Over the course of the next several days, Mr. Sharpe met with each of the academicians to determine which philosophical projects should be pursued, and which put aside. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

These long millennia may well have witnessed wars and revolutions, ecstatic religious movements, profound philosophical theories, incomparable artistic masterpieces. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

But thanks to the odd mathematical and philosophical properties of zero, it would clash with the fundamental philosophy of the West. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

P.J. liked going to Mass, serving as an altar boy for a time, but he didn’t find in church doctrine the answers to the philosophical questions he was already sorting through in his mind. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

The philosophical reasoning behind this is complex: in Muslim tradition, the idea of music as entertainment is looked upon as degrading; therefore, the holy Qur’an cannot be labeled as music. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Galileo, for example, despite performing exquisite experiments, never fully grasped the power of the experimental method, dismissing Gilbert’s work as not sufficiently philosophical. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

It was the fortuitous conjunction of these two vast reservoirs of philosophical and physical wealth that defined America's national interest and made it so special. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

One can be, indeed one must strive to become, tough and philosophical concerning destruction and death, for this is what most of mankind has been best at since we have heard of man. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

There is no reason to doubt the stove-heated room or the dreams, but all the evidence suggests that Descartes’ new philosophical life had begun exactly a year earlier, on 10 November 1618. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“And yet, mademoiselle, this time your manner is quite different. You no longer betray the impatience. You are calm and philosophical.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Yes, yes. You are welcome to rest in this house until your master’s work takes him onwards. Is he pursuing some philosophical theme?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“I hope you’ve thought this over, young lady. It’s not the racial difference, it’s the philosophical difference that is most important.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe this wasn’t as philosophical a question as “When a tree falls in a forest...” but it did make him think about what it meant to “write” a book. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to have a philosophical discussion, so I concede. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Nately’s father was a sober, philosophical and responsible man; this old man was fickle and licentious. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

In each chapter questions of language are intertwined with direct engagements with nature on the one hand, and with broader conceptual and philosophical questions on the other. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The great change in attitude of which Voltaire was a supreme philosophical weathervane coincided with a rapid reshaping of music after the deaths of Bach and Handel. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“Well,” said Jo, laughing, “if my people are ‘philosophical and metaphysical’, it isn’t my fault, for I know nothing about such things, except what I hear father say, sometimes. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their concerns tended to be practical rather than philosophical. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The intellectual apparatus of the new science—facts, experiments, theories, laws of nature, evidence—did not establish its worth by philosophical arguments; its success depended upon the fact that, in practice, it produced good results. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

We faced not only logistical problems but philosophical ones. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like all matters philosophical, it is subject to debate. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I discovered philosophy, I tried to touch all the landmarks of philosophical development. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beneath the entangling personal motives, the debate is one of the oldest in the Western philosophical tradition, between nomos and physis. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He also regarded as suspect the instrumental nature, and murky methods, of rhetorical persuasion—which, by contrast with the strict logic of philosophical inquiry, they are. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

This chapter looks at the religious and philosophical foundations of the permanent English colonies in North America. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you really think asking me deep, philosophical questions is going to make us fall in love?” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

You know that famous philosophical question “What is the sound of one hand clapping ?” Well, I have no idea, but it has to be better than the slow clap. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Every philosophical research establishment, so he’d heard, had to include on its staff a representative of the Magisterium, to act as a censor and suppress the news of any heretical discoveries. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No!” whispered Montag, “The zipper displaces the button and a man lacks just that much time to think while dressing at. dawn, a philosophical hour, and thus a melancholy hour.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

But bodily persistence over time, too, presents philosophical dilemmas. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

The Greeks were different; they embraced the abstract and the philosophical, and brought mathematics to its highest point in ancient times. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Man. I wasn’t ready for this. This is a heavy philosophical discussion.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know exactly, but she’s very philosophical about it. I think she sees it as this amazing moment...one she’ll never experience.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Bobby’s life during this period was not all theological, political, or philosophical, however. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then he avoided the tender subject altogether, wrote philosophical notes to Jo, turned studious, and gave out that he was going to ‘dig’, intending to graduate in a blaze of glory. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zero conflicted with the fundamental philosophical beliefs of the West, for contained within zero are two ideas that were poisonous to Western doctrine. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“No problem,” he says, missing my sarcasm as usual or ignoring it in that philosophical way of his. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

This expansion of the known world was carefully recorded by cartographers, and it brought about the first great triumph of experience over philosophical theory. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The interweaving of the personal and the philosophical in this excerpt is being used as an expository device, to help us understand the issues that Spinoza wrote about. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I think I advanced their understanding on this point, but the issue soon moved from a philosophical question to a practical one. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

By Alexander’s time, the rise of major philosophical schools, such as the Academy and Lyceum in Athens, began to introduce a degree of conformity on cosmological questions. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

While the stories were vivid, the lectures were abstract, treatises on obscure philosophical subjects, and it was to these abstractions that I devoted most of my study. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“They got the latest philosophical instruments. Course they know what’s going on in the atmosphere.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

There might be philosophical reasons for preferring one to the other, but an astronomer could happily use either to perform calculations. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Yes, so Harry was trying to tackle philosophical definitions. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

For the foreseeable future, banishing zero from the universe with string theory is a philosophical idea rather than a scientific one. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The victory of the terraqueous globe theory following the discovery of America is the first great triumph of experience over philosophical deduction, and thus the beginning of a revolution. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Incidentally, he told me he had given me that book because he had just broken up with his girlfriend and was feeling philosophical. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

If I could not challenge their dedication, I could still question the philosophical and practical underpinnings of Marxism. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

During her years at that well- regarded school, Miss Lumley had been taught a great deal, of both an academic and a philosophical nature. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Terry was philosophical about it: Let her try and she’ll learn her lesson, once and for all. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he becomes querulous, at other times philosophical; or he wishes to explain things, justify himself. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

But mostly there was a kind of reflexive professionalism and an uncommon immersion of the aviators into philosophical speculation. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it wasn’t like The Stranger or Naked Lunch even though I think it was philosophical in a way. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“See, sir, that ain’t your normal type of blot. It’s some kind of novel, philosophical blot.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The categories of grammar reflect the building blocks of thought—time, space, causality, matter—and a philosophical wordsmith can play with them to awaken her readers to metaphysical conundrums. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“I have no objection to Your Highness using your charms and wiles for your own private ends. I only ask that you do whatever you can to foster his continued involvement in our philosophical household.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

And all three differ from self-conscious, relativistic, ironic, or postmodern styles, in which “the writer’s chief, if unstated, concern is to escape being convicted of philosophical naivete about his own enterprise.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

But the professor barely mentioned them at all, and instead talked about “philosophical underpinnings” and the writings of Cicero and Hume, names I’d never heard. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The report switched back to me saying something abstract and philosophical, and then it was over. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He made a resigned, philosophical gesture and then, unexpectedly, winked at me. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

You could say that his essay was philosophical; mine was historical. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The puzzlement in having to make sense of this abstract philosophical conundrum mingles with the poignancy of having to come to terms with the loss of someone we love. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

He points at me, which means he’s about to go into one of his Khalil philosophical moments. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

And when Boyle coined the phrase experimentum crucis to honour the Puy-de-Dôme experiment he was marking the beginning of a new era in which philosophical disputes would be resolved by experimentation. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Then, when I thought he was going to give me some deep philosophical comment to make me feel better, he said, “Can I have your apple?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I think I have to tell her,” he said, a trace of the philosophical in his tone. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Well, as I am on my meander home from that last Forum meeting, of which the topic was “Popularity versus Principles,” I am in a philosophical frame of thinking. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

In its many rooms, the men read their odes, or played the violin, or performed their philosophical exercises. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

This tangle is reflected in the modern philosophical discussion of laws of nature. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

With the Renaissance revival of Stoicism the word ‘philosophical’ acquired a new meaning: philosophers, it was held, were able to moderate their passions and to be unmoved by the blows of fortune. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Zero and the infinite were at the very center of the philosophical war taking place during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Royal didn’t mention the philosophical disputes that dominated the weekly meetings. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

You have added much in several ways, & especially in taking ye colours of thin plates into philosophical consideration. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

But his cosmological arguments are purely speculative and philosophical. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

But Richard Owen, the fossil taxonomist—Darwin’s frenemy—was quick to discern the philosophical implications of Darwin’s theory. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

They had no trouble with the philosophical contradiction of cherishing the children they had with a slave and simultaneously thinking of slaves as property. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“You’re awfully philosophical for a girl that just got busted,” I told her. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

In high school I flirted with the idea that I might be a philosophical genius. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

They imply philosophical claims which are difficult, perhaps impossible, to defend, yet in practice they work well. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

In typical fashion, he found something philosophical in this. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

One can be, indeed one must strive to become, tough and philosophical concerning destruction and death, for this is what most of mankind has been best at since we have heard of man. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

As it happens, this is the first occasion since the establishment of universities in the thirteenth century on which a philosophical theory was destroyed by a fact. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Now that sounds rather philosophical for Harry Smith. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mathematicians ignored the logical and philosophical troubles with adding infinite zeros—especially since indivisibles or infinitesimals, as they came to be called, finally solved a long-standing puzzle: the problem of the tangent. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

But he valued friendship, held cheerfulness to be the goal of life and devoted a major philosophical inquiry to the origin and nature of enthusiasm. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m what is commonly referred to in philosophical circles as ‘a thinker.’ Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I have a feeling your journal entries were more introspective and philosophical. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

What made the word ‘fact’ respectable in philosophical English? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Yeah...in the weight room, we often have deep, philosophical conversations. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Offers wise and poetic counsel. I’d be the person world leaders came to with nasty philosophical problems.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you trying to engage me in a philosophical discussion so that you can miss part of math?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Her romance is philosophical as well as passionate, archetypal as well as personal; her songs gracefully raise as many conundrums as they answer. New Music: New Albums by Laura Marling, Terence Blanchard, Frankie J and Cecile McLorin Salvant 2013-05-27T21:56:34Z

But the exhilaration provided by the Menier Chocolate Factory’s revival of the 1956 Leonard Bernstein musical “Candide,” based on Voltaire’s classic philosophical fable, lies more in its practice than its preaching. ArtsBeat: London Theater Journal: Stripped of Illusions, but Still Glittering and Gay 2014-01-23T17:10:33Z

There is a more Western sort of philosophical interest as well. Art in Review: PETER CAMPUS: ?Calling for Shantih? 2010-12-09T23:20:00Z

The aesthetic that emerges from this curious philosophical non sequitur is a basic wariness about any kind of direct ­expression. Perspective | Forty years of sex and gender in the wilds of New York 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z

This almost abstract style, Ms. Berliner said, was a philosophical reaction against the tradition of realism. How ‘Bambi’ Got Its Look From 1,000-Year-Old Chinese Art 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z

Sundry administrative records indicate that Bach often fell into trouble over philosophical differences with his employers about the place of music in worship and in education. Bach Was Far More Religious Than You Might Think 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z

A product of the blaxploitation era, it is much more of a philosophical love story than an exercise in genre sensationalism. Review: ‘Da Sweet Blood of Jesus,’ Spike Lee’s Vampire Movie 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z

The show’s defiantly feel-good message about being comfortable in one’s own skin is in philosophical conflict with its creative impulses, which are otherwise thoroughly conformist. Review: ‘Gigantic’ Takes On a Ton of Teenage Angst 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z

The suicidal-architect conceit turns out to be something of a facade for a blend of memoir, travelogue and philosophical tract. The Buildings That Drove Their Creators to Despair 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z

This sort of perverse preference might seem like a contrived philosophical scenario. The Strange Appeal of Perverse Actions 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z

I think of the final scene of Voltaire's "Candide," where Candide has ended his philosophical quest at the home of Martin, a farmer who prides himself on a simple life free from vice. My houseplant garden is a tiny national park Donald Trump can never destroy 2020-03-21T04:00:00Z

When I was 20 a professor of philosophical logic informed me that “philosophy teaches you how to think.” The Men Who Reinvented Philosophy for Turbulent Times 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z

Most startling of all, Key argued that assuming all Africans were slaves, while declaring that all men were created equal, was philosophical and constitutional hypocrisy. “By the law of nature, all men are free”: Francis Scott Key and the case of the slave ship Antelope 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z

Late last month, an exhibition of Allen’s work — the first selected and curated by the photographer — was mounted in Philadelphia at the Slought Foundation, a nonprofit organization that mixes art, activism and philosophical dialogue. A young photographer made the Baltimore Uprising unforgettable 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z

The fourth season has somehow managed to take the show to a whole new level, moving even further away from straight laughs into more daring philosophical and emotional territory. Louie: a comic look at the messy life of a divorced dad – box set review 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z

I was hoping through different anecdotes and historical accounts and philosophical meditations, that people would have an idea of, at least my experience about race. Cathy Park Hong: "Sometimes you just have to push back – being offended is part of the process" 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z

On the heels of that divided unity, the third section, “Melodrama and Film Technique,” comes in, and it’s the philosophical lightning and thunder unleashed by the first two parts’ gradually brewing storm. A Tribute to My Teacher Gilberto Perez and His Eloquent Philosophy of Cinema 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z

And in the political or philosophical one as well. For architects, Trump's wall reveals as much as it promises to close off 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z

Wilson builds every episode around teaching some new skill before getting interrupted by a diversion that seems to stumble into a philosophical meditation on a broader theme. The Most Adventurous Comedy Right Now Is Also the Most Real 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z

According to the press notes, there are philosophical underpinnings to this high-speed blender of a movie. | 'The Butcher, the Chef and the Swordsman': ?The Butcher, the Chef and the Swordsman? 2011-03-18T06:03:01Z

It was not without its own controversies, with Parks and Recreation star Rashida Jones quitting her writing role on the film, citing “philosophical differences” over a lack of diversity at Pixar. Toy Story 2 casting couch 'blooper' deleted by Disney after #MeToo movement 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z

The circular structure is a formal idea with philosophical resonance. A Dance to the Music of Time and T.S. Eliot 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z

The philosophical queries that guide her book remain clear and accessible, and O’Gieblyn, who was once religious but no longer believes in God, draws on her own experiences to strong effect. 11 New Books Coming in August 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z

It might be described as a philosophical science fiction romantic comedy — with suspense. From the sci-fi mind of author Philip K. Dick to a movie screen 2011-03-05T00:27:18Z

For them, Paleo is a way of life, a philosophical prism that colors everything from child rearing to sunscreen. The Paleo Lifestyle: The Way, Way, Way Back 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z

The original “Pillow Book” was written by a lady of the Japanese court named Sei Shonagon around the turn of the 11th century, and was an assortment of fragmentary observations, musings and philosophical asides. The Best Poetry of 2016 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z

Great "Star Trek" episodes ignite debates about philosophical and moral quandaries. "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" shows how war muddles the moral compass of two of its crew 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z

Schur would sometimes send May an urgent email with a “philosophical emergency” when he was worried he had bungled some ethical nuance. Michael Schur’s Unending Quest to Be Perfect 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z

As a writer, I’ve long loved this story of a philosophical, literary father who can give wise sermons but seems clueless about his son and incapable of helping him. A Father’s Love, Whether He Says Too Much or Not Enough 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z

He once said that his proudest accomplishment was having written “Project Utopia,” a philosophical pamphlet. Ilhan Mimaroglu, Composer and Producer, Is Dead at 86 2012-07-18T23:23:40Z

He called it a reflection of a "real philosophical shift about how to premiere shows." NBC gives Olympic boost to 2 new comedies 2012-08-07T20:37:12Z

So there’s plenty of dialogue about wrongness in the philosophical literature, but very little in contemporary public life.” ArtsBeat: Reviewer Spotlight: Kathryn Schulz and the Rightness of Wrongness 2011-03-25T16:23:32Z

“My first distant impression was that the opera was so murkily philosophical that it would lack sharp theatrical profile,” Mr. Botstein said. Music: Franz Schreker?s Opera ?Der Ferne Klang? at Bard 2010-07-25T01:32:00Z

Yet this slight volume of meditations on love and loss is always eloquent, by turn poetic, philosophical and autobiographical. Mohamed El Bachiri: ‘Terrorists killed my wife: this is my jihad for love’ 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z

This is a condition rich in visual, philosophical and political implications. Review: Stanley Whitney’s Paintings Reinvent the Grid 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z

Her comedy is difficult to label; it isn't observational per se or philosophical or surrealist. Comic Tig Notaro: This hot property is more than the sum of her bad luck 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z

The story is masterful in its unfolding and lays an insightful and philosophical foundation for the stories that proceed it. Divining darkness at the western edge 2013-04-10T18:13:54Z

Mr. Cantona shows up from time to time in Eric’s bedroom, where the two men drink wine, smoke a little grass and exchange philosophical insights. | 'Looking for Eric': Steve Evets and Eric Cantona in Ken Loach?s Film 2010-05-13T22:40:00Z

Budiansky brings a polymath’s interest to bear on a man whose life intersected with the political and philosophical upheavals of the 20th century. 12 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z

But I think the writing took a certain more theological, more philosophical bent. Arts & Leisure: Leonard Cohen Reckons With God in ?Old Ideas? 2012-01-27T16:00:00Z

Then, suddenly, at 22, Adrian committed suicide, leaving a note about his philosophical decision to choose death over life. Books of The Times: Julian Barnes?s ?Sense of an Ending? ? Review 2011-10-16T22:27:23Z

The non-fiction sequel is described as “part philosophical reflection and part autobiography.” Unpublished "Clockwork Orange" sequel discovered — here are the first details 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z

We usually went to bed at 5am, after getting high and laughing about philosophical conundrums all night. We’ve been children together, my daughter and me 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z

Set in the everyday drabness of Bucharest or other, even less glamorous Romanian cities, they turn the grievances, frustrations and hopes of ordinary people into deadpan philosophical case studies. ‘The Whistlers’ Review: From Bucharest With Ambivalence 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z

But curiously, in “4 3 2 1” the clever, philosophical, morose Auster of his moving, sometimes surpassingly beautiful New York Trilogy is playing possum. For a doorstopper, Paul Auster's '4 3 2 1' is surprisingly light 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z

Woody also lays out some of the existential logic of the film’s perception of toys, a philosophical perspective fully comprehended by the toys. How "Toy Story" changed everything – in its first eight minutes 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z

This recalls not only the robust debate during the period about the different merits and challenges of painting vs. sculpture, but also philosophical discourse about images, reality and the power of the written word. ‘Picturing Mary’: Filled with highlights but flawed in its omissions

Schumann's cycle of brief piano pieces posits a musical/philosophical showdown between two fictional characters of the composer's own creation that, Denk felt, demanded a slightly schizoid keyboard touch. Free Seattle chamber-music recitals can be worth their weight in gold 2012-07-06T23:15:05Z

He left us in the dark as to what the concerto's "philosophical demands" might be, though he played it wonderfully well. RPO/Litton/Kennedy – review 2012-06-14T17:13:25Z

I knew I wanted it to be very emotional and intimate but also dispassionate and philosophical. ‘The Last Ocean’ Considers Dementia in All Its Uncertainty 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z

Seattle’s cheeky feminist surf punkers Tacocat, originally slated for a “big break” slot as the noon opener on the main stage, were philosophical about their transfer to a later, indoor slot. Sasquatch! wrap: The Cure delivers, Tacocat schools a stagehand and more 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z

I was first acquainted with his work in the course on philosophical logic in which the professor informed me that philosophy taught a student how to think. The Men Who Reinvented Philosophy for Turbulent Times 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z

Rationality allowed a solitary thinker to blaze a path to philosophical, moral and scientific enlightenment. Reasoning, Scholars Say, Evolved Just as a Means to Win 2011-06-14T11:55:00Z

There are also arguments – philosophical and practical – for not using public money this way. Steal this album: What happens if no one pays for music? 2012-06-20T11:45:00Z

But their songs contained all manner of complexities: rhythmic and harmonic, as well as tonal, political, philosophical and metaphysical. Review: Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, Harmonic and Political Still 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z

Going into the sequel, Sue's character comes back philosophical. "Debt Collectors" star talks brawl that is a "straight rip-off" of "They Live" fight scene 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z

The philosophical discourse that underpins the story – the clash of ideals and abstractions with material reality – is extremely complex. Crime novels roundup | Book reviews 2010-03-20T00:07:00Z

And although the song draws no concrete conclusions, the tinny drum machine and childlike keyboard drones make these philosophical musings hypnotizing. R.E.M.’s 10 best songs after Bill Berry: Daring, brilliant, underappreciated 2014-04-19T15:00:00Z

Frank brings her a deep philosophical connection; they see the world through the same lens. Shailene Woodley on her "empowering" new movie in which she plays a woman caught between two men 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z

The philosophical crux is, can Utopia be built? Costly "Terra Nova" sci-fi TV show lands in May 2011-01-12T02:21:54Z

O’Keane’s attention is trained on her patients’ experiences, not their symptoms, and not on philosophical debates over personhood. A Lucid, Literary Illustration of the Complex, Beautiful Work of Memory 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z

There are a philosophical gangster, a chatty investigator, a neighborhood psycho, a collection of small-time hoods and a lonely, pretty woman who somehow got mixed up in some bad business. ‘The Drop’ Unfolds in a Brooklyn Underworld 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z

Bob Dylan’s music is spliced into scenes to intensify the philosophical brooding. Who is Hamlet? Three actors make their case 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z

At the same time, it showed the music’s limited ability to convey big philosophical ideas in a lucid and thoughtful manner. Music Review: A Loud, Movable Birthday Festival for Louis Andriessen 2014-04-07T21:42:16Z

While both men occasionally lose their tempers, the best moments come when the filmmaker backs Bannon into a philosophical corner. “American Dharma” review: Errol Morris’ Steve Bannon doc is the most disturbing movie of th... 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z

It is a place where people tend to post some of the strangest gems accrued on their respective treks across the Internet, and sometimes these gems raise deep philosophical questions. Why would a woman try to buy a used IUD on social media? 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z

There's a new philosophical current saying: 'Let's stop considering animals as just machines with no feelings, no emotion and no potential thinking process.' Are animals in Hollywood films too human? 2013-04-25T18:30:01Z

Interestingly, Warhol presents certain similar challenges to philosophical orthodoxy. Modern Is Modern Is ... 2011-06-03T20:27:28Z

He set out to encompass philosophical themes and even political themes, however unpalatable these might have been to the authorities in the repressive Vienna of his day. A Revolutionary Approach to Beethoven: Period Instruments 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z

A dense, all-encompassing book about the show — “The Sopranos Sessions” — has just been released, a psychological and philosophical deep dive written by two former Star-Ledger writers who were there on the ground floor. Review | ‘The Sopranos’ at 20: How did the show change TV — and us? 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z

In her autobiography, she writes movingly about the philosophical prison that racism can create for whites, and sexism for men. Shirley Chisholm, the Democrats’ forgotten hero 2012-09-09T19:00:00Z

His book both makes a moral case for why technology needs a philosophy and delves into technology’s philosophical ramifications. Books of The Times: Beach Reads From Stephen King, Kevin Kwan, Carl Hiaasen and More 2013-06-06T21:14:31Z

After a preliminary, and unexpectedly revealing, chat with a death row chaplain, Mr. Herzog plunges into what you might call the philosophical forensics of the Conroe murders. | 'Into the Abyss': ?Into the Abyss,? by Werner Herzog - Review 2011-11-10T22:23:18Z

In his latest missive, a more philosophical Mr. Rose wrote that he was surprised at the amount of attention that open letter received and that he “sincerely didn’t want to disappoint anyone.” ArtsBeat: Laying Down His Guns, Axl Rose Apologizes for Snubbing Rock Hall 2012-04-18T14:29:49Z

His novels shared certain characteristics with theirs — a cameralike detachment, an indifference to psychology, a preoccupation with physical details and the instability of human perception — but he took a more philosophical and political approach. Michel Butor, French Novelist Who Shattered Conventions, Dies at 89 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z

The names of the works, including “Cherry Blossoms at Yoshiwara” and “Moon at Shinagawa,” seem to reference a poetic or philosophical trope — Snow, Moon, Flowers — that suggests they could have been intended as an ensemble. Review | Three large masterpieces, reunited for the first time 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z

He is the reliable narrator — philosophical but shrewd and often witty to a fault. Ned Beauman's 'Glow' puts an unconventional spin on a thriller plot 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z

In a broadside at fellow musicians, he said that some were sidelining Bach into "a rarefied and effete ghetto" while others were turning "philosophical masterpieces" into "shallow showpieces". Nigel Kennedy accuses fellow violinists of destroying Bach's legacy 2011-08-13T21:56:11Z

Just a game … Katamari Damacy Casting my mind back to the philosophical debate I spied on in Oxford, I remember a pretty good argument for why interactive immersive digital games are NOT art. Sorry MoMA ... 2012-11-30T16:17:16Z

Still, anyone who has seen a few genre films knows this story and isn't likely to be surprised when philosophical aspects of their programming, as well as whatever the Mithraics internalize, begin to break down. Ridley Scott's new series "Raised by Wolves" imagines a bleak future for humanity – and android moms 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z

To Shapiro’s credit, by the end of her short book, we want to know what will happen next — but we come away with more philosophical musing instead. For Better, for Worse: Three Memoirs Report From Marriage Country 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z

Mr. Sarandos is philosophical about the town vibrating with joy at his troubles. Ted Sarandos Talks About That Stock Drop, Backing Dave Chappelle, and Hollywood Schadenfreude 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z

Scott’s take: “The film isn’t so much an allegory or fantasy as a witty philosophical speculation on some elemental human issues,” Scott wrote. The Best Films of 2022, So Far 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z

Other proclamations aim for philosophical, but end up garbled. 2010-01-20T08:09:00Z

Frankly, I wish you had avoided those kinds of epithets, and focused more on areas where we may have real differences of philosophical or political or aesthetic opinion and interpretation to discuss. Ebert attacks my "Secretariat" review -- it's on! 2010-10-08T14:58:00Z

Instead, it shrewdly frames the lasting philosophical arguments prompted by Mumler’s peculiar true story. Review | History meets mystery in Arlitia Jones’s slightly spooky drama ‘Summerland’ 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z

However, the movie is limited when it comes to deeper philosophical considerations, and its use of archival footage at times undermines comments from interview subjects. ‘Body Parts’ Review: Even Sex Scenes Have Rules 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z

Based on a prizewinning semiautobiographical novel by Béatrix Beck, the film takes the form of a philosophical discourse à la Diderot. DVD: Gleason as Tripster, Groucho as God 2011-07-22T05:27:59Z

Recent novels, philosophical inquiries, young adult and romance fiction, films and television shows join a robust literature from the fields of feminist and disability studies to ask who and what the term “consent” excludes today. Yes, No, Maybe So: A Generation of Thinkers Grapples With Notions of Consent 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z

It's an existential variety show -- dramatic, life-threatening, philosophical and legal. Fox renews "Cops" for 23rd season 2010-04-20T11:41:00Z

A colorful figure who was an aspiring judo instructor, Klein studied Rosicrucianism and was obsessed with philosophical and poetic investigations of space and science. Inside Art: Yves Klein Works Attract Attention in Sales and Exhibitions 2010-03-11T21:52:00Z

In the 40 minutes that followed, the director made observations both practical and philosophical, switching fluidly between Russian and English. Russia Locked Him Up. But He’s Directing an Opera 1,400 Miles Away. 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z

And lastly, for those who want to get philosophical: why do we binge so often? With Netflix releasing House of Cards all at once, tell us about your TV binges 2013-02-05T18:56:02Z

Drawing on The Iliad, it's a rich, complex piece, in some respects a thing of paradoxes, but also typical of its composer in its often relentless philosophical and psychological probing. King Priam – review 2012-05-29T16:53:42Z

The Golden Rule figures in innumerable religious and philosophical traditions. Religion is not really about ethics 2011-04-08T17:15:52Z

On Twitter, such philosophical musings were mainlined directly to fans as Mr. West indicated he was writing a book “in real time” through the missives. Kanye West Says He Is Returning With Two New Albums 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z

The revolution itself, though it succeeded in seeing off Díaz and his Belle Epoque window-dressing, had no philosophical or ideological underpinning, and no centre. Mexican modernism and the politics of painting 2013-06-29T07:59:01Z

Last December, the newspaper also praised the show on its 20th anniversary for its philosophical leanings and irreverent take on religion. In excelis D'oh! Vatican says Homer, Bart Catholic 2010-10-19T17:32:00Z

In his continuing exploration of materials and period forms, Bradfield turns again to Lucite, exploiting its physical—and philosophical—properties. Stylish Screens 2010-03-01T00:00:00Z

And while “On Air” broadens its canvas with references to such events as Prohibition and the women’s suffrage movement, one longs for more reflection on the philosophical and civic implications of a medium like radio. Review | ‘On Air’ at Creative Cauldron is a tuneful, engaging tour through little-known history 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z

Yet on the recordings she places the sonatas into eight thematic groups, invoking lofty philosophical titles like “Extremes in Collision,” “Eternal Feminine” and “Destiny,” an exercise that seems more academic than revolutionary. David Greilsammer and H J Lim, Pianists Stepping Out 2012-08-26T02:43:13Z

And so it is with Charlie Hebdo: nobody could accuse the paper of being philosophical, even in Paris, but it is the very definition of an omelette—dished up hot and consumed in haste. Shooting the Jesters 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z

The sound was so rich that it didn’t much matter that the lyrics posed questions of dubious poetic or philosophical import. Joanna Newsom, unconventional in every way 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z

"The use of sequencers and pre-set patches, these electronic assists of some sort, raise a philosophical question," he reflected. Robert Moog: 'I wouldn't call this music' – a classic interview to mark a Google doodle 2012-05-23T10:54:12Z

“Making them is more like philosophical investigations, art criticism or yoga.” John Perreault, Critic, Artist and Poet, Dies at 78 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z

The film’s preciousness is balanced, to some degree, by the philosophical resignation of its unseen narrator. Review: ‘Amélie’ Is Easy to Listen To, but Never Really Sings 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z

They share an almost surrealistic vision, and they pose philosophical questions. Groundhog Day: the perfect comedy, for ever 2013-02-07T20:00:03Z

Mr. Spiliadis is philosophical, cultured, intellectual, artistic, romantic and proud — particularly of being Greek. Tough on Others, Tougher on Himself: The Perfectionist Behind the Milos Restaurants 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z

Indeed, Ken takes his son along to the track and lovingly passes along his practical and philosophical racing sense. The Airbrushed Racing History of “Ford v Ferrari” 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z

Still, an exhibition that sees the Bernadette Corporation from a broader historical and philosophical perspective — a view not blinded by group’s own carefully constructed mystique — would be nice gift for inquiring minds. Art In Review: BERNADETTE CORPORATION: ‘2000 Wasted Years’ 2012-10-04T21:14:58Z

This is the apocalypse as a philosophical opportunity, the end of books and civilization as one and the same, and Chomski makes the most of it. Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z

Even on philosophical grounds, however, this view is exceedingly hard to defend. How Fox News created a new culture of idiots 2012-10-28T12:00:00Z

Elena’s poem, Herrera said, contained “a philosophical reflection about how all of us are impermanent. It was just a solid poem where she really touched base with wisdom.” U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera reappointed to second year 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z

Bottom line: There’s no one way to feed the world. Yet the public conversation about agriculture seems to break down along philosophical lines, and not always civilly. Why everyone who is sure about a food philosophy is wrong 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z

The text — lyrical, meditative, philosophical — tells me otherwise. The First Fully Illustrated Selection of Pablo Neruda’s Question Poems 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z

“But I want to say that it’s at least as much a philosophical and imaginative disaster.” How Moving to France and Having Children Led a Black American to Rethink Race 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z

What philosophical debates were you having about the project? Bruce Timm discusses the Batman he was never allowed to make ... until now 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z

There's a poignant, philosophical moment where wise old Ted tells his younger self, "I looked at you and saw myself." The latest "Bill & Ted" adventure is more bogus than excellent, despite some chuckles 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z

He took the impulse to do surrealist, absurd and even philosophical things in a novel," Lethem said, "and made it very American, and very scrappy and approachable. From the sci-fi mind of author Philip K. Dick to a movie screen 2011-03-05T00:27:18Z

I'm pretty sure that "Force 10 From Navarone" would seem to have the pacing, and the philosophical depth, of a Hungarian art-house film if you watched it right after this movie. "The A-Team": A cheerful C-minus 2010-06-11T00:20:00Z

The whole tendency of serious modernism, he claimed, was to strip various art forms down and reduce them to a philosophical core of truth. Clement Greenberg: the art critic who refuses to flatline 2011-03-11T15:12:34Z

The term encompasses the culture that molded the character of Greek citizens, developed the power of their philosophical thought and cultivated within them a more humane morality. Embattled and emboldened: Arts and culture in the age of Trump 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z

A philosophical “crisis point” that got to the heart of what poetry was, and what it was meant to do. Do it for the country? Or don’t do it at all? The dilemma facing artists at Trump’s inauguration. 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z

The controversy later cooled, with the two sides eventually collaborating on the case, though the philosophical divide continues for some. Meet two activists who brought sweeping change to the gay rights movement

This doctor moonlights as an environmentalist with a brooding philosophical streak that makes him appealing to women. Chekhov’s ‘Vanya’ rides again, with uncertain feeling 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z

On a conceptual level, his music examines philosophical, ecological, spiritual, political, scientific and broadly cultural themes. A dean of Japanese music talks boundaries, John Cage and life with Yoko Ono 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z

At the center of it all is the academy itself, a mentorship program convened as a kind of Platonic symposium, albeit one whose primary philosophical focus is analog synthesizer sounds and block-rocking beats. Red Bull Music Academy Comes to New York 2013-04-25T22:11:06Z

The album’s unity of tone, mood, thought, and philosophical contemplation matches its organic musical flow. Seeing Through “A Love Supreme” to Find John Coltrane 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z

He's gotten more philosophical; Mahlerian lyricism and violent passions are no longer treated as bipolar extremes but rather intricate parts of complex nature. Twigs break, cans bang and L.A. Philharmonic soars with Mahler 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z

Abraham Cowley’s love poems, however, are “such as might have been written for penance by a hermit, or for hire by a philosophical rhymer who had only heard of another sex.” Review | ‘The Club’ spotlights the stars of 18th-century British culture — and invites some new members 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z

Each episode poses a scientific or philosophical quandary at the top that Krulwich and Abumrad probe over the course of the show, often leading to surprising conclusions. Robert Krulwich Will Retire From ‘Radiolab’ in January 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z

The conversation turned philosophical, as he shared the concepts and authors that shaped his perspective both on “Swallowed by the New” and in his own personal life. An artist on his own terms: Glen Phillips did that whole Top 40 thing, now he just wants to help 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z

Carlisle’s probing biography shows how Kierkegaard’s philosophical concerns — chiefly, how to exist in the world — played out in his tortured relationship with the fiancée he abandoned. New & Noteworthy, From Galileo to ‘Dunces’ 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z

This is one of the best stand-up specials I’ve seen in years, searing and precise, philosophical and hilarious. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z

But you might, if you were feeling philosophical, point out that the menu’s sensibility could be more unified. Restaurant Review: Momofuku Ko in the East Village 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z

It is an engaging story given a rich texture by Blond's ability to switch between economic, historical, philosophical and political arguments. Back from the Brink by Peter Snowdon; Red Tory by Phillip Blond 2010-04-03T23:07:00Z

That weakness drags on the film's more compelling philosophical explorations. — J.S. May 23 at SIFF: 'The Oath,' 'Nowhere Boy,' 'Queen of the Sun' 2010-05-19T21:51:00Z

The subject of the film is justice itself, and more than justice: it’s a modern American vision of the Athenian philosophical triumvirate of justice, beauty, and goodness. Spike Lee’s Necessary, Overwhelming “Chi-Raq” 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z

Butler’s philosophical inquiry argues that it is in fact a shrewd and even aggressive collective political tactic. New & Noteworthy, From Paul Krugman to the Romantic Age 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z

The big philosophical issues of politics – the role of the state, the limits of markets, the merits of egalitarianism – are scarcely on Straw's radar. Last Man Standing by Jack Straw - review 2012-10-02T11:29:00Z

They may lurch into the ludicrous, but with surprising earnestness these films nonetheless play out a three-way philosophical debate: between enlightened rationalism, orthodox Christianity and renewed paganism. Cults, human sacrifice and pagan sex: how folk horror is flowering again in Brexit Britain 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z

She quotes the philosophical writer Alan Watts, who called for, as May puts it, a “radical acceptance of the endless, unpredictable change that is the very essence of this life.” ‘Wintering’ Offers Hopeful Perspective on Embracing Difficult Times 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z

These are two upcoming scenes from the 92nd St Y’s new Inflection series, a philosophical exploration of the relationship between music and other art forms. The Week in Arts: Elton John, Ethan Hawke, ‘Imagining Madoff’ 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z

Other proposals include dramatising classical philosophical texts and installing a trail of busts of great philosophers around the town. Malmesbury bids to become UK's first 'philosophy town' 2010-10-17T23:01:00Z

"I have gained my experience," declares the philosophical character Jaques in William Shakespeare's "As You Like It." Seattle Shakespeare Co.'s 'As You Like It' opens June 1 2012-05-31T20:23:10Z

