Not that pie in the sky stuff, not a preference for optimism over pessimism, but rather “an orientation of the spirit.” Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He had set his features into the expression of quiet optimism which it was advisable to wear when facing the telescreen. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

That was not unusual for a dress rehearsal, in Volpe’s experience, but also no cause for great optimism. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

If her optimism were contagious, I’d be betting on myself to win this whole thing. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

His engagement had brought his optimism back, and he was sure he would be able to ride again. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

As First Lady, I saw optimism in surprising places. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The meeting concluded with a new sense of optimism, a feeling that perhaps a united black community, working in tandem with a sympathetic white mayor, would force Durham to live up to its progressive reputation. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I try to grasp at the spark of optimism I felt at the amusement park before Brian attacked me. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I think it wrong that I write to you with hope and optimism for our future; I think I must prepare you for the possibility—no, the probability—of heartbreak. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

She felt such a surge of optimism that she wondered for a second whether she’d been hallucinating when she saw Hiroshima. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Like Barnett, Ida B. Wells started out with optimism for a bright future. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

As I lay there in the dark, I thought about life in America, but despite Teacher Sarah’s optimism, I worried that no American mother and father would want a spotted child. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t my job to interfere with his optimism. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

A few wind- whipped and decrepit Victorian mansions, remnants of a lost era of seagoing optimism, loomed out of the snowfall on the town’s sporadic hills. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

In a true reflection of his optimism, he’d recently put his name in for a promotion. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

My optimism in those first months was primarily tempered by one thing, and that was politics. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Even this flicker of optimism was about to disappear, however, for a powerful weather front was moving across the prairie, toward Chicago. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

My optimism had pretty much been trampled into the snow out there in the woods, along with our capture-the-flag hopes. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have much optimism that Anastasia and the rest were still alive, but I hoped to find a clue as to what might have happened to -them. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Over those fifty years, their optimism was quelled by the continued reign of white supremacy. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

These reminders of the yellow fever did not shake the spirit of optimism that gripped the city. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

With the optimism of ignorance I thought that the morning was bound to bring a more pleasant solution. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lee’s optimism slowly filtered down into the ranks. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

If Levittown was the epicenter of postwar suburban optimism, my parents were exemplars and beneficiaries of its spirit. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Beck’s cheer and limitless optimism were so winning that, in spite of myself, I grew to like him a lot. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I had intended—” and the doctor looked around at them with bright, anxious optimism—“I had intended to ask if you all played bridge?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

If the inclinations toward slavery and racism, misogyny and violence are connected—as individual character and human history, as well as cross-cultural studies, suggest—then there is room for some optimism. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Herbert Hoover had come in spouting equal optimism, buoyantly predicting that a day would soon come when poverty would be washed out of American life forever. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Mary Todd Lincoln had noticed his recent optimism and now, during their afternoon carriage ride, she spoke to him about it. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was clinging to his optimism despite neckwear inexperience and coffee stains. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was strange to feel those moments of optimism. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

But an hour later my optimism was rudely extinguished when I noticed that the speck was still in the same place: it was actually nothing but a rock—just another altitude-induced hallucination. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Here was an example of insane optimism coupled with the naive popular belief that a few hours of therapy can cure everything from chronic obesity to a lifetime of poverty. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The new isotope’s potency and the efficiency of the cyclotron in producing it surprised even experts accustomed to Lawrence’s guileless optimism. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Schachter remained huddled in her corner, mute, untouched by the optimism around her. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite my optimism about the secret talks, it was a difficult time. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Images crystallize ideas—and the image of a double-helical molecule that carried the instructions to build, run, repair, and reproduce humans crystallized the optimism and wonder of the 1950s. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

It's an adorable laugh—a perfect blend of awkwardness and optimism. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I continue, too, to keep myself connected to a force that’s larger and more potent than any one election, or leader, or news story—and that’s optimism. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She was always the glass half full type, but something about the way she looks at me now tells me that her optimism is running as empty as her pool. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was a lovely thought, but hearing Arturo’s optimism bubble to the surface, hearing the rawness of it, was excruciating. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

But Paris is alive with hope and beauty, joy and optimism. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

A w'hole waterlogged world of optimism, torn down by the patient work of changing nature. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

But more and more I suspected Mami’s optimism was a front. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Bubbles representing the effervescence of American life, of our postwar optimism, of our fizzy, imperial, carbonated drinks. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Every now and then Milton’s optimism would sway my mother and she would become cheerful for a day or two. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

We made our calculations, crushing optimism whenever it arose so that we might be certain, absolutely certain. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Progress on the atomic pile gave reason for optimism, but Fermi—unhappily relocated to Chicago on Compton’s orders—was still building only prototypes. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Then my old confidence and optimism revived, and I tried to plan my time in the North. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The optimism of it should have cheered me up a little but it didn’t. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I appreciated her optimism, but I worried, too. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It lacked the lyrical eloquence and the floating optimism of the Jeffersonian version because it was grounded in the palpable sense of contingency Adams had internalized over his long career. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Anxiety, self-doubt, and bickering replaced that night’s buoyant optimism as Bolles scrutinized each of them anew, trying to figure out who to keep in the boat and who to demote. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

It cast a dark pall over his optimism. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

When history carried him into war, this resilient optimism would define him. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

We hesitated, swinging between optimism and immediate hate. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

She liked his ideas, his conviction, his optimism. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Major Danby’s effervescent optimism vanished instantly, and he broke out all at once into a bubbling sweat. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Both sides were hoping for a plea bargain, but as time went on Jasmine’s shining optimism faded. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Entranced again by Lawrence’s “thrilling” optimism, as he described it to Weaver, Fosdick came away from the meeting anxious that the Rad Lab might not need the foundation’s funds after all. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

But also I envy their conviction, their optimism, their carelessness, their fearlessness about men, their camaraderie. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The latter possibility was papered over, naturally, by the boss’s vibrant optimism. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He had known everything about Kira for so long: her smile, her voice, her merry optimism, the amazing strength and skill of her hands, and the burden of her useless leg. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

I took heart in the optimism Hillary projected that night, and in the many polls that showed her with a comfortable lead. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The day had been, up until the noon hour, one of more optimism than they had known that month. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I owed Moniek my survival. He had helped me in so many ways, and his optimism kept me going through the darkest days,” Jack said. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Granted that the easygoing optimism of yesterday is impossible. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He could not have explained his optimism—he was happy and therefore bound to succeed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

By the second week of April that year, the fields were dry enough for plowing, and Jethro, full of the optimism of inexperience, harnessed his team and went out to the field alone. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were probably walking around in plain sight, hidden nicely by smiles and Lucille’s optimism. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Ernest had spent weeks stoking himself up to a high level of optimism. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

There’s a general mood of optimism about the Russian front, because that’s going great guns! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“First the marketing,” I said smiling, for who would not at such optimism, “then the plans.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Mom wasn’t in a mood for optimism. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, there continued to be occasional downsides to Terryl’s optimism, pep, and conviction that she’d do anything to connect with her children in a way she hadn’t felt connected to as a child. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The optimism at the opening of the talks could not be dampened even by a few spoilers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stayed locked in his work, for the most part undaunted, riding out the bumps and compromising where he could, clinging to the sober-minded, someone’s-gotta-take-this-on brand of optimism that had always guided him. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

His family life had left him self-reliant and curiously hardwired for optimism. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

With pointless optimism, I look for something to pick up to use as a weapon, but there’s nothing in my path except the couch. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

We had been happy at certain moments during the drive, buoyed with optimism. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

On my way, I was learning, was the product of Barack’s eternal optimism, an indication of his eagerness to be home that did nothing to signify when he would actually arrive. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

In fact, they were so heartened by their success that not even the morning’s hidden-message broadcasts dimmed their optimism. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Because when I think about it, I was also built from delusional optimism and folly. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The certainty and optimism she’d felt only a short while ago had all but evaporated. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Unnerved by the sensation of utter powerlessness, he only summoned his reserves of sunny optimism to field phone calls from his parents. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Before long, his optimism permeates the entire lot. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I thought a lot about American optimism when, on a flight from Chicago to San Francisco, I watched one of those video magazines stitched together from a week's worth of soft network news reports. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Having said this, I still believe there are grounds for cautious optimism that we may now be near the end of the search for the ultimate laws of nature. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The captain was piqued, but managed to carry on with a pretense of optimism. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Publicly Burnham struck a pose of confidence and optimism. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I tried to muster some optimism that the next school year would be better. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Supreme Court issued a ruling that seemed to confirm that optimism. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Is it any wonder, asks the radio, that courage, confidence, and optimism in growing measure fill the German people? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I knew that he was aching to dispute Cooke’s optimism, but the memory of the fight he had just had was so fresh in his mind that he could not speak. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reynie decided not to look at Constance; his optimism had been spoiled enough. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The optimism of the early 1960s under Khrushchev had died away; then, at least, there had been a feeling that although the regime was still Communist, it was going forward. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Dimple looked at his eager, open face, at the optimism and cheerfulness there, and felt her resolve melting. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Despite his skinny frame and baby face, his eyes were lifeless and hooded, without a hint of spark or optimism. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

That skill got her jobs typing envelopes in letter shops, and it encouraged in her an optimism about the possibility of advancement. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe my mother did see reality in all its shades and colours, and was simply using organized religion to cultivate qualities like patience, resiliency, fortitude, hope and optimism. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Such optimism, yet you have heartrending days ahead of you. Of course war is coming. Love and war always go together. They are the peaks of human emotion! Evil and good, beauty and ugliness.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

FDR had come into office brimming with optimism and trumpeting a raft of slogans and programs. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

But when our eyes met, it was not a look of optimism that we exchanged. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was seventeen minutes of Barack’s deft and easy way with words, seventeen minutes of his deep, dazzling optimism on display. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Lie allowed his innate optimism to shine through, however, promising Tuve that “it will not be long now before we will have this trouble licked and will be able to go ahead satisfactorily.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Surely her cockiness, her optimism and energy, her pizzazz, will get her out of this. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Foucauldian politics is the opposite of this: optimism of the intellect, pessimism of the will. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Lawrence, viewing the meeting through the scrim of his boundless optimism, overlooked these off-key notes, detecting only a resounding validation of his vision. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The blind man was encouraged out of his despair by the optimism in Leader’s voice. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Her lack of immediate optimism was shared by the small group of lab people who came to the talk. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

There was awe, too, in Shadrach’s realization that once more a freak of chance had allowed him to come through alive, but there was no optimism in his hope for future battles. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

For, like almost everyone else in our country, I started out with my share of optimism. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Glass had made this last offer on her feet—in fact, halfway out of the living room, in the direction of the kitchen, looking rather grim with optimism. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

I try to say this with optimism, but my voice cracks. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Hey—the whole freaking world was built from delusional optimism and folly. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“The scale of optimism to pessimism. Any problem you got, you gotta look for a way to keep it low on the scale.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I left the building still feeling as though I had been violently spun but with optimism growing. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

They began the 1870s with optimism, buoyed by their new constitutional rights. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The optimism was big and it was energizing. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I wonder how different my adolescence would have been had I been free But no, it is my parents I see—their optimism during those years when they were entertained by Italian grand opera. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I push the door open, and the bell chimes with happy optimism. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The sense of optimism, about affairs both orchestral and international, was on display Thursday morning when the musicians visited music students at the Instituto Superior de Arte. Minnesota Orchestra’s Cuba Trip Puts It at the Cultural Vanguard 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z

The film’s early optimism eventually slides into melancholy — the promise of a prosperous China fades alongside the possibilities once entertained by its characters. What You Should Watch This Weekend: ‘High Maintenance’ and ‘Fleabag’ 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z

If humor lies in the unexpected, then optimism is funny — it’s so uncalled for. Television Review: Sunny Town, Gloomy Boss 2011-02-08T22:17:19Z

Opening with an optimism that gradually erodes in the face of their mounting dread, it tells a story whose ending we know too well, but we still have to sit through. What was the final year in the Obama White House like? This filmmaker was there. 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z

Interviewing Khaled recently, it became clear that his unflagging optimism is no performance; though his videos are frequently humorous, he’s deathly serious about the positivity he preaches. DJ Khaled Teaches TIME How to Use Snapchat 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z

Crowded with vigorous, brightly attired individuals and spiced with telling details and background scenes, these imposing paintings — two measure 20 feet across — confer an inspiring optimism on different moments from African-American history. Art Review: Hale Woodruff’s Talladega Murals, in ‘Rising Up,’ at N.Y.U. 2013-08-15T21:36:28Z

It evokes happiness and optimism, the heart of flowers and sunshine. A valentine from "American Gods" goddess of love: Permission to own your power 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z

Maybe because the trailer conveyed a sense of optimism amid scenes of Black urban life, many moviegoers were expecting another “Boyz N the Hood,” which had met with universal acclaim two years earlier. ‘Menace II Society’ at 30: A Bleak Nightmare Then, a Milestone Now 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z

It was a family awash in sunny So-Cal abundance, optimism and wealth — until it wasn’t. A Novelist’s Encyclopedic Memoir Hints at His Complicated Childhood 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z

A stark contrast from both the commercialised rap of the US and the party-starting optimism of most Bollywood chart hits, Akhtar’s film comprises rap songs and battles composed entirely of gully rap. Indian audiences shun spectacle with Bollywood's first hip-hop film 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z

For some, his presence at City Ballet inspires cautious optimism. The Choreographer Kyle Abraham Mixes Things Up at City Ballet 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z

But the Booker Prize-winning author says she’d rather talk about something that fills her with joy and the buoyancy of childhood optimism. Review | Look, up in the sky: Margaret Atwood’s Angel Catbird returns! 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z

Whatever it is in oncologists that makes them want to be oncologists — that crazy mix of fierceness, optimism, arrogance and compassion — I get a contact high from it. When a Couch Is More Than a Couch 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z

Still, even the most taxing of summer shows are flecked with seasonal optimism. Pop Critics? Choices for Summer Concerts 2010-07-01T22:43:00Z

“Hamilton” was fundamentally celebratory, reflective of the liberal optimism of Obama-era America, and the feeling that the arc of history was bending its way. ‘1776’ in 2022: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of a Dual Reality 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z

She’s also a believer in optimism and the underdog, which describes her character in “Back to Life.” Parolee is no hometown hero in TV comedy ‘Back to Life’ 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z

Making a triple threat, this exhibition channels the optimism and reflection of postwar Paris in work by 11 artists and designers. This week's new art exhibitions 2010-07-09T23:06:00Z

But, toward the end of the story, there are some glimmers of optimism for him. This Week in Fiction: Rivka Galchen on the Horror of Public Shaming 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z

A few minutes in Hope's company is enough to see what Sams means: she is radiant with optimism. Toto recall: the Wizard of Oz hits the West End 2011-02-27T21:59:00Z

Awash in Southern California calm and optimism, this is a playful and joyous ode to the big personalities, embellished stories, endless possibilities and endearing Hollywood-adjacency of a place that barely exists anymore. ‘Lost Daughter,’ ‘Licorice Pizza’ top AP’s best 2021 films 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z

“There’s an optimism running through it, where artists are reimagining what the world can be.” Brooklyn Academy of Music Plans a Global Season 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z

But, he added, "I think there is an inherent optimism in this community and a joy to this community. And we show that in equal measure." The boldest "Pose" episode yet: This shocking turn affirms the show's genius 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z

The opening lines — “How will you make it on your own?/This world is awfully big, and girl, this time you’re all alone” — were revised to reflect the show’s optimism and devotion to its star: Mary Tyler Moore, Who Incarnated the Modern Woman on TV, Dies at 80 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z

Yet there is something infinitely absurd and touching about our optimism. This week's new theatre and dance 2012-08-03T23:05:34Z

By the end of the interview I am filled with optimism. Tim Flannery: A life in books 2011-03-14T07:59:01Z

There is also a sense of optimism that runs through Ms. Marvel, but there is no clear formula that resulted in its success. Marvel Comics May Have Slumping Sales, but Don’t Blame Its Diverse Heroes 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z

When in doubt, both doctors and patients tend to err on the side of optimism, assuming that a treatment will work. “How long have I got, Doc?” Why many cancer patients don’t have answers 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z

Fragility of digital data and mounting mistrust in government has Bouk concerned about the whole operation’s future, but this is a man of buoyant optimism. Counting the Population Has Always Been Political 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z

The area was hardworking and quintessentially American, populated with immigrants, jobs and optimism. The science of white working class pain: Trump’s appeal is rooted in the body as well as the mind 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z

Conservative political commentator George Will did not bring much optimism on Friday night for the liberal audience of "Real Time with Bill Maher." George Will to Bill Maher: Robert Mueller’s investigation is unconstitutional 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z

The student’s pessimistic outlook contrasts with the optimism of his parents’ generation, which bore witness to China’s economic rise in the 1990s and 2000s. To get rich would be glorious escape from pointless life, says... 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z

“Well, it isn’t bad news and there are a number of good points that suggest optimism that this vaccine may work,” he said. First human trial results raise hopes for coronavirus vaccine 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z

Is there cause for optimism that Colby found so many individuals laboring so tirelessly for meaningful racial integration, given the results? Eye-opening book on integration by author with no black friends 2012-07-18T20:40:04Z

If Mr. Obama came to power in a time of great optimism for Twitter, Mr. Trump lords over a waning platform. Trump, Twitter and the Art of His Deal 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z

With the threat of mass extinction rising with the Earth’s temperature, Flyn offers cautious optimism for the fate of the planet’s species. Analysis | What do we owe animals? New books reevaluate our relationship to the natural world. 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z

“Lily came by her obtuse optimism honestly, and it later served her well,” Ms. Moffat writes about Lily Forster, in a deftly understated tone that, to Forster’s devoted readers, will sound apt and familiar. Books Of The Times: ?A Great Unrecorded History? of E. M. Forster by Wendy Moffat 2010-05-17T22:28:00Z

It’s a sober, unsettling story, but it ends on a note of optimism in America’s ability to right itself — too easily, I would argue, given everything we saw before it. When Democracy Dies in Daylight 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z

And wedding cakes — an entire wall of them, symbolizing both the purpose of the party and the optimism that same-sex marriage would be recognized nationwide. Wedding cakes for all! Washington bakers support gay marriage as a Supreme Court case looms 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z

And the show's constant reminders of Hef's kindhearted, visionary optimism feel rote, as if they were written into a contract somewhere. Empowerment, with a tail and ears 2011-09-19T18:20:00Z

The cornerstone of optimism is the willingness to believe that the inevitable is desirable. ‘The Good Death,’ ‘When Breath Becomes Air’ and More 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z

And I hope that reconnecting with those feelings, it inspires a sense of hope and optimism about the young, as opposed to a type of condemnation and disdain. The makers of ‘Teenage’ discuss youth culture, from Nazi Germany to the Internet age

Inspired by the resilience and optimism displayed by residents of the retirement community, Ms. Turk wanted to create an upbeat “Shoreline”-like experience that would shatter myths of helpless senior citizens. Elders and an Artist Bring a Social Sculpture to Life 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z

The unpredictability of pandemic-era audiences made “Uncharted” a bit of a wild card, and the poor reviews from critics had some going into the weekend with cautious optimism. Tom Holland’s latest adventure ‘Uncharted’ tops box office 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z

The optimism of this vision, filtered through a sensibility as generous as Miranda’s, is inspiring. ‘Hamilton’ Review: You Say You Want a Revolution 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z

Heartwarming and with plenty of doggos, this is a doc that provides a much-needed dose of optimism and sense of community when we need it most. The best new movies you can watch from home in March 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z

The beginning of the day is always full of optimism because nobody's got at you. Portrait of the artist: Maggi Hambling, artist 2011-07-25T21:01:01Z

But Americans also readily welcomed a possible spiritual, cultural or whatever reset with our trademark optimism. The miracles of John Adams' 'El Niño' 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z

That combination may have some screaming in horror but this comes from the same production team that's had hits with revivals of both Sunset Boulevard and Spend, Spend, Spend so there are grounds for optimism. This week's new theatre 2010-07-09T23:06:00Z

In these filmmakers’ hands, an aerial shot of a speck of light in a forest eloquently expresses Vesper’s isolation, and the optimism that might save her. ‘Vesper’ Review: Seeds of Hope 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z

Doerschlag exuded some of that optimism as he showed me around the unfinished renovations of the grain elevator in late July. Carlton is redefining Willamette Valley wine country with high-quality grapes and extensive renovations 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z

The sentiment was perfectly in tune with postwar America – a time and place of both space-age optimism and cold war uncertainty. Tomorrowland: how Walt Disney’s strange utopia shaped the world of tomorrow 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z

His celebration of the ordinary is like seeing things for the first time, and for his almost mindless optimism not to irritate but to charm shows a sincere genius. Christmas books: paperback choice 2012-11-27T14:42:01Z

But Baymax, much like the movie itself, represents technological optimism at its shiniest and most reassuring. ‘Big Hero 6,’ an Animated Film Based on a Marvel Comic Book 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z

Imagine instead a nylon cot, with less space for sleeping than a church pew, and no sides, suspended at head-spinning heights by nothing more than rope, bolts and a fatalistic sense of optimism. Cliff camping in Colorado: postcards from the ledge 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z

But Mr. Ross also noted the optimism that has come with livestreams, outdoor performances and other adaptations that have kept musicians busy. Jazz Lives in Clubs. The Pandemic Is Threatening Its Future. 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z

Beneath the somewhat strained tone of optimism — We’re still here! — lies a sense of foreboding. The coronavirus will change wine shopping, and some independent winemakers won’t survive it 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z

Trebek told ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Tuesday that after a short period of optimism when he stopped chemotherapy, his “numbers shot up” and doctors ordered him back on the treatment. ‘Jeopardy!’ host Trebek says he’s resumed chemotherapy 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z

I hope that people watch these films and find a renewed sense of optimism that a diverse and peaceful world is an achievable goal. Tony Blair: 'To be religiously illiterate is foolish' 2010-08-02T21:00:00Z

“It’s about the sun coming out of the clouds, and positivity and optimism.” The Musée d’Orsay and Stanley Kubrick: What ‘Lupin’ Is Made Of 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z

Her work is full of can-do optimism and abstract buzzwords, painting a future of long-overdue individual and collective victory for Black women like her. ‘Antebellum’ Review: Look Away, Dixie Land 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z

But this topic doesn’t lend itself to optimism. Dark-skinned black girls don't get married 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z

Mr. Gibbard sings, “I’m swallowed in sound as it echoes through me/I’m renewed,” and the music makes it easy to share his optimism. Critics? Choice: Brooding Now Laced With Hope 2011-05-30T21:33:36Z

The Finale, for Dudamel, is more adventure than drama, nothing damping down his eagerness for optimism. The orchestral worlds of Los Angeles and Venezuela collide for Beethoven's Ninth at Disney Concert Hall 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z

Jenny stresses her desire to give people optimism about recovery and the importance of isolating if you have symptoms. Covid-19 recoveries: 'It was the most terrifying experience of my life' 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z

The surrounding neighborhood was revitalized, crowds poured in, and a rescued industrial building became an emblem, and a motor, of this heady moment of optimism in millennial Britain. Nice Museum. Where’s the Art? 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z

The optimism of frontiersmanship, the desire to boldly go where no one has gone before, has long been a fascination for Mr. Willimon. In ‘The First,’ on Hulu, the Future Is Not That Dark 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z

Until these materials were made available to researchers, the portrait that Roosevelt had cultivated during his life, one largely accepted by his biographers, was of a man gilded with optimism, unflappable, self-composed, self-confident. Franklin Roosevelt’s Story Is Worth Telling Again and Again 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z

All of those qualities people love in Sam – his calm consideration, gentleness and perpetual optimism – flirt some "White Lotus" version of an ideal African man. OK "Ted Lasso" fans, time to have a conversation about our dear, wonderful Sam Obisanya 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z

An exhibition of over 100 paintings, photographs, sculptures, audio works and films on a theme of half-doomed optimism curated by sculptor Matthew Holding. This week's new exhibitions 2011-08-05T23:09:02Z

The tangy Norwegian comedy "Happy, Happy" is a romantic lark about optimism and infidelity that begins each of its many-chaptered stories with four Norwegian guys singing gospel tunes. Not all is 'Happy, Happy' for these two couples 2011-09-29T20:02:03Z

What we hope for in a romance is that final feel-good aura that arises when a perfect match clicks into place and everyone is struck starry-eyed with optimism. ‘Falling Inn Love’ Review: A Prize That Needs Some Work 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z

But it’s typically been leavened with a crispness and precision that gives their finest buildings a sense of lightness and optimism, even uplift. Design for Obama library and museum off to surprisingly somber start 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z

There is a togetherness in the low-grade annoyances, the permission to share that fleeting intolerance, the striving for something better, the simultaneous ungratefulness and optimism of, “Eh, could be better.” I Will Die in This Beautiful Place 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z

Yet on Wednesday, that is exactly what it was: upbeat, full of optimism if not pantsuits. Michael Kors Gets Happy 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z

But — to use an adage that McConaughey might endorse — he tried to light a candle in the darkness and find some optimism at an otherwise dire time. Matthew McConaughey Wrote the Book on Matthew McConaughey 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z

These trailblazers of cool minimalism found the ideal petri dish in midcentury Palm Springs: an anything-goes locale then flush with postwar affluence, forward-thinking Californian optimism and giddy Hollywood clients willing to take design risks. 2010-01-20T06:35:00Z

In its thwarted optimism, the news is the disillusioned progeny of the Enlightenment. Outrage is actually optimism: We’re mad because people should be better 2014-02-22T16:00:00Z

In a time when everyone complains and moans about things, I think it's just pure optimism, and I think it's just what we need. 'Glorified karaoke' 2011-06-23T07:27:38Z

As Mr. Friedman made positive post-surgery recovery, a steady excitement and optimism returned. Finding Light Together After a ‘Very Dark Place’ 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z

The ballet is a stylized parade of myths from the distant past, but for Bangalter the project also has a kind of post-apocalyptic, back-to-basics optimism: “After everything, the violin will remain.” Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter Reveals Himself: As a Composer 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z

In its review, Pitchfork called the album a “procession of pinging, clanging, reverberating tactile pleasures, an inventive backdrop for Isaac Brock’s familiar blend of forced optimism and unforced paranoia.” Jeremiah Green, Drummer for Modest Mouse, Dies at 45 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z

The Berlin Wall was about to come down, Mrs Thatcher would soon be gone, and the spread of ecstasy gave pop music a new mood of stampeding optimism. Why I won't be going to see the Stone Roses, by John Harris 2012-06-22T23:15:00Z

What saves “Down in the Weeds” from despair is its stance of battered optimism: “This world is waving goodbye, so cut a rug, let’s throw a party,” Oberst sings with a shrug. Bright Eyes’ Summertime Sadness 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z

Returning to the classroom next week, with coronavirus cases rising, as her husband issues evermore forceful edicts about masks and vaccination, may be Biden’s next act of profound optimism. Jill Biden returns to the classroom, live and in person 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z

The presence of these artists and their work brought an optimism and energy that confounded even the cynics. Stellenbosch Triennale, a Bold Experiment 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z

But McCrossen and her daughter woke the next morning and headed to Times Square to catch a glimpse of all the revelry, romance and intoxicated hope and optimism of the previous night. Perspective | New Year’s Day is trash 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z

The older man, meanwhile, suffers the effects of age and diabetes, sometimes struggling to hold on to the optimism that is the dominant feature of his temperament. ‘Keep On Keepin’ On,’ a Film on the Jazz Great Clark Terry 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z

She builds women up — not into myths but into real-world heroes who attain that stature simply by moving through their days with optimism, determination and body confidence. Perspective | Chanel, what has become of you? Paris Fashion Week ends with a bust and then a bang. 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z

The two boys share a combination of bashfulness and optimism as they embark on an adventure unlike anything either has attempted before. Rethinking Tiny Tim: Should a Disabled Actor Play the Role? 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z

There’s a sadness to knowing that did not happen, but there’s also bliss in witnessing a hope so ebullient that it even catches up Pray Tell in its optimism. Smart Watch: "Pose" returns with a season demanding to be seen 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z

Durang, speaking by phone from Bucks County, wonders whether there isn’t an American optimism that looks for the brighter options, even though he thinks tragedy has the upper hand in the original. It’s ‘Vanya,’ loosely speaking 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z

If the Queen is an embodiment of one sort of Britain, McCartney is the embodiment of another, the egalitarian achieving social democratic optimism of the 1960s. Paul McCartney at 70: Still at number one 2012-06-17T22:24:29Z

“And all this is done with music of passion, wit, insight, ambition and heart-stirring optimism.” The 1975, Dave among rockers and rappers nominated for Mercury Prize 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z

"Barbie" first, with a Manhattan Project chaser, or Oppenbarbie, that depends on whether you want to close with a sense of lively optimism or in awe of Nolan's gorgeously grim vision. We did Barbenheimer, the "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" double feature. You should too 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z

They radiate optimism to an almost absurd degree. ‘Human Glitter.’ The Beckerman Twins Are Fashion Week Stars 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z

Who could believe in such an uncomplicated optimism now? Vaughan Williams: Complicated, but Not Quite Conservative 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z

David Copperfield has its sentimental moments — the death of David’s mother among them — and they are a critical part of its appeal, but the novel endures because of its fundamental optimism and good cheer. Counting Down Dickens' Greatest Novels. Number 4: David Copperfield 2012-02-02T23:24:54Z

Gathered together in this impressive show, however, they are an electrifying group, representing the optimism and energy of youth, but also a new, hopeful nation. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z

Yet there are notes of optimism too: Another voice suggests that, while Russia is “a mess” right now, there is “hope for change.” What Is Russia Thinking? A ‘Documentary Opera’ Tries to Answer. 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z

The future, at least in the next decade or two, is likely to be much like our present: an uneasy mix of dark pessimism and shiny optimism. The bright side of science fiction 2010-04-01T10:08:00Z

A recovering one: she took Derbyshire to a local drop-in centre, the Basement Recovery Project, where a fellow addict played Bach on the piano and people talked about denial, resentment, optimism, gratefulness. Rewind radio: Victoria Derbyshire; Tony Livesey – review 2013-03-09T22:50:01Z

Season 2 upended that optimism by transporting the series from Louisiana to Los Angeles, a place where the stars are smothered by smog. The Second Season of ‘True Detective’ Wasn’t as Bad as You Think. Here’s Why. 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z

And Ted becomes the catalyst for this mass evolution by wielding an optimism that is earnest and mostly real. The "Ted Lasso" way is comforting – and a counter to the hollow nationalism Americans have embraced 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z

Because I do think, with consciousness, if we didn't get a little dash of that with awareness, without some sense of optimism or delusion, we would just be completely paralyzed. "Why Fish Don't Exist" explores eugenics in the US, a Hawaiian murder plot, and the meaning of life 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z

A sick, weary and cynical world needed a break, and Coach Lasso and his chirpy optimism came through with enough wit — and dashes of crass humor — to avoid giving us all a sugar rush. AP Emmy pundits favor ‘The Crown,’ ‘Ted Lasso’ for honors 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z

Actually, I think there's a whole new pathos and optimism in her exploding pieces – life, death and resurrection. Cornelia Parker: A history of violence 2010-05-25T20:31:00Z

Despite the challenges and difficulties of the shoot, there were grounds for optimism, said the director. Cannes 2012: After the Battle, the Egyptian fight for film 2012-05-17T16:11:53Z

I’ve always been intrigued by, if wary of, these arguments, out of a streak of weird, warrantless optimism, at least where fiction is concerned. ‘Temporary’ Is a Debut Novel That Leans Into the Absurdity of How We Work Now 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z

The arrogance of  my optimism soon met the hard chill in Kevin’s eyes. Our last Thanksgiving 2012-11-23T01:00:00Z

A gentle comedy about late-life optimism and regret among a group of elderly musicians in the English countryside, “Quartet” unfolds at what’s surely the world’s loveliest retirement home. ‘Quartet’: The twilight of a diva 2013-01-24T21:56:23Z

Because the blind optimism of 1969, it just almost has no place in our modern lives now.” Woodstock 50 is canceled — or is it? Mystery surrounds effort to commemorate legendary festival. 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z

All this gives the series something unusual in top-tier TV drama now: an earned sense of optimism. In ‘For All Mankind,’ the Future Is in the Past 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z

But the most refreshing thing about “The Good Place,” in an era of artistic bleakness, is its optimism about human nature. How ‘The Good Place’ Became an Antihero Antidote 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z

Just as Sorkin's "The West Wing" romanticized Washington politics, "The Newsroom" finds optimism in the very industry whose flaws it seeks to expose. Aaron Sorkin targets journalism in "The Newsroom" 2012-06-21T21:29:57Z

Strayed asked Atwood, who admitted to having a pronounced dark side, if there was any reason for optimism. Quarantine book club: Reading for mental health in a plague year 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z

People are so incredibly serious and scared of the future that I would wish to turn the feeling the other way, into a wave of optimism. David Bowie on Ziggy Stardust, white funk and other theatrical matters – a classic interview 2012-06-12T15:57:34Z

He is determined in his optimism, even as he worries — in the 1980s and 90s — that it may be too late to save the whales, the coral, the glaciers and the fish. ‘Becoming Cousteau’ Review: The Old Man and the Sea 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z

We were impressed by the cheerful optimism these expatriates displayed, knowing they’d be confronting a series of obstacles and constraints every day. Exotic spottings in the wild of Tanzania

And her tastes had grown edgier over time, leading her to favor the bluesy hues of the Rolling Stones over the Beatles’ sweet optimism. How Yoko Ono and a publishing temp saved the Beatles' Holy Grail from the scrap heap 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z

This version is adjusted for American optimism: It’s a lighthearted look at a serious screw-up. Television Review: In ‘Rake,’ on Fox, Greg Kinnear Is a Smart Ne’er-Do-Well 2014-01-22T22:54:04Z

First, despite the equally weird cult of American optimism, we’re not all that happy. Heaven knows we’re miserable now: Reports reveal just how unhappy Americans are — and for good reasons 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z

Shaw writes in a fine tradition of utopian optimism. Bernard Shaw's guide to the post-crash world 2012-10-12T21:55:16Z

In every correspondence I rekindled, my friends began with optimism, the little moments that are getting them through. Missives From My Locked-Down Friends, From Siberia to Samarkand 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z

That isn’t to diminish the quality of TJ’s offering but rather, to provide a bit of optimism amid the ongoing shortage. Trader Joe’s popular kimbap sold out fast. Here’s how to make it from the comfort of your own home 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z

While expressing optimism about the importance of Illinois, representatives of the campaigns in the state have little to say about their plans for Illinois. Illinois primary's fate rests on Super Tuesday 2012-02-29T22:59:00Z

Mr. Hoffman does terminal uncertainty better than practically anyone, and he’s terrific in showing the doubt that crumples Willy just when he’s trying to sell his own brand of all-American optimism. Theater Review: ?Death of a Salesman,? With Philip Seymour Hoffman 2012-03-16T02:11:33Z

