960s. Review: ‘LBJ’ Hides It Light Under a Bushel of Makeup 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z In his nonvideo work, he also plays in the gap between high and low cultures but in a less biting, obliquely conceptual, Pop Art style. Jayson Musson: ‘Exhibit of Abstract Art’ 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z The melding of memoir and artifice called autofiction; the fondness for fragments; the evasive, obliquely wounded female narrator; the excavations into trauma, addiction, maternity. Marguerite Duras’s ‘The Lover,’ and Notebooks That Enrich It 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z The repetitions — Seong-jun's circular wandering, his encounters, the farewells — similarly visualize his thought processes and express what he doesn't say or says only obliquely. 'The Day He Arrives': In Seoul, with nowhere to go 2012-06-07T20:45:08Z But while scholarly essays in the hefty, 320-page catalog do just that, the show itself only partly and obliquely brings out the most interesting issues relating to women and the art of Gustav Klimt. Klimt’s Women, Real and on Canvas 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z The short, obliquely presented scenes convey the sense of a drama whose content has been overheard, like conversations in a crowded carriage. Thrasher – review 2013-03-19T18:12:35Z But basic information is withheld, or only obliquely shared much, much later. What Does ‘Freedom’ Really Mean? 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z The resulting story is about a secret simultaneously kept and obliquely revealed. In 'The Empty Family,' Colm T?ib?n's penetrating eye sees all: straight, gay, past, present 2011-01-12T22:50:04Z Like all Tevis’s work, “Mockingbird” is certainly if obliquely autobiographical, a parable about freeing oneself from addiction and striving for self-realization. Review | ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ is a bestseller, but its author, Walter Tevis, was hardly a one-hit wonder 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z She’s strongest on the songs that nod, obliquely or otherwise, to fame, which she courts like a third grader: by talking down to it. Critics? Choice: New CDs From Stone Temple Pilots and Steve Lacy 2010-05-30T21:14:00Z Inside, though, many of the pages of holy writ have been overlaid with photographs that refer obliquely to specific passages or words underlined in red. The Holy Bible: Broomberg and Chanarin's religious experience 2013-06-11T10:52:00Z Michael Penn’s first song in 15 years, “A Revival,” swells from modest parlor-piano hymn to robust chorus as it reflects, not so obliquely, on privilege, hubris, narcissism and the long-awaited restoration of a “commonweal.” Burna Boy’s Cry for Nigeria, and 9 More New Songs 2020-11-06T05:00:00Z “For me, the best result, artistically, is always to commit,” he said, referring obliquely to Paris and Oslo. Klaus Mäkelä, 26, Takes Podium at Storied Concertgebouw Orchestra 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z "Archetypes" is designed to obliquely speak to these perverse obsessions, establishing its mission as diving "into the labels that try to hold women back." "Archetypes": Meghan Markle would like to have a word, but the media circus won't hear it 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z “There’s been a lot of that in my life,” Penn says and he relates it, obliquely, to how he is able to function effectively in a destabilised environment such as Haiti after the earthquake. Sean Penn: ‘Some of my best laughs have come out of the worst reviews’ 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z It is a long, rectangular canvas that hangs on the wall of a deeply recessed chapel, a painting format known as a “laterale,” because it was meant to be seen obliquely, from one side. Perspective | Seeing Tintoretto in Venice is very nice. But so is seeing his works in a well-lit museum. 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z Those collections have nodded obliquely to rehab chic, to his fabled ode to grunge in the early 1990s and to post-Weimar Berlin. The Survivor 2011-06-01T20:37:21Z Somehow, messages of worthlessness, of blame and shame, get caught up in our imaginations, even though those messages are only obliquely legible in the rhetoric of American opportunity. The Long Road to Angela Davis’s Library 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z Joyful periods take heavy precedence over misfortunes, and some difficult topics, such as Arnaz’s womanizing, come up only obliquely. ‘Lucy and Desi’ Review: Love in the Time of Television 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z This is the “well, he was no angel” narrative, obliquely blaming the victim for his fate. Perspective | How right-wing media keeps smearing George Floyd with the racist ‘no angel’ narrative 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z As a result, obliquely oriented watch hands are a bit more difficult for us to see. The illusions of advertising 2013-05-16T21:35:00Z In this era of frequent reminders to engage in self-care and tend to one’s mental health it makes sense that some of 2019’s most thoughtful series unpack trauma – obliquely, not obviously. This one (only) goes up to 11: the Best TV of 2019 and the many runners-up 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z Mr. Sakurazaka doesn’t acknowledge “Groundhog Day,” but he names his heroine Rita — the name of the romantic foil played by Andie MacDowell in that film — suggesting that he is obliquely paying a debt. Tom Cruise Battles Invaders in ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z As the books are adapted for other media, sequences that were described obliquely in the novels have become more explicit, more outrageous and more problematic. For ‘Game of Thrones,’ Rising Unease Over Rape’s Recurring Role 2014-05-03T01:43:04Z “Fear” and “Dying helplessly” float in and out of focus throughout the film, obliquely linking shots of cozy domestic interiors with footage of masked protesters and police violence. An Artist Who Brings Order to Chaos 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z The best dramas in the 2010s reflected a larger message about the society that watched them — sometimes obliquely, sometimes bluntly. Perspective | The best TV of the decade? It’s a lot to sort out. 2019-12-28T05:00:00Z There’s enough material here for a much longer novel, and, though Woodson’s prose is always carefully constructed, she’s sometimes so elliptical that complicated issues are illuminated only obliquely. ‘Another Brooklyn’ reminds us of a Brooklyn far from the tony borough of today 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z He closed with “Shutdown,” which pugnaciously talks about showing up and taking over at nightclubs, at fashion shows and, obliquely, at the Brit Awards in February with Kanye West. Review: Skepta Returns to the Rugged at Palisades and MoMA PS1 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z Maybe a better alternative is to approach human adversity obliquely, through comedy like the Lady in the Van or the heartwarming romance of Hampstead. Got any change? Why cinema struggles with homelessness 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z And that when Erika and Oliver bring up the subject obliquely, pre-barbecue, they have lit the fuse to much more trouble than they can imagine. Review: In Liane Moriarty’s ‘Truly Madly Guilty,’ a Very Unfortunate Barbecue Indeed 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z Mr. Tang, the cultural district’s chairman, at first acknowledged the pressure on the museum only obliquely, asking for “openness and tolerance.” Hong Kong’s M+ Museum Is Finally Open. It’s Already in Danger. 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z The humdrum detail of lives lived today will be gleaned only obliquely. Ruskin archive: dust-up 2012-10-28T23:24:13Z Though written in tiny font and hung in unobtrusive corners, they obliquely orient the reader. A Book’s Unlikely Pairing: Fernando Pessoa and Plane Crashes 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z Both “Lewiston” and “Clarkston” talk obliquely about Lewis, Clark and their expedition, but Mr. Hunter said they use this tight focus to raise far broader ideas. Pull Up a Seat. Two Plays, Dinner and Western History Are Served. 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z One of the most important lessons Bronzino learned was the expressive foreshortening of torsos, arms and hands, seen obliquely as if in a distorting or convex mirror. Bronzino's Medici portraits ? review 2010-10-22T23:07:00Z “The tone and dialogue are cool, almost jaded, gesturing obliquely at the emotions roiling beneath the surface.” 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z A vivacious, suavely cartoonish jangle of shaped canvases in which the body is obliquely in evidence, it is surrounded by plenty of space, a rarity at the museum these days. Hold That Obit; MoMA?s Not Dead 2010-12-30T16:49:20Z The v-word inevitably crept into the conversation, but only obliquely, as they considered what quintessentially English phenomenon crowds could bring to games in 2018, if the World Cup bid is successful, instead of vuvuzelas. Baddiel and Skinner 2010-06-18T05:45:00Z Those fractures are, both overtly and obliquely, what the movie is about. Are the Movies Liberal? 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z Set during the Trump presidency, “Becky Nurse of Salem” obliquely comments on the ways women are portrayed and judged in society. Review: ‘Becky Nurse of Salem’ Brings the Witches but Forgets the Magic 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z But Schubert appears only obliquely; more strikingly, the work is suffused with blues harmonies. Music Review: Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio at Zankel Hall - Review 2011-12-04T23:02:20Z Ms. Thater is obliquely addressing a global ecological problem: In urban areas where electric lights are always on, the stars are harder to see. Diana Thater: ‘Science, Fiction’ 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z But they are represented obliquely, and we get repeated examples of structures presented in a state of what might be called postmodern contingency. ‘Beyond the Supersquare’ Looks at South American Modernism 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z A wall relief featuring haloed saints painted on individual lengths of two-by-fours attached to a board of dappled color seems obliquely related to the santos tradition. Art Review: ?Testimonios,? Popular Arts at El Museo del Barrio 2012-02-09T23:48:36Z Presenting a range of deeply if obliquely personal objects while also nodding to much more widely shared pasts, then, the artist evokes the unmistakable ache of home. An Artist Who Makes Use of Housedresses, Resin and Sound 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Fanning is talking, obliquely, about the sexist portrayal of women on screen, but the closest she will come to explaining what she means is to compare today’s industry unfavourably to that of another era. Dakota Fanning: ‘There was an expectation – to fail, to succeed’ 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z Even better, he got to obliquely reference the news of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi, stating that he was cancelling a planned trip to Saudi Arabia as a