With each and every genetic discovery, a host of questions arose, both ethical and philosophical. Review: Siddhartha Mukherjee’s ‘The Gene,’ a Molecular Pursuit of the Self 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z

But I'm not sure any of those men internalized the Method, or pursued its philosophical and psychological dimensions to their logical extremes, the way Hopper did. Dennis Hopper's strange, brilliant career 2010-05-29T18:04:00Z

Marcus throws some serious side-eye at Josh, but then develops a philosophical streak and assures us all that everything happens for a reason, a sentiment that presumably does not extend to the opera singer’s outfit. RECAP The Bachelorette Watch: Boyz II Men II Bachelors 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z

Arias, ensembles and choruses move the plot relentlessly forward; if Mussorgsky, in “Boris Godunov” and “Khovanshchina,” treated history as philosophical epic, this is history as vigorous, even pulpy, novel. ‘The Tsar’s Bride,’ at Lincoln Center Festival 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z

There is a philosophical headiness to these recursive, argumentative movies, an intellectual high that accompanies and sometimes magnifies their emotional impact. Movie Review: He?s Jafar Panahi, but ?This Is Not a Film? 2012-02-29T00:00:06Z

This last tip is more philosophical: I've come to the conclusion that beauty matters in a small kitchen. Lessons I learned from renovating my small kitchen 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z

His selection includes books written in seven languages, and ranges from religious texts to philosophical treatises, fables, history and fiction. Paperback Row 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z

What it is: The deeply rooted philosophical lifestyle is centered on the joy and appreciation of nature, outdoor activities and beautiful scenery. Americans are obsessed with hygge. Is one of these international lifestyle trends next? 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z

He said that he didn't want to get dragged into "philosophical arguments about nothing," and didn't want him being "weird." Perspective | Ask Amy: Eccentric in-law is invited to shut up 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z

In Heti’s earlier books, readers see characters in the world engaging in philosophical or aesthetic jousts, at parties, in conversation with friends. Sheila Heti Is Still Asking Questions 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z

The two have an uneasy stand-off which gives way to philosophical debate and heartfelt counsel. TV highlights 31/05/2012 2012-05-30T19:00:08Z

Magic deals with some of the most fundamental psychological and philosophical questions. Mind games: what magic reveals about how our brains work 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z

Episode one, In the Dark, revealed: a deep, sonorous, magnetic voice; a philosophical bent . Life at 24 Frames a Second 2011-01-19T08:00:02Z

Escaping the looming shadow of Garcia — whom Selvin describes as a “father figure, the best friend” and “philosophical axis” of the band — is not easy. Review | How the Grateful Dead survived Jerry Garcia’s death 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z

There’s palace and religious intrigue–built mainly on conflict between the Florentine Medicis, Leonardo’s patrons, and the Vatican–but nowhere near the political complexity or philosophical ambitions of a Game of Thrones. TV Weekend: Da Vinci’s Demons 2013-04-12T12:00:28Z

In other words, money is already removed from the realm of the physical: it is a historical and philosophical construct that holds society together. Untangling the web with Aleks Krotoski 2011-03-20T00:05:19Z

This is not a philosophical statement; this is just science based in physics, chemistry and biology … To keep operating at our current level, we need 50 percent more Earth than we’ve got.” From global warming to fluoride: Why do people deny science? 2013-05-25T20:30:00Z

On a purely philosophical level, do you sympathize with any of the arguments embraced by landowners who took Hale’s side early on? ArtsBeat: A Father’s Wrath: Tom Kizzia Talks About ‘Pilgrim’s Wilderness’ 2013-07-24T18:12:36Z

The best are innovative, funny and surprisingly philosophical as they chart a course for change and places unknown. How one family is sending 13 kids to college, living debt free — and still plans to retire early 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z

Part history of comics, part memoir, part slightly loopy philosophical work, Supergods is an unusual book. Supergods: Our World in the Age of the Superhero by Grant Morrison ? review 2011-07-21T09:00:01Z

In the end, short of asking for email receipts, which many consider rude, our only hope seems to lie in philosophical repositioning. Anyone there? When your email goes unanswered 2011-07-19T00:20:05Z

The libretto, despite jarring shifts from slangy Southern dialect to grandly philosophical observations, is basically sound until the final, salvation-denying rant and heavy-handed execution scene. Music Review: ‘The Martyrs,’ at the Dicapo Opera Theater 2012-11-13T23:53:31Z

But the film's aims are different that Malick's, leaning away from spiritual/philosophical musings and more toward capturing the hardship and pleasures of life in the woods in the early 19th century. 'Mockingjay Part 1' sets up 'Hunger Games' finale nicely 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z

"All my work is about playing in a philosophical or artistic way," Balth admitted on his visit. 'Videowatercolors' play with time and space 2011-11-02T21:05:05Z

In the instance of Casablancas, he’s undergone a philosophical revolution taking him to the Adbusters left wing. ‘The essence of life is kind of a nostalgia anticipation sandwich’: Philosophy 101 with Julian Casablancas 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z

His situation makes the “@Large” title seem wishful, if not ironic, and raises questions both practical and philosophical. Ai Weiwei Takes His Work to a Prison 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z

Flanagan’s mix of Christian and vampiric lore and imagery is clever, though the later episodes are a little heavy on sermonizing and philosophical exposition. Beyond Chucky: Frightening Alternatives for Halloween TV 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z

The greater challenge, perhaps, is finding theatrical ways to incorporate the novel’s philosophical themes without making the script didactic. Hopelessly romantic: ‘Frankenstein’ at Book-It 2014-02-07T21:39:52Z

Without tactical, philosophical or emotional grounding, the battle scenes don’t land with any cinematic force. ‘Fistful of Vengeance’ Review: Pursuing the Queen of the Underworld 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z

One line that is repeated several times, “there is no chronology,” applies as much to the playwright’s philosophical worldview as to the dramatic architecture. David Greenspan's 'Go Back to Where You Are': charmingly offbeat and yet off by a beat 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z

An interesting philosophical question is whether, or to what extent, it will be the same art form. The New Season: How Digital Is Changing the Nature of Movies 2012-09-06T16:55:25Z

Things like break down barriers, straddle disciplines, confuse categories, problematize identity, raise questions, suggest uncanny doublings or paradoxical contradictions — in short, the usual philosophical and aesthetic dance. Perspective | Venice Biennale: A vast, unwieldy, exhilarating spectacle 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z

“The Secret Life of Groceries” is part investigative journalism, part history and part philosophical meditation on how humans transfer meaning to their food choices. Review | Our food shopping habits have human and environmental costs. ‘The Secret Life of Groceries’ adds them up. 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z

Luckily, the philosophical flights and historical disquisitions are affixed to a sturdy and eye-opening documentary structure. ‘All Light, Everywhere’ Review: Watching the Watchers 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z

Many of The Canal's philosophical elements seemed a bit like Camus without the big ideas. Not the Booker prize: The Canal by Lee Rourke 2010-10-04T12:08:00Z

"The great philosophical writers of the past wrote for humanity," Blackburn begins, enumerating Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Locke, Hume, Mill and even Wittgenstein. Philosophy is supposed to be difficult 2011-02-25T12:01:28Z

From the moment that "The Matrix" was released in 1999 through the present day, the series has been more boldly political and philosophical than the vast majority of blockbuster properties ever dare to be. Will "The Matrix" add a fourth movie? 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z

The jury highlighted her "philosophical approach, originality, creativity as well as her ability to communicate with young readers", and described her as "a powerful narrator who blends real life with legend through her pictures". David Almond wins Hans Christian Andersen medal 2010-03-23T16:00:00Z

That allusion, and more, come from Mad Men and Philosophy: Nothing Is as It Seems — a book of essays that examines the show through a philosophical lens. The Meaning of Mad Men: Philosophers Take on TV 2010-08-07T07:45:00Z

Some antiabortion activists may operate from deeply held beliefs about right and wrong, guided by their faiths or forged via wrestling with their own philosophical codes. A Planned Parenthood was firebombed, and the alleged motive isn’t what I expected 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z

Though he is true enough to hunt for the one among the many, the stage image has the force of a scientific or philosophical breakthrough — a glimpse of a whole new layer of being. City Ballet to Present ‘La Sylphide,’ a Romantic Ballet Standard 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z

Reminded of that moment weeks later in the church lounge, where “Movin’ Away” was recorded, the band waxed philosophical. On Top, Unafraid to Step Back 2011-05-26T23:16:38Z

But as the group moved toward the Meat Rack, a tangle of woods known for fleeting encounters of the less philosophical variety, islanders seemed puzzled by our eruption into their ordinary Saturday night. ‘Island Night,’ a Walk Across Fire Island 2012-09-06T22:22:25Z

This is where the philosophical approach pays off. Katherine Butler: the gambler behind Film4's low-budget features 2012-08-30T16:02:14Z

You’ll hear about it soon enough; for now I would only point out that “Forever” skillfully opens up a philosophical can of worms: What if our most mundane days really are our best days? Perspective | In an age of anger and outrage, the best TV shows take a different path: They’re sad. 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z

For Reinhardt, art was a speculative, philosophical endeavor with political dimensions. The Joy of Reading Between Agnes Martin’s Lines 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z

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

It’s a philosophical opera in four scenes; an anti-symphonic ultra-symphony; a theatrical spectacle; a piece blithely combining text, dance and singing; or all of the above. Review: ‘De Materie,’ of Matter, Spirit and Sheep 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z

Think Dennis Hopper explaining the philosophical significance of his bus bomb in Speed. The Walking Dead season seven premiere: The Day Will Come When You Won't Be 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z

Though his eccentric methods are similar, Sloterdijk's historical purview is a lot wider, and Bubbles is as much an essential guide to modern space as it is a philosophical epic about dwelling and thinking. Bubbles by Peter Sloterdijk, translated by Wieland Hoban - review 2012-02-10T22:55:00Z

But here, too, his bitter philosophical vein took over. Movie of the Week: “Limelight” 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z

Its style of eulogy is experimental and philosophical. Black Art and Poetry Elevate a Tribute to Civil Rights Leaders 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z

She is philosophical about the influence of skin colour on her career. Kerry Washington: notes on a Scandal 2013-06-28T22:00:00Z

This production, directed and adapted by Jim Niesen, using John Willett’s classic translation, captures some of the spirit of Brecht’s cynical war fable but none of the philosophical or political heft. ‘Mother Courage’ Review: Selling Her Wares Amid the Havoc of War 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z

But the philosophical turning point may have been on election night, when Mr. Colbert hosted a live special on Showtime. Colbert Rides a Trump Wave, While Fallon Treads Water 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z

And Settis himself can wax philosophical: “Photographs do not preserve a memory; instead they have replaced our remembrance and our ability to see.” Venice is just the beginning — the West is sinking into a sea of commerce 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z

If you want to be philosophical about this project, it’s to try and change this situation.” France and the Library of Congress Start a Media Project 2012-06-29T22:03:01Z

Then there was Musil the philosophical scientist, interested in probability theory and logical positivism, as well as in the workings of the mind and the soul. ‘The Man Without Qualities’ Acquires a New Volume 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z

This is not an intellectual work; don't look for philosophical contemplations or deep analyses of art. 'The Folded Clock' an engaging portrait of a woman's sense of identity 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z

The dialogue proves similarly disorienting as it rapidly switches between small talk, philosophical inquiry and one-liners. Hear me out: why The Dilemma isn't a bad movie 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z

There are pop-culture one-liners and bigger philosophical talk, along with surreal riffs on dinosaurs, ghosts, history and books that never get read. In ‘Corsicana,’ Will Arbery Puts Art, Family and Down Syndrome Onstage 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z

Mr. Obama speaks slowly and thoughtfully but with the conversational ease that distinguishes his books, moving freely between the personal and the political, the anecdotal and the philosophical. Obama, the Best-Selling Author, on Reading, Writing and Radical Empathy 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z

He’s one part very frank, one part childlike and, on the other hand, philosophical. Scene City: A Cozy Premiere for Keanu Reeves 2011-04-07T00:37:02Z

Then he advises “our only hope seems to lie in philosophical repositioning.” Letters 2011-07-22T22:12:49Z

By using them, the player can read found texts — whether poetry, philosophical digressions or Internet chat logs. The Talos Principle Prompts Thinking Beyond Virtual World 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z

Even softened by Iñárritu’s philosophical pretensions, “The Revenant” is essentially a fetish film, guided by the same grindhouse aspirations of “The Hateful Eight.” ‘The Hateful Eight’ and ‘The Revenant’ bring the pain, but what do we gain? 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z

The effort, led by a German nonprofit group and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture working with local government, is the culmination of a major philosophical shift among preservationists in the region. Critic?s Notebook: Preserving Heritage, and the Fabric of Life, in Syria 2010-12-26T22:35:14Z

Speaking now, Wilson said it came out “right on time,” and it still feels like a philosophical maze. The 1970s Brought Change to the Beach Boys. A New Boxed Set Celebrates It. 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z

For him, too, being principled is both an aesthetic concern and a philosophical one. NF Has the No. 1 Album in the Country, and He Sounds Miserable 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z

All I want to do is get semi-confident with a shotgun, but I can’t seem to find a simple instructional class that coincides with my philosophical hunting adventure. First-time hunter vs. turkey: Thanksgiving dinner is on the line. 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z

As in most northern European paintings of that period, the bugs and flowers are markers of some moral or philosophical principle. At the Tefaf Fair, Old Masters and Powerful Women 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z

Soon, the conversation between the four men — once strangers, now companions and guides to one another — turns philosophical. Top bunk for $30 a day: Life inside one of Airbnb’s modern boardinghouses 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z

“All We Have Is Now” is a philosophical pronouncement — “The universe may only consist of a here and now” — briskly delivered in ska form. U.S. Girls’ Luxuriously Absurd Disco, and 9 More New Songs 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z

In recent years, audiences were treated to his buttery voice and inimitable artistry, born of profound philosophical reflection but utterly unaffected in delivery, in music by Bach, Schumann and Schubert. Christian Gerhaher: From His Voice to Your Ears 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z

Bizarre subjects are no deal breaker for musicals; think human meat pies and philosophical felines. Review: ‘On a Clear Day,’ Eternally Odd, Gets Yet Another Life 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z

The chronology of recent Big Public Events in Television — the Emmy nominations announcements followed a few weeks later by Comic-Con — spotlights an almost identical philosophical issue: There's the Emmy nominations, and then there's Comic-Con. 'Orphan Black,' Emmy snubs and questions of identity 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z

I think people without that philosophical background do miss quite a lot – because a lot of what is going on in Nietzsche is reaction to and sometimes implicit dialogue with earlier philosophers. Who was Nietzsche? 2012-10-01T11:45:00Z

Krznaric accomplishes what the other books do not by harmonizing a philosophical point of view with practical advice. Self-help hits rock Botton 2013-05-13T19:58:00Z

Nor will they concern themselves with “the philosophical consequences and complications of breaking Asimov’s Law”. The Truth About Killer Robots: the year's most terrifying documentary 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z

The opposition is vivid visually and packs a philosophical kick. Review | In the galleries: Disrupting and denaturing the concept of comfortable at home 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z

The definition of ontology is even murkier: “The philosophical study of the nature of being, becoming, existence or reality, as well as the basic categories of being and their relations.” Gene Weingarten: Admit it. You don’t know what ‘epistemological’ means either. 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z

Burgess said “A Clockwork Condition” was designed to be a “major philosophical statement on the contemporary human condition,” outlining the author’s “concerns about the effect on humanity of technology, in particular media, film and television.” Unpublished "Clockwork Orange" sequel discovered — here are the first details 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z

At this moment, capitalism’s Cold War victory, individual irony, and philosophical antifoundationalism merged into a single discourse. We had to get beyond irony: How David Foster Wallace, Dave Eggers and a new generation of believers changed fiction 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z

The game of Azad, central to Player of Games, is so complex that it reflects and reveals the philosophical and political outlook of competitors. George Orwell, Mills and Boon writer: taking literary mashups to the next level 2010-05-21T12:28:00Z

Far more nuanced are the philosophical questions that plague the four humans in "The Good Place": Do I always have to tell the truth? "The Good Place": Ethics comedy asks if there’s a second chance at life 2019-11-30T05:00:00Z

It is an action thriller that asks philosophical questions along the way as opposed to the other way around, acting first and thinking about the longer term ramifications later. “Star Trek” seeks out new life for Jean-Luc Picard: Why he’s the captain we need now more t... 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z

It embodies a philosophical conundrum, like a Zen koan. Perspective | Nam June Paik predicted the Internet, YouTube and Instagram. But he was more interesting as an artist than as a prophet. 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z

But the director Lee Yong-ju is more interested in a philosophical inquiry, and his slow-burning film casts a genuinely affecting spell. Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z

It is the philosophical conviction that led Dr. Sadownick to help create Antioch’s L.G.B.T. specialization tract 10 years ago, believing that those patients need something more than what most nonspecialist psychotherapists can provide. The Couch in Rainbow Colors: ‘L.G.B.T.-Affirming’ Therapy 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z

“Everyone else had a philosophical reaction,” said Professor Duerfahrd, whose 2013 book, “The Work of Poverty,” is about the performance history of “Waiting for Godot” in prisons and other stressed environments. Rick Cluchey Dies at 82; Prison Theater Was His Redemption 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z

But he spends little time on how AI actually works, and philosophical themes—such as the meaning of reliance on machines—are raised before being dropped too soon. Machines for thinking 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z

It was the work that converted those who had found the plays in the first phase of his career – Rosencrantz, Jumpers, Travesties – too coldly intellectual in their spinning-off from literary, philosophical or political history. Tom Stoppard: 'I'm the crank in the bus queue' 2010-04-14T20:30:00Z

You don’t get the laid-bare feeling of Schubert, Beethoven’s idealism, Liszt’s philosophical questing, or Schumann’s palpitating, specific love for his wife, Clara. The Pianist Jeremy Denk on the Joys of Chopin, Our Most Catlike Composer 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z

Speaking in a soft, sweet, schoolteacher-ish voice, sometimes pausing to encourage the silent bodies to share their thoughts, she holds forth on the subject of death from historical, cultural and philosophical angles. ‘Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook,’ a SculptureCenter Exhibition 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z

Like a lost work of 18th-century literature, it is at once ardent and rigorous, passionate and philosophical. ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ Review: A Brush With Passion 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z

Duane Michals is beloved for his work over the past six decades, particularly his black-and-white sequences with philosophical themes, like “The Spirit Leaves the Body.” Exhibitions to Fill an Art Lover’s Fall Calendar 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z

He doesn’t even mean this in the philosophical or global-historical sense, although there’s plenty of that kind of talk in Daniel Dencik’s mesmerizing and spectacular wilderness documentary “Expedition to the End of the World.” “Expedition to the End of the World”: A spectacular voyage toward doomsday 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z

The great struggle for any artist — any great artist, anyway — is a philosophical skirmish in the context of a much larger war. A Book Version of ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ Is Even Darker Than the Movie 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z

That philosophical reticence may make these paintings even more of a welcome disruption than their visual sparsity. The Lessons of Nothingness From Maverick Zen Monks 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z

The drastic cuts and inevitable confusion still create bumps in “To Rise Again at a Decent Hour,” since this was never a book that had any easy narrative or philosophical destination. Joshua Ferris’s ‘To Rise Again at a Decent Hour’ 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z

On top of this, these new episodes capture the philosophical and ethereal essence of the story at every turn, blending practicality with what one might refer to as the romance of culinary pursuits. "The Bear" hides crusts of meaning and trauma in an episode about the Feast of the Seven Fishes 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z

Meacham puts the rivalry between Jefferson and Hamilton, Burr and Adams into philosophical and historical perspective, but without the unnecessary clutter that so easily could destroy the book's narrative flow. 'The Art of Power': Thomas Jefferson shapes the republic 2012-11-20T21:35:18Z

When it was time for a meeting, she shooed her daughter off to another room, gathered her book-loving friends in her living room and let the philosophical discussions rip. Vashon Great Books club one of oldest in U.S. 2011-10-10T15:48:57Z

As for liberal critics, Mr. Kloppenberg took pains to differentiate President Obama’s philosophical pragmatism, which assumes that change emerges over decades, from the kind of “vulgar pragmatism” practiced by politicians looking only for expedient compromise. Study of Obama Finds a Pragmatic Intellectual 2010-10-27T17:44:00Z

It’s the one thing that doesn’t make me consider Camus’ only worthwhile philosophical question. How to become a writer? 2013-03-15T00:00:00Z

From his beginnings in the philosophical hothouses of early 1960s Harvard and Oxford, he had a feeling of being out of step joined by a precocious self-confidence. Daniel Dennett, Author of ‘Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking’ 2013-04-29T21:49:23Z

The company went through more philosophical growing pains after Sanders, Adkison, and Garfield trickled out over the next decade. The Twenty-Five-Year Journey of Magic: The Gathering 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z

The two survivors, locked in a philosophical struggle between Carol’s brutal pragmatism and Morgan’s spiritual humanism, finally squared off in the midseason finale. ‘The Walking Dead’: What to Remember Before Sunday’s Premiere 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z

Embraced by a cadre of contemporary artists, Solnit finds in art “a kind of philosophical inquiry by other means,” one that points the way to the interdisciplinary style for which she would later be known. How Rebecca Solnit Found Her Voice 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z

Their conversations are by turns personal, practical and philosophical, and they revolve around the fundamental issues of civic order, which are shown to be at once mundane and grand. Frederick Wiseman: The Filmmaker Who Shows Us Ourselves 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z

And in fiction, we recommend a philosophical supernatural thriller from France and a story collection from the accomplished novelist Lily King. 12 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z

Local pleasures make palatable ­DeLillo’s deep and disquieting engagement with the world on many levels: ­social, political, philosophical, linguistic, interpersonal. Joshua Ferris Reviews Don DeLillo’s ‘Zero K’ 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z

The philosophical stance that all humans are one can ring as old-fashioned — either naïve or a luxury in the face of rising intolerance. Now Visiting From India, an ‘Ancestor’ for Everyone 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z

The exotic depths of Allen’s philosophical musings seemingly arise effortlessly and even despite himself. The Existential Genius of Late Woody Allen 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z

As News4Jax reported Sunday, many locals say they’re not surprised at all at the content of Mandarin’s First Conservative Baptist Church message — apparently it’s pretty typical of its philosophical stance. “Homosexuals must repent or go to Hell”: Florida church’s neighbors are fighting back against its anti-LGBT message 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z

And in Russia people asked me a lot of philosophical questions. The Man Booker International prize finalists speak: Part Two 2013-05-15T10:31:24Z

There was a time when that metaphor was treated as at least somewhat expendable; in deference to singers’ stamina, Wagner’s longest disquisition on the philosophical metaphor, in Act II, was traditionally cut. Review: A ‘Tristan und Isolde’ Plays Out in Shadows and Light 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z

It’s called “Phalaris’s Bull: Solving the Riddle of the Great Big World,” and in it Mr. Friedman seeks to mix philosophical musings and autobiographical vignettes into a brainy, insightful 80 minutes of theater. Review: ‘Phalaris’s Bull,’ or How a Man Comes to Terms With Life 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z

In building a movie about contemporary Chicago on ancient Greek foundations, Lee also builds on the mighty founding principles of political and philosophical thought. Spike Lee’s Necessary, Overwhelming “Chi-Raq” 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z

A philosophical war between competing artistic ideologies also broke out in the 1920s. Thrilling new exhibition shows modern Mexican art is bigger than murals 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z

Suffice it to say that while bemoaning the sloppy scholarship of gender studies scholars, Boghossian and Lindsay’s explanation of the hoax in a Skeptic article contained philosophical mistakes that a second-year undergraduate could detect. From the Enlightenment to the Dark Ages: How “new atheism” slid into the alt-right 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z

Fogerty, 64, is philosophical these days about his copyright woes, and he is not alone, as the key songwriters in the Beatles and the Rolling Stones would attest. John Fogerty philosophical after Nashville floods 2010-05-19T08:51:00Z

It's arguable whether he has succeeded in communicating too many subtexts of his rarefied philosophical agenda, but it's certainly been hugely entertaining. John Maus – review 2012-08-15T17:06:15Z

Around the fire, stories turned starkly philosophical, full of allusions to the ancestors and the spirit world. Two Stories Harmonize in Lisa Halliday’s Deft Debut Novel 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z

“The Curse,” the new show on Showtime from Nathan Fielder that continues his philosophical and moral experimentation with the tropes of reality television. Popcast (Deluxe): What Is Going on With the Grammy Nominations? 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z

Mr Stedman Jones’s book is above all an intellectual biography, which focuses on the philosophical and political context in which Marx wrote. False consciousness 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z

Louis Dudek, a literary critic who focused on modernist poetry, once described Mr. Hine’s poetry as “a series of extremely recherché, abstract, contrived word forms, containing oblique and ambiguous philosophical essays and meditations.” Daryl Hine, 76, Poet, Editor and Translator 2012-08-25T03:43:30Z

The authors of ACT's "Double Indemnity" want that humanity to glimmer through — along with Cain's philosophical overview, shaped by a post-World War I, Great Depression America of bleak streets, grinding desperation and shattered collective dreams. Noir classic steps out of the shadows at ACT 2011-10-20T18:50:11Z

Her songs, rich in metaphor and philosophical reflection, provide the substance of "Abbey Sings Abbey," an album released on Verve in 2007. Abbey Lincoln, 80, jazz singer, songwriter, actress dies 2010-08-15T04:14:00Z

The teaser has set the opposition against the “live” action to unfold before us, inviting us to step into the philosophical abyss of death. Four years later, “Breaking Bad” remains the boldest indictment of modern American capitalism in TV history 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z

But I find myself compelled to come back to this style of storytelling: to tell a crime story, which is also a kind of character study and philosophical document exploration of our American experience. Noah Hawley Isn’t Done with ‘Fargo’ 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z

This is possibly the first allusion to game designers in a major philosophical text. A designer's take: Moma is wrong to pretend video games are art 2013-03-07T13:30:00Z

This is a beautiful, philosophical film about impossible choices, which sees life as complex but ultimately endurable. '22 Jump Street' sequel makes fun of everything 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z

With this transgressive musical and philosophical programme, it's no surprise that Wagner's music placed new demands on his singers and musicians and on any opera house crazy enough to try to perform it. Tristan und Isolde – Wagner's love supreme 2012-12-20T18:00:01Z

Reaching 20,000 performances has made him philosophical about a little musical he put on when Dwight D. Eisenhower was still president. 'The Fantasticks' reaches mind-boggling milestone 2013-09-12T13:15:14Z

A similar structure underpins “You Are,” from 2004, set to aphoristic fragments from Jewish religious and philosophical sources. Review: One Birthday Tribute (of Many) for Steve Reich 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z

It’s a question she addresses to her family, friends, strangers and herself, and it could, given a chance, lead into rich psychological, philosophical or even theological discoveries. Gillian Wearing Is Spilling Your Secrets 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z

I realise there is a philosophical debate to be had about separating the artist from the art and whether the artwork should be judged and enjoyed on it's own merit. Should you feel guilty owning Rolf's art? 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z

In a series of solos, Onikeku explored philosophical ideas: the isolation of exile, the difference between history and the past, the body as a storehouse of generational memory. ‘You Are the Show’: A Hudson Valley Outpost of the Avant-Garde 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z

“Stupid to be without a phone in an emergency just to prove a philosophical point,” I thought, as I walked toward the car. Motherlode: Please Don't Say "Break a Leg" 2011-03-07T14:44:06Z

Welcome to “Overthinking the Animated Christmas Specials,” a new feature in which we consider the philosophical underpinnings of two radically different animated specials coming to your televisions. ‘Toy Story’ and ‘Robot Chicken’ Spawn Holiday Specials 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z

Three hours long, with a single set, chamber orchestrations, an episodic romp through historical calamity and philosophical absurdity, it is a demanding adventure. Review: A soaring, witty 'Candide' at 5th Avenue 2010-05-28T21:42:00Z

It's in these folks, he says, that the great American philosophical tradition — broad-minded, empirical but not dogmatic, arguing through narrative — runs strong. 'America the Philosophical': Deep thinking in the land of the free 2012-06-06T21:19:10Z

On Monday, the film’s creators sat down in New York to discuss those intertwining plots and the larger philosophical questions that “Art and Craft” is meant to raise. The Art Forger Who Wasn't in It for Money 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z

Wouldn't some other term, such as philosophical reflection or prose poem, be more suitable? Lydia Davis: 'My style is a reaction to Proust's long sentences' 2010-07-31T23:06:00Z

She reinforced his confidence in following his art, which took a more philosophical, serious turn under the dark clouds of fascism and the Depression. The magical movement of Calder’s mobiles — and mind 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z

“I’m more interested in conveying an idea or a joke or a philosophical position than in making something with what gets called ‘replay value,’ ” Mr. Barr said in an email. A Show About Nothing Begets Something You Can Play Online 2014-05-04T21:24:06Z

Buccola, a professor of political science at Linfield College, deftly guides the reader through the rhetorical and philosophical moves of Baldwin’s speech. When James Baldwin Squared Off Against William F. Buckley Jr. 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z

In its apparent plotlessness, it posits philosophical questions about the meaning of mortality. Review | Ottessa Moshfegh’s ‘Death in Her Hands’ kicks off like a murder mystery. But the missing dead body is beside the point. 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z

A plain-speaking Australian, Singer has experienced many death threats as a result of his philosophical writings on euthanasia, abortion and newborn infanticide. Do we need to hide who we are to speak freely in the era of identity politics? 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z

Those and other memories, woven together with ideas from Albert Camus, Paul Celan and Ernest Hemingway, shape a thoughtful exploration of the philosophical and practical implications of suicide. Review | The best poetry collections to read this month 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z

Westworld has spent a good chunk of time lining up some very intriguing mysteries as philosophical threads about man and machine gradually emerge. 7 Major Westworld Revelations 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z

He added with a laugh: “That really is different from most philosophical enterprises.” Nicolas Berggruen Wants to Bridge the East-West Gap 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z

And yet Mr. Ratmansky’s “Symposium” also evokes conversation, debate, camaraderie, an Athenian evening of philosophical talk in the days of Socrates when men did the talking and the voting. Review: In Gala, American Ballet Theater Is Open to Debate 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z

From then on, the arrangements shift subtly from song to song, but the mood – resigned, philosophical – remains constant. Françoise Hardy: L'Amour Fou – review 2013-04-11T21:40:01Z

Gumprecht Weiss — we learn his name later on — had once been a voluptuary but in middle age now prefers an ascetic, philosophical life. Book review: Metaphysical novella ‘The Creator’ by Mynona blurs the boundary between dream and reality 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z

And to complete this unofficial conservative trilogy in small-scale theater, Americas Off Broadway presents the New York premiere of “Ideal,” a 1934 philosophical murder mystery by none other than Ayn Rand. | 'Ideal': In Ayn Rand?s 1934 Play, No Shelter for Actress on Run 2010-06-24T20:37:00Z

Each concludes with a philosophical reflection, often related to humanity's impact on our fellow creatures, that takes the place of the medieval bestiary's "moral". The Book of Barely Imagined Beings by Caspar Henderson - review 2012-12-25T07:00:15Z

Occasionally, he comes across as little more than a TED Talk himself, spouting chunks of research and philosophical meanderings that, while fascinating, stall the novel. A Novel That Riffs on Sex Dolls, Mary Shelley and Brexit 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z

But book publishers balked: 23 turned him down, claiming it was too complicated, too philosophical and far too long. ‘Dune’ receives the royal treatment on its 50th anniversary 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z

Evan Rachel Wood is the emotional heart of Westworld, which is the greatest series on a philosophical, artistic and technical level that I have ever seen. Evan Rachel Wood Turns Her Trauma Into Good. On ‘Westworld’ and in Life. 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z

The tension between them had been building for weeks — the result of clashing personalities but also different philosophical approaches to painting. Review | Vincent van Gogh’s early work was mediocre. This exhibition shows how he became great. 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z

Me: Robert M Pirsig's philosophical novel about the metaphysics of quality. The awkward years 2011-08-12T22:01:37Z

It takes ordinary experience—“everydayness,” Binx calls it—and makes it the subject of fitful philosophical inquiry. We Still Live Within the Mediated, Alienated World of “The Moviegoer” 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z

Ms. James is not profound like Georges Bataille, the 20th-century French intellectual whose philosophical works explore the dark side of sex. Books of Styles: A Defiant ‘Oui’ for ‘Fifty Shades’ 2013-01-16T23:10:38Z

In separate interviews, the six adult members of the cast discussed their approach to the philosophical dilemmas the movie poses, as well as how they managed to blow off steam during shooting. What Would the Cast of ‘Knock at the Cabin’ Do? 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z

Laura Moon being philosophical in a bid to get into Shadow’s pants. American Gods recap: season one, episode five – David Bowie rules the world 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z

The issue here is that the philosophical view for which Smolin is arguing is not one that many non-physicists would find particularly controversial. Time Reborn by Lee Smolin – review 2013-06-06T06:30:01Z

It's fine to say you shouldn't care what other people think of you – that there is a philosophical defence for watching Geordie Shore. Faking cultural interest can actually make you smarter and more creative 2013-07-02T12:00:01Z

If you needed to characterize philosophical inquiry in a single term, a good choice would be “aporia”—the Greek word for inconclusiveness. Review | A new book for ‘those who don’t want millions, but an answer to their questions’ 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z

This theme was taken up by Seneca, Epictetus, and a host of early Christian thinkers, and provides the foundation of the modern religious and philosophical imperative to “cultivate the self” or “care for the soul.” The Politics of Conspicuous Displays of Self-Care 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z

Captivating mob bosses, corrupt but effective cops, devious but philosophical Old-West crime lords. Breaking Good: How Fargo Changed Cable's Antihero Game 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z

Such is the philosophical – or even "theological" – dispute at the heart of this book on the long controversy over Bayes' theorem. Etcetera: Steven Poole's non-fiction choice ? reviews 2011-08-05T21:55:00Z

This parade of indignities leads to scenes of quiet defiance; a few rousing, tear-streaked speeches; and a bit of mildly interesting philosophical reflection. Review: ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Has Guts and Glory. But Where’s the Gun? 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z

A joyful current guides these selections, which touch on everything from a philosophical consideration of Justin Bieber’s appeal to the thrill of public parks in Italy. New in Paperback: ‘Force of Nature,’ ‘Feel Free’ 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z

In that scenario, Lucas was transposing real-world philosophical concepts into the fantasy world that he helped created. The Force, explained and what its patterns could mean for "Rise of Skywalker" 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z

He mixed and matched kitschy pop culture with classical philosophical themes. ArtsBeat: Mike Kelley, California Artist, Dead at 57 2012-02-01T20:46:09Z

Ultimately, our analysis of MSG may be more philosophical than chemical. Chinese restaurant syndrome: has MSG been unfairly demonised? 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z

But it intelligently poses some engaging philosophical questions — even if it shies away from trying to answer them. In ‘Precious Little,’ a linguist grasping for the right words 2013-08-08T19:43:11Z

That is not a philosophical question, or a theological one. How to Survive the Apocalypse 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z

The novels of Simone de Beauvoir, while always interesting to me, mostly dramatize her philosophical arguments via two-dimensional characters whose function it is to serve her arguments. Deborah Levy Would Like to Drink With Virginia Woolf 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z

She contemplates more than a lackadaisical presence in the world; in fact, the power of the imagination becomes an action, although certain borrowed philosophical pieties also exist in her poetry. Five Poets That Yusef Komunyakaa Returns to Again and Again 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z

When I asked Harper about what Chidi might mean to people, he was philosophical. On ‘The Good Place,’ Chidi Redefines the Black Nerd 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z

Whether or not van Aelst was well versed in his time’s scientific and philosophical developments, his exacting attention to visual experience aligns him with a burgeoning age of skeptical, irreligious reason and scientific naturalism. Art Review: Willem van Aelst Still-Life Paintings at National Gallery 2012-08-10T04:50:08Z

Mr. Wilson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning biologist, ventures into philosophical territory here, building on his previous explorations of how humans are altering the planet, and how we should view our place in the cosmos. National Book Awards Nominees, Nonfiction 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z

Her solo piece weaves in many witty, philosophical, poignant comments from her elder. Risk-taking Seattle theaters offer wild surprises 2011-12-01T00:35:04Z

At the same time, Harun's despair is not philosophical, exactly, but rather cultural. 'The Meursault Investigation' re-imagines Camus' 'Stranger' 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z

There is an online store that sells $1,000 worth of T-shirts and mugs a week, he said, and a book — the philosophical musings of Henri — due from a Random House imprint. Internet Cat Video Film Festival, at Walker Art Center 2012-08-31T19:55:50Z

On this week’s Popcast, a conversation about the various ways music is being alienated from the humans who created it and the listeners who hear it, and the philosophical implications for creative agency. What Is a ‘Fake’ Artist in 2022? 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z

And yet, unlikely — in the strangest, most compelling sense — is what David B. is after in this project, which merges a detective story with the kind of philosophical arcana that marks, say, the Illuminatus! David B. continues the secret history of 'Incidents in the Night' 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z