“It is not a sign of insensibility: it is a sign of optimism and at the same time of innocence.” Whimsy and War: Boris Vian’s Two Minds 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z

Burl Ives calls it “the best time of the year,” a period driven by conviviality and communion, and he’s right: It’s music driven by possibility, where hope springs eternal and optimism stirs. Stop hating on Christmas music: The only thing more predictable than yet another Wham! cover is the backlash 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z

Lost in the discussion about the Gore divorce is the inherent optimism that the decision represents. Researchers Study Brain Scans for Insight to Marriage 2010-06-04T20:22:00Z

A new small theatre in Exeter is, meanwhile, providing a note of optimism. Exeter's Northcott Theatre staves off extinction 2010-04-06T22:30:00Z

Some might find the movie's take-home optimism naive and Muniz's attitude itself open to question. Waste Land ? review 2011-02-24T22:20:01Z

While waiting for his trial, Fogel kept a diary, pouring out his vacillating emotions, from optimism to despair and back again. This American teacher also sits in a Russian jail, worried nobody cares 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z

Her work contains relentless energy and, by extension, optimism. What to See Right Now in New York Art Galleries 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z

It is, admittedly, a grudging comfort, a pessimist's optimism that's available only to a retrospective view, but it's the best we're going to get in the face of mortality. Water Sessions by James Lasdun – review 2012-10-05T21:55:01Z

Throughout the movie, how did you balance this duality of an outsider's passionate idealism and optimism, with confronting harsh realities of tradition? Director of Netflix’s “Skater Girl" on making a film set in India that avoids white savior tropes 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z

But along with the optimism come worries that big money may stifle the D.I.Y. spirit vital to podcasting’s identity. Podcasting Is Booming. Will Hollywood Help or Hurt Its Future? 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z

"Rock 'n' roll suggests change, abundant optimism, joy and hope," he said. Bob Geldof: American music 'exhausted' | Kot at SXSW 2011-03-17T19:16:45Z

Anything having to do with space will be big as people look for the optimism and inspiration that seem in limited supply on Earth. How Will We Eat in 2023? Here Are 10 Predictions. 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z

Ali maintains humor and optimism while showing readers how the Liberals aren't even Liberal, and how nothing has changed, not even in the post-Obama era. The "race-obsessed liberal" nightmare: "We have to fight for a country that doesn't love us back" 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z

David swerves from denial to guarded optimism to exasperation, veering into rage and despair. Review: In ‘Beautiful Boy,’ a Writer Confronts His Son’s Meth Addiction 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z

And you wince not just because the budding relationship portrayed here is so clearly destined to fail, but because there’s no optimism in her voice. ‘Ayckbourn Ensemble,’ 3 Offerings by the British Playwright 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z

He added, “Those sketchy drawings were of a living, breathing creature, with the spirit of Paddington about them: his incurable optimism, his gullibility.” Peggy Fortnum, Illustrator of Paddington, Dies at 96 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z

As she gets older, optimism is a cloud worth dodging. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2011-03-07T23:58:25Z

But Ford W. Bell, president of the American Association of Museums, greeted the announcement with cautious optimism. 2010-01-12T06:52:00Z

Documentaries on ecological crises often begin by scaring the bejesus out of viewers before adding a note of tempered optimism. ‘Deep Rising’ Review: Who Gets to Mine the Ocean Floor? 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z

You need optimism to become an immigrant in America. Immigration Is Hard. This Novel Turns the Struggle Into a Comedy of Errors. 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z

Furst: I think we presented a very balanced portrait, one in which if you are believers in LuLaRoe, you can listen to your founders expound messages of optimism and hope and opportunity. “Wealth is a higher power”: Amazon's “LuLaRich” & the ultimate suburban white women’s pyramid scheme 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z

But seeking recognition from a broken system requires great optimism in that system’s ability to change. The troublesome case of Kendrick Lamar’s Grammy thirst 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z

“While legacy news operations and newspaper chains still face fierce head winds,” Friedlich told me, “there is reason for optimism that a new form of local news industry collaboration has begun to take shape.” Perspective | Here are the best and worst things that happened to journalism in 2018 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z

There’s a push-pull of dire prophesying and optimism in the air. Rick Owens, Talking Doom 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z

Fortuitously, the same paper's distinguished critic Ian Nairn arrived shortly afterwards and wrote a piece on the Southfield Square campaign which anticipated today's English Heritage book in its optimism and warmth. Manningham gets English Heritage guide 2010-06-25T10:23:00Z

“As a sign of our optimism,” said the event’s director, Benoit Caillon, “we chose the color pink for everything associated with the event, to symbolize its dynamism.” In Transit: An Art-Themed Block Party in Paris 2011-05-03T10:00:52Z

Best of all is Beams’s tone: ironic and arch when relaying the spirited optimism of Samuel’s precious experiments, urgent and sinister when depicting their nightmarish outcomes. An Adulterer, a Gang Member, a Dystopian Teacher: 3 Novels of American Womanhood 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z

There’s an overwhelming weight of self-deprecation that moves only slightly faster than her bewildering sense of optimism. Ellie Goulding's Halcyon is Catchy Catharsis 2012-10-09T15:00:25Z

And unfortunately, some of us died with that optimism. Wes Moore will be Maryland's first Black governor. Here's what scares me about his election 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z

Smiling whenever possible, Costanzo mines the cycle for what optimism it can muster, but other singers have brought out more of the colors and sensuality in this music. Review: At the Philharmonic, Enveloping and Harrowing Sincerity 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z

But Shelley is an optimist, and that optimism pays off. Immigration Is Hard. This Novel Turns the Struggle Into a Comedy of Errors. 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z

His habits for maintaining longevity and resilience on the court — meditation, mindfulness and telling himself stories about the person he wanted to be — also spurred optimism in the face of personal tragedy. The way these older amateur athletes are staying fit despite the pandemic offers lessons for all ages 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z

With all the winter optimism I can muster, I’d be ecstatic if it bore two or three. Starting a new year off with new seed catalogues 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z

Where to turn for comfort, much less optimism? Need Gifts for Readers? Check Out Our Holiday Book Suggestions 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z

But his rally showed that may be harder than Backer’s optimism lets on. Meet the conservatives who want to fight climate change — their way 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z

Deranged optimism and self-importance are American birthrights, and if his confidence weren’t so poignantly outsized — and if Anderson were in a tougher mood — Gary would be a figure of tragedy rather than of comedy. ‘Licorice Pizza’ Review: California Dreaming and Scheming 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z

Still, the optimism inherent in that imagery has always been undercut by a different kind of L.A. pool. The swimming pool, symbol of Southern California, takes a dip 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z

While this does in fact look rather scary, fortunately, there’s room for optimism. Argentina beat the odds, will revive its economy 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z

The great theologian Reinhold Niebuhr said there’s a great difference between optimism and hope. Michael Eric Dyson: Donald Trump is “what black people have warned America about” 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z

Smith arrived in Kandahar full of optimism and a sense of the "nobility" of the mission to oust the Taliban. 'The Dogs Are Eating Them Now' an unflinching account of Afghanistan 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z

“Maybe it’s the optimism of an entrepreneur, but I feel now, looking forward, that there never was any doubt,” Mr. Gelb said of the negotiations. Season Rescued, the Met Tackles an Oddly Resonant ‘Figaro’ 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z

But he is more comfortable basking in the reflection of her openness and optimism than embracing it himself. Mad Men?s Return: Surprise! 2012-03-26T13:11:14Z

“I just felt so happy, and certain. Mallika’s optimism and energy and her extroversion really matches mine.” Don’t Write Off the Persistent Man From California 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z

So I maintained my optimism that there’d be a gem to find in Nicaragua as well. And Representing Nicaraguan Cuisine: Quesillos 2010-08-10T20:16:00Z

His optimism about the musical possibilities of digitized sound was reflected in the title of an early paper, “The Digital Computer as a Musical Instrument,” published in Science in 1963. Max Mathews, Pioneer in Making Computer Music, Dies at 84 2011-04-23T23:56:38Z

Despair and doomsaying are in high supply these days, but Stanley’s words provided some essential subtext: Our pessimism requires optimism if it’s going to mean anything. Review | In the heart of an ‘empire in decline,’ Blacks’ Myths try to spark another big bang 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z

Which of course is a building that, as much as any other, represents the optimism New York felt during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Take a Virtual Tour of New York’s Museum District 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z

The turn of the second millennium was a time of innovation and optimism in the United States — it was also the era of processed snack foods and cell phones with buttons. 11 time capsules waiting to be opened 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z

Some of the optimism in “Last Call at the Oasis” comes from a gratifyingly unlikely place — the Middle East, where shared water problems have led to cooperation amid otherwise intractable political conflict. Movie Review: ?Last Call at the Oasis,? a Documentary About Water Supplies 2012-05-03T23:00:12Z

I’m glad about that, because I need to have that kind of optimism in the world today. Denis Villeneuve Proved to Us He Loves 'Blade Runner' More Than Anybody 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z

Yet her unflagging optimism, then as now, is a marvel to behold. ‘Oscar Shorts 2014’: 5 documentaries in 2 parts 2014-02-20T19:47:56Z

On the other hand, he explains, optimism is constructive, strategic. Michael Moore: 'We have the power to crush Trump' 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z

That's actually one reason for cautious optimism I express in the book: that historic segregation is slowly changing. ArtsBeat: Q. and A.: Mark Binelli on His Book 'Detroit City Is the Place to Be' 2012-12-05T19:36:36Z

Two major publishers and content creators with nearly three dozen in-flight magazine titles combined are adjusting to the challenges with a mix of resourcefulness, flexibility and optimism. In-flight magazines are facing an uncertain future 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z

“Each one of these is like a universe in its own,” said Mr. Little, who’s always interested in imbuing his work with a certain optimism. James Little, Unapologetic Abstractionist Painter, Catches the Limelight 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z

In the previous century, Voltaire’s “Candide” had attacked what its author called “optimism”: the Leibnizian idea that all must be for the best in this best of all possible worlds. Steven Pinker Continues to See the Glass Half Full 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z

The source of Moholy-Nagy’s optimism is, of course, lodged in the mystery of human personality. In the face of facism, he showed industrial-strength optimism: The art of Moholy-Nagy at LACMA 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z

There's a pervading sense of artistic optimism and determination that seems to belie the difficult times we live in. Royal Philharmonic Society awards: Stockhausen's helicopters, Gerald Barry's Oscar Wilde and the Guardian's Tom Service 2013-04-11T16:30:00Z

With a career that spans from the optimism of postwar reconstruction to the neurotic hyper-consumption of the early 21st century, it's difficult to know where to start with Grange's work. Kenneth Grange: A very British modernist 2011-07-19T16:08:16Z

Mock, however, expressed optimism about the power of social media to act as a corrective to the mainstream media’s ignorance. Piers Morgan grills trans activist Janet Mock with invasive, sensationalist questions 2014-02-05T16:16:00Z

He’s lost nearly a billion dollars, and the SEC is close to indicting him for insider trading, but he’s still cocooned in optimism. Review | Gary Shteyngart takes aim at white male privilege 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z

In California, however, the optimism was tempered with a strong sense of angst. Wine grape growers felt the squeeze in 2019, and 2020 looks no friendlier 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z

For me, my optimism comes from the hard news, from your Tony Faucis of the world who say, "Look, this is tough right now but we're working no doubt 24/7 on vaccines." Henry Rollins calls U.S. men "the dumbest creatures" & Trump "wrongest possible" leader for pandemic 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z

The sparkles on the lapels of his tuxedo seem heartbreakingly hopeful, though not more so than the velvety, youthful optimism of his voice. 'Detroit' Is an Important, Flawed Look at American History 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z

It was typical of the epicureanism and optimism in this display — and the overall life and art of the Illinois-born designer. Louis Vuitton stages Virgil Abloh swansong in Paris 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z

Cornel West taught me that hope and optimism are different. 8 Questions With Anna Deavere Smith 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z

“It’s also a cause for optimism, a place of invention and opportunity.” Why Rem Koolhaas Brought a Tractor to the Guggenheim 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z

Lennon spoke of the partnership with McCartney in an interview with Playboy in 1980: "He provided a lightness, an optimism, while I would always go for the sadness, the discords, the bluesy notes," he said. From Leiber and Stoller to Lennon and McCartney: the alchemy of the duo 2011-08-23T20:31:01Z

She is dismissive, then cutting; he is a wellspring of optimism, and soon a punching bag. ‘The Wheel’ Review: Songs of Love and Hate 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z

In this entertaining and cathartic show from Team Coco, the comedian Nicole Byer offers all of the above, reflecting on her own long-term singledom with a mix of self-deprecating humor and irrepressible optimism. 6 Podcasts to Help You Take an Actual Break This Summer 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z

The family’s statement said that Punset’s “insatiable curiosity and eternal optimism” were at the heart of his efforts “to share ideas and knowledge.” Spanish economist, science TV show host Punset dies at 82 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z

His voice-over proceeds from an initial optimism that the world might become one, to observations about aging and technology that seem more like a lament. 12 Galleries to Visit Now in Chelsea 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z

She even has the ability to inject something as monstrously depressing as the Brett Kavanaugh hearing – in full swing at the time of our interview – with a large dose of optimism. ‘It’s about a woman finding her voice’: Mrs Maisel star Rachel Brosnahan on great roles – and controversial men 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z

There’s something closed-in about Allen’s optimism; it’s the optimism of the tight community—the college, the social circuit, the couple, the family—and these circles, too, have their breakdowns built into them. The Existential Genius of Late Woody Allen 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z

The encores started as a respite, beginning with optimism and a country-gospel beat: “On Up the Mountain,” which reaffirms faith, and “Something Good This Way Comes,” about a satisfied life. Music Review: Jakob Dylan at Town Hall, Bleak and Somber 2010-04-22T21:42:00Z

Twenty years after he swept the ANC to power, pledging to ensure universal access to quality education, jobs and houses, very little of the optimism that engulfed the country remains. South Africans celebrate Mandela, rue broken promises 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z

Scripts rarely lean into this side of recovery with such purpose, and Tran communicates the quiet sting her character sustains without losing Jules’ optimism. “Sorry for Your Loss,” an honest and real show about grief, actually uses Facebook for good 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z

“I need to hide my argument,” equivocates Koestenbaum, “or hide from myself its very existence, because random details restore my birthright optimism.” Review | In the loopily expansive ‘Figure It Out,’ Wayne Koestenbaum ponders everything from Robert Rauschenberg’s shoes to the notion of the line 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z

Well, by all means, bring on the optimism: As intolerance and outright cruelty have become dominant chords in our culture, the message of seeing the good in life is a welcome tonic. Perspective | ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ has lively dancing, and Lin-Manuel Miranda raps. But is that enough? 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z

Between the we-shall-overcome optimism and the get-loose lustiness, Common and No I.D. combine to deliver a knockout track that defines the album. Album review: Common, 'The Dreamer/The Believer' 2011-12-19T03:52:00Z

Though his fundamental optimism never deserted him, he had managed along the way to become an accomplished worrier. Tuesdays with William Zinsser 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z

At five years old, I was the poster girl for innocence and optimism. My grief made me cynical about men 2021-01-24T05:00:00Z

And Mill's position rested on a similar optimism about the best ideas triumphing over objectionable and potentially harmful ones. Why "free speech" needs a new definition in the age of the internet and Trumpist tweets 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z

“And when life happens, there is optimism for the future.” In Richmond, Black Dance Claims a Space Near Robert E. Lee 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z

It is an enormous credit to the first series that it managed to save enough good will and optimism to keep people watching regardless. Home time 2012-12-13T15:29:18Z

The tonal spectrum of this novel is narrow, but deep, running from desperate optimism to despair and back again, all set in the gory mundanity of an office. Two Novels for and About Lost Millennial Women 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z

For all the optimism in the air, there are still reminders that this remains a moment of uncertainty. Headliners and Headdresses Return to Las Vegas. Will Tourists Follow? 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z

In the business world, optimism is advantageous, since the ability to deal with failures is often required. The evolutionary origins of optimism 2012-06-12T00:01:00Z

Cases continue to drop nationwide, including in New York, where the latest data offered some optimism after a challenging year. The Problem With the Pandemic Plot 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z

This optimism is the opposite of the fear of a total-surveillance state. Eric Garner and Why Cameras Are Not Magic Wands 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z

It suggests a fresh start for the students, for the country, and generates a palpable if cautious optimism. ‘Cold War’ Review: Love Without Borders 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z

Like much of Stephens' work it is bitterly dark, violent and offers no hint of false optimism. Edinburgh festival fringe puts young people on centre stage 2012-08-17T14:15:02Z

I don't know if it's the optimism or the Stakhanovite work ethic that is more impressive. Iain Banks: the final interview 2013-06-15T07:07:55Z

Or was it Winter Jazzfest itself, or the inviting new optimism broadcast by the jazz community that had drawn them in? Jazz Connect & Winter Jazzfest – a New York state of mind | Festival review 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z

And blind optimism isn’t exactly doing the trick when it comes to lifting us out of a funk. Perspective | Down on 2023? We get it. But here are some things that might improve. 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z

But, he added, there was cause for optimism. What’s the Point of a Fashion Magazine Now? 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z

“Better Things,” like Sam’s life, is full to bursting: full of mess, passion, resentment, regret, rebellion and optimism, and minutely observed down to the subatomic level. Best TV Shows of 2019 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z

Plenty of series channel the hardships of the world in ways that are compelling and balance realism with optimism, and fortitude. Smart Watch: This week’s TV heroines who nevertheless persist 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z

This is what "Louie" offers: an antidote to a culture that insists that we greet the inconveniences of parenting and the humiliations of aging with pat optimism and pithy words of gratitude. TV's best new taboo-busting comedy 2010-06-26T23:01:00Z

His optimism, his ability to cast an eye on the future and imagine that the future will be a better place than the present. Hugh Laurie goes for bumpy political ride in PBS’ ‘Roadkill’ 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z

You can say that's his optimism, but he's not a blind optimist. Jenny Slate on voicing the melancholy "Marcel the Shell" and creating a laugh "that's not creepy" 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z

For all the optimism, even some of the area’s biggest champions say Bucharest’s new Old Town is still finding its feet. In Bucharest, the Old Town Sees New Life 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z

The ideal situation, therefore, would be to relish and use both our full ToM as well as our ability to deny reality, allowing us optimism. From global warming to fluoride: Why do people deny science? 2013-05-25T20:30:00Z

Isaac, wearing Wasicsko’s soup-strainer mustache like a 50-pound weight, masterfully shows his youthful energy and optimism curdling into gallows humor and bitterness. Review: Housing Drama Show Me a Hero Hits Us Where We Live 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z

This country singer had a broken voice long before this album, and a sure way with an aching lyric, but here, optimism appears to have been filtered out, leaving only shadows, where Mr. Allan thrives. The Purpler the Bruise, the Sweeter the Song 2010-12-17T14:43:11Z

But, whatever reservations I had reading the Sullivan/Boyes audits I found their optimism, as ever, more attractive. Broken Britain? Read returning natives before Joan Collins 2011-08-25T08:56:29Z

Such implicit optimism is to some extent almost more compelling than the arguments in this stripped-down film, which uses primarily behavioral psychology to explain, with varying success, systemic injustice and public complacency in democratic societies. Movie Review: ‘The Lottery of Birth’ Examines How Things Go Wrong 2013-06-20T22:42:34Z

If you want optimism, there are plenty of ways to find it — DVDs, motivational speakers, inspirational courses, churches begging for your money and promising riches. We don’t need more optimists: Unchecked positive thinking is more dangerous than it sounds 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z

“He had an optimism and an openness about life’s challenges and opportunities that let him engage anyone and anything he encountered.” How Vernon Jordan became a one-of-a-kind Washington presence 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z

It expresses, tentatively and not without pain, a kind of optimism. Samuel D. Hunter’s Own Private Idaho 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z

“I once had a show that was inspired by the inherent optimism you can generate from clothing,” he said. First They Built a House. Later, Huts. Then, a Life Together. 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z

Rooted in contemporary cityscapes and mythic pasts, with affects ranging from melancholy optimism to humor to horror, this collection is a sensuous, polyphonic feast. Power and Passage: New Science Fiction and Fantasy 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z

Like others who shared this optimism, Priebus was knocked around and then bounced out; unlike others who shared this disappointment, he did not grouse about it. Trump got evicted from ‘the swamp.’ Some of his people are trying to stick around. 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z

“There’s optimism and there’s things that speak to the challenging world we all live in,” Binder said in a phone interview on Wednesday. BAM’s Next Wave Festival Returns With an Ivo Van Hove Production 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z

But the overall tone is heartfelt and determined, as Takako, visiting the small handful of her former kindergarten students who survived, encounters both unbearable sadness and fragile optimism. | 'Children of Hiroshima': Japanese Survivors Shaded by Puzzlement and Sorrow 2011-04-21T23:19:01Z

In a contrapuntal conversation, Jo tries to shake him out of his relentless optimism, but Casey’s like a human bubble machine, and he keeps volleying back hopeful responses. Review: ‘The Legend of Georgia McBride,’ From Elvis Impersonator to Drag Queen 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z

His default tone is wry amusement, and his mind gravitates toward complexity and optimism quicker than righteousness and complaint. Trevor Noah, Next ‘Daily Show’ Host,’ Aggressively Sunny in Performance 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z

Mr. Butler — who will play music from “Viper’s Drag” with Mr. Bernstein and the Hot 9 at the Zinc Bar on Wednesday — struck a note of cautious optimism that seems, for the moment, well advised. Critic’s Notebook: Signs of a Turnaround for Impulse Records 2014-04-22T21:43:47Z

Some people took her optimism as a form of naiveté at the very least, and at the very worst, being dumb. Amy Poehler trades "SNL" skits for single character 2010-12-01T03:06:00Z

Biden was staking out the usual American high ground of sunny optimism. Perspective | Joe Biden warned of a ‘dark winter.’ Why does living in it feel so . . . unreal? 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z

“But it’s also about the incredible invention, resourcefulness and creativity they bring to their predicament. They have an optimism I find striking — they just keep at it.” For This Show, the Artist Went Overboard 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z

Because as much as it's a practice, and we have to train ourselves to feel optimism again, hopefully we do. Samantha Bee teases big election coverage, from presidential harassment to a strategic joy offensive 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z

I had it with haters, and I really wanted to tell a story of optimism and hope and the best of humanity. The riveting saga of "The Donut King," who was seduced by dough, money and power 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z

“There’s still a lot of coal in these hills,” says Cook, a former state representative and the steward of perpetual optimism. Coal no longer fuels America. But the legacy — and the myth — remain. 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z

“The way you keep that energy going is true blind optimism, so we always dreamed of being at this place and hoped the academy would recognize our work,” Bruce said. Oscars 2015: First-time nominees 'elated' by best picture nominations 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z

I doubt many viewers will have shared her optimism. TV review: Kids With Guns: Stacey Dooley Investigates 2010-10-08T05:45:00Z

Finally, the date, 17 February 2008, adds its own flicker of optimism, 17 February being the day before the poet's birthday.. Poem of the week: Otterspool Prom by Peter Robinson 2013-02-18T11:19:21Z

A gloomy streak runs through Mr. Matthews’s back catalog, yet willed optimism fills the songs on “Come Tomorrow,” while cynicism and irony are nowhere within earshot. Dave Matthews Sings to the Next Generation on ‘Come Tomorrow’ 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z

Still, as you walk around this lively exhibition, it is also impossible not to be profoundly moved by the optimism and brilliance of this hardworking, determined person who did so much to improve our world. A Filmmaker Reflects on Justice and the Woman Who Stood for It 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z

At the time, Toledo said the dress had been crafted in the spirit of optimism. Isabel Toledo’s inauguration wardrobe for Michelle Obama exuded the optimism of a historic moment 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z

Science’s brand is hope; that is, science is a source of optimism, forward looking, a path to a better tomorrow. You’re among friends: 4 facts every science marcher should know 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z

Between the abstractions were tidings of peace-and-love optimism, of loss and loneliness, and of uncertainty. Music Review | 'We Are Plastic Ono Band': Amid All That Experience, Innocence 2010-02-18T00:28:00Z

The protagonist of this plot thread, like Jessica, exudes youthful optimism and loves his job. ‘And West Is West’ review: An Air Force drone pilot hesitates to fire 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z

The new wave of thrift television suggests a world ready for rebound, one more symbol of the slow return of post-recession optimism. Reality TV?s New Wave: Trash Picking, With a Smile 2011-01-09T05:30:04Z

The optimism of the air ambulance was gone. Beach holiday tragedy 2011-08-05T22:01:58Z

“Pin-Up prides itself on its rigorous optimism, so I want to continue complicating what this idea of ‘architectural entertainment’ can mean,” he said. A Multifaceted Designer Gets a New Platform 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z

Clever callbacks like this allow “BlackBerry” to hauntingly connect the story’s downward slide with the innocence and optimism of its early scenes. ‘BlackBerry’ Review: Big Dreams, Little Keyboards 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z

And I think the lesson of '80s pop culture was optimism. Tween nostalgia: Closing the time gap of pop longing 2011-07-25T19:45:00Z

Luhrmann, after all, had come up with the idea for “The Get Down,” inspired by a theme that permeates the series: youthful optimism. How Baz Luhrmann captured the essence of hip-hop in Netflix’s ‘The Get Down’ 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z

Krell opted for a different approach on his fourth album, “Care,” which came out last week, and represents his first full-length stab at optimism. In 2016, How to Dress Well Gets Happy 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z

Eddie’s insistent affection and optimism is comically at odds with Ani’s dry deadpan. ‘Cost of Living’ Review: Worth Its Weight in Gold 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z

Thank goodness, then, for the optimism of the pagans: Imbolc, or St Brigid’s Day, is a Gaelic festival at the start of February, halfway between the winter solstice and spring equinox. Thomasina Miers’s easy recipe for brussels sprout gratin with fennel salami 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z

Now is the time to confront the weak core at the heart of America’s addiction to optimism; it allows too little room for resilience, and too much for fragility. Now Is the Time to Talk About What We Are Actually Talking About 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z

Star Trek is a fictional universe that’s based almost entirely on optimism; it’s threaded throughout the concept. Is Star Trek Into Darkness Too Dark? 2013-05-17T22:17:31Z

It’s clear by now that his optimism is well-founded. George Takei: 'Being Optimistic Is Ensuring Your Success' 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z

They leave room for only the most ambiguous optimism. Music Review: Britten’s ‘Rape of Lucretia,’ Presented by Mannes Opera 2013-05-12T21:58:05Z

It’s an exceedingly cerebral comic novel about Leibnizian optimism translated from the German. Review | In ‘Kraft,’ German author Jonas Lüscher pokes fun at Silicon Valley’s shiny elitism and rabid faith in technology 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z

The commune, with all its warped optimism and sullied reality, receded gradually into the distance as if it had never been. The strange life of Tim Guest 2010-03-28T00:05:00Z

You should respect his wishes, and — if prompted — encourage him to look ahead with some optimism. Perspective | Ask Amy: Future husband sings a ‘me’ tune 2020-08-02T04:00:00Z

But she sees it as an offering from the universe, and as the two women work together, that optimism helps Liv begin to heal. Feel-good books to brighten your summer 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z

There's a big shift in the environmental movement of activism based on optimism. "Take yourself to the ocean": "Blueback" star Radha Mitchell on how to care about the environment 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z

There’s something about fearless smaller games that evokes hope and optimism even in the face of mystery and misery. ArtsBeat: Game Theory: The Year of the Indie 2013-12-25T13:01:28Z

Sometimes I laugh at the heightened sense of awareness our society suddenly shares — maybe to keep from crying, or because a chuckle is the only positive thing I can add to this collective optimism. I failed my friend Dante Barksdale. We all failed him 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z

The song’s wholesome optimism is undone by the sonic shakiness—and then a gunshot goes off. “Atlanta” and Vince Staples and a New Hip-Hop Sensibility 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z

Aging wine is an act of hope and optimism, laced with fear and dread. When to Open a Bottle: Aging Wine Without the Anxiety 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z

His cosmic references, he said, “are symbolic of a moment of ultimate American optimism and togetherness.” Why Is Fashion Having an Astral Moment? 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z

“I get teased a lot for my optimism,” remarked Mr. McClure who was accompanied by a small swing band led by James Sampliner on piano. Review: Rob McClure’s ‘Smile,’ a Glass That’s Always Half Full 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z

Most of them have an optimism, and an energy and cheerfulness about them. "They are not victims": Director Ken Loach on his working-class heroes in "Sorry We Missed You" 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z

“What’s Happening Brother” threatened briefly to break into a higher gear, perhaps because the song’s cautious optimism -- “Are things really getting better like the newspaper said?” -- feels now like a cruel joke. John Legend ponders 'What's Going On' at the Hollywood Bowl 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z

But, really, most of the optimism now has shifted to 2015, when Marvel’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron” may become the highest grossing movie of all time. A summer without swagger for Hollywood 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z

It is optimism that wins elections – and much else in life. Broken Britain? Read returning natives before Joan Collins 2011-08-25T08:56:29Z

Both artists attribute their optimism to the allure of the nation’s capital, a deep sense of gratitude and old theater friends in Washington. Two gentlemen optimistic about ‘Gentleman’ at Kennedy Center 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z

“Hard work begets results. And there is some optimism. And a dirty joke.” Dwayne Johnson, Star of ‘San Andreas,’ Is Solid. Solid as a ... 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z

In a recent interview, Giffin said producers didn't have a finished script for "Blue" but she had "full optimism" the second movie would be made. 'Something Borrowed' sequel tease in movie credits 2011-05-10T01:30:15Z

Bow is willing to ignore some reality to keep up her optimism; Dre can’t keep the truth in his head at the same time as he can be hopeful for his children. “Black-ish” is fearless: Its brilliant take on police brutality mixes heartbreak and hope 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z

The Philadelphia Orchestra has seen paid attendance hovering at around 47 percent this fall, down from about 66 percent before the pandemic, though a recent uptick in sales has provided some optimism. Pandemic Woes Lead Met Opera to Tap Endowment and Embrace New Work 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z

Variety, quoting sources, said negotiators ended the weekend "with more cautious optimism" about avoiding a strike than previously. Hollywood writers talks resume as strike deadline looms 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z

But I guess what I'm asking is how are you able to maintain such visible optimism in spite of everything that's going on in our culture, in America and even globally? Trevor Noah talks to Salon about worrying less about Trump’s spelling and more about democracy 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z

“Comedy is acting out optimism,” Robin Williams is supposed to have said. 10 of Robin Williams' Funniest Moments From Johnny Carson to His USO Tour 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z

His 1976 painting “East Hampton Garden Party,” for example, captured a summery optimism, with its deeply saturated blues and yellows and exuberant brush strokes. Mimi Kilgore, Arts Patron and de Kooning Muse, Dies at 87 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z

“Another thing is that you just get better at stuff. You become a more competent person, so that might also increase optimism.” Why some people are more optimistic than others — and why it matters 2020-08-14T04:00:00Z

It’s a gleaming empire of fascist enthusiasm and panicked optimism goosed by the gleeful chanting of New Age aphorisms and impossible sales goals. Review | Mateo Askaripour’s ‘Black Buck’ is an irresistible comic novel about the tenacity of racism in corporate America 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z

It is easy to see how her experiences, and the energy and optimism of youth, led her to think she could do this. Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson and the Ways We Talk About Our Past 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z

The early years of a writing career are often full of an unsteady kind of optimism. My Strange Literary Fellowship 2019-06-16T04:00:00Z

Gillies charts her own decline into depression, noting how Nancy succeeds "in sucking the optimism out" of her. The raw horror of Alzheimer's 2010-06-01T20:00:00Z

In China, there was this distinct sense of optimism and nationalism. "Taiwanese food is an underdog": In her new cookbook, Clarissa Wei writes a love letter to Taiwan 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z

“Under Pressure” is sympathetic to the impossibility of ever effectively managing one’s human relations, yet it demands optimism, some faith in the beauty of the whole enterprise. A Truly Perfect Thirty Seconds of Queen 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z

“Sang” contrasts with the optimism of those who entered adulthood during the years of China’s double-digit economic growth in previous decades. For Chinese millennials, despondency has a brand name 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z

The optimism and collaborative dynamics are decidedly more in tune with the director's early, commune-set "Together" than with his stark experimental work. 'We Are the Best!' an exuberant punk rock tale 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z

But the story has less doom and gloom this time around, focusing on Mr. Gore’s optimism that a future powered by renewable energy is attainable — unless fossil-fuel interests become newly powerful. At Sundance, the Theme Is Climate Change 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z

“Cinema was always — for me — about hope and optimism,” Mr. Wyatt said. With Movie Theaters Closed, Marquees Go Viral 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z

When Ida falls ill, Steve's optimism is challenged and their way of life is at stake. The Carpetbagger: From Sundance, a Competition Slate That Could Be Called Accessible 2012-11-28T21:00:48Z

That evening I thawed out, warmed by both an electric blanket and my optimism. Pursuits: Chasing Elusive Flowers in South Africa 2014-04-23T16:27:31Z

In other arenas including the policing of cyberspace and coping with refugees, however, he sees little reason for optimism. The Challenges of a Threatening World 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z

He is certain to bring new ideas and energy to the house, and to the rest of fashion, and for that reason Mr. Saillard rightly sees his appointment as a sign of optimism. On the Runway Blog: Not for Everyone 2012-06-29T17:35:13Z

In juxtaposing optimism with tragedy, “Company B” becomes a character study of America at war, and it extracts some profound truths about that experience. Review | Washington Ballet dancers are tested by contemporary works 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z

She spent much energy pumping optimism into him, as the years passed. Just Send Me Word by Orlando Figes – review 2012-05-30T07:00:02Z

Rebecca fell for Ted's heartfelt optimism when she and the Greyhounds were at their emotional low. The "Ted Lasso" way gets tested in the beloved show's third season 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z

In this room, on Planet Bernie, optimism reigned — at least on the surface. ‘November he will win!’: Inside Planet Bernie’s defiant, Phish-fueled, down-with-the-man Super Tuesday party 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z

It seems to me with this character, it's a great gateway into understanding her empathy in addition to her optimism. "I watched 'Night Court' with my grandmother": Melissa Rauch on reviving the comforting '80s comedy 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z

For Mr. Nguyen, a haul of fresh crawfish is a welcome cause for optimism. A Crawfish Feast Where the South Meets Southeast Asia 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z

That spirit of industrious innovation using whatever is at hand, and the relentless optimism in what the future might hold, are evident throughout the exhibition. Africa Style: With Freedom Came Fashion Flair 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z

And though the situation may sound dire, buried in Leovy's account is at least one note of optimism. 'Ghettoside' focuses on one L.A. murder to make case for more policing 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z