result. Gerard Butler's Pentagon briefing and other grandiose film campaigns 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z It’s a question the concert answers ambivalently and obliquely. Review: Gabriel Kahane Finds Inspiration in Strangers on a Train 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z The play, which won the 2012 Smith Prize for works about American politics, obliquely ponders how advances in technology are affecting the psychology of men and women in the armed forces. Theater Review: ‘Grounded,’ a Fighter Pilot’s Story 2014-01-17T22:51:49Z Her blue sweater, slipped off at the start and left spooled on the floor, became a kind of shrine that she saluted both directly and obliquely. Raja Feather Kelly and Tzveta Kassabova Join Forces 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z Very obliquely we learn that Germain's given name is Claude, and that he himself is the author of an unsuccessful novel and haunted by its failure. In the House – review 2013-03-31T00:07:00Z The original let viewers in on in the heroine’s disorder more obliquely. Television Review: ‘The Bridge’ Adapts a Scandinavian TV Crime Series 2013-07-09T20:28:57Z If Bowie revealed his true self, it was obliquely; he toyed with our perception of him, reflecting back at us our hunger to stand out, to be something special. See TIME's Cover Commemorating the life of David Bowie 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z But it is also obliquely about Macy himself, a mainstay of American cinema who has just directed his first major motion picture at the age of 64. William H Macy: ‘I’m scared and horny like a 14-year-old-boy’ 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z As a non-Muslim who grew up in Singapore surrounded by Muslim women, I was shocked by the mainstream response to 9/11 and 7/7 which was, obliquely, the polarisation of "us" and "them". Is France right to ban the burka in public? | Debate 2010-03-21T00:08:00Z Mr. Trier fills in his portrait both bluntly and obliquely, and with a minimum of narrative noise. Critic?s Notebook: New Directors/New Films: ?Oslo, August 31st,? ?Breathing? 2012-03-25T23:08:53Z Some painters tried to adjust by incorporating the subject of war obliquely and strategically, as Church did. American Eden, After the Fall 2013-01-10T22:01:26Z Others, like the painter Kent Dorn and the video performance artist Jennifer Sullivan, who are perfectly matched in this affecting show, obliquely and sadly reflect on the lingering memories of those bygone days. Art in Review: JENNIFER SULLIVAN: ?One-Week Walden? 2010-12-09T23:20:00Z The exhibition continues on the museum’s third floor with groups of nonportrait paintings in which the content tends to be at least obliquely topical and emotions forcefully projected. Art Review: A Mind Where Picasso Meets Looney Tunes 2011-01-27T22:41:49Z Identity is the strongest through line in the series, whether addressed obliquely or directly, in fiction or nonfiction. A Film Series Honors Black Women Directors 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z The film relates the tale through clips, interviews and occasional fragments of audio in which Mr. Ellis talks obliquely about the stunt, sounding like a reluctant participant. Review: ‘Orion’ Tells an Elvis Tale 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z In her novel “Glory,” the Zimbabwean writer NoViolet Bulawayo obliquely tackles the downfall of the autocrat Robert Mugabe, through a narrative featuring a cast of animals — horses, donkeys, dogs, goats, chickens and a crocodile. Biting Satires Dominate Booker Prize Shortlist 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z They prefer you handle the issue obliquely by addressing envelopes only to the parties you want to invite and placing your no-child policy on your wedding website. ‘I Wish I Was One of Your Mother’s Old Boyfriends.’ Oh Boy. 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z The testimony by dignified witnesses from all walks of life is gripping, even when viewed obliquely because of the camera placement. ‘The Trial’ Review: Seeking Justice for Argentina 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z A few well-known games have addressed this digital anxiety, directly or obliquely. The Talos Principle Prompts Thinking Beyond Virtual World 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z What’s notable is how artists like Mac Miller and Cam Meekins all but ignore the fact of their whiteness in their rhymes, or nod to it only obliquely. White Rappers Paying Homage to the Past 2011-05-14T04:00:07Z The company tends to approach these texts obliquely, playfully, with an elbow to the ribs. Review: Revisiting ‘Baldwin and Buckley at Cambridge’ 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z Wood sings, dramatically but obliquely, about war, sailing, “becoming a worm” and coming home. Black Country, New Road’s Perilous Triumph 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z Without pushing the parallels, the story obliquely connects Bachir’s story with his empathy for the children, especially his intuition that Simon’s distress is more complex and deeply rooted than it at first appears. Movie Review: ?Monsieur Lazhar,? Oscar Nominee From Philippe Falardeau 2012-04-12T21:50:36Z That approach is familiar territory for Mr. Lang, whose music is often obliquely political, raising haunting questions without providing answers. In ‘The Mile-Long Opera,’ All the High Line’s a Stage 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z This was accomplished through the dial, which obliquely referenced the rotary dial on a phone. For Better and Worse, We Live in Jony Ive’s World 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z The situation was not much beautified by the exhibition, which, leaning toward colorless abstraction and dry conceptualism, refers obliquely to various ideas about language. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z This circuitous approach felt emblematic of Johnson’s method, to come at seemingly immovable problems a bit obliquely, from the ground up, and in this way, to make us pay attention. A Choreographer Who Merges Art, Activism and the Natural World 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z Rather, he paints incredible alternate realities through which he can explore, obliquely, what it means to be alive today. Review | Chuck Klosterman tries to make sense of our absurd reality in ‘Raised in Captivity’ 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z These days, writers and showrunners assume everyone has seen every episode and are less likely to refer obliquely to past events in the script to remind people. Netflix and stress: is binge-watching out of hand? 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z Might it also, obliquely, be about Depardieu as well? Cannes 2014 review: Welcome to New York - Depardieu's grunting triumph exposes more than just himself 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z “Children of Hiroshima” is of interest partly because it is among the first films to address a subject that would preoccupy, both directly and obliquely, so much of postwar Japanese cinema. | 'Children of Hiroshima': Japanese Survivors Shaded by Puzzlement and Sorrow 2011-04-21T23:19:01Z The show is also accompanied by a new, squat, mechanistic sculpture that, according to the gallery website, "obliquely references fertility symbols." Gallery shows: Candy-colored botanica, forlornly ephemeral houses 2011-11-03T20:06:04Z His treatments of religious themes like martyrdoms refer obliquely to the Black experience in Jim Crow America; the Kentucky-born artist was just a teenager when Emmett Till was lynched in 1955. ‘He Raises the Bar for Me’: 4 Artists on the Influence of Bob Thompson 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z Inconvenient truth is etched into Levy' s idyll in subtle, obliquely outlined ways. Man Booker 2012: Shortlist at a glance 2012-09-11T15:43:40Z This sinister figure is a fixture of the "Night Vale" podcast, lurking near unsettling events and being only obliquely remembered. 'Welcome to Night Vale' podcast becomes an equally weird, haunted yet humorous novel 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z Expressing her thought bluntly if obliquely, Edna just asks whether Hartley’s dog likes eggs. Books of The Times: Rural Pride and Poverty and a Hen?s Empty Nest 2010-03-08T08:48:00Z Accept it and deal with it': breaking India's taboo on menstruation We can mention periods obliquely, of course, when we want to delegitimise women’s real concerns, dismiss their more inconvenient emotions. Break the period taboo: my name is Lindy West and I bleed 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z And then for the capper, she released a clumsy trio of videos on YouTube in which she referred obliquely to “hurtful language” and said, “I beg your forgiveness.” Paula Deen finally learns how to apologize 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z Knausgaard is among the finest writers alive, yet there is something cramped about his work when he approaches ideas straight on, instead of obliquely. In Karl Ove Knausgaard’s Horror-Tinged New Novel, a Mesmerizing Star Appears in the Sky 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z As it did in person, this collage of monologues and choruses obliquely yet indelibly asks: For whom is this land so sweet? 5 Classical Albums to Hear Right Now 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z “Tropicália” melts down a tuneful carnival march with eerie orchestration, while its lyrics obliquely sketch a nation’s cultural manifesto. The Essentials of Brazilian Music for Olympic Listening 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z All of them feature clocks or watches or people announcing the time, or more obliquely conjure up the passage of time. Art Review: As in Life, Timing Is Everything in the Movies 2011-02-03T21:43:44Z Sanders obliquely made this point in a recent interview. Perspective | How Lisa Bloom, feminist attorney, became just another complicit Aunt Lydia 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z Birkin speaks, rather obliquely, about intimate subjects like her lifelong dependency on sleeping pills and her maternal insecurities — the premature death of her first daughter, Kate Barry, looms over the film. ‘Jane by Charlotte’ Review: A Mother-Daughter Duet 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z Except for these passages, everything we’ll learn about him arrives obliquely and in fragments, stories told to that invisible narrator by seven invented characters. The Life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, Imagined Through His Collisions With Others 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z Sklenicka is prudent and appreciative in her assessment of Adams’s work, but gives no explanation, except obliquely, for the simple fact that Adams isn’t read anymore. The Decorous Surfaces and Fraught Subtexts of Alice Adams’s Life and Work 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z The émigré narrator of Nabokov’s short story “Spring in Fialta,” for example, obliquely and scornfully refers to the Russian Revolution as “left-wing theater rumblings backstage.” Vladimir Nabokov, “Houdini of history”? 