Neither the central story line nor the accompanying philosophical musings are sufficiently complex enough to justify the stretch. Review: In This Eco-Thriller, the Animals May Be Having Their Revenge 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z

Britain and then America and the U.S.S.R. set the terms, and they looked askance at the Yiddish idea of “peoples” for philosophical reasons as well as practical ones. ‘Rooted Cosmopolitans’ Review: Of Persons and Peoples 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z

They include everything from philosophical queries to badgering. ‘Where do babies come from?’ How to answer children’s 10 most vexing questions 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z

The tone, too, is weirdly chaotic, sliding from philosophical conversation to moments of grotesque absurdity. Review | Banned in China, Sheng Keyi’s ‘Death Fugue’ is a pungent political satire 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z

He believes, almost as a philosophical conviction, that the only real way to solve a crime is to catch the perpetrator in the act. Movie Review: Claude Sautet’s ‘Max et les Ferrailleurs’ 2012-08-10T04:20:08Z

Its central thesis is that the Biblical authors, no less than Parmenides or Plato, pursued and cultivated a philosophical worldview embracing everything from metaphysics to politics. The Bible goes Greek 2012-09-30T12:00:00Z

It’s a short book that offers a key to some of Beauvoir’s own political engagement and philosophical development, and it’s one of the books we recommend this week. 8 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z

The philosophical challenge in Jennings’s smart script was to convey the convergences — how overcoming one’s anxiety around beehives might illuminate other contemporary worries. What does a theater company do when it can’t make theater? Make a film. 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z

He acknowledges that he has his own philosophical contradictions to deal with. A Pop Star Becomes a Guru 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z

“I like being in the moment,” Stevie said, getting suddenly philosophical. Hillwalking from sea to sea across Scotland 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z

The band's style - epitomized by other 1970s releases such as "Wish You Were Here" and "The Wall" - was cutting edge for its era, mixing soft and heavy rock with philosophical lyrics and pioneering electronic sounds. New Pink Floyd album, first in 20 years, due in November 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z

Terms such as “ontic,” “identity,” “Dasein,” “a priori” and “totality” are generously scattered throughout her books and give the impression of philosophical rigor. A witch hunt or a quest for justice: An insider’s perspective on disgraced academic Avital Ronell 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z

Like them, it acts as a philosophical object and a memento of mortality – there is a wooden coffin inside with a chain that clanks to mark the hour. The art of time-keeping 2011-03-23T14:48:36Z

Of course, the Skywalker Saga never called attention to that part, preferring to mesmerize children and the young at heart with philosophical musings about not giving into hate and lifting boulders with focused thought. There's no hiding from it: The politics of "Andor" look a lot like the type troubling our world 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z

He added, “The last two or three novels are more philosophical, for better or worse, and more interested in the subject of time,” and he admitted that might have to do with his own age. 2010-02-03T22:36:00Z

The philosophical notion that following death a person's soul can live on in a new body is alive in art. Matthew Barney's 'River of Fundament'? Well, it's certainly big 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z

McCarthy’s strongest rebuke, however, is reserved for Frank Wilderson, who, in his recent philosophical memoir, “Afropessimism,” argues that Black people today are still enslaved, that the plantation is inescapable. To This Essayist and Cultural Critic, the Black Tradition Is Resistance 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z

The pursuit of pleasure had taken on philosophical and political importance in the mid-18th century, and Europeans were falling into bed every which way, the more operatic the better. On the Trail of a Lover Boy in the Age of Enlightenment 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z

It depends on technique and philosophical needs and how culturally trained you are. 'Crouching Tiger' composer Tan Dun will give L.A. Phil a martial-arts workout 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z

In the interview she talked about their lifestyle as a kind of philosophical experiment – how far could they go to find an alternative way of living? Irina Popova's photographs: voyeuristic and exploitative, or objective social comment? 2012-06-15T15:30:00Z

Each character gets an introductory scene, and the rest is equally formal, at a philosophical remove, in the manner of Beijing Opera. ‘Under Siege’ Review: A Heady Mix of Dance and Martial Arts 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z

Adjmi also surreally includes a philosophical talking sheep, played by Woolly stalwart Sarah Marshall with splendidly calibrated blend of whimsy and foreboding. A mod ‘Marie’ in bikini and wigs at Woolly

Artists, poets, writers, philosophers, scholars, musicians, architects and scientists will collaborate at the Royal Geographic Society in a non-stop live performance across two days exploring mapsof all kinds – geographical, scientific, philosophical and conceptual. Frieze fringe: the weekend's best free contemporary art 2010-10-15T14:28:00Z

Another comment, from Scriberpunk, inspires amusement and philosophical reflection in equal measure: I always wanted more money than sense. Should standups write their own jokes, and who are the 50 funniest people? 2013-01-29T14:36:09Z

Such windy philosophical musings lend this novel a decidedly lugubrious tone and hobble the story of Fan’s search for Reg. Books of The Times: ‘On Such a Full Sea,’ Chang-rae Lee’s Tale of Dystopia 2014-01-13T20:24:34Z

“These girls had philosophical questions about the state of the world, and about their own souls,” Suzy Hansen writes in her review. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z

Or maybe the philosophical inquiries of “Westworld” simply interest me more than speculating about its mythology. ‘Westworld’ Season 1, Episode 4: Truth and Consequences 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z

The veteran actor called the film an “experiential opportunity” for audiences to engage in the philosophical rhetoric. Replicant or human? 'Blade Runner 2049' reignites existential debate 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z

Westworld confuses, yes, but it does so through captivating philosophical riddles. Sophomore slump: can Westworld avoid a poor second season? 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z

While appreciating Eno’s attempt to glean philosophical sense and community from existential despair, I felt like I was just passing through. ‘Middletown’ at ACT: A little Thornton Wilder, a little Beckett 2013-09-09T21:26:13Z

Do you think there’s something about, that you were so philosophical as a child that it set you up for something like this? Tom Frank interviews Barbara Ehrenreich: “You’re the anti-Ayn Rand” 2014-04-06T11:00:00Z

“This is like my philosophical Colosseum of sorts,” Mr. Ortolano said. What Makes a ‘Narrative Violation’? 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z

Pierre, the moody malcontent who provides the novel’s philosophical core, mostly seems like a distraction here. Natasha, Imelda and the Great Immersion of 2013 2013-05-20T13:00:23Z

His artwork at the time, which he was just beginning to show in Los Angeles galleries, was moving in a more philosophical direction. John Baldessari, Who Gave Conceptual Art a Dose of Humor, Is Dead at 88 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z

Such a quiet, personal, deep, philosophical, unflinching, peaceful voice. The U.S. poet laureate on what America should be reading now 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z

Among many philosophical ideas, kabbalah embraces reincarnation and a kind of psychic teleportation into the past. In ‘Kabbalah Me,’ Steven E. Bram Explores Jewish Mysticism 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z

Finding himself in demand a half-century after he first sang in front of an audience, Mr. Scott was grateful but philosophical. Jimmy Scott, Singer Whose Star Rose Late, Dies at 88 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z

In Wright’s cosmos, the material is permeated with the spiritual, the physical with the philosophical. A Poet Maps the Landscapes of Memory 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z

All the other films in the collection are rich in wit, emotional tumult and philosophical trenchancy. Sex and Power: The Provocative Explorations of Catherine Breillat 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z

"You say all the time I'm a bad boy," says Bieito, "but I'm more interested in philosophical things." Shakespeare inspires forest drama 2012-09-05T07:31:23Z

She begins with a philosophical abstractedness that shades into a very particular account of the last days of a woman’s life, as witnessed by her son. Review: Richard Maxwell Considers Life After Life in ‘Paradiso’ 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z

Every time the repentant Libby raises a topic worth philosophical consideration, it’s time for her to run, hide or dodge the violent and vindictive government. ‘An Acceptable Loss’ Review: Conspiracy Drives a Nuclear Attack in a Rote Thriller 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z

Our review, by the science writer James Gleick, calls it “a thorough, illuminating exploration of the most consequential controversy raging in modern science,” one that raises thorny philosophical questions. 7 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z

This awkwardness stems from the two diametrically opposed aesthetic and philosophical attitudes that coexist in it. Taxi Driver: the awkward teen of US cinema 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z

The red wall is covered in suggestive words like “flavor” and “mmmm,” but, in line with Ms. Wohl’s script, also the strangely philosophical phrase “Who are we?” Dane Laffrey on His Set for ‘American Hero’ 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z

The show is well aware of all of these conflicts and philosophical debates, and though it's all in good fun, Gale says "FBoy Island" ultimately welcomed change and growth in contestants. On "FBoy Island," the line between nice guys and fboys is thin to nonexistent 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z

As traditional religious and political modes of authority weakened, “the right form of human development became a philosophical problem, incorporating both psychological and political questions and giving them a normative thrust.” ‘Why Grow Up?’ by Susan Neiman 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z

In this memoiristic account, DelGaudio revisits his childhood in Colorado and relays the story of one game of poker he plays as a false dealer, all while engaging in philosophical questions of reality and self-image. New in Paperback: ‘My Year Abroad’ and ‘Amoralman’ 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z

This was a classic statement of a philosophical category of great interest at the time — the sublime — which was related to but distinct from beauty. Perspective | Rekindling the wonder of Natural Bridge, once a testament to American grandeur 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z

To answer this philosophical question, one must experience this polymorphous artist onstage. Taylor Mac offers a glorious sneak peek of his '24-Decade History of Popular Music' at Royce Hall 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z

Ultimately, The River is not a deep character study or a philosophical investigation. TV Tonight: The River 2012-02-07T13:30:49Z

There’s Melvin Konner’s “Believers,” which looks for scientific and psychological explanations for the persistence of faith, and, less overtly but no less appealingly, the questing and philosophical poems in Charles Wright’s “Oblivion Banjo.” 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z

Instead of philosophical and cinematic ambition, there is a diverting, somewhat familiar story about friendship, loyalty and competition set against a picturesque animated backdrop. ‘Luca’ Review: Calamari by Your Name 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z

Amazing that Pynchon’s “The Crying of Lot 49,” written in 1966 — before the Internet or personal computers — covers many of the philosophical implications of those seismic changes in communication in ways that still resonate. ‘Book of Numbers,’ by Joshua Cohen: TMI? 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z

The search for the absolute, in cinema, is as much a matter of inner experience and philosophical contemplation as it is of exploration and observation. Cinema’s Walking Cure 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z

It is also deeply philosophical about the world. Crow: From the Life and Songs of the Crow by Ted Hughes ? review 2011-03-21T11:00:00Z

In his script, lots of his philosophical concerns – what it is to be human, the dangers of technology, the perils of capitalism – are explored. A hotline to Satan: why is the ex-CEO of Vodafone making a film version of Faust? 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z

Patton changed the subject to my more philosophical comments about how much effort one should put into finding love, expressing her belief that love is something one can and should plan for. “Princeton Mom” gets schooled at her alma mater 2014-04-22T12:00:00Z

And she also had a philosophical issue — “that writers should not be familiar and recognizable,” Ms. Murphy said. Parties for ?Mockingbird? Birthday, but Don?t Expect Author 2010-05-24T21:41:00Z

But even in the midst of crushing disappointment, he was able to be philosophical, even gracious. Plushenko and Abbott’s beautiful stumbles 2014-02-14T16:22:00Z

Its philosophical contemplation embodies the majesty and the complexity of the work at hand; its matériel matches the mighty social forces he considers. Terrence Malick’s Metaphysical Journey Into Nature 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z

Thus fortified, we continued down the sand, primed for philosophical dialogue. ‘Island Night,’ a Walk Across Fire Island 2012-09-06T22:22:25Z

Lest he seem too New Age-y, he added a dollop of Ayn Rand to his philosophical brew in a 2013 GQ profile: “I’m a fan of the word ‘selfish,’” he said. The Tao of Matthew McConaughey 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z

Could dawn be an idea, almost a philosophical thought? Up all night in Norway: land of the midnight sun 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z

Anonymous: Put that way, I agree; but I didn’t see it as a philosophical issue, I saw it as pragmatic. Carolyn Hax: What’s wrong with a bit of bed-sharing with a 4-year-old? 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z

“If you apply his philosophical tenets to your own life, you can find the previously untraveled path to a better version of yourself.” Follow ‘The Tao of Bill Murray’ to a better life 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z

I do also like novelists like Tolstoy who combine strong plots with philosophical or political musings. Sylvia Nasar: By the Book 2012-08-10T14:14:08Z

There is something strangely thrilling about this endlessly cycling conversation, which darts from petty grievances to philosophical conundrums to parental responsibilities. Review | More than 100 women were raped by their neighbors for years — but no one would believe them. 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z

Apparently, he wanted to impress her with his philosophical dilations. Hiking Through History, With Your Daughters 2013-04-17T16:26:43Z

“I think the first impression is, ‘This kid’s obviously light on his feet, so delicate, possibly naïve,’” said Smit-McPhee, who, in a black T-shirt and ball cap, is self-assured and philosophical in real life. Kodi Smit-McPhee on Quiet Confidence, Chronic Pain and ‘The Power of the Dog’ 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z

He spent the next two decades absorbed in this vision, which he expressed through a variety of media, including architecture, sculpture, furniture design, photography, geographical maps and philosophical writings. Exploring the Transition in Constant's Work 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z

What’s fascinating to me about this scene is that it’s the moment where these two confront one another about their philosophical differences. Matthew Brown Narrates a Scene From ‘The Man Who Knew Infinity’ 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z

In “Wagnerism,” however, those impulse — aesthetic, sexual, philosophical and political — are deftly untangled, then enticingly presented for the general reader. Review | If ever there was a moment for Richard Wagner, it is 2020 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z

For philosophical reasons, “Cooking in the Archives” features only handwritten recipes: “In academia, the default is print rather than manuscripts because it’s more accessible,” Connell says. How two bloggers re-purpose centuries-old recipes for modern cooks 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z

But despite the philosophical and educational value of “Occupant,” and the terrific performances, the play’s contrived and starchy format keeps it from being a satisfying theatrical experience. Review | At Theater J, Albee’s ‘Occupant’ takes a lifeless look at the life of Louise Nevelson 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z

Reading these stories, one feels honored to be in the presence of Johnson’s witty philosophical mind, and, not incidentally, stunned by the graceful virtuosity of his sentences. Short Stories That Travel the World From a Deliciously Off-Kilter Perspective 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z

State Department funded a conference at the Madison Hotel on the fallacy of “moral equivalence,” a philosophical cousin of whataboutism. Whataboutism: The Cold War tactic, thawed by Putin, is brandished by Donald Trump 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z

Please forgive the philosophical tenor of these questions: I’ve just seen “21 Jump Street,” and it has left me in a ruminative mood. Movie Review: ?21 Jump Street,? With Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum 2012-03-15T12:30:07Z

Whether this reflects age, a philosophical shift or studio pressure, the movies feel less closed in than they once did. Movie Review: ‘Broken City,’ Directed by Allen Hughes 2013-01-17T15:07:31Z

Rick Owens was in a philosophical mood backstage, saying that he wanted to replace the “ferocity” of his last men’s wear collection with serenity. Generation Genius! 2012-09-27T18:27:45Z

Stripping away potential philosophical differences, there’s also every possibility that your son has married a woman you just don’t like. My wealthy daughter-in-law always treats us very rudely 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z

It's something about how he simultaneously understands both the cheap and the philosophical urges of narrative plot, how he combines the smallness of human tawdriness and the epic nature of human reach into something coexistent. Stefan Zweig memorial plan dismissed by English Heritage 2012-08-06T09:53:42Z

I spend many hours in earnest philosophical debate with myself involving what-if scenarios and such. Perspective | Why you shouldn’t go toe-to-toe with a sports columnist 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z

“There is but one truly serious philosophical problem,” Camus wrote, “and that is suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamental question of philosophy.” ‘Playing Dead,’ a Disappearing Act for the Fraudulent-Minded 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z

This is kind of a philosophical question: Are we free people—you, me—or are we trapped in a computer matrix run by someone else? The Russian Tom Clancy Is on the Front Lines for Real 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z

It sets the table for what follows: an exploration of the dividing line between sex and death that's at least as morbid and philosophical as anything in modernist European literature.  "The Killer Inside Me": Much ado about misogyny 2010-06-17T14:01:00Z

Other videos hinge on monologues and dialogues spoken by eerily familiar automated voices that ruminate on punctuation and abstract, philosophical ideas of language. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z

As the Oxford English Dictionary defines it, “presentism” is a philosophical term describing “the tendency to interpret past events in terms of modern values and concepts.” Let’s Look Back on 2021, When We Couldn’t Stop Looking Back 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z

Jake One and Mayer Hawthorne have been kicking around a philosophical question of late: When does a side project become your main gig? Seattle hip-hop producer Jake One and singer Mayer Hawthorne team up again for Tuxedo’s latest boogie funk release 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z

Several years ago, Michael Schur was stuck in Los Angeles traffic when he went into a philosophical tailspin. Michael Schur’s Unending Quest to Be Perfect 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z

The film is rived with dark humor, though its deeper themes of forgiveness and morality have prompted viewers to present Mr. McDonagh with philosophical struggles of their own. John Michael McDonagh Carves His Own Niche With ‘Calvary’ 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z

I am sure there is some philosophical profundity to this statement but I’m inclined to suggest that such a belief would only get Shadow so far. American Gods recap: season one, episode three – the man with fire in his eyes 2017-05-14T04:00:00Z

Our critic James Poniewozik called that show “a philosophical turning point” for Mr. Colbert, after which his comedy became more frank and caustic. Jimmy Kimmel Gives His Side of the Oscars Story 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z

The 10 international members of the jury praised Almond's "deeply philosophical novels that appeal to children and adults alike, and encourage readers by his use of magic realism". David Almond in running for prestigious children's book prize 'double' 2010-03-18T12:42:00Z

What had been for centuries essentially a practical question became a philosophical one. What is an artist? Peter Plagens' 'Bruce Nauman' illuminates 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z

Mr. Seymour laughed heartily when asked about the seepage and became philosophical about “whether we need to hold onto anything from the past.” No, Your Furniture Shouldn’t Drip or Burst 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z

The band members are philosophical about the future. They’re the biggest band in Asia, but Big Bang’s days may be numbered 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z

After 64 years in show business, Dooley is modest and philosophical about the past, and the future. After playing on-screen dad to Molly, Helen and Julia, Paul Dooley gets to play himself 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z

In addition to inhabiting the existence of this paper man and the peculiar world he moves through, the novel also delves beautifully into thorny philosophical questions about art, identity and transformation. Gallagher Lawson discusses creativity and his debut novel, 'The Paper Man' 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z

The accompanying soundtrack of poetry, philosophical ruminations and music encourage walkers to see the city anew. In Transit Blog: Seeing Chicago Through a Theatrical Scrim 2011-08-16T18:54:09Z

But for another set of parents of a different philosophical mindset, if the same thing happened to their child, they would want to seek vengeance. Todd Solondz, patron saint of pessimism 2010-07-23T19:01:00Z

Lee also rejects the view that the philosophical debates in Stoppard’s plays are mere window dressing. Review | ‘Tom Stoppard: A Life’ documents the professional successes and glamorous social life of a storied playwright 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z

The clues existed in the small intentional inconsistencies, in the repetition of lines of dialogue that spoke to larger philosophical ideas. “Westworld” season finale: Violent delights, violent ends and new questions 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z

A small movie with outsized philosophical ambitions, “Falling” doesn’t go down easily. ‘Falling’ Review: Father and Son Reunion 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z

I think it's perfectly symptomatic of this idea that everything that's painful or difficult or complicated should be somehow converted into entertainment or a joke, and we simply just have a philosophical difference about that. Did the “The Daily Show” make us smarter voters or not? Two satire experts face off 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z

Like all the doctrinal proposals presented to the Revisors, the proposition was cast in the obscure philosophical language of the age. Christianity’s original anti-science crusade: The religious order that tried to crush modernity 2014-04-13T18:00:00Z

In Maynard’s narrative, he emerges as something of a philosophical foil, haunting her life choices long after their relationship’s end. Joyce Maynard’s Second Chances 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z

A trilogy of philosophical novels in which Capek dabbles in detective fiction and unreliable narration. In Praise of Karel Capek 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z

Though the play offers a series of sensitive moral arguments, it is more adept at philosophical inquiry than at theatrical force. Theater Review: ‘Our God’s Brother,’ by the Future Pope John Paul II 2014-04-18T22:24:02Z

Where other rappers try hard to be cool, Sax scampers over beats, and raps about everyday life with a philosophical bent. Friday Favorites: DJ Topspin and Kuddie Fresh's "REMIXtape" 2011-01-07T17:56:05Z

He or she could be the first domino that eventually changes where you want your career to go or could have needs that make philosophical ruminations on motherhood a luxury you can’t afford. Ambivalent about motherhood and wondering whether she’ll get over it 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z

President Obama met for the first time with Pope Francis on Thursday for a discussion that was expected to explore their philosophical common ground, and their differences. The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia 2014-03-27T18:40:41Z

The back half of the season took on the eerie solemnity, existential panic, desperate fealty and forest sequences that made “The Sopranos” cinematic, literary and philosophical. ‘Atlanta’ Skips a Grade 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z

More even than many other pieces by Mr. Morris, “L’Allegro” is a subtle philosophical essay, a study of contrasting ways of living and thinking. Mark Morris’s Transcendent ‘Il Allegro,’ Captured on Film for PBS 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z

On a more philosophical level, you can’t have peace without empathy and understanding. Best children’s and young adult books of 2016 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z

Perhaps she'll adopt Iris Murdoch's philosophical line on reviews: "A bad review is even less important than whether it is raining in Patagonia." How not to handle bad reviews 2011-03-30T11:24:16Z

Other prints are philosophical, reflecting on the romantic, ephemeral, and perhaps even futile nature of reading and learning. 'From the library of ...': the artistry of bookplates 2012-01-19T20:50:04Z

Her prose rambles from animal gags to dirty talk to infinitely beautiful meditations on the nature of perception that deflate and turn absurd before they can turn philosophical. Patricia Lockwood’s First Novel Reaches for the Sublime, Online and Off 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z

Listeners who overlooked Mr. Babbitt’s philosophical abstractions and thorny analyses — who simply sat back and listened, rather than trying to understand his harmonies and structural processes — often discovered works of great expressive variety. Milton Babbitt, Composer, Dies at 94 2011-01-30T03:00:14Z

Shatner, whose Kirk arguably had a less memorable death in 1994's "Star Trek: Generations," is philosophical about the turn of events. Priceline sends Shatner's Negotiator over a cliff 2012-01-19T12:26:09Z

Doctorow once described as “the philosophical despair of a mind in the appalled contemplation of itself.” On Claire Messud and the importance of stories in a dying universe 2015-08-12T04:00:00Z

One of the first popular books to tackle quantum entanglement, this clear and witty account doesn't shy away from the philosophical stakes. David Kaiser's top 10 books about quantum theory 2012-09-26T12:02:55Z

In one scene he’s a devout Christian, and in the next he’s waxing philosophical on last week’s Torah portion. 'War Dogs' Finds Drama in a Couple of Half-Baked Miami Dudes 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z

Passing gay marriage in Illinois is viewed as difficult in the short term because it would require some lawmakers to undergo philosophical and political shifts. Illinois push begins for gay marriage, amid much skepticism 2012-02-21T13:27:00Z

It's narrated by a philosophical tiger who encounters two American marines and an Iraqi gardener. Robin Williams to make Broadway debut as a tiger 2010-10-21T21:52:00Z

The director Ridley Scott, who delved into similar issues in “Blade Runner,” also explored the blurry philosophical line separating humans from their synthetic counterparts in “Prometheus.” In ‘Robot & Frank,’ Technology of the Not-So-Distant Future on Display 2012-08-12T02:53:01Z

Scratch the philosophical surface, though, and it starts to sound like an old-fashioned motivational speech. Jordan Peterson is on a crusade to toughen up young men. It’s landed him on our cultural divide. 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z

Ghersi often speaks like this, sharing high-level abstractions on the artistic and philosophical motivations of her work. Arca Once Made Electronic Music. Now She Builds Worlds. 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z

Schism" concludes, Alonso said that the survivors -whomever they may be - "will stare at each other across a philosophical chasm the size of the Grand Canyon. APNewsBreak: X-Men poised to return to Marvel 2011-06-16T10:05:08Z

As part of Clod Ensemble's long-running Performing Medicine programme, Peggy Shaw offers an exploration of what it is to be human, from the philosophical to the physiological, in Must: the Inside Story, currently touring nationally. Stage chemistry: the marriage of science and theatre is going strong 2011-03-09T14:13:20Z

Two other characters engage in a philosophical debate over fate and free will, which leads to the recognition that no one could possibly have all the information to solve the age-old problem. A big 'like' for Caryl Churchill's 'Love and Information' 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z

High-fidelity streaming services like Tidal and home sound systems like Sonos represent a philosophical shift to quality over convenience in digital consumption, but the tactile charm and full sound of vinyl are here to stay. Listening Clubs Tantalize Audiophiles in London 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z

While Schindler takes a philosophical view of physical change, other participants highlight the metamorphic quality of their artistic methods. Review | In the galleries: Building on an artwork expressed via different media 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z

"We are constantly mired in ideological/philosophical debates with no solution," she said. Retiring Sen. Snowe of Maine plans book for 2013 2012-09-24T22:05:13Z

The film’s philosophical and visual mission is to make you look longer than you might–at seizures, at Karposi’s lesions, at fights that drag into ugly, anguished pathos. REVIEW: The Normal Heart 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z

With a playfully earnest touch, he lays psychological and philosophical foundations, referring to Hobbes and Nietzsche. | 'Order': Inner Demons Win in Horror Comedy at Kirk Theater 2010-06-24T21:35:00Z

But beyond that, Thapar says, there needs a collective philosophical shift away from land being viewed as a “financial asset — something that you own to make money from in the future.” For a new generation of farmers, accessing land is the first step toward tackling consolidation 2018-11-25T05:00:00Z

That’s the force behind the side of criticism that, if it’s any good at all, converges with the work of art by being itself a literary, poetic, philosophical inspiration. Why Movies Still Matter 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z

Despite the exciting appeal and interesting philosophical points, this novel definitely lacks a certain emotional element. Reader reviews roundup 2013-06-28T08:01:00Z

It’s a philosophical point that these 36 women offer, whether in their reindeer suits, toy-soldier uniforms or ruffles. What the Rockettes and ‘The Hard Nut’ teach us about the meaning of life 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z

But the show has a philosophical core: Is it ever possible to truly understand another person? Review: In ‘The Rehearsal,’ All the World Is Staged 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z

While Wendel agreed with Lanz that the Trump women get far too little attention, her film tacks philosophical rather than ideological. The Ancestral German Home of the Trumps 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z

He experimented with altered states of consciousness in a methodical, philosophical way, asked hard questions, and waited with unnerving patience until he got an answer. The Time Capsule 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z

Instead, it eschews philosophical observations about art for quick, somewhat hacky references to Mondrian and Caravaggio. ‘The Sunlit Night’ Review: A Trip to the Arctic to Find Her Muse 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z

It’s Dante, who’s kind of passive, and he’s a poet and he’s philosophical. 2010-01-30T05:20:00Z

Over the phone from France, Rocé told me that he decided to work with Shepp because of his philosophical engagement with questions of identity, questions that were strikingly relevant to present-day France. At 81, jazz titan Archie Shepp’s legacy comes into clear focus 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z

As with so many "Peanuts"-related decisions that Schulz made in his lifetime, the film's inspiration was part family dynamics, part business and part philosophical. 'Peanuts' movie to bring back Charles M. Schulz's beloved characters 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z

“El,” meaning “might, strength and power” in Hebrew, and a distinction of wisdom for the Moors, ties philosophical wisdom with sound intended to liberate. 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Sun Ra 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z

In his review for The Times, Ben Kenigsberg wrote that the film skewers factory farming “from philosophical, epidemiological and even economic perspectives.” What’s on TV Sunday: ‘The Orville’ and ‘Selection Day’ 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z

Grégoire Chamayou’s “A Theory of the Drone” looks at drones from a philosophical standpoint, considering technology, history, epistemology, ethics and the problems of waging asymmetrical war. What to Do This Weekend 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z

It’s that very sense of thinness and lightness in the presence of philosophical thunder that provokes undue critical resistance to much of his later work. The Existential Genius of Late Woody Allen 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z

It sequences horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines in various combinations across a grid; its austere precision still packs the same philosophical and visual bite. A Discreet Jubilee for a Groundbreaking Chelsea Gallery 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z

The central thread, though, is the origin story of one Josef Loewe, our narrator, who shares with the author a birth year, 1962, and a philosophical preoccupation with the nature and purpose of narrative. A Psychedelic Epic That Wants to Consume the World 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z

He actually meant to refer to Voltaire's celebrated philosophical novel Zadig, about a Babylonian man subjected to the whims of fate. Scandale as French minister confuses clothing chain with classic novel 2011-04-07T15:02:51Z

Then again, as the play culminates with an interminable philosophical showdown between Berenger and the killer, you may find yourself longing for the return of Ma Piper and her cackling geese. In ‘The Killer,’ Ionesco’s Everyman Seeks a Source of Evil 2014-06-01T04:00:00Z

He is the organizational and philosophical center of a progressive movement to transform the American male — and it turns out this is a busy job. Michael Kimmel is out to show why feminism is good for men 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z

“How did Asia’s most liberal, open and cosmopolitan city … change so fundamentally?” the activist Law asks in this philosophical memoir, written from exile in London. The Varieties of Chinese Repression 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z

The philosophical son of actors Will and Jada Smith explained the outfit's presence on both occasions -- though he didn't necessarily provide any in-depth answers.  The truth behind Jaden Smith's Batman costume (the one he wore to prom) 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z

It also confuses the different psychological and philosophical meanings of empathy. Barack Obama and the 'empathy deficit' 2013-01-04T16:30:11Z

With the “Last Policeman” trilogy, Mr. Winters carved out an unusual niche for himself: writing intricately plotted, high-concept thrillers with heady philosophical undercurrents. In His New Novel, Ben Winters Dares to Mix Slavery and Sci-Fi 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z

These shows are overtly humane, or melodramatic, or comic, or philosophical. 2015’s Best TV: I Hate Top Ten Lists, but O.K., Fine, Here’s a List 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z

Later scenes involve a philosophical pig, a circus parade, a perilous high-wire act. Review: ‘Ramona,’ a Puppet Tale About Trains in Love 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z

With this show, we try to balance some of those darker, more philosophical ideas or views of the world with actual humor and crazy concepts and performances that are a little out-there and weird. Tim and Eric reflect on their dark comedy: ‘Life is a real nightmare’ 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z

But Lituma’s philosophical attitude does little to soothe Yanaqué as he scrambles to figure out whom he can trust: The sluggish police? Mario Vargas Llosa’s delicious melodrama of sex, love and revenge 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z

Constitution, criminal justice, racism and history qualifies as must-see viewing, touching on the animating political and philosophical issues of our era. The best movies of 2016: ‘Moonlight,’ ‘Manchester by the Sea’ and ‘Southside With You’ make the top 10 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z

To meet him was to discover the deep philosophical, biographical, musicological and even biological roots of his music. Composer Arvo P?rt: Behind the beard 2011-01-06T11:53:42Z

The screens sometimes regurgitate live images, capturing the performers from various angles as they lash each other and themselves with philosophical monologues, veiled threats and vulgar insults. | 'Stopped Bridge of Dreams': John Jesurun?s ?Stopped Bridge of Dreams? at La MaMa 2012-01-31T01:00:37Z

Her performance verged on the philosophical: What is the bare minimum Rihanna must do onstage in order for an event to qualify as a Rihanna concert? Eminem and Rihanna Fuse Dark Energy on Tour 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z

But at 100 minutes, this fervent experiment drags — because it’s too convoluted, and because the single philosophical stand it seems to take is for nihilism. ‘Eat the Devil’ Review: Sex Dolls, Wormholes and a Stand for Nihilism 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z

He teaches her foreign languages, he addresses her philosophical questions; he's invested, not absent. ArtsBeat: Desperate Dad: Amity Gaige Talks About 'Schroder' 2013-02-06T19:55:31Z

They remain at the university archives today, enabling future access to these important philosophical works. How the “guerrilla archivists” saved history – and are doing it again under Trump 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z

Lately it has been traversed by Billy Strings, who writes pensive, philosophical songs and breezes through them with his virtuosic guitar picking. 66 Pop and Jazz Albums, Shows and Festivals Coming This Fall 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z

It was more of a comedy thing than anything else and less of a philosophical assessment of white people. When "Atlanta" Met the Northman: Executive producer Stefani Robinson breaks down the season finale 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z

That’s the philosophical conundrum that was raised this week by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with the announcement of new guidelines on what qualifies as a contender for the best-picture Oscar. Perspective | The Oscars have always had a checklist. At least now it’s in writing. 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z

The comics vary in style and tone, from absurd, silly and whimsical cartoons featuring talking animals and bored aliens, to more meta, philosophical ones about the creative process and the elusive, subjective nature of comedy. They Are Also 2 Wild and Crazy Guys 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z

It’s a question that pretends to be philosophical by probing the limits of one’s ability to discern between moral impulse and heroic urge. What Hulu’s absorbing ‘11/22/63’ tells us of the harm of dwelling in the past 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z

As philosophical as the movie waxes, it’s mostly a brief history of disembowelment and bone-crushing. ‘The Spine of Night’ Review: Cosmic Forces at Work 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z

Her stuff goes from this philosophical existential crisis to this literal crisis of existence. "Keep Breathing" creators talk survival, not Googling solutions and that controversial ending 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z

Once rebuffed almost everywhere, graffiti is now welcome almost anywhere: other art practices, other media, other philosophical zones. ‘Beyond the Streets’ Embraces the Sprawling World of Graffiti 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z

Martin Riker’s light, charming and shyly philosophical second novel, “The Guest Lecture,” details a tortured night inside the head of a young academic, an economist named Abigail. John Maynard Keynes Can’t Save You Now 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z

And those philosophical raisins not only stimulate the reader's grey cells, but leave an added lexical fragrance on the palate. Poem of the week: Relational Epistemology by Heather Phillipson 2013-05-07T10:35:31Z

Indeed, it’s Anne who provides most of the wit, not just verbal but philosophical. Review: On Broadway, ‘& Juliet’ (& Britney & Katy & Pink) 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z

For the most part, “Before the Dying of the Light” is an immersive creation — its on-screen texts mostly philosophical rather than explanatory. ‘Before the Dying of the Light’ Review: Moroccan Cinema’s Attempted Revolution 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z

The author brings to his mission an impressive array of aesthetic, political and philosophical tools. Review | René Magritte was an enigma. A new biography tries to make sense of the genius. 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z

And I quickly realized how fascinating these trials could be, at so many different levels: historical, political, diplomatic, legal, psychological, philosophical. Mass Murder Relies on People Like Us: An Interview With Thierry Cruvellier 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z

Throughout Western Europe, Locke’s thought moved quickly throughout literary and philosophical circles, where its political implications were not missed. The man who made America: Reason, religion and the brilliant mind of John Locke 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z

But suggesting that the endless yammering of cable-TV chat shows somehow contributes to an overall ecosystem of philosophical argument is a bit much. 'America the Philosophical': Deep thinking in the land of the free 2012-06-06T21:19:10Z

But what animates the movie, imbuing it with rueful feeling and nosing it down some lightly philosophical byways, is that the father seems almost as broken as the android. ‘After Yang’ Review: Do Androids Dream of Sheep, Babysitting, Being? 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z

Few writers have combined the philosophical and the earthy to quite the same effect. The Nobel Prize in Literature Takes This Year Off. Our Critics Don’t. 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z

Is this a philosophical statement on two antithetical approaches to life, a parable about our responses to order and chaos? Review: Serving Murder in ‘The Dumb Waiter’ 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z

This work, after all, was composed at the end of Bartok’s life and trades in the electricity and overt virtuosity of its two predecessors for a more temperate, often philosophical approach. 2010-02-16T22:40:00Z

The seeds of my philosophical interests were planted during those early college years as well as my love of modernist literature. Eddie Glaude Jr., an Expert on James Baldwin, Reveals His Favorite Baldwin Book 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z

“At a philosophical level, it was about the sustainability of our institution — we were in a seismologically unsound building and had to move to preserve our collection and our audience and our programming.” Art Museums Seek a Green Palette 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z

“Personal Exegesis,” however, embarks on a more philosophical examination of the topic, as when the skeptical Beatrice questions her peers about their beliefs. ‘Your Own Personal Exegesis’ Review: Blessed Be the Young and Lustful 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z

Still, no question, “Life Is a Dream” is an important opera, the rare philosophical work that holds the stage and gives singing actors real characters to grapple with. Music Review: Overdue Debut for Lewis Spratlan Opera in Santa Fe 2010-07-25T23:29:00Z

Right-wing comedy, we argue, serves to iron out, or at least paper over, such philosophical divides. How conservative comic Greg Gutfeld overtook Stephen Colbert in ratings 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z