But even as those disclosures have flowered into optimism that real progress will soon be made, both sides have made it clear that no deal is yet imminent. After 220 Years, the Fate of the Parthenon Marbles Rests in Secret Talks 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z

As you walk along its wide streets, you feel the city’s energy and optimism. What gets declassified? 2012-05-31T21:09:00Z

Talking to Richards, there’s an infectious optimism that makes you want to see the world the way she does. The unbelievable believability of Denise Richards 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z

That’s where she was on Monday afternoon, settled into a banquette, radiating optimism and a restless energy. Marin Mazzie on Cancer and Songs in the Key of Life 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z

Pessimism and optimism make the perfect balance for a couple to live together – which they did, on and off, for many years. Harold Chapman's best shot 2010-08-04T21:01:00Z

The pair refused to sweeten America’s coffee with unrealistic optimism. Under the “circle of doom”: Fox News gives us the season finale of its Trump boosting coverage 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z

Whether this suggests anything positive for beleaguered regional journalism overall is a trickier question, but some see reason for optimism. Perspective | Here are the best and worst things that happened to journalism in 2018 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z

This optimism is the tone ABC’s new drama Designated Survivor chooses, and it’s a strangely unbalanced experience. Review: Designated Survivor Is a New Look for Kiefer Sutherland 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z

That optimism left “no space for bitterness or anger” and propelled him forward — mentoring young Black students, diversifying America’s boardrooms. How Vernon Jordan became a one-of-a-kind Washington presence 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z

There is the death of a salesman in that sense, that this optimism that you're selling, this hope that you're selling, will never really be completed with these products. From "Morning Show" to "Hello Tomorrow!" Billy Crudup reveals what his antiheroes are really selling 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z

But his memoir, like Guo’s, also captures a China where the syncopation of pile drivers only adds to the drumbeat of national optimism. Eyewitnesses to America’s Greatest International Competitor 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z

I know that my optimism may seem strange or counterintuitive or just wishful thinking. For the First Time Ever, I’m Optimistic About Women in the Movie World 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z

Make of that what you will, this American weapon of subversive optimism. The miracles of John Adams' 'El Niño' 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z

The early 1960s was an era of great optimism and hope in Washington, and the Apollo missions fulfilled that hope. Teachers aren’t the problem 2012-09-05T11:45:00Z

The turmoil of the three pieces is interrupted by moments of optimism and serenity. Mitsuko Uchida and Schubert Sonatas at Carnegie Hall 2012-02-24T20:08:03Z

Such details weren’t included in the novels, Hill says, because “thematically they did not fit in with the vision of a courageous family facing adversity with optimism.” Laura Ingalls Wilder finds new stardom in an old-fashioned way 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z

Humans are hardwired to anticipate positive outcomes, says Tali Sharot, a professor of cognitive neuroscience at the University College London who studies optimism and expectations. So many people are convinced that they had covid-19 already 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z

He veers between optimism and cataclysm when writing about these topics, which he weaves together using his own personal history. A veteran newspaper editor grapples with a seemingly simple question: What is journalism? 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z

There is nothing casual or whimsical about this movie’s celebration of imagination, optimism and joy. Review: ‘Tomorrowland,’ Brad Bird’s Lesson in Optimism 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z

So that is the height of optimism, to buy a new apartment at the age of 90. Milton Glaser’s Unseen Design for New York: ‘Together’ 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z

She vacillates between near catatonia and a bubbly, unrealistic optimism, and the movie has several florid but threadbare Broadway fantasy sequences. Movie Review: ‘Coming Up Roses,’ Starring Bernadette Peters 2012-11-09T01:36:08Z

But his real subject, it soon emerged, was optimism. Positive thinking is for suckers! 2012-11-25T13:00:00Z

The optimism of the workers is palpable; the access the filmmakers secured remarkable. ‘American Factory’ Review: The New Global Haves and Have-Nots 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z

A London schoolteacher’s irrepressible optimism turns the days of those she’s intent on brightening up into a living hell. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Race,’ and Kristen Wiig hosts ‘S.N.L.’ 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z

But Corgan later came up with an intro guitar part that gave the song its chiming fragility, a sense that its beauty and optimism were just a cover-up. Smashing Pumpkins revisit breakthrough albums 2011-11-27T21:47:00Z

It requires optimism about local capacity, and scepticism about the role of the international community. Interventions: : A Life in War and Peace by Kofi Annan – review 2012-11-15T08:00:04Z

What optimism the book conveys comes chiefly from the variety of feisty, outspoken women we meet. Sex and the Citadel by Shereen El Feki – review 2013-03-06T14:00:01Z

This observation pungently expresses the problem with the “cult of optimism” — the ironic, self-defeating struggle that sabotages positivity when we try too hard. Positive thinking is for suckers! 2012-11-25T13:00:00Z

So there's reason for optimism at the movie houses, long before the next Leap Year Day. 2010-01-09T05:05:00Z

But such problems may be lightened somewhat by the newfound optimism about time-shifted viewing. Broadcast networks encouraged by better than expected ratings 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z

But there is a source of hope – or indeed optimism – in the film. Michael Moore: 'We have the power to crush Trump' 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z

This is the perfect cultural moment to dangle the Kennedy-era optimism of a space hotel before a country full of jumpy shut-ins. Imagining a five-star hotel among the stars 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z

It was a time of optimism in Libya: Muammar Gaddafi had been deposed and Libya’s first democratic elections had taken place that July. Fighting dirty: could Michael Bay’s Benghazi movie take down Hillary Clinton? 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z

Until the end, his premonitions of doom can't stanch her optimism. Hitchcock's Dark Dreamboat: Farley Granger (1925-2011) 2011-03-30T16:55:00Z

It’s a wistful story punctuated by notes of optimism. Beverly Cleary Wrote About Real Life, and Her Readers Loved Her for It 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z

When Dinesh mopes about his missing hard drive, Jared’s cheery optimism masks a deep hurt: “I found my retainer in a Dumpster. I found my biological father in the Ozarks. This should be no problem.” ‘Silicon Valley’ Season 3, Episode 5: The Scrappy Innovator 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z

Yet the song’s countless peppy layers radiate optimism simply in the way they gleam and interlock. The Playlist: Kane Brown Confronts Gun Violence, and 12 More New Songs 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z

Though treated as noble, Laal’s naïve optimism doesn’t rise to much more than the notion of having a good attitude. ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ Review: Forrest Gump in India 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z

Now, they in a wave of optimism and they've written everything on the album bar one Lou Reed number and the All The Young Dudes single I did for them. David Bowie on Ziggy Stardust, white funk and other theatrical matters – a classic interview 2012-06-12T15:57:34Z

In a linked comment in the journal, Cohen expressed optimism for future treatment of Aids. End to Aids in sight as huge study finds drugs stop HIV transmission 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z

There's an optimism that I've never gotten from "Death of a Salesman" before. Wendell Pierce on bringing a Black Willy Loman to life, making "Death of a Salesman" relevant today 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z

The barely alleviated air of doom is inescapable, yet the artist, through loving craft, leaves room for miraculous glimmers of impossible optimism. This week's new exhibitions 2011-08-26T23:05:08Z

I suppose what I also love about Teenage Fanclub is an optimism and a lack of cynicism. Nick Hornby's favourite music – a classic interview from the vaults 2013-07-10T10:11:50Z

As with anything even touching on Middle Eastern politics, Mr. Barenboim was undoubtedly wise to guard his optimism. Daniel Barenboim’s West-Eastern Divan Orchestra Delivers 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z

That was “Nanette,” which in finding articulate expression for a pessimistic critique of stand-up also provides the best case for optimism for the future of the form. If Comedy Is Making You Feel Bad, You’re Not Paying Attention 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z

One central trait of electronic dance music is its relentless optimism. Essential tracks: These Chris Stapleton, Samo Sound Boy works qualify 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z

True, Lucille Ball’s beloved 1950s klutz might not recognize much about Nora’s world in 2020, but she would notice the same sort of eternal optimism and overconfidence that gets Nora into episodic jams. Review | Awkwafina’s TV show doesn’t bring the big laughs, but it does know how to chill 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z

What distinguishes you is that even when you are talking about very serious subjects, you seem to maintain a note of evenness and a kind of optimism. Trevor Noah talks to Salon about worrying less about Trump’s spelling and more about democracy 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z

Fund-raising on that scale requires consensus, a thing the Black Eyed Peas do well, with their deeply inclusive music and overall politics of relentless optimism. Music Review: Black Eyed Peas Play Central Park Benefit Concert - Review 2011-10-02T21:57:48Z

The revelation of which was treated as if it were a breaking news event, and then pondered with panicked optimism for months. 'True Detective' turns cautious at the beginning of Season 2 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z

“I feel the world is without optimism, especially in entertainment,” he says. Sam Richardson: ‘I love characters that are optimistic and sweet’ 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z

There’s nothing to do but succumb to the sheer smiley calibrated optimism of this K-pop smash — and, perhaps, to marvel once again at how much Michael Jackson taught pop. Best Songs of 2020 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z

As they run into trouble, and optimism turns first to anxiety and then to desperation, their fragile solidarity is tested, and so is each individual’s capacity for cowardice, bravery and compassion. Movie Review: ‘The Pirogue,’ Directed by Moussa Touré 2013-01-22T23:28:36Z

I kind of exist in this gray area in my life between optimism and pessimism. Mae Martin Embraces Ambiguity in ‘Feel Good,’ and in Life 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z

And I know that, after the Boston bombings, he posted an argument for what amounted to Lockean moral optimism. Goodbye, Patton Oswalt: An Internet troll vanishes, still wanting it both ways 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z

Nevertheless, a promise to do better by a plant is an act of optimism, focus and clarity. Resolve to grow a better rosemary plant. Your dinner guests will thank you. 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z

On the contrary, he offers an optimism in the throw of the dice, a blind faith despite the absence of God. The Existential Genius of Late Woody Allen 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z

Two years later, Gillies' kind-hearted optimism has dwindled to desperation and she and her husband find they can no longer cope. The raw horror of Alzheimer's 2010-06-01T20:00:00Z

But the title turns out to be not entirely accurate: some films shine with the classic boom qualities of confidence and optimism, but others don't. A British fleet with no aircraft carrier. Unthinkable! 2010-10-23T06:00:00Z

With all this in mind, Creede Rep’s origin story feels even more unlikely, a half-century odyssey fueled by cockeyed optimism, can-do perseverance and disparate folks figuring out how to live together. Friday Night Footlights: How Theater Bonds a Colorado Town 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z

Its title was inspired by Walt Whitman's poem Song of the Open Road, which presented a vision of America replete with optimism and potential. US poet Louis Simpson dies at 89 2012-09-18T14:52:54Z

Bognar and Reichert's film generates both righteous anger and optimism as it tells the story of the women who fought for change. New doc "9to5" spotlights the women who rose up against sexism and harassment at work in the 1970s 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z

While recession-era bleakness reigns, this show finds optimism in the dark days of 1970s New York. This week's new exhibitions 2011-02-26T00:07:56Z

His entire character is conveyed through a single held expression of vulnerable optimism. Cheers to Maya Erskine, flawless life of the "Plus One" party 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z

He makes short work of Matt Ridley's "rational optimism", and is right to suggest that we should start thinking about how to live with declining populations. Ten Billion by Stephen Emmott – review 2013-07-05T07:01:01Z

"Riverdance" opened at Dublin's Point Theatre on Feb. 9, 1995, at a time of renewed Irish optimism and pride surrounding the onset of the booming "Celtic Tiger" economy. 'Riverdance' saying goodbye to North America 2012-02-19T17:26:12Z

The Prada message was for color, optimism and imagination, but it was also basically streamlined, using cotton fabric for slender striped dresses. Special Report: Prada: Banana Bright 2010-09-23T18:31:00Z

His optimism waxes along with his predisposition to dispense with worry. The Artist 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z

But his adversaries obliged regardless, in a prime-time speech that began with optimism and comity, then devolved into the most overt heckling we’ve ever seen at a State of the Union. At the State of the Union, Republicans Give Biden the Gift of Heckling 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z

It’s impossible to know if the brisk sales this year were due to the new optimism or, as one distribution veteran suggested, a fear of missing out on the next “Winter’s Bone.” Critic?s Notebook: Turns Out Sundance Thrives on More Than Just Money 2011-01-27T22:58:17Z

He expresses optimism about the institution’s future but says staff morale is uneven. The Metropolitan Museum of Art spent years planning its 150th anniversary. Now the galleries are dark, the celebrations on hold. 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z

Ms. Nasar introduces us to Alfred Marshall, whose own metamorphosis from scholarship boy to Cambridge don informed his “optimism about the improvability of man and his circumstances.” Books of The Times: ?Grand Pursuit? by Sylvia Nasar - Review 2011-12-01T22:20:40Z

If he delivers a scalding smash of dissonance, it’s because he’s offering a clear message that just happens to contain a ton: blistering energy, power, pathos, optimism and frustration. Orrin Evans Has Been Playing Jazz for Years. So Why Is He a Rising Star? 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z

They begin with boyish optimism and end next to despair, but being manly Edwardian chaps, they all narrate with expressive reticence. Ten of the best women writing as men 2010-03-20T00:07:00Z

“I believe that children, with their energy, optimism, and creativity, have the power to fix the many problems with which we adults are leaving them,” Sotomayor said in a statement. Sotomayor’s picture book ‘Just Help!’ coming in January 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z

Despite challenges in her life, "M" has always exuded optimism, Thompson said. Russia-Ukraine war: Kentucky mom of 8 is desperate to rescue teen girl from Russia's attacks 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z

And so this latest production has been attended by an especially heady blend of optimism and anxiety. Theater Review: Sondheim?s ?Merrily We Roll Along? in Encores! Staging 2012-02-09T23:44:16Z

His precision and references to crafts evoke the Renaissance and its optimism. Art Trek: Roberta Smith’s Tour of the Sizzlers on the Upper East Side 2014-04-03T22:52:07Z

And this guy, Jack, reminded me so much of my father and my father's sense of optimism that I thought I understood a primary feature of the character that gave me that way in. From "Morning Show" to "Hello Tomorrow!" Billy Crudup reveals what his antiheroes are really selling 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z

Therefore, it pays for men to overestimate how appealing they are to women, and so the seeds of optimism—realistic or otherwise—are sown. The evolutionary origins of optimism 2012-06-12T00:01:00Z

Signs of Nanjing’s newfound wealth and optimism can be seen everywhere. The Asia Issue: Next Stop: In Nanjing, China, Art and Youth Help a City Recover From Its Tragic Past 2011-03-18T18:55:00Z

His bravura and extravagance in creating Selfridges was boundless, as was his optimism. Jeremy Piven moves from Ari to Harry in PBS series 2013-03-29T20:49:13Z

At a time when our culture is dominated by fear-based politics, Moore offers us a vision of reasoned hope and practical optimism. Michael Moore gives me hope: 5 reasons why he’s a leader the left needs now 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z

Ten of the studies explored a link between optimism and the risk of cardiovascular events, such as heart attack or death from heart disease, while nine looked at the risk of death. Optimists have lower risk of cardiovascular illness and early death 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z

I missed her optimism and her endless enthusiasm for gossip and chocolate. Tiny Love Stories: ‘How to Survive a Broken Heart (With Pictures)’ 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z

It would be interesting to know what Mr. Kramer — acerbic, funny and, by the evidence of the film, a man not possessed of a great deal of sentimentality — feels about the bland optimism of #lovewins. Review: ‘Larry Kramer in Love & Anger,’ Portrait of the Rebel as Gay Activist 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z

Sometimes the buzz and optimism in there was so fierce, I imagined my dad might be the next prime minister. Election memories 2010-04-09T23:07:00Z

Works of fiction like Tristram Shandy, Heart of Darkness, and Mrs Dalloway," he remarks with cheering optimism, "can serve to free us from seeing human life as goal-driven, logically unfolding and rigorously coherent. How to Read Literature by Terry Eagleton – review 2013-07-26T07:01:00Z

We can envy earlier generations’ confidence and optimism while gawking at their primitive social mores and constrictive clothing. | Television: ?Pan Am,? ?Playboy Club? and ?Whitney? New on TV 2011-09-16T15:26:17Z

She tempers her optimism; nothing with Ms. Sillman is as simple as springtime. Amy Sillman’s Breakthrough Moment Is Here 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z

Immigrant novels are so frequently tales of devastating woe, but Ma’s iteration of the young migrant story is imbued with inherent optimism. Immigration Is Hard. This Novel Turns the Struggle Into a Comedy of Errors. 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z

That message was echoed by Mr. Leon and Carol Lim of Opening Ceremony, who closed the day with an 8 p.m. show that was also a political pageant, urging action and optimism. A Day When Fashion and Tragedy Continue to Intersect 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z

The fortunes of three north-east theatre organisations highlight the agony, relief and optimism felt in the arts community. Funding drama 2011-03-30T17:02:13Z

There are a number of documentaries and news programs about climate change, she said, expressing optimism that fiction creators will make steady progress. Hollywood missing the drama in climate change, group says 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z

Tears for Fears tapped into primal feelings of joy, desperation, yearning and optimism. Why Tears for Fears deserves Rock & Roll Hall of Fame consideration 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z

Though we learn about some of the ways in which she’s been disappointed by religious figures, do you think that she still holds on to some optimism about religion, and finds some comfort in it? This Week in Fiction: Kirstin Valdez Quade 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z

But, she says, "I just had hope that if I said why I don’t feel defeated and how I still find joy and optimism, that it would resonate." Anne Lamott can still find hope, even though “the nation has hit a tragic bottom” 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z

The protagonists, a small group of revolutionary soldiers whose optimism has curdled as the conflict engulfs them, lose all sense of what they had set out to achieve. Mexican modernism and the politics of painting 2013-06-29T07:59:01Z

It comes out of my personal optimistic pessimism or pessimistic optimism for Israel-Palestine, my true heartbreak over the peace process falling apart. Nathan Englander Channels his Inner John le Carré 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z

That task requires long hours, an unflagging optimism that the next film might be a masterpiece and, mostly, a colossal stubborn streak. 17 Movies to Enjoy for the Tribeca Film Festival’s 17th Edition 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z

Taylor Swift Soldier Field, Chicago, July 18: What appears on the surface to be a triumph of optimism is in fact a triumph of determination, of flamboyant talent, of sheer power. All the Best Shows, of What the Critics Have Seen 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z

One song advised against optimism: “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket/Baskets wear out and men die young/ Better to marry trees or elephants/Men die young.” Megan Terry, Feminist Playwright and Rock Musical Innovator, Dies at 90 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z

She wrote that the movement is “inspired by the themes of optimism & social and technological progress, and is a fixture in iconic NYC architecture.” A century after art deco’s birth, designers say we’re due for a revival 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z

As it happened, the prince’s optimism, if that’s what it was, carried the Sentebale team, named for the charity he sponsors in the African nation of Lesotho, to success. Prince Harry Draws a Crowd at the Greenwich Polo Club 2013-05-17T20:44:07Z

Sprinkled with dark humor and many literary references, Dermansky’s novel is ultimately one of compassion, optimism, and fierce feminism, in which an unmoored young woman enmeshed in bad relationships with men resets her life path. More fine fall fiction 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z

So did Jason Cowley, the editor of the New Statesman, who wrote an essay for the program entitled “The Extraordinary Eighties,” which celebrates that decade’s “extraordinary growth and optimism” after the drabness of the 1970s. ArtsBeat: London Theater Journal: A 'Much Ado' With Dr. Who 2011-07-14T18:42:41Z

Filled with peace and optimism, Mr. Brolin would reveal on Instagram that they were expecting their first child together, a girl. Josh Brolin Fears the Summer of Josh Brolin 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z

Choosing optimism is choosing vulnerability and humility on an ongoing basis, and that’s often in conflict with our nature. Why it’s harder to be happy than unhappy (but is so worth the effort) 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z

Haynes’ lyrics cleverly contrast the almost naïve optimism of the unification sentiment with the harsh and jagged reality of human failure that consistently troubles its application. Gov’t Mule’s “Revolution”: Hope for an angry and divided land 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z

At the same time, he expressed optimism about the theater’s prospects. | Westchester: Paramount Theater in Peekskill Closes Its Doors 2012-10-27T04:59:13Z

At this point I would be asking the therapist what the basis is for her optimism — besides her apparent preference that you stay married? Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Her heart’s not in the marriage. And yet, her therapist persists. 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z

As for telling your son about his father, stick with the facts and reasonable optimism. Do We Need to Tell Our Son That His Dad Has Coronavirus? 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z

For all the dark elements in Batman Begins, The Dark Knight and , there was still a defining ray of hope in Batman’s optimism about his citizens, and his city. Dark Knight Sequel: Did Christopher Nolan Pave Way to Something More Cryptic? 2012-07-24T12:00:07Z

The tension and balance of the sculptures echoed the precarity of many lives lived, and fortunes lost, but also their owners’ fragile optimism. Turning Trash Into Poetry 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z

“When he faced Reagan’s message of hope and optimism amid soaring inflation and interest rates, the very contrast itself was painful.” Was Jimmy Carter the Most Underrated President in History? 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z

Amber is a high school student with a to-die-for voice, an unflappable optimism and a dream of going to Carnegie Mellon. Moana’s voice, Auliʻi Cravalho takes the next step 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z

Their carriers, in green, are a symbol of optimism and the triumph of nature over man's selfishness. How I redesigned Noah's flood 2013-07-01T11:51:00Z

Because #willpower to me isn't an album, it's a conversation around optimism. will.i.am: 'The Queen reminds me of my grandma' 2012-06-28T19:30:00Z

The register of the poem was optimism, the language was direct and the imagery simple: light, dawn, shade, sea. An Expansive New Book From Amanda Gorman, Celebrity Poet and Inaugural Star 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z

Glossing over failures and incomplete projects, the film seems colored by the very optimism — “positivity,” in Mau’s word — that makes his growing vocation at the pulpit so charismatic. Bruce Mau: A Designer Puts Life on the Drawing Boards 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z

Anticipating a quick reopening — an optimism those early, uncertain weeks allowed — Scott pushed that production to the fall. ‘Temping’ Is a Workplace Drama for One. You’re Hired. 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z

It's clear Crudup's character Jack is conflicted about the work he does, but somewhat impossibly, really believes in what he's actually selling — optimism. From "Morning Show" to "Hello Tomorrow!" Billy Crudup reveals what his antiheroes are really selling 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z

There was, it seemed, cause for optimism after all. The transformation of publishing 2012-11-09T22:54:01Z

His sense that we need optimism is not misplaced – I think a diagnosis that we are unduly pessimistic and indeed fearful is exactly right. Obama’s State of the Union optimism: “The difference between Reagan and Obama is that Reagan believed it in his bones” 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z

"The grand source of optimism is the Praça das Artes. It will push the city further towards giving architecture its proper place in the city." Beyond the World Cup stadiums, architecture in Brazil returns to glory

Their clothing represented a fundamental optimism that if only the system — the government, our society, the economy — could be pried open so that good black people could shimmy through the crack, all would be well. Perspective | The protesters are dressed as their unique selves — and that’s part of their power 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z

Gradually the sonic dynamics of the phrase lift as midrange and treble fade in, adding light and optimism to the lyric while musical layers accrue. DJ Dodger Stadium: House music and 'the hypnotic loneliness of L.A.' 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z

That will require quite the investment of patience and space — and, for those of us who may be approaching an actuarial precipice, optimism. Wine Review: Barolo 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z

I think in his films he was sort of telling people to believe in optimism. 2010-02-11T15:20:00Z

The late 90s were a time of political optimism in the UK, of champagne supernovas and champagne socialism, and the vegetarian stew-eating way of life that Crass represented looked, if anything, embarrassing. Crass's political punk is as relevant now as ever 2010-10-23T23:06:00Z

In Robinson’s telling, it’s his charm, intelligence and inextinguishable optimism that get him there. Review | A book about the Civil War that speaks to our times, too 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z

Ms. Boggess is still weighing the role, they said, though they expressed optimism that she would sign. ArtsBeat: 'Rebecca' to Sing, Manderley to Burn on Broadway 2011-07-12T20:30:19Z

Ted had said, way back in Season 1, that his wife Michelle had left him at least in part because his positive thinking and constant optimism were “too much” for her. ‘Ted Lasso,’ Season 3, Episode 4 Recap: A Long Day’s Journey Into Nate 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z

You turned seven years old that year — the age of reason — and both at home and in the country, the optimism was palpable. A letter to my daughter: What I want you to know about freedom, fear and Donald Trump 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z

What emerges, though, is unalloyed sweetness and optimism. Owl City 2010-05-10T20:35:00Z

“The bald eagle is a symbol of optimism,” Moore said. Animal numbers are shrinking, but kids can help

On that night, the future of Piraeus seemed full of optimism and creative possibilities. In an Ancient Greek Port, a New Cultural Hub 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z

Each exhibits a different mix of realism, cynicism, optimism and delusion, and all of them assess their situations pungently. Review: ‘Now en Español’ Uncovers a Slice of Latino Life in Hollywood 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z

But these six podcasts — full of smart, passionate reporting about the natural world and our relationship to it — will leave you more informed and perhaps better able to embrace climate optimism. 6 Podcasts to Help Tackle Your Climate Anxiety 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z

After a two-week courtship we got engaged, carried forward on an irresistible wave of optimism. Modern Love: A Lesson in the Desert 2013-07-18T22:19:50Z

"It only took about a year before all the optimism evaporated and the timing seemed perfect." Clooney's latest opens Venice film festival 2011-08-30T14:46:04Z

Perhaps hoping for a consistently diverse pool of Oscar nominees is blind optimism; the more time passes, the anomalous triumphs of films such as Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight, feel like a fever dream. Slaves, nannies, and maids: Oscars value women of colour – in subservient roles 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z

As a filmmaker, Mr. Spielberg invariably comes down on the side of optimism; here, that hopefulness feels right. Review: In ‘The Post,’ Democracy Survives the Darkness 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z

But at its worst Cities Are Good for You is a pretty vulgar garment; an appliqué of Panglossian optimism and theoretical banality stitched together by stylistic cliche. Cities Are Good for You by Leo Hollis – review 2013-04-17T10:17:21Z

The documentary is about youthful optimism met with rude, shocking failure that becomes middle-aged wisdom and acceptance. From ‘South Park’ to ‘Knives Out,’ Pop Culture Is Steeped With Sondheim 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z

That constant growth may be the best sign of optimism the ailing travel industry has seen since the pandemic began. Celebratory ‘vaxications’ are giving the travel industry a boost as it tries to recover from a pandemic-induced slump 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z

With the preternatural optimism of someone who hunts for funding for the Industry’s projects and cajoles government officials to help put on his ambitious shows, he prescribes unyielding hope. Opera’s Disrupter in Residence, Heading to Bayreuth 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z

Lenin commissioned the tower to adorn his new Soviet Union during a period of romantic optimism. Lord Foster fires up campaign to save rusting Russian radio tower 2010-04-15T17:40:00Z

Hokey, cliched, all that, yes, but he produced a little catch in the throat every time, and that optimism, that sense of community, is what kept people coming back. As radio and pop culture splintered, Casey Kasem was keeping it together

“The work is braided with a nostalgia for an American past,” he added, “in which sophistication was formed through a continental template and an optimism for the future.” Rodney Smith, Whimsical Photographer, Dies at 68 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z

His initial optimism that “rental cars have normalized again; this is good” turned into “oh, maybe not.” The rental-car shortage is easing – but could return with the holidays 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z

Hamalainen finds notes of optimism in recent years, however, in the protests around the Dakota Access pipeline, which attracted global attention, and the Lakotas’ unflagging efforts to recover the Black Hills. ‘Lakota America’ Puts the Tribe of Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse Front and Center 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z

Massachusetts state Rep. William Pignatelli responded to a video posted on social media of the surprise show and praised Ma for bringing people “hope and optimism through his beautiful music.” Yo-Yo Ma serenades newly-vaccinated at inoculation clinic 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z

The next morning, with dabs of blue sky peeking between the clouds, our cautious optimism paid off. Forged by Volcanoes, Kamchatka Offers Majestic, Magnetic Wilds 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z

I decide that not dancing is cause for optimism, and then I work very hard to believe me. It’s Their Wedding, and Their Wedding Planning 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z

“Dave” is the contemporary storybook concoction through which its director, cast, designers and producers are hoping a psychically battered nation might rediscover its buoyant optimism. Can ‘Dave,’ a feel-good musical about a humane president, make Washington feel better? 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z

Painting stands for art’s angels and demons, its optimism and attention, its arrogance and solipsism. Computers and Painting’s Identity Crisis 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z

That dogged optimism, he added, is a reflection of “who I am right now.” To Cope With Loss, a Pianist Mined the Music of Life Itself 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z

If only Plath could have held on to that optimism. Kate Clanchy's top 10 coming-of-age novels 2013-05-22T09:52:36Z

“Latin America in Construction” seems possessed by a bygone optimism. Review: ‘Latin America in Construction: Architecture 1955-1980’ at MoMA 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z

"There's a sunniness and insistent optimism about it." Onyx Chamber Players to cap season with Britten, Ives, world premiere 2012-06-21T20:25:07Z

This song cycle, which charts the trajectory from innocent optimism to bitter rejection, demands more delicacy and flexibility than Mr. Beczala had at his disposal on Friday. Review: In Piotr Beczala’s Recital, Melancholy Mixes With Defiance 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z

“Because it’s all about optimism, and it’s about how one young girl can change things and just open things up again — opening emotions, opening hearts. And I think we crave that now.” ‘Annie Live!’: Coming Soon to Your Living Room 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z

There is some anger about the state of climate change in her music, like the song “Bard of a Wasteland,” but even then the rhythms suggest underlying optimism. Gabriella Smith’s Music Marvels at Nature With Grooving Joy 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z

It focuses on a duck family and a human family as they learn to face challenges with self-confidence and optimism. Spare Times Listings for Children for March 6-12 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z

These aren’t just optimistic clothes; they exist beyond the point where optimism and pessimism are relevant options. Critical Shopper: Put Your Money Where Your Taste Is 2011-04-05T22:20:27Z

Through the Griswolds' roadside disasters, we came to understand a bit of ourselves, seeing in their trashed Truckster and glazed eyes the misguided optimism of the American vacation psyche. Will the new 'Vacation' make Clark Griswold proud? 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z

In the survey, renewable energy investors cited “expanded state renewable portfolio standards” as a top reason for optimism on the continued growth of renewables over the next three years. On-farm solar grows as farmers see economic rewards — and risks 2020-01-11T05:00:00Z

It can take years for a director to break into the business – years that require stamina, persistence and sheer bloody-minded optimism. Want to be a theatre director? Here are my 10 top survival tips | John Caird 2010-03-23T12:12:00Z

Both performers commented on Mr. Herman’s intrepid optimism, a quality that seems increasingly precious in today’s discordant culture. Music Review: ‘The Prince and the Show Boy’ at 54 Below 2012-08-22T22:21:39Z

Still, she salvages a modicum of optimism about her future from, of all things, an academic consideration of the meanings of slasher movies. Theater Review: ‘Rapture, Blister, Burn,’ at Playwrights Horizons 2012-06-13T02:00:01Z

“Pragmatism, acknowledgement of risk, but ultimate optimism. I really relate to that!” To Mars, Not a Moment Too Soon 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z

In fact, the George Harrison album was brimming with so much optimism that its creator had managed to reinvigorate “Not Guilty,” which the Beatles had originally recorded 11 years earlier during The White Album sessions. George Harrison's spectacular comeback: What 1979 meant for his post-Beatles career 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z

It helps one to understand the incredible optimism that Noguchi must have had, and how devastating his time in the camps was. The Japanese-American Artist Who Went to the Camps to Help 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z

Nonetheless, the specter of domestic right-wing terrorism haunts the movie, an unseen and unnamed evil tearing at the bright fabric of American optimism. ‘Richard Jewell’ Review: The Wrong Man 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z

One reason for Fox's optimism: About 70% of Time Warner's shareholders also own Fox stock. Time Warner is girding to fight Murdoch's takeover offer 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z

His braggadocio is sanded down to mere optimism, his crimes minimized and justified to emphasize his essential innocence. Review: In ‘The Harder They Come,’ Innocence Lost to a Reggae Beat 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z

A result of the meetings — and a cause for cautious optimism — is the decision to develop a grocery code of conduct to address issues in the food supply chain. The new Grocery Code of Conduct should benefit both Canadians and the food industry 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z

By the end of the LP, he succeeds in bridging the wide-eyed optimism of his earlier self with the universalizing experiences of his everyman American characters. Bruce Springsteen's "Western Stars" album packs sweeping cinematic power 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z

Marco, already a well-known filmmaker and a committed leftist, counseled Camillo, who was managing a gym, to throw himself into radical politics and seek solace in the “historical optimism” of the revolutionary proletariat. ‘Marx Can Wait’ Review: A Director Digs Into His Brother’s Death 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z

Sitting in the kitchen of her ranch near Santa Barbara, California, the singer radiates optimism. Olivia Newton-John: ‘I don't wish cancer on anyone else. But for me, it has been a gift’ 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z

“A belief in possibility and optimism and unity. Room by room, we represent what brings us together during the holidays, and throughout the year.” This year’s White House holiday decorations strike a homier note 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z

“Blinded by the Light” offers a nostalgic look at the sort of American values — tolerance, open-mindedness, inclusiveness, optimism — that sometimes feel like relics of another time. Finding Salvation in Springsteen From a London Suburb 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z

He had jokes, singalongs and dance moves, along with those South African grooves that have optimism built in to their major chords. Music Review: Hugh Masekela Played His Horn and Sang at Rose Theater 2014-04-06T21:43:49Z

However they have been exposed to radiation and despite their constant optimism and their fondness for each other, they slowly die. Anthony Horowitz's top apocalypse books 2012-10-04T10:49:38Z

Ms. Mei crisply differentiates her three roles, and is particularly fine as Ming-Ming, whose perky optimism slowly turns to despair as Mr. Destiny’s promises of a better future fade. Review: ‘The World of Extreme Happiness,’ About China and Gender 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z

Fox executive Darnell expressed optimism that "Idol," an especially critical part of the network's schedule after a rough start to the season for Fox, remains TV royalty. 'American Idol' returns betting big on new judges 2013-01-15T21:31:05Z

The director Daniel Zelik Berk has pulled together the elements of a spy film and set them against the optimism radiating from the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Review: ‘Damascus Cover’ Has Cloaks and Daggers, but That’s All 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z

Their optimism annoys many people who are suffering. “Janesville” and the Dangers of American Optimism 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z

It's as if he realizes for the first time that they are suffering human beings just the way he is, and that his blithe Hawaiian businessman's optimism is an utterly inadequate response and always was. "The Descendants": Clooney's Oscar-worthy role as a Hawaiian dad 2011-09-14T00:30:00Z

But I dig the underlying feeling of optimism and hope. For Jesse Dee, soul never out of style 2013-09-26T15:49:01Z