2013-03-17T19:00:00Z Mr. Sorey is omnipresent: lithe, thunderous and obliquely funky by turns. Music Review: Re:sonance at the Austrian Cultural Forum - Review 2012-01-13T23:37:14Z The author refers, obliquely, to the endeavour in the preface to Orlando, where she describes Quentin Bell as "an old and valued collaborator in fiction". Laugh with Woolf 2013-02-07T12:48:00Z But there’s more to this particular writer—although he dispenses personal revelations only intermittently and obliquely. Neil LaBute in Chicago: A bad-boy playwright, in profile 2011-01-10T00:36:19Z When people respond by saying, “Well, isn’t she full of herself,” smile obliquely, like Mona Lisa, and make both of you a nice cup of tea. Anne Lamott shares all that she knows: “Everyone is screwed up, broken, clingy, and scared” 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z Often, it comes with a vast picture of Tina Fey, which is a tiny cheat because she only appears in a three-episode second series arc that obliquely touches on the #MeToo movement. Great News is the best show on Netflix. Why was it cut down in its prime? 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z And, obliquely, she alludes to the difference between being titillated by the specter of a murderous psychopath and actually knowing one. You still have time to catch some daring, funny, touching solo performances 2010-03-17T18:53:00Z A caper about lost souls that also obliquely explored the great big questions of existentialism. Review | What did ‘The Good Place’ teach us? That even eternal bliss needs a happy ending. 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z Instead, his piece is about the great number of people who contribute to the making of a celebrity—the producers, songwriters, label executives, and fans—and ends up being only obliquely about Timberlake himself. Weekend Reading: Justin Timberlake, Lightning Strikes, and More 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z Several of contemporary photography’s favorite arguments and concerns are addressed, either obliquely or directly, in Michele Abeles’s smart, seductive show “Zebra,” at 47 Canal. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z It’s as if the enormity of what binds them can be approached only obliquely. Review: ‘Blackbird’: The Past Returns, Taunting 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z He addressed the tensions that have rocked U.S. and Chinese relations in the past year only briefly and obliquely, comparing the relationship to a giant ship that was trying to navigate through storms. Pandas, Ping-Pong and Profits: Chinese Leader Woos U.S. CEOs 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z Along the way, Hassinger experienced plenty of discrimination, but her approach has been to grapple with it obliquely, through art that touches on aspects of our common experience rather than emphasizing our points of difference. If nature is vanishing, what else is there to think about? 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z BY NECESSITY, Uyeda — like many of her colleagues — came to Asian art conservation obliquely. Behind the scenes at SAM's new Asian art conservation studio 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z After the ruling, Zelenskiy appeared to allude obliquely to the case in his evening address, thanking law enforcement agencies for showing resolve in bringing long-running cases to justice. Ukraine tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky named suspect in fraud probe 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z Kyiv officials normally neither claim nor deny responsibility for attacks on Russian soil, though they sometimes refer obliquely to them. Zelenskyy says Ukraine has developed a long-range weapon, a day after a strike deep inside Russia 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z DeSantis has sometimes obliquely criticized Trump and has tried to outflank him to the right on policy, but has largely not responded to Trump’s repeated attacks even as the governor’s standing has dropped in polls. For eight years, GOP hasn't solved the Trump puzzle. Debate will show if new rivals have a path to beat him 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Recently Mr. Modi spoke obliquely about Manipur when a viral video on Twitter evaded the internet shutdown. Could Ethnic Conflict in India Become an Issue Modi Cannot Ignore? 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z And, more obliquely, she sang about being an abuse survivor, on the title track and elsewhere. Sinéad O'Connor was right all along 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z In an October 2021 speech to the Ron Paul Institute, he obliquely compared public health measures put in place by governments around the world to Nazi propaganda meant to scare people into abandoning critical thinking. Watchdog calls for House committee to uninvite RFK Jr. after his comments are blasted as antisemitic 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z The Surgeon General's report on youth mental health mentioned abuse only obliquely — and his second report not at all. We've gotten the "teenage mental health crisis" dangerously wrong 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z That amnesty stands in contrast to the fines and jail sentences Russian authorities have meted out to thousands of people who have criticized the war, even obliquely. Russian mercenaries’ short-lived revolt could have long-term consequences for Putin 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z You did ask about it, a little bit obliquely, at the beginning. Welcome to the "End Times": Peter Turchin saw this coming — and says we can still prevent collapse 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z While Pence has criticized Trump as he has worked to forge an identity of his own outside the former president’s shadow, he has generally done so obliquely, reflecting Trump’s continued popularity in the party. Pence opens presidential bid with denunciation of Trump over Jan. 6 insurrection and abortion 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z DeSantis has begun to attack Trump to reporters while continuing to only refer to him obliquely in his speeches. Republicans remain trapped by Trump's Big Lie 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z When cutting foreign technology companies from Chinese supply chains, Beijing has long chosen to work obliquely or even secretly. With Ban on Micron, China Escalates Microchip Clash With U.S. 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z Instead, the groups said, they simply believed in helping politicians indirectly — not by giving them money or buying them ads or mentioning their names, but by obliquely raising issues that could shift voters their way. How to raise $89 million in small donations — and make it disappear 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Despite being asked directly about Carlson’s exit, Murdoch didn’t mention the former prime-time host’s name and referred to his reign obliquely. Lachlan Murdoch explains settlement, says no change at Fox 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z But in embracing the Israeli far right and its positions on domestic and Middle Eastern affairs, Mr. DeSantis was obliquely praising the policies of the Trump administration. After Stumbles at Home, DeSantis Heads Abroad to Find His Footing 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Henry Barbour, a member of the committee who helped craft the report, wrote a part of the introduction that obliquely criticizes candidates who focus on the past, a person who has seen the document said. GOP study on poor 2022 election showing doesn’t mention Trump 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z "They will try to draw more and more countries directly into this conflict. But of course, the start of arms deliveries will obliquely mean a certain stage of involvement in this conflict." Kremlin: South Korean arms for Ukraine would signify involvement in conflict 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z With his endpaper paintings, Bradford demonstrated a talent for transmogrifying everyday objects by layering, sanding, gouging, scraping and tearing until they obliquely reflected his peculiar perspective on the world. The Artist Mark Bradford Is Finally Ready to Go There 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z But isn’t evoking big themes, even obliquely, a worthy job for art to do? Leave Frank Ocean alone 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z Xi also obliquely referred to the United States. France’s Macron says he can count on China’s Xi to reason with Russia 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z However, some of their court filings obliquely implicated him as someone who knew about the payment arrangements. Trump to be arraigned Tuesday to face New York indictment 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z In her remarks, Ms. Van Schaack appeared to obliquely refer to the dispute, noting “the implementation of the new legislative amendments to help the I.C.C. prosecutor is under review.” State Dept. Proposes Joint Tribunal to Try Russian Leaders 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump obliquely referred to the case, complaining that lawyers were once treated differently because of attorney-client privilege. Trump Puts His Legal Peril at Center of First Big Rally for 2024 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z She appears more obliquely in the final version, in an epigraph taken from her poem “Funeral” that pays tribute both to the poet and to a genre she called “podsluchańce,” or “eavesdroppings.” Working with the poet who told us to ‘Praise the Mutilated World’ 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Even though Panahi’s treatment at the hands of Iranian authorities is referred to mostly obliquely, it informs every inch of physical and psychic space in Panahi’s cramped, primitive rental. Review | ‘No Bears’: Another work of art from Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Keeping the stakes high on every page, Millner transcends the tawdry to ask readers, obliquely, whether they are sleepwalking through their days. Review | ‘Couplets,’ an erotic novel in verse, explores the ferocity of desire 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z She referred to reports that the Ukrainian military has used the Starlink service to control drones, and she spoke obliquely of “things that we can do to limit their ability to do that.” SpaceX questions Ukraine’s use of Starlink for war 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z In obliquely addressing masculine codes of aggression, reticence and emotional distance, Dhont never resorts to billboard statements or lectures. Review | ‘Close’: A story of friendship, told in a fresh and urgently new way 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Kavanaugh was not asked during the appearance about last term’s abortion decision leak, though he mentioned it obliquely, calling last term a “difficult year at the court.” Justice Kavanaugh: Supreme Court’s slow start a coincidence 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z The text begins obliquely, focused on an Italian china pattern Malcolm didn’t particularly like. Review | Janet Malcolm, chronicler of psychiatry, shied away from self-analysis 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Mr Xi appeared to refer obliquely to the protests in his New Year's address, saying it was natural in such a big country for people to have different opinions. China Covid: Celebrity deaths spark fears over death toll 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z He did not fully denounce Nazism but said he regretted the persecution of the Jews, and he spoke obliquely about a wish to “leave behind” the “bad things” of the past. Jacob Luitjens, Dutch collaborator during World War II, dies at 103 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z However, he later turned somewhat obliquely to the challenges facing the world’s most populous country and second-largest economy, saying, “The world is not at peace.” Troubles aside, Xi says China on ‘right side of history’ 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z Ivan, a man interviewed nearby, referred obliquely to the conflict but said he would still celebrate. Ukraine weighs heavy on minds in Moscow as New Year holiday nears 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z The episode was referenced obliquely in the executive summary of the Jan. 6 committee’s full report that was released on Monday, though neither the witness nor the lawyer were identified. Key Jan. 6 witness says lawyer sought to influence testimony 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z It was the latest in a series of recent comments in which Putin has acknowledged, albeit obliquely, the challenges his army is facing. Putin says Russian army must tackle problems it has suffered in Ukraine 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z The Dec. 4 puzzle included 23 clues asking for the first and/or last name of an obliquely identified individual. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Please keep Date Lab 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z Matthews, who has been a juvenile detective for years, spoke obliquely at first. "Is the caller the killer?": How Jessica Logan’s 911 call for help became evidence against her 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Mr. Trump also offered his diagnosis for the Republican Party’s poor showing in the midterms, obliquely blaming the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. A Crowd of Possible Trump Rivals Renews G.O.P. Fears of a Divided Field 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z There is also a recurring motif for scenes that obliquely flash back to the abuse, which Guðnadóttir referred to as “doomsday and the call to prayer.” In two scores, Hildur Guðnadóttir creates music 'like a ghost' and finds hope amid anger 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z The mining company, meanwhile, pointed obliquely to its work with Indigenous Australians. Tensions Over Racism Rock Australian Netball 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z Her flawlessly made artworks refer, however obliquely, to human frailty. Review | In the galleries: Rendering art through light and space 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z While her doctor frets about the trauma Lynsey suffered in Afghanistan, she obliquely suggests that the traumatic memories of her hometown are worse. Review: The dam never breaks in emotionally dry Jennifer Lawrence drama 'Causeway' 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z Kagan spoke only obliquely about the decision of five of her conservative colleagues in June to overturn the nearly 50-year-old Roe v. Justice Kagan: ‘Time will tell’ if court finds common ground 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z Wells has sometimes spoken obliquely about the personal roots of “Aftersun,” describing it as “emotionally autobiographical.” In ‘Aftersun,’ Charlotte Wells makes a shattering debut 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z The new filing addressed Mr. Trump’s declassification powers obliquely. Trump Asks Supreme Court to Intervene in Review of Mar-a-Lago Records 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Host Charissa Thompson referred only obliquely to it, saying, “Given everything that we saw last week and now this week, a really tough sight to see.” Tua Tagovailoa’s injury renews debate over how broadcasts handle concussions 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z When the queen weighed in on Feb. 6., she obliquely recognized that her reign would come to an end. Queen paved the way for transition to Charles in final years 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z “Regeneration” is as powerful for its presence as for the absence it obliquely emphasizes. At the Academy Museum, a resurrection of Black film history 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z Furthermore, Wilson got battered all night by the Seahawks defense, and the Seattle offensive line that Wilson obliquely criticized kept Smith mostly clean. With win vs. Wilson and Broncos, are Seahawks better than expected? 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z While insisting that it had inflicted serious damage on Ukrainian forces, the defense ministry in Moscow obliquely acknowledged that the war was not going according to plan. Ukraine Routs Russian Forces in Northeast, Forcing a Retreat 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z They draw you in obliquely and quietly unravel preconceptions of public sculpture. Perspective | With new fall season, America’s art museums are back in business 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z Iranian officials had responded obliquely to U.S. claims about the pending drone delivery. Iran sends first shipment of drones to Russia for use in Ukraine 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Both developers are owned by the Swedish company Embracer Group, which obliquely referenced the pivot in a public statement last week. More bumps for troubled Star Wars video game remake 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z The giant impact hypothesis envisions Earth being struck obliquely by an object approximately one-tenth Earth’s mass—a “bullet” about the size of Mars. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, and, shortly after, Russian President Vladimir Putin had obliquely raised the possibility of a nuclear strike. Hiroshima prays for peace, fears new arms race on atomic bombing anniversary 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, and shortly after, Russian President Vladimir Putin obliquely raised the possibility of a nuclear strike. Russia's ambassador to Japan pays respects at Hiroshima - media 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z The pieces are made primarily of white rope that the artist turned partly black by burning, tarring, painting or — in a piece that refers obliquely to noted African American performers — embellishing with sequins. Review | In the galleries: Hammocks focus on history, culture and some rest 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z But he's only sidled up to the issue of gay marriage very obliquely by backing the "don't say gay" bill that precludes teachers from even mentioning their own same-sex marriage in schools. No, same-sex marriage is not "settled": The GOP base demands more anti-LGBTQ extremism 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z The tendon inserts obliquely into the superior surface of the eye. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z Mr. Xi and the premier, Li Keqiang, have also obliquely hinted that annual growth might be lower than the target of 5.5 percent that the government set earlier this year. China’s Economy Stumbles in the Fog of Covid War 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z Mr. Pomeroy plans well in advance to deal with the intense air traffic generated by the conference, which he refers to obliquely as “the annual fly-in event.” When Private Jets Ferry Billionaires to Small-Town Idaho 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z But Mr Wallace added it was "obliquely helping Britain's defence because we're helping Ukraine". Ukraine War: UK pledges an extra £1bn in military support 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z In the final paragraph of “The Idiot,” Selin returned from a summer in Hungary spent obliquely, unsuccessfully pursuing love with Ivan, a mathematician. Review | ‘The Idiot’ sequel, ‘Either/Or,’ is the best kind of follow-up 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z As they approach the bladder, they turn medially and pierce the bladder wall obliquely. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z The president also addressed, albeit obliquely, a controversy in Florida, where the state declined to preorder vaccine doses for young children. Covid Vaccines Slowly Roll Out for Children Under 5 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z She speaks obliquely about “any future endeavors I do, whether it’s television or movies or theater,” but when she ponders role models, Queen Latifah comes to mind. Lizzo's building a positivity empire with pop music, shapewear and now reality TV 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z Thursday's January 6th Committee hearing finally addressed that question, at least obliquely, through testimony by Donald Trump's staff and Mike Pence's inner circle. Trump wanted a different insurrection 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z That enigmatic quality serves her well in playing a character whose past is a mystery she shares only obliquely, dropping tantalizing crumbs while casting flirty glances Andrew’s way. Review | ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’: A coming-of-age movie with charm to burn 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z The initiative, however, includes language that “obliquely and indirectly” prevents drivers and delivery workers from unionizing, which is “not a stated goal of the legislation,” Roesch found. Column: Uber, Lyft's attempt to gut labor law for their own benefit hits a roadblock in Massachusetts 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z Keeping with China’s official practice since Russia launched its attack, Mr. Xi did not refer to “war” or “invasion” regarding Ukraine, and instead referred only obliquely to the “Ukraine issue.” China’s Xi offers closer cooperation with Russia in a call with Putin. 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z “All the President’s Men” includes one scene that obliquely addresses the question of ethics, when Bernstein asks a friend at the phone company to turn over call records. How ‘All the President’s Men’ went from buddy flick to masterpiece Another curriculum called HealthSmart obliquely addresses gender identity in fifth grade in the context of respect for oneself and others. Gender identity lessons, banned in some schools, are rising in others 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z He had been messaging obliquely about his plans with a 15-year-old girl in Germany who he had recently met online. Deadliest U.S. School Shooting in Decade Shakes Rural Texas Town 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z The court said the chargemaster wasn’t mentioned “even obliquely” in any of the service agreements or Patient Bill of Rights forms that French signed. She was told surgery would cost about $1,300. Then the bill came: $229,000 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z In a speech shortly after Putin’s Victory Day fizzle, French President Emmanuel Macron offered an olive branch to Moscow while gently, and obliquely, scolding Austin. Opinion | Good-cop France is offering Putin a way out. If only he’d take it. 