But the show regularly veered off course as Tom and Ray pondered the spelling of women’s names, reminisced about cities they once lived in, explored philosophical quandaries and squabbled good-naturedly over decades-old family disputes. Tom Magliozzi of NPR’s ‘Car Talk’ helped turn Saturday-morning radio into a joy ride

“Arab Blues” simply revels in the comic, romantic and philosophical conversations that unfold in Selma’s sessions, bringing into focus the minor and major troubles of a people living in the uncertain midst of political upheavals. Stream These Five International Films Now 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z

There's always a strongly philosophical character to what he does. Comedy gold: A Steven Wright Special 2013-03-14T15:49:19Z

This 45-minute song — the first seven minutes are instrumental — merges a memoir of a life spent in indie-rock with philosophical musings. Best Songs of 2020 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z

He’s at the heart of the contention that hip-hop and jazz have internal points of contact, not just philosophical ones. Music Review: Improvisation in Harlem, Corner of Hip-Hop and Jazz 2011-07-11T22:29:31Z

Leading liberal philosophical movements of that era were similarly group blind and universalist in character. How America's identity politics went from inclusion to division 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z

He outlined his notion of his Tri-Centric model, a linking of musical, philosophical and religious or ceremonial systems. Critic’s Notebook: Jazz Masters Honorees Riff on Their Credos 2014-01-14T22:55:09Z

He dramatizes the use and abuse of state power in the light of great philosophical ideas. “American Sniper” Takes Apart the Myth of the American Warrior 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z

The New Yorker published a piece about the philosophical notion that we’re living in a computer simulation beset by glitches. Perspective | Was 2017 the end of something or just the beginning? 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z

Both she and her author need us to appreciate the barrage of in-jokes and up-to-the-minute signifiers, to recognize a dizzying array of philosophical and literary references, or even better, to not recognize them. So You’re at a Literary Conference With a Bunch of Jerks 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z

How did music become a canvas for such broad philosophical inquiry for you? Wayne Shorter, Jazz’s Abstruse Elder, Isn’t Done Innovating Yet 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z

Beth hasn’t had many opportunities to step into the the philosophical role, but Hershel’s skills may run in the family. The Walking Dead Watch: Still 2014-03-03T15:30:58Z

And the philosophical dialogue between him and the Doctor is like a dance. Genesis of the Daleks: Doctor Who classic episode #7 2013-05-23T11:52:01Z

This is a different Joe Jackson—still philosophical, but grateful, humbly wise. Joe Jackson, Past, Present, and Fast Forward 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z

And for a man so articulate about war, he replied not with Ghandian rhetoric, nor the philosophical bon mot I was probably pursuing journalistically, but by talking with curious innocence about love and Zen. ‘I witnessed the birth of Isis’: how one film-maker captured the horror of Iraq 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z

The songs are moody character studies with philosophical undercurrents; the banter in between was loose and free-associative. 10 Best Quarantine Concerts Online 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z

If the business has a central underlying philosophical allegiance, it is to change. From the Met Ball to the Washington Mall 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z

The series, now in its 15th season, used to bring together musicians and representatives of other disciplines — chefs or architects, for example — in the hope of finding some sort of philosophical common ground. Music Review: Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival at Symphony Space 2012-04-03T20:54:23Z

Before his retirement, Highway took a philosophical approach to his craft. Valeria Luiselli's 'The Story of My Teeth' is a collision of storytelling, lying and art 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z

While it’s laced with amusing observations, intriguing historical footnotes and stimulating philosophical talking points, the York Shakespeare Company production, directed and performed by Seth Duerr, is stubbornly untheatrical. | 'The Punishing Blow': Randy Cohen?s History Lesson at Clurman Theater 2010-08-22T22:57:00Z

Yes, I did just use the phrase “philosophical inquiry” in reference to a Broadway musical aimed at the family crowd. Review: ‘Tuck Everlasting,’ a Lyrical Meditation on Life, Death and Immortality 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z

It is, for Thomas, the philosophical basis of the landmark Citizens United decision on campaign finance. How Should We Understand Clarence Thomas? 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z

That play, itself worth reviving, is filled with philosophical asides that the musical borrows almost whole. Review: The ‘Dolly’ Parade Marches On, Now With a New Star 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z

The result is a scrapbook, assembled out of thumbnail biographies and historical vignettes, interleaved with philosophical argument and snippets of economics. On the barricades 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z

"There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide." To be or not to be: Playwrights on the complex issue of suicide 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z

“Alien is intriguing when viewed from that philosophical perspective.” Dr Alien, PhD: the horror classic that academia loves 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z

Also more general philosophical notes: “You know, wishes, what people hope for, if they come true, always have a way of turning out badly.” Review: ‘Nice Fish,’ Mark Rylance and Louis Jenkins’s Quirky Ice Fishing Tale 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z

His text is rich in philosophical insight and irony. A Grand History of Small Operas 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z

He seemed further amused at my enthusiasm and wished me luck in my literary and philosophical pursuits. Jamaican, gay and Ayn Rand made it OK: My amazing “Atlas Shrugged” love story 2014-04-25T23:00:00Z

A reverse fundamentalist who proceeds by “inane ridicule and burlesque” rather than by careful philosophical argument. Alvin Plantinga?s New Book on God and Science 2011-12-13T22:30:17Z

Asked if he had altered his philosophical position on death, Allen replied: "My relationship with death remains the same: I'm strongly against it." Woody Allen's fourth London film is an elegant return to form 2010-05-15T23:08:00Z

A philosopher argues in favor of embracing digital worlds and employs virtual reality technology to reach new insights on longstanding philosophical questions. Newly Published, From Virtual Worlds to a History of Clothing 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z

And there were none of the conflicts, legal threats or philosophical debates that sometimes accompany arguments between museums and countries that claim ownership of antiquities in their collections. Museum Wants to Return Objects, but There?s a Hitch 2010-12-31T23:11:48Z

Noting that Jason Segel had been cast as Wallace in Ponsoldt’s film, I wondered how he would handle the high-flown philosophical and literary aphorisms that Wallace dispenses to Lipsky in the course of the visit. David Foster Wallace Isn’t Just Like Us! 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z

Similarly, while the founding fathers certainly did not envision women as full citizens, any 18th-century reader would understand the words “man” and “men,” in a legal or philosophical context, to mean human beings in general. Two cheers for the Declaration of Independence: The weird, contradictory and radical vision of human equality that America couldn’t handle 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z

N+1’s founders, young Ivy League graduates of almost parodically serious bearing, published critical and philosophical essays about domestic and international politics and culture. The N+1 Candidate 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z

For Rothko, with whom she had spent many an evening discussing existential questions, she constructed a philosophical and cultural biography. Dore Ashton, Art Critic Who Embraced and Inhabited Modernism, Dies at 88 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z

Throughout this engrossing book — part memoir, part philosophical treatise — Antrim, a successful novelist who has struggled with depression, argues that suicide is “a disease process, not an act or a choice.” 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z

Mr. Ratmansky’s ballet affectingly honors philosophical debate itself, showing us the supremely civilized kind of evening in which seven vividly different characters propose different ways of being, different forms of human energy. Review: In Gala, American Ballet Theater Is Open to Debate 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z

As a European, I can testify that in other cultures, the betrayal is no less painful, but the response is more philosophical and pragmatic. “Grief sedated by orgasm, orgasm heightened by grief”: Beyoncé, “Lemonade” and the new reality of infidelity 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z

By making the soldiers overtly philosophical, the movie anticipates Terrence Malick’s “The Thin Red Line” at least as much as it does Kubrick’s own “Paths of Glory” and “Full Metal Jacket.” Film Series in NYC This Week 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z

This more philosophical turn has bothered many critics. ‘Into the Woods’ Review: Some Enchanted Evening 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z

The film maintains a lack of philosophical predictability even as it conveys the inherent weirdness of Second Life. Critic?s Notebook: Oprah?s Network Goes to the Movies 2011-06-01T22:23:11Z

This moment in time, perhaps more than any in most people's lifetime, presents an opportunity for philosophical and ethical rumination. In these darkest of times "Star Trek: Picard" is a humane light from a distant, possible future 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z

His musical and real-life personalities seemed directly related: unhurried, easygoing, more likely to follow a train of thought than pursue a rigorous argument, but unafraid to let the conversation become serious or philosophical. Ingram Marshall Built and Obscured Monoliths of Sound 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z

So they fall upon these groups, rather than try to reform their own practices by drawing on India’s sophisticated philosophical traditions. India in Pieces 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z

Casting Jonathan Summers as the forester lent a philosophical authenticity to his character's final reconciliation with life – and thus with death – while Lothar Koenigs conducted his WNO forces with great sympathy. The Cunning Little Vixen – review 2013-02-26T18:16:00Z

It trades in crafty puzzles rather than profound mysteries, and gestures in the direction of mighty philosophical questions that Mr. Nolan is finally too tactful, too timid or perhaps just too busy to engage. | 'Inception': Decoding the Mind in Christopher Nolan?s Thriller 2010-07-15T15:57:00Z

But the symphony needs a vast musical congregation to realise its gigantic philosophical vision. Mahler's total eclipse of the heart 2010-07-15T20:59:00Z

On one hand, Nicol is philosophical about the elusiveness of perfection. ‘My brain feels like it’s been punched’: the intolerable rise of perfectionism 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z

It presents the visual and philosophical richness of a style long at odds with so many first principles of New York painting in decades past: flatness, simplicity and straightforward process. What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries Right Now 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z

I am most drawn to philosophical texts that ask existential questions. The Very Sweet Way Sarah Broom’s Mother Showed Her Love With Books 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z

In the end, short of asking for e-mail receipts, which many consider rude, our only hope seems to lie in philosophical repositioning. Anyone There? 2011-07-15T19:54:11Z

His philosophical views of literature often seem to serve a narrow, somewhat prescriptive orthodoxy, but no matter. James Wood’s New Novel Confronts the Mystery of Other Minds 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z

Aspen, Saffron and Orlando – who distinguish their two male parents as "dad" and "daddy" – are philosophical about their unique family set up. Celebrity MasterChef 2010-07-21T06:59:00Z

Music Center leaders said the reductions in education aren't budget-related but reflect strategic and philosophical changes initiated by its board members. Music Center cuts back its arts education at schools 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z

Great "Star Trek" episodes ignite debates about philosophical and moral quandaries. "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" shows how war muddles the moral compass of two of its crew 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z

This is a philosophical conundrum that haunts American movies, whose obsessions with law and order have fostered an enduring romance with vigilantism. What I Learned About Democracy From the Movies 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z

He is an extremist with a philosophical streak whose movies combine an aesthetic of shock with an almost geeky formalism. ‘Climax’ Review: A Party That Assaults the Senses and Scrambles the Brain 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z

Rather, much of the book’s second half is spent, as one character puts it, “waxing philosophical.” Steve Erickson’s ‘Shadowbahn’ is the best kind of experimental novel 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z

Indeed, aside from occasionally referencing that Louis is an atheist while Rachel believes in an afterlife, it doesn't even bother adding payoffs to the philosophical questions it sets up. "Pet Sematary" stinks like a rotting corpse: Stay away and watch the original 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z

Familial connections, including to his divorced parents, are another through line in Mr. Marshall’s work, a key to decoding his disparate influences and philosophical dogmas. King Krule, a Cult Singer in the Making, Is Setting the Terms Himself 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z

“The Green Knight” is always interesting — and occasionally baffling — but at the end it rises to a swirling, feverish pitch of feeling and philosophical earnestness. ‘The Green Knight’ Review: Monty Python and the Seventh Seal 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z

In philosophical and legal literature, privacy has been likened to an "elusive status" and "murky conceptual waters". After Leveson: how the judge tried to tackle the 'murky' business of privacy 2013-03-26T13:37:22Z

Not just because of the philosophical and scientific perspectives that he is involved in, but because of his involuntary self-characterisation. Will Self, on himself 2012-08-20T11:45:00Z

Essential has become an elastic concept — not just a state classification but a philosophical question. What’s ‘essential,’ anyway? Roses, guns, manicures, marijuana — it all depends on who’s deciding. 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z

Even still life, once seen as a workaday genre of simple copying, could have the highest philosophical complexity. Made You Look: The Cubist Art of Deception 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z

The audio is philosophical conversations about death and purpose, but the visuals are of wild, psychedelic adventures on distant worlds, creating a sense of cosmic humor. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z

But the serenity evoked by this atmosphere soon gives way to storms of philosophical debate and emotional turbulence in this memory play about the fragile dynamics of young relationships, and the mysterious workings of time. Review: ‘A Delicate Ship’ Plumbs the What-ifs of Love and Heartbreak 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z

It was written back in the 50s, and is a philosophical view on life from the perspective of a schoolboy. Quickfire interview: Kjartan Poskitt 2012-08-29T08:28:42Z

What makes "They Live" unusual, maybe even unique, in film history is precisely the way it slams together a left-field philosophical position and an ultra-populist genre. Horror-meister John Carpenter's mediocre comeback 2011-07-05T22:20:00Z

On the other hand — and this is part of why she is resented by many so-called progressives and conservatives alike — her philosophical sensibilities are truly outside the mainstream of Anglo-American analytic philosophy. Jamaican, gay and Ayn Rand made it OK: My amazing “Atlas Shrugged” love story 2014-04-25T23:00:00Z

“Meteor Shower” plunges into the absurd without establishing a philosophical grounding for the mania. Steve Martin's 'Meteor Shower' plunges into the absurd at the Old Globe 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z

In a more philosophical sense, Mr. Lang said, it rose from the dichotomy of the earlier work’s conclusion: listeners in anguish as the protagonist achieves final bliss. Music Review: David Lang?s Music at Zankel Hall 2012-01-31T22:55:56Z

Most of all, La Tourette uses those elements to foster both introspective tranquillity and a powerful sense of communion, a political and philosophical posture born out of the architect’s public housing projects. The 25 Most Significant Works of Postwar Architecture 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z

Long, vaguely philosophical conversations unfold in front of a stationary camera. Movie Review: Miguel Gomes’s ‘Tabu’ 2012-12-25T22:44:18Z

The details practically write themselves into a Billy Joel song: The gray-haired guitarist with a philosophical bent and the dimly lit pub where he’s been playing since 1985. After 29 years, it’s last call for musician Pete Papageorge at Kelly’s Irish Times 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z

The photos are stately, with dramatic lighting and robust blacks, if perhaps not so philosophical as the artist’s statement proposes. Review | In the galleries: Artists sport their chops with prints on the cutting edge 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z

It's a delicate narrative with visceral impact, told with an innovative style that's beguiling to watch and a philosophical voice that compassionately explores how and why we tell stories. Review: Lee's 'Life of Pi' is inspiring 3-D art 2012-11-19T15:14:09Z

Ms. Chande, with a wonderfully fresh and lovely face, is a gifted stylist, but her material, though accompanied by philosophical statements about nature and empowerment, tends to be sweetly bland. Indian Dance and Music at the Drive East Festival 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z

Rubin wanted the piece to reflect his philosophical and at times surrealist intentions in a way he felt the movie’s shooting script, which was reworked by Ramis, did not always do. Can cast injury derail 'Groundhog Day'? How the musical has overcome its obstacles (again and again) 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z

Very few contemporary filmmakers venture so boldly or grandly onto the primordial terrain of philosophical and religious inquiry where the answers to basic and perennial questions seem to lie. The Oscars: A. O. Scott on the Musical Movement of ?The Tree of Life? 2011-12-31T02:20:50Z

It felt philosophical, for a second, but then she added, “I wanted to play all these games! I wanted to play that game where you hide the chocolate and everyone looks for it!” Her Party 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z

He may be only in his early 30s, but he has taken on the philosophical aspect of someone a generation older. T Magazine: The Enduring, Multigenerational Appeal of Justin Timberlake 2013-09-12T11:35:19Z

And while it kicks off with a few impressive action sequences, for the most part it's a peculiarly meditative film filled with snowy hinterlands, philosophical discussions and long periods where not … much … happens. The great Harry Potter viewing marathon 2011-07-08T23:11:05Z

It’s not that there’s a thin line between him and them; from a philosophical perspective, there is no line at all, and the differences are semantic or aesthetic. “The Dark Knight Rises”: Does Christopher Nolan’s “Batman” hold up? 2012-07-14T19:00:00Z

By contrast, “in the Dumont, the subject is the philosophical dimension.” Bonding With Léa Seydoux 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z

In that same novel, however, Kundera displayed his tactile and philosophical interest in memory, in what remains. In Milan Kundera’s Work, the Erotic Meets the Subversive 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z

“The Flight of the Intellectuals” is anything but diffident, and watching Mr. Berman pursue his philosophical prey is a bit like playing an academic version of a first-person-shooter video game: Modern Warfare: Bandit Pundit Edition. Books of The Times: Paul Berman?s ?Flight of the Intellectuals? 2010-05-02T21:52:00Z

As much as “In the Margins” is a philosophical monograph on the nature of writing, it is also a practical manual. ‘In the Margins’ Offers a Path Into Elena Ferrante’s Mind 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z

The result, says Kennedy, is that "philosophical masterpieces end up sounding like shallow showpieces, designed merely to show off technical mastery of the violin". Nigel Kennedy accuses fellow violinists of destroying Bach's legacy 2011-08-13T21:56:11Z

Lord Green also traces the prolonged and difficult search for a German identity through the country’s religious, philosophical and artistic heritage. Reformed character 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z

No florid philosophical twisting over her own thoughts. In 'The Iceberg,' Marion Coutts recounts the death of her husband and achieves something extraordinary 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z

After quickly establishing this philosophical and folksy mood in a joke, a twist inevitably undercuts the self-seriousness. 12 Surprising Reasons to Be Grateful for the Arts in 2017 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z

With the name of the show squared away, what followed was philosophical discussion about the labels the male contestants would select for themselves, as "nice guys" and "f-boys." How does a show called “FBoy Island” get made? The show's creator spills the tea 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z

“At some level, the inauguration of a president is an affirmation of democracy. On a larger scale, it’s not even about a particular person, but about an ideal — a philosophical project.” Do it for the country? Or don’t do it at all? The dilemma facing artists at Trump’s inauguration. 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z

On the other hand, the approach appears to be philosophical. Every Plant Has a Story. You Just Need to Dig. 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z

We caught up with the philosophical actor near his New York home. Ethan Hawke on life, films and experimenting 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z

An authentic philosophical principle must be universal in its application and reach. Review | The benefits — and limits — of today’s gratitude movement 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z

On Martha’s Vineyard, where they can afford to take a more philosophical view of this, local movie theatres have, for years, been showing “Jaws,” the Steven Spielberg classic from 1975, every week, all summer long. The Summer of Shark Politics on Cape Cod 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z

And the opening salvo, Whole Systems, put it all into philosophical perspective. Art Review: Empowering People of Spaceship Earth 2011-05-19T21:01:40Z

The paper was widely influential in philosophical circles. Peter Singer Wins $1 Million Berggruen Prize 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z

Even the characterisation of Iain Paterson's demon, in which a philosophical concept is dressed up in showbiz apparel, seems reined in. Faust 2010-09-20T21:00:00Z

They were inspired, first, by Paradise Lost, the celebrated documentary about the West Memphis Three, and second by the philosophical principle of Occam’s razor, which posits that the simplest approach is usually the best. 'It's like a labyrinth': Netflix's new true crime doc takes on the pizza bomber 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z

Her aim was to reveal the “philosophical core” of the opera, which has a libretto by Janacek. Music Review: ‘The Cunning Little Vixen,’ at Peter Jay Sharp Theater 2013-04-29T20:13:53Z

Gough has grown philosophical about the roles that have come her way. Denise Gough: From feral brilliance in 'People, Places & Things' to a Broadway debut in 'Angels in America' 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z

The 1950s and ’60s were peak years for “the linguistic turn,” a philosophical movement that looked to the analysis of language for solutions to traditional puzzles about consciousness and reality. Joseph Kosuth Show at Sean Kelly Gallery 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z

“A kolam is aesthetically beautiful, while at the same time, it is mathematical and philosophical,” explained Chandrasekar, who remembers watching her grandmother draw daily kolams outside her home in India. To honor Kamala Harris, these women are bringing a traditional Indian art form to D.C., made by thousands of hands 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z

So forget Descartes’ “I think therefore I am,” it’s time for a new philosophical bumper sticker: “I am because you are.” Uncovering the secret to collective happiness | Helen Russell 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z

Then a doctoral researcher at the University of Copenhagen, he was troubled by a philosophical question: “What kind of self is present when the musician is deeply into his music?” This String Quartet Has a Line of Craft Beer 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z

He was working on a novel he would abandon titled “A Happy Death”; a play about the emperor Caligula; and a philosophical essay, “The Myth of Sisyphus.” Review: ‘Looking for “The Stranger,”’ the Making of an Existential Masterpiece 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z

Those adjectives also describe the words spoken here, which mix poetic philosophical musings with the more terse, confrontational speech of wary strangers feeling their way through unknown territory. Review: Lost and Found in a Steve Earle Soundscape in ‘Samara’ 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z

Kruger was a natural at literary and philosophical condensation, and presented her insights with a visual sophistication born of close study of advertising and propaganda. Review | Artist Barbara Kruger is still right about everything. Let’s listen up. 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z

For Levinson, these questions are tantamount to a philosophical exploration of what it means to live as a Jew in a world gone mad — in other words, what constitutes the “normal world” for the non-marginalized. “Tell Me How This Ends Well”: Tricky gods, sex slaves and patricidal Jews 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z

“A lot of the foundational philosophical approaches of tech leaders are actually all about decentralization of power,” he said. Silicon Valley Now Has Its Own Populist Pundit 2017-08-12T04:00:00Z

One way of thinking about this philosophical skepticism about the arts is as a conflict between logic and rhetoric. Socrates Questions, a Contemporary Philosopher Answers 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z

The ancient philosophical tradition of Manichaeism eschewed objects and matter in preference of the spiritual and the invisible. Faith should harness art's appeal 2010-07-12T15:00:00Z

The crowd included James Oroc, a writer from New Orleans, who was waxing philosophical. Burning Man Spawns New Age Festivals 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z

“Lo and Behold” is a strange, graceful philosophical inquiry from a filmmaker who does not shy away from thorny topics. There are two Washingtons, and this week you can see both of them on screen 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z

She flirts with a wily-haired co-worker at her job at the aquarium, a philosophical surfer, asking him if he might be on the spectrum. “Big Little Lies” Season 2, Reviewed: Meryl, Meryl, Meryl 2019-06-09T04:00:00Z

Part parable, part creation story, this novel by the author of “Motherhood” and “How Should a Person Be?” is a philosophical meditation on love and the long reverberations of grief. 12 New Books Coming in February 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z

As you get older especially with me, you get more philosophical . Tommy Chong waxes philosophical about his stoner persona, jazz music, and dealing with Trump 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z

There are some pretty heavy philosophical questions being asking in this piece. ArtsBeat: Coil Festival: 5 Questions About 'Hello Hi There' 2011-01-10T20:00:12Z

The work shows how Ammons consistently addressed philosophical questions by exploring humanity’s connection to nature. Review | Poets respond to gun violence and other best collections of the month 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z

The philosophical foundation of the “arts” that have defined the center’s existence since it opened in 1971 was always big tent. Perspective | The Kennedy Center Honors abandons the arts for pop culture 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z

Mostly what I missed, though, was any debate on the philosophical questions of ageing. TV review: Immortal? A Horizon Guide to Ageing; Knockout Scousers: True Stories; Line of Duty 2012-07-17T23:45:01Z

There is the philosophical mischief of “Into the Inferno,” the latest documentary adventure from Werner Herzog, which follows him to the edges of volcanoes in search of cosmic meaning and human peculiarity. Cinema Is Dead? Telluride Says Not Yet 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z

The balanced mirror images are William T. Newman Jr. as Preacher Oedipus and DeMone as Singer Oedipus, each performing with philosophical gravity. Perspective | Sing out, Oedipus! ‘Gospel at Colonus’ looks its Sunday best 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z

An electrifying book about dying that’s part dreamy reminiscence, part philosophical monograph. Times Critics’ Top Books of 2017 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z

This is one area where the research is a little thin, possibly because the question is philosophical rather than clinical. “Workaholism” is real 2012-10-02T22:38:00Z

Certainly it would require a significant philosophical shift for Caltrans to approve the idea of cities piggybacking on state infrastructure to generate local revenue. How to remake the L.A. freeway for a new era? A daring proposal from architect Michael Maltzan 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z

The children are clear-sighted about the philosophical questions they encounter in the course of this existential romp: exactly how far do ends justify means? The Elephant Keepers' Children by Peter Høeg – review 2012-10-05T21:55:11Z

One reads him for the language, the elegant hypnotic voice, the philosophical digressions and observations, for his long and winding sentences. Javier Marías' elegant novel 'Thus Bad Begins' is filled with secrets 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z

In a keenly anticipated judgment that will stir up fresh debate over transgender issues, Judge James Tayler, an employment judge, ruled that Maya Forstater’s views did “not have the protected characteristic of philosophical belief”. Judge rules against researcher who lost job over transgender tweets 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z

Then she caught herself with a philosophical thought, which seems to be a rarity among haulers. Skin Deep: Haul Video Brings a Bag of Finds, and Words Only for a Camera 2010-05-05T20:15:00Z

They are disciplined, clearsighted professionals, and the pressing issues they face are not moral, political or philosophical, but practical. Review: In ‘Deepwater Horizon,’ Oil, Fire and Greed 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z

Kaminsky manages both tension and humor in the most natural way, and her final movement conveyed a profound sense of philosophical acceptance. Fry Street Quartet explores the Earth’s resources in new works 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z

Everything after this is revelation — artistic, philosophical and narrative. The rules of TV are coming "Undone" 2019-09-14T04:00:00Z

The resulting ambiguity perfectly mirrors the film's unsettling philosophical core. From Goblin to Morricone: the art of horror movie music 2011-08-18T22:00:02Z

At worst, he’s laconic until he’s philosophical, and philosophical until he’s mythical. Review: ‘Salt as Wolves’ Sets Middle-Aged Burnout to a Blues and Country Backdrop 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z

There are big philosophical connections, but also the base connection of what it is to be human. Why the tale of Achilles and his lover still has the power to move us 2012-06-02T23:06:04Z

And this is where the humor crisis lives: in thorny, almost philosophical questions of intention, context and social power. Adjusting to a World That Won’t Laugh With You 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z

Akhtar comes up short when he tries to psychologically account for motivations or when he grows philosophical about the boundlessness of desire. Seduced by Ayad Akhtar's 'Junk,' the new play that picks apart the Wall Street playbook 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z

At home he was excellent company, renowned for enjoying the good things in life and taking a philosophical view of existence. Hugues Cu?nod obituary 2010-12-08T19:10:00Z

Comedy’s king of philosophical angst interviewed by the kid who worries less than Alfred E. Neuman? Stephen Colbert Thinks We’d Rather Keep Our Web Browsing to Ourselves 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z

He’s more interested in defining the terms of the discussion and giving you historical and philosophical perspective. What Are the Biggest Problems Facing Us in the 21st Century? 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z

This exhibition, curated by Cornelia Homburg, argues that they were in fact deeply engaged with more poetical sensibilities, including Symbolism, and cultural, literary and philosophical connections between the arts, including the prevailing fascination with synaesthesia. Phillips Collection’s Neo-Impressionism exhibit captures movement’s escapist mood

Someone holds some zombies “alive” because they can’t accept the people are dead, and someone else with a philosophical difference kills the zombies. Fear the Walking Dead: season two, episode eight recap – Shiva 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z

I see him more as an artist who thinks – a philosophical painter. Howard Hodgkin - the last English romantic painter 2010-07-23T23:06:00Z

His materials — high intelligence, wit, philosophical depth, technical virtuosity — looked back to an older era of poetry’s high ambition. John Hollander, Poet Known for His Range, Dies at 83 2013-08-18T22:06:10Z

Heti’s earthy and philosophical and essential new novel is about a woman in her late 30s, a writer, who pushes back against the notion that she needs to have offspring to possess a full life. Times Critics’ Top Books of 2018 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z

It is a decision you make, and although it is not exactly like joining the priesthood, it is something that may or may not be useful to society and is a philosophical path. Cornelia Parker: 'I've always been happy to sleep with the enemy' 2013-05-18T09:00:02Z

They are often infused with longing for an aesthetic and philosophical ideal that seems always to be vanishing, like fragrant smoke. An American in Japan, Leading a Zen Koan of a Life 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z

Readers who prefer straightforward historical and biographical writing may sigh with exasperation when Laurens turns particularly philosophical, imagining, for example, an inner life for Degas’ Little Dancer. Review | A fascinating look at the girl who inspired Degas’ ‘Little Dancer’ sculpture 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z

Unlike “The Time Element,” however, “Back There” is more about the philosophical and scientific theories that underpin time travel as a concept rather than the historical events themselves. "American Horror Story: Cult" and 15 other wild onscreen takes on American history 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z

Their talk turns philosophical, but it ends abruptly with their arrival at Jake's family home. Charlie Kaufman's exasperating "I'm Thinking of Ending Things" could've been a masterpiece 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z

It’s philosophical aims also make it seem like it’s aspiring to be something that is actually good and insightful, which it also isn’t. Mother May I Sleep with Danger?: James Franco's lesbian vampire flick lacks bite 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z

Cooper leads a fantastic ensemble and plays Jesse with just the right amount of brooding charisma: it makes both his physical prowess and his philosophical wrangling believable. Preacher: AMC's new hope dances between the diabolical and the divine 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z

Constandin, an inexhaustible talker, overflowing with corny wisdom, snippets of poetry and philosophical musings, resembles one of Mr. Tarantino’s garrulous bounty hunters. Review: ‘Aferim!’ Traverses an Unforgiving Romania in the 1800s 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z

The most compelling performance is delivered by Shannon Cochran as the writer’s practical, philosophical landlady, who sadly realizes that her later-life romance with a Jewish fruit seller is doomed by the darkness engulfing Berlin. A celebrated production of 'Cabaret' returns to its seductive ways 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z

Perhaps it was the movie’s disquieting philosophical kicker. ‘Le Trou,’ a Very French Prison Drama, Steals From Its Maker’s Life 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z

And also, as the passage above suggests, a philosophical insight, a universal principle of alteration and sameness. The Wild, Rangy, Unclassifiable Delights of Joy Williams’s Fiction 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z

Yet, the social tragedy of the practice and the politics of hate is matched by the absurdity of its avatars, as in Van Der Weyden’s garbled philosophical misadventures with language. Bruno Dumont’s Vision of a Confused, Far-Right, Alienated France 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z

“A woman is a mother of creation,” he said, turning philosophical. Domingo Zapata’s Best-Known Work May Be Himself 2013-04-24T22:04:00Z

But it wasn’t so much a philosophical approach as a practical approach. Steven Bochco and Others on Creating ‘Hill Street Blues’ 2014-05-01T17:39:39Z

It’s not exactly lightweight material, but McDonagh digs out the philosophical heart and the gallows humor, while Gleeson is never less than convincing as man of unwavering faith. ‘Flux Gourmet,’ ‘The Meddler’ and More Streaming Gems 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z

After working together for more than two years, grandmother and grandson now rarely disagree on production ideas and decisions, although they still frequently debate politics, philosophical ideas and personal beliefs. Civil discourse is highly endangered these days. But not on this TV show. 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z

These philosophical dilemmas and legal repercussions don’t much trouble “Operation Finale,” whose overly pat narrative may reflect its genesis within an Israeli government institution. A Mossad Show Heavy on Spycraft Recounts Eichmann’s Capture 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z

More than three decades later, it provokes several different variations on the philosophical question, “How did this get made?” Even Billy Joel Mocked ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire.’ I Loved It. 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z

About “Angels” — and its place in the theatrical firmament — he’s mostly philosophical now. Tony Kushner, at Peace? Not Exactly. But Close. 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z

The other reason to read “Beyond the Robot” is because it will introduce you to Gary Lachman, who writes about philosophical and mystical ideas with exceptional grace, forcefulness and clarity. UFOs, alien abductions, the occult: to one man, the building blocks of scholarship 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z

Hanks appeared on the show to promote his coming science fiction/philosophical movie "Cloud Atlas" when anchor Elizabeth Vargas coaxed him into speaking a few lines in the voice of his character in the film. Tom Hanks slips from nice guy rep with a Big-worthy swear 2012-10-19T20:44:00Z

While Mr. Robinson is a passionate defender of creators’ rights, he is philosophical about his own situation regarding the Joker, for which he received no additional dividends. The Joker in the Deck: Birth of a Supervillain 2010-10-04T21:05:00Z

And it's indicative of their chemistry and charisma that the stars were able to turn a dark, philosophical, dialogue-heavy series into a phenomenon. Vital clues to the 'True Detective' phenomenon 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z

“Search,” the couple’s most successful collaboration, is a series of quirky characters channeled by a philosophical bag lady, Trudy, who is trying to explain the human race to benign but baffled aliens. Why Lily Tomlin said yes to 'Intelligent Life' without her 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z

But it was certainly a laboratory for philosophical and scientific inquiry, a place for artists to test out new concepts such as the picturesque and the sublime and new disciplines such as meteorology. Review: ‘The Critique of Reason’ Revisits What Romantic Art Means 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z

They couldn’t help but live within its moral and philosophical universe, but for me it’s one of the most cruel and extreme systems of social segregation. What’s in my name: tales that cross continents and generations 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z

Long celebrated as a poet of romance, Robinson on Sunday appeared downright philosophical, as though he’d unlocked the mystery of life. Smokey Robinson is warm but shallow at the Hollywood Bowl 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z

They are beautiful, philosophical, ambivalent — brimming with all the humility that his opening pages lack. Review: In ‘Ordinarily Well,’ Peter D. Kramer Goes to the Antidepressant Ramparts 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z

Henderson says in her poetic and philosophical narration that she discovered the book while searching for answers to a friend’s suicide. ‘This Much We Know’ Review: Asking Why After a Friend’s Death 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z

The parable Mitchell constructs actually does have broader philosophical underpinnings: It seems intended to evoke the oppressiveness of economic hierarchies. Review | ‘Hadestown’ ushers Broadway back to the Kennedy Center in style 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z

There is also sweeping dialogue about practicing law that might induce an eye roll, but will be familiar to anyone who has seen the doctors on “Grey’s” get philosophical. ‘Doubt’ is the perfect TV show for Katherine Heigl because it’s totally fine but passionless 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z

As a doctoral student at Oxford, then the center of the philosophical universe, he studied with the eminent natural-language philosopher Gilbert Ryle but increasingly found himself drawn to a more scientific view of the mind. Daniel Dennett, Author of ‘Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking’ 2013-04-29T21:49:23Z

Gardeners tend to be philosophical about weather events, partly because they’re beyond our control and partly because there’s usually an upside to them. For the gardener, weather woes have a silver lining 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z

Here, everyone is loving and admirable and largely untroubled by religious or philosophical considerations. Review: ‘Heal the Living,’ a Sentimental Sales Pitch for Organ Donation 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z

It contained uncanny, elevated descriptions of sound and performance, offered grounded philosophical inquisitions and sprinkled in wink-nudge personal asides. The Peerless Imagination of Greg Tate 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z

They might not credit the man in their shoulder, but their philosophical revelations about self and relationships and need and perspective last longer than you might expect. A Strait-Laced Writer Explores Psychedelics, and Leaves the Door of Perception Ajar 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z

You see a hint of this in how much Ted Alexandro allows his more philosophical instincts to roam in this special. A Vital Stand-Up Special for the Social Distancing Era 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z

The true identity of Walter White is Breaking Bad's philosophical long game. AMC's Breaking Bad: Elements of Style 2011-07-14T09:15:00Z

Its exploration of mortality begins as clinical and philosophical and ends in such a simple, lovely place of acceptance despite the inability to understand. Megyn Kelly: By the Book 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z

Dimitry, who has some firsthand knowledge of communism and sources of his own, is a good sport about it, but a drunken philosophical argument is often more fun to engage in than to witness. ‘Triangle of Sadness’ Review: Don’t Worry, Be Happy 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z

Both those diagnoses point to a larger philosophical problem at the studios, where executives continue to labor under the misapprehension that they’re “business guys,” not filmmakers. The studio as auteur: Movie hits and misses this year define the system 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z

The group’s stubborn unorthodoxy resonated with the kids who didn’t fit in -- the ones who were too smart, too unconventional, too geeky, too philosophical, too artsy. How R.E.M. invented alternative music 2011-09-22T12:23:00Z

Brand's own plan for planetary domination is more benign, though, emanating as it does from his Hare Krishna-influenced philosophical beliefs. Russell Brand: messiah or very naughty boy? 2013-06-15T23:05:40Z

To be honest I'm not in the least bit bitter, I'm completely philosophical about it. Going it alone 2010-04-20T17:35:00Z

This private creed acts as a philosophical foundation for the book’s cautiously hopeful conclusion. In Yuri Herrera's hard-boiled 'The Transmigration of Bodies,' dirty work is providence 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z

Literally within the sound of my voice would be answers to matters philosophical, historical, epistemological, profound. Perspective | ‘Am I handsome?’ and other things I had asked Alexa before I knew my questions were being recorded 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z