The days of deficit spending are over, Ms. Steigleder said, and there is a sense of cautious optimism about the future. A Shaker Village Finds Enterprise Is Not So Simple 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z

The men speak hopefully about their lives — one dreams of becoming a singer, while a second attends night school — giving voice to a stubborn, seemingly impossible optimism. Movie Review: Lino Brocka’s ‘Manila in the Claws of Light’ 2014-02-05T23:10:25Z

We need to remember that as King’s optimism waned, his hope was not tamed. Finding hope on Martin Luther King Day, even in these times of struggle 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z

Seen from the perspective of today, with the country’s infrastructure crumbling and no one, it seems, able to muster the energy to do anything about it, Mr. Roche’s optimism seems like something worth revisiting. Critic?s Notebook: Turning a Rearview Mirror on Kevin Roche 2011-02-22T23:36:55Z

He expressed optimism that the show will return, and his belief that "At the Movies" offers something unique: During this period I've been moved by the determination of Chaz and our team to push ahead. "Ebert Presents At the Movies" on hiatus 2011-12-01T17:57:13Z

But if you try to bend all of his music around one singular idea, one signature virtue, it might look something like optimism. Caetano Veloso’s exquisite protest music has always rejected the idea of despair 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z

I think that one of the big keys is understanding that I'm really talking about realistic optimism. "Being busy all the time is not healthy": Ban.do founder wants to change the narrative about success 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z

Willy catches a fever of not optimism, but trying to figure out a way to combat these impenetrable obstacles that are placed in front of him no matter what, trying to get through it. Wendell Pierce on bringing a Black Willy Loman to life, making "Death of a Salesman" relevant today 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z

Through Cole's eyes, we experience Lagos as a city that is at once a product of its history and captive to its present, swerving between optimism and uncertainty. Open City by Teju Cole ? review 2011-08-06T23:05:38Z

Initial discussions over which songs to record took place in 2008 – when, despite the hope and optimism of Obama's campaign, both men found plenty of evidence of the chasms separating black and white in America. John Legend and the Roots: hearts, minds and soul 2010-10-19T21:00:00Z

There is a current of revolutionary optimism even in his darkest poems. A Radical Poet in the Age of Google and Guantánamo 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z

His optimism for the future is not, however, uncomplicated. Todd Haynes: ‘She said, there’s a frock film coming up, with Cate attached … It sounded right up my alley’ 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z

Still, SpongeBob’s adenoidal voice and unyielding optimism can become grating over the course of a 30-minute TV show, let alone two and a half hours live. With a Singing SpongeBob, Nickelodeon Aims for a Broadway Splash 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z

Delirious with fatigue, the remaining contestants join in a freewheeling jamboree that allows them to set aside their understated antagonism and exult in a collective sense of optimism. Theater Review: ‘Hands on a Hardbody’ at La Jolla Playhouse 2012-06-05T22:12:18Z

But there's maybe a way to put back a certain optimism. Daft Punk: the midas touch 2013-05-18T23:05:39Z

We turned to Pew yet again to measure optimism, asking respondents to imagine how various aspects of their lives would look a year out. The perks of being a sports fan: Cheering on a team has benefits beyond game day 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z

He embodied a sense of hope and optimism, not only for the Democratic party but for the United States, maybe for the world. ArtsBeat: Camelot Revisited: The Creators of 'The Kennedys' Speak Out 2011-03-24T14:07:03Z

Countering this cynicism was an optimism just as deep, about friendship. Review: Dancenoise Brings Biting Commentary (and Fake Blood) to the Whitney 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z

Those are less noticeable than the bright dominating palette of attitude and affection propelling the drama, showing proof that even the grimmest of times contain color, life and the inoculating optimism of “realness.” The uplifting realness of FX's "Pose" 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z

In response, men’s wear designers in Florence and Milan presented collections last week that, for all their willed optimism, felt tentative, cautious, almost infantilizing. Onesies, Long Johns and Union Suits for a WFH Age 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z

It was precisely that easterly view that seemed to inspire Piano’s combination of optimism and hesitation in describing the Academy Museum’s prospects. Can 11th-hour updates save Renzo Piano's design for troubled Academy Museum? 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z

On Thursday, two men known for their ability to inspire optimism in others seemed to have met the limits of their respective abilities. Jon Stewart's Charleston Despair 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z

The right mix of empathy and optimism will teach your children how to respond to their new experiences away from home. The College Transition: How to Parent When Your Child Leaves Home 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z

Either way, the account’s always good for a quick hit of the clean lines and simple colors that I associate with postwar optimism as well as midcentury design. 5 Art Accounts to Follow on Instagram Now 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z

But Kirkland admits he struggles with optimism, particularly because the injustice is so visible. The entrenched segregation of New York City's public high schools 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z

This is a heartening project, a philosophical excavation of a school that abounds with playful optimism. ‘Un Film Dramatique’ Review: Students Record the Paris Suburbs 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z

She offers the Abundant Love seminars through her new company, the Worthy One, which strives to help single women find confidence and optimism in their dating lives. What Can an Online Dating Coach Do for You? 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z

His paintings of swimming pools, friends and lovers captured the sunny optimism of Sixties California. Giant screens across UK bring David Hockney iPad drawings to life 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z

George Bush, then, was standing in a venerable tradition when he proclaimed the importance of optimism in all circumstances. Positive thinking is for suckers! 2012-11-25T13:00:00Z

“The Happiest People in the World” is about Jens Baedrup, a cartoonist of “unshakable optimism” working for the Optimist newspaper in Skagen, Denmark, the happiest city in the happiest country in the world. ‘Happiest People in the World’: Just a madcap comic satire about Islamofascism 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z

This optimism, and the worldly ambition that comes with it, appeal to Tammy. ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’ Review: Fall From Grace 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z

"This is the kind of architecture that shows a commitment to and an optimism about Los Angeles — of the sort you don't see in construction today," he says with awe. L.A.'s Hauser Wirth & Schimmel is out to upend the definition of a gallery 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z

In many ways, informed skepticism is the most sophisticated form of optimism. Is it even still possible to ‘sell out’? 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z

All the optimism of racial progress — from desegregation to integration to equality to something like true companionship — is stipulated by terms of service. Why Do the Oscars Keep Falling for Racial Reconciliation Fantasies? 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z

Last week he joined a wheelchair basketball team, having never used a wheelchair or played basketball; I can’t think of a better metaphor for his optimism and willingness to persevere. My brother is 47 and can't get a girlfriend – could I help? 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z

Sentience is the capacity for feeling things, usually pleasures and pains – but it's a very broad concept, ranging from grief to optimism, from positive to negative feelings. Jonathan Balcombe: 'Stop being beastly to hens 2010-04-24T23:09:00Z

Watch her expression, in which optimism wrestles with fatalism and loses, as she kicks and twirls her way through the anthemic “There’s Gotta Be Something Better Than This.” Review: A Thoroughly Modern ‘Sweet Charity’ Who Abandons Hope 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z

Given the fraught state of the nation, and the intensity of partisanship, President Obama’s final State of the Union speech seemed oddly lit with optimism. Obama’s State of the Union optimism: “The difference between Reagan and Obama is that Reagan believed it in his bones” 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z

“There is no turning back from this point, and there is optimism restitutions will follow.” Croatia Takes a Step Toward Returning Art Looted During the Holocaust 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z

Although he’s glum about the world generally, he’s full of optimism about what people can accomplish on their own farms and in their own kitchens. How America’s most famous farmer can appeal to left, right and center 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z

Instead, he argues, they are kilns of reverberating energy and optimism where the world’s rural downtrodden seek a foothold in the modern world. Books of The Times: Want a New Life? Wait Here 2011-03-17T14:45:49Z

You are struck by their openness, their optimism and their patience. Review: In ‘Canners,’ One Man’s Trash Is Another’s Nickel Treasure 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z

That readiness to compromise suggests Mr Jha’s limited optimism is nicely judged. Between a rock and a high place 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z

Surveying the tame scene, he opted for optimism over resentment. Music Review: Future at S.O.B.?s - Review 2011-09-09T22:35:26Z

I don’t get accused of optimism often, so here’s another scenario, just in case. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Protecting a child conceived with a donor egg from toxic relatives 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z

The late, great Bill Hicks had a fabulous anecdote that rather sums up the death of Apollo-era optimism. Is the big-hearted Spielbergian sci-fi of Close Encounters dead? 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z

And frustration was certainly a theme, even though there were sparks of optimism in some sectors. Radio review: Africa at 50 2010-09-27T05:45:00Z

But it ends with optimism: a message of togetherness, including from two girls, one Black and one Asian American, holding a sign that says, “This is what solidarity looks like.” Two Musicians of Color Are Creating Their Own Space 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z

In person he is disarmingly soft-spoken, with a childlike, hippieish optimism. Kid Millions? New Solo Album Has Maximum Drumming 2010-06-22T21:32:00Z

But Lagosians — who are proud of their “hustle,” a mix of effort, imagination, and brash optimism — will turn any challenge into enterprise. Lagos, City of Hustle, Builds an Art ‘Ecosystem’ 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z

It was the first time a celebrity, a TV star, had won the prize, but in some ways, TED and California was the natural home for his combination of can-do zeal and hard-to-repress optimism. Jamie Oliver's FoodTube: why he's taking the food revolution online 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z

Though they have become expert at fretful optimism and pre-grieving, the parents can be chaperones but not confidants. REVIEW: "The Fault in Our Stars" Earns Its Big Fat Tears 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z

Stevenson brings an air of earnest optimism to that idea. Bryan Stevenson: the lawyer devoting his life to fighting injustice 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z

It speaks to this period of great technological optimism. A new book tells the story of the Los Alamos National Laboratory -- one business card at a time 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z

My optimism is with science and those are the people I take my cues from. Henry Rollins calls U.S. men "the dumbest creatures" & Trump "wrongest possible" leader for pandemic 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z

Star Trek, as created by Gene Roddenberry, was an unapologetic expression of optimism, a vow of faith in interplanetary civic values. Review: Star Trek Beyond Is a Case Study in Interstellar Race Relations 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z

Much of it was grim, though the final 80 slides showed progress in renewable energy and cause for optimism. Al Gore is near the end of his quest to save the Earth. Nina Barrett just got started. 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z

“My optimism is that other people see it.” Revealing Jack Whitten’s Secret Self 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z

I always squirm through the undeserved uplift and optimism of the final scene, and this time was no different. Review: A ‘Carousel’ That Spins on a Romantically Charged Axis 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z

Yet in preparing for her latest run at the Met, she discovered new power in its unpretentious optimism. Opera’s Miss Congeniality Takes On a Rare ‘Cinderella’ 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z

Each summer, thousands of Ivy League graduates emerge from their gilded residence halls, flush with the maudlin optimism of canned commencement addresses. ‘An Innocent Fashion,’ by R.J. Hernández: The millennial fairy tale 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z

What unites modern practitioners is their fierce optimism. In defence of self-help books 2012-05-17T09:30:01Z

When Barack Obama spoke in front of 240,000 people in Chicago’s Grant Park on Nov. 4, 2008, his victory speech brimmed with idealistic optimism about working together to build a more perfect union. Not just a football movie: How ‘Remember the Titans’ became a hit and inspired a nation 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z

They show how individual artists reacted to events on that day and include occasional notes of optimism along with reflections of uncertainty and mourning. 9/11 Museum to Open Its First Art Exhibition in September 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z

There is plenty of pugilistic optimism in this “Plot,” but it’s tough-minded. Can It Happen Here? In ‘The Plot Against America,’ It Already Did 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z

Amid that optimism, however there are serious concerns that on issues of gender equality, young people aren't moving forward nearly at the pace that they might be on other issues. Teen gender gap persists: Survey shows boys still hold sexist attitudes 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z

It is a spirit of “optimism,” of “hardy individualism,” of resistance to “indifference.” Critic's Notebook: Buffalo Bill Museum in Wyoming 2012-08-03T19:07:26Z

Cabezas has certainly felt that way: “You don’t lose a sense of what music should be, but at the same time there’s optimism, quirkiness and humor.” Gabriella Smith’s Music Marvels at Nature With Grooving Joy 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z

Product names like Air King, Duchess, Temple and Cathedral reflect pre-World War II optimism that radio would keep dominating the news and entertainment market. Antiques: Exploring the Art of Louisiana Furniture 2010-12-10T00:01:00Z

Like most events in Ross Poldark’s Cornwall, an initial burst of optimism will inevitably lead to something more complex and sad. 'Poldark' Episode 3 Recap: Hope v. Heartbreak 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z

I think we’re both generally anxious people with an undying optimism. ‘Ratatouille,’ the Musical: How This TikTok Creation Came Together 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z

It’s part of a professional ethos, he says, that stresses idealism, dues paying, hierarchy, optimism and a heroic self-image while ignoring financial realities. Steal this album: What happens if no one pays for music? 2012-06-20T11:45:00Z

Geodesic domes never became the global standard for inexpensive modular housing, but they nevertheless captured a moment of unrivaled architectural and technological optimism. The 25 Most Significant Works of Postwar Architecture 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z

As the crowd — estimated at more than 60,000 — began leaving the concert area, there was a moment of optimism that the show might resume once the weather cleared. Henri cuts short Manilow set at NYC virus recovery concert 2021-08-22T04:00:00Z

When we saw other people, we were all smiles and abstract optimism. Perspective | ‘Walden’ may be the most famous act of social distancing. It’s also a lesson on the importance of community. 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z

She said she thinks often of her grandmother, who taught her the importance of optimism and offered her regular career advice until her death, at 100, in 2012. She’s Making History in Opera. Can She Help Ensure Its Future? 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z

“You don’t want to do anything to question that optimism.” Oscar's Best Directors Say You're Getting Ripped Off at the Movie Theater 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z

I found optimism and empathy in the theater, where the year’s best dance performances were characterized by great sensitivity. 2018’s best dance: A year when human warmth burned brightly 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z

With its message of optimism in the face of suffering, the song has had special currency among soul singers, though the results have not always shone so brightly. Bob Dylan’s Sinatra Album 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z

A couple of wise, recurring sentiments reflect Vogel's realistic optimism: "Share the gladness of your heart" and "The hope of peace may be sweeter than peace itself." Review: 'A Civil War Christmas' is sweeping tale 2012-12-05T03:46:05Z

But events will soon make it difficult for him to maintain his optimism. Fiction: ‘Full Measure’ is a moving portrait of Marines who fought in Afghanistan

“Whenever one of these channels steps forward and says that they’re going to be active in that space, I approach it with cautious optimism,” he said. Richard Pryor and Dick Cheney Focus of Showtime Documentaries 2013-01-14T23:13:12Z

There's, like, a relentless optimism you have to have to be a creative person: That there will be a next time, and you don't know what's going to happen around the corner. From "Simpsons" to Coachella, Danny Elfman reflects on 35 years of TV and film scoring 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z

His optimism was tempered by the world’s new reality that the pandemic would linger into the new year. Revelers await return to NYC’s Times Square to usher in 2022 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z

Now there was a sense of optimism in the air. How Menswear typified Cool Britannia and Britain's creation myth 2012-11-23T12:50:55Z

But when it clicks, there's an optimism and uplift in the music that makes pointing out these obvious influences seem like nit-picking. F&M playlist 2011-03-10T23:29:01Z

“We’re just trying to create some hope and optimism during a tough time for the Gulf,” said Robert Craft, the mayor of Gulf Shores. In Alabama, Jimmy Buffett Sings to Woo Tourists 2010-07-09T21:02:00Z

On the one, those who intone “dark” and “complex”; on the other, those who spout words like “optimism” and “celebration.” The Fashion Dialectic 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z

The early optimism was driven by ' better-than-expected guidance for the current quarter and a report that showed jobless claims fell to a 4-month low, below the key level of 400,000. Stocks start day higher, up more than 100 2011-08-11T13:58:00Z

The Galvins seemed to embody American optimism, an emblem of the bountiful American century. Good Looks Ran in the Family. So Did Schizophrenia. 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z

Influenced by the political optimism that ensued at the Cold War’s end, political scientists in the 1990s and early 2000s declared the US, for better or worse, a global hegemon. Zombie state 2012-06-08T14:45:00Z

Perhaps naive optimism persuaded Yusuf these flimsy assertions would pass muster. Imran Yusuf ? review 2011-08-15T14:14:29Z

He then contrasts that innocent optimism with the soldiers again airborne, this time blown off the ground by an exploding shell. Michael Foreman: life through a line 2011-03-07T15:39:18Z

Star Wars catches both America’s light and dark sides, its naive optimism and its crass, domineering pursuit of profit. The return of Star Wars: an evil empire in Jedi clothing? 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z

Yet it’s hard not to think that the glossy optimism of that vision of 2015 led many of us to rose-tint it, too. Great Scott! Back to the Future turns 30 (and catches up with reality) 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z

Cat Power: Chan Marshall reverses a career defined by darkness and doubt on her ninth album, “Sun,” in which dance beats and something like optimism reign. Top weekend shows: Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Off!, Cat Power 2012-10-26T16:00:00Z

All is also in keeping with the Kings' optimism, if not about the state of the American justice system, then certainly about the gladiators navigating it with the best of intentions. "The Good Fight" is as gripping as ever as it tackles Jan. 6, race and ethics in 2021 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z

Dudamel's answer is still one of optimism, only now there's even more steely determination and urgency. For Gustavo Dudamel, El Sistema remains a source of joy and hope 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z

Eunice Hunton Carter’s story is a reminder, in her grandson’s words, that “if you listen with the ears of history and optimism, you can hear the inner supports” of those barriers “starting to slip.” The Real-Life Heroine Who Inspired a Character on ‘Boardwalk Empire’ 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z

Both sides say they are still talking, but there seems to be little reason for optimism. DirecTV has plenty of reasons to be patient in Dodgers showdown 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z

The brisk, nine-episode first season ends on a cliffhanger, which could indicate optimism for completing Julie and Sunset Curve's story sometime in the future. How the iconic "Ferris Bueller's" parade and "Dirty Dancing" number inspired Netflix's new musical 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z

His attempts at optimism are framed as counterintuitive, faring little better, in predictive terms, than his lapses into pessimism. A Trust Buster for the New ‘Knowledge Monopoly’ 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z

I was hearing Armenia’s new voices of optimism. My Armenia 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z

Maybe it’s silly for me to bash optimism. Face It, Mom and Dad: I’m Not Special 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z

But even as the very existence of these works signals danger, it also suggests a kind of optimism, a belief that American political institutions will continue to exist in recognizable form. What Do Presidents Need to Know? 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z

We want them to recognise all kinds of desire and breathe optimism into relationships by emphasising equality, freedom, consent, creativity, kindness and respect. What is "heteropessimism," and why do men and women suffer from it? 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z

As a sight gag, it works, and the flaming man's relative optimism that such a dilemma can be sat out sticks with you. 2010-01-30T04:10:00Z

The opening ceremony was a show of such focused optimism that it lulled us into a false sense of security. The London Olympics opening ceremony: a moment of optimism that destroyed the decade 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z

What Letterman provided was that great optimism and sense of looking at the world, no matter how gritty, and being able to laugh at it. Video: Your Favorite David Letterman Memories 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z

There were promises of better days — he would make the country rich, save the streets, build the wall — but it was not an upbeat, win-win sort of optimism. A Donald Trump Speech Whose Sunny Spots Came Mostly From the Stage Lights 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z

In “Keep Moving,” she reflects on finding optimism in the dark days following a collapsed marriage and other struggles. 15 feel-good books guaranteed to lift your spirits 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z

This glorious paean to cautious optimism is its highlight. F&M playlist 2011-02-17T21:45:00Z

He acknowledged Ireland’s present economic struggles but said that optimism “could just be in the DNA of Ireland, as a country that has endured difficult times.” Traditional Irish Music in New York City 2012-03-15T22:06:12Z

Those around Duncan are quick to remind him just how lucky he is, but he struggles to share their optimism. ‘Still Life With Monkey’: A Mischievous, Gluttonous Primate 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z

“But you get so much further with optimism and hope.” Dwayne Johnson, Star of ‘San Andreas,’ Is Solid. Solid as a ... 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z

And I think people are looking with very creative optimism toward more transformative, restorative, real justice programs at the neighborhood grassroots level. When anti-violence backfires 2012-06-02T15:00:00Z

My resistance to optimism, never formidable, dissolves by the “Wonderland” preface. Steven Johnson on How Play Shaped the World 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z

Mr. Scola was a Communist in the 1980s, but said he did not believe in dogma or flag-waving and expressed an optimism built on faith in those millions of followers. Ettore Scola, Italian Film Director of Satire and Farce, Dies at 84 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z

These very reasons are what drive the host of TBS' topical comedy series "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee" to counter those very legitimate notions with optimism. Samantha Bee teases big election coverage, from presidential harassment to a strategic joy offensive 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z

Their generational confidence, optimism, and highly developed sense of teamwork did not set them up for a prostration of any sort. I don’t hate millennials anymore! 2013-05-25T13:00:00Z

A typical number had a beginning, a middle and a climactic end that was usually, but not always, an assertion of optimism. Music Review: Tony Bennett at the Metropolitan Opera - Review 2011-09-19T22:54:03Z

Terry has reason to add caution to his optimism. A Janis Joplin film finally shakes the kozmic blues 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z

“It is a musical about hope and optimism, and it couldn’t come at a better time,” said Neil Meron, who has served as executive producer on all of NBC’s live musicals. NBC hopes the sun will come out as it mounts ‘Annie Live!’ 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z

Her diagnosis of the ills from which cancer treatment suffers strikes me as accurate, but her solutions seem infused with the same unrealistic optimism she identifies as the cause of so much suffering. An Oncologist Asks When It’s Time to Say ‘Enough’ 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z

The music in “Diamond Studded Shoes” radiates optimism. Weezer’s Rock ’n’ Roll Nostalgia Trip, and 10 More New Songs 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z

While the optimism is beautiful — and maybe possible for the few who “make it” — it as Oliver points out, “leads you to act against your own best interest.” Must-see morning clip: John Oliver tackles income inequality, destroys myth of “American Dream” 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z

In the end, for all his awareness of the crises that are currently afflicting mankind, Kushner has the defiant optimism of a truly liberal spirit. Tony Kushner: 'At first I was horrified' 2011-08-15T20:31:01Z

But for all the mismatched period details in Blue Velvet, the film has a special relationship with the American midcentury, with what Lynch has called “euphoric 1950s chrome optimism.” “David Lynch should be shot”: Looking back on the madness and chaos of “Blue Velvet” and Ronald Reagan’s ’80s 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z

“Their work highlights a high degree of creativity and a deep-rooted commitment to the notion of community,” she added, calling it an expression of “the optimism and inclusivity of the very best American fashion.” A New Fashion Star is Crowned, and He’s Not Afraid of Controversy 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z

Even the title of the Eels' 10th record, "Wonderful, Glorious," oozes optimism. Review: Eels cheer up on 'Wonderful, Glorious' 2013-02-05T18:01:05Z

Or, as Fox puts it, “With gratitude, optimism becomes sustainable.” When It Comes to Living With Uncertainty, Michael J. Fox Is a Pro 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z

“It grows into conviction, conviction turns into work, and work leads to success. It’s really that simple. Our society needs more of this kind of optimism that escalates into conviction.” Belgrade Philharmonic Is Touring To Help Fund a New Home 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z

That ebullience and optimism are what Ratmansky captured in his 20-minute dance, his own whirling invention thrillingly hooked to what he calls the music’s “eternal engine.” Art, Music and More to Experience at Home This Weekend 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z

“I get a guarded sense of optimism from just about every retailer I speak to,” said David Bishop, the Sony Pictures Home Entertainment president. For Home Entertainment Industry, a Bright Spot 2011-10-30T22:44:49Z

Momentum snowballed and the enthusiasm surrounding that dream provided yet another mote of optimism. From "Jeopardy!" to "Trivial Pursuit," how LeVar Burton's latest lesson is one to inspire us all 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z

Tim is depicted as almost vacant and lifeless, and it is painless to see his optimism gone when his dreams were never all that far reaching to begin with. ArtsBeat: 'Friday Night Lights' Watch: The Final Season on NBC 2011-04-18T14:24:31Z

It’s a pessimistic book that nonetheless bends toward optimism, and it is a tonic for sore hearts and minds. A Patriotic and Paranoid Memoir Stared Nixon’s America in the Eye 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z

Nearly geeky in its optimism — and all the better for it — Chattanooga is a breath of fresh air. 36 Hours in Chattanooga 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z

And without veering into explicit narrative he aims to create a multilayered expressive texture that sets optimism against anguish, light against dark and high energy choreography against contemplative stillness. This week's new dance 2011-03-19T00:06:51Z

It was the 70s and it was a time when people were full of optimism for society. The strange life of Tim Guest 2010-03-28T00:05:00Z

At its best, it has something of the muted optimism of late Shakespeare, though there are also moments when it threatens to mutate into glib new age group therapy. The Fairy Queen ? review 2011-02-14T22:15:00Z

Charged with overseeing an end to 13 months of violence, the unarmed multinational squad of six professed their optimism. Shelling, shaky truce challenge U.N. few in Syria 2012-04-16T13:22:03Z

Is the veritable queen of kid lit — Woodson is the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, after all — able to bring that same balance of veracity and optimism to her fiction for grown-ups? Review | Jacqueline Woodson hooked me with her kid lit. Her new adult novel is even more powerful. 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z

Innovators like Borsuk and Bouse prove that the future of the book should be something we all consider with optimism provided we think beyond current expectations and strive to build new ones. Can you identify? 2012-05-17T00:00:00Z

Charli XCX's debut album, "True Romance," also fits in with that vibe with songs focusing mainly on optimism with a youthful detachment, which is hardly surprising considering the girl is only 20. Review: Charli XCX's album varied, but imperfect 2013-04-22T13:31:09Z

The issue, Oliver points out, is the optimism of the “American Dream.” Must-see morning clip: John Oliver tackles income inequality, destroys myth of “American Dream” 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z

Several public health researchers in Britain support the government’s current approach, voicing optimism about the prospects of staying open in the coming months. Counting on ‘Endemic’: The Travel Industry Readies for a Potentially New Phase 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z

At the end of the day Life in a Day ODs on poignancy, and while I commend the optimism and the experiment, I was hoping for a little more tension and vitality. Life in a Day's blancmange offers sugar but little substance 2011-01-26T12:39:32Z

Nor, despite his optimism about the future, does Mr Thiel fully share Ray Kurzweil’s techno-Utopianism: the “Singularity”, a future of superhuman artificial intelligence, may be near, but it is not inevitable. From one who should know 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z

I’m a very optimistic person and it’s important to me that the museum conveys that optimism to people, that the art we show stays connected to life.” A Risk-Taker?s Debut 2011-04-22T22:34:11Z

He had such a deep faith in humanity and optimism. Zachary Quinto on Gay Hollywood and Why Star Trek Beyond Is the Perfect Movie for Right Now 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z

The bench is in the grounds of Liberty City’s African Heritage arts centre, a prominent neighbourhood landmark, built with all the civil rights optimism of 1975. Moonlight’s writer Tarell Alvin McCraney: 'the story needed to be out there' 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z

“What drives the film is basically a strong sense of optimism,” Mr. Tykwer said. film: Tom Tykwer, Director of ?3? and ?Run Lola Run? 2011-09-09T12:30:00Z

Appiah’s optimism undergirds a belief that crosscultural conversation can foster both a mutual respect for difference as well as an unveiling of commonly held beliefs and ideas. Baudelaire makes a comeback 2013-02-04T19:15:00Z

That was the dystopian side of him, but the rest of him was full of optimism. Bradbury 'a bright burning spark' 2012-06-06T17:44:08Z

“It’s a huge sigh of a relief and a sense of optimism for sure,” Aronson said. Fueling box-office rebound, ‘Quiet Place’ opens with $58.5M 2021-05-30T04:00:00Z

And while I expected to meet people electrified by political change, I mainly encountered cautious optimism mixed with insouciant shrugs toward the politicians. Don’t Sleep on Tunis, a City That’s More Awake Than Ever Before 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z

A wave of irrepressible optimism probably played its part in sending three works in completely different styles soaring to all-time highs. Novelty Sets Cheerful Tone for Christie's Contemporary Auction 2010-07-01T17:00:00Z

Fox was on the big-screen TVs as Trump won the key state of Florida, and the room filled with increasing optimism that Trump had again defied the polls. The long love affair between Fox News and Trump may be over. Here’s how it all soured last week. 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z

Ms. Watson warns of deforestation and chemical fertilizers, among other contemporary threats, yet she maintains optimism for sites still densely occupied and vigilantly preserved. These Books Move Heaven and Earth 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z

Despite the horror of its prescience, the stubborn optimism that burns at the core of “Parable of the Sower” helps me face our true-life horrors. The Book That Terrified Neil Gaiman. And Carmen Maria Machado. And Dan Simmons. 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z

But what is different about this book, and the previous one, is a kind of elder statesman wisdom and optimism. Review | An ‘app whisperer’ teams up with time travelers in William Gibson’s ‘Agency’ 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z

His eternal optimism will frustrate the cynical female detective he often works with, but she can’t argue with the results that his unique perspective provides. Fox picks up new shows 'The Grinder' and 'Rosewood' 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z

Artistic Director Jude Kelly said the new celebration was not an attempt to recreate the festival, but to capture its postwar spirit of optimism. London celebrates Festival of Britain, 60 years on 2011-04-21T17:16:04Z

The eternal artistic optimism of a Hungarian refugee of war. Essential Arts & Culture: A buoyant 'Zoot Suit,' Moholy-Nagy at LACMA, and the power of composer Thomas Adès 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z

She also chose bright colors—particularly flame red—and striking fake leopard skin coats specifically to denote confidence and optimism on her frequent tours of bombed-out streets. Defined by their look: First ladies must set the right tone with their wardrobe — is this too colorful for the age of ISIS? 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z

She finishes with two words of exemplary optimism: "Don't worry." Music festival season: there will be mud 2013-06-18T17:58:53Z

It’s about as close as the show has ever gotten to demonstrating a capacity for optimism. ‘The Walking Dead’ Ends With a Promise of More Life 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z

Pat is bipolar, a condition that reveals itself mainly in manic episodes of aggressive optimism. Modern Love: Making a Hard Choice for a Soft Landing - Modern Love 2013-05-17T16:00:00Z

“I think I can speak for my generation when I say that our optimism has long ago been replaced with pragmatism.” Move Over, Millennials, Here Comes Generation Z 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z

“Each time I went there,” she said, “I grew increasingly impressed with Kevin’s kindness, his optimism, his loyalty and his dedication.” Adding a Wedding to the Highlight Reel 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z

Next to George's gawky optimism, Dunst's Rose silently suffers, completely lost and isolated in the world her new husband has brought her into, which includes the hostile and abusive Phil. The power of Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z

But it has if not optimism, exactly, then a generosity toward its survivors. Review: ‘The Last of Us’ Is a Zombie Thriller About Single Parenting 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z

Come fall, we may feel a heady mix of nostalgic yearning, renewed optimism, and abstract melancholy. There's something about autumn: why do people love fall so much? 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z

This is the sort of optimism Nick Gorki certainly embraces, especially since wrapping "Generation 9/11." How 9/11 helped define this generation’s new brand of patriotism 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z

Her fundamental optimism lay in her unceasing drive to make others understand while also attempting to learn from their “antagonisms and prejudices.” The Re-Enchantment of Carolee Schneemann 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z

But, besides the optimism, there's anxiety at the prospect of losing his native landscapes. Poem of the week: Words by Edward Thomas 2013-02-25T10:51:18Z

With the same sad optimism, we agreed we would remain friends. Pudge Will Keep Us Together 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z

Instead of progress there were total wars and genocides that mocked liberal optimism. Fractured Times: Culture and Society in the 20th Century by Eric Hobsbawm – review 2013-03-31T08:00:06Z

But Hagedorn’s honesty and optimism cracked open her heart to him. At 81, Diane Rehm is once again a blushing bride 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z

The center’s design features a number of the hallmarks—voluptuous swirls, dynamic asymmetries, an irrepressible optimism—that characterize Gehry’s earlier groundbreaking works. Frank Gehry's Masterful Fondation Louis Vuitton Debuts in Paris 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z

Her high-priced lawyer expresses optimism that the reader may find difficult to share. ‘Quicksand’: Sweden’s latest blockbuster thriller lives up to the hype 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z

The artist’s optimism was also inspired by collaborating with the young nonbinary dancers in the work. For This Artist, the Medium Is the Body 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z

"The concept of American optimism, making money, being successful, is an ongoing part of the American ethos," said Stone, who has put forward contrarian views of America in such movies as "JFK" and "Nixon." "Money Never Sleeps" faces hard time on Wall Street 2010-09-22T12:33:00Z

But the HQ refractory period — six to 18 hours — is just long enough to relax you into a state of optimism about playing again. How HQ Trivia Became the Best Worst Thing on the Internet 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z

Mr. Goldsmith’s long retail career spans decades of gadgetry — including truffle shavers and cherry pitters, Salad Shooters and spiralizers — and traces a history of ingenuity, optimism and sheer whimsy. All Those Kitchen Gadgets, but a Sharp Knife Just Might Do 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z

She never wagered more optimism than she could afford to lose. Five Joan Didion Movies You Can Stream Right Now 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z

If there’s any spark of optimism in this grim prognosis for our survival, it’s implied by the novel’s parallel structure: We’ve adapted before. Review | In Barbara Kingsolver’s ‘Unsheltered,’ Trump is just the latest threat to Earth’s survival 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z

The objective, it seems, is to revive the optimism of the late 1960s, when the promise of adventure and discovery — and the reality of a lunar landing — spawned a generalized blue-sky optimism. Why Is Fashion Having an Astral Moment? 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z

Ms. Weitering said she recalled a television interview Corneille did several years ago in the Netherlands, in which he talked about his natural optimism. Corneille, Dutch Artist With a Lyrical Modernism, Dies at 88 2010-09-07T02:00:00Z

But the depth and drama of Detroit’s history — bootstrapping industrialism, soulful factory workers, dying Rust Belt town, hardheaded optimism — is both truth and mythology. Can a high-end boutique prosper in Detroit? John Varvatos has a vision. 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z

How he goes on, day to day, with the same determination and optimism that he’s had throughout his presidency. Marc Maron Discusses his Podcast Interview With President Obama 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z

Going to galleries is on one level a search for such signs of growth and the cultural optimism they engender. A New Level of Ambition in Art by 3 Women 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z

This showed a certain level of optimism about my ability to visit a lingerie store and a florist’s before expiring. Neurotic’s guide to fasting 2013-03-20T00:00:00Z

For spring, the British fashion icon went back to the decade of optimism: The glorious 90s. Naomi Campbell steals Lanvin show at Paris Fashion Week 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z

This is typically when the industry issues its forecasts for the year ahead, and those forecasts are often shaded with optimism about better times ahead. Itineraries: Travel Industry Expects Only a Modest Recovery in 2010 2009-12-15T16:50:00Z