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Many of that persuasion considered it unprogressive to wish for abortions to be rare because to wish this is to suggest, however obliquely, that abortion might not be a matter of complete moral indifference. Opinion | America’s abortion debate has non-debatable parameters 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Speaking onstage before Trump spoke, Herbster briefly and obliquely addressed the allegations, saying that the “political establishment” didn’t want him to win. Trump makes closing pitch for Nebraska candidate accused of groping 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z China’s news media referred obliquely to “rumors” and failed to inform the public of a spreading SARS-like infection. Opinion | As the pandemic exploded, a researcher saw the danger. China’s leaders kept silent. Mr. Xi obliquely warned the European Union not to align itself further with Washington’s efforts to counter Chinese power. Faced With a Changed Europe, China Sticks to an Old Script 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z With the efforts by “Rothaniel” to expand what stand-up as well as the comedian-audience relationship can be, Carmichael obliquely offers himself the answer he wants: There’s always the capacity for change. Perspective | Jerrod Carmichael complicates coming out and redefines what comedy can be 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z The other is usually invoked obliquely, with the word “photogenic.” France’s Far Right Turn 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z “Written in Stone,” a series of small dramas that address statues, memorials and power both directly and obliquely, feels parochial, an “only in Washington” sort of project. Perspective | New one-act operas capture the contradictions and national ambivalence about monuments and memorials 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z Pence obliquely chastised Trump for his comments that Putin was “savvy” and “brilliant,” according to a copy of his remarks reviewed by The Post. Trump muses on war with Russia and praises Kim Jong Un 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z But she quickly added, obliquely referring to Valieva’s situation, “On the other hand, I feel this emptiness inside.” A Russian Star Falls and Another Rises in a Blur of Jumps, Tumbles and Tears 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z Hadley, as always so attentive to such subtleties, notes that when Phyllis and Roger “were naked they couldn’t quite look at each other without compromise: their glances skidded away obliquely. They were always polite.” Review | In Tessa Hadley’s ‘Free Love,’ a mother’s happy life is upended by a kiss 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z By constructing his narrative as a novel-in-stories — a set of loosely connected tales about characters whose lives often intersect only obliquely — he’s able to achieve a sophisticated polyphony. Sequoia Nagamatsu’s debut novel offers wonder and hope in the face of grief 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z In an October speech to the Ron Paul Institute, he obliquely compared public health measures put in place by governments around the world to Nazi propaganda meant to scare people into abandoning critical thinking. RFK Jr. apologizes after condemnation for Anne Frank comment 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z Er, as I was saying, double gives Berrettini 0-30, and a colossal forehand followed by an excellent putaway - a backhand volley guided obliquely across the face of the net – raises three break points. Australian Open quarter-finals: Barty beats Pegula, Monfils v Berrettini – live! 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z And Beijing has been quick to punish Western companies that criticize the authorities or even obliquely refer to topics China considers sensitive. The U.S. government is boycotting the Beijing Olympics over human rights. Coke and Airbnb are still on board. 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z Djokovic obliquely addressed the reports in his Instagram post, saying that he needed to rebut misinformation “in the interest of alleviating broader concern in the community about my presence in Australia.” Novak Djokovic apologizes for travel form error as Australia weighs whether to cancel his visa again 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z The attorney general also obliquely addressed critics who have urged him to disclose more about the department’s inquiry, including whether investigators are scrutinizing Mr. Trump. Attorney General Vows to Pursue Jan. 6 Inquiry ‘at Any Level’ 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z During his speech, he referenced Nazis multiple times, obliquely comparing public health measures put in place by multiple governments around the world to Nazi propaganda meant to scare people into abandoning critical thinking. How a Kennedy built an anti-vaccine juggernaut amid COVID-19 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z He obliquely compared himself to Moses, suggesting that he would deliver Syria’s poor from the predations of the “war profiteers” who had taken over his former company. Assad’s tightening grip The bill obliquely allocates $1.6 billion to an “account specified and for the activities specified in section 141 of this Act.” Congress approves emergency $1.6 billion for care of illegal immigrant children 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z But he spoke only obliquely of his ordeal, preferring to point to the path ahead. Ousted in Coup, Sudan’s Prime Minister Returns via Military Deal 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z Rittenhouse defense attorney Mark Richards only obliquely referred to Blake as he argued to jurors that Rittenhouse had the right to self-defense when he shot Joseph Rosenbaum and two other men in August 2020. Attorney compares Rittenhouse shootings to Blake shooting 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z The president addressed them obliquely when he visited Howell, Michigan, earlier this month. Biden’s critics hurl increasingly vulgar taunts 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z They added, if a little obliquely, a warning that a proposal to expand the size of the court under consideration by a presidential commission would damage the court’s authority. Back on the Bench, the Supreme Court Faces a Blockbuster Term 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z In his statement Thursday, Gonzalez only obliquely referred to the implications of retiring as one of the few anti-Trump Republicans remaining in Congress. GOP Rep. Gonzalez, who voted to impeach Trump, announces he won’t seek reelection, citing ‘toxic dynamics inside our own party’ 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z Roesch wrote that although the law claims to protect gig workers, it also “obliquely and indirectly” prevents them from bargaining collectively. Prop. 22 was ruled unconstitutional. What happens next? 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z The initiative, however, includes language that “obliquely and indirectly” prevents drivers and delivery workers from unionizing. Column: A California judge pinpointed the biggest problem with Prop. 22 — its vast overreach 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z Cuomo obliquely defended her in a video he posted in response to the investigation, saying women in positions of authority are treated worse because of their gender. Cuomo report spotlights role of top aide Melissa DeRosa in trying to contain sexual harassment crisis 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z The resulting narrative is uniquely, obliquely suspenseful, with the subtle but distinctive imprint of crime fiction. Katie Kitamura complicates the narrative 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z The New York Times referred obliquely to the overthrow of the Wilmington government as necessary for restoring “law and order.” Opinion | How the White Press Wrote Off Black America 2021-07-10T04:00:00Z Erdogan obliquely addressed the scandal last week, as spectacle was giving way to outrage. A mobster’s online confessions are shaking Erdogan’s government. Turkey is riveted. 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z It obliquely described police responding to “a forgery in progress,” encountering a suspect who physically resisted officers when asked to step from his car. Opinion | Darnella Frazier is a hero in this story 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z Analysts and U.S. officials refer obliquely to “poverty” as an underlying cause of that influx. The reason many Guatemalans are coming to the border? A profound hunger crisis. 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z Speaking obliquely at first, he said Monday that the startup’s board of directors decided to “de-emphasize” its “engineering services” line. Canoo’s deal with Hyundai appears dead 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Elrich also made a point of declaring obliquely that he would not follow the Trump official advising Mr. Hogan. Opinion | Let’s not play games on reopening in Maryland 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z The governor referenced the recall effort only obliquely in his Dodger Stadium address. Covid-fatigued California's effort to recall Newsom may be a rallying cry for Republicans 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z That loss is referred to both obliquely and directly, in jokes and in stories about her; the family learning to accept her death and move on is a central theme of the show. What to watch with your kids: ‘Chaos Walking,’ ‘Yes Day’ and more 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z By Wednesday afternoon, several New York Democrats had issued statements either directly or obliquely condemning Cuomo’s alleged behavior. Ex-aide alleges Gov. Cuomo sexually harassed her, kissed her and left her ‘nauseous’ at work 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z “Beginning,” which will represent Georgia in the Oscars’ international feature race, provides a none-too-flattering answer, sometimes obliquely and sometimes through Yana. Review: 'Beginning,' Georgia's Oscar entry, is a beautifully bleak portrait of faith in crisis 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z Twitch obliquely referenced Jones’ harassment in a Twitter thread yesterday, where the company wrote that it believes in celebrating diversity. Streamer CriticalBard talks being the temporary face of PogChamp 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z This does not always express itself in obvious or even audible ways; until recently, it has tended to emerge obliquely, down in what Ralph Ellison called the “lower frequencies.” The Composer Tyshawn Sorey Enters a New Phase 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z Sweeping into Atlanta late Monday afternoon, Mr. Biden made no direct mention of Mr. Trump’s telephone call but did obliquely criticize the president’s strongman tactics. As Georgians Prepare to Vote, Trump Interference Draws Rebuke 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z All day, my brother and I hummed softly to