Gone is the brash and sometimes acerbic voice that characterized Mr. Adams early lyrics, replaced by a softer, more philosophical, and almost chastened tone. ArtsBeat Blog: A Word With: Ryan Adams Returns With New Album After Hiatus 2011-10-11T11:33:48Z

But it is Phillips’s larger philosophical view of art that gives this show its coherence. Review | Phillips Collection is turning 100 and showing what future of classic museums can be 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z

Ms. Purcell, whose work recalls a time when the visual arts were often closely linked to scientific inquiry and philosophical speculation, uses her camera to accomplish a more radical species of time travel. Review: ‘An Art That Nature Makes,’ an Illuminating Look at Rosamond Purcell 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z

"You never know what horrible fate your bad luck saved you from," is one of many philosophical lines about luck and fate in the slick but satisfying thriller, "Bullet Train." Brad Pitt hops aboard the ridiculous, rollicking "Bullet Train" packed with gleefully violent stars 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z

In real life, Enlightened lived and died by the corporation. Whether you call that a victory or defeat is, appropriately enough, a philosophical question now. Agents of Channel Change: HBO Cancels Enlightened 2013-03-20T14:26:46Z

The British-Swiss Mr. de Botton, 44, whose previous books have applied philosophical concepts to the experiences of love, art, religion and architecture, is now applying those concepts to modern media. ArtsBeat: Why Must the News Be So Newsy? 2014-03-04T21:24:46Z

In this series, “Regrets” turns dark, psychological and philosophical. Jasper Johns Stays Divinely Busy 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z

He has to make a massive philosophical change in the way he thinks about the world in general. ArtsBeat: Tribeca: Maggie Gyllenhaal on Sex Scenes From a Woman's Point of View 2012-04-26T14:00:16Z

"We would like to remind patrons that The Tree of Life is a uniquely visionary and deeply philosophical film from an auteur director," wrote the management of the Avon Theatre. Sean Penn on The Tree of Life: 'Terry never managed to explain it clearly' 2011-08-22T10:00:32Z

The barrier between stage and audience is philosophical, a shared understanding of social practice but not anything more than that. As Objects Fly Onstage, Stars Become Part of the Audience’s Show 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z

This is a starting point for Mr. Demand’s survey, the philosophical heart of Mr. Machover’s work, and the everyday quandary of life here. Abroad: The Arts Become Monaco?s Newest Luxury Goods 2010-10-13T14:32:00Z

On another, it asks philosophical questions about the nature of reality and artistic creation. Haruki Murakami's upcoming novel excerpted at Slate 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z

He exhibits himself as a freak, and laughs at medical or philosophical attempts to understand him. Franz Xaver Messerschmidt ? review 2011-01-28T15:08:00Z

The response to righteous movie mayhem is always more visceral than philosophical. | 'Straw Dogs': A Remake of ?Straw Dogs,? by Rod Lurie - Review 2011-09-15T22:30:47Z

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

Toews sets her philosophical, innovative novel over the course of two days as women gather in a hayloft and debate what to do. Times Critics’ Top Books of 2019 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z

Mr. Sundaram was much admired by his colleagues both for his formal adventurousness and his philosophical consistency. Vivan Sundaram, 79, Dies; a Pivotal, and Political, Figure in Indian Art 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z

Proceeds from the label help Braxton’s foundation develop future projects, such as editing new editions of his vast catalog of past scores, and working toward an ebook release of his philosophical writings. 6 Things to Do at Home This Weekend 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z

Clayton Pelham Jr. is the fiery horn player Levee, and Michael Anthony Williams is his philosophical opposite, the pianist Toledo. Review | How August Wilson learned about life and writing 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z

We first meet him at a party on a terrace with a view of the Brooklyn Bridge, where he and a pal spin elaborate philosophical justifications for their cynical, transactional approach to sex and romance. ‘Vengeance’ Review: A Dish Best Served With Frito Pie 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z

“They were social and philosophical opposites,” Mr. Spike said. Frick Collection Acquires Murillo Self-Portrait 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z

He is taking a philosophical approach to the award, which commemorates his success as a composer, conductor, teacher and mentor. ‘Sesame Street,’ Sally Field and Linda Ronstadt are among this year’s recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z

Physics tells us that what we call time isn’t real but mere perception, leaving a contentious philosophical, psychological, physiological and historical conundrum. From John Adams to Mozart: Dudamel's powerful pairing at the Bowl 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z

Luck favors philosophical works and good nonfiction, usually with a historical bent. Perspective | Celebrity book clubs are the new big thing. But are the picks worth reading? 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z

Learn from his demystifying of the tricks and rhetoric of philosophical argument – and don't be afraid to turn them against the author himself. Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking by Daniel C Dennett – review 2013-05-15T06:00:03Z

And yet these phantasmagorical, philosophical stories are grounded in the streets and rooms Krzhizhanovsky inhabited. Lost literature: the unknown unknowns 2010-04-07T12:46:00Z

In fact, the second half of “The Creator” growths rather muddy with philosophical speculation about the nature and possibility of spiritual metamorphosis. Book review: Metaphysical novella ‘The Creator’ by Mynona blurs the boundary between dream and reality 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z

In one letter, after he warms up by giving her career advice—irony being the one thing you can’t kill in our family—he starts waxing philosophical: Greetings from Tatooine, Arizona 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z

Chris doesn’t have a philosophical training; he has Christian faith, a sense of family, and, above all, a fund of life experience—albeit one that arises from a very particular tradition. “American Sniper” Takes Apart the Myth of the American Warrior 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z

But that is a philosophical claim, Jones reminds us, not a scientific one. The Twain Shall Meet 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z

“It was a commune, a spiritual movement, a radical approach to art in all its forms, a philosophical center comparable to the Garden of Epicurus.” On the Bauhaus Trail in Germany 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z

Though “The Outsider” was often described as a philosophical work, Mr. Wilson saw it as fundamentally religious. Colin Wilson, Author of ‘The Outsider,’ Dies at 82 2013-12-12T17:03:34Z

Turning away from this unintelligible disaster, many seek enlightenment in literary and philosophical texts from the past, such as Hannah Arendt’s “The Origins of Totalitarianism,” George Orwell’s “1984,” and Sinclair Lewis’s “It Can’t Happen Here.” Václav Havel’s Lessons on How to Create a “Parallel Polis” 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z

What is warring in him is so intense — intellectual, philosophical, little boy and all the other things Hamlet is. From the melancholy prince to a pair of queens, Norris and Twyford have played it all at the Folger. 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z

When asked by Roth how he felt about Noah being badgered about content posted years ago, the conversation took a turn for the philosophical. “Daily Show’s” Aasif Mandvi strikes back at Trevor Noah critics: “Much ado about nothing” 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z

It’s a romantic idea of reincarnation but at the same time there is a philosophical slant. A Conversation With the Top Prize Winner of Cannes 2010-05-23T19:04:00Z

The Airblade team wrestled with the philosophical question: how dry is dry? Hand dryers v paper towels: the surprisingly dirty fight for the right to dry your hands 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z

“There was a philosophical need,” one Jane rationalizes in the documentary, “to disrespect a law that would disrespect women.” Perspective | What will post-Roe America look like? Let’s look at pre-Roe America. 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z

The same hurdle will challenge American readers of “The Committed,” which is heavily fortified with philosophical rumination. Review | In ‘The Committed,’ Viet Thanh Nguyen continues his Pulitzer Prize-winning story 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z

Throughout the three-day Kinetica Art Fair, fans of scientific specifics — robotics, wave forms, gravity — will grapple with more human, philosophical ideas — spirituality, relationships. In Transit: At London Show, Art Meets Science 2011-02-02T11:00:41Z

Over the years, the genuineness of Alicia’s growing desperation has elevated “The Good Wife” from a melodrama about power and betrayal into a nearly philosophical meditation on the risks inherent in moral life. What Was “The Good Wife” Really About? 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

At various times, “Brother in Ice” reads like a diary, a travelogue, a collection of philosophical meditations and a series of historical research notes. Review | A mysterious journey to the middle of the Earth — and the center of the self 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z

As he and I talked, Andrés really tried to get at the heart of the philosophical question “what are tapas?” You’re getting it all wrong about tapas — starting with the meaning of the word 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z

“Passenger and Vessel,” a free exhibition by the collective the Sperm Whale, which waxes philosophical about the nature of travel, opens there this weekend. Art at the Terminal and Beyond 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z

By 1929, at their famous debate at Davos, he was fully eclipsed by Heidegger, who held that these philosophical goals were misguided from the start. The Men Who Reinvented Philosophy for Turbulent Times 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z

What I'm saying is that I don't think there was any great philosophical thought to it or anything. Dusty Springfield's sublime masquerade through the American south 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z

Clare, who speaks with a clipped, mysterious precision, is an early indication that Ives’s interests point toward the philosophical, even the mystical. What We’re Reading This Summer 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z

But it doesn’t always claim to be tough—a philosophical stance I appreciate now more than ever. Joan Jett’s Raw, Inclusive Rock and Roll 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z

Its texture is delicately emotional and boldly, eccentrically philosophical. 11 Movies You Need to Know at New Directors/New Films 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z

In the book, the philosophical basis of Marxism, Marx wrote about the fetishization of commodities, decried the bourgeoisie and argued against the exploitation of labor. From the irony files: Copy of 'Das Kapital' sells for $40,000 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z

Does your philosophical nature show in your lyrics? Delorean: 'We're a friend alliance first, a musical project second' 2012-06-20T14:26:00Z

The way he ties the personal with the philosophical, or hides a transgression inside an involving story or rigorous train of thought, looks effortless. Review: Louis C.K., Performing His Best Stand-Up Since 2010 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z

A book like "Atlas Shrugged," at more than 1,000 pages, dense with philosophical ideas and containing a character's speech that covers 57 pages, would require major changes in its adaptation for screen. 'Atlas Shrugged' finally comes to the screen 2011-04-10T05:00:00Z

President Trump's whipped-up minions carry out the physical violence, while Republicans amplifying and acting on the election fraud lie provide a more philosophical assault on democracy. My grandfather was a Nazi. Our family's story of complicity shows where the road to extremism leads 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z

I mean, doesn’t everybody know that K-pop copies American pop, so Taylor’s the one who got plagiarized–in the larger, philosophical sense, that is? K-pop: Holding up a fast, fizzy funhouse mirror to American cultural imperialism 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z

In his later years, the image finally settled into that of droll and philosophical observer of the times, an elderly, craggy-faced man who maintained his military bearing in public despite a host of ailments. Philip, in role with no job description, was queen’s bedrock 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z

The drama is all internal and mostly philosophical. Review: ‘The Book of Disquiet,’ Opera as One Man, With Films 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z

Perhaps a philosophical version of the future — and/or the past — is to be found in that crossover. Made in Detroit, Differing Music Models 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z

At times, he seems to talk about present-day politics from this same distant and philosophical vantage. How to Restore Your Faith in Democracy 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z

The philosophical dimension of the work is as rich as its emotional substance. 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' reminds us of the power of courage in the face of evil 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z

Her songs, rich in metaphor and philosophical reflection, provide the substance of “Abbey Sings Abbey,” an album released on Verve in 2007. Abbey Lincoln, Jazz Singer and Writer, Dies at 80 2010-08-14T19:25:00Z

The longer we talk, the deeper Besson is keen to get, assuring me the appeal of Lucy as a project was philosophical. Luc Besson: 'You can't imagine how many people ask me for a Léon sequel' 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z

The story of a father and son’s summer motorcycle trip across America from Minnesota to California, “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance” is at its heart a philosophical journey. 35 Books Everyone Should Read in Their Lifetime 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z

And De Oliveira's calculations are easy to follow, as he usually provides an extended, self-conscious section of dialogue that spells out the philosophical underpinnings of his characters' actions. At 101, Portuguese director gets benefit of doubt 2010-05-14T07:07:00Z

Despite some faint gestures in the direction of journalistic balance, it plays a lot like a two-hour infomercial for the Playboy publisher's historical importance, philosophical depth and personal greatness. "Hugh Hefner" and the creation of American manhood 2010-07-30T00:30:00Z

That’s too bad, especially because the original “Ghost in the Shell” is such a delightful philosophical plaything, with pleasures that simultaneously bewitch the eye and enchant the mind. Review: In ‘Ghost in the Shell,’ a Cyborg With Soul 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z

It is a philosophical read, begging discussion and interpretation. Like Riding a Bike: A Middle Grade Novel Asks, What if We Do Forget How? 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z

“It was a rite of passage for Alexander, and it became this fun parallel for our own cultural dilemma. That’s’ sort of how ‘Star Trek’ became an important philosophical point of discussion in our family.” A Life Frequently Apart, but an Enterprise They’ll Boldly Take On 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z

The exchange of ideas, which continues in private meetings at the parish rectory, becomes an elaborate game of seduction, philosophical on the surface but sexual just beneath. DVD: Gleason as Tripster, Groucho as God 2011-07-22T05:27:59Z

“Not to get all philosophical, but what is an ‘artist’ today?” Capitol Drops ‘Virtual Rapper’ FN Meka After Backlash Over Stereotypes 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z

Footage from the 1985 final showed that Davis was far from philosophical at the time. Luther, Chris Ryan's Strike Back and Jamie Does? Venice 2010-05-08T23:07:00Z

As the impractical one in the family, I’m ignoring all the puberty stuff – a convenient strategy, I’ll admit – and taking the philosophical high road. Motherlode Blog: Autistic and Coming (Reluctantly) of Age 2013-05-07T18:20:55Z

According to early biographies, the poet was tall, shy and of a philosophical temperament. Virgil’s ‘The Aeneid’ still looks strikingly contemporary 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z

And so she became this much more philosophical, and interesting, character. Oscar Surprise: Why a 5-Year-Old Actress Might Just Win Over the Academy 2012-12-20T10:45:26Z

There they learn more about a shadowy, ­centuries-old organization, a kind of intellectual version of “Fight Club,” at which people from all walks of life debate philosophical questions. Who killed Roland Barthes? Maybe Umberto Eco has a clue. 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z

But I want some of those surprises to come from the characters’ personal growth and the philosophical ground that the show covers as well. The Walking Dead season six: show serves up gore, but we want brains 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z

Not a stake-through-the-heart vampire escape clause, but something more subtle and philosophical. ‘The Old Guard’ Review: Fighting to the Death, and Beyond 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z

While he isn't the brightest bulb on the theater marquee, his penchant for waxing philosophical reveals a man in the depths of an existential crisis. With "Maxxx," O-T Fagbenle subversively takes on pop culture's soft-serve cultural appropriation 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z

Many of Coetzee’s recent novels have the stripped-down quality of philosophical fable. J.M. Coetzee’s Jesus Sees the World as Don Quixote Does 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z

No. 8, by contrast, adopts a more philosophical, one might say "cosmic," approach to the subject of war. Too few hands applaud Gerard Schwarz's powerful return 2012-04-27T17:03:04Z

As such, “Don Giovanni” is both a dramatic unfolding of a philosophical theory of empathetic love among equals and a wild and ironic harbinger of the French Revolution. The Revelations of “Don Giovanni” at the Met 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z

Reich became the scapegoat for the new morality because, as the guru of the "new cult of sex and anarchy", he seemed to give a philosophical purpose to the data identified by Kinsey. Wilhelm Reich: the man who invented free love 2011-07-07T12:15:01Z

There is a lot of explaining in “World on a Wire,” and also quite a bit of philosophical musing, as befits both the movie’s genre and its country of origin. | 'World on a Wire': Fassbinder?s Vibrating Sci-Fi Questions About Reality 2010-04-13T22:38:00Z

Sex might lure converts to the church, but LaVey’s ambitions for his “religion” were more about philosophical empowerment than licentious abandon. Sex at the Satan Club 2014-03-08T00:00:00Z

Supreme Court, agonizingly split as usual along philosophical divides, permits the melding of church and state. 'The Good News Club': proselytizing in the public schools 2012-02-09T21:52:03Z

“It is even harder to imagine,” she continued, “why, in 1991, anyone would want to create a ballet drawn from that wordy philosophical poem and set to a relatively minor score by Leonard Bernstein.” Royal Ballet Debuts Liam Scarlett’s ‘The Age of Anxiety’ 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z

This “confirmed bachelor” never had a relationship, and while the two younger avatars sometimes express longings for love, however drolly, Mr. Dawson’s elderly Gorey seems philosophical about a life alone, but not lonely. Review: Peering Behind the Whimsically Ghoulish ‘Gorey’ 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z

Cusk’s characters are characters, but also symbols and philosophical propositions. Rachel Cusk is returning fiction to its roots in storytelling 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z

In his philosophical works and essays too, a single draft sufficed. Henri Poincaré: the unlikely link between Einstein and Picasso 2012-07-17T11:48:23Z

Immersing herself in the aesthetic and philosophical positions of her subjects, she asks big questions about how to live with yourself, and within a society that may not wish you well. Jamila Woods’s Musical Celebration of Selfhood 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z

Along with its philosophical and spiritual layers, “Remnant” requires technical sophistication. An Experimental Troupe Can Unpack Its Bags 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z

He is philosophical about all the new attention. Discovered After 70, Black Artists Find Success, Too, Has Its Price 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z

On Saturday “A Night of Philosophy & Ideas” filled the stately central branch of the Brooklyn Public Library with philosophical lectures through the evening into the next morning, supplemented by screenings and performances. Fish, Stilettos and Underwear: The Dances Go On 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z

But as he grew older, his vision became more distant and philosophical. Review | One rivalry changed the landscape in English art 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z

The doc similarly reminds viewers that Malcolm X was much closer to King's philosophical outlook near the end of his life, and walks us through Jesse Jackson's political heyday. PBS' ambitious & fraught "Black Church" takes a tour of America's complex history, music and faith 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z

They focus on philosophical issues, relying heavily on a version of Martin Heidegger’s narrative of cultivated despair with our technological age. Books of The Times: The Classics as the Antidote to Modern Malaise 2011-01-04T01:18:40Z

“I see science fiction as continuing a vein of philosophical inquiry and technological speculation that begins with the Egyptians and their incredibly detailed meditations on life after death,” Tate said. An Afrofuturism Festival Brings an Energy Shift to Carnegie Hall 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z

It’s a blank slate onto which we project our desires, fears, and philosophical questions, a slate that gets wiped clean every few hours, in time for the next showing. Making Waves: 10 Memorable Beach Scenes 2013-08-05T09:45:21Z

“We are in the very last part of a sliding slope going downwards,” he said with philosophical neutrality. Portrait of the artist as an ageless man: At 92, Peter Brook treads a different path through 'The Mahabharata' 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z

Art historians tend to view Johns’s penchant for repeating forms as a philosophical inquiry, a refusal to settle on one fixed message. Seeing Double With Jasper Johns 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z

No longer content with his communist colleagues, the author of the famous Critique of Everyday Life created this short, philosophical meditation on urban ills. Leo Hollis's top 10 books about cities 2013-04-26T07:37:40Z

I roughly knew it was about two cops being philosophical and moody, you know, and that's it. "The Outsider": Crafting Stephen King's suburban horror despite a New York state of mind 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z

I had been familiar with Kuritzkes’s looping, philosophical humor for a while. What We’re Reading This Summer 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z

“He’s not selling something,” was the philosophical distinction she made. Front Row: The Dries Van Noten Exhibition in Paris 2014-03-06T00:30:31Z

It means Ora could find herself responsible for mentoring this year's winner, who, with any luck, will be as philosophical about making it in the music industry as Jermain Jackman. The Voice 'is building careers' 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z

His works are deeply philosophical and often surprisingly moving. The Playwright Mac Rogers Explores Robots, Aliens and Allegory 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z

Bidart is unpredictably funny and angry, remorseful and gentle, colloquial and philosophical. A great poet, even without James Franco’s endorsement 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z

These projects have led Garfield on a journey of spiritual discovery and self-interrogation; reflecting on his recent work, he is philosophical but not at all self-serious. Andrew Garfield on Faith, Politics and Making 'Hacksaw Ridge' 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z

"Camus believed suicide was the only true philosophical question." Digested read: The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes 2011-08-15T20:30:04Z

At its loftiest, their profound seclusion suggests that they’re spiritual and philosophical heirs to an isolationist like Henry Thoreau; at worst, it suggests fanaticism, cultishness, selfishness. Review: Viggo Mortensen Captivates in ‘Captain Fantastic’ 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z

Coetzee never uses formal philosophical language, but this clash of viewpoints plays a particularly important role in “The Schooldays of Jesus.” J.M. Coetzee’s Jesus Sees the World as Don Quixote Does 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z

Violence is a common theme in Rose’s lyrics, but sometimes the outlook is more philosophical than political. Review | At DC9 show, Lightmare’s mix of soul and punk sounds great at half speed and full tilt 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z

This is a book about the intellectual and emotional delights of flying, and it is shyly philosophical. Review: Mark Vanhoenacker’s ‘Skyfaring: A Journey With a Pilot’ on Joy of Flight 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z

Not large, I imagine, but “Samsara” offers some of the most rapturous images in recent cinema, along with an intriguing aesthetic and philosophical puzzle. Pick of the week: A dazzling world tour of birth and death 2012-08-24T01:00:00Z

Binder's philosophical inquiry, then, was not merely philosophical. Was there anything real about Elvis Presley? 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z

Aside from her novels, all of which engaged in political issues of the day, she did translations, wrote philosophical essays and reviews. Hadley Freeman's 10 awesome women: from Katharine Hepburn to Miss Piggy 2013-04-22T15:38:00Z

The textile motif also serves as a kind of formal and philosophical template for Mr. Bayrle, who imagines a social fabric that “is made up of individuals who are woven together but cannot move.” Museum & Gallery Listings for March 11-17 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z

He was saying that the original intention was to have intimations that Tony died, but he moved away from that to something more philosophical in nature. Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: A Deep Dive Back Into ‘The Sopranos’ 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z

This “Symposium” explores several of the finest levels of civilization — philosophical discussion about love, the beauties of a violin concerto, the human variety of classical dancing. The Best Dance of 2016 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z

For Mr. Eco, the novels were an extension of his philosophical work, only in another guise. Umberto Eco, best-selling author of ‘The Name of the Rose,’ dies at 84 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z

Or maybe he is a philosophical dissident in the manner of Herman Melville’s Bartleby, greeting each new assignment with a polite “I would prefer not to.” | 'The Art of Getting By': Allergic to Homework and Possibly Smitten 2011-06-16T23:10:19Z

Like many new operas “Mosheh” looks at broad philosophical issues, here the sometimes puzzling interaction between a prophet and his God and the people around him. Provocative Opera at 2 Extremes: Early and New Music 2011-12-17T05:03:15Z

It’s still not a particularly emotional book, but there are more moments of philosophical realness now, and more moments of trying to be emotionally frank. An Unlikely Victory in an Unforgiving Horse Race 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z

The opening sentence of Rousseau's The Social Contract not only summarises his entire philosophical system, it also proves how important he still is today. Rousseau shows us that there is a way to break the chains – from within 2012-07-15T08:00:01Z

They must interact with other characters, and thosecharacters must have their own traits, their own emotions, their own wants and needs and philosophical limitations. Dungeons and Dragons: My dorky literary muse 2012-12-08T16:00:00Z

Still, she enjoyed each project, and can afford to be philosophical about the experience. Taylor Schilling: 'Barack Obama knows the show. And that means he knows me' 2014-06-01T04:00:00Z

Repetition in “Breaking Bad” is not just a stylistic tic, a shortcut to conventional foreshadowing or retrospection, but the marker of a philosophical continuum among all the different lifestyles possible under capitalism. Four years later, “Breaking Bad” remains the boldest indictment of modern American capitalism in TV history 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z

The film's bifurcated emotional approach is strange but effective in that it takes an object that represents highly impersonal and inhumane impulses and intimately reconnects it to Furie's artistic passion and loving philosophical outlook. In PBS' "Feels Good Man," Pepe the Frog is the "superhero" who gets vindication 2020-10-18T04:00:00Z

Much of Maupassant reads like indecent confidences, whether of concierges or bankers, society women or farmers’ daughters, lent the double illumination of philosophical insight and personal experience. The Writer Who Sparks the Finest Movie Adaptations 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z

But few classics for young readers are as entirely philosophical and contemplative, as engineered to instruct, as Genzaburo Yoshino’s “How Do You Live?” The First English Translation of Hayao Miyazaki’s Favorite Childhood Book 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z

Mr. Ikeda’s work does not offer much insight into the philosophical implications. Art in Review: RYOJI IKEDA: ?the transfinite? 2011-05-26T21:51:06Z

Like “Springsteen on Broadway,” it presents a rebel rock hero of yesteryear as an unexpectedly comforting, philosophical father figure for today. Best Theater of 2019 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z

It is perhaps the most overtly philosophical addition to a body of work already brimming with big ideas. Review | Philip Pullman returns to the world of ‘His Dark Materials’ with ‘The Secret Commonwealth’ 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z

Performance art that is smart, severe, even philosophical, and at the same time cheeky and funny and entertaining: That’s an appealing combination. Jérôme Bel: Naked and Alive, Then Clothed and Dead 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z

This point is touched on directly after mortality's shadow darkens Ray's world and he becomes more openly philosophical. In 'Aubergine,' Julia Cho turns choked-off emotions into a tale of sustenance 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z

The film isn’t so much an allegory or fantasy as a witty philosophical speculation on some elemental human issues. ‘Flux Gourmet’ Review: Mastering the Art of Fringe Cooking 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z

"Not out of any philosophical or aesthetic impulse, but just because there was no name for it." Hear hear: Artangel sound art comes to Radio 4 2013-03-28T07:00:06Z

In The Death of the Adversary, the more philosophical of Keilson's novels, an anecdote relayed to the narrator reiterates that point. Hans Keilson: "Genius? I'm not even a proper writer!" 2010-11-21T00:05:00Z

The song was “Desert of Absurdity,” a 10-minute opus inspired by Albert Camus’s “The Myth of Sisyphus,” a philosophical essay that confronts the absurdity of existence via that old Greek story about a doomed boulder-pusher. Review | In chaotic times, Mizmor’s heavy metal is a model of composure 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z

“Riot,” a new spring space filler on Fox, must be condemned on philosophical grounds. Television Review: ‘Riot’ Features Celebrity Improv Challenges on Fox 2014-05-12T22:32:29Z

This is a valid, if depressing, philosophical outlook but rather static as theater. Review: A ‘Ship of Fools,’ Each Stuck in Isolation 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z

The result is an intriguing cerebral novel, a playful Lacanian satire and a philosophical meditation on memory. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z

The overarching concept here is to explore the philosophical underpinnings of democracy by talking with scholars and visiting the present-day sites of Plato’s Academy and the Agora in Athens. ‘What Is Democracy?’ Review: Going Back to Greece, Documentary Asks Who Rules 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z

"There is a deeper philosophical question behind the forthcoming formulation of the new curriculum, Lee, and it is this, this, and this alone," Michael Gove proclaimed. Fists full of sausage, Michael Gove declaims his vision of the future 2013-03-24T00:05:37Z

He looked bemused, bereft and philosophical all at once. Modern Love: Do Not Adjust Your Screen or Sound 2013-06-13T19:46:45Z

Mr. Lee was sometimes but not always philosophical about having been typecast. Christopher Lee, British Actor Who Breathed Life Into Nightmarish Villains, Dies at 93 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z

Their experiences add depth and texture to this unexpectedly philosophical tale, as do the kids’ moving questions about their impending sibling. Nine People Under One Roof for Two Weeks? Have Fun! 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z

“That’s the same harmonic material as in the opening scene, but presented in a much more philosophical, serene, contemplative way.” Composing 'The Theory of Everything' 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z

Ms. Ebenstein, who said that most of the instructors at Morbid Anatomy’s popular taxidermy classes are animal rights activists and vegetarians, struck a note that was both matter-of-fact and philosophical. The Bride and Groom Are Kittens. At Death They Did Not Part. 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z

Crosscultural variables, in fact, are at the heart of this seriocomic philosophical inquiry into peace and discord. Step Aboard or Put on That Blindfold: 2017’s Theatrical Adventures 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z

Maybe philosophical problems are hard not because they are divine or irreducible or meaningless or workaday science, but because the mind of Homo sapiens lacks the cognitive equipment to solve them. Marilynne Robinson: Can science solve life's mysteries? 2010-06-04T23:06:00Z

The questions “Commonwealth” raises are ultimately counterfactual, philosophical: Who might we be if our parents hadn’t made catastrophic choices, and we hadn’t responded catastrophically to them? In Ann Patchett’s ‘Commonwealth,’ Knotting and Unknotting the Ties That Bind 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z

The work calls to mind the famous existentially tinged quote by the French writer Albert Camus: “There is only one really serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide.” What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries Right Now 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z

It can seem intimidatingly dense, philosophical and painfully slow when you first read it, but just take your time and let it wash over you. Reading group: Bogged down on Swann's Way? 2013-02-07T14:01:15Z

While trying to finish a philosophical shocker about a serial killer — later published as “Ritual in the Dark ”— this lonely autodidact found himself wondering about the relationship between rebellion and creativity. UFOs, alien abductions, the occult: to one man, the building blocks of scholarship 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z

As for processing, on the fly, the philosophical gist of their debates about God and man and free will — well, good luck to you. | 'The Demons': Peter Stein Takes Dostoyevsky to Governors Island 2010-07-11T23:13:00Z

Not yet — because it’s a little bit too early — besides broader, philosophical conversations about the role of the museum in the city, the role of the museum dedicated to leading artists in contemporary art. | Philippe Vergne, the New Director of MoCA, on the Future of the Museum 2014-03-31T22:22:07Z

In the middle of all these studies, Ms. Paul raises a central legal, practical and philosophical question: Who decides what to do about these findings. Motherlode: Myth of the Pregnant Superwoman 2011-07-21T17:41:12Z

Peluchonneau is an invented character, a creature conjured from crime fiction and touched with philosophical melancholy as well as ruthlessness. Review: ‘Neruda’ Pursues the Poet as Fugitive 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z

See, we live in a big world where we’re lucky if we have friends of different backgrounds and different religious and philosophical perspectives. Bill Nye: Creationism is not science 2012-09-25T16:16:00Z

But this is simply philosophical window dressing to Scott's shimmering presentation of spectacle. From "Gladiator" to "Nope": How Jordan Peele maps our decline into spectacular denial 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z

His face takes on a philosophical scowl around his opaque glasses. “Burlap” 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z

In interviews after her book was published, Ms. Lewis was philosophical about the secrecy in which she grew up. Judy Lewis, Secret Daughter of Hollywood, Dies at 76 2011-12-01T03:50:26Z

The film stars Emma Stone in a virtuoso performance as a woman with an initially childlike understanding of the world who comes into her own through a sexual and philosophical journey. ‘Poor Things’ Takes Top Prize at Venice Film Festival 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z

Pyles offers a philosophical take on the campaign against Brenner and the paper. From Dallas’s top kitchens, reviewer Leslie Brenner is feeling the heat

Like Mr. McDonagh’s movie, “American Vandal” takes a circuitous route to earnestly asked philosophical questions about human nature. Does ‘Three Billboards’ Say Anything About America? Well … 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z

In fact, so shaky is its philosophical foundation that arguing seems pointless. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2015: 11 other acts that should be in 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z

Millet isn't poaching on the ornament of genre to push a philosophical agenda: Ned's physical and mental pursuit of Anna grows in intensity over the course of "Sweet Lamb of Heaven." Lydia Millet has cooked up a contemplative thriller of endurance in 'Sweet Lamb of Heaven' 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z

But “The Life of an American Boy at 17” is written by a woman, part of the reason its bone-straight presentation and the philosophical inquiries, stated and implied, work. Which boy's life? Esquire's "American Boy," race, and masculinity at 17 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z

Thankfully, the book also offers plenty of guidance — philosophical and practical — about managing those restricted eating windows. Shrink the ‘window of eating,’ and maybe I’ll shrink, too 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z

Beyond the entree to the bohemian elite of New York, Warhol provided a philosophical underpinning to Powell and Berlin. They Know the Blessing and Curse of Warhol and Basquiat 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z

In the quick flow of Hemon’s prose, those isolated philosophical insights can sound like insects hitting the windshield, but they’re clearly part of the author’s thematic scheme. ‘The Making of Zombie Wars’ goes beyond the undead 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z

Mr. Chetwynd is philosophical about what he and many on the right say is a tendency of films to tilt left. Hollywood Revs Up Partisan Films a Year Ahead of Election 2011-10-19T22:54:25Z

This “Ado” is a beautifully muscular and no-frills effort that illuminates the wit and gravity of Shakespeare’s merry, philosophical tale of two courtships. Theater Review: A No-Frills ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ at the Public 2013-12-06T23:01:25Z

Pardlo’s journey from aimless job-hopper to successful writer and partner in a fruitful second marriage isn’t so much described in detail as employed as a launchpad for philosophical musings. Review | How a young writer emerged from a troubled past to a Pulitzer 2018-04-15T04:00:00Z

On a philosophical level, sharenting exposes children to the larger digital world without their consent, robbing them of a kind of agency. Instagram, Facebook, and the Perils of “Sharenting” 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z

For Yang, like Nanjiani, it was important that “Little America” be seen as more of a philosophical statement than a direct response to the current White House. Why Apple’s new TV show tells the stories of real immigrants — with no mention of Trump 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z

Late style often suggests a softening, a mellowing, a philosophical remove. Adrienne Kennedy, Playwright: Still Quiet, Still Bold, Still Furious 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z

Heti’s philosophical and essential new novel floats somewhere between fiction and nonfiction. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z

The important lessons Los Angeles has to offer are mainly philosophical. What Sydney Can Learn From Los Angeles About Dining 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z

The British writer Jessie Greengrass’s first novel, “Sight,” can be fit into that group but offers its own distinct philosophical and lyrical pleasures. Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: ‘Sight’ Balances Grief, Freud and Parenthood 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z

The domestic scenes, deprived of the philosophical wit and idiomatic color that enlivened "Bengal Tiger," play out at a languishing pace. SCR's 'Mr. Wolf' sharply provokes, then turns blunt 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z

Though philosophical in its intention, “MidBloom” remained a neatly wrapped routine, a dance lasting the length of a pop song. Review: ‘Rhythm in Motion’ Lets New Tap Ring Out 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z

Yet the cycle as a whole was not the last word in subtlety or structural command, let alone philosophical vision. Review: A Beethoven Cycle From Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z

Still, many parents opt not to have children immunized for religious or philosophical reasons. Editorials from around Ohio 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z

Eventually, the narrator’s confrontation with a former girlfriend explores philosophical questions about free will. ‘Blood-Drenched Beard,’ by Daniel Galera 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z

Jazzy, romantic and philosophical, this novel’s main action takes place over the course of a single day in which a Jamaican girl about to be deported meets and falls for a Korean-American boy. Notable Children’s Books of 2016 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z

The tears Angelica shed on stage were real — and tinged with a philosophical maturity. Angelica Page's 'Turning Page' a beguiling, uncanny tribute 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z

They may be copies, but the fact that China is comfortable to create these places says a lot about their philosophical differences to the West. What’s the Eiffel Tower doing in China? 2013-05-19T14:00:00Z

Titled after one of Ms. Kalman’s books, this absurd travelogue will feature dancers contemplating ordinary objects, friends, strangers and philosophical ideas, immersing themselves in situations both amusing and heartbreaking. Maira Kalman and ‘The Principles of Uncertainty’ Head to Jacob’s Pillow 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z

The ethical and philosophical questions that come up in any evaluation of organ transplantation and organ donations are a minefield of religious and ethical confusion and contradictions. The tragedy of American organ donations: So many more people could be saved 2014-03-23T14:00:00Z

Is philosophical knowledge merely a projection of our fantasies onto others? A Psychological Thriller Asks, Are We All a Little Stalker-ish? 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z

Several songs pose philosophical questions expressed with charming specificity: “What manner of things are the darkness and light?” A Dazzling Chinese Singer’s Riveting Song Cycle 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z

When I asked him to describe what umami tastes like, he grew philosophical. You Think You Know Umami 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z

To re-enact or not? — have a way of opening thorny ethical and philosophical problems. Film: Documentaries (in Name Only) of Every Stripe 2010-10-13T18:08:00Z

Were it not another cliché, I might call Nikolai a fully realized character; he’s precociously wise as well as a bitter deliverer of harsh truths both petty and philosophical, often at the same time. A Grieving Mother Converses With Her Dead Son in Yiyun Li’s New Novel 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z

They wax philosophical on the nature of the job, but rarely tell stories about what it’s like for them. Review: ‘Misery Loves Comedy’ Puts Stand-Up in the Spotlight 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z

Even his slender philosophical world seems like he’s discovering it, not delivering it. “Batman v Superman” Is Democrats vs. Republicans 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z

And it was a standard these kids could meet not through the amoral lottery of genes and talent but from a kind of moral striving, “voluntarism” in both the philosophical and the soup-kitchen sense. The Poisonous Reach of the College-Admissions Process 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z

Allen is in complete control of the film, both its comic pacing and its philosophical quandary. Review: Allen casts a limp spell in ‘Magic’ 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z