It’s too early to say where it’s all going, and there’s reason for optimism as well as worry. The Movies Are Back. But What Are Movies Now? 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z

But I have learned in Haiti through my Christian friends there, of whom I have many, many—at the beginning a lot of my friends were priests—I’ve learned the value of optimism. Q&A: Author Amy Wilentz and the Lure of Haiti 2013-01-28T15:00:18Z

The fragmentary, non-chronological structure allows them to inhabit the happiness and optimism of the couple’s salad days as emphatically as the despair that later comes to overwhelm them. Ryan Gosling movies – ranked! 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z

Her optimism is now tempered by the rise in cases of the Delta variant. Back to Normal? It’s a Tall Order as New York City Restaurants Struggle. 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z

Beginning with the sentencing portion of Galileo’s trial, it moves in reverse chronology, showing the scientist’s attempts to make his work palatable, through dialogues and metaphors that Mr. Glass outfits with flashes of humanist optimism. The Best of Philip Glass’s (Many) Operas After ‘Akhnaten’ 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z

While hope is passive, optimism determines the actions we will take. Michael Moore: 'We have the power to crush Trump' 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z

They represent that hope and optimism in a creative future for which they're responsible. From "Morning Show" to "Hello Tomorrow!" Billy Crudup reveals what his antiheroes are really selling 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z

That statement rang less like an expression of optimism than a direct order from our social, cultural, spiritual — and maybe just political — commander in chief. Perspective | At the Golden Globes, a night of powerful symbolism. Now, for the substance. 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z

That these advances are occurring as the holidays approach contributes to her optimism. Perspective | Broadway is off to a shaky start, but a last-minute reprieve for two acclaimed plays lifts spirits 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z

Do they have the underlying optimism you express at times in the book? ArtsBeat: Q. and A.: Mark Binelli on His Book 'Detroit City Is the Place to Be' 2012-12-05T19:36:36Z

Tokyo Olympics — it lent the whole production a surreal undertone of forced optimism. ‘30 Rock’ Reunion Review: A Few Laughs, a Lot of Blergh 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z

There is optimism — a soccer game with Afghan children — and quick work tending the wounded. ‘Combat Obscura’ Review: Afghanistan Uncensored 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z

In these protests, I have been confronted by a wild mix of emotions, from optimism to heated rage, and the hangover from it all: bitter disappointment. Slide Show: Capturing the Hong Kong Protests 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z

The creators attempt to look beyond headlines to timeless themes of migration and optimism, beginning in the distant past and ending far beyond our moment of crisis and uncertainty. Review: A ‘Dreamers’ Oratorio Tries to Transcend the Trump Moment 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z

Whether that figure floods you with optimism or despair may mark you out as a romantic or a realist. All you need is maths? The man using equations to find love 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z

But he also offered a spoonful of optimism, venturing that it was “more likely than not” that a vaccine would be available in a year or two, while maintaining his genial family-practitioner-from-Brooklyn tone. Fauci Hearing: Who Were Those Masked (and Unmasked) Senators? 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z

That optimism is based on promises the Taliban has made and, so far, mostly kept to respect historical and cultural heritage sites, and on their recent behavior in Kabul. Perspective | Artists and cultural workers face life under Taliban 2.0 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z

The actor said he was particularly surprised at Snowden's optimism about the ability of technology to positively change the future. Oliver Stone says studios' boards led to 'Snowden' rejection 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z

"Fans are meeting this with cautious optimism," says David Cater, president of the Sports Business Group, a consulting firm. Why Sports in LA Are in Disarray 2011-04-22T09:00:00Z

Whether that was optimism or naivety, I don't know. Simon Pegg: 'I measure life by my feelings for Star Wars' 2010-10-16T23:05:00Z

And though the divided Britain of 2017 inspires lamentations about a party — and a nation — at war within itself, “Labour” dares to end on a note of guarded but cheering optimism. On London Stages, Britain Considers Its Divided Soul 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z

In fact, there may already be signs of a change in mood, with chirps of optimism being heard from varied directions. Steven Pinker Continues to See the Glass Half Full 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z

The mood is sometimes jaunty, but “The Great Silence” is no joke, and the fatalism of its ending serves as an implicit critique of the sentimental optimism of many Hollywood westerns. Review: ‘The Great Silence,’ a 1968 Spaghetti Western Unchained 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z

Drained of purpose and, what’s worse, my baseline optimism, I had retreated into a silent despair when I came across Mark’s story. Tending to Grass, and to Grief, on a Tennis Court in Iowa 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z

On income inequality, he locates our blindness to it in our optimism, which he clearly also admires. John Oliver and Clickhole Take Fake News in Opposite Directions 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z

“Sang” contrasts with the optimism of those who entered adulthood during the years of China’s double-digit economic growth in previous decades. For Chinese millennials, despondency has a brand name 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z

His optimism was a paramount energising force, along with his deep Christian faith, and both helped him to create a body of work that is recognised as a significant contribution to 20th-century sculpture. Peter Thursby obituary 2011-02-20T18:03:36Z

Whatever his private ordeals, his professional voice always oozed with optimism; he would end each broadcast with the motto, “Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars.” Casey Kasem: The Voice of America 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z

There is little optimism to find on Harper's new release, "Give Till It's Done." Ben Harper to play Marymoor Park 2011-08-19T18:27:05Z

Instead, its 11 originals place a premium on hope, optimism and romance. For Jesse Dee, soul never out of style 2013-09-26T15:49:01Z

Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will. Professor targeted by right wing attack speaks out: “It was a blitzkrieg” 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z

But holiday horror can provide an escape from the unrelenting optimism of the season, along with harkening back to what brought us here in the first place. Deck the halls with films of horror 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z

The November memo reflects the optimism that the Newseum is doing better with donations and admissions. Heavily in debt, Newseum considered risky strategy to improve finances 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z

To be sure, Mr. Fox adds a bit of optimism, with occasional scattershot sections highlighting renewable energy and the success of civil disobedience against corporations and governments. Review: ‘How to Let Go of the World’ Ups the Ante on Climate Change 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z

He’s got to be the only political comic alive who could emerge from seven years of regularly joking about the Trump administration and a global pandemic exuding optimism. Trevor Noah’s Optimism Set His Version of ‘The Daily Show’ Apart 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z

However much enthusiasm he brought to the task, he does not inspire optimism by writing in an author’s note that he and his editor deemed Goldman Sachs “the next mountain we needed to climb.” Books Of The Times: Diving in Search Of the ?Great Vampire Squid? 2011-04-11T20:59:16Z

The Los Angeles Philharmonic, fiddling and blowing full out as they warmed up for the first of two London concerts, part of a European tour, communicated exuberance, optimism and a discernible but unshowy Hollywood sheen. Los Angeles Philharmonic/ Dudamel; OperaUpClose ? review 2011-01-30T00:06:50Z

The experience didn’t change her, she said, but it did intensify characteristics that were already inherent — determination, resilience, a borderline delusional sense of optimism. In ‘I Love That for You,’ Vanessa Bayer Sells Out 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z

The optimism, he said, stems from acceptance by politicians and average Greeks that there’s no turning back. Myths explain Greece 2012-06-25T15:15:00Z

And “Break Down These Walls” has the rigor and intensity of mid-career Mary J. Blige, after her worst wounded years but before optimism set in. New Music: Albums From Wiz Khalifa, Melanie Fiona and Lost in the Trees 2012-03-19T22:16:52Z

That optimism was on display as he bopped on the “Saturday Night Live” stage days after the election, when A Tribe Called Quest appeared with Dave Chappelle. Q-Tip is ready to be the Kennedy Center’s ‘provocateur in residence’ 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z

Prospects for a vaccine are so far elusive and health disparities are widening, so why the optimism as expressed by the Obama administration’s goal of getting to an AIDS-free generation? New AIDS optimism 2012-07-09T08:19:00Z

"I always say my favorite piece is my next one," says Ruffner, looking into her future with optimism. 'A Not So Still Life': Ginny Ruffner documentary draws you in 2011-07-21T19:27:04Z

It became my instinct to counter her seriousness with playfulness, her pessimism with optimism, her insanity with inanity. My crushing student debt 2013-05-18T23:00:00Z

The movie's appearance in the studio dumping ground of late August doesn't do much to encourage optimism, either. Our Idiot Brother: Paul Rudd on a Couch-Crash Course 2011-08-24T00:20:00Z

For us, though, 'optimism' is the wrong word. Paolo and Vittorio Taviani: 'For us it was cinema or death' 2013-03-01T08:00:05Z

It made me examine positivity and optimism in my own life. Cecily Strong has a raw new memoir about grief. That surprises her too. 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z

There is no doubt that Americans have little reason for optimism these days, and cultural tropes – like the zombie – are born of lost confidence and waning hope. Zombie state 2012-06-08T14:45:00Z

If the future of classical music is on your mind, the National Orchestral Institute is another reason for optimism. Summer opera: Wine, women and Gassmann 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z

There is such hope and optimism in these transnational performances, such certainty that communication would lead to a better tomorrow, that I could hardly stand it. Standing Up for Humanity in a World of Screens 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z

“Coming from the outside,” he says, “I’m not imbued with the eternal optimism and confidence that Americans have, you know? A lot of people go, ‘Well, that can never happen in America.’ The New Politics of Late Night 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z

Goulding says though she didn’t want to mask the pain behind the songs on her album, she also wanted to offer listeners a sense of hope and optimism. Singing the blues, Ellie Goulding turns darkness into light 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z

Still, I would add one note of optimism for nontechies like yourself: You should think of this as so long, not goodbye. Affairs of the Wrist: The Apple Watch Comes Between Them 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z

In the second season of his PBS series "Broken Bread," Choi brings his unique brand of activism, appetite and optimism to our complex and often contradictory American food system. Roy Choi shines a light on our broken food systems: "We'll throw away food before we feed people" 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z

Mr. Perrey’s short online autobiography, written in 1993, expressed an abiding faith in the power of optimism, even as he acknowledged the stresses facing the human race. Jean-Jacques Perrey, Electronic Music Pioneer, Dies at 87 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z

Approaching the game with optimism while knowing that the most I'll get out of it is four hideous words that trigger my condition: Your Entry Wasn't Accepted. Sneaker Release Trauma is real. Just ask any suffering shoe collector 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z

But Berg is quick to emphasize the genuine optimism that’s as evident in “Silicon Valley” as the sarcastic barbs. How ‘Silicon Valley’ and ‘The Circle’ help explain our love-hate-can’t-live-without relationship with technology 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z

She takes pride just the same in being her father’s daughter, self-made to the core, the product of an unwavering optimism. Victoria Beckham: Is She for Real? 2010-09-03T22:43:00Z

Frustrated Optimist Frustrated Optimist: You’re saying that your optimism trumps his agency in deciding what he will and won’t regret, no matter how you frost it. Carolyn Hax: Steer clear of significant other’s relationship with parents 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z

While these shows deal with dark subject matter, they somehow maintain a sunny optimism, perhaps a response to the stereotype of the sad clown, but just as likely, a reflection of personal taste. Make Way for the Carnal Clowns of Stand-Up 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z

Thus, in a zigzag fashion and in a haze of chemically stoked optimism, was born Flipper’s. Sex, Drugs and Roller Skates 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z

Despite the grim circumstances, he finds reason for some optimism: “This ugly pandemic has created the possibility for change and reform,” he writes. 17 New Books to Watch For in October 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z

By highlighting it in this fall preview section, I suppose I am complicit in the same crossed-fingers optimism that the networks are displaying. Perspective | The hunt for fall TV brings a last gasp of new shows and — perhaps at long last — a shift in old habits 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z

“We are not in the slightest bit discouraged,” Ms. Jones said, an optimism buoyed she said by the tenacity of her staff and many volunteers. South Street Seaport Museum Mops Up After Hurricane Sandy 2012-11-12T22:52:21Z

But if there’s a central life force residing in the heart of tropicalia — then, now or tomorrow — it’s the music’s radical, radiant optimism. Review | Brazil is changing. Caetano Veloso is forever. 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z

He brimmed with optimism and restated a host of aphorisms for an active and fit life. Jack LaLanne, Founder of Modern Fitness Movement, Dies at 96 2011-01-24T03:34:59Z

There were times when coming up with drag performances was the only thing that gave me optimism. Sasha Velour: ‘Drag is darkness turned into power’ 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z

These lost souls agree that, since the fall of apartheid, South Africa’s optimism has devolved into a Darwinian malaise. At the Tribeca Film Festival, Movies for Every Taste 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z

“There’s a sense of optimism,” Monterrey said, headed for coffee Thursday morning, but would optimism be enough? What was COP26? A slog, a spectacle — and, for one youthful delegation, an opportunity. 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z

Although he set out as a playwright to examine difficult questions, Mr. Fuller did so with a certain degree of optimism about the future of the United States. Charles Fuller, Pulitzer Winner for ‘A Soldier’s Play,’ Dies at 83 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z

Back then, American TV shone with a veneer of peak optimism. ‘Party of Five’ Makes the Personal Political 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z

Yet when I talk to insiders at the Mikhailovsky, it's hard to discern anything but optimism. Russia's ballet wars: dancers in the dock 2013-03-13T19:30:02Z

But we are proceeding with the idea that we will be back, and there is good optimism around it. Jim Rash On Co-Writing The Descendants and the Future of Community 2011-11-30T09:58:48Z

That may be true of Less’s novels, but it’s not true of this one, which eventually rewards Less’s fragile optimism in the most charming way. Do we really need another novel about a novelist? Yes — this one is delightful. 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z

But my optimism springs from the fact that ordinary people are less narrow-minded, more open to difference, more thoughtful than they were during L.B.J.’s time. Barack Obama and Bryan Cranston on the Roles of a Lifetime 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z

Reagan’s optimism and imperturbable cheer came to him much earlier. TV Watch: Remembering the Reagan We May Never Know 2011-02-04T18:54:16Z

But his theme remains constant: "a sense of carefree optimism that you really don't get when you're older, a sense that anything is possible". Ryan McGinley: nude in New York 2010-04-13T20:30:00Z

Mrs Reynolds is a sort of urban fairytale; a play of glorious and unexpected optimism. Gary Owen: Bridgend and beyond 2010-04-07T20:45:00Z

The art audit's message is one of optimism. The London art audit: how well are female artists represented? 2013-05-24T12:22:00Z

“I thought, ‘OK, I’ve really gotten somewhere!’” he says, recalling his optimism at the time. Frank Conversations About Making a Living in Dance 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z

So how do you stay in touch with that fundamental level of optimism? Craig Finn keeps the faith: “We live in divided times, but I do believe that people are inherently good” 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z

Paik’s optimism about the Internet and its promise of connecting disparate people wasn’t off-base. Review | Picking apart the Internet: An exhibition that addresses the elephant in the room 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z

The success of The King's Speech also points to another reason for optimism – filling what the industry calls the "lost middle". How The King's Speech has revived the British film industry 2011-02-11T19:32:41Z

And that sunny optimism, though expected for Hallmark, is commendable. Hallmark's latest Jewish offering: An order of "Hanukkah on Rye" piled high with racial pandering 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z

Storefronts empty of history, and fill with promise and optimism the next week. Coming Home 2012-10-01T15:20:08.330Z

It was a moment—not just one but decades—of optimism. Auctioning off utopia 2013-07-14T22:00:00Z

The guttural catharsis of Stuart Brisley's performance You Know It Makes Sense is engaged with a kind of desperate optimism. This week's new exhibitions 2010-07-23T23:06:00Z

Antonio Gramsci, the Italian political writer jailed by Mussolini’s Fascist regime, believed in “pessimism of the intellect and optimism of the will.” Our First Amendment test is here. We can’t afford to flunk it. 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z

But she returned to artifice quickly, shifting into the inherent optimism of the voice of a mystical figure who believes enough in the future to read it on tarot cards. Now Playing Nightly on Instagram: Sketch Comedy’s Newest Star 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z

A sizzling, up-tempo number brimming with a palpable optimism, "What Is Life" would quickly emerge as a radio favorite. The hope and wisdom of George Harrison's 1970 solo album "All Things Must Pass" 2020-04-18T04:00:00Z

Drawn to the West by the promise of jobs, these men quickly feel their optimism shredded by England’s economic malaise. ‘The Year of the Runaways’ review: ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ for the 21st century 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z

Mr. Meyer has said hiring people with kindness and optimism, curiosity and empathy, self-awareness and integrity — all markers of a high HQ — is part of his company’s competitive advantage. What Is Hospitality? The Current Answer Doesn’t Work. 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z

Which may be to say that when optimism is in short supply, a sense of humor can’t hurt. ‘Tel Aviv on Fire’ Review: Mideast Conflict as Soap Opera and Farce 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z

Vance, who grew up in the Rust Belt, uses his life story to explore the loss of optimism among the white working class and explain its affinity for Donald Trump. Notable nonfiction books in 2016 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z

These accounts offer an intriguing counterpoint between optimism in hard times and self-defeating pessimism in relatively easy ones. 2010-02-17T03:22:00Z

While it might seem strange to link optimism with failure, without optimism it’s virtually impossible for budding entrepreneurs to put their plans into action. The evolutionary origins of optimism 2012-06-12T00:01:00Z

But presenting the play in an altered state, giving it an airing even when they couldn’t breathe it, was an act of optimism. Perspective | No one will ever see this play, and no actors are coming either. But the show will go on. 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z

But the handiest year for TV’s genesis is 1946 — when technology, optimism and renewed consumer buying power joined forces at World War II’s conclusion and gave broadcast television a belated kick-start. Growing up together, TV and baby boomers were a perfect fit 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z

Through his optimism — he genially shows off bullet wounds he’s earned on front lines — and his narrative arc, he emerges as the movie’s center. Review: In ‘This Is Congo,’ Four Lives Shaken by Conflict 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z

I think he was trying to stir up optimism. Obama’s State of the Union optimism: “The difference between Reagan and Obama is that Reagan believed it in his bones” 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z

Brimming with unquenched optimism, "Humankind" stands with Coldplay's finest anthems — songs like "A Sky Full of Stars" and "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall." Coldplay has lost its way 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z

I was attracted by his salt-and-pepper hair as much as by his insistent optimism and joie de vivre in the face of the unknown, and we quickly developed a comfortable repartee. Modern Love: Ready to Take a Faithful Leap 2011-07-14T20:19:03Z

You leave the book on this note about the practice of optimism. "Being busy all the time is not healthy": Ban.do founder wants to change the narrative about success 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z

During my pregnancy, I was full of confidence, optimism and a sense that all would be well. 'Please find some words for me': the conversations that helped after our son's stillbirth 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z

That, too, hits home, or have you forgotten the brief, Arab Spring-like optimism of last June? Opening the Door: 3 Picture Books Look at Life on the Other Side 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z

Election Day itself was a cultural moment—from optimism and giddiness to shock and fear, for many. My Most Memorable Cultural Moments of 2016 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z

But she expressed optimism that as the culture of harassment and abuse that has existed is exposed, men will find a way to support women. Minnie Driver: men like Matt Damon 'cannot understand what abuse is like' 2017-12-16T05:00:00Z

She is unafraid, for example, to cry fraud re: that particular flavor of grinding American optimism. Grace Paley, the Saint of Seeing 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z

Or over to the Majestic to take the measure of her cockeyed optimism in “South Pacific.” Theater Review: ‘Inventing Mary Martin,’ With 3 Singers in the Title Role 2014-04-28T02:00:01Z

When Williams sings about pain it is never less than convincing, yet there are trace elements of optimism. Lucinda Williams – review 2013-06-25T15:02:33Z

But for Ilana, and for “Broad City”’s vision of Hillary Clinton, the world of politics is one of positive energy and possible change, of optimism and acceptance. Hillary visits “Broad City”: Clinton makes Abbi and Ilana swoon in this wishful-thinking fantasy 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z

Your optimism allowed you to move forward rather than wallow in sorrow. Why Is the Greatest Love of All Also the Hardest? 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z

"Promises" teeters between optimism and cynicism, letting characters — and viewers — hang on tenterhooks in the balance. In the shrewd "Promises," Isabelle Huppert is a local politician dealing with truth and perception 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z

Irrational optimism in the face of looming bleakness? Riff: The Bleak ?Game of Thrones? Needs More Light 2011-04-17T03:00:17Z

“Word of Mouth” by Timo Andres is an exhilarating chamber symphony suffused with optimism but also seemingly filled with the clamor of conflicting ambitions and egos. Orpheus Chamber Orchestra at Carnegie Hall 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z

The poem's uncharacteristic buoyancy may well reflect the optimism Thomas felt in 1915 as he made those never-fulfilled plans of joining Robert Frost in New Hampshire. Poem of the week: Words by Edward Thomas 2013-02-25T10:51:18Z

His optimism in the face of headlines that get more doomsday by the hour grew from seeing stadiums packed with GN’R fans, “united under rock ‘n’ roll,” where no one asks who you voted for. Guns N’ Roses star Duff McKagan reveals what led to his surprisingly countrified new album, ‘Tenderness’ 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z

The ideas and the optimism began to come from cities again. Why Does the Demolition of a Marcel Breuer House Matter? 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z

He wears a bracelet that says: “I Believe” — more a statement of optimism than ideology. Meet Joshua Johnson, Diane Rehm’s successor — and a bold move for WAMU 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z

Day was utterly without irony and she radiated a can-do straightforwardness, optimism and good nature that resonated with millions of filmgoers. Doris Day: the wholesome face of postwar American optimism 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z

The notion of reacquainting oneself with the past -- coupled with a sense of optimism among industry players as they look ahead -- seems to epitomize Sundance 2010. 2010-01-20T19:03:00Z

Melbourne’s doughnut connoisseurs have welcomed the silliness and optimism of it all, feeling connected through small indulgences. How doughnuts became Australia's symbol of Covid hope 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z

The work’s debt to Beckett is forthright, but it translates the bleak comedy of that Irish master into an exuberant American vernacular that even has room for optimism. Review: Jason Craig’s ‘Longyarn’ Features a Mom Who Won’t Shut Up 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z

We're asking, can America pursue the radical optimism of a nation that believes in freedom and equality? 5th Avenue's 'Oklahoma!': a multicultural frontier 2012-02-08T21:36:04Z

I hated that my beloved and adopted city had been so cruelly violated and that the American people, whose default goodwill and optimism I admired so much, had been so cruelly disappointed. Diamondbacks 1, Story 0 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z

"If there is a pessimistic situation, then you expose it and get through it; to me, that's optimism." Ben Harper to play Marymoor Park 2011-08-19T18:27:05Z

“It’s a weird mix of dread and optimism and fear,” she said. Election Night Parties? How About Not? 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z

After living comfortably alone for a spell, I started seeing a man who shared Derek’s decency, optimism and build. The Wisdom of the Moving Man 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z

There was a feeling of freedom and even, dare I say it, optimism in some of these parents. Perspective | How can I keep my child — and myself — on track while navigating online kindergarten? 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z

It all adds up to a Milan fashion spring — the general feeling of optimism and rebirth encouraged by a more fertile economic climate than a year ago. Special Report: Fashion: Seeing the Green Shoots 2011-02-24T18:58:08Z

But the pure optimism of the whole thing — its distinctly ’80s aesthetic and total lack of irony — transports you into a fictional little universe where eating more cheese is the key to happiness. In Vintage TV Ads, a Curious Fountain of Hope (and Cheese) 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z

Mr. Dallek said that in contrast to recent presidencies that had “a desultory quality” and “demoralized” the country, President Kennedy’s was still remembered by many for its optimism and Kennedy’s inspirational speeches. Dramatizing Camelot 2011-01-17T22:32:30Z

It’s one of the few movies I’ve ever seen that seems to critique blind optimism or shallow happiness. How “Inside Out” rejects the self-esteem mandate: “You are not going to feel great about yourself all the time” 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z

With the naive viewpoint of early college students, this Mexico City quintet portrait everyday existential nuances with an optimism only an iPod advertisement would reach. May's best music from across the MAP 2012-05-18T15:52:05Z

In the first flush of new year optimism that I, too, can live in the present moment in 2021 – I give it a go. Headspace Guide to Meditation: can Netflix deliver enlightenment in 20 minutes? 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z

"But she did speak at some length about how important music was to her survival - in preserving her optimism and her sense of humour." Oscars: Reporter's diary 2014-02-24T11:48:11Z

When the show began, Debbie was an innocent girl who believed her family’s troubles and idiosyncracies could be surmounted with enough optimism and ingenuity. What’s the best show about poverty, crime and crazy sex? It’s ‘Shameless.’ 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z

“But we’re much more interested in bringing people into town now and livening up the neighborhood and bringing some optimism back into the streets.” Take a peek inside Sub Pop’s new flagship store in Seattle’s Denny Triangle neighborhood 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z

Written as a satirical attack on Leibniz, whose philosophy of optimism, Voltaire believed, trivialized human suffering, the slim work of comic fiction became a perennially bestseller. Kelsey Grammer and Christine Ebersole take the L.A. Opera stage for 'Candide' 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z

I made a lot of it in L.A., so there is sunshine and optimism. Jessie Ware brings her 'Tough Love' to America 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z

But the track pulses with optimism: a cheerful melody bolstered by a chiming piano and thumping beat that reach back to Abba, topped with a hooting sample of African flute. On Arcade Fire’s ‘Everything Now,’ Pop Can Reach Deep 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z

“She’s got a lot of grace and optimism that I really cherish.” Falling in Love While Navigating Grief 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z

For optimism, he offered a collection of outdoorsy resilience, less fussy and fashionable than many of his previous ones. London Fashion Week Draws the Queen and the Rabble 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z

Although Friedman admits he’s impressed with the strength of Millennial “optimism and idealism,” he is “baffled” by our pragmatism. Millennials will save us! 2013-02-16T19:00:00Z

“Personally, given the times we live in, I have a desire for optimism. I have a desire for someone like this to exist.” A Darker, Deeper Jim Carrey Returns to TV With ‘Kidding’ 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z

Still, Ms. Sud felt certain her show had life left in it, a mind-set she attributed to the eternal optimism of television producers. Television: ‘The Killing,’ Canceled, Returns to AMC 2013-05-29T12:00:17Z

Talk about adding layers back in: “Merrily” is about youthful optimism that, pickled in uneven showbiz success, turns into middle-aged bitterness and alienation. From ‘South Park’ to ‘Knives Out,’ Pop Culture Is Steeped With Sondheim 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z

But even with that spirit, that optimism, that determination, I never set out to win a Newbery. Memorable moments from creators of kids' books 2011-07-09T01:01:08Z

“The elements surge upwards, creating a rush of optimism and elation.” Critic’s Notebook: An Engineering Landmark Faces Demolition in Moscow 2014-03-16T17:07:29Z

It’s a lovely idea, and touching in its old-fashioned optimism. Architecture Review: Civic Engagement Trumps ?Shhh!? 2011-01-30T18:34:30Z

Max Hole, the Chief Operating Officer of Vivendi's Universal Music Group International, said the industry did have reasons for optimism as more consumers were using smartphones and tablets to access music and music video. Global 2010 recorded music sales fall about 9 percent 2011-01-20T13:30:17Z

But last week the optimism began to evaporate. Amy Winehouse: 'She was a sweet, tiny thing with this huge great voice' 2011-07-23T20:31:06Z

“The more something we noticed matches our emotional state, maybe the emotionally positive state of optimism and thinking about the future and so on, maybe the more likely we are to notice it.” Are There More Tulips Than Usual This Year? 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z

In fact, in a moment of crazed optimism, I even filled out an online application form for Millionaire Hot Seat. Melissa Lucashenko: 'If I live to be 100, I’ll never forget the first day I visited my daughter on that ward' 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z

The film was an acutely observed insider’s view of a profession that requires a strong constitution to withstand its humiliations and grubbiness, and to maintain a modicum of optimism. Review: ‘Don’t Think Twice’: Mike Birbiglia’s Smart Comedy 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z

“It’s as if there’s a contest between the optimism and audacity of plants, and the relentlessness of the shingle,” Deuchar said. Planted in Sickness, Derek Jarman’s Garden Still Gives Joy 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z

Kant's optimism about the public use of reason was so great, it surpassed any worry of autocracy. Why "free speech" needs a new definition in the age of the internet and Trumpist tweets 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z

And kids need to see determination and optimism modeled for them, too. Parents can’t fix climate change with life hacks — but here are ways to make a real impact 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z

“You can feel the energy and anxiety of these newly arrived workers, fused with ambition and optimism,” Anderson told me. The Anxious, Hopeful Faces of Young People in Shenzhen, China 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z

There was a level of optimism that you rarely see in any pop culture anymore.” Searching for the ‘Vibe Shift’ at Coachella 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z

However, the film’s optimism about the outcome of organized peaceful protest feels a bit rose colored. Critic’s Notebook: Rendez-Vous With French Cinema Looks at Real Life 2014-03-05T23:11:14Z

Petronio, who lives next door to the center, seems to maintain a spirit of optimism. The Petronio Residency Center to Close After Six-Year Run 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z

Released today, the EP reflects his initial optimism and eventual frustration. Wyclef Jean: 'Fans are calling me the new Dylan' 2010-12-05T21:30:00Z

We interrupt this political feeding frenzy for a tiny moment of appreciation and optimism. Why you should watch Monday’s debate — even if you’ve made up your mind 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z

And if you’re going to say anything about your new neighbors to the old ones, aim for optimism. I Shouldn’t Have to Tell You This Is Racist 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z

Why, America singing, of course, in all its insolence and innocence, its optimism and anxiety, its gregariousness and its guardedness — America as it was, and is, and probably ever shall be. Review: ‘Oklahoma!’ Preserves a Classic While Adding Punch 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z

You may lack the energy and optimism of youth but you develop coping strategies. Fathers of folk-rock mark 45 years with family bash 2012-08-15T12:37:54Z

I think it’s optimism, just like the stock market. ‘The moment when it really started to feel insane’: An oral history of the Scaramucci era 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z

All the more reason for an enterprising museum curator to revisit the time half a century ago when Mr. Caro and the Western world were momentarily possessed by a spirit of joyful, devil-may-care optimism. On the Met?s Roof Garden, Sculpture at Play 2011-04-29T13:42:59Z

Preferring little victories to game-changing transformations, Berresheim’s whimsical mishmash of media does its own thing, on its own terms — with a whiff of optimism. Tim Berresheim's latest show at Meliksetian Briggs revels in the eclectic and the oddball 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z

“If the last management was all about ‘Let’s call it a night,’ ” he said, “this one is about conveying optimism.” San Diego Opera Downsizes to Survive 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z

Boehm also suggests fostering optimism by asking: “What is the best possible outcome for myself in the future?” Why some people are more optimistic than others — and why it matters 2020-08-14T04:00:00Z

"Born in the U.S.A." is the antithesis of the American Dream-chasing optimism that listeners construe the rock number as; the song captures the desperate feelings of a working-class citizen in post-Vietnam America. 25 famous songs with misunderstood meanings 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z

To see them collapse, dissolving into a fantasy world accompanied by a Golden Age score, is to see American optimism collapse along with them. What Makes ‘Follies’ a Classic? 7 Answers and 1 Big Problem. 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z

“There are plenty of heroes here,” Ken Jaworowski wrote in The Times, “yet only a little optimism.” What’s on TV Friday: ‘The Crown’ and President Obama on ‘Real Time With Bill Maher’ 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z

What struck me above all, when I visited the building in September, for the first time in several years, was the way Jahn’s design marries wild optimism with civic pride. Postmodern architecture at risk, Part 2: The saga shifts to Chicago 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z

But beyond the vicarious laughs over his embarrassments, viewers responded to his indomitable, unshameable optimism. The Post-Embarrassment Media Campaign of Andrew Yang 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z

Holiday started just after World War II, when a lot of soldiers were coming back with a great sense of optimism. Pamela Fiori on ‘The Best Travel Magazine That Ever Was’ 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z

Above all, a willed and unblinking optimism courses through Valerie June’s songs. The Time-Warped Charm of Valerie June 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z

Photograph: Rex It used to be said that the difference between British defeatism and self-deprecation and American optimism and self-belief could be seen in the TV shows Yes Minister and The West Wing. Magic Mike – review 2012-07-12T14:29:01Z

Martha Graham was one of the 20th century’s great storytellers, whether she was compressing Greek tragedy into a few terse postures or distilling American optimism and courage into her most famous dance, “Appalachian Spring.” Crossfit junkies have nothing on these dancers: Martha Graham’s hardbodied style

My books are also popular because of their optimism. "I don't want to be L. Ron Hubbard": Andy Weir on writing escapism & new book "Project Hail Mary" 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z

From Reagan's much more successful political formula, Murdoch borrowed shrill anti-communism, a sometimes glib optimism about capitalism and a belief in America's right to world supremacy. Murdoch's Politics: How One Man's Thirst for Wealth and Power Shapes Our World by David McKnight – review 2013-02-20T07:01:01Z

An unexpected note of optimism is suddenly heard in the finale, which segues from anxious counterpoint to an uplifting Bach chorale played by a solo trumpet. Music Review: Riverside Symphony Performs Works by Takemitsu and Honegger 2014-01-26T21:13:20Z

Advancing technology also played a major role in the transition from optimism to ambivalence. Music: The Unmistakable Sensibility of Sondheim 2010-04-30T23:09:00Z

“Memory Won’t Let Me” feigns optimism with its jaunty guitar and sweet harmonies, but they’re merely sugarcoating lyrics about being unable to move on. In Country Music, Nice Guys Finish First (for Now) 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z

"There was a tremendous amount of optimism at the time that constructive change was possible," said Chambless. 1968's Sky River Rock Festival revisited Friday 2011-08-12T04:42:04Z

There was an optimism inherent in nearly all of his work, in its clear, light-on-its-feet structural logic and material palette. An Appreciation: Architect Donald Wexler made Palm Springs modern 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z

In her debut memoir, “Uncanny Valley,” Anna Wiener recounts leaving her low-paying publishing job for Silicon Valley, and the ensuing optimism and disenchantment she experienced. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z

Even though it required going back to school, it always filled me with optimism. Anna Deavere Smith: The First Time a White Person Wrote ‘Love’ to Me 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z

The dashed optimism of last year’s street protests, leading up to the 2014 World Cup, still hangs over the city. Novels From Around the World Examine Kinship and Conflict 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z

She’s written a lot about cruel optimism, things that we invest in that ultimately destroy us. On Being Seen: An Interview with Claudia Rankine from Ferguson 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z

Her upbeat conclusion is that by understanding the neural basis of personality and mood, we can change it and so increase our optimism, health and happiness. In praise of cynicism 2013-07-10T17:27:31Z

Right now, at least, it seems like optimism might get you further. The Corporate Optimism of Justin Timberlake at Last Night’s Oscars 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z

Alan died at the peak of his life, when he was full of optimism and crazy in love with Delaney, who was found within two feet of him. Mudslide survivors find gratitude and ways to go on 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z