ourselves, stray lyrics that let us obliquely touch the place that hurt. Opinion | Writing Into and Out of My Long-Distance Grief 2020-12-19T05:00:00Z So is the question of whether movies filmed this year under restrictions of social distancing and mask wearing bear a responsibility to acknowledge reality in their narratives, however obliquely. Holiday TV wants to ignore COVID-19. The alternate reality insults viewers 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z Speaking on Fox News, Mr. Buck called for congressional hearings on election security and while discussing a pair of Senate runoffs in Georgia, indicated obliquely that he believed Mr. Biden would be president. Republicans Find Themselves Speechless Following a Supreme Court Defeat 2020-12-12T05:00:00Z Asked what made him change his mind, Mr. Dudinsky declined to go into details, just remarking obliquely that “these people know how to formulate their requests in such a way that you cannot say no.” ‘You Cannot Say No’: The Reign of Terror That Sustains Belarus’s Leader 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z Trump has not mentioned Wallace by name, only referring to his death obliquely, calling it “a terrible event.” Philadelphia imposes curfew, calls in National Guard as protests continue over Walter Wallace shooting 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z One cadet on Jodel obliquely referenced the controversy, worrying about the possible cancellation of the school’s annual Halloween party due to the novel coronavirus. VMI cadets attack Black students, women on anonymous chat app as furor over racism grows 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z He only obliquely referred to the broken pledge Monday. Barrett promises to be apolitical as Democrats warn of threat to health care 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z Because of long-standing Justice Department policy, Mueller and others on the team thought they simply could not accuse the president of a crime, even obliquely. Review | A searing look at the Mueller investigation — from the inside 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z Haley also obliquely referenced her decision as South Carolina governor to remove the Confederate flag from the statehouse. Nikki Haley tried to argue the U.S. isn’t racist — but she just proved the opposite point 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z Yet Las Vegas was “basically a haunted place for my wife,” he said, referring obliquely to an unhappy family background. After leaving Las Vegas, Brandon Flowers and the Killers broaden their horizons 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z At one point, he referred obliquely to Mr. Xi, who has tried to craft an image as a commanding, transformative leader, as a power-hungry “clown.” A Chinese Tycoon Denounced Xi Jinping. Now He Faces Prosecution 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z It is a bold choice of closer: no melody, the song barely there at all, and everything resting on Curtis’s pained vocal delivery and the obliquely disturbing imagery. Joy Division: all of their songs, ranked! 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z At times you may feel grateful for Marhoul’s decision to shoot in monochrome, as well as his habit of staging every tableau of torture just obliquely enough to keep you watching. World War II is hell (again) in 'The Painted Bird' 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z Back in early May, the actress spoke obliquely about learning how to be a mom during a monologue on the “SNL” episode that she hosted from home. Kristen Wiig and fiancé Avi Rothman are parents to twins — for a while now 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z In his remarks on Saturday, Trump only touched obliquely on the debate over racial injustice in the United States, saying the cadets were examples of America’s diversity. Trump to West Point grads: 'We are ending the era of endless wars' 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z Those who challenged Mr. Trump did so gently or obliquely. Murkowski Endorses Mattis’s Criticism of Trump, Calling it ‘Necessary and Overdue’ 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z Zhao Lijian, a spokesman for the ministry in Beijing, referred to the massacre obliquely as the “political turmoil that occurred in the late 1980s” at a regular news briefing. Defying Beijing, Thousands in Hong Kong Hold Tiananmen Vigil 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z Director Josephine Decker, working from a script by Sarah Gubbins, approaches her subjects obliquely, often filming them as though peering through a keyhole or barely parted curtains. Review | In ‘Shirley,’ Elisabeth Moss delivers a ferocious star turn as writer Shirley Jackson 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z He obliquely implied that gun rights advocates could exact vigilante revenge if Hillary Clinton were elected, and he declared that an American soldier, Bowe Bergdahl, should have been executed for desertion in Afghanistan. Trump’s threats to use force against protesters fit a long-standing pattern 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z The only issue on which the facts are not complete was whether Trump was a passive beneficiary or he knowingly worked with the Kremlin, whether obliquely or hand-in-glove. How Bill Barr is advancing Trump’s quest to become "president for life" 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z The players’ death notices make no mention of the virus, obliquely citing a “sudden illness” and noting that memorials and funerals would be sometime in the future. Bridge Was Their Passion. Then People Started to Die. 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z It’s an argument Mr. Sanders obliquely referred to during his remarks to supporters this morning. How It Ended for Sanders 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z Reuters also reported that a medical epidemiologist embedded in China’s disease control agency left her post in July after the administration eliminated her position — a fact Biden mentioned, somewhat obliquely, in his CNN remarks. Analysis | Did Trump offer experts to China to help with the coronavirus? 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z Former top Trump economic advisor Gary Cohn also joined the chorus, albeit somewhat obliquely. Trump wants US open for business despite pandemic 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z Last week Dorsey obliquely defended his stewardship of Twitter at a Morgan Stanley conference. Twitter and activist investor agree on truce to keep Jack Dorsey as chief 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z After obliquely lobbing criticism about their records in elections and experience in Washington, the Nevada debate last week turned personal between Klobuchar and Buttigieg. Pete Buttigieg vs. Amy Klobuchar: an abridged history of Midwestern iciness 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z It only obliquely addressed his service under Trump and his differences with him. HR McMaster to publish book that may pose headaches for Trump 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z For months, the two candidates eyed each other warily from opposite ends of the Democratic Party’s ideological and generational spectrum, obliquely competing for bigger crowds but rarely facing off in direct attacks. Sanders and Buttigieg Close Out New Hampshire Pitching Different Visions 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z There, too, Trump confirmed the operation obliquely, tweeting an image of the American flag after the United States conducted a drone strike against Soleimani in Iraq. U.S. targets leader of al-Qaeda in Yemen 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z There's a bit of obliquely convergent motion along the eastern portion of the southern coast of Cuba, in the Santiago Deformed Belt, but otherwise we're talking left-lateral slip. Cracks in the Caribbean: “The Building Was Shaking Like Paper” 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z President Trump earlier in the week obliquely referred to them as “the heirs of yesterday’s foolish fortune tellers.” Greta Thunberg Joins Climate March on Her Last Day in Davos 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z “The Peripheral” was a book set in our near future and our distant future, both of which commented on our present day obliquely, asking us to ponder how it might turn into those futures. Review: William Gibson's time-twisting 'Agency' imagines a Trump-less present 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z The chief justice’s public remarks and year-end reports are studded with similar historical anecdotes, and he often seems to use them to address, obliquely but unmistakably, his views on current controversies. Rebuke From Roberts Signals His Limited Role in Trump’s Senate Trial 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z Some writers who once felt bold enough to tackle political and social issues, however obliquely, have been reluctant to publish their work, or have started self-censoring to avoid trouble. How Chinese Sci-Fi Conquered America 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z His voice turned cold afterward, she said, when he advised her, obliquely, to keep quiet. How This Con Man’s Wild Testimony Sent Dozens to Jail, and 4 to Death Row 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z Those comments come as Biden is increasingly highlighting his international experience as a way to contrast himself both obliquely with his Democratic rivals and more overtly with Trump. Joe Biden Trades Barbs With Voter in Iowa: ‘You’re a Damn Liar’ 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z First, California Rep. Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, referenced it obliquely in defending Trump, saying “indications of Ukrainian election meddling” had troubled the president. Debunked Ukraine conspiracy theory is knocked down - again 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z Yet Mr. Carson obliquely acknowledged that Mr. Trump was not popular among African-Americans. Trump Reaches Out to Black Voters 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z Acknowledging his flaws, even obliquely, is the key element in this effort. Opinion | Trump unveiled his reelection strategy at the World Series. Democrats should be nervous. 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z He hinted of the successful military operation late Saturday by tweeting obliquely that “something very big has just happened!” The tip, the raid, the reveal: The takedown of al-Baghdadi 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z Impeachment came up only once, obliquely, in reference to Congress’s authority to provide oversight over the executive branch. ‘I took a stand’: the centrist Democrat navigating impeachment in a divided district 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z “Sicily is a blessed land,” he remarked to the Times, commenting, perhaps obliquely, on the forces that led him to the opera. Marcello Giordani, celebrated Italian operatic tenor, dies at 56 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z Already, several of Biden’s presidential foes have obliquely engaged on that topic. Joe Biden faces the Trump fusillade. Are he and his campaign up to it? 