Cavendish wrote numerous plays, poetry collections, memoirs, philosophical and scientific treatises, and one of the earliest works of utopian science fiction, a novel titled “The Blazing World.” How Archival Fiction Upends Our View of History 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z

His philosophical worldview and mordant comedy make him a stealthily rousing writer. What’s New in NYC Theater 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z

Bozon’s exquisite, occasionally outrageous comic vision matches a social vision of philosophical power, a concept of potential progress and its grave risks. What to Stream Over Labor Day Weekend: Catch Up on Four of the Year’s Best Films 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z

So with my second child, when I say I thought about how a life also possessed its end, I was not just waxing philosophical. Waiting to love my child 2013-05-07T23:45:00Z

Her first novel, "Disgruntled," is a fitting follow-up — a smart, philosophical coming-of-age tale featuring a vivid protagonist who battles "the shame of being alive." Coming of age with Asali Solomon's 'Disgruntled' 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z

For Wood, raised as a Christian, the battle remains essentially spiritual and philosophical. Review | What does a father most want for his children? James Wood’s novel shows us. 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z

But usually, Rushdie’s allusions are more philosophical than historical, and his critique of Islamofascism — really, religious fanaticism in all its colors — is draped in silk scarves of comedy. Salman Rushdie’s new novel is a swirling tale of genies and geniuses 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z

A restaurant isn’t a particularly good medium for expressing philosophical concepts, but it’s ideal for expressing a whole culture. New York’s Top 10 New Restaurants of 2018 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z

It’s a hybrid volume: part memoir, part philosophical lament. Review: ‘Nicotine,’ the Stuff of Burning Desire 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z

The exhibition is a mini philosophical inquiry into flags as symbols of nationalism, with attendant pride and critique. 3 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z

In the place of such philosophical conundrums, Oldenburg pursued a classically Pop agenda in that his sculptures are inseparable from their identity as consumer objects. Claes Oldenburg Captured a Carefree (and Consumerist) America 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z

Music, from this perspective, offers a way to learn about the therapeutic method of the Stoics in a way that goes beyond the contemplation of philosophical lyrics. How Stoicism influenced music from the French Renaissance to Pink Floyd 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z

As we made our way through the meal, Mr. Truong turned philosophical. A New Breed of Hunters Focuses on the Food 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z

Kinnell’s style blended the physical and the philosophical, not shying from the most tactile and jarring details of humans and nature exploring their greater dimensions. Pulitzer Prize-Winning American Poet Dies at 87 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z

It was so markedly different from that of another deeply felt, philosophical comic of my youth, “Calvin and Hobbes,” which visually and imaginatively bursts at the seams. How “Peanuts” Created a Space for Thinking 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z

Those hand-sanitized minutes of answering emails and updating spreadsheets are just trying to shove you toward the philosophical contemplation of being and time and your choices. ‘Temping’ Is a Workplace Drama for One. You’re Hired. 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z

It’s not a visually gratifying show, but it offers much fodder for philosophical thought. ‘Sites of Reason’ Underway at Museum of Modern Art 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z

Ms. Jong said she had a thicker skin than she did earlier in her career and is more philosophical about negative reviews. Erica Jong’s ‘Fear of Dying’ Defies the Sunset of Sex 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z

Though Rise was a hit, it still felt torn between its philosophical musings and its obligations as a wham-bam action movie. The Godfather – but with chimpanzees: on set with War for the Planet of the Apes 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z

Hamlet’s tortured inability to act, as interpreted by Mr. Benz, seems less a matter of moral and philosophical doubt than a decision to keep the fun and games going for as long as he can. Theater Review: Michael Benz in ‘Hamlet’ at the Schimmel Center 2012-10-03T21:57:28Z

"This was a natural place for those things to go together and the best films in the genre have very cool philosophical or even religious ideas at their core." To director Scott Derrickson, the supernatural comes naturally 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z

The scenic effects, as simple as they are wondrous, sustain the drama’s menacing velocity even when Camus goes off on one of his philosophical tirades. Tyranny and resistance: Albert Camus' 1948 drama 'L’État de siège' carries new relevance 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z

Wang prefers to use her own experience as a point of departure for philosophical inquiry. In “The Collected Schizophrenias,” Esmé Weijun Wang Maps the Terrain of Her Mental Illness 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z

Readers want to hear from the canceled, but the larger motivation is philosophical. Those People We Tried to Cancel? They’re All Hanging Out Together 2019-11-02T04:00:00Z

The overall impression is a curious mix of philosophical consistency and freewheeling breadth of inspiration. Review | At 100, artist Wayne Thiebaud is still painting what he knows best, amid a transformed pop culture 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z

The movie’s subject is the notion of liberation, one that’s as much aesthetic, philosophical, and emotional as it is practical and political. The Front Row: “Losing Ground” 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z

Michiko Kakutani called it a "revealing" book that "gives us a sympathetic appraisal of Wallace's life and work, tracing the connections between the two, while mapping the wellsprings of his philosophical vision." ArtsBeat: Q. and A.: D. T. Max on David Foster Wallace 2012-09-12T16:30:39Z

In keeping with the philosophical dialogue, the wise old man sums up the conundrum with: “Well, that’s no different than anybody else.” Avengers Deleted Scene Turns Philosophical 2012-08-21T14:54:28Z

The emotional cast to the writing, the tendency to dangle portents and wait some time before resolving them, the depiction of friendship, the short paragraphs, the philosophical aperçus — these are all marks of Penny’s writing. Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny Deliver a Page-Turner Part Sly, Part Sweet 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z

His pronouncements are social, political and philosophical but his adventures are catastrophic. Partners in crime fiction 2011-07-22T08:00:02Z

A more philosophical treatise on food that influenced me is Leon Kass’s “The Hungry Soul.” After a Hard Day’s Writing, Michael Pollan Likes to Unwind With a Novel 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z

Here’s a philosophical line of thought that seems like it might do the job. Can we prove that God exists? Richard Dawkins and the limits of faith and atheism 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z

Godard sees that the life of a couple isn’t just literary allusions and philosophical divagations, and he bears witness to male brutality. Godard’s Revolutionary 3-D Film 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z

In his new book, “The Mind of God,” he uses his experience studying the brain to ask some of the largest philosophical questions: Does God exist? Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: ‘The Mind of God’ 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z

Sir Roger is not always so attuned to historical and philosophical context. Getting into Valhalla 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z

Marker's creative use of sound, images and text in his poetic, political and philosophical documentaries made him one of the most inventive of film-makers. Chris Marker obituary 2012-07-30T11:57:53Z

She says she is inspired by the philosophical side of major events. Giffin releases 10th novel, apologizes for Markle criticisms 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z

So wrote Mary McCarthy in her charming, philosophical travel essay “Venice Observed.” Venice Film Festival Offers a Chance to Watch Suffering, Then to Quaff Champagne 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z

This memoir of the experience, recounted with passion and insight, grapples with questions that are as much philosophical as technical. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z

An employment tribunal in London ruled against her on Wednesday, saying her views were “not a philosophical belief protected” by British law but were instead “incompatible with human dignity and fundamental rights of others.” J.K. Rowling Criticized After Tweeting Support for Anti-Transgender Researcher 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z

Setting aside the practical point that police brutality in a community is not correlated with its rates of violent crime, the distinction between so-called “black-on-black” crime and blue-on-black crime is philosophical as well. ESPN’s “Undefeated Conversation” about race and violence disproportionately burdens black players 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z

And then the philosophers and kings and psychologists can talk about the poetry all they want and talk about the social philosophical ramifications. Women's empowerment is not "kicking ass in bikinis": Julie Taymor on what real feminism looks like 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z

There's a philosophical depth here, too, that takes hoary subjects to new places. Louis CK – review 2013-03-21T13:39:14Z

At the core of Liu’s sensibility, in short, is a philosophical interest in the problem of limits. Liu Cixin Is China’s Answer to Arthur C. Clarke 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z

We believe in him as a moral agent, even if we have our doubts about the belief that is the novel's philosophical core. DJ Taylor on the Catholic novel 2010-09-17T23:06:00Z

This piece of philosophical whimsy tells of an aging woman who saves civilization from the rampages of predatory capitalism. A pack of Parisian oddballs take on the corporate elite 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z

This is not just a philosophical debate but a battle over shaping perceptions about the competencies of these different institutions. We’ve been brainwashed 2012-06-14T17:21:00Z

The Jesse character especially gets cited for his intellectual leanings and philosophical theorizing. It’s good to be pretentious! 2012-06-28T00:00:00Z

Asked if the project proceeded from a philosophical position on the future of cities under late capitalism — Baudelaire’s “passionate spectator” or Walter Benjamin’s more politically pointed roving saboteur — Relph demurred. He Stalks Delirious, Unfinished New York as It Rises 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z

But in Mr. Posen’s mind, he was on a philosophical quest. Stephen Posen Knows How to Fashion a Line. So Does His Son. 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z

Catherine Preston-Schreck, a mother of four in Maine, is even more philosophical. Six Ways to Save Money (and Sanity) on a Family Road Trip 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z

This point of view is philosophical solipsism, which was championed by Walter Seegers in a book chapter he wrote for an earlier book of mine. Our godless brains: Emerging science reveals mind-blowing alternatives to a higher power 2014-04-26T20:00:00Z

In curatorial terms, the building project embodies MoMA’s philosophical movement away from the departmental silos of the past toward a more interdisciplinary, collaborative approach. MoMA Trims Back Some Features of Its Planned Renovation 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z

On another, it’s kind of pointless and vapid to sit around discussing the philosophical implications of highbrow literature while around you terrible people are doing terrible things all day long. “The Third Man”: Why this masterful 1949 Euro-noir about the age of American arrogance and power is more relevant than ever 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z

Mr. Burnat, however, is more philosophical, even when his pain and indignation are at their highest pitch. Movie Review: ‘5 Broken Cameras’ Shows Life in One Palestinian Village 2012-05-29T22:04:37Z

But in a telephone interview last month, Pacino, now 81, was quite philosophical, even whimsical, about discussing the film. Al Pacino on ‘The Godfather’: ‘It’s Taken Me a Lifetime to Accept It and Move On’ 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z

They were more complex than the typical two-dimensional figures stamped out across the Western genre, and the themes explored were loftier and profoundly philosophical. Cormac McCarthy – the greatest Western writer ever – didn't actually write Westerns 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z

He is our listless tour guide to the early days of Castro’s Cuba, happier to get lost in philosophical tangents than join in a march. Cuba and Curiosity at the New York Film Festival 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z

And he’s one of our most beautiful philosophical poets. Director Jim Jarmusch Talks New Film 'Paterson' 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z

Waging philosophical war on the community she fled, she gives rein to a fiercely evangelical bent of her own. In ‘My Unorthodox Life,’ Fashion Is a Flash Point 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z

In “A Film Unfinished,” the Israeli director Yael Hersonski embarks on a critical analysis of “Das Ghetto” that is remarkable as much for its speculative restraint as for its philosophical reach. | 'A Film Unfinished': Yael Hersonski Revisits a Nazi Film of the Warsaw Ghetto 2010-08-17T16:43:00Z

A boyfriend steps off an airplane looking “as philosophical and good-humored as Snoopy.” 2010-02-16T22:32:00Z

There is a risk in mixing cutesy and philosophical: You win some, you lose some. A Warning to Women of a Certain Age: Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Nightdress 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z

Several Cage works were presented simultaneously: “45’ for a Speaker,” a reading of one of Cage’s amusing philosophical writings, permeated the second half of the concert. Music Review: So Percussion at Zankel Hall 2012-03-27T23:07:32Z

He's not the only one; this odd coalescing of philosophical brilliance and literary ineptitude is more common, I reckon, than we imagine. What Philip K Dick needed was a co-author 2010-06-04T15:07:00Z

“But there are obstacles — structural obstacles, legislative obstacles, philosophical obstacles — that aren’t allowing them to do that,” she said. At Venice Biennale, a ‘Different Notion of Nation’ 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z

So this wasn’t about strategy or money or whether to grow — it was philosophical. Why the marriage at the top of Politico couldn’t be saved 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z

Thubron’s ability to span that geographical, cultural and philosophical range is just one remarkable element of this profound and exquisite novel. As a house burns, its residents are sustained by memories in ‘Night of Fire’ 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z

London was disappointed that critics didn’t understand the indictment of individualism he advanced through Martin, whose existential condition incorporates philosophical arguments of the day. ‘Martin Eden’ Review: Reading and Writing His Way Out of the Pit 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z

These conversations never took long, because Quin’s advice was instantaneous, confident, and broadly philosophical. “This Is Pleasure” 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z

As Geoff Dyer stresses in his penetrating introduction, Lawrence ignores genre straitjackets as he blends travel writing, memoir, philosophical musings, storytelling and a novelist’s flair for portraiture and description. Review | We blog, we tweet, we post to Facebook: Let’s instead savor the art of the essay 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z

It's a philosophical question of whether you want to preserve England's artistic heritage or support innovation. Arts groups warned they face total loss of funding 2013-06-12T19:41:41Z

Gould was possessed with a philosophical vision of music. A Portrait of the Artist as an Older Man 2015-03-14T04:00:00Z

He died at 42, in Copenhagen, seemingly exhausted after an extraordinary burst of productivity that gave us a flotilla of philosophical texts masquerading as sermons, dialogues, found documents, book reviews. The Life of a Philosopher for Whom Life Was the Main Question 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z

During that same interview, Kubrick said something about 2001 that can be applied to The Shining as well, that a viewer was “free to speculate as you wish about the philosophical and allegorical meaning.” Room 237: Deconstructing Stanley 2013-03-28T09:45:57Z

Instead of telling us about some fatuity in the world around us, she recalls her own youth in the ’50s and ’60s and her search for the grand philosophical truths about life itself. Tom Frank interviews Barbara Ehrenreich: “You’re the anti-Ayn Rand” 2014-04-06T11:00:00Z

His art joins these elements in a philosophical inquiry: about the way we form meanings from history and how art can activate these meanings. On Governors Island, a Machine That Jolts History 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z

Of course things are different now, McConnell says: his father is no longer struggling with a philosophical concept – he simply has a grandson to love. The dad who gave birth: ‘Being pregnant doesn't change me being a trans man’ 2019-04-20T04:00:00Z

She provides members of her cohort not just with a how-to book but, more importantly, with a central philosophical text. “Dinner: A Love Story” 2012-07-26T16:25:00Z

A typical Rohmer film also combines a respect for classical form with mythological and philosophical references. Week Ahead: Aug. 15 ? 21 2010-08-12T14:23:00Z

That is the philosophical utility of poetry, but it also stops time for a moment, which is something we don’t do much anymore. Rita Dove: “The first thing that goes when a government becomes a tyranny are words” 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z

In a manner typical of his writing, Mr. Zinsser used this episode to make a philosophical point about America’s obsession with winning and losing. William Zinsser, Author of ‘On Writing Well,’ Dies at 92 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z

Mr. Lozano-Hemmer’s talent is making philosophical ideas somehow literal — the abstract becomes weirdly real, or real with a surreal edge. Rafael Lozano-Hemmer Is a Crowd Pleaser. He’s Also Obsessed With Death. 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z

The writing is not only deep and philosophical, but approachable and conversational. Simon Critchley on football, philosophy and his new book 'What We Think About When We Think About Soccer' 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z

It mixes up a range of genres, including fantasy, sci-fi, horror, historical and the detective stories, with long philosophical disquisitions on the nature of religion and science. Anime for beginners: five TV series to get you started 2013-04-01T14:00:00Z

Jordan Peele’s new horror movie, “Us,” is an expansive philosophical hall of mirrors. ‘Us’ Review: Jordan Peele’s Creepy Latest Turns a Funhouse Mirror on Us 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z

Instead, the response from creators has been a far more subdued display of philosophical and psychological pondering: What happens when we die? Perspective | In an age of anger and outrage, the best TV shows take a different path: They’re sad. 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z

One was a fidgety, philosophical comedy about single, successful women who didn’t need a man to complete them. ‘And Just Like That’: The Shoe Must Go On 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z

It’s perhaps the funniest book I’ve read this year, and also among the most moving and philosophical, charged with the kind of metaphysical self-interrogation that is a central, though often overlooked, aspect of her work. Sharon Olds Sings the Body Electric 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z

Another is more philosophical: emojis were originally intended to be more like accents to text, mimicking gestures and facial expressions; they weren’t meant to represent every single specific thing in the world. Should There Be an Emoji for Everything? 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z

Whatever particular philosophical school Carrey belongs to, it is far afield from the Western Analytic tradition and involves cool shapes and shiny, shiny jackets. Jim Carrey explains his bizarre Fashion Week interview, digging a deeper metaphysical hole 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z

Even then, translating the long passages of interior reflection, sometimes dense philosophical rumination, and quicksilver leaps of memory and association were challenging. Benedict Cumberbatch Just Crossed the Last Role Off His Bucket List 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z

“The Bourne Supremacy” and “The Bourne Ultimatum” refined this axiom to its philosophical essence. Movie Review | 'Green Zone': Matt Damon Searches for That Casualty of War, Truth 2010-03-11T23:32:00Z

She juggles reminiscence, fantasy, sociopolitical analysis and philosophical reflections as easily as she wanders in and out of pop structures, Minimalist drones and ambient assemblages. Jenny Hval Makes Ideas Sing 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z

Occasionally he interrupted, emphasizing fundamentals of anatomy or philosophical and emotional impulses. Stephen Petronio, Dance Upstart Marked by Experience 2010-04-16T14:29:00Z

During the film, China Tracy meets a handsome young male avatar named Hug Yue, and they engage in text-based, poetic and philosophical conversation about the Second Life experience. Cao Fei Captures Modern Malaise in a Series of Inventive Videos 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

Badgley is thoughtful, even philosophical, in his reflections on human behavior and romance in real terms and in the way it plays out in the show. "You" star Penn Badgley thinks his killer Joe has "too many sides .. and he needs to die" 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z

The film poses a series of heady philosophical questions, such as “What is self?” and “Is self . . . face?” Two Comedy Writers Take “Face/Off” to a New Level of Weirdness 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z

This may sound awfully cerebral — especially for advice supposedly dispensed by one ballplayer to others — but Mr. Harbach manages in these pages to make the philosophical aspects of baseball thoroughly palpable and real. Books of The Times: ?The Art of Fielding? by Chad Harbach - Review 2011-09-05T22:32:00Z

Still, no contemporary playwright is better at the long game of setting up jokes, and making them pay unexpected philosophical dividends. Review: A Raucous Wake for ‘Our Lady of 121st Street’ 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z

“Although you will find a few concrete lessons scattered throughout, Harari mostly resists handy prescriptions. He’s more interested in defining the terms of the discussion and giving you historical and philosophical perspective.” 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z

Aside from being fun, the show addresses the eternal philosophical dilemma of reconciling life’s random phenomena with notions of a logical universe. In the galleries: Step right up and see the sideshow 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z

It's one of many philosophical questions the 21-year-old prodigy seems to ask himself constantly, not only on his deeply introspective records but also in day-to-day life as a self-proclaimed perfectionist. Earl Sweatshirt on balance, tour simulators, 'fighting the right fight' 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z

Far from his bitter wife and troubling children, he’s got four weeks to produce an essay of philosophical bedazzlement that will flatter the contest’s founder. 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

This week's poem, "Relational Epistemology" by Heather Phillipson, is almost as full of philosophical nuggets as the rich cherry Genoa cake it celebrates is full of raisins. Poem of the week: Relational Epistemology by Heather Phillipson 2013-05-07T10:35:31Z

Despite this synopsis, it’s no Frankenstein tale and functions as a quiet, philosophical exercise. Perspective | Let’s talk about wonderful Indian science-fiction and fantasy novels 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z

Building ineffably toward a howling peak, the piece conveyed potent sensations of questing trajectory and philosophical intensity. KIMIKO ISHIZAKA 2012-09-25T21:53:52Z

It’s no surprise that honesty proves to be the best policy and sincerity the best judge; there’s little philosophical heft to the story and little originality to its messaging. Review: Taraji P. Henson Redeems “What Men Want” 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z

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

Donleavy is philosophical about all this: “My interest is only to look after the welfare of the child and after a certain stage, you can’t worry about their parentage.” T Magazine: J.P. Donleavy is Still Standing 2014-03-07T20:19:12Z

Anderson's vision is one of speculative anthropology, with poetic and philosophical overtones. Review: 'World Headquarters' ? at Velocity Dance Center ? is kinetic storytelling for a dystopian future 2010-10-02T19:46:00Z

It’s more like a philosophical horror monologue — and it’s as mesmerizing to watch as it is difficult to explain and experience. Five Horror Movies to Stream Now 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z

As the novel hurtles toward the future, though, it picks up narrative, philosophical and political steam. ‘Golden Age’ review: Jane Smiley brings America into the age of terror 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z

“That kind of examination, that kind of deep, philosophical, what is sacred, what isn’t sacred, goes on all the time in religious communities.” The Mystic, the Monk and the Play Brought to You by Powerball 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z

But he rarely recycles performances, even when he seems to have been typecast in a particular mode that he's mastered before: the fast-talking criminal, for instance, or the philosophical outsider, or the small-town loser. The underrated genius of Steve Buscemi 2010-09-20T21:01:00Z

Mr. Gaynes was philosophical about his brush with movie stardom in the 1980s. George Gaynes, a Versatile Character Actor, Dies at 98 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z

“This is a literary, musical, philosophical, scientific exploration,” Fox said of the project, which came to be after months of research. Stars reading about our stars: Sterling K. Brown, Darren Criss and others to perform 'In the Cosmos' 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z

With the Fourth of July right around the corner, perhaps you're feeling philosophical about what it means to be American or maybe you're downright patriotic. American art exhibition at SAM is 'O Beautiful' 2011-06-30T19:43:05Z

Besides the philosophical implications, the issue of is-he-or-isn’t-he has a life-and-death meaning for the show’s plot: Robots cannot — at least, if their programming is working — kill or even harm human beings. Are there secret “Westworld” robots? 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z

Her themes, as she matured, became more philosophical, even religious, or they dwelled on the nature of poetic language. Bella Akhmadulina, Bold Voice in Russian Poetry, Dies at 73 2010-12-01T05:58:00Z

While yoga blooms from a philosophical and spiritual tradition, spinning is about your relationship to the machine. This Is Your Brain on Peloton 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z

Chronicling a lost monkey-prince’s journey to self-realisation, it’s part fairytale, part philosophical allegory, and rather more like Araby than you might think. Streaming: is the Brazilian film Araby the movie of the decade? 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z

Yet as much as they were wrestling with life-and-death philosophical questions, the bigger crisis was still to come. Times Critics’ Top Books of 2020 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z

The strength of “Locusts Have No King,” which takes its title from the Book of Proverbs and its characters’ names from the Gospels, is in its emotional and philosophical underpinnings. Review: ‘Locusts Have No King,’ a Love Triangle Comedy 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z

She said she was very pleased for Homes and remained philosophical about losing her third nomination. U.S. writer A.M. Homes denies Hilary Mantel literary treble 2013-06-05T21:43:01Z

The flavor "unicorn" is a philosophical problem, more than it is a flavor. What does unicorn flavor actually taste like? 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z

If this means forgoing some of the play’s psychological complexity and philosophical heft, so be it. Theater Review: Michael Benz in ‘Hamlet’ at the Schimmel Center 2012-10-03T21:57:28Z

Powerfully acted in a small theater with a difficult philosophical question at its heart: Does a double agent ultimately bear responsibility for the harm caused by his duplicitous actions? Upon Further Review: Readers Tell Us What Deserved to Be Top 10 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z

“Art is my craft, but a footnote to this great philosophical system,” said the artist, who meditates daily. A Multifaceted Singaporean Painter Breaks Barriers 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z

There is no philosophical subtext to speak of, nor does the movie address the theme of humanity's over-reliance on technology as did the first three films. Why the "Terminator" series matters 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z

In her 1972 work “The Bix Pieces,” Ms. Tharp spoke about her beginnings and ideas about art; this new program further reveals her philosophical approach. Twyla Tharp’s 50 Years of Forward Movement 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z

Vermont lawmakers are considering eliminating the “philosophical” exemption to the vaccination requirements that usually apply to children attending school and day care in the state. Motherlode Blog: Vermont Weighs Ending Vaccine Exemption 2012-04-23T19:25:50Z

They discuss the heady philosophical implications of Spider-Man’s identity while making jokes in which the notion of free will is confused with the plot of the movie “Free Willy.” | 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark': Good vs. Evil, Hanging by a Thread 2011-02-08T03:01:17Z

But all three create aesthetic realms that fuse with personal experiences and philosophical ideas in a sort of preternaturally precocious leap of abstraction. “An Elephant Sitting Still,” Reviewed: A Young Chinese Filmmaker’s Masterly Portrait of Political and Intimate Despair 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z

Vermont Public Radio reports that “the vast majority of parents who choose not to vaccinate cite philosophical opposition.” Motherlode Blog: Vermont Weighs Ending Vaccine Exemption 2012-04-23T19:25:50Z

In “Ordinarily Well,” Kramer tills some of the same ground that he did in his previous book, but his approach this time is less philosophical and more argumentative. Should We Still Listen to Prozac? Peter D. Kramer Jumps Back Into the Antidepressant Debate 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z

The philosophical contrast between the shows is sharp: Golabek sanctifies her history. Review | ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ writer Levenson’s new epic probes Jewish identity 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z

Every day, though, the truly philosophical human being “adds something to her store of perceptions about what the true and good and beautiful are, and how men and women might live rightly in the world.” ‘Self and Soul’: Mark Edmundson’s biting critique of modern complacency 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z

“They wanted to see three examples of your philosophical work,” he recalled. A Wall Street Giant Makes a $75 Million Bet on Academic Philosophy 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z

But it also contained an erudite elaboration of a philosophical theory that Mr. Pirsig termed the “Metaphysics of Quality.” Robert M. Pirsig, best-selling author of ‘Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance,’ dies at 88 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z

Not that it was that difficult to follow the action, or more accurately, the philosophical musing and, in the case of Lucifer’s big aria, the corrosive malevolence of the Devil’s metaphysical plotting. Music Review: Louis Andriessen?s ?Commedia? at Carnegie Hall 2010-04-16T22:59:00Z

“Son of Monarchs” is ambitious and meditative, thick with philosophical musings from its characters about the environment, life cycles and identity. ‘Son of Monarchs’ Review: Of Butterflies and Belonging 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z

She is one of her son’s many correspondents in the six decades’ worth of letters that now fill “A Whole World,” a cosmopolitan, bejeweled and philosophical chronicle of friendship, love, sex and work. In James Merrill’s Letters, a Workshop and a Stage for the Poet’s Wit 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z

The most philosophical way to abandon them was therapeutically: one could relive the philosophical past the same way an analysand relives her emotional past. Richard Rorty’s Philosophical Argument for National Pride 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z

For Mars, 46, giving up his company’s independence is a major professional and philosophical pivot. SiriusXM Is Buying ‘99% Invisible,’ and Street Cred in Podcasting 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z

“She was an exceptional woman, a virginal intellectual who managed to impose herself as an important figure, a reference point in the philosophical and political life of Alexandria during a crucial epoch” Mr. Amenábar said. Film: Hypatia: Martyr to Christian Zealots 2010-05-22T07:01:00Z

While Mitchell explains the characters’ obscure connections to each other, he suspends the novel’s serious philosophical and moral tenor in favor of an adolescent moral code and some vague theological iconography. Review: ‘The Bone Clocks,’ by David Mitchell

To the extent that “Hamlet” is an existential tragedy marked with moments of comedy, “Nutshell” is a philosophical comedy marked by moments of tragedy. Ian McEwan’s ‘Nutshell’: A tale of betrayal and murder as told by a fetus 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z

Yes, it is a probing and unsettling inquiry into the recent political and military history of the United States, but it is also a bracing and invigorating philosophical skirmish. Movie Review: Deciphering Donald H. Rumsfeld in ‘The Unknown Known’ 2014-04-01T22:00:03Z

As for why Heidecker loves bad performances so much, he considers it “a very philosophical question about comedy”, but it seems to boil down to schadenfreude. Decker: Unclassified's Tim Heidecker: 'Watching failure is amusing' 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z

"Before we start work, we must debate important philosophical questions, such as the value of labour and the meaning of Kumbaya." The Childhood of Jesus by JM Coetzee – digested read 2013-03-10T20:00:01Z

Indeed, his resurrection fulfills more a narrative than a philosophical function, because “Echo’s Bones” was to be the final story in the book. Samuel Beckett's 'Echo's Bones' finally published after 80 years 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z

In Plato’s dialogue, the “guardians” are put through a rigorous philosophical training, not least on the assumption that they will also be the rulers of an ideally just society. “American Sniper” Takes Apart the Myth of the American Warrior 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z

Eliot’s last great poem, which touches on death and disease, as well as on dance, but from a philosophical distance, musically musing about time. 8 Things to Do This Halloween Weekend 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z

The play never fully resolves its philosophical dilemmas, except to suggest that no philosophy will fit everyone comfortably. ‘Walden’ Review: Getting Away From It All 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z

Her highbrow cartoonism treats cartoons as if they were philosophical problems, and vice versa. Patricia Lockwood's Crowd-Pleasing Poetry 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z

The men eventually start adopting some of each other's habits, as Villeneuve — who previously directed last year's stylish mystery/suspense picture "Prisoners" — plays up the surrealism and the philosophical pondering of Saramago's story. 'Cold in July' starring Michael C. Hall entertains in all its genres 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z

“Sorry,” he said, and then, in the tone he uses when waxing philosophical, “the window is only half open.” Explorer: Along the Trail of Korea’s Mountain Spirits 2012-11-30T18:43:12Z

The text paintings in Mel Bochner’s latest show, “Voices,” are big, colorful and, with the exception of a hand-lettered but breezy philosophical exegesis of what Cézanne meant by “truth in painting,” made with stamps. 6 Galleries to Visit Now in TriBeCa, SoHo and the West Village 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z

Their mission: to pass judgment upon the latest scientific and philosophical ideas of the age. Christianity’s original anti-science crusade: The religious order that tried to crush modernity 2014-04-13T18:00:00Z

Like all philosophical poets he advances arguments, but he argues in images rather than propositions. A Poet Maps the Landscapes of Memory 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z

Abstract philosophical questions, perhaps, but also political ones. Exhibition Review: ‘The Civil War in America’ at Library of Congress 2013-01-10T20:02:01Z

When asked about the relationship between the brothers, Richard Sherman was philosophical, touching and jokey all at the same time — much like the trunkful of songs he wrote with his brother. Disney ?It?s a Small World? Composer Bob Sherman Dies at 86 2012-03-06T17:23:54Z

Others may find that the show still hits just the right spot between beauty and philosophical creepiness, but two episodes in, I was elegantly yet irretrievably bored out of my mind. ‘Ash vs. Evil Dead’: A fitting response to our super-serious zombie mania 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z

With nothing to do, Barris wrote a long memo every day detailing the minutiae of the show, along with some jokes and philosophical observations. “Gonged at Last”: game show impressario and author Chuck Barris dead at 87 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z

He was remarkably philosophical when I saw him last, which was more than a year ago in London. Irrfan Khan: Mira Nair Remembers Her ‘Namesake’ Star 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z

Its songs grapple with questions of higher purpose, of personal and philosophical trust, of fate and self-determination, of belief and responsibility, and of connection and solitude. Wye Oak Delves Inward and Opens Up on ‘The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs’ 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z

The events have an academic tilt: museum curators, administrators, critics and artists will present exhibitions, panels, lectures and workshops meant to explore some of the practical and philosophical issues that animate the art world. ArtsBeat: French Cultural Institute to Present Visual Arts Festival in New York 2014-02-05T16:35:21Z

They include subtexts about quantum theory and atheism and Calvinism, quotes from Blake and Rilke, and a complicated philosophical frame. “His Dark Materials” fans, rejoice: This new adaptation could actually do Philip Pullman’s novels justice 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z

“The language was a big change, but it was more philosophical,” Ikeda says. Tokyo String Quartet to make last Seattle visit 2013-04-12T19:35:10Z

So the themes, ideas and characters of "Inception" are all introduced with brilliant economy, along with its moral and philosophical universe. "Inception": A clunky, overblown disappointment 2010-07-15T01:01:00Z

It was not only a timeless philosophical digression from rote urban education but a soulful look at all the complications and complaining of the human condition. Ahab’s White Whale and Other Letters to the Editor 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z

On a more scholarly level, Seattle Opera presents its signature event: the “Ring” Symposia, which brings together scholars and thinkers to examine the artistic, historical, and philosophical aspects of Wagner and his “Ring.” How to get even more out of Seattle Opera’s ‘Ring’ cycle 2013-07-25T22:42:24Z

The lyrics, meanwhile, are packed with philosophical musings and historical nuggets. With ‘Divers,’ Joanna Newsom Is Clinging to Her Every Word 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z

He is both appalled by — and seems to delight in — the height of philosophical absurdities. In posthumous manifesto, Charlie Hebdo editor speaks out against hate 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z

If this production lacks the teeming, motley exuberance that pulses in Ibsen’s text, it definitely distills the intriguing philosophical essence of a play that still seems unsettlingly relevant. Review: A Minimalist Version of ‘Peer Gynt’ Still Provokes 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z

Yet it’s also a more philosophical undertaking than that might imply. Paul Theroux?s Travel Miscellany 2011-06-03T16:52:27Z

So it's a mark of Lessing's genius that she encapsualted the genre's most basic philosophical tenets and turned them, almost effortlessly, back on themselves. Summer voyages: Shikasta Re: Colonised Planet 5 by Doris Lessing 2013-07-22T12:26:12Z

I was trying to explain it to someone the other day and it ended up sounding ridiculously philosophical and meta. Katy Brand's favourite TV 2012-12-15T00:05:19Z

Q: That raises a kind of philosophical question: What is speech? The story behind Stella, the first ‘talking’ dog. It’s not as far-fetched as it sounds. 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z

Noise music can burrow into your skull, but it can also have subtle political and philosophical overtones. Perspective | You call it a root canal. I call it a bittersweet symphony. 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z

But the philosophical difficulties were always there, troubling those who cared to worry about them. What Does Quantum Physics Actually Tell Us About the World? 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z

The associations in “The Image Book” allude to ideas of grand philosophical dimensions. “The Image Book,” Reviewed: Jean-Luc Godard Confronts Cinema’s Depiction of the Arab World 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z

Ms. Schulz’s book is a funny and philosophical meditation on why error is mostly a humane, courageous and extremely desirable human trait. Books of The Times: ?Being Wrong,? by Kathryn Schulz; ?Wrong,? by David H. Freedman 2010-06-10T21:43:00Z

Except that this wild child raised by apes turned wild man forever caught between civilization and nature is a great mythic character — a rich, dense tangle of narrative, philosophical and political meanings. Review: A ‘Tarzan’ With a Few Twists in the Hollywood Vine 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z

Mr. Johnson, increasingly used his speech-manipulation technique to address social and philosophical concerns. Scott Johnson, Playfully Inventive Composer, Is Dead at 70 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z

I am not referring to the kind of scientific or philosophical curiosity that develops into a search for knowledge or meaning that enriches the human experience. Perspective | Miss Manners: How to handle inane, nosy questions 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z

But “Sexting” is really a light, witty, intermittently philosophical look at a genre of amateur photography that can’t help infiltrating other figurative art. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z

The conundrum they grapple with seems as much philosophical as physical: their latest research suggests that the universe may not be all there is, but the beginning of something even bigger. TV highlights 27/08/2012 2012-08-26T18:59:01Z

Mr. Clark was philosophical about the monetary loss. Netscape Founder Gives Up $35 Million in Art Said to Be Stolen 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z

The macabre objects underscore the awareness-of-mortality theme that runs through Tom Stoppard’s dizzying philosophical comedy, a riff on “Hamlet” that places two of that play’s doomed minor courtiers center stage. Giving a young set designer her props 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z

“One of the biggest philosophical questions,” said Christiane Paul, adjunct curator of new media at the museum, “was, do we leave these links broken, as a testament to the Web” and its rapid development? Whitney Saves Douglas Davis’s ‘First Collaborative Sentence’ 2013-06-10T03:02:24Z

So it continues, essay for essay, as Knausgaard summons all the Proustian and philosophical ramifications of a simple word. Knausgaard breaks away from ‘My Struggle’ to describe Earth to his unborn child 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z

But the film delves past regional concerns into larger philosophical questions that it does not pretend to answer. | 'The Whale': ?The Whale,? the True-Life Adventure of a Baby Orca ? Review 2011-09-23T04:13:58Z

Was he feeling philosophical about fashion, Mr. Brinke was asked, living fully in the present? “ for me is a big black tunnel,” he said. | Fashion Diary: Thakoon Finds Intensity in the Present ? New York Fashion Week 2011-09-12T22:51:21Z

Almost 30 years since he first got involved with what promised to be a lighthearted romp, Herrick of the Red Clay Ramblers remains philosophical about the experience. A Not-So-Merry Mix: Shakespeare, Bluegrass and Randy Quaid 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z