For his part, he quickly warmed to her optimism and deep kindness. The Gift of the Goat Sealed the Deal 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z

We keep seeing Heigl's potential as a fine comic actress and, the curse of optimism, continue to be disappointed when she betrays her best instincts. Life As We Know It: Katherine Heigl Crashes Again 2010-10-08T18:55:00Z

While he said it was not yet a sure thing, Mr. Kaufman expressed optimism that the play, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in drama this year, would arrive on Broadway. ArtsBeat: Robin Williams May Play 'Bengal Tiger' on Broadway 2010-10-18T22:00:00Z

“Lo,” she says, is “a kind of conversation with American optimism and how it expresses itself in music.” The democracy of American music 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z

And then there’s Chance, likewise an earthbound star whose optimism seems sourced from some other decade, be it of the future or an alternate world. Hip-Hop’s New Wave of Lyricism 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z

Though longtime patrons have been understandably worried about City Opera’s future, Mr. Steel exuded optimism. Critic?s Notebook: City Opera Begins Season With Rufus Wainwright 2011-11-18T21:43:07Z

She characterizes that 1984 book as "full of hope and optimism," but tempered that with concern that "some people found computers so compelling that they did not want to be separated from them." Sherry Turkle's 'Alone Together': lonely in a world with 1,000 virtual distractions 2011-01-20T22:21:04Z

But somehow there was a sense of magic to that last book, an optimism among the dark alleys and dysfunctional family relationships. A Timely Dystopian Thriller With Sexual Assault and Political Corruption at Its Core 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z

The country had a defined utopian goal toward which its citizens could strive; there was optimism, a better future could be conceived of. My Mother and the Failed Experiment of Yugoslavia 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z

The strengths of Hogenmiller's production lies in its energy, optimism and choreography. This Dolly hits all the high notes 2010-12-28T15:32:00Z

The saxophonist Marty Ehrlich, sensitively accompanied by Ms. Stern-Wolfe, fully brought to life the music’s conversational immediacy with passages of sunny optimism followed by mocking cackles, cunning microtonal slides and colorful riffs. Review: Summoning Erwin Schulhoff’s Zest for Life 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z

Just hours before a British election, the overriding message as the students took a celebratory finale bow was one of optimism. Youth, Beauty and Politics at a Student Fashion Show in London 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z

Legend's fourth solo album is called Love In The Future: "Even the title is about optimism and possibility," he says. John Legend talks 'Love In The Future' 2013-04-17T00:14:07Z

If trying to do that requires optimism and persistence, he says that medicine demands the same traits. ‘Soul Doctor’ Musical Moves to a Smaller Stage 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z

She advocated self-reliance, rugged individualism, limited government, American optimism and benevolence and the can-do-attitude that is the unprecedented hallmark of American exceptionality. Jamaican, gay and Ayn Rand made it OK: My amazing “Atlas Shrugged” love story 2014-04-25T23:00:00Z

Tim and I had moved to China from New York, swooning in the optimism of being young and in love. The Man in Xinjiang: A Frightening Experience in Rural China 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z

“He has a lot of enthusiasm and optimism no matter what is going on around him,” Ms. Harrington said of Mr. Ballinger, whom she calls her “robot of positivity.” Finding Romance in the Ups and Downs 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z

As we embarked on the difficult task of getting permission for the various shoots, it was his gregarious optimism that pushed the project forward. The Lives of American Soldiers, Before and After War 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z

However, in conversation, his optimism for the auction model is obvious and palpable. With a focus on food sovereignty, rural Appalachian Ohio is rebounding 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z

And it was expressed with the confident optimism generated by an enduring French sense of historical superiority. They think, therefore they are 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z

Scalamoni said he’s frequently asked about the difficulties in finding not just one but two actors who can embody the humor, heart and optimism that Ferrell brought to the title role. 'Elf' gets a musical makeover and a visit to Costa Mesa 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z

But his brand of entertainment — veined with optimism and concerned more with characters than plot — has not fared particularly well at the multiplex lately. With ‘Roadies,’ Cameron Crowe Takes His Good Mood to TV 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z

Cynicism is often the preferred mode, every moment of optimism and good will threatened by at least one shadow. Music Review: M83 Plays Webster Hall - Review 2011-11-23T23:28:11Z

It’s a tribute to the power of optimism — and to an inspiring man who’s changing the world, one child at a time. ‘The Revolutionary Optimists’: a story of hope in Indian slums 2013-03-28T22:00:43Z

A consistent daily “gratitude practice” can rewire your brain towards optimism in three weeks. The golden hour: 15 ways to change your life in a work-from-home lunch break 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z

Tuesday’s performance, unusually, lacked heart, and the work’s optimism felt forced. At Alvin Ailey, Finding Shelter in One Another 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z

The internationally hailed writings of Anne Frank feature prominently in the third installment, and hearing her optimism in the face of death is fortifying. With "The U.S. and the Holocaust" Ken Burns makes a sobering addition to the American story 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z

“The country is imperiled. It was imperiled when I was writing ‘Ninety-Two in the Shade,’ but there was such free-floating optimism in the culture. Thomas McGuane, winner of the upcoming Kirsch Award, on his path as a writer 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z

Idealism is in short supply, the national mood a dull grumble rather than shining optimism at the prospect of change. We mean it, maaan!: the lost art of the pop manifesto 2010-04-29T20:30:00Z

“And it’s a hard-won optimism, which is also embodied in Sutton. I think that her spirit and her determined, positive outlook on life really, really got us through.” ‘Younger’ Departs a Covid-Free New York, a Fantasy to the End 2021-04-11T04:00:00Z

But no one ever got rich betting on optimism in that part of the world. A French Expert Surveys the Entire Middle East 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z

At the close of 1985, the magazine tried to balance optimism and pessimism, as this cover suggests. Five decades of the Observer Magazine 2011-07-30T23:05:00Z

It’s scuzzy and anthemic, with heavy doses of late 1990s suburban rap-rock, and manages an air of sunny optimism even as he raps about a seemingly unending run of teenage traumas. The Playlist: Bad Bunny Gives Drake a Spanish Lesson, and 12 More New Songs 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z

But it may just be this messy balance of infectious optimism and youthful arrogance that caught Famuyiwa’s eye in the first place. What "Dope" Star Shameik Moore Thinks the History Books Will Say About Him 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z

It’s the kind of clean, bright space that once expressed faith and optimism about the world but now whispers big-ticket taste and privilege. ‘Parasite’ Review: The Lower Depths Rise With a Vengeance 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z

Oram, known by the others to be a “man of faith,” displays an optimism that borders on credulity, and Daniels’s doubts prove to be well-founded. “Alien: Covenant” Bursts with Pomposity 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z

I was a newly minted college grad from Texas and arrived with all the optimism and naïveté of a typical newcomer. True Tales of ‘Sex and the City’ 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z

Davies offers optimism in the form of a being who travels the universe in a vessel that looks like a police box, who triumphs over brutality using his intellect and logic, and has two hearts. What the new "Doctor Who" era portends 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z

He’s starting over, and it stings; but he can’t help finding reasons for optimism. A Stranger From the Past Confronts Roddy Doyle’s Latest Hero 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z

Photograph: Kelly K Jones The gurus of positivity and optimism can't bear to contemplate that there might be happiness to be found in embracing failure as failure, not only as a technique for achieving success. Happiness is a glass half empty 2012-06-15T22:00:43Z

I loved that postwar optimism that all the kids had before the Vietnam War. Matthew Modine Isn’t Sure if ‘Stranger Things’ Is Done With Him 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z

Ever a secular rabbi, Asner offered the fan a little bit of comfort and optimism: "Never too late," he answered. Ed Asner helped usher in the secular rabbi, making America warmer and a little more Jewish 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z

When he first put "Whatcha Doin' Tonight" in his CD player, he thought: "This is it. This is exactly what this show needs: optimism, a little bit of naughtiness and a really, really catchy tune." 'Eastside Heartbeats': New musical inspired by Latino band that opened for the Beatles in '65 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z

There is optimism inherent in record-keeping of any kind: the work of the archivist, while rooted in past and present, is performed for an imagined future. The Record Keepers’ Rave 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z

It seemed to be about dealing with the death of someone close; it moved from optimism to pessimism, from “it’s not like there won’t be another one” to “there won’t be another one.” Review: The Cure Revels in Its Contradictions and History 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z

She fights for optimism, even if against experience. The laugh-out-loud nightmares of Joanna Hogg 2011-02-24T22:30:01Z

Yet coursing under even the bleakest stories is a sense of optimism that tomorrow will be better, with some evidence to support it. Neither a bull nor a bear be 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z

"So where did that period of optimism begin?" he says. TV drama revisits 'optimism' of 1996 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z

But viewed across time, the commercials also offer a special kind of solace, a strange testament to the perennial optimism of the human spirit. In Vintage TV Ads, a Curious Fountain of Hope (and Cheese) 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z

But the promotional machine of “Becoming” delivers a tonic that I can’t always swallow, a compulsive American optimism. Michelle Obama’s New Reign of Soft Power 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z

He said he knew it would be a slow process, but he faced it with some optimism. The Life of Cameron Douglas, From Privilege to Prison and Back 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z

While Russia started the World Cup with low expectations, the home country rumbles into the knockout stage with plenty of optimism and crowd support following two big wins in the group round. What’s on TV Sunday: A Baseball Rivalry and ‘Recovery Boys’ 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z

After the mournful tempest of the opening, the two players skated over moments of brittle calm before ending the piece in a sensuous shimmer of optimism. Review: George Shangrow memorial added to Seattle chamber fest's Eastside opener 2010-08-05T20:34:00Z

Part of the reason the movie deflates is that it’s so hard to say goodbye to young Saroo, a bright, self-reliant kid with whose optimism is galvanizing. Review: A Young Man Searches for His Lost Family in Semi-Effective Lion 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z

The opening chorus of Fair Shares For All instantly establishes the fragile optimism of austerity Britain. Betty Blue Eyes ? review 2011-04-13T22:00:00Z

Moore’s perspective changed, he said, following changes in his personal life – he turned 60 and divorced his wife of 23 years in 2014, and experienced unexpected optimism following the death of his father. Michael Moore: Meryl Streep should run for president 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z

For them, she lives on as an eternal beacon of youthful optimism. Review: In Joe Hill’s ‘The Fireman,’ a Plague That Sends People Up in Flames 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z

But in its final season, “Halt” managed to convey a sincere nostalgia for the optimism of the early Web. How Failure Made ‘Halt and Catch Fire’ Great 2017-10-14T04:00:00Z

And Last: He tapped “Send,” fearing he’d only embarked on another pointless journey, until a wave of optimism hit him, and he realized, “Heck, the Empress has always thought my entries were hilariously bad.” Style Invitational Week 1415: The Year in Redo, Part 1 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z

He calls the album “a Mason jar half-full” — which means lots of drinking songs and lots of optimism. Brad Paisley’s country continues to expand its borders

That optimism paid off better for Disney than Rococo, whose aristocratic decadence helped instigate the French Revolution. Is Disney the Met’s Fairy Godmother? 2021-12-26T05:00:00Z

It’s my favorite time of day because I’m full of optimism about how much I’m going to accomplish. | Donyale Werle: Donyale Werle, Set Designer, Hunts for Bargains and Cooks on Sundays 2012-06-09T04:34:46Z

Graham had pursued Jacobson, he said, for her integrity, her smarts, her flustered, nervy optimism. In ‘A League of Their Own,’ Abbi Jacobson Makes the Team 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z

Some of the crowd's optimism is misplaced: rationing will not end soon, and there are qualms about what peace will bring. Night of Triumph by Peter Bradshaw – review 2013-06-12T15:00:00Z

In those years America still possessed a faith in its own future, and the optimism of Capra's movies persisted as a powerful image of that faith. Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z

I always remember that feeling of optimism I had back then when I see students come into my gallery with their work. Victoria Miro 2010-07-10T23:05:00Z

Following strong results from major film studio offerings such as "X-Men: Days of Future Past," "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" and "Godzilla," optimism about the summer box-office season appears to be increasing.  Movie exhibitor stocks rise on box-office optimism 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z

European artists weren’t afraid of depicting evil; Americans, invested in optimism, couldn’t easily go there. Art Review: Mrs. Whitney?s All-American Salon 2011-04-28T22:23:32Z

“Initially I made a Rorschach test for whatever people brought into it,” she said, but now she wants to “provide people with some optimism.” Heather Christian’s Choral Work Is a Study of Time. Patience, Too. 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z

There are two things we don’t do well: optimism and irony. The Turkish Novelist Elif Shafak Wants You to Read More Women 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z

That’s because optimism somewhat predicts happiness: Optimism now means you will probably engage in behaviors that will create happiness later. Why some people are more optimistic than others — and why it matters 2020-08-14T04:00:00Z

What they learned is that optimism is never enough. The Washington Ballet bounces back with the capital’s first post-pandemic gala 2021-06-05T04:00:00Z

With no benchmarking, it was far harder to accept at face value the possibility that his newfound optimism at the end of the programme might be permanent. The Zoo; Horizon: The Truth About Personality; England v Australia – TV review 2013-07-11T06:00:08Z

It showcased his unflagging tech optimism at a time when the news industry seemed to be unhinged by the internet. Cody Brown, Who Seeks to Make Virtual Reality Widespread 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z

She can’t tell me, but I can tell by the cadence of her sentence — the lilting highs that her voice used to reach whenever she needed to summon optimism when I was a boy. Perspective | You call it a root canal. I call it a bittersweet symphony. 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z

A venerable actor — Canada’s all-time greatest, some would say — confronts his character’s and his own mortality, complete with oxygen tubes and a blithe optimism. 2012 Oscar Nominations: Who Will Win? 2012-01-24T16:24:15Z

Googie — an architectural trend marked by America’s optimism for the Space Age — is just one of the art and architectural references we spotted. This S.C. roadside attraction is garish, tacky and un-PC — but I stopped anyway 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z

But he marches on with a kind of quixotic optimism in pursuit of a few spins. Tuned in: Country music acts woo radio airplay 2011-03-04T08:16:05Z

Another fruit of Apollo-era optimism, Gene Roddenberry’s space saga was chosen by Obama because it “wasn’t actually about technology. It was about values and relationships.” Barack to the future: what can we learn from Obama's sci-fi movie list? 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z

It's putting the seal on a new optimism, shaking off old, painful shackles at last. NI Opera Shorts – review 2012-07-07T23:05:46Z

State and local leaders expressed optimism that both short-term setbacks would bring long-term quality-of-life improvements. A year of notable belly-flops around (and beyond) the globe 2014-12-28T05:00:00Z

Jenni Murray: ‘We will leave a kindly legacy’ Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian Jenni Murray, 60, broadcaster We baby boomers were to some degree a spoiled generation - free education, affordable housing, postwar optimism. Talkin' 'bout my generation 2010-08-21T23:06:00Z

It was a corrective portrait, reframing the scowling demigod of musical myth as someone, well, human — rational, and more interested in optimism than anguish. This Is How to Do a Beethoven Symphony Cycle 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z

They share a sense of childlike optimism but also a melancholic edge. Afghan woman risks all to bring color to war-torn Kabul with her street art and feminist murals 2016-03-12T05:00:00Z

And they skillfully illuminate the tug of war — between youth and age, optimism and cynicism — that swirls within Mr. Sondheim’s score. | 'Follies' : ?Follies? on Broadway - Review 2011-09-13T02:01:08Z

Knowing you can get through upsetting times, especially with the help of these strategies, can help you cultivate a sense of healthy optimism. How to handle the infuriating ‘here we go again’ feeling as the delta variant rages 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z

“Preludes and Fugues,” accompanied by Bach’s “The Well-Tempered Clavier,” is orderly, with lots of open space and a sense of optimism. Twyla Tharp: The possibilities are endless 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z

Indeed, Shingai Shoniwa, whose springy vocals are the keystone of the duo's sound, credits Contact's optimism with helping her mother battle cancer. Noisettes: Contact – review 2012-08-23T20:30:01Z

The dial is moving, she said, but her optimism about “how we write about and talk about women has been blunted by recent events.” She's stepping down from A.C.T., but Carey Perloff continues the fight for women's stories 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z

The quartet evoked both dark urgency and bright optimism. Earshot Jazz fest starts with 2 strong shows 2011-10-17T20:10:55Z

Wambach sat in as a guest for an early episode and then kept coming back, offering optimism and stories of her own struggles with addiction and self-acceptance. Glennon Doyle chose honesty. Now fans are following her lead. 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z

She added, "It was a time of special optimism and I wanted to grace my walls with those painters America had given to the world." Barbra Streisand donating John Singer Sargent painting to LACMA 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z

So caught in the troubled nexus of political idealism and racial innocence, or at least racial optimism, was the progress of black people. “Maybe it is not that you couldn’t. It is that you wouldn’t”: Michael Eric Dyson reflects on Obama’s complicated legacy on race 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z

From his reading and his travels, he views the United States as a mighty country, not without its problems and challenges, but filled with strength, diversity, creativity and optimism. How the presidential campaign looks through the eyes of a foreign journalist 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z

His attempt to wrest joy from the jaws of Great Depression-era despair was not a success — at instilling optimism, or at the box office. Play review: 'Paradise Lost' examines ruined fortunes, ruined dreams 2010-03-29T21:08:00Z

In our national mythology, the moon shot stands for endeavor, futurism, technological advancement, and optimism. Fifty Years After Apollo 11, the View of Earth from the Moon 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z

The commercial’s echoes of “Morning in America,” theme of Ronald Reagan’s campaign for reelection in 1984, certifies the tone of optimism any President wants to infuse in the electorate. Clint's Chrysler Ad: From the Director of Pineapple Express 2012-02-07T18:04:53Z

Yet in his bearing, he has the deep-rooted optimism of a person who knows the fight is worthwhile, and believes that, in the end, he'll win it. Robert Lustig: the man who believes sugar is poison 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z

The music cycled from Mr. Grohl playing guitar alone to full-band bashes and back; the lyrics seesawed between frustrated fury and a yearning for hope, climbing toward optimism at every opportunity. Music Review: Global Citizen Festival, With Neil Young, to Combat Poverty 2012-09-30T16:23:44Z

“I always say that pessimism and anger is a place that I visit, but my permanent address is optimism and hope,” said Robert Battle, the artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Robert Battle Keeps Going With Sarah Vaughan and Homegrown Tomatoes 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z

The exchange highlighted both Feldman’s optimism and enthusiasm, traits that should prove useful as she takes control of the national art museum. Inside Kaywin Feldman’s first week as the National Gallery’s new director 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z

It’s got more hooks than a box of cheap ornaments, and is absolutely festooned with all of the sugary synths and unmitigated optimism that characterized Wham!’s formative mid-’80s boom. Sorry, Wham! haters: The only thing wrong with ‘Last Christmas’ is how you’ve been listening to it 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z

That optimism burst through the rage in the final song, Melanie’s Christmas anthem “Tonight’s the Kind of Night”: Tonight’s the kind of night Where all things come together Where nothing need be said. Music Review: Justin Vivian Bond Sings Melanie at 54 Below 2012-12-24T21:26:41Z

But he is also a man of touchingly willful optimism, a professional actor who keeps putting on his best happy face until it melts right off him. Review: Jeremy Irons and Lesley Manville Lead a Hard-Run ‘Long Day’s Journey’ 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z

I feel familiar emotions – optimism tempered with caution. My brother is 47 and can't get a girlfriend – could I help? 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z

Oppenheim's optimism paid off in November 1899, when, following a tip-off from a Bedouin tribal leader, he stumbled across Tell Halaf buried in the northeastern region of what is now Syria. From the Ashes: Reviving Ancient Works in Berlin 2011-02-05T14:35:00Z

This sanding down of our constitutional tradition until it is smooth facilitates the book’s optimism. What Do Presidents Need to Know? 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z

That means it’s a story that contains big helpings of both optimism and pain. Perspective | Anita Hill and Christine Blasey Ford have a lot to talk about. And now, they’re letting us listen. 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z

Actor Tim Daly, the coalition’s president, said that despite optimism for the new administration’s approach to arts funding, it’s still an uphill battle in the United States. From Gaga to Garth, Miranda to Moreno: Celebs join inaugural 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z

The authors are careful to show not just misery but moments of optimism and resilience, too. 10 Books to Watch For in January 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z

That also does touch back onto the pragmatism and optimism thing, where there have been times where I've really pragmatically thought about it. Hasan Minhaj on the joy of making “Patriot Act” and keeping the political personal 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z

Still, Restos touted the opening as an indication of “the optimism of the hotel industry that we will exit the crisis.” T Magazine: A Tree Grows in Athens 2011-06-28T18:34:58Z

I also had pretty strong moments of intense optimism.” Joseph Gordon-Levitt: 'Edward Snowden was warm, kind, thoughtful' 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z

In an interview with Rolling Stone earlier this year, Fleetwood expressed optimism that Buckingham may one day rejoin the band for a proper farewell tour. Lindsey Buckingham Has Survived It All 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z

“But somehow that insane, incurable, blinkered optimism that overtakes reason and leads otherwise normal men to stage musicals had wormed far too deep,” Lloyd Webber writes in his memoir, “Unmasked.” The Improbable Insanity of “Cats” 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z

We spoke to Frederick Mayer, a professor of public policy at Duke University, about the importance of optimism in the presidency. Obama’s State of the Union optimism: “The difference between Reagan and Obama is that Reagan believed it in his bones” 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z

He understood that “we must pray and be joyful and simple because we do not after all understand most of it. . . .But let us avoid false optimism, and approved gestures, and seek truth.” The Modern Monkhood of Thomas Merton 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z

Especially when I was young, and I was full of hope and optimism about my worth as a human being and my talent as an actress. Christine Lahti’s Tales of Feminism, Sex and Aging in Hollywood 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z

The cheerful optimism – and the propulsive groove – of “Don’t Stop” inspired thousands in the audience to sing along. Fleetwood Mac at the Forum: A band reunited, team spirit intact 2014-11-30T05:00:00Z

The optimism was palpable with designers intent on that most fundamental of purposes: making their customers smile. The fashion world’s nod to feminism: Flats are in vogue

But nearly every year I see reason for optimism. Perspective | Scorsese is right about Marvel. Except when he’s wrong. 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z

His voice is not the voice of a generation or the majority, but his upbeat, quirky piano pop deals in fun, the environment and optimism. Readers' reviews: Def Leppard, Stephan Nance and Gareth Liddiard 2012-08-20T12:30:25Z

They’re drawn by Dollar’s lavish lifestyle, his optimism, and his instruction of the Bible as a manual for prosperity. My search for Creflo Dollar 2013-01-06T23:00:00Z

Fillinger’s relationship to optimism in her work, she said, is complex. The Playwright Making a Farce of the Patriarchy 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z

The wall text explores nightmare scenarios and seeks to maintain optimism, often at the same time. What Will the Future Be Like? These Objects Help Us Imagine 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z

Fleeting joys, longing for the past, lingering regrets and a struggle for optimism fill the album. Review: Brian Wilson’s Nostalgic, Reflective ‘No Pier Pressure’ 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z

“I always gravitated toward the American mind-set of optimism. When I go back now, I’m very aware of how critical and suspicious the British psyche is.” At the Met, Andrew Bolton Is the Storyteller in Chief 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z

Resolution is unlikely, which may or may not be cause for optimism. Movie Review: ?Footnote,? a Satire and Family Drama by Joseph Cedar 2012-03-08T17:16:01Z

In the first months of my marriage, I stumbled on this photograph of Mum and Dad in the early years of their marriage – a vision of innocence and optimism, full of hope for their future. Family life 2013-02-23T07:15:01Z

New English Ballet Theatre Peacock, Box office: 0844 412 4300 The company's debut showcase, Synergies, is crammed with optimism and energy: nine works feature, nearly all with new choreography, original design and live musical accompaniment. New English Ballet Theatre – review 2012-07-05T17:30:01Z

Two miners' strikes, the 1973 oil shock and surging inflation had taken a heavy toll, and the bright technological optimism of the 60s had become a distant memory. Five decades of the Observer Magazine 2011-07-30T23:05:00Z

The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen, from Fairy Tales This is vintage Andersen, swinging back and forth from optimism to pessimism, light to dark. Ch-ch-changes 2010-07-29T11:27:00Z

Loved by millions for his odd combination of fizzy optimism and deflationary policies. Style Invitational: Explain a concept using only 1-syllable words 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z

It has been about a decade since I bought conventional chicken or eggs, and I’m watching these developments with cautious optimism. Animal happiness matters. But how do we know what that is? 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z

Then, once poor health and other limitations of age start appearing, optimism plateaus and eventually starts to decline. Why some people are more optimistic than others — and why it matters 2020-08-14T04:00:00Z

Even in this there is reason for optimism and a clue about which direction to head in. Post-Trump, what are you going to do with all of that freed-up space in your brain? 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z

In a way, every pregnancy is a leap into the unknown, and every prospective parent is forced to face their fears with bravery and optimism. Perspective | Ask Amy: Debt creates an awkward dilemma 2020-08-17T04:00:00Z

So as long as we keep doing our part, there is optimism, there is hope. Malala takes her passions to the small screen with Apple 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z

"I'm an optimistic person but I've sometimes been disappointed in my optimism." Susan Crosland obituary 2011-02-28T19:00:53Z

“People are looking for optimism and joy, especially now when life is very heavy,” he said. Barbie and Balmain Want to Make Toys the Next Big Fashion Frontier 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z

Many hosts noted with optimism that the nation is weeks away from a new administration and that the same steps where the mob battled police will welcome a new batch of lawmakers. Late night hosts react with shock, anger to Capitol attack 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z

But Breuker's prolific output, boundless energy and optimism leaves an incandescent inspiration for future generations of contrarians like him, the recurrent cultural force he called "musicians as warriors". Willem Breuker obituary 2010-07-29T17:27:00Z

He sounds peaceful only on “A Little Light,” which is rich with the influence of Southern gospel and the rare burst of optimism on this album. Sturgill Simpson’s ‘Metamodern Sounds in Country Music’ 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z

Mr. Vedder looked out at the crowd and saw “100 percent activists,” and echoed the insistent, can-do, online optimism that Global Citizen promotes. Review: Global Citizen Festival, Including Beyoncé and Pearl Jam, Mixes Music and Activism 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z

And whether they projected high-minded abstractions or hippie-conversant psychedelia, these experimental film artists had a ’60s optimism that new media could shape a new society and a new consciousness. A Countercultural Dreamland From Tokyo Flickers at MoMA 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z

Finally, it occurred to us that people with robust social networks, and with elevated levels of happiness, satisfaction, optimism, and gratitude, might also move through the world with more confidence. The perks of being a sports fan: Cheering on a team has benefits beyond game day 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z

There’s a lot of optimism that a rebound will happen — and soon. Perspective | What covid-19 did to travel — and what it will do 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z

But most of us try to retain our optimism to the end. Another View on Tiger Country 2011-02-06T22:45:01Z

When you consider what these people went through, it is hard not to admire their resilience, optimism and determination, but also to question their sanity. 'The Ice Balloon': floating toward oblivion in the far North 2012-02-08T22:16:08Z

And everybody went “awww” all over again, before Sunny was taken into the arms of an equally fetching little girl who then delivered a tuneful anthem of optimism. Theater Review: ‘Annie,’ Starring Katie Finneran, at the Palace Theater 2012-11-09T03:37:23Z

Van Der Zee’s Harlem is composed of attractive, prosperous people who are brimming with vitality and optimism. A Landmark Photo Archive of Black Life in New York Comes to the Met 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z

It is hard to maintain optimism and motivation in a negative environment. Why didn’t I self-publish? 2013-09-06T00:00:00Z

But their founding came out of a period of surging post-Civil War optimism fueled in part by the nation’s upcoming centennial. The Metropolitan Museum of Art spent years planning its 150th anniversary. Now the galleries are dark, the celebrations on hold. 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z

Because at the heart of the show is a nuanced sense of optimism that doesn’t reflect the Middle East as it exists now. Perspective | ‘The Band’s Visit’ is the little musical that could 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z

“It’s a song that I wrote about coming out of lockdown, with some much needed optimism,” Jagger said in a statement Tuesday. Mick Jagger and Dave Grohl team up for a pandemic anthem 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z

Elle as a heroine is A Lot, all rainbows and marshmallows and relentless optimism; in one pivotal scene she literally sheds glitter. Three New Cinderella-Inspired Romance Novels 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z

In “No Longer at Ease,” however, this helplessness is replaced by something inchoate but less suffocating, because the terms have changed during the short-lived optimism of independence. Chinua Achebe: The man who rediscovered Africa 2013-03-22T14:45:00Z

He laughs and calls such a hope "the ultimate optimism." Eastwood says he'd love to be directing at age 105 2013-04-27T21:07:09Z

She epitomizes the youthful optimism and colorful spirit of the brand. First lady starts 2nd term style in Thom Browne 2013-01-21T17:20:15Z

It was a classic foot-stomp reaction from someone of Li’s generation, known for its special brand of optimism infused with extreme confidence. The congressional kid: How a millennial plans to make it to the Capitol 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z

Despite these markers, my optimism may also seem surprising given the industry’s current state. For the First Time Ever, I’m Optimistic About Women in the Movie World 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z

Invoking the past, present and future, they triangulate what was, it seems, a time of exuberant optimism not only for artists but also for the general population. Art Review: ?Youth and Beauty? at Brooklyn Museum - Review 2011-11-03T14:00:00Z

So on the surface, the collaboration was part racial optimism, part rapprochement. Beyoncé’s True Political Statement This Week? It Wasn’t at a Clinton Rally 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z

"The atmosphere among the music lovers here is one of optimism," he said. Isle of Wight festival hit by travel chaos after torrential rain 2012-06-22T11:58:28Z

A chapter on a business that has built organic farms on rooftops in Queens and Brooklyn brings home the can-do spirit and optimism of young urban farmers. Review | Dig into these gorgeous books for gardening inspiration 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z

Now, it would seem, is the time to conjure those same spirits of optimism and daring and to put all of Chicago’s Big Shoulders — and big minds — to work once more. Can the Chicago River be saved? 2013-02-24T15:00:00Z

Only when they perfectly melded trust, determination and optimism did they excel. ‘The Boys in the Boat’: UW team vanquishes Hitler’s crew 2013-05-29T22:21:04Z

Her kind of unfettered optimism and generosity of spirit is an invigorating antidote to the anxious negativity pervading the world of art today. ‘Alma Thomas,’ an Incandescent Pioneer 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z

“It’s a reconsideration of TED and when it peaked, but also looking at Ted as a referendum on the Obama years and the optimism of that time.” The Drift Wants You to ‘Examine Your Ideas’ 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z

A few decades later, Stuart Davis, who admired Matisse enough to crib from him, was pitching his own radical art as an embodiment of optimism and pleasure of a particularly American kind. Stuart Davis, Heady Abstract Realist, at the Whitney 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z

The interview ends of a note of bittersweet optimism, with Barrymore vowing one day to bag a best supporting actor Oscar – or to die trying. Russell Brand to tour mosques and synagogues with new comedy show 2013-06-11T15:52:08Z

Still, in the end, it’s a piece about optimism and hope. Her opera helps a Pakistani rape survivor find a louder voice 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z

In the end I just thought that it was a kind of act of optimism to have a child. Rushdie says writers losing influence in West 2012-09-28T18:43:51Z

Few serious books about the Middle East end on a moment of optimism, and “Prisoner” is a serious book. Jason Rezaian Recounts His 544 Days of Captivity in Iran 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z

Just as "Philadelphia" allowed me to work through my grief, "Go West" helped me rediscover a small bit of hope and optimism. The healing power of "Philadelphia" 2011-05-18T18:01:00Z

Thinking positively or negatively is important, but there’s much more to dispositional optimism than wishful thinking. The evolutionary origins of optimism 2012-06-12T00:01:00Z

There are reasons for optimism: Frost and Lynch will write each of the nine new episodes, and Lynch will direct; Kyle MacLachlan seems to be under the impression that he’s coming back. Some Thoughts on the Planned Return of “Twin Peaks” 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z

But it's now celebrating its 50th anniversary with a new exhibition and renewed optimism. NYC folk museum celebrates optimistic future 2012-01-17T18:27:21Z

But these photographs suggest there were moments worth remembering, attesting perhaps to the abiding optimism that resides in artistic endeavor. In the Moment: Photographs From 2016 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z

When thoughtful, inquisitive kids come up to her to have their picture taken after her yoga events, she allows herself a moment of hopeful optimism. Fat people can be fit too: meet the personal trainers who challenge every stereotype 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z

They are part of the indomitable optimism that is the glory — and the content — of Woodruff’s great murals. Art Review: Hale Woodruff’s Talladega Murals, in ‘Rising Up,’ at N.Y.U. 2013-08-15T21:36:28Z

“Right now it’s really cool to not care. So Dora’s unwavering optimism, her unshakable nature, the strength of her character, her contagious sense of joy, that’s all important for kids and teens to see.” ‘Dora’ fan Isabela Moner didn’t leap at first to play the explorer as a teen 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z

Epstein plays Jack with bookish likability and a nervous smile, even as the war erodes his optimism. Review | Ken Ludwig’s ‘Dear Jack, Dear Louise’ is an affecting love letter to unlikely romance 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z

The musical drives home themes of love and optimism, a message especially important amid social division, disease and unrest, Taub said. With ‘As You Like It,’ Public Works Aims for a Reflection of Humanity 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z

When the news is difficult to absorb, Muir offers “a natural optimism,” especially evident in the newscasts’ closer, “America Strong,” which visits — and sometimes revisits — individuals who embody courage or otherwise warm the heart. Perspective | Cable news stars like Hannity make headlines. But more people are watching David Muir’s ABC newscast. 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z

That optimism carried me through the nine hours it took after arriving at Japan’s Narita Airport to take another coronavirus test, wait for my negative result and be transported to my quarantine hotel. I live in Tokyo. He lives in D.C. Omicron forced us to marry if we ever wanted to see each other. 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z

For all of its tightness and focus, his singing accounts for his perfectionism, his optimism and his grace, as well as his paranoia, his mendacity and his viciousness. Perspective | Hearing a Michael Jackson song still feels good. Listening has become too painful. 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z

At its best its ruminative efforts warmly bathe us in optimism and good feelings. The "Ted Lasso" way gets tested in the beloved show's third season 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z

It is a project that sits unhappily with the Pritzker jury's citation that Ito's architecture "projects an air of optimism, lightness and joy, and is infused with both a sense of uniqueness and universality". Toyo Ito: the 'dropout robot' who never tires of reinventing himself 2013-03-19T12:03:06Z

But “The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin” nevertheless functions as an entertaining portrait of the unshakable optimism that governs what’s been called a financial Wild West. 'The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin,' From Nicholas Mross 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z