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z Shepherd obliquely criticized President Trump for his recent inaccurate claim that Hurricane Dorian would hit Alabama when forecasts showed it traveling well east of the state. Conundrum: Why People Do Not Listen to Evacuation Orders 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z He also obliquely threatened the whistleblower or his sources with punishment. Whistleblower is a CIA officer who was detailed to the White House, New York Times reports 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z Biden spoke only obliquely Tuesday about the fact that he was Trump’s target, and he never mentioned his son specifically. Biden, in cautious comments, stops shy of calling for Trump’s impeachment now 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z But it is perhaps her most dramatic intervention in the life of Hercules that Varadkar was obliquely referring to. Why did Varadkar say he wanted to be Athena to Johnson's Hercules? 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z Trump-nominated Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell bites his lip in silence when the president, upset that interest rates aren’t lower, takes on a target that past presidents only jousted with obliquely. Analysis: Conservatives criticize Trump, but softly, in code 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z She declaims menacingly and obliquely – “aliveness is an objection, affected me” – as a bass clarinet shudders like the surface of dark water, and percussive blasts detonate at random. 50 great tracks for September from Normani, Tinariwen, Miley Cyrus and more 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z Honecker felt still further threatened when Gorbachev, asked discreetly by West German media about the possibility of eventual unification, said obliquely: “Time alone will bring change.” From a picnic to the Berlin Wall: my 1989 summer of revolution 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z In an essay published Wednesday in the Wall Street Journal, Mattis obliquely attacked Trump’s dismissive treatment of U.S. allies, without mentioning the president by name. Emerging from his silence, Mattis faces criticism for trying to take the ‘middle road’ on Trump 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z Even when she obliquely references Britain’s relationship with the European Union, she does so in a queenly, uncontentious way. Three ways Boris Johnson could become Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister - The Washington Post 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z “But throughout history, because of the many catastrophes, Germans are more sensitive,” he added, referring obliquely to World War II and the nation’s devastation and capitulation. A Summer of Angst in One of the World’s Safest Countries 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z In the fall of 2007, when trailing Hillary Clinton, Obama drew crowds of tens of thousands to college campuses and gave a scorching speech obliquely attacking his rival as too careful. Warren wows in Iowa as candidates’ sprint to caucuses begins 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z Frank Close begins Trinity, his book about the physicist and Second World War spy Klaus Fuchs, obliquely. The scientist-spy who spilt secrets of the bomb 2019-07-28T04:00:00Z Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi obliquely alluded to the strategy on a call with Wall Street analysts, saying the “tuned product lineup, adjusted for the new tax legislation” helped the company bring in more money. Trump’s tax law threatened TurboTax profits. So the company started charging lower-income customers 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z That’s the only yeti to be found in the script, except obliquely, perhaps, in its endorsement of Rousseau’s concept of the noble savage. Review: At Rogue Machine, ‘Yeti’ lets loose their inner 12-year-old 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z In committing to pursuing change quickly, Castro obliquely criticized his former boss, former President Obama, whom he served as HUD secretary. 2020 Democratic candidates vow to undo Trump’s immigration actions 2019-06-01T04:00:00Z The U.S. effort also entailed Cybercom personnel last October “direct messaging” Russian trolls as well as Russian military hackers to obliquely warn them not to interfere in other nations’ affairs. At nations’ request, U.S. Cyber Command probes foreign networks to hunt election security threats 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z Unlike other animals, bred specifically for consumption or to help with tasks, cats never underwent a targeted taming process as much as they fashioned themselves to fit, however obliquely, into human lives. Australia Is Deadly Serious About Killing Millions of Cats 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z The rulers of the dynasty that succeeded Horemheb, the 19th, referred to Akhenaten only obliquely, with phrases such as “the criminal” and “the rebel”. Into the pharaoh's chamber: how I fell in love with ancient Egypt 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z Mr. Biden, who is himself facing intense questions about his 1970s opposition to school busing, handled Mr. Hollings’s evolution on race delicately in his speech, referring only obliquely to the senator’s earlier support for segregation. Biden, at Hollings Funeral, Talks About How ‘People Can Change’ 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z She occasionally speaks of her own experience with therapy, and in the interview, she spoke obliquely of her brief return to treatment last year. $1 Billion for Mental Health: The Reality of de Blasio’s ‘Revolutionary’ Plan 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z Dr. Son said the Facebook comment that got him in the most trouble was a short question he posed last September under a cartoon that obliquely criticized the government. Vietnam’s Communist Party Ousts Historian Who Criticized Its China Policy 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z Supporters of Israel in Congress sought to pass a seemingly redundant and largely symbolic resolution condemning anti-Semitism in general, and obliquely, Omar in particular. Let’s get past rift to address larger concerns about Israel dialogue 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z Peele gets around to answering most of these questions, some more obliquely than others, and he gives this mind-bending scenario the moment-to-moment intensity and jolting humor of a George Romero-inspired nightmare. Review: The evil is ‘Us’ in Jordan Peele's smart, relentlessly scary follow-up to ‘Get Out’ 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z This aspect speaks to the economic structure of society and, however obliquely, to its class divisions. Time for a change: Can 2020 Democrats break free from the failures of neoliberalism? 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z THE FACTS: These assertions are unsupported by research, which Trump appeared to acknowledge obliquely by making a crack about “phony stats.” AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s skewed picture of border perils 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z In Hungary, Mr. Pompeo met privately with civil society leaders, but in public he addressed their concerns only obliquely. In Eastern Europe, U.S. Officials Talk Deals, Not Erosion of Democracy 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z But Mr. Netanyahu clearly did not get the memo that Iran was supposed to be discussed obliquely. Anti-Iran Message Seeps Into Trump Forum Billed as Focusing on Mideast Security 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z American military officials urged Congress to put more money into programs they obliquely hailed in open testimony as “left of launch” techniques — so called because they rely on sabotaging launchers before they are fired. U.S. Revives Secret Program to Sabotage Iranian Missiles and Rockets 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z She was not the only Democrat to suggest obliquely in Iowa this weekend that Mr. Trump might meet a swift downfall of some kind. ‘He May Not Even Be a Free Person,’ Elizabeth Warren Says of Trump in 2020 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z At the press conference, Ocasio-Cortez referred obliquely to debates over particular provisions. With the Green New Deal, Democrats Present a Radical Proposition for Combatting Climate Change 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z Similarly, while visiting Panama last week, Pope Francis also remarked, obliquely referring to Trump that “we know that the father of lies, the devil, prefers a community divided and bickering by building walls, not bridges.” President Trump’s wall is inimical to America’s philosophic empire 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z Guaidó’s big splash has caused widening ripples that relate only obliquely to Venezuelans’ suffering. Only Venezuela can solve its problems – meddling by outsiders isn’t the solution 2019-02-02T05:00:00Z Instead, she says she has always understood God obliquely, as love. A Canadian Preacher Who Doesn’t Believe in God 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z Dorsey suggested obliquely: “Revenge is a dish best served warm. Or cold.” 'He killed the goat with a laser gun': how Mark Zuckerberg predicted a food trend 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z It’s an album that included the song “The Candidate,” which obliquely channeled the turbulent times of the Nixon administration, and the political, social and psychic turmoil in the air at that time. Ex-Monkee Michael Nesmith revisits topical, cult 1972 album with latest tour 2019-01-20T05:00:00Z He knows how to spot code words that obliquely refer to Chinese leaders and scandals, or the memes that touch on subjects the Chinese government doesn’t want people to read about. Censoring China’s Internet, for Stability and Profit 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z But he offered none, referring only obliquely to the economic and diplomatic challenges confronting China. China’s Leader Says Party Must Control ‘All Tasks,’ and Asian Markets Slump 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z Pressed on whether Trump’s comments were helpful to the negotiations, Thune answered obliquely. Trump’s ultimatum on border wall boxes in fellow Republicans 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z In May, the nation’s former chief diplomat shared of his concerns publicly, though obliquely. Tillerson: Trump's instructions were often at odds with the law 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z One way that Cuarón avoids solipsism is to keep his own most consequential experiences to the story’s margins — his parents’ split is portrayed obliquely, through allusive moments and eavesdropped conversations. Review | No, the movie ‘Roma’ isn’t as good as you’ve heard. It’s even better. 