For francine j. harris, politics are inextricable from her work’s philosophical concerns. A Fresh Look at How Poets Evolve Over the Course of a Career 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z

One proposal, about a historian’s surprisingly hopeful investigation into philosophical arguments against suicide, put everyone in a reflective mood. ‘Don’t Break It!’ The New Hosts of ‘Radiolab’ Remodel a Landmark 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z

Rather, we need to embrace the deep philosophical and spiritual questions that arise from our shared existence and work toward a world without deprivation. What Hitchens got wrong: Abolishing religion won’t fix anything 2013-12-07T12:30:00Z

Make no mistake: Sexual tension notwithstanding, “Dream Catcher” is fundamentally a philosophical debate ripped from our historical faith-reason schism — one that seems to devolve, with depressing consistency, into manipulation, intimidation and violence. Opposites attract, and collide, in Fountain Theatre's 'Dream Catcher' 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z

Her own philosophical meanderings — touching on the transformations aging brings, the power of friendships, the value of slowing down — are peppered throughout the book. Finding meaning late in life without ‘Eat Pray Love’ 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z

The quieter, more philosophical of Gallagher brother, Noel is unlikely to get as big a crowd as Oasis did in 2005. V festival 2012: festival preview 2012-08-14T15:03:46Z

Other bootleg toys act more like philosophical statements. ‘Bootleg Toys’ Are Their Own Kind of Collectibles 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z

Magritte spent most of his life in Brussels, where he gained success for his philosophical paintings between the 1930s and 1960s before his death in 1967. Magritte exhibit opens in Brussels 50 years after his death 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z

Here again, Starr's description of the legal, medical and even philosophical questions around Vacher's responsibility are strikingly current, as is Lacassagne's reconstruction of Vacher's mental state from the manner in which he killed. 'The Killer of Little Shepherds': A 19th-century chase for a serial killer 2010-10-22T23:18:00Z

And yet for all of their education, none of these characters comes across as especially philosophical or theological. A Lifetime at a Church, Filled With Faith and Drama 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z

Paul Thomas Anderson won best director while Amy Adams won best supporting actress for her role as the wife of philosophical leader Lancaster Dodd. The Master wins over LA Critics 2012-12-10T10:30:34Z

As he talked, he was alternately reflective, philosophical, nostalgic, tearful and impatient. African Americans are more likely than whites to develop Alzheimer’s. Why? 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z

The professors' philosophical rivalry dominates most of their dialogue, which is at times gruelingly cerebral. Hamlet goes back to school in 'Wittenberg' 2011-03-21T22:17:18Z

In an interview with The Times in 1980, Mr. Bennett was philosophical about his formative years as a Quiz Kid. Harve Bennett, Quiz Kid and ‘Star Trek’ Producer, Dies at 84 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z

Though a bit repetitive and diffuse, this fine book is as much a philosophical apologia as it is a history. Review | How do they do that? ‘The Secret History of Magic’ is a study of deception as art 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z

Mr. Cox recommended that I spend some time walking its lush grounds and gardens — and urged me to seek out one of Dartington’s newer enterprises, a dairy managed by a philosophical farmer named Jon Perkin. The Weird, Mystic Pull of Southwest England 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z

Like Marilynne Robinson’s “Gilead,” it is a philosophical proposition as much as a work of fiction — and often an act of devotion. Review | The relentlessly introspective vision of Gerald Murnane 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z

In its day, the group was at the vanguard of hip-hop’s progressive wing, an exquisite balance of philosophical and attitudinal, melodic inventiveness and subwoofer thump. A Tribe Called Quest Returns to a Changed World With Joy and Grief 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z

Mr. Swanberg shares Mr. Allen’s abiding interest in the swerves and reversals of romance, but he conducts his investigations on firmer moral and philosophical ground. Review: ‘Digging for Fire,’ a Comedy by Joe Swanberg 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z

These were both aesthetic and philosophical pleasures worth contemplating as ends in themselves. Jamaican, gay and Ayn Rand made it OK: My amazing “Atlas Shrugged” love story 2014-04-25T23:00:00Z

From a philosophical standpoint, "The Last Whole Earth Catalog" also informed James' new solo album, "Uniform Distortion." The secret to Jim James’ solo album “Uniform Distortion”: “Turn off your phone and open y... 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z

And this impressive first novel manages to combine the narrative magic of “The Arabian Nights” with the kind of emotional depth, philosophical seriousness and good, old-fashioned storytelling found in the stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer. Books of The Times: ‘The Golem and the Jinni,’ a Novel by Helene Wecker 2013-05-06T19:57:43Z

Despite the exciting appeal and interesting philosophical points, however, this novel definitely lacks a certain emotional element. Unwind by Neal Shusterman - review 2013-06-25T14:00:00Z

"Are works of art justified as such even when they involve other, non-consenting living beings?" was the philosophical question raised on one Italian arts blog and answered roundly in the negative by some other bloggers. ArtsBeat: Colorful Pigeons in St. Mark's Square Stir Controversy 2012-08-29T19:56:52Z

Dormer describes him as Obi-Wan Kenobi after a night on the tiles: “He carries his burden very well and is lightly philosophical about it.” Richard Dormer: 'Let’s face it, I have the coolest weapon in Game of Thrones' 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z

As it happens, there's really very little philosophical discussion, and if you've seen any other Seth Rogen movies you probably shouldn't expect any. ‘The Interview,’ With James Franco and Seth Rogen, Is Back On 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z

The report’s co-author, Bénédicte Savoy, said in an interview that Mr. Attia had “the ability, through a few gestures or objects, to give form to the philosophical questions of our time.” We Need to Talk About Colonialism, This Artist Says 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z

The host, Ian Chillag, interviews objects, and the objects talk back: the result is a ridiculous comedy with surprising philosophical chops. Ever wondered what your cola can thinks of you? This podcast has the answers 2020-03-21T04:00:00Z

Cook’s own albums, like the rest of his output, are the result of both impulse and philosophical deliberation. Too Pop? Too Weird? A.G. Cook of PC Music Is Stepping Out on His Own 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z

Let’s get some results and some aspirin for this headache caused by so many philosophical questions. Dancing with the Stars Watch, Results: Three?s Company 2012-05-16T12:21:24Z

He prefers to traffic in lofty philosophical ideas, not nitty-gritty policy stances. Werner Herzog: 'I'm not a pundit. Don't push me into that corner' 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z

She prods at the cloud of confusion surrounding the word — its philosophical roots, literary history, political uses and inadvertent comedy. What Is Your True ‘Character’? And Who’s to Judge It? 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z

The patriarch of Comfort — church, state and pharmaceutical industry all at once — is a philosophical fellow with a droopy mustache and a retinue of pregnant concubines. Review: Cannibalism, Hallucinogens and Keanu: ‘The Bad Batch’ Has It All 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z

It definitely emphasizes the philosophical nature of Mr. Koh’s work, previously conducted with a fair amount of camp and posturing. Art Review: Crawling for Peace in a Not-Quite Salt Mine 2011-03-10T16:30:07Z

"The Anarchist" was an unconventional choice for Broadway, given its dense, philosophical power plays and minimalist setup — two women in a room, talking. Felicity Huffman and Rebecca Pidgeon work to set 'Anarchist' free 2015-04-25T04:00:00Z

Yet Sebald has a philosophical élan and transmits a worldly melancholy; his fictions read like prolonged hallucinations. A Biography of W.G. Sebald, Who Transformed His Borrowings Into Lasting Art 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z

Yet “there’s been this philosophical idea that scent is a primitive sense, and that’s been systematically dismantled as well in the last couple of years,” Ms. Wilson-Brown said. Can Scent Be Democratized? 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z

Sometimes it seemed as if it wasn’t a musical endeavor as much as something else — literary, or philosophical, or attitudinal. Music: He Can Sing It, if Not Speak It 2011-04-10T02:00:17Z

In many respects, Jordan Peterson is a philosophical clown, an intellectual court jester. After Charlottesville, solving the problem of angry men: What does healthy masculinity look like? 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z

Shorn of the philosophical musings of "Hamlet" or the comic business of "King Lear," Shakespeare's story of the Moor and the envious villain who destroys him moves as swiftly as poison through the blood. 'Iago: A Novel' ? the morning after a bloody mess 2012-01-04T22:57:03Z

It’s a philosophical question that is put to an unusual test in “An American Pickle,” a new Seth Rogen comedy that HBO Max will release on Aug. 6. Seth Rogen and Seth Rogen on Playing Ancestral Homies 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z

They also contained evidence of his psychological state, a rambling, scribbled, crossed-out philosophical interpretation of the human condition. 'She said the boat's been found and he's not on it': Donald Crowhurst's final voyage, by his son 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z

China’s fiction brings his own philosophical interests and dramatizes it in a science fiction context.” Squid?s Meaty Role in China Mi?ville?s ?Kraken? 2010-07-23T22:21:00Z

Blanchot's work can be difficult in its density and philosophical ambitions, but Death Sentence grounds all his conceptual wizardry into a moving, human event. World literature tour: France 2011-03-28T11:30:33Z

During his lifetime, people enjoyed reading long, philosophical poetry, and many readers, including Wordsworth himself, assumed that poems like “The Excursion” would insure his fame. The Bizarre, Complicated Formula for Literary Fame 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z

Enter Sarah Bakewell, who is no stranger to the art of applying sophisticated philosophical thinking to the urgent business of daily life. For Sarah Bakewell, Nothing Human is Alien 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z

A spokeswoman for the orchestra called the decision a “strategic and philosophical choice to focus on our own city and state in the immediate post-pandemic period.” Global Tours Were Key for Orchestras. Then the Pandemic Hit. 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z

That’s the charm of Finch’s style and Charles’s own manner of sleuthing — a brilliant display of brainy deduction, followed by a self-deprecating witticism or a philosophical bit of wisdom. Murders Most Foul 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z

There was a more philosophical bent to questions like “Can you learn from the past?” Opera Review: Robert Ashley’s Shape-Shifting 1968 Work, Revived 2014-04-24T22:41:01Z

Some who have followed McCarthy’s work on “The Passenger” over the years say that he wrestled with the expositions of mathematical and philosophical concepts, and took pains to get the details right. In His New Books, Cormac McCarthy Gets Real 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z

But even as stakes escalate, Bush keeps the vibe ethereal and loose, as if afraid to taint his story's philosophical ruminations on scientifically enabled personality disintegration with the trappings of a pulse-pounding genre movie. 'Reconstruction of William Zero' compels with identity issues 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z

The ghosts can be philosophical: “Maybe it’s life that is the infection,” Alice thinks, “a feverish dream, a hallucination of feelings. Death is purification, a cleansing, a cure.” Lars Iyer’s ‘Wittgenstein Jr.,’ Daniel Kehlmann’s ‘F’ and More 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z

Yet I'm perfectly OK with Trump's ban, for reasons legal, philosophical and moral. I’m a First Amendment scholar — and I think Big Tech should be left alone 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z

She has also embraced a much more intellectual and philosophical approach to thinking about her life, reflected in a dramatically different prose style. Review | For ‘Unorthodox’ fans, Deborah Feldman’s new memoir offers intriguing update 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z

Through them, we see philosophical movements, the progression of technology and the values held by the architects and homeowners. Review | Looking beyond the walls of famous homes 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z

He sounds more philosophical about the show these days. The Actor and Comedian Jay Pharoah Channels ‘Sparta’ at the Gym 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z

It’s hard for me to think of roller rinks without a philosophical note creeping in. Jackson Heights, Roller Skates 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z

Galeano chronicles events and anniversaries from the history of oppressed nations, adding the odd dash of fictional fun and philosophical musing. Children of the Days: A Calendar of Human History by Eduardo Galeano – review 2013-05-17T10:46:43Z

More broadly, Ms. Gordon-Reed’s work has helped scholars focus less on the gap between Jefferson’s public philosophical statements and his private life, emphasizing instead how the two sides of the man fit together. Thomas Jefferson, Neither God Nor Devil 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z

Some authors will respond with fiction, others with autobiography or philosophical reflections. A bounty of literary riches this week in D.C. 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z

The exhibition demonstrates how fully the gardens embody Charles’s philosophical and aesthetic preoccupations: his love of nature, his passion for tradition, his enthusiasm for artisanal crafts. In the Footsteps of Charles III 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z

For years King had engaged in the academic ruminations of philosophical theology. The “macroethics” of Martin Luther King Jr.: When he spoke out against the Vietnam War even his supporters deserted him — here’s how he endured 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z

They must lie down on fake grass and gaze into the stars with a philosophical Colbert. Is there anything worse than taking a karaoke ride with James Corden? 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z

And it is frequently treated as a joke by people who have no interest in Cage’s philosophical approach to music and for whom a piece of silent music is, by definition, a contradiction in terms. John Cage Recital? Take the A Train 2012-08-08T15:24:32Z

As Marías explains: “Unlike philosophical thinking, which demands an argument without logical flaws and contradictions, literary thinking allows you to contradict yourself.” “Sight” and The Pleasures of Overthinking Motherhood 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z

In a telephone interview, Thomas Lannon, acting curator of manuscripts, offered an interesting solution to that problem, which he considers “a philosophical question” for the archivist: Don’t worry about getting it right. Tom Wolfe’s Papers Pop Up at the New York Public Library 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z

Then, in a major swerve, “Forever” becomes a much deeper and almost philosophical look at the concept of eternal love. Perspective | 10 new shows to check out this fall, including ‘Murphy Brown,’ ‘Camping’ and ‘Forever’ 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z

Mr. Wilson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning biologist, ventures into philosophical territory here, building on his  explorations of how humans are altering the planet, and how we should view our place in the cosmos. Shortlists for National Book Awards Announced 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z

They are deeply philosophical, yet not without joy. The Polarizing Power of Orange Wine 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z

It’s equal parts psychedelic and philosophical — a corkscrew into Bowie’s carefully constructed personae, assembled entirely from archival footage and audio, some of it rare and never broadcast before. A Filmmaker Explores David Bowie’s Life and Finds Clarity About His Own 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z

I liked this episode, interesting philosophical discussions and interactions. ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ Season 2, Episode 13: No Good, No Bad 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z

A bottomless repository of historical, literary and philosophical minutiae, he helpfully points out that the town took its name from the French for “door” — because it led to someplace else. Miles Taylor spoke out against Trump as ‘Anonymous.’ Now he’s gone public and is hiding out. 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z

The founder and master of the New College of the Humanities in London, Grayling offers a witty, learned, authoritative survey of philosophical thought in both the Western and Eastern traditions. New & Noteworthy, From Philosophy to New York Architecture 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z

The idea underlying the suite, per its description, is to explore “the philosophical possibilities of the musical technique known as counterpoint.” Whitney Biennial 2017: Kamasi Washington collaboration is first among the big, the boundless and the beautiful 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z

But this philosophical side of him is something that’s very rare. Method to the Madness: Peter Mattei on Becoming Wozzeck 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z

And it wasn't – in the main – his quick wit, his camp stylings or his philosophical bent that kept Brand in the headlines. Brand designs 2010-04-06T07:00:00Z

“They did not allow for that philosophical, aesthetic decision that is fundamental to the curatorial exercise of judgments of quality and improving a collection,” Mr. Weinberg said. The Permanent Collection May Not Be So Permanent 2011-01-26T22:59:45Z

Then again, some truths are better told in philosophical pronouncements than in pie charts. Think more about sex! 2012-12-22T23:00:00Z

The exhibition moves, with a light touch and using a series of 19th-century prints, over the cycle’s convoluted plot, drawn by Wagner from a grab bag of mythological and philosophical sources, Norse and German traditions. Review: In ‘Wagner’s “Ring”: Forging an Epic,’ Valkyries on Their First Flight 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z

“Who is Bill Cosby?” carries just about the same philosophical, ultimately unknowable weight. Review: “Cosby: His Life and Times” by Mark Whitaker

But he is philosophical about having been killed off in a series where a being a lead character offers no armour. Charles Dance: 'Thank God the BBC didn't make Game of Thrones' 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z

She’s less playful than the minimalist Barthelme, and less liquidly philosophical than Iris Murdoch. ‘Medusa’s Ankles,’ a Selection of A.S. Byatt’s Wildly Imagined Stories Across Three Decades 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z

But let us assume that Bar Patron 1’s perspective is grounded more in a philosophical outlook than in facts. How Fox News created a new culture of idiots 2012-10-28T12:00:00Z

Drawing from 10 of the poet’s earlier books and concluding with new work, this collection includes many poems with a philosophical bent and an eye for the mysteries of life. New in Paperback: ‘The Source of Self-Regard’ and ‘Horizon’ 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z

Mr. Kinnell’s style blended the physical and the philosophical and often focused on tactile and jarring physical details of people and nature. Galway Kinnell, who won Pulitzer Prize for poetry, dies at 87

And he is given more to soft-spoken contemplation than to punch lines as he drifts through philosophical musings about power and ethics, about where he’s from and where he’s heading. It’s Always Sunny With Rob McElhenney 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z

The philosophical core of the behind-the-scenes passages—the artist’s statement built into the art—describes Beyoncé forging the consciousness of her race in the smithy of her soul music. Beyoncé’s “Homecoming” Is a Total Synthesis of the Pop Arts 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z

Strikingly honest, lyrical, untouched by sentimentality, “In Other Words” chronicles as philosophical and quotidian a courtship with a language as Ovid’s “The Art of Love” does with amore itself. ‘In Other Words’ review: Jhumpa Lahiri’s love letter to Italian 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z

And by that I don’t mean big, topical subjects, but more elusive, philosophical ones about our attraction to our own annihilation and the nature and limits of language. Theater Review: In Far Over Their Heads: Life at the Pool?s Bottom 2010-10-27T04:30:00Z

But full paragraphs — and sometimes more — of poetry or philosophical musing written in calligraphic script turn the sheet on the wall into a manuscript page. 'Someday Is Now' reflects influence of the '60s and Warhol on artist Sister Corita 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z

Greenberg is asking us to step back from neuroscience and take a more philosophical look at what it means to live now. Manufacturing Depression by Gary Greenberg | Book review 2010-03-28T00:05:00Z

Dinnerstein is philosophical about the winding route she took to success: "I've just taken a longer time to mature as an artist and grow into my playing." Pianist Simone Dinnerstein brings her brand of Bach to Seattle 2011-01-06T22:08:07Z

In “Emile,” his 1762 treatise on education, Rousseau provided a philosophical foundation for the works in “True to Nature.” Review | You’ve probably never heard of these artists, but they painted reality in a way we’ve lost sight of 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z

At a superficial level it is stunning, violent entertainment, but its study of how the development of apparently intelligent robots could dehumanise their creators makes it a philosophical speculative fiction of the highest order. From Buffy to Boardwalk Empire: your favourite boxsets ever 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z

They died while the legal system was still treating their existence as if it were a matter of philosophical debate. Perspective | The law redeemed Aimee Stephens as a plaintiff but failed her as an individual 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z

He grumbles — well, it’s airier and more philosophical and much nicer than grumbling — that critics of his early work used to ding him as “too clever by half.” Tom Stoppard, Always Tackling ‘The Hard Problem’ 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z

There are brawls and car crashes in store per a series trailer, so the struggle is more than philosophical. New this week: ‘Red Notice,’ Silk Sonic and ‘Clifford’ 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z

“A human being likes to ‘withdraw into his corner,’ and it gives him physical pleasure to do so,” Gaston Bachelard notes in his landmark philosophical text on the home. Why a city block can be one of the loneliest places on earth 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z

I just needed more characters to put around him to contrast him and complement him and tell a different version of what he says, to juxtapose his philosophical views, and comment on his emotional state. Meet the narcissistic inventor of the bulletproof vest who "endangered as many lives as he saved" 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z

Whether “Grantchester” glamorizes Christianity, though, is a matter of ongoing philosophical inquiry. The Unholy Pleasures of “Grantchester,” The Original Hot-Priest Show 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z

But it's not as if gore and splatter, along with the obligatory philosophical lessons about the transitory nature of life and the futility of war, are new inventions in Japanese cinema. "13 Assassins": A new samurai action classic 2011-04-28T01:30:00Z

Strauss gives his swashbuckling Don Juan a poetic, even philosophical, demise, but with Nézet-Séguin, he just sort of dropped dead. Review: The Met Opera Orchestra Raises a Glorious Noise 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z

This was a distinctively modern philosophical conundrum, and Soto more explicitly toyed with it in three-dimensional constructions, also from the early ’50s. Art Review: ?Soto: Paris and Beyond, 1950-1970? at N.Y.U. - Review 2012-01-13T16:11:35Z

It is full of incident, but mostly at second-hand, it being a long, philosophical discourse, full of irony, audacious juxtapositions and anachronisms, on Casanova's memoirs. Paperback of the week: Marginalia on Casanova: St Orpheus Breviary I by Miklós Szentkuthy – review 2013-01-04T22:55:07Z

One is Sophia, the ancient goddess of wisdom sometimes seen as God’s female complement; Ms. Marling was drawn to the idea after being enthralled by Robertson Davies’s philosophical novel “The Rebel Angels.” Laura Marling?s British Folk CD ?Creature I Don?t Know? 2011-09-04T04:25:17Z

The book trains its gaze on his technical and philosophical obsessions. What Made Leonardo Such a Great Artist? Science, Says a New Book 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z

For nearly six decades, Mr. Watson was a one-man translation factory, producing indispensable English versions of Chinese and Japanese literary, historical and philosophical texts, dozens of them still in print. Burton Watson, Prolific Translator of Classical Asian Literature, Dies at 91 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z

But legal considerations aside, the philosophical question of whether artists, who are real human beings and as such often do real, horrible things, can be separated from their art. What will happen to R. Kelly’s music? Inside the push to deplatform abusive artists 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z

Each chapter takes a simple aspect of nature, such as a chewed-off shrub branch or the season's first flower, and mixes in science, observation and philosophical musings to reveal the grandeur of nature. 'The Forest Unseen': a very close watch on nature 2012-03-14T19:56:10Z

What’s left is a vaguely philosophical mood, the drama class seriousness of someone who read Chekhov for the first time. Review: In ‘The Night Eats the World,’ Zombie Apocalypse Now, Again 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z

I’m sure some might be reassured by this, but I find it oddly unsettling, as if I am being posed a complex philosophical problem at bedtime. Can an app guarantee a good night’s sleep? I tested them to find out 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z

And there are those who have a message, a philosophical bent, and their means of delivery, of prompting you to think deeper, is through comedy. This is your brain on selfies: The science of self-portraits, faces, art and the mind 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z

If the people around him were one kind of problem, his philosophical work was another. Wittgenstein’s ‘Private Notebooks’ Shed Some Light on an Enigmatic Genius 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z

Together they personify the show's long-running philosophical argument over whether pie-in-the-sky aspiration makes sense in a town where simply getting by is enough of a struggle, and truly making it can be next to impossible. The "Party Down" cater waiters are back, but has the now-famous cast outgrown the pink bow ties? 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z

In his last years, he wrote philosophical books, such as “On Friendship” and “On Duties,” that are still worth reading 2,000 years later. Robert Harris’s ‘Dictator’ finds new drama in the lives of Caesar and Cicero 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z

But no one could accuse the film-makers of trying to emulate Beckett's linguistic or philosophical depth. Sundance film festival 2013: Prince Avalanche – first look review 2013-01-24T16:55:49Z

Life and music are deeply intertwined in Bernstein's philosophical musings; craft is a requirement for greatness, fame is not. 'Seymour' is Ethan Hawke's moving look at pianist Bernstein 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z

This emphasis on studying visitors’ reactions reflects a significant philosophical shift. Who’s in Charge at the Brooklyn Museum? It Could Be You 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z

He was philosophical in circumstances that would have driven other directors to distraction. Raul Ruiz and the ghosts on the battlefield 2012-08-20T17:37:40Z

With scope and grandeur, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “The Emperor of All Maladies” presents the history of the science of genetics and examines the philosophical questions it raises. 100 Notable Books of 2016 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z

I'm really sorry, I'm just too dim to have any sort of philosophical conversation. Joaquin Phoenix: 'I feel like Santa Claus' 2012-12-13T22:00:33Z

"These were many of the struggles I was personally having," said the director, intense and philosophical, but with a comedic streak. In 'Birdman,' Alejandro G. Inarritu takes his doubts and lets them fly 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z

When one of his students from a rural area once admired the pieces, Mr. Eliason thought he detected a knowing twinkle in the student’s eye and gave a philosophical lecture about the parameters of kitsch. Antiques: Elvis and Toreadors, Aglow on Black Velvet 2011-02-03T22:55:03Z

Our critic Dwight Garner called it “a hybrid volume: part memoir, part philosophical lament.” Six New Books We Recommend This Week 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z

What makes the show are the characters, the philosophical arguments of, “Do the ends justify the means?” Can ‘The Last of Us’ Unlock a Gaming Gold Mine for TV? 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z

As such, it can feel irritatingly artificial and insubstantial — beneath the philosophical and literary veneer, there’s not a whole lot going on. An International Buffet, From Elena Ferrante to ‘Slow Horses’ 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z

And I also think of it in a philosophical, alchemical sense. Crafts Are Celebrated at Peekskill Clay Studios 2011-10-23T00:48:55Z

“A Truck Full of Money” ends on a note of tranquillity — with Mr. English philosophical, the loose ends of his various projects, cockamamie or not, tied up in a bow. Review: ‘A Truck Full of Money’ and a Thirst to Put It to Good Use 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z

And, on a more philosophical level: Should an art film like “Roma,” which was made for the big screen but whose end use is home TVs, even be considered cinema? Perspective | An existential question animates this year’s Oscar race: What, exactly, is a movie? 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z

Inevitably, though, the task of getting to grips with the philosophical questions the music embraces is altogether more challenging than the technical demands made of these youngsters. Sinfonia Cymru/Jones 2010-05-03T21:30:00Z

As unwieldy as the camera could be, Ms. Dorfman’s concerns about her photographs were more philosophical than technical. Elsa Dorfman, Who Made Art With Giant Polaroids, Dies at 83 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z

In the 1950s people talked about the Angry Young Men – and I was grateful for the emergence of Iris Murdoch's philosophical games, Muriel Spark's elegance, The Golden Notebook. Then and now: Granta's best young British novelists 2013-04-06T07:00:20Z

With its experimental form, graphic talk about sex, philosophical musings about female friendship and portraits of sometimes befuddled adults, it has inspired a wide range of reaction. ArtsBeat: Drawn From Life: Sheila Heti Talks About "How Should a Person Be?" 2012-07-11T15:44:33Z

During this time, he also worked on a million-word manuscript called the “Exegesis,” in which he wrestled with the spiritual and philosophical implications of his vision; a substantial chunk of it was published in 2011. Philip K. Dick would have been 86 today: Some thoughts on his legacy 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z

On this seeming injustice she remains supremely philosophical. Beautiful Minds and Celebrity Roast 2010-04-07T23:05:00Z

Though facing the politics of the day, Sirk unfolded the underlying abstractions, too, and did so with a whiplash irony that renders his philosophical judgment all the more desperate. Douglas Sirk’s Glorious Cinema of Outsiders 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z

In a way, Schumann was theatrically astute enough to realize that as a source for an opera, Goethe’s “Faust” was too impossibly sprawling and philosophical. | 'Faust': Botstein?s American Symphony in Schumann?s ?Faust? 2010-04-11T21:16:00Z

Eternity does last a long time, though, and The Same Life Twice accumulates more than enough philosophical pleasures along the way to compensate. The Same Life Twice by Frank Kuppner – review 2012-08-24T21:45:03Z

This may go some way to explaining how The Good Place continues to work as a light sitcom, even as it fearlessly explores weighty philosophical conundrums and peels back the layers of liberal self-delusion. Forking hell! Is The Good Place the ultimate TV show for our times? 2018-05-26T04:00:00Z

Between songs, Mr. Amram told of meeting Woody Guthrie, and gave brief philosophical orations in a beatnik patter. Cornelia Street Café Celebrates 40 Years, With Some Concerns 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z

I’m trying to answer other questions, philosophical questions, social questions. Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bringing Back Black Panther 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z

It’s a philosophical idea that informs the show and also highlights its difference from current exhibitions that explore the relationship between humans and nature. Animate/Inanimate: TarraWarra Museum of Art – review 2013-07-16T03:06:57Z

Time tends to dim the philosophical and religious underpinnings of a work, leaving it to be judged primarily on aesthetic standards, and this will happen one day with all of Chicago’s work. Review | Judy Chicago’s memoir settles old scores with the art world 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z

I’m an open book hints at a philosophical manifesto for Stuart Tracte, chief marketing officer for Project Migration, a New York nonprofit that focuses on single mothers in Africa. Cultural Studies: Facebook Bios: Truth or Fiction? 2010-06-18T20:05:00Z

Ayn Rand was a philosophical extrovert par excellence. Jamaican, gay and Ayn Rand made it OK: My amazing “Atlas Shrugged” love story 2014-04-25T23:00:00Z

Plagens makes plain that for nearly 50 years, Nauman's work has repeatedly explored the philosophical question of what an artist is — and expressed radical skepticism about any definitive answer. What is an artist? Peter Plagens' 'Bruce Nauman' illuminates 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z

Already the study, which was released yesterday, is drawing response along philosophical lines. Motherlode: Parenthood, Not Abortion, Linked to Mental Illness 2011-01-28T19:50:44Z

An earnest primer on values that takes the whimsical form of a letter from an imaginary medieval knight to his children, it falls somewhere between celebrity vanity project and quirky philosophical commonplace book. Ethan Hawke: Actor, novelist — spiritual guide? 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z

The film’s philosophical perspective is developed from Robert Macfarlane’s book Mountains of the Mind, whose eloquent words on our fascination with mountains are heard throughout. Mountain: a movie that reaches new peaks of cinematography 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z

One is philosophical, as the camera watches two men who are themselves looking through viewfinders experience the sensations of a place where humans rarely disrupt the natural order. ‘The Velvet Queen’ Review: Searching for an Elusive Leopard 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z

He embarked upon his Helvetica boycott in the hope of addressing the philosophical question: “Do you need type to live?” Design: The Look of Letters 2010-12-05T15:00:00Z

I visited him during the first of these in Watertown, a medium security jail near the Canadian border, and he seemed typically philosophical and stoic about his time inside, taking it in his stride. Gil Scott-Heron: poet, campaigner and America's rough healer 2010-04-16T23:08:00Z

Returning repeatedly to the notions of deception, betrayal and performance — the movie’s three philosophical pillars — he coaxes Cornwell through his spectacularly unsettled childhood to his career as a young operative in the British Secret Service. ‘The Pigeon Tunnel’ Review: Thinker, Player, Searcher, Spy 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z

This is a philosophical reflection which relates to the original title, which is a quote from Charles Péguy. "France" director Bruno Dumont on Léa Seydoux, digital media and how the "fake can generate truth" 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z

Many classic children’s books beg for philosophical readings: the likes of “Charlotte’s Web” or “Are You My Mother?” are well known as complex and subterranean ruminations on death and identity and community. The Secret Rebellion of Amelia Bedelia, the Bartleby of Domestic Work 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z

This positioning matters, but the philosophical and psycho-sociological overlay rather swamps the book. A Study of Edward Said, One of the Most Interesting Men of His Time 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z

This sense of the provisional and contingent, and the resistance to the idea of a "finished" work, raises philosophical questions as to the curation of his, and by extension of all, art. A life in art: Anselm Kiefer 2011-03-21T08:00:00Z

The philosophical Alfred P. is at the center of the production’s liveliest numbers, featuring gamboling Cockneys. Review | Brittany Campbell as Eliza carries a strong, slightly racy ‘My Fair Lady’ 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z

The philosophical and kind-hearted Loving hides Willie, then mentors him in the classics, astronomy and, more significantly, how to handle guns. 'Paradise Sky' a rip-roaring tale about Western legend Nat Love 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z

The Western is the philosophical and political genre par excellence, because it considers a pre-bureaucratic state in which societal functions are realized onscreen in direct, physical action. Martin Scorsese Tests His Limits in “Silence” 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z

The old-timey camera, the porkpie hat, the jazz music and philosophical musings: These elements could easily coalesce into pretension, a gimmick to sell photos to tourists. Who Says Old-Fashioned Street Photography Is Dead? 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z

The work, which begins Thursday, Feb. 9, at New York Live Arts, also draws inspiration from the philosophical 1981 film “My Dinner With Andre.” Andrea Kleine’s New Work Focuses on Torture and Music 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z

All his readers, however, will find it an exciting and thought-provoking novel that discusses many important and interesting philosophical questions. John Lucas: 'Two people I knew had been murdered...' - interview 2012-08-14T14:06:02Z

When he fixes things, he does so expertly and with philosophical proofs. The voice told me to end my life: This love quieted the voices better than any pill 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z

Scott, who called it “a witty philosophical speculation on some elemental human issues” in his review for The New York Times after the film’s U.S. theatrical release in June. Welcome to Peter Strickland’s Worlds 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z

The first movement, which used to be called a fantasy, seems a deep philosophical meditation, gradually emerging from stasis, to which it returns at the end. Music Review: Mitsuko Uchida Plays Schubert and Beethoven at Carnegie Hall 2014-04-13T21:42:43Z

He also describes them, however, as “radically original” and part of a new intellectual movement that is “bound to transform our philosophical understanding.” Unpublished and Untenured, a Philosopher Inspired a Cult Following 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z

The third leg to his philosophical stool is Japanese flavors. At Saison, the hearth’s fire and smoke set the beat for the kitchen 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z

Interview them about their methods, and determine whether they are on the same philosophical page as you. What you need to do before bringing home a new pet 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z

In this version of the biblical story, in which Judith saves Israel by slaying the all-powerful Holofernes, both characters are prone to windy, contradictory philosophical discourse. Review: ‘Vinegar Tom’ and ‘Judith’ Examine Woman as Myth 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z

Here’s this kid who is extremely intelligent and philosophical, but she hasn’t gotten to the point where anyone’s explained what death means. Oscar Surprise: Why a 5-Year-Old Actress Might Just Win Over the Academy 2012-12-20T10:45:26Z

As a dance evocation of the philosophical discourse of Socrates — how amazing to encounter any dance in this terrain! Review: In Gala, American Ballet Theater Is Open to Debate 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z

The film's philosophical inquiry is intriguing, but with its hushed tones, protracted close-ups and lugubrious atmosphere, "The Scientist" takes itself too seriously while skimping on simple entertainment value. 'The Scientist': big ambitions, little insight in philosophical film 2010-04-22T21:14:00Z

Her prose, much like Salinger’s — her predecessor in philosophical post-adolescent neurosis — is sharp, dialogue-heavy and unadorned, written to be absorbed into the bloodstream quickly. Is Sally Rooney’s New Novel as Great as Her First? 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z

No single compositional style or philosophical position held sway; instead the players offered a variety of configurations and perspectives throughout the evening. Music Review: Da Capo Chamber Players at Merkin Concert Hall 2013-02-03T20:17:59Z

Their own random musings tend to be sardonic tales of drug adventures, philosophical ramblings or defensive justifications for their habits. 'The Connection' links addicts, their audience 2011-08-11T21:04:04Z

The book’s magnificent opening chapter, “What to Think About Before You Start, & While You Are Cooking,” lays out the philosophical blueprint for every New American and California-casual cookbook that followed. The Best Cookbooks of the Century So Far 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z

But I find that rider powerful, a suggestion perhaps that the painter’s concerns had turned away from the niceties of representation to more philosophical, historic and poetic questions. Piero di Cosimo, a misunderstood master, at the National Gallery of Art 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z

These culminated in The Will, which he described as "the natural history of philosophical thought about the will". Brian O'Shaughnessy obituary 2010-07-14T17:13:00Z

The moment following a morning shot you’re more or less a philosophical zombie: a wobbly, stumbling mass of bones barely qualified to be called conscious. “I should be among the dead”: Young, white, and economically advantaged, I was hungry for meaning and found heroin instead 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z

You might eat grass-fed beef for personal, environmental or philosophical reasons. Should you avoid meat for good health? How to slice off the facts from the fiction 2019-12-25T05:00:00Z

“What she is experiencing is not philosophical. It’s physical.” Scarlett Johansson Gets Superpowers in Luc Besson’s ‘Lucy’ 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z

This can happen in conservative or avant-gardist terms, and the issues can be technical, psychological or philosophical. Art Review: ?Eric Fischl: Portraits? at Mary Boone Gallery 2012-03-01T23:52:35Z

But Mr. Goebbels’s inspired production brings out the philosophical resonances that run through the work and revels in its literary crosscurrents. Review: ‘De Materie,’ of Matter, Spirit and Sheep 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z

Yet she is philosophical about the Cultural Revolution. China's First Lady of Opera 2010-03-04T16:16:00Z

As this performance showed, the range of thought — emotional, philosophical, religious — covered by an Indian recital is immense. Review: The Profound Eloquence of Odissi Dance 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z

His justification for the Hideaway is both more philosophical and emotional than Sims’s is. Review: Jennifer Haley’s ‘The Nether’ Explores the Dark Side of the Web 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z

"I think for me, not to get too philosophical, it's not really about being together" as a group, Yetton said. The Civil Wars release new album despite hiatus 2013-07-08T18:02:41Z