Created by Gene Roddenberry, the show was expansive with ideas about man’s existential fate, and subsequent installments only expounded on its philosophical optimism. “Star Trek Beyond”: Humor and adventure abound in this course-correcting sequel 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z

When we talk about a fight, it’s born out of optimism; and it’s not a fight against something, but it’s a fight for something. With a Possible Presidential Bid in 2020, Kamala Harris Talks About Her New Book 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z

Voss has studied the long-term impacts of the 2008 recession on the theater sector, and she sees some room for optimism. Perspective | The arts will recover from the coronavirus, as they did after 9/11. But they might look a lot different. 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z

What usually carries the day, Mr. Gethard said, is the unflinching optimism of his character, a trait that he is trying mightily to cultivate in real life. Television: Chris Gethard Carries Comedy Central?s ?Big Lake? 2010-08-13T17:38:00Z

Full of optimism, I bounce into Redman’s log cabin studio just after 10 p.m. that January night only to be immediately brought up short. The aurora borealis skipped this Alaska photography class. But some swinging light cords saved the night. 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z

Alongside all this optimism, however, Mr Osnos also tells the other side of modern China, where the Communist Party continues to oppress people as though it were still 1976. Wild at heart 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z

“I hope that the ‘Bouquet of Tulips’ can communicate a sense of future, of optimism, the joy of offering, to find something greater outside the self.” Jeff Koons Is Giving Sculpture to Paris to Remember Terror Victims 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z

His boyish optimism, tempered by a lifetime of dashed hopes and unexpected luck, is the result of his improbable journey to Washington. What does Afghanistan need? Some major rebranding, says its 32-year-old ambassador. 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z

These younger musicians made it brim with optimism, although the exposed woodwind solos and multimetric dance rhythms in the fourth and fifth movements are hardly child’s play. National Festival Orchestra’s bright performance is a gift 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z

He is determined to fix a situation he just can't accept, and his cockeyed optimism in the face of a harsher reality is why Farrell's performance here is among his best. Colin Farrell's best, most quietly smoldering roles, from "Banshees of Inisherin" to "Phone Booth" 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z

Of course, there is no better testament to the dangers of naïve optimism than “Candide.” New York City Opera, on the Rebound With a Boost From Bernstein 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z

Meanwhile, optimism prevailed on the runways for next season's style on the second day of shows for editors, retailers and stylists. A touch of nerves over security at NY Fashion Week 2011-09-09T20:32:18Z

The Smithsonian does not back the creation of a new museum, but there is growing support in Congress for a Smithsonian Latino museum, and members greeted the news of the new gallery with optimism. New gallery will be first in a Smithsonian museum to focus on U.S. Latino experience 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z

A little what-if crept into her voice, though, and Ms. Hamburger — the 62-year-old founder of the celebrated, recently revived experimental company En Garde Arts — is not a woman with an optimism deficit. For Big Outdoor Site Specific Stuff, Location, Location and Good Weather 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z

It's the grandest of the lot, but there wasn't an ounce of pomposity here: from the start his touch brimmed with unaffected optimism, brilliant and clean in extrovert passages, magically whispered in quiet ones. BBCSSO/Manze – review 2013-05-03T13:16:09Z

That short, which illustrated Marcel’s quiet optimism — “I like myself and I have a lot of other great qualities” — generated immediate interest, ultimately garnering more than 31 million views in all. The Next Act for Marcel the Shell (and Jenny Slate) 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z

Also caught on film, though, was a sense of optimism for the future. The solar homes of the future, circa 1975 2013-09-06T18:10:00Z

In one corner is the restless, borderline silly optimism of early 2000s pop-punk, as captured here in the chipper drumming and the peppy tempo. The Playlist: Metallica Flickers Back to Life, and Tayla Struts Into the Spotlight 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z

In “Sabers and Utopias” Vargas Llosa approvingly quotes Karl Popper’s dictum that “optimism is a duty. The future is open. … We all contribute to determining it by what we do.” In Politics if Not Art, Realism Trumps Magic for Mario Vargas Llosa 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z

His brash optimism returned, and he allowed his once-shiny black hair to turn silver. Actor Tony Curtis dies at Las Vegas-area home 2010-09-30T13:20:00Z

"The overwhelming sensibility is one of optimism," he confesses. John Legend talks 'Love In The Future' 2013-04-17T00:14:07Z

But he is optimistic, and Trump’s message fits his optimism. Outside coastal bubbles, to say 'America is already great' rings hollow 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z

Buoyant optimism is also the order of the day in another Disney title, Queen of Katwe, also a fact-based tale of a woman of colour succeeding against the odds. La La Land, Hidden Figures and films that squeezed happiness out of 2016 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z

“But then it’s reflective of who President Biden is, to give a sense of optimism and hope for the future if we come together and work together.” Still dazzled by the inauguration show? Here’s how it came together, and why Tom Hanks looked so cold. 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z

Nuzum, of Magnificent Noise, found cause for optimism in the fact that overall demand for podcasts is up. Podcast Companies, Once Walking on Air, Feel the Strain of Gravity 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z

He prepped for his brief moments in the sun, trying to balance alarmism and optimism. The Democratic debate is happening at ‘ground zero’ for rising seas. Could the climate candidate get a word in edgewise? 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z

But even though the plants survived, cautious optimism for this year might be an overstatement. Farmers are reckoning with a harsh new climate reality 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z

But Haggard, who cited “relentless optimism” as her defining quality, prefers to look at her journey differently: “I think I’ve just had a varied career,” she said. Did Daisy Haggard Create the Next ‘Fleabag’? Not Exactly 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z

And it does not contain any greater truth than optimism does. In fiction, anyone can be a protagonist: “I don’t understand this desire to only read about people who are like oneself” 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z

It’s hard to say exactly what is happening to Arya as the camera cuts away from her, but her screams—so rarely heard from the youngest Stark daughter—don’t lend much room for optimism. Game of Thrones Recap: Season 5 Finale 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z

Such optimism is often heard among network executives these days, as they pore over some heartening spreadsheets after years of worry over shrinking market share and increased competition from cable and online outlets. Broadcast networks encouraged by better than expected ratings 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z

However, this blend of Chinese wisdom and American optimism is clearly more applicable to those with U.S. passports. 'Dreams of Joy': Lisa See's novel of two women adrift in Mao's China 2011-06-01T21:53:04Z

FlashyGreenEyes enjoyed the way in which "the protagonist succeeds in exposing the deeply institutionalized obstacles that stifled any scintilla of wildlife protection in places like East Africa" while he also "equally raises hopes and optimism." Reader reviews roundup 2013-01-11T14:39:33Z

I love Clark Griswold and all of his optimism, his profanity, his wild, strangling embrace of the holiday spirit. Sympathy for Todd and Margo: Clark Griswold’s childless yuppie scum neighbors are holiday heroes 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z

I always knew that song, and I love the optimism of it. Eliza Doolittle: stage-school tyke of a bygone era, or postmodern prankster? 2010-06-24T21:29:00Z

As we started down the highway, the contrast between the two countries was like that between makeover photos — which side represented before and which after depending on your optimism, or lack thereof. Driving the Seam of Hispaniola 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z

"And they wage a silent combat, which is a real combat waged by humankind. That's where the optimism lies in the film." Mike Leigh brings Turner's stormy seas to sunny Cannes 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z

It teaches gratitude, nurtures optimism, and recognises kindness. Six ways to raise a resilient child 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z

Their mix of Latin grooves, reverberating guitars and sinuous Khmer melodies matched the heady optimism of the era. Cambodian Music Festival salutes tradition, new artists paving the way 2014-07-26T04:00:00Z

Thus the optimism that also suffuses these stories. Review | In Matthew Baker’s ‘Why Visit America,’ the U.S. is an absurd place, but also full of hope 2020-08-13T04:00:00Z

“He was very personable and funny, and had a sort of sense of joy and optimism about him that I didn’t get from the music. And I was really fascinated by that,” Williams said. Ruston Kelly Survived Addiction and Heartbreak. It’s in His ‘Dirt Emo.’ 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z

In fact there is a strong current of optimism in “Other Desert Cities” — the hope that warring parties will remember that they are part of a single family and treat one another with compassion. 'Other Desert Cities' at Theatricum 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z

Modern Americans, in their optimism and material success, see reincarnation as a chance to postpone eternity for another day, he explained by e-mail. Remembrances of Lives Past 2010-08-27T20:58:00Z

But Clinton’s appearance concludes with a bath of optimism, in the form of a video montage of the resistance that depicts “over 10,000 marches in 547 days in all 50 states.” Inside Ozy Fest, the progressive alternate reality where the brands outshine the ideas 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z

Enter and you may go anywhere in your thoughts; enter in the specific geographic environment of Southern California and you gain insight into the American optimism of the post-World War II era. In Palm Springs, to Pool Hop Is to Time Travel 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z

Perhaps Idol producers sensed that 2018 calls for a dollop of optimism and positivity, because there are also very few bad auditions, save for one or two mildly disillusioned aspiring pop stars. Does America need the American Idol reboot right now? 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z

But at its best, cynicism is a greater force for progress than optimism. In praise of cynicism 2013-07-10T17:27:31Z

I have a radical optimism, built in my heart, that says right is going to win, and we are going to get there. Four Black Artists on How Racism Corrodes the Theater World 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z

Here, that means greeting the slow withering of aging with almost-credible optimism: “If they found the fountain of youth/I wouldn’t drink a drop/and that’s the truth.” The Playlist: Taylor Swift Has a Miserable Crush and 12 More New Songs 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z

After arming us with research and tips on cultivating happiness, Santos sent us off to practice our selected happiness strategies — habits correlated to increased well-being, optimism and emotional regulation — for the next four weeks. Perspective | A father learns the true reward of taking a free online happiness course with his son 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z

After the last major attempt to fix its sound, with a gut renovation in 1976, the hall reopened with a black-tie gala and a burst of optimism. David Geffen Hall Reopens, Hoping Its $550 Million Renovation Worked 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z

She appealed to the columnist for tips on how to face the future with optimism. Wisdom Dispensed With Slaps and Puns: A Sprightly History of Advice-Giving 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z

The Marines that General McMahon commands are flummoxed by their leader’s do-gooder optimism. With ‘War Machine,’ Netflix Bets on Brad Pitt in Afghanistan 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z

ONE of Ronald Reagan’s favourite jokes, loved and polished like a pebble carried for luck, told of a small boy with incurable optimism. Purpose and worth 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z

Her optimism, he says, was crucial to the success of the U.S. support for the Czech-led effort — the foundation of a relationship that remains strong to this day. Ambassador Shirley Temple: Stories From the Crucial Role the Actress Played in Global Politics 2014-02-13T15:00:10Z

But Brodesser-Akner swings the sword full circle, slicing through the demeaning rules of the patriarchy just as effectively as she slays the fatuous optimism of that “girl-power” propaganda fed to modern girls. Review | ‘Fleishman Is in Trouble’ — and so is modern marriage 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z

From a mental health perspective, those who practice gratitude and appreciation often report higher levels of happiness, more optimism about the future and fewer symptoms of depression. Gratitude is good for you: Why we need to say thanks for the good things in our lives 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z

Online or off, a ferocious will and a forced optimism are required to remain in the game. Television Review: Looking for Ms. Right, Online and in Sitcomland 2011-02-14T05:23:05Z

The optimism Margaritas had then is similar to the attitude the National Association of Music Merchants maintains today. For this piano man, the regular crowd no longer shuffles in 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z

"I wanted a return to optimism and feeling good." NY Fashion Week inspired by faraway lands 2012-09-11T19:41:16Z

Why go in for faux optimism, Carolee suggests, when one could instead face down the real “physical adventure” of aging? The Re-Enchantment of Carolee Schneemann 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z

“It’s not every actress who can be buried up to her neck, and communicate both the desperation of her circumstances and an optimism despite them. You were laughing and crying at the same time.” ‘It Was a Crusade’: Karen Brooks Hopkins Revisits Her BAM Tenure 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z

Now at No. 1 on the hardcover nonfiction list, “Unthinkable” is a celebration of citizen activists, public servants, survivors, family and hard-won, against-all-odds optimism. New Best Sellers Run the Gamut From Escapist to Galvanizing 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z

We have this tendency in our culture to distrust emotional honesty and especially to distrust optimism. In fiction, anyone can be a protagonist: “I don’t understand this desire to only read about people who are like oneself” 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z

Determining the “greenest” flooring option for your home may be harder than pinning gelatin to the wall, but there’s reason for optimism. If indoor allergies are bringing you down, you might want to look at your flooring 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z

But on the basis of one night, there is cause for optimism that the time and resources being lavished on this endeavor are not being misspent. A lot riding on Hilary Hahn’s bow at Strathmore 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z

It isn’t a flow so much as a sputter, and whenever they shut their mouths, the resulting pockets of dead air come alive with anticipation, anxiety, optimism and lust — sometimes all at once. Migos-mania: How the Atlanta rap trio mastered the sound of silence 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z

Long term, Kent and Afanador expressed optimism that their collaboration will continue once in-person audiences return, as reaching a global audience via streaming potentially becomes a fixture of the troupe’s creative ambitions. Masks, coronavirus tests and dancer ‘pods’: How the Washington Ballet tackled its new digital season 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z

Some of that optimism is shaded by the fact that, in Colorado, legalization is widely considered a success. Marijuana businesses voice fear of a Republican president 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z

Those are the things that we all should be inspired to do— take risks and push forward with pure optimism. Remembering Anton Yelchin in "Love, Antosha" 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z

Her characters show wry optimism as they ingeniously stumble their way to happiness. First among equals 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z

He remembers being sarcastic about his mother’s optimism as their prospects began to dwindle. In ‘Grief Cottage,’ Gail Godwin explores the long shadow of loss 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z

Mason re-creates this era in all its dramatic flux and absurd optimism. Review | A med student gets a crash course in battle wounds and PTSD in ‘The Winter Soldier’ 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z

A relaxed feeling of enjoyment along with a certainty of being in good hands warmed Café Carlyle on Friday evening as Herb Alpert and Lani Hall wafted a mood of easygoing optimism into the room. Review: Herb Alpert and Lani Hall Bring Rhythmic Precision to Café Carlyle 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z

The ’60s did turn bleaker, as that period’s early optimism faded into violence and rebellion, but advertising was still in its heyday at the end of the decade. The TV Watch: Don Draper and Associates Wrap Up Season 6 2013-06-24T16:26:28Z

Former optimism was not wholly justified; neither is our sense that the future is completely unpredictable. Notes From the Book Review Archives 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z

But, at heart, there is an optimism to these films: however compromised, life has its beauty and meaning, even if it’s just a fractured memory of an afternoon’s love. Richard Linklater: ‘someone’s living back there, and he’s murdered somebody’ 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z

She hopes the designer is remembered for her legacy of spreading optimism through her products. We asked readers what made their first Kate Spade item so special. Here’s what they said. 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z

A gallery of intensely colorful landscapes punctuated by wonderfully lively self-portraits, all dating from the teens, attests to a disposition of unyielding optimism. Art Review: ‘Ferdinand Hodler: View to Infinity,’ at Neue Galerie 2012-09-20T21:50:42Z

With sleigh bells and rippling, echoing guitars, Silversun Pickups find a chiming optimism in the song, embracing a joyful illusion even as they realize it’s temporary. 12 New Christmas Songs for a Vast Array of Holiday Moods 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z

Many shared her mix of optimism and alarm. A Dark Night at the Javits Center 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z

Love was in the air, in a time of optimism and promise. A transgender Army bride in the ’80s 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z

The new translations are stirring a smidgen of optimism among Yiddish scholars and experts for a language whose extinction has long been fretted over but has never come to pass. How Yiddish Scholars Are Rescuing Women’s Novels From Obscurity 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z

It's understanding it and trying to be realistic about what that means, and then tempering your optimism accordingly. "Being busy all the time is not healthy": Ban.do founder wants to change the narrative about success 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z

“It’s also me forcing myself to have any sort of optimism about this thing.” Seattle musicians tell the stories of our historic year through song 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z

In his third close encounter with aliens, 2005’s War of the Worlds, his usual optimism had been replaced by a nightmarish vision of the end of days. Why are we hooked on films about mass destruction? 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z

Yes, it took effort for Dexter to endure Rita's relentless optimism. "Dexter" finally goes too far 2009-12-14T20:15:00Z

Still, there is a palpable optimism among the food justice community toward the new administration. Is Michelle Wu America’s food justice mayor? 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z

To their great credit, Coldplay pulls no punches, shining a much-needed spotlight on the darkness at the edges of our hometowns and, at the same time, heralding the bright light of optimism’s hopeful glow. Coldplay attacks social and political unrest with hope on "Everyday Life" 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z

There is something almost excruciating about the way Kingelez’s models enfold playful utopian optimism in an aura of blank desolation. Review | Everyone in New York will be talking about this artist soon 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z

For many in the movie industry this was a period of growing prosperity and widespread optimism, but for gay stars and directors there was abiding fear of being outed. ‘Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood’ Review: Turning Tricks in Tinseltown 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z

Here comes that optimism again: “I also think it made me funnier.” In ‘I Love That for You,’ Vanessa Bayer Sells Out 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z

And I did have this optimism that I don’t generally carry around with me, but having this amazing person in my life, it just brought out this side to me. ‘Women Talking’ and What a Post-#MeToo Future Looks Like 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z

But every so often a hole was pierced in the veil of Mr. Sturr’s relentless optimism: a blank, distant look in his eyes as one of the others onstage was doing the heavy lifting. Music Review: Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra at Brooklyn Bowl - Review 2011-10-25T22:10:52Z

And it’s easy to trust the optimism he exudes on the album’s anthemic closer, “Up&Up,” even if that title seems suspiciously ripe for commercial tie-in with the in-house Target brand. Review: Coldplay’s New Album, ‘A Head Full of Dreams,’ Is Blissful and Bittersweet 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z

Those ambitions began in 1866, in a flush of American optimism after the end of the Civil War, and came to fruition four years later with the acquisition of a Roman sarcophagus. How the Met Was Made 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z

“It is because of her that I am cursed with optimism,” he said in his autobiography. William Zinsser, Author of ‘On Writing Well,’ Dies at 92 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z

Underlying all my interviews was this cautious optimism surrounding the Black Widow character, who is perhaps the most likely female superhero to get her own franchise in the near future. Fangirls Rule Comic-Con 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z

Owning optimism is always a hugely valuable asset for politicians and even more so when times are tough. Boris Johnson reminds Tories of what David Cameron has lost 2012-10-06T23:08:26Z

It’s perhaps the most sensitive moment in the show, especially as quietly sung by Ms. Antonacci, whose lean, flexible voice captures throughout Cesira’s sensuality, pragmatism and glimmers of optimism. Review: San Francisco Opera’s ‘Two Women’ Depicts War’s Horror at High Pitch 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z

It's a moment of friendship, optimism and shared work. Van Gogh and Gauguin letter tells of artistic hopes that turned sour 2012-11-23T18:12:13Z

As a fusion of theatrical languages, “An Invasion of Decency!” is a cause for optimism. 'An Invasion of Decency!': A wild pop-up performance in search of meaning 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z

“Girls want to experience the strength, action and optimism of superheroes too,” said Diane Nelson, president of DC Entertainment and chief content officer of Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment, when the range was announced. Step aside, Barbie, this looks like a job for the new breed of girls’ superhero action dolls 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z

Does that cautious optimism stem from superstition or emotional self-preservation or what? Emmys Watch: Jesse Tyler Ferguson on Playing it Straight 2012-09-20T19:28:08Z

It was her debut solo runway show and the buzz was palpable, with a sense of cautious optimism emanating from the local and largely maskless crowd following 18 long and difficult months. London, Fashion and the Importance of Being … Something 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z

The end result is a new kind of National album — still dark and neurotic, obsessed with modern-day paranoia, but also bursting with an unlikely optimism and a very 2013 zest for life. The National Breathes Confidence on Trouble Will Find Me 2013-05-23T11:00:22Z

It ought to be a time of real optimism about the future. How the Clinton-Gingrich years became ‘the good old days’: Republicans revisit 1994 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z

Mr. Browne begins promisingly enough, with puckish descriptions of his early ’70s childhood, when the chiming guitars, miniskirts and brash optimism of the ’60s already felt distant. Books of The Times: Why 1970 Deserves Its 15 Minutes of Fame 2011-06-23T21:59:42Z

“I’m an optimistic person, but how do you balance optimism and activism?” On Track for the Apocalypse, ‘Snowpiercer’ Comes to Television 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z

The book is reassuringly free of scandal or self-destructive behavior, but there’s a palpable ambivalence that runs through its 241 pages, though ultimately the tone bends toward optimism. Ralph Macchio Will Always Be ‘The Karate Kid.’ He’s Finally Fine With That. 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z

Chau wasn't even nominated for that film, but her performance in "The Whale" is equally impressive and heartbreaking, helping balance Fraser's pervasive optimism with a constant, more grounded realism. Salon's totally (possibly) infallible Oscar predictions: Who will win? And who should win? 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z

The film vividly depicts personal and collective despair but finds pockets of optimism as it celebrates the spirit and tenacity of the city and its inhabitants. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z

In many images, though, Güler’s youngest subjects evince an optimism that was enshrined in Turkish culture by the country’s founder, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who established a national holiday in honor of children. What Ara Güler, “The Eye of Istanbul,” Saw in His Homeland 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z

Where the 1934 original elicited a certain optimism, this one, from the album “Money Jungle,” sounds gloomier — headphone music made for inclement weather. Five Minutes That Will Make You Love Duke Ellington 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z

Nevertheless, I am in awe of his extraordinary optimism. Gaza doctor Izzeldin Abuelaish 2011-01-16T00:05:32Z

Rebecca is composed and standoffish in a way that rebuffs Ted's overt Midwestern optimism. The "Ted Lasso" way to make shortbread fit for “Biscuits with the Boss” 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z

I appreciate Mr. Anderson's optimism, but #MeToo has only just begun to amplify the voices women were already raising well ahead of last fall's investigative reports and the wave of reckoning that came after. The “Baby It’s Cold Outside” fight is back — but why?! 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z

The cocktails produced an optimism of their own. In Tucson, an Unsung Architectural Oasis 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z

Dig deeper, and the album is also deeply personal - touching on Mason's history of depression and ultimate optimism for humanity. Alternative Mercury Prize 2013-09-14T00:21:58Z

Take Care hints at such a future, and for once, we can all look at his résumé with a sense of beaming optimism. Perhaps we should start thanking him now. Drake's Take Care Was Worth The Wait 2011-11-15T14:00:12Z

And in fact, “We All Want Love” is offers a glimpse  of true romantic optimism. Music Monday: Rihanna's Talk That Talk 2011-11-21T09:58:22Z

So is “America Today,” which manages to knit together abstraction and figuration, American and European modernism, New York City and the rest of the country, and, above all, optimism and despondency. Thomas Hart Benton’s ‘America Today’ Mural at the Met 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z

Friedman’s main cause for optimism is based on a trip back to St. Louis Park, the Minneapolis suburb where he grew up. The Message of Thomas Friedman’s New Book: It’s Going to Be O.K. 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z

But Flight of the Conchords always had more optimism and innocence than those shows; it certainly had none of the cynicism that was then so popular in comedy. Flight of the Conchords: ‘We're retired sex symbols' 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z

No optimism there, just the bleakest sort of revelation, in which the very thing Jacobs has trusted, around which he has constructed his existence, is exposed as the most pernicious sort of lie. Faith and magic get a 'Revival' in new Stephen King novel 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z

They have to have that eternal optimism that it's winnable in order to make the case and to fight with vigor. Samantha Bee teases big election coverage, from presidential harassment to a strategic joy offensive 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z

But as listeners and fans, our optimism can lead us into a fog of chatter and hype that may never completely lift. What we talk about when we talk about Nicki Minaj, ‘The Pinkprint’ and pop music as conversation fuel 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z

The movement, “Spirited,” maintains a sybaritic optimism even through emotional U-turns. Review: Anne-Sophie Mutter Pays Tribute to Previn at Carnegie Hall 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z

Often survivors are praised as superhuman, vessels of strength and optimism. When Silver Linings Don’t Cut It, Honesty Helps 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z

Both have suffered miserable campaigns so far, but have reasons for optimism: the Scots have a new manager in Gordon Strachan, while Wales can take heart from the fine recent form of Gareth Bale. TV highlights 22/03/2013 2013-03-22T07:00:07Z

She ends her show with a rallying cry for optimism and commitment. How Edinburgh standups are dealing with the riots 2011-08-10T19:00:02Z

It may be last-resort optimism after months away from major museums, but “The Met Unframed” actually left me thinking about the limitations of a physical museum space. Review | Miss visiting museums? Engaging with art on a small phone screen can actually be rewarding. 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z

The optimism of the Push Artists, however, could not obscure the ceremony’s conspicuous avoidance of the tragedy that befell multiple new-guard musicians this year. The Scandalous Dullness of MTV’s First Post-Millennial V.M.A.s 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z

It falls to Michael Moore’s empty stomach to help explain to me the difference between hope and optimism. Michael Moore: 'We have the power to crush Trump' 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z

While some lyrics in Brian Wilson's handwriting are drenched in melancholia, most convey the band's signature, sunny optimism. Major Beach Boys memorabilia being auctioned off 2013-04-19T11:15:12Z

The horse and rider intimates a future, without any clear sense of optimism or pessimism, merely energy and exuberance. Piero di Cosimo, a misunderstood master, at the National Gallery of Art 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z

Modernist optimism died years ago, and we pine for we know not what. Art Review: ?Real-Surreal? at the Whitney - Review 2011-10-27T22:50:36Z

There's a playfulness and freedom in being a cat that's missing from our lives as humans; there's also an optimism. The video game "Stray" taps into why we fancy being a cat 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z

The opera ends with the optimism of Mandela's speech after his release. Saint and sinner: the Nelson Mandela opera 2012-06-10T16:59:01Z

It didn’t take long for Mitchell’s optimism to turn to dread. David Mitchell: ‘I see myself as a coward’ 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z

What we said: Superbly unforced and unassuming, finding delicate notes of affirmation and optimism and discreetly celebrating the beauty of nature and family love. The best films of 2016 so far 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z

Even in their most commercial moments, Henson’s creations were purveyors of optimism and the joy of performance. Remember When the Muppets Were Subversive? 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z

“I wanted to show the optimism of those young people,” Katz recently recalled. ‘Oh, I’ll Show You’: Paul Taylor and Alex Katz’s Long Collaboration 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z

Thursday afternoon, Blastr hosted a panel titled “Women In Geek Media — The Saga Continues”, and a sense of buoyant optimism prevailed. Good riddance to geek culture’s “good old days”: At NY Comic Con, optimism about diversity abounds 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z

Looking ahead, there's good reason for optimism in Hollywood. Movie crowds dip to 16-year low as apathy lingers 2011-12-28T20:32:11Z

That same year, Fortune magazine wrote that “she particularly dislikes that the last word about her painting is ‘optimism,’” and quoted her saying that what she actually felt was “a sort of violence.” Doris Lee, Unjustly Forgotten, Gets a Belated but Full Blown Tribute 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z

When the optimism cracked, I caught flashes of anger and hypersensitivity. Why I stopped dating the cop: Colin Kaepernick’s protest, the “liberal media” and the bunker mentality of police culture 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z

All the optimism of the early years of Thatcher's premiership can be found in this unashamedly patriotic, and undeniably stirring, epic. The films that defined the Thatcher era 2013-04-08T17:40:00Z

I can think of few novels that leave a reader feeling so hopeful about human suffering, in which the innocence and religious optimism of the narrator allow you to forget how clearly doomed everyone is. Thomas Berger’s Egoless Fictions 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z

The increasing use of “hope,” “light” and “sunlight,” for instance, was interpreted as a sign of the Victorians’ increasing optimism. Analyzing Literature by the Words, but Also the Numbers 2010-12-03T20:30:00Z

When asked which edition of the festival he deemed his proudest moment, he instead sounded a note of forward-looking optimism. At Cannes, Balancing the Fresh and the Familiar 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z

Not lyrical certainty – a blind optimism in the face of overwhelming misery – but musical certainty. Trends of 2012: Classic rock returns 2012-12-18T11:24:02Z

“I feel I can step back,” Ms. Levy said in a statement Thursday in which she expressed optimism that debt restructuring and new leadership would mean that “S.F.A.I. has the runway to rebuild itself.” Chairwoman of San Francisco Art School Facing Budget Issues Resigns 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z

It's an instinctive optimism that is what you'd expect, but still it is moving. Clive James – a life in writing 2013-07-05T07:45:01Z

Whatever the confusion over the meanings of “liberal”, one of its elements has always been optimism. Liberal blues 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

To its many detractors, its profusion is a symptom of structural disorder, its optimism forced and insincere. BBC Philharmonic/Noseda 2010-04-26T21:30:00Z

The autobiographical “Editing Floor Blues” is a bittersweet look at the fading of youthful optimism. A jazz retrieval, a Beatles translation & Cat Stevens redux | New recordings 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z

When things are going badly, after all, you need optimism all the more. Positive thinking is for suckers! 2012-11-25T13:00:00Z

The trademark bleak worldview has given way to the relative, if wary, optimism of a line such as "God will guide us to our graves". Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & the Cairo Gang: The Wonder Show of the World | CD review 2010-03-25T23:30:00Z

Black people in the 21st century are still fighting the same battles and are in need of that blind American optimism. Wendell Pierce on bringing a Black Willy Loman to life, making "Death of a Salesman" relevant today 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z

The optimism of this overwrought musical guarantees that audiences will go home happy. 'Bright Star' wears its old-fashioned heart on its gingham sleeve 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z

There's always been an unyielding strain of resolute optimism running through Petty's music even at its most dejected and jaundiced. Petty & Co. prove 'Hypnotic' and historic 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z

But the really classic pre-suicide sign, as we learned with Alex two seasons ago, is a sudden suspicious sense of renewed optimism and drive. "In Treatment" recap: Frances reads her test results 2010-11-23T13:30:00Z

The self-loathing in his lyrics was also underscored by a quiet optimism—a vital belief that things can get better, or, at least, that the suffering can’t all be for nothing. The Beautiful Vulnerability of Juice WRLD 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z

“I write it with the optimism that people will be able to see themselves in it,” she says in the liner notes. Remarkable Records of Joni Mitchell’s Changes 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z

In a time of climate change, is there still room for optimism? A Panorama of Design 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z

She’d look at it and wonder: “Have their lives fulfilled the optimism, hope and energy of that photograph?” A 50-year-old mystery: Who’s that wading in the Lincoln Memorial’s Reflecting Pool? 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z

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

The "optimism cycle," in contrast, prods students to greater effort because they tell themselves a different story. Books: "Redirect," and "Willpower" offers clues on rewriting life story 2011-11-07T15:17:03Z

At the same time, BBS Productions ran out of steam in a Hollywood that had shifted from late-60s optimism and invention into the late-70s blockbuster era. How Hollywood feted the black power movement – and fell foul of the FBI 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z

Initially injecting some optimism into Troubles-era Northern Ireland, its stay was short-lived and ultimately ended in failure. Back to the Future day: live! Enjoy 21 October 2015 around the world 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z

Winter’s small triumphs sustained my glimmer of hope into spring, buoying my optimism. I lost the use of my most important kitchen tool: My hand. The only way forward was to keep cooking. 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z

The initial post-shutdown optimism — bolstered by pent-up demand — was tempered by wave after wave of new virus variants that raised health concerns and led to numerous performer absences and performance cancellations. Live Performance Is Back. But Audiences Have Been Slow to Return. 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z

Dot Gibson of the National Pensioners Convention talks in the film of her optimism. The Spirit of '45: where did it go? 2013-03-02T16:00:02Z

In the novel’s final scene a hard-won, qualified optimism is achieved through one of the book’s running gags. How Does a Novelist Write About a School Shooting? 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z

It not only mines the more immediate trauma she has faced but also, through her, critiques the wishful optimism that Natasha holds for the Avengers, whom she considers her real family. ‘Black Widow’ Review: Spies, Lies and Family Ties 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z

This past week, the orchestra’s board announced a five-year stabilization and renewal plan, long on optimism but short on specifics. Review | Marin Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony live — and work — for the present 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z

They were effortlessly absorbed into the media, industry and civil service, serving a Nigeria driven by optimism on its way to freedom from British rule. There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra by Chinua Achebe - review 2012-10-05T21:55:01Z

The dress shop he owned burned down in the 1968 riots, but his optimism survived. Carla Perlo’s secret to success: Getting out of the artists’ way 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z

The crystal balls being consulted with regularity by playwrights these days do not glow with optimism. Review: In ‘The Ruins of Civilization,’ a Bleak Future, Brightly Told 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z

He used the term "tempered optimism" to describe the outlook. Cannes film market enthusiasm tempered by caution 2010-05-18T10:36:00Z

And the substance of her poem, “On the Pulse of Morning,” was a remarkable comment on the optimism of the moment, a time at which it seemed, for Clinton loyalists, as though anything were possible. Maya Angelou’s best and most iconic television appearances 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z

But the optimism that had originally greeted his design dissipated over time; by the end of the 20th century, its owners saw it as an “ugly duckling” and discussed its sale with private investors. Brutalism Springs Eternal in Morocco 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z

If you are ready to tackle something bolder than a staycation, here’s a road map of where the cultural landscape in the United States is shifting to guarded optimism. This Summer, Get Invigorated With a Live Cultural Performance 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z

Producers abandoned Baby Boomer ideals and optimism in favor of Gen X disillusionment and cynicism. Ed Asner helped usher in the secular rabbi, making America warmer and a little more Jewish 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z

Casner worries that our optimism about our own plans might be an insurmountable part of our evolutionary heritage. Be Careful! Your Mind Makes Accidents Inevitable 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z

He wanted to share, he wrote, “an optimism for living that respects the dignity of all.” Ralph Lauren’s Dream of New York 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z

Some of the industry people were filled with optimism. ArtsBeat: CMJ Snapshot: Talking Shop on Ludlow Street 2012-10-18T20:09:22Z

But, beyond a statement from the network's director of programming, Jeff Ford, about bringing "energy, optimism and vibrancy" to the show, there are no clues yet to possible changes of content. Big Brother returns with celebrity special after move to Channel 5 2011-04-06T18:28:40Z

As Mimi says, “I’ve walked out on six lives… not including my own.” Only at the end does the film tilt the delicate balance of remembrance and regret toward implausible optimism. Robert Redford's The Company You Keep: Old Radicals Die Hard 2012-09-07T01:08:30Z

So my optimism, which I'll supplant for hope, would be rooted in medicine, science, epidemiologists. Henry Rollins calls U.S. men "the dumbest creatures" & Trump "wrongest possible" leader for pandemic 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z

There’s sweetness and optimism here, however entwined with cynicism and pessimism it might seem. ‘Mr. Robot’ Season 2, Episode 4: The Man in the Mask 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z