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z When Powell obliquely suggested that last week in a speech, the stock market staged a brief, huge rally. Opinion | Stop attacking the Fed, Mr. President 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z Later, in a question-and-answer session with the mayors, the president did address the protests, obliquely, and largely to complain about them. Tear Gas and Water Cannons in Paris as Grass-Roots Protest Takes Aim at Macron 2018-11-24T05:00:00Z If the king made any reference to the aftermath of Mr. Khashoggi’s killing, it was done obliquely. Saudi King Stands by Crown Prince as Outrage Over Khashoggi Killing Spreads 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z The president-elect himself obliquely referenced those fears on Tuesday at a ceremony to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Brazil's constitution, saying the document is the "true north" of democracy. Brazil judge denies cabinet post a reward for jailing Lula 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z The president-elect himself obliquely referenced those fears on Tuesday at a ceremony to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Brazil’s constitution, saying the document is the “true north” of democracy. Brazil judge denies cabinet post a reward for jailing Lula 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z Candidates in the past have tapped obliquely into racial undercurrents during political campaigns. Midterms test whether Republicans not named Trump can win by stoking racial animosity 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z This comes as Kavanaugh's equals obliquely acknowledge the controversy around his nomination and their efforts to put all that behind them, for the good of the institution. Justice Kavanaugh’s debut: After bitter confirmation fight, court's newest member settles in 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z As part of an effort to determine what kinds of tool marks could be found on Greek marble sculpture, he devised a special lamp that shines obliquely on an object, highlighting its surface relief. The Myth of Whiteness in Classical Sculpture 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z Later, Stone acknowledged to The Post that he “obliquely” told Credico in an email that he had “a second source” of WikiLeaks information besides the New York comedian. Special counsel examines conflicting accounts as scrutiny of Roger Stone and WikiLeaks deepens 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z “I didn’t think things were going to go down like that,” she says, continuing to speak obliquely about the missing money. At 21, Bella Thorne has 4 movies out, 18 million Instagram followers, 19 cats and the will to survive - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z Such concerns were obliquely alluded to in a scathing resignation letter sent in August by the agency’s student loan ombudsman, Seth Frotman. Student Loan Collector Navient Considered Settling. Then Trump Won. 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z Ritvo is now permanently located, and obliquely revealed, in his poems. Max Ritvo’s Enduring Lyricism 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z Maoists do not use real names, and they refer to operations obliquely or through code words, he said. India’s government is arresting lawyers and activists amid accusations of plotting to overthrow Modi 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z I wonder if I was also obliquely glimpsing the pain and vulnerability I saw but could not directly acknowledge in my father, as my parents’ marriage broke up that same year. 'She makes children of us all': Guardian writers pick their favourite Kate Bush lyrics 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z The hierarchy, the dog-eat-dog equilibrium that it implies, is false, and Miller, obliquely, was seeking to dismantle it. The Tragic Death of Mac Miller, a Musician Who Never Stopped Evolving 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z Over the course of an hour-long address, Obama left little doubt about the severity of his concerns over Trump’s approach, which he referred to obliquely as “this political darkness.” ‘It sure isn’t normal; it’s radical’: Former president Barack Obama says Trump and Republicans are knowingly dividing America 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z Six days ago, the sitting President was obliquely criticized by two former Presidents and the daughter of a deceased senator. In Illinois, Obama Hits the Midterm Campaign Trail—and Trump 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z Later on Wednesday, an unknown person provided The Times with what appeared to be the email Mr. Leahy had been obliquely referring to. Kavanaugh Is Pressed on Knowledge of Bush-Era Disputes 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z The day’s events were punctuated by a letter read aloud by McCain’s longtime adviser in which the Arizona Republican obliquely rebuked Trump posthumously. Trump turns McCain’s death into another political firestorm about Trump 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Gunn’s cast on the Guardians films initially responded to the news cautiously or obliquely, if at all. Guardians of the Galaxy cast petitions Disney to rehire James Gunn 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z She has recordings of Wim obliquely acknowledging his role in the murder of Cor and in other slayings, and naming one of the individuals who was directly involved in killing Cor. How a Notorious Gangster Was Exposed by His Own Sister 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z But such an attack would almost certainly result in a military response, as General Nakasone obliquely suggested at the Aspen forum. Russian Hackers Appear to Shift Focus to U.S. Power Grid 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z Others have stayed silent or tweeted more obliquely during the controversy — some simply registering their solidarity through a phrase from the “Guardians” films: “We are Groot.” #WeAreGroot: How Hollywood is reacting to James Gunn’s Disney firing 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z Trump's treatment of Putin stands in stark contrast to his obliquely critical press conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May last week, and quickly caused widespread outrage. Republican lawmakers, pundits quick to criticize Trump’s “shameful” press conference with P... 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z She name checks DeLillo’s “Mao II” directly and “Falling Man” obliquely. Detachment and dreaming in 'My Year of Rest and Relaxation' by Ottessa Moshfegh 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z Dilley’s complaint sheds new light on prior incidents allegedly involving Curry, referenced obliquely in public statements by church leaders, but not described in detail. Pastor misconduct complaints rattle Tacoma megachurch 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z Much more eye-catching are the jerseys that incorporate — however obliquely and oddly — a little national culture or emblem: Japan’s Samurai spots are the perfect example. A Fashion Expert and a Football Expert Had a Conversation About World Cup Kits 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z But on Wednesday, a jubilant Mr. Trump, fresh from his meeting with the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, appeared to signal, however obliquely, that soccer could unify Canada and its erstwhile best friend. Can the World Cup Restore Harmony Between Canada and the U.S.? 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z At his news conference, Trump first referred to the annexation of Crimea only obliquely. Trump removes U.S. from G-7 joint statement over escalating feud with Canada’s Trudeau 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z That fact was acknowledged, obliquely, when the dam of GOP obstructionism in Richmond began to crumble after its majority in the 100-seat chamber shrank to 51 from 66. Opinion | Virginia Republicans break ranks and do the right thing on Medicaid 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z While obliquely criticizing President Donald Trump, Kerry did not mention the 2015 Iran nuclear deal he secured with other world powers, an accord of which Trump now has pulled America out. NYU Abu Dhabi blocks journalists from filming John Kerry 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z In Infinite In All Directions Dyson addressed, obliquely, the only theological issue that really matters, the problem of evil. Freeman Dyson's Solution to the Problem of Evil 2018-05-12T04:00:00Z Ms. Sanders seemed to obliquely confirm Monday that Ms. Haspel had briefly entertained second thoughts. Gina Haspel Has the Experience to Run the C.I.A., and That May Be Her Biggest Problem 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z Yes, Judge Bates criticised the rollback as “virtually unexplained” and obliquely scolded the Trump administration for being callous. A federal judge orders Donald Trump to reinstate DACA 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z But again, he referred obliquely to “the nominee,” not using Blackburn’s name. Retiring Sen. Bob Corker won’t campaign against Democrat vying for his seat 2018-04-22T04:00:00Z That dawning crisis is referred to in the play, obliquely and belatedly. 'Unemployed Elephants' in Burbank: Road trip rom-com is good for some laughs 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z Rather, he is trying to do so obliquely, by “stress-testing” the outputs of trained systems—for example, those assessing job candidates. For artificial intelligence to thrive, it must explain itself 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z Also, clerics usually assign to God the attributes of mercy, even regret and anger, which are obliquely if at all related to intelligence. Readers Respond to the October 2017 Issue 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z Instead, the murder of 6 million European Jews hung ominously in the background of his books, addressed obliquely through the presence of dirtied trains, curls of smoke and characters with disabilities or missing limbs. Aharon Appelfeld, Holocaust survivor who chronicled its traumas, dies at 85 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z They remarked on it obliquely, with jokes that didn’t quite sound like jokes, in emails or in offhand remarks at parties. Reckoning with a culture of male resentment 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z Mr. Kennedy obliquely referred to that report at the end of his questioning, asking whether any of the nominees before him had ever blogged in support of the Ku Klux Klan. Trump Judicial Nominee Attracts Scorn After Flopping in Hearing 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z Great to see the Times covering, even obliquely, the immense cultural force that is video gaming - more important, in my view, than movies or television. From Atari (Remember It?), a New Console With Old Games 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z On Sunday morning, the Highland Park Baptist Church in Muscle Shoals, Ala., alluded more than many others to the political turmoil in Alabama, if only obliquely. Quandary for Alabama Pastors: What to Say About Roy Moore 2017-11-19T05:00:00Z The Trump Foundation’s tax return deals with that issue only obliquely, noting that the fundraiser was “held by a candidate for public office.” Trump golf course reimbursed President Trump’s charity amid ongoing investigation into the foundation 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z |
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