It’s gestural, and philosophical, and sometimes hard to get a fix on; it also sounds excellent in the close confines of the Vanguard. Review: Tyshawn Sorey Goes His Own Way at the Vanguard 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z

Robinson, for all her philosophical brilliance, captures clearly and without a trace of condescension the mind of an uneducated woman struggling to comprehend why things happen, what our lives mean. Marilynne Robinson’s ‘Lila:’ an exquisite novel of spiritual redemption and love

Linda Harrison, the museum’s chief executive and director, explained that the decision to change its name was driven by both practical and philosophical considerations. Newark Museum Is Now the Newark Museum of Art 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z

But occasionally they deal with matters of great philosophical significance. Oh great and gentle muse, inspire Beyoncé with the genius of poetry 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z

Despite that philosophical outlook, it does seem that Thailand is trying to wield BLs as one of the country's five soft power pillars, modeling itself after South Korea and its Hallyu. The West can't keep up with the East in telling mainstream queer love stories in TV and movies 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z

Foreshadowing the kind of twist that would become a Serling signature, the seemingly clear-cut narrative trajectory gets upended in a final philosophical debate, with an unexpected resolution. Eerie parallels to today's workplace pressures, moral choices in '50s Serling work 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z

In the buildup to the reopening of its newly expanded building last October, the Modern announced a philosophical reorientation that broadened its focus to a global, rather than just Western, history of modern art. The Word at MoMA Is ‘Rotation, Rotation, Rotation’ 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z

And what of Ludwig Wittgenstein, the most illusive and therefore most interesting of the philosophical wizards? The Men Who Reinvented Philosophy for Turbulent Times 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z

Whatever your philosophical differences are, you appreciate that.” Angst at the A.S.P.C.A. 2013-06-28T20:48:27Z

The series has the ragged, lively immediacy of the first season of "Homicide: Life on the Street," but without the lengthy philosophical digressions and interrogation room scenes. "Southland": TV's best cop show survives -- and thrives 2011-03-01T15:02:00Z

“It had some philosophical or mystical meaning for her, but for me it became just a starting point.” Exploring the Magic of Seven 2010-09-17T19:44:00Z

“The show has a philosophical core: Is it ever possible to truly understand another person?” What’s on TV This Week: ‘House of the Dragon’ and U.S. Gymnastic Championships 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z

Besson's movie contains plenty of high-octane action sequences, but the director said that as he grew older he found he felt the need to "mix philosophical content with fun". Action films bore me, says 'Lucy' director Luc Besson 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z

But the current of philosophical skepticism flowing beneath the main narrative indirectly evokes our culture-wide trend toward abandoning religion without entirely abandoning God. How "Rick and Morty" and "Loki" built thoughtful altars to apathy for everything we hold dear 2021-07-03T04:00:00Z

They have fabulous homes whose walls are hung with pricey paintings, and their parties are salons where the philosophical underpinnings of vampirism are deeply discussed. ‘Kiss of the Damned’: Vampire saga offers a bloody good time 2013-05-09T20:49:51Z

Her lifestyle, for many admirers, amounted to a philosophical manifesto. Brigitte Bardot at 80: still outrageous, outspoken and controversial 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z

For all its heroic energy, hortatory anger, and impulsive youth, it’s very much a philosophical work of its time, a majestic fantasy of no way out. Movies 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z

His villains, including Sonny’s fiercely devoted son, Junior, have a philosophical streak; they tend to justify brutality as an honorable and necessary response to perceived betrayals. Novels by Kathleen Alcott, Vu Tran and Alaa Al Aswany; a Memoir by David Payne 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z

His first conversations with Kendrick skewed philosophical before they got into specifics. The latest thing chefs are willing to spend big bucks on to impress diners 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z

So here’s the moral and philosophical takeway if there is such a thing: People talked about “freedom” but we lived it. Down with Thanksgiving! 2012-11-22T17:00:00Z

Luiselli’s innovative narrative encompasses history, philosophical fragments, elegies, quotes, bibliographies, photography — beautifully woven layers of complexity. Review | ‘American Dirt’ offers a thrilling adrenaline rush — and insights into the Latin American migrant experience 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z

Indeed, not every show is food for philosophical thought. The Meaning of Mad Men: Philosophers Take on TV 2010-08-07T07:45:00Z

Why didn’t he continue to work on the serious philosophical and logical problems which have major intellectual significance? Noam Chomsky on Donald Trump: 'Almost a death knell for the human species' 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z

We can draw philosophical inspiration and embrace the swirl of disorder. Finally “Rick and Morty” is back with the inspiring nihilism we crave 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z

The title he gave it, 'Exegesis,' alludes to the fact that what it really was was a personal laboratory for philosophical inquiry. Philip K Dick's visionary journals to be published 2010-04-30T11:49:00Z

This hypnotic and philosophical debut considers the act of defenestration as something more profound than an accident or a mere unfortunate end. From Blood and Phlegm to Alcohol and Defenestration, Novels of Heartache 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z

Godzilla is simpler, but also more enigmatic — a small-brained killer whose scaly face nonetheless registers an almost philosophical weariness as well as instinctive belligerence. ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Review: Let’s You and Him Fight 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z

It is certainly trying to serve two demanding masters: philosophical speculation and practical action. Self-help hits rock Botton 2013-05-13T19:58:00Z

But if you ask French people, the term also implies something more philosophical. Abroad: In Age of Globalism, Pardon My French 2010-04-21T22:03:00Z

But it was also a philosophical matter: an acknowledgment, at times Shakespearean in its acuteness and depth, of what is unknowable — about ourselves, about our fellow human beings and about our mortal fates. Review | Buried deep in a disappointing Rembrandt and Velázquez show are two portraits that demand to be seen 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z

This would seem to hit a sweet spot for Ms. Ruhl, who is unusual in her pairing of philosophical daring and surreal tenderness. 5 Shows to See if You’re in New York in September 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z

Is there any philosophical takeaway to be found amid the carnage? Review: ‘Eli Roth Presents the Stranger,’ a Tale Steeped in Blood 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z

As you might have guessed, I can’t say I think the philosophical questions posed by Mr. Shaffer’s play have aged particularly well. | 'Equus': Alec Baldwin Stars at Guild Hall in East Hampton 2010-06-24T22:00:00Z

The first “Blade Runner” approached this as a philosophical problem and an artistic challenge. Review: ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Tries to Honor the Original and to Slip Free of It 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z

In this gutting, philosophical memoir, a 37- year-old neurosurgeon chronicled what it is like to have terminal cancer. Who Saves an Emergency Room Doctor? Her Patients 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z

He offers practical tips — “You don’t want to arrive too soon, because the gunmen are still going to be there” — as well as philosophical guidelines. Television Review: ‘Witness,’ HBO Documentary Series on War Photographers 2012-11-05T19:27:21Z

Tolstoy wrote War and Peace in one room, which at another time was a child's bedroom; wrote Anna Karenina in another; wrote his later philosophical works in another. Tolstoy's great estate 2010-11-20T00:07:00Z

According to a source close to Lionsgate, the project fell apart when Aglialoro's commitment to the book's philosophical messages clashed with the studio's aims to make the story more cinematic. 'Atlas Shrugged' finally comes to the screen 2011-04-10T05:00:00Z

Jack’s confessional narration also has the air of a self-justification, which he delivers in the form of his philosophical discourses on aesthetics. Review: Lars Von Trier’s Empty, Repugnant Provocations “The House That Jack Built” 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z

“The English Patient is a compelling work of fiction — both poetic and philosophical,” Baroness Helena Kennedy, chair of the Booker Prize Foundation, said in a statement. ‘The English Patient’ Wins Best of Man Booker Prize 2018-07-08T04:00:00Z

Mr. Sillitoe often wrote with a political outlook sympathetic to the working poor, and much of the criticism of his work after “Saturday Night” and “Loneliness” complained of its being bogged down in philosophical heavy-handedness. Alan Sillitoe, ?Angry? British Author, Dies at 82 2010-04-26T04:37:00Z

Ernst Cassirer and Walter Benjamin shared at least one philosophical position: their mutual dislike of Heidegger. The Men Who Reinvented Philosophy for Turbulent Times 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z

But she emphasized that programming is a fraction of the orchestra’s efforts, adding, “If you don’t place it in a larger philosophical context of an organization, if you isolate it, it becomes empty.” Orchestras Are Rushing to Add Black Composers. Will It Last? 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z

The original assistant district attorney, the philosophical and overwhelmed Ben Stone, was replaced by the aggressive Jack McCoy, a Giuliani type willing to thread legal loopholes to make his case: the rogue as technocrat. Television: How ?Law & Order? Helped New York Tourism 2010-05-28T19:57:00Z

Bruce Lee’s daughter, Shannon, shares her father’s philosophical writings and explores how the legendary actor and martial artist affected her. Perspective | After losing two loved ones to covid-19, I turned to books. Here are 15 titles that helped me cope. 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z

In her acceptance speech, Nottage made a point of referencing the difficulties female playwrights still face — both logistical and philosophical. Lynn Nottage wins Blackburn Prize for best English-language play by a woman 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z

In recent years, he began to mellow and became an even more philosophical soul. Sir Colin Davis remembered: 'He worked little miracles' 2013-04-15T18:13:39Z

There are the literal tools — ropes, hammers, shovels — but also the philosophical ones — “the village needs every one of us to help and every one of us to believe in each other.” Hillary Clinton has a new children’s book. You may recognize its message. 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z

All the while Mr. Murphy tosses out amusing asides, weighty philosophical observations and contemporary analogies. Books of The Times: ?God?s Jury? by Cullen Murphy - Review 2012-01-18T22:38:44Z

The way this is different from performance art is more tactical than philosophical. The producer: Limor Tomer 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z

“Saddam turned philosophical when asked how America got it so wrong about weapons of mass destruction,” Mr. Nixon writes. Review: ‘Debriefing the President’ Tears Into the C.I.A. 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z

Many attest to Mr. Linklater’s gift for blending the seemingly mundane with humor, rich dialogue and a persistent philosophical curiosity. ‘21 Years: Richard Linklater,’ a Documentary 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z

The philosophical conversations about God, heaven, hell, death and morality were refreshingly plainspoken. After seven seasons, "Rescue Me" ends with a cough and a smile 2011-09-08T02:01:00Z

Wai, who wrote "High Altitude Romance II," said while "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" is a straightforward story, their new movie is more philosophical. HK's To shoots 2nd romance aimed at Chinese market 2011-02-10T11:01:05Z

By turns elegiac, tender, funny and horrifying, it is a portrait of McGowan that doubles as a complex philosophical argument about the benefits and dangers of violent social protest. Better to light a fire than curse the darkness 2011-09-14T00:14:00Z

And on any scorn-rating it scores pretty highly: the book basically consists of a series of prods, pokes, gags, winks, in-jokes, rages and philosophical wind-ups. Exodus by Lars Iyer – review 2013-02-27T11:00:01Z

To begin a sentence saying “Outkast is . . .” constitutes a philosophical impossibility. Outkast Returns: What Does It Mean and Why Should We Care? 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z

Rather, experiencing ambient music — to allow its political, philosophical and oppositional knowledge to become visible — requires a full use of the senses. Ambient Music Isn’t a Backdrop. It’s an Invitation to Suspend Time. 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z

Its combination of knowingness and comic violence suggests a Coen brothers movie shorn of philosophical and formal rigor. Review: ‘The Nice Guys’ Pairs Gosling and Crowe as Slapstick Detectives 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

Hall’s previous novel, “Speak,” arranged five voices around a cluster of philosophical questions related to language, memory, and the soul. Susan Choi’s “Trust Exercise” and the Question of Appropriating Other People’s Lives as Fiction 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z

The intent, though, is to interweave a capsule history of philosophical thought with Mr. Friedman’s life story. Review: ‘Phalaris’s Bull,’ or How a Man Comes to Terms With Life 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z

This scene comes in episode 10, and the amount of political and philosophical work it does is frankly exhausting. Jessica Jones: shattering exploration of rape, addiction and control 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z

Most of her neighbors, she said, “are pretty philosophical about dying, pretty well accept the fact that they won’t be here much longer.” In Life?s Latest Chapter, Feeling Free Again 2010-10-10T21:52:00Z

By this phrase he does not mean the philosophical view that there are no moral truths and therefore no culture’s values are better or worse than any other’s. Should Anthropologists Judge the People They Study? 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z

Mr Howard writes that America is in the grip of a philosophical mistake, namely the belief that laws need to be detailed and precise to prevent abuses and achieve uniformity. Change of heart 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z

It’s where Josephine Baker shimmied, where Hemingway feasted and where Sartre and de Beauvoir had endless philosophical debates. A Paris Farewell 2011-03-25T18:55:10Z

Rather, this film, an exception in Rohmer’s filmography and his philosophical system, takes as its subject the notion of society’s exceptions—in virtue and vice alike. The Film Where Eric Rohmer Let Desire Win 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z

Yet I didn’t regret going on the haunting philosophical forest walk it took to get there. Review: ‘Devs’ Is a Cold and Beautiful Machine 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z

The central image here, however, is A Cure For Melancholy, Evans's life-size drawing of a narwhal, whose horns were apparently sold as unicorn horns and an antidote to creative and philosophical disillusionment. This week's new art picks 2010-08-13T23:06:00Z

Elsewhere, Mr. Habicht’s camera captures a host of colorful local characters: newspaper vendors, fishmongers and knifemakers as well as precocious children and philosophical pensioners. A New Documentary Looks at the Band Pulp 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z

He is happy to leave the world to burn while he plays his games of philosophical toy soldiers. Less Than Nothing by Slavoj Žižek – review 2012-06-27T11:52:01Z

Once “Russian Doll” catches on and everyone you know starts raving about it, it will be tempting for others to overlay some religious and philosophical analysis on top of that hope. Review | There’s a twist in ‘Russian Doll’ that keeps it from becoming ‘Groundhog Day’ for hipsters 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z

Her enthusiasm is as much philosophical as personal. Review: ‘Indecent’ Revisits a Play Colliding With Broadway Mores and More 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z

Much reporting had been done in the aftermath of the bombing, most of which was technical or philosophical, focussing on the power of the weapon or on the wisdom of using it. John Hersey, the Writer Who Let “Hiroshima” Speak for Itself 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z

There’s no need to get into deep philosophical discussions with random drunk guys on the street. Robyn Wrote a Song About Getting Drunk, Doing Karaoke and Jamming with a Metalhead 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z

The philosophical differences between the two camps have been thrown into sharp relief over the last year or so. Santa Monica's 'grand bargain' on growth and housing: A model for other cities? 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z

After wrestling with the philosophical, Bloom, a freelance journalist in Durham, N.C., leads a tour of every imaginable link in the food chain. 'American Wasteland': a prescription for reducing waste in the food chain 2011-03-03T20:58:04Z

Some are friendly and shyly philosophical, like David Owen’s early “The Chosen One,” from 2001. A New Biography Traces Tiger Woods’s Mythical Rise and Fall 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z

There is a website, a support group, for people who suffer from such things and they don’t seem to be like major philosophical thinkers. Tom Frank interviews Barbara Ehrenreich: “You’re the anti-Ayn Rand” 2014-04-06T11:00:00Z

In any case, believers “don’t spend that much time fixated on the question of God’s existence either. Religion isn’t a philosophical argument. … It is a structure of feeling, a house built of emotions.” An Essayist Searching for Alternate Worlds 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z

It gives emotional and philosophical weight to what might be a perfectly banal question: What do these women see each in each other? Review: ‘Carol’ Explores the Sweet Science of Magnetism 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z

And it’s not just philosophical; there’s plenty of practical advice. Kill a Dead-End Job and Make the Leap to Career Happiness 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z

Mostly, though, they spouted the kind of over-the-top philosophical wisdom that’s recently made Jaden’s Twitter account an endless source of Internet amusement. Willow and Jaden Smith: Their Weirdest Interview Quotes 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z

“The diary and a number of family stories seem to have provided the philosophical and thematic power for some of his major works,” she added. 2010-02-11T15:09:00Z

The philosophical part, that waves are a process with a life and death cycle reflecting our own, seems fair enough, but nowhere near as profound as he believes. Tonight's TV highlights: Beauty And The Beast 2011-02-02T00:05:02Z

The deeply imaginative story wrestles with philosophical questions and carnal desires, playing with the split between head and heart. Dear Match Book: Forbidden Love 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z

But please don't misinterpret that observation as some sort of philosophical about-face. "Tommy" is bracing and earnestly woke, maybe even too much for CBS' audience 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z

The French provided not only critical support to the American colonies fighting for their freedom but also much of the philosophical foundation for the young Republic. David McCullough's 'The Greater Journey': How France nurtured the American experiment 2011-05-18T23:11:59Z

Abbas Kiarostami, often hailed as Iran’s greatest filmmaker, whose searching, parablelike dramas of ordinary people and their problems reflected a poetic vision and a philosophical turn of mind, died on Monday in Paris. Abbas Kiarostami, Acclaimed Iranian Filmmaker, Dies at 76 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z

Watch for deeply-researched philosophical histories, biographies that bring well-known stories to light and meditations on art and new ways to live. 19 Works of Nonfiction to Read This Spring 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z

The Book of Job, which asks the eternally troubling question of why good people must suffer, may have inspired more elaborate theological and philosophical debate than any other part of the Old Testament. Theater Review: ‘Job,’ at the Flea Theater 2012-09-20T02:00:00Z

Surprised by joy … CS Lewis, pictured in 1946, converted from atheism to philosophical theism and then to 'mere Christianity'. CS Lewis: A Life: Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet by Alister McGrath – review 2013-05-08T09:00:04Z

Her work is as philosophical as it is observational. 3 Seattle gallery shows to check out in January 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z

They must, if they are to accomplish this, assume a moral position, a clearly conceived political, social, and philosophical attitude; in consequence, their beliefs are, of course, going to find their way into their work. My hero: Alberto Moravia 2011-07-08T21:55:23Z

In addition to “Drive Your Plow,” these include the philosophical and often dazzling “Flights,” about travel and being between stations. ‘The Books of Jacob,’ a Nobel Prize Winner’s Sophisticated and Overwhelming Novel 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z

Watson’s book is an unusual hybrid: part memoir, part legal exegesis, part philosophical tract, part conversational guide. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z

“Last Flight” is at once a memorial to Eli, the last of that generation of the family to die, and — almost incidentally — a philosophical argument about how death can be faced well. ‘Last Flight Home’ Review: An Intimate Memorial 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z

The rise of storytelling as a popular art form in the past couple of decades has broadened and deepened entertainment considerably, and it’s also raised a few philosophical questions. The Human Comedy of Adam Wade 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z

She was, she wrote, “intelligent, educated, refined; true; honest, just, poetical, philosophical; broad-minded and big-souled, and womanly above all things.” The Misplaced Feminism of Ms. Monopoly 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z

“The Free World” is more of a survey than “The Metaphysical Club,” which told an ambitious but contained story focused on four American thinkers of the philosophical school known as Pragmatism. ‘The Free World’ Explains How Culture Heated Up During the Cold War 2021-04-18T04:00:00Z

I find it a refreshing one, but it’s a major shift — talking about theory, about citizen architects, a political and even philosophical question about what an architect might owe the public sphere. Milton Curry, USC's new architecture dean, on educating the 'citizen architect' 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z

Q: I want to ask you a philosophical question about food: My wife grew up in an Italian household. Q&A with Andrew Zimmern: Having that uncomfortable conversation about Thanksgiving and how to cook grandma’s pea soup 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z

The novel, composed of brief sections, has a philosophical, aphoristic air: “In the logic of the sick person, of the idiot, the mad, everything is about to fall into place.” Smith Henderson’s ‘Fourth of July Creek,’ and More 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z

Concentrate instead on connecting with people who are supportive, philosophical and own their flaws and challenges with joy. Ask Amy: Facebook friendship brings on envy 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z

He wanted to show that, as with art, something as ivory tower as philosophical debate could be enjoyed and appreciated by anyone. Confident that you can answer life’s big questions? Enter the Great American Think-Off. 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z

And the comments are usually more logistical than philosophical: “Are you a guy or girl” and “Where you at?” Secret Is Becoming The Next Tinder 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z

Photograph: Corbis Creation and its paradoxes have long troubled the philosophical mind. The Same Life Twice by Frank Kuppner – review 2012-08-24T21:45:03Z

The many uncertainties surrounding Lisa incarnate the novel’s moral and philosophical ambiguities. Review | A Nazi admiral secretly thwarts his superiors in Jerome Charyn’s ‘Cesare’ 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z

Davíd, a gifted but difficult child, doubts his new circumstances; his persistent questioning of Simón forms the grist of a philosophical dialogue tinged with intimacy. Paperback Row 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z

“When I was younger, I felt the formal brilliance of the writing, its total deconstruction of a genre which becomes a philosophical, existential treatise,” he explained. Impossible to Stage? Multimedia Impresarios Take On Paul Auster 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z

And Mr. Jenkins’s language, moving like the flowing of a river through both the shallows and the depths, has a lightness of touch even when it is at its most plainly philosophical. Review: ‘Nice Fish,’ Mark Rylance and Louis Jenkins’s Quirky Ice Fishing Tale 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z

Then there was the bleakly philosophical No One Knows Nothing Anymore, and the gutsy and epic There Will Be a Reckoning, which would have been perfect for Johnny Cash. Billy Bragg – review 2013-02-28T17:22:12Z

The mingling of the two songs is one of several brilliant juxtapositions in a show that lend it a philosophical dimension rarely encountered in a nightclub. Music Review: Lightens My Sadness, She Livens My Days 2010-10-06T22:21:00Z

And once Christianity became championed by Rome, one of the most militaristic civilizations the world has known, philosophical discussions on the nature of good and evil became martial instructions for purges and pugilism. How Christians Destroyed the Ancient World 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z

She brought a literary sensibility and a philosophical approach to design. Andrée Putman, Global Interior Designer, Dies at 87 2013-01-21T03:48:51Z

By the film’s end, Jacqueline has disappeared, the flash drives she was carrying with her are proven empty, and our director has grown even more philosophical. The Hidden Stars of This Year’s Sundance: Hoaxes, Hucksters, and Glamorous Frauds 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z

The monologue-heavy dialogue drags the action and reduces the characters to philosophical exponents who all sound rather alike. Commendable ambition but cliched narrative in 'Disconnection' 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z

She's ambivalent about nuclear weapons; he believes in their "philosophical value". Next week's radio: from Recycled Radio to 5 Live's Big Day Out 2013-06-01T05:00:00Z

Undoubtedly an argument could be made for facing mankind’s capacity for violence, even in an abstract, philosophical sense. ‘A Little Life’ Review: A Collage of Unrelenting Torment 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z

Thoreau didn’t overdo his retreat into nature: he kept up the dinner parties with philosophical friends and restricted himself to a couple of years, more or less, out in the countryside. Going offline: the benefits of a break from the internet 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z

It's what deprives his characters' inner struggles of any dramatic interest and what makes his supposedly profound philosophical insights so trite and useless, at least to anyone who lacks his self-absorption. Is Woody Allen a Great Filmmaker? Discuss 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z

It’s structured around a serious of conversations — sometimes philosophical, sometimes metaphysical and often deeply personal — set against several of the city’s landmarks. ‘Columbus’ explores a city’s personal relationship with its architecture 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z

Reading Thomas Mann, Sartre, and Kierkegaard, Percy came to see the novelist as a diagnostician and the novel—the philosophical novel—as a tool with which to probe the pathology of the modern world. We Still Live Within the Mediated, Alienated World of “The Moviegoer” 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z

Do you feel more drawn to philosophical or scientific approaches to the question? Q. & A.: Jim Holt on Why the World Exists 2012-07-18T14:09:41Z

There's a philosophical consistency in Boris rarely matched by his fellow Conservatives. Can 'Bonking Boris' have his cake and eat it? 2010-07-20T10:30:00Z

A blink-and-you’ll-miss-it poke at Pixar both acknowledges an obvious debt to the “Toy Story” movies and emphasizes the philosophical challenge that “Sausage Party” marshals against them. ‘Sausage Party’ Is an Animated Sex Comedy About Food ... and God 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z

Sandel is a deceptively clear writer, making often subtle and complex philosophical ideas so straightforward that they almost appear obvious. What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets by Michael J Sandel – review 2013-05-25T15:30:01Z

All were products not just of the team’s philosophical interest in a new kind of nonfiction cinema, but old-fashioned know-how. Perspective | D.A. Pennebaker revolutionized film while living in a New York that revolutionized culture 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z

The happening is in the opposite direction -- it's inserting these ideas back into the commercial landscape, ideas that are usually commercial but in this case are philosophical. Sign spinners as performance art: Doug Aitken's 'happening' Saturday 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z

Schine takes her readers on deep philosophical dives but resurfaces with craft and humor; her tone is amused and amusing. In Love With Language, but Not Necessarily With Each Other 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z

Throughout, they carry on a philosophical discussion of the weight of the past, the meaning of survival, and the epistemology of identity. The Walking Dead 'Consumed' Recap: Sexual Tension 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z

Neatly employing Hannah and Bernard as his philosophical exponents, Stoppard commences his story as the Enlightenment slides into the chaos and disorder of the Romantic era. Strong cast and inspired staging command your attention in A Noise Within's 'Arcadia' 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z

But she reiterated that philosophical pluralism was an important value, too. A Defense of ‘Transracial’ Identity Roils Philosophy World 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z

His drawings, paintings and illustrated diaries exude a self-reflective, but in-the-moment, quality that characterizes the Eastern meditative and philosophical trends that were of great interest to many Westerners during the late 1960s and 1970s. Review: The community of Fishtown is gone, but museum in La Conner conjures up its spirit 2010-09-10T04:01:00Z

Robert M. Pirsig, author of the influential 1970s philosophical novel "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance," died on Monday at the age of 88, his publisher said. 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance' author Pirsig dies at 88 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z

That might have hurt, if he had not adopted, early on, a philosophical position on the art-world lottery. Richard Smith, British Painter Who Turned Toward Pure Color, Dies at 84 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z

It does not have a single sympathetic character, and every philosophical principle seems to be contradicted by another. Review: Shakespeare Meets Elevator Repair Service. Mayhem Ensues. 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z

Like a new owner in an old home, chief curator Michael Darling is overseeing a philosophical gut rehab whose ultimate goal is clarity. MCA's new identity 2011-06-10T15:44:00Z

The 24-year-old inhabits a contemporary subculture for whom reality TV has evolved into a professional network, a lifestyle choice and a philosophical identity, not unlike the armed forces, say, or the church. Rylan Clark on The X Factor, death threats and being seen as a fame-hungry diva 2012-12-16T20:00:00Z

But, he added: “the cycle as a whole was not the last word in subtlety or structural command, let alone philosophical vision.” Classical Music This Week: Beethoven Reviewed and Birthdays 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z

Kushner, he says, “applied his own imagination. It was a philosophical blueprint.” With ‘West Side Story,’ choreographer Justin Peck brought dance into the Spielberg universe 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z

“People high on openness tend to enjoy abstract thought and to be broad-minded, creative, imaginative and philosophical.” Hotels for Book Lovers 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z

These nuances are regularly ignored in western media, culture and entertainment replaced instead by a monolithic "Islam", all burqas and fatwas, and no real understanding of the complex philosophical debates and divisions between Muslims. Four Lions: Laugh? I roared 2010-05-07T10:20:00Z

But the biggest shift in this garden over time is not physical but philosophical. Beyond birds and butterflies, this garden welcomes all critters — even raccoons 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z

The brooding vocals and philosophical lyrics of anthems like “Suzanne” and “Hallelujah” earned him nicknames like the “godfather of gloom” and the “poet laureate of pessimism.” Exploring the Montreal That Leonard Cohen Loved 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z

They, too, were the sort of events at which conversations were intensely confessional or naïvely philosophical, and goofy role-playing was rampant. Review: Visiting ‘Houseworld,’ and the Perils and Pleasures of Immersive Theater 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z

When you do a play — and I'll get philosophical here, actor-philosophical — the function of a character is to fulfill the play as the author intended it or as the director envisioned it. Hal Linden returns to the stage for 'The Fantasticks,' the longest-running musical in history 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z

These philosophical nuggets on Pinterest serve a similar function, particularly for heavy users, who include many at-home types who could use the occasional pat on the back. The Gospel According to Pinterest 2012-10-03T20:21:53Z

Instead of invoking broad philosophical, literary or scientific accomplishments, the later displays are also more attuned to present-day tastes and concerns. Exhibition Review: ‘The Library Re-Imagined,’ at the Huntington 2013-12-20T22:18:50Z

But over a period of nearly four years, she recuperated, emerging with restored focus — and with an upgraded philosophical outlook that has infused nearly every aspect of her life. Sarah Polley Is OK With Oversharing 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z

The diminishment of the middle class is the great subject of this oddball series, a melancholy hour-long comedy that tries to be philosophical about feeling gloomy. “Lodge 49,” Reviewed: Channelling Pynchon to Capture California’s High Hopes and Deep Loss 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z

Unlike earlier Frayn gems in which plot twists and their philosophical reverberations sneak up on you unnoticed, "Skios" couldn't be more ornately overt in its narrative machinations. "Skios": Michael Frayn's novel of mistaken identity on a Greek island 2012-06-27T20:30:09Z

The friction between the two was partly philosophical. Van Gogh and the Consolation of Trees 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z

Mr. Mukendi is a man of philosophical temperament with training as an electrical engineer, and the drawings are from his “Afrolampe” series of fantasy light bulb designs. 4 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z

It became a platform for philosophical ruminations on the meaning of it all. Frank Sinatra: A Hundred Years On, the Voice Resonates Still 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z

And unlike other series revolving around philosophical theories and spiritual themes, Harper assures “The Good Place” fans that pretty much every question will be answered. Once more into "The Good Place": William Jackson Harper on Chidi and the final season 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z

The concept of the novel regarding the control of evil, is fascinating but whilst being of philosophical nature in a sense, the story itself is well-written too, making it an worthwhile read. The Killables by Gemma Malley-review 2013-01-02T09:00:00Z

On social media — his own personal amusement park — his deft retorts to purer-than-thou pearl-clutchers and homophobic haters seem so effortless, they prompt a modern philosophical question: What’s the sound of one hand clapping back? Lil Nas X Reveals Himself on ‘Montero’ 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z

Until then, coffee status was less about the lousy swill in your cup than the place, with its sticky tables and din of philosophical chatter in a haze of cigarette smoke. The extremely '90s history of the flavored latte 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z

Among his most important philosophical works is “Transcritique,” in which he deconstructs Kant through the prism of Marx, and Marx through the prism of Kant. Kojin Karatani Wins $1 Million Berggruen Prize 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z

In conversation he tends towards the philosophical, and his elliptical answers stray from his films towards his admiration for the likes of Aristotle and William Morris. Francis Ford Coppola: 'Apocalypse Now is not an anti-war film' 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z

Magritte spent most of his life in Brussels, where he gained success for his philosophical paintings between the 1930s and 1960s before his death in 1967. Magritte exhibit opens in Brussels 50 years after his death 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z

Finally, the movie sticks to its philosophical guns, such as they are, in a way that’s almost unheard-of in contemporary romantic comedies. Review: In ‘The Perfect Match,’ Weddings, Babies and One Bachelor Holdout 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z

The separation of art and artist is proclaimed — rather desperately, it seems to me — as if it were a philosophical principle, rather than a cultural habit buttressed by shopworn academic dogma. My Woody Allen Problem 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z

For a time, the N.A.A.C.P.’s focus on combating this spectacular violence papered over an emerging philosophical split over the question of what “advancement” should really mean. Antagonist, Activist, Operator, Survivor 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z

This is the central argument — the naked Christmas tree, as it were — in this highly discursive book, which proceeds to hang every sort of intellectual garland and philosophical ornament on its branches. Books Of the Times: ‘Antifragile,’ by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2012-12-17T05:15:19Z

At the end of a typical day, says Hall, the rushed and rude folks of D.C. are actually pretty happy to sit down and have a philosophical chat about their day’s work. These Are the Unfriendliest Cities in America 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z

Most people probably wouldn’t rush to read a lot of philosophical declarations by artists from the past century. Cate Blanchett Morphs a Dozen Times in ‘Manifesto’ 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z

There was a kind of aesthetic or philosophical desire on the part of many people in France to essentially rediscover simplicity. Glyndebourne 2013: Hippolyte et Aricie - Baroque à la française 2013-07-23T14:35:12Z

And it proves Iyer’s literary talents can occasionally match his philosophical ones. If Nietzsche Were in High School 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z

It’s a fiscal tradition and a philosophical tradition. | Philippe Vergne, the New Director of MoCA, on the Future of the Museum 2014-03-31T22:22:07Z

"Disgruntled" offers Solomon's own version of the Key, a philosophical contemplation made tangible and compelling through narrative. Coming of age with Asali Solomon's 'Disgruntled' 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z

But how do Africans see the challenges, both practical and philosophical, of restituting works of art? Artwork Taken From Africa, Returning to a Home Transformed 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z

Strauss’s epic tone poem was inspired by Nietzsche’s philosophical novel of the same name. Review: Susanna Malkki Returns to the New York Philharmonic 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z

A film which sticks close to the cutting edge of love, and darts about daringly trying to make philosophical sense of it, is bound to be flawed. Annie Hall: Archive review 2010-10-18T10:53:00Z

Each shot is a kind of sight gag, a visual and philosophical joke with absurdity in the setup and sorrow in the punchline. ‘About Endlessness’ Review: Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z

Arensberg and Stella called a taxi while the quiet, philosophical Frenchman remained on the sidewalk holding the heavy urinal. Putting modern art on the map 2012-08-24T20:35:17Z

The problem starts, he argues, with Plato's description of Socrates' death as the logical culmination of his philosophical practice. Non-fiction roundup - reviews 2012-10-05T21:55:05Z

The veteran actor called the film an “experiential opportunity” for audiences to engage in the philosophical rhetoric. Replicant or human? 'Blade Runner 2049' reignites existential debate 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z

It contains universes unto itself, full of swirling chiffon and lamé, baseball caps and nerdy glasses, whole star systems of sequins and suits, plus random philosophical black holes into which everything occasionally gets sucked. Gucci Gives New Meaning to the Contemporary Obsession With Stars 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z

“We don’t know what the final destination is, but we are guided by a philosophical and deep belief in the power of good thinking, the power of good ideas,” he said. Chris Anderson, Curator of TED Talks, Builds his Brand 2014-03-07T21:53:45Z

He attacks, for example, the philosophical presumption mentioned earlier, that morality is a matter of reasoning—that we reason our way “up” to moral action or decision. Do primates practice religion? 2013-06-04T15:43:00Z

"But he was also quite philosophical and believed that the people of India loved him even if he was not physically present here." India's most prominent painter, M.F. Husain, dies 2011-06-09T12:16:08Z

One doesn't have reserves of philosophical – or cynical – indifference to one's children. Stephen Spender: New Selected Journals, 1939-1995, edited by Lara Feigel and John Sutherland, with Natasha Spender – review 2012-08-03T21:55:00Z

The move is as transparent as the cliche statements that dot his lyrics, big on earnest philosophical pronouncements and uncomplicated thoughts. Dave Matthews Band Caravan music reviews 2011-07-08T05:00:00Z

He was known for his “consciousness” raps, the philosophical sermons that introduced his songs and earned him the nicknames “The Poet” and “The Preacher.” Bobby Womack, charismatic soul singer, dies at 70

“I think it has to be said that a haircut can have significant philosophical consequences,” wrote Andy Martin in a 2010 essay about the philosophical implications of hair. Swooning over Justin Trudeau: Our collective freak-out over Canada’s Prime Minister is about more than “nice hair” 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z

There are a lot of difficult philosophical issues here, but that’s the crux of the story she’s trying to tell in the first part of the book. Who was Nietzsche? 2012-10-01T11:45:00Z

It’s also a darkly funny, philosophical story about its human lead learning to reconcile his animal and civilized natures. TV Tonight: The Neighbors Is Bad, But Not for the Reason You Might Think 2012-09-26T13:09:57Z

“Every culture that has left a record of using wine has shown it special respect, elevated it in philosophical discourse, in poetry, into a royal privilege, even the ultimate religious symbol, God’s blood,” he writes. Crack open the best 2020 wine books for rich history, international politics and a vintner’s lively memoir 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z

As in the "letter" poems, a collage of images and quotations replaces an earlier technique of images linked along lines of philosophical, often aphoristic, argument. Poem of the week: The Seasons by Derek Mahon 2011-03-07T11:09:38Z

In Case’s albums, there’s little distance between the primal and the philosophical, wildness and wisdom. Neko Case, 'The Worse Things Get ...' album review 2013-09-03T02:35:00Z

Then, philosophical, economic and social change moved the goalposts. Please Give warns the well-off they can never be good 2010-06-21T10:44:00Z

In eight stories, Murakami’s classic first-person narrators meditate on music, sports, memories of youth and more, often pivoting between realism and a deeper, philosophical wisdom. New in Paperback: Haruki Murakami and Richard Thompson 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z