The seed catalogues now filling the mailbox and piling up on the desk catch us at a time of optimism. Starting a new year off with new seed catalogues 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z

Both of these works displayed his storyteller’s ability to look deeply into the human heart at the residues of tragedy and triumph and uncover compassion and optimism. Review | Paul Taylor Dance Company makes a triumphant return to Kennedy Center 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z

There is a deep sorrow at the heart of “Diamond Island,” but it’s balanced by a sense of the buoyancy of youth and the perpetual optimism of popular culture. From Brooklyn to South Africa, 8 Filmmakers to Watch 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z

The U.S. official described "a sense of optimism" about conditions inMyanmar, and said the leaders gathered at Camp David, in the Maryland countryside, pledged to cooperate on providing aid to the former Burma. G8 leaders: Iran must disclose more about nuclear program 2012-05-19T04:33:00Z

It was a pragmatic optimism that Baron had also shown in his earlier roles overseeing newsrooms whose flush days were past. Marty Baron, Jeff Bezos, Donald Trump and the eight years that reshaped The Washington Post — and journalism 2021-02-27T05:00:00Z

While subdued and melancholic, there is a deeper optimism at the core of Beck’s “Heart Is a Drum.” A playlist for Salon’s epic New Year’s Eve catharsis party 2016-12-31T05:00:00Z

These are two generations that offer an optimism. Christos Tsiolkas: 'There's love in this book' 2010-08-06T23:05:00Z

Although there are always common thematic elements — most of the 2021 colors shared a certain reserved optimism, for example — rarely is there any real overlap. Normally a study in contrasts, paint companies’ 2022 colors of the year are pretty much the same 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z

That quality — is it innocence? optimism? surprise? — seems missing in fashion and cultural magazines. On the Runway Blog: Eye on Beauty, Revisited 2012-03-21T21:44:15Z

But, Stevenson uses calculated optimism which is backed up by evidence and that is what I really liked about the book. An Optimist's Tour of the Future by Mark Stevenson - review 2011-08-09T13:44:00Z

The book treads a careful line of pragmatic optimism, not shying away from the problems while showing how we can work toward a healthier world. Two Children’s Books Offer Hope for the Environment 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z

“She was optimistic until it was clear that optimism wasn’t going to win.” I Do. Take 2. 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z

Balanced against this quiet despair is the evergreen spirit of American optimism. Review | Amor Towles’s ‘The Lincoln Highway’ is a long and winding road through the hopes and failures of mid-century America 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z

The pessimism of the mind and the optimism of the heart, as Gramsci would say. The Turkish Novelist Elif Shafak Wants You to Read More Women 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z

Perhaps, too, there was a need to buck up the troops during wartime with words of encouragement and optimism. A Certain Word Is Really Getting on My Nerves 2016-03-12T05:00:00Z

TED, with its wonky optimism and millions of followers, fills that role perfectly. Life in the afterglow of TED-talk fame 2014-12-28T05:00:00Z

The movie insists on a breezy optimism that skirts glibness, then doubles down on it with a having-it-all finale that’s as ridiculous as it is nervy. The Bounty of Netflix International 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z

But one of Zell's overriding themes each year is the importance of happiness, good health, prosperity and optimism. The Optimist 2011-01-26T23:00:00Z

Come to Me has the faintest melodic echo of Blondie's Union City Blue but also a poise and unexpected optimism that's all his own. Steve Mason – review 2013-04-12T16:42:19Z

Those bright yellow flowers, trumpeting cheer and optimism, perk up my spirit and my palate. With cherry blossoms, may we recommend a nice vinho verde? 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z

More importantly, by its very existence Hooray Foods chooses optimism. A cynic tries plant-based bacon 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z

Webre’s years here have spanned an explosive period of growth in the region, and that spirit of optimism fed his organization. Washington Ballet’s Septime Webre turned company into a big tent 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z

As the factory ramps up, optimism gives way to unease, dissent and fear. ‘American Factory’ Review: The New Global Haves and Have-Nots 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z

However, the team say their results are backed up by other studies showing links between optimism and a lower risk of other health problems, including heart failure and respiratory disease infection. Optimists have lower risk of cardiovascular illness and early death 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z

The film concludes on a note of cautious optimism, with the signing of the Oslo Accords, and while embracing that agreement may be naïve or nostalgic, it hardly seems offensive or even especially provocative. | 'Miral': Hopes and Struggles in a Difficult Land 2011-03-24T21:53:01Z

In interviews Lennon alternated between optimism for the future and resentment that his output with the Beatles overshadowed his later work. The Death of John Lennon: 30 Years Later, the Vigil Continues 2010-12-10T04:05:00Z

In an interview, Mr. Monahan, the trend forecaster, said it was not surprising to him that optimism was trending just as early 2000s fashion is making a comeback. Searching for the ‘Vibe Shift’ at Coachella 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z

Irrational optimism suffused the financial sector, and the professional purveyors of optimism — the speakers and self-help gurus and seminar organizers — were only too happy to encourage it. Positive thinking is for suckers! 2012-11-25T13:00:00Z

It’s a film that “looks back to lost youth and the wasted optimism of the 90s.” Ewan McGregor: ‘What if I'm not Scottish enough any more?’ 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z

But, for all the optimism of that summer, it was the year when dance battened down the hatches against a perfect storm of cuts: to arts council funding, local authority grants and regional development agencies. The best dance of 2012: Luke Jennings's choice 2012-12-15T23:00:02Z

There’s a shinier optimism in their “Super Trouper” that contrasts the weariness of Agnetha and Frida dealing with the emotional toll of life on the road. There's Now a Teenage Ace of Base Tribute Band 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z

"His life was not an easy one but the time he spent with us was a shining example of determination, hard work and hopeful optimism and he is sorely missed." "Degrassi" actor Neil Hope died 5 years ago 2012-02-17T23:16:12Z

But more important, the boy’s performance embodies the festival’s synthesis of legacy and optimism that “We Are the Dream” aimed to capture. In ‘We Are the Dream,’ Oakland Students Channel Dr. King 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z

Kimmy relies on Titus for sophistication and guidance, and Titus relies on Kimmy for her Midwestern optimism — she refuses to fail or let him falter. Review: ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ Features a Midwestern Fish Out of Water 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z

If this is a work often described as a journey from darkness to light, Blomstedt embraced life-affirming optimism from the start; passages suggesting adversity were met with insistent dignity. Review: At the Philharmonic, a Conductor Is the Star 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z

In contrast to Morris’s shakily founded optimism, there was a mournful side to the Pre-Raphaelite legacy. ‘The Pre-Raphaelite Legacy’ at the Met Is a Journey Back 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z

The band rode a wave of national optimism with accessible new wave rock and an energetic charisma that endeared them to huge crowds. Gustavo Cerati, Latin American rocker, dies

"Our fragrances capture the optimism, the positive energy, that transcends every aspect of our celebrities' lives,"Mormoris says. Smell like a star? 2011-02-08T19:10:05Z

For all the optimism of the title, this books drips with misplaced pessimism. The British Dream by David Goodhart; The Diversity Illusion by Ed West – review 2013-04-14T08:00:02Z

Nevertheless Ms. Rattray expressed optimism that the rest would arrive in time to begin shooting next spring. ?Dexter? and ?Persephone? in Julia Stiles?s Second Phase 2010-07-18T03:12:00Z

The kind of song that transports you into a meditative state, its melodic chord pairings recall possibility, self-reflection and optimism. 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Jazz Piano 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z

Unfortunately, the rightward tilt of state and congressional Republicans offers little reason for optimism. McDonald’s ends its war against higher salaries, so what does that mean for the minimum wage? 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z

“You move through the world with vigilant optimism, that is the nature of publishing,” Bogaards said. Publishers are reeling from Trump's win, but the news is not all bad 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z

You could slice through Hudgens’ velvet armour and find her optimism goes all the way to the core. Vanessa Hudgens: ‘I always wanted to be the indie girl playing a drug addict or stripper’ 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z

"I Want You Back" benefits from Day and Slate's rapport and their cockeyed optimism. In Amazon's affable rom-com "I Want You Back" Jenny Slate and Charlie Day charm as meddling exes 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z

Aside from those things, I think I share her optimism and her joie de vivre. Actress Jessica Pare finds fame with TV's "Mad Men" 2013-04-04T15:43:09Z

It harked back to the naïve optimism of the 1960s, when air travel was glam and space exploration conjured pioneer boldness, rather than weary cynicism about the costs. Is There Anything Marc Newson Hasn?t Designed? 2012-01-27T17:23:09Z

But there’s a lot more here than pastel optimism. ‘The Book of Aron,’ by Jim Shepard, is a masterpiece 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z

There are also a lot of teenagers in the shows -- another surprise that contributes to the sense of summer freshness and the optimism on display about Chicago's future. Overall, Striking new plays capture city intersection by intersection 2011-06-05T23:22:26Z

They said that more context in the museum might help some visitors, but they still wanted its focus to be on her message of optimism. Anne Frank Who? Museums Combat Ignorance About the Holocaust 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z

But there is plenty of optimism in "Cancer." PBS' 'Cancer' an epic, vital story Ken Burns just couldn't refuse 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z

But in the wake of recent developments, there was a ray of hope, and a chance for cautious optimism. Gene Weingarten has the trite stuff 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z

While he expressed optimism about the new administration, he expressed disappointment in the inauguration speech. Two Museum Exhibits, Refracting a Divide 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z

The number of vaccinated Americans is creeping skyward, and so is traveler optimism: On Monday, airline CEOs announced an uptick in advance ticket sales. Fear of flying? Use these tools to stay grounded when your anxiety is sky high. 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z

They certainly remind us of the optimism, innocence and joy with which America has gladdened the world since the big screen's inception. Oscars 2013: what the nominations say about America 2013-02-21T16:00:00Z

In Ireland’s photographs, every detail seems to point skyward in a gesture of promise, optimism or hope. A Photographer Follows Paul Revere Williams Into the West 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z

It was the optimism that, very soon, you would beat someone instead of them beating you. A Donald Trump Speech Whose Sunny Spots Came Mostly From the Stage Lights 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z

“So,” she added, a swell of optimism in her voice. Flourishing in Bedlam, but Flying to the Coop 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z

His optimism is a tonic in the mix with these other pieces, which rightly point at the conformity demanded by a white-dominant culture.  Weekend Reading: "Ethnic Plastic Surgery"; Women, Work, and Race; and More 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z

In many ways, Concorde was a quintessential product of the mid-1960s, its sleek, elegant lines reflecting the technological optimism of the Space Age. Five decades of the Observer Magazine 2011-07-30T23:05:00Z

Historic leaders have long sought to leverage the power of the American cookout, even after election, to continue selling optimism. A brief history of the American cookout 2021-07-03T04:00:00Z

Even the repertoire they chose – classics by Fats Waller, Duke Ellington and others – radiated optimism. Chicago's jazz artists play searing music for Japan 2011-04-02T15:11:00Z

Back on its 2007 debut album, “All Hour Cymbals,” the band sang, “I can’t sleep when I think about the future I was born into,” though the music willed itself toward optimism. New Music: Music From Yeasayer, Tamia, Lionel Loueke and Divine Fits 2012-08-27T21:53:22Z

“In the 1990s we had Cool Britannia, we had Blair. There was a greater feeling of optimism.” 25 Years After ‘Sensation,’ Has London’s Art Scene Kept Its Cool? 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z

I didn't want the optimism to come from this Pollyanna place of we can make the world better and I want to see the best in people. "I watched 'Night Court' with my grandmother": Melissa Rauch on reviving the comforting '80s comedy 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z

And I have this optimism that, no, we can change these things. Hasan Minhaj on the joy of making “Patriot Act” and keeping the political personal 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z

For a start, he’s a man of such unwavering decency, fortitude, intelligence and optimism that trying to match him would only result in some sort of stomach ulcer. Larry David to Lisa Simpson – life lessons from TV's top role models 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z

The remark is typical in its generosity, its passion for what matters to her, and its guarded optimism. From the margins 2010-04-02T23:05:00Z

But even so, they're outside, it's bright and sunny, there's a feeling of optimism … well, not so much for Wilson of course. TV review: The Fish Market: Inside Billingsgate; House 2012-05-24T22:00:02Z

The purity of Harvey's concept synthesises the heavy tolling of history with his optimism for the future. The Rest is Noise festival: what's your favourite piece of 20th-century music? 2012-11-29T20:00:02Z

Through it all, the Beatles evolved too, while still tapping into our collective, primal optimism. Everyone loves Paul McCartney: The secrets of one Beatle’s eternal appeal 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z

The “optimism underpinning our politics and our social policy depends on the conviction that success in this country is not zero-sum,” Mr. Edsall writes. Books of The Times: Thomas Byrne Edsall?s ?Age of Austerity? Interprets Politics 2012-03-05T22:35:39Z

As they left the stage, the speakers in the arena began pumping Bobby McFerrin’s “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” — a bit of irony, a bit of nihilism, a bit of revolutionary optimism. Rage Against the Machine Returns for Fresh Battles 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z

That American optimism they promoted helped motivate us to finish college, build stronger bonds with our families, start those businesses, write those books and try. Wes Moore will be Maryland's first Black governor. Here's what scares me about his election 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z

I began reporting from the Middle East in 1979 with a lot of Minnesota optimism in my DNA. What Samantha Power Learned on the Job 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z

But the rhetorical battle between Jimmy Carter’s sober “malaise” moment and Reagan’s relentless optimism settles strangely on Luverne, as many political speeches do to ordinary people. ‘Fargo’ Season 2, Episode 5: The Butcher of Luverne 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z

Ford reportedly had little optimism for the prospect of Grace Coddington — now Vogue’s creative director — as a model and personally took tweezers to her thick eyebrows. Eileen Ford and Ford Models helped define what American beauty looked like

“GLOW” is much more about the optimism, camaraderie and support these women lend one another inside and outside the ring. “GLOW” returns to Netflix with an excellent season 2, right when we need it 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z

And if his pessimism about American racism is somewhat at odds with Hansberry’s cautious optimism, well, he’s had 60 more years of history to support his point. Review: This Time, ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ Really Does Explode 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z

Tom Hanks takes on the role of Disney, with a nailbrush moustache and unexpectedly gentle charm, his upbeat American optimism making Mrs Travers fit to burst with outrage in her buttoned-up tweed suit. Saving Mr Banks: the critics' view 2013-10-21T10:26:27Z

And beneath her optimism, she has no illusions that magical thinking can solve all of our problems. Review: Tovah Feldshuh Embraces Life at 54 Below 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z

A bit later, Mr. Snoeren added, “You hope, and if the stars are aligned, it works,” his unwitting echo of Mr. Horsting’s point underlining one of the themes of this Paris season: optimism. Fashion Diary : In Paris, Daring to See the Bright Side 2010-03-06T02:19:00Z

She knows both the immigrant’s boundless optimism and America’s conflicted attitude toward foreigners. Debut novelist Imbolo Mbue wins PEN/Faulkner Fiction Award 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z

Is making them, then, an act of optimism? ‘Impossible Objects’ That Reveal a Hidden Power 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z

It’s either a sign of optimism or obliviousness; it’s unclear yet which. Fear and Face Masks on the Front Row 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z

A syncopated acoustic guitar and Oladokun’s determined voice hint at Tracy Chapman as the song begins; more vocals and guitars join her, insisting on optimism even if “maybe we’re running out of time.” My Chemical Romance’s Prog-Emo Surprise, and 12 More New Songs 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z

My dad died in 2005, and underneath all that optimism and that hope is a real reluctance to live in the present moment. From "Morning Show" to "Hello Tomorrow!" Billy Crudup reveals what his antiheroes are really selling 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z

With charming optimism, she lobbies her mother to let her spend the summer the way her well-off classmates do: at sleepaway camp. When the Going Gets Tough, These Kids Find Their Way 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z

Starting with the spring looks that will start trickling into stores, there's a renewed sense of optimism. NY Fashion Week ready to turn up the glam factor 2011-02-09T23:01:24Z

As for McClure, the show’s star, he is practicing a combination of patience and optimism. ‘The Universe Hit Pause’: The Ripple Effects of Broadway’s Shutdown 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z

In his positivist vision, both progress and existential doubt have the breathless optimism of a TED Talk. MoMA’s Daydream of Progress 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z

“We read a lot about women freezing their eggs, but that’s only one half of the story: the first half, where there is still hope and optimism.” Hope or hype? The chilling truth about freezing your eggs 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z

Virginia Foster Durr, a writer and friend of Rosa Parks who had observed the trial, did not share the woman’s optimism. “Something happened to me in Selma”: 50 years ago, a young white seminary student risked everything for the call of civil rights 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z

The music largely conveyed optimism and empowerment instead of failure. Artists Reckon With Trump’s Inauguration 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z

In the original run of “Twin Peaks,” Major Garland Briggs was a rare voice of optimism, in a show that usually depicted a world suffering from irreversible entropy. ‘Twin Peaks’ Season 3, Episode 9: Red, Beige and Blue 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z

And although technology, including a synthesizer, is a typically fundamental part of the evening's proceedings, it is presented in this piece without optimism or pizazz. Laurie Anderson's 'Delusion' well-suited for a wintry night 2011-01-12T21:52:03Z

Lewinsky’s latest call for compassion seemed to me a slice of classic TED optimism, packaged to go down easy—soft sentiment where there should be unrepentant ferocity. Monica Lewinsky and the Shame Game 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z

She described her music as American in its immediacy, vitality and sense of optimism. Jennifer Higdon Basks In Her Music Pulitzer 2010-04-21T22:25:00Z

In other words, it’s not quite Walt Whitman hearing America singing its varied anthems; rather, it’s more like a Gen-Z deep-cut of a “CBS Sunday Morning” wanderlust segment: full of optimism and wide-eyed wonder. Three New Memoirs Offer a Glimpse Into the Writer’s Mind 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z

Initially injecting some optimism into Troubles-era Northern Ireland, its stay was short-lived and ultimately ended in failure. Back to the Future day: live! Enjoy 21 October 2015 around the world 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z

And yet, while “Brigadoon” may at first glance seem irredeemably locked in a mood of postwar optimism, on deeper inspection, it reveals some intriguingly darker undercurrents. ‘Brigadoon,’ a Musical Revival at the Goodman Theater 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z

Even if a prognosis offered no reason for optimism, a book might. 'When Books Went to War’ by Molly Guptill Manning 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z

I graduated from John Hopkins University still squeezing that American optimism, not fully knowing what to do with it, when I bumped into a professor from my first semester. Wes Moore will be Maryland's first Black governor. Here's what scares me about his election 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z

"Strategies such as enhancing self-esteem, self-efficacy and optimism in children by teaching them decision-making skills, achievable tasks and spirituality have much potential," she said. Ukraine's refugee children: Amid the war, how to help kids suffering from trauma 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z

She considers herself “a realist, but on the optimistic side, because if you’re pessimistic, you don’t do anything. … I think it’s people who are realistic but inclined towards optimism who actually try to change direction.” Margaret Atwood honored with Dayton Literary Peace Prize 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z

Nevertheless, Mr. Mandela was an optimist, and his optimism changed music and changed the world. Paul Simon on Mandela’s Role in ‘Graceland’ 2013-12-13T22:42:19Z

In some respects that flaw helps a person to understand why some don't quite buy into the show's unapologetic optimism. Keep on believing in "Ted Lasso" because its second season is richer and sweeter than the first 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z

Asked by Variety on the “Captain Marvel” red carpet, Alonso responded with optimism and said, “The world is ready, the world is ready.” Marvel executive says "world is ready" for gay MCU superhero — will "The Eternals" make history? 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z

Still, themes of lost innocence, untimely death and stoic perseverance ring clearly in “Company B,” along with a strong sense of optimism. Perspective | In theaters or at home, dance is here to move you 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z

In Lloyd’s Olive Martin we are introduced to an adolescent girl with a contagious optimism and belief in magic. Magic Mountains: Novels of Appalachia From Natalie Lloyd and David Barclay Moore 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z

He greets the performers with his patented brand of childlike whimsy and perpetual optimism, punctuated by a few hand flutters thrown in for good measure. "Larger than life, but still true": Where Pee-wee Herman fits in the history of American clowns 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z

Contrary to what you might think of King’s novels, many of them do end with a sense of optimism. 33 Works of Fiction and Poetry Coming This Fall 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z

The Pirate Captain could be an ancestor of Park’s Wallace: a dreamer with grand notions, a blustering optimism and a deficient skills set. The Pirates! Band of Misfits: Yo-Ho-OK 2012-04-26T14:15:15Z

If you need reassurance or grounds for optimism about the Middle East, you will not find it here. Movie Review: ‘The Gatekeepers,’ Documentary by Israeli Director Dror Moreh 2012-11-25T23:01:09Z

The New Year’s Eve party in Times Square in New York City was scaled back for a second year in a row Friday night because of the coronavirus – but optimism for 2022 remained intact. New Year’s Eve crowd in NYC’s Times Square still parties despite coronavirus limits 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z

A final title card pops up—“To be continued . . .”—composed with evident haste, in a spirit of weary optimism. Reviving “Murphy Brown” and “Magnum P.I.” on the Post-Moonves CBS 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z

Having a child has affirmed Titus’s forward-looking optimism — in his professional approach as well as his personal perspective. From Punk Band to Portraits for a King to Gagosian: Honor Titus Breaks Out 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z

Richard’s brittle smile and determined optimism must weather a sustained assault when he returns to his teetering homestead. | 'Little Miss Sunshine': Taking Dysfunction on a Road Trip 2011-03-08T16:48:24Z

Jenner’s optimism about Cruz is baffling, considering that he’s specifically railed against those same rights for transgender students that Jenner supports. Caitlyn Jenner’s absurd faith in Ted Cruz: Supporting the anti-LGBT evangelical hoping he’ll come around on trans issues is ridiculous 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z

It is hard now to recall how much misplaced optimism greeted the succession of his son Bashar. A History of Syria; Panorama – America's Gun Addiction: TV review 2013-03-11T22:00:01Z

She knows — or just hopes — that someone, somewhere, is paying attention, a much-tested optimism that Mr. Burnham celebrates beautifully. Review: All the Feels, Hurts and Laughs of ‘Eighth Grade’ 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z

The director Tim Carroll believes that baroque opera "touched something very deeply in him", as did the "optimism and joie de vivre" of the age of enlightenment. Roger Butlin obituary 2011-08-17T17:52:04Z

At its most enthralling, “Boston Med” implicitly asks: Where does denial end and real optimism begin? | 'Boston Med': Inside Boston Hospitals, Where Reality Is Real 2010-06-23T23:58:00Z

“I got so much reassurance and optimism from being here,” he says. Sundance welcomed back the crowds, but it felt like a rebuilding year 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z

But she also shows how Hollywood was quick to overwhelm the culture with its “habitual optimism.” ‘Looking for the Good War’ Says Our Nostalgia for World War II Has Done Real Harm 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z

The genuine optimism is as refreshing as the day's breeze. Pitchfork Festival Day 3: Tree, Foxygen, Killer Mike kick things off 2013-07-22T00:56:00Z

It might be inspired by the world's financial turmoil, but perhaps, in its message and sense of optimism, there's a touch of Ford's own struggle with the world. David Ford: not just a singer-songwriter 2010-06-24T21:14:00Z

Early optimism about attendance and income proved incorrect; annual visitors now number 130,000, about half of what was imagined. Exhibition Review: An Unseen Evil Still Ensnaring Countless Souls 2010-10-08T22:54:00Z

The basic building block of this sanctuary of hope and optimism is a happily married couple who fall in love at first sight and march blissfully, hand-in-hand, into the sunset. Music: The Unmistakable Sensibility of Sondheim 2010-04-30T23:09:00Z

Amid the excitement and optimism over the recent improvements there is also some wariness about how the additional funds from Ms. Scott will used. What a $50 Million Donation Did for One H.B.C.U. 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z

Did their lives fulfill the optimism he saw on their faces on that long-ago day when a sad kid with a camera attended the first protest of his life? A 50-year-old mystery: Who’s that wading in the Lincoln Memorial’s Reflecting Pool? 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z

Their optimism and devotion notwithstanding, what could the future possibly hold for such a union? Review: Zayd Dohrn Plumbs Muslim-American Rifts in ‘The Profane’ 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z

But there’s a time for optimism, and then there’s a time when a character’s dogged, sunny faith becomes absurd and tedious. 'Fear the Walking Dead' Recap: Wake Up, Travis 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z

The entrance extended inward, with a terra cotta sunburst detail that evoked optimism. Art Deco Los Angeles 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z

Mr. Coen fails to supply enough humor in the stark contrast between Ted’s vicious unhappiness and Kim’s treacly optimism to keep the holes in the plot from gaping. | 'Happy Hour': ?Happy Hour,? One-Act Plays by Ethan Coen - Review 2011-12-06T03:01:00Z

During the next First Turning, potentially the next “American High,” millennials will move into national leadership and showcase their optimism, smarts, credentials and confidence. Where did Steve Bannon get his worldview? From my book. 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z

There is rarely a flare of optimism or ecstasy; instead, these songs express boundless paranoia about being rendered inert, or lied to, or ignored. Solving the Riddle of Metallica 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z

Yet when watching Abir’s father speak of forgiveness, and discovering that more than 100 former Israeli soldiers and officers later worked to plant a garden in the child’s name, optimism flickers. ‘Afterward’ Review: Asking for Opinions of Jews and Israel 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z

And the good news is that optimism was mostly, if not entirely, rewarded. The Walking Dead season eight, episode one – Mercy 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z

The Reagan-era optimism of these films has its political resonances, and yet remains true optimism. What Steven Spielberg's science fiction tells us about America 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z

Parry was seemingly oblivious to the impending threat of war, and the optimism of 1912 now strikes us as naive. BBC Philharmonic/Sinaisky 2010-07-25T20:45:00Z

After a rough stretch for the industry, Sundance attendees went hunting for optimism. Sundance 2018: what did we learn from this year's festival? 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z

This horrible state of frustration, disappointment and futility is described by cultural theorist Lauren Berlant as a state of “cruel optimism”. "Joker": A harsh indictment of neoliberalism and gangster capitalism 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z

Mr. Benjamin saw various reasons for optimism in the diminution of the aura. The Unending Anxiety of an ICYMI World 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z

"Many men," he believes, with wild optimism, "will be hugely relieved by that shift." Antony Hegarty: 'We need more oestrogen-based thinking' 2012-05-19T23:04:35Z

The band offered a perfect facsimile of the spare, spanking Merseybeat sound whose cheeky confidence conveyed unlimited optimism. Music Review: An Inside Take on the British Invasion 2011-05-06T06:54:33Z

As a recent Guardian New Band of the Day article put it: "Between optimism and despair, between the hope that a loved-one has moved on and a fear that they one day will." August's best new music from across the MAP 2011-08-17T17:09:56Z

The record-industry electorate is voting for the music it hopes will endure, so instead of rewarding excellence, a Grammy becomes a token of optimism. No charts, no Grammys, no Hall of Fame: Why pop greatness requires talk and time 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z

This optimism, in hindsight, now looks tragically premature. Sigourney Weaver: 'I’m asked to play awful people all the time' 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z

There was a booming economy and a lot of optimism in the air. Billy Zane: ‘My art is similar to my acting – improvisational’ 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z

Its bubbly optimism resembles an unsustainable spew of froth. “Valley of the Boom,” Reviewed: A Rah-Rah Reënactment of the Dot-Com Cataclysm 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z

Some of these women stopped working or slowed down because of needy or unhelpful artist-mates, but here their confidence, optimism and talent are electric. Alice Trumbull Mason, Alone and With Friends 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z

She was duped, she admits to Marlene, led astray by the kind of optimism that blinds. ‘Giving Birth to a Butterfly’ Review: Melancholy and Menace 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z

Last year, the bank predicted a “breakout year” for U.S. wineries, with a resurgent economy and consumer optimism. What the future may hold for winemakers and wine drinkers 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z

“For me, this is not a novel about dystopia; actually it’s about looking for signs of hope and optimism in the future.” Global Migration Meets Magic in Mohsin Hamid’s Timely Novel 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z

The optimism of the new generation encouraged him, Moore said. Michael Moore: Meryl Streep should run for president 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z

It is a sober, slow-paced set with tunes that build in intensity, like “High Hope,” a hymnlike track expressing optimism that the singer can, in time, be at peace with a former lover. Pop: Glen Hansard, Touring Behind His ‘Rhythm and Repose’ 2012-06-22T16:00:01Z

She writes that she tends to “hope against hope for more hope,” and her optimism shines on the page. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z

"We aim to bring Channel 5's energy, optimism and vibrancy to the series." Big Brother moving to Channel 5 2011-04-06T14:02:09Z

Tsemel emerged from the closed hearing taking some small measure of optimism from the delay. The Dovekeeper and the Children’s Intifada 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z

“Nothing is more solid than the coalition of those who oppose peace,” he says at one point, but he does find signs for optimism. Review: ‘West of the Jordan River’ Examines the Mideast Peace Process 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z

And then, a few scenes, later, there’s the sheer excitement and optimism beaming from his smile when he tells his band mates to head to Japan without him. Heroes and Villains: Love & Mercy's Paul Dano on Playing Brian Wilson 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z

It is only in the northeast, along the Korean border, that Mr. Eimer finds even the slightest grounds for optimism. ‘The Emperor Far Away: Travels at the Edge of China’ 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z

It's taking as its point of mediation on that moment of great optimism. Exhibit reunites art JFK saw before assassination 2012-09-19T21:27:15Z

For now the mix of agnosticism and optimism — of respect for the old and enthusiasm for the new — seems reasonable. Movie Review: ‘Side by Side’ With Keanu Reeves Charts Filmmaking Advances 2012-08-30T22:01:06Z

Zauner discovered her tendency to respond to crises with a sense of determined optimism — soon to be showcased on a new album, “Jubilee.” Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner is fighting for joy through grief 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z

At a time when smart people feared that Lower Manhattan was doomed, expressions of optimism and joy were welcome. New York’s New Carousel Puts You in a Whirling School of Mechanized Fish 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z

There is also optimism as youth activists support Bernie Sanders' in his 2020 Presidential run because he is advocating for the Green New Deal. Sunrise Movement's Varshini Prakash on not losing hope on climate change: "I'm still here fighting" 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z

As the band Flex Crew played its buoyant music, young men and women swayed freely on the dance floor to a joyous beat, the palpable optimism of the sounds inspiring smiles all around. Reggae landmark Wild Hare to close 2011-04-18T14:13:00Z

Badgley's transplanted character radiates with a sort of perilous optimism as he tries to persuade himself that maybe a life new city will allow him to leave the past behind. New year, new "You": Netflix's stalker drama seeks romantic nirvana in a twisted Season 2 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z

But among luxury jewelry brands, optimism has never been higher. Shaking Off the World’s Worries, Jewelry Focuses on Growth 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z

I was 23 when the album dropped, with a waist and a healthy hairline and a ridiculous amount of optimism. Jay-Z's "The Black Album" turns 20 and is more relevant than ever 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z

“They transmitted a message of optimism and inspiration even after laughing at themselves. And that brought to the program a male audience, which wasn’t interested in the culinary arts.” In Brazil, a parrot puppeteer’s death stirs the nation 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z

Would you say that Gen X is defined by its bubbly optimism? Director Michael Lehmann on why Ivanka and Kellyanne are today's "good Heathers" 2019-11-17T05:00:00Z

Those coming of age this month were born well after the country started opening up its markets in 1991; they have spent their formative years in a world of optimism and rapid economic growth. We’re not gonna take it 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z

The advent of streaming has spawned some premature optimism. Video: Goodbye, DVD. Hello, Future. 2011-03-05T05:23:01Z

“The most refreshing thing about ‘The Good Place,’ in an era of artistic bleakness, is its optimism about human nature,” James Poniewozik wrote in his review in The New York Times in January. What’s on TV Thursday: ‘The Good Place’ and ‘Norsemen’ 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z

A common theme in these recollections was Scott’s dauntless optimism in the face of a lifetime’s worth of hardship, including a hormonal condition, Kallmann syndrome, that influenced his singing voice. Jimmy Scott Honored at Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z

In a springy sign of optimism — illusionary or otherwise! — this year’s New Directors/New Films is returning to theaters full throttle. Father Doesn’t Know Best at New Directors/New Films 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z

With Mr. Mandela’s election as president on the horizon, optimism, not criticism, was the preferred tone of the day. Art Review: ‘Rise and Fall of Apartheid’ at Center of Photography 2012-09-20T22:48:21Z

GDANSK, Poland — Conceived nearly a decade ago in a moment of pan-European optimism, the Museum of the Second World War here seeks to tell a story of devastation that transcended national boundaries. A Museum Becomes a Battlefield Over Poland’s History 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z

Rakitina’s interpretation was one of ambivalent optimism, matched by her contrasting gestures at the podium: an emotively outstretched hand in one moment, a hammering beat in another. Review: Two Artists Arrive at the Philharmonic, Loudly 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z

In her final letters there was a note of wild, almost unbearable optimism. In New Volume of Sylvia Plath’s Letters, a Marriage Falters and Masks Fall Away 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z

Solving these sorts of human disasters is one of several bits on Ms. Barrymore’s sunny and frenetic show, “a jolt of optimism in a turbulent time,” as she said in a recent interview. Drew Barrymore Is Keeping It Clean 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z

Mr. Nolan and Mr. Joy are smart to frame the episode around Dolores, a host who greets each new day with optimism and ends it with some combination of violence, degradation, and loss. ‘Westworld’ Series Premiere: Life Finds a Way 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z

Daly lends Forrest a naivete, desperate optimism and an imperviousness to self-awareness as he eagerly strolls into misfortunes sane people strive to avoid. An unexamined life: “Review” returns for one last joke on its sadly hilarious host 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z

Monday: Bristling with optimism, I unwrap my canvas and brushes, put on some Mingus, and get to it. Review | What is the strange allure of Bob Ross? I painted my way to an answer, sort of. 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z

It begins with a dab of unexpected optimism: “Everything is tragic, it all just falls apart/But when I look into your eyes it pieces up my heart.” Music Review: Angel Olsen Sings From Her New Album at Le Poisson Rouge 2014-02-21T22:53:23Z

Its author, Jacqueline Woodson, chronicles her childhood in South Carolina and New York, the institutional forces that held her family back, and the unstoppable optimism that pushed her forward. Did Dr. Seuss Lie to Our Kids? 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z

Without undue optimism or overt sentimentality, he discovers a measure of hope amid the cruelty and misfortune. ‘Broker’ Review: It Takes a Village to Sell a Child 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z

The scope of the work and the financing are still being discussed, with Mr. Turrell radiating can-do optimism, and the museum hedging its bets. James Turrell’s ‘Meeting,’ at MoMA PS1, Shows Its Age 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z

“A lot of these pieces were commissioned against a background of optimism, good intentions, civic values and a lot of them were of very fine quality.” The Search Is On for Missing Public Art in England 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z